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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 
Greer CPW customers to see rate increase
Due to
growth
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer CPW (Commission
of Public Works) custom-
ers can expect a 0.8 per-
cent increase to their bill
beginning next spring.
The change is due to the
growth in the area an in-
crease from the Piedmont
Duncan
to build
event
center
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Town of Duncan
is working to construct a
community event center.
Duncan Town Council
approved plans for the
municipality to enter a
contract not exceeding
$6,500 with Langley & As-
sociates Architects to de-
sign the new space.
Were going to
have a nice area up
there thats going
to have a possible
amphitheater, a
festival street, an
event center, a
multipurpose field
and expand our
walking trails.
Cameron Fant
Duncan Town Administrator
Were really excited,
said Town Administrator
Cameron Fant. Were go-
ing to have a nice area up
there thats going to have
a possible amphitheater,
a festival street, an event
center, a multipurpose
field and expand our walk-
ing trails.
Were just going to have
an area to showcase.
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Small Business Saturday
bringing in local support
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Local officials are en-
couraging customers to
shop local during the rush
for deals this weekend.
Following Black Friday,
downtown merchants
will open their doors for
Small Business Saturday,
aiming to give the local
economy a boost during
the most popular shop-
ping weekend of the sea-
son.
Small Business Satur-
day is a great way to bring
people through the doors
INDEX | NOTABLE
CLASSIFIEDS B5
COMMUNITY NEWS
CRIME A6
A2
ENTERTAINMENT C2
OPINION A4
SCHOOLS C5
SPORTS B1-4
Municipal Power Agency
(PMPA), officials told the
Greer Citizen.
Its a fuel cost compo-
nent from PMPA, said
General Manager Michael
Richard. Theres a pur-
chase gas adjustment and
a purchase power adjust-
ment because they can
fluctuate monthly.
We know were going to
have that one percent basi-
cally coming in in May, he
said. That will be covered
in our purchase power
Only South Pointe stands in the way of Greers return to Columbia for the state championship. The game is set for 7:30
p.m. this Friday at Dooley Field.
Greer eyeing Columbia
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
After more than a de-
cade, the Yellow Jackets
will play for a trip to the
state title game this Friday
night at Dooley Field.
Greer will take on No. 1
South Pointe at 7:30 p.m.,
and anticipation for kick-
off is palpable, according
to the voice of the Yellow
Jackets, Robbie Gravley.
People around town are
excited about it, Gravley
said. You can just drive
down the road and feel
the excitement. People are
talking about it and won-
dering whether or not we
have a chance to beat the
big bad boys from South
of small businesses in
Greer, said Katie Howell,
marketing director for the
Greer Development Cor-
poration.
Howells message for
shoppers is quite simple,
Grab a latte at the local
coffee shop, stock up on
locally-sourced food for
your next holiday party
or check out the eclectic
jewelry at a boutique, she
said. The service is excep-
tional and youll love the
experience of shopping
from merchants that live
in Greer. Go local this holi-
day season and make your
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CLOSED
The Greer Citizen
offices will be
closed Thursday
and Friday
adjustment, one percent.
Because of the way its set
up, itll probably be closer
to 0.8 percent for the end
user.
In addition, Greer CPW
will no longer be capital-
izing benefits as of Jan. 1
but will continue to capi-
talize wages, meaning the
benefits will be paid for in
the year they are accrued.
There is no major bene-
fit to CPW for capitalizing
benefits, especially for the
small amounts that have
Pointe. To be in the Upper
State finals at home is a
special thing. We know its
going to be a great night
and I hope the community
comes out to pack it out.
Gravley has been on the
call for Greer for more
than 25 years, but hasnt
seen anything quite like
this years team.
This team has a differ-
ent personality than any
Greer team I can remem-
ber, he said. Every other
team that has been there
has had this swag about
them and some big per-
sonalities on the team, but
this bunch is such a busi-
ness-like team. You see
them on the sideline and
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time shopping something
truly special.
The Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce
and Greer Development
Corporation have created
an interactive map show-
casing shopping and din-
ing discounts across the
City of Greer for Small
Business Saturday.
The interactive map
can be found at www.
greerdevelopment.com/
small-business-saturday.
The Greer Station As-
sociation is holding
a 10/10/10 Gift bag
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GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 104 NO. 47 75 CENTS
been capitalized in the
past, Richard said. This
stop in January.
Greer CPW will also hold
the Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) for the Ca-
change will allow the Com- a public hearing at 12:30 pacity Fee study, Richard
missioners and staff to p.m. on Nov. 27 at the said. No rates or fees are
track these costs easier as Greer CPW boardroom, being changed, just the
part of the O&M budget. and the public will have projects that are eligible
CPW started capitalizing the opportunity to pro- for Capacity Fee funds.
benefits about two years vide input on proposed Copies of the Capital
ago. amendments to the water Improvements Plan and
Were going to stay and wastewater Capital Water and Wastewater Ca-
consistent throughout the Improvements Plan and pacity Fee Study are avail-
year of 2017, so we dont capacity fee program, in- able for public inspection
have any issues, said cluding the intent to con- during normal business
Charles Chuck Reynolds, tinue current fees. hours at Greer CPWs of-
CPWs Finance and Admin- The public hearing is fices, located at 301 Mc-
istration Manager. Well about the modification of Call Street, Greer.
One game Council
sets
away 2018
meeting
schedule
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer City Council is
planning for two less
meetings in 2018.
Members approved the
new schedule at a recent
gathering, with council
member Wryley Bettis as
the only opposing vote.
I think were hired to
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN have a regular schedule
of meetings, Bettis said.
We never do a second
December meeting, and
now were shaving off
two additional ones. That
just seemed a little disin-
genuous to the taxpayers.
Thats my opinion.
City Administrator Ed
Driggers detailed the rea-
sons for the changes, not-
...but first
ing additional meetings in
February and September.
We are recommending
one meeting on Feb. 27,
Jackets to take on
Driggers said. Council
will be involved on Feb. 5-6
with the Municipal Associ-
ations Hometown Legis-
South Pointe Friday lative Action Day, which
does typically require that
most members of council
will have an overnight stay
BY LELAND BURCH feated South Pointe for in Columbia for that meet-
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN the Upstate Class AAAA ing.
championship at Dooley There will be some of
Greer Highs football Field. you that will be complet-
team will practice on South Pointe, 13-0, ing the institute and will
Thanksgiving Day for comes into the game as be there for an additional
the first time in 14 years, a heavy favorite, current- day, he said. To that end,
preparing for the biggest ly ranked number one in we are proposingbe-
game since 2003 this Fri- South Carolina and fifth cause of your attendance
day night when the Yellow nationally by USA Today. of Feb. 6that we would
Jackets will battle unde- SEE FRIDAY | A5 SEE COUNCIL | A5
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WELLFORD COLLECTING
DONATIONS FOR CHILDREN
Every year, the City of
Wellford sponsors eight to
10 kids for Christmas.
The City provides coats,
shoes and toys to kids,
and the city is asking the
community to help in the
form of new clothes, toys
and money.
Please bring the items or
a donation to City Hall.
The Kids are from age
four months to 12 years
of age, both boys and girls.
With out the communi-
tys help, these kids may
not have a Christmas.
Wellford will be taking
donations until Dec. 15.
FALL 2017 CLASS
FOR GRIEF SUPPORT
Interim Healthcare
Hospice is restarting its
Fall2017 Grief Support
Class for those struggling
with the loss of a loved
one, those having diffi-
culty finding friends who
understand and those
looking for practical tools
to cope.
The 10-week classes are
set to run from October to
December and are based
on principles from Alan
Wolfelts book, Under-
standing Your Grief: Ten
Essential Touchstones for
Finding Hope and Healing.
Greenville
Weekly,until Dec. 5,
Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m.
5 Century Dr.; Suite 220;
Office Building: Century
at Keith Office Park; Door
Sign: Service Corp Inter-
national; Corner of Keith
Drive and Century Drive
(Off I-385, by way of Exit
40)
Spartanburg
Weekly, until Dec. 6,
Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m.
The Juice Bar at St. Christmas parade website.
Christophers Episcopal
Church, 400 Dupre Drive
For more information,
visit www.hospicegrief-
support.com or con-
tactTonya Taylorat 627- nifies your commitment
7049 or jillian.storm@
interimcares.com.
REGISTER FOR PARADE
DUE BY NOV. 22
This years paradeis
Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2:30
p.m.; parade line up starts
at 1:15 p.m.
This years theme is
Christmas at the Movies. Taylors Turkey Day 5-Can
Decorate your entries to
reflect your vision during
the holiday season.
The Greer Christmas Pa-
rade route is 1.1 miles, be-
ginning at Poinsett Street
& Memorial Drive and
ending at N. Main Street &
Cunningham Drive.
The proceeds from the
Greer Christmas Parade
benefit Greer Relief, a
501(c)3 non-profit serving
the Greater Greer area.
Lets work together to
make a difference in our
community by participat-
ing in the Greer Christmas
Parade.
Prices:
$50 Non-Commercial/
Organization/Non-Profit
registration
$100 Commercial/Busi-
ness registration
$625 Rent a float from
Greer Relief
$700 Rent a float from
Greer Relief with sound
All entries must be re-
ceived or postmarked by
the day before Thanksgiv-
ing, November 22nd.
Entries received/post-
marked after this date will
be assessed the late entry
fee of $50.
We will have two awards
determined by our judges:
Best Float and Best Walk-
ing Entry.
The 2016 Best Float was
Wells Fargo Stagecoach
and Best Walking Entry
Pelham Medical Center.
They each get a free entry
for the 2017 Greer Christ-
mas Parade.
We are looking for busi-
nesses to be a part of this
fun annual tradition that
supports our local com-
munity.
The Greer Christmas Pa-
rade has partnered again
with the City of Greer to
benefit Greer Relief.
Your generous donation
will go further by assisting
the local community. Your
contribution is also tax de-
ductible.
There are several levels
of sponsorship that can fit
into any business financial
plan.
Levels of sponsorship:
$100 Red Sponsor:
18x24 signage on the
A crowd walked in support of Daily Bread Ministries Greer Soup Kitchen during the 13th annual Merle State Hunger
Walk on Sunday, Nov. 19.
Greer Relief float.
$200 Silver Spon-
sor: 36x48 signage on the for runners of all ages.
Greer Relief float.
$250 Judging Sponsor:
signage at the Judging
Tent
$500 Band Pool Spon-
sor: a portion of the funds
are given to participating
marching bands as a trav-
el stipend and includes
a banner which will lead
each band. Blue Ridge and make the holiday season
Greer High School bands
are scheduled; additional
bands are possible.
$750 Gold Sponsor: sig-
nage will be posted at the
beginning, middle or end
of the route.
SOLD: CresCom Bank
- $2000 Santa Sponsor:
presence in the parade on
and around the Santa float
As an official parade
sponsor, the parade em-
cee will acknowledge you
the day of the parade.
Additionally, your name
will appear on the Greer
macaroni, etc.), boxed ce-
If your business also
registers as a participant
in the parade, you will also
receive signage at check-in
for your entry that sig-
GREER MEMORIAL TO HOLD
to this wonderful annual
community event.
For more information,
emailevents@greerrelief.
org or call 848-5356.
EASTSIDE HIGH HOSTING
TURKEY DAY 5-CAN RUN
Eastside High School is
hosting the 26th annual
Run, Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, Nov. 23, at 9
a.m.
Registrationevent-day
only; no preregistration
will be near the track of
Eastside High School.
Five cans of food or $5
to register for this event,
and participants may run
the 5K or run any dis-
tanceone mile, up to a
full 10K, or anywhere in
between.
GREER FARMERS MARKET
The
The Depot
Depot Downtown
Downtown Greer
Greer 300
Walking with a purpose
This is a low-key, fami-
ly oriented event, suitable
we strive to give all of our
The track and football
field will be available for
Kids Fun.
This year, cans of food
and other non-perishable
food items are being col-
lected for Greer Commu-
nity Ministries.
Please bring five or more
cans of food and help to
ty buying diapers, which
a little brighter for others.
Registration begins at
7:30 a.m. on Thanksgiv-
ing Day at EHS track, 1300
Brushy Creek Road, Tay-
lors.
The track is near the cor-
ner of Brushy Creek and
Kimbrell Drive. Park in the
front parking lot, entering
from Brushy Creek Road.
Special needs requested:
cans of beef stew, spaghet-
ti sauce, hearty soups and
fruit; one pound boxes of
pasta (all kindsspaghet-
ti noodles, rotini, elbow
real, grits and oatmeal.
For more information,
contact Tom at 244-7495
or tomfuduric@att.net.
DRIVE FOR DIAPER BANK
The community is invit-
ed to participate in Greer
Memorial Hospitals col-
lection drive for the Dia-
per Bank of the Carolinas.
Individuals and groups
can donate diapers in the
main lobby of Greer Me-
morial Hospital.
There is a box designat-
ed for the drive and dona-
tions can be made through
Nov. 23. Donations will be
accepted from 6 a.m. to 9
p.m.
This drive is a good way
to support the important
work that the Diaper Bank
of the Carolinas is doing
in our community, said
Inez Hannon, manager of
customer and volunteer
services at Greer Memorial
Hospital. Its imperative
SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESS
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
6 p.m. on Saturday.
Early Birds experience
specials, sales, and door
prizes. Swag Bags are
available for the first 50
attendees.
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
COMING DECEMBER 1
The Christmas Tree
Lighting in Greer is sched-
uled for Dec. 1 this year
from 5-8 p.m. at Greer City
Park.
Holiday Craft Stations,
inflatables and Greer Re-
lief smores will be open
from 5-7 p.m.
Performances will take
place on the amphitheater
from 5-7:15 p.m.
Santa will arrive at the
park at 7:15 p.m.
Children under 16 must
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN be accompanied by an
adult. Pets are not permit-
ted.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB
TO HAVE STAMMTISCH
The German-American
Club will hold a Stam-
that we help our neigh- per Bank of the Carolinas mtisch on Friday, Dec. 1,
bors who are in need as at diaperbankofthecaroli- starting at 6 p.m. at the
nas.org. Bangkok 2 restaurant,
children a good start in located at 1398 Boiling
life. SMALL BUSINESSES Springs RD in Spartan-
Diaper Bank of the Caro- SUPPORTED IN GREER burg.
linas is a Greenville Coun- Small Business Saturday
ty-based nonprofit that as- shines the light on local GLHWEIN PARTY 2017
sists families falling below businesses from 9 a.m. to SET FOR DEC. 1
the poverty line by supply- 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. Celebrate the start of
ing families with diapers. 25, in downtown Greer. the holiday season in tra-
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The community can sup- tage Christmas Boutique erwood Farms Clubhouse,
port the Diaper Bank of Marketplace on Friday, located at 74 Reddington
the Carolinas by bringing Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. Drive, Greer.
diapers, coupons for dia- 2, at Grace Hall, located at Space is limited, and
pers or cash donations to 108 Trade Street, Greer. tickets always sell-out, so
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Those interested in do- cled, and vintage special- place. Reservations are re-
nating, should visit the ties from over 35 vendors quired. A portion of each
hospitals main desk. from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on ticket will benefit The Pe-
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DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Retained
earnings
are a must
Q: My husband owns
a small landscaping
and masonry company.
His profits over the last
couple of years have been
about $80,000 annually.
We were wondering if we
should be setting aside
some retained earnings.
DR: Yes, all business-
es should have retained
earnings.
In the personal finance
world, we would call that
an emergency fund.
It can be difficult in the
business world sometimes
though.
Youre talking about
running a business, mak-
ing a profit, feeding your
family, and saving money
in the business.
This isnt an easy pro-
cess no matter how long
youve been in business.
One way to solve the
problem, though, is to
take a percentage of your
profits at the end of the
month and set it aside for
retained earnings first.
Do this before you
take any profits home or
distribute them under a
profit sharing plan.
It doesnt have to be a
big percentage, but you
should be setting money
aside every month for the
company.
The beauty of doing
this is youll have money
sitting there to replace
equipment and other ex-
penditures down the road.
Just remember that its
all taxable.
Whether youre in an
LLC, Sub S Corp or sole
proprietorship, any mon-
ey you make as profit
whether you take it home
or not is taxable.
So your retained earn-
ings may be saved, but
they will be reduced by
the taxes on it each year.
Anything you do in
business requires money,
and to avoid going into
debt youre going to need
retained earnings.
Be professional
Q: Im about to turn in
my two-week notice after
17 years with my compa-
ny. Its a small business,
and everyone is like
family, but the last raise I
received was 50 cents and
that was 10 years ago.
Ive always worked hard
and done my job well, but
I need to move on to a
better-paying position Ive
found. Do you have any
advice on how to handle
this situation?
DR: Leaving people you
care about is always hard.
It sounds like they
could have treated you
better in terms of finan-
cial compensation, but
things might have been
just too tight.
Regardless, this is a
situation where you have
to put yourself and your
family first.
First, accentuate the
positive. Let them know
that your time there has
been like working with
family and you appreciate
everything theyve done
for you.
If they ask you why
youre leaving, be honest
but kind. Let them know
that your income wasnt
changing for the better,
and you have to take an-
other position with better
pay. Let them know, too,
that you fully intend to
honor your two-week
notice unless they would
rather you didnt.
It does no good to
throw stones over your
shoulder as you leave, JT.
That kind of thing says
more about you than it
does about them. So just
show a lot of gratitude
and kindness.
Its going to be a tough
situation emotionally
for all concerned, so
do your best to make it
professional, honest and
friendly.
City to display artwork
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Winners of the 2017
Giving Thanks Student
Art Show received recog-
nition last week during
Greer City Council month-
ly meeting.
Mayor Rick Danner
handed out gift cards to
the winners chosen from
each group: elementary,
middle and high school
students.
We would like to cele-
brate with and for our win-
ners this evening, Mayor
Danner said.
In the high school cate-
Mayor Rick Danner awarded middle school students their certificates during the regular
Nov. 14 city council meeting.
All four elementary student winners were present at the Greer City Council meeting last
Tuesday at Greer City Hall.
Greer companies recognized SHOP: Downtown retail
for revitalization efforts
Two Greer companies
were recently honored
at the Greater Greenville
Association of Realtors
(GGAR) 2017 Revitaliza-
tion Awards at the Poin-
sett Club.
The 2017 Residential
Revitalization Award was
presented to Keith and
Donna Smith for their
work on 206 West Church
Street in Greer.
In 1922, Davenport High
School was located at 206
West Church Street. It was
named for Mr. D.D. Daven-
port who paid most of the
construction cost.
Davenport served as
Greers High School until
1953 when the high school
was built on North Main
Street, then it became Dav-
enport Junior High and lat-
er the District Building for
Greenville County Schools
until left abandoned for
15 years.
The Smiths had the vi-
sion to build their home
on the very same lot where
they met at Davenport Ju-
nior High.
They decided to tear
down the old building and
make the lot into two half
acre lots for custom built
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gory, Greer High School art
students received awards
with Laura Brown in first
place, Mackenzie Adams
in second place, Chelsey
Bayne in third place and
Hunter Spearman as hon-
orable mention.
The theme for the art
show was What Can I Give
to Others or What Have I
Given to Others
The winning pieces will
be displayed at Greer City
Hall through the Thanks-
giving holiday.
For more information,
visit www.greercultur-
alarts.com.
GDC RETAILERS
homes.
Keith took special care
of the materials from the
old building to be reused.
He paid tribute to the old
school building by making
his workshop resemble an
old school house.
The hardwood flooring
had been covered with
commercial carpet so he
spent hours stripping each
piece of wood and made it
look brand new as it is the
flooring in his workshop.
This workshop even
sits on top of the original
foundation/pylons of the
old Greer Water Tower.
Their vision of this com-
munity and neighborhood
has grown in value, al-
lowing folks to consider
buying downtown prop-
erty and living downtown
Greer in style and beauty.
For more info visit http://
www.keithsmithbuilders.
com/.
The 2017 Honorable
Mention Award went to
Netalytics for its revital-
ization of a small mill into
a growing software com-
pany located at 52 Bobo
Street in Greer.
Back in the late 1940s
and early 1950s, this prop-
Mackenzie Adams
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erty started as the local
gymnasium for the Greer
Mill. It was transformed
into the Greer Mill Church
some years later.
In 2014, Netalytics pur-
chased this and spent 18
months and $750K to ren-
ovate the property into a
growing software compa-
ny.
Since the renovations,
they support approxi-
mately 70-80 people in the
business and are bringing
more jobs to Greer.
This user-friendly build-
ing has two full kitchens, a
few lounge rooms and, of
course, boardrooms.
The main central floor-
ing is the original gym-
nasium flooring and con-
crete.
They added the windows
and cable railing for more
natural lighting as well as
the addition of 36 cubicles
and created 11 separate
offices.
They are just glad that
this building isnt another
vacant building that has
been forgotten about in
Greer.
For more info please vis-
it https://www.methasoft.
com/.
Greer police plan to update the house to keep loose dogs
until they are taken to the animal shelter.
Greer purchases
dog kennel building
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Police Department
has been working to up-
date the building they use
to house loose dogs over
the past several years.
At the regular Nov. 14
meeting, Greer City Coun-
cil unanimously approved
the only bid received to
improve the space (for
the price of $51,980.15 by
Horizon Structures, LLC).
The police department
provides the services of
animal control, said Po-
lice Chief Matt Hamby.
Were currently operating
out of a facility on Bun-
combe Street, which has
reached the end of its use-
ful life in our opinion.
There are many struc-
tural issues in the build-
ing, plumbing and electri-
cal issues, he continued,
So we have been in the
planning process of look-
ing into replacing that
building over the last cou-
ple of years.
At the chiefs request,
the council has granted
funding for the past cou-
ple of years.
We consulted with an
architect firm about a
custom constructed build-
ing, Hamby said, and
over a period of time look-
ing at cost analysis, we
reevaluated the direction
were heading and decid-
ed that the most efficient
way to acquire the type of
facility we need would be
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Giveaway - encouraging
shoppers to head down-
town to get their Christ-
mas lists completed. In the
giveaway, ten Greer Station
retailers will each receive
ten limited-edition Shop
Small bags. The participat-
ing retailers are Chelseas,
Empire Ltd., Foodies Farm
Shop, La Bouteille Wine
& Beer Boutique, Maiale
Boutique, Only Southern
Made, Shoppes on Trade,
Smith & James, Southern
Sisters Boutique and Tal-
loni A Shoe Salon. One
lucky shopper from each
retailer will find a $10 gift
card in their bag that may
be used toward his or her
purchase.
Small Business Saturday,
an annual shop local cam-
paign, will celebrate its
eighth year Nov. 25.
Started in 2010 by Amer-
ican Express and declared
a national day by Congress
in 2011, the event is now a
holiday tradition; encour-
aging shoppers to buy lo-
Black Friday Super Sale!
50
%
UP TO
Look for our insert in todays paper.
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We keep the dogs
five days before we
transfer them to
Greenville County
Animal Care
Services.
Matt Hamby
Greer Police Chief
by purchasing a pre-fab-
ricated, pre-constructed
building.
In the process of ac-
cessing our needs, we de-
veloped a set of specifica-
tions, he continued. We
placed those specifica-
tions out through systems
of our finance department
for a request for bids. We
did receive only one bid.
This will be only for the
purchase of the pre-fab-
ricated building itself, so
this building does meet
the specifications were
looking for, and it will be
well within the budget.
The dog kennel building
is to house mainly loose
dogs or dogs that have bit-
ten people.
We keep the dogs five
days before we transfer
them to Greenville Coun-
ty Animal Care Services,
Hamby said.
The Police Department
canines have a home at
the officers home.
|
Chelseas
Empire Ltd.
Foodies Farm Shop
La Bouteille Wine & Beer
Maiale Boutique
Only Southern Made
Shoppes on Trade
Smith & James
Southern Sisters Boutique
Talloni A Shoe Salon
cal during the festive sea-
son.
According the U.S. Small
Business Administration,
South Carolina is home to
more than 395,068 small
businesses. These small
businesses employ more
than 758,318 employees
and make up 99.4 percent
of South Carolina busi-
nesses as a whole. Small
Business Saturday is an
opportunity for Greer res-
idents to support small
businesses and all they do
for the community.
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
A
lrighty, retailers, commercials and
the giant inflatable snowman in my
neighbors yard
GET OUT OF MY THANKSGIVING!!
Im done with the most original and
heartwarming holiday America has being
ignored like a quiet middle child. Ive
had it with stores and radio stations
playing 24-hour Christmas music while
Im still running the air conditioner at
night.
So this year I decided to strike back.
Beginning in September, I put up a
wreath on my front door that was a
mixture of miniature pumpkins and
indian corn (which reminds me, I need to
schedule a dentist appointment), and I
erected a rather large horn of plenty on
the front porch. Elbowing Halloween out
of the way, I began to play Thanksgiving
music October 1st.
What is Thanksgiving music you ask?
Well, certainly not the Indie artist also
named Thanksgiving. That was a dread-
ful mistake. Not to mention glimpsing a
rather rude title. But the very question
posed is yet another example of Thanks-
giving being taken advantage of. Because
FROM THE MAILBAG | KAELYNS
Butterball
wannabe
Q: Whats the best way to
prepare my Thanksgiving
turkey?
A: Well, nobody at The Greer
Citizen claims to be an expert
in turkey-cooking, but were all
experts in turkey-eatin.
Heres the thing, technolo-
gy has come a long way and
things that used to take a
long time simply shouldnt
anymore. That said, theres no
need to thaw your turkey for
days on end before popping
it in the oven. Simply throw
it in the microwave for 30 or
As far as stuffing,
nobody really does
this anymore. If you
stuff your turkey you
look like youve got
something to prove.
40 minutes and have it ready
a few hours later. As far as
stuffing, nobody really does
this anymore. If you stuff your
turkey you look like youve got
something to prove. Do you
have something to prove?
Seasoning is very important.
We recommend a good barbe-
cue sauce to give it that south-
ern twang. Dont like barbecue?
Ketchup works too.
Lastly, you should always
make sure youve cooked your
turkey properly before you
serve it to others. The best way
to check this is by smelling it.
If it smells delicious, its proba-
bly good to eat. So when youre
sitting on the couch watching
football and a wonderful scent
comes wafting your way, dig in!
(Editors note: Please do not
try any of this and call Butter-
ball for help with your turkey.
We dont know what were
talking about).
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Get out of my Thanksgiving!
IM JUST One the river, and
SAYING through the wood,
To have a first-rate
play.
Hear the bells ring
PAM STONE Ting-a-ling-ding,
Hurrah for Thanks-
there really were songs written for the giving Day!
day, but they were pilfered for Christ- So I figure fair is
mas. fair. If Christmas is
Jingle Bells, for example, was never going to steal Thanks-
intended to be a Christmas carol. It was giving songs, theres
written for Thanksgiving by James Lord no reason Thanksgiv-
Pierpont. Its original title was actually ing cant do the same.
One Horse Open Sleigh, and probably Just rewrite a few of
inspired by the sleigh races that were the lyrics:
popular when published in 1857. Its beginning to
And you are easily forgiven if you look a lot like Thanks-
didnt know that Over the River and giving,
Through the Wood has nothing to do everywhere you go,
with Christmas, especially since the take a look at the
original title of the poem by Lydia Maria five and ten, youre
Child was changed from The New-En- stuffing yourself again, watch the family gorge themselves
gland Boys Song about Thanksgiving And to ER with chest pains you will till footballs on.
Day go! And how can we forget Grandma got
Guess that was too banal. or run over by a Reindeer.
But here is the third stanza which Roast yourself a merry little turkey, On second thought, nope.
proves it: clean the house at dawn, Christmas can keep that sucker.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Thankful
O
ne of my favorite Thanks-
giving traditions is taking
time to give thanks.
Growing up, we would often
pause our feasting and fellow-
shipping in order to voice what
we appreciate.
We would go around the
table, and each of us would say
something we are thankful for
this year.
As usual, I have much to be
thankful for in so many areas
of life.
First of all, I am thankful for
the gift of salvation through
the shed blood of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
This year, specifically, I am
thankful for my husband Brad.
I am also thankful for my
EDITORIAL | dad, mom, older sister and her
husband and four boys, older
brother and his wife and five
Upper State championship
girls as well as younger brother
and his wife.
In addition, I am thankful for
shelter, food and hot water.
So many in other parts of
will be decided at Dooley
the world as well as our own
country lack these basic human
necessities.
I am thankful for a car that
works most of the time, for
This years football team is hoping to do some- a job that I enjoy and for a
thing only three other Yellow Jacket squads Greer prepares just as hard as church that provides account-
have accomplished: bring home the title. ability, fellowship and truth.
Greer will take on South Pointe with a trip to anybody in the state, and its how Good health is also some-
Columbia on the line this Friday, and its been thing I appreciate.
a long time coming for Head Coach Will Young. their players become great. I am also thankful for words
If you know coach Young, you know that he of encouragement, gifts of
is one of nicest guys youll ever meet in one of appreciation, touches of love,
the toughest shells youll ever see. Young comes he said. People have no idea what it takes to acts of service and times of
from a different era. An era where football was win a state championship. Everybody has that fellowship.
physical and you won games in the trenches. goal and thats what everybody wants to do, but It is a blessing to live in
Since coming to Greer more than a decade ago, people have no idea whats involved. Its not close proximity to family and
his teams have been marked by their toughness. something that starts in August and ends when friends.
The Yellow Jackets have only missed the play- you finish. It starts in January and it continues Having spent some time
offs once since 2007. The team has four first every day. overseas helps me to value the
round appearances, three second round appear- And if you watch the Yellow Jackets practice ability to call up my parents or
ances and one third round appearance (2013). or lift weights, youll understand what Perry drop by for a visit.
They also put together back-to-back undefeated means. I am thankful for stories,
regular seasons in 2014 and 2015. Greer prepares just as hard as anybody in the memories, sports, sunrises,
Despite all of that, however, the Upper State state, and its how their players become great. sunsets, flowers, truffles,
title game has eluded Greer. Its been something Early this summer, this team hadnt even put hearts, smiles, hugs, kisses and
that has been a possibility each season, but not pads on and the players were competing against more.
something the Jackets could ultimately achieve. one another in the weight room with the kind of The list could go on and on.
Its kind of strange to think about. intensity youd only expect to see on the field 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says,
Greer has had some tremendous athletes on a Friday night. give thanks in all circumstanc-
and players during this time. You have to think Yes, getting there is difficult. And yes, coming es; for this is the will of God in
about guys like Quez Nesbitt, who could run the up short is an incredibly difficult blow. Christ Jesus for you.
ball just about as anybody in the state. Or Troy But this Young-led Greer team has gotten Remembering to give thanks
Pride, a dangerous punt returner and defensive
threat who went on to play for Notre Dame. How
back up time and time again. Theyve continued
to work hard and persevereand it has landed
for what we have is a good way
to uplift a downhearted spirit.
about Mr. Football finalist Noah Hannon, who them one game away from going to Columbia. Our focus often determines
was on those undefeated Yellow Jacket teams
(along with Dorian Lindsay and Mario Cusano,
We dont know what will happen Friday night.
Both teams have a very good shot to win and its
our moods.
Making a practice of giving
who both broke school records)? going to be a battle. thanks directs our gaze on the
Although they havent been to a state title in But we do know how Greer will respond. blessings God has given to us
a while, the Yellow Jackets have never lost their Win or lose, these guys are going to keep and hopefully the Giver as well.
reputation as one of the best teams in the state. working. State championships are the goal, James 1:17 says, Every good
Simply put, its just hard to get there. Just ask but they are certainly not the finish line. What gift and every perfect gift is
athletic director and football coach Travis Per- makes the Greer Yellow Jackets great is that from above, coming down from
ry. they keep coming back year after year. the Father of lights, with whom
There are so many factors into making a run. But, as long as they are here, why not go and there is no variation or shadow
You have to stay away from injuries and have win this one? due to change.
the ball bounce a certain way at certain times,
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FRIDAY: Jackets will have to find a way to slow down top-seeded South Pointe
FROM PAGE ONE
No question about it,
they will be the best team
we have played this year,
confirms Greer Coach Will
Young.
This will also be the
first meeting of the two
schools on the gridiron
and the first time the Yel-
low Jackets have played a
team with Stallions as its
mascot. Because South
Pointe so far away, in Rock
Hill, our kids dont know
much about them, but
they will be learning a lot
looking at film this week,
Young said. South Pointe
is a relatively new school
with quite a record of foot-
ball accomplishments.
Established in 2005,
South Pointe has reached
the state finals eight times
since 2008, falling short
only in 2013. The Stallions
have won five state cham-
pionships, including three
straight, 2014-6. Seven of
the Stallions 26 seniors
have played in those three
state title games.
With an enrollment of
1,520 students, South
Pointe is one of the largest
Class 4-A schools, while
Greer is among the small-
est with 1,172 students.
And they dont have a sin-
gle kid playing both ways,
Coach Young notes.
South Pointe has won
18 straight playoff games,
and has out-scored play-
off foes 160-17 in three
rounds this year.
A dazzling record like
South Pointes could blind
most opponents, but the
Stallions have not faced at
team like the 12-1 Yellow
Jackets this season. The
only common foe has been
Eastside, which South
Pointe shut out 48-0 last
week, while Greer defeat-
ed the Eagles 42-7 during
the regular season.
We possess a little
speed, and maybe that will
help this week, Coach
Young said. I do feel our
kids are continuing to im-
prove every week, but we
have yet to play our best
game.
He said the key to victo-
ry will be executing and
preventing them from
making big plays. We also
cant afford mistakes, es-
pecially turnovers and
penalties.
Young said South Pointe
quarterback Derion Ken-
drick, a 6-1, 195 pound
senior, is one of the best
players in the state. He is
very athletic and commit-
ted to play at Clemson as a
wide receiver. Kendrick is
very similar to Eastsides
Jordan Morgan, the way
they both can scramble
and find the open receiver.
The Stallions operate
out of the spread offense
behind a very big offen-
sive line, Young said.
They are solid up front
with a guard who weighs
320 pounds and the tackle
next to him is 300 pounds.
They will be a hand full for
our defensive line, but the
biggest challenge will be
to contain their quarter-
back.
Young said South Pointe
has a very good running
back in Joe Ervin, and four
really good receivers.
They also have a num-
ber of talented kids on
defense, he said, listing eron Martin, who has been
Elijah Adams, a 6-1, 225
pound senior committed
to Virginia Tech, and Ja-
len Hicks at defensive end.
Their linebackers are not
big, but they can really
run. Their secondary is
very talented, especially
Jamari Currence at corner-
back.
South Pointe operates
out of a 3-4 base defense,
but they give you a lot
of different looks, some-
times with a four-man
front, some 4-2 and an oc-
casional 3-3 stack, Young
said.
The Stallions are domi-
nant in the kicking game
featuring another Clem-
son commit, B.T. Potter,
who consistently boots
kickoffs into opponents
end zones.
Greer could have soph-
omore wide receiver Cam-
sidelined with a broken
bone in his ankle, back
this week, Young said.
Otherwise we dont have
anybody out with an inju-
ry.
The Yellow Jackets will
continue to follow their
regular practice routine
until Thanksgiving Day.
Then the team will have a
walk-through at the stadi-
um at 8:30 that morning,
and go to breakfast at Fair-
view Baptist Church. He
expects activities to wrap
up around 10:30 a.m. for
players to spend the rest
of the day with their fam-
ilies.
Our coaches and play-
ers are really excited to
see how well we match
up with South Pointe, and
hopefully we will go on to
the state finals next week,
Young said. The winner
Friday night will advance
to play the Berkley vs.
Hartsville winner for the
state championship.

COUNCIL: Approves appointments

FROM PAGE ONE
have one meeting on Feb.
27.
In addition, February is
usually the time for coun-
cils strategic planning
session. September is also
scheduled to have only
one meeting.
Theres a recommenda-
tion for a meeting on Sept.
11, Driggers said. Sept.
25 would be your normal
meeting date. We are rec-
ommending that we not
at this timeschedule
that meeting.
It would allow both
myself and Mike Sell to
attend the International
City/County Management
Association meeting, he
said. We feel very strong-
ly that if you are meeting
one of us needs to be here,
and because of my role
now at ICMA, that means
Mike doesnt get to go to
the meeting.
Driggers serves on the
ICMA Executive Board as
the Regional Vice Presi-
dent for the Southeast-
ern portion of the United
States.
GREER CITY COUNCIL ACTION |
Appointments: Greer City Council unanimously approved Rob-
bie Septon to fill Kevin Duncans seat on the Board of Zoning
Appeals since Duncan has resigned. Council also reappointed
Wryley Bettis to the Greer Development Corporation Board of
Directors and Marc Metcalf to the Recreation Association Board
of Trustees.
Annexation: Council unanimously approved second reading of
two annexation requests of property on Westmoreland Road
with a zoning classification of R-10 (ResidentialSingle Family).
Bond: Council unanimously approved the second reading of
the bond ordinance providing funds for the hotel and parking
garage coming to downtown Greer.
City Streets: Council unanimously approved a resolution to ac-
cept Redcroft Phase 2 Subdivision streetsAshley Way, Cranwell
Court and Rockmore Way into the City of Greer street system.
Floodplain: Greer City Council unanimously approved an ordi-
nance amending the Floodplain Ordinance in order to comply
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Zoning Changes: Council unanimously approved two zoning
changes, one located at 111 Oakdale Avenue from R-20 to R-15
and the other located at 103 Finley Avenue from R-12 to C-3.
Autographed
Former Greer Police Chief Dean Crisp returned to Greer City Hall Tuesday night to sign
Executive Session: Council unanimously approved a motion for copies of his new book.
council to enter into Executive Session to discuss contractual
business schedule is such date, Driggers said.
that we need to meet, we

GREER: Looking for upset on Friday

As we get closer to that certainly have the ability kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
date, if we see that our to add that as a meeting

DUNCAN: Hopes to construct center FROM PAGE ONE

they get excited if they

FROM PAGE ONE
The 3,700-foot event
center will have a train or
depot theme.
We have so many trains
that run through Duncan,
Fant said.
This is the first step,
if you will, in trying to
determine what the costs
are going to be, and then
well decide what we may
want to add or take out or
change, he said. Hope-
fully, sometime in 2018,
spring/summer, we can
start actual construction.
Council also approved
a resolution to enter into
a contract not to exceed
$61,320 with LandArt
Landscape Architecture,
make a big play, but then
DUNCAN TOWN COUNCIL ACTION | immediately its back to
business. You cant really
read these guys by looking
Re-zoning Requests: Duncan Town Council approved the at them, but they win.
second reading of a rezoning request for property located at Gravleys Yellow Jack-
Riverside Park to be changed from Residential RS2 to General et Sports Network co-
Business District, and council also approved the first reading of hort, Steven Worm Gay,
a rezoning request for 5.29 acres located at 1101 Woods Chapel agreed with the assess-
Road to be changed from Residential RS1 to Heavy Industrial. ment of the 2017 squad,
noting the hard work by
Recodification: Duncan Town Council approved the second the coaching staff.
reading of an ordinance to approve the recodification of the Im happy for coach
town ordinances. (Will) Young and the
coaching staff, Gay said.
Town Manual: Duncan Town Council approved a resolution to In the past, theyve taken
update the Town of Duncan policies and procedure manual. some criticism for not get-
ting past the second round
or third round, but theyve
Inc. for the Surveying Ser- & Permitting Services and done it this year. This is a
vices, Landscape Archi- Civil Engineering Con- special group of kids.
tecture Services, LA Con- struction Phase Services at Greer Athletic Director
struction Phase Services, Stoneledge Park. said this season has been
Civil Engineering Design a big step for the program,
but an expected one none-
It doesnt matter
who you play or
how good their
record is, when that
black and gold goes
on, the kids believe
were going to win.
This group believes
and theyve bought
in.
Travis Perry
Greer Athletic Director
The record doesnt mean
much to Perry.
Its all about the G,
Greer football history. In
1994, Greer trailed Seneca
by two scores before going
on to win the champion-
ship.
It was an unbeliev-
able game, Gravley said.
Greer was down 13-0 at
halftime and wasnt doing
much of anything. In the
third quarter, Knox White
blocked a punt and Greer
scored on the play. That
got them going and then
they scored on a long pass
from Justin Hill to Derek
Bruton to win the game
14-13. Senecas kicker
tried a 60-yard field goal
in the last minute and it
was dead on line and it fell
a yard short. Greer went
on to beat Manning the
next week for the champi-
onship.
In 2003, another cham-
pionship year, Greer had
back-to-back games with

RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE

Bethel UMC men honored
Mr. Willie Rowe, Jr., on
Sunday, Nov. 19, for over
50 years of service to the
church and community in
outreach. Above: James
Dean, left, shakes hands
with Rowe after presenting
him a token of appreciation
for his service to the church.
Left: Rowe and his wife,
Beverly.
Photos by Preston Burch
theless. Perry said. When you put Greenville and Union that
This is what our goal that G on you expect to landed them in the state
is every year, Perry said. win. It doesnt matter who championship.
Every year, we want to you play or how good their There were back-to-
win the region then win record is, when that black back games in 2003 that
the state championship. and gold goes on, the kids were great, Gravley said.
Here in Greer, its what we believe were going to win. Greenville was 13-0 that
expect and its nice to get This group believes and year and had been No. 1
back to doing it again. theyve bought in. in the state all year long.
There are so many fac- Gravley said Perrys con- Greer won that 35-34 on
tors into making a run. fidence and coach Youngs a hook and ladder. Green-
You have to stay away toughness are a rare but ville missed the extra
from injuries and have the successful combination. point in overtime. Then, in
ball bounce a certain way Travis would think that the next game, Union has
at certain times, he add- Greer has a chance to beat got a 4th and 30 coming
ed. People have no idea the New England Patri- up and its 21-17 Greer. Of
what it takes to win a state ots if they were playing, course, they convert and
championship. Everybody Gravely said. With that drive it down. Its fourth
has that goal and thats enthusiasm and coach down inside the ten yard
what everybody wants to Youngs toughness, I dont line and Josh Williams
do, but people have no see Greer getting intimi- gets the interception to
idea whats involved. Its dated. give Greer the win.
not something that starts Greer hopes to make
in August and ends when FROM THE VOICE more history this Friday.
you finish. It starts in Jan- Gravley has called his
uary and it continues ev- share of nail biters in billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
ery day.
Greer will face some
stiff competition, looking
to hand South Pointe its
first loss of the season.
The consensus No. 1
team in the state all year
long, regardless of classi-
fication, has been South
Pointe. They also have the
No. 1 rated player in the
state in Derion Kendrick,
Gravely said. Having said
that, I just dont see this
team getting caught up in
that. I think theyre just
going to go out there and
play.

A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Police searching for man after attempted murder
In Inman
Sunday
Spartanburg County
deputies are looking for
an Inman man following
an attempted murder Sun-
day morning.
According to an incident
report, deputies respond-
ed to 975 Clark Rd. In In-
man at around 10:30 a.m.
in reference to a stabbing.
Upon arrival, deputies
found a victim on the
ground with multiple stab
wounds.
Both the victim and a
witness identified the sus-
pect as Howard Raymond
Phillips, who lived at the
location.
The victim was trans-
ported to a local hospi-
tal for treatment of his
injuries, and his current
medical condition is listed
as critical but stable. His
identity was not given by
police.
All attempts to locate
Phillips so far have been
unsuccessful, police say.
A violent crimes investi-
gator presented the find-
ings of his investigation
to a magistrate, who ap-
proved warrants on Phil-
lips for attempted murder
and possession of a weap-
on during the commission
of a violent crime.
He was last seen leaving
the incident location while
driving a 2016 grey Toyo-
ta Corolla four-door with
a red and white Wholesale
Outlet paper tag.
Phillips should be con-
sidered armed and dan-
gerous.
Anyone with any infor-
mation is asked to call
Investigator Jon Guest at
(864) 503-4595 or email
him atjguest@spartan-
burgcounty.org.
Tipsters can also
call Crime Stoppers at
1-888-CRIME-SC.
Tipsters can remain
anonymous by contact-
ing Investigator Guest or
Crime Stoppers, and if
their information leads to
his arrest, they will be eli-
gible for a cash reward.
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Crime
Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriffs Office. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
On Nov. 16, Spartanburg
County deputies respond-
ed to 201 Cathcart Rd. in
reference to a domestic vi-
olence call.
As police approached
the back porch of the res-
idence, they heard a male
voice say oh, so you did
call the police.
The back door to the
residence was opened and
a black male subject, later
identified as Demetrecus
McCravy, appeared in the
doorway.
Officers observed a sec-
ond door that appeared to
be a bedroom inside the
home with a female stand-
ing inside.
McCravy placed his
hands quickly inside his
coat as police approached,
and deputies immediate-
ly pulled out their service
weapons and asked Mc-
Cravy to show his hands.
McCravy quickly pulled
his hands out of his pock-
ets and exited the resi-
dence.
Police observed the fe-
male in the background to
have a bruised right eye.
Police then attempted to
detain McCravy for ques-
tioning for domestic vio-
lence, but after reaching
for his left hand, McCravy
began to pull away by jerk-
ing his arm in towards his
body.
After a struggle, McCra-
vy was then escorted to
the floor of the back porch
where he was detained.
McCravy stated during
this time that he had a
gun on him but stated he
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tossed it on the floor be-
side the back door.
After this incident he
was escorted to the patrol
vehicle, and police went in
to speak with the victim.
Upon entry to the back
door of the residence, po-
lice observed a small black
handgun laying approxi-
mately four feet to the left
of door.
Upon further observa-
tion of the home, police
observed the residence to
be in disarray.
The victim state she had
been in an argument with
McCravy, who claimed
that she and her father
were out to get him.
The victim stated that
McCravy hit her sever-
al times during the day
and also stated she was
choked.
The victim stated she
attempted to go to the
bedroom to get away, but
stated McCravy later came
in and began to hit on her.
Officers observed the
victims right eye was red
with purple and blue col-
oring on her skin; and
her neck had redness and
marks.
The victim stated she
and McCravy have been
dating since February of
2017.
EMS responded to the
scene but the victim de-
nied treatment.
McCravy stated that he
had been living with the
victim for seven months
and the argument started
over one of the victims
friends.
McCravy stated that he
believed one of the vic-
tims friends was going to
come to there residence to
jump him. Upon further
observation of McCravy,
the officer was unable to
see any signs of visible
injuries to him in compar-
ison.
Officers found McCra-
vy had an active Family
Court Bench Warrant out
of Spartanburg County.
He was advised that he
was being placed under
arrest and a warrant will
be sought for domestic
violence and possession
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with intent to distribute
marijuana.
the van and Habeck first
grabbed the gun, leaving
it in his holster, and told
words Habeck placed the
gun in his vehicle prior to
the arrival of law enforce-
HELD AT GUNPOINT
On Nov. 17, the Spar-
him not go anywhere.
Castruita said that during
ment.
Habeck denied this ver-
tanburg County Sheriffs this time he got pushed sion of the events, but wit-
Office responded to the Lil up against another vehicle nesses confirmed it. Wit-
Cricket at 9080 Highway parked alongside his in nesses stated when they
11 in reference to a distur- an effort to prevent him saw this they locked the
bance with a weapon. from leaving. Castruita store down until police ar-
Spartanburg Communi- then walked toward the rived. Habeck was placed
cations/911 said a person front of the van to try and under arrest for pointing
suspected of possessing make the phone call and and presenting a firearm.
stolen property was being Habeck pulled the gun out He was transported to
held at gunpoint by anoth- and pointed it at his head the Spartanburg County
er male subject. telling him not to go any- Detention Center without
Upon arrival, officers where. Castruita described incident.
observed several subjects the gun as a silver hand- During a search incident
standing in the parking gun, possibly a 9mm. Cas- to arrest a secondary mag-
lot next to the store. The truita said he made no at- azine loaded with 5 rds of
officer made contact with tempts to harm Habeck at ammunition was located
Raymond Habeck, who anytime and there was no in Habecks front right
told officers in a prior physical fight of any sort. pocket.
conversation that he had After the two exchanged
a firearm in his posses-
sion because he was a
concealed weapons per-
mit (CWP) holder. The of-
ficer asked Habeck what
was going on and Habeck
said that they had made
contact with the seller and
had blocked him in with
their vehicle in order to
prevent him leaving. The
officer asked if Habeck
had pulled his gun and he
stated he put his hand on
it in its holster which was
on his right side. He also
stated that he had placed
the firearm back in his ve-
hicle prior to my arrival
and showed me that his
holster was empty.
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He stated that when con-
fronted about the proper-
ty being stolen he went to
call someone to come pick
up the van he was driving
because he assumed he
would be charged and ar-
rested. Castruita said that
when he went to move he
was standing at the rear of

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 
Jackets swarm Greenville
Return
to state
semifinal
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Greers swarming Yellow
Jackets suffocated Green-
ville, 47-15, in a Friday
night rematch to clinch
their first appearance in
the upper state finals in
14 years.
I felt we could eventual-
ly wear them down, and we
did, explained Coach Will
Young of Greers 12th. vic-
tory of the season, as the
Yellow Jackets advanced
to host unbeaten South
Point in a battle for a berth
in the state finals.
That was after some
harrowing moments early
on when the Yellow Jack-
ets gave up a big opening
kickoff return and found
themselves down 7-0 two
plays later. Then Qua
White returned the Red
Raiders ensuing kickoff
to the house, and that let
them know we were here,
Eastside to host annual Turkey 5-Can Run
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Taylors Turkey
Day 5-Can Run is set
for Thanksgiving Day at
9 a.m. at Eastside High
School. It is the 26th year
for the event.
Registration for the run
will be five cans of food
(or $5) on the day of the
run, and will begin at
7:30 a.m.
We like the fact
that participants
simply love to
run, not race. Its
a very relaxed
event, benefiting
Greer Community
Ministries, an
organization that is
very effective and
efficient in helping
people.
Tom Fuduric
Event co-director
I really enjoy and
appreciate the family/
community atmosphere
at this run, said Tom
Fuduric, co-director of
the event along with Ed
Boehmke, former East-
side coach for cross
country, and Bob Young,
a local runner and entre-
preneur.
For the low-key, fam-
ily oriented event, run-
ners may choose their
Greers Shakaiya Bradford will attend Wofford College for track and field, signing her
national letter of intent last week.
Greer ran all over Greenville last Friday at Dooley Field, earning a trip to the Upper State
semi-final against South Pointe.
Young said.
Greer not only refused
to give up the momentum,
but added to it when Dre
Williams tied the school
Eastside High School will play host to the annual Taylors Turkey Day 5-Can Run, where participants are asked to donate
to local food banks.
own distance from one
mile up to a full 10K.
The track and football
field will be available for
Kids Fun. show up with bags full of
We like the fact that food to donate to those
participants simply love
to run, not race, Fuduric
said. Its a very relaxed around to visit and catch
event, benefiting Greer
Community Ministries,
an organization that is
very effective and effi-
cient in helping people.
This year, the collect-
ed cans of food and oth-
er non-perishable food
items will be given to
Greer Community Min-
istries. Special needs re-
quested are: cans of beef
stew, spaghetti sauce,
hearty soups and fruit;
one pound boxes of pas-
ta (all kindsspaghetti
Going to Wofford
Sports
The Greer Citizen
record for the longest
scoring run from scrim-
mage, 99.5 yards, to build
a 28-7 lead late in the sec-
ond period.
noodles, rotini, elbow
macaroni, etc.), boxed ce-
real, grits and oatmeal.
Each year people just
in need, and following
the run everyone hangs
up, Fuduric said.
The EHS track is locat-
ed at 1300 Brushy Creek
Road, Taylors. The track
is near the corner of
Brushy Creek and Kim-
brell Drive. Park in the
front parking lot, enter-
ing from Brushy Creek
Road.
For more information,
contact Tom Fuduric
at 244-7495 or tom-
fuduric@att.net.
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PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Yellow Jackets de-
fense dominated the sec-
ond half, shutting down
Greenville by forcing four
turnovers on downs plus
Registration for the event begins at 7:30 a.m. and runs
until 9 a.m.
Eastside falls
to South Pointe
Finishes
at 11-2
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastsides 11-win season
came to an end last Friday,
as the No. 5 team in the
nation handed the Eagles
a 48-0 loss on the road in
the Upper State semi-final.
With the win, South
Pointe remains perfect and
advances to play Greer in
the Upper State final.
Ive really enjoyed this
season, and I want to keep
a punt on the Red Raiders
five possessions.
We made some adjust-
ments at the half, Defen-
sive Coordinator Travis
Perry explained. Im re-
ally proud of the way our
kids played, especially
preventing conversions on
fourth downs. Of course, I
would have liked to shut
them out, as any defensive
coordinator would. But
Greenville has a very good
offense that has scored a
lot of points this year.
Having handed the Red
Raiders their only loss this
season, on Oct. 13, Greer
started out on the wrong
foot when Tydricus Hel-
lams gathered in the open-
ing kickoff and zoomed 66
yards down the sidelines
before being pulled down
at the Yellow Jackets 24-
yard line. Two plays later,
the visitors rewarded Hel-
lams with a 21-yard scor-
ing pass from Davis Bev-
ille. Jack Henegans extra
point made it 7-0 less than
a minute into the contest.
No problem. White took
Greenvilles kickoff 90
yards up the middle of
Dooley Field to the oppo-
site end zone some 13 sec-
ond later. But Greenville
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useful so far this season.
have some impressive
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seeing this program prog-
ress, head coach Dan
Morgan told the Greer Cit-
izen. We are amazed ev-
eryday at what these guys
have accomplished.
Eastside quarterback
Jordan Morgan threw for
more than 200 yards, but
tossed four interceptions
on the night as South
Pointe commanded the
game on defense.
Chance Pride put his
mark on the game with-
out finding the end zone,
catching six passes for 54
yards.
The Eagles will graduate
22 seniors from the roster.
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
The rivalry
I
used to be neutral
during this week of the
college football season.
Being a Miami football
fan from West Virginia,
I obviously didnt have a
dog in the Clemson/South
Carolina fight.
Living here long enough
changes things, though.
The more Ive become
exposed to both teams
and their fans, the more
Ive been motivated to
root for the Gamecocks.
I was actually making
this point to a group of
friends a few days ago,
and it was brought to my
attention that I might be
making sweeping assump-
tions about an entire
fanbase. While pointing
out how loud and ob-
noxious Tiger fans have
been about their recent
success, a couple of close
Clemson friends informed
me that there was an
entire section of the Tiger
population that doesnt
rub it in after every win.
I hear that and ac-
knowledge that I could be
wrong about a lot of you
Clemson folks. But man,
do I want South Carolina
to get this win on Satur-
day.
South Carolina is much
better than they were
a year ago. It might be
tempting to look at this
team (without its best
player) and write them
off, but the Cocks have
been in every game this
season.
Sure, theyre never go-
ing to put anybody away
in convincing fashion, but
I bet most folks didnt
expect this team to have
five SEC wins at this point
in the season.
Jake Bentley is coming
into his own, and despite
some questionable play-
calling, the Gamecocks
can put plenty of points
on the board. That said,
Clemson has a lot of great
young talent that will give
South Carolina grief this
Saturday.
Kelly Bryant has proved
to be an indispensable
part of what Clemson
is trying to do this year,
and has made a name
for himself as a junior
220-pounder.
Guys like Hunter Ren-
frow (every Clemson fans
knight in shining armor)
and Ray-Ray McCloud can
make the big play, along
with a slew of running
backs that have proved
Clemson really should
be undefeated going into
this game, and the Tigers
wins under their belt. If
Bryant doesnt get injured
at Syracuse, maybe were
talking a little bit differ-
ently about the Game-
cocks chances Saturday.
But Clemson has gotten
more than just the benefit
of the doubt. The Tigers
are ranked ahead of an
undefeated Miami team
in the current playoff
standings, and that is
the matchup everyone is
waiting to see.
The question isIs
Clemson looking past
South Carolina to that
matchup? It would be a
major mistake to do so.
Sure, the Tigers have been
lighting South Carolina
up in recent years, but
if they go into this one
expecting to do the same,
Clemson fans are in for a
rude awakening. This is a
very dangerous game for
Clemson for the simple
reason that the Tigers
have bigger fish to fry
next week. A loss to the
rival, though, would take
Clemson out of playoff
contention before it could
get its crack at Miami.
This game probably has
enough intrigue behind it
to get both teams up and
going, however.
I do expect Clemson to
come out on top, but if
you told me the Game-
cocks had something
up their sleeves, Id be
inclined to believe you.
Heres to the rivalry!
May the better team win!
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Martin Truex Jr. holds off Busch for series title
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE
At the end of a riveting,
breathtaking battle that
had fans in the grand-
stands on their feet long
after the checkered flag,
Martin Truex Jr. held off
Kyle Busch by .681 sec-
onds at Homestead-Miami
Speedway to win Sundays
Ford Eco-Boost 400 and
his first Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series title.
In Dale Earnhardt Jr.s
last race in the No. 88
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet, Truexone
of Earnhardts closest
friendskept Busch be-
hind him during a 34-lap
green-flag run to the fin-
ish.
Its just overwhelming,
a tearful Truex said in Vic-
tory Lane. To think about
all the rough days and
bad days, the days that we
couldnt run 20th, to be
hereI never thought this
day would come, and to be
here is so unbelievable.
The victory was a timely
gift for Furniture Row Rac-
ing owner Barney Visser,
who is back home in Den-
ver, Colo., recovering from
a heart attack and subse-
quent bypass surgery. It
was also a gift to Truexs
long-time girlfriend Sherry
Pollex, who has been bat-
tling ovarian cancer.
A lot of it was for her,
said Truex, who won for
the first time at Home-
stead and the 15th time
in his career. A lot of it
was for me. A lot of it was
for this team just, I dont
even know what to say. We
just never gave up all day
long. We didnt have the
best car. I dont know how
we won that thing. Never
give up. Dig deep.
The victory also was en-
Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY
Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2017 in Homestead, Florida.
William Byron wins emotional
battle for XFINITY title Saturday
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE
As Cole Custer cele-
brated his first victory
in the NASCAR XFINITY
Series and 19-year-old
William Byron reveled in
the series championship,
a heartbroken and angry
Elliott Sadler confronted
the driver he believed cost
him a long-coveted NA-
SCAR title.
Custer took the check-
ered flag in a different zip
code, crossing the finish
line 15.405 seconds ahead
of second-place Sam Hor-
nish Jr., who delivered the
owners championship to
Roger Penske. The real
action, however, occurred
three-quarters of a lap be-
hind the winner.
Sadler had passed By-
ron, his JR Motorsports
teammate on Lap 165 of
200. The 42-year-old vet-
eran stayed out front until
Lap 191, when he closed
on the No. 18 Toyota of
Ryan Preece and lost mo-
mentum. Byron charged
past Sadler into third
placeand into the lead
among the four drivers
battling for the title.
With four laps left,
Sadler pulled up to By-
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane
after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2017 in Homestead, Florida.
tirely appropriate. For the
bulk of the season, Truex
was the top driver in the
series. Sundays victory
was his eighth of the year,
a series-best, and his sev-
enth on 1.5-mile interme-
diate speedways. Truex
had the No. 78 Toyota out
front for 78 laps on Sun-
day, bringing his season
total of laps led to a ca-
reer-best 2,253, also tops
in the series.
With an excellent long-
run car, Busch slipped to
fourth after the final re-
start on Lap 234 of 267
rons bumper. Byron shot
past Preeces Toyota,
clearing him to the in-
side. Sadler tried to fol-
low but couldnt complete
the pass, and slid up into
Preeces Camry, with the
right front of Sadlers No.
1 Chevrolet clipping the
left rear of the Toyota.
Sadler hit the wall and
his title hopes were gone.
The disconsolate driver
finished second in the
NASCAR XFINITY Series
standings for the fourth
time, and his disappoint-
ment stood in marked
contrast to the elation of
his young teammate.
I dont know that I took
a breath the last 20 laps,
Byron said. That was in-
credible. I just have to
thank this team. This is
awesome. Elliott raced me
clean, and we just raced
hard for it. I just cant be-
lieve this.
Ive just got to thank
God for giving me this
platform to perform. I
cant believe this. Im tired,
whew. Ive never driven
that hard in my life.
Team co-owner Dale
Earnhardt Jr. had his share
of nervous moments as
his drivers fought for the
championship.
and needed nine laps to
pass the stubborn No. 22
Ford of Joey Logano. Seven
laps later, Busch slipped
past fellow Championship
4 contender Kevin Harvick
into second and set his
sights on Truex.
Busch closed rapidly,
but Truex found a line
that allowed him to main-
tain an edge that shrank to
as little as two car lengths.
But Busch never could
pull alongside his fellow
Camry driver, and Truex
inched away over the last
four circuits.
Man, that is tough
watching those guys battle
like that together, Earn-
hardt said. William did a
great job running an awe-
some race. To be as young
as he is, he drove like a
veteran tonight. I know
Elliott is probably really
disappointed. Its hard to
watch any of your guys
lose one, but at least we
will be taking the trophy
back to Mooresville to-
night.
This is great for JRM
and all our employees.
One thing about William
winning, the over-the-wall
guys Im pretty close to a
lot of them. They pit my Christopher Bell fell out
car, too (in the Monster En-
ergy NASCAR Cup Series).
Its pretty cool to see these
guys enjoy themselves.
This really effects a lot of
people. Im really glad to
be a part of it.
All but forgotten in the
dramatic championship
battle and its aftermath
was Custers overwhelm-
ing maiden victory. Pull-
ing away steadily after a
restart on Lap 97, Custer
posted the largest margin
of victory in the series this
season and the largest
ever at the 1.5-mile track.
Custer led 182 laps and
I told my guys we were
going to dig deeper than
we ever have today, and
(with) 20 (laps) to go, I
thought I was done they
were all better than me on
the long run all day long,
Truex said. I just found
a way. I found a lane that
I could use, and I found
a lane that was blocking
enough of their air that
they couldnt use it and
just made it happen.
I cant believe it. Ive
wanted this since I was a
little kid and just never
give up. Just never give
PHOTO | MATT SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES
scored a perfect driver rat-
ing of 150.0, the only time
a driver has accomplished
that feat this year.
We knew we were go-
ing be really good this
weekend, but our Haas
Automation Mustang was
unreal, Custer said. We
really wanted to have a
good showing at Ford
Championship Weekend.
Even though we werent in
it (the Championship 4),
we wanted to win.
Preece was racing for
the owners championship
against the No. 22 Ford
of Hornish and the No. 9
Chevrolet of Byron after
with engine problems af-
ter 78.
To be honest with
you, if theres a person
you dont want to cost a
championship to, its El-
liott Sadler, said Preece.
You know, Im just trying
to do team orders here. I
was racing for an owner
championship. Yeah, we
werent racing for the win
right there, but we were
still racing the 9 (Byron).
Its not where I want to
be right there. Obviously, I
hate it, but I cant take it
back.
PHOTO | JARED C. TILTON/GETTY IMAGES
up on your dreams, no
matter what happens and
what kind of crap you go
through. And thank you,
Barney. I wish you were
here, buddy.
Kyle Larson finished
third, closely trailing the
championship battle after
moving past Harvick for
third on Lap 252. Harvick
came home fourth, after
debris from David Starrs
Chevrolet punched a hole
in the nose of the No. 4
Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.
I was just really loose
the whole last run, Har-
Bell takes
truck series
championship
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE
The tandem burnouts
filled the frontstretch at
Homestead-Miami Speed-
way with a thick cloud of
smoke, as Chase Briscoe
celebrated his first NA-
SCAR Camping World
Truck Series victory, and
runner-up Christopher
Bell exulted in his first NA-
SCAR championship.
In a Ford EcoBoost 200
that ran caution-free ex-
cept for the planned
breaks after the first and
second stages, Briscoe, the
pole winner, passed Ben
Rhodes for the lead on
Lap 96 of 134 on Friday
night and pulled away to
beat Bell to the finish line
by 2.887 seconds, after
Rhodes ran out of gas on
Lap 129.
Two enormously talent-
ed open-wheel stars who
have made successful
transitions to stock car
racing, Bell and Briscoe are
close friends, but their ca-
reers have been following
markedly different trajec-
tories as of late.
Briscoe collected the last
trophy for Brad Keselows-
ki Racing, which is closing
its doors at the end of the
season, and he hasnt an-
nounced plans for next
year. Bell, on the other
hand, will run for the
NASCAR XFINITY Series
championship next season
in top-of-the-line equip-
ment at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Bell gave Kyle Busch Mo-
torsports its second title
in three years under a for-
mat where the highest fin-
isher among four eligible
driversin this case Bell,
Johnny Sauter, Matt Craf-
ton and Austin Cindric--is
crowned champion.
To be able to do this
for all of the guys at Kyle
Busch Motorsports and to
win the championship for
a team that deserves the
championship, words just
cant describe my feelings
right now, said Bell, who
scored a series-high five
victories this season.
To run as good as we
have, week in and week
out, and not just this year
...This whole organization,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
vick said. When it start-
ed to get dark, we started
to get tight in the corner,
and then we got a hole in
the nose. We got that fixed
and just couldnt quite get
it where we needed to be
to make good times.
Some runs we fell off.
Some runs we were tight
on entry. There at the end
we were just too loose.
Chase Elliott and Joey
Logano ran fifth and sixth,
respectively. Playoff driver
Brad Keselowski finished
sixth, ending the season
fourth in the series stand-
ings.
Busch opted for a one-
pit-stop strategy during
the final stage of the race
and appeared headed for
the title until his brother,
Kurt Busch, spun in Turn
4 on Lap 227 to bring out
the fifth and final caution
of the event and bunch the
field for the restart on Lap
234.
Yeah, it wasnt quite
what we wanted there at
the end, Busch said. I
thought we had a really
great race car. Especially
on the long runs, we were
really, really good. Just
came down to there at the
end, not having enough
tire when I got to the 78.
So I just overused my
stuff, and I knew I over-
used my stuff when I
was running with the 22
(Logano) trying to get by
him and just overworked
everything, and got to the
4 (Harvick), got by him
pretty quick. I tried to
make sure that I could do
that pretty quick so then I
could have at least a little
more tire life, but didnt
seem to pay me off any
when I got to the 78.
This is a long time
coming...two years
ago I was sleeping
on couches, and
now to be a winner
in NASCAR.
Chase Briscoe
Winner, Homestead-Miami Speedway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
this whole team has been
good for so many years.
You just dont want to
be the guy that lets them
down, and Im glad I didnt
let them down tonight.
Briscoe, who also won
the 2017 Sunoco Rookie
of the Year, certainly im-
proved his standing with
the win, achieved in his
23rd start in the series.
This is a long time
coming, said Briscoe who
finished one position and
nearly 16 seconds ahead
of third-place Sauter, the
defending series champi-
on. So proud of all these
guys. To know that theyre
not going to have a job
next year, and we contin-
ued to bring really good
trucks even though we
were outside the playoffs,
such a testament to how
good these Brad Keselows-
ki guys are.
I know two years ago I
was sleeping on couches,
and now to be a winner in
NASCAR. I wish we were
in the final four. I felt like
we could have been, but
thats part of the circum-
stances.
By virtue of his third-
place finish, Sauter was
runner-up for the champi-
onship. Cindric, Briscoes
teammate at BKR, ran
fifth, one position ahead
of Crafton, a two-time se-
ries champion.
Bell started 2017 with a
victory in the Chili Bowl
Nationals for midget cars,
a title the Oklahoma native
has coveted since child-
hood. He ends the year
as the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series cham-
pion.
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World Cup time is now for America

BY MARK VASTO their place to join host na-
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN tion Russia in next years Once again, America will be on the outside
tournament: Australia,

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hirty-one nations have
booked a ticket for the
2018 World Cup, to be
held in Russia next year.
Most conspicuously ab-
sent in this years tourna-
ment besides Italy (which
missed the cut for the
first time since 1958 and
has the nation in mourn-
ing)? The United States of
America.
Dont blame any sort
of collusion either -- the
United States has been
paying plenty of lip
service to world football
(or soccer or whatever
you want to call it) over
the past few decades, but
our continued inability to
mount any sort of push
for the championship on
the mens side remains a
constant annoyance for
the American sports fan.
(Our women, however,
continue to rock.)
As of this writing, 30
countries have secured
Argentina, Belgium, Bra-
zil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Egypt, England,
France, Germany, Hondu-
ras, Iceland, Iran, Japan,
Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria,
Panama, Poland, Portugal,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Ser-
bia, South Korea, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia and Uruguay (New
Zealand vs. Peru played
after we went to press).
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missed it, America soiled
the sheets in the Caribbe-
an when it came time to
qualify, a bloodbath that
saw Coach Bruce Arena,
the man who was sup-
posed to bring European
sensibility to our roguish
American ways, quit the
scene entirely.
Now, America once
again sits on the prec-
ipice, questioning its
desire to rebuild. Does it
blow everything up? Or
is there enough there to
looking in during the 2018 World Cup, and
its more than past time for this country to
start to compete in great ways.
build upon, enough to
believe in.
Call it American excep-
tionalism, but its time for
Team America to really
put their heads back
down and think back to
our own culture when it
comes to dominance and
change.
What would John Wood-
en do, for instance? Or
Knute Rockne? Or Vince
Lombardi? Or George S.
Patton?
For years weve been fo-
cusing on building a pro-
gram -- a well of players.
Well, that time has come.
We have a great soccer
structure in place. All we
need now is a champion.
Once again, America
will be on the outside
looking in during the
2018 World Cup, and its
more than past time for
this country to start to
compete in great ways.
Its time to start thinking
about winning the World
Cup, and the time to be-
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For those of you expect-
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Crusaders top Mars Hill Lions
The North Greenville
baseball team had a strong
second half against the
Mars Hill Lions to win 78-
71.
Tommy Wade had a
big game with 25 points
while Jalon Cokley also
impressed with 17 points.
NGU took an early 18-9
lead, which included a
dunk by Wade and seven
points by Cokley.
The Lions scored the
next 9 points to tie the
game at 18 with 5:34 re-
maining in the first half.
Neither team led by
more than two for the re-
mainder of the half. Mars
Hill led at halftime 31-30.
A strong beginning to
the second half gave MHU
a 44-34 lead.
The Crusaders fought
back to tie the game at 49
with 12:56 remaining in
the game.
With NGU leading 64-61
and 7:00 remaining, Wade
would take over, scor-
ing the Crusaders next
11 points to give North
Greenville a 75-67 lead
with 2:48 remaining.
NGU was able to hang on
to win 78-71.
Wade led the team with
four rebounds, three steals
and two blocks. Cokley
had two three-point feild
goals and two rebounds.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Karen Donehew led the
North Greenville womens
basketball team in scoring
for the fourth consecu-
tive game on Saturday but
NGU was once again on
the short-end of a 63-52
decision to the Flames of
Lee University.
The Crusaders fell be-
hind early as the Flames
set the tone with a 5-0 run.
Donehew got NGU on
the board with a jumper
but the Lee answered with
an 11-2 run to take a 16-4
advantage. The Crusad-
ers cut the deficit to nine
points at the end of the
quarter.
The lead was then
trimmed to three points in
the second frame before
Ayano Shelton knocked
down a three-ball to even
it at 19-19.
Lee would grab a quick
one-point edge, knocking
down the front half of a
pair of free throws but
North Greenville respond-
ed on the next possession
with a three-pointer from
Kathleen Rodgers, giving
the Crusaders their first
lead of the game at 22-20.
The final six minutes of
the first half saw two ties
and a lead change. The
Flames finished the period
on an 8-0 run to take a 31-
24 lead.
The Crusaders kept it
close in the third frame
Sports
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USC WINS CAROLINA-
CLEMSON BLOOD DRIVE
The University of South
Carolina and Clemson
University wrapped up the
33rd annual American Red
Cross blood drive last Fri-
day, resulting in another
win for USC.
Carolina now holds an
18-15 lead in the annual
competition with Clem-
son. The 2017 Caroli-
na-Clemson Blood Drive
took place on both cam-
puses Nov. 13-17 with stu-
dents, staff, faculty and
fans showing support for
their favorite team by do-
nating blood with the Red
Cross.
This years competition
was neck and neck, with
Clemson collecting 2,554
pints of blood to Caroli-
nas 2,602. Overall, the
event resulted in 5,156
pints of blood collected.
USC will be awarded the
coveted blood drive tro-
phy at the Carolina-Clem-
son football game Nov. 25
at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The Carolina-Clemson
Blood Drive is held annu-
ally the week before the
Carolina-Clemson football
game. The drive comes at
the start of the holiday
season when blood dona-
tions typically decrease.
Over the past three de-
cades of competition, the
universities have collect-
ed over 115,000 pints of
blood.
Crusader
Corner
but were unable to pull
closer than five points
as the Flames were able
to respond to each North
Greenville run.
The lead for Lee swelled
to as many as 13-points
when Carrie Cheeks
opened the fourth with a
layup to make it 51-38.
The Crusaders contin-
ued to battle though as
Donehew and Rodgers
connected on back-to-
back possessions to make
it 51-45.
The Flames once again
answered though, even-
tually taking a 61-47 lead
with 4:01 left.
NGU had chances, in the
end, to fight back to even
but a two-minute scoring
drought in the final three
minutes cost the Crusad-
ers as the Flames were
able to weather NGUs
comeback attempt.
Donehew led all scorers
with 17-points with six re-
bounds and three assists.
Savannah Hughes and Bai-
ley Breazeale had eight
points for the Crusaders.
Breazeale led the team
with eight rebounds.
MENS VOLLEYBALL
Christian Phung, a 6-0
libero from Aldie, Virgin-
ia, has signed a NCAA Na-
tional Letter of Intent to
play for the North Green-
ville University mens vol-
leyball team for the 2018-
2019 season.
Phung attends John
Champe High School in
Aldie, VA, which is west
of the Washington D.C.
area in Northern Virginia.
His school does not spon-
sor boys volleyball, so he
managed all of the girls
teams at his high school all
four years. Probably one
of the most experienced
liberos in the 2018 recruit-
ing class; he has competed
in six Boys Junior Nation-
al Tournaments, and will
compete during the 2018
season for the Carolina
Union Volleyball Club un-
der the direction of Coach
Dylan Mulkey.
An unassuming and de-
voted young man, Chris-
tian is also one of the
most successful beach
volleyball players on the
East Coast. He has partic-
ipated in USA Volleyball
Future Select and High
Performance Beach and
Indoor camps in Colora-
do Springs, CO, Hermosa
Beach, CA and at the US
Olympic Training Center
in Chula Vista, CA since
NEWBERRY FALLS TO
VIRGINIA STATE
Season-high point per-
formances from Marshall
Lange and James Stepp
were not enough to push
the Newberry mens bas-
ketball team past Virginia
State in the tournament
championship, where they
fell 90-85.
Lange finished the game
with a season-high 22
points and marked his
second time this season
with over 20 points. He
also had two rebounds
and two assists.
Both teams exchanged
leads from the start to set
the tone early in the con-
test. Newberry went 8-for-
16 from three and posted
a 53.6 percent field goal
percentage to hold the lead
throughout the majority
of the first 20 minutes.
Stepp drained his fourth
three of the half to give
the Wolves the 13-point
lead with 1:55 remaining
in the first. Those were
Newberrys last points of named to the all-tourna-
the half as Virginia State
went on a 6-0 run to trim
the Wolves edge to seven
making it 49-42 going into
halftime. There were five
ties and 10 lead changes
that occurred in the first
half.
Virginia State struggled
offensively in the first
half, only shooting 40 per-
cent from the field.
Stepp remained perfect
from the floor during the
first half going 5-for-5
from the floor with four
of those shots counting
for three. He amassed a
team-high 16 points in the
first 20 minutes of play
The North Greenville womens basketball team fell to Lee
University.
The Crusaders took a seven point win over Mars Hill.
the year 2012. He was
also part of the USA Boys
Youth National A3 Indoor
Training Program in Las
Vegas, NV in 2016.
Probably the biggest
feather in his proverbial
cap is going undefeated
for three days and win-
ning the 2017 USAV Beach
High Performance Eastern
Zonal Championship with
his partner this year.
He also has spent the
last year training with
Personal Trainer Lemar
Marshal, who is a former
NFL player with the Tam-
pa Bay Buccaneers, and
played college football at
Michigan State. He works
with him twice a week on
strength conditioning &
training.
Coach Mulkey contact-
ed me about Christian a
few months ago, and with-
in three minutes of seeing
his video, I told myself
Ive got to get this guy, University, and Brandon
said NGU Head Coach Dr.
Fred Battenfield. Just
from watching him play
for a short period of time,
it was readily apparent to
and ended the day with 21
points.
Three quick baskets
from Virginia State closed
the gap within one to start
the second half. The Tro-
jans slowly chipped away
at the Wolves lead to tie it
63-63 with 10:19 remain-
ing in regulation. A pair
of free throws from Vir-
ginia States William Ved-
der gave the Trojans the
65-63 advantage, one that
they kept for the remain-
der of the contest.
Shooting from beyond
the arc proved difficult
for the Wolves in the sec-
ond with the team making
four three-pointers on 20
attempts. Virginia State
dominated in the paint
with 50 points compared
to 28 from the Wolves.
Rob Valentineand Nick
Dietrich each notched
double-figures in the game
with 17 and 10, respec-
tively. Max Miller posted
three blocks and Olufemi
Boko had four assists.
Lange and Stepp were
ment team in a postgame
ceremony. The Trojans
Walter Williams earned
tournament MVP honors.
The Wolves will get a
day to recover before
returning to action on
Monday, Nov. 20 to face
Lenoir-Rhyne at Eleazer
Arena. Tipoff is set for
7:00 p.m.
REEVES TO SPEAK
IN GREENVILLE
The South Carolina Foot-
ball Hall of Fame (SCFHOF)
will host its first of four
quarterly Legends Speaker
Series events at the Em-
bassy Suites at Verdae on
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me that Christian is a very
special talent playing a po-
sition Ive gained a lot of
respect for. He is light-
ning quick, fearless on de-
fense, and has very good
touch passing and setting. launched a 28-yard scor-
However, during his try-
out, his father mentioned
to me, yes, he can swing
too. Indeed, he can! He it 14-7 with a successful
comes from an amazing
family with which I devel-
oped an instant rapport,
and I really believe hell
be digging a lot of balls at
North Greenville Universi-
ty in the very near future.
Christian is the son of
Tu Phung and Sheri Smith,
and he has four siblings,
Kara Anna Morrison (Ty
Morrison), who graduat-
ed from Baylor,Courtney
Bethine Phung, who grad-
uated from Marymount
University, Andrea LaNore
Phung, who is a recent
graduate of West Virginia
Red Raiders with one of
Michael Phung, who is a
fifth grader at Arcola El-
ementary School. He is
undecided on a university
major at this point.
Dec. 12. Former Universi-
ty of South Carolina quar-
terback and NFL coaching
legend Dan Reeves will be
the special speaker. Dan
Reeves was inducted into
the Halls Class of 2015.
Tickets for this event are
limited, purchase your
seat or table today at
www.scfootballhof.org/
shop. Special corporate
tables and VIP opportuni-
ties are also available for
purchase. Please visit the
website for more details.
The event will begin
at 5:30pm (entry time
5:00pm) and feature a full
buffet dinner, drinks, and
an opportunity to meet
Coach Reeves. The event
programming will con-
clude at 8:00pm.
The Legend Speaker Se-
ries is designed to allow
football fans of all ages
to enjoy an evening with
a legendary local sports
figure while providing
support for the SCFHOFs
Business Connect program
and other local non-prof-
its (i.e. Big Brothers, Big
Sisters of the Upstate).
The series is being made
possible by several com-
munity and corporate
members including Ingles
Markets, KW Beverage,
Embassy Suites at Verdae,
and Progressive Packag-
ing.
Learn more about sup-
porting the SCFHOFin
Making A Difference
Through Football at www.
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low us on Facebook, Ins-
tagram, and Twitter @sc-
footballhof.
JACKETS: Top Greenville
for second time this season
FROM B1
led 7-6 when Edwin Sales
uncharacteristically mis-
fired on the extra point
kick.
Greer had another stum-
ble after holding a Green-
ville drive on downs at
the 25-yard line. Williams
fumbled on the first play
from scrimmage and the
Red Raiders recovered. But
the Yellow Jackets stood
their ground again, forc-
ing Greenvilles offense
off the field at the 24-yard
line after four plays.
Getting those stops
in the red zone in
the first half was
huge. We have a
good defense that
runs really well.
Will Young
Greer head coach
Getting those stops in
the red zone in the first
half was huge, Coach
Young said. We have a
good defense that runs
really well. It is tough to
go against them in prac-
tice every day, and nobody
on our offensive line can
block Quack Cohen.
Following the second
stop, Greer marched 76
yards in 11 plays to take
the lead. Williams plowed
ahead for 10 yards on
third down to get the drive
going, and quarterback
Trey Houston later ram-
bled for gains of 18 and
19 yards on broken pass
attempts. Then Houston
ing strike to Braxton Col-
lins for the touchdown.
The Yellow Jackets made
better.
two-point conversion by
Matt Huff on a wildcat run
with 9:41 remaining in the
first half.
Greer struck again after
forcing a punt that landed
at midfield. Overcoming
a penalty, Houston de-
livered a 14-yard pass to
White, and later connect-
ed with Huff on a 38-yard
touchdown pass. Sales ex-
tra point gave the Yellow
Jackets some breathing
room at 21-7.
GREER STUNS RED RAIDERS
Then Greer stunned the
turnover and was flagged
the big plays of the season
after forcing a Greenville
punt with 3:12 left in the
half. After the kick was
downed inside the Yellow
Jackets one-yard line, Wil-
liams got the call on first
down. The junior speed-
ster shot through the line
and out-ran the Greenville
secondary the length of
the field for a touchdown.
Sales extra point made it
28-7.
But the Red Raiders
fought back with time run-
ning out in the half after
Mack Braswell returned
the kickoff 34 yards. Bev-
ille completed an 11-yard
pass to Hellams on third
down to start the drive.
Three plays later, Beville
got away for 18 yards on
a broken pass attempt
to the Greer eight. The
Yellow Jackets held for
two downs before Beville
found Braswell at the goal
line with a touchdown
pass. Greenville add-
ed insult to injury when
Hellams ran a two-point
conversion that trimmed
Greers lead to 27-15 at in-
termission.
I was hoping we could
prevent them from scoring
there, but we lost contain
and then missed a tackle
when Beville made that
long gain, Coach Perry
said. Then Beville made
a big play to complete the
touchdown pass on third
down.
Greers defense quick-
ly gained the upper hand
early in the third quarter
when Travigea Ware and
Tyrick Smith sacked Bev-
ille for a 14-yard loss on
third down. That led to
a punt, which White re-
turned to the Greenville
40-yard line.
The Yellow Jackets went
on to score in six plays,
starting with a 13-yard
Williams carry. White
powered Greer to the Red
Raiders four, but a pair of
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
penalties set the Yellow
Jackets back to the 12-
yard stripe. There, Hous-
ton found White in the end
zone on a third down pass.
Greer attempted another
two-point conversion, but
Huff was stopped inches
shy of the goal line on an-
other wildcat carry. Even
so, the Yellow Jackets had
built the lead to 34-15
with 4:55 remaining in the
third period.
Greenville answered
with a drive that the Yel-
low Jackets stopped on
downs at their own 24-
yard line.
That set the stage for
quickly pulling away to
victory. Greers offense
got moving with a 17-yard
pass from Houston to
White, followed by a 49-
yard Williams romp that
nearly resulted in a touch-
down. Although Williams
was stopped at the ten,
Houston hooked up with
White on a touchdown
pass on the next play.
Sales conversion made it
a 41-15 affair with 11:53
remaining in the game.
Cohen sacked Beville for
a seven-yard loss on fourth
down on Greenvilles next
series, putting Greer in
position to launch a 51-
yard scoring excursion.
After Williams picked up a
first down, Houston deliv-
ered a 32-yard touchdown
pass to Collins. Although
Sales misfired on anoth-
er conversion attempt,
the Yellow Jackets held a
32-point lead with 8:41
left on the clock.
Houston is having a
great year, not only run-
ning, but especially throw-
ing the ball, with no in-
terceptions. I dont ever
remember having a quar-
terback who did that,
Coach Young said. But
we still think Trey has
potential to become even
Houston completed 11
of 18 attempts for167
yards and five touch-
downs. Greer added 281
rushing yards for a total
offensive production of
448 yards and 18 first
downs.
Greenville posted 233
total yards for 18 first
downs. The Red Raiders
completed 11 of 32 pass-
es for 118 air yards and
rushed for 115 net yards.
Greer had to overcome
11 penalties for 90 yards
and two lost fumbles.
Greenville did not have a
seven times for 39 yards.
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
Greenville 7 8 0 0 - 15
Greer 6 22 6 13 - 47
First quarter: Hellams
(Greenville) 21-yard touch-
down pass from Bev-
ille; Henegan kick. White
(Greer) 90-yard kickoff re-
turn; kick failed.
Second quarter: Collins
(Greer) 28-yard pass from
Houston; Huff 2-point
conversion. Huff (Greer)
38-yard pass from Hous-
ton; Sales kick. Williams
(Greer) 99-yard run; Sales
kick. Braswell (Greenville)
3-yard pass from Beville;
Hellams 2-point conver-
sion.
Third quarter: White
(Greer) 12-yard pass from
Houston; 2-point conver-
sion attempt failed.
Fourth quarter: White
(Greer) 10-yard pass from
Houston; Sales kick. Col-
lins (Greer) 32-yard pass
from Houston; kick failed.
INDIVIDUALS
Greer rushing: Houston
5/49 yards; White 4/11
yards; Williams 17/221
yards; Makeylan Ware
1/3 yards; Cameron Ham-
monds 1/5 yards; Zech Ev-
ans 2/minus 8 yards.
Greenville rushing: Wil-
liams-Byrd 24/68 yards;
Beville 16/32 yards; Col-
lin Wakefield 4/23 yards;
Abijah Shaw 2/9 yards;
Marshall Skoloff 3/minus
16 yards.
Greer passing: Houston
11/18/0 167 yards.
Greenville passing: Bev-
ille 9/28/0 109 yards.
Skoloff 1/4/0 6 yards.
Greer receiving: Collins
4/80 yards; White 4/38
yards; Huff 3/49 yards.
Greenville receiving: Hel-
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TALKING ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: PART ONE
An interview with FAVORs Rich Jones
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
Addiction/recovery ex-
pert Rich Jones arrived at
FAVOR-Greenville in 2013,
just in time to witness
the greatest flood of drug
overdose deaths our state
and nation have ever seen.
Throughout that time,
hes served as Executive
Director of FAVOR, which
stands for Faces and Voic-
es of Recovery.
As the nonprofits ring-
leader, spokesman and
most public voice, Jones
has conducted nearly a
thousand interventions
and educated hundreds of
hurting families about the
disease of addiction.
On the eve of FA-
VOR-Greenvilles annu-
al fundraising luncheon
at the Embassy Suites, I
spoke to Jones about the
current state of addiction
and recovery on the local
level.
In Part One of the in-
terview, we examine the
trends, obstacles and
goals steering the Green-
ville nonprofit organiza-
tion.
QUESTION: HAS THIS BEEN
A GOOD YEAR FOR FAVOR-
GREENVILLE?
Jones: It has. Its been a
phenomenal year.
Its been phenomenal in
terms of the things weve
gotten involved with and
the opportunities weve
gotten.
We were just named one
of four model programs
across the country by the
Substance Abuse Mental
Health Services Adminis-
tration of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
That was a really big
deal and were very proud
of that.
Q: HAS FAVOR-GREENVILLE
BEEN ABLE TO BRANCH OUT
INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE
UPSTATE?
Weve changed our vi-
sion to focus on them.
We know that there is
nobody serving a lot of
these counties. We have
a model to get it done.
We believe we can be in
all ten counties, but there
has to be some local inter-
est.
Right now, we have a
Wednesday night family
meeting in Spartanburg,
Gap Creek Singers return this Christmas
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Gap Creek Singers
are bringing in the holiday
season with their annual
Christmas Concert, set for
Dec. 2.
The group will perform
on Sunday at 7 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Church,
located at 100 School
Street in Greer.
We do a combination
of both sacred and secu-
lar, said Luanne Baker,
an original member of The
Gap Creek Singers. This
year, were going to do a
little sing-along with it so
that the audience can par-
ticipate a little bit more.
Admission is free, and a
reception will immediately
follow the performance.
The choir provides the
food, and we have a recep-
tion afterwards in the fel-
lowship hall, Baker said.
Weve always eaten after
we sing.
The Gap Creek Singers
started in 1995 as a Greer
community choir for who-
ever wanted to sing to-
gether.
The reason it was
founded was for fellow-
ship, Baker said. Its just thing was going over to
a group of people who
love to sing.
At that point, we did
mostly show tunes; we
went to nursing homes;
we sang in hospitals, she
continued. Our favorite
Living Here
The Greer Citizen
Rich Jones, Executive Director of FAVOR, discusses addiction recovery efforts with The
Greer Citizens William Buchheit in this multi-part series.
but were looking to try to Health System) calls us,
put a (recovery) center in and we send someone into
Spartanburg. the emergency room to
We know we have some coach the patient.
work to do, and its going Its funded by the feder-
to take a process to get us al government for the Opi-
where we need to go, but oid crisis.
there is an extreme need It wasnt easy to get ap-
for services there. proved, but we did.
Spartanburg is clearly Its a partnership be-
the next step. tween us, the government,
We have a very strong DAODAS (SC Department
advisory board, really of Alcohol and Other
good leadership, and we Drug Abuse Services) and
got a seed grant from Greenville Memorial.
the Spartanburg County We go, meet them in
Foundation to help get us the ER, meet their fami-
launched. ly, hopefully get them in
treatment and then we fol-
Q: HAS FAVOR-GREENVILLE low through with them for
STARTED ANY OTHER a year.
NEW PROGRAMS PEOPLE And I guess the last
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT? development is we are
running a program with
We formed a partner- MUSC-Greenville where
ship with Nicholtown Bap- medical students can take
tist Church and its pastor, recovery coaching as an
Darian Blue. elective.
We are providing onsite I train them, and they
services in Nicholtown become certified recovery
(a predominantly Afri- coaches.
can American section of To see the way that
Greenville). theyre willing to look at
We have a satellite office this (disease), to get the
there in the basement of stigma out of the way and
their church now. to talk openly about it,
Thats sort of the model thats very refreshing.
were going to use as we If we get a new genera-
go forward. tion of medical providers,
We also have an emer- they can start looking
gency room on-call staff. at this thing different-
Any time theres an ly not judgmental or
overdose, GHS (Greenville hard-hearted but very
The 2017 Gap Creek Singers are ready to sing in the Christmas season next weekend with their annual concert to be held
at First Presbyterian Church in Greer this year.
together, and a basket will major in music at the col-
Spartanburg Regional, and be available for donations
we Christmas caroled on at the reception following
the oncology floor. the Christmas concert.
The Gap Creek Singers We came up with the
started giving out music idea of giving scholarships
scholarship about five to graduating high school
years after the group came seniors who were going to
PHOTO BY AMY RANDALL
aware of the seriousness
of the issue.
(Thusfar, Jones says
about a dozen medical
students have taken this
course)
Q: ARE YOU STILL DOING
A LOT OF INTERVENTIONS
WITH ADDICTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES?
We are doing about 500
a year, but we could be do-
ing 750 a year.
I dont do as many as I
was doing.
Weve changed the mod-
el a little bit to really em-
power the family.
We are putting more re-
sponsibility on the family
because we just dont have
the time to run every sin-
gle intervention, so what
we do is train the family
how to have this conversa-
tion with their loved one.
For most FAVOR clients,
Im going to come in and
out of their lives, but the
familys going to be there
forever.
Theyre going to have to
deal with this five years
down the road, seven
years down the road, ten
years down the road We
hope that everyone does
wonderful, but we know
thats not how the world
works.
legiate level, Baker said.
There arent that many
kids that graduate and go
into music anywhere, but
we always find three or
four that are ready, she
continued.
Were in a jam as a country right now in
terms of the opioid epidemic and overdoses
and things like that. We have to lay
some of that at the feet of our treatment
response. Its inadequate and in a lot of
cases unethical.
Unfortunately, its more
common that people slip
up.
Its more common that
they need to be intervened
on again.
We spend a lot of time
teaching families how to
pick rehabs, who to trust
and who not to trust.
Weve had terrible expe-
riences with private treat-
ment providers.
Q: YES, THATS A TOPIC
YOUVE BEEN VERY VOCAL
ABOUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Yes, I feel like its one of
the biggest problems we
have the private treat-
ment industry.
Its a one-size-fits-all
proposition, first of all.
Second of all, there are
a lot of really inadequate
providers in the game.
Were in a jam as a coun-
try right now in terms of
the opioid epidemic and
overdoses and things like
that.
We have to lay some
of that at the feet of our
treatment response.
Its inadequate and in a
lot of cases unethical.
Theyre ripping people off,
theyre ripping insurance
companies off.
Theyre not letting go of
kids because they have the
right insurance card.
I cannot understand for
the life of me why the ac-
crediting bodies and peo-
ple who are supposed to
oversee these treatment
centers simply dont do
their job.
Thats their job.
Theyre supposed to go
in and investigate these
places.
The Commission on Ac-
creditation of Rehabilita-
tion Facilities (CARF) is
something that families
ought to be able to trust,
but its like they give these
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Gap Creek Singers
have given away $36,000
in scholarships to stu-
dents mostly from five
areas high schools: Greer,
Blue Ridge, Byrnes, River-
side and Eastside.
Those are the schools
C
Rich Jones
Executive Director of FAVOR
places accreditation and
then never look again at
what theyre doing.
Q: THAT SOUNDS POLITICAL
TO ME.
I think people dont real-
ly pay attention to whats
going on in the addiction
world because of the stig-
ma.
In other words, most
people go around thinking,
Oh, those addicts should
just be glad they have a
roof over their heads. . .
. The public doesnt really
care.
The people who are be-
ing mistreated at these
facilities are embarrassed
and ashamed in the first
place to be going to rehab
anyway, so who is going to
come out telling everyone
about their bad rehab ex-
perience?
Whos going to file a law-
suit?
Nobody wants to talk
about that stuff.
Its not like going to the
doctor, where if they do
something wrong, youre
ready to sue the hell out
of somebody.
Its rehab.
But I think thats start-
ing to change.
And where its starting
to change is the parents.
Parents are starting to
get really, really angry
about the way their kids
are being treated.
Once a week I talk to a
parent who has lost a kid,
and they tell the story
about the rehab experi-
ence over and over again.
Im not saying every
treatment provider is bad.
What Im saying is that
we have a problem.
We have a huge problem
on our hands.
that we target, Baker said.
Baker joined the Gap
Creek Singers about two
weeks after the group
started when then-direc-
tor Miranda DiMarco came
to her saying she needed
an alto with a low voice.
Now, were trying to
limit more to a couple
concerts and whoever re-
quests us, Baker said.
Generally speaking, we
do two concerts a year.
The Christmas Concert
and a Dinner Theater in
the spring are the Gap
Creek Singers two main
events each year with Billy
Jones as the current direc-
tor of around 25 members.
Were always looking
for more [members],
Baker said. Well start
rehearsals again after the
first of the year.
Rehearsals are once a
week on Tuesdays from
7-8:30 p.m.
Were rehearsing cur-
rently at Victor Baptist,
Baker said.
We used to practice at
the Church of the Good
Shepherd, but theyre
undergoing some reno-
vations, so while theyre
renovating, were over at
Victor Baptist and dont
know when well be going
back, she continued. Ev-
eryone can come.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
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Furman chorus, orchestra to present Messiah

20TH CENTURY FOX STUDIOS
Samuel L. Jackson in The
Hitmans Bodyguard
The Furman Symphony ern civilization. A biennial mance are: ida Bergsvein W. Toverud,
Orchestra (FSO) and Ora- tradition on the campus Leyly N. Bagherof, mez- Grace Clare Honohan, tenor, Lenoir, North Caro-
torio Chorus will present of Furman University, the zo-soprano, Greenville mezzo-soprano, New lina
Handels Messiah on performance features 140 Robert M. Bayliss, York, New York For more information or
Friday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. student vocalists and mu- bass-baritone, Greenville Mary Allison Hoover, so- advance ticket sales, call
in McAlister Auditorium sicians. Kirby Willis Burgess, so- prano, Greenville the Furman Music Office
on the Furman University The FSO and Oratorio prano, Marietta, Georgia Todd Jaret TJ Turner, at 294-2086, or email the
campus. Chorus will present Parts Tyrese Dequan Byrd, tenor, Boiling Springs department at FurmanMu-
Conducted by Furman I and II of Messiah in tenor, Williamston Annabelle Violet Martin, sic@furman.edu. Tickets
music professor Thomas their entirety, culminating David Logan Campbell, soprano, Greenville may be ordered online at

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Joiner, Handels Messiah in the mighty Hallelujah bass, Easley Margaret Quentin Pre- www.furman.edu/Music-
COUCH THEATER holds a unique position
as a monument of West-
chorus.
Soloists for the perfor-
Matthew E. Christopher,
baritone, Longwood, Flor-
witt, soprano, Lexington,
Kentucky
Tickets.

BY SAM STRUCKHOFF

NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 20
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The Hitmans Body-
guard (R) -- Darius
Kinkaid (Samuel L. Jack-
son) is a reckless assassin
who has agreed to testify
against his former em-
ployer and general bad
guy, dictator Vladislav
Dukhovich (Gary Oldman),
on the condition that his
feisty psychopath wife So-
nia (Salma Hayek) is let out
of prison. All he has to do
is get from London to The
Hague without being shot,
stabbed, blown up or oth-
erwise murdered. Michael
Bryce (Ryan Reynolds),
once billed as the worlds
best bodyguard, through a
series of events is charged
with Kinkaids protection
and safe delivery to court.
Its a bounding ride full of
buddy humor and sarcas-
tic zingers, but both the
charm and the action are
delivered in full measure.
Valerian and the City
of a Thousand Planets
(PG-13) -- Stunning and
imaginative, this sci-fi ad-
venture is Byzantine and
stocked with interesting
tidbits and complicat-
ed backstories that is so
very Luc Besson. The two
main characters -- Valerian
(Dane DeHaan) and Laure-
line (Cara Delevingne) --
are members of a special
police force that operates
through time and space
in the 28th century. Va-
lerian is subject to some
inside information via a
dream message from an-
other land, and the pair
is dispatched to retrieve a
mythical device that is also
sought by a long-dead (or
so we thought) community
of humanoids. Also star-
ring Ethan Hawke, Rihan-
na, Clive Owen and Herbie
Hancock.
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS | as they spread cheer on
RIVERWORKS GALLERY
TO HOST F WORD
Greenville Technical
Colleges Riverworks Gal-
lery will exhibit f word
through Dec. 16. An art-
ists reception will be held
Friday, Dec. 1, 6-9 p.m.
F word is usually a more
palatable, polite, hushed
version of a caustic, curse.
This exhibition, f word,
politely whispers an all
too often misunderstood
term, feminist feminist
as the curse of cuckolding,
uppity women.
The f word defines
feminist as regenerative,
life-giving nature as seen
in Alice Ballards exquisite
ceramic wall pods. Bal-
lard defines her process:
I spend countless hours Gallerys f word exhibit on display through Dec. 16.
contemplating a particular
form in order to feel its
energy. It becomes a Zen-
like connection not unlike
a meditation. Ballard, a
grandmother, currently
teaches at the SC Gover-
nors School for the Arts
and Humanities and Christ
Church Episcopal Middle
School and maintains a
studio here in Greenville.
The f word is intricate,
petite, cross stitched sam-
plers of contraceptive
products from Katrina
Majkuts Control series. College. The gallery is lo-
She states, Such mediums
contain their own patriar-
chal or submissive histo-
ry, and modernizing them
to convey how particular
cultural practices are of-
ten at odds with womens
parity. Majkut is a visual
artist and writer living and
Lynne Ridings Concerning Beings is part of Riverworks
es and palette invite con-
templation and possibly
a rethinking of the cul-
tural myths of feminism.
Through its quiet images,
forms, and tones it polite-
ly asks for consideration
of women as equals.
Riverworks Gallery is
operated by and for the
faculty and students of
the Department of Visu-
al and Performing Arts
at Greenville Technical
present Silent Star, a
cated at 300 River Street,
Suite 202, along the scenic
Reedy River in downtown
Greenville.
For more information
call 271-0679 or email
elizabeth.markel@gvltec.
edu, or visit www.gvltec.
edu/dva.
py Christmas, Shirley
the outside of Shirleys
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
ly feuds? Will grumpy Nan
go too far this year? Will
and a Bachelor of Arts in
Fine Arts from Portland
State University (Oregon).
Regular Thompson Gal-
lery hours are Monday-Fri-
day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information
about the exhibition, call
294-2995 or visit http://
nishikibeda.com/.
LOGOS THEATRE
PRESENTS SILENT STAR
The Logos Theatre will
everyone, this show is
Christmas musical tradi-
tion Nov. 24-Dec. 23.
For tickets or more in-
formation, call 268-9342
or visit theAcademyo-
fArts.org.
FURMAN THEATRE TO
STAGE BERKY PLAY DEC. 1,2
EVERY performance for
our patrons and families!
Best for ages 4 & up.
The private residences
included on the tour are
the DeWalt Home on Wal-
On Friday, Dec. 8, prior
to the 7 p.m. performance,
SCCT will offer caroling
nut Street. The Colonels
Favor are the owners and
have graciously opened
and holiday fun. Arrive their home to us. They are
at 6:15 p.m. to join us going to show us Christ-
Main Street and in the lob-
mas traditions from the
1830s to the present. This
by. SCCT will also offer a will include a Historic Mil-
sign-language interpreted itary Camp on their front
performance on that eve- lawn.
ning. The Cromer Home on
For more information, Harper Street was built in
visit scchildrenstheatre. the 1920s and features
org or call 467-3000. the American Craftsman
Style. The home was re-
CENTRE STAGE TO SHOW furbished this year by its
HAPPY CHRISTMAS owners Bubba and Lynn
Centre Stage will present Cromer. The home fea-
the U.S. premiere of Hap- tures a transitional d-
cor while maintaining the
Dec. 5-17. integrity of the period.
Its Christmas Eve and High ceilings and original
hearts pine floors create a
house looks like the Black- comfortable and inviting
pool Illuminations. Inside, ambience.
everything is ready and Built in 1964, Robbie and
Shirley is determined to Mary Alex Kopps home on
have the perfect Christ- Springdale Drive will also
mas day. But will she be be featured on the tour.
able to keep a lid on fami- Custom built during the
height of the Mid-Century
design influence on archi-
heavily pregnant daugh- tecture features spacious
ter Donna give birth? And common rooms for en-
how on earth will Shir- tertaining. The Kopps are
ley react when her other only the second owners of
daughter tells her she has the home and they have
invited a lonely old man brought the home back to
to share their Christmas life for twenty-first centu-
dinner? ry living. It is filled with
This play features hol- family treasures and heir-
iday family dysfunction looms.
at its finest. From the Central United Method-
neighbors next door who ist Church, located on Col-
have had a bit too much lege Street, has beautiful
to drink, to the creepy stain glass windows by the
uncle who gets a little too Von Gerichten brothers
friendly with just about from Germany. Only one
other church in the United
filled with laughter and States had portrait win-
poignant family moments. dows as large as Centrals
Show times are Tues- and that church has fewer
day-Friday at 8 p.m., Sat- of them.
urday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., For tickets or more in-
and Sunday at 3 p.m. formation, call 803-276-
For more information, 4274 or visit newberry-
call 233-6733 or visit countychamber.com.
www.centrestage.org.

Birth of the Dragon
(PG-13) -- Cue up this one
for date night with your
kung-fu-loving significant
other to enjoy with a side
of lo mein. Its a fictional-
ized version of Bruce Lees
early U.S. story: a young
man returns to the coun-
try of his birth with big
ideas and challenges the
status quo. In this case,
the status quo is the struc-
ture of teaching martial
arts in 1960s San Francis-
co and master Wong Jack
Man (Wu Xia); the chal-
lenge comes from a young,
incredibly talented upstart
Bruce Lee (Philip Ng), who
wants to bring kung fu to
the people. The epic battle
is legend, and this is pure
sentimentalized action.
Billy Magnussen plays
Steve McKee, a student
who prods Lee into the
showdown.
Leap! (PG) -- Two
hope-hearted orphans
with Big Dreams -- Feli-
cie (voiced by Elle Fan-
ning), who wants to be a
ballet dancer, and Victor
(Nat Wolf), her inventor
bestie -- set out to fake it
until they make it in the
big City of Lights. Ill say
there were some strange
casting choices here: Fe-
licies mentor (Carly Rae
Jepson) turns out to be
the janitor at a prestigious
Parisian dance school. The
bratty, pampered compe-
tition is voiced by Maddie
Ziegler (of Dance Moms
fame). Kate McKinnon is
underused as the actual
Dance Mom. In the end, I
did not jete away from the
couch, but I wasnt capti-
vated either.
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3 holds a Master of Fine Arts
Mystery Science The-
ater 3000: Volume XXXIX
working in Brooklyn, New
York. She is dedicated to FURMAN TO PRESENT
exploring and understand- HANA EXHIBIT
ing feminine narratives Paintings by Nishiki
and civil rights. Sugawara-Beda will be on
Lynne Ridings Con- display through Dec. 12
cerning Beings fills the in Thompson Gallery, Roe
floor of Riverworks with Art Building, on the cam-
strikingly fragile white pus of Furman Universi-
paper bowlsvessels, the ty. The artist will present
ancient, mythological fe- a talk during a reception
male symbol. According to Wednesday, Nov. 29, from
Riding, It occurred to me 6-7:30 p.m. in the gallery.
that the daily practice re- The exhibition, HANA, is
quired when making these free and open to the pub-
bowls references the daily lic and is sponsored by
chores and some of the te- the Furman Department
dium involved with many of Art.
daily domestic chores, Sugawara-Beda was born
aligned with attention and raised in Japan, where
to detail and the care re- all schoolchildren learn
quired. Riding is a prac- calligraphy. This craft and
ticing artist in Charleston the art of Japanese ink
and on the faculty of the painting Sumi-e provide
College of Charleston the foundation and inspi-
and the Art Institute of ration for her practice. In
Charleston. her current series of work,
Katya Cohen states, she explores the relation-
Contemporary Art cannot ship between written lan-
be addressed without trac- guage and image on paper
ing its roots to Duchamps substrate.
readymades; his most (in) Sugawara-Beda, whose
famous being Fountain work is supported through
done in 1917 In hom- a grant from Arts Idaho,
age to the 100th Anniver- says, My paintings begin
sary of Marcel Duchamps as densely layered linguis-
Fountain, Cohen paints, tic compositions express-
in the manner of Rubens, ing a particular theme. For
details of this classic male a native Japanese speaker,
fixture as seductive, sen- occasionally characters
suous, female curves. Co- can be glimpsed and read
hen lives and maintains a in the literal sense. Yet
studio practice in Clem- more often, these layers
son after gracefully retir- explore possible nuances
ing from teaching classes, of a phrase or phrases, in-
ranging from printmaking troducing complexity and
to seminars in contempo- contradictions.
rary art theory, at UGA, I use watercolor paper
Clemson, Anderson, Fur- for its ability to capture
man and at the SGCAH. the ink of a brush; callig-
f words subtle imag- raphy is a dance, frozen in
time, which once executed
cannot be revisited. As in
the Japanese tradition of
the craft, I am a perform-
er on the surface of the
paper as I choose those
aspects of the language I
wish to reveal, and those I
may wish to wash away in
ambiguity.
A resident of Moscow,
Idaho, Sugawara-Beda
in Painting from Indiana
University (Bloomington)
ONGOING EXHIBITS |
Furman University The-
atre will welcome alumnus NEWBERRY TO HOST
and guest artist-in-resi- TOUR OF HOMES
dence Doug Berky (Class The Newberry County
of 1995) who will present Chamber of Commerce 2017 ANNIVERSARY SHOW
The Tigers Whisker and hosts its annual Christmas Artists Guild
Other Tales Friday, Dec. Tour of Homes on Satur- Gallery of Greenville
1, and Saturday, Dec. 2 day, Dec. 9. Three homes Through Nov. 30
at 8 p.m., with a matinee and Central United Meth-
showing Saturday, Dec. 2 odist Church will be deco- AN AUG. W. SMITH
at 3 p.m. All performanc- rated for the holidays and CHRISTMAS
es take place in The Play- available for tour from 4-8 Spartanburg History
house on the Furman cam- p.m. A wine and cheese re- Museum
pus. ception will be held from Through Dec. 2
For more than 35 years, 6:30-8 p.m. Artists Guild
Berky has toured his per- The homes on the tour of Spartanburg Gallery
formance work of physical will be adorned for the
comedy, mask theatre and holidays to reflect each OPEN DOORS
storytelling for audiences familys traditions. Deco- Through Dec. 30
of all ages. Among other rations include those from West Main Artists Co-op
stories, Berky presents professional designers WestMainArtists.org
his unique take on Korean and from the homeowners 804-6501
folktale The Tigers Whis- themselves.
ker a story of a young
womans journey to find
healing and wholeness for
her husband who has been
traumatized by war. A
mountain healer sends her
on a quest to find a spe-
cial ingredient for a potion
that will help her husband.
What she learns from this
quest, the search for the
tigers whisker, is as rele-
vant today as it was in an-
cient times.
The Tigers Whisker
and Other Tales is open
to the public. Tickets are
available at the door. Fur-
man Theatre season ticket
holders are admitted free.
For more information,
call the Theatre Box Office
at 294-2125. Learn more
about Doug Berky at www.
dougberkytheatre.com.
SCCT TO PRESENT SANTA
CLAUS MUSICAL
The South Carolina Chil-
drens Theatre will present
Santa Claus: A New Musi-
cal Dec. 2-10 at the Peace
Center Gunter Theatre.
After a thousand year
run, Santa is ready to re-
tire. Will anyone be able to
fill his...boots? Come see
this brand NEW musical
that will get your whole
family into the spirit of
the season. And Santa,
along with all of the cast,
will be in the lobby after
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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 Tabernacle
100 ONeal Road, Greer 561-7174
Harmony Fellowship Church
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
1846 Old Hwy. 14S 877-2442
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
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3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
New Beginnings Outreach 1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer
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1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
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C4 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES
Can nicotine offer relief
for colitis?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
just read your column
about ulcerative colitis.
Many years ago, I read
about a possible relief:
nicotine. I had a friend
who was in dire straits for
years, and he was ready to
get a colostomy. He had
not responded to all kinds
of steroids and expensive
meds. He was treated with
nicotine patches, and in
48 hours he had relief. He
wore a patch for at least
a year. He moved years
ago, but when I knew him,
he looked at nicotine as a
cure. Any thoughts? -- R.
ANSWER: I learned in
medical school that ul-
cerative colitis could ap-
pear or flare after quitting
smoking, and that studies
were being done to look
at nicotine as a treatment.
Since then, nicotine has
been more extensively
studied but has not found
a major role in the treat-
ment of UC. It is used oc-
casionally and even more
occasionally successful in
people who have not got-
ten relief with more-com-
mon treatments. The
side effects of high doses
cause many people to not
tolerate it.
The booklet on diver-
ticulitis explains this
common inflammatory
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treatments. Readers can
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BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Bill was disturbed by a
recent revelation about
himself that completely
went against his beliefs.
Word got out to the oth-
er members of the Spen-
cer family that Steffy and
Liam were renewing their
vows. Steffy saw a not-so-
pleasant side of Bill when
he questioned her about
returning home to Liam.
Members of the Forrester
family gathered together
to begin preparations for
their traditional Thanks-
giving dinner. Justin
wrongly surmised that Bill
was feeling remorseful
about losing Brooke. Liam
confessed to Wyatt that
his association with Sally
went too far and almost
cost him his marriage.
Later, Liam went to Bills
office asking if he could
return to Spencer Publi-
cations. Finally, everyone
put aside their differenc-
es and gave thanks at the
dinner table. Wait to See:
Thorne returns home.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Sami and Susan battled
it out over Will, while John
and Marlena tried to find a
way to get through to Su-
san. Hope and Rafe argued
over the shooting. Adri-
enne and Justin recon-
nected on a romantic level.
John got Roger to admit to
Will that Susan had been
lying to him. Paul thanked
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
allow four weeks for deliv-
ery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: Have
you heard of Boswellia?
Would you recommend it
for arthritic pain? If so,
what dosage and how of-
ten would be safe? What
about negative side ef-
fects? -- F.P.
ANSWER: Boswellia,
also called Indian frankin-
cense, is an herb that has
been used for millennia in
India as an anti-inflamma-
tory for relief of arthritis
pain. I was able to find
a well-done study from
2011 that showed signif-
icant benefit in reducing
pain and improving func-
tion in people with os-
teoarthritis of the knee.
The only side effects seen
were minor headache and
nausea. Other studies, all
small and relatively short,
confirmed these results.
Based on these small
studies, it appears that Bo-
swellia extract may have
benefit in improving pain
and function in people
with osteoarthritis of the
knee. I found products
that are labeled as having
what the study medicine
did (most commonly 100
mg once daily, containing
at least 20 percent AKBA,
Soap Updates
GILLES TOUCAS | CBS
Scott Clifton stars as Liam
on The Bold and The
Beautiful
Sonny for defending him,
but Sonny made it clear
that all was not forgiven.
Susan received a surprise
visitor from her past. Eve
blasted Brady and Victor
for trying to set her up.
Roman and Sami comfort-
ed Abe. Wait to See: Will
asks Marlena to help him
regain his memory.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Nathan was under fire.
Felicia shared too much
information. Cassandra
began testing the waters.
Finn sought out Anna.
Michael was standoffish.
Patient Six began facing
his past. Carly laid the
blame on anyone but her.
Jason had terrible timing.
Franco comforted a for-
mer enemy. Ava continued
her quest. Jason turned to
Monica for advice. Carly
opened her home. Alex-
is attempted to make
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
the active ingredient).
However, let me empha-
size that supplements are
not subject to oversight by
the U.S. Food and Drug Ad-
ministration. In February
2015, the New York state
attorney generals office
accused four major retail-
ers of selling fraudulent
and potentially dangerous
herbal supplements under
their store brands. Of the
products they tested, 78
percent did not contain
any of the herbs on their
labels, and some con-
tained substances poten-
tially dangerous to those
with allergies (including
wheat in products labeled
wheat- and gluten-free,
and powdered legumes,
a potential risk for those
with peanut allergies).
These products were la-
beled standardized and
guaranteed.
It is very frustrating to
learn about potentially
valuable therapies that
offer an alternative to
prescription medicines,
and have the companies
that supply them be un-
trustworthy. There may
be good manufacturers,
but with no way of inde-
pendently testing their
products, I cannot give
a recommendation for a
particular brand.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To order health pamphlets,
visit www.rbmamall.com.
amends. Stella was reflec-
tive. Lulu was very obser-
vant. Wait to See: Jasons
insecurities get the best of
him.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Juliet interrupted Cane
and Lilys divorce hearing
to speak to Lily, but Lily
refused to listen. Scott
and Abby chased a lead to
a motel outside of Genoa
City, and they searched
the empty room only to
be interrupted by Zack.
Nick told Chelsea that he
was being investigated for
arson and wondered if the
probe had been triggered
by the revelation about
Chelseas past. Nikki con-
|
tinued to criticize Dina,
which led to Jack waking THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
up and uninviting Nikki
to Thanksgiving dinner at
the Abbotts. Devon not-
ed some tension between
Mariah and Tessa. Scott
was shocked when Vic-
toria told him that she
was shutting down his
website. Later, Abby was
furious to learn that she
had been demoted at New-
man Enterprises. Nikki
talked Nick into spending
|
Thanksgiving at the ranch
for Chelseas sake. Mean- RFD by Mike Marland
while, Abby and Victoria
got into an argument,
leading Abby to ditch the
Newmans for the Abbotts.
Wait to See: Nick searches
for answers about the fire
at The Underground.
(c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY|
GMC CLASSES
ACCEPTING LEAVES
Greer Middle College
High environmental sci-
ence classes are accept-
ing donations of bagged
leaves for use in the school
garden.
Bags can be dropped off
at the front of the school
daily.
WOODLAND TEAMING
WITH PAWS FOR A CAUSE
Woodland Elementary
Paws for a Cause Cov-
ey Club is collecting do-
nations of blankets and
newspapers for the Hu-
man Society during the
month of November.
For more information,
visit the schools website.
BUENA VISTA SEEKING
VOLUNTEERS
Buena Vista Elementary
is seeking volunteers for
its Brain Builders tutoring
program.
Brain Builders is a PTA
program through which
the school provides once
weekly one-on-one extra
help to students. Volun-
teers meet with their stu-
dents once a week for 30
minutes to help with read-
ing, writing and classwork.
Volunteers must be Lev-
el II certified.
For more information,
contact Jennifer Keller at
jenniferinsc@gmail.com.
TAYLORS ACCEPTING
SIC NOMINATIONS
Taylors Elementary is
seeking individuals to
serve on the School Im-
provement Council.
The bodys role is to
advise the principal and
school, focusing on help-
ing achieve school im-
provement. The group will
meet five times during the
school year.
To nominate someone,
visit the schools website.
KINDERGARTEN, 1ST
GRADE REGISTRATION SET
Greenville County
Schools will be registering
students for kindergarten
and first grade for the
2018-2019 school year be-
ginning December 4-7.
Children who will be
five years old on or before
September 1, 2018, must
enroll in kindergarten. A
child who will be six years
old on or before Septem-
ber 1, 2018, must enroll in
first grade.
Students who are cur-
rently enrolled in a GCS
4K or 5K program do not
need to register.
For your childs school
assignment and other en-
rollment information, visit
www.greenville.k12.sc.us
or call INFOLine at 355-
3100.
NORTHWOOD MIDDLE
PLANS WINTER CONCERTS
Northwood Middle will
hold its Winter Strings
Concert on Tuesday, Dec.
12, at 6 p.m.
The Chorus/Theater
Winter Concert will be
held Tuesday, Dec. 19, at
6 p.m.
Our Schools
HIGHER EDUCATION |
FURMAN OPENS
DOWNTOWN BOOKSTORE
Furman University has
announced that it will
partner with M. Judson
Booksellers on Main Street
in Greenville. Furman on
Main will have its grand
opening at M. Judson on
Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 5:30
p.m. The event is free and
open to the public.
M. Judson Booksellers,
which also shares space
with The Chocolate Moose
Bakery, is located at 130
South Main St.
Furman University
was in downtown Green-
ville for more than 100
years before moving to
its present campus in the
early 1960s, said Furman
President Elizabeth Davis.
Were excited to establish
this new presence on Main
Street, just blocks from
our original downtown
campus. We are continu-
ing to strengthen our ties
with our hometown com-
munity, and this partner-
ship is one more step in
that direction.
In addition to hosting
select lectures and other
public events, Furman on
Main will offer university
items like clothing, memo-
rabilia, gifts and books by
Furman authors.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
AT NGUS GRADUATION
Governor Henry McMas-
ter will deliver the com-
mencement speech during
North Greenville Universi-
ty's graduation ceremony
at 10 a.m. Saturday, De-
cember 9, in Turner Chap-
el.
We are honored that
Gov. Henry McMaster will
join us as we celebrate
our graduates significant
accomplishments, said
NGU President Dr. Gene C.
Fant, Jr.
Henry Dargan McMaster
of Columbia became the
117th Governor of South
Carolina on January 24,
2017.
SUBMITTED
NGU student Rachel Huber
named second runner-
up to national title at the
recent Collegiate National
Championship.
MAJORETTE RUNNER-UP
TO NATIONAL TITLE
Rachel Huber, the fea-
ture baton twirler of the
North Greenville Univer-
sity Marching Crusader
Band, represented NGU at
both state and national
competitions this sum-
mer. She performed her
baton twirling routine
The Greer Citizen
THE GREER CITIZEN C5
ITS MY FUTURE
which features one, two,
three, and even four ba-
tons at once.
Huber, who practices
three hours every day of
the week, began baton
twirling at the age of five
and has been competing
the past 16 years.
This year, she won the
Miss Majorette of South
Carolina pageant in North
Augusta, SC, in July, as
well as the Miss Majorette
of the Southeast Region
held in Savannah, GA, in
May. Winning both the
state and regional com-
petitions qualified her to
compete in the Collegiate
National Championship
at the University of Notre
Dame in Notre Dame, IN,
July 22-29.
At nationals, Huber
competed against 86 oth-
er colleges and universi-
ties and became a top ten
finalist. She placed second
runner-up to the national
title.
Over the last few years,
she has won national titles
in rhythmic twirl and three
baton championships.
Huber, from Stow, OH,
is a junior interdisciplin-
ary studies major with her
primary concentration in
education and a secondary
concentration in business.
She plans to become a real
estate attorney.
When asked how she
plans to use her talent
after graduation, she re-
sponded I definitely
want to teach baton twirl-
ing, because that was my
dream ever since I was a Riverside Middle students participated in the Its My Future program with Junior
little girl. I want to create
a group out of Greenville,
Achievement recently. Volunteers from businesses in the Greenville area talked to
SC. I also want to give back students about job skills, career clusters, and preparing for the future.
to the sport and become a
national judge. Photos | Submitted
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 Plays
Lights
Parades
Traditions

The Greer Citizen

Christmas Guide 2017
 Productions
D2 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017

DONT MISS CONCERTS AND PRODUCTIONS |

Silent Star
The Academy of Arts
Logos Theatre
Nov. 24-Dec. 23, 7 p.m.
(Tuesdays, Fridays,
Saturdays)
Logos Theatre
80 School Street, Taylors
theacademyofarts.interticket.
com
A Festival of Lessons
and Carols
Thursday, Nov. 30, 8-9 p.m.
Converse College
Spartanburg
www.converse.edu
596-9078
A Christmas Carol
Nebraska Theatre Caravan
Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED Saturday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m.
Bob Jones University
The shepherds with Jesus is depicted in the Logos Theatre production of Silent Star. Rodeheaver Auditorium
www.bju.edu
770-1372
Happy Christmas Shirley
Dec. 5-17
Centre Stage
centrestage.org
233-6733
The Eight: Reindeer
Monologues
(Recommended
for ages 18+)
Dec. 7-9, 14-16 Holiday at Peace
Spartanburg Little Theatre Greenville Symphony
spartanburglittletheatre.com Orchestra
542-2787 Dec. 15-17
The Peace Center
Sherlock Holmes Peace Concert Hall
and The Christmas Goose www.peacecenter.org
Dec. 7-17 467-3000
Greenville Little Theatre
greenvillelittletheatre.org Winter Dance
233-6238 Governors School Dancers
Saturday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Sunday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
with the Chorale The Peace Center
The Greenville Chorale www.peacecenter.org
Friday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. 467-3000
Furman University

The Logos Theatre to Santa Claus:

A New Musical
South Carolina
McAlister Auditorium
www.peacecenter.org
467-3000
Christmas Cabaret
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Centre Stage
centrestage.org

present Silent Star

For 10th
anniversary
The Academy of Arts
Ministries Logos Theatre
will present its original
production Silent Star
Nov. 24-Dec. 23.
English orphans, who
have no hope of gifts at
Christmas, are gazing
longingly out the window
of a 19th century orphan-
age, when they see a beau-
tiful falling star. They hold
hands, close their eyes and
make a Christmas wish
they wish that they could
go back to Bethlehem and
experience the wonder of
the very first Christmas.
They go to sleep, think-
ing their wish had not
come true, but when they
awake, they are surprised
to find themselves in the
Inn of Bethlehem.
The original script is by
Nicole Stratton and origi-
nal music was written by
Nicky Chavers and orches-
trated by Tim Fisher.
The 75-member cast will
have its Opening Night
Friday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m.
There will be 17 perfor-
mances in all from Nov. 24
through Dec. 23.
Special discounts are
available for church
groups, school groups
and home school groups.
Silent Star will be on stage for 17 performances Nov. 24-
Dec. 23 at Logos Theatre in Taylors.
Saturday afternoon mat-
inees offer specials as
Grandparents Days and
11 a.m. Tuesday morning
performances are open to
groups of school children,
who are transported to the
theatre and supervised by
teachers and administra-
RIBBONMerchandise
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
tors.
For tickets and informa-
tion, call 268-9342 or visit
theacademyofarts.org.
The Logos Theatre is lo-
cated at 80 School Street
in Taylors.
Childrens Theatre Trans-Siberian Orchestra: 233-6733
Dec. 2-10 The Ghosts of Christmas
The Peace Center Eve The Nutcracker:
Gunter Theatre Friday, Dec. 8, 4 & 8 p.m. Once Upon a Time
scchildrenstheatre.org Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville
467-3000 www.bonsecoursarena.com Carolina Ballet Theatre
The Nutcracker
241-3800 Friday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23,
International Ballet Frosty 2:30 & 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m.
Dec. 12-16
Greenville Little Theatre
The Peace Center
carolinaballet.org/the-nut-
The Peace Center greenvillelittletheatre.org cracker-2017/
Peace Concert Hall 233-6238 461-0940
www.peacecenter.org
467-3000
MEL-O-YOGA
803B W. Poinsett St. Greer 864-979-6133
www.MEL-O-YOGA.com 864-979-6133
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Centre Stage
Photo creds: Natalie Boulos

803b W. Poinsett St. in Greer

Monday, October 23 4:30-7p
to present two Chamber of Commerce led ceremony at 4:30p, snacks &

holiday shows
Comedy, day-Friday at 8 p.m., Sat-
urday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.,

cabaret
and Sunday at 3 p.m.

scheduled
Centre Stage will present
two opportunities to get
in the holiday spirit be-
ginning with the U.S. pre-
miere of Happy Christ-
mas, Shirley Dec. 5-17.
CHRISTMAS CABARET
Centre Stages one-night
only Christmas cabaret
will bring visitors all the
holiday classics from icon-
ic artists such as The Car-
penters, Bing Crosby, The
Eagles, Whitney Houston,
Brenda Lee and more.
The event offers a dec-

Surprise a Loved One this

Its Christmas Eve and adent night of music and
the outside of Shirleys food to ring in this years

house looks like the Black-
pool Illuminations. Inside,
everything is ready and
Shirley is determined to
have the perfect Christ-
mas day. But will she be
able to keep a lid on fami-
ly feuds? Will grumpy Nan
go too far this year? Will
heavily pregnant daugh-
ter Donna give birth? And
how on earth will Shir-
ley react when her other
daughter tells her she has
invited a lonely old man
to share their Christmas
dinner?
This play features hol-
iday family dysfunction
Holiday Season
Holiday Season that will
include nearly two hours
of favorite holiday tunes.
At intermission, guests
can enjoy the wine and
desserts from Greenvilles
finest dining spots, all in-
cluded in the ticket price.
All proceeds from ticket
sales go directly towards
supporting Centre Stages
community outreach en-
deavors and supporting
local artists.
Tickets for the cabaret DIAMOND COLLECTION
are $50 for one night only,
Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m.
All seats are reserved.
Tickets can be pur-

Just For You Jewelers

at its finest. From the
neighbors next door who
have had a bit too much
to drink, to the creepy
uncle who gets a little too
friendly with just about
everyone, this show is
filled with laughter and
poignant family moments.
Show times are Tues-
chased by calling the box
office at 233-6733 Tues-
days through Fridays from
2-6 p.m., in person at the
Centre Stage Box Office, 806 West Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer, SC 29650
or online at www.cen-
trestage.org. Across from Belk 848-0652
For more information,
call 233-6733 or visit LAYAWAY MASTERCARD VISA DISCOVER AMERICAN EXPRESS
www.centrestage.org.
 Events
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 
Christmas in Greer kicks off with festive weekend
Tree lighting,
parade set
Dec. 1-3
Christmas in Greer will
add a few new surprises
to welcome the holidays
in festive fashion Dec. 1-3
but the highlight remains
the arrival of Santa Claus
and his elves.
This is the weekend
when everyone in the
City of Greer becomes a
child again, City Events
Supervisor Ashlyn Stone
said. From Santas arrival with a Police Dog Hero ac-
to colorful floats rolling
down the parade route,
theres no better way to
experience magic and get
in the Christmas spirit.
The weekend gets under-
way with music and enter-
tainment, activities, crafts
and food from 5-7:30 p.m.
at the annual City Christ-
mas Tree Lighting Dec. 1
at Greer City Park.
New to this years cele-
bration is a station where
children can make plush
replicas of Rudolph,
Frosty and Santa. Charac-
ters and stuffing will be
available free of charge.
Visitors will have an op-
portunity to win a share of
$500 in gift cards to Greer
Live Nativity returns
After a couple years absence, Redeemer Lutheran Church will once again host a Live
Nativity Dec. 16 and 17, 6:30-9 p.m. Visitors are invited to join the shepherds and wisemen
as they visit the holy family in the stable complete with live animals. Redeemer Lutheran
Church is located on Highway 290 just north of Wade Hampton Blvd. in Greer. For more
information, call 877-5876.
Furman to present
Christmas Love Feast
Furman University will
host its annual Moravian
Christmas Love Feast ser-
vice Sunday, Dec. 3, at 5
p.m. in Daniel Memorial
Chapel on campus.
The event is free and
open to the public, and is
presented by Furmans Of-
fice of the Chaplains.
Based on traditions orig-
inating in the early Apos-
tolic church, then later in
the Moravian church, the
Christmas Love Feast is
Popular
light
displays
return
After announcing its
closure earlier this year,
Hollywild Animal Park has
decided to reopen its pop-
ular Holiday Lights Safari
for the 2017 season.
The event will be open
from 6-9 p.m. through
Dec. 31.
Another annual event,
Roper Mountain Holiday
Lights, will be making its
final appearance this year
after 26 years in Green-
ville. The lights will be on
from 6-10 p.m. Nov. 23-
Dec. 30.
Station restaurants by par-
ticipating in the free Tree
Lighting Scavenger Hunt.
The contest includes 10
questions that may be
answered about the en-
tertainment and activities
taking place at the park.
Pawtographs and Smo-
res will be offered to vis-
itors who help two local
programs.
Anyone making a mon-
etary contribution to the
Greer Police Departments
Cops for Tots program
will receive a poster paw-
tographed by GPD K-9s
Boss and Stryker along
tivity book.
Also, Greer Relief will
operate a Smores station
to help fund its important
work of feeding and hous-
ing needy families in the
community.
Guests will also enjoy
the TapSnap photo booth,
which will feature free
photos with a larger-than-
life Christmas snowglobe.
Those looking for a snack
may visit Knuckies Food
Truck.
Entertainment on the
promenade will include
the Chandler Creek El-
ementary School Choir,
the Foothill Philharmon-
ic Brass Quintet and The
Spinning Jenny Carolers.
a meaningful way to cel-
ebrate the coming of the
Christ child.
The service includes the
serving of Moravian buns
and coffee, and the light-
ing of beeswax candles.
The sanctuary will be il-
luminated by pew candle
staffs and decorated with
red poinsettias.
Gail Schoonmaker, co-
ordinator of music for the
chapel, has invited mu-
sicians from the Furman
DONT MISS LIGHT DISPLAYS
Holiday Lights Safari
Nov. 17-Dec. 31, 6-9 p.m.
Hollywild Animal Park
2325 Hampton Road, Wellford
www.hollywild.org
472-2038
Anderson Christmas Gift Light
Festival
Nov. 23-Dec. 25
Open daily at 5:30 p.m.
520 Woodcrest Drive, Anderson
andersonchristmaslights.com
Upstate Holiday Light Show
Opens Nov. 23
Greenville Pickens Speedway
www.upstatelights.com
295-5764
Roper Mountain Holiday Lights
Nov. 23-Dec. 30, 6-10 p.m.
Roper Mountain Science Center
402 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville
ropermountainholidaylights.com
THE GREER CITIZEN D3
This is the weekend when everyone in the
City of Greer becomes a child again. From
Santas arrival to colorful floats rolling
down the parade route, theres no better
way to experience magic and get in the
Christmas spirit.
Ashlyn Stone
City events supervisor
Southern Dance Connec- a holiday window decorat-
tion, Ignite Dance Com- ing contest for local busi-
pany, the Riverside High nesses.
School Band and Orches- Tickets are sold out for
tra Small Ensembles, The Saturdays three Breakfast
Quatrophonics and 2015 with Santa sessions at the
Greer Idol Teen winner Cannon Centre.
Roni Leigh Teems will per- Breakfast with Santa
form on the amphitheater has become the Christmas
stage. event in the Upstate. Par-
The highlight of the eve- ents were camping outside
ning will be Santa Claus ar- Greer City Hall for the op-
riving at 7:15 p.m. to read portunity to buy tickets
from a favorite Christmas when they went on sale,
book before joining Greer Stone said. All sessions
Mayor Rick Danner to light sold out within an hour. FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
the Christmas Tree at the The celebration resumes
entrance to Greer City on Sunday with the Greer Visitors to the Christmas in Greer tree lighting ceremony
Park. Christmas Parade to bene- can make their own smores while helping Greer Relief.
Following the tree light- fit Greer Relief. This years
ing, Santa will move to theme, Christmas at the
Grace Hall on Trade St. Movies, invites partici- p.m. and moves along the ham Dr.
to visit with children and pants to put their favorite 1.1 mile route down W. All events will be held
pose for photos. Greer Sta- holiday films on display as Poinsett St. to N. Main St. rain or shine.
tion will also be the site of the parade begins at 2:30 and ending at Cunning-
DONT MISS HOLIDAY EVENTS |
The Polar Express
at Denver Downs Farm
Nov. 24, Dec. 16
1515 Denver Road
Anderson
denverdownsfarms.com
222-0336
Dickens of a Christmas
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 6-9 p.m.
Tree Lighting, 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Spartanburg
spartanburgdickens.com
St. Francis Martinis
& Mistletoe
Thursday, Nov. 30, 7-9 p.m.
Hyatt Regency
220 S. Main Street
Greenville PHOTO | SUBMITTED
stfrancisfoundation.com
255-1040
Sugar Creek Fun Runs will host its Jingle Bell Jog on
Holiday Fair Saturday, Dec. 9.
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN Nov. 30-Dec. 2
TD Convention Center Holiday Market on Main Ed Harrison Memorial
Greenville Street Celtic Christmas
holidayfairgreenville.com
233-2562
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2-8 p.m.
Downtown Simpsonville
Saturday, Dec. 16
Hagood Mill
138 Hagood Mill Road
ChristmasVille Annual Holiday Drop-In Pickens
Nov. 30-Dec. 3 Thursday, Dec. 7, visitpickenscounty.com
201 E. Main Street, Rock Hill 5:30-7:30 p.m. 898-2936
christmasvillerockhill.com South & West
803-325-2571 109 South 1st Street, Easley
www.easleychamber.net
Mauldins 12 Days ICE SKATING
of Christmas The Very Merry Local
Dec. 1-12 Christmas Market
Mauldin Cultural Center Saturday, Dec. 9, 1-5 p.m.
101 East Butler Road Trailblazer Park
Mauldin 235 Trailblazer Drive
mauldinculturalcenter.org Travelers Rest
St. Francis Festival of Trees
Dec. 1-31
Downtown Greenville hotels
travelersrestfarmersmarket.
com
Jingle Bell Jog
community to participate stfrancisfoundation.com Sugar Creek Fun Runs
in the service including 255-1040 Saturday, Dec. 9
Elliott Cihlar, violinist; Sa- Elf Run - 2:15 p.m. Ice on Main
vannah York, violist; and Christmas Lighting Fun Run - 3 p.m. Nov. 17-Jan. 15
Jamisen Collier, organist. and Carol Sing Sugar Creek III Clubhouse Main Street, Greenville
These musicians will ac- Friday, Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. 119 Stonecrest Road, Greer www.iceonmain.com
company Furmans ac- Bob Jones University sugarcreekfunruns.com 467-4355
claimed Chancel Choir in 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
songs of the season. Greenville Taylors Christmas Skating on the Square
For more information, www.bju.edu Hops & Shops Nov. 17-Jan. 15
contact the Furman Office 242-5100 Sunday, Dec. 10, 2-8 p.m. Morgan Square
of the Chaplains at 294- Southern Bleachery Spartanburg
2133. Glhwein Party 2017 at the Taylors Mill www.cityofspartanburg.org
Friday, Dec. 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Print Works No. 2 Building, 596-2000
Riverwood Farms Dock No. 3
Clubhouse 250 Mill Street, Taylors Holiday Ice Rink
74 Reddington Drive, Greer maincollective@gmail.com Nov. 17-Jan. 15
Reservations required. 205 Saluda Street, Rock Hill
Peteys Holiday Party
631-2188 onlyinoldtown.com/icerink
| Thursday, Dec. 14,
9 a.m.-noon
803-326-3886
Pavilion Recreation Complex Holiday Ice
400 Scottswood Road Nov. 22-Jan. 7
Taylors Carolina Wren Park
greenvillerec.com Anderson
288-6470 downtownandersonsc.com/
Greer Station Vintage
Teddy Bear Toss
and Sing for Santa
holidayice/
231-2232
Christmas Friday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Boutique Marketplace Swamp Rabbits
Friday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Hockey Game
Saturday, Dec. 2, Bon Secours Wellness
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Arena
Grace Hall
108 Trade Street, Greer The Santa Run
Greenville Track
St. Francis Teddy Bear Club
Luncheon Saturday, Dec. 16,
Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bon Secours
Hyatt Regency Wellness Arena
220 S. Main Street, Greenville
Greenville greenville
stfrancisfoundation.com santarun.
255-1040 com
423-1482
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Lahna and Olivia Moss add finishing touches to this years
Christmas tree.
TREE TRIMMING
Tips and tricks
to make trees
more festive
People have visited for-
ests to select their Christ-
mas trees for centuries.
While tree sellers conve-
niently stationed in store
parking lots and artificial
trees displayed in various
retailers have led fewer
people to venture into the
wilderness, the Christmas
tree is still an important
component of holiday cel-
ebrations.
Long before the spread
of Christianity, evergreen
plants and trees held spe-
cial meaning for people
during the winter. Boughs
and garlands were hung in
homes and over doors and
windows to repel evil spir-
its and illnesses. On the
winter solstice, the green-
ery would represent that
spring would once again
arrive and banish winters
dreariness.
Germans who decorated
trees inside of their homes
are credited with starting
Christian Christmas tree
traditions during the 16th
century. Early Americans
were late to adopt Christ-
mas trees because early
Puritan settlers thought
the tradition - as well as
carols and other concepts
- were Pagan influences.
It took the popularity of
Englands Queen Victoria
and her German Prince
Albert appearing around
a decorated Christmas
tree to eventually win over
much of Europe, Canada
and the United States.
Trees are very popular
today. According to Sta-
tisticsBrain, 10 million
artificial trees are sold
in the United States each
year, while 34.5 million
real tress are sold annual-
ly. Such trees require dec-
orating, and the following
secrets and tips can help
celebrants do just that.
Prune the tree first.
Chanukah, Christmas celebrations share similarities
The hustle and bustle of
the often hectic holiday
season can make it easy to
overlook religion during
this special time of year.
Come the holidays, ad-
herents of Judaism cel-
ebrate Chanukah while
many Christians celebrate
Christmas. Though dif-
ferent, the two holidays
share some similarities.
In celebration of Chanu-
kah, families gather for an
eight-day commemoration
to honor the rededication
of the Second Temple of
PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Be sure to shape the tree
as desired, since natural
trees will have branches
sticking out. Wear garden-
ing gloves to avoid being
covered in sap.
Position trees away
from heat sources, such as
fireplaces, vents or radia-
tors, which can cause the
tree to dry out premature-
ly and become a fire risk.
For added safety, an-
chor a tree to a wall or
ceiling, so it will not tum-
ble over onto children or
curious pets.
In homage of the first
German Christmas trees,
decorate with natural in-
gredients, such as berries
and pinecones. Also, use
apples, nuts and marzipan
candies.
To free up more space
for presents, place a nar-
row tree stand inside of
a waterproof planting
container. Place the tree
inside. This will provide
a more streamlined look
thats neater than a tree
skirt.
The more lights the
better, especially on dense
trees.
For a whimsical ap-
proach, match the tree de-
cor to home decor and the
color of furniture.
Make handcrafted or-
naments with the whole
family.
Hang the most deli-
cate pieces toward the top
where they wont be dis-
turbed.
Step back and enjoy
your handiwork, which
will also give you a chance
to find any blank spots
that need filling in.
Tree trimming is one
of the most enjoyable as-
pects of the holiday sea-
son, and there are no rules
other than safety guide-
lines when it comes to
decorating.
Chanukah and Christmas, while joyous
celebrations, are laced with solemnity.
Jerusalem and a miracle
in which a small amount
of oil illuminated a meno-
rah for eight days. Perhaps
because it falls during the
holiday season, Chanu-
kah has become one of
the most well-known Jew-
ish celebrations, even for
those who do not adhere
to the Jewish faith.
For devout Christians,
Traditions
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
The origins of holiday practices
Christmastime is here.
The presents are being
purchased and wrapped.
The stockings will soon be
hung on the fireplace man-
tle. Mistletoe is pinned
above the front entryway,
and poinsettias add rich
color to home decor.
Tradition is integral
come the holiday season.
Throughout the month of
December, traditions fill
peoples days and com-
prise the many reasons
why individuals decorate,
celebrate and dine the way
they do this time of year.
But few may know the or-
igins of some of the most
beloved holiday traditions.
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
The Christmas stockings
of today may be a byprod-
uct of various traditions.
One such tradition dates
back to a Dutch custom
in which children would
leave shoes full of food
to feed St. Nicholas don-
keys, and then St. Nicholas
would leave small gifts in
return.
Another origin story of
Christmas stockings can
be traced to the 12th cen-
tury, when nuns would
leave socks full of nuts,
fruit and tangerines for
the poor. This is why some
people still put tangerines
in Christmas stockings.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Christmas Trees are ev-
erywhere this time of year.
The use of evergreen trees
predates Christmas and
is associated with the pa-
gan festival of Saturnalia,
which celebrated the ag-
ricultural god Saturn with
partying and gift-giving.
During the winter solstice,
MAKING MEMORIES
SAFETY
Fun ideas to add to your Greer
Christmas celebrations PD gives
mas Day means many dif-
ferent things to people
tips
Counting down to Christ-
across the globe. Although
families likely have sever-
al different traditions they
anticipate each year, it
can be fun to incorporate
some new merrymakers
into the festivities. Here
are some ideas to include
in the days leading up to
Christmas.
1. Annual memento:
Have the kids or adults
make one new handmade
ornament each year. This
way the tree is always
evolving, and everyone
can track milestones.
2. Cookie day: Devote
one day to making Christ-
mas cookies. Invite friends
or family members over.
Distribute some cookies
to elderly neighbors.
3. Holiday classic: Spend
a night in and watch a
classic Christmas flick
youve never seen before.
Streaming movie services
often put classics and ob-
scure titles into rotation
during the holiday season.
4. Christmas concert:
Host a gathering of chil-
dren where they can sing
or perform their favorite
tunes for an audience.
Take it on the road to a
nearby nursing home.
5. Dine out: Take a break
from cooking, shopping
and hosting and stop into
a restaurant youve been
WORSHIP
Christmas isn't about
eggnog and Santa Claus.
Christmas (Christ's Mass)
is a celebration of the birth
of Jesus Christ, who Chris-
tians believe is the son of
God. Christmas is a day of
great joy in the Christian
faith because it marks the
beginning of Jesus' time
on earth.
Both Chanukah and
 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Christmas bells are a part of many sacred holiday events and also associated with sleighs
and Santas reindeer.
green branches served as
a reminder that spring
would arrive anew. Ger-
mans are credited with
first bringing evergreens
into their homes and dec-
orating them.
SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus origin sto-
ry can be traced to St.
Nicholas, a Christian bish-
op who lived during the
fourth century. St. Nicho-
las was very generous and
gave away his fortune to
help the needy. He also
did various other good
deeds. St. Nicholas be-
came infamous and began
to be known by various
names around the world.
The Dutch called him Sin-
ter Klaas, which was even-
PHOTO | METROCREATIVEGRAPHICS
Devote one day to making
cookies for loved ones.
meaning to try. Keep it
local to support nearby
businesses.
6. Adopt a child/family:
Volunteer with a charitable
organization that provides
for less fortunate families.
Answer the Christmas de-
sires of a needy child or
family by purchasing an
item on their wish lists.
7. See the sights: Pack
the children into the fam-
ily car to tour nearby ar-
eas and look at Christmas
lights displays. Bring along
cookies and hot chocolate.
8. Trim a tree: Get to-
gether with adult friends
at a tree-trimming party.
Rotate the hosting house
each year.
9. Play dress-up: A gen-
tleman can dress up as the
man in red and pop into a
friends holiday gathering.
10. Wilderness walk: En-
joy the crisp air and snow
and see a local park from a
winter perspective.
11. Acts of kindness:
Choose any act of kind-
Christmas, while joyous
celebrations, are laced
with solemnity. The Sec-
ond Jewish Temple was
desecrated by Greek-Syr-
ians, who had erected an
altar to Zeus and sacri-
ficed pigs within its sacred
walls. At this point in time,
Jews had to practice their
faith in secret, reading the
Torah underground and
using dreidels to simulate
games and confuse Greek
soldiers. However, the
Jews, led by a small group
of rebels known as the
tually transformed to San-
ta Claus. The jolly persona
came later when 20th cen-
tury advertisers - especial-
ly the artists responsible
for Coca-Cola ads - por-
trayed Santa in a red suit
with a big smile.
MISTLETOE
Mistletoe is hung in
doorways, and couples
who stand beneath are en-
couraged to share a kiss.
The tradition of hanging
it in the house goes back
to the times of the ancient
Druids. Mistletoe was
thought to bring good luck
to a household and ward
off evil spirits. The custom
of kissing under mistletoe
can be traced to England.
Originally, a berry was
ness and make it happen
this Christmas. It can in-
clude feeding the hungry
or helping a disabled per-
son shop for the season.
12. Kids Secret Santa:
Spread the joy of giving
by having the kids choose
a sibling or friends name
from a hat and purchasing
or making a gift for that
person.
13. Hand out hot choc-
olate: Make a big thermos
of hot chocolate and give
it out to shoppers or work-
ers who have been out in
the cold.
14. Read religious sto-
ries: Understand the true
meaning of the season by
reading Biblical passages.
15. Camp-in: The first
night the tree is decorat-
ed, allow the kids to sleep
beside it under the glow of
Christmas lights.
16. Scavenger hunt: Plan
holiday-themed trivia
questions and hide small
trinkets for children to
find.
17. Surprise box: Put a
gender and age nonspe-
cific gift into a box. On
Christmas Eve or Christ-
mas Day, the person who
finds a hidden gift tag un-
der their chair at dinner
gets to open the box.
18. Family portrait: Wear
your holiday finery and
pose for a portrait that ac-
tually will be printed and
framed.
Maccabees, persevered,
marking the joy of Chanu-
kah for years to come.
The period leading up
to Christmas known as
Advent is a time for repen-
tance and preparation for
the grace and miracle of
Jesus' birth. According to
Christianity.com, the word
"advent" is derived from
the Latin word "adventus,"
meaning "coming." Advent
is a time to both reflect on
the past and look forward
to the future. Much like
Lent, Advent is intended
PHOTO | METROCREATIVEGRAPHICS
picked from the sprig of
mistletoe before the per-
son could be kissed. When
all the berries had gone,
there could be no more
kissing.
CHRISTMAS BELLS
Church bells ring for
many special services, in-
cluding Christmas mass.
During Christmas mid-
night mass in the Catho-
lic Church, the altar bells
may be rung while the
priest says the Gloria.
Bells are part of caroling,
and jingling bells are as-
sociated with sleighs and
Santas reindeer.
Christmas is rife with
traditions that date back
ages.
As the hustle and bustle
of the holiday season rap-
idly approaches, the Greer
Police Department would
like to help ensure that
you have a safe and happy
holiday season.
If shopping late in the
day or after dark, park in
an area that is well lighted.
Park as close to your
destination as you can and
take notice of where you
parked.
Be aware of your sur-
roundings.
Be sure to lock your
vehicle and have your keys
in hand when approaching
your vehicle to leave.
Do not leave packages
or valuables on a car seat.
When possible shop
in pairs. There is safety in
numbers.
Avoid carrying large
amounts of cash. Pay for
purchases with checks,
credit or debit cards.
If youre going out of
town have a neighbor or
relative watch your house
for you.
Track deliveries online
and confirm their delivery.
Safety is everyones re-
sponsibility, please part-
ner with the Greer PD in an
effort to make this a safe,
happy and peaceful holi-
day season for all, said Lt.
Patrick Fortenberry.
to be a season of fasting,
prayer and reaching out to
God.
During the holidays,
houses of worship custom-
arily host prayer sessions
and special holiday-relat-
ed events. The faithful are
encouraged to participate
in these events in celebra-
tion of their faith.
Prayer can help remove
distractions during the
holiday season, helping
individuals reconnect with
the true meaning of the
holiday season.
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Giving  THE GREER CITIZEN D5

State announces 2017 Scrooges and Angels

South Carolina Secre-
tary of State Mark Ham-
mond has announced the
Scrooges and Angels lists
of 2017.
Ten Angels as well as
one Honorary Angel were
recognized at a press con-
ference and honored with
a reception in the Secre-
tary of States Office fol-
lowing the announcement.
The Angels honored
represent organizations
that exemplify charitable
giving in South Caroli-
na. Representatives from
all organizations were in
attendance to receive a
plaque and recognition
from Secretary Hammond.
The Angels recognized,
with the percentage of
their expenditures that
went toward their pro-
gram services, are listed
below. Those recognized
are listed in alphabetical
order.
must be in compliance
with the South Carolina
Solicitation of Charitable
Funds Act.
Each year the Secretary
of States Office attempts
to showcase Angels with
diverse missions, from
across South Carolina and
outside the state.
Traditionally, charities
have been eligible to be
named as an Angel by the
Secretary of State only
once in order to recognize
as many deserving organi-
zations as possible. This
year, however, Secretary
Hammond incorporated a
new tradition of recogniz-
ing a past Angel that has
continued to devote a high
percentage of its expendi-
tures to its charitable mis-
sion.
This year, Secretary
Hammond designated The
Volunteers in Medicine
Clinic of Hilton Head Is-
land, SC, as an Honorary
Childhood Leukemia
Foundation, Inc., Brick, NJ
19.6%
Firefighters Support
Foundation Inc., Greenfield,
MA 6.8%
Honor Bound Foundation, Inc.,
Darien, CT 29.7%
Melanoma International
Foundation, Glenmoore, PA
33.9%
Project Cure, Inc., Bradenton,
FL 24.6%
United Cancer Support
Foundation, Knoxville, TN
3.7%
Professional Fundraisers
Hal. E. Erwin, Bingo Promoter
d/b/a Paradise
Amusements, LLC, Chapin,
SC 3.2%
Truck, Trailer & Equipment
Sales, Inc., Summerville, SC
6.1%
The Secretary of States
Office is responsible for
enforcing the Solicita-
tion of Charitable Funds
Act, and has recognized
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WANT TO GIVE?
Blue Ridge Christian Learning Center Greer Relief and Resources.................... 94.6%
2434 East Tyger Bridge Road, Greer, SC 29651 202 Victoria St., Greer, SC 29651
www.blueridgereleasedtime.com greerrelief.org
Breaking Bread for Jesus........................ 59.9% Middle Tyger Community Center.......... 84.7%
108 Astor St., Wellford, SC 29385 84 Groce Road #A
www.facebook.com/ldwsjsoupkitchen1.org Lyman, SC 29365
www.middletyger.org
Creative Advancement........................... 91.2%
PO Box 2474, Greer, SC 29652 Taylors Free Medical Clinic..................... 98.1%
864-423-7555 400 W. Main St., Taylors, SC 29687
www.cityofgreer.org www.taylorsfmc.org
Daily Bread Ministries/STEP Percentage of total expenses
521 E. Poinsett St., Greer, SC 29651 devoted to program services
www.greersoupkitchen.com during the year reported.
Chart represents local char-
Greer Christian Learning Center ities that were reported
3055 E. Gap Creek Road, Greer, SC 29651 on the SC Secretary of
www.greerchristianlearningcenter.org State website. Not all
agencies were listed.
Greer Community Ministries.................. 81.0% Source: www.sos.
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer, SC 29651 sc.gov.
greercommunityministries.com

ANGELS
Chapin We Care Center,
Chapin, SC 93.4%
Christmas Is For Kids, Gaffney,
Angel for its enduring
commitment to providing
care to medically under-
served South Carolinians.
QF
Greer
Scrooges and Angels for
the past 22 years, said
Secretary Hammond. As
the holidays approach,

SC 99.7%
Friends of the Animal Shelter,
Inc., Aiken, SC 83.9%
Golden Corner Food Pantry,
The Volunteers in Medi-
cine Clinic was originally
recognized as an Angel in
2009.
UALITY
people are reminded to
open their hearts and help
those in need. Recognizing
Scrooges and Angels not

Seneca, SC 91.3%
Help 4 Kids Florence, Florence,
SC 97.4%
JumpStart South Carolina,
Spartanburg, SC 91.0%
Meals on Wheels of Horry
County, Inc., Surfside Beach,
SC 97.7%
Operation Sight, Mount
Pleasant, SC 87.5%
Project Hope Foundation, Inc.,
Greenville, SC 95.4%
Samaritans Purse, Boone, NC
87.8%
The Volunteers in Medicine
Clinic, Hilton Head Island, SC
93.4%
The Angels were select-
ed by review of financial
reports submitted annu-
ally to the Secretary of
States Office, as well as
by nominations from the
public.
To be selected as an
Angel, the charity must
have devoted 80 percent
or more of its total expen-
ditures to charitable pro-
grams; the charity must
have been in existence for
three or more years; the
charity must make good
use of volunteer services;
the charity must receive
minimal funding from
grants; and the charity
As with last year, Secre-
tary Hammond included
both charities and profes-
sional fundraisers in the
list of Scrooges.
The designation of
Scrooge is based upon a
charitable organizations
failure to spend a high
percentage of its total ex-
penditures on charitable
programs, or a profession-
al fundraisers failure to
remit a significant amount
of its gross receipts to the
charity for which it solic-
its.
The organizations des-
ignated as this years
Scrooges are listed below,
along with the percentage
of expenditures used for
program services or per-
centage of gross receipts
remitted. The charitable
organizations and profes-
sional fundraisers recog-
nized are listed in alpha-
betical order.
SCROOGES
Charitable Organizations
American Association of State
Troopers, Inc., Tallahassee,
FL 15.5%
American Veterans
Foundation, Sarasota, FL
8.3%
OODS
only promotes account-
ability and transparency
to charitable donors, but
also acknowledges and
extends gratitude to the
charities that uplift our
communities. I encourage
all South Carolinians to
continue to give generous-
ly, but to always research
charities and professional
fundraisers before they
give.
Charitable donors may
research organizations
registered in South Caro-
lina by visiting the Secre-
tary of States website at
www.sos.sc.gov.
To review an organiza-
tion, select the Charity
Search button to learn a
charitys total revenue,
program expenses, to-
tal expenses, net assets,
and fundraiser costs. The
website even calculates
the percentage of total
expenses that the charity
has devoted to its pro-
gram services.
The public can also call
the Division of Public
Charities at 1-888-CHARI-
TI (242-7484) for more in-
formation.
Thank you for supporting us since 1998.
We appreciate your patronage.
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global giving movement
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individuals, families, or-
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On #GivingTuesday, in-
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reason for the season.
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counts, and each means
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networks, professional
and personal networks.
Foothills Philharmonic
Orchestra
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extended/or long distance QUALITY
Global Encouters, Inc.
Greenville Presbyterian
family to get involved.)
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Agency
Hope Remains Ranch
visit www.givingtuesday.
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Hope Remains Youth Ranch
Letem Live Upstate
Rebel Band Booster Club
Service Dogs for Veterans
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Water of Life International
For all the blessings
of the past year
backgrounds. Together,
millions of people demon- and for all the possibilities
strate our common capac-
ity to give. that the future holds
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? thanks for making this year
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Happy Thanksgiving
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See Santa  WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017

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AREA PARADES

A fter the festive

floats, jubilant
Christmas
bands, and flashing
firetrucks, Santa Claus
AT WASHINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH
debuts at the finale of
several area parades. Hanging of the Green
Seneca Christmas Parade Sunday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 27, 6 p.m.

Westminster Christmas
Parade
Christmas Cantata
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Thursday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m.
Mauldin Christmas Parade
There will be several opportunities for Santa sightings and
visits at area parades and events.
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2-3 p.m.
East Butler Road, Mauldin
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Poinsettia Christmas Parade
Sunday, Dec. 24, 11 p.m.
SANTA SIGHTINGS | Greenville
Saturday, Dec. 2, 6-7:30 p.m.
Main Street
Safari Santa www.greenvillesc.gov
Saturday, Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 3500 North
Greenville Zoo Christmas at the Movies Highway 14
Greenville Greer Christmas Parade
www.greenvillezoo.com Sunday, Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m. Greer, SC 29651
467-4300 Poinsett St. - 1.1 miles
greerrelief.org 864-895-1510
Pictures with Santa
Saturday, Dec. 9 Simpsonville Christmas
(Following Christmas parade) Parade
Pacific Place Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m.
59 Groce Road, Lyman Rain or shine

Santa in the Lobby

Friday, Dec. 15, Noon-4:15 p.m.
Greer CPW
Anything Christmas
Fountain Inn Christmas
Parade
Decorate. Dance. Delight.
301 McCall Street, Greer Wednesday, Dec. 6, 5 p.m.
Snacks, photos, goodie bag Main Street
(Visitors are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy
for Greer PD Cops for Tots.) Landrum Christmas Wishing
Stroll & Parade
Thursday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m. you a warm start
to your holiday season
Secrets to a perfect Lyman-Wellford Christmas
Parade
Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. from all of us

letter to Santa
Spartanburg Highway, at
Lyman

The Carols of Christmas

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At the tip of the North Travelers Rest
Pole resides a jolly man E-MAIL SANTA Christmas Parade
who collects letters from Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.
children asking him to Send your Letters to Santa
deliver all of their hearts' to The Greer Citizen Reidville Christmas Parade
desires. Although Santa letterstosanta@greercitizen. Saturday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m.
Claus does a thorough job com
of making sure children's Easley Christmas
treats are delivered on the Many letters to Santa Parade of Lights
same night, sometimes end up routing to various Saturday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m. ignitedancegreer.com
he needs assistance with post offices where thou- Downtown Easley
reading and responding sands of volunteer "elves"
to the thousands upon can adopt letters and Anderson County
thousands of letters sent make children's wishes Christmas Parade 417 S. Buncombe Rd Suite 6 Greer
to him each year. That is come true. Children can Sunday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m. 864-510-1713
why he often relies on an improve their chances of Balloon Launch Field
extensive list of helpers to letters being read and re- across from Civic Center
handle much of his holi- ceived, with these tips. Anderson
day correspondence. Identify who is writing
According to Smithso- the letter and share some A Festival of Lights
nian, the practice of writ-
ing to St. Nick dates back
more than 150 years.
details about your life.
Make sure you've been
nice and well-behaved.
Spartanburg Christmas
Parade
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Merry ChristMas!
The Universal Postal Ask Santa how he has Downtown Spartanburg
Union, an intergovern- been and engage in some
mental organization that polite conversation. Duncan Christmas Parade
coordinates postal poli- Politely ask for the Saturday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m.
cies across 192 member toys you'd like. Under- Byrnes High School
nations, indicates that stand that Santa is busy, Rain date: Sunday, Dec. 17,
Americans sent more so keep the list brief. 3 p.m.
than one million letters in Thank Santa in ad-
2012, the most recent year vance for his kindness.
from which figures are Hopefully, he'll have time
available. to reply.

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