Save A Lot gives back to Pickens
PICKENS — With the help and generosity of its valued customers, the Save A Lot store in Pickens has donated More »
County elections official recognized for excellence
By Jason Evans Staff Reporter jevans@thepccourier.com COUNTY — Pickens County’s election analyst was recently recognized by a stateorganization for going More »
Devils cruise to region win over Blacksburg
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com LIBERTY — Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Landrum, the third-ranked Liberty High School More »
Young leaders raise money for family’s medical expenses
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
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PICKENS — Students at the Youth Leadership Academy, an award-winning charter school in Pickens, raised $20,000 to help a local family with their son’s medical expenses.
The YLA is housed at Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute.
The students raised the funds through a “Burpeethon,” according to YLA
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Getting in the spirit
Local municipalities have been holding events over the past several days to celebrate Halloween, including Pickens’ Trick or Treat on Main, above, and the Fall for Liberty Bluegrass Festival, left and right. The family-friendly events have offered fun, games, live music and trick-or-treating for the whole family.
Former coroner talks opioid crisis
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Although the nation is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis, the painkillers themselves are not the problem, according to Dr. James 
Mahanes, medical affairs officer at AnMed Health Cannon.
“It’s the misuse,” he said. “We spend most of the time maligning opiates, but they do have a value, there’s no question about that. As a physician, morphine and dilaudid have been two of the most valuable drugs I’ve ever used in my practice of medicine.”
Mahanes was one of the speakers at a lunch and learn session sponsored by Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County last week in Easley
Mahanes presented a talk called “The Opioid Crisis: Past, Present and Future.”
The United States makes up about 4.6 percent of the world’s population, “but we use 80 percent of the global opioid supply,” Mahanes said.
“We use 99 percent of the global hydrocodone supply,” he said. “We have
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Every dog has his say
Our boxer, Boomer, aka Boom Boom, is one of the sweetest dogs we’ve ever owned. We will celebrate his second birthday in November, and although we expected him to be a mature dog at this age, it is not to be.
I was recently told by a friend that it takes a boxer four years to grow up. 
This appears to be true. There’s no harm in Boom Boom, he just has a lot of energy, curiosity and intelligence — and he likes to chew. Anything.
We expected some of this behavior when he was a puppy. After all, all puppies chew on things when teething.
He was no exception. But we are still waiting for him to outgrow this habit. Or perhaps I should say hobby, because most of his spare time is spent engaged in this activity.
Boom Boom doesn’t chew things. He rips them apart, shreds them,
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Green pastures and still waters
When we think about living on purpose, it can mean different things to different people. Personally, one of the first aspects that comes to my mind is the desire to not only love God and be thankful for who he is, but to also love my life and appreciate who I am. This is not to be confused with being arrogant or satisfied about where I am in my journey, but rather it has everything to do with having peace and contentment in our soul as we allow God to change us into his image.
It’s true that being honest and willing to embrace the anxiety and the unfairness within our everyday life is painful, but it’s also the only way we can truly become the person God wants us to be. The difficult part of being
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Courier Letters to the Editor
On Easley’s sidewalks
Dear Editor,
Can nothing be done about the lack of sidewalks and buses in Easley? There are places I’d like to go, the public library for instance, but no bus, no go. Easley is like a rural area, but instead of animals and chickens, we have automobiles running around loose.
A visit to Ingles is painful for me because of spinal arthritis and sciatica. It takes 10 to 15 minutes each way, going down Powdersville Road. In the first few blocks, some sidewalks are good, and one is all cracked up. Across the road, there is a sidewalk that ends abruptly for no apparent reason.
The last two blocks to Ingles are large patches of grass, red mud, areas that look like dried-up mud puddles, culverts and other holes in the ground. That doesn’t even include those omnipresent evergreens. There’s a whole
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Cannon Auxiliary planning annual Festival of Wreaths
PICKENS — Planning is underway for the 2018 CMH Auxiliary Festival of Wreaths.
The Cannon Auxiliary invites the community and local businesses and organizations to be involved in this year’s event.
The auxiliaty is asking that all wreaths be at AnMed Health Cannon by Nov. 19. Donated wreaths will be on display from Nov. 19-Dec. 7. They will be on display in the front lobby area at the main entrance, where individuals can place silent auction bids on the wreaths. The Festival of Wreaths will conclude on Dec. 7, with the final bids at 1 p.m.
There is no charge to participate, and any size wreath is accepted. The wreaths do not have to be Christmas themed. They can be any holiday or theme that you or your business/organization deem appropriate. All
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‘Compassion Experience’ coming to Central church
CENTRAL — Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship that releases children from poverty globally, will be bringing its tour, “The Compassion Experience,” to the Central area Nov. 16-19, from noon to 6:40 p.m.
Special Sunday hours will be from 9 a.m.-6:40 p.m. The event will educate visitors about the realities of life in poverty, as well as provide an international experience to visitors who may not ever have the opportunity
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Literacy association book sale this weekend
PICKENS — The Pickens County Literacy Association will host its fall used book sale fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3.
The fundraiser will be held at the Pickens Presbyterian Church social hall, located at 311 W. Main St. in Pickens.
Hours are from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. For the
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Courier Community Calendar 10-31-18
• Cannon Auxiliary to host Winter Fest
Cannon Auxiliary will hold its annual Winter Fest from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the AnMed Health Cannon classroom. A variety of handmade items will be for sale. Those who hand make crafts and would like to have a table at the sale are asked to contact Amanda Miller at (864) 898-1134 or amiller@anmedhealthcannon.org or contact Lib Cowan at (864) 878-9999.
• Porter’s Chapel to hold indoor yard sale
Porter’s Chapel will host an indoor yard sale this Saturday, Nov. 3. The event will run from 8 a.m.-noon and include breakfast and a bake sale. Money raised will help to serve the women, children and youth in the area. Porter’s Chapel is located at 152 E Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens.
• Oyster Roast set to help county GAL
The fifth annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, and presented by Acker Lambert Hinton PA.
Community sponsors, supporters and the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem program will gather at Arran Farm for the festivities
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