Flint Hill Residents Will Honor Vets Sunday

By Mary Jo Balasco, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.

May 13–The Flint Hill Memorial Association will have a community event to honor veterans at 2 p.m. Sunday at Flint Hill Baptist Church, 269 Flint Hill St., Fort Mill.

For 117 years, the people of the Flint Hill community have come together on the third Sunday in May to honor more than 200 military veterans buried in the church cemetery. The Fort Mill High School JROTC Corps will present the colors and a salute will be fired by the Eli Bailes American Legion Post 43 of Fort Mill. Speaker will be Lt. Cmdr. James Burns of the U.S. Navy, a 12-year veteran.

Burns is a Fort Mill native and a graduate of the Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is serving as deputy assistant for legal and legislative matters to the vice chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon.

York bluegrass night features Express

Southern Express will appear at Allison Creek Bluegrass at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, 5780 Allison Creek Road, York. For details, visit www.allisoncreekbluegrass.com.

Tega Cay Lions host Night of Honor

The Tega Cay Lions Club will hold its first Night of Honor at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Philip T. Glennon Community Center in Tega Cay. A cash bar will be at 6 p.m. followed by a sit-down dinner, speaker and special awards.

The event is open to the public. To attend, send a check for $25 made out to the Tega Cay Lions Club to Lions Club Night of Honor, 1144 Molokai Drive, Tega Cay, S.C. 29708 or call 548-3539.

Area shag clubs plans May 31 bash

The Upper South Carolina Midlands Shag clubs will have its fifth Saturday Bash from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 31 at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post, 732 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The event is for ages 21 and older.

Clyde Waller will DJ. Admission is $10 per person. Participants are asked to bring hors d’ouevres. The dance floor is smoke-free. A smoking area will be provided. Activities include 50/50 drawing, a cash bar and more.

The event is hosted by the Rock Hill area, Lake Wylie, York, Chester and Lancaster shag clubs. For details, call Debbie Brown at 366-2901 or e-mail her at shagdeb@comporium.net or call Nita Brown at (803) 286-5694 or e-mail her at double_517@yahoo.com.

York choral programs present may 20 concert

The choral programs of York Junior High and York Comprehensive High Schools will have a spring concert at 7:15 p.m. May 20 at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York. The women’s ensemble, the concert choir and the eighth-grade chorus will perform.

The program will highlight selections from the Broadway musical, “Oklahoma,” and will feature several soloists. Admission is $3 at the door.

For details, call choral director Phil Suggs at 684-2336. The women’s ensemble were recent winners of a superior rating and first place in Atlanta. The concert choir recently received several awards in Virginia Beach, Va.

Local awareness day is planned Saturday

An annual health safety and environmental awareness day, “Kids Day America/International,” will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Body Church, 1711 Cherry Road, Rock Hill.

Dr. Werner of Werner Family Chiropractic is sponsoring the event, which will provide information on crime prevention, Internet and child safety and environmental awareness. Werner’s office will donate child identification cards to every child who attends. The Rock Hill Police Department will provide free fingerprinting for all children.

There will be appearances by McGruff, the crime dog, Spanky the fire dog, State Farm’s “Neigh Bear,” free giveaways and prize drawings, including the chance to win a kids’ four-wheeler. A fire truck will be on display and the fire department will teach fire safety. Werner will provide free health screenings and will distribute information on disease prevention and health promotion. Donations for York County Foster Parents Association will be accepted at the event.

Local art demos planned in downtown

Local artists will demonstrate their techniques from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at City Plaza at 140 E. Main St., Rock Hill. Featured artists include Jay Thompson, painting; Linda Meetze Lucas, jewelry; Alan Noll, ceramic sculpture; Liz Funderburk, knot tie for gem stones; Nancy Ray, black and white pen and ink drawings; Jackie Clarkin, painting; Holly Glasscock, watercolor; and Bob Thrower, basket weaving and wood carving. The demonstrations are free and open to the public. For details, call the arts council at 328-2787, e-mail arts@yorkcountyarts.org or visit www.yorkcountyarts.org.

Local author to give program on Scottish poet

Martha Macdonald, a local storyteller, dancer, musician, writer and English professor, will present a program on Scotland’s beloved poet, Robert Burns, at 7 p.m. May 19 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 321 South Oakland Ave., Rock Hill.

Macdonald will share stories, sing, dance the Highland Fling and read poems. The program is free and open to the public. Macdonald recently published a new book, “Psaltery at White Oaks,” a novel about generations of female descendants, starting in 1763. For details, call Pat at 980-4000.

Landsford Canal trip planned on June 14

A day trip exploring Landsford Canal with geologist Irene Boland, natural history curator Steve Fields and historian Michael Scoggins will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14.

The group will meet at the Museum of York County, 4621 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill. Participants must be 18 years old because of van restrictions. Landsford Canal is the home of the rare Rocky Shoals spider lilies. Participants will learn the natural and cultural history of the area and are asked to wear hiking appropriate clothing, bring a bag lunch, water and sunscreen. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Register by June 6 by contacting Barbara Ardrey at 981-9182 or bardrey@chmusums.org. For details, call Steve Fields at 329-2121 or e-mail stevefields@chmuseums.org.

Future River Ramblers programs include Lando and Fishing Creek, August 9; Nation Ford and the future Museum of Life and the Environment, Sept. 13; Fish Dam Ford, Oct. 11; and Broad River: York County’s Western River, Nov. 8.

‘Story of stuff’ to be shown at York library

The York County chapter of the South Carolina Green Party will show a film, the “Story of Stuff,” which explains the global economy, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the York Public Library, 21 E. Liberty St., York.

The film examines the public’s role in the environment and ways to protect the lives of future generations. The event is free and open to the public. For details, call Gregg Jocoy at (803) 984-5414.

Catawba seniors gathering for benefit

The Catawba Seniors Gathering will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Outdoors at Green Earth Athletic Field, 2900 Sturgis Road, Rock Hill. The event is a fundraiser for the Catawba Indian Nation Senior Center. Activities include a Native American pottery, drum, dance, food and crafts. Admission is free. Participants are asked to bring chairs. Rain location will be 996 Avenue of the Nations, Rock Hill.

Neighborhood group will meet Thursday

The Spencer Estates Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Media Center at Belleview Elementary School, 501 Belleview Road, Rock Hill. Mike Kropp will discuss landscaping for drought conditions.

Local graduating classes announce reunion news

The following alumni will meet:

— The Northwestern High School class of 1988 will have its reunion on June 28. Alumni are asked to e-mail contact information to Rose Daigle at rosedaigle@earthlink.net or Peggy Depass at depass@comporium.net.

— The Emmett Scott Class of 1969 will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church, 802 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. The class held its first baby contest on April 13. Winners were first place, O’marion Malik White; second place Khaliyah Epps; third place, Jhourney Alexis White. For details on the upcoming 40-year reunion, call Betty Ingram Gordon at 328-2238 or Addie Clyburn at (803) 817-7574.

— The Feely Family reunion, descendants of Oscar and Bertha Roddey Feely, will be August 1 through 3 in Charlotte. A meeting will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at the home of Pearline Feely Barber, 1208 Stanley Drive, Rock Hill. For details, call Bertha Barber Chisholm at (704) 598-4860 or Melissa Barber Campbell at (704) 504-8080.

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