Monthly Archives: April 2017
Daniel students sweep Chemistry Olympiad
Daniel High students Jacob Jensen, Connor Lehmacher, Manav Jain and Benjamin Buck recently received top honors in the prestigious Chemistry Olympiad competition.
CENTRAL — Several Daniel High School students recently received top honors in the prestigious Chemistry Olympiad competition.
The event, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, is the first level of a nationwide
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Palmetto Pride official: Litter has many impacts
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Litter is ugly.
It’s also costly.
Esther Wagner brought that message to a Lunch and Learn session held by the Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon.
Wagner is the Prideways program manager for Palmetto Pride.
Litter impacts us in a variety of ways, she said.
“Litter costs all of us,” Wagner said. “It’s impacting all of us, economically, with our health and
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Rice to speak at taxpayers meeting
PICKENS — Sen. Rex Rice will be the featured speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Pickens County Taxpayers Association on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m., according to PCTA president Harv Rettberg.
The meeting will be held at the Rural Water Offices at 4502 Moorefield Memorial Highway in
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Tri-County to host free back to work seminar
UPSTATE — Tri-County Technical College will host a free workshop titled “7 Smart Strategies for 50-plus Jobseekers” on April 27 at the college’s Anderson QuickJobs Center.
The seminar will be held from 10 a.m.-noon at 512 Michelin Blvd, across the street from the Tri-County Technical College Anderson campus.
Tri-County’s team can help individuals update job search strategies, practice for interviewing
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Clemson Area Story Tellers Guild to meet on April 25
CLEMSON — The Clemson Area Story Tellers (CAST) Guild will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, at The Arts Center, located at 212 Butler St. in Clemson.
Have stories to share? Well, come and tell them where you have a captive audience. You are invited to an evening of “Tips for Tellers” and family-friendly stories, poetry or music. Attend as a listener or a teller — all are welcome.
For more information, visit explorearts.org, call (864) 855-6396 or email clemsonareastorytellers@yahoo.com.
Easley Pride Day planned
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Residents are encouraged to do their part next month to help keep Easley tidy, as the city plans a cleanup day.
During a recent city council meeting, councilman Kent Dykes said Easley Pride Day will be
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LHS names delegates
Liberty High School students were recently selected as 2017 Palmetto Boys and Girls State
delegates. Pictured above, from left, are Frank Cantrell of American Legion Post 67, Boys State delegates Chandler Pittman, Gatlin Bell, Lucas Bates, Grant Hitt and Dustin Krout, and Jerry Nalley of American Legion Post 67. At right are Girls State delegates Emily Sauls and Amber Wilson. Palmetto Boys State 2017 and Palmetto Girls State 2017 are week-long leadership camps where high school juniors with exceptional qualities in the areas of leadership, interest in government, character, honesty, scholarship, maturity and cooperativeness learn about and participate in government and politics. American Legion Post 67 sponsors Liberty male students to attend Boys State, and the American Legion Auxiliary sponsors female students to attend Girls State. This year’s Palmetto Boys State is June 11-17 at Anderson University in Anderson, and this year’s 2017 session of the American Legion Auxiliary Palmetto Girls State will be the same week at Presbyterian College in Clinton.
Coach Brad Scott to speak at Six Mile Baptist Church
SIX MILE — Six Mile Baptist Church is hosting “An Evening with Brad Scott,” the assistant athletic director for player development at Clemson University, this Sunday, April 23, at 6 p.m.
Brad Scott is in his 18th year with the program, including his sixth as an assistant athletic director. He moved into administration in 2011 after 12 years as an assistant coach from 1999-
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Easter sunrise at Hillcrest
Hillcrest Memorial Park and The Pickens Ministerial Association held their annual Easter 
sunrise service on Sunday. Above, those in attendance enjoyed the joyful sounds of the Secona Praise Team just after sunrise. Left, this year’s message was delivered by Secona Baptist Church youth pastor James Lawson. A staple in the Pickens community, the event was first held in 1960.
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Rogers golf tourney scheduled for April 29
PICKENS — The 13th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament is scheduled for April 29.
The tournament, which annually benefits a male and female senior basketball player from Pickens High School planning to attend a university, college or technical school, is set to kick off with a 2 p.m. shotgun start at Southern Oaks Golf Course.
The tournament will follow a captain’s choice format, and entry costs $75 per person for a four-person team. Hole sponsorships are available for $50 as well, and prizes will be awarded for first-, second- and third-place teams, longest drive and closest to the
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