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A few excerpts from the Mayor Bubba Newsletter, January 15, 2005, Barber Shop thought would be interesting and worthwhile for us to keep in mind and on our calendars:

Would you please pass along that the next air show (ShawFest) at Shaw Air Force Base will be Saturday, April 23, 2005. We look forward to a great one-day air show with the USAF Thunderbirds as our headliner along with many more exciting events. More details will be out later and as time draws nearer, will be available on our website at [Shaw Air Force Base] http://www.shaw.af.mil. Anyone with questions may contact the public affairs office at Shaw at (803) 895-2019.

Judy Lewis
Deputy Chief
Shaw AFB, SC

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Good morning, Mr. Mayor. I'll be interested in school start dates. In Greenville, we adjusted the calendar so that schools would start a couple of weeks later. I remember when we all used to start the day after Labor Day. The problem with the schedule now is that our children are taking 1st Semester exams after Christmas. I'm not a fan of that. Sims

A check of the District 17 web site showed a link to the 2005 - 2006 School Calendar. District 2 does not yet have a 2005 – 2006 school calendar listed but a call on Tuesday will most likely produce one (Monday is a holiday, "Martin Luther King Holiday")...

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Ray Reich [Director, City of Sumter Department of Growth and Development] has sent us the following 2005 schedule for the Sumter@Six --BillPinkney (biggest draw ever last year)…May 12, The Fantastic Shakers, June 9, General Johnson &The Chairman of the Board---July 14, Second Nature…(Sumter folks in this one)—followed by The Footnotes August 11---also some Sumter people in this one----Billy Scott and the Prophets will be Sept 8 and the program will be over on October 13 with Northtower….Good job Ray…sure will be good to have the talented Sumter people to entertain us….thank you…

Sumter@Six is but one of the many fine activities The City of Sumter offers in its Downtown Sumter program. If you have never been to one of the Downtown Sumter programs, you are missing one of the greatest entertainments in our community. The City of Sumter defines its Downtown Sumter program as,

...the historical heart of our community. Through our aggressive revitalization program much has been achieved during the past few years including a new streetscape, renovations of buildings, development of several plazas that incorporate beautiful fountains and the construction of new buildings. Downtown Sumter has also become the place that Sumterites go for entertainment. Popular events include our Sumter @ Six outdoor concert series, numerous Street Fests and a multitude of shows in the beautiful Sumter Opera House.

Make Sure you visit the City of Sumter’s web site here often for a quick run down on all the available goings and happenings in our community.