Congratulations once again to our own Blythewood/
USC Equestrian Team! They beat Georgia to win the National
Collegiate Association National Championship.
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Happenings at the Blythewood Arts Center...
Thursday, April 30, 4:30-6:30 Book
signing of Poems by Arthur Turfa, Blythewood High
School Teacher
Oil Painting Classes with Rita Smith. The class meets for 6 weeks on
Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. The cost is $135 for the 6
weeks.
Basket Weaving Class Wednesday, May 27th with Bonnie Geiger. The cost is $65. For
more information about any of the events call Jean Bell at
550-9323.
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Wednesday, May 6th is the opening
day for the Blythewood Farmers Market. Join us
for the "Market
May Day" celebration with a showcase of
student bands from Freeway Music, kid's activities and great fresh
produce. The market will be opened each Wednesday from 4 to 7
until the middle of October.
Thursday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:00
p.m. Westwood High School will host
its 2nd annual
"Golden Day's Dinner and Dancing" for the senior citizens
of Blythewood. The free event includes an
evening of live entertainment, food, games and dancing. For
information or to RSVP call 691-4049 Ext. 36662 or email jfrick@richland2.org.
Grab your
baseball hats! The first 20 to register will grab a spot at the Barry Mizzell
Baseball Camp to be held this summer, June 15-18 or June
22-25. The sessions will run Monday through
Thursday from 8:30 to 12:00. The Basic Fundamental camp is
for ages 6-14 and the Advanced Pitching and Hitting camp is for
ages 9-14. Contact Barry Mizzell at 333-9882 (h) or 603-3520
(c) or email bmizzell15@gmail.com.
Last day to
give your input if you need transportation.
The Central Midlands Council of
Governments is gathering information to assess transit needs in our
area. Please help out by completing a survey by April 30 to
share your thoughts and needs. You can call:
or the
spanish
version..https://es.surveymonkey.com/s/CMCOGTransitNeedsSurvey
Espanol
The project
schedule will wrap up by June 2015 with a plan that identifies the
"good, better, and best transit options for our study
area".
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Can you smell the Pancakes?
The Blythewood High
School swim team will host a Flapjack Fundraiser on
Saturday,
May 2, 2015 from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Funds raised
by the swimmers will be used to help support the swim program.
The
Fundraiser will be at Applebee’s restaurant located at 10102 Two
Notch Road in Columbia. Tickets for the Flapjack Fundraiser are $7
and can be purchased by calling
803-553-1840
or 803-730-7717. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes,
sausage and a beverage.
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Don't Forget...
- Relay
for Life Teams are still forming. Friday, May 8, 6:00 pm
until midnight at Westwood High school. Go to www.relayforlife.org/blythewoodsc
to sign up for a team.
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Now You Know... Mr.Jim Brown had another job around 1918 which was to
drive Dr. Michael Langford on house calls in "the Brush".
The "Brush" was Blythewood's first automobile, owned by
Dr. Langford. According to the Blythewood Scrapbook and an article
in the State newspaper in 1976, Bill McDonald reported that
the "Brush" was about half the cost of a Ford, selling
for $485, with great gas mileage. According to Mr. Jim, Dr.
Langford often fell asleep exhausted from the many house
calls.
Do you Know....Around 1918, Dr. Langford finally received some help
by giving many of his patients to Dr. Portia Lubchencos. (Portia
and her husband, Alexis, made a harrowing trip to Blythewood from
Russia as I reported months ago.) Dr. Portia made house calls in a
horse and carriage and recounted that she easily delivered a
hundred home-born babies each year.
She had
5 children of her own and in 1930 moved to Colorado as times were
hard in the south. She became very active in community life in
Colorado and in 1954 was given a very honorable award for the
state. What was that award?
This
Tuesday......
This
Wednesday...
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Calling all businesses....
Doko Manor is a great place for business workshops,
luncheons and dinners on the weekdays. Or call to schedule a
wedding, anniversary party, family reunion or that "big"
birthday celebration. For more information call Town Hall at
754-0501.
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Coming soon...
Mother's Day, May 10
Start looking for
a special
treat!
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