Monthly Archives: October 2013
County park gets new site
COUNTY — Visitors to Mile Creek Park in Six Mile will be able to streamline their trips beginning next month.
Pickens County Council announced recently that the park’s new website, www.visitmilecreekpark.com, will become available to the public after 5 p.m. on Nov. 4. The website will allow visitors to select a campsite using an interactive map, make reservations and pay via credit card or PayPal. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
The site will also feature a wilderness game for children, which is customized to help kids learn about the local area. Questions rotate through a selection
City of Pickens selected by ACOG as pilot city
PICKENS — The Appalachian Council of Governments’ Department of Planning and Economic Development recently received a $55,000 federal grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to build an online “Entrepreneur Friendly Toolkit.”
The city of Pickens has been selected as a pilot city to build its toolkit and encourage entrepreneurs.
The toolkit will take local leaders through eight interactive “steps” which will help their communities organize themselves around supporting local entrepreneurs and small business.
The steps include resource assessment, centralized information, training
Seven upstate United Ways team up for Born Learning
UPSTATE — Seven United Ways serving 10 Upstate counties launched a new effort this week to help maximize the early learning potential of young children.
Born Learning Upstate SC is a public engagement campaign that aims to help parents, caregivers and communities provide young children with quality learning opportunities. The campaign is built around research that shows children are “born learning,” with the first three years of a child’s life proven to be an especially critical time.
“This is when that brain is truly a sponge,” said Lisa Williams, board chair of United Way of Oconee County and a sergeant with the Seneca Police
Pickens Chamber Member of the Month
Wilson Gas
The October Pickens Chamber Member of the Month is Wilson Gas Service. Wilson Gas Service prides theirself on our customer satisfaction. The company is a local company with combined experience of more than 65 years. Thier employees are local folks and over the years they have built many relationships based on our dependable service, whether it is a service call for heat or appliances, or for prompt propane delivery. Wilson’s appreciate s their existing customers and looks forward to meeting new ones in the future. So if you’re looking for a local, dependable propane company to meet all your propane needs, please come on down to see Wilson. You’ll be glad you did. Wilson’s is located at 2824 Gentry Memorial Hwy in PIckens Pickens and can be reached by calling (864) 878-0160.
3rd Friday event planned in uptown Pickens this week
PICKENS — Quite a number of stores and restaurants will again be open until 9 p.m. this Friday for the monthly third Fridays event in Pickens.
Included will be such merchants as Nestfeathers, Shabby Chic, Oh Joy!, Antiques and Uniques as well as the Court Street Gallery.
The Gatehouse Restaurant and Michaels will offer great food and beverage. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy the great specials, music, refreshments, Halloween candy and the autumn decorations. See page 10A for advertising.
Pickens County Habitat for Humanity seeks build partners
COUNTY — Pickens County Habitat for Humanity is presently seeking build partners to help provide partial funding and volunteers to assist low-income Pickens County families in building “safe, decent, and affordable” homes. A build partner can be any group of volunteers willing to come alongside approved homeowner families and assist them by volunteering time on the build site and providing funds to purchase needed construction materials.
Some previous build partners include Easley Presbyterian Church, the Senior Class of Liberty High School, Cornell Dubilier, SCBT, Lowes of Easley, Clemson United Methodist Church, and the employees of Pickens County.
When you think you’ve seen it all
Olivia Fowler
On The Way
By Olivia Fowler
If while traveling in a vehicle the interior becomes too hot for comfort, the air conditioner can be turned on. Under ordinary circumstances the vents can be adjusted for the desired air flow, and a cool comfortable trip is guaranteed.
Only cool air should stream from the vents. Under no circumstances should pieces of acorns shoot out. We take so much for granted in our high-tech world that when there is a hitch in the smooth operation of our machines we
Honoring the memory of Cam
Ben Robinson
All About Ben
BY Ben Robinson
It’s October, and I really don’t have anything appropriate to wear.
Pink is the official color of October, as this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And, pretty much by design, I don’t own anything pink. My brother Thom had a shirt that certainly looked pink to me, nut he said it was actually “chartreuse.” He’s a dyer, so I have to trust him on colors, especially ones I cannot spell.
I toyed with the idea of buying a pink tie, but remembered that if there is any way out of it, I will not wear a tie. That might be a reason why I’m in my late
Pickens wins gold at the Blue Flame Brawl
Russell W. Brinson III/Photo
Faith Dickard passing the ball will Rachel Kellett directly behind her, Madison Holford,and Michaela Leslie looking on.
PICKENS — On Saturday, October 12, the Lady Flame sweep through the field at their own tournament to win gold. Pickens started pool play against a much improved Westside team, winning 25-8, 25-19. Then the team defeated West Oak 25-10, 25-14 and finished undefeated in pool play by beating Chesnee 25-7, 25-18.
In the semis of the gold bracket, the Lady Flame started slowly against Wren, spotting the Hurricanes seven points before pulling together as a team to win the first game 25-20. The momentum shifted and Pickens thrashed the competition 25-6 to win the match. Against a strong South Pointe team, the
Literacy group to hold used book sale October 18 and 19
PICKENS — Books at bargain prices will soon be available during the Pickens County Literacy Association’s semi-annual Used Book Sale.
The two-day event will be held in the All Saints Hall of Pickens Presbyterian Church, located at 311 West Main Street. The sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Proceeds from this event help the PCLA continue its program of volunteer tutors helping adults improve their reading skills.
Thanks to the generosity of the PCLA’s many donors and volunteers, there will be tables filled with hard and paperback books, children’s books, cookbooks,
