Community:

The Saluda Welcome Table every Tuesday: dinner is served for anyone who’d like to come enjoy companionship and connection from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Saluda United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The meal is free; donations appreciated; all welcome.

Art News:

Richard Baker Studio, 18 Church Street, will host another artist breakfast on Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. until whenever everybody leaves. Richard furnishes coffee and asks that artists bring food to share: or you can leave a donation to help with future gatherings. The Old Chicken House has a new website at chickenhousestudios.org.

Saluda Business Association meets Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Saluda Library.

The Historic Saluda Committee (HSC) and Oral History Committee will meet Friday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Saluda Library. All are welcome.

Saluda Women’s Club meets at 10 a.m., Jan. 8 at Saluda Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.

Congratulations to Barbara Hastings, lucky winner of the recent raffle for the beautiful Bill Jameson painting at Saluda Library; all proceeds benefit our library; thank you to Bill for donating a painting!

Small Town Main Street will meet on Jan. 15, 9 a.m. at Saluda Library.

Saluda Center will have an introduction to holistic medicine with Nancy Shatto, NP from Saluda Medical Center on Jan. 16, 1 p.m. All welcome.

Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) meets at 3 p.m. at Saluda Presbyterian Church first and third Wednesday of the month; next meeting is January 16.

Saluda Single Women potluck dinner is Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at Saluda Center. Bring your favorite covered dish to share.

Happy January Birthday to Foster Archer, Brandy Bradley, Alex Bardos, Carolyn Ashburn, Scott Kinard, Donna Bond, Greer Eargle, Wyatt Alan Pace, Irma Anderson, Paul Aaybe, Rich Rauschenbach, Phyllis Arrington and a belated-happy birthday wish to Jeff Jenkins.

Thank you for reading this column; as ever, the goal is to make you, dear reader, feel like you’re enjoying a cup of hot tea with me, and small town life in a friendly little mountain town called Saluda. You can contact me at bbardos@gmail.com; or 749-1153, visit my website at bonniebardos.com for more writing and art, or find me on facebook.