UPSTATE — Signups are now underway for evening classes in acoustic bluegrass instruments in Clemson, Travelers Rest, Greenville, Easley, Pickens and Walhalla that will begin the week of Monday, Nov. 5. These classes are part of the Young Appalachian Music program.

The evening music program is designed to teach students to play acoustic instruments in the traditional way, by ear. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and bass.

To sign up for the Easley and Greenville lessons, contact Susan Ware-Snow at (864) 979-9188 or susu9196@gmail.com. To sign up for lessons in Pickens, Clemson, Travelers Rest and Walhalla, contact Betty McDaniel at (864) 878-4257 or mcdanibw1@gmail.com. The cost is $60 per six-week session, and instrument rental is available for $25 per six-week session. Enrollment dates are through Friday, Nov. 9; late signups will be allowed. Lessons will begin Monday, Nov. 5 and are open to all ages from third grade through adults.

PICKENS — Pickens View Wesleyan Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Pickens View Wesleyan is located off Highway 8 at 744 Bethlehem Ridge Road just outside Pickens.

In 1912, The Rev. J. R. Davis organized the Pickens View Church with 14 members. A parcel of land was purchased from Mr. W. W. T. Nalley on February 1, 1913. The location was about two miles east of Pickens on the next hill over from town. The town of Pickens could be seen in the distance so the church was named “Pickens View.”

The January 30, 1913, edition of The Pickens Sentinel noted the following information, “The Wesleyans have bought the old M.E. (Methodist Episcopal) church house and are taking it down and will erect a Wesleyan Church on the Pickens and Easley road.” The men of the church drove horses and wagons to Pickens to pick up the lumber.

John Wilfred McGee, Jr.

Easley — Mr. John Wilfred McGee, Jr., 70, of 416 Duvall St., died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital.

Born Feb. 20, 1942 in Savannah, Ga., he was the son of the late John McGee, Sr. and the late Ruby Moye McGee. Mr. McGee was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and retired from Charleston Memorial Hospital.

He was a simple man who loved to hunt and fish.

He is survived by his sons, Jeff Speller and Ralph Speller; daughters, Shana Merck, JonAnn McGee and Lori Newton; and 11 grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road, which is assisting the family.

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