Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Anne Springs Close Greenway will host its annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, offering free entry and activities for all ages, from hiking and kayaking to horseback rides, in addition to new events.
One of the nation’s foremost folk musicians and storytellers, four-time Grammy award winner David Holt, accompanied by acoustic music star and Grammy nominee Josh Goforth, will perform. Asheville-based folk musician Billy Jonas, who mixes conventional instruments with homemade creations, also will perform.
There will be a 5K race and the inaugural “Recycled Runway” competition. The competition will feature local students, clubs and individuals who will create costumes from recycled materials and compete for prizes. Other events include horse-and-wagon rides, canoeing, kayaking and cane-pole fishing, border collie demonstrations, guided nature and history hikes, kids’ zone, farm animals, geocaching, historic cabin interpretation and vendor exhibits.
For information, call 803-547-4575 or go to ASCGreenway.org
Special events
▪ The fifth annual Massing of the Colors, sponsored by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasony and the Air Force Junior ROTC at Rock Hill High School, will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Rock Hill High School auditorium, 320 W. Springdale Road.
The event includes 19 groups presenting colors. The Tuckaway Quartet will provide music.
▪ The inaugural Live Well Clover 5K Run/Walk will be April 25. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 117 S. Main St. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Preregistration is $20; race day registration is $25. Fee includes T-shirt.
For information go to cloversc.org. Register online at active.com. Live Well Clover is a volunteer effort aimed at growing a healthy and active Clover community. All skill levels are welcome.
▪ York County veterans are invited to an open house, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at the new American Legion, 524 Heckle Blvd., Rock Hill. Bring proof of service, honorable discharge, DD214 or active Military ID. Those younger than age 21 are not permitted in the Clubroom.
▪ The 2015 Glencairn BloomFest planning committee is seeking additional vendors for the event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16 at Glencairn Garden. BloomFest features garden-themed vendors, music, food, garden tours, plant sale and kids’ activities celebrating National Kids to Parks Day. For information and applications, go to cityofrockhill.com/bloomfest or call 803-329-5620.
Fundraisers
▪ The annual Plant Sale and Walkathon sponsored by York County Christian Women’s Job Corps will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Family Trust Federal Credit Union, Dave Lyle Boulevard, Rock Hill. Flowering plants, vegetables, herbs and hanging baskets, provided by Farmer’s Exchange, will be available. Registration for the Walkathon begins at 8 a.m. Proceeds go to YCCWJC, a nonprofit organization that helps women become self-sufficient through job and life skills classes, mentoring, and Bible Study.
▪ The Clover Optimist Club will have a barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday next to Killian’s Service Center on S.C. 55, Clover. Plates, $8, include pork barbecue, slaw, chips, a cookie and bun. A 5-pound bucket is $30, and a sandwich with chips is $4. Drinks are $1. Walk-ins are welcome. One dollar from each plate sold will be given to Lee Killian’s medical fund. For tickets or details, call Asby Skinnell at 803-222-0177.
▪ Benefit dinner and singing for cancer patient Elaine Cheek will be April 25 at Sharon Baptist Church. The Riverside Boys sing at 5 p.m. Dinner served between 6-7:30 p.m. Plates: $10, adult; $4, ages 3-12; free, age 3 and younger. Menu: fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, slaw, dessert, bread and tea. Eat in or take out. Sausage biscuits and baked goods will be sold beginning at 8 a.m. at the Sharon Fire Department.
▪ Grits and Grace breakfast buffet will be 8-11 a.m. Saturday at Eastside Baptist Church, 318 N. Jones Ave., Rock Hill. Cost is $6, adult; $3 age 12 and younger.
▪ The Abolition Flagship of the Gamma Beta Phi Society, a Winthrop University honor society, will hold a car wash 2-7 p.m. Friday at Advance Auto Parts, 2166 Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Cost, $5.
Abolition Flagship’s focus is fighting human trafficking and slavery. Proceeds will go to LOVE146, a nonprofit that works to end child trafficking and exploitation. For information, contact Sara Tennant at tennants2@winthrop.edu, or call 803-389-4266.
▪ The Home Builders Association of York County Spring Charity Golf Tournament will be May 7 at Springfield Golf Club, 639 Hambly House Lane, Fort Mill. Shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Deadline to sign up is April 30. Cost is $115 and includes greens fee and cart, lunch, goodie bag and steak dinner. To sign up, call Linda Wilson at 803-328-8460 or email HBAYC@comporium.net. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity of York County.
Entertainment
▪ Allison Creek Bluegrass presents “Driveline,” 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church at the corner of S.C. 274 and Allison Creek Road. No cover charge. Doors open at 6 p.m. Concessions available at 6:30 p.m..
Meetings
▪ The Yorkville Historical Society will meet 7:30 p.m. April 23 at McCelvey Center in York. Paul Gettys will speak. Visitors welcome.
▪ The York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs will meet 7 p.m. April 23 at the Administration Building , 7900 Park Place Road in the East York Industrial Park, off S.C. 5 in York. Open to the public.
▪ The York Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners will meet 5 p.m. April 23, at the USDA Service Center, 1460 E. Alexander Love Highway, York. Open to the public. For information, contact Barbara O’Connell, at 803-684-3137 ext. 101.
▪ United States Submarine Veterans, Carolina Piedmont Base, will meet 7 p.m. April 25 at Fort Mill VFW, 1442 Harris Road. Social and dinner at 5:30 p.m. For information, contact John Wardean at 803-323-9130.
▪ York County Genealogical and Historical Society will meet 3 p.m. May 3 at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, 5780 Allison Creek Road at S.C. 274, York. There will be a brief history of the church and a walking tour of the adjacent African-American graveyard where over 300 graves have been located and marked. Open to the public.
▪ Hope For You will host an informational meeting, “Touching a Child’s Life,” on foster care, adoption, guardian ad litem, private and international adoption and orphan care ministries in churches. The group will meet 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Fort Mill Library. For information, call 803-448-1075.
▪ The western York County branch of the NAACP will meet 6 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church. For information, contact Wanda Simril at 803-684-6200.
Clubs
▪ The Rock Hill Civitan Club will celebrate its 60th anniversary 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mary’s Cafe, Firetower Road. S.C. District Gov. Misty Konow, past S.C. District Gov. David Simpson and S.C. District Gov.-elect Bill Tolleson will attend. Members and guests are invited.
▪ York County Quilt Guild will meet 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. Joyce Walton of Rock Hill will give a program “My 29-Year Journey In Quilting,” which will include a trunk show with nearly 50 quilts. Open to the community.
▪ The Lake Wylie Shag Club will have pre-SOS dance 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Moose Lodge in Fort Mill, 1676 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Members bring food. Admission: $3, members and $5, guests. For information, go to lakewylieshagclub.com.
▪ Tega Cay Beautification Committee workday will be 9-11 a.m. Tuesday at the Living Memorial Gardens to trim, clean, weed, and spread mulch. New members and workers are needed. For information, contact pcmartin@comporium.net or 803-802-8727 or klinew@comporium.net or 704-287-7432.
▪ Rock Hill Area Shag Club will have its spring party, 8 p.m. Saturday at Celebrations at Ramada Inn. Dinner provided. Members, $3; guests, $5.
▪ The Ballroom Dance Club will meet 7:30-10:20 p.m. Friday at Fort Mill Golf Course Club House, 101 Country Club Drive. Adults of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Guest admission is $15 per couple, $7.50 for singles and includes a free dance lesson. Dressy casual. No alcohol; light refreshments provided. For information, call Bob at 803-329-5764, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Nominations
▪ Rock Hill Neighborhood Empowerment Office is accepting nominations for the 2015 Rolling In Rock Hill paint project, Sept. 19.
To be eligible, homes must be owner-occupied and located in the city limits. Homeowner must be in the low-to-moderate income bracket, an elderly resident or physically unable to paint your own home.
Applications are available at cityofrockhill.com/neighborhood on the Rolling In Rock Hill page, or contact Dorene Boular in the Housing Neighborhood Service Department at 803-325-2527 or Dorene.boular@cityofrockhill.com.
Recreation
▪ The Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department’s A.L.L. Outdoors program offers several introductory programs for those who want to learn to kayak.
Leisure Kayaking 101 102 is a 2-½ hour introduction to lake or pond kayaking. Certified American Canoe Association instructors work with participants one-on-one in a small group setting teaching basic skills needed to enjoy this life-long leisure activity. Dates are planned June-August.
Family Kayak programs is a safe way for beginners of all ages to learn the basics. Dates are June 16, July 7, and August 11.
Moonlight Kayak Trips will be offered May-October.
Other kayak programming includes safety and rescue clinics, Boy Scout Merit Badge clinics, and moving water clinics. Pre-registration is required for all programs. For information or to register go to cityofrockhill.com/alloutdoors or call 803-329-5527.
Assistance
Carolina Community Actions is taking applications through April 30 to assist families with home heating bills and a variety of other programs and services through the LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) and GEAP (General Emergency Assistance Program).
The LIHEAP program assists households twice each year with money to pay home energy bills up to $1,000 in addition to assisting with heating/air unit repair or replacement. The GEAP program assists with rent or mortgage bills, GED education, job training, tuition for Certified Nursing Assistant training and child care.
Applications are taken 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday at 546 S. Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Appointments are available on Wednesdays for applicants 60 and over or disabled.
Monthly income for one person cannot exceed $1,471.25 and the household income for two cannot exceed $1,991.25. Add $520 for each additional person in the household to help determine eligibility. Income varies for the two programs. For information, call the CCA office at 803-329-5195.
Enrollment
▪ ISWA Head Start is currently taking applications for the 2015-16 school year for children who will be 3 years old by Sept. 1. Applications are taken 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays at 1540 Tom Steven Road, Rock Hill. For information, call 803-328-2267.
Classes
▪ AARP Drivers Safety Program will be offered for ages 26 and older 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at Springs Complex, Tom Hall St., Fort Mill. Open to the community.
Participants will get certificates that may reduce the insurance rate on collision and liability coverage and is good for three years.
Cost is $15, members; $20, nonmembers. Registration is required. Contact Chris Gross at 803-329-8253.
▪ Carolina Community Actions is accepting enrollment in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program for 2015. Applicants must be ages 17-21 and meet the income guidelines to qualify. The program offers participants up to $5,000 in the following program services:
Assistance with obtaining a GED.
CNA training and assistance with tuition, books, uniform supplies and state exam fees.
Occupational training from a technical and occupational institution in the Tri-County.
Pharmacy tech internships.
Dental chairside assistant and office training.
Heavy equipment operator’s training.
Welding training.
Truck driving.
Incentives up to $300.
The program is paid for through the Catawba Regional Council of Government. CCA is a private, nonprofit corporation with a mission to promote self-reliance of low-income individuals and families by forming partnerships, which will provide a systematic reduction of the causes and conditions of poverty.
For information or to enroll, call Marilyn Burris, York County WIA case manager, at 803-366-5302, or Gwen Harris, Lancaster County WIA case manager, at 803-289-0904.
Workshops
▪ The Rock Hill Chapter of the South Carolina Writers Workshop is presenting the ninth annual Writers Intensive Workshop on April 25 at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave.
This year’s theme is “Writers’ Secrets Uncovered.” Each participant can choose four of 24 sessions, a panel discussion and optional critiques. Sessions are presented for beginning writers through published authors and include many genres, poetry and illustration. Registration is 8:30-9 a.m. The cost is $30 for nonmembers; $25 for members and students age 16 and older. Lunch is included. Space is limited. For information and registration, go rockhillscww.org.
Health
▪ North Central Family Medical Center will have a yard sale, a bake sale, and enrollment drive for the Affordable Care Act 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 25 at 1131 Saluda St., Rock Hill. Proceeds will go to a local charity.
Reunions
▪ The Robinson/Gladden family reunion is hosting a Chinese auction 2-4 p.m. April 25 at VFW Post 3746, 1404 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. For information, contact Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547.
▪ The annual Blackstock High School reunion will be April 25 at the school’s former gym, Schoolhouse Road. Registration at 11 a.m. and picnic lunch at noon. All former students and friends are invited. For information, call Susan Cassels at 803-328-1121 or Edward Hunter Mills at 803-581-2744.
Support groups
▪ Alateen meets 8-9 p.m. Thursdays at Zoar Road Club, 14701 Thomas Road, Charlotte. Meetings are for two age groups: 6-12 and 13 and older. For information, call 803-547-2124 or 704-904-7834.
▪ Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; at noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; at 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.
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