Dailey & Vincent will be in concert at the Fountain Inn Civic Center for Performing Arts April 4, 2008.
Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent are veterans of Bluegrass music having some twenty years experience between the two of them from long tenures with Bluegrass and Country legends Doyle Lawson and Ricky Skaggs.
The critically-acclaimed new duo on Rounder Records, debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart with their self-titled debut release (chart date February 16). A pairing of well-known bluegrass musicians and vocalists Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, the duo is garnering high praise for their self-produced 12-song set, and earning a reputation for thrilling crowds with their live shows. Dailey & Vincent are also celebrating the fact that “By the Mark,” the hauntingly beautiful gospel number on their album which has captured the attention of critics and fans alike, remains at #1 for a second week on the Count Down Yonder Weekly Top 17 Songs of SIRIUS Bluegrass.
Dailey & Vincent were featured on the cover of the February issue of Bluegrass Now, and they grace the cover of the March/April issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles.
Come enjoy a lively evening of Bluegrass music! The concert begins at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The Fountain Inn Civic Center for Performing Arts is located at 315 North Main Street in Fountain Inn. For more information contact Maria Bentley at 864-862-2586
Random Act of Kindness in Simpsonville
What a nice surprise for an 88 year-old shopper in Bi-Lo in Simpsonville! She was shopping for her weekly groceries. She had just put five frozen dinners in her buggy when a man stopped and asked her if the dinners were good. She told him that she liked them. He said, "Well, get five more. My wife and I would like to buy your groceries today."
She was introuduced to his wife who told her they liked to do this and she was the one they chose today. They told her to fill her buggy and they would meet her at the cash register. After protesting that she could not accept, she finally agreed that she would get just the items she came for and needed.
They met her at the register and paid for what she had in her buggy. The woman spoke to the girl at the register and the clerk handed her a card.
When she got home, our surprised shopper received a call from the couple. They told her the card was a $50 gift card she could use to buy anything she wanted at Bi-Lo.
What a blessing was received by this random act of kindness!
GREENVILLE, S.C. (2/7/2008) — South Carolina Charities, Inc., the foundation of the BMW Charity Pro-Am, has chosen 52 additional charities to participate in its inaugural ticket sales program.
In addition to the 22 charitable beneficiaries announced in November, these 501(c)(3) organizations have the opportunity to sell $25 Patron (General Admission) tickets and retain 100 percent of the proceeds. As part of the program, each charity will also be encouraged to recruit as many volunteers as possible.
“We are confident that bringing the tournament to three courses in the heart of our community will lead to record attendance and allow even more charities to participate,” said Bobby Hitt, president of South Carolina Charities, Inc. “This program is an excellent way to financially support these 52 organizations. The charities can raise a lot of money by selling as many tickets as they are able to.” (click here to read full story)
Citizens Police Academy
Fountain Inn Police Department Dates: February 26 thru April 15
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Place: Fountain Inn City Hall,
Cost: Classes are free. Contact: Sgt. Melissa Woods @ 862-4421
for an application packet.
Classes are limited to from 5 to 12 students. Participants meet once a week for two hours, and are taught by police officers.Topics range from the execution of search warrants, building searches, traffic stops, defensive tactics, deadly force encounters and more.
The purpose of the Citizens Police Academy (CPA): To provide a training program that will provide useful and entertaining information regarding the real world of law enforcement.
Students learn first hand what police officers do. The CPA is designed to introduce citizens to the philosophies, policies and the guiding principals of law enforcement and ethical conduct governing police services in our community.
Students are taught how Federal and State Statutes as well as policy and procedures affect the way our job is done.
CPA is an opportunity to bridge the gap of perception and the reality of what police officers face.
The last CPA class covered topics such as: Introduction to law enforcement, History of policing in America, 4th Amendment law, Probable cause requirement overview, Search Warrant / room search , Search & Seizure laws / procedures, Building Searches, Burglary-in progress scenarios, Traffic Law overview, review of dangerous / fatal stops & scenarios, DUI law overview , DUI Traffic Stops, Use of force issues, Self defense tactics, Suspect pat down, Deadly force procedures, Taser/ASP demonstration, Shoot don’t shoot scenarios, Deadly force Criminal Court laws & Procedures, Criminal Domestic Violence Overview, Mock trial, Crisis House Scenarios.
Wanza Bates, Councilwoman 864-862-8818
Edwin McCain in Concert in Fountain Inn
Posted January 30, 2008
By Fred Lyda
Nationally known artist and favorite local son, Edwin McCain,
will appear in concert on Saturday, February 23, at 8 pm at the
Fountain Inn Civic Center for the Performing Arts. The Greenville
native's music has won critical acclaim and he still records and tours.
Premium seating for the concert is $30 and general admission is $25.
For more information, call 862-2586.
SC Adoption Awareness Expo 2008
Carolina First Center Rm 203 Feb 2, 2008 9 am – 1 pm FREE ADMISSION! $4 parking per car Celebrity Keynote Speaker: Kix Layton Adoptive Parent and Radio Personality with WSSL
If you are considering adoption, the South Carolina Adoption Awareness Expo is for you! This 4-hr event is a one-stop shop where you will learn about the
types of adoption and the adoption process.
Adoption professionals will speak about the adoption process for DSS, Domestic infant and International adoptions. Adoptive families will share the joys and
challenges of their adoption journey. You can also talk to 20-30 adoption-related
organizations and gather information.
Our goal is that you will leave the Expo well-informed and more knowledgeable as you explore adoption as a parenting option.
Posted January 23, 2008 b. scott/Contributing writer
On Friday morning, October, 5, 2007, Tom and Teresa Cothran, along with their daughter, Tara, were awaken at 4:30am to the worst news a parent can receive…your child has been in an accident and is in ICU at the hospital. Your mind starts racing, can I get there in time, is everything going to be ok or is he/she going to make it?
Having never been through this kind of situation, I can’t even begin to think how they must have felt as they traveled to Columbia from Mauldin. One thing
I do know is that the 90 minutes it took to get there must have seemed like an eternity. Having lost a cousin in an automobile accident, I could only know the pain that I felt at that time and it is not even a tenth of what a parent must feel.
Taylor Cothran lived for almost a week after a horrible fall from his dorm window at the University of South Carolina. October 11, 2007, Taylor passed from this earth, as we know it into the loving arms of Jesus. Now the pain intensified. How does a parent cope with the death of such a young child? How does a sibling cope with the lost of a sibling? Family? Friends? [click here to read full story]
