Around ChApin & irmo

Goodbye to January! It seems like the new year just started and now February is here. How did that happen? 2019 started off with a super wolf moon lunar eclipse, which was beautiful to see!

In January, Chapin said goodbye to the beloved Coach Sullivan, whose life impacted many students in his 46 years of teaching at Chapin High School. The hard drive in my Mac laptop also decided to go to cyberspace heaven last week. I did back up my hard drive 2 months ago, but lost my notes for this week’s column, so I apologize if I missed anything.

The Irmo Chapin recreation center celebrates its 50-year anniversary in 2019. Special events will be held throughout the year at the park and centers throughout the year. Happy Anniversary to our wonderful recreation centers!

Congratulations to the Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews’ new Executive Director, Arnold Breman. As a professor at Columbia College and the executive director for four performing arts centers, Brennan’s 50-year experimence will benefit The Shepherd’s Center. Welcome, Mr. Breman. To check out the classes offered, go to www.shepherdscenterofstandrews.org .

You can register your child for spring sports at Crooked Creek and Seven Oaks Park until February

8. Soccer, tee ball, lacrosse, softball, baseball, track, and golf are offered. A Youth Scholarship Program is available to those who need it. Saluda Shoals Park also offers tennis. Call Crooked Creek at 803-345-8113 and Seven Oaks at 803- 772-3336 to register.

FrogWatch USA, a citizen science program of Zoos and Aquariums, needs your help to report data on the calls of local frogs and toads. Since we in the Midlands have a lake, we have lots of frogs! Training will be held at Saluda Shoals February 12, 6-8 pm,and at Riverbanks Zoo March 2, 1-3 pm. Call Saluda Shoals at 803-772-1228 for information.

A big congratulations to Maurice Simpkins, a 5th grader at Nursery Road Elementary school, for the award for the Rotary Club of Lake Murray student of the month. Maurice has a bright future!

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