Monthly Archives: November 2013
My Christmas list
Ben Robinson
All About Ben
By Ben Robinson
It’s that time of year again. I get to put together a Christmas list.
This year will definitely be better than last year. For one thing I am employed this year, so I can actually afford to buy people better gifts than a wrapped sheet of paper that simply says, “Warm wishes from Ben.”
Of course, that also puts pressure on me. I no longer have a girlfriend, so at least that pressure is gone. I still care for the girl, but she probably would not appreciate a picture of me as a present.
One priority is my gift for my father. He’s a bit insulted because I mistakenly wrote in last week’s column that he was dishonorably discharged from the army. Of course, the truth turned out to be he was
Take time to thank an educator this week
November 18-22 is American Education Week, a time to reflect on our country’s legacy of education and to give thought to what we want for the future of our kids.
Pickens has provided a variety of new opportunities over the past few years. Academically, we are doing more. Our on-time graduation rates have risen a full four percentage points, our students’ performance on standardized testing at the elementary, middle and high school level continues to surpass their peers around the state. SAT and ACT performance has been at or above the national average, and in 2012 Daniel High School was named the best traditional public high school in the state by US News and
Courier Legals 11-20-13
Notice of Sale
C/A No: 2010-CP-39-1661
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of the OWS Remic Trust 2013-1 against, Irving L. Mathews, and Esther M. Mathews, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on December 2, 2013, at 11:00 am , at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
Legal Description and Property Address:
All that piece, or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina, being in the Southern portion of Lot 96, Wyatt Acres Subdivision and being shown on a surveyentitled “Survey for Arthur Nuernberg” prepared by Plumbee Surveying, dated September 12, 2005
Courier Notice of Creditors 11-20-13
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer to these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Pickens County, the address of which is 222 McDaniel Ave., B16, Pickens, SC 29671, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date where the claim will become due, the nature of any
Courier Trespass Notices
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing.
All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
Mary S. Craig Nov. 2013
Courier Classifieds 11-20-13
Announcements
Do you own an antique or modern U.S. or foreign military vehicle? If so, “I WANT YOU” to join our veterans club, USMTM, please email for info: us.mtm66@yahoo.com. TFC
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13 arrested in ‘meth blitz’
COUNTY — Five law enforcement agencies teamed up to make a dent in the methamphetamine problem that affects Pickens and Greenville counties last week.
On Nov. 5 and 6, officers from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, Easley Police Department and the Clemson Police Department joined together in a drug sweep that resulted in 13 arrests in Pickens County.
In addition to the arrests, officers checked 33 locations, seizing more than $2,000 and two guns and placing five children under emergency protective custody due to arrests or unsafe
Firetruck crashes en route to blaze
A Pumpkintown Fire Department truck was involved in an accident Monday morning en route to a fire on Pleasant Grove Road. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the driver swerved to avoid a deer and the truck rolled over off the side of the road. As of Tuesday morning, two of the three firefighters who had been in the truck had been treated and released from Greenville Memorial Hospital. A third firefighter remains in the hospital and is in stable condition. Pictured above, a pair of firefighters look at the truck after crews flipped it back over.
Students observe Veterans Day
Tribute to A Hero
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
PFC Barrett Austin’s parents Curt and Yolanda Austin bow their heads in prayer at a monument dedicated in his memory at a Veterans Day ceremony at Pickens High School on Monday.
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
PICKENS — Pickens High School students heard inspirational words from an aging veteran and paid tribute to a local serviceman killed in defense of his country at a Veterans Day ceremony Monday.
The Rev. Ken Lawson reminded students that the county has a history of patriotism rarely found anywhere in the United States. Lawson, father of PHS principal Marion Lawson, said
Clemson picks new president
Craig Mahaffey/Clemson University
James P. Clements was announced Monday morning as Clemson University’s 15th president.
CLEMSON — James P. “Jim” Clements was selected Monday to be Clemson University’s 15th president. Clements currently serves as president of West Virginia University.
Clements was selected by the board of trustees to succeed James F. Barker, who announced plans to retire in April after serving 14 years as president. Barker will remain on the faculty of the School of Architecture.
“Dr. Clements is a distinguished scholar, a nationally recognized voice in higher education and a proven leader who understands the unique mission of land-grant universities. We are confident he is the right person to lead Clemson University to the next level as a great public
