Monthly Archives: November 2017
Pickens Rec teams fare well in tourney
COUNTY — The Palmetto State volleyball tournament was held Saturday, Oct. 21, at several recreation departments around the area. Liberty hosted the 9U, Pickens hosted the 12U and 17U and Clemson hosted the 14U. There were teams from Liberty, Clemson, Dacusville, Wren, Fair-Oak, Westminister, Easley and Pickens. The Pickens 12U team won the Western District and had to travel to Greenwood on Saturday, Oct. 28, to play for the state. They defeated Greenwood to win state.
Pickens Rec soccer team wins state tournament
The Pickens Recreation 15-and-under soccer team won the state championship in the single-elimination Palmetto tournament recently. The team beat Clemson Blue, then beat Walhalla Montes and Walhalla Jordan to win the state. Pictured are, in front, Jazmine Aleman. Middle row: Dalton Carlson, Isaac Anders, Malaki Aleman, Reagan Suarez, Emory Satterfield, Ethan Alan McCollum, Montana Porter, Cameron Kelley and Eston Noah Bergholm. Back row: Coach John Belt, Jonathan Bowling, Byron Gale, Charley Sexton, Emily Parrish, Zoey Fernstrom, Kenna Trotter and Coach Josh Belt.
Town Creek Bike Park chosen for IMBA Dig In Grant program
PICKENS — The city of Pickens is joining forces with the Upstate chapter of the Southern Offroad Bicycle Association to raise money for improvements at the Town Creek Bike Park.
The two groups have been accepted to participate in the first-ever International Mountain Bike Association Dig In Grant and
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Business raises money for cancer center
SENECA — Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Lake Keowee Ford pledged to donate $100 for each new vehicle sold in October to the Breast Care Center at Oconee Memorial Hospital.
The pledge was made in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in an effort to support neighbors who are currently battling breast cancer.
The Breast Care Center at Oconee Memorial Hospital was created to deliver the best possible medical care in a private, comforting setting. The Breast Care Center offers the best in diagnostic services, including digital mammography, the most effective method of early detection in the fight against breast cancer.
When the month ended, and the sales were totaled, 240 vehicles were sold for a donation of $24,000.
100th anniversary
The 100th anniversary meeting of the James L. Orr Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) was recently held at Collins Ole Towne in Central. Pictured above, approximately 35 UDC members and the president of the South Carolina Division Children of 
the Confederacy attended. Their centennial year began last April by meeting in the very house where ladies met to organize a chapter in 1917. A capstone to the year was the presentation of the Judah P. Benjamin Award to Central History Museum curator Anne Sheriff. At left, the award was presented to Sheriff by the James L. Orr Chapter UDC. Making the presentation is South Carolina Division president Ann Shugart and ex-president General Martha VanSchaick. The award reads “For her years of service as an educator and volunteer to many historical/genealogical organizations.” Sheriff has been instrumental in creating the Faith Clayton Research Center that contains Civil War letters, family Bibles, books, military and cemetery histories. She has also published books on local history. She continues her efforts through local history tours and presentations.
LHS improv troupe returns
Some of the members of Walking Shadows, Liberty High School’s improv troupe, pose for a photo.
Walking Shadows’ first show set Friday in Liberty
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After a hiatus, Liberty High School’s improv troupe, Walking Shadows, is back.
“It is back and it might even be better than ever,” troupe director
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Courier Obituaries 11-15-17
Ola Vessie Jones Porter
SIX MILE — Mrs. Ola Vessie Jones Porter, 83, of Six Mile, passed 
away on Saturday Nov. 11, 2017, while at home with her loving family by her side.
Born on Nov. 5, 1934, in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late James Lowell and Flossie Lou Roper Jones. She was a life-long resident of Pickens County and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Mrs. Porter earned her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Lander College in 1957. She became an educator for students with special needs, serving in the School District of Pickens
Courier Letters to the Editor 11-15-17
Expect more tax increases
Dear Editor,
I examined the five-year capital budget recently passed by the Pickens County School Board in a 6-0 vote. The school district uses the capital budget to replace things like roofs, HVAC systems, renovate buildings and pay for repaving and repainting schedules.
In early 2016, the district administration and school board majority
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Trial run: Living on Social Security
If you’ve reached the age where you can collect Social Security and keep working without any reduction in your benefits, at some point you’re going to wonder: When is it safe to retire? Before you let go of 
that paycheck, do a trial run.
Try to live for a period of time (at least six months) on just an amount that would equal your Social Security income should you retire. Use the rest of your work income to pay off all your bills and put some money aside.
To determine if Social Security will be enough, save every receipt and
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Baptist Easley Festival of Trees set to open
EASLEY — There is no better way to get in the Christmas spirit than walking into a space filled with festive lights and holiday decorations. For the past 24 years, Baptist Easley Hospital has made sure our community has the perfect place to see the holidays come alive though its Festival of Trees. This year’s extravaganza kicks off on December 4,
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