Daily Archives: 10/01/2014
Punt, Pass and Kick
Following its Super Saturday on Sept. 20, the Pickens Recreation Department hosted a community NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition. Boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 15 were welcome to compete. Winners in each age division were as follows: 8/9 girls 1st-Cora Levy, 2nd-Molly Fowler; 8/9 boys-1st-Elijah Cox; 10/11 girls 1st-Ally Niles, 2nd-Morgan Johnson; 10/11 boys 1st-Braxton LaMance, 2nd-Zander Gravely, 3rd-Ryan Ford; 12/13 girls 1st-Alexis Holliday; 12/13 boys 1st-Collin Fowler, 2nd–Ty Gossett, 3rd–Grayson Pace; 14/15 girls – no competitors; 14/15 boys 1st-Hudson Burgess, 2nd-Jaden Howard, 3rd-Brandon Batson. The first-place winners in each division will now advance to the sectional competition some time in October/November.
Easley Fall for the Arts planned this weekend
EASLEY — The fourth annual Fall for the Arts will be hosted by the Arts Council of Pickens County on Oct. 4 in conjunction with the Easley Farmer’s Market.
Committee members have planned a fun-filled day that will entertain everyone from the art entrepreneur to the person who may be viewing art for the first time.
Living artists will be on site demonstrating their skills and crafts during the day. Woodworking, caricature sketches, storytelling, painting and more will fill the tents of the living artists for the community to enjoy. Artists will be
Return to fall
Spring is epitomized as the season of renewal, yet I feel more energized during fall than I do during any other time of the year. On Sept. 22, at 10:29 p.m. EDT (if you want to get as technically specific as The Farmer’s Almanac), the autumnal equinox quietly heralded the fall season to the Northern Hemisphere.
My friends, fall is here, and I am elated.
Fall has been my favorite season since childhood — which is somewhat odd in that we never had a true autumn in Miami. Typically it was December before the humidity and temperatures dropped enough to warrant wearing the lightest of jackets or sweaters. Since making my home in South Carolina, I’ve had the great fortune of being able to enjoy fall
Courier Letters to the Editor 10-1-14
In response to Cloer’s articles
Dear Editor,
Unlike Dr. Thomas Cloer Jr., I was not a child of a nomadic family in Appalachia. I was born in the Matheson Cove in Clay County, N.C., a few years before the young Tom Cloer arrived in Clay County with his family. The Cove is where my parents had settled in about 1936, after having started their lives together in Tusquittee in 1927. In 1938, I was born as the seventh child in a family that would in time become a family of six daughters and five sons.
The similarities with my language and Dr. Tom’s “home-rooted language” that he shared in one of his “Lifestyles”
Getting ready for my birthday
This newspaper is dated October 1, 2014, which means my birthday is only 30 days away.
I was born on Halloween, which confused me when I was young — why did other kids get candy for my birthday? And the part about folks dressing in costumes to help me celebrate confused me too.
I’m in the middle stages of birthdays. At first, you are excited for each birthday. Sometimes it comes with new privileges. Sixteen means you are old enough to drive. Eighteen and you can finally vote, though you honestly can’t think of a reason to vote for anyone. At 25, your car insurance rates supposedly go down.
I guess perhaps they were lowered from “way too high” to
Missing the Lone Ranger
Does anyone remember Saturday mornings back in the day when the wind blew over the wheat field and the masked man thundered across the Earth on the great white stallion?
We knew he was coming when we heard the blare of the trumpets from William Tell’s Overture and heard Fred Foy’s legendary opening to the show.
“Hi-Yo, Silver! A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty ‘Hi-Yo Silver’ … The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of
Easley High School to induct Hall of Fame class this week
EASLEY — Easley High School will induct four new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame during half time of this week’s Easley-Hanna football game at Easley High School. Keith Godfrey, Ron C. Hicks, Stanley “Beetle” Wilson and Sammy Owens have been selected for induction.
Keith Godfrey: A 1968 graduate of Easley High School, Godfrey was a member of the 1967 AA State Championship Football Team. He was named the 1967 Green Wave Lineman of the Year while being named the Greenville News Player of the Week against Belton-Honea Path. Godfrey was also a member of the Green Wave Track team for 4 years where he participated in the Pole Vault, Hurdles, Shot Putt, Discuss, and Relay Teams.
Courier Community Calender 10-1-14
• 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.
• 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
World of Energy to host Thread Heads Quilt Show
UPSTATE — The World of Energy is playing host to the Fiber Fantasia IV Quilt Exhibit presented by The Thread Heads quilters group from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.
Dozens of fabulous new works of art, some featuring a native heritage theme, will be on display in the World of Energy lobby.
The designers of the artwork on display are part of the Thread Heads group, which is comprised of fiber artists who
Miss Liberty and Miss Pickens County pageant looking for area contestants
LIBERTY — The official Miss South Carolina Local Preliminary pageant crowning Miss Liberty and Miss Liberty Teen, as well as Miss Pickens County and Pickens County Teen, will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, with interviews on Nov. 7 for the contestants.
The pageant will be held on the evening of Nov. 8 and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a “roaring 20s” theme.
The focus this year is to bring the pageant back to the area and look for hometown girls.
The preliminary pageant is being held at the newly renovated Rosewood Center, at 418 E. Main St. in Liberty.
Tickets and seating will be limited. Organizers are currently seeking contestants in the age range of 13-24 to compete in all aspects of pageantry, including interview, talent, physical fitness and evening gown.
The deadline for entry is Oct. 22. Contact local executive director Misty Medlin at (864) 505-2148 or by email at misslibertypickenscountysc@gmail.com for more information.
