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CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
Greer
man
killed in
Atlanta
shooting
Towns
celebrate
with
shared
parade
Former Riverside High

student Darius Smith, 18,
was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Atlanta
on Monday night.
According to the Atlanta Police Department,
at 7:47 p.m. police officers witnessed a vehicle
driving the wrong way on
Ted Turner Drive. As the
officers made a U-turn to
conduct a traffic stop, the
vehicle was involved in a
traffic accident. Two males
exited the vehicle and fled
on foot.
A statement on the
shooting from the department says the driver, 18year-old Isaiah E. Irby, of
Greer, was apprehended
SEE SHOOTING | A10
Plant to
furlough,
lay off
workers
BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE
STAFF WRITER
Greer Honeywell Aerospace employees may be
asked to take unpaid days
off between now and the
end of the year.
The Phoenix, Arizona based company announced recently that employees will be required to
take five unpaid days off,
and they cited slow economic growth, as the reason why.
Steve Brecken, a media
contact with the company,
SEE HONEYWELL | A10

STAFF WRITER
Its Lymans turn to host

the Duncan-Lyman-Wellford Christmas Parade,
and the town is ready to
show why they think a
joint parade is the best option for the area.
D-L-W PARADE
MANDY FERGUSON |FILE PHOTO
Dear Santa
Chloe White dropped her letter off to Santas Mailbox just in time last year for it to be received at the North Pole. Make
sure Santa knows whats on your Christmas list this year by dropping your Letters to Santa off at our office at 317 Trade
St. by Dec. 16 so we can express them to the North Pole and publish them in our annual Christmas edition. You can drop
your letters off in our Santa mailbox, mail them, or e-mail them to letterstosanta@greercitizen.com.
Greer to ring in holiday

With tree lighting,
downtown events
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Greer Christmas Parade,
Breakfast with Santa and the lighting of the citys Christmas tree are
just a few of the events on schedule
for the weekend of Dec. 4-6.
The holiday festivities have become a tradition in Greer, and Greer
Mayor Rick Danner expects a strong
turnout.
With the Christmas Parade coming up and the tree lighting and San-
tas arrival down at the park, Greer

has such great tradition, he said. I
look forward to it every year.
For people who have never had
the opportunity to visit Greer, the
holidays are a great time to do so.
Theres just a heightened sense of
anticipation, expectation and pride.
Downtown, things really pick up,
Danner said.
The parade, which will take place
on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on Poinsett
Street, will benefit Greer Relief and
resource agency and will feature an
international theme this year.
This time of year is very busy,
Greer Relief Executive Director
Caroline Robertson said. But, its a
SEE EVENTS | A7
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, DEC. 4
5-7 p.m. Holiday Craft Stations,

Inflatables, Smores
5-5:20 p.m. Chandler Creek Chorus
performs
5:30-6:15 p.m. Riverside Brass Chorus
performs
6-6:30 p.m. Foothills Philharmonic Brass
Quintet
6:30-7:15 p.m. NGU Mens Ensemble and
Percussion Ensemble
7:15 p.m. Santa Arrives
7:30 p.m. Tree Lighting
SUNDAY, DEC. 6
2:30-4 p.m. Greer Christmas Parade
When: Saturday, Dec. 12

10 a.m.
Where: Town of Lyman
(Start at Freds parking lot)
For info: 439-3453
The parade, scheduled

for Dec. 12 at 10 a.m.,
will mark the first time
all three towns have celebrated Christmas together
in Lyman. They returned
to the three-town format
last year when the parade
flowed through Duncan.
It makes for a better parade because the three of
us together have a much
more robust parade than
the three little individual
parades, Lyman Mayor
Pro Tem Tony Wyatt said.
He also added that the
format encourages community within the three
towns.
Duncan Mayor Lisa Scott
agrees, saying the parade
shows unity and community spirit.
Although were three
different towns were a
community, Scott said.
We have one high school.
We go to church together.
We shop together. We do
all these things together;
we might as well have a
parade together.
SEE PARADE | A7
Adopt-A-Family to serve 400

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer Relief is now accepting toys for its annual Adopt-AFamily Christmas program.
INDEX
CLASSIFIEDS
B4-5
COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS
A2
CRIME
A9
ENTERTAINMENT
B7
OBITUARIES
A7
OPINION
A4
OUR SCHOOLS
B9
SPORTS
B1-4
WEATHER
A7
DEATHS
Bartie Joe Brown, 81
Elizabeth May Bollinger
Brumbaugh, 91
More than 400 local

residents will have Christmas presents to open this
holiday season thanks to
the efforts of dozens of
sponsors who participate
in Greer Reliefs Adopt-AFamily program.
The annual program allows donors to provide
wish list items to Greer
Relief clients, who would
likely not have money to
purchase gifts otherwise.
This is the most direct
way we are participating in
the lives of the people we
help, Greer Relief Execu-
tive Director Caroline Robertson said. We do help

people by finding ways to
pay for their electric bill or
things like that, but this is
different. The goal of this
program is to stop our
families from going and
spending money that they
dont have.
Knowing that anybody
would want to do something for their families on
Christmas, and these people might do something
that would be detrimental
to their situation, we wanted to find a way to help,
she said. Were creating a
smile but were also helping them continue on with
LIVING HERE
ENJOY THE SHOW
Were creating a smile but were also

helping them continue on with the
responsibilities they already have.
Caroline Robertson
Executive director, Greer Relief

the responsibilities they
already have.
As of Dec. 1, 415 people
will be served this year
through Adopt-A-Family.
We are well underway,
Robertson said. We have
sponsors and families
matched up at this point.
Were still accepting a few

more families into the program as well.
This years program,
however, will feature a
new twist. Greer Relief clients who are not selected
for the Adopt-A-Family
SEE PROGRAM | A7
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
CARING AT CHRISTMAS
D5 FAMILY MINISTRIES
Caring at Christmas
2015 is underway. D5 Family Ministries is asking parents to provide a $5 donation for each referral. The
contribution received will
go back to the Christmas
Club account for those
children who do not get
sponsored by a community member. Interested
individuals can sponsor a
child or children by spending a suggested $125 for
children 4 -17 years of age.
The suggested amount to
spend is $75 for children
3 or under. To sponsor a
child, contact Lyn Turner
or Beth Hollifield at 4397760 or visit Middle Tyger
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2
GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.
THE VIETNAM VETERANS
of America Chapter 523 will
meet at Greenville Shrine
Club, 119 Veverly Road.
Greenville Chow time is
6-7 p.m. for $5, with meeting following. Call Chapter
President Patrick Ramsey at
232-4110 or V.P. Jerry Brock at
918-4451.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OPEN at 7:30 p.m. at the
Greer Recreational Center,226
Oakland Ave.
THE AWANAS CLUB meets
at El Bethel Baptist Church,
313 Jones Ave., from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, DEC. 3
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.

at Laurendas Family Restaurant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING guild meet at Spalding
Farm Clubhouse off Highway
14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Contact Betsy McLeod at
270-1164 or email Patty Yoder
Community Center. They

will give a name or names
at that time. All gifts must
be turned in before Monday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. Individuals may also give
monetarily to the cause or
sponsor toy and clothing
drives
GREER RELIEF
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed

for the Greer Christmas
Parade.
To
volunteer,
contact Evan McLeod at
848-5355 or at volunteer@
greerrelief.org.
CHRISTMAS PARADE
THREE TOWN EVENT
The 2015 Lyman-Duncan-Wellford

Christmas
Parade is in Lyman this
year. The event will be Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m.
For more information, call
Lyman Town Hall at 4393453.
at scupstatehooking@gmail.
com
SATURDAY, DEC. 5
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
FOOD PANTRY DEVOTIONAL 9:30 -10 a.m. at
Calvary Christian Fellowship,
2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available.
SUNDAY, DEC. 6
THE NEVER ALONE Group of

Narcotics Anonymous meet
at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center, 226 Oakland
Ave.
MONDAY, DEC. 7
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m.
at Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main
St., Greer. Call Richard at
384-8093.
DIABETES SUPPORT
GROUP meeting from 6-7:30
p.m. at the GHS Life Center,
875 W. Fais Road, Greenville.
Call 455-4003.
TUESDAY, DEC. 8
THE NEVER ALONE group
FREE SENIORS LUNCHEON

CITY OF WELLFORD
Local senior citizens

can enjoy a free lunch on
Thursday, Dec. 3 at Wellford Baptist Church located at 235 Syphrit Rd.
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local leaders will be in attendance to update guests on
the operation of the city. If
transportation is needed,
call Wellford City Hall at
439-4875.
joy wine, hors doeuvres

and giveaways.
A portion of the proceeds of the boutique will
benefit a local animal rescue charity called Saved by
the Heart.For more information, visit vintagechristmasgreer.com or savedbytheheart.org.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS CONTEST

GREER CPW
Greer CPW is holding

a Holiday Lights Contest
for its electric customers.
There are three categories,
and each winner will receive a check for $100.
The contest runs
through December 18, but
ROYLEE DANIEL
5-28-1954 - 10-15-2015
CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE
HOLIDAY MARKET
We cannot know the reasons

God allows both joy and tears
or why we must lose
the precious ones.
But faith and trust in God
can help us to face tomorrow.
One day we will be
together again.
Greer Station Vintage

Christmas
Marketplace
is open Thursday, Dec.
3 to Saturday, Dec. 5 at
Grace Hall. More than 35
vendors will be selling
handmade, uncycled and
vintage specialties. Come
early for specials, sales,
door prizes and Swag Bags
for the first 50 attendees.
During Ladies Night on
Thursday, visitors can en-
candlelight meeting at 7:30

p.m. at the Greer Recreational
Center,226 Oakland Ave.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer meet at 7:15
a.m. at The Wink Cafe, 1029 W.
Poinsett St. Guests welcome.
Call 630-3988.
GRACE PLACE in Greer holds
its clothing closet from
6-8 p.m. at Grace Place, 407
Ridgewood Drive.
THE GREER DAY Lions Club
meets at noon at Mutts BBQ,,
101 West Road. Call Caroline
at 848-5355.
GAP CREEK SINGERS
rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Call Wesley Welsh at
877-5955.
participants must register

by December 13.
Applications may be
dropped off at CPWs office, faxed to 968-2161
or emailed to HolidayLights@greercpw.com.
More info can be found
at greercpw.com.
We would like to thank each

and every one for their kindness
during this time of sorrow.
May God bless you and also
Sullivan Bros. Mortuary, Inc.
Love,
Starlena, Terrance and
the Daniel and Massey Families
Breakfast to savor....
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.
MTCC TOUR HELD at the
MTCC, at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, at 10 a.m. Call 4397760.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN Voters
of Greenville County meet at
1 p.m. at University Center,
McAlister Square, 225 S.
Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. Ages 18 + are invited.
THE AWANAS CLUB meets at
El Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., from 6:30 - 8:15
p.m. Call 877-4021.
FREE
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with purchase of a breakfast
meal Tuesday-Friday only
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LUNCH 11:00-2:00 pm
THURS-SAT DINNER: 5:30-8:00 pm
SAT
BREAKFAST 8:00 am-1:00 pm
LUNCH 11:00 am-1:00 pm
SUN LUNCH: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
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NEWS
THE GREER CITIZEN
A3
City considers recycling cost

STAFF WRITER
The City of Greer is researching potential costcutting measures for recycling.
At a city council meeting last week, Administrator Ed Driggers informed
council that the city will be
looking for ways to offset
costs of curbside recycling
because the market is
low for receiving recycled

items and charges exist
for picking up the items.
Currently the city uses
Ace Environmental for
their pickup.
Driggers said council
might want to consider a
larger recycling container
or possibly a two-week
pickup. As the city considers how to save money,
Driggers said there will be
no changes to how they re-
cycle or what they recycle.

Mayor Rick Danner said
its important to make informed decisions about
cost, but theyve always
known
that
recycling
comes with a price.
Its an important part
of what we do to show
who we are and what were
about and the idea that we
are a community that recycles and takes that very
seriously, he said.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Shop til you drop

Black Friday shoppers flocked to Belk in Greer the day after Thanksgiving to make sure
they found the best deals to start the holiday season.
Jingle Bell Jog is Dec. 12

Local residents will soon
have the opportunity to
get in the holiday spirit
while taking a jog around
Sugar Creek.
Sugar Creek Fun Runs
will host its final Jingle
Bell Jog on Saturday, Dec.
12, at Sugar Creek III
Clubhouse, located at 119
Stone Crest Road in Greer.
The run is a family 5k
that winds through the
neighborhood of Sugar
Creek in Greer.
Participants can choose
between the Elf Run (3/4
of a mile) and the Jingle
Bell Jog 5k. The Elf run will
begin at 2:15 p.m. while
5k runners will start at 3
p.m.
Participants are encouraged to come wearing holiday garb.
Publix and Chick-fil-A
will provide post-race food
for runners and prizes will
be awarded for top finishers.
Local residents in the
Sugar Creek sub-division
and surrounding neighborhoods have come together
to promote better health
through exercise, creating
Sugar Creek Fun Runs. The
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The annual Jingle Bell Jog encourages participants to

dress in various holiday garb.
organization is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organized by
volunteers.
Sugar Creek Fun Runs
started in 2008 with a
Jingle Bell Jog. In its first
year, the run saw 200 participants and raised $3,800
for local charities.
In 2011, Sugar Creek
Fun Runs had more than
1,200 participants in all
its events and donated
$18,000 to local organizations. Since 2008, Sugar
Creek Fun Runs has donated over $56,000 to
charities.
Officials say 100 percent of all proceeds will be
given to The Frazee Center
and Daily Bread Ministries
The Frazee Center is a
free after school and summer program for under
resourced children in the
downtown Greenville area
and Daily Bread Ministries
is a non-profit, charitable
organization in Greer.
Greer Soup Kitchen (Daily Bread Ministries) serves
over 100 meals a day.
Water main break affects

neighborhoods, schools
STAFF WRITER
A water main break in
Greenville early Monday
morning left local residents without water.
Olivia Vassey, a spokesperson for Greenville Water, said a break occurred
on a 48-inch main that
feeds the Brushy Creek
Soccer Complex. That line
also serves as a secondary
source of water as needed.
Vassey said the line
broke in the night and
crews responded around
2 a.m.
At noon on Monday,
Greenville Water was still
getting reports of outages and low pressure,
but crews were working
to get everything back to
normal.
The area affected includ-
ed the Terra Pines neighborhood on Old Spartanburg Highway and other

residences along that road
as well as East North Street
and Haywood Road.
Mitchell Road Elementary School was also without
water.
No further information
on the break was available
at press time.
This is the second water main break to leave a
Greenville County School
without water in the past
two weeks.
On Nov. 17, a break at
Greer CPWs Lake Cunningham treatment plant
left thousands without
water for several hours.
The break occurred in
Blue Ridge Waters line,
but customers in Taylors
and Greer were affected.
Also affected were: Blue
Ridge High, Blue Ridge
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
A4 THE GREER CITIZEN
Good enough for Aunty Pam
he most welcome news Ive heard in

weeks is this: drinking 2 to 3 glasses
of champagne, daily, may help
delay the development of dementia or
Alzheimers.
Now, before you hit up Walmart for
a silo of Andres Cold Duck, this isnt
breaking news, its simply been trending
on social media as a 2013 study that has
been regurgitated, stating, New research
shows that drinking one to three glasses
of champagne a week may counteract
the memory loss associated with ageing,
and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia. But the deal is, the rest of the study
informs us that, Scientists at the University of Reading have shown that the phenolic compounds found in champagne
can improve spatial memory, which is
responsible for recording information
about ones environment, and storing
the information for future navigation.
Dr. David Vauzour, the researcher on the
study, added: in the near future we will
be looking to translate these findings
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
into humans. This has been achieved
successfully with other polyphenol-rich
foods, such as blueberry and cocoa, and
we predict similar outcomes for moderate Champagne intake on cognition in
humans.
So not really earth shaking. The
scientists simply seem to be saying to
stop eating crap, add a handful of fresh
blueberries to your chocolate flavored
cereal, add some sparkling wine, and it
might be helpful to remember where you
parked your car at the mall.
And the other reason we cant get too
excited is because, you see, so far, the
experiment has only been carried out on
rats that, after being giving champagne
(and possibly Noel Coward-esq smoking
jackets), found it might improve spatial

memory in those older rodents given
champagne to drink over six weeks
and seemed to have improved performance when finding treats in a maze
test. These rats also seemed to have
increased levels of brain proteins related
to adaptability and learning.
Welp, good enough for Aunty Pam.
Because I adore champagne. Not Cold
Duck, which, frankly, tastes like ferret
pee, but, if Im flush with cash, Cliquot,
or that inexpensive little Italian darling,
Prosecco. However, Im not sure that
three glasses will improve my memory
because after three glasses of anything,
I can hardly find my mouth, much less
absorb a new maze in order to earn a
treat, but I find it to be my duty as an
American, in the name of science, to give
it the old college (or in my case, community college) try.
So bring it on, baby. Hang one of those
mouse water bottles up in my house and
Ill latch onto that dribble tube with both
fists and drain the bubbly for the re-
quired six weeks with only a few nibbley

bits of English cheddar and Carrs water
crackers on the side. And If I time this
study to coincide with autumn, at the
end of the experiment, you can drop me
in the corn maze at Strawberry Hill and
see if I can find my way out for a treat.
Which, for me, would be a horse or a big,
blingy, Ford diesel truck.
Even optimistically, I dont see that
happening. I see myself, instead, disheveled, yet haughty, strolling that very upright, deliberate, walk that drunks walk
so that no one suspects their inebriation,
while belting out Laura Branigans Gloria, before staring suspiciously at the
wall of corn before me and, inner mullet
surfacing, asking accusingly, What are
you lookin at?
Hmm, Im suddenly having second
thoughts. And so should you as the holiday season is fast upon us.
Yeah, Im thinking very few of us really
want to have crystal clear recall of our
behavior at the Christmas office party...
REFLECTIONS
FROM THE
MAPLE TREE
RICK EZELL
Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church
KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

Staff Reporter
A name
Sing to God, sing praise to
his name, extol him who rides
on the cloudshis name is the
Lordand rejoice before him
(Psalm 68:4 NIV).
n the Bible, the answer

to the question, Who is
God? is best found in the
names used of God. In western culture, personal names
are little more than labels to
distinguish one person from
another. In the Scriptures,
ones name not only identified them, it referred to the
character and the essence of
ones nature. Naming carried
special significance. It was a
sign of authority and power.
This is evident in the fact that
God revealed his names to his
people rather than allowing
them to choose their names
for him. Who is God? Look at
his names. He is: The Strong
One. The Most High. The Everlasting. The Holy One. The
Light. The Lord. The Provider.
The Merciful. The Awesome
One. A Prince and a Savior.
A Sanctuary. A Shadow from
the heat. A Shelter. A Sun and
Shield. A Sure Foundation.
The Alpha and Omega. The
Ancient of Days. The Author
of Peace. The Sovereign. The
Bright and Morning Star. I AM.
The Amen. God is God.
And just when we need him
most, when our lives are in
chaos, when we are searching for hope, meaning, peace,
purpose, and direction, this
God, who embodies all these
names, comes to strengthen
the feeble hands, steady the
knees that give way . . . to
save you (vv. 3, 4). As vast,
as wonderful, as awesome,
as great, as powerful, and as
strong as God is he comes
to us, as weak and helpless,
blind and deaf, lame and mute
as we are, to redeem us. That
is reason for celebration and
rejoicing.
Call upon the name of God.
Youll be glad you did.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
New bill is a mistake

for South Carolinians
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee met to discuss and take testimony
on S.868, a bill that would grant the power of
eminent domain to a company constructing any
kind of pipeline. Eminent domain, remember,
is a power held by governments not private
companies to expropriate private property for
public use. The bill now in the General Assembly, however, would require private pipeline
companies to go through a permitting process
with both the Public Service Commission (PSC)
and the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) before the power of eminent
domain could be exercised.
It bears emphasizing that, with or without a
permitting process, this is the first time state
law would explicitly allow a non-utility private
company to seize private property.
In order to obtain the necessary permit from
the PSC a pipeline company would have to demonstrate that its proposed project serves the
public convenience and necessity. The state
constitution allows the legislature to define
what constitutes a public use, and S.868 defines
it in the vaguest way possible: a use that is vital to the welfare of the people of this State.
In S.868 legislators have chosen to devolve this
power to state agencies, like the PSC, that are
even less accountable then they are.
Throughout the subcommittee meeting the
bills sponsors denied they were expanding the
powers of eminent domain. This despite a recent opinion issued by the Attorney General explicitly casting doubt on the idea that oil pipeline companies can exercise eminent domain
powers under current law.
In other words: Oil pipeline companies do not
(at least according to the AG) have eminent domain power; S.868 would establish a permitting
process whereby oil pipeline companies could
attain eminent domain power; therefore S.868
would, in fact, expand eminent domain power.
Why doesnt the state constitution protect
private property? The short answer to that
question is: Its vague.
The Greer Citizen

Steve Blackwell | Publisher
Billy Cannada | Editor
Kenneth Collins Maple
William Buchheit
Preston Burch
Mandy Ferguson
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Photographer
Photographer
Julie Holcombe
Shaun Moss
Suzanne Traenkle
The U.S. Supreme Court held in the 2005 Kelo

case that eminent domain could be exercised on
behalf of a private company so long as the taking served a public purpose (for example, to
increase revenue).
The South Carolina constitution was amended
after Kelo to say that private property shall not
be taken for private use, and that eminent domain may not be used unless the condemnation
is for public use.
Unfortunately, however, the constitution
doesnt define public use. Thus lawmakers
can satisfy this clause with legislative language
such as vital to the welfare of the people of
this State. The constitution also permits property condemned by the government for blight
vaguely defined to include lack of ventilation,
light, and sanitary facilities, dilapidation, and
deleterious land use to be taken and transferred to a separate private interest.
Under our states weak constitutional protections, many private companies considered to be
utilities (telephone companies, electric lighting
and power companies, water supply companies,
etc.) are currently permitted to exercise eminent
domain. What can be done?
The constitution needs a clear definition of
public use. The constitution should further
clarify that eminent domain can only be exercised by the state and never by a private entity.
Finally, the constitution should disallow the
use of eminent domain to eliminate blight.
Historically blight takings have often served as
pretext for takings for economic development
schemes. Florida has already disallowed blight
takings, permitting local ordinances to deal
with threats to public safety without using eminent domain powers.
South Carolinians too often assume their
rights are protected by the allegedly conservative majority running state government. As
S.868 reminds us, thats a huge mistake.
This guest editorial was submitted by Shane McNamee, policy analyst at the South
Carolina Policy Council
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installment of the immensely
popular but seldom read Unquotable quotes column. This
is the column where anything
you say can and will be used
against you, without your consent and without your name.
The first unquotable quote
comes from a school armed
forces training program where
an officer revealed the reason
why so many young men sign
up for the program.
A lot of boys join so they
can wear the uniform and get a
girlfriend, the boys instructor
said candidly.
I wish better results for them
than the time I joined our
schools English Club for the
same reason. Maybe we just
needed some uniforms.
Another colossal quote
comes from a local police department where a vent had to
be installed because of a very
strong smell wafting through
the building. How am I going
to explain this? mused a town
councilman. The vent was
installed in the police department to keep the marijuana
smell from being so strong in
there.
And no, this department is
not located in Colorado.
I spend much of my time
speaking with local government officials. They would
probably prefer I didnt speak
with them. Every now and then
they say something that has
me scrambling for a pen and
paper like with this particular
quote.
I may have to go home and
start cleaning and packing up
my office, this one official
laughed nervously.
Well miss you!
Im also a sucker for anyone
who says theyre breaking the
law, especially when he or she
holds office. Actually, anymore
that hardly seems uncommon.
Everything that weve done
since Ive been on council; Im
basically a lawbreaker, this
one elected official said. Ive
broken the law every time we
pass something.
He must be doing a good job.
Finally, the last quote comes
from a very vocal lady bellowing to a gang of high school
students posing for a photo.
Close your legs, she hollered. This may be on a Christmas card.
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THE GREER CITIZEN
A5
DAVE
SAYS
Natural gas fueling station opens
DAVE
RAMSEY

STAFF WRITER
Is loaning
or giving
helping?
Q: The guy who has
been my best friend since
grade school recently
asked me to loan him
$5,000. All I have in
savings in $5,000, but I
would be willing to give
him $1,000. The problem is that while hes a
great friend with a good
heart, hes always getting
himself into binds when it
comes to money. Do you
think I should give him
$1,000?
DR: If I were in your
shoes, and I was going
Ask yourself if you

believe deep down
in your heart that
giving this guy
$1,000 would truly
be a blessing to him
or if, by doing it,
youd be acting as
an enabler...
to give this guy a fifth of
everything I had, Id want
to know it was going to
save his life. From what
youve said, it sounds like
hes just out of control
with his money while
youre trying to save. That
being the case, Im not
sure youd really be helping him.
If you want to gift your
friend some money, then
do it. But theres no way
Id tell you to give him everything youve managed
to save. And I certainly
wouldnt do it as a loan.
Ask yourself if you
believe deep down in your
heart that giving this guy
$1,000 would truly be a
blessing to him or if, by
doing it, youd be acting
as an enabler and basically just funding more of
his stupidity with money.
From what youve told
me, I think theres a good
chance the answer is the
latter. And if thats the
case, you can be a much
better friend by saying
you love him enough to
not ruin your friendship.
Confirmation
of payoff?
Q: After struggling with
it for several years, I finally made the last payment
on my Sallie Mae student
loans this week. Do you
think I should ask for a
formal letter stating that
its officially paid off?
DR: Congratulations on
finally kicking that old
woman out of your house!
It feels great, doesnt it?
Sure, it couldnt hurt
anything to write and
request formal confirmation that the book on your
loans is closed and everything is paid in full.
You can do this through
email so youll have a
record of contact, or you
can send a certified letter,
return receipt requested,
through the post office.
That way, youll have a
record they signed for it.
Following up on paidoff debts is always a good
idea. You dont want the
hassle of possibly having
to deal with greedy or
incompetent collectors
sniffing around three
or four years down the
road and no way to prove
youre free and clear!
Truck drivers traveling

through Greer now have
a new option at the pump
with the opening of Spire
Natural Gas Fueling Solutions first fueling pump
in South Carolina.
The station, located at 85
Freeman Farm Road near
the intersection of Highway 101 and Interstate 85,
will service class-8 trucks
and also other vehicles
that are manufactured to
run on compressed natural gas.
Spire celebrated the
grand opening with local officials and partners.
Before a ribbon cutting at
the pumps, Peter Stansky,
president and chief operating officer for Spire, said
Greer was chosen because
of its recent growth.
You drive the road either way and you can just
see how rapidly this area
is expanding, and its attracting the right types
of businesses that would
make natural gas vehicles
appropriate, he said.
The CEO also commented that the station, constructed on a spacious lot
behind the Quik Trip, was
designed with large trucks
in mind. Drivers of these
vehicles will also appreciate the quick fill-up times.
Stansky said the fill rate is
up to 16 gallons a minute.
Clearly, this is not just
any gas station. Mayor
Rick Danner said as much
when he told his assistant
at Greer State Bank that
he was going to a ribbon
cutting for a gas station.
When his assistant implied
that the mayor didnt need

to go because hed already
been elected to office,
Danner replied, This is a
Greer has become

a trailblazer in the
compressed natural
gas market.
Mark Owens
Greer Chamber of Commerce

President
special gas station.

Danner shared the story
speaking to the crowd at
the ribbon cutting. At that
time he also said Greer is
becoming an important
hub for logistics and distribution.
We think this station
is part of the future of
Greer, he said.
Mark
Owens,
president of the Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce,
agreed and welcomed the
company.
Greer has become a
trailblazer in the compressed natural gas market, he said while also
referencing Greer Commission of Public Works
compressed natural gas
pump.
CPW was on hand for
the celebration. Greer CPW
commissioner Perry Williams filled up his truck
for the special low price of
$1 per gas gallon equivalent. Spire encouraged
those with appropriate ve-
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Peter Stansky, president and CEO of Spire, along with a group of Greer officials, cut the
ribbon of the companys new natural gas fuelling station, located behind QT on Highway
101 at I-85 Tuesday afternoon.
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer CPW Commissioner Perry Williams performed the

first ceremonial filling at the new Spire Natural Gas fueling
station.
hicles to fill up at that limited time price. Stephen
Walker, Spires business
development representative, said consumers can

expect a price of about
$1.80 normally. He also

said that price wont fluctuate like petroleum prices do. Furthermore, compressed natural gas is also
known to be a cleaner fuel
for vehicles.
We know first hand the
benefits of natural gas,
and we are excited to make
those benefits available to
fleets so we can truly drive
a cleaner future, said Katie Dugan, market intelligence specialist of Spire.
Were very pleased with
the way the station came
out, Stansky said, stating they are looking to
build more stations in the
future. It meets our quality standards; the performance has been great. So
(were) really excited and
really looking forward to
a bright future in South
Carolina.
kmaple@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
What Im Thankful for

This Season
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The CBL Foundation recently donated $9,000 to Visions of Excellence, which focuses on
supplying instructional supplies and teaching aids to Greater Greer area elementary,
middle and high schools.
CBL Foundation donates

to Visions of Excellence
Provides
$9,000
to area
schools
The CBL (Citizens Building & Loan) Foundation

recently awarded $9,000
to support Visions Of Excellence, which focuses on
supplying
instructional
supplies and teaching aids
to Greater Greer area elementary, middle and high
schools.
The check was presented to Laurens (Larry)
James, Jr., Founder of Visions of Excellence, by CBL
Executive Vice President,
Jennifer Jones. James,
who founded Visions of
Excellence in 1989, said,
The support of the CBL
Foundation is critical to
Visions of Excellence,
Inc. and has been from
our inception. The yearly
donations from The CBL
Foundation, coupled with
those by the Nancy Tooley
Memorial Education Fund,
made it possible for us to
buy goods valued at over
$100,000 this year.

The focus of Visions of
Excellence is to arm teachers with teaching kits to
spark learning and engage
students in various subject matters with interesting hands-on materials.
The nonprofit also provides large library displays, including dinosaurs,
American wildlife, and Civil War scenes that rotate
between six elementary
schools: Chandler Creek,
Crestview, Mountain View,
Skyand, Tigerville and

Woodland. The Bond Center, Greer Middle School
and Greer High School are
also recipients of Visions
of Excellence supplies.
The
CBL
Charitable
Foundation was established in 1999 by Citizens
Building & Loans Board of
Directors to support local
non-profit and charitable
entities that server the
Greater Greer Area. For
more information, visit
www.CBLGreer.com.
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As the holiday season
arrives, I wanted to recognize something Im very
thankful for my ability
to choose the best education option for me. My
educational journey began
17 years ago in a neonatal
intensive-care unit incubator. I was born two months
early and diagnosed with
a brain uniqueness known
as complete-Agenesis of
the Corpus Callosum,
which means I am missing the bundle of nerves
that connects the two
hemispheres of my brain.
Im smart, but Im not a
traditional student. Learning can be a challenge, but
thankfully, because I live
in South Carolina, I have
educational options and I
have been able to find the
best school for me. I have
been a virtual learner for
seven and a half years and
this coming spring, I will

receive my high school
diploma from the virtual
public school South Carolina Connections Academy! When I was younger,
my parents did not know
what was in store for me.
They were unsure if Id be
able to graduate from high
school, and college didnt
seem like an option at the
time. However, thanks to
school choice and the support Ive gotten from virtual education, I will not
only be graduating this
spring, but I was recently
accepted into Arizona
State Universitys Online
Degree Program! This season is extraordinarily special to me when I reflect
about graduating from
high school and my future
as a Sun Devil next fall!
Cassidy Purcell
Greer
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
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THE GREER CITIZEN
CHURCH
NEWS
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
AT ABNER CREEK BAPTIST
Abner Creek Baptist

Church will hold a special
Christmas Eve Worship
Service on Thursday, Dec.
24, at 5 p.m.
Childcare for ages 4 and
under is provided.
The church is located at
2461 Abner Creek Rd in
Greer. Visit abnercreekbaptist.com.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR

NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
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The Operation Christmas Child processing center will see more than 2 million shoeboxes this holiday season. Greers
Joshuas Way is working to contribute to that number.
Residents process shoeboxes

For Operation
Christmas
Child
STAFF WRITER
Many local residents are
making an international
difference this holiday
season.
Each year, children from
all around the world receive shoeboxes filled with
school supplies, clothes,
small sporting goods,
dolls, books, and other
items.
But, getting those items,
and the message of Christmas, to the children is a
project that couldnt happen without scores of
people offering their time
through Operation Christmas Child.
One such individual is
Paula Condon, a member
at Taylors First Baptist
Church. She and her husband Jim have been helping at Operation Christmas
Child processing centers
since 1996, and each year
they take groups of 20 to
40 people. They are planning to go again this year
with about 30 people.
It starts the season off
for us, she said. Thanksgiving is wonderful, but
the Friday after Thanksgiving when the center opens,
its just a real blessing.
Greer resident Debbie
Spink went for her eighth
time this past Friday to the
processing center in Charlotte. At that time, she was
told that the processing
center in Charlotte is the
largest of the OCC centers,
and that they hope to process 2.4 million shoeboxes
this Christmas. According
to Joshuas Way executive director Paul Rogers,
11,846 shoeboxes came

from Greer residents who
dropped off boxes at the
facility. Those boxes were
delivered to Charlotte
throughout National Collection Week, which was
Nov. 16-23.
We were just amazed
at the generosity of everybody to give that many
shoeboxes, Rogers said,
mentioning they received
a few hundred more than
last year.
It starts the
season off for us.
Thanksgiving is
wonderful, but
the Friday after
Thanksgiving when
the center opens, its
just a real blessing.
Paula Condon
Volunteer
On a grander scale, OCC

hopes to collect enough
shoeboxes to reach 11
million children. Shoeboxes are collected in the
U.S., Australia, Finland,
Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and the U.K.
Those boxes will go out
to children all over the
world. On Friday, during
Spinks visit to the center, volunteers worked on
boxes that were destined
for the countries of Haiti,
Paraguay and St. Vincent.
Other countries receiving
boxes from Charlotte are
Ghana, South Africa, Bahamas, Belize, Gabon, Benin,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Burundi, Ukraine and Uganda.
While Spink said its
always amazing to see
where the boxes will go,

its also an experience to
meet those who volunteer.
Youve got people coming from all over the county, she said, mentioning a
group of Amish volunteers
from Ohio who worked
alongside of her. Youve
got people from all different ethnic groups to process the shoeboxes.
After spending some
time packaging soap for
the shoeboxes, she worked
on the assembly line taping
boxes. Other volunteers
inspect boxes or add to
them. Spink said the processing centers are made
so that anybody can serve
once they are 13 years of
age. Once children are old
enough, Condon said it
can be a wonderful family
opportunity.
I have three grandchildren and one is 20. As
soon as he turned 13 we
were able to take him and
the two 11-year-olds, they
cant wait to turn 13 so
they can go.
Condon said she looks
forward to going, but it
wasnt until she actually
helped deliver the shoeboxes in the Dominican
Republic that she was sold
about the ministry.
We delivered to some
orphanages and childrens
hospitals and schools and

just to hand the child a
shoebox and to just see
the awe and wonder and
the question in their eyes
like Why are you giving
me this? Then when they
open the shoebox its
just absolute joy.
Oakmont East has requested items to provide

as Christmas presents for
their residents.
The items are: throw
blankets, non-skid socks,
crossword
and
word
search puzzles, puzzles,
body wash (no bar soap),
lotions,
toothbrushes
and toothpaste, deodorant, Kleenex, soft peppermints.
Wrap each gift and place
on the label whether the
gift is for a man or woman.
Bring to TRBA by Dec. 10.
CHURCH PRESENTS A
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM
A Journey to Bethlehem,
An Ancient Path to Christmas, will be presented by
Greenville First Nazarene
(GFN) Church at 1201 Haywood Road on Saturday,
Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec.
6. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
and close at 8:30 p.m. each

evening. The journey features a marketplace complete with live animals,
outdoor dramas, a storyteller, marketplace dancers, regional foods, armed
Roman soldiers, traveling
Wisemen and a live Nativity Experience.
Visit ajourneytobethlehem.com.
ABNER CREEK CHRISTMAS

EXPERIENCE DEC. 11
Take A Journey Through

Bethlehem at Abner Creek
Baptist Church on Friday,
Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m.
The church is located at
2461 Abner Creek Rd in
Greer. Visit www.abnercreekbaptist.com.
HOMECOMING AT BLUE
RIDGE BAPTIST SUNDAY
Blue
Ridge
Baptist
Church will have its 30
year Homecoming celebration on Sunday, Dec. 6.
Former pastors and
musicians will lead in the
morning worship service
at 11 a.m. All former pastors, interim pastors, ministers of music, pianist,
former members, family
and friends are invited to
help celebrate.
A covered dish lunch
will be served after the
worship service.
THE HOPPERS PERFORM

IN CONCERT DEC. 31
There will be a gospel

concert featuring The
Hoppers at Broome High
School in Spartanburg on
Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. For more
information, call 2373214.
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The Greer Citizen
Bartie Joe Brown

Bartie Joe Brown, 81,
passed away on Nov. 25,
2015.
Born and raised in Greer,
he was one of 13 children
born into the family of Carl
T. and Willie H. Brown, and
was of the Baptist faith.
Elizabeth M. Brumbaugh
Elizabeth May Bollinger
Brumbaugh, 91, widow of
Robert Laird Brumbaugh,
of Greer, died Nov. 28,
2015.
A native of Grove City,
Pennsylvania, she was a
daughter of the late Samuel Eslie and Nora Elizabeth
Buchanan Bollinger, a retired secretary for Texas
A&M University, and a
member of Tower Pres-
byterian Church of Grove

City, Pennsylvania.
Surviving are two daughters, Carole Lynne Eshenbaugh (Robert) of Greer
and Sandra Kay Renick
(Donald R.) of Shelby,
North Carolina; one son,
Robert Scott Brumbaugh
(Juanita E. Nita) of Warren, Ohio; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also predeceased
by six brothers, John, William, Gilbert, Edward, Robert and Paul Bollinger, and
three sisters, Helen Porter, Dorothea Dennis and
Joyce Ritenour.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 3, 2015 at The Wood
Mortuary Chapel.
Visitation will be held 6
until 8 p.m. Wednesday at
The Wood Mortuary.

The family is at their respective homes.
Memorials may be made
to the Greenville Humane
Society, 305 Airport Road,
Greenville, SC 29607.
Online condolences may
be made at thewoodmortuary.com.
Obituaries can be emailed
to billy@greercitizen.com or
dropped off at 317 Trade St.
Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost:
$60; with photo $75.
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temperatures for our weekend forecast. High
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overnight lows in the 30s for both Saturday
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Santa will return to Greer this Friday during the citys

annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
tree lighting at 7:30.
Having more activities
downtown gives people
a reason to stay, visit the
restaurants, go shopping
and enjoy the atmosphere.
I think it works really well
to bring all of downtown
together, especially during
the holidays, he said.
The weekend is completely booked, but Danner said the city works
well with other agencies to
make the experience enjoyable and inclusive.
Its a large undertaking,
and fortunately weve got
a lot of great people work-
ing together, Danner said.

It works pretty seamlessly every year. I dont know
whether thats because
its Christmas or because
so many people have put
in lots of hard work. Its
probably a little of both.
As for Danners favorite
part of the celebration,
Im a huge Santa Claus
fan, he said. Watching
the reaction he gets from
children and adults alike
is a great way to start the
holidays.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
PARADE: Will be held in Lyman Dec. 12

Additionally, she said
having one parade eases
the burden on parade participants like the Byrnes
High School Marching
Band.
Really its kind of crazy to put the high school
band in a situation where
you got three or four parades to play in, she said.
You can have one really
good parade or you can
have three okay parades.
This Christmas parade
will be similar to past Lyman parades in that the
route remains the same,
beginning in the Freds
parking lot at Edgewood
Street and Old Spartanburg
Highway, winding down
through the neighborhood
and then coming back up
Groce Road. Of course, all
that will happen with two
other towns included in
the procession that will
likely feature classic cars,
men and women on horseback and probably a Santa
Claus or two.
Last year, all three town
governments rode together
on Tommy Watsons plane
that was pulled through
the streets of Duncan.
Watson was the mayor of
Wellford at the time.
This year, Lyman councilmember Rita Owens said
they will all ride together,
but how they ride is a surprise. She said some town
employees with public
works are putting together a float of some kind to
transport the councils.
The
Duncan-LymanWellford Christmas Parade
isnt a new idea. The towns
used to join together for
the parade and did so
throughout the 1990s and
into the 2000s. But over
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EVENTS: Will kick off Friday downtown

festive time and everyone
kind of pulls together.
(Were doing) an international parade this year,
so were looking forward
to bringing some variety
to the normal Christmas
float, she said. Were
sort of trying to build off
what the city has been doing with the International
Festival.
On Friday, Christmas in
Greer Station will accompany the Christmas tree
lighting. The event aims
to bring people downtown
before and after the main
festivities.
Once the tree is lit,
Santa will be making a
trip downtown, said Kyle
Mensing with the Greer
Development Corporation.
Hell be at Greer Trading
Post for pictures. Thats
always a great time. Its
fun to have Santa hanging
out.
Christmas in Greer Station will also feature a
window decorating contest, music and plenty of
shopping. The Foothills
Philharmonic will greet
visitors at the park entrance with holiday selections from 6-6:30 p.m.,
while the Chandler Creek
Fifth Grade Chorus, the
Riverside Brass Chorus,
and the North Greenville
University Mens Ensemble
and Percussion Ensemble
perform leading up to
Santas arrival at the amphitheater at 7:15 and the
THE GREER CITIZEN A7
Everybody thought this would be a great

way to pull the towns together. We had a
fabulous time, so this year were doing the
same thing and everybody is excited.
Rita Owens
Councilmember, Town of Lyman

time Duncan decided to
have its own parade, leaving Lyman and Wellford to
celebrate together. Then
a short time later Lyman
and Wellford separated.
After changes in government within each town,
mayors and councilmembers were eager to return
to the three-town format.
Everybody was in agreement with it, Owens said.
Everybody thought this

would be a great way to
pull the towns together.
We had a fabulous time, so
this year were doing the
same thing and everybody
is excited.
Wellford Mayor Patricia
Watson said next years
parade will be in Wellford.
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More than 100 sponsors

are expected to donate
this year.
Most of our sponsors
do an entire family. Some
do one person, others do
one gift. But, we usually
have over 100 sponsors,
Robertson said.
Robertson said the reaction from the families each
year makes it all worth it.
There are a lot of hugs,
tears and smiles, she
said.
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program may still receive

items donated by sponsors.
Were splitting it up a
little differently this year
than we have in years past.
Weve got two programs
were running. One is the
Adopt-A-Family program
where a wish list is givien
to us from families and we
pass that wish list on to
the sponsors. But we also
have a shopping program
where families who dont
have the opportunity to
participate in the (AdoptA-Family) program can
still get access to items
donated to Greer Relief.
Qualifying for the program is a yearlong process.
Those that have received
case
management are eligible for the
Christmas program, and
were constantly assessing that list, Robertson
said. Starting in October,
Its about half of the work
my case manager does
each week. Its just a lot of
work.
While other nonprofits
are moving away from
this type of Christmas
program, Robertson said
she believes Greer Relief is

still providing a valuable
service.
A lot of organizations
have completely gone
away from this type of
program, Robertson said.
My validation for it is that
its not just about giving
somebody presents. Its
about relieving that pressure.
This is the most personal assistance we provide because were getting
down to hopes and dreams
and not just paying a bill,
she said. Were providing
a little bit of a smile, not
just wiping the sweat off
their brows.
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104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
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CRIME
REPORT
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be considered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
out the front door. Parker

was not at the home, but
returned when police told
him they were going to
seek a warrant for Domestic Violence. Once he arrived on the scene, Parker
yelled at the complainant,
even as he was writing his
own report of the events.
Eventually, he was handcuffed and transported to
a patrol vehicle.
A photo of the complainants injury was also
obtained.
ARMED AND CLUELESS
DRIVE THRU DRUNK
Tyrone Troy Pate Jr., 27,

of 431 Glenwood St. in
Belton was charged with
public drunkenness, open
container, and is being
investigated for Unlawful
Carrying of a Firearm.
According to the Greer
Police incident report, an
officer was patrolling the
Chartwell Estates subdivision when he noticed Pate
passed out inside a car
in the clubhouse parking
lot. The interior of the car
smelled of alcohol and an
open 24-oz beer was in the
center console.
Pate said he had a relative that lived nearby but
was unable to explain why
he was passed out in the
vehicle. After seeing a
handgun on the drivers
seat where Pate had been
sleeping, the officer arrested the subject. The
handgun, a 9 mm with 15
rounds inside and another
clip with 14 rounds, were
taken from the car. The
second clip was inside the
glove box and Pate didnt
possess a concealed weapons permit. The subject
could not explain why he
had the weapon in the
front seat with him.
CDV
Todd Parker, 47, of 203

Big Fox Lane in Greer has
been charged with criminal
domestic violence (first).
According to a Greer
Police incident report, officers responded to the
above address in reference
to an assault that had taken place. The complainant,
who also lived at the same
address, said that Parker
had pushed her down
some stairs and forced her
Jose Bautista Santiago,

24, of 211 Dovie Drive in
Greer, was charged with
public drunkenness and
driving without a license.
According to the Greer
Police incident report,
an officer was called to
the McDonalds on Wade
Hampton, where staff
said a man was sleeping in his car in the drive
thru. Before they arrived
to investigate, however,
the driver headed east on
Wade Hampton. A traffic
stop was issued. The passenger was asleep and the
driver smelled strongly of
alcohol. When he exited
the car, Santiago had difficulty with balance. Both
he and the passenger were
deemed too intoxicated to
be in public.
HIT AND RUN
Joel Vega, 41, of 3524

Jug Factory Road in Greer
has been charged with hit
and run and driving under
the Influence. According
to an incident report filed
by Greer Police, an officer
was called to an accident
at the intersection of Highway 29 and Dill Avenue. A
driver at the scene said a
green Volkswagen had hit
the back of his car and
continued down the road.
The officer located the
suspected car as well as its
driver in the Lowes parking lot. Officers asked to
conduct a field sobriety
test because Vega smelled
strongly of alcohol. Vega,
however, refused the test
and was arrested for DUI
and Hit and Run. At the
police station, he also refused to submit a breath
sample.
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HONEYWELL: Could see layoffs as well

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said the furlough impacts

the
companys
entire
global workforce, not just
the Phoenix plant. He said
he was unable to release
numbers of how many
employees would be furloughed, though they did
provide a statement.
Aerospace regularly reviews our business to ensure we remain competitive and profitable, the
statement reads. While

we continue to grow and
perform well in a slow
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investments in new products and acquisitions, improved operations, greater
efficiencies through rapid
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careful cost management,
we are adjusting our cost
structure and resources to
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product investments and
growth goals. We are not

changing any of our public financial targets and
remain confident in the
long-term growth of our
Aerospace business.
The companys headquarters also reported
that layoffs would follow
the furloughs, but they
could not elaborate.
Multiple calls were made
to Honeywell of Greer, but
those calls were not returned.
SHOOTING: Suspect hit multiple times

FROM PAGE ONE
at Williams Street and Ted

Turner Drive.
The second male, Smith,
ran into the rear parking
lot of the Aloft Hotel at
300 Ted Turner Dr. Officers say he had a handgun and began shooting
at officers who returned
fire. The police department says the suspect was
struck multiple times resulting in his death.
During the incident, the

police department says no
citizens or officers were
harmed.
Irby was arrested and
charged with possession
of firearms during the
commission of a felony,
possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute
and trafficking cocaine. He
is being held in the Fulton
County Jail. The department says more charges
could be forthcoming.
During the investigation,

the vehicle was searched.
Officers recovered 2.04
pounds of marijuana, 60.6
grams of cocaine, 10 ecstasy pills, 5.8 grams of
MDMA, $6,000 in cash, a
black mask, black gloves
and a two handguns in
addition to the one with
Smith.
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Police said 55-year-old
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a few hours after the robbery.
Smith was charged with
armed robbery after police said he robbed the
Kangaroo station on Wade
Hampton Boulevard just
after midnight.
According to investigative reports, Smith took
a can of beer to the cash

register and asked for cigarettes. He then pulled out
a knife and threatened to
stab the clerk if she didnt
hand over all the money
in the cash register and
any cash she had on her.
Reports state Smith
then forced the clerk into
the back office while he
tried to destroy surveillance equipment and then
forced the clerk into the
beer cooler and told her to
stay there. The victim said
Smith also stated that he
was going to sexually assault her and that he had
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Man sentenced
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A Spartanburg man received a 30-year prison
sentence Monday after he
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Greer man to death.
Keylan D. McClintock,
21, pleaded guilty to murder for the Sept. 5, 2014
shooting of Donald Travis
Harper, 33.
Sheriffs deputies found
Harper unconscious about
7:50 p.m. in the front yard
of an East Poinsett Street
Extension home with multiple gunshot wounds.
Harper was rushed to
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to his injuries.
Multiple witnesses at the
crime scene said the violence grew out of a dispute
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Keylan D. McClintock
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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
REBELS ROLL
Byrnes
to host
Dorman
In Upper
State
matchup
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels downed Sumter last Friday night on the road, setting up a rematch with
Dorman this week in the Upper State championship game.
The Rebels are back in

the Upper State championship, and the only thing
standing in the way of a
return trip to Columbia
is their biggest rival, Dorman.
During each of the past
three seasons, this is
where the road has ended
for Byrnes.
Head coach Brian Lane,
however, is hoping to
write a different ending
Friday night.
Its a big game, he said.

We know we have to play
our best game because
we know theyre going to
play their best game. We
just have to find a way to
win.
The Rebels jumped out
to a quick lead during the
two teams first matchup
in November. Quarterback
Micah Young found one of
his favorite targets, Chavis Dawkins, for a 79-yard
touchdown on the teams
first drive of the game.
Byrnes established a 17-7
lead, but extended it further when Aaron Watson
returned a blocked kick
for a touchdown.
Byrnes topped Dorman
by a score of 31-7.
This Friday, however,
more is at stake, and Lane
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Team tops Sumter in second round

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Our defense continues to play top-notch.
The Rebels played a

complete game last Friday
night on the road, and now
they are one step closer to
their ultimate goal of a
Class I-AAAA state title.
Byrnes topped Sumter (35-14) on the road
in round two, securing a
berth in the Upper State
championship game where
they will face Dorman.
The Rebels got things
rolling early in the first, as
quarterback Micah Young
found Demarcus Gregory
in the end zone twice, putting his team on top 14-7.
Sumter tied the game in
We pretty much had a handle on the game

early.
Brian Lane
Byrnes head coach

the second quarter, returning an interception for
a touchdown and knotting
the game at 14-14.
That was all the points
the Rebel defense was prepared to allow, however.
Our defense continues
to play top-notch, Byrnes
coach Brian Lane said. We
pretty much had a handle
on the game early. Demarcus Gregory caught the

first two touchdown passes and the defense only
really gave up one touchdown on a little trick play.
I felt like we were in control from the beginning.
The Rebels took the
lead again moments later,
as Micah Young hit Bou-
vier Howard for a 19-yard

touchdown to give Byrnes
a 21-14 advantage at the
half.
Steadman
Rogers
punched in another touchdown in the third quarter,
and wide receiver Chavis
Dawkins sealed the game
with a 51-yard touchdown
reception, putting Byrnes
on top 35-14.
You just play each
game like its your last
one, Lane said. These
guys want to continue to
win and advance, so thats
what Ive been preaching
to the kids. It doesnt matter if you win by one or
100 in the playoffs. You
just need to win.
The Rebels had to travel

about two and a half hours
down the road to get the
win, but Lane said his team
was ready and focused.
Its unusual to take a
trip that far on a regular
Friday, but sometimes
thats what you have to do
in the playoffs, Lane said.
It was different, but we
were able to get adjusted
and play well enough to
win.
Byrnes defeated Dorman earlier in the season,
31-7. Kickoff this Friday is
set for 7:30 p.m. at Nixon
Field.
Greer takes down Irmo in OT

Falls to
BHS, Boiling
Springs
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
It was a dramatic way to
begin the season.
Facing one of the top
teams in the state, the
Greer boys basketball
team proved they were a
force to be reckoned with
last week, downing Irmo
71-70 in overtime.
It was one of those

games where we
earned the victory.
Greg Miller
Greer boys head coach

Cam Woodruff played
the role of hero for the
Yellow Jackets, hitting a
three to win it as the final seconds ticked off the
clock.
Cam Woodruff was
huge for us, Greer coach
Greg Miller said. But, the
plays that really made
the biggest impact were
plays like Malik Archibald
switching on a pick and
causing a turnover or Nathan Moore throwing his
body out trying to get a
rebound. Those are the
type of things were going
to have to do if we want to
get better.
Having led most of the
way, the Yellow Jackets
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Malik Archibald and the Greer boys basketball team knocked off Irmo last week during a preseason matchup. The Yellow
Jackets are off to a 1-2 start this season and will play Byrnes this Thursday on the road.
found themselves down
by four points late in the
fourth quarter and again
in overtime.
It was one of those
games where we earned
the victory, Miller said.
We made some huge defensive plays down the
stretch to make sure we

were able to win it.
Moore led all Greer scorers with 21 points on the
night while Woodruff contributed 17. Bryce Durrah
rounded out the double
digit scoring with 14
points on the night.
Despite the huge win,

Greer was unable to maintain momentum in its next
matchup with Byrnes, falling 90-57 to the Rebels.
Byrnes ate us up inside.
Our interior defense was
non-existent, Miller said.
They made a ton of la-
yups and we couldnt find

any answer for it.
We played hard, but
we have to play hard and
smart, he said.
Andy Bryson had 13
points in the matchup with Byrnes, with
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BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Calling it
quits
obe Bryant is retiring,

and hes taking a big
piece of my basketball-shaped heart with
him.
I have to admit, when
I heard this news a
few days ago, I wasnt
shocked. Kobe has been a
shadow of his former self
these past few seasons,
battling injury and suffering through some terrible
years with some terrible
teams.
But my love for the
game of basketball started with Kobe Bryant.
I remember staying up
until 2 or 3 a.m. watching
Kobe highlights when the
Lakers went on their run
in the early 2000s.
I remember my dad
getting me out of school
early to take me to Cleveland to see a Laker game
each year. Those trips
were some of the best
memories of my childhood.
One year, the same
season Kobe scored 81,
my dad and I attended
a game in Charlotte. I
remember telling him
repeatedly, Hes going to
do it again tonight. Hes
going for 82
My dad laughed at me,
but Kobe scored 56 that
night (in overtime).
I grew up watching
Michael Jordan, but in
many ways, Kobe was my
Michael Jordan.
When Kobe was on,
there was no stopping
him. If it was a clutch
shot you needed, Kobe
would hit it for you. If you
made him mad, he would
score even more.
Like Mike, hes simply
a legenda once in a
lifetime player.
Thats why his retirement is so depressing.
Its sad to know that its
overthat after this season, I wont get to watch
Kobe Bryant play basketball anymore. But all good
things come to an end.
In his short farewell
poem, Kobe expressed
his love and respect for
the game: This season is
all I have left to give, he
wrote. My heart can take
the pounding. My mind
can handle the grind.
But my body knows its
time to say goodbye. And
thats OK. Im ready to
let you go. I want you to
know now. So we both
can savor every moment
we have left together. The
good and the bad. We
have given each other all
that we have.
Its a little sentimental,
but I understand exactly
where hes coming from.
This dude loves the game
of basketball, but physically cant play it anymore. Hes tired. Hes old.
Kobe Bryant is done.
That just doesnt sit
right with me.
Kobe is different from
most other players in the
NBA. While everyone else
is playing for a paycheck
or fame, I genuinely
believe Kobe Bryant plays
for the love of basketball.
He respects the sport, and
as a lover of the sport, I
respect him.
Theres not going to
be another Kobe Bryant-just like theyll never be
another Michael Jordan.
People will make comparisons for decades to come,
but like many others, they
will fall short.
So, now we have to
imagine basketball without Kobe. Basketball without that fallaway jumper,
that last-second three or
that hard-nosed defense.
Just like when Michael left
the Wizards, we have to
accept that our favorite
player has reached his
limit. As basketball fans,
we have to live in a world
where Kobe Bryant isnt a
Laker.
Personally, Im not
ready to live in that world.
Farewell, Kobe. Thanks
for the memories.
B2
sports
the greer citizen
wednesday, december 2, 2015
Eastside claims tourney title

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Preston Burch | The Greer Citizen
The Lady Rebels hosted a Thanksgiving tournament last

week, going 1-1 with a win over Travelers Rest.
Lady Rebels top

Travelers Rest
Fall
to Science
Hill
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Lady Rebels got
their first win during a
preseason
tournament
last week, defeating Travelers Rest 46-35.
Head coach Stacey Parris
said she was happy with
her teams progression
and ability to finish down
the stretch.
We were very pleased
with how we played, Parris said. We were excited
to get our first win over
Travelers Rest. It was a
good win for us as a team.
They showed a lot of heart
and a lot of fight, and I
was just really proud that
our kids were able to finish.
In game two of the tournament, the Lady Rebels
took on Science Hill (Tennessee), ultimately falling
49-40
Theyre a very good
program. Major Division I
players come out of that
program, so I was happy
that we were able to hang
in there with them. It was
a nine-point game, but it
was really back and forth
the whole way, Parris
said. I wanted us to be
challenged and pushed. In
the end, I felt like we lost
the game from the free
throw line.
Wed rather be 2-0, but
to be 1-1 against some really good teams is a good
start, she said. Our kids
are competing and theyre
not giving up.
Parris said she saw some
encouraging play from her
eighth grade point guard
Jada Burton last week.
Weve been very pleased
with how shes done, she
said. We havent seen a
lot of full court pressure
yet, but we know its coming. Im very pleased with
the maturity shes showing and how shes controlling the tempo of the
game. Shes responding
well to what Im asking her
to do.
The Lady Rebels took on
Laurens on Tuesday and
will play Greer at home
Thursday night. Game
time is set for 6 p.m.
We just want to continue to get better every
single week, Parris said.
Were fortunate to have
both games at home this
week, so we just have to
take care of business.
Greer has already proven
themselves to be a very
good team early, so its going to be a difficult matchup for us.
Eastside is currently
home to the best boys basketball team in Greenville
County.
At least for now.
The
Eagles
claimed
the preseason Greenville
County tournment title
last week, defeating Woodmont, Riverside and Berea
in consecutive games.
They opened with a
75-69 win over a red-hot
Woodmont team
They shot the ball really
well, Eastside coach Tom
Chamness said. They hit
11 threes during the game.
They had more threes than
they had twos, but for the
first game out, I thought
we played well. I thought
we battled through really
well and then we were able
to pull away in the end.
Tyius Lewis led the effort for Eastside with 20
points.
Eastside then topped
Riverside in game two, 5135.
I thought we played
a little bit better against
Riverside,
Chamness
said. We were up 16-4 at
the end of the first quarter and ended up winning
by about 16, so we were
pleased. It was good win
over a rival.
The Eagles faced one
of the top teams in the
state in the championship,
squaring off with Berea, a
region rival.
Eastside led for most
of the contest, but a late
Berea comeback knotted
the game up with just under a minute remaining in
the fourth quarter.
We jumped on them
pretty good and I thought
Qualen Anderson drives the lane during Eastsides 65-62 win over Berea last week.
we played a good three
quarters of basketball,
Chamness said. In the
fourth, we turned the ball
over too much and they
were able to tie it up. But
we were fortunate enough
to be able to score and get
the win.
The Eagles won the game
65-62.
They hit some shots
that were tough shots, but
we gave them opportuni-
ties, Chamness said. It

was a learning experience
for us, but overall, it was
a really good tournament
for us. I felt like we accomplished what we wanted to
and we had an opportunity to see what we need
to work on. Hopefully it
will pay off for us in the
future.
Having several veteran
starters translates into
confidence for an Eagle
team that has worked its

way to a 3-0 record early.
Our kids feel like they
can play with anybody,
Chamness said. Our confidence is high, but we
know that teams arent
just going to roll over in
fear just because we walk
in the gym. We have to
play and do things our
way, but if they do what
we ask them to do, good
things will happen.
Lady Warriors take Blue Flame Tipoff

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Lady Warriors are
2-0 and senior power forward Brooke Jordan-Brown
is leading the charge.
Riverside won the Blue
Flame Tipoff last week,
topping Liberty (38-21)
and Landrum (40-25).
Jordan-Brown led the
Warriors in both contests
with 16 points against Liberty and 24 against Landrum.
In the second half
against Landrum, we really started to gel well together, Riverside coach
Jenny Taylor said. Weve
got kids from all over.
Weve had kids move in
from Virginia and Ohio
over the summer, so we
...Everything started clicking, so its good

to get a couple of wins before the regular
season really gets started.
Jenny Taylor
Riverside girls head coach

just havent played together very much. But
everything started clicking, so its good to get a
couple of wins before the
regular season really gets
started.
Riverside will take on
Blue Ridge and Eastside
this week.
These are two teams
that we play every year,
so we know them pretty
well, Taylor said. Blue

Ridge has lost some players, so it will be interesting to see what they have.
Eastside is a big rivalry
game, so our kids are excited about that. Riverside
and Eastside go at each
other hard every year, so
we know theyre going to
be tough. Theyve got several players returning who
are very good.
Taylor said she wants to

continue to see improvement from her team.
Im more worried about
us than anybody right now
because weve got so many
things to improve on, she
said. If we do the things
we need to do, well be
OK.
Top-ranked
Rebels off to
strong start
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Byrnes is off to an undefeated start after defeating Laurens and Greer during a preseason tournament last week. The
Rebels will face the Yellow Jackets again this week on Thursday night at home. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
The Rebels took care of

business last week, defeating Greer (90-57) and Laurens (81-70) to claim the
Impact Sports Invitational
at Spartanburg Christian
Academy.
The boys basketball
team began the season
as one of the top-ranked
teams in the state, but the
Rebels are still missing six
of their players, who will
return after football season concludes.
We just wanted to get
better, head coach Layne
Fowler said of the Thanksgiving tournament. Weve
got nine of our guys right
now. Were missing six, but
the guys we have now are
good players and theyre
good kids. They work extremely hard.
Tyrique
Glenn
was
named Most Outstanding
Player of the tournament
and Christian Eitel made
the All-Tournament team.
During the Greer game,
Eitel led the team with 20
points while Glenn finished with 19.
We moved the ball really well last week, Fowler
said. We were very unself-
ish and we defended pretty well. Were not in midseason form, but I thought
the guys played really
good team basketball this
week.
Byrnes will take on both
teams again this week.
With six seniors back
in the lineup this season,
Fowler feels confident
about his teams chances if
everyone can stay healthy.
Weve got guys that
have been in the program
for several years, Fowler
said. Not only are the
experienced, theyre just
good players. Im excited
about the seniors and the
juniors were bringing
back. Weve got a really
good group and I think
we can have a special season.
One of the teams top
performers, Jaylan Foster,
along with other players
such as Bouvier Howard,
are expected to add to the
lineup soon.
When you get those
guys back, its going to
add that much more reinforcement to whats already there, Fowler said.
Hopefully they can win
it all in football and come
back and help us have a
great season.
Sports
wednesday, December 2, 2015
the greer citizen
b3
Buescher takes
XFINITY series
championship
By Seth Livingston
NASCAR Wire
Kyle Larson took out a
season of frustration on
the NASCAR XFINITY Series field last Saturday in
the season finale, tracking down Austin Dillon
in the closing laps to win
the Ford EcoBoost 300 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway by slightly less than a
second.
Despite Larsons dominance in leading 118 of
200 laps, Chris Buescher
ran a clean race, finishing 11th to clinch his first
XFINITY Series title. Buescher came into the race
needing to finish 13th or
better to guarantee himself the championship.
After winning a pair of
XFINITY Series races last
season, Larson, 23, had
visions of qualifying for
the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year.
Those hopes failed to materialize. He sits 20th in
Sprint Cup points heading into Sundays season
finale (3 p.m. ET on NBC).
And prior to Saturday, although managing three
top-five finishes, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity
alum had gone winless in
13 XFINITY starts.
But Larsons No. 42 Chevrolet out of the Harry Scott
Jr. shop was so strong on
Saturday that by Lap 97,
only three other cars were
chasing him on the lead
lap. Larson had opened a
6.7-second lead over early-race leader Kyle Busch
(who led 62 of the first 79
laps from the Coors Light
Pole) when the races third
caution flag waved on Lap
117.
Buschs threat fizzled
when he was penalized
for having a loose tire in
the pits, then crashed after contact with NASCAR
Drive for Diversity alum
Darrell Wallace Jr. on Lap
182. On the final restart,
however, Larson slipped to
fourth and had to recover
with a late race charge to
catch Dillon. Both Larson and Dillon, seeking
the speed of the outside
line at Homestead-Miami
Speedway, brushed the
wall in the final laps.
To win is really special, especially when you
havent won in over a year
in a NASCAR national series, said Larson, admitting he wasnt sure he
could catch Dillon, who
led laps 180-195. Theres
no other track that suits
me like this track. Im just
really comfortable running
up against the wall. I seem
to always have good race
cars when I come here.
Weve been frustrated a
number of times this year.
Some races, we havent
had the speed we had
last year. Also, weve had
a lot of races where we
were pretty fast, then had
something happen to us in
the last run of the races.
Its just been a really inconsistent year.
When it came time to
celebrate, however, Larson
drove directly to Victory

Lane, respectfully leaving
the burnout to the XFINITY Series champ.
This is championship
week, so congratulations
to Chris Buescher, Larson
said. I wanted Chris to
have his moment there.
Buescher, who won races at Iowa and Dover this
season, came into the race
with a string of nine consecutive top-10 finishes,
but played it safe throughout the day at HMS. Crew
chief Scott Graves did
make a pivotal call, electing to pit while other title
contenders remained on
the track for the final 21
laps. That put Buescher in
position to claim the free
pass, which he did moments later when Busch
hit the wall. We thought
having fresh tires on it was
going to put us in a better position, Graves said.
We knew if we could be in
the Lucky Dog situation
we were basically going
to be on even ground (with
our competitors). With the
number of laps that was
left, we felt that was going
to be our best option.
Our Fastenal Mustang
had good speed in it, but
we just had to be careful
out there, Buescher said.
Its unbelievable for us to
be able to pull it off. Im
not a points racer. I dont
like it. But it was important
(to finish) what weve been
fighting for since February
and Daytona.
Chase Elliott, the defending series champion who is
poised to take over the No.
24 Sprint Cup car for Hendrick Motorsports in 2016,
finished eighth in the race
and 15 points behind Buescher. Ty Dillon, seventh
on Saturday, finished 18
points behind Buescher,
and Regan Smith, ninth
on Saturday, settled for
fourth in points, 22 points
back.
We had an up-anddown season, said Elliott,
who won three XFINITY
Series races in 2014 but
lamented his ability to
win just once this year (at
Richmond). They just outran us, fair and square. No
reason to be upset about
that. We just need to do a
better job.
Dillon recorded his 25th
top-10 finish of the season
but failed to win a race. He
did finish in the top 10 in
eight of his last nine races.
Smith, runner-up to Elliott
last season, ended the season with 13 consecutive
top-10 finishes.
While Buescher gave
Roush Fenway Racing
Owner Jack Roush his
fifth XFINITY Series title,
the owners championship
went to Team Penskes
No. 22 Ford for a third
consecutive season. Brad
Keselowski, Joey Logano,
Alex Tagliani and Ryan
Blaneywho finished fifth
behind Erik Jones (Toyota)
and Brian Scott (Chevrolet) in the Ford EcoBoost
300all made starts in
the No. 22 this season.
Photo | Jeff Curry/Getty Images
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Crest Chevrolet, celebrated

with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR
XFINITY Series Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami
Speedway on Nov. 21 in Homestead, Florida.
Photo | Chris Trotman/NASCAR via Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&Ms Crispy Toyota, celebrates winning the series championship and the race with his
team after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 22 in Homestead,
Florida.
Busch claims Sprint Cup

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire
Finishing off one of the
most remarkable comebacks in NASCAR historyindeed, in the annals
of sportKyle Busch won
last Sundays Ford EcoBoost 400 at HomesteadMiami Speedway and, with
it, his first NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series championship.
Absent from the first
11 races of the season
because of a broken right
leg and left foot sustained
in the NASCAR XFINITY
Series opener at Daytona
in February, Busch pulled
away from fellow Championship Round driver Kevin
Harvick after a restart with
seven laps left and crossed
the finish line 1.553 seconds ahead of the defending series champion.
I dont know if I understand life yet, but theres
something to be said about
this year, a jubilant Busch
said after crossing the finish line.
Indeed. The victory was
Buschs fifth of the season, his first at Homestead
and the 34th of his career.
The championship was the
first by a Toyota driver at
NASCARs highest level.
It was the fourth for Joe
Gibbs Racing with three
different drivers, with
Bobby Labonte (2000) and
Tony Stewart (2002, 2005)
preceding Busch in that
achievement.
Kyle and Kurt Busch,
who won the first Chase
for the NASCAR Sprint
Cup in 2004, make up the
second pair of brothers to
win Sprint Cup titles, joining Terry (1984, 1996) and
Bobby Labonte.
In his final NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race in
the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Jeff
Gordon, who was seeking
a fifth series crown, finished sixth behind Brad
Keselowski, Joey Logano
and Kyle Larson to secure
third place in the series
standings behind Kyle
Busch and Harvick.
Martin Truex Jr., the
fourth driver eligible for
the title in the Championship Round of the Chase,
finished 12th on Sunday.
Its pretty unbelievable!
Busch said. A dream of a
lifetime, a dream come
true I just cant believe
it, with everything that
happened this year and all
the turmoil, all the things
that I went through, that
my wife (Samantha) went
through and the people
that are around me went
through.
This
championship
is all for these guys, my
wife, my family, everyone
who has had to sacrifice
so much to get me here to
this place today, whether
it was on my team right
now, or on my teams in the
past. Its really awesome,
awesome, awesome!
Busch was running third,
behind Keselowski and
Larsonand roughly 10
seconds ahead of Harvick
in fourthwhen NASCAR
called the seventh caution
of the race because of debris on the frontstretch on
lap 257 of 267.
After all contenders
came to pit road for fresh
tires, Busch restarted sec-
ond beside Keselowski,

who chose the inside lane,
with Harvick immediately
behind Busch in fourth.
Busch held his own
through the first two corners, cleared Keselowski
down the backstretch
and began to pull away.
Harvick also shot past
Keselowskis Ford on the
restart lap, but the defending champ couldnt match
Buschs pace over the last
seven laps.
On the restart, I just
knew, Dont spin your
tires, Busch said. If you
spin them a little bit, at
least get them reattached
dont matter if you lose a
little bit of ground to whos
in front of you, just make
sure you have a good run
getting into Turn 1 and
keep Harvick behind me.
Did all of those things,
got to Turn 1 side-by-side
with (Brad) Keselowski
and, man, I just put it on
kill and held it wide open
through there and was
able to get by Keselowski
there. And anybody that
got out front, especially

on new tires, they could
drive away, and it felt so
good to be out there at
that moment.
The restart gave Harvick
one last chance to defend
his crown, but the driver
of the No. 4 Chevrolet
couldnt capitalize.
I thought there at the
end at the restart, we
might do a little better
than that, Harvick said.
But, obviously, either the
splitter was on the ground
or the car was just tighter
than it probably needed to
be, and I just couldnt hustle it and got it tight and
got it up the racetrack and
got behind.
The 18 car (Busch),
he just had the speed all
night, for the most part.
As the night went, I just
couldnt find anywhere
that would make the car
run better. The higher I
would run, the looser it
would get. Id get on the
seams, and then it would
push the front and slide
the back. Just never could
find anything.
Harvick, who won the
final two races of 2014 to
secure his first title, finished second for the 13th
time this season. With his
three victories, he finished
the year with 16 top-two
results.
Its been a great couple
years, and I know were
disappointed about finishing second tonight, but its
kind of the theme of the
yearfinishing second,
Harvick said.
Unfortunately, its just
one short, but all in all, its
been a great couple years,
and I couldnt be prouder
of our bunch of guys.
Note: In the final race
for Michael Waltrip Racing, Clint Bowyer wrecked
on Lap 45 and finished
43rd. Bowyer will driver
for owner Harry Scott next
season before taking over
the No. 14 car at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2017.
David Ragan ran 27th in
MWRs swan song.
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SPORTS
THE GREER CITIZEN
Lady Crusaders fall

to Belmont Abbey
Despite 17 first half
points from Chantel Strahorn, a cold shooting
second half saw the Lady
Crusaders drop their conference opener to Belmont
Abbey in overtime by a
score of 87-81.
Strahorn paced the Crusaders in the first half
with five three pointers,
her first one coming in the
opening minute of play.
North Greenville opened
up a 13-4 lead on Belmont
Abbey before the visitors
were able to make a small
run. The nine point lead
slimmed to five before
North Greenville stretched
the lead again, ending the
first half up 11 points. The
Crusader lead would jump
to 20 in the second quarter as Strahorn continued
to light it up from threepoint range. Belmont Abbey battled back and was
able to chip away at the
lead, knocking the lead
down to 12 points, 45-33.
The third quarter saw
much of the same as
North Greenville ran the
lead up as far as 16 points
and saw the lead drop to
as low as eight. The fourth
quarter saw a complete
turnaround from the visitors. With 4:56 left in the
game, Belmont Abbey began a run that brought the
lead down to two points,
as the Crusaders would
not score a basket again
until the 1:36 mark. That
would be the last bucket
for North Greenville in
regulation, as Belmont Abbey evened the score to
send it to overtime.
The cold shooting continued in the overtime
period, as Belmont Abbey
took the lead early and
never gave it up. The Crusader comeback attempt
fell short as they could
not get any shots to fall in
overtime, giving Belmont
Abbey the win by a final
score of 87-81.
Strahorn finished the
night with 19 points
and four rebounds while
Ty
Broadwater,
Emily Wampler and Cameron
Carter each finished with
14 points apiece. Broadwaters seven rebounds let
the team and Carters four
assists paced the Crusader
offense.
CRUSADER
CORNER
CRUSADERS TOP GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN
Justin Dotson dropped

a season high 26-points
while two others scored
in double-figures as the
North Greenville mens
basketball team earned
a 73-62 win over Georgia
Southwestern in the first
day of the FIT Classic.
Korval McElroy finished
with 19 points and four
assists while Jai Jencks
deposited 13 points and
collected 11 rebounds for
his first double-double of
the season. North Greenville improved to 3-2 on
the season and gears up
for its second game of the
Thanksgiving tournament
scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon.
The Crusaders shot 50.9
percent from the field including a 58 percent performance in the first half.
The Crusaders finished
the first period on a 12-4
run to carry a three point
lead into intermission.
NGU extended that lead
to 11 points in the second period but the Canes
would cut the advantage
to just four with 9:12 left
in the game.
NGU answered with
another solid run that
advanced the lead to 16
points, the largest lead of
the day for either team.
The 16-4 outburst, which
was capped by Dotsons
six three pointer of the
night would seal the win
for North Greenville.
NGU DROPS GAME

TO FLORIDA TECH
The North Greenville

mens basketball wrapped
up its Thanksgiving tournament with a 1-1 record,
falling to Florida Tech 7255.
Miguel Reyes Cartagena
scored a career high 21
points to lead the Crusaders on offense.
McElroy was the only
other double figure scorer
for NGU with 12 points.
North Greenville struggled
offensively, shooting just

41 percent for the game.
The Panthers led by as
many as 17 points the first
half, but NGU would battle
back and cut the lead to
two. A jumper from Tommy Wade sparked an 181 run, making the score
27-25 with 2:32 left in the
opening period. Florida
Tech hit its first shot from
the field in more than eight
minutes, trading shots
with the Crusaders, eventually taking a five-point
lead into intermission.
The Crusaders faired
a little better offensively
in the second half shooting 46 percent from the
field compared to just 37
percent in the opening period.
The Panthers led for
the entire second stanza
but North Greenville continued battle. A 10-point
edge for the Panthers
would dwindle to just two
with 9:44 left in the game
as the Crusaders positioned themselves to earn
just their second lead of
the game, and first since
the 9:26 mark of the first
half.
Tech re-opened a 10point advantage though,
as the Crusaders came up
empty on five of their next
six possessions.
The panthers took a 6050 lead with 6:15 left in the
game, as NGU struggled to
find a rhythm on offense.
North Greenville scored
just five points in the final five minutes of game
play as the Panthers took
advantage of the NGU dry
spell, extending its lead to
17 points for the second
time as the clock ran out.
The Panthers were just
slightly better than NGU
on the offensive side of
the court, finishing the
night shooting 43 percent.
They shot 34 percent in
the first half but came out
hot in the second, knocking down 15-26 shots,
shooting 57 percent.
The Panthers took advantage of sloppy play
from the Crusaders, converting 22 turnovers into
26 points.
Vince Lombardi on winning

|
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
A SPORTING VIEW
With high-school
football seasons coming
to an end and the college championships and
NFL playoffs mere weeks
away, it occurred to me
that something was missing from todays game in
general: the compass.
For all of you coaches
out there, its probably
been a long time since
youve heard the immortal
words of Vince Lombardi.
Maybe some of you never
heard or read them at all.
Lets rectify that once and
for all. Heres something
you can clip out and put
on your bulletin boards
and locker-room walls:
Vince Lombardi on winning. Youre welcome.
Winning is not a
sometime thing; its an
all-the-time thing. You
dont win once in a while;
you dont do things right
once in a while; you do
them right all of the time.
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
There is no room
for second place. There
is only one place in my
game, and thats first
place. I have finished
second twice in my time
at Green Bay, and I dont
ever want to finish second
again. There is a secondplace bowl game, but it is
a game for losers played
by losers. It is and always
has been an American
zeal to be first in anything
we do, and to win, and to
win, and to win.
Every time a football player goes to ply
his trade hes got to play
from the ground up -from the soles of his feet
right up to his head. Every
inch of him has to play.
Some guys play with their
heads. Thats OK. Youve
got to be smart to be No.
1 in any business. But
more importantly, youve
got to play with your
heart, with every fiber of
your body. If youre lucky
enough to find a guy with

a lot of head and a lot of
heart, hes never going to
come off the field second.
Running a football
team is no different than
running any other kind of
organization -- an army, a
political party or a business. The principles are
the same. The object is
to win -- to beat the other
guy. Maybe that sounds
hard or cruel. I dont
think it is.
It is a reality of life
that men are competitive,
and the most competitive games draw the most
competitive men. Thats
why they are there - to
compete. The object is to
win fairly, squarely, by
the rules -- but to win.
And in truth, Ive
never known a man worth
his salt who in the long
run, deep down in his
heart, didnt appreciate
the grind, the discipline.
There is something in
good men that really
yearns for discipline and
the harsh reality of headto-head combat.
RIVALS: Meet again for title match

FROM B1
expects Dorman to be
stronger on offense.
Theyve got one of the
top quarterbacks in the
state in Collin Hill, he
said. Theyve got a really
good running back and
two really good receivers.
Theyre going to be coming at us full force.
Although Young had
some success picking
apart Dorman a month
ago, Lane expects the Cavaliers to be more physical
this time around.
Azariah Vasquez is
leading that defense,

Lane said. Theyve got
two really good linebackers that play hard and get
to the ball. Theyve also
got a great secondary and
d-line, so theyre going to
try to do some things to
stop us. Theyre a good
ball club, coached by a
legend in South Carolina,
Dave Gutshall.
This is the second rival
the Rebels have faced during the postseason. Byrnes
began its playoff run two
weeks ago at home against
Gaffney.
Lane said his guys have
been energized by the

matchups so far.
The guys are excited,
he said. They want to
play top-tier teams. Thats
kind of what we do here.
The only way youre going
to be considered the best
is if you play the best. We
look forward to these kind
of games and playing the
best possible teams we
can play.
The winner will face either Fort Dorchester or
Goose Creek for the state
title next week in Columbia.
Perfection
MICHAEL SMITH | CAROLINA FOREST CHRONICLE
Clemson capped its perfect 12-0 regular season last Saturday, defeating rival South
Carolina on the road in Columbia. The Tigers will play North Carolina for the ACC title.
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
HARGREAVES IS WINNER OF
FINAL FOOTBALL CONTEST
Dominic Hargreaves, of
Moore, is the final winner
of The Greer Citizen football contest 2015. Thanks
to all of this years players

and sponsors.
Sundays at 1 p.m., 2 p.m.,

3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR

ADULT SOCCER LEAGUES
EPPS RUNS FOR THIRD

PLACE AT STATE
Greenville County Rec

Athletics has opened registration for the Winter 2016
Adult Soccer Leagues.
The following leagues
will be offered: COED 7v7
(Sundays at Pittman Park)
and Men 7v7 (Sundays at
Pittman Park). Games are
Byrnes High cross country standout Malik Epps

finished among the fastest runners in the state at
the 4A state cross country
championship.
Epps placed third with
a time of 15:47. He also
captured All-State honors.
JACKETS: Face Byrnes this week

FROM B1
Woodruff (11), Moore (11)

and Sam Gravley (12) also
scoring in double figures.
Greer capped the preseason tournament with
a loss to Boiling Springs,
82-75.
It was the same story
as Byrnes, Miller said.
Down the stretch, they really attacked us on the inside and we couldnt come
up with the plays needed
to win it. They had a great
game plan and theyre very
well coached. Right now,
were back to the drawing
board. Better to have these
things happen now than in
January.
Miller said his team will
have to continue to make
up for its lack of size with

fundamental defense and
solid execution on offense.
The three-point shot is
going to help us get to the
rim more as we grow and
evolve, he said. We have
to get smarter with our
interior play and we have
to get more physical. We
have to do the things that
nobody really likes to do,
but if we start getting bodies on people, we can find
ways to win games. Thats
going to be storyline as
the year goes on.
Greer added Jake Arrowood, Noah Hannon and
Brodie Wright to the rotation last week.
The Yellow Jackets will
take on Spartanburg Chris-
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LLC, et al
Case Number: 217-2015CV-00181
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now pending in this Court.
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le and may be examined
by interested parties. The
Court has issued an Order
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on defendant(s) East Coast
Car Rental, LLC; SouthEast
Transportation
Services,
LLC; Kenneth Welch; Welch
Transportation, LLC.
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Merchants
Automotive
Group, Inc. shall give notice
to East Coast Car Rental,
LLC; SouthEast Transportation Services, LLC; Kenneth
Welch; Welch Transportation,
LLC of this action by publishing a veried copy of this
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tian and Byrnes this week.

Greers second matchup
with the Rebels was originally slated for Friday,
but it had to be moved to
Thursday at Byrnes due
to scheduling conflicts.
Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
Coach (Layne) Fowler
does a great job with
them, Miller said of Byrnes. Theyre big and
physical and they get to
the glass. At the end of the
day, there isnt anything
else you can do other than
man-up. You have to put
your body on the line. We
have to be willing to take
charges and get in position to rebound.
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Greenville News, Greenville,
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LLC; SouthEast Transportation Services, LLC; Kenneth
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other responsive pleading
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January 21, 2016 Merchants
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further notice.
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Transportation Services,
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your input.
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Solomon Professional Association
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The Gap Creek Singers will perform a Christmas Concert on Dec. 11 at First Presbyterian. Pictured front row: Marie Welsh, Anne Danciu, Sherilyn Ammons, Luanne Baker, Lynn
Clark; row two: Roberta Ramsey, Carol Petty, Alice Fox, Karen Hamm, Flora Nodine, Bob Nichols; row three: Clara Godfrey, Wesley Welsh, David Ammons, Fred Parker; top row: Mike
Umberger, Peter Danciu, David Doscher, Boyce Nodine.
Gap Creek Singers perform Christmas Concert

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Gap Creek Singers
return to the stage next
Friday night, as the group
gets set to perform its annual Christmas Concert at
in Greer.
The Dec. 11 concert, set
for 7 p.m., will take place
in the fellowship hall of
the church, located at 100
School St., Greer. Admission is free, but donations
will be collected to raise
money for local students.
Following
the
perfor-
mance, a reception will be

held.
Well be singing both
sacred and secular music, said Luanne Baker,
an original member of The
Gap Creek Singers. Well
have some old Christmas
standards and some new
ones.
The group has given away
about $35,000 in scholarship money through the
Harriett Caldwell Memorial Scholarship, named in
honor of the Greer High
teacher and member of
who died battling cancer.
The scholarships go to
selected students from
Eastside, Greer Blue Ridge,
Riverside and Byrnes who
want to major in music.
(Giving
scholarships)
really is our main purpose. That, and we just
love singing, Baker said.
To be honest, there arent
that many kids that major
in music these days, so we
want to try to encourage
that. We usually have four
or five applicants a year.
The scholarships usually range between $750
and $1,000.
The idea to do the schol-
arships came from donations the group was receiving.

We realized that people
were giving us money, so
we thought that would be
a good way to spend it,
Baker said.
The Gap Creek Singers,
founded in 1995, are comprised of about 25 singers,
male and female, and they
welcome new members.
They meet for practice
from 7 8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday at the Episcopal
Church of the Good Shepherd, at the corner of Cannon and Jason streets in
downtown Greer, and perform a variety of songs,

including show tunes and
easy listening music.
Its just great fellowship. These are just a
bunch of people who enjoy singing and are from
all different areas in the
Upstate, Baker said. We
just like to sing, get together and have fun.
Although she has performed with the Gap Creek
Singers since its founding,
Bakers interest in music began long before she
joined the group.
I started in high school
in glee club, she said.

Then, when I went to
college, we had a medical
school choir. After I got
married, and the kids got
big enough that I could sit
in the choir loft, I started
singing in the choir.
The group performs two
main events each year. The
singers have performed at
several events, including:
Greers Christmas tree
lighting ceremony and
Freedom Weekend Aloft.
Varani to take the stage in Greer this Saturday

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
He has performed at
Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln
Center and many other
international venues, but
this Saturday, renowned
Brazilian pianist Flavio Varani will take the stage at
the J. Harley Bonds Center
Auditorium in Greer.
Varani began his distinguished piano career at
the age of 7 as a featured
soloist on Brazilian radio
and television.
When I was 7 years old,
I was given a piano instead
of the truck that I had
asked for for Christmas,
Varani said. My mother
showed me an upright
piano in our living room
with Santa Claus hanging
on it, and I thought that
was really silly. I wanted
my truck.
As soon as I had lessons, I started receiving
encouragement from my
teachers and from family,
he said. It realized there
was something there.
Two years later he
toured with the Brazilian
National Symphony Orchestra. At age 13, he received a scholarship from
the French Government
to study with the legendary Magda Tagliaferro in
France.
Varani, who was based
in Paris for seven years,
has been heard in concerts
in the USSR, and Europe.
When he was 18 years old
he won first prize at the
Chopin International Competition in Majorca, Spain.
He continued his education in the United States
and received the Harold
Bauer Award from the
Manhattan School of Music, was named Musician
of the Year by the Michigan Foundation for the
Arts, and Best Soloist of
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Flavio Varani will perform at the J. Harley Bonds Center

Auditorium this Saturday.
the Year by the Brazilian
Art Critics Association.
Varani has performed in
such major music centers
as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Center, Brooklyn Academy
of Music, Moscow Conservatory and Munich Gasteig. He has been heard at

numerous music festivals
including the Newport
Music Festival, the Detroit
Symphony
Orchestras
Meadow Brook Festival
and the Cotignac Festival
in France.
Its a great pleasure for
me, Varani said of his career. Im a musician who
loves to share and I have a
wonderful time doing it.
Varani now lives in Simpsonville, but still travels
all over the world for performances. He recently returned from a two-month
stay in Japan.
Its all really a lot of
fun, Varani said. Music
is about performance and
communication. Its what
Ive been doing all my
life.
Varanis program will
include selections from
Beethovens Moonlight
Sonata and Schumanns
Viennese Carnival Pranks,
as well as works by Chopin and Villa-Lobos.
This program does have
fabulous South American
music, he said. One of

the pieces that Im doing
has a message, made in
the 19th century, that has
validation today. It relates
to the recent attacks in
Paris, and Ill explain and
call attention to that (during the performance). Music is eternally valid and
its always telling us something.
I dont want to give
away too many details
because I think one of
the pleasures of music is
to discover, Varani said.
Music is not there to tell
a story like a book. It will
tell a story to everyone
who pays attention to it,
but its really subjective
and emotional.
Saturdays program is
set for 7 p.m. For ticket
information on his Greer
concert visit the Greer
Arts Council website.
Bob Jones celebrates Christmas with carols, lights

Bob Jones University is
inviting the community to
celebrate the holiday season at the schools annual
Christmas Carol Sing and
Lighting Ceremony at the
center of campus Friday,
Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m.
We look forward to
welcoming friends from
across the Upstate as we
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, said BJU President Steve Pettit. People
of all ages will enjoy this
incredible family event as
we kick-off the Christmas
season at BJU.
Prior to the Lighting
Ceremony, the Bob Jones
Academy
Elementary
School Vocal Ensemble,
consisting of 24 fifth and
sixth grade students under the direction of Joanie
Pegram, will present a concert at 6:10 p.m.
This vocal ensemble regularly performs for school
chapels and special concerts each year.
As part of their celebration of the Christmas
season, they will present
concerts at the Biltmore
Estate in Asheville, the
BJU Museum and Gallery
and Greenville Memorial

Hospital.
The University Singers,
BJUs freshman choir, will
join the crowd in singing
well-loved carols and other traditional Christmas
music. President Pettit will
welcome those attending
and read a selection of
Scripture. As Opus 6, the
official vocal performance
ensemble of the BJU Department of Vocal Studies, sings O Holy Night,
the switch will be flipped
to light the thousands of
lights on campus. The
program will conclude
with additional carols and
the Hallelujah Chorus
from Messiah.
Following the Lighting
Ceremony, BJU will be presenting a Christmas Living
Gallery in Rodeheaver Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $12 for adults and $10
for children ages 6-12.
Tickets may be purchased
at the BJU Programs and
Production box office or
by calling 770-1372 from
noon to 5 p.m. MondayFriday or online through
http://livinggallery.bju.
edu.
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Bob Jones University will host a lighting ceremony and Christmas Carol Sing on Friday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
THE GREER CITIZEN
B7
Creed injects new life into Rocky franchise

Rating: 7 out of 10
Tom Cruise in Mission:

Impossible -- Rogue Nation
COUCH THEATER
DVD previews
By Sam Struckhoff
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF DEC. 15
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (PG-13)

-- This is the fifth installment with Tom Cruise as
super-spy Ethan Hunt,
and hes still riveting
audiences with his purposeful running. Theres
a new shadowy organization of errant spies on the
scene, and theyre bent on
launching a series of terrorist attacks to destabilize world governments.
Hunt has to team up with
Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a double-agent who
may or may not be part of
the evil syndicate herself.
Now in his early 50s,
Cruise is still killing it as
a man of action. Hes insisted on doing the coolest
stunts himself in this franchise, and that continues
with this iterations hyperthriller action sequences
-- including face-peeling
motorcycle stunts and
a bonkers assassination
plot during an opera. Alec
Baldwin and Simon Pegg
bring a necessary dose of
comedy.
He Named Me Malala
(PG-13) -- When she was 15
years old, Malala Yousafzi
was shot in the head by
Taliban
gunmen
who
found her on a bus. The
teenager had been a vocal
advocate for girls education in Swat Valley, Pakistan, and that made her a
target. As youve probably
heard, she recovered, continued to advocate and became the youngest winner
of the Nobel Peace Price.
The film finds her when
shes 17 and living with
her parents in Birmingham, U.K. While she cuts
an intriguing profile, the
movie also explores the
varied international reactions to Malalas story. The
title of the film (and her
book) points to the inspiration shes gained from
her father, who named her
after a cultural hero.
Maze Runner: The
Scorch Trials (PG-13) - Now that The Hunger
Games have had their final award ceremony, The
Maze Runner deserves a
shot to be the post-apocalyptic young-adult adventure series of the times.
This is the second movie
in the series, and the
first one was pretty good.
The style here is that our
young, memory-wiped heroes have made it out of
a high-tech maze, only to
continue piecing together
the plot as they flee from
monsters and mysterious
manipulators. It appears
that some organization
with the foresight to name
itself WCKD (pronounced
wicked) has some dastardly plans for these
youths.
DOG OF THE WEEK
Fantastic Four (PG-13)

-- Theyre not supposed to
be the Realistic Four. Its
a superhero movie, minus
anything fun or heroic.
Its mostly gray, dour and
scowly-faced serious. Kid
super-genius Reed Richards (Miles Teller) invents
some quantum-travel stuff
that gets picked up by the
government. In a bit of
reckless impulsivity, Reed
and pals (Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell
and Toby Kebbell) wind
up in another dimension
where some green explosion gives them superpowers. They are pretty
bummed about this for
the rest of the movie, until the bad guy feels like
showing up, tacking on a
forced confrontation to
the end of this brutally
boring gripe-fest.
MOVIE
REVIEW
Run time: 133 minutes

Rated: PG-13 for language
and violence
ocky Balboa is one

of the all-time great
American heroes,
even if hes a fictional
one. What started off
as a one-million-dollar
longshot in 1976 turned
into an Oscar-winning,
box office juggernaut
that spawned three cult
sequels over the following decade. By Rocky
5 (1990), however, the
franchise was washed up,
and it was undeniably
sad seeing the aging icon
enter the ring in 2006s
Rocky Balboa.
Somehow someway,
however, the franchise
has risen from the mat to
give us one more fantastic flurry. Director Ryan
Cooglers Creed is an
invigorating film that
overcomes some corny
moments and a predictable formula to win over
the audience.
As the films name suggests, the story here isnt
so much about the Italian
Stallion as it is young
Adonis Creed (played by
Michael B. Jordan), illegitimate son of the late great
Apollo Creed. Because his
father died before he was
born, Adonis lacked guid-
THINGS
TO DO
CENTRE STAGE PRESENTS
LET IT SNOW
Centre Stage will present

a Christmas comedy Let
It Snow Dec. 3-19.
This will be the American premier of the charming and nostalgic comedy
following the zany antics
of an eccentric 1950s English family of vaudeville
actors as they gather over
Christmas.
Songs
include Winter
Wonderland, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Christmas Song,
Santa Claus Is Coming to
Town and Let It Snow.
The play is rated PG-13.
JUST TELL ME MY NAME

AT CENTRE STAGE
Centre Stages Fringe

Series continues with a
play about a man seeking
to find out just who he is,
and where he comes from.
Performances of Just Tell
Me My Name will be 7
p.m. Dec. 8,9,15 and 16.
Following the death of
his adoptive parents, Bill
Moore wants to discover
who the people responsible for his birth are, but
he must fight the secretive
system guarding the identity of his birth parents.
With twists and turns, the
story unfolds in surprising ways.
YOUTH THEATRE TO
STAGE CHRISTMAS PLAY
Spartanburg Youth Theatre turns a classic holiday

tale upside-down with Ken
Ludwigs zany Twas the
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
ance until he was adopted
by Creeds widow (Phylicia
Rashad) in the late 90s.
Even after securing an
education and white-collar job, however, he still
has the dream of making
a name for himself in the
ring.
Desperate to find a
trainer, he heads to
Philadelphia seeking the
services of his dads old
rival, Rocky Balboa. The
once great champ spends
his lonely days managing
the restaurant he named
after his beloved late wife,
Adrian. Having long since
retired from the fight
game, Rocky declines the
young mans requests.
When he discovers Adoniss bloodline, however,
he begins training him as
a final tribute to his late
friend and nemesis.
Some forget that the
Rocky franchise was
founded on a love story,
and romance plays a critical role in Creed as well.
Unfortunately, the scenes
between the young boxer
and his DJ girlfriend
come across as somewhat
Night Before Christmas,

playing Dec. 4 and 5 at
Chapman Cultural Center
in downtown Spartanburg.
SYT is sponsoring a toy
drive during Twas the
Night Before Christmas.
Attendees should bring
a new, unwrapped toy to
donate to a less fortunate
child, and the cast of the
show will deliver these
gifts before Christmas.
Twas the Night Before
Christmas plays at Chapman Cultural Center Dec.
4 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. and
Dec. 5 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for
adults and $9 for students,
and can be purchased by
phone at 542-2787 or online at ChapmanCulturalCenter.org.
Call the Youth Theatre
office at 585-8278 for
more information or log
onto the SYT website at
SpartanburgYouthTheatre.com.
FREE LOLLIPOPS
CONCERT IS SATURDAY
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will present

two free performances
of the Lollipops concert,
Ella Bella Ballerina and
The Nutcracker, featuring
the GSO wind quintet on
Saturday, Dec. 5. The GSO
concert will be held at the
Jean M. Smith Library in
Greer at 10 a.m. and at the
Hughes Main Library in
Greenville at 11:30 a.m.
Lollipops concerts introduce children to classical
music and the instruments
of the orchestra through
interactive concerts presented by members of the
Greenville Symphony Orchestra. During each concert, chamber ensembles
accompany a storybook
reading. Audience mem-
PHOTO | COURTESY OF MGM
The Rocky franchise gets a second wind with Creed.

rushed and contrived. Its
as if Coogler threw that
courtship in because he
felt he had to. The scripts
other conspicuous flaw is
its predictability. Basically, the story follows
the same trajectory of the
first Rocky, which fills
it with charm and drama
but at the cost of suspense and surprise.
Apart from those quips,
however, the script is
ambitious and fresh, even
as it salutes the films that
spawned it. Coogler di-
rects the fight sequences

with searing energy, placing the camera literally in
the center of the ring so
that it bobs and weaves
with the boxers. The technique is so successful that
its likely to change the
way fight films are shot in
the future.
When it all comes down
to it, though, what makes
the Rocky franchise so
good is the characters.
And while there is no
Mickey, Apollo, Adrian or
Paulie in this latest up-
date, Stallone and Michael

B. Jordan compliment
each other beautifully
in their scenes together.
Theres no question the
28-year-old Jordan and
the 29-year-old Coogler
are rising stars in Hollywood. And while Stallones own star value may
be fading, its wonderful
to see he can still play one
of our all-time favorite
characters with such
charm, sensitivity and
grace.
bers receive a lollipop at

the end of each performance.
Lollipops concerts are
appropriate for children
ages two to seven, although all children and
adults are welcome. Programs last approximately
30 minutes. Reservations
are not required and admission is free.
cil Art Class with Robert

Decker, 7-9 p.m.
Tuesdays: Weekly Majong Games, 2-5 p.m.
First & third Tuesdays:
Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, 7-9 p.m.
First & third Wednesdays: Celtic Session, 7-9
p.m.
For non-members, the lecture fee is $5. For those

interested in purchasing
a boxed lunch, there is an
additional $7 fee.
To register for an ArtBreak event, visit www.
bjumg.org/artbreak or call
770-1330.
CONCERT PIANIST
TO PERFORM DEC. 5
Greenville residents will

once again have the opportunity to broaden their
artistic and cultural understanding through ArtBreak, a continuing education event series hosted
by the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.
On the second Thursday
of most months during the
academic year, ArtBreak
participants enjoy lunch
while listening to intriguing lectures from experts
in fields relating to art,
history and culture. The
first two ArtBreaks are
scheduled to take place at
the Museum & Gallery at
Bob Jones University (on
the Wade Hampton campus) while the rest will
be held at the museums
satellite location in downtown Greenville, Museum
& Gallery (M&G) at Heritage Green.
Dec. 10 (M&G at Heritage
Green): Martha Severens,
curator, Greenville County
Museum of Art 1992-2010
Playing Detective: Sleuthing a Little-Known Painter
Named Eugene Thomason
M&G museum members
receive free admission to
all ArtBreak lectures.
The Greer Cultural Arts

Council is hosting a benefit
concert with International
Concert Pianist Flavio Varani on Saturday, Dec. 5,
at 7:30 p.m. at the Harley
Bonds Career Center.
Tickets, $30, include a
reception with the artist
after the performance. The
reception will be catered
by the J. Harley Bonds Career Center culinary students.
For tickets, call 8485383 or visit www.greerculturalarts.com.
STOMPING GROUNDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stomping Grounds Open

Mic Night is held the second and fourth Friday of
each month. Dan and Luann Gray are hosting open
mic on the second Friday
of the month and Mr. John
is hosting on the fourth
Friday of the month, each
from 7-10 p.m.
Upcoming events:
Saturday, Dec. 5: Julian
Mentch, Blues and More,
8-10 p.m.
Dec. 12: Roni Teems, Pop
and Christian Contemporary, 7-10 p.m.
Dec. 18: Annalisa Beninate, Christmas Show on
harp, 7-9 p.m.
Ongoing events:
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ARTBREAKS
LITTLE THEATRE PRESENTS

TWO CHRISTMAS SHOWS
Greenville Little Theatre

is presenting A Christmas
Carol Dec. 11-12, 17-19 at
8 p.m. and a Dec. 13 show
at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices are $28
with discounts available
for seniors, juniors and
groups of 10 or more.
GLT will also perform
Twas the Night Before
Christmas during the
third annual Theatre for
Young Audiences Christmas show.
Performances are Dec.
16-18 at 10:30 a.m. and
Dec. 19 and 10:30 a.m. and
2 p.m.
All seats are $12 with
discounts available for
groups of 10 or more.
B8
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
Which diet is the right diet?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
taking Zetia and niacin for
extremely high cholesterol
and triglycerides. Exactly
what type of diet should
I be on to lower my cholesterol and triglycerides?
Many of the processed
(cheese, ice cream, cookies, etc.) fat-free, cholesterol-free foods are high
in sugar. Should I be on
the South Beach Diet or
a strictly vegetarian diet?
How many calories, carbohydrates and fat grams
should I consume daily to
lose weight? I am a 5-feet4-inch-tall female who
weighs 160 pounds. When
I was on the Atkins diet
for more than 20 years, I
was always slim and had
no health problems. Thank
you. -- J.D.
ANSWER: You are asking
how to lower cholesterol,
but I think what you really want to know is what
diet reduces risk of heart
disease. The right question is: What diet should
you be on that will help
you be healthier in the
long term? All of the diets
you mention have their
strengths and weaknesses.
Almost everyone agrees
that avoiding sugar and
processed grains is a key
factor in reducing heart
disease risk, but, despite
decades of research and
controversy, there isnt
agreement on the best diet
for overall health.
I think its possible to
take some wisdom from
all the diets you mention,
and to avoid some of their
potential pitfalls. Both the
Atkins and South Beach
plans avoid simple sugars
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
I have often
recommended the
Mediterranean diet,
since there is highquality evidence
that it reduces heart
disease risk.
and excess carbohydrates,
and I would emphasize
that red meat and saturated fats should be kept
at reasonable levels. A
vegetarian diet emphasizes vegetables and fruits,
but some people will gain
weight on this diet, especially if they arent careful
to choose good sources of
protein and healthy fat,
or choose refined carbohydrate sources like the
cookies you mention.
I have often recommended the Mediterranean diet,
since there is high-quality
evidence that it reduces
heart disease risk. This diet
calls for lots of vegetables
and fruits, lean proteins
such as fish, healthy fat
such as from olive oil and
nuts, and whole grains.
The medications you are
taking, ezetimibe (Zetia)
and niacin, do lower cholesterol, but it isnt certain
whether either of them really reduces risk of heart
disease. The statin class

of drugs is best shown to
reduce heart disease risk
in people of above-average
risk.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have a difference of opinion with a friend. One of
us contends that taking
tablets one at a time with
a short period in between
allows the full strength
to get into your system.
The other contends that it
doesnt matter, and swallowing everything together is just as effective. Your
comment? -- C.G.
ANSWER: With only a few
exceptions, I agree with
person No. 2. The body
is very good at absorbing
medications, whether you
take them a few seconds,
minutes or hours apart.
The exceptions are when
one medicine blocks the
absorption of another; for
example, calcium prevents
absorption of tetracycline
antibiotics. Some antacids block absorption of
many medications. Your
pharmacist can tell you
whether you should take
medications spaced widely
from one another.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Knowing about Ivy and

Thomass night together,
Liam interrupted Wyatts
rant regarding his girlfriends loyalty towards
him. Bill and Katie debated
who they thought were the
correct matches for Liam
and Wyatt. Ivy was embarrassed when Liam admitted that he knew about her
cheating. Quinn surprised
Thomas by offering to
conspire with him. Ivy was
left to do damage control
after Steffy was able to tell
Wyatt the truth before she
could. A heartbroken Wyatt asked Ivy what it was
about him that drove her
into Thomass arms. Quinn
and Thomass scheming
was interrupted by a minor crisis in the Forrester
showroom. Wait to See:
Someone overhears a confession.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Kayla and Steve acted

on their attraction while
trapped in a supply closet
together. Victor forced
Brady to choose between
Theresa and Titan. Daniel
wasnt thrilled by Fynns
continued flirtation with
Nicole. Gabi and Paul embarked on new job opportunities. Hope interrogated Claudia about who was
behind Bos kidnapping.
Shawn bid farewell to a
heartbroken Belle. Fearing
for her life, Abigail made
a desperate appeal to Ben.
ED MCGOWAN | CBS
Melissa Claire Egan stars as

Chelsea on The Young and
The Restless
Meanwhile, Chad was on
the verge of making a daring rescue, with Lani and
JJ not far behind. Hope
played a dangerous game
by tracking down Dr. Malcolm. Belle got sucked into
Samis mess. Caroline had
a disturbing vision about
Victor. Wait to See: Brady
gives up everything for
Theresa.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Patrick confronted Sam

about her unresolved feelings. A loving Jason dispelled Elizabeths fears
about their future. Hayden
had a surprising revelation. Carly and Michael
got some advice on how
best to move forward
with Morgan. Nina had big
plans for Crimson. Maxie
was caught off guard by
Dillons
announcement.
Sabrina turned to Felix for
help on how to cover up
her lie. Carlos overheard

something he shouldnt
have. Ava got a little too
inquisitive for her own
good. Andre gave Anna an
ultimatum. Maxie urged
Lulu to go big or go
home. Elizabeths happiness was short-lived after
receiving a distressing call
from Nikolas. Mac was at
Annas side during her
time of need. Wait to See:
Hayden tells Nikolas about
her life before coming to
Port Charles.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Joe made a move on Lily.

Nick urged Abby to focus
on planning her wedding
and not get involved in the
Newman-Abbott feud. Cane
told Paul and Christine
about some evidence that
proved he wasnt trying to
extort money from Devon.
Chelsea asked Adam if he
was working with Victor
to destroy Jabot. Adam
denied being in cahoots
with his father, but Chelsea was reluctant to trust
Victor. Billy told Victoria
that her father would get
what he deserved. Later,
Victoria asked Nikki how
she was able to endure being in such a volatile relationship with Victor. Noah
vowed to do whatever it
took to reunite Marisa with
her daughter. Wait to See:
Ashley puts all her cards
on the table with Victor.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
THE GREER CITIZEN
B9
New campus sign reflects Benson donation

A year ago, the Greer
Campus of Greenville
Technical College became
the Benson Campus,
honoring Jim and Evelyn
Benson and their donation
to the college.
The gift of $2 million is
the largest cash gift ever
received by the Greenville
Tech Foundation. In addition, the Bensons pledged
an additional $1 million to
be paid over five years. In
recognition of both gifts,
the campus was renamed.
Signage unveiled recently
designates the campus as
the Benson Campus and
building 301 as the Jim
and Evelyn Benson Center. The money donated
is being used to improve
the campus and to expand
facilities in order to better serve the students of
Greer, Taylors, and surrounding areas for many
years to come.
Benson, who established
a used car business in
Greer early in his career,
has remained an active
participant in the com-
With his donation, our Benson Campus

can be a path to a better future for
generations to come.
Dr. Keith Miller
President, Greenville Technical College

munity as his automotive
group has grown to include seven dealerships in
Greer, Easley, and Spartanburg.
I owe a lot to the people
of Greer for their early
and continued support of
my efforts. I am pleased
to have this opportunity
to give something back,
Benson said.
Jim Benson is a prime
example of what can come
with hard work and determination, a man who started with little and traveled
a path of self-made success, said Dr. Keith Miller, president of Greenville
Technical College. With
his donation, our Benson
Campus can be a path to
a better future for generations to come.

Located at 2522 Locust
Hill Road in Taylors, the
Benson Campus houses
core programs including
Visual and Performing
Arts, Physical Therapist
Assistant,
Occupational
Therapy Assistant, Health
Information Management,
Personal Trainer, Pharmacy Technician, and Massage Therapy.
In addition, general education courses that are
needed for any major are
offered along with courses
that transfer to four-year
colleges and universities
through the University
Transfer program.
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE STUDENTS
PLACE AT COUGAR CLASSIC
Riverside High speech

and debate students participated in the Asheville
High Cougar Classic recently.
Several students placed
and the team was awarded
Sweepstakes Champion for
the tournament. Individual
top finishers included:
Childrens Literature
Lucy Wang - Second
Stephanie Gonzalez
Third
Expository Speaking
Michael Gallagher
- Second
Shelby Peek Third
Humorous Interpretation
Carol Lee - First
Anne Cox Second
Informative Speaking
Devin Remley - First
Ceylin Ucok Second
Novice L-D Debate
Jaimie McKeel Second
Novice Reading
Andrei Robu - First
Stephan Voelk - Second
Erden Ucok Third
Oral Interpretation
Sooruj Bhatia - First
Ceylin Ucok Second
Oratorical Declamation
Ahva Zadeh - First
Mit Patel - Second
Cindy Li Third
Original Oratory
Carol Lee Second
Student Congress
Will Tapp - Best P.O.
Varsity L-D Debate
Abigail Holland - Third
STUDENTS PLACE IN MISS

GREER MIDDLE PAGEANT
Carson Hannon was

named Miss Greer Middle
School 2015-2016 during
the recent pageant.
Eighth grade winner was
Meredith Liner with runner-up Isabel Smith.
Seventh grade winner
was Jasmine Woodruff
with runner-up Tabby Littlefield.
Sixth grade winner was
Reese White with runnerup Sarah Styles.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE
COLLECTING TOYS FOR TOTS
The Riverside Middle

student council has begun
a toy drive to support the
local Toys for Tots program this holiday season.
Students can bring an
unwrapped toy to their
homeroom teachers between now and Dec .18.
Each grade level homeroom donating the most
toys will receive an appreciation celebration.
FARKAS IS MISS GREER

MIDDLE COLLEGE
Senior Alyx Farkas was

named Miss Greer Middle
College during the recent
school pageant.
Other winners by grade
included:
Peoples Choice
Kennedy Wheeler (12)
Miss Photogenic
Taylor Belue (9)
Emily Swearingin (10)
Courtney Humphries
(11)
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
CSI: Riverside Middle
BRUSHY CREEK DONATING

TO THE GIVING TREE
Brushy Creek Elementary and the Beta Club

are sponsoring The Giving Tree for the Salvation
Army.
Students can bring unwrapped age-appropriate
gifts for children ages 412. Collections will be received now through Dec.
4.
EHS CHOIR TO PERFORM

WITH YOUTH SYMPHONY
The Eastside High choir

will perform with the Carolina Youth Symphony in
a Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m.
The varsity choir, under
the direction of Ron Hendrix, will perform with the
CYS symphony, concert
and repertory orchestras.
The event will be held at
Furman Universitys McAlister Auditorium. Tickets
are available at the door.
For more information,
call 467-3000 or visit
www.carolinayouthsymphony.org.
TIGERVILLE ELEMENTARY
HOLIDAY BASH IS MONDAY
Tigerville
Elementary
will host a Holiday Bash
at the school on Monday,
Dec. 7, from 6-7 p.m.
Students can participate
in holiday exercise with
Coach C., watch the drama team perform a skit,
listen to the chorus sing
festive carols, meet with
Mrs. Claus for a special
storytime with milk and
cookies, and decorate and
ornament.
The Greer campus of Greenville Technical College recently recognized the schools largest cash donation ever by Jim and Evelyn Benson. Pictured, left to right, are: Jim Benson,
Evelyn Benson, David Crow, Lisa Crow (Jim and Evelyns daughter), Tony Benson (Jim and
Evelyns son), Heidie and Dr. Keith Miller.
later determine the choice

assignments.
Students
selecting a school as a
higher choice have priority over students selecting the school as a lower
priority.
Beginning Tuesday, Jan.
19, 2016, Change in Assignment Choice requests
will be date and time
stamped at each requested
school and listed in order
of receipt on the requested schools waiting list after students on the lottery
waiting list. All parents
will be notified of their
childrens 2016-17 school
assignment no later than
Thursday, March 24, 2016.
Students will remain on
school waiting lists until
the tenth day of school.
BLUE RIDGE MIDDLE

SETS CONCERT SCHEDULE
The event will be held

in lieu of the school-wide
performance at North
Greenville University on
Dec. 14.
Blue Ridge Middle will

host three winter concerts
this year.
The chorus concert will
be Tuesday, Dec. 8, from
7-8 p.m.
The band will perform in
concert Monday, Dec. 14,
from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The strings concert will
be Tuesday, Dec. 15, from
7-8 p.m.
BRUSHY CREEK HOLIDAY

PROGRAM IS MONDAY
CRESTVIEW WINTER
PROGRAM IS DEC. 10
Riverside Middle School seventh graders participated in a

field trip to Roper Mountain Science Center recently. The
students learned about the forensics process and how to
use science to solve crimes.
Kennedy Wheeler (12)
Miss Congeniality
Hannah DiVitorrio (9)
Sheila Moore (10)
Courtney Humphries
(11)
Madeline Stewart (12)
Class Beauties
Runner-up: Hannah
DiVitorrio (9)
Beauty: Taylor Belue (9)
Runner-up: Julia Vincent
(10)
Beauty: Emily Swearingin (10)
Beauty: Courtney
Humphries (11)
Beauty: Kennedy
Wheeler (12)
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Brushy Creek Elementarys Holiday Chorus Program and Winter Art Show
will be presented Monday,
Dec. 7.
Fourth and fifth grade
chorus
members
will
present The Jingle Bell
Jukebox at 6 p.m. in the
school cafeteria.
All students will have
artwork hanging in the
Winter Art Show in the
gymnasium. An art show
drop-in with refreshments
will be held from 5:30-7:30
p.m.
A local company, Artworks, LLC, will mat each
artwork and hang them all
on big display boards in
the gym.
As a fundraiser for the
art program, Artworks,
LLC, will sell the frame and
a portion of the money will
be returned to the Brushy
Creek art program to support the arts. The cost of
the frame is $30 (cash or
check).
Artwork will be returned
to students a couple of
weeks after the show.
ASSIGNMENT CHANGE
CHOICE OPENDS MONDAY
A Change in Assignment
Choice Lottery Window
where parents can submit
a choice form for up to
three schools at their number one choice school will
be available from Monday,
Dec. 7, through Friday,
Dec. 18.
Since order of receipt of
form does not impact assignment, parents will not
be allowed to line up at
schools.
A lottery will be conducted and results will
be posted no later than
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
on the GCS website providing the order of lottery selections by grade for each
school. Names will not
be listed. Parents will access results by using their
choice form number.
Space by grade level will
Crestview
Elementary
will host its winter program, Christmas at the
OK Corral on Thursday,
Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at the J.
Harley Bonds Center.
This program will fea-
ture the chorus and a winter, western-themed musical presented by the third
grade students.
The event is free to the
public.
WOODLAND HOLIDAY
CONCERT IS DEC. 14
The Woodland Elementary chorus and drum holiday concert will be held
Monday, Dec. 14, at 6:30
p.m. in the cafeteria.
A short PTA meeting will
be held prior to the concert at 6:15 p.m.
FREE EBOOK, AUDIOBOOK

PROGRAM OFFERED
Greenville
County
Schools students and staff
have access to over four
thousand ebooks and audio books through the
Overdrive program.
Overdrive is a great
resource provided by our
district, more students,
staff and parents need to
know about it so they can
use it, said Beth Mitchell,
Monarch Elementary Media Specialist.
HIGHER EDUCATION
DONOR ADDS TO VETERAN
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Ron Demonet, managing

director of Veteran Scholarships Forever (VSF), has
added $20,000 to a scholarship fund at Greenville
Technical College (GTC).
The funds purpose is to
allow veterans and their
spouses to successfully
re-enter the workforce and

thus provide for their families. The funds were made
available to VSF through
the generosity of the Upstate Warrior Solution and
the Graham Foundation.
Demonet
established
VSF in 2013, seeing the
high unemployment rate
of veterans. While financial aid options may allow
the veteran population to
enroll in programs leading to associate degrees
and diplomas, those funds
dont apply to short-term,
non-degree certification
options that can deliver
skills very quickly.
The Veteran Scholarships Forever fund can
provide funding for programs available at Greenville Technical College
through the Corporate
and Career Development
Division.
Individuals and organizations interested in supporting veterans education
by donating to the fund
can go to www.scholarshipsforever.org.
Veterans
interested
in applying for scholarships may contact Steve
Hand, director of Greenville Technical Colleges
Quick Jobs with a Future
program, at Steve.Hand@
gvltec.edu or 250-8249 or
Leslie Trant, Dean of Corporate and Career Development, at Leslie.Trant@
gvltec.edu or 250-8600.
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