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Charles Warner|Daily Times Gracye Ferguson draws on the driveway that runs past Bethel United Methodist Church. She and a number of other children drew with chalk on the driveway under the supervision of program personnel Monday afternoon. The driveway is largely devoid of traffic from the Monarch Elementary School parking lot this week because of Spring Break, allowing children in the child care program to use the driveway as their canvas.
Spring break artistic expression
MONARCH — School is out for spring break this week and some children in the Bethel Child Care Program took advantage of the absence of traffic from Monarch Elementary School to exercise their creativity with chalk drawings on the driveway that runs past Bethel United Methodist Church. The program provides child care for children ages 2-12 with preschool classes for children ages 2, 3, and 4, and an after school program when school is in ses...
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Crime Report
The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests : — Jaequon Jarone Hall, 17, of 415 South Pinckney St., Union, was charged with attempted armed robbery and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime around 12:30 a.m. on April 2. According to the incident report, Hall and a juvenile unsuccessfully attempted to rob a man at gunpoint while at Chambers Avenue in Union. The juvenile was transported to DJJ in C...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times No greater love, no greater gift The greatest love of all is God's love for us and because His love is so great, He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross and not only to die on the cross but to take our sins upon Himself. From that day forward, the cross, that instrument of public humiliation, torture, and execution, became a constant reminder of God's love for us and what He and His Son did out of that love. In so doing, the cross, that dreadful instrument of death, became a symbol of the enduring goodness, love and mercy of God toward His wayward children and what He was willing to sacrifice and His Son endure for the salvation of those children.
Church Calendar
Friday, April 5 7 p.m.: The S.C. Association of Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Widows hold their annual banquet at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Friday, April 5-Saturday, April 6 7 p.m.: Mt. Rowell Baptist Church Youth On A Mission (Y.O.A.M.) Youth Conference 2013 begins with Praise and Worship Services along with guest preacher Rev. Pierre Salmon, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church in Cross Keys, S.C. The conference continues on...
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Buffalo Elementary School Honor Rolls
Third Nine Weeks Principal’s Honor Roll Third Grade Maggie Berry, T.J. Betenbaugh, William Childers, Hannah Copeland, Arielle Deputy, Abby Inman, Elainie Lee, Treasure Morton, Chloe Rector, Nathan Smith, Jada Turner, Hayden Whitlock, Abby Williams, Calista Woodson Fourth Grade Jamarion Booker, Jamarri Booker, Candace Brandon, Abbey Freeman, Anna Gregory, Haleigh Hendrix, Halen Lawing, Tabitha Lydia, Trinity Morton, Alexa Robbi...
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Steve Cole
Steve Cole named interim director of state Regulatory Services at Clemson
CLEMSON — Steve Cole, head of Clemson University’s plant industry department, has been named interim director of the state’s Regulatory Services at the university. He succeeds Neil Ogg, who is retiring Friday following 37 years of service. Clemson Regulatory Services is the designated state agency to safeguard the health of South Carolina’s crops, forests and landscape plants. “Neil Ogg’s career of service to the state has been exemplary,...
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Winthrop University’s Department of Theatre and Dance to stage comedic play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
ROCK HILL — Does the name “Earnest” make a person more credible and loveable? John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, the two main male characters in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” certainly think so. Winthrop University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present the comedic play about mistaken identities and good manners on Wednesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. in Johnson Theatre. The trouble with “Earnest” begins when Jack, p...
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Women’s Alumni Council to host Bring Your Daughter to Clemson
CLEMSON — The Clemson Women’s Alumni Council will host the 15th annual Bring Your Daughter to Clemson weekend May 17-19. Girls ages 6 to 18 and their adult chaperones will experience such campus life activities as staying in a dorm, eating in a dining hall, touring campus facilities and engaging in age-appropriate activities hosted by professors and graduate students. The weekend will culminate with a Breakfast of Champions Sunday morning w...
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Photo courtesy of Buffalo Elementary School Church donates supplies to BES Tabernacle Baptist Church donates school supplies to Buffalo Elementary School. WMU leaders Marilyn Bright and Rita Hines promote this church-wide ministry. Pictured are (back row) Daniel Bright (grandson of Marilyn Bright), Marilyn Bright, Rita Hines, and Gloria Farr. Students pictured receiving donations on behalf of BES are (front row) Jacob Ponder, Chandler Austin and Aaliyah Hunter.
Community Calendar
Thursday, April 4 • The Union County Arts Council’s “Jam With Lunch” meets from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the UCAC Gallery on Main Street in Union. All musicians, as well as audience members, are welcome. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information. • The Community Prayer Meeting will be held at noon at the USC gazebo. All are invited to participate in a brief time of prayer for our community, state, and nation, and for the church. You do no...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Gloria Carwile and Elsie McGill take part in the Union County Republican Party's second precinct reorganization meeting Monday evening.
Republicans continuing precinct reorganization effort
UNION COUNTY — The Union County Republican Party has organized 18 of the county’s 23 precincts and is looking for residents of the remaining precincts to help organize them as well. On March 18, the party met in the Grand Jury Room of the Union County Courthouse in the first of two meetings for its biennial reorganization of the county’s precincts. The reorganization provides the GOP with volunteers to serve at the polls during the party pr...
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Photo courtesy of the Union County Historical Society Timken Tyger River Plant Manager Bob Hart presents Ola Jean Kelly, executive director of the Union County Museum, with a check for $60,000 Friday afternoon. The check is from the Timken Family Foundation of Canton, Ohio, for the Union County Historical Society. Also participating in the ceremony were Timken OA Analyst Christine Q. Smith and Area Quality Manager John Robbins and Historical Society President Buddy Smith and Treasurer Gene Logan.
Historical Society receives $60,000 from Timken Foundation
CROSS KEYS — For the second time in less than a week the Timken Foundation of Canton, Ohio, has helped a local organization move closer to achieving its goals. The Timken Foundation is a private, charitable, family foundation established in 1934 through an initial grant by Henry H. Timken Sr., and his sisters Mrs. Amelia Bridges and Mrs. Cora Burnett. Since it was established, other members of the Timken family have contributed to the growt...
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A gift to the Town of Lockhart
LOCKHART — This Saturday, everyone in Lockhart and surrounding areas is invited “Down to the River.” Jacob’s Well Mission Center will sponsor the first Down to the River Festival from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday across from Lockhart Town Hall. Spencer Ledford — co-founder of Jacob’s Well — said this festival is a gift to the Town of Lockhart from the mission group. “There was an annual festival in Lockhart years ago during the time when the...
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Photo submitted This is the cover of the book which will be dedicated to 10 pastors during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodson Chapel Baptist Church.
Book of pastors’ letters to be dedicated Sunday
UNION — A book of information gathered during a 2010 men’s conference will be dedicated to those who contributed during a ceremony this Sunday. The local Powerful Praying Parents group hosted a men’s conference at the Pacolet River Baptist Association in 2010. Over 100 men attended the conference, which centered around Ezekiel 37: 4-5: “Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lor...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Firefighters observe the ruins of one of two outbuildings destroyed by fire Friday evening. The cause of the fire, which also damaged the siding on three houses, is still being determined by the City of Union Public Safety Department.
Cause of fire still being determined
UNION — A fire that destroyed two outbuildings and damaged three residences Friday evening is still under investigation. The report filed by the Union Public Safety Department states that a fire truck was dispatched at 6:29 p.m. to 205 N. Mountain St. in reference to multiple outbuildings being on fire. As the truck was en route, dispatch informed firefighters that the fire had spread to an outbuilding at 104 Wedgewood Court. A second truck...
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Crime Report
The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests : — Andy Fowler, 32, and Chasity June West, 31, both of 933 Meansville Road, Buffalo, were each charged with criminal domestic violence around 9:05 a.m. on March 28. According to the incident report, both parties were involved in a physical altercation at their home. West complained of head and neck pain and was taken to the Wallace Thomson ER where she was treated for a mild...
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Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain to headline April 13 concert at Converse College
SPARTANBURG — Converse College’s 2013 Spring Concert will feature headliner Edwin McCain with opening act the Blue Dogs on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. on the back lawn of the Converse campus. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the concert is open to the public. Tickets are $10 for college students and $20 general admission and all day-of-show tickets. Purchase online at converse.edu/EdwinMcCain or via the Twichell Auditorium Box Office at (864)596-972...
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Chapman Cultural Center’s April Calendar of Events
Ballroom Dance Classes On behalf of Ballet Spartanburg, Marian Norman will teach the rumba, a Latin American ballroom dance, on Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Chapman Cultural Center during April. $15 per class. Singles and couples welcome. Call 542-ARTS. Youth Art Month Exhibit Continues Chapman Cultural Center’s celebration of Youth Art Month — March — will continue until Sunday, April 14. Hundreds of works of art by students from th...
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Photos courtesy of Foster Park Elementary School The children in Mrs. Candler’s 5K class and Mrs. Boyd’s 4K class at Foster Park Elementary School were entertained by The Cat in the Hat. The Cat in the Hat read a book called Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! The Cat in the Hat was at Foster Park to assist in the Read Across America Event. He visited each classroom and encouraged students to read. Mrs. Rebecca Rochester, a representative of the South Carolina and Union County Education Association, coordinated this event for Foster Park Elementary School.
Cat in the Hat is a big hit
UNION — The Cat in the Hat recently visited 4K and 5K students at Foster Park Elementary School and read to them.
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Image by Clemson University A horse pulls a buggy around the Garrison arena, which has an 88,000-square-foot show ring.
Clemson’s Garrison arena adds nearly $9 million to Upstate economy
CLEMSON — Tucked into the trees that line Pendleton’s West Queen Street is a facility that draws some 100,000 visitors per year and generates $8.9 million in total economic impact for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties. The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena at Clemson University brings visitors from 20 states and Canada to horse shows, dog shows and other events, resulting in spending for lodging, meals and shopping. The S.C. Upstate Equi...
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Photo courtesy of Foster Park Elementary School Pennies for Patients In January we started off with the Kick-off Assembly for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Pennies for Patients. At the Kick-off Assembly the school guidance counselor, Ms. Blackwell-Boyd, explained to the children about the illness and becoming ambassadors for LLS by raising money to help children and adults with Leukemia. By the end of February the children and their teachers at Foster Park raised a total of $1,358.95. I am proud to report that Mrs. Jan Ivey’s third grade class won the incentives: a $50 gift certificate from LLS and a $50 cash incentive from Ms. Blackwell-Boyd. Her class raised a total of $156.88. Mrs. Jeanne Willard’s fourth grade class came in second place raising a total of $91.52 and Mrs. Sheila Bates’ first grade class came in third place raising a total of $91.23. Their classes received a Pizza Party as an incentive. We are certainly proud of all of the students and teachers who raised money for this worthwhile campaign. We have some Awesome ambassadors here at Foster Park Elementary School!
Community Calendar
Tuesday, April 2 • Union County Council holds a budget work session at 4 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Union County Annex. The public is invited to attend. • The Union County Beekeepers Association meet at 7 p.m. in Clemson Extension classroom. Those wanting more information may call Jim Stevens at 426-4344 or Bart Woodard at 429-1388. Thursday, April 4 • The Union County Arts Council’s “Jam With Lunch” meets from 11 a.m.-1 p...
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Foster Park Elementary Principal’s and Teacher’s Honor Rolls
Principal’s Honor Roll The Third Nine Weeks Hunter Senn, Madeline Gilstrap, Bryson Perry, Dalaney Davis, Ethan Balkum, Jacob Colson, Abby Goodfellow, Haley Jackson, Shanya Smith, Brianna Bailey, Zachary Cooper, Chaniah Brown, Shanya Jeter, Katie Wagner, Alaina Snyder,Trey Best, Jaquan Boyd, Leah Cody, Justin Pettit, Dallis Pierce, Anna Rose Sawyer, Kaleb Small, Arianna Whitmire, Zarria Smith, Caley Brown, Cheyenne Champion, Lily Palmer, Ta...
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Monarch Elementary Third Nine Weeks Honor Roll
The following students made the honor roll for the third nine weeks grading period at Monarch Elementary School. Principal’s Honor Roll (All A’s) Grade Three Cornelia Caldwell, Madison Gilbert, Noah Harris, Kyn’Deria Jeter, Autumn Wilson, Ruthie Dean, Rylee Austin, Luke Davis, Brian Renwick, Carson Valentine, Jamaria Walton, Kaigan Wilson Grade Four Julia Bailey, Logan Betenbaugh, Bryson Dowis, Macie Gregory, Mackenzie Murphy, ...
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Lockhart School Third Quarter Honor Roll
Teacher’s Honor Roll Third Grade: Hayden Beeler, Julie Latham, Erika Lawson, Brooklyn Palmer Fourth Grade: Jaryn Cudd, Cierra Goldman, , Macayla Sinclair Fifth Grade: Abby Brannon, Brina Childers, Kaitlin Parks, Hailee Robbins Sixth Grade: Zachary Fowler, Trey Parks, Mackenzie Parks Seventh Grade: Justin Brannon, Olivia Brannon, Shealia Lindsey, Hunter Sexton Eighth Grade: Devin Adams, Cole Belue, Brandon Crocker, Gabby Garcia, C...
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Charles Warner|Daily Times Helen Diamaduros and Mary Jane Cunningham help themselves to some of the corn, potatoes, shrimp and sausage served at the Union Rotary Club's Low Country Boil Thursday evening.
Low Country Boil draws large crowd
UNION — A large crowd enjoyed plates full of shrimp, corn, potatoes, and sausage during the Union Rotary Club’s annual Low Country Boil at the Union Shrine Club. The Low Country Boil is one of the fund raising events the club has throughout the year. The money raised from annual events such as this week’s Low Country Boil and the Dinner Theatre in April along with the ongoing aluminum can drive is used by the club to support a number of loc...
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Photo submitted Lockhart sixth graders were excited to win Friday's countywide academic challenge meet.
Lockhart, FPES prevail in academic challenge
LOCKHART — The third annual county-wide academic challenge meet was held Friday morning at Lockhart school. The competition was separated into two categories — one for grades 3-5 and another for sixth grade. After a morning of competition, the winner for grades 3-5 was the team from Foster Park Elementary School, which was led by FPES math teacher Sally Inman. The winning sixth grade team was from Lockhart School, led by art teacher Tammy M...
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Derik Vanderford|Daily Times Last year's cook-off included more than 20 different varieties of chili for sampling.
Brown’s Creek Baptist Church to hold Men’s Chili Cook-Off
UNION — Brown’s Creek Baptist Church will hold its 5th annual Men’s Chili Cook-Off/Ladies’ Dessert Bake-Off on Saturday, April 6. The event will be held in the church’s Family Life Center. Registration is free, and the public is invited. All chili entries are due to arrive at 4 p.m., and judging will begin at 5 p.m Church member David Becknell began the Men’s Chili Cook-Off five years ago as a fellowship project among the men in the congr...
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