Daily Archives: 01/28/2015
Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation announces leadership for 2015
Easley — The Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation recently announced the members of its 2015 executive committee. Jennifer McAlister of Easley was elected board chair. McAlister has served on the foundation board for three years and has been active on the development committee.
Elected as vice chair was Jan Rushton Overton of Clemson. Overton has co-chaired the special events committee for three years and has also served on the development committee. Board member Lucas Durham of Easley was elected treasurer for 2015; Betty Garrison of Easley was
St. Michael’s Episcopal set to hold Oyster Roast Fundraiser on Feb. 14
EASLEY — Oyster season lasts only a few months, and St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will host its annual oyster roast on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 3-6 p.m.
Attendees will be able to enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters, Brunswick stew, and side dishes at the fundraiser, which will benefit the church and its outreach programs, including multiple Pickens County charities.
Oyster-shucking happens outdoors, and all should dress accordingly. Personal oyster knives and
SWU hosts events in MLK’s honor
One Voice
Jeremiah Dew gives Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, part of his presentation titled “One Voice: A Black History Narrative,” which combines his performances with video interviews of those involved locally in the Civil Rights movement. Dew, who spoke in chapel Jan. 21 at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, created “One Voice” out of his desire to introduce these great African-American men and women to a younger generation. Dew is also familiar to Greenville Drive fans as the “director of fun and on-field emcee” and to Clemson basketball fans as the “on-court hype guy.”
MLK Blood Drive at SWU
Malek Martin makes his donation during the MLK Blood Drive Jan. 20 on Southern Wesleyan University’s Central campus. Martin is a sophomore from Anderson majoring in sport management. The blood drive was one of the events organized at Southern Wesleyan to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The Blood Connection extended its hours for the drive, due to their current shortage of blood supplies. Sixty-six units were donated during the drive. For details about the Blood Connection, visit thebloodconnection.org.
Reunion of Upcountry Families set
Reunion seeks families, groups to showcase historical items
The next Reunion of Upcountry Families is scheduled for March 12-14 and will include family history workshops, cemetery tours and historic displays.
CENTRAL — The public is invited to the Reunion of Upcountry Families on March 12-14.
The free event will include cemetery tours, workshops devoted to family history and a large display of photos and other items from local families of the Old Pendleton District, which became present-day Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.
Families whose heritage goes back at least a century in the Old Pendleton District are urged to participate in the March 14 reunion display at Southern Wesleyan University by buying a table
Dogs never let you down
Dogs are the most reliable of creatures when it comes to being loyal. You can tell a dog anything without having to worry about seeing your secret broadcast on the six o’clock news.
Dogs are also very protective of your interests. Look at Red Dog, our old boxer. He is top dog 
now and takes those responsibilities very seriously.
He has a squad of loyal soldiers who follow his lead into any situation.
We have a large propane tank in our side yard. Red Dog feels strongly that it is his duty to keep a close watch on this tank and protect it from intruders.
When the propane truck pulls into the yard, Red
Letters to the Editor 1-28-15
Do you care about your county?
Dear Editor,
Pickens County schools need a tax increase in order to restore funding to 2007 levels. There are folks who are passionate about the future of Pickens County, and then there are those who are passionate about their party’s no-tax pledge.
Let’s take a look at some of the folks who are passionate about the future of Pickens County. Google “Concerned Citizens of Pickens County.” Look at the passion, the supporting graphs and
Courier Obituaries 1-28-15
BETTY J. SEABORN
SIX MILE — Betty Jo Willimon Seaborn, 81, of Holliday Road, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.
Born in Six Mile, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Eunice Stone Willimon.
Mrs. Seaborn was retired from the School District of Pickens County, where she served as lunchroom cook at R.C. Edwards Middle School and Six Mile Elementary. She was a member of
Mountain Moonshine, Malfaesance and A Mother’s Misery
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr. Special to The Courier
recently attended a high school class reunion near Stinking Creek in Campbell County in the high east Tennessee mountains. My family lived there when Gennett Lumber Company placed a
Dr, Tom Cloer with Hack Ayers in Hampton Inn, Caryville, TN
steam sawmill there with an enormous band saw, and my dad and relatives ran the mill. I graduated from high school there.
My wife, Elaine, originally from New York City, and I dated on Stinking Creek as we met while attending Cumberland College in nearby Kentucky. We often saw other couples sitting closely as we travelled to the sawmill. I can remember telling Elaine, “People can tell if you and I are married.”
“How can they do that?” she asked with a
Reserve at Lake Keowee sets record for charitable giving
Contributions from the Reserve at Lake Keowee will be shared among five local organizations: Pickens County Meals on Wheels, Pickens County’s Feed a Hungry Child, The Parenting Place, Pickens County Senior Center and Helping Hands of Clemson. Pictured above are representatives from the Reserve at Lake Keowee, along with representatives from the local organizations, during check presentations.
$60,000 going to benefit five local organizations
SUNSET — The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Charitable Foundation announced recently that its 2014 giving totaled $60,000, a new record for the eight-year-old program.
The funds, raised throughout the year, are being shared by a quintet of local organizations: Pickens County Meals on Wheels, Pickens County’s Feed a Hungry Child, The Parenting Place, Pickens County Senior Center and Helping Hands of Clemson.
“Each recipient group is extremely deserving of this support and has an excellent track record of community assistance and improvement,” said Kathryn Gravely, executive director of The
Parenting Place media and marketing director Mitchel Jayne and The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community and Charitable Foundation executive director Kathryn Gravely are pictured during recent check presentations.
Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Community and Charitable Foundation.
The annual contribution was made possible by proceeds from the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX, held in May, The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s 2014 Charity Golf Classic and auction, held in October, and a percentage of annual real estate sales within the community. The funding, which will have direct and tangible impact in Pickens County, was distributed during a recent presentation event held at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.
“The Reserve at Lake Keowee community and staff support the foundation’s goal of giving back to our Pickens community each
Courier legals 1-28-15
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case No.: 2014–CP–39–1072
Marie Bobo, Plaintiff, vs. Heather Lavigne, John Lavigne, and Steve Roper Defendant.
BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Brenda Wires and Barbara Day, the undersigned as Special
