Daily Archives: 09/25/2013
Verlon Thompson in Concert to be held at Dacusville Community Center
Dacusville — Dacusville Community Club is excited to welcome award-winning Nashville country music singer/songwriter, Verlon Thompson, for a concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 5.
In addition to touring for many years with Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson compositions have been recorded by a diverse group of performers: Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Trisha Yearwood and many more. In addition to his songwriting and live performances, Verlon’s guitar work cannot go unnoticed. You can hear a sample at
Inaugural Clemson Kick-off for a Cure planned for Oct. 5
CLEMSON — Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Clemson Kick-off for a Cure event, to be held at Littlejohn Coliseum during the Oct. 5 Clemson football game at Syracuse.
In its inaugural year, Clemson Kick-off for a Cure will support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and combine two of the Tiger Nation’s favorite pastimes: food and football. The event will be held October 5th at The Littlejohn Coliseum Stadium during the Clemson Tigers vs. Syracuse Orangemen football game. All proceeds to benefit research and care for cystic fibrosis patients.
Wait from home, not the ER at Baptist Easley
EASLEY — Baptist Easley has implemented InQuicker, a new way to access ER care. Patients can check-in for a projected treatment time at CaringIsOurCalling.com, arrive at the designated time, and be promptly seen by a health care professional using an innovative online service called InQuicker.
Once a prospective patient receives a projected treatment time at CaringIsOurCalling.com, he or she can wait at home rather than sit in the waiting room. Baptist Easley’s commitment is to make sure that once the patient arrives, he or she is promptly seen by a health care professional.
InQuicker is not an appointment or reservation service, as the nature of ER triage does not allow for the scheduling of medical treatment. InQuicker estimates treatment times based on facility conditions and allows its users to wait from the comfort of home, rather than the waiting room.
Pickens Career Center students to compete in state competition
Kimberly Rowland, Jessica Ray, and Tayler Stiwinter are trying raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
PICKENS — Kimberly Rowland, Jessica Ray, and Tayler Stiwinter are current students at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center.
All three students are in the Health Science program and are members of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) and will compete in Community Awareness at the state competition held in Charleston in March 2014.
For their project on Community Awareness, they are going to raise money forthe Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of the body. The predicted age for survival for a person with Cystic Fibrosis is the late 30’s.
Hay Day Farm in Pickens joins Heritage Quilt Trail
Lucy and Dale Harward’s Hay Day Farm has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. Above, the couple show off the quilt.
PICKENS — Lucy and Dale Harwards’ Hay Day Farm located at 130 Hay Day Farm Drive in Pickens has joined the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail. A quilt block designed by the Reverend and Mrs. Harward and executed by her, is called Harwards’ Hay Day Farm. It depicts their life together and their many vocations and interests.
The center square of the quilt is a variation on the Grandmother’s Flower Garden pattern and represents the many flowers and other products from Dale’s garden. The border is a variation on the Rail Road pattern, and includes appliques of a church representing Dale’s work as a minister in the United
PS&L’s Lewis to retire
MARY LEWIS
PICKENS — Pickens only local bank announced recently that Mary Lewis, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire in September 2013.
Alex Gettys, President of Pickens Savings and Loan, states “Mary has been a huge part of our success. Mary was instrumental in guiding the Association through all the regulatory changes we have experienced in recent years. Mary’s professionalism and work ethic is an example for all of us to follow. She will be greatly missed, but she has trained the staff that she leaves behind to carry on with the same work ethic that she maintained during her years of
5 Point Church to host Harvest America Crusade
EASLEY — Five Point Church in Easley will be host church Sunday, September 28, for the second annual Harvest America Crusade–a simulcast event reaching people all over the country.
More than just a webcast, Harvest America is hundreds of churches banding together to proclaim the Gospel live, simultaneously, in host locations nationwide.
This family-centered event is not your typical church service. The 5 Point Praise Band will lead the praise and worship service which will include, telecast interviews with well-known celebrities and performances by Christian artists such as Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp, and The Katinas.
Juggling act
Nicole Guttermuth
A New Day
by Nicole Guttermuth
Em loves America’s Got Talent and recorded it religiously on the DVR this summer so she could watch it at her leisure.
Early on in the competition there was a female contestant who held bowls in each hand and flipped them into the air, catching the bowls in perfect balance atop her head, while riding a unicycle.
I can’t imagine being able to ride a unicycle or catch anything with my hands
Voter registration, photo ID drives set for Pickens County
COUNTY — The Pickens County Registration and Elections Commission wants to help citizens register to vote prior to the October 5th Registration Deadline and to obtain the necessary photo identification to prepare for the November 5, 2013 municipal elections in Central, Easley, Liberty, Norris, and Pickens. To accomplish this, the Commission will conduct Voter Registration & Voter ID Drives at which citizens will be able to register to vote, have their photo taken, and have their new Photo Voter Registration Cards mailed to them.
Molasses makes any dish a sweet delight
By Olivia Fowler
Courier Staff
Molasses is an all-American ingredient and has been used for cooking since the early days of the colonies. It’s delicious poured over hot buttered biscuits or on pancakes, but there are a host of other dishes enhanced by the addition of this ingredient.
Not all of these recipes are quick, but much of the time involved isn’t labor-intensive. You can do other things while the pork chops marinate, and the slow cooker will take care of the beans while you go about your business. Yes, you do have to allow time for the bread to rise, but this bread recipe doesn’t require kneading. The bread does all the work. Only the molasses cookie recipe is mixed up and put into the oven right away. The cookies are somewhat addictive, so be careful.
Molasses Spice Cookies
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. of baking soda
1/2 tsp. of salt
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c. dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. granulated sugar, plus 1/3 c. for rolling cookies
1 large egg
1/3 c. unsulphered molasses
Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice together in a bowl and set aside.
Use an electric mixer and beat the butter for two minutes. Add the brown sugar, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about three minutes with mixer set at medium speed. Add egg, vanilla extract, and molasses. Beat until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
Add dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
Place remaining 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Working with two Tbsp of dough each time, roll dough into 1 3/4 inch balls. Roll balls in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets, spacing them 1 1/2 to two inches apart.
Bake until the outer edges of the cookies begin to set and centers are soft and puffy, about 11-13 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets for 2-3 minutes before transferring them to cooling racks.
Note: Do not overcook. The centers of the cookies should be somewhat soft and spongy when you take them out of the oven, otherwise they will end up hard and dry.
Slow-cooked Baked Beans
1 lb. (2 to 2 1/2 c.) dry white beans such as Navy beans or Great Northern beans (can also use kidney beans)
1/3 c. molasses
1/3 c. brown sugar
3-4 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
3 c. hot water
1/2 lb. salt pork (can sub bacon), cut into 1/2-in. to 1-in. pieces
1 medium onion, (1 1/2 c.) chopped
Place beans in a large pot and cover with two inches of water. Soak overnight and drain. Alternatively, bring a pot with the beans covered with two inches of water to a boil, remove from heat and let soak for an hour, then drain.
Mix the molasses, brown sugar, mustard, and ground cloves with three cups of hot water.
Line the bottom of a slow-cooker (or a Dutch oven if you are cooking in the oven) with half of the salt pork (pick the fattiest pieces). Layer over with half of the drained beans. Add all of the onions in a layer, then top with another layer of beans and the remaining salt pork. Pour the molasses water mixture over the beans to just cover the beans.
Cover and cook in a slow-cooker on the low setting for eight hours (or in a 250°F oven), until the beans are tender. Check the water level a few hours in,
