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Marjorie Dowd
Dowd
steps
down as
chamber
president
Search
underway
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Less than six months
after taking the job, Greer
Chamber President Mar-
jorie Dowd is stepping
down.
The chamber’s Executive
Board announced Dowd’s
resignation last week,
which is effective immedi-
ately.
Katie Collins, current
Vice President of Opera-
tions, will serve as Interim
President/CEO.
“On behalf of the board,
I would like to thank Mar-
jorie for her contributions
to the organization, and
we wish her the best in
her future endeavors,”
said Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerce Board
Chairman Mikelle Porter.
“We also thank Katie for
her leadership during this
time of transition.”
A statement from the or-
ganization said the Execu-
tive Board would be work-
ing closely with Chamber
staff to fill the vacancy.
Dowd took over for
Mark Owens in February.
Owens, who had been with
the Greer Chamber since
2008, resigned to take a
position at the Winston
Salem Chamber of Com-
merce at the end of 2017.
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Greer, Duncan plan Night Out events
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Local police officers
are hoping to use Nation-
al Night Out as a way to
strengthen relationships
with members of the com-
munity next week.
Greer Police will grill
hotdogs for local residents
at the City Park Amphi-
theater during the annual
event from 6-8 p.m.
“My favorite part is sim-
ply enjoying time spent
with members of the com-
munity,” said Sgt. Jeff
Smith. “Policing truly is a
partnership, and we instill
in our officers to contin-
ually seek ways to build
trusting relationships
with those we serve. This
is a perfect opportunity
for our officers to do just
that.”
National Night Out be-
gan nationwide in 1984.
“National Night Out en-
hances the relationship
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OUR SCHOOLS B8
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School districts tighten security
Ahead of
football
season
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Friday night football
fans will see tightened se-
curity at games this fall,
with policy changes in
The Benson Classic Car Show will be held in the Greer First Baptist Church parking lot on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
GCM to hold annual car show
Saturday at
Greer First
Baptist
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Benson Classic Car
Show will return to Greer
First Baptist Church this
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. for a 12th run.
The event, a Greer Com-
munity Ministries (GCM)
fundraiser, had previously
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Greer
Greer City Park
Amphitheater
Aug. 7, 6-8 p.m.
Duncan
Stoneledge Park
Aug. 7, 6-9 p.m.
between neighbors and
law enforcement while
bringing back a true sense
of community,” Smith
said. “Additionally, this
program allows the police
and members of the com-
munity ‘our neighbors’ to
come together under pos-
itive circumstances.”
Greer Police have part-
nered with Pelican’s SnoB-
alls, which will be provid-
ing free four-ounce treats.
Inflatables will also be on-
site for the children.
“We encourage everyone
to come out and enjoy this
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91
Lillie Nesbitt Wilkes
See
both Green-
ville and
Frequently Spartanburg
Asked
Questions
Counties.
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ville County
Schools re-
cently announced it would
be instituting a clear
bag policy for all athlet-
ic venues. Under the new
measure, spectators are
prohibited from entering
athletic venues with cam-
era cases, briefcases, back-
been held in October and
included a 5K race.
“We are excited to be
moving this great event
to August,” said Stephen
Smith, GCM Executive Di-
rector. “This is a great op-
portunity for a fun family
day before the summer is
over. We are grateful that
Jim Benson continues to
support our mission to
feed hungry people in
Greer.”
The event is free to the
public, while car owners
pay a donation to show
their rides.
“All of our services are
offered free of charge, so
evening with us and get to
meet our officers,” Smith
said. “Staff from other
city departments will also
be in attendance should
questions or issues arise
that are not law enforce-
ment specific.”
The Duncan Police De-
partment is holding a
community event the
same night from 6-9 p.m.
at Stoneledge Park, locat-
ed at 119 Spring St., Dun-
can.
“Not a lot is changing
this year,” said Lt. Chris
L. Miller. “We had a great
event last year and want to
carry one with our concept
of serving our community.
“This year we are work-
ing with various churches,
businesses, and organi-
zations to provide school
supplies for the kids, food,
prizes, and various other
resources and activities all
free to the community,” he
said.
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| SPORTS
packs, cinch bags, large
purses, and similar items.
Approved bags include
clear, gallon-sized zip
storage bags, clear totes
and small purses.  Folding
chairs and blankets will be
allowed, but are subject to
search.
In Spartanburg District
Five, officials will add
metal detectors at Byrnes
High’s Nixon Field. Gates
will open two hours be-
fore kickoff to accommo-
we depend on fundrais-
ers and donations to keep
them going,” said GCM
spokesperson Krista Gib-
son.
All proceeds will bene-
fit GCM’s four main pro-
grams: Meals on Wheels,
Senior Dining, Food Pan-
try, and Clothing Clos-
et. GCM’s goal is to raise
$75,000.
The event will feature
music and dancing, as
well as lunch from local
food trucks, including:
The Chuck Truck, Henry’s
Hog Hauler, Sno-Hut, and
Shells on Wheels (boiled
peanuts).
Greer Police are offering food and games for children at
this year’s Night Out event in City Park.
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BOYS OF FALL
August practice
underway for high
school teams
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date anticipated delays,
and each bag will screened
upon entry.
“If you look around,
places like Timmons Are-
na, Bon Secours Wellness
Arena, Fluor Field already
have clear bag policies,”
Greenville County Spokes-
person Beth Brotherton
said. “As we continually
try to update our safety
and security measures,
we look for what the best
practice is at the moment.
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A free figure-8 obstacle
course, prizes and games
will be available for kids,
and a dunking booth
where local business lead-
ers and city officials take
the plunge will help to
raise funds.
Free blood pressure
checks and stroke educa-
tion will be provided by
Greenville Health System,
and the Greer Centennial
Lions Club will be offering
free glaucoma screenings.
School supplies are also
being collected to provide
local students with the
tools they need to begin
school in August.
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If clear bags are the ex-
pectation at concerts or
college games, we feel that
should be the case for our
high school athletes as
well.”
“This takes a lot of the
guess work away,” Broth-
erton said. “We eliminated
back packs from games
last year, so this seems
like the natural next step.”
Brotherton said the
move to clear bags is a
SEE SECURITY | A6
ALLEN
BENNETT
City
settles
2016
lawsuit
Agrees to road
improvements
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The City of Greer has
settled with JBM Leasing
LLC following a 2016 law-
suit regarding the sale of
the former Allen Bennett
Hospital property.
The 2016 lawsuit alleged
unfair and secret negotia-
tions by the city and the
property’s eventual buy-
er, 313 Memorial Drive
LLC owned by Jim Ben-
son. The property sold for
$3,010,000, but has not
yet been developed.
‘We’re very
pleased to reach a
resolution that will
provide a needed
safety improvement
for commuters on
Wade Hampton
Boulevard and
improve access to
local businesses.’
Ed Driggers
Greer City Administrator
The settlement agree-
ment will involve improv-
ing a stretch of Wade
Hampton Boulevard. The
City agreed to fund con-
struction of a stretch of
roadway fronting Toyota
of Greer and a proposed
new Hyundai of Greer
dealership. The road con-
struction will cost an esti-
mated $220,000 and will
include: a median cut, an
acceleration and decelera-
tion lane, re-striping of the
existing median area to
improve the turn lane, and
removing trees located in
the median.
The S.C. Department of
Transportation has grant-
ed preliminary approval
for the project, according
to city officials.
“We’re very pleased to
reach a resolution that
will provide a needed
safety improvement for
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Miss Teen USA
Megan Hall of Greer competed at Nationals in Orlando,
Florida, July 19-22, and was crowned MAR USA Miss Teen
USA. She also won national spokesmodel for sharing her
platform, national rising Star award and National love
supreme for her volunteering with her  platform. She will
continue working with her platform of disabilities and au-
tism awareness during her year reign. She has had many
appearances and continues to educate and raise money
for disabilities and autism awareness.
Church
News
APALACHE BAPTIST HOLDS
SENIOR ADULT VBS
The “Golden Hearts”
Senior Adult Vacation Bi-
ble School will continue
this week through Friday,
Aug. 3, 6 p.m. nightly at
Apalache Baptist Church.
There will be a differ-
ent Bible Study Leader
for each night: Rev. Jerry
Bryant, Rev. Jim Carpen-
ter, Dr. Benny Littlejohn,
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 en-
joys a week of Bible Study,
food, fun and fellowship,
and 135 seniors are regis-
tered for this year (2018)
Senior VBS.
A day trip is in the plan-
ning stage for either Billy
Graham Library in Char-
lotte, NC or Gatlinburg/
Pigeon Forge, TN for Mon-
day, Aug. 13. Details will
be announced later.
The senior group plan
to eat out on Thursday,
Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. at Pete’s
Restaurant in Greer.
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
meeting will feature mu-
sic and preaching, and
the event is sponsored
by Reidville First Baptist
Church and Abner Creek
Baptist Church.
CALVARY HILL BAPTIST
TO HAVE REVIVAL
Calvary Hill Baptist
Church is having a Revival
from Aug. 5-9, starting at
5:30 p.m. on Sunday night
at 100 Calvery Hill Church
Drive, Lyman.
Services will continue
7 p.m. nightly Monday
through Thursday with Dr.
Stan Wardlaw. For more in-
formation, call 968-0493.
GREER FIRST BAPTIST
TO GIVE BACK AUG 15
Greer First GIVES is
having a special event on
Wednesday, Aug. 15, from
6-8 p.m. at Greer City Park.
Neighbors will enjoy
food, games, face painting
and more.
A prayer station will be
available as well as school
supplies for the kids.
OUTREACH CENTER
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Kingdom Assembly
Outreach Center will be
celebrating its Kingdom
Mantle Conference, which
is Bishop Getties L. and
Pastor Anita Jackson’s
29th Pastoral Anniversa-
ry, on Aug. 15, 17, and 19
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with the following guest
speakers: Dr. Dexter Eas-
ley, Senior Pastor of New
Life Christian Fellowship
of Goose Greek, will speak
Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 7
p.m. Bishop Allen Bruton,
Senior Pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church in Greer,
will speak Friday, Aug.
17 at 7 p.m. Bishop John
Guns, Senior Pastor of St.
Paul Missionary Baptist
Church of Jacksonville,
Fla., will speak Sunday,
Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. Kingdom
Assembly Outreach Center
is located at 1514 South
Highway 14, Greer. For ad-
ditional information, visit
www.kingdomaoc.com or
call 655-5990.
BIBLE INSTITUTE TO OFFER
DAY CLASSES
Day classes will be of-
fered for the first time at
Silica Springs Bible Insti-
tute of Gaffney this fall.
The school, which be-
gan in 2015 as a ministry
of the Silica Springs Bap-
tist Church, has until now
been a night school for
those interested in study-
ing the Bible.
Day classes will begin
Tuesday, August 21, from
9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Day students may take
the following coursework
this semester: How to
Study the Bible, Bible Ge-
ography, Bible Doctrines,
and Hebrew History.
Night Classes will also
resume Tuesday, August
21 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Night Students will be
studying “Soul Winning”
this semester.
Suggested cost is $20
per week with all materials
provided to the student.
Silica Springs Bible Insti-
tute (SSBI) uses the King
James Bible as it’s main
text book and aids not
only preachers,but Sun-
day school teachers, Bible
study leaders, and other
interested persons in how
to rightly divide the Scrip-
tures. For more informa-
tion, please contact Dr.
Billy Elder at Silica Springs
Bible Institute, located at
2032 Pacolet Hwy, Gaff-
ney, call 812-5372, email
silicaspringspastor@ya-
hoo.com or visit www.lo-
calchurchradio.org.
Dentures from $450 set
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Community
News
GCM COLLECTING
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
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, includ-
ing Greer, Taylors, Dun-
can, Lyman, and Wellford
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
been donated by individu-
als, churches, civic groups,
and businesses.
GCM assisted 438 stu-
dents in 2017 and hopes
to serve 500 this year.
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.
For more information,
visit www.gcminc.org.
BENSON CLASSIC CAR
SHOW COMING SATURDAY
Greer Community Minis-
tries (GCM) is holding one
of its three biggest fund-
raisers of the year, the
Benson Classic Car Show,
on Saturday, August 4,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Greer First Baptist Church,
located at 201 W. Poinsett
Street, Greer.
GCM is also combining
the event with the annual
school supply project.
The goal for this year’s
car show is $75,000, and
all funds will go towards
GCM’s four programs:
Meals on Wheels, Senior
Dining, food pantry, and
clothing closet.
There will be a large in-
flatable for children to
play on free of charge as
well as music, carnival
games and a dunk tank on
site with local celebrities
taking the plunge.
Greenville Healthy Sys-
tem will provide free
blood pressure checks and
stroke education at the
event as well.
Food trucks will provide
lunch.
For more information,
visit www.gcminc.org.
TEN AT THE TOP (TATT)
TO HOST LUNCHEON
Ten at the Top (TATT) is
set to host the Connecting
Our Future Vision & Strat-
egy Roll-Out luncheon
presented by Duke Energy
on Tuesday, August 7 at
the TD Convention Center
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.
This event will include
an overview of the Up-
state’s challenges and
opportunities, as well as
ways that residents and
industry leaders can work
collaboratively moving
forward to impact these
critical issues.
The Connecting Our
Future Mobility Vision,
along with a set of themes
and actionable strategies,
will be unveiled during
a Connecting Our Future
Luncheon, presented by
Duke Energy, to be held
on Tuesday, August 7, at
the TD Convention Center
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.
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Kissin’ up
Sue Riegerix participated in the Carolina Foothills Dog Show Cluster at the TD Convention
Center July 26-29 with her Boykin Spaniel puppy, ‘Willow.’
The TD Convention
Center is located at 1 Ex-
position Drive, Green-
ville, South Carolina,
29607. Check-in will begin
promptly at 11 a.m.
For more information,
visit www.tenatthetop.org.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
COMING AUGUST 7
Greer Police Department
is hosting a National Night
Out event on Tuesday,
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. 309 Northview Drive
In the event of rain, ac-
tivities will be moved to
848-1935
the Cannon Centre.
The Town of Duncan
and the Duncan Police
Department are holding
their third annual Na- The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public
tional Night Out event on Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Greer
Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6-9 City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the following:
p.m. at Stoneledge Park,
located at 119 Spring St., DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2018-13
Duncan. APPLICANT: Mark III Properties, Inc.
School supplies will be ADDRESS: 1491 Kist Rd, 155 Lake Pl,
given out for parents pre- 1435 Kist Rd, &
paring their kids for the 8396 Reidville Rd
first day of school. PARCEL ID NUMBER: 5-41-00-056.00,
The free event will fea- p/o 5-35-00-079.00,
ture free food and snacks,
5-35-00-078.02,
a live DJ, a prize tent, a
p/o 5-41-00-057.00
blood mobile, corn hole,
bicycle safety, child safe
EXISTING ZONING: Unzoned (Spartanburg County)
ID packs, fire trucks and
REQUEST: Annex and zone to R-10,
more. Residential District
For more information,
contact Lt. Chris Miller at DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2018-14
949-6600 or email at con- APPLICANT: CCAD, LLC
tact@duncanpd.org. ADDRESS: 120 Davis Cir &
Lyman Police Depart- 2782 S Highway 14
ment is preparing to hold PARCEL ID NUMBER: 9-07-05-009.00
their National Night Out & 9-07-05-010.00
event on the first Tuesday EXISTING ZONING: Unzoned (Spartanburg County)
in October. REQUEST: Annex and zone to S-1, Services
District
GREER CPW TO HOST
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG DAY DOCKET NUMBER: SUB 2018-23 (Overton Park)
The Greer Commission APPLICANT: CCAD, LLC
of Public Works is host- ADDRESS: 937 Abner Creek Rd
ing the annual Call Before PARCEL ID NUMBER: 9-06-00-006.00
You Dig day to learn more EXISTING ZONING: R-7.5, Residential District
about the importance of REQUEST: Preliminary Plat Review
calling 8-1-1 before any
digging project on Friday, Documents related to the requests are available for public
Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 301
p.m. at 301 McCall Street E. Poinsett Street.
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The
numbers
don’t lie
Q: Why do you think
all debt is bad? Aren’t
some kinds of debt, like
a mortgage or student
loans, good?
DR: It sounds like
you’re letting me know
you think some kinds of
debt are okay, instead
of really asking for my
opinion. When you ask
a question that’s really
a statement, it’s called a
passive aggressive ques-
tion. That’s okay. You and
I will now argue as best
we can in a newspaper
column.
It’s not necessarily a
question of what I think.
I’m really just the ag-
gregator of information
we’ve gathered while
walking with people
through their financial
issues. I’ve worked with
tens of thousands of folks
over nearly 30 years,
everyone from billion-
aires and millionaires to
broke people, and those
in between. In the pro-
cess, we’ve collected a lot
of data through formal
research projects — I’m
talking about a huge
stockpile of statistics,
facts, and figures. And all
that data shows debt is
the biggest roadblock be-
tween people and wealth.
I’m also a Christian.
Having read the bible, and
what it says about money,
I can tell you there’s not
one place where it says
debt is a good idea.
So, all that informa-
tion leads me to one
conclusion. Debt is not a
positive thing. The only
kind of debt I don’t beat
people up over is mort-
gage debt, as long as it’s
a 15-year, fixed rate loan.
Houses are wildly expen-
sive, and I understand
that most people can’t
save up to buy a home
with cash in a reasonable
amount of time. Still, that
doesn’t make mortgage
debt a good thing.
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burden. It steals from
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also upside down on the
vehicle by about $4,000.
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a 10 percent penalty, plus
your tax rate. That means
you’ll probably lose any-
where from 25 to 50 per-
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don’t know about you, but
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DAVE
SAYS GSP looking for
DAVE community input
RAMSEY The Greenville-Spar- ing future development
tanburg Airport District at the airport,” said Dave
is asking the public for
input as officials discuss
updates to the airport’s
Edwards, GSP’s president
and CEO.
Topics for the 20-year
master plan.
A meeting on the matter
will be held Tuesday, Aug.
airport planning horizon
will include an overview
of existing facilities, fore-
14, from 6-8 p.m. in the casts of aviation activi-
Greenville-Spartanburg ty, facility requirements,
International Airport Con- environmental consider-
ference Center inside of ations and various draft
the GSP terminal. McFar- development alternatives.
land Johnson, an airport The GSP Master Plan al-
master plan consultant, lows the airport to plan for
and GSP representatives future aviation demand
PHOTO | SUBMITTED will discuss draft study and comply with Federal
findings. Aviation Administration
CBL Assistant Secretary Donna McMakin presented a check to Piedmont Women’s Center “This meeting is intend- (FAA) requirements. Input
Director of Strategic Advancement, Tami Howell. ed to be interactive and we obtained at the meeting
CBL Foundation donates
welcome the community will be considered during
to offer feedback regard- finalization of the plan.
$5,000 to women’s center
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT SPECIAL
1.85 %
The CBL Charitable “Piedmont Women’s women. We look forward
Foundation donated Center is very grateful for to continued support
$5,000 to the Piedmont this $5,000 dollar grant from the Foundation as we APY*
Women’s Center recently. from the Foundation, strive to bring a positive FOR 7 MONTHS
Piedmont Women’s Cen- which will help fund our impact in the lives of fam-
2.35%
ter offers reproductive new lab now under con- ilies in our communities.”
health care to those in the struction across from our The CBL Charitable
Upstate and surrounding current site,” said Center Foundation was estab-
areas. It’s free services Director of Strategic Ad- lished in 1999 by the CBL
include laboratory-quality vancement Tami Howell. State Savings Bank Board
pregnancy testing, preg- “These expanded services of Directors to support APY*
nancy consultations and will meet an increasing local non-profit and char- FOR 25 MONTHS
limited OB ultrasounds at need in our communities itable entities in the local
three locations in the re- and beyond for early care area.
gion. in the overall health of
CPW commissioners allow
paddleboarding on lakes Visit one of our convenient locations
871 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer, SC 29650
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BY KAELYN CASHMAN Paddleboarders must it’s the least we can do to 3317 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors, SC 29687
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subject to change at any time and without notice. Personal accounts
cision on Monday. boat permit, which can be terminated when I went only. Deposit limited to $230,000. Penalty for early withdrawal.
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“Paddleboarding is a for non-motorized boats.
growing trend in the Up- Lake Cunningham and
state. While we do not al- Lake Robinson hours are
low swimming or boats sunrise to sunset.
with 10 horsepower or In other news, commis-
greater, we want to en- sioners unanimously ap-
courage all outdoor enthu- proved to adopt its own
siasts to use our lake for Freedom of Information
recreational purposes,” Act policy based on state
said Gene Gibson, Greer law and to add a military
CPW chairman. policy to pay for up to 15
Members of the commu- days of leave due to mili-
nity approached commis- tary obligation.
sioners at a June meeting “I was a little bit sur-
asking for the change.
“We’re going to treat
prised to learn that when
an employee went to
paddleboards the same
way we do kayaks, canoes,
what’s called summer
camp, we basically didn’t
things of that nature,” said pay them at all,” Gibson
Mike Richard, Greer CPW said. “People that are will-
General Manager. “We ing to give of their time
hope this change encour- and effort to protect our
ages families to check out country and be involved
our local lakes and shel- in the reservers or the
ters.” national guard, I think
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
T
wice within the last month, someone
has made this comment to me:
“You’re probably a Tall White.”
How do you respond to an accurate,
if not disconcerting, summation of your
physical characteristics? ‘Thank you for
noticing?’ ‘I can’t help being born this
way?’ ‘Kinda early to be drinking, isn’t
it?’
Then the explanation came from the
assistant to my farrier (horseshoer),
whom I won’t name (but he’s Icelandic,
so I had to strain through his accent).
Actually, since I’ve blabbed that he’s
Icelandic, everyone around here knows
exactly whom I’m talking about, so I may
as well say his name, Knuter.
Not Kooter, which I mistakenly called
him for nearly a year, Knuter.
Anyway, when my farrier arrives every
five weeks we have three subjects we
cover in the hour they spend in my barn:
the newest jokes we’ve heard, politics,
and UFOs. But mostly UFOs.
“You haven’t heard of the Tall
Whites?” Knuter asked. “You’re probably
one of them.” He went on to describe a
man he saw in Vienna who was so tall,
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
Dobson
scores 47
against
Chapman
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, February 4, 1970
Students moved to Sevier
Junior High
This week’s edition of The
Greer Citizen was marked by a
picture and story from Robert
S. Marvin highlighting a blaze at
Davenport Junior High, which
had stood since 1921.
Fire Chief R.B. Colvin said
fires were started in three plac-
es and it took fire departments
14 hours to knock it out. Dav-
enport Students were moved to
Sevier Junior High as a result.
Also on the front page, four
young men were arrested for
shooting out the front door of
the Clock Drive-In on West Poin-
sett St. Ricky Dobson set Greer
High School’s basketball scoring
record with 47 points against
Chapman.
At McCullough’s Shoes in
Greer, bedroom slippers could
be found for 50 cents while
women’s shoes would run you
$3.
The opinion page was flooded
with sad reflections of Dav-
enport Junior High’s demise,
under the direction of editor
and publisher E.A. Burch.
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Opinion
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About 6’1, actually
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
Knuter’s head only reached the giant’s
waist. “Wait a minute,” I frowned, recall-
ing something I’d seen on YouTube at
2am when I couldn’t sleep. “I think I’ve
seen something about them, but aren’t
the women supposed to be beautiful?”
“Well, yeah,” Knuter admitted as I
turned the theory on its head.
However, since the accusation had
been tossed towards me by two different
people in a relatively short time span, I
decided to do a bit of internet surfing
as I had questions I yearned to ask: Who
came up with this story? Where do these
aliens come from? Why don’t I also look
like Brigitte Nielsen?
Are you ready for this? When I specifi-
cally searched ‘tall white alien,’ the very
first link that popped up was a January
2014 issue of Forbes Magazine. That’s
EDITORIAL
Increased safety plans
a good idea for schools
New security policies will be enforced at local
sporting events this fall, and community mem-
bers shouldn’t contest them.
Greenville County announced it would be re-
quiring event attendees to place all items in a
clear plastic bag upon entry to a stadium. In
District Five, members of the community will
have to walk through a metal detector to enter
Nixon Field. These measures shouldn’t be seen
as delays or inconveniences, but rather as pro-
active actions to protect against the worst-case
scenario.
It’s discouraging to think about, but our
schools have become a primary target for those
wishing to inflict harm on a large number of
people.
After each mass shooting, we hear pundits
from the left and the right arguing about what
could be done to stop events like this from hap-
pening. Some say access to firearms is the prob-
lem, while others blame mental healthcare.
The idea of “fortifying” our schools is only
discussed in mocking fashion. Critics say it isn’t
enough and not an adequate solution.
But why?
Why would we push back on any safety mea-
sures we can enact to keep a tragedy from
occurring? So what if our kids have to walk
through metal detectors? Would you feel more
comfortable sitting beside 3,000 other people
that have been screened for weapons?
You see overwhelmingly negative feedback to
things like bullet-proof backpacks and frequent
active shooter drills, but if the alternative is not
having those things, then people really don’t
want to see change.
While these solutions can sometimes seem
like placing a band-aid on an open wound, isn’t
that what we need. Shouldn’t we keep buying
band-aids until we can figure out how to stop
hurting ourselves?
School districts should constantly be looking
for ways to fortify schools and taking action
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right, Forbes, the American business vertible proof” that an ‘alien/extraterres-
publication that focuses on investments trial intelligence agenda’ is driving U.S.
and industry. Not ‘The Weekly World
News’ with ‘Batboy Found in New Jersey!’
domestic and international policy, and
has been doing so since at least 1945,”
on the cover, Forbes. And here is their said the Iranian news service.’
headline: The best part of the article is its
‘Iran Says ‘Tall White’ Space Aliens explanation that Russian policy makers
Control America.’ were more than a bit scared that the
And even crazier, they state that ‘unknown force’ opposing Obama and
NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, his Tall Whites (Okay, so James Comey
provided leaked documents that ‘conclu- happens to be 6’8...) had actually aligned
sively prove that the United States has themselves with another Alien group.
been ruled by a race of tall, white space Okay, there’s that public domain photo
aliens who also assisted the rise of Nazi showing a giant white guy standing
Germany in the 1930s.’ Whaaaaa? Wait behind JFK that no one can identify.
a minute. If ever I needed to refresh my And Canada’s former Defence Minister
Evelyn Woods speed-reading course, Paul Hellyer, the man who responsible
this was the time. My heartbeat, which for unifying Canada’s Air Force, Army
had been doing a Ginger Baker inspired and Navy into a single force, has stated
solo returned to its normal 48bpm as that aliens are real in the presence of
I took in the rest of the information. It six American congressmen in Washing-
seems while the news service of Iran ton. So I’m thinking it’s time I serve my
published this story in all seriousness, country.
they received the information from.... Just as Dennis Rodman helped orches-
Wait for it...the Ruskies!! According to trate talks with North Korea, I’m here,
Forbes, ‘The alleged alien invasion was America, to assist in any way I can with
revealed in an alleged report by Russia’s Iranian negotiations.
FSB spy agency, which found “incontro- Even if I don’t look like Brigitte.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Vacation
I
love the beach.
Walking on the sand, feeling
the wind and playing in the
waves are my favorite parts of
any beach trip.
This past week, Brad and I
enjoyed our vacation to Cocoa
Beach, Florida.
On the way down, we ate
breakfast with one of Brad’s
cousins and her family.
We also visited St. Augus-
tine—walking the streets and
touring a few different places.
Thanks to Brad’s parents,
we stayed at a resort in Cocoa
Beach with a balcony overlook-
ing the ocean.
We enjoyed spending time on
the beach, playing games and
eating out.
 |
One time, as we ventured into
the waves with boogie boards,
a crab got Brad’s foot, drawing
blood.
Later in the week, we ate crab
at a nearby restaurant.
Sitting on the sand and listen-
ing to the waves, we watched
many crabs scurry in and out of
their holes.
A couple of days, we rode
huge waves.
One night, we took a moonlit
walk along the coast.
We also spent time inside
While these solutions can playing a deck builder game
called Star Realms and a card
sometimes seem like placing a game called Spite and Malice.
Each day, we watched the sun
band-aid on an open wound, isn’t rise.
We checked out Saturday but
that what we need. Shouldn’t we drove farther south before com-
ing home.
keep buying band-aids until we Brad wanted to revisit the
Flagler Museum, which he re-
can figure out how to stop hurting membered from his childhood.
We continued south to Brad’s
ourselves? hometown, where he showed me
around. We drove by the house
where they can. The threat of harm to our stu- where he grew up, the park
dents is real, and it’s a problem that is here to where he skateboarded, the
stay. We need to start treating it as such. beach where he spent a lot of
We do this with our money. Our assets are time and a couple of the schools
locked behind secure vaults and protected by he attended. We also saw a part
armed guards. Why should our children be less of the Everglades.
important? I appreciated getting a little
Locally, our schools have done a good job of more insight into the first
keeping doors locked, screening all visitors and couple decades of my husband’s
having police officers on site. But even where life as well as spending some
there’s great security, there are holes in the sys- quality time together. This
tem. That’s why it’s important to re-evaluate week, we are back to work.
and then re-evaluate some more. You’re never Ecclesiastes 3:10-13 says, “I
going to have a fully-secure school. There are have seen the business that God
always going to be times and places where our
kids are more vulnerable.
has given to the children of man
to be busy with. He has made
But that shouldn’t keep us from progress in everything beautiful in its time.
this area. If any of these safety measures protect Also, he has put eternity into
the life of a student, they are worth it. There are man’s heart, yet so that he can-
surely less productive uses of our tax money. not find out what God has done
Kudos to our local school districts. While from the beginning to the end. I
these policies aren’t substantial and might not perceived that there is nothing
look consequential on their own, we appreciate better for them than to be joyful
the continued effort to secure our schools. As and to do good as long as they
a community, we should hold our elected of- live; also that everyone should
ficials accountable on this issue. School safety eat and drink and take pleasure
has to be a priority and it must keep pace with in all his toil—this is God’s gift
other current technology. to man.”
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CPW
sets free
info day
For August 10
Greer CPW is inviting
members of the public to
attend a free education-
al day on Friday, Aug. 10,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to
learn about the impor-
tance of calling 8-1-1 be-
fore digging projects.
The universal phone
number connects resi-
dents with information
pertaining to underground
utility lines so they can be
marked before projects
begin.
“A common misconcep-
tion is 8-1-1 is just for
contractors or large com-
panies,” said Rob Rhodes,
Greer CPW Gas Depart-
ment Manager. “Having
underground utility lines
marked is also a require-
ment for homeowners
when planting trees, in-
stalling fences or mail-
boxes. It’s a free service
that can save customers a
lot of headache down the
road.”
The event will be held
at Greer CPW’s Customer
Service Complex at 301
McCall Street in Greer. It
will include gift card give-
aways to Lowe’s and Home
Depot, a free bounce
house and sno-cones.
Firehouse to host bottled
water drive Saturday
At area
locations
Firehouse Subs will host
its seventh annual H2O
for Heroes bottled water
collection drive on Aug. 4.
This Saturday, area lo-
cations will provide one
medium sub to each guest
who donates an unopened,
24-pack of bottled water.
The water will be given
to local fire and police
For 100 years, readers have trusted us to share all of your local news and events.
THE GREER CITIZEN A5
United Way program
to benefit local students
The United Way is hop-
ing to provide more than
county an opportunity to
participate including Vic-
1” 3-ring binder
3,000 local students with
school supplies through
tor Gym in Greer on Satur-
day, Aug. 18, 8-11 a.m.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
#2 Pencils
its School Tools program Backpacks and supplies Zipper Pen/Pencil Case
this month. will be available at each lo- College-ruled paper
“(This program) helps cation while supplies last. Folders with pockets
more than 3,000 Green- For those interested in 2” 3-ring Binder
ville County students each donating, a list of needed Glue sticks
year on their journey to supplies is below: Colored Pencils                          
become future leaders in Pens (red, blue, black)
our community,” United ELEMENTARY SUPPLIES Ruler
Way of Greenville County #2 Pencils Composition Notebooks
President and CEO Meghan Crayons Index Cards
Barp. Erasers Graph paper
The program culminates Glue Sticks Hand Sanitizer
with a distribution day, Zipper Pencil Case
set to take place at 8-11 Safety Scissors DISTRIBUTION SITES
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, Composition Notebooks Center for Community
at Freetown Community Ruler Services, 1102 Howard Dr,
Center. Wide-ruled paper Building 7, Simpsonville,
Satellite locations have Folders with pockets SC 29681
been established to give Washable Markers Saturday, August 18,
families throughout the Hand Sanitizer 8–11 a.m.
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Special treat
Volunteer Alicia Keller loads Chick-fil-A meals and Blue
Bell ice cream into her car for Lunch Buddies delivery at
Daily Bread Ministries Monday. The participants were
treated to 110 Chick-fil-A sandwiches, chips and cookies
thanks to a discount made possible by General Manager
Tim Kellett and monetary donations from the community.
The ice cream was donated by Blue Bell Creameries.
departments, emergency
victims and community
that will aid hundreds of
first responders and their
centers. communities. Some peo-
“As former firefighters,
my brother, Chris, and I
ple may not consider wa-
ter a life-saving tool, but
know firsthand the risks to a firefighter performing
first responders face, the physically strenuous tasks
dangerous conditions in extreme temperatures,
they encounter and the as well as those they serve,
very real need to be prop- it is an essential resource.”
erly equipped when re- More than 768,000 bot-
sponding to an emergen- tles of water were donated
cy,” said Firehouse Subs during last year’s collec-
Co-Founder Robin So- tion efforts; in 2018, the
rensen. “Through the H2O brand hopes to increase
for Heroes program, we’re collections by 10 percent.
proud to provide water

A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Clint Wallace Green, Sr.
Veteran
Clint Wallace Green, 91,
was called home to be with
his Lord on Wednesday,
July 25, 2018.
Born in Greer,
South Carolina,
he was the son
of the late Jackson Veri-
as Green and Nelle Man-
ly Green and husband of
Suzanne Lanford Greene,
who passed away in 2004.
Clint was a graduate
of and varsity basket-
ball player for Greer High
and served in the United
States Army in the Euro-
pean Theatre in WWII. He
and his beloved wife of 45
years, Suzanne, lived and
raised their three sons
in the Greer community,
donating much of their
time and energy to various
charities and to the Epis-
copal Church of the Good
Shepherd, where Clint
served on the vestry, was
a faithful choir member
and the “slugger” on the
church softball team.
As a self-made Green-
ville businessman, he
owned and operated Arm-
strong Supply Corp. for
over 30 years where he
made many lasting rela-
tionships nurturing the
growth of his clients’ busi-
nesses.
After retirement, he and
Suzanne moved to Lake
Mollirene in Travelers Rest
where they enjoyed many
idyllic years together. For
the last few years, Clint
lived in Greenville with
his youngest son and his
partner, Clint, Jr. and Her-
bie Foster. There he was
lovingly cared for, with
great dedication, until his
passing.
Clint was one of the
last of the “Greatest Gen-
eration.” He loved his
family and wide-circle
of friends, especially his
Friday morning break-
fast group, the Greer Mill
Boys; he was a generous
EVENT: Police to interact with residents
FROM PAGE ONE
School supplies will be
given out for parents pre-
paring their kids for the
first day of school, and the
free event will feature 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.
Miller’s favorite parts of
the evening include “the
fellowship with everyone,
interacting with the com-
munity, and seeing all the
children having fun,” Mill-
er said. “It’s also awesome
to see how all the differ-
ent people, organizations,
and resources all come
together to provide for the
community and make the
man and surrogate fa-
ther to many. Clint was
a “Master-hand-squeezer”
as well as an aficionado
of nice cars, March Mad-
ness, homemade peach
ice cream, cigars and fine
chocolates (just to men-
tion a few).
He was predeceased by
his parents and two sis-
ters, baby June and JoAnn
McAbee, of Greer. He is sur-
vived by his brother, Jack
Green (Margo) of Greer;
sons, Jack Dyer (Ilene) of
Travelers Rest, Jim Greene
(Rhett) of Landrum, and
Clint, Jr. (Herbie Foster)
of Greenville; grandchil-
dren, Mathew Dyer (Julie)
of Cleveland, Ohio, Sarah
Hanson-Granger (Jon) of
Asheville, North Caroli-
na, Jay Greene of Atlanta,
Georgia, Jonathon Greene
of Tryon, North Carolina,
and Alexander Greene of
Landrum; great-grand-
child, Max Granger of
Asheville, North Carolina;
and many nephews and
nieces.
The family would like to
give special thanks to his
brother, Jack, and fam-
ily for all their love and
support over the years;
additionally, to caregivers
Chanda Stevens, Amy Mill-
er and Nancy Sheriff.
A Celebration of Life will
be held on Saturday, Sept.
29, at 11 a.m. at 301 Lan-
ford Circle, Travelers Rest,
SC.
Lillie Nesbitt Wilkes
Lillie Nesbitt Wilkes is
the daughter of the late
Grace Bious Gregory and
John Wesley Gregory. She
was affectionately called
Lillie Mae and Lillie. She
loved God, and she loved
life. Lillie attended the
public schools of Green-
ville County and, some-
thing very few people
knew, she was a basket-
ball player in the school
system. In fact, this is how
she met her first husband,
‘With all going on in
today’s world, it is
awesome to see how
different people
from all walks
of life can come
together...’
Lt. Chris Miller
Duncan Police Department
event a huge success.”
“This is a great opportu-
nity for our community,”
he said. “With all going on
in today’s world, it is awe-
Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
Calvin Eugene "Nuke" Nes-
bitt, who followed her
around to her games for
a chance to meet and to
court her. Some years lat-
er, they married and to
this union, seven children
were born.
Lillie joined Maple Creek
Baptist Church at an early
age. More than four de-
cades ago, under the lead-
ership of Reverend F.S.
Jones, and the encourage-
ment of the young adults
and youth of the church,
she organized the talented
Jones Gospel Singers. She
continued to work dili-
gently and faithfully at Ma-
ple until her spirit stirred
her to move her member-
ship to Beulah Christian
Fellowship Church.
Lillie worked as a dieti-
cian in the Public Schools
of Greenville County un-
til she retired having last
served in that capacity at
Southside High School.
She had many loves–fam-
ily, people, shopping, gar-
dening and playing Bid
Whist–but her greatest
love was for the Lord, with
him she has now found
her sweet rest.
Lillie is survived by her
nine children, Phyllis Fowl-
er (Ray), Clark Nesbitt,
Gwendolyn Nesbitt, James
W. Nesbitt (Blondell), Te-
resa Cosby, Tonia Martin,
Ronnie Nesbitt, Tracie
Stafford, Melissa Grant,
and Leonard Johnson;
siblings, James W. Greg-
ory (Martha), Margarett
G. Turner, Everett Grego-
ry (Thomascene), Johnny
M. Gregory (Mattie), and
Robert Gregory (Valerie);
17 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchil-
dren; and a host of nieces,
grand-nieces, nephews,
and grand-nephews. Dan-
ny Smith, Lillie's special
friend, worked in the
home providing her with
comfort, love, and care.
The family is indebted to
him.
A funeral service will
be held Thursday, Aug. 2,
2018 at 2 p.m. at Maple
Creek Missionary Baptist
Church with visitation be-
ginning at 1 pm. until the
hour of service. Burial will
follow in the church cem-
etery.
The Wilkes Family is be-
ing cared for by Sullivan
Bros. Mortuary Inc. www.
su l l iv anb rosmortu ary .
com.
some to see how different
people from all walks of
life can come together as a
whole and work to restore
faith and provide a public
service to the community.
This event would not be
possible with the support
of several local business-
es, churches, organiza-
tions, our town council
and mayor, and several
other volunteers that sup-
port us along the way.”
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.
SECURITY: Questions addressed
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step in the right direction.
“We secure our buildings
during the school day, but
we also have to think about
the world we live in and
some of the large events
we hold on school prop-
erty,” Brotherton said. “At
athletic events, we have to
be thinking about what we
can do and not ignoring
security issues.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
How many bags can each
person bring into GCS
athletic venues?
One large clear bag – ei-
ther a one-gallon Ziploc
style bag or a 12” by 6”
by 12” clear bag – plus a
small purse-type clutch.
The larger clear bag must
be a standard 12” by 6” by
12” made of clear PVC vi-
nyl and is easily searched.
The one-gallon Ziploc
bag is readily available,
inexpensive and easily
searched. The small clutch
allows privacy for small
personal items and also is
easily searched.
Can fans carry cameras,
binoculars, smart phones
or tablets separately
from what they put in a
clear bag?
Yes. Binoculars or a cam-
era can be carried into the
stadium as long as they
are not in their own bag.
This is not a restriction on
items that fans have pre-
viously been able to bring
into the stadium. It is only
a restriction on the type
of container used to carry
items.
Are seat cushions or
camp/folding chairs al-
SETTLEMENT: Will bring construction
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commuters on Wade
Hampton Boulevard and
improve access to local
businesses,” Greer City
Administrator Ed Driggers
said. “This will nicely com-
plement the recent light-
ing improvements made
along the highway under
the Greer Community
Master Plan. It also fits
well with planned gateway
project work along Wade
Hampton Boulevard.”
JBM Leasing LLC owner
Mark Escude said he was
happy the settlement was
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lowed to be carried into
the GCS venues?
Yes, but they are subject
to search.  They should
not be in a bag or other
container.
What about bringing blan-
kets in cold weather?
Yes, but they will be sub-
ject to a search.
What happens if I show
up at the venue with a
bag that is not permitted?
Fans carrying bags that
do not meet the criteria
will be turned away from
the venue at or near the
gates. They will have the
opportunity to return the
prohibited items to their
car.
If I have certain items
that I need to bring into
the stadium for medical
reasons and they won’t
fit in the clear bag, what
do I do?
An exception will be
made for medically nec-
essary items after proper
inspection.
Are all purses prohibit-
ed?
No. Small clutch purses,
with or without a handle
or strap, are permitted
along with either the 12”
by 6” by 12” clear tote bag
or the one-gallon freezer
bag. This should enable
you to carry the same
items you have in previ-
ous years and speed entry
into the stadium for all
fans because it will take
less time to screen bags.
Shorter lines means few-
er hassles. We encourage
fans not to bring any bags,
but have created a policy
reached.
“We are pleased to reach
a resolution of all issues
with the City and to move
forward in a positive way
that will benefit the City
of Greer in which over 350
associates of our dealer-
ships live and work,” he
said.
Under terms of the
agreement neither party
admits liability and each
will bear the costs of its
respective legal expenses.
The Greenville Hospital
System donated the prop-
erty to the City of Greer in
2010. The former hospital
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
that balances fan needs
with improved public safe-
ty and convenience.
Do I have to put every-
thing I’m carrying into
the permissible bags?
No. We are limiting only
the type of bags carried
into the stadium, not
items that you normally
bring to a game. There-
fore, you can carry in your
pockets or jacket keys,
makeup, feminine prod-
ucts, comb, phone, wallet,
credit cards, etc., if you
choose not to put them
in a clear bag or clutch.
And you can carry a blan-
ket over your arms, and
binoculars and/or camera
around your neck or in
your hands without the
case. You can use the clear
bag and clutch to carry
other items. You will con-
tinue to have the flexibility
to bring a wide variety of
approved items into the
stadium. Every member of
your group may carry in a
permissible bag.
What will happen if a gun,
knife, or other prohibited
item is found during a
bag search?
As before, law enforce-
ment authorities will be on
site and will handle viola-
tions of this nature.
What about diaper bags?
Diaper bags are prohib-
ited.  Diapers and wipes
can be carried in a clear
bag. Each person entering
the venue, including chil-
dren, is allowed to bring
an approved clear bag
and/or a clutch purse into
the venue.
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Airport Baptist Church
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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
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313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021
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423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121
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100 Enoree Circle, Greer • 268-4385
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1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship • 879-2913
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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
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218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
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on this page, 3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
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Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
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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
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90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224
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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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Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church Sharon United Methodist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646 1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926
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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
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417 S. Buncombe Rd.
1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
Suite 7C
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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
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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
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Riverside Church of Christ Calvary Bible Fellowship
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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
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2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877
Good Shepherd Episcopal International Cathedral of Prayer
200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330
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Journey Fellowship
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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
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2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815 104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424
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600 N. Main St., Greer • 655-4545
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4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299
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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
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Thanks for serving
The City of Greer recognized Brian Collins for five years of service at the Fire Department,
and Cris Varner for 25 years of service at the Police Department, during a Greer City
Council meeting last week.
Crime
Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
BREAK-IN
Last Thursday, Spar-
tanburg County deputies
were dispatched to the
Links O Tryon club house
in reference to a burglary
that had taken place.
Upon arrival, officers
were met by a complainant
who stated that the bar
area had been broken into
by three unknown males.
In surveillance video,
one subject could be seen
climbing through a win-
dow after he had busted
WATER QUALITY MONTH
Lake Robinson and Lake
Cunningham serve as CPW’s
drinking water resource.
Police and Fire
it out with a mop handle.
The subject then opened
the door to let two more
subjects come inside.
The first subject was
a white male with short
hair and glasses wearing a
striped shirt and jeans.
The second subject to
enter had dark hair, beard
type facial hair, and was
wearing a bright neon
green type shirt and jeans,
and had a very large knife
stuck down the front of
his pants.
At one point of the vid-
eo, he calls the first sub-
ject that entered by the
name Michael.
The third subject that
came in the bar is taller
then the first two, has the
same dark black facial hair
and hair color as the sec-
ond subject that entered,
but the third subject kept
his face and hands cov-
ered the whole time he
was inside the bar area.
The three subjects en-
tered the bar at approxi-
mately 6:27 a.m. and can
be seen on video in the
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parking lot area and near
the back doors, where it
appears they are trying
to get into other windows
and doors around the club
house before breaking
out the window in the bar
area.
The white male subject
was on video taking the
TV off the wall and using
a small broom handle to
break into the locked li-
quor cabinet.
All three subjects could
be seen on the video filling
their pockets and a back-
pack with several bottles
of liquor.
At one point, you can
hear one of them tell
the other subject they’re
bleeding.
The amount of liquor
taken is unknown, and
management is going to
get a list of all items taken,
cost of damage, and make
copies of all the video to
be given on follow up.
The officer spoke to a
witness on the phone that
stated (he saw) the sub-
jects sometime around
– AUGUST 2018 –
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CPW has received the AWOP
award for water quality for 10
consecutive years.
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Inman man arrested for
murder after stabbing
Sent to
hospital
An Inman man is fac-
ing murder charges after
a stabbing on Valleyhigh
Drive Friday afternoon.
Spartanburg County
deputies were dispatched
to the location at around
2:15 p.m. finding a white
male on the porch bleed-
ing from a laceration to
his hand.
The subject identified
himself as the person who
called 911, Philip Earl Car-
ter Jr., and told officers
there was female victim
downstairs.
Carter initially claimed
his nephew was responsi-
ble for the stabbing and
that he had already left
6:40 a.m. sitting in a tan
colored Ford Taurus type
vehicle parked by the pool
area.
He stated that the white
male with glasses was sit-
ting in the driver’s seat
and a what he described
as a Middle Eastern look-
ing guy in a bright green
shirt sitting in the passen-
ger’s seat.
He stated he asked them
what they were doing, and
according to the witness
the white male with glass-
es stated that they had
heard there was a break in
in the area and they were
there to take pictures.
The male further stated
that the subjects appeared
to be under the influence
of something and that
they sped out onto New
Cut Road and took a left
going towards Highway
357.
POSSESSION
Spartanburg County
deputies were conducting
a public safety checkpoint
last Thursday at the in-
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confirming our rating can be found at:
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Philip Earl Carter, Jr.
the scene.
As deputies were asking
Carter for more informa-
tion, he changed his ac-
count of the incident and
stated he wasn’t going to
waste the officer’s time
and to go ahead and take
him to jai.
Deputies located a de-
ceased female victim in the
basement of the residence.
tersection of Old Spartan-
burg Road and Cannon
Road when a silver four
door sedan was stopped.
Upon contact with the
vehicle, officers observed
a female, who was lat-
er identified as Consana
Ferguson of Taylors, who
stated she left her South
Carolina driver’s license at
home.
The officer then ob-
served a odor of mari-
juana emitting from the
vehicle and instructed
Ferguson to pull off the
road. Officers conducted
a probable cause search of
the vehicle and observed
a clear in color bag with a
green leaf substance that
emitted a odor consistent
with marijuana, located in
the center console of the
vehicle.
The officer placed the
clear bag with the green
substance inside a mari-
juana evidence bag.
Per the South Carolina
Department of Motor Ve-
hicles Ferguson’s driving
privileges were suspended
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
Carter was transported to
the hospital for treatment
of his injury, where he
asked to speak with our
investigators again. Carter
stated he and his mother
in-law got into a verbal ar-
gument that escalated into
a physical confrontation.
Carter then confessed to
stabbing the female, and
that just those two were
at the residence when the
incident occurred. He was
taken to surgery for the
non-life threatening inju-
ry to his hand. Carter was
charged with murder and
the possession of a weap-
on during a violent crime.
Once he is released from
the hospital, he will be
transported from there to
the detention facility. The
motive for the incident re-
mains under investigation.
for failure to pay traffic
tickets. She was placed
under arrest for Driving
Suspension, Simple Pos-
session of Marijuana and
False Information to Po-
lice.
Ferguson was trans-
ported to the Spartanburg
County Detention Center
and booked on the above
violations. Upon arrival at
the Spartanburg County
Detention Center Ferguson
admitted she had more
marijuana concealed on
her person. She retrieved
a clear in color bag with a
green leaf substance that
emitted a odor consistent
with marijuana, from her
person and turned it over
to the Spartanburg County
Sheriff’s Office.
The officer transport-
ed both bags to the Spar-
tanburg County Sheriff’s
office. The bags had a
combined field weight of
approximately 6.3 grams.
The bags were submitted
to the Spartanburg County
Evidence Division for test-
ing.
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The Greer Citizen B

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 

BLAME
CANNADA

BILLY
CANNADA

Predictions
A
ugust is here, and so
are my annual way-
to-early high school
football predictions. Try
not to take anything I
say in this column too
seriously (like always)
because I’m only operat-
ing on the knowledge I’ve
gained over the summer.
Actual Friday night foot-
ball is an entirely differ-
ent animal than 7-on-7
tournaments.

GREER
Expectations are high
for a Yellow Jacket squad
that is coming off a trip
to the Upper State title.
Greer lost some pieces,
GREER but the return of Dre Wil-
liams and Trey Houston
should give fans a Dooley
something to cheer about

August practice throughout the fall. Don’t

FOOTBALL IN FORCE

be surprised if the record

takes a hit early, how-
ever. The Jackets have a

underway for
monster slate of non-con-
ference games that will
be difficult, but winnable.
Once Greer gets through

area teams
its run of Westside,
Byrnes and Spartanburg,
they’ll be in line to com-
pete for another region
championship. The ceiling
Article by Billy Cannada | Photos by Preston Burch for this team is very high,
and Greer should have
another contender come

W
ith kickoff less than 20 days away, area high October.
school football teams are putting the pads on for
the first time this week. BYRNES
After a trip to the Upper State championship game Reggie Shaw proved
in 2017, expectations are high for the Yellow Jackets he was the guy for the
heading into August. job last season when he
“We’ll find out more about our team this week,” head helped the Rebels win
coach Will Young said. “We’ve got a lot of areas that seven of their first eight
look good like our defensive line. Trey Houston and games. The lackluster
our receivers look good so far. We’ve still got some finish for Byrnes left
work to do in other places, but we’re getting better.” something to be desired,
While summer workouts and 7-on-7 leagues are bene- however, and the Rebels
ficial, Young said the intensity is about to go up for his enter 2018 with an axe to
team. grind. The most danger-
“The biggest change is the intensity,” Young said. ous weapon in Duncan
“Once you’re in pads, everything is in full-speed and is in the backfield, as
live. You don’t see a lot of contact in the preseason, so Rahjai Harris enters his
the intensity level jumps up a notch. It’s a good tool to junior season. The team
separate the guys that can play on Fridays from those will be quarterbacked by
who cannot. Lawrence Scott, who will
BYRNES “We’ve played Week 0 for quite a while now, so we
don’t really feel pressure getting ready. The pressure
have weapons such as
Ben Henson out wide. The
comes from playing Byrnes,” Young said. “There’s a big Rebels’ schedule is also
challenge for us there and the guys know it.” very difficult, with games
against Don Bosco Prep,
BLUE RIDGE Northwestern and Greer
New Blue Ridge head coach James Thurn has noticed early on. That doesn’t
a spark in his team this week. include region matchups
“Our energy is fantastic,” Thurn said. “We’ve still got with Gaffney, Spartan-
a long way to go, but we’re continuing to get better burg, Dorman and Boiling
every day. It’s good to be back and have a chance again Springs down the line.
in a new season.” Byrnes is certainly a play-
The Tigers will head into the season under the leader- off team that could go a
ship of a freshman quarterback, Braeden Enloe, who couple of rounds. After
won the job this offseason. that, it’s anybody’s game.
Thurn said his team hopes to surprise some people
this fall, and his players are putting in the work to do BLUE RIDGE
it. A team with a new
“All I want our kids to do is better every day,” he head coach leaves a lot of
said. “I know that sounds cliche, but when you’re trying questions to be answered
to turn around a program that went 3-8 and has not for this year’s Blue Ridge
been successful over the last couple of years, trying to squad. James Thurn has
get better every day is a good thing to focus on. I want been installing a new
these kids to fight every day and overcome some adver- system and breaking in
sity, because at the end of the day, that stuff translates a freshman quarterback
to life. this summer, so growing
“Wins and losses are important. Coaches are hired pains should be expected
and fired over them. But we don’t talk about that. as August practice gets
We talk about controlling what we can control. If we underway. Every coach
play the best game we can play, we feel like we have a around here will tell you
chance,” Thurn said. that Blue Ridge is a tra-
BLUE RIDGE ditionally scrappy team,
SEE FOOTBALL | B2 and none of that should
change in 2018. Still, the
Tigers will have their
work cut out for them if
they want to make the
playoffs. The addition of
Greenville and Berea to
the region will make that
goal more difficult.

RIVERSIDE
The Warriors face a
brutal schedule during
Rick Martin’s first year as
head coach. Riverside will
head back to its former
region with Byrnes, Gaff-
ney, Spartanburg, Dorman
and Hillcrest in hopes of
improving on its one-win
2017 season. A young
roster should throw
another wrinkle into the
mix as the Warriors look
to recapture the magic
they found three seasons
ago. I don’t think this is a
playoff team considering
the other teams in the
conference, but It will be
interesting to see how
Martin changes the pro-
gram’s outlook longterm.

SEE COLUMN | B2
EASTSIDE RIVERSIDE
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Busch comes from behind to win at Pocono
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE  on Lap 106.
A post-qualifying in-
spection failure? No prob-
lem.
A starting position deep
in the field for Sunday’s
Gander Outdoors 400 at
Pocono Raceway? Just an-
other challenge for Kyle
Busch to overcome.
Holding off a deter-
mined charge from Joe
Gibbs Racing teammate
Daniel Suarez in two late
restarts—the first after
a brutal wreck that side-
lined Bubba Wallace—Kyle
Busch powered his No. 18
Toyota to his sixth Mon-
ster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series victory of the sea-
son, tying fourth-place
finisher Kevin Harvick for
the series lead.
Suarez started from the
pole and finished a ca-
reer-best second, 1.788
seconds behind Busch,
who collected his second
victory at the 2.5-mile
Tricky Triangle and the
49th of his career, tying
him with Tony Stewart for
13th on the all-time win
list.
With the triumph, Bus-
ch completed a weekend
sweep at Pocono, hav-
ing tied NASCAR Hall of
Famer Ron Hornaday Jr.
for the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series career
lead at 51 with his win in
Saturday’s Gander Out-
doors 150.
After his celebratory
burnout, Busch had noth-
ing but praise for his
Three victories in a row for Christopher Bell COLUMN:
BY ROBERT GRAY
NASCAR WIRE
How long had it been
since a non-Monster Ener-
gy Cup regular triumphed
in three straight Xfinity Se-
ries races?
Even NASCAR
turned-NBC Sports Net-
star-
work commentator Dale
Earnhardt, Jr., didn’t seem
to know the answer when
asked on-air — and he was
the most recent driver to
accomplish the feat in
1999.
Until Saturday at Iowa
Speedway.
Christopher Bell some-
how steered clear of a
spate of potential disas-
ters within the final 15
laps of the mostly-green
U.S. Cellular 250, wheeling
his No. 20 Ruud Toyota to
Victory Lane for the third
consecutive time.
“When it’s your day, it’s
your day,” a smiling Bell
said as he celebrated by
his car. “I’ll take them any
way
Whew? Sure.
Wild? Even more so.
“Our Ruud Camry was
really, really good,” Bell
said. “I’m just thankful we
FOOTBALL: In practice
FROM B1
RIVERSIDE
New Riverside coach
Rick Martin said his team
is ready to get back on the
field after a disappointing
one-win season in 2017.
“Everybody is excited,”
Martin said. “We’re a lit-
tle further along than I
thought we’d be, so we’re
ready to get out there and
see what we’re made of.”
The Warriors will be led
by quarterback Andrew
Brown and four returning
starters on the offensive
line.
“We’ve got to build up
some mental toughness
and be able to handle some
adversity when things go
bad,” Martin said. “We’re
not even preaching one-
game-at-a-time. We’re just
trying to get better at to-
morrow’s practice. If we
can get a little better each
day, by the end of the year,
we’ll be unrecognizable.”
EASTSIDE
Across the road at East-
side, Dan Morgan is en-
tering his second season
as head coach of the pro-
gram.
The Eagles had plenty of
success in 2017, including
a home playoff win to end
the year.
“Last year was fun, but
we are trying as a staff
to build a program,” Mor-
gan said. “It takes time,
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, poses with the trophy in Victory
Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 at
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
teammate.
“Suarez, man, I can’t say
enough about my team-
mate,” Busch said. “He
was probably the third-
best car. Harvick was the
best car, and we were sec-
ond-best car, and I think
Suarez was the third-best
car.
He gave us a run for our
money there on that last
restart.”
“The last restart I spun
my tires a little bit too
much and he got a really
good run. I think that gave
(JGR teammate and fifth-
place finisher Erik) Jones
an opportunity to make
were able to get Ruud in
Victory Lane. This is their
first win. All these Cam-
ry’s are made in George-
town, Kentucky here in the
United States, so it’s spe-
cial to win for these guys.”
Bell somehow kept his
car intact after Chase
Briscoe spun in front of
him with 14 to go. The
23-year-old Joe Gibbs rac-
ing rookie’s car sustained
some damage, but he man-
aged to maintain the lead
after the restart — until
Garrett Smithley spun out
to draw another caution
flag. Then the inexplicable
occurred. On the following
restart, Justin Allgaier —
who won the June race at
Iowa — boldly drove the
high groove to the lead.
Bell was shuffled back to
fourth during a four-wide
restart that completed
one lap before contact be-
tween Matt Tifft and Max
Tullman caused the red
flag to wave.
Bell was momentarily
stunned. How’d it happen?
“I don’t know,” he told
NBC Sports during the red
flag. “I really don’t know.”
But it would be Allgaier
shaking his head after Bell
and we are hoping that
each season is a step to-
wards our goal. We can
get better, and we have
to get better in order to
compete with the Greer’s
and South Pointe’s of the
world. We’ve taken our
first step, but we have so
many other areas of this
program to improve upon
to think it is an easy fix.”
Eastside opens the year
with back-to-back home
games against Southside
and Riverside.
BYRNES
The Rebels are also
looking for more in 2018
under head coach Reggie
Shaw.
After winning seven of
the their first eight games
in 2017, the Rebels ended
the year on a three-game
losing streak.
That’s why Shaw has
been preaching one mes-
sage this summer: finish.
“I hope the culture has
continued to grow and our
guys have continued to be-
come more selfless,” Shaw
said. “That’s what it takes
to be a great teammate
and hopefully we contin-
ue to see progress in that
area. We’ve put a lot of
emphasis on finishing this
offseason. We want to be
mentally and physically
tougher, and so far we’ve
seen that.”
The Rebels will take on
Greer during Week 0.
it three-wide going into
(Turn) 1. They got into rac-
ing (each other), and I kind
of got away.”
On tying Stewart with 49
wins, Busch said, “That’s
awesome.
You keep reaching up
the ladder, and you keep
reaching more milestone
drivers. Tony Stewart is
one of the all-time best
and one of the drivers I
was a fan of growing up
as well. It’s awesome to tie
him.”
Alex Bowman ran third,
a career-best finish that
left 15th in the series
standings and enhanced
Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Ruud Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after
winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group
at Iowa Speedway.
found a way to reverse
his fortunes on the final
restart. He also said he
felt Bell didn’t race him as
clean as he’s accustomed
to at the end.  “It’s just
disappointing to get run
over,” said Allgaier, who
settled for second. “I know
that Christopher definite-
ly had the best car. … It’s
Kyle Busch charges to truck victory
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE
In his last start of the
season, Kyle Busch got the
NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series victory he
coveted most.
Holding off a charge
from Kyle Busch Motor-
sports teammate Erik
Jones—who started the
race in place of ailing
Noah Gragson—Busch, the
pole winner, powered his
No. 51 Toyota across the
finish line 1.469 seconds
ahead of Jones’ No. 18 to
win the Gander Outdoors
150 at Pocono Raceway.
The number “51” had
added significance on Sat-
urday. In winning for the
second time in five starts
this season and the sec-
ond time at the 2.5-mile
“Tricky Triangle,” Busch
collected the 51st NCWTS
victory of his career, tying
him for the all-time series
lead with NASCAR Hall of
Famer Ron Hornaday Jr.
Busch’s milestone tri-
umph, however, was in
doubt until the closing
laps. On Lap 52 of 60,
Jones caught Busch in
heavy race traffic and
pulled ahead as the trucks
rounded Turn 1 and head-
ed down the Long Pond
straightaway.
But Busch regained the
lead through the Tunnel
Turn, powering to the
outside of Jones, whose
PHOTO | JEFF ZELEVANSKY/GETTY IMAGES
his chances of qualifying
for the Playoffs.
Harvick and Busch post-
ed the two fastest laps
in Saturday’s qualifying
session, but their times
were disallowed because
of subsequent inspection
failures—along with those
of 11 other drivers. Busch
started 28th and Harvick
29th.
Harvick won Stage 2, but
the Toyotas of Busch, Su-
arez, Jones, Denny Hamlin
and Martin Truex Jr. pitted
three laps before the end
of the stage and stayed
out under the subsequent
caution, putting Harvick
a good day at Iowa. 1-2 in
the two races here. I know
social media’s going to
blow up. They’re going to
hate me for being mad at
Christopher, but it is what
it is.”
Bell said his last-gasp
restart maneuver past All-
gaier had been executed
according to plan.
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 Cessna Toyota, practices for
the Nascar Camping World Truck Series Gander Outdoors
150 at Pocono Raceway.
Tundra was slowed by a
lapped truck. From that
point, Busch pulled away
for the victory.
“They (Jones) had a bet-
ter truck,” Busch acknowl-
edged. “I tried and tried
to work on this thing to
make it better and proba-
bly made it slower with all
the things I changed on it,
rather than making it fast-
er.
“I knew Erik was going
to be fast in that truck—I
knew Noah was going to
be fast in that truck. They
were the ones that we had
to beat. I wish we were a
tick faster, but obviously,
being a bit slower, we put
on a better show. Erik was
able to run me down, and
I did everything I could to
back in traffic for a restart
A collision with Stew-
art-Haas Racing teammate
Aric Almirola on pit road
sent Harvick to the back
of the field once more, but
he was able to drive up to
fourth before running out
of laps at the finish.
“It definitely changed
the course of the race,”
Adam Stevens, Busch’s
crew chief, said of the
Toyotas pitting en masse
before the end of Stage
2. But Stevens demurred
when asked if it was a
group decision.
Suarez did all he could
to catch his teammate af-
ter Busch took the lead on
Lap 108 of 164, but to no
avail.
“Sometimes, as a driver,
you’re on offense, or you
are on defense, and my-
self, in the second part of
the race, I was most of the
time on offense, and I was
just attacking as hard as I
can,” Suarez said.
“Many times, my spotter
was telling me what was
going on behind me, and
one or two times I was
very, very close to telling
him, ‘Hey, I don’t care
what’s going on behind
me—just tell me what’s
going on with the 18 (Bus-
ch).
“You know, we did a
good job. I feel like we put
ourselves in position. We
just have to put ourselves
in position more often. If
this starts to happen of-
ten, we are going to get
one. We just have to keep
PHOTO | MATT SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES
“I mean, I haven’t seen
it so I don’t know, but the
spotter was yelling clear
and if I’m clear then it was
clean,” Bell said.
Bell’s third win in as
many weeks shuffled
up spots atop the point
standings. He now leads
Elliott Sadler by 16 points,
702 to 686.
PHOTO | JEFF ZELEVANSKY/GETTY IMAGES
hold him off.”
When Busch did his cel-
ebratory burnout on the
front stretch, two patches
of rubber deposited on the
racing surface caught fire.
“I sat in one spot for too
long on the asphalt,” Bus-
ch said. “My bad.”
Busch grabbed the lead
from eventual third-place
finisher Dalton Sargeant
on Lap 37, with Jones
running third at the time.
It took Jones four more
laps to get past Sargeant,
as Busch opened a lead of
more than two seconds.
But Jones, who won the
2015 series championship
in a KBM truck, ate into
the gap steadily and had
his one shot at the win on
Lap 52.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
working hard, and maybe
next time we can get a lit-
tle bit more help from be-
hind. I feel like that was all
it was going to take, just a
little bit more push.”
Busch held a comfort-
able lead over Suarez on
Lap 154, when Wallace,
running 22nd at the time,
slammed into the Turn 1
wall with bone-jarring im-
pact.
“No brakes—oh (exple-
tive)!,” Wallace screamed
over his radio as his car
lurched to the left at the
end of the frontstretch,
slid through the grass and
smashed into the SAFER
barrier on the passen-
ger’s side. A tense min-
ute passed before Wallace
lowered his window net;
he was conscious and able
to move within the car.
Wallace climbed from
the crippled car with the
aid of safety workers and
sat on the asphalt, his
back against the driver’s
door, and climbed into a
waiting ambulance for a
trip to the infield care cen-
ter.
“It’s good to be able to
climb out of the car. The
EMT’s were worried that I
didn’t let the window net
down fast enough, and
I was like ‘Hell, that was
the last thing I thought
about—I’m sorry.’ 
“Everything was good.
They gave me an ultra-
sound—no twins or any-
thing, so I’m good.”
Eagles need
to find
answers
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EASTSIDE
Where do you go from
here if you’re Eastside?
Last season was wildly
successful under the
direction of Dan Morgan,
but without Jordan Mor-
gan under center, Eastside
will need to find some
answers on offense. With
pieces like Payton Man-
grum at wide receiver and
a number of seniors on
defense, the Eagles should
have no trouble finish-
ing in the top half of the
conference. Another home
playoff win seems like
a bit of a stretch to me,
however. Coach Morgan
always has a few tricks up
his sleeve, so don’t sleep
on Eastside.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
“I saw the lapped trucks,
and they gave me the op-
portunity to get there,”
said Jones, who started
from the rear of the field
and “I was like, ‘This is go-
ing to be my shot, proba-
bly my only shot to get the
lead, and if we can get the
lead, I think we can hold
him off.’
“We came within about
six inches of doing it, and
I had to kind of checkup.
There were four lapped
trucks. We passed three of
them on the straightaway,
and there was one more in
the Tunnel Turn, and I had
to check up on the bottom
or run him over, which I
wasn’t going to do.
“Kyle was still at my
quarter, and I had to give
him space. It was a close
moment. That was our one
shot. I used up a lot of the
truck just to make that
one move.”
Stewart Friesen finished
fourth, followed by Jus-
tin Haley. Grant Enfinger,
Todd Gilliland, Johnny
Sauter, Matt Crafton and
Joe Nemechek completed
the top 10.
Gragson was suffering
from a stomach virus and
wasn’t cleared medically
to compete after a visit
to the infield care center.
But Gragson will receive a
medical waiver from NA-
SCAR that keeps him el-
igible to compete for the
series championship.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 SPORTS
Williams joins North Greenville baseball staff
As graduate
assistant
coach
Former South Carolina
first baseman Matt Wil-
liams is the newest addi-
tion to the North Green-
ville baseball coaching
staff, joining as graduate
assistant coach.
Williams graduated
from the University of
South Carolina earlier this
year with a degree in pub-
lic health.
After redshirting his
freshman year in 2014, he
went on to play for four
seasons at South Carolina,
including 60 of USC’s 63
games in 2018.
Northwood Little League won the Little League State Championship Wednesday at Corey
Burns Park defeating Laurens 10-7 in the double-elimination tournament. The team will
travel to Warner Robins, Georgia, Thursday to compete in the Southeast Regionals.
Sports
Roundup
BYRNES ANNOUNCES
PRESEASON FOOTBALL
Byrnes High has an-
nounced its pre-season
football schedule for the
2018 season.
It includes:
Aug. 2: Chapman (9 a.m.)
Aug. 4: at Laurens (Lau-
rens, BHP, Strom Thur-
mond, Byrnes)
Aug. 7: Greenwood (6
p.m.)
Aug. 10: at South Pointe
Jamboree (6 p.m.)
GREER ADULT LEAGUE
OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY
The Greer Adult Base-
ball (GAB) League Open-
ing Night will be held this
Friday, Aug. 3, at Stevens
Field.
The GAB Cubs will take
on the GAB Marlins at 6
p.m. followed by the GAB
Astros vs. the GAB Cards
at 7:45 p.m.
The teams will be raising
money to support Clem-
ent’s Kindness, which
helps families impacted
by pediatric cancer.
BLUE RIDGE, GREER
TO PLAY IN JAMBOREE
The Blue Ridge Tigers
and Greer Yellow Jackets
will play in the Landrum
Cardinal Football Jambo-
ree on Saturday, Aug. 4.
Blue Ridge will face
Blacksburg at 5 p.m., and
Greer will play Broome at
6 p.m.
Other games include
Chapman vs. Dorman at
7 p.m. and Landrum vs.
Ware Shoals at 8 p.m.
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.
Crusader
Corner
PETIT NAMED TO ACADEMIC
HONOR ROLL
North Greenville grad
Candace Petit earned one
more collegiate honor as
she was recently named to
the Intercollegiate Wom-
en’s Lacrosse Coaches As-
sociation Division II Aca-
demic Honor Roll.  dace for representing our
The IWLCA recognized
248 student-athletes from
65 different institutions
on the 2018 IWLCA Zag
Sports Division II Aca-
demic Honor Roll. To be
eligible for this honor,
student-athletes must be a
Off to Regionals
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.
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)
Coed B and Church
(Thursdays)
For more information,
contact Rich Dixon at rdix-
on@greenvillecounty.org,
288-6470, ext. 134, or visit
greenvillerec.com.
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.
junior, senior, or graduate
student and have earned a
cumulative academic GPA
of 3.50 or greater. 
Petit is part of the in-
augural women’s lacrosse
team at North Greenville
and one of just three play-
ers from the first squad
to graduate following the
2018 season. She is one
of 248 women to earn
the honor sponsored by
Zagsports and one of just
10 players from Confer-
ence Carolinas to earn the
award.  from the North Greenville
“We are so proud of Can-
program in such a positive
manner,” remarked head
coach Brianna Temples.
“She has been an exam-
ple to her team of what it
means to be a student-ath-
lete. Candace will excel no
matter where she goes in
PHOTO | BRAD WILLIS
For more information,
contact Assistant Coach
Bernie Coaxum at bernie.
coaxum@newberry.edu or
803-321-5665.
REGISTRATION FOR ADULT
REC TEAMS CONTINUES
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.
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, Smoke on the
Water BBQ lunch, soda,
beer and a mimosa bar.
Registration is at 8 a.m.
with a 9 a.m. shotgun
start.
For more information,
call visit greerrelief.org or
call 848-5356.
GREER CPW TO HOLD GOLF
TOURNAMENT SEPT. 23
Greer CPW will hold a
golf tournament on Sept.
23 to support the United
Way of Greenville County.
The tournament will be
held at the Village Greens
Golf Course in Inman. Reg-
istration is requested by
Sept. 16. Lunch is at noon
with a shotgun start at
1:30 p.m.
“We believe this will be a
fun and easy way to raise
money and awareness for
United Way. The import-
ant thing is that all money
will stay local and impact
people we interact with
every day,” said Rex Rob-
erson, of Greer CPW.
United Way of Greenville
County is a non-profit that
works to improve edu-
cation, financial stability
and healthy lives in the
community.
For more information,
visit www.greercpw.com/
news or call 449-2587.
life and we are so thankful
for her time with our pro-
gram.”
NGU TO HOST BASKETBALL
CAMP SATURDAY
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
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.
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THROWIN’ THE DOUGH,
LLC d.b.a. KUSTOM KRUST
intends to apply to the South
Carolina Department of Rev-
enue for a license/permit
that will allow the sale and
ON premises consumption
of beer and wine at 755
HAMMETT BRIDGE ROAD,
SUITE 150, GREER, SC
29650. To object to the is-
suance of this permit/license,
written protest must be post-
marked no later than August
17, 2018.
For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should include the following
information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the per-
son filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons why
the application should be de-
nied;
(3) that the person protest-
ing is willing to attend a hear-
ing (if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person pro-
testing resides in the same
county where the proposed
place of business is located
or within five miles of the
business; and,
(5) the name of the appli-
cant and the address of the
premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S. C. Department of Reve-
nue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 29214-
0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-
0110.
8-1,8,15
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SANTANA FRESH MEXI-
CAN GRILL intends to ap-
ply to the South Carolina
Department of Revenue for
a license/permit that will al-
low the sale and ON prem-
ises consumption of beer,
wine and liquor at 308-B,
EAST POINSETT STREET,
GREER, SC 29651. To ob-
ject to the issuance of this
permit/license, written pro-
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test must be postmarked no
later than August 17, 2018.
For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should include the following
information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the per-
son filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons why
the application should be de-
nied;
(3) that the person protest-
ing is willing to attend a hear-
ing (if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person pro-
testing resides in the same
county where the proposed
place of business is located
or within five miles of the
business; and,
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cant and the address of the
premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S. C. Department of Reve-
nue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 29214-
0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-
0110.
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Property of the following ten-
ants will be sold^ for cash to
satisfy rental liens in accor-
dance with Title 39, Chapter
20, Section 10 through 50.
All items will be sold or oth-
erwise^ disposed of. Sale will
be conducted on 21st day
of August, 2018 at 1:00 PM
with bidding to take place on
lockerfox.com. All^ goods will
be sold in AS IS condition, all
items or spaces may not be
available at time of sale. Cash
only and a $100.00 cleaning
deposit will be taken. Proper-
ty is Storage Rentals of Amer-
ica, 2276 North Highway 101
Greer, SC, 29651
Monica Craigo unit 801
household items
8-1,8
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Property of the following ten-
ants will be sold for cash to
satisfy rental liens in accor-
dance with Title 39, Chapter
20, Section 10 through 50.
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erwise disposed of. Sale will
be conducted on 17th day
of August, 2018 at 1:00 PM
with bidding to take place on
lockerfox.com. All goods will
be sold in AS IS condition,
all items or spaces may not
be available at time of sale.
Cash only and a $100.00
cleaning deposit will be tak-
en. Property is Storage Rent-
als of America, 2276 North
Highway 101 Greer, SC,
29651
Allie Herrin 705 Household
items,
Jaime Reyes 509 Household
Jordan Rental Agency
items,
Jeremey Dearing 821
Household items,
Hannah Reed 626 house-
hold items,
Timothy Brown 605 House-
hold items
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
GSP Police welcomes a new K-9 officer
A new officer is on the
force at Greenville-Spar-
tanburg International Air-
port (GSP).
Alfred, a German Shep-
herd and Belgian Malinois
mix, originally from the
Czech Republic, has as-
sumed duties as the air-
port’s K-9 officer. His pri-
mary job will be to detect
explosives, but he also at-
tracts smiles and becomes
a conversation piece for
the officer handling him.
“We are thrilled to have
Alfred on our team,” said
Bobby Welborn, GSP’s
chief of police. “I appre-
ciate GSP commissioners
GSP officer and K-9 handler Jason Cordell demonstrated Alfred’s skills during a recent press conference.
Tunes, Greer Idol Finale set for Friday
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
The community will get
one more chance to enjoy
the live summer concert
series Tunes in the Park
this Friday at the Greer
City Park amphitheater.
After a rainout on July
6 forced a cancellation of
that night’s performance,
the Carolina Coast Band
concert was rescheduled
for Aug. 3, adding an addi-
tional week to the original
lineup.
The Carolina Coast Band
evolved in 2013 from the
efforts of six of the eight
former members of The
Out-Of-Towners Band as
well as other well-known
regional beach music
bands from the upstate
of South Carolina. The
band delivers a combined
90 years of experience in
Beach, Motown, R&B, and
Oldies music to satisfy the
demands of today’s party
requests.
Fans will also see the
Greer Idol 2018 finale
Living Here
and executive staff for
their commitment to the
safety of GSP’s passengers
and furthering the success
of our K-9 program.”
Alfred came from FMK9
in Michigan, where he and
his handler spent five
weeks training together.
The Greenville-Spartan-
burg Airport District Po-
lice Department received
partial funding from the
Hyco Fund, based in An-
derson, toward Alfred’s
equipment needs, includ-
ing his kennel and vehi-
cle’s heat alarm system.
“K-9’s are a huge asset
to every agency,” said Brit-
with the season winner
announced.
For this year’s return of
the competition, five con-
testants have performed
two songs weekly, one of
their choice and one from
the genre of the headlin-
ing band.
Voting was available
at the event and Friday
through Monday at noon
at greeridol.com. The sing-
er with the most cumula-
tive votes throughout the
summer will be declared
the winner.
Contestants were Amber
LaVallee, Tim Morgan, JJ
Pearson, Ian Ritchings, and
Tiffany Margaret Smith.
Tunes in the Park/Greer
Idol kicks off at 5 p.m. and
continues until 10 p.m.
Both summer series are
sponsored by the Greer
Cultural Arts Council.
For more information or
schedule/location chang-
es, visit facebook.com/
GreerIdol.
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
The Greer Citizen
tany Surratt, president of
the Hyco K-9 Fund. “We
understand that while
an agency may be able to
budget for the upkeep of
a working dog; it’s usually
harder to budget for the
cost to get a new dog start-
ed with everything that is
needed to maintain the
K-9. The Hyco K-9 Fund is
happy to assist with mak-
ing sure every agency has
the proper equipment for
the K-9 to work and go
home safely at the end of
every shift.”
Jason Cordell, a GSP po-
lice officer, serves as Al-
fred’s handler.
Tunes in the Park visitors will have one last dance this Friday, as the Carolina Coastal Band
takes the stage at the City Park amphitheater.
“Working with Alfred
daily and watching him
progress and adapt to GSP
is a rewarding experience,”
Cordell said. “He possess-
es a valuable skill set.”
Alfred will turn 2
years old in October.
He’s constantly
honing his abil-
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
ities to detect scents and dler at home.
spends up to two hours GSP passengers interest-
a day training. On his ed in learning more about
days off, he enjoys Alfred are encouraged to
playing “two- ask the airport’s police
ball” and tug officers for a trading card
of war with with Alfred’s photo and
his han- biography.
While Alfred and his
breed are known for be-
ing friendly and helpful,
those encountering him
at the airport are asked
to remember that he’s an
on-duty officer.
“Our officers enjoy
meeting and getting to
know passengers,” Wel-
born said. “We know that
Alfred will attract atten-
tion and we welcome the
opportunity to talk about
him and to answer ques-
tions, but it’s important
to remember that he’s a
working member of our
department and we ask
those encountering him
not to pet him.”
Alfred is the fourth
K-9 officer in the air-
port’s history. Amos
and Tide retired.
Emma passed away
nearly four years
ago during an ac-
cident.
Alfred
Amber LaVallee
Tim Morgan
PHOTOS | PRESTON BURCH
JJ Pearson
Ian Ritchings
Tiffany Margaret Smith

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
FOCUS FEATURES
Mackenzie Davis, Charlize
Theron in ‘Tully’
 |
COUCH THEATER
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 30
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Tully” (R) -- A searing
and earnest portrait of
post-partum maternal
deprivation, “Tully” stars
Charlize Theron as Marlo,
a mother stretched to
her physical and psycho-
logical limits. With her
third child on the way
and a son who has an
undiagnosed condition
with special needs, Marlo
is overwhelmed, but she
rebuffs her brother’s
(Marc Duplass) offer to
spring for a night nanny.
Then the baby comes,
and so does a desperate
need for Tully (Mackenzie
Davis). Mother and young
nanny form a tender bond
and explore what some-
times gets left behind
when a woman becomes
a mother. It is the fourth
collaboration between di-
rector Jason Reitman and
writer Diablo Cody and
the second joint project
including Theron (“Young
Adult”). Ron Livingston
also stars as Marlo’s hus-
band, Drew.
“Overboard” (PG-13)
-- In a modern reboot of
the 1987 classic, “Over-
board” stars Anna Faris
(eerily reminiscent of
Goldie Hawn, star of the
original) as Kate, a hard-
working single mom who
gets stiffed on a carpet
cleaning job by a snobby
playboy named Leonardo
(Eugenio Derbez) whose
yacht is in port. When
Leonardo takes a tum-
ble off the bow and the
yacht keeps going, he’s
left behind with a case
of amnesia, which Kate
fully takes advantage of
by convincing him that
he’s her working-stiff,
chore-completing hus-
band. Stereotypes are bro-
ken down and sparks fly,
but this ship has sailed
-- it’d take more than a
gender swap for this to be
anything but a poor copy
of the original.
“The Miracle Season”
(PG) -- Based on the story
of a real life high-school
volleyball player, Caroline
“Line” Found is the heart
and soul of her West High
volleyball team, until a
tragic moped accident
takes her life and leaves
her teammates shattered.
The following season,
coach Kathy Bresnahan
(Helen Hunt) browbeats
Line’s best friend Kel-
ly (Erin Moriarty) into
rebuilding the team with
her, and taking it all the
way for Line. After much
hemming and hawing,
Kelly agrees. They rally,
they have a big rivalry,
they overcome the loss in
more ways than one, but
it was too heavily mawk-
ish for me. The tagline
is truth in advertising:
“Every point, every game,
every match, was for her”
is pretty much literal
here.
“Final Portrait” (R) --
Who might have sus-
pected that a film about
painting a portrait would
be entertaining and an
instructive look into the
creative mind of a genius
sculptor and artist, as
well as a view to the un-
fathomable creative pro-
cess? Stanley Tucci is the
writer and director of this
quirky little gem. Geoffrey
Rush stars as Swiss artist
Alberto Giacometti. It’s
Paris, 1964, and Giacom-
etti runs into American
writer and critic James
Lord (Armie Hammer), a
friend, whom he asks to
sit for a portrait. Hours
turn to days, which turn
to weeks, as the painter
and subject interact to
our delight.
TV NEW RELEASES
“Counterpart” Season 1
“Star Wars Rebels” Com-
plete Season 4
Entertainment
Massengale art on display in Spartanburg
College-level art teach-
er, freelance illustrator,
and poster designer Mike
Massengale, of Greenville,
will exhibit a collection
of mixed media-on-can-
vas-and-paper artwork at
West Main Artists Co-op
(WMAC) Aug. 7-24 based
on the theme “Music in the
Street.”
This extremely colorful,
contemporary, and im-
pressionistic collection of
about 20 works of art that
mostly depict musicians
playing in casual and ener-
getic environments will be
open for free public view-
ing Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibit’s
reception will be on Thurs-
day, Aug. 16, 5-9 p.m.
Massengale is best
known for his “liquid vi-
brations” style that is
characterized by vibrant
overlapping colors and
images that create an illu-
sion of flowing movement.
The high contrast between
black and white spaces
intensify the bold colors
that sometimes run out-
side of the subject matter
and connect with other
compositional elements,
which can be several, few,
or even just one, produc-
ing an overall effect of the
work having high density
composition with highly
saturated color. The over-
all mood of the works is
often a joyous celebration
of music.
“Many things inspire
me, but music is the pri-
mary motivation for all
of my work,” Massengale
said. “We all have a song
that somehow imprinted
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS  | ed at 2677 Sardis Road in
‘THE KING RETURNS’
SHOWING AT SPARE TIME
“The King Returns” trib-
ute featuring 2018 Inter-
national Elvis Tribute Art-
ist Hall of Fame inductee
Mark Shelton will be on
stage at Spare Time Enter-
tainment in Greenville on
Monday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m.
Shelton spans the 1950s
to the 1970s, mirroring
the King of Rock ’n’ Roll in
song. His shows have re-
ceived national attention
being featured on ABC-
news, CBS Inside Edition,
Good Morning America,
and more.
For tickets or more in-
formation, call 412-0299.
HISTORIC SITE TO OFFER
METEOR SHOWER VIEWING
Rose Hill Plantation
State Historic Site in Union
will hold “In the Dark of
the Night” on Saturday,
Aug. 11, from 8-10 p.m.
Visitors can experience
nighttime on the grounds
of an 1800s plantation
and view the Perseids Me-
teor Shower.
The night will include a
hike along the plantation’s
1/2 mile nature trail fol-
lowed by marshmallow
roasting by a bonfire. Visi-
tors can watch the meteor
shower and learn about
the constellations in the
night sky and how en-
slaved people would use
the cover of darkness to
escape and navigate their
way to freedom using only
the stars as a guide.
The night begins at 7:30
p.m. behind the kitchen at
the rear of the Gist Man-
sion. Attendees are asked
to dress for the weath-
er and wear comfortable
clothing with hiking boots
or sneakers. Lighting will
be limited and the ground
is slightly uneven. Guests
should bring a flashlight,
bug spray, a blanket or
chair for seating by the
bonfire, and a mug.
The Greer Citizen
itself on our lives. It might
take us to another place,
time, or even bring back a
memory. Close your eyes
and listen. Then notice the
soft and subtle motions of
your hands and feet. Feel
the beat in your chest. It
creates vibrations that
run through your body. It
caresses your soul. It flut-
ters in your ears. Watching
and listening to musicians
perform creates a physical
and emotional reaction. It
touches me in a positive
way. It moves me. That is
what I draw and paint.”
His personal motto is,
“What he does not have
in talent, skill and knowl-
edge he makes up for with
diligence.”
“We are thrilled to have
Mike exhibiting here at
West Main Artists Co-op in
August,” WMAC’s Venue
Curator Dwight Rose said.
“Mike is one of the most
worldly artists that I know.
He has done so many ex-
citing and high-profile
projects for both big and
small companies, festi-
vals, products, you name
it, he’s probably done it.
He is highly respected
for this ability to produce
commercially successful
artwork, as well as his fine
art work. And, he’s also a
wonderful teacher. I think
the Spartanburg commu-
nity will find his work sur-
prising in its quality and
scope. He is a world-class
artist.”
Massengale is currently
a professor of the Digi-
tal Media and Drawing at
Converse College in Spar-
tanburg. He holds several
In the event of inclement
weather, the program may
not be held.
Space is limited, and res-
ervations are required by
Monday, Aug. 6.
Rose Hill Plantation
State Historic Site is locat-
Union.
For tickets or more in-
formation, email rosehill@
scprt.com, call 427-5966
or visit www.southcaro-
linaparks.com/rosehill.
CULTURAL ARTS TO HOLD
‘ANNIE’ AUDITIONS
Greer Cultural Arts will
hold auditions for the mu-
sical “Annie” Aug. 13-14
from 6-8 p.m. at Tryon
Recreation Center.
The audition is open to
actors ages 6 and up as of
Jan. 1, 2018.
Those auditioning
should be prepared to sing
32 bars (45-60 seconds) of
a song from a musical oth-
er than “Annie.” A short
dance will be taught at the
audition. Actors should
bring clothes and shoes
to dance in, a recent head-
shot and a list of schedul-
ing conflicts.
Tryon Recreation Center
is located at 226 Oakland
Ave. in Greer.
For more information or
to sign up to audition, vis-
it greerculturalarts.com.
DONATIONS ACCEPTED FOR
ART SUPPLY FLEA MARKET
The Greenville Center
for Creative Arts is accept-
ing donations of gently
used art supplies and ma-
terials for the Art Supply
Flea Market.
Donations can be
dropped off at the center
on Friday, Aug. 17, and
Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11
a.m.-2 p.m.
The Art Supply Flea Mar-
ket will be held Saturday,
Aug. 25, from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. for artists and stu-
dents of all ages and stag-
es to purchase gently used
and new supplies in all
mediums. Paints, papers,
tools, brushes, equipment,
frames, display racks and
more will be available for
purchase.
Proceeds benefit Art
School scholarships for
youth to attend classes,
summer camps, and work-
shops at the Art Center.
The Greenville Center
for Creative Arts is locat-
ed at 101 Abney Street in
Greenville.
For more information,
email info@artcenter-
greenville.org or visit
www.artcentergreenville.
org.
COMMUNITY CLIMBING DAY
PLANNED AUG. 18
Climb Upstate will host a
Community Climbing Day
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Local artist Mike Massengale found inspiration in music for his exhibit on display at the
West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg Aug. 7-24.
academic degrees in art One of his other accom- worked in commercial art
and design from Ander- plishments was to be se- in a number of capacities
son Junior College, Appa- lected as the official artist including graphic artist,
lachian State University, for the NFL Players Asso- illustrator, animator, art
Syracuse University, and ciation for Super Bowl 39 director, and creative di-
University of Hartford. in 2005. His work has been rector. I now teach draw-
In 1988 he designed and featured in Computer ing and digital media,
illustrated some of the Graphics World, Comput- including graphic design,
first interactive (pre-In- er Pictures, and Art World illustration, animation
ternet) projects for AT&T, News. and interactive media at
which were displayed at “As a fine artist, I have Converse College as a
Epcot's, World Key theme had the pleasure over Professor of Professional
park. Since then, he has the years of being part Practice.”
created and executed hun- of more than 25 solo and For more informa-
dreds of visual projects group shows,” he said. “I tion about “Music in the
for small companies, as have been the official art- Street,” Massengale, or
well as, fortune 500 com- ist of the Rehoboth Beach West Main Artists Co-op,
panies. These visual proj- Delaware Jazz Festival for visit WestMainArtists.org.
ects range from interac- 12 years. During the past
tive to video to print. 30 plus years, I have also
EVENT REMINDERS  |
event on Saturday, Aug. ‘Sounds of Summer’
18, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., at Beach Boys Tribute
their indoor rock climbing Aug. 9-11, 8 p.m.
gym in Spartanburg. ‘Little Women’ Aug. 12, 3 p.m.
“Rock Climbing is in- Through Aug. 4 Greenville Little Theatre
credible for your physical The Logos Theatre greenvillelittletheatre.org
and mental health, it's an 268-9342 233-6238
extremely social sport, and www.TheLogosTheatre.org
unfortunately, not a lot of
people have had access ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’
PNC Bank Zoo Tunes
Robert Randolph
to it.” said Ashley Crane, Through Aug. 18 and The Family Band
the Events Coordinator at Centre Stage Selwyn Birchwood
Climb Upstate. “Our goal www.centrestage.org Aug. 10, 7 p.m.
with this event is to make 233-6733 Greenville Zoo
climbing accessible to our greenvillezoofoundation.
community. If you just Music by the Lake org
want to come in and try it Contemporary Jazz: 627-4200
out, you can book a Free The Steve Watson Band
ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
Day Pass, and we'll have Lakeside Concert Band
volunteers there to help Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m.
you climb. If you're in- Lakeside Amphitheater
terested in learning more Furman University ‘The Undesirables’
about climbing, we've got www.furman.edu/music Katy Bergman Cassell
three free exciting classes Through Aug. 5
for you to choose from.” Beach Bash Artist’s reception:
Day passes will be free Shag Doctorz Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m.
all day as well as entry to Aug. 4, 7-10 p.m. Riverworks Gallery
Rock Climbing 101 Class- Shipwreck Cove 271-0679
es (Beginner Climbers age Duncan www.gvltec.edu/dva
7+), Bouldering Clinics (Be-
ginner-Advanced Climbers ‘Elvis My Way’ ‘Ruination’
age 7+), and Rescue Clinics Aug. 6-8, 7 p.m. Caren Stansell
(Intermediate-Experienced Centre Stage Through Aug. 29
Climbers age 13+) hosted Greenville Artist talk: Aug. 9, 6 p.m.
by Thrifty Adventures. www.centrestage.org Crutchfield Gallery
Climbing gear and rent- 233-6733 Spartanburg County
al shoes are included in Headquarters Library
the classes, and day pass Park Hop Closing Ceremony
holders can rent for free Aug. 9, 4-7 p.m.
as available. Legacy Park
Vendors will be on hand Greenville
giving out snacks and
sharing information on
how to live an active and
healthy lifestyle in the
community.
Climb Upstate is located
at 6655 Pottery Road in
Spartanburg.
Large groups are en-
couraged to call ahead.
Pre-registration and more
information can be found
at www.climbupstate.com
or 699-9967.
ALLMAN BROTHERS
TRIBUTE COMING TO GREER
Tribute: A celebration of
The Allman Brothers Band
will be play Friday, Aug.
24, 8-11 p.m. at The Spin-
ning Jenny in Greer.
Tribute is an eight-piece
group that recreates The
Allman Brothers Band
music. Since its founding
in 2013, Atlanta-based
Tribute has earned a rep-
utation as the source for
the authentic ABB sound
around Atlanta and
throughout the Southeast.
Rigged with vintage equip-
ment, they interpret the
Allman catalog in such a
way that these songs writ-
ten in the ‘60s and ‘70s
come alive again.
For more information
about the band, visit trib-
uteabb.com. For tickets,
visit www.tickettailor.com.
The Spinning Jenny is
located at 107 Cannon
Street in Greer.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
The Great Vitamin
Debate
DEAR DR. ROACH: Do
you prescribe vitamins or
treatments to enhance the
immune system? -- C.N.
ANSWER: I do not. In
my opinion, a healthy diet
makes a deficiency of a
vitamin or mineral severe
enough to weaken the
immune system unlikely.
Stress reduction (through
many techniques) and
good sleep are more im-
portant than supplements.
People think that a daily
vitamin and mineral sup-
plement is like an insur-
ance policy against a good
diet. However, many stud-
ies have shown that taking
vitamins does not, in gen-
eral, lead to improvements
in prevention of disease,
including heart disease,
cancer or infections. So I
would be much more like-
ly to recommend a better
diet (especially in the fresh
fruits and vegetables) than
I would a supplement.
Many adults have not
gotten all the vaccines that
are recommended, and
these are a huge benefit to
your immune system for
those specific bacteria and
viruses.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
am an 81-year-old male
in generally good health.
I am maybe 10 pounds
overweight. I have had no
heart attacks or cardiac
symptoms. I walk on the
treadmill for exercise.
I have controlled hyper-
tension, and have been
taking simvastatin, 10 mg.
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Bill surprised Steffy with
the new nursery he had
decorated for baby Kel-
ly. Ridge told Liam that
Steffy was merely settling
for Bill. Later, Wyatt and
Liam bonded while surf-
ing near the beach house.
Xander arrived at Zoe’s
apartment to force her to
leave L.A. Bill told Steffy
that he wanted them to get
married right away. Maya
asked Emma if she felt
threatened by Xander’s
ex-girlfriend. Steffy made
an announcement about
the future of Forrester
Creations. Thorne tried
to convince Zoe to stay
in L.A. Ridge got annoyed
when Brooke sent Hope to
eavesdrop on Steffy and
Liam. Xander was stunned
when Thorne offered Zoe
a modeling job. Wait to
See: The Forrester Bed-
room line gets a reboot.
 
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Jennifer was stunned
by Eve’s bombshell. Ben’s
time with Ciara was in-
terrupted when Hope and
Rafe burst in with guns
drawn. Marlena realized a
key guest had not RSVP’d
to her and John’s wedding.
Adrienne asked Steve to
look for Bonnie. Jennifer
debated whether or not
to tell Eric the true rea-
son why Nicole left town.
Eve and Brady vowed to
help Stefan destroy Titan.
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
My LDL is 71, very favor-
able. My HDL is also good,
at 73.
Several years back, when
I started the statin, my
doctor added Zetia, 10 mg.
At the time, I wondered
why this would be OK,
and he said, “Well, there
is a certain synergy there.”
While I have continued
taking the Zetia and sup-
pose it might be helpful,
I wonder if I need it. I say
this because it is rather ex-
pensive (about $500 a year
with my part D coverage).
It is the only thing I take
that costs me this much.
My reading of the liter-
ature suggests that while
Zetia might help the LDL
level, there is no evidence
that it improves longevity
(i.e. cardiovascular). -- J.P.
ANSWER: This is a con-
fusing subject, because
the theory (that lowering
cholesterol protects your
heart) and the evidence
(that it actually works)
don’t exactly align. High
cholesterol certainly is as-
sociated with a higher like-
lihood of heart blockages,
which can lead to heart
attack and death. Howev-
er, not all treatments that
lower cholesterol reduce
risk of heart attack.
On the one hand, there
are treatments that lower
CHRIS HASTON | NBC
Camila Banus stars as ‘Gabi’
on ‘Days of Our Lives’
Gabi witnessed a secret
meeting between Kate and
Stefan. Eric proposed to
Jennifer. Chad continued
to struggle with the fact
that Abigail was having
Stefan’s baby, but agreed
to try to work things
out. Gabi confessed her
scheme to Kate, hoping
to gain an ally. Steve and
Kayla celebrated his re-
lease from the hospital.
Wait to See: Victor keeps
Eve’s secret from Brady
-- but wants something in
return.  her about Phyllis’ one-
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sonny felt increasingly
helpless. Kim urged Julian
to live in the moment. Liz
began to worry. Jason ar-
rived in the nick-of-time.
Jordan began a new in-
vestigation. Michael was
extremely disappointed.
Lucas was very confused.
Finn was all in. Margaux
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
cholesterol that do help
your heart. The Mediter-
ranean diet clearly reduc-
es risk of heart attack.
Dr. Dean Ornish’s plant-
based diet of very little fat
and little or no meat, in
combination with stress
reduction and smoking
cessation, actually revers-
es blockages in arteries in
some people. Statin drugs
reduce cholesterol and
help prevent heart attacks,
at least in people at high
risk for them.
On the other hand, eze-
timibe (Zetia) reduces
cholesterol, but like most
nonstatin drugs to treat
high cholesterol, it has
not been proven to re-
duce heart disease risk. It
tends to have few side ef-
fects and probably is not
harmful. But you are cor-
rect that it is expensive,
and like all medications, it
can possibly cause harm.
Being conservative about
medication, I very rarely
prescribe it. Studies are
ongoing, and I will re-
address this topic when
there is more evidence.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
stumbled upon an in-
teresting piece of infor-
mation. Carly had her
doubts. Sonny felt guilty.
Jason called Sam. Eliza-
beth tried her best to help.
Chase blamed himself.
Joss feared the worst. Sam
and Curtis paid a visit to
Ferncliff. Ava made an im-
portant call. Josslyn was
furious. Jordan looked for
answers. Finn was backed
into a corner. Stella came
clean. Wait to See: Kiki
prepares for her trial.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Billy turned down Sum-
mer’s continued advances.
Lauren gave Billy a piece
of her mind for treating
Phyllis unfairly. Victor an-
 |
nounced that the compa-
ny needed a new talent to THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
head up their real estate
division and that he knew
just the candidate -- Nik-
ki. However, Nikki won-
dered if Victor chose her
only to get back at their
son. Kyle captured Billy
and Nick’s physical alter-
cation on video. Summer
tricked Kyle into telling
night stand. Jack still held
a torch for Phyllis. Nikki
 |
felt her son’s absence as
Victor tried to bring all his RFD by Mike Marland
employees together for a
special luncheon. At Jabot,
Billy put a big, secret proj-
ect into action, refusing to
share the details with any-
one. Wait to See: Ashley
comforts Neil.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN LIVING HERE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018

Our Schools Milestones

Rodhleder resigns from GCS Board ANNIVERSARY  |

Term will ability to develop poise,

be filled in
November
Danna Rohleder, long-
time District 21 represen-
tative to the Greenville
County Schools Board of
Trustees, has announced
her resignation, effective
August 8, 2018.
According to a letter
submitted to school board
chairman Chuck Saylors,
Rohleder and her husband
“have decided to downsize
our house sooner than we
originally planned.”
Rohleder will remain
in Greenville County, but
has plans to move outside
District 21. According to
South Carolina Act 521,
any Greenville County
Schools Board Member
who moves outside his or
her district immediately
renders that office vacant.
Though Rohleder has
not yet finalized her move,
the letter stated her tim-
ing was motivated by the
desire “for the School Dis-
Danna Rohleder
trict not to be responsible
for the expense of a sep-
arate special election.” By
resigning effective August
8, the two years remain-
ing on her term can be
filled during the general
election this November,
instead of via a separate
special election.
During her years on the
Board of Trustees, Rohled-
er, a former teacher and
assistant to retired Speech
and Debate Coach Ruth
McAllister at Riverside
High, championed the arts
as an outlet for students’
ideas and creativity. She
was also a vocal support-
er of Speech and Debate’s
critical thinking, confi-
dence, and self-discipline.
In her letter of resigna-
tion she stated, “It has
been my distinct honor to
serve with 11 other adults
who put the educational
needs of children above
their self-interests.”
“I have had the pleasure
of serving alongside Dan-
na Rohleder on the GCS
Board of Trustees for the
past 14 years. Her per-
spective as a lifelong ed-
ucator, coupled with her
passion for the arts and
commitment to equita-
ble opportunities for all
children, have made her
a valued member of this
Board. Though her ab-
sence will leave a void, I
have no doubt that Danna
will continue to advocate
on behalf of public edu-
cation and use her talents
to improve the lives of our
community’s children and
families,” Saylors said.
Rohleder’s letter includ-
ed high praise for current
GCS Superintendent Dr.
Burke Royster, stating,
“We hit the jackpot of Su-
perintendents, for sure.”
In response to the news
of her resignation, Royster
stated, “I am incredibly
grateful for Mrs. Rohled-
er’s support, her service
to this district as both a
teacher and trustee, and
her passion for excel-
lence in public education.
Though she always re-
tained the perspective of
a classroom teacher, she
remained firmly focused
on what was best for stu-
dents. She also recognized
and valued the primacy
of academic excellence,
but strongly supported all
extra- and co-curricular
activities as essential to
the core program and nec-
essary to fully developing
the potential of each indi-
vidual student.”
According to Conway
Belangia, the Greenville
County Director of Voter
Registration and Elections,
filing for the District 21
seat will be open to inter-
ested candidates at noon, Mr. and Mrs. Wince Williams, Jr.
August 24, and close at
noon, September 3. The
Special Election for the
remainder of the term of
Couple celebrates
office will be held in con-
junction with the General
Election on November 6,
50th anniversary
2018. Mr. and Mrs. Wince Wil- to a getaway by their chil-
liams, Jr., of Greer, cele- dren which ended with a
brated their 50th wedding “Surprise Dinner” on Sun-

School
anniversary on July 27. day, July 29, that included
must be submitted in or- ONLINE REGISTRATION Fatima Y. Godina Tamayo The couple was married family and friends.
der to apply for a permit. OPEN FOR 2018-19 Taylors by the Rev. F.S. Jones at Mr. Williams is employed

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GREENVILLE COUNTY |
RIVERSIDE TO HOLD
HANDS ON RHS
Riverside High is seek-
ing volunteers to join
Principal Darah Huffman
in Hands on RHS on Sat-
urday, Aug. 11, from 8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Volunteers should bring
shovels, gloves, water and
tools to help spread mulch
on the school campus.
RIVERSIDE ANNOUNCES
NEW PARKING POLICY
Riverside High will be
implementing new stu-
dent parking procedures
for the 2018-19 school
year.
Students who receive an
RHS Parking Permit will
have assigned numbered
parking spaces distribut-
ed through a lottery sys-
tem two times before the
school year starts. Seniors
will be allowed to pur-
chase a spot on Tuesday,
Aug. 7, and juniors on
Wednesday, Aug. 8, from
10 a.m.-noon.
Another opportunity
to purchase spots will be
available during orienta-
tion.
The top 25 rising se-
niors will be able to apply
for the front 25 spaces.
Seniors will have the num-
bers closest to the build-
ing.
If available, permits
will be sold to qualifying
sophomores on Monday,
Sept. 10. Sophomores
must have a 3.0 and no
discipline record from the
prior academic year in ad-
dition to the other require-
ments listed for juniors
and seniors.
Those unable to pur-
chase a pass before the
first day of school on Mon-
day, Aug. 20, should ride
with a parent or friend.
Parking passes can be pur-
chased on the first day of
school, but no car will be
allowed into the lot with-
out the pass.
Riverside will accept
certificates of completion
from any certified SCD-
MV driver education pro-
gram. If a student took
another course, contact
information and a copy of
the completed certificate
To purchase a parking
pass, students must be
clear of all debts, fees and
fines; have had no ma-
jor referrals during the
2017-2018 school year;
possess a valid driver’s
license, proof of current
insurance, and certificate
of completion from one of
the accepted driving pro-
grams. Parking passes are
$40.
Parking pass applica-
tions are available on the
school website.
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.
RIVERSIDE BAND HOLDING
YARD SALE SATURDAY
Friends of the Riverside
High band are hosting
a yard sale on Saturday,
Aug. 4, 7 a.m.-noon, in the
school cafeteria to raise
money for equipment for
the upcoming marching
and concert season.
Gently used items can be
dropped off Aug. 2 and 3,
9 a.m.-5 p.m., in the band
room. Tax-free donations
are also accepted.
For more information,
contact Kristi Harvey at
270-8079 or kristihar-
vey801@gmail.com.
DISTRICT FIVE  | Robert Forsythe
BYRNES 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 is Elizabeth L. Chappell his home in Greenville on as a bus driver for Green-
open for the 2018-19 Dis- Wellford July 27, 1968. ville County Schools. Mrs.
trict Five school year. Marina M. Artemenko They are the parents of Williams, the former Betty
Parents who have stu- Jordan C. Cole four children: Vincent Ger- Ann Webb, is a homemak-
dents returning to District Bridget N. Fuller ald Williams, Victoria Ann er.
Five should have received
an email from the district
Porscha C. Hall
Andrew M. Hawkins
Williams Johnson, Martin
Luther Williams, and Da-
They are members of
Maple Creek Missionary
that includes the SNAP- Ella Moyseyuk vid Bernard Williams. They Baptist Church in Greer,
CODE needed for online Vicky V. Moyseyuk have five grandchildren, where Mr. Williams is
registration. Helena A. Ploski three great-grandchildren, chairman of the Deacon
For more information, Micayla M. Smith and many in-laws. Board.
visit www.spart5.net. Leon Tate, III The couple was treated
HIGHER EDUCATION  |
STUDENTS NAMED TO SCC
DEAN’S LIST
Several area students
have been named to the
dean’s list for summer
term 2018 at Spartanburg
Community College.
They include:
Campobello
Chelsea L. de Luna
Kailey E. Kimbrell
Johnathan C. Mathis
Brandie R. Waldrop
Duncan
Amanda C. Christopher
Jerrold J. Davis
Siddhant Desai
Shunda D. Jenkins
Kayla L. McKeown
Franklin S. Parsons, Jr.
Andrea S. Stoddard
Katherine M. Velis
Joshua C. Whitford
Greer
Kellie S. Allen
Michelle E. Campbell
Katrina L. Gragg
Ansley E. Martin
Marquis T. Smith
Anna L. Watson
Inman
Sierra D. Brown
Kristina Bursevich
Brandon H. Gilbert
Cody M. Harris
Kristopher T. Harvey
Anastasiya A. Ilina
Jaimie L. Kompelien
Timofey K. Kotovich
Hannah A. Moody
Joua C. Moua
Jason B. O'Sullivan
Yelizaveta I. Rud
Edward Snyder
Michael G. Surgenor
Somaly L. Tough
Vitaliy K. Ulanov
Brianna M. Walker
Landrum
Erika McClure
Cynthia F. Penn
Jayla M. Twitty
Lyman
Devin T. Adams
Greg M. Baxley
Dustin Chandler
Tristan D. Eubanks
Vica Grabelnik
Peter Kit
Nadine W. Matthews
Emily M. McCullough

Tax-free weekend is Aug. 3-5

South Carolina’s annual
Sales Tax Holiday week-
end will be held Friday,
Aug. 3, through Sunday,
Aug. 5.
During tax free week-
end, a variety of back-
to-school essentials are
exempt from the state’s
6 percent sales tax and
any applicable local taxes.
Tax free items range from
clothing, accessories, and
shoes to school supplies,
book bags, and comput-
ers. Shoppers will also
find tax-free items for the
home and dorm room.
Items such as jewelry,
cosmetics, eyewear, fur-
niture, and layaway pur-
chases are not exempt.
In past years, South Car-
olina shoppers have saved
between $2 million and $3
million during the holiday
weekend.
For more information
about this year’s Sales Tax
Holiday and for a detailed
list of exempt and nonex-
empt items, visit the South
Carolina Department of
Revenue’s website at dor.
sc.gov/TaxFreeWeekend.