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• Typical day stays full of fun, stress
  

  Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Cecil’s World in Print. Can you believe Christmas is less than two weeks away? I’m not kidding. It will be here before we know it.
  In January, I will start my 36th year with WBTW News13 and, believe me, I have enjoyed every minute of it because I do something different every day.
  It’s a fun job, but it keeps me busy. Some of my friends and people who know me, however, say the reason I have kept this job so long is because it is a “pie” job. Now, hold on. Somebody’s got to do it, and I was just in the right place at the right time to get this job. There is much more to my job than you realize. Let’s take a look at a typical day in the life of Cecil’s World.
  My day starts early. I am at work by 7:30 every morning. The first thing I do is clean out all the junk e-mail — about 160 a day, except for Mondays, when I have nearly 450 to look through. Then, I answer all the personal e-mail that is sent to me, no matter what it is or what it is about. If people take time to send me some e-mail, I will answer it. I receive all types of e-mail — everything from jokes, to invitations from restaurants wanting me to come and do a “Cooking and Eating” segment with them. I also receive some great ideas from people for “Cecil’s World” features, so please keep those coming. It usually takes me about an hour and a half to do my computer work. After all that hard work, I take a break. I’m just kidding.
  Then a photographer and myself are out the door and “on the road” to the Cecil’s World shoots for the day. We shoot four shows a week: three “Cecil’s Worlds” and one cooking show. Now I hear some of you saying, “That still sounds like a pie job to me.” Well, hold on, I also have to seek out and find these neat stories in our coverage area.
  After we shoot the “Cecil’s World” show, I have to write them. The shooting and writing takes about three to four hours. By now it is nearly 2 p.m.
  No, I did not forget about lunch. I normally grab something and eat it on the road. I also write for two newspapers, so every week I have to come up with a different topic to write about. It normally takes me about three hours to write my weekly columns.
  I hear some of you saying, “Is that all you do?”
  No, there’s more. I started my broadcasting career as a radio announcer back in 1968 and radio has always been my first love. I now am doing Internet radio in Myrtle Beach. I play beach and classic hits from the noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on www.grandstrandradio.com. It’s so much fun, and on Fridays, it’s the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show, with nothing but oldies from the ’50s and ’60s.
  Do you still think I have a pie job? Since some of you think I do, I still have to go and do my “Cooking and Eating with Cecil” segment, and I think I will cook a pie. Yes, you are right, no matter how much work I do, I will have to agree with you. I have a pie job and I love it.
  My grandfather once told me that I was so lazy I wouldn’t work in a pie factory tasting pies. If he could only see me now, I get the pie, and I get to eat it.
  That’s it for another segment of Cecil’s World in Print. See you next week, right here in the Morning News and on the tube.

  — Cecil Chandler is a veteran reporter at WBTW News13. His column appears Mondays in the Morning News.

• Graham-McFadden
  

  Mr. Levern C. Graham Jr. and Ms. Mary P. Graham, both of Lake City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sherrlyn Levorn Graham, to Travis Jeuvelle McFadden, son of Thomas and Lillie McFadden of Timmonsville.
  The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Rena Bell and the late Ranson Cooper of Englewood, N.J., and the late Levern Carl Sr. and Berlena Graham. She is a graduate of Francis Marion University – MUSC with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She is employed by Carolinas Hospital Systems.
  The groom-elect is the grandson of Whittie Davis and the late George Davis of Claussen, and Eva McFadden and the late Levan McFadden of Timmonsville. He is a graduate of Timmonsville High School and is employed by Honda of South Carolina.
  The wedding will be Feb. 16, 2008, at New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Lake City.
  

• Stroman-Crowther
  

  Sylvia Richardson Stroman of Florence announces the engagement of her daughter, Laura Elizabeth Stroman, to William “Bill” Fred Crowther Jr., son of William and Leona Crowther of Pickens. Laura is also the daughter of the late Thomas Hunter Stroman of Florence.
  The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Faye Richardson of Florence and the late Mr. R.D. Richardson, and Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Stroman. She is a graduate of West Florence High School and Francis Marion University. She is employed by South Carolina Association of Realtors.
  The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tillman Winchester and Mr. and Mrs. William Crowther. He is a graduate of Pickens High School and attended Clemson University. He is employed by JM Solutions.
  The wedding will be March 8, 2008, at Pawleys Island Community Church Chapel, Pawleys Island.
  

• Turner-Tuttle
  

  Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin Turner of Florence announce the engagement of their daughter, Rhonda Renea Turner, to James Matthew Tuttle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Tuttle Jr. of Florence.
  The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kiker of Florence and the late Mr. and Mrs. Motorman Turner of Marion. She is a graduate of Augusta State University with a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a graduate of Lesley University with a master’s degree in technology. She is employed by
  Florence School District 1 at Savannah Grove Elementary School.
  The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Rev. and Mrs. N.J. McManus of Albermarle, N.C., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Tuttle of Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate of Florence-Darlington Technical College with an associate’s degree in electronics. He is employed by CSX Transportation.
  The wedding will be Feb. 9, 2008, at Immanuel Baptist Church in Florence.
  

• Dell'Armo-Guffey
  

  Ms. Judy Dell’Armo of Florence announces the engagement of her daughter, Lindsay Marie Dell’Armo, to Robert Dean Guffey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Guffey of Florence. Lindsay is also the daughter of the late Mr. Nicholas Dell’Armo of Florence.
  The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Lillie Mae Moore and Eugene Purvis of Darlington, and the late Nicholas and Rachel Dell’Armo of New York. She is a graduate of Francis Marion University with a Bachelor of Science in political science and is employed by First Reliance Bank.
  The groom-elect is the grandson of Warren Bishop and the late Bonny Bishop of Goldsboro, N.C., Henry Hamilton and the late Catherine Hamilton of Monroe, N.C., and Joyce Guffey and the late Dean Guffey of Florence. He is employed by Professional Pharmacy Services Inc.
  The wedding will be April 12, 2008, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Florence.
  

• Bobbitt-Williamson
  

  Brett Ellis Bobbitt and George Lawrence Williamson IV, both of Florence, were married at 4 p.m. Nov. 15, 2007, at The Venetian Chapel in Las Vegas.
  Dr. Louis Lederman performed the ceremony.
  The bride, who was escorted by her father, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Hampton Bobbitt of Florence. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jerry Ellis Moss Sr. and the late Mr. Jerry Ellis Moss Sr. of Florence, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Fletcher Bobbitt of Glen Alpine, N.C.
  She is employed by Pools of Carolina Inc.
  The groom is the son of Mrs. Harry Simmons Cantey and Mr. George Lawrence Williamson II of Florence.
  He is the grandson of the late Mrs. Dorothy Stroud Grimsley Ellis and the late Honorable Charles Kenneth Grimsley of
  Florence, Mrs. Evander Ervin Dargan and the late Thomas Williams Williamson of Florence.
  He is employed by Marriott Hotels in Florence.
  Maid of honor was Emily Austin Arrington, cousin of the bride.
  Best man was Andrew Lewis Elmendorf.
  Bridesmaid was Virginia Williamson Raines, sister of the groom.
  Groomsmen were Bradly Hampton Bobbitt Sr., brother of the bride; Matthew Grey Raines, brother-in-law of the groom; and in memory the late Bracey Scott Bobbitt, brother of the bride.
  A reception followed at The Four Seasons in Las Vegas.
  After a honeymoon stay in Las Vegas, the couple had a retreat at a bed and breakfast in South Carolina.
  They now reside in Florence.