Here’s what’s happening in York, Chester and Lancaster SC counties

Special events

▪ Main Street Children’s Museum in Rock Hill is closed until further notice because of damage from a broken water main. The Museum of York County will host October programs including Wee Wednesdays at 10:30 each Wednesday and Boo-seum, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 31. Details: chmuseums.org.

▪ Adult Enrichment Centers is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month by launching High Five Works to provide employment services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The grand opening and community open house will be 4-6 p.m. Oct. 8 at 410 Oakland Ave. Rock Hill. Congressman Ralph Norman and Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys will attend. Details on Facebook @adultenrichmentcenters. Adult Enrichment Centers is a United Way Partner Agency.

▪ York County and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture will host a recycling and proper disposal of household hazardous materials and pesticides event 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 6 at the York County Public Works facility, 220 Public Works Road (off S.C. 5), near the Moss Justice Center, York. Accepted items are leftover cleaners, chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, oil-based paint, turpentine, paint thinner, mineral spirits, brake fluid and gas/oil mix. Empty pesticide containers will not be collected. Infectious, biological or radioactive materials and explosives are prohibited. Pesticides will not be accepted from commercial businesses or commercial applicators. Details: John Stokes at 803-737-9696 or jstokes@scda.sc.gov.

▪ The Chester County Historical Society annual banquet will be 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at The Chester County War Memorial Building. Joel Wyman Collins, Jr., a Chester native, Columbia attorney and Revolutionary War scholar, will discuss “The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.” Door prizes and a raffle are included. Catered by Buttermilk’s Barbecue of Chester, cost is $30 per person. For tickets call the Chester County Historical Society Museum at 803-385-2822, e-mail ccmuseum@truvista.net or send a check to PO Box 811, Chester, S.C. 29706.

Fundraisers

▪ Chrysalis Autism Center 6th annual golf tournament, Oct. 8 with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. at Rock Hill County Club, 600 Country Club Drive. Cost is $125 per player or $450 a foursome. The event includes a silent auction, prizes, awards and food and drinks. To register, call 803-792-0771 or online at chrysalisautismctr.com. The center provides support, guidance and educational services to families with children diagnosed with Autism. The goal is to raise $35,000 to assist more families.

▪ OWLS community group will have its annual Chance auction, noon Oct. 6 at The Masonic Hall, 977 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. Drop time is 11 a.m.-noon. Prizes, food and fellowship.

▪ Those who want to participate in St. John’s United Methodist Church’s Children’s Spring and Summer annual consignment sale can call Beth at 803-548-6557 or email stjumcweeschool@gmail.com to get a consignor number and appointment for drop off Oct 9-10 at the church on Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill. The sale is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 11-12 and 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 13, which most items half price. The sale features quality clothing and accessories, shoes, toys, books, furniture and equipment. Proceeds go to St. John’s WEE School.

Entertainment

▪ Fort Mill Playhouse presents a capital campaign benefit featuring OTC Improv, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the playhouse, 220 Main St. Tickets, $20 and include a light sandwich supper. Reservation required at 803-548-8102, admin@fortmillcommunityplayhouse.org or online at fortmillplayhouse.org. Seating is limited.

▪ North Chester Saddle Club will sponsor the North Chester Saddle Club Amateur Rodeo, 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at 1037 Tickle Hill Rd., Chester. Events include pee wee, youth and adult barrel racing and pole bending; ladies goat tying; break away roping; calf herding for kids; calf dressing; mutton bustin’ trophy class and open bull riding. Admission: adults, $10; ages 6-12, $5 and free for preschool and younger. Details: facebook.com/North Chester Rodeo or Nancy Stewart 803-385-7351.

▪ The 12th annual Lando Days, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Oct. 6 at 3801 Lando Road in Lando will raise money to support the Lando-Manetta Mills History Center. Admission is free and handicap accessible. Activities include children’s games, self guided tours of the museum, classic car and motorcycle Cruise in, animals and a cat rescue, Chester Historical Society with the Chester Gun, 6th SC Volunteer Re-enactors drill and musket fire. Live Bands include the Oneppo Brothers, Christian Crossroads, Keith Mosley, Country Grass, and Dance Music by Keith Funderburk. Barbecue, hot dog and fish plates, homemade baked goods, tee shirts, and vendor items will be for sale. A dedication of a doctor’s buggy in memory of Dr. John N. Gaston Sr. will be at 9 a.m. Gaston lived in Edgemoor and drove a horse and buggy to Lando where his office was from 1900 till his death in 1954. He made house calls throughout his career. He even visited his patients in the cotton fields to give immunizations. The Gaston family is invited. Details: 803-789-6361 or 803-374-6324.

▪ Fort Mill Community Playhouse presents a performed reading of “Harps and Harmonicas,” the story of two women on a road trip to pick up an inherited harp. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at the playhouse, 220 Main St. Tickets: $18, adults and $13 students. Reservations are recommended. Tickets available at 803-548-8102 or fortmillplayhouse.org.

Meetings

▪ Small Trees for Small Landscapes will be the subject of First Friday in the Garden, 11 a.m. Oct. 5, at the Glencairn Garden Learning Center, 826 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. Clemson Extension Agent Paul Thompson will speak.

▪ York County Marine Corp League’s local detatchment, The Old English Leathernecks, 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 732 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The league consists of Marine veterans, retired Marines, FMF Corpsmen and associates. Details: 803-517-7253.

▪ Military Veterans Coffee Club meets 8-9 a.m. Mondays the back room at the Rock Hill Diner, 2254 Cherry Road. All veterans, military branches, and ranks are invited to come talk, mingle, and make new friends. Details: Blake at 803-322-1804.

▪ Eat Smart Move More York County, noon-1 p.m. Oct. 9 the Upper Palmetto YMCA Regional Office, 151 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. Speaker from YMCA will discuss the Y’s new Healthy Weight & Your Child program. Open to the public. Details: eatsmartmovemoresc.org/yorkcounty/ and www.facebook.com/eatsmartmovemoreyorkcounty/.

▪ Kings Mountain Daughters of the American Revolution, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 108 East Liberty St., York. Cricket Comer with the York Food Bank will speak. Details: kingsmountaindar@gmail.com

Hunger relief

▪ Mobile Food Pantry, 9 a.m. Oct. 4 at Faith Presbyterian Church in Indian Land; 9 a.m. Oct. 10 at Union Baptist Church, 1195 Hands Mill Hwy., Rock Hill and 9 a.m. Oct. 25 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1875 Ridge Road., Clover. Recipients must meet USDA income guidelines. Details: Catawba Area Agency on Aging 803-329-9670.

Reunions

▪ All graduates of Rosenwald Schools and African American church schools are invited to “Old School Daze,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Liberty Hill Rosenwald School, 3071 South Anderson Road (US 21) in Catawba. The event is to celebrate and recognize these important schools and learn about efforts to protect and preserve this school. All are welcome, but graduates will receive special recognition.

▪ Emmett Scott High School Class of 1968 is celebrating its 50th reunion Oct. 5-7 with the following events: Meet & Greet reception, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Comfort Suites in Rock Hill; leave at 4 p.m. for the Lady of the Lake dinner cruise at Lake Norman. “Our Journey Together and Beyond” will feature a banquet at the Café in the Flexible Learning Center from 6-11 p.m. Oct 6. Fellowship with St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Oct. 7 followed by a bon voyage noon-2 p.m. in the St. Martin Fellowship Hall, 902 Crawford Road.

▪ Relatives and friends of Raleigh and Nettie Belk Taylor will have a reunion, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 6 at Charlesboro Baptist Church, Taxahaw Road, Kershaw. Bring a covered-dish. Plates and cups provided. Details: 803-285-1665.

▪ The Rock Hill High class of 1959, 1 p.m. Oct. 9 for lunch and fellowship at the Golden Corral, Anderson Road. All classmates, spouses and friends are welcome.

Volunteers

▪ Friends of York County Animal Shelter will have a volunteer orientation, 9-10 a.m. Oct. 13 and 4-5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the shelter, 713 Justice Blvd., York. Volunteers assist with exercising, socializing, providing adoptive information, publicity, marketing, public education, local volunteer transporting and other duties that will assist the animals and shelter staff. Your mileage may be tax deductible, as we are a 501(c)3 organization. Volunteers must be 18 years of age. Details: 803-818-6485.

York County Library

Robotics Team Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Learn how to program robotics equipment and compete in challenges. Ages 11-17. No registration required.

Sensory Storytime, 6-7 p.m. Oct. 4. Books, songs, movement, sensory experiences, and playtime for all children, especially those with sensory integration challenges. Ages 11 and younger, with an adult. No registration required.

YCL Walking Club, 9-10 a.m. Oct. 5. Join the YCL Walking Club as we get moving around town. No registration required.

Genealogy Group, 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 6. This small support group meets once a month to discuss our research, techniques, new sources, and help each other learn more about our family history. All skill levels welcome. No registration necessary.

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This story was originally published October 3, 2018 at 9:03 AM with the headline "Here’s what’s happening in York, Chester and Lancaster SC counties."