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The Old Salem Post
Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library & more. Volume 8 Issue 36 Week of August 18, 2025 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: Philippians 4:8 “whatsoever things are true,.. honest,..pure….think on these things.” LRM
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Next Town Council meeting is August 19th at 5PM Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. 864-944-0912
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit August 28th 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076. Teeth health tip: A dentist shared that using a child’s size toothbrush helps reach those adult wisdom teeth!
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell Changes to the Driving Laws Beginning September 1, there will be penalties for driving while holding a phone to your ear or in your hand. For the rest of August, if you neglect to have your hands on the steering wheel, you will simply be given a warning. Of course there are alternatives to holding your phone to your ear. You can use Bluetooth, hands-free, or speakerphone. Actually, South Carolina is one of the last states to enact this new precaution for safety while driving. Please follow the law. Miss Jeannie does not want to have to bake a cake for you with a file in it. Enjoy the rest of your summer and as for this rain, at least I don't hear anyone bellyaching about having to water the lawn. Love y'all. Miss Jeannie prays for you every single day!
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester NEW OCONEE CREEK SCHOOL TO BE DEDICATED - (The following story was in the May 12, 1915 Keowee Courier) -There will be a school rally and pic nic at Oconee Creek School house on Friday, May 21st. Several addresses will be delivered. The speaking will begin promptly at 10.30 o'clock. . .The welcome address will be made by Superintendent of Education T.A. Smith; response by Major Wm. J. Stribling. This will be followed by an address on education by State Superintendent of Education J.E. Swearingen. . .At 1.30 the laying of the cornerstone of Oconee Creek School building, by Hickory Camp, No. 586, W.O.W. (Woodmen of the World) of the New Hope section, will take place. . .The chief speaker for the occasion will be Rev. D. Weston Hiott, of Central. . .Refreshments will be served by committee. . .Music will be furnished by R.W. Grubbs, W.M. Murphree and others. . .Come and bring well-filled baskets. A nice time is in store for all. . .Footnote written by Ashton Hester: For anyone who might be wondering, in the first paragraph "pic nic" was the correct spelling back then. They soon began merging the two syllables into "picnic."
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: BLUE GRASS JAM 7PM Thurs: Palmetto Trail Talk 6:30PM Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL 4PM FRI: Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL 4PM Music: CHRIS WAYNE 6:30PM Sat: Food: RAD DAD’s Music: Congdon & Griffin Band 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: Legends Grill Music: Homesteaders 4PM *Proud to serve Pisgah Coffee Roasters -Fresh hot or iced coffee served all opening hours.
Oconee County Farm Crawl 9/20 9am-5pm - Visit Oconee County’s finest local farms and homesteads connecting with the people who grow your food, raise animals, and steward the land you love. You will meet at one of three local check-in locations (Salem, Walhalla, or Westminster) on Saturday, September 20th, between 8:30am and 9:30am. You will receive a map and descriptions of each farm when you check in. The Farm Crawl is a self-directed event where the participants drive themselves from farm to farm. You choose what farms to visit and in what order. You also choose how much time to spend at each farm. Each farm or homestead will have its own activities to offer on the day of the event, which may include farm products for sale, tours, Q&As, demos, and maybe even a hayride or two. There are two ending points to the crawl, where you can share a drink with a farmer, enjoy some live music and grab a bite to eat. (Salem & Seneca) Whether you’re a foodie, gardener, family with kids, or just someone who loves Oconee County—you’ll leave with muddy boots, full hearts, and a deeper connection to our county's rich agriculture. Get your tickets today! at www.oconeefarmcrawl.com (Several Salem farms are participating) (Shared by a reader)
Litter information Did you know if you are a Good Samaritan and pick up litter anywhere and recover evidence to report to the authorities—-you have tampered with evidence and they cannot prosecute. You must call to speak with the litter officer at Oconee Law Enforcement at 864-638-4111. The office has to come out to recover the litter evidence. LM
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER
Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] THE EASTERS: Friday September 19, 2025 at7PM. ENAC will host Jeff and Sheri Easter, Grammy nominated and Dove award winning gospel singers. Doors open at 6PM for general admission. Advance Tickets $20 online $25 day of the event at the door. More information call 864-710-8758.
Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, September 20, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a delightful fun evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 online or at the door .
Plan special time with your friends! Host a table with 7 or more of your friends at A Christmas Tea: December 6, 2PM-3:30PM. Call for more information to host your table of friends or to reserve your seat 864-985-2544
Ongoing 2025 Events Event areas available for parties, reunions, events and more! *Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
*Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: [email protected] to inquire
BUSINESS McNeely’s Hardware Store and Rentals is now open for business on Highway 11, across from Jocassee Valley Brewing Company and what used to be Salem Stone. Will carry propane and more.
HOMEMADE is Best: Teach your kids to make lemonade using juice from 4-6 lemons and about 1 cup of sugar in a gallon jar filled with cold water and stir—and enjoy! (And keep your old-time glass jars-get rid of plastic when you can!)
Community Women’s Monday Bible Study at 10am in the Fellowship Hall of Salem Methodist Church. Church Prayer Group 11:15 - 12:00 noon following Bible Study on Monday mornings at Salem Methodist Church. ALL are welcome
Help Stop Crime! LET’S GET A GOLF TEAM TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS 2025 Golf Tournament for Crime Stoppers of Oconee County & Oconee County Sheriff’s Foundation: Friday, Sept 12 at the Oconee country Club, 781 Richland, Road, Seneca SC. $500 per team (4 per team) 8AM registration. More information call 864-247-4083 pr 864-775-9810
NEWS: Old Fiddler's Convention recently held in Galax, Va is an old- time music festival keeping mountain music alive. A pick-up band made of our local musicians, who play at the Blue Grass Jam at JCBC every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays placed in the competitions! We are so proud of you all! LM
**HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY to our precious friend AUDREY BETHKE!
God bless the USA and our leaders! LRM
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The Old Salem Post
Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library & more. Volume 8 Issue 35 Week of August 11, 2025 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: I often tell people that I love retirement. But at the same time I tell them to never retire, because then you will work yourself to death for free! The main thing whether you are working full time, part-time, or retired, you do need to volunteer. God is calling you. Helping one another or a good cause is very rewarding. God blesses us when we use talents he has given us to help others. God will give you the delights of your heart. Psalm 37:4 states "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." If we love the Lord, our desires should line-up with his! LRM
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Next Town Council meeting is August 19th at 5PM Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. 864-944-0912
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit August 12th 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076.
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell How Many Ancestors do you have ? Let’s start with YOU. You have 2 parents, grandparents, and 32 great, great, great grandparents. If we go back 12 generation YOU have 2,048 ggggggggg grandparents. If we go back 85 generations, everyone is related, and we come from upper Africa. ( The Garden of Eden?) I wasn’t there, I cant’s say if this is accurate. Some way smart people figured this out. What do you think? Miz Jeannie Love You!
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester TAMASSEE-SALEM TEACHER STATE PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION - (The following story was in the April 19, 1995 Keowee Courier). . .Ned Shuler of Tamassee, and a physics and physical science teacher at Tamassee-Salem High School, has been elected president of the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina (EEASC). . .The EEASC is a non-profit organization with a leadership role in natural resources conservation and environmental awareness education. . .Agencies and organizations cooperating in these educational efforts include the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, and Bowater, Inc., with representatives on the EEASC Board. . .Numerous other environmental agencies and organizations, industries, and colleges and universities also cooperate. . .EEASC provides a forum and resource for educators, researchers, agency and industry personnel, and concerned citizens; promotes and assists in developing and improving environmental education programs and courses; and functions as a clearing house for materials and ideas to help promote the teaching of environmental education courses. . .Membership is open to anyone with a desire to promote the study, care, conservation and wise use of our natural resources.
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: Just stop by and visit Thurs Old Time Jam 6:30PM Food: Wheelie Good Food FRI: Food: FRESCO LUNA Music: Marshall Goers & Lucy Allen 6:30PM Sat: Food: RAD DAD’s BBQ Music: DICK WELLS 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: WHEELIE GOOD FOOD Music: Singer-Songwriter Showcase 4PM *Proud to serve Pisgah Coffee Roasters -Fresh hot or iced coffee served all opening hours
2025 Golf Tournament for Crime Stoppers of Oconee County & Oconee County Sheriff’s Foundation: Friday, Sept 12 at the Oconee country Club, 781 Richland, Road, Seneca SC. $500 per team (4 per team) 8AM registration. More information call 864-247-4083 pr 864-775-9810 Neighborhood Watch: Be a nosy neighbor when is comes to suspicious behavior. Help Stop Crime!
FOLKS Event: We have a speaker series event at the World of Energy on August 14 at 2:30 pm. Clemson Extension Water Resources will be present to discuss rain gardens and ways that native plantings in yards can provide storm water management. Those who are interested should register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-how-gardens-support-habitats-and-water-resources-tickets-1515808025609?aff=oddtdtcreator.
HOMEMADE is Best: Figs are in! Get creative! Have you tried making a Fig Crisp? My friend Lois experimented and let me taste the results which were superb! Try this: Line the bottom of a baking dish with fresh washed figs ( minus the stems ) and in another bowl put about a cup of brown sugar and 1 and1/2 cups of whole oats. Toss in some spices like cinnamon and cloves. Mix and place on top of the fresh figs. Then put dollops of butter all over the top. Oven Bake at 325 until bubbly and brown. Enjoy with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream or just a cold glass of cold milk!
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER
2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] THE EASTERS: Friday September 19, 2025 at7PM. ENAC will host Jeff and Sheri Easter, Grammy nominated and Dove award winning gospel singers. Doors open at 6PM for general admission. Advance Tickets $20 online $25 day of the event at the door. More information call 864-710-8758.
Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, September 20, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a delightful fun evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 online or at the door .
COMEDY SHOW: October Friday 3rd, 2025 Tickets $10 online or at the door day of the event.
Dinner and an Original Play: OPUS Trust presents Dead South, a local original play with original music, Friday October 10 and Saturday October 11 at 7PM. Reserve your Dinner and Play for $25. Dinner starts at 5:30PM. Tickets online or call 864-280-1258.
Haunted school house hosted by the Rec Department October 31-Nov1 7PM -9PM
Comedy night at ENAC. Thursday November 6 at 8 PM. Fun for the whole family.
Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, November 15, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent.
Annual Drive-through Living Nativity- December 4-7, 2025, 6PM-8PM. 4 Eagle Lane to witness a live presentation of Christ’ birth.
A Christmas Tea: December 6, 2PM-3:30PM. Call to host your table of friends or to reserve your seat 864-985-2544
Ongoing 2025 Events
*Event areas available for wedding parties, reunions, birthday parties, business events and more! *Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours! *Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: [email protected] to inquire
McNeely’s Hardware Store and Rentals opening soon on Highway 11, across from Jocassee Valley Brewing Company and what used to be Salem Stone. Hoping to open August 11. Will carry propane and more.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUDREY! The Salem Methodist Church will be hosting an ice cream social to celebrate Audrey Bethke’s Birthday! Stop by on Sunday, August 17th at 5PM and enjoy some ice cream and wish Miss Audrey a Happy Birthday!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, We thank you for America , our beautiful nation, truly blessed by you. Yet, our brothers and sisters are suffering in other countries where there is war, oppression, starvation, abuse and unimaginable human atrocities. As Jesus taught, “Deliver us from evil.” Amen
HEALTH: Drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. Do something for others. Exercise. Pray. And, live with a healthy heart of gratitude for your blessings!
Be blessed and be a blessing! LRM
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The Old Salem Post
Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library & more. Volume 8 Issue 34 Week of August 4, 2025 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: I am welcoming the rain and the cooler refreshing temperatures! The ground needs the moisture and we needed a respite from the heat! Last week Ashton Hester Recalls reported on two major floods in our area in 1903 and 1915. History reminds us that we cannot prevent a flood catastrophe, but that we should be prepared, knowing these things can happen without warning. My favorite part of reading the history was seeing family names in our area that are still are here today: Burgess, Grant, Madden, Alexander, Cannon, Wiggington, Nix, Talley, Lusk, and Perry. I am reminded that we don't leave! We live in God’s country! LR Martin
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. 864-944-0912
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit August 12th 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076. Health: For years I have bought brand name peanut butter like Jiff or Peter Pan. Read the label! Now I choose a natural peanut butter that does not have artery-clogging oils added or sugars. LRM
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell JODEAN ALEXANDER - A Life of Days in Goodness Spent “She loved life and she loved people. She expressed her kindness through adopting every stranger she met as a new friend. Her cooking was a labor of love, and her coconut cakes were a symbol of time well spent and her generosity. Jodean found peace and beauty in her garden. She shared these blooms with friends and neighbors. A proud and active member in the Eastern Star, she lived life, rooted in faith, service, and love for everyone she met.” My friend Jodean will be remembered as a true treasure of the Cheohee Valley. Let’s never forget Jodean. Let’s keep her spirit alive by showing our neighbors our love through action. Miz Jeannie loves you all!
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester TRAILWAYS BUS DRIVER HONORED FOR TWO MILLION MILES OF SAFE DRIVING - (The following story was in the February 18, 1987 Keowee Courier). . .Harold Crowe, who was raised in the Tamassee-Salem area and now resides in Walhalla, has been driving buses for Trailways for nearly 28 years, and he recently received a Two Million Miles Safe Driving Award from the company. . .He began driving for Trailways in March 1959. Working out of Walhalla, he would drive from there to Anderson and back three times a day, departing from the Piedmont Service Station. . .He was on a seven-day-a-week schedule, but on Sundays he would only make two trips. . ."Once in a while I'd get a day off, if somebody from Anderson wanted to come over here and drive," he recalled. . .Since then he has worked out of Columbia and Asheville, and he presently drives from Anderson to Charlotte and back six days a week. He leaves Anderson at 8:15 a.m. and arrives back at 3:45 p.m. . .Although there is no longer any bus service out of Walhalla, or anywhere else in Oconee County, he recalls that the bus used to be an important means of transportation locally. . ."Along toward the weekend the bus would fill up, sometimes with standing room only," he noted. . .Although his Safe Driving Award is for two million miles, he has since accumulated approximately 30,000 additional miles. . .Mr. Crowe's wife, the former Margaret Dover, was raised in the Picket Post Community
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: Food: Blue Ridge Grill Music: Blue Grass Jam 7PM Thurs: Food: Wheelie Good Food FRI: Food: KODESH BBQ Music: Spalding McIntosh 6:30PM Sat: Food: Pachuy’s Street Tacos Music: Fayssoux McLean & Brandon Turner 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: WHEELIE GOOD FOOD Music: Mikki, Bob, & Cliff
FOLKS Event: We have a speaker series event at the World of Energy on August 14 at 2:30 pm. Clemson Extension Water Resources will be present to discuss rain gardens and ways that native plantings in yards can provide storm water management. Those who are interested should register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-how-gardens-support-habitats-and-water-resources-tickets-1515808025609?aff=oddtdtcreator. HOMEMADE is Best: Cut out the packages! There is no better food than homemade food! Try making this No Bake Nourishing Snack or Treat filled with Fiber-Protein– and heart healthy omega 3 fatty acids. Start with a base of Natural Peanut butter or almond butter and a little Honey. Add a little Vanilla extract (not artificial). Stir, then add whole oats and start forming a thick mixture adding other ingredients such as - chocolate chips, natural coconut flakes, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and/or flax seeds. I have been experimenting on the right texture. Place in the refrigerator. Have the kids help make their own healthy treats. It is fun eating the experimental treats. And they are easy to pack on the go. LRM
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] THE EASTERS: Friday September 19, 2025 at7PM. ENAC will host Jeff and Sheri Easter, Grammy nominated and Dove award winning gospel singers. Doors open at 6PM for general admission. Advance Tickets $20 online $25 day of the event at the door. More information call 864-710-8758. Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, September 20, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a delightful fun evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 online or at the door .
COMEDY SHOW: October Friday 3rd, 2025 Tickets $10 online or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
Dinner and an Original Play: OPUS Trust presents Dead South, a local original play with original music, Friday October 10 and Saturday October 11 at 7PM. Reserve your Dinner and Play for $25. Dinner starts at 5:30PM. Tickets online or call 864-280-1258.
Haunted school house hosted by the Rec Department October 31-Nov1 7PM -9PM
Comedy night at ENAC. Thursday November 6 at 8 PM. Fun for the whole family.
Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, November 15, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent.
Annual Drive-through Living Nativity- December 4-7, 2025, 6PM-8PM. 4 Eagle Lane to witness a live presentation of Christ’ birth.
A Christmas Tea: December 6, 2PM-3:30PM. Call to host your table of friends or to reserve your seat 864-985-2544
Ongoing 2025 Events
Event areas available for wedding parties, reunions, birthday parties, business events and more! Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities 1st Wednesday 12 noon. Leisure time come bead like a bat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: WET FELTED BOWLS: Instructor Melanie Sim will teach how to make a beautiful wet felted bowl. Materials provided Cost $45. Upcoming QUILTING CLASS. Email: [email protected] to inquire
McNeely’s Hardware Store and Rentals opening soon on Highway 11, across from Jocassee Valley Brewing Company and what used to be Salem Stone. Hoping to open August 11. Will carry propane and more.
Prayer: Heavenly Father: Please protect your children, especially during the school year. Equip them with a desire for knowledge and wisdom that come from you. Help them to find their abilities that you have instilled within them to use for your glory. Protect our teachers and open their eyes to see the needs of students, and the wisdom to help. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen
Happy Birthday Sister Sherry! LRM
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The Old Salem Post
Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library & more. Volume 8 Issue 33 Week of July 28, 2025 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: I am not sure why I keep my ATT phone line. Maybe to feel be connected to the earth. But when I get phone calls from only solicitors, and people who cannot pronounce my name, and want to purchase property, I want to go live like Jeremiah Johnson. I actually sat down and watched that old Robert Redford classic recently. People were mean then, and still mean today. I’m not sure why people have to be mean. Mankind has shared this same wonderful, beautiful earth for thousands of years. We might not be so mean if we could all realize we are connected and loved by the Creator of Creation. LR Martin
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819
Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. 864-944-0912 Make your own Mandrake PM. Tuesday 29th: Zoom Page Turners Book Club 3PM.
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell A PROVOCATIVE QUOTATION “If life is compared to a thriving business, love is the currency that makes it successful.” Is cash the determinant you use for measuring life? This is a material world. A pile of dollars provides families with a house in a safe neighborhood, emergency funds, the best medical care, and tuition at prestigious universities. The second part of the quotation states love is the currency that makes life successful . How many families (mine included )set sights on all the trappings: new house, new car, nice vacations. However, these choices required two full-time jobs for the parents and lots of overtime. In retrospect. LOVE SHOULD BE THE PREMIER CURRENCY FOR OUR LIVES. THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS PROVIDE BENCHMARKS FOR SUCCESS USING LOVE. AS A CURRENCY, IF OUR FAMILIES ARE NOT SCHOOLED IN CHRISTIAN LOVE, DOES ANYTHING ELSE REALLY MATTER? Think about it. Miss Jeannie loves you!
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester LITTLE RIVER AREA DEVASTATED BY HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING IN 1915 - (The following report was in the "Little River Notes" column in the July 7, 1915 Keowee Courier). . .Crops in this section were looking very well up to the time of the recent hard rains and high waters. The upland now, however, is cut into gullies, the roads are torn up, bridges washed away, and the water mills have been put out of business. . .J.H. Wigington's mill race is gone; J.B. Alexander's mill race is partly gone; G.A. Harrison's mill race is gone. . .The Grant bridge at Harrison's mill is damaged; Craven's Creek bridge is torn up; Little River bridge damaged. The Perry bridge (30 feet long and well fastened together, the sills 10 x 20) was washed some quarter of a mile down the river, remaining together, and lodged on Mack Nix's place. The Perry bridge, on Smeltzer creek, was lodged in Little River at the lower part of J.W. Cannon's farm. It also held together. The Madden bridge is gone, as is also the Talley bridge. The ford at R.W. Burgess's place is washed out and the Lusk ford is full of quicksand; impossible to ford. . .The corn crop is almost ruined. It might, under favorable circumstances, make a third or fourth of a crop at best. . .The water was not as high as it was in 1903. . .(Footnote written by Ashton Hester: The 1903 flood was legendary for the enormous amount of damage it caused in areas along Oconee County water courses.)
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: Food: Blue Ridge Grill Music: Blue Grass Jam 7PM Thurs: Food: Fermentary Farm to Fire Pizza Music: A Funky Jam 6:30PM FRI: Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: Kaylee Noell 6:30PM Sat: Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: JAGUAR 4, 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: Matt Phillips & What’s Good.
A publication of Tamassee-Salem High School Spring 1989 is a magazine published by the TS High students under the editor/teacher Den Lathan. Sugar Cane, an article by Eric Collins tells of his visit with well-known old-timers named Doma Cantrell and Burley Brown where he witnessed the making of sorghum. Doma explained, “ When the green juice is squeezed out of the can, it runs through a pipe into the first trough. It has about 8 or 9 troughs to go through. When the green juice is poured into the cooking troughs, you have to skim off all the green foam. You strain your good sorghum out. When it boils in big brown blubbers, you know it’s ready. Doma also “recommends a glass of green cane juice for what ails you.”
Proverbs 15: 1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath.” 3: The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. “ Proverbs 16:32 “More mighty, more powerful, stronger are those who are slow to anger.”
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] COMEDY SHOW: Friday August 1, 2025 at 8PM. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
THE EASTERS: Friday September 19, 2025 at7PM. ENAC will host Jeff and Sheri Easter, Grammy nominated and Dove award winning gospel singers. Doors open at 6PM for general admission. Advance Tickets $20 online $25 day of the event at the door. More information call 864-710-8758.
Oconee Mountain Opry: Saturday, September 20, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a delightful fun evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 online or at the door .
COMEDY SHOW: October Friday 3rd, 2025 Tickets $10 online or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
Dinner and an Original Play: OPUS Trust presents Dead South, a local original play with original music, Friday October 10 and Saturday October 11 at 7PM. Reserve your Dinner and Play for $25. Dinner starts at 5:30PM. Tickets online or call 864-280-1258. Tickets $10 for Play only.
Ongoing 2025 Events
Event areas available for wedding parties, reunions, birthday parties, business events and more! Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS – Cost is $50 each month. 3rd grade through adult. Call 864-280-1258 for lessons!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities Each Wednesday at 12 noon. Reserve your seat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912 for more info.
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: WET FELTED BOWLS: Instructor Melanie Sim will teach how to make a beautiful wet felted bowl. Materials provided Cost $45. Upcoming QUILTING CLASS. Email: [email protected] to inquire
2025 Golf Tournament for Crime Stoppers of Oconee County & Oconee County Sheriff’s Foundation: Friday, Sept 12 at the Oconee country Club, 781 Richland, Road, Seneca SC. $500 per team (4 per team) 8AM registration. More information call 864-247-4083 pr 864-775-9810
Be slow to anger! Breathe! LRM
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Our Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays Contact: [email protected] Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library & more. Volume 8 Issue 31 Week of July 14, 2025 https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog Lynne Martin Publishing
EDITOR: Sharing good things in life gives me great joy. I recently found the Logos Theatre in Taylors SC, just a sweet one hour drive from here. I wanted to see the play Pilgrim’s Progress and was amazed at the talent and production performed at this beautiful Christian theatre. But most of all it is their mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through art. What a treasure to find and share! LR Martin
TAMASSEE DAR BBQ- January 19th 11AM-2PM! Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. 864-944-0912 Monday 14th: *Mini Mason Jar Terrariums 4PM. Friday 18th: *STEM 3PM. Wednesday 23rd: *Coffee and Crafts: Fruit Stamp Hand Towels 4:30PM, Friday 25th: End of Summer Bash at South Cove County Park 11AM-1PM, Monday 28th: *Harry Potter Birthday: Make your own Mandrake PM. Tuesday 29th: Zoom Page Turners Book Club 3PM. * Registration Required.
Brinlee Cannon Softball Tournament Benefit: July 26, 8AM Eagles Nest Ball Field. Contact JT Spencer 864-873-8429
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell Make Some Priceless Memories Give a gift to your youngsters that will serve as a benchmark for the world they will inhabit in the future. This experience of using delicious FARM FRESH EGGS will be a delight for the whole family. We are so accustomed to devouring the end product without giving a thought to nature's role At close hand is an experience that your family will enjoy recalling Near the juncture of Dynamite Road and Cheohee Valley Road. Behind the 100 year old white house is a little self-service depot consisting of a mailbox to insert your cash, a cooling chest containing the eggs, AND A STYLISH PHOTO OF THE EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK. "Mildred" is a stunner -- with black and white feathers and a red wobbly headdress and gusset. A dozen fresh eggs cost $4.00. Should you have questions, call Amanda at 864-710-8569. I am going to call and ask if I can meet MILDRED and tour the premise. Miz Jeannie loves sharing the JOY of living In CHEOHEE (Valley, that is) I love you! Drink lots of water. Take care of the pets with extra ice cubes in their water Miz Jeannie
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PLANS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - (The following story was in the April 5, 1905 Keowee Courier). . .It has been decided by the session of Bethel Presbyterian church to celebrate the centennial of the church August 9 and 10 of this year. This church was organized in 1805. A program of centennial activities will be published soon. . .A committee was appointed consisting of T.M. Kelley, Dr. W.K. Sharp, J.F. Neville and J.W. Holleman to procure funds to purchase a monument on which shall be inscribed the names of all the pastors and officers of the church during the past century. . .We invite the people of the county generally and those of other counties and States to attend our Centennial. . .It is proposed by several families to erect tents and spend the night on the church ground. It appears that this is going to be a popular feature of the occasion. As many as so desire may bring tents to camp on the ground. Those who do not will be most cordially and heartily welcomed into the homes of our people. . .So, let all come. . .Signed: R.L. Rogers. . .(Footnote written by Ashton Hester: Of course, Bethel celebrated its bicentennial in 2005.) JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: BLUE GRASS JAM 7PM Food: Blue Ridge Grill Thurs: Food: Blue Ridge Grill and PALMETTO TRAIL TALK 6PM Fri: Food: Pachuy’s Street Tacos Music: Freddie Vanderford 6:30PM Sat: Food: Legends Pacific Grill Music: Matt Phillips and What’s Good 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: Wheelie Good Food Music: Down Homesteaders 4PM
OCONEE-A publication of Tamassee-Salem High School Spring 1989 is a magazine published by the TS High students under the editor/teacher Den Lathan. A feature story by student Michael Goetting on artist Gale McKinley, tells of her teaching years associated with T-S school. She had a “flair for the unusual.” She painted murals of Native Americans, wildlife, and nature scenes on the walls. These murals are intact on the walls of the auditorium now called the Eagles Nest Art Center. LRM
Organic Farming: Catch those Japanese Beetles early in the morning. Just brush them into a container to capture them and put the lid on. No need for poison! Maybe you are lucky enough to have chickens running around the yard to clean up all kinds of unwanted bugs and ticks.
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected]
Oconee Mountain Opry: July 19, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent featuring Kaylee Noelle, Ned Lucas and the return of The Waterkickers! Enjoy a fun evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Jazzy Jeff of Sony 107.9 will be broadcasting live! More information 864-280-1258
COMEDY SHOW: Friday August 1, 2025 at 8PM. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
THE EASTERS: Friday September 19, 2025 at7PM. ENAC will host Jeff and Sheri Easter, Grammy nominated and Dove award winning gospel singers. Doors open at 6PM for general admission. Advance Tickets $20 online $25 day of the event at the door. More information call 864-710-8758.
Ongoing 2025 Events Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS – Cost is $50 each month. 3rd grade through adult. Call 864-280-1258 for lessons!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities Each Wednesday at 12 noon. Reserve your seat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912 for more info.
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: WET FELTED BOWLS: Instructor Melanie Sim will teach how to make a beautiful wet felted bowl. Materials provided Cost $45. Upcoming QUILTING CLASS. Email: [email protected] to inquire about classes.
Church News Salem Methodist Church 520 Church St down town Salem. Sunday School and breakfast at 9AM and Worship Service 10:30AM. Community Women’s Bible Study on Mondays at 10AM. We will be resuming our prayer group on Monday, July 14. We will meet at the church, in the parlor (upstairs) from 11:15 - 12:15. I’d like to thank Linda Springstead for facilitating the prayer group while I was gone over the winter. Look forward to seeing many of you there. Blessings, Sandy Steblin
Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church -Your child(ren) 4-12 years of age are invited to VBS “ The Creator Is Our Friend/What Do You Hear? Lil Ledford from Clemson 4-H will join us again this year for a special feature on sounds in nature. Sunday July 20, 1-4pm, at the Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall. Invite your friends! See you soon!
Find something good to share! LRM
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EDITOR: I feel so blessed to have been reared in our small part of the world. We have good people, strong faith, and hard workers. Values that were shared around kitchen table at suppertime. Most of us were not born with the silver spoon mentality. Our table was placed with good strong stainless and the china was from points our mom earned with S&H green stamps or from grocery store special promotions. Mom served “farm to table food” that is now seen as a luxury for some today. Our house was small. But our life was big! I would not trade it for the world! The old saying is true, “Love grows in small places.” Then go share it in the world. LR Martin
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch and July 4th! Come to the annual July 4th celebration on the Eagles Nest ball field, located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem, SC 29676. Bring your chairs starting at 8PM. 864-944-2819 Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. *Tech Help on Tuesdays at 2PM on a first come first serve basis. Closed July 4th. 864-944-0912
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit July 8th 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076. Health: Take this heat seriously. Work outside when temperatures are cooler. Carry cold refreshing water. Stop before you feel dizzy and faint. Get in the shade of beautiful trees to help cool down. ( Another reason to save the trees!)
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell Miz Jeannie Learned a Lesson Some acquaintances from the northern climes are threatening to visit me again this year. They believe that Myrtle Beach is an accessory to the state of Ohio. It seems as South Carolina is being invaded by everyone in Cincinnati, East Liverpool, and Dayton. Gentle readers I know that I am spunky and adorable and my actual age is far beyond my youthful presentation. Perhaps that is why the Kellys expect on me to wait on them hand and foot while they never even bring me a bucket of buckeyes! OK. Pay attention now, this is the heart of the story. So I call the editor,“ Lynne, you have got to help me out! The odious Kellys are threatening to visit me again! Please call them and tell them that I am on a cruise!” To which Lynne replies, “ Jeannine I not very good at lying. Now, how else can I help you?” Then I said, “ Oh it is just a little lie. Jesus is not even going to count it.” She replied again, “ I am very bad at lying.” Then I thought about Lynne growing up. What an amazing family she must have had. Love you!! Miz Jeannie
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester EAGLE BASKETBALL PLAYER WAS REGION "PLAYER OF THE YEAR" IN 1994-95 - (The following story was in the March 8, 1995 Keowee Courier). . .Tamassee-Salem's Josh Gibson was named the Region 1-A boys' basketball Player of the Year for the 1994-95 season. . .Two other Eagles, Chris Martin and Kevin Madden, were also named to the All-Region team, and Hal Dunlap was named Coach of the Year. . .Sue Carpenter of the Lady Eagles was named to the girls' All-Region team. . .The Tamassee-Salem boys finished the season with a 19-6 overall record including 11-3 in region games, which was good for a second-place finish behind McCormick.
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: Food: Chef Cherisse 12PM Music: BLUE GRASS JAM 7PM Thurs: Food: Chef Cherisse 12PM Music: CT Practice 6:00PM Fri: Food: KODESH BBQ & Bowls Music: HAMMOCK THEORY 6:30PM Sat: Food Truck: FARM to FIRE PIZZA Music: Scott Low 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: FARM to FIRE PIZZA Music: JAZZY TRINITY 4PM
Oldest Festival in SC: Hillbilly Day Friday, July 4th 2025, 9AM-3PM, 125 Verner Mill Road , Mountain Rest, SC .. Free parking and free admission, donations are encouraged. Home town fun with Music, pig chasing, goat petting, vendors, BBQ plates and more! Bring your own chair and join the fun for the entire family!
INDEPENDENCE DAY July 4, 1776- Birthday of America when the thirteen American colonies declared independence from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence….. “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation…..
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] Oconee Mountain Opry: July 19, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a fun entertaining evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. For more information 864-280-1258
Next COMEDY SHOW: Friday August 1, 2025 at 8PM. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
**Save the Date: Friday September 19, 2025 at 7PM ENAC will host THE EASTERS, gospel group! **
Ongoing 2025 Events Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS – Cost is $50 each month. 3rd grade through adult. Call 864-280-1258 for lessons!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities Each Wednesday at 12 noon. Reserve your seat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912 for more info.
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: Email: [email protected] Some classes fill up fast! July 14, 4PM-7PM Beginning Crochet Class $20. Pre-registration required.
Church News: Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church -Your child(ren) 4-12 years of age are invited to VBS “ The Creator Is Our Friend/What Do You Hear? Lil Ledford from Clemson 4-H will join us again this year for a special feature on sounds in nature. Sunday July 20, 1-4pm, at the Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall. Invite your friends! See you soon!
FOR THE KIDS: Duke’s World of Energy hosts “Wednesdays at the World of Energy” free activities for children ages 5-12. Programs begin at 10AM and last about 1 hour. Adult supervision required. For event dates see duke-energy.com/worldofenergy. July 9 will offer fun STEM activities * Upstate Lake Living, Summer 2025 magazine.
Prayer: Heavenly Father we lift up a precious child Brinlee Cannon and her family as they wait for a heart transplant. We lift anther child to you Payce Chappell and her family as Payce fights for her life from a sudden illness of meningitis. We need your miracles Lord! We trust you will surround them with courage, faith, peace, and healing. We trust thy will be done. We pray for America, our leaders, our military, and all involved in Middle East conflict! We pray for our world and all your children. Hear our cries in the name of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! LRM
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EDITOR: This came across my phone today as I prepare The Old Salem Post: “Blue Ridge Electric Alert! Consecutive days of extreme temperatures are driving high energy demand in our service territory. Power generators are reporting very limited reserves. You can help protect the electric grid and avoid possible temporary outages by conserving nonessential energy usage.” This begs the question: “Why does Oconee County continue to have the Welcome Mat out for more development when we are having problems meeting the demands of today?” LRMartin
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Get Ready for the annual July 4th celebration on the ball field! Bring your chairs starting at 8PM. Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. *Tech Help on Tuesdays at 2PM on a first come first serve basis.
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit June 26th, 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076. Health: As the temperatures soar, check on your elderly neighbors for any needs or do a neighborly well-check on anyone who lives alone or might be at risk for heat related health problems. The best hydration is water. Keep a water pitcher in the refrigerator for quick refreshment. Take water with you when you “run to town.” It makes the trip more comfortable.
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell Invest IT Wisely Really, what we are is what we do with our TIME. If you are lucky. your life on the average, will give you 79 years on Planet Earth. According to my research, you will spend about 28 years sleeping. Eating and drinking take up four years. You will spend approximately 115 days laughing and 30 days crying. Fifteen solid years of your life will be spent working at your job. The average Joe or Jane spends eleven years watching TV. Three years go by looking in your closet and deciding what to wear. Eight years, on average, are spent praying, meditating, and attending religious services. Every day we have to make many choices. Who are the recipients of your precious time? Family? Friends? Pets? Bosses? Causes? If you do not decide how to use your time, somebody else will. When Allan was in first grade, all of the mothers competed for volunteer jobs at the elementary school. The good jobs were taken quickly: reading tutor, hamster and fish tank attender, Tuesday Tootsie Pop Provider. The job that was left for me was: Mother-Who-Lines-Up- Kids-To-Eat-Lunch. Basically that job entailed showing up from 11 to 11:30, placing the wiggly, hungry kiddos in line, and SHHOOSHing them for chatting. My whole day was focused on my volunteer job. What made it worse was that the big fat bossy school secretary would fuss at me for not being on time or for my "creative parking," thus requiring me to park two blocks away from the school. Let this be a lesson to you about finding a good use for your time before someone else does! NEWS FLASH: It's SUMMER NOW! Hey You!!! I love you! Miz Jeannie
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester Here is a tragic story from 1935, which some of today's Salem residents might recall hearing about: FIRE DESTROYED SALEM STORE AND POST OFFICE IN 1935 - (The following story was in the March 6, 1935 Keowee Courier). . .Fire from a heater in the store of Postmaster Dewey Green, at Salem, in which the post office was located, destroyed the building, and Mr. Green was badly burned upon the hands, legs and body. . .(The following follow-up story was in the March 13, 1935 Keowee Courier). . .SALEM POSTMASTER DIES FROM BURNS. . .The death of George Dewey Green, postmaster at Salem, has cast a gloom over the village. Mr. Green, who had been postmaster here for the past ten years, was badly burned several days ago when the stove in the post office exploded. He was 33 years old. . .The explosion caused the loss of the post office building and all equipment, and eventually the life of Mr. Green.
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT, hosted by Rick Malec, Food: FERMENTARY PIZZA Thurs: Music: OLD TIME JAM 6:30PM Food: WHEELIE GOOD FOOD Fri: Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: THE BINGE 6:30PM Sat: Food Truck: PACHUY’S Music: WOLF MOONSTRING BAND 6:30PM Sun:12PM-7PM FOOD: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: DOWN HOMESTEADERS 4PM
Oldest Festival in SC: Hillbilly Day Friday, July 4th 2025, 9AM-3PM, 125 Verner Mill Road , Mountain Rest, SC .. Free parking and free admission, donations are encouraged. Home town fun with Music, pig chasing, chicken petting, vendors, BBQ plates and more! Please bring your own chair and join the fun for the entire family!
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] Oconee Mountain Opry: July 19, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a fun entertaining evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. For more information 864-280-1258
Next COMEDY SHOW: Friday August 1, 2025 at 8PM. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
**Save the Date: Friday September 19, 2025 at 7PM ENAC will host THE EASTERS, gospel group! ** Ongoing 2025 Events Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS – Cost is $50 each month. 3rd grade through adult. Call 864-280-1258 for lessons!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities Each Wednesday at 12 noon. Reserve your seat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912 for more info.
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: June 24 Wood Joinery Class $50 For more events or questions Email: [email protected] Some classes fill up fast! July 14, 4PM-7PM Beginning Crochet Class $20. Pre-registration required.________________________
Church News: Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church -Your child(ren) 4-12 years of age are invited to VBS “ The Creator Is Our Friend/What Do You Hear? Lil Ledford from Clemson 4-H will join us again this year for a special feature on sounds in nature. Sunday July 20, 1-4pm, at the Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall. Invite your friends! See you soon!
FOR THE KIDS: Duke’s World of Energy hosts “Wednesdays at the World of Energy” free activities for children ages 5-12. Programs begin at 10AM and last about 1 hour. Adult supervision required. For event dates see duke-energy.com/worldofenergy. Features face painting, balloon twisters, popcorn and more. June 25: Join the Pilot Club of Seneca and their famous BrainMinder puppets Gerald Giraffe, Penny Panda, Martin Monkey, Fiona Fox and more friends as they teach children interesting facts about the brain! Friday, June 27 at 1:30PM The Critter Keeper is back! Reptiles, critters and more! Join the Critter Keeper in this fun program and touch a critter * Upstate Lake Living, Summer 2025 magazine.
Continue prayers for precious 12 year old Brinlee Cannon and her family as they wait for a heart transplant.
Pray for USA, our leaders, our military, and all involved in Middle East conflict! Pray for our world and thank God we live in America! God Bless America! * Happy Birthday Adam Hopkins & Kaitlyn Hunter!
Proud to be an American! LRM
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EDITOR: It is sad to see division in our country over illegal immigrants who have come to America. I am certain many illegal immigrants are wonderful people. It is always those few who ruin it for everyone. My thoughts are with the parents of Laken Riley, the nursing student in Athens, Georgia murdered while jogging around campus by an illegal immigrant. And, recently Larisha Sharell Thompson, a SC mother from Lexington was murdered during attempted robbery by 6 illegal immigrants. We should not be divided but stand united against criminal activity in America. LR Martin
Town of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch. 864-944-2819 Get Ready for the annual July 4th celebration on the ball field! Bring your chairs starting at 8PM. Salem Library: 5 Park Avenue Mon 10AM-6PM, Tues-Fri 9AM-5PM. Closed 12-1. *Tech Help on Tuesdays at 2PM on a first come first serve basis.
MOBILE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE thru the Clemson Rural Health comes twice each month to Downtown Salem located across or beside the Fire Department, offering primary and acute care including chronic disease management. Next visit June 26th, 9AM-3PM. Walk-in or call 864-656-3076. Health: Protect your skin and your eyes from the sunshine. Apply Sunscreen when you plan to be exposed to the sun remembering the tip of the nose and ears. Wear a hat for extra protection. Sunglasses help protect your eyes and prevent cataracts… Check out the website familyhealthcheckup.org for daily health tips also heard on WGN radio station 96.7
Jottings from Miz Jeannie by Jeannie Barnwell "The Salem Home Demonstration Club's Household Guide" The name inside the booklet, dated 1951, claims Suzanne as the owner. The handy guide contains 1001 helpful tips covering such topics as baking, canning, business law, kitchen measures, US Presidents and postal rates. The president at the time was Harry Truman, who was followed by Dwight Eisenhower. A stamp to mail a letter cost 3 cents. If you are seriously injured, CALL YOUR DOCTOR and he will close up his office and come visit you. Think back to 1951. Some folks did not have indoor plumbing or electricity. A television was a rarity. Name all of the plug-in appliances that have been invented since 1951! Electric can openers and tooth brushes come to mind. Can you recall any of the local merchants who sponsored this dandy little booklet? SALEM: Abercrombies Shopping Center, Talley's Self Service, R.R. Bearden Groceries, Feeds & Hardware WALHALLA: Belk-Gallant Company- "Walhalla's largest and best Department Store." AND.... all the phone numbers were just four digits with no area codes. Bring back the Salem Home Demonstration Club, I say. I could use practical advice on using my phone. Hey! Maybe I could finally access my 8 track tape collection! I encourage you to spend time with our senior citizens. Ask them about their memories of Oconee County back in their day! Miz Jeannie loves you and says a little prayer for YOU everyday!
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester HISTORY FAIR HELD AT TAMASSEE-SALEM IN 1985 - (The following story was in the March 6, 1985 Keowee Courier). . .The Tamassee-Salem gymnasium was filled with numerous impressive history exhibits last week as the students participated in the school's first History Week Fair. . .The exhibits covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from local history such as Oconee Station and the Tamassee DAR School, to national history such as various presidents of the United States and wars in which the U.S. has fought. . .The students wrote papers as well as creating exhibits. . .Judging took place on Wednesday with the following winners named in the senior high and junior high divisions. . .SENIOR HIGH DIVISION. . .Group Projects: Rick Haney and Charles Frick, first place; Travis Burrell and Tony Goetting, second place; Steve Holcombe and Kirk Edwards, third place. . .Individual Projects: Sharon Moss, first place; Missy Brown, second place; Mary Hudson, third place. . .Historical Papers: Kyle Hardin, first place; Joan Campbell, second place. . .Media: Kevin Brown, first place. . .JUNIOR HIGH DIVISION. . .Group Projects: Jimmy Wilson and Glenn Nicholson, first place; Eddie Collins and Bryan Dotson, second place. . .Individual Projects: Karen Collins, first place; Brian O'Kelley, second place; Tracy McClain, third place. . .Historical Papers: JoAnn Rowland, first place; Andrea Porter, second place; Michelle Winchester, third place. . .Honorable Mentions: Michael Griffin, B.B. Cato, Anthony Galloway, Jeff Wyatt.
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Hours: Wed–Sat 9am-9pm & Sunday 12pm-7pm Events this week: Wed: Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: Blue Grass Jam 7PM Thurs: Palmetto Trail Talk Fri: Food: WHEELIE GOOD FOOD Music: DOWN HOMESTEADERS 6:30PM Sat: Food Truck: BLUE RIDGE GRILL Music: ANGELA EASTERLNG & BRANDON TURNER 6:30PM Sun: BLUE RIDGE GRILL 12PM-7PM Music: SINGER SONGWRITER SHOWCASE with Rick Malec 4PM
EAGLES NEST ART CENTER
Located 4 Eagle Lane, Salem SC 29676 2025 UPCOMING EVENTS www.eaglesnestartcenter.org Email: [email protected] Oconee Mountain Opry: July 19, 2025 7PM Original variety show of local and regional talent. Enjoy a fun entertaining evening. Unique Old Time Entertainment! Come early for homemade concessions, visit the OPUS museum, the Alumni Room, or search for nice gifts at our Treasure Store. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. For more information 864-280-1258
Next COMEDY SHOW: Friday August 1, 2025 at 8PM. Tickets $10 on line or at the door day of the event. Come out for an evening of family fun and family-friendly laughter!
Ongoing 2025 Events Treasure Store Open every Saturday 9AM-12PM and will begin opening on the first Wednesday each month from 12PM-6PM. Call to deliver donations 864-557-2462. We have some very nice items, vintage and brand-name clothing. Come check us out! We need more volunteers to open more hours!
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS – Cost is $50 each month. 3rd grade through adult. Call 864-280-1258 for lessons!
Senior Exercise every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:30AM and Saturdays at 10AM. Evening classes each week on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5PM-6PM. Cost $2.50 each class or $22.00 each month for unlimited classes. Classes are growing and the ladies are really enjoying the benefits of exercising and socializing together. NEW: Leisure Time Activities Each Wednesday at 12 noon. Reserve your seat $2.50. Text 864 612-0912 for more info.
Keowee Krafters is a nonprofit Maker Space for crafts, artisans and skills. Contact makekeowee.org Upcoming Classes at ENAC: June 16: Open Sewing: 12-4. $10 June 24 Wood Joinery Class $50 For more events or questions Email: [email protected] Some classes fill up fast!
Continue prayers for precious 12 year old Brinlee Cannon and her family as they wait for a heart transplant.
Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church -Your child(ren) 4-12 years of age are invited to VBS “ The Creator Is Our Friend/What Do You Hear? Lil Ledford from Clemson 4-H will join us again this year for a special feature on sounds in nature. Sunday July 20, 1-4pm, at the Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall. Invite your friends! See you soon!
Scripture Duke’s World of Energy hosts “Wednesdays at the World of Energy” free activities for children ages 5-12. Programs begin at 10AM and last about 1 hour. Adult supervision required. For event dates see duke-energy.com/worldofenergy. Features face painting, balloon twisters, popcorn and more. * Upstate Lake Living, Summer 2025 magazine. June 18- Meet local fire-fighters as the Keowee Fire Department will present cool tools on the fire engine!
Happy Birthday Week Jeannie! LRM
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