Weekly News for Residents of Saluda River Club
Here’s What’s Happening Around the Neighborhood this Month:
Join your neighbors for Aqua Fit on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Village Club at 6pm.
June Activities:
Wednesday 6/13, 20, 27 Ladies Bible Study at the Village Club 7pm
Please join us for our Fall Bible Study at the Village Club on Wednesday nights. We will be using Beth Moore’s study of the book of Daniel.
Thursday 6/14 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! This month we’ll be taking over the Village Club Pool and enjoying Mai Taias after Taia McGinnis!
Thursday 6/14 Art Show at Blush Boutique and Home 3-6pm
Blush Boutique and Home is hosting a little Art Show Thursday June 14 with Local Artist Shields Catone, and our very own SRC Resident Ella Scherck! The show will run from 3-6pm with yummy treats from Izzabee’s Bakery! There will also be a Secret Sale going on at Blush too!
Friday 6/15 Boomers and Beyond at the Village Club 5:30pm
Boomers (both singles and couples over 50) meet at the Village Clubhouse the third Friday of each month at 5:30pm. 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.
Monday 6/18-21 Kid Fit Sports Galore camp for ages 5-12 at the Chickawa Outdoor Center 9am-12pm
Activities include volleyball with beach balls, balloon tennis, noodle hockey, bowling, soccer, basketball, and much more. 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 emailactivities@saludariverclub.com to reserve a space for your child.
Tuesday 6/19 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 6/21 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.
Friday 6/22 Movie Night
Monday-Friday 6/25-29 Design Thinking STEM Camps at the Chickawa Outdoor Center 9am-12pm
Design Thinking STEM camp at SRC has now been expanded to accommodate rising 2nd graders through rising 6th graders.Please sign up to join a fun week of engineering boats and planes, coding robots and Apps while participating in awesome Breakout/Escape games! Please contact Wendy Wells with questions at 803-518-8137 or ww@wendywells.info. See details on the Eventbright registration page.
June 25-29: https://tinyurl.com/Junestemcamp
Tuesday 6/26 Book Club at the Village Club 7:30pm
The book club will be reading, “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” by Betty Smith for June. 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 at croninp32@hotmail.com.
Thursday 6/28 West Metro Rotary’s 15th Year Anniversary Celebration at the Village Club at 5:30-8:30pm
Please come celebrate the West Metro Rotary’s 15th year Anniversary. If you are a current or a past Rotary member, please come and join us for food, libations and fun. Not familiar with Rotary? Please join us and we will have plenty of folks that can tell you about this International Club that has both a global and local impact. Come casual! RSVP to Angela Leon at 803-407-6262 (text or call) by June 22nd if you can join us.
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.
July 30-Aug 2 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 emailactivities@saludariverclub.com to reserve a space for your child.
STEM Camp:
Monday-Friday July 9-13th Design Thinking STEM Camps at the Chickawa Outdoor Center 9am-12pm
All rising 32d-6th graders join your neighbors for 5 days of fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math! Please contact Wendy Wells with questions at 803-518-8137 or ww@wendywells.info.
See details on the Eventbright registration page
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-thinking-stem-camps-tickets-46303753774
Swimming Lessons at SRC:
Summer beginner and advanced beginner swimming lessons will be offered starting Monday, June 4 and run on a weekly basis, Monday through Thursday, at 9:30 and 10 AM through the end of August. Parents can sign their swimmers up for one week or multiple weeks. The cost for each week is $100 per child.
Parent/tot classes will meet on Thursdays at 10:30 AM starting June 7-which is the same schedule that they were offered in May, one day/week for four weeks at the cost of $100 for four lessons.
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.
Payment for all classes will be made by check or cash on the first day of class.
Registration for these classes is now open. To register, contact Kitty Konkle at Kitty KittyKonkle.smss@gmail.com or 803-348-3652.
Kitty has been the swim school manager for Carolina Aquatics for seven years. She has taught private and semi- private swimming 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:
Thursday, June 14th 5:30pm
Yoga and baseball fans unite on Thirsty Thursday!
Slide into your OM’s during an all-levels yoga class led in the Lexington County Blowfish Stadium’s outfield. The players may even join you! Then, stick around to watch the Blowfish play the Savannah Bananas at 7:05pm—you will already have your 7th inning stretch out of the way!
WHAT: Yoga in the Outfield
WHERE: Blowfish hOMe (474 Ball Park Rd. Lexington)
WHEN: Thursday, June 14th
TIME: yoga at 5:30pm, baseball at 7:05pm
COST: $15 for both yoga class & baseball game.
How do I sign up? Email goodcompanyyoga@gmail.com to reserve a spot or simply just show up
Don’t forget your mat & water! Kids welcomed!
Gates open to yogis at 5pm. Class starts promptly at 5:30pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to class time.
Rainout date: Thursday, June 21st at 5:30pm
8:30-10pm, Icehouse Amphitheater
Join the Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission and the Icehouse Amphitheater for a presentation of Super 8. This movie is rated PG-13. This is a free event, no ticket required.