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MARCH 23, 2022

VOL. 40, NO. 28

Outlook Luncheon

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Chamber presents civic awards Florence One educators earn state honors At a recent statewide ceremony, the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association named South Florence Principal Shand Josey the SCAAA 4A Principal of the Year and West Florence Athletic Director Greg Johnson the SCAAA 4A Athletic Director of the Year. . . . . . . . . Page 3

Museum honors artist on his birthday The Florence County Museum hosted a free public lecture and dedicated a memorial in honor of artist William Henry Johnson on the anniversary of his birth. . . . Page 7 Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pets of the Week . . . . . . . . . .

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday at the 75,000 square-foot facility at 2701 Alex Lee Boulevard that formerly housed a call center for Monster.Com. The building will soon serve as the new home of Harvest Hope Food Bank of the Pee Dee.

Harvest Hope breaks ground on new facility off I-95 After two years of pandemic response, and assessing the modern needs of the Pee Dee region, Harvest Hope Food Bank of the Pee Dee Branch held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at its larger, more centralized facility parallel to I-95 in Florence County.

The 75,000 square-foot facility at 2701 Alex Lee Boulevard formerly served as a call center for “Monster.Com.” “This move will give Harvest Hope the space to not only source and distribute more food, but to also bring the whole community together to create solutions to food insecurity in the Pee Dee,” said Harvest Hope Chief Executive Officer Erinn Rowe.

“We will be able to distribute food more effectively to address root cause issues like health, economic and racial disparities.”

Moving to the new location offers a multitude of infrastructure and operation improvements for the organization. Inside the facility, team members and volunteers will have office and meeting spaces to foster collaboration and innovation, as well as 35,000 square feet of warehouse space to give more capacity to source, store and distribute food. Additional space in the building will be available for use by external partners and organizations in the community.

Harvest Hope, which works with more than 160 agency part-

ners in the region to distribute food to nine counties in the Pee Dee, recognizes the need to grow and expand food assistance programs to address the changing needs of the communities. An average of 10% of residents in the Pee Dee struggle to provide adequate food for themselves and their families.

The move is made possible by a generous lead gift from the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation. The Foundation has been a longstanding partner of the food bank, and is equally invested in building healthier, hunger-free communities in the area.

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The county’s longtime economic development director and a local magazine publisher were recognized and honored during the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Annual Outlook Luncheon held March 16 at the Florence Center.

Joe W. King who has served as the executive director of the Florence County Economic Development Partnership for the last 18 years, was presented the Chamber’s 2022 Public Servant of the Year Award. The 2022 Small Business Person of the Year Award was presented to Diana MurphyEaddy, owner and publisher of Diversity Works, a quarterly magazine promoting diversity in the Florence County community.

Julie Jebaily, vice president and realtor with Jebaily Properties Inc., was recognized as the Chamber’s 2022 Ambassador of the Year.

The Small Business Person of the Year Award is sponsored by Dedicated Community Bank. The Public Servant of the Year Award is sponsored by Francis Marion University.

Several guest speakers shared presentations during the luncheon, which was attended by the more than 400 area business leaders.

See AWARDS, Page 2

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Field of Dreams: Schools celebrate opening of greenhouse

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Students, educators and supporters gathered at Moore Middle School on March 16 to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the school’s new greenhouse.

The hoop-style greenhouse, which will be shared with Lucy T. Davis Elementary School, was made possible through a grant from the S.C. Association for Community and Economic Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Called “Field of Dreams,” the greenhouse is also sponsored by Florence One Farm-to-Schools, Duke Energy, the Whole Kids Foundation, and REFCO Refrigeration & Construction.

Jeff Murray, Farm-to-Schools coordinator for the Florence One Schools, said the greenhouse will allow students to get hands-on learning on food and nutrition. He hopes to see more greenhouses throughout the district.

S.C. Farm to School is a program that connects schools with local agriculture. The goals of the program are to 1) Increase the number of SC grown fruits and vegetables in schools, 2) Promote See GREENHOUSE,Page 2

Students from Moore Middle School and Lucy T. Davis Elementary School cut the ribbon on the new ‘Field of Dreams’ greenhouse at Moore Middle.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

DO YOU REMEMBER?

D E AT H N OT I C E S Bryson Luca Buchner, infant, passed away March 18. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.

Harold Franklin “Frank” Caldwell Sr., 74, passed away March 18. Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

Barbara Ann McCutcheon Camlin, 78, passed away March 17. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

Theresa Ann Wood Caulder, 55, passed away March 14. Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Harold Lee Clay, 70, passed away March 20. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

Wade Henderson Crawford, 48, passed away March 15. Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

Otis L. Dewitt, 77, passed away March 17. KistlerHardee Funeral Home.

Burney R. Drew, 89, passed away March 15. Belk Funeral Home.

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Heart pump helps those weak at heart A revolutionary heart pump is making a big difference for acute heart failure in patients with severe decompensation and for those who need a life-saving procedure to survive.

A subset of patients with severe acute heart failure can present with shock that leads to organ injury and dysfunction and this is associated with very high risk of death.

PCI, or percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure that restores blood flow to the heart in patients with coronary artery disease.

Formerly called angioplasty with a stent, PCI can be an elective or emergency procedure. Although PCI is one of the preferred methods for opening up clogged arteries and restoring blood flow, it poses risks for patients with multiple blocked arteries, acute heart failure, and who are in cardiogenic shock after a heart attack, says Dr. Abdallah Kamouh, chief of cardiology at MUSC Health Florence.

“The mortality risk for these patients is high,” Dr. Kamouh says. “Many of

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them are not candidates, or at very high risk for bypass surgery, often because of underlying health conditions, and their heart cannot pump enough blood for them to survive a safe PCI because their heart is too weak.

They’re on the edge of dying.”

A percutaneously inserted heart pump, called left ventricular assisted device, has changed the landscape -- and the outcome – for these patients.

“It gives patients a second chance,” he says.

The pump reduces strain on the heart and provides circulatory support by pumping blood from the left side of the heart to the body’s organs through the main blood vessel, called the aorta.

It is used when patients show severe heart failure decompensation with end organ damage. This pump

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will help them to recover from their acute illness and to buy them time in order to get more advanced heart failure therapy such as surgically placed LVAD or heart transplantation. Moreover, it is used in an acute heart attack complicated by cardiogenic shock and to facilitate high-risk procedures as well, Kamouh says.

Made of metal and attached to a thin, flexible catheter, the pump is inserted through the femoral artery in the leg and placed in the heart’s left ventricle.

The non-surgical procedure takes about 30 to 60 minutes.

“Basically, the motorized pump sucks the blood out of the main chamber of the heart and pushes it through the aorta so the blood can circulate throughout the body,” Kamouh says.

For high-risk procedures the pump can be taken out at the end of the surgery. In

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other circumstances, usually the pump will be kept in place for few days depending on the patient’s condition to continue providing support to the heart.

Kamouh says the pump can also be used while a cardiologist assesses a patient’s condition and during other complex procedures.

“At MUSC Health Florence, we have all the tools to treat cardiac patients so they can live full lives. This device allows us to tackle more complex and risky cases with much less risk for the patient,” he says.

“They’re living full lives because we were able to fix their arteries. It truly is lifechanging for some patients who have no hope.”

Dr. Abdallah Kamouh is a cardiologists and a member of the Heart and Vascular team at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center.

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Karl Dontaine Ethridge, 74, passed away March 12. Belk Funeral Home.

Charles “Big C” Grandison Howard Sr., 89, passed away March 9. Belk Funeral Home.

Larry Harter passed away March 12. StoudenmireDowling Funeral Home.

Nancy Torino Hunt, 53, passed away March 16.

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Stephen Christopher McCrea, 35, passed away March 15. Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home.

Robin O’Neal, 58, passed away March 14. KistlerHardee Funeral Home.

Jetty Rue Matthews Purvis, 81, passed away March 18. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.

Jeanette Kea Cole Richburg, 67, passed away March 12. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

Rose Marie Pierce Shaw, 85, passed away March 15. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home.

William Aubrey Snipes, 102, passed away March 17. Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

Courtney Randolph Stukes, 92, passed away March 13. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.

Valerie James Sturgeon, 100, passed away March 19. Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home.

Larry W. Tyner, 72, passed away March 17.

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FOOD BANK

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out of Sumter, along with Collins Almers Architecture, will be managing the upfit project. Once complete, the building will have docking, refrigeration, racking and state-of-the-art program packing spaces.

The food bank will con-

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tinue to operate from the Pee Dee State Farmers Market until the move thanks to a 20-plus year partnership with the S.C. Department of Agriculture.

Harvest Hope anticipates being fully moved into the new facility by Spring 2023.

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Maceo Nance, a senior advisor with the South Carolina Department of Commerce, spoke in place of Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey III who was scheduled to make a presentation but was unable to attend.

Those in attendance also heard updates from Rocky Pearce, chairman of Florence County Economic Development Progress, and Brian Fast, chairman of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

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West Florence Athletic Director Greg Johnson, at left, and his family pose on the field at Knight Stadium. Principal Shand Josey, above, poses in front of Bruin Stadium with some South Florence student-athletes.

Josey, Johnson earn state honors At a recent statewide ceremony, the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association named South Florence Principal Shand Josey the 4A Principal of the Year and West Florence Athletic Director Greg Johnson the 4A Athletic Director of the Year.

Josey and Johnson were both nominated by South Florence Athletic Director Cody Slaughter.

“Our athletic facilities are better equipped, better maintained, and better suited for their purpose because of Shand Josey’s attention to detail,” Slaughter said.

“There is no doubt that she is deserving of this honor and any school and/or athletic department would be lucky to have her as their principal.”

Josey has been the principal at South Florence since

2020, after previously serving as principal of Southside Middle School. She said that the recognition is a huge compliment.

“I’m extremely flattered and honored to be chosen by my peers as Principal of the Year,” she said. “I don’t, however, view this award as an individual honor, but rather an acknowledgment of the dedication of the entire South Florence family. This award is a reflection of my incredible team and is a direct result of the goal of our school board, superintendent, and school staff to pair academic success with athletic success.”

Johnson has been in his role since 2018, having also previously served as a teacher and coach for the Knight Nation. West Florence Principal Matt Dowdell said that the Athletic Director of

the Year award is well deserved.

“Greg Johnson came into West Florence and made an immediate positive impact on our athletic department,” Dowdell said. “The culture he has created by hiring great coaches and pushing our student-athletes to be leaders in our building has made the biggest difference. I am very proud of the work he does each day.”

Johnson said that receiving the award is an honor, though he too is quick to share the spotlight.

“This award has my name on it, but there are others who deserve equal credit,” Johnson said. “There are hundreds of people who positively impact our program in a variety of ways. It does feel great to bring recognition to our school, our school dis-

trict, and our community.”

Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley praised Josey and Johnson for their hard work in helping to establish strong academic and athletic programs at their schools.

“I am very proud of Shand Josey and Greg Johnson,” O’Malley said. “Seeing members of the Florence 1 Schools community recognized for their dedication to their students and their schools is a testament to the time and energy that they put in every day. I know that the staff at both South Florence and West Florence have put in the work. We can see that reflected in their classrooms and on their athletic fields when we see record-high graduation rates as well as excellence across the board from our student-athletes.”

Hanson to deliver Moran Address Former Francis Marion University English professor Dr. Lynn Hanson will deliver the 13th William C. Moran Address on Thursday at the FMU Performing Arts Center.

The program will begin at 4 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

The Moran Address began in 2005 and has traditionally been a platform for retiring or recently retired faculty to deliver remarks encompassing thoughts and ideas from their area of study and life experiences.

Hanson, whose address is titled “Learning By Doing: From Pretending to Becoming,” will reflect on lessons learned from a remarkable life and career in business and academics.

Prior to her retirement in 2020, Hanson taught for

twenty-two years in Francis Marion’s English Department, where she led the Professional Writing Program.

She used her experience of working with companies like IBM prior to entering higher education to e n g a g e undergraduates in internship, research, and other HANSON professional and hands-on experiences.

A documentation specialist, Hanson has written for industry and academia, collaborated in team settings, developed usability tests, and facilitated large accreditation projects. To teach content and skills in professional writing, she involved stu-

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dents in writing documents for the workplace, blending course preparation with business client projects.

Since 2010, Hanson and her students have spent years researching at Hobcaw Barony, the historic 16,000acre estate in South Carolina owned and operated by the Belle W. Baruch Foundation.

In 2017, Hanson was named co-director of the newly established Belle W. Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies, a joint venture of Francis Marion University and Coastal Carolina University.

Hanson continues to serve part time as associate co-director of the Belle W.

Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies.

The Moran Address has been an FMU tradition since 2005 and is named after Dr. William C. Moran, FMU’s vice president of Academic Affairs from 1978-1992.

Moran, who went on to become president of Lander University after leaving FMU, is remembered for his many civic, academic, and cultural contributions to South Carolina. He was presented the Governor’s Award in the Humanities in 2008.

The Moran Address is made possible thanks to a generous endowment from the Moran family.

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The car show will continue at 8 a.m. on Sunday. An awards presentation for division winners is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

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GOD’S WORD “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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EDITORIAL

Bradford Pear trees pose a big problem Bradford pear trees are putting on a show this month with their bounty of white flowers. They are reminders that spring is nearly at hand.

As hard as it may be to accept, the beauty that is the Bradford pear in springtime is not a good a thing in South Carolina. Bradford pear trees are an invasive species that in and of themselves are not a problem, but their proliferation adds to what has become a significant environmental issue.

The Clemson Extension Service is out front in fighting invasive species and has been trying to convince South Carolinians to plant native species rather than the Bradford pear. Here’s why: While the Bradford pear by itself is sterile, when it gets cross-pollinated by other Pyrus species — most infamously, the non-native Callery pear — the real problems start. Viable seeds are eaten by birds and spread across the Southeast.

“That’s why you see Callery pears all over roadsides, old fields, ditches, interstates, everywhere,” said David Coyle, extension forest health and invasive species specialist. “Once a Callery pear gets there, they grow in really dense thickets and crowd out everything else, and you get these pure Callery patches.”

And not only do Callery pears have nasty thorns — typically anywhere from quarter-inch stubs to three-inch spikes — that can cause damage to everything from tractor tires to livestock, the damage they do to the ecosystem is just as bad.

“From an ecological perspective, they crowd out all our native plants, and very few insects eat Callery pear,” Coyle said. “So if you like birds, remember that a lot of birds need caterpillars to feed their young, and everywhere you see a Callery pear, it’s basically a food desert in terms of insects for a bird to eat. If that bird is looking for food, it’s not going to find it there.”

The Bradford pear is a cultivar, or a plant variety, produced by grafting, and is a Callery pear that was originally thornless but had red fall coloring and white blossoms in the spring. For those reasons, the Bradford pear became a hugely popular tree for ornamental reasons near the end of the last century and has been widely planted for years.

“Bradford pear is very prone to storm damage because of the sharp-angled forks in the branches, so it creates a lot of maintenance for landowners when they do have them,” S.C. Forestry Commission Piedmont Urban Forester Dena Whitesides said. “There’s also a pungent smell to them, and they cross-breed with other pears — the non-native Callery pears — so they’re entering our forests. They’re invading our forests, so they’re taking up space for the native trees and shrubs that should be in our forests; they’re displacing natives.

“So, it’s double-sided: there’s the threat to our South Carolina forests and the native plants, and then there’s the threat to the urban landscape with it spreading and then creating more costs and maintenance for landowners.”

As with other invasive species, there is work to do to educate people and get them to realize the potential problems that can be caused. In the case of the Bradford pear tree, there is also the battle of getting people to accept there is in fact a problem with a tree that has come to be considered a signal of spring.

As much as we like seeing them, we’ll do our part in trying to get the word out that this pear is a problem.

While it is not suggested that you cut down the trees you have – and that’s good because most people are not going to do that – the future of the total landscape will be better if no more are planted.

Reprinted with permission from The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg and the S.C. Press Association.

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Push or ride? That’s the question As I lounge upon the couch and gaze out the living room window, past the front porch and the soon-tobe blooming shrubbery, my view falls upon a front lawn that is transforming before my eyes – from brown to green and from the length of a Marine Corps high-andtight to that of the lead singer of an 80’s rock band.

Spring has sprung, or is about ready to, and the inevitable has arrived. After a long hibernation, the grass once again needs cutting. The blade on my push mower, which I’ve had for several years, is about as dull as a butter knife. The purchase of a new mower has moved up the priority list.

One thought looms large in the clutter-filled garage I call my mind: To push or ride? That is the question.

My yard measures a little less than three quarters of an acre, so either choice is a viable option. I’ve had only a push mower for several years. I did own a riding mower at one time, but my driving record both on the highway and in the front

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yard leaves a lot to be desired. That’s another column for another time, folks, so don’t ask.

On one hand, a push mower will ensure that I get a reasonable amount of aerobic exercise on a regular basis. It’s also the cheaper option, which is always a big plus.

On the other hand, a riding mower would make the task a leisurely pleasure. It would take less time, which means more time for bingewatching sports. It’s hard to argue with that.

Ah, decisions, decisions!

With the question of pushing or mowing pressing forcefully on my cerebral cortex, I took to the Internet for a little research. I soon found myself intrigued by the opposite ends of the lawn mower spectrum.

For the penny-pinching

cheapo, of which I have been accused of resembling, you can still find those old push reel lawn mowers like your great-grandpa used to use when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.

You know, the ones with the revolving cylinder with the curvy blades. The American Lawn Mower Co. sells a 14inch version for a mere $89.

I’m cheap, I’ll give you that, but not that cheap. I’ll take a hard pass on the vintage turf trimmer.

At the other end of the spectrum, where the rich and famous reside, is the Toro Groundsmaster 4700.

This bright red behemoth will set you back about a hundred grand, give or take a few hundred.

The 55-horsepower Groundmaster has seven decks and accompanying blades to give it a 150-inch (12.5 feet) cutting width. It claims to cut up to 12 acres on a tank of petro. It has remote starting ability, GPS, cruise control, a digital info display, a radio/CD players and a USB to hook up your phone. It also has an ice

cooler to keep those beverages cold during the summertime.

Yeah, it sounds like overkill for a guy that has a small lawn, but just in case I decide to purchase a golf course in the future it’s good to know.

Another interesting alternative is the Husqvarna Automower 450X. This robotic lawn rover with GPS-assisted navigation, can be programmed to cut just under 1.5 acres unassisted. Talk about not breaking a sweat! The Automower 450X runs about $3,500.

When all is said and done, the best thing to do might just be to fork over $50 and let the kid down the road take care of it ever other week. Less headaches and maintenance costs for me and a little spending money for my new lawn boy.

Any way you cut it, the grass ain’t gonna cut itself.

Contact Editor Bob Sloan at editor@florencenewsjournal.com.

Vladimir Putin - one lone man I never thought I would view such horror in the year 2022. How often have you heard those words since the Russian invasion began in Ukraine?

Indeed, we assumed that we had evolved above tyranny, evil, and barbaric dictators as a society. We also thought there could never be another Adolph Hitler or Stalin. Leaders of nations today would undoubtedly fear repeating the destruction of World War II and any threat of nuclear warfare. Certainly, humankind has learned its lessons from history.

Yet, one lone man rose from the bowels of immorality, unchecked and unleashed, to render havoc and instill terror into the world. How did that happen?

Is it, in part, due to us wearing blinders? When we become comfortable and complacent, something will usually shake us up. We are reminded that we might not be as safe as we thought, as invincible and that our corner of the world is not all that matters. We watch the atrocity of babies dying and parents fleeing their bombtorn Ukrainian villages.

Thus, we realize the comfort of life can disappear within days due to the actions of one lone man.

A man who has lost compassion, love, humility and has sold his soul for power. Hatred holds court, and lies fill the air where he roams. His nation is his and his alone, and he shows no remorse for forcing his citizens into isolation and uncertainty. He is the revival of the tyrant, and he is Vladimir Putin.

I am bothered by those

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Americans and others who hail his name and extol his authority, and I pray they are a minuscule percentage of folks because praising a dictator slaps freedom in the face. These individuals kick the graves of all the fallen soldiers who died on battlefields to keep us from falling prey to monsters.

There is no excuse for favoring someone who is so blatantly heinous.

Party politics should never be played in this game. It is the one issue we should all agree upon. If we cherish American democracy, we must be on the side of liberty for all people and a renewed determination to keep it that way. We cannot sit in our lounge chairs, kick back, put on our blinders, and not be affected by what goes on elsewhere. Who knows when a despot might arrive on our shore and attempt to sabotage our corner of the world.

Turning blind eyes to evil and those who perpetrate it fuels the tyrant. Sometimes our bravery is just absolutely required.

Courage to speak up, denounce those who spew hatred, and stop the madness of dissent.

Extremism is increasing, and a threat will rise from these extreme corners. I believe folks drawn to hostility are those who have been hurt and harmed at some point in life, and they search for a place that

accepts their ire.

Common sense or truth is lost on them, and there are no words to change their minds. Anger rules, animosity reigns, and wickedness will grow. They twist facts into lies, turn God’s words to ashes, and swear they do so to save us all. We must open our eyes to their malevolence … now.

Democracy can fall to dictatorship, as proven by history. There are many reasons, including a new crisis or economic failure, but three stand out as warning signs.

Political polarization is one main contributor. When competing political sides no longer want to cooperate with one another, they open the doors to allow violent or extremist groups to take over politics instead.

Democracy fails when a nation’s elites decide democracy no longer works for them. When these elites feel that losing an election may mean forfeiting their power and influence over a country, they may seek to take over the nation by force.* Apathetic citizens are another reason we will lose our freedom. When we believe our vote no longer counts, our words do not matter, and we are not brave enough to stand firm, we invite tyranny home.

Hitler was one lone man who manipulated many, including educated intellectuals, into submission and cowardness. Such monstrosities should never be repeated. If the American majority believes in love, giving, compassion, and hope, we must be bold enough to open our eyes

and close our doors to those who have no concept of freedom, faith, and fairness.

Christ was one lone man whose gentle words influenced our world, changed our hearts, and was brave enough to die for us. He condemned hatred, detested bigotry, despised hypocrisy, and preached kindness.

One lone person can create a hell on earth or bring heaven to our world.

Which lone man would you ask to enter your home?

Lynn Gendusa is an award-winning columnist and author. Visit her at www.lynngendusa.com

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Latest Batman film is simply super In recent years, the box office has been saturated by movies based on the exploits of classic superheroes. This has been due in large part to the cultural dominance of the Marvel universe and the myriad attempts to match its success.

Despite the fact that these are genre stories, nine out of any ten superhero movies of the past decade are resolutely opposed to genre trappings.

Director Matt Reeves’s The Batman is that one-in-ten that breaks the mold.

Visually, The Batman is indebted to horror. Batman is portrayed with the same menace as Halloween’s Michael Myers, inexorably stalking the criminal element of Gotham City. In Batman’s various iterations, it’s always been made clear that the bat motif is intended to put the fear of God into any villain who encounters it, but this is the first film to convey that fear to the audience. It’s a very effective choice, as is the decision to make Bruce Wayne a reclusive weirdo.

Of course the man who

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dresses up as a rodent and spends his nights beating up shoplifters isn’t particularly well-adjusted - normal people don’t become Batman.

The horror influence may seem to indicate that The Batman continues the dour tone established by Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy or Zack Snyder’s tiresome Batman v Superman, but Reeves intelligently chooses not to go this route. The Batman, like Batman: Mask of the Phantasm before it, is a “serious” movie but, crucially, not a “grounded” one. It takes itself seriously, but doesn’t feel devoted to realism. The film, like much great genre fiction, takes place in a heightened reality, but never acknowledges the fact that said reality is unlike our own. In this way, The Batman is able to feel tonally serious without being forced to justify every out-

landish choice the characters make.

Robert Pattinson is outstanding as the title character, conveying the aforementioned menace and, in his few scenes as Bruce Wayne, a delightfully bizarre reclusive awkwardness. He feels perfectly matched to this conception of the character in a way that no live-action Batman has before. Paul Dano is excellent as The Riddler, employing a similar fanatical shtick to that which characterized his performance in There Will Be Blood. Zoë Kravitz’s Selina Kyle is wellperformed and greatly indebted to the novel, Batman: Year One, which also serves as the main inspiration for the film’s Lieutenant Gordon, played to perfection by Jeffrey Wright, a man with such natural gravitas that he can effortlessly sell ludicrous comic-book dialogue about bat-men and greeting-card crime scene clues.

Colin Farrell appears to be having the time of his life as the prosthetic-laden Penguin, and John Turturro plays Carmine Falcone with

such naturalism that one wonders if he knows what movie he’s in.

The final aspect of the film that I think deserves attention is its sound.

Michael Giacchino’s score is excellent at establishing tone, and the sound design, particularly during a chase scene involving the Batmobile, is perfect.

Despite some minor pacing issues and a few awkward shots in the climax, The Batman is the definitive live-action Batman film. It’s excellently crafted and incredibly entertaining. See it in theaters.

Film reviews by Thomas Merzlak and Ayan Guha appear alternatively each month in The News Journal.

Thomas Merzlak is a junior at Wilson High School. An International Baccalaureate student, his work has appeared in the Shared Worlds creative writing anthology. Ayan Guha is a junior at Wilson High School in the International Baccalaureate program.

Opinions expressed in this review are those of the columnist and not of The News Journal or its staff.

Registration underway for Spring Break camps Registration for the City of Florence Spring Break Camps is presently underway.

The camp will be held Monday, April 18 through Friday, April 22 from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Dr. Iola Jones Park

Community Center, Levy Park Youth Center, Maple Park Community Center, and Northwest Community Center for youth ages 6 to 12. Teens, ages 12 to 18 will be hosted at the Barnes Street Activity

Center.

The cost is $26 per child, which covers the week-long camp as well as breakfast and lunch.

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To sign up visit us at the Recreation Services Administrative Office at 513 Barnes St., or register online at www.recreation.cityofflorence.com/ParksRec/Home.

Knights win regional academic tournament The West Florence High School Academic Team recently took home first place in the Pee Dee Regional Academic Tournament held at Francis Marion University. The team advances to the upcoming state competition to vie for the title of state champions. Shown above, left to right, are: Back row – Advisor Branden Roberson, Steven McCartt, Harper Smith, Luke LeMaster, and Logan Smith; Front row - Ayden Wiggins, Matthew Alexander, and Lawson MacFall.

Carraway Scholarship accepting applications Applications are now being accepted for the Sgt. Terrence Carraway Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship was established in 2019 to honor the life of the late Florence Police officer Sgt. Terrence Carraway. The scholarship is a need-based fund, awarded annually to two recipients from Florence County School District high schools

and two recipients from Darlington County School District high schools.

Scholarship awards are made payable to the recipient’s educational institution.

Along with a completed application, applicants must submit a 500-word essay on the topic provided on the application.

To apply, visit www.cityofflorence.com.

PEE DEE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER FAIR Hosted by the South Carolina Department of Corrections

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Helping Florence Flourish will welcome author, speaker, Marine, wife and mother Natasha Sistrunk Robinson to its monthly Lunch & Learn on Monday, March 28. She will join virtually to discuss her book, “A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World.”

The Lunch & Learn will be held at Sandhurst Church, 1140 Third Loop Rd. in Florence from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The event is free and donations a r e e n c o u rROBINSON a g e d .

Guests can reserve their spot on SignUpGenius.

Richardson’s book follows her life and leadership journey, alongside Moses and the Exodus narrative. Throughout, she shares about the themes of formation, community, history, racial injustice, wilderness experiences, and redemption.

HFF regularly hosts Lunch & Learn events that challenge

participants toward personal growth as well as “seeking the peace” of Florence and beyond. Guests can enjoy a light lunch, fellowship and an interesting topic of discussion.

This month’s event focuses on race relations and is an initiative of the Racial Bridging focus group of HFF. The group realizes the importance of relationship building as a foundation for racial bridging. Pastors, ministry leaders and community members meet, network, learn and discuss race and other local issues, and pray for each other and the city.

The Lunch & Learn event will introduce readers to Robinson and her book and will be the platform from which small groups will launch to read and discuss the book together during April. She will return in-person on Monday, May 9 to wrap up the book reading.

For information, contact Chris Handley at (843) 4072417, or chandley@helpingflorenceflourish.org.

Visit Natasha Sistrunk Robinson online at www. natashasrobinson.com.

Pets of the Week The Jayne H. Boswell animal shelter is a partnership with the Florence Area Humane Society and the City of Florence.

The shelter is located at 1434 McCurdy Road and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m. Contact them by phone at (843) 629-5456.

Adoption fees are $65 for cats and $85 for dogs. The fee includes first vaccines and spay/neuter.

The shelter is always in need of volunteers, foster fami- Sultan is a one-year-old sweet and loving lies, and donations. male cat. He needs a family and a home.

Boo is a beautiful, fun-loving male. He loves playtime and being near people and dogs.

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PDRTA brings home state honors Operators and mechanics from PDRTA, which serves Darlington County and several other Pee Dee counties, shined on March 5 during the 2022 Annual TASC/SCDOT Transit Bus Maintenance and Bus Roadeo competition in

Hilton Head.

The Roadeo is divided into four separate events: Maintenance, Van, Cut-Away, and 35-foot bus categories.

T h e driving competit i o n s require safety and accuracy on obstac l e courses and are STRICKLAND designed to promote safe and competitive driving among vehicle operators. The maintenance competition includes equipment troubleshooting, coordi-

nation, collaboration, and information sharing.

PDRTA walked away with first place awards in the Maintenance and 35-foot competitions.

“PDRTA drivers continue to perform better each year and we look forward to going to the national competition in May,” said PDRTA Executive Director Don Strickland.

Representing PDRTA on the first place maintenance squad were Bo Flowers, Marquis Graham, Ricky Wright.

Taking first place in the 35Foot Division for PDRTA was Mitchell Brantley.

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TASC named PDRTA Board Chairman James Jackson as 2022 TASC Board Member of the Year: Urban. A Darlington native, Jackson is serving his second term and continues to share the vision of PDRTA and its future goals.

Strickland was presented with the 2022 Transit Advocate of the Year Award.

Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority was established in the early 1970s as the first transit authority in the state.

In addition to the Florence Transit bus route, PDRTA serves the community with demand-response transportation, commuter routes from rural areas to the Grand Strand, and scheduled public routes throughout the region.

It currently serves Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro counties.

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Museum marks artist’s birth with lecture, memorial The Florence County Museum hosted a free public lecture and reception on Thursday to honor Florence artist William Henry Johnson on the anniversary of his birth.

On Friday morning, museum officials held a dedication ceremony for of a new memorial marker at the burial site of Johnson’s parents at Union Cemetery on East Cheves Street.

Johnson was born in Florence on March 18, 1901. He has since become recognized as one of the 20th century’s foremost African American artists. The majority of his works are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and many Historically Black Colleges and Universities collections in the eastern United States.

Thursday’s lecture was conducted by Stephen W. Motte, curator of the Florence Museum.

The lecture focused on the museum’s exhibit, “Kindred Spirit: the Personal Worlds of William H.

Johnson.”

It also touched upon Johnson’s family life in Florence and the circumstances of his death in Long Island, NY in 1970.

The new 8-foot tall marker at Union Cemetery is the result of a collaboration between the Eastern Carolina Community Foundation Blackwell Ervin Family Fund, Florence County Museum Foundation, and Brown Memorials of Florence.

Johnson’s mother was a wellknown employee of the YMCA and his father was a laborer for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad company.

“The marker is a significant recognition of Johnson parents,” said Motte. “Their graves at Union Cemetery have been completely unmarked and the locations are known only to a few family and friends. It’s a common story for many of the graves here. This cemetery is an underrecognized historical site.”

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Star Quality intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer, wine and liquor at 2130 W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than April 8, 2022. Mail protests to SCDOR, ABL Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907 or email to ABL@dor.sc.gov.

(3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2021-DR-21-0817 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs.

Jaclyn R. Martinez Bryce Altman Joshua D. Phillips Garrett Powell Debra Martinez Iran Martinez Shannon Phillips Defendants.

IN THE INTEREST OF: Minor Child DOB: xx-xx-2015 Minor Child DOB: xx-xx-2017 Minor Child DOB: xx-xx-2019 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and served with the Complaint for Removal (filed November 2, 2021), of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for FLORENCE County 181 N. Irby St., Suite 2700, Florence, SC 29501, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and if you choose to answer the complaint, to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff, Taylor J. Yarnal, at 2685 S. Irby Street, Box A, Florence, SC, 29505 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: the NonEmergency Removal Merits Hearing in this matter is scheduled for May 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Florence County Judicial Center, 2nd floor, located at 181 N. Irby St., Florence, SC 29501.

Taylor J. Yarnal, Attorney for Plaintiff South Carolina Department of Social Services 2685 S. Irby Street, Box A., Florence, SC 29505 (843) 669-3354 Bar No.: 104299 Florence, South Carolina March 10, 2022 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written state-

ments on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: QUEEN ANDERSON ROBINSON Date of Death: 11/11/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100239 Personal Representative: TEOSHA ANDERSON Address: 110 PANDYS DRIVE DARLINGTON, SC 29532 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: MAMIE CAREN BLUE Date of Death: 2/28/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100237 Personal Representative: BREANNA N HICKS Address: 656 KENT LANE APT 83 B FLORENCE, SC 29506 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: HARRY F CAMERON Date of Death: 4/11/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100244 Personal Representative: REGINALD A CAMERON Address: 919 SHADOW LAKE DRIVE LITHONIA, GA 30058 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after

Family members of William Henry Johnson stand beside a memorial marker at the burial site of the late Florence artist’s parents at Union Cemetery on East Cheves Street.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: BETTY JO JUSTUS Date of Death: 1/4/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100233 Personal Representative: SHARON JUSTUS GARNER Address: 308 MORGAN DRIVE CENTRAL, SC 29630 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: KATHY PRIDGEN MERRILL Date of Death: 2/1/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100231 Personal Representative: CRYSTAL K MERRILL Address: 1915 HERRING PLACE FLORENCE, SC 29506 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: CAROL SMITH KINGSBURY Date of Death: 2/2/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100236 Personal Representative: DEBRA K GARRISON Address: 3017 LARKSPUR FLORENCE, SC 29501 Co-Personal Representative: JANE K LAUG Address: 4117 HEATHER DRIVE FLORENCE, SC 29501 (3/23, 3/30, 4/6/2022)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: BRENDA K GARDNER Date of Death: 5/9/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100222 Personal Representative: TAMARA GARDNER Address: 4005 LULA COURT FLORENCE, SC 29506 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: DARRON DARRELL HENSON Date of Death: 2/1/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100217 Personal Representative: SYLVIA JACKSON HENSON Address: 4044 CHERRY JOHNSON ROAD EFFINGHAM, SC 29541 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: JACK LOUIS MACE

Date of Death: 1/18/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100218 Personal Representative: JACQUETTA M CHATMAN Address: 129 CAEMDONS CREEK DRIVE IRMO, SC 29063 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: JAMES DARRELL BRADSHAW Date of Death: 2/3/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100219 Personal Representative: SHARON M BRADSHAW Address: 1524 OLANTA HIGHWAY EFFINGHAM, SC 29541 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

MYCHELYA SMITHHOUSEHOLD NYCHELLE BROWNHOUSEHOLD TRAVIS CANNONHOUSEHOLD ASHTON MONNOYERHOUSEHOLD CHARLIE JORDANHOUSEHOLD (3/16, 3/23/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: LOIS MARIE JENSEN Date of Death: 1/18/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100208 Personal Representative: RANDALL H BARNES Address: 2421 KINGSTON DRIVE FLORENCE, SC 29505 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: KATHLEEN CONYERS PRIDGEN Date of Death: 2/13/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100215 Personal Representative: PATRICIA MATTHEWS Address: 2906 POOR FARM ROAD FLORENCE, SC 29505 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: ANDY FULMORE Date of Death: 2/10/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100207 Personal Representative: LAURA MAE FULMORE Address: 304 N MCCLAM ROAD LAKE CITY, SC 29560 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT HOWE SPRINGS SELF STORAGE WILL SELL THE FOLLOWING UNITS TO SATISFY THE LIEN PLACED UPON THESE UNITS FOR UNPAID RENT AND OTHER FEES. THE PUBLIC SALE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY MARCH 26, 2022 AT 10:00 AM WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING. THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT 825 HOWE SPRINGS RD, FLORENCE, SC 29505. HOWE SPRINGS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SET A PRICE, REFUSE ANY OR ALL BIDS OR POSTPONE THE SALE OF ANY UNITS. DEBRA NETTLESHOUSEHOLD

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indi-

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Estate: MARY VONNE CARRAWAY Date of Death: 2/27/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100212 Personal Representative: GEORGE N CARRAWAY Address: 4722 OTHELLO ROAD COWARD, SC 29530 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: TAMMY DIANNE TURNER Date of Death: 2/25/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100210 Personal Representative: RICKY L TURNER Address: 3531 EAST STONE LANE FLORENCE, SC 29506 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2019-CP-2100642 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Derrick Harrison, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Bernice Harrison; Derrick Harrison; Tara Village Neighborhood Association of Florence, SC; SC Housing Corp.; The United States of America, Acting by and through its Agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the undersigned Master In Equity for Florence County, South Carolina, will sell on April 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM, or on another date, thereafter as approved by the Court, at the Judicial Center 181 North Irby Street, Florence, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND LYING, BEING AND SITUATE SOUTH OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF FLORENCE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT 3, BLOCK W, AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF TARA VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, SECTION NO. 4, BY ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS DATED JANUARY 1972, AND BEING GENERALLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: ON THE NORTH BY SCARLETT LANE ON WHICH IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 82.0 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LOT NO. 4, BLOCK W, ON WHICH IT MEASURES 150.0 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 15, BLOCK W, ON WHICH IT MEASURES 82.0 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT 2, BLOCK W, ON WHICH IT MEASURES 150.0 FEET, ALL AS SHOWN ON PLAT BY

ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, DATED MAY 30, 1974.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BERNICE HARRISON

BY DEED OF FRANK MEO, JR. DATED DECEMBER 16, 1997 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 30, 1997 IN BOOK A511 AT PAGE 2141 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 808 East Scarlett Lane, Florence, SC 29505 TMS: 01812-01-179 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but in the case of non-compliance to be forfeited and first applied to the costs incurred by the Plaintiff related to the sale and the balance then applied to the Plaintiff’s debt in a manner suitable to the Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. The Defendant United States of America waived in writing any federal right of redemption under 28 U.S.C. § 2410(c).

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Haigh Porter Master In Equity for Florence County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021-CP-2101790 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: American Advisors Group vs. Theola James; The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the undersigned Master In Equity for Florence County, South Carolina, will sell on April 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM, or on another date, thereafter as approved by the Court, at the Judicial Center 181 North Irby Street, Florence, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE, COUNTY OF FLORENCE,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 46 ON THAT CERTAIN MAP OF NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE MADE BY A.L. ERVIN, C.E., IN AUGUST 1943, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR FLORENCE COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK E AT PAGE 171.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THEOLA JAMES BY DEED OF KATHY JAMES DATED JULY 17, 2009 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 IN BOOK B265 AT PAGE 866 AND RE-RECORDED MARCH 31, 2014 IN BOOK B515 AT PAGE 475 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 608 PENNSYLVANIA ST, Florence, SC 29501 TMS: 90071-10-018 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but in the case of non-compliance to be forfeited and first applied to the costs incurred by the Plaintiff related to the sale and the balance then applied to the Plaintiff’s debt in a manner suitable to the Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.71% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Haigh Porter Master In Equity for Florence County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2019-CP-2101727 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust National Association as Trustee of American Homeowner Preservation Trust Series AHP Servicing vs. Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Elease Gurley, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien

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8 upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of James Gurley, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Emanuel Gurley, Jr., deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Edna Gurley; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Shirley G. James, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them, all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Frank James, Jr.; Eldon James; Wesley James; Patricia McDuffie; Carolina Mortgage Corporation; the undersigned Master In Equity for Florence County, South Carolina, will sell on April 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM, or on another date, thereafter as approved by the Court, at the Judicial Center 181 North Irby Street, Florence, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE, COUNTY OF FLORENCE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 17 AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF BYNUM-INGRAM LUMBER CO. BY R. N. WHELCHEL, C.E. DATED MAY 23, 1939 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK "E" AT PAGE 321 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR FLORENCE COUNTY AND BEING GENERALLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: ON THE WEST BY N. CHASE STREET ON WHICH IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 50 FEET; ON THE NORTH BY LOT 18 ON WHICH IT MEASURES 140 FEET; ON THE EAST

BY LOT 20 ON WHICH IT MEASURES 50 FEET; AND ON THE SOUTH BY LOT 16 ON WHICH IT MEASURES 140 FEET, ALL AS SHOWN ON PLAT

BY LIND, HICKS & ASSOC. SURVEYORS DATED MAY 21, 1982.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ELEASE GURLEY AND JAMES GURLEY BY DEED OF G.V. PHILLIPS CO., INC. DATED MAY 24,

1982 AND RECORDED MAY 24, 1982 IN BOOK A177 AT PAGE 868 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR FLORENCE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 606 Chase Street, Florence, SC 29501 TMS: 90072-08-008 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but in the case of non-compliance to be forfeited and first applied to the costs incurred by the Plaintiff related to the sale and the balance then applied to the Plaintiff’s debt in a manner suitable to the Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.93% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

The Honorable Haigh Porter Master In Equity for Florence County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/22) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: CYNTHIA PARROTT YARBOROUGH Date of Death: 7/25/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100201 Personal Representative: TIMOTHY ALLEN PARROTT Address: 421 OLD MCCUTCHEION ROAD COWARD, SC 29530 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims

against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: PATRICIA EAGERTON WALKER Date of Death: 2/18/2022 Case Number: 2022ES2100179 Personal Representative: THOMAS D WALKER Address: 604 CHEROKEE ROAD FLORENCE, SC 29501 (3/16, 3/23, 3/30/2022)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Buddy’s LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer, wine and liquor at 2519 B W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than April 1, 2022. Mail protests to SCDOR, ABL Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907 or email to ABL@dor.sc.gov.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Olde English Trail, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer, wine and liquor at 3540 Shadow Creek Drive, Florence, SC 29505. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than March 25, 2022.

Mail protests to SCDOR, ABL Section, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907 or email to ABL@dor.sc.gov.

(3/9, 3/16, 3/23/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim,

and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: DELLA LEE GARNER Date of Death: 9/17/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100191 Personal Representative: DAVID GARNER III Address: PO BOX 539 OLANTA, SC 29114 (3/9, 3/16, 3/23/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: RUBY LEE GILBERT Date of Death: 11/12/2021 Case Number: 2022ES2100189 Personal Representative: LETITIA S GILBERT Address: 386 ROSEMOUNT DRIVE FLORENCE, SC 29505 (3/9, 3/16, 3/23/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: JEANNETTE CARROWAY RUBY Date of Death: 2/3/2022 Case Number: 2022E2100172 Personal Representative: KYLE D MCLAMB Address: 1609 BRANDON DRIVE FLORENCE, SC 29505 Attorney, if applicable: WALLACE H. JORDAN, JR. Address: 626 W. EVANS STREET FLORENCE, SC 29501 (3/9, 3/16, 3/23/2022) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371PC with the Probate Court of FLORENCE County, JESSE S. CARTRETTE, JR., the address of which is 181 N IRBY ST, STE 1300 FLORENCE SC 29501, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371PC) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the

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ALL REAL estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make such preference, limitation or discrimination .” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. • (TFN)