Monthly Archives: January 2019
Spring sports signups open at Pickens Rec
PICKENS — Registration is open from now through Jan. 25 for both spring volleyball and spring soccer at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Financial assistance is available for those who qualify and will only be taken through Jan. 18.
For volleyball, the following age divisions are offered: 7-9, 10-12, 13-14 and 15-17.
For soccer, coed age divisions are 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Depending on
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Best ever? Clemson certainly has a case
So, raise your hand if you had Clemson winning by 28 points Monday night.
No, nobody? Bueller? Bueller?
That’s OK — I don’t think anybody in their right mind could have foreseen what the Tigers did to Alabama in the 44-16 win that clinched their third national championship, and their second in three years.
Heck, I was telling anyone who asked in the days leading up to the game that I liked Clemson 31-28, and I was getting all kinds of side-eyed looks for that prediction.
Folks, this wasn’t supposed to happen. A Clemson win? Sure. But a complete evisceration of the mighty Crimson Tide? Surely not.
Intercepting the unflappable Tua Tagovailoa twice? The offensive line more than holding its own after being put to shame in the Sugar Bowl by
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A wonderful time to begin brand new
A brand-new year is here, and I’m excited to see what the Lord has for us!
Keeping Christ at the center of our thoughts takes a great deal of discipline and determination, but so does everything else we really care about. It 
comes down to how serious we are about knowing God and how willing we are to give him total control of our life. Whatever we become involved with, he simply wants us to listen and obey his instructions, which is the reason we are here. If we abide under the shadow of his wings, we will walk in the peace and joy of his spirit, but if we choose to live our own way, we will remain empty and miserable.
Matthew chapter 22 gives us the meaning of life: “Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.”
Actually, the Bible contains many passages where God declares how much
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Let freedom ring from wall to wall
Do you remember when the Berlin Wall came down? It had separated Germany into two regions and was an international symbol of misery. It 
was built by the communist regime in East Germany in 1961 to prevent its citizens from escaping to the west, and freedom.
Many people risked and lost their lives in attempts to get over the wall.
It wasn’t built to keep people from coming into the country. It was built to keep people from leaving. Everyone living inside the wall was unable to express themselves, travel without permission or question authority. They were completely controlled in every aspect of their lives.
Many people were shot by guards when they tried to escape. Families were
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Study: Puzzles, games don’t give brain boost
After being told for years that doing daily crossword puzzles or other types of brain stretchers would help maintain our cognitive abilities, researchers now say it isn’t so.
Specifically, researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland wanted to look at whether “intellectual engagement” can help to offset age-related cognitive decline.
Their conclusion was that late-life ability was based on early life ability and engagement along the way. In other words, the more intellectual ability we start with, the more likely we are to engage in mental activities throughout our lives, so we have a higher
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Courier Obituaries 1-9-19
FRANCES EUBANKS CANUP
EASLEY — Mrs. Frances Eubanks Canup, 81, wife of the late Charles Ray Canup, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, at her home.
Born in Spartanburg County, a daughter of the late Robert Plato Eubanks and the late Alma Russell Eubanks, Mrs. Canup was a graduate of Landrum High School. She was employed with TG&Y from 1971-1985, Sheriff Appliance from 1985-1987 and Steinmart from 1987-2012. Frances was of the Baptist faith.
Frances always had a heartwarming smile for everyone. She was the rock and head of her family, having taught her children and grandchildren how to make a home. She will be dearly missed.
Surviving are a son, Charles M. Canup (Rose) of Concord, N.C.; two daughters, Cynthia C. Elrod and Christa C. Prevatte (Philip), all of Easley;
Local chiropractor selected for list of top chiropractors of 2018
PICKENS — Dr. Brian Dooley of Pickens has been named one of the Top 33 Chiropractors of 2018 through the Schubel Vision Elite organization.
“Dr Dooley’s efforts at Sherman College of Chiropractic have transformed the student experience into a truly landmark, student-centered experience,” said Dr Liam Schubel, president of Schubel Vision Elite and owner of 20 chiropractic offices in Central and South America. “He is a notable leader today worldwide in creating the highest quality practical educational environment that fully prepares graduates for success in the dynamically changing world of health care.”
Dooley originally hails from New Jersey, and he has been a South Carolina resident since 1997 after living in Atlanta three years following his graduation from Clemson University. In order to provide for his family, Dooley found work in many different disciplines, including home
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Six Mile cloggers audition for ‘America’s Got Talent’
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
SIX MILE — A local clogging team is hoping to show off its talents nationwide.
The team included nine members of the studio’s Footloose team.
HotFoot Studios owner Sharon Finley said Footloose, the studio’s senior team, took part in auditions for “America’s Got Talent” in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 15.
“We participated first in Pickens County’s Got Talent,” Finley said.
Pickens County’s Got Talent 
was held as part of the county’s “Blue Ribbon Birthday Bash” sesquicentennial celebration Oct. 6 in Easley.
“We competed in Pickens County’s Got Talent,” Finley said. “We won.”
Because of its success, the team was invited to audition for the 14th season of the popular television show, expected to begin later this year on NBC.
“We got what’s called a front of the line pass,” Finley said. “It was really fun and a great opportunity for us.”
A hostess met the team and guided them around the proceedings, she said.
“We learned a lot about behind the scenes of ‘America’s Got Talent,’” Finley said. “We even performed for the entertainers there. We were made to feel really special. It was a great day for us. We had a great time.”
The team will learn sometime between now and March 1 if they’ll be going
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Wood, Smith united at Charles E. Daniel Chapel
Jesse Marguerite Wood and Joshua Bradley Smith were united in marriage on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel at Furman 
University in Greenville. The Rev. Bradley Donald Smith, father of the groom, officiated. Dinner and dancing followed at the Younts Conference Center.
The bride is the daughter of Cynthia and Robert Wood of Pickens. She is the granddaughter of the late Betty and Ron Digby of Greer and Mary and J.R. Wood of Pickens. The bride is a graduate of Pickens High School, Furman University (B.S. in biology), and Clemson University (M.S. in wildlife biology).
The groom is the son of Nancy and Brad Smith of Columbia. He is the
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Easley robotics team earns spot at Arkansas invitational
EASLEY — A homeschool FIRST Lego League robotics team from Easley, the Thunderbolts, has earned a spot at the FIRST Lego League Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., this May.
The seven-person team of seventh- through ninth-graders won the 
Champion’s Award at the Tri-County Tech regional qualifier in November. Then they advanced to the West State Championship held at Riverside High School in Greer on Dec. 15, where they won second place overall and first place for robot performance out of 37 teams, securing their spot at the Arkansas tournament. FIRST Lego League teams are part of the FIRST organization and compete in FIRST-sponsored intellectual competitions. The competitions challenge kids to build and program autonomous Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots to complete missions during robot games. Another
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