Taylors Mother Receives Habitat Home: Village Hospital Renamed Pelham Medical Center

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Greer goes global
The City of Greer will host its Interna-
tional Festival on Saturday, March 28
from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The inaugural event, set to take place
in Greer City Park, will showcase various
cultures through sights, sounds and
tastes.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 13 50 CENTS
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Erica Downs was given
a gift she will not soon
forget. Last Friday morn-
ing, along with several
volunteers, she raised
the wall to her soon-to-
be home in the Abigail
Springs community in
Taylors. Downs home
is being built by Habitat
for Humanity in part-
nership with Homes of
Hope, and will be one of
32 Habitat for Humanity
homes erected when the
Abigail Springs commu-
nity is completed.
During the Wall-Rais-
ing Ceremony, a prayer
for shelter was given by
Rev. Wendell Jones and
a blessing of the home
was given by Rev. Paul
Jimenez, senior pastor
at Taylors First Baptist
Church. Monroe Free,
Habitat for Humanity
president and CEO, be-
gan the ceremony ex-
plaining the meaning
behind the communitys
name.
Abigail as a word in
the Old Testament in
Hebrew it means the fa-
ther is joyful. Translated
literally, we believe that
this is pleasing to God
that people have an op-
portunity to own a home
who otherwise would
not have that opportu-
nity. Part of the reason
that happens is because
you come and volunteer,
because the CEOs come
and give money, give re-
sources, give their own
influence, and that helps
makes Habitat happen
and were very, very
grateful for that, said
Free.
Downs, a Taylors na-
tive, has a 5-year-old son
and has been living in a
one-bedroom apartment.
I would just like to
thank everyone that came
out to support me and
my son. This has been an
amazing journey so far.
I started last year and I
never knew something
would actually happen
to me, Downs said.
She met Barbara Mar-
tin, vice president of de-
velopment for Habitat for
Humanity, years before
when she attended The
Meyer Center for Special
Children, a center that
provides education and
certified therapy servic-
es to preschool children
with disabilities.
SEE HABITAT | A6
Lyman
to spend
more
funds
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Lyman Town Council
unanimously approved a
resolution to spend an ad-
ditional $57,800 from the
general fund reserve to
replace the Lyman Event
Center Pacific Places roof.
Council already had ap-
proved $55,000 for the
same purpose, bringing
the total cost being allocat-
ed for the event facilities
roof repairs to $112,800.
Resolutions do not require
second readings, therefore
it will go into effect imme-
diately.
Dennis Drozdak, Lyman
clerk and treasurer, said
the amount initially ap-
proved for the roof didnt
include removal of the old
roof, but council decided
that if it was going to be
replaced it should be done
right. However, Alan John-
son, director of Lyman
Public Works, said the dis-
covery of asbestos led to
the increased cost.
One, there was some
asbestos that was discov-
ered that we didnt know
about at that time, so that
bumped it up a little bit,
Johnson said. But that
$112,000 or whatever was
with a 15 percent contin-
gency, so the actual cost
probably be about $95,000
is what the actual cost is
going to be. Like I said
though, should we run
into something unknown
there is that contingency
in there.
Another thing is this
roof will be much more
maintenance free, he said
It has the 25 year warran-
ty, which is more of a war-
ranty than we could find
from any place else, and
it just seemed like a better
bang for the buck, if you
will, for the long run.
Construction on the roof
will be synonymous with
the Lyman Streetscape
Project and is expected to
begin in early April and
should take up to three
weeks to complete.
I was concerned about
how the total amount has
grown, but it seems rea-
sonable a solution that
weve been presented by
this contractor, said Tony
Wyatt, mayor pro-tem.
Wyatt proposed a
change, requesting the
SEE LYMAN | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Village Hospital was re-
cently renamed the Pel-
ham Medical Center, and
in honor of the change, a
ribbon cutting was held
on Monday with speakers
Tony Kouskolekas, Pel-
ham Medical Center presi-
dent, Greer Mayor Rick
Danner and Mark Aycock,
Spartanburg
R e g i o n a l
Heal thcare
S y s t e m s
chief operat-
ing officer.
The decision to rename
the facility came from
the hope to unify the pro-
grams and services fol-
lowing growth across the
campus, according to a
press release. Kouskolekas
said the new name would
reflect what the hospital
does better than the for-
mer name.
From the inception of
the hospital, Village Hos-
pital has strived to pro-
vide an excellent care envi-
ronment in a really unique
and innovative way
Kouskolekas said. I would
say that what really makes
SEE HOSPITAL | A10
Taylors mother receives Habitat home
Village Hospital renamed
Pelham Medical Center
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Erica Downs, right, will soon be out of her apartment
and into a new home.
THE HOUSE THAT HOPE BUILT
Fires
account for
most cases
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Since December, the
Western Carolinas Region
of the American Red Cross,
with the assistance of 300
volunteers, has responded
to about 275 disasters to
assist more than 800 peo-
ple. In conjunction with
this statistic, Greer Mayor
Rick Danner proclaimed
March to be American Red
Cross month.
The local chapter of
the American Red Cross
includes 11 counties in
Upstate South Carolina
and 16 counties in West-
ern North Carolina, how-
ever, about one-third of
the emergencies occur in
Spartanburg and Green-
ville Counties combined.
John Wareham, Ameri-
can Red Cross local chief
public affairs officer, said
he believes the higher pop-
ulation in those counties
accounts for the higher
number of emergencies.
[Disasters we respond
to] are almost all fires. Of
the vast majority, the Red
Cross volunteers respond
SEE DISASTERS | A6
There was some
asbestos that was
discovered that we
didnt know about
at that time, so that
bumped it up a little
bit.
Alan Johnson
Director, Lyman Public Works
Disasters rise,
Red Cross
responds

A group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers raise the wall on a new home in the Abigail Springs community
of Taylors for soon-to-be homeowner Erica Downs.
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System COO Mark Aycock, left, Greer Mayor Rick
Danner and Pelham Medical Center President Tony Kouskolekas cut the ribbon at the
newly renamed Pelham Medical Center.
TODAY, MARCH 26
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
KIWANIS CLUB at 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restau-
rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
THE SOAR BINGO CLUB
from 10 a.m. - noon at Victor
Gym. The cost is 50 cents per
card.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its monthly dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, MARCH 31
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Higway 14
at 5:30 p.m.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
UPSTATE LEWY BODY and
Related Dementia Support
Group from 5-6 p.m. at The
Haven in the Village at Chan-
ticleer. Contact Gail Stokes
at 350-7160 or gstokes@
seniorlivingnow.com.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
THE GREER CHURCH of God
fellowship building host-
ing a Gospel and Blue Grass
Jam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call
877-3668.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
THE SERTOMA CLUB at
Great Bay Oyster House at
6:30 p.m. Call Bob Bowman
at 316-2727.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport
patients to local treatment
centers. Anyone interested
in volunteering as a driver
must have a good driving
record, valid drivers
license, automobile
insurance and a vehicle in
good working condition.
The American Cancer
Society provides free
training for this program.
For more information
on becoming a Road
to Recovery volunteer,
contact the local office at
627-8289.
PUBLIC SAFETY
APPRECIATION DINNER
The dinner to honor
public safety professionals
that serve the Greer
community will be held on
March 27 from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. at the Cannon Centre,
204 Cannon St.
For $30 citizens can
sponsor an officer to attend
the vent free of charge and
table sponsorships are
$400.
If interested contact
Mark Owens at 877-3131
ext. 102.
GREERS INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL, MARCH 29
City of Greer International
Festival: Greer Goes Global
will be held on Saturday,
March 29, 11 a.m. at Greer
City Park. The even is free
and will feature music,
dancing, singing, crafts,
inflatable, visual arts and
sports demonstrations,
and food vendors will offer
international cuisine.
GODS PANTRY
REQUESTS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs
nonperishable food
donations.
Items can be dropped off
at: 100 Enoree Road, Greer,
on Thursdays from 10 a.m.
noon, 2481 Racing Road,
Greer, on Thursdays 1
4 p.m. or 700 E. Main St.,
Duncan, on Wednesdays 9
11 a.m.
For questions or to
volunteer call Wendy at
963-4441.
GREER MEALS
ON WHEELS SEEKS DRIVERS
GCMs Meals on Wheels
program needs drivers
for a number of routes,
including weekly, monthly
or as substitutes, and
presently biweekly drivers
are needed.
A MOW driver must be
a qualified driver with a
valid drivers license and
have a heart for serving
others.
MOW has 19 delivery
routes in the greater Greer
area. Meals are delivered
Monday through Friday.
For more information,
contact at 879-2254 or
877-1937.
SHARONS CLOSET
NEEDS SEASONAL CLOTHES
Sharons Closet needs
spring and summer
clothing donations.
New or gently used
clothing accepted Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. 4
p.m. at 783 S. Line St Ext.,
Greer.
GCM NEEDS
CONDIMENTS, CEREAL
Greer Community
Ministries needs mustard,
ketchup, mayonnaise,
relish and salad dressings.
The Fab Five item of the
week is boxed cereal.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or
call 879-2254 for more
information.
FAMILY MINISTRIES
COAT DRIVE
As the weather gets
colder outside, District
Five Families Ministries
is sponsoring an ongoing
coat drive.
New or gently used
coats for men, women
and children are accepted.
Please drop off at Middle
Tyger Community Center,
at 84 Groce Road, Lyman, to
help a family in need. You
can also call the center for
pickup at 439-7760.
LELAND BURCH
TO HOLD BOOK SIGNING
Leland Burch will sign
copies of his new book,
Greer, S.C. the Center
of the Universe, during an
open house at Dobsons
Gifts, 1407 W. Wade
Hampton Blvd., Greer, on
Thursday, April 3 from 6
8 p.m.
FIRST FRIDAY LUNCHEON
ON APRIL 4
The First Friday
Luncheon, held by the
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce and presented
by Greer Memorial
Hospital, will be held on
April 4 from 11:30 a.m. 1
p.m.
Visit greerchamber.com
for more information.
AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION HEART WALK
The City of Greer will
be hosting the American
Heart Associations annual
Heart walk in downtown
April 5 from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m.
This walk usually
attracts around 3500
guests to the downtown
area and some roadways
may be temporarily closed
throughout downtown
Greer during the event.
MTCCS ROLLING
ON THE RIVER
The annual Rolling on
the River fundraiser for
Middle Tyger Community
Center will be held on
April 26 at 6:30 BMW
Zentrum Center.
The event is an evening
of games, food, music and
prizes and the proceeds
benefit children and
families served by the
MTCC. Tickets are $50 per
person, which includes
dinner.
Call Lisa Hall at 439-7760
for more information.
PELHAM POWER
BREAKFAST AT ROOSTERS
The Pelham Power
Breakfast, presented by
Greer State Bank, will be
held on April 9 from 8
9 a.m. at Roosters Mens
Grooming Center, 3935
Pelham Road, Greenville.
The event is free to
members.
HANDSHAKES
AND HASHBROWNS
The networking event,
presented by Bank of
Travelers Rest, will be
held at Enhanced Living
Chiropractic, 140 Sage
Creek Way, Greer, on April
16 from 8 9 a.m. The
event is free to members.
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W
ith the State budget
behind us and in
the Senate, the
House turns our attention
to the traditional second
half of the legislative
session.
This week was filled
with busy committee
meetings, where a number
of hearings were held on
key legislative issues, and
we had a major pro-life
victory on the House
floor.
First, the House ap-
proved a bill that bans
abortions after 20 weeks
of pregnancy. It was ap-
proved by a bi-partisan
84-29 margin. The bill is
the fetal pain bill so
named because new re-
search shows that babies
can feel pain after 20
weeks.
Some of the bills sup-
porters also pointed out
that the current 24-week
threshold was established
by the courts decades
ago because that was a
date when a baby is viable
outside the womb. New
medical technology has
pushed that back. While
opponents spent much
time on the House floor
pretending to be federal
judges, the specifics of
the bill have not be liti-
gated in a federal court.
Second, a House Judi-
ciary Subcommittee began
hearings legislation on
our data security privacy
act. With so many people
owning Phone and An-
droid smart phones these
days, the typical phone
is no longer something
with just call records on
it. Yours includes loca-
tion information, personal
pictures, private emails,
sensitive contacts, calen-
dars and personal records
such as your banking
information.
You are protected from
the government search-
ing such data in your
home a law enforcement
agency must secure a war-
rant but our antiquated
electronic privacy laws
do not provide protection
for information stored
electronically. It has never
been easier, or cheaper,
for a government to ac-
cess, record, and retain
the seemingly mundane
details of our daily lives.
This legislation is a Cau-
cus agenda item, and has
the support of a diverse
constellation of groups
from major tech compa-
nies such as Google, to
conservative groups like
the American Legislative
Exchange Council, and
even the liberal ACLU. All
of them understand that
we need these protec-
tions. I look forward to
a floor debate on this
legislation very soon.
Finally, we received
more great news on the
jobs front as we try to
get this wicked winter
behind us. Our states
unemployment rate fell to
6.4 percent well below
the national average, and
nearly six percent below
the peak in 2010. Local
economists praised the
rate of job growth in our
state, which means were
creating jobs in our state,
not losing people from
the workforce (which is
lowering the rate nation-
ally). South Carolina is on
a strong path as we push
into 2014, and I hope we
see this number continue
to fall as we head into
the summer and fall. It is
our goal that every South
Carolinian who wants a
job should have a job. Its
a lofty goal, but were on
the right track.
Last Wednesday in the
Senate H.3101 the Af-
fordable Care Act Nullifi-
cation Bill failed to pass
by a 33-9 vote. Also, on
Thursday of last week, H
3412 failed to be placed
on special order in the
Senate. This is a compre-
hensive Transportation
and Infrastructure Bill
with a funding package
for implementing work on
roads and bridges.
Please know I am here
to serve you and your
family. Your input and
concerns are welcomed.
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BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Elizabeth Moffly wants
to make some changes.
The Charleston County
School Board member
wants to focus on student
achievement, instructional
quality and graduation
rates.
The biggest thing I see,
especially for graduation
rates, is that we have a one-
size-fits-all high school
diploma thats geared for
everyone going to a four-
year college, when in fact
we know theyre not,
Moffly said. Plus, South
Carolinas ranked 48
th
in
the nation in our drop out
rate. How do you change
that?
I dont believe every-
body intends to go to col-
lege, but what were doing
right now, which is unfor-
tunate, is if you complete
13 years of education and
you dont complete the
four-year college-track
diploma, we give you a
certificate of completion,
which makes you a drop
out is what it does. Youre
not able to go on to techni-
cal two-year colleges, she
said.
Moffly proposes offering
a technical diploma and
individualized education
plans for students with
special needs.
She supports the repeal
of common core.
The biggest issue I see
with our standards is that
theyre an inch deep and
a mile wide and its quan-
tity and not quality. They
need to do be revised to
be age, grade and devel-
opmentally appropriate
so the teachers have the
time to teach the students
the fundamental basics of
reading, writing and math.
It does take time.
In Charleston County,
elementary schools and
most middle schools have
literary specialists, which
has helped, Moffly said.
That is the hardest
thing we learn to do, is
to read. I understand the
struggles of readers, she
said. I have four kids and
they all struggled.
Mofflys children have
attended public schools,
been home-schooled and
attended parochial and
Baptist schools. She also
wants to change the South
Carolina uniform grading
scale to a 10-point system,
similar to other states.
This has huge con-
sequences last couple
years, parents were up in
arms because out of state
students are getting into
our universities and our
students arent because
were not competitive with
out of state students,
Moffly said.
Moffly thinks the money
should follow the student.
Mofflys term on the
Charleston County School
board ends November
2014. She attended Queens
College in Charlotte and
College of Charleston.
Moffly describes herself
as an entrepreneur. She
has a real estate license
and owns three small busi-
nesses: a construction real
estate company, a farm
and a commercial fishing
dock.
We work for ourselves,
she said. Education is
about quality of life and
what you want to do when
you grow up. School is
supposed to be related to
the real world.
The primary is June 10.
More information on Moff-
ly is available at Elizabeth-
Moffly.com
Moffly running for state superintendent
Elizabeth Mofy

Obamacare nullification
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YOUR VOICE
IN COLUMBIA
REPRESENTATIVE
RITA ALLISON

Local economists
praised the rate of
job growth in our
state, which means
were creating
jobs in our state,
not losing people
from the workforce
(which is lowering
the rate nationally).
From water,
electric
departments
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Two groups of employ-
ees at the Greer Com-
mission of Public Works
(CPW) recently went well
above and beyond the call
of duty. On Monday, they
were recognized for their
exceptional efforts.
Jeffrey Tuttle, the CPWs
new general manager, rec-
ognized employees from
the electric and water de-
partments. Tuttle joined
the CPW March 3, making
Mondays meeting the first
with him at the helm.
I want to take an oppor-
tunity today to recognize
some exceptional effort.
One thing in my short pe-
riod of time here is Ive
found out that we have a
very dedicated group of
employees, he said. The
group of employees want
to recognize [people that
have] gone above and be-
yond the normal scope of
business. Both a group of
our electric folks as well
as our water department,
overall had a challenging
winter, which a lot of folks
are feeling.
During the February
snowstorm, a group of
electric employees assist-
ed the city of Orangeburg
with service restoration
over a three-and-a-half-day
period, working pretty
much around the clock.
Any time youre out
of service for that period
of time, in those types of
conditions, a line truck can
be a welcome sight coming
into your community to
get your power back on,
Tuttle said.
Tony Farr, James Crum,
Shane Lawter, Matt Wil-
liams and Jeremy Gossett
all from the electric de-
partment were present-
ed with a certificate. Tuttle
read a letter from the city
of Orangeburg, thanking
the CPW for its help.
On behalf of the city of
Orangeburg and the de-
partment of public utili-
ties, I want to take this
opportunity to personally
thank you and your em-
ployees from the Greer
Commission of Public
Works for your invaluable
support during the recent
ice storm, he read. From
the tireless determination
and effort exhibited by
your employees was ex-
emplary. Although I can
not thank you enough,
I just wanted to let you
know that the department
of public works, and more
importantly, our citizens
and customers, are most
appreciative of all you did
to help us out.
Kevin Reardon, Jay
Sloan, Frank Gunter, Todd
Varnadore, Derek Stew-
art, Jerry Davis and Toby
Spearman all from the
water department were
also recognized.
From mid-October
through February, there
were 63 leaks in the water
system, but one in partic-
ular stood out one that
required repair during
eight-degree weather with
water flowing.
You can imagine, stand-
ing in the water, wet con-
ditions at eight degrees,
trying to get the water
back on for the citizens of
Greer, Tuttle said.
In January and February,
water leaks were up al-
most three-fold from last
year, he said.
Just an incredible effort
for which I want to recog-
nize them for a job ex-
tremely well done, Tuttle
said.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
The biggest issue I see with our standards
is that theyre an inch deep and a mile
wide and its quantity and not quality.
Elizabeth Mofy
Superintendent candidate
PHOTO | SUBMITTED

The CPWs water department was recognized at a recent meeting. From left to right:
Kevin Reardon, Jay Sloan, Frank Gunter, Todd Varnadore, Derek Stewart, Jerry Davis, Toby
Spearman, and Jefrey Tuttle.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The CPWs electric department was recognized at a recent meeting. From left to right:
Tony Farr, James Crum, Shane Lawter, Matt Williams, Jeremy Gossett, and Jefrey Tuttle.
CPW honors employees
exceptional efforts
One thing in my
short period of
time here is Ive
found out that
we have a very
dedicated group of
employees.
Jefrey Tuttle
General manager, CPW
I
f I didnt have this farm, if I hadnt led
the life Ive led, I would absolutely be
embracing the new movement quietly
sweeping through this country:
Tiny houses.
Now, many people might consider
my 1,500 square foot IHOP wannabe a
tiny house, but compared to these new
homes, my cabin is a hulking airplane
hangar.
There are more and more articles ap-
pearing about people, particularly those
labeled Generation X (born around
1980), who, realizing the necessity of
opening a vein to pay for a ludicrous
mortgage and all things material, are
building (and cleverly, atop flatbed trail-
ers so as not to comply with minimum
square footage requirements in some
areas) hand-crafted, tiny houses that
are about the size of a travel trailer,
but very much looking like a traditional
home with hard wood floors, crown
molding, wee galley kitchens appointed
with stainless appliances, serviceable
bathrooms and a loft bedroom.
Whats particularly charming about
this is that these cottages can be hauled
to a different location and, because
they are usually constructed for around
$30,000 (tops), one can afford to buy a
pretty lot somewhere, or maybe even 5
or 10 acres in a rural setting and enjoy a
lifestyle free of a mortgage and high util-
ity fees. A life with an enormous amount
of time for leisure activities, volunteer-
ing and travel.
Its my job, as a baby boomer, to shake
my finger at the generations coming
behind me as spoiled with a sense of
entitlement and no work ethic. How ut-
terly delightful to witness, instead, a real
movement of people who are dedicated
to embracing less is more, who dont
feel the need for a 4,000 square foot Mc-
Mansion in a cookie-cutter subdivision
with the obligatory German cars filling
the garage, who are lovers of nature and
all things outside.
However, to be fair, there are other
generations that have given the nod to
this sort of lifestyle as well.
When I was a teen, I used to think it
crazy that two friends of my mothers--a
middle aged married couple that were
passionate painters--used to live in a
dingy, one bedroom apartment outside
of Atlanta, with broken down furniture
and, gasp, no television. They drove a
battered car and worked 6 months of the
year either waiting tables (at their age!)
or other menial jobs.
Why do they live like that? I used to
ask, in that snide tone of youth, Arent
they embarrassed to be seen in that old
wreck of a car?
I think theyre quite brave, replied
my mother, Theyve decided nothing is
more important than their art, so they
work these jobs for half the year, pay
very little rent, then the other half of
the year, they take the money theyve
saved and go paint on location in Italy,
or France, or wherever they decide to go.
Theyre children are grown, they have no
responsibilities, so why not?
Why not indeed.
Who knows? One day, when this
farm becomes too much for me, when I
simply no longer can care for a barnful
of horses, unload hay, mow the fields....
maybe I will let it go, buy a lovely plot
of land somewhere, or in several places,
and construct myself a tiny house. I can
already see it: cedar shingle siding, little
shutters and most importantly, several
windows...
Because Im going to need a place to
stick my feet when I lie down!
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Tiny houses are all the rage
Emmas law shines light on
hardcore drunken drivers
You hear a lot about our states poor schools
and high domestic violence rates, but one South
Carolina problem that doesnt get as much at-
tention is drunken driving. Despite our status
as the 24th most populated state, we had the
seventh most DUI fatalities in the country last
year (358 total). Greenville and Spartanburg
Counties accounted for about 15 percent of
those.
Thankfully, we took a major step forward in
the DUI fight last week when a special house
committee voted in favor of Emmas Law. The
law is named after Lexington 6-year-old Emma
Longstreet, who died in 2012 when a drunk
driver plowed into her familys car on the way
to church. The new state law will require all DUI
offenders arrested with blood-alcohol concen-
trations (BAC) of 0.15 or higher to have an ig-
nition interlock installed in their cars. Such a
device prevents the engine from starting if it
detects any alcohol on the drivers breath.
The hearings at the state house last week
brought significant attention to the problem of
hardcore drunken drivers, defined as those
with a BAC of 0.15 or more. Though a BAC of
0.08 is enough to warrant arrest in our state,
its the hardcore drunken drivers that cause the
vast majority of the states DUI fatalities. They
are the ones you read about going the wrong
way down the Interstate at 4:30 in the morning.
According to the Century Council, an authority
on drunken driving that conducts research in
all 50 states, hardcore drunk drivers cause 75
percent of all DUI fatalities. In fact, 42 percent
of fatal alcohol-related crashes are caused by
drivers with a BAC of 0.2 or more. The man who
killed Emma had a BAC of 0.21.
It is absolutely imperative we continue to tar-
get these hardcore drunken drivers, even if it
means spending less time and money on less
dangerous DUI offenders. Hardcore drunken
drivers are likely alcoholics and require special
substance-abuse treatment and more intensive
monitoring to prevent them from hurting them-
selves or others.
Here are five other things our state could
do to further reduce the number of hardcore
drunken drivers on our roads.
1. In Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio, special license
plates are issued to DUI offenders, alerting cops
and other drivers to their potential danger.
2. Special DUI courts could be instituted.
Presently, tons of defense attorneys make their
living handling drunken driving cases. Prosecu-
tors, who must try all kinds of criminals, are
at a severe disadvantage when it comes to DUI
laws, loopholes and how to manipulate them.
In a DUI court, special prosecutors could be
chosen to handle only DUI cases, leveling the
playing field and clearing away the millions of
drunken driving cases that clog our criminal
courts each year.
3. Dedicated DUI detention facilities have es-
tablished a promising track record in northern
states like Maryland, New York, Ohio and New
Hampshire. Some 1.5 million people are arrest-
ed for DUI each year in America. As noted ear-
lier, we dont need them clogging our criminal
court system, and we dont need them clogging
our jails and prisons either. Special detention
facilities would assure drunken drivers receive
the necessary punishment, education, treat-
ment and 12-step programs necessary to begin
a life of recovery.
4. S.C. has separate laws for first tier DUI of-
fenders (BAC <0.15) and second tier (.15 and up),
but we have no third tier category. Nine states
do have a 3rd tier category, which dishes out
tougher punishments to drivers blowing a 0.2
or more. We should single them out and take
special measures to get them off our roads.
5. Many hardcore drunken drivers are repeat
offenders.
As such, they know its in their best interest
to refuse a breathalyzer at the scene of arrest.
We should amend the law so that such a refusal
mandates the same punishment as a BAC of
0.15 or more.
Humanity
over
patriotism
I
ve heard it hundreds of
times, and it continues to
disappoint: Why should we
keep helping people in other
countries when we have people
right here in America who need
help? I think people fail to
realize that in many instances,
the few people who are the
worst off in our own communi-
ties have more access to as-
sistance and services than the
majority of people in develop-
ing countries.
Dont get me wrong, Im all
for helping my fellow Ameri-
cans, but at some point, I think
our patriotism can be a bit
self-centered. Americans in
need have access to several
assistance programs and facili-
ties that dont exist or arent
easily accessed in developing
countries. Any day of the week,
I can walk down the street and
come across several charities,
organizations and facilities for
services and assistance pro-
grams, all of which readily lend
a hand to those in need this
doesnt even include govern-
ment and emergency response
programs. Unlike the U.S.,
countries with less stable com-
munities arent able to easily
access necessary help because
the assistance isnt there or too
many need assistance.
Recently, a friend of mine
went to Tanzania with Global
Bike, a locally founded and op-
erated bicycle advocacy orga-
nization. In rural communities
in South Africa and Tanzania
HIV/AIDS care workers were
traveling six to 10 miles a day
on foot to see patients. Global
Bike gives care workers bikes
allowing them to provide more
people with access to medical
care and in less time. This is a
problem to which Americans
cant even begin to relate.
I was born in America, not
because of any accomplish
of my own, but because I got
lucky. And because I live in
America, if I ever fell into hard-
ship I have access to several
services and programs, not
because I founded them but
because someone else had the
forethought to help others. Im
absolutely not against helping
other Americans, local chari-
ties or organizations. But, I can
never justify helping someone
in better circumstances over
someone else in far worse
circumstances. Nationality over
humanity is absurd.
Its my job, as a baby boomer,
to shake my finger at the
generations coming behind
me as spoiled with a sense of
entitlement and no work ethic.
Encountering
God
Read John 14:5-14
Y
ou study the Scriptures
diligently because you
think that in them you have
eternal life. These are the very
Scriptures that testify about
me.
- John 5:39 (NIV)
Early one morning as I stood
motionless on the back deck
sipping my coffee, a ruby-
throated hummingbird hovered
inches away from my face. I
could feel the rush of air from
his wings. Incredibly, he ap-
peared as fascinated with me
as I was with him!
After that experience, I want-
ed to know as much as I could
about hummingbirds their
habits and their habitats, what
they ate, and what kind of
flowers they liked. I wanted to
spend more time with these
fascinating creatures. Personal
experience is often like that.
The more intimate our encoun-
ter with something or someone,
the more profound our desire
to know and experience more.
This is especially true in our
search to know God. The Bible
points the way for us to experi-
ence an intimate and personal
relationship with Jesus. Know-
ing God is about encounter!
And when we truly experience
the love of the living Christ
though the scriptures and the
circumstances of our lives, we
always want more.
Thought for the day: Jesus
came so that we could know
God.
Prayer: The cry of our hearts
is to know you more, Lord
Jesus. Thank you for your love
that draws us ever closer to
you. Amen.
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Russian
Roulette
Q: My wife and I are
debt-free except for our
home. She travels one
week per month and
charges her expenses to
a personal credit card for
reimbursement later. Id
rather we open a checking
account with debit card
privileges just for these
expenses. What do you
think?
DR: Ive got to say I
like your idea better.
The problem youre both
facing now is this: if
her company ever shuts
down, theres a good
chance you guys are stuck
with credit card debt.
Years ago I had a client
who was working for a
company, and hed run
up travel and business
expenses on his American
Express card. Like your
wifes situation, his com-
pany would then reim-
burse him for expenses.
Then, he made a business
trip to Europe, and, while
he was there, his company
asked him to pick up
some computer equip-
ment. The cost of the
trip and equipment was
about $22,000. When he
returned to the office with
all the computer stuff in
tow, the front door was
padlocked. The IRS had
shut them down, and they
went into bankruptcy.
And guess what else? He
never got the $22,000
from the company!
Credit card companies
dont care about the
circumstances. They want
their money, period. You
guys have done pretty
well if youre debt-free
except for your home.
But your wife is playing a
game called Financial Rus-
sian Roulette, and it could
backfire on you both at
any time.
Never take personal re-
sponsibility for company
expenses.
Trading debt
for a career
Q: Im considering a
career change and becom-
ing a financial advisor. It
would mean a 45 percent
cut in salary for three to
four years, and Id have to
take on debt in order to
survive the cut. Is this a
smart move?
DR: No, its not. You
didnt give me a lot of
details about what kind of
financial advisor youre
thinking about becoming,
but there are all kinds of
people who put them-
selves in the category of
financial advisor. A little
voice in my head tells me
youre actually talking
about life insurance sales.
If thats the case, then
there are some things
you need to understand.
One, you wouldnt be a
financial advisor; youd
be an insurance salesman.
And two, theres about an
80 percent fallout in that
world. Eighty percent of
the people who start as
insurance salesmen dont
make it in that line of
work.
Now, you could be mak-
ing $200,000 right now.
And if that were the case,
youd still be making good
money while this new
career takes root. Still, Im
not going to send you into
debt for a career change.
Theres got to be a way
around that, whether its
delivering pizzas at night
or beginning your career
change on a part-time
basis before making the
jump.
Dont do something
really dumb with money
in the name of advising
other people on their
finances. That just seems
wrong.
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Eastside graduate Angie
Culpepper, who is current-
ly in her sophomore year
at Clemson University, is
hoping to get involved in
a hands-on way this sum-
mer in Greer.
Culpepper is working
with Young Entrepreneurs
Across America (YEAA),
an internship program
that provides college stu-
dents with an opportunity
to gain real-life experience
in what it takes to start a
business from scratch.
The company has been
around for 27 years and
gives students who are
hired to run a house paint-
ing business called Stu-
dent Painters.
Culpepper has been in-
volved with Student Paint-
ers for one year and will be
working as a branch man-
ager in the Greer area.
This is my first year
with Student Painters and
I am very excited about
what the future has in
store, both during and af-
ter this experience, she
said. Though the money
is definitely a plus the
most attractive perk, as
far as Im concerned, is the
rare experience Im given
in running my own small
painting business.
Branch managers are as-
signed territories based on
where they will be living
during the summer.
Culpepper will be re-
sponsible for creating all
marketing and advertising
to help sell the business.
Managers also hire their
own crew of five painters
who will work for them all
summer.
Quality and customer
satisfaction are the names
of the game, something we
take very seriously. The
way I see it, we will not
be satisfied until the cus-
tomer is. The sooner I can
learn to effectively ensure
100 percent customer sat-
isfaction, the sooner I will
be able to create a business
that is able to give back to
the community,she said.
Student Painters part-
ners with Sherwin Wil-
liams to supply discount-
ed products.
The fact that Student
Painters and Sherwin Wil-
liams are working togeth-
er to train my crew and I
only further reveals how
rare of an opportunity this
is, she said.
Student painters was
originally founded to give
college students real life
business experience while
still in college, and has
since made its way into
about 15 states ranging
from Michigan to South
Carolina.
The company has full
workers compensation
and $1 million liability in-
surance policies in place,
and everyone involved is
licensed and bonded. Each
branch manager is sup-
plied with hours of train-
ing, ranging from cold call-
ing, marketing, estimates,
sales, management, lead-
ership and customer com-
munication. Each job has
a one-year written quality-
guarantee.
Were not simply just
some random students
walking around, sticking
signs everywhere, knock-
ing on doors and looking
to paint homes, Culpep-
per said. Everything is
about as legit as it can
get.
Though exterior home-
painting is the bulk of
what goes on at the job-
site, other services include
prepping, scraping, sand-
ing, staining, priming,
glazing and more.
It starts with college
students like myself. We
are students are at the top
of our college classes and
are ambitious, account-
able, and responsible,
Culpepper said. Custom-
ers feel very comfortable
knowing that the most
valuable asset, their home,
is in good hands. You
would be surprised at how
many customers have con-
fidence in putting their
home in the hands of a 20-
year-old college student,
than a 65-year-old stereo-
typical painter.
Culpepper said she is
just seeking opportuni-
ties.
We will change the way
you view painters with our
top of the line customer
service and high quality
painting, she said. Give
us the opportunity to do
business with you.
call Culpepper at 884-
1786. You can visit the
national website at www.
studentpainters.biz or the
local manager.
Greer Bancshares Inc.,
the parent company of
Greer State Bank, recently
announced that it has re-
purchased $3,150,000 of
its TARP preferred stock
from the U.S. Treasury.
The repurchase was made
at full face value after pay-
ing all deferred TARP divi-
dends.
We are pleased to be
able to begin repaying this
debt, George Burdette,
Greer State bank CEO,
said.
The TARP program
served a useful purpose,
and we are glad that our
current condition allowed
this payment. We are cur-
rently evaluating options
that can enable us to re-
purchase additional out-
standing shares.
Now in its twenty-sixth
year of operations, Greer
State Bank serves the
greater Greer community
with three branch offices
and a fourth branch office
in the Taylors community.
Paul Davis Restoration
and Remodeling of the Up-
state has announced the
hiring of two new employ-
ees. Chad Mack and Steve
Kauffman have joined
the company as project
managers and will serve
customers in Paul Davis
Upstate service territory,
which includes nine coun-
ties.
Mack recently moved to
the Upstate from Fishkill,
N.Y., where he was a proj-
ect manager for a large
contracting firm. He also
served as an independent
contractor for a major re-
tail chain. Mack holds a BS
degree in Business Admin-
istration from Mount Saint
Mary College in Newburgh,
N.Y. He has more than 12
years of experience as a
contractor and project
manager and resides in
Greenville.
Kauffman earned a BS
degree in Construction
Management and an MBA
from Bob Jones Univer-
sity. Previously, he taught
construction management
courses at the college level
and worked for contrac-
tors in southern New Jer-
sey. Kauffman has more
than eight years of experi-
ence in maintenance, con-
struction and carpentry
and resides in Simpson-
ville.
Clemson student runs business in Greer
Were not simply just some random
students walking around, sticking signs
everywhere, knocking on doors and
looking to paint homes.
Angie Culpepper
Student Painters

Paul Davis hires
new employees
Kaufman Mack
Greer Bancshares
Incorporated
pays down debt

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After a return to cold winter weather this week we
will see milder weather heading into our weekend.
Periods of heavy, cold rain will fall on Friday,
otherwise, we should see a dry, warm end to the
week. By this weekend we will see temperatures
climb to the middle 70s and upper 60s with lots of
sunshine on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures are
expected to return to above normal as we head into
the weekend (our average high this time of year is
67). Have a great weekend!
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Date: Saturday, March 29
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Larry W. Greenfeld
Larry William Green-
field, 66, of Lyman, went
home to be with his Lord
on March 18, 2014, while
surrounded by his loving
family at his home.
A native of Conneaut,
Ohio, son of the late Wil-
liam C. and Doris Bunnell
Greenfield, he was a re-
tired employee of Lock-
heed-Martin. He was a
hard-working man of in-
tegrity who demonstrated
his love of others through
work and deed. He also
loved his cats, fishing, mu-
sic and playing his guitar.
Surviving are his wife,
Kathleen Bird Thompson
Greenfield of the home;
four children: Tammy
Krenisky of North Kings-
ville, Ohio, Scott Green-
field of Conneaut, Ohio,
Robert Thompson of Talla-
hassee, Fla., and Christine
Thompson of Canonsburg,
Pa; and five grandchildren:
Brittney and Alexis Mil-
lard, Kaitlyn and Wyatt
Thompson, and Landen
Greenfield.
A memorial service was
held at 2 p.m. Friday at
Wood Mortuary.
Visitation was held from
12:45-1:45 p.m. Friday at
Wood Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made
to American Lung Asso-
ciation, 11 Brendan Way,
Greenville, S.C. 29615.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Rosella P. Burrell
Rosella Poore Burrell,
101, of 203 Bobby Ave.,
Greer, widow of Claudie
Lee Burrell, died March 18,
2014 at Alpha Health and
Rehab.
A native of Anderson
County, daughter of the
late Milton and Emma
Stamey Poore, she was a
homemaker and attended
Greer Church of God of
Prophecy.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Edith
and Mendel Runion of
Taylors and Hazel and Jer-
ry Dean of Lagrange, Ga;
three sons and daughters-
in-law, Buddy and Blanche
Burrell of Greer, Roger and
Becky Burrell of Greer and
Mike and Anne Burrell of
Taylors; ten grandchildren
and twenty great-grand-
children.
Mrs. Burrell was prede-
ceased by a daughter, Fran
Stephens.
Funeral services were
held 4 p.m. Friday at
Wood Mortuary conducted
by Rev. Julian Galloway
and Rev. Paul Johnson.
Burial followed in Hill-
crest Memory Gardens.
Visitation was held from
2:30-4 p.m. Friday at Wood
Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be
made to Cancer Society
of Greenville County, 113
Mills Ave., Greenville, S.C.
29605.
mortuary.com.
Barbara S. McCauley
Barbara Ann Southerlin
McCauley, 74, of Taylors,
died March 21, 2014 at St.
Francis Hospital.
A native of Greenville
County, she was the wife
of the late Gary McCau-
ley and daughter of the
late Herman and Mag-
gie Southerlin. She was
retired from McCauleys
HVAC and a member
of Pebble Creek Baptist
Church, the Life Group
and the Ladies Bible study
group.
Surviving are her son,
Craig and his wife, Tammy
of Taylors; a brother, Wil-
liam Earl Southerlin and
his wife, Brenda of Taylors;
a special brother-in-law,
and sister-in-law, Grange
and Frances McCauley of
Travelers Rest and seven
grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
She was predeceased by
five sisters.
Graveside services were
held 4 p.m. Monday at
Hillcrest Memory Gardens,
conducted by Mr. Bill
Canupp and Mr. Jeff Mace.
Visitation was held 2:30-
3:30 p.m. Monday at the
Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home of Craig and Tammy
McCauley.
Memorials may be made
to the American Cancer
Society, 154 Milestone
Way, Suite A, Greenville,
S.C. 29615.
mortuary.com.
Mary E. Robertson
Mary Reathea Ertzberger
Robertson, 92, of North
Highway 14, Greer, widow
of George E. (Bill) Robert-
son, died March 20, 2014.
A native of Franklin
County, Ga, daughter of
the late Artemas W. and
Ora Hayes Ertzberger, she
was a homemaker and a
member of Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church.
Surviving are two grand-
children, Paul W. (Bill)
Smith, III and his wife
Tammy Copeland Smith
of Greer and Kia Smith
Harvey and fianc Michael
W. Atkins of Campobello
and two great-grand-
children, Jared A. Smith
and Joshua L. Smith.
Mrs. Robertson was pre-
deceased by one daughter,
Sylvia Robertson Smith,
step-mother Mary Eliza-
beth (Mamie) Edwards
Ertzberger and one sister
Lucy McClimon.
Graveside services were
held 3 p.m. Saturday at
Wood Memorial Park con-
ducted by Dr. Drew Hines
and Rev. Donel Kelly.
Visitation was held after
the service at the grave-
side.
The families are at their
respective homes.
Memorials may be made
to Pleasant Grove Bap-
tist Church, 1002 S. Bun-
combe Road, Greer, S.C.
29651 or Hospice of the
Carolina Foothills, 260
Fairwinds Road, Landrum,
S.C. 29356.
mortuary.com.
FROM PAGE ONE
resolution specify that
$55,000 of the funds are
being pulled from the hos-
pitality funds.
The resolution was part
of a special called meeting
last Wednesday, in which
an executive session was
held on two matters. No
actions were taken. This is
the second executive ses-
sion held this month and
that councilmember Don-
nie Wetzel has recused
himself from.
Council also unanimous-
ly approved a resolution
for the purchase of a used
2006 John Deere 32k steer
for the town.
The Town of Lyman will
hold Lyman Fest on Sat-
urday, May 17. For more
information on the event,
visit lymanfest.net.
The next regularly
scheduled Lyman Town
Council meeting will held
on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at
Lyman City Hall, 81 Groce
Road, Lyman.
FROM PAGE ONE
Erica has a very spe-
cial place in my heart, as
you who were at the CEO
breakfast know, I have
known Erica since she
was a child, Martin said.
She actually attended
The Meyer Center for Spe-
cial Children and went
through that program at
about the same time I had
a child at the Meyer Center
also, so Im excited that
were building this home
for her.
When we have a person
that becomes involved in
the Habitat program and
we partner them with a
house, we do a biography
on them, she said. We
have them come in and
talk with us and tell us
some things about their
life, and Erica said some
things that I thought were
really neat and I want to
share with you what she
said. She said, I started
the education program
and working on-site last
summerWorking sweat
equity, holding down a
job and caring for a child
is like doing three jobs
at once. There have been
many times when I just
dont want to get up, but
I do get up. I get joy from
helping someone else by
working on their home.
Its not all about me, even
though Im in the program.
Its all about helping each
other and coming together
as one.
Downs home is the sec-
ond CEO build this year
and is one of about 10
homes Habitat for Human-
ity builds each year. To
qualify for a Habitat home,
prospective homeowners
must show they are living
in substandard housing
and they are working and
can pay a mortgage as well
as attending a homeown-
ers education program and
serve 25 hours of sweat
equity. When the home is
finished, Downs will get a
0 percent mortgage with
Habitat, making her house
payment about $418 a
month, which includes
taxes and insurance.
Most of our families
who come to Habitat
are paying a minimum of
$650, more like $750, a
month rent, Martin said.
Typically because the
housing is substandard
they have high utility bills
also. When they get a Hab-
itat house, their monthly
payment typically averag-
es $418 a month and they
all tell us that their utility
bills go down also.
Downs home is expected
to be complete in June and
a dedication will be held
on June 20, during which
Downs will be presented
with a Bible, a toolbox, a
quilt and a ceremonial key
to her new home.
In addition to building
homes, Habitat for Hu-
manity also does weath-
erizations on homes for
families who meet the
same qualifications as
Habitat Home recipients.
For more information or to
volunteer, call 298-0099 or
visit habitatgreenville.org.
The organization plans on
completing three homes
this spring and volunteers
are needed to assist with
home constructions.
FROM PAGE ONE
to over 70,000 disaster a
year in the United State,
and the vast majority of
those are fires, Wareham
said. Were averaging
three fires a day in our re-
gion, and thats an incred-
ible number. It used to be
two a day. Just last year it
was two a day, but since
Christmas its been three
a day and a lot of that has
to do with some of the
extremely cold weather
we had in early January
and early February. And
when it gets really cold,
people who may not have
adequate heating will aug-
ment it with alternative
heating devices that often
times are dangerous.
Wareham said because
our area is not as equipped
to handle colder weather,
homes will catch fire due
to overloading wiring in
homes with excessive
heaters being hooked up
to the same circuit, kero-
sene heaters and especial-
ly portable space heaters.
Last summer the local
Red Cross responded to
disasters mostly resulting
from the increased rain,
and Wareham said this
spring he is anticipating
the unpredictable weather
to be the primary cause of
needed assistance.
We setup the shelters
various times last summer
to deal with the flooding,
but our volunteers are
there 24/7 and in each of
our 27 counties and they
deserve a lot of credit, he
said.
At any given time, only
about one-third of the
nearly 300 volunteers are
available to respond to
a disaster, although not
all of the volunteers are
trained to respond as part
of the fast action teams.
A lot of retired folks,
theyre kind of the core
of our volunteer base be-
cause they can devote the
time, he said.
According to the hu-
manitarian organizations
website, the purpose of
Red Cross is to help pre-
vent and relieve human
suffering in emergency
situations with the assis-
tance of volunteers. The
voluntary relief movement
offers assistance with-
out discrimination and
remains neutral in con-
troversies to better serve
people in need more com-
pletely. Anyone interested
in volunteering can call
271-8222 or visit redcross.
org for more information.
abradford@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
DISASTERS: 300 volunteers available
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Greer Mayor Rick Danner, left, proclaimed March to be
American Red Cross month.
LYMAN: Fest is May 17
HABITAT: Dedication set for June 20

Scott Ruby, vice president and general manager of Fluor,
left, congratulates Erica Downs on her new home.

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QUARTET TO SING AT
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
Peoples Baptist Church,
located at 310 Victor Ave.
Ext., Greer, will host the
quartet Driven, featuring
Jason Funderburk, on Sun-
day, March 30 at 11 a.m.
The concert is free and
open to the public.
Call 848-0449 for more
information.
THREE DAYS LATER
AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
Greer First Baptist will
present a musical and dra-
matic celebration of the
resurrection,
featuring New River
Bluegrass Band and Greer
First Baptist Church Wor-
ship and Drama Ministry,
on Saturday, April 5 at 6
p.m. and Sunday, April 6
at 11 a.m.
visit Greerfbc.org.
UNITED CHRISTIAN
CHURCH HOSTS GODS KIDZ
United Christian Church,
located at 105 Daniel Ave.,
Greer, will provide a bi-
ble lesson, songs, crafts,
snacks and games for chil-
dren ages 5-10 on Satur-
day, March 29 at 11 a.m.
call 895-3966 or 561-
8195.
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
APALACHE BAPTIST
Celebrate March Mad-
ness is on the calendar
for the Golden Hearts at
Laurendas Restaurant in
Greer at 6 p.m. on March
27.
ABC seniors meet April
8 at 6 p.m. in the CLC for
Breakfast at Supper. The
guest for this meeting will
be The Cornerstones.
The Golden Hearts are
traveling to Charleston
for a day trip on April 14.
Some seniors may walk
the bridge from Charles-
ton to Mount Pleasant. The
group plans to have lunch
in Mount Pleasant.
On April 24, the senior
adults will go out to eat
for the evening meal at
Silver Bay Seafood Restau-
rant in Simpsonville.
EBENEZER WELCOME
OFFERING FREE FOOD
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m.
The pantry is open to
families in need of as-
sistance. Photo ID is re-
quired.
call 895-1461.
SINGLES BIBLE STUDY
PELHAM ROAD BAPTIST
Pelham Road Baptist
Church, 1108 Pelham
Road, Greer, hosts a Sin-
gles Bible Study each Sun-
day from 6-8:30 p.m.
SMALL GROUPS CONTINUE
AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
ENGAGE Small Groups
continue at Greer First
Baptist Church.
Groups offered include
Co-Ed Young Adult Sin-
gles (twenty-somethings
- 35), Newlywed Married
Couples (couples married
less than five years), Mar-
ried with Children (middle
adult ages with children
or youth) and Co-Ed Older
Adults (married or single
over 35).
Groups will meet in the
Family Life Center. Dough-
nuts and coffee will be
available beginning at 9:15
a.m. and the class begins
at 9:45 a.m.
There will be a large
group time and the last
part of the class will con-
sist of small group discus-
sion times. Class will be
lead by Pastor Rick.
GRIEFSHARE IS SECOND
SUNDAYS AT FAIRVIEW
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL
REDEEMER LUTHERAN
Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 300 ONeal Road,
Greer, conducts Sunday
School at 9 a.m., followed
by the worship service at
10 a.m. each Sunday.
Redeemers pastor is
Scottie Burkhalter. For
more information, call
877-5876.
TNT TUESDAYS CONTINUE
AT NEW BEGINNINGS
New Beginnings Out-
reach Ministry will host a
bible study entitled TNT
Tuesday every other
Tuesday (beginning Dec.
3) at 105 Marshland Lane,
Greer.
New Beginnings Out-
reach meets on Sundays at
611 Wade Hampton Blvd.,
Greer, from 10-11:30 a.m.
in the lower level of the
strip mall across the street
from Kia Dealership.
call 325-2714.
GROWTH GROUP
AT RIVERSIDE BAPTIST
Signups are now under-
way for Growth Groups
at Riverside Baptist
Church.
These small groups
study the Bible together
and challenge each other
to grow in their walk with
Christ.
Riverside Baptist Church
is located at 1249 South
Suber Road, Greer.
LIFESONG CHURCH PLANS
LOVE INVADES 5K
Lifesong Church is host-
ing the Love Invades 5K
Run/Walk on Saturday,
April 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Registration is $20 and
includes a T-shirt and re-
freshments following the
race. You may sign-up by
filling out and sending
your registration form to
runni ngjuli e76@gmai l.
com.
The registration fee can
be paid by mailing it to
Lifesong Church at 12481
W. Greenville Hwy., Lyman,
SC 29365 or on the morn-
ing of the race between
6:30 a.m and 8:00 a.m.
Parking is provided at
the Middle Tyger Commu-
nity Center.
Start time is 8:30 a.m.
Participants will meet
in the parking lot of the
Middle Tyger Community
Center. Refreshments will
be offered following the
race. Proceeds go to Relay
for Life through Lifesongs
Relay team.
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
Purchase a brick or paver for the
Path of Remembrance at Hospice
House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC.
For information on how to order, please contact the
Development Ofce at 864.457.9122 or dnelson@
hocf.org. Information is also available on our website.
To be included in the Blessing of the Bricks May 21, 2014,
orders must be received by April 1, 2014
Ask for us by name!
Remember Someone Forever
www.hocf.org
Free Community Shred Day
and Food Drive
Wednesday, April 16
8am-5pm
Greer State Bank
1111 W. Poinsett Street
Dark Corner Diner Food Truck On Site 11am-2pm
Member FDIC
At church
Saturday
morning
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
On Saturday, March 29,
El Bethel Baptist Church
will be hosting its third
annual Relay for Life 2K to
help raise money for can-
cer research at 8 a.m.
Weve had a lot of peo-
ple in our church die from
cancer and some who have
survived cancer, said Pas-
tor Joe Seay. Last year,
we had a 90-year-old who
walked two miles.
Last year, the church
had 27 walkers and raised
$3,000, and this year they
are hoping to top that
amount. The kids have
already been doing their
part to raise money when
the third through fifth
graders held a Rock-a-thon
on March 15. The five
children in those grades
raised $687.
We saw a need and
wanted to help, said
Kathy Garrett, who is the
team ministry leader for
Relay for Life at El Bethel.
Theres such a need in
the Greer area and nation-
wide for Relay for Life. I
know theres a big walk
held downtown, but every
little bit helps.
The 2K will begin at El
Bethel and follow the road
down to Pennsylvania Av-
enue and around to the
churchs old site, which is
now Lord of Glory Full Gos-
pel Fellowship. Anyone is
invited to walk or run one
or two miles. A registra-
tion fee of $5 is required
to do one mile, and $10 is
required for two miles.
There will also be several
items for sale at the race,
including luminaries to
light in honor or memory
of someone who has had
cancer, pocket purses, T-
shirts, and key chains.
El Bethel is part of the
Greer Relay for Life group,
which has already raised
$16,000 this year for the
cause. The goal is to raise
$100,000 by Friday, May
16, when a survivors walk
will be held on Dooley
Field from 6 p.m. until
midnight. Survivors and
their family and friends
can walk the field and
light luminaries.
Its very sobering to see
how many people have
been affected by cancer,
said Garrett. Anyone is
welcome to join us.
Relay for Life is not the
only community outreach
in which the church par-
ticipates. The church has
also been working to raise
money for the Connie
Maxwell Childrens Home
and held a blood drive
at the beginning of the
month. They also support
Piedmont Womens Cen-
ter and Greer Community
Ministries.
Each year we do a whole
lot of stuff, Seay said. We
like to do stuff [to help the
community].
On April 69, the church
will be hosting a revival,
starting on Sunday with
the 10:30 a.m. and 6:30
p.m. services and then
providing services Mon-
day through Wednesday at
7 p.m.
El Bethel is located at
313 Jones Ave., Greer.
El Bethel Church will
host Relay for Life 2K
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Cooking up success
Greenville Elks Lodge 858 present a $1,000 check to Ellen Roberson, center, Greer Com-
munity Ministries Meals on Wheels director on Wednesday, March 19. Elks Treasurer Fred
MacGregor, left, and Elks Leading Knight David Loudin, right, donated the money to help
with kitchen renovations.

CHURCH
NEWS
Weve had a lot of people in our church
die from cancer and some who have
survived cancer Last year, we had a 90-
year-old who walked two miles.
Joe Seay
Pastor, El Bethel Baptist Church
WANT TO GO? |
What: Relay for Life 2K
Where: Start at El Bethel
313 Jones Ave.
When: Saturday, March 29
8 a.m.
Registration: $5 one mile,
$10 two miles
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Luminaries will be available
for sale at the event.
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BAPTIST
Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
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
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
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
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
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
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
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
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
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
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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Dozens of guns, weap-
ons and other hazardous
devices are seized regu-
larly at airports across the
country, and last week, a
few were even seized at
airports in the western
Carolinas.
According to the Trans-
portation Security Ad-
ministration, two guns
were seized at Greenville-
Spartanburg International
Airport and a third was
seized at Asheville Region-
al Airport.
The TSA posts regularly
about the number and
types of weapons found
during security screenings
at airports nationwide and
between March 14 and 20,
the agency said 50 fire-
arms were confiscated in
addition to inert grenades,
airsoft guns, brass knuck-
les, knives and more.
At GSP, the TSA reported
a loaded .38-caliber hand-
gun was found March 17
and then the next day, a
.380-caliber handgun was
found loaded with a round
chambered. At AVL, they
reported seizing a loaded
.22.
The TSA reminds air
travelers that even if they
have novelty items that
resemble explosives, they
are not allowed. While
the devices may be fake
or dormant, the TSA said
because they look real
when they go through the
screening process, the
bomb squad and security
teams have to be called
in to determine they are
safe and are therefore pro-
hibited from carry-on and
checked bags.
Travelers can check their
unloaded firearms but
must declare them with
the airline and follow state
and local firearm laws for
each point of travel prior
to departure. Even if a pas-
senger forgets they had a
firearm in a bag, the TSA
says they can face up to a
$7,500 penalty and even
arrest.
GCSO ASKS PUBLIC TO HELP
FIND WANTED MAN
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office is seeking
assistance from the public
in finding a man wanted
for his role in a 2008 crime
that led to three warrants.
Alexi Grijalva is wanted
for: strong arm robbery,
kidnapping and criminal
sexual conduct in connec-
tion with an incident that
occurred in November of
2008.
Investigators ask anyone
who may have informa-
tion regarding Grijalvas
whereabouts are asked to
call Crime Stoppers at 23-
CRIME.
SCSO WARNS PUBLIC OF
ARREST WARRANT SCAM
The Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office is warning
the public about a recur-
ring scam, in which per-
petrators, falsely claiming
to be police officers, are
using high pressure tac-
tics to get money from
victims.
In a press release, the
sheriffs office states that
the police impersonators
are calling victims and
telling them they have ar-
rest warrants and need to
send money immediately,
or otherwise, be arrested.
The sheriffs office wants
the public to be aware that
law enforcement never
operates in this manner
and legitimate arrest war-
rants are never handled
over the phone, nor is the
public ever asked to wire
money to law enforcement
to settle any outstanding
warrants.
Police are instructing
the public to hang up the
phone and call their local
law enforcement if they
receive such a call.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
ACTIVE WARRANTS
John Mark Smith, 47, of
12 Fernwood Drive, Green-
ville, has been charged
with two counts of failure
to appear and failure to
yield.
He also has a warrant
pending for unlawful pos-
session of a prescription.
Dawn L. Jolley, 45, of
250 Saint Mark Road, Tay-
lors, has been charged
with open container and
possession of drug para-
phernalia.
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he no-
ticed a truck traveling on
South Buncombe Street
that failed to yield and
turned in front of the of-
ficer on Jones Avenue.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the truck
and its driver, Smith. The
officer learned that Smith
had two active warrants
with Greenville County for
failure to appear. Smith
was placed under arrest.
The officer observed an
open bottle of beer along
with drug paraphernalia
on the floorboard of the
passenger side seat that
Jolley was sitting in.
A search of the truck
yielded five prescription
drug pills with the imprint
M231 on them.
Smith and Jolley were
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
DRIVING FAIL
Anibal Tupul Gomez,
19, of 151 Century Road
113, Greenville, has been
charged with driving with
an unlawful alcohol con-
centration, driving left of
center and no state driv-
ers license.
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol on Wade
Hampton Boulevard when
he observed a vehicle
crossing left of the center
of its lane.
The officer conducted a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver Gomez.
Upon approaching Go-
mez, the officer detected
a strong odor of alcohol
coming from his person
and learned he didnt have
a valid state drivers li-
cense.
The officer asked Go-
mez to step out of the ve-
hicle to perform a series
of field sobriety tests, but
when Gomez stumbled
out of the vehicle, the of-
ficer deemed Gomez to be
too intoxicated to safely
perform such tests.
He was placed under ar-
rest and transported to
the Greer City Jail where
he blew a 0.18 on a breath-
alyzer.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
James Marcus Lamb,
27, of 116.5 Poplar Drive,
Greer, has been charged
with assault and battery
(third).
reports, an officer was
dispatched to 116.5 Pop-
lar Drive in reference to a
fight in progress. Upon ar-
rival, another officer had
already apprehended the
suspect (Lamb) so the offi-
cer spoke with the victim.
The victim stated that
Lamb came into her house
via a window and then
tackled her and grabbed
her around the neck after
an argument.
Lamb was apprehended
as he was attempting to
flee the scene.
The officer observed
signs of a physical alterca-
tion inside the residence
and also observed red
marks around the victims
neck.
Lamb was arrested and
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Rickie Terran Desean
Obannard, 23, of 200
Bridwell Avenue, Green-
ville, has been charged
with: simple possession of
marijuana, disregarding a
stop sign and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
on foot patrol on Spring
Street responding to a call
when he observed a black
vehicle run a stop sign at
Oakland Avenue and For-
est Street at a high rate of
speed.
The officer conducted a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and immediately detected
a strong odor of marijua-
na coming from inside the
vehicle.
The vehicles driver,
Obannard, informed the
officer that there was mar-
ijuana inside the vehicle.
The officer located the
marijuana in the driver
side floorboard.
A search of Obannards
person yielded drug para-
phernalia.
He was arrested and
City Jail.
FORGERY
Justin Marshall Briscoe,
17, of 114 Dulaine Drive,
Inman, has been charged
with forgery less than
$10,000.
dispatched to Greer Qual-
ity Foods in reference to
a forgery. Upon arrival,
the officer met with the
complainant, who stated
that Briscoe came into the
store and attempted to
cash a fraudulent check
for $500.
The complainant told
the officer that he refused
to cash the check because
he knew it was fraudulent
due to prior checks similar
to this one that had been
returned by the bank.
The complainant then
presented the officer with
five additional checks
(nearly identical to the one
that Briscoe had attempt-
ed to cash) that had been
cashed at the store within
the previous two weeks
and were all fraudulent.
The officer confirmed
the check to be fraudulent
and Briscoe was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
CONCEALED WEAPON
Edward Royce Elrod, 18,
of 503 Poplar Drive, Greer,
has been charged with car-
rying a concealed weapon.
reports, an officer was op-
erating stationary radar
on Pelham and South Main
streets when he noticed a
young male walking up be-
hind his patrol car acting
suspiciously.
As the officer continued
watching the subject (El-
rod) he observed a large
dagger concealed in his
waistband.
The officer got out of his
patrol car and removed
the dagger from Elrods
waistband.
Elrod also had a large
pocketknife on his per-
son.
He was arrested and
City Jail.
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Hampton Boulevard. Occurring in front of Copper River restaurant, the crash involved a Toyota Camry and a Nissan
Versa. One of the cars, pictured here, was knocked onto its side in the middle of the road.
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a patient care experience
is the people, and there is
a palpable spirit when you
come into this hospital.
As you look around this
campus today, we have
become much more than a
hospital
Now a name is just a
word, so people are not
going to choose this hos-
pital just because of a
name change, he said.
Its important to us that
weve done this, but ul-
timately its a culture of
putting patients first that
is going to drive people to
this organization and we
are not going to change
in the delivery of care and
the manner in which we
do it that is ultimately
what will make this orga-
nization great.
When Danner took the
stage, he told the audience
about his tedious weekend
putting up a backsplash in
his kitchen, a project he
said reminded of the hos-
pitals growth.
I cut some pieces up-
side down, I cut some
pieces backwards, Id get
to a place where Id get
the pattern mixed up and
it was just one of those
kinds of things that was
a real test to my reli-
gion, Danner said. At
some point though last
night I was getting close
enough to the point that
I was just about finished,
and I stepped back at that
pointand I thought, You
know what? It looks pretty
darned good.
I dont know that much
about developing a hospi-
tal campus, I mean thats
obviously not my forte,
he said. There are people
in here who know a lot
more about it than I do.
But, I have a sneaking sus-
picion that building a hos-
pital campus is a whole
lot like putting up backs-
plash youve got to start
somewhere, youve got
move along and you follow
a pattern and you follow a
plan, occasionally you get
a piece backwards, occa-
sionally you get a piece
upside down, sometimes
you cuss, sometimes you
dont, and every now and
then you kind of lose your
focus because youve been
looking at something from
two feet away for so long
you have to step back and
take a look at it.
Danner pointed out how
far the hospital has come
since its initial ribbon cut-
ting in a cornfield across
the street and how far the
hospital still has to go.
I have a feeling that
thats just the tip of the
iceberg with what youre
going to see on this cam-
pus in the coming years.
And as I stand here this
morning and as we cele-
brate a new name change,
I have stepped back and
looked at this facility and
Ive said, You know what
it looks pretty darned
good, he said.
The event concluded
with performance by
speed painter Brian Olsen.
Olsen, who is with Art in
Action, created a paint-
ing of the Village Hospital
logo and converted it into
the new Pelham Medical
Center logo.
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South Carolina Gov. Nik-
ki Haley recently issued
executive order 2014-22,
creating the Governors
Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention Council. The
council was established
with the task of develop-
ing a comprehensive and
proactive plan to combat
prescription drug abuse
across the state.
South Carolina Inspector
General Patrick Maley pre-
viously released a report
stating prescription drug
regulation in South Caro-
lina could benefit from a
more coordinated effort
among state agencies.
Prescription drug
abuse is a serious issue in
this country and in South
Carolina, affecting far
too many of our citizens
and their families, said
Haley. Finding solutions
for drug addiction of any
kind is always complicat-
ed and takes a real team
effort and I thank Inspec-
tor General Maley and our
partners for their leader-
ship and willingness to
help combat this growing
problem.
The Council will evalu-
ate the extent of prescrip-
tion drug abuse through-
out the state, develop
solutions and will annu-
ally report this data to the
governor once the plan is
implemented. This state-
wide plan will require co-
ordination among all agen-
cies that have a regulatory,
enforcement, or treatment
role in this issue.
For decades, The De-
partment of Health and
Environmental Controls
(DHEC) Bureau of Drug Con-
trol has worked with other
law enforcement officials
to prevent the diversion
of controlled substances
from legal sources into
the hands of criminals,
said Director Catherine
Templeton. Governor
Haleys order takes an im-
portant step in continuing
DHECs effort to link our
communities, our front
line medical professionals,
and the law enforcement
officials tasked with inter-
rupting these crimes.
The National Center for
Disease Control has clas-
sified prescription drug
abuse as a national epi-
demic. This has a signifi-
cant financial and emo-
tional impact on South
Carolina families, as well
as an economic impact on
the state. In 2010, an esti-
mated 30 percent of South
Carolina Medicaid recipi-
ents were given an addic-
tive opioid prescription
at a cost of $24 million to
taxpayers.
The epidemic of pre-
scription drug abuse af-
fects every community in
our state, said SLED Chief
Mark Keel. For those of
us in law enforcement,
having a coordinated ap-
proach through the coun-
cil can provide a mecha-
nism to help address the
challenges of this growing
problem.
Stopping the abuse is a
priority for the state.
Preventing the spread
of the prescription drug
abuse problem is a critical
priority, and success will
require concerted efforts
at the local level, said
DAODAS Director Bob
Toomey. The statewide
network of local alcohol
and drug abuse agencies
will be a vocal, active and
energetic partner in this
initiative.
Health officials say self-
ish physicians may be to
blame for the problem.
The South Carolina
Board of Medical Exam-
iners has the statutory
responsibility to hold its
licensees accountable for
misconduct and deter sim-
ilar behavior in others,
said Dr. Louis Costa, presi-
dent of the South Carolina
Board of Medical Examin-
ers. A few physicians in
this state have drifted to
the lowest rung of ethical
conduct and are selfishly
abusing their privilege to
prescribe controlled sub-
stances in order to gen-
erate an income. This, as
well as navet on the be-
half of others, has contrib-
uted to a crisis in opioid
dependence and abuse in
South Carolina. The Board
of Medical Examiners will
use the full force of the
law vested in it to identify
and arraign these offend-
ing prescribers in order
to protect the reputation
of the profession and to
protect the public, which
is paramount.
Haley establishes drug council
Representative with
Mothers Against Drunk
Driving (MADD) testified
at the South Carolina State
House in support of Em-
mas Law last Thursday.
The bill, S 137, known as
Emmas Law, would ex-
pand the use of interlocks
for certain first-time of-
fenders with a blood al-
cohol concentration (BAC)
of 0.12 or higher to use an
ignition interlock on their
vehicle for at least six
months.
The law is named after
six year-old Emma Long-
street who was killed by a
drunken driver on Jan. 1,
2012.
MADD asks the law-
makers to honor Emma
Longstreet, and all victims
of drunk driving, and ad-
vance this critical legisla-
tion. Interlocked offenders
simply cannot drive drunk
and hurt or kill innocent
people in South Carolina,
said MADD South Carolina
Vice-President of Public
Policy Laura Hudson.
According to the organi-
zation, South Carolina is
one of the worst states in
the nation for DUI fatali-
ties. Officials with MADD
say in 2012, 358 people
were killed in crashes
caused by a drunken driv-
er, representing 41 per-
cent of all traffic fatalities
in the state.
Nationally, 31 percent
of all traffic fatalities are
caused by drunken driv-
ing. Reversing this trend
begins by requiring in-
terlocks for all convicted
drunk drivers. Ignition
interlocks result in sub-
stantial reductions in re-
cidivism and most impor-
tantly reduction in deaths.
Every 8.6 minutes,
MADD is contacted by a
victim of impaired driv-
ing. And, each encounter,
reminds us that the fight
against impaired driving
is not over, said MADD
CEO Debbie Weir. MADD,
along with our partners in
traffic safety community,
call on the legislature to
enact this Emmas Law.
South Carolina requires
ignition interlocks for
repeat convicted drunk
drivers. Throughout the
nation, 20 states now re-
quire ignition interlocks
for all convicted drunk
drivers and an additional
12 require interlocks for
repeat and first time of-
fenders with a BAC of 0.15
or greater.
Drunk driving is a 100
percent preventable crime
and South Carolina has a
drunk driving problem.
Emmas Law will prevent
drunk driving, said Jan
Withers, MADD national
president. Ignition inter-
locks are proven to pro-
tect the public and save
lives, while giving con-
victed drunk drivers the
opportunity to continue
driving.
MADD officials say stud-
ies show that a first-time
convicted drunk driver is
not a first-time offender,
but rather it is simply the
first time they have been
caught. According to the
organization, first-time of-
fenders have driven drunk
an average of 80 times
before they are convicted.
And, according to the Cen-
ters for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC),
ignition interlocks, on
average, reduce drunken
driving recidivism by 67
percent.
Glenn A. Bramhall, a res-
ident of Spartanburg, was
promoted to the rank of
Major General, U.S. Army,
in a ceremony held March
9, in Anderson.
Bramhall, a member of
the South Carolina Army
National Guard, has resid-
ed in Spartanburg with his
wife, the former Faith Cox,
since 1982. He is a 1979
graduate of The Citadel in
Charleston, where he re-
ceived his commission as
a second lieutenant in the
Infantry and then served
on active duty for three
years in the 24
th
Infantry
Division at Ft. Stewart,
Ga. In 1985 he joined the
Army National Guard in
Newberry, where he has
served in a variety of lead-
ership positions, including
a deployment to Afghani-
stan in 2003-2004 as the
commander, 3
rd
Embedded
Training Team. While serv-
ing as deputy commander
of the 263rd Army Air
Missile Defense Command
in Anderson, SC, he also
served as Deputy Com-
manding General, Air De-
fense/National Guard, at
Ft. Sill, OK, Fires Center of
Excellence.
His most recent assign-
ment was assuming com-
mand of the 263
rd
AAMDC
in March 2014. As the
263rd AAMDCs com-
manding general, he also
serves as the Deputy Area
Air Defense Commander
for both the Continen-
tal United States North
American Aerospace De-
fense Command NORAD
(CONR) and the Alaskan
NORAD Region (ANR).
Among the many accom-
plishments and awards
Bramhall has accumulated
throughout his decorated
military career, he earned
two Legions of Merit, the
Bronze Star Medal for his
service during Operation
Enduring Freedom and
the Combat Infantryman
Badge and Parachutist
Badge.
Bramhall and his wife
are members of First Bap-
tist Church in Spartanburg,
where he has served as a
deacon. Mrs. Bramhall is a
French teacher and World
Languages Department
Chairman at Spartanburg
High School. They have
three sons and two grand-
children. Their eldest son,
Ian, is assistant principal
and guidance counselor at
Fox Creek High School in
North Augusta.
Bramhall named
Major General

MADD testifies to legislature

Preventing the spread of the prescription
drug abuse problem is a critical priority,
and success will require concerted efforts
at the local level.
Bob Toomey
DAODAS Director
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr. promotes Brig.
Gen. Glenn Bramhall to the rank of Major General during a
ceremony held March 9.

HOSPITAL: Danner speaks at event
Allstate agent Rockie
Bull recently awarded Hol-
lywild Animal Park with
the Allstate Agency Hands
in the Community $1,000
grant, given to the park in
honor of Bulls longtime
service at Hollywild.
The Inman based agent
met the Parks triplet Syr-
ian Brown Bear Cubs, born
January 11, 2014, earlier
this month.
Rockie Bull has served
as a great ambassador for
Hollywild, spreading our
message throughout the
community, said David
Meeks, Hollywilds execu-
tive director. His is the
type of service that trans-
lates directly into more
visitors knowing and sup-
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coming to see the great
opportunities for family
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Bull has served the park
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in various capacities. He
regularly shares the Hol-
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clients, other agents and
his numerous business
and professional contacts
throughout the commu-
nity.
The Allstate grant funds
will support the ongoing
efforts to renovate the
bear habitats. The new
habitat designs will enable
park visitors to watch and
learn about bears, includ-
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The U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (HUD) Secretary
Shaun Donovan recently
awarded $20,589,171 to
40 public housing authori-
ties in South Carolina.
The money is part of
the $1.8 billion awarded
overall to public housing
authorities in all 50 states,
as well as, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, to make major
large-scale improvements
to the nations 1.1 million
public housing units.
Part of the $20 mil-
lion will go to help public
housing in Greenville and
Spartanburg.
The grants are provid-
ed through HUDs Capi-
tal Fund Program, which
provides annual funding
to approximately 3,100
public housing authori-
ties to build, repair, reno-
vate and/or modernize
the public housing in their
communities. These hous-
ing authorities use the
funding to do large-scale
improvements such as re-
placing roofs or making
energy-efficient upgrades
to replace old plumbing
and electrical systems.
This funding is criti-
cally important to public
housing agencies as they
work to provide the best
housing possible for their
residents, said Donovan.
While the funding we an-
nounce today will never
be enough to meet the
tremendous backlog of
capital needs, HUD will be
working closely with the
Congress to expand efforts
to generate approximately
$6 billion in private invest-
ment for the recapitaliza-
tion of public housing.
For more than 75 years,
the federal government
has been working and
investing billions of dol-
lars in developing and
maintaining public and
multifamily housing in-
cluding providing critical
support through the
Capital Fund grants an-
nounced today. Still, the
nation continues to lose
approximately 10,000
public housing units each
year, primarily due to
disrepair, officials say.
In 2011, HUD released a
study that estimated the
capital needs in the pub-
lic housing stock in the
U.S. The study found the
nations 1.1 million public
housing units are facing
an estimated $25.6 billion
in large-scale repairs. Un-
like routine maintenance,
capital needs are extensive
improvements required to
make the housing decent
and economically sustain-
able, such as replacing
roofs or updating plumb-
ing and electrical systems
to increase energy effi-
ciency.
The funding awarded to
state public housing agen-
cies is critical and essen-
tial in meeting the housing
needs of their residents,
said HUD Southeast Re-
gional Administrator Ed
Jennings, Jr.
To help protect the con-
siderable federal invest-
ment in public housing,
and respond to the grow-
ing demand for affordable
rental housing, President
Barack Obama proposed
the Rental Assistance Dem-
onstration (RAD), a com-
prehensive strategy that
complements the Capital
Fund Program and aims to
preserve and enhance the
countrys affordable hous-
ing stock, including lever-
aging public and private
funding to make critically
needed improvements.
Since Congress approved
the RAD demonstration in
November of 2011, offi-
cials say early results show
it is generating significant
additional capital for pub-
lic and assisted housing.
HUD has made awards to
60,000 public and assist-
ed housing units in more
than 340 different proj-
ects across the country.
Through these awards,
housing authorities have
proposed to generate ap-
proximately $3 billion in
capital repairs by leverag-
ing private debt and eq-
uity, which will preserve
or replace distressed units
and support local jobs in
their communities all
without additional federal
resources.
Currently, the depart-
ment has received applica-
tions from public housing
authorities for an addi-
tional 116,000 units under
RAD.
State lawmakers have
filed a lawsuit against the
U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) recently for shelv-
ing the Mixed Oxide Fuel
(MOX) project, a multi-bil-
lion dollar project to turn
weapons-grade plutonium
into commercial nuclear
reactor fuel.
The lawsuit comes as
a response to President
Barack Obama and the
National Nuclear Security
Administration moving to
place the MOX project at
the Savannah River Site on
cold stand-by essen-
tially shutting it down by
executive command. Con-
gress passed a law in 2002
mandating that the MOX
project be built at the Sa-
vannah River Site in Aiken
County, and committed
funding for the project ev-
ery year.
Gov. Nikki Haley joined
U.S. Congressman Joe
Wilson (SC-02), Attorney
General Alan Wilson and
members of the Aiken del-
egation to announce a law-
suit, filed by the Attorney
General on behalf of the
state of South Carolina.
Weve seen this hap-
pen with Yucca Mountain
and now were seeing it
at the MOX facility, said
Gov. Nikki Haley. This is
President Obama saying
that hes going to follow
the rules that he wants
to follow and ignore the
rules he doesnt want to
follow and its hurting the
people of South Carolina.
Were here today, with a
unified force, to make sure
this administration knows
that were going to fight
to protect the Savannah
River Site and all of South
Carolina.
U.S. Senator Lindsey
Graham said a suit was the
right move.
I very much appreci-
ate Governor Haley and
Attorney General Wilson
filing this lawsuit against
the Obama Administra-
tion, said Graham. Its
the right thing to do and
I appreciate them taking
this important step. Make
no mistake about it, Presi-
dent Obamas budget
submission to Congress
is both irresponsible and
reckless. His decision to
dramatically reduce fund-
ing for the MOX program
to a point that raises se-
rious questions about its
viability represents a fun-
damental breach of trust
with the residents of South
Carolina. As a member of
the Senate Appropriations
Committee, I will be fo-
cused on restoring fund-
ing for the MOX facility in
this years appropriations
bill. Ensuring a pathway
out of the state for this
weapons-grade plutonium
is a top priority for me.
According to state of-
ficials, Obamas latest
budget proposal calls
for freezing the projects
funding entirely. Accord-
ing to the suit, not moving
forward with this proj-
ect violates federal laws
meant to protect South
Carolina.
The Obama adminis-
tration is, yet again, at-
tempting to circumvent
Congress, this time by
shutting down the MOX
program without a clear
or viable alternative, said
U.S. Senator Tim Scott.
The President is also
breaking a promise to the
state and people of South
Carolina, who entered
into a contractual com-
mitment to host the MOX
facility which stated the
nuclear material would
be processed into usable
fuel for commercial power
reactors not sit in South
Carolina indefinitely. The
federal government could
also be obligated to pay
hundreds of millions of
dollars in fines to the state
if this project is not com-
pleted, and simultaneous-
ly give Russia an excuse
to break a critical nuclear
arms control agreement.
Wilson said this creates
a national security issue.
Ive been very grateful
to be able to work with the
other members of our fed-
eral delegation in securing
funds for the MOX proj-
ect, said Wilson. Now
the Obama administration
is coming in, blocking the
funding and creating what
I think is a real national se-
curity issue for the Ameri-
can People.
Wilson said the federal
government should honor
its commitment to South
Carolina.
Through the unilateral,
indefinite suspension of
the MOX project without
Congressional authoriza-
tion or approval, and with-
out legal authority the
federal government has
failed to not only honor its
commitment to South Car-
olina, but has breached its
obligation to responsibly
address the disposal of
surplus plutonium, said
Wilson. This violation of
the Constitution not only
effectively terminates
the MOX facility, but also
terminates approximate-
ly 1,800 jobs for South
Carolinas hard-working
citizens. That is why I
have filed a complaint in
federal court on behalf of
the State of South Carolina
seeking to halt this illegal
and unconstitutional act.
State files suit against
Department of Energy
HUD grants $20 million for public housing

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Once again, some of our
legislators are meddling
in matters that dont
concern them (State
government should stay
out of college curricu-
lum, by William Buch-
heit, March 19, 2014). The
house voted to penalize
USC Upstate and the
College of Charleston
for assigning books with
gay and lesbian themes.
The purpose of going to
college, besides studying
something interesting
that may become your
career, is to push you
beyond your comfort
zone in topics such as
these. The purpose of our
legislature is to pass laws
and decide about funding
for our states higher edu-
cation institutions. They
have clearly over stepped
their bounds by penal-
izing these two schools,
and trying to microman-
age what is taught at the
college level.
Jeff Jackson
Taylors
LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
Overstepping the boundaries
Weve seen this
happen with Yucca
Mountain and now
were seeing it at
the MOX facility.
Nikki Haley
SC Governor

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site for the event featuring a meal and silent auction.
Money raised will be used for the Terrifc Kids programs
in the Greer area and for the Key Clubs at Greer and Blue
Ridge High Schools.
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Theyre
still kids
A
s I watched my be-
loved Tar Heels exit
in the round of 32, I
began to notice a rather
harsh reality I often ig-
nore this time of year.
Its well documented
that Im a lover of basket-
ball. The NCAA tourna-
ment provides a needed
escape for me, a weekend
of perfect sports drama
that seems as if it were
designed just for me.
Its easy to lose track
of whats really going on,
what Im really watching.
In reality, these are 18, 19
and 20-year-old kids, hop-
ing to last one more game
one more round. When
they lose, its heartbreak-
ing.
Because Im an overly
passionate fan, I dont
ever pay attention to this
part.
Ive often cheered as a
rival team went down (I
had no problem celebrat-
ing Mercers win over
Duke, tapping my home
inspector, who did not
seem interested in bas-
ketball, on the shoulder
to inform him the Blue
Devils were about to lose
to a 14 seed).
Only Sunday evening
did I begin to truly
understand what these
kids go through. You
could probably say I was
a little bummed out about
North Carolinas loss to
Iowa State, but watching
point guard Marcus Paige
try to give an interview
to a group of reporters
standing at his locker was
difficult to do.
The kid was visibly
shaken up. You can tell he
had been crying just sec-
onds before the cameras
came on, and he fought
back tears (maybe harder
than he fought to win the
game) the entire time.
The kid was heartbro-
ken. Everything he had
worked for since the fall
was gone, leaving only the
memories of a second-
round loss to get him
through the offseason.
He didnt need a camera
in his face or another
question to answer. There
was nothing he needed
to say. He was a disap-
pointed kid.
I find the same circum-
stances to be true when
covering high school ath-
letics here in Greer. After
a tough playoff loss, you
can catch any number of
players in the same emo-
tional state, struggling to
find words to say.
Ive made it sort of a
personal rule of thumb
not to try to talk to them.
They dont need me in
their face asking them
about a bad snap that
cost their team the game
or a missed pass that
might have tied things
up. They dont need to
think about next season.
For them, next season
couldnt feel further away.
I think weve forgotten
the athletes we all know
and love to watch are still
just kids. Theyre grow-
ing up, learning about
life, learning about losing
and learning to accept the
outcomes.
Theres always going to
be pressure to win. Youre
going to have fans like
myself who cheer on the
team when good things
are happening and boo
them when bad things are
happening.
The truth is, athletics
are about a lot more than
winning and losing. We
play games because they
teach us small, simple
lessons about life. They
teach us about respon-
sibility, respect and
teamwork.
Its taken me a few
years to understand, but
those things, not winning,
are what athletics are all
about.
SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
B
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge softball
team has been on fire in
the early part of the sea-
son, recording 11 wins and
a perfect region record.
The hard-hitting Tigers
have already accounted for
more than 20 homeruns
this season, leaving head
coach Kevin Jones to like
his teams chances this
season.
Our offense has been
as advertised to this
point as we have hit 21
team homeruns already
and have eight kids hit-
ting .350 or higher, Jones
said. We have moments
when I think we are still a
couple of years away from
where we want to be, but
then we bounce back the
next night and look like
one of the top teams in
the state.
With all that has gone
right for Blue Ridge this
season, a few areas still
need to be fine-tuned.
We continue to battle
some defensive issues,
Jones said. I have a very
talented group of kids that
has top notch physical
skills but we need to find
some consistency.
Jones, however, knows
the Lady Tigers will need
to continue to be the ag-
gressor.
SEE TIGERS | B4
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eastside baseball
team is fighting to stay
atop a demanding region
schedule, earning four
early season wins.
Eastside is 4-2 on the
season, with a 3-1 record
in region play. The Eagles
have earned wins over
Blue Ridge and Southside.
The teams only losses of
the season came to Pick-
ens, by a score of 9-6, and
Riverside, by a score of 4-
3.
I have been very pleased
with the team except for
the Pickens game, East-
side coach Scott Erwin
said. The Pickens game
we just did not compete.
We are inexperienced ex-
cept for a few guys.
Erwin said a lot of his
players simply have not
seen much varsity action.
(We have) a lot of new
players on the varsity lev-
el, he said. We have hit
well and fielded well, (and)
have been able to get a lot
of guys innings and at bats
during the first two weeks
of the season.
Those first two weeks
saw some solid play from
the mound.
We had a great pitching
outing by Graham Mitch-
ell at Blue Ridge (who
recorded a two-hit shut-
out), Erwin said. We have
also had some other good
pitching performances.
We still need to be better
on the mound and be bet-
ter in getting runners in to
score. We are leaving way
too many guys on base.
Erwin said team chem-
istry has been a factor for
his squad in the early go-
ing.
Our biggest strength is
that we all get along and
pull for each other, he
said. Our guys trust each
other to get the job done.
The Eagles have got-
ten strong hitting perfor-
mances from Sam Jones,
who is currently averaging
.529 from the plate, Gra-
ham Mitchell, who is bat-
ting .474, Will Thorpe who
maintains a .333 average
and Zach White, who is
hitting .500.
The road ahead will in-
clude some tough region
games for Eastside.
Our region is, year in
and year out, one of the
toughest in the state,
Erwin said. Three of the
final four teams in the up-
state last year were from
our region. This year is
no different. Every night is
going to be a battle.
Those battles will fea-
ture some familiar faces.
Greenville, Blue Ridge,
and Travelers Rest are the
front runners, Erwin said.
But, Berea, Greer, and
Pickens are all going to be
able to compete at a high
level.
Eastside faces another
tough schedule this week.
This week we have
Berea, Northwestern, and
Travelers Rest, the head
coach said. They are all
good teams. Travelers
Rest is undefeated in the
region right now.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
For the third consecutive
year, Rebels in Spartan-
burg District Five Schools
will take over The Green-
ville Drives Fluor Field in
celebration of the districts
accomplishments.
The minor league base-
ball team will partner with
the Duncan community on
Wednesday, April 23, as
D5 Night features teach-
ers, students and the By-
rnes High baseball team.
The Greenville Drive will
host the Asheville Tour-
ists at 4 p.m., followed
by Byrnes facing Wade
Hampton at 7 p.m. This is
the first professional/high
school double header in
Fluor Field history.
We tried to do the dou-
ble header last year, but
it didnt work out, Alex
Fiedler with the Greenville
Drive said. The Red Sox
are an outstanding orga-
nization that they would
allow this. Some organi-
zations would say, We
want to keep our guys on
a game schedule. The idea
is that well have all the By-
rnes fans that will attend
the Drive game and all the
Drive fans will say, Hey,
theres more baseball, lets
stick around.
I played a little in high
school and I think thats
a pretty darn cool oppor-
tunity to play on a minor
SEE DRIVE | B5
Rebels set to take
over Fluor Field
Eagles hope to control dangerous region
Our biggest strength is that we all get
along and pull for each other. Our guys
trust each other to get the job done.
Scott Erwin
Eastside baseball coach
Despite battling through a tough region, the Eastside baseball team has a 3-1 start in region play, recording wins over Blue Ridge and Southside.

The Lady Tigers are clicking on all cylinders, hitting 21
homeruns so far this season.
Blue Ridge
softball off to
roaring start

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
A group of Spartanburg District Five Students compete in
a tug of war challenge at a previous District Five night.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
Te Greer Citizen took home
10 awards from the South Carolina Press Associations
2013 news contest.
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
Review Portfolio - Second Place
Column Writing - Second Place
Series of Articles - Second Place
Sports Feature Photo - Second Place
MANDY FERGUSON
Sports Feature Photo - Tird Place
KRISTA GIBSON
Column Writing - Tird Place
JULIE HOLCOMBE
Single Sports Page Design - Tird Place
Sports Page Design Portfolio - Tird Place
AMANDA IRWIN
Inside Page Design - Tird Place
Humor Column Writing - Tird Place
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Congratulations!
William Buchheit, Amanda Irwin, Julie Holcombe
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
After several key wins
early in the season, the By-
rnes baseball team is off
to a 6-2 start, boasting a 3-
1 record in region play.
Head coach Michael
Maus said his team is hang-
ing tough in what could be
one of the most dangerous
regions in the state.
Our whole region is
very competitive right
now, he said. Everyone
in the region has a win
and everyone in the region
has a loss. Right now we
are tied for first place with
Spartanburg, Mauldin and
Riverside. Each one of us
has defeated each other.
The Rebels have relied
on strong offensive out-
ings from veteran leader-
ship.
Alex Eubanks has
played really well for us so
far and he is leading the
team in every offensive
category, batting over .500
right now, Maus said. Eu-
banks and Hunter Hernan-
dez have each pitched re-
ally well so far for us. Both
of them are undefeated on
the year pitching.
Maus said he is getting
production in other posi-
tions as well.
Mason Streater has
been swinging the bat well
lately and plays a very
good defensive short-stop
for us, he said. Our three
senior leaders (Eubanks,
Caleb Nelson and Adam
Asbill) have done a great
job in each aspect of the
game, setting the tone for
the rest of the team.
Although his team is in
prime position to compete
for the region title, Maus
said his team needs to
continue to work and im-
prove.
We need to swing the
bats a little bit better in
situations than we have
been doing, he said. We
are a couple hits in big
spots from having a great
start to the season instead
of a really good start.
The Rebels strength will
continue to come from its
defense.
We have pitched really
well so far this year and
have played good defense
for the most part, Maus
said. That is what is go-
ing to keep us in games
this year and we plan on
continuing to emphasize
that in our practices.
Byrnes faced another
tough slate of region
games this week, taking
on Mauldin, Gaffney and
Wade Hampton.
All of them will be on
the road and tough games
(against) sound defensive
teams with good defens-
es, Maus said. We hope
to play well this week and
keep playing with the in-
tensity and at the level we
have been playing.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Greer softball team
is off to strong start, be-
ginning the season with a
3-0 record in the region.
So far this season, I
have seen a lot of fight in
my girls. They have been
down many games and
rallied back to win, Greer
coach Ashleigh Anderson
said. The team chemistry
is amazing. All of them
get along great. We are
a young team (with) only
one senior.
We have some areas
that we need to improve
on and we will be even bet-
ter, she said.
One of those areas is
pitching. Anderson said
her team will need to
make defense a priority if
it wants to remain a threat
in the region.
Pitching is a key area
we need to improve on,
she said. We have three
pitchers, and they all are
being used. I need one of
them to step up into that
starting role.
The defense needs to get
better as well.
We have too many er-
rors so far, and some
have been costly, Ander-
son said. I think at least
two of the games we have
lost so far (in the tourna-
ments) were due to errors.
If we cut those down, we
should be solid all the way
around.
The team is 8-5 includ-
ing preseason tourna-
ments. The Lady Yellow
Jackets have seen early
help from freshman Shaan
Delport, who is averaging
.433 from the plate with
13 hits, two doubles and
four homeruns. Sopho-
more Brooke Wade has
also provided a spark with
15 hits, two doubles, one
homerun, nine RBIs and
10 runs scored.
Danyale Davis has added
some life from the plate,
hitting a .519 average with
14 hits, four doubles, 5
RBIs and 17 runs scored.
Baleigh Coker currently
boasts a .500 batting av-
erage with 13 hits, two
doubles, eight RBIs and
11 runs. Senior Samantha
Bagley rounds out the sol-
id offense with an average
of .433 from the plate, reg-
istering three doubles, one
homerun, eight RBIs and
11 runs scored.
Hitting is very good
right now, Anderson said.
(The) one through nine
batters can hit the ball
very well. Even those that
dont start are pretty solid
at the plate.
Anderson expects region
play to only get more stiff
from here, saying Pickens
and Blue Ridge will pres-
ent strong opposition.
I think our toughest
region opponent will be
Pickens and Blue Ridge,
she said. They are both
good teams, but if we play
our best offense and de-
fense, I expect us to come
out on top.
Greer maintains a 3-0
region record with games
against Pickens, Eastside
and Southside this week.
(We had) Pickens at
home TuesdayI know
they are a pretty solid
team, she said. (Well
have) Eastside at home
Thursday. I dont know
much about them, (and
well have) Southside at
Southside Friday. They are
better than they were last
year. We still need to play
our game and should be
successful.
Anderson said her de-
fense will need continue
to perform.
If we play solid offense
and defense, I hope we will
be successful, she said.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Riverside girls soc-
cer team has been on a
tear as of late, winning
four region games and so-
lidifying itself as one of the
conferences top teams.
With a veteran group
on defense, Warrior coach
Carley Victor said her team
continues to work hard.
We have had a few
games where we have ei-
ther had to come from
behind or had a lead that
was lost, Victor said. We
seem to have found ways
to win, which is great.
We are a very young and
youthful team, so we have
a lot to learn still, but the
girls show up to work hard
and continue improving
every day.
Victor said her team has
had plenty of competition
in the early going.
We were tested with
some great teams at Vi-
king Cup, she said. The
Lexington game in particu-
lar was a very tough battle.
It was a physical and very
direct style of soccer. It
was a great learning expe-
rience for us as we found
some weaknesses within
our team that were ex-
posed during that game.
The Lady Warriors were
3-1 heading into the re-
gion. They have since won
four straight conference
games to improve to 7-1
overall
Getting in to region play
has been fun and exciting
as each team comes to
compete every night, Vic-
tor said. We were tested
last week against Byrnes
when we had to extend the
game into (penalty kicks).
Although we were not
happy to find ourselves
in that particular position,
we were glad to get some
experience in a game-like
situation.
Victor said her team has
shown a lot of resiliency.
One of the qualities that
I so appreciate is the girls
attitude of not giving up
or letting down, she said.
We are going into every
game with a win mental-
ity. Every game has been
competitive so far, which
makes for fun yet tough
region play. Right now
we are taking it one game
at a time and coming out
strong each night.
Riverside will need to
work on its focus in tran-
sition moving forward.
(We) need to work on
our transition from de-
fense to attacking the fi-
nal third, Challenging first
and second balls, Victor
said. We work a lot on
keeping possession and
switching the ball. We also
hope to be dangerous on
set pieces.
The Lady Warriors have
returned three of four
starting defenders in se-
nior Carly Owens, senior
Taylor Brown and junior
Janie Braun, who continue
to anchor the back line.
Freshman defender Izzy
Russell, freshman mid-
fielder Erin McCown and
sophomore forward Lar-
issa Heslop have also pro-
vided a lift, according to
Victor.
Riverside faces games
against Mauldin and Gaff-
ney this week.
NASCAR
fights
blood
clots
NASCAR officials recent-
ly announced the organiza-
tion would be teaming up
with Janssen Pharmaceu-
ticals, Inc., to help make a
difference for racing fans
that are at risk for or are
living with blood clots.
Janssen, the maker of
XARELTO, a medicine used
to treat and help prevent
blood clots, is now the of-
ficial Cardiovascular Part-
ner of NASCAR.
We are encouraged to
see Janssen Pharmaceu-
ticals level of dedication
to helping fans affected
by blood clots, said Jim
OConnell, NASCAR chief
sales officer. We welcome
them to the NASCAR fam-
ily, not only as an Official
Partner but also as a race
entitlement and team
sponsor.
Blood clots have hit
close to home for the NAS-
CAR community in recent
years. Brian Vickers, full-
time driver of the No. 55
Aarons Dream Machine
Toyota for Michael Wal-
trip Racing in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series, recently
overcame his second epi-
sode with the condition.
Having completed his
treatment with XARELTO
and being cleared by his
physician, Vickers is now
competing again in the
Sprint Cup Series and is
currently 18th in points,
with a top-10 finish at the
Food City 500 at Bristol
Motor Speedway on Sun-
day, March 16.
Im so grateful for all of
the fans who have reached
out to me to show their
support, said Vickers.
When I had my first deep
vein thrombosis in 2010,
I did everything I could
to treat it and get back to
racing.
Lady Jackets unbeaten in region
After a rough preseason schedule, the Greer softball team found its stride, reaching the 3-0 mark to open region play.
The team will face Southside on Friday.
Rebel baseball relying
on veteran leadership

Byrnes hopes to use a strong defense and a few key upperclassmen to fnish atop the
conference this spring.
Lady Warriors
continue soccer
winning streak

Right now we
are taking it one
game at a time and
coming out strong
each night.
Carley Victor
Riverside girls soccer coach
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
T
he New York Yankees
got their start in an
area of north Manhat-
tan affectionately called
Hilltop Park. It was a
dump. Built in just six
weeks, it could seat only
16,000 and left 10,000
people stranded in the
wind some 600 feet from
home plate in its fence-
less outfield.
The Yankees were then
called The Highlanders,
and their star was Wee
Willie Keeler, the nimble
outfielder who coined the
famous baseball cliche
hit em where they aint.
Keeler did that often. He
hit .341 for his career,
and his name still pops
up with semi-regularity.
It took Joe DiMaggio to
break his hitting-streak
record nearly a half-cen-
tury later; Ichiro broke
his singles hit in a season
record (209) nearly a cen-
tury later.
But if we know anything
about the Highland-
ers and the Yankees in
general, its that there can
be only one. The Yankees
moved to the House that
Ruth Built, became the
only game in town, won a
bunch of championships,
set lots of records, moved
to the House that Jeter
Built, and immediately
drenched the place in nos-
talgia by virtue of retiring
legends Mariano Rivera
and Derek Jeter.
Mariano Riveras
farewell tour was a
heartwarming affair,
and he was gifted from
park to park and regaled
everywhere he went. His
number was retired while
still an active player. Jeter
is still a player too ... in
every sense of the word.
And since he is pretty
cagey with the press and
with fans, you can bet
his farewell tour will be
low on the sap factor. His
number will be retired
on Derek Jeter Day, and
he will have a monument
put in Monument Park,
and as time goes on, he
will pass this vale of tears
and serve as one of the
ghosts, no doubt.
But if you go into the
park (it is open to the
public before every game),
you wont find any men-
tion of Wee Willie Keeler
or any of the Hall of
Famers from the Yankees
that arent featured in
the monument section.
Players like Earle Combs,
the first No. 1, leadoff
hitter for the famed
1927 Yankees. You wont
find No. 5 Tony Lazzeri,
either. He also wore No. 6,
and perhaps because he
shared that number with
Yankee great Rick Cerone,
the matter is contentious.
But there is one thing
for certain, when Jeters
monument is unveiled,
many of the tens of
thousands on hand will be
thinking of the other No.
2 they saw play Yankee
baseball during the 1970s
and early 1980s, the de
facto leader of the team
after Thurman Munsons
death, and successor to
Mickey Mantle, the great
Bobby Murcer.
Murcer didnt have a
Hall of Fame career, but
for the Yankees he was
memorable enough to
warrant mention on that
day. He lost his battle
with brain cancer in 2008,
and while we know that
there is only space in the
park for one No. 2, whats
wrong with marking off a
little spot for Murcer, too.

There can be only
one No. 2
Jeter is still a player
too...And since he
is pretty cagey with
the press and with
fans, you can bet
his farewell tour will
be low on the sap
factor.

B4 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The first couple of weeks
have not been kind to the
Eastside softball team,
which has seen several of
its players go down with
injuries.
Head coach Susan Mead-
ows, who is in her second
consecutive year with the
team, said the Eagles will
be looking to rebuild. .
I lost some very key
players last year, Mead-
ows said. Weve done
some good things. We
beat Southside 20-0, but
we lost to Blue Ridge 20-
0. We played Pickens and
had lost to them 22-0 last
year, but we only lost 10-
0 this year. It wasnt like
they beat us with 10 runs
in one inning. The scored
a couple here and a couple
there.
The team is anchored
by seniors Jordan Bouchil-
lon, Emelyne Henderson
and Megan Nestor. Junior
shortstop Emily Penny is a
long-time starter that is a
great hitter who can play
anywhere, according to
Meadows.
Cameron Meadows and
Erin Berry have suffered
injuries for Eastside in the
early season.
Im still kind of trying to
rebuild, she said. Right
now weve got about 12
people, but Ive got one
thats hurt that has me at
11, one that tore an ACL
that has me to 10. One
also might have a stress
fracture, which would put
me at nine. Were strug-
gling with numbers.
Multi-talented freshman
Allie Wright, who can be
found in several spots
throughout the field, will
be used a lot on the mound
for the Eagles this season.
(Shes a) new addition
with a big presence on the
mound, Meadows said.
Eastside is not without
young talent, as eighth
grader Tailey Rowley, a
second year starter, will
put in work at center
field, pitcher and short-
stop. Meadows said she is
a good athlete, and ex-
pects big things from her
in the future.
(Were) expecting to
improve as the season
goes on, Meadows said.
(Our) Goal is to be in the
mix when playoffs come
around. Our defense is
getting better and our
hitting is getting better.
Were getting better all the
way around.
Meadows said her team
is going to have to cut
back on errors if it wants
to be successful.
We have to cut out the
errors on defense, Mead-
ows said. You have to
know where youre going
with the ball. We have to
learn to know the situa-
tion and be able to put the
ball in play.
Eastside faced games
against Wade Hampton,
Berea, Greer and Travelers
Rest this week. Meadows
said her team will get all
it can handle from some
of the top teams in the re-
gion.
Blue Ridge is good,
Meadows said. Blue Ridge,
in my opinion, is one of the
best teams in (Class) AAA.
They may not necessarily
be the best pitching team,
but they can hit the ball to
make up for their lack of
pitching. Theyre just re-
ally good hitters.
As far as the rest of the
region, Meadows hopes
Eastside will be able to
separate itself from the
pack.
I dont really know what
Greer has, but last year we
split with them, Meadows
said. Southsides not very
good. Greenvilles not very
good. Everybody throws
me in that category and
thinks were not very good,
but were getting better
and better and better.
My plan is to sneak up
on some of these people,
she said.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes boys soccer
team has been working to
put together a complete
game, and head coach Paul
Hilderbrand said his team
shown signs of prom-
ise during its first seven
games.
The team currently sits
on a 4-3 record, with a 2-2
record in the region.
We are clearly a second
half team, as much as you
do not want to say that as
a coach, Hilderbrand said.
We play much better in
the last few minutes of the
first half, and then con-
tinue in the second half to
get better and better.
The slow starts, at times,
have costs Byrnes some
games.
We suffered a tough
loss early this season
against Travelers Rest and
it has really motivated the
players to not leave the
field without giving every
ounce of effort they have,
Hilderbrand said. Our
goal this year is to cel-
ebrate the wins and truly
learn on and off the field
lessons from the loses,
and so far, we are doing
that. This is a great group
of guys.
The teams defense is
anchored by Hector Ramos
at goalkeeper and Clark
Earnhardt in the center of
the line up.
We have two very
strong center midfielders
in Timothy Taylor and Ja-
cob Cashour, who really
understand the game and
can play with the ball at
their feet or put the ball
into space, Hilderbrand
said.
The team has been work-
ing to improve its commu-
nication in recent weeks,
and Hilderbrand said he is
seeing the hard work pay
off.
We are working very
hard to improve our com-
munication skills on the
field, he said. (We want)
to build each other up and
be positive about what we
are doing right and how we
can improve. It all starts
with communication in the
back and goes through the
midfield to make sure that
if someone is stepping on
defense some one is there
to cover and get his team-
mates back.
Hilderbrands team has
shown the ability to fight
back, having to fight from
behind on several occa-
sions this season.
Our strength is our per-
severance, Hilderbrand
said. This team does not
quit. They never count
themselves out of a game
and find more effort to
give.
The Rebels came from
behind, erasing a 3-0 defi-
cit to defeat Gaffney 5-3 in
the second half on Mon-
day night.
There is not an easy
game in our region, the
head coach said. They will
all be battles and we have
to respect that every time
we step onto the field.
The tough schedule will
only get more treacherous
moving forward.
We play Mauldin on
Thursday and, to be hon-
est, I do not know much
about them except that it
will not be an easy game.
Going on the road makes
it that much tougher, but
our guys will train hard
this week and be ready to
leave it all on the field for
80 minutes.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes girls soccer
team has already experi-
enced a couple of heart-
breakers just a few weeks
into the new season.
The team began region
play with an 0-3 record,
falling in the final minutes
of two key games.
The Rebels dropped
their first conference game
of the season to Boiling
Springs. Byrnes was tied
with Boiling Springs head-
ing into penalty kicks, but
lost in the overtime shoot-
out. The Rebels were then
defeated at Spartanburg
last week during a 4-0
battle.
The Lady Rebels fell once
again in the final moments
during a game against Riv-
erside. Byrnes went into
penalty kicks tied with the
Warriors 1-1, but came up
just shy of its first region
victory.
We are a very young
team with a lot to learn,
but with great potential,
Byrnes coach Casey Mc-
Call said. Our teams big-
gest strength is our team
unity.
Despite a young team,
McCall said several play-
ers have managed to step
up in the early going.
One of my top perform-
ers is Bri Collins, McCall
said. She only has a few
years of soccer experi-
ence, but has fearlessness
and determination.
The Rebels have also
gotten some help on de-
fense.
A new addition to the
team is a freshman goal-
keeper, Emily Morrison,
McCall said. She has true
heart for the game and has
made a great addition to
our team.
The first few weeks of
the season have not been
without adversity.
Injuries have taken a
toll on us early, McCall
said. I am hopeful that we
can recover.
The Lady Rebels face
Gaffney, Woodruff and
Mauldin this week.
EHS trying to bounce
back from injuries
The Eagles defeat Southside by a score of 20-0, but fall to Pickens 22-0 in what was an
up-and-down early season.
The Eastside softball team has been dealing with the injury
bug this season, but hopes to return to form soon.
Lady Rebels begin
region with no wins
We are a very
young team with a
lot to learn, but with
great potential.
Casey McCall
Byrnes girls soccer coach

Rebels see improvement
FROM PAGE ONE
Offensive firepower is
where our bread is but-
tered, Jones said. We hit
a ton of homeruns and we
score a lot of runs. So far
in our first 12 games, we
have scored eight runs or
more nine times.
The region will not be
without contest. Blue
Ridge will be looking to
knock off Pickens this
week, which currently sits
among the conferences
best.
We know that the region
still goes through Pickens
and the girls are aware
that it will take a complete
effort to knock off the Blue
Flame, he said. Greer is
also much improved and
will be a tough team to
beat. Berea gave us fits in
our first game and really
controlled much of the
game until late. Our return
trip over there should be a
great one.
Sophomores Ansley Gil-
reath and Sametra Duck
are crushing the ball for
Blue Ridge accounting for
a combined 10 homeruns
and 39 RBIs.
We knew coming in that
Gilreath was a big time
player, but the emergence
of Duck has forced teams
to pitch more to Ansley
and not around her, Jones
said. Senior Bryanna Wad-
dell has been great on of-
fense and continues to be
a workhorse as a pitcher.
Junior pitcher Karly Pat-
terson is hitting .593 and
also leads the team in
strikeouts when she is in
the circle for us.
The 11-1 Tigers, who
currently boast a 4-0 re-
cord in region play, will
have another slate of
tough games this week.
We (played) Chapman
on Monday night and
they are very talented,
Jones said. We were able
to beat them a couple of
weeks back in our tour-
nament but they are dan-
gerous. Tuesday night we
(had) Southside at home
and they are struggling
right now. Friday night we
have a huge game at home
against Pickens. We will
know after that where our
chances lie with respect to
the region.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes golf team is
relying on young faces to
compete in region play
this season.
The Rebels are 2-2 in
conference match-ups,
recording a third place
finish at the Spartanburg
County Tournament.
Our team faced adver-
sity from the beginning,
Golf coach Mickey Deering
said. We changed coaches
the weekend before our
first match, (and) we lost
one of our top performers
from last year, leaving us
with a young but talented
team.
After some early strug-
gles and finding the right
performers for the start-
ing line up, the team has
come together to compete
at a high level, he said.
Deering said some of
the young guys have
been battling to get in
the starting rotation.
Our middle school
boys have really risen to
the challenge, he said.
(Eighth grader) Ontario
Jones, (seventh grader)
Will Brooks and (ninth
grader) Tyler Jones have
been competing for spots
on the starting rotation.
When they are in, they
have been posting very
strong scores.
The head coach said his
team has to learn to finish
rounds.
At the County Tourna-
ment this week, we were
very strong as a team
through 12 holes, Deering
said. We have to learn to
finish those rounds with
strong performances. This
will come with time as we
mature and become stron-
ger competitors.
Byrnes is up against what
they believe to be some of
the most challenging com-
petition in South Carolina.
We are in one of the
toughest regions in the
state, Deering said. Even
with our youth, we believe
we can make it to the state
tournament and finish
strong.
The Rebels have gotten
strong outings from Jona-
than Costello, who shot a
68 at an earlier match and
made the Spartanburg All-
County team with a 73 at
the Spartanburg County
Tournament. Others have
stepped up as well.
Reed Bentley has been
a surprise this year, Deer-
ing said. He improved tre-
mendously from last year.
He also made All-County
at the Spartanburg County
Tournament.
Deering said the teams
focus is set on the difficult
match-ups ahead.
The schedule continues
to be tough facing some of
the top teams in the region
in the coming weeks, he
said. To prepare, we are
playing qualifying rounds
to ensure our best players
are being put forth and
to challenge some of the
older players.
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Byrnes golf takes third at county tournament
TIGERS: Looking to Pickens and beyond

PRESTON BURCH | FILE PHOTO
The Tigers are now 11-1 in
the season.
We have to learn to
know the situation
and be able to put
the ball in play.
Susan Meadows
Eastside softball coach
LISTER BASKETBALL CAMP
RUNS THROUGH APRIL 7
Local basketball coach
Paul Lister is holding a
basketball camp for girls,
ages 6-10, each Monday
night until April 7 at Greer
First Baptist Church.
The camp begins at 6
p.m. and is open to any-
one who would like to par-
ticipate. It is free for the
public.
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS
MURPHY OSBORNE AWARD
Conference Carolinas
has selected 10 student-
athletes as finalists for
the Murphy
O s b o r n e
award.
Fi nal i st s
are nomi-
nated by
their institu-
tions, based
on academ-
ic, athletic,
leadership, service and
community involvement
excellence during the
year.
The award winner is giv-
en to the conference stu-
dent athlete determined to
have the most outstanding
accomplishments of the
year.
The finalists for the
highest academic award
presented by the confer-
ence are as follows: Ar-
cher Bane of Barton Col-
lege, Lydia Schellenberg
of Belmont Abbey College,
Samantha Lockman of
Converse College, Rachel
Whitmire of Erskine Col-
lege, Rodrigo Avila of King
College, Heather Peter-
man of Lees-McRae Col-
lege, Jenelle Fortunato of
Limestone College, Brahm
Moolman of the Univer-
sity of Mount Olive, Brett
Morley of North Greenville
University, and Lauren
Lyle of Pfeiffer University.
To be eligible for the
award, nominees must be
a senior student athlete
with a minimum grade
point average of 3.25. The
candidate must be a full-
time student at the time
of nomination, must have
been a full-time student
for at least two years at the
member school, and must
be a starter or important
substitute in a conference
sport.
The recipient is selected
by the conference faculty
athletic representatives.
The Murphy Osborne
award winner, selected
from these finalists, will
be announced March 28.
GCM GOLF TOURNAMENT
REGISTRATION CONTINUES
The Dick Brooks Honda
Meals on Wheels Invita-
tional golf tournament has
opened registration for the
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FROM PAGE ONE
league field and in front
of 4,000-5,000 people, he
said. Its something those
kids will never forget.
Byrnes players are look-
ing forward to the oppor-
tunity.
We are extremely ex-
cited to play at Flour Field
and we expect it to be a
great turn out from all of
the district five family,
Byrnes baseball coach Mi-
chael Maus said. It should
be a good experience and
I know all of the players
have circled that one on
the calendar as a great ex-
perience for them in their
baseball careers.
The event will feature
a school spirit award
which will recognize the
school with the most rep-
resentation/spirit. The
school that wins will get a
special visit from the orga-
nization
Well have our mascot
and some of the Drive
players go to the school
towards the end of the
year and interact with the
kids, Fiedler said. Its
just going to be a great
opportunity for the kids
to get some professional
baseball players in there.
Throughout the games,
the District Five teach-
ers, support employees
and Terrific Kids of the
Year from each of the
schools will be recognized
in the stands and on the
DriveVision. Participat-
ing faculty, students and
staff will take part in the
on-field between-inning
entertainment and games.
Byrnes and the Rebels
are known for their foot-
ball, but theres so many
good things that are go-
ing on at these schools,
Fiedler said. Weve been
fortunate enough to inter-
act with them for a couple
of years now.
Special pre-game activi-
ties will include a Parade
of Champions, led by the
Byrnes drum line, state fi-
nalist cheer team, commit-
ted college athletes, and
SAC Youth Teams. Cer-
emonial first pitch, hon-
orary captains, play ball
announcer and other pre-
game honorary roles will
be filled by distinguished
student leaders, faculty
and staff. The Byrnes Sing-
ers will perform the Na-
tional Anthem.
We want to showcase
each of these schools,
Fiedler said. Before the
game, each school has
been given the opportu-
nity to recognize a group
of students that are lead-
ers or students that have
done something cham-
pionship worthy. Theyll
have a chance to show
why district five is so spe-
cial and what they bring to
this unique Rebel brand.
Tickets are $7 and can
be purchased by visiting
or calling the Drive Box
Office at 240-4528.
They recognize all of
our athletic accomplish-
ments down to our fine
arts accomplishments and
our honor roll kids, By-
rnes Athletic Director Tony
Gillespie said. Theyve
had the elementary school
choirs out there. Its not
just an athletic event for
district five. Its an all-
around event.
Gillespie said he expects
a great turnout.
Its a really good night,
Gillespie said. We usually
have a pretty good turn-
out. We have a good rela-
tionship with the Green-
ville Drive and I think
having the baseball game
this year adds another di-
mension to it. Its just a
good night.
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SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside track coach Ed
Boehmke says his team is
beginning to excel despite
some youth and inexperi-
ence.
The season has seen
many Eagle runners earn
personal bests, and the
team believes it has only
reached beginning of its
success.
Even with a young
squad, we are taking the
veterans and producing
a high quality boys and
girls track team, Boehm-
ke said. Practice for
the new kids (involves)
learning how a track meet
works, learning how to
use starting blocks, and
how to pass relay batons.
We are concentrating on
placing kids in the events
where they can be most
successful.
The girls team has al-
ready shown a strong abil-
ity to run distance events,
Boehmke said.
We are also strong in
the shot put, discus, long
jump and 400m hurdles,
he said. We are well above
average in the girls triple
jump, 400m and a 600m
relay. Not only are we
strong but we are deep in
these events.
That depth is not as
present on the boys
squad, and Boehmke be-
lieves it is because not as
many athletes who play
other sports throughout
the year came out for the
team.
Because of the young
team that we have we are
not as deep on the boys
side and weak in the sprint
races, Boehmke said. The
athletes in the sprints and
sprint relays are working
very hard, but are just a
few years behind the ju-
nior and senior athletes
at other schools. These
events is where I was hop-
ing that our talented var-
sity football and varsity
basketball players would
come out to help us, but
we will be successful with
the dedicated rookies that
did come out.
The head coach said his
team will have some chal-
lenges in the region, citing
Greer as a tough oppo-
nent.
Greer is a very strong
and well coached team on
both the boys and girls
sides and see them as the
favorites from the teams I
have seen so far, he said.
They are very strong in a
lot of the events in which
we are weak. We still have
a month to go, so I am
hoping that we can make
strides to get closer to
Greer.
The boys team broke a
32 year old school record
this past week end at the
Golden Corners Invita-
tional. The team of Dan-
iel Wade, Alex Lucking,
Keyondre Crate and Grant
Wilson ran the distance
medley relay in a time of
10:54.40, breaking the old
record of 11:02.2 set on
1982. The boys also have
Crate in the open 400m,
long jump and triple jump.
Rookie Tyshune Foster has
jumped more than 41 feet
in the triple jump and the
team has two vaulters that
are promising, the coach
said.
The girls team has bro-
ken the 4 x 1600m relay
twice this year. The first
team of Lindsay Hannah,
Carson Davis, Madison El-
lis and Heather Elliot ran
23:19.2, breaking the old
school record of 24:16.0
set in 2011. At the recent
invitational, the team of
Elliott, Rebecca Faircloth,
Ellis and Hannah ran
22:44.9. Sydney Smith
won the 400m hurdles in
the state championships
in 2012, but was injured
last year.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
Boys Soccer ................................................ Woodruf @ Blue Ridge, 6 p.m.
Softball .......................................Wade Hampton @ Riverside, 5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
Girls Soccer ................................... Travelers Rest @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Southside, 5:30 p.m.
Berea @ Greer, 5:30 p.m.
Gafney @ Riverside, 6 p.m.
Baseball .................................................. Blue Ridge @ Pickens 6:30 p.m.
Softball ................................................................ Eastside @ Greer, 6 p.m.
Boys Soccer...................................Travelers Rest @ Blue Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Southside, 7:30 p.m.
Berea @ Greer, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside @ Gafney, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
Girls Soccer ................................................Indian Land @ Eastside, 6 p.m.
Softball ........................................................ Pickens @ Blue Ridge, 6 p.m.
Eastside @ Travelers Rest, 6:30 p.m.
Greer @ Southside, 6 p.m.
Riverside @ Dorman, 5:30 p.m.
Varsity Baseball ................................ Travelers Rest @ Eastside, 6:30 p.m.
Southside @ Greer, 6:30 p.m.
Riverside @ Dorman, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
Baseball .........................................................Blue Ridge @ Greer, 11 a.m.
Wade Hampton @ Riverside, 2 p.m.
Boys Golf ................................Eastside @ Star Fort Tee Of Classic, noon
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
Girls Lacrosse ............................................ Riverside @ Mauldin, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball ................................................. Eastside @ Greenville, 6:30 p.m.
Softball ...................................................... Greer @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
Greenville @ Eastside, 6 p.m.
Boys Golf ............................................................. Greer @ Berea, 4:30 p.m.
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Eastside track learning
the basics, competing
Eastsides Emily Hickman attempts a jump at a recent meet. According to Eagle coach Ed
Boehmke, team members have been posting personal bests during competition.
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For his first foray into
inventing, River Ridge
fourth grade student Noah
McKinney went big.
His invention, the Medi-
Dri-Line, protects a brovi-
ac line, which hangs from
a persons chest, from
getting wet while bathing.
McKinneys Medi-Dri-Line
won the overall grand
prize from the 2014 Duke
Energy Invention Conven-
tion.
This was the first time
a River Ridge student has
won the overall grand
prize, said Principal Glen-
da Bigby.
He did a great job. His
passion was there, Bigby
said. This is related to a
family experience, with his
little sister, so I think that
got him thinking and his
passion was there. He was
excited to be a little inno-
vative creator.
McKinneys now 4-year-
old sister, Lydia, was diag-
nosed with leukemia when
she was eight months old.
It would hang out of her
chest and it couldnt get
wet in baths, he said.
To give her a bath, their
mother had to protect the
broviac line with plastic
wrap by wrapping the
baby.
Mom said it was a real
pain to wrap her in saran
wrap. She wished there
was something that could
replace saran wrap, McK-
inney, 10, said.
The baths were sooth-
ing and peaceful for Lyd-
ia, said Marise Sizemore,
McKinneys grandmother
and science teacher.
With McKinneys inven-
tion, a waterproof fabric
wraps around the body
and the broviac line goes
in a pouch, which flips up
and is Velcrod in place, so
its more difficult for wa-
ter to reach it.
The process involved
stitching the pouch onto
the cover, sewing Vel-
cro on, stringing elastic
through the cover and
testing his product. He
picked a green fabric with
monkeys in hopes of ap-
pealing to both boys and
girls.
We were trying figure
out which fabric, which
design would fit boys and
girls good, McKinney
said. And they both like
monkeys, I think.
Sizemore expects this
kind of invention of her
students.
I didnt expect the win,
she said. But I expect this
kind of invention. We have
some incredible fourth
graders.
McKinney has high
hopes for his invention.
(I hope) that it helps
kids with cancer and bro-
viacs and it makes me
rich, he said.
McKinney won $100,
11 tickets to a Greenville
Drive game, gift cards to
Jack In The Box, Ingels
and AC Moore, and a iPad
Mini.
When he grows up, McK-
inney wants to either be
an inventor, a professional
football player or a pediat-
ric oncologist. In his free
time, he plays video games
and football, watches op-
era and fishes with his
grandfather.
An inventor spoke with
the students and they do
patent searches as part
of invention convention,
Sizemore said.
Volunteers judge the
invention convention and
relatives are ineligible.
Each year, there are be-
tween 1,600 and 2,500
entries competing for 22
prizes.
Sizemore tries not to
squelch her students in-
vention ideas unless it is
not feasible.
I try to let them what-
ever they want to come up
with, as long as they can
make it I try not to put
parameters on it because
you never know, she
said.
As McKinneys grand-
mother, as well as his
teacher, Sizemore is
proud as can be.
Theres even more
meaning because its
about out granddaughter,
she said. She had a very
rare form of leukemia that
survival was one percent
without a bone marrow
transplant.
Her other brother do-
nated bone marrow. She
spent more than a year in
the hospital, off and on.
Lydia is a spunky little
4 year-old now, Sizemore
said. We grateful and
thankful.
LIVING HERE
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B7
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
Trash the
to do list
(temporarily)
T
heres a line in the
movie Office Space
that has always reso-
nated with me.
First of all, the movie
is pretty amazing. If you
havent seen it, stop read-
ing this column and go
watch it seriously, its
worth the 90 minutes.
Secondly, some con-
text for the line -- main
character Peter Gibbons
hates his dull job, gets
hypnotized and adopts an
extreme carefree, laid-
back attitude.
I did absolutely noth-
ing, and it was everything
that I thought it could
be, he tells his cowork-
ers, describing a day he
flaked out from work.
Im one of those people
who likes to keep busy
most of the time. Its
strange to say, but Im
bad at relaxing. I get
fidgety and nervous
without something to do.
Im the person who cant
go to the pool without a
book. Im the person who
always says, While were
out, do you mind if we
(insert errand here)?
I have made to do lists
for nearly every day for
more than seven years.
Yes, Im aware of how
crazy that makes me
sound.
When I get bored, I
cook, clean or even occa-
sionally get crafty. Im the
kind of person who thinks
there is always something
that needs to be done
Ive got a pile of unread
books by my bed, Im not
in the best shape of my
life and I could always
help someone else out.
(On a semi-related note, I
am just a joy to live with.)
But this past weekend, I
said to hell with my to do
list. (Until Sunday eve-
ning, at least, when real
world, week day respon-
sibilities were closing in
and I was running out of
clean clothes and food.)
Instead, Dale and I had
a picnic in the park and
read in the grass. I slept
in late both Saturday and
Sunday and took a nap
as well. Dale and I went
running Saturday and
Sunday.
I watched mindless, silly
TV shows and a movie so
hilarious Im still laugh-
ing about it days later. We
had drinks with friends
and played board games
one night.
Every now and then,
its good for the soul to
do nothing, to recharge.
While I was at the park,
reading in the grass, I was
not thinking about my out
of control to do list or my
messy apartment or the
fact that we were eating
Firehouse Subs instead of
going to the grocery store
as planned.
I was just thinking
about the little league
games on nearby field,
the feel of spring ap-
proaching, the book I was
engrossed in.
The weather wasnt the
greatest, but it was warm.
Its nearly impossible to
beat fresh, spring air.
Now, if youll excuse
me, I have a crazy to do
list to tackle.
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Every now and then,
its good for the soul
to do nothing, to
recharge.
Germany
trip
approved
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The District Five Schools
of Spartanburg County ad-
dressed several topics at
its recent board meeting.
With students missing
Jan. 28 and 29 and Feb.
11-14 because of snow,
the board has the option
of forgiving three of those
days, after scheduled
make up days were used,
according to the law.
Feb. 17 and March 14
were used as makeup
days, and June 2 is the last
scheduled make up day.
A lot of people question
the wisdom of that, having
a half day after the week-
end, but thats the way
the law was written, said
Scott Turner, District Five
superintendent. When Ive
had questions about it, my
answer has been, Talk to
your legislator. We didnt
pass the law.
May 29 was scheduled to
be a half-day, but will now
become a full day. May 30
and June 2 will be half-
days.
I think theyre tinkering
with the law again about
the calendar next year
because there were some
districts that did not have
any snow days built into
their calendars and theyre
having to tag on four or
five days at the end of the
year, Turner said. People
are learning we dont nor-
mally have this much snow
but it is a possibility.
Other options were ex-
plored, as well. The board
discussed Saturday and
Memorial attendance and
not scheduling makeup
days at the end, like June
2.
The board voted unani-
mously to forgive three
days and make the chang-
es to the calendar.
Other school districts in
Spartanburg County are
doing the same.
The board also approved
adding two special needs,
self-contained classes for
the 2014-2015. Turner
requested the additions
outside the normal budget
timeline because of the
difficulty in finding certi-
fied people.
Since November, the
number of students who
receive special services
has grown from 846 to
923 as of March 24, said
Maureen Kriese, special
services director.
Weve been doing a lot
of testing, Kriese said.
There are currently 14
self-contained classes in
the six elementary schools.
The classes will be added
at River Ridge because
it has room, Kriese said.
More than 30 students are
recommended for River
Ridges one class next
year, she said.
You can see the need is
there, Kriese said.
Because of District
Fives early intervention,
she said, the numbers de-
crease there are only sev-
en classes district-wide in
intermediate, middle and
high schools. The students
have autism, learning dis-
abilities and other health
impairments, Kriese said.
Once kids move up to
fifth grade, were able to
mainstream them out,
she said. They can receive
ELA and math from a spe-
cial ed teacher once they
hit the intermediate level.
Its not possible to set that
schedule in the elemen-
tary class.
The board has also ap-
proved a German foreign
language trip. Rising 8th-
10th grade students at
Florence Chapel and D.R.
middle school will have
to opportunity to travel to
Germany, Liechtenstein,
Austria and Switzerland
for 10 days in June 2015.
The trip isnt a school-
sponsored trip, said Ger-
man teacher Crystal Roe,
but through the tour com-
pany Education First.
Roe hopes to get at least
20 students to go.
This is the chance of a
lifetime for some of these
kids who have never even
been out of South Caroli-
na, to be able to go to four
different countries and
learn, she said.
District Five sets snow makeup days

BRIGHT IDEA!
River Ridge student wins Invention Convention
A River Ridge fourth grade student invented the Medi-Dri-Line, a device inspired by his younger sisters experience with
a broviac line during her battle with cancer.
Noah McKinney won the 2014 Duke Energey Invention
Convention.
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McKinneys sister Lydia
RMS ANNE FRANK EXHIBIT
CONCLUDES THIS WEEK
Anne Frank, A History
for Today, the traveling
exhibit from the Anne
Frank museum, will be at
Riverside Middle School
Feb. 18-March 28.
The exhibit will be open
to schools for field trips
March 11-28 and to the
public March 15-27 during
select hours.
Visit greenville.k12.
sc.us/rms/ for more infor-
mation and times. Contact
Mary Higgins at 355-7902
to schedule a field trip. A
$1 donation per person is
requested.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE CAREER
DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
RMS is seeking parents
and people in the com-
munity that may be inter-
ested in coming to speak
to students about their
career to expose students
to a variety of career op-
portunities and/or would
like to host a student for a
job shadowing experience
for a day.
Contact Brooke Howard
at 355-7987 or kbhow-
ard@greenville.k12.sc.us.
RMS STUDENTS CELEBRATE
PI DAY EVENTS
Students in Mrs. Bur-
roughs, Mrs. Lees, Mrs.
Parkers, and Mr. Ray-
monds seventh grade
math classes celebrated pi
day by engaging in a vari-
ety of activities.
They included creating
a word wall of words that
contain the letters pi,
completing a crossword
puzzle, making a pi
skyline, watching a video,
conducting pi and pie
surveys using ActivExpres-
sions, viewing pi humor,
and of course, eating pie.
WASHINGTON CENTER
STUDIES DINOSAURS
Cayce Campbells Wash-
ington Center Hollis class
has been learning about
dinosaurs.
They have taken sev-
eral picture walks through
books such as Dazzle the
Dinosaur by Marcus Pfis-
ter and Dinosaur Roar. The
students used a voice out-
put device to distinguish
between a big dinosaur
and a little dinosaur.
The class discussed the
word paleontologist,
which is a scientist who
studies dinosaurs. Stu-
dents pretended to be
paleontologists as they
created several dinosaur
fossil rubbings this week.
Another exciting sen-
sory activity was when
the students created a
Stegosaurus with spines
down its back using their
handprints. As a summary
activity, students made
handprint fossils by us-
ing modeling clay to be
painted and sent home as
a special reminder of the
dinosaur sensory unit.
LANGSTON ROBOTICS TEAM
WINS SECOND PLACE
The Langston Charter
Middle School Lego Ro-
botics team, Gear Tuners
Fury, competed against
seventy-eight teams at
the South Carolina State
Robotics Championship
and won second place for
Teamwork in Core Values
and placed tenth in Robot
Performance
LANGSTON FOUNDATION
HOSTS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Langston will hold its
Golf Classic Invitational
May 2 at River Falls Planta-
tion Golf Course, Duncan.
Many levels of sponsor-
ship opportunities are
available, as well as team
sign-ups. The deadline for
sponsorships is March 21.
Contact Alison Thomp-
son at 312-9307 or
athompson@l angston-
charter.org.
LANGSTON WILL HOST
DRIVE 4 UR COMMUNITY
Langston Charter Middle
School is hosting a Ford
Drive 4 UR Community
Event on 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 5 at 1950 Woodruff
Road (behind the Goodwill
Store).
Fairway Ford will have
a selection of new Fords
on the Langston campus
available for test drives
and Ford will donate $20
to the school for each test
drive - one test drive per
family.
There will be a Market-
place in the gym with lo-
cal vendors, a food truck
rodeo in the parking lot,
the Gametruck, a blood
drive sponsored by the
Blood Connection and line
dancing lessons by the
Scuffletown Road Dance
Barn. This event is open
to the public and all help
is appreciated in reaching
a goal of 300 test drives
that day.
Contact Evie Buisch at
ebuisch@langstoncharter.
org or 608-0416 for more
information on renting
a vendor table or Alison
Thompson for informa-
tion regarding the event at
201-1516 or athompson@
langstoncharter.org.
REBEL THEATER PLACES
SECOND IN CONFERENCE
The Byrnes High School
Rebel Theater Company
performed in last week-
ends Southeastern The-
ater Conference.
Under the direction of
Carol Sutton, 38 students
from Byrnes took the
stage, and brought home
second place in the com-
petition, held in Mobile,
Alabama.
Student Linda Perla took
Best Actress honors,
and classmates Dayanari
Umana and Courtney Dorn
were given All-Star Cast
awards for their perfor-
mances. To add an encore
to the groups awards, sev-
eral students have been of-
fered thousands in college
scholarships from schools
across the country.
BERRY SHOALS STUDENTS
DISSECT FROGS
In the culminating activ-
ity of their animal unit,
every sixth grade student
took part in Frog Dissec-
tion Week to see what the
inside of a frog looks like.
Students were able to
explore the muscle sys-
tem and internal organs,
and even got to see the
stomach contents in their
frogs.
The step-by-step dissec-
tion process was guided by
the teacher using a camera
to demonstrate, and then
student pairs would then
work on their own frogs.
FLOWERS MAKE BEAUTIFUL
BEECH SPRINGS LESSON
As part of an ongoing
science unit, sixth graders
at Beech Springs dissected
the flowers to learn about
their characteristics and
reproductive parts.
Students paired up and
were led through the pro-
cess using their scientific
inquiry skills, noting the
type of flower, leaf struc-
ture, and the petal charac-
teristics.
BYRNES STUDENT MAKES
MISSION OUT OF GIVING
When shes not in class
at Byrnes High School,
Leanna Morris is making a
name for herself by giving
back. The Byrnes sopho-
more has made it her mis-
sion to raise $15,000 for
Samaritans Purse, an in-
ternational Christian relief
organization led by Frank-
lin Graham.
The money will go to
help build a church for
suffering believers in an
impoverished country.
Last year, Morris raised
$4,500 to help several
children receive desper-
ately needed heart surgery
here in the U.S. Morris will
hold a dinner fundraiser
on April 20 at Memorial
United Methodist Church,
to get her fundraising ef-
forts started.
OLYMPIC GAMES COME
TO LYMAN ELEMENTARYT
Lyman Elementary stu-
dents got their own taste
of the Olympic games this
year.
As part of Engineers
Week, third and fourth
grader students at Lyman
worked with engineers
from CH2M Hill to learn
about the science behind
the 2014 Olympics. Stu-
dents competed against
their classmates to see
who could design a boat
that could float the most
pennies.
BEECH SPRINGS JUMPS
FOR HEART ASSOCIATION
Students at Beech
Springs Intermediate
School recently picked up
a jump rope, all for a good
cause. The school held its
annual Jump Rope For
Heart drive, raising more
than $2,100 for the Ameri-
can Heart Association.
Top fundraisers
were: Abbi Davis, Carson
Brock, Shelby Pitts, Ans-
ley Harter, and Andrew
Bohmer.
FLORENCE CHAPEL ARTISTS
ON DISPLAY AT CHAPMAN
Several students from
Florence Chapel Middle
have a chance to show off
their work this month.
Niya Cheeks, Emariely
Umana, Morgan Arts, An-
gela Rogers and Sarah
Reel all have their artwork
on display at the Chapman
Cultural Center for the
month of March.
LYMAN ELEMENTARY
GETS IPADS FROM PTO
Lyman Elementary
teachers were surprised
with new iPads. Thanks
to fundraising from the
schools parent teacher or-
ganization, more than 30
teachers were presented
with the technology.
REEDY RIPIT VISITS D5
AHEAD OF REBEL NIGHT
Reedy, the mascot
from the Greenville Drive,
visited several District Five
schools.
The visit was to promote
D5 Rebel Nation Night,
which will be held April
23rd at Fluor Field.
The night is designated
to honor District Five stu-
dents and teachers, and
enjoy a little baseball as
well. The night will kick
off with the Drive taking
on the Asheville Tourists
at 4:05 p.m.
The Byrnes Rebels will
play on the big diamond
against Wade Hampton.
Tickets will be available
soon.
ROLLIN ON THE RIVER
SET FOR APRIL 26
Its time to get ready
to go Rollin on the
River. Tickets are $50
and are now on sale for
the 5th Annual Riverboat
Fun and Games Night to
benefit Middle Tyger Com-
munity Center. This years
event will be April 26 at
the BMW Zentrum.
The event will include
blackjack, roulette, food,
live music and much
more. Prizes and sponsors
are also needed.
MIDDLE TYGER COLLECTING
PURSES WITH PURPOSE
Middle Tyger Communi-
ty Center is collecting do-
nations of new and gently
used purses and accesso-
ries for their Purses With
Purpose fundraiser. Do-
nations will be accepted
through April 23 and the
sale will be held May 1sand
2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Contact Lyn Turner at
l yn. turner@spart5. net
or Lisa Hall at lisa.hall@
spart5.net.
WELLFORD BOOK BUDDIES
LEARN TOGETHER
First and third grade
students at Wellford Acad-
emy have teamed up to
put more purpose in their
writing.
Students in Mrs. Moss
and Ms. Clintons class
meet every other week to
do an engaging partner
activity. Recently, they ex-
changedValentines letters,
then sat down to write a
friendly letter to an adult
at Wellford who had made
a difference in their lives.
SCIENCE FAIRS IN SWING
AT D5 SCHOOLS
Science fair competi-
tions are in swing all over
District Five. Here are
some of the latest student
winners:
Byrnes High School
Behavioral Science:
Navpreet Kaur (first place),
Erica Kozub (second place),
Ragan Brown (third place)
Chemistry: Rhiannon
Lemaster (first place),
Rachel Owings (second
place)
Physics: Nicole Bridges
(first place), Megan Pow-
ell (second place), Dillon
Green and DJ Robinson
(third place)
Biology: Matthew Pow-
ell and Hunter Faulk (first
place), Parker Lewis (2nd
place)
General Science: Parker
Malone and Peyton Dunn
(Honorable Mention)
E n v i r o n m e n t a l
Science: Jackson Pate (1st
place), Mikaela Williams
and Rebecca Glenn (2nd
place), Emily LaCroix and
Hannah Landaverde (3rd
place)
Berry Shoals
Intermediate School
Physics: Alex Ben-
dyk (first place), Joanna
Fitzmaurice (second
place), Blake Faulkner
(third place), Blake Wald-
baum (Honorable Men-
tion), Alina Sanders (Hon-
orable Mention)
General: Anthony Bru-
suelas (first place), Kris-
tin Bryant (second place),
Hailey Greer (third place),
Amerie Washington (Hon-
orable Mention), Clayton
Ochs (Honorable Mention)
Biology: Ian Morrissie
(first place), Elena Simpson
(second place), Emmalee
Dobson (third place), Carly
Gillis (honorable mention),
Hampton Cureton (honor-
able mention)
Chemistry: Travis
Schriver (first place), Aggie
Fowler (second place), Lex-
sis Jennings (third place)
ESOL NIGHT TEAMS
PARENTS, TECHNOLOGY
Dozens of District Five
parents went back to class
this week at Beech Springs
Intermediate School.
The parents were part
of an ESOL event that gave
families hands on help
with Parent Portal.
Families were treated to
dinner, and students en-
joyed movies and games
while their parents re-
ceived guidance on how to
use the technology.
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B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
SCHOOL
NEWS
ELEMENTARY
Thursday - Sweet and sour
chicken over brown rice,
stufed shells, whole grain
garlic breadstick for all,
vegetation station, broc-
coli and cheddar soup, fresh
vegetables with dip, choice of
fruit, milk.
Friday Pizza, chicken fajita
with lettuce and tomato,
vegetation station, corn
chowder, pinto beans, choice
of fruit, milk.
Monday - Chicken gumbo
over brown rice, toasted
cheese sandwich, vegetation
station, tomato basil soup
vegetable medley choice of
fruit, milk.
MIDDLE
Thursday - Beef burrito,
cheese quesadilla, grilled
chicken salad with whole
grain roll, pinto beans garden
salad, assorted fruit, milk.
Friday Hot dog with chili,
meatball sub, chef salad with
whole grain roll, Cole slaw,
sweet potato bites, assorted
fruit, milk.
Monday - Roasted chicken
with whole grain roll, bar-
becue sandwich, Mandarin
grain roll, corn, carrots, as-
sorted fruit, milk.
HIGH
Thursday - Beef burrito,
cheese quesadilla, grilled
grain roll, pinto beans garden
salad, assorted fruit, milk.
Friday Hot dog with chili,
meatball sub, chef salad with
whole grain roll, Cole slaw,
sweet potato bites, assorted
fruit, milk.
Monday - Roasted chicken
with whole grain roll, bar-
becue sandwich, Mandarin
grain roll, corn, carrots, as-
sorted fruit, milk.
LUNCH
MENUS
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PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Riverside Middle School seventh grade match class students celebrated Pi Day with a variety of themed activities,
including sampling several pies.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Langston Charter Middle School eighth graders, Sam
Woodard, left, and Jacob Deas, were selected as Carolina
Middle School Conference all-conference basketball
players for the 2013 2014 season.
DISTRICT FIVE |
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Rated: R for language and
sexual content
Run time: 138 minutes
D
avid ORussells new
film, American
Hustle, is more
expensive, ambitious and
stylish than his previous
work (The Fighter, Sil-
ver Linings Playbook) yet
still lives and dies with its
characters. And despite
engaging direction and
high-caliber performances
across the board, none
of American Hustles
characters are decent or
interesting enough to re-
ally care about.
The film is loosely
based on the FBIs AB-
SCAM sting operation,
conducted in New Jersey,
New York and Philadel-
phia during the late 70s
and early 80s. Its all
amusing and entertaining
enough, but the movie
feels more like a knockoff
of Goodfellas than an
original motion picture.
As far as the big-name
actors go, Amy Adams is
the best of the lot, likely
because hers is the only
character that comes
close to being sympa-
thetic. Unfortunately, we
eventually lose interest
in her and everyone else
as ORussell continues to
cram in additional twists
characters. When the
final credits roll, its like
squeaking to the end of
a roller coaster ride fun
while it lasted but largely
forgettable when its over.
OTHER RECENT RELEASES
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rating: 6 out of 10
Rated: R for language
The Coen brothers low-
budget ode to Americas
early 60s folk scene is
worth seeing more for
the performances than
the story. Following a
frustrated, irresponsible
and destitute songwriter
around Manhattan (Oscar
Isaac in the title role), the
filmmakers brilliantly
capture the essence of the
era. The clubs, costumes
and cars are all genuine,
transporting us to an
America soon to be lost
to assassinations and
psychedelia.
The acting, espe-
cially Isaacs, is typically
outstanding for a Coen
brothers movie. But the
films best moments are
its musical performances,
most of which the direc-
tor follows from begin-
ning to end. There is a
little bit of humor here, as
well, though not enough
to offset the bleak tone
and unlikable characters.
When its all said and
done, I wanted to revisit
the songs a lot more than
I wanted to rewatch this
unique but ultimately hol-
low film.
Out of the Furnace
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Rated: R for graphic violence
and language
If you saw Scott Coo-
pers debut film, Crazy
Heart, you know that
character development is
his strength. Out of the
Furnace, is a character-
driven flick with an old-
school feel (reminiscent
of 70s films like Taxi
Driver and The Deer
Hunter (never dull), its a
tale that flaunts some ter-
rific acting and dialogue
yet suffers from problem-
atic pacing and a disap-
pointing final chapter.
Set in the dying rustbelt
town of Braddock, PA in
2008, Coopers movie
centers on two brothers
who get involved with
a N.J. crime syndicate
(led by an insane Woody
Harrelson). While it may
not be as profound as
it aims to be, theres no
denying the quality of
the performances and
cinematography here.
Christian Bale is great as
always, while the under-
rated Casey Affleck is just
the right blend of despair
and anger. Harrelson is
downright terrifying as
the methhead villain and
Willem Dafoe is a treat
to watch as a greaseball
handicapper.
Coopers sophomore
effort may not leave the
impression that his debut
did, but there is enough
talent and passion on
display to assure hes not
going anywhere soon.
GREENVILLE LITTLE
THEATRE SETS SEASON
The Greenville Little
Theatre has announced
their 2014-2015 schedule:
Legally Blonde: The Mu-
sical: Sept. 19 Oct. 4,
2014
Steel Magnolias: Oct.
30 Nov. 15, 2014
A Christmas Story:
Dec. 12 21, 2014
Jesus Christ Superstar:
Feb. 27 March 14, 2015
Dont Cry for Me, Mar-
garet Mitchell: April 10
April 25, 2015
The Sound of Music:
June 5 June 28, 2015
Splish Splash 2- Music
from the 50s Aug. 14
17, 2014
Emile Pandolfi in Con-
cert: Febr. 14
Wild Thing - Music
from the 60s: April 30
May 3, 2015
All Production titles,
dates, and times subject
to change only due to cir-
cumstances beyond GLTs
control.
ALBINO SKUNK FESTIVAL
RETURNS APRIL 1012
The Albino Skunk Fes-
tival returns April 10-12
with several bands, food,
a craft beer and childrens
activities. Tickets for the
festival are on sale now at
albinoskunk.com.
DIANA FARFAN EXHIBITION
OPENS IN SPARTANBURG
The Spartanburg Art
Museum opens a new ex-
hibition of surrealist ce-
ramic sculptures by Co-
lombian-born artist Diana
Farfan, titled Bread and
Circus. Join the Spar-
tanburg Art Museum for
the opening reception on
April 11 from 5-8 pm with
a gallery talk by the artist
at 6:30 p.m.
Farfan was born in Bo-
got, Colombia where she
received her BFA from the
National University of Co-
lombia. She completed her
training closer to home, in
Columbia, South Carolina,
where she received her
MFA in Ceramics from the
University of South Caro-
lina. Farfan currently re-
sides and works in Green-
ville, South Carolina.
Bread and Circus, which
derives its name from the
famous quote by Roman
satirist Juvenal, refers
to a superficial means
of satisfying or sedating
the masses. The circus
theme woven throughout
the playful menagerie of
ceramic toys, dolls, and
marionettes, references
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NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF APRIL 7
PICKS OF THE WEEK
The Hobbit: The Deso-
lation of Smaug (PG-13)
-- Bilbo Baggins (Martin
Freeman) and his dwarf
companions continue their
quest to defeat a dragon
and reclaim a kingdom in
the second piece of the
trilogy. When last we left
Bilbo, he had just picked
up the golden Ring from
Gollum. Now the short
crew continues through
hostile elven woods, into
the town of Lake-front,
and then on to the Lonely
Mountain for the first face-
off with Smaug the dragon
-- with a lot of cameos and
action in between.
If the first film was all
packing luggage and point-
ing at maps, then this film
is all water-slides and dar-
ing escapes. The story in-
cludes much more Middle-
Earth lore than Tolkien
ever included in the novel.
A new character, an elven
huntress named Tauriel
(Evangeline Lilly) is one of
the more galvanizing addi-
tions.
August: Osage County
(R) -- In a dusty old Okla-
homa home, the dour rela-
tives of the Weston family
gather together in a time
of hardship. This makes
them easier targets for the
acid-tongued, viper-eyed,
knife-twistingly sadistic
quips of the familys matri-
arch, Violet Weston (Meryl
Streep). While all members
of the family get their fill
at the table, its the oldest
daughter, Barbara (Julia
Roberts), who shows that
shes learned the most
from her mother.
This is pitch-dark com-
edy about the unbreakable
bonds of family love, and
how they can be used to
suffocate one generation
after another. The movie
is adapted from a Pulitzer-
Prize winning stage drama.
Expect to be emotionally
drained in exchange for a
few laughs.
Grudge Match (PG-
13) -- Robert De Niro and
Sylvester Stallone star as
boxers with a decades-old
rivalry ripe for one last
match. If youre expecting
the dramatic equivalent
of Raging Bull vs. Rocky,
then youve played right
into their hands, and you
deserve the sucker punch.
Billy The Kid McDon-
nen (De Niro) and Henry
Razor Sharp (Stallone)
were A-list prizefighters in
their day, but each one has
spent the past 30 years
out of the ring. The son of
a shady fight promoter (an
electric Kevin Hart) gets
the old timers to gear up
for one last bout. What
this movie lacks in heart
(which is considerable) it
tries to make up for with
prostate jokes.
Paranormal Activity:
The Marked Ones (R) -
- Recent high-school grad
Jesse (Andrew Jacobs)
and his pal Hector (Jorge
Diaz) are enjoying a sum-
mer of illicit fun in their
native Los Angeles, when
they decide to investigate
the mysterious death of
Jesses downstairs neigh-
bor. Turns out she was a
witch, and she had a par-
ticular interest in Jesse,
who starts to show symp-
toms of demonic posses-
sion. This spin-off of the
popular horror franchise
dabbles with a new set-
ting and new mythology.
The scares are the same
ol jump-out-of-your-seat
shocks, though maybe less
effective since theyve be-
come so predicable.
Evangeline Lilly in The
Hobbit: The Desolation of
Smaug
American Hustle more style than substance
PHOTO | COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES
The Coen brothers low-budget ode to Americas early 60s folk scene is worth seeing
more for the performances than the story.

BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Hope put her foot down
with Aly when it came to
her fashion line. While Aly
and Hope discussed their
business dilemma, Liam
and Wyatt argued about
which way Hope would go
and who knew her better.
Thorne grew very con-
cerned when Aly told him
that she had spoken to her
dead mother. Later, Quinn
watched as Liam surprised
Hope with an unexpected
gesture of his love. Rick
put in a good word for Bill
to his mom. Quinn told
Wyatt that she didnt feel
threatened by Brooke. Pam
filled Liam in on how Alys
mother died. Wyatt and
Hope shared a romantic
evening. Bill received two
unexpected visitors, one
welcome and one unwel-
come. Wait to See: Aly has
her first kiss.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Nick discovered Kates
secret. Theresa had a
shocking realization about
Liam. Brady sought in-
formation about Theresa
from Jennifer. Nick tried
to plant seeds of doubt in
Wills mind about Sonny.
Theresa made a surprising
choice when she learned
of Liams true intentions.
Marlena reached out to Ni-
cole, who then questioned
her sincerity. John tried to
get through to a stubborn
Brady. JJ was thrown when
he learned that Paige knew
a lot more about him than
he realized. Nicole was
caught trying to shred evi-
dence. Brady and Theresa
took their relationship to
the next level. Kayla let it
be known to Hope that she
was smitten with Aiden.
Wait to See: Eric tells Ni-
cole that he cant marry
her.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Someone ransacked
Silass apartment. Dante
and Lulu were appalled by
Obrechts latest scheme
involving Ben. While Britt
tried to plead her case,
an enraged Nikolas con-
demned her behavior. Lu-
cas had some tough ques-
tions for Brad about his
part in Britts cover-up.
Ric attempted to woo Eliz-
abeth by trying to get her
to forget all about Nikolas.
Nathan learned some dis-
turbing news about Nina.
Kiki caught Ava about to
enter AJs room, and updat-
ed her so-called concerned
mother about his condi-
tion. As AJ fought for his
life, Carly discovered who
shot him. Michael and Kiki
were at odds over Avas in-
volvement with AJ. Monica
laid into Sonny about his
treatment of AJ over the
years. A guilty Nikolas vis-
ited Elizabeth. Wait to See:
Bobbie and Lucy both face
heartbreak.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Dylan didnt believe Ians
wifes intentions were
genuine when she offered
to help him. Chelsea told
Victor about the blocked
phone call she received.
Paul met with the home-
less man who witnessed
Adams accident. Leslie
wrongly assumed that Neil
was dating someone else
already. Jack asked Victor
about why he was visiting
Phyllis so much. Cane in-
sisted that all he wanted
was to find out who tar-
nished Chancellors good
name. Lauren told Chelsea
that she would like to car-
ry her fashion line at her
boutique. Billy couldnt be-
lieve it when Victoria came
back to town without tell-
ing him first. Neil and Hil-
ary visited the set of The
Price Is Right. Wait to See:
Chloe loses her cool.
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My 13-year-old son went
to band camp for five
days. On day three, he
had terrific stomach pain
and started to vomit. The
instructors were alarmed
and took him to the local
hospital, where doctors
diagnosed appendicitis.
We had to give phone per-
mission for him to have
an operation. Everything
went fine, and he recov-
ered quickly.
My wife and I have a
few questions. Could he
have eaten something that
caused appendicitis? What
does not having an appen-
dix do to people? No one
in my wifes or my family
has had such an opera-
tion. Were ignorant about
all this. -- G.G.
ANSWER: The appendix
dangles from the first part
of the colon in the lower-
right side of the abdomen.
It looks like a slender
worm, and has an average
length of 3 inches (8 cm).
The function of the appen-
dix isnt clearly defined,
but it might have a role in
body immunity. Life with-
out an appendix goes on
as normally as life with
one.
The appendix has a hol-
low core, which is lined
with lymphoid tissue, the
same kind of tissue found
in lymph nodes. Bacteria
from the colon can invade
the hollow core and cause
the lymph tissue to swell.
Swelling cuts off blood
supply, and the appendix
begins to disintegrate --
appendicitis. Undigested
food or hard fecal material
also can block the appen-
dixs core and lead to the
same situation. Nothing
your son ate is likely the
cause. All the other camp-
ers ate the same food as
he, but he was the only one
to develop this problem.
The pain of appendicitis
most often starts in the
area of the navel (belly-
button) and works its way
toward the lower-right
corner of the abdomen.
Temperature rises. Vomit-
ing is common, and some-
times diarrhea is part of
the picture. A doctor, by
what he or she hears from
the patient, along with the
examination of the abdo-
men, usually can make the
diagnosis. In confusing
circumstances, an ultra-
sound is most helpful.
Millions of people world-
wide live without an ap-
pendix. They do quite well.
So will your son.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
When I was about 10 years
old, I got the mumps. Now
I am 30 and have been
married for three years.
My wife and I want to have
a family, but we arent hav-
ing any luck.
Do you think the mumps
made me infertile? -- J.Z.
ANSWER: In around 40
percent of men who get
the mumps after puberty,
the virus also travels to
the testicles. That results
in impaired fertility in
only 13 percent. Sterility
almost never happens. If
both testicles are infected,
then sterility might be a
problem.
Before puberty, testicu-
lar involvement is rare,
and infertility isnt a prob-
lem. You were only 10. Its
highly unlikely that the
mumps caused you to be
infertile.
You and your wife
shouldnt have to handle
this problem on your own.
Why not consult a doctor
so both of you can be ex-
amined? An answer to the
question why you arent
having the family you
want will be found, and a
solution, if possible, will
be suggested.
***
Dr. Donohue regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but he will
incorporate them in his
column whenever possible.
Readers may write him or
request an order form of
available health newslet-
ters at P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
PAUL G.
DONOHUE
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
Life is still good without
an appendix
Melissa Claire Egan stars as
Chelsea on The Young and
The Restless
FROM B8
BYRNES TEACHER PATTON
BACK FROM NYC
Byrnes High School spe-
cial education teacher Mir-
iam Patton has returned
to campus, after being
honored on the national
stage.
Patton was selected as
a recipient of the Lewis
Hine Award, given by the
National Child Labor Com-
mittee for service to chil-
dren and youth.
The special ed teacher
accepted the award in New
York City this week.
REIDVILLE STUDENTS
LEARN ABOUT WIND
Students in Ms. Elsys
and Ms. Pretulaks sec-
ond grade classes made
anemometers, then used
their creations outside the
classroom.
The exercise helped stu-
dents test wind speed, and
learn all about this impor-
tant scientific principle
while having fun at the
same time.
BJU STUDENTS PLACE FIRST
IN BROADCASTING
Three Bob Jones Univer-
sity students were recent-
ly awarded first place for
their Pub-
lic Service
Ca mpa i gn
at the Inter-
c ol l egi at e
Broadcast-
ing Systems
74th Annual
Internation-
al School/
College Ra-
d i o / We b -
cast Confer-
ence awards
ceremony,
held March
8 in New
York City.
The three
s t u d e n t s
h o n o r e d
were Andrea
Sanford, a
2014 jour-
nalism and
mass com-
munication
g r a d u a t e
from Greenville, Kristyn
Barrett, a senior journal-
ism and mass communica-
tion major from Greer and
Joel Whited, a sophomore
journalism and mass com-
munication major from
Lima, Ohio.
The campaign, titled
Saving Lives Together,
united three local univer-
sitiesBJU Furman, and
North Greenvilleas they
collected nearly 1,500
units of blood for the lo-
cal Greenville community
through The Blood Con-
nection last fall.
The contest received
more than 800 media en-
tries in 20 categories from
some of the top colleges
and universities in the na-
tion.
GREER STUDENT MAKES
MUSC DEANS LIST
Kinsley Johnson of Greer
was named to the fall 2013
Deans list at the Medical
University of South Caro-
lina.
The Deans List recogniz-
es those students who, for
any given semester, earn a
GPA of 3.5 or better.
STUDENTS NAMED TO USC
UPSTATE DEANS LIST
The University of South
Carolina Upstate announc-
es its Fall 2013 Deans
List.
To be eligible for the
Deans List, freshmen stu-
dents must earn a 3.25 or
higher and be enrolled in
at least 12 course hours
and upperclassmen must
earn a 3.5 or higher and
be enrolled in at least 12
course hours.
Duncan
Sarah Campbell
Caitlin Chaney
Brittany Christian
Rachel Downs
Lori Frost
Jacqueline Gordon
William Gosnell
Diamond Harris
Charles Hornack
Ashley Jeffcoat
Charrion Morgan
Rebecca Price
Scott Rollins
Evelyn Sharp
Justin Shropshier
Adam Snell
Taylor White
Amanda Young
Greer
Stephanie Alfaro
Kayla Barbare
Lydia Barrouk
Margaret Base
Barry Bishop
Peter Bluemmel
Frances Bowles
Jamie Brown
Morgan Brown
Tyler Bruce
Russell Burkett
Cristhian Carvajal
Matthew Clark
Ian Curtis
Christine De Voy
Ethan Dopp
Ethan Dopp
Ethan Dopp
Michael Dryden
Kathryn DuCharme
Lindsey Duncan
Elvis Foli
Cameron Fowler
Cameron Fowler
Cameron Fowler
Sarah Garber
Sarah Garner
Raegan Geyer
Adam Goodson
Mason Hardy
Sarah Hetzel
Sarah Hetzel
Sarah Hetzel
Nathan Hiott
Ruth Howell
Melissa Hurst
Joshua Izaguirre
Madeleine Jenkins
Rachael Kalchbrenner
Abigail Laiewski
Kristen Lamb
Megan Lanford
Jamie League
Marissa Leiva
Henry Lejarza
Christopher Leppard
Meghan Little
Ryan Long
Kaylin Mazanec
Alexis Miller
Madeline Norsworthy
Ashley Poole
Rebekah Preston
Amanda Richards
Jordan Richardson
Laura Rodriguez
Brittany Ross
Christopher Ryon
Christopher Ryon
Senora Schwab
Austin Seay
Amanda Serrao
Bailey Shook
Javeria Siddiq
Dalton Smith
Diamond Stewart
Sharon Stoudemayer
Derrick Sutton
Cory Thompson
Kam Thompson
Heather Vance
Reginald Vaughn
Stefanie Voss
Barbara Wall
Amanda White
Courtney White
Melissa Wilson
Richard Zapata
Kimberly Zdanowicz
Lyman
Jacqueline Allen
Julia Bridges
Hollie Brown
Eric Earley
Kassia Graves-Monroe
Stephanie Hawkins
Cameron Helms
Christopher Kuss
Jennifer Ledford
Allison Lindsey
Nicole Macallister
Kisha Marler
Erin Patton
Darian Shafer
Timothy Smith
Savannah Vaughn
Jasmine Yates
Taylors
Ashley Abercrombie
Logan Aho
Kaleb Alexander
Jordan Aliers
Justin Bell
David Bernal
Deborah Bishop
Dakota Capps
Phillip Didok
Thomas Donohue
Mario Erby
Lisa Espada
Kyle Fain
Brittany Hughes
Jordan Hiatt
Kylee Isola
Kendall Koppen
Emily Leonard
Dustin Levijoki
Mary Maloney
Erika Montgomery
Steven Munoz
Hieu Nguyen
Katelyn Nichols
Samantha Rogers
Shayna Smith
Ashlie Stewart
Anslee Stoddard
Karlisha Stokes
Wendy Strout
Ashley Taylor
Amanda Wilson
Wellford
Tyler Cole
Charity Hendricks
Sara Horton
Casey Owen
Khamhou Phimmasone
Marissa Pinkney
Jesse Stidham
Brendel Styles
GREENVILLE TECH CHARTER
ANNOUNCES CHAMPIONS
Greenville Techni-
cal Charter High School
will present the Charter
Champions award to Sen-
ator Jim DeMint, Dr. Hal
and Minor Mickel Shaw,
George Singleton and
Lockheed Martin Corpora-
tion at 7 p.m. May 1 at the
Marriott on the Parkway.
Registration and a meet-
and-greet will begin at 6
p.m. The GTCHS Strings
Group and the Speakeasys
will perform during the
meet and greet from 6 to
7 p.m.
Tickets and sponsor-
ships are available. Con-
tact Ellen Pourmand at
250-8925 or epourmand@
staff.gtchs.org to reserve
your ticket.
GREER STUDENTS NAMED
TO EMORY DEANS LIST
The following students
were named to the Deans
List of Emory College, the
undergraduate, liberal arts
college of Emory Universi-
ty in Atlanta, Ga., for the
2013 fall semester.
Students must be in the
top 20 percent of Emory
College or have approxi-
mately a 3.85 grade point
average or higher to be
named to the Deans List:
Hannah Chen of Greer
Emily Hammond of
Greer
Kaitlyn Posa of Greer
TAYLORS STUDENT MAKES
BENEDICTINE DEANS LIST
Thomas Culver of Tay-
lors was named to Bene-
dictine Universitys Fall
2013 Deans Recognized
List, which recognizes
part-time students who
achieve a 3.5 grade point
average or above.
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FROM B9
this political distraction
via spectacle. The sculp-
tures in Bread and Circus
hold a strong socio-politi-
cal connotation, as well as
a hefty dose of humor.
Bread and Circus is on
view at the Spartanburg
Art Museum through May
16, 2014. Museum hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-
5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5
p.m..
Exhibition Pro-
grams and Events
Opening Reception: Friday
April 11 5-8pm. Free and
open to the public. Gallery
talk with Diana Farfan be-
gins at 6:30 pm.
SAM FAMILY PROGRAM:
FANTASTIC CREATURES
Sunday April 13 1-4pm
2D Studio. Free for House-
hold members and $2 per
person for non-members.
Whimsical Toys Work-
shop with Diana Farfan:
Saturday April 19 1-5
p.m. 3D Studio. $50 for
members and $60 for non-
members. Includes all ma-
terials.
This exhibition is made
possible in part with fund-
ing from the South Caro-
lina Arts Commission and
the Arts Partnership of
Spartanburg. For more in-
formation call 582-7616
or visit spartanartmuse-
um.org.
GHS TO HOLD 8TH ANNUAL
MINORITY HEALTH SUMMIT
Almost 14 million peo-
ple in the United States
are alive after being diag-
nosed with cancer. A dis-
proportionate number of
minorities are still diag-
nosed with the disease in
its later stages when it is
most difficult to treat.
Greenville Health System
is committed to address-
ing this disparity and the
theme of its 8th Annual
Minority Health Summit is
Knock Out Cancer! The
event will be held Satur-
day, April 12 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the TD Con-
vention Center. Sugar Ray
Leonard, a world boxing
champion and prostate
cancer advocate, will serve
as the keynote speaker.
The GHS Minority Health
Summit is a free event for
adults and youth 12 and
older. The event will in-
clude motivational speak-
ers, a physician panel
discussion, presentations
on cancer disparities and
myths, entertainment and
GHS community health
partners will share health
information and resourc-
es. Parking is free and
lunch will be provided.
Registration is required
by calling 1-877-GHS-INFO
(447-4636) or visiting ghs.
org/healthevents.
This years summit will
provide education about
cancer while also celebrat-
ing cancer survivorship
through the stories of lo-
cal cancer survivors who
embody the importance of
early detection to knock
out cancer.
SCHOOLS: Announcements, achievements and deans lists
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Langston Charter Middle School Lego Robotics team, Gear Tuners Fury, won second
place for teamwork in a recent state competition. Pictured are team members: frst row,
left to right, Haseeba Karim, Roann Abdeladl and Michael Causey and back row, left to
right, Steitler Buisch, Jacob Stuf, Matt Thomason, Anton Aarnink and Elijah Budd.
Sugar Ray Leonard
EVENTS: Sugar Ray Leonard to speak

HIGHER EDUCATION |
Common
Core
forum
Thursday
U.S. Sen. Lee Bright, U.S.
Sen. Shane Martin, U.S.
Sen. Tom Corbin, Rep.
Bill Chumley, Rep. Donna
Wood, Rep. Eddie Tallon,
Rep. Mike Burns, Rep. Rita
Allison, Rep. Doug Bran-
non and Rep. Derhem Cole
are sponsoring a public
forum for constituents to
learn more about the de-
bate over Common Core
Standards
The Forum is set for
Thursday, March 27 at
the Spartanburg County
Council Chambers.
Rpresentatives from
both sides of this high-
ly debatable issue will
speak.
Jane Robbins of the
American Principles Proj-
ect and president Sheri
Few of SC Parents In-
volved in Education will
present the cons, while
Rep. Andy Patrick, who
serves on the Education
Oversight Committe,
Joanie Lawson, Director of
Governmental Relations
and Melody Bolinger the
UpState UniServ Director
will present the pros of
Common Core.
Each side will be given
30 minutes to present
their case followed by an
hour of questions from
the public.
contact Johnnelle Raines,
Upstate regional director
for SC Parents Involved
in Education at 704-860-
0648.
She can be reached via
email at johnnelle@bell-
south.net.

Sanford
Barrett
Whited
WANT TO GO? |
What: Common Core forum
Where: Spartanburg County
Council Chambers
When: Thursday, March 27
For info: 704-860-0648
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