Daily Archives: 05/02/2017
Mount Tabor Mission Market to start Saturday
EASLEY — Mt. Tabor Baptist Church will hold its first Missions Market for 2017 from 7-11 a.m. Saturday at the church, located at 4174 Dacusville Highway in Easley.
Tables are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at $10 each. All proceeds from table rental and refreshments will support a different mission each month.
Call Misty at (864) 314-6359 for more information.
Sheriff’s office: Serial killer report ‘fake news’
PICKENS — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has addressed what appears to be fake news about a serial killer.
Chief Deputy Creed Hashe posted on the sheriff’s office Facebook page late last week that the sheriff’s office received several calls from the public concerning information posted on social
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Daniel SADD chapter launches alcohol education campaign
The Daniel High School Chapter of SADD recently launched a campaign to educate fellow students about the negative effects of alcohol. Pictured, front row, from left, are Austin Barkley, Ashlyn Hix, Bailey Burnside, Hailey Burnside, Michaela Scott and Adrik Weinsier-Marcano. Second row, Samara Young, Jessah Jenkins, Claire Ford, Morgan Smith, Ashley Maw, Cheyenne Harrison and WWDD advisor Sarah Jordan.
CENTRAL — The D.W. Daniel High School chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) recently launched a campaign to educate fellow students about the negative effects of alcohol, knowing their boundaries, and feeling comfortable telling others “no.”
The Daniel chapter, known as WWDD (“What Would Daniel Do?”), is part of the national SADD organization, whose mission is to get students to stand up to the pressures and challenges they face in their everyday encounters. WWDD gave away buttons and sold t-shirts with the logo “#respect the kNØw”. They shared the message that knowing your boundaries, having respect for the boundaries of others, and respecting others’ “no” is important for everyone.
This school year, WWDD also shared with students where to get help and information about dating violence, and celebrated “Kick Butts Day,” a national campaign to stop using tobacco products, with games to inform students about the negative effects of cigarettes and chewing tobacco. With the excitement of prom, WWDD has promoted the National Alcohol Awareness campaign to prevent underage drinking. They promoted activities such as an informative experiment with drunk goggles, signing of a Prom Promise to not drink and drive, as well as displaying posters showing myths vs. facts of underage drinking. This is to remind students to be responsible, be aware of others, and to encourage others not to drink and drive.
Enrollment now underway for Appalachian Music Program
COUNTY — Enrollment is now underway for the Appalachian Evening Music Program. Join organizers and learn how to play the banjo, fiddle, guitar or mandolin Appalachian style, by ear.
The next six-week session will begin the week of May 8, on various evenings and at various
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Results of Pickens Doodle Trail User Survey Report announced
PICKENS — In the fall of 2016, the Clemson Bicycle Research Team, led by director Dr. Charles Chancellor and project manager Paul Gremillion, a masters student, conducted a study of Doodle Trail users. The data assisted the City of Pickens in several grant applications aimed at further developing the Pickens Doodle Park located at the trail head.
The data was collected by five Clemson University graduate students from Oct. 13 through Nov. 22 at different times during the week at the Pickens Trail Head location. All survey
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King without a kingdom
We Americans once had a king named George. George had some issues with our ancestors, who came here in the first place because things weren’t perfect for them in England. They bore with the monarchy for a while. But because we were separated by an ocean, George couldn’t 
control us as much as he would have liked. We didn’t lie down and roll over. We weren’t that Kind of people.
When our people were finally fed up with being taken to the cleaners with no representatives speaking on their behalf, they rebelled.
After lots of debate, disagreement and then compromise, 56 men from the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence. They formed the Continental Congress, and
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Hug a firefighter
Less than four of every 1,000 South Carolinians are firefighters, yet any time of the day in any weather every day of the year, when we call, they come to our aid regardless of how dangerous the situation might be.
Whether it is to fight fires in our homes and cars or in our businesses and industries, firefighters are there. When there is a water rescue to be conducted, urban search and rescue in times of natural or man-made disasters, they are there. When adults, children and even pets need to be extricated from dangerous situations, our
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Special music evokes emotion
I love music. Although I have no talent for producing musical sounds, it seems to permeate my whole being when the right pieces are played.
Did you ever notice that there is music for every mood? There is special music for each of us that brings forth feelings and memories. Some music energizes us — other music might make us feel quiet, spiritual or even sad. Why is this?
Studies show that an unborn baby with six months of development has the potential for thought. He feels the rhythm of his heart beat. He feels rhythm and sound of his mother’s voice
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Letters to the Editor
Prayer in Pickens
Dear Editor,
If you only look at the “mainstream media,” everything is bad. It seems that we live in a “bad news” culture.
But I know and you know that there is good news out there. Just look at the Lifestyles section of last week’s Pickens County Courier, where there was a great article on prayer. Hmmm,
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Annual Rogers Scholarship golf tourney successful for 13th year
PICKENS — Eleven teams participated in the 13th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award Golf Tournament held at Southern Oaks Golf Club on April 29.
The event, which is held annually, raises money for scholarships that will be awarded to Pickens High School basketball team members who plan to further their education. A senior
First-place winners at the annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award Golf Tournament were Matthew Childs, Tyler Burgess, Chad Roper and Justin Gravely.
from the varsity girls team and a senior from the varsity boys team will receive the scholarship awards later this month.
This will be the 14th year the scholarship has been presented in honor of the late Charles Rogers, a man who gave so much to Pickens High School as a player and coach for so many years.
“This tournament honors the memory of Charles Rogers, and his legacy lives on through this award,” PHS girls’ basketball coach Butch Morris said. “It’s the least we can do for a man that gave his time and talents to Pickens High School, as well as our community.”
The first-place team was made up of Chad Roper, Tyler Burgess, Justin Gravely and Matthew
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