PELION NEWS: Attend public hearing on Pelion’s comprehensive plan

Mark the date on your calendar: On Monday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., there will be a public hearing on the 10-year comprehensive plan for the town of Pelion. This is the plan that guides Pelion’s future for the next 10 years. Once adopted, it can only be changed by addendums and votes. Don’t miss your chance to have a say in how the town grows. This plan shapes population, natural resources, cultural resources, economic development, housing, transportation, community facilities, resiliency, priority investment and land use. The event will be held at the Pelion Performing Arts Center located at 981 Mulberry St. Come, listen and share by speaking up.

The town of Pelion will host its annual Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 31 from 5-9 p.m. The event will be held on Railroad Avenue (along the walking trail). Participants are invited to decorate a vehicle or walking path space and hand out candy. A participant application is required and is due no later than Oct. 15. Email townhall@pelion.sc.gov to obtain an application for participation or a food vendor application.

At the last Ruritan meeting, the club scheduled the day of Sept. 26 to clean up the Oaklawn Cemetery. Everyone is urged to participate in this event. Bring rakes, gloves and pruners.

I recently enjoyed a night out with two of my nieces and one great-niece as we had a wonderful meal at Halls and then saw an Elvis impersonator at the Koger Center.

A reminder that the Pelion Restoration Fundraiser Golf Tournament will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Calhoun Hills Golf Complex located at 200 Country Club Road in St. Matthews. Contact Tommy Fairey at 803-682-2747 or Jan Green at 803-319-2427 for information on how to sponsor a hole or the tournament. There will be prizes and contests, and all donations are appreciated. Proceeds will go toward repair of the town caboose and the renovation of the old potato building to house a museum.

The winners of the recent S.C. Peanut Queen Pageant in Division I are: birth to 12 months, Bella Smith; 13-23 months, Amber Elders; 2 years, Teagan Cook; 3-4 years, C.C. Lloyd; 5-6 years, Ella Chavis; and overall, Wylla Carver. Division II winners are: 10-12 years, Cammie Jacobson; 13-15 years, McKenzie Gired; 16-17 years, Janee Williams; 18-23 years scholarship, Jayla Harrison; 20+ married or single, Mery Gale; and overall, Layle Brown. The Miss Susie Award went to Core Cooper.

The Senior Center will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7. Members will participate in arts and crafts on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and will play billiards on Friday, Sept. 11. Daily activities include walking the pond at 11 a.m. Lunch is served daily at noon.

The Lexington County Library’s Pelion Branch host toddler time for 12-36 months on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. The Craft Squad Play-Doh Club will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3:30 p.m. Master Gardeners will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 9 with the topic of adaptive gardening. Preschool story time for 3-5-year-olds will meet on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. Senior chair yoga for 50 and up meets each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m.

 Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Friends of the Library are running a grocery raffle from now until early October. Tickets are $5 for entry into a drawing for a $100 gift card to IGA. Ticket purchases are cash only. Drawing will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10.