Daily Archives: 01/19/2021
Pickens Rec spring volleyball and soccer signups underway
PICKENS — Spring soccer and volleyball registration is being taken now through Jan. 29 at the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Financial assistance is available for those who qualify and will only be taken the first three weeks of the registration period, Jan. 4-22.
In soccer, the following coed age divisions are offered: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Depending on size of
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On the receiving end of a miracle
If it hadn’t been for a text message from a friend, we wouldn’t have known. That’s how we found out that we could register to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Ingles in Pickens. So, I registered us both 
online and then waited.
After a few days went by and we hadn’t heard anything, I began to think that maybe the registration hadn’t been received, so I drove to Ingles in Pickens to see. There were people in line at the pharmacy, and I wasn’t
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Is our democracy indeed in danger?
I was planning to stand down and try to avoid offending anyone. But in such a time as this, I feel compelled to speak out.
The following is my opinion only and not necessarily that of the Pickens County Courier.
Like most Americans, I watched in horror two weeks
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Courier Letters to the Editor 1-20-21
God help us one and all
Dear Editor,
Well, we survived 2020, and I thought it would be a good year to follow. Not so far.
The U.S. Capitol is attacked, the vice president having his life threatened, with America in shock! Is this America? Did we somehow suddenly become a third-world country? I never have been this
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Courier Obituaries 1-20-21
MARSHALL ELLSWORTH COBUN JR.
PICKENS — Marshall Ellsworth Cobun Jr., 89, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at his home after a long life.
Marshall is survived by four children, Alice Sines, Rosa Stangeman, Theressa Pelfrey and Ray Cobun, and was predeceased by a daughter, Diane Freeman Sites, and a son, Marshall E. Cobun III. He also leaves behind 13 grandchildren, Angie Sines, Kenny Sines, Patty Sines, Eric Sines, Robbie Turner, Chris Turner, Tim Pelfrey, Katie Pelfrey, Davie Culpepper, Karen Dunbar, Cherie Toney, Stephen Cobun and Rayna Cobun; along with 44 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Marshall was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam War, where he earned several medals, including the National
Local DAR members recognize WWII vets
COUNTY — Honoring World War II veterans of America’s Greatest Generation was a recent 
privilege for the Fort Prince George Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Chapter regent Carolyn Nations and vice regent Mildred Brewer visited with seven veterans from Pickens County and presented them with a DAR Certificate to honor them for their Valor, Service, and Sacrifice during World War II.
“I was so blessed to meet these wonderful veterans,” Nations said.
History’s ‘American Pickers’ looking for places to pick in South Carolina
NEW YORK — Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to South Carolina.
They plan to film episodes of the hit series “American Pickers” throughout the area in March 2021.
“We understand that with the proliferation of COVID-19, we are all facing very uncertain times,” a news release from the show’s production company said. “We at ‘American Pickers’ are taking the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming as outlined by the state and CDC. While we plan to be in South Carolina this March, we will continue to re-schedule if conditions
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Tri-County scholarship to honor Lewis
PENDLETON — “Education was her driving force; she dedicated her life to it,” Lucas Durham proudly says when remembering his mother, Dr. C. Lynn Lewis, former dean of Tri-County 
Technical College’s Health Education Division, who passed away March 14, 2020, just 10 months after retirement in 2019.
“We miss her every day,” Durham said, adding that the best way to honor their mother was for him and his sister, Lindsay Porter, to establish an endowed scholarship in her memory.
“It’s important to us, and she would have loved it,” Durham
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Cooking with grapes adds depth to flavors
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier. com
Years ago at my grandmama’s house, Fowler and my brother brought in duck they’d shot over the pond.
After they cleaned them, they were brought into the kitchen to be cooked. So we washed them thoroughly, patted them dry, salted and peppered them and stuffed them with sliced oranges and 
grapes. Then we roasted them in the oven, and when they were ready, removed them from the roasting pan and poured in wine to glaze the pan. After the liquid reduced, it was poured over the duck and they were served. It was a memorable meal.
That’s the first time I found out you could cook with grapes, and I was so excited to learn how much
