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School board trustees, parents discuss textbooks
By Andrea Kelley
Courtesy The Journal
akelley@upstatetoday.com
EASLEY — After several rounds of discussion and revision, the Pickens County School Board has updated policies relating to instructional materials.
Policy IJ references instructional resources and parental rights to view those materials.
School district assistant superintendent for instructional services Sharon Huff said she updated wording to clarify parents have the right to look at all
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Daniel sweeps Pickens County meet
LIBERTY — For the second consecutive season, Daniel High School boys’ and girls’ teams swept the Pickens County Track Championship.
In the boys’ events, the Lions were led by a standout day from Jaylen Brown-Wallace. Brown-Wallace finished first in both the long and triple jumps and took third in the high jump to earn boys’ field MVP honors.
Brown-Wallace wasn’t the only multi-event winner for the Daniel boys, with Jeffery Davis winning both the 100 and 200 meter dashes alongside the 4×400 meter relay. Gabe Smith and James Taylor
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NWS confirms 2 tornadoes in Pickens County
Cleanup planned Saturday
SIX MILE — The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down near Six Mile last week in a storm that destroyed several homes and left three people with minor injuries.
The most destructive of the two tornadoes on the evening of March 23 struck seemingly without warning, according to witnesses.
The National Weather Service said that tornado was a category EF2 storm that hit at 8:52 p.m. with estimated peak winds of 115 mph and a maximum width of about 440 yards. The tornado traveled 6.31 miles, according to the NWS.
NWS meteorologist Trisha Palmer said during a news conference that the tornado touched
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Local woman renews career as artist after brain injury
By Ron Barnett
Staff Reporter
rbarnett@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — As strange as it may sound, Easley artist Emily Ruff says her art is actually better now than it was before she suffered a broken neck and traumatic brain injury in an accident some four and a half years ago.
She doesn’t recommend flipping a car nine times on an interstate highway for improving one’s
artistic abilities.
But learning how to use the creative part of her brain to compensate for a temporary decline in function of the analytical part seems to have had that effect, she says.
“I feel like I see things a little differently,” she told the Courier. “And that translates into creativity, for sure.”
That would not have been possible without the therapy she received at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, she says.
And her renewed career as an artist is a testament to this year’s theme of Brain Injury Awareness Month, sponsored by the Brain
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Lions survive Liberty on windy afternoon
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — With winds reaching nearly 20 mph during Saturday afternoon’s Daniel-Liberty baseball game, nothing was made easy for either team.
Multiple times, time was called as infield dirt was scattered through the air and errors and wild pitches added up as wind altered the path of the baseball.
Despite the conditions, Daniel was able to withstand a late Liberty comeback for a 7-6 win behind a complete game from Luke McIntosh.
“We were in a bind,” Daniel head coach David Weathers said. “We didn’t have a ton of pitching left after the two games with Seneca, so Luke McIntosh came
out and competed his tail off and gave us a chance to win.”
While posting modest numbers on the mound, McIntosh excelled at controlling the damage for the Lions from atop the mound on a day where mistakes came in
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Pickens Mayor Fletcher Perry graduates from Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute
PICKENS — Pickens Mayor Fletcher Perry has graduated from the Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.
Graduates received their certificates during the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s Hometown Legislative Action Day in February.
The Municipal Association offers the Advanced Institute exclusively to graduates of the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government. Created in 2014, the Advanced Institute provides elected officials with continuing education through classroom instruction and interaction with experienced peers.
“The Advanced Institute allows mayors and councilmembers to explore in depth many governance topics that can make them more effective leaders for their cities and towns,” said Urica Floyd, staff associate for distance learning for the Municipal Association.
Graduating officials have participated in at least four of six courses to graduate from the Advanced Institute. Topics include public safety, budgeting, utilities, advocacy, economic development and governance.
The Advanced Institute draws its faculty from South Carolina and across the country, including recognized local government leaders, state officials, as well as college and university faculty.
Established in 1986, the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government is a program of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. It gives municipal officials a strong foundation in the operation of municipal government.
The Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government is one of many educational and training opportunities that the Municipal Association offers for the elected officials and staff serving cities and towns. Learn more at masc.sc (keyword: education and training).
Favorites of the first ladies
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
The recipes of former first ladies featured this week are as varied as the first ladies themselves.
Bess Truman was a devoted wife and mother and came from a solid middle-class background as did Harry. Her Arkansas Pudding is easy, sweet and delicious and was reportedly a favorite of the president.
Mamie Eisenhower was a career Army wife who was reported to be intent on cutting down on food expense in the White House. She advised the chef to use cake mixes and Jell-O rather than preparing elaborate dishes for the family. This fudge recipe is simple and was loved.
Jackie Kennedy grew up among among the privileged, mand her tastes were more sophisticated than some of the other first ladies. The poached salmon was among her favorites and was prepared often by the White House chef.
Lady Bird Johson was a popular first lady who supported her husband and her daughters. She was famous for this popular lemon pound cake.
