Category Archives: Lifestyles
Lenten services set at Pickens-area churches
PICKENS — Enhance your journey to the cross this Lenten season by attending a brief service each Tuesday starting at noon, followed by a light lunch.
These ecumenical events are sponsored by the Pickens Ministerial Association and are open to the entire community.
Lenten noon services will continue on March 1 at Grace United Methodist Church. March 8 Lenten services will be at Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the final service of the season will take place on March 15 at Faith Lutheran Church. All the services will be held in Pickens.
Courier Community Calendar 2-24-16
• Cannon to offer Wellness Wednesdays
Cannon Memorial Hospital will be offering a February Wednesday Wellness Special at the Cannon Annex each week in February from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. No appointment or doctor’s order needed.
Participants can receive a discounted lipid panel for $15 (regularly $24) with results back within a week. Free blood pressure screenings are also available. For more information, contact Wellness at (864) 898-1331.
• Classes offered at Hagood Center
New Fiber Room Center activities at the Hagood Center in Pickens have been scheduled for February.
Below is a list of the center’s regular activities:
Monday: 10-11:30 a.m. — cathedral window quilts with Jacquie.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — weaving with Pat; 9-11:30 a.m. — doll clothes with Jacquie; 10-11:30 a.m. — yo-yos with Irene and prayer shawls and cancer caps with Sharon (in the library). Wednesday: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. — weaving with Pat (in the heritage room); 10-11:30 a.m. — knitting with Tally.
Thursday: 10-11:30 a.m. quilting with Sara; 1:30-3:30 p.m. — rug hooking with Cheryl.
• PHS class of 1956 set to hold reunion
The Pickens High School Class of 1956 is planning a reunion for April 9. It will be a dutch lunch at The Gatehouse Restaurant at the corner of Ann and Griffin Streets in Pickens. It will begin at noon.
Make your reservations by calling Allison Dalton at (864) 859-4396, Marie Welborn at (864) 878-9124 or Tunkie Stokes at (864) 878-6101.
• East Side Baptist plans fishing clinic
East Side Baptist Church will host a free bass fishing clinic on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Bassmaster Terry Chupp.
East Side is located at 920 Anderson Drive in Liberty. For more information, call the church office at (864) 843-6481.
Tri-County offers $25 CEU classes for paramedics/EMTs
PENDLETON — Paramedics and EMTs who need to complete continuing education requirements to maintain their professional credentials can take classes at Tri-County Technical College for just $25 per course.
Throughout the year, the college’s Corporate and Continuing Education (CCE) Division will offer a series of classes on its Pendleton campus. Medshore paramedic Lisa Hubbard will be the instructor.
The first class will be held March 15 from 6-10 p.m. and will cover OB Pediatrics Airway Breathing and Cardiology.
“We are pleased to offer low-cost classes for EMTs and paramedics who need to renew their certifications by taking Continuing Education (CE) courses,” said Andrela Riley, healthcare director for Healthcare Excellence in the CCE Division at Tri-County.
“Each month we will offer a different topic with classes scheduled on the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday from 6 – 10 p.m. We are able to offer these courses at a low cost because there are no textbooks, no national certification exams and no immunizations required,” she added. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of each four-hour course for the student to retain for his or her records.
For more information or to register, contact (864) 646-1700. For other questions, contact Andrela Riley at (864) 646-1724 or by e-mail at ariley@tctc.edu.
Soapstone set to host fundraiser at church
PICKENS — Soapstone Church invites everyone to a special fundraiser at the church, located at 296 Liberia Road in Pickens, this Saturday, Feb. 20.
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 Mrs. Mabel’s kitchen.
For more information, call (864) 414-8470.
Lenten services set at Pickens-area churches
PICKENS — Enhance your journey to the cross this Lenten season by attending a brief service each Tuesday starting at noon, followed by a light lunch.
These ecumenical events are sponsored by the Pickens Ministerial Association and are open to the entire community.
Lenten noon services will continue Feb. 23 at Pickens Presbyterian Church, followed on March 1 at Grace United Methodist Church. March 8 Lenten services will be at Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the final service of the season will take place on March 15 at Faith Lutheran Church. All the services will be held in Pickens.
Cannon blood drive moved to Feb. 22
PICKENS — Cannon Hospital has rescheduled it’s February blood drive.
The new date will be next Monday, Feb. 22, from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
The blood mobile will be set up in the front parking lot of the hospital.
For more information, contact Kathryn Gravely at (864) 898-1252.
Azalea Festival Committee sets date for annual pancake breakfast
PICKENS – For the second year in a row the Pickens Azalea Festival Committee will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast.
The event will be held at the Pickens Senior Center Saturday March 5 with all proceeds going to support the 32nd annual Pickens Azalea Festival set in April.
Tickets can be purchased for only $6 from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. for plates including eggs, bacon or sausage, pancakes, grits, or biscuit and gravy coffee or orange juice.
Courier Community Calendar 2-17-16
• Cannon to offer Wellness Wednesdays
Cannon Memorial Hospital will be offering a February Wednesday Wellness Special at the Cannon Annex each week in February from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. No appointment or doctor’s order needed. Participants can receive a discounted lipid panel for $15 (regularly $24) with results back within a week. Free blood pressure screenings are also available. For more information, contact Wellness at (864) 898-1331.
• Classes offered at Hagood Center
New Fiber Room Center activities at the Hagood Center in Pickens have been scheduled for February.
Below is a list of the center’s regular activities:
Monday: 10-11:30 a.m. — cathedral window quilts with Jacquie.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — weaving with Pat; 9-11:30 a.m. — doll clothes with Jacquie; 10-11:30 a.m. — yo-yos with Irene and prayer shawls and cancer caps with Sharon (in the library). Wednesday: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. — weaving with Pat (in the heritage room); 10-11:30 a.m. — knitting with Tally.
Thursday: 10-11:30 a.m. quilting with Sara; 1:30-3:30 p.m. — rug hooking with Cheryl.
• PHS class of 1956 set to hold reunion
The Pickens High School Class of 1956 is planning a reunion for April 9. It will be a dutch lunch at The Gatehouse Restaurant at the corner of Ann and Griffin Streets in Pickens. It will begin at noon.
Make your reservations by calling Allison Dalton at (864) 859-4396, Marie Welborn at (864) 878-9124 or Tunkie Stokes at (864) 878-6101.
• East Side Baptist plans fishing clinic
East Side Baptist Church will host a free bass fishing clinic on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Bassmaster Terry Chupp.
East Side is located at 920 Anderson Drive in Liberty. For more information, call the church office at (864) 843-6481.
Steppin’ It Up at forum
The week of Feb. 1-4, nine members of the Steppin’ It Up Coalition of Pickens County attended the CADCA National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Throughout the week, adult and youth representatives attended various classes to further educate themselves about issues such as marijuana, tobacco and other drugs as well as learning how to engage your audience in various ways such as through social media. There were five adults members and four youth members in attendance at the forum, including project director Cathy Breazeale, prevention specialist Jessica Gibson, Alexander Dukes of Behavioral Health Services of Pickens County, Rev. Charles Hendricks, representing the law enforcement sector, Kay Hendricks representing the school sector and Skylar Grant, Ashley Clark, Makenzye Patterson and Ivy Johnson representing the Pickens County Youth Board.
The conference is held every year at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md. For more information about Steppin’ It Up Coalition or how you can become involved, call Breazeale at (864) 898-5800.
Eating, right?
Monday morning, I had an appointment with Dr. Matthew Roberson for my checkup.
It turns out I’m doing fine. My blood pressure was normal, despite missing taking my medicine for a few days. My arm seems to have healed, though I am still typing one-handed. I was not that great at typing in the first place, so it has not affected my speed.
The main problem was with my weight, which was up a few pounds from last appointment. That’s bad, because I had told my doctor I was going to try to lose a few pounds. But it was sunny, and frankly I was not eating well back then. Now we’ve recovered from the first snow storm of the year, and I’m finding myself eating anything that does not try to eat me first.
The pounds have come on, and frankly I need to stop them. My goal was to get down to a normal, healthy weight, and if I keep adding a few pounds when I’m supposed to be losing a few pounds, I will never accomplish that.
The doctor suggested I try to eat more vegetables, and I don’t think he was including French fries as a vegetable. The problem is I really don’t like vegetables, and I refuse to eat any of them. Sure, eating just meat makes me more like a bear than a human, but I will survive.
He suggested I try to exercise more. I don’t believe he considers walking into the kitchen as real exercise, although my hands are usually full when I leave the room.
He also suggested I eat more fruits, but be careful because some fruits have natural sweeteners that can cause calorie problems.
My exercise options are no longer limited now that the snow has melted. I can walk my driveway daily and add a quarter of a mile to my exercise plan. I can go to the local recreation fields and play basketball, if I don’t get too worried about somebody watching me and noticing how many shots I miss.
So I need to eat better. Everything seems to have an asterisk beside it. For example, I’m told that popcorn has no calories, but then they add, “as long as you don’t load it with butter topping.” In my opinion, popcorn is no good if it does not slide out of your hand.
But we need to lose the weight. We may start to enjoy living again, so I need to make arrangements to do it as long as possible.
