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The Greer Citizen

SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 103 NO. 33 75 CENTS
Taylors community shows support for plan

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
More than 20 residents
and
business
owners
made their way to Downtown Greenville Monday
night to support the Taylors Community Plan,
which provides direction
for the towns short-term
and long-term future.
Greenville County officials heard the plan, which
will be adopted after three
readings before County
Council.
Kenneth Walker, who
purchased the mill back
in 2006 and sold portions
in 2015, and his wife Ruby
stood in favor of the plan,
along with at least 12 others.
It means a lot to me
because Ive been there
a long time, said Walker, who went to Taylors
High School. Id like for
it to be a community for
young people and kids.
I strongly support it,
Walker continued. I have

a vested interest there. I
want to thank everybody
thats got this plan together. I think its a good
thing.
A couple of other business owners in the Taylors
area also spoke in favor of
the plan, noting the infrastructure, easy transit corridor and young entrepreneurs it would address.
I grew up in Taylors,
said Roger Whitehead,
who moved away for the
This plan is not my perfect wish list, but

its what the community has come together
and decided...
Roger Whitehead
Taylors resident
early part of his career but

moved back around 2008,
when he noticed a lot of
decline.
Whitehead
mentioned
faded signs and parking
lots in disrepair. From
there, Whitehead searched
SNEAK PEEK
Sewer
fees go
up for
locals
Brose
plans to
expand
Add 60
new jobs
in Duncan
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Taylors Fire and Sewer
District has increased the
sewer user fee to cover rehab costs.
At an Aug. 9 meeting,
the district approved a
400 percent increase to
the prior fee.
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Brose North America,

Inc. is bringing 60 new
jobs to Duncan with its $6
million expansion planned
for 2017.
NEW USER FEES
New Rate
Residential Unit
$120
Homestead Exemption
$40
Business/Commercial
$400
Church
(No Daily Activities)
$200
Church (Daily Activities) $600
School
$1,000
Industry
$2,000
Septic
No Charge
The companys
STEVE BLACKWELL | THE GREER CITIZEN
City of Greer officials and local residents got a sneak peak of the citys future during a tour of Lowes Foods in Mooresville,
North Carolina on Tuesday morning.
City leaders
tour Lowes
Foods in NC
Effective Aug. 9, 2016

Based off the estimated
cost from our engineers,
said Samantha Bartow,
director of sewer services, we need additional
revenue in order to meet
the deadline of the intergovernmental agreement
per ReWas demand, so
economic growth can continue.
Residential units will
go from $30 to $120. The
district plans to review
the user fee at a later date
with consideration of lowering the rate.
Were going to review
these things when we
meet this first obligation,
said Commissioner Doug
Wavle at a special-called
July 14 meeting.
In other business, Taylors Fire and Sewer District signed a non-binding
memorandum of understanding (MOU) presented
by Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) that will allow Chairman Doug Wavle
and Samantha Bartow, Director of Sewer Services,
to enter into negotiations.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
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COMMUNITY NEWS
CRIME
ENTERTAINMENT
OBITUARIES
OPINION
SPORTS
WEATHER
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
STEVE BLACKWELL | THE GREER CITIZEN
Lowes Foods in Greer will employ more than 150 people.
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for how to get involved

and found Taylors Townsquare.
Weve had a long process to get all this community input, Whitehead
said. This plan is not my
perfect wish list, but its
what the community has
come together and decided, and I think this is our
best option.
If we dont come together and do something
like this, well continue to
SEE TAYLORS | A6
DEATHS
Louise Hannah Leonard
Wilkes, 92
Willie Mae Nana
McAbee Williams, 86
City officials and local

residents took a shuttle to
Mooresville, North Carolina Tuesday morning to
catch a glimpse of Greers
future
Lowes Foods, which will
open a new location at the
intersection of Suber and
Hammett Bridge Roads
this fall, welcomed a group
of Greer leaders to tour its
North Carolina facilities.
Greer Mayor Rick Danner
and Greer Chamber President Mark Owens were
among the city officials
who made the two-hour
journey.
Our Greer store will be
very focused on support-
LIVING HERE
CORPS OF CADETS
Blue Ridge marching

band ready
to compete
B5
ing local, while providing

exceptional attention to
our guests, Lowes Foods
President Tim Lowe said
previously, explaining that
the grocery store chain
listens to their employees
for suggestions on making
the shopping experience
better. Our commitment
to local includes offering
produce sourced through
our partnership with over
250 local farmers, and featuring a wide assortment
of unique local products
found throughout the
store.
We selected Greer because of the great growth,
added Michael Moore,
Lowes Chief Marketing
Officer. We like to think
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investment...
validates our
regions skilled
workforce,
educational
resources,
and business
ecosystem...
John Lummus
Upstate SC Alliance President and CEO
Known for its integration of mechanics, electrics and electronics, Brose

North America will move
into a 77,000-square-foot
facility, which is expected
to be fully operational by
third quarter of next year.
Announcing our fourth
facility in the United States
is a proud moment for the
company and a testament
to the value and quality
products Brose provides
its customers, said Mike
Brosseau, president of
Brose North America. We
take pride in our products
as well as our commitment
to streamlining logistics
and providing high-quality customer service - this
facility supports all of the
above.
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
IMAGINE CENTER TO HOST
JOB FAIR AUG. 20
Outreach & Resources

and The Imagine Center
are co-hosting a Job Fair
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 20, at the
Imagine Center.
The following jobs are
available thus far: Machinists, Mechanics, Robotics,
Medical, IT, Manufacturing, Professional, Industrial, Logistics, Military
and Retail. The following
companies will be represented: Bausch and Lomb,
Automation Movers, Cabellas, Concentrix, ProLogistix, Kelly Services, MAU,
Alorica (Samsung), Spinx,
PSA Healthcare, Comfort
Keepers, Air Force, Navy,
Greenville County Schools,
Professional
Healthcare
Services, Positive Worldwide Clothing Corporation
and Express Employment
Professionals.
CITY OF GREER TO OFFER

DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES
The City of Greer will

be offering Dog Obedience Classes starting in
August.
Training Day Options
will be Wednesdays, Aug.
24-Sept. 14, or Thursdays,
Aug. 25-Sept. 15. Classes
are held from 6:30-7:30
p.m. at the Tryon Recreation Center.
These four one-hour
classes are offered at $99
and are taught by certified
dog trainer Ray Rucker.
For more information
and to register contact Ray
Rucker at (877) 364-7667
or k93ners@yahoo.com.
GHS MUTT STRUT

WILL BE HELD AUG. 27
The Greenville Humane

Society will be hosting
their fifth annual Mutt
Strut from 8:30-11 a.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 27, at the
Greenville Tech campus
and along the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
DUNCAN FIRST BAPTIST

CAR SHOW IS AUG. 27
Duncan First Baptist is

hosting a Car Show starting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27,
at 103 E. Main St., Duncan,
to raise support for a mission trip.

Festivities include prizes, food, music and more.
Trophies and prizes are
Top Peoples Choice, The
Gobbler, Stylishly Classic,
Burning Rubber Hotrods,
Truck of Your Dreams and
Youngins.
Registration is $10 for
pre-registration and $15
on that day. Registration
includes entry for Peoples Choice Top 10, Category Selection and one
door prize entry. That day,
set-up and registration begins at 10 a.m. Registration table opens at 9 a.m.
for early birds.
All proceeds are for Nicaragua Mission Team
traveling to Nicaragua in
June with Chosen Children
Ministries.
For more information,
visit
www.chosenchildrenministries.org.
KELLY DURHAM BOOK

LAUNCH SET FOR AUG. 27
Kelly Durham, a South

Carolina author, will be
hosting a book launch party on Saturday, Aug. 27,
at Fiction Addiction. This
event is free and open to
the public.
DANCE WITHOUT LIMITS

HOLDING OPEN HOUSE
Beth Bradley, owner and

instructor, is hosting an
Open House from 4-7 p.m.
on Saturday, Aug. 27, for
Greers newest dance studio, Dance Without Limits.
At the Open House, residents are given the opportunity to see the new facility, meet the director and
register for fall classes to
begin on Monday, Aug. 29.
LAKE ROBINSON ART

CONTEST SEEKS ENTRIES
Friends of Lake Robinson invites residents

regardless of age to submit their best two-dimensional artwork (photos,
paintings,
watercolors,
etc.) capturing the beauty
of Lake Robinson and the
surrounding area.
Winners are to receive
$100 for first place, $50
for second place and $25
for third place. Artwork
must be submitted by Aug.
29, with a limit of two entries per artist.
The artwork will be displayed at the Pavilion at
the J. Verne Smith Park on
Sept. 25 during the Lake

Robinson Day of Celebration, and then they will
be on display at the Greer
CPW building for a period
of about one month.
This years juror is Bruce
McCandless, an accomplished photographer who
has taught photography
classes at OLLI at Furman.
visit www.lakerobinson.
org.
SOAR TO OFFER DANCING

LESSONS AT TRYON CENTER
City of Greer Seniors

Out and Around (SOAR) is
starting a Seniors Beginner Line Dancing Class at
10 a.m. on Aug. 31 at the
Tryon Recreation Center,
located at 226 Oakland
Avenue, Greer.
This class is free and
no partner is necessary.
Participants just need to
wear comfortable shoes
that they can dance in.
The class is to continue on
Wednesdays every month,
with additional classes to
be held Sept. 7 and 28.
SCOCF TO TURN GREER

FOUNTAIN TEAL
The
South
Carolina
Ovarian Cancer Foundation (SCOCF) plans to hang
ribbons and turn the fountain teal at 3 p.m. on September 1 in the Greer City
Park amphitheater area for
Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Month.
GREER MAN TO HOST BOOK

SIGNING
Rev. Paul White will hold

a book signing for his
work, The Tater Family
on Sept. 6 at the Middle
Tyger Library from 5-7
p.m.
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Engineer Scott Tompkins, left, and firefighter Robert South stand with 60 cases of bottled
water given by the community.
Bottled water given to

Greer fire departments
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Fire House Subs of Greer
recently gave 60 cases of
water to local fire departments.
Earlier this month, the
business conducted its
second H2O for Heroes
bottled water
collection
drive.
The 60 cases are kept at

our main station and sent
out to the other stations
on an as needed basis,
said Joshua M. Holzheimer, Deputy Chief of Operations for the City of Greer
Fire Department.
We have always provided our personnel with
bottled water to ensure
that they stay hydrated,
NAVY LEAGUE TO HOST

A DINNER MEETING
The Upper South Carolina Council of the Navy

League will host a dinner
meeting at the Poinsett
Club, 807 East Washington
St, Greenville, on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
A social hour will start
at 6 p.m. with a cash bar.
Dinner will be served at
6:45 p.m.
Following dinner, the
Navy League will feature
guest speaker Michael
Hoffman, who is the Terminal Manager for the SC
Inland Port in Greer.
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Anderson to perform
at Benson OctoberFAST
Photo | Courtesy of Jerry Hatley Photography
New members were inducted into the Blue Ridge Lions Club during the groups first
meeting last week.
Blue Ridge launches

inaugural Lions Club
After a few years of local leaders wanting to organize a new Lions Club in
the Blue Ridge area, it has
finally happened.
More than 50 guests,
Lions dignitaries from
around the state and new
members gathered last
Saturday at Blue Ridge
High for an induction service and celebration.
Sponsored by the Taylors Lions Club and, with
the assistance of Guiding
Lions Jerry Hatley and
Jim Starnes, the group has
been able to obtain and
surpass the minimum required to charter a club.
It has been more than
five years since a new
club has been organized
and chartered in the state
north of Columbia.
District Governor Wes
Corrothers inducted the
Country
singer
and
songwriter John Anderson
will perform at the 10th
Annual Benson OctoberFAST benefiting Greer
Community
Ministries
(GCM) on Saturday, Oct.
1, outside Greer First Baptist Church. The New River
Band of Greer will open
for the award-winning Anderson, whose hits include
Swingin and Seminole
Wind. The concert is free
and open to the public.
The event will celebrate
the 80th birthday of Jim
Benson, owner of the Benson Automotive group,
which is the title sponsor. A 5K race at 8:30 a.m.
and a Classic Car Show
from noon to 4 p.m. are
featured. Mutts BBQ and
Sno Hut will be on site to
provide lunch and refresh-
ments. Greenville Hospital

System will give free flu
shots and blood pressure
checks from noon 2 p.m.
We plan to celebrate
Mr. Bensons birthday
this year at OctoberFAST.
He has given so much to
Greer Community Ministries and has worked for
the welfare of the Greater
Greer community at large.
Throwing a party is the
least we can do to honor
this hometown hero, said
Cindy Simpler, GCM executive director. We are
also excited to have John
Anderson and the New
River Band to provide
live entertainment for the
party. This event is a great
way for people to enjoy a
family friendly event while
supporting our ministry.
Preregistration for the
5K race is available at gogreenevents.com. T-shirts

are included for all participants who register by
Sept. 15.
Classic Car Show participants must be preregistered this year. Spaces
range from $25-$50 and
the first 50 registrants will
receive a special birthday
gift from Benson. Forms
available at gcminc.org.
Sponsorship opportunities can also be found on
the website. A new option
this year is a Wish Come
True
birthday
candle
to honor Benson. With
this $300 sponsorship, a
three-foot candle will be
placed at the venue and
will include the business
or individuals name and a
special birthday greeting.
Service of Heroes will

commemorate 9-11
Photo | Courtesy of Jerry Hatley Photography
Fred Fuller, Trent Barbare and Blake McClimon, left to

right, received charter pins from the Lions Club.
new members and challenged them to engage in
their community to assist
those in need, especially in
the area of sight issues.
Officers inducted were
Jim Barbare, President;
Phil Bowers 1st V.P. Fred
Fuller 2nd V.P., Ashley Silva, Secretary; Pam Sullivan,

Treasurer; Gene Hunter,
membership;
Chaplains
Michael Joe Harvell and
Chris Pierce and Board
Member Jud Blackwell.
By Kaelyn Pfenning
Staff Writer
Greer
First
Baptist
Church will host a Service of Heroes on Sept.
11, honoring the lives of
those lost during the 2001
terrorist attacks. The service will begin at 10 a.m.
at the City Amphitheater,
located at 301 E. Poinsett
Street, Greer.
This event will honor
all of our first responders
and reinforce the important lessons of empathy,

service and unity that
arose from the 9/11 tragedy 15 years ago, said
Carole Morris, Ministry
Assistant at Greer First
Baptist Church.
Everyone is invited to
attend this community
service to worship God,
pray for the United States
of America and honor
First Responders.
Mayor Rick Danner will
welcome the community,

and Pastor Doug Mize will
bring a message of hope,
Morris said. We hope to
add additional special
guests as they are confirmed.
First Responders are
invited to stay after the
service for a free lunch at
City Hall.
Ultimately the desire,
Morris said, is to give
hope in a trying world.
Our hope is in Christ.
New business owner continuing passion in Taylors

By Kaelyn Pfenning
Staff Writer
Beth Bradley has been a
studio owner in western
North Carolina for the past
six years, but when she decided to relocate, she knew
she wanted to continue on
with her passion.
I wanted to be able to
continue doing the job
I love in this area, she
said.
Bradley, now the owner
and primary instructor of
Dance Without Limits, will
soon open a new dance
studio on Old Spartanburg
Road in Taylors.
We will be offering
free dance classes for students with special needs
at Dance Without Limits,
Bradley said. I started
this program three years
ago at the studio in North
Carolina, and it has had
tremendous success. Im
excited to continue it here.
I have four siblings with
special needs, so this is
very near and dear to my
heart.
Her husband, who has
been in the ministry for 18
years, recently became the
student minister at Springwell Church in Taylors,
Bradley said.
We knew its almost
impossible to serve a
community without living
there, so we moved down
the mountain.
My family and I moved
to the eastside two years

ago and absolutely love
the area, Bradley said.
I felt like there were not
many studios in the area
servicing the families and
neighborhoods on the
eastside, so I thought this
would be a great place to
start.
All genres of dance classes are to be offered to students ranging in age from
two to 18, Bradley said.
We have a wide range of
classes Monday-Thursday
after school and in the
evenings. All of our classes meet once a week.
Online registration is offered at www.dancewithoutlimits.co, and the studio can also be found on
Facebook and Instagram.
I have danced since I
was 4 years old and have
loved it from the beginning, Bradley said. I think
my best memories involve
the friends I made along
the way. I could tell story
after story of road trips
and performances with
my dance teachers and
friends. One of the things
I love most about dance is
how quickly people in the
dance studio become family. It was great being able
to grow up with my dance
family.
My students have made
me laugh until I cried, and
made me cry again with
their passion, determination, and artistry, Bradley
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student finally become the
dancer they were meant to
be. My best memories are
of kids who thought they
couldnt and discovered
they could. My favorite
memories are my dance
kids.
Bradley has worked professionally in the dance industry for 17 years.
I think my biggest challenge has been transitioning from a dance teacher
to a business owner,
Bradley said. Those are

two very different things. I
am still learning how to be
both and how to balance
the two sides of my job.
There was a lot of trial
and even more error in the
first year or two of studio
ownership, Bradley continued. Thankfully, Ive
been surrounded by very
patient parents and staff
that helped me navigate
all those ups and downs. I
am grateful and blessed to
have support and encour-
agement from a variety of

places.
Her mom placed Bradley in dance classes when
she was four years old,
Bradley said. I have twin
sisters that were two at
the time, and my mom
says she was just looking
for something for me to
do. Thirty-two years later,
and I still havent stopped
dancing.
I was very blessed to
have an amazing teacher
growing up, Bradley con-
tinued, and my business

partner and I bought her
studio from her in 2010.
She came on staff and continued to teach for us for a
few years before retiring.
Bradley was born and
raised in Hendersonville,
North Carolina.
I like to exercise, read,
hike and bike with my husband, Bradley said, and
I may or may not have a
Netflix problem.
OPINION
The Greer Citizen
Worth more than a medal
here are three things that can make

my eyes leak at a drop of the hat:
suffering, beauty, and the Olympic
Games. And the Rio Games has been a
combination of all three with some of
the most gritty and glorious performances I can ever remember.
There was Katie Ledecky, who has only
ever won gold medals, suffering so badly
from exhaustion towards the end of her
200 meter freestyle that she afterwards
stated, Thats the closest Ive ever come
to throwing up in the middle of a race.
And there was Michael Phelps, giving
his death stare to arch nemesis, South
African Chad Le Clos who, taunting him,
turned to face Phelps in the holding
room and shadow boxed the thin air between them. Ah, the glory of the thrashing Phelps administered to his rival as
he reclaimed his signature butterfly
event gold medal, becoming unquestionably the greatest swimmer in history
(and this coming from the girl who had
that poster of hunky Mark Spitz and his
7 medals adorning the inside door of her
high school locker).
Particularly inspiring for me was the
equestrian Three Day Event which features an imposing, grueling and downright frighting cross country course.
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33 enormous, solid, jumps including
water, ditches and breathtaking spreads
all within a distance of 5,840 meters allowing an optimum time of 10 minutes,
15 seconds before time penalties are
incurred. Competitors were unanimous
that this was the most difficult, tiring
course since the Sydney Games and
horses would have to be exceedingly fit
both mentally, to handle the countless
combination hurdles and steep angles,
as well as be in the best physical condition possible.
And out in the middle of it was 47
year old William Fox Pitt, of England,
who 10 months ago was dead to the
world in a two week coma, the result of
a very bad fall. He suffered blurred vision for months, even stating that it was
a relief when the blurring transitioned
into double vision, but this meant when
I began jumping again, I saw two jumps
and often didnt know which jump I was
jumping until right in front of it.

Madness!
But that is event riders. He had a
scorching clean cross country trip as
did my personal hero, 8 time Olympian,
representing New Zealand, Mark Todd
who kicked some serious booty, at age
60, by also riding a textbook example
of remaining in perfect balance and
presenting his horse to each jump with
the perfect number of strides and take
off point, ripping round with another
clean round.
And if I hear any of you dare say, But
isnt it the horse that does all the work?
I will personally give you a riding lesson
at my farm and I promise you, you will
be begging for mercy in twenty minutes
and unable to walk for a week, k?
But, at least in my mind, the greatest
heroes of the Olympics are the parents.
As brilliant as the athletic performances
were, I cannot imagine the emotional
exhaustion and nerves of those finger
biting family members in the stands.
Aly Raines mother, Lyn, watching her
gymnast daughter obliterate the competition in her second Olympics looked
utterly hung over with fatigue, barely
managing a smile at the end, heaving a
long pent up sigh of relief and burying
her face in her hands for a moment and

dad, Rick, looked pretty worn out, too.
In Silver contention is Michael Phelps
mother, Deborah, fiancee, Nicole, and
baby, Boomer, ears clad in protective
sound muffs, all biting their lips only to
explode in tearful joy as Michael pounded his way to victory. Watching Phelps
struggle over the years to become the 31
year old man of integrity and responsibility he is today can only be staggering.
But I have to award the Gold to the
grandparents of Simone Biles, who
selflessly adopted her and sister, Adria,
after the children were subjected to
six years of foster care (Simone being
only an infant when removed from the
home) after being abandoned by their
father and removed from their drug and
alcohol addicted mother. Simone has
stated she now refers to grandparents
Ron and Nellie as Mom and Dad, after
practicing saying it over and over in her
bedroom mirror and then walking down
to breakfast one day, saying, Mom? to
which Nellie responded, Yes?
The love, pride, and relief simply radiated from their faces for all the world to
see. They quite literally saved the lives
of these children and that means so
much more than any medal.
THE UPPER ROOM
KAELYNS
KORNER
Love
tracks
KAELYN PFENNING
Staff reporter
Sports
Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
very generous act of giving,

with every perfect gift, is
from above, coming down
from the Father of lights, with
whom there is no variation or
shadow due to change. James
1:17 (NRSV)
Our town was buried by a
record snowfall. Walking outside, I noticed the tracks of animals of many different kinds,
even animals I have never seen
in my neighborhood before.
I was reminded of a time
when the heaviness of life, like
that snowfall, had hit me with
full force. Alone in a hospital
waiting room, I learned my
mothers exploratory surgery
had revealed terminal cancer.
As the surgeon left me, a
friend from church peeked
around the corner and said,
Just thought I would check in
on you. My stunned silence
turned to sobbing as I collapsed into her arms.
My friends presence right
then was just the gift I needed.
But how many times had I taken such a simple kindness for
granted? Are acts of love, like
the silent tracks of creatures
on my snowy walk, treasured
only when the bleakness of life
makes them obvious?
A review of my day so far
reminds me that evidences of
Gods love are all around me:
a kiss on the check from my
husband, an I love you, Mom
note from my son, the laughter
of neighbors chatting at the
mailbox. Even though the snow
is melting, I can choose to treasure the love tracks in my life
today and every day.
Thought for the day: Today,
I will leave love tracks in the
lives of those near me.
Prayer: God of all comfort,
remind us each day to notice
the tracks of love and care
you have left in our lives. May
we never take for granted the
special people you place on our
path. Amen.
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DHEC steps up to protect

public health in state
Its not quite ding-dong, the witch is dead,
but its a pretty big deal, of the sort that we
dont see often enough in South Carolina.
For more than two decades, people who fish
and swim and boat in the Lower Saluda River
have been complaining about the raw sewage
that gets spilled into the scenic river too often
about how it keeps happening, about how
state regulators dont seem to care that it keeps
happening, about how weve had a plan in place
for a quarter century to stop dumping even
treated sewage into that river.
And then last month, after the major Saluda
River polluter yet again released untreated sewage into the river, and the Department of Health
and Environmental Control botched its handling
of that spill, the states environmental protection agency finally said enough is enough. The
agency told Carolina Water Service it has to stop
dumping treated sewage into the river from its
plant near Interstate 20.
This is wonderful news.
Weve seen too many times how easily a permit
to dump treated sewage into the river results in
untreated sewage being dumped into the river.
Thats always a danger, but its been particularly problematic for Carolina Water, which is part
of a corporation that was subject to more state
environmental enforcement actions than any
other from the early 1990s through late 2013.
The company, which operates three of the six
sewage plants on the Saluda, has violated federal discharge limits 31 times in the past five
years 19 of them at the I-20 plant. So getting
that one plant closed should go a long way toward making the river a safer and more pleasant
place for the fish and the people who use it.
Unfortunately, DHECs order is not the end of
the story.
DHEC put Carolina Water under orders in
1999 to hook into a regional system when it became available. That system has been available
for 17 years the town of Lexington has sewage pipes just a few feet from the I-20 treatment
plant but DHEC never forced a connection.
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A year ago, the agency signaled that it would

renew Carolina Waters operating permit, and
even make it more palatable to the company,
apparently out of concern for what would happen to its customers if the permit was denied.
After intense criticism from the public and
threats by local legislators to pass a law to deny
the permit, the agency reversed course and said
its policies required it to deny the permit. But
in nearly a year since, all that has happened
is that Carolina Water and Lexington have accused each other of being unreasonable as they
negotiate over how the town will take over the
service.
DHECs latest announcement gave Carolina
Water and the town 60 days to submit a plan
explaining how the company will connect with
Lexingtons sewage pipes. It said both could
face fines of up to $10,000 per day if they failed
to meet the deadline. Carolina Water promptly
promised to appeal, although it said the goal
was to get a fair deal from Lexington, not to remain in the river-dumping business.
Frankly, the lawsuit is the least of our concerns. Our biggest concern based on decades
of watching the agency being cowed by its board
members, and legislators, and, yes, threats of
lawsuits is that once again the political winds
will shift and our public health agency will be
forced to back down.
We hope that doesnt happen.
We hope DHEC Director Catherine Heigel will
remain as committed to being an independent,
apolitical professional, as she has appeared to
be. We hope DHECs board will respect the science and the law behind the agencys decision
and not intervene to preserve river-dumping.
We hope the Republican and Democratic legislators who have been pushing DHEC on this matter will continue to push and fight back any
attempts by the company, or other polluters, to
preserve laissez-faire regulation.
This guest editorial was written and published by The State newspaper on Aug. 11.
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ith the 2016 Olympics

coming to a close and
school starting back,
fans are ready to jump back
into the football season.
Not everyone likes sports,
but most of my family and
friends follow at least one
team to some degree.
The enthusiasm is fascinating.
When my younger brother
played little league baseball,
we enjoyed watching him get
out of pickles or pitch innings.
He is a natural athleteexcelling at every sport he has
ever attempted.
I, on the other hand, work to
play a few key sports for the
fun and competition, but I did
not appreciate the drills when
I was on a soccer team for a
couple years.
I liked playing pick-up basketball with my youth group.
As a freshman in college,
I joined an Ultimate Frisbee
team, which needed a second
girl, and our team reached the
championship game, coming in
second.
Sports often builds common
ground where none exists.
Everyone who pays attention
can relate to the pursuit of a
dream, the disappointment of
failure and the thrill of accomplishment.
So, it is understandable when
the Apostle Paul uses sports
illustrations to describe the
journey of faith in Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 says,
Do you not know that in a
race all the runners run, but
only one receives the prize?
So run that you may obtain it.
Every athlete exercises selfcontrol in all things. They do it
to receive a perishable wreath,
but we an imperishable. So I
do not run aimlessly; I do not
box as one beating the air. But
I discipline my body and keep
it under control, lest after
preaching to others I myself
should be disqualified.
How are you running the
race of life?
Sometimes, I think in our efforts to escape reality and be a
part of something bigger than
ourselves, we lose perspective.
I enjoy watching my favorite
sports team make impossible
catches, complete difficult
passes and score game-winning points.
But I try not to live for those
events.
At the end of the day, there
are more important matters:
Faith, Hope and Love. But the
greatest of these is love (1
Corinthians 13:13).
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property, will
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another $500,000 trust
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With access to all this,
does she still need longterm health insurance?
DR: Absolutely! She also
needs an estate planner immediately. Your
parents were far too wise
with their money to have
your mom end up in a
bad situation toward the
end of her life. You need
to do everything you can
to prevent this from happening.
In the event shes
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herself, long-term care
health coverage to take
care of nursing home
or in-home care is an
absolute necessity. The
cost of nursing home care
can run from $75,000 to
$100,000 a year. Your
mom is in great shape financially. But just imagine
what a prolonged nursing
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nest egg. Its not a pretty
thought.
When you hit 60, you
need long-term care insurance, period. Whether you
have $1 million-plus in
the bank or not, I strongly
recommend it as a wise
part of any asset management plan.
Money market
account
Q: What exactly is a
money market account?
DR: Money markets are
short-term financial instruments. Money market
accounts pay about the
same, maybe a little bit
more, than traditional
savings accounts. If you
get a money market account with a bank, youve
basically got a savings
account that mirrors or
pays about the same as
the actual money markets.
Now, if you get a money
market account with a
mutual fund company,
youre actually buying
into the money markets.
The big difference is that
the mutual fund companies are a lot more flexible, and they dont have
FDIC (Federal Deposit
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I have my emergency
fund parked in a mutual
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market account, and the
great thing is that its
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there are no penalties to
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Its a perfect place to keep
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THE GREER CITIZEN A5
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
A traffic study will be conducted on Hillside Drive in Greer after concerns were raised to
Greer City Council.
Greer to begin traffic

study of Hillside Drive
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
A local residents request has sparked a traffic
study by the City of Greer.
At the regular Aug. 9
meeting, Greer City Council voted to begin a traffic impact study of the
Hillside Dr., ONeal Road,
Memorial Dr. and Mt. Vernon Road areas after Mack
Holliday, native of Greer
and long-time resident, requested that the city block
off Hillside Drive where
the road meets ONeal.
Its always been kind of
a cut-through, but weve
really seen it escalate,
Holliday said at the regular June 14 meeting.
Holliday and his wife
attended the meeting,
and Holliday expressed
concerns for his young
daughter. He provided
a list of signatures from

neighbors.
To me, it would alleviate a lot of this cutting
through, Holliday said.
We just want to be able
to get out and enjoy our
neighborhood.
To follow up with the
concern, council member
Lee Dumas requested the
traffic concern to be listed
as an agenda item for the
Aug. 9 meeting.
During last weeks meeting, Holliday returned with
his wife and daughter. A
couple residents shared
different opinions while
another resident agreed
with Holliday.
I dont see how itd
help, James Moon said
of blocking off Hillside
Drive.
Moon, who has lived
63 years in Greer, said he
would like more studies
to be done before council made any decision to

block off the road.
Chip Radford of Greer
agreed with Moon, saying,
Im not in favor of closing Hillside Drive, and
explaining how the closing could be a safety issue with limited access for
emergency vehicles.
I would like to have
some studies done, Radford said, especially now
that nearby construction
is completed. He also expressed a desire for council to let residents know
prior to closing the road.
Brian Stokes of Greer
said, I am in favor of closing Hillside, noting how
the closing may inconvenience him, but he would
like to see a quieter neighborhood.
Pickhardt to serve as SBA

Lending Manager at GSB
Brings
experience
Greer State Bank recently hired Paul Pickhardt as
Senior Vice President, SBA
Lending Manager.
Pickhardt joins the bank
bringing a wealth of experience in SBA program
business
development,
originations and packaging. A leader in the industry, Pickhardt was ranked
the top SBA 7a loan producer for the state of
South Carolina for a number of years.
We are excited to have
Paul join our team to lead
the SBA lending efforts at
Greer State Bank, said Sr.
Vice President and Commercial Lending Manager,
Jim Boyd. His experience
and knowledge of SBA
products, as well as his
reputation in the market,
will be very beneficial as
Paul Pickhardt
we introduce SBA lending
at Greer State Bank.
Having served on the
advisory board for the
Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and
an advisor for Upstate

SCORE, Pauls commitment to the upstate banking industry is evident, as
well as his commitment to
our country having honorably served in the Vietnam
War and rising to the rank
of Captain in the United
States Army.
The idea of adding SBA
lending allows us to better serve our small business clientele, said Rick
Medlock, president and
CEO of Greer State Bank.
Paul is considered to be
an authority in SBA lending, and we are pleased to
have someone with his expertise on our commercial
lending team.
Paul, along with his wife,
Susan, are residents of
Simpsonville.
Lyman Town Council

unanimously
approved
the first reading of an ordinance to annex property
located at the corner of
Pacific St. and Community
St. The property is zoned
as GBD-1 (General Business District).
The owner of the property will be building a
commercial building on
this property, said Matthew Bullard, Zoning Administrator.
The property, located at
34 Pacific St., is a parcel of
the old mill site.
Its right behind city
hall, said council member Glenn Greer, who expressed some concerns
about the proximity.
Mayor Tony Gillespie
said there is a substantial buffer, and the owner
plans to use the property
for a warehouse.
Last month, Miller updated the new council on
some ongoing projects.
The town is upgrading
a pump station, located in
Hillside Park, to a larger
capacity, Miller said.
The bid was awarded
to Bradley Construction
and work [is] to begin
mid-August, and expected
completion date is midNovember, he said.
Recently, a certified arborist identified 44 unhealthy trees to come
down, and approximately
half the work is completed,
Miller said. The remaining trees should be down
by the end of August. New
trees will be planted late
fall to replace those removed.
Wood is available near
the mill for Lyman residents to pick up for personal use, council member
Tony Wyatt said.
Sidewalks are being
repaired from the town
hall on Groce Road to the
border of Wellford, Miller

said. The project is half
complete, and we are hoping to have all the repairs
done by mid-September.
In addition, windows are
being replaced at the town
hall, Miller said. We budgeted approximately half
the cost of approximately
$38,000. We will do half
the project this year and
the remainder next budget
year.
Last year, Lyman held a
movie night for National
Night Out to bring out the
community, and the movie
night has expanded from
there, Miller said. We are
having them every other
week.They started slow
and we are now getting a
good number attending.
Lyman Police Chief Jay
Hayes informed council
about the success of the
movie nights, which ended
with the start of school.
Movie nights are expected
to begin again next summer.
Council also approved
the purchase a full-page ad
in the Byrnes High School
yearbook in the amount of
$325.
The book reaches students and faculty at James
F. Byrnes High and Freshman Academy as well as
the communities of Lyman, Duncan, Wellford,
Startex, Greer, Moore and
Reidville.
Lyman Treasurer and
Interim Town Clerk Gregg
Miller said the town had
previously supported the
schools yearbook for the
past two years.
After executive session,
council amended the budget for compensation of
employees as approved,
approved hiring a grant
writer, approved for Town
Attorney Danny Crowe to
hire an auditor and approved hiring a victims
advocate, Miller said.
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There was a slowdown
in the growth of annual
revenue collections for
state governments fiscal
year that ended June 30,
2016, according to State
Controller Richard Eckstrom. While annual revenues grew by 4.3 percent
for the fiscal year, it was
significantly less than the
7.3 percent rate of growth
experienced a year earlier.
The General Assembly
had been expecting an
annual growth rate of 4.6
percent, rather than 4.3
percent. Anticipating this
higher level of new revenue, the General Assembly
approved supplemental
appropriations late in the
year to spend the expected
new revenue on nonrecurring items and special
projects sought by state
agencies.
Because of not fully

meeting its new revenue
estimates,
$10,328,000
of items from the supplemental appropriations bill
cannot be funded.
These unfunded items
include $7,000,000 for the
State Aviation Fund at the
Division of Aeronautics,
$1,100,000 for the Office of the Adjutant General, and $1,600,000 of a
$2,400,000 project for improving pedestrian safety
and visibility on Pendleton
Street behind the Statehouse complex.
In addition, the budget
for the new fiscal year
that began July 1 includes
revenue growth that is not
being met by actual collections, with Julys revenues
being 0.9 percent below
July 2015.
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OBITUARIES
The Greer Citizen

Louise Wilkes
Louise Hannah Leonard
Wilkes, 92, widow of B.C.
Wilkes, died August 12,
2016.
A native of Spartanburg
County, daughter of the
late DeFoy Sharp and Estelle Godfrey Leonard, she
was a retired employee of
Victor Mill and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving is a sister,
Blanche Bailey of Greer.
Mrs. Wilkes was predeceased by a son, Kenny
Wilkes.
Graveside services were
held 11 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2016 at Hillcrest
Memory Gardens.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
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Willie Mae M. Williams

Willie Mae Nana McAbee Williams, 86, of 1465
S. McElhaney Road, widow
of Donald J. Williams, Sr.,
died Aug. 12, 2016 at her
home.
A loving mother, faithful
friend, and proud grandmother, Willie Mae Williams was known better
as Nana to many people.
She was surrounded by
all her children, grandchildren, and her three
great-grandchildren as she
passed from this world
into the arms of her Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Her delicious cooking,
warm smile, and kind soul
will be missed by those
she leaves behind until the
day when God will unite
them once again.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late J. William Brudge
McAbee, Sr. and Grace
Mason McAbee, she was a

homemaker and a member
of Grace United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are a son,
Donald J. Williams, Jr. of
Greer; a daughter, Beckie
W. Aughtry (Joe) of Greer;
three brothers, Donald L.
McAbee, Joe K. McAbee and
Marshall O. McAbee all of
Greer; four grandchildren,
Scott Aughtry (Katie), Matt
Aughtry (Kathryn), Sam
Aughtry (Becca) and Molly
Aughtry; and three greatgrandchildren,
Sawyer
Aughtry, Ethan Aughtry
and Millie Aughtry.
Mrs. Williams was predeceased by one brother,
J.W. McAbee and a sister,
Betty Sudduth.
Funeral services were
held 2 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2016 at The Wood
Mortuary, conducted by
Rev. Matt Aughtry and
Rev. Robert Cox. Burial
followed in Wood Memorial Park.
Visitation was held 7:008:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14,
2016 at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Grace United Methodist Church Building Fund,
627 Taylor Road, Greer, SC
29651.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
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Isolated weekend storms
Get ready for warm temperatures this

weekend with isolated storms. After
a week of partly cloudy skies with
afternoon thunderstorms we will see
warm temperatures with fewer storms for
the second part of the weekend. Highs
are expected in the upper 80s on both
Saturday and Sunday.
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TAYLORS: Plan under consideration

FROM PAGE ONE
have economic decline in

our area, Whitehead continued. I want to make it
a great area for my daughters. I think Taylors can do
that through this plan.
Alex Reynolds, president
of Taylors Townsquare,
shared his vision for Taylors with Greenville County officials at the meeting.
As we look back, Reynolds said, I think this pro-
cess is a good reflection of

that vision; that is a wellconnected and well-organized community.
A function of bringing
people together is definitely working on things like
future land use, Reynolds
continued, and working
on things like parks and
trails.
Taylors Farmers Market began as one of those
programs with its first full
season concluding next
Thursday.
We work to provide
context where people can
come together to form
relationships, Reynolds
said.
Theres well over 20
people sitting in the back
of the room, Reynolds
continued. Those are 20
people I didnt know at
the beginning of this process four years ago. I think
thats enough of an outcome in and of itself.
LOWES: Shuttles Greer leaders to NC
FROM PAGE ONE
we are the perfect grocery

store for Greer.
Currently, the store has
hired more than 150 workers and training has started. Key features of the
Greer store will include:
Chicken Kitchen, Sausage
Works, Pick & Prep, The
Beer Den, The Cakery,
Boxcar Coffee & Choco-
lates, and the Community

Table.
We are really working
to create a unique shopping experience, Moore
said. For us, its not just
what we put in the store,
but the people. Our culture is the most important
thing for us.
The location will also
feature an area called Box-
car Coffee & Chocolates, a

wide assortment of organics, premium aged beef,
bulk foods, fresh pizza
and paninis and chef-inspired prepared foods.
The stores Greer complex will also include additional spaces for retail
stores.
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BROSE: To open new facility in 2017

FROM PAGE ONE
Brose is currently occupying 10 office spaces in

Spartanburg Community
Colleges Center for Business and Entrepreneurial
Development (CBED).
We are pleased to welcome Broses integrated
electronics and mechatronics manufacturing facility to the Upstate automotive community, said
John Lummus, Upstate
SC Alliance President and
CEO. The companys investment in Spartanburg
validates our regions
skilled workforce, educational resources, and
business ecosystem, and
we look forward to their
growth and continued success.
The company will produce door systems and
systems for on-demand
control of cooling air sup-
ply for its customers. Hiring for the positions is ongoing, and applicants may
apply online.
We are exceedingly
pleased that Brose North
America chose to locate a
new operation in Spartanburg County and welcome
them to our community,
said David Britt, Chairman
of the Spartanburg County
Economic
Recruitment
Committee. As a partner to the international
automobile industry, the
choice of a Spartanburg
location reinforces Spartanburgs reputation to attract quality international
manufacturing. This success was made possible
through the collaborative
work of our public-private
partners: a property developed by Scannell Properties and represented
by Colliers International,
Spartanburg Community
College Tyger River Campus, the Economic Futures

Group and Spartanburg
County Council.
Brose is a producer of
mechanical systems and
electric drives for automotive manufacturers.
Our automotive industry is truly one of the
driving forces behind
South Carolinas economic
growth, and we couldnt be
more excited to welcome
Brose to our family, said
South Carolina Gov. Nikki
Haley. This investment...
will make a huge difference in the Upstate and
is a reason to celebrate
across the state.
In Loving
Memory
Warren (Harding)
Sullivan, Jr.
July 18, 2015
Your memory is
our keepsake,
With which
well never part.
God has you
in his keeping,
We have you
in our heart.
Happy Birthday!!!
August 9, 1959
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New trash collection set

for Greer residents
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
In other city news, approximately half of Greers
residents will have a new
collection day for curbside
trash, recyclables and yard
waste when ACE Environmental begins its new
routes on Aug. 29.
ACE owner Steve Serafino said his company,
which contracts with the
City of Greer for weekly
residential curbside collection, has purchased new
equipment and reconfigured routes in a more economical manner, allowing
the company to trim one
day from its weekly schedule in the city.
The new equipment purchased by ACE includes
three compressed natural
gas vehicles at the cost of
$1.2 million. Two of the
three vehicles will provide
automated services to city
residents.
Collection of city residents trash and recyclables will now be done
Monday through Wednesday. Thursday routes will
no longer be run, according to Serafino. Residents
affected by the revised
routes will receive postcards by mail and notices
with the new collection
days attached to their roll
carts.
Residents may also view
an online map with the
new routes at http://gismaps.cityofgreer.org/GarbagePickup/.
We had to look at our
service routes and realign
those to adapt to the new
equipment, Serafino said.
In doing so we are going
to affect collection days
and services by moving
boundaries to about 50
percent of the (City of
Greer) customers we service. We will still continue
to provide garbage, recycling and yard waste on a

single day and we will still
be able to move that solid
waste to the appropriate
landfills as we have over
the past two years.
Serafino said another advantage to the new schedule is removing a trash
truck from city streets
for an additional day each
week.
Obviously, our intent
is to make sure that there
is minimal interruption
to our citizens and customers, Driggers said.
Through a series of notifications we believe they
will be adequately advised.
The more efficient ACE
can be in their process,
the more it will help us
manage the cost of running this reliable weekly
service. Long-term, thats
vitally important to us.
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CRIME
REPORT
(Note: All information
contained in the following
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.)
DUS, POSSESSION
Tara Leeshell Brown, 36,

of 5 18th St., Greer, was
arrested and charged with
driving under suspension
and possession of marijuana.
According to an incident
report, a patrol officer observed a white car at the
intersection of S. Line St.
and E. Poinsett St. with an
expired sticker. Upon initiating a traffic stop, the
officer made contact with
the vehicles driver, Brown.
Browns name and date of
birth were run through
dispatch, revealing a warrant for driving under
suspension in Greenville
County.
Brown was arrested, and
upon search of the vehicle,
the officer located a marijuana joint in the ashtray
and a bag of marijuana
hidden under the steering
column. The marijuana
weighed one gram.
Brown was transported
to Greer City Jail.
MIGHT AS WELL SELL IT
Diego Armando Perez

Landa, 25, of 107 Johnson
Ave. 57, Greer, was arrested and charged with
possession of methamphetamine with intent to
distribute.
According to a Greer
Police incident report, a
patrol officer was stopped
at a red light in the City
of Greer when Landa was
seen driving a vehicle with
what appeared to be a
joint in his mouth. The
officer was suspicious of
the joint because it had no
filter. The officer initiated
a traffic stop and upon
approaching the vehicle,
noticed a strong smell of
marijuana. The officer noticed Landa and a second
passenger appeared to
have glassy, reddish eyes.
Landa admitted to smoking, and when the officer
asked if he had any in the
vehicle, Landa said no.
Upon a search of the
vehicle, officers located a
black magnetic box in the
drivers door pocket. Inside the box were two yellow baggies that contained
a clear crystal substance
believed to be methamphetamine. When asked
about the suspected methamphetamine, Landa first
stated that he was just
going to try to make some
extra money. Landa said
he found the methamphetamine at a gas station
and figured he would try
to sell it. Landa was transported to Greer City Jail.
FALSE IDENTITY
Frank Matthew Kowal,

41, of 12 23rd St., Greer,
was arrested for driving
without a license, giving
false information to police and interfering with
police.
Police incident report, a
patrol officer was on New
Woodruff Rd. when a car
with no bumper was observed. I saw the male
(Kowal) observe me and I
could see his face change
into one of sheer panic.
The officer stated the
driver turned into a private drive at a high rate of
speed, and a few moments
later, a traffic stop was initiated.
The officer asked to see
a drivers license, but the
driver said he did not have
one on him. When asked
for his name, the driver
responded Gregory John
Koal. The officer asked
for his date of birth, but
the driver refused to give
the information. Kowal
was arrested for not giving the information. Kowal
eventually decided to talk
with police and give his
true identity and admitted
he did not have a license
to drive in South Carolina.
Kowal was transported
to Greer City Jail.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Margaret Gray Massengill, 22, of 867 Chaucer

Dr., Greer, was arrested
and charged with assault
and battery.
Police incident report, an
officer responded to a
womens recovery facility
located in the city limits
where contact with the
subject, Massengill, was
made. Massengill stated
she had used the van that
belonged to the group
home to run errands and
made an unscheduled
stop, which she claimed
she did know was a rules
violation. Massengill stated that a staff member of
the home called her a brat
and she stood up and approached her, asking her
what she said. Massengill
stated that, at that point,
another staff member
pushed her into the door
before pushing her into a
chair, and subsequently
dragging her off of the
porch by her leg. Massengill stated that during the
confrontation, she accidentally put her cigarette
out on one of the staff
members.
According to the staff
member,
Massengill
lunged when she was told
she was acting like a brat.
The staff member stated
that Massengill tried to
strike her, but the staff
member forced Massengill
to the ground.
A small red area was observed on one of the staff
members lower left chin
and a black ash mark on
her left temple area.
Massengill was transported to the Greer City
Police Department.
Fire department
recognized for
new building
The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association recently selected
Tyger River Fire Department as Building of the
Year in the Government
Division.
Thad Strickland, President of TN Construction
Co., Inc., was presented
with this award at the annual MBCEA meeting in
Hilton Head earlier this
summer.
Fire Chief James C. Redd
was also honored at a recent Board of Commissioners meeting.
It was a pleasure partnering with Chief Redd
and the Commissioners to
build their new facility,
he said. We had a great
working relationship and
it was an honor to assist
them with this project.
In 1980 the Zoar Volunteer Fire Department
officially began servicing
the Zoar and surrounding
communities.
Commissioned by Spartanburg
County they would serve
in this capacity until 1997
when it became beneficial
for the Town of Lyman
Fire Department and Zoar
Fire Department to merge.
Shortly after the merge
was complete, the new
combination department
became known as the
Tyger River Fire Service
Area.
Currently, the fire district has two stations that
are staffed 24 hours per
day. The department consists of 45 full -time, parttime and volunteers.
The Department serves
all incorporated areas of
the Town of Lyman, as
well as portions of western Spartanburg County,
which includes 17,000 residents and businesses in a
19-square-mile response
area.
PUBLIC DRUNK
Jerimiah Black, 109 Loria St., Greer, was arrested

and charged with public
drunkenness and begging. According to a Greer
officer was dispatched to
14155 E. Wade Hampton
Blvd. in reference to a
male subject begging for
money. Upon arrival, the
officer found Black asking a subject in a vehicle
for money. The driver of
the vehicle was asked if
Black was bothering him
and begging for money,
and the driver confirmed.
Black was placed under
arrest and upon further
observation, had a strong
odor of alcohol coming
from his person. Black was
taken into custody and issued citations.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Rachel Rish, 30, of 121

Goodridge Ct., Greer, was
arrested and charged with
possession of methamphetamine, possession of
heroin, and possession of
schedule IV drugs.
officer on patrol observed
a white female yelling at a
clerk in a gas station while
she walked around the
store. The officer then exited the store to the parking lot, where a car was
observed with a passenger
inside. After determining
this car belonged to the female inside the store, the
officer watched the car
for several minutes. The
female inside the store,
Rish, returned to the vehicle several times with a
bluish color pocketbook in
hand. Officers approached
the car, and during a quick
check of the vehicle, found
several bags of methamphetamine, heroin, Xanax
and two bags of marijuana
inside a purse. Rish initially denied the purse
being hers, however, a
VNI issued to Rish was located inside, along with a
rental agreement signed
by Rish. Rish was transported to the Greer Police
Department with multiple
charges.
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
Matthew Carl Murphy,

31, of 504 Wilson St.,
Greer, was arrested and
charged with possession
of drug paraphernalia and
a seatbelt violation.
officer was on patrol on
E. Arlington when he observed a subject not wearing a seatbelt. Upon initiating a traffic stop, the
officer asked the driver,
Murphy, for a license, but
was informed he did not
have it. Upon speaking
with the subject, the officer noticed a fresh injection site on his right arm
in the bend. The mark was
raised and the blood appeared to be fresh. After
asking the subject to step
out of the car, the officer
conducted a search of the
suspect, which yielded a
needle. When asked what

he was using, the suspect
stated, Suboxine. Murphy
was transported to Greer
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Jeffrey Lee Summers, Jr.,

23, of 619 Peter McCord
Lane, Greer, was charged
with driving under the influence first, no state drivers license, four counts of
open container liquor in
moving vehicle and has a
warrant pending for possession of a schedule IV
drug.
Abby Lane Reeves, 33, of
3006 Brushy Creek Road,
Greer, was charged with
possession of marijuana
first, possession of drug
paraphernalia,
interfering with police and four
counts of open container
liquor in a moving vehicle.
According to the City of
Greer police incident report, an officer received a
BOLO for a gray van swerving in the road on West
Wade Hampton Boulevard
near Memorial Drive. The
officer was approaching
from the opposite direction and made contact a
minute later. The van had
collided with multiple objects including a tree in the
median at Wade Hampton
and Morrow Street. This
broke the wheel from the
right wheel-well and halted its progression further
into the oncoming traffic
lane. Both parties were
out of the vehicle and appeared disoriented and
confused.
The office spoke with the
driver, identified as Summers, who confirmed that
he had consumed some alcohol prior to driving. The
passenger, identified as
Reeves, was attempting to
calm herself from a panic
attack.
EMS was called to check
on them both. Summers
had minor cuts on his legs
from broken glass. Reeves
had no visible signs of
injury. Officers collected
vehicle paperwork and the
couples bags. Summers
had an ID card, but no
state drivers license. Due
to an inability to stand
and difference in pupil
sizes, the officer was unable to conduct a field sobriety test.
After Reeves reoriented to her surroundings,
she attempted to flee the
scene. According to the
report, she was intoxicated and unable to walk. It
was determined that she
would need to be transported to a medical facility
to be checked out. She was
released from handcuffs
but due to her continued
violence, she was strapped
down to gurney for transport. She managed to
wriggle herself free from
the bindings and an extra
fire department officer
went with EMS to prevent
further escape.
One of the police officers followed and once
her health assessment was
complete, transported her
back to Greer City Jail.
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Overturned
A dump truck overturned on Locust Hill Road last

Wednesday afternoon in front of Whiteys Auto Auction.
The Lake Cunningham Fire Department responded to the
scene, but the extent of injuries, if any, are unknown.
All slots filled

for Fire Academy
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
The first ever Citizen Fire
Academy in Greer filled up
in less than a month.
We had planned for
12 based on our space
available in our training
room, said Julie Hunter,
Administrative Assistant
with the Greer Fire Department. We just wanted to
see how it went this first
time around.
The free eight-week
course is to provide citizens with a better understanding of how the fire
department operates and
the job firefighters perform.
We do plan on having
another one, Hunter said,
but it probably will not be

until next fall, and we plan
on having it annually from
now on.
Classes are scheduled to
begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday nights beginning September 29, 2016, and to
run through November 17,
2016.
Were very excited,
Hunter said. Were very
much looking forward to
it.
We actually had more
than the 12 apply, he continued. I had to turn people down at the moment
because thats what we
had decided on, but I did
tell them, we look forward
to them for next year.
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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
Area teams kickoff Friday night

BR, Byrnes,
EHS, RHS to
play Week 0
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Five area teams will be
in action Friday night, as
regular season high school
football gets underway in
Week 0.
Blue Ridge will be on the
road taking on one of its
toughest opponents on
the schedule.
WEEK 0 MATCHUPS
Blue Ridge
at BHP
Byrnes
at Myrtle Beach
Eastside
at Woodmont
Riverside v. Travelers Rest
Head coach Shane Clark
said Belton-Honea Path
looks very strong on film
for a team that went 8-3
last season.
BHP is a very solid
football team, Clark said.
Theyre great in every
area on both sides of the
ball. Its a huge challenge
for us. We cannot make
any mistakes. There wont
be any room for it. Were
just going to have to go in,
execute properly and give
it all we have.
BHP went 6-1 in region
play last year before ultimately falling to Union
County in the first round
of the Class AAA state
playoffs.
Ive played in Week 0
before, but I havent done
it once at Blue Ridge,
BILLY
CANNADA
Clark said. Its different.

You basically lose a week
of practice and an extra
scrimmage. Weve had to
condense a lot of things
down. Its hard to believe
that weve played our final preseason competition
and were going to be back
in the game this week. It
gets you in form pretty
quick.
I can
do that
BYRNES
Also hitting the road this

week will be the Rebels,
who take on Myrtle Beach
Saturday night at 6 p.m.
The Seahawks were 11-4
last season with an undefeated 5-0 mark in region
play. Myrtle Beach defeated Dreher, Hilton Head
and Hartsville in the playoffs before ultimately falling to Midland Valley.
The Rebels fell in the Upper State title game for the
fourth time in four years,
dropping a home game
to Dorman in the third
round.
Byrnes had a stellar season up until that point, defeating the likes of Northwestern, Mallard Creek
and Gaffney. The Rebels
dropped only one regular
season game to Spartanburg in 2015.
The Rebels will have a
quick turnaround after
Saturdays game in the
Low Country. Byrnes will
host Greer next Friday at
Nixon Field.
RIVERSIDE
The Warriors hope their

shaken up schedule will be
a better fit for them entering 2016.
Riverside failed to win
a game last season, but
will host Travelers Rest in
Week 0.
The Devildogs struggled
Blue Ridge scrimmaged Clinton recently, but will kickoff the regular season this Friday at
Belton-Honea Path.
at times last season, going 6-4 on the year with
a 3-4 mark in region play.
Travelers Rest did earn a
playoff berth after a lateseason win over Eastside,
but the Devildogs were no
match for Greer in round
one.
EASTSIDE
The Eagles will travel to

Woodmont on Friday.
The Wildcats struggled
last season, going 1-6 in
region play and 3-8 overall. Woodmonts only wins
in 2015 came against Riverside, Wade Hampton and
T.L. Hanna.
For a full preview of all
area teams, see our annual
football preview inside.
The Warriors will take on Travelers Rest in Week 0 action.
Lady Crusaders
hire Holliday
To assist
basketball
program
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
With new faces at the skill positions, the Yellow Jackets will host Westside at Dooley Field
in the teams home opener. This will be Greers first year in Class AAAA.
Greer to take on Westside

in season opener Friday
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Like teaching a toddler to swim by throwing
him into the deep waters,
Greer dives headlong into
the 2016 football season
against Class AAAAA power Westside at 7:30 p.m.
Friday at Dooley Field.
Westside returns 26 seniors from a team that
went 11-2 last year, while
Greer can count only four
returning starters among
a dozen seniors on the
roster.
This game marks the
start of an uphill climb
that Greer Coach Will
Young believes will help
our new kids to get acclimated to what it takes
to play football at a high
level. People ask why in
the world did you schedule Westside? and I say we
arent scared, he continues. We are going to play
as well as we can and let
the chips fall where they
may. Then we will move
on and get better.
Although the Yellow
We are going to play as well as we can

and let the chips fall where they may.
Will Young
Greer head coach

Jackets are decided underdogs, they are carrying some momentum into
the contest after upending
another AAAAA powerhouse, Hillcrest, 9-6, in the
Greenville Jamboree last
Friday night.
That cant hurt, Young
admitted. We have a
young,
inexperienced
group, but they are very
talented. I was surprised
by how well we played
against Chapman last
Tuesday. It was much better than against Gaffney,
and that is a good sign.
The Yellow Jackets rode
the bus all the way to Daniel on Thursday night,
only to be informed that
jamboree had been cancelled by a late afternoon
thunderstorm. That was a
wasted day for us, but we
BLAME
CANNADA
had a good morning practice on Friday. But we will

get more work done this
week trying to eliminate
mistakes. Im not sure Hillcrest ever stopped us, we
did it to ourselves.
Looking toward the
Week 0 start, Young said,
I think the game is very
important. It will help
our new kids to get acclimated, and obviously we
would like to get off to a
good start.
Greers coaching staff
has been looking at film
on Westside for several
weeks, and Young says
the Rams are impressive.
They are very athletic, and
a much better team than
Gaffney which we faced
in our first scrimmage.
Westside runs a spread
SEE GREER | B3
The Lady Crusaders

basketball team will add
a coach to its bench this
winter.
North Greenville womens
basketball
coach
Jayne Arledge recently
brought Willis Holliday on
staff to fulfill the role of
associate coach.
Holliday comes to North
Greenville from St. Marys
Catholic School, where he
coached both the boys
and girls basketball and
taught physical education.
Holliday found success on
the court as head coach of
the Ducks, racking up five
state championships on
the girls team with eight
conference
championships. Holliday also put
together an impressive resume at Siloam Christian
School, racking up a 68-7
record in five seasons.
Holliday has invested more than 20-years
of developing athletes
at various levels of the
game, including middle
and high school. Holliday
has worked as an assistant coach as well as the
strength and conditioning
coordinator including a
year at the collegiate level
as the assistant strength
coach at Georgia Southern
University.
He
graduated
from
Georgia Southern University where he played basketball and had the opportunity to lead his team
to the NCAA tournament
1987. Holliday resides in
Greenville and has three
daughters.
South Carolina
coaches make
Hall of Fame
The
South
Carolina
Football Coaches Association recently announced
its 2016 Hall of Fame inductees for its third Hall
of Fame class. Inductees
include: Bob Biggerstaff,
Julian Davis, Jackie Hayes,
Bobby Ivey, Bill Pate, Gerald Moody and Forest
Kendall. Combined, these
seven Coaches have 207
Years as head coach; they
have won 1681 Games and
22 State Football Championships.
Biggerstaff of St. Johns
coached 33 years, winning 275 games and a
state championship. Davis coached at Chapman,
Spartanburg and Ashley
Ridge, winning 216 games,

five state titles (Spartanburg), and racking up a 37
game win-streak. He was
named Coach of the Year
six times and helped start
the football program at
Ashley Ridge.
Hayes has won 278
games at Dillon over the
past 24 years. He has accumulated six state titles, 16
lower state championship
appearances and eight
Coach of the Year awards.
He has been a member of
the South Carolina House
since 1998.
Ivey has coached at Marion, Lake City, Northwestern and Laurens over the
SEE INDUCTEES | B3
espite what you

might think while on
your couch watching
TV, these Olympic sports
arent as easy as they
look.
This is something I
became sure of Saturday
afternoon while swimming with family.
Im no Michael Phelps,
and I was well aware of
that before Saturday. Just
looking at the body type
of these Olympic swimmers can tell you all you
need to know about how
hard their sport actually
is.
But Im a pretty sufficient swimmer. I can get
around, and I used to be
able to get around with a
little bit of speed.
Surely its like riding a
bike You dont forget
how to swim fast, do you?
My buddy and I, along
with his 10 year old son,
decided to race about 25
meters, and we quickly
learned that its not as
easy as Michael Phelps
would have you believe.
I even swung my arms
back and forth before I
dove in like Phelps and
it still took me about 40
seconds to get across the
pool.
It was funny trying to
compare our time to the
world record.
It must just be a
technique thing, I said,
denying the fact that I
was not in the kind of
shape to come anywhere
in the vicinity of a world
record.
Then the idea was spoken: They should have a
normal guy on TV doing
all the Olympic sports for
reference.
That would put the
debate to bed for sure.
Michael Phelps swims the
fastest 200-Meter Fly time
hes ever recorded, while
Joe Beerbelly has trouble
getting off the platform.
What an idea.
I heard somewhere ratings for this years Olympics have been down, and
this is a sure fire way to
raise them.
Who wouldnt tune in
to watch an average dude
attempt some of these
amazing things?
Pole vaulting? Water
Polo? Gymnastics?
Just try to picture this
in your head and it will
be the funniest thing you
think of all day.
In fact, if a volunteer is
needed, Ill be willing to
drop my name in the hat.
Ive never seen an
uneven bar in my life, but
it sure looks like fun on
TV. Ive never been on
a bike for more than a
couple miles, but Im sure
I can cycle with the best
of them.
There are, however,
Olympic sports that I feel
like I could compete in
tomorrow if theyd let me.
Seriously, sports like
rowing dont even take
any skill. Just hit the rowing machines at the gym
a few days a week and
youre good. Honestly, I
feel like if you gave me
two weeks, Id win a rowing gold with ease.
Then theres rugby.
I know Im not in the
kind of shape I probably
need to be in for rugby,
but there dont seem to be
many rules for this sport.
All you have to do is run,
get tackled, get up, run
some more, get tackled
some more.
It repeats.
Occasionally youll punt
the ball or something like
that, but I dont think the
refs really even know the
rules, so if you get something wrong, no sweat.
Im willing to admit
that some Olympic sports
arent as easy as they
seem.
But who knows?
Put me out there and I
might show America how
its done!
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wednesday,
WEDNESDAY, august
MONTH XX,
17, 2012
2016
Do it better
By Mark Vasto
For The Greer Citizen
he Hall of Fame, for

any sport, can be a bit
of a buzzkill.
For one thing, casual
followers of the sport
could not care less about
who a bunch of journalists or insiders choose to
venerate in their hallowed
halls. I mean, my favorite
baseball players growing
up were Graig Nettles,
Rick Cerone, Mike Pagliarulo and Don Mattingly.
They all make my personal Hall of Fame. Know
how many of them made
the actual Hall of Fame?
Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Thats fine, however. Its
A sporting View |
not like anybody else gets
to see their favorite player
make the Hall in regular
order. Look, we all like
and appreciate the superstars ... but when it comes
to picking your favorite
player, you have to kind
of skip the obvious favorites. Nobody picks Jerry
Garcia as their favorite
member of the Grateful
Dead and nobody picks
John Lennon as their
favorite Beatle. Those
two picks are implied ...
its the McCartney, Weir,
Harrison, Pigpen picks
that separate the real fans
from those just passively

listening or looking in.
Dont think youre
above it all, by the way ...
outside of Cooperstown
and Canton, can you
name the location of your
favorite sports Hall of
Fame? And even if you
did your best to follow
that sport, lets be honest
... you cant match the rabid voraciousness of your
earliest years following
your favorite sport.
Still, there are certain
moments that bring us
all together, and no other
sporting event can come
close to matching the
Olympics. The same week
that saw Michael Phelps
win his 21st gold medal
also saw the National

Football Leagues Hall of
Fame game canceled due
to poor field conditions.
This brings me to a serious point.
When I was a kid, my
parents used to host
gourmet dinner parties
in the formal dining room
that my younger sister
and I were never allowed
to step foot in on days
other than Thanksgiving and Christmas. We
understood that it was off
limits, but we also understood that it was ready
to be used at a moments
notice.
Not so in Canton, Ohio.
With a mere 90 minutes
to go, the Hall of Fame
Game was called off due

to unplayable conditions
at its newly remodeled
stadium and football
field. Leave it to the NFL
to take a game that has
just two serious requirements in order to play -- a
flat surface consisting of
100 yards and two goalposts -- and completely
blow it.
Even the local high
school, which planned on
playing its games there
this season, knew the
field was unplayable and
made other plans, but not
the NFL.
Its decision to skip
playing the game was met
with a collective yawn,
once again proving that
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nobody likes exhibition

football games anyway.
Meanwhile, in Rio, despite all the talk of a city
on the brink of collapse,
things were going pretty
well -- particularly for the
Americans, who as of this
writing were dominating
the medal count.
Every hour, our athletes
stand up on top of the
podium, their eyes filled
with tears of joy as our
national anthem plays.
Watching them walk up
there begs the question:
Who needs a Hall of Fame,
anyway?
Sometimes its better to
just live in the moment.
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Winner: Hope Holliday, of Greer
July 20 .............................July 24, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Winner: Bruce Moore, of Greer
August 3 .........................August 7, Watkins Glen International

Winner: John Sprouse, of Greer
August 17 ........................August 20, Bristol Motor Speedway
Matt Kenseth vs. Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman vs. Chase Elliott
Austin Dillon vs. Jamie McMurray
Final Race Contest of the Year:
Bristol Motor Speedway - Saturday, August 20

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Kyle Larson vs. Trevor Bayne
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Time is running out in Chase for Sprint Cup

Only four races remain
until the Chase for the
NASCAR Sprint Cup, beginning with the Bass Pro
Shops NRA Night Race at
Bristol Motor Speedway on
Saturday, Aug. 20.
Eleven drivers have captured berths by winning
a race and they will likely
be joined by Pocono victor Chris Buescher, who
sits just three points outside of the 30th position
he needs to seize to make
NASCARs playoffs.
Heres how the Chase
Grid looks today: Brad
Keselowski (4 wins), Kyle
Busch (4), Carl Edwards
(2), Denny Hamlin (2), Matt
Kenseth (2), Jimmie Johnson (2), Kevin Harvick (1),
Kurt Busch (1), Joey Logano (1), Martin Truex Jr
(1), Tony Stewart (1), Ryan
Newman (50 points ahead
of Trevor Bayne on the
cutoff line), Chase Elliott
(+49), Austin Dillon (+47),
Jamie McMurray (+38),
Kyle Larson (+8).
The first four out are
Bayne (-8), Kasey Kahne (11), Ryan Blaney (-18) and
AJ Allmendinger (-34).
Buescher entering the
top 30 would hurt the
non-winners on the Chase
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Grids chances at making
the playoffs, specifically
Kyle Larson. In that scenario, four drivers would
get in on points as of now:
Newman (42 points ahead
of Larson), Elliott (+41),
Austin Dillon (+39) and
McMurray (+30).
The first four out would
be Larson (-30), Bayne (38), Kahne (-41) and Blaney
(-48).
Larsons Chase hopes
were damaged at Watkins
Glen when AJ Allmendinger wrecked him on the last
lap when the No. 42 Target
Chevrolet driver was on
his way to a top-five finish.
Instead he placed 29th.
The typically reserved
Larson expressed his anger toward Allmendinger
after the race.
Pretty dumb move right
there, too, but I was the
smarter one racing for
points, lifted, could have
wrecked him, but didnt. I
dont know. I dont know.
He wrecked me earlier in
the year at Vegas. He has
run me hard, but we always race pretty well, but
today was flat out stupid.
by Sept. 15 to receive a
race shirt.
GREER BOOSTERS TAKING

HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster

Club is accepting nominations for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eligible.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Aug. 26.
They must be submitted
JONATHAN MOORE | GETTY IMAGES
Mike Bliss, driver of the Arthritis Foundation No. 14 Toyota;

David Starr, driver of the No. 39 Massimo Motors Chevrolet;
Stanton Barrett, driver of the No. 15 Lilly Trucking Ford; and
Kenny Habul, driver of the No. 88 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet
race on track during the 4th annual NASCAR XFINITY
Series Mid-Ohio Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
on Aug. 13 in Lexington, Ohio.
I love his crew chief (Randall Burnett) to death; he
was our engineer last year.
It just sucks they are going to have to start building some more race cars
because hes got a few
coming.
Remember, a win automatically gets a driver into
the Chase as long as he/
she has attempted to start
in writing to GHS Hall of

Fame, 121 Rubiwood Circle, Greer, 29651.
The Hall of Fame will
induct new members in
ceremonies at halftime on
Sept. 9 during the Greer
versus Daniel game.
GREER TEAM HONORED
The 1976 Greer Football

team will be honored during the teams first game
on Aug. 19. A reunion
will be held for players
at Greer Country Club on
Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.
INDUCTEES: Include Ivey, Kendall

FROM B1
course of 26 years. He won

206 games and a state title,
playing in 12 region championships. He also played
and coached in the Shrine
Bowl and North South AllStar Games. Ivey played
professional baseball with
the Chicago Cubs.
Kendall won 250 games
and three state champion-
ships at Parker. He also

won seven state championships in basketball and
baseball. He has officiated basketball games in
the SEC and ACC and was
an assistant coach at Furman.
Moody won 269 games
and two state championships as a head coach of
36 years. Moody won six
Coach of the Year awards.
Pate, who coached at

Timmonsville, Lake View
and York for 33 years,
won 187 games and four
state titles.
A banquet to honor
these coaches will be on
Friday, Dec.9 at 7 p.m. at
the Landmark Resort at
1501 South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Banquet tickets go on sale Oct.
1-Dec. 1.
GREER: Will square off with Westside

FROM B1
offense, and at a very fast

pace. They will try to get in
90 snaps in this game.
WESTSIDE LOADED
The Rams quarterback,

Jackson Williamson, is a
returning starter. The senior has a great arm, he
noted. Young adds that
Westside has a great slot
receiver in Hunter Marchbacks who started last
year as a sophomore, and
other deep threats.
Defensively Westside operates out of a 3-4. Their
defense has great speed,
and they throw a lot of
slants and blitzes at you.
Westside has a free safety, Lummie Young, who
is one of the top college
prospects in the state.
Unfortunately, the Yellow Jackets will not be at
full strength for the first
game. Linebacker Quantavious Cohen, one of two
returning starters on defense, is sidelined with a
knee injury. Senior wide
receiver Alex Syphertt, one
of four returning starters on offense, is likely
to miss the game with a
shoulder injury.
The Rams are coached
by Scott Earley who guided them to an 11-2 record
in his second season at
the Class 5-A Anderson
school. Previously, Earley
was at Myrtle Beach where
he posted a 72-28 record
and won the AAA State
Title in 2008.
This will be only the second meeting of the two
schools on the football
field. Greer defeated Westside 7-0 in a first round
playoff game in 1990.
With Syphertt out, the
starting wide receivers are
expected to include juniors Richie Saddler, Chris
Quinn, Quay White, and
sophomore Braxton Collins.

Tre Houston, a sophomore, steps in at quarterback attempting to fill the
shoes of Mario Cusano.
Another sophomore, Dre
Williams, opens at running
back.
Greer has three returning
starters on the offensive
line in senior Noah Blosser
at center, junior Bradly
Thompson at left guard
and senior Noah Hannon
at right tackle. Sophomore
Kyle Schneider will anchor
the line at left tackle, while
senior Jacob Schaffner is
at right guard.
Senior linebacker Brodie
Wright is the only returning starter on defense with
Cohen sidelined. Tim Eckroth, a junior, steps in for
Cohen at the other inside
linebacker spot, and hes
a really smart kid who
played well in the Greenville Jamboree, Young
noted. Outside linebackers will be Harom Pringle,
a senior, and Kevon Jones,
a junior.
The defensive line will
feature a senior, Nijaylin
Mills, and juniors Tyurick
Smith, Travigea Ware, a junior who has given other
teams fits in pre-season
action.
In the secondary, Quay
White and Sadler will be
at cornerback, with sophomore Ethan Alexander
and junior Jacob Harris at
safety.
Andres Toro, a senior
will handle the punting
and place kicking duties.
RALLY IN THE RAIN
After a 90-minute rain

delay, Greer rallied from a
6-0 second period deficit to
win, 9-6, in the Greenville
Jamboree. The defending
state champion Rams had
scored on a 25-yard pass
from Alec Morton to Trey
Adkins who eluded several Yellow Jacket defenders on the way to the end
zone. But Richie Sadler
flashed through to block
the extra point attempt as
the first period ended.
Then Greer marched to
the opposite end of the
stadium as tailback Dre
Williams reeled off a 29yard run and quarterback
Trey Houston later added
a dozen more on the 80yard drive. On first-andgoal at the five yard stripe,
Williams was stopped just
short of the end zone, and
Greer got no closer on the
following three attempts,
two runs and a pass, before the weather delay began.
When play resumed, Hillcrest took over at the one,
and fired an incomplete
pass. On the next play,
Greers Travigea Ware
smothered Ram running
back Preston Butler in the
end zone for a safety.
After taking the ensuing
kickoff, Greer soon scored
on a 19-yard pass from
Houston to Quay White.
Andres Toro booted the
extra point.
The Yellow Jackets iced
the win when Harom Pringle caused a quarterback
fumble that Ware recovered as time expired.
I thought our kids competed well, Young said.
We made some mistakes,
both players and coaches,
and those are things we
have to get ironed out in
practice this week.
Young said our defensive front seven played
extremely well, and we
will need that effort again
this week. Williams ran the
ball well, and Houston was
composed
throughout.
Toro did an excellent job
of kicking.
every event and is in the

top 30 in points following
Richmond.
HAMLIN DELIVERS ON
A NEW TYPE OF TRACK
In last weeks edition of

News and Notes, Joey Logano was referred to as
Mr. Versatility. Now, Denny Hamlin has earned the
same moniker.
On
Sunday,
Hamlin
picked up his first road
course victory at Watkins
Glen after seceding the
lead to Tony Stewart on
the last lap at Sonoma in
June.
The No. 11 FedEx driver
now has 27 career wins,
consisting of triumphs on
short tracks, superspeedways, a road course and
even the Tricky Triangle
of Pocono.
With his victory at Watkins Glen, Hamlin joins
his three Joe Gibbs Racing
teammates with multiple
wins this season.
Making Hamlins triumph more impressive is
that he raced at the Central New York road course
with an ailing back.
PENSKE POSTS ANOTHER

STRONG DAY AT THE GLEN
Team Penske shopmates

Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski finished second
and third, respectively,
in Sundays Cheez-It 355.
That came a day after finishing first and second,
respectively, in Saturdays
Zippo 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race.
Team Penske has Watkins Glen figured out.
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A public hearing will be
held September 19, 2016,
at 5:30 p.m. by Spartanburg County Council for
a Special Event Exclusion
to the Noise Ordinance.
John Brown is requesting to have an Outside
Haunted Trail from Dusk
until 10:00 p.m. Sunday Thursday, October 16, 20,
23, 27, 30, and 31. Dusk
till 1:00 a.m. Friday - Saturday, on September 30,
October 1, 7, 8, 14,15, 21,
22, 28, and 29. The event
will be held at 3411 Reidville Rd. Spartanburg, SC
29301. The request for

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and individuals.
For further information
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8-10-17
NOTICE OF
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APPLICATION
APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given
that PD GREENVILLE,
LLC intends to apply to
the South Carolina Department of Revenue for
a license/permit that will
allow the sale and OFF
premises consumption of
liquor at 200 GSP DRIVE,
GREER, SC 29651. To
object to the issuance
of this permit/license,
written protest must be
postmarked no later than
August 26, 2016.
For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should include the following information:
(1) the name, address
and telephone number of
the person ling the protest;
(2)
the specic reasons why the application
should be denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is
requested by the applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides in the
same county where the
proposed place of business is located or within
ve miles of the business;
and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the address
of the premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed
to: S. C. Department of
Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
P.O. Box 125, Columbia,
SC 29214-0907; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
8-10,17,24
NOTICE
OF
NOTICE OF
APPLICATION
APPLICATION
that OLIVE GRILL MEDITERRANIAN, INC. intends to apply to the
South Carolina Department of Revenue for a
license/permit that will
allow the sale and ON
Since 2011, Loganos record there reads: fifth

(2011), 32nd (2012), seventh (2013), sixth (2014),
first (2015) and second
(2016). Keselowskis resume displays: second
(2011), second (2012), second (2013), 35th (2014),
seventh (2015) and third
(2016).
Keselowski, who leads
the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series points standings by
nine markers over Kevin
Harvick and ranks tied
with Kyle Busch for first
in wins (4), has registered
four top-three finishes in
his last six races, including two victories and a
runner-up.
SMOKE IS RISING
Tony Stewart continues

to rattle off high finishes.
The No. 14 Chevrolet driver placed fifth at Watkins
Glen International for his
fifth top-five and seventh
top-10 finish of the season.
In just 14 starts this
season, Stewarts five top
fives are more than the
three top fives he posted
the previous two campaigns over 69 starts.
premises
consumption
of beer and wine at 107
SOUTH MAIN STREET,
GREER, SC 29650. To
August 26, 2016.
(2)
should be denied;
and,
Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
SC 29214-0907; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
8-10,17,24
NOTICE OF
NOTICE
OF
APPLICATION
APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that
AMIRAH, INC. intends
to apply to the South
Carolina Department of
Revenue for a license/
permit that will allow the
sale and OFF premises
consumption of beer and
wine at 100 MIDDLETON
WAY, GREER, SC 29650.
To object to the issuance
August 26, 2016.
(2)
should be denied;
and,
Revenue, ATTN: ABL,
SC 29214-0907; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
8-10,17,24
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and should include the
following information:
(1) the name, address and
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(5) the names of the applicant and address of the
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THE GREER CITIZEN B5
BR Corps of Cadets to present Siren

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Blue Ridge High
Corps of Cadets is used to
success. They have eight
state titles to prove it.
But with a new marching
band director making his
debut last season, there
were a lot of question
marks in 2015.
I think success
breeds success. This
is only my second
year here, so the
vast majority of
Blue Ridges success
was here well before
me. That goes back
to James Fox and
Brian Grant.
Eric Wells
Blue Ridge band director
We only had one staff

member that was the
same from previous years,
so I think it took us a little
while to gel, Eric Wells,
the schools band director,
said. But once we came
together and we all started
believing in ourselves and
what we could be, it certainly came together. Last
fall was very successful
for us.
Now the Corps of Cadets is looking to compete
for more hardware, as the
band gets ready to present
its new show, Siren.
Performed by 81 members, Wells said the production is based on the
mythological
creature
with music from a popular
The Blue Ridge High Corps of Cadets has been working on its new production and is hoping for a run at the state championship this fall. The group is
led by 16 seniors and Band Director Eric Wells.
contemporary American
composer.
The color guard is going to be trying to portray
Sirens throughout, and the
music will go along with
that theme, Wells said.
The concept is actually
something that Ive wanted
to do for years. After last
marching season, I found
some music that I thought
would fit this concept really well, so I ran with it.
Were going to have a
voiceover at the beginning of the show that will
explain a little bit about
what the Siren means, he
said. Were doing all the

music from Samuel Barber, who was a contemporary American composer.
The only piece people may
recognize is Adagio for
Strings. Its one of those
where, if you hear it, youll
say, yeah, I know that
one. Thats actually going
to be the Siren song.
Still a few weeks away
from the Greenville County Exhibition, Wells said he
feels comfortable about
the bands progress so
far.
We had a really good
band camp, he said. Our
first
exhibition
thats
not in front of a football
crowd is a month from
now, so we have a little
bit of time. But this whole
process started a while
ago. Once the music and
the concept is chosen, the
staff sits down and talks
storyboard and whats going to happen during the
show.
Although the majority
of the marching band is
made up of underclassmen, Wells said his seniors
have been stepping up.
This is a pretty decent
sized senior class for this
many band members, he

said. We have 16 seniors,
which is pretty good. We
have some great senior
leadership this year.
With years of success
to point to, Wells said he
hopes he will be keeping
Blue Ridge in the state title
hunt for years to come.
I think success breeds
success, Wells said. This
is only my second year
here, so the vast majority of Blue Ridges success
was here well before me.
That goes back to James
Fox and Brian Grant. I
think kids want to be a
part of a program that is

successful year after year.
Its been the kids more
than anything else, he
continued. Through the
leadership changes, the
kids really are the main
constant. They keep things
consistent from year to
year, even when the staff
changes.
Siren can be seen at
the Blue Ridge football
teams first home game on
Sept. 2.
City of Greer earns

national award
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The City of Greer is being recognized for its listening skills.
The National Research
Center, Inc. (NRC) recently
named Greer the winner
of the 2016 Voice of the
People Award for Transformation in Foundations
of Livability. The award,
according to the NRC, is
presented only to jurisdictions that best listen and
act to improve their communities.
NRC president Tom Miller said City of Greer residents responses through
the National Citizen Survey
reflected the highest levels of improvement with
foundations of livability
and economy compared
with all other participating
jurisdictions.
This is a unique opportunity to see evidence of
best practices quantified
by survey results, Miller
said, noting that awarding top jurisdictions can
even benefit other communities. Others can understand the successes of
their colleagues and get to
know whats working best
in America.
Greer City Administrator
Its a tremendous
honor to be among
the nations leaders
for improvement
in foundations
of livability and
economy. Thats our
ultimate goal...
Ed Driggers
Greer city administrator

Ed Driggers shared news
of the award with Greer
City Council at a meeting
last Tuesday evening.
Its a tremendous honor
to be among the nations
leaders for improvement
in foundations of livability
and economy. Thats our
ultimate goal and to have
those efforts validated by
those who live here is very
rewarding, Driggers said.
Voice of the People
Awards are the only honor
given in local government
based on community opinion. The perspectives of
the residents themselves
determine nominees for

the very best of community engagement, safety,
mobility, foundations of
livability, recreation and
wellness, education and
enrichment, natural environment, built environment and economy.
The City of Greer utilized the National Citizen
Survey in both 2011 and
2015 to measure resident
opinions and satisfaction
with local government and
services with a scientific,
representative sample approach.
The results of those
surveys play an important
role in how we strategically prepare for budgeting,
performance
measurement and program planning, said Assistant City
Administrator Mike Sell,
who coordinates the survey and performance reporting. Were grateful to
all residents who completed the National Citizen
Survey and helped to create a blueprint for how we
can better serve the community. Our goal is to see
continued improvement
when we survey citizens
in 2019.
Welcome back
Crestview Elementary Principal David Langston greeted students during the first day of
school Tuesday afternoon.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
Poetry contest added to Art on the Trail

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Neel Sethi in The Jungle

Book
COUCH THEATER
DVD Previews
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 29
PICKS OF THE WEEK
The Jungle Book (PG) -Director Jon Favreau (Iron

Man, Elf) takes the story
out of the safe, cartoony
realm of the old animated
Disney version, and makes
something more solid and
intense, while still keeping
the lighthearted, optimistic core of the story. The
new Mowgli (Neel Sethi)
is great, especially in how
hes able to interact with
his CG-animal co-stars.
Youd think there was real
tenderness between him
and the bear with Bill Murrays voice. As an added
lure, credits are packed
with A-list voicework, including Idris Elba, Lupita
Nyongo, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Kingsley.
Its not a musical, but
some of the familiar tunes
have been incorporated
in the film (with mixed
results). The CG and creature designs are just plain
astounding -- seeing the
monstrous King Louie
emerge on screen gave me
a real shock of heebie-jeebies. Jon Favreau shows
hes really got the highbudget, kid-friendly adventure thing figured out.
Me Before You (PG13) -- As a super-rich
handsome guy, Will (Sam
Claflin) liked to travel the
world and do all sorts of
cool stuff. A tragic motorcycle accident left him
paralyzed, causing him to
voluntarily travel no more
and stick to hanging out
in his familys castle. His
parents get him a caretaker (Emilia Clarke of TVs
Game of Thrones), who
is so gosh-darn cute and
high-on-life that she just
might get Will to like being
alive again.
Its an adaptation of a
book I havent read, but
apparently the author
also wrote the screenplay. I didnt quite get it.
Will wants to die rather
than be super-wealthy in
a wheelchair, and Clarkes
adorability is pushed into
overheating.
The Phenom (R) -- A
young athlete is quick to
rise because of his talent, then quick to fall because of the pushing that
brought him there. After
choking on the pitchers
mound, rookie Hopper
Gibson (Johnny Simmons)
is knocked down to the
minors and begins working with a therapist (Paul
Giamatti) to unravel what
caused him to burn out.
Ethan Hawke plays a menacing Hopper senior, a
father who hammered his
son into a baseball machine with plenty of defects.
Jane Wants a Boyfriend (Not rated) -- Jane
(Louisa Krause) has been
watched over by her big
sister Bianca (Eliza Dushku) all her life. Jane
has a form of autism, and
though she works as an assistant costume designer,
she still has difficulty with
social interactions and getting massively overstimulated and disoriented in
public places. Here comes
Jack (Gabriel Ebert), a neurotypical doofy guy who
falls for Jane, even as he
figures out the struggles
that come with her diagnosis. The movie strains
too hard for preciousness
at times, but there is an
original and satisfying
love story in here.
TV RELEASES
Arrow: Season 4
Chicago Fire: Season 4
Chicago Med: Season 1
Criminal Minds: Season
11
Greys Anatomy: Season 12
The Travelers Rest Artists Alliance and Wits End

Poetry announce Poetic
Journeys Poetry Prize as
part of the 2016 Art on the
Trail Festival.
Winners will be invited
to read their original poems at the Art on the Trail
Festival held in Trailblazer
Park on Oct. 22 sponsored
by the City of Travelers
Rest.
Adults and students living in the Upstate region
are invited to submit their
own original poetry on the
theme Mountains on my
Mind between Aug. 10
and Sept. 15.
The annual Art on the
Trail Festival will be held
Oct. 21-22 in Travelers
Rest, and it will feature
Fine Arts, Fiber Arts,
Sculpture, Photography,
Live Music and Performers, Poetry, Childrens activities and more.
Adults over 18 residing
in the Upstate region may
submit up to three poems
using the online submission manager at https://
witsendpoetry.submitta-
ble.com/submit.
There is no reading fee
for poems submitted before Sept. 1. All poetry
styles are welcome. First,
second, and third prizes
will be awarded in each
category, and all winners
will have the opportunity
to share their poems at a
celebration in their honor
at the Art on the Trail Poetry Prize Celebration: A
Poetic Journey through
the Mountains of South
Carolina on Oct. 22.
The first prize adult winner will also receive $100.
Full details of the contest
are available at www.witsendpoetry.com.
Educators and parents
are invited to submit their
students original poems
via the online submissions
manager at https://witsendpoetry.submittable.
com/submit or via email
to
witsendpoetrysc@
gmail.com.
Poems can be written
in any style but should
be written on the theme
Mountains on my Mind.
Poems are judged within
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Adults and students are invited to enter original poetry

into the Poetic Journeys competition for Art on the Trail.
grade categories: 3-5th, 68th and 9-12th. Each poem
should contain in the top
right corner: City, School,
First & Last Name, Grade,
and Teacher.
The first prize student
THINGS
TO DO
NEW LISTINGS
form healthy-living teams

committed to similar wellness goals, complete with
updates and leaderboards
and then offers culinary-immersion and other
group experiences to reward those teams that rise
to the top.
visit www.dole.com/GetUpandGrow.
FREE SEED EXCHANGE SET

FOR THURSDAY
The free seed exchange

event will be held this
Thursday during the Greer
Farmers Market, 5-8 p.m.,
at The Depot parking lot.
This free exchange will
be starting with 80 different species of seeds
from useful plants. The
Greer Farmers market
already has a seed bank
and is encouraging the
public to join in trading
seeds. Please bring only
fruit, vegetable, herb, or
native plant seeds to this
exchange.
ABISHAIS CONCERT TO
FEATURE INSPIRATIONS
ART WALK TO SHOWCASE

LIFE RHYTHMS
The Artists Guild of

Spartanburg will present
Life Rhythms by Jeffrey
Callaham during Art Walk
on Thursday, Aug. 18, in
the Guild Gallery from 68 p.m.
Visual Artist Jeffery Callaham is known as the story-telling artist. From McCormick County in South
Carolina, his art ventures
go far beyond the quiet,
simple landscapes
and
small towns of his past
and transport the artist
and his work into imaginary worlds beyond his
childhood. He attributes
much of his inspiration
for most all of his works
to storytelling.
For the artist, storytelling from his grandmother,
mother, aunts and uncles ignited life into the
subjects of his childhood
and his imagination. As
well, with a great appreciation and love for French
history, period costumes
and objects dArt, the
artist draws from the romance and culture of both
eras to bring into full view
a sense of folly and naivete, vibrant colors, an all too
familiar world to life, his
own theatrical works of
arthis images.
GCT TO PRESENT JAMES

AND THE GIANT PEACH
The Greer Childrens

Theatre
will
present
James and the Giant
Peach this weekend at the
Cannon Centre in Greer.
Showtimes are Friday
and Saturday at 7 p.m.,
and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Admission is free.
visit
greerculturalarts.
com.
winner will receive gift

certificates totaling up to
$50.
Questions should be directed to the Poetic Journeys Contest Director
Kimberly Simms Gibbs.
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GREENVILLE AMONG STOPS

ON FRUIT, VEGGIE TOUR
Families, clubs, companies and congregations

across Greenville are looking for ways to eat and
live healthier. Toward
that end, a community approach to healthy eating
and living will be the focus when the Get Up and
Grow! Together Tour visits Greenville Aug. 24-28,
as part of a coast-to-coast,
42-city expedition by Dole
to promote summer nutrition and a diet rich in fresh
fruits and vegetables.
One of three brightly colored Get Up and Grow! Together Tour caravans will
stop at supermarkets and
public events throughout
the Greenville area, offering free produce-filled
recipe samples, recipe
booklets and other giveaways, an interactive Kids
Corner, and fruit and veggie-themed
photo-sharing opportunities all to
showcase the fun, flavor
and health benefits of a
plant-based diet.
Area tour stops include:
Bi-Lo Supermarket,
191 Verdae Blvd., Suite
1200, on Thursday, Aug.
25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bi-Lo Supermarket,
2607 Woodruff Road on
Friday, Aug. 26, from 10
a.m.-4 p.m.
Bi-Lo Supermarket,
120 Hwy. 14 on Saturday,
Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bi-Lo Supermarket,
699 Fairview Road on Saturday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
The Get Up and Grow!
Together Tour will make
a total of nine free, public
stops throughout north-
west South Carolina Aug.

24-28. For the continually
updated Tour schedule, go
to www.Dole.com/GetUpandGrow.
A highlight of each tour
stop is the Healthy Living
Challenge Kiosk which
gives visitors an interactive
opportunity to create and
submit their own customized online Healthy Living
Challenge to eat and live
healthier. Dole has added a
group option to last years
individual pledge program
that encourages participants to build teams of
fellow health, fitness and
wellness seekers.
Team leaders can recruit
their friends, family and
co-workers to join their
team, and then use the onsite leaderboard to track
the progress of their group
against others across the
country, earning points for
each new team member
added or Healthy Living
Challenge-related share on
social media.
The team with the most
points at the end of each
contest wins a unique
and fun, healthy-eating
celebration for up to 40
team members, while all
Healthy Living Challenge
participants are eligible to
receive a gourmet-caliber
culinary experience for
eight people.
We learned during last
years Tour that the idea
of camaraderie and competition has even impacted
healthy eating and goalsetting, says CarrieAnn
Arias, VP of marketing of
Dole Fresh Vegetables.
So, like fantasy sports,
this years refreshed effort allows participants to
AUGUST 26 & 27
FEATURING
Arts & Crafts Live Entertainment

Kids Activities Antique Firetruck
Rides 5K Run Car Show
Mineral Spring Park Highway 20 Williamston, SC
www.springwaterfestival.com
The
award-winning
Southern Gospel group,
The
Inspirations,
will
be featured at Abishais
Homecoming Concert at
the Liberty Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 27,
at 6 p.m.
Known for such famous
hits as Gods Word Will
Stand, I Have Not Forgotten, and Faithful Friend,
The Inspirations have been
spreading the Gospel in
song since 1964. Abishai,
a harmonizing trio of siblings based out of Pickens
County have ministered to
audiences with their Biblebased music for over two
decades.
The Liberty Civic Auditorium is located at 314 West
Main Street in Liberty.
call 607-3583.
COOKING HIGHLIGHTED
AT WOMENS SHOW
The Southern Womens

Show offers an impressive
lineup of culinary demos
and cooking inspiration in
uptown Charlottes Convention Center Aug. 2628.
Guests can enjoy food
and drink samples, watch
chefs compete in kitchen
combat, discover new
recipes and learn from live
cooking demonstrations.
The Southern Womens
Show is really an idea lab
for home cooks, said Tish
Atkins, executive show
The contest and celebration event are being managed and hosted by local
poet and educator Kimberly Simms Gibbs, who
is the 2016 Carl Sandburg
Writer in Resident. Simms
will also give a reading and
be available for questions
at the Poetic Journeys Celebration.
This program is funded
in part by a grant from the
SC Humanities Councils
Speakers Bureau.
A Poetry and Tea reception with local poets,
prize, winners, and the
public will immediately
follow the celebration.
Winning poems will also
be featured online.
Planners are currently
looking for local businesses to donate items for the
tea reception, as well as
gift certificates for prizes.
Wits End Poetry is a 501
C 3 Charity whose mission
is to provide high quality poetry programming
to adults and students in
Greenville County and beyond.
manager. Whether you

rarely have time to cook
and need some sure-fire
shortcuts or youre Cordon Bleu material, youll
find what you need here.
Headlining the weekends culinary entertainment is a series of events
on the Food Lion Kitchen
Stage. Guests can expect
easy, fresh meal ideas for
busy home cooks on a
budget, plus sample foods
during live cooking segments, watch chefs square
off in the Chopped Challenge, test their trivia in
the Food Lion Face Off,
and learn tips and tricks
from chefs.
The Southern Womens
Show is open Friday and
Saturday from 10 a.m.-7
p.m. and Sunday from 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
For ticket prices and
more information, call
1-800-849-0248 or visit
www.SouthernWomensShow.com.
EVENT REMINDERS
Love Letters
Fallen Officers Fundraiser
Aug. 20, 7 p.m.
Younts Center
for the Performing Arts
Fountain Inn
GallaghersArmy.org
Young Pianists Concert
Tavernier, Anthony
Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m.
Chapman Cultural Center
542-ARTS
chapmanculturalcenter.org
Sippin Safari
Sept. 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Greenville Zoo
A Gentlemans Guide to Love
and Murder
Sept. 27-Oct. 2
The Peace Center
467-3000
peacecenter.org
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
B7
Crushed fingertip
is slow to heal
DEAR DR. ROACH: Three
months ago, I slammed the
fingertip of my left index
finger in a drawer. The fingertip is still swollen and
painful. My doctor sent me
for an X-ray, and there is
no fracture. I can bend it
at the joint, but cannot put
pressure on the fingertip.
I looked online, and read
something that said a fingertip crush injury can
take six months to a year
to heal, and the swelling
may never go away completely.
Can this possibly be
true? Why does it take so
long? Is there anything I
can do to help it heal? I
can get along OK without
using the finger for everyday functioning, but I am
a guitar player, and I really
need to use that fingertip
to play. Is there hope that
I will be able to play again
someday? I would be very
sad to have to give it up.
-- D.L.
ANSWER: Crush injuries
to the fingertip often do
take months to heal completely, due to the fact that
there isnt a lot of room
in the fingertip and that
there are many important
structures in the fingertip, and that a little bit of
inflammation can cause
pain and loss of function
for a long time.
Fortunately, most everybody does regain complete use of the hand, and
I wouldnt sell your guitar
just yet. Think about what
Pete Townshend did to his
hand, and hes still a pretty good guitar player.
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
become the primary treatment. Surgery is sometimes necessary.

***
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
18-year-old grandson has
just been diagnosed with
superior mesenteric artery syndrome. It sounds
extremely serious. Would
you be able to tell me
more? I am very worried.
-- G.D.
ANSWER: The superior
mesenteric artery is one
of the critical arteries that
supplies blood to the intestines. Directly underneath the SMA is the duodenum, the first part of
the small intestine. In SMA
syndrome, loss of the normal fat around the duodenum causes the artery to
constrict the duodenum,
causing a compression
of the duodenum and an
obstruction to food going
through.
Serious weight loss due
to medical illness, surgery
or anorexia nervosa is the
most common cause of
SMA syndrome. Its a difficult diagnosis to make,
and there is some controversy about what criteria
are used for diagnosis.
If weight loss is the underlying cause of SMA syndrome, then nutritional
support and weight gain
DEAR DR. ROACH:

You wrote about reheating foods in a microwave,
and advised against Styrofoam or other plastic containers.
What is the best kind of
container to use in the microwave? The manual says
not to use anything metal.
-- J.W.
ANSWER: Most plastics
probably are safe to heat
liquids in, but reheating
foods can cause pockets
of very high temperatures that can partially
melt the plastic and cause
the release of potentially
harmful chemicals. I recommend using glass or
ceramic plates or bowls to
reheat food.
Many people wrote in to
tell me that Dow Chemicals brand of polystyrene,
Styrofoam, is not used for
cups.
***
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
consummated their relationship. Paul took Jordan to task. A supportive
Franco was there for Liz.
Kevin and Laura acknowledged their feelings. Wait
to See: Liz grapples with
a big decision. Laura goes
on a date with Kevin. Carly
and Nelle grow closer.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Mortified that her heated conversation with Julius was overheard, Sasha
affectionately
thanked
Thomas for coming to
her defense. Erics family
voiced their outrage concerning Quinns return to
Forrester Creations, especially a furious Steffy.
Liam used the situation
with Quinn and Eric to his
advantage by taunting Wyatt about the future of his
relationship with Steffy.
After telling Quinn about
her childhood, Sasha asked
Thomas to tell her more
about his upbringing up
as a Forrester. Steffy and
Ridge questioned the reckless choices that Eric was
making in recent months.
Wyatt begged his mom to
end her relationship with
Eric. Steffy was uncertain
when Ridge asked her if
she wanted to stay married
to Wyatt. Thomas opened
up to Sasha about the joys
of fatherhood. Wait to See:
A mother must choose
between her happiness
and her childs. A family
comes together to protect
one of their own. A friendship grows into something
more.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Days of Our Lives will

be pre-empted the weeks
of Aug. 8 and Aug. 15 due
to NBCs coverage of the
2016 Summer Olympics.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
MONTY BRINTON | CBS
Hunter King stars as

Summer on The Young
and The Restless
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Jason received some

important news. Ava witnessed tension between
Morgan and Kiki. Michael
learned more about Sabrinas past. Dillon rebuffed
Avas manipulations. Kiki
and Dillon found themselves in familiar circumstances. Nina asked Curtis
for help. Olivia insisted on
being heard at Alexiss important hearing. Kristina
did not take kindly to Mollys intervention. Franco
and Liz made amends and
came to a decision. Tracy
and Laura acknowledged a
common bond. Maxie and
Lulu discussed wedding
plans while Dante and Nathan reunited. Sonny and
Alexis discussed family
matters. Valerie made an
important discovery in the
hospital murder investigation. Nathan and Maxie
made a stunning discovery. Curtis and Valerie
Victor spotted Dylan

eavesdropping on his
conversation with Chloe.
Later, Dylan told Sharon that he was certain
Chloe helped Victor frame
Adam. Nick was convinced
that Luca was behind the
oil spill despite evidence
pointing to Travis. Meanwhile, Luca told Summer
that her family was out to
get him. Ashley strongly
advised Phyllis to focus
on Jack and not Summer.
Kevin realized that Mariah
was in love with him when
he found the flowers he
bought Chloe inside her
house. Adam was angry
that Chelsea brought their
young son to visit him in
prison. Victoria wished her
dad had tried harder to
prevent her from leaving
Newman Enterprises. Jill
got Billy to admit that he
missed being with Victoria
and the kids. Jack accused
Phyllis of trying to sabotage Summers wedding
plans. Wait to See: Nikki is
drawn into Victors plot to
protect their family. Chloe
lets her guard down with
Kevin. Daniel returns to
Genoa City.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
County releases visitor

guidelines reminder
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Colorful World
Washington Center students and staff began the new school year with Its a Colorful
World as the school theme. The schools PTA donated t-shirts of varied colors for students
and staff sporting the Colorful World theme. Above: First year Washington Center teacher,
Ryana Smith, with Para-educator Marvin Dirton, welcomes student Diquaris Johnson
during the beginning of the year Meet the Teacher event.
SCHOOL
NEWS
GLT SEEKING VEHICLE FOR
SCHOOL PERFORMANCES
Greenville Little Theatre

will be taking Alexander
and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day
to elementary schools
throughout
Greenville
County, the Upstate, and
the southeast.
In order to do this, the
theatre is in need of a tour
vehicle. The public can
help bring this show to
young people throughout
the region by donating toward the purchase.
GLT on Tour has served
over 140,000 students
since it began in 2000.
GLT on Tour has been
made possible in part by
BMW Manufacturing Company LLC in partnership
with the Metropolitan Arts
Council. Additional funding is provided by the
Metropolitan Arts Council
which receives support
from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing
Company, Michaelin North
America, Inc., SEW Eurodrive and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
Donations may be made
In Memoriam or In Honor
of a loved one. For more
information, contact Chelsea Street at 233-6238 ext.
102 or chelsea@greenvillelittletheatre.org.
GREENVILLE COUNTY
FARNHAM IS EMERGING
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Greenville
County
Schools
Superintendent
Dr. Burke Royster has announced two Emerging
Teachers of the Year.
Travis Farnham, an English teacher at Blue Ridge
High, was named Secondary Level Emerging Teacher of the Year.
Farnhams commitment
to students is evident in
numerous ways. He received grants from donorschoose.org and the
Greater Greer Education
Foundation to update and
improve the technology
for his broadcast class.
Using Power Hour as
an additional opportunity
to connect with students,
Farnham not only offers
an extra credit book club,
but study sessions and
assistance before every
test. The book club has
increased his students desire to read independently. He serves as the Head
Student Council Advisor
and has organized a Blue
Ridge Rock Climbing Club
to provide opportunities
for physical activity for
students.
Brooke Chibbaro, a second grade teacher at Berea
Elementary, was named
the
Elementary
Level
Emerging Teacher of the
Year.
The Emerging Teachers
of the Year Program, sponsored by Greenville Federal
Credit Union, recognizes
two second or third year
teachers for outstanding
performance. Each winner
receives $500, a crystal
award, and $500 for their
school.
COUNTY RELEASES
POKEMON GO GUIDELINES
As school begins, the

district is making parents
and students aware of its
policies on Pokemon Go
and how they may affect
the use of this popular
app on school grounds.
Greenville
County
Schools does not have the
ability to block apps on a
students personal device.
Greenville
County
Schools does not allow
the Pokemon Go app to
be loaded on any district
devices.
The Deputy Superintendent has sent an email to
all principals with instructions on how to block their
school from becoming a
Poke stop. It will be up
to principals to decide
whether to take action.
Board policy does allow
teachers to incorporate
the use of personal electronic devices, including
cell phones and tablets,
when appropriate to enhance learning but at this
time our administration
is not aware of any educational value in the Pokemon Go app.
Rules do vary at individual schools regarding the
use of cell phones during
non-instructional times,
like lunch and before or
after school. It will be up

to each principal to determine whether students
can play during non-instructional time, and it will
likely depend on whether
it causes a disruption.
refer to the district Acceptable Use Policy.
COUNTY IN NEED
OF BUS DRIVERS
Greenville
County
Schools is in need of
school bus drivers, and
the shortage may affect
your childs bus ride times
and/or delay their pick-up
and drop-off.
The human resources
department spent the
summer hosting numerous hiring fairs for bus
drivers. A media campaign
was conducted to alert the
community about the urgent need for drivers. The
campaign included news
coverage, billboards, doorto-door recruitment, social
media posts, and school
buses parked in the community with signs advertising the driver shortage.
Despite these efforts the
district is still in need of
approximately 40 drivers.
At the start of the school
year we will be relying on
trainers and other certified
employees to drive buses
in addition to our regular
drivers. We do not have
any substitute or back-up
drivers available.
This budget year the
school board of trustees
approved a pay raise for
starting and experienced
drivers. Starting pay is
$13.91/hour, guarantees
at least 30 hours per week,
and includes a generous
benefits package.
If you or anyone you
know would like to become a bus driver for
Greenville County Schools,
call human resources at
355-1276.
GREER HIGH SEASON

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Greer High season tickets are on sale through

Friday, Aug. 19, from 9
a.m.-1 p.m. in the front
office. The cost is $45 per
booklet.
Season tickets will reserve you a seat for every regular season home
game.
Make the education to career connection.

Learn about everything from admissions requirements to job opportunities.
Massage Therapy Personal Trainer Pharmacy Technician Occupational Therapy
Assistant Health Information Management Physical Therapist Assistant
Tuesday, September 13 6 p.m. Benson Campus

gvltec.edu/benson (864) 250-3001
With the start of a new

school year, Greenville
County Schools is reminding parents of the guidelines for visitors.
The district values the
positive impact of community volunteers and
requires specific protocols
which all prospective volunteers must follow.
All interested volunteers are required to complete the GCS Volunteer
application process which
includes a National Sex
Registry check and may
include a criminal background check.
A photo ID (state issued drivers license or
identification card ) must
be presented at the time
of application and upon
check-in at the front office.
A minimum of two
weeks is required to process the application.
All visitors, volunteers
and non-employees who
enter a school are required
to undergo a sex offender
registry check.
Anyone who wishes
to chaperone a field trip
or volunteer in a setting
where they might be alone
with a child must undergo the same background
check to that is required
for school district employees.
Approved field trip
chaperones will be required to undergo an updated sex offender check
no earlier than the Monday prior to the trip.
Below is from the Greenville County Schools Board
of Trustees Book of Rules
Section K: Visitors to
Schools.
Members of the public,
except District employees
and students, law enforcement, and other public
safety officers who are
serving in their official
capacity, must be cleared
each time that he/she visits a GCS facility through
the National Sex Offender Registry by using the
electronic sign-in system.
Parents/guardians,
visitors, volunteers, vendors
who seek permission to
enter school premises
during the school day or
during any school-sanctioned event not open to
the general public, including field trips and dances,
must be checked against
the system. However, individuals working or attending events open to the
general public, such as an
athletic event or school
carnival, are not required
to be checked against the
system.
There are four categories in which people can
sign into the system: 1)
Parent/Guardian; 2) Visitor; 3) Volunteer; and 4)
Vendor. Mandatory background checks for volunteer coaches and employees are completed by the
GCS Director of Athletics
and Human Resources, respectively.
If a person refuses to
have his/her photo identification scanned or does
not have a state-issued
photo identification, then
the individual should only
be allowed to enter school
if he/she is a verified parent/guardian of a student
at the school. However,
that parent/guardian must

be escorted /supervised
by school personnel at all
times.
Everyone cleared for entry receives a badge which
must be worn at all times
while on the campus. Volunteers receive a Volunteer
Badge.
Parents/Guardians, Visitors and Vendors
receive a Visitor Badge.
ESCORT REQUIREMENTS
Principals always have

discretion whether to provide an escort based on
knowledge of person. Requirements are outlined
below.
Parents/Guardians: An
escort is not required if
cleared through the National Sex Offender Registry.
An escort is required if
he/she is not cleared and
the parent/guardian has
visitation rights.
Volunteers: An escort
is not required if cleared
through the National Sex
Offender Registry. Volunteers cannot volunteer if
not cleared through the
Registry.
Visitors: An escort is
required even if cleared
Offender Registry. Visitors cannot enter school
if not cleared through the
Registry.
Vendors: An escort is
not required if cleared
Offender Registry. Vendors cannot enter school
if not cleared through the
Registry.
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