News briefs: York County mounted patrol tops in nation

York County mounted patrol tops in nation

York County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol won several awards at the Oct. 13-16 North America Police Equestrian Championships at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

Deputies Mark McCarter and Jamie Sandifer with their horses, Cochise and Barney, competed against 44 officer and horse teams from New York, Massachusetts, Delaware, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan and teams from the U.S. National Park Service and Canada.

McCarter won first place in Law Enforcement Officer obstacle and overall winner of the William D. McCarthy Memorial Trophy, the most coveted prize of the tournament. McCarter also won first place in LEO Obstacle and LEO Expert Equitation Combined, and winner of the Brigadier Memorial Trophy and third place in Law Enforcement Officer Expert Equitation. Equitation is the art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship.

Sandifer won third place in Western Equitation and fifth place in Law Enforcement Officer obstacle course.

Together, McCarter and Sandifer won first place in the two-man team event challenge. Both Deputies teamed up with Jim Barnes from the National Park Service and took fifth place in the three-man team obstacle course.

Established in 2010, the York County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol’s mission is for search and rescue, crowd control and patrolling parking lots during festivals and other large events. The Sheriff’s Posse is made up of five deputies and their personal horses.

To learn more, visit napecinc.org/.

Water rate hearing Oct. 29 in Clover

Carolina Water Service customers in York County can weigh in on the proposed water and sewer rate at public hearings in Clover.

The state Public Service Commission will hold a hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at Clover School District Auditorium, 1625 Highway 55 E.

Anyone wanting to testify in the rate case can do so at the hearings. Speakers get three minutes, with all testimony given under oath. Residents testifying can expect the attention of commissioners, but the group will not answer questions.

Carolina Water filed June 20 for a rate increase throughout its South Carolina service areas. The average water and sewer increases are about 20 percent.

For more on procedure or the case, call 803-896-5100 or visit psc.sc.gov.

Blood drives scheduled

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas posts blood drives:

CBCC will host its 11th annual Puppies for Patients program. Donors who give blood in November and December may sign a gift tag to be attached to a stuffed toy puppy, and delivered by CBCC to children in area hospitals and care facilities during the holidays.

▪ 8-11 a.m. Oct. 31, The Reserve at Gold Hill, 631 Quicksilver Trail, Fort Mill.

▪ 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 1, River Hills Community Church, 104 Hamiltons Ferry Road, Lake Wylie.

▪ 8-11:30 a.m. Nov. 3, Bluestar Silicones, 7979 Park Place Road, York.

Call 704-972-4700 or go to cbcc.us to make an appointment at any location.

Red Cross will hold a blood drive Nov. 11 3-7 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church, 201 Oak Trail, Belmont.

To make an appointment or for information, call 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

Fall Frolic runs through Nov. 1

Anne Springs Close Greenway offers Fall Frolic through Nov. 1 with horse rides and hay bale mazes, a 4-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch.

Other activities include wagon rides, farm animals, pedal carts, face painting and kayaking.

Cost is $10 per person for greenway members and $12 for nonmembers. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Joy 4 Tots Ride Nov. 8

The 11th annual Joy 4 Tots Ride starts at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Oakridge Clubhouse on Oakridge Road and ending at Roosevelt Park in Clover.

Bikers should bring one toy per biker.

Call 704-813-2792 or 980-522-1328 for more information.

Make-A-Wish volunteers needed

Make-A-Wish South Carolina holds volunteer interest webinars at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month.

Registration in advance is required. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed. Call 864-250-0702 for details.

Veterans group meets in Lake Wylie

The Point Man International Ministries group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at The Journey church.

Point Man is a veteran-to-veteran ministry with a primary service to offer spiritual healing from PTSD. Point Man also is involved in group meetings, hospital visits, conferences, supplying speakers for churches and veteran groups, welcome home projects and community support.

The organization, which includes more than 200 local outposts, reaches spiritually and emotionally wounded veterans.

The local group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

BudStrope@Point-Man-Ministries.org.

Cat rescuer seeks support

Carol Butler of Lake Wylie has set up a Go Fund Me account to help with her 16-year rescue efforts of cats.

To find out more about her efforts and and how to help with the feline medical bills, visit gofundme.com/CarolKingButler.

Clover gallery seeks artists

The town of Clover is accepting submissions for Gallery 120, 120 Bethel St.

Artists should email an artist bio and three hi-res images of work to gallery120@cloversc.org, and include Monthly Artist Feature Submission in subject line.

Gallery 120 opened in January. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Call 803-222-9493 or visit cloversc.org.

This story was originally published October 23, 2015 at 1:39 PM with the headline "News briefs: York County mounted patrol tops in nation."