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Courier Community Calendar 11-2-22
• Fairview schedules building fundraiser
Fairview Baptist Church will be holding a building fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. There will be a hot dog, bake and yard sale at the church, located at 1106 Robinson Bridge Road in Liberty. Donations are welcome, with all proceeds donated to the
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Porter’s Chapel event to celebrate 190 years
PICKENS — Porter’s Chapel will host a 190th anniversary celebration this Saturday, Nov. 5 featuring a yard sale, bake sale, holiday bazaar, hot dog plates and gospel singing. The event will begin at 8 a.m. and run until everything is sold.
Porter’s Chapel is located at 152 E. Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens.
Porter’s Chapel event to celebrate 190 years
PICKENS — Porter’s Chapel will host a 190th anniversary celebration on Nov. 5 featuring a yard sale, bake sale, holiday bazaar, hot dog plates and gospel singing. The event will begin at 8 a.m. and run until everything is sold.
Porter’s Chapel is located at 152 E. Preston McDaniel Road in Pickens.
Residents have chance to dispose of old prescription pills Saturday
COUNTY — An upcoming event will give Pickens County residents an opportunity to get rid of unwanted, unneeded and expired prescription pills.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors two National Pill Take Back Days every year, in April and October.
The fall 2022 National Pill Take Back Day will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 29.
In Pickens County, pills can be dropped off at AnMed Health Cannon Hospital (123 W.G. Acker Drive, Pickens), Prisma Health Baptist
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Class of 1972 celebrate 50th reunion
The Pickens High School Class of 1972 held its 50th class reunion on Oct. 15 at Looper’s Barn in Pickens. The great turnout of classmates enjoyed fellowship and a steak dinner during the event. Pictured, front row from left, are Talmadge Shirley, Joan Smith Summey, Debbie Crenshaw Allgood, Gloria Chapman Littleton, Gail Craig-Jager, Teresa Gravely, Linda Rowland, Patricia Trotter Howard, Becky Gilstrap Childress, Vickie Dodgens McJunkin, Glenda Gravely Fowler, Cynthia Boney, Freda Pace Coyle, Kay Hiott, June Byers Coleman, Elizabeth Pearce, Nancy Warner, Mary Brown Nix, Joyce McElhannon Norton, arry Hines and Joe Haynes. In the second row are Hovey Burrell, Fletcher Perry, Tommy Bearden, Charlie Martin, Donald Durham, Mike Hendricks, Billy Chappell, Skeets Cooper, Joe Holcombe, Wayne Madden, Harold Dodson, Landy Cash, Carolyn Todd Stancell, Jim Medlin, Kathy Grant Gilstrap, Janet Hayes Childs, Mike Holcombe, Jeff Wood, Stanley Cassell, Tommy Hendricks, Mickey Swinyer, Stephen Moses, Henry Jones, Steve Beasley, Ronnie McJunkin, Mike Waldrop and Mike Havice. In back are Roger Haskett, Marc Hiott, Ricky Powell, Phil Lewis, Richard Krecji, Larry Webb, Randy Grant and Larry Oberstar. Not pictured were Judy Rackley, Susan Greer Cash, Elijah Hayes and Sharon Bowen Watson. Rocky Nimmons/ Photo
Six Mile Baptist to host annual Feast-0-Plenty
SIX MILE — Six Mile Baptist Church will host the 15th annual “Feast-o-Plenty” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19.
Last year, approximately 200 people joined the church for the dinner, and this year organizers are hoping to share with even more.
The meal will be served at the Roper Building, located at 150 N. Main St. in Six Mile. This event is a free Thanksgiving meal for anyone living
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ARC names Allison Fowler Leadership Institute Fellow
COUNTY — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Allison Fowler, community and tourism development director for 
Pickens County, to participate in the 2022-23 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a free leadership and economic development training opportunity for individuals currently living and/or working in one of ARC’s 13 Appalachian states.
The 2022-23 class comprises a diverse network of professionals representing all 13 Appalachian
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• Fairview schedules building fundraiser
Fairview Baptist Church will be holding a building fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. There will be a hot dog, bake and yard sale at the church, located at 1106 Robinson Bridge Road in Liberty. Donations are welcome, with all proceeds donated to the church repair fund.
• St. Andrew Parish set to hold bazaar
The St. Andrew Parish annual bazaar will take place Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church, located at 209 Sloan St. in Clemson. It will feature a wide variety of handcrafted items, including hostess and teacher gifts, home décor for all seasons, wearables, Clemson-themed items, yarn crafts, stocking stuffers, art, plants, jewelry, greeting and note cards, wooden signs and up-cycled
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Local nonprofit collecting warm items, toiletries for seniors, plans open house
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — A local nonprofit is seeking items area senior citizens can use to keep warm this fall and winter.
Members of Warmth and Comfort for the Elderly in Upstate SC use their crochet skills to provide warm items for nursing home patients, hospice groups, home health patients and elderly people who live at home and can’t afford them. They also hold regular donation drives.
In September, the group asked for donations of “new or handmade throws, blankets, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, lap quilts and just about any other items of warmth the elderly in our facilities could use,” said Tammy Ferguson, the group’s CEO. “State regulations will not allow us to donate used items at this time.”
The group is also holding a toiletry drive through Dec. 1, she said.
Items needed are Christmas stockings, toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash (no bar soaps), body lotion, hand lotion, shampoo, conditioner, chapstick, deodorant, pens, pencils, small notepads, new handkerchiefs for men, mirrors, combs, hair brushes and individual-size Kleenex.
“We want small sizes to be able to place more items in stockings,” Ferguson said.
Drop-off sites are the YMCA in Pickens, in Easley at Under the Carolina Moon and Integrated Yoga Therapy, in Powdersville at Front Porch Fixins and in Dacusville/Easley at Earthworks Unlimited.
Warmth and Comfort will hold a drop-in open house from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at 149 Ivey Hayes Road in Pickens.
Light refreshments will be served on the grounds. RSVP by emailing warmthandcomfortfortheelderly@gmail.com or calling (864) 238-4652.
For more information about the group, email warmthandcomfort@gmx.com or call (864) 668-1021. Learn more about the group at its Facebook page.
Great Clips donates
Great Clips recently made a generous donation to the Liberty Community Scholarship, now in its eighth year of service to the community. Pictured above at the Easley Great Clips, Tabitha Irby, the general manager of 17 area Great Clips, stands with Liberty Community Scholarship board members Lisa Carpenter, Bonita Holland and Tracy Morgan.
