Nov 5

Veteran’s Day Salute

Bob Knox and the Patriotic Ensemble Band presented a Veteran’s Day Salute. This was a great opportunity to hear this rousing brass ensemble to honor our veterans!

Oct 29

Halloween costume contest

WINNERS:

1st Prize:

Susan Sanders as
Crime Scene Kitchen Inspector.

2nd Prize:

Richard Goldman as the Scarecrow.

3rd Prize:

Richard & Linda McLeod as the Butterfly & the Catcher.

Honorable Mention:

* Carol McAlpin as the oldest member of the Shepherd’s Center member, age 100.
* Barbara Crenshaw as the witch.

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Oct 22

Beth McCrary of Still
Hopes – Solutions for Living at Home.

She provided information about available assistance that will allow us the choice of living in our own homes when the time comes that we may need a little help. We appreciate

Still Hopes’

generosity as a sponsor for Shepherd’s Center for this next year.

Oct 15

Rebecca Cavalier

of SC Department of Natural Resources shares an unusual & very interesting program “All About Alligators in South Carolina”. She
is a wildlife biologist for SCDNR, serving as the Nuisance Alligator Coordinator for our
state’s upper coastal region.

Oct 8

Sheriff Leon Lott of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department is well known to all of us. He shared a message titled:

“How to be Ugly; Proactive Tips on
not being a Victim of Crime.”

Oct 1

Nancy Smith of the South Carolina State Fair tells us about “Harvesting
Happiness” when you attend this annual event. Nancy is the General Manager of the
State Fair and shared details about the past, present, and future of this time-honored event.

Sept 24

Musical Treat by accomplished musician Kevin McKinney, accompanied by our own Richard McLeod.

Sept 17

Joel Lourie, former SC State Legislator and respected local businessman shares Medicare updates and other pertinent info regarding age related insurance.

Sept 10

Shannon Scruggs of Town Theater introduces our fall lunch program with news and music from the opening play for 2025-26 “Kiss Me Kate”. We always enjoy hearing from Shannon each year as she tells us both the past and the future of this cherished local theater. 

May 21

Adam Humphries from SCDOT shared many details about upcoming improvements to our roads.

May 14

Joe Lemeris, GIS & Data Manager from SC Department of Natural Resources shared with us many details about what is involved when managing and tracking the rich and beautiful nature in our lovely state of South Carolina.

May 7

We had the please of listening to the beautiful voice of Michele Robinson accompanied by Richard McLeod on the piano. We were fortunate to listen to a delightful array of several tunes from Broadway musicals.

APRIL 30

The Friendship

We learned a lot about The Friendship, a local organization that helps older adults lead independent lives.

Plus, we celebrate 2 birthdays: Sig, and Kay.

APRIL 23

David Gregg Hodges author of the Sunset Lodge in Georgetown – The Story of a Madam will tell us about his well-known book. I was delightful to hear about this interesting bit of South Carolina history.

APRIL 16

April 16 – SENIOR SKIP DAY!

Because Richland One School district was on Spring Break, we had to skip our classes. But we will still gathered together over lunch and had lots of fun. We had a chance to meet new folks, other members that we may not see in our usual classes.

We had a great  potluck lunch with a wide variety of delightful flavors; sandwiches, dips & chips, casseroles and delicious desserts.  We also played some fun games:  Name That Tune, Who Am I?, and a contest for the most outrageous hat.  The winner showcased at motion to save the butterflies by avoiding plastics in the environment.  Created by Nancee Shillington-Perez and modeled by Linda Brennison.

APRIL 9

Ken Cheeks

Ken Cheeks is contemporary saxophonist and a retired master teacher. Ken released a new solo CD entitled “Songs in The Key of Praise” in the Spring of 2018. We enjoyed the great talent by this local artist.

APRIL 2

Stacey Jensen

Strolling through Sesquicentennial State Park as an Interpretive Ranger. Learn about the cultural and natural history and resources available to park visitors.

We learned about the many features the park has including a campground, a boat house, a splash pad, walking trails.

March 5

The Shepherd Spooners

Led by Jill Knat, several folks spent the past 9 weeks learning the skill of playing the spoons. On March 5, they shared their new talent with a musical performance for us. We were entertained, and inspired with the rhythmic tunes they presented.

February 26

SC DNR

Will Mundhenke, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resource State Naturalist takes us on a walk through the woods of South Carolina. This was such a fascinating talk; we learned about wildlife, fisheries, forests, and plants, as well as land and water and cultural resources.

February 19

Columbia Forestry and Beautification Dept

Amy Wright, Landscape Design Technician of the City of Columbia Forestry and Beautification Department, tells us about all of the many landscaping, tree planting, and floral projects we see around our beautiful city and what more to expect.

February 12

Valentine Day music

“I’ll Be Loving You”

performed by Betsy Siemers and Richard McLeod as we celebrate Valentine’s   Day with a program of favorite love songs by Irving Berlin.

February 5

Lucinda Statler, Planning Administrator COLA

  Lucinda Statler, Planning Administrator for the City of Columbia presented information about what’s happening with current and future design projects of the City of Columbia.

January 29

The Bridge Trio

The Bridge Trio featuring Pianist Anna Hamilton, Violist Karen Peters, and Violinist Kathy Paget, played for us a variety of delightful music from composers Frank Bridge and George Frederick Handel along with traditional English fiddle tunes. These very talented musicians performed “sweet music to our ears.”

January 15

Rick Wrigley & Radio

Rick Wrigley and Our Generation Radio takes you back to the heyday of music radio with “Music, Memories, and More”. Rick’s Backbeat Show is old style radio just as we remember it. His listeners are transported back to the “Top 40” sound that WAS radio in the late ’50’s through the mid ’70s.

January 8

The Blue Serenade Orchestra

Bring in the New Year with Bob Knox and his Swing Band

We were ready to celebrate 2025 as we enjoyed our favorite Big Band sounds.