Clarendon Briefs: Sept. 27, 2019

East Clarendon Athletic Hall of Fame Luncheon is Sept. 28

TURBEVILLE - The East Clarendon 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Luncheon will be held at noon on Sept. 28 in East Clarendon High School gymnasium, 1101 Pope St.

The 2019 inductees are Bernie Brogdon, Ed Brogdon, Dr. Clarence "Butch" Coker, Jimmy Fleming, Donald Moore, Todd Morris, Wendy Rhodes, Beryl Robinson, Toby Turbeville and the 1958 Baseball State Championship team.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at The Citizens Bank in Turbeville or by contacting Ron Wingard, Rozanne Hardy or Scott Cook.

Mike Wainright in concert on Sept. 29

MANNING - Second Baptist Church Manning, 323 Alfred Henry Drive, is hosting a concert by Mike Wainright at 6 p.m. Sept. 29. Everyone is invited to attend.

CSD2 is now accepting referrals for its gifted and talented program

MANNING - Clarendon School District 2 is beginning the process of screening students for possible placement in the Gifted and Talented Academic PRIDE Program.

Students in grades 3-8 who are new to the district or who have not been identified through census testing may be referred for screening by administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, parents, peers or themselves.

The deadline for referrals is Oct. 7. Referral forms are available in the guidance offices at Manning Primary School, Manning Elementary School and Manning Junior High School. For more information, contact Marie Gibbons at (803) 435-4435 or mgibbons@csd2.org<mailto:mgibbons@csd2.org>.

CSD2 is now accepting referrals for its gifted and talented program

MANNING - Clarendon School District 2 is beginning the process of screening students for possible placement in the Gifted and Talented Academic PRIDE Program.

Students in grades 3-8 who are new to the district or who have not been identified through census testing may be referred for screening by administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, parents, peers or themselves.

The deadline for referrals is Oct. 7. Referral forms are available in the guidance offices at Manning Primary School, Manning Elementary School and Manning Junior High School. For more information, contact Marie Gibbons at (803) 435-4435 or mgibbons@csd2.org<mailto:mgibbons@csd2.org>.

Brain Health walk on Oct. 5 includes prizes, refreshments and more

MANNING - The Walk for Brain Health will be held at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Manning High School football field's track area, 2155 Paxville Highway.

The event is sponsored by the Clarendon County Pilot Club, LMA Anchor Club, Manning High School FFA and Agape Hospice.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the walk at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments, prizes and more will be offered. To participate, please offer a $10 donation.

For more information, contact Margaret Robertson at (803) 435-8289.

Duckfest's 2019 Duck Cup will be held on Oct. 12

SUMMERTON - The 2019 Duck Cup, the sporting clays tournament portion of the 2019 Duckfest, will be held from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Featheforn Farm, 7011 Gov. Richardson Road, Pinewood. Teams and individual competitors are invited. The adult competition is for ages 17 and older and the youth competitors must be 16 years old and younger. Shooters of all levels, advanced, intermediate, beginners, hunters, anyone with a shotgun, are encouraged to enter the competition. Prizes amounts to more than $3,000 will be awarded. For more information, contact Jimmy Lee at (803) 883-6368 or log onto www.featherfornfarm.com

CSD1 hosts 5th Annual Fall Festival

SUMMERTON - Clarendon School District One is hosting its 4th Annual Fall Festival at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Clarendon One Community Resource Center, 1154 Fourth St. The special guest will be Dr. Anthony Broughton, a professor a Claflin University, a children's author and artist. The festival will feature door prizes, refreshments, workshops, games and lots of fun for everyone.

CSD2 schools to be open on Oct. 28

MANNING - Clarendon School District 2 will use Oct. 28 as a bad weather makeup day for the time the district was out because of Hurricane Dorian. All CSD2 schools will be open on Oct. 28.

E-waste event is rescheduled for Nov. 16

MANNING - Clarendon County will offer an E-Waste Recycling Collection Event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, for Clarendon County residents only. Shred-with-Us will be on site to shred important documents free of charge.

Items that will not be accepted include refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, mercury-containing devices (i.e. thermometers and fire alarms), hazardous waste chemicals, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and bio waste.

For more information, contact Donavon Alston, recycling coordinator, at (803) 435-9384.

Youth Self Defense and Safety Awareness Training on Oct. 22

MANNING - The Law Enforcement Class at F.E. DuBose Career Center is sponsoring a Youth Self Defense and Safety Awareness Training class from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 at F.E. DuBose Career Center, 3351 Sumter Highway.

The "Helping to Protect Our Children" event is free to students ages 5 to 16. Officers with Manning Police Department and Clarendon County Sheriff's Office will be conducting the training. To reserve a spot in the class, contact Ladell Grice at (803) 473-2534, extension 628, gricelc@cctech.edu or http://forms.gle/C9GHN1mNTzZ66qtk9.