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South Carolinas Premier Weekly
wednesday, february 8, 2017 
NGU to name
new president
Celebrate
Greer
campus
By Kaelyn Pfenning
Staff Writer
North Greenville Univer-
sity will name its new pres-
ident on Feb. 23, according
to school officials.
...It was a God-send
for us in many,
many ways.
Dr. Randall Pannell
NGU Interim President
Interim President Dr.
Randall Pannell made the
announcement at the Greer
Chamber of Commerces
monthly First Friday Lun-
cheon last week, also ad-
dressing the schools new
campus in Greer.
When this opportu-
nity came for us to ex-
GreerMade expands reach in 2017
By Billy Cannada
Editor
Its been a year since the
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce launched its
GreerMade initiative, and
Chamber President and
CEO Mark Owens said the
idea has taken on a life of
its own.
It feels like a lot longer
than a year, Owens said.
Something that I never
would have anticipated is
the excitement that this
idea has created. It has
brought to life an iden-
tity for people that work
in skilled trades. They are
proud to be from Greer.
Weve seen a commu-
nity pride that we maybe
werent expecting.
GreerMade is a certifi-
cation program that high-
lights companies that
make more than 60 per-
cent of their product in
Greer.
The program began with
seven certified business-
es, but the list has since
grown to 19 and includes
manufacturers, artists,
farming and agriculture
businesses and more.
Certified businesses
include: Associated Pack-
aging Inc., BMW Manu-
facturing, Century Print-
ing & Packaging, Empire
Ltd. Studio, Fishers Or-
chard, Greer CPW, Jagged
Glassworks, Keith Smith
Builders, LB Commercial
Property Services, Mari-
plast North America Inc.,
Mitsubishi Polyester Film
Inc., SlicedTomato Pro-
ductions, Southern Hills
Lavender, Suber Mill, Su-
shi with Gusto, The Strip
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Entertainment B6
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Obituaries A6
opinion a4
Our Schools B8
Sports B1-3
Weather a6
pand into Greer, it was a
God-send for us in many,
many ways, said Pannell,
who joined NGU in 2011
as vice president for aca-
demics and has more than
30 years of teaching and
leadership experience in
higher education.
On Feb. 16, North Green-
ville is holding a ribbon
cutting ceremony at the
Greer campus, located in
the former Ryans corpo-
rate office building.
North Greenville began
125 years ago as an acad-
emy, a college prep school,
Pannell said. It has been
a great legacy that North
Greenville University has
had.
As we have marched
through our mission from
decade to decade, it has
become very clear to us,
North Greenville, that we
were just scratching the
surface of what God wants
us to do and to be, Pan-
nell said. As we have de-
veloped over these last
few years, and especially
the last two years, it has
become very, very clear to
us that we really needed to
refocus ourselves in some
waysnot to change our
mission but to take our
mission very, very seri-
ously in a way that would
create impact for our stu-
dents.
NGU started Physician
Assistant classes at the
new building the first
week of January.
We have been highly in-
volved in pre-med and
see NGU | A6
GreerMade has doubled its reach over the past year, highlighting local businesses.
Club 104 Steakhouse, Wild
Ace Pizza & Pub and Your-
Mark.com.
Shop local campaigns
have been a buzz around
the country, Owens said.
Theres pride in shopping
local and supporting the
person you know down
the street. This took it to
another level, because its
not just about shopping
localits about shopping
for things made here.
Owens said the chamber
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Bridwell, 50
Michael David Hastings,
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Winston Lee and
Watson Clark Johnson
This crash on a Gibbs Shoal Road bridge in Greer left a car hanging off the road and caused
a lengthy traffic delay on Tuesday afternoon at around 4 p.m. Despite the damage, no
one appeared to be seriously injured.
has received support from
businesses that employ
thousands of local work-
ers.
You look at companies
like BMW and Mitsubishi
Polyester Film, who al- the chamber will soon
low us to say that theyre
GreerMade. They employ
thousands of people.
Those people that are
making those products
have pride in what they cus on education, Owens
do and that really comes
through in this program,
Bridge crash
prenticeship
William Buchheit | The Greer Citizen
Owens said. People see
that and want to support
those companies.
GreerMade will focus
more on students in the
year to come. Owens said
and highlight what theyre
host a signing ceremony
for students who are ap-
plying skilled trades in the
area.
Our next step is to fo-
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
said. We want to look at
how we can develop ap-
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Leadership Day
Woodland puts
the focus on
problem solving
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Kaelyn Pfenning | The Greer Citizen
GreerMade roster|
Associated Packaging Inc.
BMW Manufacturing
Century Printing & Packaging
Empire Ltd. Studio
Fishers Orchard
Greer CPW
Jagged Glassworks
Keith Smith Builders
LB Commercial Property
Services
Mariplast North America Inc.
Mitsubishi Polyester Film Inc.
SlicedTomato Productions
Southern Hills Lavender
Suber Mill
Sushi with Gusto
The Strip Club 104 Steakhouse
Wild Ace Pizza & Pub
YourMark.com
programs
and promote the kids that
are getting scholarship
opportunities in skilled
trades. We want to find
ways to show people all
the great careers they can
have in these fields.
The chamber also plans
to host more Eat Like a
Local events to feature
Greer restaurants and
business owners.
This is a flagship pro-
gram for the chamber
now, Owens said. We
want to add at least an-
other 10 certified compa-
nies this year. We know
theyre out there and we
want to partner with them
doing.
For more information
about the program, visit
GreerMade.com.
To subscribe to
the GreeR Citizen,
call us today at 877-2076
Man
found
dead
after
fire
By Kaelyn Pfenning
Staff Writer
A man was found dead
after a trailer fire Monday
morning on Pink Dill Mill
Road in Greer.
Lake Cunningham Fire
Department responded to
a fire call at approximately
3:08 a.m. at 415 Pink Dill
Mill Road, Greer.
Officials say they found
a deceased male inside the
travel trailer. The individ-
ual, whose name had not
been released as of Tues-
day afternoon, was pro-
nounced dead at the scene
at 3:22 a.m.
An autopsy was planned
for Tuesday.
see Fire | A8
Harper
resigns
from
school
board
D5 to accept
applications
By Billy Cannada
Editor
The Spartanburg District
Five school board is down
a member after Garry
Harper stepped away in
January, citing personal
reasons.
Harper held the District
5-2 seat, which covered
parts of Lyman, on the
nine-member board.
South Carolina
doesnt dictate that
you have to hold
an election. We
can determine the
policy.
Melissa Robinette
District spokesperson
He was just reelected
last year, so theres three
years left on the term,
said Melissa Robinette,
spokesperson for the dis-
trict. He had not planned
to run again, so this was
going to be his last term.
Spartanburg District
Five will not be required to
hold a special election to
fill the seat, according to
Robinette.
South Carolina doesnt
dictate that you have to
hold an election. We can
determine the policy, she
said. The way our board
policy dictates, the board
can take applicants for the
see Harper | A8
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN
COMMUNITY
NEWS
BUS DRIVER NEEDED FOR
SENIOR DINERS AT GCM
Greer Community Min-
istries (GCM) needs driv-
ers to steer a bus around
Greer transporting fun-
loving Senior Diners to and
from the ministry Monday
through Friday mornings.
Lunch is included.
Benefits are smiles and
hugs and warm fuzzy feel-
ings.
Please call Kelly Lee at
877-1937 for more infor-
mation.
DOCTORS WITH A HEART
TO BENEFIT MCDONALDS
Dr. Karen Thomas of
Greer Chiropractic Center
along with Daniel Stevens
Modern Woodman Insur-
ance presents Doctors
with a Heart from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10,
at the Greer Chiropractic
Center to benefit Ronald
McDonald House Charities
of the Carolinas.
There is no charge for
services, and new patients
are being accepted.
Consultation, exam and
treatment are included.
Call 877-5795 for ap-
pointments.
Walk-ins are welcome.
Please bring items on
Ronald McDonald House
February Wish List to
215 West Poinsett Street,
Greer.
For more information,
visit RMHC-Carolinas.org
or GreerChiropractor.com.
PLAYGROUND CLOSED
FOR MAINTENANCE
The City Park playground
is closed temporarily for
improvements.
The park will reopen on
Feb. 11.
In the meantime, play-
grounds at Victor Park,
located at 108 S. Line St.,
and Kids Planet, located
at 3605 Brushy Creek Rd.,
are open to the public.
SHORT STACKS
FOR BIG CHANGE
Princesses and Pan-
cakes event is taking
place from 8-10 a.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 11, at Fatz
Caf, located at 1361 W. of a ticket.
Wade Hampton Blvd. Ste.
A, Greer.
Stop into FATZ and
help to suppot the Greer
Cultural Arts Council.
Breakfast includes pan-
cakes, sausage links, ma-
ple syrup, butter, mixed
fruit, coffee, tea or milk.
Adult tickets are $7
and children six and un-
der eat free with a limit
of one free child per
adult ticket.
To purchase advance
tickets, contact Robin
Byouk at 505-7771 or at
artscouncil@cityofgreer.
org.
WINTERSKUNK 2017
COMING TO GREER
Albino Skunk Music Fes-
tival is hosting the first-
ever, indoor WinterSkunk
Music Fest from 2-11:30
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11,
at The Spinning Jenny, lo-
cated at 107 Cannon St,
Greer.
The Spinning Jenny is
a relatively new venue in
downtown Greer.
Its a former skat-
ing rink with hardwood
floors, pressed tin ceil-
ings, and great sound.
The room can handle
over 300 people, so its hosting the Greater Greer
a perfect spot to pres-
ent great live music with
plenty of free parking.
Its just one block off of Greer Events Complex.
Trade and Main streets.
There will be food
trucks, craft brews and
craft vendors.
Tickets are avail-
able now at http://albi-
noskunk.com/winter-
skunk-music-fest/ for
$25 in advance or $30
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Critter
Keeper visit
Critter Keeper Randy Miller
brought a few of his exotic
animals to Blue Ridge
Middle this week. Above:
Madison Hill gets aquainted
with a lizard that Miller
(right) put on her shoulder.
Right: Students help Miller
put a snake back in its bag.
Photos by
Preston Burch
at the door to hear The
Grass Is Dead, Forlorn
Strangers, THE TRON-
GONE BAND, Tellico,
Taylor Martin and The
Brooks Dixon Band.
LOVE IS SWEET CONCERT
COMING FEBRUARY 14
An evening filled with
sweet music by My Girl
My Whiskey & Me, Twin
Courage and Swamp Rab-
bit Railroad is coming to
The Spinning Jenny from
7:30-11 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 14.
Bring a friend, signifi-
cant other, mom, or just
yourself.
All love is welcomed
and happily celebrated.
A free glass of cham-
pagne and free dessert
comes with the purchase
Tickets are $10 per per-
son and $16 per couple.
Friends count.
Cards will be accepted
at the door.
GREER CHAMBER HOLDS
79TH CELEBRATION
Presented by Greer Me-
morial Hospital, the Great-
er Greer Chamber of Com-
merce is holding its 79th
Annual Celebration start-
ing at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
Feb. 16, at Embassy Suites
on Verdae, located at 670
Verdae Boulevard, Green-
ville.
The price for cham-
ber members is $65; the
non-member price is $75.
Sponsorship opportuni-
ties are available.
For more information,
contact Katie Witherspoon
at katie@greerchamber.
com or 877-3131.
The chamber is current-
ly accepting nominations
for the Ryan Storrie Entre-
preneur of the Year, Duke
Energy Citizenship Service
and J.S. Sud Paget Volun-
teer of the Year Awards.
GREATER GREER BRIDAL
SHOWCASE FEB. 18
The City of Greer is
Bridal Showcase from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. on Satur-
day, Feb. 18, at the City of
The brunch gathers to-
gether Upstate wedding
vendors to highlight their
talents, including dcor,
food, and entertainment
in a mock reception washes, oil changes, local
style.
Meet face to face with
musicians, photogra-
COMMUNITY
phers, wedding planners,
and more at the Greater
Greer Bridal Showcase.
Brides, grooms, family,
and friends are invited.
Tickets include entry
into the showcase, a light
brunch, and local vendor
information.
Limited tickets are
available.
For details, wedding
vendors may submit infor-
mation to the online form
at https://form.jotform.
com/62944568665169.
OYSTER ROAST TO
BENEFIT PROJECT
The 13th annual Oyster
Roast, shrimp boil and
pig pickin, is scheduled DJ will be Craz-e Crane.
from 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 24
at 113 Berry Avenue.
Tickers are $40 with
beer and wine included. as auctions and a raffle.
There will be food, live
music and a silent auc-
tion.
Tickets can be pur-
chased at www.greer-
chamber.com. All event
proceeds will benefit the
Leadership Greer Class
37 project, Play It For-
ward: Revitalization of
the Biblebrook Commu-
nity Playground.
INTERNATIONAL PARTY
COMING FEB. 24
Upstate International
invites local residents to
an international party
with cocktail tasting,
appetizers and dancing
around the globe from
6:30-10:30 p.m. on Fri-
day, Feb. 24, at the City
of Greer Events Center,
located at 301 E. Poinsett
St., Greer.
The early bird special is
$75 per person or $125
per couple. After Feb. 11,
prices are $85 per person
or $160 per couple.
This year, Upstate In-
ternational is adding a
twist to their usual silent
auction.
For $100, anyone can
buy a mystery gift pack-
age with a guaranteed
value between $100 and for households earning
$1,000.
Winnings could include
Peace Center tickets, Mi-
chelin tires, a French din- is provided by the United
ner for four, Dollywood
tickets, a total wine tast-
ing, a Charleston hotel
weekend or combinations Tuesdays and Thursdays
including massages, car
urdays from 10 a.m. to 2
restaurant dining certifi-
cates and more.
Attendance at the party
On The Parkway
is not required to be able
to purchase a mystery
package.
For more information,
contact Christine Hof-
bauer with Upstate In-
ternational at 631-2188
or info@upstateinterna-
tional.org.
SAVED BY THE HEART
SOIREE AT GRACE HALL
Saved by the Heart, a lo-
cal animal rescue charity,
is hosting a soiree from
7-11 p.m. on Friday, March
3, at Grace Hall, located at
108 Trade St, Greer.
Food and beverage sta-
tions are to be catered by
area businesses, and the
ern Seminary, will deliver
There will be a Staying
Alive dance off and Best
Dressed Contests as well
of Martin Luthera Ref-
General admission is
$45, including food sta-
tions and two bar drinks,
or $35 Designated Driver
tickets with no alcohol in-
cluded.
Additional wine, beer
and signature cocktails
are available at Cash Bar.
Reserved seating/spon-
sor tables are as follows:
Table for 4 - $250 includes
4 tickets & 4 Beverage
wristbands and Table for
8 - $475 includes 8 tickets
& 8 Beverage wristbands.
Advertising opportuni-
ties are included. Contact
for details.
To be a part of this event,
contact savedbytheheart@
yahoo.com or 907-2167.
MTCC TO HOST
WINDOWS OF COMPASSION
Middle Tyger Commu-
nity Center is holding its
first inaugural Windows of
Compassion event from 6-
8 p.m. on Thursday, March
23, at Pacific Place, located
at 59 Groce Road, Lyman.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR TAX ASSISTANCE
VITA, Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance, is a free
tax preparation service
$60,000 or less.
No prior tax experience
is necessary, and training
Way of Greenville County.
Volunteer Greeters and
Preparers are needed on
from 5-8 p.m. and on Sat-
p.m.
Any amount of time
volunteers can give is
satuarday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., sunday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
welcome, whether that
be once a month or a few
times a week.
For more information,
contact Evan McLeod at
volunteer@greerrelief.org.
GLOW IN THE DARK
EASTER EGG HUNT
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
is holding its inaugural
Glow in the Dark Easter
Egg Hunt from 6:30-9
p.m. on Monday, April
3, at Praise Cathedral,
located at 3390 Brushy
Creek Road, Greer.
Each age group will
have half an hour to par-
ticipate with 2-4 years old
at 7 p.m., 5-7 years old at
7:30 p.m., 8-10 years old
at 8 p.m. and 11-13 years
old at 8:30 p.m.
Cost is $5 per child with
the proceeds to benefit
Greer Relief & Resources
Agency, Inc.
Parents do not need
to purchase a ticket for
themselves, only the chil-
dren who are going to
participate.
Flashlights and Easter
baskets are strongly en-
couraged.
Glow in the dark eggs
will not be filled with
candy, but each child will
receive a goodie bag.
Children will search
for the golden eggs for a
special prize.
The website to order
tickets will be published
very soon.
EGGTASTIC EASTER
EVENT APR. 8
Egg hunts, activities
and just plain fun await
children at the annual
Eggtastic Easter Event on
Apr. 8 at Century Park.
Contact the Parks and
Recreation Department
at 848-2190 for more in-
formation.
NGU TO HOST
LECTURE
On April 11 at 7 p.m.
in the Hayes Ministry
Center on the campus of
North Greenville Univer-
sity, Dr. Jason Duesing,
the Academic Provost
and Professor of Histori-
cal Theology at Midwest-
a lecture titled Freedom
Found Under an Umbrel-
la: The Life and Thought
22. Food, entertainment,
ormation 500th Anniver-
sary Reflection.
Dr. Duesing is the au-
thor of Seven Summits in
Church History.
The public is invited to
attend.
North Greenville Uni-
versity is located at 7801
N. Tigerville Road, Tiger-
ville, SC.
For more information,
contact Frankie Melton at
803-288-6168.
INCOME TAX FILING
TAKING PLACE NOW
The South Carolina
Department of Revenue
(SCDOR) is now accept-
ing Individual Income tax
returns.
Income tax returns are
due April 18, 2017. These
dates are consistent with
dates set by the Internal
Revenue Service
While the SCDORs anti-
fraud measures remain
aggressive, we do not an-
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ticipate delaying South
Carolina Individual Income
tax refunds this year.
Taxpayers can expect to
receive their refund gen-
erally within two to four
weeks of their filing date.
Employer W2s are now
due to employees and the
SCDOR on the same date
January 31.
This allows for more
timely data verification
and better protection of
taxpayer information.
To learn more about
filing options, including
free file options, visit dor.
sc.gov/iit-filing.
For the fastest, most se-
cure way to receive your
refund, choose electronic
filing and direct deposit.
Taxpayers can check the
status of their refunds at
dor.sc.gov/refund.
Please note that the re-
fund status becomes avail-
able when refunds are pro-
cessing, not when returns
are received.
Taxpayers can expect to
receive their refund gen-
erally within two to four
weeks of their filing date.
The SCDOR remains
committed to tax fraud
prevention.
Protect your personal
information from fraud-
sters, and review security
tips and resources at dor.
sc.gov/cyber-security.
If you suspect a refund
has been fraudulently re-
quested on your behalf,
complete and submit the
IRS Identity Theft Affida-
vit Form 14039 and call
the SCDORs dedicated
customer care line at 1-
803-898-7638.
Learn more about Iden-
tity Theft at www.irs.gov/
individuals/identity-pro-
tection.
To stay up-to-date with
the latest news, tax tips,
and other resources from
the SCDOR, sign up for the
enewsletter at dor.sc.gov/
ReveNews and connect on
Facebook and Twitter.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
RETURNS TO GREER
Go around the world in
a day at the fourth annual
Greer Goes Global Interna-
tional Festival.
Explore different cul-
tures and countries at
Greer City Park from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. on Apr.
and activities for all ages.
Visit www.greergoes-
global.org or contact the
Events Division at 968-
7005 for information.
TAYLORS EXPANDS
FARMERS MARKET
The weekly outdoor
Farmers Market will run
from 4-8 p.m. May 11
through August 24 and
feature food, farm and
maker product vendors
as well as music and food
trucks just outside of Dock
No. 3 at the Taylors Mill.
The Farmers Market will
now include the Taylors
Mill Spring Festival from
4-8 p.m. on May 4, the
Summer Harvest Festival
from 4-8 p.m. on August
31 and the Taylows Mill
Fall Festival from 2-7 p.m.
on Oct. 22.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3

New fitness class available in Greer

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
A new fitness class is
now available at the Victor
Park gym.
Since November, a free
faith-based Whole Fitness
class has averaged 10 to
12 men and women from
8:30-9:30 a.m. on Satur-
days to read Scripture and
workout at the Victor Field
& Gym Park, located at 108
S Line St, Greer.
The goal is to get
healthy and to be whole
in your mind, body and
soul, said Jenn Mair, cer-
tified instructor.
Mair began the Whole
Fitness class last year
after training with Rev-
elation Wellness, a non-
profit ministry dedicated
to educating and inspiring
people to live healthy and
whole lives in Christ so
we can love others well,
according to www.revela-
tionwellness.org.
At the beginning, we
Attendees of the free fitness class worked out using kettlebells on Saturday morning.
share Scriptures, and then
we do a workout, said
Mair, who attends North
Hills Community Church.
Its a 45-minute strength
cardio workout. At the
end, we wrap it up with
what we talked about at
the beginning.
Each week is a different
activity from Kettlebells
to High Intensity Interval
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Training (HIIT) to boot
camp. This Saturday, Feb.
11, is cardio and strength.
Ive always been very
active and loved to play
sport, said Mair, who is
now married with chil-
dren.
I just started working
out, she continued. I just
got to the point where it
was either, I was starting to
obsess about it, like it was
controlling me. It would
ruin my day if I didnt do
my workout; then, I was
getting burnt out.
Mair said she prayed and
listened to a podcast by
Alisa Keeton, the founder
of Revelation Wellness.
We can live well with
the life that Gods given
us, Mair said. We can
love others well because
were taking care of this
body in the right way.
Were not obsessing about
it or neglecting it either.
Its just my passion,
she continued. I love it.
Im finding out, a lot of
people dont like to work-
out. Im just thankful that
I have that passion, so I
can help others.
The class is open to any-
one who is 18 or older,
and no childcare is provid-
ed. Mair is CPR/First Aid
certified and Kettlebell
certified through National
Exercise Trainers Associa-
tion (NETA).
We do have a drawing
at the end of the month,
so every time you come
to a class, you get to enter
your name into a draw-
ing, and we have prizes,
including a pottery mug,
old time money, jewelry,
shirts and other items,
Mair said.
Mair, who married her
husband in 2002, has lived
in Greer more than 11
years and is also leading
a nine-week Bible Study
and Nutrition Fitness class
every Monday night at the
gym. That class is full, but
future classes are a possi-
bility.
For more information,
email Jenn Mair at whol-
efitness16@gmail.com or
visit wholefitsc.com.
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Praise Cathedral to host

free marriage conference
Childcare
provided
at no cost
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Taylors residents participated in a special planning session last Wednesday afternoon. On February 24-25,
Praise Cathedral will be
partnering with Marriage
We wanted to do something to minister
to married couples in general. We are
keeping it theologically neutral because
we want people of all religions to feel
comfortable to just come and talk about
marriage.
Brent Rains

Residents brainstorm
Today out of Southlake, Worship and family pastor, Praise Cathedral
Texas, to present its first
XO Marriage Conference.
The event is free and in the afternoon, and a ple please go online ahead
open to the community. final session that will end of time to register, said

town improvements The XO Conference was

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Members of the Taylors
community are making
plans for the future.
At a Feb. 1 meeting,
Alex Reynolds, President
of Taylors TownSquare,
led several local Taylors
residents in brainstorm-
ing ideas for way finding
signs, activities, business-
es and main street.
Residents moved from
table to table at the meet-
ing, listing and sharing
ideas on notecards.
Sue Manwaring, Treasur-
er of Taylors TownSquare,
read a card listing: an an-
nual neighborhood picnic
with outdoor games such
as corn-hole, horseshoes,
hopscotch and chess-
boards.
In addition, music ven-
ues, a garden club, art/
sculpture pieces, a dog
park and bathrooms sur-
faced as ideas for activi-
ties and fun things to do
at parks in Taylors.
I put an outdoor amphi-
theater, for movies and
more, said Roger White-
head.
Other ideas included
way finding signs for the
beginning and ending of
a trail, for the library, for
the softball field, for Chick
Springs, for the Farmers
Market and for the park-
ing beyond the old mill.
In response to a ques-
tion about how to make
Main Street feel more
like a main street, some
thoughts included side-
walks, landscaping, bench-
es, flowers, a gazebo, a
museum or reception hall
for weddings.
Also, a deli came up as
a business to be added to
Main Street.
Building a bridge across
Main Street rose to the
surface of conversation,
but one resident reminded
those present that some
who live along Main Street
may not be interested in a
foot bridge over the road.
Reynolds collected the
cards on the tables to be
typed up and sent out in
the Taylors TownSquare
newsletter.
With these ideas, Tay-
lors will then focus on the
big themes and talk with
Greenville County about
funding, Reynolds said.
The next meeting is
scheduled for 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 7.
Kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
looking for host sites to
stream the sessions, said
Brent Rains, the worship
and family pastor. We
wanted to do something
to minister to married
couples in general. We are
keeping it theologically
neutral because we want
people of all religions to
feel comfortable to just
come and talk about mar-
riage.
The sessions are
streamed from the con-
ference headquarters in
Texas, but the church will
be using live elements
as well, such as their own
band.
The simulcast is hosted
by Jimmy and Karen Ev-
ans, and breakout session
speakers include Shannon
Ethridge, John Gray, and
Tim Ross.
The event begins at 7
p.m. on Friday night with
a main session that will be
followed by a date night
and dessert.
On Saturday, the event
begins at 10 a.m. for the
main session, followed by
the conference at 4 p.m.
The only cost is $7 for
those who wish to partici-
pate in the fajita bar that
Rains. We are trying to
accommodate everyone,
and we need to know how
many children will need
the church is offering. childcare.
However, couples are Registration will be open
free to leave the campus until a week before the
and eat lunch elsewhere if conference.
they like. For more information or
Childcare for ages five to register for the event,
and under will also be pro- visit www.pcxoconference.
vided at no cost. com.
We are asking that peo-
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GOLDEN HEARTS CALENDAR

Show Your
FOR FEBRUARY

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Groveland Baptist Baptist Church will be

Friends
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land Drive in Taylors, will meal on Feb. 9 in the CLC

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host the Phillips Family at 6 pm. The group plans

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Gospel Singers on Feb. 26, to watch the movie Gods
beginning at 10:45 a.m.

PELHAM FIRST BAPTIST TO

HOST PIRATES, PRINCESSES
Pelham First Baptist will
hold a Pirate and Princess
Party on Feb. 18, from
6-8 p.m. The event will
feature a dinner, singing
and parade. Princess and
pirate attire is welcome.
Not Dead 2. The ABC
senior adults Valentine
Party is February 14 with Youve Got
Their Best
a Breakfast at Supper at
6 p.m. in the Christian Life
Center. Rusty Brooks (ABC
Music Director) and others
In CD Interest
Interest
will present a musical pro-
gram. A group from Ash-
lan Village will be attend- Offer good through 2/28/17.
ing. On Feb. 23 the Golden

Childrens tickets are $15
in advance and $20 at the
door. Adult tickets are
$5. For more information,
email pelhamprincess-
ball@outlook.com or call
901-2309. The church is
located at 2720 Old High-
way 14 South in Greer.
KINGDOM HEIRS COMING
TO TIGERVILLE
The Kingdom Heirs,
the Carolina Quartet and
other special guests will
be performing at North
Greenville Universitys
Turner Chapel on Feb. 25
at 6:30 p.m. The concert,
presented by Locust Hill
Baptist Church, is $10 for
At Heart.
Hearts are scheduled to go
out to eat at 6 p.m. (Place
to be announced later).
MOUNTAIN CREEK TO HOLD
FUNDRAISER
Mountain Creek Baptist
will host award-winning
comedian, musician and
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raised goes to support the 229 Trade Street
church Nicaragua mission
team. For more informa- 877-2054
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN
I
think, I announced to Paul after
watching an episode of Travels with
Rick Steves, We must consider retir-
ing to Ireland.
I thought you were all about retiring
to some medieval Italian hill town, Paul
replied, not looking up from the high-
light reel from Kobe Bryants last game.
Yes, I mused, but when we win the
lottery we can have both. And actually, I
scratched off the hill town and have now
decided on Lake Como.
To be neighbors with the Clooneys?
Well, not her, but him.
Ah. said Paul. I could tell by this
brief reply he had exercised his courtesy
to the extent that he could as he really
wanted to watch Kobe. And if I contin-
ued in attempts to divert his attention
towards a subject that was all fantasy,
anyway, he would be less than receptive.
Actually, hed be pretty cheesed off. Dur-
ing a commercial, I found my chance.
So, Rick Steves said that the town
of Dingle, I began, pouring a glass of
something white and on sale, has only
1,900 inhabitants.
FROM THE MAILBAG | KAELYNS
Lights
Q: How long is too long to
leave your Christmas lights
up?
A: Ahh yes, the age-old
question of when to stop
celebrating the most wonder-
ful time of the year. Its a
question that has been on the
minds of many for genera-
tions.
Christmas lights are a beau-
tiful addition to the winter
season, but they are generally
only acceptable from mid-
November to early January.
We at The Greer Citizen love
Christmas, so a little more
leeway is given for taking the
decorations down.
We at The Greer Citizen
love Christmas, so a
little more leeway is
given for taking the
decorations down.
With that being said, you
need to have them down by
February.
We know some of you out
there are dreading that trip up
the ladder or that dangerous
catwalk on the roof, but thats
part of the commitment you
made when you put them up.
Up until this week, Duncan
Town Hall had icicle lights dis-
played across the top of their
building, which is impressive
because very few homes or
businesses can pull off icicle
lights and still manage to
maintain Christmas credibility.
Many homes are still
displaying those little porch
Christmas trees that sit on
either side of front door, and
some still have a full-size
Christmas tree in the window.
This is not acceptable. We
hate to break up the party,
but its time to take down the
Christmas lights. Now, if youll
excuse us, were going to go
listen to Christmas music.
We didnt say anything about
Christmas music!
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
Retiring to Ireland
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
Probably because nobody wants to
live in a town call Dingle. Paul mut-
tered.
Possibly. Especially as its shaped
like a peninsula, I offered. In fact, it is
a peninsula and you and I rode horses
along the beach there on that vacation
we did forever ago.
Yeah, Paul grunted, and it poured
the whole time. And you sold me on that
trip by saying It hardly rains in August.
So why would you want to go retire in a
town with 100 people less than the town
we live in, now?
Kobe was back on the screen scoring
basket, after basket, after basket.
I wonder, since it was his last game, if
the other guys just let him win? I asked,
only to receive a snort in reply.
EDITORIAL
Allen Bennett site sale
good deal for taxpayers
The city finally parted ways with the old Allen
Bennett Hospital property and the result was a
big win for taxpayers.
At a January city council meeting, elected of-
ficials accepted Jim Bensons offer of more than
$3 million to develop a car dealership on the
land.
Greer was gifted with the more than 10-acre
property in 2010. After demolishing the hospi-
tal building and putting the land on the mar-
ket, the city stands to make about a $2 million
profit.
Although it took a while to get to this point,
and a direction for the site wasnt always clear,
its hard to argue against how it all turned
out
The city made a large chunk of change selling
the property to a businessman Greer has been
familiar with for quite some time. And plans for
the site are going to create local jobs. Thats a
pretty good deal.
The big quibble people are going to have is
the addition of another car lot. Take a trip to
Spartanburg, and youll be overwhelmed by the
number of automobile dealers youll see. Its
called the motor mile for a reason, and with
this deal, that mile looks like its about to get
even longer.
As Greer grows, the need for more diverse re-
tail and unique redevelopment will only contin-
for more retail, a new entertainment destina-
tion, or maybe even another hotel, city officials
say thats not what the market indicated.
City administrator Ed Driggers said last week
that council members would have liked to have
more options for that property, but those op-
tions never came.
What we had hoped, through the request for
proposals process, was that we wouldve had a
variety of projects they could look at, but no
one submitted anything, he said. Our coun-
cil has long had a strong philosophical opinion
that development should be private sector con-
trolled. They do not believe that it is the local
governments role to try to control that and
that the marketplace itself will do that. To that
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Anyway, I began, to no one in partic- Not only is Dingle charming
ular as Paul was now fully immersed in
his program and had turned the volume and small and crime-free, but it
up to drown out any more blarney, Not
only is Dingle charming and small and also has 52 pubs.
crime-free, but it also has 52 pubs.
Paul immediately muted the television. completely unseen by my man.
He might love basketball, but it is a far Have you checked into real estate
distant second place to the love of his prices? Paul asked.
life (not me), ale. And stout. And Pilsner. But it rains all the time, I used his
What? He asked, like a shot. own prejudice against him.
Now the keeper of privileged infor- Wouldnt really notice when youre in
mation, I could draw out my reply and a pub every day. he countered.
luxuriate in that power. 52 pubs, I I actually saw a big, old, stone farm-
repeated. house for $170,000, I said. But believe
Landrum only has one pub and its a it or not, I found much cheaper places
town of 2000, he retorted. You mustve on Lake Como, with sweeping views.
heard wrong. A town of 1,900 cant pos- Of George Clooney? Paul asked.
sibly support 52 pubs. Nah, this is on the poor side of the
I triumphantly placed my I-pad on his lake. All you get for a buck fifty is a two
lap. Google it and weep, I said. Right bedroom renovated house, steps to the
there: Dingle has one pub for every ten lake, glorious sun, red wine, and sur-
drinkers. We could have fish and chips- rounded by mountains.
real fish and chips with cod, not floun- But not 52 pubs. Paul said.
der, every day, with a different beer, I nodded.
every night, forever and ever. Turning back to Kobe, he declared,
Kobe made a spectacular slam dunk, We must consider retiring to Ireland.
KORNER
KAELYN PFENNING
Staff reporter
Transitions
B
eing able to adjust to new
conditions is important in
life.
In general, we are creatures
of habit.
We like our routines, and we
dislike when those routines are
upset by circumstances beyond
our control.
Each season of life brings dif-
ferent joys and trials.
When change comes, we need
to be ready to adapt to our new
lives in a healthy, productive
manner without compromising
biblical truth.
Transitions are one of the
| few constants in life.
In the midst of change, we
can rely on the one true God,
who alone is unchanging and
steadfast.
Psalm 18:1-2 says, The
Lord is my rock and my
fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I
take refuge, my shield, and
the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.
We can trust the Lord God
Almighty, the Alpha and the
Omega, who is and who was
As Greer grows, the need for and who is to come, according
to Revelation 1:8.
more diverse retail and unique The Maker of heaven and
earth knows our names.
redevelopment will only continue Psalm 8 reflects on this
mystery, saying in verses 3-4,
to increase. While folks mightve When I look at your heavens,
the work of your fingers, the
been hoping for more retail, a new moon and the stars, which
you have set in place, what is
entertainment destination, or maybe man that you are mindful of
him, and the son of man that
even another hotel, city officials you care for him?
Yet He does. The One who
say thats not what the market spoke the universe into exis-
tence continues to speak to
indicated. people created in His image.
Hebrews 1:1-2 says, Long
point, the market brought two willing buyers. ago, at many times and in
The market brought two buyers that happened many ways, God spoke to our
to both be car dealers. Whats the best use of fathers by the prophets, but in
that 10 acres? The market says car dealerships these last days he has spoken
because no one else made an offer on it. to us by his Son, whom he ap-
And it was time to get rid of it. After seven pointed the heir of all things,
years, you cant leave a valuable piece of real through whom also he created
estate sitting there with no purpose. If this site the world.
can produce money for the city and create jobs At the right hand of God,
for its citizens, you have to jump on that op- Jesus intercedes for us.
portunity. Hebrews 7:25 says, Conse-
Taxpayers will certainly be thankful for this
deal when it comes time to update Kids Planet.
quently, he is able to save to
the uttermost those who draw
Driggers says the site could cost upwards of a near to God through him, since
$1 million to renovate, and it will be nice to have
the money already sitting there. When a govern-
he always lives to make inter-
cession for them.
ment can complete necessary projects without Jesus is the great high priest,
putting more of a burden on the taxpayers, its who is able to sympathize with
working very efficiently. our weaknesses because He
Although the city is currently facing legal ac- was tempted just as we are--yet
tion regarding transparency during the sale of without sin.
the property, its hard to argue with the results. Therefore, we can approach
Yes, all dealings need to be as public as pos- His throne with confidence to
sible, and it appears as if the city has done that receive mercy and find grace to
for the most part. help us in our time of need.
But it would seem elected officials had the Hebrews 13:8 says, Jesus
best interests of taxpayers in mind when they Christ is the same yesterday
made this deal. and today and forever.
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DAVE
SAYS CPW receives
DAVE
RAMSEY
high marks for
Loan financial report
converts to The Greer Commission CPW during the issuance

scholarship
Q: Im a senior in high
school here in Arkansas,
and I think I want to
study business in college.
Ive gotten an unusual
offer from a small, out-of-
state school. It revolves
around a $3,000 student
loan program, where the
of Public Works (CPW) was
recently awarded the Cer-
tificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial
Reporting (CAFR) for the
2015 fiscal year from the
Government Finance Of-
ficers Association of the
PHOTO | SUBMITTED United States and Canada
(GFOA).
Caroline Robertson, Executive Director of Greer Relief, (center) accepts a donation from Excellence in financial
ScanSource to support the agencys RENEW program. reporting is the hallmark
of any professional organi-
of debt and credit. Receiv-
ing this recognition for the
12th consecutive year is
an honor.
Greer CPWs CAFR has
been judged by an impar-
tial panel to meet the high
standards of the program
including demonstrating a
constructive spirit of full
disclosure to clearly com-
municate its financial sto-
ry and motivate potential

ScanSource, Mary Black

loan converts to a scholar- zation and this prestigious users to read the CAFR.
ship if I maintain a grade award combined with the The CAFR also requires
point average of 3.3 or validation of the bond rat- a higher level of report-
higher. Tuition at this col- ing agencies confirms the ing than the Governmen-

Foundation help RENEW

lege costs about $34,000
a year, so I was wondering
what you think about the
idea.
DR: Im glad youre
thinking about the future.
But this is not my favorite
idea, because you could
end up with a loan.
In business, one of the
things we look at is return
on investment. If I can
go to one place where
tuitions $34,000 a year,
but I could go to another
place thats in-state for
about $7,000, the ques-
tion becomes this: Am I
going to get a five times
better education or is
my income going to be
five times greater by
going to the expensive
school? I think most of
us who have been walk-
ing around a while would
say no.
Your income will not
be based on where you
went to school, and it
Greer Relief recently re-
ceived generous donations
to the RENEW (Reaching
Every Neighbor Every Way)
program from ScanSource
and the Mary Black Foun-
dation.
RENEW is an education
and life skills program
critical to improving the
life, health, and wellness
of neighbors in need.
ScanSources gift of
$15,000 and the Mary
Black Foundations gift
of $10,000 have enabled
Greer Relief to expand RE-
NEW and make it available
to more individuals and
families.
The crisis that many
face of going hungry, los-
ing their housing, having
their power disconnected,
or needing a prescription
filled prevents them from
ing their children. Greer
Relief helps them first ad-
dress the crisis and then
connects them to the new
RENEW program.
Clients are referred to
classes that include bud-
geting, job skills, and
health and wellness. In
some cases, they are given
action items to complete
before additional assis-
tance can be provided.
RENEW engages neighbors
in need by involving them
in the process of determin-
ing a path for success.
RENEW relies on volun-
teers. Community volun-
teers teach classes they
have an expertise in. In
addition to adding more
classes, the Scan Source
and Mary Black Founda-
tion gifts will enable Greer
Relief to provide incen-
pleting health and well-
ness classes, newspaper
subscription for those
completing job skills and
financial stability, and gift
certificates to local part-
ner thrift stores for inter-
view and job appropriate
clothing.
We cant thank Scan-
Source and the Mary Black
Foundation enough for
believing in our mission
and putting such generos-
ity behind their support.
These gifts will make a
real difference in the lives
of so many local people in
need, said Caroline Rob-
ertson, Executive Director
of Greer Relief.
For more information on
the program or other ways
to help neighbors in need,
visit www.greerrelief.org
or call 848-5355. Greer
best management practic-
es and financial stability
of Greer Commission of
Public Works, said Perry J.
Williams, CPW chairman.
This is the 12th consecu-
tive year CPW has received
such award and is the high-
est form of recognition in
the area of governmental
accounting and financial
reporting.
Receiving this certifi-
cate further exemplifies
Greer CPW is committed
to providing the transpar-
ency required to provide
its CAFR at the highest
level, said Chuck Reyn-
olds, Manager of Finance
and Administration. My
staff and I work hard to
understand and apply the
evolving requirements.
The information shown in
our CAFR has been instru-
mental in communicating
our financial history to
those that assess Greer
tal Accounting Standards
Board (GASB).
Greer Commission of
Public Works has provided
award winning electric,
natural gas, water, and
wastewater treatment ser-
vices to the City of Greer
and the surrounding area
for over 100 years. Cur-
rently we have over 70,000
customer connections. For
more information, visit
www.greercpw.com.
The Government Finance
Officers Association of the
United States and Canada
is a non- profit profession-
al serving approximately
17,500 government fi-
nance professionals with
offices in Chicago, IL and
Washington D.C.
Greer CPWs financial
statements and informa-
tion can be found at www.
greercpw.com/greer-fi-
nancials.

wont necessarily even be
based on your grade point
average. It will be based
on your ability to take
what you learned into the
McMaster asks
focusing on the bigger tives for attending classes Relief is located at the J.
picture of life: getting or and completing action Verne Smith Center, 202
retaining a job, furthering items. Examples include Victoria Street, Greer.
their education, or nurtur- crock pots for those com-

| President Trump
marketplace, kill some-
thing and drag it home.
This has as much, if not
more, to do with your
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

False charity, misguided mercy for road funds

initiative, your persever-
ance, character qualities
and integrity as where
you went to school.
One of the great jokes
in America today is that
where you go to school
matters. Some places may
have better programs in
certain areas than others,
but is this particular col-
lege which Im guessing seek to assist.
isnt a prestige school,
since you didnt mention
the name five times
better than a solid in-state
school like Arkansas
State or the University of
Arkansas? No, its not.
I dont think youre YOU must choose it! We
going to get a return on
your investment overall in
this picture, Garrett. Add
to that this little student
loan nuance, and the fact
that theyre not giving you
Call it what you want.
We, as a country, have
made a mess! We have
created so many entitle-
ments we are crippling
and causing harm to our
society and to those we
enough to get a job and
Our welfare system is so
heavy, so burdensome, so
corrupt, it no longer repre-
sents us as a Country. This
is America. We are Free.
We are Strong. We all have
access to Education. But
to begin the process of re-
must and will care for our
vulnerable, our elderly,
our disabled, our veterans.
But for the able bodied,
the able minded, its time
to figure it out.
I hear people say you
cant fix it. I say you can
but you must start at the
beginning. First things
first. If you are old enough
to have a baby, you are old
efits received.
pay for that child. Only
then will we start to re-
build the culture of Per-
sonal Responsibility that
should be the cornerstone
of our society.
Call on your politicians
just welfare system. We,
turning the welfare system
to what it was meant to be.
A temporary helping hand,
not a permanent way of
life. Hold your politicians
accountable for this boon-
doggle.
Insist on things like pa-
rental support, lifetime
caps on benefits for the
able bodied, able minded,
accountability for the ben-
Providing charity with-
out limits, without justice,
without accountability,
harms those we intend to
help and I say takes from
the genuinely vulnerable.
Lets get back to a more
as a Country, will be stron-
ger.
Joan Clyborne
In a letter to President
Donald Trump, South
Carolina Gov. Henry Mc-
Master has requested that
the president include two
state projects in his na-
tional infrastructure plan.
The governor asked for
the presidents inclusion
of a $180 million allotment
to fulfill the federal share
for the deepening of the
Charleston port to 52 feet.
Additionally, McMaster re-
quested an appropriation
of $5 billion from the plan
to address state-specific
infrastructure needs.
History shows that
South Carolina has given
much to the nation, and
we intend to give more,
SPENDING PLAN |
$500 million will be targeted
at improving safety on 2000
miles of our states deadliest
roads - adding shoulders,
pavement markings, signage,
rumble strips and providing
clear zones.
$2 billion will be targeted
at paving and repairing the
Interstate and Primary road
systems. 35 percent of the
interstate system is rated in
poor condition and needs
immediate repair, with a
large number requiring to be
completely rebuilt from the
foundation up.
$2 billion will be targeted
to address congestion and

Cartoon no laughing matter

enough free money to
make this a good deal, I
would have to say dont
do it.
When to buy
Governor McMaster wrote.
But it is too much at this
time to ask our people to
bear this burden alone,
When I saw the edito- my mother; my wife; my ignorance just under the heightening fears of in-
rial cartoon in the Janu- daughter and all the cous- surface. Preach intoler- creased gas taxes, delay,
ary 25, 2017 issue of the ins, nieces, and teachers ance from the pulpit and
Greer Citizen, at first I was who helped shape me. I defame the legacy of Je-
missed opportunities and
decline.
bottlenecks along South
Carolinas freight network
used by commercial trucking,
commuters and visitors.
$500 million will be targeted
at repairing and replacing
structurally deficient bridges.

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following your plan, and
were in the middle of the
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minimum car you can
until you get past the first
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paying off all debt except
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thought about it. The po- By all means, publish Then look at this cartoon
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and won.
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN
Mitchell Anthony
Tony Bridwell
Mitchell Anthony Tony
Bridwell, 50, of Greer, SC,
passed away Tuesday, Jan-
uary 17, 2017 at his resi-
dence. Born on November
24, 1966 in Greer, South
Carolina to his parents,
Mitchell H. Bridwell and Re-
becca Spearman Bridwell,
he was a lifelong resident
of Greer and he worked as
an auto body repairman
and mechanic as the third
generation of Bridwells
Auto Body Repair Shop in
Greer. He was a very sweet
and loving person with a
generous heart.
Tony is preceded in death
by his paternal grandpar-
ents, Harvey Cleveland
Bridwell and Elizabeth Sat-
terfield Bridwell; his ma-
ternal grandparents, Ansel
Joel Spearman and Martha
Miller Spearman. Those
who will most cherish his
memory are his parents,
Mitchell H. and Rebecca S.
Bridwell of Greer.
OBITUARIES
Obituaries can be emailed
to billy@greercitizen.com or
dropped off at 317 Trade St.
Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost:
$60; with photo $75.
All Clear Plumbing was named the Business of the Quarter by the Greer Chamber of
Commerce.
NGU: To announce new president
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pre-nursing, even some
pre-veterinarian things,
but weve never taken the
next step, Pannell said.
Its kind of hard to do
that out in Tigerville. We
love the way it looks, but
its not the best place to
have clinicals and things
such as that.
So the opportunity to
be in Greer for us really
caused us to continue to
think how we could be that
Christ-centered institution
to serve our constituents,
to serve the public and to
show up in a place that
had a great growth oppor-
tunity, but we could grow
with Greer, he continued.
And so this partnership,
this opportunity to actual-
ly have a campus in Greer,
is a game-changer for us.
NGU has consolidated
personnel from the North
Pleasantburg location and
the Fairview campus to the
new building in Greer.
This building allowed
us to do something that
weve been planning and
trying to do, Pannell said.
We had a beginning plan
to start a physician assis-
tance school in conjunc-
tion with GHS. We had a
partnership with them,
but we ran into some gov-
ernance issues between
us as a private institution
and GHS as a public insti-
tution.
In the meantime, we
needed a place to do that,
and we needed a partner
to do that, he continued.
Those came together with
this building for us and a
partnership with St. Fran-
cis Bon Secours in helping
us form a physician assis-
tant program in this build-
ing here in Greer.
North Greenville traded
some assets to acquire the
former Ryans corporate
building last year.
Its one thing to be
Christ-centered out in Ti-
gerville, Pannell said. Its
another thing to be Christ-
centered in the day-to-day
Michael D. Hastings
Veteran
Michael David Hastings,
69, of Lexington, passed
away February 3, 2017, at
his home.
A native of
Greer, son of
the late William
Bill and Edna Jenkins
Hastings, he was a retired
employee of Celanese-Mit-
subishi, a US Marine Corps
veteran, and member of
New Testament Church in
Lexington.
Surviving are his wife,
Renee Ingram Hastings
of the home; a son, Andy
Hastings (Zeta) of Chap-
in; a daughter, Kimberly
Carder of Irmo and two
grandchildren, Sarah Kate
and Kinsley Hastings.
Mr. Hastings was also
predeceased by three
brothers, Dan Hastings,
Bob Hastings and Ron
Hastings; and a sister Bet-
ty Kidderis.
Funeral services were
held 2 p.m. Tuesday,
February 7, 2017, at The
Wood Mortuary in Greer,
SC. Burial followed in Hill-
crest Memory Gardens.
Visitation was held 12:30
p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Tues-
day prior to the service.
Memorials may be made
to Disabled American Vet-
erans, 25 McCauley Rd.,
Travelers Rest, SC 29690.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
world in which we live. A
big part of our mission is
to train our students in
the way that they can be
academically prepared to
open doors for them to
go and serve in our com-
munity today. Were look-
ing for engagement with
our students, so we have
really begun to retool a
lot of what we do to maxi-
mize their engagement,
to give them opportunity
to be trained in ways that
they can actually go and
do some things, not just
be Christians in a church,
which is a good thing, but
its not all that we have
been called to do.
North Greenville has
been pursuing for a long
time, but especially in
these last couple of years
in this interim time, about
how we can make a bigger
impact, how we can pre-
pare our students to do
that, and how we can ful-
fill our mission by being
better servants to those
around us, he continued.
Pannell spoke with
Mayor Rick Danner about
working together.
Weve been around 125 the 864 area code.
years, but in many ways we
feel like were just about
to start, Pannell said.
Were not going to teach
you everything you need
to know; rather, were go-
ing to teach you how to
learn everything you need
to know so that you can
learn the rest of your life,
Pannell said, highlighting
the increasing expenses of
higher education.
BUSINESS RECOGNIZED
Also at the meeting, All
Clear Plumbing received
the business of the quar-
ter award at the First Fri-
day Luncheon.
Each quarter, we give
a Small business of the
quarter award, said Mark
Owens, President/CEO of
the Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerce. Our
four small business of
the quarter award win-
ners go on to compete for
OBITUARIES
Winston Lee and
Watson Clark Johnson
Twins, Winston Lee and
Watson Clark Johnson,
passed away Sunday, Feb.
5, 2017. They were the
sons of Amber Johnson of
Greer.
In addition to their
mother, the twins are
survived by their grand-
mothers, Mona Lisa John-
son and Marta Natareno;
aunts and uncles, Autumn
and Tim Poteat, Cheyenne
Johnson (fiancee Chris
Sharp), Donna Beth John-
son, Lawson Johnson,
Dylan and Lathon Casey,
Joye Long, Kevin and Greg
Alvarez; great uncles and
aunts, Johnny and Katrins
Johnson, Pam and Joel
Lewis, and Jennifer and
Bill Cummings; cousins,
Colton Scott, Jonathan
and William Johnson,
Adriana, Nevaeh, Ans-
ley, Isiah, Liam, Malaila,
Josie, Landan Alvarez, and
Grayson Hannigan; great
grandparents, Steve and
Linda Barnett of Greer and
Joan Lawson Graham of
North Carolina.
Waiting to welcome
them into Heaven was
their grandfather Jeffrey
Lee Johnson, great grand-
mother, Donna Mae Bar-
nett of Greer, and their
cousin, Addison Sunny
Alvarez.
KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
With a focus on
productivity and
training rather than
sales culture, [All
Clear Plumbing]
pride themselves on
having a business
model that your
grandfather would
recognize.
Mark Owens
President, Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce
our small business of the
year.
All Clear Plumbing
started in 2009 with the
goal of being a different
kind of service company,
Owens said. This fam-
ily business has grown to
10 employees that service
pretty much anywhere in
With a focus on produc-
tivity and training rather
than sales culture, they
pride themselves on hav-
ing a business model that
your grandfather would
recognize, he continued.
All Clear Plumbing has
also contributed to the
community by provid-
ing education within the
industry as well as about
the industry to middle and
high school students.
In addition, a recent
partnership with Habitat
for Humanity will allow
them to further give back
to the community by of-
fering pro bono services
to their clientele, Ow-
ens said. Were proud to
award All Clear Plumbing
with this quarters small
business of the quarter
award.
in
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
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Warm Weekend Weather
We are expecting warmer temperatures this
weekend with highs in the low 70s. Warm
air this weekend will keep temperatures
in the upper 60s and low 70s during the
day with overnight lows in the middle 50s.
Our average high temperature is 55 and we
will see highs above that mark through the
beginning of next week.
2017 Winter Skunk Fest
Where: The Spinning Jenny
Date: Saturday, Feb. 11
6-11:30 p.m.
Temps: Partly sunny, warm
58 to 66.
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Leadership Greer
hosts Oyster Roast
The 13th Annual Cypress
Internal Medicine Oyster
Roast (shrimp boil and pig
pickin), might look a little
different this year.
The Leadership Greer
Class XXXVII has adopted
the Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerces annual
event to benefit their class
project, Play it Forward.
The event will be held
on Friday, Feb. 24, from 6-
9 p.m. at 113 Berry Ave in
Greer.
Guests can expect live
music, a silent auction,
and of course all the oys-
ters, shrimp and BBQ you
can eat.
Tickets are $40 per per-
son and can be purchased
from the Greer Chamber
of Commerce at www.
greerchamber.com.
For more information
regarding event spon-
sorships, please contact
Alison Rauch at alison.
rauch@greercpw.com.
Each year, the Leader-
ship Greer Class is charged
with a project to benefit
the community.
This years class was in-
spired to learn that Greer
is an industrious commu-
nity in both past, present
and future.
Event provides more
than 52,800 meals
For Meals
on Wheels
Meals on Wheels of
Greenvilles annual Sweet-
heart Charity Ball raised
enough funds to provide
over 52,800 meals to the
homebound in Greenville
County.
We are extremely grate-
ful to our generous spon-
sors, volunteers and sup-
porters for donating their
time and resources to help
us fulfill the mission of
Meals on Wheels, said
Catriona Carlisle, Execu-
tive Director at Meals on
Wheels of Greenville. The
money raised through
this event will allow us to
provide nutritious meals
delivered by a friendly vol-
unteer to the homebound
Greenville County
throughout 2017.
The Sweetheart Char-
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69/49 PS
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74/55 PS
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Thursday Friday
57 55
50 28
Monday Tuesday
73 69
55 56
The Greer Police De-
partment has identified
neighborhoods that are
in distress and presented
evidence that a key factor
in gang recruitment are
youths that lack opportu-
nity and other recreational
activities.
This motivated the class
to choose a project that
would help this effort
the revitalization of the
community playground
and recreation area serv-
ing 35-40 children from
low- income families at
the Greer Housing Author-
ity complex located at 220
Biblebrook Drive, Greer,
SC.
With a goal of raising
$40k, the funds for this
project will go toward:
Adding play surfacing
ity Ball was presented by
McKinney Dodge of Easley
and held on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 4 at the Hyatt Regen-
cy Downtown. Funds were
raised through corporate
sponsorships, silent and
live auction items, and
Fund-a-Need donations.
Meals on Wheels en-
hances the quality of life
of homebound individu-
als by providing nutritious
meals, personal interac-
tion and independence.
Each day, caring volun-
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material to the existing
main playset & swing-set
Installing lighting for
safety
Installation of new
play equipment & basket-
ball court
Provide a picnic shel-
ter & benches for family
gatherings
Leadership Greer needs
your support and has pro-
vided numerous ways you
can donate: Check/Mail
- Greater Greer Chamber
of Commerce, 111 Trade
Street, Greer, SC 29651;
Online/Paypal - www.
PayPal.com, use info@
greerchamber.com; Need
to donate to a 501c3? No
problem! Contact Lynn
Pascazio at (864) 877-
3131 ext. 106 or Lynn@
GreerChamber.com.
teers serve nearly 1,500
hot, nutritious meals to
homebound individuals
throughout Greenville
County. Founded in 1968,
Meals on Wheels has deliv-
ered more than 11 million
meals in its 48 years and is
a proud partner of United
Way of Greenville County.
For more information call
233-6565 or go to www.
MealsonWheelsGreenville.
org.
864-877-2076
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Meet Dr. Brandi Castro-Waters
Pastors Name: Favorite Bible Verse:
Dr. Brandi Casto-Waters Several verses make up my favorite benediction -
Go out in the world in peace;
have courage;
Church Name: hold onto what is good;
strengthen the fainthearted;
First Presbyterian Church, Greer support the weak;
honor all people.
1 Cor 16:13, 2 Tim 2:1, Eph 6:10, 1 Thess 5:13-
Attended College: 22, 1 Peter 2:17
Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC Favorite verse: Romans 8: 38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor
Columbia Seminary, Decatur, GA life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the
present nor the future, nor any powers, nei-
ther height nor depth, nor anything else in all
about you or your church: creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In 2016 First Prebyterian celebrated
its 175th Anniversary.
New Trinity Baptist Church
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ROOFING DECKS Abner Creek Baptist Church
FLOOR PRIVACY 2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
COVERINGS FENCING Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Free Estimates - 35 Years Experience
864-578-4100
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
864-469-0409
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
715 South Buncombe Road
Greer, South Carolina 29650
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
ThriveAtGreer.com 1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
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109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
989-0099
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
1409 W. Wade Hampton Blvd.
100 Enoree Circle, Greer 268-4385
10% Discount with church bulletins on Sundays
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Benson Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Collision Repair Center
Good News Baptist Church
Free Estimates Office Hours: 1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
120 Years Combined Experience 7:30-6:00 Mon.-Fri.
Grace Baptist Church 879-2913
Rental Car Competitive Rates 848-5330
State of the Art Equipment & Facilities 400 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. 760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
www.bensongreer.com Grace Place
Greer
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
For information Greer Freewill Baptist Church
about advertising 110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
on this page, 2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2913
call 864-877-2076. Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Dill Creek Commons Hillcrest Baptist Church
1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer 111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
864-848-5222
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
Greer
QF
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
uality Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
oods Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
508 North Main St. 877-4043 Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
7 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat. 572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
For information 90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
about advertising Northwood Baptist Church
on this page, 888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
call 864-877-2076.
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
About the Pastor:
Brandi has served First Presbyterian
Church since December of 2006. She
received a Bachelor of Science in Reli-
gion and Sociology from Presbyterian
College, a Master of Divinity from
Columbia Seminary and a Doctor of
Ministry from Columbia Seminary.
She is married to Rev. Andy Casto-
Waters.
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
Catholic
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
Church of Christ
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
Church of God
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
Episcopal
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
Lutheran
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
Saints Peter and Paul Ev. Lutheran
400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246
Methodist
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
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6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
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1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
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2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
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821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 879-3190
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3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-8090
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Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr 864-879-2117
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship McCullough
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer Properties
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090 864-879-2117
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Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
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Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Harmony Fellowship Church
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
1846 Old Hwy. 14S 877-2442
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
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105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN
Unleashed dogs kill cat
on Coldbrook Drive
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
A Greer police officer
was called to Coldbrook
Dr. after a woman said she
witnessed five loose dogs
attack a stray cat in her
yard. According to an inci-
dent report filed by Greer
Police, the officer arrived
to find the dogs gone and
the cat gravely injured.
The cat was placed in his
patrol vehicle and taken
to the Animal Emergency
Clinic in Greenville. It
was pronounced dead on
arrival. The complainant
said that the roaming dogs
have been a neighborhood
problem for at least two
months. She said she be-
lieves the owner lives on
Sunnyglenn Dr.
CRIME
REPORT
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department or the Spar-
tanburg County Sheriffs
Office. All suspects are to
be considered innocent
until proven guilty in the
court of law.)
STOLEN VEHICLE
Taylon Dale Fleming,
19, was arrested Monday
for driving a stolen car in
Greer. According to an
incident report filed by
the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office, a deputy
was parked at Highway 29
near Groce Road watch-
ing traffic. After seeing a
blue Nissan with a cracked
windshield, the officer
called in the plate number.
After the vehicle came
back stolen, a traffic stop
was issued after the car
pulled into a gas station.
The driver, Fleming, was
handcuffed and admit-
POLICE AND FIRE
ted to taking his childs about him. He was hand-
mothers car. The Foun- cuffed and taken to the
tain Inn Police Department
requested that Fleming be
transported to the Wood-
ruff PD. The owner of the
vehicle came to recover
the stolen car.
TRESPASS
Stephen Nathaniel Dodd,
25, is suspected of Petit
Larceny, Trespass Notice
and Assault & Battery.
According to an incident
report provided by Greer
Police, a complainant in
Oakland Place Apts. stat-
ed that her ex-boyfriend,
Dodd, had taken her
phone and assaulted her.
She said that, after Dodd
took her phone, she tried
to get the device back.
Eventually, she stated
Dodd choked her to the
point where she couldnt
breathe. When she started
crying and demanding her
phone back, Dodd ran out
of the apartment. Dodd
claimed later that he had a
right to the phone because
hed bought it. He also Greer has been charged
reported that the com-
plainant had attacked him
but that he didnt want to According to Greer Police,
press charges against her.
Warrants are being sought
on the charges mentioned ler in front of him sudden-
above.
DRUNKENNESS
Dendrick Tinsley, 34, of
144 Cemetery St. in Cow-
pens has been charged
with Public Drunkenness.
According to the Greer
Police Incident Report,
officers responded to the
Burger King drive-thru at
Highway 101to find Tins-
ley passed out behind the asked to return to his car
wheel of a running Ford
pickup truck. Attempts to
awaken the subject with a
flashlight were unsuccess-
ful. Tinsley finally awoke
and began flooring the ac-
celerator. The officer was
able to break the back win-
dow with their baton and
remove the subject from
the vehicle. Tinsley had
a strong alcoholic odor
The Greer Citizen
Greer Jail, where he was
cited for Public Drunk.
INTERFERENCE
Braylon Kyrece Owens,
25 and Shaquala McGrud-
er, 20, were arrested last
week for Interfering With
Police. According to an in-
cident report filed by Greer
Police, officers responded
to the Super 8 on Highway
101, where the clerk re-
ported an argument taking
place in the hallway. When
police responded, Owens
was located in the hallway
and placed in investigative
detention. He refused to
be handcuffed, however,
and McGruder kept trying
to pull one of the officers
off of him. Finally, Owens
was tased and handcuffed.
McGruder was also ar-
rested for Interfering with
Police.
RECKLESS DRIVING
Kyle James Woods, 24,
of 300 Melinda Dr. 2 in
with Reckless Driving and
Possession of Marijuana.
an officer was on routine
patrol when a black Chrys-
resume, by email to April
ly accelerated and turned
into the Walmart Park-
ing lot at 805 West Wade
Hampton Blvd. He contin-
ued at a high rate of speed
through the parking lot
until finally coming to a
stop in a parking spot. The
driver, Woods, then got out
of the car and approached
the officer, asking why he
was pulled over. He was
but failed to comply, say-
ing that he was going to
jail anyway. The officer
handcuffed him and asked
why he said that. Woods
answered that he had
marijuana in his pocket
and some more in his car.
All told, 6 grams and two
joints were collected at
the scene. He was charged
with the above crimes.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
HARPER: FIRE: Burns Greer trailer
Suddenly
FROM PAGE ONE
Around 4:50 a.m., depu-
steps down
ties with the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office
responded to the scene to
begin an investigation PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
FROM PAGE ONE Officials say, at this
point, it is unclear how the A man was found dead
seat. We will have a spe- fire was started. after a fire in Greer.
cial forum where each Due to the extensive
person (in the running) damage caused by the fire, that anyone with informa-
is given five minutes to investigators are continu- tion regarding this case to
speak to the board, telling ing efforts to sort through please call Crime Stoppers
them why they think they evidence gathered at the of Greenville at 23-CRIME.
should be the one chosen scene.
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Applications, which can
only be taken from those
living in District 5-2, be-
came available on Monday
and will be accepted until
Feb. 28.
The district will then
hold a public forum on
March 13 to determine the
new board member.
Robinette said Harpers
resignation went into ef-
fect at the last regular
board meeting in January.
It became official at
our last board meeting,
she said. Its been a while
since we had to replace
a board member. It just
doesnt happen very of-
ten.
A map of District 5-2
can be found at Spart5.net,
along with applications.
Those interested in the
seat are asked to submit
applications, including a
Peel at april.peel@spart5.
net. Information can also
be delivered to the District
Administration office at
100 N. Danzler Road, Dun-
can.
For more information,
email Melissa.Robinette@
spart5.net or call 949-
2350.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
GREER NOAH HANNON APP STATE
Noah Hannon (center), signed his national letter of intent with Appalachian State.
Hannon pick fulfills dream
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Its the end of a stellar
high school career for one
of Greers most successful
offensive linemen.
Noah Hannon signed a
national letter of intent
with Appalachian State
University last week, ful-
filling a dream hes had
since he was a child.
Its the end of one pro-
cess and the beginning of
a new process, Hannon
said. Ive known where
Ive wanted to go for a
while now and Im excited
to be a part of the App.
State family. A lifelong
dream of playing Division
I football is finally coming
true. Its a great feeling. worked hard in the weight
Hannon had a very deco-
rated senior season for the
Yellow Jackets. One of five
finalists for the South Car-
olina Mr. Football award,
Hannon was also named
the Region Player of the
Year.
Greer coach Will Young
attributes Hannons high
ELIJAH HENDERSON
BLUE RIDGE - CLEMSON
Elijah Henderson
Arledge to retire from NGU basketball
North Greenville Univer-
sity womens basketball
coach Jayne Arledge will
retire at the end of the
2017 season, ending a 36-
year head-coaching career
with the Crusaders.
Arledge will continue
her role as senior womens
administrator for North
Greenville Athletics, as
well as an instructor in the
universitys physical edu-
cation program.
Coach Arledge has con-
tributed more to NGU and
the athletic program for
the last 36-years than any-
one could imagine, said
athletic director Jan Mc-
Donald. She has impacted
100s of young womens
lives over the years. Her
presence on the court will
be missed but never for-
gotten. Her loyalty and
A lifelong dream
of playing Division
I football is finally
coming true. Its a
great feeling.
Noah Hannon
school success to a strong
work ethic and attitude.
Ive seen him play since
he was a baby and Ive
watched him grow and
become a better player,
Young said. We always
knew he had pretty good
feet, but he got bigger,
room and had the right at-
titude on the field.
His attitude on the
field is what separates
him from other lineman,
he said. Hes able to be a
great guy off the field, but
nasty as all get out on the
field. You just cant teach
that. He was born with it.
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
service to NGU will forever
be remembered.
Arledge began her
coaching career at North
Greenville University
(Then North Greenville Ju-
nior College) in 1981, serv-
ing as the coach for the
womens basketball team
as well as the North Green-
ville volleyball team. Her
stint as volleyball coach
ended in 1996, but not be-
fore notching five Coach
of the Year nods, two Re-
gion X Tournament titles,
two conference titles, and
two trips to the National
Junior College Athletic As-
sociation national tourna-
ment.
Her tenure as womens
basketball coach was
even more decorated as
she guided the Crusad-
ers to three WCJC cham-
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BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Hannons family has
established a tradition of
success in Greer. His fa-
ther, Chad, contributed to
the 1989 state champion-
ship run during his tenure
with the Yellow Jackets.
Growing up in a family
like mine, I always knew
about this program and I
always wanted to be a Yel-
low Jacket, Hannon said.
The best thing has been
the experience. I would
never go back or go any-
where else to play high
school football. Just the
fact that I got to be a Yel-
low Jacket a thrill for me.
Because of his love for
the school, Hannon has
been involved in a number
of other activities apart
from football.
He likes to do every-
thing, Young said. Hes
playing basketball right
now. Hes trying out for
baseball. Hes always ev-
erywhere. He wants to get
as much out of Greer High
School as he can before
he graduates, and I just
SEE HANNON | B3
Athletes
make
decision
official
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Two Blue Ridge baseball
players signed national
letters of intent with their
respective colleges last
week.
Elijah Henderson will
suit up for Clemson Uni-
versity next season while
Brandon Southern will
take his talents to Toc-
coa Falls College. The two
held a commitment cer-
emony last fall, but made
their decisions official last
Wednesday.
Henderson, a key mem-
ber of Blue Ridges 2016
team, has been a four-year
SEE ATHLETES | B3
North Greenville womens basketball coach Jayne Arledge
will retire at the end of the 2017 season.
pionships, three NCCAA
Southeast Region champi-
onships, and four NCCAA
tournament appearances
including a second-place
finish in 2005. During that
RHS SHANE BERSON UCF
Berson testing
comfort zone
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Riverside goalkeeper
Shane Berson will play
soccer for the University
of Central Florida next
spring, signing a national
letter of intent with the
Knights last week.
I wanted to get out of
my comfort zone. I think
that will really help me,
he said. Some day, I want
to become a professional
soccer player, so this is a
big step towards making
my dream come true.
Berson said he will have
the opportunity to get
some playing time as a
freshman.
Hopefully I can come
in as a freshman and play
right away, he said. Well
just have to see how the
preseason goes, but thats
the goal right now.
Shane Berson (signing)
BRANDON SOUTHERN
BLUE RIDGE - TOCCOA FALLS
Brandon Southern
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time, Arledge coached sev-
eral All-Conference play-
ers, seven All-Americans,
four All-Tournament play-
ers, and six Academic All-
Americans.
As for now, Berson has
one more season with the
Warriors and goals have
been set high.
This could be our
best season yet, he said.
Weve got a really good
team and weve also got
some experienced players.
I feel like were going to
have the ability to surprise
some people.
The senior said he wants
to continue to improve his
game as he gets ready for
the college level.
You can always get bet-
ter, he said. Im always
trying to get stronger
physically, but you can al-
ways improve aspects of
your game.
Berson will likely major
in either sport manage-
ment or business.
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Arledge was no stranger
to success on the court
as a player. The former
Enka High School gradu-
ate, was awarded a basket-
ball scholarship to attend
Western Carolina Uni-
versity, the first athletic
grant in aid awarded to a
woman attending Western
Carolina. Arledge went on
to re-write the WCU record
book, setting seven school
records including points in
a career with 1,928, points
scored in a season with
544, and career scoring av-
erage with 19.5 points per
game. The Catamounts in-
ducted her into the WCU
Hall of Fame in 1992 and
retired her number 25 in
2006.
Arledge will be honored
on Feb. 18 at North Green-
villes final home game.
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BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Rambling
about
sports
Y
oull have to excuse
me while I bounce
around from topic to
topic this week, but there
are a lot of things I want
to write about and I cant
choose just one.
Ill start with signing
day.
Every year, I get to
congratulate a bunch of
local high school students
as they sign scholarship
agreements with their
respective colleges. Its
a celebration of a lot of
hard work, and an opti-
mistic time where many
athletes are realizing their
dreams for the first time.
One signing, in par-
ticular, stood out last
Wednesday.
You dont find many
student athletes like Noah
Hannon. This kid is a
standout football player,
but hes an even better
guy. If youve met Noah
(Im sure you have), I bet
he referred to you as sir
or maam, while smiling
from ear to ear. He is a
leader on his team, at his
school and in his com-
munity. Hes a smart kid
that loves Greerand its
awesome to see a guy like
that get an opportunity to
go to college for free.
Students like Noah are
the reason its so fun
to get to be a part of
National Signing Day each
year. Congrats to all that
are moving on to the next
level!
Next, I must address
you, Falcon fans.
From a guy who was in
your shoes a few short
months ago, I feel your
pain. It doesnt get better.
Time will not heal this
wound. You wont ever
get used to seeing Tom
Bradys face on your tele-
vision screen or hearing
people say, what a great
game that was. Nope, its
always going to be a sour
topic.
The only thing I can say
to console you is: theres
always next year.
I used to hate when
people said that, but my
Tar Heels have as good a
chance to win the Nation-
al Championship this year
as they did a year ago.
I mean, if Clemson can
do it, who is to say this
Falcons team cant also
exercise its demons.
But stay away from
sports for a while. Its
only going to amplify the
sad state in which you
find yourself.
Lastly, theres a bas-
ketball game of great
importance this Thursday.
I havent given you my
usual insights on North
Carolina basketball re-
cently, but I will say that
if this team doesnt beat
Duke by 20, Im going to
walk away disappointed.
Its not that North Caro-
lina is that good. Its that
the Blue Devils are just
SO bad.
Duke has been abysmal
this season. Sure, their
record is nothing to worry
about and they are still
ranked in the top 25, but
this is a team that lost to
NC State AT HOME. This
recruiting class, which
was touted as one of the
most talented classes
Duke has ever had, has
been nothing short of
disappointing. Harry Giles
just aint what people said
he was going to be, and
the rest of the class is
struggling too.
Duke will be fired up to
play North Carolina, so it
will be a good game, but
dont expect to be talking
about the Blue Devils for
very long in March. This
Duke team is a bust, and
I cant wait to be proven
right.
Ramble over.
B2 the greer citizen signings
Riverside Emma Harms Newberry
Harms hopes to grow program
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Riversides Emma Harms
signed a national letter of
intent with Newberry Col-
lege last week to play soc-
cer.
Harms, a striker, hopes
to immediately contribute
to Newberrys offense.
The atmosphere is great
there. It just seemed like
a great fit, Harms said.
Theyre looking for a for-
ward and I know they have
a lot of seniors graduat-
ing, so hopefully I can go
in and help them grow as
a team.
Harms, who enters her
senior season as a starter,
will major in either educa-
tion or physical therapy.
Im super psyched
about this season, Harms
said. I think were going
to do really well.
Riverside Isabelle Russell Presbyterian
Isabelle Russell
Russell to play Blue Hose soccer
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Riversides Isabelle Rus-
sell will play her college
soccer at Presbyterian Col-
lege.
Russell signed a nation-
al letter of intent with the
Blue Hose last week.
BR Austin Terault scad
Austin Terault
Terault to run for BR Cassidy Norris NGU
Savannah College Norris chooses
of Art and Design
Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Blue Ridges Austin Te-
rault will join the cross
country team at Savannah
College of Art and Design
(SCAD) next season.
Terault, along with three
other Blue Ridge students,
signed a national letter of
intent with his school last
week.
Weve been really lucky
to have someone like him,
Blue Ridge coach Paul Gar-
rigan said. Not only does
he make promises, but he
delivers on those prom-
ises.
Over the past year, Te-
rault has gone from run-
Emma Harms
I really like the coach-
ing staff, she said. Its
also close to home and
they have really good aca-
demics, so it seemed right.
It will be nice already
knowing a lot of girls on
the soccer team.
The midfielder said she
is looking forward to her
Billy Cannada | The Greer Citizen
ning a 4:52 mile to run-
ning a 4:37 mile. He has
also improved his cross
country time from 17:35
to 16:13
He has worked very
hard to get where he is,
he said. He does three
workouts a dayand hes
been doing that since he
got here.
Terault wants to major
in Animation.
They have a really good
program, he said. After
graduation, about 95 per-
cent of students have a
job within a year. Thats a
pretty good rate.
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new opportunity, along
with the season coming
up.
Riverside has been a
lot of fun and its been
fun getting to play soccer
with these girls, she said.
Were really excited for
the season coming up.
Riverside Kendall Claxton Winthrop
Claxtons choice felt like home
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Riverside soccer stand-
out Kendall Claxton will
continue her athletic ca-
reer at Winthrop Univer-
sity next spring, signing
a national letter of intent
last week.
Claxton said Winthrop
was an easy choice after
visiting the school.
I love the coaches and
players, she said. Its a
great atmosphere. I want-
ed a smaller school, so I
just really felt like I was at
home there.
Two of Claxtons team-
mates also signed with
colleges last week. The
Lady Warriors are hoping
for a successful season in
2017.
Ive played with these
girls since I was like 5,
Crusader softball
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Cassidy Norris will play
her college softball at
North Greenville Universi-
ty, signing a national letter
of intent with the Crusad-
ers last week.
Norris is entering her
fifth season with the Ti-
gers, where she contrib-
uted to district and region
playoff wins during her
eighth grade year.
Norris, who chose North
Greenville to stay close
to home, started playing
softball at six years old.
Shes got a lot of en-
North Greenville adds
10 to football roster
The North Greenville
football team added 10
players to its roster last
week.
Kirk Rygol
Quarterback Kirk Rygol
signed with the Crusaders
after completing a solid
senior season at Nation
Ford High School.
Rygol completed 71 per-
cent (268 of 376) of his
passes during the 2016-
season for 3,500-yards.
The signal caller threw for
317.9-yards per game this
season and connected for
31 passing touchdowns.
Rygol was a dual threat
option for the Falcons,
rushing for 489-yards
and five touchdowns.
Zeke Stringer comes to
North Greenville from
Broome High School where
he anchored the front line
for the Centurions. In his
senior season, Stringer
racked up 63-tackles (6.4
tackles per game) and im-
pressive 15-sacks. He also
accounted for 19 quarter-
back hurries and 18 total
tackles for a loss.
Chase Brill
Chase Brill signed with
the Crusaders out of Myr-
tle Beach High School as
a guy who can play both
linebacker and defensive
line.
Brill played both posi-
tions for the Seahawks,
accumulating 104-tackles,
including 15 tackles for a
loss and nine sacks. The
decorated defender was
named the 4-A Region
VII Defensive Player of
the Year and helped the
Seahawks to a 9-2 record
and an appearance in the
2016 state playoffs.
Tyler Lilly
Tyler Lilly signed his
National Letter of Intent
to play with North Green-
ville out of Cheraw, South
Carolina.
Lilly will add depth to an
already stellar front five
for the Crusaders under
Coach Nic Cardwell. Lilly
turned in a solid senior
campaign, grading out at
89-percent for the season
Kendall Claxton
so this is a fun experi-
ence to be able to share
with them, she said. Im
If she takes that
energy to North
Greenville, theres
no doubt shes going
to break records...
Eliabeth McCoy
Blue Ridge coach
ergy, Blue Ridge coach
Elizabeth McCoy said. If
she takes that energy to
North Greenville, theres
no doubt shes going to
break records there.
with 27-knockdowns. He
was a 2016 All-Zone selec-
tion and was also named to
the 2016 All-Blitz Team.
Jonathon Holton
Jonathon Holton is an-
other big get for Coach
Cardwell and the North
Greenville offensive line.
Holton played in one of
the states best offenses
in 2016, and registered
54-knockdowns, showing
the ability to finish blocks.
Holton finished his se-
nior season in style as he
helped lead the Silver Fox-
es to a perfect 15-0 record
and a South Carolina State
Championship.
Hunter Medlin
Hunter Medlin is the
third offensive line signee
for the Crusaders on Na-
tional Signing Day.
Medlin played for Lau-
rens High School and
helped lead his team to a
6-6 record and an appear-
ance in the South Carolina
State Playoffs. The inte-
rior lineman, who played
center for the Raiders in
his senior season, was se-
lected to the Region II 5-A
All-Region Team and was
the Laurens County Player
of the Year.
Tyrese Ford
Tyrese Ford signed on
Wednesday with the Cru-
saders after wrapping up
his high school career with road for the Generals of
the Yellow Jackets.
The pass defender fin-
ished the 2016 season with
30-tackles while break-
ing up 3 passes and 2 in-
terceptions. Ford helped also a threat out of the
lead Hanna to a 6-5 record
and a playoff appearance
excited for the season. I
dont know how things goes. I think well be really
will fall, but Im excited good.
Cassidy Norris
wednesday, february 8, 2017
in 2016. Ford was a 5-A
All-Region selection and
was named the Anderson
County week six Player of
the Week.
Harold Hilton
Harold Hilton signs
his NLI with the Crusad-
ers after turning in 1,000
all-purpose yards for the
Thoroughbreds in his se-
nior year.
The speedster was a kick
return specialist for South
Aiken, but also saw time
as a receiver, notching 18-
catches for 479-yards and
12-touchdowns, as well
as one of the teams best
defenders, racking up 91-
tackles with four intercep-
tions, 15-breakups, and 2
fumble recoveries.
Celestin Haba
Celestin Haba will con-
tinue his football career
at North Greenville after
signing with the Crusad-
ers out of AC Flora High
School in Columbia, South
Carolina.
Haba helped lead the
Falcons to a 7-6 record in
his final season while fin-
ishing with 66-tackles, in-
cluding 7 for a loss and 6
quarterback sacks. He also
accounted for 12 quarter-
back hurries along with an
interception and a fumble
recovery.
Aaron Watson
Aaron Watson is another
local product, signing with
North Greenville out of By-
rnes High School.
In his senior year, Wat-
son accounted for 55-tack-
les along with 2 intercep-
tions.
Jarvion Miller
Jarvion Miller signed
his letter of intent to play
with North Greenville af-
ter playing his high school
football just down the
Wade Hampton.
Miller racked up 754-
yards on 130-carries as a
senior while finding the
end zone 8 times. He was
backfield with 10-catches
for 96-yards.
Billy Cannada | The Greer Citizen
to see where this season
Billy Cannada | The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
A SPORTING VIEW
When a
king bows
to a sir
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
C
harles Barkley has a
big mouth, which is
appropriate consid-
ering he also has a very
large head. He used to
get paid for bouncing a
ball, but for the past 10
years hes gotten paid to
break them as a game-day
analyst for TNT.
Nobody knows this
more than the King -- LeB-
ron James.
Barkley was one of the
first to rip James decision
to leave Cleveland for Mi-
ami in his The Decision
telecast that needlessly
cuckolded a fan base that
only loved the guy. Punk
move was how Barkley
put it out there.
This year he made a
comment about how
James will never be
considered in the top five
of basketballs all-time
players (for the record,
Barkley counts them as
Michael Jordan, Oscar
Robertson, Kareem Ab-
dul-Jabbar, Wilt Cham-
berlain and Bill Russell).
Last week Barkley called
him inappropriate
and whiny after James
openly complained about
the Cavs inability to sign
another playmaker for
their anticipated title
defense.
James asked why
Barkley is even
relevant in todays
game.
The Cleveland Cava-
liers, they have given him
everything he wanted,
Barkley expounded. They
have the highest payroll
in NBA history ... hes the
best player in the world.
Does he want all of the
good players? He dont
want to compete? He is an
amazing player. Theyre
the defending champs.
Well, LeBron James has
had enough. When an
ESPN staff writer reached
out to him after a loss
for comment, James did
another thing Barkley is
pretty good at: He teed
off.
Im not going to let
him disrespect my legacy
like that, James said. Im
not the one who threw
somebody through a win-
dow. I never spit on a kid.
I never had unpaid debt
in Las Vegas. I never said,
Im not a role model. I
never showed up to All-
Star Weekend on Sunday
because I was in Vegas all
weekend partying. All Ive
done for my entire career
is represent the NBA the
right way. Fourteen years,
never got in trouble.
Respected the game. Print
that.
And thats exactly what
well do. Theres James
take on Barkley. James
had every right to pursue
championships in Mi-
ami. He has professional
pride; he may become the
all-time leading scorer,
winner of champion-
ships ... who knows? Hes
certainly in the top 10.
He has represented the
NBA the right way. He was
great with Amy Schumer
in Trainwreck. And why
shouldnt he be concerned
with Golden State return-
ing with a vengeance
-- this time with Kevin
Durant in tow?
Problem is, Barkley said
nothing wrong. The Deci-
sion was a punk move.
LeBron James isnt on the
NBAs Mount Rushmore
plus one, at least not yet.
And Barkley was right,
complimentary even,
when he called him the
best player in the world.
James asked why
Barkley is even relevant
in todays game. The
answer is because James,
the King, deigned to get
into a mudfight with a
lowly Sir, so quit your
whining!
| Crusaders mens volleyball falls to Coker
The North Greenville
mens volleyball took an
out of conference loss on
Saturday as the Coker Co-
bras earned a 3-0 (20-25,
22-25, 19-25) win over the
Crusaders.
The Crusaders fought
with the Cobras all game
but lacked answers and
offense. NGU hit just .238
as a team with the best
showing coming in the
second frame with 13-kills
and just three errors. The
Crusaders struggled to
work past a Coker defense
in the first and third sets
with just 18-kills com-
bined with nine errors.
The Cobras finished
the game with five total
blocks, but NGU couldnt
find the floor as Coker
racked up 35-digs on 80 of
NGUs attempted spikes.
Aaron Campbell contin-
ued his solid first season
in Tigerville with 14-kills
on the day. He was North striking out six. Croffin
Greenvilles only double-
figure scorer.
North Greenville led a
couple of times on Satur-
day, only to see the Cobras
storm back to gain the
lead. The biggest lead for
the team came in the sec-
ond set when a Ben Ham-
sho kill made the score
11-7. The advantage was
short lived as the Cobras
stormed back to even the
score at 11-11 with four
straight points. Coker
would go on to take the
set 25-22 putt NGU in a 2-
0 hole. across two runs in the first
The Cobras took a four- inning on an RBI double,
point lead midway through
the third set and held
NGUs surging offense at
bay. The Crusaders scored
just six more points as the
Cobras went on to take a
25-19 lead, after trailing
early on in the set.
North Greenville is now
3-7 overall with all three
wins coming against Con-
ference Carolinas compe-
tition.
SOFTBALL SPLITS PAIR
WITH FRANCIS MARION
North Greenville softball
split a double-header with
Francis Marion on Satur-
day afternoon, winning
4-3 in game one. The Cru-
saders dropped game two
6-0 in the first road action
of the 2017 season.
The Crusaders moved to
3-1 on the season follow-
ing Saturdays non-confer-
ence split. NGU used an
early error by the Patriots
to gain a 1-0 advantage in
game one. Grace DeBoer
would extend the lead
to 2-0 in the sixth inning
with an RBI single as she
scored Morgan Herlong only two for the Crusad-
who reached on her only
hit of the game. points, along with Justin
North Greenville added
some security runs in the
frame with a Kaitlyn Wa-
HANNON: Inks decision
FROM B1
keep reminding him that
August is going to be here
before you know it.
Coming in as an under-
sized lineman, Hannon
said there is still plenty
left to prove at the next
level.
I have a good opportu-
nity to get some playing
time fairly early with the
depth chart and some peo-
ple graduating, Hannon
said. But I do still have a
chip on my shoulder. Im ing around this kid.
still one of the most un-
dersized guys in my class
at the Division I level. I
ATHLETES: Sign intent
FROM B1
starter for Blue Ridge, bat-
ting a career average of
.458 and managing a 601
career on-base percentage.
He has recorded 29 extra
base hits, 5 home runs, 66
runs scored, and 64 RBI.
Hes near the top of ample for our other guys.
our career numbers for He made a commitment to
the Blue Ridge High base-
ball program and he still
hasnt played his senior count on offensively at all
season, Blue Ridge coach
Travis Henson said.
Henderson was an All-
Region selection, a SCBCA gion and a HSSR All-State
All-State selection and a
HSSR All-State selection in
2015 and 2016.
As a two-year starter,
SPORTS
CRUSADER
CORNER
gers double that brought
around Christie Reilly and
DeBoer to extend NGUs
lead to 4-0. Waigers fin-
ished the game 2-2 with
two RBI and a walk.
The Patriots waited un-
til the seventh inning to
make the game interest-
ing, using an RBI triple
to cut NGUs lead in half.
Another base hit singled
in another run, but starter
Amanda Croffin earned
her second collegiate vic-
tory of the weekend, using
a strikeout and a ground
out to end the game.
Croffin pitched a com-
plete game for North
Greenville, allowing three
runs on eight hits while
stranded eight FMU run-
ners. Grace DeBoer was 1-
2 at the plate with an RBI
and a run scored. Herlong
and Johnson were both 1-
4 with a run.
Francis Marion pitcher
Sydney Holland silenced
NGUs bats in the second
game as she allowed just
five hits while striking out
six. The Crusaders got two
hits from Megan Johnson
and one each from Celsea
Rivers, Greer Killman and
Christie Reilly.
The Patriots scratched
transition into the second.
The third place Bulldogs
putting NGU in an early
hole. A single run in each
of the third and fourth in-
nings extended that lead
to four. Another two run
frame in the fifth would
burry NGU even deeper as
Francis Marion went up by
six.
North Greenvilles best
chances to score came in
the fifth and sixth innings
but FMUs Holland was
able to work around the
trouble as the Crusaders
two runners in each of the
two frames. Anna Rodgers
took the loss in the circle
for the Crusaders after
throwing 2.2-innings, al-
lowing three runs.
NGU BASKETBALL
FALLS TO BARTON
North Greenville
dropped a Conference Car-
olinas matchup to Barton
College 90-78 on Saturday
afternoon in Tigerville.
NGU went toe to toe with
the Bulldogs in the first
half as Miguel Cartagena,
who lead the team in scor-
ing with 28, was one of
ning. A pair of singles to
ers to reach double-digit
the table for Connor Grant
Dotson who had 14.
The Crusaders and Bull-
dogs headed to the locker
just want to come in and
prove to everybody that I
belong here.
Our first game is
against Georgia, and its
very attainable to start
that game, he said. I just
have to put in the work.
Young said Hannon still
needs to develop, but play-
ing time as a true freshman
isnt out of the question.
I would never bet
against Noah Hannon,
Young said. Thats one
thing Ive learned from be-
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Southern has caught 29
runners stealing and has
recorded 10 pickoffs. He
has 35 hits in 70 at-bats,
registering a .500 average
with eight doubles.
Brandon has worked
extremely hard, Henson
said. I use him as an ex-
get better and he did. He
was a player that we didnt
that made a huge jump
during his junior year.
Southern was an All-Re-
selection in 2016.
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North Greenville split a double-header over the weekend.
The Crusaders topped Claflin and lost to Francis Marion.
rooms tied at 39, but the
first half success did not
took and kept the lead
using an 11-2 run to put
NGU in a hole it couldnt
recover from.
North Greenville kept it
close for much of the 2nd
half but lacked answers
for Bartons 610 For-
ward, Daniel Westbrook
who scored 27 points. NGU
also had 14-turnovers that
led to 23 points for the
Bulldogs.
The Crusaders (8-14
overall, 3-12 Conference
Carolinas) will take on the
leagues number one team
Limestone College on the
road next Tuesday at 7:30
p.m.
BASEBALL SPLITS
PAIR OF GAMES
The North Greenville
baseball team wrapped up
its weekend in Florence on
Saturday with a 10-4 win
over Claflin and a 2-1 loss
to Francis Marion in 12-in-
nings.
The Crusaders wasted
little time scratching on
Saturday, as three runs
were platted in the first in-
start the inning would set
who cleared the bases
with an in-the-park home
run, scoring Clark Scolam-
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 THE GREER CITIZEN B5

Leadership Night
puts the focus on
problem solving
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER

Woodland Elementary School hosted its annual Lead-

KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
Mackenzie Lominac and her dad Chris Lominac took part
in the annual Leadership Night.
KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
Kindergarten students in Annie Butlers K5 class shared
their school work with their parents Monday night at
Woodland Elementarys first of two Leadership Nights.
ership Night on Monday, highlighting the Seven Habits
of Highly Effective People.
Students brought their parents to school to show off
what theyve learned through the program, which aims
to develop new methods for problem solving.
The Leadership Nights, split into two evenings to ac-
commodate the growing number of students and par- KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
ents, highlighted seven habits: Be Proactive; Begin with
the End in Mind; Put First Things First; Think Win-Win; Abigail Bacigalupi showed her work to her mother Jennifer
Seek First to Understand, then Be Understood; Synergize
and Sharpen the Saw.
Bacigalupi and her brother.
Once parents found their students classrooms, a
video presentation explained the evening, including stu-
dent speakers, themed songs and more.
Afterwards, students followed a checklist for what to
show their parents, such as their leadership notebooks,
seats, morning work, supplies, hallway work, class rules
and more.
Theyre going to do that so that they can introduce
to you the seven habits that we use each and every day
here at Woodland in different ways, but these are some
of the faster ways that we can show you, Lisa Fabian,
fourth grade teacher, said to the parents.
Earlier that afternoon, the students surprised their
principal, Wanda Mote, by dedicating the clothing clos-
et behind the school to her with the name: Mrs. Motes
Magical Munchkin Clothing Closet.
We came up with a jingle, said Anna Kate Tallon,
who is a fifth grader along with Sanjana Samuel. Then,
we had some kids, like Sanjana, who were in chorus and
stayed after school, to come help with the jingle. We did
the jingle for Mrs. Mote out there.
Leadership Day 2017, where students showcase their
KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
leadership, is coming up 12-1:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 at
Woodland Elementary, located at 1730 Gibbs Shoals
Road, Greer. Parents with students at Woodland Elementary had
Register to attend by calling 355-0400. the opportunity this week to observe the work of their
kindergarten students Monday night.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

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Lexie Pilkenton showed her dad Eric Pilkenton a book at Anthony Manzo and his parents Esteban Manzo and Misae Waseda and her mom Ayumi Waseda checked out
school Monday night. Ariana Vega looked over the checklist. some of her leadership work at school.

NGUs Allen recognized

for community service
North Greenville bas-
ketball player Bryce Allen
has been named to the
2017 Allstate NABC Good
Works Team for his com-
munity service.
Allen, a sophomore, was
one of the 278-players
nominated for the honor.
The list was narrowed
down to 181-nominees
during December, and Al-
len is one of just two NCAA
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN Division II players to earn
the award this season.
Allen spent last summer
The Greater Greer Rotary Club recently presented Daily Bread Ministries with two in West Virginia, working
defibrillators for the Greer Soup Kitchen and Greer STEP. with children in low-in-

Greer Rotary Club gives

come communities.
He worked with The
Wade Center, a nonprofit,
spending nine weeks with
75-kids ages six through

back to help save lives 12.

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Daily Bread Ministries
now has the resources to
deal with sudden cardiac
arrest, thanks to dona-
tions from the Greer Ro-
tary Club.
The club recently in-
stalled two defibrillator
machines at the Greer
Soup Kitchen and Greer
STEP as part of a service
project.
Barbara Ellis, president
of the Greer Club, said the
donation was an answer to
prayer.
It was an answer for
their prayers and an an-
swer for our prayers, Ellis
said. We wanted to find
a good place that needed
these AEDs (automated
external defibrillator).
When you think about it,
the soup kitchen has hun-
dreds of people coming
through those doors every
day of the week. This has
an extraordinary impact if
we just save one life.
The club, which will turn
112 years old this month,
is one of many local enti-
ties working to solve the
problem of sudden cardi-
ac arrest. Lance Young, the
district governor for the
Rotary club, had a heart
episode that could have
been fatal.
When he was younger,
he went through sudden
cardiac arrest. Fortunately,
they got him to a hospital
on time to be able to use
a defibrillator, Ellis said.
That doesnt happen very
often.
The episode inspired a
challenge, Ellis said.
He challenged all the
clubs in this district to
purchase at least one AED
for their community, she
said.
Local clubs were able to
purchase the AED devices
with the help of a district
grant.
There are 30 clubs in
the district and 15 applied
for grants for AEDs, El-
lis said. They were all for
different venues. Some of
them were for schools,
some of them were for
libraries. But all of them
were for public or commu-
nity use.
Two defibrillators were
purchased for a little more
than $2,000.
Were hearing more
about sudden cardiac ar-
rest, Ellis said. There
have been stories of high
school football players
SEE DONATION | B6
The Wade Centers goal
was not to just serve as
a daycare for parents to
drop their children off,
but to make a place where
Christ was shared freely
and often with the kids,
said Allen.
The Wade Center relies
heavily on mission teams
from churches across the
United States to serve
them, the children, and
the community.
It was a really great
experience, one I would
not trade for anything, as
I got to help guide one of
my kids into a growing
relationship with Christ,
he said. It helps you ap-
preciate just how smart,
kind, and loving kids can
be. My goal over the sum-
mer was stated in Prov-
erbs 22:6 Train up a child
in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will
not depart from it. I want-
ed the kids to learn each
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Bryce Allen, North Greenville basketball player, recently
received recognition for his community service.
and every day about the Christ with others. Bryce
love Jesus has for us, and exemplifies this on and off
help teach them and train the court.
them in Gods ways so they To be selected as one of
could rely on these things 10 players in the country
for the rest of their lives. for the Good Works Team
North Greenville basket- is a testimony to Bryce and
ball coach Chad Lister said his desire to serve others,
he was proud of Allens he continued. This award
achievements. puts a spotlight on all that
Our staff has been anx- is good about college bas-
ious to tell Bryce of this ketball. Bryce Allen is the
tremendous honor. He is epitome of an NGU stu-
an unselfish young man dent-athlete and we cant
and has the respect of his think of anyone more de-
coaches and teammates serving of this honor.
for who he is and what he The nominees were nar-
stands for, said Lister. rowed down to the final 20
The mission of North players by voting panels
Greenville University and led by former Duke Uni-
our athletic department versity guard Grant Hill
centers around service and former Notre Dame
and sharing the love of star Skylar Diggins.

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
Andrew Garfield
Hacksaw Ridge
COUCH THEATER
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 20
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Manchester by the Sea
(R) -- After the passing
of his brother, loner Lee
Chandler (Casey Affleck)
finds that he has been left
as the sole guardian of his
16-year-old nephew, Pat-
rick (Lucas Hedges). Hav-
ing lived in self-imposed
exile for years after an
unspeakable tragedy, Lee
doesnt want to stay in the
town where hell have to
face his memories or see
pain reflected in the eyes
of his ex-wife (Michelle
Williams).
Writer and director Ken-
neth Lonergan makes a
movie that deals with hard
emotions without being
hard to watch. Its pain-
ful without wallowing and
life-affirming without fall-
ing for the traps of corn-
ball uplifting movies
(dont confuse this with
one of those). Great per-
formances from Affleck
and Williams come as lit-
tle surprise, but newcomer
Hedges makes a splash as
a teen who is complicated
in the right ways.
Hacksaw Ridge (R) --
Desmond Doss was a paci-
fist who refused to carry a
weapon on the frontlines
of World War II, and he
was awarded the Medal of
Honor without ever firing
a shot. This dramatization
shows Doss (Andrew Gar-
field) as he disobeys his fa-
ther to enlist -- he believes
that the war is just, that
it must be won, but he is
firmly against killing and
enlists as a medic. Many in
the Army take issue with
his convictions, but Doss
later proves his courage
during one of the bloodi-
est battles of the war.
Mel Gibson directs, and
it really shows during
the high-action scenes.
Many have noted that for
a movie that champions
the pacifist, it sure seems
to get a kick out of bru-
tality. The pre-war scenes
arent as strong and dont
give a complete picture of
how Doss, a Seventh-Day
Adventist, fits in with his
religious and secular com-
munities at home. Howev-
er, scenes with his father
(Hugo Weaving) have con-
siderable weight.
Bad Santa 2 (R) -- Foul-
mouthed and unrepentant
jerk Willie Soke (Billy Bob
Thornton) has been out of
jail for a while, and after
some poorly timed ogling,
hes out of a job, too. His
old partner in crime, Mar-
cus (Tony Cox), recruits
Willie for another Santa-
and-his-elf heist, this time
stealing a seven-figure
score from a charity in
Chicago. Joining the crew
is Willies mother (Kathy
Bates), who is predictably
just as abrasive as her son.
Its not Bates or anyone
else on screen throwing
off the vibe, but this se-
quel misses the tone and
laughter of the first.
Nocturnal Animals
(R) -- Susan (Amy Adams)
has the big house in the
hills and the handsome
husband, but she cant
sleep. Her husbands act-
ing shady, they might not
be wealthy for long, and
shes just received a novel
by her ex-husband (Jake
Gyllenhaal) called Noctur-
nal Animals -- based on a
pet name he had for her.
The novels story takes
over much of the film, and
follows the terrible arc of
a father (also Jake Gyl-
lenhaal) whose wife and
daughter are taken by cra-
zies in some dusty corner
of Texas. The whole film is
twisty turny with uneven
results as Susan tries to
find meaning in the con-
nections between the vio-
lent story of the novel and
the decisions she made
with her ex-husband.
ENTERTAINMENT
Greenville Zoo plans
family-friendly 5K run
Visitors are invited to
in walk or run through the
Greenville Zoo and Cleve- family-friendly
land Park in a family-
|
friendly 5K. The Immedi-
ate Care-Pelham Zoom
Through The Zoo will be
held Saturday, April 1, be-
ginning at 8:30 a.m.
The 5K course includes
a loop through the 14-acre
Greenville Zoo. Awards
will include zoo member-
ship for the overall male
and female winners. The able through Thursday,
Greenville Little Theatre will present the theatrical musical Peter and The Starcatcher!
Feb. 24-March 12. For more information, visit greenvillelittletheatre.org.
THINGS
TO DO
|
NEW LISTINGS
GSO PRESENTS INSPIRED
BY THE CLASSICS
The Greenville Sympho-
ny Orchestra Chamber Or-
chestra Series will present
Inspired by the Classics Storybook Breakfast, its
Feb. 10-12 at The Peace
Centers Gunter Theatre.
The concert will feature
Edvard Tchivzhel as con-
ductor. The music will
include R. Strauss: Diverti-
mento (on Themes of Cou-
perin); Prokofiev: Sympho-
ny No. 1, major (Classical
Symphony, Op. 25); and
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1,
Op. 43, D minor.
Show times are Feb. 10
and 11 at 8 p.m., and Feb. rybook-themed tables, in-
12 at 3 p.m. For more tick-
ets or information, call
467-3000.
PONDERS NUMBERED be appearances by several
WALLS ON DISPLAY
Rich Ponders exhibit
Numbered Walls will be
on display at the Artists
Guild of Gallery of Spar- written by The Junior
tanburg through Feb. 26.
An art walk and artists
reception will be held Feb.
16 from 5-8 p.m.
A digital artist-photog-
rapher, Ponder describes
his style as a balancing
act between accident and
design where unexpected
things are always allowed
to happen.
Each piece I create is a
montage of captured time
I have saved and eventu-
ally reused again. We all
exist in a physical, spiri-
tual and quantum state.
Nothing is what it seems
and everything is joined or
separated by many small
parts that are either in
harmony or in chaos. The
computer helps me com- features student soloists
bine my dreams with my
reality and the existence
Im currently living in, concerto movements from
Ponder said.
The gallery is located at
200 East St. John Street in
Spartanburg.
SCCT SPRING CLASS
REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration is now
open for South Carolina
The Greer Citizen
race will conclude with an
awards presentation and
celebra-
tion.
Participants registering
before March 15 will re-
ceive a t-shirt.
Those who register on-
line before Feb. 15 and use
the code EARLYBIRD will
receive a $10 discount.
Online registration at
go-greenevents.com/
event/id/5290 is avail-
Childrens Theatre Spring
classes.
Classes begin March 6
and run for 10 weeks. The
session includes classes in
Exploration, Process Act-
ing, Homeschool and Mu-
sical Theatre for ages 3 to
high school.
For a list of classes, visit
scchildrenstheatre.org.
JUNIOR LEAGUE TO HOLD
STORYBOOK BREAKFAST
The Junior League of
Spartanburg will hold a
annual fundraising event
to help promote literacy
in Spartanburg County
and benefit local commu-
nity projects, on Saturday,
Feb. 11, at the Cleveland
Park Event Center. There
are two seating times, the
first at 8:30 a.m. and the
second at 10:30 a.m.
During Storybook Break-
fast, attendees will have
a buffet breakfast at sto-
cluding Curious George,
Madeline, Pete the Cat,
Where the Wild Things Are
and Dr. Seuss. There will
characters, a balloon art-
ist, music, and children
will receive a copy of a
Spartanburg based book
League of Spartanburgs
President, Leah Anderson.
Children are invited to
dress as their favorite sto-
rybook characters.
Tickets for Storybook
Breakfast can be pur-
chased at the Junior
League of Spartanburg
website, www.jlspartan-
burg.org.
FURMAN ORCHESTRA
FEATURES SOLOISTS FEB. 17
Furman Symphony Or-
chestra will present a con-
cert Friday, Feb. 17, at 8
p.m. in McAlister Audito-
rium on campus.
Presented biennially,
the Furman Symphony Or-
chestra Concerto Concert
selected by competitive
audition who will perform
the standard repertoire.
Furman music professor
Thomas Joiner conducts
the Sound Quality Concert
Series event.
The FSO will open the
program with the Over-
ture to Colas Breugnon by
Dmitry Kabalevsky. Solo-
ists for the concert are:
Emma Gierszal, marim-
ba, Concerto for Marimba
& String Orchestra by Eric
Ewazen
Melvin Robinson, alto
saxophone, Rhapsody for
Alto Saxophone by Andr
Weignein
Emma Marie Saba, piano,
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G
minor, Op. 22 by Camille
Saint-Saens
Hayden Christine Wil-
son, violin, Violin Con-
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
March 30. Registration is
also available at the zoo
business office on Friday
prior to the event and at
the race location the day
of the race.
The zoo is located at
150 Cleveland Park Drive
in Greenville.
For more information,
call 627-4200, email aos-
borne@friendsofgreen-
villezoo.org, or visit
greenvillezoofoundation.
org/event/zoom-zoo-2017
NC Arts Council
grant programs
are now open
The 2017 grant applica- dents, and the Traditional
tion season has launched Arts Program (TAPS).
and guidelines and appli- Awards to non-profit
cations for the North Car- arts and cultural organi-
olina Arts Councils seven zations are based on cri-
grant programs for organi- teria that help keep the
zations are now available. arts industrys standards
The deadline for receiv- of practice at the highest
ing 2017-18 grant applica- level. Grant awards are
tions is Wednesday, March recommended by panels
PHOTO | ESCOBAR PHOTOGRAPHY 1, and applications must of civic leaders and arts
be completed electronical- experts who consider ar-
ly through the North Caro- tistic merit, benefit of the
lina Arts Councils online project to the states citi-
portal. zens, and organizational
Grants from the North strength and capacity in
certo in D minor, Op.
47 by Jean Sibelius
Ju Sun Paul Yoon, cello,
Carolina Arts Council are
one of the ways the states
extensive infrastructure of
making their decisions.
To be eligible for Arts
Council funding, an or-
Cello Concerto in D Minor
by Edouard Lalo
For tickets or more in-
arts organizations is sus-
tained and advanced.
Through previous grants
ganization must: be non-
profit (or an organization
that has applied for non-
formation, contact the from programs such as profit status using a fiscal
Furman Music Office at State Arts Resources, agent); have been produc-
294-2086 or email Fur-
manMusic@furman.edu.
Grassroots Arts Program
and Arts in Education
ing quality arts programs
for at least two consecu-
grants and others, the Arts tive years; have prior-year
SCCTS PRESENTS TWO Council has supported di- organizational cash oper-
DANCING PRINCESSES verse programs such as the ating expenses of at least
The South Carolina Chil- Grassroots Arts Program $20,000.
drens Theatre will present that provides per capita For more information,
Two Dancing Princesses funding to all 100 N.C. visit http://www.ncarts.
Feb. 17-26. counties, ensuring quality org/resources/grants/
A fantastic swing ver- arts experiences for resi- grants-organizations.
sion of the Grimm Fai-
rytale, the play is based
on Twelve Dancing Prin-
cesses. Follow the two
daughters of an overpro-
DONATION: Fills need
tective father who escape FROM B5 ears open for things
to a dance party every that can be done here or
night. Dad has agreed to going through it, and around the world, she
give half of his land and youre seeing more and said. Rotarians are people
the hand of one of them to more of these AEDs. who care about their com-
the suitor that can figure The defibrillators, ac- munity and the worldwide
where they are going. cording to Ellis, are not community. Theyre peo-
Best for ages 4 and up, difficult to operate. ple who believe in service
each performance features You dont have to be above self.
a post-show dance party. skilled to operate them. The Greer club consists
For more information, Its something most peo- of about 15 members,
visit scchildrenstheatre. ple can use without any meeting on the second
org. training, and it could save and fourth Tuesdays of
lives, she said. every month at 6:30 p.m.
EVENT REMINDERS | The Greer Rotary club
also finds other ways to
at the Wink Caf.
It has been such a
get involved in the com- blessing to be involved in
Jukebox Heroes munity. The club offers Rotary, she said. Were
Extended through Feb. 18 scholarships, helps with a small club but we are
Centre Stage afterschool programs and mighty. We want to always
233-6733 raises funds to help with be mindful of the needs in
www.centrestage.org literacy and diseases such the community and places
as polio. we can plug in and help.
Important Hats We always have our
of the Twentieth Century
Through Feb. 18
Warehouse Theatre
235-6948
warehousetheatre.com
Kappa Kappa Scream
Feb. 8-11, 16-18, 8 p.m.
Feb. 10, 17, Midnight
Feb. 12, 3 p.m.
The Playhouse
Furman University
294-2125
Fire and Passion
Ballet Spartanburg
Feb. 10-11
Chapman Cultural Center
Ballet Spartanburg Studios
583-0339
www.balletspartanburg.org
Furman Jazz Ensemble
and Jazz Combos
Friday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.
Furman University
Daniel Recital Hall
294-2086
FurmanMusic@furman.edu.
Emile Pandolfi
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
Greenville Little Theatre
233-6238
greenvillelittletheatre.org
Peter and The Starcatcher!
Feb. 24-25, March 2-4, 9-11
8 p.m.
Feb. 26, March 5,12
3 p.m.
Greenville Little Theatre
233-6238
greenvillelittletheatre.org
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Statins can cause
loss of memory
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have been taking Lipitor
for high cholesterol. Late-
ly, my pharmacist said
that all statins can cause
memory loss. I hesitate to
stop taking Lipitor, but I
dont want this side effect.
Please advise. -- P.C.
ANSWER: Your phar-
macist is quite right that
some users of statins can
have the unwanted side ef-
fect of memory loss. This
is quite variable: Some
people never get this ef-
fect, and it can be quite
severe in a few. It appears
to be reversible in the ma-
jority of people who get
it. I wouldnt recommend
stopping unless you are
having the side effect.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have chronic constipation,
and have had it most of my
life. I have used most of
the bulking (husk) things
that are out there. Nothing
works. Years ago, I went
to my doctor, and he said
that I could take MiraLAX
and use it for the rest of
my life. It has worked! Now
my new doctor wants me
off of it, and wants me to
incorporate fiber into my
diet. I already do this. Plus
I drink a lot of water. I start
my day with a 24 ounces
of water every morning
before anything else. Is
there anything wrong with
taking MiraLAX every day?
I do not take the full dose.
-- V.B.
ANSWER: While I rec-
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Wyatt submitted his res-
ignation to Forrester Cre-
ations and asked for his
job back at Spencer Pub-
lications. Bill recognized
Wyatts success at his for-
mer position and hoped to
utilize his expertise within
the family company. Steffy
offered to take Thomas to
lunch to delve more into
his feelings of being be-
trayed by his family. While
discussing Katies person-
al life, Brooke questioned
her sisters feelings for
Eric. Feeling considerably
vulnerable in her mar-
riage, Quinn confessed
to Eric her overwhelming
fear of losing him. Later,
Quinn overheard Brooke
telling Eric that Katie had
a crush on him. Thomas
found great joy in the way
that Steffy was being por-
trayed on social media.
Wait to See: An estranged
sibling returns.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Raines came in to ques-
tion Hattie and almost
caught Hope. Deimos
witnessed the growing
closeness between Brady
and Nicole, and set out
to prove he was the only
man who could give her
what she wanted. Marlena
momentarily disappeared,
and everyone feared that
Stefano had kidnapped
her again. Raines called
in reinforcements when
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
ommend non-drug treat-
ments, such as increased
water intake, high-fiber
diet and exercise as treat-
ment for constipation,
that doesnt work for ev-
erybody. In that case, us-
ing a medication as rec-
ommended by your doctor
makes sense. Polyethylene
glycol (MiraLAX) is a gen-
erally safe treatment that
works by increasing fluid
in the bowel. Its a good
idea to use it as little as is
needed to keep the stool
from getting uncomfort-
ably hard.
READERS: The booklet
on constipation explains
this common disorder and
its treatments. Readers can
obtain a copy by writing:
Dr. Roach -- No. 504W, 628
Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL
32803. Enclose a check or
money order (no cash) for
$4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with
the recipients printed
name and address. Please
allow 4-6 weeks for deliv-
ery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: Have
you ever heard of someone
with sleep apnea outgrow-
ing the need of a breathing
aid, such as CPAP? -- G.S.
SOAP UPDATES
CLIFF LIPSON | CBS
Pierson Fode stars as
Thomas on The Bold and
The Beautiful
he shot at Hope and lost
her in pursuit. Abigail was
frantic over Chad and Gabi
being kidnapped. Andre
offered an olive branch
to Eduardo, and the two
men agreed to a tempo-
rary truce. Raines vowed
to continue searching for
Hope until all charges were
dropped. Steve and Kayla
invited Carrie and Austin
to their Valentines Day
wedding. Wait to See: Gabi
tends to Chads wounds
as they find themselves
trapped.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Alexis counseled Lulu
on her impending custo-
dy battle. Nina turned to
Maxie for a favor. Sonny
sensed that Jason was hid-
ing something. Carly got a
clue about Nelles mystery
man. Curtiss doubts final-
ly were confirmed. Sonny
violated the terms of his
house arrest. Lulu over-
FUN AND GAMES THE GREER CITIZEN B7
ANSWER: Most cases
of sleep apnea are due to
obstruction of the airway,
caused by the relaxation
of muscles in the back of
the throat. Excess weight
and obesity are the major
risk factors for sleep ap-
nea, but it can happen in
normal-weight people. It
is more common in older
people, and men are at
higher risk than women.
Almost any condition
can go away by itself, but
in nearly every case of ob-
structive sleep apnea get-
ting better without a spe-
cific treatment that I have
seen, it has been associat-
ed with significant weight
loss. It doesnt have to be
extreme weight loss. Since
alcohol can make sleep ap-
nea worse, stopping alco-
hol occasionally is enough
to get it under control.
I also recently men-
tioned singing exercises as
a therapy for OSA, in addi-
tion to oral devices, CPAP
or BiPAP devices, and sur-
gery.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
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All Rights Reserved
whelmed Charlotte. Annas
memories became increas-
ingly unsettling. Dante got
a break in the case. Sonny
sought vengeance. Dante
questioned Carlys com-
mitment. Alexis leaned on
Sam for support. Julians
past caught up with him.
Ava defended her actions.
Dante took a suspect in for
questioning. Sam gained
the attention of a false
friend. Wait to See: Felicia
gets closer to the truth.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Devon confided to Mari-
ah that he was skeptical
about Hilarys intention
to walk away from their
marriage without a dime.
Gloria reminded Jack that
he had to face the conse-
quences of backing out of
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering |
giving her a job and urged
him to watch GC Buzz
that night. At Jabot, Billy
flirted with Phyllis in the
elevator and pulled her
into a kiss. Later, Phyllis
met up with Troy via an
online dating app. Victo-
ria grounded Reed after
he used her credit card
for an adult website. Billy
accused Reed of trying to
turn his parents against
each other. Devon had a
$250 million check deliv-
RFD by Mike Marland |
ered to a shocked Hilary.
Victor agreed to mentor
Abby. Victoria announced
that she wanted to buy
Brash & Sassy, which in-
furiated Cane. Wait to See:
Lauren receives a cryptic
message.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN
GHS Virtual Enterprise wins state competition
Greer Highs Virtual
Enterprise team placed
first in the state during
the recent competition in
Charleston.
This years firm is Repur-
pose, a company devoted
to helping save the envi-
ronment by creating hand-
crafted products made
from recycled wood. The
business slogan is Old
Wood. New Purpose.
Greer Highs firm won
the state business plan
competition for the sec-
ond year in a row. With
this win, the team has once
again qualified to compete
in the National Business
Plan competition, which
takes place in April in
New York. Last year, the
teams firm, The Golden
Spoon, finished 12th at
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY | Ashlyn Burnett
GHS STUDENTS
WIN ART AWARDS
Two Greer High School
Art students were award-
ed honors in the 2017
Scholastic Art and Writing
contest.
Senior Becky Gore was
awarded Honorable Men-
tion for her painting
Home Sweet Home.
Senior Brianna Perez was
awarded Honorable Men-
tion for her mixed media
artwork Trapped.
Their artwork was cho-
sen and awarded out of
thousands of entries in
the Southeastern region.
The Scholastic Art and
Writing awards is one of
the nations oldest and
most prestigious art com-
petitions, showcasing stu-
dent work for almost 100
years.
MOUNTAIN VIEW STUDENTS
TAKING DONATIONS
Mountain View Elemen-
tary will be collecting sup-
plies for the Ronald Mc-
Donald House until Feb.
17.
Items needed include:
Clorox bathroom cleaner
(foam), Clorox kitchen
wipes, travel size tooth-
paste, laundry Detergent
(liquid or pods), coffee
creamer in small packets,
white sugar(individual
packets), bottled water(any
size), individual packs of
chips or crackers(goldfish,
popcorn, etc.), super heavy
duty trash bags (13, 39,
or 45 gallon), gift cards
(Home Depot, Publix,
Walmart, K-Mart), micro-
wave mac & cheese.
Boxes are available in
the atrium to collect dona-
tions.
GREENVILLE COUNTY
COLLECTING SHOES
Greenville County
Schools is partnering with
Innersole to collect new
sneakers for children in
need that live in South
Carolina.
Donations of new sneak-
ers of any size for children
will be collected through
Feb. 22 at all schools (in
the PE or Athletic Depart-
ment); Greenville County
Schools central office;
and MT Anderson Support
Center.
Innersole was co-found-
ed by Dawn Staley, wom-
ens basketball coach at
the University of South
Carolina.
TIGERVILLE HOLDING
PENNIES FOR PATIENTS
The Tigerville National
Junior Beta Club is hosting
$25 Gift Certificate
Sign up as a preferred customer
& receive a $25 gift certificate
towards your current order.
Christina BuChheit
864-706-1070
Product Website: cbuchheit.myrandf.com
OUR SCHOOLS
the national level.
Team members include
Carley Blackwell, Laura
Brown, Cassey Freeman,
Emma Durfee, Noah Han-
non, Brady Henderson,
Houston Osborne, Chris
Quinn and Kristin Thom-
as. Brad Redd is the Greer
High Virtual Enterprise
Coordinator.
Virtual Enterprise repli-
cates all the functions of
real businesses in both
structure and practice.
Under the guidance of
a teacher-facilitator and
business mentors, stu-
The Crestview Elementary PTA hosted I Love Reading Night
on Feb. 6. Parents, students and teachers were encouraged
to wear pajamas and celebrate reading with activities
including a book walk (above), bingo with favorite books
and hearing scary stories in the dark gym.
the third annual Pennies
for Patients campaign for
the entire month of Febru-
ary.
The class with the high-
est amount donated will
have the opportunity
to win a pizza party. A
school-wide hat day will
be held on Friday, Feb. 10,
for all students that have
donated at least $1.
The school goal is to
raise $2,500, but Mrs.
Jackson has challenged us
to raise more. If the school
raises at least $3,000 by
the end of the campaign,
Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Albin
will move their offices to
the roof for an entire day.
BLUE RIDGE HIGH
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
Blue Ridge High will hold
an Open House Drop-In on
Monday, Feb. 13, from 5-7
p.m.
The event will allow
parents the opportunity
to personally receive stu-
dents progress reports
from the school. After re-
ceiving the reports, par-
ents may visit teachers
to briefly discuss grades,
attendance and other mat-
ters.
BRMS TO HOLD TIGERBALL
CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
Blue Ridge Middle stu-
dent council will host the
Tigerball Classic Tourna-
ment dodge ball competi-
tion on Friday, Feb. 17, at
3:30 p.m.
Profits will benefit the
Make A Wish Foundation.
MR. RIVERSIDE SELECTED
DURING ANNUAL EVENT
John Mark Matthew was
named Mr. Riverside dur-
ing the annual high school
event. Others receiving
recognition included:
Mr. Freshman: Bryson
MacDonald
Freshman Attendant:
Tayagorn Manorat
Mr. Sophomore: CJ Wal-
drop
Sophomore Attendant:
Logan DiBenedetto
Mr. Junior: Dylan Rus-
sell
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
dents create and manage
their virtual businesses
from product develop-
ment, production and
distribution to marketing,
sales, human resources,
accounting/finance and
web design.
There are approximately
380 schools nationwide
consisting of 12,000 stu-
dents that participate in
Virtual Enterprise. There
are 19 schools in the state
of SC that participate in
VE with Greer High being PHOTO | SUBMITTED
the only one from Green-
ville County. Greer Highs Virtual Enterprise team won first place in the state for its firm, Repurpose.
Roper Mountain
Tina Patel
Aubrey Henson
Cole Morgan
Spencer Jones
Whitney Durham
Suzy Lubman
Destiny Toxey
Mylah Mathis
to host STEMFest
Roper Mountain Science
Center, local engineers
cal efforts, such as Roper
Mountain Science Centers
BEECH SPRINGS STUDENTS and professionals will cel- STEMFest, that benefit stu-
WIN WRITING CONTEST ebrate all things STEAM dents in the communities
Two students at Beech (Science, Technology, En- where we live and work.
Springs Intermediate fifth gineering, Art and Math) Cheryl Wiggins, Senior
graders Caroline Watson with fun-filled hands-on Manager of Community
and Taylor Cothran were activities for all ages from Affairs, Fluor.
recently named winners in robots and drones to LEGO STEMFest admission is:
PHOTO | SUBMITTED the STEAM essay contest bridges and making poly- $8 for Ttens and adults
for Innovation Abound. mers and more. (ages 13-59); $7 for chil-
Students were chal- STEMFest takes place at dren (ages 4-12) and for
lenged to write an essay Roper Mountain Science senior citizens (age 60 and
on the subject: My Life In Center on Saturday, Feb. over). Free for children age
Ten Years. Watson and 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 3 and under, RMSC mem-
Cothran, both students in Fluor believes educa- bers, and school district
Kristy Fulbrights class, tion, particularly the disci- employees. All events are
were selected from entries plines of science, technol- included in the general ad-
Junior Attendant: Jack across Spartanburg Coun- ogy, engineering and math mission to the center.
Wannemacher ty. Watson received first (STEM), is a foundational For more information,
Mr. Senior: JD Dawson place honors, and Cothran component of success in visit www.ropermountain.
Senior Attendant: Manu was awarded second place the 21st century. That is org.
Budidi in the competition. why Fluor supports lo-
Peoples Choice: Dillon
Young
Mr. Personality: Brook
OBrien
RHS ACCEPTING SPIRIT
WEEK APPLICATIONS
Riverside High will be
accepting applications for
its Spirit Week beneficiary
through March 1.
Forms, available on the
school website, must be
completed and returned to
Riverside High School Ex-
ecutive Committee, Attn:
Heather Greene, 794 Ham-
mett Bridge Road, Greer,
SC 29650. All must be
postmarked by March 1.
Three finalists will be
selected for interviews by
March 24. Applicants will
be notified by April 30
about the final selection.
For more information,
contact hgreene@green-
ville.k12.sc.us.
GREER HIGH LE FLAMBEAU
PAGEANT IS SATURDAY
The Miss Le Flambeau
pageant will be held at
Greer High on Saturday,
Feb. 11.
DISTRICT FIVE |
BERRY SHOALS
RECOGNIZES TERRIFIC KIDS
Berry Shoals Intermedi-
ate recently recognized
Terrific Kids.
They included:
5th Grade
Zechariah Boyd
Todd Dawson
De Asia Hampton
Savannah Jackson
Victoria Camacho
Israel Grant
Caleb Jeter
Keller Hodge
Abigail Hearne
Samuel Garcia
Matthew Mullins
Elizabeth Stokes
6th Grade
Ashleigh Howard
Rashard Wright
Eric Nguyen