1st Monday Club of Anderson Welcomes State  Superintendent of Education, Dr. Mick Zais
Monday, January 9th, 2012

Let’s talk about education! Start your New Year off right by attending our 1st meeting of 2012 with special guest speaker Dr. Mick Zais.  He will discuss the state of our public schools and the impact of federal money on the state budget process.

Dr. Mitchell M. “Mick” Zais took the oath of office as State Superintendent of Education on January 12, 2011. Dr. Zais grew up in a military family, attending ten public schools in twelve years. Before winning public election as the seventeenth State Superintendent of Education, he served as President of Newberry College for ten years. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he served thirty-one years on active duty in the United States Army, retiring as a Brigadier General.

Our meeting will be held at Master’s Wok, 2921 N Main St, Anderson, SC29621 .  Buffet line opens at 11:45 and the business meeting begins promptly at 12:15.  Cost of lunch is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.  We expect to have a full house for this meeting so your RSVP is very important.  Once we have every seat filled, we will stop taking reservations.  If you see you cannot come after you RSVP, please notify us promptly.  You may call 934-3588 or email .

77 years ago, Anderson got its first wwi memorial, the spirit of the doughboy. After the third vandalism in 2008, here’s a brand new replacement. Many thanks to the Rainey family for leading the fundraising efforts to accomplish this project.

From Anderson Independent Mail

Buck Roberts, left, of A.B. Roberts Construction, and Weston Rainey, right, set a new casting of the Spirit of the American Doughboy statue at the American Legion hut grounds on East Greenville Street in Anderson. An official ceremony is being held at the American Legion hut , 11 a.m. Friday at 1301 East Greenville St. in Anderson.

Senators Ryberg, Grooms, Verdin, Bright & I are hosting a fundraiser for newly elected Rep. Josua Putnam. It will be at the Captal City Club in Columbia on Friday 11.18.11 at noon.

Joshua won his special election Anderson County this summer and will start his first session in Columbia in January. He is a young talent and former staff member in the office of Congressman Jeff Duncan. He brings great knowledge and enthusiasm to his office. Rep. Putnam & I serve the same constituents, and I’ve been impressed with his work ethic and commitment to the people of Anderson.

We would love to have your support. If you have any questions for Rep. Putnam, please contact him at www.joshuaputnam.com

PENDLETON — Congressman Jeff Duncan will deliver the keynote address at Tri-County Technical College’s Annual Report Luncheon set for Thursday, October 20.

The luncheon, held at the College’s Pendleton Campus beginning at 11:30 a.m., annually attracts approximately 250 community, business, industrial, government and political leaders from Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.

Duncan, who serves the residents of the 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina, was elected to Congress in November 2010, and serves on the House Natural Resources Committee, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security.

He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2002, and was named Chairman of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee in 2007.

Congressman Duncan is a 1988 graduate of Clemson University where he played football for Coach Danny Ford. Before being elected to Congress, he served as President and CEO of J. Duncan Associates, a South Carolina based, family owned real estate marketing firm which specialized in statewide real estate auctions.

He has been married to his wife, Melody, for 22 years and they have three sons: Graham, John Philip and Parker. They are members of First Baptist Church of Clinton.

-30-

This release prepared by the Office of Public Relations and Marketing.
Rebecca Eidson, Director
Lisa Garrett, Public Relations Associate