Monthly Archives: October 2018
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
Garden Club of Pickens sponsors Rogers to go to Camp Wildwood
PICKENS — The Garden Club of Pickens is proud to have sponsored Cole Rogers at Camp Wildwood for the past three years.
The Pickens High School senior became an active member of the Holly Springs Elementary Garden Club in 2008, when he was in second grade.
This first exposure planted the seed for his lifelong interest in all things outdoors. A family friend, Greg Lucas, recommended and encouraged Rogersto attend Camp Wildwood. Lucas has firsthand knowledge as a DNR official and active participant with Camp Wildwood as an instructor/conservation
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DAR presents gift
The Junior American Citizens (JAC) Club of the Tamassee DAR School, sponsored by the Andrew Pickens Chapter of Clemson, created a special cross-stitch gift for President General Ann Turner Dillon of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The Tamassee JAC Club wanted to thank Dillon for “Targeting Education; Planting the seeds for tomorrow.” All the students at the Tamassee DAR School are members of the JAC Club, and they work on community service projects, including collecting aluminum pull tabs for the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Greenville. Pictured above are National Vice Chair JAC Committee for Publicity Mari Noorai, Eliza Lucas Pinckney Chapter Regent Melissa Levesque, State Regent Libby Billham, President General Ann Dillon, Andrew Pickens Chapter Regent Darlene Dowdy and Wizard of Tamassee Chapter Regent Pat Murray.
Courier Community Calendar 10-17-18
• Grant reunion set for October 21
The family of William A. and Millie Grant will host their family reunion on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. at Porters Chapel United Methodist Church. The Church is located at 152 E Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens. Please bring a well-filled basket. Cup, plates and utensils will be provided. For more information, call Janice Beacham at (864) 561-1855.
• Central Museum to host WWI event
World War I in Upstate South Carolina will be the focus of a program and exhibit Oct. 19 at the Central History Museum, located at 416 Church St. in Central. Presented by the museum curator, Anne Sheriff, the 4 p.m. event is sponsored by the James L. Orr Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call (864) 654-1151.
• Sertoma Club invites locals to meet
The Clemson Sertoma Club invites all local residents to attend its meetings.
The club meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays of each month at
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BHP beats Pickens at its own game to spoil homecoming
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Pickens Blue Flame entered Friday night’s contest with Belton-Honea Path with plenty of momentum.
After handing the undefeated Walhalla Razorbacks their first loss of the season the week before, the
Flame had every right to be pumped to play a BHP Bear team that had already fallen to Walhalla on Sept. 28.
The fans were ready, the coaches were ready and the players were set to ride the Walhalla win to more victories — the only problem was BHP didn’t get the memo and the Bears started posting touchdowns from the opening whistle, handing Pickens a 27-10 homecoming loss at Bill Isaacs Field.
“I give BHP all the credit in the world,” Pickens coach Chad Smith said after the game. “They lined up and did what we try to do to people, and we couldn’t hold them out.
“(BHP coach) Russell Blackston and his crowd get all the credit in the world — they came in and punched us in the face and did a great job in the first half. We dug ourselves too deep of a hole.”
BHP pounded the Pickens defense, scoring on the first four times it had the ball. Pickens just couldn’t answer, and as a result the Bears dominated the stats, posting 404 yards of offense compared to the Flame’s 146.
The game started with BHP taking the opening kickoff and putting the ball
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Devils roll in region win at West-Oak
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
WESTMINSTER — Behind a huge 228-yard night from senior fullback Clay Lollis, the Liberty Red Devils won their third road game in a row 
Friday night, dominating the winless West-Oak Warriors, 33-7.
Lollis scored on runs of 69, 68 and 25 yards in the first half to lead the Devils to the runaway region win. Liberty is now 4-4 on the season and 1-2 in Region I-3A play.
Since dropping their season opener at Daniel, the Red Devils have now on the road at Berea, Carolina and West-Oak.
Liberty coach Kyle Stewart was pleased with his team’s performance Friday night, as the Devils racked up 467 yards of offense, including 334 on the ground.
“Just proud of them,” Stewart said after the game. “(The Warriors) gave a lot of different looks on film, so we had a few things set up where ‘if we get this look, these are our plays.’ We made some tackles, made some key blocks — it’s nice to get cushion to start out.”
Quarterback Carter Smith also had a good night leading the Liberty offense, as he passed for 119 yards and ran for another 42 on five carries.
“(Smith) did a good job tonight, did a good job on the options and RPOs,” Stewart said. “He made some good decisions downfield as well, and I’m proud of that. Just have a few little fine-tuning to do, but to be running option plays in the little time he’s been doing it, he’s picking up pretty good.”
With temperatures feeling seasonably cool for the first time this season, the
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