Murrells Inlet Messenger

Murrells Inlet
Messenger
The local newspaper for Murrells Inlet and Garden City Beach
MAY VOL. 3 NO. 4
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Murrells Inlet History Project: Bethel Methodist Church
By Steve Strickland
Long before the sanctuary from Turkey Hill was
moved to Cedar Hill to become Belin Methodist
Church, four Methodist churches were served by
the resident minister who rode the local circuit:
Turkey Hill, ten miles south; Socastee, ten or
more miles northwest; Centenary, near Conway;
and Bethel, which served inlet residents.
Bethel Methodist Church was located at the
crossroads of the Murrells Inlet-Collins Creek
road (now Hwy. 707) and McDowell Shortcut,
and was located on two acres of land given by
William and Elizabeth B. Vaught to the Bethel
Society in 1832, which was part of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Trustees for the Bethel Meeting house included John Green, William Vaught
and William Burgess.
This church was part of the Waccamaw Charge,
Marion District, and was served by a circuit
preacher, whose salary was paid out of the budgets of the churches he served. This meeting
house was a well-constructed, one-room, whitewashed building with wood planked floors, sim-
ple, unpainted, hand-made benches, and the pulpit
surrounded by a railing (according to accounts by
Genevieve Wilcox Chandler).
The local families that worshipped with Reverend John Carson at Bethel Methodist Church in
the 1920’s included the Vereens, Willcoxs, Stricklands, Lawrimores, Olivers, Thompsons, Hewitts,
Burgess’s, and many others. The Turkey Hill
building was moved from it’s location on River
Road near Litchfield by Boo Latchicotte and his
mule teams around 1925 to become Belin Memorial. The Bethel congregation transferred their
membership to Belin after it opened, which had
a full time resident minister, Reverend Bedenbaugh.
The old church building was left to the elements
after that time and was used for services up until
around 1945, and continued to show up on the list
of the South Carolina Methodist Conference until
1948, when it was dropped from the rolls.
The Bethel Methodist Cemetery contains the
memories of many local families, including several Civil War veterans such as John Fletcher
Vereen, the patriarch of the local Vereen family,
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(Plaque reads: Site of Bethel Methodist Church,
South Carolina Conference. Organized before
the war between the states. Maintained as a
place of worship until 1945. This marker erected in 1956.)
William Burgess, one of the early postmasters in
this area and the namesake for the Burgess community, Daniel H. Smith, and James L. Burgess.
At least five generations of Vereens have been
interred in the sandy soils of the Bethel Cemetery.
Others buried in the cemetery include members
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‘See ya’ at 16th annual Blessing of the Inlet
Come join the Murrells Inlet Messenger and
hundreds, maybe thousands, others on Sat., May
5, at the 16th annual Blessing of the Inlet, at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. Belin is
located off Hwy. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet.
The Messenger will join 60 other vendors
showcasing all forms of crafts, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., rain or shine. Messenger editor Tim Callahan and his wife, Debbie, will have copies available for purchase of “Murrells Inlet: Memories,
Memoirs and Miracles,” which includes about
stories of local people and businesses that encourage, inspire and inform.
There is something for everyone at the Blessing,
including food from some of Murrells Inlet’s fin-
est restaurants, and children’s events, like face
and hair painting, numerous inflatables, a climbing wall, and the ever popular “Dunking Tank.”
There will be a full day of outstanding entertainment featuring dance troops, gospel choirs,
contemporary Christian music, and more. This
festival is highlighted by the “Blessing of the
Inlet” ceremony at 11:30 a.m. The blessing will
be administered by the Rev. Mike Alexander and
the Rev. Marty Nason.
There is no admission or parking charge.
Come help Belin and the Messenger celebrate
the glory of God and all He has “blessed” us with
this year.
Sue Sledz
Murrells Inlet 2020
“Murrells Inlet, be proud!”
5.49 tons of trash and 1,600 pounds of recyclables
were collected by the 2012 Army of Spring Tide
Volunteers. (Last year: 3.1 tons of trash and 1,750
pounds of recyclables). Very special thanks to all
the sponsors and donors, our musicians and our
volunteers who donated their time, talent, goods
Beach Blast is a summertime music festival set and services to host Spring Tide:
for May 19 in downtown Myrtle Beach. Guests Nick Andolora * Michelle Beard * Kevin Bowden
enjoy fresh Carolina Coastal cuisine, abundant * Captain Dick’s * Channing Strickland * Danny’s
shopping and exciting attractions. Then they top B.B.Q. * Dunes Realty & Gairy Nichols * Express
off the day with a music festival with some of Watersports * Fisher Recycling * Food Lion at
their favorite Christian artists: TobyMac, Third Garden City Connector * Gasque Allstate InsurDay, RED, Royal Tailor, Jamie Grace and na- ance Agency * Georgetown County Parks & Rectionally known speaker Nick H.
reation * Georgetown County Public Services *
For more information, visit www.beachblastfest.com Grand Strand Amateur Radio Club * Hannah Ba-
nana’s Sunshine Cabana * Fred & Claire Harris &
Crew * Jeff Heise* Hot Fish Club * Inlet Affairs
Banquet & Catering * June Jordan * Keep Georgetown Beautiful * Lee’s Inlet Kitchen * The Mullets
Trio Acoustic * Palmetto Pride * RH Moore * Rufus Perdue * Sunrise Beverage & Saba Paper * The
Spots * Chip Smith * Jason Smith *Tom Smith *
US Foods * West Marine * Twice the Ice * Waccamaw Riverkeeper * Waste Industries * Woody’s
Beach Rentals.
And, many thanks to our 17 restaurants and businesses who donated Chowder for the Murrells Inlet
Chowder Cook-Off: Bliss * Captain Dave’s Dockside * Creek Ratz * Dead Dog Saloon * Drunken
Jack’s * Gulf Stream Café * Hot Fish Club * Inlet Affairs * Jackson’s Inlet Bar & Grill * Lee’s
Farmer’s Market * Lee’s Inlet Kitchen * Murrells
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Print edition and more stories
available online at:
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New Beginnings Monthly Food Distribution Ministry at Church of the Resurrection
in Surfside Beach celebrated their one year
anniversary on April 21, sharing stories from
those they served and those who came forward to support the ministry. Above, even
children help serve the disadvantaged. Visit
www.resurrectionsurfside.org for more info
Beach Blast returns
Be proud Inlet: volunteers clean up tons
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This Mother’s Day, think of lifetime financial moves
If you’re a mother, you’ll probably get some
nice cards and flowers on Mother’s Day. But
of course, your greatest gifts are your children
themselves. And since you want to see them happy and financially secure, perhaps you can use
this Mother’s Day as an opportunity to consider
ways to help your children at various stages of
their lives. So, let’s take a look at steps you can
take:
When your children are young
Teach them to be savers. Encourage young children to put away part of their allowance, or any
money they receive for household jobs, in a savings account. Offer to match their contributions
dollar for dollar.
Help them become investors. Consider giving
your children a few shares of stock in companies
with which they are familiar. By following the
movements of their stocks with them, you can
explain how the markets work and how increasing share ownership is one key to helping build
wealth.
Contribute to a college savings plan. One of
the best things you can do to boost your children’s chances of success in life is to help them
go to college. You’ve got several good collegesavings vehicles available, such as a 529 plans,
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and custodial accounts. Your financial advisor can help
you choose the vehicle that suits your needs and
objectives.
When your children enter the working world
Encourage IRA contribution. An Individual
Retirement Account (IRA) is a great retirement
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savings vehicle. As long as your children have
earned income, they can contribute to an IRA, so
you may want to help them “max out” on their
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contributions each year. While you can’t directly contribute to a child’s IRA, you can write a
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use it for funding an IRA.
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Make long-term care arrangements. If you
needed long-term care, such as an extended nursing home stay, and you had inadequate financial
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preparations, the burden could fall on your chilDebbie Callahan
dren. Now is the time to consult with your financial advisor to begin preparing for possible
long-term care costs.
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tate plans. Don’t leave adult children in the dark
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Wedding with a ghost: Gurney’s ‘Black Tie’ coming to Inlet stage
By Chip Smith
A time-warp wedding with a ghost, A.R. Gurney’s hit play “Black Tie” is coming to the stage
of the Murrells Inlet Community Theatre.
The troupe’s final show in the red brick Community Center on Murrells Inlet Road, slated for
replacement next year, “Black Tie” is a charming
look at fathers and sons, men and women, marriage, the perils of advice, the pace of change and
the passing of customs.
The show, set for an eight performance, twoweekend, run May 10-13 and May 17-20, the
Murrells Inlet Community Theatre will celebrate,
and bid an early farewell, to another tradition that of the community center itself, once the Murrells Inlet Elementary School and - for the past 14
years - the home of the community theater company.
“We’ve had a wonderful home here,” said Mike
Bivona, president of the theater, “and we’ve got a
great working relationship with the Georgetown
County Parks and Recreation Department. But
next year, during the construction of the new center, we’ll have no place for our audience to park.
So ‘Black Tie’ is our last hurrah in this great old
auditorium, and all next year we’ll be putting our
show on the road, doing smaller works, smaller
performances, wherever there’s space and a desire
for quality community theater. Once the new center is built, we’ll be back.”
The theater will be donating a portion of the
ticket proceeds for “Black Tie” beyond production expenses and the rent it pays to the county to
the Murrells Inlet Church of God Food Bank. The Father (or the ghost of Father) is played by DenGirl Scouts of Murrells Inlet Troop 734 will also nis McAlpine, who moved to the Lowcountry five
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be contributing, working as ushers and selling
cookies, and donating proceeds to the food bank.
Set on a wedding weekend in an Adirondacks
hotel long past its glory days, “Black Tie” finds
Curtis, the father of the groom, trying to write his
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Georgetown Memorial Hospital System’s May calendar of events
Weekly health screenings: Tuesdays, mall area
of Georgetown Memorial Hospital; Thursdays,
Waccamaw Community Hospital. Screenings
offered: finger stick lipid profiles with blood
sugar for $20 (8-10 hour fast required); diabetes
screening-hemoglobin A1C for $15 (no fasting
required); blood sugar levels for $3 (2 hour fast
required); and free blood pressure screenings,
from 7:30 a.m. - noon. For more information,
call 546-0623.
(Many of the classes below can be signed up for
online, www.georgetownhospitalsystem.org
Also, some of the classes are held at the Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive,
Suite 160, in Murrells Inlet, across from Waccamaw Community Hospital.)
May 4: REGIONAL HEALTH SCREENINGS
– SOCASTEE. Forestbrook Baptist Church, 7:30
a.m.-10:30 a.m., 2051 Forestbrook Rd. More
information, 520-8447. RED CROSS BLOOD
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May 5: PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS MURRELLS INLET. Waccamaw Hospital, 1st
floor classroom, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $50 fee; preregistration required. Call 520-8490.
May 7: ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP –
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May 8: HANDLE WITH CARE - BABY CARE
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CPR - MURRELLS INLET. For daycare workers and people interested in learning CPR, not
intended for healthcare professionals. Wachesaw
Conference Center, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. $20 fee; preregistration required. Call 520-8490.
May 9 & 23: ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
GROUP- MURRELLS INLET. 10 a.m. Belin
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Inlet. Information, 651-9711. STROKE SUPPORT GROUP. Waccamaw Hospital, 3 p.m.
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May 9: I CAN COPE EDUCATION SERIES.
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May 10: OB TOUR - MURRELLS INLET.
Tour of Labor & Delivery, Postpartum Unit and
Nursery at Waccamaw Hospital, 6 p.m. Preregistration required; call 520-8490. PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP. 7 p.m. Timber Lake
Baptist Church, Rt.707. Information, 650-8756.
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Community Events Calendar
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church is sending a team of volunteers to HonduThe United Methodist Women (UMW) of Belin ras to build a house and work in a girls’ home, and
Memorial United Methodist Church is inviting the we are sending teams of high school students and
people of Murrells Inlet to join forces with the Be- adults to three different Salkehatchie Summer Serlin congregation in their latest mission project: to vice camps in South Carolina to repair homes.
produce at least 200 buckets full of cleaning sup- A team of high school students will be going on a
plies, which will be donated to the UMCOR (Unit- mission to Nashville, Tenn., and a group of middle
ed Methodist Committee on Relief) Relief Supply school students are going to Charlotte, N.C. Belin
also sent a team of volunteers to the North CaroNetwork.
The buckets are stored until a community in the lina Outer Banks last fall to do some repair work
United States is faced with the task of cleaning up after Hurricane Irene devastated that area, and they
witnessed first-hand and heard for themselves the
after a disaster situation.
Diane Strickland, president of Belin UMW said, impact of those “buckets of love.”
“Belin is very mission-minded. This summer our The Reverend Dr. Mike Alexander said, “This
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Purple heart winner at library
Local author and Purple Heart recipient, Harold
Schwartz, will be at the Waccamaw Library on May
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The format for both forums calls for each candi- for Noah Animal Rescue. For more information,
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open the floor to questions.
The Greater Burgess Community Association is a
St. Christopher’s 5k Run/Walk
non-partisan community organization, founded in
St. Christopher’s Children will be holding its 1997, that has been actively providing information
fourth annual 5K fun run/walk on Sat. May 19.
exchange on a variety of community topics to the
It will start and end on the campus of Precious approximately 21,000 residents in the Burgess area
Blood of Christ Catholic Church, located on Wa- since 1997.
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Zola Budd, former Olympian and two-time world
5,000 meter record holder and world cross country
champion, will be the honorary starter at the event. ‘Pops in the Park’ on May 7
Other sponsors opportunities are available.
Come join the St. James High School bands for
Donations in any amount will be appreciated and a free “Pops in the Park” spring concert on Mon.,
may be sent online through the STCC web site, May 7, starting at 6 p.m. at the South Strand Aswww.stchristopherschildren.org.
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St. Christopher’s Children serves the children in BBQ plates will be available at $5 each with the
Georgetown County by providing clothing and proceeds going to support the bands.
medical care “when no one else is there.”
The concert will be outside so bring a blanket or
lawn chair. For more information contact Chuck
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Editorial/Opinion: the younger generation
By Heather McKeown
You can say what you want about “the younger
generation” and I’ll totally disagree. Why?
Well, at my age, most people are much younger
than I, but I totally see more good than bad in
these, the progeny of greater ages.
It was an Easter Day flight from JFK to West
Palm Beach. Only half full, our plane looked like
the half-toothed mouth of a bar fighter.
A family of four, a totally quintessential example of the 1960’s nuclear grouping, came aboard
in perfect order. The children, a little girl pulling
a tiny pink suitcase on wheels, followed by the
handsome dad. Behind his sister, a straight and
proper, well-dressed little boy followed with his
little case tagging along behind. The mom, a nicelooking, understated woman in her mid-thirties,
mildly pulled up the rear. I thought, “A calm
grouping of comfortable people.”
I made my final walk-through of the front section of the plane. This count, given to the pilots,
allows for a final weight and balance part to the
take off equation. Everyone was supposed to be
sitting in their assigned seats but, when I arrived
at the fifth row, the poised, aforementioned mother was getting no cooperation from the son.
“No, Alexander, you have to sit in our row. You
can’t go up and just sit with someone else.”
“Mommy, I have to go and sit with grandpa. I
can’t let him sit alone. He’s all by himself. I have
to go to him.”
The mother looked at me and said, “He wants to
sit in the front row and I’ve tried to tell him that
he can’t.”
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“Well, it would be alright with me, ma’am, if he
wants to sit with his grandpa.”
She nodded to me and the little boy stepped out
of her row and marched up the aisle to sit beside
the elderly man who’d boarded first, barely able
to walk from his wheelchair to the front row of
seats.
“My mother says we always have to take care of
the grandpas. I’m here to take care of you.” He
looked over the lap of the ancient one and said,
“Good, your seat belt is buckled.” Then, reaching
to the seat back pocket in front of his little knees,
he extricated the safety information card and began explaining it to the old gent.
“This is how you get out of the plane if we crash.
I’ll make sure you get out. We can slide down like
this. See this picture? Then, if we crash close to a
beach, we can float on this raft, right here, see?”
I thought, “Boy, does he ever love his grandpa.”
Then I heard the man ask the boy, “What’s your
name?”
“I’m Alexander and I’m going to take care of
you, grandpa. See this?” He held up a cross at the
end of a chain around his neck. “They put a guy
on here and he died. They put him here, see? And
he died on this thing. They killed him and then
he woke up. I can’t remember his name. He was
a guy...”
Now, the old man, said, “I just had Passover with
my son’s family. I think you call the guy Jesus.
Too bad about that. Don’t worry, He’ll be back
someday.”
“Yeah. So, you just hold my hand if you get
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The younger generation...continued from page 8
afraid, grandpa. Are you hungry or thirsty? They bring you food and stuff
on planes, but I know where they keep it. I can get you something. Want
something?”
“No, you’re enough. You’re enough.” The old man noticed I was watching
this beautiful interaction and said. “Kids. Whadareyagonna do?” Then he
took the little boy’s hand and that’s how they got to West Palm Beach. I’ve
never seen anything so special on an Easter Sunday. Never.
(Heather McKeown lives in Vermont and Murrells Inlet. She is the author
of “Above and Beyond: Adventures in the Blue,” available at www.amazon.
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Why I’m excited about this movie...continued from page 4
you and me getting the word out about the movie and trying to bring it to theaters close to us.
Like most Christian movies, it probably won’t
be shown in local theaters if it doesn’t have some
kind of previous commitment for tickets.
Don’t worry. It has known actors in it. But, it is
the story - not the stars - that is important.
The movie promotes an open message of hope
and healing; hope that was hidden in the basement rooms of churches at Alcoholic Anonymous-related meetings when I was younger;
hidden because society back then looked down
upon anyone “weak-willed” enough not to stop
drinking, drugging, sleeping around, gambling,
overeating, etc., on their own. So much more is
known these days about diseases that enslave
presidents, lawyers, doctors, publishers, athletes, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters..and,
yes, town call girls and drunks. Although there
is still a ways to go in erasing the stigma, many
programs of recovery are not seen as badges
of shame anymore, but as acceptable lifestyle
choices.
And, from my own experience, combining the
12 Steps, which have always been biblically
based, with Jesus as the Higher Power, is a powerful means of recovery.
What I would have given if someone had
brought me this message when I was a teenager.
If it was in movie form, it might even have gotten through my thick skull.
Heck, the movie would have been about me.
For more information on the movie, and
its various campaigns
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Movie synopsis
“A major league baseball player, Cory Brand
has it all; an unstoppable fastball, a lucrative contract … and a
past he wants to forget.
But when a DUI in his
old hometown benches
him, Cory is forced
to take a hard look at
his life. Sentenced to
coaching the town’s little league team and attending a local 12-step recovery program, Cory
must face the pain he tried to ignore and the girl
he wanted to forget. Of course, the superstar
doesn’t want — or need — anyone’s help. He
simply goes through the motions, manipulating the small community and the team that has
begun to rely on him. But just when he thinks
he can coast through his sentence and get back
to the big leagues, Cory discovers a secret that
shakes him to the core. Suddenly, Cory realizes
he’s not the one in control … and this revelation
changes his life forever.”
- Home Run the Movie
MB/Litchfield Celebrate Recovery groups
For more information on Celebrate Recovery,
visit www.celebraterecovery.com
Beach Church in Myrtle Beach offers CR every
Friday night at 7 p.m. Visit www.beachchurch.
org for more information.
Grace Church Waccamaw CR meets on Mondays at 7 p.m. Grace is located next to the Litchfield Exchange and the Applewood House
of Pancakes. Visit www.gracewaccamaw.org or
call 235-6400 for more information.
Be proud...continued from page 1
Inlet Seafood * On the Half Shell * Piggly Wiggly
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Congratulations to our chowder winners: Best
Damn Chowder: Clay Williams of Lee’s Inlet
Kitchen.
Judge’s Choice: Kerry Johnson of Inlet Affairs;
People’s Choice: Roxy Mill of Drunken Jack’s;
Mark Taylor of Jackson’s Inlet Bar & Grill.
Wedding with a ghost: ‘Black Tie’...continued from page 3
years ago after a career on Wall Street, where he
worked as an analyst covering the media and entertainment industries.
New to the inlet stage in the role of Curtis, Nick
Cianciatto is a recent transplant to Murrells Inlet,
currently working as an emergency department
nurse at Waccamaw Hospital.
Wife to Curtis and mother of the groom, Lynda
Harvey, was last seen in MICT’s production of the
Mark Dunn play, “Belles”.
Bridegroom Teddy is played by Chad Smith, a
Myrtle Beach native and senior at Coastal Carolina University. ”Black Tie” is his stage debut.
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Rachel Tomovski, who also appeared last fall
in “Belles,” is in the role of Elsie. In 2007, she
moved with her husband and two boys to Murrells Inlet.
Tickets are $10 apiece (groups of 15 or more $8/
ticket), and may be reserved through the box office anytime at 843-651-4152, or visit www.mictheatre.com. Limited seating. The shows will be
May 10-12 and 17-19 at 8 p.m., and May 13 and
20 at 2 p.m., held at the Murrells Inlet Community
Center, 4450 Murrells
Inlet Road.
Hospital calendar...continued from page 5
May 16: PHYSICIAN LECTURE – COMMON FOOT AND ANKLE
COMPLICATIONS. Adam T. Biglin, DPM, Dunes Podiatry, conducts free
lecture. Wachesaw Conference Center, noon, lunch provided. Call 5207842 to reserve seat.
May 21: HEART FAILURE EDUCATION SUPPORT GROUP - MURRELLS INLET. Waccamaw Hospital, 2 East Conference Room, 1 p.m.2:30 p.m. Information, 652-1624.
May 22: COMMUNITY HEALTH BLS - CPR - MURRELLS INLET.
For healthcare professionals in the community interested in getting certified for CPR. Wachesaw Conference Center, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., $35 fee; preregistration required. Call 520-8490.
May 24: FRIENDS & FAMILY CPR – MURRELLS INLET. Wachesaw
Conference Center, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Adult CPR is covered but emphasis is
on pediatric CPR. $10/ couple; $5/individual. Pre-registration required;
call 520-8490.
May 28: BOSOM BUDDIES SUPPORT GROUP. Wachesaw Conference Center, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Call 237-8787.
May 29: SIBLING PREPARATION CLASS - MURRELLS INLET.
Waccamaw Hospital, 1st floor classroom, 6 p.m -7:30 p.m. Pre-registration required; call 520-8490.
Church...continued from page 1
of the Burgess, Strickland, Hewitt, Roberson, and
Sarvis families. A retired minister, the Rev. J. H.
Armbrust, obtained the permission of the South
Carolina Methodist Conference in 1955 to sell
the old timbers of Bethel to finance the erection
of a bronze plaque marking the spot where the
Bethel Society formed their meeting house and
worshipped faithfully for over one hundred years.
(Copyright © 2012 by Steve Strickland. Used with
permission.)
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