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Oil Painting class with Rita
Smith every Tuesday for 6 weeks, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The cost
is $135.
Basket Weaving class, Wednesday,
May 27 with Bonnie Geiger. The class costs $65.
Wine & Design with
Christine Buchanan. Call Jean Bell at 550-9323 for date and
times or information on any of these events.
Blythewood
Library
Thursday, May 14 at 6:00 p.m. learn what Historypin is and
how it can be used to create a historical record for you or
events in Blythewood. This program is for adults. Find old
documents and photos to share with others via Historypin.
Saturday, May 30, 3:00-4:00 Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! for ages 6-12. Come join us as we learn about
bugs and build a bug condo to take home. Please register
online at www.richlandlibrary.com/events
or call 691-9806
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Friday, May 15th from 5:30 until
8:00 Muller Midddle School will
hold its first Mustang
Mania Silent Auction at Doko Manor.
Auction items will include items from the S.C. State Museum,
Riverbanks Zoo, NASCAR Hall of Fame and many others. Come
join in the fun with food from Scottie's and Rita's, music and
a photo booth! The fundraiser will help build a permanent
concession stand at the school's football field.
The Blythewood High School Blue Legion Band and Reeses
Plants are hosting a
fundraiser Thursday,
May 28- Saturday, May 30. Present this coupon
( or the newsletter) when you shop at Reese's and 10% of your
purchase will help support the band.
The Westwood High School
Redhawks Fine Arts camp will be held June 15-18th for kids K-4th grade.
The cost
is $125
with a $25
deposit due
Friday, May 22.
The balance is due the first day of camp. To register
call Dr. Anne Richardson at 691-4049 Ext. 36703 or email: arichard@richland2.org.
The Central Carolina FORCE AAU Basketball 9th grade
team will host a
Car Wash on Saturday, May 23 from 9:00 until 2:00 p.m.
The Car Wash will be held at Walgreens located at 2725 Clemson
Road. The cost is $5 with donations welcomed. The funds
raised will be used to help support the team to attend the National
Tournament in July. For more information call 803-730-7717.
The
Central Carolina Force is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit AAU
basketball organization founded in 2010 whose mission is to provide
a positive structured environment for student-athlets and parents
by teaching the importance of disciplice, academic achievement,
good decision making, teamwork and respect.
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The Blythewood Farmers Market is opened every
Wednesday from 4:00 until 7:00. Great produce, great fun!
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Blythewood After 5, sponsored by the Greater Blythewood Chamber of
Commerce, will celebrate the grand opening of
the new First Community Bank on Thursday, May 21 from 5:30 until 7
p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony will start at 6 with
refreshments catered by Eve's Southern Gourmet. Please register in
advance by going to the eventbrite link on www.blythewoodchamber.com.
The event is free for Chamber members and their guests.
Coming
Soon....
The
Blythewood Historical Society is planning two
events for the 2015 Memorial
Day weekend, May 24th
and 25th. There
will be a Veteran's Day rememberance and flag retirement ceremony
Sunday, May 24th at the Langford-Nord House on the corner
of
McNulty and Main Street in Blythewood. The program willl
start at 3:30 with a
patriotic ceremony saluting all veterans, living
and deceased. There wil be a public recognition of veterans
by branch of service, a few brief words and then the flag retirement
ceremony led by the local Boy Scouts. Those
wishing to retire and properly dispose of their old flags may drop
them off at Town Hall (M-F, from 8-5) or bring them to
the ceremony. The ceremony will
end
with Taps and light refreshments.
The Society will also launch its "Help Us
Raise Our Flag" campaign to fund a
lighted flag pole and flags that will eventually serve as the focal
point for a larger memorial on the grounds of the Langford-Nord
House. Donations to the memorial in honor or in memory of a
loved one will be accepted and acknowledged by the Society.
A Memorial
Day BBQ Sale will be held Monday, May 25th between 7 a.m. and noon.The BBQ
sale, by Blythewood's best barbecue masters, include pork butts,
shredded pork and hash and must be pre-ordered and
prepaid by May 18th. Order forms are available at
Town Hall, the Langford-Nord House and other locations around
Blythewood. For more information about the Memorial Day BBQ
sale, call Chris Keefer at 803-315-8817.
New Hours for the Blythewood Historical Society are
now Wednesdays, from noon until 4:00 and by appointment.
For more information call 333-8133.
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Are you
a beekeeper
in Blythewood or interested in the noble art of
beekeeping? If so they come join us the first Wednesday of
each month at 7pm at Blythewood High Schools Agricultural Room
for our monthly meeting.
If
you have any questions or would like further information
please call Scott Derrick at 803-600-3737
We'll
look forward to meeting you!
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Coming soon.... May 29, Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce Glow
Ball Golf Tournament
AND... 14 more days
of school for the Richland District 2 students! Summer is
around the corner!
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...to the
many community members who won honors, games and
championships over the last week! I love reading the
Blythewood papers to see all the great things going on in our
schools and community!
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