Daily Archives: 04/09/2014
Mounted Ministries offers horseback riding with a higher purpose
Mounted Ministries is a nonprofit 501(c)3 religious horseback riding organization in Pickens. The group offers “Christ-Centered Riding” using horses rescued from neglect or that were unwanted/donated.
Founder Cathy Childers is also a horse trainer and riding instructor who refers to her rescued horses as “The Redeemed.”
“After the horses are rehabilitated and retrained, some are made available to loving forever homes through an adoption process,” Childers said.
Others, she said, are used for ministry purposes as she teaches children, youth and adults more than just how to ride. She uses the horse’s behavior to illustrate biblical principals on a variety of
Exploring spiritual formation outdoors
Southern Wesleyan offers course
on wilderness spirituality
CENTRAL — This past fall, Southern Wesleyan University offered a new course devoted to the spiritual benefits gained from a solitary wilderness experience and a temporary retreat from an increasingly connected, urbanized society.
Jonathan Stegenga, a Southern Wesleyan University junior from northern Pickens County, jots down some thoughts in his notebook while spending time alone in a wooded area. This past fall, Southern Wesleyan University offered a new course devoted to the spiritual benefits gained from a solitary wilderness experience and a temporary retreat from an increasingly connected, urbanized society.
Wilderness is a locale used frequently throughout the Bible, two prominent instances being the Israelites’ 40 years of wandering in the desert and Jesus going up to an isolated mountaintop to pray. Monastic orders built monasteries in isolated areas for sacred activities.
Dr. Rocky Nation, professor of biology at Southern Wesleyan University, developed “Wilderness
Courier Legals 4-9-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE FAMILY COURT
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTY OF PICKENS
C.A. No.: 2013-DR-39-507
2013-DR-39-1250
South Carolina Department of Social Services, vs. Kristen Collins, Carlos Toj De La Cruz, John Doe, Defendants. In the Interest of: McKengie De La Cruz, 05/11/2013 Minors Under the Age of 18
TO: DEFENDANT JOHN DOE:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Removal for the minor children in this action filed against you, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County on May 14, 2013 and the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights for the minor child in this action filed against you, the original of which has been
Courier Notice of Creditors 4-9-14
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 OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to
Courier Trespass Notices 4-9-14
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
Courier Classifieds 4-9-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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