This Weekend in Blythewood, June 16th-18th

Happy Fathers Day !

This Weekend in          Blythewood      June 16th, 17th & 18th Sunday, June 19, 2016 Happy Father's Day to all our Blythewood Dads! Tonight! The Blythewood Historical Society invites you to participate in their Quilt Education Series.    Thursday, June 16 from 6 pm to 8 pm Langford-Nord House  100 McNulty Street Join us for a fun evening of conversation and video viewing of the PBS series "Why Quilts Matter: History, Art and Politics". The gatherings will continue every other Thursday for 5 sessions with presenters speaking on an interesting quilting topic, an episode of the PBS quilting video and refreshment.  No charge...just come and get a fresh new look at the amazing history and art of quilting.  Email Kem Smith at krs@kemsmithcpa.com for more information and to RSVP. The Blythewood Historic Society is hiring a Museum/Visitor Center Coordinator.   This is a part-time position in Blythewood, to greet and assist guests, maintain records and supplies, assist Society volunteers and the board with publicity, cataloging exhibits and coordinating activities.  Seeking independent self-motivated individual with excellent organizational, interpersonal and computer skills.  Apply only by mailing resume and cover letter to Blythewood Historical Society, P.O. Box 886, Blythewood,S.C.  29016  Town Hall is taking old flags for the Lake Wateree VFW 8346 to properly retire in their flag retirement ceremony.  Bring your old flags to Town Hall  by Friday, June 17 at 4:00 and we will get them to the VFW. The public is welcome to attend the flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, June 18 at 7 pm at 74 Veterans Drive in Ridgeway.  The People's Choice Awards invite you to cast your vote for the 2016 finalist in the Miss South Carolina/Miss South Carolina Teen Scholarship Pageant.  Each vote is $1 and the proceeds benefit the Miss South Carolina Pageant. To cast your vote go to  www.miss-sc.org/peopleschoice-award-catalog The contestant with the most votes will automatically advance into the 2016 finals with the preliminaries being held June21-23rd and the finals held on June 24th and 25th.  The competition can be viewed live via webcast and on LIVE TV the final night of the competition.  Online voting ends June 23.  Best of luck to Michelle Armstrong and Skylar Smith, our Blythewood representatives.     Thanks for taking care of our playground and park at Doko Meadows/Town Hall. There will be lots of visitors in our town for the many weddings and events scheduled. Thanks for helping us keep it clean. Give us a call at Town Hall (803-754-0501) if you are interested in Doko Manor or visit us at www.dokomanor.com. Town of Blythewood Meetings Monday, June 20 Board of Architectural Review 7:00 Doko Manor Tuesday, June 28 Town Council Meeting 7:00 Doko Manor Blythewood Library Blythewood Library is now in the portable!  They are up and running so stop by and get your summer books! Wednesday, June 22 at 10 am Join the library crowd as they jam and dance to sounds of the Caribbean!  Trinity United Methodist Church gym located across the street from the library. Call 691-9806 for more information Join us each Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 for fresh produce, children's activities, crafts and more. Next to Town Hall at 171 Langford Road Contact Michaela Barno for more information at blythewoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com Doko Meadows Park is a busy place these days!  The fields have been used for music festivals, such as the recent Bluegrass festival, charitable fundraisers and many athletic events to name a few.     The Town of Blythewood encourages the public to use the Park and enjoy being outside with family and friends.   While the park is open to the public, keep in mind that in order to use it for larger events with many people in attendance or to have an event exclusively for your group, whether it is a sports group needing a practice area or a private group holding some event, you must reserve and rent the field area(s).  Come by Town Hall or call 754-0501 for information and fees     Feel free to pass this newsletter on to family and friends to see the many events going on in Blythewood this summer. To all our Blythewood Dads, have a great day and thanks for all you do!