Monthly Archives: August 2017
Pickens Rotary Club ‘Ride to the Rock’ scheduled for next month
PICKENS — On Sept. 16, the Pickens Rotary Club will host the Ride to the Rock cycling event.
The ride begins in Pickens and challenges riders with three routes to choose from — 40K, 60K, and 100K rides.
The 2017 rides will leave from the Pickens Amphitheater, located at 114 W. Main St. in Pickens, and travel north to S.C. Highway 11, with beautiful
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Weather balloons to get view of eclipse 110K feet above Clemson
CLEMSON — The best view of next week’s solar eclipse over Clemson just might be from the stratosphere, 110,000 feet above campus, where two weather balloons from the University of Maine will float overhead and 
livestream the eclipse back to Earth.
The University of Maine contingent, including engineering professor Rick Eason and a dozen students, is part of the NASA-sponsored project “Great American Eclipse.” Students from 55 teams nationwide will share the aerial footage on NASA’s website.
Clemson University is in the center of the roughly 70-mile path of totality, meaning the eclipse will happen directly above campus, with the eclipse creating near-total darkness. UMaine is collaborating with Montana State University on the project.
Montana Space Grant Consortium director Angela Des Jardins said it’s
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Liberty Lion of the Year
At the August meeting of the Liberty Lions Club, president Jean Thomas, right, presented Liberty Lions Club’s Lion of the Year award to Lisa Carpenter for her outstanding service to the club and the community. Carpenter was was also presented with the 2017 Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollar in celebration of the organization’s 100th year of existence. For more information about the Liberty Lions, contact Thomas at (864) 915-3471.
Cannon Memorial Auxiliary Spirit Night planned at Wendy’s
PICKENS — Cannon Memorial Auxiliary will hold a Wendy’s Spirit Night on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 5-8 p.m.
Wendy’s is located at 505 Ann St. in Pickens. Participants can pick up a flyer to present at Wendy’s in either the AnMed Health Cannon Auxiliary Shoppe or at the Outpatient Registration area prior to the Spirit Night.
Flyers will also be available at Wendy’s the night of event. Participants must present a flyer in order for the auxiliary to benefit. Wendy’s is donating a percentage of the proceeds to the auxiliary.
Culinary Club enjoys 2nd anniversary
The Culinary Club of Liberty’s Sarlin Community Library met recently to enjoy good food, fellowship and to learn a a safe way to infuse oil with fresh herbs in a presentation by Adair Hoover of the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service. The Culinary Club, which recently celebrated its second anniversary, is sponsored by Friends of the Sarlin Community Library. The group meets at the Sarlin Library the second Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. to enjoy food prepared from a selected cookbook or genres, and to learn from demonstrations and discussions. All are welcome. For more information, contact the Sarlin Community Library at (864) 843-5805. Pictured are, back row, from left, Adair Hoover, Faye Grooms, Gale Ashmore, Jean Thomas and Vaughn W. Front row, Mel Avery, Cheryl Foley, Lisa Carpenter and Ellen Williams.
Nothing to fear but fear itself
I’m thinking about getting a special flag to attach to my car. Maybe a white background with a red heart in the center and two white doves inside the heart. And on the outside edge, running around the heart, it should say “Love one another.”
I’ve puzzled and pondered the riot in Charlottesville, Va., and still don’t understand why people would do what was done.
There are a lot of viewpoints in the world, and of course a lot of them are not appealing to me. That doesn’t mean I plan to march up and down the peaceful streets of Pickens rallying my followers to hate my neighbors
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Importance of a purpose in life
There are many ingredients that make our existence successful. One is having a purpose in life. When we are young, we prepare for a career. Then we engage in our career.
As we get older and we retire, the purpose dims. Is it to play golf or tennis? Probably not. Those are just enjoyable activities. One purpose that we can’t underestimate in value is family — being a good spouse, parent and grandparent. Another is to volunteer for a position in a school system, health organization, church or other type of organization where you use your skills to benefit the community.
Finding our purpose is easy compared to a person who has developed any
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to our xenophobic president
Dear Editor,
To our xenophobic president: Who are you to only allow immigrants who can speak English into the USA?!
My grandmother, who migrated from Poland, spoke only seven words of English. My grandmother never spoke English, but she did more for this country then you can imagine.
One of her sons was wounded at the battle of Pearl Harbor, and another son
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Southern Wesleyan hosts active-shooter training
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University Campus Safety hosted ALICE active shooter instructor training Aug. 1-2 at its Central campus.
ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate and is a useful strategy for everyone: law enforcement, schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, and places of worship.
Representatives from area law enforcement,
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Community Calendar 8-16-17
• CAAAM to host Black Business Expo
On Sept. 9, the Clemson Area African American Museum (CAAAM) will host a Black Business Expo at Calhoun Bridge Center. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free to the public.The expo will be an opportunity for Upstate African-American business owners and entrepreneurs to sell their products and services and showcase their artwork. Light refreshments, hot dogs and fish sandwiches will also be
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