By. C. Thomas Cloer, Jr.

“Let’s go

to Thompson River; my rod and creel are already in the truck,” he said with a strain in his voice that revealed his weakened state.
“You think you can make it Dad?”
“I can make it if we go at a slow pace, and you don’t start that fast-walking like you’re going to a coon dog that’s treed.”
“We’ll take our time,” I said. “There’s no talk of thunderstorms this evening in the Jocassee Gorges. We’ll walk downhill to the river and then fish back toward the Muster Ground Road. I’ll get my stuff and we’ll get gone.”

Only recently dubbed “Mother’s Day,” the highly traditional practice of honoring of Motherhood is rooted in antiquity, and past rites typically had strong symbolic and spiritual overtones; societies tended to celebrate Goddesses and symbols rather than actual Mothers.
One of the earliest historical records of a society celebrating a Mother deity is found among the ancient Egyptians, who held an annual festival to honor the goddess Isis, who was commonly regarded as the Mother of the pharaohs.

From Em and Ella’s notebooks last week, I received a couple of flyers indicating that during the coming week, Forest Acres would be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week.
Seeing as one of my beats is coverage of the SDPC and board meetings, I thought this would be a great opportunity to devote our Lifestyles page to saying thank you to all of the teachers in Pickens County who help make our community a better place through the work they do with our children.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of 78 World War II veterans gathered at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport last Wednesday for a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II Memorial.
In addition, the group was able to visit the memorials for veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, the Tomb of The Unknowns, as well as other memorials in the Washington area.

CENTRAL — Quaint and quiet, nestled on the outskirts of Clemson, is the town of Central. While it might be unassuming, Central has an incredibly rich history and heritage linked to the railroad tracks that run through the heart of its town.

During the summer of 2003 (I remember this distinctly because I was so pregnant with Emerson that my theory that no matter how much weight I gained, my shoes would always fit flew right out the window. I was gianormous!), my half-sister, Lindsay, flew from Missoula, Mont., to visit for a week.

Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do.

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the seasons are all out of whack this year. We had one of the warmest winters on record.
For the first time in my lifetime, we had no snow to speak of and very few frigid nights. By mid-February, when they should have been shivering in below freezing overnight temps, spring peepers were already peeping in 70-degree weather.

Popular Spring blooms include tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, iris, daisies, and lilies.
Often though, the first bloom to be seen is a dandelion. Dandelions first came from Asia, and now call the entire world home. They can be used both as a food and a medicine, and the seeds provide an important food to many small birds.

Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia. This month marks the centennial anniversary of the foundation of the Girl Scouts.