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WEATHER A6

Egg-tastic Easter
event on April 12
The City of Greer will be hosting an
Easter egg hunt, hiding more than 8,000
prize/candy-flled eggs for children
grades pre-school to ffth grade on Sat-
urday, April 12 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Other entertainment available will in-
clude infatables, face painting, games,
crafts and a magic show.
Those wishing to attend are asked to
bring an Easter basket. For more infor-
mation, contact Justin Miller at 848-
2192.
PLAY BALL: Little Leaguers prep for opening day B1
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 14 50 CENTS
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A rainy Saturday was
no match for the City of
Greers first International
Festival.
The event, which ran
from 11 a.m. 3 p.m. last
weekend, saw hundreds of
attendees come to Greer
City Hall to support and
represent more than 30
countries.
It exceeded even our
expectations for a first
time event, Greer Mayor
Rick Danner said. I cant
tell you the number of
people that came up to me
from other countries and
said We want to be a part
of this next year. Theres
potential there to continue
to expand this. We inten-
tionally started small, but
I think, in terms of the fu-
ture, theres an opportuni-
ty to create a much larger
event out of this.
Moving the event inside
due to weather may have
actually helped the event
succeed, Danner said.
SEE FESTIVAL | A6
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A
bout a year after her home on
East Bearden Street in Greer
was condemned, 77-year-old
Mary Lou Franklin returned to the
place she had lived since she was 8
years old.
What she found was a brand new
house.
I like it, Franklin said with her
hand firmly grasping the banister
on her new front porch.
For agencies and people willing
to help, getting Franklin to this mo-
ment has been a team effort.
It started with a call to the fire
department.
The Greer Fire Department
responded to the house because of
smoke in the kitchen area and saw
the poor conditions of the home,
Chuck Cunningham, a building
official with the city, said. They
actually called my department and,
at that point in time, based on the
conditions, we had no other option
but to condemn the home.
Leaving Franklin and her son,
John, without a place to stay, Cun-
ningham knew there was more
that needed to be done to help the
family.
Once we condemned the home,
we knew we had to find somewhere
for [Franklin] and her son to stay,
Cunningham said. We called the
victims advocate from the police
department, the Red Cross and
some other agencies here in Greer,
such as Greer Relief. They were able
to get her some temporary housing.
At that point we forwarded the
information to Greenville County
Redevelopment Authority (GCRA)
and they took it from there. They
ran with it, he said.
Cunningham, the city and con-
cerned community members asked
for as much assistance as they
could get.
Chuck Cunningham reached
out to us, said Martin Livingston,
executive director of the GCRA. He
asked, first, to assist with demoli-
SEE HOME | A6
Create 800
new jobs
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
BMW Group will expand
its services in the Greer
area, spending $1 billion
between now and 2016
to create 800 additional
jobs.
Celebrating 20 years
of production in the U.S.,
BMW officials made the
announcement last Friday
at a gathering featuring
U.S. Secretary of Com-
merce Penny Pritzker and
South Carolina Gov. Nikki
Haley.
We will expand the
plants annual production
capacity by 50 percent
up to 450,000 vehicles by
the end of 2016, said Dr.
Norbert Reithofer, chair-
man of BMWs Board of
Management. Todays ca-
pacity is around 300,000
vehicles. This investment
will also create an addi-
tional 800 jobs, increas-
ing the total workforce to
8,800 on site.
Greer Mayor Rick Danner
said the news will mean
more growth in Greer.
This will be a big part of
what the future of Greer is
SEE BMW | A5
HAPPY
TO BE
BMW will
invest
$1 billion
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Groups representing more than 30 countries focked to Greer City Hall to celebrate
the citys frst International Festival last Saturday.
International Festival
rocks downtown Greer

HOME

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Mary Lou, left, and John Franklin were shown their new home on East Bearden Street in Greer last week. It had been a
year since their old house was condemned.
Good Samaritan helps rebuild life
I was taught to love, share
and care for
people. I just
wanted to help.
Peter Marsh
Dr. Norbert Reithofer

It exceeded even our expectations for a
first time event...Theres potential there to
continue to expland this.
Rick Danner
Mayor, City of Greer
CDBG funds
passed
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Fire Depart-
ment presented the 2013
annual report during the
March 25 Greer Council
meeting.
Since last year, the de-
partment has begun using
iPads to report on scene,
and the departments av-
erage response time last
year was 4.58, which is a
.07 increase from 2012.
The number of training
hours paid staff complet-
ed last year increased by
55 percent and, after sev-
en people complete their
medical training, the de-
partment will
have 100 per-
cent of all line
staff trained
for EMT or
higher. All captains and
lieutenants are presently
Fire Officer II or higher
trained.
In 2013, the department
conducted 1,190 inspec-
SEE COUNCIL | A6
Fire Dept. releases
annual report
See
related
story | A9
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Amy Cofields back-
ground education, law,
business-owner is what
she said makes her a good
fit for state superinten-
dent.
Now, in business with
her brother since 2002,
Cofield practices law at
Cofield Law Firm in Lex-
ington. She wants to focus
on teacher evaluations and
retaining good teachers.
Most of what I want to
work on and for goes if
Im elected goes well with
my background, Cofield
said. It seems like a lot of
our issues that we struggle
with today are the same
issues that, as a teacher,
we were struggling with
25 years ago when I was
teaching school.
Student achievement is
just one way to evaluate
teachers, she said.
There are a lot of oth-
er factors that go into
whether or not a teacher
is really good or not be-
cause if a teacher is given
a certain socioeconomic
deprived area or the lower
students in class or the
higher students in class,
it effects the amount that
those children can logi-
cally learn in a year, Co-
field said. Those kinds of
things are going to have to
be taken into account and
youre going to have to be
real careful to not to com-
pare apples to oranges.
The orchestra teacher
at my sons high school
shes one of the best
teachers I have ever seen
in my life, she said. How
are we going to compare
her to the ELA teacher or
the ELA teacher that has
those kids who come from
poorer families, poorer
backgrounds or poorer
school districts? Thats a
challenge. Thats a chal-
lenge we need to work
on.
Cofield grew up in the
Upstate and graduated
from T. L. Hanna High.
She received her bache-
lors and masters in early
childhood education from
the University of South
Carolina and is certified in
elementary education and
learning disability as well.
She taught fifth grade at
Starr Elementary in Ander-
son County before return-
ing to USC to get her law
degree. Cofield then began
practicing with her father
until he died.
She had been teacher
for a few years, making
$19,000 a year, when her
dad
I was thinking of going
on to work on my Ph.D.
and he talked about how
much it was going to cost
me to get that degree and
then how much I was go-
ing to make after I got it
and he said You are never
going to be able to support
your family on that kind
of investment and what
youre going to get out of
itIn retrospect, thats
sad I still have dreams of
teaching school. I loved it.
Teaching lost me because I
couldnt afford it.
Cofield has two children
in Lexington public schools
one in ninth grade and
the other in fifth. The
school district her sons at-
tend implemented grad-
ing for learning, which
concerned Cofield and led
to her involvement.
As I became involved
in that in Lexington, it
involved things that were
totally against everything
that I stand for, she said.
They didnt grade home-
work anymore. No quizzes,
no projects and then they
would base a kids grade
on two or three what they
called summative tests.
Then if they didnt do real
well on their tests, they
can just do it over again.
It went against every-
thing she was trying to
teach her children to be
competitive, to work hard
and to do things correctly
the first time.
We dont get do-overs
in real life, Cofield said.
When I go to court next
week and I stand before
the judge I cant say,
Judge, I had a really bad
weekend. Can I put this
off until next weekend?
Those kinds of things just
dont happen.
Cofield is one of 13 can-
didates vying to be super-
intendent.
The primary is June 10.
More information on Co-
field is available at amyco-
field.com.
LELAND BURCH
TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING
Leland Burch will sign
copies of his new book,
Greer, S.C. the Center
of the Universe, during
an open house at Dob-
sons Gifts, 1407 W. Wade
Hampton Blvd., Greer, on
Thursday, April 3, from 6
8 p.m.
FIRST FRIDAY LUNCHEON
ON APRIL 4
The First Friday Lun-
cheon, held by the Greater
Greer Chamber of Com-
merce and presented by
Greer Memorial Hospital,
will be held on April 4
from 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m.
Visit greerchamber.com.
PELHAM POWER
BREAKFAST AT ROOSTERS
The Pelham Power Break-
fast, presented by Greer
State Bank, will be held on
April 9 from 8 9 a.m. at
Roosters Mens Grooming
Center, 3935 Pelham Road,
Greenville. The event is
free to members.
HANDSHAKES AND
HASHBROWNS APRIL 16
The networking event,
presented by Bank of
Travelers Rest, will be held
at Enhanced Living Chiro-
practic, 140 Sage Creek
Way, Greer, on April 16
from 8 9 a.m. The event
is free to members.
RED CROSS NEW DISASTER
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
An orientation for new
volunteers or people con-
sidering volunteering will
be held on April 17 and
June 19 from 6 8 p.m.
at the Spartanburg Office,
131 E. Main St., and May 6
and June 3 from 6-8 p.m.
at the Greenville Office,
940 Grove Road. Email
wcrdvmt@redcross.org.
SMALL BUSINESS
SERIES, APRIL 22
A seminar conducted by
Curtis Harper, a franchise
broker from Greenville.
Curtis will discuss avail-
able franchising opportu-
nities and the process of
franchising.
The workshop will be
held on April 22 from 6:30
p.m. 8 p.m. at the Greer
Development Corporation,
11-B S. Main St., Greer, in
the second floor confer-
ence room.
For more information
contact Beth Smith at 592-
6318.
QUILT SHOW
APRIL 25 AND 26
The annual Quilt Show
at the Greer Heritage Mu-
seum will be held April
25 and 26. The museum
is looking for quilters
who want to display their
handmade quilts in one of
two divisions: hand quilt-
ed and machine quilted.
Ribbons will be given for
best quilts and a best-of-
show cash prize will be
awarded.
Interested quilters can
bring their quilts to the
museum on April 23 from
1 4 p.m. or make arrange-
ments for other times.
There will be a $5 entry
fee for each quilter.
call 877-3377.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer So-
ciety needs volunteer driv-
ers to transport patients
to local treatment centers.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering as a driver must
have a good driving re-
cord, valid drivers license,
automobile insurance and
a vehicle in good working
condition. The American
Cancer Society provides
free training for this pro-
gram.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
GODS PANTRY
REQUESTS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs
nonperishable food dona-
tions.
Items can be dropped
off at: 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m. noon, 2481 Rac-
ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-
days 1 4 p.m. or 700
E. Main St., Duncan, on
Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call Wendy at 963-
4441.
SHARONS CLOSET
NEEDS SEASONAL CLOTHES
Sharons Closet needs
spring and summer cloth-
ing donations. New or gen-
tly used clothing accepted
Monday through Friday 8
a.m. 4 p.m. at 783 S. Line
St Ext., Greer.
GCM NEEDS
CONDIMENTS, CEREAL
Greer Community Min-
istries needs mustard,
ketchup, mayonnaise, rel-
ish and salad dressings.
The Fab Five item of the
week is boxed cereal.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254.

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It seems like a lot of our issues that we
struggle with today are the same issues
that, as a teacher, we were struggling with
25 years ago when I was teaching school.
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Since being born in the
Reedy River nine years
ago, he has become one of
the most well known frogs
in the Upstate.
When he isnt catching
flies in the outfield, the
Greenville Drives Reedy
Ripit is socially outgoing
and an advocate for read-
ing, through the Drive
Reading All-Stars program,
and safe driving, through
the Greenville Drive Just
Drive program.
Reedy pretty much ex-
emplifies the brand of the
Greenville Drive, I mean
thats anywhere from per-
forming during the games
to doing community out-
reach, said James Fowler,
Greenville Drives creative
services manger.
Each season, in addition
to the 70 Drive games,
Reedy attends more than
100 events throughout
the Upstate, sometimes
even on game days. These
events include appearanc-
es at schools, hospitals,
churches and walks.
Reedy can be anywhere
in the City of Greenville
and outside on any given
day, Fowler said.
We have programs to
kind of meet people of all
ages because what we kind
of say about Reedy and the
Drive is whether youre six
or 96, this is fun afford-
able family entertainment,
and thats what Reedys all
about, said Director of
Game Entertainment Sam
LoBosco.
The concept of Reedy
began with a contest won
by a student who first pro-
posed the idea of Reedy.
Since then, Reedy has
developed into a playful,
energetic and fun charac-
ter familiar to Greenville
Drive fans.
It was a contest, and
so we asked students and
people from around the
upstate to provide what
they thought would be
the mascot of Greenville
Drive, and it happened to
be a student that won the
contest. Reedy, hes a frog
and hes lovable, LoBosco
said.
Since established, Reedy
has served not only as a
means of marketing the
Greenville Drive brand,
but also as a path to con-
nect with the Upstate com-
munities.
Reedy makes appearanc-
es at events with partners
of Greenville Drive, includ-
ing the Greenville Health
Systems, Bons Secours St.
Francis, the Blood Connec-
tion and Blue Cross and
Blue Shield.
This past weekend we
had Let There Be Mom
here for their annual Seek
and Snap, and Reedy was
here lifting the spirits of
kids and families where
the parents are gravely ill
or have terminal illnesses
and he was out here help-
ing them with their Seek
and Snap, LoBosco said.
Therere a lot of groups
in the area Reedy is here
for.
In addition to his social
work, as part of the Green-
ville Drive team, Reedy
helps out in the Greenville
Drive front office. Before
games he helps prepare
t-shirts for the t-shirt
toss and he now manages
his own Twitter account,
where he communicates
with fans and mascots of
other minor league teams.
[The minor league base-
ball mascots are] all good
friends, LoBosco said.
Usually the other mascots
from teams in our league
just stay at their own fa-
cility, the only time when
its really a friendly rivalry
between the mascots is
during the mascot mania
competition through mi-
nor league baseball. Essen-
tially we have all of the mi-
nor league baseball teams
to participate and have
their fans vote on their
mascot to be the most
popular mascot in minor
league baseball. But, well
play off the rivalry, espe-
cially with Charleston be-
ing the other in-state team
and being the New York
Yankees affiliate. Were
the Red Sox affiliate, so
theres that natural rivalry
there that were really go-
ing to play off this year in
a fun way.
Similar to other mascots,
Reedys job has expected
hazards, like the neces-
sary awareness of whats
taking place on the field to
avoid being hit by a base-
ball which hasnt yet
happened and due to
his tall size and his larger
belly, he has to be careful
not to bump into things.
Reedy is very tall and
he has big feet too, so hes
always making sure hes
not bopping into too many
things. But, for the most
part, hes here to have fun
and be safe too, LoBosco
said.
Reedys taller stature
and bigger belly lends it-
self well though to his sig-
nature move that LoBosco
refers to as the belly wig-
gle.
Hes got kind of a big-
ger belly, but hes always
working on his fitness,
and he likes to dance
around so he does a little
belly wiggle, he said.
LoBosco said most chil-
dren are not fearful of
Reedy and many of them
will come up to him and
give him high-fives or
waves.
He realizes theres not
a lot of other big frogs
around, so hes unique in
a lot of ways, but he un-
derstand that everybodys
unique in their own way,
LoBosco said. He under-
stands that everybodys
not going to react the
same way to him, hes
very cognisant of that and
he wants to make sure
that everybodys having a
good experience, whether
theyre just waving from a
distance or coming up to
give him a high-five.
Reedy made an appear-
ance last night at Tues-
days on Trades Mascot
Night, and he will be at
the Greenville Drives first
home game on April 10.
about the Greenville Drive
or where Reedy Ripit will
be in the community, visit
milb.com.
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TODAY, APRIL 2
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
THE GREER CHURCH of God
fellowship building host-
ing a Gospel and Blue Grass
Jam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call
877-3668.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
THE SERTOMA CLUB at
Great Bay Oyster House at
6:30 p.m. Call Bob Bowman
at 316-2727.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, APRIL 7
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
GRACE PLACE IN Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
MTCC TOUR MEETS at the
MTCC, at 84 Groce Road in
Lyman at 10 a.m. Potential
volunteers and interested
parties can tour the facility
and learn about programs
ofered.
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. All list-
ings are subject to editing
and/or omission due to
space constraints. Please
submit information about
area events, meetings, etc.
to Amanda Irwin at 877-
2076, email to abradford@
greercitizen.com or mail
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ts not that I place less importance
on people than animals, but while I
simply cannot dredge up a memory of
someone I met or even knew quite well
decades ago, I can somehow remember
the animal in their life with laser-like
precision.
Honestly, I cannot tell you how I
admire the millions of people who say,
You know, I may not remember a name,
but I never forget a face.
Because I forget faces all the time! And
before you write me off as a victim of
early-onset dementia, I will tell you that
of what I speak is generally about people
I havent seen in years- although, I must
admit, I might not recognize the cashier
I often see at the Bi-Lo. I just spotted her
where she has no business being, at the
Post Office, and not taking my coupons
or accepting my exact change.
For some reason, animals burn their
memories straight into my brain and this
is why, when I recently received an email
asking, Hi Pam, do you remember me?
You were my first riding instructor, back
in the 70s. I had a horse named Star.
Without blinking, I typed back, Small,
bay, Arab, mare? to which she replied,
Yes! but I hadnt a clue what she
looked like. I remembered a pleasant
little girl who used to ride the horse,
but that was it. I could no more describe
her hair or facial features better than
I could the man in the moon, whereas
I could give a detailed police report, if
necessary, of what Star looked like, right
down to the small white patch between
her liquid brown eyes, which provided
her namesake.
This has happened to me so many
times that it would be comedic, if not so
insulting, to others.
Remember Rhonda, the other brides-
maid, at my wedding? asked a girl-
friend, recalling her big day sometime in
the mid 80s.
Rhooonda... I mused, trying to place
a face.
Oh, for heavens sake, Pam, my
friend barked, There were only two
bridesmaids and you were one of them.
Rhonda. The redhead! Surely you re-
member?
One-eyed Boston Terrier? I said, sud-
denly on track.
I dont know, maybe, anyway, I hear
she moved to Venezuela last year. Met a
musician, left her husband, and-
Whatever happened to that dog? I
interrupted, as this was a more interest-
ing subject to me.
I dont know what happened to the
dog! Who cares about the dog!
It was a cute dog, I replied, meekly.
Had a tremor in its front legs. She used
to put pencils between the toes of his
front paws and it looked like he was
playing the drums.
Unapologetic as it sounds, yes, I must
admit that I remembered the quavering
terrier far more than the young woman
of which the only other memory I have
is her constant tugging at the sweetheart
neckline of her crimson bridesmaid
dress, in a rather self-seeking attempt
to boost her decolletage. I, on the other
hand, built like a bookmark, could only
look on with bemusement and a touch of
envy. Standing next to her, also woefully
decked out in bright red, I looked like a
thermometer.
But I really liked that dog.
Oh, yeah! I said, remembering an-
other tid-bit.
Finally, you remember her, my friend
said, relieved to be able to finish her
story.
Dont you remember? I urged. She
played a tape of Johnny Winters Fran-
kenstein, and then put that dog on her
lap, with the pencils, and made it look
like it was playing the drum solo from
the middle of the song.
My friend simply stared at me.
Not during your wedding, I quickly
amended, during the reception. And
I think he peed on her bouquet. I con-
tinued, then, catching her expression,
trailed off, probably to get even for the
drum thing...
Im not even sure Rhonda remembers
that part. Those were the days of open
bar and Long Island iced teas.
So, if weve met in the past and I make
your acquaintance, again, sometime in
the future, please dont feel offended if I
cant quite place you.
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Dont I know you?
Greer International
Festival puts on a show
Cultures from around the globe descended
upon Greer City Hall last Saturday to celebrate
Greers inaugural International Festival.
The events success was evident from the mo-
ment you walked in the door. With dances, dem-
onstrations, colorful apparel and tasty food, the
festival was described as electric by city of-
ficials.
It would have been a lot different had rain
not threatened to dampen the party. The festi-
val was originally slated to take place in Greer
City Park, but due to the weather, it was moved
indoors.
This decision actually helped bring in more
success, Greer Mayor Rick Danner said.
With folks standing shoulder to shoulder,
representatives from dozens of countries took
center stage, giving those in attendance a taste
of their homeland.
Ultimately, it was the enthusiasm that gave
the festival a push over the edge. Loud cheers
could be heard after from the city hall lawn,
where Canadian natives could be spotted play-
ing a little Frisbee golf.
Inside, a young boy at the Cambodia booth
educated a curious couple, who had plenty of
questions about the countrys culture and cus-
toms. Representatives from France, who were
sporting berets, celebrated as their booth was
named the best at the festivala pretty impres-
sive accomplishment judging from the wide va-
riety of colorful decorations.
Dancers from a local company demonstrated
a number from El Salvador, quieting the crowd
of hundreds. A Brazilian dance spiced things
up, drawing roars from the on-looking festival-
goers.
It was a special event. The city set out to pro-
vide an event that would highlight the diversity
in Greer, and thats exactly what was accom-
plished. There are plenty of folks who were
born and raised right here in Greer, which is
fantastic. But, for those that werent, this was a
chance to tell their story.
The events success was a welcomed sight for
Greer Parks and Recreation Assistant Director
Red Watson, who didnt know what to think
when the weather forecast looked gloomy.
People dont usually come out when its rain-
ing, he said.
Thankfully, he was wrong, and Greer saw one
of its most unique events of the year. People
were being turned away from the Greer City Hall
parking lot, which was completely full. Walking
up to the front doors, you could spot a group
representing Africa in the parking lot, packing
up their gear after a rousing performance in-
side.
A group representing China put on a spec-
tacular show, demonstrating a unique dragon
dance during the cultural celebration. This was
a kid favorite. Many young attendees couldnt
take their eyes off something they may not have
seen before.
That was the ultimate takeaway from Greers
first International Festival. No matter who you
are or where youre from, theres a good chance
you saw something you had never seen before
or learned something you did not know on Sat-
urday. Were all guilty of staying in our comfort
zones, only branching out when it suits us. By
doing so we are missing out on so much.
For those that did miss out this year, it wont
be your last chance to get involved. City officials
were so pleased with the event, theyve already
committed to another year, saying the feedback
from the more than 30 countries represented
was too positive.
It exceeded even our expectations for a first
time event, Danner said. I cant tell you the
number of people that came up to me from
other countries and said We want to be apart
of this next year. Theres potential there to con-
tinue to expand this. We intentionally started
small, but I think, in terms of the future, theres
an opportunity to create a much larger event
out of this.
Gray hair
conundrum
R
ecently, I caught myself
beginning to buy into the
mass media propaganda
that, with enough aging cream
and hair dye, I can stay young
looking forever. It all began a
few months ago when I found
my first gray hair. I wont lie,
I melted into a slight panic
attack as I teared up and yelled
profanities into the bathroom
mirror.
While grimacing as I prompt-
ly pulled the gray hair out, I
couldnt help but wonder why
the idea of aging bothered
me so much. It caught me off
guard because had someone
asked me prior to the discov-
ery of the newfound follicle,
I wouldve shrugged and ref-
erenced my gray-haired hero,
Anderson Cooper. However,
what I initially believed to be a
moment of vain overreaction
was, in fact, my subconscious
rearing its head in the form of
a hair follicle. It wasnt the hair
that bothered me, but rather
the shaky foundation upon
which I attempted to build a
directionless future. I was set-
tling in life and I knew it. All it
took was a single strand of hair
to call me out.
After theincident, I recalled
a conversation I had with my
mom years before, prior to her
45th birthday. She couldnt
accept the idea that she was
inevitably aging, so, like many
of do, she complained and
worried over it. My response,
Be happy you made it to 45
because so many others never
did. Although it was a bit cal-
lous, my reaction was in large
part a response to then recent
loss of friend who had died far
too young. Nonetheless though,
the bittersweet truth is one we
would all be better for remem-
bering.
There are two guarantees in
this life. We all know but often
forget: time will pass with or
without us and none of us
will make it out of here alive.
Since the gray-hair crisis of
2013, Ive completely altered
and rebuilt my life, in some
cases, even reluctantly taking
a few steps back to rebuild
areas that werent structurally
sound. After the first gray hair,
several others popped up, but
the reaction has become one of
gratitude for more time rather
than panic.
The message
of the cross
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
T
he message of the cross is
foolishness to those who
are perishing, but to us who
are being saved it is the power
of God. -1 Corinthians 1:18
(NIV)
I love crosses. I wear one on
a necklace around my neck at
all times. I have many crosses
in my home that I have brought
back from mission trips and
travels to other counties. They
remind me of where Ive been
and the people who made
them.
But beyond that, I wonder,
What message are we send-
ing when we wear a cross or
display one in our home? As a
Roman instrument of capital
punishment, a cross where
Jesus and many others died.
But Jesus was removed from a
cross and rose from death in
the resurrection. For Christians,
the cross is not the end of
the story. Its the place where
heaven and earth met in one
momentous event that changed
the world.
During Lent, we sing lots of
hymns about the cross. And at
Easter, we raise our alleluias to
the empty cross that reminds
us that Jesus is not dead but
rose again. The message of the
cross is as simple and as com-
plex as that: Because Jesus lives
even now, we have the hope of
eternal life in heaven.
Thought for the day: When I
look at a cross, what do I see?
Prayer: Almighty God, our
Rock and our Redeemer, we
give you thanks for the mystery
of the cross. Because Christ is
Risen, we look forward to etern
life with you. Alleluia! Amen
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going to look like, Danner
said. Im still really trying
to soak it all in. Its almost
hard to fathom. The thing
that immediately struck
me is the increase in pro-
duction.
Danner said the new
production will trigger a
ripple effect.
Theres going to be a
real ripple effect, he said.
Seventy percent of their
cars that are produced
here are going some-
where worldwide. Its not
only implications for the
plant, now it becomes im-
plications for the [inland]
port.
The additional invest-
ment will be used to in-
crease capacity, which is
necessary to meet global
demand for BMW X mod-
els.
Plant Spartanburg was
built to enhance and ex-
pand the BMW line-up, un-
derscoring the BMW Group
commitment to the United
States said Reithofer. In
addition to the X3, X5, X6,
and the new X4, we are
announcing another all-
new, larger X model to be
manufactured exclusively
at this plant for our world
markets. The X7.
Haley described the
states relationship to
BMW as a partnership
like no other.
When I went to Ger-
many and visited the plant
there, I was so incredibly
impressed with the vision
BMW had, Haley said. If
you think 20 years back,
if you think back to what
that was, it gave South
Carolina hope again. The
textile industry was start-
ing to die out and BMW
gave us a hope that we so
desperately needed. Now, I
look at 20 years later [and]
what a celebration this is.
Since production began
20 years ago, in 1994, the
Spartanburg plant has
produced over 2.6 million
vehicles for BMW custom-
ers around the world. Cur-
rently, the BMW X3, X5,
X5 M, X6 and X6 M are
all produced at the plant.
The event also celebrated
the start of production of
the all-new BMW X4. In
the near future, a plug-in
hybrid version of the BMW
X5 will also be produced
in Greer.
This would not be pos-
sible without the work-
force that we have in this
plant, Haley said. [They]
have done an amazing
job.
In addition to its large-
scale capital investments,
a new study, just released
by the Moore School of
Business at the University
of South Carolina, reports
the BMW Group has a
$16.6 billion annual im-
pact on the state economy.
Its presence in South Car-
olina supports more than
30,000 jobs throughout
the state.
The study found that for
every job created at the
BMW plant, an additional
three jobs are created
elsewhere in South Caro-
lina through the economic
multiplier effect.
We are more excited
that this is going to con-
tinue to grow, Haley said.
A billion dollars, a new
model, 800 additional jobs
to the 8,000 we already
had. [BMW] has become a
huge face for South Caro-
lina.
South Carolina is now
the BMW capital of the
world, she said.
Total employment at
the site reached 8,000 in
March 2014.
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Q: My husband and I
are debt-free, and we have
several hundred thousand
dollars in savings. We
pay for our children and
grandchildren to visit dur-
ing Christmas each year,
but my mother thinks this
is foolish spending. What
do you think?
DR: Im sure your mom
loves you guys a lot, but
shes wrong twice on this
one. First, she should
mind her own business.
Second, you guys have
obviously worked hard
and been extremely smart
and disciplined with your
finances. For someone in
your situation, bringing
your family together for
one of the most important
days of the year isnt fool-
ish on any level. I think
its awful that youre even
having this conversation
with her.
One of my great dreams
years ago was to have the
ability to do things like
that for my family. When
I was 22, I worked for a
real estate guy who would
bring his entire family in
from all over the country
once a year to go skiing
for a week. He and his
wife would pay for every-
thing. They would rent
a nice chalet, and spend
that time having fun as a
family and growing closer
together. I sort of bor-
rowed that idea a while
back. Once a year well
take all our kids and their
spouses on a nice vaca-
tion. We pay for every-
thing, and its just one of
our gifts to them because
we love them.
So, I think your mom is
completely wrong. There
are three things you can
do with money: spend,
save and give. Trust me,
giving is the most fun of
all!

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Trust me, giving is
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BMW: Announces plans for updated X4, new larger X7 model
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
BMW Group announced its new X4 model at an event last
Friday. BMW will also soon introduce the X7.

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tions, locating 565 viola-
tions, issuing 21 permits
and generating $8,268.75
in revenue. About 168
more violations were
noted in 2013 than in the
previous year. The depart-
ment completed 556 hours
of Fire Prevention training
and investigated 20 fires.
The department received
more medically related
alarms, 1,939, than any
other type of alarm. Nearly
400 alarms received were
false, 18 were vehicle fires,
40 were structure fires
and 47 were other types
of fires. Structure fires to-
taled nearly $365,000 in
property loss.
Last year, 2,656 calls for
service were made to the
department, compared
with 3,354 calls for service
in 2012. About 71 per-
cent of the medical calls
received were for Green-
ville County, while 29 per-
cent were for Spartanburg
County. Of the 803 medi-
cal calls received, most
frequent types of calls
were for breathing prob-
lems, 158, fall victims,
132, or chest pain, 125.
The least frequent types
of calls were for heat/cold
exposure, two, heart prob-
lems, six, headaches, six
and choking, six.
In 2013, the fire depart-
ment cost $300.34 per
hour to operate, compared
with $291.30 the previous
year, and the department
was awarded a $1,700
grant from the Municipal
Association. It is awaiting
response from the Safer
Personnel Grant and the
Equipment Grant.
Greer Council unani-
mously passed a resolu-
tion for allocations of
Greenville County Com-
munity Development Block
Grant and Home Funds for
2014: $8,000 was recom-
mended for the Parks and
Recreation Department,
$8,000 was recommended
for Creative Advancement
Centers, $15,000 was rec-
ommended for Greer Com-
munity Ministries, $7,000
was recommended Greer
Relief, and $1,000 was
recommended for Brushy
Creek First Assembly of
Gods Helping Hands Min-
istry.
A resolution to adopt
the City of Greers An-
nual Safety Statement
was unanimously passed,
as well as updating the
citys Bloodborne Patho-
gen Standard to comply
with occupational safety
and health administration
requirements.
The next regularly sched-
uled Greer City Council
meeting will be held on
April 8 at 6 p.m. at Greer
City Hall.
FROM PAGE ONE
tion and then he asked if
we could also help with
the repair of rebuilding
the home.
Greer resident Jessie
Peter Marsh noticed the
situation from the very
beginning and stepped in
to see if he could make a
difference.
Being a native of Wilcox
County, Alabama, I was
taught to love, share and
care for people, Marsh
said. I just wanted to
help. Im always trying to
do something for people.
I help feed people, I help
clothe people and Im al-
ways reaching out. When I
saw the sign that said con-
demned and I saw who it
was, that inspired me even
more.
Marsh assisted Franklin
with the GCRA process,
taking care of the things
that might help her secure
a new place to live. He
was able to assist Franklin
when she did not have the
finances or capabilities to
do the things required.
Coming from a fam-
ily of 22, we never had a
home, Marsh said. My
dream one day was to
have a comfortable place
to live. I knew what she
was going through. Im
just thankful God allowed
me to do that.
Marsh, who has lived in
Greer for 14 years, said it
has been a long process,
but well worth it.
Im happy that she has
a beautiful home, Marsh
said. The most important
thing is that shes happy.
To see the smile on her
face and to see that shes
still able to call home the
same place she grew up
in.
The GCRA, which is fund-
ed by Greenville County,
used community devel-
opment block grants and
home partnership funds
to complete the project.
The application to qualify
requires verification of in-
come and verification of
employment.
Once the person quali-
fies, we begin the process
of making the inspections,
selecting the contractors
and bidding, Livingston
said. The homeowner
signs the agreement and
then we close on the prop-
erty.
Completely rebuilding a
home is not a common oc-
currence for the GCRA.
Its not common, Liv-
ingston said. Were typi-
cally doing mostly repairs
and rehabs, but this was a
situation where the house
was pretty far gone.
The new home will not
cost Franklin anything,
other than routine main-
tenance.
Because the homeown-
er is elderly or disabled,
theyre not required to pay
anything, Livingston said.
Its almost like a reverse
mortgage, where we assist
with the replacement of
the home, but theres not
monthly, annual or inter-
est payments required.
Theyll be responsible for
the maintenance of the
property, as long as its
their primary residence.
Only when they die
or cease to remain in the
home is the payment due,
he continued. If someone
is inheriting the property,
we will work with them as
well.
With Marsh, community
groups and government
agencies pitching in to
help, Cunningham said it
was a total community ef-
fort.
Its the epitome of
community effort, Cun-
ningham said. I believe
every community agency,
whether it be government,
non-profit or whatever the
case may be, they played
a part in this familys suc-
cess of getting a brand
new home in a years time.
Every agency has done an
amazing job.
Taking a look around
the new property, Cun-
ningham could not help
but crack a smile.
Its a great feeling be-
cause, to see that situa-
tion and to see it come
full circle, its rewarding,
Cunningham said. Its re-
warding to see the smiles
on their faces.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Pictured above is a before and after sequence of a restored home on East Bearden Street
in Greer. The house had to be torn down and was completely rebuilt.
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Cooler Weekend Weather
After warm weather this week we will see cooler
weather heading into our weekend. Periods of
heavy rain will fall on Friday with a chance for
isolated thunderstorms, otherwise our week will
remain rain free. By this weekend we will see
temperatures stay in the middle 70s and upper 60s
with lots of sunshine on Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures are expected to return to near normal
as we head into the weekend (our average high this
time of year is 69). Have a great weekend!
Upstate Heart Walk
Where: Greer City Park
Date: Saturday, April 5
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Lowell T. Arms
Lowell Thomas Arms, 71,
of 203 Jones Ave., Greer,
died March 25, 2014 at his
home.
A native of Greer, son of
the late Sam and Lois Una
Hill Arms, he was a re-
tired employee of Greens
Gas King and a member
of Washington Baptist
Church.
Surviving are one broth-
er, Donald L. Arms of
Greer and one great-neph-
ew/caregiver Brandon Lee
Stockton of Campobello.
Mr. Arms was prede-
ceased by three brothers,
James L. Arms, Hughie
Arms and Billy Malcom
Arms and two sisters,
Clemise Bishop and Ro-
savie Coxie.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Friday
at Washington Baptist
Church conducted by Dr.
Drew Hines and Rev. Joe
Price. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
Visitation was held 6-8
p.m. Thursday at Wood
Mortuary.
Memorials may be made
to Washington Baptist
Church, 3500 N. Highway
14, Greer, S.C. 29651.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
James Theron Hawkins Sr.
James Theron Hawkins
Sr. (Hawk), of Panama City
Beach, Fla. passed away at
his home March 26, 2014.
Mr. Hawkins was born
March 17, 1951 and grew
up in Greer. He was an out-
standing athlete, played
football for Troy State
University and completed
his Masters in Education
in 1977.
James coached and
taught for many years in
Ala., Ga., Calif. and Fla.,
touching and mentoring
countless lives. He had
a heart for helping and
teaching young people
The game of life.
After his coaching ca-
reer, he started sport-
ing good sales. He also
achieved a certification
with the National Acad-
emy Sports Medicine and
became a personal trainer.
James was an active mem-
ber of First Baptist Church,
Panama City Beach, FL.
Mr. Hawkins is survived
by his wife of 45 years,
Becky Hawkins of Panama
City Beach, Fla, two sons:
James Hawkins Jr. (Jenni-
fer), of Chipley, Fla., Shane
Hawkins (Liza) of Pensac-
ola, Fla, and a daughter:
Ashley Hawkins of Los
Angeles, Calif. His mother,
Eleanor G. Hawkins, of
Greer, two brothers: Mi-
chael Hawkins of Green-
ville, Gene Hawkins of
Knoxville, Tenn and a sis-
ter: Nancy Smith of Greer,
and five grandchildren.
A memorial service was
held in his honor at Wood-
stock Church, Panama City
Beach Fla. on Tuesday,
April 1, 2014 at 3 p.m.
Anne Hyman
Mary Anne Hyman, 74,
passed away in the com-
fort of her home in Tay-
lors on Wednesday March
26, 2014, surrounded by
family and friends.
Anne was born July 14,
1939 in Greenville to Rev.
Wilton and Leona Alexan-
der. She is survived by her
husband Phil Hyman of 57
beautiful years and was the
co-founder of their family
business, Phil Hyman Pho-
tography in Greenville.
Anne raised four won-
derful children, Phyllis Lit-
tlejohn, Rhonda Eldridge,
Tammy Smith, and Alex
Hyman, Roger and Dottie
Watt (niece and nephew),
and she adored her nine
grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
She was a member of
Praise Cathedral where the
service was held on Satur-
day, March 29, 2014 at11
a.m. and burial followed at
Graceland East Memorial
Park.
Visitation was held at
Wood Mortuary in Greer,
Friday, March 28, 2014
from 6:30-8 p.m.
mortuary.com.
David K. Pinckney
David Keith Pinckney,
54, of 124 Henderson
Road, Greer, died March
31, 2014 at his home.
A native of Fort Worth,
Texas, son of Richard
Davant and Patricia Ann
Smith Pinckney, he was an
employee of D&D Motors
and a member of Washing-
ton Baptist Church.
Also surviving are his
wife, Melanie Strutton
Pinckney of the home; two
sons, Ian Pinckney and
Damian Pinckney both of
the home; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Brandy
P. and Nathan Hexamer of
Ridgeland, Logan P. and
Darryl Hannu of Greer;
two brothers, Frank Pinck-
ney of Lexington and Van
Pinckney of Simpsonville;
two sisters, Annette Baker
of Weatherford and Kelli
Whelan of Fort Worth,
Texas; and three grand-
children, Spencer, Timber
and Bellah.
A memorial service
was held at 2 p.m. Friday
at Washington Baptist
Church, conducted by Dr.
Drew Hines and Rev. Joe
Price.
Honorary escorts were
The Faith Riders of Wash-
ington Baptist Church.
Visitation was held after
the service at the church.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Washington Baptist
Church, 3500 N. Highway
14, Greer, S.C. 29651 or
Childrens Cancer Recov-
ery Foundation, PMB-Pro-
cessing Center-S.C., 957
Rt. 33, Hamilton Square,
N.J. 08690-2727.
mortuary.com.
FROM PAGE ONE
The crowds were great
all day and moving it in-
side actually probably
worked for the best, Dan-
ner said. It kept a real
sense of energy and vibe
about the event that we
may not have been able to
replicate outdoors.
Red Watson, assistant
director of the Greer Parks
and Recreation depart-
ment, said all event orga-
nizers were thrilled.
Were very fortunate to
have a venue like City Hall
to where we didnt have to
just completely cancel the
festival, Watson said. We
were absolutely thrilled
with the amount of people
that came out to the event.
We couldnt have been
happier. We did not expect
that many people to still
show up, but were cer-
tainly glad they did.
The festival featured live
performances, food from
various countries, tents
representing each nation,
decorations and games.
I had some reservations
about moving indoors but,
in hindsight, it may have
been a stroke of genius,
Danner said. Even though
we werent able to accom-
modate the food vendors
by moving it indoors, the
crowd stayed closer to all
of the events.
The event was highlight-
ed by dance performances
from a number of differ-
ent countries.
When we got to the per-
formances by all of the
different dance groups
that were there, it allowed
us to be up in sort of close
contact with them and to
be interactive with the,
Danner said. It just cre-
ated a great energy.
Danner said the enthusi-
asm was obvious.
I think the enthusiasm
on the part of the interna-
tional community that was
represented there [was
most unique], Danner
said. They were truly ap-
preciative of getting an op-
portunity to introduce and
show their culture. They
were able to tell a little
about their country.
Watson agreed, saying
the entertainment was the
highlight of the afternoon.
The entertainment was
well received, Watson
said. We thought the fea-
tured country tents were
well decorated and the
public really took interest
in that. We noticed that a
lot of people that came in
actually visited the tents
and were asking questions
to the people about their
countries.
The atmosphere inside
was just electric, he said.
It just flowed throughout
the entire event and to all
the participants.
Watson said the first-
ever festival was good for
Greer.
We had almost 30 coun-
tries represented between
the tents, the entertain-
ment and all the food we
had, Watson said. A lot
of people that casually
walked in off the street
were probably surprised
to learn that there are that
many countries that have
a presence in Greer. They
live, have businesses and
are involved in our com-
munity.
City officials say they
plan to continue the event
next year.

FESTIVAL: Will become annual event

COUNCIL: Fire Dept. completes training
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COMMUNITY EGG HUNT
Greer First Baptist
Church will host Scram-
bling for Eggs on Saturday,
April 5, 10-11:30 a.m.
The event will offer face
painting, inflatables, bal-
loon animals, and lots of
candy-filled eggs. Activi-
ties are free.
For more information,
call 877-4253 or visit www.
greerfbc.org.
TAYLORS FIRST BAPTIST
SETS EASTER EVENTS
Taylors First Baptist
Church music ministry
will present The Passion
and the Resurrection on
Sunday, April 13, 7 p.m. in
the worship center.
Part of the churchs
150th anniversary celebra-
tion, the service will fea-
ture selections from Han-
dels Messiah and will
honor those who helped
shape the churchs Wor-
ship Ministry.
A Good Friday Service
will be held Friday, April
18, at noon in the fellow-
ship hall. The service will
feature 10 local artists
who have created original
pieces for the event with
each work depicting a
specific moment from the
Passion Week.
VICTOR BAPTIST PRESENTS
JESUS, MESSIAH APRIL 13
The Sanctuary Choir of
Victor Baptist Church will
present an Easter musical,
Jesus, Messiah on Sun-
day, April 13, at 11 a.m.
The church is located at
121 New Woodruff Road,
Greer.
LEE ROAD BAPTIST HOSTS
EASTER PROGRAM
Lee Road Baptist Church,
located at 1503 E. Lee Road
in Taylors. will present A
Living Easter April 11, 12
and 13 at 7 p.m. nightly.
The program follows
the life, ministry, death
and resurrection of Jesus
Christ through drama and
music. This is a free event
and everyone in invited to
experience the greatest
story ever told.
please visit leeroad.com or
call 244-4678.
THREE DAYS LATER IS SET
AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
Greer First Baptist will
present a musical and dra-
matic celebration of the
resurrection, featuring
New River Bluegrass Band
and Greer First Baptist
Church Worship and Dra-
ma Ministry, on Saturday,
April 5, at 6 p.m. and Sun-
day, April 6, at 11 a.m. For
more information, visit
Greerfbc.org.
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
SET AT APALACHE BAPTIST
The Golden Hearts of
Apalache Baptist Church
are traveling to Charleston
for a day trip on April 14.
Some seniors may walk
the bridge from Charles-
ton to Mount Pleasant. The
group plans to have lunch
in Mount Pleasant.
On April 24, the senior
adults will go out to eat
for the evening meal at
Silver Bay Seafood Restau-
rant in Simpsonville.
EBENEZER WELCOME
OFFERING FREE FOOD
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m. The pantry is
open to families in need of
assistance. Photo ID is re-
quired. For more informa-
tion, call 895-1461.
SINGLES BIBLE STUDY
OFFERED AT PELHAM ROAD
Pelham Road Baptist
Church, 1108 Pelham
Road, Greer, hosts a Sin-
gles Bible Study each Sun-
day from 6-8:30 p.m.
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Brushy Creek First As-
sembly of God has been a
part of the Greer commu-
nity for many years, but
the church recently de-
cided to become a part of
Greenville as well, merging
with Trinity Fellowship, an
Assembly of God church
located on Pleasantburg
Drive in Greenville.
The merge officially took
place on Oct. 27, 2013, al-
though Rev. Lee Athey and
Rev. Chuck Hill have been
friends for over 10 years.
We developed a close
relationship a couple of
years ago, and we talked
about what we could do
together to reach out to
the community effective-
ly, said Athey. The Greer
campus has a strong pres-
ence in the community
with our Helping Hands
program and the Care
Fair. And the Pleasantburg
campus has some great
programs, too.
The two churches decid-
ed to unite their strengths
and become one church
with two campuses. The
leadership team holds a
9 a.m. service at the Greer
location on Sunday morn-
ings, and then the same
team heads over to Pleas-
antburg Drive for a 10:45
a.m. service.
Lee and Brushy Creek
were very strong in out-
reach with care and as-
sistance, said Hill. The
[Pleasantburg] congrega-
tion had a strong ministry
to the family and the con-
gregation, reaching those
within the church.
The merge is unique
in the sense that neither
church was dying and need-
ed assistance. Rather, two
strong churches decided
to unify their strengths to
have a stronger presence
in the Upstate. As a result,
people from both congre-
gations have become one,
and they have two options
for attending church.
The services are exactly
the same with Athey and
Hill taking turns each
week on who will preach
and who will get the ser-
vice started.
This wouldnt have
worked if we hadnt had
10 years of friendship,
said Hill, who met Athey
when Athey came to help
him unpack after he had
first moved into the area.
We have a preaching
team approach. We map
out where were headed
and discuss who covers
it. We do a lot of planning
together.
Since the two pastors
want to unify the con-
gregations by example,
they now both work out
of the Greer location and
share responsibilities.
Hill is the lead pastor and
Athey is the executive as-
sociate pastor. There is
also one childrens pastor,
Brad Streetman, who has
30 years of experience in
childrens ministry and pi-
oneered a childrens min-
istry for the church from
scratch.
[Streetman] comes [to
Greer] on Sunday morn-
ings and leads the Kids
Zone here, said Hill.
Then he goes over to the
other campus and does
the same thing there. The
kids get the same experi-
ence just like the adults
do.
For the midweek ser-
vice on Wednesdays, the
church focuses on the
strengths of each campus.
At the Greer campus, the
focus is on the Helping
Hands ministry, which
provides free groceries
to the community every
Wednesday evening. Many
people in the congrega-
tion come to help with the
ministry and then stay for
a time of Bible study. At
the Pleasantburg campus,
the emphasis is on minis-
tering to the family. They
offer a Ranger program
for the boys and a simi-
lar program for the girls.
There are studies for the
adults as well.
We would love to have
Helping Hands come to
[the Pleasantburg campus],
but we are not ready for
that just yet, said Hill.
As the two congregations
grow accustomed to being
one, their outreach efforts
are becoming stronger
than ever. For instance,
the Care Fair, which will
be held again at the Greer
campus on April 26 from
9 a.m. until 2 p.m., will be
a major community out-
reach for the church.
[The Care Fair] was our
first major partnership
with Greer when 38 people
came from our campus
last year to help, said Hill.
This year, its going to be
bigger than its ever been,
and we welcome other
churches to assist.
The Care Fair will have
booths from free hair-
cuts to free eye care. The
Greenville Health System
helicopter will be there,
as well as the Chick-fil-A
cow, Ronald McDonald,
and possibly other charac-
ters. There will be bounce
houses for the kids and
free food.
The decision to unify
the two churches was not
made lightly, but it was a
unanimous decision from
both campuses.
There is a real unity
and team spirit between
the two churches, and we
are one church now, said
Athey. Even with our
food ministry, you really
get the idea that this is
one ministry.
Of course, the merger
has not been without chal-
lenges, but there are no
plans to ever do away with
either campus. In fact, the
church hopes to have an-
other location some time
in the future. Before the
merger, the Greer campus
had an average attendance
of 40 on Sundays, and
Pleasantburg had between
125-140. But now, the
Greer campus averages
around 60 each week, and
Pleasantburg has around
125.
As the newly unified
church moves forward,
they have clearly mapped
out their dream to Dis-
ciple believers, Reach our
world for Christ, Estab-
lish healthy relationships
with one another, Affirm
God-given gifts within one
another, and Magnify God
together. The churchs
mission is celebrating
Gods love by persuading
people to become passion-
ate followers of Christ.
The vision is to estab-
lish a ministry that puts
people first by creating a
place to belong, a place to
believe, and a place to be-
come.
We are still learning
what it means to be one
church, said Hill. We
want to equip the congre-
gation better to serve in
ministry. We want them
to step out of the stands
and get on the field to be
players, not just fans, of
ministry. Were better to-
gether. Were a team.
The church decided to be
called Trinity Fellowship
because there were already
so many churches with the
name of Brushy Creek in
them that it was getting
confusing. New signage is
being made to identify the
church better, and a new
logo has been designed
as well. There will also be
new office hours for the
church Monday through
Thursday from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Trinity Fellowship is
located at 3610 Brushy
Creek Road in Greer and
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr.
in Greenville. For more
information, call 877-0419
or visit www.tfcgreenville.
org.
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Brushy Creek merges with Trinity Fellowship
KATIE CRUICE SMITH | FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Rev. Lee Athey, left, and Rev. Chuck Hill have united their
congregations to form Trinity Fellowship Church, which
ofers two locations to meet the needs of the Upstate, one
in Greer and one in Greenville.

Local residents participate in a 2K at El Bethel Baptist
Church in Greer. Rainy weather forced walkers inside the
gym for the annual fundraiser for Relay for Life.
CHURCH
NEWS
There is a real
unity and team
spirit between the
two churches, and
we are one church
now.
Rev. Lee Athey
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BAPTIST
Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
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Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
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427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
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Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
This year the Greer Fire
Department celebrates
100 years of serving the
Greer community.
On Nov. 1, 1914, the
Greer Fire Company,
Greers first fire station,
was established on Randall
Street, with Mack Fowler
being named the first fire
chief.
Really, until we had a
water system, there wasnt
a means to start a fire de-
partment because of the
lack of available water,
said Greer Fire Chief Chris
Harvey.
An effective fire depart-
ment could not operate
until a citywide water sys-
tem was established. Prior
to the establishment of
the fire department, when
fires occurred, residents
were left to battle it them-
selves.
(Prior to the fire depart-
ment) I think it was pretty
much they were on their
own in other words,
there wasnt a lot saved I
guess you could say, Har-
vey said.
The first Greer Fire De-
partment was composed
of all volunteers and
wouldnt have access to
a fire truck for five more
years. The department
owned two hand reels with
500 feet of hose on each,
and when responding to
fires, whoever carried one
of the reels was paid $1
for their efforts.
The hose reels did not
have water in them so
when you carried these
hoses by hand to the ar-
eas where the fire was at,
they would have to hook
into what is now known
as a fire hydrant. It would
have been some sort of
tap into the water main to
get water, and thats how
they would fight the fire,
he said.
The department pur-
chased its first fire truck
and named Sam Mahaffey,
a driver, its first full-time
fireman in 1919. Volun-
teers with the department,
at this time, included John
Keller, Marshall Penning-
ton, Tom Hendrix and
W.H. Pennington.
In 1941, a second truck
was purchased for the de-
partment. This truck was
later sold by the town in
80s, but has since returned
to Greer and the Chevy fire
truck was completely re-
stored last year. Although
the truck can no longer
function as an emergency
response vehicle due to
updated safety measures,
it will be used for parades,
funerals and other public
events.
In 1942, R.B. Colvin,
who had served in the de-
partment since 1933, was
promoted to fire chief. In
1951 and 1974, the third
and fourth pumper trucks
were purchased. The fol-
lowing year, the depart-
ment relocated from its
Randall Street location
to one of its current lo-
cations on West Poinsett
Street with nine employed
firemen who served on
three shifts. After serving
Greer for more than 40
years, and a year after the
departments relocation,
Colvin retired in 1977.
Harvey joined the Greer
Fire Department in April
1977, and in 1986, he be-
came the assistant chief/
fire marshal. In 1996,
he was promoted to fire
chief.
When I first came to
work here, I was a tail-
board firefighter, and
the tailboard basically is
the back of the truck and
thats where you stood
and you rode rain, sleet,
snow, whatever it did, you
rode on the back of the
truck, Harvey said. My
job initially was to take the
supply line and to make
sure we had it hooked to
the hydrant so the truck
would always have a water
supply. Now days, and for
the last pretty much since
1990 I would say, rarely
has anybody thats gotten
into the fire service since
the 90s will never, ever
ride on the tailboard of a
fire truck. Now, everybody
rides inside. Its a closed
cab, a safer environment.
Weve gone from having
like the 1941 fire truck
with a six-cylinder gas en-
gine to diesel automatic
fire trucks, completely
enclosed, big tanks, equip-
ment storage areas, safety
featuresthe guys that
were probably here oper-
ating in the 20s and 30s in
the fire department would
probably just be walking
around with their jaws
hung open now comparing
the quality of equipment
that we have now com-
pared to what they had to
work with.
Harvey said, when the
department began, they
didnt have turnout gear
to protect them. They just
had to stay as far from the
fire as they could while
still trying to save what
they could.
I think what has really
changed and the impact
of it to me is that and
I kind of go back to the
restoration of this 1941
truck to see how little
equipment that these men
at that time had to oper-
ate with. Its just amazing
that they were able to do
and save what little they
probably did save because
there were no airbags, no
room for equipment to be
carried on the trucks. Just
some hoses, some nozzles,
an ax and a ladder and that
was it, Harvey said. Each
decade that has come
along, youve seen the pro-
gression of how the safety
(has come along), and not
only the safety of the ap-
paratus but the additional
safety of equipment.
Along with the increased
safety requirement came
increased training, and
Harvey said that because
of the growing require-
ments for firefighter train-
ing, it has become more
difficult to keep on volun-
teers because of the train-
ing requirements, which
is why the department is
transitioned to a largely
career-based department.
Weve had several
generations of firefight-
ers here that their father
worked here in the fire
department, and we have
it through out the nation.
Its just the transforma-
tion from being more of a
volunteer department to
more of a career depart-
ment has come along be-
cause of the demands for
services he said.
To commemorate the
departments 100 years
of service to the Greer
area, replicas of an older
badge that once donned
the firemens uniforms
were created and will be
worn through out the year,
along with T-shirts with a
department logo referenc-
ing 100 years of dedicat-
ed service.
We have [taken] one of
the earliest badges that we
could find that had been
given to us by, it was ac-
tually Oscar Singletons
badge and we took that
badge and had it sent off
and had a copy made simi-
lar. We did one for each
paid and member of the
fire department, he said.
It has the timeframe on
there, 1914 2014, and it
has the resemblances of
an actual badge we had.
The department is plan-
ning on a celebration event
in November to commem-
orate the achievement and
dedication of the firefight-
ers from years past to the
present.
Were kind of doing a
year-long celebration lead-
ing up to Nov. 1 which
is the actual anniversary,
Harvey said. Were hoping
to get things like, of course,
a local proclamation, may-
be one from county coun-
cil both Spartanburg
and Greenville counties
and even we hope to get
the State House to give a
proclamation recognizing
us for our 100th year anni-
versary. And, were going
to have a big celebration,
dinner party, type thing in
November to celebrate the
100-year anniversary. It
is quite a milestone when
you think about it. Its
been my honor to be here
37 of those 100 years.
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BY PHIL BUCHHIET
STAFF WRITER
The Spartanburg Coun-
try Sheriffs Office is in the
process of implementing
a new special operations
group at its detention cen-
ter that will increase the
safety of both its inmates
and correctional officers.
The new group will like-
ly consist of a team of six
correctional officers, who
have received roughly 300
hours of extensive training
from the U.S. Special Op-
erations Group, which is
based in Williamsburg Va.,
and is the largest full-time
corrections special opera-
tions government contrac-
tor in the United States.
The form of training is so
intense that roughly 75
percent of officers who ap-
ply to be in this new group
will either drop out or be
failed in training.
Spartanburg County has
brought us in with Sheriff
Wright wanting to increase
the security and safety of
not just their staff but also
their inmates, said Cap-
tain Joseph Garcia of U.S.
Corrections Special Opera-
tions Group.
Garcia, who was at the
Spartanburg Detention
Center training officers,
explained that the new
operations group will es-
sentially change the op-
erational matrix of the
Spartanburg County Jail
by allowing a better use of
surveillance and technol-
ogy to minimize the num-
ber of personnel needed
to control an unwanted
situation inside the jail,
thus increasing account-
ability.
This accountability,
along with the use of non
lethal weapons used to dif-
fuse combative situations,
will also benefit Spartan-
burg County taxpayers.
Letting technology do
its job produces the high-
est level of effectiveness
and efficiency with a high
level of accountability,
said Garcia.
The new group will be
armed with gear that is far
more technological than
the common riot gear used
in the past. Officers in the
group will possess a new
state of the art shotgun
that fire non-lethal rounds
and will wear a more mod-
ern level of protective
gear. The new special
operations group focuses
on the use of non-lethal
weaponry and maintain-
ing a safe distance when
dealing with an armed or
combative inmate. A gi-
ant schnauzer trained in
hostage rescue, riot con-
trol, removing prisoners
from cells and escorting
inmates will also be part
of the new security group
at the Spartanburg County
Detention Center.
Every 90 seconds in the
United States a corrections
officer is being assaulted
and or injured, said Gar-
cia.
Most correctional facili-
ties in the U.S. use officers
in riot gear to deal with
hostile situations.
The problem with this
approach, aside from ac-
countability being mini-
mized, is that numerous
inmates and or officers
are often times seriously
injured before the situa-
tion is contained, Garcia
said. The batons that of-
ficers use in this approach
can seriously harm in-
mates and require the
correctional officers to
be in close proximity to
the armed inmate, placing
them at higher risk.
The Spartanburg Coun-
ty Sheriffs Office is lead-
ing right now and has
joined the leaders though
out the nation in ensur-
ing that, if a response is
needed, youve got compe-
tency instead of just pure
mass numbers. You have
accountability instead of
just pointing fingers at
someone else that is say-
ing I just dont know. And
thats where the biggest
difference is with this pro-
gram, he said.
We dont violate in-
mates rights no matter
who they are. We are safe,
clear and consistent with
every situation we deal
withWhen we show up
[respond to a situation]
and this is Sheriff Wrights
philosophy, the first thing
that we use is our mind
first then our IPC skills
and then, and only then,
well go into needed force
options, but the inmate
has to put himself in that
positionWe come in
with competency and not
knuckles, and thats the
most important thing on
the mandate that Sher-
iff Wright has set for this
group he added.
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Captain Joseph Garcia of the U.S. Corrections Special
Operations Group is pictured with Max, the frst Giant
Schnauzer to be certifed as a Corrections Special Ops
K-9 in the U.S. Garcia said the U.S. Corrections Special
Operations group uses Giant Schnauzers inside detention
centers, rather than other more common police breeds
because they have less pet dander and cause less allergy
problems with inmates.
Detention center
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Every 90 seconds in
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GFD celebrates 100 years
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Early Greer Fire Department volunteers are pictured with the stations frst fre engine,
purchased in 1919. They included, left to right, T.I. Hallman, B.A. Fincher, Joe Brantley,
driver, R.B. Colvin, S.O. Mahafey, the frst fremen, W.M. Pennington, W.R. Hunt, Marshal
Pennington, Luke Jones, Howell Davis, Dick Singleton, Hoyt Tapp and Bill Allen (standing
at the door).
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer Fire Department is fnding ways to celebrate its
100 years of existence in 2014.
The guys that
were probably here
operating in the
20s and 30s in the
fire department
would probably
just be walking
around with their
jaws hung open
now comparing
the quality of
equipment that we
have now compared
to what they had to
work with.
Chris Harvey
Greer Fire Chief
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Baseball
fever
F
ar be it from for me
to shed a drop of rain
on baseballs opening
day parade, but its hard
for me to find excitement
in game one of 162.
Before I go any further,
let me exclude college,
high school, legion, Little
League and travel ball
from any criticism that
may be presented in this
column. Those are excit-
ing leagues with exciting
games.
Major League Baseball,
however, comes up short
of keeping my attention
more often than not.
Ill be the first to say
theres nothing like going
to a baseball game. Not
much is better than put-
ting on shorts, grabbing
your favorite baseball hat,
purchasing your favorite
drink and enjoying an
afternoon in the sun.
Its exciting to finally
be outdoors. Its great to
finally hear the chatter of
outfielders and hear the
crack of the bat for the
first time.
I get it. I understand
baseball fever.
With all thats right with
Major League Baseball,
however, there is plenty
that is wrong. Nobody,
and I mean NOBODY,
wants to watch a team
play 162 games.
Take your 2013 Boston
Red Sox, for example (Im
using the Red Sox, not
only because they were
the World Series cham-
pions, but because my
father is a Boston fanatic
and is probably already
shaking his head at this
column).
Last season, the cham-
pions lost 65 games. Let
that sink in.
If I told you your favor-
ite team, regardless of the
sport, was going to lose
65 times, you would think
they were in for a dread-
ful nightmare. I only saw
North Carolinas basket-
ball team lose a handful
of times this season, and
I promise you I would not
be watching if they were
on loss number 50-some-
thing.
The Red Sox did win
more than 90 games,
so theres that. But talk
about watered down.
I cant get excited to
watch a game when I turn
on the television and see
a bunch of straight faced,
no energy, middle-age
baseball players chew
sunflower seeds and stare
off into space.
Major League Baseballs
season is far too long and
it hurts a beautiful sport.
When I was younger, I
couldnt wait to get on the
field. I was ready to jump
up and grab my glove any
time someone asked. I
loved the batting cages.
I loved taking infield.
I loved ever minute of
the 30 or so games my
team would play in
a season. It wasnt
watered down. It was
baseball at its purest
-- baseball for the
sake of baseball, not
for the sake of sell-
ing tickets.
Major League Base-
ball has worn itself
out. Its like having to
listen to the same song
over and over on the
radio without relief.
Theres a reason Christ-
mas only comes once a
year. Theres a reason eat-
ing too much candy will
make you sick.
Too much of a good
thing can be a bad thing.
Major League Baseball
should cut its season in
half, at the very least,
making the games more
valuable, the atmosphere
more intense and the
viewers at home less
bored.
Our world needs base-
ball, but we dont need
seven months of unin-
spired baseball.
SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
B
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
It has been a whirlwind
since Brian Lane was intro-
duced as the new Byrnes
football coach a couple of
weeks ago, but he would
not have it any other way.
The Byrnes graduate
is already starting to see
his team take shape, even
though he is still wrapping
up duties at Woodruff.
I havent stopped run-
ning yet, Lane said.
Theres just a lot of mov-
ing parts. Once you get
the moving parts settled
you can kind of start to
think about some coach-
ing things. The first part
of my day, Im at Woodruff
and the second part of my
day, Im at Byrnes.
Lane said he could not
have asked for a better op-
portunity.
Its my alma mater and
Im excited to be there,
Lane said. Its exciting to
get going, but its going
to be challenging. I had a
coaches meeting over the
weekend and I know Ive
got a lot of good coaches.
Byrnes is a monster. Once
you figure out where piec-
es go, things will start to
settle down and I think
thats going to happen
now.
Byrnes coached under
Bobby Bentley as an as-
sistant, but much has
changed in the last six
years.
When I was there, we
were on the rise, Lane
said. We were building a
program to be nationally
prominent and now its
just about maintaining
and finding ways to make
it better. Thats usually the
challenging part. You have
to keep the coaches and
the kids motivated.
Bentleys departure
left questions looming in
Rebel nation. Those ques-
tions, like Who will be the
teams starting quarter-
back? are finally begin-
ning to be answered.
Micah Young is going to
be our quarterback, Lane
said. Hell be a junior and,
as a freshmen, he came in
and played the last five
games of the yea. Right
now, hes 15-0. He hasnt
lost a game playing quar-
terback. Hes done a great
job, too. Hes a great ath-
lete that can throw it and
run it and theres a lot of
skill guys around him to
help him out.
With any job comes
pressure, but Lane is not
worried.
Theres going to be
pressure no matter what
you do, Lane said. You
kind of put pressure on
yourself. Im just going
to be who I am and thats
all I can ever do. I let God
determine the outcome.
Thats kind of how I oper-
ate.
The Rebels regular sea-
son schedule, however,
could be cause for con-
cern.
Its definitely tough,
Lane said. Youve got
Northwestern and then
youve got to go to Califor-
nia and play De La Salle.
Thats definitely a tough
schedule. If you want to be
the best, youve got to play
the best teams in the state
and in the country. Thats
what weve got on our
plate and Im looking for-
ward to the challenge. As
a competitor, you always
want to have things that
prove that youre worthy.
God doesnt give you
victories, He gives you op-
portunities for victory, he
said.
Lane said his goal for his
first year with the team is
pretty simple.
Win game one, he said.
You just have to play one
game at a time. My goal is
to win game one and win
game two and just win.
I dont care if its by one
point or 50 points, I just
want to win.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A day of festivities, set
for Saturday, April 5 at
Century Park, will open a
new season for the Greer
Baseball Club.
For baseball players ages
13 and under, this week-
end cannot come soon
enough.
Im coaching two differ-
ent teams right now, and
I can tell you, everybodys
looking forward to getting
outside and it not being 30
degrees for a change. Peo-
ple are so tired of being in-
side, Cory Holtzclaw, ath-
letic supervisor with the
City of Greer, said. The
weather has just been
miserable for a while and
people are just now start-
ing to warm up. The kids
are getting excited. They
want to go out there and
compete and
be with their
buddies.
Were get-
ting to that
point where
were almost to
opening day and
you can tell every-
bodys getting excited,
he said.
The Greer Baseball Club
will have 40 teams this
season, which city officials
say is around the normal
amount. The league hosts
two divisions, which will
include recreation and
academy. The academy
division is intended to be
more competitive.
Opening day festivities
will begin at 8 a.m. A pa-
rade of teams ceremony
will be held around noon.
[Former Atlanta Braves
pitcher] Jose Alvarez is go-
ing to throw out the first
pitch,
Holtzclaw
said. Were going to have
a home run derby where
we let coaches pick three
players off their team to
go over there and hit. Well
have winners that will get
recognized after we have
team introductions.
The city said baseball is
a fan favorite each year.
Baseball has been of-
fered longer than any other
sport through recreation,
Red Watson, Greer Parks
and Recreations assistant
SEE BASEBALL | B4
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside used a strong
start to cruise past Greer
Monday night, pulling
away late for an 8-2 region
victory.
Despite putting up three
quick runs, Eastside coach
Scott Erwin thought his
team looked a little slow
out of the gate.
I thought we were a lit-
tle sluggish, to be honest
with you, Erwin said. I
didnt think our intensity
level and our effort level
were where they had been
the last four or five games.
We had gradually been
getting better at that with
all the new faces we had
this year. Its taken them a
little while to get used to
the new level of play, but
tonight I thought we were
still in the weekend.
The Eagles gained a 3-
0 advantage before Greer
pulled to within one in
the second inning. It was
all Eastside from there.
The Eagles scored two
more runs, building a 5-2
cushion it would sit on for
the majority of the game,
increasing the lead to 8-2
late.
We did do a good job at
the plate, Erwin said. We
were able to manufacture
some runs and get some
two-out hits. That helped
out a lot because I guy
would get on base and we
would have a guy come
through with a hit.
Greer coach Bob Massul-
lo said the game fell apart
towards the end.
Up until the third inning,
we didnt have a strikeout
and then the wheels kind
of fell off, Massullo said.
They hit the crap out of
it. Our pitchers struggled
early and got the counts
full. You have to rely on
the fastball and anybody
can hit a fastball. They had
a lot of extra base hits.
Massullo said his team
let too many guys on
base.
We cant give up base
on balls or hit bats. That
just gives them extra run-
ners and theyre going
to hurt you. Every base
on ball tonight scored.
You cant do that against
people like this. They will
SEE WIN | B4
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
The temperatures are warming up and the felds at Century
Park are ready to go. Baseball is back.
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for challenge
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Greer readies fields for
Opening day

Eastside swats
Yellow Jackets 8-2
Eastside held down its home turf Monday night, defeating Greer 8-2 in a mid-season
region match-up.
Greer threatened to tie the score at 3-3 early in the second
inning, but any chance of a comeback was snufed out.
Were still not
whacking it like
we should. I dont
understand it. My
kids swung a little
bit better today, but
its still not there
yet.
Bob Massullo
Greer baseball coach

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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Tigers are starting
to find their rhythm.
After earning two for-
feited wins over Southside
early last week, the Blue
Ridge baseball team put
together one of its most
solid performances of the
season against Pickens.
On Tuesday, we had a
double header scheduled
with Southside and they
forfeited, Blue Ridge
coach Travis Henson said.
They had some eligibility
issues and guys who were
suspended. Well take it,
but Id rather play.
Henson knew his team
would have its hands full
with the Blue Flame
Pickens is a team that
has been playing very
well, Henson said. They
beat Eastside at Eastside
and they beat Greer earlier
in the week in five innings
by 10 runs.
Pitcher Robert Westen-
reider helped Blue Ridge
earn a win over the Blue
Flame, throwing a com-
plete game shutout with
11 total strikeouts.
The only walk he had
was an intentional walk
where we felt like we were
in a situation that we
needed to do that, Hen-
son said. He only gave up
two hits. He was dominant
and we played well offen-
sively. It was probably the
most complete game weve
had in the regular season
so far.
Henson said his team
has certainly shown im-
provement in the past two
weeks.
Were getting better,
Henson said. Weve been
pitching and playing de-
fense all along. Weve been
throwing a lot of good in-
nings, but we never could
get a lead. [Robert] was
really confident out there
with a lead the other night
and this week will be a big
week.
Blue Ridges game
against Greer at Fluor
Field was rained out last
Saturday, causing it to be
rescheduled for this week-
end.
The Tigers will face East-
side on Thursday and the
Yellow Jackets on Satur-
day.
The biggest game of
the season is always the
next game, Henson said.
Our guys were fired up
and ready to go [on Satur-
day], but for us, its always
about the next game. Right
now, were looking at East-
side on Thursday night
and our guys are going to
do what they have to do to
get ready for it.
Henson said his team is
not the only team perform-
ing well in the region.
Everybody already has
at least one loss in this
region, Henson said. Its
going to be a dog fight all
year long. Whoever wins
this thing is going to have
three losses, maybe four.
Its going to be very com-
petitive down the stretch.
Blue Ridge will need to
continue to rely on its de-
fense to succeed down the
stretch.
The pitching and de-
fense have been very sol-
id, Henson said. That
defense is always going to
give us the opportunity to
win a ball game. We just
need a few things to hap-
pen for us offensively to
win. Were very confident
heading into this next
week. Were playing better
offensively, but our pitch-
ing and defense have al-
ways been there.
With the focus on the
next game, Henson said
his team will be looking
for redemption against
Eastside.
We had a 1-0 ball game
with them the first time
and we expect it to be sim-
ilar to that, Henson said.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside wrestler Clay
Walker (138-pound weight
class) took home his fourth
national title at the NHSCA
nationals in Virginia Beach
this week, making him one
of the most decorated Ea-
gles of all time.
Hes definitely the most
accomplished weve ever
had, Eastside wrestling
coach Jack Kosmicki said.
Hes really done some
phenomenal things. From
what I gather from the
tournament, hes just the
[fifth] person in the coun-
try to win all four. Thats
not just a program mile-
stone or a state milestone,
but hes up there in an
elite group nationally too
in terms of what hes ac-
complished.
Walker successfully
completed his senior sea-
son with four state titles,
helping lead Eastside to a
team title as well.
Kosmicki said it Walker
has been able to exceed
expectations for one sim-
ple reason.
Its confidence, he
said. He also has a pas-
sion for it. He lives the
sport. If someones prac-
ticing somewhere during
the offseason, hes in their
room. If theres an open
room for him somewhere
to work out, you will find
him there.
Walker defeated Josh
Reyes in a 3-2 decision to
take the win in the finals.
Hes a phenomenal ath-
lete that just makes crazy
things happen, Kosmicki
said. The more chaos that
goes on on the mats, the
better it goes for him.
Those two points giv-
en up were the only two
Walker gave up the en-
tire tournament, and they
were because of an escape
late in the match.
It was on a restart and
it really shouldnt have
happened, Kosmicki said.
Clay was hammering on
the kid and he couldnt get
out. The referees decided
to restart everything and,
the next thing you know,
he got out with a couple of
seconds left.
Walker defeated pinned
his first three opponents,
won 12-0 in the quarterfi-
nals and won his semifi-
nals match 9-0.
He just loves to wres-
tle, Kosmicki said. Most
of us, we kind of do it out
of a passion to compete
and to test yourself. Wres-
tling is not a fun sport.
Kids have pick up basket-
ball games and pick up
football games in the back
yard, but who wants a pick
up wrestling match? For
him, it is fun and he does
love doing it.
Kosmicki said the team
will miss Walkers leader-
ship next season.
He was a leader by ex-
ample in practice and on
the mat, Kosmicki said.
Mike Fernandez was the
emotional leader, but Clay
was definitely the leader
by example. He was one of
those guys that you could
always count on. He was a
constant. You never had to
worry. He was either going
to get you six points or 10.
Thats rare to have.
Eastsides Walker wins fourth national title
Blue Ridge earns wins over Southside, Pickens
Blue Ridge made a name for itself on defense this season and head coach Travis Henson
said he will continue to rely on production from the mound.
The biggest game of the season is always
the next game.
Travis Henson
Blue Ridge Head baseball coach
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Despite a pair of early
region losses, the Blue
Ridge girls soccer team
has bounced back to earn
two straight wins.
The Lady Tigers opened
regular season play with
a tough loss to Eastside,
which was ranked No. 2
preseason.
I think we had a great
preseason, Blue Ridge
coach Chris Crist said.
We were 5-1 in the pre-
season, only losing to Hill-
crest in a tournament. We
felt pretty good about it.
We had wins in that tour-
nament over Byrnes and
Woodmont, which are two
[Class] AAAA schools.
That success would not
translate into the teams
first match against the
Eagles.
We open every year
with Eastside and they
smacked us pretty good
in that game, Crist said.
I feel like we played good,
but we gave up three early
goals. I think theyre one
of the best teams in the
state.
Blue Ridge lost Sarah
Richardson in the match
against the Eagles, which
was a tough blow for the
team.
She has a lot speed and
raw talent, Crist said.
Battling injuries is only
going to become more
difficult with a tough re-
gion schedule to battle
through.
We play in what I call
the conference of death,
Crist said. We have what
I believe is the tough-
est top to bottom [Class]
AAA girls conference in
the state. Im sure oth-
ers would argue that, but
Eastside and Greenville
are powers. Travelers Rest
has always been good, and
if you throw into the mix
Pickens and cross-town ri-
val Greer, Its tough.
The Tigers saw another
formidable opponent early
in Greenville.
We had Greenville 0-0 at
halftime and played good
enough to win the game,
but we gave up three goals
in the first six minutes of
the second half and never
recovered, Crist said.
Blue Ridge earned wins
over Berea and Travelers
Rest, moving its region re-
cord to an even 2-2 on the
season.
Were still young, Crist
said. We have three se-
niors. We have a big soph-
omore class and so I feel
like, as we move forward,
this team is just going to
get better.
Crist said he already sees
strength in his midfield.
Our midfield and our
defense is pretty good,
Crist said. I realize weve
given up a lot of goals ear-
ly on, but our goalkeeping
play has been great. Abby
Coger has come so far in
a year.
Heading into a new sea-
son, Blue Ridge had only
one goal.
We didnt make the
playoffs last year, and
that was the first time in
a long time that the girls
team didnt make the play-
offs, Crist said. That was
a little disappointing, so
our goal coming into the
season was to make the
playoffs. Wed love to be
able to host a first round
game, but we know last
year we had a team that
should have been in the
playoffs.
The Lady Tigers face
games against Southside,
Pickens and Landrum this
week.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes baseball
team struggled in confer-
ence play last week, fall-
ing to Mauldin and Gaff-
ney before bouncing back
against Wade Hampton.
The team now boats a
4-3 record in the region,
which ranks them fourth
among league opponents.
Byrnes began the week
with a 8-0 loss to Mauldin.
Theyre a really good
baseball team, Byrnes
coach Michael Maus said.
Theyre No. 6 in the state,
I believe, right now. We got
down early and we ended
up not hitting the ball very
well. We made a couple er-
rors there at the end of the
game, but we competed
for most of the game.
The Rebels then dropped
a 2-1 game to rival Gaff-
ney.
We pitched and played
defense really well, but we
just didnt swing the bats,
Maus said. We ended up
having eight hits, but I
would have liked to have
seen us get on top of the
ball a little bit better. We
popped out way too much
and didnt have many pro-
ductive outs.
Despite the struggles,
Byrnes recovered from a
3-2 deficit to take a 5-3
victory over Wade Hamp-
ton.
We were down 3-2 in the
last inning with two outs,
two strikes and a runner
on third, Maus said. We
had Mason Streeter hit a
ball in the gap and tie it
up. We went on to win in
eight innings. We hit the
ball much better in that
game than we have all
year, and the pitcher we
faced in that game was
probably one of the best
weve seen all year.
I thought we took 10
steps forward against
Wade Hampton from
where we were earlier on
in the week, he said.
Maus said he feels like
his team may have lost
a winnable game against
Gaffney.
Were 4-3 in the region
right now and it would
have been much nicer to
be at 5-2, because that
would put us in second
place, Maus said.
Despite some pretty
good showings on de-
fense, Maus said his team
continues to struggle from
the plate.
We havent really won
many games by a lot of
runs, Maus said. I dont
think thats going to be
our [identity], hitting the
ball and scoring 15 or 20
runs. We know what we
do best, and thats pitch-
ing and defense. It would
definitely be nice to get
some timely hits and, if we
make outs, make produc-
tive ones.
The Rebels face Boiling
Springs and Spartanburg
this week.
Boiling Springs has
one of their best pitchers
back from [injury] and
theyre better than their
record says, Maus said.
On Wednesday, well
have Spartanburg at their
place and theyre tied with
Riverside for second place
right now.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes softball team
has already seen plenty of
success this season and
currently ranks atop the
region.
The Lady Rebels are 11-2
overall with a 4-1 record in
conference play.
I have been really hap-
py with our play as a team
thus far, Byrnes coach
Brandi Aiken said. It is
not always the same kid
winning it for us. We have
had numerous players
step up in big situations
and come through. Some-
times its our senior lead-
ers, sometimes it has been
our seventh and eighth
graders and other times
it has been the player you
may not expect.
Despite some strong per-
formances against some
of the regions top teams,
Aiken said her team has
to maintain a high level of
play every time out.
I would like us to start
off strong every game, she
said. We have somewhat
made a name for ourselves
by winning close games
in late innings, which is
great, but I would feel bet-
ter if we could come out
strong each game.
The team is led by pitch-
ers Bailey Pearson and Re-
gan Messenger.
They compliment each
others strengths and
weaknesses well and it al-
lows us to give other teams
a different look depending
on what their strengths are
or who they saw the first
time through the region,
Aiken said. We also have
a strong outfield right now
in senior Lauren Duggar,
sophomores Allison Neely
and Payten Bennette and
eighth grader Christa Wh-
itesides. We have thrown
at least three people out
at the plate so far this sea-
son, along with a few at
first on what should have
been base hits.
The Lady Rebels will
have to contend with what
Aiken believes to be stiff
competition.
Boiling Springs and
Mauldin are always
strong, she said. Gaffney
gave us a really good game
last week and their start-
ing pitcher is one of the
best in the region. Dorman
is always a big game for us
as well.
BR golf
open
season
4-1
The Tigers are off to a
strong start from the tee,
earning four early victo-
ries.
Head coach Randy Cis-
son said his guys have re-
corded strong scores and
his team is continuing to
improve.
We have been very
consistent so far with all
three of our scores being
in the 160s, he said. [It
has been] a very good start
to the season. We will only
continue to improve.
Senior Blake Owens, who
currently boasts the low-
est average scoring aver-
age, leads the team.
Our 1-7 top players are
all right there together,
Cisson said. Seventh
grader Walker Redmon
has been a welcomed ad-
dition to the team.
Blue Ridge has already
shown the ability to drive
the ball in the early going.
Our team has definitely
improved on ball striking,
Cisson said. We have so
[many] bombers on the
team and everybody can
hit their irons very crisp.
Cisson said his team
could stand to improve its
course management.
We have to teach them
how to be smart on the
course and stay away from
the trouble or, if they do
get into trouble, try not
to make a bogey turn into
a triple by trying to be a
hero., he said.
Blue Ridge is up against
some elite teams in the re-
gion.
Our region is probably
the toughest in the state,
Cisson said. Greenville
has the No. 1 ranked player
in the state, who is already
committed to USC. Travel-
ers Rest has a very strong
team as well, so our region
is very top heavy with elite
teams. We just have to
stay focused and play the
best that we can.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
It has been a difficult
season so far for the Lady
Yellow Jackets.
After seven games, the
Greer girls soccer team
is just 1-6 overall with a
1-3 in region play. The
team, however is making
strides.
[The] season thus far
has been challenging, but
we continue to grow from
a soccer prospective each
match, Greer coach Rob-
ert DePaol said. We have
seen great strides to de-
fending knowledge base
and are beginning to grow
in breath from an attack-
ing standpoint. The ladies
have accepted the level of
effort that must be shown
in training and applied to
matches to help us grow.
The Lady Jackets have
struggled in transition this
season, an area DePaol
said has to be improved.
[We have to get better
in] transition from defend-
ing to attacking, he said.
We have to attack with a
higher level of confidence
once we collect the ball.
Despite the struggles,
DePaol has gotten solid
performances from sev-
eral players.
We have had many
players step up recently,
he said. Meghan Rood,
the teams captain, led the
charge in the early season,
but suffered a season end-
ing injury versus Chap-
man. She is now leading
from the sideline. Players
are beginning to step into
their roles. Some included:
Allison Clifton, Kelsi Da-
vis, Ilse Isidro, Evelyn Gal-
lardo, Diana Cedillo and
Nomi Henkin. With a sup-
porting group of young,
new players it will be in
our reach to learn and
grow a soccer knowledge
base.
DePaol said his team has
already shown plenty of
resiliency.
The spirit of the group
is one quality that will help
define the season, he said.
This group has shown
they will not let teams of
the hook, on the road or
at [home] we will battle
teams from the starting
whistle to the final.
Greer will have its hands
full in region play.
Our greatest battles will
be teams such as Berea,
Southside and, of course,
rival Blue Ridge, De-
Paol said. This group of
teams, as well as Pickens,
will all fight for fourth in
the region and postseason
play.
BHS falls to 4-3 in region
Byrnes hit a slump last week, falling to Mauldin and Gafney. The Rebels were able to
bounce back against Wade Hampton, picking up a win in extra innings.
Young tigers hope
to keep improving
Grifn Rohrer, right, attempts to tackle a Travelers Rest
foe. Blue Ridge is currently 2-2 in the region.

Greer girls soccer
team off to slow start
Lady Rebels
in control

Greers Nomi Henkin, right, looks to pass during a recent game against Pickens. The Lady
Yellow Jackets began the season 1-6 overall.
The Byrnes softball team is on a roll this season, earning
11 wins in the early going.

D5 NIGHT CELEBRATED
AT FLUOR FIELD APRIL 23
On Wednesday, April
23, the Greenville Drive is
partnering with the Dun-
can community to host
D5 night at Fluor Field.
This is the third year
Spartanburg District Five
Schools has taken center
stage in downtown Green-
ville and representatives
from all 12 of the districts
schools will take part in
the recognition and fun
planned before and during
the games.
The Greenville Drive
host the Asheville Tourists
at 4 p.m. and will be fol-
lowed by Byrnes v. Wade
Hampton at 7 p.m. This is
the first professional/high
school double-header in
Fluor Field history.
Throughout the games,
the District Five teach-
ers, support employees
and Terrific Kids of the
Year from each of the
schools will be recognized
in the stands and on the
DriveVision. Participat-
ing faculty, students and
staff will take part in the
on-field, between inning
entertainment and games.
Special pre-game ac-
tivities will include a Pa-
rade of Champions, led
by the Byrnes High drum
line, state finalist cheer
team, committed college
athletes, and SAC Youth
Teams. Ceremonial first
pitch, honorary captains,
play ball Announcer and
other pre-game honor-
ary roles will be filled by
distinguished student
leaders, faculty and staff.
The Byrnes Singers will
perform the National An-
them.
Tickets are $7 and can
be purchased by visiting
or calling the Drive Box
Office at 240-4528.
GOODWILL MUD RUN
REGISTRATION CONTINUES
Registration is now open
for the Goodwill Mud Run,
presented by St. Francis
Sports Medicine. The event
will be held Saturday, April
12 at 7 a.m. and Sunday,
April 13 at 4 p.m.
The run will be 3.5 miles
with 35 obstacles. Teams
will compete against each
other and will be officially
timed.
The cost to enter for a
two-person team (Satur-
day only) is $100. A four-
person team is $140 and
a JROTC team (this is for
JROTC high school teams
only) is $90.
For more information,
visit GoodwillMudRun.org.
GREENVILLE DRIVE
5K ON APRIL 21
The Greenville Drive,
emediagroup, Caine Halter
YMCA and Setup Events
have combined to coordi-
nate the Spirit of Boston
Run, a timed 5K, on Mon-
day, April 21.
The 5K will begin at 5:30
p.m. and will lead into the
Drives game against the
Asheville Tourists at 7:05
p.m.
All funds raised will go
to the City of Greenville
Community Youth Base-
ball Program, which pro-
vides inner city children
with an opportunity to
play baseball at their com-
munity park.
We are thrilled to host
the Spirit of Boston Run
on April 21st, said Drive
General Manager Eric Ja-
rinko. With over $20,000
raised, last years Run
for One event was a huge
success in support of the
events at last years Bos-
ton Marathon, and making
this an annual event will
be a great step as we con-
tinue our efforts to bring
the Greenville community
closer to the city of Bos-
ton.
We are proud of our af-
filiation with the Boston
Red Sox, and the run will
live up to its namesake by
channeling the spirit of
Boston on the same day
as the Boston Marathon,
he continued. That, com-
bined with all funds ben-
efiting the City of Green-
villes Youth Baseball
Program, will make this an
exciting day for everyone
involved.
Runners and walkers
will start at the Caine Hal-
ter YMCA at 5:30 p.m. The
course will wind its way
through Cleveland Park
from the YMCA and have
its own version of Boston
Marathons Heartbreak
Hill. Runners and walk-
ers will finish by entering
Fluor Field, running by its
own version of the iconic
Green Monster and cross-
ing home plate while high-
fiving players and coaches
from the Drive.
We believe that having
Drive players and coaches
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FROM B1
director, said. Baseball is
Americas past time and
its definitely one of our
biggest sports. When you
get around this time of
year and the temperatures
start climbing, everybody
gets that baseball fever.
Weve certainly seen it in
our participants.
Preparations for opening
day began several weeks
ago.
Theyve been practic-
ing now for about three
weeks and, as we get
closer to opening day, we
can see that fire get lit in
our coaches and play-
ers eyes. Theyre ready to
go. Theyre ready to start
playing baseball under the
lights.
Other baseball leagues
in the area have already
kicked off. Northwood Lit-
tle League and Blue Ridge
Little League are each un-
derway.
Opening day was tre-
mendous, Chris Posey,
who is president of the
board of directors for
Northwood Little League,
said. We did it at Riv-
erside right before they
played Eastside. We kind
of float back and forth be-
tween those two schools
because thats where a
majority of our players
will attend high school. It
really went well.
Posey said his league has
seen a huge turnout.
Were 640 strong this
year, which is a big num-
ber for us, Posey said.
Were looking forward to
a great season.
Despite seeing numbers
decline since its first sea-
son more than 40 years
ago, Northwood has seen
a big increase in participa-
tion.
For many years we were
the only Little League in
Greenville County and, in
those years, we had 1,100
kids in the league, Posey
said. Since then, I think
this is the biggest weve
ever been.
Part of that increase is
likely due to recent suc-
cess, Posey said.
Last year, our 12 year
old group made it to the
semifinals of the Southeast
region, Posey said. They
were the first Little League
baseball team in the state
to appear on ESPN, and I
think that helped fuel the
growth. Theres no ques-
tion about it.
FROM B1
nit-pick you. If could have
kept it at 5-2 or 3-2, you
never know whats going
to happen.
With a young team that
is still learning, Massullo
said his Yellow Jackets
will continue to be a work
in progress.
Were still not whack-
ing it like we should, Mas-
sullo said. I dont under-
stand it. My kids swung a
little bit better today, but
its still not there yet.
Eastside faced a game
against Greenville on
Tuesday, but results were
not available at press time.
The Eagles will play Blue
Ridge on Thursday.
Greenville is leading
the conference right now,
Erwin said. Theyre good
and were going to have
to play as good as we can
play to have a chance. Blue
Ridge is finally starting
to pick it up a little bit.
Everybody knew they had
a good team. They have
good pitching and good
position players. Theyre
a really good baseball
team.
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April 21, 2014 at 5:30pm by
Spartanburg County Council
. Greer Dragway is request-
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May 10, 2014. The event will
be held at 1792 Dragway Rd.
The requested exclusion is to
run cars without mufers and
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Spartanburg County Council
. Greer Dragway is request-
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May 31, 2014. The event will
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The requested exclusion is to
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3
Baseball ................................................ Blue Ridge @ Eastside, 6:30 p.m.
Berea @ Greer, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer ..............................................Blue Ridge @ Pickens, 5:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Travelers Rest, 5:30 p.m.
Southside @ Greer, 5:30 p.m.
Dorman @ Riverside, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer ...............................................Blue Ridge @ Pickens, 7:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Travelers Rest, 7:30 p.m.
Southside @ Greer, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside @ Dorman, 7 p.m.
Softball .................................................. Eastside @ Blue Ridge 5:30 p.m.
Berea @ Greer, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Boys Lacrosse ................................. Wade Hampton @ Eastside, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse ................................. Wade Hampton @ Eastside, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball ......................................................Riverside @ Byrnes, 7:30 p.m.
Greer @ Greenville, 6:30 p.m.
Softball ............................................................ Riverside @ Byrnes, 6 p.m.
Greenville @ Greer, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer ...........................................Landrum @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
Baseball ..................................................... Blue Ridge @ Greer, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse .......................................... Riverside @ RJ Reynolds, 6 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse ............................................ Fort Mill @ Riverside, 5:30 p.m.
CALENDAR |

WIN: Eastside faces Blue
Ridge this Thursday night

BASEBALL: Participation
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The Greenville Drive will host the Rebels on April 23 in conjunction with D5 Night. The
evening will conclude with Byrnes taking on Wade Hampton at Fluor Field.
greeting runners as they
finish adds a nice touch
to the event, said Jarinko.
They have aspirations of
playing or coaching in Bos-
ton one day, so they under-
stand the significance of
this event and how much
the Red Sox organization
means to Boston.
The Drive collected new
and lightly used equip-
ment at the Hot Stove
event in January and, part-
ly because of the Drives
efforts, the league is all set
for play.
Having the Greenville
Drive as the Title Sponsor
of the Community Youth
Baseball Program has been
a huge benefit as the pro-
gram continues to grow,
said Dana Souza, Parks
and Recreation director
for the City of Greenville.
The Drive is such a posi-
tive force in the entire
Upstate Region, and we
are pleased that their gen-
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many children to enjoy
a happy and healthy life-
style through baseball.
The Drive will provide all
participants with a t-shirt
and a complimentary tick-
et to attend that evenings
game against the Tourists.
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FOR BASKETBALL CAMP
Local basketball coach
Paul Lister is holding a
basketball camp for girls,
ages 6-10, each Monday
night through April 7 at
Greer First Baptist Church,
located at 201 W. Poinsett
St.
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p.m. and is open to any-
one who would like to par-
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DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2014-03
OWNER: Ramon Perez and Clara Valencia
ADDRESS: 719 Ansel School Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0537050201603
EXISTING ZONING: Unzoned Greenville County
REQUEST: R-12, Single Family City of Greer
OWNER: Donald Dillard and Dennis Dillard
ADDRESS: Gibb Shoals Road
EXISTING ZONING: R-5
REQUEST: DRD
OWNER: Greystone Cottages Homeowners Association
ADDRESS: Shandwick Drive
EXISTING ZONING: R-5 Greenville County
REQUEST: Design Review District
DOCKET NUMBER: PAC 2014-08
OWNER: Donald Dillard and Dennis Dillard
ADDRESS: Gibbs Shoals Road
EXISTING ZONING: R-5 Greenville County
REQUEST: Design Review District
DOCKET NUMBER: TX 2014-06
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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
Taking
stamina
to a new
level
I
n a few weeks, Im
going on a quick fam-
ily vacation to Tampa
lots of aunts, uncles and
cousins, as well as my
brother and my boyfriend.
Most importantly, though,
is my mom.
Were all going to
Tampa to see my mom
graduate from St. Leo
University.
She started college there
at 18 there but withdrew
and returned to the Up-
state for a lot of reasons.
My mom took classes at
Greenville Tech off and
on for years, while raising
my brother and me.
And that was no easy
task. There were the
normal single mom/
two kids dynamic: She
made sure we did well
in school, sports, church
and extracurricular
activities. Broken bones
and illnesses. Detention.
The time she thought we
disappeared at three and
four years old, but we
were really trapped in a
linen closet, trying to see
if a Matchbox care would
glow in the dark (It didnt,
but thats really a story
for another column).
And then there were
the shenanigans only my
brother and I, 14 months
apart, could have cooked
up. Our favorite way to
torment our mom was
at the grocery store. We
would walk a few feet
behind her and pretend to
be golf announcers.
It looks like shes going
for the white rice, wed
whisper. Oh, no! She goes
for the brown instead.
Then shed turn around
to yell and us and wed
fall apart into giggles.
And then there were
the amazing things that
only my mom could have
made happen. One of my
favorite memories from
childhood was when
my mom surprised my
brother and I with dinner
a movie. The three of us
made banana splits, ate
them on the couch and
watched Caddy Shack.
We had indoor picnics,
blanket and all, when it
was rainy. She played
baseball with us. She took
us to museums and Six
Flags.
At her most selfish, she
always put herself third.
My brother and I are both
out of the house now, but
she still is the first to lend
a hand -- not just to us. In
general, shes a very giv-
ing person.
My point is this: My
mom is awesome and I
am incredibly proud of
her for all that shes done.
She powered through
hard times. She slowly
toiled away, working
toward her degree.
She takes perseverance
to a whole new level. She
is one of the most dedi-
cated people I know. My
mom has had set backs,
but shes always gotten
back up.
I know almost everyone
says their mom is the
best, but theyre wrong.
Only one mom can be the
best and I have her.
Sorry, chumps, your
mom is not as awesome
as mine.
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES

BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Greer Middle College is
a collection of nearly 30
portables, housing about
400 students on Green-
ville Technical Colleges
Greer campus.
The school is hoping to
begin the process of get-
ting into a building in two
years. Its still in fresh
negotiations with Green-
ville Tech regarding land,
said Bill Roach, principal
and executive director.
Greenville Tech is work-
ing with us to try and help
us get some land so that
we can get that building,
Roach said. Greer Middle
College currently leases
land from Greenville Tech.
There are a couple dif-
ferent locations in nego-
tiations, said Melanie Bar-
gar, development director.
Once finalized, the school
will launch its capital cam-
paig.
The school is raising
about $8 million on its
own, but can manage half
in mortgage payments.
Weve worked very hard
over the last several years
to put ourselves in a finan-
cial position so that we
could do that, Roach said.
We can handle about half
that in a mortgage.
The school has prelimi-
nary renderings they plan
to release soon.
Greer Middle College
began in seven portables
in 2009. Students have
physical education classes
in Praise Cathedrals gym,
Roach said.
We dont have the fa-
cilities to do a lot of things
that we want. Wed love to
have guest speakers come
in but that cafeteria is only
the place that we have. You
can only have 107 in that
cafeteria at one time. Even
when we do some parent
meetings, its full.
More than half of the
schools students are tak-
ing dual enrollment class-
es at Greenville Tech. The
college covers tuition costs
while Greer Middle College
covers books.
We exist so that our
students can take dual
credit classes while in
high school, Bargar said.
Any high school, most of
them, they can take some
dual credit through AP
class. You have the possi-
bility of getting dual credit
based on the test. This is
true dual credit, sit in a
college classroom with a
college instructor and get
that full experience. Thats
the biggest reason we ex-
ist. We want to take kids,
no matter where they are
they dont have to be the
smartest kids we want
to give them the oppor-
tunity for college and we
also want to make sure
theyre college-ready and
career-ready because not
all them are going to go to
college.
To graduate, students
area also required to
complete a senior project
like learning to play the
bagpipes, building and
programming a 3D printer
or restoring a car. Proj-
ect-based learning is part
of the curriculum, Bargar
said.
Senior projects are
year-long, thoroughly-
documented independent
endeavors, said Crystal
Earle, senior project coach.
Students create prod-
ucts, portfolios and give
15-minute presentations,
judged by 100 people.
I learn more than they
do, I thinkI learn more
from this than I did in
grad school, Earle said.
Students and parents
also have to do communi-
ty service hours 50 each
year for students and 36
for parents.
The reason weve been
successful is that our
parents have gotten in-
volvedIts important,
Roach said. We feel like
that is one of those civic
duties that we need to
teach kids for multiple rea-
sons. One is its your civic
duty as an adult when you
get there. Hopefully, when
they go off to college,
theyll come back because
they know the Greer com-
munity.
Thats part of our focus
is to teach them to always
give back and we model
it, Bargar said.
It was someone at Greer
Middle College that men-
tioned a fundraising ef-
fort to Langston Charter
Middle School, which is
gearing up for a different
fundraiser.
Langston will host a
parking lot party to ben-
efit its foundation. The
event will have live music,
a DJ, a line dance instruc-
tor, 30 craft vendors in the
gym and the GameTruck
will be onsite. The blood
mobile will be there from
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The event also features
a food truck rodeo with
The Chuck Truck, Hen-
rys Smokehouse, Pies R
Squared and Ellada Kouz-
ina.
Part of the fundraiser is
Fords Drive 4 UR Com-
munity. Ford donates $20
for each test drive up to
$6,000.
When Fairway Ford told
Thompson no one has ever
reached the $6,000 or 300
driver max, she took that
as a challenge.
I thought, Youre kid-
ding me. How can we not
do that? We have 400 fam-
ilies here plus another 100
or so families of incoming
sixth graders that are all
very excited about coming
to Langston. How could
we not? After I said that
I thought, We better make
sure it happens.
Money raised will go to
a capital fund campaign,
which helps to pay down
mortgage debt and tech-
nology costs. The school,
founded in 2004 and
opened the following year,
has a $6 million campus.
Charter schools have to
pay for their own building.
Were not given a school
by Greenville County,
Thompson said. We have
to pay for and run a $6
million campus. We have
to pay with our education
dollars that we are given
to educate the kids with.
Among the cars available
are F150, a Fusion an Edge
and a CMax Hybrid will be
available for test drives.
The drives will be literally
a three minute drive.
Youre not going to dis-
appear down Woodruff
Road, Thompson said.
Youre going to go down
our side road, turn around
in the cul-de-sac and come
back.
This years goal is
$225,000.
Langston also raises
money through its golf
tournament in May. The
bulk of its funding, how-
ever, comes from parents.
Langstons Parking Lot
Party runs 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
on April 5 at the school,
1950 Woodruff Road,
Greenville.
It is open to the public.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Charter schools get creative for funding
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
A crowd gathered re-
cently at Spartanburg
County Council Chamber
to hear from two organi-
zations and their stances
on Common Core, the
controversial education
standards.
South Carolina Educa-
tion Association (SCEA)
and South Carolina Par-
ents (PIE) presented their
sides SCEA supports
Common Core and SCPIE
opposes them.
The SCEA supports the
new curriculum, which
they say already aligns
with 97 percent of South
Carolinas current stan-
dards.
The implementation of
Common Core will ensure
South Carolina children
will compete nationally
and internationally, said
Joanie Lawson, SCEA gov-
ernment relations direc-
tor.
Its a global issue that
we have to be concerned
about, Lawson said. It
increases our competitive
edge and were preparing
children for those jobs.
It makes sure the classes
that were teaching pro-
vide the right skill set.
Schools need a clear def-
inition of what students
should know to be pre-
pared for college or the
workforce, she said.
SCPIE has been leading
the fight against Com-
mon Core in South Caro-
lina, said Sheri Few, SCPIE
founder. The organization
alleges that Common Core
invites big government
into students lives, had
little to no input from ed-
ucators and is strictly tied
to federal funding.
The Common Core stan-
dards take choice away
from teachers, Few said.
Its also required for
them to teach this experi-
mental approach to ge-
ometry thats never been
successfully implemented
anywhere in the world
that is required. Its also
required that, if the math
teachers didnt want to
teach the fuzzy math that
was alluded to, they have
to do it. Teachers are ac-
tually teaching students
four different ways to do
math, she said. I just ask
you, What was wrong with
the way we learned how to
do math? that was good
for hundreds of years
and produced scientists
and astronauts and all the
wonderful things we can
claim as Americans?
The Common Core stan-
dards and timeline are
available online through
the South Carolina De-
partment of Educations
website, ed.sc.gov.
Groups debate common core standards
KATIE JONES | THE GREER CITIZEN
Jane Robbins, with the American Principles Project, spoke
in opposition of Common Core at a forum on March 27.

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer Middle College Charter School , located on the Greer campus of Greenville Tech,
allows students to garner dual credits for both High school and college. Top, Students
walk to classroms after lunch. Middle, Taylor Gibby, center, lights a match for a science
experiment in the schools laboratory portable. Above, students in Alex Brilliandts Digital
Media class edit video on Final Cut.
ELEMENTARY
Thursday - Thai sweet chili
chicken over brown rice,
baked potato creation
station, whole grain roll for
all, vegetation station, corn
chowder, pinto beans, choice
of fruit, milk.
Friday - Barbecue sandwich,
pizza, vegetation station,
vegetable beef soup, broccoli,
choice of fruit, milk.
Monday - Grilled chicken,
sandwich with lettuce and
tomato, hummus plate
vegetation station, broccoli
cheddar soup, sweet potato
bites, choice of fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken fajita,
black bean burger vegetation
station, Asian ginger chicken
soup, vegetable medley,
choice of fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Hamburger with
lettuce and tomato, macaroni
and cheese with broccoli and
whole grain roll, vegetation
station, vegetable beef soup,
peas, choice of fruit, milk.
MIDDLE
Thursday - Toasted cheese
sandwich with tomato basil
soup, sweet and sour chicken
with brown rice and whole
grain roll, broccoli, vegetable
medley, assorted fruit, milk.
Friday - Hog dog with chili,
meatball sub, chef salad with
whole grain roll, Cole slaw,
baked beans assorted fruit,
Milk.
Monday Barbecue chicken,
Salisbury steak, corn bread
for all Mandarin chicken salad
with whole grain roll, mashed
potatoes with gravy, broccoli,
assorted, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Thai sweet chili
chicken over brown rice with
whole grain roll, Chicken fa-
jita, southwest chicken salad
with whole grain roll, carrots,
corn, assorted, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Pasta marinara
with whole grain roll, sweet
and sour chicken with brown
rice and whole grain roll,
chicken Caesar salad with
whole grain roll, vegetable
medley, garden salad, as-
sorted fruit, milk.
HIGH
Thursday - Toasted cheese
sandwich with tomato basil
soup, sweet and sour chicken
with brown rice and whole
grain roll, broccoli, vegetable
medley, assorted fruit, milk.
Friday - Hog dog with chili,
meatball sub, chef salad with
whole grain roll, Cole slaw,
baked beans assorted fruit,
Milk.
Monday Barbecue chicken,
Salisbury steak, corn bread
for all Mandarin chicken salad
with whole grain roll, mashed
potatoes with gravy, broccoli,
assorted, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Thai sweet chili
chicken over brown rice with
whole grain roll, Chicken fa-
jita, southwest chicken salad
with whole grain roll, carrots,
corn, assorted, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Pasta marinara
with whole grain roll, sweet
and sour chicken with brown
rice and whole grain roll,
chicken Caesar salad with
whole grain roll, vegetable
medley, garden salad, as-
sorted fruit, milk.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE IMOVE
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3
The 4th Annual iMOVE
5K Run/Walk will be May
3, 2014 at Riverside Mid-
dle School. Check in will
be at 8 a.m., pre-race warm
up at 8:30 a.m. and the
start of the race/walk at
9 a.m. 100 percent of the
proceeds will be donated
to Let There Be Mom and
Palmetto Animal Assisted
Life Services (PAALS). For
more information, please
visit the RMS website.
RMS HOSTS COFFEE WITH
COUNSELORS APRIL 8
On Tuesday, April 8,
2014, RMS presents Coffee
with the Counselors-To
High School and Beyond.
at 8:45-9:45 a.m. in the
media center. They will be
addressing topics such as
the difference between CP,
Honors, AP, and IB classes;
a typical day in their high
school; graduation re-
quirements; how to com-
municate with your childs
teachers and more.
CAREER VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED FOR RMS
Riverside Middle School
is seeking parents and
people in the community
that may be interested in
coming to speak to stu-
dents about their career
to expose students to a
variety of career opportu-
nities and/or would like
to host a student for a job
shadowing experience for
a day.
Contact Brooke Howard
at 355-7987 or kbhow-
ard@greenville.k12.sc.us
for more information.
WASHINGTON CENTER
PAYS IT FORWARD
Students in Kim Skip-
pers class are preparing
for the first-ever Pay It
Forward Spirit Day April
4 at the Washington Cen-
ter.
Each class has come up
with a team name and
painted a banner during
art class. On Spirit Day,
students will participate
in a marathon by doing 13
laps around the gym.
Students are collecting
pledges from friends and
family to help support
Whizz-Kidz, an organiza-
tion in the UK that pur-
chases wheelchairs for
students with disabilities.
Spirit Day kicks off the
annual Walk and Roll held
on April 26 sponsored by
our PTA to help support
classroom needs.
LANGSTON HOLDING
SUMMER CAMPS
Lego Robotics Level 1
and Lego Sumo summer
camps will be offered at
Langston Charter Middle
School to all area rising
fourth through eighth
grade students. An insect-
collecting summer camp
will be offered to all area
rising sixth grade stu-
dents.
Cost is $100 for Lego
camps and $80 for insect
collecting. Space is lim-
ited. For dates, times and
information on available
discounts, contact David
Leeke at dleeke@langston-
charter.org.
ADVENTURE CAMP
OFFERED AT LANGSTON
APEX Adventures Out-
door Day Camp will be of-
fered as a summer camp
through Langston Charter
Middle School. The camp
features hiking, mountain
biking, whitewater raft-
ing and stand-up paddle
boarding.
The camp is open to ages
11-14. For more informa-
tion, or to register, go to
apexadventurecamp.com.
LANGSTON PARTNERS
WITH FORD
Langston is hosting a
Ford Drive 4 UR Com-
munity event on April 5
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 1950
Woodruff Road (behind
the Goodwill Store).
Fairway Ford will have
a selection of new Fords
on the Langston campus
available for test drives.
Ford will donate $20 to
the school for each test
drive - one test drive per
family. This event is open
to the public and all help
is appreciated in reaching
a goal of 300 test drives
that day.
Contact Evie Buisch at
ebuisch@langstoncharter.
org or 608-0416 for more
information on renting
a vendor table or Alison
Thompson for informa-
tion regarding the event at
201-1516.
FLORENCE CHAPEL
STUDENT WINS AWARD
Eighth grade student
Hannah Smith won the Na-
tional Career Development
Associations 48th annual
Poetry and Poster Contest
for the Upstate region.
Smiths entry was award-
ed first place in poetry for
the middle school divi-
sion.
WINTER GUARDS NAMED
WGI CHAMPIONS
The Byrnes High School
Winter Guards are raking
in the reviews with their
stellar performances at re-
cent competitions.
Byrnes Indigo was re-
cently named the WGI At-
lanta Regional Champion
and placed fourth at the
WGI Mid-East Elite region-
al championships.
After strong perfor-
mances in the very tough
Scholastic A class at both
Regional competitions,
Byrnes JV continues to im-
prove their national rank-
ings.
In their last competition
at Gaffney High School in
February, the Byrnes Spin
Club placed first in the
Scholastic Regional AA
Class.
REIDVILLE STUDENTS BURY
BORING WORDS
Fourth grade students
at Reidville Elementary
mourned the mundane
this week by holding a fu-
neral for the words said
and went.
Students in Mrs. Quin-
bys class said goodbye
to the overused words,
promising to never use
them in their writing
again. Jake Waddell deliv-
ered the eulogy and other
students contributed their
final farewells. The class
learned that, while the
words were good in first
and second grades, they
need to be replaced with
stronger, spicier words
now.
Principal Elizabeth Sima
has issued a challenge: if
students can keep from
using the words in writing
between now and spring
break, they will earn a piz-
za or ice cream party.
REIDVILLE KINDERGARTEN
VISITS MUSEUM
Kindergarten students
from Reidville Elemen-
tary took a trip to experi-
ence hands on learning at
The Childrens Museum
of the Upstate. Students
explored different areas
for lessons in building/
construction, careers and
light and sound.
ABNER CREEK JUMPS
TO HELP HEARTS
Students at Abner Creek
Academy were jumping
for a good cause recently,
as they aimed to help the
American Heart Associa-
tion.
The schools Jump Rope
For Heart event raised
more than $2,700. Student
Ava Thompson jumped
her way to winning the
top fundraiser award for
the third year in a row.
Thompson raised $575
in honor and memory of
both her grandfathers.
REIDVILLE ELEMENTARY
SETS ATTENDANCE GOAL
The classrooms and
halls at Reidville Elemen-
tary will soon be packed
for perfect attendance. Re-
idville has designated the
135th day of school as
perfect attendance day,
challenging each student
to do their best to be in
class that day.
The classes that have
the highest percentage of
perfect attendance in each
grade level will be reward-
ed with free ice cream and
extra recess. Every student
who shows up for school
that day will receive an
item from the special
cheer cart.
RIVER RIDGE CELEBRATES
MATH AND SCIENCE
Parents at River Ridge
Elementary got to go back
to school recently for an
evening of hands-on math,
science, or technology ac-
tivities.
Teachers presented ideas
like exothermic chemical
reactions as experiments
came to life before their
eyes. Students practiced
their math measurement
skills with lava lamps,
silly putty and worms that
glow in the dark. They
even got to see a portable
planetarium, thanks to
visitors from the Spartan-
burg Science Center. It was
an evening of learning and
fun for everyone.
SYMPHONIC BAND PLAYS
TOP TUNE AT STATE
The Byrnes High School
symphonic band took its
tune to the state concert
festival and earned a su-
perior rating. The band
earned a perfect score in
every category.
Director Brian Bone says
judges complimented the
band on their discipline,
level of focus and the dif-
ficulty of music.
TEACHERS ATTEND
FITNESS WORKSHOP
More than 100 physi-
cal education teachers
and presenters from all
over South Carolina took
their talents to Byrnes
last weekend. The PEAK
(Physical Education, Activ-
ities and Knowledge) for
the Future workshop gave
teachers the chance to get
their heart rates up in ex-
ercise, and attend sessions
to boost their skills in the
classroom.
District Five teachers
Debbie Holcombe, Coach
Mike Srock, Julie Clark and
Kingsley Emerson were
all presenters during the
workshop.
LEPRECHAUNS LEAP
TO ABNER CREEK
St. Patricks Day brought
some sneaky visitors to
Abner Creek Academy
this week. Little green-clad
leprechauns came to Shan-
non Woodruffs K4 class
Monday.
Students tried to pre-
pare for the sneaky guys
by building traps to catch
them. They used their
problem solving skills to
determine the best way to
trap the creatures. With the
help of teachers and fam-
ily members, they came up
with the best plan. Much
to their dismay, though,
the leprechauns simply
could not be caught. They
did leave behind some evi-
dence of their visit---sham-
rocks and flour footprints
in the shape of leprechaun
feet.
METEOROLOGIST
FORECASTS FUN
Second grade students at
the school got a visit from
WSPA Chief Meteorologist
Christy Henderson. Hen-
derson shared how she
forecasts the weather, the
tools she uses, and taught
students about the differ-
ent types of weather. The
activity was the perfect
way to wrap up the grades
weather unit.
MTTC ROLLIN ON THE
RIVER IS APRIL 26
Its time to get ready
to go Rollin on the
River. Tickets are $50
and are now on sale for
the fifth annual Riverboat
Fun and Games Night to
benefit Middle Tyger Com-
munity Center.
This years event will
be April 26 at the BMW
Zentrum. The event will in-
clude blackjack, roulette,
food, live music and much
more. Prizes and sponsors
are also needed.
MTCC COLLECTING PURSES
WITH PURPOSE
Ladies, if that Coach
or Gucci bag is taking up
space in your closet, now
is the time to donate it to
a good cause.
Middle Tyger Communi-
ty Center is collecting do-
nations of new and gently
used purses and accesso-
ries for their Purses With
Purpose fundraiser. Do-
nations will be accepted
through April 23 and the
sale will be held May 1
and 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Contact Lyn Turner at lyn.
turner@spart5.net or Lisa
Hall at lisa.hall@spart5.
net for more information.
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seasons using a CBL (Computer Based Laboratory) and a
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The Greer Citizen
March 31, 2008
I
ts hard to believe two
decades have passed
since Kurt Cobain took
his life in Seattle.
The tragedy marked the
beginning of the end of
rocks last great resur-
gence. Sure there were
some good bands that
rode the wake (Oasiss
first two albums were
excellent, and Radio-
heads second two were
outstanding). But, for the
most part, the excitement
dwindled. By the late
1990s, we were staggering
through a grunge junk-
yard, left to dig through
the scrap pile of rap metal
and electronica.
Nirvana was a special
band, easily one of the
best three-man outfits in
rock history. They made
punk music that wouldve
made Sid Vicious proud
and acoustic ballads as
haunting as anything
off the White Album.
The tornado in Cobains
mind created a unique
rainbow of rage, despair
and love that arose from
the wetlands of Seattle
to command Americas
attention.
They will always be
known as the band that
brought grunge into the
mainstream, but what we
should remember Nirvana
for is making music mat-
ter again. What Cobain
effectively did was dig up
the corpse of rock and
roll and use the hair-grab-
bing chords of Smells
Like Teen Spirit to
breathe life into its lungs.
Most people know
Nirvana didnt invent
grunge music. Sonic
Youth, Soundgarden, the
Pixies and Green River
came years before them.
The trio had their share
alt-music predecessors
as well, with U2, REM
and Janes Addiction all
enjoying success among
younger audiences in the
late 1980s. But college
students and indepen-
dent radio stations dont
determine whats popular.
Teenagers do.
And, by 1991, the teens
were getting tired of the
hair metal that passed for
rock and roll in the 1980s.
Simply put, the make-up,
big hair, spandex and sex-
obsessed lyrics had run
their course. The constant
loop of Motley Crue,
Whitesnake and Cinder-
ella on MTV became like
watching an old, bloated
boxer hit a speed bag.
Nobody knew what
Teen Spirit was about,
but you knew within
seconds it was some-
thing different. Cobains
screams were like a
wake-up call to a genera-
tion trying to escape their
parents shadow. And,
seemingly overnight, the
landscape of popular
music changed. Sud-
denly, alternative rock
was huge, and new bands
like Pearl Jam, Stone
Temple Pilots and Smash-
ing Pumpkins crashed the
MTV party. Meanwhile
older grunge acts like
Soundgarden got their
own share of the spotlight
and an annual alternative
rock music festival called
Lollapalooza was born.
Most significantly,
music mattered again. Be-
tween the release of Nev-
ermind in September,
1991 and Cobains death
on April 5, 1994, some
of the greatest albums in
rock history were made.
Jeff Buckleys Grace,
The Pumpkins Siamese
Dream, Nirvanas In
Utero, and Rage Against
the Machines first album
are all seminal records (as
is Pearl Jams Ten, but
it actually came out right
before Nevermind).
After Cobains body was
found on April 8, 1994,
the alt-rock revolution
lost its soul. There was a
brief garage-rock resur-
gence early in the mil-
lennium (created mostly
by the White Stripes),
but today rock and rolls
heart is barely beating.
Optimists will say that the
concert business remains
healthy, but the biggest
moneymakers are legacy
acts like the Rolling
Stones, Eagles and Bruce
Springsteen.
Fans flock to their
shows mostly to take a
trip back in time, to relive
their own glory days and
remember an era when
rock still mattered.
GREER OPRY HOLDS
SATURDAY DANCE
The Greer Opry House at
107 Cannon St. presents
Classic Country Band with
Ed Burrell on Saturdays at
8 p.m.
Admission is $9 per
person. Free line dancing
from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. No
alcohol, smoking or out-
side food and drink. Fam-
ily entertainment. Visit
greeropryhouse.5u.com.
GREENVILLE LITTLE
THEATRE SETS SEASON
The Greenville Little
Theatre has announced its
2014-2015 schedule:
Legally Blonde: The Mu-
sical: Sept. 19 Oct. 4,
2014
Steel Magnolias: Oct.
30 Nov. 15, 2014
A Christmas Story:
Dec. 12 21, 2014
Jesus Christ Superstar:
Feb. 27 March 14, 2015
Dont Cry for Me, Mar-
garet Mitchell: April 10
April 25, 2015
The Sound of Music:
June 5 June 28, 2015
Splish Splash 2- Music
from the 50s Aug. 14
17, 2014
Emile Pandolfi in Con-
cert: Febr. 14
Wild Thing - Music
from the 60s: April 30
May 3, 2015
All Production titles,
dates and times are sub-
ject to change only due
to circumstances beyond
GLTs control.
ALBINO SKUNK FESTIVAL
RETURNS
The Albino Skunk Fes-
tival returns April 10-12
with several bands, food,
a craft beer and childrens
activities. Tickets for the
festival are on sale now at
albinoskunk.com.
SIMPSONVILLE AUTHOR
HOLDS BOOK SIGNING
Krystal Vincent will be
signing copies of her de-
but novel, Stilettos, from
2-5 p.m. April 5 at Barnes
and Noble in the Shops at
Greenridge, 1125 Wood-
ruff Rd., Suite 1810. The
event is free, but books
are available for purchase.
Stilettos tells the sto-
ry of about five beauti-
ful women and how they
struggle to find love, ac-
ceptance, and success. As
they prepare for a wed-
ding, they take inventory
of their own lives.
COUNTING CROWS TO PLAY
AT THE PEACE CENTER
Counting Crows will per-
form at the Peace Center
for the Performing Arts
June 15 as part of a major
worldwide tour this sum-
mer.
Joining as the tours sup-
porting act is Toad The
Wet Sprocket, who are cel-
ebrating the 25th anniver-
sary of its first LP Bread &
Circus along with the re-
lease of their most recent
LP New Constellation.
Tickets for Counting
Crows with special guests
Toad the Wet Sprocket
start at $65. Tickets may
be purchased at all official
Peace Center ticket out-
lets, which include peace-
center.org; the Peace Cen-
ter Box Office located at
300 S. Main St., Greenville,
SC 29601; and by phone at
467-3000 or toll-free (800)
888-7768.
HISTORIAN GOODWIN
TO SPEAK IN GREENVILLE
The American History
Book Club (AHBC) will host
Pulitzer Prize-winning au-
thor Doris Kearns Good-
win in Greenville, April 10
in a first-ever fundraising
effort by the Book Club to
advance the Upcountrys
appreciation for American
history.
Goodwins talk, The Bul-
ly Pulpit: Theodore Roos-
evelt, William Howard
Taft and the Golden Age
of Journalism, is based
on her latest book of the
same name and will begin
at 7 p.m. in the Poinsett
Club.
Presented by the AHBC,
the event is open only to
members of the Upcoun-
try History Museum-Fur-
man University (member-
ships are $35 per year for
individuals and $65 for
families).
Tickets for the Goodwin
talk are $75 per person,
which includes dinner.
There will also be a V.I.P.
reception at 5:30 p.m. with
the author, which is an ad-
ditional $100 per person.
about Goodwins talk or
becoming a member of
the Upcountry History Mu-
seum, contact Elizabeth
McSherry at 467-3100 or
elizabeth@upcountryhis-
tory.org.
USC UPSTATE TO HOST
BOOK SIGNING
The University of South
Carolina Upstate will host
a book signing for faculty
members who recently
have authored books.
The event will be held
from 4:306 p.m. Friday,
April 4 at Hub City Books,
186 W. Main St., Spartan-
burg.
Authors scheduled to
sign include:
Peter Caster, Ph.D., asso-
ciate professor of English
and chair of the Depart-
ment of Languages, Litera-
ture and Composition; Sa-
mantha Hauptman, Ph.D.,
assistant professor of
Criminal Justice; Colleen
OBrien, Ph.D., associate
professor of English and
a Fulbright Scholar; and
David Wallace, Ph.D., as-
sistant professor of Mass
Media.
Refreshments will be
served. For more informa-
tion, contact Shawn Masto
at (864) 503-5492 or smas-
to@uscupstate.edu.
HOLLYWILD HOLDS
SUMMER CAMPS
Jr. Zookeeper Camps
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lywild Animal Park
June 16-20 and July 14-18.
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FOR WEEK OF APRIL 14
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Philomena (PG-13) --
At age 15, Philomena Lee
became pregnant and was
eventually forced to give
up her child for adoption.
The decision was made for
her by the Catholic home
for fallen women where
she lived and worked. Fif-
ty years later, Philomena
(Judi Dench) embarked on
a journey to find her child
with the aid of a wry BBC
journalist, Martin Sixsmith
(Steve Coogan). The mis-
matched pair -- she has the
faith and wisdom of com-
mon people, he has the
cynical intellect of a jaded
writer -- follow a trail from
her native Ireland all the
way to the U.S.
Philomena strikes
finely tuned chords of dra-
ma and comedy, pain and
hope. Dench has the soft
power to make you care
about her struggle, and
Coogan shows that his ir-
reverent comedic side has
a serious dramatic coun-
terbalance. The films Os-
car nominations this year
included best picture, best
adapted screenplay and a
nomination for Judi Dench
as best leading actress.
Ride Along (PG-13) --
Ben (Kevin Hart) wants to
propose to his girlfriend
(Tika Sumpter), but first
he has to prove himself
through a buddy-cop ac-
tion-comedy routine with
her scowling older brother
(Ice Cube.) Ben is a school
security guard who wants
to make it as a real cop.
Cube plays a true-blue At-
lanta cop who takes Ben
on a day trip through the
city to scare the little man,
but they get caught up in a
larger (and wholly forget-
table) plot.
Kevin Hart seems to be
the only thing working
here. You feel bad for him,
screeching and flailing as
hard as he can in order to
keep the movies pulse up.
The rest is weighed down
by every buddy-cop cli-
che in the oldest book of
cliches they could find. If
the familiarity doesnt lose
you, then you will find ac-
tion and experience some
laughter,
The Secret Life of Wal-
ter Mitty (PG-13) -- Walter
Mitty (Ben Stiller) is a meek
guy and prolific daydream-
er working in the photo
department of a magazine.
At work, hes mocked mer-
cilessly (by Adam Scott) in
between longing glances
at his crush, Cheryl (Kris-
ten Wiig). Walter gets an
abrupt rush of boldness
and goes on an adventure
to find a lost photo nega-
tive, suddenly blurring
the lines between real life
and his heroic fantasies.
However, somethings just
not right with the tone of
the film. There are scenes
that are intentionally con-
fusing, seemingly to say
something deep -- but the
audience is left behind on
whatever journey Stiller is
trying to take.
The Nut Job (PG) --
Surly the Squirrel (voiced
by Will Arnett) plots a
heist with some of his ani-
mated animal buddies. But
theyre not stealing money
or valuables, theyre rob-
bing a nut store! Cause
hes a squirrel! Surly is
not well liked by his peers
in the park -- in fact, hes
been banished by a men-
acing raccoon with the
smoldering tones of Liam
Neesons voice. It doesnt
have the emotion or visual
panache of Pixar, or the
visual energy of Dream-
works, but it definitely has
gimmicks. Fart jokes and
catchy Korean pop tunes
try to make up for every-
thing else.
Judi Dench in Philomena
10. Mellon Collie and the Infnite Sadness,
Smashing Pumpkins, 1995 One of the most
successful double albums ever released, this
one features the Pumpkins most diverse selec-
tion of songs. Tonight, Tonightand 1979re-
vealed a poppier side, but Billy Corgan and crew
kept it real on dark rockers Zero,and Bullet
With Butterfy Wings.
9. Superunknown,Soundgarden, 1994
You want to talk about huge,think about how
many times you saw the Black Hole Sunvideo
on MTV in the summer of 94. So many of these
grunge staples were hits (Spoonman,Fell On
Black Days) that Soundgardens best song, The
Day I Tried to Live,was nearly overlooked.
8. Temple of the Dog,Temple of the Dog,
1991 Neither Eddie Vedder nor Chris Cornell
was too well known when they recorded this
collaborative efort with Soundgarden drum-
mer Matt Cameron and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike
McCready. Now, Temple of the Dog is known as
a 90s supergroup. As a vocal tandem, Vedder
and Cornell are a force to be reckoned with, es-
pecially on Call Me a Dogand Say Hello to
Heaven.
7. Dirt,Alice In Chains, 1992 Does any-
thing typify the grunge sound like the opening
seconds of Them Bones,the frst song on this
legendary album? Featuring Jerry Cantrells nas-
ty guitar rifs, Lane Staleys tortured vocals and
songs about the hell of addiction, Dirtquickly
secured its place in grunge history.
6. In Utero,Nirvana, 1994 More raw and
desperate than Nevermind,Nirvanas fnal stu-
dio album seems almost like the soundtrack of
a nervous breakdown. Cobains self-directed
anger saturates the record, from lo-f scream-
fests like Rape Me,and Scentless Apprentice,
to more mainstream ballads like Pennyroyal
Teaand All Apologies. This is an album as in-
triguing as it is sad.
5. Siamese Dream,Smashing Pumpkins,
1993 Though they never had the built-in vio-
lence of their grunge peers, the Pumpkins had
some of the decades fnest guitar hooks and
catchiest melodies. Siamese Dreammarked
the moment the band went from psychadelic
newcomers to alternative rock machine.
4. Purple,Stone Temple Pilots, 1994 If
Interstate Love Songisnt the best song of the
1990s, it is really damn close. Despite all his
drug problems, Scott Weiland was a superb vo-
calist, and his talents are evidenced consistently
on the bands second album. Guitarist Don De-
Leo launches buzzsaw intros on Vasolineand
Unglued,while also providing masterful slide
work on Big Empty.
3. Unplugged in NY,Nirvana, 1994 Co-
bains legacy was well cemented by the time
the band recorded this special MTV concert
right before his death. The performance, how-
ever, illuminated just what a special craftsman,
guitarist and singer he was. Superb from begin-
ning to end, this unplugged gem features capti-
vating versions of Nirvana originals and a jaw-
dropping cover of Lead Bellys Where Did You
Sleep Last Night.
2. Ten,Pearl Jam, 1991 Full of energy,
venom, and intriguing stories, Tenrivals Zep-
pelin and The Doors for best debut album ever
made. It sold over ten million copies and con-
tains at least six of the 90s fnest songs. Pearl
Jams second two albums were also excellent,
but they could never replicate the magic found
here.
1. Nevermind,Nirvana, 1991 Theres not
much one can add about this one, generally
considered one of the top 10 albums ever
made. Yet, despite all its praise, hype and infu-
ence, some songs on Nevermindremain
grossly underrated. Lounge Act,for example,
might defne Nirvana more than any hit they
ever made.
Remembering Nirvana and rocks resurgence
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B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Unaware that Quinn was
eavesdropping, Brooke
made a big admission to
Bill. Liam wondered if Aly
had a crush on him after
she invited him to dinner.
Oliver told Maya all about
his history with Hope.
Katie and Ridge basked
in their newfound love.
Later, Ridge made a bold
move to take over Ricks
job. Brooke hoped that
Eric would support her
son as CEO. Aly and Oliver
struck up a flirtation dur-
ing a photo shoot. Brooke
admitted to Eric that Bill
left her for her sister. Ka-
tie accused Brooke of ma-
nipulating a situation at
work in order to win back
Ridge. Oliver took Aly out
on her first date, which
Maya wasnt happy about.
Wait to See: Ridge turns
down a lucrative offer in
the name of love.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Liam caught Nicole
trying to dispose of Dr.
Chykas evidence. Aiden
confronted Hope about
what she said about him
to Kayla. Ben was smitten
with Abigail. Samis past
threatened to prevent EJ
from coming to Marlenas
rescue. Liam broke into
Jennifers house not know-
ing that Daniel and Nicole
were on their way. Theresa
and Brady got caught in a
compromising position.
Sami and Adriennes ri-
valry flared up. Liam set
up Daniel to look bad in
Jennifers eyes. Nicole
was stunned when Eric
revealed that he couldnt
marry her. Theresa tempt-
ed Brady with drugs. Nick
and Gabi got reacquainted.
Wait to See: Abe and Max-
ine grow closer.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Bobbie learned that Noah
was in love with someone
else. Julian was suspicious
of Avas good mood. Dante
and Lulu were stunned to
hear who would be repre-
senting Britt in the embryo
case. Shawn freaked out
when he learned about Jor-
dans new job. Once Sonny
came clean about AJ, Carly
contemplated keeping his
secret from Michael. Ava
eavesdropped on a staged
conversation about Na-
kamura. After her tense
encounter with Nikolas,
Britt turned to Brad for
comfort. An anxious Ava
ran into Morgan. Dante
received an unexpected
visitor at the PCPD. Niko-
las was relieved when he
found out that Elizabeth
didnt spend the night
with Ric. Wait to See: Son-
ny confronts Luke about
his unusual behavior.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Stitch learned that his
wife was taking their son
out of the country. Billy
told Kelly that they need-
ed to stay away from one
another. Avery had a frank
discussion with Jack about
how to handle Phylliss
long-term care. Neil and
Hilary bonded while stuck
in Oklahoma together after
their plane was grounded.
Ian told Leslie that he
wanted to cut a deal. Lau-
ren prematurely congratu-
lated Abby and Tyler on
their engagement. Nick
volunteered to stay with
Sharon while she recov-
ered. Lily was not happy
about Neil and Hilarys
newfound respect. Court-
ney told Summer that she
was an undercover officer.
Kelly assured Jill that she
hoped that Billy and Victo-
ria could mend their mar-
riage. Wait to See: Neil gets
the rug pulled out from
under him.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
I have a 13-year-old boy
whos having asthma at-
tacks. At least, thats what
they sound like to me.
It started early this year
when the weather was still
cold. He plays or practic-
es baseball three times a
week. When hed run the
bases, hed start coughing
and wheezing. Now that
the weather is warmer, he
still has attacks, but not
so bad. Does this sound
like asthma to you? I dont
know that hes allergic to
anything. -- W.O.
ANSWER: Asthma is an
inflammation of the air-
ways, the bronchi. They
become very sensitive,
and suddenly narrow and
fill with mucus when pro-
voked. Both the constric-
tion and the mucus make
it difficult to get air into
and out of the lungs. In-
cluded in the definition
of asthma is reversibility.
The constriction and mu-
cus buildup are not per-
manent, in most cases.
The signs of asthma are
a feeling of chest tight-
ness, shortness of breath,
wheezing and coughing. In
your sons kind of asthma,
exercise-induced asthma,
the attack comes on five
to 10 minutes after begin-
ning an activity. Exercise-
induced asthma is not
so dependent on allergy
triggers. It comes on be-
cause cold, dry air irritates
the airways. The warmer,
moister air is perhaps the
reason why his attacks are
not as pronounced as they
were.
You need to have a doc-
tor examine the boy to be
sure if this is exercise-in-
duced asthma. Even if he
has no symptoms at the
time of his doctor visit, the
doctor can induce them in
a number of ways. He or
she also can put an end to
them.
If exercise-induced asth-
ma is proven, a multitude
of medicines are available
for control. Most can be
taken as mouth sprays.
Taking the medicine be-
fore physical activity can
prevent asthma symptoms
for two or three hours.
Thats long enough to get
him through a practice or
a game.
The above is for exer-
cise-induced asthma. Its
not for other asthma vari-
eties.
The booklet on asthma
explans this common ill-
ness and its treatments in
detail. To obtain a copy,
write: Dr. Donohue -- No.
602W, Box 536475, Or-
lando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
Whats the lowest number
of calories a woman can
safely eat in a day to lose
weight? I would like to
lose 20 pounds. How long
will that take? -- G.K.
ANSWER: An active
woman needs around
1,800 calories a day. If she
gets much less than that,
shell have a hard time
meeting her vitamin and
mineral requirements.
If she deducts 500 calo-
ries from her daily diet,
she should lose a pound
in a week -- 20 pounds in
20 weeks.
If she actively exercises,
she needs to lower her
daily intake by only 300
calories to get the same
results.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
You printed two letters on
headaches. I dont see you
mention the medicine that
works for me -- Excedrin.
It takes only half a pill to
end my headaches. My
grown son has tried it, but
he didnt get good results.
Just wanted you to know
how well it works for me.
-- J.R.
ANSWER: Thanks. Ex-
cedrin is a combination
of aspirin and acetamino-
phen (Tylenol). Many Exce-
drin products also contain
caffeine, which is said to
enhance pain-relief. Im
sure readers will appreci-
ate your testimonial.
READERS: Dr. Donohue
is retiring after writing
To Your Good Health for
three decades. Dr. Keith
Roach will be taking over
the popular King Features
syndicated column.
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
PAUL G.
DONOHUE
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