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Columns10 Faith Matters28 Good Eats30 David Clark

Departments7 From the Publisher13 Lexington Leaders9 Events15 Faith in Action31 Spice of Life

I hope everyone had a great Father’s Day. I sure did. As our family matures (in age, at least), we seem to be spending less and less time together as a group. Someone always seems to be missing, or we have ex-tra friends with us. I guess this is just how life is with teenagers.

But on this Father’s Day, it was just the five of us. We took the pontoon out on Lake Murray. Joey likes to be captain, and did a great job of navigating the family around the lake and beaching when we decided to chill and float. He’s also the unofficial disc jockey of the vessel, and makes sure the tunes are blaring. Jenna and Donna tend to just lay there and soak up the sun. We all made the unfortunate mistake of not wearing enough sunscreen for the first time out on the water this year. Please be sure to lather up!

As the boat owner, I pay for every-thing and try to fix what’s broken. I’m also the head chef, responsible for cook-ing burgers for the crew. Nine-year-old Noah is full of nine million questions that he expects me to answer. I try my best to explain what the nests under the bridges are, and what happens if we run out of gas. He’s fascinated by the bright yellow Sea Tow boat that roars past, and the fact that some people

live on houseboats.Somehow my appreciation for this “typ-

ical” family time was different this Father’s Day. It was deeper and more intense, per-haps because I know that just like the short summer season, days like this won’t last. Be-fore we know it and definitely before we’re ready, they’ll be off to college and life’s cycle will move forward. I’ll keep the sunscreen handy, just in case.

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Recently, while sitting on the deck at my home in the quiet sur-roundings of early morning, as the sun was rising and beginning to peek through the trees around our house, I was reminded of the cre-ation story in the Bible … the part where God would come down in the cool of the evening and talk with Adam and Eve. As I was sitting there, I heard footsteps going across the gravel road on the other side of the trees. Now, I could not see whoever was making those footsteps, but I could hear them walking.

Here’s my thought. In the story of Adam and Eve, after they had eaten the forbidden fruit, the Scriptures describe the scene in this manner: “the voice of the Lord God came walking in the garden.” As I sat quietly in the early morning mist, everything became so serene, dreamlike. I had a moment when I could imagine—yes, experience—the presence of God in my life. I could have my moment with God, too.

In that moment, I was so captured by God’s love and acceptance of me. Words and feelings such as love, peace, and contentment came to mind. In a crazy, mixed-up, and hectic world in which we live today, to have such moments truly refresh our emotions and refuel our soul.

You know, you can have those moments … that experience. Yes, you can know the God of creation as Adam and Eve did by coming into relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Years ago, I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins, come into my heart—and I committed my life to Him. That has been the difference for me … and will be for you as well.

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Naming the Young Professional of the Year was relatively easy for the Lexington Chamber of Com-merce this year. A 23-year-old who leads events for two com-panies while also participating in community service stood out among his colleagues. Adam DeLoach says he is just getting started in working for and in his hometown, and he looks forward to more and bigger things ahead.

This Lexington native grad-uated from White Knoll High School and attended the Col-lege of Charleston and the University of South Carolina before signing on at Golden Hills Golf Club as a cart boy. “I wanted to get started in the business world,” he says, “and Golden Hills gave me the opportunity to move up. I became the director of Member-ship and Events there. It was a way for me to plan and execute ideas for the clients. It’s been interesting and challenging.”

Adam recently accepted a position as a Regional Account Manager at Binswanger Glass Company and is already working on more ideas for cus-tomer service in the Midlands and state-wide. He’ll be supervising business accounts in Greenville, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston as well as locally.

Adam’s work in event planning led him to create his own company two years ago. In putting on big events for clients, he had been heavily in-volved in the rental of supplies and equipment, such as linens, glassware, decorations, and a myriad of other accessories. Instead of searching for a variety of suppliers, he decided to establish a service for this part of event planning, guaranteeing a high quality of supplies for rent and first-class service at every level. Thus came into being Palmetto Décor, where he

works with his team to serve parties, weddings, business meetings, and all other special occasions.

“I’ve always liked designing for important occasions, and I thought here I can provide top quality items that make the event special.”

The business world is only part of the community to which Adam contributes his time and expertise. He participates in ac-tivities of the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, serving one year as an Ambassador, calling on members and prospects, and assisting staff with events. He serves on the board of the Empowered Young Professionals of Lexington, a networking organization that

meets monthly with guest speakers, helping integrate young businesspeo-ple into their community. He’s also part of the Lexington Jay-cees and for several years has led “Blood Stock,” an annual blood drive for the American Red Cross.

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When people leave Red Bank Baptist Church’s parking lot, a sign reminds them to enter the mission field wherever that may be. “Our goal is to go, gather, and grow,” said Senior Pastor Jeff Wright. “We want to reach out into the world and the community. We are disciples making disciples.”

Red Bank Baptist Church is known as a missions church, as evidenced by their many upcoming short-term missions trips this summer and fall. “Our missions team is very active,” said Wright. In addition to their out-of-state and out-of-country trips, they are also starting a local missionary and outreach proj-ect where church members will reach out to their neighbors.

“We are currently working to go into the community with our Sunday School classes and (they will) reach out to people in their area,” said Wright. “It could be people who they work with or have relationships with who don’t know Christ. We’ll then invite them to an eight-week Bible study and hope-fully they’ll start a relationship. It’ll be con-ducted like an eight-week mission project in our area.”

More than $60,000 has been utilized in missions trips and building churches thanks to provisions from Red Bank Baptist’s sup-porters, according to Wright. “We’ve start-ed churches in West Virginia and India and have assisted with churches in Romania, and we’ve partnered with the Canadian Baptist Association in assisting a church in Nova Scotia,” he said.

The church’s mission statement embod-ies the heart of going into the world and making disciples. It states that they are seeking to win the world for Christ one per-son at a time while developing disciples in a relational environment.

The church is sending people out into the field in many different countries and states, including Romania, England, Scotland, Nova Scotia, Kentucky, and West Virginia. In addi-tion to building and assisting churches across the world, Red Bank Baptist has also cospon-

sored five churches in Lexington County, Wright added.

Red Bank Baptists goes beyond its mis-sions that personify the church; it also focus-es on growing their members with ministries for women, men, children, and students. The women’s ministry hosts Ladies Night Out events while the men’s ministry hosts outdoor banquets. Children look forward to events such as Upward Basketball and AWANAs. As Wright points out, it’s important the church not forget to grow their own members.

“When I say ‘going, gathering, and grow-ing,’ what I’m saying is as a church we need to be going into the world to reach people. We’re going to gather people together and show them what it means to be a Christian. And then—here’s the thing I think a lot of churches miss—is the growing aspect. Once we gather them and explain to them and they accept, it’s our responsibility to grow them,” said Wright. n

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If you are a Lexington resident, you might recognize names like Harmon, Rawl, and Roof. A Harmon – in this case, Hollie Harmon – created the spark that kindled this story.

In the 1960s, Hollie Harmon lived with his sister Nancy, their mother Rebecca, and father Hodges “Buck” Timmerman Harmon in a corner house at 3rd Avenue and Hen-drix Street. The stately house, which still graces the site, was constructed in 1907. It had the first indoor plumbing system pow-ered by a windmill in Lexington. It is dis-tinct in the neighborhood for its gabled roof and dormers built in a restrained Queen Anne style.

3rd Avenue was called “Wildcat Alley” back when their dad, Buck, grew up in the house, but few residents from those days seem to know why. Everyone just called it

Wildcat Alley. Buck’s children and wife re-call his oft-told story about spotting wild bobcats in the dawn hours down Wildcat Alley Hill. He was certain that’s how Wild-cat Alley earned its name.

It’s easy to imagine Buck studying open areas by the woods each morning, hoping for a glimpse of an elusive bobcat. The area along Wildcat Alley was a perfectly dense habitat for bobcats in the less populated Lexington of early twentieth century, and the county is still home to many of the shy, secretive cats.

On hot summer days during her child-hood, Hollie’s sister, Nancy, pedaled bare-foot from their corner home down Wildcat Alley Hill and navigated the sharp right turn toward the small arm of Twelve-Mile Creek. Once there, she and friends swung out from a heavy brown rope tied to a limb and dropped into the creek below. A cool burst of exhilaration and relief from the sweltering heat were the rewards. Today, that area pro-vides the future home for Lexington’s 900-seat Project Ice House Amphitheater.

A Walk Down Memory Lane Other past residents of Wildcat Alley

provided memories of growing up in old Lexington. Gil Roof, of Roof’s Automatic Transmissions, lived with his family around the Wildcat Alley curve on the other side

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of Hendrix Street. Beside him lived Mrs. Beth Caddell, former Lexington librarian, and her husband Marvin, though everyone called him “Pete.”

Wildcat Alley residents remember that Mrs. Caddell’s first husband, Mr. Taylor, made homemade candy behind their 3rd Avenue residence. Back then, a mourner could purchase pecan pies for funerals from their neighbor, Miss Baynard.

Irmo attorney Gary Rish lived next door to Gil Roof and dated a young woman named Ruth during his last two years of high school. When Ruth first moved to Lexing-ton, the only streetlights were on Church Street and Main and Lake Drive and Main.

The Lexington Old Mill was called “The Hill,” and Lexington Elementary School housed elementary through high school students.

Ms. Virginia Hylton, for whom the town park is named, was active in preserving the town’s natural beauty and served for many years on the town council. Gil Roof remem-bers the fervor with which she protected the town’s trees, ensuring that additional trees replaced every felled one.

“Everything in Lexington was on Main Street, and it was booming,” says Beth Cad-dell. “There were two drug stores. One was Harmon Drug Store. The Dispatch News was on Main Street. Addy’s Dodge was where Craig Reagin Clothiers is now.” Across from Robert’s Grocery Store was the Max Grocery Store and a restaurant called the Toastie Shop.

Hugh Rogers, still practicing law on South Lake Drive, served two terms as mayor of Lexington, from 1967 to 1975. He remembers the dedication of the old courthouse on Main Street, a memorable celebration held on January 15, 1940. A festive parade marked the occasion, and hundreds were bussed in to watch the dedi-cation. It was the first time he had ever seen a majorette.

Mrs. Caddell and Rogers recall the elec-tion process from 1940’s Lexington. Resi-dents parked cars up along the curbs and sat on the courthouse lawn. The number of votes was written on cards next to each candidate’s name. They were projected from an upstairs courthouse window across the alley to the white sheet-draped wall of what was then Harmon’s Drug, now the Walker & Morgan Building. Young Beth operated the projector, a meaningful assignment for the young girl.

lexington’s early residents are vital pieces of the fabric that created this town.

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A Mascot for Lexington?The October 1936 issue of the Lexington

Chronicle reported, “In the second game of the season, the strong Lexington Wildcats easily defeated the Irmo Yellowjackets.”

Were the Lexington Wildcats also named for the town’s bobcat population?

Many South Carolina towns name their roads after local wildlife. Wildcat Road (US 76) runs between Devine Street and Fort Jackson Boulevard. Bobcat Road (S-1122) meets Highway 391 near Batesburg-Lees-ville Primary School.

Buck Harmon’s story is convincing. Wild-cats were here before the first settlement was established in 1735. Why wouldn’t the town’s streets and teams honor their name?

Damone Leaphart, Lexington High School Wildcats’ coach, researched the team’s history for several years with friend Skip Jones. The team name dates back at least as far as the Chronicle story and prob-ably earlier than that.

The Wildcats once played at “Wildcat Hollow” off Ball Park Road. Former LHS coach Otis Rawl Sr. (1968–1981) knew wildcats lived down in the hollows. His

daughter-in-law, Principal Melissa Rawl, re-members Rawl heard cats hollering down in the hollow one night. The name stuck. In another story, Rawl looked at the lay of the land for a future sports field and noticed the land was shaped like a small hollow.

This past football season, Coach Lea-phart and his wife observed bobcats on their property. The coach glimpsed one animal poised in bright sunlight beside their pond. There stood a large cat with its telltale yellowish brown, spotted coat, and broad face with ruffs of fur on each side. After a brief, silent moment, the bobcat bounded over a log and disappeared into dense brush. Leaphart took it as a good omen. Lexington High School had a great 2015 football season.

Lexington’s early residents are vital piec-es of the fabric that created this town. The silent, graceful bobcat remains an import-ant part of that same fabric. Adults who were once children chasing dreams down Wildcat Alley carry deep-seated memories of their small, closely knit town, and the stories born in them carry a life of their own. All we need do is ask. n

Furtive, Furry creatures “You don’t hear them; they’re ‘just

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Near the Farmers Market in Lexington County, you can treat yourself to a meal and help others at the same time. Just visit the café called Mission Market on Pine Ridge Road, off Fish Hatchery Road — the brainchild of a dedicated family working through Christ Central Ministries.

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The Jones brothers and sisters lead this mission: Jimmy, Becky, Danny, Pat and Tina. “This family, along with hard work and the leadership of God, is finding ways to serve great needs in our community,” says Becky Sturkie. “Mission Market is just one of the outreach programs of Christ Central Ministries. We opened the café last June, and are proud of its success.”

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is a desire to follow the rules and get back on track. Everyone who’s ever learned about addiction recovery knows that return-ing to a productive life is one of the biggest obstacles. Finding a good paying job and demonstrating the discipline to meet a regular schedule doesn’t just happen. It can take a huge amount of counseling, mentoring, and assistance to achieve the kind of stability that many of us take for granted. Mission Market has become a significant factor in helping individuals ac-complish these goals.

The café is attractive and modern, and the varied menu features fresh local produce. The staff visits the nearby State Farmers Market three times a week, bringing back armloads of whatever’s in season in the Midlands. When you visit, be sure to check out Mission Attic next door. Donated household items are sold at bargain prices to support Christ Central programs.

The café is considered a pilot program; sim-ilar facilities are needed throughout our com-munity, and the Mission Market staff plans to expand on the idea. A former golf course and clubhouse in Winnsboro offers promise. There are good opportunities ahead in South Congaree and Gas-ton. Becky Sturkie proudly proclaims the title of Barnabas; he was the right-hand man of Paul in the New Testament.

“This community has been very supportive,” says Becky. “Mis-sion Market is doing well.”

Sixteen years ago, Pastor Jimmy Jones and his siblings found-ed their own mission, Christ Central Ministries. Where they saw a need in the community, they took it on. At first, feeding the homeless was their primary focus. They placed an emphasis on helping needy veterans, and then added a free medical clinic — including dental and optical treatment. A tutorial program called Nehemiah Project furnishes afterschool help and super-

vision for struggling students. Several months ago, the ministry took on the challenge of

helping those newly- released from prison. Some of their prob-lems are the same as those for recovering addicts: how to get and keep a job. In addition, after being closed off from society

for an extended time, life on the outside has changed so much that these individuals don’t know where to start or how to adapt.

Pastor Jones puts it this way: “Mission Market is part of our Career and Life Skills Group. Food industry training is designed for those who need help getting there. In ad-dition, we house and support several veter-ans at our Central Midlands Transitional Re-treat, a center for homeless vets in Lexington. That facility is one of the largest of its kind in the south.” The Christ Central Institute is a college of missions and ministry in Wagener, offering an education to bring students up to 21st century standards.

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with anger, sadness, or worry. Although each of these feelings plays an important role in an emotionally balanced lifestyle, when they get out of control, our emotional health begins to suffer and we fall victim to undue worry, insecurity, and hostility. When our emotions continue to go unchecked, the consequences grow and spread to other parts of our lives, affecting our relationships with others and even our physical health. Luckily, we all have laughter on our side. Humor—like anger, sadness, and fear—is an en-during characteristic of the human condition and acts as nature’s counterbalance to the other three. Consider the following reasons for adding laughter to your routine.

laughter Dissolves DistressWhen we experience anger, the neural activity that occurs in

our brains makes it physically impossible to think clearly. Simi-larly, science has shown that introducing humor to the emotional equation temporarily bars our brains from experiencing fear, an-ger, or sadness. If we can consciously apply this technique, it can help us in just about any situation.

For example, if you can’t shake a bad case of the nerves while preparing for a job interview or a business presentation, just take a step back and have a little laugh—whether at your situation or something else—and feel the anxiety disappear. It’s the same

principle behind the age-old technique of picturing an audience in their underwear. Learning to limit how seriously we take our-selves can have positive long-term effects, such as increasing our ability to find solutions to complex personal issues and helping us maintain a healthy self-image.

If your emotional burden stems from something more far-reaching, like the loss of a loved one, it may take more effort to interrupt the cycle of negativity. Sadness has its rightful place on the emotional spectrum, and grieving is a normal, healthy re-action. Yet if it gets out of hand, you can try remembering your loved one in a humorous way or just purposefully devote some time to laughter every day and see if your emotional scale doesn’t tip back in the direction of balance.

It may sound difficult, but just remember that painting humor into your perspective goes a long way toward creating a psycho-logical distance, which can in turn provide relief from the toll taken by a heavy emotional load.

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with frustration, bitterness, or loss, sharing the emotional weight of our circumstances with another person can make the difference between being able to bear it and being crushed beneath it.

Sharing humor helps us in many other ways as well. It triggers positive feelings and strengthens the emotional bonds we share with others. The stronger these bonds are, the better equipped a relationship is to withstand stress and disappointment. Laughter in a relationship can also be synonymous with joy, satisfaction, and buoyancy because humor helps us be more spontaneous and expressive as well as less defensive. Incorporating more laughter into our lives can aid us not only in our most intimate relation-ships, but also in our interactions with friends, colleagues, and even strangers.

Although we might not think of humor as a habit, it can be a healthy one to cultivate. When we’re in the middle of a de-structive emotional storm, sometimes laughing seems like the last thing we care to do. The chemistry behind our negative emotions can make finding the humor in a situation a nearly impossible task. The good news, however, is that if we make a habit of laugh-ter, we will not only be less likely to fall under the dark spell of our own anger or anxiety, but we’ll also be more capable of break-ing any cycles of negativity in which we find ourselves. There are many ways to do this, but maybe the simplest way is best: Laugh sincerely, laugh often, and laugh together. n

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It was the finest moment in many a town crier’s career, as he stood on a barrel and called out to people just like you and me:

“When in the Course of human events,it becomes necessary for one people

to dissolve the political bandswhich have connected them

with another...”

Everybody stood a little straighter and nodded.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident...”

And the crier paused, letting the words sink in — that you and me, all of us here, right now, believe these ideas are so deep down inside of us that no one can deny it;

“...that all men are created equal,that they are endowed by their Creator with

certain unalienable Rights,that among these are Life, Liberty and the

pursuit of Happiness.”

The crier declared that the people of these newborn colonies would no longer stand for being dogged around.

Men put their arms around their wives and children. Women held on to hus-bands. Mothers held on to sons. Everyone knew blood would flow on account of the crier’s words. They had shook hands with their neighbor and looked him in the eye. The flowing blood would come from every family in every community.

The crier slowed way down at the end:“And for the support of this Declaration,

with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence,

we mutually pledge to each other our Lives,our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

No one cheered when it was over. Ev-eryone knew there were men and women all over the countryside hearing the same words in stores, in churches, and on dusty

street corners. And everyone knew the British were listening, too.

When I was young I was fascinated by the stories of poorly dressed men who faced down the big boys in the fancy red coats. I wondered about pledging to die. I wondered about being created equal. I wondered about liberty. I wondered about a thing called sacred honor.

Dad talked to a group of us Cub Scouts about freedom. This is the only topic I remember from that year. We were old enough to start getting rambunctious, but freedom got our attention. Dad told us we were free to do as we pleased as long as we didn’t infringe on the rights of others. I have spent the rest of my life since then discovering what is meant by the rights of others, as I have been both the stepper-on and steppee of toes.

Imagine your neighbors looking you in the eye, shaking your hand, and saying: “Go ahead, we’re right beside you.” Imag-ine how it felt when the battles for free-dom had been successful. Now it was up to those who had won to be better men than the tyrants they defeated.

I wonder if kids still wonder what freedom is. I wonder if anyone tells them anymore how it started. The folks who got up the idea of Independence in the first place knew they were creating an ideal that would never be realized. They were looking ahead to people like you and me to continue the work of 1776.

Now, we live in a world where knowing our neighbor is an oddity. We talk tough about defending our homes against in-truders, but I wonder if we could gather together a group of men who would be willing to die on behalf of a vague idea.

The biggest adversary to the freedoms gained in 1776 has been the actions of those who would be tyrants if they could, and the inaction of those who would allow them to be.

The Declaration of Independence was written in ink, but what made the ink stick to the paper was the blood of men and women who gave their lives to the protection of the ideas expressed in that document.

The King of England was the enemy. He was trying to control the different ideas of raggedly dressed folks who were carving a life out of the wilderness. These same folks put on better clothes and proceeded to vi-olate the very ideas their brothers and sis-ters had died for, as they learned how to be the pusher instead of the pushed-around.

Gather your kids around and tell them anything you know about the people will-ing to die for an idea. Shake the hand of an old man or woman, because they proba-bly helped defend those ideas during their younger days. It’s likely they know first-hand what it’s like to hear bullets whizzing by while men scream in agony. Shake the hand of someone who’s serving our Coun-try now. Tell them “Thank you for your service. Welcome Home.”

Take five minutes and read the Decla-ration of Independence. Think about what it must have been like to only dream of Freedom. Think about joining with others who were willing to die for it. Think about what it was like to shovel the dirt on top of kinfolk and neighbors who caught a lead ball in the stomach and fell face down in the grass. Think of the love and the sorrow in the hearts of those left behind.

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Parmesan Grilled Corn4 ears corn1/2 cup mayonnaise1 1/2 cups sour cream1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro leaves1 cup freshly grated Parmesan1 lime, juiced

Red chili powder, to taste2 limes cut into wedges, for garnish

Remove husks corn leaving the core attached at the end. Cook on hot grill or use cast iron griddle pan until slightly charred, turning occasionally. Mix mayo, sour cream and cilantro; grate Parme-san. While corn is still warm, slather with mayo mix. Squeeze lime juice and Parmesan over corn, season with chili powder; serve with lime wedges.

Buttermilk Pork Chops2 cups buttermilk3 Tbsp. packed light brown sugar4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oilKosher salt6 cloves garlic, smashed6 bay leaves2 tsp. hot sauce12 black peppercorns1 lemon6 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops (1 inch

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