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Congratuations
to the Honorees at the 2015 Blythewood Township Black History Month
Celebration!
Posthumous
Honorees include:
Mrs.
Elizabeth Griffin Hagler
Mrs. Annie
E. Hanberry
& Mrs.
Alice & Mr. Elijah Kelly, Sr.
Honorees include:
Mayor Keith
Bailey, Former Mayor
David Brice,
Retired LTC
Mr. Larry
Griffin
Mrs. Viola
Sanders
Dr. Ruby
Waters-Watts
The Youth
Honoree is Ms. Iga Charles
Thank you
for your leadership and service to the Community.
Friday,
March 6 is National Employees Appreciation Day
Sunday,
March 8 is Day Light Savings Day
And...get
ready for the JROTC Amazing 5K Run @
Blythewood to break the Guinness Book World Record! The run is not
until April 25 but registration is up at www.JROTCAmazing5K.com
The
Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce monthly
breakfast meeting will be on Tuesday, March 10 at
Cobblestone Park Golf Clubhouse, 1298 University Parkway. The
doors open at 7 and the meeting and breakfast starts at 7:30.
Bernie Mazyck, president and CEO of S.C. Association for Community
Economic Development (SCACED) will be the guest speaker.
Register in advance at www.blthewoodchamber.com
and click on the Eventbrite link.
And...Don't
forget about the Chamber's Scholarships being
offered to high school seniors living or attending school in the
29016 zip code area, or whose parents are active in the
Chamber. Go to their website for details. Applications
must be postmarked by April 14, 2015.
2ND Annual
Beginnings Fore Kids Golf Classic
Cobblestone
Park, Blythewood,
Friday,
March 20, 2015. Grab your clubs and your best
golfing friends and come out for a great day of golf for a
good cause. The tournament starts at 10:30 with registration,
practice on the driving range and putting greens and a box lunch.
An Awards Ceremony and a celebration meal will follow at the
end of the day. All proceeds benefit programs supporting parents of
deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. For
more information go to www.scbegin.org..
Registration ends March 16. Forms available at Town Hall in
Blythewood or contact Cara Senterfeit at 803-463-8526 or email CSenterfeit@scbegin.org.
Westwood High School is still in
need of a few families to host the French exchange students and
teachers April 6-16. The students will be in the homes for 7 days, but
gone on the week-ends. Call Dr. Cheryl Guy at 691-4049 ext.
36116 for more information.
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The University of South Carolina equestrian team returns to action on Friday for its final home meet of the season. The Gamecocks (8-3, 4-2 SEC) will host Baylor at 1 p.m. on Friday at One Wood Farm
(located at 1201 Syrup Mill Road) in Blythewood. Admission is free to Friday's meet. South Carolina has won eight of it's
last nine competitions, and this week the Gamecocks moved up one
spot to No. 1 in the country. Baylor had been ranked No. 1 since
the fall semester, but after dropping a pair of road meets over the
weekend, the Bears (11-2, 4-2 Big 12) dropped two spots to No. 3.
Would you like to learn about beekeeping? The Blythewood Garden Club will host their
annual community event Thursday, March 19, at 7 PM, at Blythewood
High School in the Media Center. Holly Burritt, owner of Bee Healthy
Gardens in Chapin (http://www.beehealthygardens.com/),
will teach attendees about the benefits of bees for the garden, and
she will discuss beekeeping techniques. Scott Derrick, of
Blythewood Bee Company, will also talk about beekeeping. Tom
Willingham, teacher at Blythewood High School in Ag Science, will
give his annual update on what's happening with his students.
The event is free and open to the public, and there
are gardening-related door prizes!
Blythewood Library invites ages 9-12 to the Blythewood Bookworms program March 7th,
3:00-4:00.
March 11 from 10:30 -11:00 there is a Hands on
Art for ages 2-5 with stories and simple art projest for
the very young.
Looking
for a special gift?
Blythewood
Arts Center/ Visitors Center is
Blythewood's best kept secret! They are opened from 11 to
5:00 Tuesdays - Fridays and 10 to 2:00 on Saturdays.
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Do you Know...
what famous entertainment group performed in Blythewood, at what
was then the University Club in the late 1980's? This
incredible group belted out the best music which I'm sure could be
heard all over town. They performed in an elegant tent with
fabulous food, drinks and a large crowd that danced the night
away! If you know the answer, email kellym@townofblythewoodsc.gov to receive a treat
from Town Hall.
Now zoon ahead to Saturday, February 28, 2015.... The Blythewood Community
Choir equally belted out the most moving, beautiful music I have
ever heard in celebration of Blythewood Township Black
History Month Celebration. Plus the
Bethel Baptist Church Praise and Worship Dance Team was a real
treat. The event was wonderful. As I sat there, I so
wished the entire community could have heard the
beautiful music and felt the connected fellowship in the
room. I will remind you next year to put this date on your
calendar!
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