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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 
County moves
to construct new
magistrate office
Combining
Greer, Wade
Hampton
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greenville County is
working to consolidate
its magistrate offices in
Greer, planning a new
construction next to the
library in Taylors.
The county had pre-
viously combined three
magistrate offices in Trav-
elers Rest, citing conve-
nience.
“It’s to combine and con-
solidate, and it makes it a
little easier for the public
where they don’t have to
go to all these different
magistrate offices all over
the county,” said Joe Ker-
nell, Greenville County
Administrator.
“When we’re fully im-
plemented, we’ll have five
magistrate offices scat-
tered around the county,”
he said.
Greenville County had
about 12 magistrate offic-
es around the county orig-
inally.
“It’s going to be very
similar to what we did up
in Travelers Rest, where
we combined three magis-
trate offices into one and
have separate courtrooms
for them and things like
that,” Kernell said. “It re-
duces the number of loca-
tions that we occupy.”
The consolidation of
Rivera’s opened for dinner one last time on Wednesday.
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magistrate offices came
out of a study done back
around 2008 when the
county looked at the offic-
es throughout the county.
“Travelers Rest was the
first one,” Kernell said.
“The current budget actu-
ally has two more, and this
is the first of the two out
there in Taylors.”
‘When we’re fully
implemented, we’ll
have five magistrate
offices scattered
around the county.’
Joe Kernell Development has begun on a 6.5 acre site off Ansel School Road in Greer. Fifty town homes are planned for the property,
Greenville County Administrator
“We did the study in
house here,” he continued.
“Basically, what we decid-
ed would be best would be
that we would construct
our own offices because,
currently, we lease a num-
ber of offices.”
For instance, Greenville
County leases the court-
house in Greer from the
city, and the county also
leases from private prop-
erty owners.
“It made sense to us to
go ahead, when the time
is right, and construct our
own facilities,” Kernell
said. “That way, we can
customize for the mag-
istrates, and we own the
property.”
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which sits behind Northwood Baptist Church
Development approved
Grading
begins on
Town Pines
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A new development will
add 50 town homes to
a 6.5 acre site off Ansel
School Road in Greer, fol-
lowing final approval from
the Planning Commission
last week.
Rivera’s closing doors
after 10 years downtown
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Rivera’s is closing its
doors after a decade of
serving customers in
downtown Greer.
Owners listed a number
of reasons for the deci-
sion, including: local in-
frastructure changes, in-
creasing competition and
time demands.
“We’ve had a good ten-
year run,” said co-owner
Lucinda Rivera, “Due to
changes and re-structure
and infrastructure devel-
opment in Greer, we just
think it’s time that we turn
the page and write another
chapter.
“My co-owner and I have
a lot of opportunities,” she
said. “The pressure and
the work hours of running
a restaurant are just some-
thing we don’t want to do
anymore.”
With 42 years of expe-
rience, Bruce Rivera will
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6am -A52pm
The project had been
contested by local resi-
dents.
“We, as a neighborhood,
are sad to see more de-
velopment along Ansel
School Road for various
reasons,” long-time resi-
dent Karen Brewton said,
citing an increase in traf-
fic, loss of green space,
wildlife disruption, water
runoff and noise issues.
“I believe that the ma-
jority of us would have
been more accepting of a
multi-family development
if it had been one-story
‘(The customers) are going to miss us, and
we’re going to miss them. It’s definitely
bittersweet, but we’re tired.’
likely stay in the culinary
field while Lucinda Rivera
will probably help with her
mom’s business.
“Right now, we’re just
trying to restructure our
lives in a way that we can
enjoy nights and week-
ends instead of having to
be at work,” Lucinda said.
Over the last decade, the
Riveras developed regular
customers who became
good friends.
“We look forward to be-
ing able to spend some
time with them when
we’re not working,” Lucin-
da said.
“It’s a small city, but it
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patio homes, rather than
two-story town homes,”
available to own, not rent.
With the project moving
she said. “Having talked forward, Brewton said she
to the real estate agent,
the developer and (coun-
hopes the developer will
complete the town homes
cilman) Lee Dumas, I agree
that Greer has a need for
our retiring community to
in a way that is good for
the community.
“The developer is local
have homes with no-main- and understands our com-
tenance yards and other munity concerns and read-
amenities. But townhous- ily worked with me on a
es with stairs do not seem driveway easement issue,”
to fit that need.” she said.
Grading for Town Pines
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entrance for the site slated
for Holliday Road.
The town homes will be
Timothy Wayne Gibson
Lucinda Rivera
Co-owner, Rivera’s Piedmont
man
feels bigger now than it
did in the beginning. I’ve
loved watching it develop;
the other businesses have
brought in other cultures.
charged
It’s been nice to have inter-
actions with people from
all different walks of life.”
Rivera’s had regular dai-
After hitting
ly, weekly and monthly
customers.
Greer officer
“They’re going to miss BY BILLY CANNADA
us, and we’re going to EDITOR
miss them,” Lucinda said.
“It’s definitely bittersweet, Timothy Wayne Gibson,
but we’re tired.” 40, is facing attempt-
“It’s a labor of love,” she ed murder charges after
said. “We definitely ap- striking a Greer Police of-
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Captain David Shealy honored on his retirement
A retirement ceremony
to honor Captain David A.
Shealy took place last No-
vember at the Naval Oper-
ations Support Center in
Fort Jackson.
Shealy, a native of Greer,
graduated from Mars Hill
College in Mars Hill, North
Carolina, in May 1987 with
a B.S. degree in Accounting
and commissioned an En-
sign in June 1989. In May
2000, he earned a MBA at
University of Georgia Ter-
ry College of Business.
Shealy completed four
successful sea tours.
In December 1989, he
reported to USS Reid
home-ported in San Diego,
California. During his tour
Community
News
AGSOUTH FARM CREDIT
HOLDING PHOTO CONTEST
AgSouth Farm Credit
Marketing Director Christy
Smith says that the associ-
ation is accepting entries
for its 2018 “mAGnificent”
Photo Contest.
The contest is open to
anyone residing in the 59
Georgia and 34 South Car-
olina counties served by
AgSouth.
“As the name of the con-
test reflects,” Smith said,
“we want to focus on the
importance of agriculture
and rural living in our ter-
ritory. We’re looking for
photos that showcase our
hard working farmers, the
beauty of our fields and
livestock and the day-to-
day goings on of living a
life out in the country.”
The contest will run
through June 1, 2018, and
voting from the public will
run June 2-20.
Thirteen photos will be
declared winners and will
be showcased in the asso-
ciation’s annual calendar,
Out in the County maga-
zine and social media. The
grand prize winner will be
featured on the cover and
will receive $300.
In all, 13 winners will re-
ceive cash prizes totaling
$1,000. For official rules
and to enter online, visit
AgSouthFC.com under the
News & Events tab.
GREER RELIEF SEEKS
VOLUNTEERS FOR VITA
Greer Relief & Resource
Agency, Inc., offers Vol-
unteer Income Tax Assis-
tance (VITA) to those who
need it most in the com-
munity.
Instead of paying a high
fee at traditional prepara-
tion locations, neighbors
in need can get their taxes
prepared for free and keep
much needed refunds in
their pockets.
Greer Relief is looking
for volunteer tax prepar-
ers and greeters.
Don’t have any experi-
ence with taxes? That’s ok!
Go to www.vitavolun-
teer.org to learn more
about the program and
training.
For more information
or to volunteer for VITA,
contact Evan McLeod at
volunteer@greerrelief.org
or 334-3492.
LTBM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
FOR UPCOMING EVENTS
Let There Be Mom
(LTBM) works to preserve
the legacies of moms and
dads with life-threatening
illnesses.
LTBM needs runners,
walkers and volunteers for
the 7th Annual St. Paddy’s
Day Dash & Bash coming
up Sunday, March 18.
Four charities, includ-
ing Let There Be Mom, will
benefit from participants.
$25 Gift Certificate
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Christina BuChheit
864-706-1070
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Captain David A. Shealy
as Assistant Supply Offi-
cer, he completed a West-
ern Pacific/Middle East
deployment and was on
station in the Persian Gulf
during the initial stages of
Operation Desert Shield.
Again deploying to the
Shine on Chey
The BBQ fundraiser on Saturday raised $8,500 for
Cheyenne Vandergrift, 16, who experienced severe
complications, including heart failure, after contracting
the flu earlier this year.
To register, visit www.st-
paddysdashandbash.com/
register/.
Volunteers and teams
are also needed for the
Bingo Dash coming up Sat-
urday, April 28.
The Bingo Dash is Let
There Be Mom’s Spring
scavenger hunt fundrais-
er with a race through
the streets of downtown
Greenville while hunting
for Bingo Balls.
Each team of four has
two hours to see how
many Bingos they can get.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28,
volunteers can pick up
posters at the LTBM office
and hang posters by Sun-
day, March 4.
Registration for teams
and volunteering at the
Bingo Dash event opens
on Thursday, March 1.
Visit www.letthereb-
emom.org and click on
“Event,” then “Bingo Dash”
to sign-up.
CITY TO OFFER FREE
COMPUTER CLASS
The City of Greer is
preparing to offer a free
computer class for seniors
starting in April.
Join for three week
classes on computers.
Classes are offered from
9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m. on
Thursdays to learn about
laptops, tablets, and about
safeguards on the internet
that are free to use.
To register, contact Jus-
tin Miller at 864.848.2192
or jmiller@cityofgreer.org
by March 1.
Anyone interested must
be age 50+ to register and
must be able to attend all
dates.
Middle East in 1993, he
was on the leading edge of
submarine deployments in
the carrier battle group as
Supply Officer in USS Pas-
adena in San Diego.
Shealy joined the USS
Iwo Jima in July 2002;
during her pre-deploy-
ment exercises leading up
to a March 2003 deploy-
ment with the 26th Marine
Expeditionary Unit em-
barked supporting Iraqi
Freedom, Enduring Free-
dom, and JTF Liberia.
The pinnacle of his sea
duty assignments was as
Supply Officer USS Makin
Island.
Shore assignments in-
clude: Fleet in December
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB
TO HAVE ITS MEETING
The German-American
Club of the Carolinas will
have its monthly Stam-
mtisch on Friday, March
1, at 6 p.m. at Bangkok 2
Restaurant, 1398 Boiling
Springs Road, Spartan-
burg.
Anyone who is interest-
ed may attend.
GREER CHAMBER TO HOLD
ANNUAL OYSTER ROAST
The Greater
Chamber of Commerce is
Greer
holding their 14th annual
Oyster Roast on Friday,
March 2, from 6-9 p.m. at
15-A Pelham Ridge Dr.
A portion of all proceeds
will benefit Leadership
Greer’s class project of
putting Automatic Exter-
nal Defibrillators (AEDs)
and Public Emergency Re-
sponse Kits around down-
town Greer and high traf-
fic areas.
There will be a shrimp
boil, pig pickin’, live mu-
sic, silent auction and
more. For tickets, visit
www.greerchamber.com.
GREER MUSEUM TO HOST
TWICE-TOLD TALES EVENT
Dean Campbell, the
Squire of the Dark Corner,
will present “Twice-told
Tales & Twice-sung Bal-
lads of the Dark Corner”
on Saturday, Mar. 3 at 1:30
p.m. at the Greer Heritage
Museum on 106 S. Main St.
Since 2010, Campbell
has been a contributor to
the Tryon Daily Bulletin,
producing columns that
retell the tales of the Dark
Corner, its mysteries and
moonshine.
1995, Shealy moved to
Naples, Italy, as the Fleet
Liaison Officer for the Na-
val Regional Contracting
Center.
Hand-selected in 1998
to serve as the Flag Lieu-
tenant to Commander Na-
val Sea Systems Command,
Washington D.C., he was a
trusted advisor and aide
to the leader of the Navy’s
premier engineering and
design command.
In July 2004, he was as-
signed to the staff of Com-
mander Submarine Forc-
es, Atlantic Fleet, where
he was responsible for
the supply operations for
Submarines in the Atlantic
fleet.
He has also collected
many old ballads of the
region.
His first book, published
in 2013, included a CD
with the ballads.
Recently, he completed
a second volume.
In his museum program,
he will tell tales and sing
ballads from his book.
Books will be available
for purchase and a book
signing will follow.
The museum and its
programs are free.
For information, call
877-3377.
NGU HIRING HEROES HR
LUNCH & LEARN MAR. 7
North Greenville Univer-
sity is hosting a free Hu-
man Resource Lunch and
Learn Seminar, featuring
the subject of Hiring He-
roes: Recruiting and Re-
taining Veterans.
Presented by Dr. Ed
Sherbert, the Lunch and
Learn is set for Wednes-
day, March 7, from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. on the NGU
Greer Campus, located
at 405 Lancaster Avenue,
Greer.
Networking opportuni-
ties are available begin-
ning at 11:30 A.M., and the
seminar begins at noon.
Participants are encour-
aged to bring their lunch-
es while drinks and snacks
will be provided on site.
This seminar can be
counted toward SHRM re-
certification credit.
RSVP at maria.kithcart@
ngu.edu or call 663-7522.
THE FAREHOUSE TO HOST
TAYLORS CLEAN UP
Michael Marut, Owner
of The FareHouse, a new
restaurant opening this
spring at the Taylors Mill,
is inviting the community
to join together for a trash
pick-up morning on Satur-
day, March 10 at 10 a.m.
The group will be pick-
ing up trash along Taylors’
Main Street.
Meet at the Dock No. 3
parking lot at the Taylors
Mill, and the teams will
disperse from there.
For more informa-
tion, contact Marut at
mwmarut@gmail.com.
CHESTNUT LIVING TO OPEN
FOR THREE-DAY EVENT
The Upstate’s fastest
growing home improve-
ment, interior design, and
lifestyle brand, Chestnut
Living, will open their
doors for a three-day
shopping event March 15-
17, 2018.
For more information,
visit chestnutliving.com.
PERMANENT PART-TIME
CSR/DISPATCHER
10-6 TUESDAY-FRIDAY
8-12 SATURDAY
Please e-mail resume to: Cindy Campbell at
Locally-owned under the Sanders name
ccampbell@sandersheatcool.com
621 Keith Drive, Greenville,
Indoor air quality expertsSC 29607
As the Supply Enlisted
Community Manager in
Millington, TN, from July
2006 to January 2009, he
was the driving force be-
hind the merger of PC/SK
to Logistics Specialist.
In July 2010, he report-
ed to his first Captain as-
signment at Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency
(DSCA) as Country Pro-
gram Director.
Commanding DLA Dis-
tribution Depot San Diego,
CA, from June 2012-Jule
2013, he led a team of
250 professionals in man-
agement of DoD material
supporting more than 200
commands with $4.2 bil-
lion in on hand inventory.
Church
News
APALACHE BAPTIST
TO HOLD MARCH EVENTS
A covered dish supper is
planned for Apalache Bap-
tist Church Golden Hearts
March 13 in the church
CLC at 6 p.m.
Guest for the meeting
is Ron Jackson from Par-
son’s Pantry.
The senior adults have
scheduled a shopping trip
March 20 to Hamrick’s in
Gaffney. The group will
leave the church at 8:30
a.m.
After shopping the se-
niors will eat lunch in
Lyman (place to be deter-
mined later).
Celebrate “March Mad-
ness” is on the calendar
for the seniors at Lauren-
da’s Restaurant in Greer at
6 p.m. on March 29.
Frank Lewis, Senior
Adult Director, will cele-
brate his 85th birthday on
this date; Congratulations
Frank!
UNITED CHRISTIAN
TO HAVE A REVIVAL
United Christian Church
is hosting a revival on Fri-
day and Saturday, March
23-24, at 7 p.m. nightly
with Don Warren and Dan-
ny Emerson ministering
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In July 2013, he assumed
duties as EUCOM J4 Di-
vision Chief and quickly
fleeted up to Deputy Di-
rector EU-COM J4.
Based on his background
in Europe and NATO, he
has hand selected to join
the U.S. Military Delega-
tion to NATO in Brussels
Belgium in June 2015.
Personal awards include:
Defense Superior Service
Medal (2), Legion of Merit,
Defense Meritorious Ser-
vice Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal (4), Navy
Marine Corps Commenda-
tion Medal (5).
in music and word from
Cleveland, Tennessee.
The church is located at
105 Daniel Ave., Greer.
For more information,
call 895-3966.
HISTORIC CHURCHES
TO OFFER FREE TOURS
Tours of three histori-
cal downtown Greenville
churches, “Open Doors
– A Walk Through Histo-
ry,” will be offered free
to the public on Satur-
day, March 24. A tour of
Christ Church Episcopal
will begin at 9 a.m., to be
followed by tours of First
Presbyterian Church at 10
a.m. and Buncombe Street
United Methodist at 11
a.m. There will be ample
travel time allowed be-
tween the church tours.
For more information,
visit www.ccgsc.org, www.
bsumc.com or www.first-
presgreenville.org.
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
PREPARES FOR HOPE WEEK
Fairview Baptist Church
is holding the second an-
nual Hope Week Egg Drop
on Saturday, March 31,
from 4-6 p.m. at Dooley
Field. There will be free
food, games and more.
Register to volunteer or
attend at fairviewgreer.
org/eggdrop.
Hope Week is April 2-7
and sign ups have begun.
Sign up for projects at
fairviewgreer.org/hope-
week.
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W
hile I realize that it’s each genera-
tion’s turn to point their collective
wagging finger at the generations
behind them in despair and, yes, even
ridicule, I do take offense when a broad
brush is applied to them all.  PAM STONE
Nothing has made me more proud
than the surviving students--yes, I will
repeat that, the surviving students--of
the recent mass shooting in Parkland,
Florida, as well as local students in my
own community, who have organized
right across the country to march and
demand change.
And even as a childless woman, I am
sorely ashamed for leaving them this
mess to sort out as we, the adults, have
failed them so.  tom of articles as well as in social media
After all, when my generation was
in school, the idea of mass shootings
wasn’t even on our radar. There might
have been a scuffle or two between boys
and I do remember in middle school a
couple of bomb threats--more than likely
made by someone who hadn’t studied
for that Friday’s test. We had fire drills
and tornado drills and kids older than
me had ‘duck and cover’ drills during
the Cuban Missile Crisis because we all
FROM THE MAILBAG  | KAELYN’S
Armed
teachers?
Q: Should teachers be allowed
to carry guns in school?
A: This is a question our state
legislature is considering (as it
has in the past), with a number
of bills currently in circulation.
The issue is at the top of the
mind of voters and law makers
because of a mass shooting in
Parkland, Florida, which claimed
more than a dozen lives in
February.
Teachers carrying
guns is not a new idea
in South Carolina. It
has been submitted by
lawmakers for years...
Some local representatives
aren’t being very subtle in their
advocacy for teacher’s to carry
weapons. Rep. Steven Long of
Boiling Springs is currently
holding a drawing for three
Smith & Wesson M&P Shield
9mm hand guns.
The giveaways will go to: A
K-12 teacher, staff member or
administrator; a higher-educa-
tion faculty or staff member;
and one other participant who
submits a name in the drawing.
Teachers carrying guns is not
a new idea in South Carolina. It
has been submitted by law-
makers for years as a solution
to the rising danger of public
shootings (some of which have
hit very close to home, as in the
case of Townville Elementary’s
shooting in 2016).
If we lived in a different
world, the simple and logical
answer here would be “no.” Ide-
ally, we want to keep students
away from guns when they are
in environments to study. But
it’s a question that is gaining
traction as we ponder how to
stay safe in the world of mass
casualties and evil deeds. Keep
up with the issue in Columbia
and see where your lawmakers
fall on this topic. Could help
when it comes time to vote.
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Opinion
The Greer Citizen
Teens speak up
I’M JUST
SAYING
know that a desk is wondrously effec-
tive in guarding against nuclear fallout.
Mostly we combed the orange hair of our
troll dolls, watched The Partridge Family
and kept pulling up the hip-huggers over
our non-existent hips.
But the thought of mass shooting
drills...
So as I read the comments at the bot-
regarding our youth planning their
marches across America and to Washing-
ton DC, yes, I will admit my inner mullet
began to sprout as my eyes fell upon
denigrating comments.
“These are the same kids who think
it’s cool biting into Tide pods.”  were because they now all seem to run
“Since when did we begin taking advice
from a bunch of stupid teenagers?”
“They must be getting paid to do this,
they’re too young and dumb to know
EDITORIAL
Calling for action after yet
another mass shooting
Can we resolve to do something?
Can we take action so that when the next mass
shooting occurs, we aren’t sitting here wonder-
ing if there was something we could have done?
This is not a call for gun control or back-
ground checks or arming teachers or more
school security. It is just a call for action.
Action might look like one of those things
mentioned above. Or, it could look like some-
thing totally different.
That’s perfectly fine.
But we can’t continue to spout off opinions
on issues without ever actually trying to work
toward a solution.
The first thing we could do that requires no
government intervention is change our rhetoric.
WE ALL care about the lives lost during mass
shootings. It’s just as heartbreaking to the
American who votes Republican as it is to the
one who votes Democrat. As we assign blame
and discuss what could have been done, we
MUST avoid equating the motives of those who
don’t agree with us to the motives of the actual
killer. We all hate evil such as this. We just dis-
agree about how to fix it.
This kind of rhetoric is ripping the country
apart, and our children are watching and re-
peating it.
Another action we could take that requires no
votes or acts of Congress falls on the media.
Enough of these shootings have occurred that
we can safely say that shooters’ motives are, in
part, driven by notoriety.
We know this because studies have shown it,
and shooters themselves have even referenced
one another in writings or videos.
So let’s not give them the attention they crave.
Let’s not spread their names and faces across
our networks and newspapers. Sure, the public
has the right to know who committed the act,
but they don’t have to learn it from us.
As mentioned before, there are many other
proposals out there that make their way to the
spotlight anytime we discuss mass shootings.
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how to organize.” Sutherland, Texas.
Sorry, but I had to respond to that And in the meantime the argument
one. I really try to remain courteous and
respectful and moderate my comments,
goes on and on: it’s a mental health is-
sue, it’s a gun issue, it’s (yes, I read this)
but after witnessing the superb organi- ‘because parents don’t open a can of
zation, articulation, and passion from whoop-ass on their kids no more’ issue.
the kids in my own community, my Ignoring our inaction, teenagers across
fingers flew over the keyboard: America have decided to stand up and
“They’re the same age that was con- let us know in no uncertain terms that
sidered mature enough to date a then while we continue to fight and flail and
32-year-old district attorney and later, attack each other on social media, they
judge, in Alabama.” are actually going to do something.
Mass shootings are a touchy subject. These kids are beyond savvy. Their or-
I get that. But one thing we all have to ganizational skills are astounding. They
agree on is that they are becoming more know how to work social media like no
frequent with larger numbers of casu- one’s business. They are in fact putting
alties. Of the 30 deadliest shootings in together a mammoth political campaign.
the United States dating back to 1949, And regardless of what side of the argu-
19 have occurred in the last 10 years. ment you stand, politicians, ignore them
Besides Parkland, three of the five dead- at your peril. Because come this Novem-
liest took place in just the last year. Are ber, millions of them will have turned 18
you like me in that when you read that and are eager to vote.
statistic, you were trying to remember This might be a good time to remem-
what the other two in the last 12 months ber that one used to have to be 21 years
old in this country in order to vote. It
together? was during the Nixon era that the 26th
Answer: the 58 concert goers mur- amendment was enacted lowering the
dered in Las Vegas and the 26 congre- voting age to 18. 
gants of the First Baptist Church in By a wave of teenaged activism.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
America’s
Pastor
A
s most of us have heard by
now, Billy Graham passed
away last Wednesday at the
age of 99.
His legacy from 1918 to 2018
is one of faithfulness in living
out what he preached.
Seeing anyone live out their
faith until the day of their
death gives me hope in my own
walk with Jesus Christ.
One day, each of us will come
face to face with our Maker.
When the time comes for me,
I long to hear my Savior say,
“Well done, good and faithful
servant.”
The passing of a follower
of the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ is a great reunion.
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Billy Graham said, “Someday
you will read or hear that Billy
Graham is dead. Don’t you
believe a word of it. I shall be
more alive than I am now. I will
just have changed my address.
I will have gone into the pres-
ence of God.”
As many have expressed, I
cannot imagine the homecom-
ing celebration in heaven.
Revelation 14:13 says, “And
I heard a voice from heaven
saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are
WE ALL care about the lives lost the dead who die in the Lord
from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’
during mass shootings. says the Spirit, ‘that they may
rest from their labors, for their
The left says ban certain types of rifles, deeds follow them!’”
semi-automatic weapons, bump stocks or other When a fellow believer passes
devices that allow for an easier shooting expe- from this life, we grieve for the
rience. family left behind and the loss
The right says fortify our schools, arm quali- on earth, yet we have hope of
fied teachers and address mental heath issues. eternal life after death for our-
No doubt you’ll probably have a strong opin- selves and everyone who fol-
ion about one of those proposals. And that’s lows the Lord and Savior Jesus
fine. There’s a time and a place for debate, and Christ.
that time is now. Let’s talk it through. Let’s end 1 Thessalonians 4:13 says,
the dangerous rhetoric and have a civil dis- “But we do not want you to be
course. uninformed, brothers, about
But when that’s over, let’s act. those who are asleep, that you
The 24-hour news cycle makes things that may not grieve as others do
happened a week or two ago seem like a distant who have no hope.”
memory. So, understandably, we eventually Jesus died and rose again,
move on from things we might shouldn’t move conquering sin and death.
on from. I Corinthians 15:54-57 says,
The old “see something, say something” solu- “When the perishable puts
tion is broken, and it’s not enough. In Florida, on the imperishable, and the
many people saw something and said some- mortal puts on immortality,
thing—dozens of times—and the end result was then shall come to pass the
the death of 17 people. Those Americans did saying that is written: “Death
what was right and were courageous enough
to speak up, but in this case, the system failed
is swallowed up in victory.” “O
death, where is your victory?
miserably. O death, where is your sting?”
Even more reason to act.
We must do everything in our power to guard
The sting of death is sin, and
the power of sin is the law. But
ourselves and our loved ones from future at- thanks be to God, who gives us
tacks. the victory through our Lord
So think about what that might look like. Jesus Christ.”
Have debates. Propose solutions. Verse 58 concludes, “There-
But, when it’s all said and done and everything fore, my beloved brothers, be
is on the table, find a tangible way to make this steadfast, immovable, always
problem better. abounding in the work of the
We all want mass shootings to end. There’s Lord, knowing that in the Lord
your common ground. your labor is not in vain.”
Work from there and take steps toward that
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 NEWS
ProTrans Greer celebrated its new location with a ribbon cutting last Thursday at GSP
International Logistics Park.
ProTrans Greer moves
to new facility near Port
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
ProTrans celebrated its
grand opening at GSP In-
ternational Logistics Park
last week, finalizing its
move to Greer.
“While we have had
a presence for years in
Greer, our new facility
will bring significant ef-
ficiencies to support our
growing customer base
and service offerings,”
said Shawn Masters, Chief
Commercial Officer at Pro-
Trans.
Providing 230,000
square feet, which in-
cludes 7,500 square feet
of Main Office and 2,500
square feet of Warehouse
Office space, this new
facility features over 80
dock doors and two lev-
el dock doors as well
as a generous lighted
fenced truck court with
guard-controlled access.
“This state-of-the-art,
cross-dock facility allows
ProTrans to service one of
their prominent custom-
ers and grow their busi-
ness on the East Coast,”
said Tony Beck, Senior
Vice President of Develop-
ment at CenterPoint.
ProTrans Greer, one of
25 service centers in North
America, is situated on ap-
proximately 20 acres with
immediate access to the
South Carolina Inland Port
(SCIP), which is served by
CBL honored as Centennial Business
Secretary of State Mark
Hammond recently rec-
ognized Greer’s CBL State
Savings Bank as a South
Carolina Centennial Busi-
ness.
The honor is reserved
for domestic business
entities that have been
on file with the Secretary
of State’s Office for 100
years or more.
“CBL State Savings Bank
of Greer has been a true
pillar of its community
by fostering savings and
home ownership for more
than a century,” said Ham-
mond. “I’m proud to ac-
knowledge CBL’s longevity
and contributions to our
Great State, and to recog-
nize it as a South Carolina
Centennial Business.”
CBL was incorporated
as Citizens Building and
Loan Association on May
7, 1907, with the mission
to maintain long-term re-
lationships with custom-
ers and to deliver personal
GSP addition
Palmetto Distillery recently opened a new location inside
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Patrons can
find the business inside the terminal on the second floor
just past the security checkpoint.
‘It is amazing the amount of growth that
we have seen in the last five years from
suppliers across the United States and
International...’
Norfolk Southern.
“I was thinking this
morning as I came down
and I drove by the Inland
Port,” said Greer Mayor
Rick Danner. “It was al-
most five years ago that I
stood under there on top
of that hill on what was at
that point in time almost
an empty pad to do a rib-
bon cutting.”
“At that ribbon cutting,
I said, this facility and the
surrounding development
around it will make Greer
the premier location of lo-
gistics and distribution on
the East Coast of the Unit-
ed States,” he continued.
“We are already seeing the
fruits of what that invest-
ment and that location is
doing for logistics and dis-
tribution in this area.”
The new Greer facility is
conveniently located next
to BMW’s recently expand-
ed 6.5 million square-foot
manufacturing campus,
the second largest produc-
tion facility in the world.
“It is amazing the
service. CBL implemented
this mission by encourag-
ing Greer’s close-knit com-
munity of farmers, mill
workers and merchants
to build their dreams
through home ownership
and by regularly saving
for the future. CBL’s early
customers would deposit
as little as $5 a week in
savings plans. Since that
time, families in Greer
have passed down the tra-
dition of doing business
with CBL.
“The fact that we remain
a vital part of the Greater
Greer community after so
many years is not only a
testament of the talent
of the people who built
our institution, but to the
community itself,” said
Bank President and CEO
Jennifer T. Jones. “We take
pride in our rich history
and the trust that our cus-
tomers continue to place
in us.”
Secretary Hammond is
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KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Mayor Rick Danner
City of Greer
amount of growth that
we have seen in the last
five years from suppliers
across the United States
and International as they
find our area in this loca-
tion, and you can see the
growth literally around
you as you go out the
front door today as they
are clearing just across
the street,” Mayor Danner
said.
The ProTrans facility
includes substantial and
unique office space situ-
ated in the middle of the
building to manage cargo
throughout the develop-
ment. The site also has
ample trailer positions
and auto parking. Addi-
tional features include
speed bays, dock doors
and drive-in doors to sup-
port high-velocity opera-
tions.
For more information
on CenterPoint Properties,
visit centerpoint.com. For
more information on Pro-
Trans, visit www.protrans.
com.
recognizing Centennial
Businesses for their many
contributions to the state
of South Carolina.
“We are grateful to
businesses like CBL State
Savings Bank of Greer
for maintaining a strong
presence in our state and
for continuing to bolster
our economy,” said Secre-
tary Hammond. “We are
pleased to honor them
for their influential role in
South Carolina.”
Secretary Hammond will
continue to publicly recog-
nize Centennial Business-
es located throughout the
state and honor their im-
pact on South Carolina’s
growing economy.
309 Northview Drive
Greer Memorial recognized
as baby-friendly facility
Greenville Health Sys-
tem’s (GHS) Greer Me-
morial Hospital has been
designated a baby-friend-
ly birthing facility by Ba-
by-Friendly USA, joining
a list of U.S. hospitals and
birthing facilities earning
this designation through
the Baby-Friendly Hospital
Initiative.
The Baby-Friendly Hos-
pital Initiative encourages
and recognizes hospitals
and birthing centers that
maintain an optimal level
of care for breastfeeding
mothers and their babies,
offering them the infor-
mation, confidence and
skills needed to success-
fully initiate and continue
breastfeeding.
“We are honored to have
received this designation
for our work in caring for
mothers and newborns
in the Greer communi-
ty,” said Bonne Johnson,
Chief Nursing Officer at
Greer Memorial Hospital.
“Breastfeeding is a key
practice that improves
OP-ED
Where we are now
BY TOM CORBIN
SC SENATE DISTRICT 5
Some months ago one of
the (Greenville Health Sys-
tem) GHS board members
approached our delega-
tion with concerns about
a restructuring plan that
GHS was undertaking in
secret. Once we began to
ask questions, members
of GHS management and
board members invited the
delegation, a few of us at a
time, to meet and discuss
this plan. We were then
informed that GHS had re-
structured from a public
entity into a private enti-
ty. They created two new
boards above the one that
our delegation appoints,
to run this new system.
All of the hospital’s $3 to
$4 billion dollars in assets
would be leased from the
old appointed board to
the new board for the sum
of $1 per year. These new
boards would be self-per-
petuating, in other words,
when one member rolls
off, the board would pick
that replacement.
When I asked why they
were doing this, they stat-
ed that it was to better
align themselves to fit
Obamacare. I was never a
fan of Obamacare so my
questions persisted. I was
told, like it or not, that
soon our nation would
have a single payer health-
care system, government
run, and this was the best
way to manage such a sit-
uation. I was told to soon
expect multi-state and
multi-regional systems.
Let me stop here and say
that a single payer (gov-
ernment) system would, in
my opinion, be disastrous.
My belief is that such a
situation is more about
controlling people’s lives
than providing healthcare.
I also believe that compe-
tition and choice is best
Dave
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the health of mothers and feeding within one hour
newborns, and our goal is of birth; showing moth-
to ensure that the mothers ers how to breastfeed and
we care for understand how to maintain lactation,
the best ways to nurture even if they are separated
healthy relationships with from their infants; giving
their babies.” newborn infants no food
The initiative is a global or drink other than breast-
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World Health Organiza- dicate; practicing “room-
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designation, the birth fa- on demand; giving no pac-
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criteria based on the Ten to breastfeeding infants;
Steps to Successful Breast- and fostering the estab-
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nized practice standard. support groups and refer-
These criteria include ring mothers to them on
having a written breast- discharge from the hospi-
feeding policy that is tal or clinic.
routinely communicated Greer Memorial Hos-
to all health care staff; pital is one of three GHS
training all health care hospitals designated Ba-
staff in skills necessary by-Friendly. Greenville
to implement this policy;
informing all pregnant
women about the bene-
fits and management of
Memorial Hospital and
Oconee Memorial Hospital
have also earned the des-
ignation.
breastfeeding; helping
mothers initiate breast-
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In the past, when a constituent had an
issue at GHS, a person elected by the
people was able to help navigate the
bureaucracy for a resolution. I fear this is
no longer the case.
for all. the bureaucracy for a res-
The biggest issue I had, olution. I fear this is no
other than this all being longer the case.
done in secret and illegal- These new private
ly, (again my opinion from boards were set up, I was
reading ACT 432, which told, so they could more
sets the parameters for easily merge with other
our system) was the issue systems and eventually
of accountability. have multi-state conglom-
Previously there was a erates. What outraged me
big circle of accountabili- the most was when I re-
ty. quested that the manage-
The Greenville Legisla- ment and board come for-
tive Delegation appoint- ward in a public and open
ed the GHS board which, forum to tell the people
in turn, hired the CEO to what they did and why.
manage the day-to-day op- They refused, and have
erations. yet to do this. I believe the
The CEO was account- people should decide how
able to the board. The they want their local hos-
board was accountable to pital to proceed in regards
the delegation and the del- to Obamacare and a single
egation was accountable payer system.
to their constituents. This The reason I agreed to
structure has been work-
ing well since 1947. The
new structure with the
cosponsor a bill to sell the
system was because I felt
if GHS and its $4 billion in
two new self-perpetuating assets were going to go to
private boards provides a new private board, the
no accountability. In the citizens should get the full
past, when a constituent value of those assets.
had an issue at GHS, a per- This is where we were
son elected by the people and this is where we are
was able to help navigate now.
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Bonnie Brown
Bonnie Kay Plumley
Brown, 65, passed away
February 25, 2018.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Louis Clinton Plum-
ley and Corrie Mathis, she
was a retired employee of
Brown Painting.
Surviving are her hus-
band, J.C. Brown, of the
home; a step-son, Mi-
chael Brown, of Taylors;
a step-daughter, Penny
Sherbert, of Taylors; a
brother, Barry Plumley,
of Greer; and a grandson,
Joshua Horton.
Mrs. Brown was pre-
deceased by a son, Jeff
Goode, a daughter, Jen-
nifer Goode, and a sister,
Beth Brown.
Funeral services will be
held at 4 p.m. Wednesday,
February 28, 2018 at The
Wood Mortuary. Burial
will follow in Wood Memo-
rial Park.
Visitation will be held
from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday
at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Spartanburg Region-
al Hospice, P.O. Box 430,
Drayton, SC 29333.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Loretta L. Campbell
Loretta Jean Lister
Campbell, 83, widow of
Talmadge Douglas Camp-
bell, passed away February
26, 2018.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Edna Ross Lister, she
retired from Dr. Jack Da-
vis dental practice after
30 years and was a mem-
ber of Southside Baptist
Church.
Surviving are a daugh-
ter, Charlotte Thompson
Trusty (Joel), of Greer;
a son, Douglas Camp-
bell (Pat), of Greer; a sis-
ter, Norma Ellenburg, of
Greer; five grandchildren,
Ashlie Thompson, of Ra-
leigh, North Carolina, Brad
Thompson, of Greer, Brent
Thompson (Elizabeth), of
Greer, Talmadge Douglas
MAGISTRATE: Will host four judges
FROM PAGE ONE
The new magistrate of-
fice to be constructed in
Taylors will accommodate
four judges.
“They have more judges
in Judge Edmond’s office,”
Kernell said. “Then, we
have the one over in the
city of Greer.
“We’re just leasing that
property from the city,” he
continued. “We told them
when we went into it years
and years ago that at some
point we would be look-
ing to construct our own.
Once we get this one fin-
ished, then we’ll move out
of the city offices there
and move into our own
building.”
Right now, the design
work is being completed
for the new magistrate of-
fice in Taylors.
“It’s going to be very
similar to the Travelers
Rest magistrate office, but
Campbell II (Shanna), of
Greer, and Candace Wil-
hoit, of Lyman; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 3:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, March 1, 2018 at The
Wood Mortuary, conduct-
ed by Rev. Odell Moseley.
Burial will follow in Moun-
tain View Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
1:30-3:15 p.m. Thursday
at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home of her daughter,
Charlotte Trusty.
Memorials may be made
to Southside Baptist
Church, 410 S. Main St.,
Greer, SC 29650.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Faye Cromer
Wilma Faye Lindsey
Cromer, 81, widow of
Donald E. Cromer, passed
away February 26, 2018.
A native of Spartanburg
County, daughter of the
late Frank and Ann Azilee
Clayton Lindsey, she was a
homemaker and a member
of Praise Cathedral.
Surviving are one daugh-
ter, Pamela F. Counihan,
of Greer; a son, Donald
E. Cromer, Jr. (Paula), of
Greer; nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchil-
dren.
Mrs. Cromer was pre-
deceased by one daugh-
ter, Jane Beth Heaton,
one grandchild and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
February 28, 2018 at The
Wood Mortuary, conduct-
ed by Pastor Jerry Mad-
den. Burial will follow in
Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be her
grandsons, Justin Heaton,
Jay Counihan, Jeremy Hea-
ton, Talon Cromer, Craig
Splawn and Chris Han-
nigan.
Visitation will be held
from 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Wednesday at The Wood
Mortuary.
The family is at their re-
spective homes.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
PROJECTED TIMELINE |
Currently: Design work being
completed
Next 60 days: Begin
accepting bids for project
Summer: Construction to
begin
Completion: Estimated in
nine months to one year
it’s specific for the site,”
Kernell said. “Once that is
complete, probably within
the next 60 days, we’ll put
it out for bid and then go
through that process.”
After the bidding pro-
cess, construction will be-
gin.
“I’m hopefully that we’ll
have construction started
the first part of summer,”
Kernell said. “Depending
Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
Matthew B. Mabus
Matthew Bryant Mabus,
35, son of Steven and Cyn-
thia Mabus went to be with
the Lord on Monday, Feb-
ruary 26, 2018.
A native of Greer, he was
a beloved son and brother
and a fun loving uncle.
Matthew was a graduate
of Clemson University and
completed his masters at
Georgia Tech. His friends
remember him for his fun-
ny personality, especially
his “wit and sass.” More
than anything he loved
hanging out with his three
nephews and three niec-
es who loved Uncle Pobie
dearly. He had a pet beagle
named Buddy that was his
“best Bud.”
Surviving in addition
to his parents, are his
siblings, Kristen, Ashley,
and Ryan, and his grand-
mother, Jeanne Holland.
He was a member of Greer
First Baptist Church.
A visitation will be held
at The Wood Mortuary on
Friday March 2, 2018 from
2-3:45 p.m. followed im-
mediately by a memorial
service to celebrate his
life. The service will be
conducted by Reverend
Joe Price.  ly well.”
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials can be made to
The Greenville Humane
Society, 305 Airport Road
Greenville, SC, or Atlanta
Beagle Rescue, www.At-
lantaBeagleRescue.org
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
on the weather, it should
take anywhere from nine
months to a year.”
Then, one more consol-
idation is budgeted in the
current two-year budget.
“We’ll look to do the
fourth one down the
road,” Kernell said. “We’re
really happy the way the
courthouse turned out in
Travelers Rest so that’s
why that’s the model now
that we’re using to put
together the additional
ones.”
“That was with a lot of
hard work and coopera-
tion from all the magis-
trates involved in each of
the buildings and our staff
here to ensure that it’s a
very functional and aes-
thetically pleasing build-
ing,” he continued.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
RIVERA’S: Owner recalls CHARGED:
10 years of Greer business Man released
FROM PAGE ONE
it….the restaurant busi-
from hospital
ness is very fiscally un-
stable depending on the
economy. We’ve done real-
Rivera’s opened at the
beginning of the recession
in January 2008.
“I’m very, very proud of
our effort,” Lucinda Rivera
said.
“My favorite part is just
dealing with the custom-
ers, watching the kids
coming through over 10
years and developing re-
ally good friendships that
will last forever even after
we’re closed.”
Born in North Carolina,
Lucinda grew up in Tay-
lors, attending Eastside
High School and Clem-
son for a marketing de-
gree. Her parents taught
her a “hard work ethic”
and “love of family and
friends.”
“My parents are truly an
example,” with friends to-
gether more than 45 years,
she said. “My mother just
turned 70.”
“It just shows what it’s
like to care about other
people and make sure you
live right,” she continued.
Bruce, who is a first gen-
eration Puerto Rican, grew
up in Miami working with
his dad for 16 years in the
pastry arts. They moved to
Knoxville, Tennessee, and
then to Greenville, where
Lucinda met him.
“Bruce, he’s the hardest
working person I’ve ever
known in my life,” Lucin-
da said. “He does all the
preparation. We make all
our food from scratch.”
“I’m very proud of what
we’ve done for ten years,”
she said. “It’s time to not
have to work so hard every
day and every weekend
night.”
With a small 70-seat
restaurant and many
restaurants in the Upstate,
the Riveras found a short-
age of personnel.
“It’s hard to staff,” Lu-
cinda said. “Everybody’s
growing through that.”
“People are recruiting
people from North Caroli-
na and Georgia,” she con-
tinued.
Because of the leasing
issues, exhaustion and
staffing, “that’s why we’ve
decided to turn the page
and move forward in our
life,” Lucinda Rivera said.
“Every time I think I’ve
cried my last tear, I start
leaking again,” she contin-
ued.
The Riveras posted a
poem on Facebook last
Tuesday, saying, “The last
10 years have been great
/ We’re so glad you drank
and ate / Please come see
us to say Hi / February
28th we’re going to fly.”
“We’ve had the oppor-
tunity for the past couple
weeks to tell everybody
thank you,” Lucinda Rive-
ra said.
“We can say thank you
to all our customers that
have been so loyal,” she
continued. “That brings
me great joy that I can
have that opportunity.”
Rivera’s was booked for
Wednesday, Feb. 28, the
restaurant’s last day.
“It’s just an opportunity
for us all to be together,”
Lucinda said. “We’re just
such a small staff. We’re
family.”
“We’re all kind of going
to go our separate ways,
but we’ll get to enjoy each
other outside of the work
environment.”
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Giving back
The Greer Citizen delivered
canned goods and non-
perishables donated by
the community during this
month’s food drive for Greer
Community Ministries
(above) and the Greer Soup
Kitchen. Publisher Steve
Blackwell is pictured here
with local nonprofit staffers
and volunteers.
Photos by Shaun Moss
FROM PAGE ONE
month, according to the
South Carolina Law En-
forcement Division (SLED).
The officer, who suffered
a knee injury, opened fire
on the suspect on J. Verne
Smith Parkway near Victor
Avenue on Jan. 24.
According to Greer Po-
lice, the officer was in-
vestigating a suspicious
vehicle when the incident
occurred.
The investigation is be-
ing handled by SLED, as
is protocol during officer
involved shootings.
“SLED conducts law en-
forcement officer involved
shooting investigations at
the request of the agency
involved in the incident,”
a previous statement from
SLED explained. “These in-
dependent investigations
follow SLED’s guidance
in conducting interviews
along with the gathering
and analysis of forensic
evidence.”
Dash camera footage of
the incident was not avail-
able.
Gibson was booked at
the Spartanburg County
Detention Center Monday
after being released from
the hospital.
The case will be prose-
cuted by the Seventh Cir-
cuit Solicitor’s Office.
According to SLED, this
was the fifth officer in-
volved shooting in South
Carolina in 2018. There
were 49 officer involved
shootings in the state last
year, none of which in-
volved Greer Police.
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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
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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 Circle, 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 • 879-2913
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 631-1336
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
Office Hours: 1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
848-5330 760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519
400 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Grace Place
Greer 407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2913
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist •Church
879-2913
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
O’Neal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032
People’s Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Sharon United Methodist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436 1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church St. Mark United Methodist Church
Providence Baptist Church HEA
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546
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Victor United Methodist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church PRACTICAL HEARING 848-5500
417 S. Buncombe Rd.
1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
Suite 7C
SOLUTIONS
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400 2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 879-4475
Second Baptist Church Zoar United Methodist Church Greer, SC 29650
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061 1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer • 421-5686
St. John’s Baptist Church
Wednesday,
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Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
Nov. 9,PRACTICAL
2011
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904 Sessions at 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 2HEARING
p.m.
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140
Suber Road Baptist Church Devenger Road Presbyterian Church SOLUTIONS
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181 Come, Bring Your Rd.,
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200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535 Try the New
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Fulton Presbyterian Blue Cross Blue
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190 REPAIR
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CATHOLIC Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Highway 101 North, Greer
901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225 Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523
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Church of God of Prophecy 900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329 Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325
Eastside Worship Center Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523 El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474
O’Neal Church of God Faith Family Church
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273 3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207
Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528 Glad Tidings Tabernacle
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Good Shepherd Episcopal International Cathedral of Prayer
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 Police and Fire
The Greer Citizen

A8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018

GFD Explorers participated in Winterfest challenge

BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Fire Depart-
ment Explorers joined
hundreds of youth and
young adults, recently,
piling on turnout gear,
treating wounds, and rac-
ing to emergencies during
the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) Winterfest challenge
in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The Explorers competed
in Fire and EMS events in-
cluding: Advanced Emer-
gency Medical Competi-
tion, Bleeding Wounds and
Shock, Denver Drill, High
Rise Deployment, Pitts-
burgh Drill, Rapid Dress
- team and individual,
Rapid Rescue and Resusci-
tate, Triple Lay, and Vent,
Enter, Search.
At the end of the week-
end, Greer Explorer Post
103 came away with three
wins: first place in Team
Rapid Dress; second place
in Individual Rapid Dress
for Chandler Bradshaw;
and third place in High
Rise Deployment.
“Greer Post 103 is a
great program for youth
that are interested in be-
coming a firefighter. It is
a lot of fun, but it is also
a lot of hard work that
takes dedication and de-
termination,” said Richie
Bradshaw, Post 103 Advi-
sor. “I am very proud of
these guys. They have put
in a lot of long hours train-
The Greer Fire Department Explorers Post 103 participated in the Boy Scouts of America Winterfest challenge recently.
The team includes: Chandler Bradshaw, Luke Green, Lee Harris, Daniel Kutt, Brendan Lopes, Caleb Mitchell and Bryson
Wood. Advisors are Richie Bradshaw, Chase Bradshaw and Derrrick Davis.
ing and practicing for this
competition. It has well
paid off.”
Current Explorers in-
clude Chandler Brad-
shaw, Luke Green, Lee
Harris, Daniel Kutt, Bren-
dan Lopes, Caleb Mitchell
and Bryson Wood. Advi-
sors are Richie Bradshaw,
Chase Bradshaw and Der-
rrick Davis.
Greer Fire Department
has offered the Explorer
Post for over 35 years for
young people between the
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
ages of 14 and 20 who erations, ground ladders,
are interested in pursuing basic first aid and life sup-
emergency medicine or port, fire prevention, and
fire science professions. public relations.
Participants learn skills “The Explorer program
such as fire suppression, gives youth an opportuni-
salvage and overhaul, ty to see first hand what
SCBA training, aerial op- the fire service is all about.
Once an Explorer turns 16,
they are eligible to take a
number of classes through
the S.C. Fire Academy, and
they are trained in CPR
and first aid,” Bradshaw
said. “In this program,
the youth also learn skills
such as team building,
communication and re-
spect for others.”
The program also serves
as a recruiting tool for the
department.
“Over the years, Greer
Fire Department has em-
ployed quite a few Explor-
ers. We have had several
Explorers that have gone
on to be hired at other
local Fire Departments
and/or local EMS services.
One of our past Explorers
is now a member of the
FDNY (Fire Department
New York),” Bradshaw
said.
“This program is train-
ing/teaching these young
men and women how to
better serve the communi-
ty that they will be work-
ing for and protecting,
whether it be the City of
Greer or another commu-
nity. This program helps
to build the skills needed
for the fire service or for
other types of first re-
sponder careers.”
For more information
on joining the Greer Fire
Department Explorer Post,
visit www.cityofgreer.org
or e-mail rbradshaw@city-
ofgreer.org.

Crime  |
The City of Greer Board of Architectural Review will hold
LETTER TO THE EDITOR a Public Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
at Greer City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the

Report Be the solution following:

DOCKET NUMBER: BAR 2018-03

(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department or the Spar-
tanburg County Sheriff’s
Office. All suspects are to
be considered innocent
until proven guilty in the
court of law.)
POSSESSION
Traevon Malik Jackson,
20, of Greenville, was ar-
rested and charged with
marijuana possession and
possession with intent to
distribute, while Brentt
Elon Jackson, 21, of Greer,
was arrested for marijua-
na possession on Feb. 19.
According to an inci-
dent report obtained from
Greer Police, officers re-
sponded to the Preserve at
Westview in reference to a
suspicious vehicle.
The complainant, an
off-duty police officer,
stated that inside the ve-
hicle, a brown paper bag
could be seen with a green
leafy substance. During a
search of the vehicle, offi-
cers noticed a strong smell
of marijuana and found
marijuana, along with a
grinder, scale and plastic
bags.
Both suspects were
placed under arrest.
The nice weather is here
and what could be better
than driving around Greer
and the surrounding
area to see all the pretty
shrubbery and gardens.
But wait!
We also see all the trash
on the road. Who puts all
that trash there? Could
it be people from New
York, Florida, Illinois,
North Carolina or even
Georgia? No. It is us. We
are the ones defiling our
beautiful countryside. It
is us. Yes, the ones we see
at church, supermarkets
and around town. We are
the slobs!
There is a solution each
one of us can use. I know
it will be difficult, but it
works. First hang one of
those plastic bags you get
from the supermarket on
your gearshift. Then, as
you finish your fast food more than happy to issue
or soda, put the contain- a summons and mail it to APPLICANT/OWNER: Empire LTD, James Carter
ers in that bag. I know it’s the offending person. The PROPERTY LOCATION: 205 Trade Street
a difficult thing for slobs license plate will provide PARCEL ID NUMBER: G020000300105
to do but make yourself the address of the offend- REQUEST TYPE: Signage/Graphics, Lighting,
do it. ing person or business. Exterior Building Alterations,
Then the last and most Then drive along and
physically, mentally enjoy the beauty of South Paint Rear of Building
challenging part: take that Carolina, which God creat-
bag, remove it from the ed. We can have a beauti- Documents related to these requests are available for public
gearshift, tie up the top ful state once more. view in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 301 E.
and lug it to your trash Poinsett Street upon request.
container. John Helfrich
I do realize this will be Greer
difficult for those men-
tally or physically chal-
lenged, after all, it takes
thought and actual physi-
cal activity. But, try it.
After you have accom-
plished that, then buy an
inexpensive dash cam and
record the vehicle in front
of you which airmails
their trash and contact
your local police with the
evidence. They will be

ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Devario Marqiuis Farr,
38, of Piedmont, has been
arrested and charged with
assault and battery (third).
According to an inci-
dent report obtained from
Greer Police, an officer re- The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing
sponded to 105 N. Howell at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Greer City Hall located
St. on Feb. 21 in reference at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the following:
to an assault and battery.
Upon arrival, a female DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2018-05
victim stated Farr punched APPLICANT: Cambridge Club I, LLC
her in the face after her ADDRESS: Henderson Gap Road
current boyfriend called PARCEL ID NUMBER: (A) 0535010102300,
her and she answered. (B) 0535010102400,
Farr’s actions caused the and (C) 0535030101001
victim’s nose to bleed, ac- EXISTING ZONING: (A) & (B): R-S, Residential Suburban
cording to reports, and the District (Greenville County) and
victim fought back before (C) R-15, Single-Family Residential
Farr got in his car and be- (City of Greer)
gan to drive. REQUEST: Annex and zone (A) & (B) and rezone
Reports state Farr at- (C) to DRD, Design Review District
tempted to drive the car
at the victim, but became DOCKET NUMBER: RZ 2018-06
stuck. APPLICANT: Leon Hix Real Estate
Police observed multiple ADDRESS: 304 Pelham St
bruises and lacerations on PARCEL ID NUMBER: G00300201200
the victims, along with a EXISTING ZONING: R-12, Single Family Residential District
swollen eye and a bleeding REQUEST: Rezone to C-3, Commercial
nose.
Police said Farr ap- DOCKET NUMBER: RZ 2018-07
peared to be intoxicated APPLICANT: Adelaida Garcia
and he said he attempted ADDRESS: 600 Hampton Rd
to leave when the victim PARCEL ID NUMBER: 9-03-10-122.00 and 9-03-10-112.02
kept hitting him. EXISTING ZONING: R-M1, Multifamily Residential
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The Greer Citizen B

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 

BASEBALL Jackets relying BLAME

CANNADA

on young talent BILLY

CANNADA

In 2018 season For

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR the clicks
I
Heading into his second season as head coach of f Yahoo! is doing it for
the Yellow Jacket baseball team, Matt Landreth be- the clicks, it’s working.
lieves his team is ready to compete with anybody. The website has been
“Last year there was a learning curve for all of us,” slowly leaking documents
he said. “They were learning who I was and my sys- it obtained relating to the
tem, and I was learning each one of their personali- FBI’s college basketball
ties. This summer and fall was an extension of that corruption investigation,
with new guys coming in. We spent a lot of time in and SOME of it is actually
the weight room and on the field together. I love my kind of juicy.
team. I would do anything for them and they trust the I say SOME because not
plan I have in place for them.” all the information being
Landreth will enter the season with a group of released is equal in its
young faces competing for major varsity minutes. level of severity, although
“There are five freshmen vying for starting posi- the media would have you
tions on varsity,” he said. “This is great because it believe otherwise.
keeps the competition high.” If you were browsing
That competition has been evident in the presea- the internet Friday morn-
son, according to Landreth. ing, chances are you read
“Everyone has been getting hits and is where a headline saying some-
they’re supposed to be, even if the ball is not hit to thing like this: “Duke,
them,” the head coach said of his team’s first couple UNC basketball players
of scrimmages. “One of the big points of emphasis named in FBI investiga-
from last year was to handle the baseball and not tion.”
make unnecessary throws. Sounds bad huh? I
“Another thing we’ve done a great job with is get- have to admit, my heart
ting faster and stronger, thanks to several guys pushing dropped when I read that
SEE JACKETS | B3 headline.
I thought: here we go
again. Another scandal.
Another NCAA investiga-
tion. A whole new wave of
cheating allegations.

Tigers It’s probably what ev-

erybody thought.
But boy oh boy is this
coverage dishonest. The

hunting documents Yahoo! re-

leased did name Duke and
North Carolina players,

third
as well as players from a
number of other high pro-
file schools. But, lumping
everything together in the

straight same big look-who-cheat-

ed story was journalistic
malpractice—especially

region
when you’re using Duke
and North Carolina solely
to get clicks.
Here’s a team I bet you

crown didn’t see listed before

North Carolina in any
headline Friday morning:
NC State. You wanna
BY BILLY CANNADA know why that’s terrible
SPORTS EDITOR journalism? Well, that’s
why I’m here.
In search of a three- You see, NC State’s Den-
peat, the Peach Blossom nis Smith Jr. is alleged to
champs are ready to de- have taken tens of thou-
fend their crown. sands of dollars in loans
The Blue Ridge baseball and payments from NBA
team will rely heavily on agents. That’s the kind of
experienced pitching this thing we expected to see
spring as they make up in this FBI investigation.
for the graduation of sev- Loads of money chang-
en players. ing hands. Scandal. Lies.
“We graduated key Deceit. On the other hand,
position players from you have North Carolina
a team that has won 21 freshman Tony Bradley,
or their last 24 region who declared for the
games and back to back NBA draft after just one
region championships, season with the Tar Heels.
so we will be counting The reason UNC is listed
on some position players on this report is because
to step up,” head coach Tony Bradley HAD PIZZA
Travis Henson said. “Our with an NBA agent after
JV team went undefeat- he declared for the draft.
ed last season, includ- The kid was looking to
ing wins over Dorman, hire someone to represent
Boilings Springs, and him, and he met with an
Gaffney. So, we know agent over a couple of
our younger players can slices of pizza. The docu-
SEE TIGERS | B3 ments don’t say who paid,
so we don’t actually know
if Tony Bradley picked up
the tab for his own meal

Warrior bats come

(if he did, UNC’s inclusion
in this is an outrage of
the highest order). Even
if the agent did buy Tony
Bradley pizza, anything

alive in preseason under $200 isn’t a NCAA

violation. And EVEN IF the
pizza just so happened
to be $201, I doubt the
BY BILLY CANNADA NCAA is taking away a
SPORTS EDITOR banner for a meal that oc-
curred after the national
The Riverside baseball team graduated 10 seniors in 2017, but re- championship game had
placing an experienced lineup is a little easier when you don’t have already been played and
much trouble swinging the bat. forgotten about.
Travis Pitman’s team has already scored 62 runs in eight preseason Duke’s Wendell Carter is
scrimmages, and the head coach is hoping that kind of offensive out- in the same boat. He took
put will make up for areas of weakness this spring. a meeting or had a meal
“We are returning a strong core group of underclassmen,” Pitman with the same agent, and
said. “In the offseason we focused on the offensive aspect of our team that’s why the Blue Devils

Byrnes returns
and it has paid off.” are listed.
Sophomore Caden Grice and senior Jackson Wilder will handle most Compare that to Clem-
of the duties on the mound this season for Riverside. son or South Carolina
“Both are coming off great seasons last year and are off to great players who took actual

six starters starts this season,” Pitman noted. “Offensively we expect productive
SEE WARRIORS | B3
cash money from sources
and you have what some
would call “CLICK BAIT.”
Nobody cares that PJ
BY BILLY CANNADA Dozier is getting paid, but
SPORTS EDITOR put UNC in your story and
everybody is gonna click.
The Byrnes baseball team is hoping to re- My guess is, there is
turn to form in 2018. nothing on Duke and
The Rebels will bring back six starters in an North Carolina. This is all
effort to shake up a region that could be con- you’re gonna get.
sidered one of the best in the state. And that’s why they’ve
“We have a good mix of youth and experi- got to get their clicks
ence on the team,” head coach Michael Maus now.
said. “We have six returning starters on the Because once PJ Dozier
SEE BYRNES | B3 is all you’re left with,
nobody is visiting Yahoo.
com.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Crusaders men’s basketball earns No. 6 seed
A dominating victory
over the Southern Wesley-
an Warriors allowed the
North Greenville men’s
basketball team to secure
the No. 6 seed for this
year’s Conference Caroli-
nas Tournament.
The Crusaders finished
the 2017-18 regular season
with a record of 12-16 (7-
11 in conference). Daniel
Burchette led the season
in points per game with
14.6 as well as rebounds
with 194. DJ Brooks led
the team in steals with 28,
and Roderick Howell led in
blocks with 32.
Barton concluded the
regular season with a re-
cord of 16-12 (12-6 CC).
They are led by Bobby
Stenborg, who leads the
team with 16.5 PPG. A
matchup with the Bull-
dogs typically results in
a high-scoring affair. BC
averages 81.7 points per
game, but also allows 80.7
points per game.
The two teams split two
games in the regular sea-
son, with NGU winning the
first game at home 86-84
thanks to a game-winning
layup by Burchette. Ten
days later, the Bulldogs
would fight back with a
75-63 win over the Cru-
saders in Wilson, North
Carolina.
The Crusaders have
faced Barton only once
in the Conference Caro-
linas Tournament, which
resulted in a 77-64 NGU
victory back on February
28, 2015. North Greenville
went on to win the tourna-
ment that year and make
its first ever NCAA Tour-
nament appearance.
LADY CRUSADERS
UPSET LIMESTONE
The North Greenville
women’s basketball elim-
inated the No. 1 seed in
the Conference Carolinas
playoffs Monday night,
upsetting Limestone Col-
lege 57-56.
The Crusaders played
scrappily and forced the
league-leading Saints to
turn the ball over 18 times
through four quarters of
play.
The Saints’ turnovers
lead to 17 points for the
Crusaders. Limestone also
benefitted from 27 NGU
turnovers which led to 30
points.
The Crusaders also over-
came a huge disparity in
free throws, appearing at
the line just eight times
while the Saints finished
with 25-attempts from the
charity stripe.
North Greenville fin-
ished the first quarter in
the lead as Ayano Shel-
ton’s three-pointer made it
18-15. The Saints knocked
down a pair of free throws
at the end to pull to within
one.
Limestone opened up
the second quarter on a 9
– 0 run to take a 26 – 19
lead.
Limestone led by as
many as 10-points in
the quarter but NGU put
together a late surge
sparked by a pair of threes
from Kathleen Rodgers to
make it 33 – 30 at the half,
limestone leading.
Limestone continued to
lead throughout the third
quarter but Greenville
North Greenville upset top-seeded Limestone College in the conference tournament.
Crusader
Corner
kept it close and trailed by
just one heading into the
fourth.
The momentum quick-
ly changed as the fourth
quarter got underway
when Karen Donehew
splashed a three-ball to
give NGU a two-point, 44
– 42 lead.
After a limestone two
tied it up, NGU got an-
other big shot from Bree
Stoddard who cashed in
another three to give the
Crusaders a 47 – 44 lead.
The Crusaders remained
ahead until late in the
quarter when Limestone
scored eight consecutive
points to take a 56 – 50
lead with 3:03 left on the
clock.
Cameron Carter would
come up big for The Cru-
saders with five unan-
swered points including a
three-pointer and a tough
lay-up in the paint to pull
North Greenville to within
one.
The Saints had an op-
portunity to pad their lead
with a score on their next
possession but a charge
called on Jasmine Richard-
son gave NGU the ball with
43-seconds left.
The Crusaders took full
advantage of the oppor-
tunity as Donehew took
the pass on the block and
scored the bucket to give
NGU a one-point lead with
16-seconds left.
The Saints had two
shots at the winning shot
but NGU’s defense came
through once more. Kyli
Schmidt denied the first
inbounds pass and ran
off seven seconds before
a foul was called on NGU
during a loose ball situa-
tion.
The Crusaders bowed
their back once more in
the final nine-seconds de-
fending the inbounds pass
and denying the saints an
open look. A contested
limestone shot was wide
as NGU secured the upset.
The Crusaders shot
37-percent from the field
on Monday but got it
done from deep, shooting
44-percent hitting 11 tri-
ples.
Stoddard led the team
with 11-points including
three of five makes from
three-point range. She also
had six rebounds.
Carter finished with 10
points on the night while
Kathleen Rodgers had
nine. Donehew finished
with eight points.
BASEBALL COMPLETES
SWEEP
The North Greenville
baseball team completed
a sweep of the Emmanuel
Lions to open Conference
Carolinas play.
After winning Friday’s
game, the Crusaders won
both games in Saturday’s
doubleheader 4-3 and 12-
7.
Emmanuel was first on
the scoreboard in game
one with a run in the first
by way of an RBI-single to
left field by Hanon Price.
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The Lady Crusader softball team split a double header with Newberry College recently, winning 2-0 and falling 4-0.
The Lions then extended
their lead to 3-0 in the top
of the second with an RBI
groundout by Ty Tipton
and a fielding error that
resulted in a run.
NGU responded with a
run in the bottom of the
second. Jack Morris drove
in the run with an RBI-sin-
gle to center field to score
Jeffrey Chandler.
Pitching took over until
the seventh inning. Con-
nor Grant knocked in a
run with a single through
the right side to cut the
deficit to one run. Eric Gil-
bert then grounded out
to bring in the tying run.
With a runner on third,
Connor Grant hit a walk-
off sacrifice fly to give
NGU the win.
Jack Morris had two hits
in three at bats and two
RBIs. Connor Grant went 2
for 4 with an RBI. Canaan
Cropper earned his third
win of the season, improv-
ing his record to 3-0.
Jacob Saulnier had two
hits and scored a run.
Price recorded a hit and an
RBI. Dalton Kuhn pitched
6 strong innings, allowing
just two runs.
In game two, the Crusad-
ers were first on the board
with two runs in the first.
Emmanuel entered the
score column in the top of
the third with a home run
to left field.
NGU responded with a
run in the bottom of the
inning.
Both teams scored a
run in the fourth. North
Greenville broke the game
open in the fifth. After an
RBI-single by Josh Black,
Sean Parsons hit his first
home run of the 2018 sea-
son. Following a Jeffrey
Chandler RBI-double, Alex
Williams then hit his first
home run of the season.
The Crusaders went on to
score two additional runs
in the inning to take a 10-2
lead.
The two teams scored
one run in the sixth. After
NGU scored a run in the
seventh, Emmanuel scored
the final run of the game
in the eighth.
The North Greenville baseball team went 3-0 against Emmanuel over the weekend.
CRUSADERS LACROSSE
TOPS TUSCULUM
The North Greenville
men’s lacrosse earned its
second road win of the
season on Saturday with a
closely contested 10–9 win
over Tusculum College.
Tusculum opened the
scored with a goal four
minutes into the game.
North Greenville an-
swered with three consec-
utive scores including a
pair from Chris Carpenter
to make it 3–1 with 7:17
left in the first.
Tusculum evened it up
at three and outscored
North Greenville 3–2 in
the final minutes of the
first half to take a 6–5
edge into halftime.
The Pioneers tacked on
another goal in the third
period with 9:44 before
the fourth quarter.
NGU responded swiftly,
scoring four unanswered
goals including Chris
Carpenter’s third of the
game with an assist from
Derrick Shealy to earn the
Crusaders a 9–7 edge.
The Pioneers scored
the next two goals in the
fourth quarter to even it
up at nine but Alex Proly
came up with the big shot,
scoring the go ahead goal
with 38-seconds left on
the clock.
Logan Bryant locked up
the ensuing face-off allow-
ing the Crusaders to run
out the clock to improve
to 3–1 on the season.
Chris Carpenter finished
with four goals on the day
and a pair of assists to
lead North Greenville of-
fense.
Logan Bryant finished
with two goals and was 15-
21 in face-offs with a team
high nine ground balls.
Braeden Dixon improved
to 3-1 as the starting keep-
er and accounted for nine
saves in the net.
SOFTBALL SPLITS
DOUBLEHEADER
The North Greenville
softball team split a
non-conference double-
header on Saturday win-
ning 2-0 and falling 4-0 to
Newberry College.
Neither offense was able
to get much going in the
first half of game one, as
the pitchers dueled to a
scoreless tie until the sixth
inning.
North Greenville was
able to rally in the next to
last frame as Taylor Koon
and Kate Lee both singled
in runs to give NGU a 2-0
lead.
The Wolves tried to ral-
ly in the home half of the
sixth but Coffrin kept the
Newberry bats in check,
stranding two runners.
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The North Greenville men’s LAX team picked up a recent
10-9 victory .
Both teams would go
quietly in the seventh in-
ning as NGU earned the
non-conference victory.
Taylor Koon finished 2-3
with a run scored and an
RBI. Koon also had a dou-
ble.
Jaelin Griffin knocked a
pair of base hits in three
plate appearances while
Kate Lee was 1-3 with an
RBI.
The Wolves took advan-
tage of an NGU error in the
fifth inning of game two
to break a scoreless tie. A
booted grounder by NGU
led to a 1-0 lead for New-
berry when Tori Caldwell
came around to score.
Newberry tacked on
three more runs in the
next inning when Tatum
Johnson’s three-run ho-
mer scored a pair and her-
self to make it 4-0.
The Crusaders stranded
four runners in game two
and were 0-2 with runners
in scoring position. Celsea
Rivers and Brooklyn Stone
both had two hits for the
Crusaders while Grace
DeBoer and Brooke Wade
added one base knock
each. McKenzie Barney-
castle led Newberry with
three hits in three plate
appearances.
WOMEN’S LAX COMEBACK
FALLS SHORT
A late comeback from
the North Greenville
women’s lacrosse team
fell short on Saturday
afternoon, as Tusculum
College earned a 13-12
victory over the visiting
Crusaders.
North Greenville took
an early 1-0 lead on Jillian
Chiesa’s score with an as-
sist from Rachel Kellogg.
The Pioneers answered
with three consecutive
scores to take a 3-1 edge.
North Greenville evened
it up at 3-3 with goals
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
PHOTO | NGCRUSADERS.COM
NGU LAX falls to Tusculum.
from Rachel Kellogg and
Emily Colson.
Kellogg would tack on
one more score in the
first half but the Pioneers
earned a 7-4 edge before
the half.
The Crusaders trailed
13-9 late in the second
half after Kaitlyn Yenson’s
second score of the game.
North Greenville then
got a pair of goals from
Kellogg and a score from
Monica Colwell to make it
13-12 with just over three
minutes left.
North Greenville tried
late in the game to even
the score with a shot from
Taylor Kennington but
were unable to capitalize
as the Pioneers were able
to escape with the win.
Rachel Kellogg finished
the day with five goals to
lead all players. Hanna
Hawkins finished with a
pair of goals along with
Yenson.
Monica Colwell led the
team with three caused
turnovers and three
ground balls along with
Christy Beaman who also
had three.
Sydney Taylor had
17-saves on 30 Tusculum
shots on frame.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 SPORTS
WARRIORS: Finding strength in offensive talent
FROM B1
seasons out of Grice, ju-
niors Collin Fowler(center
field) and Landon Shaw
(infield), and senior Myles
Regan (first base). Right
now the weakest aspect
of the team is our relief
pitching but we are work-
ing hard to improve each
day and are waiting for
guys to step up and take
control of that role.”
After falling short of
their goals in 2017, the
Warriors are looking to
learn from their mistakes.
“One thing we are re-
minded of from last sea-
son’s playoff run is to be
focused from the first
pitch to the last. We can-
not relax or take teams for
granted,” Pitman said.
The road will not be
easy, as a stacked region
is sure to present tough
competition for Pitman’s
BYRNES: Rebels shake
off rocky 2017 in new year
FROM B1
team. We have worked
extremely hard at being a
better offensive baseball
team. We have worked
really hard in the weight
room and the cages to get
bigger, stronger and more
explosive on offense.”
Having varsity innings
in the bank will be an ad-
vantage for Byrnes base-
ball players, but staying
healthy will be key.
“I think experience is
going to be our strength
this year,” Maus said. “We
have a lot of guys who
are underclassmen who
still played a good bit last
year. That coupled with ex-
perience senior leadership
and I think that will be
good for us this year. We
have had some injuries
and that will be one of our
weaknesses is not being
100 percent healthy. But
we have the next man up
mentality.”
The Rebels struggled
last spring, missing the
postseason. That’s not
something Maus and his
TIGERS: Bring back senior strength on the mound
FROM B1
compete. We are very
pleased thus far with the
work ethic, attitude, and
overall unity of this team.
We have been encour-
aged with the progress
throughout the off-season
and pre-season.”
Blue Ridge’s returning
seniors will be asked to
handle the majority of du-
ties on the mound. Those
seniors include: Jeremy
Collins, Jackson Morris,
Tyler Justice and Zach
Waddell.
‘Anytime you
have experience
and depth on the
mound, you have a
chance to compete.’
Travis Henson
Blue Ridge baseball coach
“On paper, one of our
major strengths will be
experienced pitching,”
Henson said. “Waddell
and Morris are both re-
turners who not only have
valuable experience on
the mound, but both were
All-Region selections last
season. Morris was our
closer last season and was
4-0 with 12 saves. This
season, he will step into a
starter’s role.
“He, along with Wad-
dell (who has started on
the mound since he was a
freshmen) will anchor our
one and two spots in the
rotation,” he continued.
Henson said he will also
call on sophomores Bre-
enan Deyo and Zack Lowe;
juniors Brian Gosnell, Jake
Collins and Devan Diggins;
and freshman JT Morris to
add pitching depth.
“We are excited about
the experience and depth
of the arms,” he said.
“Anytime you have expe-
rience and depth on the
mound, you have a chance
to compete.”
The Riverside baseball team graduated 10 seniors in 2017.
squad.
“We have a tough road
ahead of us,” Pitman said.
players dwell on, however.
“We are positive and ex-
cited that this is going to
be a great season,” he said.
“We want to wake up each
morning and feed the pos-
itive dog and worry about
today, this at-bat, this
pitch.  We aren’t worried
about last year just like we
don’t look back 10 years
ago.  We are here to make
a difference and do our
best today.”
Byrnes will have a diffi-
cult stretch of games ear-
ly, however.
“The region will one of
the best if not the best
in the state,” Maus said.
“Each week we will face
a team that is one of the
best in the state. As the
verse goes, iron will sharp-
en iron.
“Our goal is to focus
on the process of getting
better everyday.  If we
accomplish this we have
an opportunity to get the
product of winning a lot of
baseball games,” he said.
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Blue Ridge is aiming for a third-straight region title as the 2018 season gets underway.
Away from the mound,
Henson expects his team
to be strong on defense.
“While our infield is
young, they are solid. TJ
Highsmith is one of the
better defensive catcher’s
in the area. He played
first base last season as a
sophomore, but will step
back into his natural po-
sition of catcher this sea-
son with the graduation of
three-year starter Brandon
Southern,” he said.
Jackson Morris and Wad-
dell will anchor the right
side of the infield at first
base and second base re-
spectively. Deyo will move
to short stop and fresh-
men David Lewis and JT
Morris will play third base.
“Tyler Perry, Brian Gos-
nell and Josh Ray will pro-
vide depth around the in-
field and behind the plate.
We will need to be consis-
tent defensively in the in-
field to compete at a high
level,” Henson said.
In the outfield, Blue
Ridge will play Matthew
Pruitt, Jake Cooper, and
Diggins.
The Tigers have already
had some success in the
preseason, topping Berea
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
“We play strong teams ear-
ly in region play. Mauldin,
Hillcrest and Laurens will
Contender
Led by head coach Scott Erwin and a veteran pitching
staff, the Eastside baseball team looks to be a contender
for the region championship this spring.
13-2 and Powdersville 4-1.
“We have been effective
with small ball and with
our speed - which is anoth-
er strength of this team,”
Henson said. “ We always
love to be aggressive and
this team will certainly be
no different.”
Henson said defending
the region title is easier
said than done.
‘This is such a competi-
tive region,” he said. “Ev-
ery team is extremely well-
coached and every team
has solid players. We’ve
been fortunate to win back
to back region champion-
ships and certainly have
a goal of winning a third.
However, the competition
will be tough and the mar-
gin between victory and
defeat will be very small
and slim. We know yes-
terday’s runs don’t win
today’s games, much less
the victories from the last
two seasons won’t win any
for us this season. Howev-
er, we do have experience
and expectation.
“Our team will compete
with confidence and, if we
execute consistently and
make the key plays that
we’ve been able to make
be very strong. Beating
these teams will require
us to play clean and score
runs every chance we get.
“Greenwood and Wade
Hampton will be much
improved and both teams
battled us last season
both games. We have to
be ready to compete with
those teams as well. There
are no days off in our re-
gion play and that makes
the region competition
fun,” he said.
The Warriors are setting
short term goals in hopes
of reaching long-term suc-
cess.
“Our goal is to win ev-
ery inning and take it
one game at a time. That
mindset helped us win 13
games in a row last sea-
son. We hope to beat that
streak this season,” Pit-
man said.
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PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
the last two seasons, we
will have a shot at being
competitive again.”
Henson said Eastside
and TR will field stiff com-
petition.
“We know Eastside re-
turns a lot, as does TR,” he
said. “Greer is very talent-
ed and well-coached and
Union County has talent
and a new coach who has
experienced success, so it
will be another competi-
tive region season game
by game.”
“Our goal is to simply
improve everyday,” Hen-
son added. “If we are able
to do that, then we will be
where we need to be. Our
motto is stay hungry. It’s
on our practice shirts, on
signs in our dugout and
locker room - and even in
each locker. We’ve won
35 games the last two sea-
sons. However, this is a
new group and we cannot
be satisfied and become
complacent. We will seek
to improve one practice
at a time - truthfully, one
drill at a time and one
pitch at a time. It should
be another enjoyable and
exciting season.”
THE GREER CITIZEN B3
JACKETS: Six freshmen
compete for starting jobs
FROM B1 in region action.
“I feel confident that
each other in the weight we will compete with ev-
room and on the track,” eryone in our region this
Landreth added. “Our year,” Landreth said. “I
strength program plac- know Eastside has a lot of
es an emphasis on speed their guys back and Coach
and it should open up our Erwin will have them ready
offense a little more this to go. Blue Ridge graduat-
year.  An athlete that is ed several key members
afraid to look bad because last year, but Coach (Tra-
he may fail will not go very vis) Henson has reloaded
far.  We place an empha- with young guys. Trav-
sis on practicing fast so elers Rest played before
that the game slows down.  our first game on Satur-
We have several guys who day and they will be one
have embraced this con- of the tougher tests for
cept and they are having a us. As long as we play to
lot of success in our pre- our potential and not try
season games.” to be someone we’re not,
Players like Will Pitts, I believe we can compete
Garrett Dill, Chaz Bell- with anyone.”
inger, Alex Lopez and As for goals, Landreth
Ryan Pearson will lead the wants his team to aim
way for the Jackets this higher than state champi-
spring. onships.
“Our philosophy is to be “Our number one per-
ready to hit as soon as we formance goal is to win a
step in the box and to bat- state championship,” he
tle until the ball is put in said. “But, before we can
play,” Landreth said. “Our do that, we have to win
guys had several hard hit at life.  Striving to do the
balls this past weekend, right thing all the time,
including Will Pitts’ and taking care of our fam-
Garrett Dill’s home runs.  ilies, taking care of our
One weakness will be our teammates, taking care
pitching depth.  After ju- of our jobs, taking care of
nior Josh Fenton, we are our school work: they all
going to have to piece play into our success on
some things together. the field.  If we can be dis-
That being said, we have ciplined in these areas, we
some guys with the abili- can be disciplined on the
ty to locate the ball off of field.  We strive to become
the plate and will be able 1 percent better every day
to eat up some innings for and know that what we
us.  They have the right did yesterday/last week/
type of mentality to be last year doesn’t matter
able to do it, what we call if we’re not trying to bet-
having a ‘bulldog mentali- ter ourselves today.  Our
ty.’  Guys like seniors Chaz motto is DMGB: ‘Doesn’t
Bellinger, Alex Lopez and matter, get better.’ These
Ryan Pearson, junior Ben guys have done a great
Thornton, and freshmen job trusting that what I
Garrett Dill, Andrew Scud- am teaching them works.
der and Brock Myers.” I can honestly say, we’ve
Teams such as Eastside gotten better every single
and Blue Ridge will pro- day.”
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Primrose Garden Club members gathered at the Greer Heritage Museum last Tuesday to celebrate 66 years with Joada Hiatt, former librarian of the old Davenport Library and former
curator of the Heritage Museum.
Primrose Garden Club celebrates 66 years
At Greer
Museum
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Amidst the memorabilia
of a bygone time, the Prim-
rose Garden Club mem-
bers reminisced about
their own history.
Joada Hiatt, former li-
brarian of the old Daven-
port Library and former
curator of the Heritage
Museum, presented the
history of the club last
Tuesday, Feb. 20, to cel-
ebrate Primrose’s 66th
anniversary at the Greer
Museum.
“She gave us a brief his-
tory of garden clubs in
Greer as well as some fun
facts about 1952 – and yes,
we were old enough to re-
member a few – including
movies, TV shows, books,
toys, and politics,” said
Donna Yarborough, Presi-
dent of the Greer Council
of Garden Clubs, which is
comprised of the Azalea
A cake was part of the 66th anniversary celebration last
Tuesday at the Greer Museum.
Robert Lupton of Atlanta recalls inner city work
Shares
thoughts
on charity
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Author Robert Lupton
helped the Nehemiah Cor-
poration celebrate its 25th
anniversary recently, shar-
ing his experiences as a
community developer in
the inner city.
“This is a time for real
celebration,” the Toxic
Charity author told an au-
dience at Greer City Hall
“If you’re committed to
learning and you’re com-
mitted to listening, you
Living Here
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Hiatt presented the history
of the club.
Garden Club, the Camellia
Garden Club and the Prim-
rose Garden Club.
“Joada celebrated our
achievements and men-
tioned many of our proj-
ects over the years to help
the city of Greer and the
community in general,”
she continued.
Special guests included
charter members Sarah
Glenn, Polly McElrath and
Dot Owens, who was not
able to make it.
“We also honored Ma-
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Robert Lupton
gather insights that be-
come very important.”
Lupton’s ministry began
47 years ago in the jun-
gles of Vietnam, where he
helped to set up an amnes-
ty drug abuse program for
fellow soldiers before they
came back to the states.
“God used that experi-
ence in my life to ignite
within me a sense of call-
ing,” Lupton said. “The
faces of those young men
The Greer Citizen
Special guests included a couple of charter members: Sarah Glenn and Polly McElrath.
rie Jackson Moore, whose
mother Kathryn Jackson
had been an early mem-
ber,” Yarborough said.
“Susan Burch, Polly’s
daughter, is the longest
active member of the
Primrose Garden Club.”
Susan Burch, standing behind her mother Polly McElrath,
is the longest active member of the Primrose Garden Club.
would just not leave me
alone.”
Soon after Lupton re-
turned from the war, he
left his for-profit busi-
ness career to start up a
program with the juvenile
court in Atlanta to work
with kids on probation.
“It didn’t take very long
to figure out that you
can’t work with a troubled
youngster very effectively
apart from their home sit-
uation,” Lupton said.
So, Lupton went back
to school to learn how to
work with families and
expanded the program to
include families.
“You can’t work very ef-
fectively with struggling
families apart from the
environment that impacts
them every time they step
out the door,” Lupton said.
The table included a
cake, refreshments, and
flowers – begonias and
primroses.
“We have been living
our theme: Sharing knowl-
edge – Gardening together
for 66 years,” Yarborough
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As a result, Lupton be-
came more involved with
what was happening with
the police, on the streets
and in the schools.
“Eventually, over time,
it became clear to me that
if I wanted to have maxi-
mum impact on changing
a community, clearly the
best way to do that was
to become a part of that
community and work from
within to effect change,”
Lupton said.
Lupton had this reali-
zation while they were in
the process of building
his wife’s dream home,
and they were about five
weeks away from moving
into that home when he
shared his revelation.
“I waited way too long to
share that insight with my
Peggy,” Lupton said. “It’s a
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
said.
The Primrose Garden
Club began from a conver-
sation at a clothesline ear-
ly in 1952 as Sarah Glenn
and her neighbor talked
about gardening.
“Her neighbor, who was
The Primrose Garden Club started in 1952 after a
clothesline conversation.
tribute to Peggy’s spiritu-
al depth that she let go of
her dream to have a new
home in a nice community
where our two boys would
go to good schools, a safe
place to raise a family, the
kind of upbringing that
she had enjoyed as a child,
to exchange her dreams
for raising our kids in our
questionable, if not dan-
gerous, neighborhood.”
“That was about a ten-
year process,” he contin-
ued. “I had been commut-
ing into the city from the
suburbs.”
The Luptons started
typical programs for a low
income community, such
as the clothes closet and
food pantry.
“The program that clear-
ly generated the most
excitement was what we
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The club honored Marie
Jackson Moore, whose
mother was an early
member.
Jewish, felt no one would
invite her to join any of
the local garden clubs, so
Sarah and her neighbor
gathered a group of 25
friends to create a new
garden club,” Yarborough
said.
For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/
GreerCouncilofGarden-
Clubs.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
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called our Adopt-A-Family
program,” Lupton said. “It
was at Christmas time.”
“The first year that we
were living in the neigh-
borhood, I saw something
that I had never seen be-
fore,” he continued. “That
was really the first time I
had the time to be in the
homes of some of the re-
cipient families when the
gift bearing families ar-
rived. So, when the gift
bearing families came, the
kids were all excited; it
was like Santa Claus had
come. The moms were gra-
cious, perhaps a little em-
barrassed, but if there was
a dad in the household, he
just disappeared. He was
gone out the back door….
It dawned on me what was
happening….
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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Choice to perform in GLT’s ‘Ragtime’

UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Gary Oldman in ‘Darkest
Hour’
COUCH THEATER  
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 26
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Darkest Hour” (PG-13)
-- Winston Churchill is
front and center in this
captivating retelling of
the events surrounding
his appointment to prime
minister and England’s
entrance into full-throt-
tle war with Germany.
Focusing on the short
but explosive time frame
between May 1940 and
his “We shall fight on
the beaches” address to
Parliament weeks later,
we follow Churchill as he
wrestles with the viability
of a political solution to
the growing Nazi threat,
while cementing the stone
will of the people in defi-
ance of German tyranny.
Gary Oldman is electri-
fying as Churchill, going
so far beyond believable
that it’s no wonder he’s
Oscar-nominated for his
performance, while the
film is nominated for
both design and makeup
(among other categories).
Greenville Little Theatre
(GLT) will bring an epic
piece of musical theatre to
the stage with its upcom-
ing production of “Rag-
time” March 9-25.
This Tony award win-
ning musical features
some of the Upstate’s
| most vocally talented per-
formers; including Meg
Foster, Jessica Eckenrod,
Luke Browder, John Kil-
patrick, Khristin Stephens,
and Greenville’s own Del-
vin Choice in what might
be his last local perfor-
mance before pursuing his
dreams of Broadway.
“Ragtime” chronicles
the lives of three distinct
groups in 20th century
America: African Ameri-
cans, upper-class subur-
banites, and Eastern Euro-
pean immigrants. Many of
the characters cross paths
with historical figures,
including Harry Houdini,
Henry Ford, and Booker T.
Washington in this vibrant
story of the shaping of
America.
“The audience can ex-
pect a lot of things: great
music, costumes, and sets,
but they can also expect
the truth,” said Choice.
“This is a 20th century
story that is still relevant
today in 2018. Many of the
issues you will see onstage
are just as prevalent now
as they were in 1906. This
is one of the reasons I de-
cided to do this show.”
Choice received his ed-
ucation at the Fine Arts
Center where he studied
classical music in hopes of
pursuing a career in opera.
The late Michael Rice took
note of his stage presence
and began adding musical
theatre pieces into his rep-
ertoire. Various connec-
tions in the community
brought his name to the
attention of Allen and Su-
zanne McCalla, Executive
Directors of GLT, and at
17 years old, he was cast
in “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” a
hall of fame show and the
first ever all black cast at
Greenville Little Theatre.
Choice received national
fame in 2014 on NBC’s The
Voice where he became a
fan favorite and finished
the season as a top eight
finalist. It was again, at
Greenville Little Theatre,
that this opportunity re-
vealed itself. He credits
GLT choreographer Kim
Ferreira for the courage to PHOTO | ESCOBAR PHOTOGRAPHY
audition.
“We were in rehearsals
for ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’
Greenville Little Theatre will stage the Tony-award winning musical ‘Ragtime’ March 9-25.
and she would mention
that I should audition for and seeing something in Being on stage and work- la.”
this show, or that show. me, I wouldn’t have ever ing on this role allows me “Ragtime” is directed by
They would come and auditioned for The Voice.” to grow with other actors Suzanne and Sam McCalla.
go and I wouldn’t audi- About being back on- in my community as well Show dates are March 9,
tion,” Choice said.  “She stage locally, Choice says, as expand and broaden 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at
brought up The Voice one “This is one of the most my horizons as a singer 8 p.m. and March 11, 18,
day and said if I didn’t go, talented groups of indi- and actor, and as a per- 25 at 3 p.m.
she would drag me there viduals I have had the son.” For more information,
herself. So I went to the opportunity to work with. “I dedicate this perfor- call the Box Office at 233-
house, drew up the pa- Greenville is blessed with mance to the late Michael 6238 or visit www.green-
perwork and sent it in. If the most beautiful and Rice, my parents and villelittletheatre.org.
it weren’t for her belief in genuine people. Not just grandmother and lastly
me, having the persistence the actors but everyone. Allen and Suzanne McCal-

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-- Seven months after the
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enforcement. She finds it
in three rented billboards;
together they send a mes-
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The grief they cause and
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dark, disturbing and yet
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ings. Sam Rockwell plays
the lawman’s second
in command, a devout
understudy with an angry
attitude problem. Director
Martin McDonagh plucked
his billboard inspiration
from real life, then wrote
these parts tailor-made
to perfection for their
inhabitants, who shine as
bright as Oscar gold.
“Coco” (PG) -- Miguel
Rivera (Anthony Gon-
zalez) is a 12-year-old
musician in a family that
has outlawed music for
generations. On Dia de
los Muertos, a twist of
fate delivers him to the
Land of the Dead, where
he must find a family
member to bless his
NEW LISTINGS  |
FURMAN CHAMBER
STRINGS SET TOUR DATES
Furman Chamber
Strings featuring music
faculty members Thomas
Joiner (violinist and con-
ductor) and Anna Barbrey
Joiner (viola) will present
music and workshops
during a tour, beginning
Friday, March 2. The clos-
ing concert for the tour is
Wednesday, March 14, at 8
p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall
on campus.
All tour events are free
and open to the pub-
lic. The concerts will in-
clude works by Arcangelo
Corelli, Morton Lauridsen,
Dag Wiren and Peter I.
Tchaikovsky. The Joiners
will be featured in Kurt At-
terberg’s Suite for Violin,
Viola, & Strings.  or visit https://tickets.
The Furman Chamber
Strings, a group of 21 stu-
dents selected from the
Furman Symphony Or-
chestra, will stop at sever-
al venues throughout the
Carolinas.
For other dates and
more information about
the tour, contact the Fur-
man University Music De-
partment at 294-2086 or
FurmanMusic@furman.
including access to a full
list and locations of par-
ticipating museums, visit:
http://museums.banko-
famerica.com.
GSO PRESENTS MEDAL
WINNER IN CONCERT
The Greenville Sympho-
ny Orchestra will offer two
concerts with the 2017
Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition winner
Yekwon Sunwoo March
3-4 at The Peace Center.
Sunwoo will perform
Rachmaninoff's Third Pi-
ano Concerto, considered
to be the most technically
challenging piano concer-
to in the standard classical
repertoire, and finish with
Brahms' heartfelt and pas-
sionate Fourth Symphony.
Show times are Satur-
day, March 3, at 8 p.m.,
and Sunday, March 4, at 3
p.m.
For tickets or more in-
formation, call 467-3000
peacecenter.org.
FURMAN SINGERS CAP OFF
TOUR WITH TWO CONCERTS
The Furman Singers will
begin and end their spring
tour in Greenville singing
for the worship services at
Westminster Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, March
4, at 9 and 11 a.m., and
presenting two concerts
on campus Monday, March
Fiddler on the Roof  - arr.
Hearshen.
At 7 p.m., the Symphony
Orchestra will be joined by
the winners of the Caroli-
na Youth Symphony Con-
certo Competition. The
concert will feature No-
lan Anthony, piano, per-
forming Piano Concerto
in A minor, opus 54 Mvt.
I, - Robert Schumann and
Sam Parrini, violin per-
forming Violin Concerto in
E minor, opus 64 Mvts. II &
III - Felix Mendelssohn. Dr.
Leslie W. Hicken conducts.
The Carolina Youth Sym-
phony consists of three or-
chestras of 240 gifted mu-
sicians from two states, 39
cities and 80 schools.  Petty is a former race-
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit http://car-
olinayouthsymphony.org.
  
GREER TO HOLD
JURIED ART EXHIBITION
The City of Greer will be
accepting entries March
5-7 at Greer City Hall for
its Greer Goes Global Jur-
ied Art Exhibition.
Art can be submitted
based on two themes:
Greer Goes Global and
Greer: An Upstate Desti-
nation.
Submission forms can
be downloaded at greer-
culturalarts.com.
EVENT REMINDERS  |
David Childers
visit Greer
To appear
at Spinning
Jenny Friday
Kyle Petty and David
Childers will appear at The
Spinning Jenny on Friday,
March 2, from 8-10 p.m.
car driver turned racing
analyst who has always
carried a passion for mu-
sic. A traveling preacher
at the racetrack gave Petty
his very first guitar at age
12. Petty soon began writ-
ing his own music in high
school, finding creative in-
fluences in country artists,
such as Johnny Cash and
Merle Haggard, and sing-
er-songwriters like Carole
King, James Taylor, Harry
Chapin and Jim Croce.
Throughout the 80s, Pet-
ty was an opening act for
various bands, and now en-
joys open-mic night at the
Evening Muse in Charlotte,
North Carolina. When not
on stage, you can find him
on NBC Sports Network͛s
daily NASCAR America
show,and beginning in
July, on pre- and post-race
NASCAR Sprint Cup shows
on NBC and NBCSN. Petty
lives in Charlotte with his
wife, Morgan.
Singer-songwriter David
Childers is the proverbial
study in contradictions. A
resident of Mount Holly,
North Carolina, he’s a for-
mer high-school football
player with the aw-shucks
demeanor of a good ol’
Southern boy. But he’s
also a well-read poet and
painter who cites Chaucer
and Kerouac as influences,
fell in love with folk as a
teen, listens to jazz and
opera, and fed his family
by practicing law before
turning in his license to
concentrate on his cre-
ative passions.
The Spinning Jenny is
located at 107 Cannon St.
in Greer.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit thespin-
ningjennygreer.com or
call 469-6416.

return to the land of the edu. 12, and Tuesday, March

living. Believing he may
be related to legendary
singer Ernesto de la Cruz
(Benjamin Bratt), he sets
out to find his musical
roots before time runs
out. Gael Garcia Bernal
voices Hector Rivera,
who offers to be Miguel’s
savvy guide through the
back alleys of the vibrant,
colorful world if Miguel
will put up his photo in
the living world -- even
the deceased cannot live
forever if there is no one
to remember them.
“Murder on the Orient
Express” (R) -- A famous
detective. That distinctive
mustache. A dead body.
A lushly appointed train
filled with potentially
guilty characters. The
only mystery is why it
took Kenneth Branagh
so long to resurrect such
unforgettable material.
Yes, it’s a remake, but
with the exquisite talent
aboard -- Branagh as
Hercule Poirot, with Josh
Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom
Bateman, Penelope Cruz,
Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench,
Johnny Depp and Michelle
Pfeiffer -- we can live with
that.
NEW TV RELEASES
“Diff’rent Strokes” The
Complete 7th Season
‘MUSEUMS ON US’ OFFERS
FREE ADMISSION IN MARCH
The Bank of America
“Museums on Us” pro-
gram will offer free gen-
eral admission to the Up-
country History Museum
- Furman University for
Bank of America, Merrill
Lynch and U.S. Trust cred-
it and debit card holders
throughout March.
The offer begins March
3-4 and ends the weekend
of March 24-25.
More than 175 organiza-
tions partners in 109 cit-
ies across the U.S. partner
with Bank of America for
the program.
Upcountry History Mu-
seum – Furman Univer-
sity is located in down-
town Greenville’s Heritage
Green area, at 540 Bun-
combe Street.
Visit www.upcountryhis-
13, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Me-
morial Chapel.
All concerts are open to
the public. The two con-
cluding performances on
March 12 and 13 are tick-
eted as part of Furman’s
Sound Quality Concert
Series. All other tour con-
certs are free.
For more information
about the concerts, con-
tact the Furman Music Of-
fice at 294-2086 or email
the department at Fur-
manMusic@furman.edu.
Tickets may be purchased
by phone or through
Eventbrite (a small pro-
cessing fee applies).
YOUTH SYMPHONY
CONCERTS SET MARCH 4
Carolina Youth Sympho-
ny featuring 240 musi-
cians in two concerts will
perform on Sunday, March
4, at the Peace Center’s
Gunter Theatre.
The Repertory and
Concert Orchestras will
perform at 3 p.m. This
concert will feature Men-
delssohn 5, Reformation
Symphony, Finale, arr.
Leidig; Italian Folk Festi-
val, arr. Jack Bullock; and
My Fair Lady, Lerner and
Lowe, arr. Whitney from
the Repertory Orchestra
conducted by Ginger R.
Greer. The concert orches-
tra, conducted by James F.
‘The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe’
SCCT 2nd Stage
Through March 3
Salvation Army Kroc Center
scchildrenstheatre.org
235-2885
‘Prince Caspian’
Through April 21
Logos Theatre
www.theacademyofarts.org
Jonathan Biss
Piano Concert
Thursday, March 1, 8 p.m.
Daniel Recital Hall
Furman University
294-2086
‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.!’
Greer Children’s Theatre
March 2-4
Cannon Centre
greerculturalarts.com
Repticon Greenville
March 3-4
Greenville Shrine Club
repticon.com/south-
carolina/greenville
ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
‘Caliente Cuba: A Night of
Hot Art and Cool Culture’
Thursday, March 1, 6-9 p.m.
Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville
upstateinternational.org
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
People really are
allergic to cold
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is it
possible to be allergic to
the cold weather and tem-
perature changes? My son
is 23 years old, and when
he goes out in the cold, he
breaks out in hives. What
can he do? -- K.R.
ANSWER: This sounds
exactly like cold urticaria,
which isn’t an allergy, but
is similar in some ways.
Doctors may test this by
placing an ice cube (in a
plastic bag with water) on
the skin (usually the fore-
arm) for five minutes, then
watch the skin as it re-
warms. If a hive develops
(with raised skin and red-
ness), that confirms the di-
agnosis. Cold urticaria can
be associated with some
infections (Lyme disease,
hepatitis and HIV, among
others) and with celiac dis-
ease.
People with cold urticar-
ia need to worry about sys-
temic reactions. Avoiding
cold (especially swimming
in cold water) is critical,
but even cold beverages
can cause a serious sys-
temic reaction, including
swelling of the mouth and
throat. Even anaphylaxis,
a life-threatening collapse
of the circulatory system,
can develop. Many people
with severe cold urticaria
carry an epinephrine au-
to-injector in case of emer-
gency.
Antihistamines, such as
loratadine (Claritin) and
cetirizine (Zyrtec), are the
best pharmacologic treat-
ment. Experts in cold ur-
ticaria include allergists
and dermatologists.
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Bill remained unfazed
by Sally’s threats. Sheila
watched with interest as
it quickly became evident
just how much Ridge hat-
ed Bill. Quinn worried
when Eric’s health was af-
fected by the news of Bill
and Steffy’s affair. Pam
tried to play cupid for
Steffy and Liam. Justin re-
minded Bill of what would
happen if he disowned
both Liam and Wyatt. Old
feelings of jealousy resur-
faced for Steffy when Liam
mentioned Hope’s name.
Quinn promised Wyatt
that she would take care
of Bill. Ridge was pleased
to see Steffy making a
special dinner for Liam.
Bill unexpectedly fired a
loyal employee who had
been working for him for
decades. Wait to See: A fa-
miliar face returns to town
to settle a score.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Vivian and Kate hurled
accusations at one anoth-
er. Eli questioned a new
suspect about Andre’s
murder. Abigail dreamed
of Andre, who gave her
clues about his killer.
Claire debated whether
she should tell Hope the
truth about Rafe’s affair.
Vivian’s life was threat-
ened during an unusual
encounter. Gabi confided
in Sonny about her fear
of going to prison. Valerie
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
Whenever someone is ill
with most diseases, they
are usually prescribed a
drug or a medicine, or a
pharmaceutical product.
Why is it that cancer pa-
tients are treated with
“chemo,” or “chemothera-
py,” rather than one of the
above? Is there a differ-
ence, or is it just seman-
tics? Nobody I’ve asked
seems to have an answer.
-- D.G.
ANSWER: To be honest,
I was confused too, until
medical school, where I
learned that “chemother-
apy” is just another word
for a drug or medicine
intended to treat a condi-
tion. We just normally re-
serve the term for drugs
used to treat cancer. Al-
though we tend to think
of the side effects of che-
motherapy as horrific,
and some certainly are the
most toxic substances we
ever use, they vary widely
in how well they are toler-
ated.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: In
August I had open repair
of my right rotator cuff.
RICK ROWELL | ABC
Vinessa Antoine stars
as ‘Jordan’ on ‘General
Hospital’
questioned Eli’s decision
about letting JJ raise his
child. Later, JJ suggested
to Lani that they elope.
Stefan and Vivian dis-
cussed what really hap-
pened the night of Andre’s
murder. Chad got closer to
the truth. Ciara comforted
Tripp about Steve. Brady
learned that Maggie left
Victor and was tempted
to come clean with Eve.
Hope and Rafe prepared
for their big day! Wait to
See: Valerie confronts Lani
over marrying JJ.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sonny felt helpless.
Tensions ran high at the
PCPD. Ava gained confi-
dence. Nelle bonded with
Joss. Julian suffered a
big blow. Dante worried
about Peter’s intentions.
Franco grew more rest-
less. Scott was supportive.
Curtis and Drew worked
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
I was told it was a severe
tear with bone and ten-
don involvement. I am 67,
and the recovery has been
a long one. If you can be-
lieve it, even with physical
therapy and pain manage-
ment, I am still uncom-
fortable at times. I have
a stupid question that I
hope you can answer. Ever
since surgery, I have had
to sleep on my unaffect-
ed side. Is it OK for me to
finally try sleeping on my
right side? I don’t have
another appointment at
the orthopedic office. I am
embarrassed, as it is one
question I haven’t asked.
-- C.V.
ANSWER: It’s not a stu-
pid question at all. I don’t
think you will damage the
surgery repair by sleeping
on the shoulder now, and
you certainly can try it to
see if it feels uncomfort-
able. I also would recom-
mend you continue the
exercises your physical
therapists gave you.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
(c) 2018 North America Synd., Inc.
All Rights Reserved
together. Anna had some
news for Felicia. Fran-
co struggled against his
nightmares. Sonny plead-
ed with Ava. Kiki learned
that not everything was as
it seemed. Kim became in-
trigued with Julian. Griffin
was happy for Ava. Scott
and Kevin put aside their
differences. Franco had
an epiphany. Jordan was
put in a precarious posi-
tion. Drew looked to Kim
for answers. Wait to See:
Sonny and Carly come to a
decision that affects their
family.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Hilary was upset after
her meeting with a poten-
tial sperm donor did not
 |
go well. J.T. was shocked
when he learned that Mac THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
was suing him for full cus-
tody of their kids. Later,
Victoria asked Reed for
his take on Mac, but Reed
didn’t offer up much in-
formation. Devon threat-
ened to sue Hilary if she
left “GC Buzz.” Jack met
with Victoria to discuss a
strategy to get Ashley to
return to Jabot. Hilary re-
ceived a mysterious phone
call at work and left Mari-
 |
ah to host the show alone.
Devon toasted Mariah on a RFD by Mike Marland
job well done and suggest-
ed removing Hilary from
hosting duties altogether.
Victoria phoned Mac to
see if she would change
her mind about custody.
Wait to See: Sharon comes
to Nick’s rescue.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
 Our Schools
The Greer Citizen

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018

School
25th, 30th, 35th, 40th or day, March 16.
45th year of school board The fundraiser will pro-
service.  mote health and wellness

News
In January 2018, in
South Carolina, about ­­43
percent of the state’s 668
school district and affil-
iate board members had
COLLEGE FAIR served four years or less,
SET FOR MARCH 15 and about 32 percent had
The NACAC College Fair 10 years or more of board
will be at Timmons Are- service.
na at Furman University SCSBA is a non-profit
March 15 from 5-8 pm. organization serving as
Admissions counsel- a source of information
ors from a number of and a statewide voice for
colleges will be on hand boards governing the 81
to field questions about school districts.
the applications process,
testing, and other rele- GMC PLANS BLAZER WEEK
vant topics. Students are MARCH 5-9
encouraged to register on- Greer Middle College
line:  www.nacacfairs.org/ Charter High will hold its
ncfstudentregistration. first Blazer Week March
5-9.
TEENAGERS MAY REGISTER Students will have the
TO VOTE IN PRIMARY opportunity to dress
Teenagers who will turn PHOTO | SUBMITTED down, attend a Game
with all proceeds used
to support the students,
staff, and activities at Bue-
na Vista.
For more information,
contact Dana Lanning
at dana.lanning@gmail.
com or Darcy Schwalm at
schwalme@gmail.com.
RIVERSIDE HIGH PLANS
MATTRESS FUNDRAISER
The Riverside High band
will hold its first Mattress
Fundraiser on Saturday,
March 10, from 10 a.m.-5
p.m. in the school cafete-
ria.
Every purchase will ben-
efit the Pride of Riverside
marching band.
GMC SETS 13TH YEAR
MEETING MARCH 13
The 13th Year meet-

Valentine’s Day Dance

18 on or before November
6, 2018 may now regis-
ter to vote in the June 12
Statewide Primary and the
November 6, 2018 gener-
al election. Registration
must be accomplished 30
days prior to the closing
of the books before the
election.
Register online at www.
scvotes.org, mail in regis-
tration or register in-per-
son at the Spartanburg
County Voter Registra-
tion Office located at
366 North Church Street,
Night, Magic Show, and ing for Greer Middle Col-
the school’s very first lege Charter High seniors
PowderBuff Volleyball planning to attend Green-
Tournament. ville Tech next year will
Washington Center students, ages 18 and older, dressed up for the school’s annual Dress down passes will be held Tuesday, March
Valentine’s Day Dance recently. High school students from Shannon Forest, JL Mann and be $10 for the week and 13, at 6 p.m. at the Uni-
Eastside volunteered to escort the students down the red carpet. Above: Washington should be purchased be- versity Transfer Building
Center Senior Court was presented during the dance. Left to right are: Washington fore March 2 with Mrs. #104 on the Greenville
Center seniors Brandon Palmer, Katie Tollison, Daria Jenkins and Isaiah Henry with their Bailey. Technical College Main
volunteer escorts. Text reminders will be Campus (Barton). 
sent out through the Spirit Tables will also be set
sage of encouragement for Other Greer High art- South Carolina School Week Remind 101. up for Financial Aid, Ad-
Vandergrift during lunch ists in the competition in- Boards Association (SCS- missions/Recruiting, the
or before or after school clude Ty Johnson, Hunter BA) for 10 years of school BUENA VISTA PLANS library, the Transfer Cen-
to be sent to Charleston Spearman, Wendolyn Ro- board service. BOBCAT FUN RUN ter (PATH) and Student
on Friday. driguez, Garrett Norton, Morrison-Fair was elect- Buena Vista Elementary Disabilities Services.
All information on Stevie Plemmons, and Sa- ed to the board to repre- will host its first Bobcat

Room 1630.
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
GHS INVITES COMMUNITY
TO SUPPORT VANDERGRIFT
Greer High has list-
ed several ways that the
community can support
Cheyenne Vandergrift, a
teen facing serious med-
ical complications from
the flu.
Cards to help decorate
Vandergrift’s room can be
sent to Tina Vandergrift,
Ronald McDonald House,
Room 110, 81 Gadsden
Streer, Charleston, SC
29401.
Donations can be
made at www.youcaring.
com/cheyennevander-
grift-1097713, and stu-
dents may record a mes-
events and updates can
be found on the Shine on
Chey Facebook page which
is updated multiple times
a day.
GREER HIGH STUDENTS
WIN ART COMPETITION
Several Greer High art
students won awards in
the Tryon Fine Arts Center
Showcase of Excellence re-
cently.
Winners included:
Lynsey Gregory - 1st
Sculpture
Andy Pliaconis - 2nd
Photography and Painting
Mackenzie Adams - 2nd
Drawing
Abby Piper - Honorable
Mention Photography
Their works competed
with students from the
Upstate of South Carolina
and Western North Caro-
lina.  been recognized by the
vannah Hall.
A special award will giv-
en at the end of the juried
exhibition on March 10 to
the artist who receives the
most likes on the Tryon
Fine Arts Center facebook
page.
SKYLAND PRINCIPAL
HONORED BY CHAMBER
Skyland Elementa-
ry Principal Dr. Carolyn
Styles was honored with
the 2017 Margaret Burch
Educator of the Year
Award recently.
The award is present-
ed annually by the Greer
Chamber of Commerce. 
TRUSTEE MORRISON-FAIR
HONORED FOR SERVICE
Glenda Morrison-Fair, a
board member for Green-
ville County Schools, has
sent Area 23. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in Math
from Hampton University
and a teaching certificate
from Park University. She
has received the Milken
Award and is a lifetime
member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Morrison-Fair is one of
35 school board members
from throughout the state
who will receive special
lapel pins for reaching
the 10 or 15-year bench-
mark.  Another 27 will
commemorate their 20th,
Fun Run, Superhero Style,
on March 9.
The event will kick off
with a Pep Rally on March
2, and the fun run will take
place on March 9 with the
following schedule:
• K5 and 1st -- 9 a.m.
• 2nd and 3rd -- 10 a.m.
• 4th and 5th -- 1 p.m.
Sponsors will pledge a
flat amount for the stu-
dent’s participation in
the Fun Run and pledge
money will be collected
the week after the fun run,
with all money due by Fri-
 |
DISTRICT FIVE
ABNER CREEK SCHEDULES
DONUTS WITH DAD
Abner Creek Elementary
will hold Donuts for Dads
from 7-7:45 a.m. on Tues-
day, March 13, for K4-2nd
graders and Wednesday,
March 14, for 3rd and 4th
grade students.
Parents are asked to pick
one date if they have chil-
dren in grades that meet
on different days.

LUPTON: Examines nonprofit programs

FROM B5
These parents in front
of their own children were
being exposed for their in-
ability to provide.”
Lupton began looking
at their other programs
and reading everything he
could find on urban min-
istry and poverty when
he came across a quote
by the French theologian/
philosopher Jacques Ellul,
“Alms-giving is Mammon’s
perversion of giving. It
affirms the superiority
of the giver. It binds the
recipient and demands
gratitude. It humiliates
him and reduces him to a
lower stat than he had be-
fore.”
“Can you see why that
hit me right in the gut?”
Lupton asked.
“We weren’t there to di-
minish anybody, certainly
not to humiliate anyone,”
he continued. “We were
there to affirm, encourage,
help out, not diminish.”
In examining their pro-
grams, the Luptons decid-
ed to give away clothes as
free gifts.
“It was a beautiful spirit
of sharing until we actual-
ly opened the doors, and
folks came charging in
and grabbing up armfuls
of clothes,” Lupton said.
They found clothes scat-
tered outside and decided
they needed to post rules
and limit visits.
“That was like saying, let
the games begin,” Lupton
said. “In no time, we were
behaving like temple po-
lice, guarding the resourc-
es against the very folks
that we were there to serve
among. It turned into an
adversarial relationship,
almost overnight.”
“It was a disturbing
time,” he continued. “As I
looked very closely at the
way we were going about
doing our charity, it was
mostly all one-way giving.
I noticed a pattern that
repeated itself over and
over again. If I gave some-
body something one time,
it almost always caused
a sense of appreciation,
thank you very much, a
surprise, a delight. If I
give somebody something
twice, it creates a little an-
ticipation; I wonder if he’s
going to do this again; I
wonder if this is a pro-
gram he might be start-
ing up. If I give somebody
something three times, it
creates an expectation; I
know he does this; I need
to get in line, so that I
get the next installment
that is coming out. By the
fourth time, it’s become
an entitlement; you owe
me; I’d rather have a ham
this Thanksgiving than a
turkey, thank you; I have
a voice in this. By the fifth
time, it’s just pure depen-
dency; we can’t get along
without this now; we’re
dependent on this; you
can’t stop. I saw this pat-
tern repeat itself over and
over again.”
Therefore, the Luptons
suspended all of their giv-
ing except for crisis situ-
ations, but then everyone
claimed to have a crisis.
“There’s a different be-
tween a crisis situation
and chronic need,” Lupton
said. “A crisis is when a
calamity befalls you over
which you have no con-
trol. Chronic need is as a
result of a series of deci-
sions. They require two
very different responses.”
“A crisis requires an
emergency intervention,”
he continued. “If you ad-
dress a crisis need with a
crisis intervention, that’s
the right thing; you save
lives, but if you address a
chronic need with a crisis
intervention, people are
harmed.”
Recently, Lupton vis-
ited New Orleans where
Katrina hit, and the dis-
tribution of emergency
supplies continues. In re-
gards to hunger, Lupton
distinguished crisis from
chronic need.
“Starvation is a crisis
need,” Lupton said. “Serv-
ing and living in inner city
Atlanta, I have yet to see
the first starving person.”
“I’ve seen families miss
meals,” he continued. “I’ve
seen a lot of bad nutrition.
I’ve seen homeless men
dumpster dive, but starva-
tion, not in this country.”
In looking at food distri-
bution in the United States,
most nonprofits give away
the food for free.
“That’s the rules of the
food bank,” Lupton said.
“It’s a giveaway system.”
“It’s a crisis intervention
system that is addressing
clearly a chronic pover-
ty need,” he continued.
“There is a reason why the
poor remain poor in our
country, and it may not be
all their fault. It may have
something to do with the
kinds of systems we set up
to address their needs.”
Lupton quoted the fa-
mous saying, “Feed a man
a fish, he eats for a day;
teach him to fish, he eats
for a lifetime.”
“We’ve set up all across
our land by the hundreds
of thousands fish feeding
stations that should’ve
been converted a long
time ago to fishing classes
where folks can catch their
own fish,” Lupton said.
“As a ministry, we said
we’re going to narrow our
focus,” he continued. “In-
stead of trying to serve
those in need all over the
south side of Atlanta,
we’re going to limit that.
We’ll narrow it down to
our own immediate com-
munity, so we can devel-
op personal relationships
with folk, much more ac-
countability that way. Our
friendships can be more
authentic.”
In addition to the
change of focus, the Lup-
tons changed the way they
viewed those in need.
“Instead of seeing them
as people in need, we’ve
got to start seeing them
as people with resources,
people with talents, with
abilities,” Lupton said.
“We’ve got to remind our-
selves that no one in our
community is so poor that
they have nothing to bring
to the table. No one is that
poor. Everyone has some-
thing to contribute.”
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