Contributors
The Pendleton Bookshop (Amy Albright, lifelong reader, self-professed literary nerd, and founder and owner of The Pendleton Bookshop, shares timely reading suggestions and invites one and all to come visit her and browse the collection in the historic Hunter’s Store building on Pendleton’s town square.) Most recent post . . .
Close to Home (The Pendletonian’s Publishing-Editor, Elizabeth Boleman-Herring, descended from Anderson County Smiths, Shirleys, and Bolemans down her maternal line, has lived in and loved Pendleton since 1992, when she returned from Europe to teach Journalism at Clemson University and The University of Georgia. She edits the international journal, Hubris, and writes an occasional column here on subjects close to home and heart.) Most recent post . . .
Mayor of Pendleton (Frank Crenshaw, a lifelong resident of Pendleton, where he took over the family business, Crenshaw TV & Appliance, in 1976, attended Pendleton Elementary School and Pendleton High School and holds a degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Southern Wesleyan University. Elected to Pendleton’s Town Council in October of 1990, for over three decades Crenshaw has served his hometown as Councilman and Mayor.) Most recent post . . .
Upcountry Critters (Dr. Tim Drake, Jr., awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Henry McMaster for public service to the State of South Carolina, and State Entomologist, Division of Regulatory and Public Service Programs, State Program Manager for the Department of Pesticide Regulation, and Assistant Director of Regulatory Programs at Clemson University, writes about creatures small and six- or eight-legged. He is a treasured South Carolina resource on historic homes and restoration, and, when not in his university office, may almost always be found in the field, working on major restoration projects.) Most recent post . . .
Mr. Farmer’s Garden (Jenks Farmer, author of Funky Little Flower Farm, Gardening with Crinum Lilies, and Deep Rooted Wisdom; Lessons Learned from Generations of Gardeners, lives on and writes from an 18th-century South Carolina farm, now the site of a pioneering mail order nursery specializing in organically grown plants of the genus Crinum.) Most recent post . . .
Arboreal Pendleton (Karl Pokorny, who, with his wife Brenda, in 2014 founded TreeSouth LLC, is a lifelong arborist of national repute; recruited as a board member of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) at age 28, serving on both that organization’s Mid-Atlantic and the Southern Chapter Boards of Directors, and eventually becoming President of the latter. The Pokornys are currently restoring Lowther Hall, while attending closely to Pendleton’s leafy canopy.) Most recent post . . .
Art on The Square (Brenda McLean is Secretary of the Pendleton Gallery Cooperative, before which she spent eight years as Education Director at Blue Ridge Arts Center in Seneca. Her primary work as a pastelist informs her immediate and spontaneous landscapes with an emphasis on color and light. Scenes from the coast to the Great Blue Ridge serve as her inspiration. For The Pendletonian, McLean profiles local artists and their work.) Most recent post . . .
Hometown Historian (Jackie Reynolds, who writes for us about our town’s rich history, has written Pendleton, SC, Recollections & Reflections: A Timeline of Village History 1785–2020, the first edition of which received an Award of Merit in 2016 from the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies. The second volume in this series, titled Pendleton, SC, Recollection & Reflections, Vol II: Historic Houses, published 2024, profiles over 80 historic houses in the Pendleton area.) Most recent post . . .
Attending Physician (Michael Weingarten, D.O., aka “Dr. Mike,” was born in Charleston, South Carolina, where he attended The College of Charleston, then moved to the Upstate to earn his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, and complete his residency at AnMed. With his wife and two sons, Weingarten has made the Pendleton area his home and recently opened Down Home Health, a Family Medicine practice, in Pendleton.) Most recent post . . .