This story is written by a student in Ruth Story’s course in memoir writing, offered under the aegis of the OLLI Lifelong Learning Institute at Clemson University. Students’ life stories appear in the Life Styles section every Saturday.

The Seneca River Missionary Baptist Association’s week-long Annual School of Methods was held recently

The Red Hats Society celebrated its 15th anniversary recently in Atlanta.

Five generations celebrate Mother’s Day recently.

Sunday

Heritage Day at Old Stone Church, Highway 76, near Clemson with worship at 11 a.m. followed by a covered-dish picnic dinner. All welcome. (864) 646-3156

“When you have a job promoting fun, how can it not be fun?”

There’s a new festival in town, or, better said, not in town.

SATURDAY
The Cherokee County History and Arts Museum Pirates and Pottery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 301 College Drive, Gaffney.

The urns and dish gardens at Patriots’ Hall: Oconee Veterans Museum in Walhalla were planted by Joyce Brickett.

One hundred and three third-graders from James M. Brown Elementary recently toured Patriots’ Hall: Oconee Veterans Museum in Walhalla.