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Courier Community Calendar 4-20-22
• 100th Davis reunion planned for May 1
The Clarence and Margie Davis Reunion will celebrate its 100th anniversary on May 1 at the Tabor United Methodist Church Fellowship Building, located at 1943 Ireland Road in Easley. Lunch will be at 1:15 p.m.
All family and friends are urged to attend and enjoy this time with the family. For more information, call (864) 878-9999.
• UWC to host spring market on Saturday
All are invited to a Spring Market this Saturday, April 23, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will be at United Wesleyan Church, located at 738 Rice Road in Easley,
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Native Plant Garden plans scavenger hunt
PICKENS — Volunteers at the Joe and Maggie Rampey Interpretive Gardens, located at the Pickens County Museum of Art and History in Pickens, will host an 
open house and children’s scavenger hunt from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, as part of the Pickens Azalea Festival.
Children will be challenged to complete a scavenger hunt to locate specific plants native to the Upstate, many of which are expected to be in bloom in early May. Garden volunteers will also be
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Quilt fundraiser
A pieced fan quilt will be the prize for an upcoming Pickens Senior Center Fundraiser. A blue and off-white muslin quilt top with a classic fan pattern was donated to the Granger Fiber Arts Center at the Hagood Community Center. The quilt was hand-quilted on a traditional frame by the Granger Fiber Arts quilters. The beautiful 59-by-77-inch coverlet will fit a full-sized bed. Each pieced fan is intricately embellished with lace. The quilting patterns are traditional handwork. The backing is solid blue. Tickets for the drawing for the special quilt are available Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Pickens Senior Center, located 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. until April 30. The winner will be drawn at the Will Brothers Early Spring Jam concert at the center. Ticket are $1 each, with all the proceeds going to the center. The winner does not have to be present to win.
Community Calendar
• Legion to host flag retirement April 16
The American Legion Post 52 in Easley will be performing a flag retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. on April 16. The ceremony will be at the Pope Field Recreation field in Easley.
• Open house set for McKinney Chapel
Everyone is invited to visit the historic McKinney Chapel at the Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, located at 655 Cleo Chapman Road in Pickens County.
An open house will be held on Saturday, May 14, from 1-3 p.m.
Repair and maintenance of the beloved chapel and graveyard are extensive and need immediate and costly attention.
Renaming ceremony planned at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — If you or a loved one has ever participated as a player, coach, cheerleader, camper, volunteer or fan in any Pickens Recreation Department 
program, then the Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation and the city of Pickens invite you to attend the ceremony renaming the
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PHS Scholar-Athletes
On Friday, March 25, Pickens High senior Garrett Beaty and sophomore Sarah Cooper were named the school’s Scholar-Athletes of the Week. Beaty is the son of Randy and Michelle Beaty and was nominated by Tina Hudgens and coach Brittany Kelley as a result of his dedication to the PRIME students and Unified programs at PHS. Beaty is a member of the PHS golf team. Cooper is the daughter of Allen and Susan Cooper and is a member of the varsity soccer team. Sarah was nominated by Lorna Williams, who said she “… exemplifies all that a Blue Flame should.”
Community Calendar 4-6-22
• Legion to host flag retirement April 16
The American Legion Post 52 in Easley will be performing a flag retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. on April 16. The ceremony will be at the Pope Field Recreation field in Easley.
• Open house set for McKinney Chapel
Everyone is invited to visit the historic McKinney Chapel at the Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, located at 655 Cleo Chapman Road in Pickens County.
Who are they?
Officials at the Clayton Research Room at the Southern Wesleyan University Library have a collection of original pictures that they are attempting to identify. We at the Pickens County Courier thought our readers might be able to help. The two pictures include people from the Pickens County area. If you can identify any of these people, contact Mildred H. Brewer at wycar@aol.com or claytonroom@swu.edu with the name and image number under the picture.
Azalea Festival continues to grow
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The 2022 Pickens Azalea Festival is set for Mother’s Day weekend.
Festival director Roy Costner IV spoke about the festival and requested $6,500 from hospitality taxes at a special called Pickens City Council meeting on March 21.
“We are extremely excited for the 2022 Pickens Azalea Festival,” Costner said. “We have moved
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‘For the Better of the World’ Upstate Conference April 1-3
GREENVILLE — As one of thousands of global conferences, the Baha’is of the Upstate of South Carolina, including Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Greenville and Spartanburg counties, will host their local area conference the weekend of April 1-3 in Greenville.
The global conferences are bringing a hopeful direction to the world by inviting local action so together all “well-wishers of humanity” can help build vibrant communities that are a “haven of peace” and “may work for the betterment of the world and live together in concord and harmony.”
Attendees will examine Baha’u’llah’s vision for humanity and reflect on how that vision has, during the past century, inspired communities to work on building unity among the peoples of the world.
For more information about the conference and to register, call (864) 855-2072 or visit the Pickens County Baha’is and Friends Facebook page at facebook.com/pcbahaifriends.
