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July 27, 2010
Edwards creates driftwood masterpieces

You don’t have to paint on canvas to be an artist. Take Wade Edwards for example, who has created masterpieces on the most unlikely surface, driftwood. He has been painting on driftwood for the last 20 years. 

You don’t have to paint on canvas to be an artist. Take Wade Edwards for example, who has created masterpieces on the most unlikely surface, driftwood. He has been painting on driftwood for the last 20 years.

“It’s a lot easier to paint on and it’s something original, something you can’t reproduce,” he said. 

June 30, 2010
Navy veteran helps others get benefits

A guided effort to help veterans receive benefits. That is what Outreach Helping Veterans (OHV) is all about. Started by Cene Pack, in April 2009, the organization has helped 115 people so far. Pack, a Navy veteran who served in the Gulf War, started the organization after she retired and faced many challenges in obtaining her benefits. She said that she had eight disabilities, but only received benefits for two from the Department of Veteran Affairs. It took her 13 years to get all the benefits she said that she deserved.

A guided effort to help veterans receive benefits. That is what Outreach Helping Veterans (OHV) is all about. Started by Cene Pack, in April 2009, the organization has helped 115 people so far. Pack, a Navy veteran who served in the Gulf War, started the organization after she retired and faced many challenges in obtaining her benefits. She said that she had eight disabilities, but only received benefits for two from the Department of Veteran Affairs. It took her 13 years to get all the benefits she said that she deserved.

June 9, 2010
Struggle for a Baby Rutlee miracle

Every expectant parent hopes and prays for a perfect baby. Ten tiny toes and ten tiny fingers. And a body full of healthy organs.

Every expectant parent hopes and prays for a perfect baby. Ten tiny toes and ten tiny fingers. And a body full of healthy organs.

Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case, and when that happens, families and friends close in the ranks to help support a family in crisis.

Such is certainly the case for the Dee and Jonathan Stegall family, whose son Rutlee was born with a rare liver disorder.

April 21, 2010
County names Tucker as Weldon administrator

The dream of having a full-fledged cultural arts venue that can seat almost 1,100 audience members moved another step closer with the hiring of Sandi Tucker as events administrator.

The dream of having a full-fledged cultural arts venue that can seat almost 1,100 audience members moved another step closer with the hiring of Sandi Tucker as events administrator.

The Denver-native has made her home in Clarendon County since 1997. She joined the Get Weldon Going Committee in 2007 and has served as secretary of the organization ever since.

She came on board as a county employee on March 16 and is temporarily housed at the Recreation Dept. off Raccoon Road.

March 17, 2010
Clarendon Habitat’s ‘Makin’ Music’ for a great cause

Saturday night may have been chilly, the wind may have been brisk and rain may have threatened, but more than 200 Clarendon County citizens didn’t let a little iffy weather stop them from coming out and enjoying the home grown talents of a dozen of Clarendon’s finest talents in the second “Makin’ Music @ the Gazebo” concert benefitting Habitat for Humanity.

Saturday night may have been chilly, the wind may have been brisk and rain may have threatened, but more than 200 Clarendon County citizens didn’t let a little iffy weather stop them from coming out and enjoying the home grown talents of a dozen of Clarendon’s finest talents in the second “Makin’ Music @ the Gazebo” concert benefitting Habitat for Humanity.