Humans 1, hogs 0
The dogs were carrying on. Something was up.
They’d been barking steadily in the direction of the hay barn in the pasture. We didn’t really believe it, but thought there was a possibility we’d captured the hogs in the trap. Or at least one of them. In my ignorance, I thought it might be possible to get them both at the same time.
Looking back now, it is clearly an example of divine intervention protecting the uninformed.You must be logged in to view this content.
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Courier Letters to the Editor 1-5-22
Let’s all get along in the new year
Dear Editor,
New Year’s already!
“Time, the tide nor the birth of a baby wait on no man,” it has been said. How true that is.
My late mother always said that every decade older we get, the faster time seems to go. That’s true of a lot of things, such as children. Seems they are infants today, children next week and teens the next. My youngest child is going to
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Courier Obituaries 1-5-21
CARTER B. MATTHEWS JR.
GREENVILLE — Carter Broward Matthews Jr., 72, husband of Bille Morris Mathews died on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.
Carter was born in Pensacola, Fla., a son of the late Carter Broward and Etna Louise Carpenter Matthews. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama Culver House School of Business, where he was a member of Theta Chi.
Milestone win concludes atypical season for Swinney and Tigers
By Alex Dodd
Courtesy The Journal
news@thepccourier.com
ORLANDO, Fla. — When the Clemson football team dropped to 4-3 on the season after a lopsided loss at Pittsburgh on Oct. 23, many wrote off any possibility of a positive finish to the Tigers’ season.
But Dabo Swinney and his team stayed the course.
The Tigers capped off their 11th straight 10-win season — becoming just the third program in college football history to achieve the feat — last week with a 20-13 win over Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
During Swinney’s tenure, Clemson has won a pair of national titles, played in six straight College Football Playoffs and won the ACC seven times in the last decade.
However, this season proved to be perhaps his best, as he became just the third college football
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EHS orienteering team qualifies for invitation to national finals
EASLEY — Easley High School’s NJROTC orienteering team competed in the annual Area 6 Orienteering Championship on Dec. 11 at Morrow Mountain State Park in Albemarle, N.C.
The Area Six Orienteering Championship
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Easley NJROTC establishes drone team
EASLEY — Easley High School’s newly developed Navy JROTC drone team competed in its first drone competition on Dec. 4 at Silver Bluff High School in Aiken.
With the Naval Education and Training Department embracing STEM for Navy JROTC units, it provided funding to purchase drones and encouraged units to develop drone teams and establish competitions. Easley’s unit jumped right on the opportunity, getting cadets involved
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Community Calendar
• Local friends and newcomers to meet
The Tri-County Friends and Newcomers will meet the second Monday of each month through April 2022.
The group has a new meeting location in the Powdersville Branch Library off S.C. Highway 81. Social time is 10 a.m. Business meeting is at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, contact Barbara Cunningham at (864) 855-9570.
Marinades liven up vegetable sides
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
There are times when we all get tired of our regular way of serving fresh vegetables.
I like to try new versions of old favorites, and marinades are one way to get the vegetables in your people without hearing complaints about being tired of the dish. The marinated carrot recipe has been around for some time, but the current version isn’t heavy on the sugar.
So to all you meat and potato people, add some kick to your meal with one of this week’s featured recipes.