Church calendar: Bethel Missionary Wednesday services

Celebrate Recovery is at 6 p.m. Fridays at First Baptist Spartanburg, 250 E. Main St. For more information, call 415-3534.

Food pantry: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays. Bethlehem Baptist Church, 797 Old Georgia Road, Moore. 576-6355.

The Little Mountain Baptist Church, 1302 Little Mountain Road, Wellford, has a food pantry from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays.

Mount Sinai Baptist Church Bible Study Group will be taking a trip to Washington, D.C. Sept. 21-24. The cost is $389 per person for double occupancy. Cost includes transportation, breakfast, dinner and room. Contact 205-1343.

Today

Call2Disciple women’s retreat featuring spiritual leader Erilynne Barnum: 7-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Registration opens a half hour earlier. Child care available. Free; love offering will be taken. Second Presbyterian Church, 438 N. Church St.

Revival: Noon, 7:30 p.m. today, Monday-Tuesday, May 25. Mount Sinai World Outreach Ministry, 7319 Valley Falls Road.

Saturday

Community Fun Day: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Inflatables, shag and line dance lessons, couponing and self-defense classes, beach volleyball, cornhole, horseshoes, 3-on-3 basketball, other games, treats, bake sale. Liberty Hill Methodist Church, 301 Liberty Hill Road, Greer.

Old-time gospel singing: 8 p.m., Trav’lers Quartet will lead; Thomas Owens of Easley is pianist. Barbecue dinners will be sold before the singing. Liberty Hill Methodist Church, 301 Liberty Hill Road, Greer.

Joy Makers: 7 p.m. Pacolet Amphitheater, 120 R.S. Burns Highway, Pacolet Mills.

Car wash for the scholarship ministry of New Hope Baptist Church in Greer: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at McDonald’s, corner of I-85 and Highway 290 in Duncan.

Mount Pleasant All-Male Choir 22nd anniversary celebration: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 4 p.m. Sunday, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 505 Hickory Nut Road, Inman.

Men’s prayer breakfast: 8 a.m. $5 donation. The Rev. Walter Belton, speaker. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 2555 Blackstock Road, Pauline.

Evangelistic Explosion Conference: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Guest lecturers are Dr. Robert Elsner, professor at Erskine College in Due West and Dr. Norman Sanders, former instructor with Billy Graham School of Evangelism. Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 445 S. Church St.

Yard sale/bake sale: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by the Doris Tesnear WMU. All proceeds to benefit the church budget. First Baptist Church of Arcadia, 241 Spring St.

Women’s Men’s Day Celebration: 3 p.m. Saturday: Rainbow of Colors program. 10 a.m. Sunday: Women and Men’s Day program. Bunton CME Church, 500 Wofford St.

Multiethnic cross-cultural fellowship: 6 p.m.: covered-dish dinner. 7 p.m.: service. River Hills Baptist Church, 5762 Reidville Road, Moore.

Car wash, hot dog/bake sale: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Spartanburg Associate Reformed Presbyterian Youth. Moveable Feasts, 956 E. Main St.

All-Male Choir’s 22nd anniversary: 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 4 p.m. Sunday. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 505 Hickory Nut Road, Inman.

Sunday

Gospel Explosion: 4 p.m. Program includes The Spiritualaires, Steve Browning and Gospel Crusader, Spiritual Voices, Jack Browning and The New Silver Trumpet, Mighty Gospel Harmonizers and Mighty Revelation. Church of Jesus Christ, 211 Butler St.

Annual Women’s Day celebration: Speaker at the 11 a.m. service is the Rev. Cynthia Douglas of Mount Zion World Outreach. Speaker at 3 p.m. is the Rev. Linda Kirskey of Forest Chapel CME Church, Fairforest. St. Luke CME Church, Markaham Road, Tryon.

Annual Women’s Day celebration: 3:30 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Audrey Grant, speaker. Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 298 S. Linda St., Cowpens.

Annual Trustee Day: 7:45 a.m.: The Rev. Walter R. Belton, speaker. 10:45 a.m.: The Rev. Dr. M. Keith McDaniel Sr., speaker. Theme: Good Stewards for the Kingdom. Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 502 S. Daniel Morgan Ave.

Men’s Day celebration: 10:45 a.m. Minister Gerry Spells, speaker. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 2555 Blackstock Road, Pauline.

Women’s Day celebration: 3 p.m. Minister Sharon H. Thompson, speaker. Stephen Grove AME Zion Church, Una.

Family Friends Day: 4 p.m. Pastor Stacy Mills, speaker. Maybrey’s Temple Bibleway Church, Campobello.

Kingdom Connection service: 7 p.m. Pastor Larry Black, speaker. Mount Sinai World Outreach Ministry, 7319 Valley Falls Road.

Annual Women’s Day:

9 a.m. Minister Cicely White, speaker. New Trinity Baptist Church, 513 Spartanburg Highway.

Singing: 6 p.m. Featuring 2R-More. Dove Assembly Church, 590 Mount Zion Road.

Senior and Junior Ushers Ministry Program: 3 p.m. the Rev. Roderick Cummings, speaker. Friendship Baptist Church, 250 Morning Drive.

Family and Friends Day: 2 p.m. the Rev. B.K. Waters, speaker. Chestnut Ridge AME Zion Church, 3975 Highway 56, Pauline.

The Usher’s Ministry annual program: 3 p.m. the Rev. Michael B. Henderson, speaker. Mikes Creek Baptist Church, 1317 Ellis Ferry Road, Gaffney.

Carolina Spiritual Science Center open house: 2-4 p.m. Meet-and-greet with faculty and students. Carolina Spiritual Science Center, 165 B Metro Drive.

Monday

Men’s Bible study: 6:40-8:30 p.m. Mondays. School-age children’s Bible study also offered. Boiling Springs First Baptist Church, 3600 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs. www.bsfinternational.org.

Tuesday

Extreme worship, praise and word extravaganza: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays. First Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 109 Everett St.

Wednesday

Food pantry open to community: 5-6 p.m. Majority Baptist Church, 400 Hudson Barksdale Blvd.

Thursday

Nondenominational and multicultural women’s Bible study: 9:10-11 a.m. Thursdays. Children’s program for ages birth-6 years also offered. Free. Bethel United Methodist Church, 245 S. Church St. 864-515-9393 or www.bsfinternational.org.

May 25

Love offering concert: 7 p.m. Featuring Driven. Full Salvation Church of the Living God, 920 River St.

Church calendar deadline is noon Tuesday. To submit an event, contact Ashley Dill at ashley.dill@shj.com, 864-562-7272, (FAX) 864-594-6350 or c/o Herald-Journal, P.O. Box 1657, Spartanburg, S.C. 29304.

Marlborough’s Patty Zilembo honored as ‘Unsung Heroine’

A group of children at the Countryside Village Clubhouse gather around Patty Zilembo when she received an award recently from the 3-on-3 Basketball Committee. (Photo/submitted)

By Joan F. Simoneau, Community Reporter

Marlborough – Patricia “Patty” Zilembo’s dedication, talent and spirit has influenced hundreds of local children who find help and hope at the Countryside Village Clubhouse, where she is the resident service coordinator. She was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2012 Class of Unsung Heroines at a special ceremony Wednesday, May 16, in the Great Hall at the State House in Boston.

In recommending her for the honor, State Sen. Jamie Eldridge said:  “Patty’s selfless, tireless work made a huge difference for her community, and especially for the dozens of at-risk youth the center supports and encourages. She’s truly deserving of this honor.”

The Youth Center at Countryside Village, as it is known today, was originally part of the Marlborough Boys Club that opened in 1992 by then Mayor Michael Hogan. In September 2009, when Zilembo was director, it was closed for lack of funding, putting an end to the safe, supervised facility for many children and teens of low-income families.

Determined to keep it open, Zilembo worked without compensation for nine months while she engaged with Maloney Properties, the property management company, to secure funding. Through public and private sources of funding, the center was reborn  May 11, 2010. Today, about 50 children and teenagers go the center after school daily to get help with homework, play games and sports, but most of all, for encouragement.

“I probably would have dropped out of school without this place,” said Neil K., a volunteer at the center.

He received help in the Skills Building Apprentice Workshop at the center, gained confidence to go further and is now a carpenter. He enjoys giving back by working with youths at the center.

“Being there made me grow and think about my future,” Polline B said. “I had no interest in going to college until I started coming here.”

She is a graduate of Worcester State College and presently enrolled in a master’s degree program at the University of New Hampshire.

“It’s amazing to see them when they start to believe in themselves,” Zilembo said. “They go from having low self-esteem to feeling confident and full of hope.”

She added, “I am so very humbled and grateful to be recognized by the Massachusetts  Commission on the Status of Women and to Mary Lou Vanzini for nominating me. Mary Lou has always been a role model to those who serve in the greater Marlborough community, and she has set the standard high.

“This award strikes me at my core for being honored for doing something I absolutely love and am passionate about. Working with the children and families of Countryside Village has added a new and wonderful dimension to my life … The very existence of the Youth Center at Countryside Village would not have been possible without the help of so many – Trinity Financials, Patrick Lee, James Keefe, Carol Barnes, Maloney Properties, Janet and Michael Frazier, Maureen Stetson, my property manager, and to my family, Dennis, Colleen, Matt, Buck and Kelley who loved, encouraged and supported me during this amazing journey.”

The announcement from the senator’s office states: “The Unsung Heroines are women who do not make the news, but make the difference. They are the women who use their time, talent and enthusiasm to enrich the lives of others and make a difference in their neighborhoods, cities and towns. They are mentors, volunteers and innovators who do what needs to be done without expectations of recognition or gratitude. These women are the glue that keeps a community together, and every community is better because of their contribution.”

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So You Think You Can Hoop July 7-8 At Oracle Arena

May 17, 2012
“So You Think You Can Hoop” 3-On-3 Competition Set For July 7-8 At Oracle Arena

The Golden State Warriors have signed-on as a presenting sponsor for So You Think You Can Hoop, the Bay Area’s premier outdoor 3-on-3 basketball competition and basketball festival, which is slated to take place from July 7-8 at Oracle Arena, the team announced today.

So You Think You Can Hoop, which was founded by Oakland City Council Member Desley Brooks in conjunction with Goodwin Sports Management, is an outdoor basketball competition in which teams of three compete against one another in a double elimination style tournament. The tournament is open to players and teams of all ages, sizes and skill levels, as there are 12 different divisions for adults, youth, men and women of varying height and abilities.

In addition to the fast-paced and competitive 3-on-3 games, the basketball festival will also include slam dunk contests, three-point shootouts and the Comcast SportsNet Family Fun Zone, featuring the SportsCaster Experience, bounce houses, face painting, youth basketball clinics, dance clinics from the Warrior Girls, performances by the Flying Dubs dunk team and much more.

“The Warriors are proud to be a presenting sponsor of this great event that is taking place right in our backyard at Oracle Arena,” said Warriors President Rick Welts. “As the Bay Area’s NBA team, a community tournament and basketball-themed festival is a natural fit for us and we look forward to being a big part of this event for years to come.”

Registration for teams in 11 of the 12 divisions is FREE, while the entry fee for the Top Flight men’s open adult division is $99 per team, if paid by June 8, 2012, and $150 if paid between June 9-22, 2012. For complete details and team registration, visit soyouthinkyoucanhoop.com.

Additional sponsors of So You Think You Can Hoop include: Pacific Gas Electric, City of Oakland, Comcast, KBLX 102.9 FM and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 55.

Community of Voices having 3-on-3 basketball tournament in June

Community of Voices will host the Taking it to the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament June 2 at the Putnam Hill Park. Sign-up starts at 11 a.m., with the tournament going from noon to 4 p.m.

The free tournament is for boys and girls ages 5 to 9, 10 to 12, 13 to 16, and 17 and older.

For more information, call Ernest Bynum at (740) 452-3200 or Rick Edwards at (740) 221-1488.

Macker officials extend registration deadline

The registration deadline for the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball tournament on June 2 and 3 in Morris has been extended.

Those wishing to register may do so online before midnight Sunday, May 20, at www.macker.com.

The tournament is open to males and females in age brackets of 10 under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. Adult divisions are open in age brackets that range up to 40, 50, 60, and over, with all levels of experience encouraged and welcome to play.

The weekend begins on Friday, June 1, with early registration from 4 to 7 p.m., and continues through the championship games on Sunday afternoon. Every registered team is guaranteed at least three games, and each registered player receives a Gus Macker T-shirt. Trophies are awarded in each bracket for teams placing in the top three of their division.

This year’s tournament will mark the 10th annual Gus Macker in downtown Morris. Over the past nine years, over $92,000 has been donated back to local youth groups and nonprofit organizations as a result of the tournament’s success and the generous support of local sponsors. Major sponsors for this year’s event include The Morris Daily Herald and WCSJ/WJDK.

For more information about registering before the May 20 deadline, call the MDDP office at (815) 941-0245.

3-on-3 Basketball Madness set

ACTION in the grassroots level of basketball continues to heat up as the 3-on-3 Basketball Madness @ Insular Square kicks off on May 19-20 and May 26-27 at the brand new Insular Square in Tabok, Mandaue City.

The event was recently launched and games will be played at the Insular Square, revealed Insular Square Marketing Services Officer Leasing Manager Aimee Ting.

“We have set up three courts inside the mall specially fit for 3-on-3 games for the young ones,” Ting said.

Tournament divisions will be as follows: Under 14 (born 1998), Under 13 (born 1999), Under 12 (born 2000), Under 11 (born 2001), Under 10 (born 2002), Under 9 (born 2003) and Under 8 (born 2004) age groups. Team registration fee is P300 worth of goods purchased at any tenant of Insular Square plus P100 pesos cash.

The FIBA 33 rules will be applied. Schedule of games for each age group will be good for one weekend with the age group’s elimination round to be played on a Saturday and the playoffs on a Sunday.

Insular Square tenants include Save More, CSV Laundry, Dong Juan, Aerophone, Mooon Cafe, Rose Pharmacy, Bo’s Coffee Club, Savoura, Mandarin Tea Garden, Dunkin Donuts, Lantaw Native Restaurant,Gioielleria, Blue Bliss Beauty Shop, Mc Donald’s Desserts, Thirty Fruit Juices, Twist Potato, Don Ricardo’s Roasted Chicken, Virginia Hotdog, Michikawa Enterprise, Siknoy.  Soon to Open Salon De Rose, Franzy Salon, Yellow Cab, Jonie’s Chicken and Echo Savers Appliance, Shop Box, Interpace Computer, Cebuana Lhuillier.

For more information about the tournament, contact 583-7196.  /Correspondent Jonas Panerio

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Briefs: Flea market on Saturday

An open air flea market will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the County Fair Estates parking lot at Highway 99W and County Road 8, Dunnigan. Proceeds support the preservation of the historic church of Dunnigan.

Bad Ball tourney aids hospital

The first annual Colusa Regional Medical Center co-ed Bad Ball Tournament will be held Saturday. Registration is $20 per person, please sign up as couples.

Proceeds to benefit Colusa Regional Medical Center.

For more information or to sign up as an umpire, contact Sabrina Myers at 870-6551 or Barbara Walker at 701-5875.

Deadline is today.

Basketball tourney on Saturday

Arbuckle Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, benefiting the Pierce High School Boys’ Basketball program, Saturday, at both the north and south gyms.

Registration at the door starts at 8 a.m. and is $40. Pre-registration is $30.

Registration forms and complete rules can be found at www.arbuckleparksandrecreation.org.

Payment and registration forms can be dropped off at Arbuckle Elementary, Johnson Junior High or Pierce High School.

For questions, call Noah Gomez at 476-2522.

Williams Fun Run soon

Williams will host its fifth annual Fun Run with a gun start at 8 a.m. Saturday. Choose between a one mile or 5K course. Both course are on the streets of Williams, with cheerleaders on nearly every corner to cheer you on.

The pre-registration deadline is May 11 and is $20, with the fee increasing to $25 after that day and the day of the event.

There will also be a free Kid’s Challenge on the track for little people nine and under.

Age group awards ribbons, prizes and refreshments will be available for all.

Proceeds benefit Williams High School for the purpose of obtaining an electronic sign for the front lawn.

For more information or an entry form, call Cindy at 681-8919.

Route 40 3-on-3 hoops tourney set for June

The Route 40 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place June 2 and 3 at the West Muskingum schools.

There are divisions for boys and girls of all ages. Cost is $60 per team. Teams can register at www.Route40bb.org.

Deadline is May 24. For more information, call Bill Crane at (740) 891-1985 or email bcrane@laca.org or call Joey Mobley at (740) 260-2799.

Hawaii Police Activities League offering 3 on 3 basketball tournament

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Hawaii Police Activities League offering 3 on 3 basketball tournament

The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) are sponsoring their annual “Click It or Ticket� 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

The events will take place on the following dates at the locations listed below:

* June 15-16: Keaau High School, Keaau (tentative)
* June 22-24: the old Pahoa High gymnasium, Pahoa
* June 29-July 1: Kekuaokalani Gymnasium, Kailua-Kona
* July 14: Kamehameha Park gymnasium, Kohala
* July 20-22: Papaaloa Gymnasium, Laupahoehoe
* August 10-12: the new covered sports building, Panaewa
* August 24-26: Honokaa Sports Complex gymnasium, Honokaa
* September 8: the Naalehu gymnasium in Ka’u (tentative)

The Keaau and Ka’u dates are still being confirmed. All other dates and locations have been confirmed, and preparations are progressing to make each event successful.

Team entries are being accepted in the following age groups: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, high school boys, girls 10 under, girls 12 and under, girls 14 under and high school girls. The age cutoff date is December 31, 2012.

A player may play in only one division during this tournament.

Each division will be limited to the first 10 teams. (Organizations wishing to enter multiple teams are asked to enter one at a time and as space becomes available, additional teams can be entered). Each team will be required to complete a registration packet prior to the tournament. Completed packets must be turned in two weeks prior to each scheduled event date.

Completed packets should be dropped off at the Hilo police station’s Community Policing office (the former Receiving Desk on the first floor) or at the Kona police station’s Receiving Desk.

The high school division boys and girls games will be played and completed on the scheduled Friday nights. During those scheduled dates, activities about child restraint and seat belt usage and DUI education will be available at the various gyms.

Teams interested in participating or anyone requesting additional information may call Officer Joseph Botelho Jr. in East Hawaii at 961-2220 or Officer Randy Morris in West Hawaii at 326-4646, extension 258.

“The Hawaii Police Department is excited about again bringing the ‘Click It or Ticket’ message to eight different district communities on the island,� Botelho said. “Last year’s success has allowed us to continue this type of venture island wide.�

“Click It or Ticket� is a national educational and enforcement campaign to increase seat belt usage and decrease traffic fatalities and injuries.

Voices having 3-on-3 tourney

Community of Voices will host the Taking it to the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament June 2 at the Putnam Hill Park. Sign-up starts at 11 a.m., with the tournament going from noon to 4 p.m.

The tournament is for boys and girls ages 5 to 9, 10 to 12, 13 to 16, and 17-and-older. The event is free.

For more information, call Ernest Bynum at (740) 452-3200 or Rick Edwards at (740) 221-1488.