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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 
International Festival returns to Greer April 14
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The sights, sounds and
tastes of more than 40
countries will be on dis-
play at the City of Greer’s
International Festival, set
to take place April 14 at
Greer City Park.
The festival will run
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at City
Park and City Hall on Sat-
urday and will showcase
live entertainment, edu-
cational booths, sports
Dr. Marjorie Dowd, Greer Chamber president and CEO,
spoke with community leaders during a recent reception.
Dowd begins
leadership of
Greer Chamber
Sets goals
for 2018
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Having spent the last
eight years working with
Greenville County Schools,
Dr. Marjorie Dowd be-
lieves she is uniquely pre-
pared for her new role as
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce president and
CEO.
MTCC celebrates
20-year milestone
Lays out
new plan
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Twenty years after open-
ing their doors to the peo-
ple of Spartanburg Coun-
ty, leaders at the Middle
Tyger Community Center
(MTCC) say their best days
are ahead.
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SPORTS B1-4
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(Located in the Belk Plaza)
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demonstrations, food ven-
dors, a beer garden and a
petting zoo.
“There are so many
pocket communities in the
area and that’s something
we would never realize un-
less we had a festival like
this,” Greer Events Super-
visor Ashlyn Stone said.
“It’s been good to see our
community come out and
be exposed to different
cultures.”
Stone said the country
list expands each year.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
“I’ve been doing busi-
ness partnerships in the
education environment, so
I had a really unique posi-
tion with my background,”
she said. “I decided to
broaden my search for
economic development
organizations. This really
combines everything I’ve
been doing.”
Dowd, now the former
director of education and
economic development at
Greenville County School
District, was announced as
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The nonprofit’s board of
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directors met in January to
design a strategic plan for
the next two years. That
plan includes addressing
emergency situations for
residents and continu-
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break out of poverty.
“We have always provid-
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people in our communi-
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and financial assistance
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“We’ve got over 40 coun-
tries represented in differ-
ent ways—whether that’s
through sports or enter-
tainment,” she said. “We’ll
have about 20 countries
featured in our education-
al area—places like Sen-
egal, Ireland, France, Co-
lumbia, Korea. It’s really a
good way to see cultures
from all around the world.
“This has become one of
our largest and most di-
verse events,” Stone add-
ed. “It’s also one of our
Market gets makeover
For new
season
downtown
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A new season will bring
a new look for The Greer
Farmers Market.
Under new management,
the market will move to
Saturday mornings at
Greer City Park beginning
on May 5.
“We really want to en-
able the community to
come into the market
and to run their own lit-
tle booth,” said Adrienne
Hawkins, the new director.
“We’re excited about en-
abling the community to
be themselves.”
Launching the same
week as the Greer Family
Fest, the Farmers Market
will go from 8:30 a.m.,-
Easter Eggstravaganza
Ahead of Easter Sunday, the City of Greer’s Parks and Recreation Department hosted its
annual Eggtastic Easter Event on Saturday at Century Park.
6am - 2pm
so we can serve your family
baby events. This is only
our fifth year growing this
festival, and participation
has grown exponential-
ly. This isn’t us out there
pretending to represent
Columbia. These people
are actually from these na-
tions and their proud and
want to show it off.”
The festival will have
something for everyone,
Stone said.
“You cannot be bored
at this festival,” she said.
“Even if you came for the
Nichole Livengood, left, and Adrienne Hawkins are coming together to bring a new
season of the Greer Farmers Market.
noon each week until No-
vember 17.
“Our motto is together
is better,” Hawkins said.
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able to see everything in
one day.”
New to the lineup is the
exotic petting zoo.
“It will be neat having
some exotic animals out
there,” Stone said. “It’s a
great educational oppor-
tunity to see animals from
all around the world.”
The petting zoo will in-
clude a baby camel, baby
kangaroo and a hedgehog,
among other animals.
“We’re excited for the
“Partnerships just tend to
bring more attention to
both events.”
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addition,” Stone said. “It’s
going to be fun.”
In the event of rain, the
festival will be moved in-
doors at Greer City Hall
and the Cannon Centre.
“The first year we had
rain and it turned out to
be one of the coolest years
we’ve ever had,” Stone
said. “We’re not afraid to
do that again in case it
rains.”
For more information
visit www.greergoesglob-
al.org.
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book music for the event
each week while Greer
Cultural Arts Council will
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Greer
man
killed
On Wade
Hampton
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A Greer man is dead af-
ter being hit by an oncom-
ing car on Wade Hampton
Boulevard in Taylors last
week.
Authorities say 24-year-
old Steven Wayne Kiser Jr.
was walking in the north-
bound lane of Highway
29 near Reid School Road
when he was struck at
around 8:15 p.m. on Mon-
day.
Kiser Jr. was pronounced
dead on the scene and the
driver was not injured in
the collision.
No charges have been
filed in the incident, ac-
cording to authorities.
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Community away.
Free t-shirts are avail-
able while supplies last.

News PLANT SALE COMING

TO SCIENCE CENTER
A Plant Sale by Greater
BARISTA ALLEY Greenville Master Gar-
TURNS ONE deners is taking place on
Barista Alley is celebrat- Saturday, April 28, from 8
ing its first anniversary in a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine
Greer on March 31 from 7 at the Roper Mountain Sci-
a.m. to 10 p.m. by giving ence Center.
away free drip coffee all Native plants, butterfly
day as well as having live plants, shrubs, trees, pe-
music and food trucks. rennials, ground covers,
Barista Alley is located shade and sun plants, veg-
at 125 East Poinsett Street, etables, herbs, handmade
Greer. garden art and garden
rummage will be present.
GREENVILLE GARDEN CLUB Prices start at $1.
TO HAVE FLOWER SHOW Bring a wagon or garden
Greenville Garden Club cart.
is having a flower show on There will be a raffle for
Wednesday, April 4, from plant or garden art.
2-4 p.m., at the home of Cash and checks only
Beth Satterfield, located at will be accepted, and no
106 Hillsborough Drive. pets are allowed.

GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB GREER HIGH TO HAVE

TO HOLD MEETING
The German-American
Club of the Carolinas will
have its monthly Stam-
mtisch on Friday, April
6, at 6 p.m. at Bangkok 2
Restaurant, 1398 Boiling
Springs Road, Spartan-
burg.
Anyone interested in
German language/culture
is welcome to attend.
WOMEN’S CLOTHES SWAP
FOR ALZHEIMER’S
Visiting Angels and
Manning Place is hosting a
Women’s Clothes Swap on
Saturday, April 7, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m., at Manning
Place, located at 10 Com-
panion Ct, Greer.
Shoppers can select five
items for only $10.
If able, please bring a
few items to donate for
the event upon arrival.
All money raised will be
given to the Alzheimer’s
Association.
GREER CENTENNIAL LIONS
TO HOST TOURNAMENT
The Bass Tournament is
set for Saturday, April 14,
from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Lake Robinson.
The event is open to the
public and sponsored by
Greer CPW with tourna-
ment prizes of $1,000 for
the biggest fish and other
top prizes.
Money raised from the
tournament will benefit
Leonard McFadden helps his son, Lawrence, touch the lights on a Greer police car during last Tuesday’s Touch a Truck
event. More than 500 participants came out to explore the 19 vehicles lining Trade Street in downtown Greer.
the Lions Club mission
to help with eye care and
sight conditions.
Registration is now
open, and applications
can be found at the Lake
Robinson warden’s of-
fice, Greer CPW and vari-
ous bait and tackle shops
around the Upstate.
Participants must have
a fishing license through
the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Natural Resources
and a boating and fish-
ing permit through Greer
CPW.
Larry Beheler, a Greer
resident and longtime or-
ganizer of the Greer Fam-
ily Fest Bass Tournament,
will help the Lions Club
coordinate the fundraiser.
The previous tournament,
last held in 2015, ran for
20 years.
The biggest fish ever
caught on Lake Robinson
is a 13 pound, 14-ounce
largemouth bass on April
13, 1994.
Complete and return
registration and fee by
April 6 to: Greer Centen-
nial Lions Club, Bass Tour-
nament, PO Box 1151,
Touch a Truck
Greer, SC 29652.
Sponsorships are avail-
able. Please contact
brooke.Lathrop@grand-
south.com.
PRINCE OF PEACE TO HOST
UPCOMING CRAFT BAZAAR
Prince of Peace Catholic
Church is hosting a Craft
Bazaar on Saturday, Apr.
14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at the church, located at
1209 Brushy Creek Road,
Taylors.
GREER GOES GLOBAL FOR
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Celebrate the cultures of
the Upstate on Saturday,
Apr. 14, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. with Greer’s 5th An-
nual International Festival
at Greer City Park.
International Featured
Country Tents, Entertain-
ment, Sports, Crafts, and
Food fill the park during
the five-hour event.
Children under 16 must
be accompanied by an
adult. Pets are not permit-
ted.
Anyone who requires
an auxiliary aid or service
for effective communica-
tion or a modification of
policies or procedures to
participate in a program,
service, activity or pub-
lic meeting of the City of
Greer should contact 864-
968-7008 as soon as pos-
sible, but no later than 48
hours prior to the sched-
uled event.
For more information,
visit www.greergoesglob-
al.com.
PRIME PAWS DOG FUN
WALK SET FOR APRIL 21
Lyman United Meth-
odist Church, located at
106 Groce Road, Lyman,
is hosting the inaugural
Prime Paws Dog Fun Walk
on Saturday, April 21, rain
or shine.
All dogs must be on a
leash.
There will be t-shirts and
doggie bandanas available
as well as an opportunity
to get photos of your dog.
Registration is at 8 a.m.
with the start at 9 a.m.
Proceeds will benefit
LUMC Prime Time Group
and the Spartanburg Hu-
mane Society.
For more information,
40TH CLASS REUNION
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN Greer High School’s
class of ‘78 is having their
40th class reunion on Sat-
urday, April 28, at 6 p.m.,
at the Greer County Club.
To register or for more
information, please con-
tact Pris Howell at golfer-
visit www.lymanumc.com pris@gmail.com.
or contact Mike Moss at
415-8137. SGT. BRIAN DONNELLY
SAFETY AWARENESS DAY
AWARENESS DAY The Sgt. Brian Donnelly
SET FOR APRIL 28 Safety Awareness Day has
The Community Health changed date and location
Awareness Day is an in- this year, moving to May
formative and fun event 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
for Spartanburg County the Eastside Family YMCA,
families on Saturday, April located at 1250 Taylors
28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Road, Taylors.
at Tiger River Presbyterian Children will have a
Church, located at 5961 chance to meet and greet
Reidville Road, Moore. with response teams as
Registration starts at 8 well as to bring bicycle
a.m. with a one-mile fun helmets to be checked.
walk starting at 8:30 a.m. The American Red Cross
and screenings and activi- and Greenville County
ties starting at 9 a.m. Sheriff’s Office will be
Free health screenings present along with other
cover cholesterol, vision, organizations.
diabetes, blood pressure
and more; attendees must GCM TO HOLD 21ST ANNUAL
pre-register for the Mobile GOLF TOURNAMENT
Mammography any Satur- The 21st Annual Dick
day in April at The Car- Brooks Honda Meals on
penter’s Table between 9 Wheels Invitational ben-
a.m. and noon. efiting Greer Community
Other activities include Ministries (GCM) is set
a free healthy lunch and for Friday, May 11, at the
drinks, talks on hot health Greer Country Club.
topics, senior bingo, door Teams will be split into
prizes, live music and a morning and afternoon
kid zone with inflatables, rounds with a shotgun
Zumba and a bike give- start.

Church
News
APALACHE BAPTIST TO
CELEBRATE ON MARCH 29
Celebrate “March Mad-
ness” is on the calendar
for the seniors at Lauren-
da’s Restaurant in Greer at
6 p.m. on March 29.
Frank Lewis, Senior
Adult Director, will cele-
brate his 85th birthday on
this date; Congratulations
Frank!
VICTOR UMC TO HOLD
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Victor United Methodist
Church, located at 1 Wil-
son Avenue, Greer, will be
holding Holy Week Wor-
ship Services with March
29 as Holy Thursday at 6
p.m. with the reenactment
of the Last Supper and
Holy Communion; March
30 as Good Friday with
Stations of the Cross any-
time between noon and 3
p.m. with an interactive
prayer experience at your
own time and pace; and
April 1 with an Easter Wor-
ship Service at 11 a.m.
MAPLE CREEK MBC
TO HOLD EASTER EVENTS
Maple Creek MBC, Rev.
Earl D. Simmons, Sr., will
hold a Good Friday Service
and Community Fellow-
ship Luncheon on Friday,
March 30, at 12 p.m.
6 a.m. on April 1. Resur-
rection Sunday service is
a great way to celebrate
Easter with family and
friends. A light breakfast
will be provided imme-
diately following Sunrise
service.
PRAISE CATHEDRAL
TO HAVE EASTER SERVICES
Praise Cathedral Church
of God will have a Good
Friday service at noon on
Friday, March 30.
Easter services will take
place at 9 a.m. and 10:30
a.m. on Sunday, April 1.
The church is located at
3390 Brushy Creek Road,
Greer.
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
PREPARES FOR HOPE WEEK
Fairview Baptist Church
is holding the second an-
nual Hope Week Egg Drop
on Saturday, March 31,
from 4-6 p.m. at Dooley
Field.
There will be free food,
games and more.
Register to volunteer or
attend at fairviewgreer.
org/eggdrop.
Hope Week is April 2-7
and sign ups have begun.
Sign up for projects at
fairviewgreer.org/hope-
week.
SUBER ROAD BAPTIST
TO HOLD MOMMY AND ME
Suber Road Baptist
Church would like to in-
vite the community to join
them for Mommy and Me
on April 12 from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
Karen Ehman in the DVD
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Women’s Conference.
NC
& E
Dinner will be served on
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Friday, April 20, during
the 6-9 p.m. event, and
breakfast and lunch will
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be served on Saturday, R!
April 21, during the 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. event.
Cost is $12. Registration
deadline is April 15.
To register, email Ann
Marchbanks at just_an-
nie2u@yahoo.com.
Make checks payable
to: LWCC.
For more information,
visit https://www.living-
waycommunitychurch.
com/events or call Tracy
Elphick at 918-9834.
IVAN PARKER CONCERT
COMING TO ROCK SPRINGS
Rock Springs Baptist
Church is hosting a lunch
at noon with an Ivan Park-
er Concert to follow on
May 12 in their Impact
Center, located at 201
Rock Spring Road, Easley.
For tickets, please call
295-1714 or 270-6032 by
April 15.
ABNER CREEK TO HOST
SUMMER DRAMA CAMP
Abner Creek Baptist
Church will host their an-
nual Summer Drama Camp
from June 26 to June 30
with a final performance
on Saturday, June 30, at
6:30 p.m.
The cost of camp is $40
per child up to a $100
family maximum.
All children having fin-
ished 1st – 6th grade are

Seven (7) Pastor’s from
local churches will deliv-
er biblical messages sur-
rounding the last words of
Jesus Christ on the Cross.
A Community luncheon
will immediately follow
the worship service. All
persons are invited to at-
tend. Please contact the
church at 877-1791 with
any questions.
Maple Creek MBC will
have a Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 31, at 12
p.m. Hot dogs and games
will be provided. Bring the
children and family out
for some pre-Easter fun
and fellowship.
The Church will also
have Sunrise Service on
Easter Sunday morning at
Enjoy a craft, story,
games, play time with
friends, and lunch. This is
a free event. Mommy and
Me is offered every month
on the second Thursday of
each month.
Suber Road Baptist
Church is located at 445 S.
Suber Rd. in Greer.
For more information,
call 801-0181.
REGISTER BY APRIL 15 FOR
WOMEN’S MINISTRY EVENT
Living Way Communi-
ty Church is holding a
Women’s Ministry event
at 3239 North Highway
101, Greer with the top-
ic “Listen, Love, Repeat
(Other-Centered Living in
a Self-Centered World)” by
Special RENOVATION
welcome.
Children will learn
the musical, The Agape
League. Each day of camp,
children will experience a
fun-filled schedule of ac-
PRICING!
tivities including crafts,
snacks, play time, musi-
cal rehearsals, and much
more. Campers will per-
form the musical The
Agape League on Satur-
day, June 30, at 6:30 p.m.
in the worship center.
To register your child
for Drama Camp, visit
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN A3

A
fter tuning into a radio station
featuring ‘Hits From Yesterday and
Today!’ during a particularly long
drive, I was struck by the fact that I
could sing along (hence the baying dogs
along the way) to nearly every tune.
How is that possible?
How could I, having not heard George
Harrison’s ‘Crackerbox Palace’ in over
forty years, automatically know each
verse and chorus? I mean, it’s easy to
remember all the huge hits: ‘Hotel Cali-
fornia,’ ‘With or Without You,’ ‘Uptown
Funk,’ but what about all the obscure
songs that I don’t ever even remember
hearing before? I mean, when on earth
did I ever learn ‘Allegheny Moon?’ ‘That’s
Amore?’ Why is it that I can’t remember
why I just walked into the bedroom, but
I know every word of ‘I Want a Hippo-
potamus For Christmas...’
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don’t want a doll, no dinkey tinker toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with
and enjoy
Alright, everybody!
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
Is that stuck in your head now? Good,
now you know how I feel because for
some reason last Thursday morning I
started humming that in the barn while
cleaning stalls. And I can’t freaking
stand that song.
It’s right up there with Alvin and The
Chipmunks, ‘Hurry Christmas Day’
although I had a toy Alvin as a child and
adored it, so at least that makes sense.
I also do a great impression of Alvin if
only to drive Paul insane. Ask a man to
drive the trash to the recycler and he’ll
ignore you. Ask him in Alvin’s voice and
the truck tires will fling gravel at the
front porch.
I wonder how many songs a person
can remember, oh, Great Oracle of
I mean, it’s easy to remember all the huge hits: ‘Hotel California,’
‘With or Without You,’ ‘Uptown Funk,’ but what about all the
obscure songs that I don’t ever even remember hearing before?
Google? But little help there, just mostly misery loves company, even if you don’t
guesses and a lot of technical jargon want to be my company.
about petabytes and neurons that lost However, I do apologize and promise
me after the first paragraph. Even if I not to do it again. Cross my heart. So
had read further and thoroughly enjoyed instead:
it, I would have forgotten it in a week’s
time, unlike: If you like Pina Coladas, and getting
caught in the rain
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas If you´re not into yoga, if you have
I don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do half a brain
you? If you like making love at midnight, in
He won’t have to use a dirty chimney the dunes of the cape
flue I´m the love that you´ve looked for,
Just bring him through the front door write to me, and escape
That’s the easy thing to do All better?
Yes, I’m sorry, that was grinding the
heel into the wound a bit, wasn’t it, but

THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S

KORNER

Memory KAELYN CASHMAN

Staff reporter

lane Diet
M
y husband Brad and I are
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem- trying a new diet.
ory lane with us! In upcoming Last week, we cut back
editions of The Greer Citizen, we on fruits and grains but contin-
will be taking a look at old news- ued to use up what we already
papers and bringing you stories had at home.
from the past to commemorate We are going to try to eat
our 100-year anniversary. We mostly vegetables and non-pro-
hope this section gives you a bet- cessed meats for the next
ter look at the people, events and couple of weeks before starting
businesses that made the Greer to re-introduce fruits and other
area a great place to live for the foods.
past century. The goal is to cleanse our
systems and to begin fresh
Thursday, July 7, 1949 with an emphasis on portion
control.
“Not everybody subscribes to Monday was our first day
The Greer Citizen, but nearly after indulging our taste buds
everybody reads it” over the weekend, and as of
that afternoon, I began to feel

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This was the note at the top the sugar withdrawal.
of the newspaper in 1949, which
only set you back 5 cents. The
GUEST EDITORIAL Growing up, my mom pre-
pared well-balanced meals, and

Local legislators must be

front page features dozens Brad’s mom made sure his fam-
of stories, and there’s plenty ily ate well.
more to be seen in the 12- When I lived on my own, I
page edition. Some top stories often scrimped on cooking and
include: new officers installed at probably ate less than I should

the Greer Lions Club, a district
championship for the legion
team and a revival planned at
Camp Creek Baptist Church.
In a Short Subjects note:
“The first television set to be
installed in a downtown busi-
ness house is now in operation
at Utility Sales Company on
South Main Street, across from
the Post Office. Manager “Dub”
Johnson says the set picks up
station WBTV, of Charlotte, with
ease…”
At Fulmer Drug Store, you
could get 100 Asprin for 11
cents and a package of shaving
blades for 49 cents.
Editor and Publisher Edd
Burch highlighted the accom-
plishments of several locals in
his “Off The Record” column.
A one-year subscription to the
paper was $2.25.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |
Submission guidelines
accountable to citizens
have while Brad attended culi-
nary school and practiced his
skills.
Marrying Brad has broadened
my palate.
Now, we are working together
Earlier this month, a number of freshman law- makers in the House. to establish a wholesome diet
makers filed legislation to call a convention to The rest of the convention process would be that is beneficial for both of us.
amend the South Carolina Constitution. Much spelled out in the bill that must be passed be- Balancing nutrients as well as
like the United States Constitution, the South fore the convention can occur – which would portions is going to take time
Carolina Constitution can be amended either be overseen by the same legislative leadership to learn.
through the legislative process or through a that the bill’s sponsors blame for the failure to We both enjoy a vast variety
constitutional convention, and both methods reform government. Anyone who has observed of foods; though, many dairy
have been used in the past. political party conventions can attest to how products do not sit well in our
The idea behind this bill is that much of the easily they can be controlled and manipulated, systems.
gridlock in Columbia is due to our current gov- particularly when skillful politicians also con- Hopefully, this cleansing will
ernmental structure, in which the power is cen- trol the rules and selection of delegates. kick start a good diet moving
tralized in a handful of legislative leaders. The In 2013, SCPC released a list of eight reforms forward.
South Carolina Policy Council has extensively that make significant progress towards ending This diet reminds me of Dan-
discussed the problems that have arisen from the legislative concentration of power and cul- iel 1:8-16, when Jerusalem is
this system. In South Carolina, the bulk of state ture of corruption. Only one of these needed re- besieged by Nebuchadnezzar,
power is firmly in the hands of a few legisla- forms – restoring judicial independence – would the king of Babylon, and Daniel
tive leaders who are effectively accountable to require a constitutional amendment. is taking into the king’s palace
no one for the exercise of that power, and who The remaining seven –making the governor with other youth.
routinely make decisions in the absence of pub- accountable for the executive branch, ending Verse eight says, “But Daniel
lic oversight. legislative self-policing, etc. – are easily within resolved that he would not
The concerns here are real and there is a way the General Assembly’s power, no convention or defile himself with the king’s
to address them. However, there are two major public referendum needed. Lawmakers would food, or with the wine that he
problems with the idea of calling a constitu- not necessarily even need a two-thirds majority drank. Therefore he asked the
tional convention: 1) the convention approach vote to pass them. chief of the eunuchs to allow
is dangerous and would be unlikely to achieve If lawmakers cannot even pass these simple him not to defile himself.”
desired reforms, and 2) most of the needed changes, why should they be allowed to rewrite But the chief was concerned
reforms do not require constitutional amend- the state constitution? about what the king might
ments.The convention approach: ineffective What is lacking in state government is not the think if Daniel and his friends
and dangerous Calling a constitutional conven-
tion in South Carolina requires a two-thirds vote
mechanism to outmaneuver legislative leader-
ship, but the simple will to make government
appeared in worse condition
than the other youths.
in both the House and Senate, at which point it accountable to the people of this state. Then, Daniel said in verses
goes on the ballot at the next general election
to be voted on by the public. If the referendum
Moreover, the control maintained by legisla-
tive leaders is not purely derived from statute.
12-13, “Test your servants
for ten days; let us be given

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convention. Ending this stranglehold – both the informal and the appearance of the
Significantly, the convention mechanics would and the statutory elements – depends on the youths who eat the king’s food
be shaped by current legislative leaders. Much willingness to elect and hold accountable repre- be observed by you, and deal
like a federal Article V Convention of States, sentatives whose allegiance is to the citizens of with your servants according to
nothing in either state law or the state consti- South Carolina rather than to legislative leaders. what you see.”
tution details how delegates would be selected, The key, therefore, to reforming government The test took place, and as
parameters for what can be discussed, etc. The is for legislators to be held accountable by the a result of Daniel’s improved
only provisions are that sitting lawmakers could people they represent. appearance, the steward gave
not serve as delegates, and the overall number all of the youth vegetables after
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Prepare garden beds for spring and beyond
B
egin preparing gar-
den bed soil early for
new plants.
SAVOR EDIBLE FLOWERS
Gardening enthusiasts may · Allium: These are blossoms from the allium family, which
have been thinking about include garlic, chives and leeks. These flowers can be used to
their landscape plans through- add flavor to foods.
out the winter, eager to once
again get their hands dirty · Basil blossoms: It may be customary to pinch off the
with soil. Whether a home gar- blossoms of basil, which come in colors from white to
dener is making preparations lavender in order to stimulate growth of the leaves of the
for edible crops or beautiful plant. However, the blossoms, which are more mild than the
flowers, he or she must take leaves, can be tasty as well.

NURSERY time to make the soil amena-

ble to planting. To establish · Calendula: Sometimes known as "poor man's saffron," this

PLANT TAG
GLOSSARY
Common name: The
common name of the
plant tends to be the most
noticeable word or words on
the tag. This is the name the
plant is referred to outside
of scientific circles.
Scientific (botanical)
name: Scientific names
are also known as the Latin
names of the plant. Such
names will be written in
italics on the tag and are
usually one or two
words. The scientific
name includes the
genus (group) and the
species of the plant.
Cultivar: A plant
tag may further
describe the
type of plant
by including the
cultivar. A cultivar
is the variation on the
species. It may describe a
size or color variation. Listed
in single quotations by the
scientific name.
Sun requirements: The
tag should list how much
sun exposure the plant
requires to thrive. It may be
anywhere from full sun to
full shade.
Height and spread: The
label frequently includes the
maximum growing height
and width the plant should
reach when mature.
hearty, durable plants, garden-
ers can focus on three main ar-
eas: addressing soil composi-
tion, cultivating and adding
nutrients.
SOIL COMPOSITION
Many gardeners prefer
growing a variety of plants in
their gardens. Such an ap-
proach requires taking inven-
tory of the type of soil in one’s
garden and making the neces-
sary modifications so that the
types of vegetables, herbs,
shrubs, or flowers that will be
planted can grow in strongly.
In fact, according to the plant
company Proven Winners, the
most important step to devel-
oping good roots is preparing
the soil.
Take a sample of the soil
and examine it to see what
is present. If the
soil
is too
full of
clay, too
sandy, too
dense, or too
loose, that can
lead to problems
where plants cannot
grow in strong. Work
with a garden center to add
the right soil amendments to
make a rich soil. This may in-
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CULTIVATION
Cultivating the soil can in-
volve different steps. Removal
of weeds, errant rocks, roots,
and other items will help pre-
pare the soil. Mother Earth
News suggests working on
garden soil when the soil is
damp but never wet; other-
wise, garden soil can become
messy and clumpy. Use a dig-
ging fork or shovel to lightly
turn the soil when it’s mostly
dry. Gentle tillings also can
open up the soil to incorpo-
rate the nutritional amend-
ments and relieve compaction
that likely occurred from freez-
ing temps and snow pressure.
Tilling also helps with drain-
age and oxygen delivery to
roots. The DIY Network sug-
gests turning over soil at a
depth of 12 inches to work the
soil - about the length of a
shovel spade. However, the re-
source Earth Easy says that ex-
isting garden beds have a
complex soil ecosystem and
simply top-dressing with com-
post or manure can be
enough preparation for plant-
ing. Gardeners can experiment
with the methods that work
best for their gardens.
NUTRITION
Testing the pH and the lev-
els of certain nutrients in the
soil, namely nitrogen, phos-
phorous and potassium, will
give gardeners an idea of oth-
er soil additions that may be
needed. Soils with a pH below
6.2 often can benefit from the
addition of lime several weeks
before planting. Soil tests will
determine just how much fer-
tilizer to add to the soil. Com-
plete fertilizers will have equal
amounts of nitrogen, phos-
phorous and potassium. Indi-
vidual fertilizers can amend
the soil with only these nutri-
tional elements that are need-
ed.
yellow flower in the marigold family can taste like saffron
when it's sautéed. Uncooked, calendula can have spicy notes
that add variety to salads and garnishes.
· Chamomile: This plant features small, daisy-type flowers that
can be used in treats and teas.
· Fennel: Just like the plant itself, the flowers of fennel have a
subtle licorice flavor.
· Hibiscus: Hibiscus blooms are famously used in hibiscus tea,
which is tart and cranberry-like.
· Lavender: The sweet, perfumed taste of lavender works in
cocktails and desserts.
· Marigolds: These tiny flowers may be used in vegetable
gardens to repel animal and insect pests. Blossoms have a
fresh citrus taste that can be used in cooking.
· Pansies: These vibrant early bloomers can take on a
wintergreen flavor and look beautiful when glazed on cakes
and other desserts.
· Roses: Beautiful to behold, rose petals can lend a subtle,
fruity flavor to many different foods as well.
· Zucchini: The blossoms from this squash, which have a
slightly sweet taste, can be enjoyed in many different ways.
Some people batter and fry the blossoms, while others may
stuff them with herbs and cheeses.
Top-dressing empty beds is time to plant. If existing
with a layer of mulch or com- shrubs or plants are in beds,
post can prevent weed growth use more care so as not to dis-
and preserve moisture until it turb roots or dig too deeply.

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and be completed over the
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If time is of the essence,
these weekend or one-day
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homes.
• Green and pink: Colors on opposite ends of the color wheel
will always complement each other. Green paired with pink (a
lighter shade of green’s opposite, red) calls to mind the great
outdoors. These hues can add a touch of floral spring sun-
shine even when that season has long since passed. Opt for
a deep green and a carnation pink for maximum impact. And
don’t forget a vase full of fresh blooms as the finishing factor.
• Lavender and deep blue: Analogous colors are three colors
that sit side-by-side on the color wheel and share a common
denominator in terms of shade. Lavender, blue and an orchid
pink are examples of such hues. This cool, regal combination
can add femininity to a bedroom or even drama to another
space in the house. If painting the walls dark blue or lavender
seems scary, opt for a neutral shade on walls and then dress
up the space with inky and violet accents.

• Turquoise and brick red: Enhance the “wow” factor with

these bold colors. Although they are striking, when they work
together, they also can impart a soothing feel, particularly
since they are often inspired by Asian influences. Feature a
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INSTALL STAIR RUNNERS
Dress up hardwood stairs
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individual pieces that can be
placed on each step. If carpet-
ing doesn't fit with the home's
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stair treads also can create vi-
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DRESS UP THE ENTRYWAY
An entryway is a guest's first
impression of a home. Many
entryways can use a minor
overhaul, both inside and out-
side. Paint the front door a dif-
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curb. Install a new mailbox or
decorative house numbers. A
new welcome mat can change
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the look of wood, travertine or
marble. Installing a floor can
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INSTALL A NEW FAUCET
Instantly improve a kitchen
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CREATE A GALLERY
Gather and arrange framed
photos, artwork or wall ac-
cents so that they ascend the
wall of a staircase. This creates
a designer touch and can
dress up an often barren area
of wall space.
INSTALL A LIGHT FIXTURE
Improve drab spaces with a
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10 reasons to plant
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them.
TREES FIGHT
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Wish you could do more
than recycling and reducing
your carbon footprint to com-
bat climate change? Trees
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back into the air.
TREES CLEAN THE AIR
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Trees don’t just absorb CO2.
They also absorb odors and
pollutants like nitrogen oxides,
ammonia, sulfur dioxide and
ozone. It’s estimated that one
tree can absorb nearly 10
pounds of polluted air each
year and release 260 pounds
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TREES PREVENT EROSION,
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Which bloom in the summer
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O bits MARKET: Will relocate to Greer
Ernestine ‘Tina’ Kennette
Ernestine “Tina” Lynn
Kennette, 92, widow of
Wade Hundley Kennette,
passed away March 22,
2018.
A native of Spartanburg
County, daughter of the
late Samuel Dickson and
Bertie Mae Beacham Lynn,
she was a retired educa-
tor for Greenville County
Schools, a member of Me-
morial United Methodist
Church and an avid bridge
player.
Surviving are two sons,
Samuel Dickson Kennette
(Nancy), of Bellevue, Idaho
and Stephen Wade Ken-
nette (Dixie), of Lyman; a
daughter, Elizabeth Ken-
nette Fowler (James, Sr.),
of Lyman; six grandchil-
dren, Corrie Kennette,
Stephen Kennette, Jr.,
James Fowler, Jr. (Ashley),
Jami Burnette (Dan), Jer-
emiah Symons and Zack-
ary Symons; and three
great-grandchildren, Ryan
Fowler, Noah Fowler and
Jada Burnette.
Funeral services were
held 3 p.m. Sunday, March
25, 2018 at Memorial Unit-
ed Methodist Church, con-
ducted by Rev. Joe Cate.
Burial followed in Wood
Memorial Park.
Honorary escort was the
Wesley Davenport Sunday
School Class.
Visitation was held 1:30-
2:45 p.m. Sunday at the
church social hall.
The family is at the
home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Steve and
Dixie Kennette.
Memorials may be made
to Memorial United Meth-
odist Church, 201 N. Main
Street, Greer, SC 29650.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
GCM continues DOWD: Bringing new ideas to the table in 2019
campaign for
nonperishables
Greer Community Min-
istries (GCM) is continuing
its 2018 Fab 5 campaign
in an effort stock food
pantry shelves with basic
nonperishable items that
frequently run low.
The year’s Fab 5 items
are: canned items includ-
ing meat, fruit, pasta (rav-
ioli, spaghetti rings), and
soup, as well as 18 oz. jars
of peanut butter.
GCM provides emergen-
cy food orders every four
months to people in need
in the Greater Greer area.
“Generally, after the
holidays, donations start
to slow down,” said Mau-
reen Bryan, food and
clothing services coordi-
nator. “GCM donors are so
faithful and generous, and
when we provide a list of
items, referred to as our
FAB 5, which will always
be needed in our food as-
sistance program, we are
able to keep our pantry
better stocked.”
In 2017, GCM provided
close to 2,000 emergency
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family activities booth.
“We’re going to grow as
we go,” said Nichole Liven-
good, Hawkins’ business
partner. “It will be a new
experience for people ev-
ery time they come to the
market.”
Vendors will feature
a wide variety of wares,
including eggs, cheeses,
meat, handmade crafts,
and more.
“We really want to bring
new, fresh food purvey-
ors,” Hawkins said.
One vendor has her own
homemade caramel sauce,
which she has used to
make peanut brittle in a
number of flavors, such
as almond, cashew and
maple.
“It is so good,” Hawkins
said. “My mouth is water-
ing right now. I’m really
excited about her being in
Greer.”
Hawkins and Livengood,
who both grew up in Trav-
elers Rest, have also part-
nered to launch a new
business called Growers
and Makers Market.
“We’re an umbrella
company to pool resourc-
es and be a structure to
run farmers markets, and
Greer Farmers Market is
our first big project to-
gether,” Livengood said.
“We’ve known each oth-
er for a while,” she said.
“We have mutual friends,
and we work really well to-
gether business-wise.”
Hawkins works with the
vendors and the board
while Livengood works
with marketing and public
relations.
“We’re excited about
bringing a local flavor and
really highlighting who
Greer is,” Hawkins said.
Growers and Makers
Market will have one board
while each community will
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THE FAB 5
Canned meat
Canned fruit
Canned pasta (ravioli, spa-
ghetti rings)
Canned soup
18 oz. jars of peanut butter
food orders feeding over
4,000 people. As the com-
munity of Greer grows the
needs within the commu-
nity also grows.
A food order consists of
five bags of nonperishable
food and is available once
every four months. The
order should feed a family
of three or four people for
three to five days. Larg-
er families receive two or
three food orders based
on the number of people
living in the household.
Donations are accepted
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-
day-Friday at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer.
Call 877-1937 or visit
gcminc.org for more infor-
mation.
have different vendors.
“The identity of the mar-
ket will depend on the
people who are selling,”
Hawkins said. “One of our
goals is to create a cultural
experience as well.”
“There’s a real nostalgic
farm house feel that we’re
trying to bring to this
farmers market,” Hawkins
said, “but also Greer is
such a growing, thriving,
bustling city with a real
culinary foundation here,
so we want to mix this
modern farmhouse feel at
our farmers market each
week and make it very
family friendly.”
Hawkins and Livengood
are modeling their busi-
ness after marketing com-
munities in larger cities
and are working on about
five markets in the west-
ern North Carolina and
Upstate South Carolina
area.
“It really lets the com-
munity focus on the food,”
Hawkins said. “We’re tak-
ing cues from larger cit-
ies.”
While the market will
not take senior vouchers
as a whole, at least one
farmer with a variety of
produce is certified to ac-
cept senior vouchers.
TRANSITIONS
Prior to the Greer Farm-
ers Market, Hawkins ran
the Travelers Rest Farmers
Market for four years.
“Because of the success
we had there, other farm-
ers markets started calling
me to consult,” Hawkins
said.
Cristy Ray, Founder of
the Greer Farmers Market,
called Hawkins.
“We had a wonderful
meeting, and I went back
to Travelers Rest and con-
tinued on there,” Hawkins
said.
Later, Ray got a different
job and asked Hawkins
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the chamber’s new presi-
dent last month and offi-
cially began her duties in
March.
“From what I’ve seen
these past three weeks,
how the community is so
involved in everything that
I have gone to, I’m looking
forward to working with
the community and get-
ting their input of what
they want to see—how
they want to see Greer ad-
vance,” Dowd said.
“Everyone does such
hard work,” she said.
“They love this communi-
ty so much they don’t sit
back and just let one or
two make all the decisions
and have the opinions. It’s
everyone coming together
for the good of the com-
munity.”
Some of Dowd’s goals
for the coming year in-
clude strengthening the
GreerMade concept, as
well as the arts communi-
ty.
“We’re a chamber of
commerce. We build up
commerce in a communi-
ty,” Dowd said.
“We’re looking out for
Greer as a whole, and to
raise that commerce is
our goal of looking out
for prosperity in business,
to be the executive direc-
tor, and Hawkins readily
agreed.
“I’ve always seen great
potential for that market,
and I was so excited to be-
gin this project,” Hawkins
said.
During her consulta-
tion with Ray, Hawkins
envisioned shutting down
Trade Street for a street
market, but with the
downtown streetscape
project set to transform
Trade Street, Hawkins
talked with her vendors,
who mentioned Greer City
Park.
“I went over to Greer
City Park, and I loved it,”
Hawkins said. “They have
bathrooms and power out-
lets.”
“It was just made for
a farmers market with a
green field where families
could play, very similar to
Trailblazer Park in Travel-
ers Rest,” she continued.
“We partnered with the
city, and it was great for
both entities, so I called
the City of Greer, and they
were very excited to part-
ner with the Greer Farm-
ers Market.”
Hawkins and Liven-
good worked together at
the Travelers Rest Farm-
ers Market before Haw-
kins left to start her own
business and Livengood
wrapped up a big account
with her Public Relations
company.
“Adrienne and I had
been wanting to work on a
project together for a long
time,” Livengood said.
With both of their lives
in transition, the time
seemed right to join forc-
es.
“We’ve always worked
so well together,” Hawkins
said. “Nichole has been a
backbone of the Travelers
Rest Farmers Market.”
“It’s fun to have some-
one to bounce ideas back
whether that’s a large
business or a small busi-
ness,” she said.
Dowd also has ideas for
2019.
“Things are pretty much
in place for this year, so I
really don’t want to rock
the boat,” she said. “But I
do have ideas for 2019.
“We don’t want to re-
place anything, but we
want to look at our com-
munity and see what may-
be our community might
embrace that’s new and
different and fun,” Dowd
said. “We always want to
do something that entic-
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and forth,” she continued.
“I’m really happy with this
partnership….We really
want to see each other
shine.”
BEGINNINGS
Ten years ago, Hawkins
had a farm with all kinds
of fruits and vegetables.
“I started out as a ven-
dor,” Hawkins said. “At
the time, I started the farm
to really get healthy in my
life.”
“I think that freshly har-
vested food is one of the
most basic human rights
that anyone can have,” she
continued.
Hawkins emphasized
the value of a whole com-
munity eating healthier.
“We’re fighting diabe-
tes and obesity,” Haw-
kins said. “We’re fighting
chemical corporations.”
“Also, the community
that happens at each farm-
ers market really drives
me
when people are enjoy-
ing themselves and talking
to each other amongst
each other,” she contin-
ued. “It means that con-
nections are being made.
I’ve seen people fall in love
and get married that met
at the farmers market. I’ve
seen businesses combine.”
The farmers market has
been a launching pad for
es folks to come out and
enjoy the town and meet
people and bring attention
to their businesses.”
One of her favorite cal-
endar events so far is the
Pelham Power Breakfast,
also known as Handshakes
& Hashbrowns.
“They have blown me
away,” Dowd said. “Those
are very well attended.
“I think it’s a great time
of the day for folks to get
out, meet people, be en-
gaged and then go straight
to work, so I think that
is really the sweet spot
of what our chamber has
THE GREER CITIZEN A7
some businesses.
“It’s almost an incubator
system for the local food
system,” Livengood said.
“It gives small producers
and purveyors a platform
to start their companies.”
“It’s a way for a small
entrepreneur to get start-
ed,” she continued.
While Hawkins has been
a farmer, Livengood has
been involved with the
arts.
“It’s a very cool thing to
be able to provide a plat-
form for the farmers and
the artists to make an
income for themselves,”
Livengood said.
In addition, the local
hospitality industry can
benefit from an active
farmers market.
“The people that come
into a city for the farm-
ers market, they aren’t
just coming in to a farm-
ers market and leaving,”
Livengood said. “They
spend money in that com-
munity.”
Hawkins cited studies
showing that for every ten
people that go to a farm-
ers market, six of those
people go on to visit a lo-
cal business.
“Of those six people,
four of those go on to visit
a second location,” Haw-
kins said. “It can flood the
local hospitality economy
with millions of dollars
each and every year.”
“We’re expecting a huge
turnout for this market,”
she continued. “We’ve
lined up over 40 vendors
to be out there.”
Anyone interested in
volunteering, sponsor-
ing, becoming a vendor
or hosting a workshop
should contact Hawkins
at adrienne.gather@gmail.
com. Vendor applications
are available by emailing
nichole.gfm@gmail.com,
or for more information,
call 320-3002.
found out that this com-
munity likes to do,” she
said.
Dowd noted the benefits
of having a strong board
and staff already in place
at the chamber.
“Our staff is incredible,”
Dowd said. “They’re in-
credibly patient with me
about my learning curve.
“With those two support
mechanisms, our board
and our staff, that’s an in-
credible thing to walk into
to have those two strong
entities in place,” she said.
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SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Access to
my checking
account?
Q: Will paying my taxes
online give the govern-
ment electronic access to
my checking account?
DR: If you use your
checking account, of
course they will have the
ability to withdraw that
money from your account.
The only time I
warn people against
giving electronic
access to their bank
accounts is when
they’re dealing with
collectors over a
bad debt.
I believe I know where
you’re going with this
question, and I think you
may be a little confused
about my stance on this
sort of thing.
There’s nothing wrong
with certain entities
having access to your
checking account.
I use electronic bill pay
for utilities, mutual fund
contributions, and things
like that all the time.
The only time I warn
people against giving elec-
tronic access to their bank
accounts is when they’re
dealing with collectors
over a bad debt.
The government — even
the IRS — isn’t known for
coming in and randomly
taking money out of peo-
ple’s accounts.
Collectors, on the other
hand, do it all the time.
You’re in a fight when
you’re dealing with a debt
collector.
It’s an adversarial rela-
tionship.
As a rule, no one in that
industry should ever be
given electronic access to
any of your accounts.
There may be a few
decent debt collection
companies out there, but
many of them will lie,
cheat, and steal to get
your money.
I hope that clears things
up.
Many
already
know
Q: How can I convince
my fellow millennials that
government isn’t the solu-
tion to their problems?
DR: I think you’re
proceeding from a false
assumption.
Many millennials al-
ready understand it’s not
the government’s job to
take care of everyone and
provide everything.
The only thing I can
suggest is that you
try to be kind to
everyone.
The problem, I think, is
there’s a group of people
in every generation that
wants someone else to
take care of them.
The only thing I can
suggest is that you try to
be kind to everyone.
It does no good to have
a political discussion with
a political neophyte.
If you have friends like
this, perhaps you could
suggest they work to
control and improve the
variables in their lives
they can actually control
and make better — name-
ly themselves.
You can’t control the
variable of government.
It’s not going to come to
your rescue.
It never has.
MTCC presents inaugural award
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A Byrnes High School
science teacher is the first
recipient of the Middle Ty-
ger Community Center’s
(MTCC) Wanda L. Fowler
Community Champion
Award for community ser-
vice.
The award was given to
Rhonda Dodson at MTCC’s
20th anniversary cele-
bration and banquet last
Tuesday night.
“This is something that
we’ve been thinking about
for a while,” said Andrea
Moore, MTCC Executive
Director. “We just wanted
to create an award that
would honor the unsung
heroes in our community
and something that would
recognize Wanda Fowl-
er, our original executive
director, and reflect her
spirit of contribution to
this community and also
honor those in our com-
munity who are working
behind the scenes to have
big impact without expect-
ing any sort of recognition
for it at all.”
“So, what we wanted to
honor and recognize was
somebody who carries
forth Wanda’s spirit in
passionate service to the
community,” she contin-
ued.
Fowler presented the
award in person to Dod-
son at the banquet.
“This will be presented
each year to recognize ei-
ther an individual or an or-
ganization that supports
the mission of Middle Ty-
ger Community Center,”
Fowler said. “This year’s
champion is Rhonda Dod-
son. Rhonda’s a science
teacher at Byrnes High
School, and she’s been
teaching for 22 years.”
“Now, as much respect
as I have for our teach-
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Andrea Moore, MTCC Ex-
ecutive Director. “We felt
that this was still an im-
portant role that we need-
ed to play in our commu-
nity.”
“But, at the same time,
we also provide a series
of in-depth interventions
to help people address the
challenges that make it
hard to break out of pov-
erty,” she said.
Those interventions
include job skills train-
ing, education, child care,
transportation, a health
clinic and more.
“We believe that we do
our most life-changing
work when we can sup-
port someone for many
months and support mul-
tiple family members and
help them with multiple
needs,” Moore said.
As a nonprofit, howev-
er, limited resources are
available, so MTCC has
partnered with churches,
community groups, corpo-
rations, schools and indi-
vidual volunteers.
“We have an opportuni-
ty to leverage those com-
munity relationships to
be able to really maximize
the resources that we do
have,” Moore said.
“We also know that our
clients have amazing, of-
ten untapped resources,”
she continued. “We try to
work with clients to try
to take what’s called a
strengths-based approach
that values the skills,
knowledge, connections
and potential of each cli-
ent, so we work in collabo-
ration with clients to help
them help themselves.”
MTCC has two main
goals for 2020.
“Our first goal is to en-
gage 50 high impact com-
munity volunteers to help
those in crisis, which then
multiples our capacity as
a staff to address more
staff time and resources in
helping a greater number
of families who are ready
to break that cycle,” Moore
said.
The second goal is to
assist 300 families on the
path to financial stability
over the next three years.
“We know this will take
a collaborative effort that
includes staff, volunteers,
church partners and our
clients, our most import-
ant collaborators,” Moore
said.
ers that prepare our next
generation, that fact alone
makes her a community
champion, but this past
year, Rhonda has taken
on much more,” she con-
tinued.
Last year, Dodson
opened the Byrnes Cloth-
ing Closet with the help of
students and community
support.
“I am both humbled and
honored to be named the
recipient of this award as
it was, after all, through
her creative ideas, dedi-
cation, sense of apprecia-
tion of the community and
sometimes shear tenacity
that Wanda Fowler impart-
ed the successes of giving
and achieving to all who
know her,” Dodson said.
“Thank you, Wanda, for
being my trailblazer.”
Dodson shared the per-
sonal inspiration of her fa-
ther’s example in helping
others.
“My experience in the
joys of helping others
likely originated in watch-
ing my father give to and
help others,” Dodson said.
“I recall from a very ear-
ly age, after family and
friends would visit, they
would be going home with
something.”
With a large garden, Dod-
son’s father would give
away tomatoes, squash,
peppers and more.
“Even at the age of 70,
he plants a garden large
enough for friends and
family and continues to
give,” Dodson said. “If
someone needed help with
a car repair, even though
he had a full-time job and
acres of land to maintain,
he would not hesitate
to offer his time and his
knowledge, and he con-
tinues to extend the same
kind gestures today.”
“Through the years, I no-
ticed the needs of many of
Late last year, Moore at-
tended a program called
the Poverty Factor, an in-
teractive training program
created by guest speaker
Katrina Spigner, who is the
former senior program di-
rector at Sisters of Charity
Foundation of South Caro-
lina.
“It was a really incredi-
bly eye-opening program
that trains individuals and
organizations and com-
munities to examine the
experience of individuals
in poverty and to design
programs to effectively
serve them,” Moore said.
‘Some of us have
seats at the table
where we can speak
on behalf of others
who may not ever
have a seat at that
table.’
Katrina Spigner
Guest speaker
Spigner, who grew up in
the country in the 1960s,
has over 15 years of ex-
perience as a leader in
the nonprofit sector and
toured MTCC before the
banquet.
“I was just simply
amazed by the work that
is being done, the work
that has been done over
the last 20 years,” Spigner
said.
“There’s that 20 years
of history, but there is
so much more ahead, so
many more opportunities,
so many more ways to
engage, so many ways to
move forward,” she con-
tinued.
Spigner shared a person-
al story to demonstrate
the need to speak up for
those who cannot speak
up for themselves.
“Some of us have seats
at the table where we can
speak on behalf of others
who may not ever have a
seat at that table,” Spigner
said.
“We are better together,”
she continued.
A couple of other special
guests shared the impact
of MTCC on their lives.
“My journey with Middle
Tyger started almost 14
Wanda Fowler, left, original Executive Director of MTCC,
presented the award named in her honor to Rhonda
Dodson, a Byrnes High science teacher.
my students and did what
I could to help as one di-
mension; however, I recog-
nized that if the need ex-
isted among my own few
students, it had to be in-
terwoven among our stu-
dent population,” she con-
tinued. “The solution was
to open a clothing closet,
but at the time, our facili-
ty had no space for even a
one-room operation.”
In February 2017, By-
rnes High School opened a
new wing, moving a large
population from the class-
rooms of 1955.
“At the same time, the
Middle Tyger Community
Center’s store front was
closing, and for once, I had
not signed up to take a
multitude of summer sci-
ence courses, which at this
point in my career I do for
years ago,” said Melissa
Brannon.
MTCC provided child-
care for her son, so Bran-
non was able to get her
GED and graduate from
Spartanburg Community
College.
“They loved on him and
took care of him like he
was their own,” Brannon
said.
Brannon obtained a
teacher assistant position
with special needs chil-
dren for six years before
going back to graduate
from Limestone and re-
turning to teach at Beech
Springs.
“I now have the oppor-
tunity to refer my stu-
dents’ parents back to
Middle Tyger when they
need something,” Brannon
said. “Middle Tyger has
changed my life, and my
daughter is getting ready
to go off to college.”
Heather Bryant, who
also shared her story, was
a teen mom pregnant at
the age 17 in high school.
“I was scared clueless,”
Bryant said. “I had no clue
what I was going to do.”
“Then, one of my friends
who was pregnant as well,
she told me about the pro-
gram that Middle Tyger
had; it’s the adolescent
family life,” she contin-
ued. “They welcomed me
with open arms.”
The program offers par-
enting classes every week.
“They make you have
hope and not give up,”
Bryant said. “I got to fin-
ish high school on time,
and I got to go on and get
a degree. Now, I have an
amazing career because
they watched my son for
me, so I could go to school
and better myself and my
family.”
Through the program,
Bryant was also able to
get her son the glasses he
needed at the age of one.
“They helped me get
his first pair of glasses,”
Bryant said. “His last year
is coming soon at Middle
Tyger, and I want to thank
everyone who helped me.”
“We’re so proud of you
both, and beautiful chil-
dren,” Moore said. “Melis-
sa and Heather are prefect
examples of the kind of
impact we want to make.”
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fun,” Dodson said. “It’s a
lot easier when you’re do-
ing it for fun versus have
to.”
“So, if my goal was to be-
come a reality, there was
no better time, so I took
on the task,” she contin-
ued. “Working nearly ev-
ery day this past summer,
a now five-room operation
has been worked into the
greatest of accomplish-
ments. The vacant and
lifeless classrooms were
repurposed into welcom-
ing and decorative venues
and in turn, turning needs
into treasures.”
Dodson also shared her
experiences with others
who brought their own
ideas to life.
“As I learned through
seeing my father’s joy of
helping others, I realize
clarifies animal
shelter ordinance
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greenville County Coun-
cil recently took steps to
clarify its shelter ordi-
nance following increased
calls about animal care,
particularly for dogs,
during the winter and
summer months.
Council held a third and
final reading of the ordi-
nance last Tuesday.
“What we needed to do
was provide some specific
direction to dog owners
for what they needed to
do,” said Paula Gucker,
Assistant County Admin-
istrator for community
planning, development,
and public works.
The new descriptions
are added under section
4-19, cruelty to animals,
of the Greenville County
ordinances. The new law
states:
Adequate shelter for an
animal other than a dog
means shelter that reason-
ably may be expected to
protect the animal from
physical suffering or im-
pairment of health due to
exposure to the elements
or adverse weather.
Adequate shelter for
a dog means a moisture
proof and windproof
structure of suitable size
to accommodate a dog
and allow retention of
body heat. The structure
must be provided with a
sufficient quantity of hay,
straw, cedar shavings,
blankets, or the equiva-
lent, to provide insulation
and protection against
cold and dampness and
The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a
Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2018
at Greer City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on
the following:
DOCKET NUMBER:
APPLICANT:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
Documents related to the requests are available for
public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office
located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
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that through the trials
and tribulations associat-
ed with taking on a large
scale endeavor, others
take notice and become
more willing, empowered
and inspired to transform
their own passions into
realities,” Dodson said.
“Though my name is the
listed recipient of this
award, I’m only one enti-
ty.”
“Just a few weeks ago,
my guest here tonight,
Lacey Swope, envisioned
prom dresses that were
hanging in a dark corner
of the storage room at the
time as beautifully dis-
played gowns,” she contin-
ued. “In a short amount of
time, she transformed the
former home arts room
into a beautiful prom
gown boutique.”
Dodson continued to
reflect on the journey, rec-
ognizing students and the
community.
“Without the help of
the incredibly dedicat-
ed students, who helped
throughout the summer
and now weekly and even
daily, the idea may have
been put off for another
year, maybe a decade or
maybe forever,” Dodson
said. “Lastly, the generous
support of our community
provided the majority of
the resources that we are
now able to share.”
“I attribute my will-
ingness to take on such
a project to community
trailblazers like Wanda
Fowler and her ability to
build successes through
aspirations and repur-
posed buildings,” she
continued. “In conclusion,
rather than leaving a lega-
cy, we should all live a leg-
acy as the power behind
such is not leaving some-
thing with people but in-
stead leaving something
in people.”
promote retention of body
heat.
Pet owners now have
more specific guidelines
for providing adequate
shelter while “sufficient
quantity” depends on the
size of the animal.
“Sheltering was a one
line sentence” in the for-
mer ordinance, and “it was
very vague,” which made
the ordinance difficult to
enforce, Gucker said.
“We wanted to provide a
way to deal with folks that
aren’t sheltering their an-
imals correctly,” she con-
tinued. “We might see an
animal sheltered in an old
box…”
In addition, many con-
cerned residents, led in
part by Jessica Monroe of
Greer, wore red shirts to
the Tuesday meeting and
spoke about the need for
the change.
“Even though animals
may have some form of
shelter, it still was not
keeping animals warm,
and dogs were freezing
to death in dog houses,”
Monroe said.
Monroe has been in-
volved with animal rescue
since 2001 and created
her own organization in
2011. Since then, she has
been working to improve
the lives of animals in the
local communities as well
as throughout the state.
“Our next target is
countywide or statewide
anti-tethering legislation,”
Monroe said. “We have to
change that mentality that
it’s okay to force animals
to live their entire lives on
chains.”
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Man receives prison sentence for crack deals
A Spartanburg man re-
cently received a 15-year
prison sentence and a
$50,000 after he admit-
ted to possessing large
amounts of crack cocaine
on multiple occasions.
Paul L. Harris, 38, plead-
ed guilty to four counts of
trafficking crack cocaine.
Spartanburg County sher-
iff’s deputies utilized a
confidential informant to
make a series of purchas-
es at a Garrett Street home
between April 6, 2015 and
Sept. 24, 2015.
Deputies used video and
marked money to docu-
ment the transactions.
Harris will serve 85
percent of Circuit Judge
Grace Knie’s prison sen-
tence before he is eligible
for parole or early release.
His prior criminal record
included multiple convic-
tions for drug and traffic
offenses, criminal domes-
tic violence and trespass-
ing.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
FIREARM DISTURBANCE
Spartanburg County
police responded to 375
Charter Oak Cir. Monday
in reference to a distur-
GSP sees uptick
For a fourth consecutive
month, Greenville-Spar-
tanburg International Air-
port saw an increase in
passenger traffic.
January traffic statistics
show nearly a 7 percent
increase compared to the
same time period in 2017.
GSP welcomed 154,489
passengers in January
2018 compared to 144,635
in January 2017.
According to GSP Air-
port District President/
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bance with weapons on
Monday.
Upon arrival, officers
spoke with a victim, who
stated he had been in an
argument with James Navy
and after trying to leave,
Navy stood in front of his
truck yelling and trying to
fight.
The victim stated that he
got out of the vehicle and
Navy punched him in the
face.
The victim then returned
a punch to Navy and Navy
fell on the ground.
As the victim was trying
to leave, Navy came to 375
Charter Oak Cir. with a
.410 shotgun and pointed
it at him.
The victim tried to hide
and a bystander was able
to push the shotgun into
the air so that the gun was
not pointing at anybody.
The officer observed a
mark above the victim’s
right eye and blood on his
hands.
The officer spoke with
witnesses who verified the
account.
The officer then spoke
with Navy, who stated that
he did not punch the vic-
tim first and that he was
defending himself.
He admitted that he did
CEO Dave Edwards, “It’s
an exciting trend for GSP.
We have consistently seen
more passengers and we
are prepared for those
numbers to keep climb-
ing.” Passenger load fac-
tors were also strong at an
average 72.7 percent.
The airport’s cargo traf-
fic numbers were also
strong in January with an
increase of 34.5 percent
when compared to the
January 2017 numbers.
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Paul L. Harris
go over to 375 Charter
Oak Cir with a his gun but
did not point it at anyone.
When he was asked about
where the gun was locat-
ed, he originally refused
to tell police.
Later on, Navy stated
that the gun was located
in his room behind the
door.
The officer observed a
cut above Navy’s left eye
and discoloration on Na-
vy’s nose.
Due to corroborating
witnesses, the injury to
the victim, and Navy ad-
mitting to bringing the
shotgun to the residence,
officers found probable
cause to make an arrest.
Due to the injury to
Navy, he was transported
to Pelham Hospital.
When he was released,
he transported him to
the Spartanburg County
Detention Center without
incident.
OPEN CONTIANER
Andy Wayne Godfrey,
38, was arrested and
charged with driving un-
der suspension and open
container.
On March 25, while trav-
eling on Highway 357, a
Spartanburg County depu-
ty observed a green/black
Ford Mustang with a tag
that belonged to another
vehicle.
After initiating a stop,
the officer approached the
vehicle, and asked for the
driver’s information.
The deputy asked what
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 
Rebels
claim
three
road
victories
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes softball team
won three games on the
road last week, topping
Union County, JL Mann
and Gaffney to improve to
12-1.
The Rebels’ only blem-
ish this season came to
Ashley Ridge.
“I am happy with our
start,” head coach Bran-
di Aiken said. “We lost to
a very good Ashley Ridge
team in our tournament
5-3 and didn’t play our
best. We have won our
first three region games
and winning our region
games are always our
number one goal.”
Kasey Widmyer has led
the team from the mound,
tossing a total of three
one-hitters (Union, Boil-
ing Springs and Gaffney).
She and Haylee Whitesides
also combined efforts to
throw a no-hitter against
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“Offensively we have
had a the whole line-up
contributing on different
nights, with multiple girls
stepping up when we’ve
needed the big hit,” Aiken
said. “Hayden Bradley has
been extremely hot, going
9 for 12 last week.  ship in 2017, and head
“I think we always know
that we are going to get
everybody’s best game but
we are trying to focus on
our team and controlling
the things we can control
in order to be successful
rather than focusing on
our opponents,” she said.
Aiken said her team
feels confident heading
into spring break.
“Our region is always
tough. We play Dorman
this week and will have
seen everyone once,” she
said. “I feel like things will
start to take shape this
week and going into the
week after spring break.”
The Rebels, however,
still need to put together a
full game, Aiken said.
“I would like us to con-
tinue to improve on put-
ting together a complete
game where we don’t have
a bad inning on defense or
go flat on offense for an
inning or two,” she said.
“Offensively, I would like
us to improve on execut-
ing the bunt and running
bases. We have hit the ball
well but have not always
executed our short game
when we’ve needed to.”
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Blue Ridge softball sweeps Travelers Rest
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge softball
team is atop the region
standings following a pair
of wins over Travelers
Rest last week.
The Lady Tigers are now
6-5 overall with a 2-0 mark
in the conference.
“I am ready to see how
our team handles the
pressure. We are overall
a very young team. I want
to see how they handle
the adversity and accept
the challenge,” head coach
Alecia Rhinehart said. “We
built our preseason sched-
ule to face some of the
best teams of the Upstate
(Dorman, Boiling Springs,
JL Mann, Landrum, Gaff-
ney) to help prepare us
for Region. I am confident
in our team that they will
face the challenge. It will
take a near perfect perfor-
mance to beat Union.”
Blue Ridge will face
the Union Yellow Jackets
this week, and Rhinehart
wants her team to focus
on consistency.
The Eastside baseball team is now 4-0 in the region after a pair of wins over Greer last week. The Eagles are 8-1 overall.
Eastside off to hot start
Earns
sweep
over Greer
BY BILLY CANNADA
The Eastside baseball
team has been on fire ear-
ly, working its way to an
8-1 record and a 4-0 mark
in the region.
The Eagles are coming
off a district champion-
coach Scott Erwin said his
guys are capable of more
this spring.
“I knew we were capable
Riverside claimed two wins over Hillcrest last week to
move to 4-2 in the region.
Blue Ridge softball picked up its first two wins in the conference with a sweep of Travelers
Rest last week.
“We still need to work
on our consistency with-
in our defense,” she said.
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of playing this well, but
I didn’t think we would
start off so hot,” head
coach Scott Erwin said.
“We knew we had the abil-
ity, and these guys have
been playing well in every
aspect of the game.”
Eastside swept Greer
last week, taking a 13-3
win and a 10-0 shutout.
“The pitching has been
really good for us,” Erwin
said.
The Eagles have also
been on fire from the
plate. Nolan Mitchell hit
two home runs in the first
game against Greer, and
teammates Will Posey and
Joseph Mershon also went
deep in the series.
“Our whole lineup is
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“There are still errors that
need to be cleaned up. If
we can clean up the men-
swinging the bat well,”
Erwin said. “In our four
region games, we’ve won
7-0, 9-0, 13-3 and 10-0.
We’re happy to be scoring
runs and defending well.”
Eastside is searching
for its first region title in
three seasons, but that
isn’t the biggest goal.
“We’ve talked about
goals and what we want
to do. Of course, winning
the region is up there, but
that’s something that will
happen if it happens,”
Erwin said. “This team is
pretty motivated to make
a run in the playoffs again
and trying to take it a step
further.”
Erwin said having a
group of veterans helps
Riverside shuts
out Hillcrest
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Riverside baseball
team swept Hillcrest last
week, improving to 4-2 in
the region and 7-5 overall.
The Warriors were led by
Caden Grice and Jackson
Wilder, who each pitched
a shutout during the 11-0
and 7-0 victories.
“We competed well and
executed all aspects of the
game,” head coach Travis
Pitman said. “Caden Grice
and Jackson Wilder were
lights out on the mound
and both guys had com-
plete game shutouts.”
Landon Shaw had the
hot bat last week for Riv-
erside, tallying five hits in
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tal and basic errors, this
team will soar.”
In game one against
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during close ball games.
“This group of guys gets
along well and pulls for
each other,” Erwin said.
“They hold each other ac-
countable, which makes
things easy for me as a
coach. They know what
it takes to be successful.
Also, when you’ve got
pitchers on the mound
that you feel comfortable
with, it really does take
the pressure off of every-
body.”
Eastside will take on
Travelers Rest twice this
week, also squaring off
with rival Riverside on
Wednesday.
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the series, four of which
were doubles. Brody Fahr,
Caden Grice and Myles Re-
gan each had three hits in
the series, along with sev-
eral RBI.
“The region is tough and
fairly evenly matched,”
Pitman said. “Anyone can
beat anyone on any giv-
en day. For example, we
swept Hillcrest last week.
Hillcrest swept Green-
wood the week before.
Mauldin also swept us the
week before and Green-
wood swept Mauldin in
week one. Every team is
talented and we are all
with a game or two of each
other.”
SEE RIVERSIDE | B4
the Devildogs, Blue Ridge
came out swinging.
“Our line-up 1-9 crushed
the ball against a very sol-
id pitcher. When TR made
the pitching change, our
hitters made the adjust-
ments and continued to
hit the ball,” Rhinehart
said.
The second game was
not as close, and the Tigers
would need a seven-inning
effort to pull it out.
“I think this served as a
good learning experience
going into region play,”
Rhinehart said. “The girls
have been working hard
and pushing themselves at
practice to be the best de-
fensive team that we can
be. With a limited pitching
staff, it’s crucial that we
make the necessary plays
and keep as many runs off
the board as possible.”
The team was led from
the plate by Gabi Howard
(.500, 2 HR), Jessica Clark
(.486, 3 HRs), Sam Black-
well (.545, 3 HR), Baylie
King (.421) and Jessica
Owens (.417)
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Six
months
I
t’s been six months and
my wife and I are still
standing.
Our daughter, Penny,
remains happy, healthy
and…AWAKE. Always
awake!
We’ve learned a lot,
we’ve failed a lot and
we’ve slept very little (my
wife will have you know
she’s slept a lot less than
I have).
But, by the grace of
God, we’ve made it six
months.
It’s devastating to look
back at pictures from
September. Our daughter
has nearly tripled in size
and a lot of times we just
want our baby back. But
what we have now is pret-
ty darn cute, too.
Penny giggles, screech-
es dramatically if she’s
not doing something she
wants to do, and cries a
cry that breaks our hearts
100 percent of the time.
She’s also eating food.
This one is new.
Up until now, nature
has taken care of this. But
with teeth coming in and
Penny taking an interest
in everything we put in
our mouths, we decided
to start her on solids.
Now, I’ve tasted baby
food before. I’ve been in
my fair share of youth
group games, which
means I’ve tried a couple
of jars of Gerber’s finest.
All I can remember is
what the package says has
no bearing on how it will
taste. If it says carrots,
don’t expect carrots. If it
says beef, don’t expect
steak.
But I’ll be darned if I’m
going to give my daughter
anything I wouldn’t also
eat.
So when we cracked
open the container of
peaches, I decided to steal
a taste. Knowing how ter-
rible baby food can be, I
took the smallest amount
of this stuff and placed it
on the edge of my tongue.
Waiting for the bit-
terness to kick in, my
tastebuds found a pleas-
ant surprise. It actually
tasted like peaches!
It tasted like what you
get at the Taylors Peach
Shed, only blended into a
very fine liquid. I took a
bigger spoonful, this time
preparing to enjoy it.
That’s when my wife
caught me.
“Eww,” she said, rolling
her eyes.
I glanced over at my
daughter, who was still
very interested in the
food that remained on the
spoon. I had to snap out
of it. I was stealing food
from my 6 month old
daughter and if my wife
hadn’t called me out, I’d
probably be on jar two or
three.
Penny had a right to be
mad with me, because
I’d be mad at her if the
roles were reversed. I hate
sharing food with people.
Like, I’d rather not eat.
I can’t tell you how
many times my wife has
stolen fries from me
on our way home from
a burger joint, causing
me to think many bad
thoughts.
I don’t care about the
germs. I just want the
food that I ordered and
I don’t want you to take
it away from me. I would
rather spend more money
and buy you extra food so
that you don’t steal from
me.
The way Penny looked
at me when I was sneak-
ing some of her peaches, I
could tell she’s a chip off
the old block.
What a kid.
I never imagined having
this much fun, and with
every fiber of my being I
want time to slow down.
But until it does, this is a
pretty great ride.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Lady Crusaders fall to Limestone on the road
Limestone used a pair
of shutouts to earn a
Conference Carolinas se-
ries sweep over the North
Greenville softball team
Monday afternoon, drop-
ping the Crusaders to 4-4
in road games in 2018. 
Two of the league’s
best hurlers battled it
out in game one, allowing
just eight hits combined.
Amanda Coffrin finished
the game with five strike-
outs while Limestone’s
Courtney Smith retired 10
NGU batters via strikeout.
For the first time this
season, neither team was
able to collect an RBI.
The lone run came in the
seventh inning when the
Saints Lindsey Mason
scored the walk-off run on
a passed ball.
The Crusaders finished
the game 0–5 with runners
in scoring position, while
Limestone was 0–3.
Ashton Withers led
North Greenville’s offense
with two hits in three trips
to the plate. Haley Gray
and Brooklyn Stone ac-
counted for the other two
knocks for the Crusaders.
The loss to the Saints
was just Coffrin’s second
on the season as a starter.
She threw 6.2 innings and
was charged with an un-
earned run.
GAME 2
NGU’s offense continued
to struggle in game two as
game two starter Josie We-
ber allowed just one hit.
The Saints scored a run
in the fifth inning on a
North Greenville fielding
error. One more run would
come across in the frame
to put North Greenville in
a 2–0 hole.
An RBI double in the
fifth and a two-run blast
in the same frame would
extend the deficit as the
Crusaders then trailed by
five runs.
NGU’s lone hit came in
the second inning and the
Crusaders were retired in
order in the sixth and sev-
enth innings as the Saints
remained unscathed in
league play.
NGU was 0–2 with run-
ners in scoring position
in the second game and
struck out three times.
Celsea Rivers accounted
for the only NGU hit while
Grace DeBoer reached on a
walk. Jaelin Griffin earned
the game two loss after
allowing two earned runs
in 5.1 innings of work. She
struck out three and al-
lowed seven hits.
NORTH GREENVILLE
SWEEPS SOUTHERN WES-
LEYAN
North Greenville base-
ball completed its third
conference sweep of
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The North Greenville golf team took fifth at a recent
tournament
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The Lady Crusaders slipped up against Belmont Abbey.
Crusader
Corner
the season, taking down
Southern Wesleyan 11-1 in
Game 1 and 9-2 in Game 2.
The Crusaders are now
on a ten game winning
streak, the longest of the
season to date. Utah Jones
recorded four hits in Game
1 while Josh Black record-
ed four hits in Game 2.
Ryan Brown had a consis-
tent performance with two
hits in each game. Tucker
Burgess and Blake Ham-
ilton were the winning
pitchers of the day.
GAME 1
After two scoreless in-
nings, the Crusaders got
on the board first when
Connor Grant hit an
RBI-single up the middle.
John Jones later scored in
the inning as well due to a
wild pitch.
The fourth was a strong
inning for NGU with five
runs scored including an
RBI-double by Grant and a
two-RBI single by Andrew
Plunkett. Three more runs
came in for North Green-
ville in the 5th to go up
10-0. Utah Jones hit an
RBI-double and two runs
later scored due to an er-
ror. An RBI-double by Sean
Parsons scored NGU’s fi-
nal run of the game. SWU
mustered one run in the
7th to end the game with
a final score of 11-1.
Jones had a perfect day
at the plate, going 4 for
4 with an RBI and 3 runs
scored. Of his 4 hits, 3
were doubles. Connor
Grant recorded 2 hits and
2 RBIs. Tucker Burgess re-
ceived the win, pitching
5.0 scoreless innings.
GAME 2
NGU carried over offen-
sively from the first game
into the second, scoring
two runs in the first. A
sacrifice fly by John Jones
brought in the first run
while an RBI-single by
Brown brought in the sec-
ond.
Black would bring in the
next three runs for the
Crusaders with an RBI-sin-
gle in the second, an
RBI-double in the fourth,
and another RBI-double in
the sixth. Jones brought
in another run in the 6th
with a two-RBI single up
the middle.
Josh Senter capped off
the North Greenville of-
fense when he hit a two-
RBI double to left field.
Devin Patrick’s two-RBI
single scored SWU’s two
runs in the 8th.
A couple of North Greenville University records were broken and a number of personal bests were set at the Winthrop
Adidas University Invitational.
RECORDS SET AT
WINTHROP INVITATIONAL
A pair of school records
and several personal bests
were set this weekend by
NGU track and field at the
Winthrop Adidas Universi-
ty Invitational.
Millie Klefsaas set a pair
of school records in the
100-meter hurdles and in
the pole vault. She broke
the tape in 15.03 in her
race while lifting herself
3.55-meters in the vault.
Both were also personal
bests for the freshman.
Her pole vault height
placed her fourth overall
among athletes from Divi-
sion-I schools.
Tevin Richardson was
responsible for setting a
third school record for the
Crusaders in the men’s
200-meter. Richardson
finished his race with a
time of 21.23 earning a
first-place finish over a
pair of Division-I runners.
Jordan Walters and Brett
Evans both set personal
records in the 200-meter
and 100-meter with times
of 22.03 and 10.74. Nigel
Gay set a new personal
best in the men’s 200-me-
ter with a time of 23.03
while Raoul Hunt ran the
400-meter 55.28 for a new
personal best. Austin No-
bles and Jonathan Keller
also set personal bests in
their races. Nobles ran a
16:37.16 in the 5K while
Keller ran a 2:04.73 in the
3K. Zach Delaney finished
with a personal best in
the men’s pole vault with
a height of 3.55. Britta-
ny Edwards placed in the
400-meter with a time of
1:00.69 for a personal re-
cord while Hope Whisman
continued her solid early
season with a yet another
personal best in the 5K
with a time of 19:18.71.
CRUSADERS THUMP EM-
MANUEL
The North Greenville
men’s lacrosse team
bounced back on Saturday
afternoon from a tough
road trip to take down Em-
manuel College 19-5.
The Crusaders strug-
gled to wake up early on
but overcame a slow first
quarter to take a sizeable
lead. Ethan Landreth and
Corey Long scored twice
while Chris Carpenter
added a fifth goal to make
it 5-0 with 13:59 left in the
first half.
Emmanuel answered
with a pair of second-quar-
ter goals but NGU added
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The men’s lacrosse team earned their first conference win
over Emanuel College recently.
The North Greenville baseball team boasts a Top 5 ranking after another series sweep.
three more including an-
other score by Carpenter
and also Landreth to take
an 8-2 lead before half-
time.
North Greenville took
an even bigger lead in the
second half with nine un-
answered scores powered
by two from Austin Zum-
bado to take a 17-2 advan-
tage.
The Lions scored three
straight to cut into NGU’s
large advantage but
Tristan Tuttle and Ken-
ny Wessels added scores
to put NGU over the top,
responding to two goals
from the Lions.
Dillon Loyd had a big
day for North Greenville
as he scored his first col-
legiate goal. Landreth
led the overall offensive
charge with four scores
while Carpenter finished
with three. Carpenter also
led the team with four
assists while Corey Long
added three. Zach Ran-
dolph caused three turn-
overs to lead the team
to go along with a pair
of ground balls. Logan
Bryant led the Crusaders
with eight grounders on
the day. Braeden Dixon
earned the win playing
30-minutes finishing with
one save. North Green-
ville finished with 57 total
shots including 34 shots
on frame.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE FALLS
TO BELMONT ABBEY
The North Green-
ville women’s Lacrosse
dropped a road confer-
ence match to Belmont
Abbey College on Monday
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Limestone handed NGU a pair of losses over the weekend.
evening 17–9.
The Crusaders found
themselves down early
with Belmont Abbey scor-
ing five unanswered goals
less than 10-minutes into
the game.Hanna Hawkins
got North Greenville on
the board with a goal at
the 19:40 mark to make it
5–1. BAC tacked on a sixth
goal before Brenis Napoli
scored NGU’s second goal
to cut the deficit to four
goals.
Belmont Kept pressur-
ing The Crusaders, even-
tually stretching the lead
to 9–2 with 13:16 left in
the half. North Greenville
tacked on one goal from
Jillian Cheisa to make it
11–3 at the end of the
first period. The Crusad-
ers got a pair of back-to-
back scores fro Monica
Colwell in the second half
to answer a pair of goals
from Belmont Abbey. NGU
got another pair of scores
from Hawkins while Chei-
sa and Emily Colson also
got in on the action.
Belmont Abbey added
four more goals in the fi-
nal 11:02 to down North
Greenville. Hanna Hawkins
led North Greenville with
three goals. Cheisa fin-
ished with a pair of goals
and five groundballs on
defense with a team-high
three caused turnovers.
Colwell also finished with
a pair of goals while Col-
son added one score.
GOLF TAKES FIFTH
Seth Robertson finished
as NGU’s top scorer on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
Tuesday leading the Cru-
saders to a fifth-place fin-
ish at the Bank of Travel-
ers Rest Invitational.
The Crusaders shot a
306 in round one on Mon-
day but shaved off 15
strokes in round two.
Seth Robertson led the
Crusaders with a second
place finish. Robertson
shaved off four strokes
from his day one total of
74 to finish with a 70 and
a two day total of 144.
Evan Gfeller turned
in the only other top-10
finish for the Crusad-
ers. Gfeller finished sixth
place after shooting a 75
and a 72 total of 147.
Chase Fisher shot a 77
and a 74 to finish 18th
while Austin Duncan fin-
ished 34th with a total of
155 (80 / 75).
Josiah Ledford rounded
out NGU’s finishers with
a two day total of 161,
shooting an 85 and a 76.
Matthew Campbell fin-
ished tied for 10th with a
two day total of 148 while
Kobie Morton finished
in 22nd with a two-day
score of 152 to lead NGU’s
B-Team.
Top Team Finishes
1. Southern Wesleyan
2. Erskine College
3. Emmanuel College
4. Catawba College
5. North Greenville
Top Individual Finishers
1. Jonathan Costello
2. Seth Robertson
3. Julian Raya
Mack Sheppard
Andrew Smith
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B4 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Tigers split matchup
with Travelers Rest
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge baseball
team now sits at 1-1 in re-
gion play, following a dou-
ble-header split with Trav-
elers Rest last week.
The Tigers won the first
game, 15-3, in five innings,
as David Lewis went 4 for
4 with two home runs and
5 RBI.
“It was a pretty good
night for a freshman,”
head coach Travis Hen-
son said. “He was pretty
remarkable from the plate.
Jackson Morris took the
win on the mound in game
one.
In game two, however,
Blue Ridge slipped up late.
Tied at four in the sixth
inning, the Tigers gave up
Bowyer snaps winless streak
With
victory at
Martinsville
BY HUNTER THOMAS
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Clint Bowyer snapped
a 190-race winless streak
on Monday at Martinsville
Speedway after he led a
race high of 215 laps en
route to winning the STP
500.
Prior to Monday, the
last time that Bowyer cel-
ebrated in Victory Lane
was back in 2011 when
he won the October race
at Talladgea Superspeed-
way. Monday’s victory is
the 38-year-old’s ninth se-
ries win of his career. The
driver of the Stewart-Haas
Racing No. 14 Haas Auto-
mation Demo Derby Ford
led more laps on Monday
than he has in the previ-
ous four years combined.
“For whatever reason, it
felt right driving up here,”
Bowyer said. “It’s such a
cool place to be able to
Bob Jones
player named
Scholar Athlete
The National Christian
College Athletic Associ-
ation (NCCAA) recently
named Bob Jones men’s
basketball player, James
“Matthew” DeHart, to the
Scholar-Athlete Team for
the 2017-18 season.
This recognition is given
to student-athletes who
maintain at least a 3.40
GPA and are a junior, se-
nior or graduate student.
“We’re so proud of Matt
for the example he sets
in the classroom,” Bru-
ins Head Coach Burton
Uwarow said. “Trust is a
core value in our program
and it is not a coincidence
that the most trustworthy
teammates are also the
ones who shine in the
classroom. Matt will have
many opportunities avail-
able to him when he grad-
uates because he took care
of business in academics.”
DeHart is an elementa-
ry education major from
Taylors. Over the course
of his career with the
team, DeHart has been a
vocal leader on and off the
court and has provided a
spark off the bench for the
team.
The 2017-18 season was
the best to date for the
Bruins basketball team as
the program won a record
22 games over the course
of the season. The wins
included a remarkable
15-game winning streak
which began January 13
and ended in the NCCAA
DII National Champion-
ship game after the Bruins
fell to #1 seeded Randall
University 86-84.
The Bruins athletics
department features 13
varsity sports programs
two runs and left men on
base to end the game.
“It was a tough loss,”
Henson said. “That one
snapped a four-game win-
ning streak and put us at
1-1 in the region.”
Blue Ridge bounced back
to cap the week, topping
Southside Christian 13-5.
“We’ve been hitting the
ball well,” Henson said.
“We just didn’t get the big
hits we need to get against
Travelers Rest in that sec-
ond game, and it cost us.
The top of the order has
been consistent for us all
season and they continue
to help us move along.”
The Tigers will take on
Union County twice this
week.
“Union probably has the
most speed of any team in
drive up through the coun-
tryside on a two-lane road
and think about the race.”
Bowyer continued and
said, “Let me tell you
something, Gene Haas,
Tony Stewart, to give this
old dog a fresh chance and
fresh blood with a new op-
portunity. Finally to get
the 14 in victory lane is
just a weight off the shoul-
ders. It’s been a long time.
You start to question if
you can get it done or not.
To have it come at this
place meant a lot.”
Kyle Busch finished sec-
ond on Monday in his Joe
Gibbs Racing No. 18 M&M’s
Caramel Toyota. Busch at-
tempted to chase Bowyer
down, but he just wasn’t
able to navigate through
the lapped traffic as the fi-
nal 109 laps went caution
free. The second-place fin-
ish marks Busch’s second
consecutive runner-up ef-
fort.  hind. Congrats to Clint for
“There was once or
twice, I probably got held
up with some lap traffic,
and over the entire run,
I probably lost 10, 15 car
lengths just by lap cars get-
ting side by side, but I’m
sure he could say the same
‘Trust is a core
value in our
program and it is
not a coincidence
that the most
trustworthy
teammates are also
the ones who shine
in the classroom.
Matt will have
many opportunities
available to
him when he
graduates...’
Burton Uwarow
Bruins head coach
and are members of the
National Christian College
Athletic Association (NC-
CAA) as a Division II insti-
tution.
Located in Greenville,
South Carolina, Bob Jones
University provides an
outstanding regionally ac-
credited Christian liberal
arts education purposely
designed to inspire a life-
long pursuit of learning,
loving and leading.
BJU offers over 100 un-
dergraduate and gradu-
ate programs in religion,
education, fine arts and
communication, arts and
science, and business.
the region,” Henson said.
“They have some athletes,
but they are still unknown
to us. We don’t see them
much but we know they
are scrappy and they’ll
come to play.”
With Eastside sitting at
4-0 in the region, Henson
said his guys will have to
lock in over spring break.
“We’re just taking it one
game at a time,” he said.
“Our goal is to win the re-
gion, and we can do that if
we just focus on the next
pitch. You can’t worry too
much about what other
teams are doing. You just
have to go out and com-
pete and the rest will take
care of itself.”
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thing,” Busch said. “I only
lost by five car lengths,
but still, there was some
times where certainly you
get a little bit messed up
and you mistime some
lap cars, and they kind
of get in your way or get
side‑by‑side because they
start racing or whatever.
A couple times of that, but
other than that, just didn’t
quite have it.”
Team Penske’s Ryan
Blaney led 145 laps
throughout the afternoon
in his No. 12 Menards/
Libman Ford, but he came
up short to finish third.
Blaney entered the week-
end coming off an eighth-
place finish at Auto Club
Speedway.
“It was a good showing
for us, for sure,” Blaney
said. “I think the track
tightened up a good bit
there towards the end and
we just got a little bit be-
winning that race. It was
fun racing with him for a
bit, but for us to come out
of here and lead a bunch
of laps, win a stage and
run third here at Martins-
ville, where I usually run
terrible, that says a lot
RIVERSIDE: Wins two
FROM B1
Pitman said it is import-
ant for his team to main-
tain focus for the schedule
ahead.
“In practice, we are
working to stay consis-
tent,” he said. “This week
we face off against Greer
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The Blue Ridge baseball team is 1-1 in the conference after a win over TR last week.
about this team and the
preparation that they did
getting ready for this race.
That’s nice to have, we
just need to be a little bit
better.”
Martin Truex Jr. and
Kevin Harvick rounded
out the top-five. Joey Lo-
gano finished sixth, fol-
lowed by Alex Bowman, AJ
Allmendinger, Chase El-
liott and Brad Keselowski.
There was only one
crash during the STP 500
on Sunday. Jamie McMur-
ray spun in Turn 2 and
pounded the outside wall
after contact from Austin
Dillon. The caution flag
flew for the accident on
lap 385.
With the second-place
finish, Busch will take over
the lead in the standings
by eight points.
The Monster Energy NA-
SCAR Cup Series will take
Easter weekend off, but
the series will be back in
action on Sunday, April 8
for the O’Reilly Auto Parts
500 at Texas Motor Speed-
way. Live coverage of the
race will broadcast on FOX
Sports 1 (FS1) and the Per-
formance Racing Network
(PRN) at 2 p.m. ET.
on Tuesday and Thursday
and Eastside on Wednes-
day. These are two good
baseball teams that will
be very good non-region
matchups. We are look-
ing forward to competing
against our cross-town
neighbors.”
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Notice is hereby given
that ROMA INVICTA,
LLC intends to apply to
the South Carolina De-
partment of Revenue for
a license/permit that will
allow the sale and ON
premises consumption of
beer, wine and liquor at
111 MIDDLETON WAY,
GREER, SC 29650. To
object to the issuance of
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ten protest must be post-
marked no later than April
13, 2018.
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and telephone number of
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test;
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why the application should
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testing is willing to attend
a hearing (if one is re-
quested by the applicant);
(4) that the person pro-
testing resides in the
same county where the
proposed place of busi-
ness is located or within
five miles of the business;
and,
(5) the name of the ap-
plicant and the address
of the premises to be li-
censed.
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Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box 125, Columbia,
SC 29214-0907; or faxed
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BEVCO intends to apply
to the South Carolina De-
partment of Revenue for
a license/permit that will
allow the sale and ON
premises consumption of
BEER AND WINE, at 101
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TAYLORS, SC 29687. To
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should be denied;
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testing is willing to attend
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quested by the applicant);
(4) that the person pro-
testing resides in the
same county where the
proposed place of busi-
ness is located or within
five miles of the business;
and,
(5) the name of the ap-
plicant and the address
of the premises to be li-
censed.
Protests must be mailed
to: S. C. Department of
Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box 125, Columbia,
SC 29214-0907; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
Area students
compete at
SkillsUSA
Students from Greer’s J.
Harley Bonds Career Cen-
ter, Riverside High and
other area schools put
their knowledge to the test
during the annual SkillsU-
SA competition last Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday.
The event, held part-
ly at the TD Convention
Center and other Upstate
locations, featured compe-
Carpentry was on display at the TD Convention Center.
Reese Henley (left) and Ellen Roberts (right) show off their
promotional bulletin board.
Chloe Fetch braided hair duing the annual statewide competition.
Byrnes graduate publishes first book, ‘Cheers to Him’
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A 2006 graduate of By-
rnes, Ciera Young recently
published her first book.
Young has already sold
more than 200 of Cheers
to Him, which currently
boasts a five-star rating on
Amazon.
“A former coworker and
I were on our lunch break
discussing our relation-
ships, and she suggested
that I write a book about
the things I go through
because the story we were
discussing was pretty cra-
zy,” Young said.
“I hope that by sharing
my story through ‘Cheers
to Him,’ others will be in-
spired to let go of past
hurt, so they can move on
and focus on pursing their
purpose in life,” she said.
Once Young started to
write the book, she wanted
to make sure each chapter
ended positively.
“So saying Cheers to
Him is my way of saying
Living Here
tition categories such as:
welding, quiz bowl, elec-
trical wiring, carpentry
and more.
SkillsUSA was created
in 1965 as a partnership
between educators and
American business and
industry professionals
seeking a more prepared
workforce.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
thank you, which is what
the book is all about,”
Young said. “Cheers to
Him is the story of my
personal relationship ex-
periences, what I learned
from them, and how they
helped me grow.”
“Cheers to Him walks
readers through every-
thing from me being de-
pressed to being raped,
but despite the heart-
breaks and hardships I
faced, I still managed to
find the good in goodbye,”
she said. “What I like most
The Greer Citizen
A SkillsUSA competitor struggles to pull a heavy fire hose, as Deputy Chief of Operations Josh Holzheimer looks on at
Greer FD’s Hood Road station Friday.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Ciera Young of Duncan recently published her first book ,
which is based on her relationship experiences.
is that I am very transpar-
ent about my experiences.
Cheers to Him was like
Students worked with electrical wiring for one of the competition categories.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
therapy for me, so as I was
writing it, being 100 per-
cent honest about my feel-
ings was also helping me
heal in the process. I also
like that I don’t bash or
hate my past experiences,
I am thankful, and that’s
a different approach than
most would expect.”
The most challenging
thing about writing Cheers
to Him was “being worried
about what ‘he’ would
think.
“I knew that writing
Cheers to Him was my
truth,” Young said. “Re-
gardless of what anyone
said it was my own feel-
ings and I was entitled to
that. Working through that
challenge allowed me to
see my purpose, because
I know my story will help
someone else and I found
peace in knowing that.”
“I am a 29 year old from
little ol’ Duncan with a big
heart and big dreams,” she
continued. “I love writing,
photography, and make-
up. I live by my business
motto, ‘Think forward,
seek purpose, and live fan-
CEE.’ It simply means, stay
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
thinking about the pres-
ent, follow your dreams,
and live life to the fullest
and no there’s nothing
you cannot do.”
Young is a 2010 Grad-
uate of Coastal Carolina
University where she ob-
tained a Bachelor of Arts
in Communication and a
minor in Journalism.
“My parent taught me
many valuable things, but
most of all to ALWAYS be
true to yourself,” Young
said. “I live by that.”
Young has two daugh-
ters and is a certified
makeup artist, who has
been also a Senior Account
Manager for an online
sales and marketing com-
pany for four years in May.
“I would like anyone
who reads this to know
that no matter if you are
young or old, if you have
your mind set on some-
thing, with hard work and
dedication, it can happen,”
Young said.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 
XYZ FILMS
Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter
in ‘The Last Movie Star’
COUCH THEATER  
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 26
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Last Men in Aleppo”
(NR) -- Feras Fayyad’s poi-
gnant documentary mixes
devastation with the last
vestiges of hope in a war-
torn wasteland. The White
Helmets are the men of
the Syrian Civil Defense,
unarmed volunteers who
rush in when bombs re-
duce their cities to rubble.
They’re the difference
between life and death
for a staggering number
of victims that they pull
from the wreckage. The
film follows three of these
men -- founders Khaled,
Subhi and Mahmoud --
through the dangerous
landscape of Aleppo,
the decisions that keep
them there, and how the
remaining citizens -- fam-
ilies, children -- manage
the anxiety of living from
moment to moment. It’s a
gripping look into a life of
heroes and humans.
“The Last Movie Star”
(R) -- Burt Reynolds stars
as Vic Edwards, a finan-
cially unstable, has-been
legend who is minorly
duped into accepting a
Lifetime Achievement
Award in person at what
turns out to be, basical-
ly, a Nashville bar. In
response, he diverts his
young driver Lil (Ariel
Winter) on a tour through
Knoxville, where he was
born and raised before
the flood of celebrity
and its aftermath. Chevy
Chase guest stars briefly
as Reynolds’ ... I mean
Edwards’, Hollywood best
bud. This movie is con-
fusing. It mixes real-life
Burt Reynolds references
and the fantasy actor Vic
Edwards. The relationship
between Vic and Lil, which
I am guessing is supposed
to be significant, was
uninteresting.
“Roxanne Roxanne”
(NR) -- The Duchess of
Dis, Roxanne Shante, was
the breakthrough female
rapper who preceded
today’s Cardi B and Nicki
Minaj by decades, clawing
her way to the top of the
New York rap battle scene
in the early 1980s. She fi-
nally finds the respect she
deserves in her very own
biopic, streaming exclu-
sively on Netflix. Shante
(played by amazing
newcomer Chante Adams)
was barely out of middle
school when she was
vaulted to notoriety. This
film shows the personal
adversity of Shante’s life,
the struggle alongside the
swagger. Nia Long is raw
as her alcoholic mother,
and Mahershala Ali plays
the much older, abusive
boyfriend who would
father her first child.
“Acts of Violence” (R)
-- Detective James Avery
(Bruce Willis) has been
trying to pin an unpin-
nable crime king whose
goons snatch a pretty
girl at her bachelorette
party. When the police
offer no real recourse, the
girl’s brothers -- military
trained Declan (Cole
Hauser, notably), Brandon
(Shawn Ashmore) and
Roman (Ashton Holmes)
-- pick up where the de-
tective is unable to move
ahead. This is a case of
truth in advertising: a lot
of bullets, brooding and
vengeance. Is it winning
Academy Awards? No. Is
it do-able for a pizza and
movie night? Absolutely,
especially because Bruce
Willis plays a stymied,
underdog cop.
TV NEW RELEASES
“The Outer Limits”
Season 1
“The Americans” Season
5 the Grammy nominated
“The Brokenwood Mys-
teries” Series 4
Entertainment
Pacific Rim: Uprising delivers as advertised
A
fter its opening
weekend, Pacific Rim:
Uprising sits at the
top spot of the box office.
But, is it a good movie?
As far as movies about
giant robots fighting giant
monsters go, it delivers
exactly what it advertises.
| Like its predecessor, the
film follows a group of
humans who pilot build-
ing-sized mechs to do bat-
tle against equally-sized,
sometimes bigger, mon-
sters. The monsters have
been created and sent by
beings from an alternate
dimension to wreak havoc
on the people of earth.
Simple and straight-for-
ward.
What this movie lacks
compared to the first
one is the appeal of
world-building that sets
the stage for the events
that take place. Seeing the
monsters, called Kaiju,
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS  | hilarious and biting love-
PHILHARMONIC TO
PERFORM APRIL 7
Foothills Philharmonic
will present Masterworks
III on Saturday, April 7,
7:30 p.m. at Riverside Bap-
tist Church.
The concert will feature
the Firebird Suite By Igor
Stravinsky, Fingal’s Cave
(Hebrides Overture) by Fe-
lix Mendelssohn, and Rain-
bow Body by Christopher
Theofanidis.
Riverside Baptist is lo-
cated at 1249 S. Suber
Road in Greer.
For more information,
visit http://foothillsphil.
org.
NEWCOMES CLUB HOLDS
CHARITY PERFORMANCE
The Greater Greenville
Newcomers Club Invites
the public to a charity
performance April 10 of
Greenville Little Theatre’s
production of “A Perfect
Wedding.”
Tickets are $20 and pro-
ceeds will benefit the Ron-
ald McDonald House Char-
ities, the club’s chosen
charity for the year. Call
Teagan Hance at 235-0506
for tickets.
The show, which starts
at 8 p.m., is a rollicking
comedy chock full of cha-
os and laughs as Bill and
Rachel try to pull off the
perfect wedding.
The Newcomers Club is
a nonprofit philanthrop-
ic and social organiza-
tion with more than 450
members from the greater
Greenville area. Anyone
who has moved to the re-
gion in the past two years
is eligible to join.
CENTRE STAGE TO PRESENT
BROADWAY HITS
Centre Stage will stage
“Showstoppers: An Eve-
ning of Broadway Hits”
on Tuesday, April 10, and
Wednesday, April 11, at 7
p.m.
The two-night only
spring fundraiser will fea-
ture songs from Phantom
of the Opera, Les Misera-
bles, South Pacific, Wicked
and everything in between.
The evening will include
two hours of favorite
Broadway show tunes and
wine and hors d’oeuvres
from Greenville’s finest
dining spots during inter-
mission.
The cast includes: Benja-
min Augusta (Jukebox He-
roes), Javy Pagan (Rockin’
The Keys), John Brigham
(Mamma Mia), Kristofer
Parker (Sister Act), DeA-
na Earl (The Addams
Family), Andrew Poston
(Rockin’ The Keys), Jessi-
ca Eckenrod (Jukebox He-
The Greer Citizen
MOVIE
REVIEW
BRAD
CASHMAN
and the humans respond-
ing by building giant
mechs called Jaegers,
as well as the economic
effects that take place is a
fun and exciting escape.
Pacific Rim: Uprising
does an admirable job of
taking what is set in place
and continuing to build
on it, but in the realm of
character development.
Almost every character
has motivation, goals and
most importantly an arc
where you see the charac-
ter struggle and grow.
In this movie the main
character is Jake Pen-
tecost, played by John
Artios Academies of Greenville will present ‘Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang’ April 26-28.
roes), Brady Coyle-Smith
(Spamalat), Rebecca Rene
Kelley (Rockin’ The Keys)
and Taylor Marlatt (Sister
Act).
All proceeds from tick-
et sales support Centre
Stage’s outreach programs
benefitting non-profit
partners like Safe Harbor,
Family Effect, Miracle Hill
Ministries, Habitat for Hu-
manity, and more.
All seats are reserved.
Tickets can be purchased
by calling the box office at
233-6733 on Tuesdays-Fri-
days from 2-6 p.m, in per-
son at the Centre Stage
Box Office, or online at
www.centrestage.org.
GLT TO STAGE
‘PERFECT WEDDING’
The comedy “Perfect
Wedding” will be on stage
at Greenville Little Theatre
April 13-15, 19-22 and 26-
29.
Planning for the perfect
wedding is never easy.
It’s even harder when the
groom can’t remember
what happened at the
bachelor party, there’s
a stranger hiding in his
bathroom, and his bride
is on her way to his room.
Watch Bill and Rachel try
to pull off their perfect
wedding amidst chaos and
fast-paced laughs.
Show times are April 13-
14, 19-21, 26-28 at 8 p.m.;
April 15, 22 and 29
at 3 p.m.
For more information,
visit greenvillelittlethe-
atre.org or call 233-6238.
GIDDENS TO PERFORM
AT SPINNING JENNY
Singer-songwriter Rhian-
non Giddens will perform
at The Spinning Jenny on
Sunday, April 15, from
8-10 p.m.
Giddens is the co-found-
er of the GRAMMY
award-winning string
band Carolina Chocolate
Drops, in which she also
plays banjo and fiddle.
She began gaining rec-
ognition as a solo artist
when she stole the show
at the T Bone Burnett–
produced Another Day,
Another Time concert at
New York City’s Town Hall
in 2013. Giddens’ critical-
ly acclaimed solo debut,
album, Tomorrow Is My
Turn, blends American
musical genres like gos-
Boyega, who is the son
of Stacker Pentecost,
an army General who
heroically died in the
first movie, played by
Idris Elba. Boyega brings
charisma to the screen,
which was sorely missing
in the first installment;
he plays a character who
only had himself to live
for and ends up willing to
sacrifice his life to save
the world. Not exactly
original, but it’s done well
with no gimmicks.
Cailee Spaeny debuts
as Amara Namani, a
young girl who uses her
mechanical ingenuity to
build a Jaeger herself and
then joining the Jaeger
pilot training program.
The dynamic between her
and Jake brings a fresh
perspective for the audi-
ence as a big brother little
sister type, as opposed to
the usual love interest.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
pel, jazz, blues, and coun-
try, showcasing her range
and vocal prowess.
Giddens’ follow-up al-
bum Freedom Highway
was released in February,
2017. It includes nine orig-
inal songs Giddens wrote
or co-wrote along with a
traditional song and two
civil rights-era songs, “Bir-
mingham Sunday” and
Staple Singers’ well-known
“Freedom Highway,” from
which the album takes its
name.
Giddens’ recent tele-
vised performances in-
clude The Late Show,
Austin City Limits, Later…
with Jools Holland, and
both CBS Saturday and
Sunday Morning, among
numerous other notable
media appearances. She
performed for President
Obama and the First Lady
on a White House Tribute
to Gospel, along with Are-
tha Franklin and Emmy-
lou Harris; the program
was televised on PBS.
Giddens duets with coun-
try superstar Eric Church
on his powerful anti-rac-
ism song “Kill a Word,”
which is currently top 15
on country radio; the two
have performed the song
on The Tonight Show and
the CMA Awards, among
other programs. Giddens
received the BBC Radio 2
Folk Award for Singer of
the Year and has won the
Steve Martin Prize for Ex-
cellence in Bluegrass and
Banjo in 2016.
Giddens, who studied
opera at Oberlin, makes
her acting debut with a
recurring role on the re-
cently revived television
drama Nashville, which
debuts on CMT in January,
playing the role of Han-
na Lee “Hallie” Jordan, a
young social worker with
“the voice of an angel”.
The Spinning Jenny is
located at 107 Cannon St.
in Greer.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit thespin-
ningjennygreer.com or
call 469-6416.
THEATRE TO STAGE ‘MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING’
The Warehouse The-
atre will show “Much Ado
About Nothing” April 20-
May 5.
One of Shakespeare’s
most popular comedies,
“Much Ado About Noth-
Charlie Day and Burn
Gorman return as New-
ton and Gottlieb whose
subplot has decent humor
until it hits an interest-
ing twist that pays off
towards the end.
Though I enjoyed
Spaeny’s performance, the
movie takes a turn when
she joins the training
program, and the focus
is taken off her budding
friendship with Jake and
focuses on the other kids
in the program.
Another low-point
would be Scott Eastwood,
who plays Lambert, the
scorned co-pilot of Jakes
when they were cadets.
Sometimes harsh and
caustic, other times
encouraging with almost
no motivation to be so,
pinpointing Lambert’s
character proves difficult
as his character is defined
by what the movie needs
ing” centers on the foibles
of two pairs of lovers, Be-
atrice and Benedick and
Claudio and Hero. Obsta-
cles revolve around the
union of two young lov-
ers, Claudio and Hero, but
the real main event is the
hate relationship of Be-
atrice and Benedick, fea-
turing the “merry war” of
the sexes. Benedick thinks
he hates Beatrice, but he
really loves her. Beatrice
thinks she hates Benedick,
but she really loves him.
The first act is pure de-
light as Beatrice and Ben-
edick’s friends and family
conspire to get the two
together, and the second
act finds them united in
trying to clear the names
of Claudio and Hero, who
have been slandered by a
jealous rival.
The cast includes Naki-
sha Daniel, Thomas Azar,
Justin Walker, Shelli Del-
gado, Amy Dunlap, Mae-
gan Azar, David Bean, Tim
Brosnan, Burke Brown,
and Jayce Tromsness.
For more information,
visit warehousetheatre.
com or call 235-6948.
ARTIOS TO SHOW ‘CHITTY
CHITTY BANG BANG’
Artios Academies of
Greenville will pres-
ent “Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang The Musical” April
26-28 at 7 p.m.
Take a fantastic musical
adventure with an out-of-
this-world car that flies
through the air and sails
the seas. Based on the be-
loved 1968 film version of
Ian Fleming’s children’s
book, and featuring an
unforgettable score by the
Sherman Brothers (Mary
Poppins), “Chitty Chit-
ty Bang Bang” is a fam-
ily-friendly blockbuster
that audiences will find
“Truly Scrumptious.” 
Directed by Sterling
Street and assistant direct-
ed by Chelsea Street, this
cast features Paris Woods,
Sophie Lynch, Riley Finch-
er-Foster, Grayson Woelk-
ers, Mackenzie Smith, Bai-
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
him to be at the moment.
The acting proves to be
a mixed bag of solid per-
formances surrounded by
some lackluster perfor-
mances.
I appreciate that this
movie doesn’t try to be
anything that it isn’t.
What this movie lacks in
originality and introspec-
tive plot, it makes up for
in fun action and excep-
tional special effects.
I would say this movie
is worth a watch as a rem-
iniscence of the summer
blockbusters of old like
Independence Day or
Armageddon.
In my opinion, this film
is a 5.5 out of 10. It’s
good, but not great.
It hits all the marks it
set out to but doesn’t
excel in anything in par-
ticular besides the special
effects.
ley Hiner, Drew Reynolds
and a company of over 40
performers. 
Early bird tickets are
available until April 1.
For more information
or to purchase tickets,
visit www.artiosgville.
eventbrite.com.
EVENT REMINDERS  |
Songs from the Road Band
March 30, 7-10 p.m.
The Spinning Jenny
thespinningjennygreer.com
The Victor Wooten Trio
April 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The Spinning Jenny
thespinningjennygreer.com
‘Beauty and the Beast’
April 5-7, 12-14
North Greenville University
ngu.edu/theatre
Bring Your Instrument
and Play
Carolina Youth Symphony
April 8
Lee@carolinayouth
symphony.org
‘Mamma Mia!’
Through April 15
Centre Stage
centrestage.org
‘Prince Caspian’
Through April 21
Logos Theatre
www.theacademyofarts.org
ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
Focus on Youth
Juried Art Exhibition
Through March 29
Guild Gallery
Chapman Cultural Center
‘Kathleen Moore:
The Storyteller’
Through March 31
West Main Artists Co-op
WestMainArtists.org
‘Performance & Motion’
Thomas Koenig
Through April 14
West Main Artists Co-op
WestMainArtists.com
 Our Schools
The Greer Citizen

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018

Brushy Creek celebrates distinction

BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER

Hundreds of excited
students danced, cheered
and clapped in the school
cafeteria and library of
Brushy Creek Elementary
Cheeun Kang last week, eager to find
out if their school would
Students be named one of the 2017-
18 Palmetto’s Finest hon-
orees.

won first Music played and Prin-

cipal Charles Davis, Jr.
prepped the crowd before
Riverside High student, the live announcement,
Cheeun Kang, won 1st recognizing students,
place at the South Carolina teachers, staff and parents
Art Education Association and reminding students of
Youth Art Month show in good sportsmanship.
the High School division “I hope you are as ex-
of the Western Region.  cited as I am about the
Cheeun’s work was a ba- announcement this after-
tik entitled “Moment.” She noon,” he said. “I am so
will move on to the State proud of Brushy Creek
Level competition in Co- Elementary School. Re-
lumbia in April. gardless of what the an-
nouncement is, I want you
to know I am so proud of
all of you. You gave the PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
committee an awesome
snapshot of what I get to Second to 5th grade students at Brushy Creek Elementary gathered to celebrate their ranking as one of five elementary
see everyday.” finalists for the 2017-18 Palmetto’s Finest distinction and witness the live winner reveal last week.
One of 639 elementa-
ry schools in the state, cants receive extensive cess to the very end,” Da- students. We have created lowed by congratulatory
Brushy Creek was chosen evaluations by fellow ed- vis said. “Our entire school an environment where all clapping.
as one of five elementary ucators and previous Pal- community works inter- of our students can learn “Even though our school
finalists for the distinc- metto’s Finest winners. dependently. We strive to to their maximum poten- wasn’t selected as a Pal-
tion. The application process raise the academic bar as tial, and they feel happy metto’s Finest School for
“Our school motto, includes elements on our school focuses on the and safe while doing so. the 2017-2018 school
‘Building a Community of student achievement, in- learning, social, and emo- We believe that our school year, our students, faculty,
Kathryn Spencer Excellence One Student at structional programs, pro- tional needs of students. and instructional program and staff are still the fin-
a Time,’ is a true reflec- fessional learning commu- “As noted educator possess the qualities of a est people I know,” Davis
Kathryn Spencer won tion of our instructional nities and school culture. and author Dave Burgess Palmetto’s Finest school.” said.
a 1st place at the Young program and the commit- The 12 finalists for all lev- says, ‘Embrace the mighty After a brief description The other schools se-
Women In Art show at ment of our teachers, staff els were announced in Jan- purpose of being an educa- of each of the elementa- lected as Palmetto’s Fin-
Converse College. She was and community. There is uary before undergoing a tor. It’s not just about rais- ry finalists, the students est were: Chapin Middle,
selected as one of the 127 a collective focus on do- second onsite evaluation. ing test scores... it’s about hushed to hear the names Chapman High and Mayo
juried finalists from 32 ing whatever is necessary “I wasn’t surprised by raising human potential.’ of the two schools select- High School for Math, Sci-
high schools in the state to help every child expe- our students, teachers, Our passion, commitment, ed–Batesburg-Leesville ence and Technology.
(out of 460 entries). Her rience academic success,” and staff enthusiasm. We decision-making and daily Elementary and Joseph R.
1st place was in Mixed Me- Davis said. were ‘ALL IN’ from the work focus on raising the Pye Elementary. An audi- jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
dia for her Batik - “Desert Palmetto’s Finest appli- very beginning of this pro- ‘human potential’ of our ble sigh was quickly fol-
Garden.”

School SYMPHONIC WINDS

RECEIVES HIGH AWARDS
ient of this scholarship.
Applications will be re-

News
The Greer High Sym-
phonic Winds attended
the South Carolina Band
Directors Association
“Concert Performance As-
GREENVILLE COUNTY | sessment” on Tuesday,
March 20, at Dorman High
School.
GREER HIGH ART The total event takes
PLACED AT CITY HALL place over a 3-day peri-
Congratulations to the od of time with about 54
following Greer High Art bands performing at the
Students who placed in site.
the City of Greer 2018 Jur- The Greer band earned
ied Arts Exhibition! the honor of “Superior
Students were recog- with “Distinction.” This
nized by the City of Greer means that the band re-
and Mayor Rick Danner at ceived a superior rating
a reception at City Hall on from all 5 judges.
March 23. Of the 18 bands that
Greer High School sub- performed on Tuesday,
mitted 25 student works only 5 bands earned a su-
that will be on display in perior rating with only “3”
the Wall Gallery at City of those 5 earning “Supe-
Hall through mid-April rior with Distinction” hon-
and open to the public ors and Greer was one of
during the City of Greer those 3.
International Festival. Mr. Norman would like
Greer Goes Global: to thank his students for
1st Place, their dedication and com-
Stevie Plemmons mitment to musical ex-
3rd Place, Brian Ramirez cellence. This makes the
Greer an Upstate 2nd consecutive year that
Destination: the band has received this
1st Place, honor.
Morgan Gregory
3rd Place, SCHOLARSHIPS
Jenna Scarboro ANNOUNCED
Photography: The Greer High School
1st Place, PTSA annually awards
Nasania Nelson a scholarship up to the
2nd Place, amount of $1000 to se-
Caroline Green niors who qualify based on
3rd Place, Cierah Slayton the criteria listed below.
The amount and number
viewed and a limited num-
ber of applicants will com-
plete an interview process
with members of the GCLC
Board of Directors. Please
return the completed ap-
plication to Ms. Henry by
March 26. You can go to
our website and download
copies of the scholarship
applications.
GCS GATE PROGRAM
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
GCS is seeking career
changers who are interest-
ed in teaching math, sci-
ence, French, or Spanish to
middle or high school stu-
dents. Candidates must
have a bachelor’s degree
or higher with a major or
emphasis in the teaching
area.
The Greenville Alter-
native Teacher Educa-
tion (GATE) program is
an exciting, innovative,
new pathway to a career
in teaching. The first dis-
trict-based, job-embedded
alternative certification
program in South Caroli-
na is designed to increase
the number of excep-
tional math, science and
world language teachers
in Greenville County mid-
dle level and secondary
schools.
In partnership with
Public Education Partners
(PEP), GATE provides rig-
orous preparation in best
educational practices to

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DISTRICT FIVE
RMS TO HOLD COMMUNITY
SPIRIT FEST
Riverside Middle will
hold its annual Communi-
ty Spirit Fest on Tuesday,
April 10, from 5-7:30 p.m.
Visitors are invited to
cheer on the Riverside
Royals as the soccer, base-
ball and softball teams
play against Northwood
Middle.
They can also visit the
students visual arts dis-
play and stroll the Model
UN Festival of Nations.
The Crayon Initiative
will collect broken and
used crayons to be melted
and made into new cray-
ons that will be donated to
children in the hospital.
Food will be available
from food trucks includ-
ing Robino’s, Henry’s
Smokehouse, Baking Sweet
Scents, Resident Dogs, The
Chuck Truck, Kona Hawai-
ian Ice and RMS PTSA.
A portion of the night’s
proceeds will benefit the
Upstate SC Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
of scholarships awarded
will be determined by the
GHS PTSA Board of Direc-
tors for the current school
year and is based upon the
funds available. The goal
of the GHS PTSA Board is
to provide financial sup-
port for the Greer High Se-
nior(s) who demonstrate
a commitment to the ad-
vancement of Greer High
School, it’s PTSA, and the
Greer community. Return
completed application to
Ms. Henry by March 30.
The Greer Christian
Learning Center annual-
ly awards a scholarship
to the graduating senior
who exemplifies Chris-
tian morals, character,
and leadership principles,
as instructed in the Bible,
among the students at
Greer High School. While
the recipient is not re-
quired to have attended
Release Time Bible classes
at Greer Christian Learn-
ing Center as a student
at Greer Middle School or
Greer High School, this
will be given strong con-
sideration. The following
questionnaire will aid in
the selection of the recip-
selected individuals who
have a strong commit-
ment to teach and a bach-
elor’s degree with a major
or an emphasis in the spe-
cific teaching field. Simi-
lar to a medical residency
model, the program will
fully integrate content,
best teaching practices
and professional knowl-
edge within a supportive,
authentic school teaching
experience.
Applications will be ac-
cepted through April 27.
For more information,
visit www.greenville.k12.
sc.us.
IT'S TIME FOR PROM
AT GREER HIGH
The Greer High School
Junior/Senior Prom will be
held April 28 at the Can-
non Centre from 8-11 p.m.
in downtown Greer.
Students may purchase
tickets at a discounted
price of $25 until March
30. After Spring Break,
tickets will be $30 each
and will be sold through
April 20.
In order to purchase a
ticket, all student fines
must be paid.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
Why all the hysteria
over measles outbreak
DEAR DR. ROACH: I do
not understand the hyste-
ria over the measles out-
break. In my day, every kid
had the measles and other
childhood diseases, and
all survived with strength-
ened immune systems. To-
day, young people have no
natural defenses against
diseases because their im-
mune systems have been
compromised by drugs.
With the exception of
smallpox and polio, child-
hood diseases are a rite of
passage. -- B.W.
ANSWER: In the days be-
fore vaccines, pretty much
every kid did get the mea-
sles, but unfortunately,
not all of them survived.
Although measles death
rates were already drop-
ping, before the vaccine
was available there were
still hundreds of thou-
sands of cases every year,
with hundreds of deaths
and thousands of cases
of severe complications,
such as encephalitis, an
extremely serious inflam-
mation of the brain that
can have long-term reper-
cussions. The vaccine re-
duced the death rate to es-
sentially zero and the case
rate to a few cases per
year, mostly from interna-
tional travelers. Over the
decades, the measles vac-
cine has prevented many
thousands of children
from death and disability.
People, including me,
are worried about the
measles outbreak because
there are many more peo-
ple now who, because of
diseases like HIV and can-
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
During dinner, Steffy
tried to focus on the fu-
ture, but Liam was intent
on rehashing the ugly
past. Det. Sanchez interro-
gated Quinn in the inves-
tigation of Bill’s shooting.
Hope worried about Liam
being alone with his fa-
ther, but Liam was able to
find an important piece of
evidence. Later, Liam told
Hope about his theory.
Thorne and Steffy visited
Ridge, and the three dis-
cussed potential suspects.
Thorne was a bit taken
aback at Ridge’s strong
defense of Quinn. Brooke
accused Bill of using Ridge
to settle a score. Hope
helped Liam figure out his
next move. Steffy defend-
ed herself against Hope
when she implied that
Bill’s shooting was a result
of her infidelity. Wait to
See: Bill finds himself in a
terrible dilemma.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Will and Paul took the
next step in their rela-
tionship. Sonny went on
a date with Leo, who har-
bored a big secret. Belle
came to Chad’s rescue.
Abigail freaked out when
she suddenly realized that
she was in another coun-
try with Stefan. Kate hired
Paul to dig up dirt on Viv-
ian. Brady and Sonny al-
most came to blows over
Titan. Will asked Adrienne
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
cer, have immune systems
that leave them suscepti-
ble to measles, a highly in-
fectious disease. Children
under 1 year cannot get
the vaccine and the im-
munity they get from their
mother’s immune system
wanes over time. Thus,
there are many people at
high risk for measles in
the population now.
The measles vaccine
strengthens, not weakens,
the immune system, and
provides lifelong immu-
nity for nearly everybody
who gets two doses. There
are risks of the vaccine,
but serious adverse ef-
fects from it are rare.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: Have
you ever heard of anyone
being allergic or sensitive
to newspaper print? I read
the newspaper from front
to back and like to know
what the latest news is. I
always seem to have burn-
ing eyes, itchy nose and
some difficulty breathing.
Is an allergy possible, and
if so, how can I remedy it?
-- J.L.
ANSWER: It certainly is
possible, and there have
been some high-profile
cases lately, including a
ABC | CRAIG SJODIN
THE YOUNG AND
Billy Miller stars as ‘Jason’ THE RESTLESS
Nikki scolded Victor for
on ‘General Hospital’
for a job at “The Specta-
tor.” Steve suffered a ma-
jor setback. Eve tried to
get out of having to work
with Brady. Chloe and Lu-
cas were caught off guard
when they found out who
sent Chloe the flowers.
Tripp fought with Cia-
ra about the New Face of
Bella contest. Wait to See:
Chad questions if “Abi-
gail” is telling the truth.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Drew made what he felt
was a final decision. Ja-
son supported Carly. Ju-
lian found comfort from a
friend. Ned began to pick
up the pieces. Jason found
himself saying too much.
Curtis paid Sam a surprise
visit. Jordan and Dante
grew anxious. Franco got
the wrong idea. Nina’s cu-
riosity was piqued. Drew
reached out to Oscar.
Franco wondered where
he stood. Carly bonded
THE GREER CITIZEN B9
Baltimore newspaper re-
porter. Most often, the
chemical is from pine
rosin, used in the print-
ing process. An allergist
can confirm this with
skin testing. Avoiding the
newpaper ink is the best
solution, which may in-
clude simply washing your
hands after reading the
newspaper, or even using
gloves.
Worst case, many news-
papers have electronic
versions that can be read
via handheld devices or
your computer.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: We
are regular readers of
your column. At 72, I have
fasting labs done every six
months (metabolic and
lipid panels and yearly
vitamin D check). Some
doctors say that having
coffee in the morning be-
fore a blood draw is OK
if you don’t use milk or
sugar; other doctors say
no coffee. What is the pro-
fessional advice on this?
-- D.B.
ANSWER: Coffee or tea
without milk or sugar
does not interfere with the
blood testing.
Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
(c) 2018 North America Synd., Inc.
with Josslyn. Peter strug-
gled with his guilt. Anna
and Jason were at odds.
Ava counseled Griffin.
Lulu worried about Max-
ie. Sonny did the best he
could for Mike. Jason and
Elizabeth put their differ-
ences aside. Bobbie gave
Maxie a pep talk. Ned
crossed paths with Alexis.
Wait to See: Lulu gets the
encouragement she needs.
starting a fight with Jack,
but Victor stood by his
actions. Meanwhile, Jack
arrived home fueled up
after his altercation and
blamed Ashley for giving
Victor something to use
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against him. Sharon was
offended that Nick exclud- THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
ed her from the meeting
about Rainbow Gardens
and ordered him to move
out. Jill had a run-in with
someone from her past
and had to confess some
of her former sins to Billy.
Later, Jill met with Nikki
and demanded to know
what she had in store for
Chancellor Park. Cane and
Lily prevented Hilary from
making her doctor’s ap-
 |
pointment. Raul and Brit-
tany visited old friends. RFD by Mike Marland
Traci noticed J.T.’s strange
behavior. Wait to See:
Abby meets a handsome
stranger.
(c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
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