Monthly Archives: April 2011
Rain date scheduled for Ride for the Child
COUNTY — Prevent Child Abuse Pickens County (PCAPC) will hold a make-up rain date for the 15th annual Ride for the Child on Saturday, April 30.
New Walmart opens doors
EASLEY — If traffic and hundreds of parked cars are any indication, the long awaited anticipation of opening day at Easley’s new Walmart was as exciting as Pickens County residents expected.
Easley mayor Larry Bagwell and Easley Chamber of Commerce president Kent Dykes were among those present at the April 13 grand opening celebration, which began at 7:30 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“Our city has been eagerly awaiting the opening of our ‘new look’ Walmart here in Easley, especially with the addition of 200 new jobs and the services it will provide,” Bagwell said.
Music festival benefits YAMs
COUNTY — The fourth annual Papa John Foster Memorial Music Festival will be held Saturday, May 7 at Hagood Mill near Pickens. The festival is a benefit for the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) program, which teaches traditional Southern Appalachian music to students in the third through eighth grades.
The festival, a fun-filled family event that will feature a variety of food concessions, will begin at 10:30 a.m. and last until 7 p.m. at Hagood Mill north of Pickens on US 178
SWU director completes state leadership program
CENTRAL — Janelle Beamer, director of communications at Southern Wesleyan University, recently graduated from Leadership South Carolina.
The leadership program educates 50 class members each year from throughout South Carolina. Class sessions include presentations, panels, experiential learning and a great deal of interaction between class members and presenters.
Pickens Recreation Department volleyball tournament winners
“Fire Balls”(First place winners in 2nd-4th grades) — Front row: Nataley Green, Breanna Chapman and Keeli Gillespie. Back row: Coach Gina Johnson, Sydney Bolding, Brooklyn Johnson, Savannah Noblitt, Shana Jenkins, Abi Norton, Rebekah Morgan and Coach Dena Norton.
Avocados offer unique texture and flavor
I love the creamy richness of ripe avocados and enjoy them sliced and sprinkled with lemon juice.
They don’t taste like anything else and add lots of flavor and texture to everyday salads. But if you want to stretch your repertoire a little, branch out and try avocados several different ways.
We’re so fortunate to have the access we do to so many kinds of fruits and vegetables whether or not they’re in season, and avocados are just one example of our great good fortune.
And if you’re one of those people who’ve never tasted avocado, please don’t tell me you don’t like it. First you have to eat it. Then feel free to critique it.
Obituaries for the week of April 20
Bebe K. Anderson
Clemson — Bebe Kathryn Coffey Anderson, 83, of 105 Robin Street and wife of LtCol Ret. Robert A. (Bob) Anderson, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at her residence.
Born in Black Rock, Ark., she was a daughter of the late Leslie Coffey, Sr. and Kathryn McCain Coffey. Bebe was a graduate of Arkansas State University and was a retired employee of the Clemson University Athletic Department. She was a member of Church of Christ in Clemson.
Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Donald Anderson and wife, Lynn and Robert Anderson and wife, Isabel all of Powdersville; two daughters, Kathryn Anderson Wilson and husband, Steve of Durango, Colo., and Kari Anderson Tankersley and husband, Ken of Pendleton; grandchildren, Christopher Anderson, Andrew Anderson, Michael Anderson, Sara Anderson Askey, Rob Anderson, Jonathan Anderson, Alex Wilson, Stephanie Wilson and Maxwell Wilson; and 3 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Leslie Coffey, Jr. and a sister, Loris Marshall.
Memorial services were held at 6 p.m., Saturday in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, 108 Cross Creek Road, Central, SC 29630.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Palmetto Equine Awareness and Rescue League, P.O. Box 362, Sandy Springs, SC 29677 or Miracle Hill Ministries, P.O. Box 2546, Greenville, SC 29602.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at the funeral home.
Classifieds for the week of April 20
Vacation/Travel
ADVERTISE your vacation home, condo or apartment to more than 2.7 million South Carolina newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 108 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Jimmie Haynes at the South Carolina Newspaper Network at 1-888-727-7377.
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted: Experienced asphalt paving labor and dump truck driver, must have CDL’s. call 878-9502. TFC
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LAID OFF? PLANT CLOSING? Need that new job? Call Xtra Mile & enroll in CDL Class-A training today! Several locations in SC, including Charleston. 1-866-484-6313 / www.xtramiledrivertraining.com. SW
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EXPERIENCED OTR FLATBED DRIVERS EARN 47.5 up to 50 cpm loaded. 52.3 to 55 cpm for O.D. loads. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Call: 843-266-3731 bulldoghiway.com EOE.
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DRIVER – PAY INCREASE! Regional van drivers start at 37cpm w/1 year experience. Training available for drivers w/less experience. Great benefits/home weekly. Call 888-362-8608 or visit AVERITTcareers.com. EOE. SW
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DRIVERS-NO EXPERIENCE – NO PROBLEM. 100% paid CDL training. Immediate benefits. 20/10 program. Trainers earn up to 49¢ per mile! CRST VAN EXPEDITED 800-326-2778 www.JoinCRST.com.
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DRIVER-Experienced OTR drivers up to $4000 bonus, $3500 sign-on cash and $500 laptop or GPS. Up to .39¢ per mile! 888-463-3962 6mo. OTR exp. & current CDL. www.usatruck.jobs eoe m/f/h/v SW
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DRIVERS- CDL-A GREAT HOME TIME! Start Up To 43¢ Per Mile. Sign-on bonus!!Lease purchase available. Experience req’d. 800-441-4271 x SC-100 HornadyTransportation.com SW
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ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 112 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.
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SALES PROFESSIONAL NEEDED. Most earn $50k-$100K or more. Call our branch office at 843-284-5595. Ask for Amanda or e-mail
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Wanted: Part time Choir director needed for small traditional Methodist church. Please send resume and salary requirements to Mt. Zion Methodist Church at P.O. Box 186, Central SC 29630.
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Yard Sale
Yard Sale: Saturday April 23, 103 Hutton Rd, 8 a.m. till 2 p.m., tools, furniture and miscellaneous. 4/20
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BIG YARD SALE: Sat 4/23 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Rain or shine. Furniture, camper cover, tires, household, hunting, fishing & misc. 2335 Pumpkintown Hwy., Pickens.
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SLED arrests Liberty principal, bookkeeper in embezzlement case
LIBERTY — The Liberty High School principal and bookkeeper placed on paid administrative leave after a school records audit in February were arrested last week, with the principal accused of stealing more than $10,000 from LHS and the School District of Pickens County.
Longtime public servant Gettys passes at age 80
EASLEY — Richard H. Gettys, a prominent, highly-regarded figure in Pickens County, died Sunday at the age of 80.
