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Nonprofits list
December needs
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Whether its gifts under
the tree or food on the
table, local nonprofits are
relying heavily on the gen-
erosity of the Greer com-
munity during the holiday
season.
Greer Relief will host its
second Christmas Morn-
ing Shoppe in December,
serving well over 60 fam-
ilies who are in need of
assistance during the hol-
idays.
In the past, families re-
ceiving Christmas gifts
through Greer Relief
came to the programs
office to pick up toys and
other gifts provided by
SEE GIVING | A6

Homeowner sought
to maintain farm
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer resident Amanda
Griswold is looking for a
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
homeowner to maintain
a motion to table her re-
zoning request in order to
gather more information
about available options
to bring Griswolds idea
to fruition in light of sur-

Supporting small business

her familys Taylor Road
property, which is home
to a small farm environ-
ment.
Greer residents shopped local over the weekend during Small Business Saturday. An event featuring local vendors was The Greer Planning Com-
hosted by the Greer Farmers Market at The Depot from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. mission recently approved
rounding developments.
This was my fathers
home, Griswold said. Its
where I grew up. It was my
grandfathers before that.
SEE COMMISSION | A6

Greer tradition rings in holiday season

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greer will celebrate the
official start of the holiday
season with its traditional
Christmas weekend this
Friday through Sunday
downtown.
Justin Ludley It has truly become a
Greer tradition, Greer
Mayor Rick Danner said.
children can make plush
replicas of Rudolph,
Frosty and Santa. Charac-
ters and stuffing will be
available free of charge.
Pawtographs and Smo-
res will be offered to vis-
Christmas in Greer
itors who help two local FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
programs. Anyone making
a monetary contribution Vintage Christmas Boutique Marketplace Trimming Trade Stroll
to the Greer Police De- Grace Hall 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Poinsett to Trade Street All Day
partments Cops for Tots

Ludley Lumping all the events

together in a weekend like
this has been special and
to serve
its the reason it has con-
tinued to grow like it has.
Christmas in Greer gets
underway with music and
program will receive a
poster pawtographed by
GPD K-9s Boss and Stryker
Christmas Tree Lighting
City Park 5-7:30 p.m.
Vintage Christmas Boutique Marketplace
Grace Hall 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tractor Supplys Greer Station Sleigh Ride
along with a Police Dog
Hero activity book. Also, Greer Relief Parking Lot 5-8 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
Greer Relief will operate
a Smores station to help Trimming Trade Stroll Trimming Trade Stroll

as Grand
entertainment, activities,
crafts and food from
5-7:30 p.m. at the annual
City Christmas Tree Light-
Marshal ing Friday at Greer City
Park.
New to this years cele-
BY BILLY CANNADA bration is a station where
EDITOR
fund its important work Poinsett to Trade Street 5-10 p.m. Poinsett to Trade Street All Day
of feeding and housing
needy families in the com- Pictures with Santa Greer Christmas Parade
munity. Grace Hall 8-10 p.m. Poinsett & Memorial Dr. 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Guests will also enjoy
the TapSnap photo booth,
which will feature free
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County developer seeking

Greer High Principal
Justin Ludley will serve
as Grand Marshal of the
citys Christmas parade on
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The event, put on by
Greer Relief, is held in con-
junction with a weekend
of activities organized by
the City of Greer and the
Greer Station Association.
Hopefully well have
sunny weather this year.
It should be dry, so thats
what were praying for,
Greer Relief Executive Di-
rector Caroline Robertson
said.
This is a community
event. Its nice to be able
to offer something that
people can come out and
enjoy. We feel like its
gotten better every year
and its just a fun, family,
small-town parade with a
lot to offer, she said.
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alternate sewer service
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
PRAISE CATHEDRAL CHOIR & OR
A developer is request-
ing that a Spartanburg
County logistics center re-
ceive sewer services from
Duncan and Lyman, rath-
er than the Greer Com-
mission of Public Works
(CPW), according to re-
cords.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN Keith Hornsby of CRG/
CRG Acquisition request-
End of the road ed that services be pro-
vided by the Town of Dun-
can/Town of Lyman, for
The Greer football team fell to South Pointe in the Upper
State championship last Friday. More can be found on B1.
property located at Geno-
ble and Robinson Roads.
The area was previously
identified by the county as
part of the Greer Commis-
sion of Public Works (CPW)
preferred service area.
The applicant is seek-
ing an alternative provider
citing the additional cost
of services and tax burden
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
from annexation into the
City of Greer, according
to the change request sub-
mitted to the county.
The proposed develop-
10:30am & 3pmpremature at this time,
ment is known as the In-
land 85 Logistic Center.
General Manager Michael
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Richard of Greer CPW sub-
mitted a letter objecting
to Hornsbys request to
have a third-party provide
sewer service within Greer
CPWs designated service
territory.
Richard cited reasons
for the objection based
on Spartanburg Countys
approved Policies and
Procedures for requests
for sewer services from
non-designated providers.
First, the review is
Richard said. Second,
the developers objection
to Greer CPWs annex-
ation requirement is not
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WELLFORD COLLECTING
DONATIONS FOR CHILDREN
Every year, the City of
Wellford sponsors eight to
10 kids for Christmas.
The City provides coats,
shoes and toys to kids,
and the city is asking the
community to help in the
form of new clothes, toys
and money.
Please bring the items or
a donation to City Hall.
The Kids are from age
four months to 12 years
of age, both boys and girls.
With out the communi-
tys help, these kids may
not have a Christmas.
Wellford will be taking
donations until Dec. 15.
FALL 2017 CLASS
FOR GRIEF SUPPORT
Interim Healthcare
Hospice is restarting its
Fall2017 Grief Support
Class for those struggling
with the loss of a loved
one, those having diffi-
culty finding friends who
understand and those
looking for practical tools
to cope.
The 10-week classes are
set to run from October to
December and are based
on principles from Alan
Wolfelts book, Under-
standing Your Grief: Ten
Essential Touchstones for
Finding Hope and Healing.
Greenville
Weekly,until Dec. 5,
Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m.
5 Century Dr.; Suite 220;
Office Building: Century
at Keith Office Park; Door
Sign: Service Corp Inter-
national; Corner of Keith
Drive and Century Drive
(Off I-385, by way of Exit
40)
Spartanburg
Weekly, until Dec. 6,
Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.
The Juice Bar at St. ted.
Christophers Episcopal
Church, 400 Dupre Drive
For more information,
visit www.hospicegrief-
support.com or con-
tactTonya Taylorat 627- mtisch on Friday, Dec. 1,
7049 or jillian.storm@
interimcares.com.
VINTAGE CHRISTMAS
TAKING PLACE DEC 1-2
Greer Station is celebrat-
ing the season with a Vin-
tage Christmas Boutique
Marketplace on Friday,
Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec.
2, at Grace Hall, located at
108 Trade Street, Greer.
Shop handmade, upcy-
cled, and vintage special-
ties from over 35 vendors
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Church
News
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
COMING SATURDAY, DEC. 2
The Gap Creek Singers
are bringing in the holiday
season with their annual
Christmas Concert, set for
Dec. 2.
The group will perform
on Saturday at 7 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Church,
located at 100 School
Street in Greer, with a
combination of both sa-
cred and secular.
Admission is free, and a
reception will immediate-
ly follow the performance
with a basket available for
donations towards their
music scholarship given
to graduating high school
seniors who are planning
to major in music at the
collegiate level.
The Gap Creek Singers
started in 1995 as a Greer
community choir for who-
ever wanted to sing to-
gether.
APALACHE BAPTIST SHARES
DECEMBER SCHEDULE
The annual Golden
Hearts Christmas trip to
Pigeon Forge, TN, is Dec.
4-7 (three nights and four
days, staying at The Clari-
on Inn). The group plan to
attend two shows: Country
Tonite and The Hatfields
and McCoys. The seniors
will be treated to meals at
Cracker Barrel, Bojangles,
and Golden Corral. Sever-
al Holly Springs seniors
are joining the Apalache
seniors on this trip. The
group will enjoy shopping,
good food, shows, sight-
seeing and lots Christian
fellowship.
On Dec. 12, a catered
(Laurendas) Christmas
supper will be held for
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
cider, and other non-alco-
holic drinks.
For more information,
call Christine Hofbauer
with Upstate International
at 631-2188.
CHRISTMAS PARADE
COMING DECEMBER 3
Greers Christmas Pa-
rade this yearis Sunday,
Dec. 3, at 2:30 p.m.; pa-
rade line up starts at 1:15
p.m.
This years theme is
Christmas at the Movies.
Beauty queens, marching
bands, and cheerleaders
entertain the crowds, in-
terspersed with clubs, or-
ganizations and business-
es riding and walking the
1.1 mile parade route, be-
ginning at Poinsett Street
& Memorial Drive and
ending at N. Main Street &
Cunningham Drive.
The proceeds from the
PHOTO | SUBMITTED Greer Christmas Parade
benefit Greer Relief, a
Bowing for funds 501(c)3 non-profit serving
the Greater Greer area.
The Greer Centennial Lions Club raised $3,550.63 during a recent bowling tournament sponsored by GrandSouth Bank. GREER TRACTOR SUPPLY
The club plans to use the money to purchase a screening machine. TO HOST PET PHOTOS
On Dec. 8, from 4:30
Friday and from 10 a.m. to located at 74 Reddington all over Germany during wine mulled with oranges p.m. until 7:30 p.m., the
6 p.m. on Saturday. Drive, Greer. the 4 weeks of Advent and lemons, and spices Greer Tractor Supply is in-
Early Birds experience Space is limited, and (coming) before Christ- such as whole cloves and viting customers to bring
specials, sales, and door tickets always sell-out, so mas. cinnamon sticks. their pets to the store for
prizes. Swag Bags are register early to confirm a At these markets, par- Join the German Glh- Pet Photos with Santa.
available for the first 50 place. Reservations are re- ticipants can buy crafts, wein Party and enjoy A local photographer
attendees. quired. A portion of each holiday decorations, listen traditional Nrnberg- will be on site during
ticket will benefit The Pe- to Christmas music and er Bratwurst (grilled the event taking holi-
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING riod Project. enjoy Glhwein and sau- sausage), sweet Stollen day-themed photos of
COMING DECEMBER 1 The Christkindlmarkt sages. (Christmas bread), other Santas Little Helpers and
The Christmas Tree (Christmas Market) is a Glhweinis a winter Ger- German treats, Glhwein, their owners.
Lighting in Greer is sched- street market celebrated man tradition of warm red German beer, hot apple
uled for Dec. 1 this year
from 5-8 p.m. at Greer City
Park.
Merry ChristMas!
Holiday Craft Stations,
inflatables and Greer Re-
lief smores will be open
from 5-7 p.m.
Performances will take
place on the amphitheater
from 5-7:15 p.m.
Santa will arrive at the
park at 7:15 p.m.
Children under 16 must
be accompanied by an
adult. Pets are not permit-
GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB
TO HAVE STAMMTISCH
The German-American
Club will hold a Stam-
starting at 6 p.m. at the
Bangkok 2 restaurant,
located at 1398 Boiling
Springs RD in Spartan-
No
burg.
GLHWEIN PARTY 2017
SET FOR DEC. 1
!
y
Celebrate the start of
wa
the holiday season in tra-
ditional German style at
Upstate Internationals
seventh annual Glhwein
Give the gift
Party on Friday, Dec. 1,
from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Riv-
erwood Farms Clubhouse,
the Golden Hearts in the
church CLC at 6 p.m. After
the meal, the Christmas
story will be told through
they can open all year
long!
Scripture and Music. Se-
niors are asked to bring $5
each to donate for needy
in the community.
Dec. 15 is marked on the
senior calendar to meet
at 5:30 p.m. to go view
Christmas lights and dec-
orations in the Greer area.
Buy your
To end the Golden
Hearts 2017 activities,
a New Years Eve Party
friends
is scheduled on Dec. 28
(time and location to be
announced later).
and loved ones
EL BETHEL WILL HOLD a one-year
LIVE NATIVITY 2017
El Bethel Baptist Church,
located at 313 Jones Ave.,
subscription
Greer, will be holding a
Live Nativity Presentation
on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 6
to
p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
and on Sunday, Dec. 10, at The Greer Citizen
6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Christmas cantata on Sun-
day, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
Admission is free.
For more information,
Gift Subscriptions
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TO HOST LIVE NATIVITY
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sence, Redeemer Lutheran
Church will once again and we will send a personalized letter
host a Live Nativity Dec.
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
N
ot too long ago, Paul and I were
chatting with a friend during the
after church coffee hour when the
subject of cars came up. More specifical-
ly, manual transmissions versus auto-
matic. He has a stick shift because he far
enjoys the driving experience with it in
his sports car, and we have a stick shift
because it made our new car a lot cheap-
er. Evidently few people can even drive a
stick anymore, and nobody wants one.
Which seems to me to make it the
perfect anti-theft device.
But did you also know, said our
friend with his customary kindly smile,
that studies show those who drive stick
shifts are less likely to develop demen-
tia?
I think I read that somewhere, I
replied, but I cant remember.
Since our friend has spent his career in
the field of mental health, I had no rea-
son to doubt him. In fact, I couldnt wait
to get home and search for that study
on-line. I was excited because I have
spent pretty much my entire life driving
sticks. Beginning with my father who at-
tempted to teach me in a 1969 VW Fast-
back by driving halfway up a steep hill,
FROM THE MAILBAG | KAELYNS
Rooftop
lights
Q: Whats the story behind
the rooftop lights downtown?
A: The City of Greer deco-
rates for every season of the
year, but its Christmas display
is particularly impressive.
From the streetlight stock-
ings that look like they might
have been most popular in the
1970s, to the beautiful gar-
land adorning every light post,
downtown Greers halls are
adequately decked each year.
The city even has two differ-
ent types of Christmas music
going at the same time 24-7
during the Holidays.
Dont believe me?
The music from the foun-
tain near the amphitheatre is
traditionally different from
the music played over the loud
speaker at City Hall.
Weird, huh.
But one decoration you cant
miss is the big-bulb white
lights sitting atop most down-
town buildings.
This display has expanded as
more buildings have become
occupied, but nobody real-
ly seems to know how long
theyve been there.
The mayor attributes them to
Ed Driggers, saying they were
probably his idea.
City communications director
Steve Owens says they predate
his 2007 arrival.
Whatever the case, they cer-
tainly havent made their way
to all the buildings.
Up until a couple of years
ago, we didnt have any on top
of The Greer Citizen.
Perhaps its because were
located in the forgotten part
of downtown between the rail-
road tracks, but if you take a
nighttime stroll, youll notice a
number of other buildings who
have suffered similar fates.
For us, we simply didnt have
them until two years ago.
As we understand it, howev-
er, some building owners have
them and forget to put them
back up during the holidays.
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If I could only remember
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
putting the car into neutral, and pulling
up the handbrake before getting out and
ordering me into the drivers seat.
Now, drive. he said.
The car, despite his bellowed com-
mands and muttered curses, slid slowly
backwards with the distinct odor of a
burnt clutch as I repeatedly tried and
failed to engage the transmission into
first gear and drive forwards. Luckily,
my parents divorced very shortly after
that (the car having nothing to do with
it), and on my own, while somehow
managing not to damage the septic tank,
I learned to drive the thing in our back
yard and feeling triumphant, drove it to
school in a blinding thunderstorm the
day I turned 16, albeit with the hand
brake on the entire time.
Poring over the internet I found that
stick shifts indeed are technical brain
GUEST EDITORIAL
Real school reform needed
for South Carolina students
Nearly a quarter of a century worth of legal
wrangling over the fate of South Carolinas
poorest and lowest-performing school districts
ended unceremoniously this week, with the
state Supreme Court finally abandoning the
case. Its an end to the courts involvement but
not an end to the problem.
Thousands of students are still struggling to
make the grade.
On Monday, the state Supreme Court voted
3-2 to drop a 24-year-old school equity law-
suit that asserted the state Legislature failed
to ensure that all South Carolina students re-
ceive a constitutionally-mandated minimally
adequate education. The Legislature has made
some progress in providing help for the poor-
est school districts, but the situation is still dis-
heartening.
Many students still attend failing schools in
crumbling buildings after overlong bus com-
mutes in dangerously aging vehicles. Too many
rural districts still struggle to recruit qualified
teachers, raise graduation rates and prepare
students for college or a career. Even in com-
paratively wealthy districts, such as Charleston,
some rural and urban schools lag far behind
their suburban counterparts.
The court agreed to terminate its order, say-
ing that continued oversight would be a gross
overreach of judicial power and separation
of powers, as Supreme Court Justice John
Kittredge wrote for the majority on Monday.
The Supreme Courts decision to drop the law-
suit is in no way an acknowledgement that the
problem has been solved. Far from it. In part,
it reflects upon the inadequacy of the court to
force a solution to such an overwhelming, per-
sistent problem.
The plight of South Carolinas rural, low-in-
come students continues to be all too real.
And the removal of court oversight does not
release the Legislature from its duty to resolve
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that was a 72 Mazda which also caught
Poring over the internet I fire, three late model Audis, and a very
found that stick shifts indeed
reliable 1992 Isuzu Trooper as long as
you didnt have to make any emergency
maneuvers as it would cartwheel like a
are technical brain food as is shopping cart. Add to this that I routine-
ly drive our 1952 Ford tractor so I feel as
learning a new language or though I can safely say I will never forget
why the hell I walked into a particular
playing bridge. room.
The fact that we live in an A-framed
cabin which is essentially one giant
food as is learning a new language or room practically guarantees it.
playing bridge. Evidently, the act of Then someone pointed out to me that
depressing the clutch, changing gears, I routinely enjoy a tipple each evening
stepping on the gas and letting off the and if I have more than one glass of
clutch uses all six parts of the brain: the wine it damages the brain so I might as
frontal, parietal, occipital, and tem- well have been driving automatics for
poral lobe, along with the cerebellum the last 40 years.
and brain stem! Each and every time I countered that Im a stand up comic
I change gears my brain is getting a and continually have to write new jokes,
massive work out! I quickly calculated not to mention that I train dressage
that after I sold the Fastback (or rather, horses and Ive never known a single
collected the insurance after its engine comedian or equestrian with demen-
caught fire at a horse show and was only tia. Drug habits? Sure. Multiple broken
extinguished by a wheelbarrow full of bones? All the time. But the brain seems
manure), I bought a succession of stick to keep ticking. So there.
shifts: two further VW bugs, then a 1972 Now, if only I could remember why I
Ford truck with three on the tree. After just walked into the barn...
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Birthday
M
y birthday is just around
the corner.
I am excited to remem-
ber the precious years the Lord
has given me to live on this
earth.
Many special memories come
to mind.
When I lived down in Barn-
well, a Christmas parade fell on
my birthday two years in a row.
Greers parade comes the day
before my birthday this year.
Growing up, my family often
went to pick out a live Christ-
mas tree the weekend of my
birthday.
I have always enjoyed the
Christmas spirit surrounding
my birthday.
Love, joy and peace seem to
be more readily dispensed this
time of year, and the beauty of
| the lights makes me smile.
Red bows on greenery is one
of my favorite decorations.
There are certainly aspects
that are not as pleasant, such
as exams falling on my birth-
day, but I try to focus on the
positive.
I like the thought of sharing
my birthday month with the
celebration of the birth of the
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As a child, I memorized the
that unacceptable situation. On the contrary, lines of the angel Gabriel com-
it underscores the necessity of joint action by ing to Mary in her sixth month
lawmakers, local school districts and the state of pregnancy, saying, Greet-
Department of Education. ings, O favored one, the Lord is
A well-educated population is absolutely es- with you!
sential to the future prosperity of South Caro- This year, I am planning to
lina, and good schools have a positive impact read the lines of Mary and
on everything from improving the economy to Elizabeth as recorded in Luke 1
lowering the crime rate. during my churchs Christmas
Since 2014, lawmakers have come up with Celebration.
more money for rural districts. Continued sup- At that time, Mary was a vir-
port is necessary, particularly for those districts gin betrothed to a man whose
without a substantial tax base. For example, name was Joseph.
the Legislature approved a $56 million alloca- Luke 1:30-33 says, And
tion for capital improvements to poor schools the angel said to her, Do not
last session. But that figure was about half the be afraid, Mary, for you have
amount initially budgeted, after being sharply found favor with God. And be-
reduced in conference committee. hold, you will conceive in your
Of course, it will take more than dollars to womb and bear a son, and you
resolve the problems of public education as shall call his name Jesus. He
fiscal conservatives frequently remind us. But will be great and will be called
additional funding for demonstrable needs, in- the Son of the Most High. And
cluding better school buildings and new buses the Lord God will give to him
should be an easy sell to even the most frugal the throne of his father David,
legislator. and he will reign over the
Gov. Henry McMaster has launched a tour of house of Jacob forever, and of
some of the rural schools involved in the law- his kingdom there will be no
suit and is expected to come up with recom-
mendations next year as he seeks his first full
end.
As foretold, Mary gave birth
term as governor. Both the House and the Sen- to her firstborn son, wrapped
ate have their own panels looking into the issue.
The problem deserves more than piecemeal
him in cloths and laid him in a
manger.
solutions sporadically delivered. It demands Then, an angel of the Lord
systemic improvements from Columbia, in- appeared to some shepherds
cluding additional budget support on which before a multitude of the
districts can depend. It also demands that local heavenly host praised God,
leaders assume a heightened measure of leader- saying, Glory to God in the
ship wherever educational progress continues highest, and on earth peace
to languish. among those with whom he is
pleased!
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DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Its a dream,
not a plan
Q: Ive been trying to
save cash to buy a home,
but things always seem
to come up that eat away
at my savings. I have
$130,000 set aside, plus
an emergency fund, and
I make $120,000 a year.
Im debt-free and renting
right now, but eventually
Id like to buy a house in
the $300,000 range. I real-
ly hate the idea of owing
the bank money, so would
you advise continuing to
save and pay cash, or is it
okay to make a big down
payment and take out a
small mortgage?
DR: I love your idea, but
right now you have more
of a dream than a plan.
Youll need $170,000 to
go from $130,000 in sav-
ings to $300,000, right?
So, lets start planning.
If you save $60,000 a
year, it would take you a
little less than three years
to get there. If you set
aside $40,000 a year, it
would take a little more
than four years. A little
division just divide
$170,000 by the amount
you want to save each
year and youve got
the beginnings of plan. A
dream is a good place to
start, but I want you to
develop this into a plan
that focuses on a goal.
Break this down, and fig-
ure out how to achieve it.
I see three ways to
achieve this home owner-
ship goal. One, you do the
long division math and
save like crazy for how-
ever many years it takes
to save up $170,000. The
second is to put $130,000
down on a $300,000
home, and take out a
$170,000, 15-year fixed
rate mortgage. This is the
only kind of debt I dont
beat up people for having.
The good news is, with
your income, you could
probably pay it off in half
that time.
A third possibility is to
buy a $130,000 house.
Write a check for nice,
modest home now, and
in five years saving
wildly the whole time,
since youll have no house
payments move up and
pay cash for a $300,000
home.
If Im in your shoes,
thats what Im doing!
Get it now!
Q: Ive noticed that the
younger you are, the less
expensive life insurance
can be. Im 32, and Im
still paying off my stu-
dent loans. With this in
mind, whats the best age
to get term life insurance,
and what does it cover?
DR: Simply put, term
life insurance covers
death. Having student
loans doesnt really mat-
ter when it comes to life
insurance, either. If you
have a family or some-
one who is dependent on
your income you need
10 to 12 times your yearly
income in a good, level
term insurance policy.
If you make $50,000 a
year, that means you
need a term life insurance
policy with $500,000 to
$600,000 worth of cov-
erage. If you dont have
a family or dependents,
Id recommend a simple
burial policy of $10,000
to $20,000 to cover any
final expenses.
Either of these would
be very inexpensive for
someone your age. Keep
in mind that life insur-
ance becomes costlier as
you get older. The reason?
Statistically speaking, the
older you are the more
likely you are to die. Its
not a fun thought, but its
the truth.
Life insurance, or at
least a burial policy if
youre single and have no
dependents, isnt one of
the Baby Steps in my plan.
But in your case, its a go-
get-it-now adult responsi-
bility kind of thing!
Kims Fabrics leaving downtown
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Kim McAbee is moving
her sewing business after
nearly 15 years in down-
town Greer.
Kims Fabrics will re-
main open until Dec. 21 at
228 Trade St, Greer. After
that date, she will move
the business into a work
room in her home.
Having the (business)
in downtown was great,
McAbee said. The people,
the friends, we will defi-
nitely miss.
My moms been here one else would take the
with me for 14 and a half
years, Nancy Bell, she
said. Shes really going to grow, and thats great,
miss it.
Kims Fabrics has
changed with the addition
of loft apartments in Janu-
ary or February.
With the apartments
upstairs and everything,
its just making a big dif-
ference in my business,
McAbee said. The privacy
part of it bothers me.
McAbee came to down-
town Greer when only a
few businesses were pres-
ent.
I was looking for a
place to start a sewing
business, McAbee said.
When I started, it had
BI-LO partnered with several community organizations to distribute nearly 1,200 turkeys
to help feed needy families during Thanksgiving.
BI-LO donates turkeys
BI-LOs parent compa-
ny, Southeastern Grocers,
donated 2,400 turkeys to
help feed needy families
during the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Thanksgiving should be
spent enjoying time with
friends and family, not
worrying about how to put
Greer CPW approves
budget for 2018 year
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
Board of Commissioners
unanimously approved
the 2018 budget on Mon-
day.
Total revenue for the
projected budget is
$84,919,987, which is
a slight decrease from
last years budget of
$86,080,765, according to
Charles Chuck Reynolds, through retirements and
CPWs Finance and Admin-
istration Manager.
Its a very tight budget the workshop meeting.
for 2018, hope for the best
on that, very dependent on
the weather, said Board
Chairman Perry Williams.
The revenues are down
because we use a three-
year trend, said General
always been my dream to
own a fabric shop.
When I came downtown
Greer, there was very few
businesses down here,
she continued. Ive seen a
lot come and go.
Before moving to Trade
Street, McAbee had a
home-base business. Start-
ing at the age of five or six,
McAbee learned sewing
and added bedding when
she worked for Springs In-
dustries.
Ive loved being down-
town, McAbee said. I
took the chance when no-
chance.
I think Greers going to
she continued. Its my
town, and I love it.
With her home business,
McAbee will have the same
phone number, 877-7757.
I can either meet them
somewhere, go out to their
home or they can drop it
by my house, McAbee
said of her customers.
We can discuss that when
they call.
Most of the time I go
out to peoples homes
anyway to measure for
the window treatments or
to help them pick out the
fabric, she continued.
McAbee, who already
food on the table, said
Fred Shropshier, Regional
Vice-President for BI-LO.
Were grateful to these
community organizations
that will help us distribute
the turkeys to our neigh-
bors in need and bring
families closer together
this holiday.
Manager Michael Richard.
There was a polar vortex
in 2014. We collected more
in the winter because of
the polar vortex. That fell
off. Its just normalizing.
The budget did not
change following the
workshop on Nov. 13.
The budget that you
have in front of you
doesnt take into any ac-
count any reduction in em-
ployees for next year; even
though, we anticipate that
other avenues, Michael
Richard said at the end of
Currently, CPW has 132
employees, according to
officials. Four employees
retired in 2017, equaling a
cost savings of $298,533,
and one more employee is
planning to retire in 2018
Kim McAbee and her mother Nancy Bell are closing Kims Fabrics on Trade Street with
their last day Dec. 21.
has January 2018 booked,
is looking forward to slow-
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partnered with several
community organizations
to distribute nearly 1,200
turkeys.
Organizations picked
up turkeys from area BI-
LO stores on Wednesday,
Nov. 15.
with a projected cost sav-
ing of $65,463.
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Farmers Market
to change hands
For 2018
season
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer Farmers Mar-
ket founder Cristy Ray is
handing the event over to
new management for its
New dental
office opening
Friday at
Riverside
Crossing
Naimisha Mandala will
soon offer dental services
to the Greer community at
a brand new office.
Family Dentistry at Riv-
erside Crossing is set to
open this Friday at 789
Hammett Bridge Road and
will be fully equipped, of-
fering cleanings, simple
fillings and more in-depth
restorative and cosmetic
services.
We are excited to be
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with her husband, who is
a police officer at a school.
third full season.
Adrienne Hawkins, who
helped to shape the Trav-
elers Rest Market, will take
over the Greer event for
the 2018 season.
It is time for the market
to have a fresh perspective
and new life, Ray said.
Adrienne is the perfect
person to do so.
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Our mission is to provide
exceptional experiences
to each patient who walks
through our doors.
Dr. Mandala earned her
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Obituaries
Timothy W. Cline, Sr.
Timothy Wayne Cline,
Sr., 60, widower of Leola
T.I. Cline, passed away
on November 25, 2017.
A native of Rock Springs,
Georgia, son of Sam Cline
of Rock Spring, GA and
the late Willie Belle Moore
Cline, he was a member of
Hopewell Baptist Church.
Mr. Cline enjoyed the out-
doors, bass fishing, he
was a University of Geor-
gia and Clemson fan and a
kind and caring person.
Surviving are one son,
Tim Cline, Jr., (Felisha)
of Greer; two daughters,
Sheri Silver (Mark) of
Greer and Amanda Bibby
GIVING: Nonprofits need holiday help
FROM PAGE ONE
people who adopted them
for Christmas. The fam-
ilies took the gifts home
to put under the tree for
their children.
Last year, the Victoria
Street offices were trans-
formed into a toy store,
where parents shop for
their children and can
even choose to wrap the
gifts there. The gifts are
earned through months of
participation in education-
al, life skills, wellness and
other classes they partici-
pated in over the past sev-
eral months.
They are able to go in
and shop from the donat-
ed items, said Caroline
Robertson, Greer Relief ex-
ecutive director. Theyre
not paying anything when
they shop. Their payment
was the hours that they
attended the life-skill, and
educational classes. The
goal of the program is to
continue putting Christ-
mas under the tree for our
families in need so theyre
not spending money that
would have been spent on
rent or utilities or whatev-
er. Were relieving some of
that pressure for them.
Families complete spe-
cific numbers of hours
of classes order to earn
appointments. The num-
ber of hours required was
based on the number of
children in the family
four hours for the first
child and two additional
hours of classes for each
additional child.
What this shopping
experience has done has
taken that one-way giving
and put dignity back into
receiving, Robertson said.
What we saw last year
was people who truly ap-
preciated the work we did
to make this happen and
to help them provide for
SEWER: Plans could be altered
FROM PAGE ONE
grounds for changing ser-
vice providers.
Finally, the request
does not comply with the
208 Plan. Developers by-
passing the cooperative
agreement process is con-
trary to the 208 Plan [t]o
develop, adopt, implement
programs that encourage
and promote coordinated
of McDonough, Georgia;
four brothers, Sam Cline,
Jr., Bob Cline, Rick Cline
and Shaerrill Southerland;
two sisters, Dale Cline Wil-
liams and Brenda South-
erland; six grandchildren
and his Pitbull Belle.
Mr. Cline was prede-
ceased by one son, Billy
Belcher.
Graveside services will
be held 3 p.m. Thursday,
November 30, 2017 at Hill-
crest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held
after the service at the
gravesite.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
People are in need and Im glad we can
be a part of helping them out. With us and
Greer Relief and the Soup Kitchen, its not
a competition, its a collaboration.
their families. It was just
a deep level of gratitude
where before it was more
like, heres my wishlist. GCM its going to stay here
Robertson said the
program has become a
unique, personal way for
Greer Relief to develop re-
lationships and serve the
community. And the need
for help remains strong.
We are very much still cally. Hunger is a problem
in need of volunteers and
donors, Robertson said.
SERVING SENIORS AT GCM
Greer Relief isnt the
only nonprofit in need of
end-of-year donations this
December.
Greer Community Min-
istries will continue col-
lecting food, clothing and
other items for families in
need throughout the holi-
day season.
Its the time of year
when people think about
giving the most, GCM Ex-
ecutive Director Stephen
Smith said. What we need
at this time of year is what
we need all through the
yearcanned goods for
the food pantry, meals on
wheels drivers, clothing
and donations. At times,
you hate to keep asking
for money, but its what
keeps us going and its
what enables us to pro-
vide these programs free
of charge. org, greerrelief.org or
One of Greer Communi-
ty Ministries biggest pro-
grams is Meals on Wheels,
which provides local se-
and unified planning and
development of water and
sewer facilities in the ur-
ban and rural growth ar-
eas, he continued. Greer the currently designated
CPW has made substantial
investments in reliance on
serving this area.
The Spartanburg Coun-
ty Water and Sewer Ad-
visory Committee held a
special-called meeting on
Tuesday, Nov. 21, to de-
LUDLEY: Will serve as Grand Marshal
FROM PAGE ONE
Ludley was hired by for-
mer Greer Principal Mari-
on Waters as a math teach-
er in 2006.
During his first tenure
at the high school, Ludley
obtained his Masters de-
gree in School Leadership
from Furman University
in 2011. In 2012, he was
hired as an assistant prin-
cipal at Southside High
School until 2016.
Thats when Ludley was
hired by the Greenville
County School Board as
Principal of Greer High
School.
Led by the student gov-
ernment, students and
staff, the school raised
over $20,000 during Spir-
Stephen Smith
GCM Executive Director
nior citizens with hot
meals.
When you donate to
R-12 Single-Family Resi-
in Greer, he said. Last
year we delivered over
7,500 meals and fed close
to 5,500 seniors. That all
comes to a cost of over
$320,000. Thats why its
important to donate lo-
and we want folks to be a
part of the solution.
Over the Thanksgiving
Holiday, GCM served more
than 100 meals to elderly
Greer citizens,
A lot of folks just dont
have families that live
around here, he said. We
delivered about 150 meals
on Thanksgiving Day, and
thats because some of our
seniors just didnt have
any place else to go.
Smith said it is import-
ant for the community to
give back to all nonprofits
during this season.
People are in need and
Im glad we can be a part
of helping them out,
Smith said. With us and
Greer Relief and the Soup
Kitchen, its not a compe-
tition, its a collaboration.
We have to work as one to
make this a better area.
For more information on
any of Greers three main
nonprofits, visit gcminc.
greersoupkitchen.com.
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termine whether or not to
grant the request for an al-
ternative provider to serve
the site without consent of
provider.
The committee took no
action and asked for ad-
ditional information from
each of the parties in-
volved.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
EVENTS:
it Week of 2016 for Greer
Community Ministries and
over $26,000 during Spir-
As always Santa Claus
will be the featured guest
of the parade. Judging
Will begin
on Friday
it Week of 2017 for Greer this years parade is Greer
Relief. Relief Board of Directors
Greer High School has President: Walter Bennett
really stepped up recent- from Pelham Medical Cen-
ly as far as their commu- ter; Community Partner: FROM PAGE ONE
nity support. Theyve al- Chris Manley from En-
ways been supportive, but genius; and Senior Class photos with a larger-than-
theyve really taken it to a President & Spirit Week. life Christmas snowglobe.
new level, and a lot of that The parade lineup will Those looking for a snack
has to do with the leader- be available on https:// may visit Knuckies Food
ship of Justin Ludley. greerrelief.org/fea- Truck.
The 2017 Greer Christ- tured-events/ Friday at Entertainment on the
mas Parade Christmas at noon. promenade will include
the Movies will feature the Chandler Creek El-
over 90 parade units in- billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076 ementary School Choir,
cluding numerous busi- the Foothill Philharmon-
nesses, clubs, organiza- ic Brass Quintet and The
tions, churches, schools, Spinning Jenny Carolers.
dignitaries, and two Southern Dance Connec-
marching bands in the pa- tion, Ignite Dance Com-
rade lineup. pany, the Riverside High
School Band and Orches-
tra Small Ensembles, The
COMMISSION: Gives OK
Quatrophonics and 2015
Greer Idol Teen winner
Roni Leigh Teems will per-
form on the amphitheater
to subdivision, calendar
stage.
The highlight of the eve-
ning will be Santa Claus
FROM PAGE ONE ranches, kennels, land- arriving at 7:15 and read-
scaping businesses, sta- ing from a favorite Christ-
We grew up with animals bles and tree farms. As an mas book before joining
and farm there. alternative, Commissioner Greer Mayor Rick Danner
Housing developments Brian Martin mentioned to light the Christmas Tree
kind of grew up around the Design Review District at the entrance to Greer
part of it, she continued. (DRD) zoning. City Park.
I myself cant even have a We can then look at
horse there or a goat now. zoning classification un- The good thing
That just doesnt make der that zone review to
sense to me. tailor specific to that plan about this weekend
Griswold requested to and allow more flexibil-
rezone the property from ity being able to sell the is theres something
property without opening
dential to R-S, Residential the door for all the things for everybody.
Suburban District in order allowed in residential sub-
to sell. urban, Martin said.
Im trying to sell that City staff is looking into Mayor Rick Danner
property now that I have the possibility of using City of Greer
another life now that my DRD zoning that way.
other familys passed on, DRD is an option,
Griswold said. McCormick said. Thats Friday night, Santa is
No one wants to buy where you come with a the star of the show, but
it, she continued. Its specific plan with whats well have music in the
7.5 acres with a barn and going on with the proper- park, decorations every-
pond that they cant have ty. where and great food.
a goat or horse on. The commissioners then Theres just nobody that
William Dean, Presi- review that specific plan wouldnt be interested in
dent of the Homeowners or drawing of the proper- whats going on this week-
Association of a nearby ty. end, he said. Its not only
subdivision, expressed Weve not seen DRD a community event, but
concerns over the types of used that way for residen- its also a family event.
businesses that could be tial, but it certainly could Following the tree light-
established under the R-S work, McCormick said. ing, Santa will move to
zoning, including kennels. Its not limited to com- Grace Hall on Trade St.
I dont want a veteri- mercial. to visit with children and
nary farm on the proper- I have no intentions pose for photos. Greer Sta-
ty, Griswold said. I just of selling it for business tion will also be the site of
want someone to be able purposes or kennels or a holiday window decorat-
to grow up there like I anything, but with the R-S, ing contest for local busi-
did. it doesnt limit anybody nesses.
Businesses allowed un- from doing it, Griswold Tickets are sold out for
der R-S include animal said, and I do understand Saturdays three Breakfast
hospitals, cemeteries, not wanting to have those with Santa sessions at the
country clubs, farms, things. Cannon Centre.
Breakfast with Santa
has become the Christmas
|
event in the Upstate. Par-
COMMISSION ACTION ents were camping outside
Greer City Hall for the op-
19-lot Development: Greer Planning Commission approved portunity to buy tickets
5-1 a request for property located at 258 Liberty Hill Road to be when they went on sale,
rezoned from R-S Residential Suburban District to R-20, Resi- City Events Supervisor
dential Single-Family for the purpose of developing 19 lots with Ashlyn Stone said. All
septic tanks and water provided by Greer CPW. sessions sold out within
an hour.
Dump Trucks: Greer Planning Commission unanimously The celebration resumes
approved a request for property located at 600 Hampton Road on Sunday with the Greer
to be rezoned from RM-1, Residential Multi-Family, to C-3, Christmas Parade to bene-
Commercial, for the purpose of parking two dump trucks next fit Greer Relief. This years
to the house. theme, Christmas at the
Movies, invites partici-
82-lot Subdivision: Greer Planning Commission unanimously pants to put their favorite
approved a preliminary plat for property located at Burns Road holiday films on display as
and Snow Road to be developed into an 82-lot subdivision. the parade begins at 2:30
p.m. and moves along the
Westmoreland Road: Greer Planning Commission unanimously 1.1 mile route down W.
approved a preliminary plat for property located at Westmore- Poinsett St. to N. Main St.
land Road to be developed into a subdivision. and ending at Cunning-
ham Dr.
Freeman Farm: Greer Planning Commission unanimously The good thing about
approved a preliminary plat for property located at Old Jones this weekend is theres
Road to be developed into a subdivision. something for everybody,
Danner said. Thats what
2018 Calendar: Greer Planning Commission unanimously makes it so fun.
approved the 2018 meeting calendar for the Planning Commis-
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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
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3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
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2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
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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 421-5686
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
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417 S. Buncombe Rd.
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3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Crisp opens up about bank murders 14 years later
In new
book
FROM FOX CAROLINA
NEWS PARTNER
A former Greer police
chief opened up about
his career and acase that
impacted his law enforce-
ment careermore than 14
years ago.
Dean Crisps new book,
Leadership Lessons from
the Thin Blue Line reflects
on his career, including
time spent as police chief
for the City of Greer from
1991 to 2004.
The suspect was described as wearing a black ski mask while armed with a handgun and
getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
GCSO investigating two
Dollar General robberies
BY SERGEANT RYAN FLOOD
GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Investigators from the
Greenville County Sher-
iffs Office are investigat-
ing two armed robberies
occurring at the Dollar
General, located at401
Brushy Creek Road. The
first of which, occurred
on November 13thand the
pictured suspect was not-
ed as wearing a scream-
style mask while armed
Greenville man charged
with sexual assault
After
drugging
victim
FROM FOX CAROLINA
NEWS PARTNER
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office said a man
is in custody after a sexual
assault investigation.
Deputies said sometime
between Oct. 8 and 11,
59-year-old Marcus Sewell
McCall drugged a victim
without her knowledge.
According to the arrest
Sheriffs Office buys
600 coats for youth
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office has an-
nounced this years Com-
munity Coats and Cops
project has amounted
to the purchase of over
600 coats for youth in
theGreenvilleCoun-
tySchool District.
This year, the Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice partnered with their
friends at ScanSource
and theGreenvilleCoun-
tySchool Districtand is
ultimately going to be able
to provide new coats to
600-plus children in the
Police and Fire
Dean Crisp
It talks about the les-
sons I learned while I was
a police chief, said Crisp,
Ilearned a lot of those
lessons here in Greer.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
with a handgun. The sus-
pect entered the store and
demanded money before
getting away with an un-
disclosed amount of cash.
The second robbery oc-
curred on November 19th,
and the suspect was de-
scribed as wearing a black
ski mask while armed with
a handgun and again, get-
ting away with an undis-
closed amount of cash.
The two vehicles used
during the commission
Marcus Sewell McCall
warrant, the victim lost
consciousness after being
offered a glass of wine and
woke up after being sexu-
ally assaulted.
Deputies said the drug
commonly referred to as
community.
OnTuesday, Dec. 5,be-
ginning at 11 a.m., dep-
uties from the Sheriffs
Office will be joining Scan-
Source employees at their
headquarters, located at6
Logue CourtinGreenville,
to load the coats.
At 12 p.m. deputies and
employees from Scan-
Source will be delivering
the coats to the Greenville
County Schools MT Ander-
son Support Center, lo-
cated at100 Blassingame
Road.
The Greer Citizen
The former police chief
said one of the most mem-
orable cases of this career
happened back in 2003,
whena bank teller and two
customers were killed at
Blue Ridge Savings Bank.
It was tragic. What a
horrific tragedy, said
Crisp.
The murders of Sylvia
Holtzclaw and James and
Margaret Barnesremain
unsolved.
I think about that a lot,
said Crisp, That was one
ofthe things that, when
you look back we hoped
we were able to solve.
Dale Arterburn is the
lead detective with Greer
of the crimes are also at-
tached. The silver suv
was used in the robbery
occurring on November
13thand the black vehi-
cle was used in the other.
Investigators believe it to
be the same suspect on
both incidents and ask for
anyone with information
regarding the identity of
the suspect, to call Crime
Stoppers of Greenville at
23-CRIME.
the date rape drug was
used.
McCall was arrested and
charged with first-degree
criminal sexual conduct
after an investigation was
launched when the inci-
dent was reported on Oct.
25.
McCall is currently be-
ing held at the Greenville
County Detention Center
without bond.
Police and said this case
has haunted him for years.
Its somewhat personal
to me as well. I was one
of the first detectives that
day that responded to that
scene, said Detective Ar-
terburn.
Arterburn said they have
one person of interest but
have never definitively
tied him to the case.
That person is Emerson
Wright, said Arterburn.
Detective Arterburn said
Wright took his own life
after the triple homicide
was committed, which
makes solving the case
more difficult.
Arterburn said he re-
Crime
Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered inno-
cent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
PETIT LARCENY
Richard Kareem Moore,
35, of 109 Carey Avenue
in Greer has been charged
with Domestic Violence
(3rd degree) and Petit Lar-
ceny (<$2,000).
According to an incident
report filed by Greer Po-
lice, officers responded
to a domestic disturbance
call at the above address.
There, the complainant
said that Moore had en-
tered her home through
the bedroom window
and started pushing her
around, eventually hitting
her across the right side of
her face and taking $200
of her money before leav-
ing. Police observed swell-
ing to the complainants
right eye.
A warrant was obtained
on the above charges.
ASSAULTING AN OFFICER
Christopher Kennedy
ONeal, 25, of 10 Heath-
wood Cr. in Taylors has
been charged with As-
saulting an Officer While
Resisting Arrest and Pro-
viding a False Name to
Police.
According to the Greer
Police department, an offi-
cer was on routine patrol
at the intersection of 4th
Avenue and Wilson.
He observed a driver
and passenger not wear-
ing seatbelts and the pas-
senger moving erratically
inside the car. He conduct-
ed a traffic stop.
The rear passenger iden-
tified himself as Jackson
Phelipps.
The officer ordered him
to exit the vehicle after he
dropped something and
then began to dig between
the seats.
As the officer attempted
to handcuff him, he sub-
ject fled the area.
Another officer was able
to grab him and bring him
to the ground.
While on the ground,
the subject, Christopher
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Its somewhat personal to me as well. I
was one of the first detectives that day that
responded to that scene.
Dale Arterburn
Lead Detective, Greer Police Department
mains hopeful that this still have information,
case will one day be said Arterburn.
solved. Anyone with informa-
If were to say that he tion about this case should
is our primary point of contact Greer Police at
interest then maybe he 864-848-2160 or Crimes-
disclosed information to toppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
someone else and some-
one else out there may
ONeal, resisted police ef-
forts to restrain him.
Eventually, a taser was
POSSESSION
Allen Jeremy Edmonds,
28, of 127 Rolling Green
used and ONeal requested
to be taken to the hospital
for treatment.
Cr. in Greenville has been
charged with Possession
of Methamphetamine and
While in the ambulance, Unlawful Carrying of a
officers discovered the Firearm.
subjects real name. On November 16th, an
One of the responding employee at Victor Meth-
officers claimed that ONe- odist Church reported a
al had hit him in the face suspicious white vehicle
with the back of his hand parked in the church lot.
in an effort to evade cap- Police arrived to find Ed-
ture. monds breathing heavily
ONeal was treated and and avoiding eye contact.
then transported to the He was asked to exit the
Greer City Jail. car so that the K9 unit
could search it.
SHOPLIFTING Inside his pant pocket,
Samantha Gray Weav- officers found a pipe with
er, 22, of 1076 Boiling some residue, 0.5 grams
Springs Road in Spartan- of methamphetamine and
burg has been charged five Alprazolam tablets.
with Shoplifting Enhance- Under the back seat,
ment ($2,000 or less). police found a loaded .45
According to the inci- pistol.
dent report supplied by Edmonds was arrested
the Greer Police Depart- at the scene and taken to
ment, officers responded the Greer Police Depart-
to a shoplifting complaint ment.
at the Walmart on East The drugs were placed
Wade Hampton Blvd.
They responded to find
Weaver walking about 200
yards from the store.
into evidence.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
John Alexis Lo-
She was out of breath pez-Agudelo, 29, of 107
and matched the de- Johnson Ave. in Greer has
scription provided by the been charged with Disor-
stores loss prevention of- derly Conduct.
ficer. According to a Greer
Store surveillance foot- Police incident report, of-
age showed Weaver con- ficers responded to Pour
cealing multiple items Sports on Trade St.
in the self-check-out line The subject approached
without paying for them. the officer right outside
A trespass notice was is- the bar, yelling something
sued and the subject was in Spanish.
transported to Greer City He had bloodshot eyes
Jail. and was unsteady on his
feet.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE When he opened the
Caleb Vernel Holcombe door and tried to enter
III, 46, of 119 Ashby Cross the bar, Lopez was placed
Ct. in Greer has been in handcuffs and arrested
charged with Domestic Vi- for Disorderly Conduct.
olence (3rd Degree).
According to the inci-
dent report provided by
Greer Police, officers ar-
rived at the above address WANT IT!
FIND IT!
to respond to a domestic
disturbance.
Holcombe reported that
he and the complainant
BUY IT!
had been arguing when he SELL IT!
grabbed a bean bag chair
and threw it at her.
He was placed under ar-
rest on the above charge
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017 
END OF THE ROAD
Jackets
look
ahead
Will lose
16 seniors
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer Highs 2017 foot-
ball team can celebrate
a season of remarkable
accomplishments, but
there is no looking back
for Head Coach Will
Young. He refuses to
speculate if this team
has been his best ever,
saying, I dont put a lot
of stock in making com-
parisons. I do think this
group really did a good
job. We had very few off
field problems, the kids
worked hard and played
hard. They have been a
good group to coach.
Young added, I will
always have good mem-
ories of this bunch, that
they stayed focused and
were successful. We had
a good run.
I dont put a lot
of stock in making
comparisons. I do
think this group
really did a good
job...They have
been a good group
to coach.
Will Young
Greer head coach
Despite recording his
100th win at Greer High
with his best team re-
cord-wise (12-2) and
claiming another region
crown, the Yellow Jack-
ets fell short of winning
the state championship,
losing to South Pointe
in the Upstate AAAA fi-
nals. That setback has
Young already focused
on the 2018 season
that begins in just nine
months. While he is busy
this week inventorying
equipment to determine
the needs for next year,
Young will spend some
time looking at person-
nel coming back and
seeing who might fill the
shoes of some of the kids
who are leaving.
Young also will be
planning strategy with
his coaching staff. We
have to figure what we
need to look like if we
want to win the state,
and how to get to that
level. The kids really de-
serve to get there, but we
have to get faster. We will
be working on that in the
off season.
The Yellow Jackets will
lose 16 seniors, and many
of them will be difficult
to replace. Graduation
will claim a pair of Shrine
Bowl selections, defen-
sive back-receiver- return
specialist Qua White and
offensive lineman Bradly
Thompson. Also depart-
ing are defensive back
Jacob Harris who will
play in the North-South
game, defensive linemen
Travigea Ware, Tryick
Smith and Jalen Terrell,
defensive backs Richie
Sadler, Tim Eckroth, and
Tyric Fleming, offensive
linemen Matthew Pear-
son and Gabe Hannon,
wide-receiver Nate Jef-
ferson and H-back Chris
Quinn.
Its always hard to lose
good players, Young
confirmed. But I would
not call 2018 a rebuild-
ing year. This is why you
have an off-season pro-
gram, to figure how to
SEE JACKETS | B2
Despite a season full of success, including another region championship, Greers state title hopes came to an end last
Friday at Dooley Field with a 67-21 loss to South Pointe during the Upper State final. The Yellow Jackets finish the year
at 12-2.
Greer falls to defending champs
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Two failures ended
Greer Highs stellar foot-
ball season Friday night.
The Yellow Jackets of-
fense failed to play a mis-
take-free game, and the
defense had no answer
for Derion Kendrick, the
top rated player in South
Carolina. That added up
to a 67-21 debacle that
sent undefeated South
Pointe sprinting into
the state finals against
Hartsville.
Greer started off on
the wrong foot against
the nations number five-
ranked team and never
recovered. The Yellow
Jackets gave up a quick
touchdown that was aid-
ed by two costly penal-
ties, and then fumbled
on their first drive that
led to a second quick
South Pointe score, less
than five minutes into
the game.
You cant spot a team
like that 14 points right
off and expect to win.
That was odd because we
havent been doing that, enough stops to keep Greer in the game.
said Greer Coach Will
Young of the loss.
Greers offense did not
get untracked until the
third quarter when the
Yellow Jackets scored
three touchdowns. But
South Pointe matched
those and then some, as
Greer defenders were un-
able to tackle Kendrick
in the open field. The re-
sult was the most points
scored against the Yellow
Jackets since 1936.
Kendrick, who put on
the all time best individ-
ual performance against
a Greer High football
team, accounted for 389
total yards and seven
touchdowns.
Obviously they had
more bullets than we did,
especially Kendrick who
was the big difference,
Coach Young said. They
had the better team to-
night.
The Stallions took a gi-
ant step toward extend-
ing their current streak
to 25 straight wins, not
to mention 19 consec-
utive playoff victories,
with a 72-yard opening
drive. Joe Ervin got loose
on a 24-yard end run to
launch the drive of nine
plays, the most of any
Stallions scoring march-
es in the game. The Yel-
low Jackets were hit with of penalties before Kend-
a costly penalty that gave
South Pointe a first down
at the Greer 22-yard
line. After another flag
helped advance the visi-
tors to the 12, Kendrick
skirted left end to score
Sports
The Greer Citizen
The Greer offense could not hang with South Pointe, falling behind 33-0 before halftime.
The Yellow Jackets scored three times in the third, but the defense was unable to record
untouched. A poor cen- nine-yard line. This time,
ter snap spoiled the ex- South Pointe used a trick
tra point kick, but South play, a three-yard pass
Pointe led 6-0. from Scott Robinson to
Greer came right back Kendrick, to make it 33-0
to grab two quick first with 5:25 left in the first
downs, moving 35 yards half.
to midfield on the run-
ning of Dre Williams. JACKETS REFUSE TO FOLD
Then disaster struck The only time Greer
when quarterback Trey stopped the visitors was
Houston fumbled, and on their next possession
Jalen Hicks recovered for when Richie Sadler in-
the Stallions. tercepted a fourth-down
On the next play, Ken- pass in the end zone.
drick found Steven Gilm- Beginning at the 20-
ore streaking past Greers yard line, Greer moved
secondary on a 46-yard across midfield only to
touchdown bomb. B.T. lose starting offensive
Potter kicked the first of lineman Jamal Rogers to
his eight extra points to an injury as the first half
make it 14-0. ended.
The Stallions soon Instead of folding,
scored, moving 55 yards Coach Youngs team gave
after a short punt with Jacket Backers something
Kendrick plunging into to cheer about in the
the end zone on a four- second half. The Yellow
yard run for a 20-0 first Jackets took the opening
period lead. kickoff and scored in two
Greer came back with a plays when Qua White
drive of three first downs shot through the line and
across midfield only to out-ran the Stallions to
have a penalty nullify a the end zone, 82 yards
long gain on a pass play away. Edwin Sales added
and halt the march. the extra point that cut
South Pointe went right the lead to 33-7.
back to work as Kendrick But Greer could not
completed passes of 24 contain South Pointe as
and 22 yards. The Stal- the Stallions came back
lions overcame a couple to score in just two plays.
Ervin took a wide pitch
rick scored on a six-yard and raced 63 yards down
carry. the sidelines.
On their next pos- Trading scores con-
session, the Stallions tinued when Williams
cruised 91 yards to score returned the ensuing
after a Greer punt had short kickoff 25 yards
backed them up to the to the Stallions 34-yard
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
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line. White reeled off a
13-yard gain, and fol-
lowed that with a 20-yard
burst up the middle for a
touchdown that made it
a 40-14 affair.
Again, South Pointe
countered. A 28-yard
pass from Kendrick to
Robinson capped the
Stallions 65-yard scoring
drive.
And Greer kept fans
flickering hopes alive
with yet another touch-
down drive, this one
covering 80 yards in 15
plays. Houstons 19-yard
pass to Braxton Collins
was the key play that led
to a five-yard score by
Matthew Huff.
The 47-21 deficit did
not last long as the Stal-
lions scored in just over
a minute when Kendrick
rambled 49 yards up the
middle through Greers
entire defense for a
touchdown.
Before the third peri-
od ended, South Pointe
made it 60-21 when
Marice Whitlock scored
from one yard out to fin-
ish a drive that featured
Kendrick runs of 29 and
21 yards.
Ervin set up South
Pointes final score with
a 64 yard run to start the
fourth period. Donovan
McClinton got the points
on a seven-yard carry.
Greer finished with
another long drive, mov-
ing to the South Pointe
SEE LOSS | A2
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
New norm
H
aving a baby will grow
you up in ways you
never saw coming.
Monday night, after a
particularly crazy day,
I put Penny in her bed
and collapsed in my own.
Just before drifting off to
sleep, my wife gave me
a strange look, which I
knew from past experi-
ences meant, get up.
Are you going to help
me put this laundry
away? she asked.
Biting my tongue, I got
up to help, knowing she
had a long day too. Then I
started to recap
Heres a list of things
I did today, I thought.
Woke up at 4:30, fed the
baby, washed the dishes,
cleaned the kitchen, made
the coffee and lunches,
got ready, fed the baby
again, went to work,
came home to relieve the
babysitter, went back to
work, came home and
made dinner (ok, it might
have been Kraft macaro-
ni and cheese, but this
is a judgment free zone
right?), did more dish-
es, cleaned more house,
changed more diapers
and now I was putting
away laundry.
This is what it feels like
to be old and mature I
reckon.
You fit more into a day
than you ever thought
possible and virtually ev-
erything you do is some-
thing the world would
deem as responsible.
I remember the days
before we had children.
Everything was a possibil-
ity, including: three-hour
naps, trips to the movies,
workouts with friends
you name it.
Now, Im lucky to shovel
a meal down my throat
quick enough before the
baby screams.
Side note: I really hadnt
considered that my wife
and I would never share
a meal together again.
When you have a little
one, you eat in shifts. And
my poor wife never gets
the first shift because the
baby always gets hungry
at meal times for us. Se-
riously, any time we pick
up or make food, I eat it
about as fast as humanly
possible so I can take the
baby off my wifes hands.
Im starting to understand
why some folks just let
the baby cry.
I hope this column
doesnt sound too com-
plainy (although thats
probably what Ive been
doing this whole time).
We are so fortunate to
have the life that we have
now and raising a child is
far from a fruitless effort.
People say, it gets bet-
ter, ALL THE TIME and as
much as I hated hearing
it, it really does. Penny
is sleeping a little more,
smiling a lot more and
doing things that make us
adore her.
So what if I occasion-
ally miss entire portions
of movies or football
games because my child
is screaming her head
off? Parenting is proba-
bly more important than
Clemson dogging South
Carolina or me watching
Christmas Vacation for
the 1,000th time.
If I had to give advice
to new parents; though,
I wouldnt give the same
kind of advice I got.
People kept telling me,
Get your sleep while
you can, or Enjoy these
moments while they last,
but that view is sort of
negative. Yeah this life
isnt the same and I cer-
tainly cant be as selfish
as I once was, but the new
normal isnt so bad. Sure
its filled with household
chores and dirty dia-
pers, but happiness can
be found even in these
things if you have the
right attitude.
Sleep is overrated any-
way.
You see what I did
there? With a positive at-
titude I almost convinced
myself that that was true.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL29, 2017
6, 2016

LOSS: Greer defense struggles at home JACKETS: Will return young talent
FROM B1 had only one turnover, a 13/168 yards; Williams FROM B1 Young said, We antic- meat-grinder of non-con-
pass interception in the 14/61 yards; Houston ipate he will be fully re- ference games. Greer will
22-yard line. There, Mat- end zone. 19/46 yards; Huff 7/44 replace the kids who are covered and ready to open with four games
thew Huff uncorked a yards. leaving by working with play next fall. against larger, Class
pass that Dashaun Davis THE SCORE BY QUARTERS South Pointe rushing: the younger guys to help Young hopes to replen- AAAAA schools begin-
intercepted at the 10- S. Pointe 20 13 27 7 - 67 Kendrick 15/160 yards; them become bigger, ish the depth chart with ning with Byrnes fol-
yard line with two min- Greer 0 0 21 0 - 21 Ervin 9/185 yards; Whit- faster and stronger. members of the jayvee lowed by Westside, Spar-
utes left in the game. First quarter: Kendrick lock 10/95 yards; Mc- Looking ahead, Greer team that cruised to an tanburg and Mauldin.
South Point put up the (SP) 12-yard run; kick Clinton 1/7 yards; Quay will have most of its 8-2 record. But, unlike The tough competition
most numbers, offen- failed. Gilmore SP), 46- Chambers 1/0 yards; offensive firepower re- this year, the 2018 roster early on has paid off the
sively, of any Greer foe yard pass from Kendrick, Kanari Mobley 3/5 yards; turning beginning with may not have any fresh- past two seasons in get-
in modern times, 687. Potter kick. Kendrick Tahleek Steele 2/6 yards. quarterback Trey Hous- men moving up from the ting the Yellow Jackets
That translated into 28 (SP), 4-yard run, Potter Greer passing: Houston ton and running back middle school team that ready for the region and
first downs. The Stallions kick. 19/29/0 229 yards; Huff Dre Williams who will be had a rare losing record. post-season play.
threw for 229 yards, Second quarter: Kend- 2/4/1 13 yards. three-year starters. A sol- The football players Gone from the 2018
completing 17 or 25 rick (SP) 6 yard-run, Pot- South Pointe passing: id corps of wide receiv- will regroup in January to schedule are Clinton
passes, and rushed for a ter kick. Kendrick (SP), Kendrick 17/24/1 229 ers coming back include begin work in the weight and Daniel, they both
whopping 458 yards. 3-yard pass from Robin- yards; Steele 0/1/0 0 Braxton Collins, Camer- room and tackle some dropped us, he said, as
Greers offense was no son, kick failed. yards. on Martin and Markelan skill work. We have well as Woodruff.
slouch, also posting 28 Third quarter: White Greer receiving: White Ware. some young linemen that The fifth game will
first downs on 472 to- (G) 82-yard run, Sales 4/26 yards; Williams I think we will be need to make progress, be with old rival Union.
tal yards, which would kick; Ervin (SP) 64-yard 2/18 yards; Chris Quinn okay at linebacker with as do some of the other They somehow got
be enough to easily win run, Potter kick. White 2/10 yards; Collins 2.14 Najawuan Smith, Jakyre kids, Young said. Then reclassified as AAA,
most games. The Yellow (G) 20-yard run, Sales yards; Markelan Ware Kerns and Garrett Dill we will start throwing Young noted.
Jackets rolled up 318 kick. Robinson (S), 28- 1/6 yards; Nate Jefferson all coming back, Young and catching with receiv- The remaining five
yards on the ground and yard pass from Kend- 5/46 yards; Huff 4/34 said. We will have to ers and cornerbacks in games will be with Re-
completed 20 of 33 pass- rick, Potter kick. Huff (G) yards. find some offensive and the gym in March. Ten gion II, AAAA foes in-
es for 154 air yards. 5-yard run, Sales kick. South Pointe receiv- defensive linemen, but days of spring practice cluding Greenville and
The Yellow Jackets suf- Kendrick (S) 49-yard run, ing: Gilmore 4/85 yards; the most holes to plug are planned in May, fol- Berea, which are moving
fered two turnovers, a Potter kick. Whitlock (SP) Ervin 2/37 yards; Kend- are in the defensive sec- lowed by 7-on-7 pass- into the league alongside
fumble and an intercep- one-yard run, kick failed. rick 1/3 yards; Robinson ondary where the only ing league competitions Travelers Rest, Eastside
tion, that they could not Fourth quarter: McClin- 4/71 yards; Isaac Ross returnee is Ethan Alexan- during the summer. and Blue Ridge.
afford, plus eight penal- ton (SP) seven-yard run, 3/16 yards. der. When fall practice
ties for 61 yards. South Potter kick. Jamal Rogers, a junior begins in August, the
Pointe was flagged14 Individuals offensive tackle, was in- Yellow Jackets will be
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TALKING ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: PART TWO
An interview with FAVORs Rich Jones
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
Q: DO YOU THINK THE
STIGMA OF ADDICTION
HAS BEEN REDUCED AT ALL
OVER THE LAST DECADE?
Jones: I think there is
more awareness and ef-
forts to address the stigma
than Ive ever seen. I cant
believe all the TV shows
that have been done about
this issue even the pres-
ident talking about it. Its
absolutely amazing the
discussion is as open as
it is now, so thats really
good.
Unfortunately, when
you start digging down
into it, the policies havent
changed. So, if the stigma
has changed, its not being
reflected in any of the pol-
icies or any of the actions.
Here in the state of SC,
BlueCross BlueShield is
still systematically deny-
ing insurance payments.
Its fascinating if you
think about it. In the whole
entire state there are two
private (28+ day) treat-
ment centers paid for by
insurance or reimbursed
by insurance. Thats got to
be because outside inves-
tors know they couldnt
make money in the state.
Thats just amazing to me.
No one wants to come in
here when 80% of the state
is insured by BlueCross
BlueShield and they know
theyre not going to get
insurance reimbursement.
Q: SO BLUECROSS BLUE-
SHIELD WONT PAY FOR
REHAB?
Their reimbursement
rate is notoriously low.
Thats what weve been
told. I dont have docu-
mentation of that or any-
thing but Ive seen the
(insurance) denial letters
from family members who
have brought them in. We
believe thats a huge injus-
tice. Insurance companies
are discriminating against
a group of people even
though there is a federal
law that says theyre not
allowed to do that.
Q: HOW DO THEY GET AWAY
WITH THAT?
They get away with that
because the stigma (sur-
rounding addiction) is so
strong that nobody wants
to be the voice out there.
Ive seen a kid in his 20s
get denied inpatient treat-
ment by BlueCross Blue-
Shield after an overdose
because he hadnt tried
outpatient treatment first.
In that particular case,
the family didnt want to
appeal it (the denial) and
I think that happens a
lot. The family just sort
of goes along with it. It
doesnt warrant enough
attention and weve got
to do some work on that.
If you want to talk about
North Greenville gives back
Shares
Thanksgiving
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North Greenville Uni-
versity faculty, staff and
students gave back on
Thanksgiving with a meal
for those in need.
The event was organized
as part of a service project
for Tigerville Elementary
School.
Students collected
canned foods while the
faculty and staff provided
turkeys. Thirty Tigerville
community families were
helped through this initia-
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Delivering the turkeys
was a sweet experience.
Thanksgiving is a time
for family and friends to
gather, so it brings me joy
knowing that elementary
Living Here
Rich Jones, Executive Director of FAVOR, talks drug addiction and what can be done to
take better care of addicts during Part II of William Buchheits series.
a goal or an area where
FAVOR-Greenville needs
to improve going forward,
its the advocacy side.
Somebodys got to start
sticking up for these fam-
ilies.
It really frustrates me
when I hear from parents,
because you just dont
know what to say to them.
You dont know what to
say to the mom telling you
about spending $250,000
to get her kid in treatment
for nine months and now
hes back home for two
weeks and hes already
high.
Q: WHAT COULD THE STATE
AND NATIONAL GOVERN-
MENT DO TO TAKE BETTER stands for Vanquishing Opioid Addiction. It is also sponsored by
CARE OF ADDICTS?
I think they could follow
through on some of these
funding promises that
you see. There have been
several different instanc-
es where money has been
promised, the most recent
of which was Trump de-
claring the opiate crisis a
public health emergency.
Thats supposed to free
up money. Lets see that
money come. What we
tend to do right now is talk
about the issue quite a bit
and not really follow up.
There are going to have
to be some serious appro-
priations going on. ...We
need more action and less
words. Everybody agrees
at this point that this is a
huge problem.
Q: HAVE YOU SEEN A LOT OF
OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE
FOUR YEARS YOUVE BEEN
AT FAVOR-GREENVILLE?
Its been unbelievable.
Ive never ever in my life
experienced so many
deaths. Young people,
too, 18-30 year olds. Were or straight heroin. You
working on developing a
support group for families
school students and their
families will share a hot,
hearty meal on this day,
said Hannah Reese, a ju-
nior elementary education
major. I could tell that
it meant a tremendous
amount to the school be-
cause we received genuine
thanks and tearful eyes. I
am grateful for the many
NGU students and faculty
who made this experience
possible.
Tigerville Elementary
School Principal C. Diane
Jackson said the meals
were given to families they
knew had a need and to
those who had expressed
a need.
We really appreciate
the assistance with provid-
ing Thanksgiving meals to
some of our families, said most was how truly grate-
Jackson. We are grateful
to have such a connection
with North Greenville Uni-
versity.
Emily Brown, a junior
The Greer Citizen
I say all the time that we have to
acknowledge theres a difference between
a 40-year-old alcoholic and an 18-year-old
heroin addict.
Rich Jones
Executive Director of FAVOR
and its becoming more Yes, theyve gotten nota-
appealing to a younger bly younger. Profession-
crowd. Cocaine was huge ally, Ive been in the ad-
in the 80s and 90s, then diction field for 17 years
you didnt hear about it as and its gotten notably
much. Cocaine was what younger. When I first got
was getting everybody in into this business, I would
rehab there for a while. run a group and there
Then it sort of fell away, wouldnt be one 20-year-
but Im predicting youre old in that group. Now,
going to hear more about you will find at least half
cocaine. of the people at our all-re-
covery meetings here at
Q: DO YOU THINK THATS FAVOR are younger.
PHOTO | COURTESY FAVOR-GREENVILLE BECAUSE OF AMERICAS If you really want to
ECONOMIC RECOVERY? look at why we are having
so much trouble making
I think were dealing the shift as a treatment
with a much more sophis- industry, you have to re-
ticated machine when it member that, for 50 years,
comes to the drug cartels we were working with the
and what we think (about same group of people. We
them). I think a lot of peo- were used to working with
ple think that the drug people in their 30s and
cartels are just a bunch of 40s, mostly alcoholics.
crazy, gangster-like guys We had a way of treating
running around that are them that worked for that
super violent and just try group. But now I say all
to sell whatever they can the time that we have to
get out there. Some of that acknowledge that theres
is true but if you read this a difference between a
book called Narconomics: 40-year-old alcoholic and
Bethel United will screen How to Run a Drug Cartel
(by Tom Wainwright), you
an 18-year-old heroin ad-
dict.
will see that these cartels
opiate documentary are a business. They have
strategic planning meet-
Q: ARE THESE YOUNGER
CLIENTS BOTH MALE AND
ings. They have marketing FEMALE?
This Saturday, Dec. 2, Bethel United Methodist will screen a meetings.
documentary on Americas opiate addiction epidemic. At 11 Its mostly guys, mostly
a.m., the church will show Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Q: ARE THEY ALL MEXICAN? young guys.
Opiate Addict. The viewing was made possible by VOICE, which
No. They are interna- Q: NOW THE SUBJECT OF
FAVOR-Greenville and the Phoenix Center. The film was pro- tional. For a long time the SUBOXONE (THE BRAND
duced by the FBI in an effort to combat the growing epidemic of cartels operated under the NAME FOR BUPRENOR-
addiction to prescription opiates and heroin. It is estimated that idea of competition, but PHINE, A MEDICATION
opiate overdoses will kill some 70,000 Americans this year. what they found was that USED TO TREAT OPIATE
all the violence brought ADDICTION) IS A WHOLE
too much attention to DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
that have lost loved ones. on the prescriptions, the them so now they collude. THERES BEEN A LOT OF
Estimates say that 70,000 illegal drugs will pop up. The cartels actually work DEBATE ABOUT IT BUT IT
Americans will die from together now. Theyre CLEARLY SEEMS LIKE A
overdoses in 2017. A mil- Q: HOW POPULAR ARE not killing each other like BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN
lion people will die in the BENZODIAZEPINES THESE they used to. It really hap- METHADONE WAS.
next ten years if we dont DAYS? pened when El Chapo
get it together. (imprisoned Mexican drug Well, its also better than
Benzos are huge now. lord Joaquin Guzman) death. We really really
Q: THATS AN INCREDIBLE If you want to get honest went away. Also, the car- want people to come here
STAT CONSIDERING THAT about it, I believe benzos tels have contracted with if theyre on suboxone.
DOCTORS NATIONWIDE are more prevalent than marketing agencies with Theres no controversy
HAVE QUIT PRESCRIBING pain pills. Xanax specifi- people who used to work here whatsoever. I feel
SO MANY OPIATES. cally is the drug of choice for Disney and McDon- like the medication-assist-
for teenagers and young alds to determine which ed treatment experiment
The problem is its going adults. And I dont know drugs should be in certain that our society is about to
to get worse because the why that isnt talked about markets. engage in is not going to
heroin dealers are going quite as much. I know that What they do in our state work unless they get these
to move in. The heroin is teenage anxiety is higher is they will follow the pre- guys recovery support.
mixed with all this stuff than it ever was. Maybe scription drug prescribing The idea that they are just
and its not FDA approved that is why this is starting, practices and they will going to give addicts su-
or any of that. They (her- but we do see a lot of cli- time their entry into any boxone and not provide
oin dealers) are going to ents who have been taking given market appropriate- them additional support
move in to take up the Xanax. ly. So, the cartels are go- for recovery is not going
slack when these folks are ing to come into our area to cut it. Theyre just go-
coming off these prescrip- Q: ARE ANY OTHER DRUGS once prescription drugs ing to use other drugs or
tions and they need some- GAINING POPULARITY? are pushed down on. bounce off and on subox-
thing to get them through. one and heroin. Recovery
Dealers are either going Cocaine is making a Q: HAVE THE CLIENTS HERE isnt just getting rid of the
to be selling fake pills noteworthy comeback that AT FAVOR-GREENVILLE physical symptoms. You
Ive noticed over the last GOTTEN ANY YOUNGER have to get your head to-
will see an escalation in two or three years. Were SINCE YOUVE BEEN HERE? gether too, man.
deaths. You push down hearing about it more
Delivering the turkeys was a sweet
experience. Thanksgiving is a time for
family and friends to gather, so it brings
me joy knowing that elementary school
students and their families will share a hot,
hearty meal on this day.
Hannah Reese
NGU junior
elementary education ma- pacted by the simple act
jor, was also impacted by of receiving a Thanksgiv-
the opportunity to assist ing meal. Hearing this re-
with the food delivery to ally helped put things in
the school. perspective and reminded
What stood out to me all of us about all we have
to be thankful for this sea-
ful and overwhelmed the son.
school was for the dona- Brown says the dona- PHOTO | SUBMITTED
tion. [We were told] the tions given by the student
number of families that body is a testament to the North Greenville University students and staff took food
[would be] genuinely im- heart of NGU students. to families at Tigerville Elementary over the holiday.

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
BLEECKER STREET
Daniel Craig in Logan
Lucky
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COUCH THEATER
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 27
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Logan Lucky (PG-
13) -- Director Steven
Soderbergh is back in
the game with a gang of
Southern-fried charmers
hoping to filch a fortune
from the Charlotte Motor
Speedway during the busy
Memorial Day weekend.
Jimmy Logan (Channing
Tatum) is not the luck-
iest of guys. Fired from
his construction job and
facing a visitation prob-
lem with his daughter, he
hatches a plot to rob the
raceway along with his
one-armed brother Clyde
(Adam Driver) and a safe-
cracker jailbird named
Jimmy (a hilariously lit-up
Daniel Craig). Between the
cast of crazy characters
-- Riley Keough, Katie
Holmes, Seth MacFarlane,
even Hilary Swank as a
dogged FBI agent -- the
laughs from dim-witted,
over-the-top antics come
at a steady clip, and yes,
theres a sweet ending to
put it all right.
I Do Until I Dont
(R) -- A jaded, zealous
filmmaker posits that
marriage as a lifelong
partnership is not the
thing, and that it should
be treated as a seven-year,
renewable contract. We
meet three couples with
which she presumes to
prove her thoughts on the
subject: an older couple
(Mary Steenburgen and
Paul Reiser), who spend
their time being sarcastic;
a young hippie couple
(Watt Cenac and Amber
Heard), who spend their
time making out; and
Ed Helms and Lake Bell
(also writer, director and
producer), who play a
couple struggling to start
a family. Its billed as a
comedy, but its not really
funny, nor is it poignant
or scathing or ... anything.
The marriage of this
movie and my eyeballs
was basically passionless.
Most I can say is I did but,
you know, dont.
Rememory (PG-13) --
Peter Dinklage heads this
cerebral thriller about a
groundbreaking piece of
technology and sensory
stimulation. A visionary
inventor (Martin Donovan)
creates a machine that
records your memories
and plays them back in
a viewer. Hes murdered
almost as soon as he
unveils his creation. Din-
klage plays Sam Bloom,
a man with dubious con-
nections to the inventor,
who steals the machine
from his widow, Carolyn
(Julia Ormond), and sets
off on a quest to find the
killer. The storylines are
jagged, and as mystifying
as the memories that fuel
Blooms search.
Super Dark Times
(NR) -- The life of a teen-
age boy in mid-1990s
upstate New York is much
like the life of teen boys
everywhere: bikes, navi-
gating school popularity,
fantasizing about and
vying for the attention of
girls and mock acts of vio-
lence as a rite of passage.
Best friends Zach (Owen
Phillips) and Josh (Charlie
Tahan) are no exception.
But when a mock act goes
unforgivably wrong, the
two friends are driven
apart in terribly insidi-
ous ways. Suspicion and
paranoia launch the boys
on a deep descent into
darkness. This film marks
the feature debut of di-
rector Kevin Phillips, who
has a knack for giving the
disturbed teen perspec-
tive a mesmerizingly wide
outlet.
NEW TV RELEASES
Gilmore Girls: A Year
in the Life Miniseries
Entertainment
Things
To Do
|
NEW LISTINGS
ARTISTS GUILD
TO HOLD HOLIDAY SHOW
The Artists Guild Gal-
lery of Greenville will hold
its annual Holiday Show
through Jan. 1. A Meet the
Artists event will be held
on Friday, Dec. 1, from 6-8
p.m.
Gallery hours are Mon-
day-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m.
The gallery is located
at 200 N. Main Street in
Greenville.
For more information,
call 239-3882 or visit art-
istsguildgalleryofgreen-
ville.com.
THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE
TO STAGE THE CAKE
The Warehouse Theatre
will stage The Cake Dec. CONCERT IS DEC. 3
1-17.
Jen lives in New York,
but has always dreamed of
having her wedding back
home in North Carolina.
With the big day quickly
approaching, she journeys
south to see Della, her late
mother's best friend and
owner of the local bakery.
She wants Della to make
the wedding cake for her
special day.
Della is thrilled to make
the wedding cake until she
realizes there isn't just
one bride involved in the
wedding, but two. Ask-
ing why we believe what
we believe, this new play
delivers laughs, love, and
truth with a lot of heart.
Directed by Kerrie Sey- Adapted and Arranged by
mour, the play features
Mimi Wyche, Amanda Sox,
Eliana Marianes and Terry
Wells.
The Warehouse Theatre
is located at 37 Augusta
Street in Greenville.
For more information,
visit warehousetheatre.
com or call 235-6948.
GSO LOLLIPOPS CONCERTS
SET FOR DEC. 2
Greenville Symphony
Orchestra will present Lol-
lipops: The Twelve Bots
of Christmas on Satur-
day, Dec. 2. The free clas-
sical concert for children
will be performed at the
Jean M. Smith Library in
Greer at 10 a.m. followed
by a performance at the
Hughes Main Library in
downtown Greenville at
11:30 a.m.
In a "steampunk" re-
telling of the traditional
Twelve Days of Christ-
mas, everything is ro-
botic. This modern ad- formation, visit carolinay-
aptation includes turbo
doves, a robot Santa, and 326-5490.
cyber-reindeer pulling a
techy, motorized sleigh.
The magical holiday spir-
it joins the 21st century
as we follow Robo-Santa
on his Christmas journey.
Percussionist Daniel Kirk-
patrick will personify the
new age gadgets alongside
SCCT Principal Teaching
Artist Traysie Amick's
reading of this creative
tale.
Lollipops concerts intro-
duce children to classical
music and the instruments
of the orchestra through
interactive concerts pre-
sented by members of the
Greenville Symphony Or-
chestra. During each con-
cert, chamber ensembles
accompany a storybook
reading.
Lollipops concerts are
appropriate for children
ages 2 to 7, although all
children and adults are
welcome. Programs last
approximately 30 min-
utes. Reservations are not
required and admission is
free.
For more information
about Lollipops and oth-
er GSO programs for chil-
dren, contact Braxton
Ballew at 232-0344 exten-
sion 19 or braxton@green-
villesymphony.org.
The Greer Citizen
Centre Stage will celebrate the holidays with a performance of the British family
Christmas comedy Happy Christmas, Shirley Dec. 5-17. For more information, visit www.
centrestage.org or call 233-6733.
YOUTH SYMPHONY
The Carolina Youth Sym-
phony Holiday Concert
will be held on Sunday,
Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. at McAlis-
ter Auditorium at Furman
University.
The program will feature
250 young musicians and
a 40-member high school
choir. Guest artists will
be Dorman High Chamber
Singers. Featuring director
Angela Lemere and three
orchestras of the Carolina
Youth Symphony.
The Repertory Orchestra
will perform:
Trepak from the
Nutcracker Ballet,
Tchaikovsky, arr. Richard
Meyer
A Bach Christmas,
Susan Christiansen
Twas the Night Before
Christmas, poem by Clem-
ent Clarke Moore, Bill Hol-
combe, arr. Ginger Greer
The Polar Express, Glen
Ballard and Alan Silvestri,
arr. Michael Story
The Concert Orchestra
will perform:
A Most Wonderful
Christmas, arr. Robert
Sheldon
The Bells of Christmas,
arr. Bob Krogstad
Sleigh Ride, Leroy An-
derson
The Symphony Orches-
tra will perform
March of the Toys from
Babes in Toyland, Victor
Herbert
Nutcracker Suite No.
1, Opus 71a, Peter I.
Tchaikovsky
Christmas Sing-A-Long,
Bob Cerulli
Christmas Music for Or-
chestra, John Cacaos
For tickets or more in-
outhsymphony.org or call
SMC TO STAGE MR.
SCROOGE! MUSICAL
The familiar story of
Ebenezer Scrooge will be
recast as a stage musical
this December at Spartan-
burg Methodist College.
Mr. Scrooge! a modern
and occasionally whim-
sical take on the Charles
Dickens classic A Christ-
mas Carol, will be pre-
sented at SMC on Dec. 6
and 7 at 7 p.m. in Gibbs
Auditorium of Ellis Hall.
The public is invited and
the performance is free.
The musical was written
and scored by SMC music
professor Lanny Lanford
while he was in graduate
school at the Southern
Baptist Theological Sem-
inary in Louisville, Ken-
tucky. This will be the
37th consecutive year it
has been staged and the
sixth in a row at SMC.
The musical features
a variety of styles, from
rock to salsa, without
losing the original storys
meaning.
Lanford directs SMCs
choral ensembles, includ-
ing the colleges traveling
chorus, the Troubadours.
He earned his doctorate
of musical arts in compo-
sition from the Universi-
ty of South Carolina. He
achieved international
acclaim by winning the In-
ternational Composition
Competition for Les Che-
valiers du Tastevin, writ-
ten in French and English.
For more information,
visit www.smcsc.edu.
PHOTO | COURTESY ESCOBAR PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC
MILITARY MUSEUM
HOLDING OPEN HOUSE
AIR RAID PEARL HAR-
BOR. THIS IS NOT A
DRILL was heard by many
surprised sailors and sol-
diers on Sunday, Dec. 7,
1941. Come learn about
this event that propelled
the United States into
World War II.
In remembrance of Pearl
Harbor, the Military Histo-
ry Center of the Carolinas
(MHCC) will host a free
Open House at their devel-
oping Military History Mu-
seum on Saturday, Dec. 9, 6-8 p.m., at Coffee Un-
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also on display will be
military artifacts from the
Spanish American War , Awakening Storm.
WWI, WWII and more mod-
ern conflicts.
Themuseum is located diobooks, a microphone
at 14 Airport Road Ext.,
Greenville, SC 29607 and
is adjacent to Runway
Park.
For more information
about MHCC, please visit
http://www.greenville-
downtownairport.com/
MHCC.html or contact
Sam Cooper at scooper2@
charter.net or 346-5026
THE SPINNING JENNY
TO HOLD O. HENRY EVENT
The Spinning Jenny will
host a holiday celebration
with An Evening of O. Hen-
ry on Saturday, Dec. 9.
The Cop and The An-
them and The Gift of
the Magi will be shown at
two performances: one at
2 p.m. (doors open at 1:30
p.m.) and 7:30 p.m. (doors
open at 7 p.m.).
Known for his surprise
endings, O. Henry wrote
these two short stories
that have been adapted
into one-act plays.
For more information
and tickets, visit www.
thespinningjennygreer.
com or call 469-6416.
The Spinning Jenny is
located at 107 Cannon
Street in Greer.
ANDERSON TO HOST
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
The Greater Anderson
Musical Arts Consortium
(GAMAC) will ring in the
holidays with its 27th an-
nual Christmas concert
titled Sounds of the Sea-
son on Saturday, Dec. 9,
at 7:30 p.m. at Boulevard
Baptist Church.
The GAMAC Chorale,
Chamber Orchestra and
Childrens Chorus will
take visitors on a musical
sleigh ride with beloved
songs and carols.
Featuring the GAMAC
Chorale and Chamber
Orchestra under the di-
rection of Don Campbell
along with the GAMAC
Childrens Chorus directed
by Bob Heritage, Sounds
of the Season will include
Christmas favorites from
The Nutcracker and the
Trans-Siberian Orchestras
Wizards In Winter. Oth-
er popular selections will
include Christmas Song,
Sleigh Ride, and a very jol-
ly sing-a-long with favor-
ites like Rudolph the Red
Nosed Reindeer, Frosty
the Snowman, and more.
Special performances of
sacred carols such as O
Come, Emmanuel, Angels
from the Realms of Glory,
and the Hallelujah Chorus
featuring the GAMAC Cho-
rale and Childrens Cho-
rus will celebrate the true
meaning of the holidays.
This performance is
perfect for children of all
ages. Patrons are en-
couraged to bring a new,
unwrapped toy for a child
ages 8-13 years to benefit
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Grace Hall
108 Trade Street, Greer
A Christmas Carol
Nebraska Theatre Caravan
Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m.
Bob Jones University
Rodeheaver Auditorium
www.bju.edu
770-1372
Messiah
Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
Furman Symphony
Orchestra and Oratorio
Chorus
McAlister Auditorium
Furman University
www.furman.edu/
MusicTickets
294-2086
The Tigers Whisker
and Other Tales
Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
Dec. 2, 3 and 8 p.m.
The Playhouse
Furman University
294-2125
The Nutcracker
the Big Brothers Big Sis- International Ballet
ters of Anderson Countys Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.
toy drive. Patrons who Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m.
bring a toy will receive The Peace Center
one complimentary childs Peace Concert Hall
ticket to the concert while www.peacecenter.org
helping children through- 467-3000
out Anderson County.
For tickets or more in- Santa Claus: A New Musical
formation, call 231-6147 Dec. 2-10
or visit www.gamac.org. Gunter Theatre
Peace Center
JONATHAN LOWE scchildrenstheatre.org
TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING 467-3000
Jonathan Lowe will hold
a book signing event on Moravian Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 13, from Love Feast
Sunday, Dec. 3, 5 p.m.
derground in downtown Daniel Memorial Chapel
Greenville to promote his Furman University
novels, Fame Island and 294-2133
The free event includes Happy Christmas, Shirley
a drawing for five free au- Dec. 5-17
www.centrestage.org
for anyone wanting to 233-6733
read from a book and be
judged by a voice acting Christmas Tour of Homes
coach. Newberry County Chamber
Writing and audiobook of Commerce
questions answered. Dis- Dec. 9, 6:30-8 p.m.
cussion of Fame Island newberrycountychamber.
and Awakening Storm will com
be held. (Anyone bringing 803-276-4274
in a copy of the trade pa-
perback for signing gets
a free new audiobook of
their choice.) ONGOING EXHIBITS |
Coffee and food avail-
able for sale, but no book An Aug. W. Smith Christmas
sales at event. Spartanburg History
Museum
EVENT REMINDERS |
Through Dec. 2
Artists Guild of Spartanburg
Gallery
Silent Star
Through Dec. 23 HANA
Logos Theatre Nishiki Sugawara-Beda
theAcademyofArts.org Through Dec. 12
268-9342 Thompson Gallery
Roe Art Building
A Festival of Lessons Furman University
and Carols http://nishikibeda.com/
Thursday, Nov. 30, 8-9 p.m. 294-2995
Converse College
Spartanburg f word
www.converse.edu Through Dec. 16
596-9078 Artists Reception:
Friday, Dec. 1, 6-9 p.m.
Christmas Lighting Riverworks Gallery
and Carol Sing Greenville Technical College
Friday, Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. www.gvltec.edu/dva
Bob Jones University 271-0679
www.bju.edu
242-5100 Open Doors
Through Dec. 30
Greer Station Vintage ArtWalk Demonstrations:
Christmas Nov. 16
Boutique Marketplace West Main Artists Co-op
Friday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. WestMainArtists.org
Saturday, Dec. 2, 804-6501
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017 FUN AND GAMES
Waking up
with racing heart
DEAR DR. ROACH: Two
separate days in the past
month, I woke up in the
middle of the night after
being asleep for about
four hours and realized
that my heart was beating
extremely fast. I waited
a few minutes and, just
as I was wondering if I
should go to the emergen-
cy room, my pulse start-
ed to slow down. I had
no other symptoms other
than my heart racing. I
am a 25-year-old female
with no other health prob-
lems. My roommate said
she thought it could have
been caused by stress.
Im scared it will happen
again. Should I go to the
hospital if it does happen
again? -- S.C.
ANSWER: Waking up
with your heart racing can
be due to anxiety, but that
isnt a common presen-
tation for anxiety, which
usually is in response to
stressful situations (or an-
ticipating one). Waking up
with a racing heart is more
likely to be due to a heart-
rhythm disturbance, such
as a reentrant AV nodal
tachycardia. The most
common reason for this is
having two pathways from
the top of the heart (the si-
noatrial node) through the
midpoint (the atrioven-
tricular node), which then
goes on to the ventricles.
A circular pathway can get
set up down the abnormal
fast pathway and up the
slow one (or vice versa)
causing a very fast heart
rate.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Thorne surprised Brooke
when he told her what he
had been up to in Paris.
Charlie became concerned
when he learned about
Pams interaction with
Sheila. Eric was caught
off-guard when he found
out that Sheila never left
town. Coco questioned
Sallys real motive for
paying an uninvited visit
to Liams house. Steffys
guilt about sleeping with
Bill was getting to her.
Sally bluntly asked Liam
if he and Steffy were truly
happy or if their marital
bliss was just an act. Coco
filled Darlita in on what
happened between Sally
and Liam after the Spectra
building collapsed. Wait
to See: A one-night stand
leads two guilty people
down a road of deception.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Rafe went to bat for
Hope with Abe, but it
didnt go quite the way
he expected. Ben made a
surprise return to Salem.
Chad kicked Andre out
of the house. Sami went
to extremes to trigger
Wills memory. Lucas was
stunned to see Will and
learn that he was truly
alive. Rafe and Hope had
a verbal altercation when
she learned that he accept-
ed her old job. Kate made
a shocking admission to
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
I would not wait for it to
happen again but would
go see a doctor and may-
be get connected to a
Holter monitor or event
monitor. Both track your
heart rhythm for extend-
ed periods of time. Once
you have a diagnosis, you
can be treated, with radio
waves to destroy the ab-
normal fast pathway or
with medication if it ends
up being the condition I
am concerned about.
READERS: The booklet
on heartbeat irregulari-
ties -- whether too fast,
too slow or out of rhythm
-- explains this potential-
ly deadly condition and
how it is treated. Order a
copy by writing: Dr. Roach
-- No. 107W, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
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recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: A
good friend of mine has
an unusual problem. Ev-
ery time he eats fresh to-
matoes, he gets pimples.
Is this an allergy? It never
Soap Updates
CHRIS HASTON | NBC
Kristian Alfonso stars as
Hope on Days of Our Lives
Andre. Will ripped into
Sami over her outrageous
plan. Rafe pushed Hope
to tell him the truth about
why she really didnt want
to get married. Abigail
asked Chad to reconsider
throwing Andre out of the
mansion. Rafe and Sami
comforted one another.
Wait to See: Ciara returns
to Salem.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Jasons insecurities
got the best of him. Sam
wasnt exactly forthcom-
ing. Kiki said the wrong
thing at the wrong time.
Ava had high hopes for the
first time in a long while.
Alexis plan backfired.
Oscar snuck out. Griffin
arrived just in time. Jor-
dan and Curtis teamed up.
Valentin was blindsided.
Finn informed Anna of his
intentions. Nina called out
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
fails to cause pimples. --
E.D.
ANSWER: Yes, I have
heard that before. Fresh
tomatoes, but not cooked
ones, seem to cause some
people to have an acne
breakout, at any age. Oth-
er acidic foods, especially
citrus, seem to cause that
reaction, too. Its not a
true allergy.
Acne is a complex con-
dition, and it starts with a
hair follicle being blocked
by excessive skin cell
growth, causing a plug in
the follicle. This allows
skin bacteria, Propioni-
bacterium acnes, to grow
in the oily substance nor-
mally used to lubricate the
skin and hair follicle. Its
called sebum. While there
is some evidence that diet
can worsen acne, it isnt
exactly clear how that
works. Most cases of ad-
olescent acne are primar-
ily due to the hormonal
changes causing increased
sebum production.
***
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he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
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All Rights Reserved
Sam. Dante agreed to help
Patient 6. Jordan made
an emotional plea. Sonny
confronted Obrecht. Cur-
tis came through on his
word. Carly put Jason on
the defense. Franco had a
change of heart. Josslyn
came up with a plan of her
own. Sonny received some
help from an old friend.
Jason was in disbelief.
Wait to See: Franco wres-
tles with his conscience.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Christine brought Victor
in to the police station for
questioning about the dat-
ing app. Later, Victor hint-
ed to Paul that Nick might
be responsible for the fire
at The Underground. Lily
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was hurt when she real-
ized how well Cane was THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
doing without her. Billy
and Phyllis reflected on
their romance and agreed
to always be honest with
each other. Jack was upset
when Dina didnt remem-
ber the sentimental orna-
ments from his childhood.
Ashley lost her temper
when she discovered that
Gloria was secretly report-
ing back to Jack about
what was going on at Ja-
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bot. Cane cut his conversa-
tion short with Lily when RFD by Mike Marland
he received an urgent call
from the hospital. Wait to
See: Jack and Ashley battle
for control of Jabot.
(c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY|
RIVERSIDE DEBATE
WINS FIRST PLACE
Riverside High won the
first place sweepstakes
award at the 39th Annual
Mauldin Speech and De-
bate Tournament on Nov.
27.
STUDENTS INVITED
TO ICE SKATE FOR FREE
United Community
Bank Ice on Main will host
Skate for STEM night ev- KINDERGARTEN, 1ST
ery Wednesday through-
out the holiday season.
The first 50 students
who show their recent
progress report or report
card with a B or higher
in math and science can
skate for free at Ice on
Main in Greenville cour-
tesy of the Duke Energy
Foundation.
Remaining Skate for
STEM nights are Nov. 29,
Dec. 6 and 13, and Jan. 3
and 10. It is open to K-12
students in Greenville,
Oconee, Pickens and An-
derson County schools.
For more information,
see the Special Events
page at iceonmain.com.
BONDS CAREER CENTER
PLANS BLOOD DRIVE
Bonds Career Center
will hold a blood drive on
Monday, Dec. 4, from 8:30
a.m.-3 p.m.
The Blood Connection
will be set up in the multi-
purpose room.
Students who are 16
years old will need a par-
ent consent form signed.
Anyone older than 16 can
give without a consent
form. Students need to
bring their drivers license,
school ID, and/or Donor
ID Card if they have previ-
ously donated.
Students who donate
get a free movie ticket and
snacks.
Parents and commu-
nity members are also
welcome to stop by and
give. They should park in
the back lot and check in
at the front office with a
drivers license.
Donors should eat be-
fore attempting to donate.
GREER HIGH TO HOST
STRATEGIC PLAN MEETING
Greer High will host
one of Greenville Coun-
ty Schools strategic plan
community meetings on
Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Other meetings are set
for:
Monday, Dec. 4: Hillcrest
High
Wednesday, Dec. 6:
Travelers Rest High
Thursday, Dec. 7: J.L.
Mann High
Wednesday, Dec. 13:
Carolina High
All meetings will be held
5:30-7 p.m.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CONDUCTING TOY DRIVE
Mountain View Elemen-
tary will collect toys for
Greer Relief through Dec.
7.
Students can place new,
packaged toys in the col-
lection bins under the tree
in the atrium.
NMS RAISING MONEY
FOR CHRISTMAS NEED
Northwood Middle will
be participating in its
Christmas Knights Penny
Sabotage contest through
Dec. 1.
Students help raise
thousands of dollars for
needy families through a
friendly competition be-
tween grades.
Pennies donated to a
class are counted as pos-
itive points while silver
coins, dollars and checks
are counted as negative
points for the class where
they are donated.
All money raised will
be spent on gifts to help
Northwood families cho-
sen by the guidance de-
partment.
BUENA VISTA KIDS
HELPING KIDS UNDERWAY
Buena Vista Elementary
PTA is sponsoring Kids
Helping Kids Dec. 4-8 to
help bring joy to some of
the schools students and
their families.
Students will have the
opportunity to donate
coins, dollars or checks
to the program. All of the
Our Schools
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017
GCS graduation rate
contributions go to pro- 8-10 a.m.
vide school supplies and The first grade Christ-
clothing for students who mas Program will be held
may be lacking needed Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6:30
items to help them feel p.m.
prepared and ready to
learn.
Checks may be made
Polar Express Literacy
Day will be Wednesday,
Dec. 20, and a school-wide continues to increase
payable to Buena Vista singalong is set for Thurs-
PTA and designated for day, Dec. 21, at 8:30 a.m. FROM GRENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS Class Knowledge, Skills
Kids Helping Kids. We will continue to and Characteristics out-
WELLFORD STUDENTS Greenville County lined inthe Profile of the
GMC CLASSES TO CELEBRATE WITH SANTA Schools performance in- strive toward our South Carolina Graduate.
ACCEPTING LEAVES Wellford Academy of dicators, including grad- Performance indicators
Greer Middle College Science and Technology uation rate, continue to goal of all students are reported through test
High environmental sci- will host a Celebrate with increase, according to the score measures that indi-
ence classes are accept- Santa event on Thursday, State Report Card issued graduating college cate readiness for college
ing donations of bagged Dec. 7, from 3:30-6:30 today by the South Caro- using the ACT, SAT, End-
leaves for use in the school p.m. lina Department of Educa- and career-ready. of-Course Tests, and read-
garden. tion. iness for careers using
Bags can be dropped off BEECH SPRINGS The districts graduation WorkKeys. The SC READY
at the front of the school TO HOLD CONCERTS rate increased from 86.8 Dr. Burke Royster tests in grades 3-8 are also
daily. Beech Springs Interme- percent in 2016 to 87.3 Greenville County Schools aligned to show student
diate will hold two con- percent in 2017. Since Superintendent readiness for the college
certs at the Fine Arts Cen- 2012, the school districts entrance tests they will
GRADE REGISTRATION SET ter in December. graduation rate has in- take in high school.
Greenville County The first concert will be creased about 21 percent These impressive re- The 2017 Report Cards
Schools will be registering held Monday, Dec. 4, at 6 (14.9 percentage points). sults for our graduates highlight opportunities
students for kindergarten p.m. The BSIS band con- Other indicators of stu- are a reflection of the provided to students at
and first grade for the cert follows on Tuesday, dent success are the per- engagement of our stu- each grade level including
2018-2019 school year be- Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. centage of GCS seniors el- dents, the support of our Advanced Placement, In-
ginning December 4-7. igible for LIFE or Palmetto community, the guidance ternational Baccalaureate,
Children who will be BERRY SHOALS PLANS Fellows Scholarships (40.4 of our Board of Trustees, and Dual Credit partici-
five years old on or before DECEMBER CONCERTS percent) and the percent- and of the sustained and pation. Report cards also
September 1, 2018, must Berry Shoals Intermedi- age of GCS graduates in dedicated efforts of the provide vital information
enroll in kindergarten. A ate will hold the first of the Class of 2017 enrolled 10,000 teachers and other to the business commu-
child who will be six years three concerts when the in a two- or four-year col- employees of Greenville nity by showing the num-
old on or before Septem- school orchestra performs lege or technical college County Schools to pre- ber of students enrolled
ber 1, 2018, must enroll in on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6 pursuing an associates pare our students from in Career and Technical
first grade. p.m. degree, certificate, or di- pre-kindergarten all the courses, number of stu-
Students who are cur- The band concert will be ploma (76.7 percent). way through twelfth grade dents who have earned an
rently enrolled in a GCS held Thursday, Dec. 14, at Other highlights of the to succeed both in school industry certification, and
4K or 5K program do not 6 p.m., and the choral and State Report Card are: and in life, said Superin- students who participated
need to register. music concert will be held 11,079 students en- tendent Dr. Burke Royster. in an apprenticeship or
For your childs school on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 6 rolled in career and tech- It is an honor and privi- work-based learning op-
assignment and other en- p.m. nology courses lege to work with such a portunity.
rollment information, visit 1,069 students en- talented and committed Pursuant toAct 200,
www.greenville.k12.sc.us D.R. HILL WINTER EVENTS rolled in dual enrollment team. We will continue to Report Card ratings for
or call INFOLine at 355- SET FOR DEC. 19 courses, with a 97.4% suc- strive toward our goal of both districts and schools
3100. D.R. Hill Middle will hold cess rate of students en- all students graduating were suspended for two
a Story Book Christmas on rolled in these courses college and career-ready. years, in 2015 and 2016.
BUENA VISTA PLANS Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 8:30 44.2% of students Report Cards are de- Districts and schools will
CHORUS CONCERT a.m. The schools winter enrolled in AP or IB pro- signed to provide a receive report card rat-
Buena Vista Elementary orchestra concert will be grams, with a 58.6% suc- progress report on how ingsunder a new account-
will hold its Chorus Holi- held that night at 7 p.m. at cess rate in these pro- schools and districts are ability system for the
day Concert on Monday, the Fine Arts Center. grams performing on the World 2017-18school year.
Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m.
GREER MIDDLE TO HOLD
WINTER CONCERT
Greer Middle will hold
its String Orchestra Winter
Concert and Fundraiser
Reception on Thursday,
Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m.
Grades 6-8 will partici-
pate.
The GMS Chamber Or-
chestra will also perform
on the stage at Roper
Mountain Holiday Lights
on Thursday, Dec. 14, at
7:30 p.m.
NORTHWOOD MIDDLE
PLANS WINTER CONCERTS
Northwood Middle will
hold its Winter Strings
Concert on Tuesday, Dec.
12, at 6 p.m.
The Band will hold its
winter concert on Wednes-
day, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m.
The Chorus/Theater
Winter Concert will be
held Tuesday, Dec. 19, at
6 p.m.
BLUE RIDGE MIDDLE
DONATES FOOD
Blue Ridge Middle re-
cently collected 13,037
cans of food for local food
pantries.
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DISTRICT FIVE
ABNER CREEK
TO CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS
Abner Creek Academy
will hold its first grade
holiday program on
Thursday, Dec. 14, from
9-10 a.m.
The school holiday par-
ties are set for Wednesday,
Dec. 20, from 1:30-2 p.m.;
and Polar Express Day will
be Thursday, Dec. 21.
DUNCAN ELEMENTARY
PLANS HOLIDAY EVENTS
Duncan Elementary will
hold its holiday programs
on Thursday, Nov. 30, at 9
a.m. and 6 p.m.
The holiday shop will be
open Dec. 6-12.
Tacky Holiday Wear Day
will be Wednesday, Dec.
20, and the holiday parties
will be held at 1:30 p.m.
The Polar Express and
Sing Along will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 21, from
8:30-10 a.m.
LYMAN ELEMENTARY PLANS
SANTA SHOP, MUSICAL
Lyman Elementary will
open its Santa Shop Dec.
5-7.
Students are invited to
Deck the Halls with Santa
Claus on Thursday, Dec. 7,
from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The holiday musical will
be held Thursday, Dec. 14,
at 6:30 p.m.
RIVER RIDGE PLANS
HOLIDAY EVENTS
River Ridge Elementary
will kick off the season
with a Holiday Breakfast
on Saturday, Dec. 9, from