Daily Archives: 10/16/2018
Easley Community Band to play at Foothills Playhouse
EASLEY — The Easley Community Band will perform its first concert of the 2018-2019 season at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, at the Foothills Playhouse in Easley.
Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Proceeds benefit the Easley Community Band and the Pickens County Humane Society.
For more information, visit easleycommunityband.org or find the band’s Facebook page.
Easley could provide boost to new affordable housing development
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An assist from the city of Easley could help spur interest in an 
affordable housing development, officials hope.
During a work session last week, city council members discussed the Trailside Active Affordable Housing development, located at North 5th Street and West D Street, near the Doodle Trail.
Council passed an ordinance in June transferring 18 lots to Quinn Satterfield Inc. “for the purpose of constructing affordable home occupied single-family units.”
The homes will range from $120,000 to $160,000. Phase I of the development includes 12 home sites.
Applicants must be approved for a loan for the property they want to build on at Trailside. Once they’re approved, applicants will draw down that property for construction.
But so far, applicants haven’t made it all the way through the application
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Jeep club plans 8th ‘Memory Lane’ trip
PICKENS — Pickens County is celebrating its 150th birthday. With so many great milestones to commemorate, a local group is remembering Larry Hinkle and the impact he had in the community with the World’s 
Largest Jeep Dealership located in Pickens.
The legend continues today through “Upstate Legends Jeep Club” with its annual “Memory Lane” trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to pay tribute to Hinkle. This year marks the eighth year of the Memory Lane trip, and a special limited shirt design was released for the members taking the trip this year.
Because of Hinkle’s influence and impact on Pickens County, Upstate
Legends was formed in June 2010 by Gary Robinson, Roger Cassell and
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Remembering the way it was
Miss Maude Moore was our sixth-grade teacher. She drove a little gray car and lived with her sister. She’d graduated from Flora McDonald College 
and approached teaching much like Miss Dove in the book “Good Morning, Miss Dove.”
She ran her classroom with perfect discipline, and we learned.
No one questioned her authority. We were a little afraid of her. Once, a new boy — a rarity in our little rural school — came into our class.
He wasn’t the usual farm child taught to respect his elders. The first thing we noticed about Pate Johnson was his smirk. He didn’t pay attention in class and was reluctant to follow instructions.
On his third day in class, Miss Moore, as was her custom, told him to go to
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Letters to the Editor
There are angels all around us
Dear Editor,
On Monday, Oct. 8, my husband and I were on our way from Pickens to Easley. We were on Highway 8 just past the Landmark Church sign when my car spluttered and quit. Out of gas! We were in the right lane, but not completely off the highway.
That’s when God sent us an angel — a young man around 30 years old. He helped us get our car completely off the road. We thanked him and thought that was the last we would see of him. Wrong! A few minutes later, he returned with a gasoline can in his hand, and he proceeded to put gas into my empty tank. He wouldn’t let us pay him, and I did not get his name, but I know he lives on Cedar Rock Road outside of Easley.
I just want to thank him for his help and let him know how very much we appreciate his act of kindness. May God bless you and yours, and my prayer is that when you need an angel God will provide one for you.
Again, thanks so much for your act of kindness.
Sonny and Georgia Harvey
Pickens
A spiritual awakening
When we consider the word revival and more specifically within the Christian faith, we think of a series of evangelistic meetings with the intention to increase interest in God. If we look more closely, we notice 
that being revived is the act of being restored and renewed back to a former place.
Similar words that are associated with being revived are reinvigorate, revitalize, refresh, restore, energize, rejuvenate, regenerate and stimulate. Within the context of our spiritual life, we see that a personal revival is a positive experience that convicts us to rearrange our priorities in order to give God a higher place in our life. This stirring of the soul brings a fresh awareness and rekindles the desire to follow the Lord with a renewed zeal and deeper commitment.
If we once had a genuine and exciting relationship with God, but now for some reason we have drifted away, our intimacy with him can be restored by humbling ourselves and calling upon him. We do not need to attend a church meeting in order to repent or draw closer to Christ — we just need a passion and determination to be with him.
Through the years, there have been some very powerful spiritual movements recorded in places other than America, such as China, Korea, India, Brazil, Nigeria and Indonesia. These movements have generated enthusiasm and interest in Christ and the Bible and have helped spread the
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It now costs nothing to freeze your credit
Per a new law, you can now put a freeze on your credit report for free. Gone is the $10 (or more) fee to freeze your credit and another equal fee to 
unfreeze it later. Multiplying by three for the big-three reporting companies, the cost kept too many people from taking steps to protect their credit.
All three companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — now are required by law to give consumers this option after the huge credit debacle last year, when over 148 million people had their information stolen. Unfortunately, you still need to contact all three agencies. Freezing one does not automatically freeze the other two.
Why is it important to freeze your credit? With locked reports, no one can sign up for new accounts in your name. Mortgages, utilities, loans — they’re all at risk.
There are several ways to freeze your credit. If you call or submit your request online, the companies have to freeze your credit in one day. Later, if you need to unlock your reports (if you want to apply for something), they have to do that within one hour. You also can freeze it by mail.
Call Experian at 1-888-397-3742, Equifax at 1-800-685-1111 and TransUnion at 1-888-909-8872. Note: You’ll need a personal identification number to use if you ever want to unfreeze your credit. Write it down and put it somewhere safe. Another way to protect your credit is with a lock. You can use a cellphone and an app to do this, but it’s not as secure.
If you’ve been a victim of identity theft, go online to www.identitytheft.gov or see www.consumer.ftc.gov for more information.
Remember that you’re entitled to one free credit report per year. Order yours from annualcreditreport.com.
© 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
Blue Flame finish region undefeated on senior night
PICKENS — Once again, it’s in the books. In her second year as coach of the Lady Flame, Rikki Owens and second year assistant coach Pamela Clarkson led the 2018 Lady Flame volleyball team to another undefeated
Pickens Blue Flame seniors are L-R front row
Jewell Porterfield, Sabrina Stewart, Sarah Stewart and Sydney Skipper. Back Row; Savannah Noblitt, Abigail Durham, Sydney Bolding and Lexi Wierzbicki
Region I-4A championship.
The Lady Flame wrapped up the region title by defeating Daniel on Oct. 8, but needed to defeat Palmetto on senior night Oct. 10 to remain undefeated, and that they did, defeating the Mustangs 3-0.
On the night of the final region match, eight seniors huddled together then took their places on the court. The eight seniors, most of whom have played together since the seventh grade or competed against each other while some were students at Dacusville Middle, led their team to a 3-0 victory.
This group of seniors defeated Palmetto 25-13, 25-9, 25-4, sealing the deal on another undefeated season in region play.
As they do before each home match, Sarah and Sabrina Stewart led the
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PC Guardian ad Litem Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast is Nov. 10
EASLEY — The fifth annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, and presented by Acker Lambert Hinton PA.
Community sponsors, supporters and the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem program will gather at Arran Farm for the festivities beginning at 5 p.m.
Serving as honorary chairs of the oyster roast will be Ruth and Sen. Rex Rice, and they personally wish to invite everyone to join them in supporting the event.
The evening includes an oyster roast, Southern low-country buffet that includes chicken bog and more, beverages and music. The evening is highlighted by great musical entertainment provided by the band Hot
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Courier Obituaries 10-17-18
LINDA MANLEY HENSON
PICKENS — Linda M. Henson, 66, wife of Mark Henson, tragically passed from this life on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in an automobile accident in 
Florida.
She was born in Florida, a daughter of the late Ernest Manley and the late Mary Ann Routt.
Survivors include her husband, Mark of the home; a daughter, Carmilithia Staton of Pickens; a grandson, Duane Staton of Florida; and a great-grandson.
A memorial service to honor Linda’s life was held on Oct. 12 in the chapel
