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  • County building permit numbers increase

    Regional statistics suggest the housing market is continuing to strengthen.
    Last month, the Catawba Regional Council of Governments released data that compared the number of building permits issued in 2011 to 2012.
    The figures are for Chester, Lancaster, Union (S.C.) and York counties. Those counties make up the Catawba Regional’s service area.

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  • Meet Your Neighbor: Ryan Valencic

    Name: Ryan Valencic, 28
    Neighborhood: Charlotte Highway
    Family: Wife, Ashley, 27; daughter, Addison, 5 months
    Pets: Two boxers, Achilles and Roxy
    Job: Chiropractor at Carolina Spine
    Hobbies: Hockey, hunting, traveling and spending time with family
    Favorite book or movie: “Remember the Titans”
    Favorite food: Steak
    Favorite getaway: Wife’s family’s lake house

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  • School lunch menus May 13-17

    Elementary/Middle
    Meals: Breakfast, students $1, adults $2; lunch: elementary students $1.60, middle school students $1.90, adults $3.50: extra milk, 30 cents
    Offered daily: Fresh fruit or juice, chef salad with crackers, milk at all schools; middle school only: Grab & Go and Hot Wings boxes
    Monday: Barbecue sandwich or hot dog, baked beans, coleslaw, pineapple tidbits
    Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, corn niblets, broccoli with ranch dip, mandarin oranges, roll

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  • It's Official 5-8-13

    County Democratic Party to meet May 9
    The Lancaster County Democratic Party will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at 212 S. Main St., Lancaster. The public is welcome. For details, call Clara Jones at (803) 287-9011 or visit www.lancastercountysc democraticparty.org.
    Carolinas Literacy Network to meet
    The Carolinas Literacy Network will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 9, at the network office, 105 W. Dunlap St., Lancaster.
    County Council to meet Monday

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  • Briefcase 5-8-13

    Next Business After Hours is May 16
    Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 16 at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care, 2403 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster. The event, sponsored by Agape Hospice and Carolina Blood and Cancer Care, will offer  chamber members and guests an opportunity to network, enjoy refreshments and win door prizes in a business card drawing.
    Meet the Gateway on May 28

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  • School Notes 5-8-13

    Volunteers invited to ILHS breakfast
    Indian Land High School will hold its Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. May 17. The school invites anyone who has volunteered at Indian Land High School in the 2012-13 school year to attend. Call Jonetta English at (803) 547-7571 to RSVP by Monday, May 13.
    Register now for Camp Adventure

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  • Sports Shorts 5-8-13

    ILHS spring football practice begins
    Spring football practice for rising Indian Land High School freshmen will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, May 6-9.
    Spring football practice for rising ILHS sophomores, juniors and seniors will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, May 6-9 and May 13-16.
    Students must have a physical to participate in spring football.  
    Students should report to the field house at 3:30 p.m. each day with cleats, T-shirt and shorts.
    IL spring volleyball practice underway

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  • Church Notes 5-8-13

    Pleasant Hill UMC plans events
    Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 238 Fort Mill Highway (S.C. 160), will hold the following events this month:
    • The church will hold Family Fun Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Indian Land Chick-fil-A on U.S. 521.
    • The United Methodist Men will meet at 7:30 a.m. May 19 for a fellowship breakfast.
    Temple Solel meets Fridays in Fort Mill

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  • Coming Up 5-8-13

    CBCC to hold area blood drives
    The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will hold these public blood drives this month:
    • May 9, noon-4:30 p.m. at Edgewater Corporate Center, 3023 HSBC Way, Indian Land
    • May 9, 4-6 p.m., Army Recruitment Office, 2301 Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill
    •May 11, 4-8 p.m., Regal Manchester Stadium, 1935 Cinema Drive, Rock Hill, free movie ticket for donors
    • May 16, ESP Associates, 1-5 p.m., 3475 Lakemount Blvd., Fort Mill

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  • Relay for Life set for Friday night

    It’s been 27 years since Dr. Gordon Klatt organized a fundraiser in Tacoma, Wash., that called on participants to walk around a stadium track to honor and encourage cancer survivors, remember those who passed on and raise money for the American Cancer Society.
    Though the fundraising methods have changed over the years, the spirit of the event lives on – and this Friday, May 3, local teams and the community will come together for the 2013 Lancaster County Relay for Life event.

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