The Aynor Library is having its grand reopening and ribbon cutting on June 7 at 10 a.m. The library has been closed for months as renovations took place. The library is located at 500 9th Ave., Aynor. Call 358-3324.

No one is too young or old to learn the ABCs of tennis.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about mentoring. Normally, the whole “giving back” thing just makes me tired, but maybe it’s time to pass on some wisdom to the next generation.

It happened by accident. When Kurtis and Wanda Weller Sakai went to remodel their 1971 Ojai, Calif., ranch house, the original plan was to add a fourth bedroom for Kurtis to use as an office.

Editor’s note: This week’s column is written by Gary Forrester, environmental horticulturist and master gardener coordinator with the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service.

Dear Tom and Ray: We have two cars that got dinged up pretty badly in a recent hailstorm. Although none of the dents actually cracked the surface paint, our insurance company generously gave us $5,000 for each car to replace the roof, trunk and hood, and to repair the doors and fenders. What we do with the money is up to us. We suspect that $5,000 is more than one of the cars, a 2005 Toyota Echo that cost us $12,000 new, is worth. Other than resale value, which we do not care about since we intend to keep the cars for many years, is there any reason to actually make these repairs? Do the dents affect the structural integrity of the panels, and hence, perhaps, our safety? Will bad things happen later if we don’t fix the dents now? – Daniel

Nowhere is nature’s “Yay!” more apparent than a good display of wildflowers. Seeds are splitting, shoots are shooting, buds are unfolding to show the colorful petals they’ve concealed. It’s happening everywhere from your back yard and your neighborhood to national parks and foreign forests, plains, hillsides and tropical jungles.

Mother’s Day brought all the siblings up to see my mother and she enjoyed a whirlwind of a weekend, indulging in a big, family dinner at my sister, Katy’s, house and being taken out for the obligatory brunch on Sunday.

Sundays have turned sinister in rural Marshall, N.C., since pastor Carson Chambliss took over the local church 10 years ago. Newspapers taped over the windows conceal the services during which normally “God-fearing folks” who would never take risks have begun to test their faith in dangerous games.

D ear Abby: From time to time you print letters about acts of kindness, and I’d like to relate one I witnessed:

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about mentoring. Normally, the whole “giving back” thing just makes me tired, but maybe it’s time to pass on some wisdom to the next generation.