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Pelion Elementary will host Blowie the Blowfish, the mascot for the Lexington County Blowfish Baseball team on April 22. He will be there to promote reading and literacy.

Congratulations to PES Archery Team. It placed 9th in the state at the State Archery Finals, which took place on March 26 in Sumter. Congratulations to Coach Colby Coulter for his efforts in promoting Jump Rope for Heart. PES students raised $6,489.43 for the American Heart Association. Way to go, Panthers! Fifth grade students will be touring Pelion Middle School on April 25.

Happy Birthday Debbie Padgett and Gaynelle Williamson.

Happy Anniversary to Ron and Debra Corder

Pelion Library will host preschool story time April 24 at 11 am for ages 2-5 years. Technology training will be April 24 at 10:30 am. Registration is required. Poetry contest winners will be announced April 25 and prizes will be awarded at that time.

Pelion Ruritan is in the process of selecting recipients from the scholarship applications for three students to receive scholarship dollars. There will also be one student who will receive the Ruritan National Foundation Build Your Dollar scholarship. Recipients will be announced at the Awards Day May 17.

Convent Baptist Church will host a BBQ fundraiser May 4 from 10 am until 2 pm at Sonny’s Restaurant, 2920 Fairview Road in Fairview. Pork and chicken will be available. Plates are $10 each. There will be bluegrass music and a car show. Contact any member of the church or the church office for tickets.

Pelion High Sports games include JV/V girls soccer vs Airport on April 22 at 4:30 pm. April 23, 24, and 25 will be PowderPuff football practice at 3 pm.

The SC Egg Art Guild meets each month to make exquisite decorated egg shells. The guild uses a variety of shells, including quail, button quail, goose, duck, rhea, emu and ostrich. This month the group used shea shells. A new technique has been learned at each class this year. This month the students learned how to use filigree to make a tall tree to place in the ‘garden’ inside the egg. Other new techniques have included making sculpey clay flowers to decorate an egg and using paper to make a 3-D swan door. If you’re interested in learning this art, email me at kaycollings@earthlink.net .