Daily Archives: 04/13/2021
Everyone has a role to play
On the afternoon of Dec. 10, Pickens County received an email from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) inviting our county to be part of a process known as Crisis Intercept Mapping for Suicide Prevention among Service Members, 
Veterans, and their Families (SMVF).
Pickens County was selected as one of 10 sites from across the country to participate in SAMHSA’s SMVF TA Center’s Crisis Intercept Mapping project this spring and is the first county in South Carolina to be chosen. This program requires a team lead to serve as
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Story of the squirrel sniper
I’ve written about our chipmunk problem. But I misled you, just as I myself was laboring under a misapprehension. That means I was wrong.
We’d been hearing gnawing overhead, and I was right to be concerned. Nothing bothers Fowler, but I was definitely bothered.
Last week, we had a pest removal company send a man to inspect our attic. That’s when we learned we had a family of squirrels comfortably housed up there. He found a hole in the boxing the size of a softball, and when he climbed up onto the roof and clapped his hands, several squirrels erupted from the boxing and raced across the roof, then straight down the side of the
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Courier Letter to the Editor 4-14-21
Memories of the C-119
Dear Editor,
The excellent article “The Hand of God” by Ron Barnett in the April 7 issue of the Courier about the C-119 Flying Boxcar crashing in Liberty in 1960 reminded me of my first association with the C-119.
I was 18 years old in Jump School in November 1956 at Ft. Bragg, N.C., with the 82nd Airborne Division. During Jump Week, I made five jumps from the C-119 in order to receive my silver
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Courier Obituaries 4-14-21
JACKIE AARON SIMPSON
PICKENS — Mr. Jackie Aaron Simpson, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 9, 2021.
Mr. Simpson was born in Anderson County and was the son of the late Echols Jack Simpson and Lila Mae Huckabee. He was a loving husband to Ann Richard Simpson.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Richard Simpson; daughter, Cheryl Carver (Steve) of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and three grandchildren, Whitney Meyer (Sean) of Dardenne Prairie, Mo., Cameron Carver (Margaret) of Blue Springs, Mo., and Carter Newton of Pickens. Mr. Simpson has six loving and most precious
Festival fun finally returns
Lots to do locally this weekend and beyond
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, spring brings with it a number of festivals and events this year, including many that are returning from last year’s cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pickens Azalea Festival will be held this Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17.
Roads will close at 6 p.m. Friday evening before the cruise-in, which will be held from 7-10 p.m. and will feature cars and Jeeps from all eras.
o fees or applications are required for this year’s cruise-in. Organizers ask that those who would like to participate in the cruise-in enter from South
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Monthly Soapstone fish fry set for this Saturday
PICKENS — Soapstone Church invites everyone to a special fundraiser at the church, located at 296 Liberia Road in Pickens, this Saturday, April 17.
The event will feature fine cooking and will be held from noon-8 p.m.
Visitors will enjoy true Southern cooking, including a fish fry, barbecue and fried chicken with all the fixings right from Ms. Mable’s kitchen.
For more information, call (864) 414-8470.
Neely earns Richard Heim Memorial Scholarship for Construction Technology
PICKENS — Gabe Neely was recently awarded the Richard Heim Memorial Scholarship for Construction Technology.
Neely is a senior at Pickens High School and a completer of the building construction program at Pickens County Career and Technology Center in Liberty.
Jeff Stephens is Neely’s building construction
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FEMA to assist with funeral costs for COVID-19-related deaths
EASLEY — Beginning this month, families who have experienced the death of a loved one due to COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in funeral assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Two pieces of legislation recently passed by Congress — the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 — authorized FEMA to provide financial assistance to families that incurred
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Community Calendar 4-14-21
• Six Mile Farmers Market set to open season on April 22
Officials announced recently that the Six Mile Farmers Market will kick off its season this month. The first day of the market season will be Thursday, April 22, from 4-7 p.m.
The market is located at 102 S. Main St., in the old fire station downtown, which is also the home of Red, White & Brew. Coffee Co.
• Rummage sale set Dacusville UMC
A huge rummage sale is planned at Dacusville United Methodist Church, located at 1339 Thomas Mill Road in Easley, on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
There will be a hot dog sale from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. There will also be a bake sale, and the event will be held rain or shine.
Masks and social distancing are recommended.
Bake a Big Batch of Brownies
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
I know there are some who really don’t like brownies, and I understand and don’t judge. We all have a different set of taste buds and can’t
control our genetic makeup.
But for those of you who do like chocolate — and I am among those — you may like some of these variations on the classic brownie recipe.
None of these recipes are rocket science, fortunately, but I — and my taste buds — think they’re good. We all hope your taste buds agree.
Enjoy them as a treat or an everyday snack.
