Lake City Community Planner for July 1

Florence County closings

Florence County offices will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day.

Safe Kids Florence

Safe Kids Florence led by McLeod Health will host two Safe Sitter courses for girls and boys ages 11 to 13 on from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 and 9 in the McLeod Medical Plaza Conference Center in Florence.

The class is $35 and includes class materials, a T-shirt, a certificate and lunch.

The plaza is located at 800 E. Cheves St. in Florence. To register, call McLeod Reservations and Scheduling at (843) 777-2005. Please register early, as space is limited.

Safe Kids asks that parents or guardians escort their children to the class in the morning in order to briefly provide them with important information.

Lake City golf invitational

The 36th Annual 2009 Lake City Country Club Scholarship Invitational will take place July 18 and 19 at the Lake City country Club. The format will be 36 holes stroke play. Six flights pre-flighted by handicap (must be verified or past performance). Entry fee is $130, which includes mandatory cart. Must be 18 years old to participate. Entry deadline is July 15 or when the first 144 paid entries are received. Entry subject to approval by Tournament Committee. For information, call (843) 374-3415 or (843) 373-1192.

Rhodes reunion

The 63rd annual Joseph E. and Mary Beck Rhodes reunion will be July 12 at the Swift Creek Baptist Church, 413 N. Center Road, Hartsville.

Registration will be at 12:15 p.m., a covered dish luncheon will be at 1 p.m., and a business meeting at 2 p.m. Plates, cups and ice will be furnished. For information, call (843) 332-2588.

FMU orientation

Francis Marion University will hold four orientation sessions this summer for new students who will begin classes at the university in the fall. Each new student is required to attend one of the sessions, scheduled for July 16 and 17 as well as for Aug. 6.

At orientation, new FMU students have the opportunity to register for classes, work with an academic adviser, have an FMU ID card made, meet current and incoming students, receive information on a variety of student services, and see the entire campus. For more information about orientation, call FMU’s Orientation Office at (843) 661-1563.

Fall semester classes begin Aug. 26. There is still time for students to apply and be accepted to the university for the fall 2009 semester. For application information, call the FMU Admissions Office at (843) 661-1231 or the university’s toll-free number, (800) 368-7551.

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society ’s “Road to Recovery” program needs volunteers willing to drive patients to their cancer treatments. The first local training is scheduled for 1 p.m. July 15 at the Business Technolgy Center. To learn more about the program, call Denise Richbourg at (843) 685-9205 or e-mail denise.fitz@cancer.org. Day or night, call (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345).

Sidewalk Astronomer

ScienceSouth’s Sidewalk Astronomer programs will hold a viewing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Spirit of Florence, Florence Museum of Art, Science, and History, 558 Spruce St., Florence

Little Explorers

Little Explorers Summer Day Camps will be during the month of July. Camp days are Monday through Friday with hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register early, because each camp is limited to 20 participants. Registration is available online at www.hemingwaysummercamp.webs.com.

Genealogical workshop

The 38th annual South Carolina Genealogical Society Annual Workshop will be held at 8:45 a.m. July 10 and from 9 to 11 a.m. July 11 at the South Carolina State Archives, in Columbia. Pre-registration is until June 29 with a $25 fee for society members and $30 for nonmembers. A catered lunch for $10.50 will be served July 11. Save $5 by pre-registering. Mail remittance to SCGS 2009 Annual Workshop, PO Box 24526, Columbia, SC 29224-4526. For lodging, call (803) 736-3600 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 111 Gateway Corporate Blvd., Columbia. Rooms will be held until June 19; mention the Genealogical Society when making reservations. For more information, e-mail bobfrieler@sc.rr.com.

Exchange students

High school student exchange program AFS is seeking families in our community to host high school students for an academic year or six months.
Students arrive in August.

All kinds of families can host — two-parent households with young children or teenagers, single-parent families, families with adopted children, and foster parents, as well as couples and single people who do not have children or who have grown children.

One of the most important characteristics of a host family is being eager and excited to share your life and activities while providing the same kind of care, support, and comfort as you would to your own child or family members.

AFS students come from more than 40 countries and represent many different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Local AFS volunteers enroll students in high school and support students and their families to help both gain the most from their experience.

In addition to host families, AFS needs people who are interested in becoming volunteer liaisons to work locally with families and their hosted students. Anyone interested in learning more about hosting or volunteering with AFS should visit www.afsusa.org/hostfamily or call (800) 876-2377.

AFS Intercultural Programs/USA is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. The mission of AFS is to work toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership.

High school reunion

The Hanahan High School classes of 1967, 1968, and 1969 are planning a 40-year reunion. Plans are for reunion events to be held on the weekend of Aug. 14 to 16. Anyone interested in attending the reunion or in obtaining more information can reach the reunion committee by e-mail at hhs_reunion_2009@yahoo.com or by calling Boyd Ward at (843) 797-1139. Classmates should contact the committee before the July 1 registration deadline to get the best prices and all of the reunion information.

FMU offers Women’s Soccer Team Camp

The Francis Marion University women’s soccer program will hold a residential Team Camp, July 28 through Aug. 1 on the FMU campus for high school girl’s teams. The cost is $350 per player, with a minimum of 14 players per team. The cost includes meals and housing. Pre-registration by team is required.

For details, contact FMU head women’s soccer coach Joel Person at (843) 661-1244 or jperson@fmarion.edu.

FMU baseball showcases

The Francis Marion University baseball program will hold Summer Showcases for high-school-age players on Aug. 6 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration will begin at noon, and the cost is $50 per date.

The pro-style workout will be held on FMU’s Cormell Field and will include 60-yard dash, outfield and infield defensive work and arm strength, batting practice, bullpen session and a scrimmage.

There will be an optional campus tour leaving from the field at 10 a.m. for those interested.

A registration form is posted on the Francis Marion baseball Web site (www.fmupatriots.com), or you can call (843) 661-4624 for information.

Walk-up registration will also be available.

Farmers market

The Lake City Farmers Market will hold the following scheduled activities:

• First Saturday of every month — yard sales
  
• Second and fourth Saturday of every month — bake sales
  
• Third Saturday of every month — barter days

If you are a nonprofit organization or group and need to do a fundraiser, please contact the National Bean Market Museum office to participate in any of the above activities. If you participate in the yard sales for profit, a $5 fee is required for joining the yard sale group.

On barter days, there is no charge for the public to bring items to the market to trade with others who participate (the farmers market is not included in barter days).

For more information, call Sherri Moore at (843) 374-1500.

ScienceSouth Summer Camp

ScienceSouth’s Summer Camp for Kids will offer five weeks of fun hands-on, minds-on science at the ScienceSouth Pavilion at Freedom Florence. Each week of camp is themed to a specific area of science and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cost for one week of camp is $175 per child. Visit www.sciencesouth.org to book your child’s space or call (843) 679-5353, ext. 313, or e-mail summercamp@sciencesouth.org with any questions regarding summer camp.

FMU tennis camps

Francis Marion University will sponsor another sessions of Tennis Camp 2009 for boys and girls ages 8 to 18 from 9 a.m. to noon July 13-17 on the Kassab Courts on the university’s campus.

Each camp will cost $60 per camper. Enrollment is limited. Each camper will receive a T-shirt.

For more details or to request a registration form, call (843) 661-1240 or coach Garth Thomson at (843) 661-1185.

Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp

Final applications are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by Invitation Only. Boys and girls ages 10 to 19 are eligible to apply. There is a camp for ages 9-18 of all skill levels. For a free brochure, call (704) 373-0873 any time.