5th annual Gobble Wobble Saturday in Rock Hill

The 5th Annual Gobble Wobble run and walk is 8 a.m. Saturday beginning on Main Street in downtown Rock Hill.

The event is coordinated by the Junior Welfare League, a nonprofit women’s group that raises money for community service projects. This year all proceeds go to Palmetto Pregnancy Center, Children’s Attention Home and RideAbility.

The goal is to raise $50,000 this year. Almost 350 people have already signed up to race in a 5K run/walk or an 8K run, but there is room for more.

Registration is $35 through Thursday and $40 race day. Register online at gobblewobble8k.racesonline.com/home, or Saturday at the race.

Special events

▪ “Stories of the Stones,” Rose Hill Cemetery Tour, has been rescheduled for 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the cemetery, 229 E. Liberty St., York. Admission: $5; free for children and students grades 1-12. Handicap assistance available if requested. Re-enactors dress in period costumes and tell the stories of the lives of residents who have shaped the community. Sponsored by the Yorkville Historical Society. For more information, call Jan Ramsey at 803-684-3844.

▪ An evening of visual and performing arts hosted by the Therapeutic Arts Programming (TAP) Committee will be 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the Community Performance Center, 249 E. Main St., Rock Hill. “TAP Into the Arts” will highlight art from area youth and adults with intellectual disabilities. Artists will display their works in watercolor, photography, pottery and other handmade items. Select items will be for sale. The Praise Dance Troupe will perform at 7 p.m. The free event is presented by Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism. For information, call Wendy Waddle at 803-329-5659.

▪ Holly Glasscock Fine Arts will have its holiday sale, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Kinch’s Restaurant, 123 Elk Ave., Rock Hill. Artwork begins at $20.

Fundraisers

▪ India Hook United Methodist Women’s Vendor’s Market will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in the family life center in Rock Hill. Vendors will sell jewelry, crafts, Christmas decorations, candles, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One & Tupperware, and baked goods. There will be a silent auction, door prizes and tickets for a chance to win a Dooney & Bourke purse and wallet. Breakfast will be served 9-11 a.m. and lunch with soup and chili served 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

▪ Catawba Indians will have their annual Fall Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday featuring Native American crafts and a performance at noon at the Catawba Cultural Center on Tom Steven Road, Rock Hill.

▪ The Men of Covenant Presbyterian will sell 10-12 pound whole smoked turkeys for $30 on Tuesday (Nov. 24) and Wednesday (Nov. 25) at the church at the corner of Celanese and Mount Gallant roads. Call 803-366-8223 to reserve your turkey or email covenant@comporium.net.

▪ Pilgrims’ Inn “Adopt a Family” for Christmas program has begun. For information, call 803-327-4227, ext. 230, or email cdixon@pilgrimsinn.org. Donations are tax deductible.

Entertainment

▪ Allison Creek Bluegrass will host “Bluegrass Travelers” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church at S.C. 274 and Allison Creek Road, between Newport and Lake Wylie. Doors open at 6 p.m.; concessions with hot dogs and hamburgers at 6:30. Admission is free. Love offering taken.

Thanksgiving dinners

▪ Mount Prospect Baptist Church will sponsor its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at 11 a.m. Nov. 26 at the church on West Black Street, Rock Hill. Free. For information, call the church office at 803-329 2772.

▪ Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene will host a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless and anyone who would not normally have a Thanksgiving meal, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the church on Dunlap Roddey Road, Rock Hill. Free. For information or to help, call 803-328-2134.

Christmas parade

▪ The town of Fort Lawn is accepting entries for its annual Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. Dec. 12. Rain date, 3 p.m. Dec. 13. For information, call Town Hall at 803-872-4724, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. No fee. Entries are due Nov. 25. Floats will be judged and cash prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners.

Meetings

▪ Indian Land VFW will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at 8083 Charlotte Highway, Indian Land. Potential new members and guests arrive at 9 a.m. Veterans bring your DD214. For information, contact John Marker at 704-843-6930 or email jmarker@carolina.cc.com.

Clubs

▪ Rock Hill Area Shag Club will have its re-up party, 8 p.m. Friday at Celebrations at Ramada Inn, Cherry Road. Dinner provided. Guests, $5.

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club hosts “Shag Time” each Tuesday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Line dance lessons, 6-7:30 p.m. Shag lessons, 7:30-8 p.m. Open dance floor for all dancers at 8 p.m. Cover charge $1.

Recreation

▪ York Parks and Recreation Department will have a free movie night 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the York Recreation Center, 21 White Rose Lane. “We Are Marshall” will be shown in the gym. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For information, call 803-684-3742.

Volunteers

▪ The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program needs volunteers to help low-income, elderly and handicapped taxpayers prepare income tax returns. Volunteers will be trained by the Internal Revenue Service, N.C. and S.C. Departments of Revenue to prepare basic tax returns. Free training is offered to volunteers willing to learn to prepare 1040A, 1040EZ, and the basic 1040 forms with schedule A and B. Training will include filing on computers. Training will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 11-15 at Rock Hill City Hall in the wellness center on the first floor. Volunteers can choose hours and days they wish to work. For information, call Bill Perry, York County coordinator, at 803-322-4195.

Reunions

▪ Lewisville High School class of 1971 will have a reunion planning meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church fellowship hall. For information, call James Harris, 803-374-0800.

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

▪ Chester High class of 1980 will meet 4 p.m. Saturday at The Market Building, 116 Columbia St. Email class members updated information including maiden names to 1980classofchs@gmail.com

▪ Chester High class of 1980 Christmas Gala will be 8 p.m.-midnight Dec. 12 at the Chester War Memorial Building, 154 Main St. Attire is semi-formal. Cost is $25 and is due by Nov. 28. Pay with cash to Brenda Jones Bradley, Anita Springs, Karen Taylor Houston or Yvonne Gregory Hughes or by money order payable to CHS Class of 1980 and mail to CHS Class of 1980, c/o Brenda Jones Bradley, P.O. Box 37802, Rock Hill, SC 29732. For information email 1980classofchs@gmail.com or call Yvonne Gregory Hughes at 803-374-4935.

▪ The Rock Hill Chapter of Finley High School alumni will meet 5 p.m. Monday at Jackson’s Cafeteria, 1735 Heckle Blvd., Rock Hill. Open to all alumni and friends. For information, call Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547 or James T. Dunham at 704-232-0793.

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 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 November 18, 2015 at 2:41 PM with the headline "5th annual Gobble Wobble Saturday in Rock Hill."