2A August 10, 2015 MONDAY Regional TODAY Community Calendar is a public reminder of special events and meetings sponsored by civic clubs, community groups and governing bodies for up to seven days of publication. Deadline for these items is seven days prior. 10 a.m. Early Bird A.A., 113 Mason St. 1-2 p.m.
Breastfeeding, free classes, 2 Tower Center. Contact to register: Brandi Thomas, RN, International Board-certified lactation consultant, 864-725-5748 or 877-8920024; website, http://www.selfregion- al.org/services/womens_center.asp. p.m. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Greenwood Chapter, peer support group for persons with mental illness, at Greenwood County Library, First Floor Conference Room 1. 5:30 p.m.
West Side A.A., St. Mark UMC, 550 Bypass 72 N.W. 6 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8131 Ladies Auxiliary at Greenwood County Veterans Center, 106 Main St. Armed Forces Hall.
Dinner catered by and S. Restaurant; $10. Meeting at 7. 6 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8131 at Greenwood County Veterans Center, 106 Main St.
lower level, at the back. Call Preston Rodgers, 864-992-0426. 6:15 p.m. Heritage Sertoma of Greenwood, dinner, 6:15, meeting, 6:45, T.W. Boons Prospective members welcome.
Call 864-543-3605. p.m. Crossroads Survivors of Suicide Family Support Group, Lowell Street UMC, 300 Lowell Ave. Call Cathy Smith, 864-941-1053 or the church, 864-229-2704. 6:45 p.m.
Ninety Six Historical Society, Center. p.m. Crossroads Survivors of Suicide Suicide Support Group, Lowell Street UMC, 300 Lowell Ave. Call Cathy Smith, 864-941-1053 or the church, 864-229-2704. 7 p.m.
Old Abbeville Camp No. 39, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Old Grange Hall, Grange Road. Call 864543-1571. 7 p.m. Abbeville A.A., Trinity Episcopal Church parsonage, 103 Bowie St.
7:30 p.m. McCormick A.A., McCormick County Senior Center, 1421 S. Main St. 8 p.m. Night A.A., 113 Mason St.
8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 501 E. Creswell Ave. TUESDAY 9 a.m. Greenwood Golden Kiwanis Club at American Legion Post 20.
10 a.m. Early Bird A.A., 113 Mason St. 11:45 a.m. Piedmont Area Human Resource Association, at Piedmont Tech, conference center, 219-C. Lunch, $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers; program at noon.
Programs open to the interested public. Call Toya Davis, 864-941-8784. 1 p.m. Greenwood Rotary Club, American Legion Building. 1:30 p.m.
Financial Management, free workshop at SC Works Brewer Complex, 927 E. Cambridge St. Call 864-229-8872. 3 p.m. Resume Clinic-Career- Ready 101 Lab, free workshop at SC Works Brewer Complex, 927 E.
Cambridge St. Bring completed resume or resume worksheet. Call 864-229-8872. 5-6 p.m. support group for battered women.
Call 864-227-1890 for location. group available. 6 p.m. Women on My Journey A.A., St. Mark UMC.
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For information, call 942-8775 or email SUBMITTED PHOTOS Merlin is a 1-year-old American Pitbull Terrier mix. He is a total push-over: like a marshmallow, he is soft, squishy, and sweet. His short white coat and pink nose make him a standout in any crowd, but these physical traits require him to be mostly an inside dog. He happily greets all people, but is a man when it comes to other dogs. He loves to play and is best paired with a female doggie friend.
He understand the purpose of the feline species, so cats are a no-no. Come meet this powder puff pooch and let him sweeten up your life. Rose is a Domestic Long-hair kitty who has overcome the odds. She came to the shelter as tiny kitten only weeks old. She battled illness, and with the will power and stubbornness of an ox, this little baby is well and has grown into a beautiful, 5-month-old, young cat.
Despite the hectic lifestyle all around her, she has kept a very calm demeanor and her spirits high. Westside Community Club hosts Back to School Bash From staff reports Westside Community Club will have its eighth annual Back to School Bash 6 p.m. Friday at Macedonia Baptist Church, 418 Marion Ave. The event is sponsored by Macedonia Baptist Church, The Church of the Resurrection, Destiny Food Program, Anytime Fitness, First Family Funeral Home and Yonce Farm. Dunham Temple CME Church Youth Choir will perform, as well as praise dancers and line dancing by Christine Graves.
Serving as masters of ceremony will be Nadine Gilchrist, of with on Rejoice 1090 AM radio, and Patricia Partlow, of 1450 AM radio. Speakers will include Mayor Welborn School District 50 G. elected 50 Louden. Activities include party and other food; inflatables, bas- ketball games, cake walk, voter registration, a food drive for the food bank, recognition of teachers, free school supplies, door prizes by Five Star Cutz Barbers of Ninety Six. Organizers are seeking school supplies, financial donations and volunteers.
For information, call Harry and Evelyn T. Rice at 864-2239645 or 864-554-8825; Viola Carroll, 864-227-0009; Jackie Sayles, 864-980-2181; Deloris Bacate, 864-993-8180 or 864-223-8180. SUBMITTED Westside Community Club prepares for its eighth annual Back to School Bash. From left, front row, are Velma C. Wardlaw, Dorothy Wells, Christine Jayne, Viola Carroll, Joyce Chapell, Jackie Sayles, Evelyn Rice, coordinator, Lillian Thomas; back row, Woodrow Thomas and Harry Rice Jr.
ABOUT THE BOOK Title: 32 Answered: A South Carolina Story Pages: 446 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston. Price: $23.99 US print version released May 21. Kindle go-live was July 3. Available online from Amazon and through local and regional independent booksellers. Genre: US History, non-fiction; South Carolina History; WW II Veterans History; WW II, Pacific Theater Describe book: In February 1942, a group of service members from South four pre-war ROTC programs were assigned to the 32nd Infantry Division.
The unit, which was primarily composed from the Michigan-Wisconsin National Guard and dubbed took part in the first offensive waged in the Pacific Theater under General Douglas MacArthur. In victory, the Red Arrows suffered more than 90 percent casualties at Buna, Papua New Guinea. Those who emerged from that inaugural confrontation formed the core leadership and ultimately amassed some of the highest combat hour totals in U.S. Army history. The title alludes to the nomenclature and to the thirty-two documented South Carolina reservists discovered in the course of this research, who stepped up to answer the call to duty soon after the war onset.
NOTE: Three Greenwood natives are included prominently in the story: Louis and Rufus Beaudrot (both from Clemson Class of 1941) and Frank Cheatham (Clemson Class of 1940). ABOUT THE AUTHOR Name: Joe H. Camp Jr. Address: P.O. Box 49006 Greenwood, SC 29649 Contact number: 864-554-7775 mobile Email address: Website: www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?locale=en_US&trk=prof- 0-sb-preview-primary-button Connection to area: Greenwood native who has returned to the area after years of working out-of-state.
Educated at Cambridge Academy and in District 50 schools, graduated Greenwood High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lander University in 1988. Background includes public history (Greenwood Museum, 1990s early 2000s), appeared as an adviser in the CINE award winning Stan Woodward documentary that still airs on ETV from time to time. Favorite author: really have a favorite, but for this particular project, took cues from several American authors of historical non-fiction. Namely, John MacLean (Young Men and Fire); Stephen Ambrose (Band of Brothers); Eric Bergerud (Touched with Fire); Rick Atkinson (An Army At Dawn); and James Campbell (The Ghost Mountain Boys). During the creation of 32 Answered, had some interaction and correspondence with Bergerud, Atkinson, and Campbell.
Favorite book: The leading interest is the aggregate sum of the authored by Rick Atkinson, of which Volume 1, Army At was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Author info: Joe Camp, a native Greenwoodian, has temporarily detoured from a career as a technical writer to try a hand as a South Carolina historian and author. Aside from twenty-two years of writing for industry, his background includes public history and teaching at both the University and Community College levels. He earned a Ph. D.
with emphasis in United States History from West Virginia University (2002). He has also penned an occasional op-ed for the Index-Journal in the intervening years. Book Signings: Anderson County Museum, 5 7 p.m. Sept. 22, www.
facebook.com/events/875311215882794 Spartanburg County Historical Association, Spartanburg Cultural Center, p.m. Oct 23, and www.spartanburghistory. BOOK REVIEW JOE H. CAMP JR. False drowning report on Lake Keowee leads to arrest Associated Press SENECA Authorities said a man will be charged after his false story about a friend on his boat disappearing while swimming in Lake Keowee kept rescuers busy for hours.
Oconee County Fire Chief Charles King said divers and other emergency personnel spent nearly four hours looking for the man who was not missing after the false report Saturday afternoon. King said the man reported missing was able to swim back to shore after the boat broke down. Authorities discovered he was OK when they went to his home to find out more information and he was there. King said the boater who made the false report told officials he recall the other man swimming away safely. The fire chief said wildlife officials and deputies said they will charge the man.
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