Daily Archives: 06/11/2014
Splish, Splash!
Liberty Mayor Eric Boughman gets flooded with water from a city fire truck as part of The Liberty City Council’s Cold Water Challenge fundraiser for the charity EMMA K.A.P.P., which was named after his daughter who was killed in an accident. The charity plans to purchase safety helmets for all first-graders at Chastain Road Elementary in Liberty. Boughman and members of city council were sprayed with water after Monday night’s meeting of Liberty City Council at the Rosewood Center in Liberty. Boughman challenged other city departments to join in the fundraising in the coming weeks.
SDPC names top teachers and support employees
COUNTY — The School District of Pickens County has honored more than 50 employees as its teachers and support employees of the year.
District officials announced the 2014-15 awards last week.
The winners from each individual school and department will now be considered for the district’s overall teacher of the year and support employee of the year awards, which will be announced at the district’s back-to-school event on Aug. 15.
Current district teacher of the year Jan Burroughs and support employee of the year Pauline Blackston will chair a committee over the summer to select their successors. The committee will interview the top four candidates, known as honor roll teachers
Six Mile town council gives budget first-reading approval
By Nikki Rutledge, For The Courier
SIX MILE — Six Mile officials gave a preliminary OK to the town’s new budget at last week’s town council meeting.
The budget, which comes in at $220,220, passed its first reading with unanimous approval following a motion from councilman James Atkinson, who said he believed council was successful in balancing the budget.
Atkinson also told those in attendance at the meeting town officials had been in touch with Hubbell Lighting about the company using the town as a test site to try to lower the cost of lights throughout Six Mile, including at Ponderosa Park.
In addition, council voted unanimously to approve a Pickens County Animal Control
Local soldier among four who stopped robbery
Capt. Clark H. Tucker/Photo
Spc. James Cerqua of Six Mile, third from left, was one of four soldiers who recently thwarted an attempted robbery at a convenience store in El Paso, Texas. Joining Cerqua, from left, were Spc. Sterling Meachamlane, Pfc. Drew Coursey and Pfc. Tony Johnson.
By Capt. Clark H. Tucker, Special to The Courier
EL PASO, Texas — Being a soldier has never been a 9-to-5 profession.
On May 16, a local soldier stationed in Texas demonstrated just that, as he was one of four soldiers from Alpha Company, 86th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, who answered the call of civic duty at an El Paso 7-Eleven. The four have been awarded the Army Commendation Medal for their actions.
A Six Mile native, Spc. James Cerqua was riding along with Pfc. Drew Coursey, Pfc. Troy Johnson and Spc. Sterling Meachamlane when the group stopped to refuel and grab snacks as the work week ended. As they fueled up and went inside to pay, the soldiers noticed a man attempting to rob the store clerk.
“I was walking inside and saw a man aggressively waving his arms at Cerqua and the store clerk,” Johnson said. “Once we came inside, I asked him what was going on and tried to calm him down.”
As the other soldiers entered the store, the suspect attempted to flee. Cerqua and
Scholarship award winners annouced
The Charles F. Rogers Scholarship committee is proud to announce this year’s selection for the Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award. Tiffany Stewart and Jordan Stewart have been recognized as this year’s award recipients. These student athletes will receive a $1000 scholarship to the school of their choice as they continue to further their education. Congratulations to Tiffany and Jordan for representing our basketball program and for their perseverance to achieve success on and off the court.
American Legion Post 11 to host flag ceremony at legacy square
PICKENS — American Legion Post 11 in Pickens along with the Girls Scout Troop 4115 and Boys Scouts are sponsoring a flag retirement ceremony. The ceremony will be held on June 14(Flag Day) from 9 a.m. – noon in Legacy Square located on Main Street in Pickens. The public is invited to attend.
Liberty passes second reading of city budget
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
LIBERTY — The City of Liberty gave second reading of its 2014-15 budget with a 7-0 vote during Monday night’s City Council meeting.
Mayor Eric Boughman credited hard work by staff by city clerk Erin Lewis as being key in putting the budget together. He was also complimentary of former mayor Michael Sheriff for his contributions toward putting the budget together.
The city will sponsor the first “Love My Liberty” festival July 5 at the old high school stadium. Scheduled guests include representatives from 3-Count Professional wrestling.
The city participated in the “Ride For Wounded Warriors” on Memorial Day, raising almost $600 for the charity.
This year’s “Fall for Liberty” festival will be held Saturday. Oct. 25. Updates will be posted on the city’s website, www.libertysc.com.
Welcome to the world class of ‘14
On The Way
By Olivia Fowler
Now that the class of 2014 has exited the building we will see how they adjust to their new world. I always feel compassion for these young people as they enter the adult world. Many of the achievements of high school are not especially valued outside.
Olivia Fowler
For good high school athletes who excelled in sports but didn’t get athletic scholarships they will learn, perhaps for the first time, that their athletic records will not advance them in the outside world. For those who have grown used to accolades and admiration it can be very tough to learn that outside the world of high school they will not be given a free pass if they don’t produce in other areas.
On the plus side however they’ve learned many valuable lessons about leadership, loyalty, teamwork, sportsmanship, initiative and persistence. They also learn many
COURIER OBITUARIES 6-11-14
Anthony Chiovitti
Liberty — Anthony Chiovitti, 55, of 220 McClanhan Road, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Baptist Easley Hospital.
Born in Flemington, N.J. he was a son of the late John D. Chiovitti and Irma Romano Chiovitti. He was a 1977 graduate of North Hunterdon Regional High School in Annandale, N.J. and later attended Johnson and Wales Culinary Institute.
Surviving are a sister, Mary Thomas of Oxford, N.J.; a brother, John Chiovitti of Asbury, N.J.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Private inurnment services will take place at a later date in the Immaculate
Father’s Day — A history
On July 19, 1910, the governor of the U.S. state of Washington proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day.” However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official, that the day became a nationwide holiday in the United States.
MOTHER’S DAY: INSPIRATION
FOR FATHER’S DAY
The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers. In 1870, the activist Julia Ward Howe issued a “Mother’s Day Proclamation” calling
