Monthly Archives: June 2021
The lizard that sleeps in the fern
I had a dear friend who used to talk about the pet lizard she shared her home with. She called him Mr. Green, and he was what I think of as free-range lizard.
He came and went as he pleased. She was very careful where she stepped and alert for him when she vacuumed.
We, too, have a green tenant who enjoys lounging on the front porch. I suppose it would be appropriate to refer to him as a lounge lizard, but that
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The asparagus trait
I spit in the little test tube, sealed it up and sent my DNA off to be processed at one of those ancestry labs. I wanted to find out if all those family stories were true.
My father claimed he was of noble French ancestry. That’s why I’ve always felt a strong kinship to Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, who wasn’t really French since she was born in Austria. My father also claimed Native American lineage — Cherokee, to be exact. It’s possible I got my love of writing from Sequoyah, a Cherokee brave. He created the Cherokee writing system, but was accused of witchcraft for using magic to communicate
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Courier Letters to the Editor 6-9-21
Councilman responds to PCLS official
Dear Editor,
I want to respond to the comments by the Pickens County library board chairman, Dennis Latham, in the article last week titled “Library official urges county council to reconsider budget cut.” He said the county council is cutting library spending and hoisting the museum upon the library. Both claims are untrue.
Library spending is not being cut. State law forbids the county council from cutting the funds used to pay for library
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Reflecting on the Keowee Valley area’s Native American heritage
Reflecting on the Keowee Valley area’s Native American heritage
By Dr. Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Special to The Courier
My mother’s name was Grace Moody Cloer. My maternal Moody ancestors came early to the Keowee, “Place of the
Mulberries.” My great-great-great-great-grandfather, Daniel Moody (Papa Daniel), and his son, Martin, bought land on the Toxaway River, Devils Fork, Crow Creek, Little River and along the Keowee River.
My Cherokee bloodline is through my great-grandmother Anna Laura Cloer. She was a namesake of her grandmother
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Pickens County FFA teams win state titles
COUNTY — Pickens County Career and Technology Center’s FFA chapter competed in the annual state competition and two teams received first-place state championship honors.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, both contests were held as virtual events.
The horse evaluation contest
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Who are they?
Officials at the Clayton Research Room at the Southern Wesleyan University Library have a collection of original pictures that they are attempting to identify. We at the Pickens County Courier thought our readers might be able to help. The two pictures include people from the Pickens County area. If you can identify any of these people, contact Mildred H. Brewer at wycar@aol.com or claytonroom@swu.edu with the name and image number under the picture.
Courier Community Calendar 6-9-21
• Soapstone to hold fish fry next weekend
Soapstone Church invites everyone to a special fundraiser at the church, located at 296 Liberia Road in Pickens, on Saturday, June 19.
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.
• Libraries offers reading program
This year’s summer reading theme at the Pickens County Library is “Tails and Tales.” The program began on June 7 and runs until July 31. All Pickens County residents will receive a postcard in the mail. The postcard will include a list of fun activities to complete and return to the library. To complete the program, participants can chose to read 10 books, complete 10 activities or a combination of both options to total 10. More postcards will be available at all library branches.
• COTU plans to host meeting on June 17
All are invited to join Conservatives of the Upstate for its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 17.
Scheduled to speak is Rep. Jonathon Hill of Anderson County. Hill will speak to the group about true conservative issues that are not being upheld by elected Republican leadership in Columbia, according to a news release from the group.
The Conservatives of the Upstate will meet at 7 p.m. at Cafe’ Connections, located at 319 E. Main St. in downtown Pickens.
To learn more about Conservatives of the Upstate, visit conservativesoftheupstate.com.
PHS class of 1971 set to hold 50th reunion
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Class of 1971’s 50th reunion will be at The Lighthouse Restaurant Event Center in Seneca from 5-9 p.m. June 19.
The cost of $50 per person covers the cost of heavy hors d’oeuvres, a DJ and lots of wonderful time with old friends and classmates.
Payment can be made by mailing a check to Sharon Crowe, 389 Talley Bridge Road, Cleveland, SC 29635, PayPal to scrowe002@aol.com or Venmo to crowesg@gmail.com.
One step further with peanut butter
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
Peanut butter is a universal favorite. It’s gone to school and work in sandwich form with the ever-popular grape
jelly as
its constant companion.
But this week, I thought it would be fun to take peanut butter to the next level. It is featured here in bar cookies, pie, a main dish and a salad.
And it’s hard to use peanut butter and come up with food that isn’t delicious. So incorporate this nutritious peanut product into the
menu, and transform it from a sandwich ingredient to the star of the meal.
