Daily Archives: 05/01/2018
Summer camp registration now open at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — Pickens Recreation Summer Day Camp 2018 is now being planned.
The camp will be eight one-week sessions starting in June. Weeks will be June 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 and 25-29, July 9-13, 16-20 and 23-27, July 30-Aug. 3 and Aug. 6-10. There will be no day camp from July 2-6.
Day camp will be held at the Pickens Recreation Center at 545 Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Camps will be for ages 6-12 (completed 5K kindergarten through rising
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Giving away more money to Easley
Dear Editor,
The school board has raised property taxes three times in a row. The county council is discussing two tax increases, one of 3.3 mills and another of 1.3 mills.
Annual revenue of the school district and county government is the highest it has been, a record. Yet both the school board and county council are outspending this new revenue, so they have to raise property tax rates to balance their books.
After reading the Pickens County Courier article about the renewal of the Easley TIF, naturally I asked why is the board and council giving away more money to the city of Easley?
The city of Easley is planning to spend $1.5 million on six city projects. These projects include things like landscaping for Market Square, upgrading signage for the downtown farmers market, new trash
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The inherent risk of sport specialization
One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seatbelts 
in a car or wearing a helmet while riding a bike. And when their kids become teenagers and want to participate in sports or other activities, parents do everything they can to keep their sons and daughters from getting hurt.
But not all injuries are caused by a twist, fall, collision or accident. Many are caused when young athletes repeat the same athletic activity
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Know the signs of senior abuse
Sometimes it takes watchful eyes to keep seniors safe. Whether it’s physical, emotional or financial abuse, or any other kind, those who 
come in contact with seniors can look for signs that all is not well.
In banking, if you spot a senior who seems distressed and who repeatedly takes large sums of money out of an account (or changes his or her routine), that senior might be a victim of abuse or a scam. (Seniors, don’t use the drive-up teller window. Go inside so staff can get to know you. Sign a new signature
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Pickens Rec thanks TD
For the last year, the Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation has been involved in a fundraising opportunity with TD Bank through the bank’s Affinity Membership Program. The nonprofit received a check on Friday in the amount of $172.83 due to the generous participation of participants and their families. Those interested in helping the organization grow and reach fundraising goals are invited to visit TD Bank in Pickens. For more information, call the Pickens Recreation Department at (864) 878-2296. Pictured, from left, are Pickens Recreation Department’s Heidi Covey, Pickens TD Bank manager Scott Ellenburg and Pickens Recreation director Cheri Anthony.
Grace Jamz
Grace Jamz will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday nights through May at the Grace Methodist Church parking lot across from the church. Anyone who plays a guitar, ukulele, banjo or fiddle is invited to join the jam under the big tents each Thursday. Visitors can bring a lawn chair and instrument and join the church to make a joyful noise in downtown Pickens. The entire community is invited to be a part of the jam session. Questions may be directed to the church office at (864) 878-2161.
Liberty duo sign music scholarships with SWU
On Thursday, April 26, Liberty High School’s Josiah Roper and Amelia Owen signed for music scholarships at Southern Wesleyan University. Owen is a clarinetist and bassist and will play with the Southern Wesleyan University instrumental ensembles as a music major. Roper is a bassist and percussionist and will also play in the instrumental ensembles.
Courier Obituaries 5-2-18
Virginia Ann Barrett
EASLEY — Virginia Ann Hardy Barrett, 60, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Raymond Carl Hardy and the late Doris Virginia Richards Childress, Mrs. Barrett retired from the textile industry and was a member of Jones Avenue Baptist Church. Ann was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to all. She will be dearly missed.
Surviving are her best friend and companion, James Edward Epps; a son, Christopher Lewis Epps of Liberty; two daughters, April Epps Flanagan (James) and Brittney Latasha Epps, all of Liberty; five
Spring Happenings
Local residents have been taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather, with hundreds flocking to the annual Blue Ridge 
Electric Cooperative members meeting in Pickens and the opening day of the Six Mile Farmers Market on Thursday, as well as the Central Railroad Festival and the ninth annual Wings and Wheels for Meals at the Pickens County Airport on Saturday. The activities will continue this weekend with the 2018 Blue Ridge Fest, set for 5:30-10:30 p.m. Friday at the Blue Ridge Electric Co-op headquarters in Pickens. To see more photos, visit Facebook.com/PickensCountyCourier.
Photos by Rocky Nimmons and courtesy Pickens County Meals on Wheels
‘Sing Out’ gospel event is Saturday in Pickens
PICKENS — Sing Out: Gospel Music and Historic Churches will be performed at the beautifully renovated Hagood Community Center auditorium this Saturday, May 5, at 7 p.m.
Sing Out will highlight four different groups from the Upstate. The show will open with Young Appalachian Musicians alumni — Danielle Yother, most recently on American Idol and America’s Got Talent, and Ella Hennessee, a singer/player at MerleFest, Hagood Mill and SkunkFest.
Roosevelt Aiken from Soapstone Church is an amazing pianist and singer at the monthly Soapstone Church events. Aiken plays many
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