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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 100 NO. 48 50 CENTS
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Three
mayoral
candidates
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
Following the death of
longtime Duncan Mayor
John Hamby, who was re-
elected in July, a special
election for mayor and a
vacant council seat will be
held on Dec. 3.
Fred W.
Bright, Dor-
othy Can-
non and
Lisa Cooley
Scott are the
candidates
r u n n i n g
for mayor,
and Robert
Cr ockf or d
and Jason
Shuler are
the candi-
dates run-
ning for
the council
ward 4 seat.
Bright is
a husband,
f a t h e r ,
grandfather
and Navy
V e t e r a n .
Born in Star-
tex, Bright
gr aduat ed
from Byrnes
High School
in 1965 and he served 13
years during the Vietnam
Era and Desert Shield. He
has been a Duncan resi-
dent since 1975, and he
has been employed with
the Greenville-Spartan-
burg Airport for 33 years,
currently working as an
operations duty manager.
I have worked all my
life. My first job was work-
ing at the Startex Mills
plant full time, working
the second shift while at-
tending Brynes. So I know
what it is like to live on a
budget, raise a family and
pay taxes, Bright said.
It has been my honor to
have served all the citizens
of Duncan as a member of
the Town Council; it re-
quires commitment to the
citizens, one I am ready to
make 24 hours a day.
Cannon is a wife, mother
and grandmother. Origi-
nally from Orangeburg,
she is a 1985 graduate
from Bowman High School
and she studied at Claf-
lin University majoring in
mathematics education.
Her first teaching job
was with Holly Hill-Rob-
erts High School, and she
currently teaches math-
ematics in the Greenville
County School District
SEE ELECTION | A10
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
In the final decision of
an issue initially brought
forth in July, the Plan-
ning Commission advised
Boynton Development
that land allegedly prom-
ised to remain untouched
could not be developed as
part of the Lismore Park
subdivision, but it could
be developed as a separate
entity. The decision was
addressed in executive
session during the Nov. 18
meeting.
The issue was brought to
the forefront when Boyn-
ton Development sought
approval for the phase five
expansion of a wooded
area in Lismore Park. The
expansion would add up
to 36 homes across three
parcels of land covering
10 acres.
Current Lismore Park
residents opposed the
expansion because they
purchased premium lots
for which they paid an ad-
ditional fee ranging from
$1500 to $2500. The pa-
perwork with the lot pre-
mium charges shows the
charge as a line item and
it doesnt specify exactly
what the premium charges
assured the homeowners.
Multiple residents said
when they purchased their
houses from Eastwood
Homes they were advised
the extra cost assured that
the tree line behind their
properties wouldnt be
touched. The elimination
SEE DECISION | A10
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Another Merle State Hun-
ger Walk is in the books.
The total amount raised
isnt available yet, said
Martha ONeal, opera-
tions manager. Money will
continue to come in for a
while, ONeal said.
Wonderful. Great turn
out, even in the cold, she
said.
Alton Free, chairman of
the soup kitchens board,
said the walk brought has
already brought in more
than $3,000.
ONeal estimates about
150 walked, along with 10
dogs. Each year, the goal is
to raise more than the pre-
vious year.
That money goes to pay
for operational and inci-
dental expenses paper
products and keeping
the lights on. Without the
fundraisers, The lights
would be turned off
We would not be able
to function without it,
ONeal said. God really
brought them out.
The hunger walk kicks
off the Greer Soup Kitch-
ens unofficial fundraising
season.
This is our biggest sea-
son. Between now and
Christmas thats when
the biggest part of our
donations come in, as far
monetary donations and
food, too, Free said. We
get a tremendous amount
of food.
The second annual Law
Dog toy run starts at 11
a.m. Nov. 30 at Harley Da-
vidson in Greenville. Pro-
ceeds, canned goods and
toys go to the Greer Soup
Kitchen
A canned food drive for
the soup kitchen from 11
a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 7 at Pizza
Inn, 115 W. Wade Hamp-
ton Blvd.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
The Byrnes football team
took some time last Thurs-
day to help those who are
suffering in the Philippines
due to the tragic effects of
Typhoon Haiyan. Players
and coaches wrote letters
of encouragement to vic-
tims and sent toiletries
and towels along with a
football and a Rise Up t-
shirt to a group of victims
affected by the storm.
Coach Brown men-
tioned it (the idea) and
all the coaches thought it
would be a good idea. We
had already used the term
and concept of Rise up all
season. What a great way
to teach the guys to give
back to someone who is
need, said coach Bobby
Bentley.
Coach Bentley said vari-
ous groups and sections
of his team and past teams
have helped with numer-
ous charities in the past
but this was a full team
effort.
We wanted to encour-
age them and let them
know that someone loves
them, said Bentley.
Walk draws big crowd
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The annual Merle State Hunger Walk has brought in more than $3,000 this year, but a total raised hasnt yet been
tallied. About 150 participants walked this year in support of the Greer Soup Kitchen.
Byrnes football
tries to ease pain
in Philippines
Tyreik Lyles (above) and the Byrnes Rebels sent needed
items and letters to the Philippines following the typhoon
strike.

We wanted to
encourage them
and let them know
that someone loves
them.
Bobby Bentley
Byrnes head coach

Decision made in
longtime Lismore
Park dispute

Duncan special
election will
be held Dec. 3
Bright
Cannon
Scott
WANT TO VOTE? |
What: Duncan special election
When: Tuesday, Dec. 3
Where: Grace Baptist Church
Startex Volunteer Fire dept.
Beech Springs Intermediate
Candidates:
Mayor Seat
Fred W. Bright
Dorothy Cannon
Lisa Cooley Scott
Council Ward 4 Seat
Robert Crockford
Jason Shuler
For info: 596-2549
We would not be able to function without
it. God really brought them out.
Martha ONeal
Operations manager, Greer Soup Kitchen
GODS PANTRY
NEEDS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs spa-
ghetti, cereal, beans, rice,
mixes, boxed items, oat-
meal, grits, Ramen noo-
dles, macaroni and cheese,
canned meats, vegetables,
fruits and tomato prod-
ucts, peanut butter, des-
sert mixes, snacks, condi-
ments, coffee and drink
mixes.
Items can be dropped
off at: 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m. to noon, 2481 Rac-
ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-
days 1 4 p.m. or 700
E. Main St., Duncan, on
Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call Wendy at 963-
4441.
GCM REQUESTING COLD
WEATHER ITEMS, FOOD
Greer Community Min-
istries is in need of new
space heaters for Meals
on Wheels clients. In the
Food Pantry beef stew
and spaghetti sauce are
needed, and for Sharons
Closet winter coats are
needed.
GMC will be closed on
Thanksgiving.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
Monday Thrusday 8 a.m.
3 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.
1 p.m. For more informa-
tion call Linda Teems at
879-2254.
GREER MEALS ON
WHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS
Greer Community Minis-
tries Meals on Wheels pro-
gram needs drivers for a
number of routes, includ-
ing weekly, monthly or as
substitutes.
A MOW driver must be
a qualified driver with a
valid drivers license and
have a heart for serving
others. MOW has 19 deliv-
ery routes in the greater
Greer area. Meals are de-
livered Monday through
Friday.
For more information
contact Linda Teems at
879-2254 or 877-1937.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer So-
ciety needs volunteer driv-
ers to transport patients
to local treatment centers.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering as a driver must
have a good driving re-
cord, valid drivers license,
automobile insurance and
a vehicle in good working
condition. The American
Cancer Society provides
free training for this pro-
gram.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact Teri
Donahoo, Mission Delivery
Manager, at 627-1903 or
teri.donahoo@cancer.org.
30TH LAW
DOGS TOY RUN
The LAW Dogs will be
having a toy run Nov. 30 at
10 a.m. starting at Green-
ville Harley Davidson. The
LAW Dogs Toy Run ben-
efits the Greer Soup Kitch-
en. For more information
contact Thomas Ponder
884-7698.
MISS GREATER GREER
SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT
The Miss Greater Greer
Scholarship Pageant will
be holding a Greater Greer
Miss and Master Merry
Christmas Pageant on Dec.
1 at City Hall. Contestants
will compete in formal
wear. Categories are: 0
- 12 months, 13 months -
23 months, 2 - 4 years, 5
- 7 years, 8 - 10 years (girls
only), and 14 - 16 years
(girls only). The winner of
each division will ride in
the Christmas parade with
Miss Greater Greer, Lanie
Hudson, and Miss Greater
Greer Teen, Taylor Ross,
on Dec. 8. For more infor-
mation contact Kelly at
444-1573.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
WELLFORD LITTER PICKUP
The next Wellford vol-
unteer roadside litter
pickup will be held on
Dec. 7 beginning at 8 a.m.
Volunteers can meet at
city hall,127 Syphrit Road,
Wellford.
FAMILY MINISTRIES
COAT DRIVE
As the weather gets
colder outside, District
Five Families Ministries is
sponsoring an ongoing
coat drive. New or gently
used coats for men, wom-
en and children are ac-
cepted. Please drop off at
Middle Tyger Community
Center to help a family in
need. You can also call the
center for pickup.
FAMILY MINISTRIES
CHRISTMAS APPLICATIONS
District Five Families
Ministries will accept ap-
plications beginning next
week from the parents of
preschool age children or
from parents whose chil-
dren were not referred by
their teacher in District
Five. Verification of income
and situation is needed
for these parents. Applica-
tions will be accepted Mon-
day through Thursday, 9
a.m.-1 p.m. Call Middle
Tyger Community Center
for information on what is
required at 439-7760.
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Thank You For Your Business
The Cannon Family and Employees
CANNONS RESTAURANT
CELEBRATING 42 YEARS!
409 Trade Street Greer, SC 877-9988
Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
INSIDE DINING CALL-IN ORDERS CURB SERVICE
WEDNESDAYS
Pure Ground Beef
Hamburgers
$
2.00
Plus Tax
*Also Sundays: 4-10 p.m.
THURSDAYS
Hot Dogs
$
1.00
Cannons Restaurant
opened at 5 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17th,
1971
Plus Tax
SUNDAY MENU
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
1 Meat
& 3 Vegetables
Dessert & Drink Included
$
9.00
MEATS
Turkey & Dressing
Country Style Steak
Fried Chicken
Stew-Meat
Grilled Ham
Flounder Fish
Chicken Fingers
VEGETABLES
Green Beans
Cream Corn
Macaroni Pie
Rice & Gravy
Creamed Potatoes
Fried Okra
Cabbage
Potato Salad
Slaw
Tossed Salad
Plus Tax
WOW!
$
0
Down
24 MONTHS SAME AS CASH.
864-292-0092
NEW CARRIER
HEATING & AIR SYSTEM
INSTALLED FOR
JIM COOK REAPPOINTED TO
UPSTATE WIB
Jim Cook was reappointed
to serve a three-year term
on the Upstate Work-
force Investment (WIB)
Board. He is the Economic
Development Director for
Cherokee County, and he
also serves as the Chair-
man of the WIB Financial
Oversight Committee and
serves on the WIB Execu-
tive Committee.
BON SECOURS ST. FRANCIS
ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Bon Secours St. Francis
Health System names An-
selmo Nuez, MD, as new
Chief Executive Officer
for Bon Secours Medical
Group (BSMG). Nuez will
assume the role effective
Feb. 24, 2014.
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE
WELCOMES NEW AGENT
Nationwide Insurance
welcomes newly licensed
agent Devin Vance. Vance
is a 2004 graduate of Blue
Ridge High School. He later
attended North Greenville
University on a baseball
scholarship. He is a volun-
teer member at NewSpring
Church in Greenville.
PEOPLE COMMUNITY
NEWS
Henley Olmert samples a plate of oysters at the November
Give a Shuck event at Great Bay Oyster House. Proceeds
from this months event beneft Greer Soup Kitchen.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, DEC. 2
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Higway 14
at 5:30 p.m.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
UPSTATE LEWY BODY and
Related Dementia Support
Group from 5-6 p.m. at The
Haven in the Village at Chan-
ticleer. Contact Gail Stokes
at 350-7160 or gstokes@
seniorlivingnow.com.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive.

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The Greenville-Spartan-
burg International Airport
has been selected as the
2013 recipient of the Well-
ing Award for Collabora-
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by Ten at the Top (TATT)
in honor of the organiza-
tions founding chairman
Irv Welling.
Welling presented the
award to Dave Edwards,
president and CEO of the
Greenville-Spartanburg In-
ternational Airport, at the
Our Upstate Vision/Ten at
the Top Regional Forum
on Nov. 19.
The Welling Award is
given to recognize indi-
viduals, businesses or or-
ganizations whose actions
have demonstrated a sus-
tained commitment and
effort to developing and
fostering regional collabo-
rations that work strategi-
cally to make the Upstate
one of the best places to
live, learn, do business
and raise a family.
The Greenville-Spartan-
burg International Airport
was started more than 50
years ago as a result of re-
gional collaboration and
has grown into such an
important component of
our region because it con-
tinues today to be a great
example of regional part-
nerships, Welling said.
Ten at the Top is a re-
gional collaboration or-
ganization focused on
promoting collaboration,
partnerships and strate-
gic planning across the
Upstate on issues that
impact economic vitality
and quality of life in the
ten-county region. Welling
served as chairman of Ten
at the Top from its found-
ing in 2005 through 2011.
GSP receives Ten at the Top honor
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Irv Welling presented the Ten at the Top honor to Dave
Edwards, president and CEO of GSP airport.
S
tanding behind the kitchen island
as I added milk to a mug of hot tea
yesterday evening, the soft autum-
nal light ebbing through the storm
door caught my eye and, entranced by
the canopy of stained glass that was
being created through the leaves of the
Carolina maples, I immediately began to
search for a pen.
Ive been inspired by the Quakers, you
see.
I just really dig their whole philoso-
phy, I attempted to explain to my friend
and self-appointed sherpa, for the day,
Emma Lou, back when we were deliver-
ing Teddy, the donkey, to his new home
in Greenwood. I love how their worship
service is simple meditation for direct
guidance from God and none of the bells
and whistles. And I really like their phi-
losophy that the Kingdom of God is now
and that heaven and hell is more of a
theoretical speculation. Holds one much
more accountable.
Depends on the particular group,
Emma corrected me. Some are very
conservative, some liberal- I went to a
Quaker high school, did I tell you that?
This is whats great about road trips.
You can learn the most fascinating
things about people you thought you
knew. One time, about three quarters of
the way across America, I learned from
a friend that she had been instrumental
in stealing one of those fiberglass steers
outside a steak house and putting it
on the roof of her high school. On the
way back, our conversation had been so
depleted that she suddenly announced
she really didnt love her fiance and had
to figure out a way to tell him.
Really? I asked of Emma Lou, sur-
prised, Did you take part in those silent
meditations?
Yes, she replied. In one class, you
were to sit quietly for several minutes
and then simply speak up to what you
felt had been revealed to you.
The only time I prayed in school was
before a test, I said, casting my mind
back to the stress of pre-algebra.
But the Quakers, the society of
friends, seem to be such a humble,
decent, straight-forward folk, I always
think. I suppose that is what is so ap-
pealing. Dame Judi Dench is one. So is
Bonnie Raitt, as was Walt Whitman. All
normal, seemingly approachable, folk.
Oh, and Richard Nixon.
We had the sweetest teacher, Emma
shared, watching the late summer land-
scape flow beside the passenger window
like a dark green river, that carried a
box filled with index cards wherever she
went. She had dozens and dozens of
these boxes.
Why? I asked, frowning.
She used to write down every pleas-
ant thing she saw or experienced each
day. She called her cards, lifes little ec-
stasies, and she could go back through
each box and pull out any card at whim
and remember each day of her life and
the lovely things that had happened.
Sort of like what people today refer to
as a gratitude journal?
Yes, but going back her entire life.
I often think that entire episode of
having Teddy in my life was worth all
the difficulties: from him going after our
other pets to the difficulties of rehoming
him as well as the alarming choreogra-
phy involved in simply loading him into
the trailer- if, for no other reason, just to
have been the recipient of this charming
story.
Im far too disorganized to have even
made it to the Dollar Store yet to buy
the index cards and my scribblings tend
to be on odd scraps of paper or on the
back of utility bill envelopes that end
up buried beneath a stack of magazines,
but I am trying. Particularly as the whirl
of the holidays approach.
Those Carolina Maples, I thought,
chewing on the end of the pen and look-
ing around me, are certainly one of lifes
little ecstasies, as is sprinkling a touch
of nutmeg over my tea and sinking into
the sofa with an armful of dog on either
side.
So much to write down!
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Attack exposes faws of
mental health care
Weve published a lot of articles in recent years
about the crisis in Americas mental health care
system. The insufficient staffing, disappearing
hospital beds, shortened psychiatric stays and
other trends are the direct result of poor gov-
ernment funding and prioritization.
In the last decade, numerous mass murders
have been committed by men suffering from
undiagnosed and untreated mental illness. The
2007 Virginia Tech massacre and last years
slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary just hap-
pened to be the most dramatic.
While far smaller in scope and emotional res-
onance, the attack on V.A. Senator Creigh Deeds
last week was another clear example of our
mental health care failures. Deeds was stabbed
multiple times in his own house by his 24-year-
old son Gus, who died from a self-inflicted gun-
shot after the attack. As it turns out, Gus was
evaluated and prescribed hospitalization at Vir-
ginias Bath Community Hospital the day before
the assault, but was told there were not enough
beds to accommodate him. The next day he was
dead and his father was in critical condition.
In 1955, the number of psychiatric beds in the
US numbered 560,000. By 2010, that number
was down to 43,000. Over that period of time,
the countrys population nearly doubled and
the rate of mental illness stayed constant. And
yet, the state hospitals emptied their patients
out into streets as doctors began to rely more
on medicine and less on traditional treatment
methods. The plan, they said, was to move the
patients into treatment communities that would
reintegrate them back into society instead of
isolating them from it.
The problem was that the community centers
were never adequately staffed and funded for
that purpose, and most former long-term pa-
tients ended up homeless, in emergency rooms
or in jail or prison. And while state governments
assured the public that the deinstitutionaliza-
tion movement was both humane and progres-
sive, it was always really about the money.
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed
the US Medicaid and Medicare programs into
law. Both of these assistance programs re-
fused to cover patients residing in institutions
for mental disease (IMDs), requiring states to
fund large psychiatric hospitals themselves.
Chronic mental patients over age 65 (and thus
eligible for Medicare) were transported to nurs-
ing homes where they could receive federal aid.
Those younger than that fell through the widen-
ing cracks of a neglectful mental health system
and into the criminal justice system. By 2005,
there were over three times more seriously
mentally ill people in jails and prisons than in
hospitals.
The flood of antipsychotic and antidepressant
drugs in the last two decades has improved the
lives of millions of people, but it has also cre-
ated a basic fallacy that the mentally ill can
function on their own as long as they are given
medicine. The truth is that most of those with
severe mental illness either cant afford their
medication or simply refuse to take it. Simply
put, they require stabilization, shelter and pro-
fessional care if their condition is to improve.
The sad end to Gus Deeds life is one more
reminder that our current mental health model
needs to be blown up and completely rebuilt.
States tried to save money by shutting down the
large public mental hospitals, but they ended
up just spending billions more building jails,
prisons and inadequate community facilities. It
is the governments job to protect its citizens
whether they are mentally ill or not. This lat-
est tragedy represents another total failure to
do so.
Grumpy
gratitude
Read Colossians 1:9-14
G
ive thanks in all circum-
stances; for this is Gods
will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Through the years Ive
learned that making grati-
tude lists helps me stay more
positive. I use the alphabet,
thanking God for something
that begins with each letter.
Sometimes I thank God for the
people from the Bible Abra-
ham, Benjamin, Caleb. Some-
times I use scripture verses
alphabetically, such as: All
have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God, Be still and
know that I am God, Create in
my a clean heart, O God.
Recently a friend told me
that she makes a grumpy
gratitude list in the spirit of 1
Thessalonians (quoted above).
My friend looks for reasons to
be thankful in every situation.
Not long ago I had a door-
slamming day. After slamming
three or four doors, I remem-
bered my friends practice
and paused to begin a grumpy
attitude list. I thought, OK
God, Im grateful that slammed
doors ease frustrations. Im
grateful that slammed doors
ease frustrations. Im grate-
ful for doors that keep heat in
during the winter and open to
let cool breezes in during sum-
mer. My list continued, turning
my door-slamming day into a
blessing. The grumpy gratitude
list helped me recognize how
much I had to be thankful for
that I noticed just moments
before.
Even when it appears there is
nothing to be grateful for, we
can find something for which
to thank God.
Prayer: Whether we are glad
or grumpy, God, help us always
to be aware of that for which
we can be grateful. Amen.
Thankful
and humbled
W
ith Thanksgiving ap-
proaching, like most
Ive pondered about the
numerous things I have to be
thankful for.
For myself this year has had
its ups and downs, and Ive
spent much of it fixing, resolv-
ing and changing whatever I
deemed broken, but I didnt
take the time I shouldve to ap-
preciate, enjoy and thank those
who have been there.
Im thankful for an amazing
support system comprised of
friends from all walks of life.
Over the past year Ive grown
even closer to a handful of
people who have been there
to celebrate my successes and
triumphs, while sharing laughs,
meals and experiences that
have impacted me in profound
ways they may not always
know. Those friends were
there in moments of strife as
well, ready to listen and offer
kind, helpful words to ease
my doubt and cast away wor-
ries, all without an ounce of
judgment. Im thankful for no
judgment.
Im thankful for the people
I work with. In an environ-
ment driven by deadlines, the
stresses can seem compound-
ing and never ending. But when
it seems too much, in the midst
of inside jokes, funny stories
and the latest media trends,
my stresses are subdued. The
people who compose this
paper every day sacrifice a lot
to support others on staff and
continue doing what they love.
Im thankful for the laughs.
Im thankful for an amazing
family in that respect Ive
been lucky. I wouldnt be who
I am and have accomplished
what I have without their guid-
ance, support and understand-
ing. I have always challenged
beliefs and opinions in ways
that can drive some crazy, but
my family has always been
understanding enough to let
me and accept me, allowing
me to become a strong-willed
and opinionated woman. I am
thankful for a love that makes
way for understanding.
Whatever leg of the journey
were walking, whatever road
we travel, theres an optimist
in all of us that rears its head
each November and reminds us
we have so much to be thank-
ful for. But more than being
thankful for the people who
have impacted our lives, we
should emulate their qualities
and strive to be what theyve
been for us for someone else.
The sad end to Gus Deeds life is one
more reminder that our current
mental health model needs to be
blown up and completely rebuilt.
Greer Bancshares Incor-
porated, the parent com-
pany of Greer State Bank,
reported third quarter
net income attributable
to common shareholders
of $668,000 or $0.27 per
diluted common share as
compared to the prior year
third quarter net income
of $777,000 or $0.31 per
diluted common share.
Core earnings, defined
as net income attributable
to common shareholders
before gains on sales of
investment securities and
Federal Home Loan Bank
advance prepayment ex-
penses, actually showed
an increase of 67 percent
compared to last years
third quarter.
All of the net income
attributable to common
shareholders for the
third quarter of 2013 was
core earnings, while only
$399,000 was considered
core earnings for the third
quarter of 2012.
As of Sept. 30, 2013, to-
tal assets were $365 mil-
lion, up from $361 million
and total loans outstand-
ing were $188 million,
down from $196 million
at Dec. 31, 2012. Total de-
posits were $265 million,
up from $261, non-accrual
loans were $3.3 million,
down from $3.9 million,
and past-due loans were
$2.4 million, down from
$2.9 million at December
31, 2012.
The positive momen-
tum continues at Greer
State Bank as we recog-
nize our eighth consecu-
tive quarter of profitable
performance, said George
Burdette, president and
CEO of Greer State Bank.
We are pleased to be part
of the growing Greer-area
community and remain
committed to serving local
customers well.
Slow down
on mortgage
acceleration
Q: Should I pay a nomi-
nal fee to be enrolled in
a mortgage accelerator
program?
DR: No, you should not.
Mortgage accelerator pro-
grams are similar to the
biweekly mortgage deals
floating around out there.
Paying on your mortgage
biweekly is fine. Paying
for the privilege is not.
In the biweekly mort-
gage program, you make
a half-payment every two
weeks. By doing this you
will pay off the typical
30-year note in about 22
years. It works because
there are 26 two-week
periods in a year, and 26
half-payments equals 13
whole payments. It pays
off your mortgage early
because youre making an
extra payment every year.
Thats whats doing it.
Theres nothing magical
about every two weeks;
its the fact that youre
paying extra principal.
Instead of paying your
mortgage company an un-
necessary nominal fee,
just make an extra pay-
ment each year. Or, pay
one-twelfth of a payment
as a principal reduction
with a separate check, in
a separate envelope, every
month. By doing that,
youll pay off the loan
just as quickly as with a
biweekly arrangement.
If youre just now taking
out a mortgage and your
lender can do a biweekly
setup at no cost, then
thats great. Take them
up on the offer. But were
not going to pay them an
additional fee so you can
make extra payments on
the principal. Thats just
stupid!
Giving
beyond tithing
Q: My husband and I
tithe, but right now were
on Baby Step 2 of your
plan and were expecting
a child in a few months.
Since were trying to pay
off all our debt except for
our home, what should we
do about giving beyond
our tithe in this situation?
DR: Evangelical Chris-
tians recognize two types
of giving in the Bible
tithes and offerings. The
tithe is off the top, before
you do anything else.
Thats why I recommend
people put it on the top
line of their budget forms.
After that, offerings
are almost impossible
to find in Scripture until
youve first taken care of
your family. The norma-
tive method found is that
offerings are to be taken
out of your surplus. In my
mind, while your family
is in debt and youre busy
taking care of your house-
hold, there is no surplus.
Just because something
tugs at your heartstrings
or someone spews out a
toxic sermon on giving
doesnt mean that you
need to give offerings
above your tithe.
But heres the good
news. Once youve paid
off your debt and have a
fully loaded emergency
fund in place, youll have
the rest of your lives to
open up and give like
never before. Getting out
of debt means you will
gain control of your most
powerful wealth-building
toolyour income. And
when that happens, you
can give with extraordi-
nary levels of generosity.
There are three things
you can do with money
spend, save and give. And
when you reach a point
where you can give well,
its the most fun youll
ever have with money!
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BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
Dr. Robert Crisman had
no intention of going into
Chiropractic care, especial-
ly during a time when al-
ternative medicine wasnt
as accepted, but hes now
worked in the field and
operated his own practice
for nearly 20 years.
Crisman graduated from
the Citadel in 1986 and
worked various jobs be-
fore realizing he wasnt
doing what he wanted
with his life.
Id been seeing a chiro-
practor for about a year
at that point and he did
not know that I graduated
with a degree in biology
from the Citadel, and out
of the blue he asked me,
Rob did you ever think
about chiropractic? And
of course Id already been
asking the Lord what he
wanted me to be doing
and what I was supposed
to do, so I couldnt pass it
up, Crisman said.
Although chiropractic
medicine wasnt what he
initially wanted to do, once
began attending Sherman
College he knew it was
the field he wanted to be
in. After graduating from
Sherman College, Crisman
officially opened his prac-
tice Crisman Chiropractic,
located at 220 N. Main St.
in Greer, in March 1994.
With chiropractic care
typically I mean there are
different types of philoso-
phy within the profession
like a lot of things in most
cases people have differ-
ent view points of what
they feel the field and
scope of practice should
be allowed to do, he said.
With Sherman College
specifically, the way they
define it is that chiroprac-
tic is of those things that
are natural for the purpose
of locating and analyzing
and correcting the tibial
subluxation so thats
any misalignment of the
spine that are not disloca-
tions but are out of their
normal positions.
Since learning about and
administering chiropractic
care, Crisman has found
that chiropractic treat-
ment can alleviate ailments
many people sometimes
fail to connect with spinal
health because without
spinal health the nervous
system can send signals it
shouldnt because of irri-
tated nerves. According to
Crisman, 95 percent of his
asthmatic patients have
been taken off nebulizers
through chiropractic treat-
ments.
Neck pains, head aches
and back pains head
ache and back pain are
the top two reasons, other
than colds, that people go
to the doctor for and
even with what the gov-
ernment has done as far
as research acute lower
back pain, the number one
treatment was chiroprac-
tic, Crisman said.
about chiropractic care and
Crisman Chiropractic, visit
greerbacktohealth.com.
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Chiropractic
nears 20 years
Dr. Robert Crisman has had his practice, Crisman
Chiropractic, in Greer for nearly 20 years.
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Greer has one new res-
taurant and one notorious
chef who has moved closer
to home.
Marmalade, at 906 W.
Poinsett St., serves tra-
ditional breakfast with
French flared in, said
Jason Bailey, owner and
chef.
Its his third restaurant
in his career, but the first
in Greer. The restaurant is
also available for catering
and parties.
We have ties to the
community here, he said.
And then I saw, too, there
wasnt a lot available for a
decent breakfast.
The most expensive item
on the menu is $10.
The price point is simi-
lar to Waffle House, but re-
ally, really high-end food,
Bailey said.
Marmalade is open 6
a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It will
have a ceremonial ribbon
cutting at 4 p.m. Dec. 5
with the Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce.
The restaurant is currently
open.
For us to run through
the menu, get feedback
from the community, what
they like, what they dont
like, Bailey said. In gen-
eral, it gives us a chance
to make sure were doing
what people want.
CRIBBIN RETURNS
Gerard Cribbin, who
owned Gerards in down-
town Greer, is now the ex-
ecutive chef at Coal Fired
Bistro, at 8595 Pelham
Road, Greenville.
Its really nice to be
back in Greenville, Crib-
bin said.
Cribbin had been at the
Cliffs at Lake Keowee Falls
for the past three years.
For the most part, we
have the same clientele
base we had at my res-
taurant thats here at Coal
Fired, he said. There are
so many faces I havent
seen in five years and now
Im getting to see these
people again, people I had
good relationships with,
friendly relationships with
themIts almost like
going back in time, in a
sense.
Hes always been a fan
of the restaurant.
Its a great establish-
ment. I used to eat here
often. I think its a beauti-
ful spot, Cribbin said. I
love everything about the
place the ambiance, the
customers, the location. It
feels like home.
Marmalade opens; Cribbin returns
Jason Bailey, owner and chef of Marmalade, opened a new restaurant on Poinsett Street,
which ofers a variety of breakfast foods.

Marmalade, open 6 a.m.-3
p.m. daily, serves breakfast
foods with a French twist.
Greer Bancshares reports
third quarter profit
The positive
momentum
continues at Greer
State Bank as we
recognize our
eighth consecutive
quarter of profitable
performance.
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President and CEO, Greer State Bank
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Wilma Waldrop Barton
Wilma Waldrop Barton,
96, widow of Marvin Jo-
seph Barton, died Friday,
Nov. 22, 2013 at Covenant
Place.
Mrs. Barton was born in
Greer.
She was a member of
First Baptist Church where
she was a member of the
Fellowship Sunday School
class. She was a Covenant
Place Ambassador playing
a vital role in hospitality
for new residents, she was
also the Chairman of the
Activities Committee for
10 years, a Wing Leader
and served as a hostess
for all independent living
activity events. She retired
from Ratterree James In-
surance Company in Greer
after many years of ser-
vice.
Surviving is one daugh-
ter, Judy Barton Zeigler of
Sumter; two grandchildren,
Derek Stevens Zeigler (Cin-
dy) of Sumter, Margaret
Barton Zeigler of Sumter;
five great-grandchildren,
Emma Tristen Moore, Car-
ly Barton Moore, Robert
Stevens Moore, Beaty Car-
oline Zeigler and Ellington
Layne Zeigler and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were
held at 11 a.m. Monday at
First Baptist Church with
Rev. Charles Clanton, Rev.
Dan Barber and Rev. Ken-
neth Holland officiating.
Honorary Pallbearers are
members of the Fellowship
Sunday School class and
Covenant Place neighbors
and staff
Burial will be at a later
date in Greer.
The family will receive
friends following the
memorial service in the
church Fellowship Hall and
other times at the home of
her daughter, 2820 Loretto
Drive, Sumter, S.C.
Memorials may be made
to Covenant Place, 2825
Carter Road, Sumter, S.C.
29150 or to First Baptist
Church Global Mission
Fund, P. O. Box 867, Sum-
ter, SC 29150.
On-line condolences
may be sent to www.sum-
terfunerals.com.
Elmore Hill McCreight
Funeral Home & Cremato-
ry, 221 Broad St., Sumter,
is in charge of the arrange-
ments (803) 775-9386.
Mable F. Cushman
Mable Ferole Cushman,
86, of 215 Penrose Lane,
died Nov. 21, 2013.
A native of Buffalo,
daughter of the late Ed
and LaVue Sumner Cush-
man, she was a retired
employee of Spartan Mills
and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are one daugh-
ter, LaVue Blue Pear-
son and husband John of
Greer; one grandson, John
Pearson III of Greer; one
granddaughter Angela Bar-
rouk of Greer; five great-
grandchildren, JJ, Ally,
Juliet, Christopher and Eli
and one sister, Margaret
Edwina Hayes of Spartan-
burg.
Mrs. Cushman was pre-
deceased by three broth-
ers; Tommy, James and
Billy Cushman and one
sister Mary Wright.
Visitation was held from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sat-
urday, Nov. 23, at Wood
Mortuary.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Wood Mortuary conducted
by Rev. Mike Miller and
Rev. Ken Kimbrell. Burial
followed in Abner Creek
Baptist Church cemetery.
The family is at the home
of the daughter.
to New Life Baptist Church,
90 Beeco Road, Greer, S.C.
29650.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com
Velmah A. Price
Velmah Alexander Price,
84, widow of D. C. Price
and resident of Greer
since 1955, died on Nov.
19, 2013, at her home.
She was born June 27,
1929, in Charleston to the
late Mary Abbot and Cal-
braith Capers Alexander.
In 1935 the family moved
to Batesburg. She gradu-
ated from Batesburg-
Leesville High School and
Limestone College in Gaff-
ney, She taught school for
34 years, 32 of which were
in the Greer schools.
She was a member of
Greer First Baptist Church
and a member of the
Joyce Scott Chapter of the
Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
She is survived by a
daughter and her hus-
band, Jeannie Price and
Walter Gresham; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Da-
vid Capers and Elaine Price
and Robert James and Jo-
nie Price; four grandchil-
dren, Gary and Heather
Gresham and Ethan and
Katelin Price; three great
grandchildren, Jackson
and Peyton Gresham and
MacKenzie Elliott; a sister
and brother-in-law, Sylvia
A. and Dr. W. O. Crosby,
III; a brother-in-law, Rich-
ard Mims and many nieces
and nephews.
She was predeceased by
sisters; Mary Frances Al-
exander Crosby and Kath-
erine Virginia Alexander
Mims.
Visitation was held at
The Wood Mortuary, 300
West Poinsett St., Greer,
on Thursday, Nov. 21,
from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
The funeral service was
held on Friday, Nov. 22, at
1 p.m., at Greer First Bap-
tist Church, with burial at
Woodlawn Memorial Park,
Greenville.
Pallbearers were Gary
Gresham, Ethan Price, Bill
Crosby, Wallace Crosby,
Joe Price, Mike Bailey and
Jeff Farrington. Honor-
ary pallbearers were the
members of the Truth-
seekers Sunday School
Class of Greer First Baptist
Church.
The family is at the
home.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
Greer First Baptist Church,
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer,
S.C. 29650; Open Arms
Hospice, 1836 W. Georgia
Road, Simpsonville, S.C.
29680; or to the church or
charity of your choice.
mortuary.com.
Mary Sloan Pritchard
Mary Sloan Pritchard,
95, of 387 Virginia Ave.,
Lyman, went home to be
with the Lord on Monday,
Nov. 25, 2013.
Born in Inman, on Sept.
19, 1918, she was the
daughter of the late R.
F. and Josephine (Wil-
liams) Sloan and was
the wife of the late
Mr. Henry J. Pritchard.
Mrs. Pritchard retired from
Jackson Mills was a mem-
ber of Friendship Baptist
Church in Lyman.
Mrs. Pritchard is sur-
vived by two daughters,
Clara Loftis and her hus-
band Jerry of Lyman, and
Phyllis Wright of Rock
Hill; one sister, Winona
Arms of Greer, along with
six grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren and
one great great grand-
daughter.
She was predeceased by
one son, Joel Pritchard,
four sisters, Lora Bryant,
Mae Brooks, Pauline Peavy
and Dorothy Putman and
two brothers, Kermit Sloan
and Ansel Sloan.
The family will receive
friends on Wednesday,
Nov. 27, 2013 from 1 to
2:45 p.m. at Friendship
Baptist Church.
Funeral services will fol-
low at Friendship Baptist
Church at 3 p.m. with Rev.
Steve Durham officiating.
Burial will be in Wood Me-
morial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be
made to Friendship Bap-
tist Church, 1600 Holly
Springs Road, Lyman, S.C.
29365.
The family is at the
home.
An online guest register
is available at www.sea-
wright-funeralhome.com.
Barbara H. Semran
Barbara Howland Sem-
ran, 85, of 1560 Thorn-
blade Blvd., died Nov. 21,
2013.
A native of Redbank,
N.J., she was a retired em-
ployee of Bell Labs and a
member of Faith United
Methodist Church.
Surviving are her hus-
band, Edward Richard
Semran of the home; two
daughters, Judith Corley-
Lay of Pittsboro, N.C. and
Barbara Quist of German-
town, Md.; six grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grand-
children.
A memorial service was
held at 11a.m. on Satur-
day, Nov. 23 at Faith Unit-
ed Methodist Church con-
ducted Rev. Bob Goulart.
Visitation was held after
the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rials may be made to Beth-
lehem Center, 397 High-
land Ave., Spartanburg,
S.C. 29306.
mortuary.com.
Alice Bryson Watkins
Alice Bryson Watkins,
88, of Greenville, widow
of Henry Hunter Watkins,
died Friday, November 22,
2013.
Born in Rock Hill, S.C.,
she was a daughter of the
late Thomas Lyle and Mary
Brown Bryson.
Mrs. Watkins received a
B.S. degree in home eco-
nomics from Lander Col-
lege. She was a member
of St. Michael Lutheran
Church and was a for-
mer longtime member
of Fourth Presbyterian
Church. She also actively
worked with several civic
groups and volunteered in
the hospital.
Surviving are a daughter,
Susan Huffman, of Green-
ville; two sons, Henry H.
Watkins, Jr., of Greer; and
Tom Watkins (Debbie), of
Greer; a grandson, Joey
Parker (Alisha), of Greer;
and three great grand-
children, Gracie, Madi and
Abby Kate.
The funeral service
was held Monday, Nov.
25, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at
Thomas McAfee Funeral
Home, Downtown. A short
visitation followed. Burial
was in Greenwood Memo-
rial Gardens on Monday at
3 p.m.
to the Alzheimers As-
sociation of the Upstate,
301 University Ridge,
Ste. 5000, Greenville, S.C.
29601; United Ministries,
606 Pendleton St., Green-
ville, S.C. 29601; or charity
of ones choice.
The family will be at
their respective homes.
Condolences may be
sent to the family by vis-
iting www.thomasmcafee.
com.
OBITUARIES
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BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
A potential Bojangles on
Hammett Bridge Road and
Buncombe road was ad-
dressed during the Nov. 21
Planning Advisory meet-
ing. Construction on the
restaurant isnt expected
to begin until January.
During the meeting
owners were advised
buffering will be required
along Buncombe Road and
Hammet Bridge Road, as
well as a side walk and
screening 6 feet in height
along the exterior of both
roads. Dumpsters will be
screened, and the parking
lot will have one space for
each three seats and one
space for each two employ-
ees. The City of Greer will
not require a traffic im-
pact study, but the South
Carolina Department of
Transportation may.
The next regularly
scheduled Planning Advi-
sory meeting will be held
on Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at
Greer City Hall.
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Reason to smile
Greer Family Dental held their ribbon cutting last Wednesday. Vice President Mark Owens
represented the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce and conducted the ceremony.
Sunny and cold Thanksgiving
Heavy rain moves through the area on Tuesday
and Wednesday but clears just in time for a clear,
cold Thanksgiving. After a week with colder than
normal temperatures, chilly temperatures continue
into the weekend. We will see lots of sunshine on
Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures will climb
to the middle 50s this weekend with overnight lows
in the 30s. Cool temperatures continue through the
middle of next week with highs in the 50s. Happy
Thanksgiving and have a great weekend!
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Where: Greer Opry House
107 Cannon Street
Date: Saturday, Nov. 30
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BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Hope Chapel is a sim-
ple church, made up of
people from different
backgrounds, economic
positions, ethnicities and
generations, but the peo-
ple at Hope Chapel have
been able to see past their
differences in order to cre-
ate a church that feels like
home.
On Nov. 10, Hope Cha-
pel celebrated its first year
of joining the Greer com-
munity, but few people
may even realize the small
church has come to Greer
as it is tucked away in
the shopping center with
McLeskey Todd Pharmacy
at 107 N. Main St. Still, the
church has grown from
about 40 to 50 to now
more than 80 people.
Were a simple church,
said Pastor Will Lohnes,
who moved back to the
area from Ohio in order
to plant the church. Our
philosophy is to love God
and to love people.
Twenty-five years ago,
Lohnes served as a youth
pastor in the area before
feeling called to move his
family to Hawaii to plant a
church. After several years
there, he felt led to plant
a church in Ohio. When he
returned to the Upstate
for a reunion with his old
youth group, he was asked
why he wouldnt plant a
church here.
I did some research and
found that Greenville is
the ninth fastest growing
county in America, said
Lohnes. I went back to
Ohio a little more open and
realized that my church
there really needed a pas-
tor with younger kids. My
kids were in high school at
the time.
Lohnes made contact
with Harvest Bible Cha-
pel in Ohio, which wanted
him to learn their program
before starting a church
that was affiliated with
them. His family moved to
the Upstate in 2011, and
Lohnes soon followed in
March of 2012.
We started [the church]
in November of 2012 with
the express purpose of get-
ting the church involved
in the community, said
Lohnes. It has gone very
well. We have continued
to grow but not too fast,
or people wont know our
philosophies.
Hope Chapel bases its
foundation on four pillars
proclaiming the author-
ity of Gods Word without
apology, lifting high the
name of Jesus through
worship, believing firmly
in the power of prayer and
sharing the Good News of
Jesus with boldness.
The church prides itself
on being a simple church
with very few programs.
Instead, the church fo-
cuses on developing small
groups, preferably of 10
to 12 people, who can dis-
cuss areas in which they
struggle and discuss Bible
doctrines.
We are a very simple
church of sound, biblical
teaching, said Lohnes.
Churches often get too
deep in programs. Were a
church of small groups in-
cubated for growing disci-
ples. We want to hold our-
selves accountable to the
aspects of who we are.
According to Lohnes,
there are really three
churches in the area that
he would consider sister
churches Grace Church
on Pelham Road, North
Hills Community Church
and Fellowship Greenville
(formerly Southside Bap-
tist). While the congrega-
tion is not nearly as large
as these churches, the
worship service is very
similar.
The struggle with the
modern church is that
if you miss two or three
Sundays in a row, nobody
misses you, said Lohnes.
But thats not true at
Hope Chapel. In fact, we
may start another church
if our numbers get to be
400 to 500. [If we grow
too large], we become an
organization rather than
an organism. The struggle
is to not have it all under
one roof. We want to stay
simple.
When Lohnes was look-
ing for locations for the
church, he really felt God
was calling him to the east
part of Greenville, closer
to Spartanburg, because
that is where a lot of the
growth is happening. But
now as they grow, they are
looking for a new location
that can suit their needs
preferably still in the
community.
The church currently
holds services on Sunday
mornings at 10 a.m. Then
about 95 percent of the
congregation participate
in small groups that meet
Wednesday, Thursday, or
Friday.
A lot of people are not
ready for the transparency
in a small group, said Loh-
nes. But I am always tell-
ing the congregation that
if you enter their world,
they will enter yours.
Because the church is
still in its infant stages,
there havent been a lot
of outreach opportunities
for the congregation. But
the men just enjoyed a
paintball outing together
and are planning on going
skeet shooting in Decem-
ber. The women also meet
together occasionally.
We have a desire to
put flesh on the Bible,
said Lohnes. There are
dramatically different cul-
tures within three to four
minutes of each other in
Greer. The churches start
reaching just one type
of person. But the Bible
doesnt promote that. Its
not comfortable for our
flesh, but the church is to
love everyone.
By the time Lohnes had
left the church in Ohio, the
wealthy people were wor-
shipping with former drug
dealers, prostitutes and
felons. And Lohnes hopes
to see that happen here as
well as long as there is
a good deposit of mature
Christians.
As Hope Chapel begins
its second year in the
Greer community, it hopes
to grow slowly, establish
its DNA, and find ways
to immerse itself into the
community.
For more information,
call 884-5427.
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
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BENEFIT SCHEDULED
FOR MAPLE CREEK
Happyland Singers,
Reverance, Community
Grove Gospel Choir and
Joe Wheeler and The Voic-
es Of Praise will perform
during a benefit at 5 p.m.
on Dec. 8 at Maple Creek
Missionary Baptist Church,
609 S. Main St., Greer.
This benefit is for the
Life Center, and the youth
dancers of Maple Creek
will perform as well. Praise
and worship will be by
Travious Lee and the em-
cee will be Andre Tate.
This is a free event. For
more information, contact
TMI Promotions at 417-
0076.
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST
HOSTING GRIEFSHARE
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
CHURCH
NEWS
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
More than 500 people
were seen packing shoe-
boxes last Wednesday
night at Covenant United
Methodist Church as they
partnered with Samaritans
Purse for Operation Christ-
mas Child, which collects
items for needy children
around the world.
Covenant UMC was look-
ing for a way to get their
children involved in giv-
ing and found that Opera-
tion Christmas Child was
right for them a number
of years ago. But this year,
the church is hoping to
beat its goal of collecting
and packing 1,000 shoe-
boxes.
[This project] lets a lot
of children get involved in
the ministry, said Karen
Scott, OCC committee
chairperson. Its some-
thing they identify with
and that our church feels
strongly about.
The project was a church-
wide effort with Sunday
school classes competing
to donate items, families
purchasing boxes to fill
at home and hundreds of
volunteers of all ages par-
ticipating in the packing
party; Even the new pre-
school at the church has
gotten involved by donat-
ing items as part of their
lessons in giving and shar-
ing.
These boxes go all over
the world, said Scott.
And it seems like God is
in the boxes.
Scott recounted a child
in Africa who received a
box with mittens and a
scarf in it. But the child
was ecstatic to receive the
mittens, even though tem-
peratures in his area stay
considerably warm. Upon
further inquiry, the boy
only had three fingers and
felt that the mittens gave
him a hand with five. Sto-
ries like his are quite com-
mon regarding the OCC
shoeboxes.
This week is National
Collection Week, which
means that all OCC shoe-
boxes need to be returned
to be sent to the closest
processing center. For
the Upstate OCC group,
the closest center is in
Charlotte, N.C. On Dec.
14, Covenant will be send-
ing a group to Charlotte
to help with the packing,
which includes making
sure appropriate items are
being sent and the boxes
are full, closing them with
wrapping tape, arranging
as many boxes as possible
into a carton, and then
shipping it off to millions
of children around the
world.
It takes several months
for these boxes to get de-
livered, said Scott. And
not all of the boxes travel
outside of the U.S. There
are about 200 to 300,000
boxes that go to Indian
reservations in our coun-
try. This year, Operation
Christmas Child is sending
over half a million boxes
to the Philippines.
One way churches or
communities can get in-
volved with OCC is by
hosting a packing party.
Two representatives from
the Upstate OCC present
the need and ways to get
involved. Then people are
given the opportunity to
walk down tables lined up
with items to fill boxes.
We will go anywhere
someone invites us, said
Cathy Huffman, OCC area
coordinator. Last week,
we did Chick-fil-A of
Greer, and we have part-
nered with 14 of them in
the Upstate. We have nine
counties that reach from
the North Carolina bor-
der down to Georgia. And
we need volunteers year-
round.
Operation Christmas
Child was founded in 1993
in order to meet the needs
of children around the
world. According to their
website, they have reached
more than 100 million
children in 130 countries.
on volunteering, contact
Huffman at 313-3895.
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
This year, Greer First
Baptist is doing something
different for the holiday.
A cast of 12 will per-
form A Smokey Mountain
Christmas. The produc-
tion, a dramatic blue-
grass-style Christmas
musical, tells the story of
an extended family who
meet at an Appalachian
bed and breakfast for the
holiday.
Its a little bit different
for us because we have,
in the past, been doing a
Christmas musical or a
cantata, something like
that, said Dave Dupree,
music director. We de-
cided to do something dif-
ferent this year to attract
the community as well as
our own church congrega-
tion. Were really hoping
that the community will
enjoy this presentation
and it will also serve as a
way to introduce them to
our church.
Every family will recog-
nize the issues, Dupree
said.
Theyll certainly be able
to identify with the mes-
sage of the story and it
will be a feel-good ending
for them, he said.
Dupree has been in-
volved with church music
for about 35 years. This
is the first bluegrass style
production hes ever at-
tended.
I think that sets it apart
from a musical stand-
point, he said. I think
that sets us apart.
The cast ranges in age
from the youngest mem-
ber of the church to the
most senior, said director
Jane Knaack.
The thing that I love the
most about it is it brings
together a group of people
that otherwise wouldnt
come together, Knaak
said. At the church, we al-
ways struggle with getting
groups together. It breaks
down barriers and puts
people side-by-side work-
ing really hard to put on a
show.
The cast and choir will
have a float in the Greer
Christmas parade, singing
some of the songs.
Im already projecting
that were going to win,
she said.
The show is free, making
it affordable for families,
Knaak said.
I, as a child and with
my child, always loved to
take them to the theater,
Knaak said. I think kids
see way too much of vid-
eos and cartoons. If you
watch a kid at live theater
its a joy to watch.
A Smokey Mountain
Christmas is at 6 p.m.
Dec. 14 and 11 a.m. Dec.
15 at Greer First Baptist
Church, 202 W. Poinsett
St.
Its great community
theater with a great mes-
sage, Knaak said.
Greer First Baptist holds A
Smokey Mountain Christmas
KATIE CRUICE SMITH | FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Emma Chacknes, Britton Smith, Emma Huskamp, and Julie Roberts (left to right) choose
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to send to needy kids around the world.
Covenant UMC hosts
OCC packing party
KATIE CRUICE SMITH | FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Angela Forbush, the church relations coordinator for Op-
eration Christmas Child, brought her children, Sarah and
Daniel, to help pack boxes at Covenant UMC.
Hope Chapel celebrates
its first anniversary

The struggle
with the modern
church is that if you
miss two or three
Sundays in a row,
nobody misses you.
But thats not true
at Hope Chapel.
Will Lohnes
Pastor, Hope Chapel

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BAPTIST
Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Brushy Creek First Assembly of God
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
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An Amtrak train derailed
in Spartanburg County
early Monday morning
stranding more than 200
passengers for hours. Pas-
sengers and crew stuck
on the train that left the
tracks near Cedar Crest
Road and Falling Creek
Road, have all be rescued
by emergency personnel.
Officials say it hap-
pened shortly after mid-
night when seven of the
nine cars of Train 20, the
Amtrak Crescent, lost con-
tact with the track and
went into the gravel. Am-
trak says the cars did not
tip over. The tracks were
closed as crews worked
to clear the cars that were
traveling from New Or-
leans to New York.
According to Captain
Derrick Miller with the
Westview-Fairforest Fire
Department there were in-
juries among the 207 pas-
sengers and 11 crew mem-
bers. Amtrak says none of
injuries were serious. The
hospital says all patients
involved were released
Monday morning.
Charter buses were sent
from Charlotte to pick up
the passengers and take
them to Washington D.C.
and Charlotte where they
will be transferred to an-
other train.
All passengers were
removed from the train
around 9:30 a.m. Every-
one is expected to arrive
in New York late Monday
night.
Amtrak released the fol-
lowing statement concern-
ing refunds.
Amtrak makes every ef-
fort to minimize inconve-
nience to our passengers
during a service disrup-
tion, Kimberly Woods,
Amtrak Media Relations
Manager explained. De-
cisions on how best to
accommodate our pas-
sengers in the event of a
disruption are influenced
by many factors and are
made on a case-by-case
basis.
Amtrak officials say this
accident will not impact
any other Amtrak trains.
Amtrak and the own-
ers of the track, Norfolk
Southern, are investigat-
ing the derailment.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Sergio Millian Jardon,
40, of 439 S. Buncombe
Road, Greer, has been
charged with first degree
criminal sexual conduct
and interfering with po-
lice. According to incident
reports an officer was dis-
patched to an address on
E. Poinsett Street to arrest
a subject who was wanted
on a charge of first degree
criminal sexual conduct
from an incident that took
place in September 2002.
Upon locating the sub-
ject, the officer asked him
for his identification and
the subject provided the
officer with a false identity.
The subjects last known
alias was Roy Jardon and
the officer believed this
to be the subjects name.
The officer had matched
a photo of the wanted
man with the man he was
now interviewing through
a neck scar and a large
freckle below his hairline.
The subject told the offi-
cer his name was Agustin.
The officer arrested the
subject and transported
him to Greer City Jail
where the subject pro-
vided the officer with his
real identity of Sergio M.
Jardon. It was determined
Jardon had used different
aliases in the past due to
his criminal history and
was wanted (under the
alias of Rafael Jardon) on
four active warrants for:
attempted murder, CDV
of a high and aggravated
nature, discharging a fire-
arm, and possession of a
weapon during a violent
crime.
According to the war-
rant on Jardon for first
degree criminal sexual
conduct obtained through
the Greer Police Depart-
ment, he entered the bed-
room of a female victim in
September 2002 and forc-
ibly removed her clothes
while threatening to stab
her and then forced her to
have intercourse with him
while holding a knife to
her throat.
GRAND LARCENY
Rusty Antron Jones, 24,
of 160 S. Church St., Dun-
can, has warrants pending
for grand larceny and ma-
licious damage.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
flagged down by a victim
at Hotspot who said some-
one came to his place of
business (Cars Unlimited)
and put one of his vehicles
on blocks.
The complainant and
the officer then went to
the business and the offi-
cer observed a 2001 GMC
Envoy sitting on blocks
with two of its tires and
rims missing. The officer
then observed a gold tone
Honda parked in between
E. Poinsett St. Ext and a
trailer. As the officer ap-
proached the vehicle he
observed a black male
subject walking around
and ordered him to stop.
The subject fled on foot
toward the train tracks.
The officer then ran to
the door of the Honda and
observed a second black
male who he knew to be
Rusty Jones. Jones was
ordered out of the vehicle
and arrested. When ques-
tioned, Jones told the offi-
cer that he and his friend
known as B (who had
fled toward the tracks)
were getting the wheels
from his friends truck.
When asked where the
wheels were, Jones told
the officer he didnt know.
A search of the Honda
yielded one tire and wheel
from the Envoy.
Jones was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail. The other sus-
pect was not located.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Shaquoan Darius Peake,
23, of 209 Woodhaven
Drive, Greer, has been
charged with: trespassing
after notice, interfering
with police and breach of
peace.
dispatched to a residential
care facility in reference to
what was believed to be a
suspicious vehicle.
Upon arrival the officer
learned Peake had arrived
in the vehicle and entered
the facility and began ar-
guing with a female victim
he had a prior relationship
with. The argument esca-
lated at which point Peak
was instructed to leave the
property, but refused to
do so and instead struck
the female victim in the
face and pulled her hair.
The officer learned that
Peake exited the facility
after the altercation, but
then tried to re-enter the
building, but due to the
automatic locking doors,
Peake was unable to get
back into the building.
Peake, who was still at
the scene when police ar-
rived, provided them with
a false identity. He was
arrested and transported
to jail.
TRAFFIC CHARGES
Jorge Quinones, 25-35,
of 15 5
th
St., Greer, has
been charged with: pro-
viding false information
to police, no state drivers
license and driving left of
the center-line.
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol on Arling-
ton Avenue when he ob-
served a silver sedan veer
to the left and cross over
the double yellow line and
nearly strike oncoming
traffic.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver Quinones.
Upon stopping, Quinones
exited his vehicle. The
officer ordered Quinones
to stop, but he failed to
comply and the officer re-
alized he didnt speak Eng-
lish. The officer placed
Quinones back into the
vehicle and requested a
back up officer who spoke
Spanish.
Quinones did not have a
valid drivers license and
provided the officer with
an identification card be-
lieved to be fake before
providing the officer with
another card with a differ-
ent name. He was arrested
and transported to jail.
CAUGHT STEALING
Phillip Darwin Shaw, 29,
of 119 W Pine St., Duncan,
has been charged with ob-
taining property by false
pretense and shoplifting
enhancement.
dispatched to Walmart on
E. Wade Hampton in refer-
ence to a shoplifting call.
While en route, the of-
ficer observed a subject
(matching the description
of the suspect provided
through dispatch) walk-
ing away from Walmart
towards Lorla Street. The
officer initiated blue lights
at which time the suspect
(Shaw) began running to-
ward the Walmart parking
lot. A foot chase ensued
and the officer caught up
to Shaw and ordered him
to the ground.
After apprehending
Shaw, the officer spoke
with the complainant who
said Shaw fraudulently re-
turned two boxes of dia-
pers inside the store and
obtained an in-store credit
card for the value of the re-
turned merchandise. The
officer reviewed the video
surveillance that showed
Shaw enter the store emp-
ty handed and proceed to
the baby section and se-
lect three boxes of diapers
before taking them to the
customer service for ex-
change.
Shaw (who has had sev-
eral previous shoplifting
convictions) was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES
Seuvarrggio Senwuez
Rector, 25, of 1114 N.
Franklin Road, 4, Green-
ville, has been charged
with: manufacturing and
distributing drugs (second
offense), manufacturing
and distributing drugs
within mile of a school,
and simple possession of
marijuana.
reports, officers were in-
formed a vehicle parked at
Broadus Street and Dunbar
Court was possibly selling
drugs.
Officers responded to
the area and detected a
strong odor of marijuana
coming from the vehicle
and also observed a small
baggie of marijuana sit-
ting on the passenger side
armrest of the door panel.
Two subjects occupied the
vehicle. The male subject
(Rector), who one officer
had had previous encoun-
ters with, was removed
from the vehicle and hand-
cuffed.
A search of the vehicle
yielded $930 of U.S. cur-
rency, 3 grams of an off
white colored rock sub-
stance believed to be crack
cocaine and 6 grams of
marijuana. Rector told the
officers all of the drugs be-
longed to him so the other
subject was cleared.
Rector, who also had
two failure to comply war-
rants out of Spartanburg
County and two outstand-
ing bench warrants out
of Greenville County, was
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
HIT & RUN, DUI
Andrew Landry Dick-
ert, 21, of 143 W. Celes-
tial Drive, Greer, has been
charged with: hit and run
property damage, DUI and
simple possession of mar-
ijuana.
reports, a BOLO went out
for a black Jeep Wrangler
involved in an accident in
Greer City limits that had
left the scene.
An officer observed a
vehicle matching the de-
scription pull into the
Spinx and then park at
the Waffle House. The
officer observed there to
be front-end damage on
the vehicle. After receiv-
ing a description of the
vehicles driver (Dickert)
who had left the scene, a
second officer went inside
the Waffle House to ques-
tion him.
Upon questioning him,
the officer observed a
strong odor of alcohol
coming from Dickerts
person. Dickert then ad-
mitted to the officer he
had been drinking. He
then admitted to striking
and knocking over some
poles with his vehicle.
A series of field sobriety
tests were administered,
which Dickert failed. He
was placed under arrest
at which point he told of-
ficers there was a blunt of
marijuana located in the
center console of his vehi-
cle. The blunt was located
and removed.
Dickert was transported
to the Greer City jail where
he blew a .16 percent on a
breathalyzer.
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President Obama will
get a break from Obam-
acare when he pardons
the traditional Thanksgiv-
ing turkey. Each of us can
also set aside our cares
by pardoning a turkey
and choosing a nonviolent
Thanksgiving observance
one that gives thanks
for our good fortune,
health and happiness with
a life-affirming, cruelty-
free feast of vegetables,
fruits and grains.
And here are more ter-
rific reasons: you will stay
alert through the entire
football game. You are
what you eat; Who wants
to be a butterball? Your
vegetarian kid wont have
to boycott the family
dinner. You wont have
to call the Poultry Hotline
to keep your family alive.
Fruits and vegetables
dont have to carry gov-
ernment-warning labels.
You wont sweat the
environment and food re-
sources devastation guilt
trip. You wont spend a
sleepless night wonder-
ing how the turkey lived
and died. Your body will
welcome a holiday from
saturated fat, cholesterol
and hormones.
Our own dinner this
Thanksgiving will feature
a Tofurky, lentil roast,
mashed potatoes, corn
stuffing, stuffed squash,
candied yams, cranberry
sauce and pumpkin pie.
An Internet search on
vegetarian Thanksgiving
got us more recipes and
other useful information
than we could possibly
use.
Kent Weaver
FROM PAGE ONE
and as an adjunct mathe-
matics instructor at Brown
Mackie College. Cannon
has served as a volunteer
at Shepherds Gate Women
Shelter for five years, and
she has served as a youth
director, president of
Young Womens Christian
Council and as head var-
sity volleyball coach and
head junior varsity girls
basketball coach.
Scott was born and
raised in Duncan and is a
mother of three children.
She graduated from By-
rnes High School, Clemson
University and USC-MSW,
and holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in psychol-
ogy. Scott has served on
Duncan Town Council for
three years, as vice presi-
dent of the Duncan Ruri-
tan Club, as vice president
of the Spartanburg County
Municipal Association and
on the Foster Care Review
Board. She is a member
of Life Song Church, the
Middle Tyger Area Cham-
ber of Commerce and the
Rebel Touchdown Club.
She is also actively in-
volved in D5 sports and
she volunteers with Meals
on Wheels.
I have been a part of the
fabric of this community
for many years. Duncan is
a town with much prom-
ise. I believe that I have the
knowledge and the experi-
ence to serve Duncan as
its mayor, Scott said.
Voting locations will be
at Grace Baptist Church,
760 W. Gap Creek Road
in Greer, Startex Volun-
teer Fire Department, 170
Spartanburg Road in Star-
tex, and Beech Springs In-
termediate School, 200 S.
Danzler Road in Duncan.
For questions about
voting, contact the Spar-
tanburg County Voter
Registration and Elections
office at 596-2549.
FROM PAGE ONE
of trees would impact resi-
dents on Cork Drive and
Trolley Lane.
Eastwood Homes Presi-
dent Chris Day dismissed
the claims and explained
the lots had premiums be-
cause they were more de-
sirable lots because they
didnt backup to a road.
However, residents who
are back-to-back with oth-
er homes and not a road
did not pay premiums on
their lots, according to
Jennifer Nobel, a Lismore
Park resident.
According to Glenn
Pace, Planning and Zoning
coordinator, the developer
expressed intentions of
going forward with the de-
velopment following the
Planning Commissions
decision on Monday night.
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On Nov. 11 friends, fam-
ily and community mem-
bers gathered to celebrate
long-time local resident
Leon Fews 100th birth-
day. Among the many
memories Leon has made
over the past century,
he remembers drinking
his first Coca-Cola when
he was seven, Kennedys
assassination, driving a
school bus as a freshman
in high school, the bomb-
ing of Pearl Harbor and so
much more.
Leon began school when
he was six and attended
Fews School through
fourth grade, before at-
tending Lenore School
through eighth grade, and
later gradating from Moun-
tain View High School in
1932. While at Mountain
View he began serving as
a bus driver while still a
student.
The teachers driving,
and they had so many on
the bus I was up on the seat
with him, and Id change
gears for him, Leon said.
And he says, There aint
no use for me driving this.
You can drive as good as I
can. So he gave me the job
and I drove the school bus
until I finished high school
in 1932.
The Few family has a
longstanding history root-
ed in the Upstate, having
traced their history back
hundreds of years, to Le-
ons great, great grandfa-
ther, James Few. In 1913
James participated in the
War of Regulators in Al-
amance County, N.C. and
was captured and execut-
ed for refusing to pledge
his allegiance to the King
of England.
Like his family before
him, Leon established
roots in the Upstate, mar-
rying Emma Peace Few,
with whom he raised two
sons, Neves and Benja-
min.
He knows everything
around here, and every
event from when he was 3
years old, his son Benja-
min Few said.
Benjamin said his dad
was there when a train
carrying President Frank-
lin Roosevelt, who died
in Georgia, came through
bringing the deceased
president back to Wash-
ington.
When I finished high
school, you couldnt get a
job anywhere, Leon said.
Finally one day, I walked
in downtown (Lyman) and
I found out who the boss
was up in the bulks and
cloth, he came down and
I said, How bout a job,
and he said, yeah, Ill hire
you, Leon said.
He worked there for
18 cents an hour for 10
hours a day. When college
graduates started working
with him making the same
amount hed been making,
Leon asked people whod
been there longer than him
what they were making.
One old man, I said,
How long you been here?
He said, I started here
when we built the mill.
Still he wasnt getting
but 18 cents and hour,
and I said Im gonna get
out from here, Im in the
wrong place, Leon said.
During the Great Depres-
sion Leon farmed cotton,
grew peaches and worked
as a cattle buyer for an
auction company.
Leon also ran ONeal, a
small country store selling
food, feed and farm sup-
plies, while also trading
horses on the side. To run
his own store he borrowed
money from his brother.
(My brother) said,
Youll never make it. And
when he said that, I said to
myself, Im going to show
you something, Leon
said.
He ran the grocery store
for 21 years until the first
large grocer, Winn-Dixie,
came in and Leon chose to
move on to another career
and he sold his store hed
spent more than two cen-
turies building up.
Another career opportu-
nity for Leon came when
he was asked to be super-
intendent of the ONeal
prison camp, where he
managed approximately
100 inmates and 17 secu-
rity guards. As superin-
tendent, Leon put inmates
to work when he estab-
lished a program in which
inmates would carry out
community projects on a
chain gang.
When you deal with
that kind of people, I got
so tired of it. I stayed there
eight years and I went to
the supervisor and I said,
Im quitting. He said,
Whats the matter? I said,
I feel like one of those
prisoners out there. Im
hearing so many sad sto-
ries and everything, Leon
said. So after eight years
he quit and began working
as a buyer for an auction
company.
Leon worked in more ar-
eas, met more people and
made more memories than
many will in a lifetime, and
he recalls them with clar-
ity, including names and
dates. Leons lived 100
years, and hes got more
living to do.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Leon Few is presented a proclamation by Greenville County Councilman Joe Dill in honor
of his shared history with the Upstate and his 100 years of life.
Leon Few has 100 years of memories to share
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Leon Few celebrates his 100th birthday with friends, family
and community members.
We are months away
from another possible
shutdown, and a de-
fault. However, there is a
solution, which should be
agreeable to both sides
of the debt ceiling battle,
particularly the underly-
ing impasse over Obam-
acare (part of which may
have been postponed for
a year at best and only
if the insurance compa-
nies themselves decide to
renew cancelled policies.)
This solution can be
found at www.thepetition-
site.com/764/197/074/
solving-the-fiscal-crises-
with-rainforests. Please
sign the petition, and ask
your family and friends to
sign it, too. It is addressed
to President Obama and
Speaker Boehner.
You can personalize
it by mentioning what I
neglected to say that
the U.S. government can
take half of the increased
profits and distribute a
quarter to the experts,
thus leaving the U.S. gov-
ernment with a quarter.
(Feel free to write letters
to your own Senators and
Representatives.)
Alex Sokolow
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
Months away from another
possible shutdown, default
Why to skip the turkey
this Thanksgiving

DECISION: Development can continue
ELECTION: Called after Hambys death

Each of us can also
set aside our cares
by pardoning a
turkey and choosing
a nonviolent
Thanksgiving
observance...
Feel free to write letters to your own
Senators and Representatives.
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Benjamin Few, Leon Few and Neves Few (left to right)
spent the week celebrating Leons 100th birthday.
He knows
everything around
here, and every
event from when he
was 3 years old.
Benjamin Few
Son

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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
B
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes is preparing for
some hard-nosed football
Friday night as Dutch Fork
(10-3) pays a visit to Dun-
can in the third round of
the Class AAAA state play-
offs.
Rebel coach Bobby Bent-
ley said his team is in for a
physical match-up.
I know theyre physi-
cal, Bentley said. Theyre
going to come in here and
be very physical in the
running game. Were going
to have our work cut out
for us.
Bentley said the Silver
Foxes will be well-coached
entering Friday nights
showdown.
Coach (Tom) Knotts is a
tremendous coach, Bent-
ley said of the Dutch Fork
head coach. Hes done
a great job building that
program.
The Rebels (12-1) have
now won 10 games in a
row after a 63-21 second-
round win over Lexington
last week in which the de-
fense forced three inter-
ceptions.
Bentley said his team is
getting improving.
I think the defense
is getting better, Bent-
ley said. Theyre fun to
watch.
Byrnes wide out Shae-
don Meadors agreed.
People continue to talk
about our defense, but
every night they come
out here and show us
they can play, Meadors
said. Were becoming a
complete team. No one
can score on our defense
and our offense cant be
stopped.
The Rebels have cruised
through the first two
rounds of the playoffs,
but Bentley said his team
could not afford to get
comfortable.
Weve got to continue
to work on our funda-
mentals, Bentley said.
The teams that want to
practice right now are the
teams that continue play-
ing. If we want to come to
practice Monday through
Wednesday, well continue
to get better. If we dont,
well be the ones to go
home this week.
Although Meadors said
he is not too familiar with
Dutch Fork, the senior
said the Rebels mentality
will remain the same.
I dont know too much
about Dutch Fork. We
played them my fresh-
man year, Meadors said.
Were going to play them
like any other team. Were
going to play hard and
fight till the end.
Kickoff against Dutch
Fork is set for 7:30 p.m.
Billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY LELAND BURCH
Greer needed its A-Game
and a little luck against
powerhouse Daniel in the
third round of the 3-A
state playoffs on Friday
night. Unfortunately, nei-
ther necessity made the
short bus ride to Dooley
Field where the Yellow
Jackets suffered a 41-10
beat down that ended the
2013 season.
I wish we had played
a little better, said a dis-
appointed Will Young af-
terward. The head coach
added, We dug ourselves
into a big hole in the first
half, and you cant do that
against a real good foot-
ball team.
Greers A-game had been
at the forefront in earlier
playoff wins over Emerald
and Westwood. But before
the largest crowd of the
season, the Yellow Jack-
ets shot themselves in all
six of their feet with turn-
overs, fumbles, penalties,
dropped passes, missed
tackles and blown assign-
ments; Those mistakes
allowed the undefeated
Lions to score twice from
the short range of 23
yards or less, and on five
other drives that origi-
nated around the midfield
area.
Perhaps the greatest
mistake of all was awak-
ening the sleeping Lions.
SEE GREER | B2
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
It is said that fundamen-
tals win games, and that
old adage proved true Sat-
urday night in Greers 45-
38 victory over Riverside
in the Lady Jacket Invita-
tional.
The Lady Yellow Jackets
had 13 fewer turnovers
and made six more three-
pointers than the War-
riors. The team also made
12 of 14 free throws in the
contest.
I think we played well.
I think we were a little
ragged in spots but thats
the reason you play pre-
season tournaments,
said Greer coach Carlton
Greene after the game.
The Warriors played a
sloppy first half, turning
the ball over 16 times and
missing five of seven foul
shots. However, the young
team improved dramati-
cally in the second using
good ball movement to get
better shots.
I think thats the key
for us on offense to
be patient, said River-
side coach Jenny Taylor.
Weve talked about that a
lot. We have a tendency to
rush things and not make
enough passes.
Overall, Taylor said she
was very pleased with
her girls performance, es-
pecially considering their
youth and inexperience.
The Warriors kept it
close most of the way by
playing stellar defense.
Sophomore Center Brooke
Jordan-Brown had a team
high of 15 points in the
game, while Kayla Barbare
led the Yellow Jackets with
16 points. Barbares three-
pointer with 4:19 left in
the game put her team
up 36-30, and they never
looked back.
Every time we play, ev-
ery time we practice, the
goal is to get better, said
Greene. Because if you
dont get better, youre
not going to have the type
of season youre really ca-
pable of having.
Last season, Greer went
6-17 while Riverside fin-
ished 11-12.
In Mondays tournament
games, Greer was sched-
uled to play Easley and
Riverside was set to play
Travelers Rest.
wbuchheit@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
A tale
of two
teams
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Braylin Collins scores a touchdown for Byrnes against Lexington Friday.
Byrnes looks to physical
match-up with Dutch Fork
REBELS ADVANCE TO THIRD ROUND
YELLOW JACKETS SEASON ENDS
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Junior linebacker Tyler Wright sits alone near midfeld after the Yellow Jackets playof loss
to Daniel.
Greer doesnt bring A-game

Late run
lifts EHS
over
Stallions
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
After a game that fea-
tured 56 fouls and went
nearly two hours, the East-
side Lady Eagles had their
first win of the season Sat-
urday afternoon against
South Pointe.
In a game that featured
many runs, the Eagles put
together the last, a 23-5
spurt that put them up
50-39 in the final quar-
ter. They survived South
Pointes last burst for a
54-49 win.
At times we looked re-
ally good and at other
times we reverted back to
some old habits, like want-
ing to get the quick shot
off instead of being more
disciplined, said Eastside
coach Cindy Mattos-De-
Hart.
SEE EAGLES | B2
Lady Jackets edge RHS
in preseason tourney
Riversides Brooke Jordan-Brown attempts to block a shot
by Greers Kayla Barbare during the frst round of the Lady
Jackets Invitational.

Every time we play, every time we
practice, the goal is to get better.
Carlton Greene
Greer girls basketball coach
Were becoming a complete team. No one
can score on our defense
and our offense cant be
stopped.
Shaedon Meadors
Byrnes wide out
We dug ourselves into a big hole in the
first half, and you cant do that against a
real good football team.
Will Young
Greer head coach
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Lyrics Klughs team is
making a deep playoff run
and the juniors defensive
play has a lot to do with
it.
The Byrnes football team
has found its way into the
third round of the Class
AAAA playoffs, and Klugh
hopes the Rebel defense
will be able to maintain its
high level of play.
We know we havent
played to the best of our
ability, but weve shown
what we can do, Klugh
said. We just got to keep
it up.
Klugh was named Player
of the Week for his efforts
on Friday against Lexing-
ton. Klugh returned an
interception 55 yards for a
touchdown, recorded two
tackles, two assists and
a 37-yard kickoff return
during the 63-21 win.
The defensive back said
it is the offense, however,
that provides the spark
the team needs.
Our offense helps us a
lot, Klugh said. Theyre
unstoppable. Nobody has
shown us that they can be
stopped yet. That helps us
play better as a defense.
As for his own play,
Klugh said he has been
given pretty high praise
for his versatility.
Ive been told Im one
of the best kick returners
that has come through By-
rnes, Klugh said. I just
try to live up to what my
coaches tell me. I try to go
hard in everything I do.
Klugh said it has been
an exciting three years at
Byrnes.
Its great being a part of
this team. Theres nothing
like playing for Byrnes,
Klugh said. Its a lot of
hard work everyday. We
never stop working.
I just try to thank God
for everything I do, he
said.
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B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
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The Greer Citizen
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Klugh ignites Rebel defense
BYRNES HIGH
Rebels
HEAD COACH - BOBBY BENTLEY
AUG. 24 51 APOPKA 36
SEPT. 6 82 WOODRUFF 49
SEPT. 13 35 NORTHWESTERN 42
SEPT. 20 62 CLINTON 0
SEPT. 27 63 BOILING SPRINGS 34
OCT. 4 35 SPARTANBURG 3
OCT. 11 57 RIVERSIDE 0
OCT. 18 61 GAFFNEY 20
OCT. 25 76 MAULDIN 49
NOV. 1 54 DORMAN 14
NOV. 8 47 WADE HAMPTON 21
NOV. 15 42 WANDO 14
NOV. 22 63 LEXINGTON 21
NOV. 29 DUTCH FORK
THIS WEEKS GAMES
AAAA PLAYOFFS
DUTCH FORK at BYRNES
GREER HIGH
Yellow Jackets
HEAD COACH - WILL YOUNG
AUG. 30 27 SENECA 35
SEPT. 6 42 RIVERSIDE 3
SEPT. 13 31 UNION CO. 28
SEPT. 20 42 GREENVILLE 13
SEPT. 27 42 TRAVELERS REST 3
OCT. 4 49 EASTSIDE 0
OCT. 11 70 BEREA 0
OCT. 18 51 PICKENS 20
OCT. 25 42 SOUTHSIDE 7
NOV. 1 9 BLUE RIDGE 10
NOV. 8 34EMERALD 30
NOV. 15 45 WESTWOOD 42
NOV. 22 10 DANIEL 41
WEEKLY FOOTBALL WRAP
LAST WEEKS SCORES
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DEFENSE
Lyrics
Klugh
BHS

DANIEL 41 GREER 10
BYRNES 63 LEXINGTON 21
FROM B1
Indeed, the first half
was rife with turnovers
and fouls, and the Eagles
took a 24-22 lead into the
locker room. The third
quarter was the games
most exciting, with South
Pointe getting out to a 34-
27 lead before the Eagles
caught fire.
In the fourth quarter,
Eastside made seven of
nine field goals, although
free throw shooting re-
mained a problem all
night (12-24 for the game).
Senior Quay Scott led the
Eagles in the first half,
but it was Junior Heather
Elliott that propelled the
decisive second half run
with six points in barely a
minute.
South Pointe heaved up
a half dozen three-point
attempts in the final 90
seconds, but failed to sink
one.
Its November and I
thought we played as well
as we could, said Mattos-
DeHart. We played some
young players today and
at times it showed. But I
commend them for hang-
ing in there and showing a
lot of heart.
The Eagles are hoping to
improve on last years 7-
16 record, and were sched-
uled to play the winner of
the Wren vs. Woodmont
game Monday night.
FROM B1
After Greer poked Daniel
in the eye with an early
field goal to take a 3-0
lead, the Lions roared back
with three touchdowns
in six minutes. A pair of
Daniel field goals and a
touchdown during the fi-
nal six minutes of the half
wrapped it up.
Greer started well, stuff-
ing the Lions first series to
force a punt and then get-
ting a turnover when Yel-
low Jackets defender Tay
Woods picked off a pass
on the next series. Greers
all time leading rusher
Quez Nesbitt reversed
his field on the next play
and out ran 10 of 11 Lions
on a 52-yard sprint down
the sidelines. Nesbitt was
tripped up at the Daniel
eight, and three plays later
after a penalty Greer was
stuck at the 13-yard line.
The Yellow Jackets turned
to Nick Roberson who
kicked a 30-yard field goal
as Greer broke on top, 3-
0, at the 6:50 mark of the
opening frame.
THINGS WENT SOUTH
Things went south in a
hurry for Greer. Seconds
later, Daniels all-world
running back Jaelon
Oglesby shot across the
left side of his line and
dashed 53 yards to the
end zone. Carter Groomes
kicked the extra point that
gave the visitors a 7-3
lead.
On the next play from
scrimmage, Greer quar-
terback Mario Cusano
launched a pass that the
Lions intercepted at the
Yellow Jackets 23-yard
line. After delivering a
16yard pass to Austin
Barnes, Daniel quarter-
back Andy McCall scored
on a one-yard sneak.
Before the quarter was
over, Oglesby reeled off a
26-yard gain to set up a
20-yard Jared Dillingham
touchdown excursion that,
like all the others, went
through the left side of
the line.
Greers offense failed to
generate a first down until
the last play before inter-
mission.
Daniel pinched in their
spurs (linebackers) to stop
the run which we wanted
to do, and force us to
throw the ball, Young
said. That wasnt unex-
pected, but they did a nice
job. And they have a lot of
great players to do it.
The senior-laden Lions
closed the half with a
flourish, starting with a
field goal to cap a 56-yard
drive that made it 24-3.
Another disaster struck
when a fourth-down cen-
ter snap sailed over the
head of Greer punter Jake
Arrowood at his own 22-
yard line. Four plays later,
Austin Barnes scored from
the five.
Groomes added insult to
injury with a 50-yard field
goal with :02 seconds left
in the first half as the Li-
ons took a commanding
34-3 lead.
COMEBACK HOPES DASHED
Any hopes of a Greer
comeback quickly faded
when a bonehead 15-yard
penalty on the second half
kickoff forced the Yellow
Jackets to start at their
own four-yard line and
settle for another three-
and-out.
The Lions added anoth-
er touchdown late in the
third period after McCall
hooked up with Barnes on
a 45-yard pitch and catch.
Dillingham crashed into
the end zone from two
yards out.
Despite the adversity,
the Yellow Jackets battled
gamely on. But the set-
backs continued, even
when Greer put together
its first drive of the game.
Early in the fourth quarter,
Cusano completed passes
of 20, 16 and 32 yards to
move the team all the way
to the Daniel nine. On the
next play, however, a Cu-
sano offering hit a Dan-
iel defender in the back.
The ball bounced into the
air and fell into the arms
of Lions linebacker Neil
Monaghan at the three-
yard line.
Greer did score, finally,
after forcing a punt that
Emanuel Man Kelly re-
turned12 yards to the Li-
ons 33-yard stripe. After
being sacked for a 13-yard
loss, Cusano found Dorian
Lindsey and Nesbitt on
passes of 10 and 24 yards.
Greer then overcame a
five-yard penalty when Cu-
sano scrambled out of the
pocket and delivered a 15-
yard touchdown strike to
Lindsey with 1:13 remain-
ing in the game.
The stats were nearly
as one-sided as the score.
Greer had only 17 yards
net rushing. Cusano com-
pleted 16 of 31 passes for
182 air yards giving the
Yellow Jackets 199 total
yards and 10 first downs.
Daniel, meanwhile, was
chalking up 17 first downs
on 357 total yards. The Li-
ons ground game roared
for 271 yards, and McCall
hit on five of eight passes
for 86 air yards.
Greer had two turnovers,
on interceptions, and was
penalized eight times
for 77 yards. Daniel was
flagged ten times for 76
yards and had one turn-
over on an interception.
Craig Watson of Greer
won $50 in The Greer Citi-
zens Football Contest last
week.
Watson was the only
participant to miss three
games.
Football fans are invited
to participate in the week-
ly contest by clipping out
and turning in the entry
form that will appear in
each Wednesdays sports
section. The final contest
of the season is on page
five of this section.
Entries may be delivered
to The Greer Citizen office
at 317 Trade Street before
noon on Friday, may be
mailed, or left in the pa-
pers drop box located just
outside the building.
Entries must be post-
marked by Friday to be
eligible.
In the case of ties, the
tiebreaker will be used to
determine the winner.
If a tie remains, the prize
will be equally divided
among the finalists.
2013 WINNERS |
Week 1: Scott McCallister
Week 2: Sandra Leigh
Week 3: Allen Batson
Week 4: James Bowers
Week 5: Rick Foster
Week 6: Marie Linder
Week 7: Sherman Burns
Week 8: Tracy Barbare
Week 9: Jud Blackwell
Week 10: Dereck L. Polson
Week 11: Craig Watson
Watson wins $50 in football contest

I just try to live up
to what my coaches
tell me. I try to go
hard in everything
I do.
Lyrics Klugh
Player of the Week

The Eagles came away with a win Saturday during a two
hour matchup against South Pointe in the Lady Jacket
Invitational.
EAGLES: Hoping for a
better year this season
GREER: Team tallies only 199 yards, 10 frst downs

Daniels Noah Preisch picks of a pass intended for Greers Dorian Lindsey (12) in the frst half of Friday nights game.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
In 63-21
playoff win
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes Highs second-
round Class AAAA playoff
win over Lexington ended
with a little bad blood Fri-
day night.
The Rebels had already
secured a 63-21 win over
the lower-seeded visitors
when a spat broke out at
midfield during the tra-
ditional post-game hand-
shake.
The dispute appeared
to stem from a late touch-
down Byrnes scored with
just seconds remaining on
the clock. The two teams
were separated by coach-
es and officials as hand-
shakes were abandoned.
Youve got guys that
say youre classless and it
gets our guys riled up, By-
rnes coach Bobby Bentley
said. Weve got to worry
about our football team.
Youve got to do what
youve got to do to protect
your kids.
The Rebels had no trou-
ble following up a strong
opening-round win over
Wando, scoring three
times in the first 16 min-
utes to gain an early ad-
vantage over Lexington.
After giving up more
than 60 yards on the
opening drive, the Rebel
defense forced a turn-
over on downs on its own
six-yard line. A few plays
later, Byrnes quarterback
Shuler Bentley found wide
out Shaedon Meadors for
a 67-yard touchdown con-
nection, putting the Rebels
up 7-0.
The duo would find
each other again after a
57-yard punt return from
Greg McHam set up a 9-
yard touchdown pass
from Bentley to Meadors.
Byrnes led Lexington 14-
0 heading into the second
quarter.
They just continue to
see one another, Coach
Bentley said of the duo.
Theyre seeing the field
and they are fun to
watch.
A 49-yard touchdown
pass from Bentley to Bray-
lin Collins made it 20-0
Byrnes with about eight
minutes left in the half.
Lexington answered this
time, however, as quarter-
back Will Hunter found
Ryan Brown for a touch-
down with just minutes
remaining in the second.
On the ensuing Byrnes
drive, Bentley threw his
first interception of the
night in the red zone,
leading to a 70-yard touch-
down pass from Hunter to
Keelo Norris. The score
cut the Rebels advantage
to 20-14 with three min-
utes left in the half.
I thought we were fine,
Coach Bentley said. I re-
ally wasnt concerned
because we had blown a
coverage and they got that
freebie there. I was proud
of our defensive attack. It
was fun to watch.
Byrnes defender Lyrics
Klugh returned Lexing-
tons kickoff 37 yards, set-
ting up a 26-yard touch-
down pass from Bentley to
Meadors.
The Rebels led 28-14 at
the half.
I thought that (score
before half) was huge be-
cause I knew we had the
ball coming out in the sec-
ond half, Bentley said. I
like our chances scoring
before the half knowing
were going to get the ball
to start the second half.
Byrnes wasted no time
getting started in the sec-
ond half, scoring on a 23-
yard touchdown pass from
Bentley to Tavin Richard-
son and extending its lead
to 35-14.
Klugh sparked the By-
rnes defense on the fol-
lowing Lexington drive,
returning an interception
55 yards for a score, wid-
ening the Rebels lead to
42-14.
Jawan Caviness returned
an interception 70 yards
late in the third quarter
to set up another touch-
down pass from Bentley to
Meadors.
The Rebels piled on two
more scores in the fourth,
adding to the 49-14 ad-
vantage. Running back
Najee Bowens busted a 41-
yard touchdown run with
seven minutes left and
Micah Young hooked up
with Jaylan Foster for the
Rebels final score of the
evening.
Were a unit, Meadors
said. Were starting to
click and when we do
were unstoppable.
Bentley said the teams
success stemmed from
stellar defensive play.
Weve been getting
some pressure on the
quarterback, Bentley said.
When you have a team
like Lexington that has a
good offense, you have to
continue to put pressure
on the quarterback. Thats
what we were able to do.
Meadors said having a
solid defense will ultimate-
ly help the team reach its
goals of a state title.
Our defense is continu-
ing to come out and play
hard and knock heads.
Thats what we need them
to do, Meadors said.
Byrnes will face Dutch
Fork in round three on Fri-
day in Duncan.
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Sophomores
will carry
larger load
BY LELAND BURCH
Jacket Backers may want
to plug November Friday
nights into their 2014 cal-
endars. Greer High aims
to be back in the football
playoffs, and I think we
can figure out how to go
even further, promises
Head Coach Will Young.
One thing for certain is
there will be change. Greer
will have a different roster
with a number of current
sophomores expected to
carry an even larger share
of the load. The Yellow
Jackets will also meet three
new foes in a revamped
schedule necessitated by
the High School Leagues
realignment of regions.
And, the 2013 team will be
gone but not forgotten.
Its going to take sev-
eral months to get over
Friday night (losing to
Daniel), Young said. And
then these kids will look
back and take pride in
having been a pretty good
football team. The record
supports that belief as the
2013 team became only
the 16th, out of 92 Greer
High squads, that have
won 10 or more games in
a single season.
Although the Yellow
Jackets were outmanned
with just 14 seniors to
Daniel Highs 21, Greer
had a good shot at upset-
ting the top ranked Lions.
If so many things had not
gone wrong in the first
half, we would have been
able to hang around and
the outcome might have
been different, Young
believes. The really great
teams dont make mis-
takes like we did, but Im
still proud of this group of
kids.
Although the senior class
is small, Young points out
they are really a fine group
of kids that grew up and
did a lot of good things.
Many of them went above
and beyond what any-
body expected, and there
were some great ones, like
Quez Nesbitt, who set the
schools all time rushing
record, and Emanuel Kelly.
We had a bunch of other
good ones in Ty Campbell,
Tay Woods, Rolland Nall,
Malek Johnson, Marquis
Lyles and Raymond Book-
er, as well as other seniors
who contributed a great
deal, he said listing Jalen
Stokes, Jake Purvis, Brad-
ley Styles, Kameron Laue,
Cole Brannon and Louis
Richardson.
The loss of Nesbitt will
change the way Greer op-
erates. Instead of running
first, we will probably run
just enough to keep other
teams honest, Young
said. With Mario Cusano
returning at quarterback
and several really good
wide receivers in Dorian
Lindsey, Zach Glidden
(sophomores), Zeke White-
side and Deandre Moren
(juniors), we will be throw-
ing it around a lot more.
We were forced to do that
against Daniel, but we
should be better at it next
year after going through
the spring and summer
working on it.
OL WILL BE STRONG IN
2014
The strength of the 2014
team should be the offen-
sive line with five return-
ing lettermen including
freshman center Noah
Hannon.
I feel we have enough
players to get back where
we were, we just have to
get the kids in the right
places, Young said. We
lose most of the defensive
line and two cornerbacks,
so we have to fill those
big holes. We have some
kids who could step up
now, but they need to get
bigger and stronger. Da-
mon Brown, Tyquan Lyles
and Nakeem Hoke have
a chance to be real good
players for us defensive-
ly.
Of the younger players
coming along, Young said
sophomore Adrian McGee
appears likely to succeed
Nesbitt, since hes already
had a 100-yard game. We
will also look at Isaiah
Long, a young kid coming
up from the D Team, Zeke
Whiteside and DeAndre
Moren. A wide receiver
and defensive back, Moren
will undergo surgery this
week for a season-ending
knee injury.
Pickens and Greenville
are departing the Peach
Blossom Region and will be
replaced by Chapman and
Emerald. That will make
the region much stron-
ger, Young believes. He
explains, Chapman is still
in the playoffs and Emer-
ald made the playoffs with
a bunch of kids that are
coming back. They will be
real good along with Blue
Ridge, and I think we will
be very competitive, so it
will be a tough race.
The Yellow Jackets will
kick off the 2014 cam-
paign with Clinton, which
replaces Seneca. We think
this is a more natural fit,
and we have a really long
football history with Clin-
ton, he said. Id like to
play Seneca, too, but with
eight teams in the region,
we only have three outside
games. In those games,
Greer will again battle
old rivals Riverside and
Union.
Young plans to start
serious preparations for
2014 after the Christmas
holiday break. We will
hit the weight room hard
three days a week with
after-school kids and five
days a week for the others.
Then we will be working
on improving our pass-
ing game and developing
defensive players during
spring practice and the
summer.
Greer aims to get back in 2014
Daniel running back Jaelon Oglesby led a ferce Lions running attack with 127 yards and
a score.
Its going to take several months to get
over Friday night (losing to Daniel). And
then these kids will look back and take
pride in having been a pretty good football
team.
Will Young
Greer head coach

Byrnes dismantles Lexington
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Shaedon Meadors shares a touchdown with a ball boy
during Byrnes playof victory over Lexington.

Youve got guys
that say youre
classless and it gets
our guys riled up.
Weve got to worry
about our football
team. Youve got to
do what youve got
to do to protect your
kids.
Bobby Bentley
Byrnes head coach
GREER HIGH TO CELEBRATE
1978 BASKETBALL TEAM
Greer High School will
honor the 1978 boys state
championship team and
coaches on Tuesday, Dec.
3 at 7:30 p.m. during half-
time of the Greer vs. By-
rnes basketball game.
Members of the team
include: John Ward, Da-
vid Hodge, Barry Brown,
Curtis Thompson, James
Dean, Jeff Farrington, Ray
Smith, Timmigo Burnett,
Dempsey Cohen, and the
late Sonny Elrod and Ken-
neth Sterling. Head coach
Melvin Gooden and assis-
tant coach Joey Reid led
the team.
RIVERSIDE HIGH CROSS
COUNTRY WRAPUP
Allie Arsiniega finished
her high school cross-
country career as the num-
ber-three ranked runner in
the state, second in 4A.
The girls 2013 state
champion cross-country
team finished with as the
number one ranked 4A
and overall team in the
state. The boys finished
fifth in 4A rankings and
the eighth overall ranking
in the state.
ALLREGION VOLLEYBALL
PLAYERS NAMED
Erin Rose-Innes, Sarah
Johnson and Bella Santoro
were named All-region.
Santoro was also named
Region Player of the Year.
STUDENTS REEL IN AWARDS
AT FISHING TOURNAMENT
At the District Five Fish-
ing Clubs fall fishing tour-
nament at Lyman Lake.
Students from Byrnes, the
Freshman Academy, D.R.
Hill Middle, and Florence
Chapel participated.
Bryan Bowen, of BFA,
and Clay Rimer, of Byrnes,
both took first place. Drew
Black and Clayton Gregory,
of Florence Chapel, placed
second. Bowen also won
the Biggest Fish honors
for the day.
The next tournament
will be the District Five
Invitational on Feb. 22 at
Lyman Lake.
REBEL RUNNERS PLACE AT
STATE MEET
Several Byrnes High
School runners crossed
the finish line with top
honors at last weekends
state cross country cham-
pionship meet in Colum-
bia. Emma Jennings and
Torie Davies, both on the
girls cross country team,
received All-State honors.
Davies was also selected to
participate with other top
female runners across the
state in this years Shrine
Bowl. Connor Kinzie and
Malik Epps, of the Byrnes
boys team, received All-
County honors. The Reb-
els girls and boys teams
placed 10th overall.
BENTLEY INVITED TO
ATHLETE COMPETITION
Byrnes High quarterback
Shuler Bentley was invited
to play for this years Of-
fense-Defense All America
Bowl team in Orlando,
giving him the opportu-
nity to play in front of NFL
scouts.
The game will be played
at the Citrus Bowl on Jan.
3.
ADULT WINTER SOCCER
REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration for Green-
ville County Recreation
Departments adult winter
2014 soccer registration is
open through Dec. 20.
The Greenville Rec ath-
letic department handles
Team Registration through
greenvillerec.com, via
email/over the phone, or
by stopping by the offices
at 4806 Old Spartanburg
Road Taylors.
Contact Rich Dixon
at: richd@gcrd.org or by
phone 676-2180 Ext 134.
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NEWS IN THE GREER
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and field - we want to
know if weve missed any-
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your team is doing.
Send us all your sports
news, photos and ideas
to Sports Editor Billy Can-
nada at billy@greercitizen.
com or call 877-2076.
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North Greenville volley-
ball player Rachel Burts
has been honored by
Conference Carolinas as
an All-Conference third
team selection, as voted
on by league coaches.
Burts was a main weapon
on offense for the Cru-
saders, as the freshmen
pounded out 239 kills on
the season, and led North
Greenville with a .269
hitting percentage, also
good for eighth in Con-
ference Carolinas. Burts
added 46 assisted blocks
and eight solo blocks.
Conference Carolinas an-
nounces the All-Confer-
ence teams during this
weeks upcoming Confer-
ence Carolinas Champi-
onship Volleyball Tourna-
ment.
Awards include All-Con-
ference first, second and
third teams, Player of the
Year, Defensive Player
of the Year, Coach of the
Year, Freshman of the
Year and Divisional Regu-
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Head coaches from con-
ference member institu-
tions nominate and then
vote on the award winners
who represent the best of
the best for the league.
The conference champi-
onships started Saturday
with the top eight teams
qualifying for quarterfi-
nal action. Semifinal play
continues Thursday with
the championship final
on Saturday. All games
are played at the highest
remaining seed with the
tournament champion re-
ceiving an automatic berth
to the NCAA DII champi-
onships.
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Mens League champs
The Dynamite softball team brought home the Fall 2013 Mens League Championship for the City of Greer. The team
includes Nate Richards, Jordan Brabo, Doug McCarson, Rusty Stegall, Ryan Wilson, Aaron Shealy, DJ Mattox, Rickey
Mills, Stuart Kay, Jonathan Bishop, Adam Wilson and Jon Guest. This team was named in honor/memory of Brandon
Dynamite Talley.
Eric Jarinko
assumes
operations
The Greenville Drive an-
nounced today they are
promoting a key front of-
fice member, Eric Jarinko
to lead the South Atlantic
League club. Jarinko has
been named as the orga-
nizations new General
Manager. Jarinko has been
with the Drive since their
inaugural season in 2006,
most recently serving as
the organizations As-
sistant General Manager.
In his new role, the 31-
year-old will oversee the
organizations day-to-day
business and baseball op-
erations, while continuing
to strengthen the Drives
brand in the Upstate Com-
munity.
Drive Co-Owner and
President, Craig Brown,
said of the announcement,
Eric has the ideal experi-
ence and qualifications to
take the reins as the Drive
General Manager. He is
incredibly smart, diligent,
thorough and hard-work-
ing, and most importantly,
he is absolutely commit-
ted to providing our fans
with the best possible cus-
tomer service. As the Drive
continues to enhance the
fan experience at Fluor
Field, with many exciting
items coming online for
the 2014 season, we have
the chance to make this
our best season ever. Un-
der Erics leadership, and
with the staff we have in
place, I am confident we
will get there!
Jarinko joined the Drive
as Director of Media Re-
lations in November of
2005, prior to the organi-
zations Inaugural Season
in Downtown Greenville.
Over the past eight years
his responsibilities have
included the management
and growth of numerous
departments, including
Entertainment, Ballpark
Operations, Red Sox Rela-
tions and Sponsor Servic-
es, where he has worked
closely with the Drive cor-
porate partners.
Its very exciting to be
moving into this new role
with the Drive, and to be
able to lead the organi-
zations ongoing com-
mitment to provide the
best fan experience and
customer service in all of
Minor League Baseball,
said Jarinko. Since 2006,
this organization has es-
tablished so many strong
ties in becoming part of
the fabric of Greenville
Upstate Community, and
much of that has to do
with the Drives mission
and leadership team.
Jarinko added, I equate
this move to the path our
players take when they
begin their professional
baseball careers in Green-
ville, striving to reach Bos-
ton. When I began my time
with the Drive eight years
ago my goal was to become
a general manager, and
Im thankful to have real-
ized that opportunity now
with the Drive a truly Ma-
jor League operation. The
experiences and responsi-
bilities that Craig Brown,
Mike deMaine, and Nate
Lipscomb have afforded
me during the past eight
years have really assisted
in my growth to this point,
and I am eager to continue
that professional develop-
ment in my new role.
A graduate of Clemson
University, Jarinko has
been recognized twice as
the South Atlantic Leagues
Media Relations Director of
the Year (2009 and 2010),
and was named to Green-
ville Business Magazines
Best and Brightest Under
35 in 2011. His expanded
responsibilities and close
working relationship with
Brown, deMaine, and Lip-
scomb were also integral
in the organization being
awarded the Bob Freitas
Award by Baseball Ameri-
ca in 2012, as well as twice
being named the South
Atlantic Leagues Organi-
zation of the Year in 2008
and 2010.
Drive Executive Vice
President, Nate Lipscomb,
commented on Jarinkos
promotion, saying, Eric
has an extraordinary un-
derstanding of both the
game and the business
of baseball. His growth
and maturity since join-
ing the organization has
been remarkable, and the
Drive and Greenville Com-
munity could not have a
better person to assume
the role of General Man-
ager. The respect he has
earned from the Red Sox,
from his peers in the
League, from the Drive
staff, and from the many
fans and customers he has
worked with and served
is truly outstanding. Im
excited to continue work-
ing with Eric in his new
role, as the Drive strives
to make a positive im-
pact on the quality of life
for all our fans and part-
ners here in the Upstate.
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Burts earns all-conference honors

In what has been an al-
ready impressive first full
season in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series, Kyle
Larson added another ac-
colade to his resume Sat-
urday at Homestead-Miami
Speedway the Sunoco
Rookie of the Year Award.
In doing so, he becomes
the first NASCAR Drive for
Diversity (D4D) graduate
and first Asian-American
driver to receive the award
in a NASCAR national se-
ries.
Additionally, Larson
was a member of the 2012
NASCAR Next class, an
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Kyles Sunoco Rookie of
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be happier for Kyle and
with the progress we have
made in increasing minor-
ity and female on-track
participation in the sport.
Larson captured the rookie
honors by 82 points over
runner-up Alex Bowman.
Larson, from Elk Grove,
Calif., finished second four
times (Bristol-1, Michigan,
Dover-2 and Homestead)
this season and overall
compiled nine top-five and
17 top-10 finishes.
He made headlines in
April, winning the NAS-
CAR Camping World Truck
Series race at Rockingham
Speedway to become the
first graduate of the NAS-
CAR Drive for Diversity
program to win a NASCAR
national series race.
Larson will compete in
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Series in 2014, driving the
No. 42 Chevrolet for Earn-
hardt Ganassi Racing with
Felix Sabates.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 THE GREER CITIZEN B7

BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
This Christmas season,
Greenville Little Theatre
will celebrate with two
classics: Its A Wonderful
Life and an unusual take
on Rudolph.
Its a Wonderful Life
Associate Director Katie
King plays Ruth, Harry
Baileys wife. This produc-
tion is very similar to the
film.
When we first did it
last year, I sat down and
watched the movie with
the script in my lap and
followed along through the
whole thing, said King, a
Taylors resident. Its al-
most word-perfect with a
few things that had to be
modified for the stage.
Its a show that most
people know already and
its one that most people
say, Oh my gosh, thats
my favorite Christmas
movie. I love it, she said.
Julia Higginbotham, a 7
year-old Greer resident,
plays Zuzu, George Bai-
leys daughter. She likes
the play because of its
message.
I like that its a story
abouthope and friend-
ship. And about Christ-
mas, Higginbotham said.
This is her ninth produc-
tion.
I like that it gives other
people entertainment and
I like that other people
enjoy it, she said. And a
lesson goes out to them in
every play we do.
In the Greenville Little
Theatres production of
Rudolph, written by
Catherine Bush, there are
several different reindeer
at the North Pole. Dasher,
played by associate art-
ist Sam McCalla, is part of
the Level 2 reindeer team,
which takes care of the
odd jobs. Level 1 reindeer
fly the sleigh.
Dasher delivers the mail,
while another reindeer
polishes all the stars. Dur-
ing a test flight, the Level
1 reindeers are injured so
Level 2 must step up.
The Level 2 reindeer
need to train for the rein-
deer games, McCalla said.
They need to complete
the reindeer games in or-
der to fly on Christmas
SEE CLASSICS | B8
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Ryan Nodine, a 9-year-
old Lyman Elementary
fourth-grader, gave up his
video game time to read.
He wasnt the only one.
Nodine was one of more
than 100 Lyman Elemen-
tary fourth grade students
who participated in the
fourth annual Read to
Feed the Hungry program,
a service-learning project.
It was easy, kind of,
he said. I had to give
up playing some Xbox
and watching some of
my videos to read.
He reached his goal of
reading 25 books. Nodine
had nine sponsors, total-
ing 16 cans per book.
I was pretty impressed
with myself, he said.
For the soup kitchen and
Martha ONeal, operations
manager, the program
means full shelves.
When the soup kitchens
shelves are full, ONeal
shares any overflow with
Greer Relief, the Middle
Tyger Community Cen-
ter, Greer Community
Ministries, Southeastern
Childrens Home and
other area nonprofits.
These elementary kids
have not just fed Greer
today. They will feed
Duncan, Lyman, Wellford,
Greer. Its amazing. What
it means to me? I cant tell
you, she said. I get real
emotional mayonnaise
and cream of mushroom,
cream of celery. I havent
had cream of celery in a
year...By reading, they are
supplying people who are
hungry. What theyre do-
ing for themselves, learn-
ing and reading and turn-
ing around and giving
back to the community is
just an amazing thing.
The students secure
pledges for reading grade-
appropriate books, said
Patty Simmons, one of the
fourth grade teachers.
Its two-fold: for the
enjoyment of reading and
to develop an awareness
of hunger in their commu-
nity, Simmons said.
Each child is impacted
differently by how much
effort they put into the
program and by their own
experiences, she said.
Some had no idea about
hungry, while others know
people who personally fre-
quent soup kitchens.
The lesson included
information on poverty
and hunger, and students
watched videos from the
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program and
planned menus according
to its guidelines.
Its planting these little
small seeds to help their
community, Simmons
said.
The program teaches the
kids to give back and care
for others, said Nodines
mom, Christy Nodine. She
works at Southeastern
Childrens Home, so her
son was aware of those
who are less fortunate.
As parents we strive to
teach him all aspects of
that, she said.
He spent about an hour
to an hour and a half each
day reading.
Nodine still isnt a big
fan of reading, he said,
but understood the impor-
tance of the program. He
did it To help the hungry
and be a hero.
Fourth graders Read to Feed the Hungry
I was pretty
impressed with
myself.
Ryan Nodine
Lyman Elementary fourth grader
Lyman Elementary School students donated a total of 8,158 canned goods to the Greer Soup Kitchen and other local nonprofts.
Volunteer Oscar Judd unloads canned goods donated by
Lyman Elementary at the Greer Soup Kitchen.
Lyman Elementary students paid a visit to the Greer Soup Kitchen Thursday to drop of
canned goods earned during their Read to Feed the Hungry campaign.
GLT celebrates holidays with pair of classics
Will stage Rudolph,
Its A Wonderful Life
The Greer-area cast of Its A Wonderful Life, from top to
bottom: Carl Scull, Meg Foster, Katie King, Melissa Golus,
Julia Higginbotham and Robert Simms.
I like that its a
story abouthope
and friendship. And
about Christmas.
Julia Higginbotham
Zuzuin Its A Wonderful Life
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
ENGAGEMENT |
FROM B7
Eve and to keep Christmas
happening.
Though the 50-minute
musical is for younger au-
diences elementary age
it is a show for the whole
family, McCalla said.
Children as young as 2
years old would love Ru-
dolph and it really gets a
great response from adults
as well, he said. Theres
really no one too young or
too old to see this show. I
think everyone would re-
ally enjoy it.
With the abundance
of holiday festivities in
the Upstate, McCalla said
these two are entertaining
and have great messages.
I really think you can
see two incredible produc-
tions, he said. I dont
think youll see better
theater anywhere else in
the Upstate, or the state
of South Carolina for that
matter.
Its A Wonderful Life is
at 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 7 and 12-
14 and 3 p.m. Dec. 8 and
15. Rudolph is at 10:30
a.m. Dec 13; 10:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Dec. 14 and 3
p.m. Dec. 15. Both shows
are at Greenville Little
Theatre, 444 College St. in
downtown Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Lecil Casey,
Jr., of 934 Cogin Drive,
Greer, announce the en-
gagement of their daugh-
ter, Melissa Irene Casey, to
Kevin Hunter Jackson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Jack-
son, of 808 Butter Street,
Landrum.
Miss Casey is the grand-
daughter of Mrs. Ellen Per-
ry, the late Fred Perry, and
the late Lecil and Blanche
Casey, Sr.
A 2001 graduate of
Greer High School, and
2005 graduate of Erskine
College with a BS degree
in Business Administra-
tion and a concentration
in Management, she holds
a Masters of Business Ad-
ministration degree from
GardnerWebb University,
2009. She is a Product
Marketing Specialist with
Baldor Electric Company
in Greenville.
Mr. Jackson is the grand-
son of the late Alfred and
Veda Mae Townes and the
late Harrison and Vera
Jackson. A 2005 graduate
of Landrum High School,
he completed Greenville
Technical College in 2009
with an Associate of Ap-
plied Science degree in
Computer Technology. He
is employed with Advance
America in Spartanburg as
a Field Service Technician.
The couple will be mar-
ried June 21, 2014, at
Praise Cathedral Church
of God.
Mr. Kevin Hunter Jackson and Miss Melissa Irene Casey
Casey - Jackson
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
Reading
and
giving
back
L
ast week I had the
pleasure of spending
the morning at the
Greer Soup Kitchen with
the seven Lyman Elemen-
tary fourth grade classes,
their teachers, parents
and volunteers.
The children about
140 of them read
books in order to collect
cans, similar to other
pledge drives.
They raised more than
8,000 items: canned
goods, mayonnaise, dish
soap.
Thats a tremendous ac-
complishment for anyone,
never mind 9 year olds.
I wish my fourth grade
class had participated in
something like this. I wish
I could do the Read to
Feed the Hungry pro-
gram myself now, year-
round.
If anyone is looking for
a 25 year-old to sponsor
to read more, you know
how to reach me.
There are so many
great things about this
program: getting children
excited about reading,
exposing them to those
who are less fortunate,
and to a fun, celebratory
field trip to Kids Planet at
Century Park. Hopefully,
they will do something
like this for the rest of
their lives.
Its worth mentioning
that while mayonnaise
and canned corn wont
keep the lights on at the
Greer Soup Kitchen. If the
soup kitchen doesnt have
to spend money on food,
then its able to spend
money on glamorous
things like electricity.
This time of year,
people are looking for
ways to give back and to
set an example for their
children. Its admirable to
do both of those things.
But Greer Soup Kitchen
and other nonprofits need
help year-round, both
monetarily and volunteer
work. So if youre plan-
ning to spend the holi-
days with your favorite
nonprofit, make sure you
go back regularly.
Nonprofits arent like
the relative you dont like
you need to visit more
than twice a year. But they
probably wont bring up
politics or the fact that
you still arent married.
We can all learn a lot
from these kids: Read.
Give back. Celebrate ac-
complishments with a trip
to the park. Thats a solid
life plan.
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PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Lauren Waynick was crowned Miss Lyman 2014 and Perrin Hines was crowned Miss Lyman
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June.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Makayla Stark was crowned Miss Landrum Teen 2014 and Jordyn Fox was crowned Miss
Landrum 2014 during the recent pageant. They will represent the city in state competition
in June.

CLASSICS: Family-friendly entertainment
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Cast members rehearse Its A Wonderful Life at the
Greenville Little Theatre.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Greenville Little Theatres version of Its A Wonderful Life
is based on the classic flm of the same name.
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GREER OPRY
SATURDAY DANCE
The Greer Opry House at
107 Cannon St. presents
Classic Country Band with
Ed Burrell on Saturdays at
8 p.m.
Admission is $9 per
person. Free line dancing
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. No al-
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Visit greeropryhouse.5u.
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Every Saturday, 7-11
p.m., Scuffletown USA,
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Snack bar, family en-
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Visit scuffletown.com or
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FROM BOURG TO BURG:
OCT. 22 DEC. 21
Artwork from artists
from Switzerland is on
display Spartanburg Art
Museum at Chapman Cul-
tural Center.
The exhibit will remain
in SAM through Dec. 21.
Museum hours are Tues-
day-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Admission is free. Call
582-7616 for more infor-
mation.
ZOOLE HOSTS KITCHEN
CHRONICLES
Artists Guild of Spar-
tanburg member Sue
Zoole is showcasing her
work, Kitchen Chronicles:
Paintings of the Foods We
Love, in the Guild Gal-
lery at Chapman Cultural
Center for the month of
November.
The free exhibit is open
for public viewing Mon-
day-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
Call 542-ARTS for more
information.
VASES, VESSELS, CUTLERY
AND CLOTH ON DISPLAY
Vases, Vessels, Cutlery
and Cloth: Still Life Selec-
tions from the Johnson
Collection, is now on dis-
play through Dec. 21 at
Chapman Cultural Center.
The exhibition features
artists such as Elliott
Daingerfield, Marie Hull,
William Henry Johnson,
and Frank London.
Hours, Tuesday-Satur-
day 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and
Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admis-
sion is free. Call 582-7616
for more information.
SAM ART SCHOOL WORK ON
DISPLAY AT CHAPMAN
Stop by Spartanburg Art
Museum at Chapman Cul-
tural Center for its annual
Student/Faculty Art Show
to see works by more than
15 SAM Art School instruc-
tors and students.
The exhibit will hang in
the gallery Nov. 12-Dec. 6.
Call 582-7616 for more in-
formation.
BALLET STUDIO HOSTS
PARKINSONS DANCE CLASS
Executive Artistic Direc-
tor of Ballet Spartanburg,
Carlos Agudelo, leads this
bimonthly, free dance
class for patients with Par-
kinsons Disease.
The movements are de-
signed to combat and ease
the symptoms of the dis-
ease.
Classes are at 1:30 p.m.
the second and fourth
Thursday of every month.
The first class of the month
is followed by the monthly
Spartanburg Parkinsons
Association meeting.
call 583-0339.
SANDWICH MUSIC IN
AT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Local musicians or
bands play 12:15-1 p.m.
twice a month on selected
Wednesday at the Spar-
tanburg County Public
Librarys downtown head-
quarters.
Call 948-9020 for more
information.
STUDENT/FACULTY ART
SHOW RECEPTION
Spartanburg Art Muse-
ums annual Student/Fac-
ulty Art Show features
works by more than 15
talented instructors of the
SAM Art School and their
budding students.
The exhibition is on view
through Dec. 6 during reg-
ular hours, 10 a.m.- 5p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5
p.m. Sun..
all 582-7616 or visit spar-
tanburgartmuseum.org.
STUDENT GALLERIES OPEN
THROUGH JAN. 2
The student galleries
at the Chapman Cultural
Center will have work
from districts 1, 4 and
5 on display in the West
Wing Mosley Building Nov.
22-Jan. 2.
The galleries are open
for free public viewing
Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5
Call 542-ARTS for more
information.
CHAPMAN HOSTS SUPER
SUNDAY ART SALE
Chapman Cultural Cen-
ters Sundays Unplugged
program will go Christmas
crazy on Sunday, Dec. 8,
1-5 p.m. when artists from
far and wide will be set
up in the Centers plaza
for the publics shopping
pleasure.
For the past few months,
Chapman has hosted ca-
sual Sundays with artists
selling their wares in the
plaza while local musi-
cians play free mini-con-
certs.
On Dec. 8, the event will
feature more artists and
musicians to accommo-
date people looking for
art-related Christmas gifts,
including photography,
paintings, stained glass,
metalworks, woodworks,
soaps, candles, jewelry,
pottery, handmade pa-
pers, tea and blown glass.
Daniel Z will play 1-3 p.m.
and Nick Evangelista 3-5
p.m. Artists from Artists
Guild of Spartanburg and
Carolina Foothills Artisan
Center will be on hand.
call 542-ARTS.
DO THE TWO STEP WITH
BALLET SPARTANBURG
Do the Two Step with
Ballet Spartanburg as
part of its ballroom dance
class series. Every Monday
through Dec. 16, seasoned
instructor Marian Norman
leads popular ballroom
dance, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Call Ballet Spartanburg
at 583-0339 for more in-
formation.
To participate, you need
a dance card, which is $48
per person for four class-
es to $120 per couple for
eight classes.
CHAPMAN CLOSED
FOR THANKSGIVING
Chapman Cultural Cen-
ter will be closed, Nov. 28
and 29 for the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday and will reopen
Nov. 30.
PRICE HOUSE REMEMBERS
HISTORIC CRASH
Rations, Rosie & Roos-
evelt will be 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Dec. 7 at the historic
Price house, 1200 Oakview
Farms Road, Woodruff.
The event will remember
the 70th anniversary of a
tragic plane crash in the
area. Children four and
younger are free; tickets
are $4 for ages 5-17 and
$6 for adults.
call 576-6546 or visit spar-
tanburghistory.org.
CAMPBELL ON DISPLAY
AT CENTRE STAGE
The art of Marquin
Campbell will be on dis-
play Tuesday Friday 2-6
p.m. Nov. 22-Jan. 13.
CENTRE STAGE PRESENTS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The classic A Christmas
Carol, will be performed
at Centre Stage Nov. 28-
Dec. 14. Shows run Thurs-
day-Sunday.
Tickets are $20-$30.
From Nov. 28-Dec. 1, a
family (up to six people)
can get tickets for $75.
Additional tickets are $10.
The box office can be
reached at 233-6733.
NEW EXHIBIT MAKING
MARK AT RIVERWORKS
An exhibition by Sara
Schneckloth, Making
Mark, runs through Dec.
1 at Riverworks Gallery,
300 River St., Greenville.
Schneckloth employs
graphite, watercolor, col-
ored pencils, wax, ink, and
charcoal to weave the im-
ages.
She empowers the un-
framed drawings with im-
mediacy by suspending
them from the wall.
The gallery is open Tues-
daySaturday, 1-5 p.m.
BLACK FRIDAY AT
STOMPING GROUNDS
Sydney McMath will per-
form (piano and vocals)
6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at
Stomping Grounds. The
coffee shop and wine bar
will also have Black Friday
specials.
PHILLIPS PLAYS ACOUSTIC
FOLK & ROCK NOV. 30
Matthew Phillips will
play acoustic folk and rock
7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at
Stomping Grounds.
LEARN TO DRAW WITH
ROBERT DECKER
Robert Decker leads
this $10 pencil drawing
class Dec. 2 at Stomping
Grounds.
SEND US YOUR UPCOMING
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tainment news to Katie
Jones at kjones@greer-
citizen.com or mail to The
Greer Citizen, Attn: Things
To Do, P.O. Box 70, Greer,
SC 29652.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013 THE GREER CITIZEN B9
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES FOR WEEK
OF DEC. 9
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Despicable Me 2 (PG)
-- Once a dastardly super-
villain, the sinister Gru
(voiced by Steve Carell)
became a doting father in
the last movie. With his
three adopted daughters
(and a crew of goofy yel-
low minions), Gru must
undertake a daunting
mission: enter the dat-
ing scene. This mission,
however, is interrupted by
another mission from an
Anti-Villain Agent, Lucy
(Kristen Wiig) -- Gru and
company have to foil a
supervillain scheme at a
shopping mall.
The plot sounds a little
unwieldy, but it barely
gets in the way. The real
focus of the film is the
slapstick humor of the
minions and the aggres-
sive cuteness of the kids.
Its like a feature-length
serving of old-fashioned
cartoon humor. Throw in
a few lines that will make
parents chuckle between
rounds of 3-D showboat-
ing, and youve got a
sequel that competes with
its predecessor.
Fast and Furious 6 (R)
-- After toppling a crimi-
nal empire in the last film,
the street-racing heroes
of the Fast and Furious
franchise (Vin Diesel, Paul
Walker, Ludacris, et al.)
are spread out around the
world, keeping low pro-
files. They are called back
into action once again by
Dwayne Johnsons special
agent, who offers them
amnesty if they can take
down a ruthless tribe of
motorhead criminals.
This installment piles
on the carnage in order to
top its five predecessors.
The stunts are even more
ridiculous and crunchy
than ever. There are many
scenes of stilted dialogue
and contrived problems.
Fortunately, the pace
of the film puts them
into the rearview rather
quickly. Youll soon forget
the acting as your senses
are engulfed in flames
and fumes.
The Hunt (R) -- In
a small community in
Denmark, one mans life
is turned upside down by
suspicion and hysteria.
Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen)
is a quiet and thoughtful
guy who teaches kinder-
garten during the week
and hunts deer in his
off time. One little girl
tells a lie that snowballs
into a witchhunt against
an innocent man. As
each scene unfolds, you
see one mans life turn
into a nightmare as he
is shunned for accusa-
tions he cant possibly
disprove. Even in church,
his fellow parishioners
change pews so they dont
sit near him during mass.
The detailed directing and
delicate performances
make this real-life horror
story gripping and unfor-
gettable.
Berberian Sound
Studios (R) -- A British
sound technician (Toby
Jones) takes a job making
cringe-inducing sound
effects for Italian horror
movies -- a job that bur-
rows into his mind and
brings up his personal
demons. In the sound
booth, he brutalizes rad-
ishes and other vegetables
to get the perfect crunch
and squish that simulates
murder. The camera gets
up close and intimate
with the destruction. The
horror is all in your mind,
as old-fashioned sound
engineering injects terror
through your ears. Its an
utterly creepy and fun
experience.
DVD previews
COUCH THEATER |
Scene from Berberian
Sound Studios

THINGS
TO DO
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Greenville Chorale will hold its 32nd annual Christmas with the Chorale at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Furman Universitys
McAlister Auditorium. It also features the Seneca High School Honors Chorale and the Chamber Ensemble.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Peter Rowan will perform Dec. 21 at the Handlebar, 304 E.
Stone Ave. in Greenville.
LEES HOMEROOM WINS
INTRAMURAL TITLES
Doraine Lees homeroom
team won the seventh
grade intramural champi-
onship for 2013.
The tournament involves
all seventh grade home-
rooms and e team played
at least 2 games during
the tournament. The next
activity will be Hoops for
Hunger, starting Dec. 2.
RMS STUDENTS COLLECTED
250 COATS FOR CHARITY
RMS students brought
in more than 250 items
for our annual coat drive.
Coats, mittens, gloves,
hats and socks were sent
to the Triune Mercy Cen-
ter in Greenville and Greer
Ministries.
RMS STUDENTS MAKE
REGION ORCHESTRA
Eleven RMS students
participated in the Region
Orchestra at Anderson
University this past week-
end, Nov.15-16. They all
qualified to try out for All-
State Orchestra.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
JOB SHADOWING AT RMS
Anyone interested in
coming to speak to stu-
dents about their career
to expose students to a
variety of career opportu-
nities and/or would like
to host a student for a job
shadowing experience for
a day.
Please contact Brooke
Howard at 355-7987 or
kbhoward@greenville.k12.
sc.us
RMS STUDENTS WIN I AM
AN ACHIEVER AWARD
Riverside students
Treavonnie Kyeasta, Cole-
man-Blakely and Jaquisha
Johnson recently received
the I am An Achiever
Award, given to students
who are role models, in-
spiration to others and
have overcome difficult
challenges. Principal An-
drew Crowley presented
this Certificate of Special
Congressional Recognition
from House of Represen-
tatives Congressman Trey
Gowdy.
RIVERSIDE HIGH POWDER
PUFF GAME
The Riverside High
booster club will hold its
annual powder puff foot-
ball game Friday, Dec. 6.
The game is a standard
7 on 7 flag football. Spec-
tators pay a $5 entry fee.
Profits from this event
support the Andrew B.
Crowley Scholarship and
Riverside Athletics as se-
lected by the Advisory
Committee who organize
the event.
RHS CHEERLEADERS TEAM
WITH JETS FOR EVENT
Jets Pizza will donate 10
percent of all sales to the
Riverside High cheerlead-
ing squad 5-8 p.m. Dec. 3.
WASHINGTON CENTER
WORK WITH MOW
Amy Garbes Washing-
ton Center Class is tak-
ing an active role in their
community, by volunteer-
ing with Meals on Wheels
Greenville.
They counted the num-
ber of meals to pick up,
counted milk and juice,
packing all food and drinks
for delivery, delivering the
meals and meeting new
friends in the community.
GTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TO MEET DEC. 17
The Greenville Techni-
cal Charter High School
board of directors meet at
5 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Ad-
ministrative Board Room.
GREENVILLE TECH CHARTER
STUDENTS TOUR EXHIBIT
The Greenville Tech
Charter Highs American
studies class toured the
Western American art
exhibit, Go West Young
Man at the High Museum
of Art in Atlanta.
The trip coincided with
the students concurrent
studies in American his-
tory and literature.
BJA FINISHES 21 IN MOCK
TRIAL COMPETITION
The Bob Jones Acad-
emy Middle School Mock
Trial team participated in
the Piedmont Regional of
the South Carolina Bars
Middle School Mock Trial
Competition Nov. 9.
The BJA team performed
well against strong com-
petition and finished with
a 2-1 record. The following
students won individual
awards:
Recognized as Most Ef-
fective Witness: Evan Case
of Greenville; David Goff
of GreeR; Annie Hayes
of Greer; Ali Hermetz of
Greenville and Katherine
McCann of Greenville.
Recognized as Most Ef-
fective Attorney: Madysen
Hotchkin of Greenville and
Callie Parker of Greenville
2 awards.
BYRNES HIGH BAND
MEDALS AT COMPETITION
The 224-member Rebel
Regiment competed in the
SC State Championships
in Irmo, where the band
earned Upper State Cham-
pions and Silver Medalist
in the entire competition.
This is the first Upper
State title since the bad
moved to the 5A class in
2007. Its record this year
is 63-2.
BYRNES ART ON DISPLAY
AT MIDDLE TYGER LIBRARY
Byrnes students art-
work will be on display at
the Middle Tyger library
through Nov. 30. The ex-
hibit features the work of
10th-12th graders in a va-
riety of media.
DISTRICT FIVE HONORS
HEROES FOR VETERANS DAY
At Byrnes, the schools
Air Force JROTC held its
annual tribute around
the flagpole. Veterans
and guests enjoyed per-
formances by the Byrnes
Singers and a solemn flag
folding ceremony.
Cadets also honored the
life of Byrnes graduate,
Capt. John David Hort-
man., who was killed in
the line of duty in 2011.
Hortmans family was
presented a plaque in his
memory.
Abner Creek Academy
students held a ceremo-
ny for many current and
former members of the
military. Students sang
songs and heard from re-
tired Lt. Col. Jerry Jackson,
who spoke to the school
about his experiences
in the Air Force. Second
graders at Abner Creek
also shared special letters
that they wrote thanking
veterans for their service.
The Berry Shoals Inter-
mediate, sixth grade band,
orchestra and chorus were
part of a Veterans Day
program. Students lis-
tened to guest speakers,
and honored fallen veter-
ans with a presentation of
Taps.
River Ridge Elementary
second grade students
led the schools Veterans
Day program, where vet-
erans were saluted with
flags for each branch of
service during a presenta-
tion of the Armed Forces
Medley. The program
ended with special video
excerpts from Americas
White Table, produced
by and featuring the sec-
ond grade students.
At Beech Springs Inter-
mediate School, students
honored four retired
veterans during their
ceremony. Student gui-
tarist Justin Gilbert per-
formed the Star Spangled
Banner, and students pre-
sented each guest speaker
with a star named in their
honor.
BYRNES HIGH STUDENTS
SURPRISE VETERANS
The Byrnes Air Force
JROTC cadets were special
servers for local vets at
Golden Corral in Spartan-
burg. Students helped seat
and assist the veterans,
as the honored heroes
enjoyed a complimentary
dinner.
TURNER IS DISTINGUISHED
READING TEACHER
District Five Schools
honors one outstanding
teacher who excels in the
area of reading instruc-
tion. Ann Turner, an Eng-
lish/Language Arts teacher
at Florence Chapel Middle
School, has been select-
ed as the Distinguished
Teacher of Reading for
2013-14.
Elementary Education
Director Belinda Snow and
Florence Chapel Principal
Tammy White surprised
Turner with the award. Gi-
na Creel, Beech Springs In-
termediate School teacher,
was honored as runner
up.
Turner will now compete
against middle and high
school reading teachers
from other Spartanburg
districts for the title of
Distinguished Teacher of
Reading for Spartanburg
County.
MIDDLE TYGER RECEIVES
LITERACY GRANT
Terry Stephenson, own-
er of several McDonalds
locations in Duncan and
Inman, gave Middle Tyger
Community Center $5,200
check to support literacy
efforts.
The donation, from Ron-
ald McDonald charities,
will go to provide reading
education for children,
training for their parents
and interactive literacy ac-
tivities for families.
WELLFORD ACADEMY LEGO
CLUB BUILDS BOATS
The Wellford Academy
Lego Club meets weeklu
after school, completing
activities that challenge
students. Club members
were recently challenged
to build a Lego boat that
would hold 50 grams and
float for 30 seconds.
BYRNES SINGERS SELECTED
FOR ALLSTATE CHOIR
Several Byrnes High stu-
dents have been selected
to participate in South
Carolinas All-State Choirs
this year.
Amber Holbrook, Me-
gan Jones, and Cailyn Lee
were all selected for the
All-State womens cho-
rus. Keefe Purcell and Ian
Ritchings were selected
for the mens chorus. Zach
Potter was selected for the
SC Mixed All-State Cho-
rus.
They were chosen from
2,000 other students state-
wide who auditioned.
DUNCAN STUDENTS,
PARENTS GET ARTSY
Duncan Elementary stu-
dents and their parents
participated in Make N
Take art night. Families
made treasure maps, self-
portrait playing cards,
alien rocks and cookies.
RIVER RIDGE VISITS
COWPENS BATTLEFIELD
River Ridge Elementary
third grade students vis-
ited the historic Cowpens
battlefields, where they
learned about the major
battle there and its role in
the American Revolution.
A park ranger guided
students through the bat-
tlefield as they were able
to learn firsthand what it
was like to be a Patriot or
a British soldier.
BYRNES LONG IS PART
OF SPECIAL EXHIBIT
Byrnes Freshman Acad-
emy teacher Mallory Long
is a part of an alumni art
exhibit at USC Upstate. As
one of nine alumni in the
exhibit, the Freshman
Academy teacher was part
of a panel discussion with
current Upstate students,
to share about her expe-
rience as an artist and a
teacher.
The exhibit runs through
Dec. 13th at the Curtis R.
Harley gallery on the USC
Upstate campus.
DISTRICT FIVE STUDENTS
TO SING IN HONORS CHOIR
Several District Five stu-
dents have been tapped as
some of the top singers in
the state, selected for the
2014 SC Elementary Hon-
ors Choir: Carson Grube,
John Thomas Grant, Mere-
dith Henderson, Haya Kid-
wai and Lily Grace Mitchell
will all be representing Ab-
ner Creek Academy, along
with Abigail Cothran, Dai-
sy Romero and Jason Ran-
gal-Hernandez, all from
Lyman Elementary.
These singers were cho-
sen from amongst 450
students across South
Carolina. Theyll travel
to Charleston in Febru-
ary, where theyll have
the chance to work with
renowned choral direc-
tor and composer, Christi
Cary Miller.
HUMOR HELPS DR. HILL
DEBATE TEAM WIN BIG
The D.R. Hill Middle
School speech and debate
team won top honors at
a recent tournament at
Mauldin High School in
Greenville County.
The D.R. Hill debaters
nearly swept the Humor-
ous Interpretation cat-
egory in the event, with
Angel Rogers (1st place),
John Harmon (2nd place),
and Britney Higgins (4th
place) all taking home top
awards.
REIDVILLE STUDENT WINS
HOLIDAY CARD CONTEST
Reidville Elementary
first grader Addison Wil-
liams artwork will be dis-
played on the District Five
holiday card this season,
sent out to hundreds in
the community.
Addisons colorful rein-
deer was selected from
amongst dozens of entries
submitted by art students
at the districts elementary
and intermediate schools.
The Reidville student
will be honored at the next
Board of Trustees meeting,
and will receive 50 cards
printed with her holiday
art to distribute to family
and friends.
BYRNES THEATER GROUP
SWEEPS STATE CONTEST
Byrnes High Schools
Rebel Theater Company
wonthe state theater cham-
pionship last weekend.
The company, made
up of ninth through 12th
graders, swept the compe-
tition at the South Caro-
lina Theater Associations
event, beating out 25 of
the top schools in the state
for the honor.
Their production of
Women of Troy, written,
directed, and produced
by teacher Carol Sutton,
won first place. Student
Linda Perla also won
Best Actress. The com-
pany won All Star Cast
honors. There will be an
encore performance of the
winning production at the
District Five Fine Arts Cen-
ter in January.
SCULPTURE HONORS
WANDA FOWLER
Wanda Fowler definitely
made a mark on the center
and all of District Five.
A bronze sculpture was
delivered this week in
honor of Wanda Fowler,
who served for 15 years as
the executive director of
Middle Tyger Community
Center. It will be placed on
the center grounds.
MTCCs Board of Trust-
ees chose the statue spe-
cifically because it repre-
sented children and a love
of reading, two subjects
very close to Fowlers
heart
VEHICLE CAREER FAIR SET
AT BEECH SPRINGS
Pilots from Spartan-
burg Regionals helicop-
ter joined representatives
from other agencies like
the Duncan Fire Depart-
ment, Spartanburg EMS,
and Animal Control to
demonstrate how their ve-
hicles play an important
part in their jobs for fifth
and sixth graders.
DHEC LESSON IS NO WASTE
FOR STUDENTS
The Department of
Health and Environmen-
tal Control (DHEC) visited
Beech Springs Intermedi-
ate School for the Ac-
tion in the Classroom
program, which teaches
students the importance
of reducing waste, reusing
materials and recycling.
ESOL STUDENTS HOST
THANKSGIVING FEAST
ESOL students at Middle
Tyger Community Cen-
ter held its international
Thanksgiving feast, fea-
turing cuisine from dif-
ferent countries in the
buffet. Students brought
in traditional foods from
their home countries and
invited the staff of MTCC
to join.
STUDENTS DRESS FOR
SUCCESS AT BEECH SPRINGS
Sixth grade students
in Angela Lees class at
Beech Springs Intermedi-
ate dressed in their pro-
fessional best as they cel-
ebrated Career Day.
Each student chose an
outfit based on what they
aspire to be one day, in-
cluding elementary school
teacher, a surgeon, a pro-
fessional singer and a
WNBA player.
RIVER RIDGE PREPARES FOR
INVENTION CONVENTION
Steven Hahn, an inven-
tor and entrepreneur, vis-
ited the students on Nov.
14 to talk about what it
takes to invent, success-
fully produce and market
a new or improved idea in
preparation for the annual
Duke Energy Invention
Convention.
Hahn explained how he
came up with his idea,
created a brand name, de-
signed the product and set
up his company and gave
samples of his invention,
GDFD, and answered
questions from the stu-
dents.
D5 STUDENTS SHINE IN
HONORS ORCHESTRA
Dozens of District Five
students took partici-
pated in the SC Region
I Honors Orchestra at
Boiling Springs Middle
School this past weekend.
Participants were: Ben
Harding and Payton Lee
(Berry Shoals Intermedi-
ate School), Maggie Cox,
Katelyn Dawson, Caroline
Emerson, Parker Elmorek,
Kathryn Ford, Katelyn Gil-
bert, Lauren Gohs, Robert
Gregory, Caroline Hopkins,
Nikki Jackson, Mac Latim-
er, Ricci Rogers, Madison
Shaw, Molina Srey, and
Victoria White (Florence
Chapel Middle School), Re-
becca Porter (D.R. Hill Mid-
dle School), Caitlin Black-
burn, Katie Blackwood, Elli
Boone, Brittany Campbell,
Emily Carroll, Sarah Cobb,
Randy Daniels, Maggie
Hance, Alexis Jones, Olivia
Katrosh, Cassie Kondzich,
Jacob McAbee, Morgan
Powe, Dori Sanoulis, Jef-
frey Tan, Andrew Vaughn,
Morgan Young, and Ryan
Foster (Byrnes Freshman
Academy and Byrnes High
School).
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
LUNCH
MENUS
SCHOOL
NEWS
ELEMENTARY
Thursday no school
Friday no school
Monday Baked fsh sand-
wich, pizza, vegetation sta-
tion, southwest chicken and
brown rice, soup vegetable
medley, choice of fruit, milk
Tuesday Chicken gumbo
over brown rice, toasted
cheese sandwich, vegetation
station, tomato basil soup,
corn, choice of fruit, milk
Wednesday Roasted chick-
en, pasta marinara, garlic
bread stick for all, vegetation
station, chicken noodle soup,
carrots, choice of fruit, milk
MIDDLE
Thursday no school
Friday no school
Monday Roasted chicken
with brown rice and whole
grain roll, barbecue sand-
wich, Mandarin chicken salad
with whole grain roll, corn,
carrots, assorted fruit, milk
Tuesday Spaghetti and
meatballs with garlic bread
stick, spicy chicken wrap,
Southwest chicken salad with
whole grain roll, vegetable
medley, green beans, as-
sorted fruit, milk
Wednesday Fish nuggets
with macaroni and cheese,
deli sandwich, chicken Caesar
salad with whole grain roll,
fresh vegetable with dip, lima
beans, assorted fruit, milk
HIGH
Thursday no school
Friday no school
Monday Roasted chicken
with brown rice and whole
grain roll, barbecue sand-
wich, Mandarin chicken salad
with whole grain roll, corn,
carrots, assorted fruit, milk
Tuesday Spaghetti and
meatballs with garlic break
stick, spicy chicken wrap,
Southwest chicken salad with
whole grain roll, vegetable
medley, green beans, as-
sorted fruit, milk
Wednesday Fish nuggets
with macaroni and cheese,
deli sandwich, chicken Caesar
salad with whole grain roll,
vegetable with dip, lima
beans, assorted fruit, milk
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GREENVILLE COUNTY |
DISTRICT FIVE |
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Bob Jones Academy Middle School Mock Trial team participated in the Piedmont
Regional of the South Carolina Bars Middle School Mock Trial Competition Nov. 9. The
BJA team fnished with a 2-1 record.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Students at the Washington Center recently volunteered
with Meals on Wheels, counting and packing meals and
drinks.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Brooke promised Katie
that Bill would never come
between their sisterhood
again. Wyatt was taken
aback when his father
asked him for a consider-
able favor. Hope decided
to extend the Thanksgiv-
ing guest list to a few
unfavorable attendants.
Bill was back to pursu-
ing Brooke after having
previously been fixated
on reuniting with Katie.
Quinn and Wyatt remi-
nisced about the past and
how far they have come.
The Thanksgiving guests
found out they also were
there to celebrate Rick and
Carolines engagement.
Pam and Charlie bickered
in the kitchen while cook-
ing the big feast. Rick
presented Caroline with a
romantic idea. Wait to See:
Aly doesnt approve of
how Hope has treated her
suitors.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Sonny stormed out after
arguing with Will about
Gabis situation. Daniel
and Jennifer had shared
an awkward encounter at
Thanksgiving. Nicole was
shocked that her first as-
signment as a reporter
was to interview Eric. Car-
oline confronted Victor
over the scheme involving
her grandson. Brady went
searching for Kristen. Gabi
uncovered a shocking se-
cret. Hope showed up at
EJs with a search warrant.
Former enemies Sami and
Kate teamed up to stop
Gabi from moving to New
York. JJ decided he must
make things right with
his mom. Gabi was embar-
rassed after learning about
Nicks machinations. Wait
to See: Rafe and Jordan
kiss.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Ava told Patrick that
Robin was alive. Sabrinas
cousin Juan appeared with
a surprise on her wedding
day. Obrecht planned to
shoot Duke in order to
punish Anna. Mac tried
to coax a depressed Max-
ie into attending Patrick
and Sabrinas wedding.
Robin was afraid to go to
Patricks wedding without
first knowing that Niko-
las was OK. Anna and
Scorpio were able to track
down Faison. Bobbie was
shocked by what she found
when she visited Luke. Spi-
nelli stopped Maxie from
trying to see her biological
daughter. Patrick and Sa-
brinas wedding was just
getting started, but will it
go off as planned? Wait to
See: Sonny makes Duke an
offer he cant refuse.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
During a family gather-
ing at the club, Nikki an-
nounced that Dylan was
her long-lost son. Michael
worried that Fen was be-
ing targeted in prison.
Billy and Kelly continued
to bond over their similar
losses. Noah was upset
that Victor hired Kyle at
Newman Enterprises. Ma-
son used Devons credit
card without his knowl-
edge. Adam warned Chel-
sea not to put him on a
pedestal. Christine shared
with Michael the news that
the judge agreed to re-
open the case. Jill decided
to celebrate Thanksgiving
with Kevin, Chloe and Es-
ther despite all the grief
and loss they had expe-
rienced. Leslie was over-
whelmed by the newness
of spending Thanksgiving
with Neils family. Ash-
ley surprised everyone by
showing up at the Abbott
mansion for the holiday.
Wait to See: Lily receives a
surprising phone call.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
This is the second time I
have had plantar fasciitis.
The first time was more
than five years ago. A doc-
tor outlined a program for
me, but I have forgotten
the details. Will you give
me a refresher course? -
- L.O.
ANSWER: Plantar is
the sole of the feet. The
plantar fascia is a band
of sturdy tissue that runs
from the heels to the toes.
It supports the feet and
the foot arches. Plantar
fasciitis is one of the most
common causes of heel
pain. Professional base-
ball, football and basket-
ball players get it. People
with flat feet or very high
arches, overweight people,
those who stand on hard
surfaces for long periods
and runners who suddenly
increase their mileage or
running time are the ones
most likely to develop this
injury. It happens to non-
athletes, too.
It causes intense pain
when an affected person
gets out of bed in the
morning and takes a few
steps. During the day, the
pain lessens, but it returns
toward the end of the
working day. The pain can
be so severe that people
are forced to take time off
from work.
Other causes of heel
pain include entrapment
of a heel nerve in scar tis-
sue, a loss of the fat pad
that cushions the heel
(found mostly in older
people) and tiny fractures
of the heel.
Weight loss is the answer
to this problem if a person
is overweight. Limit your
walking, and dont do any
running. You can bike and
swim to stay in shape. At
night, splint the foot so
the toes point to the ceil-
ing when you lie on your
back. If the foot falls down-
ward toward the bed, it ag-
gravates heel pain. Ice the
heel four times a day for
15 minutes. A silicone heel
insert often proves help-
ful. Make sure your shoes
are well-cushioned. Loop a
towel around the front of
the foot and, while seated,
pull the towel so the foot
is drawn to the body. This
stretches the fascia. If this
program fails, then see a
doctor. A cortisone shot
can bring rapid relief.
The booklet on aerobics,
fitness and abdominal ex-
ercises can give newcom-
ers a start in their exer-
cise program. To obtain a
copy, write: Dr. Donohue
-- No. 1301W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My fingernails are an eye-
sore. Since I turned 83,
theyve turned ugly. They
break easily. What can I
use to put some strength
back in them? -- R.W.
ANSWER: Keep your
nails out of water. If you
have to put them in water,
wear protective gloves. Cut
the nails short. You can
use nail polish, but go very
easy on polish remover.
Nail hardeners are help-
ful. Dont buy ones that
contain toluene or form-
aldehyde. A reader, J.G.,
wrote to me after the last
time I wrote about fragile
nails to endorse a product
called Hard as Hoof, avail-
able at Walmart stores and
probably others.
The B vitamin biotin is
said to harden nails.
***
Dr. Donohue regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but he will
incorporate them in his
column whenever possible.
Readers may write him or
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THE GREER
CITIZENS
ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS
GUIDE!
2013
The Greer Citizen is happy to once again share
the joy of the season with our readers.
Lights and parades. Church events and holiday fun.
For each of us, the joy of Christmas is unique.
Whatever you treasure most, we hope that this
guide will offer you a diverse assortment
of shopping options and gift ideas
along with a complete list of events,
lights, and productions to brighten
your holiday season.
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Road, Greer
879-4006
www.burnsview.com
Burnsview Christmas
Homecoming
Sunday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m.
Presented by the church
choir
Covenant United Methodist
Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Road,
Greer, 244-4741
www.covumc.org
Bethlehem Revisited
Dec. 21-23, 6-9 p.m.
Bethlehem Revisited is an
interactive live nativity that
allows all who attend to
experience Bethlehem at the
time Jesus was born. There are
shops to visit, a census to sign,
Roman soldiers to see and the
baby savior to meet.
313 Jones Ave., Greer
877-4021
www.elbethelbaptist.net
Live Nativity
Saturday, Dec. 14,
5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15,
5:30, 6, 6:30 p.m.
An excellent opportunity to
share the true meaning of
Christmas.
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer, 877-3612
fpcgreer.org
Joy Gift Worship
Sunday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m.
What once began as a
means to collect a special
ofering for retired
Presbyterian ministers has
grown into a music and candle
lighting service that tells the
sacred story of Jesus birth.
Christmas Eve Worship
and Live Nativity
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Please join us at the 5 p.m.
service where the Christmas
story will come to life through
a live nativity. Candlelight
communion at 9 p.m. Nursery
available.
Greenville Church of the
Nazarene
1201 Haywood Road,
Greenville, 233-4890
www.ajourneytobethlehem.
com
A Journey to
BethlehemAn Ancient
Path to Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 7,
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8,
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Come and experience an
ancient path to Christmas, as
you and your family wander
through a real live
marketplace complete with
over a dozen merchants,
beggars, Roman soldiers and
Jewish dancers.
Greer First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer
877-4253
greerfbc.org
A Smoky Mountain
Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m.
A bluegrass musical drama.
Praise Cathedral Church of
God
3390 Brushy Creek Road,
Greer, 879-4878
PraiseCathedralMusic.org
Love Lead the Way
Choir and orchestra with
special guest Adam Crabb
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 South Suber Road, Greer
879-4400
www.rbcgreer.com
Ladies Christmas Tea
Saturday, Dec. 14,
2-4 p.m.
Tickets: $5. Contact Stacy
Mills at turkeymills@aol.com
or 423-0580 to purchase
tickets.
2 Groveland Dr., Taylors
879-2094
www.sainjohnsbaptist.org
Carols for Christmas
by Joseph Martin
Presented by the St. Johns
Baptist Church Sanctuary
Choir
200 West Main St., Taylors
244-3535
taylorsfbc.org
Light Has Come
Dec. 6-7, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 2 p.m.
Featuring Worship Choirs
and Orchestra and the
Regeneration Student Choir.
Complimentary tickets are
available Sundays and
Wednesdays at the Welcome
Desk and weekdays in the
church of ce. Child care
available for children birth
through fve.
We Three Spies
Taylors Childrens Choirs
concert. Grab your trench coat
and dark shades and go
undercover to join the exciting
Christmas mission of We
Three Spies.Child care
available for children birth
through fve.
Family Christmas Night
Wednesday, Dec. 18,
6:30 p.m.
A Modern Liturgy:
Christmas Lessons and
Carols
Modern Worship Team.
Child care available for
children birth through fve.
Christmas Eve
at Taylors FBC
Tuesday, Dec. 24,
3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Child care available for
children birth through fve.
Victor Baptist Church
121 New Woodruf Road,
Greer
victorbaptist.com
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A CHRISTMAS
TO REMEMBER
VICTOR BAPTIST CHURCH
121 NEW WOODRUFF ROAD, GREER, SC 29651
Presented by Sanctuary Choir and Friends
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013
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CHURCH EVENTS
Blessings
Bethlehem Revisited
Covenant United Methodist Church
Dec. 21-23, 6-9 p.m.
Enjoy regional foods, smell spices and fragrances, and fnd yourself in the
middle of dramas depicting what it might have been like the very night
Jesus was born!
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Holiday
Carriage rides
will benefit
the homeless
GAIHN (Greenville Area
Interfaith Hospitality
Network) will provide
horse-drawn carriage rides
through the streets of
downtown Greenville
during December. All
proceeds from the carriage
rides are used to help
provide emergency
assistance for homeless
families with children.
Carriage rides depart from
JB Lacher Jewelers on the
evenings of Friday,
December 13, Tuesday-
Friday, December 17-20,
and Monday December 23.
Call 271-3424 or go to
www.GAIHN.org.
PRESTON BURCH | FILE PHOTO
Live Nativity
Dec. 14, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 15, 5:30, 6, 6:30 p.m.
Light Has Come
Dec. 6-7, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 2 p.m.
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South Carolina Secretary
of State Mark Hammond
has announced the 18th
annual Scrooges and An-
gels list of 2013. The ten
Angels were recognized
at a press conference and
honored with a reception
in the Secretary of States
Office following the an-
nouncement.
The Angels honored rep-
resent organizations that
exemplify charitable giv-
ing in South Carolina.
The Angels were select-
ed by review of financial
reports submitted annu-
ally to the Secretary of
States Office, as well as
by nominations from the
public. To be selected as
an Angel, the charity must
have devoted 80 percent
or more of its total expen-
ditures to charitable pro-
grams; the charity must
have been in existence for
three or more years; the
charity must make good
use of volunteer services;
the charity must receive
minimal funding from
grants; and the charity
must be registered with
the Secretary of State to
solicit funds in the state of
South Carolina. Each year
the Secretary of States Of-
fice attempts to showcase
Angels with diverse mis-
sions, from across South
Carolina and outside the
state.
The designation of
Scrooge is based upon a
charitable organizations
failure to spend a high per-
centage of its total expen-
ditures on charitable pro-
grams. The organizations
designated as this years
Scrooges are listed below,
along with the percentage
of expenditures used for
program services.
The following criteria
were considered in select-
ing Scrooges: the charity
had devoted 40 percent
or less of its total expen-
ditures to charitable pro-
grams; the charity had
spent a significant amount
of revenue on fundraising
expenses; and the charity
had registered with the
Secretary of State to so-
licit funds in the state of
South Carolina. For more
information, visit www.
sos.sc.gov or call 1-888-
CHARITI.
The Creative
Advancement Center
131 Sunny Ray Drive
Duncan, SC 29334
423-7555
Daily Bread Ministries
(Greer Soup Kitchen)
521 E. Poinsett Street
Greer, SC
968-0323
The 2nd annual Law Dogs
Toy Run will be held Saturday,
Nov. 30, 10 a.m. at Greenville
Harley-Davidson in Greenville
with all proceeds, toys and
canned goods going to Greer
Soup Kitchen. Join them by
bringing one new unwrapped
toy or a cash donation.
Contact Thomas Ponder at
884-7698 for more
information.
District 5 Ministries
84 Groce Road
Lyman, SC
439-7760
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Drive
Greer, SC
877-5417
Greenville Literacy
J. Harley Bonds Center
848-5370
Greer Community
Ministries
738 S. Line Street Ext.
Greer, SC
877-1937
GCM is planning the 12
Days of Christmas project for
our Meals on Wheels
recipients. Along with their
hot meal, they will receive 12
diferent gifts for Christmas.
Items needed for the 12 Days
project include: individual
packets of hot chocolate,
feece throws or blankets,
2014 calendars and Christmas
wrapping paper. Items will be
collected through Monday,
Dec. 1 at the ministry of ce
from 8:30-4 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Greer Cultural Arts
301 E. Poinsett Street
Greer, SC
848-5383
artscouncil@cityofgreer.org
Greer Free Medical Clinic
202 Victoria Street
Greer, SC
232-1470
Greer Police Cops for Tots
102 S. Main Street
Greer, SC
848-2151
New and unwrapped toys
for infants through age 12 will
be accepted during regular
business hours until Dec. 16.
Monetary donations
accepted. Call 848-2151.
Greer Relief & Resources
Agency
202 Victoria Street
P.O. Box 1303
Greer, SC
848-5355
info@GreerRelief.org
Adopt-A-Family Program:
Every year, Greer Relief serves
over 500 people with special
gifts just for them at
Christmas. Sponsors can adopt
a family, parent(s), child(ren),
wish list items, money or new
gift items. Anyone interested
in participating can visit the
of ce Monday through Friday
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or visit
greerrelief.org to register as a
sponsor for individuals in need
in Greer, Wellford, Duncan,
Lyman and Taylors. Donations
should be turned into Greer
Relief by Dec. 11. Volunteers
are needed from Dec. 6-20 to
help organize and arrange the
gifts as they arrive. Contact
Sheena Greene, Case Manager,
at 848-5355 or sheena.
greene@greerrelief.org.
Helping Hands
19 Bentley Way
Greer, SC
877-0419
New Horizon Family
Health Services
111 Berry Ave.
Greer, SC
801-2035
Piedmont Womens Center
100 Collins Drive
Greer, SC
848-1407
Taylors Free
Medical Clinic
400 West Main St.
Taylors, SC
244-1134
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848-0652
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LOCAL CHARITIES
Giving
Cops for Tots
Greer Police Department
New and unwrapped toys for infants through age 12 will
be accepted at the of ce during regular business
hours until Dec. 16.
2013 Scrooges and Angels
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, Inc.,
Columbia, SC 85.6%
Camp Pee Dee Pride, Florence, SC 96.6%
Debis Kids, Inc., Charleston, SC 90.3%
Fort Mill Care Center, Inc., Fort Mill, SC 97.6%
Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg, Inc., Spartanburg, SC 83.1%
Hitchcock Woods Foundation, Aiken, SC 88.2%
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Parris Island, SC 88.3%
Second Helpings, Hilton Head Island, SC 80.2%
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., Palmetto, FL 84.6%
Tamassee DAR School, Inc., Tamassee, SC 81.8%
TOP 10 CHARITY ANGELS
Army Historical Foundation Inc., Alexandria, VA 16.4%
Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation, Inc., Aventura, FL 19.3%
Feed Our Veterans, New Hartford, NY 25.6%
Firefghters Charitable Foundation, Inc., Farmingdale, NY 7.0%
Gafney Elks Lodge BPOE #1305, Gafney, SC 11.9%
International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO,
Sarasota, FL 16.8%
Law Enforcement Of cers Relief Fund, Sarasota, FL 0.9%
Louis D. Simmons American Legion Post 215, Inc.,
Columbia, SC 3.2%
Roger Wyburn-Mason & Jack M. Blount Foundation
for the Eradication of Rheumatoid Disease, Fairview, TN 34.7%
Walker Cancer Research Institute, Inc., Aberdeen, MD 32.4%
TOP 10 CHARITY SCROOGES

JAY KING | FILE PHOTO
Carolina Youth Symphony
Holiday Concert
McAlister Auditorium
Furman University
Works by Anderson, Cerulli,
Reed, Smith, and Tchaikovsky.
For information, visit www.car-
olinayouthsymphony.org
Flat Rock Play House
A Christmas Story
Dec. 4-22
Main Stage
The only thing little Ralphie
Parker hopes to fnd under the
Christmas tree is an of cial
Red Ryder carbine-action 200-
shot range mold BB rife with a
compass in the stock. He
doesnt simply want it hes
consumed with an aching de-
sire for it. But before he can
hope to receive his Christmas
wish, Ralphie must deal with
concerned mothers, unsympa-
thetic teachers, bundled-up
brothers, major fra-gee-lay
awards, frozen fagpoles, Bum-
pus hounds, unsavory soap, a
terrifying Macys Santa and the
even more terrifying Scut
Farkus. Based upon the classic
1983 motion picture, this play
is a hilarious and heartwarm-
ing holiday treat anyone will
enjoyas long as they dont
shoot their eye out!
O Holy Night
Dec. 12-22
Playhouse Downtown
A new musical adaptation of
the classic Nativity Story told
through traditional and mod-
ern Christmas music. Four
powerful singers are joined by
a choir and a live band to pres-
ent new arrangements of be-
loved songs and carols. This is
a Christmas event that will cel-
ebrate the reason for the sea-
sonand is a must-see for any-
one who loves the story and
music of Christmas.
Foothills Philharmonic
Christmas Concert
Saturday, Dec. 14,
7:30 p.m.
Bonds Career Center
500 North Main St., Greer
Concerts are free, but dona-
tions are accepted for the or-
chestra and Toys for Tots. For
more information, call 268-
8743.
Greenville Ballet
The Nutcracker
McAlister Auditorium
Furman University
For tickets, call 1-800-745-
3000 or visit www.timmon-
sarena.com.
Greenville in Harmony
The Gift of Music
Saturday, Dec. 7,
3 and 7 p.m.
The annual full-chorus per-
formance featuring holiday
tunes and other entertaining
popular songs in a cappella
four-part harmony, along with
performances from fnalists in
the 4th Annual Sing for Schol-
arships contest, an American
Idol-style competition for high
school vocalists. Both perfor-
mances will take place at East-
minster Presbyterian Church
on Woodruf Rd. Tickets must
be purchased in advance and
can be obtained from Green-
ville in Harmony Chorus mem-
bers or on the website. Visit
www.greenvilleinharmony.
com or www.facebook.com/
greenvilleinharmony for tick-
ets and information.
Greenville Little Theatre
Its a Wonderful Life
Dec. 6-7, 12-14 at 8 p.m.
Dec. 8, 15 at 3 p.m.
Relive the heartwarming
and uniquely American holi-
day story of George Bailey,
Mary, Clarence, Mr. Potter and
the citizens of Bedford Falls as
they face the trials and joys of
life. Sure to put you in the holi-
day spirit, this uplifting tale
will remind you that no man is
a failure who has friends. By
Richard Rose based on the flm
by Frank Capra.
Rudolph
Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 14,
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Dec. 15, 7 p.m.
Theres only one week until
Christmas and those reindeer
not on the Air Team work hard
to complete their tasks while
dreaming about one day fy-
ing with Santa. Then a test
fight results in disaster and
Santa must replace the whole
Air Team immediately! Dasher,
Prancer, Comet and Blitzen are
determined to qualify in the
Reindeer Games. They are
equally determined to keep
Rudolph of the team; his
shiny red nose makes him dif-
ferent and diferent is bad. But
Rudolph doesnt give up and
when Christmas Eve turns out
to be foggy, we fnd out that
diferentcan be very special,
indeed. All tickets to Rudolph
are $10.
Greenville Little Theatre is
located at 444 College Street,
Greenville. For more informa-
tion or to purchase tickets, call
233-6238 or visit greenvillelit-
tletheatre.org.
Peace Center
The Nutcracker:
Once Upon a Time in
Greenville
Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 2 p.m.
Returning to the stage with
its incomparable pageantry
and charm, The Nutcrackeris
a time-honored tradition
steeped in the unforgettable
story of Claras coming of age
that has shaped families holi-
day memories for generations.
Featuring the debut of en-
hanced scenery, The Nut-
cracker: Once Upon A Time in
Greenvilleinfuses endearing
hometown elements into this
beloved Christmas classic.
With a cast complete with
more than 200 professional
and student dancers, the mag-
ic and majesty of Drosselmey-
ers dream for Clara come alive
with a spirit that will capture
your heart.
Mark OConnor & Friends
An Appalachian
Christmas
Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Multiple Grammy Award-
winning violinist Mark
OConnor surrounds himself
with an all-star band-Carrie
Rodriguez, Cia Cherryholmes
Adkisson, Forrest OConnor,
Kyle Kegerreis, and Joe Smart-
for an unforgettable evening.
Nutcracker: The
Classical Masterpiece
Dec. 13, 10 a.m.
Dec. 14, 8 p.m.
Dec. 15, 3 p.m.
Come with family and
friends to experience all the
splendor, dance, and magic
you would expect from this
classical production. Interna-
tional Ballets The Nutcracker
is one of the Upstates most
beautiful holiday traditions.
Celtic Woman: Home
for Christmas-The
Symphony Tour
Tuesday, Dec. 17
7:30 p.m.
The enchanting Irish music
sensation Celtic Woman will
perform their beloved Christ-
mas songs in a unique and
more traditional symphonic
setting. Parting from their criti-
cally-acclaimed, majestic tour
productions, A Christmas Cele-
bration--The Symphony Tour
will organically showcase the
pure angelic voices of Celtic
Woman in a reverent yet dy-
namic live music experience
accompanied by the stirring
instrumentals of a full sym-
phony orchestra.
Holiday at Peace
Dec. 20-21, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 22, 3 p.m.
Celebrate the season with
our popular pops concert, Hol-
iday at Peace! Returning with
the GSO is the International
Ballet Company and fan-favor-
ite Doug LaBrecque along
with American Idol fnalist,
LaKisha Jones.
S.C. Childrens Theatre
Jingle ARRGH the Way!
Dec. 6 and 13, 7p.m.
Dec. 7-8, Dec. 14-15
1:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m.
Yo Ho Ho! Set sail in this hol-
iday premiere and celebrate
the season with Jeremy Jacob,
Captain Braid Beard and the
crew on a jolly adventure to
fnd the Christmas treasure at
the North Pole. Santa even
makes an appearance in this
musical based on an original
story by Melinda Long, local
author of the best-selling
How I Became A Pirate
books. Performances held at
Peace Center Gunter Theatre.
For information or tickets, call
467-3000 or visit scchildrens-
theatre.org.
Centre Stage
A Christmas Carol
Nov. 28-30, Dec. 5-7,
Dec. 12-14, 8 p.m.
Dec. 1, Dec. 8, 3 p.m.
This timeless classic gets a
merry retelling in a world pre-
miere adaptation by the cre-
ator of the Tony Award win-
ning hit The 39 Steps. Five ac-
tors portray all the memorable
characters, exploring new fac-
ets of this canonical classic and
breathing new life into the
Dickens story you grew up
with.
Irenas Vow
Dec. 3, 10, 17, 7 p.m.
Special guest speaker
Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.
Through the eyes of a
strong-willed woman comes
the remarkable story of Irena
Gut Opdyke and the triumphs
of the human spirit over
devastating tragedy. Her story
is one of the most inspiring of
our time. Based on a true
story.
With Special Guest
ADAM CRABB
Praise Cathedral
Choir and Orchestra
Sunday,
DECEMBER 15, 6pm
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Celebrating
Greenville Chorale
McAlister Auditorium, Furman University
Friday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
The Greenville Chorale brings to life the joy and meaningful
sounds of Christmas with a program of beautiful choral
music. Traditional carol arrangements, exquisite singing,
and the highly acclaimed Seneca HS Honors Chorus
will set the stage for the entire family to enjoy. The
audience, called the largest, most enthusiastic
audience-choir in the upstagewill join in the
singing fun, too. Truly, this is a most wonderful
time of the year!
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CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES
Greer City Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec. 6, 5 p.m.
The City of Greer celebrates
the holiday season with the
lighting of the City Christmas
Tree. The event starts at 5 p.m.
with infatables courtesy of the
City of Greer Parks and
Recreation Department, free
games and activities such as
Holiday Seasons Around the
World, and much more. Music
will be provided by Riverside
High School and Santa will
visit prior to the of cial
lighting. Santa will be available
for photos after the tree
lighting.
Miniature World of Trains
Nov. 29-Jan. 11
Christmas display available
to the public beginning
November 29 at noon. The
display will be on view
through January 11. The
facility is located in downtown
Greenville at 7 West
Camperdown Way. Call (864)
991-8347 or visit www.
miniatureworldoftrains.com.
Ice on Main
Nov. 29-Jan. 20
Open-air ice skating in
Downtown Greenville. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $8 for
children 12 and under and
includes skate rental. Hours of
operation are 2-9 p.m. Mon.-
Thurs. and 11 a.m. 10 p.m.
Fri.-Sat. and 11 a.m. -9 p.m.
Sun. For more info, visit www.
iceonmain.com
St. Francis Festival of Trees
Dec. 1-Jan. 1
At the Hyatt Regency
Downtown, the Courtyard
Greenville Downtown,
Hampton Inn & Suites
RiverPlace. Free.
Chabad Chanukah on Main
Tuesday, Dec. 3,
5:30 p.m.
At the Hyatt Regency
Downtown. Annual
downtown Greenville
menorah lighting.
Congregation Beth Israels
Festival of Lights
Wednesday, Dec. 4,
5 p.m.
At Congregation Beth Israel
synagogue, 425 Summit Drive.
Moravian Christmas
Lovefeast Service
Furman University will host its
annual Moravian Christmas
Lovefeast service in Daniel
Memorial Chapel. The event
is free and open to the
public. Based on traditions
originating in the early
Apostolic church, then later
in the Moravian church, the
Christmas Lovefeast includes
the serving of Moravian buns
and cofee and the lighting
of beeswax candles crafted in
Old Salem, N.C. The sanctuary
will be lit by pew candle
stafs and decorated with
red poinsettias. Furman will
provide special music for the
service. Contact the Furman
Chaplains of ce at 864-294-
2133.
Peteys Holiday Party
Dec. 10-17,
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Join Petey and Santa for a
romp in the snow, yummy
snack, holiday craft and story
time as well as a ride on
George the Train and a visit to
the Bounce House at the
Pavilion Recreation Complex.
For youth ages 2-6. The cost is
$6 per child in advance, $8 at
the door. Visit greenvillerec.
com or call 322-PLAY ext. 215.
Polar Express Night
Dec. 20-21, 6-9 p.m.
Wear your pajamas and join
us for a magical evening while
we watch the movie Polar
Express at the Pavilion
Recreation Complex. Well sip
hot chocolate, take a ride on
George the Train, and receive a
special surprise from
Santa. For kids 12 and under.
Cost: $8 per child.
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Celebrating
Greer Christmas Parade
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m.
This years theme is Home
for the Holidaysand proceeds
beneft Greer Relief.
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Simpsonville
Dec. 1, 4 p.m.
Theme: The Night Before
Christmas.Hang around
after the parade for the
towns frst Christmas Movie
at the Clock Tower! We will
show How the Grinch Stole
Christmas.
Lyman
Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m.
Line up at Freds parking
lot.
Easley
Dec. 7, 10 a.m.
Theme: A Country
Christmas.Begins in parking
lot behind Alice Mills
Corporate of ce and Easley
First Baptist and ends on
Pendleton.
Mauldin
Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
Theme: The Joys of
Christmas.Starts at Mauldin
High School and goes down
East Butler Road and ends at
the Mauldin Cultural Center.
Greenville Poinsettia
Parade
Dec. 7, 6 p.m.
Downtown Greenville
Greer
Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m.
Marching bands, beauty
queens, and, of course,
Santa, will spread holiday
cheer as they make their way
through the streets of Greer
during the annual Christmas
Parade. This years theme is
Home for the Holidaysand
proceeds beneft Greer
Relief. The parade begins at
The Clock on W. Poinsett St.,
and will turn left on Main St.
at the Municipal Court
Complex before ending at
the Harley Bonds Center.
Spartanburg
Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Theme: A Festival of
Lights.Downtown
Spartanburg.
Fountain Inn
Dec. 11
Spirit of Christmas Past
Christmas Parade. Theme:
Elf on a Shelf.
Pickens
Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Theme: Christmas Lights.
Travelers Rest
Dec. 14, 10 a.m.
Theme: A Travelers Rest
Christmas.
Wellford
Dec. 15, 3 p.m.
Participants will line up at
2 p.m. For more information
contact Wellford City Hall at
439-4875.
Local parade schedule
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Sunday,
Dec. 15
6 p.m.
Burnsview
Roper Mountain
Holiday Lights
Roper Mountain Science
Center
Where: 402 Roper Mountain
Road
When: Nov. 28-Dec. 30
Cost: $10 for cars, minivans
and SUVs, $25 for Activity
vans, and $50 for buses.
The 22nd annual Roper
Mountain Holiday Lights will
illuminate the Greenville night
sky between Thanksgiving
and Dec. 30, 2013. Proceeds
from the event will beneft
Rotary charities and the Roper
Mountain Science Center.
Santa will be in Winter
Wonderland every night from
6:00 to 9:00 PM starting
Thanksgiving through
December 24.
Optional photos with Santa
taken by a professional
photographer will be available
each night for an additional
cost. Visitors may choose to
take their own pictures with
Santa on Monday, December
2nd, and on Monday,
December 9th ONLY.
Professionally taken photos
will also be available on those
days.
Call (864) 355-8900 or visit
ropermountainholidaylights.
com.
Holiday Lights
Safari Beneft
Inman
Where: Hollywild Animal Park,
2325 Hampton Rd., Inman
When: Nov. 23-Jan. 4, 6-9 p.m.
Cost: $6 per person for drive-
through lights; additional
$10 per car for Enchanted
Deer Forest
Anderson Lights of Hope
Darwin Wright Park
Directions: Highway 178; 1
mile from I-85 at exit 21
When: Thanksgiving to
Christmas starting 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $8 per car, $10 15+
church vans, $20 bus
Celebrate the Season
Driving Display
Moncks Corner
Where: 1 Riverwood Dr.,
Moncks Corner
When: Nov. 29-Dec. 30, Mon.-
Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri-Sun 5-
9:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 per car
Fantasy of Lights
Sumter
Where: Swan Lake Iris Gardens,
822 W. Liberty St., Sumter
When: Dec. 1-Dec. 31, 6 p.m.
Call: 1-800-688-4748
Holiday Festival of Lights
Charleston
Where: James Island County
Park, 871 Riverland Dr.
Charleston
When: Nov. 8-Dec. 31, Sun.-
Thurs. 5:30-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat.
5:30-11 p.m.
Cost: 1-15 guests: $15 per
vehicle, 16-30 guests: $40
per vehicle, 31+ guests:
$100 per vehicle
Contact: (843) 795-4386
Holiday Lights on the River
Columbia
Where: Saluda Shoals Park,
5605 Bush River Rd. Columbia
When: Nov. 27-Dec. 31, 6
p.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: $15 for cars, 15-
passenger vans $25, Buses $40
Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens
Lights Before Christmas
Columbia
Where: 500 Wildlife Parkway,
Columbia
When: Nov. 22-Dec. 30, 5 p.m.-
9 p.m. (Closed Nov. 28, Dec.
24-25)
Cost: $10 Adults, $8 children
ages 3-12, free under 3
LIGHT DISPLAYS
Celebrating
As night falls across Bel-
mont this holiday season,
guests will find themselves
surrounded by the warm
glow of Christmas lights
and small-town charm.
From the organic and el-
egant displays of Daniel
Stowe Botanical Gardens
Holidays at the Garden
to the thousands of flick-
ering bulbs illuminating
McAdenville, visitors will
discover wonder and awe
at every turn. Arrive in Bel-
mont this holiday and ex-
perience a bit of seasonal
nostalgia while creating
memories and beginning
new traditions.
Holidays in our town
are quite the cant miss
attraction, said Jim Hoff-
man, Director of Marketing
for Daniel Stowe Botanical
Garden. The welcoming
environment coupled with
the lights blanketing our
community warm the spir-
it just in time for Christ-
mas.
From Nov. 22 to Dec. 31,
the sights and scents of
winter will envelop guests
at Daniel Stowe Botani-
cal Garden. With a cup of
hot cider in hand, enjoy
the annual Holidays at the
Garden to feature favorites
such as a 16-foot tall tree
comprised entirely of live
orchids and the half-mil-
lion LED lights sparkling
across plants, trees and
pathways. Also brighten-
ing guests garden adven-
tures this year is a 30-foot-
tall Frasier Fir encircled by
a 1:7 scale train to com-
plete the holiday scene.
Only a few minutes from
Belmont, discover the
bright holiday lights of
McAdenville, also known
as Christmas Town, USA.
Since 1956, McAdenville
has transformed its quaint
town into a dazzling spec-
tacle of more than 375
decorated trees, 200 lit
lamppost wreaths, chim-
ing Christmas music, a
life-size nativity scene and
a large glimmering lake
fountain, reflecting colors
along the water. McAden-
villes unique Christmas
display has warmed the
hearts of millions for
more than five decades.
This year, the Tree Light-
ing Ceremony will begin
Christmas Towns season
on Dec. 2 with lights glow-
ing nightly through Dec.
26.
Just outside of Belmont,
the Billy Graham Library
also welcomes guests for
a Christmas celebration,
Dec. 2-23. Named one of
the Top 100 Christmas
Events in the U.S. by the
American Bus Associa-
tion, the joy-filled event
features a live nativity
scene, horse-drawn car-
riage rides, light displays,
caroling, Christmas story
time for kids of all ages
and much more. Christ-
mastime in Belmont is a
perfect break from the
routine for the whole fam-
ily, said Ted Hall, presi-
dent of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Holidays will shine brightly
again in Belmont, McAdenville

Letters to Santa
The Greer Citizen
Monday, Dec. 23 Issue
Deadline to submit: Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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Submit
Letters
to Santa
The holiday season is
fast approaching and once
again, The Greer Citizen is
accepting Letters to Santa.
We will publish the letters
in our special Christmas
sections on Monday, Dec.
23. Letters must be sub-
mitted by Tuesday, Dec.
17.
Letters can be emailed
to Katie Jones at kjones@
greercitizen.com or sub-
mitted online at greerciti-
zen.com. Photos of chil-
dren writing their letters
or drawings and hand-
written letters are also ac-
cepted.
Letters can also be
mailed to The Greer Citi-
zen, Attn: Letters to San-
ta, P.O. Box 70, Greer, SC
29652.
call 877-2076.
Holidays in our
town are quite
the cant miss
attraction.
Jim Hofman
Director of Marketing,
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
200 School St.
Greer
877-8877
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Holiday shoppers spend
billions of dollars each year
on gifts for friends, family
and coworkers. But holi-
day shoppers also spend
substantial amounts of
money dressing up those
gifts with bows and wrap-
ping paper. Shoppers may
not want to spend much
more on wrapping paper,
bags and other ways to
dress-up their gifts, and
by employing a few tricks
of the gift wrapping trade,
they may not have to. The
following are some frugal,
yet flashy, ways to wrap
presents this holiday sea-
son.
CHILDRENS ARTWORK
Over the course of a
school year parents can
accumulate dozens of
original pieces of art from
their childrens time in the
classroom. Instead of rel-
egating those pictures to a
memory box or temporary
glory on the refrigerator,
turn them into unique gift
wrap. Pair these pieces of
art with colored ribbon,
and everyone who gets a
unique masterpiece will
feel special.
NEWSPAPER
Recycle newsprint and
comics into wrapping pa-
per. Encourage everyone
to wrap in newspaper for a
cohesive look come Christ-
mas morning.
CLOTH
Leftover cloth from Hal-
loween or cloth purchased
to create homemade cur-
tains can be turned into
giftwrap for awkward-
shaped gifts. Use deco-
rative ribbon to seal the
bundle shut.
BROWN PAPER
Brown paper tied with
twine or ribbon is inex-
pensive and can easily be
recycled after use. Use a
marker to put the names
of gift recipients on each
package to save on gift
tags as well.
BASKETS
Wicker baskets are avail-
able in various shapes and
sizes. They can be used to
make a gift collection and
then reused over and over
again.
GLASS JARS
Use mason jars when
wrapping smaller gifts, in-
cluding gift cards, to give
them an arts-and-crafts
feel.
FABRIC GIFT BAGS
If youre handy with a
needle and thread, sew
sacks out of leftover fabric
to make gift bags of vari-
ous sizes.
COOKIE TINS
Find unique cookie tins
from yard sales or left-
over tins from holidays
past and use them as gift
boxes.
RECIPES
If you will be giving a
cookbook or food-themed
gifts, print recipes that
can be used as gift wrap
and then later used to
make certain dishes.
BABY LINENS
From blankets to wash
cloths, use baby linens to
wrap infant-themed gifts
for new parents.
There are many creative
and inexpensive ways to
wrap gifts this year instead
of relying on preprinted
and often expensive wrap-
ping paper.
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SHOPPING TIPS & IDEAS
Gifting
Holiday
spending by
the numbers
The holiday season is sig-
nifcant for a variety of rea-
sons. In addition to its reli-
gious signifcance, the holi-
day season is when many
retailers enjoy their greatest
successes.
20: The percentage of
annual sales jewelry stores
indicate are made during
the month of December.
150,205: The number
of clothing and accessories
stores open in the United
States as of 2009.
27.2: The amount, in
billions of dollars, spent
during the December 2010
holiday retail season.
34.87: The average
cost of real Christmas trees
as of 2011, Artifcial trees
sell for an average of
$70.55.
4.0: The percentage the
National Retail Federation
expects retail sales to in-
crease this year.
2012: The year when
holiday retail sales were the
weakest since 2008. Ac-
cording MasterCard Advi-
sors SpendingPulse, sales in
the last two months of 2012
increased by just 0.7 per-
cent from the previous year.
Some fnancial analysts
blamed Hurricane Sandy
that caused billions of dol-
lars in damage along the
eastern coast of the U.S.
24: The percentage of
U.S. retail sales made by
only the Northeast and
mid-Atlantic states.
8.4: The percentage
growth of online sales from
2011 to 2012. Online sales
generally make up about
10 percent of total holiday
business.
70: The number, in mil-
lions, of poinsettia plants
sold in the U.S. each year.
107,000: The project-
ed cost, adjusted for infa-
tion, of all of the gifts in
The Twelve Days of Christ-
mas.
Dos and donts of
holiday shopping
Thanks to sales featur-
ing heavily discounted
items, millions of people
wait to start their holiday
shopping until the season
hits full swing. But in spite
of such bargains, overex-
tending budgets during
the holiday season is too
tempting for many shop-
pers to resist. However,
shoppers need not risk
financial peril if they shop
smartly and heed some
dos and donts of holiday
shopping.
DO SET A BUDGET.
Establish what you can
afford to spend on gifts
and other seasonal trim-
mings early on. The Na-
tional Retail Federation
estimates that the aver-
age consumer will spend
around $700 come the
holiday season. But not
every person needs to be
a big spender. The buy
now, pay later mental-
ity that credit cards offer
lands many shoppers in
trouble, a sticky situation
many only notice once the
first bill comes due. If you
cannot afford to pay your
entire credit card balance
off once the bill arrives,
you face steep interest
charges that can quickly
add up. Instead, pick a set
spending limit and keep to
it no matter how tempting
it may seem to overspend
with a credit card.
DONT BE FOOLED
BY FALSE SALES.
Retailers understand
that a good advertised deal
lures shoppers into their
stores. As a result, some
retailers mark up the cost
of certain items in order to
slash the prices for holi-
day sales. Even if you are
saving the assumed 50 to
60 percent, the final cost
of the item still may be
higher than normal. Com-
parison shop and do your
research so you dont fall
victim to clever pricing.
DO SCHEDULE TIME
FOR SHOPPING.
Hectic schedules some-
times result in last-minute
shopping that leads to im-
pulse purchases. Schedule
some distraction-free time
for your holiday shopping
so youre less likely to
rush into purchases before
thinking them through.
DONT DOUBLE BUY.
Some shoppers use the
holidays as an excuse to
buy more for themselves
than the people on their
lists. While its tempting
to treat yourself come
the holiday season, this
is a great and quick way
to deplete your budget. If
you plan on using holiday
deals to supplement your
own wardrobe or house-
hold needs, reduce your
spending the rest of the
year and save money for
year-end purchases.
DO COLLECT COUPONS
AND USE INCENTIVES.
Comparison shopping
not only helps you get
the best price, but also
it can shed light on cou-
pons, shipping discounts
and other incentives that
lower the overall cost of
products. Search online
for Web sites that publish
coupons and codes for
online discounts, includ-
ing free shipping. Join a
stores marketing list and
receive emails with deals
sent directly to your in-
box.
Black Friday Shopping
Friday, Nov. 29
Several retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day
and the Friday after to kick-of holiday shopping.
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