Community News from York, Chester and Lancaster counties: Oct. 8, 2015

Oktoberfest in Old Town will be 4-9 p.m. Oct. 17 in downtown Rock Hill.

The Bavarian-style festival includes a beer garden, German food, live music by a strolling accordionist, the Foothills Oompah Band, a children’s amusement area and vendors.

The fourth annual Wiener Dog Run starts at 6 p.m. and benefits the York County Humane Society. Registration is required by calling 704-287-6475. Cost is $10.

Admission to the festival is free. For a complete schedule, go to onlyinoldtown.com.

Special events

“Spirits & Stories: Brattonsville by Twilight” will be 3-9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells. During daylight hours, the living history museum activities include apple bobbing and cider pressing, corn shelling, wagon rides and harvest demonstrations. By twilight, take on a guided lantern tour and listen to historically dressed interpreters tell the tales of those whose legends linger. Bring a flashlight and discover if spirits from the old plantation’s past still roam about. S’mores, cider and doughnuts by the campfire and live music by Night Train Owls will be between 5-9 p.m. Food concessions will be available for purchase by the Friends of Historic Brattonsville. Admission: adults, $6; seniors, $5; ages 4-17, $3; free to Culture and Heritage Museum members and children 3 and younger.

▪ The Catawba Chapter of the Daughters of the America Revolution will participate in its National Day of Service at 2 p.m. Sunday by installing half-inch PVC pipes beside the graves of 200 U.S. veterans who are buried in the cemetery at Ebenezer ARP Church on Ebenezer Road. The pipes will make it easier to place American flags at the graves on special holidays.

▪ Just Be Academy, Northwestern High School and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Winthrop University will host Collegiate Life Boost, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Northwestern. Free for students in grades 9-12. The event features keynote speaker Anthony Davis Sr., who was drafted into the NFL by the Colts in 2005 and played in the Canadian League from 2006-2008. In addition there will be a financial aid professional who will provide information on getting money to pay for college, panel discussions among current college students and college graduates, an interactive game led by Power 98 radio personalities DJ Tab D’BIA$I the Million Dolla DJ and Ms. Jessica the Girl Next Door, lunch and a college and resource fair.

▪ A Community Singing on the Porch will be 2-5 p.m Saturday at Philadelphia United Methodist Church, 2260 Chester Highway, York, featuring The Bullock Creek Cowboy Church Band, New Home AME Zion Gospel Choir and Tim Childers. Bring a lawn chair. Food and drinks will be available.

▪ The York CROP Walk for Hunger will be 3 p.m. Oct. 18 beginning at Trinity United Methodist Church in York.

▪ The Turning Point of Chester 2015 annual banquet will be 6 p.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene, 182 Pinckney St. Alfred Williams, assistant principal at Chester High School, will speak. Tickets: $20, adults; $10, age 12 and younger. Available at the Dove’s Nest or by calling 803-581-0219.

▪ The AARP Local Chapter will sponsor its annual free shred event noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday 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.

Fundraisers

▪ Eastside Baptist Church will host a barbecue fundraiser 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, 318 N. Jones St., Rock Hill, for Ray Martin, youth pastor, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Plates are $8 and include pork, baked beans, corn on the cob, slaw, roll and dessert. To place orders, call 803-322-3843. Proceeds will help with medical expenses.

▪ Adnah United Methodist Church fall bazaar and bake sale with vendors will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 17 in the family life center, Adnah Church Road, Rock Hill. Breakfast and lunch will be served. A silent auction and bake sale will be held throughout the event. Proceeds go to local missions. The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas also will have a blood drive 10 a.m.-noon in the parking lot.

▪ A Charity Dog Wash will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at Fuzzie Butz, 339 N. Anderson Road, Rock Hill. Proceeds to benefit the monthly York County Spay Neuter Shuttle Program, which spays and neuters 35-40 pets every month.

▪ The Carolina Traffic and Transportation Club golf outing to benefit the Lancaster Children’s Home will be Oct. 27 at the Lancaster Golf Club. Registration at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10:30. Cost is $75, which includes greens fees, cart fees, beverages on the course, dinner and a chance for the cash drawing. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 teams and additional hole prizes. For information, call Bill McKinney at 803-804-7404.

▪ The York County 12th annual Claw and Paw Scholarship Tournament will be Oct. 15 at Rock Hill Country Club. The tournament is captain’s choice with a noon shotgun start. Cost is $200 for two-person team and $400, four-person team. Awards, box lunch, refreshments and snack provided. Scholarships are awarded to four York County high school students; two who attend University of South Carolina and two who attend Clemson. Carolina contact is Chip Comer at 803-324-1180; c.comer@comerdistributing.com. Clemson contact is Watts Huckabee at 803-230-9988; watts@cignetwork.com

Hunger relief

▪ The Second Harvest Partners, sponsored by Providence Presbytery, will have a hunger relief site at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem Baptist, 1003 Steele St., Fort Mill. Volunteers will help distribute food to recipients who meet USDA eligibility income guidelines. For information, contact Catawba Area Agency on Aging at 803-329-9670.

Meetings

▪ The Catawba Council of the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature will meet at 11 a.m. Oct. 21 at Highland Park Senior Center, 917 Standard St., Rock Hill. For information, call Wayne Kersey at 803-287-9453.

▪ The Museum Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Museum of York County, 4621 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill. William Cathcart will speak on his life as a Historic Brattonsville slave descendant, a pitcher in the Negro Baseball League and teaching at the Carroll School. Light refreshments. Free and open to the public. For information, contact Windy Cole at wcole@chmuseums.org or 803-909-7218.

▪ The Western York County branch of the NAACP will meet 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at Wesley United Methodist Church. For information, contact Wanda Simril at 803-684-6200.

▪ The York County Marine Corps League’s local detachment, The Olde English Leathernecks, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 732 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The league consists of Marine veterans, retired Marines and associates. For information, contact Don Hicks at 803-517-7253.

Clubs

▪ The Ballroom Dance Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Oak Room of the Fort Mill Golf Course, 101 Country Club Drive. Guest admission is $15, couples, $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.

4-H

The 4-H Poultry Sale will be 10 a.m. Nov. 7 at 116 Columbia St., Chester. Groups of three or five Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, and Golden Comet hens for sale. Buyers must preregister by contacting Robin Currence at rcrrnc@demson.edu or 803-209-0538.

Volunteers

▪ Bethel United Methodist Church will open its Men’s Warming Center in November at 1232 Curtis St., Rock Hill. The center opens around Nov. 15 and closes the middle of March. Volunteers are needed to help run the center. For information, call 803-327 4881.

▪ 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 other jobs at the shelter. Time and mileage may be tax-deductible. Volunteers must be 18 or older; orientation and training required. For information, call 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd., York.

Reunions

▪ The 52nd annual Curry family reunion will be Sunday 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

▪ 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. Tuesday 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 October 7, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Community News from York, Chester and Lancaster counties: Oct. 8, 2015."