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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 35 75 CENTS
Locals take
Ice Bucket
Challenge
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
If you are one of the few
people still in the dark
about what the ALS Ice
Bucket Challenge entails,
you wont be for very
long.
The movement to raise
money and awareness for
Amyotrophic Lateral Scle-
rosis has gone viral, and it
has now hit the streets of
Greer.
Each person accepting
the Ice Bucket Challenge
agrees to donate $10 to
the cause and get a buck-
et of cold water poured
on his or her head. After
partaking in the challenge,
those participating then
nominate someone else to
get involved.
This past week, Greer
City Administrator Ed
Driggers said yes to the
challenge.
Its important to me to
demonstrate to the peo-
ple I work with every day
that its okay to have fun,
Driggers said. We take
our jobs seriously and
we work hard to project a
SEE CHALLENGE | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Lyman Mayor Rodney
Turner was not present
during a special called
meeting addressing ordi-
nances and establishing
guidelines related to Ly-
man voters decision to
change the towns form of
government.
We were expecting him.
We really had no commu-
nication from him either
way, but we had notified
him of the meeting and I
waited until about three
or four minutes after the
start time to give him an
opportunity in case he
came in at the last minute.
But yeah we did not know
he would not be there,
said councilperson Tony
Wyatt.
Despite the mayors
absence, the meeting
proceeded forward with
council passing the first
reading of the ordinance
to change Lymans govern-
ment from a mayor-form
to a council-form. Lyman
will not operate as a coun-
cil-form of government
until the second reading of
the ordinances establishes
the change of government
as law.
The second ordinance
passed by council estab-
lished operational guide-
lines under the new gov-
ernment form.
Essentially what this
ordinance does is, in es-
sence, formerly declare
that we are operating in
council-form, of course
we have to have a second
reading before thats ef-
fective but this is the first
reading of that. And it de-
fines in writing, our vision
of how powers will be del-
egated in uniform, Wyatt
said.
It defines commission-
ers and committees to be
overseeing operations for
the town, he added.
Upon approval, commis-
sioners will be appointed
for one-year terms to
oversee departments. De-
partment managers are
SEE LYMAN | A6
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greer police officers,
along with officers from
several other agencies
around the Upstate, laced
up their cleats this past
weekend for the Upstate
SC Law Enforcement Me-
morial Softball Tourna-
ment.
The annual event is or-
ganized to help raise mon-
ey for families of officers
killed in the line of duty.
According to the Na-
tional Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial Fund,
job-related deaths of law
enforcement officers
climbed 31 percent during
the first half of 2014.
Our families are aware
of the fundamental risks
associated with our jobs,
but no one is ever prepared
for the worst. We hope
that the funds provided
give them time to grieve
and begin healing with-
out worrying about how
SEE TOURNAMENT | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
A proposed apartment
complex on Hammett
Bridge and Dillard Drive
was addressed during last
weeks Greer Planning Ad-
visory meeting, but a sec-
ond phase of development
could follow the project.
Dustin Mills, with Taft
Family Offices, advised
the committee construc-
tion is expected to begin
in the second quarter of
2015, with an expected 12
months of construction al-
lowing for a 2016 opening.
A second phase could be
built later if the first phase
of the complex goes well,
Mills said.
Were looking at this
property as probably one
of the higher, first-Greer-
footprint properties in
Greer, and looking at
some of our competition.
Were tentatively shooting
for plus/minus 250 units.
Were designing the site
such that if the first phase
does go well, we do have
some additional room re-
SEE PLANNING | A6
Getting soaked for ALS
Lyman changes government form



PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer Police Department, along with several other Upstate agencies, used a friendly
game of softball to raise money for the families of fallen of cers.
Greer police raise funds
for fallen comrades

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Planning and Zoning Coordinator Glenn Pace attempted to dull the pain of an ice cold
shower with a rain suit, but his fellow city of cials made sure he got the full efect of the
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge is designed to raise money and awareness for
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Construction set
for new complex
in City of Greer
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Sooiet success
Greer residents and more than 40 competition cookers
took over downtown Greer last Friday and Saturday at the
annual Sooiet Relief BBQ Beneft. The event raises funds
for Greer Relief.

In our training and everything, the
number one goal at the end of the day is to
make it home to your family. When officers
dont make it home to their families, we
take that seriously.
Sgt. David Verdier
Greer Police Department
GODS PANTRY
IN DESPERATE NEED
Gods pantry needs
volunteers, supporting
churches and friends, as
giving is down and the
needs are up, and children
home from school are un-
able to get three meals a
day, and the warehouse is
out of vegetables.
Items can be dropped off
at 100 Enoree Road, Greer,
on Thursdays from 10 a.m.
noon; 2481 Racing Road,
Greer, on Thursdays 1 4
p.m.; or 700 E. Main St.,
Duncan, on Wednesdays 9
11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call 963-4441.
THRIFT STORE
TAKING DONATIONS
The Community Chest
Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Fri-
day 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and
Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m.,
hours may extend if vol-
unteers are available and a
need arises.
Donations of gently used
ladies clothing, accessories
and home dcor items are
being accepted and can be
dropped off at the MTCC,
located at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, or to setup larger
donations or to volunteer
contact Lyn Turner at 439-
7760.
MEALS ON WHEELS
NEEDS DRIVERS
GCM needs drivers for
new Meals on Wheels Greer
route. A Meals On Wheels
driver must be a qualified
driver with a valid drivers
license and have a heart
for serving others. MOW
several delivery routes
in the greater Greer area.
Meals are delivered Mon-
day - Friday. For more in-
formation call 877-1937.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
DRIVERS NEEDED
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport pa-
tients to local treatment
centers.
Anyone interested in
volunteering as a driver
must have a good driv-
ing record, valid drivers
license, automobile insur-
ance and a vehicle in good
working condition. The
American Cancer Society
provides free training for
this program.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
SHARONS CLOSET
REQUESTS LINENS
Sharons Closet needs tow-
els, sheets and blankets.
New or gently used items
accepted Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m. at
783 S. Line St. Ext., Greer.
GCM NEEDS FOOD
FOR PANTRY
The Food Pantry needs
boxes of gelatin, spaghetti
and canned vegetables
and fruit.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254 for more infor-
mation.
GREER RELIEF NEEDS
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
Weekly Costco donates
bread and pastries to Greer
Relief. Greer Relief needs
volunteers who are willing
to pick up donations and
deliver them to Greer Re-
lief for distribution.
Contact Greer Relief at
848-5355 for more infor-
mation.
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUPS OFFERED
Interim Healthcare Hos-
pice is offering a 10 weekly
sessions for grief support.
The Greenville location
will meet Thursdays 3:30
5 p.m., Oct. 9 Dec. 18,
at Mackey/Woodlawn cor-
porate office, 5 Century
Drive, Greenville. The Spar-
tanburg location meets
the first and third Thurs-
day each month from 10
11:30 a.m. through Dec.
18 at Fellowship Hall of
Cedar Springs Baptist
Church, 140 Cedar Springs
Place, Spartanburg. To sign
up call 721-4131.
SAFE EXERCISING
PROGRAM ON AUG. 27
Learn about the com-
ponents of a safe exer-
cise program on Aug. 27
at 12:30 p.m. at the GHS
Life Center. The program
is free, but registration is
required. To register, call
455-4037.
THE BLACK HISTORY
GALA IS AUG. 29
The Black History Gala,
on Aug. 29 from 7 11
p.m. at the Cannon Centre,
is a companion program
with Black History Month
events. The event is a tick-
eted event. Contact the
Greer City Hall for more
information at 848-2150.
GODS HOUSE OF HOPES
CLASSIC
Car Show and Craft Fair
The first Classic Car
Show and Craft Fair will be
held Aug. 30 at Eastland
Baptists, located at 625 S.
Pleasantburg Drive, Green-
ville, from 10 a.m. noon.
The event is free.
DUNCANS COMMUNITY
FUN DAY ON AUG. 30
On Aug. 30 from 4 9
p.m., Duncan will hold a
Community Fun Day at the
Duncan United Method-
ist Church, located at 901
Highmarket St. The event
is free to the public and
music, blowups and oth-
er entertainment will be
available, as well as food
and other vendors.
FIRST FRIDAY
LUNCHEON, SEPT.5
The Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerces First
Friday Luncheon is Sept.
5 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m. at
Greer City Hall. The cost
is $10 for members and
$15 for non-members. The
event speaker is Ken Seay
with Michelin on the Art
of Possibility. For more
information visit greer-
chamber.com.
GCM HOSTING
WREATH WORKSHOP
On Sept. 9 from 6
8 p.m., Greer Commu-
nity Ministries will host a
Wreath Workshop for Big
Thursday. The cost is $20
for supplies and instruc-
tions. The workshop is
open to the first 25 par-
ticipants. Call Hannah at
877-1937 to register.
PELHAM POWER
BREAKFAST AT LE PEEP
The Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerces Pelham
Power Breakfast is Sept. 10
from 8 9 a.m. at Le Peep,
located at 3935 Pelham
Road, Greenville. For more
information visit greer-
chamber.com.
COMMUNITY SHRED
DAY ON SEPT. 12
The Greenville Federal
Credit Union, located at
107 W. Church St., is hold-
ing a Community Shred
Day on Sept. 12 from 11
a.m. 4 p.m. For more in-
formation call 404-3109.
MASTERWORKS
CONCERT ON SEPT. 13
Masterworks Concert I:
Featuring Beethovens Pas-
torale Symphony will be
held on Sept. 13 from 7:30
9 p.m. at the J. Harley
Bonds Center, 505 N. Main
St. The event is free and
open to the public.
GIRLS ON THE RUN
BEGINS SEPT. 17
The Girls on the Run and
Girls on Track programs,
which combine training for
a 5K with esteem-enhanc-
ing workouts for girls ages
8 15, begins Sept. 17.
The Cost of the program
is $199. Scholarships and
payment plans are avail-
able. Visit ghs.org/girlson-
therun to register. To vol-
unteer, call 455-3252.
COMMUNITY
NEWS
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. All list-
ings are subject to editing
and/or omission due to
space constraints. Please
submit information about
area events, meetings, etc.
to Amanda Irwin at 877-
2076, email to airwin@
greercitizen.com or mail
to The Greer Citizen P.O.
Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restau-
rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
THE SOAR BINGO CLUB from
10 a.m. - noon at Victor Gym.
The cost is 50 cents per card.
CANCER PATIENTS AND
survivors walking club at
12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the
Cancer Institute of GHS. Call
455-5809.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 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, SEPTEMBER 1
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
Place TBD. Call 334-6177.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Highway
14 at 5:30 p.m.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
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.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
CANCER SURVIVOR EXER
CISE class 10:30-11:30 a.m.
at the Cancer Institute of
Greenville Health System, 900
W. Faris Road, Greenville. The
classes are free and registra-
tion isnt required. Call 455-
5809 for more information.
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David Dalby got involved
with the Greer community
garden for selfish reasons.
He couldnt find a good to-
mato.
People say, Oh, you re-
ally enjoy gardening, you
were raised on a farm. Is
that why you do it? Dalby
said. No. I did it because I
cant find a decent tomato.
I cant buy corn. It started
out with wed just go up
there and get a double plot
and plant tomatoes, see
if we can get a decent to-
mato. You cant even get a
decent tomato at the farm-
ers market anymore.
Hes remedied that prob-
lem his wife has canned
42 quarts of tomatoes and
theyve frozen 60 pounds
of corn. Theyve eaten all
the tomatoes they could
stand, as have their neigh-
bors.
He grows some for him-
self and some for Greer
Relief in 12 plots at the
Greer community garden.
He takes care of the plots
while the organization
harvests his bounty.
I contacted over there
and said I really was not
interested in helping other
people with their garden
area but would till up an
area out there and I would
plant it full of tomatoes,
and then they could just
have the tomatoes. Id take
care of it. When we got up
there to till it, for whatever
reason, they decided they
wanted beans. I said, OK,
no problem. Ill till this up,
but I wont help you har-
vest beans.
Dalby prefers a quicker
picking process.
Green beans are a lot
of work, he said. Youre
picking one of those pods
at a time. Im for picking
things like tomatoes where
you can fill a box in about,
oh, five minutes. And not
spend an hour and end up
with a couple gallons.
His first year in the com-
munity garden went well.
We had a very success-
ful year, considering we
just threw a bunch of stuff
together, trying to get stuff
in because we started too
late, he said. We grew
corn, beans, tomatoes and
I think Im growing pota-
toes but I wont know for
another month until we
pick them. I think weve
grown some.
Dalbuy is already plan-
ning for next year.
Im going to try them
again with tomatoes, he
said. Maybe couple plots
or a plot and a half of to-
matoes for them.
Dalby grew up on a farm
in Illinois, where his fam-
ily grew corn, beans, soy-
beans and wheat, along
with Black Angus cattle
and land-raised hogs.
The retired Riverisde
High teacher got involved
with the garden after Sher-
ry Williams, another River-
side, teacher encouraged
him to do so.
When you have people
that work together, like
my teacher friend, I help
her with stuff in her gar-
den and then youve got
some new beans planted
and they needed to be wa-
tered two days after, shell
go over and do that for
me.
If she needs her gar-
den tilled, I go till it up,
he said. We work togeth-
er and it makes it so you
dont have to go up there
everyday.
Community garden continues to blossom
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
David Dalby grows vegetables for himself and for Greer
Relief in 12 plots at the Greer community garden.
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Still standing since 1841
as a solid presence in the
Greer community, First
Presbyterian Church of
Greer is growing again.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, First
Presbyterian dedicated
Kirk Hall to be a place for
nurturing families, equip-
ping saints for the work
of ministry and building
up of the body of Christ,
according to the Prayer of
Dedication given for Kirk
Hall.
This summer, the
church, which is located at
the corner of Main Street
and School Street in down-
town Greer, purchased the
old Greer library located
just across the street from
Victoria Arms.
We are kind of bursting
at the seams right now,
said Dr. Brandi Casto-Wa-
ters, who is the pastor at
First Presbyterian. The
Christian education pro-
gram is exploding. We are
really excited to be able
to offer more Bible stud-
ies, book clubs, womens
groups, and other pro-
grams.
The 550-member church,
which averages about 325
people each Sunday, was
struggling to find enough
space for its ever-growing
congregation. So when the
old library became avail-
able for purchase, the
church was excited to be
able to purchase it.
While the old library
had the right amount of
space, there were still
renovations that needed
to be done. Many of the
church members stepped
in to see that the space
was designed for the best
possible use. From May
through August, work was
being done to change the
library into an appropriate
educational space for the
church.
Along with the space
that will be used for class-
rooms, there is also a
history room that holds
historical items, such as
a picture of the original
church building. As anoth-
er nod to their heritage,
First Presbyterian named
the building Kirk Hall,
which means church in
Scotland, where the Pres-
byterian church began.
Gwinn Harvey was the
architect of the project,
and Nancy Welch and Ellen
Wall were the chief deco-
rators. Keith Smith Build-
ers completed the renova-
tions for the church.
The purchase of the
building and renovations
were made possible by
the generosity of the great
saints of First Presbyte-
rian Church, Casto-Wa-
ters said. Its a wonderful
church of faithful and gen-
erous people.
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STAFF WRITER
Editors Note: This story
is the second and final seg-
ment of a series explaining
the processes and purposes
of the Greer government in
relation to the Greer Coun-
cil and the Greer Building
and Development Stan-
dards Department. All
information used is in ac-
cordance with the South
Carolina Municipal Asso-
ciation.
For first-comers to a City
of Greer Council meeting,
its easy to become over-
whelmed with the pro-
cesses, procedures and
abundance of information
put forth during meet-
ings. Its for this reason
consistency, laws, repre-
sentatives and administra-
tive figures play such vital
roles in being transparent
in communicating with
constituents.
Council meeting agen-
das will have specific in-
formation to be addressed
at the meeting and is typi-
cally, though no long re-
quired by law, released 24
hours prior to the meeting.
Greers agendas are posted
online through the citys
website prior to meet-
ings. However, law does
required special meetings
to publish an agenda avail-
able to the public no less
than 24 hours prior to the
meeting.
Councils adopt proce-
dures by ordinance or
resolutions during coun-
cil meetings, which are
specified on the agenda.
An ordinance requires two
readings, which take place
at two separate council
meetings, and after the
second reading the ordi-
nance becomes law.
An ordinance makes it
a law. Thats a legislative
process. A resolution is
really the opinion of coun-
cil, their collective opin-
ion, said Tammy Duncan,
Greer municipal clerk.
Duncan said Greer
passes items that allocate
funds, recognize individu-
als, adopt policies and
pass county supporting by
resolution.
Items required by law to
be passed by ordinance in-
clude adoption or amend-
ment of administrative
code or abolishment of
municipal department, of-
fice or agency, establish
a fine or penalty rule or
regulation for violations,
adopting budgets, levying
taxes, establishing service
charges for services, an-
nexations, leasing land,
amending or repealing an
ordinance. Items excluded
from the listed categories
may be passed as a reso-
lution or an ordinance. A
resolution requires one
reading, and only certain
types of items can be
passed as a resolution.
Ordinances and resolu-
tions can be developed
through several different
methods, including rec-
ommendations by staff,
requests by a councilmem-
ber or in response to coun-
ty or state legislation.
Council will request
an ordinance be written
for a certain item, or it
could come from Plan-
ning and Zoning as far as
annexations and rezoning
its usually either staff or
council that requests ordi-
nances, Duncan said.
The public has the op-
portunity to speak to their
council representatives,
address the whole council
body during public hear-
ings, public forums or as
a petitioner during council
meetings.
Before second reading,
if council has any recom-
mendations for changes
they would make those
during the first reading
and we would include
those in the second read-
ing for approval, Duncan
said. Of course, the citi-
zens can talk to [council]
anytime before first
reading, before second
reading of an ordinance
about its content.
Theres only a few
things were required to
have public hearings for,
she said. Council some-
times decides they want
to have one, but were only
really required to do them
for a couple of things
budgets one of them
A lot of times council just
chooses to have a public
hearing on a subject be-
cause they know that the
community is interested
in it or they would like to
get the communitys input
on it.
When council members
vote they can vote in fa-
vor of or against a motion,
make amendments, recuse
themselves due to con-
flict of interest or choose
to table, which postpones
a vote for a later meet-
ing. Amending an item
changes or alters the way
an item being presented
reads or expands upon or
limits the item to specifi-
cations.
Council meetings con-
clude with executive ses-
sions, which if utilized
allows council to discuss
items stated prior to ad-
journment in private.
Items that can be dis-
cussed in executive ses-
sion include employment,
appointment, compensa-
tion, promotion, demo-
tion, discipline or release
of an employee, negotia-
tions regarding contractu-
al matters, proposed sale
or purchase of property,
receipt of legal counsel,
settlement of legal claims
and investigative proce-
dures in reference to crim-
inal misconduct. If items
discussed in executive ses-
sion warrant action, when
council reconvenes the
public are notified of what
actions were taken.
For more information
about council meeting
procedures, visit masc.
sc. For more information
about Greer Council, visit
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dedicates New Kirk Hall
An ordinance
makes it a law.
Thats a legislative
process. A resolution
is really the opinion
of council, their
collective opinion.
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H
ow I miss my late neighbor during
times like these.
It was generally around this time
of year, when the peaches had been har-
vested from the surrounding orchards,
that bears would come down from
Glassy Mountain to, I suppose, see what
they could see.
And what they often saw, and gorged
upon, were the windfalls that littered
the ground for hundreds of acres. These
over-ripe peaches, bruised and ferment-
ing, offered the added benefit (if youre
a bear) of a delightful afternoon buzz
that not uncommonly led to the sight of
one of these lumbering giants sleeping it
off between the furrows, or a sand trap
at a local golf course, or in the shade of
a spreading oak on my farm.
Fast forward 15 years and Im a lot
more complacent about bears. As of
last week, weve hosted three on our
property, the first being a cub that was
spotted, gamboling through the apple
orchard, from the window of my radio
studio (aptly named the Unabomber
Shack), while I was on-air. Absolutely
certain that where theres a cub, theres
an aggressively protective mama bear,
I remained in the shack for hours after
the end of the broadcast, until I had to
pee so badly that an imminent attack
seemed only mildly important.
The second bear was plainly told to me
by my then, four-year-old Dutch Warm-
blood gelding, whom I had just finished
working. Our normal routine was to
leave the arena and walk the perimeter
of the small field to relax and unwind.
Well, that was the hope. Usually, Valen-
tino would leap in a series of explosions,
spooking at a bird, a shadow, a rock...
so this time, at the half way point in the
field, when I felt my horses back go rig-
id beneath the saddle and his neck rise
up like a periscope, I dropped my weight
into my stirrups, ready for whatever it
was this time that was about to set him
off. He began to snort and scramble
sideways, so I said, You know, this is
ridiculous, were just going straight back
to the barn if youre going to be such an
idiot.
As we approached the gate, with
Valentino looking wildly behind him
with each step, I vaulted lightly from
the saddle, stood on the ground beside
him, saying, What? WHAT? Following
his unblinking gaze, it was then that
I saw a young male bear emerge from
the tree line directly beside the arena,
amble across the field, climb over the
fence into the driveway and over the
next fence that bordered the large field,
saunter down the hill and plop down for
a rest beneath a tree. Clearly over-eaten,
the local orchards providing a Golden
Corral experience, he slept it off for
a half hour before continuing on his
way, heading back into the tree line and
disappearing.
Nearly at the top, 2/10ths of a mile
from the house, Paul and I saw her car
slow to a stop, and both women step
out.
What are they doing? said Paul.
Maybe theyve got a flat? I suggested,
Or Angies clothes arent quite dry and
shes going to throw on another T-shirt.
The phone in my pocket dinged with
the incoming text: HUGE Bear running
across your field towards the barn!!!
We missed the sight but the following
day, Angie said, I tried to take a photo,
but he was moving too fast. He was re-
ally big. If hed stood up, hed have been
taller than you.
Thats pretty scary, I later reported
to Paul. Evidently, only that bear and
Jeff Goldblum are taller than me.
Are they carnivores? Paul wanted to
know.
Goldblum is, I replied, I saw him in
a sushi bar, once.
Bears. Paul said, patiently.
I think Black Bears just do the roots
and berries and peaches thing, I said.
But Ive read that they have occasion-
ally attacked humans, so if you see one,
youre supposed to back calmly away,
but if they keep coming at you, try to
appear really big and scary- like you did
last week with the Direct TV guy.
As of now, theres been no further
sighting of the huge bear, which is fine
with me. Im not a very good actress
anyway, and it would be pretty mortify-
ing if, in my attempt to appear big and
scary, I only resulted in looking like one
of those inflatable, wavy-arm-guy things
you see at car dealerships, leading to my
demise. And no one should blame the
bear for that.
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AMANDA
AMANDA IRWIN
Staf reporter
Right-to-work status not
as solid as you think in SC
Praying
for a friend
Read Philippians 1:3-11
P
aul wrote, We have not
ceased praying for you
and asking that you may
be filled with the knowledge
of Gods will in all spiritual
wisdom and understanding.
- Colossians 1:9 (NRSV)
Unfounded accusations at
work, a rebellious teenager,
an unpaid mortgage, nagging
illness the hardships my
coworker was experiencing
seemed overwhelming. I lis-
tened without comment. What
could I say? He surely didnt
need a lecture on how to en-
dure hardship. My heart ached
for him. My mind searched
for a helpful response. When
he paused to take a drink of
water, I said, Id love to solve
even one of these problems for
you, but I cant. But I can and
I do pray for you. I picked up
my Bible, opened it to Philip-
pians 1, and said, Heres what
Paul prayed for the Philippians.
It whats Im praying for you:
that God will give you depth of
insight so that you may be able
to discern what is best, and
that your behavior in each mat-
ter will bring Glory to God.
Just hearing those words
comforted my friend. He
smiled and said, Youre a good
friend. Im praying for you,
too.
Im always willing to listen.
It helps me pray more often
and more specifically for you,
I told him.
People dont usually need
advice instead, God calls us to
be listeners and intercessors.
Thought for the day: Who
needs my attention and prayers
today?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, our great
High Priest, bring someone
across our path today who
needs to be encouraged. Amen.
Is South Carolina really a right-to-work
state?
Of course it is, right?
Well, hold on. By the common legal definition,
yes South Carolina is a right-to-work state: its
residents cant be forced to join a union. Thats
a good thing, too. It means workers enjoy the
freedom of joining or not joining unions. It
means they cant be turned down for a job be-
cause of membership or non-membership in a
union. And, it means businesses are more likely
to invest and grow in the absence of state-sup-
ported coercion. That doesnt mean South Caro-
lina has no unions. It only means South Carolin-
ians cant be forced into them.
There is one institution, however, that func-
tions just like a union, and an extremely pow-
erful one state government. Sure, state poli-
cymakers go to great lengths to protect South
Carolinas right-to-work status. But little effort
is made to prevent state government from in-
fringing on employee freedom through over-
regulation and over-licensing. Even with a right-
to-work law firmly in place, state government
has constructed so many barriers to entry into
the workforce that South Carolinas status as a
right-to-work state is debatable.
South Carolinas poor economy 48th low-
est per capita income in the nation cant be
attributed to a weak right-to-work law. Its the
product, rather, of bad policy and government
interference.
With a top marginal tax rate of 7 percent that
kicks in at just over $14,000 of income, South
Carolina has the highest marginal tax rate on
the lowest level of taxable income in the South-
east (and third in the nation). Many of the
states poorest citizens are paying the highest
possible tax rate a major disincentive to the
states workforce, yet one South Carolina politi-
cians consistently ignore.
Consider the states over 40 licensing boards
and over 160 chapters of state code dealing
with regulations and licensing. Entrenched
companies and industries lobby for these strict
licensing and regulation laws to make it too
expensive for competitors to compete against
them. Many state lawmakers do little but in-
troduce legislation that, when passed, protects
them from competition.
Remember, too, that South Carolina was
ranked the 10th most extensively and onerous-
ly licensed state in the country by the Institute
for Justices License to Work report.
The truth here is a sober one. South Carolina
has a long way to go if its intent is to maximize
citizens freedom to enter the workforce. En-
trenched industries in right-to-work states dont
need compulsory union membership in order to
keep other workers, companies, and/or entre-
preneurs from competing with them. Instead,
they can use the arm of the state to keep com-
petitors out of the market. How do they do this?
By lobbying for stricter licensing requirements
and regulations that make it too expensive for
others to enter the industry.
When one combines the heavy-handed regu-
latory burden of state government with legis-
lative efforts to insulate entrenched interests
(including their own) in a variety of industries
the funeral and pharmaceutical industries are
excellent examples of this a clearer picture of
South Carolinians freedom to work begins to
emerge.
How to alleviate the problem? Level the play-
ing field by cutting these outdated licensing
laws and regulations so that neither entrenched
companies nor newcomers are disadvantaged
by them. Americans should have the right to en-
ter the workforce, to be an entrepreneur, with-
out unnecessary barriers to entry. And while
coerced union membership would be a serious
barrier, South Carolina policymakers would be
foolish to assume that to be the only barrier to
true employee freedom.
This guest editorial was submitted by Dillon Jones, a policy analyst at the S.C.
Policy Council.
Here come the bears
Cause
shivers
T
he ALS ice bucket chal-
lenge its unavoidable. If
you havent partaken in it,
youve inevitably seen it and
possibly wasted hours watch-
ing hilarious versions of the
challenge on YouTube. The ALS
challenge has littered my Face-
book newsfeed and, along with
The Greer Citizen staff, I too
have been challenged. So by the
time this paper arrives in your
boxes, the spirited The Greer
Citizen will have been doused
in ice-cold water in an effort to
raise awareness and money for
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Scle-
rosis), more commonly known
as Lou Gehrigs Disease.
While Im certain dumping
freezing-cold water on my head
in whatever clever manner
our staff comes up with will
be endlessly entertaining for
viewers, Id like to first do the
cause some due-dilligence and
expand upon the awareness the
already broadly known cause
has earned.
ALS is a deadly neurodegen-
erative disease that affects the
brain, nerves and spinal cord
causing paralysis. There is cur-
rently no cure for the disease
and according to the National
ALS Registry, more than 12,000
Americans are diagnosed with
the disease each year with
disease being most common
among white males and elderly.
While the factors that cause ALS
arent certain, it is believed that
veterans are twice as likely to
develop the disease, but in 90
95 percent of cases no clear
associated risk factors have
been found and about 5 10
percent of cases are inherited,
according to the National Insti-
tute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke.
So for those that have become
annoyed or uninterested in the
multitude of ALS videos posted,
in-between the brilliant ice
bucket fails, entertaining and
original challenge twists and
less-creative video replications,
take the time to remember that
it is serving a purpose beyond
you and your entertainment or
lack thereof. The more than $50
million raised, hopefully, will
help find a cure for a disease
that far too little is known
about.
So shiver on challengers and
let the donating, awareness and
creativity continue to clog news-
feeds everywhere and continue
to contribute to the ingenious
campaign.
BUSINESS
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN A5
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It will open Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Headed by John Lucus IV, MD, the Sports Medicine Institute
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Repair now
or buy
later?
Q: Im driving a 10-
year-old car with 195,000
miles on it. The car needs
$1,500 in repairs, and
its worth $5,000. I have
$40,000 in cash saved,
$40,000 in investments
and I make $80,000 a
year. I also have $15,000
in student loan debt, but
the only other thing I owe
on is my house. Should
I pay to repair the car or
buy something else for
$15,000?
DR: If you wrote a
$15,000 check for a newer
car and wrote a $15,000
check for the student
loans, it would leave you
with $10,000. I wouldnt
buy a $15,000 car in
your situation. Id buy a
$10,000 car. You could
sell your current car for
around $3,500 if it needs
repairs, combine that
with your money and get
a $13,500 car. Then, you
could write a check and
pay off the student loan.
With no car payment, no
student loan payment and
a good car, you can really
lean into your budget.
Think about it. Youd
have no debt except for
your home, and you could
rebuild your savings in
a hurry and be in really
great shape in about six
months. Plus, youd have
$15,000 sitting there in
the meantime.
No pets allowed
Q: I have several rental
properties, and lately Ive
been spending a ton of
money remodeling them
because I allow pets. Do
you think I should begin
refusing tenants with
pets?
DR: This is a tough one
for me, because I have
three dogs of my own.
Ive got a pug thats older
than dirt, a shih tzu with
an attitude and the best
golden retriever on the
planet. I love animals, and
like you, Ive got a lot of
rental properties. But I
dont allow animals in my
properties.
Theyll chew things up,
stain and stink things up,
and tear things up. Some-
times you even have to
replace the floorboards!
I had a lady offer me
$10,000 deposit the other
day on one of my prop-
erties, just so she could
move in with her dog.
I said no. Its in all my
leases now no animals.
I dont allow them in at
the beginning, and if one
of my tenants gets one
after they move in they
either have to find a new
home for the animal or
move out themselves. At
that point theyre in viola-
tion of the lease.
To the editor,
In response to a letter
to the editor published:
Aug. 13, 2014.
I do not know who
Marina Peterson is, but
thank God for her and
her letter to the editor.
She was right on. We are
losing our freedoms every
day. Common Core is bad
for our children, grand-
children and great-grand-
children, as well as our
country. We are passing
laws all for the love of
the almighty dollar, such
as beer sales on Sunday.
What will be next? Sin is
rampant. But the Holy Bi-
ble says, if my people who
are called by my name
will humble themselves,
pray and seek my face,
I will hear from Heaven
and I will heal their land.
I challenge every person
who reads this to do this
today.
Ruby Turner
Lyman
To the editor,
The world became
poorer last Wednesday
with the death of Rev.
James Crocker. Preacher
Crocker was the pastor of
Fairview Baptist for many
years and was well-known
for his wonderful sense
of humor and his short
sermons. He didnt need
a lot of time because he
could say more in those
short sermons than
some of us will say in an
entire lifetime. He was my
friend and confidant and
I was so blessed to have
known him. He will be
greatly missed by many
people.
Linda Parr
Greer
We are losing freedoms
Goodbye, my friend
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
Empire Ltd., located
at 205 Trade Street, has
opened its doors for busi-
ness.
The company is an up-
scale mens consignment
clothing and shoe studio.
In addition to the retail
operations, the studio will
offer tailoring, dry clean-
ing, and shoe repair ser-
vices. James Carter, owner
of Empire Ltd., also makes
custom bow ties. The stu-
dio aims to provide a re-
fined yet relaxed shopping
environment that show-
cases their recaptured and
preserved fashions from
big name designers and
companies, according to
Carter.
Formerly located in
Fountain Inn, Carter said
it was time for a change in
scenery.
Location, location, loca-
tion, he said, My daugh-
ter went to Riverside and
was always saying I need
to open in downtown
Greer. Greer is a tremen-
dous community. We are
looking forward to becom-
ing a part of it, bringing
some of our expertise to
the area and adding an up-
scale mens consignment
store to the mix.
The new business will
hold a ribbon cutting on
Tuesday, Sept. 30. The
business hours are Mon-
day through Saturday 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. For more in-
formation on Empire Ltd.,
call 201-4613 or visit em-
pireltdstudio.com.
The Rotary Club of
Greater Greer recently in-
stalled new club officers.
The dinner and program
were held at Great Bay
Oyster House in Greer.
District Governor Tom
Faulknermember of the
Greer club--was guest
speaker for the evening.
He also presided over the
installation of the officers
and committee chairs:
Brian Forrester, presi-
dent/chair club service;
Rev. Earl Simmons, presi-
dent-elect; Robin Johnson,
secretary/chair interna-
tional service; Tammy
Rhoades, treasurer; Ken
Tucker, sergeant-at-arms/
club administration; Wan-
da Moore, chair, public
relations/media; Dr. Joe
Allen, chair, vocational
service.
Guests included As-
sistant District Governor
Doug Finney and spouses
of club members.
Rotary International
theme for the new year is
Light Up Rotary.
The Rotary Club of
Greater Greer meets on
Tuesday mornings at 7:15
a.m. at Southern Thymes
Caf, 219 Trade Street in
downtown Greer. There is
no morning meeting on the
third Tuesday. Instead, a 6
p.m. meeting is held at dif-
ferent local restaurants.
Guests are invited to vis-
it the club any time. Call
630-3988 for more infor-
mation.
Rotary Club of Greater
Greer names officers
Upscale mens
consignment shop
opens in Greer
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Empire Ltd. owner James Carter opened his business
on Trade Street in time for the Sooiet Relief beneft last
weekend. Empire Ltd. will celebrate joining the Greer
community with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 30.




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Ashley Monique Campbell
Ashley Monique Camp-
bell, 25, of 308 Rockbrook
Court, died Aug. 22, 2014.
A native of Greenville
County, she was a daugh-
ter of Carmen Maria Revis
Campbell of Greer and Mr.
and Mrs. Donnie L. Camp-
bell of Simpsonville, a stu-
dent at Greenville Techni-
cal College and attended
Brookwood Church.
Surviving in addition
to her parents are a sis-
ter and brother-in-law,
Danielle Maria Campbell
Thomas and Dr. S. Craig
Thomas; a niece, Campbell
Grace Thomas; paternal
grandparents, Harry W.
Campbell, Jr. and Elsie M.
Campbell of Columbia and
maternal grandparents,
John P. OBrien and Betty
Johnson OBrien of Greer.
Ashley loved the arts,
playing volleyball and
piano. She was a charter
member of Reedy River
Falls Chapter of Colonial
Dames XVII Century, Re-
becca Motte Chapter Na-
tional DAR, and Save The
Light, Inc.
Funeral services were
held 2 p.m. Thursday at
Brookwood Church, con-
ducted by Pastor Lenny
Miller.
Burial followed in Grace-
land East Memorial Park.
Visitation was held 6
8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Wood Mortuary. The fam-
ily is at their respective
homes.
Rev. James W. Crocker
Preacher Crocker
Rev. James W. Crocker,
91, of Boiling Springs, died
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014,
at Spartanburg Regional
Medical Center. Born June
8, 1923, in Union County,
he was the son of the late
William Johnson and Annie
Thelma Shirley Crocker.
Preacher Crocker served
in ministry for over 70
years as active minister
of Pacolet Mills Baptist
Church, Boiling Springs
First Baptist Church, and
Fairview Baptist Church
in Greer. He also served
as interim pastor for more
than 20 churches. He was
a graduate of Union High
School, North Greenville
University-1943, Furman
University-1945, Southern
Baptist Seminary-1948,
and received his doctorate
in 2006 from North Green-
ville University.
Survivors include his
wife, Jerre Sullivan Crock-
er; son, James W. Crocker
Jr. and wife Nancy Kirby
Crocker of Boiling Springs;
12 grandchildren; three
gr eat - gr andc hi l dr en;
stepchildren, Blake Sul-
livan and wife Tomoni of
Bainbridge Island, Wash-
ington, Kimberly Deering
and husband Mickey of
Spartanburg, Stan Sullivan
and wife Tammy also of
Spartanburg; two nephews
and one niece. He was pre-
deceased by his first wife,
Vera Mae Morris Crocker;
and brothers, Rev. Bobby
Crocker and Harold Crock-
er; and sister, Mary Eliza-
beth Arthur.
Visitation was 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23, at First
Baptist Church, 3600 Boil-
ing Springs Rd., Boiling
Springs, 29316. Funeral
services were conducted
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24,
at First Baptist Church-
Boiling Springs, by Rev.
Dr. Hank Williams, Rev.
Scott Linnerud, Rev. Benny
Green Jr., and Rev. A. A.
Bailey. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
the James & Vera Crocker
Scholarship Fund, c/o
North Greenville Univer-
sity, P.O. Box 1892, Tiger-
ville, 29688.
The family was at the
home of his son at 250
Mudd Creek Road, Inman.
An online guest register
is available at floydmortu-
ary.com.
Alfred E. Filiberto
Veteran
Alfred Emanuel Filiber-
to, 85, passed away peace-
fully on Aug. 24, 2014 sur-
rounded by his family.
A native of
Jersey City,
New Jersey,
son of the late Alfred R.
and Mary Pearson Filib-
erto, he was a U.S. Army
Veteran, a retired employ-
ee of Eaton Corporation,
AIL Division after 37 years
of service, and a member
of Zoar United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Sandi Schum Filiberto of
the home; two daughters,
Cathie Armstrong (Keith)
of Greer and Susan Lee
Lynch (Brian) of Charlotte,
North Carolina; two sons,
Paul Filiberto (Dru) of Sa-
vannah, Georgia and Mi-
chael Gaasch of the home;
a brother, Chuck Filiberto
(Diane) of Rhode Island; a
sister, Barbara Filiberto of
Greer; eleven grandchil-
dren and six great-grand-
children; and his dog,
Misty.
Mr. Filiberto was prede-
ceased by his first wife,
Marie Filiberto.
A memorial service will
be held 1 p.m. Saturday
at Zoar United Methodist
Church, conducted by Rev.
Robert Cox.
Visitation will be held af-
ter the service in the Fam-
ily Life Center.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Zoar United Method-
ist Church, 1007 Highway
357, Greer, 29651.
Online condolences may
be made at thewoodmor-
tuary.com.
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defined as the police chief,
streets maintenance man-
ager, wastewater treat-
ment manager, pre-treat-
ment manger and they
will be responsible for the
daily operation of their de-
partment including mak-
ing recommendations for
all personnel decisions.
Council will appoint
commissioners to over-
see departments, which
include a public safety
commissioners to over-
see the police department
and fire safety services;
infrastructure commis-
sioner to oversee street
maintenance, wastewater
treatment, pre-treatment,
garbage services and eco-
nomic development; a
business commissioner to
oversee economic develop-
ment projects and admin-
istrative activities related
to businesses and infra-
structure development; an
event planning commis-
sioner to oversee the plan-
ning of town events in the
Lyman Events Center; a
citizens outreach commis-
sioner to plan community
activities to serve citizens
needs with emphasis on
the needs of senior citi-
zen; and a Personnel and
Policy Committee to over-
see administrative activi-
ties of town hall staff, the
clerk/treasurer and mu-
nicipal court, as well as to
make final decisions on all
personnel actions for in-
dividual members not re-
quiring full council action
and recommendations of
personnel actions for re-
view by full council.
Full council will approve
by resolution, which re-
quires one reading, any
purchases in excess of
$5,000 not specifically
identified in the annual
budget.
A resolution to establish
a tri-town Veterans Day
event on Nov. 8 in con-
junction with Wellford and
Duncan was passed.
We want to involve the
school, the ROTC, weve
got a lot of other things
that other people are talk-
ing about thats stirred
some excitement. We
wanted to see great things
and have it here, possibly
have it at the school, ac-
cording to how big it gets,
said councilperson Rita
Owens.
Council passed a motion
to hold a special called
meeting today at 6 p.m. at
Lyman Town Hall, where
the second reading of the
ordinance to address the
council-government form
and the ordinance for the
change of government
guidelines.
The next regularly sched-
uled Lyman Town Council
meeting is Monday, Sept.
1 at 6:30 p.m. at Lyman
Town Hall, 81 Groce Road.
FROM PAGE ONE
professional appearance,
but sometimes you have
to not take yourself too
seriously.
Laughter is good and
the ice challenge has made
lots of people laugh, he
said. When I saw posts
from my daughters, from
their respective colleges,
taking the challenge and
friends and associates
from the community do-
ing it, I figured it was just
my turn.
In a video posted on You-
Tube, Driggers can be seen
getting doused in cold wa-
ter on a makeshift water
slide. Driggers returned
the favor to many of his
city department leaders,
who got drenched in a fol-
lowing video on the citys
YouTube channel.
Ive seen lots of postings
and links from individu-
als to groups of folks, he
said. Once I was person-
ally challenged I wanted to
look for a way to demon-
strate the fun and serious
side of this effort. I told
my staff I had been chal-
lenged and planned to do
something at the end of
the workday, and asked
if they would like to help
come up with a creative
way to participate. From
that came the waterslide
idea--and fifteen buckets
of freezing cold ice water
later--a new challenge.
Driggers was not the
only one getting wet for
the cause. Pour Sports Pub
on Trade Street got in-
volved as well, challenging
the rest of the businesses
on the downtown Greer
strip to do the same.
Vaughn Bragg, owner
of the pub, can be seen
participating on the busi-
nesses Facebook page.
The cause hits home for
Bragg, who has an uncle
with ALS.
Were taking up a little
bit of money and well
send it over, Renee Ens-
ley, with Pour Sports, said.
Everybody was really
happy to do it. I know the
Trading Post was called
out and the coffee shop
was called out. I would like
to see them do it and also
donate $100 to the cause.
This illness is deadly and
long-lasting.
On Monday, teachers at
the Harley Bonds Career
Center on North Main
Street accepted the chal-
lenge.
One big reason I ac-
cepted the challenge is
that one of my students
had a cousin that passes
away about three weeks
ago of ALS, said Steve
Musco, culinary teacher.
Another reason is that
Ive seen what it does to
people and sometimes it
gets overlooked. I feel like
its a cause that doesnt
get enough attention.
Health and science
teacher Heather Hannon
and guidance counselor
Anna Chappell joined
Musco. The challenge does
not stop with these three
teachers, however.
Were trying to get the
whole school to do it,
Musco said. Were going
to keep sending the chal-
lenge around.
Driggers had one more
nomination for the Ice
Bucket Challenge.
We had so much fun
with it, we decided to ex-
tend our challenge to our
local media outlets--in-
cluding The Greer Citizen
staff, Driggers said.
Challenge accepted.
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maining that it would be
considered for second
phase, he said.
The three-story build-
ings will have a total of
250 units comprised most-
ly of one bedroom and de-
creasing in the number of
constructed units through
three bedroom apart-
ments. A 6,500-square-
foot clubhouse, a pool
and pool house, as well as
amenities such as a dog
park, playground, parking
will accompany the facil-
ity, which will have inter-
nal sidewalks and external
sidewalks along Dillard
Drive.
A traffic impact study
will be required and a
school representative ad-
vised that the district that
services the complex could
be subject to change by
2016 if the areas growth
warrants redistricting the
schools.
Commercial and subdi-
vision development are
discussed and counseled
on Greers building and
development policies and
requirements at Planning
Advisory meetings by
Building and Development
Standards departments,
CPW, REWA, District 5
schools and the Police and
Fire departments.
Presently the property
is zoned as planned resi-
dential development, but
it will have to be rezoned
to and residential multi-
family or design review
district, depending on the
density of the units on the
property. The proposed
apartment complex will
be addressed at the Plan-
ning Commission meeting
for rezoning on Sept. 15 at
6:30 p.m.
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they can afford insurance
premiums, dentist bills or
groceries. They support
and encourage us to keep
communities safe for all
families. If a tragedy oc-
curs, we cannot lose sight
of what they have given,
Corporal Kara Blackwell,
an event organizer, said.
After the death of Lau-
rens County Sheriffs Dep-
uty Roger Rice in 2011,
officials from the City of
Greer organized the tour-
nament. In 2012, the tour-
nament partnered with
Gallaghers Army Fallen
Officers Fund to help care
for the family of any of-
ficer killed in the line of
duty.
It was kind of neat to
have the families there,
Sgt. David Verdier with the
Greer Police Department
said. Were a tight-knit
community in law enforce-
ment, so when some-
thing like that happens,
it affects all of us. I didnt
know Roger Rice, but it
hits close to home when
a brother or sister in law
enforcement is killed.
Agencies participat-
ing included the Laurens
County Sheriffs Office,
Greenville City Police De-
partment, Simpsonville
Police Department, Foun-
tain Inn Police Depart-
ment, Greenville County
Sheriffs Office, Greenville
Detention, Cherokee Coun-
ty Sheriffs Office and the
Greer Police Department.
We had quite a few vol-
unteers, Verdier said. We
had some spouses, family
members and volunteers
from other agencies help
out. We also had some city
volunteers help out. It was
a really good turnout.
Verdier said the Rice
family and the family of
Marcus Whitfield, another
officer taken in the line of
duty, showed support for
the tournament.
Theyre incredibly gra-
cious, Verdier said of the
Rice family. They stayed
all weekend. They were
part of everything we
asked them to be a part
of. They were unbelievably
grateful to every team,
and thats really coolto
see someone who is going
through so much support
the law enforcement com-
munity. It meant a lot to
me.
There were a lot of
tears, he said.
Verdier said it is impor-
tant for officers to keep
sight of what matters most
during difficult times.
In our training and
everything, the number
one goal at the end of the
day is to make it home to
your family, Verdier said.
When officers dont make
it home to their families,
we take that seriously.
Thats when we try to
come in and help the fami-
lies out. Thats kind of the
idea behind the fallen offi-
cers fund and the softball
tournament.
Event organizer Bethany
Hembree with the Greer
Police Department agreed
with Verdier.
Fortunately, we havent
had any issues like that
[in Greer], she said. In
the event that we do have
something bad happen,
we want to be able to help
those families, just like
our officers help them on
a regular basis.
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CHALLENGE: Accepted by Greer Citizen

PLANNING: Includes 250 new units
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Churches are known for
sending groups on a mis-
sion trips during the sum-
mer, and Calvary Chapel of
Greer is no different. The
church sent out two mis-
sion teams this summer,
with another trip planned
for October.
The mission trip to
China in July was a dan-
gerous one and one that
must remain quite secre-
tive. Three people spent
20 days working alongside
full-time missionaries,
who are in constant dan-
ger of being discovered by
the Chinese government.
Missionaries are illegal in
China.
They primarily encour-
aged [the missionaries]
and delivered supplies to
them like food, cloth-
ing, smart phones, and
financial donations, said
Randy Lucero, pastor at
Calvary Chapel. We are
considering taking on the
family for full-time sup-
port, and this is our sec-
ond trip over there.
Also in July, seven
people from the church
headed to Nepal for the
first time. The team was
actually supposed to head
to Ukraine, but due to the
unrest in the country, the
team was advised to wait
until a later time.
Church member Jeff
Moore, who is the assistant
professor of management
at Anderson University,
was sent to do some work
in Katmandu. While there,
he was exposed to many
churches and realized that
there is a movement right
now for the gospel.
But there were few peo-
ple who were properly
trained to grow and devel-
op the 28 churches in the
area, so Moore asked Lu-
cero if he would consider
running a pastors training
conference.
We also had a second
group that worked with the
people to set up Christian-
based foster programs, so
they can do what the gov-
ernment is currently do-
ing poorly, said Lucero.
My goal is to take pastors
from America and put on
a pastors training confer-
ence. They could help the
believers grow and be-
come stronger. I want to
do at least two a year.
Both mission trips were
expensive, averaging about
$2,200 per person just for
plane tickets. Calvary Cha-
pel stepped up to help,
holding rummage sales
and a banquet that offered
foods from China, Nepal,
and Ukraine. The church
even started its own caf
and uses the proceeds to
go toward missions.
We have a mission-
minded church, Lucero
said. Our philosophy is
to get everyone actively
involved as a part of our
church. It creates a cul-
ture of mission-minded
people.
Even though the Ukraine
trip had to be put on the
back burner, 11 people are
still making arrangements
to head over in October to
help a church plant.
The Platt family, who
lead the new church in
Ukraine, are good friends
of the Luceros. The Lu-
ceros were involved in the
churchs plant in Ukraine
before they decided to
plant their own church
here in Greer.
Mike Platt and his wife,
Michelle, have five adult
children and have home-
schooled for 25 years.
Their youngest just gradu-
ated from high school
and four of the children
are still serving alongside
their parents in Ukraine.
The couples oldest daugh-
ter, her husband, and their
child are currently mak-
ing arrangements to move
back to serve alongside
her parents.
They are all missionar-
ies in some sense, said
Lucero, who speaks highly
of his friends. They are
a neat family and just love
the Lord.
Although things are still
unsettled in Ukraine, the
team will be flying into
the western region, which
they say has stayed clear
of most violence.
We are flying from the
west into the west, so its
definitely not quite as dan-
gerous, Lucero said. In
fact, there is a possibility
that we will get a chance
to go to one of the cities
that was destroyed where
Calvary Chapel has a plant
and believers were scat-
tered.
The group will be minis-
tering in Lviv, where many
refugees from other cities
have fled.
During their time there,
from Oct. 13-27, the team
will be serving the church
in any way that they can.
Lucero will be the main
speaker at the 2014 Cal-
vary Chapel Ukraine Con-
ference. The church is also
involved with street evan-
gelism, so the team will
also help them in those
efforts.
We like to take the
leadership and church
members on a retreat
when were there, Lucero
said. We want to encour-
age them like Paul did in
Acts. Missionary work is
exhausting, and they get
weary. We serve them, and
we do the teaching and
combine our worship. Our
main goal is to encourage
leadership in the church.
Calvary Chapel has been
sending teams to minis-
ter in Ukraine since 2001
and intends to continue
serving alongside them.
The cost this year for each
team member is $3,000,
which is also offset by the
churchs fundraising.
God is raising up peo-
ple, Lucero said. I put
out to the congregation a
needs list that I received
from the pastor in the
Ukraine, which included
needs from every member
of the leadership team in
the Ukraine. We take per-
sonal gifts, like contact
solution and guitar strings
things they cant get over
there.
The mission teams are
multi-generational, allow-
ing anyone of any age to
participate.
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FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
With the controver-
sies surrounding the Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts of
America in the past few
years, many people have
been leaving the groups
and searching for some-
thing that would adhere
more closely to their be-
liefs.
In 1995 in West Chester,
Ohio, several families de-
cided to take on the charge
on their own and began
American Heritage Girls,
an organization similar to
the Girl Scouts, but with
an emphasis on God.
These parents were
disillusioned with the in-
creasing secular focus of
exi sti ng organi zati ons
for girls. They wanted a
Judeo-Christian focused
organization for their
daughters and believed
that other parents were
looking for the same for
their daughters, states
the AHG website. AHG is
seen as a Christ-centered
alternative to Girl Scouts.
Trail Life USA is newer
than AHG and was formed
in 2013 as many people
became disenchanted with
the direction in which the
Boy Scouts were heading.
As Boy Scouts decided to
change the status of mem-
berships, several different
organizations, religious
groups, and former scout
leaders met to decide what
they wanted to do. As a
result, Trail Life USA was
formed, officially hold-
ing its first convention in
Nashville, Tennessee, in
September 2013.
As many families began
to look into these alterna-
tives, churches began to
open their doors to the
troops, allowing them to
meet for weekly meetings
at their facilities.
Devenger Road Presby-
terian Church in Greer be-
gan working with AHG and
Trail Life in 2013, offering
meetings on Tuesday eve-
nings.
Our church offers
these programs because
we believe God has called
us to share His love, give
our love, meet needs, and,
by Gods grace, change
lives, said Amanda Mal-
phrus, who is the pastors
wife and church secretary
at Devenger Road. We
believe these programs
help us accomplish our
calling.
Devenger Road is gearing
up for its second year with
both groups with meetings
starting on Sept. 2 at 6:30
p.m. Both groups will fol-
low the Greenville County
School District schedule
and will meet each Tues-
day from 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Registration will be
open at the first meeting.
Perhaps the greatest
quality absent among
young men and women,
as well as adults, today is
leadership, Malphrus said.
We believe that this pro-
gram teaches values and
lessons that are incred-
ibly important for training
tomorrows leaders today.
In addition, many hands
make light work. We are
able to accomplish much
good by Gods grace and
for His kingdom through
our various service proj-
ects and participation in
community events.
At this time, Devenger
Road has not yet decid-
ed on the fees for either
troops, but they are work-
ing on having that infor-
mation available as soon
as possible.
American Heritage
Girls is a nonprofit orga-
nization dedicated to the
mission of building wom-
en of integrity through
service to God, family,
community and country,
said Malphrus. The or-
ganization offers badge
programs, service proj-
ects, girl leadership op-
portunities, and outdoor
experiences to its mem-
bers. It serves as a catalyst
for building young women
of integrity and faith. It
also broadens girls social
development through ex-
tra-curricular activities.
This program of character
building has successfully
served thousands of girls
since its inception and will
continue to do so long into
the 21st century.
Devenger Road was ex-
cited to be a part of Trail
Life last year in its infant
stages and is ready to offer
the program again to boys
from kindergarten through
twelfth grade. In an effort
to support the achieve-
ments made by some of
the boys in the Boy Scouts
(most importantly, the
Eagle Scout Award), Trail
Life has made it possible
to transfer many awards
into their program.
Like American Heritage
Girls, Trail Life USA is a
Christ-centered alterna-
tive to Boy Scouts, focus-
ing on leadership training
and embracing the wonder
and excitement of outdoor
adventure, all the while
embracing and promoting
traditional values and Bib-
lical morality, Malphrus
said.
The church is located at
1200 Devenger Road. To
find out more information
or to register, call 268-
7652.
Devenger Road offers American Heritage Girls
Calvary Chapel sends mission teams abroad
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Although things remain unsettled in Ukraine, a team from Calvary Chapel is fying into
the western region in October.
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
AT DEVENGER ROAD
Devenger Road Presby-
terian Church will hold an
informational meeting for
parents regarding Ameri-
can Heritage Girls and
Trail Life USA on Tuesday,
Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the
church. For more informa-
tion, please visit Deveng-
erroad.org or email the
church secretary at secre-
tary@devengerroad.org.
The first official meeting
will be Tuesday, Sept. 9 at
6:30 p.m.
FINANCIAL PEACE
UNIVERSITY
Beginning Wednesday,
Sept. 3, Riverside Baptist
Church will be hosting
Dave Ramseys Financial
Peace University, a nine-
week course on finances.
The cost is $93. Any River-
side Baptist member that
attends eight out of nine
classes will be reimbursed
the full registration fee.
For more information, call
the church at 879-4400.
Riverside Baptist is locat-
ed at 1249 S. Suber Road
in Greer.
NEW RIVER BAND TO
PERFORM
New River Band will be
performing at El Bethel
Baptist Church, located at
313 Jones Ave., on Aug. 31
at 10:30 a.m. The event is
open to the community.
Lunch will follow. Call
877-4021 for more infor-
mation.
CHURCH COMING
TO GRACE HALL
The Church at Greer
Station is holding its first
public service on Sept. 7
at Grace Hall, located at
108 Trade Street. Services
will begin at 10 a.m. The
church has been meeting
at Greer Community Min-
istries over the summer.
For more information, vis-
it tcgreerstation.com.
ABNER CREEK HOSTING
SIMULCAST
Abner Creek Baptist
Church will be hosting:
THE WORD: CLOSER TO
HOME with Beth Moore.
The Living Proof Live Si-
mulcast will take place
Saturday, Sept. 13 from
9:30 a.m.-4:15 pm. Tick-
ets are $25 per person
(including lunch) and are
available online at www.
abnercreekbaptist.com.
The simulcast will be
broadcast at 2461 Abner
Creek Rd. in Greer.
APALACHE BAPTIST
CHURCH CALENDAR
The seniors will meet at
Petes Restaurant in Greer
on August 28 at 6 p.m. for
the evening meal.
SEND US YOUR
CHURCH NEWS
Churches wishing to
list upcoming events and
programs in Church News
should send information
to Billy@greercitizen.
com or call 877-2076.
Deadlines for submission
are Monday at noon.
CHURCH
NEWS
Mike and Michelle Platt
864-469-9936
300 N. Main Street in Greer www.newdayphysicaltherapy.com
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We believe that this
program teaches
values and lessons
that are incredibly
important for
training tomorrows
leaders today.
Amanda Malphrus
Church secretary, Devenger Road
301 McCall St. Greer
848-5500
Highway 14 Greer, SC
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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
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
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
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
1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 877-3267
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 879-3190
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
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
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
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
3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 848-2728
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
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299
Trinity Fellowship Church
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-0419
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
Vine Worship Center
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175
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FROM WSPA
NEWS PARTNER
The Greenville County
Coroners Office said one
person is dead after a
wreck in Greenville Friday
night.
The South Carolina
Highway Patrol says it
happened at 8 p.m. at Pel-
ham Road near Cameron
Lane about a mile east of
Greenville.
The Greenville County
Coroners Office identified
the victim as 25-year-old
Ashley Monique Campbell
of Greer.
Troopers said Campbell
was driving a 2014 BMW
328 and traveling east on
Pelham Road when she
ran off the left side of the
road, hit two small trees,
overturned and hit a large
tree.
Troopers said the driver
was trapped and died at
the scene and she was the
only occupant in the ve-
hicle.
An autopsy is scheduled
for Saturday.
ONE PERSON DEAD AFTER
ACCIDENT ON MAIN STREET
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One person is dead after
a single vehicle accident
on Main Street in Greer
Saturday.
The Greenville County
Coroners Office reported
that Cory Metcalf, 21, of
Greer was involved in the
accident on Main Street at
the Pelham Street intersec-
tion in Greer. Cory was
transported to the hospital
where he was pronounced
dead.
According to Lt. Jim
Holcombe with the Greer
City Police Department,
the driver was coming into
town when he slid off the
road and hit a tree in the
yard of a home.
The incident is still un-
der investigation by the
Greer Police Department,
Greenville County Sher-
iffs Office, Greenville City
Police and the Greenville
County Coroners Office.
An autopsy is planned
for Monday to determine
the cause of death.
MOORE MAN CHARGED
WITH ROBBERY
A Moore man is behind
bars after turning himself
into authorities days after
he robbed the Sunoco gas
station located at 1993 Re-
idville Road. Harold Gene
Justice, 53, of 313 Daffo-
dil Circle, Moore, has been
charged with strong arm
robbery.
According to incident
reports from The Spar-
tanburg County Sheriffs
Office, Justice entered
the gas station around
8:40 p.m. last Monday and
grabbed the cash register
before smashing it and
stealing what money he
could get out of it before
fleeing in a dark colored
vehicle.
Video surveillance was
used to identify Justice,
who was living at the
Southern Suites located
near the Sunoco at the
time of the incident.
Justice turned himself
into authorities two days
after the incident. Justice
is currently being held at
the Spartanburg Coun-
ty detention Center on
$20,000 bond.
DEPUTY PLACED ON LEAVE
PENDING INVESTIGATION
FROM FOX CAROLINA
NEWS PARTNER
A Greenville County
sheriffs deputy has been
placed on administrative
leave after he was seen
forcefully subduing a man
inside an Upstate Walmart
on Saturday, according to
Master Deputy Jonathan
Smith. Several witnesses
recorded videos showing
the deputy shocking the
suspect with a stun gun
and striking the suspect
numerous times. The vid-
eos were quickly posted
and shared on social me-
dia, but Smith said there
was much more the cell
phone videos did not cap-
ture.
Theres a whole lot
more to this incident than
could be seen on [the vid-
eos] that were posted on
social media, Smith said.
Smith said deputies
were called to the Walmart
on White Horse Road just
after 1 p.m. Saturday in
reference to a man acting
strangely and disturbing
shoppers at the store.
Smith said deputies re-
ceived three calls about
the man, later identified
as Sandon Matthew Si-
erad, 32. The first call
came in at 1:06 p.m. where
the caller was inside the
Walmart. The second call
came in at 1:10 p.m., in
which the caller reported
a suspicious person. The
third 911 call was placed
by Sierad, who called to re-
port he could not find his
vehicle in the parking lot,
Smith said.
On Sunday, deputies re-
leased surveillance video
recorded by Walmarts
surveillance system, which
Smith said showed Sierad
inside the store before
deputies arrived.
Deputies said the foot-
age shows Sierad trying to
break into a cash register
in the electronics depart-
ment. Management then
asked Sierad to leave and
escorted him to the front
of the store, Smith said.
Instead of leaving, Sierad
was seen entering the
salon at the front of the
store and harassing salon
employees.
Sierad then went outside
and stood next to a vehicle,
which is when Smith said
the suspect called 911.
Smith said Sierad told dis-
patchers his vehicle was
missing and even accused
dispatchers of stealing it.
When the first deputy
arrived at the scene and
attempted to speak to
Sandon, Smith said Sierad
appeared to be heavily in-
toxicated and uncoopera-
tive.
[The deputy] knew that
[Sierad] was possibly in-
toxicated, Smith said.
Some of his behaviors
indicated this was more
than just alcohol.
Surveillance also showed
that Sierad tried to grab a
knife on three occassions
that a deputy stored on
his chest plate area, Smith
said.
When Sierad saw the
second deputy arriving on
scene, Smith said the sus-
pect ran into the crowded
store, which Smith said
raised the threat level for
deputies and shoppers.
At that point Smith said
deputies decided to place
Sierad under arrest for
public disorderly conduct.
Deputies chased Sierad
inside where he continued
to resist deputies, prompt-
ing one deputy to shoot
him with a stun gun.
He was tased at least
two times that we know,
Smith said.
Cell phone video cap-
tured by witnesses showed
one deputy striking Sierad
multiple times.
Smith said the deputys
use of force was under
investigation and that the
deputy seen in those vid-
eos had been placed on
administrative leave pend-
ing the outcome of the in-
ternal investigation.
Smith said officers are
trained to make decisions
to ensure safety.
We cant predict what
a person is going through
and how theyre going to
react. The main focus was
the safety of the people in
store and deputies.
Smith said the stun gun
did not incapacitate Si-
erad.
The video that citizens
posted shows that the
Taser has no effect on this
guy, Smith said. He sits
up and reaches for the
probes, trying to pull them
out.
Smith noted that the vid-
eos posted on social me-
dia only provided a small
window into the nearly 30-
minute confrontation that
had already occurred be-
tween deputies and Sierad.
Even after the suspect was
in handcuffs, Smith said
Sierad continued to resist,
and it took several depu-
ties to place him in foot
restraints and get him into
an ambulance.
Sierad was taken to
Greenville Memorial Hos-
pital and later booked into
the Greenville County Law
Enforcement Center. Si-
erad was charged with re-
sisting arrest with assault/
injury, assault and battery
third degree, breach of
peace and disorderly con-
duct. He is being held on a
$7,449 bond.
TWO CHARGED IN
VULNERABLE ADULT CASE
Two S.C. Mentor Net-
work employees were ar-
rested and charged last
week after an investigation
concluded that one of the
employees abused three
vulnerable adults and the
other employee failed to
report it.
Patsy Denise Robin-
son, 50, of 292 Northside
Church Road, Laurens, was
charged with three counts
of abuse on a vulnerable
adult. Clarence Willie Cal-
lie Dillard, 48, of 170
M D Drive, Clinton, was
charged with 2 counts of
failing to report the abuse
of a vulnerable adult.
According to a press re-
lease from the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office,
police received an incident
report from SLED request-
ing they conduct an inves-
tigation into the alleged
abuse of two vulnerable
adults that were in the
care of the S.C. Mentor Net-
work in Greenville County.
The investigation resulted
in allegations that a third
vulnerable adult had been
abused.
Investigators concluded
that all three victims had
been physically abused
and one of the victims had
been pepper sprayed at
the Bonnie Woods facility
located on Bonnie Woods
Drive. The abuse occurred
between March and May.
Both Robinson and Dil-
lard were arrested and
booked at the Greenville
County Detention Center.
(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 or The Duncan Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered inno-
cent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
BREACH OF PEACE
Frankie Dale Fleming,
39, of 8 Vaughn Ave.,
Greer, has been charged
with breach of peace.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
dispatched to the above
address in reference to an
intoxicated male, who was
threatening to kill people
and wanting to fight.
Upon arrival, the officer
observed the subject Flem-
ing standing in his home
and yelling at a female vic-
tim. The officer ordered
Fleming out of the house
and placed him in investi-
gative detention.
The officer observed the
other five occupants of the
house to be visibly shaken
by Flemings behavior.
Fleming was placed un-
der arrest and transported
to the Greer City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Angelica Marie Casey,
20, of 460 Gravely Road,
Greer, has been charged
with shoplifting.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
dispatched to Walmart in
reference to a shoplifter in
custody.
Upon arrival the officer
spoke with the complain-
ant who stated Casey and
a male subject entered
the store and went to the
mens section and then
began selecting items and
concealing them inside
Caseys purse. Casey and
the male subject then at-
tempted to leave the store
without paying for the
items but were confronted
by a loss prevention offi-
cer.
The male subject fled
the scene and Casey was
apprehended.
She was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
John Lee McGee, 47, of
315 Rosedale Drive, Greer,
has been charged with
driving under suspension,
uninsured vehicle, simple
possession of marijuana,
possession of drug para-
phernalia, possession of
stolen goods and posses-
sion of a suspended driv-
ers license.
Krystal Leanne Carpen-
ter, 32, of the same ad-
dress, has been charged
with possession of drug
paraphernalia, simple
possession of marijuana
and possession of stolen
goods.
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol in the area
of W. Arlington Road and
N. Main Street when she
observed a gray Chrysler
with a stolen license plate.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver (McGee).
Upon making contact
with McGee, he provided
the officer with an Indiana
drivers license and regis-
tration.
The officer questioned
McGee as to why the li-
cense plate displayed on
the vehicle was a South
Carolina plate if the vehi-
cle was registered in Indi-
ana. McGee told the officer
he was renting the vehicle
from a friend.
The officer informed
McGee the tag on the ve-
hicle had been reported as
stolen. The officer learned
through dispatch that
McGees license was sus-
pended and placed him
under arrest.
McGee informed the of-
ficer there were marijuana
cigarettes inside the ve-
hicle.
The passenger of the
vehicle (Carpenter) told
the officer she and Mc-
Gee bought the marijuana
and had already smoked a
small amount.
They were both arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Jessica Elyse Csikari, 28,
of 4298 Berry Mill Road,
Greer, has been charged
with driving under sus-
pension (third), carrying
a concealed weapon, no
vehicle license and faulty
equipment.
Shannon Lee Powers, 31,
of 315 Cox Road, Greer,
has been charged with
simple possession of mar-
ijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
on routine patrol when
he observed a black Nis-
san pull into the Spinx gas
station with an inoperable
brake light and a paper
tag that was not properly
displayed. The officer ini-
tiated a traffic stop on the
vehicle and its driver, (Csi-
kari).
The officer asked Csikari
for her license and paper-
work on the vehicle and
learned that her license
was suspended. The offi-
cer also learned the tag on
the vehicle was expired.
Csikari was placed un-
der arrest and a search of
her purse yielded a set of
brass knuckles, along with
three knives.
The passenger of the ve-
hicle (Powers) was asked
to step out of the vehicle
and when asked if he had
anything illegal on him,
he admitted to having two
marijuana cigarettes in his
pocket.
Powers also told the of-
ficer there was a bowl in-
side a black case in the ve-
hicle. The officer located
the bowl along with four
straws and a third joint in-
side the vehicle.
Both Csikari and Powers
were transported to the
Greer City Jail.
MINI BOTTLE BUST
Mark W. McManus, 27, of
2545 Holliday Road, Greer,
has been charged with DUI,
faulty equipment, failure
to surrender a suspended
tag, not in possession of a
drivers license, operating
an uninsured vehicle and
open container of liquor.
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he
observed a gray Chevrolet
traveling at a slow speed
with two of its tires off the
road.
The officer observed
the driver of the vehicle
appeared partially asleep.
The officer also observed
that one of the brake lights
was inoperable and the tag
on the vehicle came back
as suspended. The officer
initiated a traffic stop on
the vehicle and its driver
(McManus).
Upon approaching McM-
anus, the officer observed
his speech to be slurred
and detected a strong odor
of alcohol coming from his
person.
McManus informed the
officer he didnt have his
drivers license and his ve-
hicle was uninsured.
A series of field sobriety
tests were conducted on
McManus, which he failed.
Multiple mini bottles of
liquor were located inside
McManus vehicle.
He was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail where he blew a
.16 percent on a breatha-
lyzer.
LONG WAY FROM HOME
David John Devine, 36, of
3352 Centerville Road, An-
derson, has been charged
with improper tag, no ve-
hicle registration and un-
insured vehicle.
Phillip Anthony Devine,
31, of the same address,
has been charged with a
fugitive from justice war-
rant and a failure to ap-
pear bench warrant for
burglary (second).
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a silver Dodge cara-
van with an expired sticker
whose plate came back as
belonging to a Mazda.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver (D. Devine).
Upon approaching the
vehicle, the officer asked
D. Devine for his license
and paperwork on the ve-
hicle. D. Devine informed
the officer that the license
plate belonged to another
vehicle of his and that he
didnt have the van regis-
tered. He also said that he
didnt have insurance on
the van.
The officer asked the
passenger of the vehicle
(P. Devine) for his iden-
tification and he handed
him an ID card from the
state of Missouri. The offi-
cer learned that P. Devine
was wanted out of Laclede
Missouri for a failure to
appear bench warrant for
burglary second. The issu-
ing agency informed Greer
Police Department that
they wanted to extradite P.
Devine.
Both he and D. Devine
were arrested and trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail.
UNFARE RIDE
Jeremy Benjamin Fiske,
35, of 507 Tryon St., Greer,
has been charged with fail-
ure to pay a taxi ticket.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to the above address in
reference to a complaint
of a man who failed to pay
his cab fee.
Upon arrival, the officer
met with the complainant
(cab driver) who stated he
had picked Fiske up in his
cab and driven him to 507
Tryon St. but Fiske then
failed to pay him.
Fiske was placed under
arrest.
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Editors note: The follow-
ing is the second story in
a series of articles about
South Carolinas exotic pet
trade. It will be continued
next week.
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
Of all the potentially
dangerous exotic pets
people buy, sell and trade
in America, none are more
popular than snakes. Ac-
cording to the American
Veterinary Medical As-
sociation (AVMA), some
555,000 U.S. households
had at least one snake in
2012. And, while these
animals will not ever be
as popular as cats, dogs,
birds or even rabbits, the
snake trade constitutes
big business domestically
and internationally. Rep-
tile shows are everywhere,
and youll be hard pressed
to find a pet store that
does not have at least a
couple snakes for sale.
Most of the serpents
people buy, of course,
are neither venomous nor
dangerously large.
But there are excep-
tions.
In Gray Court, Danny
Steele owns some of the
worlds deadliest species
monocled cobras, Gaboon
vipers, rattlers, even a
couple anacondas. Steele
and his wife Sarah per-
form educational snake
shows across the state
and attend reptile conven-
tions on a routine basis.
They currently have more
than 100 snakes and hope
to triple that number by
the time breeding season
concludes next year. They
both work full-time jobs
to purchase, breed and
care for the animals, all of
which are completely legal
in the state of South Caro-
lina.
South Carolina is a
pretty relaxed state as far
as exotic pets go, Steele
said. But when you get
an exotic pet, you have
to check the laws of the
state, county and city
youre living in. A lot of
the stuff were breeding,
they (legislators) are start-
ing to tighten the laws a
little bit.
Steele says those at-
tempts at regulation are
why he and Sarah recently
moved from Greenville to
Gray Court, a small town
in Laurens County less re-
strictive to snake owners
and breeders.
At present, it is illegal
to own exotic animals in
Spartanburg County and
one must obtain a permit
to own them in Greenville
County.
Laws and permits vary
so dramatically across
regions that many feel a
comprehensive state law
is in order.
Kimberly Kelly, the
states director for the Hu-
mane Society of the United
States (HSUS), is one such
advocate.
South Carolina is one of
only five states that have
few-to-no laws governing
the private possession of
dangerous wild animals,
said Kelly, a Charleston
attorney and animal pro-
tection litigator. No one
knows how many danger-
ous wild animals are in
private hands in South
Carolina because there is
currently no state over-
sight.
Kelly fears our relaxed
laws are attracting exotic
animal collectors to South
Carolina in droves.
Currently, South Caro-
lina is one of the nations
only states that allows the
sell and purchase of ven-
omous snakes at reptile
shows (known to reptile
lovers as hot shows).
The possession and
sale of venomous snakes
in South Carolina should
be prohibited, she said.
The risks are far too
great to allow individuals
to harbor reptiles such as
cobras, vipers or mambas
that pose special dangers
to emergency responders
and the community.
Oconee County Sheriff
Mike Crenshaw agrees.
Hes asked exotic pet own-
ers to post stickers on
their front doors to warn
police and fire fighters.
The sheriff says hes dis-
covered poisonous pet
snakes, including timber
rattlers and water moc-
casins, inside houses on
at least a half dozen oc-
casions when conducting
drug-related search war-
rants.
Im the first to stand
up for citizens rights but
put yourself in our shoes.
If you have a fire at your
home and you have a poi-
sonous reptile that gets
out, the first one on the
scene may be the one that
encounters it, Crenshaw
said.
Despite no attacks re-
corded thusfar, Crenshaw
said he and county coun-
sel are trying to be proac-
tive with the sticker idea.
Generally speaking, ev-
eryone has been support-
ive of it, he said. Most
everybody agrees we need
some type of regulation.
Its just a matter of agree-
ing on whats the best
route to follow.
IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS
While its well known
that poisonous and huge
constrictor snakes oc-
casionally harm people,
its usually those animals
that pay the cost of poor
ownership. All too often,
snakes suffer insufficient
accommodations, poor
nourishment and inad-
equate veterinary care.
Crenshaw has found
full-grown snakes in emp-
ty aquariums covered only
by thin pieces of plywood.
The majority of reptile
owners have their pets
for less than a year, Kel-
ly said. Some die due to
poor care while others, in-
cluding unwanted snakes,
may be abandoned, inten-
tionally released outdoors,
or escape from poorly se-
cured cages which poses
a threat to ecosystems.
Randy Miller says it is
these careless owners that
spoil the snake trade for
responsible collectors.
Billing himself as The
Critter Keeper, he earns
a living performing reptile
shows at schools, church-
es, camps and birthday
parties.
Its crazy that we make
laws that impact everyone
based on the poor judg-
ment of a few, he said.
As an American, I would
much rather have danger-
ous freedom than state-
controlled safety. Hold
the individual accountable
[and] you dont need to
punish everyone. If some-
one shoots up a school,
how is restricting my gun
ownership going to help?
Its the same principle.
Miller said some snake
owners he knows are more
qualified to possess and
handle venomous snakes
than some of the people
hes seen working in zoos.
Doc Antle, founder of
The Institute of Greatly En-
dangered and Rare Species
(TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach,
agrees wholeheartedly.
Though he no longer keeps
snakes himself, he used
to present a snake show
called Striking Beauty at
the Myrtle Beach Pavilion.
He says the serpent own-
ers hes met over the years
have been very meticu-
lous about their animals.
People are very pri-
vate about it. It takes on
a similar air to stamp
and coin collecting. Its a
very specifically focused
person thats infatuated
with those reptiles, said
Antle, whos appeared on
national television several
times over the last three
decades. Its a collectors
kind of thing, and most
of the ones I know have a
very nice setup.
As Miller said, One
mans insanity is another
mans passion. Thats
what makes the world go
round.
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python that she owns with her husband Danny.
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An inside look at SCs exotic pet trade
PART 2: SNAKES
SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Not made
for TV
H
igh school football is
not made for televi-
sion.
This past week, my wife
and I made the hour-and-
a-half trek to Rock Hill to
soak in the first game of
the high school season
Byrnes at Northwest-
ern.
There was plenty of
reason for excitement
heading into the game-
two historic programs
playing for a national
audience on ESPN. North-
western got the best of
the Rebels in overtime
last season, making this
years matchup even more
interesting.
The actual game was
entertaining, depending
on which side you were
rooting for. Byrnes used a
major first quarter push
to build a lead that could
not be overcome. The
Trojans hung in there,
however, narrowing the
margin to one possession
before the clock hit all
zeros.
By that point, it was
difficult to find a fan in
the house that was still
enthusiastic about the
game.
The television cover-
age sucked the life out of
it. High school football
thrives on student sec-
tions, loud cheering and
fast play. Friday night,
the pauses for commer-
cial breaks noticeably
prolonged the game and
drained energy from fans.
You would hear the oc-
casional loud roar from
Northwestern students,
but it was obvious they
were doing it because
the television cameras
had just cut on and they
wanted to make the eve-
ning SportsCenter.
Some things just
shouldnt be tampered
with. Sure, its nice to get
some national recogni-
tion. Its nice to be in the
spotlight. The revenue
that comes from being a
part of the game is noth-
ing to complain about.
But half the fun of high
school football is being
at the game. Its sitting
in the stands, hearing
the parents and students
scream. Its buying an
overpriced hotdog and
watching the marching
band perform during
halftime. For students, its
about soaking your skin
in body paint and look-
ing as ridiculous as you
possibly can for a couple
of hours. For players, its
about going as hard as
you can to prove yourself.
To be honest, I thought
a nationally televised
game would be kind
of neat. Id covered a
couple before but this
one seemed different. The
game began promptly at
6 p.m. and we were back
to the car at 9:30 p.m. It
shouldnt take nearly four
hours to play 48 minutes
of football.
All the cheers heard
after a touchdown were
quickly silenced during
the ensuing 5-minute
media timeout.
With nothing to look
at but a bunch of guys
standing around on the
field waiting for the invis-
ible commercials to end,
its safe to say much of
the excitement was lost.

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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Just two minutes into
the 2014 season, Byrnes
Noah Dawkins assured a
group of traveling Rebel
fans they would not leave
Rock Hill disappointed.
After a stalled open-
ing drive for his team,
Dawkins made a tackle in
the end zone, forcing a
Northwestern safety that
set the tempo for a strong
first half performance.
The Rebels went on to
top the Trojans 30-22.
The early score gave By-
rnes a 2-0 lead, but it also
lit a fire under quarterback
Micah Young, who went on
to throw for 331 yards and
three touchdowns.
That definitely gave
us an extra boost,
Young said. The defense
played really hard and it
showed.
Young gave the Rebels
their first touchdown a few
minutes later on a nine-
yard quarterback keeper,
putting Byrnes ahead 9-0.
The Rebels would extend
the lead to 15-0 with three
minutes left in the first, as
Young hit Chavis Dawkins
SEE BYRNES | B4
This Friday
at Dooley
Field
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Dooley Field will be
steeped in tradition Fri-
day night at 7:30 p.m.
when Greer High kicks off
its 94th football season
against one of the Yellow
Jackets oldest rivals, Clin-
ton.
We always have a good
game with Clinton. We feel
fortunate to get them back
on the schedule after two
years when we didnt play
because of realignment,
said Greer coach Will
Young.
This will be the 46th
meeting of the two teams.
Greer holds a 25-20 advan-
tage in the series, thanks
to five straight wins, the
last four by narrow mar-
gins.
The Red Devils are al-
ready off to an early start,
although on the wrong
foot in a 27-0 loss to A.C.
Flora last week.
But dont let that game
fool you. Flora has a great
team, especially their de-
fensive line and lineback-
ers, Young warned. This
is going to be a tough
game for us.
Young is wary of Clin-
tons antiquated three-
yards- and- a- cl oud- of -
dust offense. Clinton will
try to keep the ball and eat
the clock. Getting a lim-
ited number of touches
is a big concern. In some
of our prior games with
Clinton, we have had the
ball only once in a quarter.
That puts a lot of pressure
on our offense to make
fewer mistakes in order
to take advantage of every
possession.
The Red Devils are a
relatively youthful team
with only 10 seniors on
the roster. One, however,
Shakeam Dowdy, is their
best player. Hes their best
running back and wide re-
ceiver, Young said.
He adds that the Red
Devils are still working
on the offensive line. Clin-
ton is young up front, but
has a chance to be good
there.
The Red Devils run a 3-4
defense, which is a little
different from what they
did in the past, Young
notes.
Clinton has a very good
defensive line with Hezeki-
ah Simpson, Tyreke Watts
and Clayton Padgett. Their
linebackers, Donaven
Blackmon and Zikail Liv-
SEE GREER | B4
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Offseason preparations
are over and the Tigers are
getting ready for the real
deal.
The Blue Ridge football
team will kickoff a new
campaign Friday at Wade
Hampton, and head coach
Shane Clark said he thinks
his team will be in for a
challenge.
We told theses guys the
preseason is over. This
is where everything mat-
ters, he said. The learn-
ing curve is gone. We have
to get out there and do
what we do.
The Tigers will face a
physical matchup with the
Generals.
This team is pretty in-
dicative of Wade Hampton
teams in the past, Clark
said. Theyre pretty big
and very athletic. Theyre
going to present a pretty
tough challenge for us
right here. Were going to
have to work pretty hard
to move the ball.
Wade Hampton will like-
ly present a 4-3 look on
defense.
We expect it to be a
pretty physical game, he
said. Weve been break-
ing down film and looking
at these guys pretty good,
but theyve got athletes all
over the field. Were go-
ing to have to make sure
were doing the things
were supposed to be do-
ing. Technique is going to
be very important and ex-
ecution is what its going
to come down to.
Blue Ridge is coming off
a back-and-forth showing
in The Ridge Jamboree.
SEE TIGERS | B4
Greer to open
with Red Devils
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Blue Ridge will square of against the Wade Hampton
Generals Friday night during its road opener.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Yellow Jackets are looking at a week one matchup
with their oldest rivals, the Clinton Red Devils.
Blue Ridge to
battle physical
General squad
Strong half propels Byrnes past Trojans
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Byrnes wide out Jaylan Foster breaks a tackle during Friday nights season opening win over Northwestern. The Rebels
downed the Trojans 30-22 after an onslot of scoring in the frst half.



We feel fortunate
to get [Clinton] back
on the schedule
after two years
when we didnt
play because of
realignment.
Will Young
Greer head coach
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
RIVERSIDE HIGH
Warriors
HEAD COACH - PHIL SMITH
AUG. 29 AT EASTSIDE
SEPT. 5 GREER
SEPT. 12 WOODMONT
SEPT. 19 AT HILLCREST
SEPT. 26 SPARTANBURG
OCT. 3 BOILING SPRINGS
OCT. 10 AT BYRNES
OCT. 17 AT MAULDIN
OCT. 24 J.L. MANN
OCT. 31 AT WADE HAMPTON
NOV. 7 DORMAN
BYRNES HIGH
Rebels
HEAD COACH - BRIAN LANE
AUG. 22 30 NORTHWESTERN 22
AUG. 29 T.L. HANNA
SEPT. 12 AT DE LA SALLE, CA
SEPT. 19 AT GAFFNEY
SEPT. 26 BOILING SPRINGS
OCT. 3 AT SPARTANBURG
OCT. 10 RIVERSIDE
OCT. 17 AT J.L. MANN
OCT. 24 MAULDIN
OCT. 31 AT DORMAN
NOV. 7 WADE HAMPTON
EASTSIDE HIGH
Eagles
HEAD COACH - JEFF THOMASON
AUG. 29 RIVERSIDE
SEPT. 5 CHRIST CHURCH
SEPT. 12 AT WADE HAMPTON
SEPT. 19 BLUE RIDGE
SEPT. 26 AT CHAPMAN
OCT. 3 GREER
OCT. 10 AT SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 17 BEREA
OCT. 24 AT TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 31 AT EMERALD
BLUE RIDGE HIGH
Fighting Tigers
HEAD COACH - SHANE CLARK
AUG. 29 AT WADE HAMPTON
SEPT. 5 J.L. MANN
SEPT. 12 AT STEPHENS CO., GA
SEPT. 19 AT EASTSIDE
SEPT. 26 BEREA
OCT. 3 AT EMERALD
OCT. 10 TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 17 SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 24 CHAPMAN
OCT. 31 AT GREER
THIS WEEKS GAMES
BLUE RIDGE at WADE HAMPTON
BYRNES T.L. HANNA
EASTSIDE RIVERSIDE
GREER CLINTON
BYRNES 30 NORTHWESTERN 22
GREER HIGH
Yellow Jackets
HEAD COACH - WILL YOUNG
AUG. 29 CLINTON
SEPT. 5 AT RIVERSIDE
SEPT. 12 AT UNION
SEPT. 19 AT EMERALD
SEPT. 26 TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 3 AT EASTSIDE
OCT. 10 BEREA
OCT. 17 CHAPMAN
OCT. 24 AT SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 31 BLUE RIDGE
WEEKLY FOOTBALL WRAP
LAST WEEKS SCORES
WEEK 0 STANDOUTS
DEFENSE
Lyrics
Klugh
BHS
OFFENSE
Micah
Young
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
They overcame a 12-0
halftime deficit to defeat
Riverside last year, but the
Eagles will be looking to
get off to a much stronger
start on Friday.
The Eastside football
team enters the new year
better prepared for the
challenge, head coach Jeff
Thomason said.
I think were ready, he
said. We know its a big
game for us and its a big
game for them. The two
schools are so close to-
gether, so we know every-
body is going to be fired
up.
Thomason said River-
side is much better than
its 0-11 record a season
ago.
Theyre a much-im-
proved team, Thomason
said. Coach Smith is doing
a good job over there and I
hope hes seeing the same
thing with us. Theyve
gotten a lot stronger and
theyve had a lot of good
showings in the jamborees
and scrimmages. Theyre
working hard.
The Eagles will have to
deal with several different
looks from the Warriors
offense.
Offensively, I think
theyre settled in on what
they do, Thomason said.
They mix a spread with
some Wing-T offense. Our
defensive group is pre-
paring for that. Its going
to be a good game and a
good test for us. Were
looking forward to a really
good game.
On defense, Riverside
will rush three or four,
Thomason noted.
Theyre mixing their
coverages up a little bit,
Thomason said. They
play what I call a half-
field scheme. It looks like
theyre playing a Cover 2
on one side, locking up
with man, and a Cover 3 on
the other side with a zone-
type look. Up front, theyll
bounce around from a
three-man to a four-man
front. Weve worked with
our kids this past week
with both of those fronts.
Were just going to have to
adjust as we go.
The pass rush will pres-
ent a tough task for a
young Eastside offensive
line.
Were still a little inex-
perienced on our O-line,
he said. Weve got two
returning starters from
last year and the other
guys have a tremendous
amount of playing time
on JV, so they understand
what were doing and what
were looking for. We think
our guys will adjust pretty
well.
Kickoff for Friday nights
game is set for 7:30 p.m.
at Eastside.
At Eastside
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Riverside football
team is hoping to exact
some revenge Friday night
during its matchup with
cross-town rival Eastside.
The two schools will
face off at Eastside at 7:30
p.m., and Riverside coach
Phil Smith said his group
is ready.
Coming off an 0-11
season and being able
to do what we did in the
preseason, I think every-
body is just pretty excit-
ed, Smith said. Theyre
definitely excited for this
game because last year, we
were leading 12-0 at half-
time and ended up losing
the game. We didnt lose
it, they won it. But that
still sits in the back of our
kids minds.
The Warriors are going
to have to stop the run
this time around.
They beat us last year
by running the football
and thats kind of our con-
cern this year, Smith said.
They just kind of run
it right at you and throw
a lot of screens. Theyll
throw it down the field a
little bit, but they seem to
be controlling the ball a lot
more this year.
Riverside will put the
focus on stopping screen
plays.
One of the hardest
things for our defensive
linemen to do right now is
to recognize the screen,
Smith said. Thats what
you get with an inexpe-
rienced defensive front.
When youve got some
young guys in there, they
think theyre going to be
able to go in there and
sack the quarterback and
thats not the case.
Smith said the Eagles
have several dangerous
weapons on offense.
Theyve got a great
player in Ty Thomason.
Hes a great receiver and
we know theyre going to
go to him a pretty good
bit, Smith said. Theyve
got some other weapons
as well out there, so you
just cant concentrate on
one.
Eastside runs a 3-4 de-
fense.
Theyre pretty solid
on defense and special
teams, Smith said. It
should be an interesting
game.
We have to make sure
we can line up and adjust
to some of their forma-
tions, he added. Were
pretty well prepared and
well have guys where they
need to be. Right now, its
just polishing up and mak-
ing sure we stay healthy.
Riverside has come
out on top in most of its
preseason matchups and
Smith said his teams at-
titude has changed for the
better.
We just have to con-
tinue to build off our
preseason, Smith said.
Weve had a lot of success
this year. On both offense
and defense, we seem to
be understanding what to
do and how to do it and I
think its paying off.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Coming off
first win of
the season
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels are 1-0 in
the early going after a key
win over Northwestern in
Week 0.
Now, the Byrnes football
team must turn its atten-
tion to T.L. Hanna and the
task it faces Friday night
during the home opener.
The Rebel defense will
have to deal with Hannas
sophomore quarterback
Jackson Williamson, who
threw for 1,958 yards and
18 touchdowns last sea-
son. Joining Williamson
in the backfield will be ju-
nior running back Darien
Rencher, who will see the
majority of snaps this sea-
son. Rencher rushed for
more than 700 yards in
2013.
On defense, Hanna will
look to the play of de-
fensive back Montavious
Gaines to try to slow down
Byrnes spread offense.
Gaines was an All-Region
selection last year.
The Rebels like to score
early and often, which will
be a problem for a Han-
na team that gave up 32
points a game last season.
Against Northwestern,
Byrnes had a couple of de-
fensive players with strong
first outings. Defensive
lineman Devin Dexter
broke up two passes, had
five solo tackles, three
assisted tackles and two
tackles for a loss. Lyrics
Klugh led the secondary
with two interceptions.
On offense, Rebel quar-
terback Micah Young
made his debut, throwing
three touchdown passes
and rushing for a score.
Game time against Han-
na is set for 7:30 p.m. at
Nixon Field.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Warriors expect tough matchup
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Riverside is hoping to make strides in 2014 after what the team believes was a successful
ofseason. The Warriors travel to Eastside Friday for the season opener.

Eagles ready for
rivalry matchup


FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Eastside will put its ofseason preparations to the test
Friday night during the teams frst home game.
Rebels to size
up T.L. Hanna in
week one brawl
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Many Byrnes fans will be getting their frst look at the 2014
Rebels Friday night at Nixon Field.
BY SETH LIVINGSTONE
NASCAR WIRE SERVICE
Ryan Blaney swept past
Kyle Busch on a restart
with seven laps to go and
held on to win last Friday
nights rain-delayed Food
City 300 at Bristol Motor
Speedway.
Until the final restart,
Busch appeared dominant
and on his way to his sev-
enth win in his last nine
NASCAR Nationwide Se-
ries starts at Bristol.
Blaneys victory was his
first this season and sec-
ond in 24 career Nation-
wide Series races.
Its awesome to be here
in Bristol in Victory Lane,
said Blaney.
Really I was worrying
about salvaging second
because Kyle was so good
... But we were ready for
our opportunity. Luckily
we got it and we were able
to take advantage of it.
Busch, however, was not
happy with Blaneys tim-
ing on the final restart.
The leader is always
at the biggest disadvan-
tage, Busch said. The
22 (Blaney) was five mph
faster than me by the first
double stripe. I didnt go
because I didnt want to
go, but everybody behind
me is trying to go. Its stu-
pid.
One of these days Im
going to lock all four
down and stack the whole
field up. Youre supposed
to be nose-to-nose on the
restart. When the leader
picks up pace, everybody
else (is supposed to) pick
up pace.
Blaney saw it different-
ly.
Kyle didnt go on that
final restart, Blaney said.
He said his tires were
jacked up. But we got to
the second (yellow) line
and we went. Luckily, we
were able to hold him off
there. It was one heckuva
race.
Blaney survived contact
with Kyle Larson with 19
laps remaining before
fending off Busch down
the stretch.
Series points leader
Chase Elliott finished third
with Ty Dillon fourth and
Regan Smith fifth.
Elliott had a birds eye
view of the final restart.
No harm, no foul (the
way I saw it), said Elliott,
who led 59 of the first 149
laps.
I saw Kyle make a rare
mistake on the restart. It
was really hard not to spin
your tires. One guy (Busch)
spun his tires and the oth-
er guy capitalized.
BY SETH LIVINGSTONE
NASCAR WIRE SERVICE
Joey Logano believes he
has the car and Team Pen-
ske believes they have the
team to win the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series champi-
onship.
Logano took the lead
from Matt Kenseth with
44 laps remaining and
scooted to his third Sprint
Cup victory of the season
in last Saturdays IRWIN
Tools Night Race at Bristol
Motor Speedway.
We can win the cham-
pionship. Weve showed it
at every kind of racetrack.
Weve just got to keep do-
ing it, said Logano, 24,
who held off his Team
Penske teammate Brad Ke-
selowski in the final laps.
What a year were hav-
ing. Im having so much
fun. The past six or seven
races have been unbeliev-
able.
Logano has finished no
worse than sixth in any
of the last five races but
took special pride in win-
ning at the track known as
the Worlds Fastest Half-
Mile.
Its just the baddest
mamma jamma race track
ever built, said Logano,
who two years ago was
struggling with a loss of
confidence at Joe Gibbs
Racing.
At that point, I would
never think Id have a year
like this, he said. Thats
why the mental side of
this is just as important
as the physical side. But
Im happy I went through
all that. Its made me what
I am now and made me
aware of how I have to
be, mentally, to win these
things.
It was a big weekend for
both Penske and Ford Rac-
ing with Keselowski win-
ning the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series event
in a truck he owns, Ryan
Blaney winning for Penske
in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series race and Logano
and Keselowski finishing
1-2 in the main event.
I think were legitimate
threats to win a champi-
onship this year and Im
proud of that, said Kes-
elowski, the 2012 Sprint
Cup champion and the
old man of the group at
30. To have all three driv-
ers win races, I think thats
a testament to how bright
the future is. I think the
results speak for them-
selves. Weve just got to
keep rolling.
Its also the first time
that Ford Racing has
swept a NASCAR weekend
series since 2006 when
Mark Martin won in truck
and Kenseth won both
the Nationwide and Sprint
Cup races at Bristol. Fords
nine Sprint Cup victories
this season are its most
since 2008 when it won 11
times.
Like Logano, Keselowski
has three victories this
season. The difference be-
tween the two drivers on
Saturday was minimal.
I think our two cars
were really, really equal,
Keselowski said. Whoever
got out front and got the
clean air first was going to
win the race and Joey was
able to do that.
The last lap I just dive-
bombed it in there on a
prayer, kind of hoping it
would stick or he would
slip or something would
happen for me. It made
it look cool but it really
wasnt that close.
Team Penske Executive
Vice President Walt Czar-
necki couldnt be happier
with the way things are
working out with his team
in its second year with
Ford.
When Joey came on
board, we told him,
Theres no No. 1. Theres
no No. 2. Everybodys
equal. We all contribute,
we all have the came ac-
cess to information, the
same access to resources.
I think its really been
demonstrated in the per-
formance of the team this
year with six wins.
Saturday, Logano had
fresher tires than Kenseth,
who elected not to pit un-
der caution when he took
the lead from Jamie Mc-
Murray during the races
ninth caution which came
out on Lap 433 of 500.
McMurray, who led a
race-high 148 laps, said
his car got really tight
in the final 100 laps and
settled for eighth place.
As the track rubbered up,
it just didnt suit our car
as much as it did the other
guys, he said.
Harvick led the first 37
laps from the pole but fin-
ished 11th. Jeff Gordon
finished 16th.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
In sluggish
preseason
tune-up
BY NORMAN CANNADA
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
After watching his team
get a convincing 28-7 win
over Palmetto last Friday
in the Daniel Jamboree,
Greer football coach Will
Young called his teams fi-
nal tune-up for the regular
season sluggish.
We were a little slug-
gish. We kind of went
through the motions a
little bit, Young said.
I think some of it was
a combination of having
a hard scrimmage Tues-
day night. We went ahead
and had hard practices
(Thursday) and Wednes-
day. Some of it might have
been not getting to play
Daniel which is who were
originally scheduled to
play.
But either way, we cant
show up like that next Fri-
day night (season opener
with Clinton). We cant go
through the motions and
win.
Youngs squad was look-
ing forward to another
shot at Daniel, the team
that eliminated the Yellow
Jackets in the State AAA
playoffs 41-10 last year.
A late schedule change
kept the two teams from a
preseason rematch.
Wide receiver Dorian
Lindsey didnt appear to be
hampered by the change
in opponent nor the heavy
practices prior to Friday,
getting 135 total yards
and scoring three of the
four Greer touchdowns.
Lindsey got going early,
catching three passes from
Mario Cusano for 32 yards
on the Yellow Jackets
opening drive and scoring
a touchdown to take a 7-0
lead.
Running back Adrian
McGee got into action in
the second quarter, return-
ing a Palmetto punt to the
Mustang 31-yard line. Four
plays later, McGee scored
Greers second touchdown
on a 15-yard run to give
the Yellow Jackets a 14-0
advantage.
Palmetto put together
a 12-play drive midway
through the second and
final period. Quarterback
Shaw Crocker finished
that drive with a 19-yard
touchdown pass to Tyson
Beaty for the only Mustang
score, cutting the Greer
lead to 14-7.
The Mustangs got some
help from Greer penalties
including a roughing the
passer penalty and a face
mask call that set up the
touchdown pass.
Young said he was dis-
appointed in the number
of penalties for his team
in the game.
We had some penal-
ties on offense, too we
holding penalties that we
hadnt had a lot of this
year, we have a lineman
down field one time, he
said. Youve just got to go
back and look at the film
and correct the mistakes
we made on film.
But the Mustang mo-
mentum was short lived.
Lindsey increased the
Greer lead to 21-7 with
a 5-yard touchdown run
from behind center, cap-
ping a three-play, 48-sec-
ond drive, that started at
the Palmetto 29. On the
Yellow Jackets next pos-
session, Lindsey scored on
a 17-yard touchdown pass
from Cusano on a final
drive that included a 31-
yard run by McGee.
Cusano finished the
night completing eight of
13 passes for 139 yards
and two touchdowns.
Yellow Jackets handle Mustangs, 28-7
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
After a week of scrimmages with Boiling Springs, Carolina and Palmetto, Greer will take
the feld for its frst regular season game Friday night.

Joey Logano nabs third win
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Ryan Blaney hung on to win the Food City 300 at Bristol
Motor Speedway last Friday.
Stout restart
gives Blaney
series win at
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We made a few mistakes
Friday night in the Jambo-
ree, Clark said. We saw
some things that are eas-
ily correctable. The guys
just have to show up and
be coachable and well get
those things fixed. Overall,
I thought we played pretty
well. We had some pret-
ty key fourth-and-short
stops. We did not have a
fourth down conversion,
which I was disappointed
in.
To beat Wade Hamp-
ton, the Tigers will have
to give their quarterback,
Jay Urich, some time to
throw.
The offensive line is
going to have to play very
well, Clark said. Theyre
a big team so its going to
be a challenge.
Blue Ridge will face J.L.
Mann and Stephens Coun-
ty, Georgia in non-confer-
ence matchups before be-
ginning region play.
Its a tough schedule,
but hopefully it will get us
prepared for the region,
Clark said. Weve just
got to execute and do the
things we know we can.
Kickoff is set for 7:30
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for 23-yard touchdown.
The junior quarterback
would hit several other
targets Friday night, in-
cluding Braylin Collins,
Tavin Richardson, Najee
Bowens and Isaiah Hill.
These are great receiv-
ers that youre going to see
at the next level, he said.
They just come to prac-
tice and work hard every
day. Theyre great players
on and off the field.
Northwestern scored
on the first play of the
second quarter after con-
necting on a 53-yard pass.
The Rebel offense wasted
no time getting back to
work, however, as Young
hit Bowens for a 26-yard
touchdown, extending the
lead to 23-6. The Rebels
fourth score of the first
half came on an 86-yard
connection from Young to
Hill with three minutes re-
maining in the second.
The victory marks a
milestone for Byrnes coach
Brian Lane, who is in his
inaugural season with the
Rebels.
There werent really
nerves, Lane said. You
just get out there and do
what you do. We went out
there and had a good first
half. In the second half, we
just kind of sputtered on
some things. The defen-
sive really put us in some
good spots, weve just got
to finish in the second
half.
Northwestern made
things interesting in the
second half, tacking on a
score in the third to nar-
row the margin to 30-14.
Byrnes defender Lyrics
Klugh put a stop to two
ensuing Northwestern
drives in the fourth quar-
ter, however, picking off
passes with nine and four
minutes remaining in the
game.
I thought we did good
and stepped up to the
plate, Klugh said. We
just proved everybody
wrong saying we werent
going to be able to do what
we did.
Still, Northwestern was
able to tack on a score
with just over a minute
remaining, converting a
two-point try that put the
Trojans within striking
distance at 30-22.
The ensuing onside kick
failed and Byrnes was able
to run out the clock. Young
said he was not nervous
about the final moments
of the game.
I trusted my team, he
said. I knew they would
come through.
Lane said the credit for
the win goes to the de-
fense.
Our defense did a heck
of a job, he said. Thats
what you want. You want
to have a good solid defen-
sive showing. We came out
in the second half a little
flat on offense, but we
have to find ways to get
out of that.
With the win, Byrnes
avenges a 2013 overtime
loss to Northwestern.
It was a great matchup
against a great team, but
it was also a great win,
Young said.
The game was televised
live on ESPN.
Byrnes will take on T.L.
Hanna at home this Friday
at 7:30 p.m.
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RETURNS THURSDAY
Looking for lunch and
some football discussion?
The Greer Touchdown
Club kicks off Thursday,
Aug. 28 at Greer First Bap-
tist Church.
The weekly meetings will
highlight local coaches,
players and guest speak-
ers.
Lunch during each meet-
ing will be catered by The
Clock Restaurant and will
begin at 11:45 a.m. The
program will start shortly
after noon.
The five area high
school coaches will give a
short preview of their sea-
sons during the first meet-
ing, said Robbie Gravley
with the touchdown club.
Well also have a pickem
contest that will go on
throughout the year.
The touchdown club
usually runs for about 11
weeks.
We ask people to come
to the first meeting and
you just join on site, he
said. I believe its $30 to
join and you get a Greer
Touchdown Club T-shirt.
You also get a discount
on the weekly lunches as a
member.
Lunch each week is $8
for members and $10 for
guests.
Everybody eats lunch
somewhere every day, so
why not come to a place
where you can eat lunch
from The Clock and also
talk about football with
your friends, Gravley
said.
The Greer Touchdown
Club will recognize two
Players of the Week at
each meeting. Those play-
ers will be chosen by The
Greer Citizen.
We try to highlight two
Players of the Week, Grav-
ley said. We try to make
that a big deal. We feel like
were a different club than
a lot of the touchdown
clubs around in that we
still primarily feature high
school football.
Were not looking to
bring in the college coach-
es and give Players of the
Week to the start running
back at Clemson. We want
to promote high school
players and high school
football.
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AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
A free basketball camp
for girls ages 6-10 will be
held at Greer First Baptist
Church for six weeks, be-
ginning Sept. 22.
The camp will run from
6-7:30 p.m. on Mondays.
No registration is re-
quired.
For more information,
call Paul Lister at 630-
6625.
GREER BOOSTERS TAKING
HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomina-
tions for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eli-
gible. Criteria are based on
athletic accomplishments
as a high school student.
Nominations must in-
clude the candidates spe-
cific accomplishments as
an athlete and any post-
season honors received,
such as All-Region, All-
State, Shrine Bowl and
North-South.
The deadline for nomi-
nations is Oct. 3.
They must be submitted
in writing to Greer High
School Hall of Fame, 121
Rubiwood Circle, Greer,
29651.
The Hall of Fame will
induct new members in
ceremonies at 7 p.m. on
Oct. 17 before the Greer v.
Chapman football game at
Dooley Field.
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TICKETS AVAILABLE
Reserved seat tickets
for the Greer High foot-
ball regular season home
games are available for
purchase at the school.
Tickets will be sold from
9 a.m.-noon each day. For
more information, call
Rebecca Barbare at 355-
2588.
CAROLINA RAVENS YOUTH
FOOTBALL REGISTRATION
Registration is now un-
derway for the fall season
of Carolina Ravens youth
tackle football (ages 6-12)
and cheerleading (ages 5-
13).
To register online, visit
ravensfootballsc.com. For
more information, call
423-4550.
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Registration continues
for the fall edition of the
Goodwill Mud Run, which
will take place on Satur-
day, Sept. 13 at SC-TAC
(formerly the old Donald-
son Center).
Teams of four will run
3.5 miles while navigat-
ing 35 unique obstacles in
this Marine Corps inspired
course.
Event officials say the
funds raised from the
mud run will help further
Goodwills mission of pro-
viding job training and job
placement services that
assist South Carolina resi-
dents searching for em-
ployment.
For more information on
the fall Goodwill Mud Run,
visit the official event web-
site at goodwillmudrun.
org.
TIGERS: Will need to protect the pocket
GREER:
Tyler Wright
cleared to
play Friday
BYRNES: Head coach snags frst victory
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Blue Ridge head coach Shane Clark said his team will have to protect the quarterback if it
wants to have success Friday night at Wade Hampton.
FROM B1
ingston, are solid players,
he said.
The Yellow Jackets re-
ceived good news when
veteran linebacker Tyler
Wright was cleared to
play when the final week
of preseason drills began
Monday.
Despite being sidelined
for three weeks with an
injury, Wright will defi-
nitely play Friday night. In
fact, he will start, Young
said.
Greers tentative defen-
sive starting lineup will
also include Nakeem Hoke
and C.J. Collins at tackle.
Young said that Collins
has really played well so
far. I just wish he was a
little heavier.
Tiquan Lyles will start
at nose guard; Wright and
Cedric Sullivan at inside
linebacker; outside line-
backers will be Adrian Mc-
Gee and Isaiah Long; cor-
nerbacks are Troy Pride
and Dorian Lindsey, while
Jackson Tipton and De-
andre Moren will open at
safety.
Noah Blosser will anchor
the offensive line at cen-
ter.
Young said the sopho-
more has really come
on during our pre-season
work.
Garrett Poole and Mead
Cook will start at guard,
while Noah Hannon and
Cole Henderson anchor
the tackle spots.
Mario Cusano returns
at quarterback and will
be joined in the backfield
by freshman running back
Quay Thackston.
The wide receivers are
Dorian Lindsey, Adrian
McGee, Zach Glidden and
Xavier Wright.
McGee and Lindsey are
the only players going
both ways, and Young
plans to relieve them when
possible.
Troy Pride will spell Mc-
Gee on offense, and Syc-
chaeus Bruton will come
in at safety so that Moren
can relieve Lindsey on de-
fense.
Greers JV team opens
on Thursday night at Clin-
ton.
The D team will par-
ticipate in a jamboree on
Wednesday, Sept. 3 and
open the season the fol-
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DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2014-14
OWNER: Emmanuel Baptist Church
ADDRESS: 445 South Suber Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 14.7 Acre Portion of T010020100406
EXISTING ZONING: R-20 Greenville County- Single Family Residential
REQUEST: R12, Residential Single Family

DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2014-17
OWNER: Xiaoyong Michael Wong
ADDRESS: 124 Alexander Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0535030104102
EXISTING ZONING: R12,Greenville County- Residential Single Family
REQUEST: R10, Residential Single Family-Cluster
DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2014-18
OWNER: Evelyn E. Trotter
ADDRESS: Alexander Road
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ADDRESS: Brushy Creek and Buncombe Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: G005000100700
EXISTING ZONING: C-2- Commercial District
REQUEST: DRD-Design Review District

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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
There are some teachers that
make a lasting impact on stu-
dents. That was the case for Fla-
vius Hall Jr. and his first grade
teacher Marion Coster (formerly
Chesson).
Coster taught Hall first grade
at Riverside Elementary in New
Burn, North Carolina, in 1954
it had been 60 years since they
had spent time together.
I had just started my first
year of teaching and he was one
of my first little boys, Coster
said. I had him for the whole
year. I didnt stay around there,
though. I got married and left all
that. Flavius just kept trying to
find where I was until he did. He
got everybody to find out where
I was.
After tracking her down,
through her brother, Hall
stopped for a visit on his way to
Atlanta in July.
It was a little difficult at first.
She had been married a couple
timesI didnt know the last
time. With a friends help whos
real good on Ancestry.com and
all that kind of stuff, a couple
years ago we traced her brother
whos name is Chesson and lives
near New Burn, my home town
We had a delightful meeting.
Her brother gave Hall Costers
phone number.
I kind of nervously picked up
the phone and called herand
said Are you the teacher from
Riverside? and she said, Yes,
and when we had a wonder-
ful conversation. I sent her all
my books, I sent her thank you
notes every once in a while to
say hello.
Hall did not excel in math or
reading, he said. Coster recog-
nized his talents in art.
I remember doing murals and
how she just praised me and
gave me all the pats on the back
that you need as a little first
grader, he said. She inspired
me with my love for art, for one
thing. Heres the woman who
literally taught me my alphabet,
my first sentences, how to write
and all the things you learn in
first grade.
Hall went on to become a vi-
sual art teacher himself and is
now retired. He has also pub-
lished several books.
She was a great teacher. She
just inspired me in my art, he
said. I needed those little pats
on the back. I wasnt necessarily
all that great in math or reading.
I did excel in art and she gave
me that. Sometimes after we had
done our little reading groups,
she would let me go to the easel
or give me an assignment.
Costser, in her 80s, was
shocked to hear from Hall after
all these years. She had mar-
ried, had children and moved
around.
She looks great, Hall said.
She really does. We almost look
like we could be husband and
wife. Im the one that got old.
Coster taught for 28 years, but
didnt stay in touch with that
first class.
He went looking for me, she
said. At first, it just shocked
me. You dont think somebody
as long as we were apart I nev-
er thought about him. I remem-
bered him as my little boy.
Coster now lives in Greer while
Hall lives in North Carolina.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Belated student-teacher conference
Pair reunites in Greer after 60 years
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
After 60 years, Flavius Hall Jr. reunited with his frst grade teacher
Marion Coster, who resides in Greer.
Flavius Hall Jr. (First Grade) Marion Coster, circa 1954
Riverside Elementary School
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The South Carolina Chil-
drens Theatre will bring
the magical land Oz to the
Upstate.
Several Greer residents
are in the production. Se-
lah Boughner, 15, is play-
ing a flying monkey. The
production of The Wizard
of Oz is her fourth with
the childrens theater.
The plays a very fam-
ily-friendly play, she said.
Its funny and fun and
real exciting.
The Mize family mom
Janet and daughter Ra-
chel, 15, and Mary Kather-
ine, 13 has been involved
with the South Carolina
Childrens Theatre for a
few years, but this is the
first play the three have
done together.
Janet and Rachel Mize
are Ozians, the people of
Oz. Theyre also helping
out backstage with set and
costume changes.
It was an experience I
wanted with them, she
said. Instead of me, just
dropping them off at re-
hearsals, I get to actually
participate. Its just kind
of a fun thing for us to get
to do together. They enjoy
singing and performing
and I do, too. Its just neat
that we get to do it togeth-
er, to do a show like this.
It was one of my favorites
growing up.
The production has been
a lot of fun and rewarding,
Janet Mize said.
Its a very rewarding
thing when you just come
together you didnt really
know previously and get
to create something like
this, she said.
Rachel Mize has enjoyed
working on the produc-
tion.
Its a classic. Its a re-
ally good adaptation. Its
a lot of fun to watch, she
said. The actors are so
good. All of the principles
are amazing. The music
is so good. Its not boring
its really entertaining to
watch.
Mary Katherine Mize
plays a munchkin. This
is her third production at
South Carolina Childrens
Theatre.
After the play, you get
to sign autographs and
that was like a dream of
mine Its a really fun ex-
perience and I wish more
people did it, she said.
Its really fun to get to
know youre in the play
with.
Kids will really love
the play, Mary Katherine
Mize said.
The South Carolina Chil-
drens Theatres produc-
tion of The Wizard of Oz
runs 70 minutes. Its very
family-friendly produc-
tion, Janet Mize said. She
also who has a 4-year-old.
Shes not involved, but
she cant wait to come see
it, shes said. She just
did not want me to be
the Wicked WitchPeople
should come see it be-
cause its a fun show. Its
character that people are
familiar with. The music
is very familiar to most
people. A lot of kids, this
is their first time seeing it
live. Its definitely some-
thing all ages will enjoy.
The Wizard of Oz runs
at 7 p.m. Sept. 5, 12 and
19; at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 6, 7,
13, 14, 20 and 21. Theres
also a show at 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 7 with $16 tickets.
All shows are at the Peace
Centers Gunter Theatre.
Tickets are $26 for adults
and $17 for those 18 years
and younger.
For tickets, call 467-
3000.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

Wizard of Oz comes to the Gunter Theatre stage
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Follow the yellow brick road: left to right are Rachel Mize, Janet Mize, Mary Katherine Mize and Selah Boughner.
She was a great
teacher. She just
inspired me in my art.
Flavius Hall Jr.
DEAR PAWS CORNER:
I wanted to pass along a
suggestion to your read-
ers. Last summer, we
moved to a new city. The
day after we moved in, our
cat Lace became criti-
cally ill in the middle of
the night. With no Inter-
net connection set up, my
wife used her slow, older
smartphone to look up a
24-hour emergency clinic.
We found one that was
a 30-minute drive away.
Lace got there in time and
has recovered pretty well,
but it haunts me that it
took us nearly 20 minutes
to look up the location of
that clinic.
Please tell your read-
ers that they should write
down the number and ad-
dress of their pets regular
veterinarian and the near-
est emergency vet clinic
on their list of important
numbers, and keep it next
to their home phone or
saved on their cellphone.
If they are moving to a
new area, they should look
up the clinics nearest their
new home and have that
information ready just in
case something happens
while theyre settling in. -
- Curtis, via email
DEAR CURTIS: You
told them, and I thank
you! This is an era when
many people no longer
have a phonebook waiting
for them on the day they
move in (something that
was almost standard 20 or
so years ago). Instead, we
rely on Internet and cell-
phone connections to get
critical information.
The plus side of having
an Internet connection is
being able to look up im-
portant locations -- such
as the vet, the emergency
clinic, the doctor and den-
tist ... and the nearest piz-
za place -- before leaving
your old city.
Having a contact list,
both on paper and stored
on your computer or cell-
phone, also is important
in an emergency such as
a house fire or a natural
disaster.
Send your questions
or comments to ask@
pawscorner.com.
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
WEDDING |


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B7
Melissa Irene Casey, of
Greer, and Kevin Hunter
Jackson, of Landrum, were
united in holy matrimony
by the Rev. Bob McCuen,
during a 2 p.m. ceremony
held on June 21, 2014, at
Praise Cathedral Church
of God in Greer.
A reception followed in
the church dining center
where guests were greeted
by the families and bride
and groom. Hors doeuvres
were offered from tables
centered with arrange-
ments of white and purple
roses and hydrangea en-
circling white candles. A
three tiered vanilla cake
was decorated with wiste-
ria ribbon detail, topped
by a double heart. The
grooms chocolate cake
featured an Atlanta Braves
theme.
The parents of the groom
hosted a rehearsal dinner
on Friday evening, June
20, 2014, in the church
dining center.
The former Miss Casey
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lecil V. Casey, Jr., of
Greer, and granddaughter
of Mrs. Ellen Styles Perry,
of Greer, the late Mr. Fred
Perry and the late Lecil
V. and Blanche Waddle
Casey.
A 2001 graduate of
Greer High School and
2005 graduate of Erskine
College with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Busi-
ness Administration, she
earned her MBA degree
from Gardner Webb Uni-
versity in 2009. She is em-
ployed by Baldor Electric
Company in Greenville.
Mr. Jackson is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Jackson, of Landrum, and
grandson of the late Al-
fred and Veda Mae Grant
Townes and the late Har-
rison and Vera Burgess
Jackson. A 2005 graduate
of Landrum High School,
he earned an Associate
of Applied Science degree
in Computer Technology
from Greenville Technical
College in 2009. He is em-
ployed by Advance Ameri-
ca in Spartanburg.
The church pews were
marked by white roses
and hydrangea with simi-
lar arrangements decorat-
ing the altar area.
The bride, escorted by
her father, entered the
church to the Bridal Cho-
rus with Trumpet Volun-
tary played during the re-
cessional. Wedding music
was provided by Sandra
Waldrop, pianist, and Jes-
sica Morgan, as violinist,
who presented O Perfect
Love during the lighting
of the unity candle. During
the ceremony a rendition
of Just The Way You Are
was sung by the groom.
For her marriage, the
bride was attired in a white
satin A-lined gown styled
with a Sweetheart neckline
and lace capped sleeves.
The back held a chapel
train. Completing the en-
semble, the bride wore a
single tiered veil which fell
to fingertip length dotted
with a beaded edging held
by a headpiece of crystals
and pearls. She carried a
complementing bouquet
of white roses and hydran-
gea with calla lilies.
Attending the bride were
Susan Turner, of Lexing-
ton, and Jamie Jones, of
Taylors, as bridesmaids.
They wore sleeveless
chiffon dresses in wisteria
completed by an empire
waistline with a ruffled
back enhancement. Their
bouquets consisted of
white roses amid hydran-
gea.
Attending the groom
were Lynn Townes, his
uncle, of Pickens, and Lee
Bailey, of Roebuck.
Chris Casey, brother
of the bride, of Hender-
sonville, North Carolina,
Drew Perry, cousin of the
bride, of Greer, and Jona-
than Benton, cousin of the
bride, of Taylors, ushered.
Guests were invited to
sign the guest book by Re-
nee Casey, sister-in-law of
the bride, of Henderson-
ville, while programs were
given out by Caroline and
Claire Casey, nieces of the
bride, of Hendersonville.
Upon their return from
Destin, Florida, the couple
is presently at home in
Greer.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hunter Jackson
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Stalling like
its my job
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veryone has gone back
to school at this point
and that includes
yours truly. Despite my
pledge to not procras-
tinate and really be on
top of things a pledge
Ive made for the past 25
or so semesters I have
totally failed.
I was so excited. I was
going to be really orga-
nized. A few days before
my online classes began I
went out and bought new
pens, tab dividers and ink
for the printer. My text-
book arrived with plenty
of time
The end.
Or, it was the end of
my ambition. I was really
just excited to shop, not
study or other scholarly
pursuits.
Classes officially started
Aug. 21. Because Im in
an online program theyre
pretty much self-paced
but not in a free-fall,
heres everything you
have to do before the
end of the semester, kind
of way. In theory, that
sounds amazing and it is
most of the time. But then
youve got to spend a
week doing literally noth-
ing but writing papers
and drawing graphs for
economics.
Anyway, classes started
last Thursday. I finally
looked at the syllabi. I
was immediately over-
whelmed. Panicked. I
always regret procrasti-
nating.
Luckily, I hadnt missed
anything. For the most
part assignments and the
like are done on a weekly
basis. I had until at least
Wednesday before any-
thing was due.
So, like many slacker
students that have come
before me, I did every-
thing possible to avoid
class work.
Clean the house?
Scrubbed. Nap? Heck yeah
twice. Watch TV shows
on Netflix that Ive already
seen? Duh. Archer and
Friday Night Lights, if
youre curious.
By Sunday, nervousness
started creeping in. What
if I did miss something?
I was just trying to enjoy
my last few days of pre-
cious freedom. Dale and
I had been blitzing house
projects in the few weeks
between summer classes
and the fall semester.
We both eventually re-
signed ourselves to doing
our schoolwork. Luckily,
we both get really short
and snarky when were
stressed. Two minutes in,
Dale says his classes are
already harder than he
expected, plus they have
labs and require in-person
attendance.
Thankfully, neither of
mine require in-person
attendance, but theyre
still no joke. Im taking
Introduction to Research
in Library and Informa-
tion Science and Informa-
tion Organization and
Retrieval.
For the research class,
when I introduced myself
I was supposed to have a
tentative research topic.
What?! I have no idea
what Im doing for the
research project I didnt
even know there would be
a research project (That
ones on me research is
in the class title).
So, fellow procrasti-
nators, I raise a cup of
coffee to you. But this is a
quick toast Ive got stuff
to do.
...like many slacker
students that have
come before me,
I did everything
possible to avoid
class work.
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KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
HANDS ON A HARDBODY
AT CENTRE STAGE
Ten contestants com-
pete for a new truck at a
Texas dealership and the
last person with their hand
on it wins. The drama and
antics that come with
these characters make for
one wild ride. Come see
who wins this brand new
truck in the hit Broadway
musical Hands on a Hard-
body.
Tickets for Hands on a
Hardbody are $35, $30,
and $25. Student rush
tickets available 30 min-
utes prior to show time for
$20 with school ID (based
on availability), one ticket
per ID. Shows run Thurs-
day through Sunday and
all seats are reserved.
The box office can be
reached at 233-6733 on
Tuesdays Fridays from
2-6 p.m. and two hours be-
fore performances. Tickets
and more information are
available online at centre-
stage.org.
PHILHARMONIC, GREER
CULTURAL ARTS CONCERT
Artistic Director Kory
Vrieze has planned the
2014-15 season for Foot-
hills Philharmonic season,
subtitled Symphonies, will
consist of six performanc-
es, all at 7:30 p.m. at the
J. Harley Bonds Center, ex-
cept where noted.
Sept. 13: Masterworks I:
Featuring Beethoven Sym-
phony No. 6 Pastorale.
Nov. 1: Masterworks II:
Featuring Schubert Sym-
phony No. 8 Unfinished.
Dec. 13: Annual Christ-
mas Pops Concert and
Toys for Tots Drive.
Feb. 7 at Cannon Centre:
Chamber Selections.
March 21: Masterworks
III: Berliozs Symphonie
Fantastique.
May 2: Pops Celebration.
Contact marketing@foot-
hillsphil.org if you wish to
put an ad in the program.
The Foothills Philharmon-
ic taking contributions for
the upcoming season, so if
you would like to make a
tax-deductible donation,
visit foothillsphil.org.
GREER IDOL CONTESTANT
REUNION WILL BE SEPT. 19
The Greer Cultural Arts
Council invites all former
Greer Idol and Greer Idol
Teen contestants for a re-
union concert on Sept. 19.
Former teen idol contes-
tants will perform 6-7 p.m.
and idols at 8-9 p.m. at the
Greer City Park amphithe-
atre. Any genre of music is
acceptable.
Contact Robin Byouk
by Sept. 1 at artscoun-
cil@cityofgreer.org if you
would like to perform.
ROCK AND ROLL REUNION
RESCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 19
Rock and Roll Reunion
is scheduled for Sept. 19
in the City of Greer am-
phitheater. The band will
play from 7-8 p.m. and 9-
10 p.m.
GCAC ACCEPTING COSTUME,
TOOL DONATIONS
Donations -dance
shoes, costumes, tools
GCAC is accepting used
dance shoes and costumes.
We will repurpose them or
give them to someone to
use. We are also in need of
working power tools and
handheld tools (to be used
in the construction of sets)
such as drills, saws, ham-
mers, screwdrivers, etc.
Please contact GCAC su-
pervisor Robin Byouk at
848-5383 or artscouncil@
cityofgreer.org. A receipt
can be provided. GCAC is
a 501(c)(3).
GREER OPRY HOUSE HOLDS
LINE DANCING
Classic Country Band
with Ed Burrell at 8 p.m.
Admission is $9. Free line
dancing from 6:30-7:30
p.m. each Saturday night.
STOMPING GROUNDS HAS
JAM, CELTIC SESSION
Stomping Grounds hosts
Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, every first
and third Tuesday of the
month.
Buckingham invites
anyone who has a banjo,
guitar, bass, fiddle, etc.
to come and jam from 7-
9 p.m. Even if you dont
play, come listen to this
group of musical folks.
For more information,
call Bob at 423-5576.
Stomping Grounds
now has a Celtic Ses-
sion 7-9 p.m. every other
Wednesday. This is an
open session to Irish/
Scottish folk music and
anyone can participate.
Please call Alan Dillman
for more information at
828-329-2640.
SLT ANNOUNCES 20142015
SEASON
The Spartanburg Little
Theatre is excited to an-
nounce its upcoming
2014-2015 season, featur-
ing five exciting produc-
tions that represent the
very best in live local en-
tertainment, with season
subscription packages of-
fering big discounts on
individual tickets.
Those who subscribe to
the 2014-15 season will get
tickets for all five shows
for the price of four. Se-
niors and students will get
all five shows for less than
the price of four.
Call the Spartanburg
Little Theatre at 585-8278
for more information or
to order season tickets or
visitspartanburglittlethe-
atre.com.
Up first for the season is
Hairspray, Sept. 12-21.
Its 1962, and Tracy
Turnblad, the big girl with
the big hair and the even
bigger passion to dance,
wins a spot on the local
TV dance program and
is transformed overnight
from outsider to irrepress-
ible teen celebrity. But can
an unconventional trend-
setter in dance, music
and fashion vanquish the
programs reigning prin-
cess, win the affections
of heartthrob Link Larkin,
and integrate a television
show without denting her
do?
Hairspray, winner of 8
Tony Awards including
Best Musical, is piled bouf-
fant high with laughter,
romance, and deliriously
tuneful songs.
The remainder of the
season is as follows:
Oct. 31-Nov. 9: The
Mystery of Irma Vep
Jan. 16-25: The Civil
War: The Musical
March 6-15: Cat On A
Hot Tin Roof
May 8-17: The Music
Man
NEWBERRY OPERA HOUSE
TICKETS ON SALE
John Wagner and
Friends: 3 p.m., Sept. 7 -
Free
Newberry clarinet-
ist John Wagner and
Friends will be perform-
ing Beethoven and some
of the great piano/clari-
net literature, followed by
jazz. Sponsored by Pope
Brown Foundation.
South Carolina Elvis
Festival: Sept. 11-14
Elvis Tribute Artists
performing around town
and two big Las Vegas-
Style Shows, plus much
more. This years festival
will celebrate the 60th an-
niversary of the birth of
rock and roll by present-
ing two headline shows
starring the top two art-
ists paying tribute to Elvis
early years.
Ultimate Elvis Tribute
Artists Cody Slaughter
and Dean Z. Joining them
on stage will be 2013s
South Carolina Elvis Fes-
tival Champion, Ted Tor-
res, Travis Powell and Mi-
chael Chambliss, plus the
Change of Habit tribute
band and MC Irv Cass.
The festival takes place
at the Opera House and
throughout town, with
a free concert Thursday
night. Tickets available at
southcarolinaelvisfestival.
com.
An Intimate Evening
with Art Garfunkle: 8
p.m., Sept. 18
One half of the legend-
ary Simon and Garfunkel,
shares his music, his solo
hits, Simon and Garfunkel
songs, cuts from his fa-
vorite songwriters--Jimmy
Webb, Randy Newman,
A.C. Jobim--parts of his
new book, and holds a
Q&A. Tickets are $79 or
$70 for group.
HUBBUB TO HOLD CONTRA
DANCE STARTING SEPT. 11
Contra dancing is coming
to Spartanburg, starting
Sept. 11, in The Showroom
at Hub-Bub downtown.
The dance starts at 7
p.m. with a lesson, and the
real dancing starts at 7:30
p.m., ending at 10 p.m.
Admission will be $7, ex-
cept for children younger
than 12 years old, who get
in for free.
Contra dance is a popu-
lar partnered folk dance
in which couples dance in
two facing lines, in a group
of four. It has mixed ori-
gins from English country
dance and French dance
styles in the 17th century.
Sometimes described as
New England folk dance,
contra dances can be
found around the world
and have experienced pe-
riodic resurgences of pop-
ularity.
In Upstate South Caro-
lina, college students have
become enthusiasts in the
past few years. Consid-
ered a social dance, con-
tra dancing involves steps
that require a partner,
where couples can be vari-
ously arranged in lines up
and down the dance hall.
Throughout the course of
a dance, couples progress
up and down these lines,
typically interacting with
different couples as they
progress.
The dance is led by a
caller, who facilitates a
walkthrough before the
actual dance begins. It is
often compared to square
dancing, and the two styles
share many moves. The
accompanying music for
contra dances includes,
but is not limited to Irish,
Scottish, old-timey and
French-Canadian folk
tunes. Live music is con-
sidered a must.
The caller for Sept. 11,
will be Tamra McGovern
and the band will be Hey
4 Four. For Oct. 23, the
caller will be Jennie Wake-
field, and Hey 4 Four will
play again. The caller and
band for Nov. 14, have not
yet been determined.
For more information,
call 310-4218.
GREENVILLE TECH HOSTS
CONSTITUTION DAY EVENT
Are Congressional term
limits an idea whose time
has come? That topic will
be discussed at Greenville
Technical College on Con-
stitution Day, Sept. 17.
Discussion will be led by
Dr. Danielle Vinson, pro-
fessor and chair of the Po-
litical Science Department
at Furman University. Pro-
fessor Vinson received her
Ph.D. in political science
from Duke University and
has a research focus on
Congress and the media.
The public is invited to
attend and encouraged to
come prepared with ques-
tions and answers in order
to participate in an inter-
active consideration of
this proposed change to
the Constitution.
The event will be held
on the Barton Campus of
Greenville Technical Col-
lege in the auditorium of
building 104 from 11 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m.
LITTLE THEATRE TO STAGE
LEGALLY BLONDE MUSICAL
Tickets go on sale Sept.
1 for Greenville Little
Theatres production of
Legally Blonde: The Musi-
cal.
An Upstate premiere
of the Broadway hit fea-
tures music and lyrics
by Laurence OKeefe and
Nell Benjamin. Harvards
beloved blonde takes the
stage by pink storm in this
fun, upbeat musical about
self-discovery. Based on
the adored movie, Legally
Blonde stays true to form
with a peppy score and a
playful book.
Legally Blonde runs
September 19-20, 25-27,
and Oct. 2-4 at 8 p.m.; and
September 21 and 28 at
3 p.m. For more informa-
tion, visit greenvillelittle-
theatre.org or call the box
office at 233-6238. The
Greenville Little Theatre is
located at 444 College St.
in Greenville.
PALMETTO STATESMEN
HOW THE WEST WAS SUNG
The Palmetto Statesmen
Chorus will present its
50th annual show entitled
How The West Was Sung
on September 13 at 7 p.m.
at the Fine Arts Center,
150 E. Main St., Duncan.
Gold medalist quartet Vo-
cal Spectrum will be the
featured guest.
Vocal Spectrum was the
Barbershop Harmony Soci-
etys international cham-
pion in 2006 and contin-
ues to actively represent
the barbershop style both
in concert and recording.
The Statesmen Chorus
and Quartets have chosen
familiar tunes from the
old west set in a scripted
performance. In chaps and
hats, the chorus will sing
Happy Trails, How The
West Was Won, Ragtime
Cowboy Joe and many
more. Chapter quartets
will offer Dont Fence
Me In, Shenandoah, The
Yall Come Back Saloon,
and Ridin Down The
Canyon.
One Accord quartet,
always well received on
stage, will open the show
after intermission.
Tickets are $20 each and
are available at 877-1352,
by email at robertlee10@
bellsouth.net or at www.
palmettostatesmen.org.
Remaining tickets will be
sold at the door.
Men who sing are invited
to attend Chapter meet-
ings at Duncan United
Methodist Church, 139 W.
Main St., Duncan, Mondays
at 7 p.m. or call 322-0165.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
DVD previews
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THINGS
TO DO
Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche
in Words and Pictures
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Words and Pictures
(PG-13) -- In an leafy and
enchanting New England
prep school, teacher Jack
Marcus (Clive Owen) acts
as a bit of a renegade aca-
demic, daring his students
to truly experience litera-
ture. See, hes a washed-
up author whos become
quite a drinker and an
even bigger windbag. En-
ter the new art teacher,
Dina (Juliette Binoche), a
tight-lipped fine-art paint-
er who left the big city.
Jack and Dina have lots of
pseudo-intellectual banter
before falling in love.
The movies ongoing
debate over the superior
artistic medium -- words
or pictures -- seems more
than a little forced. Were
watching a movie, so clear-
ly both are just as impor-
tant, right? For a movie
about a witty romance
between smart people, it
sure takes the slow and
obvious route.
Brick Mansions (PG-
13) -- A brutal crime lord
has acquired a weapon of
mass destruction, and its
up to two hardcore dudes
to shut it down with as
many awesome stunts as
possible. Paul Walker, in
his last complete film,
stars as a narcotics de-
tective in a near-future
version of Detroit. Hes
paired with Lino (David
Belle), an acrobatic ex-con
whos dedicated to getting
gangs and drugs out of his
neighborhood.
The action is downright
impressive: Belle is a leg-
end in the world of Park-
our, the sport of moving
rapidly over obstacles
using only momentum.
Without wires or com-
puter assistance, this guy
leaps across rooftops and
bounces around faster
than Daffy Duck. Though
its no fault of Walkers,
this movie doesnt stack
up to its source, a 2004
French flick called Dis-
trict B-13.
The Hornets Nest (R)
-- Real footage from the
front lines shows the cha-
os of war in this documen-
tary made by directors Da-
vid Salzburg and Christian
Turead, using video from
journalist Mike Boettcher.
In a mountainous region
of Afghanistan, along the
Pakistani border, the 101st
Airborne descends into
the Kunar valley to fight
Taliban forces running the
area. It was predicted to be
a day-long mission, but it
turned into nine days of
fighting. This documen-
tary doesnt go into causes
or impacts of the war, but
focuses on the astounding
experiences of the troops
in the thick of it.
Palo Alto (R) -- Dreamy
and disaffected teenagers
in a nice California sub-
urb emote all of the angst,
longing and confusion
in this film about wasted
youth. April (Emma Rob-
erts) is a high-school girl
who is occasionally teased
as the class virgin, and
frequently teased for be-
ing the favorite of her su-
per-cute soccer coach, Mr.
B (James Franco). Teddy
(Jack Kilmer) is interested
in April, but he keeps get-
ting caught in the bad de-
cisions of his best friend,
Fred -- a human vortex of
disturbing teen reckless-
ness. First-time director
Gia Coppola (yes, related)
adapted the movie from a
series of short stories by
Franco.
TV RELEASES
Homeland: Season 3
Supernatural: Season
9
Vampire Diaries: Sea-
son 5
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Spartanburg Art Museum will feature an art exhibit from Daniel Cromer titled A
Retrospective, from Aug. 1-Sept. 27.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
One half of the legendary Simon and Garfunkel, shares his
music, solo hits and Simon and Garfunkel songs on Sept.
18 at the Newberry Opera House.
ELEMENTARY
Thursday Stufed shells,
whole grain roll, chicken fajita
casserole, fruit and vegetable
bar.
Friday Cheese pizza, vegeta-
ble quesadilla, shredded let-
tuce and tomato, vegetation
station, potato and sausage
soup, fresh vegetables with
dip, assorted canned fruit,
assorted fresh fruit.
Monday No school.
Tuesday Hamburger, lettuce
and tomato, curry chicken,
brown rice, whole grain roll,
fruit and vegetable bar.
Wednesday Beef and
cheese nachos, Italian veg-
etable stew, whole grain roll,
vegetation station,
MIDDLE
Thursday Chicken Caesar
salad, chicken fajita casserole,
Brunswick stew, whole grain
roll, fruit and vegetable bar.
Friday Chef salad, barbecue
chicken quesadilla, whole
grain roll, vegetation station,
potato and sausage soup,
fresh vegetables with dip, as-
sorted canned fruit, assorted
fresh fruit.
Monday No school.
Tuesday Grilled chicken sal-
ad, curry chicken, enchilada
pie, brown rice, whole grain
roll, fruit and vegetable bar.
Wednesday Southwest
chicken salad, spicy chicken
quesadilla, chicken pot pie,
whole grain roll, vegetation
station, broccoli cheese soup,
steamed peas, assorted fresh
fruit, assorted canned fruit.
HIGH
Thursday Chicken Caesar
salad, chicken fajita casserole,
Brunswick stew, whole grain
roll, fruit and vegetable bar.
Friday Chef salad, barbecue
chicken quesadilla, whole
grain roll, vegetation station,
potato and sausage soup,
fresh vegetables with dip, as-
sorted canned fruit, assorted
fresh fruit.
Monday No school.
Tuesday Grilled chicken sal-
ad, curry chicken, enchilada
pie, brown rice, whole grain
roll, fruit and vegetable bar.
Wednesday Southwest
chicken salad, spicy chicken
quesadilla, chicken pot pie,
whole grain roll, vegetation
station, broccoli cheese soup,
steamed peas, assorted fresh
fruit, assorted canned fruit.
PLASTIC BOTTLES SPARK
INSPIRATION AT GTCHS
Plastic bottles sparked
curiosity in the minds of
Jason Schmidts 2013-
2014 physical science stu-
dents at Greenville Tech-
nical Charter High School
(GTCHS).
This inspiration was ig-
nited by Jaclin Durants
design and completion of
a plastic bottle greenhouse
at A. J. Whittenberg as part
of Greenvilles Community
Challenge Tiger Grant and
DHECs Champions of the
Environment program.
After a quarter of ex-
perimentation and design,
a group of these GTCHS
students formed a Green-
house Committee. The
GTCHS Greenhouse Com-
mittee submitted a pro-
posal to the Department
of Health and Environ-
mental Control, earning a
merit-based grant to fund
a sustainable community
greenhouse. The Green-
house Committee then ap-
proached Reece Lyerly of
Gardening for Good with
an idea for partnering to
build the first community-
run greenhouse in the city
of Greenville.
Three community gar-
dens were presented to
the student-run GTCHS
Greenhouse Committee,
and after evaluation it was
decided that a community
greenhouse at Triune Mer-
cy Center would have the
highest impact and poten-
tial for long-term success.
Triune Mercy Center gra-
ciously accepted the offer
to build, and in February
2014, students contacted
Jay Pearson of the Green-
ville Technical College
Building Construction De-
partment for construction
support. With the help
of students at Greenville
Technical College as well
as guidance from instruc-
tor Patrick Arnold, GTCHS
Greenhouse Committee
students finished a Gam-
brel roof design using
re-purposed parts from
Greenville Technical Col-
lege Construction Tech-
nology classes.
Greenhouse installation
began in earnest through-
out May and June, and by
the end of June, well af-
ter the end of the school
year at GTCHS, students
screwed in the last screw
and attached the latch
on the first community
greenhouse in Greenville
County. Ongoing support
for the greenhouse will
proceed in partnership
with students at GTCHS,
Gardening for Good, and
community gardeners at
Triune Mercy Center. An
unveiling ceremony will be
held celebrating the com-
pletion of the greenhouse
and encouraging service-
learning endeavors that
spin-off from academic
projects.
Special thanks to all of
the projects contributors:
Students and parents
of the 2013-2014 Physical
Science classes
Jason Schmidt, GTCHS
2013-2014 Physical Sci-
ence teacher
Jaclin Durant of A. J.
Whittenberg Elementary
and Community Challenge
Tiger Grant, a partnership
between DOT and HUD
Reece Lyerly of Upstate
Forever, Gardening for
Good
Don Austin and Pat Park-
er of Triune Mercy Center
Patrick Arnold and Jay
Pearson of Greenville
Technical College Building
Construction Technology
Department.
BMW CHARITY PROAM
GIFT SUPPORTS GTC
The Greenville Tech
Foundation has received a
gift of $19,970, which will
benefit Greenville Tech-
nical College and its stu-
dents.
Part of the gift is based
on volunteer work done
by representatives of GTC
and GTF. Special thanks
goes to Sterling Green,
Bo Robertson, Shantell
Brown, Brooke Culp, Me-
lissa DeSantis, and Monica
Ravnell each of whom
volunteered for at least six
days. Proceeds from the
event benefited 24 other
Upstate organizations.
In the photo, left to right,
Greenville Tech Founda-
tion Board Member John
Slipke, GTF Development
Officer Kristy Way, GTF
President Bob Howard and
GTF Development Coordi-
nator Stan Starnes.
FURMAN PROFESSOR
AUTHORS BOOK OF POEMS
Gilbert Allen, Furman
Universitys Bennette E.
Geer Professor of Litera-
ture, has authored a new
collection of poems.
Dr. Allens sixth book
of poems, Catma, is pub-
lished by Measure Press
Inc. Greg Williamson de-
scribes the volume this
way:
In the wise and witty
poems of Catma, Allen
casts an alert and literary
sidelong eye at the strange
and familiar quirks of
modern America in which
things like Ground Chuck,
Monday Night Football,
and The Woman Who
Vacuums Her Driveway
are seen with a lens thats
tinted, too, by luminar-
ies like Rilke, Dickinson,
Housman, Yeats, Flaubert.
With a big heart and an ex-
pert pen, he draws our at-
tention to things we might
have looked at once but
didnt really see in these
beautiful, moving poems.
They are truly a delight.
Allen, who this year was
inducted into the South
Carolina Academy of Au-
thors, has taught classes
in literature and writing at
Furman since 1977. Hun-
dreds of his poems, short
stories, and essays have
appeared in both literary
journals and general cir-
culation magazines. He is
the editor of the Ninety-
Six Press, which has pub-
lished poetry by distin-
guished South Carolina
writers since 1991. Ninety-
Six Press publications have
been used as textbooks in
colleges, public schools,
and libraries throughout
the state.
Allens poems, stories,
and essays have appeared
in Able Muse, American
Book Review, The Ameri-
can Scholar, Appalachian
Journal, College English,
Connecticut Review, The
Cortland Review, Cumber-
land Poetry Review, The
Georgia Review, Measure,
Pembroke Magazine, Se-
wanee Theological Review,
Shenandoah, The Southern
Review, and The Southern
Poetry Anthology, among
other publications. Allen
has appeared frequently
on South Carolina Pub-
lic Radio, and he is listed
prominently in Walter Ed-
gars The South Carolina
Encyclopedia.
Allen holds bachelors,
masters and doctorate de-
grees from Cornell Univer-
sity, where he was a Ford
Foundation Fellow. Since
1977 he has lived in Up-
state South Carolina with
his wife, Barbara, and with
their eight felines.
SWU TO OFFER SOCIAL
STUDIES ED DEGREE
Southern Wesleyan Uni-
versity has added a new
bachelors degree program
in social studies educa-
tion.
The Bachelor of Arts in
social studies education
program received approval
from the S.C. Department
of Education. The new pro-
gram will prepare students
to meet South Carolinas
requirements for becom-
ing licensed to teach so-
cial studies in grades 9-12
in the public schools, and
combines thorough prepa-
ration through coursework
and direct classroom ex-
perience with a Christian
perspective on history, the
social sciences and educa-
tion.
Students in the Social
Studies Education pro-
gram in addition to the
General Education core
courses that all SWU stu-
dents take gain a rich
preparation (27 hours)
in history, giving them a
strong foundation for the
study of the rest of the
social sciences. Students
also take 12 hours in the
social sciences, choosing
from courses in sociol-
ogy, geography, political
science and economics.
In addition, Social Stud-
ies Education majors take
39 hours of professional
education courses, which
prepare them for meeting
South Carolina licensure
requirements.
In addition to the time
spent in the classroom,
Social Studies Education
majors have opportunities
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BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Wyatt warned his gloat-
ing mother to stay away
from Liam. Ivy confessed
to Aly about her burgeon-
ing feelings for Liam and
how she planned to help
him get over Hope. Mean-
while, Hope wasnt sure
about her marriage to
Wyatt after learning the
circumstances leading up
to the wedding. Carter was
torn up about his broken
engagement to Maya. Dea-
con asked Hope to put in
a good word for him with
Brooke. Wyatt made a
negative first impression
on former Price Is Right
host Bob Barker. Bill prom-
ised Brooke that he would
assist in Ridges recovery.
The Forrester Creations
crew gathered together for
a summer wrap-up party.
Maya set her sights on
winning back Ricks heart.
Wait to See: Kate is forced
to defend Ridges designs.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Aiden and Hope contin-
ued to clash all the while
denying their feelings
for one another. Theresa
caught JJ and Paige in a
compromising position.
Jordan asked Rafe for a
big favor. Clyde struck up
a flirtation with Kate. Abi-
gail and Ben enjoyed a bit
of romance while locked
in a storage room togeth-
er. The ice between EJ and
Sami began to thaw. Eve
started to realize there
was more to JJ than she
first realized. Sami and
Kate panicked when they
learned that Stefano was
on his way back to Salem.
Julie learned of Abigail
and EJs affair. Victor got
honest with Maggie. Wait
to See: Kayla has some
bad news for Johns loved
ones.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sam and Patrick formed a
bond. Silas asked Nina why
there was a Critchon Clark
card in Rafes belongings.
More clues about Levis
mysterious connections
were revealed. Franco was
quietly growing more sus-
picious of Carly and Son-
nys relationship. Nina had
a romantic proposition for
Silas. Maxie pushed Levis
patience to the extreme.
Liz confronted Nikolas
about having feelings for
both her and Britt. Sabri-
na was determined to get
some answers about her
car accident. Ava had a
new trick up her sleeve for
Luke. Britt shared some
disconcerting health news
with Nina. Silas sensed
that Franco might know
some secrets about Nina.
Elizabeth made a decision
regarding Nikolas. Wait
to See: Britt questions the
identity of Nathans fa-
ther.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Ian tried to convince
Mariah to stay in Genoa
City. Nikki fell off the wag-
on. Billy told Chelsea that
he was having a hard time
being just friends. Jack
and Kelly spent their first
night together in their new
home. As a way to get over
Billy, Chelsea planned to
leave town to work for For-
rester Creations. Sharon
declared that she didnt
care if she ever saw Mariah
again. Summer introduced
Austin to a comatose Phyl-
lis. Colins cohort wanted
to use Jills store to laun-
der money. Avery got a
surprise phone call from
her ex. Jill realized the
meaning of the music box
that Katherine willed to
her. Jill suspected that Mi-
chael was having an affair.
Wait to See: Dylan and Av-
ery fight about Austin.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
50 years old. In the past
three months there have
been indicators that I am
perimenopausal. I have
a very large fibroid. It is
described as six months
in size. I am not a candi-
date for embolization. I
presently have no painful
symptoms, and, with iron
therapy, I am no longer
anemic.
Doctors have recom-
mended a hysterectomy.
However, I am reluctant,
as I am so close to meno-
pause and believe the tu-
mor should shrink. What
are the risks of not remov-
ing this large fibroid? I am
aware this surgery is com-
mon; however, I have pro-
found concern about the
risk of blood loss. -- L.L.
ANSWER: A fibroid, also
called a leiomyoma, is a
(usually) benign tumor of
the uterus. Fibroids may
cause symptoms of bleed-
ing, pain or pressure, or
may have no symptoms at
all. Gynecologists describe
the size of the uterus with
its fibroid as the equiva-
lent of a pregnant uterus,
so six months is a large
fibroid indeed. Gynecolo-
gists will follow the size of
the fibroid by exam or ul-
trasound in order to show
that it is stable. A growing
fibroid is suspicious for a
sarcoma, a malignant tu-
mor that 1 percent to 2
percent of fibroids trans-
form into.
Because fibroids respond
to hormones, they indeed
tend to stabilize or shrink
at menopause, when fe-
male hormone production
decreases. If the fibroid
is stable in size and isnt
causing symptoms, then
there is no need to have
surgery. You can see what
happens to the fibroid
with time.
Questions about uterine
fibroids are answered in
the booklet of that name.
To obtain a copy, write:
Dr. Roach -- No. 1106W,
Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475. Enclose a
check or money order (no
cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6
Canada with the recipi-
ents printed name and
address. Please allow four
weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: How
long do shin splints last?
Is there anything besides
ice that will make them go
away faster? My left shin
started hurting a little
more than three weeks
ago, and I ran once or twice
on it, then I stopped, but it
still hurts. Is this normal?
When do you think I can
run on it? I dont think it
was increasing my dis-
tance that did it, but I did
a longer run on a flat path
that I normally do with
hills, so I thought maybe
that was the problem --
but three weeks seems like
too long. -- H.O.
ANSWER: Pain in the
shin bone (tibia) is com-
mon in runners, but the
hard part is distinguish-
ing between shin splints,
properly called medial
tibial stress syndrome,
and a stress fracture of
the tibia. A stress fracture
usually has a discrete area
of tenderness, but MTSS
has more diffuse tender-
ness. An X-ray may be
needed to be sure it isnt
a stress fracture, since the
treatment is very differ-
ent. A runner with a stress
fracture needs to avoid
impact activities like run-
ning, whereas MTSS usu-
ally gets better with just
lower running mileage.
In your case, the degree
of pain is higher than I
would expect after three
weeks. Id recommend an
X-ray.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
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B10 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
Will menopause
shrink fibroid?
Kate Mansi stars as Abigail
on Days of Our Lives