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Brawl of the Wild
Four-legged foes go blow for blow in an incredible boxing bout
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
y wife and I love to hike and film wildlife. It is one of our favorite things to do. A pandemic that has someone dying every 30 seconds in the U.S. from COVID-19 will send one away from crowds and into the wild outdoors. It certainly did so to my wife and me.
We have spent many hours observing wildlife in the wild. I have done so now into my eighth decade. I started seriously observing wildlife in the 1950s. As the ball dropped and 2021 became a reality, I realized I had just entered into my eighth decade of serious wildlife viewing. I have published many stories about encounters
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A global take on flavorful meatballs
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Meatballs are user-friendly for football fans, party-throwers and family cooks. They can be served as a main dish
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Hundreds of wreaths laid on veterans’ graves
By Ann Warmuth
For the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County celebrated National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 17, with more than 400 volunteers laying more than 1,000 wreaths on veterans’ graves at multiple cemeteries across the county.
The Fort Prince George chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution moderated the seven ceremonies, which included presentations of ceremonial remembrance wreaths for the seven military branches and one in honor of prisoners of war and service members missing in action.
The wreaths, made by the Worcester Wreath Company of Columbia Falls, Maine, are presented by a veteran or civilian honoring a veteran for their service to our
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Tigers set to take on Vols in Orange Bowl
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In a news conference earlier this month in Miami Gardens, Fla., ahead of the Orange Bowl, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney looked back on the first time he was a part of the storied game.
It was Jan. 1, 2000, when Swinney was a wide receivers coach for Mike DuBose’s Alabama Crimson Tide, which had gone 10-2 and won the SEC championship. The 
season ended on a loss though, as Michigan quarterback Tom Brady — playing in his last collegiate game — led the Wolverines back from two 14-point deficits to send the game to overtime, where Alabama kicker Ryan Pflugner missed an extra point and the Tide lost 35-34.
“One of my notables of life was coaching against Tom Brady in his last college game, and I didn’t
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Daniel falls to Westside in tournament championship
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Off to a great start to the season and ranked fifth in the state in Class 3A, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team took part in its own annual 
Christmas tournament last week, going 2-1 and falling just short of the championship with a 61-55 loss to Westside in the title game.
The Lions kicked off the tournament against county rival Pickens on
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New Year’s dishes for good fortune
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All over the world, people believe that serving certain dishes on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day will bring a prosperous New Year.
Greens of almost any kind are chosen to represent folding money, pork is considered a prosperous meat and peas and beans represent coins in many cultures.
In the South, especially the Carolinas, collard greens, black-eyed peas and rice are universally thought to be most important for New Year’s dishes.
This tradition can be traced to several other regions, primarily Africa, France and the Caribbean.
The pork roast and saurkraut tradition is favored in states with strong German and Dutch heritages, and the orange brandy cake is a Greek Island tradition.
They’re all good. And I hope prosperity will come to you immediately after eating at least one of these dishes.
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The Reason For The Season
Our Gift to you this Christmas season!
We at the Pickens County Courier thought the Christmas season would be a perfect time to show you the love we feel for all of you and the amazing love we get in return.
Christmas is a time of giving. So this year, we are offering the Pickens County Courier Christmas edition to all exactly how it is printed. This issue, shown below, shows the talent and hard work of our staff, the incredible support of our advertisers and community and most of all “THE REASON FOR SEASON.”
Pickens County is like no other place in the world. All in this the community gladly lend a hand when it is needed with none expecting anything in return.
From our subscribers, to those that rush out each Wednesday to grab an issue, to the thousands that purchase ads, to those that send in stories and take pictures for the paper. The Courier is just as much all of your newspaper as it is ours. We are not a company that owns 100 papers. There are just a handful of us as many of you know. But what gives us strength, is the community around us and all those that give of themselves to make the Courier the area’s only true community newspaper. We are locally owned and always will be. Because The Courier is Pickens County’s Newspaper just as Pickens County is our home.
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