Daily Archives: 05/23/2017
Scholarship winners
The Charles F. Rogers Scholarship committee recently announced this year’s selections for the Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award. Tori Morris and Sam Lawson, pictured above, are the 2017 recipients of the Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award. Morris and Lawson will receive a $1,000 scholarship to put toward their college education. Both student-athletes will be attending North Greenville University.
Pickens Rec Report
By Cheri Anthony
Pickens Recreation Director
canthony@pickenscity.com
Our Diamond Day celebration was a great success! The weather started a little shaky
The Pickens Recreation Department sponsored a local Pitch, Hit and Run Competition on Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. on Senior Field at Jaycee Park. Participant age groups included 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 girls and boys. First-place winners in each of the categories, plus all-around winners, will advance to the sectional competition in Anderson on June 3. Participants pictured, from left, are — Sitting: Zion Anderson (Spartanburg), John Ridings (Spartanburg), Shaelyn Thrasher (Pickens), Griffin Duncan (Pickens), Jackson Weis (Pickens), TJ Borow (Pickens), Will Trotter (Pickens), Ben Hudson (Pickens) and Brett Batson (Pickens). Standing: Cameron Robinson (Pickens), Kent Crowe (Pickens), Genesis Anderson (Spartanburg), Jensen Keller (Pickens), Hayden Wyatt (Taylors), Kloven Holcomb (Greenville) and Conner Thrasher (Pickens).
for us in the morning, but the entire day’s festivities played out as planned. We want to thank all of our friends, relatives and visiting teams from Pendleton and Walhalla
who came to enjoy the day with us and supported this event.
During the noon festivities, our seventh annual PYAC Town Creek Speedy Ball Race was run. 336 colorful plastic balls raced down Town Creek in just under 10 minutes. We are immeasurably grateful to all the folks who sold and helped us with this fundraiser. The Recreation Department was proud to award three sellers who went above and beyond. These participants were first place, Owen Walls; second
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No games played here
I went to my very first hockey game in Nashville last Thursday night and watched the Predators play the Anaheim Ducks for a spot in the Stanley Cup finals. It was an 
amazing experience. No. It was more than that. It may have been a life-altering experience.
The only thing to compare it to was the battle scene from Braveheart, the movie, when the Scots are lined up with their blue-painted faces and roar out their battle cries as the English bear down on them on horseback.
There were people at the game who had painted their
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Why me?
Questions:
There have been several questions about people who realize they have the beginning stages of dementia and loved ones who realize they, too, may someday have the 
disease. We have grouped them together, because the answer is similar to anyone experiencing dementia or any life-threatening disease.
Answer:
It is easy to have a pity party and bemoan our fate. It takes a stronger person who, amid a disaster, can focus on the positive. Each day
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Courier Letters to the Editor 5-24-17
Keep your hands off our funds
Dear Editor,
This letter is to all the politicians who keep calling Social Security and Medicare “entitlement” programs. I’ve got some hot news for you uninformed politicians.
These programs are business deals we workers made with our government. The deal
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Courier Obituaries 5-24-17
Lieutenant Evan Robert Callahan
Pickens — 2LT Evan Robert Callahan, U.S. Army, 23, died Monday, May 15, 2017, while on active duty at Fort Benning, Ga.
Lt. Callahan was born in Boynton Beach, Fla., a son of Kevin Flanagan and
Dream Center provides A HAND UP for those in need
Opportunity Village shining on national stage
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A local effort to provide a hand up to those in need has earned some national recognition.
The National Make A Difference Day organization has honored The Dream Center of Pickens County for its one-of-a-kind Opportunity Village project.
Oct. 22 is National Make a Difference Day.
“That is a day across the country where people do projects in their community to make a difference,” said Chris Wilson, executive director of The Dream Center of Pickens County. “The one we did is where we built 13 Tiny Houses. We had 500 volunteers come in and we raised up 13 houses in that day.”
In just 14 hours, the group raised up 13
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Fort Prince George DAR holds annual awards day
EASLEY — The Fort Prince George Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently held its annual awards day.
The awards are all part of the DAR’s commitment to the mission of encouraging education, historic preservation and patriotism.
Awards day is meant to recognize outstanding students, from Pickens, Liberty and
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Reece family reunion planned for May 28
PICKENS — The descendants of John and Ader Cantrell Reece will meet for their annual family reunion on May 28.
The reunion will be held at Mountain Grove Baptist Church, located at 644 E. Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens, with dinner starting at 1 p.m.
Cups, plates, ice and utensils will be provided.
Everyone is asked to bring a well-filled basket and enjoy fellowship.
Juarez named Scholar Technician of the Year
COUNTY — Alliance Pickens, in partnership with the School District of Pickens County, recently announced Freddy Juarez of the Pickens County Career and 
Technology Center and Easley High School as the winner of the 2017 Pickens County Scholar Technician of the Year Award.
Sponsored by Alliance Pickens, the Scholar Technician of the Year is an annual award honoring technical competence in Pickens County high school students. This year, the honor
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comes with a $500 “Career Starter Fund” from Alliance Pickens. The two runners-up for the award received Career Starter Funds of $250 each.
Juarez is an active participant in the electricity program at the Career and Technology Center. He was one of the very first people in Pickens County to be hired by era-contact USA, the world’s leading railroad connectivity company, which recently announced the construction of its new North American manufacturing headquarters at the Pickens County Commerce Park in Liberty.
“Freddy’s hard work and the excellent program at the CTC combined to secure him a great job straight out of high school. He is the kind of success story we love to see in a Scholar Technician,” said Ray Farley, executive director of Alliance Pickens. “His maturity and dedication to his trade made him stand out among his peers, and Freddy is a perfect example of a highly-skilled graduate that employers hope to find when they locate in Pickens County.”
Alliance Pickens is a public/private economic development organization whose primary mission is to attract, retain and increase the number of jobs and increase the tax base in Pickens County.
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