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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2O18 
Railfest returns with storytelling, Cannonball Paul
Event set
for this
weekend
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Railfest will return to
Greer City Park for its
third run this Saturday,
featuring storytelling and
live performances.
Bookworm Bonnie will
be telling Hobo Stories,
aJoada Hiatt will be shar-
ing about Ghosts and
Train Wrecks and Cannon-
ball Paul will be giving a
performance during the
four-hour event.
D5
schools
receive
threats
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Two more Spartanburg
District Five schools were
threatened over the week-
end.
District officials say stu-
dents at D.R. Hill Middle
School and Florence Chap-
el Middle School are facing
disciplinary hearings fol-
lowing incidents on Friday
and Sunday.
On Friday, the district’s
public safety team was
SEE THREATS | A6
Christopher Rickards
Duncan
man gets
25 years
For child sex
assaults
A Duncan man will
spend 25 years in prison
for sexually assaulting
three girls, Solicitor Barry
Barnette announced Mon-
day.
Christopher Michael
Rickards, 43, pleaded
guilty to three counts of
first-degree criminal sexual
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CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
EDUCATION B8
ENTERTAINMENT B6
OBITS A6
OPINION A4
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
ServiceMaster of Greenville/Spartanburg
(864) 574-3133
Dedicated to trains and
train safety, Railfest will
last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those who attend will
have the opportunity to
ride a trackless train, hear
rail safety presentations
from Operation Life Saver,
play on free inflatables,
view model trains, work
on crafts and more. Local
rail police and museums
will be available inside city
hall with interactive dis-
plays and videos about lo-
comotive history and rail
safety.
“We have gathered free
prizes this year,” City
Events Supervisor Robbie
Davis said. “Children can
pick up a Round Trip Tick-
et at the Parks and Recre-
ation Tent. They will then
Byrnes Freshman Academy students remembered those who lost their lives on Sept. 11,
2001, during a ceremony on Tuesday morning. For more details, see page B5.
GSP to build $30 million cargo facility
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greenville-Spartanburg
International Airport (GSP)
broke ground on a new
$30 million cargo facility
this week.
The 110,000-square-foot
warehouse and 13-acre
cargo ramp are scheduled
to open in the spring of
2019. According to airport
officials, the facility will
be able to accommodate
three Boeing 747-800 air-
craft simultaneously.
“This new facility is go-
ing to be more than a sig-
nificant accomplishment
for Greenville- Spartan-
burg International Air-
port,” said Dave Edwards,
GSP’s president and CEO.
“It’s going to provide
much-needed support for
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Thomas ‘Tom’ Daniel
Johnson, 87
Helen Bernadette Miller
Roberts, 85
need to receive a punch
from each of our vendors
and bring it back to the
Parks and Recreation Tent.
We will then pick the win-
ners after the event.”
Other groups in atten-
dance include the Greer
Heritage Museum, Central
Railway Museum and His-
torical Society, National
Model Railroad Associa-
tion – Palmetto Division,
South Carolina Railroad
Museum, Model Trains
Station, Norfolk Southern
Railroad Police, and Hub
City Railroad Museum.
Food trucks coming to
the event are Pig on Fire
and Sno Hut, and music
will be provided by Karl
Lauber.
The City of Greer’s Railfest will run Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Greer City Park.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Remembrance
Officials at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport broke ground on a new, $30
million cargo facility last week.
major manufacturers and
have a direct economic im- airport district’s Cerulean
pact on the Upstate.” Aviation supported more
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GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 105 NO. 37 75 CENTS
Chamber replaces
Interim President
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Mark King is taking over
as Interim President of the
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce, as a selection
committee continues the
search for a replacement
for Dr. Marjorie Dowd.
King, former Chairman
of the Board for the Great-
er Greer Chamber of Com-
merce, is joined by Josh
Shaffer, who will serve
as Director of Member-
ship Development for the
Chamber.
“The Executive Board is
pleased to welcome Mark
and Josh to our Cham-
ber’s team,” said Mikelle
Porter, Chairman of the
Board. “Both have exten-
sive knowledge of our or-
ganization’s work and an
excitement and passion
for the businesses and
community we serve. They
are a great fit for the Greer
Chamber.”
Katie Collins, former
Interim President, was
no longer with the Greer
Chamber as of August 31.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
In fiscal year 2018, the than 1,200 cargo flights.
GSP’s cargo numbers in-
creased nearly 39 percent
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Mark King
King, a graduate of
Charleston Southern Uni-
versity and Southeastern
Seminary and certified
in QuickBooks software,
started his own business,
King Consulting, in 2005.
“(This is) a great honor
for me and a privilege, so
I take it very seriously,”
King said at the organiza-
tion’s monthly First Fri-
day Luncheon last week.
“Thank you for the trust
you put in me. It is a plea-
sure to be here to serve
you.”
Shaffer is a 2016 grad-
uate of North Greenville
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between 2016 and 2017
and the airport moved
from No. 84 to No. 72 on
the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration’s list ranking
airport cargo data.
Cargo passing through
GSP consists of automo-
biles, automotive parts,
healthcare equipment and
more.
“Our business in the Up-
state has grown and GSP
has provided tremendous
support in making this
happen,” said Tim -Oliver
Kirschbaum, CEO for Sen-
ator International, a Ger-
man-based freight, ship-
ping and logistics service.
“We are looking forward
to continuing work with
GSP while serving our cli-
ents in the Upstate and
this new facility will make
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Community
News
BLUE RIDGE LIONS CLUB
TO MEET SEPT. 13
The Blue Ridge Lions
Club meets the second
Thursday of each month at
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
with the next meeting on
Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
For more information,
call 404-7474.
GREER TREASURE HUNT
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Good Shepherd Episco-
pal Church has cancelled
its second Treasure Hunt
in Greer due to lack of
participation, heat and
construction.
The Treasure Hunt may
return in late winter.
JDRF ONE WALK
SET FOR SEPT. 15
JDRF One Walk has one
goal: to create a world
without type 1 diabetes
(T1D). The two-mile walk
is set for Saturday, Sept.
15, with check-in at 8 a.m.
The walk starts at 9:30
a.m. from the BMW Perfor-
mance Center, located at
1155 HWY 101S, Greer.
For more information,
visit https://www2.jdrf.
org/site/TR/Walk/Great-
erWesternCarolinasChap-
ter4482?fr_id=7451&p-
g=entry.
PARK OF LYMAN
OPENS SEPT. 15
The Town of Lyman
is celebrating the Grand
Opening of the Park of Ly-
man on Saturday, Sept. 15,
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
near the town hall.
RAILFEST CHUGS BACK
INTO GREER ON SEPT. 15
Greer’s third annual
Railfest at Greer City Park
offers four hours dedicat-
ed to trains and train safe-
ty on Saturday, Sept. 15,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event is free to the
public, offering rail safety
presentations from Oper-
ation Livesaver, trackless
train, model trains, and
more.
Local rail police and mu-
seums will be available
with interactive displays
and everyone can enjoy
videos about locamotive
history and rail safety in-
side of City Hall.
Children and adults can
enter to receive prizes
such as scenic train rides,
model trains, and more.
Food and drink will be
available for purchase.
BREAKING BREAD
TO HOLD FUNDRAISER
Breaking Bread for Je-
sus is a new soup kitch-
en coming to 108 Astor
Street, Wellford, to serve
Lyman, Duncan, Wellford,
Started and Jackson.
The soup kitchen is hav-
ing its annual “Painting
Church
News
APALACHE BAPTIST
SENIORS TO TAKE TRIP
A one day trip is sched-
uled Sept. 17 for the “Gold-
en Hearts” to travel to the
Billy Graham Library in
Charlotte, NC.
The group will take a
tour at 11:30 a.m. and also
have lunch at the Library.
The seniors plan to go
out to eat at 6 p.m. on Sept.
27 at Zaxby’s in Greer.
LOCUST HILL BAPTIST
TO HOST WOMEN’S EVENT
Locust Hill Baptist
Church is hosting Tickled
Pink, “A Woman’s Touch”
Ladies Banquet, on Mon-
day, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m.
Special guests include
the mother-daughter
team, Phyllis and Han-
nah Webb, combine their
talents and inspiration,
Moon-RodgeRs Reunion
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2018
LUNCH: 1:00 P.M.
Descendants of the late John Walker and Susan Burch
Moon, William R. (Bob) and Dorah Campbell Rodgers
will hold their annual family reunion at Lance Knoll
1755 Wingo Road, Campobello, SC
Off Jug Factory Road
Bring picnic lunch. Tableware and ice furnished.
Info Syble 895-2196
Homer 334-5025 or Reggie 921-1676
Our Towns Orange” fund-
raiser Saturday, Sept. 15,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
LifeSong Church, located
at 12481 W. Greenville
Highway, Lyman. A rain
date is set for Sept. 22.
The event will include a
car show with prizes (con-
tact Pat at 590-4730 to
enter), a singing contest
(contact Felicia at bb4je-
sus11@gmail.com to reg-
ister), two live bands, BBQ
plates available, a bake
sale, vendor tables (Con-
tact Lynn at 494-7035 for
a booth rental) and a silent
auction. Funds are being
raised to build out the ar-
chitectural drawings in the
hands of the contractor/
builder.
For more information,
visit www.breakingbread-
forjesus.com, call Gail at
303-3565 or call Kathy at
979-0300.
NON-PROFIT FOR PETS
TO HOLD PHOTO CONTEST
Paws, Prayers, & Prom-
ises, a non-profit orga-
nization dedicated to
caring for animals &
their people, is holding
the 2018 Po’Kitties Pho-
to Contest and Gala on
Saturday, Oct. 20, at the
Tryon Fine Arts Center.
All photos must be 5 x 7
and be mailed or dropped
off by Sept. 15 with Entry
Form and $8.00 per pho-
to to: P3 Consignments,
112 E. Rutherford Street,
Landrum. Please make
checks payable to Paws,
Prayers, & Promises.
For more information,
visit pawsprayersand-
promises.org.
TICKETS TO GO ON SALE
FOR MTCC HOMECOMING
Tickets are going on sale
Sept. 17 for the Middle
Tyger Community Cen-
ter (MTCC) Homecoming,
which is set for Sunday,
Oct. 28, starting at 3 p.m.
at Pacific Place at the Ly-
man Event Center, located
at 59 Groce Road, Lyman.
Tickets cost $20.
EAT LIKE A LOCAL TICKETS
TO GO ON SALE SEPT. 18
Tickets will go on sale
Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 9
a.m. for the Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce
event, Eat Like A Local,
which is set for Oct. 15 at
7 p.m. Presented by Low-
es Foods, a table will be
set up on Trade Street for
an al frescho GreerMade
certified meal. This five-
course family-style dinner
will be locally sourced and
prepared by local chefs.
The evening includes bev-
erages, live music and
farm-fresh food. Tickets
are $75.
GOLF CART DRAWING
TO BENEFIT GREER RELIEF
Lister, Jeter and Lloyd
CPAs are sponsoring a
Golf Cart Drawing to bene-
fit Greer Relief.
Tickets are $50 each
with a golf cart valued at
reaching women with
the Gospel of Christ, as
they love, encourage and
strengthen
talks and music.
audiences
through their inspirational
Tickets will be available
beginning Sept. 17 at $12
with no refunds.
Tickets may be pur-
chased before and after
services on Sunday or con-
tact 895-2787 or 895-1771
on weekdays.
PELHAM FIRST TO
WELCOME IVAN PARKER
Ivan Parker will perform
in concert at Pelham First
Baptist Church on Satur-
day, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. A
love offering will be taken.
The church is located
at 2720 Old Highway 14
South, Greer, SC 29650.
For more information,
call 879-4032.
PLEASANT GROVE TO HOST
CAR SHOW AND BIKE RUN
Pleasant Grove is host-
ing their second annual
Car Show on Saturday, Oct.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
over $3,500.
Proceeds go directly to
eliminate poverty by help-
ing neighbors overcome
barriers for success.
The drawing will be held
on Facebook Live @Greer-
Relief at the Gold for Re-
lief Awards Ceremony at
the Greer Golf & Country
Club on Friday, Sept. 21.
Winner must possess
the winning ticket to claim
prize by does not need to
be present to win.
Winning tickets are val-
id for the prize only, not
cash. To purchase tickets,
visit https://greerrelief.
org/drawing-paypal/.
WINTER SURVIVAL EVENT
SET FOR SEPT. 22
The first Winter Survival
Event for the homeless is
set for Saturday, Sept. 22,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at PHOTO | SUBMITTED
McLesky Todd parking lot,
located at 109 N. Main St., Mark and Amanda Hopper of Greer received Small Business of the Quarter honors from
Greer. Donation boxes will Mark King, newly appointed interim President/CEO for the Greater Greer Chamber of
be available for socks and Commerce.
toiletries, mainly deodor-
Greer chamber recognized
ants. For more informa-
tion, contact Darlene Mar-
cus at 430-7643.
small business of the quarter
BRHS CLASS OF 1978
TO HOLD 40-YEAR REUNION
Blue Ridge High School
Class of 1978 is holding
its 40-year reunion on Sat- BY KAELYN CASHMAN Hopper Financial. additional team member
urday, Sept. 22, from 6-10 STAFF WRITER “Today’s winner has be- in 2015 and another this
p.m. on the downstairs come a staple in the Great- year,” he said. “You can
porch at Lake View Steak The Greater Greer Cham- er Greer community since often find these business
House, located at 3100 N. ber of Commerce recog- beginning their business owners giving back to
Hwy 14, Greer. nized the Small Business in 2009,” King said. “In their community through
To be included in the of the Quarter Award last 2015, the husband and the Greater Greer Cham-
headcount, click the REG- Friday. wife team expanded into ber, Greer Relief and Re-
ISTER button at https:// During the monthly First their own space here in sources Agency and the
www.eventbrite.com/e/ Friday Luncheon, the new- downtown Greer.” Greer Centennial Lions
brhs-class-of-78-forty- ly appointed Interim Pres- “Since then, business Club.”
year-class-reunion-tickets- ident and CEO Mark King has grown rapidly for
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an RSVP. Please register by
Saturday, Sept. 15.
Attendees will only pay
for what they order from
the menu or bartender
that night. This event will
be casual. Please contact
Tina Wells with any ideas
to contribute leading up
to the event and spread
the word.
GOLF TOURNAMENT SET
TO BENEFIT UNITED WAY
Greer CPW employees
are joining the general
public to tee off for United
Way of Greenville County.
The Golf Tournament
fundraiser is set for Sun-
day, Sept. 23, at the Vil-
lage Greens Golf Course,
located at 13921 Asheville
Highway, Inman.
Lunch is set for noon
with the shotgun start set
for 1:30 p.m. The cost is
$250 per team of four.
All proceeds will benefit
United Way of Greenville
County, a non-profit that
works to improve edu-
cation, financial stability
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
and healthy lives in our
Now open
community. Pre-register
by Sept. 16 at www.greer-
cpw.com/news. For more
information, contact Rex
Roberson 449-2587 or Lyman Town Council welcomed Craig and Kristi Ward, Owners of Ward Automotive, to
Rex.Roberson@greercpw. the neighborhood with a ribbon cutting on Friday at their new 102 Spartanburg Hwy.
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6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, located at 1002
vendors and more.
For registration and
more information, call
PELHAM FIRST TO HOLD
HOMECOMING SERVICE
Pelham First Baptist
music will be provided by
Grassfire. Lunch will be
held following the service.
S. Buncombe Road, Greer.
The Car Show will raise
money for Wren Hospice
Todd Johnson at 279-
4473, Emily Anderson at
(865) 905-0314 or Amy Ott
Church will hold its Home-
coming celebration on
Sunday, Oct. 7, beginning
The church is located
at 2720 Old Highway 14
South, Greer, SC 29650.
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DAVE
SAYS Friends of Lake
DAVE
RAMSEY
Robinson clean
Planning up day continues
and success Day of Residents living lake-
side are also encouraged

Q: I’m stuck in a dead-
end job, and I only have a
high school diploma. I’ve
never minded long hours
and hard work, but I’ve
begun to realize I need to
have a better career, so I
can spend more time with
my kids. I feel like I’m
missing out on their lives,
because I work 65 to 70
hours every week. Do you
Celebration
on hold
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN STAFF WRITER
Victoria Spencer, Executive Director of Operations of Elite Home Care, cut the ribbon last The Friends of Lake
Thursday on the new Greer location. Robinson, along with the
Ocean Conservancy and
to join the effort by clean-
ing property between their
yard and the lake.
TAKING A BREAK
Friends of Lake Robin-
son are not holding a Day
of Celebration this year in
order to focus on building
their membership.
A Member Party, hosted
by Friends of Lake Rob-

Business opens Greer

have any advice on how to the Greer Commission of inson and Greer CPW, is
change my situation? Public Works, will host its set for Saturday, Sept.
11th annual lake cleanup 29, from 4:45-6:45 p.m.
DR: Asking questions day on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 2544 Mays Bridge Rd,

location on Village Dr.

and exploring your op-
tions like this is a much
smarter move than simply
walking away from an un-
satisfying job situation —
especially when you have
a family to think about.
I’m glad you’re wise
enough to take a thought-
ful look at the situation,
instead of making a rash
decision that could have
a negative impact on you
and your family.
If you identify your
long-term goals in
detail, it will lead
you to some of the
short-term goals
that will help you
arrive at your final
destination.
There’s absolutely noth-
ing wrong with wanting to
improve yourself in terms
of education or your
career. But before you do
any of that, you’ve got to
have a definite direction
in mind. You need an in-
depth, detailed game plan
for the next three or four
years that’s designed to
put you where you want
to be. It may involve going
back to school for some
classes, additional train-
ing in your field, or even
getting a full-blown de-
gree. If you identify your
long-term goals in detail,
it will lead you to some
of the short-term goals
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Elite Home Care and
Day Center is now open in
Greer.
The Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce
held an open house and
ribbon cutting last Thurs-
day for the locally owned
and operated business,
which boasts a new facility
at 211 Village Drive.
“We’re delighted to in-
vite the public and intro-
duce the community to
our new location,” said
Lindsay McKenzie, the Ex-
ecutive Director for Elite
Day Centers. “Our concept
is aimed at providing fam-
ilies with affordable, qual-
ity care that bridges the
gap between in-home ser-
vices and nursing homes
or assisted-living facili-
ties.”
Mikelle Porter, Chairman
of the Board for the Greer
chamber, presented McK-
enzie with the first dollar
of profit.
“It’s so exciting for us,”
Porter said. “Greer is a
great place to live. It’s a
great place to work. It’s a
great place to do business.
“The chamber is here to
support you through your
journey,” she said.
Newly appointed Inter-
im President and CEO for
the Chamber, Mark King
thanked those who at-
tended the ribbon cutting
ceremony.
“We are thankful you
chose this place to have
separate specialized envi-
ronments to serve partici-
pants ages 18-50 and ages
50+.
“Our new center con-
tains an array of services
and capabilities which we
believe to be unlike any
other in the adult day in-
dustry,” McKenzie said.
Each environment fea-
tures a large community
room, theater equipped
with reclining chairs, pro-
jection screen tv, game
stations respectively fur-
nished with poker table
or video game console,
library, nurse’s station,
and on-site physician and
therapy rooms for those in
need of physical or occu-
pational therapy.
“Our clients’ well-be-
ing is our top priority,
and that’s why we offer
services such as on-site
physician services, on-site
rehabilitation services, oc-
cupational therapy, phys-
ical therapy and speech
therapy,” McKenzie said.
“Keeping our members
happy and healthy is our
top priority.”
“Elite is going to step
further by specializing in
the care of a person as a
whole,” she said. “We meet
them where they are as an
individual, creating pro-
gramming that’s based
around the six dimensions
of wellness, promoting in-
dependence through activ-
ities like exercise classes,
brain games and oppor-
tunities for socialization
along with opportunities
have been serving the Up-
state through our Home
Care for almost seven
years, currently servicing
clients in seven counties
including Anderson, Cher-
okee, Greenville, Laurens,
Pickens, Spartanburg, and
Union.”
“While we currently op-
erate day centers in Greer
and Spartanburg, we hope
to expand in the future
and bring daily care to
those in other counties,”
Spencer said.
The facility’s entrances
and exits have keypads
for additional security.
For $59 a day, members
have access to all ameni-
ties provided by the Cen-
ter in addition to a hot,
nutritious meal and two
snacks.
The Center also accepts
various payor sources
such as Community Long
Term Care (Medicaid),
Medicaid Waiver, VA, Long
Term Care Policies, and
Care Vouchers.
Pre-enrollment for the
center has already begun.
For more information,
visit www.EliteSeniorCen-
ter.com or call (864) 580-
6477.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
from 9-11 a.m.
With a goal of collect-
ing 20 bags around Lake
Robinson and Mays Bridge
Road, volunteers will start
from J. Verne Smith Park
on Lake Robinson at 2544
Mays Bridge Road, Greer.
“The purpose of this
clean up day is twofold,”
said Alan Weinberg with
Friends of Lake Robinson.
“First is the commitment
we have to Mays Bridge
Road which we have ad-
opted as part of the Adopt
a Road program which
we do four times annual-
ly and have been for 8+
years.”
“The second is to con-
tinue to be part of the
2018 International Coast-
al Cleanup sponsored by
the Ocean Conservancy,
which this year is held on
September 15,” Weinberg
said. “We are registered
with them and have been
for many years.”
Interested volunteers
should RSVP to sandy-
lipe@bellsouth.net and
bring gloves to help in the
effort.
“I think the best part
of Clean Up Day is pil-
ing up all the full orange
bags and then driving up
a clean Mays Bridge Road,”
Weinberg said. “On the
Coastal Cleanup Day, this
pride extends to the bridg-
es on Lake Robinson and
the park areas.”
Greer.
“We decided after the
Day of Celebration (DoC)
last year, in part, due to
the weather delay and
poor weather and atten-
dance on the second try,
to suspend this effort
and focus on building our
membership and volun-
teer manpower and create
more value and contact
with the residents who live
on or close to the lake,”
Weinberg said. “Our intent
is to bring back a new DoC
once we have successfully
addressed the above ob-
jectives.”
“The Member Event is
part of our goal of involv-
ing more of the residents
and informing them of our
efforts,” Weinberg said.
“We have done several of
these in the past.”
Friends of Lake Robin-
son, a non-profit orga-
nization that serves the
Lake Robinson watershed
through educational, con-
versational and scientific
endeavors to learn more
about protecting the wa-
tershed, is holding this
informal gathering along
with a covered dish sup-
per for potential residents
to join the organization.
For more information,
visit www.lakerobinson.
org or visit the facebook
page.
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that will help you arrive at
your final destination.
Have you tried talking
to your boss about your
your business,” King said.
“We know you could’ve
been anywhere else. This
need is so great, and we
Moxie
for engagement in the
greater community as a
whole and just plain fun.”
Taking advantage of ed-

goals and your situation?
See if you can have a
sincere conversation with
him or her, and discuss
your feelings about your
career and what’s going
on with your family, too.
Your company may be
very receptive to the idea
of increasing your value
in the workplace. A good
leader will also under-
stand the importance of
family.
thank you for helping
meeting that need here in
our community.”
The 9,800 square foot
facility offers a wide range
of services, a full spectrum
of care, and amenities.
“With the addition of
this new center, our pro-
gram can go to a critical-
ly needed new phase in
which we can help our
clients with the full spec-
trum of care and ameni-
here.
ucation and accreditations
known to support individ-
uals with Alzheimer’s and
Dementia, the center spe-
cializes in activities that
trigger brain activity and
enhance the quality of life
for their members.
“The mission for Elite
Home Care from the com-
mencement in 2012 is to
make a difference,” said
Victoria Spencer, Exec-
utive Director of Opera-

6 Month
ties,” McKenzie said. tions of Elite Home Care.
The newly renovated “While we opened our first
location includes two center in May of 2016, we

Certificate
Greater Greer Chess club Special

now meeting at Thrive 1.75%

BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A group of local chess
players are on the move,
now meeting at Thrive
Assisted Living each Tues-
day.
The Greater Greer Chess
Club, which has been
meeting for 10 years, re-
cently changed locations
when the Greer library be-
gan its renovations.
“We are not affiliated
with the national or state
organizations; we are just
a loose-knit group that
enjoys playing the game,”
said club member Joseph
Corbett. “There are no
dues, so it is totally free.”
The club meets every
Tuesday from 6-9 p.m.,
and players of all skill lev-
els are welcome.
“We have had over 60
different players over the
years,” he said. “But we
live in a transit society—
folks move in and out—
and sometimes school,
sports, and careers con-
flict.”
“Three of our original
six are still a part of the
core group,” he said. “We
have had players as young
as eight who did not know
the game at all, but want-
ed to learn, and we had
a former player who was
over 90. Our oldest player
now is 80.”
The number of play-
ers has fluctuated with
as many as 15 players in
an evening but usually
around eight or nine, he
said.
“The Greater Greer
Chess Club is open and
free to anyone who has
an interest in learning the
game of chess or enhanc-
ing his or her skills in
the game,” Corbett said,
“However, children middle
school age and under need
to be accompanied by a re-
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“The purpose of our club
is to promote the growth
of chess by providing a
knowledge of the game
and teaching the neces-
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Living longer and longer

A
rather breathtaking headline rung
round the world last week:
‘Stunning anti-ageing break-
through could see humans live to 150
and see regenerating organs by 2020 for
the price of a coffee a day!’
Wait a minute, whaaaa?
Reading further it seems that Harvard
professor of genetics, David Sinclair,
along with researchers from the Univer-
sity of New South Wales have figured
out a way, they state, to reprogram cells,
even giving those suffering from paraly-
sis hope for recovery when human trials
begin in two years.
Another shocking claim (and my liver
leaped with joy like a Mexican jumping
bean over this) is that with their treat-
ment we will be able to regenerate new
organs by 2020, and all this might be
available in pill form within five years
for the price of a coffee a day.
However, if we’re talking Starbucks,
we’re talking a second mortgage.  Sends rather a shiver down the spine,
I only know enough about genetics to
have taken a weed whacker to my family
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
tree and shut down all chances of pro-
ducing any more seedlings.
The world has quite enough disfunc-
tion, thank you very much, not to men-
tion the weak chin from our patriarchal
side.
Therefore, I cannot take an educated
guess to whether what Professor Sinclair
claims is even legitimate.
But living to be 150!
Imagine the possibilities: witnessing
wondrous technology...cures for dis-
eases...enough time to actually pay off
student loans...
doesn’t it? And then there is the other
side.
But living to be 150! Imagine the possibilities: witnessing
wondrous technology...cures for diseases...enough time to actually
pay off student loans...
If you’re living to 150, my friends, earth are like fleas on a dog.
there’s no way you’re going to be able to We don’t contribute to its health. How
retire at 65. You won’t even be halfway much can our fragile eco-system with-
through. stand?
We’ll be obliged to remain in the work Perhaps, on the other hand, there is
force. And are we really ready for 100 the chance we will figure out a way to
year old airline pilots and 120 year old clean up the plastic garbage trail we’ve
heart surgeons? dumped into the ocean.
Will super models, at 90, be swinging Maybe even create a way that every
their hips (still youthfully intact) down disposable item will be biodegradable!
the runway? Will Walmart greeters be Reverse global warming and embrace
considered mere striplings? lasting peace!
Will we, God forbid, not only be seeing Okay, I admit that last part seems to
our children move back in during an eco- be little more than a flight of fancy.
nomic crash, but also our grandchildren But one thing I know is for sure.
and great grandchildren? Push the eligible age to 125, and we’ve
And finally, what about the planet? As saved Social Security.
George Carlin once noted, humans on

THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S

KORNER

Cracking KAELYN CASHMAN

Staff reporter
down on
Greer’s Hurricanes
H
urricanes are dangerous in
their unpredictability.
liquor traffic We know Hurricane
Florence is probably going to hit
South Carolina this weekend,
but a slight shift could change
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem- the extent of the impact to our
ory lane with us! In upcoming area.
editions of The Greer Citizen, we Knowing when to take action
will be taking a look at old news- can be difficult to determine.
papers and bringing you stories Often, by the time the threat
from the past to commemorate is clear, it is too late to take the
our 100-year anniversary. necessary precautions; however,
We hope this section gives it is difficult to move when the
you a better look at the people, threat remains uncertain.
events and businesses that made I’m sure some are thinking
the Greer area a great place to that it is better to be safe than
live for the past Century. sorry.
Officials have already de-
Thursday, June 27, 1935 clared states of emergencies in
South Carolina, North Carolina

 |
An impassioned address by and Virginia as this first major
Rev. Frank Snyder at Victor Bap-
tist Church condemned liquor
GUEST EDITORIAL hurricane of the 2018 season
approaches.
traffic in Greer and led this edi- With the exact point of land-

South Carolina opioid

tion of The Greer Citizen news- fall undetermined, we all need
paper. to be ready for whatever comes
our way.
After my roommate from
Snyder said during the college sent me a text message

crisis has not abated

sermon that the world
was ‘headed for hell so
fast you can’t judge its
speed for the dust.’
Snyder said during the ser-
mon that the world was “headed
for hell so fast you can’t judge
its speed for the dust.” Snyder
pointed to the decline of peo-
ple in the “bread line” and jails
as signs that the prohibition law
was necessary.
In other news, the W.M. Bal-
lenger store was closing and hav-
ing a going-out-of-business sale.
The business had been in opera-
tion for 40 years.
Also on the front page, local
Greer merchants came to an
agreement to take a half-day on
Wednesday in order to provide
more time for recreation and
time off.
with concerns about the hurri-
cane, I cancelled a road trip to
visit her as she is closer to the
coast.
It’s not easy to figure out
what actions are necessary, but
South Carolina recently got bad news on the I think it can be very helpful for
level of the opioid abuse crisis in the state. ‘This new data demonstrates the us to be aware of the danger.
For the third year in a row, the number of opi- Governing authorities—
oid-involved overdose deaths has increased in devastating effects that the opioid whether we agree with them
the Palmetto State, according to data collected or not—have to make some
by the S.C. Department of Health and Environ- crisis continues to have on our state. hard decisions, especially when
mental Control. From 2014 to 2017, the total threats arise.
number of deaths related to opioid overdose in- While the combined efforts of the Maybe that is why 1 Timothy
creased by 47 percent, from 508 to 748 deaths. 2:2-4 calls for believers to pray
The total number of prescription drug-in- OERT’s members and the many for authorities.
volved overdose deaths, which include non-opi- Verses 2-4 says, “First of all,
oid drugs, increased by 37 percent, from 572 other South Carolinians dedicated then, I urge that supplications,
deaths in 2014 to 782 in 2017. Heroin-involved prayers, intercessions, and
overdose deaths saw a sharp increase of 153 to combating this public health thanksgivings be made for all
percent, from 57 to 144 deaths. Overall, fen- people, for kings and all who
tanyl-involved overdose deaths saw the largest emergency are having a positive are in high positions, that we
increase of 432 percent, from 68 to 362 deaths may lead a peaceful and quiet
from 2014 to 2017. Deaths due to methadone, impact, there is still much work to life, godly and dignified in every
however, continue to decrease from 79 in 2014 way. This is good, and it is
to 45 in 2017, which is consistent with national be done.’ pleasing in the sight of God our
trends, as methadone is used for the treatment Savior, who desires all people
of opioid use disorder. to be saved and to come to the
Toward understanding why the situation has SC Gov. Henry McMaster knowledge of the truth.”
reached the point of a statewide health emer- Matthew 8:23-27 shares how
gency as declared by Gov. Henry McMaster, T&D force and coalition, have been implemented in Jesus got into a boat, his disci-
Staff Writer Dionne Gleaton profiled the opi- Horry County, which may have contributed to ples followed him and a great
oid crisis in an eye-opening three-part series in the decline in the overdose death rate. storm arose on the sea so that

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |

2017 focusing on the extent of the problem, its But there are miles to go. the boat was being swamped
direct impact on lives and what can be done. “This new data demonstrates the devastat- by the waves, but Jesus was
Since the series, the state has formed Opioid ing effects that the opioid crisis continues to sleeping.

Submission guidelines Emergency Response Team, which is tasked

with utilizing South Carolina’s emergency man-
agement infrastructure to address the crisis.
have on our state,” McMaster said. “While the
combined efforts of the OERT’s members and
Verse 25 says, “And they went
and woke him, saying, ‘Save us,
the many other South Carolinians dedicated Lord; we are perishing.’”

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he Greer Citizen accepts Let-
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should be 125 words or less
and include a name and a phone
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The Greer Citizen reserves the
right to edit any content.
Letters to the Editor can be
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Progress has been made. to combating this public health emergency are Jesus responded to them,
While the three major metropolitan areas having a positive impact, there is still much “Why are you afraid, O you of
(Charleston, Greenville and Richland counties) work to be done.” little faith?”
all saw considerable increases from 2016 to Addressing opioid abuse as a crisis will be Then, Jesus rose and rebuked
2017 in opioid-involved deaths, Horry County, necessary, unfortunately, for the foreseeable the winds and the sea, and there
which has the largest burden of opioid misuse future. was a great calm, and the men
in the state, saw a substantial decrease in opi- marveled, saying, “What sort of
oid-involved overdose deaths (24 percent, from This guest editorial was originally published by the Times and Democrat in man is this, that even winds and
101 in 2016 to 77 in 2017). Efforts around re- Orangeburg. sea obey him?”
sponse and prevention, such as a unified task

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Parris remembered for

outstanding leadership
By Greer
Chamber of
Commerce
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER

Friends and colleagues

remembered the life of
Mikel Scott Parris, as he
was recognized with the
Greer Chamber’s Out-
standing Leadership
award posthumously.
“Scott was the epitome
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN of kindness and generos-
ity,” said Alison Rauch,
Jeff Bigby, Pharmacist-in-charge, cut the ribbon on Monday to celebrate the opening Public Information Officer
of First Choice Pharmacy, along with Mark King, Interim President/CEO with the Greer for the Greer Commission
Chamber; Allen Keith, Part-time Pharmacist and Kelly Hunt, Owner. of Public Works. PHOTO | SUBMITTED
‘We are all better
First Choice Pharmacy people for knowing
Scott and are
Interim President Mark King with the Greer Chamber
presents Susan Parris with an award for her husband.

“Scott was an IT wizard;

marks Duncan opening incredibly grateful

for his service to the
however, he also made it
his mission to learn about
every facet of the utility
business,” Greer CPW Ad-
BY KAELYN CASHMAN new formatted store. It’s day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ministration Manager Fre-
STAFF WRITER got a full retail pharmacy. and Saturday from 9 a.m. Greer community.’ dia Snow said. “He knew
“It was built on the prem- to 2 p.m. the more knowledge he
First Choice Pharmacy ise of just doing pharmacy For more information, had, the more he could as-
has opened its doors in more efficiently,” he said. call 416-7933, email firs- Alison Rauch sist others.
Duncan. “We’re very, very excited tchoicepharm@att.net or Greer CPW Public Information Officer “We all need more Scotts
Owner Kelly Hunt cut about this new pharmacy visit myfirstchoicephar- in our lives and his exam-
the ribbon on Monday at for us.” macy.com. Parris, 47, passed away ple of friendship, depend-
the1663 East Main Street The pharmacy, which earlier this year after bat- ability, commitment to
location. has a drive-through as kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076 tling an illness. support others and lead-
“This is our second well as daily deliveries, is “Always a fighter, Scott ership are qualities that Scott Parris
store,” Hunt said. “It’s a open Monday through Fri- took the battle head on,” each of us should strive
Rauch said. for every day,” she said. Each year, the Leader-
“We are all better people Marc Regier, Operations ship Development Coun-
for knowing Scott and are Manager at Greer CPW, cil of the Greater Greer

Study participants aid

incredibly grateful for his agreed with his colleagues. Chamber of Commerce
service to the Greer com- “Scott was compas- recognizes graduates of
munity,” she said. sionate and selfless in the Leadership Greer pro-
Parris graduated from everything he did,” Regi- gram that have demon-

Alzheimer’s research
Spartanburg Community er said. “He was always strated effective leader-
College, worked for the concerned about how ship and furthered the
Greer Commission of Pub- something would impact growth of the community
lic Works for 10 years and others before ever being through active involve-
served most recently as concerned about himself.” ment in community/civic

Project by 2050, the number of

Americans living with Alz-
heimer’s disease will more
aged complete the survey
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“He was always willing
to lend a hand, no mat-
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and/or activities.

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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Tom Johnson
Thomas “Tom” Daniel
Johnson, 87, widower of
Elsie Bearden Johnson,
went home to be with
the Lord on September 4,
2018.
A native of Greer, son of
the late Daniel and Viola
Searcy Johnson, he was a
retired employee of Wood
Memorial Park and a mem-
ber of Hillcrest Baptist
Church.
Surviving are two sons,
Danny Johnson and Doug
Johnson (Joy) all of Greer;
five grandchildren, Ry-
lan Johnson (Kayla) of
Greer, Dillon Johnson
of Pelzer, Cory Johnson
of Honea Path, Kimberly
Root (Ryan) of Belton and
Kyle Johnson of Greer;
two step-grandchildren,
Stacey Norris (Russell) of
Charlotte, North Carolina,
and Michele Lemmons of
Greer; two great-grand-
children, Caroline Belle
Johnson and Ava Ma-
rie Johnson; and three
step-great-grandchildren,
Addison Norris, Alex Nor-
ris and London Dooley.
Funeral services was
held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
September 8, 2018 at
Hillcrest Baptist Church,
conducted by Pastor Paul
Manous. Burial followed in
Wood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Cory
Johnson, Kyle Johnson,
Rylan Johnson and Dillon
Johnson.
Visitation was held 6-8
p.m. Friday, September 7,
2018 at The Wood Mortu-
ary.
The family is at the
home.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rials may be made to Hill-
crest Baptist Church, 111
Biblebrook Drive, Greer,
South Carolina 29651.
The family would like
to extend a special thanks
to the staff of National
Health Care, Greenville
and Caris Hospice for
their loving care.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
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RICKARDS: Will face 25 years in prison
FROM PAGE ONE
conduct with a minor and
second-degree criminal
sexual conduct with a mi-
nor.
The crimes were report-
ed to the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office
last November.  The vic-
tims ranged in age from
10 to 18 years old.
Deputies referred the
younger victims to the
Children’s Advocacy Cen-
ter for forensic exam-
inations. The victims de-
scribed the abuse in detail
Helen Roberts
Helen Bernadette Mill-
er Roberts passed away
peacefully on Thursday,
August 9, 2018 at the age
of 85.
She was the cherished
wife of the late George R.
Roberts; loving mother of
Catherine Anne Huff (Ed-
die); proud grandmother
of Ashley Noel Roberts
Vitale (Charles), Melis-
sa Fraser (Gary), Crystal
Wormser (Andy), Christo-
pher Brian (Ruby), Jeremy
Robert Huff (Shannon),
Tina Mayer (Michael), Pe-
ter Barrios, Pam Todd
(Dwayne), Tracey Duden-
hefer (Cary), Helen Denise
Huff Galloway (Shannon);
and great-grandmother
of Robert Weldon Huff,
Wyatt Brian, Catherine
Alexandria Huff, Jack-
son Dudenhefer, Allison
Dudenhefer, Cory Barrios,
Kayla Caronna, Michael
Mones, Peyton Wormser,
Cainon Wormser, Easton
Wormser, Emily LeJeune,
Brieanne Elisia Ray (Chris)
and Bailee Jayne Schmidt.
She was preceded in
death by her children De-
lores Jean Barrios, Helen
Bernice Genova (Ronnie),
Bobbie Darlene Wilson,
Georgia Anne Roberts, and
her siblings Rita LaPour,
Delores Thomas, Herbert
Miller and Robbie Miller.
Helen was born in New
Orleans, Louisiana, and
was currently residing
in Taylors, South Caroli-
na.  She found pleasure
in the details of everyday
life and caring deeply for
others. She will always be
remembered for her deep
faith and devotion to her
church, her loyalty and
dedication to her family,
her caring and loving spir-
it, her laughter, and spoil-
ing the grandchildren. She
taught us that faith, hope
and love can do amazing
things.
Funeral services were
held at St. Bernard Memo-
rial Funeral Home, 701 W.
Virtue St., Chalmette, LA,
on Friday, August 17.  Mrs.
Roberts was laid to rest
beside her beloved hus-
band George in St. Bernard
Memorial Gardens.
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and added that it had been
going on for an extended
period of time, Barnette
said.
When he was first con-
fronted by deputies, he
said he and his wife were
having problems and the
allegations were a conspir-
acy against him to sepa-
rate the family. Rickards
confessed to the crimes
moments before he was
set to take a Polygraph Ex-
amination a week later.
“I’m thankful the case
was resolved without ex-
posing the victims to the
Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
GSP: Adds new flights, plans new cargo facility
FROM PAGE ONE
operations even more effi-
cient. When we started our
Senator Atlantic Bridge
(cargo flights between GSP
and Germany’s Munich Air-
port and Frankfurt-Hahn
Airport) in November
2016, we proposed that
after a period of time, our
flying program would in-
crease. Today we operate
up to eight flights a week,
which makes an increase
of apron and warehouse
space necessary. We look
forward to this new envi-
ronment for our employ-
ees.”
In 2017, the Green-
ville-Spartanburg Airport
District took on its fixed-
base operator services by
launching Cerulean Avi-
ation. Cerulean, not only
supports general aviation
aircraft and fueling, but it
also serves as an air cargo
service provider for GSP.
“A healthy community
requires an airport that
CHAMBER: Introduces new Leadership Greer class
FROM PAGE ONE
University and holds a
Bachelor of Science in
Business. He will be re-
sponsible for new member
recruitment and relations.
LEADERSHIP GREER
The Greer Chamber also
introduced its 39th Lead-
ership Greer Class last
week.
Countybank’s Kevin
Duncan addressed the
new class at the luncheon
last Friday.
“As a graduate of Lead-
ership Greer, it was tre-
mendous for me in my ca-
reer,” Duncan said. “This
is the start of a fabulous
journey.”
“You’re going to be
bonded with 30 individu-
als that not only will ex-
THREATS: Two District Five schools taking action
FROM PAGE ONE
alerted to a potential
threat at D.R. Hill. Follow-
ing a tip, school adminis-
trators were told that a
student at the school ver-
bally threatened to bring a
gun to school and do harm
to students and staff. The
school resource officer
and local law enforcement
were immediately notified
and began an investiga-
tion.
“While the district does
not currently have evi-
dence that the student had
stress of having to testify
at trial,” Assistant Solici-
tor Hillary Welborn said.
Rickards will serve 85
percent of Circuit Judge
Keith Kelly’s prison sen-
tence before he is eligible
for release. Rickards’ name
will be added to the Sex
Offender Registry when
he is released from prison.  towards your current order.
He will also be required to
participate in mandatory
GPS monitoring.
Rickards had no prior
criminal record.
not only meets the needs
for passenger travel but
has the ability to support
industry,” said John Lum-
mus, president and CEO of
Upstate SC Alliance. “That
ability to receive and move
parts and finished prod-
ucts leads to jobs.”
GSP’s new cargo apron
is partially being funded
by $11 million from the
Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration’s Airport Improve-
ment Program. The cargo
apron is expected to cost
$17 million and the ware-
house will cost $13 mil-
lion.
FRONTIER BEGINS FLIGHTS
In other GSP business,
Frontier Airlines began its
nonstop service to Denver
(DEN), Orlando, Fla. (MCO)
and Las Vegas (LAS) this
week.
On Nov. 16, the airline
will expand service to in-
clude new nonstop flights
to Tampa, Fla. (TPA) and
will double its weekly
tend passed this class but
will become friendships
for a lifetime,” he said. “I
know for my class that is
the truth. Anything I call
upon them, they’d be will-
ing to help.”
The class includes:
Wes Alexander, Pelham
Medical Center
Martha Bennett, Daily
Bread Ministries and the
Greer Soup Kitchen
Katie Breazeale, Pelham
Medical Center
Tim Campbell, Pel-
ham-Batesville Fire De-
partment
Scott Daniels, Edward
Jones Investments
Gretchen Durrell, Greer
First Baptist Church
Mark Essex, Netalytics
LLC
David Holtzclaw, City
the means to carry out this
threat, District Five takes
all threats of this nature
extremely seriously,” Dis-
trict Spokesperson Melissa
Robinette said.
The student involved
was removed from cam-
pus, pending a disciplinary
hearing. School admin-
istrators have contacted
D.R. Hill parents to inform
them of the incident.
At Florence Chapel, an-
other student has been
removed from campus. On
Sunday, a District Five par-
ent contacted local law en-
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Frontier Airlines began services out of GSP this week.
flights to Orlando. Fron-
tier is the only airline of-
fering nonstop service to
those routes from GSP.
“We are pleased to wel-
come a new low-cost air-
line and service to four
destinations, including
our first nonstop service
to Denver,” said Edwards.
“This is another great
opportunity for people
traveling to and from the
Upstate, and it’s only pos-
of Greer Parks and Recre-
ation
Jeff Howard, CresCom
Bank
Katie Howell, Greer De-
velopment Corporation
Bryan Isbell, Sports
Spine & Industrial (SSI)
Maria Kithcart, North
Greenville University
Hannah Koschel, The
Church at Greer Station
Josh Lathrop, Mitsubishi
Polyester Film
Kristin Mayer, Mitsubi-
shi Polyester Film
Chuck McConnell, City
of Greer Fire Department
Garth McDonald, Moore
& Balliew Oil Company
Blair Miller, Pinnacle Fi-
nancial Partners
Sallee Anne Moon, CBL
State Savings Bank
Laura Morris, Greer Me-
forcement, concerned af-
ter seeing a Snapchat post
by a Florence Chapel Mid-
dle School student. The
post included a written
threat of violence against
students and staff.
“In this age of school
violence across the coun-
try, we want to remind all
District Five students of
the consequences of their
words,” Robinette said.
“When it comes to school
safety, there is no such
thing as a joke. District
Five takes all threats seri-
ously, investigates them,
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sible because of the com-
munity’s support.”
Frontier’s nonstop ser-
vice to Denver, Orlando
and Las Vegas will be of-
fered on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Tampa service
will be offered on Fridays
and Mondays.
In 2018, GSP has an-
nounced new nonstop
flights to five cities.
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morial Hospital
Alex Reynolds, ASR En-
terprises LLC
Jason Ross, North Green-
ville University
Josh Shaffer, Greater
Greer Chamber of Com-
merce
Julia Simmons, County-
bank
Kelly Sterrett-Hewson,
Greer Memorial Hospital
Keith Taylor, Kre8iv
Gifts LLC
Neil Waldrop, Century
Printing and Packaging
David Walker, Greer-
Walker
David White, Eastside
YMCA
Enid Williams, Green-
ville Technical College
Roman Wilson, City of
Greer Police Department
Greg Womick, Century3
and any students involved
will be disciplined, and
prosecuted when appro-
priate.”
Beech Springs Interme-
diate School removed a
student earlier this year
after the student brought
a BB gun to school, accord-
ing to officials.
“I wouldn’t say we’re
cracking down more (on
these threats),” Robinette
said. “We’re just taking it
all very seriously and try-
ing to create a safe envi-
ronment for our students
and teachers.”
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1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162
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174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Crime
vised the officer that the moped on multiple occa- Bailey appeared to jump truck. Miranda rights, and the
subject told her that she sions. out of the way just before In the truck bed, the of- officer then requested a
was carrying two purses It appeared to the officer the train hit him. ficer observed Modelo bot- breath sample, after ex-

Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the City of Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Greer police are investi-
gating an attempted mur-
der from Sept. 5.
According to an incident
report, an officer respond-
ed to 830 South Buncombe
Road (Greer Memorial) in
reference to an individu-
al arriving at the hospital
with a gunshot wound to
his left leg.
Upon arrival, he made
contact with the com-
plainant who advised that
this incident occurred
around 8 p.m. when his
brothers dropped him off
at the intersection of High-
land and Mason Street.
He started home when
he noticed a smoky gray
four-door Honda, possibly
a 95 to 97 model, began
following him.
The people in the car
yelled something at him,
but he did not respond,
and he started running
home, and that is when
he could barely hear gun
shots and felt them going
by him.
He made it home, and
the car turned onto Grove
Street.
Once on his porch, his
sister noticed that his leg
was bleeding.
He had suffered a
through and through gun
shot to the left calf.
He did not want to go to
the hospital at that time
and went to sleep and
went around 11:50 p.m.
Other officers canvassed
the area, but nothing was
located at the scene.
This case is active and
forwarded to CID for fol-
low up.
METH POSSESSION
Cathie Miera, 35, of Tay-
lors has been charged with
Possession of Metham-
phetamine.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Sept. 10, an of-
ficer was conducting foot
patrol at 14055 E. Wade
Hampton Blvd (Walmart)
in Greer when he was ap-
proached by Walmart staff
who stated that they sus-
pected a female subject of
shoplifting.
He entered into the
store, and the suspected
female made eye contact
with him and walked away
from the self-check out
area.
The officer stayed out
of eyesight until he heard
some type of argument
taking place.
He came around the cor-
ner to see a white female
upset with Walmart staff
and stated that she was
upset because she was be-
ing followed.
The subject looked at
the officer and tried to
convince him that she
wasn’t shoplifting.
The subject walked
away and went into the
self check out area; she
then came back over to the
staff and stated that she
wouldn’t be shopping at
Walmart anymore because
she was so upset.
The manager then ad-
because one of the bags
was a diaper bag.
It was 1 a.m., and there
was no baby around.
When the subject went
to leave the store, the of-
ficer approached her and
asked about her baby be-
ing in the car while she
was inside.
The subject became up-
set with the officer and
tried to walk away.
The officer advised the
subject that she needed
to come back based on the
suspicion of shoplifting.
The officer asked about
the “baby bag,” and the
subject stated that she
was going to work and for-
got the bag but that she
had dropped off her child
earlier in the day.
The subject identified
herself.
The officer later learned
that Miera doesn’t have
any children that would
require a diaper bag.
When he asked about
this, Miera asked him if he
wanted to search her bags.
The officer stated yes.
He started to search the
bags and noticed that the
purse had been emptied
out.
There was not a single
thing in it.
The officer then
searched the “baby bag.”
Another bag containing
makeup was located in-
side.
In a side pocket, the offi-
cer located a blue mentos
case.
He opened the case and
found a clear crystal sub-
stance that he knew to be
meth.
A field test of the sub-
stance confirmed this to
be true.
He placed Miera under
arrest for possession of
meth.
Once back at the jail, the
officer reviewed Miera’s
criminal history and dis-
covered that she had a
drug conviction on July
11, 2011, making this a
second offense.
COCAINE POSSESSION
Devan Nance, 26, of Tay-
lors has been charged with
Possession of Cocaine.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Sept. 9, an offi-
cer responded to 704 W.
Wade Hampton Blvd (Ap-
plebees) for a black male
wearing a black shirt, blue
jeans and driving a blue
moped who had been sell-
ing drugs for the last hour.
The officer arrived on
the scene and didn’t dis-
cover any blue moped;
however, he did see mul-
tiple vehicles that were
just sitting in the parking
lot for no apparent reason
and then just all left upon
seeing the patrol vehicle.
The officer parked his
patrol vehicle a short dis-
tance away and walked up
on foot.
He placed himself in a
position to be able to see
the rear parking lot but
not be discovered.
He observed a white
male subject leave his
white vehicle and ap-
proach a red one that had
just pulled up.
It was also during this
time that he observed a
black male with dreads
wearing a black shirt and
blue jeans push a blue
moped from behind the
restaurant.
He observed this interac-
tion for about 10 minutes.
The subjects moved
around the red car and
that he observed a hand to
hand drug transaction.
He gave the order for of-
ficers to come to the scene
and detain the suspects.
The two subjects around
the red car stayed where
they were, and the black
male subject later identi-
fied as Devan Nance ran
inside the store and into
the kitchen.
An officer went after the
subject who had made it
to the rear of the kitchen
and was still moving at a
quick pace.
Once outside, the sub-
ject was placed with an-
other officer.
The original officer
checked the other two
subjects for weapons and
drugs and located a pill
that was later found to be
prescribed to the subject.
A search of the store
was conducted, and noth-
ing was located.
A K-9 handler deployed
her drug detection K-9 and
located what appeared to
be cocaine on the ground
where Nance had been
standing with the other of-
ficer prior to being moved
away so that the K-9 could
be deployed.
No other suspects had
been in this area, only
Nance, who was approxi-
mately 30 feet away at the
time.
The suspect said, “That
ain’t mine; you didn’t find
that on me.”
This was before the of-
ficer had even picked the
item up and made him
aware of what had been
found.
Based on this statement
and him being n the area,
it was the officer’s belief
that the item belonged to
Nance.
The officer spoke to the
K-9 handler, who informed
him that Nance had been
moving around all over
the place while in cuffs
and that no other suspects
had moved off the curve.
Nance was advised that
he was under arrest.
The officer secured the
item, and the other officer
tested the item that pro-
vided a positive field test
for Cocaine.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Christopher Courtney
Bailey, 21, of Greer has
been charged with Public
Disorderly Conduct.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Sept. 9, around
4:29 a.m., an officer was
on patrol in the area of
306 E. Poinsett St.
While in the parking lot
of HotSpot, the officer no-
ticed an individual, later
identified as Christopher
Bailey, in torn pajamas
and no shoes.
Bailey waved his hand
at the officer and ap-
proached his vehicle.
When the officer got out
to speak with him, Bailey
said, “I’m very drunk.”
Bailey smelled strongly
of alcoholic beverage.
Bailey said that he knew
why the officer was there.
Bailey stated the con-
ductor of the train must
have called because he
was playing “chicken”
with the train.
Bailey stated he did this
in order to make a You-
tube video but would not
have done this if he were
sober.
Bailey showed the of-
ficer a video on his cell
phone of him standing on
the railroad tracks as the
train approached.
The officer placed Bailey
under arrest and issued
him a citation for Public
Disorderly Conduct.
DUI
Fortino Gil Esteban,
30, of Lyman has been
charged with Driving Un-
der the Influence (first)
and Driving Without a Li-
cense (fifth).
According to an incident
report, on Sept. 9, around
8:34 p.m., an officer re-
sponded to Hammett
Bridge Road regarding
a report of an individu-
al passed out behind the
wheel of red pick up truck.
While on the way to
the incident location, the
officer was advised that
the Hispanic male driv-
er abandoned the truck
and walked away wearing
a white shirt, jeans and
boots.
The officer then received
another report that the in-
dividual was knocking on
the front doors of homes
asking for a ride.
The officer located the
red Toyota Tundra in the
parking lot of the HotSpot,
as described.
The truck had severe
damage to the driver’s
side.
A large scratch extend-
ed down the length of the
body, and the left side
mirror was hanging off.
The officer then sat
across the street and sur-
veilled the vehicle in case
the driver returned.
He observed a white fe-
male get into the driver’s
seat and leave the parking
lot in the truck.
The officer conducted
a traffic stop on the ve-
hicle, which appeared to
have damage to the front
axil, because the front left
wheel was turning irregu-
larly.
The driver was one of
the registered owners.
The officer asked her
why she came to pick up
the truck.
She stated that she re-
ceived a call from her hus-
band, Fortino Gil Esteban,
the other registered own-
er, who stated that he had
gotten a ride home and
needed her to pick up the
tles.
While speaking with the
driver, the officer noticed
an open water bottle con-
taining a faint yellow liq-
uid.
The officer asked the
driver what this was, and
she stated it was urine.
She stated Esteban had
likely been drinking and
was now at their home.
The officer requested
Lyman police go to the
home to see if Esteban was
present.
Lyman located Esteban
at the address, and the of-
ficer drove there to meet
him.
The officer spoke with
Esteban on the front porch
of his residence, where he
sat in an outdoor patio
chair unrestrained.
The officer noticed Es-
teban had an injury to his
left leg, and he smelled
strongly of alcoholic bev-
erage.
The officer noticed Es-
teban was wearing a white
buttoned shirt and jeans.
A pair of brown boots
was sitting just inside the
front door.
Without being specific,
the officer asked Esteban
to tell him what happened
earlier in the evening.
Esteban stated that he
had been drinking some-
where on Highway 25 and
had about five beers.
Esteban stated that he
crashed him car into some
kind of barrier near I-85
and I-385.
Esteban stated that he
then drove the truck to the
HotSpot in Greer, where
he decided he could no
longer drive because he
was intoxicated.
Esteban stated that he
then walked down the
street and found someone
to drive him to his house.
The officer asked Este-
ban if he had drank any
alcohol after leaving the
HotSpot, and he said he
had not.
The officer asked Este-
ban to perform a field so-
briety test, and he refused.
The officer placed Es-
teban under arrest and
transported him to the
Greer City Jail.
Esteban was read his
plaining to him his im-
plied consent rights.
Esteban refused to pro-
vide a breath sample.
The officer issued him a
Notice of Suspension.
Esteban did not have a
valid license, and the of-
ficer found him to have
four prior convictions for
driving without a license.
RACING
Emilio Mendoza Guer-
rero of Greenville, 25, has
been charged with Racing,
Following Too Closely and
Violation of Beginner’s
Permit.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Aug. 30, around
10:15 p.m., an officer
was on patrol near the
intersection of W. Wade
Hampton Blvd and Tryon
Street when he observed
the driver of a silver BMW
come to a stop at the red
light in lane three behind
a Dodge SUV.
As the light turned
green, the other vehicles
stopped at the intersec-
tion began driving, and
the driver of the BMW ac-
celerated leaving less than
six feet between he and
the Dodge.
He continued following
too closely until he was
able to change into lane
two in front of another
vehicle.
The driver of the BMW
then rapidly accelerated
passing the Dodge and an-
other vehicle in lane one
beside him.
In order to catch the
BMW, the office acceler-
ated to approximately 70
mph.
Mendoza stated he had
just left the drag strip and
was on his way home.
Mendoza stated he did
not know the other driver;
he just noticed that the
other driver accelerated
beside him and believed
he was initiating a race.
Mendoza provided a SC
beginner’s permit and did
not have another licensed
adult in the vehicle with
him.
The officer placed Men-
doza under arrest, and
Mendoza’s vehicle was
towed by Steven’s.

Mandatory evacuations lifted

For some ations for more than 1
million people, including
so we’re going to have hur-
ricanes. We must take pre-

counties residents in Beaufort, Col-

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
South Carolina Gov.
Henry McMaster has lifted
some mandatory evacua-
tions in southern coastal
counties following recent
projections for Hurricane
Florence.
Evacuation orders re-
main in effect for Horry,
Georgetown, Charleston,
Berkeley and Dorchester
Counties, along with Edis-
to Beach.
McMaster initially is-
sued mandatory evacu-
leton and Jasper Counties.
“Part of our team ap-
proach to this is to pre-
pare for the worst and to
hope for the best,” McMas-
ter said on Tuesday. “As
the weather has shifted
we are making the preci-
sion adjustments to see
that we are doing the right
thing.”
McMaster said state offi-
cials are being cautious in
hopes of saving lives.
“This is a very danger-
ous hurricane and we do
not want to gamble with a
single life of a single South
Carolinian,” McMaster
said. “We live on the coast,
cautions. Everyone agrees
this is one of the most un-
predictable (storms) we’ve
ever seen with a force even
greater than Hugo.
“We try to operate with
the very best and latest
information,” he said. “We
want to be sure that our
people are out of harms
way.”
Evacuation shelter loca-
tions for residents from
the state’s northern and
central coastal counties
will be available on scemd.
org and in the SC Emergen-
cy Manager mobile app as
soon as they are opened.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Jackets top Mauldin, move to 3-1
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
The blue collar Yellow
Jackets built a stone wall
on Freeman Field, ironical-
ly named for the legend-
ary coach who began his
career at Greer High, and
that was the difference in
the 40-3 win over Mauldin
on Friday night.
“We didn’t do a lot of-
fensively, so we kept put-
ting our defense out on
the field. But our defen-
sive box is phenomenal,”
declared Greer Coach
Will Young, running out
of adjectives to describe
the front seven that shut
down the Mavericks.
Although Mauldin “tried
some things we hadn’t ex-
pected,” the masonry crew
of Quack Cohen, Andrew
McGee, McZavion Holley,
Jaimyahe Rice, Amauri
Flannigan, Deante Bruton,
Garrett Dill, Jakyre Kerns
and Najawuan Smith com-
bined to limit the Maver-
icks to 104 total yards and
seven first downs. Maul-
din was unable to put to-
gether a scoring drive. The
Mavericks’ only big play
was a long kickoff return
that set up a field goal.
Before improving to
3-1 against Class AAAAA
competition, however,
the Yellow Jackets had to
reach into the tool box for
some huge plays. These
included a pair of long
touchdown passes from
Trey Houston to Camer-
on Martin and a Najawuan
Smith fumble return for a
touchdown. Houston also
set up touchdowns with a
46-yard run and a clutch
fourth-down pass of 26
yards to Braxton Collins.
“Mauldin played hard,
which is what you expect
from a good 5-A team,”
Coach Young observed.
Greer’s 61 plays were the
fewest of the season, while
Mauldin got 65 snaps. The
hard-hitting contest pro-
duced 10 punts as both
Now 0-3, Blue Ridge will hit the road this week to take on
rival Travelers Rest.
Blue Ridge falls
to Chapman at
home, 42-0
Area teams
gearing
back up
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A weather delay did not
slow down Chapman Fri-
day night.
The Panthers handed
Blue Ridge its third loss of
the season, blanking the
Tigers 42-0.
Blue Ridge got off to
rough start, making a mis-
take on special teams that
allowed Chapman’s first
score of the night. The
Panthers then scored two
more times before half-
time to push the lead to
21-0.
The second half brought
more of the same, as the
No. 2 ranked Panthers
piled on the winless Ti-
gers.
‘We didn’t do a
lot offensively, so
we kept putting
our defense out on
the field. But our
defensive box is
phenomenal.’
Will Young
Greer head coach
teams had difficulty mov-
ing the football. Mauldin
managed to limit Dre Wil-
liams to 93 yards, but the
senior running back still
found the end zone twice
“I really think our kids
did fine,” Young said. “We
weren’t panicking at the
half trying to make ad-
justments. We were trying
to figure out where they
would move the extra de-
fender, Brendan Killough,
who was playing a heck of
the game. After that, we
started moving the ball
better.”
“In the end, we didn’t
do a terrible job of run-
ning football. We are not
very patient, because we
want to see 10 and 15-
yard gains instead of 3
or 4 yards at a time. But
you have to consider that
Mauldin held Hillcrest to
21 points, and Hillcrest is
ranked in the top five in
the state.”
The only downside for
the Yellow Jackets was a
kicking game like a sore
foot. Greer had two extra
point kick blocked and
gave up kickoff returns of
18, 24, 34 and 81 yards.
The Yellow Jackets
grabbed a 7-0 lead on
their second possession
midway in the opening pe-
riod. Houston got away on
a 46-yard run on a broken
SEE JACKETS | B2
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Blue Ridge has now giv-
en up 126 points this sea-
son, only managing one
touchdown of its own.
The Tigers will hit the
road against Travelers
Rest this Friday for the
first game in a two-part
series with their rival. This
game, however, will not
count against Blue Ridge’s
region record.
The Tigers wrap up
non-region action on Sept.
21 with a trip to Florida
to take on Vernon High
School.
Travelers Rest has
worked its way to a 4-0 re-
cord to start the year, top-
ping Riverside, Carolina,
Ware Shoals and Pickens.
BYRNES
After a week off, the
Rebels hope to rebound
from their 22-17 loss to
Don Bosco during a trip to
Spartanburg this Friday.
Chris Miller’s Vikings
are 1-2 in the early going,
SEE RETURN | B2
Sports
The Greer Citizen
Trey Houston and the Yellow Jacket offense put up 40 points against Mauldin Friday.
Greer to host Union in
Jacket Bowl this Friday
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
After a murderous sea-
son-opening schedule of
four Class AAAAA oppo-
nents, Greer dips into the
Class AAA ranks to take
on Union County in the
Jacket Bowl this Friday
night at Dooley Field.
The change in size of
the competition will not
be a cakewalk, however,
for Greer at 3-1 and now
a Class AAAA school,
barely has an edge in the
Union series, 25-23-2.
Union brings a 2-2 record
into this contest, having
defeated Broome and
A.C. Flora while losing to
Gaffney and Chapman.
Greer HOF welcomes class
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Greer High Athletic
Hall of Fame will induct
its 2018 class this Fri-
day, welcoming eight new
members.
The new inductees in-
clude: Mike Gravley, An-
thony Jones, Kris Bruton,
Ty Gregory, David Holtz-
claw, Red Watson, Steven
“Worm” Gay and Ralph
Polson.
A presentation will
take place at Dooley Field
during halftime of the
Union County game.
KRIS BRUTON
Class of 1989
Kris Bruton played very
little basketball at Greer
High due to nagging inju-
ries. A torn ACL sidelined
him until his senior year.
A f t e r
watching
Bruton play
in a sum-
Bruton
mer pick-
up game at
Benedict
College,
basketball
coach Willie Washington
offered him a scholarship
on the spot.
Bruton was drafted by
the Chicago Bulls in the
second round, but more
injuries kept him off the
floor. He became a Harlem
Globetrotter in 2001 and
is now the team’s oldest
active player. Known as
“Hi-Lite,” Bruton holds the
position of “Showman,” a
role once held by Meadow-
lark Lemon.
STEVEN ‘WORM’ GAY
Honorary
Although not a Greer
High graduate, Steven
“Worm” Gay’s blood runs
black and gold. He has
three children that all
graduated
and partic-
ipated in
athletics at
Greer High.
Gay spent
17 years as
Gay part of the
“What is there to say?”
asked Greer Coach Will
Young. He promptly an-
swered the question,
“this is still Union, and it
is still a rivalry game for
us. Both teams will play
hard, and hopefully we
can come out on top.”
Both teams are Yellow
Jackets, but the similar-
ities do not stop there.
Both use nearly identical
offenses that can pro-
duce big plays without
warning. Greer experi-
enced Union’s sting in
2015 and 2016, losing by
lop-sided scores of 39-22
and 42-28 before return-
ing the favors, 63-20, last
year.
“Union has an excellent
Dooley Field Paint Crew.
This is also his 23rd year
roaming the sidelines as
the sideline reporter for
the Yellow Jacket Sports
Network. He lets Jacket
fans know it’s football
time with his signature
catchphrase “Let’s get it
on!”
Gay has also been the
public address announcer
for the basketball and vol-
leyball programs as well
as other school events.
When not behind a mic, he
has also served as a vol-
unteer coach for both the
men’s and women’s bas-
ketball programs.
MIKE GRAVLEY
Class of 1972
After playing varsity
golf for Greer High from
1969-1972, Mike Gravley
went on to play at Ander-
son College
in 1972 and
1973 before
turning pro-
Gravley
fessional in
Whispering
Pines, NC.
He served as
an assistant
there,
Greenville Country Club,
at
and at Pebble Creek be-
fore accepting a Head Golf
Professional position at
Coldstream Country Club
near Columbia. Gravley
won seven professional
tournaments, including
the Hejaz Shrine Tourna-
ment when he defeated
the field, including former
Master’s Champion Fuzzy
Zoeller. In 1982, he joined
the PGA where he played a
full season.
After regaining his am-
ateur status, Gravley won
the Greenville County
Amateur Championship a
record four times and the
Spartanburg County Am
twice. He won the Greater
Greer Open 10 times and
the JP Traynham Open,
the Upstate’s longest run-
ning championship, three
times.
Gravley is the reigning
South Carolina Senior
Four Ball Champion and
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
quarterback in Kesan
Glover, and a scat back
in Tykevues Kershaw
who is similar to our Dre
Williams,” Coach Young
said. “On top of that,
they have a big offensive
line – actually it’s bigger
than our defensive line.”
Union can also throw
the ball, with junior wide
receiver Ralph Peake as
Glover’s primary target.
Defensively, Union em-
ploys a similar look as
Greer. “They run a 4-2,
kind of like us, and with
zone coverage in the
secondary in contrast to
mostly man coverage we
saw last week at Maul-
din,” Young said.
SEE GREER | B2
has qualified for two US
National Senior Amateur
Championships, both
times advancing to the
round of 32.
TY GREGORY
Class of 2009
Ty Gregory was a leader
of the offensive line (nick-
named “The Bullies”) for
the Yellow
Jackets. He
also com-
peted on the
track and
field team,
throwing
Gregory shot put
and discus.
Gregory
was named to the Greer
High academic team three
times, while also being
the Greer High “Offen-
sive Lineman of the Year”
twice, All-Region twice,
Peach Blossom Confer-
ence champion twice, All-
State his senior year, and
named to the North South
all-star team.
He accepted a full ride
offer and graduated from
Wofford College where he
also double majored in
accounting and finance.
At Wofford, Gregory was
a leader and three year
starter, blocking for a
1000-yard rusher twice
and a 2000-yard rush-
er once. He was named
four-time SoCon academic
honor roll, two-time All
SoCon team, Phil Steele
All American, FCS Football
Madness All-American,
two-time So-Con champi-
on, and helped the Nation-
als team win in the college
All-Star bowl.
DAVID HOLTZCLAW
Honorary • Class of 1993
Holtzclaw is a 1993
graduate of Greer High,
where he played JV foot-
ball and basketball, and a
1997 grad-
uate of the
University
of South
Carolina.
Holtzlcaw SEE HOF | B3
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Gamecocks
I
don’t know why, but I
prefer the South Caro-
lina brand of football
to the Clemson brand of
football.
It’s been this way since I
moved here.
It might be because
underdogs are easier to
root for or that my hate
for ACC teams not named
North Carolina is simply
that strong, but I’ve found
no joy in the Tigers’ re-
cent success.
So much so that I’d have
to admit to being a little
bit of a Gamecock fan.
Now…there are a few
things I’ve learned about
Gamecock fans.
1. They are always pes-
simistic.
2. They are easily frus-
trated/discouraged.
3. They hate more than
they love.
4. They can’t quit the
Gamecocks, no matter
how hard they try.
I was able to witness
and confirm all of these
traits Saturday when I at-
tended the Georgia game
at Williams-Brice. I went
with my buddy, a lifelong
gamecock fan, and tried
to encourage him on the
two-hour drive down to
Columbia.
“I know Gamecock fans
always think something
bad is about to happen,
but this game is gonna be
different. I can feel it,” I
told him.
I think I convinced him,
and when we arrived, it
appeared as if everyone
in the stadium had been
convinced too.
It was the loudest foot-
ball environment I’ve ever
been in. The atmosphere
was special. Sure, it was
1,000 degrees, but the
Gamecocks were about
to beat Georgia, so who
cares??
We participated in the
pre-game cheering and
watched as South Carolina
went back to receive the
kickoff. The first series
begins and I start to hear
my friend express some
confusion.
“Where’s our running
back?”
Four consecutive plays
had been run and the
Gamecocks were still
lining up with an empty
backfield.
A short few seconds lat-
er, the concerns of 80,000
South Carolina fans in
attendance were validated
as a Georgia player hauled
in a tipped pass and re-
turned it for a touchdown.
7-0 Dawgs.
“Welcome to Gamecock
fandom,” my friend said
promptly, taking his seat.
It wasn’t over, though.
South Carolina put up
a fight and looked very
good at times in the first
half. When the second
half rolled around, howev-
er, the game turned into a
bit of a nightmare.
Building on a 10-point
lead, the Bulldogs scored
two quick touchdowns
and caused the crowd to
start clearing out.
One more touchdown
later, I heard the lady
behind me say something
very glorious…
“Bunch of idiots!…..
“What does Clemson
play again?…”
“7?”
“I hope they get their
*^& beat.”
If you haven’t been
counting, we’ve hit three
of the four traits so far.
On the walk back to the
car (YES, I did stay the
whole game), I found the
fourth trait.
Two guys were behind
us analyzing what they’d
just seen.
“The offense sucks…the
defense sucks. We can’t
do anything,” one gentle-
man eloquently stated.
“I guess we just have to
get ready for another one
of those years…”
Cheer up, Gamecock
fans. You lost to a Top 5
team. The sun will come
out tomorrow. And who
knows, maybe one day
Clemson will lose.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Weekly
Wrap
PLAYERS OF WEEK 3  |
DEFENSIVE
Najuwuan Smith Greer
LINEMAN
Zach Drake Greer
OFFENSIVE
Cameron Martin Greer
WEEK 4 GAMES  | cepted a pass minutes
Blue Ridge at Travelers Rest
Byrnes at Spartanburg
Eastside at Broome
Greer vs. Union County
Riverside vs. Boiling Springs
 |
WEEK 3 SCORES
Blue Ridge 0 vs Chapman 42
Greer 40 at Mauldin 3
SCHEDULES/RECORD  |
BLUE RIDGE
Aug. 17..........0 Landrum 42
Aug. 31...........7 Chesnee 42
Sept. 7..........0 Chapman 42
Sept. 14.....at Travelers Rest
Sept. 21..............at Pickens
Sept. 28.................... Berea
Oct. 5..................Greenville
Oct. 12...............at Eastside
Oct. 19.......... Travelers Rest
Oct. 26................... at Greer
BYRNES
Aug. 17............. 39 Greer 26
Aug. 24. 41 Northwestern21
Aug. 31...... 17 Don Bosco 22
Sept. 14...... at Spartanburg
Sept. 21................. Gaffney
Sept. 28............... Riverside
Oct. 5.....................Mauldin
Oct. 12............... at Dorman
Oct. 19...............at Hillcrest
Oct. 26........ Boiling Springs
EASTSIDE
Aug. 17...... 22 Southside 18
Aug. 24........47 Riverside 21
Aug. 31...27 W. Hampton 21
Sept. 14............. at Broome
Sept. 21........... at Chapman
Sept. 28.....at Travelers Rest
Oct. 5.................... at Berea
Oct. 12...............Blue Ridge
Oct. 19.......................Greer
Oct. 26................Greenville
GREER
Aug. 17........... 26 Byrnes 39
Aug. 24.. 37 Spartanburg 17
Aug. 31........48 Westside 14
Sept. 7........ 40 at Mauldin 3
Sept. 14.........Union County
Sept. 28.......... at Greenville
Oct. 5.........at Travelers Rest
Oct. 12...................... Berea
Oct. 19...............at Eastside
Oct. 26...............Blue Ridge
RIVERSIDE
Aug. 17....... 14 Trav. Rest 35
Aug. 24.........21 Eastside 47
Aug. 31........ 6 Southside 56
Sept. 14....... Boiling Springs
Sept. 21.............at Mauldin
Sept. 28............... at Byrnes
Oct. 5.................at Hillcrest
Oct. 12................... Gaffney
Oct. 19........ at Spartanburg
Oct. 26................... Dorman
PLAYERS OF WEEK 2
Greer’s Dre Williams and Kyle Schneider were named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance
Players of the Week for Week 2. Pictured left to right are: Chad Hannon (Owens Insurance),
Williams, Schneider, coach Will Young and Chris Crist (Owens Insurance).
Eastside’s Miles Scott was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Defensive Player
of the Week for Week 2. Pictured left to right are: Chad Hannon (Owens Insurance), Scott
and Chris Crist (Owens Insurance).
PLAYERS OF WEEK 3
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
NAJUWUAN
SMITH
GREER LB #24
JUNIOR
11 Solo Tackles
3 Assisted Tackles
1 Fumble Recovery
RETURN: Eastside, Riverside at home
FROM B1
falling to Greer and Ar-
cher. Spartanburg’s only
win came in Week 0 to Na-
tion Ford.
Byrnes hopes to get a few
injured starters back after
the break, but will likely
still be without standout
running back Rahjai Har-
ris, who hurt his ankle in
Week 0 against Greer.
The Rebels have games
against Gaffney and River-
side remaining in Septem-
ber.
Sports
Roundup
RHS’S FRIEDHOLM
COMMITTS TO MERCER
Riverside High athlete
Rachel Friedholm has
committed to Mercer Uni-
versity to play volleyball.
GMC NOT REQUIRING CLEAR
BAGS AT VOLLEYBALL
Greer Middle College
Charter High will not be
enforcing the Greenville
County Schools clear bag
policy at its volleyball
games.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
CAMERON
MARTIN
GREER WR #4
JUNIOR
122 Receiving Yards
2 Touchdowns
EASTSIDE
The Eagles will put their
perfect record back on the
line Friday night with a vis-
it from Broome. Eastside
has notched three wins,
topping Southside, River-
side and Wade Hampton
in the early season.
The Eagles will face a
2-2 Broome Squad that
has wins over Central and
Clinton. The Centurions
have only lost to Union
County and Woodruff.
After the homecoming
matchup, Eastside will hit
The school does plan
to enforce it at basket-
ball games and potential-
ly at baseball and soccer
games.
For more information
on the policy, visit www.
greenville.k12.sc.us.
RHS CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS
WIN EYE OPENER
The Riverside High Girls
Cross Country team won
the fourth Starlight Eye
Opener recently, compet-
ing against 3,200 athletes
representing 89 schools
from four states.
The C-team girls also
won the JV Eye Opener.
The JV girls competed
in the varsity race, placing
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
LINEMAN
OF THE WEEK
ZACH
DRAKE
GREER OL #64
SENIOR
79 Percent Grade
4 Knockdowns
the road for three-straight
weeks, playing Chapman,
Travelers Rest and Berea.
RIVERSIDE
Still in search of its first
win, Riverside will host
Boiling Springs this Friday
night at the Reservation.
The Bulldogs are 1-2 on
the year with losses to
Chapman and Dutch Fork.
Boiling Springs’ only win
came in Week 0 against
Westside.
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seventh.
Warrior varsity boys
cross country placed sev-
enth and JV finished 22nd
in the varsity race while
the boys C-team finished
10th in the JV race.
EHS BOYS WIN CROSS
COUNTRY EYE OPENER
Eastside High Boys Cross
Country varsity team re-
ceived first place in the
35 Annual Eye Opener re-
cently.
Girls varsity finished
11th out of 15, JV Boys
finished third out of 50,
and JV Girls finished fifth
out of 36 teams.
JACKETS: Get boost from
wide out Cameron Martin
FROM B1
pass attempt to the Maul-
din nine, and Williams
crossed the goal line from
the one on third down. Ed-
win Sales added the extra
point.
Greer quickly built a
14-0 cushion when, after
forcing a punt, Williams
connected with Martin on
a 55-yard touchdown pass.
Ethan Alexander inter-
later. Greer failed to take
advantage of the break,
but then punted to the
Mauldin two. After a Mav-
ericks short punt, Greer
was unable to pick up a
first down and settled for
a field goal attempt of 28
yards that failed.
On the Yellow Jack-
ets next series, Houston
found Martin streaking
down the field on a 68-
yard pass play for a touch-
down. That put Greer out
front 21-0 with 4:40 re-
maining in the first half.
Mauldin’s Brendan Kil-
lough responded by re-
turning the ensuing kick-
off 81 yards to the Greer
18-yard line. But the Yel-
low Jackets defense held
and forced a 32-yard field
goal by Ben Dorrity that
made it a 21-3 affair at in-
termission.
Greer gained more day-
light shortly after the
second-half kickoff when
Smith scooped up Joe Ow-
ens’ fumble and rambled
47 yards to the end zone
as the tally mounted to
28-3.
The Yellow Jackets end-
ed the third period by
marching 87 yards for
another touchdown. Wil-
liams launched the drive
with a 37-yard burst
up the middle and then
peeled off a 10-yard third
down gain. Five plays lat-
er, Williams scored from
two yards out, but the ex-
tra point kick was blocked.
Cohen sacked Owens
on Mauldin’s next posses-
sion, forcing a fumble that
Andrew McGee recovered
at the Mavericks’ 30-yard
line. Facing fourth-and-
nine, Houston delivered
a 26-yard strike to Brax-
ton Collins at the three.
Houston then scored on a
keeper up the middle, but
Mauldin again blocked the
extra point attempt with
7:17 left in the game.
The Yellow Jackets
made one final scoring
thrust with Matthew Huff
at quarterback and sur-
GREER: Will host Union
County in Jacket Bowl
FROM B1
He noted that Cam
Lott, a 240-pound senior,
anchors the Union defen-
sive line, which has his-
torically been outstand-
ing.
Greer comes into the
game with a few injuries
after Quack Cohen rolled
his ankle at Mauldin and
Zeph Cox suffered an
ankle injury in practice
last week. But offensive
lineman Erik Garrett is
expected back after miss-
ing a pair of games.
“This is our last game
before we have an open
date, and a win would
give us a good posi-
tive note going into the
break,” Young declares.
He also is looking for
continued overall im-
provement, saying. “I
think our guys are get-
ting better every week,
but we still have a way to
go.”
After going 3-1 in the
Class AAAAA part of the
schedule, Young said,
“Obviously it is better
to have come through
that with more wins than
losses. But we felt com-
ing into the season that
this could be a pretty
good team. And it is a
very hard working group.
The kids’ work ethic in
the off-season was awe-
some, and since then our
practices have been the
same way, particularly
with the defensive group.
They have high goals and
want to reach them.”
Young said the offen-
sive line “has been the
big surprise. They have
come the farthest of
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
round mostly by reserves.
Huff moved the team
51-yards to the Mauldin
four in eight plays “That
last drive, we finally got in
rhythm,” Young said lat-
er. Instead of continuing
to the end zone, however,
Young had the team take a
delay-of-game penalty and
run out the clock.
Greer piled up 398 total
yards for 11 first downs.
The Yellow Jackets rushed
for 238 yards while Hous-
ton completed 8 of 13
passes for 160 air yards.
Greer did not have a turn-
over but was penalized
eight times for 55 yards.
Mauldin had 7 first
downs on 104 total yards.
The Mavericks got 61
yards on the ground and
completed 6 of 28 passes
for 43 yards through the
air. Mauldin lost two fum-
bles and had a pass in-
tercepted. The Mavericks
drew six penalties for 27
yards.
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
Greer 14 7 7 14 - 40
Mauldin 0 3 0 0 - 3
First quarter – Williams
(G), one-yard run; Sales
kick. Martin (G) 55-yard
pass from Houston; Sales
kick.
Second quarter – Mar-
tin (G) 68-yard pass from
Houston; Sales kick; Dorr-
ity (M) 32-yard field goal.
Third quarter – Smith
(G) 47-yard fumble return;
Sales kick.
Fourth quarter – Wil-
liams (G), two-yard run;
kick failed. Houston, two-
yard run; kick failed.
Individual stats:
Greer rushing – Williams
17/93 yards; Houston
11/94 yards; Huff 3/21
yards; Zech Evans 3/19
yards; Miller DeArmond
2/11 yards.
Mauldin rushing - Rae-
kown Fenderson 15/39
yards; Joe Owens 6/ minus
12 yards; Jason Branham
11/40 yards; Jeb McBride
1/ minus six yards.
Greer passing – Houston
8-13-0 – 160 yards.
Mauldin passing – Joe
Owens 6-20-1 – 43 yards;
Jeb McBride 0-3-0 – 0
yards.
Greer receiving – Mar-
tin 4/126 yards; Williams
1/3 yards; Collins – 1/26
yards; Austin Green 1/2
yards.
Mauldin receiving – Rae-
kown Fenderson 1/12
yards; Brendan Killough
4/18 yards; Moses McKin-
ney 1/13 yards.
‘What is there to
say?...This is still
Union, and it is
still a rivalry game
for us. Both teams
will play hard, and
hopefully we can
come out on top.’
Will Young
Greer head coach
all the groups. We just
played a third straight
game without giving up
a sack, and we have had
over 200 yards rushing
in every game.”
“Our defensive second-
ary has also improved
each week,” he adds.
“Moving Cameron Martin
back there made them
better, but there is still
work to do.”
So, what is the down-
side? “Most likely the
weather,” Young said
earlier in the week. “The
forecast looks terrible
with thunderstorms pre-
dicted every afternoon.
And we don’t have any-
where to go during thun-
derstorms because the
volleyball team is using
the gym. Then there is
the possibility of a hurri-
cane hitting South Caroli-
na on Thursday, and that
could be another prob-
lem. But we will just have
to deal with it,” Young
concluded.
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HOF: Inductees to be presented Friday

FROM B1 RALPH POLSON BRYAN ‘RED’ WATSON
Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICE
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ANYONE CLAIMING a
2009 Hyundai Elantra, Red,

He was part of the Dool-

ey Field Paint Crew for 17
yearst. This will be Holtz-
claw’s 25th year with the
Yellow Jacket Sports Net-
work as Engineer/Produc-
er, broadcasting football
and basketball games. Of-
ten not heard, he spends
countless hours before,
during and after broad-
casts making sure Jacket
fans around the world are
able to hear their beloved
team in action. He is also
a contribution writer and
designer for yellowjack-
etsports.net. He keeps
fans updated on sched-
ules, rosters, history and
game stories.
ANTHONY JONES
Class of 1978
Anthony Jones made his
mark at Greer High by hav-
ing an outstanding career
in three sports.
He was a
starting de-
fensive end
for three
varsity foot-
ball seasons,
including
Jones Coach Jim
Few’s great
1975 that won the first
10 games, giving up only
40 points before losing to
Irmo in the playoffs. He
was co-captain in his se-
nior year and was named
best defensive player and
All-State.
Jones wrestled for the
Greer for four years. As an
undefeated heavyweight
in 1978, he won the region
and county tournaments.
After graduation, he at-
tended Brevard Communi-
ty College in Florida on a
wrestling scholarship.
Jones also participated
in track for four years,
setting a school record in
shot put in 1978.
Class of 1975
Ralph Polson was in-
troduced to soccer as a
youngster in St. Louis.
He entered
Greer High
in 1971
where he
was ap-
proached to
play soccer
Polson for the Yel-
low Jackets.
The athletic director ap-
proved forming the first
GHS soccer team.
Polson attended the Er-
skine Soccer Camp in the
summer of 1973 and was
named the camp MVP,
cementing his decision
to play college soccer at
Erskine College. Erskine
Head Coach Darrell Saun-
ders saw Polson play soc-
cer and offered him a
walk-on spot for fall 1975.
In 1983, Polson was
named head coach at Pres-
byterian College, where
he remained for 17 years,
winning nearly 200 games
and five conference cham-
pionships. He then served
as associate head coach at
the College of Charleston
from 2000-2008 before
accepting the head men’s
soccer coach position at
Wofford College, where he
has been for over 10 years.
Polson has served the
sport of soccer in several
capacities from chairman
of the NCAA Soccer Play-
ing Rules Committee to
President of the United
Soccer Coaches, the larg-
est coaching organization
in the world. Last summer,
he received the Dick Walsh
Award for continued sup-
port and service to South
Carolina high school soc-
cer, and this past March
was inducted into the
South Carolina Youth Soc-
cer Association Hall of
Fame.
Honorary - Class of 1997
Bryan “Red” Watson is a
Greer High Class of 1997
graduate. He played var-
sity baseball
for the Yel-
low Jackets
in 1995,
1996 and
1997.
U p o n
Watson graduating
from Greer
and attending Greenville
Technical College, he
went to work for the City
of Greer Parks and Recre-
ation Department in 1999.
He began his career in ath-
letics, helping promote,
organize, and stage foot-
ball, baseball, soccer, bas-
ketball, cheerleading, and
other leagues and events.
Watson has worked his
way up the ranks and now
serves as Assistant Direc-
tor of the entire depart-
ments.
Over the years, Watson
has served thousands of
young people in the Greer
area, laying the foundation
of their athletic careers
and teaching the values
associated with being on
a team. Many Greer Yellow
Jackets, including those
on the field tonight, have
played under Watson’s
programs.
Watson joined the Yel-
low Jacket Sports Net-
work in 2008 and has
served several roles with
the team. He is the cur-
rent statistician for foot-
ball, and his stats supply
not only Greer High, but
most media outlets in
the state with Greer High
stats and information. He
also provides color com-
mentary for the football
broadcasts. Watson is also
a part of the basketball
broadcast crew, perform-
ing stats, color, and play-
by-play duties.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
Remembering those lost on 9/11
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
As the tragic events of
Sept. 11, 2001 pass from
memory to history for the
next generation, local stu-
dents are being reminded
this week that freedom
has a price.
The Byrnes Freshman
Academy hosted a 9/11
Remembrance Ceremony
Tuesday morning, honor-
ing the lives lost 17 years
ago.
“Seventeen years ago
today, our country expe-
rienced some of the worst
tragedies in our history,”
Cadet Colonel Rebecca
Lewis, Wing Command-
er for the Airforce Junior
ROTC Corps Cadets, told
the crowd Tuesday. “On
Sept. 11, 2001, an Ameri-
can image of peace in our
country was shattered.”
Terrorists killed near-
ly 3,000 Americans that
day, hijacking four com-
mercial planes. Two of
them struck the north and
south towers of the World
Trade Center in New York
City. Nearly an hour later,
another hijacked plane
struck the Pentagon.
“Another, headed to-
wards the Capital build-
ing, crash landed into a
Pennsylvania field after a
few of the bravest Ameri-
cans seized control of it,”
Lewis said. “This catastro-
phe reminds us all that
freedom has a price, but
that that price is the possi-
bility for us as a nation to
forget our differences and
to mend the sense of se-
curity that was torn apart
that fateful day.”
Lewis quoted former
With music and ceremonies, Students remembered the nearly 3,000 American lives lost,
honoring those who gave their lives to rescue others.
Bonds students carry flag to Greer FD
In memory
of 9-11
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Bonds Career Center
morning and afternoon
firefighting classes walked
down Main Street on Tues-
day.
Students from the Bonds Career Center carried the American flag into the Greer Fire
Department on Tuesday (above) while, earlier in the day, the morning class made the
trek from the Bonds Career Center (below).
Living Here
Byrnes Freshman Academy hosted a 9-11 Remembrance
Ceremony on Tuesday.
President George W. Bush
during the ceremony.
“Our country is strong.
We go froward to de-
fend freedom and all that
is good and just in our
world,” he said.
“Many have given their
lives for our freedom,”
Lewis said. “We will for-
ever carry with us the
responsibility of ensur-
ing that the victims and
heroes of Sept. 11 are
not forgotten in years to
come. Sept. 11 will for-
ever live in infamy as we
remember that we cannot
and will not let American
freedom fall. We must also
remember that freedom is
not an object to obtain nor
a goal to neglect but an
ongoing journey that must
In turnout gear, the stu-
dents carried the Ameri-
can flag to the Greer Fire
Department in observance
of the 17th anniversary
of the deaths of the 343
firefighters at the World
Trade Center and in hon-
or of other Sept. 11, 2001,
victims.
“A lot of these students
are not even old enough
to remember Sept. 11,”
said Chris Harvey, Bonds
The Greer Citizen
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
be pursued,” she said. “No
matter what our concerns,
desires or fears might be,
we must always remain
focused on the everlasting
fight for freedom. Today
we are here to remember
what happened on Sept.
11, not just to remember
the lives lost and the sac-
rifices made but also to
pass on our history to the
next generation, so they
may learn to value their
country and understand
that freedom is never tru-
ly free.”
Colonel Rhea Dobson,
Senior Aerospace Science
Instructor for James F. By-
rnes High School AFJROTC
program, shared how By-
rnes holds this ceremony
every year to remember.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Firefighting Instructor and
longtime Greer Fire Chief.
“It’s hot out here today,
and we’re sweating and
soaked in sweat, but it’s
nothing compared to what
those 343 firefighters in
New York had to face that
day and then wound up
giving their life for it,” he
said. “It’s our way of hon-
oring them and the anni-
versary of 9-11.”
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Air Force Junior ROTC Corps Cadets honored lives lost 17 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.
“As we remember those A flag ceremony and take the time to thank God
17 years ago who were wreath presentation hon- for the great nation that
running up the towers ored those who have given we are blessed to live in,”
trying to save others, we everything to protect that Dobson said.
also want to recognize freedom. During the ceremo-
you, knowing that you’re “It’s important to re- ny, James F. Byrnes High
built from the same cloth member that through our School Philharmonic Or-
and that you would do the trials and through our chestra performed the
same for us,” Dobson ad- pain we forged a stronger National Anthem, My
dressed first responders resolve to secure our liber- Country ’Tis of Thee and
present. ty, and today we take the Adagio.
“It’s important to re- time to make sure we pass “As we listen to the
member and reflect on that wisdom on down to Byrnes High School or-
the heroism from that day the next generations, so chestra, please continue
and that we’ve seen every that we the United States to keep in your prayers
day since,” he said. “It’s of America can show oth- the men and women all
important to remember ers around the world that around the country and all
that freedom is constant- we will hold our heads around the world serving
ly under siege; there’s al- high and that we are will- in defense of our families
ways someone who wants ing to sacrifice for our be- and our nation,” Dobson
to take it away.” liefs and that every day we said.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Byrnes High School Philharmonic Orchestra performed the National Anthem, My
Country ‘Tis of Thee and Adagio.
JULIE HOLCOMBE | THE GREER CITIZEN

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
WARNER BROS.
Sandra Bullock, Cate
Blanchett in ‘Ocean’s 8’
COUCH THEATER  
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 10
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Ocean’s 8” (PG-13) --
The Ocean crime serial
gets another installment,
this one a twist, chocka-
block with ladies, headed
by Debbie Ocean (Sandra
Bullock), sister of the late
Danny Ocean. Fresh out
of prison, Debbie assem-
bles a team of highly ca-
pable chicks to execute a
brilliant plan: Their target
is an uncommonly expen-
sive necklace that rarely
has seen the light of day,
and they’ll have just hours
to access it at a Met gala
where it’s being watched
every second. It’s just as
heisty and cool as the oth-
ers in this series, filled
with tech and tricks and
a plan with many mov-
ing parts. The ensemble
includes: Cate Blanchett,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Mindy Kaling, Anne Ha-
thaway, Rihanna, Sarah
Paulson and Awkwafina,
the tiny Asian comedian
and rapper, as a squirrelly
street magician/hustler.
“Hearts Beat Loud” (PG-
13) -- In this sweet, fun-
ny, music-laced drama,
Nick Offerman (of “Parks
and Rec” fame) and new-
comer Kiersey Clemons
star as Frank and Sam, a
father-daughter duo who
record a song, upload it
to the web and experience
unexpected popularity
that threatens to upend
their lives. Free-spirited
Frank is a widowed re-
cord-store owner, a sort
of hipster whose dreams
of being a musician never
quite died. Sam is on the
cusp of college, which is
far away and promises to
be a life changing expe-
rience. After their jam-
session-turned-viral-hit,
Frank must confront a so-
bering role as a parent -- to
let go -- while the serious
Sam entertains thoughts
of straying from her med-
school path.
“Superfly” (R) -- Famed
music video director Di-
rector X takes on the blax-
ploitation genre in the
updated reimagining of
“Superfly.” Set in Atlanta
and starring Trevor Jack-
son in the central role,
“Superfly” follows the sto-
ry of Youngblood Priest,
picked at a young age by
mentor Scatter (Michael
Kenneth Williams) to grow
a cocaine empire and bring
the drug game in to the
21st century -- that is, un-
til a rival gang called Snow
Patrol and a hood named
Juju (Kaalan “KR” Walker)
threaten to muscle Priest
out. He sets his sights on
one final score to get out
of the game. What it lacks
in a compelling storyline
is made up for with su-
perb styling.
“Distorted” (R) -- What
happens when the perfect
apartment is out to get
you? Christina Ricci stars
as Lauren, who moves into
a luxury apartment fa-
cility called The Pinnacle
with her husband. All the
amenities a modern fam-
ily could ask for, includ-
ing subliminal messages
in the high-tech walls and
full surveillance at every
turn. She enlists the help
of a cyber intelligence
investigative journalist
Vernon Sarsfield (John
Cusack) for help in foiling
her keepers’ plans.
NEW TV RELEASES
“Chicago P.D.” Season 5
“Modern Family” Season
9 Through Nov. 20
“Scooby-Doo and the
Gourmet Ghost”
“This Is Us” Season 2
“Scorpion” The Final
Season
(c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
Entertainment
| burg County visual artists
The Brooklyn Art Library’s Mobile Sketchbook Truck will be on location at USC Upstate
on Sept. 18.
USC Upstate to host
three-day art event
Featuring
Mobile
Sketchbook
Truck
The Brooklyn Art Li-
brary’s Mobile Sketch-
book Truck will roll into
town next week, offering a
three-day art event at USC
Upstate.
The Sketchbook Project
is a crowd-sourced library
that features 41,091 art-
ists’ books contributed
by creative people from
more than 135 countries.
The traveling exhibition
of artist sketchbooks in-
cludes doodles, drawings,
and scribbles. Art themes
run the gamut, including
the greatest story ever
told, lists of ex-lovers and
favorite songs, as well as
subjects such as revenge,
loss, grieving and death.
The University of South
Carolina Upstate will host
the mobile exhibit on
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS  | burg.
LOGOS TO PRESENT ‘LIONS
OF TRONDHEIM’
The Logos Theatre will
present “The Lions of
Trondheim” by Jim Potter
Sept. 13-22.
“None of us suspected
that the Germans would
turn their sights toward
us. We were Norway. We
were neutral and safe.
But April 9, 1940 found
Norway in the grip of the
Nazi regime. Our rulers
fled, leaving us to face the
Nazi occupation alone. But
some refused to bow their
knee to the German invad-
ers.”
Show times still avail-
able are Sept. 13, 14, 20
and 21 at 11:30 a.m. and
Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
The Logos Theatre is lo-
cated at 80 School Street
in Taylors. For tickets or
more information, call
268-9342 or visit thelogos-
theatre.org.
JACOB JOHNSON ON STAGE
AT SPINNING JENNY
The Jacob Johnson
Group with Beth Snapp
and Jarret Forrester Duo
will perform at The Spin-
ning Jenny on Friday, Sept.
14, at 7:30 p.m. Doors
open at 7 p.m.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit thespin-
ningjennygreer.com.
The Greer Citizen
Tuesday, Sept. 18, from
noon to 4 p.m. outside
the Humanities and Per-
forming Arts Center. USC
Upstate First Lady Tressa
Kelly will open the event
with a ribbon cutting cer-
emony.
“ARTSchella” will be
held on Wednesday, Sept.
19, from 1-5 p.m. This
hands-on event features
music and theater per-
formances, printmaking
demonstrations, and a
drawing table.
“The Sketchbook Proj-
ect’s shiny black truck
is filled with more than
4,000-plus volumes, craft-
ed with the help of paint,
pencil, glue and endless
imagination,” said Dr.
Mary Lou Hightower, as-
sociate professor of art
education and director of
the FOCUS Gallery at USC
Upstate. “You can stop by
and page through the vol-
umes.”
Hightower hopes the
traveling exhibition will
inspire artists of all levels
to participate in the Draw-
ing Marathon to be held
ROSE WATERCOLOR ON
DISPLAY IN SPARTANBURG
Dwight Rose’s water-
color exhibit “Not Far
from Home” is on display
through Sept. 28 at the
Artists’ Guild of Spartan-
An art walk reception
will be held on Thursday,
Sept. 20, from 5-8 p.m.
“In these dynamic wa-
tercolors my painting
techniques reflect many
of my contemporary’s ex-
pressive movements and
the energy of places they
have been. Viewing this
exhibition, I hope you’ll
begin to see many char-
acteristics of these attri-
butes and that they will
invoke similar feelings as
you view these paintings,”
Rose said.
Rose begins with a small
graphite sketch to work
out compositional ele-
ments: sketching in big
shapes to place the sub-
ject on the surface, using
an eraser as a drawing
tool to establish a range
of values. On the final, he
uses light pencil lines to
outline the subject. Then
an underpainting of light
washes of color is ap-
plied. Further watercolors
are added, layer by layer,
to add texture and subtle
color.
The Artists’ Guild of
Spartanburg is located at
200 East St. John Street.
For more informa-
tion, visit http://artists-
guildofspartanburg.com.
EVENT REMINDERS  |
‘The Teddy Bears’ Picnic’
SCCT Wee Play Theatre
SC Children’s Theatre
scchildrenstheatre.org
235-2885
‘Dreamgirls’
Sept. 13-30
Centre Stage
www.centrestage.org
233-6733
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
on Thursday, Sept. 20,
from noon to 4 p.m. at the
UPSTATE Gallery on Main,
where the Sketchbook Mo-
bile Truck will relocate for
the final day.
“We hope to have the
drawing marathon ex-
tend beyond the Gallery
out onto the downtown
streets and sidewalks,”
said Dr. Jane Nodine, uni-
versity gallery director at
USC Upstate. “We plan to
have drawing located on
the sidewalks, in the park
across from the gallery, in-
side the gallery, and at the
coffee shop next door.”
The University will pro-
vide paper and drawing
materials but participants
may wish to bring a per-
sonal sketchbook and ma-
terials. Nodine also sug-
gests participants bring
along a folding chair or
pad to sit on, and possibly
a drawing board.
The events are free and
open to the public. For
more information, contact
Hightower at 503-5817.
Flute Concert
Sept. 14, 7 p.m.
War Memorial Chapel
Bob Jones University
Jubilant Sykes
Christopher Parkening
Concert, Opera
and Drama Series
Sept. 18, 8 p.m.
Founder’s Memorial
Amphitorium
Bob Jones University
Waggin’ at the Waterpark
Greenville Rec
Sept. 22
Otter Creek Waterpark
Greenville
greenvillerec.com
676-2180 ext. 126
Repticon
Sept. 22-23
Greenville Shrine Club
repticon.com
ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
‘Primordial Voices’
Nancy Williamson
Nancy O’Dell-Keim
Through Sept. 15
West Main Artists Co-op
westmainartists.org
John Roberts
Through Sept. 24
Exhibition Corridor
Sargent Art Building
Bob Jones University
‘Simple Machines’
Matthew Wilt
Through Sept. 28
Reception: Sept. 28, 6 p.m.
Thompson Gallery
Roe Art Building
Furman University
mattwilt.com
‘Caution: Wet Paint
& Whimsy’
Monta Anthony
George ‘Buck’ Brandt III
Ann Crenshaw
Karen White
Through Sept. 30
West Main Artists Co-op
WestMainArtists.org
Bob Santanello
Through September
Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville
Countybank
seeking local art
Countybank is seeking
local artists to help deco-
rate the walls of the bank’s
new downtown office.
Greenville or Spartan-
or artists living within a
15-mile radius of down-
town Greer are invited
to participate in County-
bank’s purchase of local
art.
Submissions may be
paintings, mixed media,
fine art photography, fine
art prints (monotypes,
woodcuts, engravings,
etc.). No reproductions
will be accepted.
Space requirements, in-
cluding framing, are:
Three submissions
should be 48-60” wide x
48-60” high.
Eight submissions
should be 36-48” wide x
30-36” high.
Groupings in this size
range such as diptychs
and triptychs are accept-
able.
Up to three submis-
sions per artist will be
considered. Artists should
submit high-resolution,
digital images of submis-
sions to Candice Good at
cgood@ecountybank.com
Public invited
to name baby
orangutan
In Greenville
Zoo contest
Lana, the Greenville
Zoo’s female Sumatran
orangutan, and her one-
month-old daughter will
made their public debut in
the orangutan exhibit last
Saturday. Now the zoo is
looking for a name for the
new addition.
Zoo supporters can sub-
mit their favorite names
online at greenvillezoo-
foundation.org for a do-
nation. Those who do not
wish to donate can submit
their name suggestions
via mail to Baby Orang-
utan, C/O Greenville Zoo,
150 Cleveland Park Drive,
Greenville, SC 29601.
The contest ends at 11:59
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30.
The winning name will be
selected by the staff mem-
bers who have been car-
ing for the baby since her
birth. The winning name
will be announced Oct. 4.
The person who submit-
ted the winning name will
be recognized during the
announcement event and
will receive a household
membership to the zoo, a
special behind-the-scenes
tour with opportunities to
visit with the zookeepers
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
with the subject line “Art-
work” by 5 p.m. on Sept.
19. Late submissions will
not be accepted.
Artists must also com-
plete the form at http://
www.greerculturalarts.
com/assets/art-submis-
sion-application.pdf and
include it with the digital
submissions.
The Countybank team
will make preliminary se-
lections. Artists whose
work is selected will then
be asked to drop off their
works at the Countybank
Greer office at 300 Trade
Street, Greer, between 9
a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 24, for final consid-
eration. Works may be
framed, but framing is
not necessary for presen-
tation. Artists will be no-
tified no later than Oct. 5
if their submission will be
purchased. Works not se-
lected must be picked up
by 5 p.m. on Oct. 12.
For more information,
contact Robin Byouk at
Greer Cultural Arts at
848-5383 or artscouncil@
cityofgreer.org or Candice
Good with Countybank
at 331-2193 or cgood@
ecountybank.com.
who cared for the baby
and a special invitation to
attend the baby’s birthday
celebration each year on
Aug. 7.
To further the zoo’s
mission of promoting
conservation efforts, the
funds raised through the
baby naming will be used
to support the Sumatran
Orangutan Conservation
Programme, the only proj-
ect actively establishing
new, genetically viable and
self-sustaining wild pop-
ulations of any great ape
species, anywhere in the
world.
Lana’s and her baby’s
time on exhibit will be
rotated with father Ku-
mar, who will have access
to the exhibit during the
cooler morning hours.
Lana and the baby will
have access to the exhib-
it during the warmer part
of the day, from around
noon until closing. This
rotation will continue for
several months and the
staff will closely monitor
and record the family’s in-
teractions inside (between
the mesh separating their
dens) to help determine
the appropriate time to
introduce Kumar to the
baby.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
Shingles vaccine
can prevent complications
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
boyfriend, who is in his
60s, got the recommend-
ed shingles shot a couple
of years ago. Three weeks
ago, he got a very bad case
of shingles. It went from
the front of his stomach,
along the left side, to the
middle of his spine. He has
huge blisters, a red rash,
pain and no appetite, and
he constantly sleeps. The
doctor put him on a reg-
imen of valacyclovir. He
was told to keep the area
moist to avoid cracking
and pulling of the blisters
and rash.
I thought that if you
got the shingles shot, you
wouldn’t get the shingles,
or at least you’d get only
a mild case. His has not
been a mild case. The doc-
tor told him that the shot
just gives a false sense of
security. If so, why get the
shot? -- D.H.
ANSWER: I disagree with
his doctor; it isn’t a false
sense of security so much
as it’s an incomplete sense
of security. No medical
treatment is 100 percent
effective, and that in-
cludes vaccines. Even the
best vaccines don’t work
on some people, or can’t
be used, which is why hav-
ing a large proportion of
the population vaccinated
is so critical for a really in-
fectious disease, like mea-
sles.
In the case of shingles,
the vaccine prevents about
50 percent of shingles ep-
isodes from ever occur-
ring, and it might keep
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Brooke didn’t believe
that Ridge’s executive de-
cision at Forrester was fi-
nancial and not personal.
Steffy made it known to
Hope that she was taking
charge of her own life and
didn’t need a man to feel
complete. Things began
to heat up between Xan-
der and Emma, but Emma
pulled back from his kiss
and told him she was not
ready. Quinn gave her full
support to Ridge. After
years of sibling rivalry,
Thorne felt that Ridge fi-
nally had his back. Mean-
while, Brooke met with
Katie and pushed for her
to drop her custody suit
against Bill. Steffy asked
Ridge if his desire to see
Bill lose his son was real-
ly just payback. Zoe tried
to seduce Xander. Thorne
made a beautiful proposal
of marriage. Wait to See:
Hope learns about Sally’s
role in the Intimates line.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Bonnie pressured Lucas
to help ensure her free-
dom. Belle and John had
a tense discussion about
Marlena’s fate. Kayla ad-
vised Jennifer to tell Eric
the truth. Paul received
some devastating news.
John felt betrayed by
Belle’s actions. Jennifer
put Eve on notice. Lucas
told Chloe about Bonnie’s
claim. John continued
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
others from being worse.
(As an aside, it’s possible
that your boyfriend’s case
would have been even
worse without the vaccine,
but there’s no way of ever
knowing for sure.)
What might be the
most important reason
of all to get the vaccine
is to prevent the dreaded
complication of shingles
-- post-herpetic neuralgia.
The rate of post-herpet-
ic neuralgia in vaccinated
people who still get shin-
gles is 67 percent lower
than in nonvaccinated
people.
It’s not a perfect vaccine,
but it’s a lot better than no
vaccine. Its downside is
seldom more than a red-
ness at the injection site
or a sore arm, and it has
never been shown to trans-
mit the virus. Post-herpet-
ic neuralgia, on the other
hand, can be exquisitely,
disablingly painful and
can last for months.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have a twitching of my
left eye. My face draws up
when it happens. I went to
a doctor and he gave me
15 Botox shots around my
eye and said I will need
them every three months.
MONTY BRINTON | CBS
Eric Braeden stars as
‘Victor’ on ‘The Young and
The Restless’
to fight to save Marlena.
Sami was upset to hear
about her mother’s con-
dition. Hope had a heat-
ed argument with Rafe
about Sami. Ben surprised
Ciara with a very special
gift. Marlena’s loved ones
gathered to say their emo-
tional goodbyes. Wait to
See: Against his better
judgment, Rafe breaks the
rules to help Sami.
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Maxie cautioned Nina.
Valentin received an im-
portant update from Cur-
tis. Brad had mixed feel-
ings. Carly was livid, while
Michael felt tormented.
Sonny demanded answers.
Drew spent some quali-
ty time with Sam. Franco
felt very unnerved and
began doubting himself.
Liz was extremely upset
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
They help some. Can you
tell me what it could be?
-- F.G.
ANSWER: This is a spe-
cial type of dystonia, a
movement disorder, called
blepharospasm (blef-a-
row-spasm). It’s an invol-
untary contracture of the
orbicularis oculi muscle,
which goes around the
eye. Other muscles may be
involved, giving your face
the “drawn up” appear-
ance.
The botulinum toxin
the doctor injects you
with partially paralyzes
the muscle, preventing
the spasms, but the toxin
wears off. The condition
is common, but in most
cases is mild enough or
intermittent enough that
such powerful treatments
aren’t needed. In a few
cases, surgery is required.
You can get more infor-
mation about blepharo-
spasm and other dystonias
at www.dystonia-founda-
tion.org.
***
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.
with Cameron. Mike felt
shaken. Chase shared his
discovery. Oscar acted
impulsively. Margaux and
Jordan collaborated on a
mission. Kristina opened
up to Sam. Maxie felt con-
fused while Peter gained a
little perspective. Jordan
and Margaux continued
to brainstorm. Kim tore
into Drew. Nina remained
hopeful. Wait to See: Fran-
co has an interesting en-
counter.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Victor gave his bless-
ing for Nikki and Victoria
to attend the Dark Horse
event without him. Nick
assured Sharon that he
was still the same man
 |
inside, but she still feared
that he was turning into THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
his ruthless father. Kyle
decided not to collect
on his bet from Summer
because he wanted their
time together to mean
something. After Abby’s
pep talk, Arturo accepted
a permanent position with
Dark Horse. Rey continued
to raise Sharon’s suspi-
cions, especially when he
went out of his way to get
in tight with the Newman
 |
family. Despite her relief
that Tessa was back in her RFD by Mike Marland
life, Mariah remained con-
cerned about her true mo-
tives. Summer discovered
that she had lingering
feelings for Kyle, and the
two shared a charged mo-
ment. Wait to See: Sharon
celebrates a big milestone.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Demumbreum attends space camp in Alabama
Participates
in simulated
mission
Jackson Demumbreum,
of Lyman, recently attend-
ed Space Camp at the U.S.
Space and Rocket Cen-
ter, home of Space Camp,
Space Camp Robotics, Avi-
ation Challenge and NASA
Marshall Space Flight Cen-
ter’s Official Visitor Cen-
ter.
Demumbreum spent
the week training with a
team that flew a simulat-
ed space mission to the
International Space Sta-
tion (ISS). Once aboard
the ISS, the crew partici-
pated in experiments and
successfully completed
an extra-vehicular activity
(EVA), or spacewalk. De-
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
TIGERVILLE SEEKING
CAFETERIA HELP
The Tigerville Elemen-
tary cafeteria is hiring a
part-time employee for
the hours 10:45 a.m.-1:45
p.m.
Interested candidates
should contact Chris
Spellman in the Food and
Nutrition Services office at
355-7548.
EASTSIDE SPIRIT WEEK TO
SUPPORT CANCER SOCIETY
Eastside High will cel-
ebrate Spirit Week Sept
7-14 with a variety of ac-
tivities. All proceeds will
benefit the Cancer Society
of Greenville.
The full list of student
and community activities
can be found at www.east-
sidespiritweek.com.
MT. VIEW TO SUPPORT
CHILD CANCER AWARENESS
Mountain View Elemen-
tary will recognize Child-
hood Cancer Awareness
Month with two events
scheduled for Septem-
ber. The school plans to
show support by bringing
awareness to the disease
and those who have fought
and are still fighting it.
On Friday, Sept. 14,
Mountain View will have
PJ Ray Day to celebrate
student Rayleigh Lajoie.
Students are invited to
wear pajamas or wear pink
clothing to help encourage
her fight.
On Friday, Sept. 28, the
school will remember stu-
dent Skyla Forcier with
Superhero Skyla Day. Stu-
dents and staff will cele-
brate her legacy and her
brave fight by dressing
like their favorite super-
heroes.
AUTHOR JOHANNES
TO VISIT BUENA VISTA
Children’s author Shelli
Johannes will visit Buena
Vista Elementary on Fri-
day, Sept. 19, to discuss
her picture book, Cece
Loves Science.
Books can be pre-or-
dered by visiting the
school website.
RHS STUDENTS CAN
REGISTER TO VOTE
All Riverside High stu-
dents who will be turning
18 years old on or before
Election Day 2018 can reg-
ister to vote in the school
auditorium atrium on
Thursday, Sept. 20.
The League of Women
Voters, a non-partisan
group, will be on hand to
help students get regis-
tered.
WOODLAND TO HOLD
MUFFINS FOR MOMS
Woodland Elementary
will invite moms to break-
fast with their students
Wednesday, Sept. 19,
through Friday, Sept. 21.
Muffins for Moms will
take place in the cafeteria
from 7:30-8 a.m.
BUENA VISTA WILL HOST
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT
Buena Vista Elementary
will host an Outdoor Mov-
ie Night fundraiser for the
fifth grade class on Friday,
Our Schools
mumbreum and crew re-
turned to earth in time to
graduate with honors.
“Space Camp is educa-
tional because it gives you
experience in missions,
landings, and teamwork,”
said Demumbreum, a sixth
grader at Beech Springs In-
termediate School.
The weeklong educa-
tional program promotes
science, technology, engi-
neering and math (STEM),
while training students
with hands-on activities
and missions based on
teamwork, leadership
and problem solving. It is
specifically designed for
trainees who have a par-
ticular interest in space
exploration.  attended a Space Camp
Space Camp operates
year-round in Huntsville,
Alabama, and uses astro-
naut training techniques
to engage trainees in re-
al-world applications of
Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The movie night is the
first of several fundraisers
planned throughout the
year to benefit fifth grade
trips, activities and events.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
and a movie voted on by
the student body will be-
gin at 7:30 p.m. (Attendees
should bring a blanket or
lawn chair.)
Entry is free, but conces-
sions will be available for
sale.
BUENA VISTA HOLDING
BLOOD DRIVE
Buena Vista Elementary
will hold a blood drive on
Saturday, Sept. 22, from 8
a.m.- 1 p.m.
For each unit of blood
donated, a $10 grant will
be given to the school.
The Blood Connection
donors must have a donor
card or photo ID to give
blood.
CAR SHOW TO BENEFIT
BLUE RIDGE BAND
A car show and silent
auction will be held on Sat-
urday, Sept. 22, from 4-8
p.m. at Blue Ridge High to
benefit the Corps of Ca-
dets marching band.
The event will feature a
performance by the band
as well as a DJ, face paint-
ing, hot dog plates, 50/50
raffle, and a cake walk.
The school is located at
2151 Fews Chapel Road in
Greer.
TAYLORS TO HOLD
GRANDPARENTS TEA
Taylors Elementary
will host a Goodies with
Grands tea party after
school on Monday, Sept.
24, from 4-6 p.m.
MENTOR SESSION SET
AT GREER HIGH
Community members
interested in mentoring a
student at Greer High are
encouraged to attend a
training session facilitat-
ed by Mentor Upstate on
Tuesday, Sept. 25, at noon
in the Greer High Media
Center.
Mentors visit a student
one time each week during
lunch or breakfast in his/
her school. Mentors can
mentor at any Greenville
County School after at-
tending this training.
For more information,
contact Erie Williams, Be-
havior Interventionist, at
355-5770.
PARENTS INVITED TO MEET
GMC PRINCIPAL
Greer Middle College
Charter High parents are
invited to meet the new
principal during Coffee
with Mr. Crawford on
Wednesday, Sept. 26, at
8:15 a.m. in the Learning
Commons.
Crawford will discuss
more about the future
plans for GMC.
TEACHER FORUM
COLLECTING BOOKS
The Greenville County
Schools “Teacher Forum”
is collecting new and/or
gently used books for the
children and families who
receive services through
the Frazee Center, a free
preschool, after school,
and summer program
serving under-resourced
children in Greenville,
during the month of Sep-
tember.
Books are accepted for
any school age, but the or-
ganization is especially in
need of preschool books
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
STEM subjects. Students
sleep in quarters designed
to resemble the ISS and
train in simulators like
those used by NASA.
More than 750,000
trainees have graduated
from Space Camp since
its inception in Hunts-
ville, Alabama in 1982,
including European Space
Agency astronaut, Sa-
mantha Cristoforetti and
NASA astronauts Dottie
Metcalf-Lindenburger, Dr.
Kate Rubins and Dr. Ser-
ena Auñón, who recently
launched to the Interna-
tional Space Station. Chil-
dren and teachers from
all 50 states and 69 in-
ternational locations have
program.
For more information,
visit www.spacecamp. PHOTO | SUBMITTED
com or call 1-800-637-
7223. Jackson Demumbreum gets strapped into the Gyrosphere at the U.S. Space and Rocket
Center during Space Camp. The device simulates the force of a moving object.
College Fair set
for ages 2-5. All donations BYRNES TO HOST BAND
will be turned in at the TOURNAMENT SEPT. 29
Teacher Forum Fall Work- The Byrnes High Reb-
shop on Sept. 27.
Northwood Middle
School will be accepting
el Regiment will host the
Tournament of Bands on
Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8
for Sept. 17-18
donations in its front a.m. at Nixon Field.
office until Wednesday,
Sept. 26. BERRY SHOALS STUDENTS
EXHIBIT ART
The Greenville Coun-
ty College Fair for high
Shaking the Money Tree:
Financial Aid for College,
DISTRICT FIVE  | Several Berry Shoals
Intermediate students
school juniors and seniors
will be held Sept. 17-18 at
will be held from 7:15-8
p.m.
have art on display at the the TD Convention Center Over 130 colleges and
WELLFORD ACADEMY Chapman Cultural Center in Greenville. universities are registered
TO LAUNCH NEWS SHOW through Oct. 10. The fair will be open to attend the event. The
Wellford Academy of The artists include: Monday from 9-11:30 a.m. event is free to the public.
Science and Technology is Lily Estola and 5:30-7:30 p.m., and TD Convention Center
hosting its own television Paige Lively Tuesday from 9-11:30 a.m. is located at 1 Exposition
news show, WATV. Sophie Dottorelli Parents are invited to Drive in Greenville.
Students in grades two Evan Parris two evening sessions on For more information,
through four will partic- Kenavia Johnson Monday. The first ses- visit greenvillecountycol-
ipate to produce a show Michael Tucker sion, College Admission legefair.com or contact
that is fun, informative, Kenya Sabillon 101: An Insider’s Look at Allyson Brown at allyson.
and involves as many kids Art can be viewed 10 the College Application brown@furman.edu or
as possible. a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Satur- Process, is from 5:30-6:15 294-3060.
The news crew will film day and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. p.m. The second session,
each week, and a new ep-
isode link will be shared
on Fridays. The links will
be shared on the Well-
ford website under “Our
School.”
MTCC COLLECTING DRINK
TABS FOR CHARITY
Middle Tyger Communi-
ty Center is collecting pull
tabs from aluminum cans
for the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of the
Carolinas.
Donations can be made
at their location on Groce
Road in Lyman.
MAC CLUBS BEGIN
AT WELLFORD ACADEMY
Multi-age Clubs (MAC)
will begin Friday, Sept. 14,
at Wellford Academy of
Science and Technology.
MAC gives students the
opportunity to partici-
pate in STEAM (Science
Technology Engineering
Arts Math) activities with
students from different
classes. Students will par-
ticipate in a club for one
semester. In December,
they will chose another
club for spring semester.
For more information,
contact your student’s
teacher.
MEET THE REBEL REGIMENT
SET FOR SEPT. 15
The community is invit-
ed to Meet the Rebel Reg-
iment marching band on
Saturday, Sept. 15, from
8-9 p.m. at Nixon Field.
The event is free and
open to the community.
D.R. HILL MIDDLE TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE SEPT. 18
D.R. Hill Middle will hold
an open house on Tues-
day, Sept. 18, from 6-7:30
p.m.
RIVER RIDGE BENEFIT
BOOSTERTHON IS SEPT. 19
River Ridge Elementa-
ry will hold Boosterthon
2018, MindSpark Mystery
Lab, on Wednesday, Sept.
19.
In this science-infused
character-themed fund-
raiser, students will help
a team of brainy kids
solve problems using a
super-lab hidden inside a
school.
While they’re teaming up
with the MindSpark Kids to
solve mysteries, students
will learn five 21st-cen-
tury character traits (citi-
zenship, growth mindset,
zest, integrity, teamwork)
to help strengthen them-
selves and the world.
The Boosterthon Fun
Run is Sept. 19, but col-
lection of the pledges will
run through Wednesday,
Sept. 26.