• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet

The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all interested local residents to attend its meetings. The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Occasions at Wedgefield, located at 1551 Eighteen Mile Road in Central.

New visitors are always welcome. Those interested are asked to call Randy Shaw at (864) 423-5469.

• Trotter clan set to hold reunion Sept. 20

A reunion is a planned for the Trotter family and all descendants of George MacDuffie and Sarah O’Neal Trotter. The reunion will be held Saturday, Septemeber 20 at 4 p.m. at the Gatehouse Restaurant in Pickens.

• Gillespie reunion planned for Oct. 5

The 66th Gillespie reunion will be Sunday, Oct. 5, at 11:45 a.m. at the Balsam Grove Community Center in Balsam Grove, N.C.

Each family is asked to bring a well-filled basket and drink of your choice. Plates, cups napkins and silverware will be provided, also ice will be provided.

• PMS coupon books at now available

The Pickens Middle School PTO restaurant coupon 2014-2015 books are now on sale.

The books are available in the front office of the middle school Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The coupon books sell for $10 each.

Many restaurants in Pickens County and surrounding areas are participating in the booklets.

The faculty, staff and students appreciate all the restaurants participating in the fundraiser for the school.

Money profited will be used for supplies for teachers and students. The students, teachers, and staff are also recognized throughout the year on special occasions.

• Day family reunion to be held Sept. 21

The Day family, including descendants of Bradwell Day and Elizabeth Cansler Day, will hold a family reunion on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m.

The reunion will be held at J.B. Day’s Riverbend Old Stock Car Racing Museum located at 154 Floyd Circle in Easley.

All are asked to bring a picnic lunch or covered dish to share and something to drink. Plates, napkins, cups, and eating utensils provided. For more information, contact Judy Ballard at (864) 855-6131 or digroots@gmail.com or Bunny Zygmont at (301) 983-9734 or bunny.zygmont@comcast.net.

• PHS Craft Fair needs vendors

A craft fair will be held at Pickens High School on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost for a 10×10 vendor booth will be $10. Email tammyferguson@pickens.k12.sc.us for an application. Money and applications are due by Oct. 20.

• Chastain family to reunite Sept. 21

Family and friends of Oscar and Bertha Chastain will meet for their annual reunion at Holly Springs Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Sunday, Sept. 21. A covered-dish dinner will begin at 1 p.m