Are you hoping to quit smoking in the New Year?
The Sumter County Recreation Department "Holiday Fun Days" will be held for youth ages 5-12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following days: today; Friday, Dec. 28; Monday, Dec. 31; and Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Cost to participate is $5 per day / per participant at the following locations: Catchall Shaw Community Center, Cherryvale Community Center, DeLaine Community Center, Eastern Community Center, Ebenezer Community Center, Rembert-Rafting Creek Community Center and Salterstown Community Center. Call (803) 436-2255 for additional information.
Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental screenings as part of a child find effort to identify students ages 3-5, who may need special education services and are not enrolled in a public school. Screenings will be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Center, 8 South St., Summerton, on the following Tuesdays: Jan. 8, 2019; Feb. 12, 2019; March 12, 2019; April 9, 2019; and May 14, 2019. Call Robert Collar at (803) 574-2117.
Palmetto Health will offer free tobacco cessation classes to Sumter residents from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays: Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5 and 12 at Palmetto Health Tuomey. The program will be led by registered nurse and nurse educator Catherine. All classes are open to the public. The Sumter program includes: Free counseling and consultation; free one-month supply of medication to those who qualify; and six sessions over six weeks. If you'd like to participate in the Tuomey sessions, register by Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, by calling (803) 774-CARE (2273) or emailing Catherine.Matthews@PalmettoHealth.org.
The Bellamy Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Now celebrating 40 years of success, The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association Awards for the most duo nominations. Ticket prices are $37, $40 and $45.