Monthly Archives: June 2015
June 17: Vesey and Pinckney
One of the questions of the tragic killing of Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight of his church members at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston is why him? And why now?
Maybe, just maybe, the answer is the date — June 17. It was on this date that Dylann Roof opened fire. It was also on this date, 193 years earlier, that Denmark Vesey, a founder of Emanuel, planned to launch a slave rebellion in Charleston.
We don’t know what is in the twisted mind of Roof, but we do know the history and significance
Hospital set to offer Alzheimer’s programs
PICKENS — Cannon Memorial Hospital, along with the S.C. Alzheimer’s Association, is offering a one-hour workshop on “Alzheimer’s Basics” on Thursday, June 25, from 10-11 a.m. at the hospital.
The presentation will provide information on detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease, treatment and more.
Cannon will also offer an afternoon “QuickWitz” workshop from 3-4 p.m. on the same day. The presentation is designed to teach participants a series of hands-on, fun and interactive activities
United Way holds summer activities to help kids read
EASLEY — For many Pickens County children, summer brings the idyllic promise of vacation fun, family outings, swimming, campouts and more.
But when the school doors close each June, hundreds of Pickens County’s children from low-income families fall victim to the “summer learning loss phenomenon.” Most people have not heard of the term, but it has severe lifelong consequences for children who experience it.
According to the National Summer Learning Association, parents with the financial means invest more time and money than ever before in their children, while lower-income families,
Hospitality ministry publishes cookbook
PICKENS — Dessert is often the best part of the meal, and the Café Connections cookbook “Sweet Connections – Desserts for the Soul II” has 76 pages of sweet-treat recipes, followed by a handful of simple tried-and-true meals.
Sales of the book will help fund the day-to-day operating costs for the Pickens hospitality ministry that is dedicated to sharing the love and compassion of Jesus Christ in the community, as well as surrounding areas.
Over the past three years Café Connections has used approximately 3,000 eggs and 600 pounds of sugar with an average of 750 people a month coming through the door. All of Café Connections’ services, including baked goods, coffee, Wi-Fi, family games and more are free to the community.
Published by G&R Publishing, recipes for the cookbook were collected from friends of the café and include favorites served there, like Iced Coffee and Not Your Mama’s Apple Dumplings. The cookbook is a great addition to any chef’s repertoire and would make a “sweet” gift.
Courier Obituaries 6-24-15
Evelyn B. Durham
Easley — Evelyn Bryant Durham, 76, went home to be with her Savior on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, and precious Nana.
Mrs. Durham was born in Oconee County, a daughter of the late T. B. and Maude Bryant. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of West End Baptist Church in Easley.
Survivors include her husband, James C. Durham, Jr., and she was the mother of Sandy Evatt
Pet grooming business now open in Six Mile
A grand opening was held for Coat Tails Grooming Station last month at its new location at 103 N. Main St. in Six Mile. Owner Lisa Parker offers grooming to all breeds of dogs and cats. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. The shop is closed on Wednesdays and Sundays. The shop can be reached at (864) 869-8383. Pictured are Trent Parker, Aida Cordova, Six Mile mayor Roy Stoddard, Lisa Parker, Arvilla Stoddard, Ken Bailey, Carlton Cleveland, Whitten Cleveland, James Bailey, Shane Ellis, Gary Clary, Meredith Walker, Liz Avery, Becky Smith, Ed Rumsey, Gordon Clark and Anne Clark. Not pictured are Victoria Knight, Ann Bailey, John Wade, Frank Cordova and David Lane.
Chang joins board of directors
EASLEY — Catherine M. Chang, M.D., was appointed to the Baptist Easley Board of Directors effective June 15.
Catherine M. Chang, MD
She succeeds Angelo Sinopoli, M.D., and will serve a three-year term.
Chang is the chief medical officer of the Greenville Memorial Medical Campus. With an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and a medical degree from Loyola University-Chicago, Chang completed a residency in internal medical and a fellowship in critical care medicine at the University of Florida. She has been a member of the GHS medical staff since 2005.
Since February, Chang has been a member of the MyHealth First Local Steering Committee, working with physician collaboration.
Price named new leader of Baptist Easley Foundation
EASLEY — Zachary Price has been selected as the leader of the Baptist Easley Hospital
Zachary Price
Foundation. He will begin his responsibilities on July 9.
Price is a graduate of West Virginia University and holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. He also completed an MBA degree with a healthcare focus from Clemson University. He is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE).
Price has worked at Greenville Health System since 2008. He has been annual giving/stewardship coordinator since 2010, with responsibilities including collaborating with physicians and the major giving team, creating marketing campaigns for philanthropic programs, coordinating special events and crafting communications. Philanthropic revenue under his communications
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: An Enduring Legacy part 2
This bridge stretches across the Santeetlah Creek inside the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
Nat Cloer Explains
His Grandfather’s Fears
My brother, Nat Cloer, and Carl T. Cloer Sr., my dad, while working for Gennett Lumber Company here in Pickens, wisely decided to form their own company. Thus, Compton and Cloer Lumber Company was formed. Then, in 1981, Nat formed his company, West Union Hardwoods, in West Union, where he very successfully produced some of the finest lumber ever
Courtesy photo
Author and Carl T. Cloer Sr. are pictured in Pickens with logs from the Jocassee Gorges lake bed.
to be manufactured in South Carolina or the nation.
For decades, Nat produced millions of board feet of lumber, and after sterling success was recognized as one of the shrewdest and most sagacious lumbermen ever in the business. Nat Cloer, named after Nat Gennett, explained some of the problems W.T Cloer, our grandpa, knew he would encounter at the sawmill with the trees now in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, the largest stand of virgin deciduous trees left in America.
“Tom, one of the first problems was just trying to keep the giants on the log carriage,” Nat explained to me. “The carriage dogs (universal sawmill language for the sharp steel barbs that hold the log on the carriage) couldn’t grab hold that size of a giant log. When I cut a really big log that the 
dogs couldn’t grab, we would of necessity hammer giant wooden wedges directly under each log on the carriage knees so the log couldn’t fall forward off the carriage and kill somebody.
“When we were in Pickens and they brought the biggest trees from where Jocassee and Keowee lakes were formed, we had a slow, careful process to deal with each forest giant. We had to first cut trenches in the logs in several places using long-blade chain saws, then fill the trenches with coarse black gunpowder and blow them into halves that we could finally accommodate on the carriage. That was a slow process, and it worked better with some species than with others.”
Nat continued.
“Tom, keep in mind the fact that you have the same number of men working at the same wages
Courier Community Calendar 06-24-15
• Quickwitz to host workshop at Cannon
Cannon Memorial Hospital and QuickWitz will also hold a workshop in the Cannon classroom on June 25 from 3-4 p.m. The workshop will focus on QuickWitz, a mental fitness program designed to maximize mental ability. It is composed of hands-on, fun and interactive activities designed to help the aging brain get sharp and stay sharp. The QuickWitz workshop will be
