Monthly Archives: August 2017
Clemson’s Skardon to celebrate 100
CLEMSON, South Carolina — Clemson University will celebrate the 100th birthday of alumnus and professor emeritus Col. Ben Skardon Friday. Skardon reached one century of life July 14.
A private lunch will be held at noon in which Skardon, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, will be presented with several local, state and national honors. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., are scheduled to be there.
The public is invited to a celebration at 4 p.m. on Williamson Road in front of Memorial Stadium, between gates 1 and 5. Guests can sign birthday cards, briefly greet Skardon and have refreshments.
A short ceremony, emceed by Clemson Alumni Association President Col. Sandy Edge, will begin at 4:30. Edge will recap the honors presented to Skardon earlier in the day and direct several more presentations, followed by a musical tribute.
Well-wishers will be able to tour several meaningful sites in the stadium and
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SWU holds first triathlon camp
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University held its first Youth Triathlon Camp July 31 through Aug. 3 on its Central campus, introducing youngsters 
in elementary through middle-school ages to the triathlon lifestyle.
The campers got a taste of what it means to be a triathlete while going through bicycling and running drills. They also had a day to focus on swimming drills at
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Plans underway for PHS Class of 1972 reunion
PICKENS — The Pickens High School class of 1972 is planning a 45-year reunion.
The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 4-8 p.m. at Looper’s Barn, located at 101 Laurenwood Drive in Pickens.
Prime rib with accompaniments will be served for $21 per person.
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Gospel event planned Aug. 19 at mill
PICKENS — The wheel will be turning and the hills resounding in song at Hagood Mill on Saturday, Aug. 19, as the mill will host an old-time gospel sing-along.
Bring your lawn chair or blanket and be prepared to belt out all the familiar
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Please don’t destroy our coastline
I love South Carolina for its people and beauty. We have mountains, lakes, waterfalls and one of the most beautiful coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean. The new regulations that banned offshore drilling have only been in place 
for a little more than a year, and it was a battle to get them passed.
So, when I read that the Trump administration has turned back the clock on offshore drilling, rolled back safety regulations and ignored the needs of coastline communities, I literally couldn’t believe it. But it’s true. And it is frightening.
There is no known safe way to drill off our coast. That is fact. Spills are
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Courier Letters to the Editor 8-9-17
Not our values
Dear Editor,
The people of Pickens County are being presented with a great opportunity. Whether we rise to the challenge or lapse into apathy is entirely up to us.
When my neighbor and I first heard about the proposed development at Glassy Mountain, we launched into action. Early in our efforts, we were warned that the biggest challenge in opposing this development was
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VA caregiver program
The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program is back. That should 
be great news to people who were left in limbo after the VA pulled the plug on thousands of caregivers earlier this year while it considered how to revamp the program.
The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers gives aid to eligible veterans who were severely injured on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and who need personal care for daily activities, such as bathing and dressing, or who need supervision or protection because of impairment. Care must be required for
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Think you’re too old for a pet? Fiddlesticks!
One of the saddest things I’ve overheard lately was a woman who’d just lost her very senior cat. She’d loved that cat for years and would have made a 
great owner for another one from the local shelter. But she hesitated, afraid she would die before the cat did, and then the cat would go the shelter and possibly be put down.
I hope there aren’t many of us who feel that way. Shelters are full of cats and dogs that need love, and
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Courier Obituaries 8-9-17
Bradley Charles Coleman
Liberty — Bradley Charles Coleman, 57, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at Capstone Rehab. Mr. Coleman was born in Easley, son of 
Blonnie Winona Sentell Coleman and Franklin Calvin Coleman of the home. He loved Elvis, people and music.
Survivors include parents, two brothers, Andy Coleman (Sherry) of Liberty
Pickens Service Club names officers for the coming year
PICKENS — The Pickens Service Club, previously the Pickens Sertoma Club, recently named new officers for the coming year — President Terry 
Houston, Vice President Adam Lambert, Treasurer John Sparks and Secretary Ben Mann.
The Pickens Service Club is a group of local men who work together to support and contribute financially to worthy local needs. For many years, the group has paid to send two Pickens County youth to Camp Sertoma at Clemson. This year it was two young men from Helping Hands.
In the past year, contributions were made to the Cannon Memorial Hospital
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