Boating Safety Class: Mar. 16, 8:30 am-4:30 pm at ECPI University, Suite 300, 250 Berryhill Road in Columbia, SC. About Boating Safely, taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, is certified by South Carolina DNR. Students who pass the course will be issued a South Carolina Boater Education Card. Cost is $30 per person or $50 for 2 family members sharing materials. Students under 12 must be accompanied by an enrolled adult. To register contact Clay Goodwin at (719) 425-5101 or claygoodwin@netscape.net .

Build Your Own Rain Barrel: Mar. 15, 8:45 am-12 pm at Town of Irmo, 7300 Woodrow St in Irmo. Learn about rain barrel construction, storm-water runoff and water pollution, and rainwater harvesting with barrels and cisterns - then make your own! Cost is $25 and includes all materials and refreshments. Register by Mar. 11, space is limited. Contact Brittany Sandifer at 803-358-8679 or bsandiferswcd@gmail.com to register or for more info.

Drumming up the Militia: Mar. 12, 6 pm. Learn about the legacy of early martial music in Barbados and South Carolina at SC Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. For more info and to register visit https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/category/news-events/ . The series is free for members of the SCAHF, and $10 for non-members.

GAL Training: Free 30-hour volunteer Guardian ad Litem training teaches about the Family Court system, how to recognize abuse and neglect and how to communicate with children, foster parents and every party involved in the case. For more info and how to become a GAL volunteer, visit http://gal.sc.gov or call 803-957-6484 .

Prepare/Enrich Training and Certification: Apr. 30, 9:30 am-4:30 pm, at Zion Lutheran Church, 226 Corley Mill Rd., Lexington. Pastors of any denomination & therapists are invited. This training event is designed to help pastors and therapists administer Prepare/Enrich Inventories and to teach them how to facilitate and give feedback to pre-married and married couples using six core categories and over 20 supplemental exercises. P/E helps couples identify their strengths and growth areas on topics such as communication, conflict resolution, spiritual beliefs, financial management and many more marital issues. For a registration form or more information contact Bill Mitcham at 803-210-9197 or email bmitcham3@gmail.com .

The Lost Hundred Years: Apr. 9, 6 pm. Learn about the lost hundred years in the history of South Carolina, the story of Santa Elena. SC Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. For more info and to register visit https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/category/news-events/ . The series is free for members of the SCAHF, and $10 for non-members.

SC Garden Jamboree: May 10, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Nourish your inner gardener at Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Old Bush River Road, Columbia. Tickets $55. For info about workshops visit: http://lcmgv.org/index.php/events/2019-sc-garden-jamboree/ or http://scjamboree.org/ . Call Lexington County Master Gardener Volunteer Association at 803-338-9495 or 803-606-7901 for additional details.