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  • Nature walks are good for body, mind and spirit

    People need trees. Literally. While we have intuitively known for years that taking a nature walk is good for our bodies, minds and spirits, researchers are now discovering that the human-tree connection can be critical to our health.
    Scientists in Japan have learned that individuals walking in woods experience more positive physiological benefits than subjects who walked in the city.

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  • Cubs graduate as Pack 82 turns 50

    Michele Roberts
    For The Lancaster News
    Five local boys graduated from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts on May 6 during a ceremony held at Buford Volunteer Fire Department.
    Chandler Horton, Austin Shipston, Mason Brasington, Hunter Roberts and JP Starr crossed the bridge from Cub Scout to Boy Scout during the ceremony. The occasion was made more memorable by the fact that the graduation coincided with the 50th anniversary of Cub Scout Pack 82, which was established in 1962.

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  • Mission of Hope

    Michele Roberts
    For The Lancaster News
    Whether you’re looking for a bargain or a place to donate gently used clothing and household goods, try God’s Attic Thrift Store in Heath Springs.

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  • Web site offers new hope for finding lost pets

    Michele Roberts
    For The Lancaster News
    May is National Pet Month, a time to celebrate the furry, four-legged companions that can be more like family members than just mere pets. For most pet owners, the worst possible scenario would to be to lose that valued member of the family. But there are several resources that can increase the chances of reuniting with a lost dog or cat.

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  • American Tree Farm System strives to stop loss of family woodlands

    Driving through the South Carolina countryside, you will occasionally see a green and white diamond-shaped sign declaring a property to be part of the American Tree Farm System. What does that mean?
    The American Tree Farm System (ATFS) is the country’s largest and oldest network of family-owned forests. More than 83,000 members are managing 26 million acres of America’s forests.

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  • Artist-In-Residence

                            From release
    Fran Gardner, a professor of art and art history at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, will spend three weeks in July as the artist-in-residence at Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Chaco Canyon, Nageezi, N.M. 

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  • 5K Race for Literacy is May 5

    Carolinas Literacy Network
    The third annual race for the 5K Race for Literacy is at  8 a.m. May 5 at the University of South Carolina Lancaster.
    The Literacy 5K race is a charity event created to raise awareness of literacy programs supported by Carolinas Literacy Network. Money raised by the Race for Literacy are used by Carolinas Literacy Network to guide collaboration of learners, literacy providers and supporters toward improving regional literacy levels.

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  • Land trust receives two conservation easements

    Katawba Valley Land Trust
    The Katawba Valley Land Trust received two conservation easements that protect an additional  380 acres.
    A 187-acre conservation easement was donated by the Stoneboro Plantation LLC in the Stoneboro area of southern Lancaster and northern Kershaw counties.
    The donation is the second easement donated to KVLT by the Stoneboro Plantation LLC.
    The total protected acreage is 751 acres on the heavily wooded property, which protects the headwaters of Little Beaver Creek.

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  • Morrison receives service award

    Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District
    The Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District board of commissioners presented the Rev. R. A. Morrison with an exceptional service award on Feb. 6.
    The award was in recognition for his 16 years of service as a chaplain for the district.
    Morrison a pastor, farmer and family man at one time headed a sweet potato farming cooperative, and continues to farm with family members on his farm near Steele Hill AME Zion Church.

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  • Ten easy projects to get a jump on spring

    Scotts Miracle-Gro
    When spring fever hits, it’s easy to feel a little overwhelmed with all the things you want to do in the yard. Here’s a simple list that will help you get your garden ready for good weather.  
    You can start with this checklist as soon as weather permits.
    If you can get these things done in the coming weeks, you’ll be well on your way to enjoying spring when it gets into full swing.

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