Benefits

 A dice run benefit for “Charlie Chan” Osment will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, beginning and ending at the Watering Hole. First place receives $500; second place, $200; and last place, $50. Cost is $20 per bike; $10 for an extra rider; and $5 for extra throw. Bikes will head out at 10 a.m. and the last bike will return at 2 p.m. Bands will present music from noon until midnight with Peace Pipe featured. A drawing for prizes is also planned. Contact Dennis Rose for the dice run, 864-838-1988, or Gail Marcinko for more information, 864-487-9510.

Halloween

events

 Buffalo VFW will have a haunted house Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 29-31 at 137 Blackwell Road, Blacksburg. Admission is $5 and the horrors begin at 7 p.m. For directions, call 864-839-4500.

Meetings

 Gaffney Masonic Lodge No. 186 meets on the second Tuesday every month at the Masonic Lodge, 219 E. Floyd Baker Blvd. A meal is served at 6:45 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

Support groups

 AA meetings are held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Wednesday and Saturday at noon in the building behind Limestone Street United Methodist Church on Carlisle Street. If you have a problem with alcohol, you are welcome to attend.

 Narcotics Anonymous meetings are held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. For information call 1-800-828-5689.

Senior events

 Exercise Foundation Program will begin classes Oct. 13 for 8 weeks at Brookview HealthCare Center, 510 Thompson St. Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m. Anyone who has any type of arthritis can learn how to keep muscles and/or joints strong and flexible. If interested, call Joan Hall at the Gaffney Senior Center, 489-3868.

Fashion show

 The Gaffney Little Theatre will host a fall fashion show Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Brown Building, 113 E. Frederick St. Admission is $10. Sponsors are Julia's, Basket Case, Children's Place, Chico's and Talk of the Town.

Silent auction

 For the past three years, Upstate Carolina Medical Center has had a basket auction to benefit a local charity. The different departments at the hospital are assigned a theme and there is always a little friendly competition between the groups. The silent auction will take place Nov. 12 from 2- 4 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Some of the themes are Hannah Montana, Clemson, Carolina, the Gaffney Indians, Pampered Woman, Little Girl's Spa, Baby's First Christmas, Hello Kitty and many more. The basket would make one-of-akind Christmas gifts for children, men and women. You do not have to be present to win, but baskets must be picked up Nov. 12 or on Saturday, Nov. 14, in ICU. Payment is by cash or a check made payable to the chosen charity.