This Weekend in Blythewood, September 24th-26th

Westwood High School Marching Band Invitational features  Richland 2's high school's bands on Saturday, September 26 at 7:00. 

This Weekend in          Blythewood     September 24th, 25th & 26th A big Blythewood thank you to Martin Mobley, who put in so many hours keeping us informed with the Country Chronicle Newspaper. Enjoy every minute of your retirement and we all hope to see you around town.  Westwood High School Marching Band Invitational features  Richland 2's high school's bands on Saturday, September 26 at 7:00. Admission is $5 per person, cash only.  Please enter WHS from the Turkey Farm Road entrance as the Community Road area is reserved for the bands. National Take Back Drugs Day... Blythewood Pharmacy, at 710 University Village Drive will dispose of your unused or expired RX from 10 to 2 this Saturday, September 26. The Richland County Sheriffs Department will  be there to accept the unused or expired medications with no questions asked. For more information contact Janet Thames at 786-8110. Clean out those medicine cabinets! If you haven't already, there is still time to register for the Pasture Field Day in Blythewood on Tuesday, September 29th, 9am-2pm.  The event is free and pesticide license holders can receive one hour of continuing education.  Special features include a soil health demonstration with SC DNR's brand new rainfall simulator, temporary fencing demonstration, pasture weed management talk, and more. Contact Charlie Fisher at 803-576-2080 or fisherc@rcgov.us for more information or to sign up. And... Landowners in the Blythewood, Elgin, and Lugoff area: you may be eligible to receive financial assistance for conservation practices on farm- and pasture-land through the Twenty-five Mile Creek Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project.  Visit www.rcgov.us/twentyfivemile for details or contact Mike Newman at (803) 602-2585.    Blythewood Library   Scrabble Showdown, for all ages Thursday, September 24- Friday September 25 3:00 to 5:00 pm Come to the library after school and sign up for a game with a partner.  There are prizes for the highest score at the end of the week. Just "Plane" Fun, Tuesday, September 29 at 3:30 for ages 3 to 12. Let your imagination soar as you hear stories about flying and airplanes, then make a "clothespin plane".   Blythewood Bookworms  Saturday, October 3 from 3:00 to 4:00.  Our Book Club is open to kids ages 9 to 12 who love to hear about exciting books  Please sign up online at www.richlandlibrary.com/events or call 691-9806 Calling all Community Preschoolers ... Thursday, October 1  10:00 to 11:00 am  Camp Discovery  GNAT Program for ages 3 to 6 has a program "Who's in the Shadows" with stories, nature walks and art projects for the kids.  Register online at www.campdiscoverysc.org or call 803-754-2008. The Blythewood Historic Society Invites the Community... Sunday, October 4, at 5:30 pm to its 5th Anniversary celebration. There wil be a dedication of the newly renovated Miss Clara's Sandwich Shop and an old fashion ice cream social.  At dusk there willl be a dedication of the Society's new flag pole, phase one of a Veterans Memorial at the Langford-Nord House.   Coming soon.... The 2nd Annual "Nothing but Net" Charity Basketball Game Richland One VS Richland Two                Employees battle the hardwood to raise money for Palmetto Health Breast              Cancer Center. Thursday, October 8 at 6 pm  The game will be played at Keenan High School located at 361 Pisgah Church Road, Columbia.  We may see a few BW members cheerleading for this worthwhile event! Town of Blythewood Meetings Town Council Meeting Monday, September 28 7:00 at Doko Manor Planning Commission Monday, October 5 7:00 at Doko Manor Tuesday, October 13 The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce Breakfast  7:00 am at Doko Manor Joanna Weitzel from Blythewood's  Camp Discovery will be there to speak. The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Blythewood High School is hostingthe 2015 Blythewood Town Election Debate,  Tuesday, October 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 at Doko Manor. Visit this link for more information: http//blythewoodchamber.com/town-council-debate-sponsored-chamber-local-high-schools/ The USCEquestrian Team   will be back in Blythewood, Friday, October 2 to meet against TCU in their home opener.  Then on October 9th, the Gamecocks open SEC play, hosting Auburn. The meets are held at One Wood Farm, 1201 Syrup Mill Road  in Blythewood at 2:00 pm. Admission is free.  "Adventures in Learning" classes will be offered to the community from October 1- November 5 9 am until  12:00.   Classes include drawing & sketching, beginning Bridge, begginners Dulcimer, local area history class, as well as Senior Get Fit exercise. Total cost for one, two or three hour long classes is $25, with lunch for $7 provided by Scotties Cafe. All classes will meet in Trinity United Methodist Church Youth Building or the gym.   For more information call Lillian Chavous at 699-7561 or email lilscave@yahoo.com Don't forget about the open invitation to community members to join the  Men's F3 Group each Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 5:15 until 6 :00 am and Saturdays from 6:30 to 7:30 am at Blythewood Park, 126 Boney Road ... and the FiA, Females in Action who meet every Monday and Wednesday at 5:15 am at Doko Meadows  and on Sundays at 3:00 at New Kirk Presbyterian Church.   Check out the  NEW  website for Doko Manor Go to www.dokomanor.com for all the information you need for:  Weddings Receptions  Birthday Celebrations Weekday Business Meetings & Family Reunions. There are many pictures on the website to show the true beauty of this undiscovered jewel in the heart of Blythewood! And don't forget Doko Meadows... The soccer, football and Lacrosse fields, plus the amphitheatre and the multi-purpose field can be rented for a small per hour fee. Call  Pat Connolly at Town Hall for pricing. No grills can be used at Doko Meadows and there are no picnic tables as yet. Could be a great gift for the Town of Blythewood!   Give us a call at Town Hall,   754-0501  ( M-F, 8 to 5) for information and prices or visit www.townofblythewoodsc.gov.   Fall is here and the Blythewood Farmers Market continues until October.  Thanks for supporting the local farmers and merchants. And thanks for a fun Safety Day last week!  Put this on your fall calendar!

This Weekend in Blythewood, September 10th-12th

Join the crowds looking for treasures on the 43 Miles from Blythewood to Ridgeway to Winnsboro,  all day until dark. Friday and Saturday.

This Weekend in          Blythewood     September 10th, 11th & 12th ... To all the Blythewood Grandparents who bestow so much wisdom, tradition and love to their family and friends.   Sunday, September 13, 2015 This Week-end!   September 11th & 12th Join the crowds looking for treasures on the 43 Miles from Blythewood to Ridgeway to Winnsboro,  all day until dark. You still have a day to check out available rental spaces at www.fairfieldchamber.sc or stay up- to- date on the facebook page www.facebook.com/TheBigGrab Saturday , September 12th, Blythewood High School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams will hold a car wash fundraiser at the BP gas station on 235 Blythewood Road. The car wash will take place from 10 am to 2 pm. The cost of the car wash is $5. Donations are welcomed. Funds raised will be used to support the boys and girls basketball teams. For more information call 803-984-2226 or 803-348-5485. For more than ten years, the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce has been in charge of the town's annual Christmas parade.    However, the chamber board has recently decided to focus more on traditional chamber activities and has begun the transition to a citizen-committee-run Christmas parade with the town's blessing. The goal is to have the parade continue to act as a college scholarship fundraiser for deserving, local-area high school seniors.      This year's parade, on Sunday, December 13th, will be run by the chamber and the citizens committee together; with the 2016 parade run solely by the citizens committee.  The chamber would like to hold the first committee meeting in mid-September.  If you are interested in being a part of this exciting new effort, please contact the chamber's office manager, Kitty Kelly at (803) 712-3806 or kitty@blythewoodchamber.com. Blythewood Library   Family Story Time September 11 from 10:30 to 11:00  Scrabble Showdown, for all ages Tuesday, September 22- Friday September 25 3:00 to 5:00 pm Come to the library after school and sign up for a game with a partner.  There are prizes for the highest score at the end of the week. Please sign up online at www.richlandlibrary.com/events or call 691-9806 h One more thing.... Since I write this  newsletter, I want to take this opportunity to wish a very sweet grandparent, Papa Moose, a Happy 100th Birthday.     He was born September 12, 1915 and after many hardships made it to West Point in 1939. He served in WWII and had a wonderful military career of 30 years, taking 4 kids, and Grandma Bette Ann all over the world.  Papa Moose would be 100 years old on Saturday with quite a legacy behind him. My father  is still missed by his family.  Town of Blythewood Meetings Board of Architectural Review Monday, September 14 7:00 pm at Doko Manor Town Council Work Session Tuesday, September 15 9:00 to 1:00 pm at Doko Manor Town Council Meeting Monday, September 28 7:00 at Doko Manor Town of Blythewood Board Vacancies Mayor Mike Ross and Town Council are accepting volunteer applications from citizens interested in serving on the boards of the:  Planning Commission ( 2 Seats) ,  Board of Architectural Review (2  Seats)  and the Board of Zoning Appeals ( 2 Seats).  Applicants must reside in the town limits. All of the Seats are for a 3 year term and expire 9-30-18. If you need additional information about the purpose or duties of these Boards, please contact Melissa Cowan, Town Clerk at 803-754-0501. Pasture Field Day Tuesday, September 29 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Trinity Methodist Church 90 Boney Rd., Blythewood Many topics on soil health and pasture management will be discussed with the experts from Richland and Kershaw Soil and Water Conservation District, as well as support from other organizations.  There will also be an introduction to the Twenty-five Mile Creek Watershed 319 Program as well as lunch sponsored by members of the S.C. Grazing Land Coalition.  We will carpool to the pastures at Camp Discovery for hands-on learning.  The Workshop is free, but registration is required.  RSVP to Charlie Fisher:  fisherc@rcgov.us or call 803-576-2080.   Check out the  NEW  website for Doko Manor Go to www.dokomanor.com for all the information you need for:  Weddings Receptions  Birthday Celebrations Weekday Business Meetings & Family Reunions. There are many pictures on the website to show the true beauty of this undiscovered jewel in the heart of Blythewood! And don't forget Doko Meadows... The soccer, football and Lacrosse fields, plus the amphitheatre and the multi-purpose field can be rented for a small per hour fee. Call  Pat Connolly at Town Hall for pricing. No grills can be used at Doko Meadows and there are no picnic tables as yet. Could be a great gift for the Town of Blythewood!   Give us a call at Town Hall,   754-0501  ( M-F, 8 to 5) for information and prices or visit www.townofblythewoodsc.gov.