Daily Archives: 07/24/2018
United Way of Pickens County receives grant from Dollar General foundation
EASLEY — In May, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded United Way of Pickens County a $3,000 grant to support Camp iRock, a summer 
literacy program for children in grades K-3 in Pickens County.
The local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
“On behalf of United Way of Pickens County, let me express our sincere thanks to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation for their generous support of 2017 Camp iRock,” said Julie Capaldi, president of United Way of Pickens County. “Their support will be used to help us provide remedial reading instruction,
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Senior League World Series returns to Easley
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — It’s almost time for the Senior League Baseball World Series.
This marks the second year that Easley has hosted the series after the city hosted the Big League Baseball World Series for 16 years.
The tournament will kick off Saturday at the J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex and run until Aug. 4, tournament director Kimber Nelson said. The championship game on Aug. 4 will be televised on ESPN 2.
Old Market Square will host the series’ Fan Fest at 6:30 p.m. Friday, she said.
“We’ll have Jack n’ Diane’s Dueling Pianos, an introduction to the teams and a lot of vendors coming out,” Nelson said. “It’s really just a fun time. Fans, families — everybody’s welcome, and it’s free to the public.”
While U.S. regional play is still going on, the international teams that will be vying for the championship are known.
The U.S. teams were slated to be finalized this week, Nelson said.
“They’ll play that night and literally hop on a plane the next morning,” she said.
Some of the international teams are already beginning to arrive in Easley.
“The ones from around the world need a little extra day to adjust,” Nelson said.
Each year’s World Series represents a lot of hard work from scores of
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Field still filling for tournament
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Senior League World Series, which pits the best 14-16 year old baseball players from around the world against each other, is descending upon Pickens County once again.
The tournament, which is in its second year in Easley, will feature six international teams and six U.S. teams and will kick off Saturday at the J.B. “Red” Owens Complex and run through Aug. 4.
As of press time Tuesday, the international division’s qualifiers had all been chosen, while all United States division teams remained in qualifier play.
The first team selected for the tournament was host S.C. District 1. The team is comprised of 16 Easley High School baseball players — many of whom were members of the Green Wave’s co-region champion varsity baseball team last season — and is looking to improve upon its 2-2 record from last year’s
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Courier Obituaries 7-25-18
BETTY JANE BRADFORD-LAWSON
EASLEY — Betty Jane Bradford-Lawson, of Easley, was born on April 27, 
1933, in Washington, D.C., and she went home to be with her lord and savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at her home.
She completed her education with a GED, and she was a manager in the food service industry for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, doing word search puzzles and playing on her computer, and she loved caring for her pets and her flowers. Most importantly, Betty enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her children and her grandchildren.
She moved to Easley from Altoona, Pa., in 2003 and attended Greer Memorial Baptist Church whenever she was able to.
Betty was preceded in death by her mother, Quintie Redmon; her husbands, Lionel Bradford and Benjamin Lawson; her son, Robert Bradford; her daughter, Lynn Marie Hoption; her grandson, Stanley Bradford; and her
Just the facts — the bear facts
This just in. The reports of the widely wandering bear doing the rounds in the Rice’s Creek community have been updated. According to witnesses, last 
week’s account of the activities of the wandering bear may not be completely accurate.
A first-person account from a witness who wishes to remain anonymous claims there is more than one bear involved in sightings.
According to Jane Doe, a pseudonym for the anonymous witness, more than one bear has been sighted on her property at almost the same time.
Doe said, “There was one good-sized bear and another near who was smaller.”
“Then, just a few minutes later,” Doe said, “a third bear was sighted.”
John Doe, Jane Doe’s spouse, said that there is a possibility that the third bear
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Courier Letter’s to the Editor 7-25-18
Let’s be a community of unity
Dear Editor,
I recently went to California for a family vacation. My son, who had flown into San Francisco, texted me about an hour before his expected arrival time saying, “We will be delayed.” The picture attached to the text was disturbing.
I immediately texted, saying, “David, are you all right? And can you talk?”
Minutes that seemed like hours passed as I kept staring at the picture that my son had texted of his rental car with the back window on the passenger side totally smashed in.
Then I heard the story. Twenty minutes after getting their rental car, David
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Do more to protect
The need to protect vulnerable adults continues to rise with South Carolina’s growing population. But the state has failed to keep pace with that increase 
despite warnings, leaving a potentially dangerous gap in the investigation of abuse or neglect claims among people who can’t care for themselves.
Adult Protective Services hasn’t had a significant funding increase since at least 2013, even as its case load expanded by 1,300 between 2015 and 2017, The Post and Courier’s Mary Katherine Wildeman reported. It’s troubling that lawmakers haven’t addressed the much larger workload after a 2017 Legislative Audit Council report criticized the Department of Social Services for failing to meet the
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20 years of service
Pickens mayor David Owens presented a 20-year service award to city 
water/wastewater superintendent Brian Gravely last week. Gravely has been a dedicated and vital member of the Pickens team, helping keep the community’s clean water flowing for two decades. “We are blessed to have him,” Owens said. “Thank you, Brian.”
Chamber seeks applicants for Leadership Pickens
PICKENS — The Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Leadership Pickens Class set to begin late next month.
Sponsored by the Greater Pickens, Clemson and Easley chambers, Leadership Pickens County is designed to help develop informed and committed leaders for Pickens County. By taking an intensive look at local issues, LPC prepares and motivates participants to provide dynamic leadership within the community.
Facilitated by the Leadership Pickens County Board of Regents, the annual program begins with an orientation session in August. After the orientation,
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WWII vets still being sought to experience ‘Honor Fight’
COUNTY — The Honor Flight Program is looking to reach all World War II veterans.
Pete Peters and Richard Reece, who are members of the staff at Honor Flight, are also members of Pickens American Legion Post 11. The two men are seeking WWII veterans who haven’t gone to Washington to see the WWII Memorial Monument.
The cost of the trip for the vet is free. Each veteran will also be assigned a guardian, who will be his extended family for the day and will attend to all his needs. In addition to the WWII Memorial, those on the Honor Flight will visit the Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln and Marine Corp Memorials. They will finish off
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