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Two smiling women get the best...

Well sir, my new motto of “being friendly” works, but doesn’t always work out like I hope.

I was shopping on the “International Foods” aisle down at the neighborhood United Nations the other day. You know, that place that stocks stuff that comes from everywhere.

With a little time on my hands, I picked up a bag of tortilla chips, pondering if I should get ’em, mostly ’cause they were marked for only $2.

I noticed a lady standing nearby, so I grinned and waved to her.

Juicy good time just around the...

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ark your calendar for the S.C. Pageland Watermelon Festival set for July 18-19.

The two-day agriculture festival, with a history dating back to 1951, is all about the season’s sweetest crop.

If you’ve ever savored a sliver of sweet watermelon on a hot July day while letting the red juice trace rivers down your chin, then you find it as no surprise that one such succulent fruit would be deserving of its own two-day festival.

Library democracy in action

Bill Moyers has said, “When a library is open, no matter its size or shape, democracy is open, too.”

Your public library is democracy in action. The tiniest child is as important as the most generous benefactor. The Lancaster County Library provides everything from free downloadable titles to gift books for newborns.

Miller is grand marshal for...

Kimberly Harrington

Landmark News Service

PAGELAND – Tony-award winning actress and singer Patina Miller – Pageland’s own – will be the grand marshal of this year’s Watermelon Festival parade.

And the town is planning a celebrity’s welcome for the hometown girl who touts her roots to Pageland to the world.

“She has done her fair share of telling everybody that she is from Pageland,” said Mayor Jason Evans at the Pageland Town Council meeting June 3. “She is a homegrown product.”

Trackster seek help to run in...

Denyse Clark

dclark@thelancasternews.com

The Lancaster County Columbus Parker Track Club has qualified 17 athletes to compete at the National Junior Olympic Games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, July 24 through August 3.

But coaches of the local track team say there’s just one problem.

Garden-tainment creates lasting...

Summer is filled with parties, gatherings, picnics and more. We all want to make these occasions special and memorable for our guests.

Many gardeners tend to schedule events around peak bloom or harvest in order to share the beauty and flavor from their garden.

Unfortunately nature does not always cooperate. It seems we are saying “you should have been here last week” or “come back next week when the flowers will be at their peak”.

Treasurer’s Office makes paying...

In the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office, we pride ourselves on providing quality customer service to the people who pay our bills, as part of my commitment to put taxpayers first in Lancaster County.

While nobody enjoys paying taxes, one of our top priorities is to make paying your taxes simple and easy.