Weekly News for Residents of Saluda River Club
Here’s What’s Happening Around the Neighborhood this Month:
February Activities:
Wednesday 2/28 Ladies Bible Study at the Village Club 7pm
Please join us for our Bible Study at the Village Club on Wednesday nights.
Tuesday 2/27 Book Club at the Village Club 7:30pm
The book club will be reading, “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. Book club discussions are held at the Village Club at 7:30 on the last Tuesday of the month. Come share your thoughts on the latest book and give ideas on any future reads. If you have any questions you can contact Pat Cronin at 803-521-9138 or email atcroninp32@hotmail.com
March Activities:
Friday 3/2 Adult Social at the Village Club 7pm
Adult Social is the first Friday of every month. Bring your favorite beverage, a small snack to share, and mingle with your neighbors!
Sunday 3/4 Adventure Guides at the Chickawa Outdoor Center 2:30pm
Calling all SRC Dads and Children join us on The Riverfront for archery shooting, hatchet throwing, fire building, and homesteading lessons such as candle and broom making, and spinning wool. The cost for each child is $6. The camp director also asked that no open-toed shoes be worn since we will be shooting arrows. Please RSVP to John Payne at jpayne@palmettoretina.com by February 15th if you are interested in participating.
Tuesday 3/6 Jr. Women’s Club at the Village Club 6pm
The Jr. Women’s Club of Lake Murray is a non-profit women’s volunteer organization that aims to better the Lake Murray Community through volunteer service. Please join us as our guest!
Wednesday 3/7, 14, 21, 28 Ladies Bible Study at the Village Club 7pm
Please join us for our Bible Study at the Village Club on Wednesday nights.
Thursday 3/8 Ladies Meet & Greet at the Village Club 7pm
Ladies Meet and Greet is the second Thursday of every month. Bring your favorite beverage, a small snack to share, and mingle with your neighbors!
Friday 3/9 Boomers and Beyond at the Village Club 5:30pm (Date Change)
Bring an appetizer to share and the beverage of your choice. If you would like to play left, right, center, bring three one dollar bills per person.
Thursday 3/15 Men’s Night POKER GAME at the Village Club 7pm
POKER GAME!!! Lose a few old presidents & win some new friends. Low stakes, High fun. No experience preferred. Men’s Night is the Third Thursday of every month. Bring your favorite beverage and a snack.
Sunday 3/18 Easter Egg Hunt on the Riverfront 4pm
Calling all SRC Kiddoes 12 Years and Younger. Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt on The Riverfront.
Tuesday 3/20 Ladies Bunco at the Village Club 7pm
Come for a night of fun with the ladies of SRC who get together on the 3rd Tuesday of every month to play bunco. We start arriving @ 7pm and play till 8:30. Bring $5 for the winners pot……never played, don’t worry, there are a few veterans to teach the rules and get the games started. For information you can contact Pat Cronin @ 803-521-9138 or Jean Dyson @ 803-429-2349.
Thursday 3/22/18 Info on FREE Student Checking Accounts at the Chickawa Outdoor Center 5:30pm
Information Session for Parents of Middle/High/College Students (students welcome to attend!)
Come learn about how we can help your student set up free checking and savings accounts and build credit. All attendees will receive a free Financial Education Handbook to guide in educating children, by age group, about finances. Presentation will be limited to 30 minutes with optional Q&A at the end. Resources and Presentation by Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors: Dave Damm & Morgan Motes (Motes & Associates) & Wealth Management Banking Specialist, Tom Clark. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday 3/27 Book Club at the Village Club 7:30pm
Book club discussions are held at the Village Club at 7:30pm. Come share your thoughts on the latest book and give ideas on any future reads. If you have any questions you can contact Pat Cronin at 803-521-9138 or email at croninp32@hotmail.com.
View the full calendar at www.saludariverclub.com to see all the activities.
Kid Fit Summer Camps at Saluda River Club:
June 18-21 Sports Galore camp for ages 5-12
July 9-12 Sports Galore camp for ages 2-6
Activities include volleyball with beach balls, balloon tennis, noodle hockey, bowling, soccer, basketball, and much more.
July 16-19 Gymnastics camp for ages 2-6
Activities include mats, balance beams, trampolines, bars, rings, tumbling aids, and much more.
July 23-26 Circus camp for ages 2-6
Activities include tight wires, stilts, juggling, face painting, and much more.
Beach camp for ages 5-12
Activities include bocce ball, corn toss, frisbee, beach tennis, flip cup, ladder golf, washer boards, beach ball volleyball, and pool games.
Each camp will meet both on the Riverfront and inside the Chickawa Outdoor Center. The cost for each camp is $60/child/week. All campers must be potty trained. Each camp is Monday-Thursday. Kids are to bring a snack and a water bottle every day. Please email activities@saludariverclub.com to reserve a space for your child.
Swimming Lessons at SRC
We are offering small group swimming lessons for SRC residents during May and the summer months. Beginning the week of May 7 beginner lessons will be offered on Tuesdays at 4 and 4:30 p.m. More advanced swimmers will swim at 3:30 p.m. Parent/tot classes will be offered on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. All lessons run for 30 minutes and have a 1:4 teacher to swimmer ratio except the parent/tot classes which can accommodate up to eight swimmers in each class. The cost for four lessons, which will run through the end of May, is $100 per child. Summer beginning and advanced beginning lessons will start on Monday, June 4 and will run on a weekly basis, Monday- Thursday, at 9:30 and 10 a.m. until the end of August. Parents can sign up their swimmers for one week or multiple weeks during the summer. The cost for each week is $100 per child. Parent/tot classes will meet on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., which is the same schedule that they were offered in May, one day/week for four weeks and at the cost of $100 for four lessons. Payment for all classes will be made by check or cash on the first day of class. All lessons are 30 minutes and have no more than four swimmers per class, except the parent/tot classes which can accommodate up to eight swimmers. Private lessons are available on request at a different cost. Registration for these classes is now open. To register, contact Kitty Konkle at
Kitty Konkle.smss@gmail.com or 803-348-3652. Kitty has been the swim school manager for Carolina Aquatics for seven year. She has taught private and semi-private swim lessons for 25 years in the Columbia area. She is the owner of a new swim school, Sharks&Minnows Swim School LLC, whose mission is to teach children how to swim and be safe in the water.
Here’s What’s Happening Around the Area this Month:
Craftsman’s Classic Art & Craft Festival – SC State Fair Grounds
March 2nd 10am-8pm
March 3rd 10am-6pm
March 4th 11am-5pm
This annual show at the SC State Fairgrounds features original designs and work from hundreds of talented artists and craftspeople from across America! See the creative process in action as many exhibitors demonstrate throughout the weekend. There is something for every style, taste and budget with items, from traditional to contemporary.