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Schools not aff ected by peanut butter recall
By Sandy Foster
General Manager
PICKENS COUNTY – As
of press time, school district
offi cials said they have not
been affected by the peanut
butter recall steaming from a
salmonella outbreak that has
killed at least six across the
country and made many others
sick.
A statement to parents has
been placed on the school
district Web site, according
to Julie Thompson, a spokes-
person for the district.
District officials said the
recall was a concern.
Sally Gardner, who heads
up the Nutrition Services
Programs, is monitoring the
situation closely through
regular updates from the
The Sounds of Math
The sounds of Math could be heard rolling through the hallways as Six Mile Elementary hosted Math night
on Jan. 26. Classes were set up with hands-on activities that parents and students could work together to
solve. These stations included estimation, making correct change, graphing, identify shapes, problem-solving,
multiplication practice, and many other incredibly thought provoking activities. Many classes incorporated
the use of technology by having problems and puzzles displayed on the classroom Promethean Boards
and classroom laptops. This glimpse into the heart of elementary math gave parents insight into the ways
that math is presented and taught at Six Mile Elementary. Above, Erica Gibbon and Kaylie Holliday use
stretchy bands to demonstrate parallel lines.
Program fl ies WWII vets to D.C. for free
By Jason Evans
Editor
PICKENS — The Pickens
County Sheriff’s Offi ce and
American Legion Pickens
Post 11 members are joining
forces to help local World
War II veterans take fl ight one
more time.
The two groups are joining
together to get the Honor
Flight project off the ground in
Pickens County.
The Honor Flight Network
fl ies World War II veterans to
Washington, D.C. to visit the
World War II memorial.
“I’m very appreciative of
veterans of every generation,
but there’s something about
the World War II generation
that stirs something within
me,” said Assistant Sheriff
Tim Morgan. “I think it’s re-
ally important and it’s something
I want to be a part of.”
Veterans fl y at absolutely no
cost to them, organizers said.
“It’s an all-expense paid
trip,” said Betty Waldrep with
Simsponville-based Honor
Flight Upstate.
The Honor Flight Program
was started by military surgeon
Earl Morse, who saw that
many WWII veterans did not
County to pay for terminal
landscaping, furniture
By Jason Evans
Editor
PICKENS COUNTY —
Landscaping work and new
furniture in the county’s new
airport terminal will be paid
for by the county itself.
A much lower than anticipated
bid on airline hangar
construction enabled council
to approve a $120,000 for the
furniture purchase and landscaping
work.
“That money is to come
from the money originally
budgeted for the hangars,” said
Councilwoman Jennifer Willis
in her motion. “Hangars were
originally budgeted at about
$420,000. The bid came in at
around $256,000.”
County offi cials were “a little
surprised” at the difference
between the expected bid and
the actual bid, said County Administrator
J. Chappell Hurst.
J. Davis Construction, who
placed the winning bid for the
hangars, is already on site,
working on the terminal building,
which factored into the
company’s low bid, he said.
“He already has employees
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SDE and USDA, according
to Thompson.
“Students, staff and parents
can be assured that no
peanut butter or other commodities
supplied to our
schools by the USDA have
been included in the recall,”
she said.
Federal Health officials
have narrowed the search for
the source of the contamination
to a Georgia factory.
There have been 550 cases
of illness reported so far in 43
states, according to the Center
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for Disease Control.
A number of peanut butter
and products containing peanut
butter have been recalled
and pulled off store shelves.
No one in South Carolina
has reported being sick from
the outbreak.
Pickens
may ban
smoking
By Sandy Foster
General Manager
PICKENS – It may soon be illegal
to smoke in public places in the city
of Pickens.
Members of city council are
considering an ordinance
that would prohibit the
“possession of lighted
smoking materials
in any form, including
but not limited
to the possession of
lighted cigarettes,
cigars, pipes or other
tobacco products.”
They unanimously
passed fi rst reading of
the ordinance and plan to
take a closer look at it during
a work session in two weeks before
taking a second and fi nal vote.
Two members of the public, Jerry
Black and Tony Kobach, spoke out
against the ordinance.
“It should be up to the individual
business owner whether or not they
want smoking or non-smoking,”
Black said.
Kobach, who owns Tony’s Restaurant,
suggested that council have a
referendum vote to see what the public
wants
Prior to the vote, Council member
Jason Cassell said his restaurant, Pizza
Inn went non-smoking eight to 10
years ago and that it had not affected
his business.
“It’s somewhat the norm now,” he
said. “I think we’re looking out for
everybody these days.”
The ordinance defi nes public place
as any enclosed area to which the
public is invited or in which the pub-
Waffl e Dog
Meet Waffl e. This Pickens pup calls the grass in front of
American Waffl e home. For more on Waffl e, including
some words of praise from some local fans, see Page 2.
lic is allowed to meet, conduct business
or recreate.
This includes restaurants, retail
stores and establishments that sell
or distributes beer, wine or alcoholic
beverages for on-premise consumption,
the ordinance states.
However, private
residences; hotel,
motel and bed
and breakfast
rooms rented
to guests and
designated as
smoking rooms;
religious ceremonies
where
smoking is part of
the ritual; and private
clubs or lodges
would not fall under the
ban.
Also, establishments that make 50
percent or more of their revenue from
blending tobacco, or selling tobacco,
pipes, cigars and smokers’ sundries
are also exempt.
Citizens within the city limits
would also not be allowed to use
tobacco products in enclosed cityowned
buildings and vehicles, or at
events in town, like parades and festivals.
Council agreed Monday to change
to fi ne for violating the ordinance to
$25, to fall in line with the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Clean
Indoor Air Act.
The cities of Liberty, Easley and
Clemson already have smoking bans.
Mayor David Owens said second
reading would take place the second
Monday of the month, and he invited
the public to speak about the ordinance
at that time.
He also said anyone with information
or comments prior to that
meeting should speak with their
council representative.
“We certainly want to make it
fair for everyone,” he said.
If approved, Owens said the
ordinance would go into effect
May 1.
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2A The Pickens Sentinel Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Master Deputy Ben Underwood, with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Offi ce and assigned to the
warrants division, was recently named the county’s Offi cer of the Year by Anderson University,
Tri-County Tech and Blue Ridge Security.
Underwood recognized as Law
Enforcement Offi cer of the Year
By Rita-Sue Seaborn
Staff Writer
PICKENS COUNTY —
One of Pickens County’s fi nest
was honored recently after being
named this area’s Offi cer
of the Year.
Master Deputy Ben Underwood,
of the Pickens County
Sheriff’s Offi ce, said he was
both surprised and honored to
receive the prestigious recognition.
“I was very surprised to receive
this,” Underwood said.
“I had no idea I was receiving
this award and I am very honored.
“This is a big honor,” he
said.
Underwood said he was
even more shocked to discover
his family had been sitting in
the back of the room, waiting
quietly to see their law enforcement
husband and father
receive the award.
“I was really surprised
when they asked my family to
stand,” he said. “My wife had
known about this for weeks
and didn’t say anything.”
Underwood, who retired
from the S.C. Department
of Natural Resources, has
worked for the sheriff’s offi ce
in the warrants division for six
years.
Sheriff’s Offi ce Capt. C.L.
Hudson said the decision to
hire Underwood and assign
him to warrants was a good
one.
“When we put Master Deputy
Underwood in warrants,
we put him in exactly the right
position,” Hudson said. “He
does a great job.”
Underwood has gained the
trust of the county’s residents
and has a good rapport with
people he meets, Hudson said.
“People come to him,” Hudson
said. “They just like him,
and everyone knows they can
trust him.”
Often, when arresting a person
on a warrant, the suspect
will offer no resistance and
will many times just get in the
police vehicle, Underwood
said.
“In the years I’ve done this,
I’ve never had any problems
from anyone,” he said.
Treating people fairly and
respectfully is the key to avoiding
emotional situations that
could escalate into dangerous
or deadly events, he said.
“You just have to treat people
right,” he said.
Underwood’s earlier career
with the state’s DNR and a
special commission with the
U.S. Marshall’s Service have
also benefi ted law enforcement
in Pickens County, Hudson
said.
“Ben is connected with the
Marshall’s Offi ce, which really
benefi ts (the sheriff’s offi
ce,” he said. “We help them
and they help us.”
And because of his DNR experience,
“he knows people all
over the state,” Hudson said.
Still, it is Underwood’s ability
to connect with the community
that only enhances the
abilities of the warrants division,
he said.
“Ben’s a good offi cer and
a good person,” Hudson said,
“He is living proof that com-
munity policing works.”
Assistant Sheriff Tim Morgan
said Underwood both
earned and deserved the honor.
“This is well deserved,” he
said. “Ben does an excellent
job.
“He has a lot of contacts
providing him with information,”
he said.
Morgan said when Underwood
receives information
providing him with leads to
a suspect wanted on an arrest
warrant, the time of day does
not stop him from responding.
“When he gets a call, it does
not matter if it is late at night
or on a weekend,” Morgan
said. “Ben takes off on his own
to fi nd that person.”
The committee that selected
Underwood as the county’s
Offi cer of the Year consisted
of three police chiefs.
“That within itself is a testament
to Ben,” Morgan said.
“We serve warrants held by
other agencies and jurisdictions
and he does a great job
for them as well.”
George Duckworth, who
heads up the criminal justice
program for Anderson University,
said the Law Enforcement
of the Year award was started
by the school about six years
ago, but focused on Anderson
County law enforcement.
Last year, the event united
with Tri-County Tech and
identifi ed an offi cer from each
county to receive the award,
he said.
The event is to show appreciation
to area law enforcement
offi cers, he said.
Shelton named school board chairman
By Sandy Foster
General Manager
EASLEY – Dacusville’s
representative on the school
board is now the new chairman.
The board unanimously
elected Jim Shelton as their
new leader last week.
They also chose Kevin Kay
as vice chairman and Judy Edwards
as secretary.
Following offi cer elections,
the group approved the process
for naming the second elementary
school in Liberty.
The board will announce
By Candice Harper and
Alex Saitta
Contributing Writers
PICKENS — Have you seen
the dog living on the lawn at
the American Waffl e?
The black mutt, which the
employees at the Pickens Animal
Hospital think is a lab chow
mix, is a stray that showed up
at the restaurant a few months
ago. No one seems to be able to
catch her, so she has made the
lawn her home.
“We named her Waffl e, because
she seems to like the
American Waffl e a lot,” said
employee Carmen Kelly.
plans through the media, district
Web site, parent newsletters,
etc., its plans to consider
names for the school, according
to ombudsman Henry
Hunt.
A list of proposed names
will be compiled, and a committee
of representatives from
the Liberty area will narrow
the list down to three, recommending
fi rst, second and third
choices to the board.
The board will have the fi -
nal authority on deciding the
name, Hunt said.
Trustees also agreed to pay
Dr. Mendel Stewart $10,000
per month for his services as
interim superintendent.
Dan Trouten, a resident attending
the meeting, questioned
what it is costing the
school district to pay Stewart
and for paying off Lee
D’Andrea’s contract.
He said the public would
like to know where the money
was coming from and said he
hoped it would not affect students.
Board members plan to send
a resolution to the state legislature
asking for more fl exibility
in how some state funds are
spent.
Local Waffl e Dog has many good friends
Employees Elaine Ellis and
Carolyn Thomas say Waffl e’s
as friendly, but very shy, maybe
too shy for her own good.
“More than 20 people said
they’d take her, but no one can
catch her,” said Mark Barrett,
American Waffl e owner.
Ellis and Thomas’ biggest
concern is that Waffl e has begun
to cross Gentry Memorial
Highway and recently started
to chase cars. They don’t want
her to get hurt.
Jim McDonald of Pickens,
who has been catching domestic
and wild animals for 15
years, is confi dent he can catch
Waffl e.
“If someone wants the dog
and will take it to their house
and take care of it, then I’ll
catch it for them and do it for
nothing,” he said. “The dog
may get a little scared, but I
won’t hurt her and in the end
she’ll have a safe home.”
Restaurant customers have
been buying Waffl e what she
needs to brave the winter.
“One lady bought a camoufl
aged dog house for the dog,”
Ellis said. “Another dog house
for her is somewhere across the
street. They’ve bought her…
fl ea pills, and blankets [too],”
Ellis said.
Large equipment, tractors
taken in holiday theft wave
By Rita-Sue Seaborn
Staff Writer
PICKENS COUNTY — If
you’ve recently found a tractor
deal that seemed too good to
be true, it probably was, said
Capt. Dewey Smith, with the
Pickens County Sheriff’s Offi
ce.
“If it’s a really good deal,
people need to be careful,” he
said. “If they just purchased a
stolen tractor, they will probably
end up losing their money
and the tractor.”
Several tractors and a large
loader were stolen from the
Norris and Central areas during
the Christmas holidays,
and law enforcement are working
to both fi nd the equipment
along with those responsible
for taking them, Smith said.
“Anyone buying a tractor
EASLEY — Basic income
tax fi ling assistance is available
to certain lower income
households at the Capt. Kimberly
Hampton Memorial Library
in Easley.
Trained volunteers from the
College of Business and Behavioral
Science at Clemson
University will be available to
answer your questions and fi le
your returns electronically.
Space is limited; to schedule
an appointment please call the
reference desk at 850-7077or
email us at reference@pickens.lib.sc.us.
To be eligible for the fi ling
assistance, your total income
must not exceed $49,000.
Volunteers can only process
returns for individuals with
personal deductions. Returns
Correction
In last week’s story about
Amanda Bauknight, the
Sentinel reported that she
was fi ned $198.94. This
amount was an administrative
fee, not a fi ne.
should check the serial numbers
to be sure it is not stolen,”
he said.
During the rash of larcenies
occurring between Dec. 17
and Dec. 24, a 1970, full-size
John Deere tractor was taken
from the Chastain Road area
near Central, Smith said.
This tractor, valued at
$5,000, is painted orange and
has the word Jacobsen written
on the front, he said.
On Dec. 23, a 2001 New
Holland skid steer loader,
model LS180, was stolen from
an area of Anderson Highway,
near Pendleton, he said.
The New Holland is yellow
with Powell and Hubbard
stickers applied to the body
and is missing some of the
lights, he said.
The loader, valued at
$25,000, has damage to the
Social Security
Disability
855-1661
W. Grady Jordan
Olson, Smith,
Jordan & Cox
1810 East Main Street
(Hwy. 93)
Easley, SC 29640
cab’s top left corner, Smith
said.
The next day, a Ford 3930
tractor was taken from the
White Oak Road area in Central,
Smith said. The 1980s
model is blue and, at the time
of theft, had a front end loader
and a red fertilizer spreader attached,
he said.
The Ford is valued at
$15,000, he said.
Smith asked that anyone
knowing the whereabouts of
these tractors, or having any
information about the theft of
this equipment call the Pickens
County Sheriff’s Offi ce Detective
Division at 898-5500, or
the county’s CrimeStoppers
unit at 864-898-KOPS (5677).
People owning farm equipment
should ensure that the
items are properly secured to
prevent thefts, Smith said.
Get some tax help at Easley library
that include any business related
expenses, or complicated
and advanced capital gains and
losses are not eligible.
Complete details on specifi c
forms and requirements can
be found at www.pickens.lib.
sc.us or by calling the reference
desk at 850-7077 ext.
112.
Each Pickens County Library
System location has
state and federal tax forms and
instruction booklets available
for pick up.
The fi ling deadline for both
state and federal returns is
Wednesday, April 15.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The Pickens Sentinel 3A
The Young Appalachian Musician program, which combines experienced bluegrass musicians
with eager music students, continues to grow. A special fundraiser concert is slated for
Feb. 13 at Pickens High School.
Pickin’, grinnin’ and teachin’: YAM
program keeps growing and growing
Fundraiser concert scheduled for Feb. 13
By Jason Evans
Editor
PICKENS — The Young
Appalachian Musicians program
started at Holly Springs
last year continues to grow.
Program organizers and
instructors recently started a
non-profi t organization. Preserving
Our Southern Appalachian
Music (POSAM) is
dedicated to helping the program,
and members organized
a concert featuring bluegrass
artists Wayne Henderson and
Helen White.
The concert takes place 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at the
Pickens High School Auditorium.
The YAM program began
after Betty McDaniel, a media
specialist at Holly Springs,
learned of a similar program in
North Carolina schools.
“She just had this vision of
teaching kids to play stringed
instruments by ear,” said
POSAM’s Mickey Corbett.
The program combined
talented instructors eager to
teach with young students eager
to learn.
After a successful start at
Holly Springs, the program
expanded to Pickens Middle
School and hopes to include
Ambler Elementary School
next year, Corbett said.
“There’s a lot of interest,” he
said. “The kids played a concert
at the middle school right
before Christmas. I’ve never
seen that many cars there before.
The gym was packed.”
The fundraiser concert will
feature Henderson, Helen
White – who started the N.C.
JAMS program – and the
YAMS students themselves.
“They’ll perform prior to the
concert and during the intermission,”
Corbett said. “We’re
really excited about it.”
Henderson is a National
Heritage Award-winning musician
and instrument maker
who is known as a “Master of
the Steel-String Guitar.”
Advance tickets are $8 for
adults and $4 kids. For ticket
information, call McDaniel at
878-4257 or Nancy Knowland
at 878-6641.
Tickets at the door are $10
for adults, $5 for kids.
YAM students have become
a part of the weekly jam at the
Oolenoy Community Building
in Pumpkintown every Friday
night, with all donations going
to the YAM program.
There will be no Oolenoy
Jam Session the night of the
concert, Corbett said.
“I hate closing it that night,
because we have people drive
60 miles to come to the jam,”
he said. “I hope all the people
who come to Oolenoy come to
the concert.”
The YAM program is seeking
more instructors.
“We’re looking for good
qualifi ed people who have time
to dedicate after school,” Corbett
said.
Another fundraiser, “The
Papa John Memorial (YAMS)
Festival” is scheduled for Saturday,
March 28 at Willow
Creek Park in Dacusville.
Meals On Wheels and Aunt Sue’s
team up for special fundraiser
By Candice Harper
Contributing Writer
PICKENS — Meals on
Wheels and Aunt Sue’s Country
Corner are teaming up the
to raise money for the charity.
Aunt Sue’s owner Erik Bikas
said he sees a strong need
for everyone to donate money
to Meals on Wheels, so he is
giving the gross receipt from a
fundraising dinner to the charity.
“We felt like only donating
money to them would not inspire
anyone else to donate, so
we decided to take the money
we were going to donate and
buy food and pay for labor to
host a dinner, where every bit
of the proceeds goes to them,”
Bikas said.
Bikas likes the atmosphere
such dinners create.
“It is a good thing for people
from Meals on Wheels to meet
the people who are donating
and for them to meet the people
with Meals on Wheels,”
he said.
The dinner will take place
at Aunt Sue’s, located at 107
Country Creek Drive in Pickens,
on Monday, Feb. 16.
There will be two meal
times. The fi rst will start at 5
p.m. and the second at 7 p.m.
Although it isn’t required,
Aunt Sue’s is asking those interested
in attending one of the
dinners to call ahead, just them
know they are coming.
The cost is $15 for each adult
and $8 for children who are12
years old and younger. The
evening’s menu is fried chicken,
mashed potatoes, macaroni
and cheese, green beans, and
ice cream for dessert.
For more information about
this or other Aunt Sue’s events,
such as the Valentine’s Dinner,
call 878-4366.
Steven Alexander
Attorney
At Law
898-3208
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Housing market slows in
Pickens County, Upstate
By Alex Saitta
Contributing Writer
PICKENS COUNTY — The
results are in, and 2008 was a
terrible year for the housing
market at all levels.
South Carolina Realtors reported
home and condo sales in
Anderson, Oconee and Pickens
counties fell from 3,891 units
in 2007 to 3,052 this past year.
That is a 21.6 percent decline
on the year. The median price
of a home fell from $133,000
to $124,000, representing a
6.8 percent decline.
Real estate in South Carolina
and the upstate has not seen as
big a slowdown in construction
and sales of existing homes or
the depreciation of prices as in
other places like the Charlotte,
NC or Florida, according to
Scott Baier, Associate Professor
of Economics at Clemson
University, who also served on
President Bush’s Council of
Economic Advisors.
There are two factors weighing
on the real estate market.
“One factor affecting the
housing market is the avail-
By Kasie McNutt
Staff Writer
KEOWEE- The Federal
Emergency Management
Agency awarded a $49,486
Assistance to Firefi ghters
Grant to the Keowee Fire Department.
“We’re all really excited
about it,” said Chief Richie
Caudil. “The program began
after September 11 th and we’ve
applied for it just about every
year since.”
The grant will fund 33 new
pagers and 14 new sets of fi re
gear.
“We’ve needed those pagers
for a long time, and they
cost about $500 (each.) We’ve
ability of credit. While
mortgage rates are low, the
so-called NINJA loans ( no income,
no job, no assets) are no
longer available.” Baier said.
“Second, there is a lot of general
uncertainty about what is
going to happen over the next
year. As a result, families are
less likely to be making large
purchases and certainly a
house is the largest purchase
most people will make in their
lifetime.”
Agreeing is Silas Tolles, a
mortgage broker, with South
Carolina Mortgage Associates.
“Credit ratings for conventional
loans or for those
rates you see advertised, we
need about a 740 score,” said
Tolles. “Last year, if you had a
620 score or an 820 score, everyone
got the same low rate.”
Tolles also attributes the falling
confi dence to what people
are reading and watching.
“We are hearing and reading
about the horror stories in
the national media and it has
trickled down to affect our local
market too,” said Tolles.
While the South Carolina
Realtors doesn’t report real estate
sales for Pickens County
separately, the county Assessor’s
Web site lists all real estate
transactions each month.
In December, 97 real estate
transactions are listed on the
Web site, down 44 percent
from the 173 level in December
2007.
With mortgage rates low
and prices coming down, it is
a buyers market now, said Ken
Horbinski, a real estate agent
with Keller Williams Realty.
“We are in the strongest
buyers market in 40 years and
there are not enough buyers
to take advantage of the deals
that are out there,” Horbinski
said. “Sellers are starting to
lower their prices too, in order
to encourage a sale.”
The average contract interest
rate for 30-year fi xed-rate
mortgages decreased to 5.22
percent this past week, with
points decreasing to 1.05 for
80 percent loan-to-value ratio
loans, according to the Mortgage
Bankers Association.
Keowee Fire Department receives
FEMA assistance grant for equipment
been piecing the old ones back
together for too long now,”
Caudill said. “The gear? Those
cost around $2,000 a set.”
Keowee is a combination
department, consisting of paid
employees and volunteers.
The 2008 AFG awards,
distributed in phases, will ultimately
provide about $500
million to fi re departments
and nonaffi liated emergency
medical service organizations
throughout the country.
Memories
make the sweetest
Valentines
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4A Opinion
Sentinel Editorial
Taking Flight
We all need to do what we can to help the American Legion
Post 11 and the Pickens County Sheriff’s Offi ce say thank you
to all our World War II veterans.
The Pickens County Honor Flight project aims to fl y all our
WWII vets to Washington, D.C. to visit the World War II memorial.
That’s an ambitious goal, but we also think it’s a wonderful
one.
What a great way to say thank you to The Greatest Generation.
Pickens County has a proud history of service to our country,
with more Medal of Honor winners per capita than any
other area in the nation.
Many World War II veterans did not seek out thanks when
they returned from war.
They just wanted to go back home, start families and forget
about some of the things they’d seen “Over There.”
We don’t thank all our veterans nearly enough, from those
retired from duty to those currently serving overseas, but it is
especially important that we thank those who served in World
War II before it is too late.
We lose WWII veterans at a rate of 1,200 to 1,500 a day.
That’s 1,200 – 1,500 heartfelt expressions of thanks that
we’ll never get to offer these brave soldiers.
Our World War I vets are all but gone. 107-year-old Frank
Buckles is the last living American veteran of World War I.
We’ll never get a chance to personally thank those who fought
in The Great War.
That’s why we should seize this opportunity while we still
can. Many of our WWII vets are in poor health, or could never
afford the trip to Washington themselves.
That’s why the Honor Flight project is such a worthy cause.
The fl ight and the entire day in Washington will cost our veterans
nothing.
After all, they already paid their way in Europe, in the Pacifi
c, with their blood and sweat, with their heroic actions.
We know that this is a hard time to give to any charity, with
all the belt-tightening and budget-watching that we’re all doing.
But we urge all our readers to give what they can to Honor
Flight. Every little bit will get the project closer to its goal,
and get our veterans closer to their special day.
The project needs Guardians to accompany the veterans on
the fl ight and see to their needs. What a great way to give of
yourself in gratitude to an entire generation that gave of itself
when the world needed them.
For more information on how you can help, call Assistant
Sheriff Tim Morgan at 898-55-01 or Richard Reece, American
Legion Post 11, 878-1014.
For the sake of all our World War II veterans, we hope this
project takes wing.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We must unite for continued success
The School District of Pick-
ens County Board of Trustees
made diffi cult choices last
week. The board amended
the 2008-2009 General Fund
Budget to refl ect the most re-
cent cut in state revenue. The
decisions will ultimately affect
many of us in Pickens County
in some way; however, every
district employee’s job was
protected.
I am convinced that the
board has been sensible and
fair in handling our current
crisis. The plan for absorbing
the cuts calls for elimination of
two professional development
days, employee furloughs,
reduction in supply allocations
to schools, and elimination
of some district programs
and services. The plan also
includes a hiring freeze and
cost-cutting measures in energy
consumption, fi eld trips,
employee travel and substitutes.
Every employee, every
school and every district division
will make sacrifi ces.
We are trying to limit the
How do you feel about star running back C.J. Spiller’s decision to
return to Clemson and graduate instead of opting for the NFL draft?
Judd Fleming
Seneca
“ I think it is admirable
for him to return and get a
degree. He represents himself
and Clemson University very
well.”
Paul Revis
Easley
“It’s a good decision. It’s
what’s best for the team too.”
Dr. Mendel
Stewart
impact to the classroom; at the
same time, this year’s cuts are
deeper than any we have ever
experienced. The cuts will
also affect what happens next
year. In 2009-2010, we will be
faced with personnel cuts.
As I have talked with individuals
about our district’s fi -
nancial situation, I often hear
that we should eliminate our
building program. That’s not
possible. The proceeds of the
$315 million bond sale are in
the bank earning interest and
legally cannot be used for anything
other than the building
program. Since we have the
money and cannot redirect the
funds, we must move forward
in our commitment to complete
the building program.
Our students, staff and board
need your support and your
understanding. During this un-
precedented time, I’ve asked
our employees to support each
other and make the necessary
sacrifi ces with a positive
spirit. Parents and community
members, I ask that you do the
same. Now is a time for pulling
together, not pulling apart.
It’s important that we continue
moving forward and focus
on our students and provide
learning opportunities that allow
each one to fi nd success in
the classroom and beyond.
Through the years, we’ve
been a strong district of dedicated,
compassionate educators
with supportive parents,
students and community
members. I have faith that the
community will do everything
possible to ensure that we continue
to provide quality public
education in Pickens County.
Readers’ Opinions - News@PickensSentinel.com
Rockhoppers donation
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the School District
of Pickens County, I would
like to thank Andrew Merritt
and Rockhoppers restaurant in
Clemson. Our employees are
thankful for the generous holiday
gifts—a thoughtful letter
and a complimentary Sunday
brunch for every one of our
approximately 2500 employees.
We are so proud of our employees
and the strong commitment
they have for the success
of our community’s children.
We are especially thankful
when a local business shows
its support and appreciation
for our employees’ outstanding
accomplishments.
Thank you, Rockhoppers!
Anna H. Esuary
SDPC Communication
Services
Announcement donation
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the School
District of Pickens County, I
would like to thank TVP Studios
in Greenville. TVP Studios
produced a public service
Scott Moore
Seneca
“I think it’s good. It shows
money isn’t everything.”
announcement for television
at no cost to us. SDPC’s only
expense is a Beta tape at producer’s
wholesale cost of approximately
$40.
The public service announcement
helped us inform
parents about kindergarten
registration.
Four-year-old kindergarten
is an especially unique program
meeting the needs of
qualifying children. Many of
our community members are
unaware of our four-year-old
kindergarten program. TVP
Studios assisted us in keeping
our parents and families
informed.
We are very thankful when a
local business shows their support
and provides voluntary
assistance to our district.
Thank you, TVP Studios!
Julie Thompson
Director of Communication
Services
Inauguration coverage
Dear Editor
I was delighted to receive
my paper and open it to the
front page to fi nd the inauguration
edition of the Pickens
Shaquette Drayton
Clemson
I’m Shaquette of Clemson,
and I did this week’s Voice.
“Spiller’s return is good
for the football team and very
commendable. I’m excited
to see his contribution to the
team next football season!”
Sentinel, this paper, I will treasure
as well as the tidbit of information
and articles I fi nd on
family and friends at home
I came home a couple of
years ago to do research on my
family, Easley Library at the
time had limited material on
the African American community
- I managed to fi nd some
microfi lm archived articles my
great aunt had written for the
paper “Colored News”; since
that time, I have had the paper
mailed to me and have enjoyed
the “Community News” written
by Gloria Brown.
I now scan the paper from
front to back looking to fi nd
any article or column that
touches on home and those
that I know in the community.
You did an outstanding article
on Ms. Callie Dukes, she was
such a sparkle to the community;
your articles of late on
Pickens Chapel have renewed
my interest in historical landmarks
in small towns
I do miss my special article/
columns every week in the
paper, it’s one the things that
have kept my subscription current
and me closer to home. I
understand changing with the
times, but its special articles/
columns like the “Community
News” that keep me connected.
I hope in the future that you
consider bringing it back.
Cheryl D. Allen-Bailey
Walkersville, MD
Coach Corn
Dear Editor,
I would like to address the
sports column featuring Mr.
Steve Corn, Pickens’ Athletic
Director.
One thing was missing. Mr
Corn has always been a winner.
At Berea he excelled as
Athletic Director. Here he has
a great record not just with
wins and losses, but being a
role model for our children.
I know this not just because
I know him, but I see results,
with his family, and his character
off the fi eld.
I don’t agree with all of his
positions, but be that as it may,
he’s a winner on and off the
fi eld.
Let’s give Mr. Corn a
chance. He earned it.
Barry H. Gravely
Pickens
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“We’ll win the game. I guarantee you.” Joe Namath said days before facing the 18-point favored Baltimore Colts in the 1969 Superbowl.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Sports
Pickens Recreation athletes introduced at Game Night at Pickens High School.
A big thank you to all those
basketball participants who
came out for Rec. Night at
the Pickens High School vs
Belton-Honea Path game. In
appreciation for their support,
basketball clappers were distributed
to all those in attendance
(kids, you need to thank
your parents for bringing you
to the game). Pictured above
are the participants at the halftime
introduction. Also, if you
are interested in viewing the
video about Rec. Night done
by High School Playbook,
Pickens Soft ball Association
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go to their website at: www.
highschoolplaybook.com and
go to the Greenville-WYFF
site. Once there you will see
the JV basketball video. Several
interviews were done with
our kids and the entire piece was
pretty cool!
I want to remind you now of
the Palmetto Upstate Basketball
Tournament which will begin
immediately following the
end of our season on Saturday,
February 14. All regular season
teams will be traveling to various
locations to participate in
this single elimination tournament.
Teams will not be seated
in this tournament by their regular
season records. Team names
will be drawn at random to give
all participants an equal chance
to advance through the tournament.
Teams will be traveling
greater distances, but this gives
all of our children the opportunity
to experience other gymnasiums
and compete with other
teams besides those in our local,
surrounding area. Our participants
will be gaining the experience
of quality, post-season play.
Blue Flame girls rebound against BHP
PICKENS—After a tough
road trip to Seneca earlier in
the week, the Pickens High
School girls basketball team
rebounded with a 50-32 win
over Belton-Honea Path Friday
night.
The Blue Flame took a 27-
17 lead into halftime, then put
the game out of reach in the
third quarter, outscoring the
Lions 15-5 in the period.
Kara Morgan led Pickens
with 15 points. Kaitlin Wyatt
added 11. Others scoring for
the Blue Flame were Anna
Hunter 8, Amanda Hayes 6,
Chesnee McJunkin 5, Hanna
By Drew Mauldin
Contributing Writer
PICKENS - The deadline is
quickly approaching for teams
to sign up for another exciting
year of play in the Pickens Softball
Association.
Teams of all skill levels are
invited to join the open competition
league for any participants
over the age of 18.
Association founder Scott Pittman
is especially proud of the
competition level found within
the league as a result of this open
division format.
“Competition within the
league is pretty strong,” said Pittman.
The league plays each Mon-
Hopkins 3, Kayley Reese 2
and Janna Robinson 2.
Earlier in the week Pickens
lost at Seneca 61-47.
Kara Morgan led Pickens
with 16 points. Others scoring
for the Blue Flame were
janna Robinson 9, Chesnee
McJunkin 8, Emily Moore 6
and Amanda Hayes 4.
Pickens played at West-Oak
Tuesday night. Results of that
game were not available at
press time.
The Blue Flame play at
Woodmont Friday night, then
fi nish the regular season at
home against Daniel next
day and Thursday between the
hours of 6:30 and 9:30 at the
Pickens County Law Enforcement
Center softball fi eld with
the season set to run until the end
of June or early July.
The Pickens Softball Association
began play four years ago and
has been met with favor from the
Pickens community as teams can
enjoy the luxury of reduced entry
fees and Pittman’s strategy of
maintaining the idea of “everybody
plays everybody.”
Pittman said, “The fee to join
is probably one of the cheapest
around.”
Teams can enjoy the thrill of
joining the excitement of the Pickens
Softball Association for $215
per team and the additional cost of
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Easley girls fall
to Laurens
LAURENS—At halftime,
things looked good for the
Easley High School girls basketball
team in their attempt
to upset Lauren. The score
was tied 19-19. Even at the
end of the third quarter, Easley
only trailed 30-29. But
Laurens dominated the fi nal
period to take a 49-40 win.
Wreath Rodriquez led Easley
$17 per game in umpire fees.
Slots are fi lling up quickly for
the Pickens Softball Association
season with a season opening
date of March 16.
Participants are welcome to
contact Scott Pittman directly at
878-7679 for more information
and to sign up.
Remember, there will be an admission
charge of $2.00/adults,
$1.00/students with children
seven & under (this may vary)
being admitted free of charge.
These fees cover the costs of offi
cials and any other personnel
that might be required.
Baseball/Softball registration
started this past Monday,
Feb. 2 and will continue to
the end of the month. Should
anyone need additional information,
please feel free to
contact the Rec. Dept. at 878-
2296.
with 12 points. Janesha Hallums
and Matrice Jefferson
each added 9 points. Other
scoring for the Green Wave
were Wendisha Byrd 4, Nyia
Bowens 5 and Tracola Culbreth
2.
Easley hosted Hanna Tuesday
night. Results of that game
were not available at press
time.
Friday night Easley plays at
Westside, then the Green Wave
return to McKelvey Gymnasium
next Tuesday for their
home fi nale against Greenwood.
Pickens
edges BHP
By Ben Robinson
Managing Editor
PICKENS –The Pickens
boys basketball team completed
a sweep of Belton-Honea
Path in Western AAA play this
season by topping the Bears
56-52 Friday night.
BHP led 27-17 at halftime,
but Pickens fought back in the
second half. The Blue Flame
cut the margin to 38-35 by the
end of the third quarter, then
took the lead and the win in
the fi nal period.
Pickens scored 49 points in
the second half.
James Lawson led Pickens
with 24 points. Jalen Butler
scored 10. Others scoring for
the Blue Flame were Jake De-
Gear 9, Jacob Harrison 7, Enevellus
Ellis 2, Daniel Fahey 2
and Zack Hawkins 2.
Earlier in the week, the Blue
Flame boys fell to Seneca 73-
62 despite having four players
reach double fi gures.
Jacob Harrison led Pickens
with 20 points. Zach Hawkins
added 17. James Lawson and
Jalen Butler each score 16.
Rounding out the Blue Flame
scoring were Jake DeGear
with 2 points and Daniel Fahey
with 1.
Pickens was scheduled to
West-Oak Tuesday night to
face the Warriors. Results of
that game were not available
at press time.
The Blue Flame will play at
Woodmont Friday, then fi nish
their regular season next Tuesday
by hosting Daniel.
Green Wave
face exciting
end to regular
season
LAURENS — The Easley
boys basketball team , coming
off a 68-28 romp over Laurens
Liberty boys drop 2
LIBERTY — The Liberty High
School boys basketball team lost
two games last week.
Last Tuesday, Liberty fell to Abbeville
73-44. Abbeville took a 48-
20 lead at halftime, and held on for
the win.
Kris Rice led Liberty with 20
points. Others scoring for the Red
Devils were Zak Bryant 7, Torrey
Lay 6, Alex Rhodes 3, Daryl Stephens
2 and Dusty Holder 2.
Friday night Liberty lost to Walhalla
72-47. The Razorbacks led
41-24 at halftime.
Zak Bryant and Kris Rice led
Liberty with 13 points each. Alex
Rhodes added 10. Also scoring
for the Red Devils were Torrey
Lay 6, Josh Seeton 4 and Daryl
Stephens 1.
Liberty hosted Pendleton
Tuesday night. Results of that
game were not available at press
time.
The Red Devils hosts Emerald
Friday night, then play at Crescent
next Tuesday. Next Friday, Liberty
ends its season with a home game
against Abbeville.
5A
Friday night, still has a shot of
winning the Region 1-AAAA
title as it faces its fi nal games
of the regular season.
Going into Tuesday night’s
action, Easley had a 4-2 mark
in region play.
Tuesday night the Green
Wave hosted Hanna. The Yellow
Jackets clipped Easley by
one point on their home court
earlier this season. Results
of Tuesday’s game were not
available at press time.
Friday night Easley will
travel to Westside. Easley defeated
the Rams by 8 points
in McKelvey Gym earlier this
season.
Next Tuesday Easley plays
its fi nal regular-season home
game, hosting Greenwood.
Greenwood nipped Easley in
overtime earlier this season.
Easley’s fi nal game is at local
rival Wren. The Hurricanes
fell by 22 in the fi rst match-up
between the two teams.
Daniel clinches
Western AAA title
CENTRAL—Daniel’s victory
over Seneca Friday night
offi cially gave the Lions the
Western AAA title with two
games remaining on their
schedule.
The Lions, 8-0 in conference
play, had little trouble with the
Bobcats, winning 72-44.
Shaq Lawson led Daniel
with 19 points. Deandre Draper
added 14. Antonio Cannon
had 11 points and Justin Dotson
scored 10. Others scoring
for the Lions were DeAndre
Hopkins 7, Freddie Williams
5, Geoff Wilson 3, Jeremiah
Wimphrie 2 and Cedrick
Smith 1.
Earlier in the week Daniel
topped Woodmont 76-66. The
Wildcats trailed 42-37 at halftime
and cut the lead to 56-53
by the end of the third quarter.
But the Lions dominated the
fi nal period to take the 10point
win.
DeAndre Hopkins led
Daniel with 28 points. Shaq
Lawson added 15 and Antonio
Cannon scored 11. Others
scoring for Daniel were Justin
Dotson 8, Marcus Greenlee 6,
Freddie Williams 5 and De-
Andre Draper 3.
Daniel held its regular-season
home fi nale Tuesday night
against Belton-Honea Path.
Results of that game were not
available at press time.
The Lions end the regular
season on the road at Pickens
next Tuesday.
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6A Education
Gender bias found in student ratings
of high school science teachers
CLEMSON — A study of
18,000 biology, chemistry and
physics students has uncovered
notable gender bias in
student ratings of high school
science teachers.
Researchers at Clemson
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have found that, on average,
female high school science
teachers received lower
evaluations than their male
counterparts even though male
Many science students say there is gender bias among their
high school teachers, according to a Clemson study.
FMU names students to Dean’s List
FLORENCE – Offi cials at
Francis Marion University
have named 335 full-time
students and 11 part-time
students to the President’s
List, and 554 full-time students
and 15 part-time students
to the Dean’s List for
the 2008 fall semester.
Of those students listed
Dacusville Elementary students learn about the immigration
process of the early 1900s.
Dacusville students learn
about immigration
The students of Dacusville Elementary
School recently experienced
a unique insight on how
some of our ancestors and other
immigrants came to America.
They experienced fi rsthand
the process immigrants went
through once they arrived at Ellis
Island in the 1900s. Students
pretended they arrived in America
(in the Dacusville Elementary
School Gym) on January 20.
The students “ships” arrived
in port between 6:30 pm until
7:00 pm. Once their “ships”
docked, the students and their
families had to read signs and
various information posted in
various languages around the
gym in order to determine which
direction they needed to take once
they arrived in America.
After completing all the stations,
the new “citizens” were welcomed
to an international food fair.
At the food fair, they experienced
borscht, potato soup, chesses,
noodles, pastas, meatballs, and
many other cultural foods.
The students and their families
had a great time and learned just
how diffi cult the process was for
people immigrating to America.
This event will be offered again
next year, for the new 5 th grade
students.
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and female teachers are equally
effective at preparing their
students for college.
The fi ndings appear in Science
Education online in the
research paper, “Unraveling
Bias from Student Evaluations
of their High School Science
Teachers.”
Most notably, say the researchers,
the physics students
in the survey showed the largest
bias toward female physics
teachers. In biology and
chemistry, male students
tended to underrate their
female teachers, but female
students did not. In physics,
both male and female
students tended to underrate
their female teachers.
“The importance of these
fi ndings is that they make it
clear that students have developed
a specifi c sense of genderappropriate
roles in the sciences
by the end of high school,”
said Geoffrey Potvin, assistant
professor of engineering and
science education and the
department of mathematical
sciences at Clemson.
“Such a sense of what are
and what are not appropriate
roles for males and females
on the President’s List, 167
earned perfect 4.0 grade
point averages for the semester,
the highest possible
ratio a student can receive.
Students named to the
President’s List must have
earned a 3.75 or higher
GPA for the semester. Fulltime
students named to the
President’s List must have
taken at least 12 semester
hours and part-time students
named to that list
must have completed at
least 12 hours at FMU,
have declared a major and
completed at least six hours
during the semester.
Dean’s List students
earned a GPA for the semester
between 3.25 and 3.749.
Full-time students named to
the Dean’s List must have
taken at least 12 hours and
part-time students named
to that list must have completed
at least 12 hours at
FMU, have declared a major
and completed at least
six hours during the semester.
Grade point averages are
based on a 4.0 system.
Full-time students on
Dean’s List: Pickens:
Joshua O. Davidson, Sunset,
Early Childhood Education/Applied;
Chance R.
Johnson, Easley, Management.
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in science likely impacts the
choices students make when
they consider their college
studies,” said Clemson researcher
Zahra Hazari, also
an assistant professor in engineering
and science education
and the department
of mathematical sciences.
“Such a bias could negatively
impact female students
and contribute to the loss of
women in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.”
Potvin and Hazari collaborated
on the study with Robert
H. Tai of the University
of Virginia and Phillip M.
Sadler of the Harvard Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics.
The survey was conducted
at 63 different colleges and
universities across the United
States while students were
beginning their college science
studies. It asked students
to refl ect on their high school
science experiences. Most
of the questions focused on
the content coverage in their
high school classes, the classroom
techniques used by their
teachers, the nature and type
of laboratory experiences as
well as students’ academic
and family backgrounds.
The data was then analyzed
using quantitative statistical
techniques.
Other factors also contributed
to higher teacher ratings.
Some were connected to the
ways in which teachers presented
material to their classes.
For example, in each subject
area, teachers who related the
course material to real-world
examples tended to receive
higher student ratings.
The authors were able to
show that while a few differences
in teaching style do exist
between male and female
teachers they had no correlation
with the gender-bias ratings.
The authors also found evidence
that male and female
teachers are equally effective
at preparing their students for
college. Students in the survey
performed equally well in
college science whether they
had a female or a male high
school science teacher. Also,
the rate at which female
teachers produce students
bound for college-level science
study appeared to be
identical to the rate of their
male counterparts
The survey data was drawn
from a four-year study funded
by the National Institutes
of Health, the U.S. Department
of Energy and the National
Science Foundation.
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Board member visits Six Mile
Dr. Skelton took time out of his busy schedule to stop by
CAMP Rock (AKA Six Mile Elementary) for a visit. During
his visit, he was treated to a special behind the scenes look
at daily life at Six Mile. Dr. Skelton was elected to represent
District 2 (Central/Six Mile area) in November 2006. Six
Mile Elementary salutes Dr. Skelton for his dedication and
time serving the children of Pickens County. Dr. Skelton
(left) is seen here at Six Mile Elementary with Principal Clif
Alexander during his recent visit to CAMP Rock.
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American Legion honors
4 fallen WWII chaplains
By Jason Evans
Editor
PICKENS — Minutes after
a torpedo struck USAT
Dorchester on February 3,
1943, four Army chaplains
on the ship made the ultimate
sacrifi ce, choosing to give up
their own life jackets so that
others might live.
Last week, American Legion
Pickens Post 11 members
honored the four men during a
special ceremony.
Chaplain Judge Joe Board
and retired Air Force Chaplain
Rev. Steve Heller offi ciated
over the ceremony honoring
Methodist Rev. George L.
Fox, Jewish Rabbi Alexander
D. Goode, Roman Catholic
Priest John P. Washington and
Reformed Church of America
Rev. Clark V. Poling.
“Every chaplain on active
duty knows this story,” Heller
said. “They make me proud to
be a chaplain. They make me
proud to be an American.”
USAT Dorchester was underway
off the coast of Iceland
when she went down, lasting
24 minutes before disappearing
beneath the water.
“The last thing (survivors)
saw before the ship went down
were the four chaplains that
gave up their lifejackets and
embraced each other as the
ship went down,” Board said.
The chaplains were among
“the 672 young men who paid
the ultimate sacrifi ce,” Heller
said.
“These four men gave their
life jackets to save four soldiers
and ... gave up their only
means of survival,” he said.
Rev. George L. Fox “the
oldest of the four” knew all
about war, lying about his
age to enlist in World War I in
1917, earning several medals,
including the Purple Heart,
during his service.
After the war ended, Fox became
an accountant, then enter
the ministry, Heller said.
“When war came, he once
again enlisted, telling his wife,
‘I’ve got to go, I know from
experience what our boys are
about to face,’” Heller said.
“‘They need me.’”
Rabbi Alexander D. Goode
followed in his father’s footsteps
and became a rabbi.
Goode attained the ceremonies
that followed the return of
the body of the Unknown Soldier,
which “had a profound
effect on him,” Heller said.
Goode enlisted when war
broke out, serving on active
duty from 1942 to that fateful
day in 1943.
Rev. Clark V. Poling was
the youngest of the four, and
was the seventh generation of
his family ordained as a Dutch
Reformed Church pastor.
“When war came he was
anxious to go, but not as a
chaplain,” Heller said.
Poling didn’t want to hide in
“some safe offi ce out of the fi ring
line,” he told his father.
Poling’s father told his son
chaplains had the highest mortality
rate of all, Heller said.
“‘As a chaplain, you’ll have
the best chance in the world to
be killed,’” Heller said. “You
just can’t get carry a gun to kill
anyone yourself.”
Poling enlisted as chaplain.
Father John P. Washington
led a street gang in New Jersey
before he led a congregation.
After being called to the
priesthood, Washington organized
sports teams and “went
with his boys into the Army”
when war came.
Washington’s voice, “raised
in song and prayer to comfort
those around him,” could be
heard until his fi nal moments,
Heller said.
The four chaplains received
the Purple Heart and the Distinguished
Service Cross in
December of 1944 and Congress
designated February 3 as
“Four Chaplains Day.”
During the ceremony, candles
were lit and symbols of
the chaplains’ religion displayed.
The symbols were then
draped with cloth and had
white roses placed before
them, as Board saluted them,
then all present stood for a moment
of silence.
“These four men lived what
they deeply believed, that is
better to serve than be served,
that is better to die for freedom
than to suffer persecution,”
Heller said.
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What do you look for in a
Spiritual
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church? What would make an
attractive church, the “best”
church, if you were new in
town? When is the church at
its best? The church is at its
best when I’m at my best. But
I can be at my best when a lot
of other people are at their
worst. So maybe the church is
really at its best when all of its
members are at their best. But
when is that?
We seem to be in a state of
constant fl ux. I go from being
my best one week to being
my worst two weeks later
when you’re busy being your
best. Does that mean that we
negate each other? It certainly
Kids talk about God
By Carey Kinsolving and
friends
Why Is It Important To Be
Courteous?
Lewis Copeland tells the
story of a mother who boasted
about the good manners of her
little darling at a dinner party.
“Charlie,won’t you have
some beans?” she said.
“No,” was the reply from
the so-called cherub.
“No!” exclaimed the astonished
mother. “No what?”
“No beans,” said the child.
You won’t hear “no” without
a “thank you” from Gunter,
age 7, because he says: “The
only time you have to be polite
is at the table. It will make the
day better.”
Gunter, the dinner table is a
great place to start, but you’ll
fi nd courtesy is useful in many
areas of life.
Courtesy is important because
“you might hurt someone’s
feelings,” says Sarah, 8.
“You might get told on. You
might get a spanking if you
live in my house.”
A.C., 9, sounds as if he may
have been to Sarah’s house:
“Courtesy is important so we
don’t get out of control.”
“If you’re not polite, you
won’t have any friends,” says
Hicks, 11. Without consideration
for others, “people will
think you’re gross” or that
“you look like a slob,” say Jason,
10, and Taylor, 12.
Courtesy will make your re-
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doesn’t take a lot to bring out
your worst, but my best often
takes a good bit of cajoling.
I know a guy who decided to
put shoes on kids’ feet. Money
was donated. Invitations to accept
the gift of new shoes went
out to the school. Responses
came in. Feet were measured.
Shoes were ordered. And children
were presented with a
pair of brand new shoes.
I know a girl who decided
to go to Asia to work with
young children who prostitute
themselves in order to provide
an income for their family.
She’s going over there to show
them that there’s a better way.
She’s training them to make
handbags that are sold all over
the world. The handbags bring
in the same amount as selling
their bodies for a day – thus
taking them off the streets. The
girl I know tells these children
that God loves them.
I know a guy who sits in
church every Sunday morning.
He comes in and sits very reverently
in the same seat. And
then at noon, he leaves the
sanctuary and heads to lunch. I
don’t know what he does during
the rest of the week.
When is the church at its
best? I cannot help but believe
that the church is at its best
(or is the “best” church) when
the people become the hands
of Christ. I cannot help but
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Though you have made
me see troubles, many and
bitter, you will restore my
life again; from the depths
of the earth you will again
bring me up. Psalm 71:20.
believe that the “best” church
becomes the feet of Christ. We
are at our best when we exude
the love of Christ.
It’s very popular today
– faddish even – to choose a
church home based on personal
preference.
I know a family that chose
a church because of the style
of worship. I know a guy
whose decision was based
on the pastor’s sermon style.
I know a girl whose choice
was informed by a certain
stand the church had taken. I
know someone else who made
a choice based on children’s
programming. Another friend
liked the architecture.
I don’t know that these reasons
are necessarily bad – after
all, we all have our preferences.
But to say the “best” church
has a certain style of music or
preaching or programming or
architecture seems a little shallow
to me.
Therefore, I must confess
my preference: a church that
is actively involved in serving
the people God loves who
don’t know God loves them. If
I were new in town, that’s the
church I would be looking for.
So I pray that God will make
us into that type of church,
into that type of people. And
I know that I am, as you are,
quite likely the answer to that
prayer.
Why is it important to be courteous?
lationships better, says Kelsey,
9: “That is how people will
start liking you. Being kind and
loving to people is how you really
make your friends.”
One of the best reasons to
be courteous is “the Golden
Rule,” says Meredith, 11: “Do
unto others as you would have
them do unto you.”
The rule itself “represents
much more than a commonsense
or self-centered motivation
for conduct,” says Bible
scholar Robert Guelich. “The
primary focus of this saying is
on doing for others rather than
on what one will have done in
return.”
When Jesus taught the golden
rule, it was in the context
of an active relationship with
his Father (Matthew 7:12). As
people experience the healing
and wholeness of God’s proactive
love, they become channels
of blessing to relatives,
friends and even enemies.
“I think courtesy is important
because God is very courteous,”
says Hannah, 10.
“God is love, and love is
courteous,” adds Tait, 8. Yes,
the love of God is the basis for
courtesy. As a wise man once
said, courtesy is “love in small
things.”
“Love does not behave rudely,”
the Apostle Paul wrote in
his ode to godly love in I Corinthians
13. How many marriages
end in divorce because
couples fail to show simple
courtesy to each other? Have
you ever thought of putting the
cap on the toothpaste as an act
of love?
In this same ode, Paul mentioned
patience or long-suffering
as another love trait.
Rudeness often starts with impatience,
which can escalate
into fatal actions. How many
car wrecks are caused by impatience
and rudeness?
Brantley, 10, cites the ultimate
act of patience and love
as her motivation: “God is so
gracious that he sent his son
to die for us, so we can go to
heaven. I want to be as gracious
and as courteous as him.
He loves us and is gracious to
us every day, but sometimes
we don’t realize it.”
Love is polite. Memorize:
“Love suffers long and is kind;
love does not envy; love does
not parade itself, is not puffed
up; does not behave rudely,
does not seek its own, is not
provoked, thinks no evil” (I
Corinthians 13:4-5). Ask: Do
you think of others before you
think of yourself?
Listen to a talking book, download
the “Kids Color Me Bible” for free,
watch Kid TV Interviews and travel
around the world by viewing the
“Mission Explorers Streaming Video”
at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org. Bible
quotations are from the New King
James Version. For moe about Carey
Kinsolving and read features by other
Creators Syndicate writers, visit the
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have the fi nancial means to
visit the memorial themselves.
Morse then used his own
plane to begin fl ying veterans
to visit the memorial and other
historic sites in our nation’s
capitol.
“He would fl y one or two at
a time to take them over and
let them see it,” Waldrep said.
The program then expanded
so much that commercial airliners
needed to be chartered
to meet the growing demand.
The Simpsonville program
took 101 veterans to D.C. on
May 7, 2008.
“Most of them said it was
the highlight of their life,”
Waldrep said. “They never
would have got to go without
that.”
Every day, between 1,200
and 1,500 World War II veterans
pass away.
“These people are running
out of time,” Waldrep said.
Morgan agreed.
“It’s not something we can
wait on,” he said.
Veterans arriving in Washington
on an Honor Flight received
a hero’s welcome, she
said.
“It was just the best thing,”
she said. “Everywhere we
went, total strangers would
come up and thank these veterans
for their service. It meant a
lot to everybody.”
Guardians are needed to accompany
veterans and see to
their needs during the special
day, Waldrep said.
“Guardians just go along
and help,” she said.
TERMINAL
(Continued from Page 1A)
on site, his equipment’s
there, and so it could kind of
become an extension of that
project,” Hurst said. “Someone
who may have bid a littler
higher, they would have had
to have relocated all of their
equipment to that site.”
The economy has resulted
in the county receiving better
prices on bids for its projects,
Hurst said.
Work on the 10 hangars is
scheduled to begin this month,
and each hangar has already
been rented, with a waiting list
available as well.
Hurst estimated the hangars
will be completed in less than
six months.
Council had planned for the
landscaping and furniture to be
paid for by private industry.
“The thought was we would
get private industry to pay for
naming rights and those sorts
of things,” Willis said. “Recognizing
the economy, realizing
that would be a very diffi
cult thing today, we’re going
to go ahead and get that building
up and running so we can
be bringing planes in.”
The county will continue to
seek out industries interested
in purchasing naming rights
for the airport terminal, Willis
said.
“We’ll continue to try to
market those naming rights
and try to recoup those funds
in the future,” she said.
Council voted unanimously
to fund the landscaping and
buy the furniture.
Guardians pay $300 to accompany
the fl ight.
“It’s a wonderful experience,”
Waldrep said. “$300 is
a very small amount to pay to
spend a day with them.”
Physicians and nurses also
accompany the veterans during
the trip.
Fundraising is key to make
the Pickens County Honor
Flight happen.
“It is expensive, so we look
to the community and to different
organizations to try to raise
money so we’ll have enough
to get everyone who wants to
go up there,” Waldrep said.
One fl ight is available in
May for an Honor Flight, dependent
on how much money
can be raised beforehand.
Honor Flight tries to schedule
fl ights for the spring and
the fall, to avoid extreme
weather conditions.
In the coming months, Morgan
and American Legion
members will visit civic clubs,
churches, schools and businesses
to enlist their help for
the project.
Morgan said the Sheriff’s
Offi ce hopes to sponsor a minimum
of two veterans.
“We’re going to try to make
every effort to raise funds,” he
said. “We’re open to suggestions.”
For more information, contact
Morgan at by phone at
898-5501 or email timm@
co.pickens.sc.us or Richard
Reese as Post 11 at 878-1014
or richardreece@bellsouth.
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School board supports
legislative resolution
By Sandy Foster
General Manager
EASLEY – Members of
the school board voted unanimously
last week to support a
fl exibility joint resolution fi led
in the S.C. House of Representatives.
The resolution would provide
funding fl exibility to
school districts in the current
and next year’s budget.
Primary sponsors of the
resolution are representatives
Phil Owens, Dan Cooper, Jim
Stewart and Bill Whitmire.
The resolution calls for
school districts and special
schools to be able to transfer
among appropriated state revenues,
excluding lottery funds,
as needed to ensure students
are educated.
It also calls for the suspension
of professional staffi ng
ratios, permission to transfer
funding categories, including
capital funds from the Children’s
Education Endowment
Fund, and excluding funds
requiring for debt service or
bonded indebtedness.
Under the resolution, school
districts would have permission
to delay the date teacher
contracts are issued from April
15 to May 15, and to negotiate
salaries for retired teachers
participating in the TERI
program below the minimum
salary requirements.
The resolution would also
allow the districts, if specifi
ed in the contract or if they
are legally authorized to do
so, to furlough teachers for up
to fi ve non-instructional days
– provided that the school
and district administrators are
furloughed for an equivalent
number of days.
Districts would have to provide
written quarterly reports
of specifi c actions taken under
the resolution.
Liberty adopts new grant process
Clemson volleyball coach
speaks at Pickens Rotary
By Sandy Foster
General Manager
PICKENS – The head coach
for the Clemson volleyball
team has a lot to be proud of,
and she shared some of her
team’s accomplishments last
Wednesday with the Pickens
Rotary Club.
Jolene Jordan Hoover said
her current team has a lot of
mental toughness, carrying the
same demeanor and patience
on the court, whether they’re
winning or losing.
“They are very unselfi sh
and focused on the team,” she
said.
The Lady Tigers went 32-10
By Jason Evans
Editor
LIBERTY — City Council
members approved a new
grant application process
last month, but some council
members were concerned that
the stipulation may cause the
town to miss out on grants.
The new process requires that
all grants come before council
for approval before applications
are made.
“We want to put some things
as place, as council, that would
help control some things,” said
Councilman Brian Petersen.
overall this year and tied for
17th nationally.
Several of their players also
achieved individual success,
earning conference and national
honors.
Hoover, the mother of two
female athletes, said she was
very fortunate to have the opportunity
to coach the team.
“It takes a lot of dedication,
time and commitment to play
at that level,” she said.
She should know.
Her two daughters Hailey
and Carley play volleyball
and softball, so Hoover
knows what it’s like from both
a coach’s and a parent’s perspective.
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“It’s not just grants, it’s loans,
leases and grants.”
Under Petersen’s motion,
proposals on loans, leases and
grants would need to come before
council in before action is
taken on them.
Grants would only be applied
for after a successful majority
vote from council, the resolution
states.
The intention behind his resolution
isn’t to block any grant
proposals, or object to any, but
to make sure that council is fully
informed of grant, loan or lease
proposals, Petersen said.
Hailey is a junior at Daniel
High, and 6-ft, 2-in. Carley attends
Edwards Middle School.
She also plays softball for the
high school team.
The Lady Tiger’s spring
season is just around the corner,
and admission to matches
is free. So Hoover urges folks
to come out and watch them
play.
“We’ve had several things …
that would arrive at the eleventh
hour and the fi fty-ninth minute
that need immediate attention,”
Petersen said. “That doesn’t
necessarily give the council the
appropriate time that they need
to evaluate that, before they
make the decision that effects
every citizen of this city, not
just ourselves.
“That’s my reason … for
wanting to be this into practice,”
he said. “We should be
able to forecast, before spending
city funds, be that on
grants, or loans, or leases, or
whatever, we should be able
to forecast and plan and know
what they are.”
Mayor Brian Deese said he
had a problem, not with the
resolution, but with some of
its language.
“Most of this is already required
by state law,” he said.
“Any grant that has to have
matching funds has to come
before council for approval.”
But requiring all grants to
come before council seems
like micromanaging, Deese
said.
“A lot of our grants that are
done by the fi re and police departments
don’t require matching
funds,” he said.
Petersen said he felt the
resolution was needed so that
all council members can keep
abreast of grants that are being
applied for.
Councilman Walt McJunkin
agreed, saying that sometimes
only a few members of council
are aware of certain grants, or
only fi nd out about them after
the fact.
Deese said town offi cials
try to inform council of grants
and other situations as much
as possible, and that requiring
a full vote of council before application
could cause the town to
lose out on grant funds.
“Sometimes there are time
constraints,” he said. “Sometimes
you can’t sit back and wait
two or three months before you
agree to apply for them. Everybody
in the state’s after these
grants.”
Councilman Rick Clark
agreed, saying that the proposal
could cause the city to lose funding
opportunities that come in at
the last minute, before scheduled
council meetings.
Petersen said he had no problem
with calling special sessions
of council.
Council approved the resolution,
with Deese opposing.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The Pickens Sentinel 9A
Obits
BETTY SUE MOON
SIX MILE - Betty Moon,
age 57, wife of Ross Jeff Moon
and daughter of the late Dacus
H. Durham and Jessie Mae
Nix passed January 26, 2009.
Mrs. Moon was a member
of Grace United Methodist
Church, part time realtor with
Century 21 and teller manager
with Wachovia Bank in Pickens
where she has worked for
39 years.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are son Jeffrey Scott
Moon and his wife Regina of
Pickens; daughter Betsy Ross
Moon Childs and her husband
Brendan of Amesbury, Mass.;
three grandchildren Bradlee
Caroline Moon, Grady Oliver
Childs and Mason Ross
Childs; sister Eula Mae Thomas
and her husband Harley of
Elberton, Ga.; brother Melvin
Durham and his wife Linda of
Pickens. Mrs. Moon was preceded
by a brother, Garland
Durham.
Funeral service was 2 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009 in
the chapel of Dillard Funeral
Home. The family received
friends from 12:30 p.m. until
time of service Wednesday.
Burial followed in Hillcrest
Memorial Park.
A message of condolence
may be expressed to the family
at www.dillardfunerals.com.
Dillard Funeral Home is assisting
the family.
GENEVA H.
YOUNGBLOOD
PICKENS - Martha Geneva
Hunter Youngblood, 97,
of 257 Ann Street, widow of
Clyde Youngblood, went to be
with her Lord and Savior on
Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.
Born in Pickens County, she
was the oldest daughter of the
late Claude and Della Parrott
Hunter.
Most important in life was
the love of her Lord, and her
church family. She loved nature,
her home in Pickens and
her special walking friend and
neighbor, Mildred Dykes.
Mrs. Youngblood worked in
the Pickens School Cafeteria
and the canteen at Singer. She
was one of the oldest members
of Pickens First Baptist
Church, having served in the
children’s department for
many years.
Surviving are her three children,
W. Fred Youngblood and
his wife, Lou, of Dacula, GA,
Sara Jo Jennings of Greenville
and David J. Youngblood and
his wife, Gail, of Fort Mill;
seven grandchildren; twelve
great grandchildren; a sister,
Sue Gibson of Clemson; and a
brother, Carl Hunter of Greenville.
In addition to her parents
and husband, she was predeceased
by eleven brothers and
sisters.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at
1 p.m. in the chapel of Dillard
Funeral Home with burial following
in Hillcrest Memorial
Park and Gardens.
The family received friends
prior to the service from 11:30
a.m. — 1 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Honorary pallbearers were
the members of the T.E.L.
Sunday School Class of Pickens
First Baptist Church.
The family will be at the
home.
In lieu of fl owers, memorials
may be made to Pickens First
Baptist Church, 406 E. Main
Street, Pickens, SC 29671.
Online condolences may be
expressed by visiting www.
dillardfunerals.com
Dillard Funeral Home is assisting
the Youngblood family.
RICHARD DEAN
HAYES
Richard Dean Hayes, 85, of
Davenport, Fla. passed away
on Jan. 18, 2009.
Born in Pickens, he was the
son of the late Richard and Zoa
Trotter Hayes. He was a WWII
Navy veteran.
He was predeceased by his
wife, Majorie Keith Hayes in
2006. He is survived by two
sisters, Louise (Rev. J.E.) Ellenburg
of Pelzer and Mary
H. Watson of Pickens. Also
surviving are a son, Douglas
(Lisa) of Port Charlotte, Fla.,
three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Local services were held.
RICHARD MAULDIN,
SR.
PICKENS - Richard
Thompson Mauldin, Sr., 63, of
517 Belle Shoals Road, died
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at his
home.
Born in Daytona Beach, Fl,
a son of Lola Hayes Mauldin
of Pickens, and the late Elvin
Mauldin, Mr. Mauldin retired
from Bi-Lo and was a member
of Crescent Hill Baptist
Church. He was a veteran
of the Vietnam War having
served with the US Army.
Surviving, in addition to his
mother, are his wife, LaVerne
Bates Mauldin of the home;
a son, Robert A. Mauldin
and wife, Missy, of Pickens;
a daughter, Missy Mauldin
of Pickens: a brother, Ronnie
Mauldin and wife, Melody, of
Pickens; and eight grandchildren.
In addition to his father,
Mr. Mauldin was predeceased
by a son, Richard Thompson
Mauldin, II, and by a sister,
Cheryl Mauldin.
Funeral services were 2
p.m. Saturday at Crescent Hill
Baptist Church with Rev. Bill
Payne and Rev. Tommy Howard
offi ciating. Burial followed
in Hillcrest Memorial
Park.
The body was at Robinson
Funeral Home-Downtown-
Easley, and was placed in the
church at 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
where the family will received
friends from 1 p.m. until 2
p.m. prior to the service.
The family is at the residence.
Condolences may be expressed
online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com
or in
person at Robinson Funeral
Home-Downtown, Easley,
which is assisting the family.
JOSEPH LIPTAK
PICKENS - Joseph John
Liptak, Sr., 93, of 1327 Gravely
Road passed Feb. 1, 2009 at
Cannon Memorial Hospital.
He was born in New York City
to the late Joseph Liptak and
Elizabeth Stronzer.
Mr. Liptak was a veteran of
the U.S. Army Air Corp serving
in WWII, retired from
Sangomo Electric, member of
American Legion Post 11 and
attended New Hope Apostolic
Church.
Surviving are his wife
Janie Lawton Liptak; son Joseph
John Liptak, Jr. (Sheila)
of Colorado Springs, Colo.;
brother Edward Albert Liptak
of Atlanta; sister Josephine
Scheibel of New Jersey; granddaughters
Sherri Lynn Liptak
and Vikki Liptak Park both
of Sacramento, Calif.; seven
great grandchildren Andrew,
Cheyenne, Tyler, Brandon,
Trevor, Dane and Elijah. In
addition to his parents he was
preceded by two sisters.
Funeral service will be 2
p.m. Wednesday Feb. 4, 2009
in the Dillard Funeral Home
Chapel with burial following
in Hillcrest Memorial Park,
Garden of Honor. The family
received friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday Feb. 3, 2009 at
Dillard Funeral Home.
A message of condolence
may be expressed by visiting
www.dillardfunerals.com.
Dillard Funeral Home is assisting
the family.
RONNIE BRATCHER
EASLEY - Ronnie Dale
Bratcher, Sr., 60, of 119 Whisper
Lake Court, and husband
of Beatrice Dianne Medlin
Bratcher, died Friday, Jan. 30,
2009.
Born in Abbeville, he was
a son of the late John Benjamin
“JB” and Janie Campbell
Bratcher. Mr. Bratcher was
a truck driver with Builders
First Source.
Surviving in addition to his
wife are: a son, Dale Bratcher
(Kristie) of Greenville, a
daughter, Stephanie Bratcher-
Reedy (James) of Greenville;
a step-son, Mark Vaughan
(Nessi) of Greenville; a brother,
James Bratcher (Marsha)
of Greenville; sisters, Thelma
Magaha (Kye) of Jacksonville,
Fla., Rachel Philyaw of Greenville,
and Cynthia Stancil
(Doc) of Greenville.; grandchildren,
Stephen, Emilee and
Amber Bratcher, Austin, Trisha
and Damien Reedy, and
Jessi Vaughan.
Funeral service was scheduled
for 2 p.m. Monday, Feb.
2 at Robinson Funeral Home
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Condolences may be expressed
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N.C. man wanted in rash
of Upstate burglaries
By Rita-Sue Seaborn
Staff Writer
PICKENS COUNTY — A
North Carolina man is being
sought in connection with a series
of burglaries covering the
Upstate, said Detective Sgt.
Mike Hayes with the Pickens
County Sheriff’s Offi ce.
According to warrants on
fi le charging the suspect with
fi rst degree burglary, Robbie
Eugene Lovelace, 36, of
305 Davis Lake Road, in Forest
City, broke into an Easley
home on Pace Valley Road.
On Jan. 11, and while the
victim was sleeping in her
wheelchair, Lovelace, along
with an unidentifi ed second
suspect, allegedly broke into
two outbuildings on the victim’s
property before shattering
the glass from two windows
and a storm door and
entering the home, the warrant
said.
Lovelace “entered the residence,
turned on lights in the
hallway and bedroom and
opened a drawer of a table
in the bedroom,” the warrant
said. “The victim was asleep
in her wheelchair and awoke,
then dialed 9-1-1.”
When the suspect noticed
the woman, he fl ed the residence,
the warrant said.
Hayes said Lovelace is
wanted by several law enforcement
agencies in the Upstate
for various burglaries,
including Pickens, Greenville
and Spartanburg County Sheriff
Offi ces, and several other
agencies in North Carolina.
Lovelace is a white male,
about 5’6” tall and weighing
around 130 pounds, he said.
He could be driving a tan
Kia Sedona van, with license
plates CLT 470, he said.
The van was stolen near I-
85 and S.C. 9, where the suspect
left behind another stolen
vehicle, he said.
The suspect could be residing
in area low cost motels.
Lovelace has prior convictions
of burglary and breaking
and entering, the warrant said.
Because of the multi-jurisdictional
factor in the cases
and the increasing number of
residential burglaries in which
Lovelace is a suspect, law enforcement
offi cials are asking
for the public’s assistance in
locating the man, he said.
Lovelace is listed as Pickens
County’s Most Wanted.
Anyone having knowledge
of the location of Lovelace
is asked to call the Pickens
County Sheriff’s Offi ce at 864-
898-5500 or CrimeStoppers at
864-898-KOPS (5677).
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Marler, Armstrong
engagement announced
Mr. and Mrs. Don Marler of Pickens
announce the engagement of their daughter
Elizabeth Marler
to David Armstrong,
son of Betty Armstrong of Greenville
and the late Chip Armstrong.
A wedding is planned for May 9, 2009 at First Baptist
Church Easley.
Social Security Benefi ts:
Drawn and Quartered
Q: I am a retired federal
employee collecting a civil
service pension. Throughout
my working life, I occasionally
took a job where
I paid into Social Security.
Your Social Security
Tom Margenau
I have 44 quarters. I understand
that’s normally
enough to qualify for Social
Security retirement
benefits. I will be 62 later
this year and could apply
for my Social Security. But
a former colleague told me
not to bother because my
government pension offsets
any Social Security I might
be due. Is this true?
A: No, it’s not true. Nothing
in the world prevents
you from collecting retirement
benefits on your own
Social Security record.
Your friend was mixing
an apple with an orange
when he told you about the
government pension offset.
That offset does keep you
from getting any potential
benefits on your Spouse’s
Social Security record.
What the law actually says
is an amount equal to twothirds
of your civil service
pension must be deducted
from any possible dependent
husband’s or dependent
widower’s benefits
you might be due from your
spouse.
As long as you have
more than 40 quarters of
Social Security coverage,
you will definitely qualify
for a Social Security retirement
benefit. However,
there is another law called
the Windfall Elimination
Provision, which I’ve explained
many times in past
columns that will reduce
the amount of that benefit.
But again, you will be eligible
for a small Social Security
benefit so you should
make plans to apply for it a
couple months before you
turn 62.
Q: I have spent almost
all my career working as
a teacher in California. As
I think you know, California
teachers do not pay into
Social Security. But I have
worked a little bit on the
side and now have 20 Social
Security quarters. I am
getting close to retirement
and am wondering: Do you
think it would be worth it
to take other jobs to get the
40 quarters I need to qualify
for Social Security?
A: Normally I advise
folks in your situation to
start practicing the phrase,
“Welcome to Wal-Mart!”
In other words, I generally
tell people to take whatever
job they can find to get the
quarters they need to qualify
for Social Security. After
all, with anything less than
40 quarters, you won’t get
a nickel. But with 40 Social
Security quarters, you will
get something. As I alluded
to in the first answer, it
won’t be much. But it will
be something.
However, you are still
20 quarters shy of reaching
that 40 quarter threshold.
And the way the law works,
you earn only four quarters
per year. (You actually get
one “quarter of coverage”
for each $1,090 you earn,
not to exceed four quarters
in one year.) You would
have to work for at least
five years to get the extra
20 quarters you need.
So here is what you’ll
have to ask yourself: is it
worth it to work for five
years and pay all those Social
Security (and other)
taxes just to qualify for
a small monthly payment
from Social Security? And
just to help you think this
through: with the minimum
40 quarter requirement, my
hunch is you’d get about
$100 per month.
Q: I am a retired government
employee with a civil
service pension. I have 15
Social Security quarters
that I’ll never use. Can I
assign those quarters to my
wife to help boost her Social
Security account?
A: Sorry, no you can’t.
There are no provisions
in the law for transferring
“quarters of coverage” from
one person to another.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Fredrica Black celebrates her 90th
Feb. 6 is a very special
day for Fredrica Black. On
that day she celebrates her
90th birthday. Mrs. Black
resides at the Presbyterian
home with her husband, Bill
Black who turned 91 on Jan.
17. We wish her good health
now and in the future.
The community is saddened
to hear of the death of
four beloved citizens: Betty
Moon, Salena P. Griffi n,
Geneva H. Youngblood and
Richard Mauldin Sr.
Lou Shields spent the past
week in Athens, Geo. with
her sister Betty McDaniel.
Activities on their agenda
included shopping, eating
out at various restaurants.
On Tuesday while dining out
they enjoy watching the inauguration
on a big screen T.V.
One night Mrs. McDaniel’s
brother-in-law and a couple
who lived nearby joined
them for a meal at a outside-
inside restaurant, the Big
City Bread. Mrs. Shields reports
she had a good time but
was glad to get back home.
Katherine Millwood always
enjoys having her family visit
her. Last Thursday her daughter,
Susa,n husband, Fred
Johnson and daughter Peyton
of Rainsville Ala. visited with
her mother. Millwood said it
was good seeing them and she
really enjoyed seeing her thirteen
year old granddaughter
Peyton whom she hadn’t seen
in quite some time.
Deepest sympathy is extended
to Deane Wells and
her family in the death of
her brother, Jack M. Abbott
of Greenville, on Jan. 30.
Our thoughts and prayers
are with the family. Funeral
services were held at the
Woodlawn Memorial Park in
Greenville.
Last weekend Susan Herring
and sons, Winston and
Spencer Thomas of Rome
Geo., had as their houseguests
her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Dawkins.
The Dawkins enjoyed spending
time with Susan and their
grandsons. They returned to
their home on Sunday.
Deepest sympathy is extended
to the families of Billy
Monroe and Joseph Liptak
in the death of their love ones
this past week.
We feel that his numerous
friends will be interested to
hear word from Ben Bagwell
(former co- owner of the
Sentinel.) Bagwell who now
resides in Colorado is currently
with his daughter, Mary
Kate and her family in Cummings,
Geo. He is scheduled
for some tests at Emory a little
later. Nothing serious is anticipated
and he assures us he is
feeling fi ne.
On Sunday the First Baptist
Church hosted a Super Bowl
Outreach for Pickens High
School’s FCA. The event was
held in the Fellowship Hall
starting at 5:15 p.m.
Spicy Chocolate Cake
Cake
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose fl our
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 to 2 tablespoons diced jalapenos (optional)
Frosting
3 to 3 ¼ cups sifted powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
¼ cup { ½ sticks} butter or margarine, softened
2 packets { 1 oz each} unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease two 9-inch round baking
pans.
For Cake: Microwave morsels in a medium, uncovered,
microwave- safe bowl on high { 100%} for 1 minute;
Stir. Morsels may retain some of their original shape.
If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15 second
intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
Beat : sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a large bowl
until creamy. Add eggs; beat 1 minute. Beat in melted
chocolate. Combine fl our, cinnamon, baking soda and
salt in a medium bowl; beat in chocolate mixture alternately
with milk. Stir in jalapenos. Pour into prepared
pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on
wire racks for 20 minutes; invert onto wire racks to cool
completely.
For frosting: beat powdered sugar, milk, butter, . cocoa
and vanilla extract and salt in small mixer bowl until
mixture is smooth and creamy.
To assemble: spread between layers and over top and
sides of cake.
Prepare for termite season
CLEMSON — It’s not too early
to start worrying about termites,
according to the Clemson University
Department of Pesticide
Regulation.
Spring is just around the corner
and that’s when termites swarm
out of their colonies to reproduce,
lay their eggs and form new colonies.
The basis of termite control is
to protect one of the termite’s food
sources: your house.
Termites enter a structure by
burrowing upward through cracks
in bricks or in the cement of the
foundations. Once a colony is established,
they attack the wood of
the house and feed on its cellulose.
Over time, support timbers are hollowed
and the whole structure of
the house is weakened.
That’s a huge economic risk for
the average family. Buying a home
is normally a family’s largest single
investment. Repairs from termite
damage can cost thousands
of dollars.
The South Carolina structural
Guardian ad Litem Program
needs more volunteers
By Kasie McNutt
Staff Writer
PICKENS COUNTY-
Guardian ad Litem is a volunteer
based program that
provides advocates for abused
and neglected children.
Last year, the program was
able to provide volunteer advocates
for 393 children in
Pickens County, but due to
volunteer numbers declining
and the need for them increasing,
21 children had to be assigned
court appointed attorneys
instead.
“This is not the best of circumstances,”
said South Carolina
Guardian ad Litem Coordinator
(SCGAL) Robin Owens.
“Lawyers aren’t always able
to get out into the fi eld to help
these kids. It’s better for everyone
to have these volunteer
advocates in place.”
SCGAL currently has 81
volunteers, but is searching
for another 19. “To cover our
case load comfortably, we are
DSS Serving Children and Families
going to need about 100 total
volunteers,” said Owens. “And
you don’t have to be a lawyer
to participate; we have people
from all walks of life.”
SCGAL stated in a press release
that while all volunteers
are welcome, the agency is
specifi cally encouraging African
Americans to apply. Last
year, while 34% of the children
advocated for were African
American, only 22% of
the volunteers are of the same
ethnicity.
“Children who have been
traumatized often fi nd it diffi
cult to trust other people. It’s
easier for children to recover
from the effects of abuse and
neglect when they have an
advocate with whom they can
relate,” said Owens.
SCGAL’s next training session
will begin April 27 th . For
more information on becoming
an advocate call Robin Owens
at (864) 878-0807 or visit their
website at www.Pickens.SC-
GAL.org.
Find out more about becoming
a foster family by calling
864-898-5810 Ext. 209
pest-control industry is regulated
by the pesticide department. Pestcontrol
professionals must pass a
comprehensive certifi cation exam,
demonstrate fi nancial responsibility
and be licensed before doing
pest-control work.
The agency has detailed standards
for termite treatments.
“For South Carolina homeowners
it is not a matter of ‘if’ an unprotected
home will be attacked by
subterranean termites but ‘when,’”
said Cam Lay, assistant department
head for the agency. “The
entire Southeast is a high-risk area
for termite invasion because of the
moderate temperatures and higher
humidity.”
Fifteen fi eld inspectors around
the state collect soil samples and
have them analyzed by the department’s
lab to establish whether suffi
cient concentrations of pesticides
are present around a structure.
Ernie Schoonover, fi eld specialist
in the agency’s Columbia
offi ce, said some pest-control operators
don’t have a state license,
use the wrong chemicals or don’t
apply them in the right places
“We can’t stress enough the
importance of selecting a professional,
licensed pest-control operator,”
he said.
Businesses licensed by the department
are required to have a
yellow departmental decal on each
side of their vehicles and to carry
identifi cation cards that verify that
they have been adequately trained.
Schoonover advises persons
who need assistance or who believe
a violation may have occurred
to contact the Department
of Pesticide Regulation at 864-
646-2150 or visit the Web site at
www.Clemson.edu/dpr for regulatory
specialist contact information.
The Clemson University Department
of Pesticide Regulation
offers these tips when choosing a
pest-control company.
• Call the department to
learn whether a company has
a history of viola ons or visit
the online enforcement-history
database at h p://regfocus.
clemson.edu/dpr/greenbook.
htm.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The
Annie’s
Mailbox
Dear Annie: I am a single
mother of a 7-year-old
son who has a lot of anger
problems. When “Ryan”
was 3, his dad and I split
up. My ex just left in the
middle of the night. It
was a month before Ryan
saw him again, and when
he did, Dad was sporting a
new girlfriend. When Ryan
was 6, my father died unexpectedly,
and I allowed
my son to go to the funeral,
but not the graveside.
Then Ryan and I moved
in with my mom to help
her out, but shortly after,
my younger sister and her
two girls moved in, too.
That was a diffi cult time,
and it‛s when I started to
notice a change in Ryan‛s
attitude. My son is very
aggressive and violent
with everyone. (He hits,
kicks and punches.) Ryan
was diagnosed with ADHD
when he was young, and
now the doctor thinks he
may be bipolar. He is seeing
a home-based counselor
and is on medication
for ADHD.
I‛m wondering if this
has anything to do with
the loss of the men in his
life. Should I have let him
go to the graveside to say
goodbye to his grandfather?
Is there something
else I should be doing?
-- Worried Mother in
Florida
Dear Mother: There
has been a lot of upheaval
in Ryan‛s young life. Grandpa‛s
death was a loss,
but it is not the source
of all this anger. His father
leaving was likely
the most damaging event,
especially if Dad hasn‛t
been particularly active
in Ryan‛s life since the
divorce. The next would
be having cousins move
into his home, disrupting
whatever fragile stability
he had. Good for you for
putting him in counseling.
It should help. Right now,
your job is to be
a source of total security,
utter dependability and
loving reassurance. Be his
rock.
Dear Annie: I read the
letter from “Choosing
Happiness,” who is
leaving her bipolar
husband who refuses
treatment. I,
too, am bipolar. I‛ve
attempted suicide
four times and was
institutionalized
once. In manic fi ts,
I‛ve driven across
the country, leaving
friends and family
panicked. In depressive
episodes,
I‛ve become catatonic,
not speaking
and barely moving
for days.
I am now married
with two young children
and have a job I love. I
have these things because
I take six medications
daily, go to therapy
and accept the help of my
friends and family. Without
those things I would
not be able to maintain
this life that I‛ve come to
treasure. Bipolar disorder
can be just as hard on
loved ones as it is on those
of us who have it. It‛s not
fair to expect them to
simply deal with it. Why
would you want your loved
ones to experience that
kind of heartache?
I still have bad days and
mood swings. But my quality
of life, and that of my
husband and children, has
improved so greatly that
I know I did the right
thing. If “Choosing‛s” husband
won‛t get help, she
should leave.
-- Better Now
Dear Better: Your letter
is testimony that getting
help can make a world
of difference. Kudos for
recognizing what you
needed to do.
Annie‛s Mailbox is written
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar, longtime
editors of the Ann Landers
column. Please e-mail
your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net,
or
write to: Annie‛s Mailbox,
P.O. Box 118190, Chicago,
IL 60611. To fi nd out more
about Annie‛s Mailbox, and
read features by other
Creators Syndicate writers
and cartoonists, visit
the Creators Syndicate
Web page at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2009 CRE-
ATORS SYNDICATE, INC.
See answers on Page 14A
Lighter Side 11A
Museum art classes a secret worth sharing
By Jason Evans
Editor
PICKENS — Pickens County
Museum Curator Helen
Hockwalt feels that amid the
artwork and historical displays
at the Pickens County Museum
is a “little jewel” many
people in the community may
not be aware of — the monthly
art classes.
“People aren’t really realizing
that these classes are available,”
Hockwalt said.
“We’re pretty proud of the
programming we’ve put together.”
Artist Dale Stone teaches
classes every month at the museum
and, unlike other venues,
Stone’s classes allow members
of different age groups to learn
together.
“It really gives the opportunity
for a grandmother to
bring a grandchild to the class,
By Kasie McNutt
Staff Writer
PICKENS COUNTY- Do
you go silly for Samoas?
Dazzed by Caramel Delites?
Are you mad for Thin Mints?
If so, your sweet treats have
arrived.
From January 16 until February
19 local girls will be taking
orders for one of America’s
favorite treats- the famous Girl
Scout Cookies.
Girl Scouts fi rst began selling
cookies in the 1920’s and
30’s, using their own sugar
cookie recipes, to raise money
to support their activities.
Now, of course, they use professional
bakers and standardized
recipes.
ABC Bakers, a division of
Interbake Foods, became “Of-
Crossword theme: Be My Valentine
ACROSS
1. Part of USDA pyramid
6. Where you might fi nd a fl y in a tavern
9. *For a special friend?
13. Scandinavian fjord, e.g.
14. Ostrich-like bird
15. Singer Iglesias
16. South American domesticated animal
17. Vigor
18. Being of use or service
19. *”__ _____ Valentine”
21. Long pillow
23. Electronics maker with dog in logo
24. Yellow ride
25. Moms
28. ____ A Sketch
30. Beefeater
35. Marching insects
37. Prompted
39. Nonsensical talk or writing
40. Engage for service
41. *Cupid’s target
43. What beanstalk did
44. In the midst
46. *You can do it to your heart or your coffee
47. Confi rmations
48. As opposed to desktop
50. Narrative poem
52. “___’s the limit!”
53. Only thing to fear?
55. Found in belfry?
57. *Often sent with #9 Across
61. *You don’t want to do it to your proposed
Valentine
65. Used to elevate
66. Pigeon call
68. Plural of obelus
69. Book of maps
70. Number never divisible by two
71. Sean Connery should never have said it
72. Vegas lights
73. Under a golf ball
74. Deteriorate
DOWN
1. *”My Bloody Valentine” is one
2. Orbison’s “____ the Lonely”
3. Evil count of Lemony Snicket’s books
4. Take exception to
5. Position, as in belief
6. Group of something
7. Friend in France
8. Cuban dance
9. Accompany bruises?
10. Afl ame
11. Irritate or disturb
12. More than a talker?
15. *”It is the East, and ______ is the sun!”
20. Rump of beef
22. ___moron
so they can both participate, or
for a home-school teacher to
bring a class made up of wide
range of students,” Hockwalt
said.
Artist Renee Gillespie
teaches 6-week blocks of introductory
classes covering
topics such as acrylics or watercolors,
she said.
Art classes are offering during
the day and in the evenings,
Hockwalt said.
“We really tried to look at
art classes, how people would
like to take them and what
would make them the most
convenient,” she said.
The classes give budding
artists another option as budget
crunches may be forcing
art programs at other venues to
be scaled back or cut entirely,
Hockwalt said.
Museum offi cials are planning
a Kid’s Camp in July designed
to give participants a
taste of both the artists life and
pioneer days.
“It will be kind of unique,”
Hockwalt said. “We’ll be having
art at the museum and pioneer
activities out at Hagood
Mill.”
While the activities schedule
hasn’t been decided upon yet,
possibilities include watercolor
and perspective classes,
candle-making, working with
gourds, spinning and musicmaking.
In addition to Stone and
Gillespie’s classes, the museum
offers a wide array of
specialty art classes throughout
the year.
On April 4, Patty English
will teach a basket-weaving
class.
“She offers a wide selection
of beginning, intermediate and
advanced classes,” Hockwalt
said.
Clay Bolt will teach “Pho-
24. Thespian’s domain
25. *Shah Jahan’s love inspired
the Taj _____
26. Carl Jung’s inner self
27. Leather razor sharpener
29. Pool sticks
31. Debauchery
32. Bogs down or gets stuck
33. In vertical position
34. Full of news
36. Box of transmitted emails
38. Type of coffee maker
42. Cherokee or Hopi, e.g.
45. Errand-runners
49. ___ capita
51. *Suspected boss behind St.
Valentine’s Day Massacre
54. Cravat with wide square ends
56. Sweet potato, e.g.
57. Actress Drescher
58. Low-cal
59. Capital of Norway
60. Deprive of mother’s milk
61. The horse he ____ in on
62. Russian left
63. Snow ride
64. Republic of Ireland
67. Lyric poem
See answers on Page 14A
tographing Your Garden” on
April 25.
“That class has been very
well received in the past,”
Hockwalt said.
On May 21 and 23, Bolt
will teach the “Introduction
to Nature” class and “The Impressionistic
Landscape” photography
class on June 25 and
27.
Bolt will also teach an “Introduction
to Digital Photography”
in July.
Artist Dale Cochran will
teach a water color class on
July 16 and 18 and will hold a
portrait workshop on September
12.
To fi nd out more about the
art classes, including cost, call
the Pickens County Museum
of Art and History at 898-
5963.
“We’re just trying to get the
word out,” Hockwalt said.
Sweet Treats help Girl Scouts’ good cause
fi cial Girl Scout Cookie Bakers”
in 1939. They currently
manufacture about half the
Girl Scout Cookies sold in the
U.S.
“Making anything can be
rewarding” said Raymond
Baxter, president and CEO
of Interbake Foods in a press
release. “But making cookies?
What could be better than
that?”
“We’re thrilled to be a part
of such a great opportunity
for the girls to learn self-confi
dence, develop their leadership
skills, improve their ability
to address the public and
reach their own goals,” continued
Baxter.
Proceeds from the cookie
sales stay within the local
councils to support Girl Scouts
in their communities. They
help to underwrite camperships,
membership assistance,
program development, training
opportunities and property
upkeeps for the organization
according to Girl Scouts of
South Carolina Mountains to
Midlands, Inc.
In addition to funding their
organization, according to the
release, the cookies are used
for various charities as well.
Last year, over 21,500 boxes
of Girl Scout cookies were
shipped over-seas to military
personnel in conjunction with
Blue Star Mothers.
Despite their limited selling
season, Girl Scout is the third
largest cookie brand sold in
the United States today; only
Oreo and Chips Ahoy brands
rank higher says Girl Scouts
of SC.
If you don’t get your order
placed by the 19 th , don’t worry.
Direct sales to the public will
be conducted February 20
– March 16 in front of many
local businesses in Pickens
County.
The cost is $3.50 per box.
Thank You For
Reading
The Pickens
Sentinel
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12A The Pickens Sentinel Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Call 855-0355 or 878-2453 for details on placing your ad in four publications
The Easley Progress (Wednesday & Friday), The Pickens Sentinel and Powdersville Post
CLASSIFIEDS
100 Legals
Roger & Linda Black.....10-
14-09
Frances M. Brazzell...08-19-09
Mary Suggs......7-1-09
Mildred Louise Brown...08-19-09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Gali, Inc.
intends to
apply to the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Revenue for a license/permit
that
will allow the sale and off premises
consumption of Beer/Wine at 201 An-
derson Dr., Liberty, SC 29657.
To object to the issuance of this per-
mit/license, written protest must be
postmarked no later than February 6,
2009.
For a protest to be valid, it must be in
writing, and should include the
following information:
(1) the name, address and telephone
number of the person filing the
protest;
(2) the specific reasons why the appli-
cation should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing
to attend a hearing (if one is
requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides
in the same county where the pro-
posed
place of business is located or within
five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the
address of the premises to be
licensed.
Protests must be mailed to: S.C. De-
partment of Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to:
(803) 898-5899.
62p
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that CWF
Easley, Inc. intends to
apply to the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Revenue for a license/permit
that will allow the sale and on prem-
ises consumption of Beer/wine/liquor
at 5616A Calhoun Memorial Hwy.,
Easley, SC 29640.
To object to the issuance of this per-
mit/license, written protest must be
February 6, 2009.
For a protest to be valid, it must be in
writing, and should include the
following information:
(1) the name, address and telephone
number of the person filing the
protest;
(2) the specific reasons why the appli-
cation should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing
to attend a hearing (if one is
requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides
in the same county where the pro-
posed
place of business is located or within
five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the
address of the premises to be
licensed.
Protests must be mailed to: S.C. De-
partment of Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to:
(803) 898-5899.
62p
Roy A. &/or Frances D. Campbell...8-
19-09
Billy G. & Malinda G. Chapman....09-
09
Crowe, Homer....6/10/09
Nan Dillard....... 09-16-09
Edgar O. Holder & Beatrice
C. Holder....06/09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Gali, Inc.
intends to
apply to the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Revenue for a license/permit
that
will allow the sale and off premises
consumption of Liquor at 201 Ander-
son Dr., Liberty, SC 29657.
To object to the issuance of this per-
mit/license, written protest must be
postmarked no later than February 6,
2009.
For a protest to be valid, it must be in
writing, and should include the
following information:
(1) the name, address and telephone
number of the person filing the
protest;
(2) the specific reasons why the appli-
cation should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing
to attend a hearing (if one is
requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides
in the same county where the pro-
posed
place of business is located or within
five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the
address of the premises to be
licensed.
Protests must be mailed to: S.C. De-
partment of Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to:
(803) 898-5899.
62p
J.T. Edens Estate-Gladys M.,
James T., Curtis Edens...9-
16-09
Jerome Wil-
son..............06/09
Jimmy C. McGrew,
Sr.........9-23-09
Donny E. Robinson... 09-17-
09
100 Legals
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS
C/A NO: 08-CP-39-2016
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORE-
CLOSURE)
SUMMONS AND NOTICES
LNV Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs.
Mark James; and Emily James,
DEFENDANT(S).
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to answer the
Complaint herein, a copy of which is
herewith served upon you, or to oth-
erwise appear and defend, and to
serve a copy of your Answer to said
Complaint upon the subscribers at
their office, 3955 Faber Place, Suite
200, P.O. Box 71727, North
Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or
to otherwise appear and defend the
action pursuant to applicable court
rules, within thirty (30) days after serv-
ice hereof, exclusive of the day of
such service; except that the United
States of America, if named, shall
have sixty (60) days to answer after
the service hereof, exclusive of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
Complaint or otherwise appear and
defend within the time aforesaid, the
Plaintiff in this action will apply to the
Court for relief demanded therein, and
judgment by default will be rendered
against you for the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO
MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON
WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RE-
SIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS
UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED
AND NOTIFIED to apply for the ap-
pointment of a guardian ad litem
within thirty (30) days after the service
of this Summons and Notice upon
you. If you fail to do so, application for
such appointment will be made by the
Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NO-
TICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b)
SCRCP, as amended effective Sep-
tember 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move
for a general Order of Reference to
the Special Referee for Pickens
County, which Order shall, pursuant to
Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina
Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically
provide that the said Special Referee
is authorized and empowered to enter
a final judgment in this action. If there
are counterclaims requiring a jury trial,
any party may file a demand under
rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be
returned to the Circuit Court.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
original Complaint in the above enti-
tled action, together with the Sum-
mons, was filed in the Office of the
Clerk of Court for Pickens County on
December 9, 2008 at 12:46 P.M.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
action has been commenced and is
now pending in this court upon Com-
plaint of the above-named Plaintiff
against the above-named Defendants
for foreclosure of a certain mortgage
of real estate given by Mark James
and Emily James to Mortgage Elec-
tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as
nominee for Fremont Investment &
Loan, in the amount of $111,600.00
dated February 21, 2006, and
recorded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for Pickens County in Book
M3195 at Page 155 on February 24,
2006. The premises covered and af-
fected by the said mortgage as by the
foreclosure thereof, were, at the time
of the making thereof, and at the time
of the filing of this Notice, described
as follows: ALL that certain piece, par-
cel or lot of land situate, lying and
being in the County of Pickens, State
of South Carolina being shown and
designated as Lot No. 100 of Oak
Creek on a plat entitled “Kenneth
Scott Morrison and Shannon Cater
Morrison,” prepared by Robert R.
Spearman, dated June 11, 1996 and
recorded June 17, 1996 in Plat Book
52 at Page 668 in the RMC Office for
Pickens County, South Carolina. Ref-
erence to more recent plat of record is
hereby craved for a more complete
metes and bounds description
thereof.
TMS#: 5038-15-63-2711
Property Address: 118 Creek Dr.,
Easley, SC
FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC
BEVERLY J. FINKEL
Post Office Box 71727
North Charleston, South Carolina
29415
(843) 577-5460
Attorney for Plaintiff
62c
Randall Griffin......07-11
Harris Farms.....6-18-08
Maybeth T. Harris....8-19-09
Jimmy &/or Beth Holcombe..6-17-09
Mildred S. Holcombe....6-17-09
Jones Avenue Baptist Church....6-25-
08
Lark,Caroline A.......8-19-09
Sybil M. Looper......6-10-09
Chester D. Cullison & Paden
E. Woodruff.....8-09
Sarah & Robert Waldrop....9-
16-09
Freddie Zink & Randy
Long..9-16-09
Malcolm and Dana Sim-
mons...09/2009
Dollie & Anthony Mor-
ris...10-7-09
100 Legals
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS
COUNTY OF PICKENS
DOCKET NO. 08-CP-39-1633 SUM-
MONS AND NOTICES
Deficiency Judgment Waived PHH
Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, v.
Joseph R. Menez; Neil Hudson; The
Gardens at University Village Hori-
zontal Property Regime Homeowner's
Association, Inc.;
Defendant(s).(013893-00263) TO
THE DEFENDANT(S), Joseph R.
Menez: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to appear and
defend by answering the Complaint in
this foreclosure action on property lo-
cated at 215A Campus Drive, Central,
South Carolina 29630, being desig-
nated in the County tax records as
TMS# 4065-18-21-7572027, of which
a copy is herewith served upon you,
and to serve a copy of your Answer on
the subscribers at their offices, 220
Executive Center Drive, Ste 109, Post
Office Box 100200, Columbia, South
Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty
(30) days after the service hereof, ex-
clusive of the day of such service; ex-
cept that the United States of America,
if named, shall have sixty (60) days to
answer after the service hereof, ex-
clusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to do so, judgment by default
will be rendered against you for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint. YOU
WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that
should you fail to Answer the forego-
ing Summons, the Plaintiff will move
for a general Order of Reference of
this cause to the Master-In-Equity or
Special Master for Pickens County,
which Order shall, pursuant to Rule
53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of
Civil Procedure, specifically provide
that the said Master-in-Equity or Spe-
cial Master is authorized and empow-
ered to enter a final judgment in this
cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOUR-
TEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR
MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON
WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RE-
SIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS
UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED
AND NOTIFIED to apply for the ap-
pointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to
represent said minor(s) within thirty
(30) days after the service of this
Summons and Notice upon you. If you
fail to do so, application for such ap-
pointment will be made by the Plain-
tiff(s) herein. Columbia, South
Carolina November 6, 2008 NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE that the Summons and Com-
plaint, of which the foregoing is a copy
of the Summons, were filed with the
Clerk of Court for Pickens County,
South Carolina on October 6, 2008.
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
Samuel C. Waters
(SC Bar #5958)
220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109
Post Office Box 100200 (29202)
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 744-4444
Columbia, South Carolina
November 6, 2008
64c
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
COUNTY OF PICKENS
DOCKET NO. 08-CP-39-1962 SUM-
MONS AND NOTICES
Deficiency Judgment Waived US
Bank National Association, as Trustee
for Banc of America Funding Corpo-
ration 2006-G, Plaintiff, v. Robert Stein
a/k/a Robert M. Stein; The Courtyard
on Sloan Homeowners Association,
Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Capital
Bank, NA; Defendant(s).(011784-
08433) TO THE DEFENDANT(S),
Robert Stein a/k/a Robert M. Stein:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to appear and defend by
answering the Complaint in this fore-
closure action on property located at
201 Sloan Street, Unit 103, Clemson,
South Carolina 29631, being desig-
nated in the County tax records as
TMS# 4044-15-72-2632014, of which
a copy is herewith served upon you,
and to serve a copy of your Answer on
the subscribers at their offices, 220
Executive Center Drive, Ste 109, Post
Office Box 100200, Columbia, South
Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty
(30) days after the service hereof, ex-
clusive of the day of such service; ex-
cept that the United States of America,
if named, shall have sixty (60) days to
answer after the service hereof, ex-
clusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to do so, judgment by default
will be rendered against you for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint. YOU
WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that
should you fail to Answer the forego-
ing Summons, the Plaintiff will move
for a general Order of Reference of
this cause to the Master-In-Equity or
Special Master for Pickens County,
which Order shall, pursuant to Rule
53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of
Civil Procedure, specifically provide
that the said Master-in-Equity or Spe-
cial Master is authorized and empow-
ered to enter a final judgment in this
cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOUR-
TEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR
MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON
WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RE-
SIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS
UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED
AND NOTIFIED to apply for the ap-
pointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to
represent said minor(s) within thirty
(30) days after the service of this
Summons and Notice upon you. If you
fail to do so, application for such ap-
pointment will be made by the Plain-
tiff(s) herein. Columbia, South
Carolina December 17, 2008 NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE that the Summons and Com-
plaint, of which the foregoing is a copy
of the Summons, were filed with the
Clerk of Court for Pickens County,
South Carolina on November 25,
2008.
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
Samuel C. Waters
(SC Bar #5958)
220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109
Post Office Box 100200 (29202)
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 744-4444
Columbia, South Carolina
December 17, 2008
66c
Herbert G. Mann.....9-9-09
McNeely, Lois P.....09-09-09
100 Legals
Dean Morgan.....6/24/09
Margaret G. Nealey...10-09
Elizabeth H. Oates....06-03-09
Frances Parslow....6-3-09
William T. Robinson...6-3-09
State of South Carolina
County of Pickens
In the Family Court
Case # 07-DR-39-632
Linda B. Moore, Plaintiff,
-vs-
Roy Anthony Moore, Defendant
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE
NAMED:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the Complaint in this
action a copy of which is herewith
served upon you and which is filed in
the office of the Clerk of Court this
same date and to serve you a copy of
your Answer to the Complaint upon
the subscriber at 209 E. Main Street,
Pickens, South Carolina, 29671 within
thirty (30) days after the service
hereof, exclusive to the day of such
service. If you fail to answer the Com-
plaint within that time, the Plaintiff will
be awarded default judgment against
you for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Date:_____________________
_________________________
Scott D. Robinson
Attorney for Plaintiff
209 E. Main Street
Pickens, SC 29671
(864)898-1889
62c
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Chase Home Finance LLC,
PLAINTIFF,
vs.
Anna Stockton and David Stock-
ton, DEFENDANTS.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS
CASE NO. 2008-CP-39-2032
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FIL-
ING OF COMPLAINT
080268.01005
TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Anna
Stockton and David Stockton ABOVE
NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the Complaint
in the above entitled action, copy of
which is herewith served upon you,
and to serve copy of your answer
upon the undersigned at their offices,
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200,
P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Car-
olina 29202, within thirty (30) days
after service hereof upon you, exclu-
sive of the day of such service, and if
you fail to answer the Complaint within
the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this
action will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint, and
judgment by default will be rendered
against you for the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that
should you fail to Answer the forego-
ing Summons, the Plaintiff will move
for a general Order of Reference of
this cause to the Special Referee for
Pickens County, which Order shall,
pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South
Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure,
specifically provide that the said Spe-
cial Referee is authorized and em-
powered to enter a final judgment in
this cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S)
UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF
AGE AND THE PERSON WITH
WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES
AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER
SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED
AND NOTIFIED to apply for the ap-
pointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to
represent said minor(s) within thirty
(30) days after the service of this
Summons and Notice upon you. If
you fail to do so, application for such
appointment will be made by the
Plaintiff(s) herein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
original Complaint in the above enti-
tled action was filed in the office of the
Clerk of Court for Pickens County on
12/11/2008.
SCOTT LAW FIRM, P.A.
B y :
___________________________
Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996
Elizabeth R. Polk, SC Bar #11673
J. Scott Walls, SC Bar #15982
Brett F. Kline, SC Bar #15661
George O. Hallman, Jr., SC Bar
#2609
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 252-3340
Jan21,28Feb4
Mary Suggs..........7/22/09
Freddie Zink.....9-19-09
Phillips,Walter.......08/09
Dan & Dana Riddle..........07/09
Eugene Powell..............07/09
Jerome Wilson..............07/09
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS CASE NO. 2008-CP-39-
2015
Chase Home Finance LLC,PLAIN-
TIFF, VS. The Personal Representa-
tive, if any, whose name is unknown,of
the Estate of Leon Chin and any other
Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Leon
Chin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal
Representatives, Administrators, Suc-
cessors and Assigns, and all other
persons entitled to claim through
them; all unknown persons with any
right, title or interest in the real estate
described herein; also any persons
who may be in the military service of
the United States of America, being a
class designated as John Doe; and
any unknown minors or persons
100 Legals
under a disability being a class desig-
nated as Richard Roe and The Gar-
dens at University Village Horizontal
Property Regime Homeowners Asso-
ciation Inc., DEFENDANT(S).
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN
AD LITEM NISI
080268.00975
It appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, upon reading the Motion for the
appointment of R. Victor Harrelson, as
Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any un-
known minors and persons who may
be under a disability, it is ORDERED
that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, R.
Victor Harrelson, be and hereby is ap-
pointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on be-
half of all unknown minors and all
unknown persons under a disability,
all of whom may have or may claim to
have some interest in or claim to the
real property commonly known as 206
Campus Drive Unit 206E, Central, SC
29630; that R. Victor Harrelson is em-
powered and directed to appear on
behalf of and represent said Defen-
dant(s), unless the said Defendant(s),
or someone on their behalf, shall
within thirty (30) days after service of
a copy hereof as directed, procure the
appointment of a Guardian or
Guardians Ad Litem for the said De-
fendant(s), and it is FURTHER OR-
DERED that a copy of this Order shall
forthwith be served upon the said De-
fendant(s) by publication thereof in the
Pickens Sentinel, a newspaper of
general circulation in the County of
Pickens, State of South Carolina,
once a week for three (3) consecutive
weeks, together with the Summons in
the above entitled action.
___________________________
Clerk of Court for Pickens County
Pickens, South Carolina
December ____, 2008
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Chase Home Finance LLC,
PLAINTIFF, VS. The Personal Repre-
sentative, if any, whose name is un-
known, of the Estate of Leon Chin and
any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of
Leon Chin, Deceased, their heirs, Per-
sonal Representatives, Administra-
tors, Successors and Assigns, and all
other persons entitled to claim through
them; all unknown persons with any
right, title or interest in the real estate
described herein; also any persons
who may be in the military service of
the United States of America, being a
class designated as John Doe; and
any unknown minors or persons
under a disability being a class desig-
nated as Richard Roe and The Gar-
dens at University Village Horizontal
Property Regime Homeowners Asso-
ciation Inc., DEFENDANT(S).
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS
CASE NO. 2008-CP-39-2015
SUMMONS AND NOTICES
TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-
NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to appear and
defend by answering the Complaint in
this action, of which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve a copy
of your Answer on the subscribers at
their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive,
Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box
2065, Columbia, South Carolina,
29202-2065, within thirty (30) days
after the service hereof, exclusive of
the day of such service; except that
the United States of America, if
named, shall have sixty (60) days to
answer after the service hereof, ex-
clusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to do so, judgment by default
will be rendered against you for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that
should you fail to Answer the forego-
ing Summons, the Plaintiff will move
for a general Order of Reference of
this cause to the Master-In-Equity or
Special Master for Pickens County,
which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53
(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil
Procedures, specifically provide that
the said Master-In-Equity or Special
Master is authorized and empowered
to enter a final judgment in this cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S)
UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF
AGE AND THE PERSON WITH
WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES
AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER
SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU
ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND
NOTIFIED to apply for the appoint-
ment of a Guardian Ad Litem within
thirty (30) days after the service of this
Summons and Notice upon you. If you
fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have
the appointment of the Guardian ad
Litem Nisi, R. Victor Harrelson, made
absolute.
NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Summons and Complaint, of
which the foregoing is a copy of the
Summons, were filed with the Clerk of
Court for Pickens County, South Car-
olina on 12/09/2008.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order
appointing R. Victor Harrelson, whose
address is 3955 Southeastern Way,
Suite 1-B, West Columbia, South Car-
olina 29169 as Guardian ad Litem
Nisi for all persons whomsoever
herein collectively designated as
Richard Roe, defendants herein
whose names and addresses are un-
100 Legals
known, including any thereof who may
be minors, under other legal disability,
or serving in the military, whether res-
idents or non-residents of South Car-
olina, and for all named Defendants,
addresses unknown, who may be in-
fants, under a legal disability, or serv-
ing in the Military, was filed in the
Office of the Clerk of Court for Pick-
ens County on the _____ day of
__________,
20___.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE
that unless the said Defendants, or
someone in their behalf or in behalf of
any of them, shall within thirty (30)
days after service of notice of this
order upon them by publication, ex-
clusive of the day of such service,
procure to be appointed for them, or
any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to
represent them or any of them for the
purposes of this action, the Plaintiff
will apply for an order making the ap-
pointment of said Guardian ad Litem
Nisi absolute.
SCOTT LAW FIRM, P.A.
B y :
___________________________
Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996
Elizabeth R. Polk, SC Bar #11673
J. Scott Walls, SC Bar #15982
Brett F. Kline, SC Bar #15661
George O. Hallman, Jr., SC Bar
#2609
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 252-3340
Jan21,28Feb4
No Trespassing
TRESPASS NOTICES
16-11-610. Entry on another's lands
for various purposes without permis-
sion.
Any person entering upon the lands
of another for the purpose of hunting,
fishing, trapping, netting; for gathering
fruit, wild flowers, cultivated flowers,
shrubbery, straw, turf, vegetables or
herbs; or for cutting timber on such
land without the consent of the owner
or manager, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall, for a first offense, be fined not
more than two hundred dollars or im-
prisoned for not more than thirty days
and, for a third or subsequent of-
fenses, be fined not less than five
hundred dollars no more than one
thousand dollars or imprisoned for not
more than six months or both. A first
or second offense prosecution result-
ing in a conviction shall be reported by
the magistrate or city recorder hearing
the case to the communications and
records division of the South Carolina
Law Enforcement Division which shall
keep a record of such conviction so
that any law enforcement agency may
inquire into whether or not a defen-
dant has a prior record. Only those of-
fenses which occurred within a period
of ten years, including immediately
preceding the date of the last offense,
shall constitute prior offenses within
the meaning of this
section.
All properties of:
Betty McGrew Hill...8-12-09
Ernest E. Cantrell.....12-30-09
Edward & Evonne Elrod....1/6/10
Elizabeth Fields&Don Bobo...12-9-09
Bernice&Fredrick Fortner...12/16/09
Paul D. Harris...1-27-10
Barry & Rhonda Herd, Sr..12-23-09
Betty McGrew Hill.....12-30-09
Mary R.Hughes.....11/18/09
James L. Local & William L.
Betts.........10-21-09
Sybil M. Looper...6-10-09
Dorsie or Blanch Martin...3-11-09
JamesD&FrancesOMartin..11-18-09
No Trespassing
Jerrald Don McCall.....12-31-09
Evelyn A. &/or Danny G. McCall...1-
20-10
All properties of Herman Barr, Jr. &/or
Melvin Barr...1-27-09
Chester D. Cullison &
Paden E. Woodruff...8-09
Donny E. Robinson...9-17-09
Edgar O.Holder & Beatrice C.
Holder...06/09
Freddie Zink & Randy Long...9-16-09
Jerome Wilson...6/24/09
Jimmy C. McGrew, Sr...9-23-09
Nan Dillard...9-16-09
Randall Griffin...7-11
Sarah & Robert Waldrop...9-16-09
Roger & Linda Black...10-14-09
Frances M. Brazzell...8-19-09
Mildred Louise Brown...8-19-09
Roy A. &/or Frances D. Campbell...8-
19-09
Billy G. & Malinda G. Chapman...09-
09
Homer Crowe...6-10-09
J.T. Edens Estate-Gladys M., James
T., Curtis Edens...9-16-09
All properties of Teresa L. Parker &/or
Evelyn Boggs Thomason...6-24-09
Mary Suggs...7-1-09
Ruth W. Owen..........1/6/10
Rosalee Patterson......12-16-09
Preston & Louise Derrick...12-30-09
Ray Duncan......6-10-09
Sherril Simmons......12-16-09
Charles Smith........12/9/09
Notice To
Creditors
Estate: Elsie B. Barnes
Personal Representative: Michael E.
Barnes
Address: 105 Commons Dr., Easley,
SC 29642
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
62p
Estate: Agnes Birgit Baer
Personal Representative: John
William Baer, III
Address: 1111 Windridge Drive,
Maryville, TN 37803
Personal Representative: Lois J.
Blodgett
Address: 120 Elizabeth Rd., Central,
SC 29630.
Attorney, if applicable: Beth Manning
Lee
Address: 14 Halter Drive, Piedmont,
SC 29673
62c
Notice To
Creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ES-
TATES
All persons having claims against the
following estates are required to de-
liver or mail their claims to the indi-
cated Personal Representatives,
appointed to administer these estates,
and to file their claims on Form
#371PC with the Probate Court of
Pickens County, the address of which
is 222 McDaniel Ave., B-16, Pickens,
SC 29671, on or before the date that
is eight months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice to Cred-
itors (unless barred by operation of
Section 62-3-803), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to their
claims. All claims are required to be
presented in written statements, indi-
cating the name and the address of
the claimant, the basis of the claim,
the amount claimed, the date when
the claim will become due, the nature
of any uncertainty as to the amount
claimed and the date when due, and a
description of any security as to the
claim.
Estate: Everett James Barnes
Personal Representative: Michael E.
Barnes
Address: 105 Commons Dr., Easley,
SC 29642
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
62p
Estate: Virgina M. Chism
Personal Representative: Michael
Pierce
Address: 109 Lowery Lane, Pickens,
SC 29671
Attorney, if applicable: Paul E. Bowie,
III
Address: 25 Highland Terrace, Liberty,
SC 29657
64c
Estate: Frances M. Christopher
Personal Representative: Michael J.
Welborn
Address: 440 Shyrewood Rd.,
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Attorney, if applicable: James M.
Robinson
Address: P.O. Box 738, Easley, SC
29641
66c
Estate: Jonas Willis Elrod
Personal Representative: Mimi Ruth
Elrod Jefferson
Address: P.O. Box 392, Liberty, SC
29657
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
62p
Estate: Grace Holder
Personal Representative: Connice
Boykin
Address: 305 Brockman Dr., Easley,
SC 29640
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
64p
Estate: Jack Laverne Mooneyhan, Jr.
Personal Representative: Jacqueline
Elizabeth Mooneyhan
Address: 103 Twin Falls Drive, Simp-
sonville, SC 29680
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
66p
Estate: Christa G. Morgan
Personal Representative: John H.
Morgan
Address: 405 Gail Street, Easley, SC
29642
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
66p
Estate: Deborah L. Poole
Personal Representative: Vernon
Clayton Poole a/k/a Clay Poole
Notice To
Creditors
Address: 960 Lenhardt Rd., Easley,
SC 29640
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
62p
Estate: Gerald L. Sanders
Personal Representative: Frances M.
Sanders
Address: 104 Lorene Dr., Central, SC
29630
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
62p
Estate: Giles J. Williams
Personal Representative: Jo Ann R.
Christy
Address: 149 Dustin Street, Easley,
SC 29642
Attorney, if applicable: n/a
64p
200 Announcements
Community
Calendar
Fellowship
Community Church
Fellowship Community
Church in Liberty will
be hosting Financial
Peace University start-
ing Thursday, February
19th at 6:30 p.m. This
13-week video based
small group study
teaches families how to
beat debt, build wealth,
and give like never be-
fore. Classes will meet
on Thursdays at 6:30
p.m. at Fellowship
Community Church,
Highway 93 in Liberty.
For more information
about Financial Peace
University you may visit
www.daveramsey.com.
The cost for class ma-
terials is $100 and is
due by February 1. For
directions or more infor-
mation about Fellow-
ship Community
Church, visit www.fel-
lowship.cc or call the
church office at 843-
0023.
Home Birth Film And
Talk
Tues, Feb 10, 2009
2:00 PM All day $0 + in
Easley, SC (within two
miles of you) New Film
Pregnant In America to
be shown at Easley
Main Library 2/10 at 2
pm and also at 2/15 at
7pm . Licensed SC Mid-
wife will be on hand to
answer questions about
Home Birth in the Up-
state. 836-8982 for
more informtion.
Professional Services
The Easley Progress, The Pickens Sentinel & Powdersville Post
To
advertise
call
Bonnie
Lesley
855-0355
ASPHALT PAVING
Driveways & Parking Lots
Seal-Coating
Patchwork
Sam Childers 855-2644
Driveways Parking Lots
Seal Coating Rock Hauling Grading
For free estimates, call Gary Venesky
VENESKY
ASPHALT PAVING
864-859-8594
Free Estimates
KING ASPHALT, INC.
MANUFACTURING • DRIVEWAYS
• SMALL JOBS • PAVING
• MILLING • CURBING
Serving The Upstate for 35 Years
Liberty Office/Plant
(864) 855-0338
Simpsonville Plant
(864) 963-1220
KING ASPHALT, INC.
Free Estimates
MANUFACTURING • DRIVEWAYS
• SMALL JOBS • PAVING
• MILLING • CURBING
Serving The Upstate for 35 Years
Liberty Office/Plant
(864) 855-0338
Simpsonville Plant
(864) 963-1220
Parking Lots Subdivisions
Driveways
25 years experience
All work guaranteed
ASPHALT PAVING
Robert Crenshaw 878-9502
ASPHALT
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
FOREST VIEW APARTMENTS
101 FOREST VIEW CIRCLE
LIBERTY, SC 29657
864-843-9755
TDD Relay# 1-800-735-2905
Forest View offers energy efficient 1 & 2
bedroom apartments equipped with
central heat & air, W/D connections,
carpet, vinyl, stove, refrigerator. On site
Laundry Facility and playground.
LIMITED RENTAL ASSISTANCE/HOUSING
CHOICE VOUCHERS ACCEPTED
“This institution is an
equal opportunity provider and employer.”
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE SITE OFFICE
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ACCESSIBLE UNITS - CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
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300 Services
Professional
Services
DONNIE’S TREE WORK
• Tree Removal • Pruning
• Clean Up
FREE ESTIMATES
REASONABLE RATES
FULLY INSURED
878-3057 • 483-2555 MOBILE
POWERS
PROPERTIES
• Deerfield Run
• Waterford
• Heritage Trace
2&3 Bedrooms,
2 Bath Apartments
Rent from $475.00
(864) 855-4711
TREE SERVICE
Owner/Operator: RAY CROWE
Trimming, topping,
thinning, removal
BUCKET TRUCK - BOBCAT - STUMP GRINDING
INSURED • 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE
FREE INSURED ESTIMATES
864-979-9693 • 864-507-0163
SEPTIC TANKS
Pumps, Repair &
Install Septic Tanks
GILLESPIE
SEPTIC TANK CO.
864-843-6978
500 Education
600 Animals
Animal Supplies
All New Happy Jack
Kennel Dip II: kills fleas,
ticks, & MANGE mites
without steroids.Provides
mosquito protection.
Rices Creek Tack
878-1301 www.happyjackinc.com
700 Agriculture
900 Merchandise
Collectibles
Dept 56 Snow Village,
100 lighted pieces, and
numerous accessories.
Call 859-3160.
Furniture
DINNING ROOM SUITE:
IOncludes table with leaf,
6 upholstery chairs, buffet
and china cabinet, $500,
excellent condition. Call
859-0358.
Miscellaneous
NEW MATTRESS SETS
Twin $119 • Full $159
Queen Mismatched $225
Pillowtop Queen $289
FULL WARRANTY
CALL 843-1263 OR 855-3636
PIANO: Wrlitzer, good
condition. Call 269-3727.
Yard Sale
Maple Creek Est. 2/6,
7AM. VHS, & DVD,
furn., plus size ladies
clothes, shirts, scrubs
and household items.
Rain date 2/14 372-
4544
1000
Recreational
Vehicles
ATVs
FOR SALE
2000 POLARIS
SCRAMBLER 400
2/stroke,
great condition
Asking $2,000
864-404-5129
Other
Jet Ski SeaDOO 1998.
New Shaft & prop. Excellent
condition: garage
kept; low hours (160),
$2,450, OBO. Call 483-
1269.
2000 Automotive
3000 Real Estate Sales
Cemetery Plots
14 Cementery Lots:
Prime location, Greenlawn
Memorial Park,
Easley. will sell in 2 or 4
block/lots or entire. Call
864-419-5755
2 Burial Plots: At
Greenlawn Memory
Gardens, good location
near drive, upright or
flat marker, $1,300. Call
256-830-1928 or 256-
508-3280.
Cemetery Plots
Approx. 25x12.5-ft
cemetery lot in Westview
Cemetery, Easley,
alongside main
road, near top of hill.
Has marble coping
around lot. Bound on N
side by W.R.McCoy, on
East by W.E.Sentell, on
West. Sale price
$2,000. Possible financing.
Call 859-5135 or
423-7366.
Reduced: 3 cemetery lots
in the beautiful Garden of
St. Peter, Hillcrest Memorial
Gardens, $3000 for 3,
OBF. Call 609-9724.
Houses For Sale
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moorehouses. net
FSBO 1850 sf, full basement,
det. gar., .78 ac,
creek, brick, 2/3BR,
2BA, DR, LR, den, sun
Rm, laundry, HVAC
$230,000. 864-868-5754.
Glen Laurel: Brick colonial;
VA assumable 5.50
mortgage, Great home in
top condition. $234,900
864-836-8587.
Liberty-3BR/2BA dbl.
wide on 6 ac. Lg.
gar/shop. Bring your
horses! 940-7475.
Pickens 1240 sf, 2BR,
lg. lot, oaks, completely
remodeled, new cabinets,
appl., counter
tops, light fixtures,
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Excellent Easley
Neighborhood
1 person efficiency, in
private home, utilities
included, independent
entrance and driveway.
Smoking outside. $365
mo plus $300 dep. Call
313-7632.
1BR Apt. for rent Downtown
Easley, $400
Mo,1st Mo free. Call
864-710-4522.
1BR, 1BA apt. available in
Easley & Pickens. $350
mo, dep. required. Call
878-4301.
401 South 1st St.,
Easley 2BR, 1BA totally
re-done, W/D connect,
appls, $485 mth+dep.
ready now. App. fee.
Call today 420-7138,
246-6693.
A large brick duplex -
$690/mo. 3bed/1.5 bath
with spacious living
room, back deck, back
yard. Great condition.
Call HTSI-Property
Management 864-313-
7814
Apts. For Rent 2BR,
1BA, w/refrigerator,
new carpeting & tile in
kitchen & bath, Overbrook
Dr., Liberty,
$400/mo, $400 sec.
dep. Call 630-8600.
Not just a
place to live,
But a home.
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2 Bedroom Townhomes
Country Place Apts.
Available “NOW”
Duplex Apt. $500 mo,
$250 deposit, 2BR,
1BA, 269-1874 or 363-
8187.
Apartments /
Townhouses
Easley’s
Finest
Apartments
Shadowbrook from $550.
Ask About Our
Move-In Special!
Northway from $385.
Brookfall I from $450.
Brookfall II from $500.
855-0780
EASLEY! 2/BR, 1/BA,
$350-$400/mo., 3/BR,
2/BA, $500 mo. All appliances,
central heat and
air. Pool. Call 306-9250. 3-
5/PM M-F.
Easley-Charleston Place
Apts.-Couch Rd. 1/BD,
$450/mo, 2/BD, $550/mo.
3/BD $650/mo. All with
stove/fridge & dishwasher.
Call 859-3122.
Custom Dry Cleaners.
Efficiency Studio Apartments:
Call for details.
859-1587.
For Rent 2BR, 2BA apt.
includes WD DW and
microwave, located
near shopping center &
restaurants. Call 859-
3116.
Furnished or unfurnished
nice 1BR Apt. in
City of Pickens, utilities
optional. 878-2281,
506-1719.
For Rent: Furnished
apt, Pickens City limit,
utilities furnished. 878-
2281
LIBERTY: 2/BR, 1/BA, all
appliances, central heat &
air, $350/mth. Call 306-
9250, 3-5/PM M-F.
Loft Apt. Downtown
Easley: 1/BR, 1/BA, new
appliances, garden tub &
shower security entrance,
now available. 864-723-
5892, 864-710-3334.
Commercial
2 Room office space in
Liberty beside post office,
$400 mo., utilities
included 630-2030.
Houses for Rent
1/BR house between
Greenville & Easley,
$125/wk, call 423-5030.
120 Mirinda Lane Piedmont,
Wren School District:
3BR, 2 1/2/BA, 2
stories, 2 car gar., 3/4
acres flat lot in Springfield
Subd., just reduced
$1,200 mth. Call
907-8157.
203 Quail Creek, Pickens/Liberty
area, 3BR,
1 1/2 BA, new paint and
carpet. Call today, $700
MO, dep. required.864-
449-3664.
277 Hasting CR, Easley,
near hospital, fenced yd.
hdw. floors, 3BR, 1 1/2BA,
$625 mo, dep. req., call
Jimmy at 449-3664.
3BR, 2BA close to
downtown Easley, $750
mo. 855-9276 or 444-
3229.
803 Blair St.2BR,
HVAC, Hdw. flrs.
remld.,$480 mo,vouch.
accpt.855-4632.
Easley, 2 BR, exc.
cond., Fen/By, $525
mo., $525 dep. 855-
2186, 639-7725.
116 Holly Hollow Ln.-1
BR house, 2 mi. from
Ellison Plant. No pets.
$400/mo, + dep. 859-
2955.
House For Rent Easley
Area, call after 5 PM,
859-9705.
Houses in Liberty for
Rent: $450-$550 per
mo. 859-6096.
Land (Acreage)
Camper lot for rent. Six
Mile. $285/mo. Water &
elec. incl. Private pond.
360-0218.
Storage
Storage Building, Pickens
City limits, 24' x 40',
$250 per month, 878-
1011
STORAGE UNIT
FOR RENT
New units located
between Easley &
Powdersville. Unit also
available in Pickens.
10x10 $30/mo. 10x20 $50/mo.
878-1313 • 293-5339
4000
Manufactured
Housing
Rentals
2,3 & 4/BR SW & DW
available. Easley/Powdersville/Greenville.
Call 269-
3361.
3 BR, 2 BA, immaculate
cond., all new interior,
max. 4 persons, no
pets, non smoker 918-
4807. $600/mo, Easley
Liberty area.
3/BR, 2/BA MH, between
Greenville &
Easley $125/wk. Call
423-5030.
Easley 2 & 3 BR, w/s
furn., no pets, $275 to
$350, $200 dep. 855-
2186, 639-7725
EASLEY: NEW OWN-
ERS, Silverlake/Blue
Ridge, 2/3 BR, $95-
$120/wk., move in now
$200, ZERO TOLER-
ANCE POLICY,
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Call 864-331-9281.
For Rent 3BR, 2BR
newer mobile home,
Pickens $500 Mo. plus
dep. Quite neighborhood.
Call 420-4401.
For Rent: 3BR, 2BA on
private lot, $450 per
mo., $250 sec. dep. For
more info call 864-843-
2783.
Liberty Area 3BR, 2BA
MH, exc. cond., no
pets, $500 mo, $350
sec. dep. 295-1860.
Mobile Home For Rent-
2/Br, 2/BA $85/wk, $200
care deposit 878-9502.
Mobile Homes For Rent
in great shape in
Easley, $95 to $110 wk
Contact Brandy 864-
236-5107.
Nice 2BR/2BA MH. Conv.
to Clem/Central on tract
near Wal-Mart. W/D,
HVAC. Very good cond.
No pets. Ref. req.
$385/mo. 654-1925 or
650-1001.
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Underpinned 12x50
trailer with approx. 1
acre, $15,000, owner
will help finance, in
Easley. 868-313-0843.
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Porter celebrates her 100th birthday with family, friends
Mrs. Lizzie Porter celebrated
her 100 th birthday on Jan.
6, 2009 at her home in Central
with a large group of family
and friends.
Above, Mrs. Porter is seated,
surrounded by, from left,
Al Cumbie, former mayor
of Central; Reubenia Smith,
daughter; Troy Porter, son;
By Ben Robinson
Managing Editor
EASLEY— “The Funniest
Man in America,” Comedian
James Gregory, looks forward
to making his annual trip to Easley
to perform in a fundraiser
for Easley Foothills Playhouse
Feb. 14.
“I love that little theater,
because everybody seems so
close to me,” Gregory said.
“It’s kind of like a giant living
room where I can perform for
250 of my friends.”
Gregory’s career in comedy
has taken him to many cities
with large theaters seating
thousands.
But he enjoys the intimate
atmosphere of a place like the
Foothills Playhouse.
“Of course, fi nancially it is
more rewarding to do shows in
the big places,” Gregory said.
“It makes sense that you make
more money if more people
can come see you. But I think
in comedy, the close the audience
is to the performer, the
more special it is for both the
audience and the comedian.”
Gregory said despite the
poor economy, people still feel
the need for entertainment to
release them from the pressures
of the real world.
“People need those light moments,”
Gregory said “From
what I’ve read, even back in
the Great Depression, when
time were really tough, vaudeville
shows were selling out.
If you do a positive show, and
do it in good taste, people will
come to see you. That’s what I
try to do. Folks from ages 8 to
80 can come see my show and
have a good time.”
Gregory believes times are
not nearly as tough as major
media sources report.
“You remember that Batman
movie last year,” Gregory said,
“It set new records. I ate at a
steakhouse last Monday night
and had to wait an hour. When
I go to Wal-Mart, I have to
park almost in another county.
Ninety percent of Americans
still have a job and are making
money. I know some people
are struggling, but I don’t believe
it is as bad as the media
makes it out to be.”
Gregory’s crowds generally
Allene Surrett, daughter and
Herbert Thompson, former
city administrator of Central.
Below, Porter was also visited
by Sen. Larry Martin who
presented her with a certifi cate
to commemorate the occasion.
Mrs. Lizzie Porter. Seated next
to Porter is her lifelong friend,
95-year-old Nell Watson.
Comedian James
Gregory ready
for “giant living
room” in Easley
Family-friendly funnyman
returning for shows
on Valentine’s Day
have lots of people who have
seen him previously.
“Thank the Lord for repeat
customers,” Gregory says. “I
think even if people have seen
something before, if it’s funny,
it’s funny, and if it’s not, it’s
not.”
Gregory compared the situation
to his favorite television
show, The Andy Griffi th
Show.
“I’ve seen every episode
at least three times, but that
doesn’t mean I won’t laugh
when I see it again,” he said.
Gregory’s material has such
a wide range, it is unlikely
people will ever see the exact
same show from him.
“For example, I’ve got a
routine about the covered-dish
dinners families have when
a loved one dies,” Gregory
said. “Folks seem to talk more
about who brought which dish
than the do about the dearly
departed. There are dozens of
directions I can take that one,
depending on the night.”
Gregory grew up near Atlanta
in a rural area, and carries
those small-town values
with his comedy.
His lack of vulgarity sets
him apart from many of today’s
comics.
“I have lived long enough
to know people, know life”,
Gregory refl ects. “My comedy
is based on my life experiences.
It’s real, it’s funny and the
audience loves it. That’s why
I’m still in business.”
Gregory has just released his
fi rst video project in 13 years,
“Beef Stew for the Brain,” a
take-off of the “Chickens Soup
for the Soul” series of books.
Copies of this DVD, as well
as other James Gregory merchandise
will be available at
the playhouse after each show.
His words of wisdom can be
heard weekly syndicated radio
shows, including John Boy and
Billy and Rick and Bubba and
can be found online at www.
funniestman.com
Gregory will perform two
shows in Easley – one at 7
p.m. and one at 9 p.m.
Tickets are $29.50 each.
Gregory’s shows often sell
out, so it is advised that you
purchase your tickets as soon
as possible.
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14A The Pickens Sentinel Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Anders speaks at Washington veteran’s conference
By Ben Robinson
Managing Editor
EASLEY—In 1942, Easley’s
Joe Anders was on the
verge of fulfi lling a livelong
dream as the New York Yan-
kees offered him a contract to
play major league baseball.
But just months earlier, in
December, 1941, the United
States had joined World War II
after a cowardly Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor.
Anders love for baseball
was great, but not as great as
his love for his country. So he
turned down the Yankees and
joined the army.
Four years later, at the end
of World War II, Anders was
discharged from the army. He
was offered a chance to play
for a Texas minor league team
affi liated with the Brooklyn
Dodgers, but he chose instead
to return home and play Textile
League baseball.
“Back then, the Major
League really didn’t play that
well, and the Minor League
was even worse,” he said.
“You could make more money
in the Textile Leagues.”
Last November, Anders
and fi ve others who sacrifi ced
time in the Major Leagues to
serve their country in the military
were invited to serve on a
panel as part of the 11 th Annual
Conference of the American
Veterans Center in Washington,
D.C.
Included on the panel was
Anders longtime friend Lou
Brissie. Brissie signed with the
Philadelphia Athletics in 1941
at age 17. He volunteered for
military service in 1942.
On Dec. 7, 1944, Brissie was
hit by enemy fi re, shattering
his left shinbone and breaking
his left ankle and right foot.
He convinced doctors not to
amputate his leg.
After he returned home, he
still wanted to return to Major
League baseball, despite having
to spend countless hours
in rehabilitation due to his injury.
Three years later, after 23
operations, Brissie returned to
the Athletics as a pitcher. He
played for seven more seasons.
Jerry Coleman was also on
the panel. Coleman served in
the Korean War. He played for
six seasons for the New York
Yankees. He was manager of
the San Diego Padres in 1980.
Currently, at age 84, he is the
play-by-play announcer for
the Padres’ radio broadcasts.
Also on the panel was Hall
of Fame pitcher Bob Feller,
who spent four years in the
military during World War
II. Feller, who played for the
Cleveland Indians both before
and after his time of military
service, was inducted into the
baseball Hall of Fame in 1962,
making him – at age 90 – the
earliest Hall of Fame inductee
still living.
Monte Irvin was also on the
panel. Andrews was playing in
the Negro Leagues when he
accepted the call to military
service in 1943.
After serving in World War
II, he returned to the Newark
Eagles and led the team to the
league championship.
He made his Major League
debut in 1949 for the New
York Giants. He was inducted
into the baseball Hall of Fame
in 1973,
The fi nal member of the
panel was Ralph Kiner, who
was inducted into the Hall of
JOE ANDERS
Fame in 1975. Kiner served in
the military 1943-45. After the
war, he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates
where he was the National
League leader in home runs for
seven straight seasons. At age
86, he is still the play-by-play
announcer for the New York
Mets radio broadcasts.
With such a star-studded
panel, Anders was delighted to
be part of the event. During the
panel discussion, Anders was
able to tell a few stories about
his lifelong friend, Shoeless Joe
Jackson.
Anders learned baseball from
Jackson, who was from Greenville
and returned to live there
after being banned from base-
ball as part of the 1919 Black
Sox scandal. Jackson worked
with neighborhood kids, helping
them learn the game of baseball.
Anders has long been part of
the effort to have Jackson re-instated
into baseball to open the
door for Jackson to enter the
Baseball Hall of Fame.
The 1919 White Sox were
accused for throwing the World
Series in exchange for money
from mobsters. However, Jackson
batted .375 in the series, had
no fi elding errors and hit the only
home run in the series – hardly
the statistics of somebody trying
to throw the game. Years later,
others involved in the scandal
admitted Jackson was not present
for any of the meetings concerning
the fi x, and they only
used his name to give the idea of
throwing the series more credibility
with the gamblers.
Anders still hopes Jackson
will get a fair shake and be reinstated.
“Things will open up in Joe’s
favor, then things will cool off
again,” Anders said. “We just
can’t seem to get anybody to listen
to Joe’s true story.”
The panel discussion was
just one of dozens of activities
during the three-day event last
November. Anders said he especially
enjoyed a program by the
fi ve surviving members of “The
Filthy 13,” who were the inspiration
for the movie, “The Dirty
Dozen.”
Anders got a chance to talk
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with the men, and before the end
of the seminar, he considered
them his friends.
“They said something about
getting together again in Columbia
later this year,” Anders said.
The former players also attended
a 90th birthday party for
Feller at the newly built Nationals
Park.
Anders also enjoyed visiting
the World War II memorial in
Washington, where his group
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was present for the daily laying
of the wreath.
The group also visited Walter
Reed Hospital, where current
soldiers are recovering from
injuries suffered in the line of
duty.
Anders was especially proud
of being selected to receive
the Audie Murphy Award. The
award is named after Murphy,
who was one of the most decorated
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Murphy later had a career as an
actor, starring in the autobiographical
“To Hell and Back.”
Murphy died in a plane
crash in 1971 and was buried
with full military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery.
His grave is second only to
President John F. Kennedy’s in
attracting visitors each year.
“I’m proud to have an award
bearing his name,” Anders
said.
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full finished bsmt, featuring extreme PICKENS - 100 POINSETT AVE.: 2 possible Highway 11 and Hwy 8, wooded with
Fully equipped kitchens,
privacy. Your very own private farm estate 3br, 1 ba vinyl siding, vinyl windows, new spectacular views.
PICKENS - LOT 40 BROOKSIDE CIR.:
sunrooms, W/D connections, get-away, featuring bold stream, barn, roof, new paint, hardwood floors refin., gas
riding area, view of mountains. All on 98+/- pack, detached, carport, fireplace with gas wooded, excellent building lot. Located
mini blinds, fitness facility,
acres. $1,250,000
logs, storgae building.. $79,900
near Pickens City Lake. $11,900
walk-in closets
PICKENS - LOT 41 BROOKSIDE CIR.:
310 SANGAMO RD.: 3BR/1bath,
wooded, excellent building lot. Located
vinyl-brick. Recently updated, MUST SEE COMMERCIAL near Pickens City Lake. $11,900
Companion at
THIS ONE. Large lot with small barn and
PICKENS: GRIFFIN MILL RD.: 1.5
large outbuilding. $89,000
303 DEAN ST.: New construction, 3BR, BETWEEN PICKENS & EASLEY: fronting acres, excellent building tract located
Horton Farms 2BA, vinyl siding, basement with Highway 8, almost 2 acres w/commercial near Pickens County Country Club.
garage, vaulted ceiling, trey ceiling. potential. 2BR/2BA brick w/attached gar. $38,000 - RESTRICTED
864-855-0070 REDUCED - $124,900
SOLD AS IS. $250,000
PICKENS: LOT 46 - OAK DALE ST.: .5
152 RED HILL RD.: 5BR, 3BA, vinyl siding, PICKENS Hwy. 8 - Exceptional commercial acre, corner lot. $11,500
“where community comes first”
partial wrap-around porch, large 9x14 deck property on Gentry Memorial Hwy. 16.72 PICKENS: KAMI DRIVE: .73 acre,
overlooking mountain view, detatched acres w/500+ ft. of road frontage w/15,000 to ready for mobile home. $16,900
Income restrictions ~ apply.
garage/shop, partial basement, all on 1 ac. 16,000 daily traffic count. $752,400 BETWEEN PICKENS AND EASLEY:
We accept Section 8 vouchers
Hwy. 8 near intersection of Maranatha Rd.
+/-. $199,900
App. 6 ac. fronting Hwy 8 and Maranatha
110 SUNSET DR. 2BR, 1BA, fixer upper. EASLEY HOMES Rd. Great for commercial. $250,000
$12,900
HWY. 8 BETWEEN EASLEY &
Duplex 517A & B E. CEDAR ROCK ST. 2 712 W. MAIN ST.: 2BR / 1BA, vinyl
MARYS
PICKENS: 3.62 acres with over 450 ft.
BR/1BA each, lrg lot w/ stg bldg & stg under siding, windows, enclosed front porch,
House
fronting Hwy. 8. Great commercial
house. Grt location. Inv. or mod into sgl fam detached older brick gar. w/attached
location. Portion of property located in
home. $69,900
shed. REDUCED - $63,900
flood plain. Priced for Quick Sale $69,900
245 PEARL ST.: 2 homes for the price of 519 ENON CHURCH RD.: Brick ranch,
Minutes
PICKENS, BETWEEN GRAVELY RD.
one. 3br/1ba, central heat & air and a 3 or possibly 4br, 1ba, full unfin. bsmt.
AND RED HILL RD.: Approx. 35 acres
2br/1ba, 1.73 ac +- lots of trees, very private, Good condition. 2.70 ac. +- $94,500
with several excellent building sites.
yet located close in to shopping. $99,000 EASLEY: 108 S. 3RD ST.: 3br/2ba, vinyl
Offered at $10,000 per acre and willing
Right NOW! MARYS Closet < 817 RAILROAD ST.: 3BR, 2BA, vinyl siding, LR, DR, kit., laundry rm., rocking
to subdivide. Call Parker for details.
siding, lots of updates, 2 car carport, chair front porch, large partially fenced
“Divine” resale store
PICKENS, OAK DALE ST.: .5 acres,
workshop in bsmt. Above ground pool bkyd. w/mature landscaping and storage
corner lot. Lot 32. $11,500
with dressing area. Deck with gazebo. building. 2 producing pecan trees. $79,900
MARYS House has: 716 -C - S Pendleton St Easley
LIBERTY LOTS: OVERBROOK DR.:
$99,500
EASLEY: 136 McGAHA RD.: 3br/2.5
Lots 45-46 $21,900
205 HOLLINGSWORTH DR.: 2BR, baths, brick-vinyl siding, FP with gas
-2- families CRAZY $$$ Sale
DACE ST.: very nice building lot in
1.5BA, single wide MB, nice lot, great logs, detached 4 car shed, 2
Pickens’ latest subdivision, at very end
location. $31,900
outbuildings, 20x40 inground pool with
currently living All winter merchandise $1
of street. $15,500
209 CRYSTAL LANE: 2BR, 1BA, vinyl concrete decking, hot tub, 2.19 ac +-
SIX MILE - 281 CROWE CREEK
siding, large lot with detached
with numerous fruit trees and great
in the shelter for information call
CHURCH RD.: 19 ac. Mostly wooded
garage-shop. $49,900
view of mountains. $179,900
420-4369
fronting 2 streams, waterfall. Also
298 PORTER RD.: 3br, 2ba, A-frame,
The volunteer
Store hours
included in sale is a 26x60 DWMH 3BR,
large deck, lots of privacy on 2.86 ac. OTHER LOCATIONS 3BA, wood siding, sold “as is”, and
+-, large barn-storage. $89,900
mentors through
Thursday-Friday 10-5
20x18 frame shop. $169,900
2456 PUMPKINTOWN HIGHWAY: 3br, 3 GREENVIEW DR.: 3BR, 31/2BA, HWY. 178 BETWEEN LIBERTY &
Women’s Christian
Sat. 10-3
New
2ba, vinyl siding, completely
brick, attached garage, great location, PICKENS at intersection of Belle
remodeled, great condition, basement near golf course. $239,900
Job Corps are working
storage. Large lot. REDUCED -
Shoals and Bethlehem Ridge Roads.
merchandise
154 DONALDLAND DR.: 3BR/2BA,
$112,500
11.96 ac. Ex. rd. frtg.
with 9 families. weekly
unfinished 2nd story, lg. country front
218 PINEVIEW DR.: 3br/2ba,
TABLE ROCK AREA, Hwy. 288, 22.83
porch, barn w/pasture, 1200 sq. ft. shop
hardwood floors, central heat & air,
ac. Wooded, private. Great building site,
all on 8.9 ac +/-. $244,900
fireplace, very large lot. $119,900
view of Table Rock. $9,500 per acre.
SIX MILE - 269 MIMOSA DR.: 3br, 2.5
“as is”
APPROX. 84 AC., FRONT HWY 11
Sign- up now!
ba brick, unfin. bsmt., att. gar., central
147 SAWBRIAR DR.: 3br/2ba, DWMH
AND HWY 178. Spectacular views of
heat & air, fp w/gas logs. Very private on
& 2 2br/2ba Single Wide MH, all on
Table Rock, Road and electric already
over 7 ac. $199,900
approx. 21.5 ac. wooded, very private. LIBERTY - 106 PINEVIEW DR.:
in place. Your private estate waiting for
Give...Donate...Volunteer
$179,900
3BR/1.5BA, vinyl siding, central heat and
you... $15,000 per acre.
PICKENS - 126 W. BAKER ST. 3br/2 air, fp with insert, large lot with stream, SIX MILE: 197 HIGH HOPE RD. 10 ac.
baths, vinyl siding, practically new, attached carport, $89,900
unrestricted, very private, good views.
One person CAN
partial wrap around porch-deck. Private PELZER - 3br/3ba, vinyl siding & stone, $150,000
backyd., located close in to shopping, large den w/fp, att. 2 car gar., det. gar & PICKENS, WINCHESTER MILL RD.
make a difference!
$110,900
shop, almost 1 ac. Corner lot. Very conv. OFF HIGHWAY 183: approximately 40
PICKENS - 302 GRIFFIN ST. 4br/3ba, to I-85, Hwy. 29, Anderson or Greenville. ac. +/- partially open, stream, very
vinyl siding-frame, older 1.5 story Cape Over 2000 sq. ft. $169,900
private, unrestricted, some winter
Cod style, located close in to shoping. LIBERTY - 210 MEADOWBROOK DR. mountain views. $4,900 per acre
Sold “as is”, needs some TLC. Property 4br/3ba, brick, 2FPs, bsmt., inground PICKENS: 36 AC.+- wooded, private,
could be used residential or commer- pool, large corner lot, 1.24 ac. W/stream. including lake. No restrictions. $72,000
cial. $104,900
$179,900
LIBERTY: OFF HWY. 178 on Air Port Rd.,
PICKENS - 409 GRIFFIN MILL RD. SUNSET - 151 MURPHY RD. 3br, 2ba, 12.43 ac. Wooded, great location adjacent
4br/3 ba, 31x18 LR w/raised ceiling & fp, att. vinyl siding, LP gas central heat & air. to Pickens County Airport. $175,000
2 car gar. Det. 2 car gar. w/2 br, 1 ba guest Large crawl space for storage, located PICKENS: FOX SQUIRREL RIDGE
house. All on almost 3.5 ac. $550,000 on 12+ ac. Located near the Reserve RD. - 59.32 ac., lots of privacy. Great for
PICKENS - 2028 MEECE MILL RD. and Lake Keowee. 2 car c.p. & boat horses or could be a hunters paradise.
1br/1ba, Mobile Home on 1.1 ac. +-. shed. Winter views of Lake Keowee & $6,900 per acre
$19,900
mountain views. $189,900
PICKENS: 134 EASTVIEW - .57 ac.
PICKENS - 133 ERNESTINE HAYES RD. GREENVILLE - 205 CLAXTON DR. lot. Great location to build home. Quiet
3br/2.5ba, frame, partial fin. basement, 2 3br/1.5ba, brick, att. carport, great n’hood, neighborhood, close to shopping and
car cp, very private on 5 ac. +-. $185,000 scr. back porch, fenced bkyd. $117,000 schools. $12,000
PICKENS - 849 PENDLETON ST. Well LIBERTY - 137 CLOVER ST. 2br/1ba, LIBERTY: SPRINGALE AVENUE -
maintained 4br/3ba brick-frame, 2 alum. siding, det. carport, older storage Lakewood Heights, Lots 32A and 84,
fireplaces, 1.3 ac. +- with mature pecan & bldg., 1 ac. +- sold as is. $59,900 great location building lots, both for
oak trees, also 2 br/1ba rental home on CENTRAL: 149 SEARCY RD. Located $18,000
property. $248,000
only 2 miles from Six Mile, private 2 ac. LIBERTY: SPRINGALE AVENUE -
PICKENS - 119 MEDLIN DR. 3br/1.5ba, Country living, custom log home, lots of Lakewood Heights, Lots 85 and 86,
brick, central heat & air, ample storage wood throughout, fireplaces, wrap great location building lots, both for
Pickens County Domestic
buildings, located on 1.4 ac. +-. $125,900 around porch $249,900
$17,000
...done for the
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House
855-1708
NOW NOW LEASING LEASING
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