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Making A Difference:Retired & Seniors Volunteer Program

A View From "The Rock"

Healthier Lifestyle:Two Step Weight Loss Program

Are You Over 55?

17Would you like to make a differ-ence in some-one’s life in your

community? Julia Lyons, director of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program works with many vol-unteers like Joe Clemis, and Dr. Crosland in Sparanburg to help improve the lives of others. Find out how you can help too!

Landrum Community

22From a railroad station to a community that has a work force

of over 175,000; Landrum has all the modern conveniences of a big city while maintaining that old southern charm dripping with hospitality. Landrum’s antiques, unique shops, equestrian com-munity, and fine dining make this the perfect destination for a weekend getaway or a fun- filled day of shopping.

Landrum Quilters

26For over 30 years the Lan-drum Quilters have been “sew-

ing” seeds of love into the hearts of misplaced children, battered women, seniors, and hospital patients. Gurney quilts, cuddle quilts, neck pillows, tote and duffle bags are just a few of the numerous quilted items that were donated by this group of more than 125 ladies from Landrum and surrounding counties.

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40Are you tired of feeling bad all the time and being

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Contributing Photographer: Jerry BurrellEllen H. HendersonMurray’s PhotographyDede Ward

Contributing Writers:Ann AkermanJennifer BauerJane BottsfordTony ForestMarsha Van HeckeEllen H. HendersonBeverly KnightDonna Raines DVMKevin SenterJennifer WilsonSteven P. WolochowiczSteve Wong Staff Writers:Joy MabryWanda Mabry

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25 days and counting! Get your running shoes on and let’s get to it! Do you remember a time when you could stroll down Main St “anywhere” and have a cup of coffee with a dress shop owner

while shopping, park your ride at the hitching post, enjoy a meal with friends and family on the terrace or in the tea room of your favorite restaurant, find unique gifts that became heirlooms, or find the neatest children’s clothes and toys? That time is still here, in Landrum, SC. Sometime during this holiday season don’t miss the chance to visit Historic Landrum for that long forgotten “Ole Timey” Christmas feeling.

Nestled in the middle of the County, Spartanburg, SC, has become a “little metropolis” like New York complete with its own ice skating rink. Who knew, Downtown Spartanburg would become the place to go for extravagant lodging and entertainment, healthy eating and body sculpting, boutiques with the latest New York fashions, coffee shops, wines houses, book stores, and a brewery. Who Knew!

In the Northern part of the County is one of the fastest growing areas, Boil-ing Springs, SC. Boiling Springs is still small enough to have some small town charm, but has become “the wedding spot” with the Lake-Bowen Common area shops and The Lodge, and the “go to place” for boots, bou-tiques, and sweets!

No matter where you shop or “play” this holiday season, Spartanburg County provides a diverse range of gifts ideas, and entertainment for the whole family. While enjoying your holidays, please remember that without Christ there would be no reason for the season, and without your support for our community organizations and businesses Spartanburg County will cease to be the best place to live, work and play.

From the family of Spartanburg Everyday, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !

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Shopping, eventS & entertainmentCarriage house Wine ...4at the Corner of i-85 & i-26 ...6spartanburg DoWntoWn assoCiation ...8

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We have one holiday down, but now we are on to more holi-day parties and shopping for those who do not wait till the last minute. If you are hosting a party, come in and let me help you pick the wines. You do not have to spend a fortune for good party wines if you make wise selections. And if it is gifts you need, we want to help you make the process as easy as possible. We have a great selection in all price ranges.Here are a few options I’d like you to consider. We are al-ways on the lookout for great deals, and we have found a true Champagne, Triollet Champagne Brut. Most Champagnes are made from grapes that are purchased. Triollet is estate bottled, with the owner/grower controlling the process from start to finish. You’ll love the beautiful soft, yeasty flavors that are perfectly balanced on the finish ($35.99).If you are looking for a great red that will not break the bank, try the 2010 Dogajalo Rosso from Tuscany ($16.99). A blend of 80 percent Sangiovese and 20 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has all the fruit and flavor for enjoying just a glass, but also the structure necessary to go well with holiday meals.And for a super value, how about the 2011 Bodegas Breca Garnacha de Fuego ($11.99). This amazing wine boasts a dark ruby/purple color along with a sweet kiss of jammy black cherries intertwined with crushed rock notes that give the wine an undeniable minerality. As it hits the palate, a full-bodied, voluptuous texture takes hold and the flavor profile moves towards blacker fruits (ripe raspberries and black cur-rants) intermixed with camphor and forest floor. This full-bodied, rich, glycerin-filled effort should drink well for 4 - 5 years, perhaps longer. Wine Advocate 92 points. If you have questions, please come by Carriage House Wines and I will be happy to assist you. If you are interest-ed in being on our email newsletter list, visit our website at carriagehousewines.com and sign up. The emails and web-site are great ways to learn about new selections, upcoming tastings and articles about wine.

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By Steve Wong

It begins when the good folks in Converse Heights replace their hanging Boston ferns with artsy and intricately cut Jack-o-lanterns on their front porch-es and ends with a collective hangover in Una that rings painfully in our heads. There is hope of bet-ter things to come—if you can just make it through

Mama’s black-eye peas and collard greens. It’s like eating every single onion ring and French fry with a double cheeseburger aplenty, washed down with more-than-enough extra sweet tea at lunch and telling yourself that you need those extra calories to get a lot done at work that afternoon. It’s just too much of a good thing, and you know it, but it’s the holiday season in Spartanburg.

Personally, I’m hoping for an epiphany here in the Sparkle City, and I don’t mean seeing another dysfunctionally literate teenage mother with a squalling baby (“E’piphány, if you don’t stop that crying, I’m gonna give you something to cry about!”), trolling for after-Christmas sales at the Dollar General. All I want for Christmas is…

Food carts, like they have in Portland and New York, like they are try-ing to have in Gr*%$#. (No, I resolve not to write the G word in 2013.) Food carts are fun and cheap and diverse, and the guy handing you a burrito through the window doesn’t really expect a tip, just cold cash. He doesn’t expect much; you don’t expect much. It’s lunch… not a long-term commitment with 20 percent gratuity. Can you just imagine Hispanic, Asian, and African food carts parked around the ice skating rink in Morgan Square?

Impolite drivers. I like impolite drivers. They don’t care if I’ve been sitting at the corner of Main and Church for 10 minutes trying to make a left-hand turn. They just keep on going, minding their own business, obeying the law. They are certainly not like the good-for-nothing Sa-maritan who stops traffic at the Christmas parade and tries to wave you across four lanes of traffic that you can’t really see because he’s block-ing your right-of-way. Whatever you do, do not make eye contact. Just be rude and sit there until he goes away, and live to drive another day.

Dickens of a Christmas. I have high hopes that our city’s Christmas festival has finally found a permanent keeper of the Spirit of the Sea-son. For too many years, Dickens has been passed around the com-munity’s well-meaning civic organizations like a hot roasted chest-nut. Despite everyone doing it differently every year and getting the same results, Dickens always comes through with large crowds of lo-cal people searching for that elusive Christmas Spirit. From one end of Main Street to the other, we have singers and dancers, horses and dogs, musical ensembles overlapping the familiar voice of Bill Drake trying to bring some order to this one moment of merriment. Not many stores are open for business, but they lend out their display windows that are filled with the scenes and sounds of a time held special in the hearts and minds of Tiny Tims and Scrooges alike. Good luck,City of Spartanburg, we are all watching with bated breath, but then how could Dickens of a Christmas ever be anything but a big warm fuzzy feeling on a cold winter’s night? Just light the darn tree!

2013. Here’s to you, Hub City, that crossroads of many opportunities. Shall we strategically set our sights on ROI through strong and con-servative leadership? Or just work hard and pray? Will we wring our hands and shake our heads over the downtown dilemma? Or just ac-cept it for what it is and enjoy it while we can? Or maybe, just maybe, we will look up into the still of the night this holiday season and real-ize that it’s all good for at least another year, if we just let it.

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Happy New Year’s DayFrom Spartanburg Everyday

New Year’s Gospel Singing Featur-ing Brian Free And Assurance, The Primitive Quartet, And The McKa-meysSaturday, January 5, 20136:00 PMSpartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC

11-20 ChicagoJan. 11, 12, 18, & 19 @ 8 PM ; Jan. 13, 19 & 20 @ 3 PMDavid Reid Theatre, Chapman Cultural Center

Spartanburg Philharmonic Master-works III, Brahms with a Twist7:00 PMTwichell Auditorium, Converse College

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Monday, January 21, 2013 6:30 PMSpartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Wedding Festival Saturday, January 26, 201310:00 AM to 3:00 PMSpartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC

Laugh For A Child7:00 PMChapman Cultural Center

7 - 9 Nutcracker7:00PM on Friday-3:00PM Sat & SunTwichell Auditorium at Converse Col-lege

7 - 15 Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)Call for time and datesThe Showroom at Hub-Bub

‘Twas the Scavenger Hunt Before Christmas 11:15 AM Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail Spar-tanburg, SC

Town of Reidville Christmas Pa-radeSaturday, December 8, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Reidville Road, Main & College Streets Reidville, SC.

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B&D Family Jewelers opened their first store in 1998. Four years later, Betty Kirtley and her son, Danny Yarborough, moved to their present loca-tion (1735 John B. White Sr. Blvd.). Betty said, “their mission is to continue to bring unique jew-elry to their wonderful clients and to be the per-sonal jeweler that exceeds all their clients’ jew-elry needs. Custom designs, jewelry repair and great quality and service are what B&D Family Jewelers is about.”

At B & D Family Jewelers, clients can find any-thing from Sterling Silver, Gold and Platinum jewelry to Gemstones and the finest Diamonds. Betty and Danny will shop for that perfect dia-mond and guarantee a quality stone for a very competitive price. Ring sizing, stone setting and appraisals are always complimentary with any fine piece of jewelry purchased at B & D Family Jewelers.

A few of B & D’s most popular exclusive lines are:

Kameleon Jewelry and “ Jewel Pops”Orogem Ear Pins, Spirals and EnhancersSouth Carolina Destination JewelryLeStage Convertible Cuff Bracelets and CharmsGalatea - Diamond in a Pearl, Mercy Pearls and Hand Carved Pearl JewelryExclusive - Hand made wire wrapping for your favorite stones or collectibles

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B & D Jewelers invites you to visit them and take advantage of the great sales offered throughout the holiday season, and to register for a lovely piece of fine jewelry to be given away on Christmas Eve. The family of B & D Jewelers, Betty, Danny, and Pat Cole wish your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Three years ago Ann Berline, local business owner and community philanthropist, had a vision to invite com-munity individuals to cook their favorite chili recipe and compete for a prize all in support of The Walker Foundation at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. Ann was known for her creative genius through her beautiful creations at many community events. With Ann’s vision and the support of Ann’s friends, family and the generous community, “So You Think You Can Cook Chili Cook-Off ” was born.

Now in its 3rd year, the Chili Cook-Off has grown to become one of the community’s favorite charity events. Twelve teams come together to vie for the title of People’s Choice, Favorite Table Décor and Judge’s Favorite. With bragging rights at stake….teams go to great lengths to take home a title. From bringing in real fireman’s gear to encouraging their friends and family from all over the country to vote for their team, the Chili Cook-Off Teams work hard to not only win but to raise money to support The Walker Foundation, the fundraising arm of the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind.

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ABOUT THE SC SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND

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The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is the state’s only specialized school for stu-dents who are deaf or blind. The main campus is located in Spartanburg, but the school serves students throughout the state through its campus and outreach programs.

The Walker Foundation works to secure resources to help sup-port the programs and services provided by SCSD.

This year’s event will have a different twist to the Judge’s Panel as Christine Ha, Winner of the FOX Television Cooking Competition, MasterChef, joins the panel to determine which Team has the best chili. Christine Ha is a M.F.A. candidate for fiction and non-fiction at the Creative Writing Program at University of Houston. She is currently working on her the-sis, a memoir about the autoimmune condition that eventually caused her permanent vision loss. Christine served as Fiction Editor for the na-tionally distributed literary journal, Gulf Coast. She was also a contrib-uting writer at Eating Our Words, the Houston Press food and dining blog, and her love for food led her to become a contestant on season three of “MasterChef ” (USA), a competi-tive cooking show for amateur home cooks on the FOX network with judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham El-liot and Joe Bastianich. Despite her vision impairment, she captured the title of MasterChef USA 2012. As part of the prize, Christine as writer can be found at christineha.com (@ChristineHHa), as food enthusiast at theblindcook.com (@theblindcook), and as MasterChef at facebook.com/MC3Christine (@MC3Christine).

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When Joe Clemis and his wife Viola moved to Spartan-burg 13 years ago, he knew he wanted to get involved. The couple had relocated to Florida from Detroit when he retired from the Dodge Motor Car Com-pany. Even though he had retired, he knew he wasn’t ready to stop working. When he got to Florida, he decided to open a paint and wallpaper store, but eventually the Florida heat led the couple to look for another location, one where the weather was not as cold as in Michigan or as hot as in Florida. “Now we’re halfbacks,” Clemis says of the move to South Carolina’s Piedmont, a place that’s also provided him with opportunities to volunteer his time and tal-ent.

His first foray into volunteering was with the Salva-tion Army, where he refurbished used computers that were then given to people who couldn’t afford to buy new ones. It was while working with the Salva-tion Army that Clemis met Julia Lyons, director of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), an organization that engages people aged 55 and older in a diverse range of community volunteer activities.

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When the Salvation Army closed its computer repair program, he contacted Lyons who suggested various volunteer opportunities that he might enjoy. “She said I could take my pick, give it a try. If I didn’t like it, they’d find something else for me,” Clemis says of the process that connected him with Total Ministries and later the United Way.

Clemis spends three and a half hours each week at Total Ministries, filling out interview sheets for peo-ple who need help with utility bills and food. His peo-ple skills are a definite asset in a job that depends on talking with people and putting them at ease while they provide information that will determine if they are eligible for aid.

The connection with the United Way began less for-mally when he heard they needed someone to stuff envelopes. He had the time, so he helped. Eventually Clemis found a way to put his computer skills to work there, volunteering four hours each week, inputting information into the computer.

“I’m glad I can help someone,” the enthusiastic se-nior says of the hours he spends volunteering each week. Displaying the sense of humor that makes him so good at dealing with people, he quips, “Sometimes my wife pushes me out of the house and I have to go someplace. I can’t go to the library all of the time.”

Lyons, who has headed RSVP for seven years, is grateful for people like Clemis who give selflessly to the community. She points to the fact that RSVP’s 449 volunteers, who range in age from 55 to over 100, give over 30,000 hours of service annually at 50 sites. Their service includes activities as varied as preparing and delivering meals, tutoring children and adults and tax preparation for the elderly.

“Some come to us knowing exactly what they want to do – work with children, work with the elderly, work outside, deliver meals,” Lyons says. “Others are simply interested in volunteering.”

Whatever a person’s interest or talent, Lyons finds a match. A tireless worker herself, she understands the need to give back to the community. Lyons had tak-en early retirement from her position as Vice Presi-dent of Human Resources at BB&T because of family health issues, but she came to realize that she was not ready to retire completely. After talking with Kathy

Joe Clemis volunteers at the United Way.

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Julia Lyons, Director of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Dunleavy and Chris Steed of the United Way, she became intrigued by the opportunity that RSVP of-fered to use her skills and experience.

RSVP, a national organization that operates in Spar-tanburg under the auspices of the United Way of the Piedmont, is America’s largest volunteer network for people 55 and older. It engages nearly 500,000 volunteers across the country, with each local orga-nization sponsored and managed by a local agency.

As RSVP’s director, Lyons actively recruits volun-teers by speaking to civic groups and churches, go-ing anywhere she can find someone 55 or older. And she has discovered that Baby Boomers who are retiring from their careers but who are not ready to retire from a life of service are finding RSVP on their own. “The Carolinas are popular places for re-tired professionals to move to,” Lyons says, adding that even those who are not ready to settle down to a steady volunteer position love working on special projects that fit around their active travel and family obligations.

Dr. Andy Crosland, a professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate, and his late wife Phebe retired at the same time. While looking for volun-teer opportunities, they discovered RSVP on the

Internet and it seemed to be just what they were looking for. They made an appointment with Ly-ons and talked about their interests and what they might want to do.

“She gave each of us two or three options and contact persons,” Dr. Crosland says of the process that led him to The Adult Learning Center where he has volunteered Wednesday mornings for the past six years. Recognizing the value of the RSVP program, he went on to serve on the organiza-tion’s advisory council and later served two terms as its chair.

“Being able to volunteer is a source of great sat-isfaction and it strengthens a senior’s mental and physical health,” Dr. Crosland says. And with non-profits struggling in this economy, he says that many couldn’t function without volunteers. The fact that RSVP vets volunteer sites as well as vol-unteers increases the chances of a good fit.

His background in education makes Dr. Crosland more aware than most of the high value that must be placed on improving the educational level of the community. Committed to the work The Adult Learning Center does, he cites the fact that only 61 percent of South Carolina ninth graders graduate from high school, compared to the national aver-age of 73 percent.

“My job at The Adult Learning Center is to greet potential students, answer their questions and to walk them through the sign-up process,” Dr. Crosland explains. “With almost 40 percent of each South Carolina high school class not gradu-ating, it is not surprising how many students come through the door. They have paid a price for teen pregnancy, substance abuse problems and a num-ber of other bad decisions or for family misfor-tunes. Few of them lack the ability to graduate. Many of them are or have been incarcerated or receive social services. Most have no job.”

The Adult Learning Center employs four teach-ers who work with students one-on-one. Students study on their own and then come to teachers or volunteer tutors for help. The personal touch leads to more graduates than some of the smaller high schools in the county, as Dr. Crosland says, “for pennies on the educational dollar.”Photography By Julia V Photograpy

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The fourth annual MLK Day of Service will be held January 21 in Spartanburg. The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and The United Way of the Piedmont will partner with AmeriCorps programs in School Districts 7 and 1, Converse College, Wofford College, the University of South Carolina Upstate and the City of Spartanburg to con-duct this service project.

“MLK Day of Service started four years ago as a one-day project to engage volunteers to go out into the community and make a difference,” says Julia Lyons, RSVP’s director and the MLK Day coordinator. “The program has grown more than we ever envisioned and we are proud and excited that we have more and more partners for the event each year.”

Last year when the opening session was held at Wofford College, there were more than 500 volunteers, such a large crowd that the program had to be delayed to get everyone in.

The format for the day includes an opening session with a speaker. At the conclusion of the program, volunteers are divided into teams with team leaders before leaving to com-plete the volunteer projects. Agencies that have been served in the past include the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, Charles Lea Center, Girl Scouts, The Haven, Blue Star Mothers, Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve and Hampton Heights Historic District. The goal is to com-plete the projects by early afternoon and gather again for a closing session.

The idea for the volunteer effort originated as a way of hon-oring Martin Luther King Jr.’s life of service. “In talking with young people, I found that many didn’t even know why we have MLK Day. This is a way to educate them and to show them how to make a difference in their community.

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Though there is no monetary reward for vol-unteering, those who work with RSVP know its intrinsic benefits. “Volunteering is its own reward. Volunteers often feel they are doing something useful and good. They are active and engaged and alert. They may learn new skills and probably will have fun. They make friends,” Dr. Crosland says of the rewards vol-unteers reap from the services they give.

Each year RSVP recognizes people for their outstanding volunteer service. It also provides free insurance to volunteers working and trav-eling to work and helps defray travel expenses associated with volunteering. Recent research even suggests that volunteering may improve health and emotional and social well-being. But the real reward for volunteers comes from knowing they’ve made their community a better place to live.

“Most of all, I love working with my generation,” Lyons says. “We share the same values, interests, con-cerns, commitment. I know that everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.” And it’s clear that Spartanburg is a better place because of that dedication to giving back to the community.

MLK Day of ServiceBy Beverly Knight

Dr. Andy Crosland gives time to The Adult Learning Center.Photography By Julia V Photograpy

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The City of Landrum was founded in 1880 and in-corporated in 1883. Located just west of Interstate 26 between Spartanburg, South Carolina and Ashe-ville, North Carolina, the City of Landrum is nestled against the backdrop of the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains. Residents and visitors alike enjoy drives along scenic roads, strolling through unique antique and specialty shops, and dining in Landrum‘s quaint eateries. Landrum also provides an ideal climate for business, as evidenced by booming retail sales and a work force of over 175,000 within twenty miles of the City.

Landrum’s mild climate and natural beauty attracts visitors of varying recreational interests. Golfing

is available at many fine courses in the area, while boaters and water enthusiasts can enjoy Lake Bowen or Lake Lanier, both just minutes from downtown Landrum. Cycling, hiking, and horseback riding are also popular activities in the area. With the home of the Annual Block-house Steeplechase also just five minutes from downtown Landrum, equestrian activities and horse farms are evident throughout this com-munity and region. Equestrian trails and hik-ing trails are provided at F.E.N.C.E. (Foothills Equestrian and Nature Center). In addition, a variety of nature oriented programs abound here which include bird watching, nature pho-tography, and star gazing. The Palmetto Trail (a mountains to the sea trail that traverses South Carolina) and many local favorites like Brad-ley Falls and Pearson Falls provide additional hiking activities for the outdoor enthusiast.

While many small cities have lost their tradi-tional downtowns as a result of commercial strip and suburban development, the City of Landrum has held on to and strengthened its

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Since 1953, Carruth Furniture Company has provided all that’s needed tofurnish homes from the bedroom to the kitchen and everywhere in between.

Featuring some of the best names in the business-La-Z-Boy, Lexington, Simmons, Beautyrest, GE Sales and Service. We offer a full line of furniture, appliances and home accents. Family-owned and operated, Carruth prides

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traditional downtown center through careful and deliberate city planning. For many years Landrum’s local government in partnership with the business community and supported by the citizenry, have created and continue to maintain a pedestrian orientated traditional downtown environment. Strolling through downtown Landrum, viewing the historic brick commercial shops, our downtown parks and historic train depot, one can easily un-derstand why this community is so unique. It’s no wonder this community has a tremen-dous appreciation of history given its setting. History is likewise reflected in the goods dis-played and sold in many of our downtown commercial business. Antiques make up a sub-stantial portion of Landrum’s downtown com-merce. It stands to reason that a respect for the sale of “fine old things” would exist among this historic community. The variety of available antique merchandise is incredible. Everything from antique jewelry to 15 foot tall stained

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glass windows salvaged from an old church are available. But it is not only antiques that make this community unique because Landrum has many other shops offering a variety of goods and services along with numerous restaurants offering fine dining for every taste and price range. Taken as a whole, the historic commu-nity of Landrum becomes a perfect destination for that weekend (or during the week) getaway.

Citizens of Landrum have always been proud of our quality of life. Proud that our community is large enough to contain all the modern con-veniences and comforts but not too large where we could risk losing our small town charm and character. Stroll through Landrum’s attractive neighborhoods and you will see a variety of housing types in all price ranges. Landrum also contains a large number of home grown busi-nesses and restaurants with roots deep in the community. Access to some of our larger neigh-bors is easy and convenient through nearby State and Interstate Highways. Spartanburg or Green-ville, South Carolina to the south, or Asheville, North Carolina to the north are all just minutes away. In Landrum, the possibilities are endless.

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The first homesteaders began settling the Lan-drum area around 1760. They came from Penn-sylvania, Maryland and Virginia seeking the fer-tile free land. These were hardy settlers that had to fight not only the elements of an isolated land but the Indians as well. To defend themselves against the Indians the settlers built a series of forts located at critical points. One, Earl’s Fort was located approximately 2 miles east of the current City of Landrum. For the next 80 years the area continued to grow as lumber mills and corn mills were established. The roads serving the area were poor and travel was difficult even in the best weather. When the railroad reached Spartanburg in the late 1840’s a market was es-tablished for the agricultural products of the area. It wasn’t until 1880 after the railroad was extend-ed from Spartanburg that the Town of Landrum was officially founded. The City is named after Mr. John Landrum who gave the railroad land in 1877 for the construction of a station. The first name for the Town was Landrum’s Station, but the name was shortened to Landrum around 1900. As the railroad pushed further north into North Carolina, the City continued to grow and expand. In 1883 Landrum was incorporated as a Town and in 1973 it was made a City. The early citizens of the area were farmers and raised corn and harvested timber products. This changed to cotton in the early 1900s and around 1930 peaches became the regions main cash crop. The first industry in the area was centered on textiles, with several textile companies still existing to-

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The Landrum Quilters have been cutting, sewing, stitching and creating their magic with fabric for more than 30 years.

The club boasts more than 125 members who come not only from Landrum but also from Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, Gaffney and even neighbor-ing communities in North Carolina.

While those who attend the biennial Landrum Quilt Show are wowed by the gorgeous quilts that are on display, many other quilts are quietly going to provide comfort to children and adults throughout the Upstate of South Carolina and nearby Polk County, N. C.

Landrum City Council approved funding and development of the quilt trail in February 2012, along with four blocks for city properties.

A $5,000 grant awarded in May 2012 from the Mary F. Kessler Fund at the Polk County Com-munity Foundation will enable further devel-opment of the trail over an 18-month period.

Each block on the Foothills Quilt Trail will be linked in some way (usually by the name of the block) to the history of the area, site, business, the family hosting the quilt block or even to a treasured quilt.

Members of the Landrum Quilters are work-ing with the city to select designs for the quilt blocks and to tie in local history to the designs selected.

The first quilt block named Cardinal Heritage, which predates the formation of the quilt trail, was hung in August 2011 over the gym at Lan-

drum Middle School, 104 Redland Road. The Landrum Quilters gave the block in appreciation for use of the site for its biennial quilt show.

Quilt blocks now also hang in these locations.

• Landrum City Hall, 100 N. Shamrock Ave., Courthouse Steps

• Landrum Fire Department, 200 N. Trade Ave., Jacob’s Ladder

• O.P. Earle Elementary School, 100 Redland Rd., Log Cabin

The Landrum Library, 111 E. Asbury Drive, will soon hang Moon Over the Mountain.

You can follow the progress of the Foothills Quilt Trail at www.cityoflan-drum.com and www.landrumquilters.com. The new Web site for the trail will launch soon.

The Landrum Quilters

Foothills Quilt Trail developing in Landrum Article and Photography by Ellen H. Henderson

The colorful painted quilt blocks ap-pearing on buildings in Landrum mark the Foothills Quilt Trail, a new effort combining the visual arts, her-itage crafts and history.

So far four blocks are hung, but an-other 11 will be added by late sum-mer 2013.

The trail is comprised quilt block de-signs painted on weather-resistant boards which are installed at various exterior locations along a designated route.

These trails, recognized as popular tourist destinations, are found in some 30 states including South Car-olina. The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, the first in the state, started in 2010. As of this summer more than 100 quilt blocks hang on barns, busi-nesses, homes, schools and in gar-dens throughout Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.

Betty Fortner displays a quilt block featuring the Foothills Quilt Trail logo. Fortner is one of the Landrum Quilters members working with the City of Lan-drum on the fledgling quilt trail.

A team from the City of Landrum and JB Trees hang the Jacob’s Lad-der quilt block at the Landrum Fire Department.

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As an ongoing supporter of Steps to Hope, the shelter for victims of domes-tic abuse in Polk County, the quilters collect paper products, snack food and other needed items each month. In addition, quarters collected through-out the year are contributed to provide Christmas for a family recommended by the shelter staff.

Several years ago, club members do-nated quilts and one member made curtains for all the rooms at the shelter, adding a much appreciated coziness to the temporary home.

Other community-service projects have included creat-ing a quilt for the Landrum Library featuring summer reading program t-shirts, a long-time partnership with O. P. Earle Elementary School and partici-pation in the Lan-drum Area Busi-ness Association.

The latest under-taking, working with the City of Landrum, has been to initiate the Foot-

hills Quilt Trail, with four quilt blocks already installed and another 11 expect-ed to be hung by late summer.

A quilt trail consists of a series of exte-rior painted quilt blocks that range in size from one foot square up to eight feet square along a designated route.

The first quilt block was hung over the gym at Landrum Middle School in Au-gust of 2011 to honor the spirit of coop-eration between quilters and the school. The club has worked with the city of Landrum to select designs that tie into local history.

“We always welcome new members who enjoy the fellowship and creativity

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The Ronald McDonald House in Green-ville, founded in the late 1980s, was one of the first beneficiaries of the mem-bers’ generosity. Even before the house opened, the club voted to make “cuddle” quilts for children who were receiving treatment at Greenville Memorial Hos-pital.

No one knows exactly how many quilts have been donated over the last 22 years, but so far in 2012 more than 189 of the quilting club’s creations have gone to sick children and their siblings.

When the Smith Phayer Hospice House opened in Landrum, it seemed a natu-ral partner for the Landrum Quil-ters. Four gurney quilts were do-nated and are now on hand, and as of November 2012, the club has pro-vided 150 quilts and 32 neck pil-lows to the hos-pice house just this year.

The hearts of quil-ters were touched a couple of years ago when they learned that children who are removed from their homes and put into protec-tive custody are often not permitted to take any belongings with them. In co-operation with the Spartanburg County Department of Social Services, mem-bers made more than 350 tote and duffle bags this year so that displaced children would have something of their own in which to carry new clothes and other items provided by Social Services. The 2011 Christmas project - making pil-lowcases for these children - was also a huge success.

Over the years, the members of the club have reached out to many other seg-ments of the community.

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For more information about the Lan-drum Quilters, visit the club’s website: www.landrumquilters.com.

The 2013 Landrum Quilt Show will take place June 13 - 15 in the gym at Landrum Middle School, 104 Redland Road.

The show will feature quilts in a vari-ety of categories, vendors, a quilter in residence and a boutique with hand-made items.

of quilting,” said Darleen Sanford, Lan-drum Quilters president.The club meets on the second Thursday at 9:30 a. m. in the Gowensville Community Center, 14186 Highway 11, near the intersec-tion with Highway 14.

Emily Boisvert demonstrated machine quilting during the 2011 National Quilting Day event at the Landrum Library. The Landrum Quilters annual-ly set up an exhibit and provide demonstrations to promote the art of quilting.

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During the first full week of National Hospice & Palliative Care Month, Hospice of the Carolina Foothills (a non-profit hospice provider) initi-ated a week-long event called “Dining Out for Hospice”. This partnership with area restaurants provided an opportunity to patronize local eat-eries while raising awareness and funds for local hospice services.

Thirty restaurants from Saluda, Columbus, and Tryon, NC, down through Landrum, Inman and Greer “stepped up.” Each picked a day be-tween November 4 and 9 to return a percentage of their sales to the Hospice that has served the Carolina Foothills since 1981.

Eight Landrum restaurants participated! Ayers & Son, Bojangles, Drake House, Hare & Hound, Kent’s, Southside Smokehouse, Stone Soup, and Zenzera enthusiastically supported this event. They put up posters, and placed tent cards on tables. They wore “Dining Out” stick-ers and posed for photos. Stone Soup even chose a “do-over” date because business was unusually slow on November 6 . . . Election Night.

It is no secret that Landrum is a thriving small town on the NC/SC state line. All kinds of shop-ping, from antiques to thrift, stand side by side offering customers a great selection of merchan-dise.

And it is no secret that, similarly, there is a wide array of “good eating” in Landrum. Whether dining in or taking out, from sausage biscuits to lobster wontons, from meatloaf to shrimp & grits, country or continental, there are lots of great choices, and lots of generosity!

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Some of Landrum’s Best Chefs Share

Makes one half pan of pudding

For date mixture

14oz Pitted dates 2 tsp Vanilla extract 2 tsp Baking soda

For cake

8Tbl Unsalted butter, softened 2 cup Sugar 2 Large egg 1½ cup AP flour plus 2Tbl 2tsp Baking powder 1 tsp Kosher salt

For sauce

4Tbl Unsalted butter 1 cup Heavy cream 12oz Dark brown sugar ½ tsp Kosher salt 3 tsp Dark rum

For the pudding: Heat the oven to 325. Blanch dates in boiling water long enough to loosen their skins.

Add 1 cup of water and chop in food processor, puree well. Transfer date paste to a saucepan and bring to a simmer over med heat. Add vanilla, then remove from the heat and whisk in baking soda.

In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter with the sugar, then beat in the egg. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, then add one third of this mixture to the sugar & butter. Mix in one third of the date paste. Repeat process until all in incorporated.

Butter an half pan. Pour the batter into the pan and set the pan in a larger pan of water. Fill the outer pan with enough hot water to come up ¾ the way up the sides of the cake pan. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until the outer edges of the pudding are firm and brown and the middle is still somewhat wet, 1-1 ½ hours.

For the sauce: combine butter, cream, sugar, salt and rum in a sauce-pan. Bring to simmer over med high heat, stirring frequently.

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Chefs Amanda Greene and Ethan Sessoms

El Chile Rojo “Molcajete Rocks”

This dish is a combination of :

• Grilled chicken • Beef • Shrimp • Chorizo (a type of pork sausage) • Grilled onions • Grilled tomatoes • Topped with grated mexican cheese

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Drake House Southern Pecan Pie

1 cup sugar 1/2 cup white corn syrup 1/4 cup butter, melted 3 eggs beaten well 1 cup pecan halves 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Combine sugar, corn syrup and butter. Add eggs and pecans, mixing well. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes, reduce temperature to 350 and continue baking for 30 to 35 minutes.

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with antiseptic. Make an appointment with your veterinarian to discuss a plan that best fits you and your pets.

Our third resolution is better behavior. Chewing and scratching furniture, floors, and doors may be more than just a bad dog. Many pets suffer from separation anxiety when our busy lives take us away from home. Your pet may be barking excessively or having accidents in the house. These problems can be difficult to manage and require a lot of patience. First, we need to rule out health problems that may be caus-ing changes in behavior. Next, we can work on changing our pet’s responses to anxiety inducing situations. You can start by giving your pet a toy filled with treats or peanut butter to keep them occupied in the first minutes after you leave. Don’t give up. Your veterinarian can be a wealth of information and resources for behavioral problems.

Our dogs and cats are with us every day of the year. So why not include our pets as we resolve to make this year our best yet?

Traditionally, the New Year symbolizes a fresh start. We make resolutions to live bet-ter and healthier in the coming year. For most of us, these mean altering our every-day habits and routines as we toss out the old and bring in the new. This New Year, let’s take a fresh look at how we can improve life for our four legged friends. A new ev-eryday routine with your dogs can make a huge difference in their health. With this in mind, we have a list of resolutions for your furry family members.

Our first resolution is more exercise: Dogs and cats can spend hours a day napping contently in a favorite spot. We need to keep them active. A daily walk or game of fetch can go a long way towards maintain-ing your pet’s health. For young dogs, it is an excellent way to work on obedience and to prevent destructive behavior. Mature dogs benefit from retaining muscle mass that supports older joints while keeping off excess weight. Kittens need dedicated play time with their favorite toys. Heavy

cats may benefit from special feeders that require activity instead of a regular bowl.

Our second resolution is better dental care. Tooth and gum disease often go undetected at home. Make a point to check your pet’s teeth on a regular basis. Tartar build up is easy to spot. Remember to check those back molars. Other things to look for are loose or broken teeth and red gums. Redness of the gums can mean an infection around the tooth roots. Infections like this can lead to painful abscesses and, more seriously, bac-terial infection of the heart and liver. There are many options for improving your dental care routine from brushing to chews made

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A visit to Country Peddler often feels like warm syrup driz-zling over hot pancakes. You can slow down, leave the stress behind and enjoy relaxed shopping in the nearby country town of Campobello. Old friends, Jeaneen Cobourn and Debbie Denton have had the General Store, the Old Corn Mill and the Diggin’ Barn open for business since 1995. Their three buildings are packed full of nostalgic toys, old-timey candies, wonderful gifts, stocking stuffers galore . . . and an-tiques everywhere! It is really a fun place to shop! You can sip some spiced cider, play checkers by the pot-belly stove and just explore. You might find a Jack-in-the-box, marbles and a slinky -- some pretty lace oilcloth and flavorings for your holiday baking -- a dropleaf table, a book from 1890 and a cast iron pot -- bubblegum cigars, horehound drops and jaw-breakers -- specialty light bulbs and wicks -- scented elec-tric candles, lovely flour sack towels and even musical door chimes. This is truly a general store. You’ll love it!Also, be sure to attend their OPEN HOUSE Saturday evening, December 8 from 5 - 8pm. They’ll be serving refreshments and selling tickets to Campobello’s Candlelight Christmas Tour of Homes.

A long time Christmas tradition in the Spartanburg-Greenville area, Maxine Edwards is busy making bows and taking orders for her many loyal customers. For-merly at Westgate Mall, this year she has transformed Gramling’s Big Red Barn on Hwy 176 into a Christmas wonderland. What a treat! Maxine puts such quality into every centerpiece, wreath and spray she creates... from the elegant to the simple. She loves her work and, as a country girl, believes in keeping her prices reasonable. Whether you want to give your home that special holiday touch or are on a committee to decorate your church, she can be your life saver! From exquisite tree-topper bows to lovely decorated porch trees, her work can make your Christmas beautiful. Our community can certainly be proud of the creativity and talent Maxine brings to the Spartanburg area evey Christmas season.

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ONLY A SHORT DRIVE AWAYCHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK

As we transition from the hot summer to the cold winter there’s no better time to get out and see what’s around us. A great place to start is Chimney Rock State Park, which is only a short drive from wherever you are. This iconic spot became a resort and recreation area in 1885 when Jerome B. Freeman built a stairway to the top of Chimney Rock.Chimney Rock State Park has recently been through many renovations with easier access for all. There are numerous trails for all level experienced hikers; my personal favorites are the “Hickory Nut Falls” trail which takes you to one of the tallest waterfalls east of the Missis-sippi River with a cascade of 404 feet. My ulti-mate favorite is the “Skyline” Trail which takes you to the top of the park at what is called “Ex-clamation Point”. This is quite a hike and can be strenuous for many, but the 75 mile view will make you say “Wow”… with an exclama-tion point! From this point, you may be slight-ly familiar with the view as scenes from the epic 1992 romantic adventure movie “Last of the Mohicans” starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. The front gate and bridge were used in the 1984 movie, “Firestarter” star-ring Drew Barrymore and George C. Scott. Just

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a mile away, Jennifer Gray and the late Patrick Swayze danced the night away at the Lake Lure Inn, in the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing”. The hiking at Chimney Rock State Park is only one of the many things to do. With just over 5,700 acres the park is home to many animals, insects and plant life. Enthusiasts enjoy the bird watching here year round. While the park is consistently undergoing improve-ments, it does not have its own campground, but there are several places for camping in the immediate area. Rock climbing is located near the admission gate and because of its popularity is a great place for having a group get-together. At the base of the park, in Chim-ney Rock Village is the Rocky Broad River which is a great spot for trout fishing or just relaxing. Once you’ve had your fill of hiking and sightseeing I’m sure you’ll be plenty hun-gry, but you won’t find a McDonald’s or any other fast food restaurants nearby be-cause the closest ones are miles away in Columbus or Rutherfordton. When you are ready to eat, stop by either the Sky Lounge Gift Shop & Deli or head back into Chimney Rock Village and enjoy some great food at one of my personal fa-vorites, The Old Rock Café with dining on the Rocky Broad River. The food is always good and will sat-isfy the pocket of even the stingiest of budgets. The vil-lage itself has numerous res-taurants and places to shop, along with a nature trail on the river.

Located only 45 minutes from downtown Spartanburg and 30 minutes from Rutherfordton, Chimney Rock State Park offers numerous events throughout the year. Just visit http://www.chimneyrockpark.com for more information. In December, you will find details about visiting Santa on the Chimney from the 8th to the 15th. As you can see, there is much to see and do at Chimney Rock and we recommend this destination to all of our readers.

You can follow the author and pho-tographer, Kevin Senter, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kevinsenter to find out where he is going next and to see his other photography work around western North Caroli-na, the Upstate of South Car-olina and various locations around the Southeastern United States.

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Amid fanfare and gold shovels, St. Luke’s Hospital friends and officials signaled the beginning of a $5.6 million construction project to add a six-bed replacement wing on the hospital campus, fea-turing enlarged patient rooms, a state-of-the-art gym for physical rehabilitation, a new nurses’ station and a large, comfortable room for family time.

Ken Shull, chief executive officer for St. Luke’s Hospi-tal, along with several members of the hospital and St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees partici-pated in a short program to mark the hospital’s first major facility upgrade since 1991 when a six-bed In-tensive Care Unit was added. “We believe this new project will enable us to be more competitive with neighboring hospitals and more ef-ficient for patient care. And we expect it will engage the community and once again invoke great pride in our facility,” Shull said

The new wing will connect to the administrative hall-way of the hospital, which was originally built in 1972. At that time 40 years ago, the 76-bed facility was mod-ern, well-equipped and the pride of the community.

“Right now, we’re delivering state-of-the-art care in a 40-year-old building,” said general surgeon Dr. Jim Holleman, chief of staff and a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Luke’s Hospital. “We are not as efficient as we should be, and we’re not as attractive as we could be. But these plans will allow St. Luke’s Hospital to provide improved aesthetics, efficiency and recovery for our pa-tients. The new environment will, no doubt, en-hance the patient experience and reflect the level of care patients receive.”

Shull agreed. “Even with a dedicated staff who inspire confidence and excellence in patient care, we are faced with an aging facility, cramped pa-tient rooms, and small bathrooms with narrow doorways that make it difficult to maneuver,” he said. “And those are just a few of the challenges confronting our staff and patients.”

The expansion and extra room are also needed to accommodate an increasing number of patients who choose St. Luke’s for excellent nursing care and advanced surgical procedures, including or-thopedic surgery.

Like Dr. Holleman, Brian Rosenberg, MD, chief of surgery, is a member of St. Luke’s Board of Trustees. He and other members of the board have been instrumental in planning the updated patient wing which is designed for patients re-covering from general and orthopedic surgery.The 15,000 square-foot addition will integrate natural aesthetics and mountain views to en-hance recovery. Opening to a glass-walled hall-way, six large, private rooms will be three times

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larger than the hospital’s current room size to better accommodate post-surgical care with comfortable space for visitors. With personal amenities, full bath-rooms and pristine views, the new patient wing will also feature a large family waiting room and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center, Shull said. A large open gym area and private treatment rooms will be equipped to enhance the excep-tional care St. Luke’s patients currently receive in the off-campus rehab center. One-on-one therapy with a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist or therapy assistant will remain a hall-mark of St. Luke’s highly regarded rehab center. In addition, the new rehab center will feature unique therapies to resemble real-life activities for daily liv-ing, such as getting in and out of a car, which can be a difficult task for a patient who is recovering from orthopedic surgery. Patients will also benefit from advanced technology that will provide improved patient safety and one-on-one aquatic therapy. With additional space, the Rehab Center can expand the Balance program to assess the risk for falling, combined with exercises to strengthen and prevent such fall injuries. In addition, a unique Lymphedema

treatment program is available locally to save pa-tients a trip out of the county for treatment.

The construction project, which should be completed by late 2013, is projected to cost $5.6 million, Shull said. Additional funding will be available through bank financing, and Shull stressed, “No county tax money will be used to fund construction.”

Thanks to Beth Laughridge, campaign chair, Meshelle Colvin, executive director, and a com-mittee of volunteers, St. Luke’s Hospital Founda-tion’s Building on Excellence capital campaign has successfully raised $1.8 million towards a $2 mil-lion goal.

“We are pleased that the Building on Excellence campaign has been so well received by our donors and our community,” Colvin said. “It’s obvious that people recognize the need for and benefit of a new patient care wing, and it’s evident that our com-munity values St. Luke’s Hospital for the vital, life-saving services it provides to this community.”

Chair of the hospital’s Board of Trustees Fred Foy agreed. “Our Board, administration, staff and physicians are excited about the plans,” Foy said. “We believe this project will energize the community for continued support and trust in St. Luke’s Hospital for their healthcare needs.”

St. Luke’s Hospital is a private, not for profit community hospital dedicated to provid-

ing exceptional care, close to home.

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Columbus, North Carolina | 828.894.2408 | SaintLukesHospital.com

Wishing You WellFlowers and balloons bring smiles

to our patients, but at St. Luke’sHospital, we deliver more . . .

Since 1929, St. Luke’s Hospital hasbeen here, caring for our friends

and neighbors in the CarolinaFoothills. As a small community

hospital, we fill a huge need,providing access to life-savingemergency care, outstandingsurgical care, and attentive,

compassionate acute medical care.

St. Luke’s Hospital is proud to offerthe latest in diagnostic imaging,outcomes-based rehabilitation,respectful geriatric-psychiatric

care, state-of-the-artorthopedic care and

so much more.

St. Luke’s Hospital remainscommitted to providing qualitycare… a safe, comfortable andcaring atmosphere… medical

services right here in ourcommunity.

Flowers and balloons are nice, butat St. Luke’s, we deliver far more—exceptional care, close to home.

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