AUGUST 15

THE UNION COUNTY TOURISM COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. in the Voter Registration Building, 320 East Main Street. Visitors welcome.

MASTER GARDENERS will meet at the Clemson Extension meeting room at 6 p.m. Bring a covered dish.

AUGUST 16

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD will meet at Woodmen Park at 6 pm.

AUGUST 18

GOOD NEIGHBORS GARDEN CLUB will meet at Andy’s at 2 p.m.

AUGUST 20

AN EAGLE SCOUT CAR WASH FUNDRAISER will be held in the Grace United Methodist Church parking lot by David and Joseph Beavans, 9 a.m.-noon. Donations greatly appreciated. Rain date Aug. 27.

WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL will host the annual Free Prostate Cancer Screening 8-11 a.m. in the lobby of the hospital. For more information contact Quanisha Savage at 429-2678. We encourage all men over the age of 45 or who have a family history of prostate cancer to take advantage of this free event.

UNION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1971 will have their 40th reunion at 7 p.m. at the Elk’s Club. For information or if you did not receive an invitation call 429-8074.

AUGUST 23

THE UNION COUNTY FARM BUREAU annual meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Clemson Extension meeting room. A meal will be provided and door prizes will be given away. Make your reservations by Aug. 19 by calling 427-0422.

CUB SCOUT PACK 332 of Buffalo Baptist Church will resume weekly meetings at 6 p.m. Please note change in time of meeting.

SEPTEMBER 1

THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION will host an extended exhibit of regional Native American history at the Chapman Cultural Center Sept. 1-Nov. 12, entitled “First People of the Backcountry.” The exhibit will launch with a reception in the Spartanburg Regional History Museum on Sept. 1 and a two-day public and free festival on Sept. 2-3.

SEPTEMBER 22

THE UNION COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL will have their 2011 juried art exhibition Sept. 22-Oct. 20 with Virginia L. Dauth, workshop instructor and juror. Ms. Dauth will also host a pastel landscape workshop, Sept. 23 and 24 with a maximum of 26 participants. For questions, categories, fees, schedules, eligibility, registration guidelines and workshop information contact the Union County Arts Council 116 East Main Street, 429-2817 or e-mail UCAC@bellsouth.net

AUGUST 25

WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL will offer an information session on ADHD with guest speaker Dr. Johnston 5-7 pm in the classroom at the hospital, for information contact Quanisha Savage at 429-2678.

ONGOING

A VETERANS ADVOCATE will be in Union every third Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the One Stop, 440 Duncan Hwy., to discuss eligibility for health care, pension, disability and more.

SHAGGING LESSONS will be taught by Ballet Spartanburg at the Chapman Cultural Center on Mondays throughout the summer. Class starts at 7 p.m. and is open to both individuals and couples with no experience necessary. For costs and to register call 583-0339.

THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION will host an extended exhibit of regional Native American history at the Chapman Cultural Center Sept. 1-Nov. 12, entitled “First People of the Backcountry.” For more information, contact Museum Director Nannie Jefferies at 596-3501.

THE SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM at the Chapman Cultural Center is pleased to announce free admission for the first weekend (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) of each month for the next year. The museum features local history and is normally open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, please call 864-596-3501.

THE CLASS OF 1981 is seeking addresses and information about classmates. If you have not received information or know someone who hasn’t, contact Melanie Robinson Rabb at 427-7401 or Mary Virginia Blackwell at 251-3461.