Education

More than 40 kids attended Mount Carmel AME Zion Church’s Motivated Reading program on Tuesday.
In its fifth year, the free event targets students from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Program coordinator Tammie White said the church has always been interested in getting students to read.
“Teachers stress during the summer months that students need to read,” White said. “We’re trying to keep them motivated.”

Kelly Morrissette

For The Lancaster News

More than 30 volunteers from local churches came together this week for Victory Sports Outreach, a summer sports camp and ministry that included 150 local children.

It’s the program’s third successful year, spreading the messages of devotion to God and healthy living. 

Indian Land Elementary School’s cafeteria was buzzing with laughter and long conversations as old friends gathered for the 2017 Indian Land alumni reunion June 25.

The parking lot was packed as people arrived to bring in covered potluck dishes. J.O. McCorkle, an 80-year-old Indian Land native from the class of 1958, stood proudly by the tea jugs as people walked past him.

“I made all the tea here,” McCorkle said. “So, if you want, you can just call me the tea-maker.”

It was the perfect day to harvest their fourth year of honey – close to July but not so late that the honey becomes bitter.

Debra Huey, a Lancaster High job-transition coach, and her family walked to their eight beehives last Sunday and took out all of the frames, which were full of honey and had a wax layer on top.
Huey said she’s always been interested in how smart bees are.
“My grandfather was a beekeeper,” she said. “I was always amazed and so fascinated by the hives.”