• Flame Booster Club plans fundraisers

The new Blue Flame Athletic Booster Club is planning a pair of events.
The first will be a Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 2. The event will be a fun-filled evening featuring live music, inflatables, a $10-per-plate barbecue, a raffle and more.
The event will offer an opportunity to connect with the community, meet Pickens High School athletes and learn about the booster club and its mission at the school.
The second will be a House of Raeford fresh bulk chicken sale. The sale is planned for Aug. 10 from 9 a.m.-noon. Those interested can order fresh chicken online until Aug. 8 at noon and pick it up at the designated time.
To order, visit https://houseofraeford.store/collections/pickens-sc-8-10-24.
To learn more about the Blue Flame Athletic Booster Club, visit https://pbfboosters.square.site.

• Hee Haw plans a return to Hagood

The Hagood Community Center is planning an all-new presentation of the community’s favorite comedy/musical show, “Hee Haw.”
The center has a new cast, some new songs and plenty of new jokes that will send visitors home with a smile on their face. There will be two showings on Saturday, Aug. 3, with the first show at 4 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. A full house is expected for both presentations, so showgoers are urged to get their tickets early at the center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and are limited to the auditorium’s capacity. All proceeds will benefit the Hagood Community Center. The center will also have a hamburger dinner available from 5:30-7 p.m. so patrons do not have to rush home to prepare dinner. The meal will include a hamburger with all the trimmings, baked beans, slaw, chips, and tea or water to drink. The hamburger meal will be $8 and tickets can also be purchased in advance at the center during the hours listed above

• Anderson family reunion is August 25

The family of Joseph Rugless Anderson and Nancy “Nealy” Anderson will hold its annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Mountain Grove Baptist Church, located at 644 E. Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.

• Legion Post 67 seeks new members

American Legion Post 67 in Liberty is accepting applications for membership from all U.S. military wartime veterans. For more information, call (864) 787-2322.

• Dacusville Lions to host monthly bingo

The Dacusville Lions Club will be hosting Bingo night on the third Thursday of each month at the Lions Building in Dacusville, located at 1384 Thomas Mill Road.
The next Bingo session will be Thursday, August 21. There are set to be 10 games beginning at 7 p.m., and proceeds will go toward funding community events and other community needs.
The games should conclude around 9 p.m. Bingo night will be a family-friendly event, and monetary prizes will be available. Cards are $1 each, with no limit on the number of cards that can be purchased for each round. For more information, contact Bob Spalding at (864) 430-0119 or bob@bobspalding.net.

• Dillard/Hillcrest to restart H.O.P.E.

Dillard Memorial Funeral Home and Hillcrest Memorial Park have announced the renewal of its H.O.P.E Ministries program.
The program, which helps others through programs and the exchange of ideas and information, will host its next meeting on August 13. “We are pleased to offer this as a support system for families in our community and surrounding areas who have experienced a loss,” said Tanya Gravely, general manager of Dillard Memorial Funeral Home.
Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 10-11 a.m. at Dillard Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Lewis Edwards, community relations and director of H.O.P.E. For more information, call (864) 878-6371.

• Pickens Rotary meets Wednesdays

The Rotary Club of Pickens meets at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Pickens County Museum. Guests are invited to the meetings to learn the 20 reasons to join Rotary.

• Legion Post 52 to meet on 4th Tuesday

American Legion Post 52 officials invite all military veterans to join them in Easley. Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Post building at 310 Pope Field Road in Easley.

• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet

The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all local residents to attend its meetings.
The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Occasions at Wedgefield, located at 1551 Eighteen Mile Road in Central.. New visitors are always welcome.

• Fleet Reserve meets on third Saturday

Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 15 meets on the third Saturday of each month at Chicopee United Methodist Church, located at 403 S. Catherine St. in Walhalla. Meeting time is 9 a.m., with breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.
The Fleet Reserve is open to all veterans of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Contact Tom Smith at (864) 868-9397 or fleetrevbrn015@gmail.com for more information.

• Widowed persons group meets in Easley

Moving Forward, a widowed persons group meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Silver Bay Restaurant at 7027 Highway 123 in Easley. For more information, call Marian Huskins at (864) 270-6032

The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce’s July Member of the Month is Foothills Family Optical. The Pickens buisness is family-owned and operated and aims to meet the needs of the community through quality optical services and caring customer service. Foothills Family Optical takes pride in being one of the few optical shops that is set up to offer same-day service for many prescriptions. Foothills Family Optical values each customer as an individual, strives for healthy vision and has worked to create a relaxing, enjoyable atmosphere to shop for new glasses. Pictured are chamber ambassadors Meechi Green, Hugh Latimer and Brittany Chapman, owner Ben Cade, and chamber board members Trish Morgan, Debbie Gravely, Bryan Owens and Jessica Callahan. Foothills Family Optical is located at 404 Johnson St. in Pickens and is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call (864) 301-8440.