Photo courtesy of Buffalo Elementary School BES students celebrate National Chemistry Week at USC Union Second-graders from Buffalo Elementary School helped celebrate National Chemistry Week with the faculty and students at USC Union on Oct. 22. Dr. Helene Maire-Afeli, biology and chemistry instructor at USC Union, organized the event and assisted her university students in setting up science fair displays and models for elementary students to explore and investigate. Some experiments on display were lava lamps, making play-doh, dry ice, volcanoes, Alka Seltzer rockets, and Oobleck. The students, both college age and elementary, really enjoyed this hands on approach to science. The teachers of Buffalo Elementary were very impressed by the event and cannot wait until next year!

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NOVEMBER 19

THE “MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC” at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All musicians playing any type of music are invited to attend. The public is invited to listen for free. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information.

NOVEMBER 20

THE UNION COUNTY COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE BOARD will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the agency. The meeting is open to the public for anyone desiring to attend.

NOVEMBER 21

THE “TUESDAY NIGHT ARTISTS’ GROUP” will meet at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union from from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Any artist working in any medium may attend this informal group of like-minded artists. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information.

NOVEMBER 24

THE LUKESVILLE COMMUNITY CLUB will once again sponsor it’s annual trip to Salley, S.C. Trip details can be obtained by calling Melissa Brown at 441-1145 or Bennie Kershaw at 466-7302.

A SIGN DEDICATION SERVICE for Coach Paul J. Glenn will be held at noon at the New Town Park at Calhoun and S. 26th Avenue, Dillon. A reception will be held at the Criterion Club, 506 W. Roosevelt St., Dillon, following the service. Gordon High School alumni and the public are invited to attend. For more information, call Bishop Eugene Campbell at 843-506-1061.

DECEMBER 1

THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD CHRISTMAS PARTY will be held at 6 p.m. at Woodmen Park. Food will be furnished by the camp. Santa will be there. Bring a gift for your child to go under the tree and a canned good.

DECEMBER 2

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE CLASS OF 1963 OF SIMS HIGH SCHOOL will meet at 5 p.m. at New Horizon Christian Church. The 50th Class Reunion will be held in 2013. For more information contact Leslie Garner or Wade Hampton.

THE SIMS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1968 will meet at 5 p.m. at 1101 Union Blvd. Business of Importance.

THE SIMS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1966 will meet at 6 p.m. at the City of Union Municipal Building on Herndon Street in Union.

ONGOING

THE UNION COUNTY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION is hosting its annual Biggest Buck Competition. A cash prize and trophy will be awarded to the winner. In season registration is Sept. 1-Nov.30. Contact Catherine M. Childers at 301-2466 for more information.

PAINTING WITH COFFEE continues from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Union County Arts Council’s Gallery on Main Street in Union. All artists working in any medium may attend this informal group of like-minded artists. this informal gathering of artists. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information.

A VETERANS ADVOCATE is in Union every third Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the SCWorks Union office, 103 W. Main St., Union, to discuss eligibility for health care, pension, disability and more.

THE NEW EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH has opened a free clothes closet in the back of the Municipal Building in Jonesville. Hours of operation will be Tuesday and Friday 9:30 a.m.-noon.

UNION COUNTY ACTION NETWORK ORGANIZATION (WATCHDOG GROUP) meets weekly on Tuesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 103 Main St., Union. The public is invited.