Letters

White Oak Trunk-or-Treat for Alzheimer’s was a huge success.
We raised $1,270.93 which was donated to the S.C. Alzheimer’s Association.
Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for donating their time, money or door prizes to our event: Regency Hospice, Palmetto Service, Founders Federal Credit Union, McBride’s Supply, Positive Promotions, Elite Auto, Positive Image, Hair Scapes, Blue Rose Pottery, Majestic Produce, Japan, Gus’s Family Restaurant and Covenant Baptist Church.

On Veterans Day, I was shocked and angered to read in a military
newspaper that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) had voted against the Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
DeMint’s criticism was directed at the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warriors section that would give tax credits of $2,400 to $9,600 to employers for hiring unemployed veterans.

On Oct. 27, I attended a public meeting held in Kershaw by the Army Corps of Engineers pertaining to the environmental impact statement that decides whether Haile Gold Mine receives permits to mine several thousand acres.
The purpose of the meeting was to get input so the Army Corps of Engineers can decide if the benefits of reopening HGM outweigh raping the land, contaminating our water supply and destroying our community. Most of the people who spoke in favor of HGM have or will benefit personally. They have sold to the mine, have stock or own a profitable business.

The Kershaw Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2011 Hog Jam this year.
It was through the efforts of many, such as sponsors, vendors, chamber members, chamber friends, and especially those who came and enjoyed it, that another year was deemed successful.
A special thank you to Small’s Food Center, for not only giving us deals on the 2,200 pounds of pork, but supplying all of the paper goods, drinks and the refrigerated truck, that made the event go so much easier.