Community News from York, Chester and Lancaster counties: Sept. 17, 2015

The Museum of York County, Anne Springs Close Greenway and the Rock Hill Outdoor Center at Riverwalk will host special outdoor activities to celebrate “Take a Child Outside Week,” Sept. 24-30.

The national program is designed to encourage children and adults to spend time together outdoors. The York County partner agencies have events planned to highlight their own outdoor attractions. All outdoor programs will go on rain or shine, and appropriate outdoor clothing is recommended.

Anne Springs Close Greenway will be open 7-10 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Field Trial Barn for an evening of outdoor fun. The drop-in program includes night hikes, games and interactive outdoor festivities. Finish the night with a s’more for only $1. Free for members, $5 for nonmembers

The Museum of York County will host an outdoor celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 featuring a live butterfly release at noon. Outdoor explorers can take part in a scavenger hunt and hike along the three-quarter mile Piedmont Trail (the trail has some steps). Free for members and age 3 and younger; $6, adults; $5, seniors; $3, ages 4-17.

The Rock Hill Outdoor Center is sponsoring a free outdoor event 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 27 at the Riverwalk trailhead. Outdoor educators will talk about trees, and participants can create leaf and bark rubbings. Walk along the scenic Catawba River to experience a Reading-With-Nature-Trail, featuring the nature-inspired children’s book “Step Gently Out,” by Helen Frost.

Attend two of the three events and become eligible for a prize drawing. Ask for details during admission for the events. Winners will be notified by Oct. 6.

Special events

▪ African Children’s Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at First Calvary Baptist Church, Crawford Road, Rock Hill. The choir will sing children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites. Free, open to the public. Love offering taken.

▪ Girl Scouts in York County are kicking off their 2015-16 season with a Keep It Local: Feed the Need in Our Community food drive to support Clover Area Assistance Center. With more than 80 troops in Tega Cay, Fort Mill, Lake Wylie and York, Girl Scouts are requesting nonperishable food donations to be dropped off at businesses through Sept. 26. Donations will be picked up and delivered Sept. 26 by the Scouts to CAAC.

Donations may be dropped off at: Victory Custom Golf, 4543 Charlotte Highway, No. 7; Echo Consignment Boutique, 164 S.C. 274; Anytime Fitness, 125 Evergreen Road; Lake Wylie Crossfit, 4094 Charlotte Highway; and OmYoga in Fort Mill, 936 Market St. Businesses interested in being drop-off locations can call 540-660-1475 or email Jennifer@tmmdirect.com.

▪ The AARP Local Chapter will sponsor its annual free community shred event noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the parking lot of the Rock Hill Housing Authority, 467 S. Wilson St. Any confidential and sensitive records and paperwork can be brought for shredding. Remove file folders, envelopes and other packaging material.

▪ Friends of the York County Library will have a book sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25-26 at the Fort Mill branch of the York County Library, 1818 Second Baxter Crossing. Choose from hardcover fiction, paperbacks and children’s books, priced from 50 cents to $2. For more information, call 803-981-5837 or go to yclibrary.org.

▪ Main Street Children’s Museum resumes its OWL (Our Wee Literature) Book Club at 3 p.m. Sunday featuring “Sammy the Wonder Dachshund.” The book’s author and illustrator, Jonathan Miller, will tell the story of Sammy – a small dog of super-hero proportions who engages in adventures across the planet and beyond. Miller, a Clover High School graduate and Charleston area resident, will be available for book sales and signing. The club is free with general admission. To register, call 803-327-6400. Admission, $5 for the public and free for Culture & Heritage Museum members and children age 1 and younger.

▪ Rock Hill Parks, Recreation & Tourism resumes its Friday Lunch Stop with live music 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday in the Black Street parking lot. The event runs each Friday through Oct. 30. Arsena Shroeder will perform this week, sharing soulful vocals on original songs and popular covers. Some seating available. Bring chairs or blankets.

Fundraisers

▪ The Arts Council of Chester fall fundraiser will feature the Carolina Rhythm Band, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Chester War Memorial Building, 154 Main St., Chester. The band plays beach, Motown, classic rock and country. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and raffle. General seating is $25 for members and $28 for nonmembers; after Sept. 29, all tickets will be $30. Reserved tables for eight are $250. Only 12 tables available. Tickets can be purchased at the Arts Council or Posh Peacock Salon. Cash or check only.

Proceeds will benefit youth and adult art classes and the Community ARTreach Program for the elderly and disabled. For more details, contact Lauren Medlin at 803-581-2030 or artschester@truvista.net.

▪ Project Safe Pet will host a fundraiser 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 18-19 at Bob Evans, 520 John Ross Parkway, Rock Hill. A percentage of the proceeds will donated to Project Safe Pets. A fundraising flier must be presented at time of payment. They can be printed from Project Safe Pet Facebook page or picked up at Ebenezer Animal Hospital or Animal Supply House.

▪ Roddy Baptist Church is hosting a benefit yard sale, 7 a.m. Saturday at the church, 2678 S. Anderson Road, Catawba. Proceeds will help pay medical expenses for a woman who needs a liver transplant.

▪ The Humane Society of York County will have its sixth annual Dog Gone Good Time Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 at Walter Elisha Park in Fort Mill. Proceeds will help with rescue at the shelter.

▪ Antioch United Methodist Church will host its annual Country Store fundraiser 8 a.m. Saturday at the church, 930 W. Rambo Road, Rock Hill. Breakfast and lunch served. Items for sale include baked goods, jams, jellies, chow-chows, other homemade gifts, seasonal decor, books by the inch and fresh flowers.

▪ The Well at Agape Church and Eden Community Development Corp. will sponsor “I Will Walk a Mile in Your Shoes,” cancer awareness benefit, 9 a.m. Sept. 26 beginning at Buffalo Wild Wings. Registration is $40. For information, go to thewellrockhill.org.

▪ The York County Woman’s Club will host “Girlfriends Just Wanna Have Fun!” an afternoon of card games, mahjong, lunch, door prizes and fashion tips from Chico’s of Rock Hill, noon-4 p.m. Nov. 12 at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. Cost is $25, with proceeds to benefit Hope and Tender Hearts Ministries. For reservations call Peggy at 803-329-8668 or email mbodner@comporium.net

▪ Sandlappers Parrot Head Club will host a dance and party, 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday at Long Branch, 761 Riverview Road, Rock Hill, to raise money for Make-A-Wish of South Carolina. The event includes live music by the Rockaholics, silent auction and door prizes, which include a Fines Up Rouge Guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffet with certificate of authenticity; estate 14-karat gold, pearl and diamond pendant; and Cajon drum by Billy Bonham. Tickets are $15 at bit.ly/1VyZswM. For information, email Nick George at nickgeorge803@gmail.com.

▪ Crime Stoppers of York County will have a pancake fundraiser, 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Fatz Cafe, 478 Herlong Ave., Rock Hill. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, fruit cup, drink. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for ages 4-8. Proceeds go to Crime Stoppers.

▪ Mount Zion AME Zion Church in Hickory Grove will host a Chinese auction at noon Sept 26 at the Senior Citizen Building, 5800 Wylie Ave. Tickets available at door. For information, contact Carrie Good at 893-237-6724. Proceeds to home missions.

▪ St. Anne Oratory Council of Knights of Columbus is selling the York County edition of the “Attractions Dining and Value Guide” to support its ministries. Coupons in the book expire at the end of 2016. The book contains more than $3,600 in coupon savings and $175 in gift cards. Books are $25. To get copies, call Tom Giles at 803-517-6339 or Joe Geraci at 703-626-5035.

Entertainment

▪ Every Now and Then will perform at Allison Creek Bluegrass 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, S.C. 274 and Allison Creek Road near Lake Wylie. Doors open at 6 p.m. with concessions available at 6:30 p.m. Free admission. Love offering.

Meetings

▪ York County Genealogical & Historical Society and the Yorkville Historical Society will have a joint meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Jane Spratt Room at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York.

▪ The Spencer Estates Neighborhood Association will meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday at City Operations Center, 757 S Anderson Road, Rock Hill. A representative of Rock Hill PRT will discuss the latest additions to the Riverwalk.

▪ Keystone board of directors will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Keystone Prevention Center, 1600 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill. Open to the public. For information, call 803-324-4118.

Clubs

▪ The Newcomers Club of York County, a women’s social and civic-minded organization, will meet Oct. 14 at The Oratory, 434 Charlotte Ave., Rock Hill. Elaine Alexander will perform several comedy skits. For reservations contact Kris at ycnewcomers@yahoo.com or 954-821-9310 by 10 p.m. Oct. 8.

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club’s pre-SOS party will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Admission is $3, members; $5, guest. Members please bring a side dish for the food table.

▪ The Ballroom Dance Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Oak Room of the Fort Mill Golf Course, 101 Country Club Drive. Guest admission is $15 per couple, $7.50, singles and includes a free dance lesson. Dances include swing and shag. No alcohol; light refreshments provided. Dressy casual. All skill levels are welcome. For information call Bob at 803-329-5764, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

▪ The Rock Hill Area Shag Club will have its pre-SOS party, 8 p.m. Saturday at Celebration at Ramada Inn, Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Members bring a dish to share. Admission: $3, members; $5, guests.

Classes

▪ Carolina Community Actions Head Start has openings for ages 3-4 in Rock Hill and York for the 2015-16 program year. Head Start serves low-income families and children with disabilities. For information, call 803-328-3074 in Rock Hill and 803-684-2093 in York.

Health

▪ Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the OWLS Club (Older, Wiser, Loving Seniors) will host a Health Fair for Seniors, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at Boyd Hill Recreation Center. The health fair is free and open to the public. Seniors groups are welcome.

▪ York County No Wrong Door presents a lunch and learn “Ending the Silence,” a discussion about mental health for parents of middle and high school students. Sessions will be 12:15 p.m. Sept. 22 at Rock Hill Flexible Learning Center, noon Sept. 23 at Clover district office, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 York Middle School Little Theater and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Fort Mill District office. The presentation will be led by the National Association on Mental Illness. Lunch provided by York County All on Board. For information, call 803-610-8174.

Reunions

▪ The Finley High School class of 1964 will meet at noon Saturday at Golden Corral, 1031 North Anderson Road, Rock Hill. All classmates are encouraged to attend. For information, call Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547, James Mayfield at 803-374-1090 or Kater Wylie Cornwell at 704-661-7701.

▪ Those who attended or worked at “Old” Lesslie Elementary School on U.S. 21 are invited to attend a community event sponsored by Friendship United Methodist at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church. The event features a free concert with Scott Carroll and Surfside. Bring a lawn chair.

▪ The 52nd annual Curry Family reunion will be Oct. 11 at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, 1660 Pleasant Grove Road, Chester, with worship at 11 a.m. and picnic lunch at 1 p.m. For information, contact Randy Perry Sears at 317 Red Fox Road, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 or email rpsears@aol.com

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.

This story was originally published September 16, 2015 at 12:53 PM with the headline "Community News from York, Chester and Lancaster counties: Sept. 17, 2015."