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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 103 NO. 30 75 CENTS
Lyman
clerk
resigns
Lyman
revokes
license
from
Playoffz
SLED
investigates
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Tammy Redd has resigned as Lyman Town
Clerk and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has opened an
investigation, according to
officials.
SLED Agent Thom Berry
said the agency is looking
into allegations pertaining
to Redd, but would not say
why.
Were beginning our
work, and it would be inappropriate to discuss
any specific details at this
time, Berry said.
At a special-called July
25 meeting, councilman
Tony Wyatt said Redd resigned last Monday night,
citing personal reasons.
Gregg Miller was appointed as town clerk in the interim.
When asked about the
SLED investigation, Wyatt
said, Its their investigation. I wouldnt have anything to add to that.
According to the minutes
from a July 18 meeting,
following an executive session, Lyman Town Council
unanimously approved to
accept the resignation.
In August 2015, Former Lyman Mayor Rodney
Dean Turner was arrested
and charged with misconduct in office, malfeasance
and wiretapping. His trial
is pending, according to
publicindex.sccourts.org.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Firefighters and police officers biked through downtown Greer Tuesday morning as part of the Carolina Brotherhood
Ride, an event that seeks to support families of first responders killed in the line of duty.
Riders remember the fallen

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Firefighters and police
officers from North Carolina and South Carolina
pedaled through Greer
Tuesday morning as part
of a five-day, 463-mile bicycle ride to pay tribute
to fallen brothers and sisters.
The Carolina Brotherhood Ride, featuring 36
cyclists, follows a route
from Columbia and to Raleigh.
At around 8 a.m., a group
of Greer first responders
came together to provide
a safe transit for the cyclists.
Its an honor to be a
part of it, Greer police of-
ficer Jeff Smith said.

Its the least we can
do to get them through
the city of Greer safely,
echoed Carl Howell with
the Greer Fire Department.
The rides began in 2012
to provide financial and
emotional support for
Carolina families of emergency responders lost in
the line of duty.
The Carolina Brotherhood Ride is a project we
all wish wasnt necessary,
but it is a reminder of the
dangers faced daily by
emergency responders and
the sacrifices they make to
protect others, Greer Fire
Chief Dorian Flowers said.
Im pleased that we can
assist in some small way
The Carolina Brotherhood Ride is a

project we all wish wasnt necessary,
but it is a reminder of the dangers faced
daily by emergency responders and the
sacrifices they make to protect others.
Dorian Flowers
Greer Fire Chief
to help the group as they

ride through Greer.
The band of riders made
their way down Hammett
Bridge Road where they
then cruised onto Highway 14, passing the Greer
Police Department.
Smith said he thinks

about his fallen colleagues
often.
I think about it every
day, Smith said. Not only
is this hard for us, but
its hard for our families.
SEE RIDE | A6
Playoffz Sports Bar and

Grill has lost its business
license following public
nuisance charges and a
shooting in June that injured four people.
At a special called meeting Monday night, Lyman
Town Council approved
the revocation of the bars
license, as outlined in an
order put together by Lyman Town Attorney Danny Crowe.
The nightclub is located
at 105 Little Mountain Rd.
in Wellford.
Lyman Town Council
took into consideration
the testimonies of Chief
Jay Hayes and Lt. Brian
Teal, of the Lyman Police
Department, and resident
Beth Hogue, who lives next
door to the facility.
The shooting injured
four members of the public, and Hogue said there
were already problems
of noise coming from the
business.
Hayes
testimony
showed multiple police
calls to the business for
criminal activity prior to
the shooting.
Incidents such as the
June shootings severely
strain the towns law enforcement resources, said
Chief Hayes.
SEE PLAYOFFZ | A6
Olivia Wells takes prize

at Greer Idol finale
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greers Inland Port recorded 91,698 rail moves during fiscal year 2016, which ended in
June. The port is set to expand soon.
Inland port sees record

year, plans expansion
Greers
Inland
Port
achieved a record year of
volumes, with 91,698 rail
moves during the fiscal
year ending in June.
The facilitys customer base, which includes
companies such as BMW,
continues to grow, with
57 percent higher volume
this fiscal year compared
to last year.
Container
volumes
this fiscal year were quite
moderate compared to
last year, reflective of
uncertainty and a gen-
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ENTERTAINMENT
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OPINION
OUR SCHOOLS
SPORTS
WEATHER
|
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B7
A5
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B8
B1-3
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eral slowing of the world

economy, said South
Carolina Ports Authority
(SCPA) president and CEO
Jim Newsome. However,
import loaded volumes
were 5 percent ahead of
last year, marking a bright
spot in volume development, and export loaded
volumes were flat despite
challenging markets. Our
non-containerized cargo
segments performed well,
and we saw record-setting growth at Inland Port
Greer. Looking ahead, the
OBITS
Harper Donald (Don)
Hawkins Jr., 76
Port expects container

volumes to increase as a
result of the upsizing of
ships with the Panama Canal expansion. Today, 16
of our 26 weekly container
ship services now employ
vessels larger than could
pass through the Panama
Canal prior to expansion.
A $2.2 million expansion of Greers Inland Port
is scheduled.
SCPA handled 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during
SEE PORT | A6
When her name was

called over the loud speakers at Greer City Park last
Friday night, Season 10
Greer Idol champion Olivia
Wells couldnt believe it.
It was a surprise to me,
she said. I really wasnt
expecting to win. I was up
against two guys that were
really talented and had a
lot of support there. I was
really surprised when they
said my name.
Wells defeated Andre
Webb and Will Rawls to
claim the Idol title, taking home a $2,000 prize.
During the finale, she
performed The Way You
Love Me by Faith Hill,
What a Wonderful World
by Louis Armstrong and
How Great Thou Art.
Throughout the competition, Wells performed hits
such as When You Say
Nothing at All by Alison
Krauss, Put Your Records
On by Corinne Bailey Rae
and Wouldnt It Be Nice
by the Beach Boys.
I really like all kinds of
music, but when Im in my
car, I listen to country,
she said.
Wells is a voice performance and communications student at Anderson
University.
SPORTS
NEW ERA
Stevens takes over

basketball program
at Blue Ridge
B1
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Olivia Wells won the 10th season of Greer Idol last Friday
in Greer City Park.
Its always exciting to
win money, Wells said.
I plan on using it to help
pay for school.
Wells said her mother
inspired her to compete in
Greer Idol, and shes happy she gave it a shot.
Ive always enjoyed
singing, but Id never heard
about this contest, Wells
said. My mom said this
was something I should
try, so I decided to give it
a shot.
Although the field was
narrowed down each week,

Wells said she was never
nervous.
I never felt much pressure during the competition, she said. I was very
relaxed the whole time.
I always wanted to get
through to the next week,
but everyone there was
easygoing and it was a lot
of fun.
The finale of Greer Idol
marks the end of the citys
Tunes in the Park summer
event.
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COMMUNITY
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN
COMMUNITY
NEWS
GCM BIG THURSDAY
INVITES CRAFTERS
The 37th Annual Big

Thursday is scheduled
for Nov. 3, 2016, at Fairview Baptist Church. Greer
Community
Ministries
wants to invite the community to begin helping
now to fill their displays
with beautiful, fun crafts
and decor to sell. Needed
items include ornaments,
holiday centerpieces, knitted dishcloths, potholders,
DIY wall decor, jewelry,
baked goods, and more
to sell at Big Thursday.
Think about neighbors in
need that will have food
on the table during the
holiday season because of
the time and talents you
give. All proceeds benefit
four programs: Meals on
Wheels, Senior Dining,
Food Pantry, and Sharons
Closet. Call or email Hannah Rainwater if your
church plans to commit to
donating to Big Thursday
2016. If interested in preparing frozen goods this
year, GCM will be providing baking tins, labels, and
recipes for the number of
dishes your church group
will commit to donate.
CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY

GREER FIRE DEPARTMENT
The City of Greer Fire

Department is currently
accepting applications for
its first ever Citizens Fire
Academy. This free eightweek course will provide
citizens with a better understanding of how our
fire department operates
and the job our firefighters perform. Classes will
be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday
nights beginning Sept. 29,
and run through Nov. 17.
Individuals must be 18
years old or older to apply. Please visit The City of
Greer website to obtain an
application and for additional information. Space
is limited. All Applications
need to be filled out and
returned to The City of
Greer Fire Department Attention: Julie Hunter, 103
W Poinsett St, Greer, or
emailed to jhunter@cityof-
greer.org no later than

Monday, Sept. 5. http://
www.cityofgreer.org/departments/citizens_fire_
academy.php
MOONLIGHT MOVIES
GREER CITY PARK
The City of Greers

Moonlight Movies continues this Thursday with
Inside Out movie. The
Moonlight Movies series is
free and fun for all Greer
families. Pre-show activities, beginning at 6 p.m.,
include free inflatables,
crafts, line dancing and a
chance to win door prizes.
Movies start at dusk every
Thursday
night during
the summer in the Greer
City Park Amphitheater.
Concessions will be available for purchase. For the
safety of all attending the
movies, children 16 and
under must be accompanied by an adult at all
times. Contact Robbie Davis at 968-7004 or rdavis@
cityofgreer.org with any
questions.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

DUNCAN PD
The Duncan Police Department is hosting its

National Night Out event
from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 2, at Stoneledge
Park. There will be free
food, school supplies and
kids activities offered. This
community event is free to
the public. Businesses and
organizations interested
in setting up a booth can
contact the Duncan Police Department by calling
949-6600.
FOOD TRUCK ROLLOUT

GREER CITY PARK
Several trucks offering

different food and beverage options are coming to
Greer City Park from 5-8
p.m. on Friday, August 5.
The Food Truck Rollout is
to hold an event for young
adults in the Greer area
where they can celebrate
the weekend with multiple
food trucks, live music
and drink at Greer City
Park, said Ashlyn Stone,
Greer Events Supervisor.
Three to four trucks are
to carry dinner options for
purchase while one truck
is to carry desserts and
cool treats for guests to
purchase.
HISTORY MEETING
UPCOUNTRY FRIENDS
The UpCountry Friends

will meet at 3 p.m., August
7 at Glassy Mountain Fire
Department on State Hwy.
11. Upcountry Friends is a
28-year-old organization
of those interested in the
history and culture of upper Greenville County and
the Dark Corner. Dr. Katherine Davis Cann, recently
retired history professor
and chair of the Social
Sciences Department at
Spartanburg
Methodist
College, will explore the
importance of Spartanburg and the upcountry in
the American Revolution.
Dr. Cann is the author of
several books, including
the one that provides the
basis for her talk Turning Point: The American
Revolution in the Spartan
District. Greenville County
was settled by numerous
patriots who served in either the Spartan or Fairforest Regiment. Col. John
Thomas commanded the
Spartan and Col. Thomas
Brandon, the Fairforest.
These regiments did, indeed, turn the American
Revolution to favor the
patriots.
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG

GREER CPW
Greer Commission of
Public Works invites the
public to a Call Before You
Dig event from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on Thursday,
August 11, at Greer CPW
Headquarters, 301 McCall St., Greer. A hotdog
lunch is to be served from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A
bounce house, free hotdog
lunch and drawing for gift
cards are to be part of the
event.
er at (877) 364-7667 or
k93ners@yahoo.com.
FALL CLEAN-UP
ON THE TYGER RIVER
Clemson Extension Services, Spartanburg Parks &

Startex-Jackson-WellfordDuncan Water District
will host a fall cleanup on
Sept. 17, on the Tyger River. Lunch and t-shirts will
be provided. In case of inclement weather, we have
designated Sept. 24 as
an alternate date for this
event. Additional information will be provided in the
near future. Please RSVP
to
mckenna.sprouse@
spartanburgparks.org at
least a week prior.
TRAVELERS REST ARTIST

APPLICATION CALL
Travelers Rest Artist Alliance, a non-profit arts

organization, announces
a Call for Artists Applications for the 5th annual
Art on the Trail, October
22.
This event will take place
in Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest. Art in the Park
is a juried event that presents fine arts, sculpture,
fibers arts, upcycled arts,
and musical and theater
performances. Artist applications are available until September 19, 2016. For
more information about
fees and booth costs, go to
www.artintr.com.
SCDOT seeks
public comment
On
improvement
program
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking
public input regarding
its 2017-2022 Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
The STIP is the states
six-year
transportation
improvement program for
all projects and program
areas receiving federal
funding, according to info.
scdot.org.
Some projects include
interstate upgrades, congestion mitigation, railroad crossings and more,
according to info.scdot.
org. The STIP is updated
every three years and is
revised on a continual
basis to reflect the latest
program and project information.
One of eight regional
public information meetings will be held in Greenville with a drop-in format

from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 9, 2016, at Greenville County Square, Suite
400, 301 University Ridge,
Greenville, SC. A brief
presentation will be given
at the beginning of each
meeting.
Upon request, an interpreter will be available to
assist
Spanish-speaking
individuals who wish to
review the Updated STIP.
Persons with disabilities
who may require special
accommodations should
contact Betty Gray at (803)
737-1395.
Comments will be accepted until the close of
business on August 16,
2016. A summary of comments received during the
comment period will be
provided to the SCDOT
Commission for consideration prior to approval.
For more information or
to comment online, visit
www.scdot.org.
Kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES

CITY OF GREER
The City of Greer will be

offering Dog Obedience
Classes starting in August.
Training Day Options will
be Wednesdays Aug. 24Sept. 14 or Thursdays August 25-Sept. 15. Classes
are held from 6:30-7:30
p.m. at the Tryon Recreation Center. These four
one-hour classes are offered at $99 and are
taught by certified dog
trainer Ray Rucker. For
more information and to
register contact Ray Ruck-
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NEWS
THE GREER CITIZEN A3
Duncan to expand
sewer services
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
The City of Greer is currently renovating its Center for the Arts and is still accepting
applications from artists to lease the space.
Application deadline
approaches for studios
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
As Greers Center for
the Arts approaches completion, the deadline for
artists to submit applications to lease the studio
space is coming up next
week.
At a July 21 meeting, Ann
Cunningham, Director of
Parks and Recreation for
Greer, noted progress before reiterating the August
5 deadline.
Studio space ranges from
80 to 120 square feet in a
climate-controlled
area
with 24-hour key card access, free Wi-Fi, an on-site
exhibit area and access
to a break room kitchen.
Monthly rent is to range
CHURCH
NEWS
APALACHE BAPTIST
CHURCH SENIOR CALENDAR
The Apalache Baptist

Church seniors are planning their evening meal
from $75 to $100 depending on studio amenities.

Four art studios are a
part of phase one of a project to incorporate the city
auditorium into Greers
master plan for an art district, Cunningham said.
The city plans to put
up a temporary sign, designating, Center for the
Arts.
Two additional concrete pads were added
to the front of the building to accommodate two
steel benches, according
to Cunninghams update.
These benches were donated by BMW approximately five years ago. They
were painted to match the
four new awnings above
the entrance doors on the
building.
Only a few details remain
to be completed before
the September 1 opening,
such as a refrigerator with
an icemaker, Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
mirrors and Artist Studio
interior signs.
A fire alarm system activation is to be completed
this week, and the annual
inspection of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) units is to be
scheduled for service.
Phase twoa larger renovation project to include
performing artsis to begin before this fiscal year
ends in June 2017.
out for July at Chick-fil-A

in Greer at 6 p.m. on July
28.
com.
SQUARE DANCING EVENT

LEE ROAD UMC
A revival will be held

at Upstate Tree of Life
Church, located at 203
East Bearden Street, Greer.
The event will be held Aug.
3-5 beginning at 6 p.m.
nightly. There will be special singing and messages
from guest Rev. Johnny
A square dance event

will be held from 12:3010:30 p.m. on Saturday,
July 30 at Lee Road United Methodist Church. For
more information, visit
www.scsquaredance.
REVIVAL AT UPSTATE TREE

OF LIFE CHURCH
Duncan is making progress with the expansion of

its sewer services.
Spartanburg County Water and Sewer Advisory
Committee
considered
the towns request for expanded servies Monday afternoon and unanimously
voted to recommend approval to Spartanburg
County Council.
Commercial development near I-85 is driving
the need for expanded
service to the area south

of the existing Duncan
service area, according to
Duncans written request.
To promote economic
development, the Town
of Duncan is proposing a
new gravity sewer extension to serve the Robinson
Rd area.
While this request is
moving forward, Chip
Bentley, Planning and Economic Service Director
with Appalachian Council
of Governments, is putting together a map to
show existing service lines
throughout the county, including Duncan and neighboring entities.

At the regular August
meeting, Bentley is expected to present the
mapnoting any overlapping services and/or conflicting proposed expansions. Service operators
are encouraged to work
out discrepancies among
themselves ahead of time,
according to Chairman
Trey Blackwood.
Service operators have
been operating cooperatively for years, he said.
Greers National Night Out

invites Pokmon gamers
Pokmon are neighbors,
too. Thats one of the messages the City of Greer
wants to convey during its
National Night Out event
at City Park on Aug. 2.
City officials are encouraging Pokmon Go players
to join their families and
neighbors at the annual
event designed to improve
safety across the city and
nation. In addition to
booths and activities directly tied to services provided by the City of Greer
and Greer CPW, lighted
reflectors will be given
out to keep players safe
after the sun goes down.
The city will also be placing lures at selected PokStops in the park to draw
new Pokmon to those locations and giving players
up to 30 minutes to add to
their collections.
Nearly any time during
the day we can look out
and see players following
their phones to PokStops
in the park and Pokmon
Gyms at City Hall and the
Cannon Centre, communications manager Steve
Owens said. Its a phenomenon that has taken
over neighborhoods in the
city so it only seemed natural to incorporate it into
National Night Out and
stress ways for players to
be safe while playing.
National Night Out activities are planned from
6-8 p.m. Representatives
from multiple city departments and Greer CPW will
be on hand to greet visitors to the park.
The SWAT truck and
meth abatement trailer
will be on display, along

with representatives from
Operation ID, the Citizens
Police Academy Alumni
Association and Neighborhood Watch. Officers from
each of the citys four
patrol areas will be present, giving the public an
opportunity to meet the
officers who patrol their
neighborhoods.
Fire trucks and personnel will also be on hand to
welcome adults and children.
Activities for children
will include bounce houses, face painting, corn hole
and other games led by police officers. Light refreshments will be available.
The event is free and
open to all in the community.
Crawford. For more information, call 848-1295.
are welcome and Dr. Stan

Wardlaw will be speaking.
For more information, call
968-0493.
For more information, call

879-7080.
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or call 877-2076. Deadlines for submission are
Monday at noon.
CALVARY HILL
TO HOLD REVIVAL
Calvary
Hill
Baptist
Church, located at 100
Calvery Hill Church Dr.
in Lyman, will hold a Revival from Aug. 7-11. Services will begin at 7 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
and
5:30 p.m. on Sunday. All
Sis. Shere Drummond

will share an initial sermon on Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. at
New Hope Baptist Church.
The church is located at
561 Gilliam Rd. in Greer.
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
Its hot yall
hen its this oppressively hot, with

stagnant air and humidity that
stays put like a house guest that
has long over stayed their welcome, I
try to make myself feel better as I feel
the first rivulets of sweat trickle down
my back at 7 a.m. during barn chores,
by being grateful I wasnt alive during
the days when southern women were
obliged to wear the expected attire of
the day which consisted of long skirts
over swaying hoops, layers of heavy
petticoats, and a suffocating corset
that historians claim actually dislodged
organs within womens bodies.
No wonder they swooned everywhere!
That had nothing to do with being a delicate flower, but instead, everything to do
with a Vitamin D deficiency and lack of
circulation. No way would women put up
with that today!
Trust me: if you polled 100,000 women on a hot Friday afternoon as they left
work and walked to their cars and asked
them what they were looking forward
to the most this upcoming weekend,
Im pretty sure theyd all reply, Getting
home and taking off this damned bra.
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
So that leads me to believe it must
have been horrific to have been encased
in all those sweltering underclothes in
bygone days.
And it also tells me how full of it
Margaret Mitchell was when she wrote
Gone With the Wind, which Ive been
re-reading.
Because think about it: Scarlett is
described as a beauty with arched eyebrows and perfect skin, glossy hair and a
17-inch waist, while Melanie, with large,
wide eyes, is a bit plainer, but still attractive, as were most of the other belles
that appeared at bar-b-ques and balls.
But come on, Margaret, we know what
humidity does to our hair and without
the help of a flat iron, orthodontists,and
Right Guard, the truth is a great majority of the belles in those times would
have actually been buck-toothed, frizzyhaired teenagers battling acne as has

every generation.
No concealer to cover dark circles
beneath the eyes, no foundation to even
out skin tonein fact, theres one passage in the book that described Scarlett,
desperate to look attractive as she hit up
the imprisoned Rhett for money, repeatedly pinching her cheeks and biting her
lips to make them blood red.
Nothing like busted blood vessels to
turn a guy on, I guess. No wonder she
was always slapping Rhett across the
face and picking fights with her sistersmaybe she was secretly hoping shed
get a smack in return, just to get a little
color.
It certainly also explains the lashings
of rose water and heavy perfumes women of the day doused over themselves.
When you dont have deodorant and its
97 outside and youre laced up and fit
to explode like a sausage casing beneath
a long sleeved gown and taffeta petticoats, Im thinking that may have been
the reason for the invention of the hoop
skirt in the first placeto give everyone a
wide, 365 degree berth, if you catch my

(and their) drift.
I wont say women today are far
more beautiful than the women of the
olden days, because women today have
all kinds of things at their disposal to
appear more attractive: hair color and
relaxers, Lancome and surgical, ahem,
enhancements, but we certainly are far
more comfortable.
A tank top and a pair of shorts or
jeans and were good. A light, cottony
dress and a pair of sandals, perfect.
Were cool and comfortable with air conditioning in our cars and homes.
However, with our present day, scantier apparel, there also comes the public
pressure not to spill out of them, and
so its off to the gym to keep tummies,
bums and hips in line.
And thats where the gals of olden
days have us over a barrel. Child, you
can eat all the fried chicken and waffles
and Krispy Kremes you want when you
have a hoop skirt the size of an igloo to
keep that under wraps!
THE UPPER ROOM
KAELYNS
KORNER
Hard to love
KAELYN PFENNING
Staff reporter
Read John 15: 1-17
f you love those who love

you, what credit is that to
you? For even sinners love
those who love them. - Luke
6:32 (NRSV)
Jesus teaches his disciples
how to live. In John 15:1-9, he
uses the image of a vine and its
branches to show his followers the importance of abiding
in him and allowing him to
live through them. In John 15:
10-17, Jesus commands his
disciples to love one another
and to be willing to lay down
their lives for one another. His
command to us is the same.
Loving those who love us is
easy. We gladly sacrifice our
own needs and wants for the
sake of those we love and care
about: our spouses, children,
grandchildren, and friends.
Loving those who love

us is easy.
What about people we dont
love? What about people
whose words and actions make
loving them difficult? How
do we lay down our lives for
those who are not our friends
or those who have hurt us with
cruel words and actions?
I have come to believe that
setting aside our anger, hurt,
and indifference and praying daily for those who have
hurt us is one way of laying
down our lives for them. This
practice allows God to grace us
with the ability to show them
kindness. Asking God to show
us our part, our responsibilities to God and to other people,
may be the catalyst we need to
restore broken relationships
and to strengthen our resolve
to serve God in all we do.
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I will pray for someone I dont
usually pray for.
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus,
help us to show your love in all
that we say and do. Amen.
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Dems continue to evolve

deadly stance on abortion
Hidden deep within the Democratic Partys
rhetoric of love, acceptance and justice for all is
support for a law that costs millions of American lives each year.
Actually, its not really that hidden anymore.
Democrats are openly celebrating abortion and
a womans right to choose any chance they
get.
As the Democratic National Convention continues throughout the week, the party continues
to demonstrate its disregard for unborn life.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, out
of the 1.21 million babies killed each year, 93
percent of pregnancies are terminated due to
social issues (the baby is unwanted or inconvenient). The other 7 percent is attributed to rape
and incest; issues Democrats often use to back
their stance.
But this isnt a new issue for Americans. Its
quite old, actually.
The Supreme Courts decision regarding
Roe v. Wade, which ruled a state law banning
abortions unconstitutional has stood since the
1970s.
Since then, there have been countless arguments about when life actually begins. Some
believe it begins at conception. Some say life
doesnt start until the baby could survive outside the womb. Some, however, dont believe
life begins until birth.
In recent years, the left has been pushing for
fewer restrictions on abortions, and this years
presidential candidates have made their stance
on the issue clear.
In a recent interview on NBCs Meet the Press,
Hillary Clinton showed support for late-term
abortions.
The unborn person doesnt have constitutional rights, she said.
In the third trimester of pregnancy, there is
room for looking at the life and the health of
the mother, Clinton continued.
Advances in medical technology allow us to
care for children born before their due date
during the third trimester of pregnancies. To
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Even Democrats who personally

disagree with abortions, like
Clintons running mate, Tim Kaine,
are OK with it if it will get them
elected.
say that there is room for looking at the life
of the mother and what kind of inconvenience
this is going to cause her is absurd. We all have
to admit that human life starts somewhere, but
Democrats refuse to believe that life begins in
the womb.
Whats most sickening is that liberals are using this issue as a platform issue, and supporters are eating it up. Hillary was on The View last
week, where she was met with cheers during
her statement about abortion.
I support Roe v. Wade because I think it is an
important statement about the importance of a
woman making this most difficult decision with
consultation by whom she choosesher doctor, her faith, her family, Clinton said amidst
an applauding audience. Under the law, and
certainly under that decision, that is the way we
structure it.
Even Democrats who personally disagree with
abortions, like Clintons running mate, Tim Kaine, are OK with it if it will get them elected.
Ive got a personal feeling about abortion,
but the right role for government is to let women make their own decisions, Kaine said.
Women should be able to make their own decisions regarding health care, as should all Americans. But killing a baby that can survive on its
own (i.e. late-term abortions) is not a right.
For a party that is eager to tell us which lives
matter, they sure dont seem to care much
about children.
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Steps
in the
process
Q: My wife and I are on
Baby Step 3 of your plan,
and were about halfway
to building our fully
funded emergency fund.
We dont like our current
home very much, and
wed like to sell and move
as soon as possible. We
have a little over $30,000
equity in the place, so
would selling the house
be a viable option for
funding Baby Step 3?
DR: I wouldnt sell the
house just to do Baby
Step 3. Thats usually a
pretty easy Baby Step
after youve gotten everything paid off except
the house. As you know,
a fully funded emergency
fund means saving three
to six months of expenses, so you shouldnt have
to sell your home in order
to accomplish that.
However, if you dont
like the house anyway,
and youre already planning on selling it, then
yes, set some of the equity aside. I wouldnt put
all of the equity into the
next deal. Id hold back
my three to six months
of expenses, so that when
you move into another
house youre debt-free
with a fully funded emergency fund sitting there.
It sounds like theres
nothing to prevent you
from selling it today, if
youre sure thats what
you both want to do. Just
hold on to enough so that
you still have an emergency fund in place, and use
the remainder for your
down payment. So if that
equation works for you,
sell the house. If not, you
may need to completely
save up your emergency
fund before you sell in
order to make it work.
Regardless, when you
move I want you to have
an emergency fund and
be debt-free in addition
to your down payment.
Thats what were after!
Dont cut your

safety net
I make $25,000 a year,
and Im single. I expect
my salary to increase
to $35,000 next year,
so can I get by with a
$500 starter emergency
fund instead of $1,000?
I have about $38,000 in
debt right now, including
student loans, and I dont
know how to keep up
with bills and everything
if I try saving a bigger
emergency fund.
DR: You really need a
starter emergency fund of
$1,000 if youre at a point
in life where student
loans are in the picture.
It might seem like an
impossible task right now,
but that should be your
first big goal. A written,
monthly budget will go a
long way toward helping
you achieve that goal.
Making a budget for
your money isnt rocket
science. Its a simple,
written planning process
where you give a name
and destination to every
dollar you make before
the month begins. Food,
shelter, clothing, transportation and utilities are
necessities, so they come
first. After youve taken
care of those, make sure
youre current on your
debts. Once all that is
out of the way, put every
spare dollar you can into
your emergency fund.
If you do this with a
sense of urgency, and
limit spending to necessities, it wont take very
long. Youll be surprised
by how quickly it can
happen, and youll love
the newfound sense of
security youll have in
knowing $1,000 is sitting
there ready to cover lifes
little emergencies!
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Greer CPW awards bid for pump station

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW) is
moving forward with a
pump station project set
to take place on Green
Road.
CPWs Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last Wednesday to
award a bid of $236,875 to
J.L. Construction.
J.L. Construction was the
low bidder on the project,
which was originally slated
to cost around $300,000.
According to CPW General Manager Jeff Tuttle,
the project will likely cost
$405,000 to complete.
We feel (J.L. Construction) can do the project to
our requirements, Tuttle
said. For the total proj-
ect, were going to come in

higher than what we originally anticipated (in the
budget).
Greer CPW will also be
relocating the sewer lines
along Apalache Lake to
make room for 94 apartments at Apalache Mill.
We have a design ready.
Were just running tests
right now, said Mark Harvey. Well be bidding that
project in the next two

weeks.
CPW has been exceeding
its budget this summer
due to warmer weather
in the area. Tuttle said,
with the lack of rain, Greer
is in the first stage of a
drought.
We had 18 days above
90 degrees in the month of
June and the average high
was just slightly above
90, Tuttle said. And, certainly, July is turning out

to be a little bit warmer
than normal as well. With
that, water consumption
was up 21. 8 percent and
electric consumption was
up 2 percent. That translates into a very strong
revenue month.
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GSP renovations nearing completion

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Greenville-Spartanburg
International
Airport
(GSP) is nearing the end
of a $125 million terminal renovation, the most
substantial in the airports
history.
Were really in the ending part of phase two and
moving as quickly as we
can to get to phase three,
said Rosylin Weston, Vice
President of Community
Relations for GSP. It started in 2012, and it will be
completed before the end
of 2016.
Some key components
of the renovations involve
making space for more
passengers,
improving
processes to get in and out
of the airport and becoming more energy efficient.
Last year, we had about
1.9 million passengers to
come in and out of GSP,
Weston said. Once this
terminal renovation program is completed, it will
allow us to accommodate
up to 4 million passengers
annually.
GSP has three floors
with the ticket lobby on
the first level and the gate
area on the third level. For
the past six weeks, the
airport has been combining two screening checkpointsConcourse A and
Concourse Binto one
central location.
The second level is under construction now,
Weston said, but when
its completed, it will have
a centralized screening
checkpoint and food and
beverage locations.
When that checkpoint is
finished, passengers will
go through one screening
location prior to finding
the correct concourse, and
the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
who conducts the screenings, will be able to utilize
their staff more efficiently,
Weston said. And there
is the potential for us to
open more lines.
SERVICING
INTERNATIONAL CARGO
International cargo services at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport are expected

to begin November 5.
It will be good for those
customers in the region
who have a need to ship

cargo internationally into
Europe, Weston said.
Senator
International,
a global German-based
freight forwarder, will provide delivery of cargo services, mostly for the automotive industry, into the
Once this terminal

renovation program
is completed, it will
allow us to accommodate up to 4
million passengers
annually.
Rosylin Weston
VP of Community Relations for GSP

region of South Carolina,
North Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Georgia.
Due to a very fast and
reliable ground handling
service in GSP, said Tim
Kirschbaum, CEO for Senator International, any
urgent cargo can be delivered same day, or latest
next day morning in the
upstate.
Two roundtrip flights
per week between Munich
and GSP are scheduled
to begin with Wednesday
flights to arrive at 4 p.m.
and depart at 6 p.m. and
Saturday flights to arrive
at 5 p.m. and depart at 7
p.m.
Any time-sensitive cargo can be for production,
Kirschbaum said, and a
slow operation can risk a
delay and therefore a line
stop at a manufacturer.
The relationship between the District and
Senator International began in late 2011.
We had a charter flight
from Germany to GSP with
some urgent production
parts, Kirschbaum said.
One of our automotive
customers had a short
stock of parts, and a charter flight was the only way
to keep production up and
running.
At GSP, the flight was
able to land, Weston said,
and the aviation services
department helped to un-
load the cargo.

The
cargo
being
shipped on that first flight
was time-sensitive, and
the service provided by
the GSP team to meet our
needs went way beyond
our expectations Kirschbaum said. Products like
this, which allow the overall supply chain process to
run smoothly, are the keys
to success for our customers. We are looking forward to many customers
benefiting from this special new product, which
will also service any air
cargo to and from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Czech Republic, Hungary
and Poland.
GSP Airport Districts
President/CEO Dave Edwards said, GSP is wellequipped and strategically
located to assist Senator
and its valued customers
with successful, reliable
and timely delivery of cargo. The continued growth
of cargo services is essential to our business model.
Our goal is to deliver efficient, cost-effective service
with an emphasis on customer service that exceeds
industry standards.
As a result of the first
flight, both Senator International and the District
became committed to finding a long-term strategy
for securing scheduled international cargo service.
When we were able to
assist Senator with that
unscheduled air charter
operation back in 2011, we
got on their radar screen,

Weston said. We were certainly wanting to grow our
aviation services department and certainly grow
our ability to service cargo
flights.
Weston
continued,
There were a series of
meetings and conversations and a lot of hard
work between the two organizations.
Senator
International
identified a market in the
GSP region, and GSP provided the infrastructure
needed, Weston said. Because of that, we struck a
deal.
This new service will
be for any type of cargo,
including pieces that are
outsize (unusually large),
hazardous, standard or
time-sensitive.
Outsize cargo would
not fit on a passenger aircraft, Kirschbaum said.
A freighter is always a
good solution for Hazardous/Dangerous Goods
cargo.
In addition to providing
the necessary airport infrastructure and services,
GSP also provides easy access to major highway systems as well as the states
only inland port.
Senator
International
will disclose in the next
few weeks the airline to
operate this service.
AIRPORT EARNS
RECOGNITION
New data from Phoenix

Marketing
International
recognized GSP for its accessibility last week.

Getting to an airport
prior to a flight can be
stressful, said Scott Ludwigsen, executive vice
president of the Travel
Research Group, Phoenix
Marketing International.
To assist, many airports
make a significant investment in good wayfinding
(signage) to help ease the
journey.
Among American airports, GSP ranked fourth
highest of small-hub airports for ease of access to
parking and third highest
for getting to the terminal,
according to the study.
One of the things that
makes us so accessible as
an airport is that there is a
dedicated exit off of I-85,
exit 57, as well as direct
access from Highway 14
and indirect access from
Highway 101, said Weston
In addition, theres good
signage leading to the airport, so that people know
how to get to GSP. Once on
the property, the terminal
itself is easy to maneuver.
Renovations will continue to improve the airports
accessibility, Weston said.
As a part of our terminal renovation program,
we have centralized the
screening checkpoint, and
this centralized screening
checkpoint makes flow
through the terminal much
more efficient for passengers departing GSP, she
said.
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Harper Donald Hawkins Jr.
Harper Donald (Don)

Hawkins Jr., 76, died Tuesday, July 12, at his home
in Seattle, Wash.
Born July 18, 1939, in
Greer, he was the son of the
late Ruth Sullivan Hawkins
and Harper D. Hawkins Sr.
He was a 1957 graduate of
Greer High School and received an AB Degree from
Wofford College in 1961.
Having completed four
years of ROTC in college,
Hawkins entered the U.D.
Army as a Second Lt. and
served as a recruiter in Seattle. He remained in Seattle where he employed by
the Union Pacific Railroad
for more than 30 years
until retiring in 2006.
Hawkins lifelong passions
ranged from running and
hiking to choral singing
and playing the violin.
Hawkins was the last
surviving member of his
immediate family.
A memorial service will
be held at Mountain View
Cemetery, Greer, on Friday, October 7, at 11 a.m.
conducted by the Rev.
Wayne Cole.
Memorials may be sent
to the First Presbyterian
Church of Greer, 100
School St., Greer, S.C.,
29650 or The Greenville
Symphony.
The Wood Mortuary is
in charge of local arrangements.
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BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Greer City Council conducted the first reading
of two new development
requests for Hammett
Bridge Road last night.
The first request for 327
Hammett Bridge Rd is to
annex and rezone to DRD,
Design Review District.
The property contains
2.71 acres to be combined
with 27 acres for the purpose of constructing 87
single family detached
dwellings.
The second request for
307 Hammett Bridge Rd
is to annex and rezone
the property, 5.6 acres,
to DRD for the purpose

of constructing 32 single
family attached dwellings.
The Planning Commission will hold a public
hearing on August 15,
2016, for these two requests, as well as an additional request.
Property, 1.256 acres,
located at 1310-1312 West
Wade Hampton Blvd. is
being considered for a
zoning classification C-3,
Highway Commercial, with
the purpose to construct
retail space. The property
currently contains a vacant gun store and used
car lot.
Spartanburg
County
deputies arrested Jody Ray
Thompson, 32, of Lyman,
in connection with the incident. He is charged with
four counts of attempted
murder, possession of a
weapon during the commission of a violent crime,
and unlawful carrying of a
weapon.
Owners of Playoffz received notification of the
hearing in the Notice of
Suspension and were in
attendance at the meeting
but declined to speak and
left prior to its conclusion,
according to the Order.
In other business, Lyman Town Council unani-
mously approved for the

department heads of the
town to provide Gregg
Miller, Treasurer and Interim Town Clerk, with a
five-year plan, including
budgetary needs, by the
regular September meeting.
Mayor Tony Gillespie
also introduced a discussion to operate with committees versus the current
commissioner form since
most of the council members work full-time.
Councilmember Wyatt
said, I actually think a
combination of both is
going to be our best solution.
A group of first responders cycled through downtown Greer Tuesday morning in support
of those who have fallen in the line of duty.
RIDE: Benefits families of fallen officers

FROM PAGE ONE
They worry about us and

we worry about one another.
Despite increased tension involving police officers nationwide, Smith
said the Greer community
has shown tremendous
support.
Ive been at this department for 23 years and
Ive never seen the kind
of support weve seen recently, Smith said. Food
has been brought in, cards
have been receivedjust
standing in the parking lot
we had two women come
and pray with us and offer to buy us something

to drink. Weve got a great
community here and weve
been very fortunate that
nothing tragic has happened to one of our officers.
The Carolina Brotherhoods cause should be
fresh in the minds of most
Americans, as eight police
officers were shot and
killed in Dallas, Texas and
Baton Rouge Louisiana
this month. Howell said
theres now a fear in coming to work that may not
have been there before.
We dress the same way
PORT: Sets 2016 records

FROM PAGE ONE
FY2016, an increase of 1.4

percent over the previous
year. As measured in pier
containers, or box volume,
nearly 1.1 million boxes
moved across the docks of
the Ports container terminals in FY2016.
In the non-containerized
cargo segment, Charleston
breakbulk tonnage exceeded planned volumes by 33
percent with 901,974 pier
tons handled during the
fiscal year. Roll-on/roll-off
cargo within the breakbulk
sector grew significantly,
and SCPA achieved the
highest finished vehicle
volume ever handled at

the Columbus Street Terminal.
Our port has made significant progress on key
projects this fiscal year, including harbor deepening,
Leatherman Terminal construction and the Wando
Terminal wharf project,
said Pat McKinney, SCPA
Board Chairman. We are
well-positioned to meet
the changing needs of
our industry and remain
focused on increasing
growth while completing
the necessary improvements to our facilities and
infrastructure to be competitive into the future.
Weekend Outlook
Hazy, hot and humid
(police) dress, Howell

said. We get mistaken for
police officers daily. Its
just as easy for someone
with a weapon to attack
us. Its something you
think about more now that
I never have before.
As riders continue to
support families of fallen
officers, Howell said Greer
residents will assist in any
way possible.
We try to cover for each
other, Howell said. We
want to be there to support each other.
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Pet adoption event is Aug. 1

Camp Bow Wow, the
Premier Doggy Day and
Overnight Camp franchise, will host a Birthday
Paw-ty adoption event
on Monday, Aug. 1, from
3:30-6:30 p.m. to celebrate
the Universal Birthday for
Shelter Dogs and raise
awareness of the many
benefits of pet adoption.
The event will feature
on-site adoptions with local rescues, including the
Animal Care Rescue and
the Greenville Humane
Society, along with fun
celebration activities and
birthday refreshments for
pets and pet parents.
In addition, the celebration will feature pupcakes,
puptinis and other birthday refreshments; party
trucks and pup pools;
bobbing for hot dogs; and
cornhole.
WANT IT!
FIND IT!
BUY IT!
SELL IT!
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In a time when more

than eight million animals
enter shelters each year,
Camp Bow Wow Greenville
is doing its part to promote
responsible pet ownership
within the community. All
rescue dogs will be available for on-site adoption.
This event is open to all

members of the general
public.
Camp Bow Wow Greenville is located at 602 Airport Road, Suite A.
For more information,
visit www.campbowwow.
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picked up the car.

The officer transported
Davis to Greer City Jail
and issued her citations
for the above charges.
(Note: All information

contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriffs Office or
Greer Police Department.
All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
Tristan Elease Foster,

27, of 107 Farmers Circle,
Greer was charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the Greer
City Police incident report, two officers were on
patrol near the intersection of Jones Avenue and
Buncombe Road, when
they observed a car begin
to take what appeared to
be evasive action to avoid
them. One of the officers
observed the car pull into
the back of the Preserves
and park in a rear parking
area that was empty.
The officer arrived on
scene and got out the vehicle. He was able to recognize the subject, identified
as Foster, from prior encounters and asked what
she was doing. Foster
replied she was there to
pick up her keys. The officer asked where she had
left her keys and she replied that they were at her
friends house and showed
the officer her car keys.
They were the same keys
in the ignition of the car
the officers had just seen
her driving, so the officer
felt she was lying. While he
was talking to her, the officer noticed she had track
marks and a tourniquet
mark on her arms. He then
asked her what apartment
she had gone to, but she
was unable to provide an
answer. When asked who
had her keys, she provided two different names.
The officer told her he did
not think she was telling
the truth and asked if he
could search her car. She
refused to give an answer
so the officer stated that
he took her non-response
as a no. The officer then
called for K9 unit and removed Foster from the
vehicle. While waiting for
the K9 unit, the officer noticed fresh blood between
her toes from needle injection sites.
The K9 officer arrived on
scene and was deployed
for an open-air search. The
K9 alerted to the car.
The officer then informed Foster they were
going to conduct a search
of her car. She advised
that she was holding
something for a friend.
She then stated it was in
her purse and in a pink
zippered pouch. The officer located the pouch
and discovered 14 used
and bloody hypodermic
RECKLESS DRIVING
Jesse Christian Kelley,

19 of 448 Morningmist
Drive, Moore, was charged
with reckless driving.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriffs
incident report, a deputy
was patrolling SC Highway 290 when he/she observed a vehicle traveling
at a high rate of speed.
The deputy measured the
vehicles speed with radar
at 138 mph in a 55 mph
zone. The officer turned
the patrol vehicle around
at Dice Miller Road and
could see the suspect vehicle passing other cars
on the roadway with disregard to public safety. The
deputy then activated blue
lights and siren and was
able to catch up and stop
the vehicle on SC 290 at
Saluda Court. The deputy
asked the driver, identified as Kelley to exit the
vehicle. Kelley was placed
in handcuffs and informed
he was under arrest. The
vehicle was released to
the passenger and Kelley
was transported to Spartanburg County Detention Center where he was
issued a citation for the
above charge.
PROSTITUTION
Lakisha Michelle Davis, 29, of 4929 Norman

Street, Columbia, was
charged with prostitution
and open container.
According to the City
of Greer police incident
report, two officers were
conducting patrol at the
Super 8 on South 101
Highway due to a high
rate of prostitution and
drug related activity. The
officers observed a black
female slouching down in
the back seat of a black car
parked in the rear of the
Super 8 parking lot. The
officer found this activity
to be suspicious, and so
walked over to the car. He
noticed an open container of alcohol in the cars
floorboard. The parking
lot is posted Jurisdiction
of Greer City Police and No
Open Alcohol Containers.
He then asked the woman
to give her name, to which
she responded Tyauana
Smith. Based on the way
she told the officer her
name, he suspected she
was lying, and so asked
for an ID card. She stated
she did not have one. The
officer then told her he
thought she was a prostitute, and she must give
him her correct name. The
woman, identified as Davis, then gave the officer
a SCID card she retrieved
from her bra.
The officer then removed
her from the vehicle and
placed her in handcuffs.
The second officer then
began a search of a website known to carry ads for
prostitutes and located an
ad for a prostitute known
as Aqua whose photo
matched Davis. When the
officer confronted Davis
about the ad, she stated
that she did not do that
much. She told the officer that she had sex with
two different men the
night before in a room at
Super 8 and was supposed
to earn $40 for it. She said
her pimp had the money
and was still in the motel
somewhere.
The car Davis had been
sitting in was a rental
from Hertz and smelled
strongly of marijuana. The
officer removed the open
and nearly empty bottle
of Tequila Gold. A further
search of the vehicle yielded three boxes of condoms
and loose condoms all over
the passenger area. Marijuana shake and wrappers
were also found, although
nothing of weight was located. Hertz was contacted and advised that the
car was supposed to have
been returned two weeks
ago. They were unable to
respond in a timely fashion so a rotational wrecker
POSSESSION
needles, two spoons with

residue, a number of
bloody cotton swabs, two
lighters, a razor blade and
a makeshift tourniquet.
Foster was placed under
arrest and transported to
Greer City Jail.
POSSESSION
Richard Tyler Hargrave,

24, of 1017 Twin Oaks
Drive, Greer, was charged
with possession of drug
paraphernalia and possession of a schedule IV
drug.
According to the City of
Greer police incident report, an officer on patrol
noticed a silver Honda
with a burned out brake
lamp and so stopped the
vehicle.
The officer made contact
with the subject, identified
as Hargrave, and requested his documentation. He
provided it and as he did
so, the officer detected an
odor of burnt marijuana
coming from inside the
car. The officer then asked
him if there was anything
he would like to tell him
about. Hargrave replied
that he had a pipe next
to his leg. The officer removed the marijuana bowl
and once a second officer
arrived on scene, removed
Hargrave from the vehicle.
The officer conducted a
search of Hargrave after
placing him into cuffs and
removed what appeared
to be an empty package
of cigarettes from his left
front pocket. Inside the
package were three blue
pills marked C1. Hargrave stated with dismay
that he had forgotten they
were in his pocket. He then
stated he knew they were
Clonazapam. The officer
asked if he had a prescription and he replied that he
did not.
Hargrave was transported to Greer City Jail, where
he was issued a citation
for drug paraphernalia
and served with a warrant
for possession of schedule
IV drugs.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Krystal Gayle Jarvis, 38,

of 246 Jaqueline Road,
Piedmont, was charged
with driving under suspension and misrepresenting
ID to law enforcement.
Taylor Lofton Harrelson, of 96 Trammell Road,
Greenville was charged
with interfering with police, simple possession of
marijuana, possession of
drug paraphernalia and
possession of a switchblade knife.
of Greer Police incident
report, an officer was on
patrol and in the parking

lot of Quick Trip at North
Buncombe and US 29 when
he observed a Toyota van
turn into the parking lot.
The vehicle was driven
by a white female with a
black male in the passenger seat and a white male
in the rear seat. All three
subjects gave the officer
such a harsh glance and
with such dismay that the
officer turned the patrol
car around in the driveway and went toward the
back of the parking lot to
investigate where the van
had gone. As the officer
was doing this, he ran
the license and registered
owner through DMV files.
When the officer made it
to the back of the lot, he
discovered that the female
had switched to the passenger seat and the black
male into the drivers
seat.
According to the report,
the officers past experiences led him to believe
that the driver of the car
had a suspended license
and was attempting to
evade detection. The officer pulled his car in behind the van and got out,
approached the passenger
side and asked the female
what her name was. She
replied that it was Krystal. The officer knew the
registered owners name
to be Krystal Jarvis and
was suspended. When he
asked her what her last
name was, she replied
Morris. The officer then
asked for her full name, to
which she replied Krystal
Gayle Morris. The officer
ran this name through
dispatch to make sure
and was told there was no
match. The officer then
confronted her about lying and she stated that
she didnt go by that name
anymore. A warrant check
uncovered that she had
been booked in Greenville
County under the name
Krystal Gayle Jarvis on
June 15. It was also the
name showing under the
DMV files and showed her
license to be suspended.
She was placed under arrest.
As this was happening,
the officer had requested
both male subjects to provide IDs. Neither had cards
with them. The white male
subject, identified as Harrelson, began shifting
around in the back seat.
The officer could see that
he was attempting to conceal something or get to a
hidden weapon. The officer told him to get out of
the car out of concern for
officer safety, to which he
asked why? The officer
told him to get out of the

car while observing him
move his left hand out of
sight. The officer ordered
him in a strong voice to get
out of the vehicle and he
refused. He ordered him
out again and told him if
he didnt, he would be arrested. He would not get
out, so the officer opened
the door and he and another officer removed him
and placed him into handcuffs. The officer conducted a search of his pockets
and found two used hypodermic needles in his
right front pants pocket.
Another needle was found
in his tee shirt pocket. The
officer also removed an
automatic knife from his
pocket, and when finished,
placed him into the car.
The officer returned to
the van and searched the
area where Harrelson had
been sitting and found a
Coach purse and a Crown
Royal bag where he had
been reaching. The officer
found three lighters inside
the Crown Royal bag and
three more used needles
and a bent spoon with residue on it.
The black male was cooperative and clear of warrants. He was released on
scene.
Both subjects were transported to Greer City Jail.
Once at the jail, Harrelson
advised he had weed hidden in his buttocks area.
The officer allowed him
to shake out his pants and
small bag of marijuana, a
cut straw with residue and

a large quantity of bags
fell out of his crotch area
onto the floor.
Both subjects were issued citations for the
above charges.
RECKLESS DRIVING
Rashena Royce Richardson, 36, of 212 Oakland

Avenue 142, Greer, was
charged with reckless
driving.
of Greer police incident
report, an officer was
leaving the police department when he saw a green
Buick Century pull across
both parking spots of the
departments lobby parking lot.The officer circled
around, pulled into the lot
and made contact with the
driver, identified as Richardson, to find out if she
needed assistance.
Upon speaking with
Richardson, he could smell
both the odor of alcoholic
beverages and marijuana.
Richardson stated she had
been drinking and was
pulling into the lot to take
a nap. The officer asked
if she knew where she
was, to which she replied
Greer. When the officer
told her she was at the police department, she was
suprised and asked if he
was a cop. The officer replied that he was. He then
informed her she was under arrest and that he appreciated her honesty. She
was taken into custody
without incident.
The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing

at 6:30 p.m. on August 15, 2016 at Greer City Hall located at 301 E.
Poinsett Street on the following:
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
AN 2016-26
Teresa Smith
327 Hammett Bridge Road
0535010200500
Greenville County R-15,
Single Family Residential District
DRD, Design Review District
REQUEST:
AN 2016-27
BCB and PRB2, LLC
307 Hammett Bridge Road
0535010200800 and 0535010200801
Greenville County R-15,
Single Family Residential District
DRD, Design Review District
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
RZ 2016-28
Brenda Medlock
705 West Poinsett Street
G009000500200
R-12, Single Family Residential District
C-2, Commercial District
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
AN 2016-29
Halpern Partners, LLC
1310&1312 Wade Hampton Boulevard
T014000101400
Greenville County C-2,
Commercial District
C-3, Highway Commercial District
REQUEST:
Documents related to the requests are available for public inspection

in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
Tigers wrap up 7-on-7 play
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Prep for
August
start
My wife
the bowler
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
With just a week remaining before the first
full week of practice, the
Blue Ridge football team
is working hard to prepare
for its first season in Class
AAAA.
We have to keep building, head coach Shane
Clark said. We lost most
of our offensive line, so
we have to get those guys
ready. Weve got a lot of
work to do to get people
in the right places, but our
guys have been working
hard throughout the summer.
The Tigers had a number of 7-on-7 competitions
cancelled due to weather
over the past few weeks.
The weather won most
of them, Clark said. We
got rained out a few times
along the way, but were
happy with where we are.
Weve been able to get
some good reps, and anytime you get a chance to
do that, you hope that it
pays off in the long run.
Blue Ridge went to
North Myrtle Beach two
weeks ago to participate
in a mini-camp with a local high school, but the
Tigers opponent backed
out, leaving them to settle
The Blue Ridge football team wrapped up 7-on-7 competition in July and will now prepare for its first game against
Belton-Honea Path on Aug. 19.
for extra practice time.
We were able to get
some work in on the turf
at Myrtle Beach, which is
good because were going
to be playing Liberty in
week three, Clark said. It
was a great time for us to
install some things during
that four day period. We
saw a lot of team bonding,
which will help as well.
The Tigers have a lengthy
non-region schedule dur-
ing their first season as

a Class AAAA team. Blue
Ridge will take on BHP,
Landrum, Riverside, Liberty, Chapman and Mauldin
These are teams that
we havent been playing at
all, Clark said. We do get
three of our regular opponents back in our region
schedule, but youre also
adding Union. I know they
have some great players
over there, so theyre go-
ing to be loaded.
Being in a five-team region made scheduling a little bit difficult at first, he
said. We ended up with a
Week 0 game just like a lot
of teams. The plus side of
that is that it gives us the
week before region play
kicks off. Im not a huge
fan of Week 0 because it
cuts down on your time to
prepare, but it just means
that we have to make ev-
ery practice count.

Blue Ridge will kick
off its season on Aug. 19
against BHP.
We want our guys to
compete in everything
they dofrom putting
their shoes on to finishing
practice strong, we want to
give our maximum effort
and work hard every step
of the way, Clark said.
Stevens takes
over as head
basketball coach
At Blue
Ridge
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
When the Blue Ridge
boys
basketball
team
takes the court this winter, theyll be doing so under new head coach Richie
Stevens, who was recently
hired to replace longtime
coach Ray Riley.
Riley stepped away from
the program following the
Tigers 2016 season, allowing his former player,
Stevens, to make the jump
to high school.
Stevens, a Spartanburg
Methodist and USC Upstate
grad, has been coaching at
Blue Ridge Middle School
for the past two seasons.
Id played semi-professionally for a few years,
and I knew basketball was
something I wanted to continue doing, Stevens said.
I love Blue Ridge. This is
a great area and I thought
this would be a great opportunity for me.
Stevens played under Riley during his time at Blue
Ridge.
I was very close with
coach Riley, Stevens said.
He was a hard worker and
weve always stayed connected. He has such a passion for the game.
Although the Tigers only
won a few games last season, Stevens said he believes there is potential on
the roster.
I went and watched
them play Southside last
year, who was ranked as
one of the top teams in
the state, Stevens said.
You always hear that Blue
Ridge doesnt have the athletes or the talent. Thats
the same stuff they said
when I was in high school.
But when I watched them
play, I was impressed. I
thought these guys could
compete with anybody.
Ive met a few of the
guys and were ready
The Rebels will take on Mallard Creek, Northwestern and Greer during non-conference
play this season.
Richie Stevens
to start building some

things, he said. We want
to make sure were building that fire and that
drive. We want to further
the basketball culture at
Blue Ridge.
Although his team is
comprised of a few multisport athletes, Stevens
said he feels confident in
the teams returning players.
Its a challenge working
around football, track and
golf, Stevens said. Sometimes its a little slow getting started, but Ive been
impressed with the commitment. Ive had about 10
guys that have been showing up to everything.
My goal is to maximize
my players talent, ability
and everything they can
do, he said. I want to
motivate them to want to
be good. We want to create a winning culture at
Blue Ridge. We want to win
basketball games, not just
play in basketball games.
Winning wont come
without a lot of hard work,
Stevens said.
Were going to have
some growing pains, he
admitted. But maximizing
our potential is going to
remain the goal. We want
to have fun, too. Basketball is a game, so we want
to make sure were having
fun, but were doing it the
right way.
Football schedules set

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
With new classifications and regions to work
around, five local high
school football teams finalized their regular season schedules over the
summer.
Byrnes is adding Greer,
Myrtle Beach and Broome
to its schedule, which will
kick off in Week 0. The
Rebels will also take on
Mallard Creek and Northwestern before heading
into region play.
The Yellow Jackets added games against Westside
and Daniel to the schedule. Greer will have to wait
until the end of the season, however, for another
installment of the Jacket
Bowl, as Union County
joins the Peach Blossom
region.
Blue Ridge is filling its
non-conference schedule
with games against BHP,
Liberty, Chapman, Riverside, Mauldin and Landrum.
Eastside will play Woodmont, Southside, Riverside
and Carolina; while Riverside takes on Travelers
Rest, Christ Church and JL
Mann.
Each area team will
move up a classification.
Byrnes and Riverside will
join the newly formed
Class AAAAA, while Eastside, Blue Ridge and Greer
compete in Class AAAA.
Greer will face matchups with Westside and Daniel during

the first few weeks of the 2016 season.
2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

BYRNES
Aug. 20 @ Myrtle Beach

Aug, 26 Greer
Sept. 2 @ Mallard Creek
Sept. 9 Northwestern
Sept. 16 @ Broome
Sept. 30 @ Spartanburg
Oct. 7 Boiling Springs
Oct. 14 Nation Ford
Oct. 21 Gaffney
Oct. 28 @ Dorman
GREER
Aug. 19 Westside
Aug, 26 @ Byrnes
Sept. 2 Clinton
Sept. 9 Daniel
Sept. 16 @ Woodruff
Sept. 30 Travelers Rest
Oct. 7 @ Eastside
Oct. 14 @ Greenville
Oct. 21 @ Union County
Oct. 27 Blue Ridge
SEE FOOTBALL | B3
hannon and I have

been very happy together over the course
of our 13-year stretch.
Weve learned to compromise and how to relate
to one another. Shes
taught me to be less of a
slob (still working on that
one) and hopefully Ive
taught her to be a little
more carefree. Weve been
a match made in heaven,
and I thank God he put
someone on this earth
that could put up with me
and walk with me through
life.
All that said, theres one
thing my wife and I cannot do together.
Bowling.
My wife HATES bowling.
Personally, I love it. I
think bowling is a fantastic sport, and Im not too
shabby at it either. On a
good day, I can average
about 150. Not bad, considering how rarely Im
allowed to partake.
Shannon is not good at
bowling.
Well, let me reset here.
She has what I would consider to be unreasonable
expectations.
My wife is very competitive, whether shed admit
it or not. During high
school, we both worked
at an afterschool program
and the kids would always
want to play a video game
called Dance Dance Revolution. I was no good at
this game, but Shannon,
on the other hand, was a
boss.
One by one the kids
would line up to take on
my then-girlfriend, and
one by one she would sit
them down. After all, winner stays up, right?
She likes to win and
shes great at most things
she attempts, including
academics. Shes ruthless
in board games, she holds
her own in most physical activities, but bowling
isnt one of those activities.
I learned this early on in
our relationship.
Something about a gutter ball causes a great disturbance in the force for
my wife. She cant handle
it and wont handle it.
Thats why, when our
Greenwood friends recently suggested cosmic
bowling as a fun Friday
night activity, I cringed.
They dont know what
theyve done, I thought
to myself, trying to suggest other activities.
It didnt matter. The
group wanted cosmic
bowling, so cosmic
bowling is what we did. I
have to be honest, I was
nervous going into this. I
decided to give myself a
mental peptalk.
Its been years since
we bowled, I thought.
Theres no way she still
hates bowling. Heck, maybe shell even be better at
it than she used to be.
A few rolls into the
night, I quickly realized
this wasnt the case.
Id just recorded my
first strike of the night
when I turned around to
witness my wife throwing
it right in the gutter. She
walked slowly back to the
ball return, shooting a
penetrating stare my way.
I attempted to offer
some advice really quick.
Youre releasing the
ball too early, I told her.
Just hold on to it a bit
longer and youll roll it
straight.
This was a bad move.
She didnt want advice.
She wanted those stupid
pins to fall down.
There was nothing you
could tell her.
Eventually she had
a little bit of luck and
tossed a couple of strikes.
The whole group celebrated with her, but she was
having none of it.
Bowling is Shannons
nemesis. No amount of
strikes can fix that.
Sports
B2 the greer citizen
wednesday, July 27, 2016
Busch makes history in final Brickyard run

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire
Mission accomplished,
a record set, and a torch
passed to the next generation.
Kyle Busch set a Brickyard record for laps led
and became the first driver to sweep both a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
NASCAR XFINITY Series
race from the pole in the
same weekend, but the
real symbolism of Sundays Crown Royal 400 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway didnt come until the
event was over.
As Busch spun his No.
18 Toyota in a celebratory burnout and took his
customary bows near the
yard of bricks, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon slowly
circled the track, driving
side by side, waving to
fans acknowledging their
career accomplishments
after what is expected to
be their respective last
appearances at the Brickyard.
In heat that reached 130
degrees on the asphalt,
Stewart recovered from a
pit road speeding penalty
to finish 11th in his retirement year, and Gordon
ran 13th in what was an
unanticipated substitute
role for ailing Dale Earnhardt Jr.
But Busch received his
share of the applause, too,
as fans have begun to acknowledge his ascent, at
age 31, to the small group
of elite drivers in NASCARs history.
To say he accomplished
his second straight weekend sweep of the Indy
races emphatically is to
understate the case. In a
race that went 25 miles
beyond its scheduled distance, thanks to a rash of
late cautions, Busch led
149 of 170 laps, a record
Photo | Courtesy of Nascar.com/getty images
Kyle Busch set a Brickyard record for laps led and became the first driver to sweep both a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
NASCAR XFINITY Series race from the pole in the same weekend.
for the event.
In the two-lap overtime
shootout that decided the
issue, Busch crossed the
finish line an astounding
2.126 seconds ahead of
Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth, who
ran second.
This Toyota was awesome today, said Busch,
who won his second Sprint
Cup race at Indianapolis,
his fourth of the season
and the 38th of his career.
It was just so fast and
able to get out front and
stay out front. Not even
some of my teammates
could challenge. This was
hooked up and on rails.
Adam Stevens (crew
chief) and these guys are
a phenomenal group, and
Im proud to be with them.
Its fun to come out here
and have such a dominant
piece at Indy. They dont
come along often, so I was
just hoping I didnt screw
it up.
Busch is acutely aware
of the history of the sport,
and completing a weekend
sweep by winning both
races from the pole was
high on his bucket list.

Its so cool because it
hasnt been done before,
said the defending Sprint
Cup champion, who is the
second driver to win backto-back races at the Brickyardthe other being Jimmie Johnson in 2008 and
2009. Ive tried and been
successful at being able
to do a lot of things that
others havent been able
to do before. I guess I give
myself more chances than
others because I run more
of those (XFINITY) races.
It helps you, and when
it helps you win on Sunday, thats what makes

everything so worthwhile
on those Saturday races.
The guys on Saturday do a
good job, too, helping prepare me and being able to
do this stuff on Sunday.
Busch was on cruise control, heading toward an
easy victory, when NASCAR called a debris caution on Lap 150 to remove
a piece of sheet metal near
the exit from Turn 2.
One of six drivers who
stayed out on older tires,
Busch led the field to green
on Lap 154. Moments later,

the No. 19 Toyota of Joe
Gibbs Racing teammate
Carl Edwards tightened up
in the inside lane, twitched
out of control and ignited
a five-car wreck that necessitated a stoppage that
lasted 7 minutes, 25 seconds.
It felt like I just got tight
down there, Edwards said.
I had a little trouble there
on the starts, and I got
down there, we were fighting really hard for the bottom, and it felt like I got
tight with whoever was on
the outside of me.
If indeed that is what
happened, I apologize.
Thats pretty frustrating.
... It felt like I got in there
and just scrubbed that
right front.
The following two restarts also brought cautions, the eighth and final
one coming when Jamie
McMurray made an ill-advised lane change in front
of Stewart near the end of
pit road and spun sideways off the front bumper
of Stewarts No. 14 Chevrolet, also collecting Ryan
Newman and Brian Scott.
When the race restarted
on Lap 169, Busch cleared
Joey Logano and Kenseth off Turn 1 and pulled
away relentlessly until the
finish.
Johnson overcame a
pass-through penalty for
speeding on pit road to
run third, followed by
Denny Hamlin, another
speeding penalty victim
and the third JGR driver in
the top four. Kyle Larson
came home fifth, posting
his fourth top five of the
season.
But the story of the day
was the long good-bye
from Stewart and Gordon,
juxtaposed against the
backdrop of Buschs emphatic hello to greatness
at the flag stand.
Larson charges through field to capture win

By Chris Knight
NASCAR Wire
Battling back from all
kinds of adversity, Kyle
Larson sailed away on a
late race restart with 16
laps to go to win Wednesday nights fourth annual Aspen Dental Eldora
Dirt Derby 150 at Eldora
Speedway.
It means a lot, especially losing the way I did
the two years I ran, said
Larson from Victory Lane.
Thanks to everyone on
this GMS Racing team, DC
Solar for coming on-board
for this, this is very special
for them.
I knew running a blue
No. 24 I had to run hard
here at Eldora. Rico (Abreu)
does a really good job in a
sprint car with that. I had

to put on a show.
We got the flat tire
there early, I knew we
would get a lucky dog, I
just didnt know if I could
get back to the top-three
as quick as I did. It just
worked out where I got by
(Christopher) Bell when he
got in the wall and I think
Bobby (Pierce) had a gear
issue. He was definitely
better than I was for sure.
The win didnt come
easy though.
Larson took the lead
from last years runner-up
Bobby Pierce following the
second caution on Lap 35
and appeared to be in control of the event, but while
leading, Larson spun in
Turn 4 on Lap 52 to bring
out the fourth caution of
the night.
Adding fuel to his fire,
Larson was docked one
lap by NASCAR for intentionally causing the yellow
after spinning and stopping on the race track.
Two cautions later,
however, Larson found
himself back on the lead
lap courtesy of the free
pass and his mission to
rally from the back to the
front began.
Chasing down Pierce
for the race lead, Larson
took advantage of Pierces
transmission being stuck
in fourth gear to take the
lead with 30 laps to go,
Pierce attempted to take
the lead back three laps
later, but slammed the
outside Turn 4 wall, ending his night and bringing
out the final caution of the

event.
Despite a late race
charge from Bell on the restart, Larson pulled away
as the laps dwindled away
and earned a 0.767-second advantage to win his
second NCWTS race in his
12th start.
I guess I didnt really
hold him (Pierce) off, he
slid in there and hit the
wall and got a flat I think,
Larson said. I hated that
I couldnt race with him,
but I was happy when he
was out.
I almost gave it away
again after that restart. I
went to the middle of three
and four in third gear and
I missed a shift off Turn 4
and Bell got into my back
bumper. Thankfully, he
wasnt inside of me, because he would have got

the lead there and probably would be standing
where I am.
Bell, last years winner,
was disappointed with
second but knew he gained
crucial points towards his
championship chase.
Tony (Stewart, track
owner) did an awesome
job with the race track tonight, said Bell. It was really technical, it was really
tough to get around and it
was really fun, too. Kyles
been trying to win this
race for a long time and
it was cool for him to win
tonight. The guys at KBM
(Kyle Busch Motorsports)
worked really hard to put
me in this position. I was
disappointed we couldnt
repeat.
Pierce who led a commanding 102 laps finished
25th in likely his final
truck race of the season.
The carburetor was
flooded and I couldnt get
off the corner at all. Larson drove a great race,
Pierce said. When that
happened on the restart, I
caught him a little bit, he
hit the wall and I tried to
slide him. I went in there
a little too hard, it was super-slick and I got the wall
and knocked the right-rear
off the rim and that was
that.
SPORTS
THE GREER CITIZEN B3
Struss adds two to NGU staff

North Greenville University recently added an
assistant coach and graduate assistant to its mens
lacrosse program, which
finished 5-10 last season.
Paul Jones will join head
coach Corey Struss on
staff, while Bryce Sneed
takes over duties as the
teams newest graduate
assistant.
Jones comes to Tigerville
from Albany, New York
where he was the assistant
coach for Bethlehem Central High School, working
primarily with the Eagles
offense. Before coaching
in New York, Jones spent
time in Scotland, heading
up the University of Edinburghs mens lacrosse
program. He was the first
head coach for the Edinburgh squad, and was responsible for all aspects
of the game, leading the
team to second seed in the
BUCS Conference in 2015.
Jones played at Merrimack College, graduating
in 2014 with a double ma-
Paul Jones
Bryce Sneed
jor, focusing on psychology and criminology. He

was a starting attack-man
at Merrimack, tallying over
100 career points. In his
final season with the Warriors, Jones finished second on the team in scoring and was honored with
an All-Tournament Team
nod, following the NE-10
Playoffs. He was also an
NEILA All-New England,
First Team selection. He
finished his time at Mer-
rimack with his name in

the record books as he
finished fifth all-time in
career assists.
Sneed, a graduate of
Wingate University, carved
his name into the program
record books as a faceoff
specialist for the Bulldogs.
In his four years with the
program, Sneed set the
school record in several
categories including most
faceoffs won in a season,
most faceoffs won in a
A SPORTING VIEW
A rose
by Ichiros name
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
ete Rose follows me

on Twitter now, or
at least he retweeted
something I wrote about
him, and thats good
enough for me. Im also
friends on Facebook with
Jenny Mollen and Willie
Nelson, and depending on
which generation you talk
to, nobody knows anyone I just talked about.
(You can follow me too @
sportingview ... and unlike
here, I am a man of few
words there.)
In case you missed the
past two or three decades,
Pete Rose was a real son
of a gun who hustled and
played baseball with the
sort of tenacity that only
a few other players and
marauding bands of Vikings could understand or
match. He is Major League
Baseballs undisputed hit
king. He is not in the Hall
of Fame because he was
banned from baseball
for betting on baseball
games, something every
single baseball player has
known not to do since the
Taft administration.
The guy completely
blew it, yet the man persists to somehow remain
in the news. How many
other Hall of Fames can
this guy be inducted to?
It seems like every other
week he is inducted into
the Reds Hall of Fame,
Cincinnatis Hall of Fame,
Ohios Hall of Fame, the
guy down the streets Hall
of Fame ... Pokemon Go
should make him one of
their monsters because
he has a statue or plaque
in just about every major
park in the Buckeye State.
He has to have several
hundred Rotary Club coffee mugs.
Then along comes
Ichiro Suzuki. By the time
Ichiro is all class

and truly, I love
watching him play.
you read this, Ichiro will
have reached the 3,000
hit mark in Major League
Baseball. If you were to
add up the hits he made
in Japan with the hits he
made here, mathematics
show that he has more
professional base hits
than Pete Rose. On a slow
news day, there are reputable news organizations
that will make a case for
Ichiro being the all-time
hit king.
That is, of course,
totally preposterous. I
know guys who bet on
Wiffleball games ... sure, it
takes them out of the running for Cooperstown, but
they get paid, and I know
guys who throw perfect
games every time Im not
in the opposing teams
lineup. Does that make
them pros, worthy of being compared to Koufax
and Walter Johnson? Tony
Lazzeri, the Hall of Fame
second baseman for the
Yankees (who completely
disrespect him, by the
way), once hit a kajillion
home runs in the minor
leagues. Is he the home
run king?
Ichiro is all class and
truly, I love watching
him play. He is a Hall
of Famer, but he is not
the hit king. That man is
Pete Rose. This is probably not the last time I
say this, but its good to
forgive. Its time for Pete
Rose to enter the Hall or
be allowed to participate
in Old Timers or Cincinnati Wiffleball games. No
offense to Ichiro, but it
is well past time for our
pastime to set the record
straight once and for all.
FOOTBALL: Area teams

renew rivalries
FROM B1
BLUE RIDGE
Aug. 19 @ Belton-Honea
Path
Aug, 26 @ Landrum
Sept. 2 Riverside
Sept. 8 @ Liberty
Sept. 16 Chapman
Sept. 23 Mauldin
Oct. 7 Travelers Rest
Oct. 14 Union County
Oct. 20 @ Eastside
Oct. 27 @ Greer
EASTSIDE
Aug. 19 @ Woodmont
Aug, 26 Riverside
Sept. 9 @ Wade Hampton
Sept. 16 Southside
Sept. 23 Carolina Academy
Sept. 30 @ Union County
Oct. 7 Greer
Oct. 14 @ Travelers Rest
Oct. 20 Blue Ridge
Oct. 28 @ Wren
RIVERSIDE
Aug. 19 Travelers Rest

Aug, 26 @ Eastside
Sept. 2 @ Blue Ridge
Sept. 16 Christ Church
Sept. 23 JL Mann
Sept. 30 @ Mauldin
Oct. 7 Hillcrest
Oct. 13 Laurens
Oct. 21 @ Greenwood
Oct. 28 @ Wade Hampton
single game, and best faceoff percentage in a single game.

During his senior campaign, Sneed ranked fifth
in NCAA Division II faceoff percentage, winning 65-percent of his
attempts. The team captain also ranked third in
the country in average
groundballs with 117 on
the season and was named
2nd team All-Conference
in the South Atlantic Conference. Sneed entered
the coaching ranks out
of college, assisting with
Apex High School mens
lacrosse team. He helped
lead the Cougars to a state
championship in 2015 and
2016, leading the squad to
a 70 percent faceoff percentage.
The
mens
lacrosse
team went 2-4 in Conference Carolinas competition last season, defeating
Emmanuel College and
Lees-McRae College. The
Crusaders were 0-8 on the
road last season.
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Council. Greer Dragway is
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2016 The events will be held
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as a high school student.

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that will allow the sale and
Off premises consumption of beer and wine
at Store #9203, 1016
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Greer, SC 29650-2221.
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29, 2016.
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Estate of Doyle Wilson
325 Jordan Road

Lyman, South Carolina 29365
saturDay, July 30, 2016

10:00 a.m.
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Partial listing
Antique Pump Organ

Herschede
Grandfather Clock
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Chairs
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Lamps
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Suite
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Upstate resident campaigning for president

Walks
to raise
awareness
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
When you run for president, theres a lot of walking involved.
That has been the case
for Peter Skewes, an Upstate resident and presidential candidate, who is
currently walking from
Clemson to Charleston.
The 31-year Clemson
University professor is
seeking to raise awareness
about the need for a legitimate third part in American politics.
In our senior capstone
course, we talk a lot about
contemporary
issues,
Skewes said. I always
encourage my students
to become informed and
make logical decisions
about their positions.
I guess, in the background, that was motivating me to do this. I wanted
to do something, he said.
Skewes, who was passing
Orangeburg on Monday,
has been walking for more
than 10 days with his wife,
Teresa. He is donning Peter for President gear and
hoping his message will
connect with likely voters.
Ive never been involved
with politics or anything
like that, he said. Ive always voted, but thats as
far as I went.
One day last fall, Id
been listening to all the
candidates and it finally
struck-- I wasnt going to
be able to vote for any
of them with a clear conscience. That was the first
time in my life Id felt that
way.
After looking into it,
Skewes decided to throw
his hat into the ring.
I finally realized, the
two parties we have were
not going to fix themselves, he said. Within a
day or two I was filed with
the federal election commission as a presidential
candidate.
Skewes joined the American Party, which he says
lines up with his political
beliefs.
The only hope is a third
party to force them to become more effective, he
said. We need something
that bridges that gap between two parties that are
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Peter Skewes and his wife, Teresa, have been walking from
Clemson to Charleston in order to highlight the need for a
serious third-party option for voters in the United States.
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Peter Skewes, a Clemson University professor, is currently running for president,

representing the American Party.
very, very divided. At the

moment, the parties are
primarily concerned with
preserving their own existence. Many of the politicians are most interested
in preserving their career.
Neither one of those goals
has anything to do with
making the country better
or safer.
His message to people
he passes on the street
simple: think outside the
box.
People need to think
broader and they need to
think new, he said. The
voting public is more dissatisfied now than they
were four years ago.
The 240-mile walk hasnt
been easy, and Skewes has
been trying to cross 18
miles off each day.
Everything hurts a little
bit, he said. If it were
easy, I wouldnt be making
quite as strong of a state-
ment. Its a long walk.

Skewes said he and his
wife did not know what
to expect heading into the
journey.
Neither one of us were
marathon runners or anything, so we were quite
naive, he said. But weve
held up pretty good, Id
say.
Although he knows he
likely wont be elected,
Skewes said the goal of
establishing a legitimate
third party isnt out of
reach.
Im very realistic, he
said. I understand that
Im an unknown candidate
and the American Party
is relatively new, so the
chances that were going to
have this great big following is not what I expected.
I just want to spread the
word.
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Skewes is attempting to walk 18 miles each day on his journey. He began more than
10 days ago and hopes to be in Charleston by the end of the week. The journey from
Clemson to Charleston is 240 miles.
Dispatcher Wallace: I came with the building

Remembers
years of
service
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Martha Wallace, born
and raised in Greer, became one of Greers first
dispatchers when the current fire department building was constructed.
I came with the building, said Wallace, laughing as she finished speaking.
When Wallace started,
most of the firefighters
were just getting out of
high school, she said. I
was more like a mother
because I had to look out
for all of them. I felt like I
needed to take care of everybody because most of
them were younger than
my son.
Wallace had one son,
who has passed away.
Wallace started out as the
only one on her shift, but
by the time she retired in
June 2004, there were two
dispatchers per shift.
In light of whats going
on now, with emergency
personnel being targeted,
Wallace said, a few people make it bad for every-
body because most of the

people that work there
are interested in helping
folks.
Wallace said she heard
about the dispatcher position back in September of
1975 after she had been
laid off from a different
job.
I tried it to see what it
was about, Wallace said.
Then, it was dispatching
for the fire department
only. Times have changed
a lot.
At the time, training involved a walk-through
of what would happen if
you got a fire call, Wallace said. They had a
red phone that was a fire
phone.
The first day I worked, I
got a call, Wallace said. I
had no idea what I would
do if I got one, but then
when I did, I just answered
it and sent them on like I
was supposed to and got
nervous afterwards.
I wanted to do something that would help other people, Wallace said.
One of the hardest
things, Wallace continued, was when you know
people are having some
kind of problem or going
through something.
Wallace said she often
did not find out what happened after the calls.
Its not about the money, Wallace said. It has
I felt like I needed

to take care of
everybody because
most of them were
younger than my
son.
Martha Wallace
Retired dispatcher
to be a calling. It cant be
something you just do. Its
not something that anybody can do.
Theres a lot to it, Wallace continued. What you
see on TV is not what its
like.
Sometimes, when Wallace worked, people would
Sgt. Randle Ballenger and Martha Wallace share a hug at a recent unity service held at
Greer First Baptist Church.
come into the building
during a down time and
would say they wished for
her job, Wallace said. But,
other times, if they entered when she was trying
to handle about 10 different things, they would be
glad they did not have her
job.
Wallace said her parents

taught her to do the best
job I could no matter what
I was doing. Wallace has
one younger brother and
an older sister, who has
passed away.
Wallace retired to take
care of her husband who
spent three and a half
months in the Intensive

Care Unit. He passed away
in 2010.
Now, Wallace is mostly
involved with her church,
Maple Creek Missionary
Baptist Church.
FUN AND GAMES
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN
The mysterious rise

in meat allergies
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
heard that there is a sudden surge in people coming down with severe meat
allergies. Is there any information as to why, after
years of eating red meat,
you suddenly can become
extremely allergic? -- E.V.
ANSWER: Meat allergies
are uncommon; however,
there has been a recent
surge of meat allergies
due to tick bites. I have
read that over 5,000 cases
of meat allergy have been
estimated in the United
States, mostly in the Southeast. The allergy is most
often caused by a bite of
the Lone Star tick, which
carries the carbohydrate
alpha-gal. If introduced
into the bloodstream, it
can cause a reaction from
eating meat, especially
beef, pork and lamb. Interestingly, it is much more
likely in people with blood
types A and O.
It isnt yet clear if the
allergy will be temporary
or long-lasting, but it can
be very severe, and people
who develop this allergy
should avoid meat and
carry an epinephrine device in case of exposure.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: A
few days ago, I heard a
report on breast cancer
recurrence. I had cancer in
my left breast in 1995, and
on my right side in 2003.
What are your thoughts on
the subject? There is no
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
history of breast cancer in
my family. -- P.M.
ANSWER: Breast cancer
sometimes runs in families, but 70 percent to 80
percent of women with
breast cancer have no family history. Once a woman
has had breast cancer, she
is at higher risk for developing a second breast
cancer. Survivors of breast
cancer should get regular
physical exams and mammograms.
A team of researchers
from Johns Hopkins University recently published
a study promising that
in the near future, a new
type of blood test may be
able to identify DNA from
breast cancer cells and
find recurrence much earlier than current methods.
If confirmed, this would
be a big relief to the many
women (and a few men)
with breast cancer at risk
for recurrence.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
Would you please address
stem-cell treatment for a
torn rotator cuff? My son
is facing his second surgery for this problem and
is considering stem-cell
treatment instead. He had
such terrible pain from
surgery the first time. -L.P.
ANSWER: A torn rotator
cuff is a common sports
injury in athletes. Complete tears usually are repaired surgically. A new
surgical technique is to inject the bodys own stem
cells (obtained from the
bone marrow) to help promote healing. It is too new
of a technique for me to
be able to compare it with
standard surgical therapy,
but the preliminary studies are very promising.
I often have said that
only an individuals surgeon can decide the right
surgical procedure, based
on far more information
than we could include in
this column. Its really
true that you never trust
anyone quite the way you
trust your surgeon. There
are surgeons who are using
the stem-cell technique,
and it would be reasonable to get a consultation
with one of them.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Ridge planned a romantic dinner for Caroline.

Steffy and Wyatt, Liam
and Eric all made separate
announcements on the red
carpet at the Spencer Summit about their futures.
Liam watched with envy as
Wyatt and Steffy were photographed together. Liam
vented to Eric about how
much he resented Quinn
for ruining any chance he
had with Steffy. Later, Eric
called Quinn and told her
that he missed her. Back
in L.A., Ridge and Caroline drew some sketches
together. Liam thought he
saw Quinn in Monte Carlo,
but convinced himself he
must be mistaken. Wyatt
was taken aback by Steffys praise for Liams charity work. Meanwhile, Liam
met with Eva, who offered
him some very sound advice. Quinn and Eric secretly met up in Monte
Carlo. Wait to See: A secret
affair is revealed.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Aiden put a new plan

in motion. Adriana urged
Rafe to stay away from
Hope. Eduardo received
a chilling message. Claire
put the brakes on her college education. Shawn and
Belle continued to be at
odds with one another.
Nicole witnessed Deimoss
softer side. Dario and Nicole visited the shooting
range. Steve confided in
GILLES TOUCA/BELL-PHILLIP TV
PRODUCTIONS
Darin Brooks stars as

Wyatt on The Bold and
The Beautiful
Eduardo. Fynn pulled Kayla into a kiss. Jade and Joey
grew closer. Adriana made
a decision about Eduardo.
Sonny and Paul shared an
important moment. Maggie and Victor received
some good news. John got
a lead in Tates kidnapping
case. Theresa had a revelatory dream. Wait to See:
Jennifer seeks help from
an unlikely source.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Laura was saved from

a bullet meant for her.
Finn gave Hayden the
cold shoulder. Sonny was
stunned by Kristinas confession. Parker got an earful from Alexis. Carly and
Nina planned to take the
next step in the search for
Josslyns donor. Julian at-
tempted to escape. Sonny

had some strong words
for Alexis. A mysterious
woman caught the group
on Cassadine Island off
guard. Claudette shocked
Nathan with an apology
and an odd gift for Maxie. Sam and Jason made
a frightening discovery.
Maxie was troubled by the
high praise she received
from Nina. Nathan softened his stance on Claudette. Griffin talked down
a panicked Maxie. Jordan
and Curtiss relationship
began to thaw. Wait to
See: Jordan asks Andre for
help on a case.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Abby wanted to try for

another baby, but Stitch
wasnt ready. Jack tried to
convince Phyllis that living
a happy life was the best
revenge against Victor. Victoria feared that her father
would squeeze her out at
Newman Enterprises if he
was released from prison.
Dylan assured Chelsea
that he would keep looking for the missing journal
pages. Hilary was shocked
that Devon didnt want
to move forward with the
medical research business.
He encouraged Hilary to
continue working with
Jack at the foundation. Jill
informed Billy that he and
Cane would be running
Brash & Sassy together.
Lauren turned her frustrations toward Jill. Wait
to See: Victor Newman is
back in business.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
Jason Crabb to visit Taylors First Baptist

OBERON FILM GMBH
Tom Hanks in A Hologram

for the King
COUCH THEATER
DVD Previews
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 1
PICKS OF THE WEEK
A Hologram for the

King (R) -- Tom Hanks
stars as a likable but unlucky American businessman who is just trying to
make it in the desert heat
so he can sell the Saudi
king on some top-of-theline video technology.
When Alan Clay (Hanks)
arrives in Saudi Arabia,
he finds his meeting with
the monarch is delayed
indefinitely, the local customs a bit baffling, and all
he can do is kill time. He
does so with the help of
his affable driver Yousef
(Alexander Black) and a
sublimely beautiful Saudi
doctor (Sarita Choudhury),
with whom some romance
may bloom.
Adapted from a Dave Eggers novel with much bigger ambitions, the movie
makes it more of a fishout-of-water story, floated
by Hanks friendliness. Its
funny, but not in an overt
or offensive way. If you really cant care whether or
not the vanilla Alan can
find some direction in his
life, its going to be about
as interesting as waiting
for a business meeting to
start.
Fathers and Daughters (R) -- Katie (Amanda
Seyfried) had a complicated childhood that has alltoo-obvious connections
to her troubled adulthood.
When she was a little girl
(played by Kylie Rogers),
Katies mother died in a
car accident that left her
father (Russell Crowe), an
acclaimed novelist, with
a debilitating condition.
Dads institutionalization
and a custody battle with
Katies aunt (Diane Kruger) gave the adult Katie
some serious attachment
issues -- issues that she
may get over through her
relationship with a very
dad-like suitor played by
Aaron Paul.
The best thing about the
movie is its cast, and the
worst is its script. Tucked
in different subplots youll
also find Octavia Spencer,
Quvenzhane Wallis and
Jane Fonda. The problem is that each of these
subplots is full of drippy,
heavy-handed dialog suspended by a pop-psychology illustration of daddy
issues.
Addicted to Fresno
(R) -- Rehab hasnt cured
Shannons (Judy Greer)
sex addiction, but shes
ready to try rebuilding
her life working alongside
her sister Martha (Natasha Lyonne) cleaning hotel rooms. Shannon slips
off of the wagon, shags
a hotel guest and winds
up with a dead body for
her and Martha to get rid
of. Thats the setup for
this rather grimy comedy
where funny performers
struggle to find the right
note. Fred Armisen, Aubrey Plaza and Molly Shannon all make appearances,
but the cringes far outnumber the laughs.
Baskin (NR) -- Horror
fans can rally around this
Turkish directorial debut
that draws on many classic influences and offers
new twists -- along with
oodles of gore and a brutal third act. A band of
cops are out on a night
patrol on some back roads
in Turkey, when they get a
call for backup. Instead of
crime scene, they walk into
a nightmare world run by
a cannibal cult. The rookie
cop in the bunch has some
bizarre childhood trauma
that has a mysterious connection to their gruesome
fate, and that thread adds
an interesting layer to the
more expected ultra-gore.
Strictly for thrill-seekers
with iron stomachs.
In concert
with Point
of Grace
The Road Home Tour
featuring Grammy awardwinning artist Jason Crabb
and Grammy-nominated
Point of Grace will make
an appearance at Taylors
First Baptist Church on
Friday, Aug. 12.
Joining Crabb and Point
of Grace will be special
guest, Natasha Owens, of
Fort Worth, Texas.
Crabb, a Kentucky-born
Christian artist, has won
a Grammy and 21 Dove
Awards collectively as a
soloist and with the Crabb
Family. In 2012, the Gospel
Music Associations Dove
Awards crowned Crabb as
both Artist of the Year
and Male Vocalist of the
Year.
Point of Grace is an allfemale
Contemporary
Christian music vocal trio.
The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones,
Point of Grace
and Leigh Cappillino. They
celebrate over twenty
years of ministry, with 13
albums, 27 number one hit
singles, 13 Dove Awards
and three Grammy nominations. Their record sales
have garnered in excess of
seven million units with
multiple Platinum and
Gold Certifications, making them one of the Top
10 best-selling artists in
the history of Contemporary Christian Music.
Owens
communicates
the message of Gods truth
with clarity and passion.
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Jason Crabb
We Will Rise is a powerful song of encouragement that can motivate us

to walk in Gods ways.
The concert begins at
7:30 p.m. with doors open-
ing at 6:30 p.m. Meet and

greet will begin at 5:30
p.m.
Tickets are required for
this event. Taylors First
Baptist Church is located
at 200 West Main Street in

Taylors.
For more information
and tickets, visit www.globalpromo.org or call 864655-3560.
Seeing Spartanburg in a
New Light, will bring temporary art installations to
public spaces in 10 city
neighborhoods.
The project is a partnership among the City
of Spartanburg Police and
Community Relations Departments, internationally
renowned light and digital
media artist Erwin Redl,
the Arts Partnership of
Greater Spartanburg, and
neighborhood
associations in the City of Spartanburg.
New Light builds on National Night Out, an annual event that promotes
crime prevention efforts,
police-community
partnership and neighborhood
camaraderie.
visit seeingspartanburg.
com.
Sisters of Swing:
The Andrews Sisters Musical
July 21-Aug. 13
Centre Stage
centrestage.org
233-6733
THINGS
TO DO
NEW LISTINGS
WAREHOUSE THEATRE TO
PRESENT TWELFTH NIGHT
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Susan Schild
to release new
book Aug. 2
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Susan Schild of North
Carolina, who has spent
some time visiting friends
in Greer, seeks to capture
small Southern towns in
story.
With all the trouble in
the news, I wanted to write
hopeful books about small
town Southern life, Schild
said.
According to her website at susanschild.com,
Linnys Sweet Dream List
and Sweet Carolina Morning are heartwarming,
feel-good Southern stories
that feature feisty heroines, girlfriends having
adventures, good men,
big dogs and church lady
mothers who will always
be there for you, no matter what.
Linnys Sweet Dream
List was released in January 2016, and the second
book in the series, Sweet
Carolina Morning, is to be
released Aug. 2.
In my books, good
women have struggles like
all of us have, Schild said,
but with the love of family, friends and a good dog
or two, [they] do the right
thing and create happier
lives for themselves.
Born in Maryland, Schild
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Natasha Owens
Warehouse Theatre will

present
Shakespeares
Twelfth Night July 21-31.
The play is full of disguises, mistaken identities, love triangles, and
practical jokes. After Viola
is shipwrecked on Illyria,
she disguises herself as
the man Cesario, gets a job
serving the Duke Orsino,
and falls in love. Orsino
instructs Cesario to help
him win the affections of
Lady Olivia, but Olivia falls
in love with Cesario. Add
in practical jokes from
Sir Toby, Maria, Andrew
Aguecheek, Feste, the reappearance of Violas twin
brother Sebastian at exactly the wrong time, and
you have a Shakespeare
comedy that everyone is
sure to enjoy.
Twelfth Night features
Angelina Mussro, Prentiss
Standridge, Crystal Stewart, Mallory Pellegrino, Stephen Brown, Josh Jeffers,
and recent Warehouse
Conservatory
graduate,
Christopher Paul Smith.
Performance is 75 minutes with no intermission.
For more information, visit
warehousetheatre.com.
EVENT REMINDERS
Music by the Lake
Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p.m.
An Evening
with Henry Mancini
Lakeside Concert Band
294-2086
www.furman.edu/music
Military Appreciation Month

Through July 31
Hollywild Animal Park
www.hollywild.org
Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay!

Aug. 5-14
Greenville Little Theatre
greenvillelittletheatre.org
Cruise-In at the Bridge
Saturday, Aug. 6
The Bridge of Greenville
http://tinyurl.com/zz2hqyy
Young Pianists Concert
Tavernier, Anthony
Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m.
Chapman Cultural Center
542-ARTS
chapmanculturalcenter.org
Sippin Safari
Sept. 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Greenville Zoo
ONGOING EXHIBITS
Spartanburg Through the
Eyes of the Homeless
Through July 29
Chapman Cultural Center
www.throughoureyes
project.com
June Donner
Through July 31
Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville
artistsguildgallery
ofgreenville.com
Join Us In Historic Williamston, SC For Fall
SEEING SPARTANBURG
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
Susan Schild
has spent most of her life
in North Carolina, where
she came for graduate
school at the University of
North Carolina, and Schild
said she fell in love with
the state and with its people.
Schild worked as a psychotherapist and later as
a management consultant
before pursuing creative
writing.
I was ready for a
change, Schild said, so
I enrolled in a week-long
summer course in creative
writing at Meredith College in Raleigh, and thats
how I started as a writer.
Schild enjoys reading,
walking with her dog and
spending time with family.
visit
www.susanschild.
com.
New Light is seeking docents to help lead tours
and offer information
about each project.
The group is seeking
people from each neighborhood to serve as docents to school and adult
groups once the lights
come on October 4. Each
neighborhood is recommended to have at least
3-5 docent volunteers that
are able to commit to the
training schedule and the
education programming
schedule through April
2017.
The City of Spartanburg
has been selected as one
of four cities to receive
up to $1 million as part
of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, a new program to
support temporary public
art projects that celebrate
creativity, enhance urban
identity, encourage publicprivate partnerships, and
drive economic development.
Paid for by the and. Cty. aCComodations tax Grant
www.envisionwilliamston.com
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The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
COUNTY IMPLEMENTS
MEAL, GRADING CHANGES
Greenville
County
Schools have increased
meal prices for the 20162017 school year. Prices
will increase 10 cents for
paid students and adults.
All schools will now offer
Universal Free Breakfast
for all students, regardless
of free or reduced meal
status. Adult breakfasts
will be $2.10. Lunch will
be $2.40 for paid student
lunch, $0.40 for reduced
student lunch and $3.70
for adult lunch.
The districts grading
scale has also changed to
become more uniform.
Schools will operate on a
10-point system for grades
two through eight.
TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN
DONORSCHOOSE PROJECTS
Several Buena Vista Elementary teachers have

begun classroom projects
on DonorsChoose.org.
Projects include Lets
Go on a Magic Carpet
Ride from Mrs. Boyd; Get
Ready to Read, Research,
and Write! from Ms. Nickles; Kids Need a Magic
Carpet from Ms. Walters;
and Ready, Set, Read!
from Ms. Wolfinger.
For more information or
to donate, visit the link on
the schools website.
BROOK GLENN SEEKING

MEMBERS TO SIC
Brook Glenn Elementary

is seeking volunteers to
serve on the School Improvement Council (SIC).
The SIC is comprised of
a group of parents who
meet
monthly
during
lunch to advise the school
about financial policy and
school improvement initiatives. Members serve
a two-year term, and it
would begin in the 20162017 school year.
contact
Bernice
Jackson bjackson@greenville.
k12.sc.us
GREENVILLE COUNTY
SCHOOLS HIRING TEACHERS
Greenville
County
Schools
continues
to
search for certified teachers in the area(s) of Special Ed, Science, Secondary
Math, ESOL, as well as other certified teaching areas.
Visit
the Employment
tab on the district website
to learn more about the
application process and
teaching vacancies available.
Questions can be directed to Debra Cucchiara,
Professional Employment
Recruiter/Staffing Specialist at 355-3161 or dcucchia@greenville.k12.sc.us.
Call me Papa
Youth Citizens Police Academy Papa class graduated 11 participants at a ceremony held at the City of Greer Courthouse
Friday. Pictured are: front row, left to right, Abhi Kosuri, Tony Garcia, Emmanuel Igwe, Malayke Pearson, Jacob Richardson,
Princeton Miller and SRO Ashley Wright; back row, left to right, SRO Joel Galli, Denzel Nesbitt, Jose Gonzalez, class leader
Kelan Ware, David Igwe, Josh Hassenau and officer Shandrell Holcombe.
EASTSIDE HIGH OFFERS

INTRODUCTION
Rising freshmen and

new students are invited
to attend Eastside 101,
sponsored by the student
government and led by
current students.
Workshops include student government and spirit week, freshmen success,
extra extra and an average
day of an Eagle. They will
be on Saturday, Aug. 6,
from 9 a.m.-noon.
Cost to pre-register by
July 30 is $20; $25 day of
workshops.
visit the school website.
DISTRICT FIVE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN
The second annual Little

Miss Red & Blue Pageant
will be held Sept. 17 at Riverside Middle.
Girls and boys ages 512 are eligible to enter the
pageant. Pageant entry fee
is $30 ($10 per additional
child). General admission
is $5.
visit Riverside Highs website.
Online registration for

the 2016-17 school year is
now open for District Five
students.
Parents who have students returning to District
Five should have received
a letter in the mail from
their childs school. Each
letter contains a snapcode, which is required
for online registration. If
you have a snapcode, your
child is not considered
a new student. Students
with snapcodes do not
need to follow any links
during the registration
process that are marked
new student.
Parents of new students
who are registering for
the very first time in District Five schools must go
to their childs school to
complete the registration
process in person.
Online registration is
available at www.spart5.
net.
STUDENTS MUST BE HAVE

TDAP IMMUNIZATION
BOOK, SCHEDULE PICK UP

DAY ANNOUNCED
LITTLE MISS RED & BLUE

PAGEANT IS SEPT. 17
All rising seventh graders are required to have

their TDAP immunizations
before attending class.
A copy of the SC Certificate of Immunization must
be turned in to the school
office before Aug. 16.
BUSINESS COLLECTING
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Edward Jones will be collecting school supplies at

its Locust Hill Road office
during normal business
hours through Aug. 5.
The supplies, accepted
during normal business
hours of 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. daily, will be donated
to Chandler Creek Elementary.
Glue sticks, crayons,
composition notebooks,
copy paper, dry erase
markers, and #2 pencils
are
among
requested
items. Checks and cash
are not accepted.
The office is located at
1605 Locust Hill Road in
Greer.
$25 Gift Certificate
Sign up as a preferred customer during

the month of July & receive a $25 gift
certificate towards your current order.
Christina BuChheit
864-706-1070
Product Website: cbuchheit.myrandf.com
Byrnes High students

may pick up schedules
and books either Thursday, July 28, or Tuesday,
Aug. 2, from 7:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Students must be prepared to pay any fees
owed including fees for

upcoming courses such as
Drivers Ed.
HIGHER EDUCATION
AREA STUDENTS SELECTED
FOR FURMAN PROGRAM
Five area high school

students have been invited to participate in Furman Universitys Bridges
to a Brighter Future, a
program whose mission is
to give students the tools
and support they need to
overcome barriers, graduate from high school and
enroll in college.
Area students named as
part of Bridges to a Brighter
Futures 20th class include:
Blue Ridge High School:

Abigail McCready
Eastside High School:
Janie Herrera; Nathanael
Maramis
Eastside High School/
Star Academy: Nhi Ngo
Greer High School: Quantavious Cohen
Riverside High School:
Matthew Martinez
The new class marks
the 20th year of the outreach program. Since the
program was launched in
1997, nearly 500 Greenville County students,
including new enrollees,
have participated in Bridges to a Brighter Future.
Students selected for
the program have demonstrated both academic and
leadership potential, but

are challenged by circumstances that may prevent
them from fulfilling what
they are capable of, says
Pam Davis, Bridges to a
Brighter Future Director.
We offer life-changing
experiences that expose
students to academic success, and build character,
self-confidence and resiliency, she says.
The 26 Greenville County students were chosen
this year from a pool of
106 applicants. To be considered for the program,
teachers and counselors
nominate high school
freshmen candidates who
then complete a written
application and participate in an interview.
Once selected, students
take part in a comprehensive, year-round program,
which includes three components. Through Saturday College, students receive tutoring throughout
the academic year. For
three consecutive summers, students also attend
Bridges Foundations, a
four-week residential program on the Furman campus that provides students
with academic and personal support. The third
component, Crossing the
Bridge, focuses on assisting students with the college enrollment process
and the transition from
high school to college.
These students participate
in an intensive one-week
program on the Furman
campus and receive continuous support throughout their college careers.
In all, the Bridges program
includes more than seven
years of support.
The new class will join
52 students already in the
high school component of
the program, bringing the
total to 78 current Bridges
students.

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