'Charlotte's Web' being spun by Yorkville Players

By From staff reports - The Herald

The Yorkville Players will present "Charlotte's Web," the stage adaptation of the novel by E.B. White. Performance dates are 3 p.m. Sunday and Jan. 18 and 8 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17.

All shows will be at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York.

The show is a beautiful play about friendship. Determined to save the pig Wilbur, the spider Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web, in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger and may be purchased at the door. For details, call Jill Neff at 803-372-2433 or visit www.yorkvilleplayers.com

Bake sale planned for injured firefighter

The Sharon Fire Department will sponsor a bake sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at the department, 3336 York St. The sale will benefit Shawn Cheek, a firefighter who was injured in the line of duty. Contributions also can be sent to the Sharon Fire Department, Shawn Cheek Fund, P.O. Box 323 Sharon, SC 29742.

NAACP, Rotary Club among local meetings

The following groups announce these meetings:

• Western York County branch NAACP executive board members will meet at 6 p.m. today at Wesley United Methodist Church, followed by a members meeting at 6:30 p.m. For details, contact Wanda Simril at 803-684-6200 or Steve Love at 803-684-7124.

• The Lancaster Rotary Club will meet at noon today at the Fairway Room in the Lancaster Golf Club. The speaker will be John Rainey, chairman of the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors. The board tracks the general economy and advises the Budget and Control Board on tax revenues and state spending.

• The local Post K, a non-profit community services association sponsoring children's safety programs and a deaf scholarship program, will meet at 7 p.m. today at Jackson's Cafeteria on Heckle Boulevard in Rock Hill. This meeting is for all TPA members wishing to attend. For details, call Helen Helms at 329-4490.

• Bridget Moix, lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C., will speak to the Henry's Knob group of S.C. chapter of the Sierra Club today at the Wesley Foundation, 406 Stewart St., Rock Hill. Moix will talk about the prevention of deadly conflict and how, working through Congress, the community can help shift U.S. policy away from war toward peace. For more than 10 years, Moix has worked on conflict prevention and peace building, with a focus on national and international policy. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, call Mary Keenan at 803-327-9610.

• PAWSabilities, the Humane Society of York County's second chance shop, will host a grand opening from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 2036 Carolina Place, Fort Mill. Donations will be accepted from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of York County.

• The Alpine 208 Masonic Lodge on North Main Street in Clover will host a hot dog sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Hot dogs are $1.25 each, fixed any way you would like. Eat in or carry out. For more information, call Kathy at 803-222-3516.

• The Western York County Thrift Store is having a buy one, get one free sale on ladies jeans and blouses through Saturday. Proceeds benefit needy families in the York School District.

• First Fridays in the Garden will have its monthly meeting from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday in the Glencairn Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. January's topic will be water conservation in the landscape.

• The Emmett Scott class of 1969 will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church annex, 803 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. The group will make plans for its 40 year-reunion June 26 to 28. For information contact Betty Ingram Gordon at 803-328-2283; Nancy Chisholm-Love at 803-328-2606; or Addie Barber Clyburn at 803-817-7574, 803-412-0602 or e-mail addieclybrn@aol.com. If you receive no answer, please leave a message.