Food
 Ideal wine for Thanksgiving dinner? It's complicated
Cheesy Baked Mushroom Chicken is an easy, comforting meal
Cheyenne Cohen / Katie Workman via AP From cooking kits to ice cream makers to books to flights of honey, there are lots of way to fuel a budding cook's interest.
Encourage a young chef with the perfect gift
Chef Diaa Alhanoun, left, pours yoghurt sauce over kibbeh, a traditional Mediterranean recipe containing seasoned ground beef or lamb dumplings, as chefs Lauren Radel, center, and Alfredo Medel watch in the kitchen at Porsena, while preparing for the 2019 Refugee Food Festival in New York.
Syrian refugee turns to food to rebuild his life in America
A splash of bourbon is a very easy way to up the flavor ante and elevate your home cooking. This is Elizabeth Karmel's Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash.
Bourbon makes many foods even better
Apple-Glazed Roast Turkey with Stuffing and Gravy
It's time to plan your Thanksgiving
photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Third-generation baker Apollonia Poil ne stands in the Poil ne bakery in Paris. She has authored her first English-language cookbook, "Poil ne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery," with a collection of nearly 100 recipes.
World-famous bakery shares secrets in a new book
Wake up with Caramel French Toast
Panorama
PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS David Christopher Coons performs tai chi at the Salt Lake City Main Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The participants are homeless people who take part in a free tai chi program run by a retired couple who started the classes three years earlier. Coons was fired from his job as an electrician about five years ago. He has been homeless since, vacillating between sleeping in shelters or on the streets.

Homeless find friends, ease stress in tai chi class

SALT LAKE CITY - On a quiet morning outside a library in Salt Lake City, about 70 people are kicking and slicing at the air as they practice the ancient martial art of tai chi. The group moves uniformly, a silent army save for the gurgling noises …

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Engagements
MISS JEKEL, MR. WARD
Jekel-Ward John and Kathryn Jekel of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Nicole Jekel of Sumter, to Christian Blake Ward of Sumter, son of Allyson F. Lloyd and her husband, Paul, of Hanover, Maryland, and the late Christopher Lynn …
MR. BYRD, MISS BRUNSON
Brunson-Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wentworth Brunson III of Alcolu announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Ann Brunson of Alcolu, to Zachary Daniel Byrd of Sumter, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Henry Byrd of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter …
MR. TOMPKINS, MISS DURANT
DuRant-Tompkins Ms. Debbie Bramlett DuRant of Sumter and Dr. Eddie C. Durant Jr. of Wedgefield announce the engagement of their daughter, Delta Dawn DuRant of Sumter, to Kellen Richard Tompkins of Sumter, son of Mrs. Brenda Morrison of Greenville and Mr. Richard …
Celebrations
MRS. FOZER M. ROBINSON NELSON
Fozer M. Robinson Nelson celebrates 100th birthday Fozer M. Robinson Nelson, widow of Franklin Nelson, celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 5, 2019, with family and friends. Born on Oct. 5, 1919, in Clarendon County, she is the daughter of the late Zoya and Vinnie Robinson. Mrs. Nelson was …
Weddings
MR., MRS. KELLEN TOMPKINS
DuRant-Tompkins Delta Dawn DuRant and Kellen Richard Tompkins, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Shudwe Farm in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Debbie Bramlett DuRant of Sumter and Dr. Eddie C. Durant Jr. of …
MRS. CHARLES BARNES
Posey-Barnes COLUMBIA - Sydne Rae Posey and Charles Segars Barnes, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at The Millstone at Adams Pond. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Steven Posey and the granddaughter of …
Faith
PHOTO PROVIDED Children in Zambia react as they open shoebox gifts as part of Operation Christmas Child.

Westside Baptist Church needs help filling boxes during Operation Christmas Child

Westside Baptist Church has again opened its doors as a four-county regional collection center for an annual project to send shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in under-served countries. Churches throughout Sumter participate in Operation …

Yesteryear
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO 1945 - Capt. Louis Levy, left, meets Lt. Don Heselwood after finals play in the Shaw Field officers' tennis tournament June 9. Lt. Kenneth Mattson is seen standing by to present the award, donated by the Officers' Club.

Residents asked to collect paper for drive; Mental Health Center expands on Calhoun

75 YEARS AGO - 1945 June 8 - June 14 - J. S. Rider, general manager of Consolidated Utilities Corp. (the gas plants of Sumter, Anderson and Florence), has been notified that his company has received the American Gas Association Merit Award for …

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