Rock art craze combines social media, real-life treasure hunting
By Max Everhart, Assistant Director, Darlington County Historical Commission Here’s how I became obsessed with rocks. About a week ago, I was walking down Hewitt Street when I noticed a green car idling in front of the Historical Commission where I work. Stepping into a patch of shade, I watched as a little girl emerged from the passenger side, leaving the car door open. Approaching the building, she paused, looked back toward the...
Beekeeping yields sweet rewards
Dressed in a white canvas suit – complete with gloves and a netted veil – David Brown approaches a little stack of white wooden boxes and removes the top floor of his beehive. Dozens of buzzing insects emerge, and hundreds more cling to the rack he pries loose for inspection. The surface of the rack gleams with shining amber honey, lovingly tucked into perfect hexagons.
Applications being accepted for All Seasons Grief Camp
All Seasons Grief Camp is a special day camp offered to children ages 5-18 and their families who have experienced loss or are grieving. Participants have a chance to come together and share about their loss and begin to heal. Participants discover creative ways of saying goodbye to an old season and embracing a new one through: art, music & dance, discovering nature through trail walks & pony rides, creative therapeutic...
Trinity-Byrnes announces new Board of Trustees
Trinity-Byrnes has announced their Board of Trustees for the 2017-2018 school year. Pictured are Dr. William Naso, Chairman of the Board, Marvin Sto.Domingo, Mike Roach, Treasurer, Kennedy Breeden, Jim Brown, Chris Scott, Dr. Paul Davis, Terry Lowe, Dr. Howard Farrell, Vice Chair, Octavia Williams-Blake, Sally Warren, Dr. Kievers Cunningham, Gailey Saleeby, Tara Jeffords, Belle Zeigler, Elizabeth Poston, Ed Hoffman and Dr. Tom...
Trinity-Byrnes hosts annual Beach Blast
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School recently hosted their fifth annual Beach Blast and it was a tremendous success. “We exceeded our goal of $80,000, raising $84,600, enabling us to purchase a new charter bus for transporting athletic teams, transportation for educational field trips and club activities. Stated Mr. Hoffman, Head of School. Our parents really stepped forward and responded, said April Munn, director of Admissions and...
Backyard Stargazer Sept. 2017
By Francis Parnell For early risers, September’s dawn sky offers a number of interesting groupings that will be fun to view with naked eyes or binoculars. Looking east before dawn on the 1st, you can’t miss sparkling white Venus. 45 minutes after sunset on the 1st, look for bright Jupiter 10-degrees above the west-southwest horizon; “Spica” the brightest star in VIRGO, the Virgin, gleams about 4-degrees lower...