Community News from York, Chester, Lancaster counties – July 23, 2015

The Friends of the York County Library summer book sale will be July 30-Aug. 1 at First ARP Church gymnasium, 201 E. White St., Rock Hill.

Thousands of books will be for sale at $2 per inch. DVDs and audiobooks will also be for sale.

Opening night for Friends members will be 4-7 p.m. July 30. Memberships will be sold at the door for $15 for individuals and $25 for families. The sale will be open to the public 9 a.m.-7 p.m. July 31 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 1. All items will be half price on Aug. 1.

Proceeds go to York County Library programs. For information, go to yclibrary.org or call 803-981-5837.

Special events

▪ Weed and Seed will host its eighth annual Youth Showcase of Talent for ages 5-21, 6:30 p.m. Friday at McGirt Auditorium at Emmett Scott Center, 801 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. Mista Darkeye is guest host and performer. Free admission. For information, call Elaine Wilmore at 803-817-5141.

▪ Northside Baptist Church will host its annual family back-to-school event, 9-11 a.m. Aug. 8 at 1140 Curtis St., Rock Hill. Rain date, Aug. 15. There will be bounce houses, face painting, balloon artist, games and refreshments. Community agencies will provide information and have giveaway items. Free backpacks with school supplies will be given to the first 300 children in grades K5-8. For information go to www.nbcrh.org.

▪ Count Me In to Do the Right Thing will host its eighth annual Back-2-School event 5-8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Richburg Fire Department, 225 N. Main St. The event will feature games, bingo and free school supplies to the first 100 students. Free refreshments. Bring lawn chairs. For information, email count15mein@truvista.net.

▪ Artisans, crafters and holiday vendors are invited to participate in the third annual Artisans Holiday Show on Dec. 5 at 212 S. Main St., Lancaster, as part of the Red Rose Holiday Tour. The holiday market features handmade arts and crafts and holiday vendors. Participation fees start at $50. For applications, call 803-287-7853, email cmstevens@comporium.net, at bit.ly/1NzBcXf, or by mail at P.O. Box 6, Van Wyck, SC 29744.

▪ Finley High School alumni chapter of Charlotte will celebrate its 30th anniversary Sept. 4-5 with its National Scholarship Dinner, Dance and Reunion Ball at Embassy Suites in Concord, N.C. Admission is $85. Room rates are $132 per night, and reservations are due by Aug. 4. To make reservations, call 703-455-83200 or 800-362-2779 (use rate code FHA). For information, call Lottie Stinson at 704-594-9716 or Dorothy Brown Moore at 704-598-6441 or Kater Wylie Cornwell at 704-661-7701.

Fundraisers

▪ Elegant Hair Studio will host a community fundraiser, 6-9 p.m. Friday for the Children’s Organ Transplant Association in honor of Jordan Diggs, a Chester-area teen who needs a kidney transplant. All proceeds will go toward transplant expenses. Dry cuts for women and girls are $20; men and boys, $15. To make appointments, call 803-581-8098. The salon is at 1793 J.A. Cochran Bypass, Chester.

▪ A benefit for The Haven Men’s Shelter will be 8 p.m.-until Thursday at the White Horse Restaurant, 1022 Camden Road, Rock Hill. The event includes entertainment by Chase Killough and Mike Falkenberry, raffle, food and drink specials. For information email dianethehaven@comporium.net or call Diane at 803-370-3315.

▪ A Family Fun Festival, sponsored by Outpour Ministry in Chester, will be 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday at Joe Collins Stadium at Chester Fairgrounds. There will be more than 20 activities and attractions, music, food, drawings for more than $2,000 in prizes. Entry fee is $5, ages 10 and older; $2, ages 3-9 and free for age 2 and younger. Proceeds to the ministry’s building fund. For information, call 803-374-5309.

Entertainment

▪ Fort Mill Community Playhouse presents the Summer Youth Production, “Miss Nelson Is Missing,” 7:30 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1 and Aug. 7-8, and 3 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 8 at the playhouse, 615 Banks St. The play is based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Tickets: $12, adults; $10, students and ages 65 and older; $5, ages 10 and younger. Make reservations, recommended, at fortmillplayhouse.org or call 803-548-8102. Tickets available with checks or cash at Tega Cay Pharmacy, 729 Crossroads Plaza, or Crossings on Main, 102 Academy St.

Meetings

▪ The York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at the Administration Building, 7900 Park Place Road in the East York Industrial Park, off S.C. 5 in York.

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

Clubs

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club’s summer beach bash will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Admission:$3, members; $5, guests. Members will provide food. Deejay will be Ron Teague.

▪ Newcomers Club of York County, a women’s social and civic-minded organization, will meet 11:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at Rock Hill Country Club, 600 Country Club Drive. Arvis Cole of the York County Visitors Bureau will speak. Cost is $18. For reservations, contact Kris at ycnewcomers@yahoo.com or 954-821-9310 by 10 p.m. Aug. 6.

▪ The Vintage Club of Tega Cay’s monthly dinner and entertainment will be Wednesday at the Phil Glennon Community center. Cocktails served at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. For entertainment, club members will give a rendition of the game show “Family Feud.” The club is open to Tega Cay residents 50 and older. For information, contact Judie Fiegel at 803-207-0793 or jfiegel@comporium.net.

Library programs

▪ The York County Library in Rock Hill will offer the following free programs. For a complete schedule of all library programs, go to yclibrary.org.

Superhero Comic Con, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday for ages 11-17. Enjoy gaming and other activities including pictures in the photo booth, creating comic strips and superhero trivia. Appropriate costumes may be worn. Call 803-981-5830 to register.

Superheroes of the Circus, by Lee Andrews Productions, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Wednsday for ages 3-11. Lee Andrews Productions presents Lew-E the clown and his clown car, which produces all sorts of silly things. No registration required.

Family Game Night, 6-7:30 p.m. July 30 for all ages accompanied by an adult. Family-friendly night of board, Wii and Kinect games, a colossal deck of cards and Mega Twister. To register, call 803-981-5888.

Library Lock-In, 7-10 p.m. July 31 for ages 11-17. Gaming, scavenger hunts, author Skype chats, and more. To register, call 803-981-5830.

Recreation

▪ Practice for the Richmond Drive Gra-Y Tigers football team, a new team forming, will be 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Winthrop Park. Sign up at the Upper Palmetto YMCA, 402 Charlotte Ave., Rock Hill. For information, call Ricky Grier at 980-422-8161 or Melik Russel at 803-524-7846.

▪ Entry-level training for soccer referees will be Aug. 9 at Manchester Meadows. U.S. Soccer instructors will conduct a one-day session. For information, contact Bob Delaney at 803-230-0582 or delaneys@ comporium.net.

After-school programs

▪ The Discovery Station and Emmett Scott Center after-school programs, operated by the Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department for children in K5 through fifth grade, are taking applications for the 2015-’16 school year. The programs offer homework assistance, literacy development, character education, arts, outdoor recreation and other fun activities.

Both operate on the Rock Hill school district calendar. Discovery Station is at Fewell Park Recreation Center, 1204 Alexander Road, with bus transportation available from Richmond Drive Elementary. The Emmett Scott Center program is at 801 Crawford Road, with bus transportation available from Old Pointe, the Children’s School, Oakdale, Sunset Park, Ebinport, Finley Road, Independence, Mount Gallant and Richmond Drive elementary schools. $21 per week. Call Fewell Park Recreation Center at 803-329-5645 or Emmett Scott Center at 803-329-5661, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for information and to reserve a space. Space is limited.

The SCOPE after-school tutoring and enrichment program is offered at Boyd Hill Recreation Center, 1165 Constitution Ave., Rock Hill, 4-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday beginning Sept. 2 for grades K5 through fifth grade. This program is run with assistance from Winthrop student volunteers. For information, call Katie Conley at Boyd Hill Center, 803-329-5626.

Volunteers

▪ RideAbility Therapeutic Riding Center in Clover welcomes new volunteers. No experience is necessary; training is provided. The center helps families of children and adults with special needs build and improve strength, balance, core stability, focus, attention and increase confidence and self-esteem with facilitative interaction with horses and riding. RideAbility also serves veterans with its Equine Services of Heroes Program.

Anyone who is interested in participating in the 2015 fall program for children and adults with special needs, the Equine Services for Heroes or the riding program can contact the center via email at rideabilitysc@gmail.com. Space is limited. Sponsors are also needed.

▪ The nonprofit Friends of the York County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to help bathe, groom, exercise, socialize, train and provide adoption information for the animals, as well as assist in follow-ups, publicity, marketing and fulfilling other jobs at the shelter. Time and mileage may be tax-deductible. Volunteers must be 18 or older; orientation and training are required. For information, call 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd., York.

Reunions

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

▪ Rock Hill High class of 1945 will have their quarterly luncheon noon Tuesday at Fatz, Herlong Avenue.

▪ The McDaniel family reunion will be 1 p.m. Aug. 2 at Adnah United Methodist Church, Adnah Church Road, Rock Hill. Bring a well-filled basket. For information, call John L. Feaster at 803-581-3106 or email jlfeaster@truvista.com.

▪ A reunion is being organized for Sunset Park Pirates baseball and softball players. For information, call Don Perry at 803-370-4930, Heyward Moffatt at 803-329-9622 or Earl Chisholm at 803-554-7193.

Support groups

▪ GriefShare, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays at Covenant Presbyterian Church at Mount Gallant and Celanese roads. For information, contact Bill at wmstroud@comporium.net or 803-517-6177.

▪ 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 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.

This story was originally published July 22, 2015 at 2:44 PM with the headline "Community News from York, Chester, Lancaster counties – July 23, 2015."