Coming Up 5-30-12

Library Friends used book sale Saturday
The Friends of the Del Webb Library will hold its quarterly Chapters Used Book Sale and free coffeehouse from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2, at the Indian Land library, 7641 Charlotte Highway.
Members of the Friends may pre-shop from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
The cash-only sale will feature buy one, get one for fiction items; buy one, get two for non-fiction in the regular used book room; and a special pristine children’s book sale in the Chapters Coffeehouse.
All proceeds go to the library to support programs for all ages.

Paws to hold yard sale Saturday
Paws in the Panhandle will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Paws Place, 10681 Barberville Road.
Yard sale items include furniture, TVs, animal products, exercise equipment, clothes, shoes, books and more.
Animals will be available for adoption, too.
Volunteers are needed to help with these events and donations of dog food, pet products, flea and tick treatment, yard sale and thrift store items are also welcome.
For details, call (803) 371-0897 or (803) 802-PAWS (7297) or e-mail pawsintheph@aol.com.

Green Gardeners flower show Saturday
The Green Gardeners will hold its 60th anniversary flower show Saturday, June 2, at Covenant Baptist Church, 165 Craig Manor Road, Lancaster.
The event will be open to the public from 3 to 5 p.m.
There will be a small standard flower show and light refreshments.
For details, call (803) 285-8144.

Annual Rao Ride set for Saturday
The Sworn Few will hold its annual Rao Ride on Saturday, June 2, beginning at A.R. Rucker Middle School. Registration is at 9 a.m. The first bike out will be at 10 a.m. The last bike out will be 11 a.m. Cost is $25 for individual riders and $40 for two.
The price includes a T-shirt, meal and post-ride activities. There will be cash prizes for winning ticket numbers. There will also be an auction and hamburger and hot dog plates will be sold.
Proceeds go to Cops-Carolina Concerns of Police Survivors and Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation.

Masons to hold outdoor ceremony
Camp Creek Masonic Lodge No. 317 will hold an outdoor 3rd Degree ceremony beginning with dinner at the lodge, 1864 Stinson Road, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2.
The most worshipful grand master of South Carolina and his grand lodge staff will perform the degree work.
All master Masons in good standing with a valid dues card recognized by the S.C. Grand Lodge AFM are invited. Attendees should dress appropriately, including boots, jeans and a lodge shirt. Bring a camp chair and a flashlight.
Overflow parking will be in the adjacent Camp Creek Community Center lot.

Olde Presbyterian Church open house Sunday
The Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation is holding an open house drop-in for the Cultural Arts Center at the Olde Presbyterian Church, 307 W. Gay St., Lancaster, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 3.
There will be cemetery tours, a historical photo exhibit and music by Ananda. Throughout the afternoon, members of the Society for Historical Preservation will speak on the history of this significant landmark and the progress made to date in efforts to save and restore it.
For details, contact Lindsay Pettus at (803) 285-9455 or pettusre@comporium.net. Information also available on the See Lancaster SC calendar of events at www.lancastercitysc.com.

Paws in Panhandle to meet Monday
Paws In The Panhandle Rescue and Adoption of Indian Land will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 4, at the Del Webb Library at Indian Land, 7641 Charlotte Highway (U.S. 521). Meetings are open to the public and all are invited.

Day camp for autistic children next week  
A camp for children ages 6 to 12 with autism will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 4-8 at Chastain Studio, 107 S. Main St., Lancaster.
Activities include building birdhouses, painting, clay, mixed media and animal therapy. Each child will be able to participate in two activities. Applications are available and the fee is $100 per child, which includes cost of snack and materials for activities.
Space is limited. For details, call Kim Threatt at (803) 287-6354 or Sherry Ingram at (803) 320-2305.

Masons to meet Tuesday night
Indian Land Masonic Lodge No. 414 will meet Tuesday, June 5, at the lodge, 9189 U.S. 521. Dinner begins at 6:45 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. For details, call Ed Cook at (803) 548-7646.

Jazz flutist Galen to perform June 9
The Lancaster Performing Arts Series will hold an evening of jazz with master flutist Galen Abdur-Razzaq at 7:30 p.m. June 9 at the University of South Carolina Lancaster’s Bundy Auditorium.
There will be a pre-event cocktail hour (cash bar) beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Abdur-Razzaq has played throughout the United States and abroad for more than 30 years.
Cost per ticket is $10. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.lancastercitysc.com/performingarts or by contacting Jimola W. Wade at (803) 289-1494 or jwade@lancastercitysc.com

Community House offers dream lecture
Lower Providence Community House, 9735 Community House Road (off Ardrey Kell), Charlotte, will host a lecture by psychologist Mary Ellen Shuntich on dream interpretation at 3 p.m. June 10. She has professionally analyzed dreams for more than 30 years.
Tickets are $10 at the door. For details, call (704) 905-8334 or visit www.lowerprovidencelog cabin.org.

IL library offers adult computer classes
The Del Webb Library at Indian Land will offer computer classes for adults for $10. Classes are designed to help individuals improve their job skills.
Microsoft Word Intermediate will be offered June 18. Microsoft Excel Intermediate will be offered June 21 and Microsoft PowerPoint on June 22. Each class meets from 2 to 5 p.m.
Reservation forms available at the Del Webb Library. For details, e-mail delwebblibrary@yahoo.com or call (803) 548-9260.

Sign up now for LCCA summer arts camp
The Lancaster County Council of the Arts will hold its summer Arts & Sciences Camp in Indian Land on July 30-Aug. 3 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. The week-long camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $60 for Arts Council members, $75 for non-members. For details, call (803) 285-7451 or visit www.lccarts.net, where registration forms are available.

USCL to hold camp for diabetic children
The University of South Carolina Lancaster will hold a summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes and their siblings from 2 to 5 p.m. June 25-28. Activities include swimming, healthy snack options, diabetes education and more. For details, call (803) 313-7450.

Wednesday senior health workshops
The Lancaster County Council on Aging will hold a workshop, “Introducing Better Choices, Better Health,” for people with ongoing health conditions, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday at the Prime Time for Seniors Center, 309 S. Plantation Road, Lancaster. To register, call (803) 285-6956.

Golf and Rotary clubs collect items for kids
Carolina Lakes Golf Club and the Indian Land Rotary Club are collecting food, paper and toiletry donations for the Rock Hill Children’s Attention Home and the Lancaster Children’s Home. Indian Land residents may drop off canned goods, paper products or toiletry items in the lobby of Carolina Lakes Golf Club, where there is a collection container.

Library offers preschool storytimes
The Del Webb Library at Indian Land, 7641 Charlotte Highway, holds Wonderful Wednesdays, a preschool storytime for ages 3 to 5, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Wednesday. It also holds Terrific Tuesdays, a bedtime storytime at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month. For details, call (803) 548-9260.

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