Monthly Archives: June 2013
Pickens Senior Center to host breakfast fundraiser Saturday
PICKENS — Pickens Senior Center will have a breakfast fundraiser Saturday, June 22, from 8-11 a.m. at the center at 129 Schoolhouse St. in Pickens. The cost is $5 per person, payable at the door.
All money profited will help to complete renovations at the center.
Music will be provided by Lib Porter.
The menu is as follows: Pancakes, grits, eggs, bacon or sausage. Drinks will be provided.
Jeep cruise-in is this Saturday
Huge crowd from last Saturday enjoyed the cars and music at the Cruise-In & Music on Main in Downtown Pickens
The final downtown Pickens cruise-in will be held this Saturday evening, starting at 7 p.m. on Main Street. This week will be the return of Jeep night. Hundreds of Jeeps are expected to make their way downtown, while New Dixie Storm takes the stage for the night’s entertainment. Last Saturday,
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Publix now open in Clemson
Publix in Clemson Ribbon Cutting
The anticipated opening of the new Publix Supermarket on U.S. 123 in Clemson got under way last Tuesday evening with an open house at the new location. Hundreds were on hand for the event. Publix officially opened it doors to the public the following day. Above, the management team of the new store cuts the ribbon during the event. Featured photo shows, store manager Tim Gibson, who was the former manger of the Easley location, accepting the symbolic key to the new store from Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw.
Wilderness skills classes planned at Hagood Mill
PICKENS — The Pickens County Museum recently announced that registration for the much-awaited Wilderness Self-Reliance Skills series with instructor Alex Garcia is now open.
The classes, held at the Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center, are designed for adults and are very hands-on.
Garcia currently works at Clemson University and is a 21-year Army veteran. His career includes occupation specialties in the infantry, Special Forces and military intelligence where he applied his skills as an assistant team commander and staff intelligence officer. He attended the U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama as well as received instruction in civilian wilderness survival schools.
SHINE bag lunch fundraiser scheduled for next Thursday
EASLEY — SHINE Soup Kitchen is holding its annual lunch bag fundraiser event on Thursday, June 27.
The event is sponsored by the SHINE board of directors.
With doors open Monday through Friday every week, the kitchen at SHINE (Stopping Hunger in Nearby Easley) feeds more than 10,000 people in the Pickens County community each year, and they
Honoring Their Service
Thank you for your Service
About Wounded Warriors Project
The mission of the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) is to honor and empower the men and women who have been injured in service to their country and foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history.
The WWP works diligently to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs.
Headquartered at the Sacrifice Center in Jacksonville, Fla., additional program offices are located throughout the United States and specific locations can be found at woundedwarriorproject.org.
The love of family
Nicole Daughhetee
Life As I Know It
By Nicole Daughhetee
When I was a kid, my immediate family consisted of my mom and I. Often my grandparents made us a family of four, but either way, it was a small nuclear family unit.
I had (have) aunts, uncles and cousins in Colorado and even closer by in Miami, where I spent my childhood; my dad, step-mom and half-sister are out in Montana. There was never an occasion when we all came together as one large family unit.
There were many times when I would imagine how exciting it would be to have a huge family Christmas — all of us coming together from different places in the country — to celebrate en masse. Because I never had this experience as a child, I have created them in my adulthood.
Just getting there is half the battle
Olivia Fowler
On The Way
By Olivia Fowler
We had a wonderful vacation at the beach. Beautiful weather, congenial people and stress-free activities. In truth, we were so thoroughly exhausted when we finally got there we would have had a wonderful time just sitting by the ocean, staring into space.
Life is never dull. That’s one thing you can always count on. And no matter how much you prepare for an event, the things you are prepared for never happen. It’s the other things you never dream of that derail the train.
I sweat, therefore I am
Ben Robinson
All About Ben
By Ben Robinson
It happens every summer. I guess it’s God’s way of reminding me that I really should not be carrying this much weight. It gets to be June, it starts getting hotter, and I sweat.
I would use the phrase “sweat like a pig,” but the swine community has threatened legal action if I do so. “We sweat, but nothing like you do,” said the letter from the pig lawyer that I received.
The extra weight I carry does not do me any good throughout the year.
Sure, each December I have dozens of young ladies offering to sit in my lap if I grow a white beard and dress in a red suit. But they never follow through, so that’s no good for me.
Courier Obits 6-19-12
Lloyd Lee Cantrell
Pickens — Lloyd Lee Cantrell, age 80, husband of Betty Robinson Cantrell, died Saturday June 15, 2013 at his home. Mr. Cantrell was born in Pickens County a son of the late Verdie Alexander Cantrell and Walter Troy Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He was retired from Ryobi in Pickens, a veteran of the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, one daughter; Sherry Cantrell of Pickens, one son; Robin Cantrell of Pickens, two brothers; Ernest E. Cantrell of Sunset, Willie T. Cantrell of Monks Corner, several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Cantrell was predeceased by his parents and one sister Mathree Warren.
Funeral Service was Monday, June 17 at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Dillard Funeral Home. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens.
