Monthly Archives: March 2017
Pickens plans dog-friendly event to celebrate K-9 cop
PICKENS — Pickens will host an outdoor dog event to celebrate the arrival of the city police department’s new K-9 officer, Zenia, on April 1.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the Pickens trailhead of the Doodle Trail, located at 124 Railroad St. People attending are
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Agency Fair set for families of children with special needs
LIBERTY — Pickens County families of students with special needs are invited to attend the School District of
Pickens County’s Agency Fair on March 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center.
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Veterinary Technology Adoption Day is March 16
UPSTATE — Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day this Thursday, March 16, from 2-6 p.m. at Halbert Hall on the Pendleton campus.
Dogs are leash-trained and taught basic commands, while the
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OPGS to host next meeting on March 21
CENTRAL — The Old Pendleton Genealogical Society will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. at Central Clemson Library, 105 Commons Way in Central.
The speaker will be Jerry Alexander, who will speak on the Cherokee Indians. The public is invited. For more information, call Barbara Clark at (864) 417-0811.
Auxiliary to host Wendy’s Spirit Night
PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Wendy’s of Pickens are partnering for a Spirit Night to raise funds to benefit the hospital.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 23, from 5-8 p.m. Wendy’s is located on Ann Street in Pickens.
The fundraiser will benefit AnMed Health Cannon Hospital with equipment needs.
For the people, not the press
It is Sunshine Week in South Carolina.
The week is an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community.
But every week in our state, newspapers are stepping up to see that the public has access to government meetings and records.
You might not know about these efforts, but if you read on you will learn of some of the outstanding ones
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It’s not for sissies
I suffer from moderately severe acrophobia. That means I’m afraid of heights. It doesn’t bother me unless I’m up high, like the second step of a step ladder. That’s about my limit.
So naturally, when a group of friends wanted to hike a section of the Foothills Trail, I was all for it. We drove up to the Chimney Top Gap at Rocky Bottom and began our trek.
The website said it was moderate terrain. I think it was rated by the people who scaled
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Tiredness, anger and frustration
Bonnie:
I feel a lot of tiredness, anger and frustration. We just moved to town right before my husband had a stroke. I can’t meet anyone in my neighborhood, because I’m always taking care of him. I’d love to have help,
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Do you love all children?
Dear Editor,
Amazing, isn’t it, how calling something by a new name can make it acceptable to the masses, no matter how evil it is? Or that the masses say they are against it, yet for the most part
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Courier Obituaries 3-15-17
Joyce Willis
Liberty — Naomi Joyce Cantrell Willis, 81, of 104 Norwood St., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Country Care in Fair Play.
Born in Liberty, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Nora Gilstrap Cantrell. She retired from Baptist Easley Hospital and
