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🌱 Patch AM: How Easley hosted Hawaii’s resilient new Senior League world champions
Be sure to catch The Silos of Easley Presents Passenger Princess on the Easley Patch calendar
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!)
- 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 ★
- The Silos of Easley Presents Passenger Princess →
The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
6:30 pm
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Passenger Princess →
The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
6:30 pm - THE ODD COUPLE →
Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
3:00 pm - Strengthening Families Program
West End Elementary School Easley, SC 29642
6:00 pm - SDPC TOY/SEOY Banquet
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Madren Center, Clemson
7:00 pm - GMS Football @ Riverside
R.H. Gettys Middle School 458 Riverside St, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA
6:00 pm - Benny Hagerty →
The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
6:30 pm - THE ODD COUPLE →
Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
7:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
📣 Easley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SDPC TOY/SEOY Banquet
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Madren Center, Clemson
7:00 pm - GMS Football @ Riverside
R.H. Gettys Middle School 458 Riverside St, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA
6:00 pm - 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
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
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- HSRZ Preview 2026: Liberty Red Devils (wspa.com)
Pickens
- 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)
Ok Easley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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