This Weekend in Blythewood, March 16th-18th

Tonight!   The Blythewood Garden Club will host Rudy Mancke, SC Naturalist, Thursday, March 16 at 7:00, in the Blythewood High School Library. The community is invited to this free event that you are guaranteed to learn from. Hearing Mr. Mancke's enthusiasm of nature is worth spending the evening out.

This Weekend in          Blythewood     March 16th, 17th & 18th Tonight! The Blythewood Garden Club will host Rudy Mancke, SC Naturalist, Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 in the Blythewood High School Library.  The community is invited to this free event that you are guaranteed to learn from. Hearing Mr. Mancke's enthusiam of nature is worth spending the evening out. The Opening Celebration/ Ribbon Cutting  Sunday, March 19, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm The Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit,  "The Way We Worked" The Way We Worked is a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that draws on the National Archives photographic and artifact collections to tell the story of work in America culture. It traces the many changes that have affected the workforce and environment during the last 150 years. The exhibit will be at the Langford-Nord House 100 McNulty Street from March 18- April 30.  The exhibit hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 pm. The Way We Worked, created by the National Archives, is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institute and the SC Humanities Council, plus funding from Richland County and the Nord Family Foundation. The Masonic Lodge in Blythewood is inviting the Community to breakfast.  Tuesday, March 21, 8:00 am to 10:00 am 395 Blythewood Road No charge  Westwood High School has received a Conservation Education Mini-Grant from the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District to fund pollinator research and habitat with a special emphasis on native solitary bees and wasps.  This work is being spearheaded by Mellisa Bunch and her students.  Doko Manor Let us help you plan your business meetings, reunions, family celebrations, wedding or receptions. We have a beautiful venue and a great staff. Call Town Hall for details, pricing or a tour. (803-754-0501) or visit us at www.dokomanor.com. Town of Blythewood Meetings Cancelled Board of Architectural Review Monday, March 20 6:00 pm Doko Manor Town Council Meeting Monday, March 27 7:00 pm  Doko Manor The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce invites the Community to Blythewood After Five Tuesday, March 21 5:30 to 7:00 pm Blythewood Historical Society & Museum 100 McNulty Street Come network with us and help celebrate the arrival of the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit: “The Way We Worked”. Blythewood is one of only six towns in South Carolina that is receiving this exhibit this year and the only one in the Midlands. Please register online at blythewoodchamber.com. You are invited to attend an Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday, March 25 10:00 am to 3:30 4440 Ft. Jackson Blvd., Columbia Activities include expert instruction, guidance & handouts on topics such as: Emergency medical care Physical & financial security EMP threat & preparedness Long term food storage Gardening & pest controll Water storage & purification and many others For more information contact markmbee@aol.com Sponsored by the Local Community and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints March for Meals is a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about the issue of food instability among seniors. If you would like to purchase a paper lunchbox, spend your lunch break delivering Meals on Wheels, or help us reduce our Meals on Wheels waiting list, visit our website for a list of ways to get involved. info@seniorresourcesinc.org or call 803-252-7734 March for Meals is also a great opportunity for scout groups, civic organizations, classes or groups of friends and coworkers to get together and give back! ​ Richland School District 2 invites the Community Please come share your thoughts and ideas about diversity and inclusion in our district. Tuesday, March 21st is the next meeting. To all many Community Members who helped clean up the baseball fields behind Bethel- Hanberry School this past weekend.  It takes a village, the BHS Girls' Softball team, Janice and Todd Davis, Councilman Gordge, the Mayor, the First Lady and grandkids and many others.We thank you all. And then it snowed!