Monthly Archives: September 2018
Daniel varsity volleyball picks up pair of shutout victories
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions volleyball team looked great over the past week, 
defeating the rival Seneca Bobcats and region foe Palmetto.
The Lions shut out the Bobcats 3-0 on Thursday night. The two teams played close in the first two sets, with Daniel outscoring the Bobcats 25-21 and 25-23. However, the Lions pulled away in the final set for a 25-16 win to take the match.
The Lion offense was led by senior Emerald Withers and junior Natalie Swaney, who both had eight kills in the contest. Swaney also contributed to the defensive effort, tallying 10 digs, while Withers tallied nine digs of her own. Senior libero Kate Brownell
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Pickens JVs play well
In pool play last Saturday, the Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame junior varsity volleyball team, pictured above, defeated Riverside and Blythewood, but lost to
Lexington, which placed them in the silver bracket. They were defeated by Dorman in the silver bracket. “The ladies played hard, and we are very proud of them,” coach Pamela Clarkson said. “We competed against some top 5A schools. The future is looking good for PHS.” Pickens’ Madison Gentry, pictured at right, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Courier Obituaries 9-12-18
JODY LEVI BLACK
EASLEY — Mr. Jody Levi Black, 47, husband of Shelly Lewis Black, went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, Sept. 3, 2018.
It is with great sadness that the family of Jody Black announces his passing on Labor Day after an accidental drowning on Lake Keowee. Jody was a loving, devoted husband, father, son, brother and Pop. His pride and adoration for his family was easily seen and felt. To be his friend was to understand the very meaning of loyalty and selflessness.
Born in Pickens County, he was a son of Ronnie Levi and Mary Elizabeth Youngblood Black of McCormick. Mr. Black was a 1990 graduate of Easley High School and was a technician with L&R Fork Lift Maintenance.
Jody loved his family with everything he had. He experienced life to the fullest through his love for hunting and fishing. Numerous trips to a mountain stream or right down the road on the lake created family memories that some people only dream of. All of these experiences and examples of love in his life, though, pale in comparison to the love he found this year on Mother’s Day weekend, when he experienced the fullness of
Child gun deaths a preventable tragedy
In the ongoing discussion over gun rights and control measures, the discourse often pits guns as a component of violence and crime against guns as a means of hunting, recreation and self-protection.
One side points to the devastating number of shooting 
deaths that occur each year in the United States. The other points to the security of keeping a gun handy in the bedside table or in the glove compartment.
But any discussion of gun safety should also include a topic that we might all agree is so horrible as to demand action: that little children with access to guns too often accidentally kill themselves or other people.
As Post and Courier reporter Jennifer Hawes described in a report last week, a tragic number of South Carolina children arrive at the emergency room with a bullet in their brain or a gunshot wound to the face. Or they pull the trigger while “playing” and kill a sibling or a parent, to be haunted by the accident for life.
But even though 12 children under age 12 and one adult in South Carolina died in
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When we are tempted to worry
Is much as we would like to avoid worry and anxiety, these feelings are just a normal part of our natural emotions. When I say “normal,” I’m referring to the everyday aggravations and frustrations that are a part of this journey. Some people seem to be 
more controlled by these feelings than others, but we will all have our share of difficult times.
I’ve thought about whether the world we live in today is more hectic and stressful than the times of our parents and grandparents, but is it the external circumstances that cause a person to be overwhelmed or the lack of internal peace? Even though the situations are different, apprehension and panic would be the same for a caveman or a business executive. However, I’m also convinced that Christ never intended for us to be constantly stressed out to the point of living in discouragement and depression.
There have been many studies about the effects of stress, and it’s now confirmed that
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Your role in government
Dear Editor,
The Declaration of Independence states, “That to secure these Rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness) Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed …”
The 2016 presidential election was a surprise (more of a shock) to say the least, but the “governed” (that’s you and me) showed up and exercised our power (we voted). And the result is now history.
The election of Donald Trump was momentous on several levels, but what stands out most to me is that the 2016 presidential election showed where the true power of government comes from. It comes from those who “show up.”
The 2018 election is right around the corner. While this is not a presidential election, it
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Southern Wesleyan University set to present Melodica Men
CENTRAL — What started off as two guys playing toy instruments for fun is now an internationally-acclaimed musical duo — and they will visit Southern Wesleyan 
University for a delightful Sunday afternoon concert Sept. 16 at Rev. Clyde Dupin Celebration Amphitheater.
Joe Buono and Tristan Clarke became friends while studying music at the Peabody Conservatory, and they have been playing melodica — a cross between a keyboard and a harmonica — together since
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Benefit set to help Six Mile man with medical expenses
SIX MILE — Six Mile resident Howard Shanley felt like something was wrong when he told his wife, Debbie, that he thought he needed to go to the hospital, but he never dreamed it would have resulted in a heart operation that needed six bypasses to keep him alive.
Shanley is only 54 years old ,and he was the victim of a heart attack on July 12. First, doctors told him he needed a heart catheterization. Once inside, the procedure failed. Without any other option, doctors decided he needed open-heart surgery to save his life. The surgery included six bypasses.
According to the Mayo Clinic, coronary bypass surgery is a surgical procedure that diverts the flow of blood around a section of a blocked or partially blocked artery in a person’s heart. By creating a new pathway to the heart, coronary bypass surgery improves blood flow to the heart muscle.
During coronary bypass surgery, a healthy blood vessel is taken from the patient’s leg,
Courier Community Calendar 9-12-18
• Cannon Auxiliary to host car show
The Cannon Memrial Hospital Auxiliary wil host a special fundraising car show at Legacy Square on Main Street in Pickens on Sept. 22. Participant check-in will be from 2-3 p.m. Judging and awards presentaion will be 3-4 p.m. From 4-7 p.m. the public is invited to come out and see all the vehicles on display. For more information, contact Amanda Miller at (864) 898-1334 or amiller@anmedhealthcannon.org.
• Cooking class planned in Pickens
If you want to gain confidence in the kitchen, meet some great people, grow in life skills and enjoy the “fruits of your labor,” then an upcoming Confidence in the Kitchen Cooking Class is for you. The group will make a tasty dish together, learning fundamental basics like reading a recipe and converting measurements. While the dish cooks, the event will feature a brief time of guided conversation, and then attendees
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Courier Legals 9-12-18
SUMMONS
REFORMATION OF DEED / ADVERSE
POSSESSION
(NON-JURY REQUESTED)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case No. 2018-CP-39-00799
Betty Ann Newton, Plaintiff, vs. J.H. Ramseur, and his heirs Known and Unknown Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS, J.H. RAMSEUR, AND HIS HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this matter, a copy of which was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the subscriber, Adam B. Lambert, at his office located at 859 Pendleton Street, (P.O. Box 9) Pickens, South Carolina, 29671, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof upon you. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court, above named, for judgment by default to be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the within Complaint.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the
