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KERSHAW – The town of Kershaw is once again looking for an administrator.

Last week, Bryan Pettit informed Kershaw Mayor Wayne Rhodes that he is stepping down from the position to take another job.

Pettit didn’t want to go on the record with the name of his new employer.

For right now, though, he will tell the public that it’s a manufacturing company in Lancaster County.

Pettit’s last day with the town is June 30. He starts his new job July 1.

The Lancaster arts scene is putting its collective talents together in an effort to benefit local non-profit organizations, thanks to a series of fundraising events that began in February.

Christina Chastain, gallery owner at Chastain’s Studio Lofts, said a very successful annual Christmas party and seven years of experience working with non-profit organizations were what started her thinking about how the gallery could do more to reach out to the community.

I recently read a story that related how learning to play music can help trauma victims.

This article was about the “Guitars for Vets” initiative.
It was fascinating to learn about the mission of this organization and how much it has grown nationwide – to more than 25 chapters.

The program offers one-on-one free guitar lessons (and a loaner guitar) to veterans who suffer from mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of war, deaths, injuries or other disasters.

Depending on the route you choose, it’s roughly 750 miles from Lancaster to Conesus Lake, N.Y.

Sometimes, the cultural gap of the 11-plus hour drive is even greater.
That was one of the first lessons Louis Smith, manager of Valvoline Express Care, learned when he relocated to South Carolina several years ago.
Smith recalls the day he crossed paths with a lane of drivers who had pulled onto the shoulder of the road and just sat there for a line of traffic headed in the opposite direction.