While the Lake Wateree VFW Post #8346 has been busy with turkey shoots, which continue through Dec. 1, and with preparing for this Saturday’s Fall Fun Day, Post Commander Bob Levangie has been busy in Louisiana where he was deployed by the Red Cross to assist with hurricane damage. No stranger to this type of […]
Don’t Let the Wheels Fool You; Ellisor & Crew Take it to the Lake
September 30, 2012 By
In 1989, a young man named Rafe Ellisor applied for employment at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. Although he was turned down, he was also told to come back after he received his Master’s degree. Two years later, he did just that. In 1991, Ellisor went to work for HealthSouth and is now Patient/Family Counselor in the […]
The numbers become human: Cancer and the fight for survival
September 23, 2012 By
It is estimated that a total of 638,910 new cancer cases and 577,190 deaths from cancer are projected to occur in the United States by the end of 2012. These are mind boggling figures that amaze us and we sympathize with; but once you have walked into an oncology center, as many of you have, […]
The osprey and the owl: A battle for the bird’s eye view
September 16, 2012 By
An interesting sight I saw on a recent trip to Florida was an osprey nest that had been built on top of a traffic signal at a very busy intersection. The interesting fact about this nest is that the osprey had been booted from her original nest by an owl. You might wonder how this […]
Remembering the Great Boat Lift of September 11, 2001
September 9, 2012 By
Once again we think back to that tragic day 11 years ago this week, when the Twin Towers were attacked in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and an attempt on the White House and we experienced the loss of 2,977 lives. Victims of the World Trade Center totaled 2,606. One hundred and […]
I scream, you scream – Presbyterians love their ice cream
September 2, 2012 By
With the terrible heat that we have experienced this summer, many thoughts often turn to the savory taste of old fashioned ice cream. Whether it be in a bowl with toppings, in a cone, as a malt or mixed with root beer or coke as a float, most people like ice cream. Because of this […]
The Olympic Games come to Ridgeway and Laurel Baye
August 26, 2012 By
In keeping with the spirit of the summer Olympic games that we enjoyed from London, England earlier this month, the Fairfield Healthcare Center of Laurel Baye in Ridgeway held its own Olympics for their residents called simply The Olympic Games. The first Olympic games were created in 776 B.C. in Ancient Greece by Hercules, the […]
Cancer Friends Support Group gives children a ‘Chance’
August 19, 2012 By
The Breast Friends and Cancer Friends Support Group that meets once a month at the Good Samaritan Resource Center, held this month’s meeting Aug. 11 at the home of Bonnie and Tommy Myers in Winnsboro. It was to be a poolside party and many of us were looking forward to dangling our feet in the […]
Busy summer for the Lake Wateree Helping Hands Club
August 12, 2012 By
So far it has been a fun summer for the Lake Wateree Helping Hands Club. The ladies do not hold meetings throughout the summer months but continue to meet for social outings and lunches one day a month. During the rest of the year, the members took a collection each month for the Harvest Food […]
Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church welcomes new Pastor
August 5, 2012 By
While attending an event at the Lake Wateree Veterans of Foreign Wars post #8346, I was introduced to the new pastor of the Longtown Presbyterian Church on Longtown Road in Ridgeway. As a way of welcoming him to the area and at the same time introducing him to those who do not know him, I […]
