AROUND PELION

The Pelion Ruritan Club hosts the annual Veterans Memorial Service May 28 at 10 a.m. Special guests will be the Pelion High School Band under the direction of Otto Hage, Pelion JROTC, Pelion High Choral under the direction of Dr. David Stephenson, Soldiers of Faith, Ed Wilkes, and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard. Guest speaker will be LTC Travis Mills, Commander, 2-60th Infantry. Ten new bricks will be placed in the monument, bringing the total of engraved names to

320. The new flag will be raised by 1SG Tom Peel, Army Retired, assisted by the JROTC. Mr. Peel is the oldest living veteran in our community. The Pelion Ruritan invites everyone to attend this special service.

Pelion High School cross country and track and field coach, Mark Bedenbaugh, was honored with a special gift at the state championship track and field meet at Spring Valley High School. He received his South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame recipient ring. Coach Bedenbaugh was inducted into the SCTCCA Hall of Fame in 2011 but only recently did the members begin receiving rings for this honor. Pelion High is honored to have such a legend coaching student athletes and appreciates all of the dedication Coach Bedenbaugh gives each and every day in the classroom and on the field.

Pelion Branch Library will host Yarn Art May 26 at 10 a.m. This event is for ages 13 and up. North of 50 will meet on May 29 at 11:15 a.m. for ages 50 and up. The library reminds you to sign up for the Summer Reading Program.

Happy Birthday to Jack Perry.

Pelion Senior Center will be closed May 28 for Memorial Day.