Daily Archives: 04/15/2015
Spring rituals on the farm
This is the time of year that takes me back to childhood. We would all be excited about the approaching “end of school,” and each morning would bring that longed-for day closer.
Early morning began with the sounds of tractors cranking out at the barn. I could stand on the front porch in my cotton pajamas and watch Leroy leave the barnyard on the Super M. Uncle Jack would be out there directing the day.
He’d be wearing one of his khaki shirt and pants that were like a summer time uniform with a tan ballcap and sunglasses. He always had a pack of Lucky Strikes in his
Courier Letters to the Editor
Looking for help finding bracelet
Dear Editor,
A month or so ago, my husband and I and some six other friends went to the Pickens High School fundraiser in the fine arts building at Pickens High School for Blue Flame athletics.
We stopped in Liberty to eat at Nino’s Greek and Italian Restaurant before heading up to listen to some bluegrass music.
I lost a very special yellow gold diamond tennis bracelet. I am just sick over this, and every time
Special orders
Monday night, after covering a brief Easley City Council meeting, I jumped into my car and found that I was hungry. No problem, I thought. There’s a restaurant less than a stone’s throw from city hall with a drive-thru.
Get something to go, drive home, and eat.
So I get in line. I have to admit, I am a picky eater. Growing up, I never saw the need for such things as mustard, mayonnaise or ketchup on my hamburgers. So I make a special order.
“I would like a bacon cheeseburger, plain. That’s bread, meat and cheese,” I say, though a person who works at a restaurant not knowing what “plain”
St. Michael’s to host yard sale on April 18
EASLEY — Discover a great deal and benefit community outreach by shopping at St. Michael’s Multi-Family Yard Sale on Saturday, April 18, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church.
In addition to bargains on everything from clothes to household goods, there will be fresh breakfast and lunch plates available for purchase.
Community members can participate in the sale and reserve a selling space for $10. Sellers can
Chamber member of the month for April
9Round 30-minute kickbox fitness is this month’s chamber member of the month. Owner Michelle Money and her brother, Graydon Lockard, pictured above, have always wanted to have a career that they were passionate about, so they took their love of fitness and helping others and turned it into the career of their dreams. Located at 113 West Main St. in Pickens, 9Round is a specialized fitness center dedicated to serving clients who want a unique, fun and proven workout that guarantees results.
Guardian ad Litem program in need of more volunteers
COUNTY — Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Dave Turner represents all that is good about the South Carolina Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem program.
Andrea Vazquez
and Dave Turner
Every child in foster care deserves a Guardian like Dave. The program needs more volunteers to advocate for the more than 6,000 children involved in pending abuse and neglect cases statewide.
Please take a moment and read Andrea Vazquez’s story and consider volunteering to be the voice of a child as a court appointed advocate.
“At 12 years of age, I came to the United States,” Vazquez said. “Due to extreme abuse at home, I entered the foster care system at the age of 14, where I remained until I was almost 18
Courier Obituaries 4-15-15
Lynne Hammond
Easley — Sarah Lynne Freeman Hammond, 45, of Edgemont Street, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital.
Born in Greenville County, a daughter of Evelyn Gillespie Freeman and the late James Malcolm Freeman, Lynne was a radiologic technician and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are a sister, Beth Freeman Miller (Robert) of Piedmont,
Sixth annual Wings and Wheels for Meals set for this weekend
PICKENS — On Saturday, April 18, the Keowee Flyers, the Pickens County Pilot’s Association and Pickens County Meals on Wheels will host the sixth annual Wings and Wheels for Meals event at the Pickens County Airport.
Admission for the event, which will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., will be $10 per vehicle at the entrance to the airport. All proceeds from the event will go to fund the critical services provided by Meals on Wheels.
Attendees will have an opportunity to get a bird’s eye view of beautiful Pickens County when
Pickens’ Porterfield signs to play at NGU
Pickens High School senior Laiken Porterfield signed on Monday to play volleyball at North Greenville University in the fall. Pictured are family members Tony Bright, Porterfield, Jewell Porterfield, Andrea Bright and Triston Bright.
PICKENS — Pickens High School volleyball standout Laiken Porterfield signed on Monday to take her game to the next level, as she is heading to North Greenville University in the fall.
North Greenville will be getting a great player from one of the state’s premiere high school programs in PHS. In 2014, Porterfield had 314 kills, 23 blocks, 48 aces and 432 digs in the Blue Flame’s run to the AAA State Championship. A captain as a senior, Porterfield was a four-year starter at PHS and earned All-State and North-South All-Star honors last season.
“I am very proud,” Porterfield said. “It took a lot to get here. I love the facility at North Greenville and all the professors. I played with the volleyball team, and they felt like a family.”
Porterfield said she will miss being a Blue Flame, saying her time at Pickens High School has been amazing, and she plans to make an immediate impact at NGU.
“I plan to come in and make an impact,” she said. “I have actually played club volleyball for the North Greenville coach, Doug Mosley, so we know each other.”
Porterfield said she wanted to thank coach Jennifer Gravely, Nikki Anthony, coach Stan Butler and all her teachers at PHS for helping her along the way.
“Laiken is going to be missed,” Gravely said. “She has been a tremendous asset over the last four years. She is a wonderful player and a very hard worker. She will be hard to replace. She will do well at the next level. I will look forward to going over to North Greenville and seeing her play.”
Courier Legals 4-15-15
SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C/A # 2015-CP-39-061
NEAL LANE PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. CASS CASTO, and S.C. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
TO THE DEFENDANT, CASS CASTO:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to apply to the Clerk of this Court for a copy of the Summons and Complaint filed in this matter on January 13, 2015 and to Answer the Complaint and serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at 603 W. Main
