Monthly Archives: November 2019
Liberty girls cap perfect season
LIBERTY — The 10-and-under Liberty Lady Devils softball team have wrapped up a historic season.
The Lady Devils dominated their opponents throughout the regular season, finishing 12-0 and winning every game by three runs or more.
Still, the Liberty girls faced stiff competition as they went for the Tri-County Championship over the weekend.
The first stop for the Devils was against the Clemson Purple team on Friday. Liberty shellacked the team from Tiger
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Motorcyclist dies day after hitting deer
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — An Easley man died Wednesday, one day after striking a deer with his motorcycle.
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Harold Thomas Hammond Jr. of Frontier Drive.
Kelley said Hammond hit a deer on Latham Road at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.
He was pronounced dead at Prisma Health Greenville Wednesday evening, she said.
Hammond died from a head injury, Kelley said. He was 23.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating
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Appreciate your right to vote
I wasn’t around 100 years ago, but I can imagine what discussions about the radical notion of allowing women to vote must have sounded like around here in the year 1919.
“Well, you know we’ll be on the road to ruination if we let these ladies vote,” Jasper P. Goodbody might have said, snapping the strap on his suspenders for emphasis.
“Yeah, they’ll even try to elect a woman president one of these days and make a law requiring men to help out with the cookin’ and cleanin’,” his buddy Willie T. Melonhead might reply, spewing a stream of tobacco juice out the corner of his mouth to punctuate his disdain for the dystopian future he imagined women’s suffrage would bring about.
I’m sorry, ladies, but our Founding Fathers didn’t think y’all were smart
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An ode to Cynthia’s ‘leaves’
Oh how majestic a tree may be
It fills one with inspiration
When Cynthia sees the leaves a-fallin’
They fill her with anticipation
When the ground is covered to the hilt
It makes her want to wilt
With nary a leaf left on a tree
They make her want to flee
But with rake so true and head so somber
She proceeds to give them all a number
Ah one, ah two, ah three
Aw, that’s too boring for thee
Methinks I shall name them
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Courier Letters to the Editor 11-6-19
In memory of Harward
Dear Editor,
I was shocked and hurt to hear about Lucy Harward passing away. She was a very special, smart, kind lady who shared her talents with others at the Pickens Senior Center.
She founded the Fiber Arts Center there, where she taught fiber arts skills and actively volunteered. Her special creations are displayed there. She was recognized many times for her quilts and designed the quilt square for the
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Quilt show this weekend
PICKENS — “Quilted With Joy,” the 2019 biennial judged quilt show sponsored by the Upcountry Quilting Guild, will be held this Friday and Saturday at Pickens View Wesleyan Church on S.C. Highway 8 between Pickens and Easley.
More than 100 quilts will be on display, including traditional, modern art and wearable art and challenge quilts, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $5, and children under 12 are admitted free. No food will be served. Free and ample parking will be
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Save-A-Lot helps PHS
In the 10 years that the Pickens Save-A-Lot store has been opened, it has made many donations for the Pickens High School athletic department. The latest donation Save-A-Lot has made was with the help of its customers. At the beginning of September, the store had signs telling its customers that they could purchase a Gatorade for 99 cents that would go to the athletic department at PHS. The customers stepped up, buying 375 Gatorades in a month. Save-A-Lot went on to donate 25 more to make it an even 400. David Gravely with Little Debbie also donated 10 cases of water. Save-A-Lot wants to thank its wonderful customers for helping Pickens High School. Pictured are Blue Flame football players Lawson Maxey, Brady Batson and Jacob Nagle, along with Pickens head coach Chad Smith receiving the donation.
CMH Auxiliary plans WinterFest activities
PICKENS — The Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting its annual WinterFest on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. in the classroom at AnMed Health Cannon.
WinterFest will feature handmade items from several local vendors.
The auxiliary will also be holding its 12th annual Festival of Wreaths from Nov. 18-Dec. 6.
Wreaths will be on display in the front lobby at AnMed Health Cannon for silent auction. Bidding will
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6th annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast scheduled Nov. 23
EASLEY — Presented by Acker Lambert Hinton PA and SeaLevel Systems, the sixth annual Clusters for Kids Oyster Roast will be on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Community sponsors, supporters and the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem Program will gather for the roast beginning at 5 p.m. at Arran Farm, located at 820 Lenhardt Road in Easley.
The evening will feature an oyster roast and Southern lowcountry buffet, including chicken bog and more, beverages and music. The evening will be highlighted by great music entertainment provided by the band Hot Notes, plus a
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Courier Community Calendar 11-6-19
• LMS Holiday Bazaar is Nov. 23
Liberty Middle School will host a holiday bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 23.
The event will offer attendees a chance to shop wonderful crafts and vendor booths, grab a bite to eat and sip, shop and fellowship while picking up some great buys for the holidays.
• BBQ sale planned for this Saturday
A fresh barbecue and yard sale is planned for Saturday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 608 Pendleton St. in Pickens, at the brown house on the corner. All proceeds will go toward the 2020 Rogers family reunion.
• WPO offers chance at monthly fellowship
The Widowed Persons Organization (WPO) organization is not a grief therapy group, but it does provide an
