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▪ Horry County Democratic Party will have a family festival Saturday at Freewoods Farms.
The festival in celebration of multi-cultural heritage will be from 3 to 6 p.m. at Freewoods Farm, 9515 Freewoods Road, in Myrtle Beach.
The event will include political stump speaking, cultural performances, music and food. Cost is $15 per person, $30 per family of four, and free for children younger than 5.
Farm tours will be from 2 to 3 p.m. and cost $2. Tours are free for the first 25 people who RSVP.
For information call HCDP at 488-4237 or email votedems@sccoast.net.
▪ Entries for this year’s Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County scholarship are due Thursday. The contest awards college scholarships to Horry County residents.
This year, the contest features one $1,000 scholarship awarded to an Horry County high school senior for the best 1,000-1,500 word essay on the topic, “how Democratic values make my life better.”
A $500 scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior for their black-and-white artwork, submitted in a JPG format, that includes the title theme and could be used as the scholarship essay contest booklet cover.
The entry form and rules are available to download at the DWCHC website,www.dwchc.com.
For more information about the contest, contact Pam Heller at pheller1@sc.rr.com.
To purchase an advertisement in the contest booklet, contact Sally Howard at 455-1936 or at sallyphoward@aol.com. Funds raised from advertising sales support the scholarship.
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This story was originally published April 26, 2015 at 7:34 PM with the headline "Political briefs."