The Town of Blythewood: This Weekend in Blythewood, January 26th-28th

The University of South Carolina Equestrian Team added a pair of meets to their exhibition schedule. The Carolina western squad will face Ohio State on Saturday, January 28th,

while the Gamecock hunt seat team pairs off with Converse College. Both meets start at 10:00 am at One Wood Farm located at 1201 Syrup Mill Road in Blythewood. Admission is free. Come support a great equestrian team.

This Weekend in Blythewood

January 26th, 27th & 28th

New Era: Changes, wishes and dreams...and Hope!

Black History Month

starts soon...

February 11, 2017

Town of Blythewood

Black History Celebration

History's Heroes

Doko Manor

1:00 pm

Come join the Mayor and Council members celebrate with students' art work, dance, choirs, Ray Smith's

oral history documentations recorded with the wonderful history of our community, and the viewing of the Bethel High School Yearbook.

Mark your calendar

for the next

Chamber of Commerce breakfast,

where you can bring your spouse or date to hear

Bob Wood,

from the Blythewood Historical Society & Museum,

share stories of "Blythewood's Most Famous Love Stories".

Tuesday, February 14th

(Valentine's Day)

at Doko Manor. Doors open at 7:00 am with breakfast

starting at 7:15.

Please register in advance at blythewoodchamber.com.

The University of South Carolina Equestrian Team

added a pair of meets to their exhibition schedule.

The Carolina western squad

will face Ohio State on

Saturday, January 28th,

while the Gamecock hunt seat team pairs off with Converse College.

Both meets start at 10:00 am at One Wood Farm

located at 1201 Syrup Mill Road in Blythewood.

Admission is free. Come support a great equestrian team.

Hope Optimist Club of Blythewood invites you to participate in a photo contest.

Participants are asked to submit photos that illustrate

a tenet of the Optimist Creed.

Contact Maxine McClinton-Hedges for more information, maxine.hedges@palmettohealth.org

Deadline for photos is February 15th.

There are three contests open

for the Optimist International Scholarship Contest.

There is an Essay Contest,

Oratorical Contest and a Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

For information and the complete rules for each contest go to www.optimist.org.

Don't forget there is a

lost and found box

at Town Hall.

Call (754-0501) or come by Town Hall

( M-F 8:00 to 5:00 ) if you are have lost an item while on the trail, fields or the playground.

Thanks also for helping us keep

Doko Meadows

clean for the whole community!

Town of Blythewood

Meetings

Town Council Meeting

Monday, January 30

7:00 pm

Doko Manor

Planning Commission Meeting

Monday, February 6

6:00 pm

Doko Manor

The Blythewood Historical Society and Museum and the Blythewood Library

invite you to the second

Blythewood Reads

in celebration of Black History Month

Thursday, February 9

at 6:00

at the Langford-Nord House

100 McNulty Street.

Leonard Pitts' novel,

Grant Park,

can be checked out at the library. Join us for an interesting discussion, refreshments and a great crowd of community members.

Soup Bowls for Super Bowl

Benefitting Christian Assistance Bridge

126 Blythewood Road

Sunday, February 5

Pick-Up is from 10:00 to 1:00

32 oz. containers are $5.00 each.

Preorder by emailing

info@christianassistancebridge.

com

If you were involved in the BHS&M's Quilt Project,

it is now up and running.

Go to www.quiltindex.org

to see your wonderful efforts to record and preserve your family quilts.

To our own, Joyce Dickerson

from District 2, who was named

Chair of the Richland County Council.

Mrs. Dickerson was also unanimously approved to serve a key support role for Ft. Jackson's 100 Year Anniversary.

She will be an Honorary Board Member for the Gateway to the Army Association (GTTA) which is a S.C. nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the military and encouraging patriotism through visual installations and commemorative events.