Community news for York, Chester and Lancaster counties, May 8, 2016

Relay for Life, York East covering, Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Tega Cay raises funds for the American Cancer Society with its relay at 2-10 p.m. Saturday at Dutchman Creek Middle School.

The community is invited to participate at the relay. There will be food, games, and plenty of local entertainers for all ages. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/yorkeastsc.

Special events

▪ The sixth annual Massing of the Colors, sponsored by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and the Air Force Junior ROTC at Northwestern High School will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the school auditorium, 2503 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The event includes 13 groups presenting the colors. U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney will speak. Northwestern Troubadours will provide music.

▪ The 6th annual Glencairn BloomFest will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 21 in the Meadow at Glencairn Garden. This fun-filled family event, sponsored by Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Glencairn Garden Advisory Committee, will feature plants, garden art, pottery, baskets and other garden-themed items for sale. There will also be activities for children as part of “National Kids to Parks Day.” There will be live music and garden tours and food available for purchase. Traffic will be routed one-way around the Garden for the event. For information go to CityofRockHill.com/BloomFest or call 803-329-5620.

▪ Master’s Car Club and Calvary Baptist Church will have a Friday Night Crusade, 5-9 p.m. Friday with Justin Pryor singing in the church parking lot, 830 Jones Ave., Rock Hill. There will be classic cars, muscle cars, hot rods and more. Free hot dogs and drinks. Bring a chair.

The Well will host a community flag football game with youth vs. adults Saturday at Saluda Trail Middle School. There will be inflatables and food truck vendors. Bring a lawn chair. Sign up by calling the church 803-329-0222.

▪ Push Back Against Drug Abuse to help fight drug and alcohol abuse by youth will be 4 p.m. Saturday at the VFW on Crawford Road. Free food and drinks. Door prizes. For information, call Laporcha Carter at 803-415-9446 or Olivia Johnson at 803-554-8649.

▪ The 10th annual COOLFest, hosted by Keystone Substance Abuse and Werner Family Chiropractic, will be 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday at the BMX Supercross Field at Riverwalk, Rock Hill. This year, the event will be a community field day with games, obstacle course, inflatables, face painting and contests. A prize drawing for family passes to Tweetsie will be held. The event is free.

▪ Order of the Eastern Star, District 8 Busy Bee Club will have a spaghetti dinner, 6 p.m. Saturday at Richburg Lodge No. 89, 111 E. Lancaster St. Menu: Spaghetti, bread, salad, dessert, and drink. Pink Lodge program will be after the meal. Cost:$12, adults’ $6, age 12 and younger. For tickets, contact Jim or Pat Conner at 803-328-2006 or Ann or George Thompson at 803-789-3660.

▪ Clover is celebrating Bicycle Safety Month with its annual Mayor’s Bike Ride and Rodeo, May 14 in the parking lot of Memorial Stadium, 401 Clinton Ave. The rodeo begins at 10 a.m. with the bike ride at 11. For information, go to cloversc.org.

▪ The Zeta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Alpha Gamma Psi Christian Sorority will hold its 2016 Spring Line Probate, 1 p.m. May 21 at Emmett Scott Center, 801 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. Free and open to the public. The sorority was founded April 20, 2011.

Fundraisers

▪ The Winthrop University Eagle Club will host its 25th annual Eagle Club Scholarship Auction Saturday at the Winthrop Coliseum. The silent auction begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and a live auction at 8 p.m. Over the past 24 years, the Eagle Club has raised more than a million dollars for scholarships for Winthrop students. Tickets are available at www.501auctions.com/eagleclubauction.

▪ The Arts Council of York Council is hosting a Prohibition Party May 21 at the Courtroom at the Gettys Art Center, 201 E. Main St., Rock Hill. Partygoers will sample the finest bourbon, scotch, wine, and moonshine at the Roaring 20s style party. Dress to impress. Tickets are $37 for members and $42 for nonmembers through Thursday and $55 for everyone after. Tickets available by calling 803-328-2787 or at the Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main St.

▪ Affinity Health Center’s 13th Annual Dazzle and Denim fundraising event will be 7-11 p.m. Fridayat the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek in Rock Hill. Tickets are $65 per person. For tickets go to www.affinityhealthcenter.org/dazzle or mail a check to 500 Lakeshore Parkway, Rock Hill, SC 29730. Tables can also be reserved for groups of 10 for $500.

▪ A benefit for Jamesa Mickles, who needs a kidney transplant, will be 1-4 p.m. May 21 at The Well, 135 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. The benefit includes live entertainment, face painting, games, craft table, snacks and speakers.

▪ Harmonies for The Haven, a family fun day fundraiser, will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 21 at The Dog House, 3700 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. Admission by donation. The event includes live music, water slide, bounce house, games and door prizes. Food and beverage prices vary. For information, contact dianethehaven@comporium.net or call 803-370-3315.

▪ The Rock Hill Music Club will host its 15th annual Musical Tour of Homes has been rescheduled for 2:30-5:30 p.m. May 15. Tour sites include the replica of the Greek Parthenon home of Dr. and Mrs. Earnest Archer, the historic home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roddey and the restored former Andrew Jackson Ballroom in the Guardian Fidelity building. At each site local musicians will perform. At the ballroomwill be a historic display of Rock Hill Music Club from 1914-2016 and Elliott White Springs’ Springmaid advertisements. Jane There will be a silent auction of a Springs Mills bed ensemble designed by the late Princess Grace of Monaco. A reception will be held at the Archer home. Tickets are $15 and available at each location, from club members or at the Arts Council of York County. Proceeds go to local music scholarships, awards to Winthrop University, York County high schools and musical organizations.

▪ CrownGolf tournament, a benefit for the music program of Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, will be June 6 at Palisades Country Club, Charlotte. Registration at 9 a.m. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. Individual registration, $135; teams, $500. For information go to carolinacrown.org/golf2016 or call 8030-547-2270 ext 106.

▪ The Salvation Army’s Heroes Luncheon will be noon May 24 at City Club of Rock Hill, 140 E. Main St. with Candice Glover, American Idol winner in 2013 and Kimberly P. Johnson, emcee. Tickets, $50 and available by calling 803-324-5141.

Entertainment

▪ “With Strings Attached,” the musical duo featuring Elda Franklin on viola and Mary Ann Helton on piano, will present its annual spring concert noon May 17 at St. John’s United Methodist Church sanctuary, 321 S. Oakland Aven., Rock Hill. Joining them will be Mike Williams, a Winthrop professor known for his African music presentations. Featured vocalist will be Megan Calkins, a Winthrop musical theater student from Rock Hill. Free admission but food contributions for local food pantries are welcome.

▪ Summer in the Park concert series opens Tuesdayat Fewell Park, 1204 Alexander Road, in Rock Hill featuring acoustic jazz and rhythm and blues by Amy Coccia and Jason Poore. The free concert is at 6:30 p.m. This concert series will be on the second Tuesday of each month through August. Bring a picnic and blanket or lawn chair. Check www.CityofRockHill.com/PRT for information.

▪ Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism will host a free Family Movie Night Saturday featuring “Minions” (rated PG) on a large screen outdoors at Cherry Park soccer field No. 5. Games and races for the family will be offered from 7-8:30 p.m. The movie starts at 8:30. Bring a blanket or chair. Concessions will be sold. For information, call 803-329-5620.

▪ Rock Hill Community Theatre presents “Bull in China Shop,” Friday-May 22 at the theater, 546 S. Cherry Road. Tickets, $15 adults; $12, seniors and students; $2 discount for matinee. Groups of 10 or more, $10 each. For tickets go rockhilltheatre.org or call 803-326-7428.

▪ Fort Mill Community Playhouse presents “Mind Over Magic” 8 p.m. Friday featuring the mental artistry of David Raz and comic-style magic of Zelnik the Magician at the playhouse, 220 Main St. For mature audiences. Tickets, $12. Charlotte Comedy Theater will return with Improv with shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. May 20. Adult content at late show. Tickets, $12. Reservations recommended at fortmillplayhouse.org or call 803-548-8102.

Hunger relief site

▪ The Second Harvest Partners, sponsored by Providence Presbytery, will have a hunger relief site 9 a.m. Tuesdayat Green Pond United Methodist Church, 983 Bethel St., Clover. Volunteers will distribute food to participants who meet USDA eligibility income guidelines. For information, contact Catawba Area Agency on Aging at 803-329- 9670.

Meetings

▪ The National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jacksons Cafeteria. The business meeting begins at noon.

▪ The Western York County branch of the NAACP will meet 6 p.m. May 19 at the Greater York Chamber of Commerce. For information ,contact Wanda Simril at 803-684-6200.

▪ The York County Genealogical and Historical Society will have its annual meeting at 2:30 p.m. May 15 at Bethel Presbyterian Church, 2445 S.C. 557, Clover. New board members will be elected and the scholarship recipient will be named. The program includes a brief history of the church and Bob Inman, author of Liberty Mountain, will speak. Open to the public.

▪ The York County Marine Corp League No. 39 local detachment, The Olde English Leathernecks, will meet 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.

▪ The Catawba Council of the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Park Senior Center, 917 Standard St., Rock Hill. For information, contact Wayne Kersey at 803-287- 9453.

Clubs

▪ The Silver Fox Club, sponsored by the Upper Palmetto YMCA, is an active senior group age 50 and older who are interested in travel and meeting others with similar interests. The Club regularly goes on day trips once a month to nearby cities. Other trips are 5-6 nights such as one planned to visit Chicago in September. For information or to join, contact Jimmy Johnson at jimmyjohnson@upymca.org or 803-324-9622 ext. 228.

▪ Judy Mobley of the Rock Hill School District Language Immersion Program will speak at the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill 6 p.m. Monday at the historic Armstrong-Mauldin House, 607 Aiken Ave. For informationgo to www.womansclubofrockhill.org or visit the club on Facebook.

Classes

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club offers shag-dance lessons and line-dance lessons for $1 Tuesdays at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge. Line-dance lessons begin 6 p.m. and shag-dance lessons 7:30 p.m.

Scholarships

▪ Applications are available for the York County Farm Bureau scholarship program for students pursuing agricultural or related field degrees. Applications are due June 27. For information, contact Sandra Robbins at 803-684-4235.

Volunteers

▪ Agape Hospice will have volunteer drop-ins, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Tuesday at 1326 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday at 12 N. Congress St., York. Kay Lee, volunteer manager, will be available for questions on the volunteer ministry. For information, call 803-517-2021 or email kaylee@agapesenior.com

Reunions

▪ The Rock Hill High class of 1959 will meet for lunch 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Golden Corral, Anderson Road. All classmates, spouses and friends are invited.

▪ The annual Adams reunion will be 1 p.m. May 15 at Camp Creek Baptist Church, Lancaster. Bring a well-filled picnic basket. For information, call Tammy Medlin at 803-320-8340.

▪ The semi-annual luncheon of former Celanese employees will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Golden Corral, Anderson Road, Rock Hill. There will be an update of the Celriver Legacy project, historical marker and memory book. All former employees invited.

▪ Lewisville High School classes of 1977-80 reunion will be June 10-11. A meet and greet will be 6:30-10:30 p.m. June 10 at American Legion Post No. 34, South Cherry Road. Business casual. A barbecue and music by Randy Knox will be 11 a.m.-until June 11 at the Richburg Fire Department, North Main Street. Casual attire. Cost is $25, classmates and $12.50, family members. RSVP by May 23 to 803-524-9779.

Support groups

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Affirmation of York County is a faith-based 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. Linda and Mac Stroupe with PFLAG will discuss the national organization’s resources. For information, call Ellen at 803-417-0954, Melissa at 803-547-6042, or email affirmationofyc@gmail.com.

▪ Sufficient Grace, a support group for women who are caregivers for aging loved ones, will meet 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday in room 321 at First Baptist Church, Hood Center Road, Rock Hill. Kay Perry, a social worker with Hospice, will speak. For information, call Kathy at 803-448-1012.

▪ 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 8 p.m. Mondays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; a noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.

This story was originally published May 9, 2016 at 8:05 AM with the headline "Community news for York, Chester and Lancaster counties, May 8, 2016."