Daily Archives: 04/03/2018
Blue Flame volleyball players earn statewide recognition
COLUMBIA — The All-State High School Sports Report Banquet was held in Columbia in February.
Pickens High was well represented. Lexi Wierzbicki and Sydney Bolding were both named to the 2017 HSSR-SCHSL All-State Volleyball Team. Ali Pace was named to the 2017 HSSR All-Rookie Team.
Juniors Wierzbicki and Bolding led the 2017 Class 4A Upper State champion Lady Flame in kills and blocks. Together they recorded 526 kills and 158 blocks. Wierzbicki led the team in digs with
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Tethering bill meeting draws crowd
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — A Pickens County meeting drew a passionate crowd of dog owners and animal advocates who wanted to learn more about legislation in the S.C. General Assembly that seeks to
Rep. Davey Hiott
restrict tethering of dogs statewide.
Rep. Davey Hiott, R-Pickens, hosted a town hall meeting last Thursday night about Senate Bill 841.
“It’s sitting now in the House Agriculture Committee, which I chair,” Hiott said.
The portions of the bill related to tethering do not ban tethering, but would make it a misdemeanor offense to “cruelly” tether a dog
“Cruel” tethers would be those that cause injury or illness to the animal, those that are heavier than one-eighth of the dog’s weight, those that are too short to allow an unattended dog to move around or move away from its own urine or feces, and those that do not permit the dog access to adequate food, water, shade or shelter.
Reading from the bill, Hiott said “A dog tethered unattended for more than 60 minutes — one
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Gettys students invited to national youth empowerment conference
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An effort to help the homeless has earned some Gettys Middle School students a trip to a youth empowerment conference later this month.
Seventh-grade students in Abigail Thompson Doud’s English language arts class created a “Socksgiving” drive after she challenged them to “change the world with socks,” student Aaron Candreva told the Courier last year.
Students began collecting socks for all ages on Dec. 1. The socks were donated to the Dream Center of Pickens County for use in the center’s “Santa Shoppe.”
The students exceeded their initial goal. More than 1,600 pairs of new socks were collected for
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Schedule set for city amphitheater
PICKENS — The city of Pickens’ annual spring and summer concert series will kick off next weekend and run through the beginning of September.
The free events, which will be held at the amphitheater at 114 W. Main St., will run from 7-9 p.m.
Shoal Creek is the first scheduled performer, set to take the stage April 14. After the Pickens Azalea Festival takes over downtown the following weekend, Taylor McCall will close the month with a concert on April 28.
May and June will only have two concerts apiece, with the Hired Help playing May 12 and the Carolina Highway Band performing May 26,
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You never know what the day will bring
It’s been years since I traveled to Dahlonega, Ga. The last time was on a geneaology quest with an old friend who was trying to find information about her maternal grandmother.
Well, we did discover records of her relatives. There were five listed in the Lunacy Book at the 
courthouse. Now, I cautioned her not to take it too hard, because years ago malnutrition could mimic signs of insanity. This was before they started fortifying cornmeal, so that explains a lot. But she decided not to follow up on that particular line.
Last weekend I visited Dahlonega again. This time with friends. We went to the Dahlonega Literary Festival and the Science Festival, which were going on at the same time. North Georgia University was running it, and it was excellent.
There were free programs, speakers and lots of regional authors there with their books.
One of the programs we attended was about traces of dinosaurs presented by a professor from
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Letters to the Editor
Thoughts on fools
Dear Editor,
April is known for April Fools Day. With that said, what is a fool? There are many different definitions out there. Here are some for you, and thoughts as well.
A fool is someone who never learns from his mistakes, unlike others. “Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools speak because because they have to say something.” So said Greek philosopher Plato. That was 3,000 years ago. Some things never change, I guess.
A fool delights in his own words. A fool’s voice is loud and boastful, and his words are many. In the wise person’s heart, seldom is he heard and never are his words counted or ever considered.
Fools think they know more than God Himself. Follow the teachings of a fool and find death,
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What would it take for us to believe?
When the holidays of Christmas and the holy week come around, I cannot help but wonder what the general population thinks about the spiritual significance of these events. I realize that Christians are more involved with these celebrations because of their personal connection with Jesus Christ, but we must also admit there are many different levels of commitment and enthusiasm. In the last few years, the big screen has produced several Christian based movies and however you feel about them, at least someone is trying to relay the life of Christ when He physically walked the earth. I saw the
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Business group recognizes Capaldi for education impact
LIBERTY — Julie Capaldi, president of the United Way of Pickens County, has been recognized by local business leaders for her impact on hundreds of students.
Capaldi received the 2017 Distinguished Service Award from Manufacturers Caring for Pickens County (MCPC) for her work with Camp iRock, a summer reading camp to support struggling readers in Pickens County. MCPC presented the award at the school board meeting on March 26.
“Julie Capaldi’s passionate literacy work with students has spread across the county,” said MCPC chairman Tom O’Hanlan, owner of Sealevel Systems Inc. “She has helped our schools engage the community to support students before they
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United Way names charter members of Heritage Society
EASLEY — United Way of Pickens County recently held a reception at the home of Dr. Jonathan Strange to recognize the Charter Members of its new Heritage Society.
The following individuals were recognized as charter members of the Heritage Society: Mr. and Mrs. Connie Bowers of Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Caldwell of Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Capaldi of Pickens, Mrs. Debbie Carmical of Liberty, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chapman of Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Drake Curry of Dacusville, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eisengrein of Powdersville, Dr. and Mrs. Wing Fung of Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garrison of Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
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Local piano students honored at festival
EASLEY — The 34th annual South Carolina Northwestern District III of the National Federation of Music Clubs held its Junior Festival on March 3 at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley.
Eleven local piano teachers entered students to be judged by music professionals. The Junior Festival program is designed to promote study and stimulate interest in American and world music literature, and to encourage participants to reach a high standard of musical achievement. Students perform and receive evaluation in a non-competitive setting.
The following students were selected to represent the Easley area in the South Carolina State
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