Daily Archives: 01/16/2018
Dare to Dream
The man behind the dream
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta in 1929 to teacher Alberta King and Baptist Minister Michael Luther King. He graduated high 
school in 1944 at age 15 and enrolled at Morehouse College, where he earned a B.A. in Sociology in 1948. Following this, King went on to earn a B.D. from Crozer Theological Seminary in 1951, and a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1955.
In 1953, King married Coretta Scott, a New England Conservatory music student, and they eventually had four
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Why we celebrate the King Holiday
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as 
well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
We commemorate Dr. King’s inspiring words, because his voice and his vision filled a great void in our nation, and answered our collective longing to become a country that truly lived by its noblest
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The King Holiday timeline
April 8, 1968 — Four days after Dr. King is assassinated, 
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduces first legislation providing for a Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday.
June 26, 1968 — The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center is founded in Atlanta. Shortly after, King Center Founder Coretta Scott
King, directs the small staff to begin planning for the first annual observance of Dr. King’s birthday.
Jan. 15, 1969 — The King Center sponsors the first annual
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FOP presents check
The Fraternal Order of Police, Foothills Lodge No. 9 of Pickens 
County, holds fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for local charities. Pictured here, F.O.P. treasurer R. A. Gibson recently presented a check for $1,000 to Christie Early of the development department at Shriners Hospital for Children. Also pictured is Shriner Ed Poole.
Ringing in the new year at Hagood Mill
PICKENS — Hagood Mill will offer local residents a chance to ring in the new year with a big ol’ helping of delicious old-time music on Saturday.
The event is set to run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
“The Hagood Mill family went over to the other side of the mountain and got some of our North Carolina family members to come down and join in for this New Year ‘shindig,’” a news release said. “Everyone near and far is invited to gather with us and celebrate a
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Courier Community Calendar 1-17-18
• Faith ‘Get Healthy’ meetings to resume
Getting Healthy Together meetings will resume for the new year on Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Chapel, located at 729 W. Main St. in Pickens. Discussions focus on what we can do to
‘Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow’ exhibit to show the impact of Civil Defense during Cold War
PICKENS — An opening reception was held over the weekend for “Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow,” the Pickens County Museum of Art 
and History’s newest exhibit.
The exhibit explores the impact of Civil Defense efforts during the Cold War.
The exhibit showcases a collection of artifacts that help tell the story of Civil Defense in both Pickens County and the United States as a whole. During the Cold War era, nuclear warfare was always a perceived threat. The creation of Civil Defense helped boost the morale of communities all across the nation during those uncertain times.
“Local citizens stepped up to volunteer and take responsibility for the
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Bring on the brownies
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Chocolate is a truly wonderful ingredient. If you’re suffering from the 
winter doldrums, baking something with chocolate will bring hope into the kitchen. Just smelling a warm brownie fresh from the oven is an uplifting experience.
So get out a mixing bowl 
and try some of these outstanding brownie recipes. Everybody has a favorite brownie. I love the chewy ones and am especially fond of the corner
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New signs installed as part of ‘Clemson history’ plan
By Cathy Sams
Clemson University
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Clemson University has taken another significant step in sharing its complete history with the installation of new signs at each of the 11 historic buildings on the main campus and enhanced markers at Gantt Circle. The signs are the latest example of the work 
being done by the university as result of recommendations developed in early 2016 by a history task force commissioned by the university’s board of trustees.
The grounds of each facility on the National Register of Historic Buildings now feature a 9-foot, bronze-colored sign that tells the
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Courier Legals 1-17-18
NOTICE OF SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
PICKENS COUNTY
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Case No.: 2017-CP-39-00925
Pursuant to Court Decree in Donald R. Savage, Plaintiff, vs. PMDavidson, LLC, et al., Defendant(s), I, the undersigned, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 East Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina, on
