Great Washington DC Trip

National Issues Forum, Washington, D.C.
May 11-13, 2009

Tentative Itinerary

Monday, May 11th

• Arrive Washington, D.C.
• Check-in L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, near the Mall (afternoon)
• 6:00 p.m. Gather for reception and networking, followed by dinner as a group in a private room at the Hotel.

Tuesday, May 12th

• Breakfast at Hotel
• Leave Hotel for Library of Congress Meetings with scheduled speakers. 9:00 a.m. start time at the LOC
• 12 noon Luncheon in private dining room at the Library of Congress. Afternoon continued speakers in Members’ Room
• 3:00 Adjourn. Remainder of afternoon and evening free.

Wednesday, May 13th

• Breakfast at Hotel and check-out (Hotel will hold your luggage)
• Speakers at the Library of Congress until noon
• Noon Return to Hotel. Prepare to return to the Upstate.

Timeless Tours and Travel
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150 Link Road, Pendleton, South Carolina 29670

March 27, 28, 29 In Pendleton SC

I realized that there was so much happening on the weekend of March 28th that I needed to post a blog about it. Yes, it is a very busy weekend in Pendleton SC on March 27, 28, 29.

March 26 - Thurs - Ron Rash will be speaking at the Pendleton Branch Library at 6 pm
March 26 - Reception at Pendleton Cafe and Coffee Co for Artist Patsy Johnson

March 27 Friday - PHS Baseball at Walhalla
March 27 -28 Jasmine AQHA Show at Garrison Arena

March 28 - Timeless Tours and Travel Wine Tasting Trip
March 28 - Town Clean Up 8:30 a.m. on the square
March 28 - PHS Band Fish Fry 4 - 7
March 28 - CPR Training at First Baptist Church of Pendleton

March 29 - Pendleton United Methodist Church - 11:00 a.m. JESUS IN THE PASSOVER Service

Please see the details of all of these events on Pendleton Area Happenings

Lenten Lunches In Pendleton

Thank you to the Alliance of Pendleton Area Churches

I always enjoy attending the Lenten Lunches in Pendleton. It is a great time to see folks you don't usually see and to socialize as well as hearing an inspiring message. I have always thought it would be nice to have them all through the year. I also enjoy taking this opportunity to visit other churches in our town. These are sponsored by the Alliance of Pendleton Area Churches and are open to anyone who would like to attend. Lunches usually include delicious soup, sandwiches and desert. If you have never been, I strongly recommend you give it a try. It is very meaningful. The lunches are always on Wednesday beginning at Noon. Here is the schedule:
Lenten Lunches Wednesdays at Noon
Feb 25 - Pendleton Presbyterian Church
March 4 - Peace Congregational Church (meeting at the Unitarian Fellowship at 226 Pendleton Rd)
March 11 - Pendleton United Methodist Church
March 18 - First Baptist Church of Pendleton
March 25 - Kings Chapel Church
April 1 - Silver Springs Baptist Church
April 8 - St. Luke's Fire Baptized Holiness Church

Good Friday Service at Noon April 10 St Paul's Episcopal Church

Easter Sunrise Service
April 12 - Community Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. on the Village Green. Rodney Reid of St. Luke's Fire Baptized Holiness Church will be the preacher. A time of coffeee and fellowship will follow the service at the Pendleton Cafe and Coffee Company.

Evening Services at Pendleton United Methodist Church
Ash Wednesday: February 25 at 7 pm
Maundy Thursday: April 9, at 7 pm

Save The Dates

Spring is a busy time in Pendleton so I wanted to share these dates so everyone can mark their calendars.

April 4 and 5 - Spring Jubilee
Spring Jubilee in Pendleton SC

April 11 - Town Easter Parade and Easter Egg Hunt

May 2 - Split Creek Farm Spring Festival

Keep up to date with what's happening in Pendleton by visiting
Pendleton Happenings

Traffic to my Pendleton Happenings lens has been going down for the last couple of weeks. I think that it is probably because there aren't any major events going on right now but I am hoping people will continue to visit this site and scroll all the way down to find out what is coming soon in Pendleton.

All visits are appreciated and I love to read your comments so please don't be shy. Let me know what you think. Your feedback is needed. That is the only way that I am going to know if the work that goes into keeping this lens updated is appreciated.

Thank you!
Ohme

Sittonbull aka John Sitton Joins Squidoo

Sittonbull aka John Sitton of Pendleton SC joins Squidoo and is an immediate success story. His first lens is one that he is having fun chronicalling his story of how he is Learning To Squidoo. I think John has really captured the interest of the Squidoo Community with his lens on the very basics of getting started. There are a lot of lenses out there to help newbies but they don't seem to touch on the problems that are encountered at the very beginning. Such basics as uploading your avatar in your profile can be extremely frustrating for the Newbie so Sittonbull shares his experiences in the hope that it will save someone else the problems that he experienced.

Sittonbull's first lens, Learn To Squidoo jumped in rankings from the get go and was ranked in the top tier on just his second day after publishing. The third day his ranking jumped even more to 958 overall. This is out of hundreds of thousands so Sittonbull is well on his way to becoming a great Squidoo-er!

Sittonbull has a wonderfully, amazing flare for writing and is passionate about such things as Water Conservation, Fishing, Hunting, Traveling, and being a Grandpa. You will want to follow his progress as he becomes more and more familiar with how to construct a lens because this man has lots to say and will say it in a way that will make each lens a great read!

Mighty glad to have you aboard, Sittonbull and very proud to know you! Congratulations on a fantastic start.

Friends of the Park Needs YOU!

Friends of the Park is holding it's first meeting of 2009 on January 19 at Pendleton United Methodist Church in the Social Hall. We really need some new active members and hope you will consider joining us. We just meet once a month and try very hard to hold those meetings down to one hour. Friends of the Park will need you more than ever since the Tax Referendum did not pass. In order for Veterans Park to move forward as planned, it is going to take all of us working together. If you care about the park and our children and our grandchildren, please join us for this meeting. We will be setting our goals for the year which will include among other things:

Completion of the entrance to Trotter's Trail
Promoting the sale of Pavers and Tiles for the Pavilion
Organizing Freedom Fest 09
Spring and Fall Maintenance Days for Barrett's Place Playground

Please visit our Friends of the Park lens at Friends of the Park

So, you see that we already have a good bit on our plate even more we meet and we need your help. A large percentage of our active volunteers are grandparents or have older children. We need everyone but it would be great to have some young parents with children who are enjoying the park now. We realize how busy parents are when they have their children involved in sports, etc. but this is just once a month meeting for 10 months as we don't meet in November or February. We only have one large fundraiser and that is Freedom Fest which is a lot of work but also a lot of fun!

We hope you will consider joining us and make a difference!
Thank you!

Christmas Tree Lighting

Oh it was a wonderful night for the Christmas Tree Lighting and everything was perfect except that I fell and have a small fracture in my leg. Other than that, it was a fabulous evening.

Several people had asked me to publish the words to the poem that was read to Nate by the mayor so here it is.

Nate, The Great

There is a man in town called Nate
And in our mind, he really does rate!

He is always where he needs to be
Lending a hand to you and me.

He does a lot of work at Public Works
And we all know he's Not without his quirks!

But he goes far beyond his duty, I say
To be helpful in each and every way!

Our town is much richer today
Because of Nate's most generous way.

We honor him as he lights the tree
He is as deserving as anyone can be!

So Thank You, Nate, for all you do
for this little town that you love so true.

Now, don't get the big head, for goodness ake
When we all agree that you ARE Nate, the Great!