Monthly Archives: October 2014
Police seek suspect in Saturday truck theft
COUNTY — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a person suspected of stealing a vehicle from a gas station early Saturday morning.
According to a release from the sheriff’s office, a 1999 Ford Ranger was taken from the Spinx gas station at 3785 Farrs Bridge Road in Easley, near the Dacusville community, at around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The truck was found on Blackberry Road in Greenville County a short time after the theft from the Spinx station, according to the release.
The person abandoned a 1990 Honda Accord that was previously reported stolen from Greenville city limits, police
Trapp selected to Shrine Bowl
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Daniel defensive back Admir Trapp was the only Pickens County player selected to play in the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, set for Dec. 20 at Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College. Trapp, seen here in action against Emerald earlier this season, is still weighing his college options after receiving a scholarship offer from Furman University recently. Other players of note from local teams’ regions selected for the team were receiver Markavious Adams and defensive back Kaleb Chalmers of Greenwood, quarterback Kelly Bryant of Wren, offensive lineman Zach Darst of Seneca and linebacker Brandon Burger of Powdersville.
Local wrestling club earns national honor
CENTRAL — The USA Wrestling organization has more than 24,000 registered clubs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
This year, a total of just seven clubs were recognized as Gold Medal clubs.
Berkshire-Pickens Wrestling Club was one of them.
The criteria for obtaining the distinction are as follows: Improvement in membership numbers, participation in events
Faith Lutheran Church yard sale is October 17 and 18
PICKENS — Faith Lutheran Church will have its sixth annual yard sale October 17 and 18. Beginning at 7 a.m. Friday morning household items, clothing, books, furniture, holiday items and baked goods will be sold to help support the Gleaning House, a community food pantry.
Utilizing supplemental funds provided by Thrivent Financial Co., every $1 spent will provide $1.50 to the Gleaning House to purchase food. Because the Gleaning House can purchase food in bulk, this is the most effective way Faith can reach out to the needs of the hungry in our community.
For five years now, with the support of the shoppers in our community and a great many reasonably priced items,
Guardian ad Litem Oyster Roast coming up
EASLEY — Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem cordially invite the community to the first-ever Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast.
The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Arran Farm, home of Daniel and Janice Lee, at 820 Lenhardt Road in Easley.
Honorary chair of the first-annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast will be Senator Larry Martin.
The evening will include roasted oysters and southern-style buffet, along with beer and wine, music, silent auction,
Folsom Prison Gang set for amphitheater
PICKENS — The 2014 Attractions at the Amphitheater season will conclude with a performance featuring the Folsom Prison Gang on the Pickens Amphitheater stage on Friday, Oct. 17.
The show will start at 7 p.m. and run until 10 p.m.
The Folsom Prison Gang is a group of six professional musicians — one of whom was a semi-finalist from season 10 of
United Christian Ministries helps those in need
COUNTY — More than 25 years ago, several area church leaders gathered together and began discussions about how to best serve people visiting their churches asking for help with food, clothing or money to pay their rent, electric, or heating bills.
This group of church leaders soon recognized the value of combining resources and developing a system of record-keeping and communication to serve people in need. From this cooperative effort, United Christian Ministries opened its doors to its neighbors in need in July 1989. Supporting churches provided food, clothing, financial gifts and lots of volunteers. In its first six months of operation, UCM provided 538 emergency food packages, assisted 112 households with utility payments, with a total expenditure in direct aid of $7,624.
Fast forward 25 years, and UCM is thankful for the support of approximately 80 churches. During the first six months of 2014, support received by UCM from the faithful churches, businesses, and the community provided 1,137
Council recognizes Brannon at meeting
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Officer Matthew Brannon was recognized Monday evening for his five years of service to the Pickens Police Department and was awarded a certificate by mayor David Owens at the monthly city council meeting.
Also honored but not present at the meeting was Irving Whitmire, who has worked for the city for 15 years.
Local resident Teresa Brock returned to council to complain about a traffic ticket she received for speeding. Brock still doesn’t believe she was speeding when the ticket was issued. She further complained about trash pickup in the city.
Dogs are special in their own way
Every dog that comes into our lives is special. And the little dog we lost in April was such a part of our lives that her death left a huge hole in our hearts.
Cheetah was a five-pound Chihuahua with a huge personality. She was dearly loved and a part of all our activities. When she died, I thought I would never have another dog. And for six months, those were my feelings on the subject.
And then we visited friends who had a Chihuahua named Bullet. He is the son of Trigger, who is the son of Pistol.
He ran over and jumped into my lap and worked the magic spells of dogs. He melted my heart.
It was time to look around and consider what dog would be a good fit
Getting back in shape
I’m finally getting over this injured leg. The doctor was putting a bandage that prevented me from taking a shower all week. After complaints from several of my friends, she decided a different bandage would work just as well.
Now that I am better, I need to set new habits. I need to exercise every day. Just saying that I get plenty of exercise in my daily routine does not work any more. Honestly, if I only took in 100 calories a day, that would work. But since I have the diet of a small herd of cattle, I need to be more active.
I can find my old basketball at home. My old goal is now part of a fallen tree, but I can drive over to one of the parks the county now supplies and play there. I guess the kids the parks are built for are too busy playing video games to use the parks. Luckily, I’m not smart enough to be any good at the video games, so I still need a
