By Leisha Wessinger-Hufstetler Here are some of the incredible stories in the legacy of the Pinner family. Dr. Pinner Sr had purchased, in the 1920s, red wall tires for his car. Because he parked his car across the trestle, he had a problem with items being stolen. This time, itContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler Chapin Town Hall meeting is on Tuesday, August 19 at 6 pm, at 157 NW Columbia Ave, Chapin SC. If you are interested in Ham Radio, you can join the Dutch Fork Amateur Radio Group, go to w4dg.org for more information. If you are interested in learningContinue Reading
By Leisha Wessinger-Huffstetler Any history of Chapin is not complete without mentioning the Pinner Clinic in Peak. Everyone in Chapin and the surrounding areas went to the Pinner Clinic, where patients have been seen since 1917. To make things interesting, there are three Caroll Pinners: the original Dr. Caroll,Continue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler We all have teachers who have touched our lives, and a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of talking with my former fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Judy Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Judy was an only child and a “lint head” because she grew up in a mill village. HerContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler Mrs. Margaret and Mrs. Millie have truly enjoyed life. Mille was an accomplished runner and ran marathons. She began running at the age of 50 to accompany her son, who had also started running. Amazing. I cannot imagine running marathons, let alone starting at age 50. SheContinue Reading
By Leisha Wessinger-Huffstetler It is beautiful when the past and present intersect to create current history. I sat with two beautiful, elegant, spunky ladies last week, Margaret Gates Robinson and Millie Courtney. The two best friends met in 2014 in an elevator at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church. Mrs. Margaret wasContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler The Higher Ground Char House has new owners, Andrew and Kim Babcock. Let us as a community support our restaurants and welcome the new owners. The Chapin Town Hall meeting is July 15, at 6 pm 157 NW Columbia Avenue. What else is new in Chapin? McAllister’sContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler Who owned the land in the town of Chapin in the 1750’s? Great question. It was not Martin Chapin. John Bigham, in a Chapin Times article, interviewed Mrs. Llewellyn Pearce, granddaughter of Martin Chapin. She said that Martin Chapin first moved to Columbia from New York inContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler Let’s talk about croquet. This sport involves hitting a baseball-sized wooden ball with a wood mallet through a series of small hoops on the ground. Croquet was the “golf” of the former days. It was mostly older gentleman who played croquet in Chapin. Sonny remembers there beingContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger-Huffstetler Let’s start at Zorba’s and stroll back in time to see the lumber yard. Sonny Shealy said rough lumber boards would be brought and taken through a machine to plane them and make them smooth. Sonny remembers that the shavings from the planer would be fed backContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger- Huffstetler Lake Murray’s Independence day celebrations are scheduled for Saturday June 28 from 9:15-9:45. You can watch by boat or at Dreher Island State Park. Start the summer with the Off The Dock party in the heart of Chapin, on Friday June 20 from 7-10 p.m. OurContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger- Huffstetler Imagine being an elementary aged kid and walking more than 5 miles, with a cow on a rope leash, to your Uncle Doc Huffstetler’s house on Old Ferry Road? Uncle Doc had no sons, and you had to stay there in the summer to help on theContinue Reading
By Liesha Wessinger- Huffstetler Are you looking for a different school choice for your child? Gray Collegiate Academy is coming to the Chapin Ballentine area. You can come meet the staff; learn about the opportunities Gray Collegiate can provide, on Tuesday, June 17, at 6:45. The informational presentation will beContinue Reading