Monthly Archives: May 2017
School meal prices not rising next year
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
goliver@upstatetoday.com
PICKENS — For the first time in recent years, meal prices in the School District of Pickens County won’t be going up next school year.
The Pickens County School Board approved a recommendation from nutrition services director Jenaffer Pitt that meal prices for 2017-18 remain the same as the current school year. That means meals for
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Open house set for family who lost home to fire
PICKENS — Due to the loss of their home by fire on July 30, 2016, and the rebuilding of their new home, there will be an open house/house warming for Robbie and Robin Eades this Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
The family will be registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond and Wal-Mart. The open house will be at 317 Brandy Lane in Pickens.
No formal invitations will be sent out.
The family would love for family and friends to visit and see what God has done.
Daniel girls win region track meet
PIEDMONT — The Daniel High School girls won the Region I-4A championship at the region track meet at Wren High School on April 23-24, also taking region athlete and coach of the year honors.
The Daniel girls took first place with 174 points, followed by Wren (79), Pickens (62), Greenville (51) and Belton-Honea Path (28). On the boys’ side, Wren led the way with 123.5 points, followed by Daniel (83),
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What were they thinking?
Does anybody remember Jim and Tammy Bakker? Remember their dogs and their air-conditioned dog houses? The gold hardware in their bathrooms? Or maybe it was gold plated. It has been a long time ago.
The only reason they came to mind is because my Southern Living magazine came in the mail and I was leafing through it.
I read the recipes, Rick Bragg’s pieces in the back and enjoy poring over the garden pages. Also, I enjoy just looking at the beautiful photography.
But this month there was a jarring note. It was not something I was expecting.
Often, they’ll run house plans with pictures of the house.
And there in the magazine was a house plan.
It wasn’t very large. I thought it might be one of the new tiny houses.
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Courier Letters to the Editor
County officials get raises
Dear Editor,
I’ve been looking at Pickens County Council meetings, pulling up the meeting agendas and reading the minutes of their meetings. A couple of times I saw an agenda item “Compensation Study” with words added like “Phase I or Phase II” or “Elected Officials.” The topic was mentioned in meetings, but no specifics were given.
Reading the minutes, examining the agenda and watching the meetings, you’d have to be Sherlock
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Could your loved one be a budding ‘Grandma Moses’?
Your loved one may be a budding “Grandma Moses.” Anna Mary Robertson (Moses), also known as “Grandma Moses,” began creating art in her late 70s. She was completely self-taught. Anna lost her husband, Thomas Moses, and suffered a great loss. She sought ways to keep busy and overcome her grief. 
Art was the answer for her.
It may also be the answer for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that affects the brain in a predictable way. It begins in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for creating memories from experiences. From there it moves to the front of the brain, where language is processed and executive functions like decision making are formulated. Next, it moves to the logic center, where problem solving and planning are controlled. Emotions and creativity remain viable for a much longer time.
Studies have shown that art is a wonderful therapy for patients with any type of dementia. “We would
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Study: Exercise boosts cognitive function
Australian scientists at the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise at Canberra analyzed 39 studies to explore whether structured exercise really does improve cognitive function in adults over age 50.
Results of the study, printed in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, say yes, it does. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s aerobics, resistance training or tai chi, or any combination of those. Even if there is existing mild cognitive dysfunction, moderate-intensity exercise can help.
It’s thought that exercise increases the blood supply to the brain, along with oxygen, reducing the effects of aging and
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Local lineman attends Statehouse ceremony
COLUMBIA — Cecil Hubbard represented Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative at the S.C. Statehouse last Tuesday, May 2, for the designation of Linemen Appreciation Day.
Forty electric utility linemen stood with Gov. Henry McMaster and legislators as they honored the more than 2,000 lineworkers across the state.
Hubbard, a line superintendent with the cooperative, attended a news conference where the governor read a proclamation and legislators unveiled a special automobile license plate to honor linemen.
“Linemen are the backbone of South Carolina’s electric utility system and deserve recognition for their work when the weather is good, after catastrophic events, and at all times in between,” read part of the governor’s proclamation.
“It takes a special type of person to do that work,” said Rep. Mike Forrester, R-Spartanburg. “Most people know you have to be brave, but it takes a heart for service and the ability to be content doing hard work often without thanks, fanfare or attention. I don’t know of a group of people who are more universally humble, dependable and diligent.”
Legislators referenced Ice Storm Pax in 2014, the record-breaking rain and flooding in 2015 and
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Wrestling show set for PHS Saturday
PICKENS — Pickens High School will host a Battlezone Wrestling show on Saturday night.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., and opening bell is set for 7 p.m.
The show will feature U.S. Champion B.J. Hancock taking on Steven Hunter, and Pickens’ own Rudy Hayes, a former football star for the Clemson Tigers and Pittsburgh Steelers, will also be in attendance.
Tickets start at $5 for general admission. Floor seats will cost $10, and front row seats will be $15.
Pickens High School is located at 150 Blue Flame Drive in Pickens.
Mildred Himes
Eustis, Fla. — Mildred Herd Himes, 85, formerly of Liberty, passed away on April 28, 2017, at home in Florida.
Born in Pickens County, she was the daughter of Dennis Guy and Nora Elizabeth Smith Herd. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Liberty.
Surviving are four children, Roger Johnston (Judi) of Arlington, Va., Kathy Honeycutt (Hugh) of Tavares,
