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Trade St.
project
to break
ground
In mid-January
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A groundbreaking for
the city’s downtown
streetscape project is ten-
tatively set for Jan. 15.
The time and location
have yet to be announced,
but City Communications
Manager Steve Owens
said the contractor will be
ready to go this month.
“(The groundbreaking)
is contingent on the con-
tractor’s mobilization
schedule,” said Owens.
“The project will pro-
ceed in phases to min-
imize impact to traffic
and businesses,” he said.
“Phase One will be the 300
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Death
of Greer
man
ruled
homicide
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Police are investigating
the death of a Greer man
whose body was found
in Taylors the day after
Christmas.
Hall Edward Eskew, 53,
of Greer, was fatally shot
in the head and the inci-
dent has been ruled a ho-
micide.
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Mother-daughter mark 15 years
At The
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Oyster
House
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Stan Christofferson’s vi-
sion lives on at the Great
Bay Oyster House in down-
town Greer.
Stan’s wife, Diane, and
his daughter, Katie Gam-
brel, have made sure of
that.
Stan passed away six
years ago after a battle
with cancer.
“He was very proud to
be in downtown Greer and
was excited when these
buildings were for sale,”
Diane recalled. “This was
not our passion, but when
he did get sick, we decided
it was going to be some-
thing we needed to keep
going with. So, mother and
daughter picked up the
pieces and the stress and
the busyness, and we’ve
made it work. But the big-
gest thing is we couldn’t
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have done it without peo-
ple of Greer.”
The Great Bay Oyster
House celebrated 15 years
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Citizen of
the Year
for 2018
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Greer Citizen is
seeking the community’s
help in deciding who will
be named the 2018 Citizen
of the Year.
The award is given each
year to a person display-
ing extraordinary charac-
ter and consistent com-
munity involvement.
of serving the Greer com-
munity on New Year’s Eve.
The restaurant has be-
come a fixture at its 109
SELECT opens on Trade
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A new restaurant has
opened its doors on Trade
Street in downtown Greer.
SELECT began serving
customers in December
under the ownership of
Jeff Gossett. The restau-
rant is open for breakfast,
lunch and dinner.
“I am excited about
the reception we have re-
ceived thus far,” Gossett
said. “The more we market
and let everyone know we
are actually open in Greer,
the busier I believe we will
be. (Hopefully we will)
make Greer even more of
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Nominations will be tak-
en through Jan. 11 and
may be dropped off at
our offices, located at 317
Trade Street, or sent via
email to billy@greerciti-
zen.com.
The Greer Citizen has
honored some worthy
candidates over the past
several years, including:
Stomping Grounds Owner
Lisa Garland, Daily Bread
Ministries’ Martha Ben-
nett, GCM volunteer Bruce
Taylor, Greer icon Lonnie
“Gee” McGee, the late Son-
ny Boroughs and Greer
CPW’s Johnny Nesbitt.
Nominations must in-
clude the person’s name
and why they are deserv-
East Poinsett Street loca-
tion.
“We’re just very grate-
ful; by the grace of God,
a destination.”
SELECT’s opening comes
just a few weeks before
roadwork begins on Trade
Street.
“I think the streetscape
is the thing on everyone’s
mind,” Gossett said. “We
have easier access to park-
ing than others on Trade,
so I believe it will be easier
to manage.”
Gossett announced the
new restaurant in ear-
ly 2018 and proceeded
to renovate the former
BIN112 location through-
out the year.
Gossett had his eye on
downtown Greer for seven
months before deciding to
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nominations have been
received, the staff of The
Greer Citizen will review
each one and decide on
the recipient. The 2018
Citizen of the Year will be
featured in the Jan. 16 edi-
tion.
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KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
we made it,” Diane said.
“We’re also very excited
about the hotel and the
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make the offer.
“I think downtown Greer
is a great opportunity,” he
said. “It will grow more
significantly in the next
five years than it has in
the last 15.”
The restaurant will be
open from 8 a.m. to 10
p.m. every day, and Gos-
sett has owned one other
location in Spartanburg
for about four years.
Menu items at the
restaurant include: Berry
Blue Filet Mignon, Smol-
dering Intensity, Candy
Chop, Reuben, Southern
Charm and Cornwall.
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Community
News
TOWN OF LYMAN TO HOLD
DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE
The Town of Lyman
is getting ready for the
second Daddy Daughter
Dance.
Tickets will go on sale
this Thursday morning,
Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. each day Monday
through Friday at the Ly-
man Town Hall.
Space is limited.
With a theme of “Winter
Wonderland,” the Daddy
Daughter Dance will take
place Saturday, Feb. 16,
from 6-8:30 p.m. at the
Lyman Event Center at Pa-
cific Place, located at 59
Groce Road in Lyman.
Admission is $30 per
couple and $10 per addi-
tional sibling.
There will be a keepsake
photo printed for each at-
tendee and a DJ to provide
dance music for the cou-
ples.
There will also be a meal
served.
Advance registration is
required, and tickets need
to be paid for and picked
up at the Lyman Town Hall
by Feb. 8.
Ages are three years old
and up.
For more information,
call Events Coordinator
James West at 504-1263 or
email jwest@lymansc.gov.
MAIN COLLECTIVE TO HOST
MAKER POP UP SERIES
Join The Main Collective
in the shop every Saturday
as they feature two talent-
ed local makers and their
wares, including hand-
crafted jewelry, fun felted
art and ornaments, fine
pottery goods, ethically
sourced-fair trade linens,
hand painted ornaments
and more.
The Wintertime Maker
Pop Up Series will be held
Jan. 12, 19 and 26, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Main
Collective, located at 1
East Main Street, Taylors.
DR. MLK CELEBRATION
LUNCHEON SET FOR JAN. 15
Rev. Curtis Johnson,
pastor at Valley Brook
Outreach Baptist Church
and a radio host at 107.3
Jamz, will be the keynote
speaker for the second
straight year at the City
of Greer’s Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day of Celebra-
tion Luncheon presented
by the Greenville Health
Care System.
The event begins at
11:30 a.m., and $5 tick-
ets may be purchased at
the Greer Parks and Rec-
reation Office, located at
446 Pennsylvania Ave.
A catered lunch by the
South House will be pro-
vided along with enter-
tainment from The Taylor
Family and Gary Sherman.
SOUP KITCHEN TO OPEN
EMERGENCY SHELTER
The Greer Soup Kitchen
is opening its emergency
shelter on Jan. 15 when
temperatures drop below
32 degrees.
With donations, the
soup kitchen has been
able to purchase the 20
cots made by Coleman,
Church
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Thirty Tyger River firefighters participated in a low angle rescue training exercise over
the course of three days at Apalache Lake and Dam recently. Members were given 30
minutes to recover the victim from the base of the dam. Training included rope rescue
systems, patient care, extrication up an incline, cold weather conditions and problem
solving skills. All crews were able to successfully complete the training.
but the shelter is in need
of volunteers to stay the
night.
The shelter opens at 9
p.m. and closes at 7 a.m.
with lights out at 11 p.m.
Pillows, blankets, cots,
showers, supplies for
showers and food will be
provided when visitors ar-
rive and when they leave.
FOOD TRUCK ROLLOUT
RETURNS JAN. 19
Celebrate the start of
the weekend with Food &
Drink on Friday, Jan. 19,
from 5-8 p.m. at Greer City
Park with Food Trucks,
tailgating games, and mu-
sic.
Follow the event for
Food Truck announce-
ments and more informa-
tion.
Food and beverages will
be available onsite. Valid
ID is required to purchase
alcohol. Outside alcohol
and coolers are prohibit-
ed.
Children under 16 must
be accompanied by an
adult.
Anyone who requires
an auxiliary aid or service
for effective communica-
tion or a modification of
policies or procedures to
participate in a program,
service, activity or pub-
lic meeting of the City of
Greer should contact 864-
968-7008 as soon as pos-
sible, but no later than 48
hours prior to the sched-
uled event.
GREER CHAMBER
TO CELEBRATE 81 YEARS
The Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce is
holding their 81st Annual
Celebration, presented by
Greer Memorial Hospital,
on Thursday, Jan. 31, from
6-9 p.m. at the Embassy
Suites Greenville Golf Re-
sort & Conference Cen-
ter, located at 670 Verdae
Blvd., Greenville.
The cocktail reception
will begin at 6 p.m. with
dinner and the program
starting at 7 p.m.
The chamber is current-
ly accepting nominations
for 2018 awards.
speaker and teacher, will
be conducting monthly
services the first Friday
of each month beginning
Friday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. at
Glad Tidings Tabernacle.
located at 100 Oneal Rd in
Greer.
His meetings include
anointed worship, preach-
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Drink on Friday, Mar. 19,
from 5-8 p.m. at Greer City
about the Foothills Phil-
harmonic Orchestra,
Park with Food Trucks, please visit www.foothill-
tailgating games, and mu- sphilharmonic.org. or call
sic. Follow the event for the office at (864) 326-
Food Truck announce- 5780.
ments and more informa-
tion.
Food and beverages will
RECURRING MEETINGS |
be available onsite. Valid
ID is required to purchase Wellford City Council
alcohol. Outside alcohol 6 p.m. first Tuesday
and coolers are prohib- of the month
ited. Children under 16 Wellford City Hall
must be accompanied by 127 Syphrit Rd,
an adult. Wellford, SC 29385
Anyone who requires 439-4875
an auxiliary aid or service
for effective communica- Lyman Town Council
tion or a modification of 6 p.m. second Monday
policies or procedures to of the month
participate in a program, Lyman Town Hall
service, activity or pub- 81 Groce Rd,
lic meeting of the City of Lyman, SC 29365
Greer should contact 864- 439-3453
968-7008 as soon as pos-
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hours prior to the sched- 6 p.m. second Tuesday
To the rescue uled event.
ORCHESTRA CONTINUES
of the month
Duncan Town Hall
153 W Main St,
WITH MASTERWORKS III Duncan, SC 29334
The Foothills Philhar- 439-2664
monic Orchestra contin-
ues its 2017-18 season Greer City Council
with Masterworks III on 6:30 p.m. second and
Saturday, Mar. 30, from fourth Tuesdays
7:30-10 p.m. at the River- of the month
WINTERSKUNK MUSIC FEST All of Foothills’ concerts side Baptist Church, lo- Greer City Hall
WILL RETURN FEB. 8-9 are free and general ad- cated at 1249 S. Suber Rd 301 E Poinsett St
The third annual Win- mission to the public. Greer. Greer, SC 29651
terSkunk Music Fest is Refreshments will be All of Foothills’ concerts 848-2150
returning to The Spinning provided following the are free and general ad-
Jenny in Greer on Friday performance at the re- mission to the public. Blue Ridge Lions Club
and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, ception where people can Refreshments will be 7 p.m. second Thursday
with local craft beer, craft meet and greet the per- provided following the of each month
vendors and food trucks. formers. performance at the re- Blue Ridge Baptist Church
Friday will feature Caleb The program includes ception where people can 3950 Pennington Rd
Caudle, Sugarcane Jane selected compositions by meet and greet the per- Greer, SC 29651
and Edward David Ander- different composers, pre- formers. 404-7474
son. pared and performed by The program includes
Saturday will feature different chamber ensem- Gustav Mahler’s ambitious Greer Commission
Amanda Anne Platt & bles within Foothills Phil- and powerful Symphony of Public Works
The Honeycutters, South harmonic. No. 1, as well as the an- 12:30 p.m. last Monday
Hill Banks, The Grateful Performing in Greenville nouncement of the winner of the month
Brothers, Sawyer, Brother since 2000, Foothills Phil- for the 2018-19 Future Greer CPW
Oliver, The Maggie Valley harmonic is committed Stars Competition. 301 McCall St
Band and Matt Fassas. to providing high-quality, Performing in Greenville Greer, SC 29650
Tickets and more infor- classical music perfor- since 2000, Foothills Phil- 848-5500
mation can be found at al- mances to the Upstate harmonic is committed
binoskunk.com. community free of charge. to providing high-quality, Greer Development
The orchestra is an classical music perfor- Corporation
GREER BRIDAL SHOWCASE all-volunteer orchestra mances to the Upstate 8 a.m. fourth Thursday
COMING SATURDAY, FEB. 9 made up of accomplished community free of charge. of the month
Join the City of Greer non-professional musi- The orchestra is an GDC Boardroom
Events Center for brunch cians from the Upstate re- all-volunteer orchestra 111 S Main St
as they gather with the gion of South Carolina. made up of accomplished Greer, SC 29650
Upstate’s best wedding Orchestra membership non-professional musi- 416-0125
vendors for the Greater includes individuals from cians from the Upstate re-
Greer Bridal Showcase on many walks of life includ- gion of South Carolina. Greater Greer Chess Club
Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 ing part-time musicians, Orchestra membership 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday
a.m. to 12 p.m. at the The teachers, lawyers, busi- includes individuals from Thrive Assisted Living
Event Halls at Greer City ness professionals, and many walks of life includ- and Memory Care
Hall. homemakers. ing part-time musicians, 715 S. Buncombe Rd.
The second annual Kory Vrieze is the Or- teachers, lawyers, busi- Greer, SC 29650
Greater Greer Bridal Show- chestra’s Artistic Director ness professionals, and 895-2691
case will highlight local and Conductor. homemakers. Kory Vrieze Players of all skill levels
vendors and their talents Membership in the Foot- is the Orchestra’s Artistic are welcome.
including décor, food, and hills Philharmonic is open Director and Conductor.
entertainment in a “mock to amateur and profes- Membership in the Foot- SOAR Line Dancing
reception” style. sional musicians. hills Philharmonic is open 10 a.m. second and fourth
Meet face to face with Training in youth or- to amateur and profes- Wednesdays of the month
musicians, photographers, chestra, college orchestra, sional musicians. Training Tryon Recreation Center
wedding planners, and or professional orchestra, in youth orchestra, college 226 Oakland Ave
more at the Greater Greer in the Greenville Concert orchestra, or professional Greer, SC 29650
Bridal Showcase. Band or an equivalent orchestra, in the Green- 848-2192
Brides, grooms, family, band is suggested as nec- ville Concert Band or an
and friends are invited. essary experience. equivalent band is sug- Greer Centennial Lions Club
Tickets include entry For more information gested as necessary expe- 12 p.m. second and fourth
into the showcase, a light about joining the orches- rience. Tuesday of the month
brunch, and local vendor tra, interested parties For more information Mutts BBQ Restaurant
information. should contact the person- about joining the orches- 101 West Road
To register, visit www. nel manager at foothill- tra, interested parties Greer, SC 29650
cityofgreer.org/738/ spersonnel@foothillsphil. should contact our per- 848-3999
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ANNUAL CONCERT FEB. 9 ic Orchestra, please visit about this concert, or
The Foothills Philhar- www.foothillsphilharmon-
monic Orchestra contin- ic.org. or call the office at
ues its 2017-18 season 326-5780.
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7:30-10 p.m. at the Can- FOOD TRUCK ROLLOUT
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DAVE
SAYS Lavish Nails now open on Suber Road
DAVE BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
RAMSEY
Lavish Nails and Spa is

Worried now open in Greer under

the ownership of Tiffany
Le.

about
A ribbon cutting is being
planned for January while
Grand Opening discounts
are available for the entire

mom
Q: My mom is 75, and
I’m the executor of her
estate. She has $500,000
in retirement accounts,
and the only debt she
has is around $70,000
on her mortgage. Most of
her money is in the stock
market, with only $20,000
in a money market ac-
count, and this worries
me. She lives well within
her means, so am I wrong
to be concerned? Also,
do you think she should
go ahead and pay off her
mortgage?  high quality products to
DR: Yes, I would recom-
mend she go ahead a pay
off the mortgage. If she
can do that at age 75, and
still have $430,000 left,
that’s the way to go.
Now, being in the stock
market at her age sounds
like a shock to you. I don’t
think it’s a bad thing
at all. It’s not what the
typical financial planner
tells you to do. For the
most part, they’ll tell you
month.
“The beauty, making
people smile and custom-
er service” are what Le en-
joys most about the busi-
ness.
Le, who lives nearby
with kids attending River-
side High School, has been
in the business for 15
years but opened this new
location in December.
Customers will receive
30 percent off through
January, and the first 100
people in the door will get
a free gift.
“Helping more people
is what we’re looking for-
ward to,” Le said. “We use
serve the community.”
The first of many raffle
drawings will take place
on Jan. 25 with the first PHOTO | SUBMITTED
price being an Apple iPad,
the second prize being a Lavish Nails and Spa recently opened its doors at 850 E Suber Road #140 in Greer. The spa is open Monday-Saturday
Breville Precision Brewer from 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
thermal set and the third
prize being a $50 gift cer- “After the new year, we A raffle will be tak- E Suber Road #140, Greer, p.m. and Sunday from
tificate to Lavish Nails will do a ribbon cutting,” ing place each month and hours of operation are 12-6 p.m. For more infor-
Greer. Raffle tickets are Le said. “We’re not sure throughout the year. Lav- Monday through Saturday mation, visit Lavish Nails
available at the business. the date yet.” ish Nails is located at 850 from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 Greer on Facebook.

Meta Bowers to lead the Meyer Center

to get super conservative
with your money as you
get older. But from what
you’ve said, she’s not
going to use this money.
She’s going to use the
income from this money.
So, the money’s going to
be left alone. If she’s in
good mutual funds, and
not single stocks, I’m not
worried about her.
Let’s pay off the mort-
gage, and then she can
start taking her income
off the remainder. With
the house payment out of
the way, she won’t need
as much in terms of in-
come, because she won’t
be sending money to the
bank to pay the note on
the house anymore. I’m
comfortable with that. I’m
58, and I’m 100 percent
into stocks through mu-
tual funds. I don’t have
anything else, and I really
don’t ever plan on chang-
ing that!
As new
executive
director
Meta Bowers has been
tapped as the new execu-
tive director of the Meyer
Center.
Bowers had been serving
with Pickens County Meals
on Wheels and will begin
her role on Jan. 21.
Bowers has more than
ten years of fundraising
and non-profit manage-
ment experience.
“The Meyer Center has
a long legacy of enriching
the lives of children with
disabilities so they reach
their maximum potential.
I am excited to be a part
of this incredible organi-
zation and look forward
to working with the Green-
ville community to ensure
Dr. Meyer’s vision is car-
ried out to its fullest,” said
Bowers.
During her tenure with
Pickens County Meals on
Wheels, the organization
grew from a one-room
office housed in a local
church with no kitchen to
a fifteen-thousand square
foot facility that serves
as a statewide model for
senior services, the McK-
issick Center for Senior
Wellness.
The McKissick Center
‘The Meyer Center has a long legacy
meaningful life,” Bowers
said.
of enriching the lives of children with
The Meyer Center will
celebrate 65 years of serv-
ing children with disabili-
disabilities so they reach their maximum ties in 2019.
“This will be a big year
potential.’ for the center with a lot to
celebrate. We are excited
about having Meta and her
Meta Bowers leadership experience to
Executive Director carry Dr. Meyer’s legacy
forward so we can serve
was established as the re- all that I have learned to more children and give
sult of a $1.2 million capi- further the mission and them the building blocks
tal campaign. programs at the Meyer they need to achieve their
“I am extremely proud of Center. I am fully commit- fullest potential,” said
what I have accomplished ted to ensuring every child Bill Harder, Meyer Center
at Pickens County Meals has the opportunity to Board President.
on Wheels. I intend to use live an engaged, alert and

Changing jobs
and retirement
savings
Q: What happens to
my Roth 401(k) when I
change jobs and go to
a company that doesn’t
offer this type of invest-
ment savings account?
How should you proceed
in this situation?
DR: Anytime you leave
one company for another,
you should always roll
your 401(k) from your
former employer into an
IRA (Individual Retire-
ment Account). If it’s a
traditional IRA, you roll
it to a traditional IRA. If
it’s a Roth IRA, you roll
it to a Roth IRA. You
would choose your own
mutual funds, and you
would manage your own
accounts, with the help of
a financial advisor of your
choosing.
When it comes to choos-
ing a financial advisor, my
advice is to find someone
with the heart of a teach-
er. A good financial ad-
visor will help you make
informed decisions about
your money, and they will
explain all aspects of your
investments until you ful-
ly understand everything.
In short, a quality advisor
will never encourage you
 |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Plan for the
working class
To the editor, is a problem maker and
  not a problem solver, a
The role of government wealth consumer and not
is to maintain an environ- a wealth creator.           
ment for life, liberty and The solution for the
the pursuit of happiness working class is to “Tear
and not to manage the down the wall of the in-
economy. The best gov- come/payroll tax sys-
ernment can do is take tem and repeal the 16th
from some and give to Amendment.” End direct
others, picking winners taxation along with the
and losers. Government is IRS, income tax, payroll
not a producer of wealth taxes and tax withhold-
and jobs that creates a ing. Renew our lost civil
bigger tax base and high- rights, freedom and liber-
er standard of living.  ty. Stop using the tax sys-
More government is not tem to divide us into class-
the solution to the prob- es. Remove the taxes on
lems caused by govern- jobs and production (in-
ment. Passage of the 16th come, savings and invest-
Amendment, creating the ment) as these are what
Federal Reserve and Roo- create wealth and a high-
sevelt’s Square Deal are er standard of living for
causes of the problems all.  The present income/
as they interjected so- payroll tax system hurts
cialism and politics into the working class by erod-
the science of economic, ing the individual liberties
the allocation of goods of self-interest, division
and services.  The unin- of labor and freedom of
tended consequences of trade. Reject politics from
socialism are more gov- the science of economics.
ernment, an elitist ruling
class, inequalities, corrup- Paul Livingston
tion and a dead end road Jacksonville, Florida
for the country.  Socialism

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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019
P I’M JUST
aul was doing the cooking for Christ-
mas dinner and, per my request, did
his rustic mushroom pie and savory
nut roast.
Nut roast.
Look it up. Seriously, you’re going to
have to look it up. If I had a dollar for
everyone who’s asked, with an under-
tone of mockery, “Nut roast? What on
earth is nut roast?” I could stop writing
columns and just lie in bed and eat it
everyday while washing it down with
gluhwein.
Gluhwein—just, never mind.
All I had to do was produce the des-
sert.
As my sister was coming for Christmas
dinner, I wanted to prepare a trifle as
it was traditional to our English family
household and awfully good. Now, let
me say right here that I do not use the
imported, ‘Bird’s Eye Custard’ or make
it from scratch. No, I cheat and ladle in
instant vanilla pudding over the sponge
‘lady fingers’ that both sandwich Dam-
son Jam preserves and line the bottom
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
Police nab
suspect in
restaurant
case
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Wednesday May 25, 1994
Police arrested a suspect
shortly after a downtown
restaurant was burglarized for
the fourth time in 10 days.
According to this front page
story, William Marion Greco was
charged with all four counts
of burglary after taking money
from the restaurant.
Greco was caught after a
stakeout by police.
The vandalized restaurant
was Horton’s Sidewalk Cafe on
Littlefield St.
In other news, an Ohio de-
veloper was considering a $6
million project on Wade Hamp-
ton Boulevard.
The development was set to
take shape across from Pied-
mont Plaza.
Three-hundred and fifty
volunteers raised more than
$11,000 for Greer Community
Ministries during a “Love thy
Neighbor” walk-a-thon.
The greatest amount of money
raised by one individual was
$1,000.
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A trifling dilemma
SAYING
PAM STONE
of the bowl. They are then drenched
with a glug of booze, in this instance,
Cream Sherry.
“You’re looking for cooking sherry?”
asked the manager of Ingles when I was
doing last minute shopping on Christ-
mas Eve and couldn’t find it in the wine
and beer display.
“Cooking sherry doesn’t contain alco-
hol, right?” I replied, walking towards
the designated aisle with him.
“No, it doesn’t,” he said, as if reassur-
ing me.
I stopped and stared at him for a beat.
“Then what’s the point of that?” I
asked, and left to hit an ABC store.
On Christmas Day, I gathered all the
ingredients together to create my frothy
GUEST EDITORIAL
Rededicating our focus
to good government
We can all afford to better ourselves in some
way, and this time each year many us resolve
to do so – whether it’s adopting a healthier life-
style, working a little harder toward a goal, or
learning a new skill.
And for those of us in public office, this sea-
son of resolutions is an opportunity to reflect
on our own service and consider ways we can
do better. So as I do each New Year, I’ve taken
it upon myself to offer a few goals I believe ev-
eryone in public leadership – elected officials,
agency heads, bureaucrats, and members of
various public boards and commissions – would
do well to commit:
Take it easy on the taxpayers. Politicians
spend the fruits of their constituents’ labor os-
tensibly to provide services that improve those
constituents’ lives. But we know that a lot of
politicians have a wildly differing view than Joe
Taxpayer does about what constitutes prudent
use of public dollars. Consequently, the cost of
local, state and federal government has become
unduly burdensome for far too many.
Conscientious public officials will remain
mindful of the pinch that their decisions put
on people’s wallets, and will remember that one
sure way to improve people’s quality of life is to
let them keep more of their own money.
 Commit to transparency. Government best
serves the people when the sun is permitted
to shine in, so we ought to make it a priority
to show citizens how decisions are made and
how tax dollars are spent. Make sure public re-
cords are readily available to citizens. Publish
as much information as possible – including
all itemized expenditures – on the web. Ensure
meetings are streamed on the web if possible,
and held with plenty of advance notice to maxi-
mize citizen-participation.  make informed decisions.
Transparency holds public officials account-
able, makes problems easier to catch, and fos-
ters trust between government and the gov-
erned.
 Respect those who ask the tough ques-
tions. Just about every public body has one: the
citizen watchdog who attends every meeting,
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concoction. On the bottom of the pedes- It worked. The weight of the whipped
tal bowl went the sherry soaked, sponge cream sunk the sponge and for an extra
sandwiches and I opened the packets of bit of flair, I tossed in a scattering of
vanilla pudding, opened the fridge and chocolate drops and sliced strawberries.
gasped. In the crystal pedestal bowl, in made
No milk. I’d remembered to buy sherry quite the festive presentation.
but no milk. Until it was served.
“We’ve no milk,” I said to Paul’s back Like an order of eggs over-easy, it
as he continued processing his nuts for spooned out like runny, thick soup, tak-
the roast. ing all the rest of the ingredients with it.
“We have almond milk.” he pointed The jam had worked its way free and be-
out. came quite friendly with the cream sher-
“I don’t think the pudding will set with ry. The lady fingers remained islands in
almond milk,” I said, on the verge of a a continent of vanilla confection.
whimper. But...it was good! It was really, real-
“Maybe not, but it’ll be healthier,” he ly good. If you closed your eyes you’d
replied unhelpfully. swear Starbuck’s had come up with
It didn’t set. Well, it sort of set. But not a Trifle Latte, along with their Mocha
really. As I spooned it into the bowl, the Peppermint and Pumpkin Spice seasonal
lady fingers, hit by the yellow tsunami of favorites. So if you know someone who
instant vanilla sludge, began to float to can’t presently manage solid food, feel
the surface like life rafts. There was no free to email me and I’ll give you the
time for corrections. I do find, however, recipe.
that adding enough whipped cream will It also goes great with a nut roast.
cover a multitude of sins, and added a
good 3” of that atop the disaster.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
New
A
new year, month, week or
day offers a much-needed
fresh start.
The mundane of day-to-day
life—sleeping, eating, working—
can become routine, but the
beginning of something new can
bring renewed focus.
I have some lofty ideas, but a
key to success is tangible goals.
During the new year of 2019,
I’d like to write more outside of
work, read more, engage more
with others and be more physi-
cally active.
For my birthday, Brad and
I got roller blades, and I re-
ceived some Frisbee golf discs
for Christmas, so I hope to get
outside more when the weather
 | is nice to do more roller blading,
playing Frisbee disc golf, walk-
ing and exercising on a regular
basis.
I have been looking at various
activities.
One of my tangible goals is
to spend at least three minutes
each morning doing some sort
of exercise.
With schedules changing from
week to week, consistency is
difficult.
often sitting in the front row. They often pose But, hopefully, I’ll develop
uncomfortable questions, write letters to the some healthy patterns of activi-
editor, and sometimes use open-records laws to ty one way or another through a
request information. Though they may be an- conscious effort.
noying to the politicians, their role is a vital one.  As far as engaging more with
Evaluate priorities. The current $24 billion others, I have been working on
deficit in the state pension system for teachers this one for a while.
and public employees is perhaps our state’s Since I met Brad, he has been
most critical issue — with far-reaching ramifi- rubbing off on me as Brad is
cations — yet it doesn’t receive nearly the focus very social, considerate and
it deserves. And therein lies one of the funda- thoughtful in his pursuit of
mental challenges to quality government: Elect- friendships with others.
ed officials frequently devote their attention to I have always been more re-
issues they view as having political benefits — served; I’ve just been more com-
such as those designed to generate headlines, fortable sharing and listening
appeal to a favored constituency, or gain ad- one on one with people in my
vantage over political adversaries — while leav- life, but I am learning to engage
ing unaddressed the more mundane, but often in group settings.
more substantial, matters. Slowly but surely, I am getting
The wise will remember that the glitzy issues to know the community in
aren’t always the most important, and it’s often which I live and work.
those with less headline-grabbing appeal — par- Also, having visited some
ticularly those related to finance — that are of book stores in the past month,
greater consequence. I am looking forward to reading
Elevate the debate. One of the hallmarks of more, probably before bed as I
a healthy political system is the ability to dis- have recently started up again.
agree amicably. Right now, I am reading about
Public officials at all levels can — and must Abigail Adams, who lived in
— take the lead in restoring civility. We should early America.
strive to set the right example… to demonstrate Finally, I’d love to write more
that it’s possible to advocate our views — even on my own time as I enjoy
to fight for closely-held convictions — without all kinds of stories, including
descending into the gutter. Those who have fiction, biographies, mysteries,
confidence in the strength of their positions children’s books and more.
should never hesitate to take the high road. I have a blog that I may try to
Our election campaigns are a good place to update, writing five minutes a
start. Positive, issue-oriented campaigns help day.
establish a standard for others, and help voters We’ll see what goals I actually
achieve, but just having some
There’s not a person in government who objectives is helpful for me to
doesn’t have at least some room to improve use my time wisely.
how they serve the public. Let’s dedicate our- Psalm 90:12 says, “So teach us
selves to doing so in 2019. to number our days that we may
get a heart of wisdom.”
This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard Eckstrom.
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Upstate man finds comfort from bunny, Boo Boo

Advocating ‘On New Year’s Eve last year, he was sitting
“It was 1 in 10,000 chance
that I would win it.”
Jordan, who is a singer,
for Emotional on my shoulder at a Casino in Florida put together a show and
makes rounds to senior
Support when they called my name to win a 2017 centers around Greenville
with Boo Boo and has cre-
Jaguar car. It was 1 in 10,000 chance that
Animals ated an act where he sings
to the folks and does ka-
I would win it.’ raoke.
BY KAELYN CASHMAN Jordan calls the act:
STAFF WRITER “Brucie B & The Boo.”
Bruce Jordan Boo Boo and Jordan
An Upstate man is were recently on a local TV
hoping to inspire others Show “Your Carolina,” and
alongside his unique four- Jordan now has his own
legged friend mall or downtown Green- Boo Boo sometimes Instagram “thefoom.”
A transplant from ville where he’s become a sleeps next to Jordan at Jordan has recently writ-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, regular. night. ten to the “Ellen Show,” so
65-year-old Bruce Jordan Jordan has become an ESA can help with she can meet Boo Boo and
is sharing the story of Emotional Support Animal comforting the elderly, spread the word that Emo-
his best friend, Boo Boo, (ESA) Advocate to try and the lonely, those going tional Support Animals
a black and white fully help others overcome de- through Chemotherapy can and will make a differ-
trained male Dutch Dwarf pression. and folks dealing with Au- ence in a person’s life.
rabbit. “Bunnies make great tism. Jordan also plans on
Jordan was gifted Boo PHOTO | SUBMITTED pets but need a lot of at- Boo Boo has also brought writing a book.
Boo three and a half years tention,” Jordan said. Jordan some luck.
ago after a tragic season Bruce Jordan is sharing the story of his best friend, Boo “They can be trained to “On New Year’s Eve last kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
where he lost his mom, Boo, with the Upstate. accompany the person in year, he was sitting on my
dad and sister. their travels.” shoulder at a Casino in
“He travels everywhere “At home, he doesn’t live Florida when they called
with me,” said Jordan of Jordan spent a lot of sit on his shoulder and in a cage but gets the roam my name to win a 2017
Boo Boo. time training Boo Boo to now takes him out to the of the house,” he said. Jaguar car,” Jordan said.

Governor announces trustee, commission appointments

Governor Henry McMas-
ter recently announced
two appointments to the
University of South Caro-
lina (USC) Board of Trust-
ees and one to the South
Carolina Commission on
Higher Education.
McMaster chose Rich-
ard A. (Dick) Jones, Jr. of
Greenville to fill the gu-
bernatorially appointed
at-large seat on the USC
Board of Trustees.
Jones, a former mem-
ber of the South Carolina
Commission on Higher Ed-
ucation, is a senior attor-
ney at the Greenville law
firm Dobson, Jones, Ball,
Phillips & Bridges.
Jones is a graduate of
the University of South
Carolina and the Univer-
sity of South Carolina
School of Law and re-
ceived his Master of Laws
in Taxation from George-
town University.
Jones’ seat was previ-
ously held by Thomas C.
Cofield of Lexington, who
resigned on December 14. the world. Mr. Jones and senator Wes Hayes as investment and for the Director Farr. “I am excit-
Governor McMaster has Mr. Adams understand Chairman of the Commis- hardworking people that ed to continue serving as
also appointed Carey D. that our state’s future sion and Upstate business- make up our workforce,” LLR’s director and look
(Dan) Adams of Travelers economic prosperity and man Charles Dalton. said Gov. Henry McMaster. forward to building on
Rest as the governor’s des- success is enhanced by “Director Farr has proven the agency’s successes as
ignee on the USC Board of vibrant, robust, and dy- FARR TO CONTINUE that she is the right per- we carry out our vision
Trustees. namic research universi- AS DIRECTOR OF LLR son for the job, and I am of making South Carolina
Adams is the owner of ties, colleges, and techni- Governor Henry McMas- grateful for her continued a safe place to work and
The Capital Corporation, cal schools. I know they ter also announced that service to our great state.” live.”
an investment banking will provide the board of Emily H. Farr will continue LLR has been instrumen- LLR has been an essen-
firm and is a graduate of trustees with innovative serving as the director of tal in developing a collab- tial part of Team South
the University of South leadership and an unwav- the South Carolina Depart- orative relationship with Carolina during the state’s
Carolina Upstate and its ering commitment to ex- ment of Labor, Licensing, SC fire service leaders to response during Hurri-
graduate school of bank- cellence.” and Regulation (LLR). carry out the mission of canes Florence and Irma.
ing. He is the Chairman Additionally, Governor Farr was first appoint- the agency’s State Fire Di- Through LLR’s State Fire
of the Palmetto Promise McMaster has appoint- ed to her current position vision. Division, the agency is re-
Institute and sits on the ed Ben W. Satcher to fill by former Governor Nik- This collaborative ap- sponsible for coordinat-
Artisphere Board. Jones’ position on the ki Haley in August, 2016 proach resulted in the ing and leading the state’s
Adams’ new position Commission on Higher Ed- and was confirmed by the launch of Fire Safe SC, a firefighting and search
was previously held by ucation. South Carolina Senate on statewide Community Risk and rescue emergency
Mark Buyck of Florence. Satcher, who has served March 8, 2017. Reduction program with functions during state-
“The University of South as the Chief Development “Emily Farr’s focus on the ultimate goal of reduc- wide emergencies.
Carolina has served as our Officer of the Kappa Alpha fire safety has resulted ing fire-related deaths in During the hurricanes,
state’s flagship institu- Order Education Founda- in a more unified and ef- each county. This program State Fire coordinated and
tion of higher education tion since 2008, is a gradu- fective approach than is in partnership with S.C. managed in-state search
for over two hundred and ate of Clemson University our state has ever seen State Firefighters’ Associa- and rescue and firefight-
seventeen years,” said and lives in Lexington, S.C. among its firefighting tion, S.C. Fire Chiefs Asso- ing assets sent in response
Gov. Henry McMaster. Governor McMaster has community, and her pas- ciation, and S.C. Fire Mar- to the storm, as well as
“It has produced genera- now appointed three new sion for making it easier shals Association. search and rescue teams
tions of leaders who have members to the Commis- to do business in South “I am thankful to Gov- from Tennessee, Louisi-
helped shape the history sion on Higher Education, Carolina has made it even ernor McMaster for his ana, and FEMA.
our state, our nation and including former state more attractive for capital continued support,” said

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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Virginia Teseniar Few
Virginia Frances Tese-
niar Few, 84, wife of Paul
Vernon “Rusty” Few, went
to be with Jesus on Fri-
day, December 28, 2018.
She was loved and sup-
ported by many family
and friends. Born in High
Shoals, North Carolina,
she was the daughter of
the late Carrol Britton and
Della Jay Sisk Teseniar.
Most of her work expe-
rience was as a supervisor
at J.P. Stevens but she re-
tired from Homelite/Tex-
tron. She was a member of
Praise Cathedral.
She is survived by her
children, Deborah Shirk
(Jonathan), Sandra Har-
vey (Clint), Christopher
Few and Robin Few, all of
Greer, and David Coster
(Jan), of Greenwood; a sis-
ter, Doris Harrill, and a
brother, Daniel Teseniar,
both of Spartanburg. Cher-
ishing her memory are
eight grandchildren, Ash-
lei Summey (Ryan), Jessica
Few, Brandon Hamilton,
Matthew Few (Madalyn),
J.D. Desrosiers (Nita),
Melissa Larson (Travis),
Matt Coster (Ginger), John
Coster (Stephanie), and 10
great-grandchildren, Mor-
gan and Haley Summey,
Jayce Adam, Jonathan Wil-
liams, Veronica Ochieng,
Victoria Leroy, Bley Tar-
leton, Luke, Brooke and
Olivia Coster.
She was predeceased by
her husband of 62 years;
a son, Kenneth Few; and
brothers Reid, Calvin, J.W.,
and Larry Teseniar.
Funeral services were
held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday,
December 30, 2018 at
The Wood Mortuary con-
ducted by Deborah Shirk.
Entombment followed in
Hillcrest Memory Gardens
Mausoleum.
Pallbearers were Mat-
thew Few, Brandon Ham-
ilton, Ryan Summey, Shan-
non Harrill, Josh Harrill,
and Dustin Harrill.
Visitation was held 2:15-
3:15 p.m. Sunday at The
Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home of the daughter and
NOMINATIONS: Being accepted by The Greer Citizen STREETSCAPE: Work
FROM PAGE ONE
FORMER WINNERS  |
LISA GARLAND (2012)
Lisa Garland, owner of
Stomping Grounds Coffee
House and Wine Bar, was
the 2012 winner of this
award.
“Out of all the places I
have ever lived, for what-
ever reason, Greer feels
more like home to me than
anywhere,” she said. “It’s
the people. The day I came
here, I could feel the good
energy in the air. Even
though I was an outsider,
I was embraced by every-
one. Everyone in this town
has a good heart, and that
is what makes it feel like
home. It only feels like I
have been here for three
months, but at the same
time it feels like I have al-
ways been here.”
Garland continues to
operate a successful
Trade Street business, as
Stomping Grounds has be-
come one of the staples in
downtown.
MARTHA BENNETT (2013)
Martha Bennett, The
Greer Citizen’s 2013 Cit-
izen of the Year, remains
the operating manager
of Daily Bread Ministries,
which provides services
to homeless families in
downtown Greer.
The nonprofit has grown
through the years. In
2013, Bennett was work-
ing to help the nonprofit
raise funds for a homeless
shelter, which has since
been constructed on the
property next to the soup
kitchen.
In a 2013 interview, Ben-
nett had a clear vision for
what a homeless shelter
should look like.
“We need a shelter here,”
son-in-law, Sandra and
Clint Harvey.
The family would like
to send a special thanks
to her caregivers, McCay-
la Pittman, Connie Surry,
Brenda Maser, and a spe-
cial niece, Sherry Crocker.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
Alzheimer’s Association,
301 University Ridge,
Suite 5850, Greenville, SC
29601 or Wren Hospice,
955 W. Wade Hampton
Blvd., Suite 3A, Greer, SC
29650.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Hugh Porter McClimon, Sr.
Veteran
Hugh Porter McClimon,
Sr., 80, husband of Car-
ole Ann Carter McClimon,
passed away Tuesday, De-
cember 4, 2018.
Born in Greer,
SC, he was the
son of the late
Glenn Nalley
and Essie Mae McElrath
McClimon. He served in
the U.S. Air Force and re-
tired from the Army Na-
tional Guard. He was a
1960 graduate of Clem-
son University and earned
his Masters Degree from
Clemson in 1967 in Agri-
culture Education. He was
State Supervisor of Agri-
culture Education for the
S.C. Department of Educa-
tion. Mr. McClimon served
as Chairman of the SCFFA
Foundation Board for 40
years. He also served on
the Anderson County Soil
and Water Conservation
Commission. He was a
member and Past Presi-
dent of the Anderson Lions
Club where he received
the Melvin Jones Award.
He was also a member of
Anderson American Le-
gion Post 14 and St. John's
United Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife,
he is survived by a daugh-
ter, Deborah Ann Greene
and husband, Bill; son,
Hugh Porter McClimon, Jr.
and wife, Stephanie; two
granddaughters, Kath-
erine Ann Draisen and
husband, Jonathan, and
Cynthia Anne McClimon;
brother, Glenn McClimon;
and a sister, Anita Colbert.
He was preceded in
death by a brother, Ben
McClimon.
A celebration of life ser-
vice will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, January 5, at St.
John's United Methodist
Church in Anderson.
will move forward in 2019
O’Neal said. “If we taught
them a trade, got them
off the streets—there are
ways to help these people.
Some of them really want
to be helped.”
Greer STEP (Shelter to
Empower People) does
just that, taking in a se-
lect few families at a time,
teaching them trades and
sending them out with
better skills.
BRUCE TAYLOR (2014)
Bruce Taylor, a longtime
Meals on Wheels volun-
teer, spent many years
meeting the practical
needs of his neighbors.
The 2014 Citizen of the
Year became well known
for his work at Greer Com-
munity Ministries.
“There are some people
out there in need. I know
they’re in need in Africa
and they’re in need around
the world, but we’ve got
them here in Greer,” Tay-
lor said in his 2014 inter-
view with The Greer Cit-
izen. “I know whenever I
hand them that meal, that
person’s at least going to
have one meal.”
Born in the 1920s, Tay-
lor was a 1942 graduate
of Greer High School. In
1943, he enlisted in the
U.S. Army, where he com-
pleted four years of ser-
vice.
Taylor graduated from
Clemson University in just
three years and became
an instructor shortly af-
ter. Taylor made a career
at Victor Mill, working for
30 years until 1980. He
then helped customers at
Dobson’s Hardware for 20
years. He was married to
Bertha Taylor for 61 years
and raised two children.
Taylor passed away on
Feb. 27, 2017 at the age of
94.
Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
Danny ‘Motoe’ Neal
Danny “Motoe” Lee Neal,
60, widower of Marie Bates
Neal, passed away Decem-
ber 30, 2018.
A native of Greer, son
of the late Robert Lee and
Emma Mae Cox Neal, he
was an employee of Gold-
en Brush and a member
of New Hope Freedom
Church.
Surviving are one son,
Anthony Neal, of Green-
ville; three daughters,
Tabatha Peebles (Shane)
and Christy Sellers (Mike),
all of Travelers Rest, and
April Neal (Shaun), of Blue
Ridge; two sisters, Debra
Stewart and Linda Roper,
both of Greer; grandchil-
dren, Bryson, Peyton, Ja-
cob, Dylan, Daniel, Dani-
ka, Angel, Noah, Katelyn,
Austin, Jordan, Jasmine,
Chandler, Joseph, Chas-
sidey and Bentley; and his
uncle, Butch, of Greer.
Mr. Neal was prede-
ceased by two grandchil-
dren, Tony and Gabriel.
Funeral services will be
held 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
January 5, 2019 at The
Wood Mortuary, conduct-
ed by Rev. Jammy Carson
and Rev. T.J. Marcus. Buri-
al will follow in Wood Me-
morial Park.
Pallbearers will be Dylan
Smith, Daniel Neal, Jordan
Gooch, Bryson Neal, Chan-
dler Gooch and Austin
Hill.
Honorary escort will be
Motoe’s Posse.
Visitation will be held
6-8 p.m. Friday, January 4,
2019 at The Wood Mortu-
ary.
The family is at the
home.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Obituaries can be emailed
to sreider@greercitizen.com or
dropped off at 317 Trade St.
Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost:
$60; with photo $75.
GEE (2015)
Lonnie “Gee” McGee be-
came the unofficial leader
of Greer High’s marching
band, the Yellow Jacket’s
number one fan, and a
friend to many during his
time in Greer.
“You’d see him on the
corner. You’d see him at
every football game. He
was a Greer icon,” Sgt.
Chris Forrester with the
Greer Police Department
said in a previous inter-
view. “When it comes to
the Greer High band or
Greer High football, there
was Gee--his pants rolled
up and a whistle in his
mouth.”
Gee, the 2015 Greer Cit-
izen of the Year and re-
ferred to often as “Greer’s
favorite son,” moved to
Clinton last year, but re-
mains connected to the
town that loves him dear-
ly.
“There’s a soft spot in
the soul of the Greer com-
munity for people like
Gee,’” Greer Mayor Rick
Danner said. “He’s just
one of us.”
Gee has been back to
Greer several times to see
family and friends—and
he’s also made time to
lead the marching band
through a few more pa-
rades.
SONNY BOROUGHS (2016)
“He was the most caring
man. If he could do any-
thing for anybody, he’d do
it.”
That’s how Delores Bor-
oughs remembers her hus-
band, Sonny, who passed
away in November 2016 af-
ter a long battle with can-
cer. That’s how many oth-
er members of the Greer
community will remember
him, too. A relentless vol-
unteer, a great BBQ cook,
a faithful husband and a
ANNIVERSARY: Restaurant celebrates
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streetscape, and it might
cause some confusion
down here with traffic and
parking, but we’re really
ready to do anything for
whoever wants to eat here.
We have our own golf
cart.”
“This is a casual, family
restaurant,” she said. “We
want to make people feel
comfortable coming in
here.”
When Great Bay first
opened, the family was
still painting and fixing
the place, but the restau-
rant was slammed with
people from wall to wall.
“Business was really
great for about the first
two years; then, the econ-
omy did a number on
everybody,” Diane said.
“When her dad got sick, a
lot of people didn’t come
out because they were sad
coming in here. We just
made it our own, so peo-
ple are comfortable, a hap-
py place.”
A very happy place at
times.
“You met your husband
in here,” Diane said to her
daughter Katie Gambrel.
“We’ve had many people
meet in here and get mar-
ried. We’ve had couples
get married in here. It is a
happy place.”
“A lot of our regulars
have watched me have two
kids,” Gambrel said. “It’s
been a long time of do-
ing this. It’s just like a big
family.”
The Great Bay Oyster
House has been a land-
mark in Greer despite a
number of changes over
the past 15 years.
“We revamped the whole
menu,” Gambrel said of
the time following her fa-
ther’s passing. “It made it
a lot more simple.”
“We were kind of scared
that it would not be a good
thing to do, but we did it,”
she said. “We shut down
for lunches, which was
scary to do, since we were
open for lunch since the
beginning. I feel like it’s
been a good thing. Doing
less things on the menu
has helped.”
The family previously
had a Mexican restaurant,
hibachi and a sushi restau-
rant, which is a private
room today; although, the
restaurant continues to
serve 12 sushi rolls.
“That stays busy,” Gam-
good father—those are
just a few of the ways you
could describe Sonny, who
was married to Delores
for 56 years. Together, the
couple had two children
and two grandchildren.
The family attended Fair-
view Baptist Church. Over
the years, Sonny became
known by local churches,
school PTAs and many
other members of the
community through his
work with local nonprof-
its. Boroughs had his name
tied to a number of chari-
table events, including
the Antique Tractor Car,
Truck, Motorcycle and En-
gine Show, raising funds
for the Cancer Society of
Greenville, the American
Cancer Society and GCM.
JOHNNY NESBITT (2017)
Through coaching track
and field, Johnny Nesbitt
reaches the lives of more
than 200 youth each year.
Nesbitt started an AAU
track program in 1999, the
Greer All-Stars, and the
team has won 15 consec-
utive state championships
since 2003.
Nesbitt estimates that
more than 30 student-ath-
letes have earned college
scholarships through his
program.
“A lot of my kids have
gone on to do great things,
and that’s what I get most
pleased about,” he said. “If
you can run track, you can
do anything in this world.
Track is about discipline.
It’s about the individual
and you have to work hard
to be successful. Nobody
is going to give you any-
thing, you have to earn it.”
He coaches alongside
his wife, Jennifer, who also
has a passion for coaching
student athletes.
Diane Christofferson and her daughter Katie Gambrel
celebrated 15 years in downtown Greer on New Year’s Eve.
brel said of the private
room. “It made it a little
bit more simple, so we
wouldn’t be stressed all
the time.”
“I could still be a mom,”
she said. “I had a newborn
baby when my dad died,
so it was kind of the smart
thing to do. The 12 rolls
we have are great.”
“We had to simplify,”
Christofferson said. “She
had a little daughter then.
We have another side of
our life, not just work.”
While the mother and
daughter team cut back
their load, they have main-
tained dishes such as
salmon, scallops, shrimp
and grits, and a full ser-
vice bar with around 12 to
13 employees.
“We’ve just been very
fortunate, very blessed,
that people that work for
us are loyal,” Christoffer-
son said.
The Christoffersons
moved to the area 21
years ago.
“I picked it off a map
years ago,” Christofferson
said. “I thought it sounded
charming. It just all sort
of worked out from there.
The neighborhood is
great where we live. Most
of these neighbors walk
down here at least once a
week with their families.”
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block from the railroad
tracks to Randall Street.
Work will then move north
to the 200 block and then
to the 100 block.”
Sossamon Construc-
tion was awarded the
streetscape project af-
ter a second round of
bidding. Sossamon bid
$10,868,886, coming in
just below Dillard Exca-
vating’s $10,968,315 bid.
The amount is nearly $1
million lower than Sos-
samon’s original bid.
“The City worked with
professionals to gauge an
estimated cost of the proj-
ect’s scope prior to the
first round of bidding,”
Owens said. “When the
first bid was opened, it
exceeded those estimates,
and the decision was made
to rebid the project.
“The two bids were sep-
arated by less than one
HOMICIDE: Investigated
FROM PAGE ONE
The Greenville County
Coroner’s Office and the
Greenville County Sher-
iff’s Office responded to
reports of a deceased per-
son on Wednesday, Dec.
26, around 7:30 p.m., be-
side the railroad tracks
near the intersection of
Chick Springs Road and
Michelle Drive in Taylors.
“During the investi-
gation an autopsy was
completed, and it was
determined the decedent
suffered a fatal gunshot
wound to his head,” ac-
cording to the Greenville
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
“There aren’t many busi-
nesses run by mother and
daughter, and we’re still
sane,” she said. “We’re ex-
cited; we didn’t think we’d
be here. Those first two
years when her dad was
sick, we had to figure a lot
out.”
“We made it, and we’re
excited,” Gambrel said.
“My kids have been raised
here.”
Olivia, who is nine years
old, talks about owning
the restaurant after her
mother.
“She really sincerely
thinks she’s going to run
it next,” Gambrel said.
“She’s got her goals.”
“All the customers know
her especially because she
comes in and says hi to ev-
erybody,” she said.
The Great Bay Oyster
House is open Monday
through Thursday from
4:30-9:30 p.m., Friday and
Saturday from 4:30-10
p.m. with Happy Hour ev-
ery day from 4:30-7 p.m.
“We want to thank Greer
and the community and
our regular customers
that have allowed The
Great Bay to be open for
15 years,” Christofferson
said.
For more information,
visit www.thegreatbayoys-
terhouse.com.
percent—a good sign that
the bids are in line with
current costs,” he said.
“When the economy is
strong, contractors usual-
ly have plenty of work so
value pricing is rare.”
The City will use fund
reserves to help account
for the difference in the
actual versus projected
costs.
“City Council made it
clear that this project
would be completed with
no millage increase or
business license increase,
and that will be done,”
Owens said. “The strong
economy and careful
management of annual
budgets has helped the
City build its fund reserve
— essentially its savings
account — over the past
several years.”
The city will utilize elec-
tric vehicles as a shuttle
program during construc-
tion.
County Coroner’s Office.
Both the Greenville
County Sheriff’s Office
and the Greenville Coun-
ty Coroner’s Office are
actively investigating Es-
kew’s death. Over the
weekend, investigators
announced they were in
search of a white 2014
Ford F250 pickup truck
that belonged to Eskew.
The tag on the vehicle is
PFX838.
Anyone with informa-
tion regarding this inci-
dent is requested to con-
tact the Greenville County
Sheriff’s Office.
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IONS Greer, SC 29650
879-2913 1 Wilson Avenue • Greer

, Nov. 9,PRACTICAL
2011 ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150
12 noon, and 2HEARING
p.m. Glad Tidings Tabernacle
100 O’Neal Road, Greer • 909-9409 O’Neal Baptist Church Liberty United Methodist Church
SOLUTIONS New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer • 848-4521
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
d Get Straight Unbiased
The Plaza Answers Trinity Fellowship Church 2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032 201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-0419 People’s Baptist Church Mountain View UMC
417 S. Buncombe Road 310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449 6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532
Jim Swiger H.I.S. 1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville • 244-6011
HEARING Greer, SC 29650 BAPTIST
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926
AID Jim SCSwiger DHEC #412
Abner Creek Baptist Church Pleasant Grove Baptist Church St. Mark United Methodist Church
Blue Cross Blue 2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604 1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436 911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141
REPAIR Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist
Shield
SC DHEC #412 Airport Baptist Church Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570
& Humana 776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850
ALL MAKES
Blue Cross Blue Shield & Humana
Apalache Baptist Providence Baptist Church Victor United Methodist Church
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012 2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483 1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
238-4754 Free
se call for appointment. Hearing
Bible Baptist Church Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 921-3557
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-7003
269-1007 Tests
r 281-1092 Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer • 895-5787
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758
3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-8090
BridgePointe Southside Baptist Church
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors • 244-2774 410 S. Main St., Greer • 421-5686 PRESBYTERIAN
Burnsview Baptist Church St. John’s Baptist Church Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer • 879-4006 2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904 2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140
Calvary Baptist Suber Road Baptist Church Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
101 Calvary St., Greer • 877-9759 445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181 1200 Devenger Rd., Greer • 268-7652
Calvary Baptist Taylors First Baptist Church Fellowship Presbyterian Church
108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092 200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535 1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 877-3267
Calvary Hill Baptist United Family Ministries First Presbyterian Church
100 Edward Rd., Lyman 13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235 100 School St., Greer • 877-3612
Calvary Road Baptist Church Victor Baptist Fulton Presbyterian Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643 121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686 821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190
Camp Creek Baptist Church Washington Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors 3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510 OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Welcome Home Baptist Church

CL
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
arolina 4389 Wade
Hampton Blvd.
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer • 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225
Agape House 900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville • 281-0015
Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church

T
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
awn Taylors 4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville • 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan • 266-4269
864-292-1842
& ractor
313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021 2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 322-6847
• 879-2913 Calvary Chapel of Greer
Emmanuel Baptist Church 3315 Brushy Creek Rd. • Greer • 877-8090
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121 CHURCH OF GOD Christ Fellowship
Enoree Fork Baptist Church Church of God - Greer 343 Hampton Rd., Greer • 879-8446
For information 100 Enoree Circle, Greer • 268-4385 500 Trade St., Greer • 877-0374 Christian Heritage Church
about advertising Fairview Baptist Church Church of God of Prophecy 900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288
on this page, 1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881 2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329 Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325
call 864-877-2076. First Baptist Church Eastside Worship Center Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253 601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523 El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474
Freedom Fellowship O’Neal Church of God Faith Family Church
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 631-1336 3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273 3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207
Friendship Baptist Church Pelham Church of God of Prophecy Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746 139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528 Harmony Fellowship Church
Good News Baptist Church Praise Cathedral Church of God 468 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 877-8287

301 McCall St. • Greer 1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289

Grace Baptist Church
848-5500
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2913
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
DILL CREEK COMMONS 199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer Holly Springs Baptist Church
864-848-5222
250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
Greer 609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville •288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer • 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer • 877-5876
Saints Peter and Paul Ev. Lutheran
400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue • Greer • 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
1846 Old Hwy. 14S • 877-2442
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman • 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0544
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. • 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. • Duncan • 426-4933
Shekhinah Kind Glory Church
600 N. Main St., Greer • 655-4545
Springwell Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299
St. Andrews Anglican Church
www.standrewupstate.com
United Anglican Fellowship

QF
Memorial Drive Baptist Church
UALITY
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533
OODS Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
508 North Main St. • 877-4043 413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203
7 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat. New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer • 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727
Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)
P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer • 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer • 877-3981
Vine Worship Center
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-8175

A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Crime
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.)
PUBLIC DRUNK
Tristan L. Williams, 22,
of Greer has been charged
with public drunkenness.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 19, an offi-
cer responded to 308 East
Poinsett Street (Hot Spot)
in reference to a suspi-
cious male subject.
An employee with the
City of Greer parks and
recreations called and
stated a white male came
into the Victor Gym and
began cursing and yelling.
The employee stated the
subject had left, and he
saw him walk over to the
Hot Spot gas station.
He gave a description of
a white male in his early
20s and said he was wear-
ing a white hoodie and
sweatpants.
The officer located a
subject matching that
description inside the re-
stroom of the Hot Spot.
When the officer en-
tered the restroom, the
male subject was the only
one inside. The odor of
an alcoholic beverage was
grossly omitting from this
individual.
The officer asked him to
step out and speak to him,
but he could barely stand
on his own and had to lead
against the wall for stabil-
ity. The officer identified
him as Tristan Williams
and asked Wililams how
much he had to drink to-
night.
He said that he had two
beers and one Redd’s ap-
ple ale. His speech was
slurred, and his eyes were
bloodshot.
The officer asked him
about the gym, and he did
admit to being over there
but said he did not cause a
scene. Wililams was placed
under arrest for Public
Drunk and taken outside.
Search incident to the
arrest, the officer locat-
ed a liquor bottle inside
his book bag along with a
shot glass. The bottle was
about half full.
Williams kept saying
that was not his which
made on since to the offi-
cer since he was of the age
to possess said liquor.
He was transported to
the Greer City Jail where
he was issued a citation
for public drunk.
SHOPLIFTING
Kelly Bennett, 58, of
Hendersonville has been
charged with Shoplifting.
According to an inci-
dent report, on Dec. 19
around 6:30 p.m., an of-
ficer responded to 6025
West Wade Hampton Blvd
(Target) in reference to a
shoplifting.
When the officer arrived,
he made contact with the
complainant, who stat-
ed he observed a female,
identified by NC ID as Kel-
ly Bennett, select a Fit Bit
watch, valued at $243.75,
and conceal it in her purse.
Bennett then walked
past all points of sale with-
out providing payment for
the merchandise.
The complainant con-
fronted her about the
merchandise, and she was
escorted into the loss pre-
vention officer where the
officer made contact with
her. Bennett stated she got
it for her son’s birthday,
and she was just stupid.
Bennett was cited, re-
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METH TRAFFICKING
Benjamin Loyd McGraw,
38, of Boiling Springs has
been charged with Traf-
ficking Methamphetamine.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 18, an of-
ficer received informa-
tion from a corporal that
McGraw was delivering a
quantity of methamphet-
amine to the Super 8 Mo-
tel parking lot, located
at 1515 Highway 101 in
Greer.
The information includ-
ed that McGraw would be
driving a white BMW X5.
Around 5:40 a.m., a cor-
poral informed an officer
that McGraw was backed
into a parking lot in the
rear parking area of the
Super8.
Within two minutes of
receiving this informa-
tion, the officer located
the white BMW X5, backed
into the rear parking lot of
the Super8.
The officer observed the
driver of the BMW quickly
try to exit the parking spot
it was backed into upon
seeing the arrival of the
patrol car.
The officer activated his
blue lights and made con-
tact with the driver and
sole occupant of the vehi-
cle who identified himself
as McGraw.
While making contact
with McGraw, the officer
noticed several indicators
of possible criminal activ-
ity. McGraw stated he was
headed to the Super8 to
meet a female friend but
was not able to explain
how long they have been
dating.
McGraw was breathing
extremely heavily.
McGraw was trying to
avoid eye contact with
the officer, and he had a
car that appeared to have
been heavily altered, and
the glovebox was missing.
A large bag that con-
tained small, plastic bag-
gies was observed where
the passenger seat was
previously; this chair had
been removed.
McGraw was making
furtive movement and
appeared to be very flus-
tered.
At this point, the officer
asked McGraw to exit the
vehicle to talk with him in
a safer manner.
When McGraw exited
the vehicle, a clear plastic
bag that contained a white
crystal substance was ob-
served under where Mc-
Graw’s feet were previous-
ly positioned.
At this point, McGraw
was placed into investi-
gative detention and was
advised of his miranda
rights.
Post miranda, McGraw
stated that the substance
located on the floor board
was methamphetamine.
A search of the vehicle
was conducted, and an
additional bag containing
a white crystal substance
was located under the
driver seat.
A glass pipe that con-
tained a brunt white resi-
due was located in the cup
holder along with a butane
lighter. A total of seven
cell phones were located
in the right, rear passen-
ger portion of the vehicle.
Multiple cell phones is
another possible indica-
tor that McGraw was in
fact involved in criminal
activity. Using the digi-
tal scale that was located
in the car, these baggies
were weighed; the weight
of the larger bag found int
he floorboard (where Mc-
Graw’s feet were previous-
ly) weighed approximately
25 grams.
The smaller bag that was
located under the driver
seat was weighed, and the
The Greer Citizen
weight was approximately
sever grams.
This substance was field
tested, and a positive test
result for methamphet-
amine was yielded.
At this point, McGraw
was placed under arrest
and transported to the
Greer City Jail without fur-
ther incident.
Due to the fact of the
approximate weight of 32
grams, a warrant for traf-
ficking methamphetamine
was requested.
The white crystal sub-
stance was seized and
placed into property and
evidence, where it will be
sent to Spartanburg Coun-
ty for lab analysis.
The unused plastic bag-
gies and the digital scales
were placed into property
for safekeeping.
MARIJUANA POSSESSION
Dylan Conrad Fourney,
28, of Anderson has been
charged with Driving Un-
der Suspension, second,
while Samantha Faye How-
ington, 29, of Greer has
been charged with Mari-
juana Possession.
According to an inci-
dent report, on Dec. 16
around 1 a.m., an officer
was on patrol in the area
of E. Wade Hampton Blvd.
and Hampton Rd. when
he observed the driver of
a Chevrolet SUV turn into
the Walmart parking lot
from Hampton Rd.
The vehicle’s right head-
light was not functional.
The driver drove to the
side of a closed business
and sat there for about
10 seconds as the officer
watched them.
The driver then drove
behind the closed busi-
ness, which the officer
thought was suspicious.
As the officer pulled up
to the vehicle, the driv-
er backed into a parking
space in the very back of
the Walmart shopping
center, almost striking the
car beside him.
The officer conducted a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and made contact with the
driver, Dylan Fourney, and
the passenger, Samantha
Howington.
Fourney immediately
got out of the car without
being instructed to do so,
which is unusual during a
traffic stop. Fourney pro-
vided his SC ID card and
told the officer his license
was suspended.
The officer asked Four-
ney if there was anything
illegal in the car, and he
told the officer there was
not and that he could
search it. A K9 officer used
K9 Stryker to conduct a
free air sniff around the
vehicle, and the K9 officer
advised the other officer
of a positive alert on the
vehicle.
A probable cause search
of the vehicle and each oc-
cupant was then conduct-
ed.
In Howington’s left jack-
et pocket was 1.4 grams of
loose marijuana.
The officer asked How-
ington what was in her
pocket, and she admitted
it was marijuana.
The officer issued Four-
ney a citation for DUS sec-
ond and Howington a cita-
tion for Simple Possession
of Marijuana.
DUI
Joseph Ronald Bentley,
29, of Campobello has
been charged with Driving
Under the Influence and
Open Container.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 16, an offi-
cer responded to the above
location in reference to a
male subject passed out
behind the driver seat in
the drive through.
When the officer arrived
on the scene, he located
the vehicle stopped just
before the ordering speak-
er in the drive through.
The brake lights were
on, so the officer walked
up carefully in case the
subject hit the accelera-
tion pedal.
When the officer got to
the driver side window, he
found a male subject with
his head hunched straight
down.
There was a steady
stream of saliva hanging
from his mouth, and the
officer checked to make
sure he was still breathing.
A Spartanburg County
Deputy was on scene with
him and went to the pas-
senger side of the vehicle.
The deputy advised him
that there was an open
bottle of gin sitting in the
passenger seat.
The car was in drive, and
the subject’s foot was on
the brake pedal.
The officer didn’t want
to wake him up until he
could get the car in park.
Once they did so, the of-
ficer made an attempt to
wake the subject.
Once he woke up, he hit
the gas; this is why the of-
ficer wanted the vehicle in
park before he work him.
The officer asked him
what was going on to-
night, and he said nothing.
The officer asked him if
he was okay, and he told
the officer, yes.
The officer asked him
three questions, and he
gave the officer the follow-
ing answers: Who is the
president? Obama. What
year is it? 2012. How many
quarters in a dollar? 4.
The subject had an odor
of an alcoholic beverage
omitting from his person,
and his eyes were blood-
shot.
His speech was slurred,
but his balance was not
awful.
Once EMS checked him
to make sure he was med-
ically okay, the officer
asked him if he would be
willing to perform several
tests for the officer to bet-
ter judge his sobriety and
ability to drive a motor ve-
hicle, which he said yes to.
The officer identified
him as Bentley and asked
if he wore glasses and/or
contacts, and he said no.
The officer then asked
him if he had any major
medical problems with
his head and/or legs that
could prevent him from
conducting these tests,
and he said no.
The officer then began
the first part of the Stan-
dardized Field Sobriety
Test. Once the tests were
completed, the officer told
him to walk to the front
bumper of his police car,
and the officer told him
that he was under arrest
for DUI.
The officer placed him
into cuffs, advised him of
his rights and transported
him to the Greer City Jail.
ASSAULT ON EMS PROVIDER
Cameron Kreswell Neely,
50, of Greer has been
charged with Assault and
Battery third degree.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 15, an offi-
cer responded to the inter-
section of Wade Hampton
Boulevard and Main Street
in reference to a male as-
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On his arrival, two EMS
workers were on top of
the suspect who was iden-
tified as Cameron Neely
in the median of Wade
Hampton Boulevard in
front of Bojangles.
EMS stated that they wit-
nessed Neely running back
and forth across all lanes
of traffic on Wade Hamp-
ton and got out with him.
EMS stated that they
grabbed a hold of Neely
just before he attempted
to step out in front of traf-
fic and secured him on the
ground.
Neely was resisting and
was actively trying to bite
EMS, and the officer assist-
ed Neely with flipping him
over onto his stomach and
secured him in handcuffs.
Neely stated that he was
just attempting to pick up
trash out of the roadway.
EMS sustained several
bite marks to the outside
of his forearm as a result
of the struggle. Pictures
were taken of the injuries,
and EMS was issued and
completed a VNI.
Neely was placed un-
der arrest and issued a
citation for Assault and
Battery, third degree, and
was transported to Greer
Memorial Hospital for Ex-
posure bloodwork to be
completed.
Neely was then trans-
ported to Greer City Jail
without incident.
DUI
Alejandro Bruno Viz-
caya, 26, of Duncan has
been charged with Driving
Under the Influence, first.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 15 around
3 a.m., an officer respond-
ed to 1599 S. Highway 101
regarding an impaired
driver.
A Burger King employee
called to report that the
driver of a black pick up
truck had been stopped in
the drive thru for over 30
minutes.
Upon arrival, an officer
observed a black truck
stopped in the drive thru
of the Burger King.
This was the only vehi-
cle in the driver thru.
The officer approached
the truck and made con-
tact with the sole occu-
pant and driver.
Through his open driv-
er’s side window, the of-
ficer noticed the strong
odor of alcoholic bever-
age.
Vizcaya stated he had
been drinking alcohol but
stated he had only one or
two drinks.
Vizcaya’s speech was
slowed and slurred, and
his eyes were glazed.
Vizcaya stated he had
been working all night and
drove to the Burger King
for some food on the way
home.
The officer asked Viz-
caya to perform the stan-
dardized field sobriety
tests, and Vizcaya stated
his only health problem
was a cyst on his ear lobe.
He stated he did not wear
glasses or contact lenses.
After Vizcaya performed
the tests, the officer
placed him under arrest.
In the bed of Vizcaya’s
truck, the officer located
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cooler containing five to
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Miller Light cans.
The officer transported
Vizcaya to Greer City Jail.
DRUGS POSSESSION
Tonya Christine Smith,
41, of Inman has been
charged with Possession
of Schedule IV Drugs, first
offense, and shoplifting
less than $2,000, first of-
fense.
According to an inci-
dent report, on Dec. 14
around 3 p.m., an officer
responded to 14055 E.
Wade Hampton Blvd. in
reference to a shoplifting.
Upon his arrival, the
complainant with Walmart
loss prevention had al-
ready escorted the subject
Tonya Smith to the LP of-
fice.
The Loss Prevention Of-
ficer (LPO) stated that he
observed Smith at the self
checkout in the store, and
he stated that Smith failed
to scan multiple items to-
taling $391.70. He stated
the subject then attempt-
ed to leave the store with-
out rendering payment
and attempted to pass all
points of sale.
The officer asked Smith
why she had not scanned
the items to which she
stated that the items were
hidden under other items,
and she did not see them.
Smith was placed in
handcuffs that were
checked for fit and dou-
ble locked. A search of
Smith’s purse revealed a
pill bottle with no label
containing several pills,
four white pills with im-
print “377” and one white
pill with imprints “TV58.”
Smith was escorted to
the Greer Police Depart-
ment without incident.
A check of drugs.com
showed that all the white
pills were Tramadol, a
schedule IV narcotic, and
all the white pills were en-
tered into Greer P&E.
SHOPLIFTING
Joshua Lee Smith, 31, of
Spartanburg and Saman-
tha Parker, 21, of Spartan-
burg have been charged
with Shoplifting.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 14 around
6:45 p.m., an officer re-
sponded to 14055 E. Wade
Hampton Blvd (Walmart)
in reference to a shop-
lifting. When the officer
arrived, he made contact
with the Asset Protection
Officer (APO), who stated
she observed the suspect,
Joshua Smith, select a pair
of men’s black shoes val-
ued at $27.98 and remove
the tags.
He then gave the shoes
to another suspect, Sa-
mantha Parker, who con-
cealed the shoes in her
purse. The subjects then
passed all points of sale
without offer or attempt
of payment.
They were approached
by Asset Protection and
escorted to the office
while they awaited officers
arrival.
Both subjects were is-
sued citations and re-
leased on the scene.
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The Greer Citizen B

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019 

BLAME
‘I work when nobody else is looking—when people are sleeping. CANNADA
I take stuff that I’m not good at and focus in on it. That’s how I approach the game.’
BILLY
Dre Williams CANNADA
2018 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Not yet,

HARD WORK PAYS OFF A Williams wins

Clemson
day may come,
Clemson fans, when
you can fairly and
objectively compare your
team to Alabama, but it is
not this day.
Before you stop reading,
hear me out. I’m about to
say a lot of good things

Player of the Year about the Tigers and what

Dabo Swinney has done
to change the landscape
of college football as we
BY BILLY CANNADA know it.
SPORTS EDITOR In 11 seasons as the
head coach, Dabo has
won 115 games, taken his
You saw the touchdowns and highlight plays on team to the playoff four
Friday nights, but you probably didn’t see what made times and claimed one na-
those moments possible for Dre Williams. tional championship. But
“I work when nobody else is looking—when peo- even those spectacular
ple are sleeping,” the senior running back said. “I numbers don’t tell the full
take stuff that I’m not good at and focus in on story behind Clemson’s
it. That’s how I approach the game.” success.
Over the past six years,
His work paid dividends. His team went to the Tigers have hauled
a state title and Williams ended up with more in five Top 15 recruit-
than 2,400 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns ing classes, becoming a
on the season. For his performance, Williams college football destina-
has been named the 2018 Greer Citizen/Ow- tion right alongside the
ens Insurance Player of the Year. Alabama, Georgia and
Notre Dame.
“What we accomplished this year was important, They’ve placed them-
but what will have the most impact was how the kids selves head and shoulders
responded to Dre and his work ethic,” head coach above every other ACC
Will Young said. “We’ve got some good running team and rarely do they
backs that are coming along, and they got to watch lose a game they’re sup-
him do above and beyond what was necessary and posed to win.
reap the benefits. That’s something that might be In 2015 or 2016, it
more important than an Upper State championship might’ve been fair to
in the long run. His impact on Greer High School ask Tiger fans to hold
football is going to last a long time.” off on the dynasty talk.
But Clemson’s continued
Williams, who racked up a staggering 3,130 all-pur- dominance and talented
pose yards in 2018, has always possessed rare talent. young roster validate
what the Tiger faithful
“When he was in the third or fourth grade as a water boy, you have been saying—they’re
knew there was something there,” Young said with a smile. “You here to stay.
kind of saw a spark in his eye back then. You knew he was going So get used to it. It’s
to be something special. going to be Clemson and
Alabama for a while. A
“When he got to high school, he started putting in the extra work long while, probably. If
and that’s unusual,” he said. “It’s not unusual for guys at the next you’re tired of seeing this
level or kids trying to get to the next level, but for 95 percent of playoff matchup now,
high schoolers, they’re going to put in whatever work you assign you’re really going to be
them. Dre has always gone above and beyond. He wanted to make tired of seeing it for the
himself a better football player and it worked.” next 3-4 years.
Clemson is carving a
Watching his elusive running back break off long runs to the end legacy for itself, year by
zone became common place for Young on a Friday night. Each time year. It’s not absurd to
Williams touched the ball Young knew what to look for. think that 20 years down
the road, the Tigers’
“You can see a couple things. The first is how the blocks are set up,” resume will be somewhat
he said. “If I see a crease, I know there’s a good chance Dre can get comparable to Alabama’s.
there. Once he gets to the second level, most high school kids aren’t But we’re not there
going to be able to do much to stop him. If he gets past that first line of yet, guys. We’re not even
defense or gets out into space, he’s pretty special.” close.
Alabama has 17 na-
Despite his stat-line and lengthy highlight reel, Williams said he felt dis- tional championships.
respected at times. Clemson has two.
Alabama has 27 SEC
“If you’ve seen film and you know that I’m a dangerous player, and you still titles. Clemson has 18 in
want to kick me the ball, I take that as a sign of disrespect,” Williams said. “All the ACC.
you can do is go out there and try to prove them wrong. I try to make them Alabama has an all-time
feel the consequences if they decide to give me anything.” record of 905-327-43.
Clemson’s is 743-459-45.
Williams isn’t boasting about his numbers, though. It’s the accomplishments The other thing we
he achieved with his team that will stay with him. might want to note here
is that Alabama is just as
“It’ll be nice to say we actually had a chance at state,” Williams said. “It’s been a dominant as they always
long time since Greer has been there, and we had the opportunity to go. It didn’t have been. Sure, Clemson
go the way we wanted it to go, but the experience and the bond we were able to has been in the playoff
make with each other is something I’ll never forget.” every year since 2015, but
Alabama has won four na-
SEE WILLIAMS | B2 tional championships this
decade. Alabama isn’t
going to pass the baton,
guys. Clemson is going to
have to take it from them
with force. But the Tigers
are capable.
If Trevor Lawrence
finding Justyn Ross
(both true freshmen) for
multiple touchdowns in
the Notre Dame game was
any indication, Clemson
is going remain plenty
relevant in the national
championship discussion
for years to come. Don’t
brand yourself as the new
Alabama! Brand yourself
as the Alabama slayers!
History is going to favor
the team that comes out
on top in this rivalry. It’s
not enough to just be
like the other team for a
little while. All that said,
Monday night’s game has
the potential to be an
instant classic. I’ve been
saying all year that no
team looks as impressive
as Alabama, but Saturday
afternoon, Clemson did. A
win would be a storybook
ending for the Tigers and
a heck of a way for a true
freshman quarterback to
end his first college foot-
ball season.
Win or lose, though, it’s
time for the rest of col-
lege football to get comfy
under the reign of our
new leaders.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019

Byrd signs with North Greenville Crusaders WILLIAMS:

The North Greenville
football team inked one Crusader Still deciding
signee during the early
signing period. Transfer
Logan Byrd, of Warner Rob-
ins, Georgia, was ranked
Corner FROM B1

The path to Columbia

the number 15 pro-style was never guaranteed.
quarterback coming out In fact, when Greer lost
of high school in 2016. He lead. NGU scored five of its starting wide receiver
originally signed with the the next seven points to and quarterback to injury
University of North Caro- trail by just two points. during the middle of the
lina. Byrd threw for 3,902 The wolves closed out the season, things could have
yards and 27 touchdowns quarter with a 17-12 lead. taken a turn in the wrong
and rushed for another The Wolves pulled away direction.
930 yards and 15 scores early in the quarter, scor- “You always have to
while at Veterans High ing the first ten points to make adjustments and
School. lead 27-12. The remainder with Huff, it was no
After a stint at UNC, of the quarter was an even different,” Wiliiams said.
Byrd transferred to Arizo- one, with North Greenville “Huff had already played
na Western College. Last scoring slightly closing the quarterback, so we knew
season the sophomore deficit to fourteen points. PHOTO | COURTESY OF NGUATHLETICS.COM he was capable. We also
hurler played in 11 games, Newberry took a 39-25 had young wide receivers
throwing for 1,150 yards lead into halftime. North Transfer Logan Byrd will play for North Greenville next season after a stint in Chapel Hill step in while Braxton was
and four touchdowns. He Greenville shot 28.6 per- with the North Carolina Tar Heels. out. We had more weap-
also ran for 184 yards on cent from the field for the ons than people thought
70 carries and found pay half. Journey Muhammed NGU foul with one second we had. We would replace
dirt three times. led in points for the half remaining allowed New- a great player with a great
Byrd will compete for with twelve. berry to take free throws player, so it kept us mov-
the starting position this NGU began the quarter with 0.3 seconds left. One ing in the right direction.”
coming season with the on a strong note, cutting free throw would be con- Although he’ll be hang-
graduation of three-year the deficit to ten points verted to allow the Wolves ing up the black and gold
starter Will Hunter. before Newberry would to escape with the victory. cleats, his impact on the
build their lead back to 14. The Crusaders improved team will continue.
LADY CRUSADERS FALL Both teams would rinse vastly in the second half “I’ll be in contact with
TO NEWBERRY and repeat as the Crusad- with a 53.3 shot percent- the players coming back,”
A ferocious comeback ers once again cut the defi- age. Luttrell scored twenty Williams said. “I’ll give
was not quite enough cit to ten and Newberry points in the half. them the training I do and
to secure a win for the built their lead back up to Luttrell had her best do what I can to get them
North Greenville women’s 14. The Wolves would ul- performance of the sea- ready for the next level.”
basketball team, as the timately take a 57-44 lead son, hitting 10 of 12 shots Williams recently
Lady Crusaders fell to the into the fourth quarter.  (83.3 percent) for 26 de-committed from Mar-
Newberry Wolves 67-66.  Newberry opened up the points and 4 steals. shall University and re-
Falling behind 39-25 in the quarter with a three-point- Journey Muhammed opened his recruitment. A
first half, North Greenville er to lead 60-44. From contributed in multiple final decision on where he
stormed back in the sec- there, North Greenville categories, posting 12 will attend college has not
ond half, including a 71.4 would go on a 18-2 run points, 4 assists, 2 re- been made.
field goal percentage in to tie the game at 62-62. bounds, and an assist. “I had to do what was
the fourth quarter. Haylee The Wolves scored the Karen Donehew scored best for me,” Williams
Luttrell had a strong per- next three points to lead 11 points and recorded 6 PHOTO | COURTESY OF NGUATHLETICS.COM said. “I have some col-
formance, scoring 26 by three. NGU would fight rebounds, 4 steals, and an leges looking at me and
points. back with four of the next assist. The Lady Crusaders came up just short during a recent I’m also waiting for more
Newberry began the five points to tie the game loss to Newberry College. offers to roll in. I still
game with a quick 7-2 once again at 66-66. An have track, so hopefully
there will be some offers
there as well.”

Sports
Young says he has no
Pittman Park for 7v7 and Swim Lessons at Green- purchased by Jan. 5, 2019. significant way. doubt Williams is ready
Southside for 11v11. ville County Aquatic Com- There will not be any tick- The club plans to give for the next level.

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league flag football and
soccer.
Soccer leagues are avail-
able for Coed 7’s (Sundays
or Mondays), Men’s 7’s
To register or for more
information, contact Rich
Dixon at rdixon@greenvil-
lecounty.org or 676-2180
ext. 134.
Adult flag football is
open for Men 7’s (Sun-
days) and Coed 8’s (Thurs-
days). Game locations are
Pittman Park for 7x7 and
TBD for 8x8.
To register or for more
information, contact Brent
Lewis at brlewis@greenvil-
lecounty.org or 676-2180
ext. 163.
Sign-ups for children
plex.
For more information,
visit www.greenvillerec.
com.
BYRNES ANNOUNCES
NEW ALUMNI PROGRAM
Byrnes High will host
a banquet to honor the
“Charter Class of Legends”
on Jan. 12, 2019, in the
school cafeteria. The pro-
gram will begin at 6 p.m.
Wises BBQ from Jalapa
will be catering the event.
Prices for all members and
their immediate family
ets sold at the door. one male and one female “He already knows how
Tickets will go on sale student/athlete each a to work like a college ath-
Dec. 17. scholarship beginning in lete,” he said. “When you
Five will be inducted the spring of 2020. get to the next level, it’s a
into the Wall of Legends. All Byrnes alumni ath- job. If you’re not thinking
• Shirley McAdams letes and cheerleaders that way, you’re fooling
• Carnell Collins who earned a letter are yourself. Those coaches
• Ernie Fowler eligible, including anyone up there approach it that
• Harold McManus that went to a District Five way, so you’ve got to have
• Bo Corne school preceding Byrnes. some sort of work ethic.
Inductees were not se- Widows and widowers of Dre has that, along with a
lected based on their ath- the above are also invited lot of natural ability.”
letic achievements. The to join. To join, email Ven-
premise of the club is Reb- mo@ ByrnesBlockBAlumni billy@greercitizen.com | 87-2076
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Braxton Collins inked his college decision during the early signing period. He will play
receiver for Old Dominion next fall.
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The best days are ahead
for senior Greer wide re-
ceiver Braxton Collins,
who recently signed a let-
ter of intent to continue
his football career at Old
Dominion.
Collins went down with
an injury during the mid-
dle of the season, but re-
turned to help his team
make a state champion-
ship run.
“He’s been a great re-
ceiver for us for the last
three years and he’s got a
great future in the game of
football,” head coach Will
Young said.
“His senior year prob-
ably wasn’t what he was
hoping it was going to be,”
Young said. “He went out
with an injury in the fifth
game of the season, but
was able to make it back in
time for a nice playoff run.
Braxton knows the best
days are yet to come and
we know he’ll represent
Greer High School with his
utmost ability and will be
very successful no matter
what he does.”
Collins said he has vis-
ited Old Dominion four
times and liked the atmo-
sphere.
“It feels good to be done
with my recruiting process
and to be signed with Old
Dominion,” Collins said.
“I’m going to do my best
auctioned off? These are just a few types of public notices
that are required to run in S.C. newspapers.
up there. Whatever they
want me to do, I’m going There’s no better way to notify the public than through the
to do.”
The adversity during his
combination of S.C. newspapers and SCPublicNotices.com...
senior year will only help the permanency of print paired with the accessibility of a
going forward, Collins
said.
statewide, searchable site.
“This year shows that I
can go through just about Public notices/legal ads from virtually all
anything,” he said. “What-
ever comes my way, I think S.C. newspapers are now available online
I’ll be able to handle it.”
Collins said playing at
in one convenient location.
Greer has prepared him
for the next level. This service is provided by S.C. newspapers at no cost to taxpayers.
“We have top-notch
football here. It’s physi-
cal, full-pads every day. Search public notice ads from this newspaper at
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
A Q&A with local standouts
The Greer area has
produced some talented
athletes over the past sev-
eral years, and a number
of them have moved on
to have collegiate success.
Over the next few weeks,
we’ll be conducting a Q&A
with some of these former
high school standouts to
see how they’ve settled in
at the next level.
NOAH HANNON
Appalachian State Football
Greer High School
Q: What was this season
at App State like for you?
Do you feel like you’ve
settled in and become
more comfortable as a
college football player?
Noah Hannon: This sea-
son has been great for us.
We won our conference
championship game and
also dominated the New
Orleans bowl to finish
with an 11-2 mark. Win-
ning is very hard to do
in college football at this
level, so anytime you can
have that much success, it
is awesome.I have settled
into my role as center.
I am in control of the
offense and enjoy playing
with my guys.
Q: You guys set the tone
early on with that perfor-
mance at Penn State. What
sticks out to you about
that game?
NH: The Penn State
game was a great expe-
rience, playing in such
an iconic place against a
great team. It was awe-
some to answer some of
the question marks that
people had on our young
team early. It definitely
was a great showing for
our program, but you
would’ve liked to finish
the job and come out on
top. We know we were
capable of winning that
game after watching the
film, but we aren’t looking
for those moral victories.
We treated it like any oth-
er loss and just used that
feeling to fuel us at the
beginning of the season.
Q: You’ve racked up
some personal accolades
along the way. What
accomplishment are you
most proud of during
your first two years?
Clemson advanced to the National Championship game with a win over Notre Dame last Saturday. The Tigers will play
Alabama on Jan. 7.
Airlines add nonstop flights from GSP
To National
Championship
game in
California
Clemson fans planning
trips to San Jose, Calif.,
to watch the Tigers play
for the national title have
nonstop flight options
from Greenville-Spartan-
burg International Airport
(GSP).
NOAH HANNON
NH: The personal
accolades are cool, and
it is always nice to be
recognized for your hard
work by your peers and
the coaches that you play
against. However, I don’t
remember or put as much
thought into them as the
ones that I have achieved
with my boys. My most
memorable accolade
would be winning the first
ever Sunbelt Conference
championship game at
home in Kidd Brewer. The
time we had on the field
with our friends and then
in the locker room after-
wards will be things that I
remember forever.
Q: What’s it like to play
in Boone? How different is
it from Greer?
NH: Playing in Boone is
a lot like playing in Greer
and that is why I felt (and
still do feel) so at home
at App. It is a small town,
just a lot bigger than
Greer. I feel like I know
everybody or at least
somebody when I go out
in the town, and that is
very comforting. Also, we
have the best and loud-
est 30,000 fans you will
ever find. They are loyal
and loud always. I would
rather play at home than
at Penn State or Georgia
any day of the week.
Q: What do you know
about your new head
coach? How do you see
this team building on its
success from 2018?
NH: We are the third
youngest team in the FBS
after this season, and we
return a lot of starters
and a lot of great players.
I know the guys in our
locker room, and I know
that we will continue to
get better and win cham-
pionships. I don’t know
all that much yet about
coach Drinkwitz and how
he runs a program. I do
know that, through the
conversations that I have
had with him, and the
ones that he had with our
team, he is passionate
about seeing us develop
and succeed. I think that
we will like him and that
he will be a great coach
for us.
Q: What do offseason
Delta Air Lines and
American Airlines each
added one nonstop flight
from GSP to San Jose In-
ternational Airport (SJC)
before the Clemson Tigers
rematch with the Alabama
Crimson Tide. Flights will
depart from GSP on Jan.
4 and Jan. 5 respectively.
United Airlines also add-
ed a nonstop flight to San
Francisco International
Airport (SFO) from GSP on
Jan. 6.
“We are once again
pleased that our airline
With Noah Hannon calling the shots at center, Appalachian
State won its conference championship in 2018.
workouts look like for
you now? How do you
feel you’ve improved as a
player?
NH: The offseason is
non-stop until that first
game. I have already been
back in the weight room
since I have been home
for a short time. I will stay
in the weight room and
continue to develop and
get stronger. I put on a
good amount of weight,
which helped me out a
lot during the season. I
think that improving on
my overall skill set as an
offensive lineman has
helped me, thanks to my
great coach Shawn Clark.
Q: What are some of
your longterm goals? Do
you see yourself playing
football at the profession-
al level?
NH: I am focusing on
my education first, and if
something football related
happens to present itself,
I will cross that bride
when it presents itself.
I am trying to get into
medical school currently
and hope to be a doctor.
I am currently pursuing
a career in radiology, but
that could easily change
when I get into medical
school.
partners have made air
travel more convenient for
Clemson fans departing
from the Upstate,” said
Dave Edwards, GSP’s presi-
dent and CEO. “The airport
has definitely enjoyed a
special type of energy late-
ly with holiday travelers
and excited Clemson fans.
We are looking forward
to the continued excite-
ment through the National
Championship game.”
Delta’s flight from GSP
to SJC will depart Jan. 4 at
4 p.m. American’s flight to
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Q: What was your reac-
tion to Greer making it to
the State Championship
game?
NH: I was listening to
YJSN when they won the
Upper State champion-
ship and it immediately
gave me chills. I am so
happy for those guys
and coaches for their
hard work paying off. I
watched the game online
and wish they could’ve
pulled it off. I am definite-
ly proud. I had a bunch of
my teammates around the
T.V. watching with me, so
that was cool.
Q: Are there players or
coaches from Greer you
keep in contact with?
NH: I keep in contact
with coach Young, coach
Perry, coach Mazzie,
coach E and coach
Jackson. Those guys
helped me out a lot in my
process and I wouldn’t be
here if it weren’t for them
and others. I keep up with
some of my boys that I
played with as well. I got
to play against Qua White
this year in Boone, which
was nice to see him doing
well.
MARK MCINNIS | THE JOURNAL
SJC will depart from GSP
on Jan. 5 at 12:15 p.m.
United’s flight to SFO will
depart on Jan. 6 at 11:45
a.m.
After the game, Delta
will offer a return flight
leaving SJC at 10 a.m.
American will offer two
nonstop flights to GSP
from SJC at 10:45 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. United’s
flight will depart from SFO
at 11:15 a.m. All return
flights will be on Jan. 8.
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Road, Inman, SC 29349,
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apply to the South Carolina
Department of Revenue for
a license/permit that will al-
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wine and liquor at 441 THE
PARKWAY, GREER, SC
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written protest must be post-
marked no later than January
18, 2019.
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telephone number of the per-
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or within five miles of the
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that will allow the sale and
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
She was only 19 and went to the interview wearing acid washed jeans.
she landed a job in the asylum’s recreation department as a recreational therapy aide.
ANOTHER SIDE OF BULL STREET
Smith worked in State Hospital’s
recreation department
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
Editor’s Note: The follow-
ing article is part of a se-
ries Buchheit is writing on
the men and women that
worked at the SC State
Hospital in Columbia.
Look for further stories
on Bull Street to appear in
The Greer Citizen.
A
bout six-and-a-half
miles northeast of
the Bull Street gates
stands the deteriorating
campus of Crafts-Farrow
State Hospital. Built in
1913 to house the state’s
mentally ill African Amer-
ican patients, the place
became a geriatric mental
facility when the Bull St.
campus was integrated in
the mid-1960s.
It’s tough to imagine
a bleaker place to start
a career. Yet, that was
where 18-year-old Loretta
Fouche Smith took her
first full-time job as a
nurse’s aide in the Fall of
1975.
“That was a real sad
place, very sad,” Smith
says. “I worked on a
closed ward and I saw
some things that really
upset me because I was
young and new.”
Each day at 7 a.m.,
Smith would unlock a
heavy metal door with
a skeleton key and walk
through a stench of urine
that took her breath away.
She’d continue down
the ward through the
grim chorus of wails and
moaning until she could
hear patients shuffling
their feet, a signature side
effect of the popular drug
Thorazine. Smith asserts
that Crafts-Farrow was so
strapped for nurses that
the aides occasionally had
to dispense medicine to
patients.
“One thing I saw work-
ing in the field was that
the people who cared
the most were often the
first to leave because
their hearts just couldn’t
handle it,” she says. “In
order to stay, you had to
become somewhat callous
to certain things.”
After a year, Smith tired
of Crafts-Farrow, and
applied for a better job
at the state hospital. She
was only 19 and went to
the interview wearing acid
washed jeans. Despite or
perhaps because of her
casual attire, she landed
a job in the asylum’s rec-
reation department as a
recreational therapy aide.
A 20-year-old Loretta Smith poses with a camel that was part of a traveling circus that
came to the state hospital every year.
Living Here
Despite, or perhaps because, of her casual attire,
“I think I got it because
I was young and energetic
and played guitar,” she
says.
HER FAVORITE JOB
As soon as she arrived
on the Bull St. campus,
Smith was blown away by
the beauty and apparent
serenity of the grounds.
“It was park-like. There
were benches everywhere
and fabulous trees,” she
recalls. “The patients were
walking around and feed-
ing birds and squirrels.
It was very tranquil and
peaceful. I just thought
it was quiet and lovely,
and the buildings were
beautiful.”
The sense of excitement
and hope Smith felt on
her new job provided
a welcome contrast to
the despair and stagna-
tion she’d witnessed at
Crafts-Farrow. And, of
course, working in recre-
ation was a lot more fun
than being a nurse’s aide.
Smith’s job was inside
Bennet Auditorium, a
facility near the front of
the Bull St. campus that
offered patients access to
a grand piano, basketball
goals, pool tables, foos-
ball and a host of other
leisure activities.
“Of all the jobs I’ve had
in my lifetime, and I’ve
had a few, that was my fa-
vorite and the most fun,”
says Smith.
Indeed, the new post
offered its share of diver-
sity. Smith and the rec-
reational therapists she
worked with gave cooking
classes to patients, taught
them crafts, played pool
with them, and performed
music for their entertain-
ment. And that was just
during the daytime. At
night, there were bigger
attractions like dances,
plays and movie screen-
ings.
Smith says one of
her duties was keeping
patients from getting too
intimate with one another
during dances.
“We tried not to have
slow dances because that
could cause problems,”
she says. “But sometimes
patients didn’t care if it
was a slow dance or not,
they would get physical.
Well, they taught me how
to break in if that hap-
pened and say, ‘Do you
mind if I have this dance?’
We actually had a tech-
nique to break that kind
of thing up in a polite
way.”
Smith claims it wasn’t
The Greer Citizen
Smith in a recent photo with her youngest son, Patrick Gilmore.
‘IT WAS MY FAVORITE JOB’
I LEARNED ABOUT EMPATHY.
I LEARNED THAT EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING
THEY ARE DEALING WITH.
YOU DON’T GET THROUGH THIS WORLD
WITHOUT HAVING TO BATTLE SOMETHING
AND I LEARNED THAT THERE.
‘IT WAS A GOOD TRAINING
GROUND FOR LIFE.’
uncommon to have as
many as 150 patients at
“open-ward” dances.
The events at Bennet
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
well that it would draw
me out of the office to
listen,” Smith recalls.
“Then, he would hit one
wrong note and slam the
keyboard, storm off the
stage where the piano was
housed, and stomp out of
the auditorium slamming
the door and muttering
obscenities as he left. I
remember him so well. It
was such a waste that he
sought perfection to that
point.”
The saddest memory
of her 18-month-stint at
the hospital is of a young
deaf patient who was only
a couple of years older
than her. He would often
come to the auditorium
during the day and try to
help Smith with her sign
language. One Friday,
the patient was especial-
ly jubilant because, for
the first time in many
months, he was expecting
a visitor over the week-
end.
“He was excited, and
PHOTO | SUBMITTED we were excited for him.
It was a big deal,” Smith
remembers. “But when I
came back to work Mon-
day, we couldn’t find him.
Well, what happened was
his visitor did not show
up and he became very
angry. He started throw-
ing things and all they
knew to do was drug him.
The next time I saw him,
he was completely out of
it … catatonic, drooling …
It was bad because he was
a young man – vibrant,
coherent, seemed to be
mentally healthy. That
was a bad situation. That
was very sad.”
After a year and a
half, Smith left the state
hospital for a job as a
counselor with the state
department of youth
services. There, she
worked in a dorm with
16 and 17-year-old boys
undergoing evaluations
after their arrests. It was a
dangerous job, as some of
the boys had committed
violent crimes. But using
the social and interper-
sonal skills she’d acquired
during her Bull St. tenure,
Smith was able to stay
safe and work effectively
with at-risk youth for the
next three years.
Loretta Fouche Smith After retiring from a
three-decade career as an
insurance underwriter,
Smith now spends most
of her time helping others
on a volunteer basis. She
Auditorium were clas- Smith says patients went teaches after-school art
sified either as “open especially wild when the classes for kids and, as a
ward” or “closed ward” band played the Steve Blue Star mother (her old-
functions. The more Miller hit “Jet Airliner.” est son, Adam is a captain
stable patients who lived One of the things Smith in the Air Force), provides
on open wards were free remembers most about art therapy to veterans
to roam the campus and working on Bull St is hav- struggling with PTSD.
enjoy more privileges ing to go pick patients up “If you think about it,
than their closed ward for events in “the green the arts speak to you
counterparts, who were machine,” a full-sized when nothing else can,”
never allowed outside 1960s-era school bus she explains. “People can
unless being transport- that had been painted express themselves in
ed in a large group. The green. Even though she the arts freely when they
latter were also generally didn’t have a commercial can’t anywhere else.”
more medicated, and thus driver’s license, she drove Thus, four decades
less active and involved patients to events both after she came to Bull
at recreational events. on-campus and off-cam- Street as a 19-year-old in
Closed ward events also pus (like to museums and acid-washed jeans, Smith
required more security the ballet). continues to employ the
and closer monitoring so attributes and lessons she
that patients didn’t hurt REMEMBERING PATIENTS gained working there as a
themselves. In addition, While the job forced recreational therapy aide.
only open ward patients Smith to work with pa- “It was my favorite job,”
were allowed to use the tients in large groups, it she says. “I learned about
auditorium during day- also afforded her plenty empathy. I learned that
time hours. of time to get to know everybody has something
In any case, dance night them individually. She they are dealing with. You
and movie night were recalls one patient named don’t get through this
the two most popular “Bill” who could play world without having to
evenings of the week for the grand piano with the battle something and I
patients. The hospital had skill of a concert pianist. learned that there. It was
a huge popcorn machine Inevitably, however, his a good training ground
for movies and booked a trademark perfectionism for life.”
solid local band to play would ruin any enjoyment
the dances. Disco was all his talents provided him.
the rage at the time, but “He used to play so

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Kevin Hart in ‘Night School’
COUCH THEATER  | artists will be photogra-
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 31
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Bad Times at the El
Royale” (R) -- A quartet
of emotionally damaged
guests and one enigmatic
hotel employee converge
at a mysterious motel with
a dubious past in 1969.
The El Royale sits literally
on the state line between
California and Nevada, a
murky mixture of risk and
gambles and lush excess.
Each guest weaves his or
her own thread of decep-
tion into the tapestry -- a
home-supplies salesman
who is an undercover FBI
agent, a songbird who is
no delicate thing, a noble
kidnapper, a priest who is
not a priest. All of them
under surveillance by the
bellhop, ordered by the
“management.” The twists
and turns are as delightful
as the art direction and
soundtrack.
“Night School” (R) --
Teddy Walker (Kevin Hart)
is a successful grill sales-
man and a lucky groom to
be, with a successful and
beautiful fiance. After an
accident puts him out of
work and prospects, he’s
forced to confront the
truth: He never finished
high school. To find a job
that’ll keep his lifestyle, he
must secretly go to night
school to prep for his GED
-- along with a cascade of
other comedic misfits --
led by high-school teacher
with a heart of gold Carrie,
played by Tiffany Haddish
(a comedian, although you
wouldn’t know it in this
film). The school’s prin-
cipal (Taran Killam) is a
former rival classmate of
Teddy, and the group butt
heads with him in shenan-
igans after shenanigans.
“A-X-L” (PG) -- The “sci-
entists” have done it again
-- created a robotic being
with dangerous capabili-
ties and intelligent tech-
nology that they don’t
quite understand and then
lose it somewhere to be
found by a kind but slight-
ly rebellious and brave in-
dividual who bonds with
said robot and fights the
system. In this instance,
it’s a robot dog -- whose
moniker “A.X.L.” stands
for “attack, exploration
and logistics” -- found by
gentle-hearted teen Miles
(Alex Neustaedter) while
out riding his dirt bike.
He “pairs” with the pup,
and the two go forth and
adventure, at least until
A.X.L.’s former owners
come calling. Then it’s a
race to save themselves
and the pooch, whose
steel heart is intelligent,
loyal and good. The little
kids probably will like it.
Adults can take a pass.
“Very, Very Valentine”
(NR) -- Danica McKellar
and Cameron Mathison
head up this Hallmark
Channel Valentine offer-
ing. McKellar plays shy
florist Helen, whose bud-
dy Henry Hart is a botanist
in charge of the New York
Botanical Gardens, and he
invites her to a masquer-
ade at the gardens. There
she meets a masked man
who steals her heart and
runs away mysteriously
-- much like a reverse Cin-
derella. She recruits Hen-
ry to help her track down
the missing mystery man.
It turns out that love can
bloom in the most surpris-
ing places.
NEW TV RELEASES
“Happy Holidays Gar-
field”
“Frontline: The Pension
Gamble”
“SuperWhy: Triple Fea-
ture”
“Daniel Tiger’s Neigh-
borhood: Daniel Goes
Camping/Tiger Family
Trip”
Entertainment
Seven new artists to exhibit at co-op
West Main Artists Co-op
in Spartanburg will host
the art exhibition “New
Creations” Jan. 2-Feb. 2
to showcase the creative
work of its seven newest
members. It will be open
and free for public view-
ing Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m.
The seven presenting
pher Pete Harding, glass
artist Richard Debus, cera-
mist Patrick Henry, paint-
er Andy Donnan, glass
artist Judy Martin, paint-
er Roderice Cardell “The-
MadddArtist,” and leather
artist Dewi Maya.
A public and free recep-
tion for this exhibit will be
held on Thursday, Jan. 17,
5-9 p.m., during the city’s
monthly ArtWalk.
“This is a most-import-
ant exhibit for the Co-op,”
Chair Beth Regula said.
“This is the opportunity
for our newest members
and their work to be intro-
duced to the community
and for the community to
see what is new at the Co-
op. This year, the exhibit is
especially nice because of
the diversity of the work.”
Each of the artists were
asked to comment on
what inspires them, and
their responses follow:
Harding said: “Growing
up in England, my mother
would take me for walks
across the local fields
and tell me about all of
the wild flowers, birds,
insects, and wildlife we
would chance upon. I mar-
veled at the wonders that
Things
To Do
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NEW LISTINGS
INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING
COMPETITION IS JAN. 5
Climb Upstate is plan-
ning a 4th annual Rockin’
the New Year Climbing
competition for Saturday,
Jan. 5, at 10 a.m.
The event is open to the
public for competition
and viewing.
“This competition is
becoming a tradition in
the Southeast Climbing
Community,” said Storm
Crane, Interim General
Manager. “All of the boul-
dering routes are fresh
and new for the competi-
tors, and non-competitors
are stoked about trying
them out after the comp
is over.”
Adults will compete in
gender-based Recreation-
al, Intermediate, and Ad-
vanced categories. Youth
will be placed in catego-
ries based on gender and
age.
The competition will be-
gin at 10 a.m., and awards
will be hosted at 2 p.m.
There will be food for sale
throughout the competi-
tion and Open Climbing
will begin at 2 p.m. for the
public to try out the new
bouldering routes.
Climb Upstate is located
at 6655 Pottery Road in
Spartanburg.
For more information or
to participate, visit www.
climbupstate.com, email
ClimbUpstate@gmail.com,
or call 699-9967.
SCCT ANNOUNCES
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
The South Carolina
Children’s Theatre has
two upcoming auditions
scheduled for the 2018-19
Mainstage and 2nd Stage.
Auditions will be held
on Sunday, Feb. 3, for “A
Year with Frog and Toad”
to show at Peace Center
Gunter Theatre March
29-April 7.
Auditions will be 2:30-
3 p.m. for dance perfor-
mances for young ensem-
The Greer Citizen
might be found on a blade
of grass or under a petal
or leaf, and as I grew up
and began to travel and
hike across the UK I fell
in love with the majestic
landscapes.”
Richard (Debus) has cho-
sen fused glass as his fa-
vorite medium. He enjoys
mixing glass colors, a lit-
tle unbalanced and some-
times against the norm. 
Making plates, platters,
and bowls, he describes
them as “Color Makes Eat-
ing Fun.”
Henry said: “I am moved
to make things that share
harmony and humor. The
classical ceramics of an-
cient Greece and Asia have
a timeless balance that
guides me to find harmo-
ny in my own work. And I
want to have fun!”
Donnan said: “I contin-
ually find differences in
my style an adventure.
The chance to escape the
real world and to fall into
my painting is a gift that I
want to share with every-
one.”
Martin  said: “The inspi-
ration for my work comes
from colors, water, sounds
and nature in general. Al-
most anything that strikes
me at the time that makes
me smile, relax, and think.
A rusted steel beam, a
tombstone, and a building
have inspired me.”
Cardell said: “I believe
everything is connected
and everything is art. I
usually begin a new paint-
ing with random brush
strokes of color, or I sling
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will present the free
Lollipops concert ‘Peter and The Wolf’ on Jan. 19 at the
Burdette Library in Taylors and the Hughes Main Library
in Greenville.
ble roles and 3:15 p.m. for
vocal auditions in other
roles.
Auditions will be held
on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 3:30
p.m. for “Lilly’s Purple
Plastic Purse” to run on
the second stage Feb. 15-
23 at the Salvation Army
Kroc Center in Greenville.
For more information,
visit scchildrenstheatre.
org or call 235-2885.
GSO TO PERFORM
‘A WINTRY MIX’
The Greenville Sympho-
ny Orchestra will perform
“A Wintry Mix” on Satur-
day, Jan. 12, at First Bap-
tist Greenville.
Two performances will
be held at 2 p.m. and 7
p.m.
The program includes:
Mozart: Flute Quartet in
D major, K. 285 for Flute,
Violin, Viola and Cello
Piazolla: Three Tangos
for Violin and Contrabass
Spohr: Nonet in F major,
Op. 31
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit green-
villesymphony.org or call
232-0344.
‘TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC’ ON
STAGE JAN. 12-MAR. 23
The South Carolina Chil-
dren’s Theatre will show
“The Teddy Bears’ Picnic”
Jan. 12-Mar. 23.
The Wee Play The-
atre performance is rec-
ommended for ages 18
months to 5 years.
Visitors can join Mama
Bear and Baby Bear in the
woods where they need
the audience’s help setting
up the perfect pretend pic-
nic.
For show times and
more information, visit
scchildrenstheatre.org or
call 235-2885.
ORGANIST MARSHALL
TO PERFORM AT FURMAN
Kimberly Marshall, uni-
versity organist and pro-
fessor of organ at Arizona
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Patrick Henry’s ceramic work is among new artists’ works on display in the exhibit ‘New
Creations’ on display Jan. 2-Feb. 2 at West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg.
paint onto the canvas to Maya said: “Good work Now in its tenth year,
create violent and uncon- in my opinion is art that the Co-op routinely has
trolled responses to the does not imitate the work three exhibitions each
music. The work’s unpre- of others. Good material month, often showing
dictability and intuitively and leather selection also the work of non-member
create a responsibility to support the beauty of a guest artists. It is housed
the rhythm of the music work of art.” in a 20,000-square-foot
and emotional connection West Main Artists Co-op converted church that in-
I have with the content is a non-profit arts agency cludes studio space for
of the music...Most of located at 578 West Main the members, four gal-
my most recent work has St. in Spartanburg. It has leries and two stages. For
been influenced by taking about 50 members whose more information, visit
a big risk and finding new work spans the visual arts WestMainArtists.org.
combinations that I had spectrum. It also has per-
not done before.” formance artists.
cert events throughout the There is no better way
month of January. to introduce children to
The Faculty Strings will classical music than with
perform an evening of Sergei Prokofiev’s musi-
Romantic works includ- cal fairy tale of the little
ing Alexander Borodin’s boy who, with the help
String Quartet No. 2 in D of a bird, outsmarted the
major and Bedrich Smeta- big, bad wolf.  Prokofiev
na’s Piano Trio in G minor
on Friday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m.,
composed his Peter and
the Wolf in 1936 with the
in War Memorial Chapel. hope of introducing chil-
A Studio Art Senior Ex- dren to the instruments of
hibition will feature work the orchestra.  It happens
by BFA candidates Jan. 25- that he also devised a won-
Feb. 18 in the Exhibition derfully dramatic story.
Corridor of the Sargent The characters: boy, bird,
Art Building. duck, cat, grandfather,
David Kim, concertmas- wolf, and hunters have
ter of The Philadelphia been beloved by young
ARTWORK | SUBMITTED Orchestra, returns to BJU and old for decades. 
to perform Vivaldi’s Four SCCT Principal Teaching
Seasons on Thursday, Jan. Artist Traysie Amick, GSO
31, 8 p.m., in War Memori- Education Director Brax-
al Chapel. He will perform ton Ballew and the GSO
with members of the BJU Wind Quintet perform the
Symphony Orchestra un- classic, musical tale.
State University, will pres- der the direction of Mi- Lollipops concerts intro-
ent a recital Tuesday, Jan. chael Moore. Free tickets duce children to classical
15, at 8 p.m. in the Charles are available through Pro- music and the instruments
E. Daniel Memorial Chapel grams & Productions. of the orchestra through
on the campus of Furman Admission is free. For interactive concerts pre-
University.  more information, visit sented by members of the
Part of the 2018-19 Hart- bju.edu/finearts or call Greenville Symphony Or-
ness Organ Series, the con- 242-5100, ext. 2711. chestra.  During each con-
cert is free and open to the cert, chamber ensembles
public. GSO LOLLIPOPS CONCERT accompany a storybook
The performance fea- SET FOR JAN. 19 reading.
tures the Hartness Organ, The Greenville Sympho- Lollipops concerts are
a three-keyboard, 42-stop ny Orchestra will hold the appropriate for children
instrument built in 2003 free Lollipops concert “Pe- ages 2 to 7, although all
by C.B. Fisk organ builders ter and The Wolf” on Jan. children and adults are
of Gloucester, Massachu- 19. The group will perform welcome.  Programs last
setts. at 10 a.m., at Burdette Li- approximately 30 minutes.
Marshall's  program brary in Taylors and at For more information, vis-
features works from the 11:30 a.m. at the Hughes it greenvillesymphony.org
entire 700-year history of Main Library in Greenville. or call 268-5955.
organ music, beginning
with a group of pieces
from the 15th-century
“Lochamer Liederbuch,”
through works by J.S. Bach
and François Couperin in
the 18th century, and on
to 20th-century works by
Jehan Alain, Maurice Du-
ruflé, Margaret Vardrell
Sandresky and Arvo Pärt. 
Marshall’s recital is this
year’s Belcher Organ Recit-
al. This annual program,
named in honor of Fur-
man alumni the late Posey
Belcher and his wife, Jean
Orr Belcher, is made possi-
ble by an endowment cre-
ated by the Belcher chil-
dren, all of them Furman
alumni.
Furman’s Hartness Or-
gan Series is named in
honor of the late Tom and
Edna Hartness, longtime
supporters and Furman
University benefactors,
whose 1998 bequest made
possible Daniel Chapel’s
Fisk pipe organ.
For more information,
contact the Furman mu-
sic office at 294-2086 and
Furman.Music@furman.
edu. More about Marshall
may be found at www.kim-
berlymarshall.com.
BOB JONES PLANS
JANUARY EVENTS
Bob Jones University will
hold several art and con-
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019 FUN AND GAMES
Rare cardiomyopathy
ends football season
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
18-year-old grandson has
just been informed that
he has left ventricular
noncompaction cardio-
myopathy. He has been
VERY active his whole life,
playing football, baseball,
basketball and soccer all
through high school. He
had no symptoms. This
was found when getting a
physical for college, where
he was supposed to play
football, and he has been
told that is now out of the
question. The doctors are
saying it’s a very rare con-
dition, and they want to
put in a defibrillator ASAP.
-- Anon.
ANSWER: Left ventric-
ular noncompaction is a
cardiomyopathy (disease
of the heart muscle) that
is rarely diagnosed, but
it probably has been un-
der-recognized. It can run
in families, so it’s recom-
mended to examine rela-
tives for the condition. It
is diagnosed by echocar-
diogram, and some cases
can be identified through
genetic analysis.
LVNC can lead to heart
failure, arrhythmias and
stroke. There is no spe-
cific treatment for LVNC,
so people with the con-
dition are treated for the
manifestations of their
disease. For people with
heart failure, this means
they are treated with the
appropriate medications,
which hopefully will pre-
vent or at least slow down
any damage to the heart.
Management also can in-
clude an automated inter-
nal cardiac defibrillator
(AICD) if the heart muscle
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Hope but was unable due
to the storm conditions
and high winds. The hotel
manager helped Hope get
to the clinic while Liam
called his father to send a
helicopter. Just as Hope’s
doctor assured her that
everything would be OK,
the power went out. Back
in L.A. a thug took sur-
veillance pictures of Zoe.
Reese assured Hope that
not only was he a licensed
obstetrician, but also
Zoe’s dad. Reese looked
down to see a threatening
text from the thug -- with
Zoe’s picture. The lives of
the Forresters, Spencers,
Avants, Spectras and Lo-
gans were changed pro-
foundly. Wait to See: Long-
time rivals come together
for the sake of family.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Eve crashed the New
Year’s Eve party and
lashed out at those who
had done her wrong. A
special guest arrived at
Doug’s Place. Jennifer and
JJ dealt with the turmoil.
Eli and Lani rang in the
New Year together. JJ gave
Eve an earful. Abigail was
reunited with Jack. Rafe
and Hope clashed over Ga-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
is seriously weakened.
People with LVNC and a
history of serious arrhyth-
mias should get an AICD
as well. Since arrhyth-
mias are very common in
LVNC, AICDs may be used
more frequently than with
other causes of heart fail-
ure. Also, it is likely that
your grandson’s doctor
has more expertise than
I in managing this con-
dition, and certainly has
more knowledge about his
heart, so I would take the
recommendation for AICD
very seriously.
It is strongly recom-
mended he avoid competi-
tive endurance sports and
weightlifting.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m
40 and was diagnosed
with sarcoidosis recently.
It was found in my left eye
when my eye doctor no-
ticed inflammation. I also
was having vertigo and
face pain. It wasn’t until I
had a PET scan and they
biopsied a lymph node
that I got the diagnosis.
I am on steroids and
recently started taking
methotrexate. I’m hav-
ing horrible side effects
(mostly mouth sores and
losing my hair), and my
original symptoms are
coming back. I feel like my
doctors don’t know how
CHRIS HASTON | NBC
Kassie Depaiva stars as ‘Eve’
on ‘Days of Our Lives’
bi’s actions. Will and Son-
ny realized that Leo might
have an Achilles’ heel. Jen-
nifer tried to get through
to Jack. Eve’s partner in
crime was revealed. Abi-
gail helped decide Gabi’s
fate. Chad got advice from
Julie about winning back
Abigail’s forgiveness. Jack
confronted Eve about ly-
ing to him. Wait to See:
Rafe arrests Stefan for es-
pionage. Hope tells Ciara
about the abduction.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kristina started to make
a change in her life. Ava
was affected by Lulu’s vis-
it. Drew encouraged Kim
to hang out with Julian.
Maxie took James on a
breakfast date. Nina’s cu-
riosity was piqued. Sam
became increasingly un-
nerved. Sonny tried his
best to distract Mike. Drew
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
to treat this disease. I have
been told that it is rare in
my area. Where can I learn
more about this disease
and see if there are better
and more current treat-
ments? -- J.O.
ANSWER: Sarcoidosis
is a multisystem disease
with an unknown cause. It
most often affects young-
er people and women of
African descent. The most
commonly affected organs
are the eyes and lungs, and
lymph nodes are common-
ly enlarged. The severity
can range from quite mild
to life-threatening. The
diagnosis is confirmed by
biopsy.
Initial treatment usu-
ally consists of steroids,
and methotrexate is of-
ten used. However, mouth
sores and hair loss are
both common complica-
tions.
To find an expert with
special expertise in treat-
ing sarcoidosis, I would
start with your closest
teaching hospital. Even
though you haven’t told
me about any lung dis-
ease, pulmonologists
tend to have expertise in
treatment of sarcoid, even
when it affects organs oth-
er than the lungs. Most
large hospitals have web-
sites where you can search
for doctors with expertise
in a certain disease.
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.
confided in Curtis. Alexis
had some interesting in-
formation. Lucy begged
Maxie for help. Jordan
looked to Curtis for as-
sistance. Lulu hosted an
event at Charlie’s. Laura
was touched by “Kevin’s”
support. Chase taught
a self-defense class. Liz
scheduled a follow-up
meeting with Willow. Wait
to See: Jordan spills all to
Margaux.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Devon and Ana rang in
the New Year with a party
at the penthouse, but Cane
had a hard time getting THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering  |
into the celebratory spir-
it. Missing Lily, he drank
to excess and passed out
well before midnight.
Meanwhile, Fen was ec-
static when he found out
that Lola and Kyle broke
up. Victoria panicked over
Reed’s disappearance.
Kyle and Fen began fight-
ing over Lola, which only
turned her off more. Jill
returned to Genoa City.
Anna and Abby decided
 |
to play cupid and get Kyle
and Lola back together. A RFD by Mike Marland
long talk between the two
ended up in a reconcili-
ation, much to Fen’s dis-
appointment. A hungover
Cane confessed to Jill that
he felt like a bad husband.
Wait to See: Rey is suspi-
cious of Sharon’s actions.
(c) 2018 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Tigerville Elementary students participated in ‘reindeer games’ during the school’s annual
Holiday Bash. Tigerville had a record turnout for the event that allowed students, parents
and teachers to make ornaments, enjoy drama and chorus performances, participate in
reindeer games and visit with Rudolph and Frosty.
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
TEACHERS RECEIVE
NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Several area educators
are among five GCS em-
ployees to earn National
Board Certification (NBC)
for the first time and 43
renewing certification this
year.
New recipients include:
Erin Busch, Riverside
Middle & Riverside High
Holly Cameron, River-
side High
Jenny Pierce, Eastside
High
Receiving renewals were:
Beth Broadwell, Eastside
High
Thomas Chamness,
Eastside High
Crystal Garner, River-
side Middle
Glenda Hawthorne,
Northwood Middle
Katrina Hester, River-
side High
Anne Kelsey-Zibert,
Greer Middle
Hollie Kutz, Brook Glenn
Elementary
Jennifer Mathis, River-
side Middle
Kimberly Pauls, River-
side High
Carol Scudder, Wood-
land Elementary
Greenville County
Schools has 694 National
Board Certified teachers,
one of the teaching pro-
fession’s most respected
achievements, and ranks
13th in the nation out of
more than 14,000 school
districts for the total num-
ber of NBC teachers. GCS
has more National Board
Certified teachers than 22
states.
South Carolina remains
one of the nation’s leading
states for the total num-
ber of National Board Cer-
tified Teachers (NBCTs).
Seventy-nine educators in
the state, representing 30
school districts, recent-
ly earned National Board
Certification (NBC). In ad-
dition, 513 NBCTs from 59
school districts renewed
their national certificates,
bringing South Carolina’s
total number of NBCTs to
9,125.
GREER HIGH TEAM WINS
MULTIPLE VE AWARDS
The Greer High Virtual
Enterprise class competed
in the VE Southern Region-
al Conference recently in
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
The team competed in
11 different business com-
petitions and won five to-
tal awards as well as a Top
25 percent finish on the
company website.
Awards included:
1st - Company Branding
1st - Impact Marketing
2nd - Sales Materials
2nd - Salesmanship
3rd - Newsletter
Overall, Greer won more
awards than any of the
other 71 schools repre-
sented.  Ryan Du and Miriam
The Virtual Enterprise
team includes Matthew
Huff, Emily Jordan, Ka-
mille Bush, Ivey Bennett,
Aliah Geesey, Garrett Dill,
Celeste Ruiz, and Ellison
Flores.
Virtual Enterprise is a
class based on real world
Our Schools
Reindeer games
applications.  Students
create a business from
the ground up and run the
day-to-day operations of
it.  Positions such as CEO,
CFO, HR Director, etc. are
assigned and students
complete all tasks real
businesses have to do to
stay successful.  The class
then competes against
schools from all over the
country on essentially
who has the best business.  Jackson Keller, 6th in Ex-
For this competition, there
were 72 schools in atten-
dance from six states.  in Humorous Interpreta-
RHS DEBATE TEAM WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Riverside High
speech and debate team
won the Bernard Zaidman
Team Sweepstakes Cham-
pionship at the Red Raider
Open Invitational Speech
and Debate Tournament
held at Greenville High re-
cently.
In addition to winning
the top team award, sever-
al students also won indi-
vidual championships.
Phillip Martin was a dou-
ble champion in both Pro-
gram Oral Interpretation
and Prose Interpretation.
Other Riverside champi-
ons include:
Raghed Abdel-Tawab -
Varsity Impromptu
Ian Chiu - Original Ora-
tory
Shalyn Drakeford - Chil-
dren’s Literature
Emma Dell Fletcher - Hu-
morous Interpretation
Miriam Meyer - Declama-
tion
Inigo Sanchez - Novice
Reading
Priyanka Shah - Extem-
poraneous Speaking
Rohit Yarlagadda - Ex-
pository
Rohan Bafna and Arjun
Gramopadhye - Novice
Public Forum Debate
Janine D’Souza and Prat-
amesh Ramasubramani-
an - Varsity Public Forum
Debate
Joa Sanchez was elected
the best presiding officer
in Congressional Debate.
Seniors Ian Chiu and Ta-
lia Samard serve as team
captains.
A complete list of Riv-
erside award winners fol-
lows:
Shalyn Drakeford, 1st in
Children’s Literature
Miriam Meyer, 2nd in
Children’s Literature
Danielle Louw, 3rd in
Children’s Literature
Jay Bhatia, 2nd in Con-
gressional Debate
Joa Sanchez, 3rd in Con-
gressional Debate and
Best Presiding Officer
Pitcha Amphan, 4th in
Congressional Debate
Shalyn Drakeford, 3rd in
Dramatic Interpretation
Miriam Meyer, 1st in
Declamation
Anna Hickey, 2nd in
Declamation
Anna Voelk, 4th in Dec-
lamation
Silvana Cuervo, 5th in
Declamation
Dominique Martin, 6th
Declamation
Emma Dell Fletcher and
Phillip Martin, 3rd in Duo
Interpretation
Meyer, 4th in Duo Inter-
pretation
Will Lovin and Israel Par-
amo, 6th in Duo Interpre-
tation
Rohit Yarlagadda, 1st in
Expository
Ian Chiu, 2nd in Expos-
itory
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019
Miss NGU gives back by
helping children in need
Miss NGU 2018 Hannah
Pearson has been volun-
teering with Upstate Back-
pack Blessings, a chari-
table organization that
provides food items for
underprivileged area stu-
dents. Pearson, crowned
in January, has been famil-
iar with the organization
from a young age.
“Backpack Blessings
was started at my middle
school,” said Pearson. “I
got to experience first-
hand the impact it made
on the lives of so many
PHOTO | SUBMITTED children.”
The nonprofit was
founded by Alice Prevatt,
a former cafeteria em-
ployee at a local middle
school. Although students
from disadvantaged back-
grounds are eligible for
discounted or free school
lunches, Prevatt realized
that this isn’t always
enough. Students who eat
Rijul Bhardwaj, 3rd in
Expository
Shreya Tellur, 4th in Ex-
at school often go hungry
in the evenings and on the
weekends.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Miss NGU 2018 Hannah Pearson helped deliver food
pository
Talia Samard, 6th in Ex-
pository
Pearson knew she would
choose Backpack Bless-
ings as a charity platform
through Upstate Backpack Blessings, which provides
after-school and weekend nourishment for students.
Priyanka Shah, 1st in Ex- when she competed for
temporaneous Speaking Miss NGU. I’ve also been able to expe- Pearson is looking for-
Laurel Holley, 2nd in Ex- “I wanted to be a part rience the impact through ward to the future of pro-
temporaneous Speaking of something bigger than her.” viding food items for even
Raghed Abdel-Tawab, myself, and I felt back- Upstate Backpack Bless- more Upstate children
4th in Extemporaneous pack blessings was the ings now provides bags of who face hunger. “I hope
Speaking perfect opportunity. I had food to over 300 students to continue to inform
the opportunity to help each week in 16 area ele- people of the amazing im-
temporaneous Speaking the organization hand out mentary, middle and high pacts Backpack Blessings
Emma Dell Fletcher, 1st backpacks full of food to schools. Individuals can continues to make,” said
children, and it was such a get involved by holding Pearson.
tion heartwarming experience food drives, volunteering Individuals interested in
Payton Frappier, 2nd in to see how many kids it at the pantry, or giving a volunteering should visit,
Humorous Interpretation was helping,” said Pear- donation. The food pan- www.upstatebackpackb-
Zac Simpson, 3rd in Hu- son. “My mom is a teacher try is located at Pleasant lessings.org/volunteer.
morous Interpretation at a school in which back- Grove Baptist Church in
Allison Devolve, 5th in pack blessings helps, so Fountain Inn.
Humorous Interpretation
Ryan Du, 6th in Humor-
ous Interpretation
Ian Chiu, 2nd in Infor-
mative Speaking
Silvana Cuervo, 3rd in
Informative Speaking
Rohit Yarlagadda, 4th in
Informative Speaking
Nihal Kaura, 6th in Nov-
ice Impromptu
Cameron Tsai, 3rd in
Novice Lincoln Douglas
Debate
Grace Holland, 5th in
Novice Lincoln Douglas
Debate
Rohan Bafna and Arjun
Gramopadhye, 1st in Nov-
ice Public Forum Debate
Inigo Sanchez, 1st in
Novice Reading
Annie Learing, 2nd in
Novice Reading
Ian Chiu, 1st in Original
Oratory
Laurel Holley, 3rd in
Original Oratory
Rohit Yarlagadda, 5th in
Original Oratory
Allison Devolve, 4th in
Poetry
Phillip Martin, 1st in Pro-
gram Oral Interpretation
Emma Dell Fletcher, 2nd
in Program Oral Interpre-
tation
Will Lovin, 3rd in Pro-
gram Oral Interpretation
Daniella Herrera Gutier-
rez, 5th in Oral Interpre-
tation
Shalyn Drakeford, 6th in
Oral Interpretation
Phillip Martin, 1st in
Prose
Ardis Junker, 4th in
Prose
Raghed Abdel-Tawab,
1st in Varsity Impromptu
Stephan Voelk, 2nd in
Varsity Impromptu
Priyanka Shah, 4th in
Varsity Impromptu
Ivana Ramirez, 2nd in
Varsity Lincoln Douglas
Debate
Janine D’Souza and Prat-
amesh Ramasubramanian,
1st in Varsity Public Fo-
rum Debate
Jaimie McKeel (solo), 3rd
in Varsity Public Forum
Debate
HIGHER EDUCATION  |
MOREAU NAMED TO PERU
STATE DEAN’S LIST
Janell Moreau, of Lyman,
has been named to the
Peru State College Dean’s
List for the fall 2018 se-
mester.
To make the Dean’s
List students must have
a grade point average be-
tween 3.5 and 3.99 for
the semester, have com-
pleted at least 12 graded
credit hours during the
past semester, have no
incomplete grades for the
semester and be degree
seeking.