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BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
In his position as a in-
terpretive ranger at Table
Rock State Park, Scott
Stegengas days are never
the same. He serves as a
liaison between the pub-
lic and the park, forging a
connection that helps the
public appreciate the park
and thus ensure the parks
preservation.
We try to inner weave
[conservation] in our
educational programs
you know low-impact.
Whether its hiking or be-
ing outdoors. People dont
understand a lot of differ-
ent things that are in the
forest. They may be afraid
or just ignorant of certain
wildlife or plants, (we) try
to educate them on how
theyre linked together
and if you protect one it
will help another one,
Stegenga said.
Throughout the spring
and fall, Stegenga, along
with other staff, conducts
guided hikes for about
three to four school groups
a week to provide a hands-
on experience outdoors,
reinforcing what students
learned in the classroom.
Before moving to South
Carolina 24 years ago for
a position at Table Rock
State Park, Stegenga stud-
ied biology and worked as
a naturalist in California.
In his current position, he
says dealing with the pub-
lic is the biggest challenge
of his job.
We always have natural
things that come along,
storms, weather and
things wearing out over
time, which is a natural
maintenance thing, but
people can bring all sorts
of issues, he said.
Issues he has to com-
bat include people cutting
down trees, killing ani-
mals, digging up plants,
vandalizing the park, mis-
using or abusing things
or not following rules in-
tended to keep them safe.
However, he recognizes
these issues arent always
deliberate. Sometimes
people are just unaware,
but educating the public is
part of his job.
You have to be a people
person. I mean, you get all
kinds, you meet all kinds
of personalities and back-
grounds and you get for-
eign languages. You get all
ages, all kinds of attitudes,
all kinds of education (lev-
els), he said. Its the
public, you just have to be
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Greer Idol
kicks off Friday
The frst round of Greer Idol Season 8
and Greer Idol Teen Season 4 will take
place at the Pelham Medical Center
Greer Family Festival on the Ryans Steak-
house Community Stage.
The auditions will be on Friday, May 2
from 6-7 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 from
1-2 p.m. There is no cost to participate in
the competition. For more information,
visit greerculturalarts.com or contact
Robin Byouk at 848-5383.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM: Festival map, food and entertainment INSIDE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 18 50 CENTS
Council
OKs
texting
ban
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Following a public hear-
ing, a law that bans texting
while driving received its
second and final reading
from Greer City Council
last week, during which
several amendments were
proposed. Randi Jones
and Jackson Batson spoke
in opposition toward the
ban, while Holly Watson
spoke in favor of it.
Judy Albert proposed
an amendment to change
phrasing under ordinance
exceptions, The use of
voice-operated technology
while the device is being
used for telephonic com-
munication provided the
driver is not holding the
device while driving, to
read The use of voice-op-
erated technology.
It was suggested the
previous wording indicat-
ed only phone calls, not
voice-text messaging, were
permitted. This amend-
ment received approval.
A portion of the ordi-
nance allows exceptions.
First responders are ex-
empt from the ordinance
in relation to their job
duties. Councilman Jay
Arrowood recommended
completely removing this
portion, but the proposed
amendment failed.
The texting ban will go
into effect on July 1, and
ticketed offenders will pay
$262.50, after court fees,
for each offense.
SEE COUNCIL | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Families, residents, visitors and
local business owners will fill the
streets in downtown Greer this week-
end for the Pelham Medical Centers
Greer Family Fest from 6 10 p.m.
on Friday and 10 a.m. 10 p.m. on
Saturday.
It really is a little bit of something
for everyone. We have the crafts, and
business vendors for the adults, Cre-
ation Station and the rides for the
children, food for everybody, I think
food is always a good hit, and well
also have entertainment on various
stages through out the day. Its just
a good environment for everybody
because there is something for ev-
erybody, said Katie Witherspoon,
director of Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerces Your News and Events.
The event is free, but tickets for
rides and food are $1 each. After
last years festival was rained out,
canceling their performance, the
Marshall Tucker Band will finally
take the stage, performing at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday at the main stage.
Some of the things I think youll
see that will be a little different [are]
creation station, which is the free
arts and crafts area will be bigger
than its ever been. In the rides area
for kids and adults, there will be
more rides than weve ever had be-
fore. So, I think those are probably
two of the biggest changes that folks
will see, said Rudy Painter, Family
Fest chairman.
This year is the festivals 30th year
and Painter has been involved with
the festival since he moved to Greer
in 1995.
It became a passion to me, Paint-
er said. I mean, I was taught at a
young age by my father that if you
were a business person in the com-
munity, you couldnt just take from
that community, you needed to give
back. So I got involved just as a vol-
unteer and started working with
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Family Fest weekend
Good weather, more crafts and rides in store
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Now in its 30th year, the Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest features live performances, games, crafts
and entertainment for all ages.
Odd
Jobs
INTERPRETIVE RANGER
Citizens
divided
on new
law
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
In an effort to discour-
age distracted driving,
Greer will join several
other South Carolina cit-
ies with its recent decision
to enforce a texting-while-
driving ban.
Despite mixed responses
from residents and differ-
ing opinions among coun-
cil members, last week,
council voted 5-2 in favor
of enacting the texting
while driving ban first pro-
posed at the April 8 Greer
City Council meeting. The
law will go into effect on
July 1, costing offenders
$262.50 after court fees.
Greers ban came in the
wake of a similar law that
went into effect earlier
this month in Greenville
prohibiting hand-held cell
phone use while driving.
However, unlike Green-
villes stricter law, Greers
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I just feel like if you
prematurely pass
this law, before it
can be amended,
that theres going
to be a lot of
problems...
Randi Jones
Greer resident
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MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Ed Moorer, assistant interpreter, helps educate a group of
students from Berea Middle School.
Hayden Posey, left, holds a corn snake with Table Rock
Park Interpretive Ranger Scott Stegengas assistance.

TUESDAYS ON TRADE:
MOMS NIGHT, MAY 6
Tuesdays on Trade:
Moms Night will be held
on May 6 from 5 8 p.m.
The night will celebrate
moms before Mothers day.
Greer First Baptist Church,
201 W. Poinsett St., will of-
fer free babysitting.
LUNG DISEASE SUPPORT
GROUP BEGINS MAY 15
The American Lung As-
sociations Better Breath-
ers Club will hold support
group session for anyone
living with or families ef-
fected by chronic lung dis-
ease on Thursdays, May 15
June 19 from 2 3 p.m.
at the Pelham Medical Cen-
ters Medical Office Build-
ing Community Room.
Visit spartanburgregion-
al.com for more informa-
tion.
ANNUAL LYMANFEST
SCHEDULED MAY 17
The Town of Lyman will
hold their annual Lyman-
fest celebration on May
17, 10 am. 9 p.m. Per-
formances will be given
by Rock and Roll Reunion,
Mudlick, Amanda Cornett,
and Motherlode. Several
craft, food and communi-
ty vendors will take part in
the festivities. Visit lyman-
fest.net.
SUPPORT GROUP
FOR DIABETICS
Pelham Carb Counters
will hold a free support
group for people living
with or at high risk for de-
veloping diabetes on May
20 from 5 6 p.m. at the
Pelham Medical Center
Medical Office Building
Community Room.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer So-
ciety needs volunteer driv-
ers to transport patients
to local treatment centers.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering as a driver must
have a good driving re-
cord, valid drivers license,
automobile insurance and
a vehicle in good working
condition. The American
Cancer Society provides
free training for this pro-
gram.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
GODS PANTRY
REQUESTS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs
nonperishable food dona-
tions.
Items can be dropped
off at: 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m. noon, 2481 Rac-
ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-
days 1 4 p.m. or 700
E. Main St., Duncan, on
Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call Wendy at 963-
4441.
SHARONS CLOSET NEEDS
NEWBORN CLOTHING
Sharons Closet needs
spring and summer cloth-
ing donations, especially
for girls in sizes newborn
to 6T. New or gently used
clothing accepted Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. 4
p.m. at 783 S. Line St. Ext.,
Greer.
GCM FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
FRUIT, CONDIMENTS, RICE
The Food Pantry needs
canned fruit and condi-
ments, boxed gelatin, corn
muffin mix and 1-pound
bags of rice.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254 for more infor-
mation.
GCM SEEKS DRIVERS
FOR SENIOR DINING
Greer Community Min-
istries needs drivers for
Senior Dining pickup for
every Monday and every
other Tuesday beginning
June 2.
Subsitute drivers are
also needed and will op-
erate the van or bus and
pickup senior diners for
a morning program and
lunch at the ministry and
bringing them home. For
more information, call Pat-
sy Quarels at 877-1937.
A Meals on Wheels
driver must be a qualified
driver with a valid drivers
license and have a heart
for serving others. MOW
has 19 delivery routes in
the greater Greer area.
Meals are delivered Mon-
day through Friday.
HANDSHAKES AND
HASHBROWNS, MAY 21
Mays Handsakes and
Hashbrowns will be held
at Davis Audiology, 431B
E. North St., Greenville, on
May 21 from 8 9 a.m.
The event is free to
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce Members.
FREE CARDIOVASCULAR
AND STROKE SCREENING
Pelham Medical Cen-
ter will hold free cardio-
vascular and stroke risk
screenings for individu-
als not currently under a
cardiologists care on May
22 from 8 a.m. noon at
their Medical Office Build-
ing Community Room.
Visit spartanburgregion-
al.com for more informa-
tion.
SEND US YOUR
COMMUNITY NEWS
Those wishing to submit
community news are asked
to email Amanda Irwin at
Abradford@greercitizen.
com, or call 877-2076.
You may also submit
news at our office, located
at 317 Trade St.
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
THURSDAY, MAY 1
THE GREER CHURCH of God
fellowship building host-
ing a Gospel and Blue Grass
Jam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call
877-3668.
THE SERTOMA CLUB at
Great Bay Oyster House at
6:30 p.m. Call Bob Bowman
at 316-2727.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
SATURDAY, MAY 3
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, MAY 5
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Highway
14 at 5:30 p.m.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
UPSTATE LEWY BODY and
Related Dementia Support
Group from 5-6 p.m. at The
Haven in the Village at Chan-
ticleer. Contact Gail Stokes
at 350-7160 or gstokes@
seniorlivingnow.com.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. Please
submit information about
area events, meetings, etc.
to Amanda Irwin at 877-
2076, email to abradford@
greercitizen.com or mail
to The Greer Citizen P.O.
Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
COMMUNITY
NEWS
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Best in show
Carolyn Jones quilt, pictured, won best in show during the Greer Heritage Museums an-
nual quilt show last weekend. Other award winners included Barbara Summer, Barbara
Godsey, Johellen George, Jerilyn Ricci, Bobbye Mobley, Marilyn Berends and Charlene
Vohs. Judges were Nora Fiske and Nancy Welch.

BY AMADNA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
The Creative Advance-
ment Centers sixth an-
nual awards luncheon was
held at Greer City Hall last
Friday. Jim Ridgill, infor-
mation technology man-
ger for Greer, and Kevin
McCraw, North American
facility manger for BMW,
were both honored for the
roles they have played and
support they have provid-
ed to the learning center.
Dan Dudley, founder
of the center, recognized
Ridgill emphasizing that
he always made time to
assist the center whenever
he was needed.
Im always happy to
help this program out. It
does wonderful things for
the children in the commu-
nity, Ridgill said. Weve
got 25 years of education
experience. Ive seen many
children start out and go
down the wrong path, but
its programs like this that
help our young children
get prepared for the future
and be our successorsMy
hats off to Dan, who sup-
ported this program.
McCraw, who also serves
on the organizations
board, was recognized as
well. McCraw was a driving
force in the program being
considered for an award
for nonprofits, resulting
in the organization taking
fifth place at an awards
ceremony in Munich, Ger-
many last November.
I cant say enough about
Kevin and his support of
our school program,
Dudley said. Of course,
Kevin submitted informa-
tion to Germany about the
program and because of
information he provided,
Creative Advancement
Centers, out of hundreds
of non-profit organiza-
tions, Creative Advance-
ment Centers was ranked
in the top five in the world
and were talking about
over 100 different coun-
tries thats a great ac-
complishment right there.
And we could not have
done it without Kevin rec-
ognizing and supporting
the program, not only with
physical things, but mon-
etarily Kevin has given to
the program a lot. Im just
thankful to him and Im
thankful to all of you.
Im truly honored. I
dont know how deserv-
ing I really am, but I re-
ally appreciate the cause,
McCraw said. I think the
man beside me (Dudley)
really deserves this, but he
would have six of these on
his wall right now so hed
probably be running out
of space. This is all due to
Dan and the leadership of
his vision. I think he offers
something really unbeliev-
able to the community of
Greer
Dudley founded the Cre-
ative Advancement After-
school Program in 2006.
It provides tutoring and
homework help, a meal
and specialized activities
for children in grades K-12
that are from low-income
families. Presently, more
than 100 students attend.
For more information
about the program, visit
cityofgreer.org/depart-
ments/creative_advance-
ment_afterschool _pro-
gram.php.
Ridgill and McCraw recognized at ceremony

AMANDA IRWIN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Dan Dudley (right) recognized Kevin McCraw (left) and
Jim Ridgill last friday for supporting the Creative Advance-
ment Centers.
P
rofessional team own-
ers, typically, arent
the most esteemed
public figures in the
world. In addition to be-
ing insanely rich, many
of them are controlling,
outspoken and egocentric.
Jerry Jones, Al Davis and
Marge Schott are just a
few of the owners whove
made their share of en-
emies over the years.
The firestorm created
by Donald Sterlings racist
comments has made the
Clippers owner one of the
worlds most hated men.
The scandal exposed an
ugly glimpse of Sterlings
elitism and prejudice, a
side hes tried hard to
suppress from the public
eye. This incident, how-
ever, wasnt the first time
the owners supremacist
attitudes have reared
their ugly head.
In 2006, the U.S. Justice
Department sued Sterling,
a real-estate mogul, for
housing discrimination
when he refused to rent
out any of his apartment
complexes to blacks and
Hispanics. That suit was
settled three years later
for around $3 million. In
2009, he was sued again
for employment discrimi-
nation on the basis of
race and age, although
those charges were even-
tually dropped.
And then theres the
parcel of property Sterling
bought eight years ago in
downtown Los Angeles,
where he promised to
build a $50 million home-
less shelter and has yet to
lay the first stone. Many
believe he got the land
with no altruistic inten-
tions at all, but merely for
the real-estate investment.
But Donald Sterling and
the Los Angeles Clippers
arent the only entities
to have their reputations
soiled by this scandal.
The LA chapter of the
NAACP (National Associa-
tion for the Advancement
of Colored People) has
suffered some embarrass-
ing damage as well. In
fact, the organization was
planning to give Sterling
its Lifetime Achievement
award during a May 15
banquet. They had to pull
the plug on that honor
once Sterlings comments
were exposed.
Its troubling that Los
Angeles NAACP chapter
has kissed up to Sterling
throughout the last half
decade, especially when it
was aware of his suprem-
acist views. The organiza-
tion presented him with
his first NAACP lifetime
achievement award in
2009, right in the middle
of the two racism-based
lawsuits. The year before
that, Sterling received
both the chapters Hu-
manitarian Award and
Presidents Award.
You hear the phrase
selling-out a lot in our
culture, but the NAACPs
LA chapter lost most of
their credibility when its
board members got into
bed with Sterling. While it
is true that the Clippers
owner deserves applause
for his financial donations
to minority programs in
the Los Angeles area, its
also clear that he believes
minorities are inferior.
That the NAACP would
take the ridiculous step of
handing out TWO Lifetime
Achievement awards to
the same person tells you
that they are far more
interested in their money
than their message.
As the old saying goes,
when you play with fire,
youre bound to get
burned. The LA NAACP
had too many pokers
in the Sterling fire, and
when it blew up in their
face last weekend, their
reputation got charred to
the bone.
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BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Ed Murray has been
working in the public
school system for the last
15 years. Now, he wants
make a difference from
the South Carolina super-
intendent position.
The American Party
candidate wants to make
a difference in the school
system.
Murray got into teaching
when his sons high school
was in desperate need of
math and science teach-
ers. He currently serves
as assistant principal at
North Middle/High School
in Orangeburg County.
The things that Ive
seen at the post-second-
ary level had kind of
sparked my interest as to
what was going on in our
school system, he said.
I thought the best way to
find out was to go into the
classroom and find out for
myself. Thats what Ive
been doing for the last 15
years.
Its difficult to make
large changes without
someone in leadership
who provides a vision,
Murray said.
Thats really the thing
that drives me, he said.
If elected, Murray wants
to focus on creating a vi-
sion for 21st century edu-
cation, using technology
more effectively.
We really need to
change the way we deliver
education to our students
and bring it into the 21st
century, he said.
Weve just taken tech-
nology and replaced old
teaching tools with new
technology, Murray said.
Instead of a white board,
we have a smart board but
were still just using it in
the same old wayWeve
got to create a system that
actually uses the technol-
ogy to improve the effi-
ciency and productivity of
the classroom.
Murray wants to add a
greater measure of stu-
dent accountability.
The A-F grading system
doesnt give us enough in-
formation to really say for
certain students are get-
ting what they need from
education to be ready for
college and career when
they get out of school,
he said. I want to make
sure we dont put a lot of
heavy burden on the stu-
dents but we want to make
sure that they have an op-
portunity to demonstrate
the knowledge and skills
theyre supposed to have
before they move on to the
next level of education to
the next.
Murray also wants to
further recognize teach-
ers, who do a marvelous
job under very difficult
circumstances every day
and give freedom back to
them.
Theyre often treated
kind of like pawns on a
chess board. I dont think
its a very difficult thing
to look at teachers and
recognize that these are
some of the most educat-
ed people we have work-
ing in our society and yet
we treat them in ways that
just dont celebrate their
knowledge and their edu-
cational background and
their experiences and we
need to do that more.
Murray also wants to
create a more equitable
funding system.
We really want a fund-
ing system where every
student is getting the tax
dollars they deserve and
are going to their schools,
where theyre going to
benefit, he said. Simpli-
fying the way we fund our
schools would be a major
goal.
Being in the classroom
every day sets him apart
from the other candi-
dates.
Im the one whos still
in the classrooms every
day, even though Im an
administrator. Im see-
ing whats going on in the
classrooms every day, he
said. I see my students
every day. I know what
kind of problems theyre
having, I know what kind
of problems my teachers
are having, I know how
difficult it is for parents
to understand sometimes
what were doing.
Murray received his
bachelors degree in his-
tory from California State
University, a masters
degree in cross-cultural
teaching from National
University and another
masters degree in educa-
tional leadership policy
studies from the Univer-
sity of Texas at Arlington.
Murray got into the
math and science fields
while serving in the U.S.
Navy nuclear power pro-
gram. He is one of a dozen
candidates in the race. The
primary is June 10.
More information will be
available at EdMurrayforE-
ducation.com, which is
currently under construc-
tion.
Ed Murray
Murray bringing experience to race

LA NAACP goes down in flames with Sterling
THE BUCK
STOPS HERE
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT

CPW
gets
clean
audit
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
recently received a clean
audit.
The process began in
December 2013 and con-
tinued without delay, said
Alan Robinson, a Cherry
Bekaert CPA.
There are no surprises.
This is a clean audit, Rob-
inson said. Its an unqual-
ified or unmodified audit
report. It means there are
no citations or exceptions
or issues cited in it.
The CPW also received a
certificate of excellence in
financial reporting, which
is awarded by the Govern-
ment Finance Officers As-
sociation. Its received the
designation for Probably
better than 10 years in a
row, Robinson said.
Its a big deal, he said.
Its well-received in the
bond market and for any-
one who looks at our fi-
nancial statements.
Commissioner Gene Gib-
son said the CPW has come
to expect the certificate of
excellence.
I was delighted that
you found were operating
in a proper and efficient,
responsible manner,
Gibson said. Its always
a pleasure to receive the
audit report because we
do the best we can but its
always good to have some-
one thats an expert on the
outside to view what were
doing and what were try-
ing to do.
Robinson presented the
audit to the commission-
ers and other staff at the
commissions monthly
meeting April 28.
The commission will
meet again at 12:30 p.m.
May 26 at its operations
center, 301 McCall St.
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it, and it just became
something that was a pas-
sion to me because I think
were so fortunate in Greer
to have the partnership
that we have with the city,
with businesses and the
local merchants all com-
ing together to put this
thing on. The cooperation
between those entities is
just unbelievable to me.
Since he became in-
volved with the Family
Festival, it has continued
to grow. Painter said when
the event began 30 years
ago about 1,000 people at-
tended. At his first Family
Fest in 1995, about 5,000
to 6,0000 people attended
and now, 14 years later,
more than 25,000 people
are expected to attend.
The original thought
behind the family festival
was it was designed kind
of as a give back to the
citizens of Greer and the
community. From day one
it was about free arts and
crafts for kids, entertain-
ment for a adults, thats
kind of the way it kicked
off, he said.
Unlike the rainy and
cold weather attendees
experienced at last years
Family Fest, this year
sunny weather is forecast
to showcase a high of 70
degrees for Friday and Sat-
urday.
For more information,
visit greerchamber.com/
greer-family-fest.
FEST: Two
day event

T
he mechanical sorting through my
mothers things with empty card-
board boxes and piles of newspapers
scattered about her empty apartment
gave me pause- the moment that strikes
all of us after the death of a parent:
Is this it? Is this all there is to show for
more than 92 years of life?
Intellectually, I knew better--there
are lovely pieces to be bequeathed--
but in the end, after all is packed and
dispersed, there remains this strange,
empty little room, where only three
weeks ago wed shared a visit and a cup
of tea.
Im not bereft...Ive been mourning
and missing my mother for the past two
years as more and more pieces of her
became missing and doorways to memo-
ries quietly closed. And when she passed
the morning before Easter Sunday, the
symbolism was a sacred one and attend-
ing services, I suddenly felt as though,
once again, I had all of her with me, not
only within the walls of the church, but
in each creamy dogwood flower, each
shock of fuchsia azalea.
One thing I found quite staggering
was the overwhelming response from
friends, neighbors and gentle readers:
heartfelt emails, bouquets of flowers
swathed in pink ribbon, hearty dinners
delivered at my doorstep, an endear-
ing basket of breakfast goods: granola,
pears, bagels...and the cards! The mail-
box was bulging with ivory and pale blue
envelopes.
God, I thought, not profanely, but in
the hesitation of the moment one begins
to open expressions of sympathy. All my
life, I had wondered what this day would
feel like, opening these cards.
They soften life with sweetness and
love, read the sentiments of the first,
its words trailing across an illustration
of blue sky and wispy clouds. Perplexed,
I opened to read the rest of the inscrip-
tion:
Anyone who has loved a pet can un-
derstand your loss...
Fozzy! This was a card in sympathy for
my horse. I hadnt counted on this.
The next card showed red barn doors
with a flowered wreath hanging from
them and the shadow of a horse as
the card was opened: Apart but never
forgotten.
There were 12 envelopes to open and I
was beginning to get nervous.
How nice, Paul murmured, spying
the stack in my hands, as he wandered
in from his office, Your Mom was really
loved by a lot of folks.
But these arent for Mom, these are
for Fozz! I sighed, placing the third
along the ledge of the mantelpiece.
Oh! Paul said, surprised, then,
without knowing what else to say to a
hormonal woman who has just lost her
mother and a beloved horse within a
week, Oh.
Mom then scored several cards in a
row as it became apparent that those
who had initially only sent equine sym-
pathies, soon received the news of the
second blow and hastily sent their sin-
cere condolences with a second envelope
arriving merely a day later.
Its OK, I smiled and having earlier
stood my mothers cards on one side of
the mantel and Fozzys on the other, I
now pushed them all together, so that
the graceful illustrations of lilies and
butterflies found themselves butted up
against flower-entwined horse shoes and
ghostly herds galloping across eternal
green meadows.
Mom would have had gotten such a
laugh over this.
Indeed she would. I dare say, she is
still.
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SAYING
PAM STONE
One thing I found quite
staggering was the
overwhelming response from
friends, neighbors and gentle
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CURIOUSLY
AMANDA
AMANDA IRWIN
Staf reporter
Mourning and missing mom
Why local newspapers
will always be relevant
Blessings
of the day
Read Colossians 3:15-17
T
he psalmist wrote, I will
praise the Lord, who coun-
sels me; even at night my
heart instructs me. I keep my
eyes always on the lord. With
him at my right hand, I shall
not be shaken. -Psalms 16:7-8
(NIV)
When my husband left me
with three children and a
mortgage, I thought my life was
close to impossible to bear. I
never had enough time, money
or help to get through the day.
I struggled not to feel sorry
for myself, especially when it
seemed as if everyone around
me had a wonderful life. Then
one day I read about someone
who practice thinking of three
things to be thankful for a the
end of each day. I decided to
try it.
At first, I could think only
of simple things like being
thankful for electricity and
hot water for showers. Then
I realized that I had always
taken those things for granted
and that I should thankful for
them. As I continued this daily
practice, it became easier; I
began to notice more and more
things to be thankful for. I
learned to be thankful for a
phone call from a friend, the
smell and beauty of a freshly
mown lawn, the sound of my
children laughing, and dinner
on the table in the evening.
This gratitude has helped me
to realize how many blessings
God gives us every day that we
seldom take the time to notice.
In turn, my gratitude has made
my burdens easier to bear.
Thought for the day: What
three things am I thankful for
today?
Prayer: Dear God, help us
to always keep our eyes and
hearts open to the blessings
you send us every day. Amen.
Disservice
to SC youth
S
tate legislatures are ap-
proaching a May 1 deadline
to pass several bills, includ-
ing updating the sex education
law. The 26-years-old law is
outdated and excludes impor-
tant areas of sexual health.
Presently, students are
required to be given medically
accurate information on teen
pregnancy preventions and
sexually transmitted diseases,
however, the way the law is
drafted it reinforces an absti-
nence approach, doesnt re-
quire HIV/AIDS education and
it doesnt require sexual abuse
or rape to be addressed as part
of sex education.
The idea that if we dont
talk about it, it doesnt exist
or wont happen is absurd.
We may not openly talk about
premarital sex, rape or sexual
violence, but it happens. Re-
inforcing the idea that people
cant talk about sexual violence
further victimizes them. Fur-
thermore, by not openly talking
about it, when it occurs, theyre
left ill equipped to handle it,
especially at younger ages.
When someone is sexually as-
saulted its usually by someone
they knew and trusted. This
type of if-we-dont-talk-about-
it-it-doesnt-exist education
isnt realistic or helpful, and
statistics on teen pregnancy,
sexual violence rates and HIV
and AIDS rates in S.C. reflect
this.
In 2011, S.C. ranked 12th
nationally for teen pregnancy
rates for ages 15-19.
In 2012, S.C. was ranked
eighth nationally for the preva-
lence of individuals with HIV
or AIDS, and more than 8,000
people living with HIV or AIDS
in the state and more than
8,700 people died of AIDS in
the state the previous year.
Nationally, as of 2009, 61
percent of rape victims are
assaulted before the age of 18.
That same year in S.C., 30 per-
cent of sexual assault victims
assisted by sexual violence
service programs were under
11 years old, and 26 percent
were between 12 and 17 years
old. Yet another reason why
this type of education, despite
how difficult it is to talk about,
needs to be addressed in
schools as part of sex educa-
tion. I truly hope our legisla-
tures consider this when updat-
ing the outdated 26-year-old
standards intended to protect
and prepare South Carolinas
adolescents and children.
Youve bought The Greer Citizen for a rea-
son. For most of you, that reason is because
it is the best source of local news youre go-
ing to find.
Thats what a community newspaper
should be.
All too often, you scavenge through oth-
er papers or news websites, trying to find
something that relates to your area. Its good
to know about whats going on in the coun-
try, the state and even in the surrounding
communitiesand we try to provide that
information as often as we can. But, most
people reading our news just want to know
whats going on in the Greer area. They want
to know whats going on across the street.
The Greer Citizen is never going to be USA
Today. We dont want to be. We want to in-
form you of whats tangible--whats going on
right in your own back yard.
There are a couple of ways we want to ac-
complish this on a weekly basis. The most
important way is being in the community.
We cant help you know whats going on if
we dont know whats going on ourselves.
We have to be at the events, we have to drive
to the crime scenes, we have to attend the
long government meetings, but, most of the
time, news comes from just striking up a
conversation at the coffee shop.
Youour readersare actually the key to
all of this. Because of you, we know where to
be. Because of you, were plugged into whats
going on. Relationships are vital for getting
good community news. People in Greer are
full of ideas and have a ton of stories to tell.
The point of a local newspaper is to give the
community a platform to get the word out.
We fill our paper with your opinions, your
concerns and your news.
Because we live in such a small commu-
nity, although it seems its growing by the
minute, honesty is a must. Why do we exist
if not to tell you the truth and give you both
sides of the story? So much of todays news
is polluted with the agendas of the media.
Thats not what were about.
Were here to hold government officials
accountable, provide sources and tell the
truth. If we cant do that, weve failed you as
a community newspaper.
While some believe newspapers are a dy-
ing breed of media, we tend to think a little
differently. While you can go online to just
about any news site and find whatever na-
tional story youre looking for in less than
a minute, the options are quite limited for
news in Greer. With the exception of a hand-
ful of news outlets, The Greer Citizen includ-
ed, nobody is putting the focus on Greer.
Thats why youre not going to find any-
thing like what hits the stands on Wednes-
day mornings. Youre going to open our pa-
per and read your name, your friends name
or the name of someone you know.
Community newspapers are going to be
the last to die because people still crave
community news. One of the great joys in
life is being able to settle down, plant your
life in a town and invest in it. Theres always
going to be a demand for what we do and
what other local newspapers do all across
the country.
Youve got enough people on television
and on the Internet telling you the same sto-
ry about something that will have no direct
impact on your life. Let us give you the news
that matters.
One of the great joys in life is
being able to settle down, plant
your life in a town and invest in
it.
The 22
nd
annual National
Letter Carrier Food Drive
is Saturday, May 10, and
Greer Community Minis-
tries (GCM) will be a dona-
tion drop-off spot for the
event. Each year, the Unit-
ed States Postal Service
asks customers to leave a
non-perishable food dona-
tion in a bag by their mail-
boxes. Letter carriers pick
them up on their regular
route.
During the summer
months our pantry usually
runs low as people head
out on vacation, said Kel-
ly Lee, GCM food pantry
coordinator. A good turn
out from our community
will ensure that we can
help the needy in our area
all summer long.
With hundreds of items
being dropped off at the
ministry between 12:30
and 6:30 p.m., volunteers
are needed to help sort the
food that will be divided
between GCM, Greer Re-
lief and Resources and the
Greer Soup Kitchen. GCM
is located at 738 S. Line St.
Ext. in Greer.
Those interested in vol-
unteering, please call Lee
at 877-1937. Two time
slots are available from
12:30-3:30 p.m. and 3:30-
6:30 p.m. This is a great
opportunity for anyone
seeking to complete com-
munity service hours, Lee
said. Close-toed shoes are
required.
GCM officials say help-
ing support local food
pantries in the spring
helps keep shelves full
during the critical summer
months when school meal
programs are suspended
and families are seeking
alternate sources of nutri-
tion.
Too many people in
this country are still going
hungry every day, said
Fredric Rolando, National
Association of Letter Car-
riers president. As letter
carriers, we see this first-
hand in just about every
community we serve. But
we arent the type of folks
who simply move on to
the next delivery and hope
someone else will do some-
thing about it. Instead, for
more than two decades
now, our members have
taken the lead in the effort
to help solve this ongoing
national problem.
Last year, with the help
of thousands of volun-
teers, letter carriers all
across America collected
more than 74.4 million
pounds of non-perishable
foodthe second-highest
amount since the drive be-
gan in 1992, bringing the
grand total to just under
1.3 billion pounds.
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BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
While many kids still
have their minds on
spring break, Devenger
Road Presbyterian Church
is already planning this
summers Vacation Bible
School.
Beginning May 1, parents
can register their children
for Devenger Roads In-
ternational Spy Academy
from Answers in Genesis.
The program is free and is
being offered to children
from K3 through rising
seventh graders.
We are offering registra-
tion early because we need
to have an idea of what the
numbers will be in order
to be prepared food-wise,
said Amanda Malphrus,
who has been organizing
the churchs VBS for six
years. Other churches are
doing it early, too, and we
want to make sure we get
ours on peoples calen-
dars.
The church will be pre-
senting their VBS from
July 20-24 from 5:45-8:30
p.m. The children will be
fed dinner each evening
(also free of charge) that
will tie into the theme of
the evening. At 6:25 p.m.,
the children will meet as a
group and then be divided
up by ages to rotate from
crafts to Bible time to rec-
reation and then to music.
We prepare supper for
the kids every year, said
Malphrus. We know par-
ents are just getting home
[at this time] and try-
ing to feed the kids. And
our kitchen workers are
great.
Although the church has
a budget set aside for VBS
each year, the food direc-
tor also asks people in the
church to sign up to make
or donate food to help off-
set the overall cost.
A wonderful thing
about our church is that
we have such giving peo-
ple, said Malphrus. We
hardly have to buy any
food, and its been that
way for at least as long as
we have been here. Every-
body just pitches in, and
people just donate.
For a church with a mem-
bership of around 60, the
donations are significant,
especially considering that
last year, there were 65
kids who attended VBS.
We want to grow, and
we are doing everything
we can to grow, said
Malphrus. VBS is one of
the best opportunities
to reach young children.
We feel theres a need to
reach the next generation
in the community and the
world.
To register, visit deveng-
erroad.org or call Mal-
phrus at 268-7652.
YARD AND BAKE
SALE FUNDRAISER
Glassy Mountain Baptist
Church, located at 935 N.
Glassy Mountain Road,
Landrum will host a yard
and bake sale fundraiser
on May 3 beginning at 8
a.m. The yard and bake
sale will begin the fund-
raiser and hot dogs will be
available at 11 a.m.
OFFERING FREE FOOD
EBENEZER WELCOME
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m. The pantry is
open to families in need of
assistance. Photo ID is re-
quired. For more informa-
tion, call 895-1461.
AUDITIONS FOR
PALMETTO STATESMEN
The Palmetto Statesmen
barbershop singers invite
men who sing to audi-
tion for a show entitled
How The West Was Won.
Those interested my try
out any Monday evening
at 7 p.m. until May 26 at
the Duncan United Meth-
odist Church. The show
will be presented Sept. 13
in Duncan at the District
5 Fine Arts Center. Learn-
ing tracks and sheet music
will be provided. Call 322-
0165 for details.
GRIEFSHARE
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
For more information,
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
Food Drive at GCM set
VBS registration begins
Kind cuts
Dominick Jackson, bottom, receives a free hair cut from
Arianna McAbee at Greer Reliefs annual Care Fair.

CHURCH
NEWS

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Emma Kate Pearson, standing, helps the children visualize
what they learned at last years VBS at Devenger Road
Presbyterian Church.
Beulah Bradley
Beulah Mae Thompson
Bradley, 91, of Greer, went
home to be with the Lord
in the presence of her
family at The Cottages at
Brushy Creek on April 26,
2014.
Loving widow of F.C.
Bradley, she was a daugh-
ter of the late Tommy
Richard Thompson and
Hattie Bess Mason Thomp-
son, and faithful member
of Victor Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons,
Wilton C. Bradley (Bar-
bara) of Lyman, H. Gerald
Bradley (Beda) of Greer,
and Rick Bradley (Paula)
of Greer; a daughter, Bar-
bara B. Oliver (Larry) of
Greer; one brother, Marvin
Thompson (Alice) of Greer;
eleven grandchildren,
nineteen great-grandchil-
dren and twelve great-
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bradley was prede-
ceased by her step-moth-
er, Lelia Thompson; six
brothers, Troy Thompson,
Roy Thompson, Buford
Thompson, Earl Thomp-
son, Broadus Thompson
and Lewis Elmer Thomp-
son; two sisters, Clara
Bradley and Irene Coo-
per; and two step-broth-
ers, Howard Seay and Bill
Seay.
Funeral services were
held 2 p.m. Tuesday at
The Wood Mortuary, con-
ducted by Rev. Ken Vick-
ery and her grandson, Rev.
Lance Bradley. Burial fol-
lowed in Wood Memorial
Park.
Visitation was held
12:30-1:45 p.m. Tuesday
at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the home
of her son, Gerald Bradley,
622 E. Suber Road, Greer.
Memorials may be made
to Victor Baptist Church,
P.O. Box 1147, Greer, S.C.
29652.
A special thanks to all
of the loving staff at The
Cottages at Brushy Creek
for taking such wonderful
care of B.B. She loved you
all.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Daniel L. Lynch
Veteran
Daniel Lefoy Lynch, 78,
of Greer, died April 22,
2014 at National Health
Care.
A native of
Spartanburg
County, son
of the late Henry Eugene
and Eula Greer Lynch, he
was a U.S. Army Veteran of
the Korean War, the owner
and operator of Nu- Steam
Carpet Cleaning and at-
tended Memorial United
Methodist Church, where
he was a member of the
Duncan-Ballenger Sunday
School Class.
Surviving are his wife,
Dorothy Wactor Lynch of
the home; two sons, Rick
Lynch and Larry Lynch
both of Travelers Rest;
a daughter, Judy Sandall
of Greer; a sister, Jo El-
len Brockman of Reidville;
three grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were
held 4 p.m. Saturday at
Mountain View Cemetery,
conducted by Rev. John
Rush.
Visitation was held 2:30-
3:45 p.m. Saturday at The
Wood Mortuary.
The families are at their
respective homes.
Memorials may be made
to Memorial United Meth-
odist Church, 201 N. Main
St., Greer, S.C. 29650 or
Greer Community Minis-
tries, P.O. Box 1373, Greer,
S.C. 29652.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
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Ann Cunningham, Parks
and Recreation director,
received approval from
council to go forward with
applying for a Land and
Water Conservation Fund
Grant, which will be used
to support the demoli-
tion and construction of
a new press box, restroom
and concession facility at
Century Park. The grant
requires a $400,000 com-
mitment to be fronted by
the city, with half of the
funds being reimbursed
by the grant and the proj-
ect would have to be com-
pleted by December 2016.
Council unanimous-
ly passed accepting a
$45,700 bid for the Black-
water Road bridge project,
which was the only bid re-
ceived.
Alvetia Williams, com-
munity service coordinator
with the Alston Wilkes So-
ciety, addressed council to
provide information about
the societys purpose.
Established in 1962, the
organization was estab-
lished to assist offenders,
ex-offenders and veterans
integrate back into society
by assisting with living
needs, offering workshops
and programs, providing
services and serving as a
liaison with second chance
employers. For more infor-
mation about the society,
visit alstonwilkesscoiety.
org.
City Engineer Don Hollo-
man presented the Build-
ing and Development
Standards annual report,
stating that in 2013 the
department approved
600 single family and 136
multi-family dwellings,
two churches and one as-
sisted living facility. The
department also handled
30 condemnations with
23 of the structures being
demolished and seven be-
ing rehabilitated. The de-
partments goal is to make
each sub-departments ef-
forts more efficient and
time effective.
The next regularly sched-
uled Greer City Council
meeting is May 13 at 6:30
p.m. at Greer City Hall.
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In Loving Memory
of My Son
Gregory Mann
6/1/1982 - 4/13/2001
I wish I could see you one
more time come walking
through the door...
But I know that is impossible,
I will hear your voice no more.
I know you can feel my tears,
and you dont want me to cry.
Yet my heart is broken and
I cant understand why
my precious son had to die.
I pray that God will give me
the strength to somehow
get me through...
As I struggle with the
heartache that came when
I lost you.
Love and miss you so much,
Mom, Dave, Jen & Family
Warm Weekend Weather
Rain moves out and sun moves back in for the
Weekend. A big warm up heads our way this
weekend with highs soaring to the upper 70s
and low 80s for Saturday and Sunday. After a
couple wet, stormy, cool days we will see tem-
peratures climb back to normal this weekend.
Afternoon highs will stay in the low to middle
70s through the end of the week with lows in
the upper 40s and middle 50s. Have a great
weekend!
Greer Family Fest
Where: Downtown Greer
Date: Friday, 6-10 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
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texting-while-driving ban
only outlaws the use of
cell phones for text mes-
saging, emailing and me-
dia use when driving. Cell
phone use for voice-to-text
messaging and phone calls
will still be permitted.
During the public hear-
ing held prior to the laws
final approval, residents
Randi Jones and Jackson
Batson spoke in opposi-
tion and resident Holly
Watson spoke in favor of
the proposed law high-
lighting both the need for
the law, as well as the in-
adequacies of it.
I can tell you by the
statistics that Greenville
County is the most dan-
gerous place to drive in
South Carolina, Watson
said. We are leading the
state in traffic fatalities
for 2013 and 2014, and
most importantly we are
leading the state by a
landslide in traffic fatali-
ties for ages 15 to 24. I be-
lieve that not texting while
driving will save lives, and
thats what were trying to
accomplish.
In 2012 the most cur-
rent information available
the number of traffic
fatalities in South Caro-
lina exceeded the national
average and 41 percent
of them were related to
alcohol impaired driving.
According to the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, in a five-
year trend from 2008 to
2012 although Greenville
County had the highest
increase for driving fatali-
ties in the state it was not
ranked among the top 10
counties with the highest
fatality rates.
In 2012, nationally, dis-
tracted driving resulted in
about 10 percent of vehi-
cle crash fatalities (3,328
deaths) and 18 percent
of vehicle crash injuries
(421,000 injuries), accord-
ing to the National High-
way Traffic Safety Admin-
istration. That year, about
10 percent of all drivers
in fatal vehicle crashes
involving distracted driv-
ing were 15 to 19 years
old, and there were 378
fatal crashes killing a to-
tal of 415 people with cell
phone use involved with
drivers reportedly talking
on, listening to or manipu-
lating a cell phone during
the time of the crash.
While neither residents
nor councilmembers ar-
gued distracted driving
was not a problem, the
laws enforcement, the
laws intent verses the way
the law is written, and in-
consistency among similar
laws statewide and in cit-
ies all raised concerns.
There is no perfect law,
Im completely aware of
that, Jones said. I just
feel like if you premature-
ly pass this law, before
it can be amended, that
theres going to be a lot of
problems and it could ruin
credibility.
It states that, [If] an
arresting officer has prob-
able cause to believe that a
motor vehicle has violated
a section, the officer may
request consent to view
the mobile telephone.
Im not sure if anybody is
aware, but the Supreme
Court, in several states
and at the federal level,
have discussed thisI
feel like if we pass this
ordinance as its written,
it would really jeopardize
the credibility of it since
the constitutionally of it
is still in question, Jones
said during the public
hearing. And also, I have
a discretion between the
fact that is says, if an ar-
resting officer has prob-
able cause. When I hear
the word probable cause
I think, OK, so they dont
need consent because
they can search whatever
they want because they
have a reason to. But then
it says the officer can re-
quest consent so I feel like
theres really going to be a
discretion between what
the citizens believe and
the officers believe.
Greer Lieutenant Jimmy
Holcombe clarified in an
interview after the meet-
ing that if an individual
doesnt consent to an offi-
cer searching their phone
to verify if they were in
fact texting, the officer
cannot search the phone,
but they can still issue a
ticket.
If youre innocent,
just like with most folks,
theyre going to go, Oh I
was making a phone call,
and theyll show you the
phoneAgain, (in regard
to) the law itself or any-
time youre trying to see
somebodys property, its
against the law for us to
take it without consent,
Holcombe said.
However, because the
law allows for phone calls
and not texting, it could
make differentiating be-
tween the two difficult,
thereby making it harder
to enforce.
The enforcement is
nearly impossiblewith-
out being able to go
through their cell phone
its he said, she said in any
case, Batson said. You
are being presumed guilty
before being proven in-
nocent. [If officers] see a
phone in hand even if
they think its a phone
they can write a ticket.
Its the same as a speed-
ing ticket or anything
elseif we decide to write
a citation we go to court
and testify as to what we
saw, and what we did and
everything else, and they
refused to show the phone
and we let the judge de-
cide, Holcombe said.
Holcombe also serves as
an Alive at 25 instructor,
and he said distracted driv-
ing, not only in relation to
texting, is the number one
cause of collisions.
State legislators are
currently working on a
statewide law regarding
cell phone use while driv-
ing, but the specifics of
the law havent yet been
agreed upon. Holcombe
said if a statewide law is
passed, it will make it eas-
ier to enforce because of
consistency. But, if the lo-
cal law is stricter than the
state law, the local law will
continue be enforced in
addition to the state law.
The fines associated with
the state law would likely
replace the fines presently
attached to the local law.
Prior to Greers texting-
while-driving ban going
into effect, Holcombe said
a sign will be posted to let
people coming into the
city know that texting will
not be allowed and, during
the first month, warning
citations will probably be
issued.
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ready to deal with them,
meet their needs, com-
municate with them in
the right way. We stress
stewardship of our re-
sources, natural and his-
toric resources and qual-
ity customer service. We
do our best to protect our
resources so people that
come here can enjoy it,
whether theyre in a cab-
in, just here for the day
to hike or picnic, we try
to give the best customer
service we can.
An interpretive ranger
also has to be trained to
assist people in instances
of search and rescue. It is
for this reason CPR, first
aid, blood born pathogens,
defensive driving and law
enforcement training are
all periodically taken.
We have a lot of rescues
on this mountain, people
who are hurt or lost, he
said.
Although there are near-
ly 40,000 people visiting
the Visitors Center, and
nearly 50,000 hikers tak-
ing the trails yearly, only
about six to 10 search and
rescues occur annually.
Rescues are most com-
monly due to a sprains
or due to dehydration.
When a hiker needs to be
rescued, the park staff is
tasked with locating the in-
dividuals on trails and car-
rying them miles down the
paths. Stegenga said that it
is when people are out of
shape or inadequately pre-
pared that accidents hap-
pen and search and rescue
becomes necessary.
However, an interpretive
rangers job also requires
keeping the natural envi-
ronment safe by balancing
the naturally thriving envi-
ronment with the low-im-
pact of visitors.
Were hoping that its
low enough impact for
people that the natural
systems will run their
course, but when you get
something introduced like
an exotic insect or plant
that weve got to try to
control it or eradicate it or
do what we can to protect
the natural ecosystem, the
natural stuff, he said.
In addition to his time
outdoors, Stegengas job
as an interpretive ranger
also requires him to han-
dle administrative tasks,
attend yearly conferences
and keep track of visi-
tor traffic data to send to
Columbia. The Columbia-
based office uses the data
to monitor how the park
does. Parks are given tar-
get numbers for visitors,
which links to funding.
While the government
provides some funding for
state parks, most of the
funding is self-generated
among the parks. Parks
throughout the state pool
together their profits and
redistribute their funding
among all the parks.
Essentially, an inter-
preter requires balancing
a little bit of everything
in hopes of maintaining
a safe and protected en-
vironment for all parties
involved.
Its a challenge to try
to preserve things, and
yet, give them a good ex-
perience and keep people
safe. You just have to
know your resources, he
said. Youve got to know
whats in the park so you
can not only protect it, but
to tell other people about
it, educate other people
about it, be able to answer
questions about different
things so theyre equipped
to be here, enjoy it and be
safe.

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Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
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2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
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First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
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Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
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Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
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2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
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County Detention Center
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two Dollar General Stores,
a Kangaroo gas station,
and attempted to rob a
Citgo gas station. Rob-
ert Craig Allen, 53, of 5
Princess Drive, has been
charged with two counts
of armed robbery and
two counts of attempted
armed robbery.
According to police
reports obtained from
the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office, last Friday
morning Allen walked into
the Dollar General Store
on Reidville Road and
placed two bags of Dori-
tos on the counter before
asking the clerk to hand
over all the money in the
register while claiming he
had a .22-caliber gun in
his jacket. After getting
the money, Allen fled the
scene in a late 90s model
Chevy truck and, later that
day, attempted to rob a
Citgo store on Highway
101, but the clerk refused
to give him the money,
despite Allen holding his
hand behind his back as
if he had a gun. Allen then
drove to a second Dollar
General Store on Highway
146 and robbed that store
(while holding his hand be-
hind his back as if he had
a gun) before fleeing in a
Chevy truck. The following
morning, Allen robbed the
Kangaroo gas station in
Woodruff. He was arrested
and charged Saturday. His
bond has not yet been set.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
CDV
Michael Anthony Fos-
ter Jr., 31, of 16 Dunbar
Court, Greer, has been
charged with criminal do-
mestic violence.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
dispatched to the above
address in reference to
a hang-up call in which
a woman could be heard
crying. Upon arrival, the
officer spoke with Foster
Jr., who was outside the
residence with a pile of be-
longings. Foster Jr. stated
that had been in a fight
with his common law wife
and was moving out. The
officer then met with the
victim who stated that she
and Foster Jr. had gotten
into an argument and that
he ripped the door off the
hinges and it struck her in
the leg. Foster Jr. was ar-
rested and transported to
the Greer City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Kevin Jermaine Barton,
40, of 111 Fuller St., Greer,
has been charged with:
faulty equipment, expired
tag, expired drivers li-
cense, simple possession
of marijuana and failure
to pay child support. Ac-
cording to incident re-
ports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he
observed a vehicle travel-
ing at a high rate of speed
on Brushy Creek Road and
Henderson Circle without
a working tag light. The
officer initiated a traffic
stop on the vehicle and
its driver Barton. Barton
informed the officer that
he did not have his license
with him but the officer
saw it in the center con-
sole of the car and asked
him to retrieve it. The offi-
cer learned it was half of a
beginners permit. The of-
ficer could smell the odor
of marijuana coming from
inside the vehicle and con-
firmed through the SCDMV
that both Bartons license
and tag were expired. The
officer also confirmed
that Barton had two fam-
ily court warrants for fail-
ure to pay child support.
A search of the vehicle
yielded a small amount of
marijuana inside a ciga-
rette packet. Barton was
arrested and transported
to the Greer City Jail and
then to Greenville County
Detention Center.
DUI
Tracey Channell, 49, of
150 Joe Roy Drive, Lyman,
has been charged with
driving under the influ-
ence. According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a white Hummer
traveling on U.S. Highway
29 and Johns Road that
was having a difficult time
maintaining its lane. The
officer caught up with the
vehicle and saw it to con-
tinue to swerve. At this
point, the officer activated
his blue lights to initiate a
traffic stop on the vehicle.
The vehicle initially failed
to stop until the officer
activated his siren. Upon
approaching the vehicles
driver (Channell), the offi-
cer observed her eyes to be
extremely blood shot and
detected a strong smell of
alcohol coming from in-
side her vehicle. When the
officer asked Channel for
her license, registration,
and proof of insurance,
he noticed her speech to
be very slurred. Channel
admitted to the officer
she had been drinking.
The officer asked Channel
to step out of the vehicle
and performed a series of
field sobriety tests that
she failed. She was placed
under arrest and trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail where she refused a
breathalyzer.
ASSAULT & BATTERY
Pamela Muller, 50, of
110 E. James St., Greer,
has been charged with as-
sault and battery (third),
and public intoxication.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to an address on Pel-
ham Street in reference to
a disturbance between two
women. Upon arrival, the
officer met with the victim
who stated she and Muller
got into an argument and
Muller then produced a
pocketknife and threat-
ened to kill her. She stated
that Muller then stabbed
the drivers seat headrest
at which point she (the
victim) called police. The
officer then spoke with a
witness, who stated Muller
produced a pocketknife
and threatened to kill the
victim. The witness stated
when he saw the pocket
knife and that it was point-
ing toward the victim, he
struck Mullers hand caus-
ing the knife to cut the
back of the drivers seat
headrest. The officer ap-
proached Muller who had
an open pocket knife in her
hand and instructed her to
close the blade. Muller was
extremely intoxicated and
continued to try to argue
with the victim. She was
arrested and transported
to the Greer City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Kimberly Pipkin, 27, of
321 Caleb Mark Drive, Ly-
man, has been charged
with shoplifting. Accord-
ing to incident reports,
an officer responded to
Walmart in reference to a
shoplifting that had just
occurred. Upon arrival,
the officer spoke with the
complainant who stated
that Pipkin purchased
some items from the elec-
tronic department of the
store and then selected
other items and placed
them inside the bag with
the purchased items be-
fore proceeding out of the
store without paying for
them. Pipken was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
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Afternoon fright
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afternoon near the intersection of Boiling Springs and Phillips roads. No one was seri-
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
B
A much
bigger
issue
I
know the last thing you
probably want to hear
more about right now is
the racist remarks attrib-
uted to Clippers Owner
Donald Sterling.
Weve been beaten over
the head with this story
for nearly a week now and
its everywhere you look.
When I first heard about
it, I checked the national
news sites to see if they
were going with wall-to-
wall in coverage, as is
customary in 2014. Surely
enough, I was not disap-
pointed, and my faith in
the news industry began
to sink a little.
Before I go any further, I
will make something clear
just for the sake of stat-
ing the obvious.
No one in their right
mind could justify Ster-
lings comments about
African Americans. For
those of you that dont
know, the owner told his
girlfriend not to associate
with minorities pub-
licly. This is a disgusting
thing to say, and it is well
within anyones rights,
especially African Ameri-
cans, to be saddened and
disappointed.
Now that you know
where I stand on the top-
ic, let me tell you that it
does not qualify as news.
Some of you may com-
pletely disagree, but this
kind of story is exactly
why we havent made the
progress wed all hoped
to make over the past
several decades.
I hate racism. I think its
cruel, meaningless and
completely damaging to
society. I hate it so much
that I cringe every time
its brought up casually in
conversation, as if it were
something to argue about
during your lunch break
to kill some time.
There arent two sides
to this issue. Its wrong
to hate others because of
the color of their skin. It
just is.
As a society, weve
become addicted to the
polarizing topics. The na-
tional media spoon-feeds
us stories they think will
get us worked up, and
they do get us worked up.
I havent been in the news
biz long, but when youre
spending the majority of
your time talking about
whos gay, whos rac-
ist, whos sexist, whos
a bigot, youre probably
missing the important
stuff.
Those things are impor-
tant issues. Dont get me
wrong. There is, in fact, a
time and place to discuss
them. However, making
those things the basis of
all news coverage is a sad
indicator of how divided
we actually are.
Whats the point in
glamorizing racist re-
marks by playing them
over and over on a loop?
Its on every channel
you turn to, its on every
news site you visit, its
dominating social media. I
dont even have cable and
I knew about Sterlings
comments hours after the
tapes were released.
Sterlings remarks were
made in private (which is
a whole different issue)
and if it were up to me,
they should have stayed
that way. Nobody needs
that kind of hatred and
carelessness in the world,
or in the news. Sure, we
learned that hes a racist
and now we can take
proper action against him,
but is that going to solve
our problems?
Is suspending Donald
Sterling going to end rac-
ism? Avoiding racism a
front-page headline would
be far more effective. It
might be a place to start,
at least.
Runners
road to
recovery
Community
offers support
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Greer resident Shannon
High was just passing his
first obstacle at the recent
Goodwill Mud Run when
disaster struck.
It was the first obstacle
at the start of the mud run
and he went into the water
and he didnt come up,
Highs brother-in-law, Ja-
son Blackwell, said. Luck-
ily there was a girl right
behind him that went in
and pulled him up. Once
they got him to the hos-
pital, the did an X-ray and
found out he had broken
his neck.
High, who has been mar-
ried to his wife, Mandy,
for more than 15 years,
has three children ages 10,
12 and 14. Blackwell said
SEE RECOVERY | B3
At Fluor
Field during
D5 night
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes baseball
team got what it needed
last week and then some,
making its case for the
2014 playoffs.
The Rebels began
the successful push by
squeaking out a 6-5 win
over Wade Hampton on
District Five Night at Fluor
Field in downtown Green-
ville. The game was part of
a double-header with the
Greenville Drive.
It was nice getting to
play out there, Byrnes
coach Michael Maus said.
When you get a chance to
play at a place like Fluor
Field, its something that
you dont forget. To win
the way that we did was
something I told the boys
theyd be telling their kids
and grandkids about one
day. It was really fun.
Facing a tight game in
the last inning, Maus saw
his seniors step up and
earn a huge win.
[Alex] Eubanks pitch
count was getting pretty
high and I was thinking
about pulling him in the
last inning, Maus said.
He convinced me to let
him stay in there because
it could have possibly
been his last time pitching
for us. He ended up strik-
ing out the side.
We ended up with two
outs and a base hit in
there. Somebody got in-
tentionally walked and we
had a base hit that won
the game for us, he said.
Weve come back and
won in the last at bat a lot
this year so it really wasnt
anything different. It was
just a bigger stage with all
of the D5 support.
Maus said it was the big-
gest crowd his guys had
seen all season.
I had seen where they
had said there might have
been 1,500 people, Maus
said. Thats the most
weve played in front of
SEE D5 | B3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
It wasnt exactly a re-
laxing spring morning on
Lake Robinson, but bass
catching teams turned out
despite 50-degree weather
for the 19th annual Greer
Family Fest fundraiser
anyway, and some left
with big prizes.
The teams battled rainy
conditions on April 19,
but event organizer Larry
Beheler said it was still a
great success.
It was a good tourna-
ment, Larry Beheler said.
This was our 19th year
and it turned out really
goodall but the weather.
The bass dont know about
the rain and the wind, but
boy we sure did.
Beheler said several of
the teams brought in size-
able catches.
Several six pound fish
weighed in, Beheler said.
We had a guy that had a
6.74 weight in and right
behind him we had a fish
that weighed in at 6.72.
That gentleman had three
fish and he won.
The winners, a duo of
Gregg Perry and Thomas
Lysyczyn, had a fish that
weighed in at a whopping
6.98 pounds.
I saw them at 12 oclock.
I went into the cove where
SEE BASS | B3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Greer track and field
standout Andrew Hill will
continue his athletic ca-
reer at North Greenville
University, signing a letter
of intent with the Crusad-
ers last week.
Hill said after talking
with coaches and players
at the university, the deci-
sion was pretty easy.
I really liked the coach-
es there, Hill said. I liked
their method of training.
I already knew a lot of
the guys that already run
there and theyre all pretty
cool. Its a great Chris-
tian atmosphere at North
Greenville.
It will also be nice to
stick close to home.
That really wasnt a
determining factor, but I
guess it is nice, Hill said.
Hill has already been on
campus a number of times
and has gotten the oppor-
tunity to watch the team
in action, he said.
The coaches kind of in-
formed me of their train-
ing and how many miles
a week they are running,
Hill said. I got to watch
them do a workout and
I got to watch their prac-
tices. They walked me
through what a week of
practice looks like and it
was definitely something I
wanted to do.
Hill will take with him
some pretty fond memo-
ries of being a Yellow
Jacket.
[I will always remember]
winning a region cham-
pionship my freshman
year, Hill said. We ended
up going to state that year
and placing sixth.
The incoming college
freshman will major in ac-
counting.
Ive always liked all
things math related and
the business atmosphere
in that, Hill said.
Although he does not
fully know what to expect,
Hill said he hopes he can
find a way to have an im-
mediate impact.
I want to try to be one
of their top five runners
on the cross country team
and score points at the
conference champion-
ships in track, Hill said.
Whatever I can do to help
the team.
Hill said he is looking
forward to a team experi-
ence at North Greenville.
Im really looking for-
ward to have a team with
common goals, Hill said.
Im excited to have a team
thats going to push me
every day and just develop
good friendships with all
of them and my coaches.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Rebels douse Wade Hampton
Shannon High
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Rebel nation showed its support at the Greenville Drives District Five night at Fluor
Field in downtown Greenville. The event featured a game between Byrnes and Wade
Hampton.

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Gregg Perry and Thomas Lysyczyn won the Family Fest
tournament on April 19, catching three fsh that, combined,
weighed more than 18 pounds.
Bass duo wins
Family Fest
tournament
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Andrew Hill, signing, will continue his track and feld career at North Greenville University
next season.
Hill to run for Crusaders

Im really looking
forward to have a
team with common
goals.
Andrew Hill
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Where: Praise Cathedral
3390 Brushy Creek Road
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Greer softball team
finished on top, defeat-
ing rival Blue Ridge 3-2 to
claim the region champi-
onship last Friday.
Greer finishes the sea-
son 18-7 overall, with a
12-2 record in the region.
Yellow Jacket coach Ash-
leigh Anderson said she is
proud of her team.
Finishing the regular
season with four wins
was a great accomplish-
ment, Anderson said.
We practiced really hard
last Thursday to prepare
for Blue Ridge on Friday.
I feel like we are ready to
face any team in the post-
season. We competed with
some really strong teams
in our region this year,
which I think prepared us
for postseason games.
Heading into the season,
finishing atop the region
was always a goal.
Its a major accomplish-
ment to win region, An-
derson said. Our region
is pretty tough, so to win
it, you have to have leader-
ship on the team and play-
ers who play together well.
We had all of that and were
successful.
Anderson said she has
gotten solid play all year
long from Samantha
Bagley, who was key in the
win over Blue Ridge.
She has pitched well
when she needed to and
been a clutch hitter, she
said. She drove in all three
runs against Blue Ridge.
The win over the Tigers
was huge for Andersons
team and the program.
The win was very im-
portant, not only because
it clinched the region title,
but because it was against
our rival, Anderson said.
I think it helped our team
gain a great deal of confi-
dence going into playoffs.
Blue Ridge is a very good
team, so to beat them was
a great accomplishment.
With playoffs kicking off
this week, Anderson said
her team has been trying
to get back to the basics.
We have been really
focused on practicing
and playing one day at a
time, she said. We make
sure we are doing the little
things well each day. The
team has worked really
hard to relax and play the
game they know how to
play instead of trying too
hard to be successful.
Defense will be the fo-
cus heading into a playoff
scenario where the Yellow
Jackets will not know the
competition as well.
This week we will be
working on hitting the
ball and recognizing what
the pitcher is throwing so
we are more patient and
the plate, she said. We
will also be working a lot
on defense and defensive
situations that may arise
in the playoffs as we face
teams we havent played
before.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes locked up the No.
2 spot in its region last
week, securing a good po-
sition for postseason play,
which begins this week.
I thought we had a good
week last week, Lady Reb-
els head coach Brandi Aik-
en said. With spring break
and rain outs, we went 14
days between games so
it was nice to get to play
again.
Byrnes took down Dor-
man 6-2 on Tuesday and
beat Wade Hampton by a
score of 11-0 on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Seventh grader Tatum
Arboleda had a big day
at the plate against Dor-
man, going 3-4 with 3 RBI.
Parker Birch, Bailey Pear-
son, and Lauren Duggar
each hit home runs during
Wednesdays battle with
Wade Hampton.
The Rebels finish 18-3
overall with an 11-2 record
in region play.
I am always thankful
to finish in the top of our
region, Aiken said. The
top five teams in our re-
gion could compete for
the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in
most other regions. Our
goal is to win the region,
but ultimately, the most
important thing is to put
ourselves in the best spot
possible for the playoffs.
I believe we have done
that.
Aiken said she has seen
several players step up as
of late.
Everyone has really
been contributing, which
is exactly what you want
this time of year, she said.
My two seniors, Lauren
Duggar and Bailey Pear-
son, have been strong all
year for us. I could not ask
for more from those two.
Regan Messenger, Parker
Birch, and Tatum Arbole-
da have come alive at the
plate in the last few weeks.
Juniors, Kate Burnett and
Malibu Gaston have also
been consistently strong
and I look for that to con-
tinue through the play-
offs.
Her players will be ready
to compete for a state title
as the playoffs get under-
way.
The girls are really
pumped about playoffs
starting Thursday, Aiken
said. We lost the upper-
state championship May
16 of last year and the
girls have been working
ever since to get back to
the playoffs and make the
best run we can.
Byrnes will open Thurs-
day against Nations Ford.
Starting Thursday, ev-
eryone is equal so we just
need to make sure we show
up and play our game each
day, Aiken said. Prepar-
ing for the teams in our
district and fine tuning
the little things will be so
important throughout the
playoffs.
Billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge softball
team came up just shy of
its goal of winning a re-
gion championship last
Friday night, dropping the
final game of the season
to cross-town rival Greer,
3-2.
Blue Ridge finishes 19-
5 overall and 11-3 in the
region.
We are down heading
into the playoffs, head
coach Kevin Jones said.
We are coming off a week
where we went from first
place to tied for second
and actually get the third
seed due to tie-breaker
rules for the region.
The kids have been
building for a region cham-
pionship for four years
and to fall short on the
last night of the season is
devastating, he said.
Jones said the loss to
Greer was one of the pro-
grams worst defeats in
quite some time.
The Greer loss will go
down as one of the worst
the program has suffered
in quite a while, and eas-
ily the toughest of my ca-
reer, Jones said. Greer
did a great job of pitching
and playing defense and
are deserving of their re-
gion championship.
Despite strong offense
all season long, Jones said
the little things have hurt
his team.
We learned that you
can have all the talent and
power in the world, but
if you dont get it done
between the lines, it is of
zero value, Jones said.
We hit 44 home runs as
a team this year but it
only takes a decent wind
blowing in to really level
the playing field. At that
point, you have to be able
to string hits together and
generate runs. We are not
very good at that part of
the game.
The Lady Tigers will be
looking to pick up the
pieces heading into the
playoffs this week.
As a coaching staff we
need to try and get their
mental game right, he
said. After last Friday,
I am kind of at a loss for
how to do that. While we
did not reach our goals as
a team, however, we can
be a very dangerous three
seed if we can get our
heads right.
The late losses cost
Jones team.
We could not have
picked a worse time of
year to go into a slide,
Jones said. The loss Fri-
day night knocked us out
of prime playoff bracket
into a much harder road
to face.
Jones said Blue Ridge
will have its work cut out
for it moving forward.
Our region is not very
good after the top three
teams of Greer, Pickens,
and ourselves, Jones said.
I think this hurts those
teams heading into the
playoffs when they will be
facing teams from Region
1-AAA, which is a far bet-
ter region.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge baseball
team needed to win every
game it played last week
to make the playoffs, and
the players and coaches
knew it.
We knew that we had
to win, head coach Travis
Henson said. Thats what
we knew going into the
week, and our guys came
out with a lot of resolve
and fortitude.
The Tigers earned wins
over Pickens, Travelers
Rest and Greer, sealing an-
other postseason appear-
ance.
The week began with a
4-1 over the Blue Flame.
We had a big win at
home against Pickens on
Tuesday, Henson said.
Robert Westenreider
threw a complete game,
struck out 11 and allowed
one hit. He didnt walk
anybody, and he did that
on 74 pitches, so that was
pretty tremendous.
Blue Ridge then got a
strong performance from
Hunter, who threw a com-
plete game and struck out
nine in route to a 6-2 win
over Travelers Rest.
We came into Friday
knowing that we controlled
our own destiny, Henson
said. If we could win Fri-
day, we knew we were go-
ing to the playoffs.
The Tigers did just that,
beating rival Greer by a
score of 18-0.
We again had great
pitching from Westenre-
ider that put us in a po-
sition to win, Henson
said. We were able to
play great defense and get
clutch hits. The clutch hits
we havent been getting
all year, we got those last
week.
Henson said his seniors
wanted to make sure they
went out the right way.
We had seven seniors
that wanted to make
sure they got to the play-
offs and wanted to make
sure they beat Greer, and
wanted to make sure they
won on their senior night,
Henson said. They had a
lot of motivation and re-
solve there.
Although goals of a state
championship are on the
teams mind, Henson said
his guys will have to take
things one game at a time.
Our ultimate goal is to
win a state championship,
but the biggest thing is
to be playing our best at
the end and to play well
enough to put ourselves
in a position where we can
win a championship, Hen-
son said. Now its a new
season. We have an oppor-
tunity that only 16 [Class]
AAA baseball teams have,
and thats to win an Up-
per State title and repre-
sent the Upper State in
the state championship.
Thats pretty exciting.
Henson knows his Ti-
gers will be in for a tough
stretch, but said he is put-
ting the focus on his own
dugout.
Theyre all good, well
coached ball teams, Hen-
son said. We dont have
to worry too much about
the opponent. If we play
the way that we can, we
compete against the game.
If we pitch and defend the
way we can, weve got an
opportunity to beat any-
body. If we dont, we know
we have the opportunity
to lose to anyone.
Greer wins region
FILE PHOTO | PRESTON BURCH
The Lady Yellow Jackets captured a region championship last week in dramatic fashion,
beating Blue Ridge 3-2.
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer heads into the postseason boasting a 12-2 record
in conference play.
Lady Rebels lock up
second place in region
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Running for Mother Nature
Runners from across the Upstate took to Greers downtown streets Saturday morning,
participating in the Greer Earth Day Run, sponsored by the Greenville Track Club.

Blue Ridge hopes to
bounce back in playoffs
Winning when it matters:
Tigers still in the hunt
Now its a new season. We have an
opportunity that only 16 [Class] AAA
baseball teams have, and thats to win an
Upper State title and represent the Upper
State in the state championship.
Travis Henson
Blue Ridge head baseball coach

The Lady Tigers sufered a heartbreaking loss to rival Greer
last Friday, falling short of a region title.
In round one
of playoffs
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS WRITER
It was not the kind of
finish Riverside baseball
coach Travis Pitman was
hoping for, but his team
found its way into the
playoffs despite extending
a tough stretch.
We lost seven of our
last eight, Pitman said.
As poorly as we finished,
were very lucky and grate-
ful that we played well ear-
ly in the year so we could
lock down fourth place.
Now were on the road
traveling.
Were glad to be in the
playoffs, and this week
were just working on
preparing for Northwest-
ern and improving, he
said. We have to get our-
selves back to early season
form.
Riverside will face North-
western Thursday.
They went undefeated
in their region, Pitman
said. I think their only
two losses are to Eastside.
Theyre a very good base-
ball team. The coach over
there is a big fundamental
guy, so theyre going to be
well coached. Theyve got
a couple of arms that are
90 plus, so well see some
good pitching. Any team
that makes the playoffs
with a No. 1 seed is going
to be pretty darn good.
Pitman said his team
will have to fix some glar-
ing issues if it wants to be
successful.
We walked too many
guys here late in the sea-
son, he said. The pitch-
ing got a little sloppy. De-
fensively, we made some
poorly timed errors in
games that hurt us. It was
kind of a mixture of a few
things, but we just didnt
play very good.
Beating Northwestern
would go a long way in
restoring the teams confi-
dence, Pitman said.
Right now were just try-
ing to get our confidence
back, he said. Were
making sure guys get a
lot of ground balls or a lot
of fly balls. Were making
sure our pitchers are in
the bullpens. We just want
to get back fundamentally
to where we started. If we
do that, were going to be
fine.
The losing skid began
after a loss to Mauldin.
I think the guys were
really disappointed after
our loss to Mauldin, Pit-
man said. After that loss,
we kind of lost focus a lit-
tle bit and just never got it
back. Well be OK. The big-
gest thing with the play-
offs is that half the battle
is just getting there. Now
that were here, we have
to get hot at the right mo-
ment and just take it game
to game.
For now, the head coach
just wants his team to
worry about what they
need to be doing.
We cant worry about
them, Pitman said. We
have to take care of our-
selves. If we take care of
ourselves and control the
things that we can con-
trolthrowing strikes and
making plays defensive-
lywell be fine.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
FROM B1
this year. It was nice to
have support from the
football team and the soc-
cer teams and all the other
athletic teams, as well as
people from the perform-
ing arts, chorus, band and
all those guys.
The Rebels capped
the week with wins over
Mauldin and T.L. Hanna.
Winning against Mauld-
in to give us a shot at mak-
ing the playoffs was real
big, Maus said. Im really
pleased with how weve
been playing here lately.
Weve had to win some
close ones, but thats
kind of been our thing all
yearwinning in the last
at bat with two outs.
FROM B1
the severe injury has been
tough on them all.
She stays at the hospi-
tal usually until pretty late
at night, Blackwell said.
Hes still in ICU so shes
not able to stay the night
with him, but she will stay
over there pretty late.
Facing a difficult situ-
ation, friends and family
began offering support.
Right away our family,
friends and everybody just
came together, Blackwell
said. Its been a remark-
able success as far as peo-
ple just showing their love
and support for my sister
and their three kids. Its
hard to wrap your brain
around that when its
somebody thats in your
family.
That love and support
has made it a little easier
on the family, who will be
facing a long road to re-
covery, Blackwell said.
Everybody is doing
pretty good, Blackwell
said. Mandy has done
phenomenal. It took a toll
on her and Im sure it still
does, but she has really
done well holding herself
together and staying posi-
tive. Shes really keeping
her head up.
Things will happen and
he will have a bad day and
she will get upset over
a couple of little things,
but then she will get some
good news, he said. Its
going to be a long road, to
say the least.
Two recent fundraisers
were held at Pizza Inn in
Greer to support the High
family. More events are in
the works, as well.
The Pizza Inn thing
went really well, Blackwell
said. Were having a yard
sale on May 10 at Praise
Cathedral. Were ask-
ing for donations. People
might have suitable things
we can collect and sale.
Every bit of that profit will
go to the High family.
You kind of take it for
granted sometimes when
you see someone that has
been injured. Youre like,
Oh man, thats horrible.
But then it happens to you
or somebody in your fam-
ily and it really hits home,
he said.
Blackwell said Highs
condition is improving.
Hes not in critical con-
dition by any means. Hes
stable, Blackwell said.
He has had a little bit
of complication with his
breathing, blood pressure
and body temperature.
His diaphragm is para-
lyzed, so hes not able to
breathe on his own. Their
goal right now is to let his
body stabilize enough to
where they can transfer
him to Shepherds Place in
Atlanta. That may be soon
or it may be three or four
weeks.
or to donate items for the
May 10 yard sale, contact
Blackwell at 304-0233 or
email Jason.Blackwell@
Charter.net.
FROM B1
he was fishing and talked
with them for a minute
and they said, Man, I aint
got but one fish in the
boat, Beheler said. They
caught the other two fish
30 minutes before the
tournament was over.
Those three fish one them
first place with a total of
18.88 pounds.
The bass gave the team
$1,800 in combined win-
nings. Other participants
taking home cash prizes
included: Ken Wilson and
Milford Clayton ($300),
Danny Cooper and Chad
Cooper ($200), Randall
Eubanks and Chad Powell
($100), Brad Hollifield and
Robbie Septon ($80), Josh
Grubbs and Randy Grubbs
($60) and Ernest and
Thomas Sprouse ($40).
This tournament start-
ed 19 years ago to help
raise money for the Fam-
ily Fest, which is free for
everybody, Beheler said.
Chuck Barnes and Eddie
Burch started it and they
handed the baton off to
me after five years, and
Ive had it ever since. The
main purpose is to be able
to fund Family Fest.
Despite the sub-par
weather conditions, Be-
heler said the community
support behind the event
worthwhile.
It went great, Beheler
said. We had great par-
ticipation in sponsorship.
You can tell that things
are getting better in the
economy and people are
willing to support and
sponsor. Overall it was a
great turnout this year.
GREER HIGH GOLF
FUNDRAISER IS FRIDAY
The Greer High School
Booster Club is hosting
its first golf fundraiser on
Friday, May 2 at Greer Golf
and Country Club.
Lunch will be served
with a shotgun start at 1
p.m. The cost for a four-
man team is $300, which
includes green fees, a cart,
range balls and lunch.
Holes can be sponsored
for $50. Red tees and mul-
ligan are $10 per person.
Contact Todd Center at
444-1403 or Tony Tipton
at 385-0493.
BLUE RIDGE GOLF
FUNDRAISER IS MAY 10
The Blue Ridge Touch-
down Club is hosting its
fifth Annual Golf fund-
raiser on Saturday, May 10
at Links O Tryon.
It will be a shotgun start
at 9 a.m. A meal will be
provided after the tourna-
ment and drinks are pro-
vided at the holes.
The cost for a four man
team is $300, which in-
cludes green fees, a cart
and range balls. Holes
can be sponsored for $50.
Red tees and mulligan are
$5 per player with a limit
of two of each per player
($20 extra per player if the
entire team gets them).
Contact Shane Clark
979-1675 or Julie Bull 360-
6923.
GCM GOLF TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 9
The Dick Brooks Honda
Meals on Wheels Invita-
tional golf tournament
will be held on May 9 at
Greer Country Club. The
17th annual tournament
benefits Greer Community
Ministries.
Competitions this year
include closest to the pin,
hole in one, closest to the
line and a putting contest.
There are many levels of
sponsorship support avail-
able: partner, $5,000; plat-
inum, $2,500; gold $1,500;
contest sponsor, $500 and
hole sponsors, $125.
Contact Hannah Rainwa-
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hrainwater@gcminc.org.
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. Greer Dragway is request-
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THURSDAY, MAY 1
Girls Soccer ......................................... Southside @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Berea, 7 p.m.
Greer @ Pickens, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer ..........................................Southside @ Blue Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Berea @ Eastside, 7:30 p.m.
Greer @ Pickens, 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 5
Boys Soccer ...............................................Pickens @ Blue Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Travelers Rest @ Eastside, 7:30 p.m.
Greer @ Southside, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer ...............................................Pickens @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
Travelers Rest @ Eastside, 5:30 p.m.
Greer @ Southside, 5:30 p.m.
Golf ....................................... Blue Ridge @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Eastside @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Greer @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Riverside @ Region Tournament, 8:15 a.m.
Byrnes @ Region Tournament, 8:15 a.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
Girls Soccer ...............................................Blue Ridge @ Chapman, 4 p.m.
Riverside @ Dorman, 7:30 p.m.
Byrnes @ Wade Hampton, 7 p.m.
Golf ....................................... Blue Ridge @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Eastside @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Greer @ Region Tournament, 9 a.m.
Boys Soccer.................................................... Dorman @ Riverside, 7 p.m.
Wade Hampton @ Byrnes, 7 p.m.
CALENDAR |
BASS: Great turnout in
spite of poor weather
Riverside lost seven of its last eight games heading into the postseason. The Warriors
will take on Northwestern in the frst round.
Warriors will take on
Northwestern Thursday
A fundraiser was conducted for Shannon High at Pizza Inn
in Greer last week.
RECOVERY: Runner still in hospital

SPORTS
ROUNDUP

D5: Winning close games

Right nowwere
just trying to get
our confidence
back.
Travis Pitman
Riverside head baseball coach
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
North Greenville Uni-
versity and the Greenville
Health System are coming
together to help combat
a growing healthcare pro-
vider shortage.
The two organizations
are launching a physician
assistant training program,
the first in the Upstate and
second in the state.
The idea was born out
of a dedication to service,
said Jimmy Epting, North
Greenville University pres-
ident. The partnership was
a natural fit, he said.
The key word is service,
he said. Were in the ser-
vice business. The Green-
ville Health System is all
about reaching the Upstate
and even the whole state
and beyond. Its reaching
out and trying to make a
difference. We all want
to be difference-makers.
Well pass it forward. We
want to go out and when
we walk away, we want to
say, Im better because of
that experience. Im bet-
ter because Ive been with
that person. Im better be-
cause Ive been a part of
that program.
The program, a Mas-
ters of Medical Science
and Physician Assistance,
could have as many as 144
students in the program by
2021. Epting hopes to have
the provisional accredita-
tion by 2016, launching
with 32 students in Janu-
ary 2017.
By 2020, there could be
an estimated physician
shortage of 90,000, ac-
cording to the Association
of American Medical Col-
leges.
Together, were go-
ing to make a difference.
Were going to put a dent
in that, Epting said. As
the paradigm for health
delivery changes, as that
paradigm for health de-
livery shifts, the physician
assistant provider is going
to become even more im-
portantWe could be on
the cutting edge of some-
thing tremendous here.
Michael Riordan, Green-
ville Health System presi-
dent and CEO, sees the
partnership as a way to
solve a problem by shar-
ing a vision.
We had sort of a grow-
your-own strategy, Rior-
dan said. We see a short-
age and we want to solve
the shortage by partnering
with great organizations
that share that vision.
As an academic institu-
tion, theyll put together
the program. We want to
support it from a clinical
standpoint. Our hope is
that many of these stu-
dents will wind upstay
here in the community,
helping the community
thats what ties to our vi-
sion and our mission.
Natalie Schrader, a ju-
nior biology student at
North Greenville Universi-
ty, plans to participate in
the program.
From early childhood,
Shrader wanted to be an
artist.
It wasnt until my first
international mission trip
overseas that the Lord
opened up my eyes to see
the world in a completely
different way, she said. I
saw people suffering phys-
ically and spiritually.
Shrader now wants to
minister medically and
work to end human traf-
ficking.
I know, hands-down,
that North Greenvilles
PA program is my num-
ber one choice, she said.
After having experienced
the undergraduate pro-
gram first hand and being
poured into academically
and as a person, I know
that this program is going
to exceed anything that I
can imagine in my mind,
being academically excel-
lent and pouring into my
life so that I can pour into
other people.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Todd Varholy is hoping
to bring the first all-fe-
male team to the SkillsU-
SA state competition next
year, as 13 more girls join
the program, bringing the
total to 19.
This would be unheard
of, said the J. Harley Bonds
Career Center teacher.
Were hoping with the
right training, Im not go-
ing to guarantee this, but
were hoping well have the
first all-female team in
competition in South Car-
olina history next year,
Varholy said. Its never
been done before.
One of his previous fe-
male students was on a
winning team, but never
an all-female team. Few
girls compete statewide,
he said.
If it happens its com-
ing out of this school, I
promise, Varholy said.
In previous years, Var-
holy had one or two girls
in each class. Several years
ago, he had eight in one
class.
I think it would be great
to have an all-girls team be-
cause its never been done
before and thats what
pushes us more to strive
at what we do, said Julie
Coker, one of the six girls
in Varholys program.
Ashley Duncan, Stepha-
nie Maldanado, Rodian
Manjarres, Pearl Williams
and Christina Wooten are
also in Varholys welding
program.
Some girls are scared
away by the fact that
theyll get dirty or hurt,
the girls said.
Getting dirty is the last
thing Im worried about,
Coker said.
Dont let any of them
fool you, Varholy said.
They are just as tough, if
not tougher than any guy
out in that class.
The six girls, all juniors,
in Varholys class dont
know any other girls who
weld. When people learn
they weld, theyre usually
surprised.
Guys think that girls
dont work as hard as
them, which I think they
work harder, Coker said.
Guys like to play around,
stuff like that.
Varholy said his female
students tend to be more
focused.
I think we work 10 times
harder, Wooten said.
Rodian Manjarres, whos
also Bonds SkillsUSA
president, said people are
shocked to learn shes a
welder.
It kind of has to sink
into them that girls are ac-
tually welding and becom-
ing something that maybe
back then they would have
never thought of, Man-
jarres said.
Most of the time, their
skills are generally well
received.
They think its really
cool that we take welding,
Coker said.
There are occasional
prejudices, Maldonado
said.
There are some guys
that I talk to and theyre
like, Oh, this is easy, but
whenever I see their welds
and its messed up, they
say, It was just the ma-
chine.
Its a stress-reliever,
Duncan said.
It gets your mind away
from everything else, she
said.
When in your own
booth, youre just worried
about what youre doing,
Coker said.
All of them want to weld
for a living, but that wasnt
always the case.
Duncan previously
wanted to be a police of-
ficer, but now wants to
own her own welding busi-
ness. Maldonado originally
wanted to be a lawyer, but
now is considering teach-
ing welding.
Coker planned to be a
veterinary technician, but
eventually wants to own
an automotive shop. Wil-
liams plans to take cosme-
tology classes, but keep
welding as her primary oc-
cupation.
Mines a complete twist
from welding, Williams
said. After I get out of
here, I do want to have a
job with welding but I also
want to go into cosmetol-
ogy school, so I can have
that as my secondary job,
with this being my prima-
ry.
Some were introduced
to welding through family
members who weld, like
Coker and Maldonado.
I saw my dad doing it
one day and I wanted to
try it, Maldonado said.
He was building fences
around the house and
taught himself.
Others wanted to try
something new.
It is something new, not
something a girl would
typically do, Duncan
said.
Williams dad has weld-
ed most of his life, but she
has other reasons.
I like the art that comes
out of it, she said.
The welders, male and
female alike, are family,
Duncan said.
Were pretty much like
a family here, she said.
Once youre accepted, we
get to know everybody.
North Greenville, health system team up

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
North Greenville University President Dr. Jimmy Epting, right, will partner with Greenville
Health System to launch a physician assistant program. Natalie Schrader, a North
Greenville University biology student, left, plans to join the program.
Julie Coker cuts metal using a plasma torch in class Tuesday. She said she wants to own
her own automotive shop.
Rodian Manjarres, Ashley Duncan and instructor Todd
Varholy supervise a track torch during class.
Rodian Manjarres uses an oxy fuel torch to cut steel.
Six girls are currently enrolled in Varholys welding class. Above from left to right, back
row: Pearl Williams, Rodian Manjarres, Julie Coker and Christina Wooten. Front row:
Ashley Duncan and Stephanie Maldonado.
They are just
as tough, if not
tougher than any
guy out in that
class.
Todd Varholy
Welding instructor
Girls got skills: all female team in works
I
ts clich, but some-
times the simple things
are truly the best things
in life: naps, sunshine,
weddings, new babies.
Last week, Dale and I
made an offer on another
house. This one is amaz-
ing and we desperately
wanted it: four bedrooms,
two full baths, more than
an acre of land that backs
up to the South Tyger
River.
We were both elated to
learn that our bid was ac-
cepted Friday morning.
The next morning, I
woke up grumpy and
anxious. How do we know
this is the right house for
us? What if we dont want
to stay in the area? A 30-
year mortgage is a pretty
serious commitment.
What if theres a Dexter
Morgan/Walter White/
Cruella DeVille next door?
Why wont Dale listen to
my decorating ideas?
Long story short, I was
stressed to the point of
insanity for no rational
reason Saturday. But
when I realized the pool
was open, a switch flipped
in my brain. Plans of
sunshine and lying by the
pool cured my crazy.
Later that same day, we
went to a wedding for a
longtime friend of mine. I
was stressed (Im a wor-
rier, generally speaking)
on the way there. Earlier
in the week, I dreamt I
was late to the wedding
and didnt have time to
shave my legs (I have
crazy dreams).
We got to the wed-
ding on time, it went off
without a hitch and we
had a great time with
great friends. Its hard to
be stressed or grumpy
when dancing to Spice
Girls, especially when the
brides parents are bust-
ing moves too.
In the last week or so, I
had lunch with some for-
mer co-workers/friends,
one of whom brought her
10-week-old baby.
Yall, I love babies - the
majority of babies Ive
had the pleasure of being
around have been ador-
able, chubby, happy and
hilarious. Nothing makes
me happier than snug-
gling a sweet, happy baby,
which this little one was.
Emphasis on sweet, happy
baby someone elses
baby.
For the rest of the day
(or maybe longer), I felt
absolutely high and re-
freshed. Snuggling a baby
made my day.
In the back of my mind
during all this is every-
thing I need to do before
going to Tampa and the
trip itself. Ill spend an
eight-hour drive to Tampa
with Dale, my mom and
my brother later this
week. My mom, brother
and I have spent many
long trips together and so
have Dale and I, but this
will be a first for the four
of us. The three of them
enjoy nothing more than
giving me a hard time.
Even with the eight-hour
tease-Katie-fest looming,
getting ready for gradu-
ate school and trying to
purchase a house, I feel
like nothing can slow me
down.
MILESTONES
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BRHS CHOIRS COMPETED
IN STATE FESTIVAL
In March, the Blue Ridge
High School honors con-
cert choir and the honors
mens choir traveled to
Columbia to compete in
the 2014 Class AAA South
Carolina Choral State Fes-
tival.
Nineteen choirs from
across the state presented
their programs for three
adjudicators, receiving a
festival rating and rank.
The honors concert choir
placed fourth, while the
honors mens choir placed
first, giving the Blue Ridge
choral program its third
state championship. Both
choirs received overall
Superior ratings in both
performance and sight-
reading.
Of all 57 competing
schools from across the
state, the mens choir had
the third highest overall
score.
WASHINGTON CENTER
GETS CHILL OUT CHAIR
The students of Wash-
ington Center were recent-
ly presented with a posi-
tioning Chill-out Chair
thanks to the generos-
ity of neighboring school,
Sara Collins Elementary.
More than $2,000 in funds
for the purchase were gen-
erated through a yard sale
held by Sara Collins PTA.
The chair will be located
in the Washington Center
Multi-Sensory Area to af-
ford comfortable seating
for the schools orthope-
dically impaired students.
RMS STUDENTS WIN
SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS
Sweta Mandilwar
and Sooruj Bhatia took
home awards from
the Greenville County
and SC Regional Science
and Engineering Fair.
Mandilwars awards in-
cluded second place in
the Medicine and Health
category for the Junior Di-
vision and Honorable Men-
tion Overall in the Junior
Division. Bhatia awards
included the special U.S.
Navy Academic Excellence
Award for the Junior Divi-
sion, and Honorable Men-
tion in the Engineering
Division
RMS ARTS STUDENTS
EARN ACCOLADES
Riverside Middle School
Performing Arts were a
smashing success at Festi-
val Disney on April 5.
The concert band, sym-
phony, guitar ensemble
and chorus all performed
for nationally acclaimed
adjudicators. Each group
participated in a Disney
Music Workshop, which
included sight-reading,
discussion about generic
preparations in life and
what it takes to be suc-
cessful in life not only in
music but in any profes-
sion. Students also pre-
pared and participated in
professional recordings.
Band--superior rating:
middle school band cat-
egory; top award--second
best in class--superior.
String orchestra--excellent
rating. Chorus --excellent
rating. Guitar--enrolled to
receive comments only;
they were great comments.
RMS Guitar Ensemble was
the only Guitar Ensemble
during the entire festival
weekend.
RMS STUDENTS PLACE
IN ART JURIED SHOW
Several Riverside Middle
art students placed in the
Greenville County Schools
Juried Art Show. The cat-
egories were painting,
drawing, printmaking, de-
sign/mixed media, 3D.
Sixth grader Tate Steele
placed second in print-
making; sixth grader Faith
Hubbard received honor-
able mention in design/
mixed media; sixth grader
Sarah Bagwell placed first
in drawing and third in
drawing; sixth grader Em-
ily Mauldin received hon-
orable mention for print-
making; seventh grader
Wyatt Armstrong received
honorable mention for
printmaking and eighth
grader Kelsie Harden re-
ceived honorable mention
fro design/mixed media.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SPRING
CONCERT ON MAY 1
Riverside Middle will
holds its spring concert
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. May
1 in the RMS cafeteria. Ad-
mission is $3.
RMS STUDENTS VISIT
MODEL UN
Riverside Middle stu-
dents attended and took
home awards from the
state Model United Na-
tions Conference at the
YMCA Conference Center
in Black Mountain, North
Carolina. Students from
Riverside received awards
for the following:
Outstanding Festival
of Nations Booth: Mexico
represented by Jackson
Keller, Robert McConnell
and Rohit Yarlagadda
Outstanding Native at-
tire: Algeria Represented
by Nick England, Angus
McCord, Jay Ramesh, and
Erden Ucok.
North Korea represent-
ed by Michael Gallagher,
Lucy Wang, and Andrew
Watson.
Outstanding Resolution:
Lebanon represented
by Manaal Ahmed, Cindy
Li, Sweta Mandilwar, and
Caitlin Tackney. They
were also selected to be
presented at the General
Assembly Session.
Chad represented by
Taylor Allen, Carrington
Cantarella, Caden Hox-
worth, and Kelly Wang.
Somalia represented by
Nikita Anana and Eliza-
beth Hall.
The Resolutions from
Turkey represented by
Anna Lage and Ashlyn
Kearney and Yemen rep-
resented by Leah Neufeld,
Marcella Babatunde, Re-
becca Dunn, and Lawson
Logue were selected for
Presentation at the Plenary
Session.
Marcella Babatunde,
Elizabeth Hall and Nick
Englad were selected as
Outstanding Statemen.
Michael Gallagher, Lucy
Wang, Taylor Allen, Kelly
Wang and Caden Hoxworth
were selected to serve as
Clerks during Council Ses-
sions.
Leah Neufeld, Lawson
Logue, Natalie Boulos,
Rebecca Dunn, Elizabeth
Hall, and Sweta Mandilwar
were selected to serve on
the Security Council.
The Entire Riverside Del-
egation to the Conference
was selected as Most Out-
standing Delegation.
IMOVE SCHEDULED
FOR MAY 3
The 4th Annual iMOVE
5K Run/Walk will be May
3. Check in will be at 8
a.m., pre-race warm up at
8:30 a.m. and the start of
the race/walk at 9 a.m.
All proceeds will be
donated to Let There Be
Mom and Palmetto Ani-
mal Assisted Life Services
(PAALS). For more infor-
mation, please visit the
RMS website.
LANGSTON FOUNDATION TO
HOLD GOLF TOURNAMENT
Langston will hold its
Golf Classic Invitational
May 2 at River Falls Planta-
tion Golf Course, Duncan.
Many levels of sponsor-
ship opportunities are
available, as well as team
sign-ups.
The deadline for spon-
sorships is March 21.
Contact Alison Thomp-
son at 312-9307 or
athompson@l angston-
charter.org.
ADVENTURE CAMP
OFFERED FOR SUMMER
APEX Adventures Out-
door Day Camp will be of-
fered as a summer camp
through Langston Charter
Middle School. The camp
features hiking, mountain
biking, whitewater raft-
ing and stand-up paddle
boarding.
The camp is open to
ages 11-14. For more in-
formation or to register
go to apexadventurecamp.
com.
LANGSTON HOLDING
SUMMER CAMPS
A variety of summer
camps will be offered to all
area students at Langston
Charter Middle School this
summer. Study Skills, Cre-
ative Writing and Science
camp information can be
found langstoncharter.org
under the LCMS SUMMER
CAMPS tab.
Lego Robotics Level 1
and Lego Sumo summer
camps will be offered at
Langston Charter Middle
School to all area rising
fourth through eighth
grade students. An in-
sect-collecting summer
camp will be offered to
all area rising sixth grade
students. Cost is $100 for
Lego camps and $80 for
insect collecting. Space is
limited.
For information, contact
David Leeke at dleeke@
langstoncharter.org.
D5 SCHOOLS NAMED
PALMETTO RECIPIENTS
Eight District Five
schools have been desig-
nated as some of the best
in the state, after being
selected as Palmetto Gold
and Silver award winners
this year.
Abner Creek Academy,
Duncan Elementary, Ly-
man Elementary, River
Ridge Elementary, Well-
ford Academy, Berry
Shoals Intermediate, By-
rnes Freshman Academy
and Byrnes High School
all received gold awards
for general performance.
Duncan Elementary was
awarded the Silver distinc-
tion and Byrnes got the
gold award for closing the
achievement gap.
The South Carolina De-
partment of Education
recognized 565 schools
statewide with the award,
given out annually by the
Education Oversight Com-
mittee.
DUNCAN ELEMENTARY
COLLECTS PENNIES
Duncan Elementary
students are learning to
count their pennies for a
good cause.
During the month of
March, students and staff
at the school set out to
help babies who are born
early or have health com-
plications through the
March of Dimes. From jars
to buckets, Duncan piled
pennies up in hundreds
to help babies grow strong
and healthy.
First grader Elijah Berry
was so moved by the cam-
paign that he searched his
neighborhood in search of
dropped pennies on the
ground and asked fam-
ily and friends to donate.
Duncan raised more than
$400 for the March of
Dimes.
D5 TERRIFIC KIDS
HONORED
Eight District Five stu-
dents are being recognized
as some of the most out-
standing in Spartanburg
County, after being named
Terrific Kids of the Year
for their schools.
The students were hon-
ored, along with nearly
a hundred others from
across Spartanburg, at an
annual luncheon held by
the Kiwanis Club. The Ter-
rific Kid program rewards
students for character, de-
termination and success
in the classroom.
The Terrific Kids of
the Year for District Five
are: Ava Thompson (Ab-
ner Creek Academy), Ryan
Hand (Duncan Elemen-
tary), Nelya Mosijchuk (Ly-
man Elementary), Kayla
Ly (Reidville Elementary),
Peytan Diggins (River
Ridge Elementary), Madi-
lyn Milici (Wellford Acad-
emy), Rahjai Harris (Berry
Shoals Intermediate), and
Damiya McMillan (Beech
Springs Intermediate).
BERRY SHOALS BETA CLUB
RECEIVES RECOGNITION
Students in Berry Shoals
Intermediate School ju-
nior beta club were named
a National Beta School of
Distinction for 2013-14.
This is the first time the
school has received this
high honor.
CRITTERS VISIT D.R. HILL
SCIENCE CLASS
The seventh grade sci-
ence students were enter-
tained with a presentation
about watersheds by USC
Upstates Watershed Ecol-
ogy Center.
The lesson included
an interactive model and
hands on time with crit-
ters, including a bearded
dragon. Petting the beard-
ed dragon was a highlight
of the lesson.
HONOR BAND SCORES
SUPERIOR RATING
The Florence Chapel
Middle School Honor Band
scored superior ratings at
the South Carolina Band
Directors Association Ju-
nior Concert Festival last
month under the direction
of Alicia Crutchlow.
DUNCAN MENTOR
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Every minute counts
when it comes to learning
at Duncan Elementary and
no one knows that more
than Melvin Walker.
As children wait in the
afternoon for their bus
to arrive, youll find them
gathered around Walker,
as he reads to them, mak-
ing each story come alive
with his enthusiasm. Walk-
er not only reads and
mentors the children in
his self-contained special
needs class, he is a mentor
and buddy to many other
children throughout the
school.
On any given day, youll
see him pop into class-
rooms to give students a
thumbs up or stop in the
hallway to greet a child
who might be having a
rough start to their day.
GERMAN RESTAURANT
CATERS FOR SCHOOLS
Schwaben House, a Ger-
man restaurant in Green-
ville, recently catered
classes at Florence Chapel
and D.R. Hill. Students
ate authentic cuisine and
practiced their German.
Gute arbeit.
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Thursday Sweet and sour
chicken, brown rice, toasted
cheese sandwich, vegetation
station, chicken noodle soup,
green beans, fruit, milk.
Friday Pizza, vegetable que-
sadilla, vegetation station,
ham and bean soup, pinto
beans, fruit, milk.
Monday Hamburger with
lettuce and tomato, barbecue
sandwich, vegetation station,
chicken tortilla soup, broccoli,
fruit, milk.
Tuesday Beef and cheese
nachos, pasta primavera with
garlic breadstick, vegetation
station, tomato basil soup,
carrots, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Roast chicken,
vegetable frittata, roll , vege-
tation station, chicken noodle
soup, mashed potatoes with
gravy, fruit, milk.
MIDDLE/HIGH
Thursday Beef and cheese
nachos, chicken teriyaki
over brown rice, roll, grilled
chicken salad with roll, green
beans, peas, fruit, milk.
Friday Hot dog with chili,
bufalo chicken sandwich,
chef salad with roll, Cole slaw,
baked beans, fruit, milk.
Monday Baked fsh sand-
wich, chicken tenders with
whole grain roll, Mandarin
chicken salad with whole
grain roll, peas, vegetable
medley, assorted fruit, milk.
Tuesday Stufed shells with
roll, turkey wrap, southwest
chicken salad with roll, car-
rots, green beans, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Chicken potpie
with roll, grilled chicken sand-
wich with lettuce and tomato,
chicken Caesar salad with roll,
corn, broccoli, fruit, milk.
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PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Childrens museum
Chandler Creek second graders visited The Childrens
Museum of the Upstate, where Nigel Livingston and Kevin
Morales-Perez played in the Reedy River Bend.
GCAC HOSTING DRAGON
AND PRINCESS PARTY
Dress like a princess and
be treated like royalty. Or,
come as a dragon-slayer,
and be hosted for brav-
ery at Greer Cultural Arts
Councils Dragon and Prin-
cess Party May 9 and 10, 1
p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Can-
non Centre, 204 Cannon
St., Greer.
There will be a tea party
with light refreshments,
face painting, crafts and
pictures with princesses.
There will be a free entry
into drawing for a car-
riage ride with a princess
and other prizes. Carriage
Rides are available for ex-
tra cost. All proceeds ben-
efit GCAC.
Cost is $12 for children,
$6 for adults. Save your
ticket and get a free con-
cession at Sleeping Beauty
Kids.
MAULDIN GARDEN CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
The May 13 meeting of
the Mauldin Garden Club
will have yards, includ-
ing areas where nothing
will grow, blooming in no
time.
Terry Gentry will be the
guest speaker on the topic
of wildflowers and how to
sow and grow them. This
will be the final meeting
until fall.
The club meets at 7 p.m.
in the Mauldin Cultural
Center, 101 East Butler
Road.
about the Garden Club,
visit mauldingardenclub.
org.
MUSICAL COMES
TO FOUNTAIN INN
Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers will be at the
Younts Center for Per-
forming Arts May 1-3.
This will be a lively mu-
sical, performed at the
newly renovated Younts
Center for Performing Arts
in Fountain Inn.
Show times are Thurs-
day, May 1, at 7 p.m.; Fri-
day, May 2, at 7 p.m. and
Saturday, May 3, at 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Tickets for re-
served seating are $10 and
$15 and are available at ar-
tiosgreenville.eventbrite.
com.
COMEDY CLASSIC WILL
BENEFIT RELAY FOR LIFE
Three comedians will
perform, starting at 8 p.m.
May 3 at the Phoenix Inn
for the Joy DuBail Relay
for Life Comedy Classic.
Comedian, impression-
ist and voice over special-
ist Chris DuBail has had
several TV appearances
across the country and
has performed on Carni-
val Cruise Lines. He brings
some of the entertainment
worlds favorite charac-
ters to life with physical
comedy and quality dead
on impressions. His act
is a high-energy blend of
impressions, stand up,
physical comedy and im-
provisation.
Tom Simmons has
performed on Comedy
Central, Showtime, BET,
Bounce TV, Comedy.TV,
The Montreal Comedy Fes-
tival, Aspen Laff Festival,
was the winner of the San
Francisco International
Comedy Competition,
Runner up in Laughing
Skull Festival. He can be
heard regularly on 24/7
Comedy Radio, Sirius/XM
and iHeart Radio. Follow
some of Simmmons daily
writings on Twitter @tom-
simmonscomedy and on
Facebook.
Janet Williams, a.k.a.
The Tennessee Tramp, is
a Nationally touring co-
median who plays A
rooms throughout the
United States and Canada.
She has done several USO
tours including Japan, Ko-
rea, Guam, and Germany.
TV appearances include
Comedy Central and BETs
Comic View. She is a lov-
able force to be reckoned
with, and audiences leave
her shows feeling she is
part of the family.
The Phoenix Inn will open
its doors at 6 p.m. with
Dinner Specials. There will
be a cash bar. Special room
rates are available. There
will also be a silent auc-
tion and dance party. More
information is available at
http://ow.ly/wfpX4.
SLT ENDS SEASON
WITH BOEING BOEING
The Spartanburg Little
Theatres 2013-2014 sea-
son wraps up with the
modern comedy classic
Boeing Boeing.
On stage for six per-
formances May 2-11 at
Chapman Cultural Cen-
ter, Boeing Boeing was
recently revived on Broad-
way in 2008 and is most
well known to audiences
through its 1961 film ver-
sion starring Jerry Lewis
and Tony Curtis.
Glamour-boy architect
Bernard simultaneously
juggles Italian, German,
and American fiancees,
each a beautiful airline
hostesses. Tracking their
airlines timetables and
scheduling non-conver-
gent layovers, he keeps
one up, one down and one
pending until unexpected
schedule changes, and in-
troduction of a faster Boe-
ing jet, bring all three to
Paris and his apartment at
the same time.
Directed by Wofford
theatre professor Mark
Ferguson, Boeing Boeing
features a talented cast of
Upstate actors led by Tim
Giles as Robert, Jay Coff-
man as Bernard, Teresa
Hough as Berthe, Anna
Grace Bradford as Gloria,
Sarah Hurley as Gabriella,
and Chelsea Jarrett as
Gretchen.
Tickets for Boeing Boe-
ing can be purchased by
calling Chapman Cultural
Centers box office at 542-
2787 or online at chap-
manculturalcenter. org.
SPARTANBURG HIGH,
DIST. 7 PRESENT GREASE
Join the Greasers and
Pink Ladies as the Fine
Arts Department of Spar-
tanburg High School and
Spartanburg School Dis-
trict 7 present Grease May
29, 30, 31, and June 1 at
Chapman Cultural Center.
Students from every
school in the district will
capture the look and
sound of the 1950s in this
rollicking school musical
that salutes the rock n
roll era. The production
will feature the talents of
more than 90 students
onstage and behind the
scenes.
The play opens at 7 p.m.
May 29, at Chapman Cul-
tural Center with other
performances at 7 p.m.
May 30 and May 31 and at
3 p.m. June 1. Tickets may
be purchased by calling
Chapman Cultural Cen-
ter at 542-ARTS, ordering
online at ChapmanCultur-
alCenter.org, or by going
by the box office at 200
E. Saint John St., Spartan-
burg.
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $12 for senior citi-
zens, and $10 for students.
All seats are reserved.
LES MISERABLES
COMES TO GLT
The Greenville Little The-
atre (GLT) will present Les
Miserables, the epic story
of forgiveness and hope,
starting May 30.
An international hit for
more than two decades,
Les Mis is the epic story
of forgiveness and hope,
revolution and romance,
tragedy and triumph, and
ultimate redemption. Vic-
tor Hugos classic story
is brought to life by an
amazing score. Join Jean
Valjean, Inspector Ja-
vert, Fantine, Eponine,
Cosette, Marius, and the
Threnardiers in a special
night in the theatre.
Tickets prices are $35
with discounts available
for seniors, children, and
groups of ten or more.
Show dates are May 30-31,
June 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 at 8
pm and Sundays June 1, 8,
15, 22 at 3 pm. Call the box
office at 233-6238 or visit
greenvillelittletheatre.org
for more information.
The box office, at 444
College St., Greenville, is
open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-
day-Friday.
END OF SPARTANBURG
PHILHARMONIC SEASON
Another classical music
season will soon draw to
a close in Spartanburg at
7 p.m. May 3, in Twichell
Auditorium at Converse
College, Spartanburg Phil-
harmonic Orchestra (SPO)
will present its season fi-
nale Masterworks III con-
cert under Music Director
Sarah Ioannides.
SPO will perform Gioac-
chino Rossinis Silken Lad-
der Overture, Franz Joseph
Haydns Cello Concerto in
C, and Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozarts famous Requiem
in D Minor. Featured guest
artists will include Alan
Harrell on cello and the
Spartanburg Festival Cho-
rus. In particular, Mozarts
Requiem will feature guest
singers -- all closely con-
nected to the Music Pro-
grams at Converse College
-- Tharanga Goonetilleke,
soprano, Pamela Wil-
liamson, mezzo-soprano,
Wayne Hobbs, tenor, and
Jason McKinney, bass-
baritone.
Season subscriptions for
the 2014-15 season will be
on sale the night of this
concert, starting at 6 p.m.,
during intermission, and
after the concert. For tick-
ets, call the Twichell Box
Office at 596-9725.
TAKE FLIGHT 5K BENEFIT
SET FOR MAY 24
The second Take Flight
5K run/walk is set for May
24 down the Greenville
Downtown Airport run-
way. Money raised will go
to playground equipment
for children 5-12 years
old, to the increasingly
popular aviation themed
community park at the
Greenville Downtown Air-
port (GMU).
Details and registration
information can be found
at: http://book-events.
com/takeflight5k/ , ac-
cording to Joe Frasher,
Airport Director of the
Greenville Downtown Air-
port (GMU). The race will
depart from the park, lo-
cated next to the Runway
Cafe at 21 Airport Road
Extension, Greenville.
The event is on the Sat-
urday of Memorial Day
weekend. Greenvi l l e s
Civil Air Patrol will pres-
ent the Honor Guard and
also conduct the cer-
emonial Prisoner of War
(POW) / Missing in Ac-
tion (MIA) Missing Man
table ceremony, which is
a mainstay for military
programs honoring lost
solders. According to the
National League of POW/
MIA Families guidelines,
each POW/MIA table is to
be set with absolute preci-
sion and was a highlight of
last years program.
GMU is the busiest gener-
al aviation airport in South
Carolina and is a self-suf-
ficient entity with finan-
cial strength that doesnt
rely on local taxpayers for
funding. GMU is home to
Greenville Jet Center, the
largest Fixed Base Opera-
tor (FBO) in the state as
well as more than 25 other
aviation-related business-
es creating 453 jobs that
annually contribute more
than $35.2 million to the
Upstate economy.
about GMU please visit
greenvilledowntownair-
port.com or contact Joe
Frasher at 242-4777 or
joe@greenvilledowntown-
airport.com
CHAPMAN GUILD GALLERY
SHOWS THIS IS IT
The Artists Guild Gal-
lery will feature long-time
members Doris Turner
and Jessica Barnes with
their show This Is It dur-
ing May.
The exhibit will be
open from May 1-27, and
an opening reception is
scheduled for 5:30-8 p.m.
May 10 in the Guild Gal-
lery at Chapman Cultural
Center. The exhibit will be
free for public viewing dai-
ly 10 a.m.5 p.m. Monday
- Saturday and 1-5 p.m.
Sunday.
Barnes and Turner have
been friends for many
years. They met on an
airplane going to New
York to see a Van Gogh
art exhibit. Both managed
to be somewhat uncon-
ventional at times, bossy
with plentiful ideas that
sometimes clashed, they
have cemented a lifelong
friendship in which art
is the glue. Barnes built a
conventional home; Turn-
er has raised a grandchild,
and now they are retired
and are having fun putting
on this show.
For information, call Ex-
ecutive Director, Robin Els
at 764-9568 or visit artist-
sguildofspartanburg.com.
PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION
USES VACANT SPACE
No Vacancies is a pub-
lic art exhibition taking
place along Main Street in
downtown Spartanburg.
This spring exhibition is
the culmination of a com-
munity-wide collaborative
process that fills vacant
spaces with visual art.
The artwork was created
by more than 35 art and
design students from Con-
verse College, Presbyterian
College, USC Upstate and
Wofford College.
The levels of community
support have been tre-
mendous. When members
of the Spartanburg Young
Professionals heard about
No Vacancies in late win-
ter, they quickly added
the project to a downtown
spring cleaning initiative
they were previously plan-
ning.
No Vacancies maps
will be available at the
Spartanburg Art Museum
as well as on the website,
spartanburgartmuseum.
org. For more information
call 582-7616.
LIST YOUR UPCOMING
EVENTS WITH US
Send all of your upcom-
ing concerts, plays and
events to Katie Jones at
kjones@greercitizen.com
or The Greer Citizen, 317
Trade St., Greer, South
Carolina, 29651.
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Joaquin Phoenix in Her
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF MAY 12
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Her (R) -- In the near-
ish future, computers be-
come so adept at human
interaction that its hard to
tell the difference between
a machine and a real per-
sonality. Theodore (Joa-
quin Phoenix) is a lonely,
divorced writer who falls
in love with the operating
system of his new comput-
er. To be fair, Sam -- as the
software is called -- knows
every intimate detail of
Theodores online life,
she reads his emails, loves
his sense of humor, asks
thoughtful questions ...
and shes voiced by Scar-
lett Johansson.
Writer/director Spike
Jonze (Adaptation, Be-
ing John Malkovich) took
home both the Oscar and
Golden Globe for best orig-
inal screenplay because of
Her. The film uses the
wacky premise to get at
the heart of bigger ideas
about how we relate to
technology, and how love
works between humans.
That Awkward Mo-
ment (R) -- This is one
of those romantic com-
edies where the charac-
ters are adults, but all of
the jokes and commentary
were clearly designed by
adolescents. Zac Efron, Mi-
chael B. Jordan and Miles
Teller play a trio of buds
in their mid-20s, just pal-
lin around New York City,
picking up chicks, cracking
(lame) jokes and dodging
emotional entanglements.
This movie would be hi-
larious as a parody of the
shallow lessons taught by
romcoms, but thats not
how it tries to be funny --
instead you get a recurring
bit about how one of the
guys always leaves a smell
in the bathroom.
Generation Iron (PG-
13) -- The Mr. Olympia
bodybuilding competition
draws contenders from
all over the world, and it
was the stage that helped
make Arnold Schwar-
zenegger into a superstar.
The highest level of com-
petitive bodybuilding de-
mands an amazing level
of skill and commitment.
This documentary fol-
lows seven contestants in
the 2013 Mr. Olympia as
they forge their muscles
and discuss what drives
them. Narrated by Mickey
Rourke, the movie finds
what makes bodybuilding
such a unique world.
DOG OF THE WEEK
I Frankenstein (PG-
13) -- After years colorless
crap about vampires, zom-
bies, werewolves and ev-
ery tired ghoul in between,
Hollywood now has to re-
tire the Monster Reboot
strategy. It goes like this:
Dig up an old monster and
make the story gritty
or young adult without
any regard for what made
the source material great.
Now, Frankensteins mon-
ster (Aaron Eckhart) has
been resurrected into a
pulpy gray world where
he punches animated de-
mons.
The Monster now goes
by Adam Frankenstein,
for, you know, forms and
stuff. He has survived into
the modern era, and hes
become instrumental in a
never-ending war between
good gargoyles and bad
demons. Eckhart is totally
committed to his grimac-
ing, but its not enough to
save this humorless clone
of the tapped-out Under-
world franchise.
TV RELEASES
Longmire: Season 2
Orange Is the New
Black: Season 1
Eastbound & Down:
Season 4
THINGS
TO DO
ARTWORK | SUBMITTED
This work by Jessica Barnes is part of This is It at Chapman Cultural Centers Artists Guild
Gallery. The exhibit by Barnes and Doris Turner will be on display May 1-27. An opening
reception is set for 5:30-7 p.m. May 10.
POSTER | SUBMITTED
Downtown Spartanburgs No Vacancies public art exhibit
was created by design students from Converse College,
Presbyterian College, USC Upstate and Woford College.
Maps for the vacant-space art project are available at
spartanburgartmuseum.org.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Katie and Ridge shared
a loving moment at the
office. Hope and Liam
traveled to the South Los
Angeles Animal Shelter,
where they met with the
workers who told their
stories. Brooke tried to get
Katie to allow Bill more ac-
cess to his young son, as
well as his old job back.
Wyatt was confident that
Hope would choose him
over his brother in the
end. Aly confided in Oli-
ver about how much she
hated Taylor for killing
her mother. Quinn made
a hefty demand of Bill re-
garding their son. Oliver
asked Aly to go on a ro-
mantic getaway with him.
Former Price Is Right
host Bob Barker paid a
visit to Liam to set up the
animal-awareness cam-
paign. Wait to See: Hope
and Liam adopt a kitten
from the shelter.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
A gunshot rang out as
Nicole and Jennifer fought
to escape from Liam. Will
had a fit when he read the
terms of Gabis custody
agreement. Jordan told
Rafe that she loved him. EJ
got new evidence to help
him determine who sent
the incriminating photo of
him and Abigail. Ciara had
a tempting proposition
for Aiden. Theresa feared
her role in Liams reign
of terror was about to be
exposed. Paige confronted
JJ when she found him on
a date with Bev. Will pan-
icked when he sensed that
Gabi just might give in to
Nicks outrageous plan.
Kate dropped a bomb on
Jordan. Sami reached out
to Abigail for help with
Nick. Wait to See: Eric has
a romantic surprise for Ni-
cole.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Obrecht and Madeline
both were confident that
their individual ploys
would get them out of jail.
Jordan, appearing more
intrigued with the Jerome
family business, continued
to show her loyalty. Luke
suggested to Shawn that
Ric might still be working
with Julian. A mysterious
man came to Port Charles
with a special delivery.
Patrick had an opportu-
nity to get in touch with a
loved one. Levi met Max-
ies parents, but Mac was
not impressed. Madeline
dropped a bombshell on
Nathan and then told him
to keep it to himself. The
PCPD found a crucial piece
of evidence in AJs shoot-
ing. Wait to See: There are
some noticeable absences
at this years Nurses Ball.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Stitch and Victoria went
on their first date together.
Lily was worried that Colin
had Jill snowed. Cane en-
couraged Devon to pursue
Hilary. Meanwhile, Hilary
and Neil discussed what
their kiss meant to them.
Chelsea and Kevin were
concerned about Chloes
strange behavior. Avery
read some unsettling
comments about her new
show. Billy visited Connor
after learning that he was
sick. Jack and Kelly began
officially seeing each oth-
er, but Jack felt conflicted
when Phylliss name was
brought up. Nick promised
to help Sharon remember
the secret that she once
held. Avery threatened
to get a restraining order
against Ian. Tensions grew
between Dylan and Leslie.
Wait to See: Chelsea plans
Adams memorial service.
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
an 82-year-old male. In my
younger years, I participat-
ed vigorously in sports. As
a result, I ended up with
a degenerated joint in the
big toe of my right foot.
Forty years ago, the doc-
tors gave me an artificial
joint. Prior to the joint in-
stallation, I was in severe
pain. After the procedure,
I had no pain or problems
of any kind with the joint.
My oldest daughter has
a bad joint in her big toe
that gives her a lot of pain,
plus problems walking.
Her doctors tell her that
they will not replace that
joint anymore. Instead
they propose to fuse the
joint. She would be off her
feet for six weeks, and she
would have to undergo
eight weeks of intensive
therapy and learn to walk
differently. Whats missing
here? Why would they not
do the procedure for her,
when my procedure was
so successful? -- A.E.C.
ANSWER: First off, not
everyone with a bad joint
in the big toe -- usually a
bunion -- needs surgery.
Many people get relief from
conservative measures,
such as shoe modification,
orthotics, night splinting
and stretching. However,
if pain or difficulty walk-
ing persists despite con-
servative measures, then
referral to a foot surgeon
is appropriate.
There are more than
150 surgeries described
for treatment of bunion
deformities. Joint replace-
ment (arthroplasty) is still
being done, but a 2005
trial comparing a fusion
procedure (arthrodesis) to
joint replacement found
arthrodesis to have supe-
rior pain control. Other
studies have found the
two procedures to have
very similar outcomes.
While I am glad you had
such a good outcome,
one has to be very care-
ful when comparing ones
own treatment with some-
one elses. There may be
subtle differences between
you and the other person
that you arent aware of.
Or, as may be in this case,
surgery techniques may
have changed over time.
The arthritis booklet
discusses joint problems
like rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoarthritis and lupus.
Readers can order a copy
by writing: Dr. Roach -
- No. 301W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
72, and for the past few
weeks I have been fight-
ing a case of hives. The
dermatologist has taken
me off nearly all meds,
as a biopsy shows I have
a chemical allergy. The
itching is severe. Is there
anything other than triam-
cinolone cream that can
calm things down? The
hives are large, most of
them flat, and most ringed
with red. The only meds I
take are for diabetes and a
thyroid condition, and Ive
taken them for ages. -- F.L.
ANSWER: I am surprised
you arent taking an anti-
histamine, like Benadryl or
a prescription equivalent.
However, the real issue
here is why are you hav-
ing hives? There are many
causes, and the biopsy
report, while consistent
with chemical allergy,
might not be definitive. If
the hives last more than
six weeks, normally youd
get a series of blood tests,
with perhaps some addi-
tional follow-up testing if
necessary. Sometimes the
cause is never found.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475.
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