Saturday, Jan. 03, 2009

Health seminars offered

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center offers four free health seminars, open to the public, at Coastal Grand mall.

"Healthy Eating - Stick to Your Resolution" | 2 p.m. Jan. 14. Speaker: Mary Ellen Scarborough, dietitian. Topics include changing your thoughts about food and how diet affects your overall wellness.

"Getting the Most from Your Visit to Your Healthcare Provider" | 2 p.m. Jan. 20. Speaker: Laura Ware, nurse. Topics include how doctor visits to your health care provider require different information.

Causes and possible prevention of common stomach and digestion distress | 6 p.m. Jan. 21. Speaker: Andrew Pearson, gastroenterologist

Carotid artery disease | Speaker: Steven Matzinger, surgeon. Topics include symptoms, prevention and treatment of carotid artery disease.

Call 839-9933 to register.

Winter barbecue

Warm up at Holy Lamb Lutheran Church's second annual winter barbecue from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Barbecue sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, beverage, and dessert. Adults $9, Children $4. Carry-out available. Holy Lamb Lutheran Church is at 2541 Forestbrook Road. Call 236-1344.

Free museum fun

The Horry County Museum at 4 p.m. every Thursday through March holds a free program called Farm Buddies for children age 5 and older.

The purpose is to educate kids and have fun while doing it. They will experience the art of quilt making, plant seeds in a garden, and pick fruits and vegetables. Farm Buddies spotlights traditions of the family farm in the early 1900s. The program's events correlate with the farming season.

The museum, 438 Main St., Conway, is at the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street.

Call the Horry County Museum at 915-5320 or send e-mail to HCMuseum@horrycounty.org.

In addition, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops are welcome to tour the museum for free the second Thursday evening of each month. A museum staff member will provide a guided tour, and the staff also will work with troop leaders to plan visits focusing on badges or troop projects.

An appointment is necessary. Call Carmin F. Samaha at 915-5320 or send an e-mail to samahac@horrycounty.org.

The museum also continues Preschool Tuesdays until May. It begins at 10:30 a.m. Children 5 and younger and their parents and guardians are invited to come learn about Horry County history and enjoy hands-on fun including quilt making.

The event is free and open to the public.

Want to play trivia?

Here are some of the places you can show off your trivia knowledge:

7 p.m. Wednesdays, Ron Jon's, U.S. 501 (near Intracoastal Waterway). Call 236-8001

Saturdays, Tavern in the Forest, 4999 Carolina Forest Blvd. (Forest Crossings center). Call 236-5007.

7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Beef 'O' Brady's, 3689 Renee Drive (Kroger shopping center). Call 236-7761.

Wednesdays, Surf's Up Family Fun Center, 4112 Carolina Commercial Drive (next to Kroger shopping center on Carolina Forest Boulevard). Cal 236-3444.

Tap into your Idol

Like to sing in your car and in the shower? Share your crooning abilities with your neighbors through karaoke!

8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Tavern in the Forest, 4999 Carolina Forest Blvd. (Forest Crossings center). Call 236-5007.

8 p.m. Jan. 9 & 10, Forestbrook Cafe, 115 Prather Park Drive (off Forestbrook Road), Call 236-6388.

Local live music

If you're in the mood to hear local musicians play, check out these bands and venues:

7:30 p.m. tonight, Tequila Sam at Forestbrook Cafe, 115 Prather Park Drive (off Forestbrook Road), Call 236-6388.

8 p.m. Jan. 8, open mike at Forestbrook Cafe, 115 Prather Park Drive (off Forestbrook Road), Call 236-6388.

Tree dropping needles?

The Horry County Solid Waste Authority is hosting the Grinding of the Greens program through Jan. 20.

Bring your real tree - no wreaths, please - to a designated Christmas tree drop-off site, Horry County Recycling Center or your city curbside service will pick it up.

Be sure to remove all decorations, lights and tinsel.

In late January or early February, the resulting Christmas tree mulch will be available for free pick-up.

The Myrtle Beach drop-off site, open 24 hours a day, is on 10th Avenue North behind Myrtle Waves water park.

You also may take your trees to one the Solid Waste Authority recycling center on International Drive between Ocean Bay Elementary School and the Horry County Fire Station. Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday - except Thursdays, when the center is closed - and 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Sundays. 903-4792.

For the list of all 24 Solid Waste Authority recycling centers in unincorporated Horry County, go online to www.solidwasteauthority.org

/recycling/reccenter.htm.

Golf tourney set

The 11th annual Myrtle Beach FFA Golf Tournament will be Jan. 24 at Quail Creek Golf Club off U.S. 501, according to John W. Parris, state director of public affairs with the SC FFA organization.

Registration for the tournament, which will be Captain's Choice, begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. An awards ceremony and auction will conclude the event.

Proceeds from this tournament go to support the agriculture, horticulture and golf course programs at Carolina Forest High School. This event has enabled the school's Myrtle Beach FFA Chapter to award 37 scholarships to seniors.

For additional information, call contact Harry DuBose at Carolina Forest High School at 236-7997 or 360-9568.

Giving mom a break

Moms Morning Out at Carolina Bays Academy, located in Carolina Forest Community Church is open 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to give moms a break.

The fee is $15, and you only pay when your child attends. Babies from 6 months through children 4 years old are accepted.

Call 903-1122 or e-mail joyce@carolinabaysacademy.org for more information.