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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2O18 
Jack Mahan, left, was a constant supporter of his grandson’s travel baseball team.
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Jack Mahan
Team dedicates tree for biggest fan
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
For five years, the Green-
ville Braves travel baseball
team has had a tireless
supporter rooting for
them from the stands.
“Hit ‘em where they
ain’t” would be heard
throughout the bleachers
and on the field as Jack
Mahan, known widely as
“Pop” to the players and
parents, cheered on his fa-
Street renamed
for NGU donor
Walter Brashier
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
A familiar Greer road
has taken on a new name.
Ryans Corporate Way,
leading from Poinsett
Street to North Green-
ville University’s graduate
school, was renamed Wal-
ter Brashier Drive in hon-
or of its namesake, Dr. T.
Walter Brashier, during a
ceremonial sign unveiling
last Friday.
Brashier and his wife,
Christine, have been faith-
ful supporters of NGU for
over four decades. Their
first commitment was a
downtown Greenville of-
fice building in the 1970s.
Since that time, they have
started an undergrad-
uate scholarship fund,
supported several capital
projects, given the lead
gift to launch the T. Walter
Brashier Graduate School
in 2005, and served on
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CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
ENTERTAINMENT
OBITUARIES A6
B6
OPINION A4
OUR SCHOOLS B8
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
Remembering
‘Pop’
Team Adidas planted a tree at the home of Mahan’s daughter last week. Pictured, l to
r: Trevor Testerman, Coach Kevin Dehlinger, Garrett Dehlinger, Coach Troy Testerman,
Jack Rice, Matthew Kunz, Jack Davis (Mahan’s grandson), Coach Scott Erwin, Maret Drye,
Cayden Erwin, Mavis Graves, and Coach Arron Drye. Not pictured: Coach Rex Graves and
Coach Jeff Holder.
vorite team.
“You always knew he
was in the crowd,” said
Coach Arron Drye.
Last weekend when the
team competed in Atlan-
ta, that voice was missing.
Mahan passed away on
July 7 from complications
following heart surgery.
“It’s kind of like a family.
It’s more than just base-
ball with this group. We’ve
been to Omaha, we’ve
been to Chicago, we’ve
‘I appreciate so
much all that’s
going on here, what
everybody’s doing,
and the way we’re
growing.’
Dr. T. Walter Brashier
several university commit-
tees, boards, and councils.  ments and the Spartan-
Classes began at its first
site, the former Fairview
Baptist Church building,
on Feb. 6, 2006, offering
two graduate degree pro-
grams in business and
Christian studies. The
graduate school now of-
fers eight graduate and
two doctoral programs,
and is home to 450
SEE RENAMING | A6
| OBITUARIES  | LIVING HERE
James Herbert
Hammond, 84
Kim Kendrick, 64
Altha L. Redding, 85
been to the beach, we’ve
been to Disney World…
When someone loses a
family member, it’s like
the whole team did,” Drye
said of his 15U boys, many
who have played together
all five years.
To honor the memory
of their biggest fan, the
players of Team Adidas
(as they are now known)
planted a Japanese Maple
tree at the Greer home of
his daughter, Alison Davis,
NGU President Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. unveils the newly named Walter Brashier Drive as the
namesake looks on during a ceremony last Friday.
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in order to show the fam-
ily how much he meant to
them.
“It’s very touching…I’m
just at a loss for words
that they would do some-
thing so special. It really
means a lot. It will always
remind us of him,” Davis
said.
TEAM ‘POP’
Mahan was introduced
to his extended baseball
SEE POP | A5
 |
BACK ON BULL STREET
Hospital employee
remembers
lighter moments
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GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 105 NO. 30 75 CENTS
Development
bringing jobs
to Duncan area
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
One industry is under
construction in Duncan,
and two more are in the
queue.
Duncan Town Council
recently approved two or-
dinances to annex contig-
uous property of about 75
acres located at 513 Robin
Lake Road and 1345 Victor
Hill Road with a zoning of
GI, General Industry. The
property is being sold by
T. Walter Brashier.
CRG, a St. Louis-based
investment firm, is cur-
GSP raising rates
for parking lots
Adding
shuttle,
garage
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Parking prices are on the
rise at the Greenville-Spar-
tanburg International
Airport (GSP), as commis-
sioners look to add a new
shuttle service and park-
ing garage.
A new overflow lot at the
airport is expected to be
operational this fall, and
parking rate adjustments
will go into effect Oct. 1.
“Passenger traffic con-
tinues to rise at GSP, and
additional parking is need-
ed to support this growth,”
said GSP Spokesman Dud-
ley Brown. “A sixth air-
line will operate from the
airport this fall, and cur-
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rently building a 324-acre
site on Robinson Road,
which could mean the cre-
ation of nearly 2,000 jobs.
“It’s another great thing
for Duncan,” Town Ad-
ministrator Cameron
Fant said. “We’ll have,
in the run of only five or
six months, three pret-
ty good-sized companies
coming to town.”
These industries are
helping the town to install
sewer lines, according to
Fant.
“Ultimately, we want
to have sewer available
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Kevin Bein with Mavin
Construction works at GSP
recently.
rent airline partners have
added new flights from
GSP. Seats have also been
added to some existing
flights.”
In July, GSP commission-
ers unanimously approved
an increase to four of the
five parking venues while
the Daily Lot remained the
same at $9.
The Economy Lot in-
creased $1 from $5 to $6,
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No one
injured
following
fuel spill
At Spinx
in Greer
Officials say no one was
injured during a diesel
fuel spill in Greer Tuesday
morning.
The Greer Fire Depart-
ment responded at around
2:33 a.m. to the Spinx gas
station at 1599 Highway
101 South.
Crews from Pelham
Batesville Fire Depart-
burg County Hazmat Team
located the spill, which
came from a 6,800-gallon
diesel tanker. Officials say
they found “fuel leaking
profusely from a puncture
in the tank” upon arrival.
Crews worked quickly
to dam, dike and divert
the fuel away from the
storm water system and
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Lion of the Year
The Taylors Lions Club celebrated Awards Night and initiation of new officers at the Lions
Club building on July 18. Outgoing president, Heath Rackley, right, was presented the
‘Lion of The Year’ award. His wife, Pricilla, was presented with a floral arrangement, and
their daughters, Hannah and Natalie, were presented awards for their participation in the
Taylors Lions Club pancake breakfast held at Fatz in Greer. Past District Governor Richard
Whitlock installed newly elected officers and presented awards. He also inducted Carrol
Silsby, wife of newly elected president Harry Silsby.
Community
This event will include
an overview of the Up-
state’s challenges and
News
opportunities, as well as
ways that residents and
industry leaders can work
collaboratively moving
forward to impact these
TAYLORS FIREHOUSE SUBS critical issues.
PLANS H2O FOR HEROES Over the last several
Taylors Firehouse Subs months, a transportation
is participating in H2O for and mobility stakeholders
Heroes this year. coalition from across the
On Saturday, Aug. 4, Upstate has been working
bring in an unopened 24- collaboratively to identify
pack of bottled water and a shared vision and action-
receive a medium sub. able strategies for how to
All water will go to lo- address current and fu-
cal fire and police depart- ture mobility and connec-
ments to be distributed to tivity needs.
those in need. The Connecting Our
There is a limit of one Future Mobility Vision,
sub per person per case of along with a set of themes
water. and actionable strategies,
will be unveiled during
BENSON CLASSIC CAR
SHOW IS AUGUST 4
a Connecting Our Future
Luncheon, presented by
Greer Community Minis- Duke Energy, to be held
tries (GCM) is holding one on Tuesday, August 7, at
of its three biggest fund- the TD Convention Center
raisers of the year, the from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
Benson Classic Car Show, p.m.
on Saturday, August 4, “What we have learned
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at during the process of
Greer First Baptist Church, developing a shared vi-
located at 201 W. Poinsett sion around mobility in
Street, Greer. the Upstate is that creat-
GCM is also combining ing impactful change for
the event with the annual how we move people and
school supply project. goods across the region is
The goal for this year’s not something that can be
car show is $75,000, and done by one organization
all funds will go towards or business and will re-
GCM’s four programs: quire many partners and
Meals on Wheels, Senior a strategic, multi-step pro-
Dining, food pantry, and cess,” Dean Hybl, Execu-
clothing closet. tive Director of Ten at the
There will be a large in- Top, said. Hybl has coordi-
flatable for children to nated the Connecting Our
play on free of charge as Future effort.
well as music, carnival Individual tickets for the
games and a dunk tank on August 7 event are $25,
site with local celebrities including lunch, and may
taking the plunge. be purchased here. Visit
Greenville Healthy Sys- the Connecting Our Future
tem will provide free Website for more informa-
blood pressure checks and tion about the initiative,
stroke education at the coalition members and
event as well. Food trucks more details about the
will provide lunch. event.
For more information, The TD Convention
visit www.gcminc.org. Center is located at 1 Ex-
position Drive, Green-
TEN AT THE TOP (TATT) ville, South Carolina,
TO HOST LUNCHEON 29607. Check-in will begin
Ten at the Top (TATT) is promptly at 11 a.m.
set to host the Connecting For more information,
Our Future Vision & Strat- visit www.tenatthetop.org.
egy Roll-Out luncheon
presented by Duke Energy NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
on Tuesday, August 7 at COMING AUGUST 7
the TD Convention Center Greer Police Department
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 is hosting a National Night
p.m. Out event on Tuesday,
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Aug. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at
the Greer City Park Amphi-
theater with food, games,
a bouncy house and face
painting.
This free community
event includes games, face
painting, giveaways and
information booths for all
ages.
Meet City of Greer police
officers, firefighters and
more.
The Police Department
will be grilling hot fogs for
those who would like to
enjoy a summer picnic in
the park.
In the event of rain, ac-
tivities will be moved to
the Cannon Centre.
The Town of Duncan
and the Duncan Police
Department are holding
their third annual Na-
tional Night Out event on
Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6-9
p.m. at Stoneledge Park,
located at 119 Spring St.,
Duncan.
School supplies will be
given out for parents pre-
paring their kids for the
first day of school.
The free event will fea-
ture free food and snacks,
a live DJ, a prize tent, a
blood mobile, corn hole,
bicycle safety, child safe
ID packs, fire trucks and
more.
For more information,
contact Lt. Chris Miller at
949-6600 or email at con-
tact@duncanpd.org.
Lyman Police Depart-
ment is preparing to hold
their National Night Out
event on the first Tuesday
in October.
GREER CPW TO HOST
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG DAY
The Greer Commission
of Public Works is host-
ing the annual Call Before
You Dig day to learn more
about the importance of
calling 8-1-1 before any
digging project.
The free event is Friday,
August 10, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. with a bounce
house all day, gift card
giveaways, free Sno Hut
sno-cones from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and the chance
to interact with CPW gas
employees and have dig-
ging questions answered
at Greer CPW’s 301 McCall
Street location in Greer.
Rotary hosts Whitewood
Changes
meeting
time
The Rotary Club of
Greater Greer hosted
guest speaker Cate White-
wood, president of the
Tintinhull, Somersett
Rotary Club in England
(2017-2018), at its weekly
club meeting on July 17.
Whitewood recognized
the Greer club for being
the stimulus she needed
to join the club in England
which later led to her be-
coming its president. She
had attended the Greer
club over the years while
visiting her friend, club
member Robin Johnson.
Whitewood said that Ro-
tary International’s “Ser-
vice Above Self” became
her own personal adopted
motto, and that she hoped
Church
News
APALACHE SENIORS
TO EAT AT CHICK-FIL-A
The senior group plan to
eat out on July 26 at 6 p.m.
at Chick-fil-A in Greer.
The “Golden Hearts” Se-
nior Adult Vacation Bible
School is on the calendar
for July 30-August 3 (Mon-
day through Friday, 6 p.m.
nightly) at Apalache Bap-
tist Church.
There will be a differ-
ent Bible Study Leader for
each of the five nights:
Rev. Jerry Bryant, Rev. Jim
Carpenter, Dr. Benny Lit-
tlejohn, Charles Smith, Jr.,
and Rev. Butch Howard.
Supper will be served to
the group each night at
6:30 p.m. in the CLC after
the Bible Study sessions.
Senior VBS is an annu-
al event held each year at
ABC where the group (av-
erages over 100 per night)
enjoys a week of Bible
Study, food, fun and fel-
lowship.
CROSS PLAINS BAPTIST
TO HOST BROTHERS 5
Cross Plains Baptist
Church is having the
Brothers 5 in concert on
Sunday, July 29, at 11 a.m.
They will be sharing
from the “Jesus Changed
Everything” CD.
The church is located at
1305 Chinquapin Road,
Travelers Rest.
For more information,
call 430-5865.
CAMP MEETING COMING
TO TYGER RIVER PARK
Reidville Community is
holding a Camp Meeting
on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 6
p.m. and continuing Mon-
day through Wednesday,
Aug. 6-8, at 7 p.m. at Tyger
River Park, located at 179
Dillard Road, Duncan.
The old fashioned camp
she exemplified it during
her presidential year.
She shared highlights of
her year as president in
England, including: rais-
ing funds for local town
of Yeovil’s Food Bank at
Christmas, packing school
bags, fundraising for Kids
Out (to be able to take dis-
advantage children to a
fun park), supporting the
Purple Community Fund
to help children out of
poverty, supporting finan-
cially the Children’s Hos-
pice South West, and sup-
plying the Primary School
in Tintinhull with a dictio-
nary for each student.
England’s District 1200
International Projects has
so far funded six wells.
She gave a brief presen-
tation at the meeting on
the well project: “Choices:
Clean or Dirty Water.”
The Greer Club has
guest speakers the sec-
ond and fourth Tuesdays
of each month. Recent
Splat
Reagan Coster got splatted while playing the Pie Face
game at Mountain View United Methodist Church’s
Family Fun Friday last week. The All-American celebration
included games, hot dogs, baseball and apple pie.
meeting will feature mu-
sic and preaching, and
the event is sponsored
by Reidville First Baptist
Church and Abner Creek
Baptist Church.
CAMP CREEK SENIORS VISIT
STRAWBERRY HILL
The seniors at Camp
Creek Baptist Church in
Taylors had a great trip to
Strawberry Hill on July 19.,
with 18 in attendance.
The group will meet
again on Aug. 23 at Tom-
my’s Ham House in Green-
ville.
OUTREACH CENTER
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Kingdom Assembly Out-
reach Center will be cele-
brating its Kingdom Man-
tle Conference, which is
Bishop Getties L. and Pas-
tor Anita Jackson’s 29th
Pastoral Anniversary, on
Aug. 15, 17, and 19 with
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018
speakers have included:
former State Senator Lew-
is Vaughn, National Di-
rector of the Korean War
Veterans Association, who
spoke on the Korean War
Memorial; and Cecelia Ro-
driquez and Austin Barrett
with the Homeless Man-
agement Information Sys-
tem (HMIS) who spoke on
“The Fight to End Home-
lessness.”
The Rotary Club of
Greater Greer has changed
its weekly meetings from
breakfast to lunch to bet-
ter fit members’ schedules
and attract new members.
The club now meets on
Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30
p.m. in the private dining
room of Wild Ace Pizza in
downtown Greer. Guests
are welcome to attend.
For information about
Rotary Club, visit www.ro-
tary.org, www.rotary7750.
com or www.greer-rotary.
com, or call 630-3988.
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the following guest speak-
ers:
Dr. Dexter Easley, Senior
Pastor of New Life Chris-
tian Fellowship of Goose
Greek, will speak Wednes-
day, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m.
Bishop Allen Bruton, Se-
nior Pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church in Greer,
will speak Friday, Aug. 17
at 7 p.m.
Bishop John Guns, Se-
nior Pastor of St. Paul
Missionary Baptist Church
of Jacksonville, Fla., will
speak Sunday, Aug. 19 at
6 p.m.
Kingdom Assembly Out-
reach Center is located at
1514 South Highway 14,
Greer.
For additional informa-
tion, visit www.kingdoma-
oc.com or call 655-5990.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3

Greer prepares
to bid local
road projects
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
With parking lot and
utility work nearing com-
pletion downtown, the city
is putting the finishing
touches on its streetscape
plans for the fall.
“We envision that we
will start construction on
the areas outside of Trade
Street,” said Greer City
Administrator Ed Drig-
gers. “We will start much
of that work that will take
place this fall in the down-
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN town area.
On the move ‘We envision that
we will start
The Church at Greer Station (TCGS) cut the ribbon on its new Memorial Drive office last week. TCGS will be moving its
Sunday meeting location from The Spinning Jenny to Chandler Creek Elementary this Sunday (July 29), with services construction on the
beginning at 10 a.m.
areas outside of
Trade Street...this
DAVE
SAYS Lyman officials outline fall in the downtown
area. As best as we
that area.”
The city is currently fi-
nalizing the review of con-
struction drawings on the
streetscape project and
combining those plans
with the civil engineering
drawings.
“That will enable us
to prepare our bid doc-
uments,” Driggers said.
“The project will then go
to bid.”
“Once we have complet-
ed the bid process and
received those, we will be
bringing the results of that
back to council, looking
for direction on how we
will proceed in awarding
the bid for that,” he said.
Construction is expect-
ed to start on Main Street,
Poinsett Street, Randall
Street, Victoria Street,
School Street and Depot
Street. After that section
is complete, the work will
move to the area between
Randall Street and Victoria
Street, then from Victoria
Street to Poinsett.

rules for development

“We’ll do Trade Street in
DAVE can, we will lighten three sections,” Driggers
said.
RAMSEY on that as we go The update from Drig-

Paying During more lots, building sites,

or other divisions for the
the price ACOG
purpose, whether immedi-
ate or future, of sale, lease,
or building development;
Most standards are high-
ly technical and are based
on standard engineering
practices while some stan-
dards are determined by
into the Christmas
gers comes as Earth Ma-
terials Grading has large-
ly completed paving and
shopping season for
resurfacing three parking
lots and three alleys in
our downtown retail Greer Station. The crews

to win session
Q: What can someone
do if they can’t convince
their spouse to begin
planning and saving? I’ve
tried for years to per-
suade my wife to join me
in following your plan,
but I can’t get her to start
thinking about our finan-
cial future and stop living
in the moment.
DR: It sounds like your
wife, for whatever reason,
is not willing to pay a
price for a short period of
time. I’m sorry to say it,
but that kind of thinking
is a one-way ticket to a
lifetime of mediocrity. If
you’re unwilling to pay a
price to win, then you’re
going to end up paying
the price that comes with
never having paid a price.
In essence, you’re
asking me how to get her
to grow up. I’m not sure
there’s a way to con-
vince her at this point.
If she’s not willing to
delay getting or doing
things she wants, that’s a
sign of immaturity. You
can’t change that within
another person. It must
be a conscious, willing
decision on their part.
Maybe you could try
letting her know that
being careful with your
money and planning for
the future doesn’t mean
you can’t have any fun. It
just means you may have
to delay certain things
for a little while. My wife
and I do and have lots of
cool things now, because
we saved like crazy and
sacrificed years ago. We
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Lyman Town Council
and the Planning and Zon-
ing Board came together
last month to discuss and
clarify proposed land de-
velopment regulations.
At the meeting, Lance Es-
tep and Chip Bentley with
the Appalachian Council
of Governments (ACOG)
presented an outline for
potential adoption.
“I think the Council has
recognized that for us to
keep our quality of life we
will need to control the
growth to prevent chaos,”
Lyman Mayor Larry Chap-
pell said.
The ACOG covered pro-
cesses and procedures for
subdividing land; rules and
standards for the develop-
ment of property–either
the conversion of vacant
land into lots and parcels
for development purpos-
es or redevelopment of
properties; adequate ser-
vice of public facilities
(such as roads, utilities,
open spaces, etc.), proper
distribution of population
and traffic, and protection
from flood and hazards as
well as how land develop-
ment regulations does not
regulate land use.
In order to adopt land
development regulations,
the Planning Commission
will recommend standards
for approval, and Town
Council will need to adopt
the recommendations.
The regulations include:
SUBDIVISIONS
all division of land involv-
ing a new street or change
to existing streets; re-sub-
division which would in-
volve the further division
or relocation of lot lines of
any lot or lots within a sub-
division previously made
and approved or recorded
according to law; the alter-
ation of any streets or the
establishment of any new
streets within any subdi-
vision previously made
and approved or recorded
according to law and com-
binations of lots of record.
TYPES OF SUBDIVISIONS
Types include minor
subdivisions, major subdi-
visions and exempt subdi-
visions.
In general, the division
of property into two or
more lots and the need
for public infrastructure
creations/extensions is a
major subdivision.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Development standards
seek to provide harmoni-
ous development; coor-
dination of streets; sizes
of blocks and lots; dedi-
cation and reservation of
land for streets, school
sites and recreation areas;
and easements for utilities
and other services.
Distribution of popu-
lation and traffic create
favorable health, safety,
convenience, appearance,
prosperity or general wel-
fare.
Other development stan-
dards are building sites
used safely for building
without danger from flood
or other hazards; con-
struction standards for
streets; and installation
public service needs. Pol-
icy-based standards can
represent goals and strate-
gies from the Town’s Com-
prehensive Plan for side-
walks, open space, street
signs, street lights, street
connectivity and traffic
calming.
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Generally, lots need to
be at least 0.5 – 1 acre
to accommodate septic,
which is why most subur-
ban subdivisions will need
public water and sewer.
Roadway standards in
the Land Development
Regulations will dictate
the technical specifica-
tions of the pavement mix,
and most regulations will
require a developer to wait
until the subdivision is 80
– 85% built out before put-
ting on the finishing coat.
Land Development Reg-
ulations require public in-
frastructure to be installed
or some type of financial
assurance be approved be-
fore a final plat of the sub-
division can be approved
and before building per-
mits for individual homes
can be issued.
Town Council can opt to
allow developers to pro-
vide a financial assurance
in order to be as flexible as
possible.
ADOPTION TIMELINE
State law requires a min-
imum 30 day notice for
the Planning Commission
public hearing, and land
development regulations
need two readings by town
council to be implement-
ed.
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will return next week to
businesses. Then we resume work – largely the
installation of lighting and
will come back much landscaping.
“Our intent in that was
heavier after the to prepare that area so
that as we move toward
first of the year...’ construction of our major
streetscape project, that
parking is available for
Ed Driggers folks as we begin that pro-
City Administrator cess,” Driggers said. “Also,
it enables us to encourage
“As best as we can, we our businesses on Trade
will lighten on that as Street to begin using the
we go into the Christmas rear entrances of those
shopping season for our buildings.”
downtown retail business- The city’s financial con-
es. Then we will come back tributions to façade im-
much heavier after the provements in Greer Sta-
first of the year in 2019, tion is another incentive
and we will complete the to use rear entrances. Two
work on the outlying areas façade grants have been
as well as we’ll mobilize awarded and eight more
onto Trade Street, doing are under consideration.
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018
P
erhaps it’s the John La Carre in me,
but I love a good spy story. Maybe
not so much when it appears the spy
has been hiding in plain sight within our
country, but the good news is that Maria
Butina, charged with conspiracy and
acting as an unregistered foreign agent
(that would be a spy) for Russia, now sits
in jail.
Gotcha.
It was her unmissable Boris and
Natasha voice that twigged a sense of
familiarity in my brain. Where had I
heard her before...ah, yes, the whole gun
thing. Maria’s Wikipedia page informs
us that she is a guns right activist
and founder of ‘Right to Bear Arms,’ a
Russian gun rights group. Except there
are no ‘rights’ to bear arms in Russia as
there is no 2nd amendment. As especial-
ly Maria knows, the last thing Vladimir
Putin allows under his authoritarian rule
is any easing of his heavily regulated
gun laws in which it is very difficult to
acquire a hand gun. Smooth-bore shot
guns, or rifles, for sport, or self defense,
are acceptable after an individual takes
a gun-safety course, completes a federal
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
City
addresses
drug
concerns
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
This week 12 years ago, the
Greer Police Department was
holding a town hall event of
sorts to hear concerns from
local residents. Among the most
important issues for residents
was local drug use, which was
coming from several well-known
drug houses. Police Chief at
the time, Dan Reynolds, told
residents that the department
had been hard at work, making
a large number of arrests in the
span of six months.
Elsewhere in the news, Joada
Hiatt was named curator of the
Greer Heritage Museum, suc-
ceeding Carm Hudson; the City
of Greer was annexing more
property along I-85 and the
Greer Soup Kitchen was making
a push for summer donations.
Greer High School football
practice was getting underway
under head coach Will Young,
who was entering his second
year as head coach of the team.
The Jackets returned 27 seniors
to the gridiron in 2006.
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test with a renewable license, and sails
through a thorough background check.
But it’s safe to say that the former KGB
authoritarian who has arrested and as-
sassinated both journalists and political
foes ain’t on board with any national
movement for lifting gun restrictions.
Opposition politician, Alexey Navalny,
personally found this to be the case
when his own two rifles were seized
after he was connected with anti-Kremlin
protests. Somehow along the way, unless
it was the plan all along, Butina went
from butting heads against the Russian
government to actively working for
them. Who knows where she was in her
political development when she request-
ed and received John Bolton’s assistance
in 2013 to create a pro gun rights PSA
in Moscow. It’s easily found on YouTube
GUEST EDITORIAL
State must do more to
protect the vulnerable
The need to protect vulnerable adults contin-
ues to rise with South Carolina’s growing pop-
ulation. But the state has failed to keep pace
with that increase despite warnings, leaving a
potentially dangerous gap in the investigation
of abuse or neglect claims among people who
can’t care for themselves.
Adult Protective Services hasn’t had a signifi-
cant funding increase since at least 2013, even
as its case load expanded by 1,300 between
2015 and 2017, The Post and Courier’s Mary
Katherine Wildeman reported. It’s troubling
that lawmakers haven’t addressed the much
larger workload after a 2017 Legislative Audit
Council report criticized the Department of So-
cial Services for failing to meet the needs of vul-
nerable adults. DSS leaders rightly have raised
the issue as well. Adult Protective Services, a
division of DSS, has been “marginalized and
received inadequate attention over past years,”
then-DSS Director Susan Alford wrote last year
in response to the LAC report’s findings. And
Kelly Cordell, director of adult advocacy for
DSS, recently added a diplomatic but obvious
assessment: “Funding would be most helpful.”
The program receives about $4.4 million in
state and federal money annually, with a minus-
cule 1.2 percent of that from the state. While
that funding level has remained essentially flat
since 2013, another important DSS division,
Child Protective Services, has almost doubled
its budget since then to about $111 million.
Both groups serve a vital public safety function
and deserve adequate resources to fulfill their
missions of protecting at-risk South Carolin-
ians.
Adult Protective Services investigates tips
about abuse and neglect, and there are a lot of
them: The program served 7,413 adults in 2017.
Over half of these were people older than 65;
the rest were adults with disabilities.
Many cases involve people who can’t take care
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and one wonders if perhaps Bolton felt have not been named.
an armed Russian public would indeed Earlier this week Maria was quickly
be Putin’s biggest fear, although even he
would surely realize it would never ma-
arrested as she was considered to be a
flight risk. Indeed, according to prosecu-
terialize. While in America, Maria found tors both her boxes and suitcases were
it easy to penetrate the inner circles of packed when they moved in to make the
Washington, even posing as a journalist arrest. Updated court filings charged
and asking then-candidate Trump during that Butina allegedly “gained access” to
a 2015 press conference what were his “an extensive network of U.S. persons in
intentions regarding proposed foreign positions to influence political activi-
policy towards Russia. She was photo- ties in the United States” by living with
graphed with notable politicians: Rick and having a personal relationship with
Santorum, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal another individual. She is also accused
and the NRA’s Wayne Lapierre. She was of offering to have sex in order to gain
well aware, uncovered emails now show a job. The United States Department
in the affidavit filed in federal court, as of Justice charges that the dogmatic
she communicated with ‘U.S. Person 1,’ redhead is accused of conspiring to in-
of how members of the Russian delega- filtrate American political organizations,
tion who attended the National Prayer including the NRA, at the direction of a
Breakfast were “handpicked” by a senior senior Kremlin officials “over a course
Russian official and were “VERY influ- of years.” On Wednesday, before she
ential in Russia.” The affidavit contin- was ordered to stand before the judge
ues that her emails explained that the in federal court, Maria requested she
delegation was coming to “establish a be allowed to make that appearance in
back channel of communication” and ‘civilian clothes.’
asked if another person, identified as Er, no.
“U.S. Person 2,” would want to meet with Sorry Natasha, Orange is the new black
them. As of this writing those persons Even if it clashes with your hair.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Growth
C
hange is inevitable, yet we
can choose how to respond.
With the development of
so many beautiful acres covered
with trees, it is sad to see the
land dug up to put in buildings.
Yet each unit represents a
potential neighbor or job.
The steady growth is also a
good sign for my husband, who
works in residential construc-
tion focused on renovations.
Nonetheless, traffic concerns
are valid.
Many of us only have to travel
a couple hours to hit the me-
tropolises of Atlanta or Char-
lotte to be reminded of what
can happen.
As many residents have
voiced, smart growth is pre-
ferred.
Defining smart growth,
 | however, can be tricky as many
factors contribute to making a
community.
Brad and I are looking into the
housing market for ourselves.
Some key elements I would
like for a future home include
an affordable dwelling, a few
acres of land, and a pleasant
commute to work.
I know these ideals may not
be realized in full.
Right now, we reside in a
of themselves — so-called “self-neglect” cases quadplex with neighbors shar-
— while others are alleged victims of exploita- ing walls and living directly
tion, neglect by a caregiver or abuse. Without below us.
the help of Adult Protective Services, some cas- We own almost no land,
es can slip through the cracks, at a minimum except a small square for a
leading to needless suffering and heartache. garden.
That’s an unacceptable situation for anyone’s I drive about 30 minutes along
parent, sibling or other loved one. There’s now mostly four-lane roads with
a call center to make it easier to report abuse, room to pass vehicles who are
which could help address some of the LAC re- moving slower than me.
port’s criticisms, including long wait times on While not my ideal, I have a
the phone, incomplete documentation and fail- soft spot for my first home as
ures to report certain incidents to the police. Brad’s wife.
The head of the state’s AARP chapter has ad- Although I long for more land
vocated for more funding. And while the Legis- to enjoy, I appreciate the ease
lature initially put money toward the effort the of not having to spend hours on
past couple of years, it was gone by the end of yard work.
the budget process, according to AARP execu- The commute is not bad most
tive director Tessa Arnold. With Adult Protec- days, especially since my hours
tive Services’ current funding, Mr. Arnold said, can vary.
“I just really don’t know how they’re going to Every season has its pros and
fulfill their mandate.” This issue of protecting cons, its ups and downs, its joys
vulnerable adults needs to move up the legisla- and sorrows, its blessings and
tive priority list, but that’s proven to be a tough trials.
sell. An unrelated bill sponsored by state Rep. How we respond shows our
Garry Smith that would have created a central character to a watching world.
registry of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect and 1 Peter 4:12-13, 19 says, “Be-
exploitation initially drew bipartisan interest loved, do not be surprised at the
this past session but ended up parked in the
House Judiciary Committee. The Simpsonville
fiery trial when it comes upon
you to test you, as though some-
Republican should give his proposal another thing strange were happening to
try when the Legislature reconvenes in Janu- you. But rejoice insofar as you
ary. It’s bewildering that lawmakers won’t give share Christ’s sufferings, that
Adult Protective Services the resources it needs you may also rejoice and be glad
to do its job. DSS has been subjected to with- when his glory is revealed….
ering and often valid criticism over the years, Therefore let those who suffer
but the South Carolinians who can’t take care according to God’s will entrust
of themselves shouldn’t suffer because of those their souls to a faithful Creator
problems. Vulnerable adults are just that—vul- while doing good.”
nerable—and they need our protection.
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GCM collects school supplies
For local
students
Greer Community Min-
istries (GCM) is collecting
supplies to provide local
students with the tools
they need to begin school
in August. Students living
in the greater Greer area,
including Greer, Taylors,
Duncan, Lyman, and Well-
ford are eligible.
Supplies will be distrib-
uted weekdays July 30-
Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to
noon. Parents or guardians
will need to bring current
and valid driver’s license
and the social security
cards for the students that
live in the household.
Many items have already
POP: Local ball players lose biggest cheerleader
FROM PAGE ONE
family through his biolog-
ical one.
“We have a grandson,
Jack–named after his
grandfather– who plays
for the team, and we just
got attached,” said Ma-
han’s wife, Judy. “Even
when (my husband) was
sick or couldn’t go, he
tried very hard to make
this part of his life and to
be supportive of the team.
He was an encourager.”
Team grandparent
Kathy Mulligan remem-
bers him shouting his
trademark phrase, calling
the boys over to congrat-
ulate them after a home
run, and whispering ad-
vice like “next time stand
to the left of the plate.”
“All I can say is there was
nobody better. Nobody
louder. He was a big cheer-
er,” she said. “He spoke
to everybody. He was ev-
erybody’s friend…And he
loved all of our kids, not
just his grandkids.”
An only child, Davis said
that Jack and his other
grandson, Bennett, meant
the world to her father, as
did her husband, Brian.
“My husband and I were
high school sweethearts,
so he was like a father
to Brian. They were very
close,” she said.
That family closeness
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been donated by individu-
als, churches, civic groups,
and businesses. GCM as-
sisted 438 students in
2017 and hopes to serve
500 this year.
“We are still in need of
backpacks and supplies
from the list we provid-
ed,” said Maureen Bryan,
food pantry and clothing
closet coordinator at GCM.
“We want to help children
in our area by providing
the tools they need to suc-
ceed.”
Drop off locations in-
clude GCM, ServPro of
East Greenville County,
2026 River Road, Greer,
SC 29650, and Beyond
the Threads, 215 W. Wade
Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC
29650.
Collections will be taken
until the end of August.
was made even more spe-
cial by the fact that Mahan
underwent a liver trans-
plant in 1997.
“I think he had a really
new lease on life. He re-
ceived an organ donation
20 and a half years ago
and through that he was
able to meet his grand-
children that he wouldn’t
have met otherwise,” Da-
vis said. “I think he just
lived every day to the full-
est. He was a very positive
individual. He never met a
stranger.”
SHOW OF SUPPORT
Over the years, neurop-
athy and other health is-
sues made it harder for
Mahan to get to the games,
but he continued to attend
as many as possible.
Team Adidas played its
last fall game at the end of
October.
On Nov. 6, Mahan was
admitted to the hospital
with uncontrolled atrial
fibrillation. He underwent
open heart surgery on Nov.
8 to repair four blocked
arteries and due to multi-
ple complications, spent
the next eight months
in restorative care. He
passed away one day after
his 76th birthday.
During that time, the
team rallied for his fami-
ly, sending meals and gift
cards, calling and texting,
SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
Crayola Crayons – 24 count
Crayola Classic Markers
Dry Erase Markers
Highlighter markers (yellow)
Red, Black & Blue ball point
pens
Colored Pencils (pre-
sharpened preferred)
#2 pencils
Red Checking Pencils
Erasers – chunk and cap
Pencil pouches & pencil boxes
Small pencil sharpener
1-in., 2-in. & 3 in. 3-Ring
Binders
3-ring binder subject dividers
3-prong folders with pockets
Poly (Plastic) 3-prong pocket
folders (red/blue/green/
yellow/orange) Plain Pocket
folders (no prongs)
One-subject spiral bound
notebooks
Coach Arron Drye pours soil around the Japanese Maple
that Team Adidas planted in memory of Jack Mahan.
“you name it. They’ve been
there for us through the
whole thing,” Davis said.
“The other sweet thing
I will tell you about this
team is they showed up at
his funeral. And they had
their old Braves jerseys
on. It supported all of us
and especially my son.”
As much as “Pop” en-
couraged the team, they
encouraged him.
“I think the team for him
gave him a purpose,” Da-
vis said.
“I think it was an out-
reach to him, too. What
we found from standing
in the receiving line ev-
erybody said he’s just a
people person. Everybody
would say just about the
same thing, he loved peo-
 | funds to add garage
Composition notebooks
500 sheet pack of white copy
paper
Pack of colored copy paper
Wide Ruled and College Ruled
loose-leaf notebook paper
Index cards (3x5 & 4x6)
Fiskar’s scissors (blunt & sharp
tipped)
Calculators
Protractors
Rulers (with centimeters &
inches)
Compass (Geometry sets)
WHITE glue sticks
Large box of tissues
Baby wipes
Clorox wipes
Liquid anti-bacterial hand
soap
Hand sanitizer (NOT
PERSONAL SIZE)
New back packs or book bags
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
ple,” Mahan said. “I guess
it was a lot to him too in
his limited way to be a
part and maybe he was
feeling needed too.”
While the loss of “Pop”
will be felt when the team
takes the field in the fu-
ture, the cheering section
won’t go quiet. Mahan in-
tends to attend even more
games with her family.
“I told them I might have
to be team mom… ‘Gra-
na,’” she said. “I’ll accept
that role.”
View Mahan’s obit-
uary at https://www.
dign ity memorial .com/
obituaries/greenville-sc/
jack-mahan-7907243. For
more information on or-
gan donation, visit www.
donatelife.net.
GSP: Hopes to use new
FROM PAGE ONE
which is lower than staff’s
recommended $2 in-
crease which would have
generated approximately
$1,000,000 in increased
parking revenue. The Sky
Lot increased $2 per day
from $7 to $9, generating
approximately $225,000
in increased revenue.
The Garages increased
$1 per day from $14 to
$15, generating approx-
imately $375,000 in in-
creased revenue, and Valet
Parking increased $1 from
$16 to $17, generating ap-
proximately $18,750.
SHUTTLE SERVICE
Shuttle services are set
to begin Sept. 1.
“The new shuttle service
is intended to convenient-
ly transport passengers
from the new parking lot
to the terminal,” Brown
said. “This is also an
amenity that many of our
customers have requested,
and this is an opportunity
to meet those desires.”
Shuttle services will be
provided to the new lot as
well as the existing Econo-
my Lot.
“The existing Economy
Lot and the new parking
lot will offer a similar lev-
el of service,” Brown said.
“Extending the new shut-
tle service to the existing
lot provides consistent
customer service.”
“Based on current
growth, the Overflow Lot
will eventually become
a second Economy Lot,”
Brown said.
Airport staff has final-
ized a shuttle operating
budget with LAZ Parking
Services, who manages the
parking for the airport.
Initial capital costs to start
the shuttle service and op-
erating costs for providing
shuttle service between
the lots and the terminal
are estimated at $600,000
for year one.
Airport staff has also
wrapped up the initial
planning and program-
ming phase for the pro-
posed Parking Garage C.
“The design phase is un-
derway,” Brown said. “(It)
should be completed early
THE GREER CITIZEN A5
‘The new shuttle
service is intended
to conveniently
transport
passengers from the
new parking lot to
the terminal. This
is also an amenity
that many of our
customers have
requested, and this
is an opportunity to
meet those desires.’
Dudley Brown
GSP Spokesman
2019. Bidding should be-
gin during the spring of
2019. Construction should
start summer of 2019. Ga-
rage C should open by the
fall of 2020.”
TRAFFIC INCREASES
Passenger and cargo
traffic at GSP continues to
rise.
May 2018 passenger traf-
fic (196,894) was up 3.6
percent when compared to
May 2017 (189,991). Cargo
traffic rose 26.3 percent
and passenger load fac-
tors were strong at an av-
erage of 84.7 percent.
“This continued growth
is exciting,” said Dave
Edwards, GSP’s president
and CEO.
“We are looking forward
to seeing these numbers
continue to increase with
the addition of a sixth
airline operating from
GSP and additional cargo
flights.”
In May, more than 9.7
million pounds of cargo
passed through GSP com-
pared to more than 7.6
million pounds in May
2017.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

James Herbert Hammond

DUNCAN: Recruiting new business
Memory Gardens Mausole-
Veteran um. 
Pallbearers were Curtis
James Herbert Ham- Kendrick, John John Ken-

mond, 84, passed away
July 22, 2018.
A native
of Greenville
County, son of
the late Thom-
as Alexander and Pauline
Duncan Hammond, he
was a U.S. Army Veteran
having served as a radio
communications special-
ist, a retired employee of
Johnson Controls, a mem-
ber of Locust Hill Baptist
Church, and an avid golfer
and bowler.
Surviving are two sons,
James David Hammond
(Aimee) and John Thom-
as Hammond, all of Rock
Spring, Georgia; a daugh-
ter, Linda Hammond
O’Connor (Paddy), of
Brooksville, Florida; two
sisters, Nancy Hammond
Butler, of Travelers Rest,
and Linda (Polly) Ham-
mond Worthy, of Atlanta,
Georgia; and two grand-
children, Philip Daniel
Hammond and Kerry Alma
O’Connor Shaw (Nathan).
Mr. Hammond was pre-
deceased by his wife and
mother of his children,
Alma Bartz Hammond;
one brother, Thomas
Hammond; and two sis-
ters, Martha Hammond
Brown and Helen Ham-
mond Huff.  Carolina.  Funeral services were stuff in the town, to better
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday, July
28, 2018 at Locust Hill
Baptist Church. Burial will
follow in the church cem-
etery.
Visitation will be held
5-7 p.m. Friday, July 27,
2018 at The Wood Mortu-
ary.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
Locust Hill Baptist Church,
5534 Locust Hill Road,
Travelers Rest, SC 29690.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Kim Kendrick
David Kimsey “Kim”
Kendrick, 64, went to be
with the Lord on Thurs-
day, July 12, 2018.   mortuary.com.
Kim was raised in Mor-
ganton, North Carolina,
son of the late John Vance
Kendrick, Jr. and Jessie
Roper Kendrick. Kim grad-
uated from Morganton
High School.  He attended
Western Piedmont Com-
munity College.  Kim and
Susan, his wife, have lived
in Greenville, South Caro-
lina, for over 25 years and
consider Greenville their
home.  Apalache Baptist Church.
Kim is survived by his
wife, Susan Marshall Ken-
drick; daughter, Krissy
Kendrick; son, Curtis
Kendrick of Simpsonville,
South Carolina; one broth-
er, Johnny Kendrick, and
one sister, Kathy Davila,
both of Morganton, North
Kim enjoyed helping
people through his career
in Financial Services for
over 22 years, and the last
17 years have been spent
as a Mortgage Broker with
County Bank Mortgage.  Mausoleum.
Although Kim was dedi-
cated to his work, he man-
aged to make time for his
family and friends.  He en-
joyed golf, boating, fishing
and the beach.  He was a
loyal friend, devoted hus-
band and father.  He will
be tremendously missed
by those whose lives he
touched.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Friday, July
20, 2018, at The Wood
Mortuary conducted by
Dr. Ralph Carter.  Entomb-
ment followed at Hillcrest
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drick, Jordan Kendrick, FROM PAGE ONE
Kevin Kendrick, Jake Pyha- COUNCIL ACTION
la and Tee Rampey. everywhere that the coun-
Visitation was held 6-8 ty and ACOG has allowed
p.m. Thursday, July 19, us to serve—us and Ly- Barton Street: Duncan Town Council approved the first reading
2018 at The Wood Mortu- man now since we’ve sold of an ordinance to annex property located at 488 Barton Street
ary. our collection system to into the town limits with a zoning of R3 Residential for property
Memorials may be made them,” Fant said. owners Dennis and Anita Rose.
to LaTronica Harris – “These companies com-
Dragon Boat, GHS Office ing in really help us be Building Heights: Duncan Town Council approved the first
of Philanthropy & Partner- able to have anybody that reading of an ordinance for a text amendment to change the
ship, 300 E. McBee Ave., comes in our sewer service maximum building height from 35 to 85 feet for the follow-
Suite 503, Greenville, SC area get hooked up to sew- ing zones: Central Business District, General Business District,
29601-2882. er immediately,” he said. Research and Limited Industrial District and General Industrial
Online condolences may “That just makes us com- District.
be made at www.thewood- petitive and get some of
this vacant land put into Parking Requirements: Duncan Town Council approved the
use. We’re super excited.” first reading of an ordinance for a text amendment to narrow
Altha L. Redding Fant said Duncan is an the measurements for parallel parking lots to 9 feet wide, 18
attractive destination for feet deep, 162 feet total area and a 24-foot minimum drive isle.
Altha Lawson Redding, industry because of its All parking lots with more than five parking spaces should be
85, widow of James Miller location in the southeast paved.
Redding, passed away July region of the country, its
22, 2018. position off I-85 as well Procurement Procedures: Duncan Town Council approved the
A native of Spartanburg as the surrounding mu- first reading of an ordinance amending Duncan’s procurement
County, she was a daugh- nicipalities reaching their procedures.
ter of the late Algie and limits.
Beatrice Brewington Law- “The areas that we have
son, a former waitress at available to offer are more
Sky City and member of industrial-type areas,” coming to the table, so to nice event center, rough-
Fant said. speak.” ly 3,500 square foot,” he
Surviving are two broth- “Our council has been said.
ers, Buddy Lawson (Clara) very aggressive in trying EVENTS CENTER Some functions of the
and Carroll Lawson, both to negotiate, make it ben- Duncan is also mov- events center could in-
of Greer. eficial for them to come ing forward with plans to clude high school re-
She was also prede- to us, beneficial to the add an events center at unions, wedding recep-
ceased by four sisters, town as well. When we Stoneledge Park, located tions and concerts.
Corene Weathers, Sue Mul- have more people on the at 119 South Spencer St., “Then, after we get this
ligan, Alice Knight, and tax rolls, it gives us more Duncan. in place, we’re going to
Helen Richards. money to be able to do “We had our mandatory look to maybe expand the
pre-bid meeting for the water park,” Fant said.
held 3 p.m. Monday, July service everybody, to keep events center,” Fant said. Some ideas for the area
23, 2018 at The Wood growing.” “We had quite a few peo- include kiddie areas and
Mortuary Chapel conduct- For the past few years, ple show up. The bids are bigger slides similar to
ed by Rev. Jim Carpenter.  Duncan has increased tax- due back the 23rd.” Carowinds.
Entombment followed in es the allotted CPI (con- “We’re excited about “We don’t want to be
Hillcrest Memory Gardens sumer price index) plus that,” he said. Carowinds, but we would
population growth. The events center will be like to use this area to
Visitation was held “This time, we didn’t paid for through the hos- add a few more things
2-2:45 p.m. Monday at the even do that much,” Fant pitality fund, grant fund- that maybe nobody else
mortuary. said. “Council decided to ing and a loan. around us has to offer,”
Memorials may be made go a little less than that.” “We’d like to start mov- Fant said.
to Greer Community Min- “When we have a big- ing dirt September, if pos- The water park is about
istries, Post Office Box ger revenue pot to do sible,” Fant said. ten years old.
1373, Greer, SC 29652. stuff with, to enhance The town also plans to “It’s great to keep add-
The family would like to our roads, to maybe add add another parking lot ing to it just to keep peo-
extend a special thank you more Christmas lights, or and to make a connection ple wanting to come back,”
to Dr. Warren and staff at do things to really make with a festival street. Fant said.
Golden Age, and Jeff and the town shine,” he said. “Our main street is not The plans to expand
Candice, of Hospice Care “When we have the extra like your typical main the water park are proba-
of South Carolina. revenue, now we have the street for an old town,” bly still a couple of years
Online condolences may ability to do that, and it Fant said. “This is going away.
be made at www.thewood- doesn’t cost them (resi- to be the focal point for
mortuary.com. dents) anymore because Duncan.” kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
you have more players “We’re going to have a

RENAMING: Greer road bears of name of North Greenville donor SPILL

FROM PAGE ONE
graduate, online students,
and the PA Medicine pro-
gram at its Tim Brashier
Campus at Greer.
NGU President Dr. Gene
C. Fant, Jr. spoke about
the Brashiers’ impact on
the school.
“Presidents of universi-
ties can only take universi-
ties so far. It’s the partners
that…really help shape
the future of the univer-
sity, and North Greenville
University would not be
what it is now if it were
not for partners like Walt
Brashier,” he said.
“Dr. Brashier’s vision for
supporting North Green-
ville University is unpar-
alleled; his wisdom in
recommending new pro-
grams, a new location like
this one, and in his power-
ful prayers on our behalf
have made a difference
at this university where
Christ Makes the Differ-
ence.”
During the unveiling
ceremony, Fant also an-
nounced new program
initiatives and expanded
scholarship offerings.
The university will be
introducing new academ-
ic opportunities including
certificate and profession-
al training programs and
new degree programs to
include undergraduate
programs in Education,
Criminal Justice, and Psy-
chology that will launch
this fall and in January of
2019. Also, Brashier has
allowed the university to
expand the Martin Tim-
othy Brashier Scholars
Program, announced last
year, to include all of the
programs offered in Greer.
“This program substan-
tially subsidizes qualified
and approved applicants
as they start their degrees
with NGU and have already
been a great boon to these
programs,” Fant said.    memory of the Brashiers’
To be considered for
the scholarship, a student
must be a resident of any
Upstate county or grad-
uate of NGU, a first-time
undergraduate, graduate,
or doctoral student, must
have applied and been ac-
cepted to attend a quali-
fying program at the Tim
Brashier Campus. Recipi-
ents must earn and main-
tain a 3.0 GPA.
“We think that these an-
nouncements are going to
help to boost the turbos
that are already on Greer
as a community; that they
will continue to help us
here at this campus at
Greer, and will help even
more students to see how
the Brashiers’ vision has
made it to such that not
only is North Greenville a
place where Christ makes
a difference, but it’s also
a place where the Brashi-
er family as Christ-serving
people have also made a
difference,” Fant said.
The Tim Brashier Cam-
pus at Greer honors the
son, Tim, a businessman
and 1976 North Green-
ville alumnus, who passed
away in 2012.
“We are grateful for the
generosity of Walt and
Christine in this legacy, Scholarship application FROM PAGE ONE
which is now a landmark deadline for Fall 1 Term
location here in Greer,” is July 31, and Sept. 30 for the Spartanburg County
Fant said. Fall 2 Term.  Hazmat Team applied a
“The City of Greer cele- For more information patch to the tanker to stop
brates this well-deserved about eligibility require- the leak at 2:43 a.m.
honor along with the North ments for the Martin It is estimated that
Greenville University com- Timothy Brashier Schol- 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel
munity. The Brashier fami- ars program, visit www. spilled from tank.
ly has demonstrated a true ngu.edu/martin-timo- The S.C. Department of
passion for higher educa- thy-brashier-scholars-ap- Health and Environmental
tion,” Mayor Rick Danner plication. For NGU’s grad- Control (DHEC) was no-
said of the occasion. “Just uate and online degree tified and the scene was
as higher education trans- opportunities, visit www. turned over to DHEC and
forms lives, North Green- ngu.edu/academics. two environmental clean-
ville University is having up contractors.
a transformative impact jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
on the City of Greer. The
Brashiers’ commitment
and service coupled with
North Greenville Univer-
sity’s mission will serve
students for generations
to come.”
“I’m so proud of all the
students here and all the
faculty,” Brashier said.
“Naturally I’m excited, and
I appreciate so much all
that’s going on here, what
everybody’s doing, and
the way we’re growing.
I’m very excited about the
school.”
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New Trinity Baptist Church
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Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist 4005 Highway 414 • Landrum
879-2913
BAPTIST
For information Abner Creek Baptist Church
about advertising
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850
on this page, Apalache Baptist
call 864-877-2076. 1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer • 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors • 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer • 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer • 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461
For information El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021
about advertising Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121
on this page, Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Circle, Greer • 268-4385
call 864-877-2076. Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship • 879-2913
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 631-1336
For information Friendship Baptist Church
For information 1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746
about about
advertising
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Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289
on thison page,
this page, Grace Baptist Church
call 864-877-2076.
call 864-877-2076. 760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2913
For information Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
about advertising Highland Baptist Church
on this page, 3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
call 864-877-2076. 111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist •Church
879-2913
250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765
Greer Locust Hill Baptist Church
QF
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771
ForUALITY
Maple Creek Baptist Church
information 609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791
OODS
about advertising Memorial Drive Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061
on this page,
Milford Baptist Church
call 864-877-2076.
508 North Main St. • 877-4043 1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
7 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat.
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203
For information New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224
about advertising Northwood Baptist Church
on this page, 888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417
O’Neal Baptist Church
call 864-877-2076. 3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032
People’s Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449
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Trinity Baptist Church
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church Sharon United Methodist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646 1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
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St. Mark United Methodist Church
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church HEA
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1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436
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St. Paul United Open301House
McCall St. • Greer
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church IN F 3856 Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449
PRACTICAL HEARING 848-5500
417 S. Buncombe Rd.
1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
Suite 7C
SOLUTIONS
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 879-4475
Riverside Baptist Church Zoar United Methodist Church Greer, SC 29650
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400 1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer • 421-5686
St. John’s Baptist Church
Wednesday,
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
Nov. 9,PRACTICAL
2011
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904 Sessions at 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 2HEARING
p.m.
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140
Suber Road Baptist Church Devenger Road Presbyterian Church SOLUTIONS
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181 Come, Bring Your Rd.,
1200 Devenger Questions and Get Straight Unbiased
Greer • 268-7652 The Plaza Answers
Taylors First Baptist Church Fellowship Presbyterian Church
417 S. Buncombe Road
200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535 Try the New
1105
3315Old
SIQ Series
Spartanburg
Creek Rd.,Rd., Greer • 877-3267 Jim Swiger H.I.S.
United Family Ministries
Brushy
First Presbyterian
Schedule your
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13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235 100 School St., Greer • 877-3612 AID Jim SCSwiger DHEC #412
Victor Baptist FREE HEARING TEST Church
Fulton Presbyterian Blue Cross Blue
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190 REPAIR
Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686 Shield
SC DHEC #412
Washington Baptist Church Blue Cross Blue&Shield
Humana
ALL MAKES & Humana
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510 OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Welcome Home Baptist Church Agape House
Seating is900limited.
Gap Creek Rd.,Please
Greer • 329-7491 238-4754
call for appointment. Hearing
Free
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer • 901-7674 Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd.,269-1007 or
Simpsonville • 281-0015 269-1007
281-1092 Tests
CATHOLIC Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Highway 101 North, Greer
901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225 Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
CHURCH OF CHRIST 3315
1017 Brushy
MauldinCreek Rd., Greer••283-0639
Rd., Greenville 877-8090
Riverside Church of Christ Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan • 266-4269
For information
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 322-6847
Calvary Chapel of Greer about advertising
3315 Brushy Creek Rd. • Greer • 877-8090
CHURCH OF GOD Christ Fellowship on this page,
Church of God - Greer 343 Hampton Rd., Greer • 879-8446
500 Trade St., Greer • 877-0374 Christian Heritage Church call 864-877-2076.
Church of God of Prophecy 900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329 Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325
Eastside Worship Center Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523 El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474
O’Neal Church of God Faith Family Church
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273 3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524
Glad Tidings Tabernacle
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528
Praise Cathedral Church of God 100 O’Neal Road, Greer • 561-7174
Harmony Fellowship Church
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 879-4878
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 877-8287
EPISCOPAL Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877
Good Shepherd Episcopal International Cathedral of Prayer
200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330
100 Davis Avenue • Greer • 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
LUTHERAN 1846 Old Hwy. 14S • 877-2442
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church Lifesong Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville •288-4867 12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman • 439-2602
Apostolic Lutheran Church Living Way Community Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer • 848-4568 3239 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0544
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS New Beginnings Outreach
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815 104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424
New Covenant Fellowship DILL CREEK COMMONS
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer • 877-5876 2425 Racing Rd., Greer • 848-4521 1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer
New Hope Freedom
Saints Peter and Paul Ev. Lutheran 864-848-5222
400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246 109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. • 346-9053
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Point of Life Church
METHODIST
Wade Hampton Blvd. • Duncan • 426-4933
Bethel United Methodist Church
Shekhinah Kind Glory Church
arolinaHampton
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066 4389 Wade
Covenant United Methodist Church
600 N. Main St., Greer • 655-4545
Springwell Church
Blvd.
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1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299
St. Andrews Anglican Church
awn Taylors
864-292-1842
& ractor
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644 www.standrewupstate.com
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308
Trinity Fellowship Church
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-0419
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville • 244-6011
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522 United Anglican Fellowship
Grace United Methodist Church 1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 629-3350
627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015 United Christian Church
Lee Road United Methodist Church 105 Daniel Ave., Greer • 895-3966
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427 United House of Prayer For information
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church 213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150 Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker) about advertising
Liberty United Methodist Church P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788
4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142
Upstate Tree of Life on this page,
203 East Bearden St., Greer • 848-1295
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956
Victorian Hills Community Church call 864-877-2076.
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer • 877-3981
Mountain View UMC
Vine Worship Center
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-8175
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

Police charge man with murder GPD selling tickets

FROM FOX CAROLINA
NEWS PARTNER

Wellford police Chief Da-

performed to confirm a
cause of death. 
Green said the shooting
likely stemmed from a
struck this community
again leaving us to mourn
and pray for change. She
did the right thing, she
for benefit dinner
vid Green said a man has domestic dispute. Derrick left him, he just wouldn’t The Greer Police Depart- ficers in the Upstate of
been charged with murder Burnside, 45, was arrested leave her alone. Through ment is selling tickets for South Carolina.
after a woman found dead in the case. this tragedy, my prayer a Pancake Dinner to bene- Last year alone this fund
on Sunday. Burnside is charged with is that it helps another fit the Fallen Officers Me- provided monetary sup-
Green said the woman murder and possession of woman or man seek help. morial Fund. port to the families of Offi-
was found dead in a car a weapon during a violent That’s what Tonya would The dinner, which in- cer Jason Harris (Spartan-
that was in a ditch outside crime. He was booked into want.” cludes pancakes, sausage burg Police Department),
the Phresh Threadz cloth- the Spartanburg County Burnside went before and a drink, will be served Deputy Devin Hodges
ing store on East Green- Detention Center just be- a magistrate for a bond by Greer police officers on (Anderson County Sheriffs
ville Highway. The victim fore 11 p.m. Sunday. hearing early Tuesday at Tuesday, Aug. 14, from Office), and Trooper Keith
was a co-owner of the A close friend of Rich- the Spartanburg County 4-7 p.m. at Eggs Up Grill in Rebman (SCHP).
business. ards, Shaunna Thomas, Detention Center. Greer. Over the past six years,
The Spartanburg County issued the following state- The judge denied bond. Tickets are $10 for per- they have donated $21,000
Coroner’s Office identified ment on her passing: Derrick Burnside Burnside will be held at sons 11-years-old and up; to fallen officers’ families
the victim as 35-year-old “Tonya will be sorely the Spartanburg County $8 for 10-years-old and in the Upstate.
LaTonya Michelle Richards missed by her Family and she walked in. No one de- Detention Center until his under. Gallagher’s Army Fall-
of Roebuck.  Friends. Although she was serves to be selfishly tak- next court hearing, which Tickets can be pur- en Officer Fund matches
Green said investigators quiet, she had a strong en from this earth by the is scheduled for Septem- chased at the Greer Police every donation, doubling
believe Richards was shot presence in all of our hands of another. ber. Department from 8 a.m.-5 the impact for a total of
but an autopsy is being lives and any room that Domestic Violence has p.m. Monday-Friday while $42,000 to date.
supplies last. Cash or The Greer Police Depart-
checks made out to Up- ment also supports this

Suspect scuffles with deputy

state SC Law Enforcement fund with its benefit Soft-
Memorial Fund are accept- ball Tournament held in
ed. late August.
Money from the sale of For more information,
tickets will go to support call 848-2151.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
Crime Upon arrival at the resi-
dence, the officer noticed
the living room to be in
gave a fake SC ID card with
the name Fernando Perez.
The officer could smell a
the families of fallen of-

the official incident reports

filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office. All
Report disarray, with items all
over the floor.
The deputy made con-
strong odor of an alcohol-
ic beverage coming from
the vehicle and could see
suspects are to be consid- tact with a female victim an open container of beer
ered innocent until proven With Shippy having a cut who stated the incident at the feet of the passen-
guilty in the court of law.) to his lip, officers trans- occurred while she was ger. The officer asked the
ported him to the Spar- trying to break up an argu- passenger what his name
On Sunday, deputies tanburg Regional Hospital. ment/fight between Albert was and he said that it
with the Spartanburg Shippy was then released Norris and her two sons. was on his ID. The officer
County Sheriff’s Office from the hospital and was Norris had previously asked him what name was
responded to 1631 Fern- transported to the Spar- been arrested for domes- on his ID and he said that
wood Glendale Road in tanburg County Detention tic violence. it was on his ID. The offi-
reference to a domestic Center without incident. Norris said the incident cer asked him how much
disturbance. Upon arrival, started due to his son he had to drink and he
officers observed that the PUBLIC INTOXICATION stealing some medication would not say. The driver
front door of an apart- Spartanburg County from him. Norris said he admitted that he had one
ment had been kicked deputies responded to began to argue about the beer.
open. Police observed the 142 Airport Rd in Spartan- missing medication and When another unit ar-
homeowner sitting on the burg County in reference when things got out of rived on scene, the officer
suspect, Shawndre Shippy, to a disturbance on Sun- hand, he felt the female searched the vehicle and
who had apparently just day. Upon arrival, officers victim beginning to push found a book bag in the
broken into the residence. made contact with Roger him into the bedroom. rear seat. The bag smelled
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 
Amanda Pope and other members of CrossFit Greer will move to a new location this fall
near the old Ryan’s restaurant.
CrossFit Greer plans
September move
To larger
location
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
CrossFit Greer is raising
funds for new gym equip-
ment as the company gets
set to break in its new lo-
cation this fall.
The popular workout
destination has been lo-
cated on Wade Hampton
Boulevard for about four
and a half years, but will
soon move to a site near
the old Ryan’s restaurant.
“We started in a room at
Anytime Fitness in 2008,”
said owner Jenn Green.
“We were members since
day one, but took over
ownership Jan. 1, 2015.”
“So much has changed,”
she said. “We have out-
grown our current loca-
tion. On days we can’t
open the doors i.e. weath-
er, we are like a pack of
North Greenville’s football schedule includes two ESPN3
matchups.
Crusader football
sets schedule
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
North Greenville foot-
ball will open its first
season in the Gulf South
Conference with a pair of
games on ESPN3.
The Crusaders will
host West Alabama on
Sept. 29 in a week five
matchup. The game is
scheduled for a 7 p.m.
kickoff on the network.
North Greenville will
then take to the airwaves
again in Week 6 against
West Georgia.
The Crusaders will take
on the Bobcats in Car-
rollton, Georgia, on Oct.
6. It will be the first-ever
meeting between the two
programs.
North Greenville opens
the season on the road
at Tusculum College on
Aug. 30. The Crusad-
ers then return home
sardines in the current lo-
cation.”
The proposed new loca-
tion is at the end of Hunt
Street.
“It is currently a building
for one occupancy,” Green
said. “They are demoing
to remove all old HVAC
and flooring, to make it
a building for three busi-
nesses.
“They will need to build
firewalls and bathrooms
in our space.”
CrossFit Greer is hoping
to open the new location
in early September.
“We plan to get more
one-on-one training with
new clients,” Green said.
“We also offer Dave Ram-
sey Financial Peace Univer-
sity several times a year.”
Currently, CrossFit
Greer holds five classes
a day Monday through
Thursday, three on Friday,
and one on Saturday for
its 125 members.
“(The classes) have
grown like crazy,” Green
said. “We always have the
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Aug. 30 @ Tusculum
Sept. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne
Sept. 15 Mississippi
College
Sept. 22 @ Delta State
Sept. 29 West Alabama
Oct. 6 @ West Georgia
Oct. 13 Shorter
Oct. 20 @ Valdosta State
Oct. 27 West Florida
Nov. 3 @ Florida Tech
Nov. 10 @ North Alabama
for games against Le-
noir-Rhyne and Missis-
sippi College.
Other 2018 match-
ups include: Delta State,
Shorter University, Val-
dosta State, West Florida,
Florida Institute of Tech-
nology and the Universi-
ty of North Alabama.
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The Greer Citizen
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New Year’s people or get-
fit-for-summer members.”
“In the past two years,
we have doubled our
‘normal’ memberships,”
she said. “We have a lot
of members with us that
were with us on day one.”
Her favorite part of the
business is the communi-
ty, she said.
“The people that are
members are our best
friends, we hang out with
them, go to church with
them, and just do life with
them,” Green said.
“CrossFit Greer exists to
not only help people reach
their fitness goals, but
to love on people as they
are,” she said. “When you
come in, we want you to
feel welcomed and loved.
We want to experience life
with you and be with you
in every step, helping you
reach goals in all areas of
your life.”
For more information,
visit www.crossfitgreer.
com.
Brock takes victory at
county golf tournament
BY STAN OLENICK
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Danny Brock came
within a shot of tying the
tournament single round
record when he started
the Greenville County
Amateur. Brock posted an
8-under par 64 on his way
to the championship at
Pebble Creek Golf Club.
The champion of the
51st annual event added
rounds of 71 and 67 to
the opening round 64 for
a 202 total.
“I had been playing a lot
at Fox Run (home course)
and was hitting the ball
really well,” said Brock.
“I thought if I could keep
it going I could have a
chance here.”
Brock came within a
stroke of Brent Delahous-
saye’s record setting 63,
shot at the Greer Country
Club in the 2001 champi-
onship.
“I knew I had it going
in the first round, but I
didn’t want to think about
it too much until I got to
the 12th hole. I was 8-un-
der par and thought some-
thing special was happen-
ing,” said Brock.
While the former USC
Upstate golfer didn’t take
his foot off the gas he did
get a little more conserva-
tive and finished the first
round with all pars.
2013 champion Todd
Hendley was three shots
back at 67 tied with
Greer’s Derrick Oyervides.
Clemson golfer Colby
Patton was fourth after
shooting a 69.
The second round of the
tournament was sched-
uled for an early morning
start to beat some bad
weather. However, the rain
arrived early and the sec-
ond round was delayed for
Teams join
region in 2018
realignment
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Greenville and Berea will
shake things up in Region
II this fall, replacing Union
County in the 2018 South
Carolina High School
League realignment.
The Red Raiders and
Bulldogs are no strangers
to the region’s four long-
standing teams (Greer,
Eastside, Blue Ridge and
Travelers Rest), having
shared the field many
times.
Berea is jumping up one
classification, making the
move from Class AAA.
Greenville is moving
closer to home, having
played in a region with
Daniel, BHP, Pickens and
Wren last season.
“Greenville is a very solid
program across the board.
Berea has won region
championships in soccer
recently,” Blue Ridge Ath-
letic Director Shane Clark
Welch recovering
after health scare
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Former Greer High foot-
ball standout and Clemson
alumnus Nelson Welch is
recovering after suffering
a heart attack last week.
Family members say
Welch continues to im-
prove each day and hopes
to be back home soon.
Welch is a Greer High
Hall of Famer and holds
the school record for most
made field goals made at
Clemson University, where
he played from 1991-
1994.
Tournament champion Danny Brock, right, is pictured
here with Greer’s Rob Gravley.
Greer’s Derrick Oyervides takes an iron shot at Pebble
Creek.
four hours.
When golfers got on
the course Brock wasn’t
as sharp as he was in the
first round. Instead it was
Hendley who moved to
the top of the leaderboard
said. “They’ll only make us
stronger, that’s for sure.”
The change will leave
two conference teams out
of the playoffs now, as the
SCHSL only takes the top
four teams from each re-
gion.
Geographically, howev-
er, area teams will have
less time on the road for
the first time in years.
“Travel-wise, this is a
huge advantage for every-
body,” Clark said. “Getting
Greenville and Berea back
in the region means less
time on the road. It also
helps create some in-coun-
ty rivalries that we’ve been
missing. They’re a much
easier fit.”
Greer topped Greenville
on the gridiron in 2017,
winning 27-19 at home.
The Red Raiders got the
best of the Tigers in the
playoffs however, taking
a round one victory by a
score of 64-18.
Nelson Welch
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after carding his second
straight 5-under par 67.
“It was a grind in the
second round. I wanted to
make sure I didn’t shoot
a 77 or 78 after that first
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BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Then
there were
four
I
think I remember how
exhausted I was 10
months ago. I seem to
recall a lot of sleepless
nights and a lot of crying
(from both my newborn
and my wife), but I can’t
be sure.
One piece of advice I do
remember getting over
and over was to “soak it
all in.” People told me the
early days go by fast and
soon I wouldn’t remember
them.
Maybe that’s true,
because my wife and I
thought it would be fun to
do this all over again.
Yep, that’s right, baby
number two is on the
way and I feel very not
ready for this. Shannon
and I are about to have
two children under the
age of 2, which, by most
accounts, is the absolute
best age.
Penny and her unborn
sibling will be 17 months
apart.
The quick turnaround
has given us some pretty
funny responses from
friends and family.
“You know, there might
be some things you can
do to prevent that,” one
friend remarked.
“Yeah, the doctor
could probably tell you
what causes it,” another
chimed in.
The timing is probably
not exactly where we
wanted it to be, but when
have major life events
ever conformed to our
schedules?
We’re thrilled with the
news, but I doubt Penny
knows what she’s in for.
For the past 10 months,
she’s received only-child
attention and her cute-
ness has only served to
worsen the spoilage. She’s
going to have a hard time
living in a world she’s not
the center of, but hope-
fully it will help her in her
development.
Shannon is excited to
be picking the name for
this next child, a right she
says I stole from her last
time. My wife seems to
misremember what really
happened.
Before we had Penny,
I really didn’t want to
find out gender until the
delivery. My wife made it
clear that this was not an
option, so when I strongly
suggested the name “Pe-
nelope” a few weeks later,
she caved pretty quickly.
The roles are reversed
for baby number two.
Shannon will be calling
the shots for a name and,
in exchange, we will wait
to find out gender until
delivery.
You’ll have to standby
to see if this really hap-
pens. We have every inten-
tion of following through
with this plan, but fully
realize the temptation
that will exist during the
20 week ultrasound.
I’ve told several people
that I would like to have a
son, but honestly, I would
breathe a big sigh of relief
if we were blessed with
another daughter.
Maybe it’s because girls
are the best, or maybe I
just don’t want to spend
a bunch of money on
new things that aren’t
pink. Having another
girl would be right in my
comfort zone. Just follow
the blueprint you drew
for yourself a year and a
half ago, and everything
should go fine.
Boys are kind of like
little monsters. I know be-
cause I am one, and that
scares me.
Whatever lies ahead,
we’re happy to be on the
journey.
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Sports
Roundup
GREER HIGH ACCEPTING
HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomi-
nations for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eli-
gible. Criteria are based on
athletic accomplishments
as a high school student.
Nominations must include
the candidate’s specific
accomplishments as an
athlete and any postsea-
son honors received, such
as All-Region, All-State,
Shrine Bowl and North-
South All-Star games.
The deadline for nomi-
nations is Friday, Aug. 31.
They must be submitted
in writing to GHS Hall of
Fame, 121 Rubiwood Cir-
cle, Greer, 29651.
The Hall of Fame will in-
duct new members at half-
time on Sept. 14 during
the Greer versus Union
County game at Dooley
Field.
SC AMERICAN LEAGUE
TOURNEY IS JULY 25-27
The South Carolina
American Legion Base-
ball championship tour-
nament will be held July
25-27 at Spirit Communi-
cations Park in Columbia’s
Bull Street district.
This year’s tournament
will be condensed to a
four-team format, with the
top two Upper State teams
and the top two Lower
State teams advancing to
the finals.
“We hope the new venue
raises the profile of Amer-
ican Legion youth base-
ball and all it has to offer
young people,” said Billy
Oswald, American Legion
League 8 Committeeman
who is helping organize
the tournament.
Tickets are $8 for adults
and $5 for children.
GCS HOSTING HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS KICK-OFF
Greenville County
Schools will hold its first
ever centralized kick-off
for the upcoming sports
season on Thursday, July
26, 6 p.m. at Bon Secours
Wellness Arena.
“Games+ Building a Bet-
Northwood Little League remains alive in the South Carolina Little League Championship. After defeating Darlington,
11-0, Laurens, 9-4, and Irmo, 5-2, the team will play the winner of Tuesday night’s game tonight at Corey Burns Park in
the double elimination tournament.
GOLF: Murphy scores hole-in-one at Pebble Creek
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round. I was pretty happy
to finish under par,” said
Brock.
His 1-under par 71 left
the Hillcrest High grad
one shot behind Hendley
and tied with Oyervides at
9-under par 135.
Brock didn’t waste any-
time taking back the lead.
He birdied four of the fist
five holes to open a two
shot lead and made the
turn posting a 33.
“I had a little trouble
on a couple of holes, but
things were pretty tight
ter Graduate with Athlet-
ics” will gather GCS ath-
letic directors, coaches,
players and families for an
event that will spotlight
the benefits of participa-
tion.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for
all players, parents and
the public. The informa-
tional session is an op-
portunity for fans of all
ages to connect with their
favorite coaches and play-
ers for autographs, photos
and sports talk.
The program will begin
at 7 p.m. with a welcome
and introduction from
GCS Director of Athletics
Darryl Nance. Speakers
include Craig Brown, own-
er of the Greenville Drive;
Beth Paul, CEO of Bon Sec-
ours Wellness Arena; San-
di Morris, Greenville High
graduate and Olympic
pole vault silver medalist;
and Dr. Greg Dale, Sports
Psychologist at Duke Uni-
versity.
“Athletes don’t just play
games, they build friend-
ships, leadership, com-
mitment and character.
Athletes are motivated to
perform better academi-
cally.  Last year GCS had
117 sports teams achieve
a 4.0 GPA or better,” ac-
cording to the GCS press
release.
EASTSIDE HIGH OFFERING
KIDDIE CAMP
Eastside High is holding
a Kiddie Camp for cheer-
leading July 30-Aug. 3 for
children ages 4K-rising
6th grade.
For more information,
email Coach ACE at en-
glish.anna@gmail.com.
GMC TO HOLD VOLLEYBALL
TRYOUTS JULY 30-AUG. 3
Tryouts for the Greer
Middle College 2018-2019
volleyball team will be
held July 30-Aug. 2, 3:30-
5:30 p.m., and Aug. 3,
2:30-4:30 p.m., at Fairview
Baptist Church.
For more information,
contact Coach Whitney
Looper at wlooper@greer-
middlecollege.org.
GREENVILLE REC OFFERS
FALL SOFTBALL
Registration is under-
way now through August
3 for Fall Softball at Green-
ville County Rec.
Fall league offers:
Men’s Open (Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays)
Coed Open (Tuesdays)
Men’s Church (Mondays)
with everybody in my
group. I knew Todd is a
really good player and he
could come back and I
heard that Chris Eassy was
playing well in font of us,”
he said.
Eassy, the defending
champion, was on a pace
to duplicate his second
round 6-under par 66 in
the final round to put
some pressure on Brock
“I think when we all
started we didn’t think
we had much of a chance
to catch the leaders,” said
Eassy. “About the only
chance we had was to put
Coed B and Church
(Thursdays)
For more information,
contact Rich Dixon at rdix-
on@greenvillecounty.org,
288-6470, ext. 134, or visit
greenvillerec.com.
CRUSADERS TO HOST
BASKETBALL CAMP
The North Greenville
women’s basketball team
will host a camp for girls
in grades 6-12 on Aug. 4
in Hayes Gymnasium. The
camp is designed for girls
who aspire to play basket-
ball at the collegiate level.
Players who participate
will receive instruction
from the North Greenville
women’s basketball coach-
ing staff, including head
coach Willis Holliday. 
The camp is scheduled
to run from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m.
For more information on
the camp and other op-
portunities, contact Angel
McGowan at angel.Mc-
Gowan@ngu.edu.
HUMANE SOCIETY HOLDING
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Pickens County Hu-
mane Society (PCHS) will
be holding a fundraising
golf tournament on Satur-
day, Aug. 4, at the Pickens
Country Club.
“The Aug. 4 golf tourney
proceeds will go toward
PCHS general operating,
and as we can, the creation
of our mobile spay/neuter
clinic where needed low-
cost services will be pro-
vided at the PCHS facility
and within pre-planned
upstate community lo-
cations,” said Samantha
Gamble, director. “This
will give all with limited
income and transporta-
tion the opportunity to
receive services for their
animals.”
PCHS has taken in over
400 animals in the first six
months of 2018.
For more information,
visit www.PCHumaneSoci-
ety.org or call 843-9693.
NEWBERRY OFFERS ELITE
AND SHOOTING CAMPS
Newberry College will
offer a second session of
Elite Camp and Shooting
Camp on Saturday, Aug. 4.
Elite Camp is designed
to provide exposure for
players in grades 9-12 that
are looking to play basket-
ball at the collegiate lev-
el. Shooting Camp will be
held from noon-2 p.m.
Camps are limited to
100 participants.
a little pressure on them,
but it didn’t matter at the
end,” he said.
Eassy finished at 206 in
second. His final round
allowed him to jump over
Hendley, Oyervides and
Patton who all started the
last day in front of the
two-time champion.
Brock’s 202 total gave
him a four shot victory. It
was his best finish in the
championship since he
claimed third place as a
high school senior.
“I’ve moved back from
Atlanta for a couple of
years and my friends have
For more information,
contact Assistant Coach
Bernie Coaxum at bernie.
coaxum@newberry.edu or
803-321-5665.
REGISTER FOR GREENVILLE
REC TEAMS
Greenville County Rec-
reation is now registering
fall adult teams for several
sports.
Flag Football will be held
Sundays or Thursdays at
the Pavilion fields.
Kickball is held Wednes-
days at Butler Springs
Park.
Soccer is held Sundays,
Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays at the Pavilion
fields.
Teams are open for men
and women, age 15 and
older. Deadline for all
sports is Friday, Aug. 31.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
encouraged me to play
more. I am going to try
to play in a few events
the rest of the summer
and this win gives me the
confidence I need to keep
playing well,” concluded
the new Greenville County
champion.
Flight winners included,
First Flight - Mike Har-
tin, 220, Second Flight -
Grayson Crawford, Third
Flight - Bill Silva. Todd
Murphy scored a hole-in-
one on number 5 in the
final round.
GOLF FOR RELIEF SET
FOR SEPT. 21
Golf for Relief to benefit
Greer Relief will be held
on Sept. 21 at Greer Golf
and Country Club.
The Captain’s Choice
Golf Tournament includes
breakfast and a BBQ lunch.
Registration is at 8 a.m.
with a 9 a.m. shotgun
start. For more informa-
tion, call visit greerrelief.
org or call 848-5356.
GRANT EARNS SPOT
ON GOLD GLOVE TEAM
Connor Grant capped
off his North Greenville
baseball career with one
more award, as he was
named to the American
Baseball Coaches Associa-
tion Gold Glove Team for
NCAA Division II Baseball.
The honor adds to a list
of postseason accolades
for the now professional
baseball player including
First Team All-Conference,
and a pair of First Team
All-Region nods. Grant
is the first NGU baseball
player to earn the Gold
Glove Award sponsored
by Rawlings Baseball.
Now a Miami Marlin,
Grant was part of a dan-
gerous NGU line-up this
season, which led the
Crusaders to the NCAA
postseason. He hit .367
on the season with 73–hits
including 13 doubles and
10–homers, he was sixth
in the conference in bat-
ting average and 10th in
slugging percentage.
The defensive stalwart
was also perfect in the
field for North Greenville
as he finished out his ca-
reer with a perfect 1.000
fielding percentage. He
had 108 put-outs this sea-
son and also finished the
season with six assists
including a pair of key as-
sists at home plate which
helped lift NGU one of
the best seasons in school
history. Grant also had
his hand in a pair of dou-
ble-plays.
The Division II Rawlings
Gold Glove Team is made
up of nine players from
around the country. Grant
is the only player on the
Thornblade’s Todd Hendley led the tournament heading
into the final round.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018
Summer
recreation
Clear skies on Tuesday
afternoon gave local
residents an opportunity to
be active. Above: Riverside
tennis coach Ray Frazier
gives instruction to Coker
Jordan. Left: Willie Huff
takes a tee shot at Greer
Country Club.
Photos by
Preston Burch
list to represent Confer-
ence Carolinas as well as
the Southeast Region. The
states of Florida and Colo-
rado lead the list with two
players each. Grant is also
the only player from the
State of South Carolina to
make the list.
REECE NAMED NGU
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
North Greenville golf
added a familiar face to its
staff this summer, hiring
Morgan Reece as the pro-
gram’s graduate assistant.
Reece was a four-year
qualifier for North Green-
ville on the women’s
side of the program and
returns to the Crusad-
ers for her first season
of mentoring. Originally
from Gainesville, Geor-
gia, she was named the
team’s Freshman of the
year (2015) and was the
program’s Most Valuable
player in 2016. Reece also
tacked on an All-Tourna-
ment Team nod.
The two-time team cap-
tain could commonly be
seen in the top – 20 finish-
ers as she scored five with
a pair of 15th place cards
with a top – 10 finish to
her credit. Reece’s best
finish as a Crusader came
in 2015 when she finished
fifth at the Anderson tour-
nament. Reece paced the
Crusaders with nine team-
best finishes including
leading the team twice in
the Conference Carolinas
Championships.
Reece’s impact on the
Crusaders was apparent
in her senior campaign as
she helped lead NGU to
a first-place finish at the
Cherokee Valley Invite, the
club’s first tournament
win in six seasons. The
senior also helped NGU
to a third-place finish at
the conference champion-
ships, the best finish for
the program since finish-
ing third in 2013.
Reece will serve as the
Graduate Assistant for
both the men’s and wom-
en’s golf teams and will
also help with recruiting
and day-to-day operations.
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SKIPPER WAS RARE BREED
of Bull Street employee
Editor’s Note: The follow-
ing article is part of a series
on the men and women
that worked at the SC State
Hospital in Columbia. Part
1 of Skipper’s story can be
found in the July 18 edition
of The Greer Citizen. Look
for further stories on Bull
Street to appear this sum-
mer in The Greer Citizen.
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
LIGHTER MOMENTS
Helen Skipper’s shifts
at Byrnes Medical Center
were far less tumultuous
than they’d been in the
Williams building on Bull
Street. No longer responsi-
ble for staff, she could fo-
cus more on the patients.
“I did love the patients
out there,” she says.
“There was never one out
there that I didn’t like. I
never had one that pushed
my buttons the wrong
way. I had some that were
obnoxious. I had some
that were sweet as they
could be. Some of them
had some really endearing
qualities. It was hard not
to like them.”
Her all-time favorite was
an African American pa-
tient nicknamed “Gervais”
because he often wan-
dered off the Bull St. cam-
pus and up to the state
house on Gervais St. He
called Skipper “Suzy” and
was convinced she was his
cousin despite the color
divide between them.
“He was just a very sweet
man in his own little way,”
she says of Gervais. “He al-
ways liked being brought
back to the state hospital
in a police car. He thought
that was really cool.”
Even Skipper’s difficult
1964 stint on Bull St. was
not entirely devoid of hu-
mor.
Back then, she would
have to transport patients
to the hospital’s morgue
inside the Ensor Building.
And though such trips
Churches partner to help community youth
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
This summer, around 50
kids from the Greer com-
munity found a safe, edu-
cational, and fun place to
play at the Greer Commu-
nity Outreach Center on
Poinsett Street.
Pastor Steve Watson
of New Jerusalem Bap-
tist Church and Ayonna
Thompson-Bowen came
up with the idea to pro-
vide a summer camp for
area youth that was af-
fordable and fun. Thomp-
son-Bowen accepted the
position of director, and
assistant pastor Marvin
Miller became the assis-
tant director.
“We do some type of
activity at a minimum of
once a week,” said Thomp-
son-Bowen. “The purpose
of the program is to give
[these children] an out-
let in a safe environment.
This is an enrichment pro-
gram. We play outside,
have educational time,
learn skills, free play. We
are trying to give the kids
a place to come that is run
by professionals.”
Thompson-Bowen, who
travels all the way from
Simpsonville to attend
New Jerusalem, has a his-
tory of working with kids.
She has her own basket-
ball business for kids, and
her parents have run their
own daycare for over 24
years. She is passionate
about giving the children
enrichment opportunities
throughout the summer.
The program offers af-
fordable childcare at just
$25 per child each week.
Living Here
were usually somber be-
cause so many of the bod-
ies went unclaimed, one
particular trip to Ensor
proved quite comical.
“After a patient died
at Byrnes Medical Cen-
ter, Skipper and another
nursing aid we will call
“Everett” were ordered to
transport his remains to
the morgue. At first, Ever-
ett refused outright, terri-
fied of getting that close
to a dead person. At last,
he conceded when Skipper
assured him he would not
have to touch the body
and volunteered to ride
in the back of the car with
the dead man if he drove.
“Well we got up to the
morgue and pulled the
stretcher out,” she recalls.
“And when we popped the
wheels up, the patient ex-
pelled air from his mouth,
which happens some-
times. Anyway, they saw
Everett running out the
Calhoun Street exit (of the
hospital). He was gone. It
scared him to death and
he wasn’t sticking around
for an explanation.”
ACTS OF COMPASSION
Any semblance of com-
ic relief was welcome on
Bull St., as it was often a
depressing, emotionally
exhausting place to work.
Even a seasoned nurse like
Skipper, who’d watched
hundreds of patients die
inside the emergency
room at Baptist Hospital,
was shaken by a young
AIDS patient who spent
his final hours in her care.
By the time the 24-year-
old arrived at Byrnes,
he was bald, emaciated
and suffering a fever of
105-degrees. But for Skip-
per, the saddest part was
how the man didn’t have
any loved ones with him
during his last moments.
“My mother taught me
that no one should die
alone,” she says. “So,
when it was obvious that
he was dying, I took off
Jayla Frazier, Jaidyn Watson, Jamaria Anderson and Elijah
Johnson work to create book bags for the school year.
There is also a one-time
registration fee of $30.
The cost includes break-
fast, lunch, and a snack,
plus at least one field trip
or activity each week. The
group has been to a pup-
pet show at the library,
taken a tour of Krispy
Kreme on Woodruff Road,
gone skating and bowling,
been entertained by a bal-
loon artist, and enjoyed a
day at Chuck E. Cheese.
Six volunteers help to
keep the children together
and safe. This past week,
Roper Mountain Science
Center sent “Science on
Wheels,” run by adjunct
instructor Robin Walsh, to
teach the children about
science “magic.”
New Jerusalem has been
offering this camp in or-
der to meet the needs of
the Greer community,
which includes many fam-
ilies who can’t afford the
The Greer Citizen
PART 2
Former Bull Street employee Helen Skipper is pictured
here in 1983.
my gloves, held his hand
and talked with him until
he passed.”
After death had merci-
fully come, Skipper cried
for the first and only time
while working on Bull
Street. Then, she dried
her eyes, took a few deep
breaths, put her gloves
back on and returned to
work on the ward.
In addition to the inher-
ent emotional strain of
the job, working on Bull
St. certainly had its share
of physical risks as well.
Skipper’s mother Gene-
va was forced into early
retirement in 1981 when
a patient attacked her in
the Williams Building. As
Geneva and several oth-
er staffers were trying to
push the man into a se-
clusion room, he managed
to grab her and slam her
headfirst into a wall. The
assault permanently dam-
aged her spine.
Two decades later, Skip-
per would suffer her own
PHOTO | KATIE CRUICE SMITH
costly prices of most sum-
mer camps but who need
childcare while school is
out for the summer.
Patty Simmons was vol-
unteering at the Greer
Soup Kitchen next door
to the community center
when she noticed the chil-
dren playing outside. Sim-
mons had been helping
with Greer Lunch Buddies
to help feed the students
at Chandler Creek Elemen-
tary School and saw an-
other opportunity to help
Greer youth.
“I’m on missions at [Me-
morial United Methodist
Church], and I thought
this would be a good way
to reach out to the com-
munity,” said Simmons.
“We needed to get out
in the community, to go
where we can help others.
So, I recruited some good
church members to volun-
teer.”
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
attack while on the clock
at the hospital. It was sur-
prising, she says, because
the patient was usually
quite fond of her.
“I turned my back on
him and what he saw
was evidently not me but
something else,” she re-
calls. “He started beating
me in the head and, the
moment I turned around
and faced him, he broke
down and started crying.”
Except for a headache,
Skipper wasn’t injured in
the attack. And when oth-
er staff urged her to lock
the delusional patient in
a seclusion room, she re-
fused, choosing instead to
go sit with him in his room
until he calmed down.
It was a signature act of
compassion for the wom-
an who’d first come to Bull
St. as a teenager all those
years ago.
“I see mental illness the
same way I see physical
illness,” she explains. “It
is something that happens
Nancy Coster, a volunteer from Memorial UMC, reads to the youngest children at Greer
Community Outreach Center.
Simmons organized ac-
tivities for the children
and divided them into dif-
ferent age groups. For the
youngest group, Gail War-
ner, of Little Me Academy,
and Nancy Coster read
books and led a tactile
walk, teaching the children
about different textures.
Inside, Leigh Radlein of
Sewing Up Dreams was
busy helping the older
children learn to sew on
buttons, which included a
special prayer to go with
them. And Angie Bryant,
the owner of Aerie Lane,
helped kids create art on
their book bags. Rounding
up the team was Carson
I did love the patients
out there.
There was never one out there
that I didn’t like.
I never had one that pushed my buttons
the wrong way.
I had some that were obnoxious.
I had some that were sweet
as they could be.
Some of them had some
really endearing qualities.
It was hard
not to like them.
Helen Skipper
to us and we cannot help. St. to become a hospice
We just need to accept it, nurse.
try to care for them and Three years later, Gene-
love them. …We always va died.
want to label everybody, Over the last decade,
but I think if people actu- Skipper has retired from
ally worked around these nursing and made a life
patients and saw them as for herself in the country,
the humans they really living on a large piece of
are, they would feel differ- farmland between Belton
ently.” and Anderson.
In 2002, Skipper left Bull
PHOTO | KATIE CRUICE SMITH
‘This is an enrichment program. We play
outside, have educational time, learn skills,
free play.’
Ayonna Thompson-Bowen
Summer camp director
Radlein, a Clemson-bound from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. at
student, who led a devo- the $25 rate, or from 7
tional on discipline. a.m. to 7 p.m. at $40 per
The summer camp is week. Registration is open
unique in that it lasts until throughout the summer.
the Friday before school For more information,
begins, while most of the contact the church at 968-
other camps close before 9297.
then. Childcare is available
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The Greer Citizen

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

Dog show set for TD Convention Center

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT
Ty Sheridan in ‘Ready
Player One’
The annual Carolina
Foothills Dog Show Clus-
ter will bring thousands
of dogs and their owners
to TD Convention Center
July 26-29. The event is
open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
breeders, owners and ex-
hibitors.
• Watch judging of var-
ious breeds in Conforma-
tion and cheer for favor-
ites.
• See young owner-han-
a spot in the finals at the
AKC National Champion-
ship presented by Royal
Canin in Orlando in De-
cember.
• See obedience and
rally trials that test dogs’
participating in a Pee Wee
competition on Friday.
• Watch dogs test their
natural sniffing skills in
the sport of Scent Work,
which celebrates the joy
of sniffing in a rewarding
• Watch owners take
their dogs through the
AKC Canine Good Citizen
Test as well as Trick Dog
Testing at the AKC booth.
TD Convention Center
is located at 1 Exposition

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each day with free admis-
COUCH THEATER sion ($5 parking fee ap-
plies).
BY AMY ANDERSON Spectators can:
• Meet and greet a va-
NEW RELEASES riety of dog breeds and
FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 23 learn about responsi-
ble dog ownership from
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Ready Player One”
dlers compete against
peers in the Junior Show-
manship Competition.
• Watch owner-handlers
compete in a special series
called the National Own-
er-Handled Series. These
exhibitors are striving for
understanding of com-
mands, as they maneuver
hurdles and retrieve arti-
cles, on Thursday and Sat-
urday.
• Watch children as
young as five years old
get started in the sport by
competition, on Friday
and Sunday.
• See Golden Retriever
puppies getting started
in the sport in the AKC
Sanctioned 4 and under 6
months Puppy Competi-
tion, on Saturday.
Drive in Greenville.
For more informa-
tion, visit http://www.
carolinafoothillscluster.
com or pdf.infodog.com/
prm/192/prm192.pdf.

Things
(PG-13) -- Almost 30 years
in the future, the real Shoes,” “Can’t Help Fall-
world has devolved into ing In Love,” “Suspicious

slums. Most residents
take refuge in a commu-
nal virtual reality expe-
rience called the OASIS,
a wonderland filled with
unlimited possibility
and hidden treats called
Easter Eggs. The creator
of this paradise designs
a game to posthumously
award control of the OA-
SIS to his deserving suc-
cessor. Ty Sheridan plays
a gamer named Wade (aka
Parzival) who manages,
alongside a cadre of other
rogue players, to capture
the leaderboard in pursuit
of the prize. It’s chock-a-
block full of 1980s refer-
ences. Although it’s based
on the 2010 Ernest Cline
novel, director Steven
Spielberg made plenty of
changes for the film -- all
with the author’s approv-
al, of course.
“Operation Red Sea”
(NR) -- Chinese director
Dante Lam’s “Operation
Red Sea” follows the hero-
ic exploits of the Jiaolong
Assault Team, China’s
special forces brigade.
Somali pirates threaten a
cargo ship in the Red Sea,
and with Chinese lives at
stake, the eight-person
strike force must swoop
in and save the day. Then,
as civil war destabilizes
a country in the region,
the force evacuates the
embassy while foiling a
weapons deal attempted
by terrorists. Zhang Yi
plays Yang Rui, the team
To Do
NEW LISTINGS  | Previously, he starred in
MOONLIGHT MOVIES
CONCLUDES WITH COCO
The City of Greer will
conclude its Moonlight
Movies series on Thurs-
day, July 26, with Coco.
Movies are shown on
Thursdays in June and
July in Greer City Park.
Free pre-show fun with in-
flatables, crafts, raffle and
dancing begins at 6 p.m.
each evening. Movies be-
gin at dusk.
For the safety of all at-
tending the movies, chil-
dren 16 and under must
be accompanied by an
adult at all times. Smoking
and pets are not allowed.
For more information,
visit www.cityofgreer.org
or call 968-7008.
TUNES IN THE PARK TO END
WITH THE NOTE ROPERS
Tunes in the Park will
conclude with The Note
Ropers on Friday, July 27,
in the Greer City Park am-
phitheater.
Events kick off each Fri-
day at 5 p.m. with food
trucks and inflatables. A
local musician will per-
form at 6 p.m. followed
by Greer Idol at 7 p.m. The
headliner will perform at
7:30 p.m. with Greer Idol
resuming at 8:30 p.m. The
Minds,” and many more.
Bennett starred as El-
vis Presley in Chicago’s
long-running hit musical
“Million Dollar Quartet.”
the Montreal company of
The Elvis Story.
Bennett also headlines
his powerful act in fes-
tivals, cruises, commer-
cials, and casinos around
the world. His television
appearances include The
Rosie O’Donnell Show and
The Late Show with David
Letterman.
Artists Lounge Live is a
concert series featuring
popular music of yester-
day performed by talent
of today. Visit artist-
sloungelive.com for more
information. For tickets
or more information, call
233-6733 Tuesdays-Fri-
days 2-6 p.m. or visit www.
centrestage.org.
BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE
RETURNS TO GLT
Sounds of Summer, the
Beach Boys tribute, will
return to Greenville Little
Theatre for four shows in
August.
The tribute group per-
forms over 30 familiar hits
and tells the story of the
Beach Boys. The Sounds
of Summer members have
made on-stage appearanc-
es with the Beach Boys PHOTO | SUBMITTED
themselves and have sold
out performances across
the country.
Brandon Bennett, above, will perform as the title legend in ‘Elvis My Way’ at Centre Stage
Show times are Aug. in Greenville Aug. 6-8.
9-11, 8 p.m., and Aug. 12,

EVENT REMINDERS  | ONGOING EXHIBITS  |

leader of Jiaolong. OK,
yes, this is a “Go, China!”
military film, but if you
get over that, you’ll real-
ize it’s just soldiers doing
their thing.
“Little Pink House” (NR)
-- Ripped from the head-
lines, although maybe not
the front page, “Little Pink
House” follows the case
of Susette Kelo (Cather-
ine Keener), an ordinary
Connecticut paramedic
whose tiny slice of Amer-
ica -- a little pink house
with a river view in a
working-class area -- puts
her in the David position
to the Goliath that is big
pharma and the state-
house. Real estate maven
Charlotte Wells (Jeanne
Tripplehorn) pilots a
plan to snap up homes
for redevelopment in a
run-down area, including
luxury condos and a new
plant for Pfizer, but Kelo
is a holdout. She orga-
nizes and petitions her
case all the way to the
Supreme Court. Callum
Keith Rennie supports
as Kelo’s boyfriend and
handyman.
“The Con Is On” (R)
-- Harriet (Uma Thurman)
and Peter (Tim Roth) are
just a couple of sleek and
interesting British con
artists who owe a vicious
gangster (Maggie Q) a ton
of cash and are looking
to score their restitution
by stealing an expensive
jewel from Peter’s ex-wife.
The star power is impres-
sive (along with Roth and
Thurman, there’s Crispin
Glover, Stephen Fry, Park-
er Posey, Sofia Vergara
and Alice Eve), but the con
is actually off, because
something is just not
working: too-cool charac-
ters with off-putting mor-
al fiber, literal gallons of
alcohol imbibed, eye-roll-
ing or just inconsiderate
comedic riffs and none of
the good heist moments
this genre is supposed to
be offering.
NEW TV RELEASES
“Gravity Falls” The com-
plete series
“When Calls the Heart:
My Heart Is Yours” (Hall-
mark Channel)
“Spiral” Season 6
headliner will once again
return to the stage at 9
p.m.
The Greer Idol finale will
be held on Friday, Aug. 3.
For more information
or to check the schedule
for rain delays or location
changes, visit facebook.
com/GreerIdol.
DUNCAN TO HOST BEACH
BASH AUG. 4
The Town of Duncan
will hold its first ever
Beach Bash shag event at
the town’s Shipwreck Cove
on Saturday, Aug. 4, from
7-10 p.m.
The Shag Doctorz will
perform live music, and
the pool will be open with
lifeguards on duty.
Food and beverages will
be available for purchase
on site. (No outside food
or drink is allowed.)
The event is free for the
entire family.
Shipwreck Cove is locat-
ed at 119 South Spencer
Street in Duncan.
CENTRE STAGE TO SHOW
‘ELVIS MY WAY’
Artists Lounge Live pres-
ents “Elvis My Way,” star-
ring Brandon Bennett, Au-
gust 6-8, 7 p.m., at Centre
Stage in Greenville.
Bennett delivers a genres.
spine-tingling Elvis trib-
ute that is fresh, powerful
and right on time. With
his pure-bred southern
charm, powerful voice,
and scandalous moves
Bennett was named the
“Ultimate Elvis Tribute
Artist” by Elvis Presley En-
terprises at Graceland. His
show traverses Elvis’ ca-
reer: from the Rock n’ Roll
nativity of the 50s, to the
iconic comeback televi-
sion concert of the 60s, to
the legendary lounge acts
of the 70s. All-time great
hits include “Blue Suede
3 p.m.
For more information,
visit greenvillelittlethe-
atre.org or call 233-6238.
ROBERT RANDOLPH TO
PERFORM AT ZOO TUNES
Robert Randolph and
The Family Band will per-
form as part of the PNC
Bank Zoo Tunes Concert
Series at the Greenville
Zoo on Friday, Aug. 10, at
7 p.m. Gates open at 6:30
p.m.
Robert Randolph is a
renowned pedal steel gui-
tarist, vocalist and song-
writer. He was named one
of the 100 Greatest Guitar-
ists of All Time by Rolling
Stone’s David Fricke.
Randolph’s debut for
Sony Masterworks, Got
Soul, is today an inspi-
ration to the likes of Eric
Clapton, Carlos Santana
and Derek Trucks, all of
whom have played with
him and studied his tech-
nique. It wasn’t until he
was out of his teens that
Randolph broke away
from the confines of his
social and musical con-
ditioning and discovered
rock, funk, soul, jazz and
the jam band scene, soon
forging his own sound by
fusing elements of those
Blue artist Selwyn Birch-
wood will open for the
band.
On the latest release,
Pick Your Poison, Birch-
wood, along with his
band-saxophonist Regi
Oliver, bassist Huff Wright
and drummer Courtney
“Big Love” Girlie-creates
visionary blues for a new
generation of fans.
Birchwood wrote and
produced all 13 songs on
the new release with orig-
inals that range from the
humorously personal My
Whiskey Loves My Ex to
the gospel-inflected Even
The Saved Need Saving to
the hard truths of the top-
ical Corporate Drone and
Police State to the existen-
tial title track.
PNC Bank Zoo Tunes is
a fundraiser for Greenville
Zoo open to adults age 21
and older (no children ad-
mitted).
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit www.
greenvillezoofoundation.
org or call 627-4200.
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ ‘Shananigans in Spare Time’ 271-0679
Upstate Shakespeare Shannon Kemp www.gvltec.edu/dva
Festival Through July
Thursdays-Sundays, Artists’ Guild Gallery ‘Ruination’
Through July 29 of Spartanburg Caren Stansell
Falls Park, Greenville Through Aug. 29
‘The Undesirables’ Artist talk: Aug. 9, 6 p.m.
‘Little Women’ Katy Bergman Cassell Crutchfield Gallery
Through Aug. 4 Through Aug. 5 Spartanburg County
The Logos Theatre Artist’s reception: Headquarters Library
268-9342 Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m.
www.TheLogosTheatre.org Riverworks Gallery
Music by the Lake
‘Lakeside 50th Golden PLACE YOUR AD IN
Anniversary’
Lakeside Concert Band 101 S.C. NEWSPAPERS
July 26, 7:30 p.m. and reach more than 2.1 million readers
Lakeside Amphitheater using our small space display ad network
Furman University
www.furman.edu/music Statewide or regional buys available
Park Hop Play Date Alanna Ritchie 888.727.7377
July 27, 10 a.m.-noon scnewspapernetwork.com
Century Park (Kids Planet)
South Carolina
Swannanoa Chamber Newspaper Network
Music Fest
Alexander Velinzon, Elisa
Barston, Tatjana Mead-
Chamis, Mikhail Istomin, Joe
McFadden, Inessa Zaretsky
July 30, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Music Museum
Heritage Green, Greenville
www.scm-festival.com
828-771-3050
Gospel Concert
The Hoppers
The Jordan Family Band
July 26, 7 p.m.
Broome High School
237-3214
‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’
July 26-Aug. 18
Centre Stage
www.centrestage.org
233-6733
Liberty Bridge Jump-Off
American Track League
July 27, 7-9 p.m.
libertybridgejumpoff.com
‘I’m Every Woman:
A Celebration of Diva Hits’
July 31, 7 p.m.
Centre Stage
www.centrestage.org
233-6733
Park Hop Closing Ceremony
Aug. 9, 4-7 p.m.
Legacy Park
Greenville
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
Know the ABCDE’s
of melanoma
DEAR DR. ROACH: In
1976, I had a mole on my
right calf about the size of
a pencil eraser. A biopsy
showed it to be melanoma,
and they thought they had
removed all of the cancer,
but they did another sur-
gery to be sure that I was
cancer-free. I am a natural
redhead and never sun-
bathed or used a tanning
bed. It has been 38 years,
and I am still cancer-free.
I get a skin check from my
dermatologist every six
months.
At the time of my diag-
nosis, my family doctor
said that if the melanoma
spreads inside the body,
“the ball game is over.”
Is that still true? I know
melanoma can be deadly.
-- W.K.
ANSWER: Melanoma is
the most commonly le-
thal skin cancer. Although
there have been some ex-
citing new developments
in treating advanced mela-
noma, the survival rate for
stage IV melanoma, where
the cancer has spread to
internal organs, is only 15
percent to 20 percent at
five years.
Fortunately, the survival
rate for melanoma caught
early, at stage I, is greater
than 90 percent, which is
why it’s so important to
know the ABCDE’s of mel-
anoma recognition:
A: Asymmetry -- one half
looks different from the
other half;
B: Border -- the border in
a melanoma is often irreg-
ular, not a near-circle;
C: Color -- melanomas
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Emma couldn’t believe
Zoe’s stunt at the fash-
ion show. Bill proposed
to Steffy after showing
her the incriminating ev-
idence he staged against
Hope and Liam. Xander
told Ridge about his past
with Zoe. Steffy barged in
on Liam and Hope, find-
ing them in a compromis-
ing position. Brooke told
Liam that he shouldn’t be
ashamed of his love for
Hope. Meanwhile, Steffy
made a deal with Bill and
had it notarized. Liam
was mortified when he
realized what Steffy was
wearing. Brooke interrupt-
ed a tense moment be-
tween Ridge and Hope and
forced Ridge to apologize.
Wyatt was shocked by the
news regarding his father
and Steffy. Wait to See: A
power play brings about
a new owner of Forrester
Creations.
 
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Abigail confessed to
Chad that she was preg-
nant with Stefan’s child.
Hope was stunned by Ci-
ara’s move to help Ben.
Meanwhile, Claire plant-
ed a seed in Tripp’s mind
that Ciara might have feel-
ings for Ben. Kayla and
Steve hoped for the best
as she removed his ban-
dages from his surgery.
Chad and Stefan came
to blows. Abigail ques-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
Fortunately, the
survival rate for
melanoma caught
early, at stage I,
is greater than 90
percent...
usually are not a uniform
color, like most benign
lesions. Some areas are
light brown, others brown-
black, others red or pale;
D: Diameter -- greater
than 6 millimeters, the
eraser on a standard pen-
cil;
E: Enlargement or Evolu-
tion -- any change in color,
shape, size or symptoms
(including bleeding).
Any of these should
prompt a visit to your
regular doctor or a derma-
tologist. As an internist,
these are the features I
look for, and I have a very
low threshold for sending
suspicious lesions to my
colleagues in dermatology.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
son is 40 years old. After a
recent stress test, he end-
ed up with five stents in
his arteries, and also was
CBS.COM
Gina Tognoni  stars as
‘Phyllis’ on ‘The Young and
The Restless’
tioned Gabi’s motives. Will
showed Sonny the anony-
mous letter that implied
its author knew they killed
Leo. Kate lashed out at
Ted for representing Ben.
Ted confronted Sonny to
ask if he had anything to
do with Leo’s disappear-
ance. Steve and Kayla cel-
ebrated a huge milestone.
Marlena and John had a
special request for Eric
and Brady. Wait to See:
Jennifer confronts Eve
about having drugs plant-
ed in JJ’s apartment.  to an international confer-
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Nina heeded Alexis’s ad-
vice. Finn had great cause
to worry. Drew received
a surprise gift. Kim of-
fered Julian assistance.
Josslyn grew increasing-
ly annoyed. Nelle turned
to Chase. Drew ran into
Margaux. Nina wondered
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
diagnosed with diabetes.
His doctor ordered him
not to go back to work for
three or four weeks, but he
went back after three days.
He told the doctor that he
would be more stressed if
he stayed home. His job
is mostly sitting down.
Since he didn’t follow the
advice, how will this affect
his health? -- V.B.
ANSWER: We don’t nor-
mally have people stay
home for long periods of
time after placement of
stents, so I was surprised
to hear that he was “or-
dered” (I almost never
“order,” only recommend,
more or less strongly) to
stay home.
My experience is that
after receiving life-chang-
ing diagnoses, such as di-
abetes or coronary artery
disease, it’s best to keep
some habits, such as work,
the same and change oth-
ers. For your son, I am sure
he will be recommended a
proper diet for diabetes
and exercise appropriate
for a person with a new
diagnosis of heart disease.
Surgery to relieve the
nerve compression is suc-
cessful in some cases.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will in-
corporate them when pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
about a sudden stroke of
luck. Kiki suffered a set-
back. Josslyn confided in
Nelle. Alexis called a meet-
ing. Oscar felt dismissed.
Carly couldn’t make heads
or tails of a situation. Son-
ny confronted Kevin. Ava
congratulated Michael.
Alexis finally had some
good news to share. Sonny
tried to understand how
things got so out of hand.
Michael finally heard
enough. Maxie and Nina
had a heart to heart. Finn
defended Anna’s actions.
Wait to See: Sam and Cur-
tis pay a visit to Ferncliff.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Furious after her fight
with Billy, Phyllis found
 |
comfort in her friendship
with Jack, who put aside THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
his own interests to of-
fer her relationship ad-
vice. Having decided to
give Billy another chance,
Phyllis tracked him down
only to find him gambling
again. Meanwhile, Nick
discovered that Sharon
had taken off and left her
engagement ring behind.
At Jabot, Billy sent Ashley
ence to keep her occupied.
 |
Realizing what was hap-
pening, Ashley forged an RFD by Mike Marland
alliance with Kyle, asking
him to spy on Billy in her
absence. Tessa got jeal-
ous when she saw Mariah
talking to another woman.
Wait to See: Abby ques-
tions Arturo about his
past.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
 Our Schools
The Greer Citizen

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

Smith joins 13th Class of Stamps Scholars

Emily Smith, of Greer,
has been awarded the
Stamps Scholarship to
study nursing at the Uni-
versity of South Carolina
in the fall.
The 2018 graduate of
Eastside High is among
230 top students from
across the country select-
ed from almost 300,000
applications.
“I am so blessed to have
been chosen and beyond
thankful for the opportu-
nities the scholarship will
provide me. I never imag-
ined I would be awarded
the Stamps scholarship
at the University of South
Carolina Honors College,
a school I have dreamed
about attending since I
was born,” Smith said.
Stamps Scholars are
chosen for their academic
excellence, leadership ex-
perience, and exceptional
character. The value of
Stamps Scholarships to
the new class of Scholars
over their time in school is
worth up to approximate-
ly $36 million.
“Already, I have found
community within the
Stamps foundation and
met amazing people who
‘I am so blessed
to have been
chosen and beyond
thankful for the
opportunities the
scholarship will
provide me.’
Emily Smith
are devoted to helping me
accomplish my dreams,”
Smith said. “Additionally,
the stipend will allow me
to participate in research
projects, attend medi-
cal conferences, study
abroad, and perhaps even
go on medical service
trips to Central and South
America, as I am passion-
ate about providing qual-
ity healthcare to those
without access.”
At many partner univer-
sities, the Stamps Scholar-
ship covers the total esti-
mated cost of attendance
for four years of under-
graduate study and also
Eastside High graduate Emily Smith recently received a Stamps Scholarship to attend the
University of South Carolina in the fall.
includes an enrichment
fund that Scholars can use
for academic and profes-
sional development, rang-
ing from study abroad to
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
internships to indepen- leges and universities.
dent research. The Stamps Stamps Scholars benefit
Foundation also supports from a national network
scholarships for current of peers and the oppor-
students at several col- tunity to attend biennial
conventions and other
events where Scholars
gather together and learn
from recognized commu-
nity leaders.
“Through our strong
partnerships with 40 ex-
ceptional colleges and uni-
versities across the coun-
try, we take great pride
in our support of these
remarkable young people.
When we meet them, we
so often hear about their
deeply personal ambitions,
which might be in music,
science, design, business,
or medicine. Penny and I
love to learn about their
unique goals, as we know
that they, as Stamps Schol-
ars, will have the financial
support to pursue their
ambitious aspirations.
They will also benefit
from the Stamps commu-
nity, both on their campus
and through the national
network of Scholars, as
well as from advice from
faculty and alumni at their
chosen university,” said
Roe Stamps, founder and
chairman of the Stamps
Foundation.
For more information,
visit StampsFoundation.
org.

School EASTSIDE OFFERING

PARENT COFFEE EVENT
first time in District Five
schools will be required to
Lily Fonte
Jessica Griffith
Leah Buffalino
Joshua Carpenter
Emma VanDoodewaard
Located in Greenville,

News
The Eastside High PTSA
will be sponsoring a “New
to Eastside Parent Coffee”
on the morning of Eastside
101, Aug. 11, at 9 a.m. in
go to the child’s school to
complete the registration
process in person.
For more information,
visit www.spart5.net.
Christopher Koons Donnelly Donovan South Carolina, Bob Jones
Scott Krystowiak Haidy Gafer University provides an
Alexander Moreno Heather Gallagher outstanding regionally ac-
Chandler Ollila Elaina Goodman credited Christian liberal
Caroline Savoy Lawrence Gray arts education purposely

GREENVILLE COUNTY |
BUS REQUEST FORMS
DUE BY JULY 31
Greenville County
Schools bus transporta-
tion request forms are
due by July 31. Any stu-
dent that is a new bus
rider or has moved over
the summer must fill out
a transportation request
form and submit it to the
child’s assigned school by
the deadline.
Forms submitted after
that date will not be im-
mediately processed, and
students will not receive
their route until after La-
bor Day.
Submitting a request
form ensures that the stu-
dent will have transpor-
tation on the first day of
school.
Once the form is pro-
cessed and the student
is routed, parents will re-
ceive a call from the GCS
Transportation Depart-
ment will information
about bus stop location
and expected pick up and
drop off times.
For more information,
visit www.greenville.k12.
sc.us.
GREENVILLE COUNTY
TO HOLD JOB FAIR
Greenville County
Schools will offer a job fair
the school media center.
BRMS TO HOLD TIGERS IN
TRAINING
Blue Ridge Middle will
hold a Tigers in Training
Day Camp on Saturday,
Aug. 18, from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. for all rising sixth
graders.
Attendees will have
breakfast with new prin-
cipal Karen Bullard, the
sixth grade staff, and
support personnel; play
games and activities to get
students ready to use lock-
ers, get around the school,
and identify staff and
faculty; review the school
handbook and behavior
policies; and take part in
relay and team-building
activities.
Parents will be invited to
attend one of two informa-
tional meetings in the af-
ternoon before picking up
students.
NORTHWOOD MIDDLE
COLLECTING CAN TABS
Northwood Middle will
be collecting can tabs
for the Ronald McDonald
House.
Students may bring any
size container (ziploc, wa-
ter bottle, etc.) to the front
office by Sept. 7 to earn a
free dress down day.
Containers should be
labeled with student’s full
name and grade.
Paul Sherf Sydney Martin designed to inspire a life-
BERRY SHOALS HOLDING Kaitlyn Whaley Peter Nguyen long pursuit of learning,
READING PROGRAM Noah White Jonathan Pfaffenroth loving and leading.
Berry Shoals Intermedi- Ashelyn Wigginton Justin Priest BJU offers over 100 un-
ate will offer “A Magical Taylors Heidi Rogers dergraduate and gradu-
Summer of Reading” chal- Isaac Albert Jessica Skrade ate programs in religion,
lenge now through Friday, Samuel Babetz Elise Snow education, fine arts and
Sept. 7. Sarah Balint Robert Stuber communication, arts and
Students can read any- Jenna Baughman Suzanna Thompson science, and business.
thing that they choose and
record minutes at www.
scholastic.com/summer.
Incentives include:
• Fall Ice Cream Social
for students who read at
least 12 hours.
• Homework pass for
one teacher-approved as-
signment for students
who read at least 12 hours.
• Free Book of Choice
from the Scholastic Arrow
flyer (up to $10 value) for
top three readers from
each hall
For summer reading
suggestions and a link
to the reading log, vis-
it https://sites.google.
com/a/spart5.info/ber-
ry-shoals-library/.
HIGHER EDUCATION  |
STUDENTS RECOGNIZED
AT WASHINGTON AND LEE
Thomas Sullivan Cald-
well, of Taylors, member
of the Class of 2018 at
Washington and Lee Uni-
versity, has earned Pres-
ident’s List status for the
recently ended academic
year.

for bus drivers, bus aides,
custodians and food ser-
vice employees on Tues-
day, July 31, from 9 a.m.-6
p.m. at SCWorks at McAl-
ister Square in Greenville.
Employees who work 30
or more hours per week
qualify for health and den-
tal benefits, sick leave, free
life insurance and more.
SCWorks is located at
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive,
Suite E1, in Greenville.
For more information,
call INFOLine at 355-3100
or visit the GCS website at
greenville.k12.sc.us.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE
TO OFFER SCHOOL TOUR
Riverside Middle will
host a tour for students
and parents new to Green-
ville County Schools on
Wednesday, Aug. 1, from
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
For more information,
visit www.greenville.k12.
sc.us/rms.
GREER SETS SENIOR
PICTURE DATES
Greer High will hold
photography sessions for
senior pictures Aug. 2, 6
and 7.
Times are 9:30-11:45
a.m. and 12:45-3 p.m.
Students can come on
any of the dates during
the allotted time frame.
Students will receive a
post card in the mail with
full details.
There will be make-up
time after school starts for
those unable to attend the
original sessions.
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DISTRICT FIVE
BYRNES HIGH SETS
REGISTRATION DAYS
Byrnes High will hold
Student Registration and
Schedule Pick-Up for the
2018-2019 school year on
Thursday, Aug. 2, from
7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tues-
day, Aug. 7, from 7:30
a.m.-6 p.m.
Students and families
are encouraged to come
on one of those days to
pick up ID cards and lan-
yards, pay fees (including
$40 tech fee), and receive
student schedules.
Students and families
are also encouraged to
complete the PowerSchool
Registration (formerly
known as InfoSnap) pro-
cess prior to this session.
(Letters have been mailed
to families with details on
the electronic process.)
ONLINE REGISTRATION
OPEN FOR 2018-19
Online registration is
open for the 2018-19 Dis-
trict Five school year.
Parents who have stu-
dents returning to District
Five should have received
an email from the district
that includes the SNAP-
CODE needed for online
registration. Students with
SNAPCODES do not need
to follow any links marked
“new student” during the
registration process.
Parents of new stu-
dents registering for the
The President’s List
comprises the top ech-
elon of students among
full-time, degree-seeking
undergraduates, as deter-
mined from those with at
least 24 Washington and
Lee-graded credits con-
tributing to the GPA.
AREA STUDENTS ATTEND
BOB JONES ORIENTATION
Several area students
attended Summer Orienta-
tion at Bob Jones Universi-
ty recently.
Incoming students and
their parents attended
informational sessions
about the BJU experience,
had the opportunity to ask
questions regarding aca-
demics, financial aid and
student life and became
familiar with the campus.
Additionally, students
had the opportunity to
connect with other new
students, current students
and faculty.
"Summer orientation
provides students and
their families the oppor-
tunity to experience BJU,"
said Mrs. Rebecca Weier,
BJU's Director of Student
Success and Engagement.
"Students who attend this
exciting, informative pro-
gram will be better pre-
pared to start classes with
confidence in August.”
Area students attending
BJU in the fall include:
Duncan
Sidney Seiber
Greer
Lucas Darling
Hannah Davis