Community news for York, Chester and Lancaster counties, June 23, 2016

▪ Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism is offering a free Olympic Day Saturday at the Novant Health BMX Supercross Track, 1307 Riverwalk Parkway.

The event is just one of over 1,800 Olympic Day events planned throughout the United States to promote and celebrate Olympic values and sports participation.

Rock Hill’s Olympic Day offers youth and adults the opportunity to receive a free USA BMX one-day license (for new participants) and to use the pump track and race on the BMX track without the usual membership fee.

Registration and practice will be 9-10:30 a.m. with racing beginning at 11 a.m. To participate, bring a bike and full face helmet (limited number of bikes and helmets available at the track for $10 rental fee).

Full face helmets, long pants and long sleeved shirts are required; gloves, knee and elbow pads are recommended. Information at novanthealthbmx.com or call 803-326-2441.

Special events

▪ The Fort Mill History Museum will host a Garden Party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the White Homestead featuring Peter Bonner of the “Saving Tara” project. Bonner is behind the effort to restore and permanently display the facade of Tara Plantation from “Gone With the Wind.” Tickets are $45 and must be purchased in advance by calling 803-802-3646.

▪ North Central Family Medical Center will have a voter registration drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at 1131 Saluda St., Rock Hill.

Fundraisers

▪ Bethesda Community yard sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 4858 McConnells Highway. Food and drinks available. Rain or shine. Proceeds to Scouting and youth activities.

▪ Pancake Breakfast fundraiser for the York County Christian Women’s Job Corps will be 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Fatz Restaurant on Herlong Avenue, Rock Hill. Breakfast includes pancakes, link sausage, fruit cup and beverage. Tickets: $7, adults; $4, children. For information, call 803-327-6077 or email cwjc@yorkcountycwjc.org. Tickets available at the door.

▪ Friends of the Library Book Sale at Clover Library will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at 107 Knox St. Hardcover and paperback fiction for adults and children is 50 cents-$2. Proceeds benefit York County libraries. For information, go to www.yclibrary.org/booksales.

Entertainment

▪ Fort Mill Playhouse presents “October Daisies,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at 220 Main St. Tickets: $16, adults; $13, students; available at Tega Cay Pharmacy and Crossings on Main. Reservations are recommended at fortmillplayhouse.org or call 803-548-8102.

Meetings

▪ Indian Land VFW will meet 9:30 a.m. Saturday at 8083 Charlotte Highway. New members and guests arrive at 9 a.m. Veterans bring DD214.

▪ The Rock Hill branch of the NAACP general meeting will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Bannon Hall across the street from St. Mary Catholic Church, 902 Crawford Road. For information, contact Sandra Oborokumo at 803-325-2855.

Clubs

▪ The Vintage Club of Tega Cay’s dinner and entertainment will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Phil Glennon Community Center. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Entertainment by violinist Christine Robinson.

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club Independence Day celebration will be 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Dean Baker will deejay. Admission is $3, members; $5, guests.

Recreation

▪ The Silver Fox Club, sponsored by the Upper Palmetto YMCA, fall trip is “Chicago: the Windy City,” Sept. 12-17. The tour led by Christian Tour will include an overnight stop in Louisville, Ky.; then on to Chicago for the Skydeck, Museum of Science and Industry, Omnimax Theater, a Chicago Riverboat tour, Field Museum of Natural History and Michigan Avenue sights; and to the Cincinnati area for the Genesis Creation Museum and the new Ark Encounter. For information, contact Jimmy Johnson at 803-324-9622, ext. 228, or jimmyjohnson@upymca.org. Informational brochures are available at all branches.

Camp

▪ A violin camp for beginners, taught by Casey Mink, will be July 29-31 at Westminster Church, 1320 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. Cost is $80 per family. Mink is a violinist with the South Carolina Philharmonic and teaches violin at the Westminster Arts Academy. For information, call Casey Mink at 803-325-4047; email caseyjamesmink@gmail.com or go to www.caseymink.com

Volunteers

▪ York County Free Clinic is the only clinic offering free medical services to qualified uninsured York County residents. The success is due largely to the amazing team of volunteers. To volunteer contact Karen Dircks at 803-366-6337 or email kdnurse1@aol.com. Clinical and nonclinical volunteers are needed. For information about the clinic, go to yorkcountyfreeclinic.org.

Reunions

▪ The Rock Hill chapter of Finley High School Alumni will meet 5 p.m. Monday at Jackson's Cafeteria, 1735 Heckle Blvd. Anyone who graduated or attended Finley High School is welcome. For information, call Charlie M. Robinson at 803-230-3325 or James T. Dunham at 704-232-0793.

▪ The Finley High School class of 1964 will meet noon Saturday at the Golden Corral, 1031 N. Anderson Road, Rock Hill. All classmates invited. For information, call Charlie M. Robinson at 803-230-3325, James Mayfield at 803-374-1090 or Kater Wylie Cornwell at 704-661-7701.

▪ The Rock Hill High School class of 1954 will meet 1 p.m. Thursday at Golden Corral, Anderson Road. Members, family and friends invited.

▪ The Clover High School class of 1976 40th reunion will be 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at River Hills Country Club. Live entertainment provided by Jerry Robinson’s six-piece band. Buffet stations will include salad, pork and chicken barbecue, pasta and dessert. A cash bar will be provided. The classes of 1975 and 1977 are invited. Reservations available at at Eventbee.com. Deadline is July 15. For information, call or text Stacey Strickland at 843-822-1004.

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 8 p.m. Mondays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.

This story was originally published June 21, 2016 at 12:07 PM with the headline "Community news for York, Chester and Lancaster counties, June 23, 2016."