Monthly Archives: August 2023
I can feel the truth in my blue blood
I don’t know how many of you remember this, but I am actually a direct descendant of Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-47.
I laid out a very clear case for this claim in a column a couple of years ago, and despite any fake evidence to the contrary, I believe it.
I have the right to believe whatever I want as an American — except Communism and flag
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How serious are we about detesting sin?
We spoke last week about addictions that involve more people than we could imagine, and we should realize by now that personal problems happen whether one proclaims they are a Christian or not. We live in fleshly bodies with a default nature and its not a surprise that with our 
carnality having it’s own desires, we have difficulty staying on the straight and narrow. We mentioned that cognitive dissonance is when we know something is wrong and experience guilt
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Pancakes have 2 sides
Pancakes have been around for centuries (Get it — “a-round?”).
More than 12,000 years ago, pancakes were made from grains mixed with water or milk and cooked on hot stones. That sounds reasPonable, since we all know that it is possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk these days.
American-style pancakes, made with cornmeal, were called Johnnycakes. Shakespeare mentions
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How can scams go on this long?
A grandson collected his grandmother’s survivor benefits for 30 years after her death.
How, one wonders, can that happen? Is no one checking to be sure those who receive benefits are still living?
In this case the survivor benefits, based on the woman’s marriage to a veteran, kept going to her bank account. And the grandson kept spending the money, $1,100 per
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Don’t get caught up in survey scams
The latest craze in senior scams is surveys. Thieves want to know our opinions about products and services, and we’re happy to oblige — especially when there’s a lovely prize for us if we participate.
Who wouldn’t want an expensive TV or a vacation just for answering a few survey questions?
We wouldn’t, that’s who. Because it’s likely part of a scam.
Survey scams can show up in any number for formats, either a direct call to you or in
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Courier Obituaries 9-8-23
OFFICER MATTHEW HARE
EASLEY — Officer Matthew Logan Hare, 22, an esteemed member of the Easley Police Department, passed away on Aug. 2, 2023, in Easley. 
He was born on Feb. 3, 2001, and leaves behind a legacy of courage and selflessness.
Matthew began his journey in law enforcement in 2022 after graduating from Easley High School in 2019. His passion for serving his community led him to enroll in the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, where he acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to excel as a police officer. Matthew’s dedication to his profession was admired by all who knew him.
Beyond his commitment to his career, Matthew had a vibrant personality that lit up any room
SC District 1 dropped by Central East Maui
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coming off a walk-off loss against the Eastern regional champion Cherry Hill Atlantic Little League, Senior League World Series 
host S.C. District 1 took on Western regional champion Central East Maui Little League of Wailuku, Hawaii, with a chance to reach the United States final of the tournament.
However, District 1 was never able to find its groove in the batter’s box picking up
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Curacao pummels New Jersey for Senior League World Series title
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — After travelling over 1700 miles to Easley for the Senior League World Series, Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curacao, came into Saturday’s matchup with Cherry Hill Atlantic Little League of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with a chance to bring the championship trophy back to their home country.
The Caribbean champion was able to do just that in dominant fashion, blasting Cherry Hill 14-1 in five innings to cap off an unbeaten run in Easley and secure the Senior League World Series championship.
From the start, Pabao was able to take control with a leadoff single by Curly Martha followed by back to back walks from Jurdrick Profar and Deshando Trump. An error by Cherry Hill third baseman Zachary Salsbery allowed two of the base runners to score, before Clay Winklaar, Shendrion Martinus and Nathan Castillo all drove in runs to give the Caribbean champions a 5-0 advantage.
Having given up five runs without getting a single out, Cherry Hill pulled starting pitcher Aiden Ryder and replaced him with Andrew Bechtel. Bechtel was finally able to stop the bleeding for the East regional champions, but not before giving up two more runs to put Curacao ahead 7-0 in the first inning.
Kevin Rosina made quick work of Cherry Hill in the bottom of the first and the Caribbean champion went right back at New Jersey in the second. Profar and Peson Revierre each reached on singles before Bechtel was able to able pick up two outs. Still, Cherry Hill was unable to escape the inning unblemished as Martinus drove in Profar to increase the lead to 8-0.
In dire need of some run support, the Eastern champions looked to answer quickly with a lead-off walk from Tristan Perry and a single by Ryan Moyer. Rosina drew a double play to relieve some of the pressure, but Cherry Hill still managed to finally get on the board with a Brody Connors single to cut the lead to 8-1 after two innings.
Curacao refused to let Cherry Hill keep their momentum with a lead-off double by Gurshen Mogen and a single by Arsheneau Martina putting two runners into scoring position. Profar scored one on a sacrifice fly and Tromp brought home the other with double to left field before New Jersey was able to escape the inning, now trailing 10-1.
Rosina took the Eastern champions down in order in the bottom of the third and both teams struggled to gain traction in the fourth inning. However, the Caribbean champions returned to form in the batter’s box to start the fifth inning.
A double from Martha followed by walks by Profar and Tromp loaded the bases for Curacao. Following a strikeout from Revierre, Winklaar delivered a two out single to center field to score Martha and Martinus drove in Profar and Tromp on a double to boost the lead to 14-1 heading to the bottom of the fifth.
From there, Rosina finished off his gem of a game to help Curacao secure the 14-1 Senior League World Series Championship win.
Bin Win Liquidators now open in Pickens
On Wednesday, Aug. 2, Tony, Youssef and Hala Kobach cut the ribbon at their new location for Bin Win Liquidators on 710 W. Main St. in Pickens. Bin Win Liquidators is full of merchandise at discount prices, with new items arriving weekly. Each day is a different price on the bins and the merchandise along the walls are prices well below retail. Bin Win is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The store closes on Fridays at 5 p.m. Pictured in the front row are Anna Chastain, Youssef Kobach, Bryan Owens, Hala and Tony Kobach, Mayor Fletcher Perry, Regina Harned and KC Chen. In the back row are Hugh Latimer, Councilwoman Lois Porter and Debbie Gravely.
Duke officials to test sirens near Oconee Nuclear Station
SENECA — Select outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will betested this week.
The required testing is necessary to complete acoustic analysis to ensure sirens are operating optimally. Select sirens around Oconee and Pickens counties will be tested using three-minute tests and could sound more than once. The tests will occur Wednesday and Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The testing is different from quarterly testing. The next quarterly test will take place onOct. 11.
Although a siren might sound multiple times, this is part of the testing and no public action is needed. If unsure, members of the public can tune to local TV or radio to confirm. Because these are tests, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages. If a real emergency occurs at the station requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information and instructions to the public.
Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens counties.
For more information about nuclear emergency preparedness and outdoor warningsirens, residents can visit duke-energy.com/nuclearep.
Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 19,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2.8 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 24,000-square-mile service area in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2023 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list andForbes’ “World’s Best Employers” list. More information is available at duke-energy.com.
