Community News from York, Chester, Lancaster counties – Aug. 6, 2015

Historic Rock Hill will throw open the doors of the White Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21.

Built in 1839 in the historic East Town District, the White Home, at 258 E. White St., was one of the first homes constructed in Rock Hill.

The free open house will include guided tours of the historic home and garden, a sale in the gift shop and light refreshments.

For information, call 803-329-1020 or email info@historicrockhill.com.

Special events

▪ Sistah 2 Sistah of South Carolina will host 2015 Youth Summit, 5-8 p.m. Saturday Aug. 8 at the Community Performance Center, 249 E. Main St., Rock Hill. The event, for ages 10-18, includes entertainment, activities, a panel of speakers and refreshments. For information, contact Ebony Boler at 803-370-8568, Santina Jackson at 803-554-9240, Teontra Adams at 803-579-1402, or email sistah2sistah14@gmail.com.

▪ The Heart2Heart Foundation, in partnership with Whole Health Reset, Piedmont Medical Center and Carolina Cardiology, will present Mission Red: A Powerful Heart Health Symposium for Women Sept. 26 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Fort Mill. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with free heart health screenings by Piedmont Medical Center and complimentary 12-lead EKG and review to qualified women by Carolina Cardiology Associates.

Session speakers include Cindy Kelly of Whole Health Reset, Jimmie Sherrill of Piedmont Medical Center, and keynote speaker Dr. Scott Seibel of Catawba-Piedmont Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery.

Cost is $10 and includes a heart-healthy breakfast and educational materials. There will also be vendor giveaways and door prizes. Register at TheHeart2HeartFoundation.org. Seating is limited.

▪ Agapé Rehab Post-Acute Care Center will host a reception for nurse Betty Jenkins 5-7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the center, 159 Sedgewood Drive, Rock Hill. The event is to recognize her 60 years of service and dedication to patients in York County. For information or to RSVP call Carrie at 803-329-4544 or email TrSmith@AgapeSenior.com.

▪ Humorist Jeanne Robertson will headline Hospice & Community Care’s 3rd Annual LOL event Sept. 3 at Baxter Hood Center on Anderson Road in Rock Hill. Proceeds will go to underinsured hospice patients in the community.

The evening will feature an opening reception and lots of laughs. Robertson is an expert in humor – whether regaling audiences with her experiences as a 6-foot-2 Miss Congeniality winner in the Miss America Pageant, or outlining the steps to developing a sense of humor.

The author of three books on humor, Robertson has produced six DVD/CD humor programs in the past 11 years and can be heard daily on Sirius XM radio’s Laugh USA family comedy channel.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $25 and available at HospiceCommunityCare.org For more information call 803-329-1500.

Fundraisers

▪ The Van Wyck Community Development Club is accepting applications for arts and crafts, business and food vendors for its 17th annual Celebrate Van Wyck Festival and Car Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12 at 5036 Old Hickory Road. For applications call 803-285-1076 or email celebratevanwyck@yahoo.com.

▪ The Central City Optimist Club will host its 12th annual Charity Golf Tournament Sept. 12 at Spring Lake County Club, 1735 Spring Lake Road, York. Tee time is 8:15 a.m. Entry fee is $240 for a foursome and $60 single. Proceeds to support club activities, scholarships, recognition of local law enforcement officers, and other youth and senior citizens activities. For information, contact Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547 or Lonnie Harvey at 803-325-2020.

▪ The 12th annual Dazzle & Denim fundraiser will be 7-11 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek in Rock Hill. The event is celebrating Catawba Care’s transition to Affinity Health Center. Tickets, $50 in advance; $60 after Friday. Tickets available at bit.ly/1I98JDv or by calling 803-909-9710. Proceeds will go the center.

Clubs

▪ The Rock Hill Area Shag Club’s Pirate Party will be 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at Celebrations at Ramada Inn, Cherry Road. Meeting at 7 p.m. Heavy hors d’oeuvres provided. Cost is $3, members; $5, guests.

▪ A Sons of the American Revolution chapter formation workshop will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Del-Webb Library, 7641 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land, to sign up new or existing members. Staff from the SC-SAR and DAR volunteers from the Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Chapter will help those attending. For information, contact John Marker at 704-843-6930 or email jmarker@carolina.rr.com.

Entertainment

▪ The final Summer in the Park concert will feature Sinners and Saints Tuesday at Fewell Park in Rock Hill. The concert is free and begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring a picnic and blanket or lawn chair.

▪ Allison Creek Bluegrass will resume its free shows featuring Bluegrass Travelers at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, York. Doors open at 6 p.m. Concessions open at 6:30 p.m. For information, go to allisoncreekbluegrass.com.

Meetings

▪ Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 2008 Rock Hill, will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at the VFW Hall, 732 W. Main St. All Purple Heart recipients are welcome. For information call Rich Roszelle at 803-367-8328 .

▪ Kim and Charles Moore will lead a special presentation, “The Invaluable Reward of Ending Racial Tension,” 7 p.m. Monday at Grand Café at Heritage International Ministries, 375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill.

▪ The Chester District Genealogical Society annual meeting will be 1 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant, 5724 Lancaster Highway, Fort Lawn.

Liz Smith Anderson, administrator of the Chester County Historical Society Museums & Archives, will speak. In 2009, she became administrator and worked in the historic 1914 Chester County Jail, where she found in the archives, the Henry O. Nichols photography collection. It is one of the most viewed collections in South Carolina Digital Library Collections and also is part of the National Public Library.

Cost of the meal is $20. Mail your check for your reservation to Chester District Genealogical Society, PO Box 336, Richburg, SC 29729. Deadline for reservations is Monday.

Classes

▪ Clemson Extension agent Paul Thompson will lead a free workshop on late-summer gardening, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at the Chester Extension office, 109 Ella St., Chester. He will share tips on things to do in your garden in late summer as well as how to prepare for fall planting. Free and open to the public. For information contact Paul Thompson at 803-684-9919 ext. 112 or pthmpsn@clemson.edu.

Recreation

▪ The Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is offering “Families Exploring Nature” one Saturday each month to get families outdoors for a hike in the woods and other activities. Programs will be 9:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 3 and Nov. 14. Participants should bring water and comfortable walking shoes; a camera is also suggested. Cost is $2 per person per event and registration is required. Register at cityofrockhill.com/alloutdoors or call 803-322-3134.

▪ Registration for Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s Fall Youth Sports is open through Aug. 21. Offered are football for ages 7-10 as of Sept. 1 and recreation soccer for ages 5-13 as of Sept. 1. Both cost $42.

Those who participated in the 2015 Spring Youth Sports leagues will get a $7 reduction in the registration fee because they purchased insurance in the spring.

Register during office hours Monday-Friday at Manchester Meadows, the Cherry Park tower, the PRT office (Room 390) at City Hall, and at the four recreation centers.

First-time players must bring a copy of their birth certificate to register. Returning players may register online a CityofRockHill.com/PRT.

Volunteer coaches are also needed for these programs. Those interested in coaching should call Jason Reynolds at 803-329-5640.

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 at rideabilitysc@gmail.com. Space is limited. Sponsors are also needed.

▪ Make-A-Wish South Carolina is seeking volunteers. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed. Interest webinars are offered at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month. Registration is required. Contact Brennan Brown at bbrown@sc.wish.org or 864-250-0702, ext. 112, to register or for applications.

▪ 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 George-Milling reunion for descendants of Macroni George and Hattie Milling George will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Old School House, Wilkerson Street, Hickory Grove. Bring a couple of covered dishes and 2-liter sodas. There will be door prizes and games for children.

▪ Rock Hill High class of 1959 will meet for lunch and fellowship at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Golden Corral. All classmates, spouses and friends are welcome.

▪ Descendants of Robert McCaw Bratton and Lucinda Alexander Bratton will have the annual Bratton reunion Aug. 16 at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Hickory Grove. Lunch will be 1 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Bring covered dishes and drinks. For information, contact Beth Dover at 803-684-7135.

Support groups

▪ A Parkinson’s Support Group will meet 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Westminster Towers Community Room, 1330 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. Open to the community. For information, call 803-328-5231.

▪ Affirmation of York County is a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, their families and friends. The group will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill. For information, call Ellen at 803-417-0954, Melissa at 803-547-6042, or email affirmationofyc@gmail.com.

▪ 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 August 5, 2015 at 11:47 AM with the headline "Community News from York, Chester, Lancaster counties – Aug. 6, 2015."