Monthly Archives: November 2017
SWU’s Childs Hall campaign continues to seek support
CENTRAL — Childs Hall has been an integral part of the history of Southern Wesleyan University in Central, and a campaign is 
underway to give it new life.
The 70-year old residence hall, now closed for renovation, will be needed by fall 2019 to accommodate projected growth, making urgent the drive to complete the $1.5 million fundraising campaign by December 2017. To date, nearly $300,000 has been raised.
“Childs has been a campus icon that we need to preserve for coming generations,” university president Dr. Todd Voss said. “Once renovated, it will have all of the amenities and comforts of home, giving it new life for the next 70 years.”
Plans are to convert the traditional layout of Childs Hall’s rooms
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Courier Community Calendar 11-8-17
• GUMC to hold Bazaar on Nov 9
Grace United Methodist Church, located at 309 E. Cedar Rock St. in Pickens, will host its annual Fall Bazaar and Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Admission to the bazaar is free. Bazaar items will include baked goods, candy, casseroles, quiche, handmade jewelry, handmade crafts, wood crafts, holiday items, homemade jams, jellies, pickles
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Courier Obits 11-8-17
Christie Seay Head
EASLEY — Jewel Christine “Christie” Head, 62, passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Charles L. and Vivian Alexander Seay, Christie retired from Michelin with 25 years of service and was a member of 5 Point Fellowship. Christie loved spending time with her grandson, Kayne, who was the apple of her eye.
Surviving are her daughter, Candi Aiken of Easley; her grandson, Kayne Aiken of Easley; a
Tigers win at NC State, take aim at Seminoles
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
eric@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — According to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, the Tigers didn’t play their best game Saturday at N.C. State by any stretch of the imagination.
Furthermore, during his weekly teleconference Sunday evening, he added quarterback Kelly Bryant turned in the worst performance of his season, as he threw an early interception that the No. 20 Wolfpack turned into points, while he also struggled with his deep ball.
But, Swinney said, there’s plenty of room for encouragement, as the Tigers overcame a halftime deficit en route to a 38-31 victory that gave them their third road win over a ranked team this season — a feat the program last accomplished in 1950.
“First and foremost, we responded,” he said. “The reality is, when you watch the tape, we really
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Lions’ season ends with loss at Greer
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
GREER — The Daniel Lions rode into Greer facing their biggest challenge of the season on Friday night, hoping to salvage a 2-8 season with a win over the one-loss Yellow Jackets to open 
the Class 4A playoffs.
However, a tough Lions effort in the first half was halted by a huge second half from Greer running back Dre Williams in a 42-7 loss.
“I think they did a good job adjusting in the second half,” Daniel coach Jeff Fruster said. “We came out moving the ball, but the costly penalties and unforced errors really came back to haunt us.”
Fruster was proud of the Lions’ effort in defeat against one of the top teams in the state 4A ranks. Daniel played better than the final score indicated, matching Greer in many offensive categories early before giving up a number of big plays down the stretch.
“I thought the ground game was really in tune tonight,” Fruster said. “We were picking up yards
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Playoff run comes to quick end for Easley
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
GAFFNEY — The 2017 season came to an end for Easley on Friday night as 17-time state champion Gaffney beat the Green Wave 33-14 at the Reservation.
Easley ends the season with a 5-6 record for a second consecutive season. Gaffney (7-4) advances to play at
Northwestern Friday night in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.
The first-round playoff game was the first meeting between the two schools since 1956.
Easley got the ball first, and after a delay of game penalty to start, tried for the big play with Bailey Catoe trying a flanker reverse pass. But the pass to Hakeem Bowman fell incomplete.
“We had worked on that and we were hoping to be on the right hash having a right-handed thrower in there. We had a shot at it as he got in behind themm but just didn’t complete it. We were trying to find a big play somehow to get us started,” Easley coach John
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Suspect penalty helps Wildcats beat Liberty
By Jimmy Kirby
Courier Sports
jkirby@thepccourier.com
BLACKSBURG — The Liberty Red Devils season came to an end with a sting that they won’t forget for quite a while.
After building a 10-0 first-quarter lead, Blacksburg ran off 24 unanswered points before the Red Devils came storming back in the fourth quarter, only to fall short by the score of 24-17.
Rather than have the thrill of victory, the Red Devils felt the sting of defeat. The sting came from a fourth-quarter touchdown with just more than two minutes remaining in the game that could have tied the score at 24-24. The touchdown was called back due to a chop block penalty that was incorrectly called against the Red Devils.
It was one of several calls that went against the Red Devils that they could not contain defensively, or generate enough offense to overcome the questionable calls.
In a weekend that saw less-than-classy comments from the likes of N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren after a loss to Clemson, the Liberty football program and coach Kyle Stewart deserve credit for taking responsibility in the loss against Blacksburg.
“We can’t leave the game to be determined by someone else,” Stewart said after the game.
He was speaking in response to how his own team played
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Courier Classifieds 11-8-17
Yard Sale
3-FAMILY YARD SALE: – 126 McJunkin Dr., Pickens. Free Coffee and Donuts 7:30 until.
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‘The Stitches That Bind Us’ comes to Pickens Nov. 3-4
PICKENS — More than 120 quilted items will be on display at “The Stitches That Bind Us,” the biennial quilt show sponsored by the UpCountry Quilters Guild Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, at PIckens View Wesleyan Church in Pickens.
Show hours are 9 am to 6 pm on Friday and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday. Admission is $5.
Quilt Show Chairman Beth Eastman expects entries to include miniatures, large
Judge Karen Kendo, critiques a quilt during the recent judging.
quilts, art quilts, wall hangings and miscellaneous quilted items made by members of the guild.
Karen Kendo, quilt show judge from Harleysville, SC will judge the entries prior to the event and prize ribbons will be shown on the winning entries at the show.
Also, visitors will be asked to vote for their favorite entry which will receive the Viewers’ Choice Award.
A Presentation Quilt pieced by Gail Sexton and quilted by Michael and Rose Anne Sullivan, all members of the sponsoring guild, will be on display. Chances will be sold, a drawing will be held, and at the end of the show the presentation quilt will go home with a lucky winner.
A Boutique featuring items made by guild members will be open throughout the two-day event.
The show also will feature a number of vendors who will be displaying and selling their wares, and a “Second Time Around” booth filled with gently used quilt-related items for sale. Also, a drawing will be held for a “Fat Quarter Basket.”
Pickens View Wesleyan Church is located at 744 Bethlehem Ridge Road, just off Highway 8 between Pickens and Easley.
Call (864) 630-9765 for additional information.
