Daily Archives: 04/24/2018
Gym to bear Anthony’s name
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Pickens High School gymnasium will be bear the name of a woman who has left a lasting mark on the community.
During their meeting Monday, Pickens County School Board members 
approved a request to name the gym after longtime volleyball coach Peggy Anthony.
“Coach Anthony laid a foundation for Blue Flame volleyball that has continued past her retirement with additional championships,” the announcement read.
Anthony served as Pickens’ head volleyball coach for 26 years. During her tenure, her teams won nine state championships, 11 upper state championships and 22 region championships. Anthony was the first volleyball coach in South Carolina to reach 700 wins and was ranked
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McCall to play Saturday at amphitheater
PICKENS — The city of Pickens’ annual spring and summer concert series will kick off this weekend and run through the beginning of September.
The free events, which will be held at the amphitheater at 114 W. Main St., will run from 7-9 p.m.
Taylor McCall will be featured in concert this Saturday, April 28.
May and June will only have two concerts apiece, with the Hired Help
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Are we as superior as we think?
Last week a group of baboons escaped from a fenced testing facility. They were all male, four in number and were living — apparently 
unhappily — with a large group of other males. Sealed barrels were placed in the enclosure for the baboons’ entertainment, but this quartet found another use for the barrels.
They worked together as a team to roll a barrel against the fence, then stood it on its end, climbed up and escaped over the fence.
Once over, three continued on their journey to freedom, but one
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Courier Letters to the Editor 4-25-18
Everything has an opposite
Dear Editor,
Everything has an opposite
If for down there is up, darkness, light, ignorance, wisdom — then for there to be atheists, God must exist. If no God, then no atheist. Simple math.
If God doesn’t exist, atheism would have no reason to exist. No one would or should come against the truly non existent. It would be pure foolishness to do so.
If God doesn’t exist as the atheist claims, why should there be any
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Giving cheerfully and accepting gratefully
Success is a popular subject and an exciting attitude that fuels the imagination and drives our motivation. The fervent desire to succeed 
seems to be embedded within our DNA, and I see nothing wrong with an honest inspiration to accomplish certain goals. Even the Bible talks about “pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” and refers to winning and being victorious as a spiritual blessing in accordance with God’s perfect will. Yes, success can be satisfying if our motives are pure but the real objective may be to understand what it really means. It’s not a sin to be proud of our accomplishments, in fact, we pray for our children’s success and encourage them as they pursue their dreams. However, good fortune even though associated with a healthy
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Wait times getting better, but …
It wasn’t so long ago that veterans were waiting a very long time for medical appointments. While clerks fiddled with fake appointment 
books and scribbled in notebooks instead of entering appointments correctly into the computer, some veterans died before being seen. In Phoenix it’s thought that 200 veterans died while waiting on care.
The wait times for appointments under 30 days is looking better, at
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‘The Perfect Scam’
Having trouble keeping up with all the latest scams? AARP has just made it a bit easier with its 12-episode weekly series “The Perfect 
Scam.”
Go online to www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam and start with Episode 1 — the grandparent scam. This might well be the cruelest scam directed against seniors. We love our grandchildren, and if one calls saying they’re in trouble, we’ll try to help, of course. The problem comes when
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Courier Obituaries 4-25-18
Bill Bowers Sr.
SIX MILE — After a long and virtuous life of 91 years, Bill G. Bowers Sr., a lifelong resident of Six Mile, died peacefully Sunday, April 22, 
2018, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home in Anderson.
Born May 17, 1926, in Six Mile, he was the son of the late Elbert Gordon Bowers and Nancy Gravely Bowers. Bill’s wife of 69 years, Elizabeth Freeman “Lib” Bowers, was by his side as he slipped into the presence of Jesus.
He loved the Lord and His creation, particularly nature and timberlands, music, church, honest men and his family.
Mr. Bowers and his nine siblings grew up in the Gap Hill community of Six Mile.
He was educated on the family farm and in the historic Palestine Schoolhouse on the banks of the Keowee River. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1944 and served in the 11th Armored Division
Logan Lusk Angel Memorial Fund set to help student reach their dreams
PICKENS — On Feb. 22, the lives of the Lusk family were changed forever. On this day, the family lost a beloved son and best friend, Logan Lusk.
Logan was tragically killed in a car accident while traveling back to the campus of Lander University after attending a martial arts class.
Logan, who was a sophomore chemistry major at Lander, was a 2016 Pickens High School graduate. While at PHS, he had been a member of the school’s football, baseball and golf teams.
Lusk was a resident student of Lander, an orientation leader and a
21st annual Blue Ridge Fest planned May 4 in Pickens
PICKENS — Blue Ridge Electric will host its annual fundraising festival, Blue Ridge Fest, on Friday, May 4, at the cooperative’s 
headquarters in downtown Pickens.
The largest classic car cruise-in and Beach Night show and dance event in the Upstate, Blue Ridge Fest attracts nearly 5,000 attendees and more than 500 classic cars from across the Southeast annually to benefit local charities in the cooperative’s four-county service area. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $2.5 million for human-help agencies in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties.
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s 160 employees manage the event and dedicate time and resources to ensure the event maximizes proceeds to local charities. They also select the beneficiaries from more than a hundred submissions annually.
The charities receiving funds in 2018 include A Call to Action, Anderson Free Clinic, Center for Developmental Services, Collins Children’s Home, The Dream Center of Pickens County, Fair Play Camp School, Feed a Hungry Child, Hospice of the Upstate, The Lachlan McIntosh Tannery Foundation, Miracle Hill Children’s Home, North Greenville Crisis Ministry and Samaritan Health Clinic of Pickens County.
“Blue Ridge Fest is the ultimate retro experience with highly recognized entertainment from the 1960s and ‘70s and hundreds of
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