🌱 Patch AM: How Easley hosted Hawaii’s resilient new Senior League world champions

Hi there, Easley! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Easley hosted Hawaii's resilient new Senior League world champions
• Easley community prepares to honor the life of Evelyn Zipperer

Also on today's calendar: Passenger Princess and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 91, low: 62.
• Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pearl City world champs talk title, sharing Kendama (khon2.com) — Young baseball players from Pearl City, Hawaii traveled all the way to Easley where they captured a Senior League World Series championship after an exhausting journey and a tough opening loss. Their coach and players describe how years of playing together, mental toughness, and even sharing Hawaii's Kendama toy culture with others helped turn adversity into a memorable title run.
   

• Evelyn Zipperer Obituary Aug 18, 2026 (robinsonfuneralhomes.com) — Family and friends in Easley can honor Gladys Evelyn Powell Zipperer at a visitation Monday morning, August 24, at Robinson Funeral Home on Powdersville Road, followed by a funeral and burial at Robinson Memorial Gardens. The longtime Trinity Baptist Church member is remembered for her deep faith, love of family, and the joy she found in simple, shared moments.
   

📸 Around Easley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• The Silos of Easley Presents Passenger Princess →
  The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Passenger Princess →
  The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• THE ODD COUPLE →
  Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
  3:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Strengthening Families Program
  West End Elementary School Easley, SC 29642
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• SDPC TOY/SEOY Banquet
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Madren Center, Clemson
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• GMS Football @ Riverside
  R.H. Gettys Middle School 458 Riverside St, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Benny Hagerty →
  The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm
• THE ODD COUPLE →
  Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• SDPC TOY/SEOY Banquet
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Madren Center, Clemson
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• GMS Football @ Riverside
  R.H. Gettys Middle School 458 Riverside St, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Pickens County & Upstate Pantry Summit →
  Rosewood Center, 419 E Main St, Liberty
  9:00 am
• BINGO THURSDAYS (1) →
  The Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkintown Hwy, Pickens
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Cowboys George Pickens Puts NFL On Notice Following Spectacular Camp (fox16.com)
• City council votes to indefinitely suspend Pickens city administrator (foxcarolina.com)
• SC racecar driver raising $3.7M asking price for historic Greenville racetrack. Here's how to help (thestate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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