Flint Hill residents will honor vets Sunday

By Mary Jo Balasco - Mary Jo Balasco

The Flint Hill Memorial Association will have a community event to honor veterans at 2 p.m. Sunday at Flint Hill Baptist Church, 269 Flint Hill St., Fort Mill.

For 117 years, the people of the Flint Hill community have come together on the third Sunday in May to honor more than 200 military veterans buried in the church cemetery. The Fort Mill High School JROTC Corps will present the colors and a salute will be fired by the Eli Bailes American Legion Post 43 of Fort Mill. Speaker will be Lt. Cmdr. James Burns of the U.S. Navy, a 12-year veteran.

Burns is a Fort Mill native and a graduate of the Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is serving as deputy assistant for legal and legislative matters to the vice chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon.

York bluegrass night features Express

Southern Express will appear at Allison Creek Bluegrass at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, 5780 Allison Creek Road, York. For details, visit www.allisoncreekbluegrass.com.

Tega Cay Lions host Night of Honor

The Tega Cay Lions Club will hold its first Night of Honor at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Philip T. Glennon Community Center in Tega Cay. A cash bar will be at 6 p.m. followed by a sit-down dinner, speaker and special awards.

The event is open to the public. To attend, send a check for $25 made out to the Tega Cay Lions Club to Lions Club Night of Honor, 1144 Molokai Drive, Tega Cay, S.C. 29708 or call 548-3539.

Area shag clubs plans May 31 bash

The Upper South Carolina Midlands Shag clubs will have its fifth Saturday Bash from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 31 at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post, 732 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The event is for ages 21 and older.

Clyde Waller will DJ. Admission is $10 per person. Participants are asked to bring hors d'ouevres. The dance floor is smoke-free. A smoking area will be provided. Activities include 50/50 drawing, a cash bar and more.

The event is hosted by the Rock Hill area, Lake Wylie, York, Chester and Lancaster shag clubs. For details, call Debbie Brown at 366-2901 or e-mail her at shagdeb@comporium.net or call Nita Brown at (803) 286-5694 or e-mail her at double_517@yahoo.com.

York choral programs present may 20 concert

The choral programs of York Junior High and York Comprehensive High Schools will have a spring concert at 7:15 p.m. May 20 at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York. The women's ensemble, the concert choir and the eighth-grade chorus will perform.

The program will highlight selections from the Broadway musical, "Oklahoma," and will feature several soloists. Admission is $3 at the door.

For details, call choral director Phil Suggs at 684-2336. The women's ensemble were recent winners of a superior rating and first place in Atlanta. The concert choir recently received several awards in Virginia Beach, Va.

Local awareness day is planned Saturday

An annual health safety and environmental awareness day, "Kids Day America/International," will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Body Church, 1711 Cherry Road, Rock Hill.

Dr. Werner of Werner Family Chiropractic is sponsoring the event, which will provide information on crime prevention, Internet and child safety and environmental awareness. Werner's office will donate child identification cards to every child who attends. The Rock Hill Police Department will provide free fingerprinting for all children.

There will be appearances by McGruff, the crime dog, Spanky the fire dog, State Farm's "Neigh Bear," free giveaways and prize drawings, including the chance to win a kids' four-wheeler. A fire truck will be on display and the fire department will teach fire safety. Werner will provide free health screenings and will distribute information on disease prevention and health promotion. Donations for York County Foster Parents Association will be accepted at the event.

Local art demos planned in downtown

Local artists will demonstrate their techniques from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at City Plaza at 140 E. Main St., Rock Hill. Featured artists include Jay Thompson, painting; Linda Meetze Lucas, jewelry; Alan Noll, ceramic sculpture; Liz Funderburk, knot tie for gem stones; Nancy Ray, black and white pen and ink drawings; Jackie Clarkin, painting; Holly Glasscock, watercolor; and Bob Thrower, basket weaving and wood carving. The demonstrations are free and open to the public. For details, call the arts council at 328-2787, e-mail arts@yorkcountyarts.org or visit www.yorkcountyarts.org.