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SAYING GOODBYE TO OFFICER JACOBS
Church
hosts
week of
service
BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE
STAFF WRITER
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Funeral services for Greenville officer Allen Jacobs, who was killed in the line of duty, were held last Thursday at Furman Universitys Timmons Arena.
Police, community rally to support family

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Thousands of police
officers and community
members paid their final
respects to fallen Greenville officer Allen Jacobs
last Thursday.
Jacobs was shot and
killed in the line of duty
two weeks ago and funeral
services were held at Furman University.
The Greer Police Department had around 60 representatives at the funeral.
Whenever an officer
dies in the line of duty,
thats the ultimate sacrifice. You need to pay as
much respect as you can
to that department and
that family, Greer PDs
Lt. Jim Holcombe said. To
see four or five thousand
people in a room to honor
officer Jacobs, its hard to
explain in words how that
felt. You just have to sit
there and take it all in.
Its the absolute worst
when a fellow police officer is killed in the line
of duty, added Lt. Eric
Pressley, also of the Greer
Police Department. The
way that we pay respects
to each other, though, is
a great thing. There were
police officers from all
over the country there. It
was just remarkable.
Several members of the
Greenville Police Department who knew Jacobs
spoke at the service held
in Timmons Arena.
Its been a humbling
experience in the midst of
a tragic loss of a wonderful police officer, father,
husband, son, friend and

brother, said Sgt. Ed Irick,
who served as Jacobs supervisor in the Community
Response Team (CRT). He
was dependable, self-motivated, full of integrity and
passionate about his job.
No task was too small and
no obstacle was too great
to keep Allen from reaching his goal.
Byrnes
teacher
arrested
I know he has
inspired me and
others to look
to God for our
direction and to
live our lives fuller,
to love deeper and
to stand firm and
strong against the
storms.
For a group of local

high school students, this
weeks spring break is only
a break from school.
Nearly 250 volunteers,
many of them students,
have signed up to participate in Fairview Baptist
Churchs Hope Week, an
event meant to serve all
sorts of people in and
around Greer. Volunteers
began on Monday painting, building, cleaning,
planting, playing, serving
and praying.
Nathan Brannon, the
Greer Middle College student behind Hope Week,
says the projects are about
creating lasting relationships with people in the
community.
The main thing is just
to show the people in
Greer that as a church,
not necessarily just as
SEE HOPE | A7
For sex with

student
Police officers from North Carolina attended the funeral of Allen Jacobs last week.
Lt. Scott Key
BMW Fire Department

Sgt. Mike Yearout trained
Jacobs at the Greenville
Police Department.
Allen had an instinct for
policing that I hadnt seen
before and I havent seen
since in a recruit, Yearout
said. You needed only to
point him in the right direction, turn him loose,
and there was no telling
what he would come back
with.
Jacobs was more than
just a good police officer,
however. He was also a

good friend.
Allen was my friend,
my family, my partner
and my brother, said Lt.
Scott Key of the BMW Fire
Department. If you knew
Allen, you knew he was
always striving to be the
best at everything he did.
I know he has inspired me
and others to look to God
for our direction and to
live our lives fuller, to love
deeper and to stand firm
and strong against the
storms.
A burial service followed
at Coleman Memorial Cemetery, and the road leading
to the site was lined with
supportive
community
members.
SEE GOODBYE | A7
Local residents and officers lined the funeral procession

route to pay tribute to Greenvilles fallen officer.

STAFF WRITER
A Byrnes High School

teacher was arrested last
Wednesday for allegedly
having sex with a student
in October of 2014.
The Lyman Police Department arrested Alexandra D. McClure of 17 Crest
St. in Lyman at 3 p.m. and
charged her with three
counts of sexual battery.
The Duncan Police Department informed Lyman
that McClure lived in their
jurisdiction.
According to the incident report, the student
was in McClures 11th
grade Spanish class. The
student allegedly began
flirting with the teacher
and left his phone number on her desk. The report reads that she texted
him a couple of days later
and this led to further
SEE CHARGED | A7
Vacant city building to be used for art studios

STAFF WRITER
A city-owned, vacant
building will soon open its
doors to local artists and
their work.
Last Tuesday Greer City
Council heard from Ann
Cunningham,
director
of parks and recreation,
about the first phase of a
project to make the building, located at 100 Davis
Ave., suitable for artist
rental space, art displays
and receptions.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS
A2
CRIME
A9
ENTERTAINMENT
B8
MILESTONES
B10
OBITUARIES
A7
OPINION
A4
SCHOOLS
B7
SPORTS
B1-4
WEATHER
A7
KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer City Auditorium on Davis Avenue will soon see

improvements.
Cunningham also said
the auditorium of the
DEATHS
Bryan Stephen Smith, 54
building will be available

for community meetings.
The International Cathedral of Prayer formerly

met in the building, but
the premises was vacated
in July. While some requests have been made to
the city for the use of the
building, the city officials
maintained all along that
they would like to keep it
and use it.
Some work has already
occurred in the building
including fire arm repair,
badge swipes for different
areas of the building, wireless internet capability and
trees pruned and removed

as well as the removal of
debris and cleaning.
Cunningham appeared
before council asking for
permission to proceed with
the first phase, and council
approved $100,000 for the
project, though that number is intentionally high in
case of unforeseen needs
that must be met.
We do believe it will
come in under that, but it
will allow us to do some
of those additional repairs
that we would have done
in phase 2, said City Administrator Ed Driggers.

Without any unexpected
costs, information from
the parks and recreation
department estimated the
project to cost $58,920 for
the first phase.
Mayor Rick Danner said
he was excited to hear
that the first phase can be
completed in such a short
time. Cunningham said
she estimated they can be
finished with the current
work by the end of Spring.
SEE STUDIOS | A7
SPORTS
PERFECT
Byrnes softball
continues
its domination
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN
Byrnes to add marksmanship

STAFF WRITER
The old auditorium at
Byrnes High School will
soon be turned into an air
rifle shooting range.
District
Five
School
board members approved
the implementation of a
marksmanship program
through the Air Force
JROTC at Byrnes High
School on Monday night.
I believe this
program to be very
beneficial for our
students. I think
theyll enjoy it and
keep them involved
in ROTC.
Dr. Jeff Rogers
Byrnes High principal

Col.
Rhea
Dobson,
AFJROTC
instructor,
shared with council his
desire to see such a program implemented and
join other schools in the
county that already have
such a program.
Byrnes Principal Dr. Jeff
Rogers was in attendance
and introduced Dobson.
Rogers said he was against
the program initially until
he toured the indoor firing
range in action at Spartanburg High School.
I was sold, Rogers said.
I believe this program to
be very beneficial for our
students. I think theyll
enjoy it and keep them
involved in ROTC. It will
help with enrollment, and
I think its 100 percent
safe.
Safety was a topic Dobson
broached
before
COMMUNITY
NEWS
FREE COMPUTER CLASS
OFFERED FOR SENIORS
The City of Greer is offering three-week computer classes for seniors.

Class are free and offered
from 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2
p.m. on Fridays beginning
April.
Participants will learn
about laptops, tablets and
about safeguards on the
internet.
Contact Justin Miller
at 848-2192 or jmiller@
cityofgreer.org by March
31 to register for these
classes. Must be age 50 or
older to register.
GSB FOUNDATION
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE
The Greer State Bank

Foundation will soon be
handing out donations,
and the deadline for local
nonprofits to apply is approaching. The Greer State
Bank Foundation board is
considering requests from
local organizations that
operate exclusively under
5013 of the Internal Revenue Code.
To be considered for
2016 donations, applications and all required doc-
District Five Superintendent Scott Turner discussed a

newmarksmanship class at Byrnes on Monday.
council. In fact, he passed
around a Daisy Air Rifle,
which is what cadets
would use once the program is up and running.
Such rifles will shoot nonlead pellets, create under
30 decibels of sound upon
firing and students will be
required to wear protective eyewear.
Dobson said the program
will be open to students
who complete at least
one semester of JROTC,
finish training and testing through the Civilian
Marksmanship Program,
perform academically and
demonstrate
maturity
without any disciplinary
issues.
Students are required
to get a 100 percent on the
test before theyre even allowed to step foot on the
range, Dobson said, while
also mentioning the same
will be required of all instructors.
He said no cadet has
ever been injured in the
program.
The way the programs
are run there is no margin

for horseplay. It is, you are
a disciplined member of
the team or youll come
back when youre ready.
Dobson said the old
auditorium stage will
work because its not being used and it also has
space for the air rifles to
be kept behind two locked
doors. The gun rack will
also have a cable that runs
through the trigger guards
when locked away.
The colonel said the
program will promote gun
safety, marksmanship instruction, self-discipline
skills and recruiting and
retention in the JROTC.
Additionally, the program will allow for competitions with other schools.
Byrnes will be able to compete with schools in the
area through shoulder-toshoulder competitions or
they will be able to mail in
or scan targets to contend
with schools from afar.
Success in such competitions could also mean
scholarships for students
uments are to be submitted or post marked in final

form no later than April 1.
Each request will be reviewed by the Greer State
Bank Foundation board of
directors. Organizations
will be contacted with results.
Those wishing to submit an application via mail
should address documents
to PO Box 1029, Greer SC
29652.
For more information,
visit greerstatebank.com.
lecting donations for its

annual Purses with a Purpose sale.
Donation bins are located at all District Five
schools to collect purses
through April 13. The sale
will be held May 4-6 from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on
May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the Community
Chest Thrift Store in Lyman.
All proceeds from the
sale will benefit District
Five Family Ministries.
GREER FARMERS MARKET

NEW LOCATION
STRIDES FOR AUTISM

FUNDRAISER, WALK
The Greer Farmers Market will begin its second

season on April 7 at 4 p.m.
The new location is in the
Depot section of downtown Greer on Randall
Street.
This years market will
feature over 20 local vendors including farmers,
craftsmen and boutique
foods. The market lasts
until 7 p.m. and the opening will include childrens
activities and the Drovers
Old Time Medicine Show
bluegrass band.
The title sponsor for the
markets second season is
Greer CPW.
PURSES WITH A PURPOSE

COLLECTING DONATIONS
Middle Tyger River Community Center is now col-
The South Carolina Autism Society announces its

annual signature fundraising and awareness walk,
Strides for Autism 2016.
The event will take place
Saturday, April 16, at Heritage Park in Simpsonville.
onsite registration begins
at 8 a.m., with the event
Kickoff at 9 a.m.
Strides for Autism includes a fun walk, resource fair and family fun
activities. Proceeds will
stay in South Carolina and
go toward family support,
education and advocacy.
April is National Autism
Awareness and Acceptance Month.
visit the event listing at
scautism.org/strides
or
call 803-750-6988.
headed to college.
As for the cost to the
district, Dobson said he
believes they can cover the
cost between what is already in the Air Force and
school budget as well as
fundraising. He estimated
the cost to be between
$6,000 and $9,000 for a
five-lane firing range including the air rifles. With
those five lanes, he said
they could probably start
with 30 cadets.
Elsewhere in the board
meeting, trustees voted
to provide at least $200
to cleaning and maintenance staff who helped
with cleanup following the
recent hailstorm. Twenty-five members helped
with that effort at Duncan
Elementary. Superintendent Dr. Scott Turner said
each individual will get a
check and that it will cost
the district $7,620. He
thanked those individuals
who worked late into the
night and early the morning after to get Duncan Elementary ready for use the
following day. The school
was closed on Tuesday,
March 15 when the storm
caused damage to the roof
of Duncan Elementary.
District Five is still recovering from the effects of
that storm. Turner said
Duncan Elementarys roof
will be replaced this summer. Byrnes Freshman
Academy and the high
school only needed minor
repairs.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
SATURDAY, APR. 2
FOOD PANTRY DEVOTIONAL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Supplies first come, first serve.
SUNDAY, APR. 3
THE NEVER ALONE Group
of Narcotics Anonymous
meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center, 226
Oakland Ave.
MONDAY, APR. 4
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m.
at Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main
St., Greer. Call Richard at
384-8093.
TUESDAY, APR. 5
GRACE PLACE IN Greer
clothing closet, 6-8 p.m.
407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D.
required.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
CANDLELIGHT MEETING at
7:30 p.m., Greer Recreational
Center, 226 Oakland Ave.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer meet at 7:15
a.m. at Wink Cafe, 1209 W.
Poinsett St.. Guests welcome.
Call 630-3988.
GAP CREEK SINGERS
rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Contact Wesley Welsh

at 877-5955.
THE GREER DAY Lions Club
meets at noon at Mutts BBQ,,
101 West Road. Call Caroline
at 848-5355.
BLUE RIDGE LIONS Club will
meet at 6:30 p.m. At Big Boys
Country Cooking,430 Groce
Meadow Road (across from
Lake Robinson). For more
information, call Jerry Hatley
at 268-0567.
NEWCOMERS CLUB OF
Spartanburg will meet at
11:30 a.m. at OCharleys Restaurant, 106 East Blackstock
Road, Spartanburg. Call (864)
595-4011.
THRIVES ALZHIEMERS
SUPPORT Group meets from
6-7:30 p.m. at Thrive Assisted
Living, 715 South Buncombe
Rd., in Greer Call 469-4335.
WEDNESDAY, APR. 6
THE AWANAS CLUB meets
at El Bethel Baptist Church,
313 Jones Ave., from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THE VIETNAM VETERANS
of America Chapter 523 meet
at Greenville Shrine Club,
119 Veverly Road. Greenville
chow time is 6-7 p.m. for $5,
with meeting following. Call
Chapter President Patrick
Ramsey at 232-4110 or V.P.
Jerry Brock at 918-4451. Significant others invited to join.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OPEN at 7:30 p.m. at the
Greer Recreational Center,226
Oakland Ave.
GRACE PLACE in Greer
mini-mall, 10 a.m. - noon.
407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D.
required.
SOAR PICKLEBALL MEETS
9:45 a.m. at Victor Gym. Free
instruction for beginners. Call
Justin Miller (864) 848-2192.
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for medical adult day health program.
Must have/able to obtain a DOT

physical and have clean MVR.
Prefer experience
but will consider
all applications.
Please call 864.848.3003

for more information or stop by to apply
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
A4 THE GREER CITIZEN
Fine with the nuts
t began as an innocent, open question

by a Facebook friend:
Name three unprocessed foods you
ate today.
Oh, piece of cake! I mean, piece of
gluten free, black bean brownie! You see,
I think Paul and I eat pretty clean. We
have never owned a microwave so never
having had microwaveable meals for 25
years with all their fat and salt, makes
this a no brainer, right?
(Excuse me as I sit on the wrapper of
the Snickers that I just shoved in my
pie hole in between working horses this
morning.)
OK, My fingers began to peck on the
iPad before it crashed again, Easy. I
started to think of my breakfast. Blueberries, frozen, on my cereal (organic
but still processed) and organic, plain,
yoghurt. Im pretty sure yoghurts not
processed. Its just milk thats turned
bad, right?
So anyway, thats two things.
But then came lunch. Oh, dear. That
veggie burger that I grabbed at Burger
King on the way to Home Depot. Prob-
IM JUST
SAYING
Aunty Pam happily

dined on a whole can
of Planters Nut-fiction
for dinner. Twice.
PAM STONE
ably dripping with meat juice from
sharing the same grill with the regular
burgers. Theres nothing terribly healthy
about these veggie burgers or their white
bread buns. Its the junk food of vegetarians. And yes, I had to have the fries, but
also, an unsweetened tea with lemon.
I can fudge a little, I mean carob a
little, and sort of claim that tea as the
third thing.
Now, dinner at our house depends on
how tired the cook (that would be Paul)
is. Because hes all about competing in
these runny, swimmy, bikey things of
late, hes even more conscious of what
he eats and usually bakes a couple of
salmon fillets, roasts some potatoes and
throws a couple of cups of frozen peas
to boil. So I eat pretty well too.
Except that he was out of town this
past week so Aunty Pam happily dined

on a whole can of Planters Nut-fiction
for dinner. Twice. Because its a Heart
Healthy mix of peanuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts.
But probably not all at the same time
from a container that advises 9 servings.
Along with a hard cider chaser. Er, palate
cleanser.
Im not being completely truthful, you
know. Yes, I despise cooking. I really,
really, dig eating, and Paul tells me I
have good instincts (have you thought
of adding a squeeze of lemon and a

sprinkling of thyme on that?) when
he is laboring over the stove, but I will
do nearly anything to avoid it. But this
doesnt mean Im utterly incapable.
Truth be told I actually do cook once
or twice a week: baking the freshest,
organic, chicken breast I can find, along
with sweet potato complemented with
a wee bit of pured dark green, leafy
vegetables on the side.
For the dogs.
Im fine with the nuts.
THE UPPER ROOM
FROM THE
MAPLE TREE
Going
Gods way
KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

Staff Reporter
Town Council
Championship
Read Proverbs 16:1-9

My thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways, declares the
Lord.-Isaiah 55:8 (NIV)
One beautiful November

morning, I decided to tackle
the leaves in my yard. The
day was pleasant outside but
breezy. I started up the leaf
blower. I soon discovered that
even though I wanted to blow
the leaves due north, a northwest wind was blowing the
How many times have

I tried to do things my
way and not Gods
way?
leaves back behind me into
the areas I had cleared. I realized that to be productive, I
needed to change my strategy
and blow the leaves more toward the east, in the direction
the wind was blowing. Once
I did that, my job was much
easier, since I was using the
wind to my advantage instead
of fighting it.
Then I remembered Isaiah 55:8, in which God says,
My thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways. How many
times have I tried to do things
my way and not Gods way?
How often, when I insisted
on doing things my way, did
the results blow back into
my face, like the leaves in the
wind that morning? But, I
have found that my progress
is not hindered when I decide
to list to Gods words and to
follow Gods ways.
Prayer: Thank you, Lord,
for reminding us that we can
trust you for guidance. Amen
Thought for the day: God
shows us the way; all we need
to do is follow.
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Obama and the struggle

with radical terrorism
Baseball requires brains as well as brawn,
and the tango is erotic without vulgarity. The
president of the United States, whoever he is,
is entitled to indulge both. Only a churl would
begrudge Democrat or Republican enjoying a
season behind the third base line or a season on
the dance floor with a beautiful woman in his
arms. But everything has its rightful season.
Fear and loathing is in season, too, as Europe
and indeed the civilized world stands in fear and
trembling in the wake of the latest violence by
radical Islamic terrorists, this time in Belgium
and Pakistan. Even as the blood was cleaned
from the walls of the waiting room at the Brussels airport, the president was doing the wave
with Raul Castro at a baseball game in Havana,
and departing soon after for Argentina and a
lesson in the art of the tango. All the while, horror grows on both sides of the Atlantic.
Theres never a scarcity of outrage. By reliable
accounts, ISIS carried through with a threat on
Good Friday to crucify a Roman Catholic priest
it had kidnapped in Yemen, mocking both the
priest and Christians everywhere on the holiest
of Christian holidays. The Taliban, allies of ISIS,
killed 60 persons in Pakistan in another radical
Islamic affront to decency.
The president makes brief statements about
the depth of the tragedy and his intention to
make the destruction of the terrorist network
his highest priority in policymaking. The empty
ritual is familiar now, and impresses no one.
His insistence that the terrorist threat is not
existential to U.S. security belies a lack of seriousness. The presidents insistence that the
terrorists are on the run is obviously wishful
thinking. The attacks continue, numbering now
more 175 across the globe, along with the growing amalgamation of terrorist groups in Africa
and Asia.
The presidents partisans argue that the aim
of the terrorists is to disrupt lives and purposeful routines to lend importance to their acts
of violence would accomplish just that. American life has, indeed, not been much affected by
The Greer Citizen

Steve Blackwell | Publisher
Billy Cannada | Editor
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Julie Holcombe
Shaun Moss
Suzanne Traenkle
The presidents insistence that the

terrorists are on the run is obviously
wishful thinking. The attacks
continue...
these terrorist episodes. Not yet. Life does go
on, but each attack further erodes the lives of
all. The administration argues that closer attention to atrocity would create a hysteria that
would focus prejudice and violence against the
Muslim minority in America. The restraint of the
Christian nation is remarkable, and the accusation of Islamophobia against efforts to identify the origins of radical Islamic terrorism only
paralyzes the needed effort to eliminate it.
If the poison of radical Islam is to be eliminated, the Muslims themselves, in the Middle
East and elsewhere, must do more to pursue
the terrorists. The Saudis finance hundreds of
mosques in the United States and the West that
tolerate and encourage religious hatred and violence. Qatar is a chief sponsor of the Muslim
Brotherhood, the source of much Muslim misery. Many good and peaceful Muslims who are
eager to eliminate the terrorists in their midst
radical Islam has killed far more Muslims
than Christians and Jews will be grateful for
effective help from the West.
The presidents doing the wave and dancing
the tango are largely irrelevant to the struggle
against radical Islamic terrorism (which the
president cannot bring himself to call by its
rightful name), but gestures are important. The
presidents stubborn refusal to see things as
they are contributes in a profound way to the
difficulty of eliminating this worldwide scourge.
So far, in his effort against ISIS, he has hit only
pop flies to the infield.
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Park where the dust has
settled following the first
ever Town Council Championship between the Lyman Lions
and the Greer Globetrotters.
Last Wednesday Lyman upset
the Wellford Whippoorwills
12-11 while Greer defeated the
Duncan Donuts 42-23. Going
into this matchup, Greer felt
good about it chances, especially after receiving word of
Teresa Shulers resignation
from Lyman council. The announcement left Lyman with
no substitutes compared to the
two on Greers bench.
The question was if Lyman
was even ready to play. Small
forward Chappell seems to
have never developed a passion
for basketball.
I played growing up in Alabama, he told our courtside
reporter Marv Albert. I didnt
play that long because it was
not that interesting to me.
Greers Lee Dumas finds
basketball interesting, but his
body doesnt always cooperate.
For the first time since his knee
injury, Dumas laced up his Air
Jordans.
It all came crashing down
about five or six years ago, he
lamented to sportscaster Dick
Vitale. I tore my ACL playing
church basketball. After that I
kind of semi retired.
Greer knew it could survive
without a stellar effort from
Dumas, though.
Im like a Mugsy Bogues,
he said. I could normally drive
past somebody, but once I got
to the basket, who knew? If I
got fouled I shot free throws
like Shaquille ONeal.
Greer could have used Shaq
on the tip-off. Center Tony
Wyatt tipped the ball back
to point guard Daisy Carter,
who immediately launched
a Steph Curry sized threepointer. It was their only lead.
Former Cannon Street Gym
legend Wayne Griffin found
his shot early in the contest.
He finished with 18 points and
the MVPS (Most Valuable Public
Servant). Meanwhile Lyman was
just overwhelmed. Wyatt, who
at the beginning of the tournament admitted he couldnt
throw a basketball in an ocean,
did collect 10 rebounds, but
his team ultimately couldnt
figure out Greers defense. The
home team emerged victorious,
defeating the Lions 36-18. They
celebrated for a brief moment
and then entered into executive
session to discuss a contractual matter.
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THE GREER CITIZEN A5
Visit, proclamation headline

Greer City Council meeting
STAFF WRITER
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer STEP facility is expected to be complete on April 8, according to officials with
Daily Bread Ministries. The shelter will support local homeless families.
CBL Foundation donates

$14,000 to Greer STEP
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Construction on the new
STEP (Shelter to Empower
People) facility in downtown Greer is nearly complete, and several recent
donations are helping to
push the project over the
top.
Daily Bread Ministries
has been constructing the
facility in order to serve
homeless families in the
area.
Last week, the Citizens
Building and Loan (CBL)
Charitable
Foundation
donated $14,000 to the effort.
We are pleased to make
this donation in support
of Daily Bread Ministries
newest program, Greer
STEP, which provides support, shelter and hope to
those who are homeless
and want to improve their
life situations, said Brent
Garrett, senior vice president of Citizens Building
and Loan.
The CBL Charitable Foundation, which was formed
in 1999 by Citizens Building and Loans Board of
Directors to support local
non-profit and charitable
entities in the Greer Area,
is one of more than 270
donors contributing to
Greer STEP.
DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
The CBL Charitable Foundation donated $14,000 to Greer

STEP last Monday. Pictured (L to R) are: Brent Garrett, CBL
senior vice president; Martha Bennett and Don Louis, Daily
Bread Ministries; and Rhonda Turner, CBL vice president.
With this donation,
were about $13,000 away
from being fully funded,
said Don Louis, chairman
of the board at Daily Bread
Ministries. Thanks to the
generosity of our community, well be opening with
no debt. Weve raised over
$500,000 in two years, so
the support from the community has been broad.
Were anxious to get underway.
Praise Cathedral also recently contributed to the
project, donating $5,000
from its Easter offering.
calls demanding payment

should hang up and contact local law enforcement.
Greer CPW will never call
customers to ask for identifying information such
as social security numbers. Customers should
never give personal or financial information out to
unknown persons.
Anyone with billing
questions should call
Greer CPW at 848-5500.
Louis expects yearly

operations at the facility,
which will complete construction on April 8, to
cost around $45,000.
Were hoping to open
in early May, Louis said.
Weve got 20 trained volunteers, 12 of which will
act as facilitators to work
with families.
To date, the CBL Charitable Foundation has donated over $899,390 to local
charitable organizations.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
son, also made an appearance to inform council

of her representation of
Greer while she awaits
the Miss SC Teen Pageant
in June. She has devoted
herself to various public
service projects including one in which she gives
awareness to anti-bullying.
She has implemented a
project called Buddies Not
Bullies: Building Positive
Relationships and Confident Youth at Chandler
Creek Elementary. She has
done something similar in
Anderson where she saw
5,000 students stand up
to bullying last year.
I feel that its my time
to make an even bigger
impact in Greer as Miss
Greater Greer teen.
Just be honest
Q: I took a new job
less than a month ago.
Just the other day, I was
recruited by a huge company for the same posi-
CPW warns of scam

The Greer Commission
of Public Works is alerting
customers to a potential
phone scam.
According to the utility
company, customers have
been receiving calls demanding payment to avoid
service interruption. Greer
CPW officials say they will
never call customers to
ask for payment, and all
late payment reminder
calls are automated.
Customers who receive
Greer Mayor Rick Danner

honored the work of Greer
Community Ministries and
declared March March for
Meals month at a recent
Greer City Council meeting.
The program benefits
more than 300 local residents on a weekly basis.
If youve never had an
opportunity to do a Meals
on Wheels route, Im going to ask you to do that,
Danner said. It really
gives you an understanding and a passion for the
work these folks do.
John White, candidate
for the South Carolina
Senate District 5 seat, also
stopped by the meeting to
introduce himself to the
Greer community.
Im running because I
think its important for this
district to have a voice,
the Spartanburg native
said. And Im running because Im inviting you to,
number one, be elected,
but more importantly Im
inviting you to allow me
to be not the senator but
your senator.
White, an attorney and
the son of John White, Sr.,
former owner of the Beacon Drive-In, said he and
his family are going doorto-door in Greer encouraging the public to vote for
him on June 14.
With six daughters and
22 grandchildren you can
cover a lot of doors, he
said to laughter.
Miss Greater Greer Teen
Berkley Bryant, of Ander-
tion that pays twice what

Im making now. I didnt
apply for the job that was
offered; they came directly to me. I didnt sign
a contract or promise to
work a certain length of
time with my current employer, but theyre good
people and I want to do
the right thing and handle
things well. Do you have
any advice?
DR: In situations like
this I always try to put
on the other persons
shoes. Lets pretend you
own the company and
you just hired a young
guy. A few weeks later,
someone comes in out of
the blue and offered him
double what hes currently making. I can tell
you what would happen
here. Id tell him to take
it. I mean, I would. And as
an employer Im certainly
not going to double his

income that quickly.
I think you take the
job. Just walk into your
leaders or supervisors
office and tell the truth.
Lay it all out there, and let
them know that while you
feel awful about the situation, you had no intention
or misleading them or
causing problems, but you
simply cant pass up the
opportunity. Be sure to
show an extreme amount
of gratitude, and promise
to do everything possible
to make the transition as
easy as possible.
Truthfully, if an organization cares about its
team members, and one
of those has the ability
to double their income
and theyre not breaking
a promise in the process,
this type of scenario is
perfectly reasonable. It
may be a little uncomfortable for youand
inconvenient for them for
a whilebut they cant
realistically expect you to
pass up the opportunity
to double your salary.
Settlements
for medical bills
Q: Will hospitals take
a settlement on past due
medical bills, or is this a

rare occurrence?
DR: Its not all that rare
for hospitals to accept a
settlement on past due
bills. Most businesses will
accept a settlement on
past due accounts, and
many hospitals will accept a deeply discounted
settlement because
theyve usually gotten a
big chunk of their money
up front from the insurance company.
Lets say you had a
$1,000 bill with a hospital
you honestly havent been
able to pay for several
months, or even two or
three years. If you go to
them and offer $300 or
$400 as a settlement,
theres a good chance
youll have a deal. Just
make sure you get the
agreement in writing
before you hand anyone
a check.
Remember, you have a
moral and legal obligation
to pay your debts in full if
at all possible. But if you
truly cant afford to pay,
an agreed upon settlement between two parties
can be an honorable and
acceptable compromise.
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
A6
THE GREER CITIZEN
EASTER
FUN
Children of all ages celebrated
Easter this weekend at area
events. At right: Emma Hoffman,
left, and Yashi Miller pick up
eggs at the Great Egg Drop at
Locust Hill Baptist Church last
Wednesday. Far right: Thrive at
Greer, an assisted living facility
located at 715 S. Buncombe
Rd., celebrated the holiday by
hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and
block party for residents and
local childern.
Hope Chapel moves to new site

On
Highway 14
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
In November of 2012,
four families gathered
together to form Hope
Chapel, a church plant affiliated with Harvest Bible
Chapel out of Ohio.
Since then, the church,
led by Pastor Will Lohnes,
has grown to more than
200 people attending last
weeks service. With the
numbers increasing, it
became obvious that the
church was no longer fitting comfortably at their
location next to McLeskey
Todd on Main St. in Greer.
So the church began praying for a new location
where they could permanently settle.
Anyone driving down
Highway 14 in Greer has
probably
noticed
the
large building sitting off
the road just down from
Mutts Bar-B-Q. The building was originally a seafood restaurant owned by
Jeff Brown and his mother,
who both own Lake Bowen
Fish Camp. But the location on Highway 14 never
did quite the amount of
business that Lake Bowen
does, so they decided to
give someone else an opportunity to lease the
property.
When Dominion Church
was looking for a place
to settle, the restaurant
seemed like a good location. The church came in
and renovated the inside
to make it useable as a
church building and was
just starting to get going
there when, due to some
health issues, their pastor
had to resign leaving his
son to take over the ministry. The church decided
that the building was too
much for them and decided to find a new location,
leaving the property available again.
We had been looking
for property for two years,
but we couldnt all agree,
said Lohnes. The first
day the sign went up [that
the property was available]
was the day of the big
snow storm when every-
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Emma Anderson and Emma Martin love their church by

helping to paint the walls in the childrens wings at their
churchs new location on Hwy. 14.
thing was closed. I happened to drive that way
home, which is not the way
I usually go, and I saw the
sign. Mutts had wanted it,
too, and had been waiting
for it to become available
but didnt see it until a few
days later.
The church agreed that
this was a wonderful location for them exchanging 3,000 square feet for
10,000 square feet and
170 parking spots!
There were other ways
that the church believed
God was moving them
to this location as well.
When Lohnes made the announcement to the church
family that they had finally made an offer on
new property, there just
happened to be a man
visiting who felt God was
calling him to volunteer to
paint the new church for
them.
At first, we wondered
who this was that was offering his painting services, said Lohnes. But
then we found out he used
to be the head of paint at
Michelin.
But even the extra space
is already becoming tight
for
the
ever-growing
church, which Pastor Lohnes said will have to make
changes when it gets to
500 members.
We wont be going to
two services, said Lohnes.
We believe that you always need to be able to be
in touch with your pastor,
and that becomes more
difficult the more people
you have in your church.

We will divide and multiply, rather than get any
bigger.
In fact, Lohnes said that
they are already praying
for a man to come along
who will be able to minister alongside them when
they get to that number.
The idea is to take maybe
150 people with the new
pastor and worship at another location.
We are asking God to
bring along a man for
what we call a holy split,
said Lohnes. It would be
a church plant from our
church. We would support them, but they would
keep their own finances,
have their own worship
team, and have their own
elders and deacons.
Lohnes never wanted to
be involved with a church
plant. He got his start in
the ministry as the youth
pastor at Heritage Bible
Church in Greer, where
he married the pastors
daughter,
Maria,
and
then was called to pastor a church in Hawaii.
After that, he was called
to serve at Harvest Bible
Chapel alongside James
MacDonald. But the members from his youth group
at Heritage had missed his
ministry and begged him
to come back to start a
church plant in Greenville
that was a little bit different from other churches in
town.
We are all about contemporary worship and
solid, expository preach-
ing, said Lohnes. We

started with 50 chairs.
But when you dont know
what to do, you buy more
chairs!
What has drawn many
to the church is that the
church is focused on loving God and loving people.
The church focuses on
three values that matter
a vertical focus on Christ, a
simple focus through Sunday morning worship and
life groups, and a personal
focus of always being in
contact with the pastor.
The churchs motto is
that we believe in the Great
Commission to make disciples, said Lohnes. The
life groups are important
for that to question people
on personal matters. What
did you watch today? How
are your finances? Did you
gossip today? God brings
whoever He wants to this
church and expects us to
care for them.
Even the childrens ministry, Higher Hope, is following the same structure
of their parents ministry.
The children meet for a
time of worship and teaching. Then they are divided
into life groups of their
own girls with girls and
boys with boys and challenged to get more personal. The teen program,
Ground Zero, meets on
Sunday nights and is already exploding.
This fall, the church is
hoping to be able to provide a free concert for the
community at their new
location for a Night of
Worship. The plan is to
bring in worship bands
from all over and spend
time worshiping together,
rather than just listening
to someone else perform.
But more details will be
available closer to the
event.
As far as the future of
the church, there is room
to build a 500-seat auditorium if the need is ever
there. But for now, the
church is happy to rent
extra chairs for special
services, like Easter Sunday, and trusting God to
provide for them as they
build their church home.
Hope Chapel is now located at 1106 South Highway 14.
PHOTO COURTESY | SHAYNA BLACKWELL
CHURCH
NEWS
SPRING REVIVAL
AT CALVARY HILL
A spring revival will be

held at Calvary Hill Baptist Church, located at 100
Calvery Hill Church Dr. in
Lyman, from March 27April 1.
Speakers will include Dr.
Bob McCurry and Brother
Josh Lawson. The services will be held at 7 p.m.
nightly. Call 968-0493.
WOODS CHAPEL UMC

ANNUAL AUTO SHOW
The seventh annual

Woods Chapel UMC auto
show will be held on Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
Show car entries are $20.
Spectators are free. There
will be live entertainment
and food on site. Awards
will be given at 2:30 p.m.
SEEKING YARD SALE

PARTICIPANTS
The annual Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale at Sacred

Heart Church, located at
FAIRVIEW OFFERING
FINANCIAL CLASSES
Fairview Baptist Church

is offering Financial Peace
University (FPU) classes
beginning on Sunday,
April 3.
This nine-week course
is offered on Sunday afternoons at 5 p.m. in the
church fellowship hall located at 1300 Locust Hill
Road (Hwy. 290) in Greer.
Call the Fairview Baptist Church office at 8771881.
APALACHE BAPTIST
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
Celebrate March Madness is on the calendar

for the senior adults at
Apalache Baptist Church.
The group will meet at
Laurendas Restaurant in
Greer at 6 p.m. on March
31.
The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public

Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on April 18, 2016 at Greer City
Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the following:
DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2016-12
OWNER:
Grace Christian Church
ADDRESS:
Brushy Creek Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER:2941 Brushy Creek Road:
T035000101200;
2911 Brushy Creek Road
T035000101309
and T035000101308;
Brushy Creek Road
T035000101307
and T035000101304
EXISTING ZONING: Greenville County R-15,
Residential Single Family
REQUEST:
R-15, Residential Single
Family Cluster
DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2016-13
OWNER:
Irene Ponder
ADDRESS:
Brushy Creek Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER:T035000101306
EXISTING ZONING: R-12, Residential Single Family
REQUEST:
RM-1, Multi Residential Family
DOCKET NUMBER: RZ 2016-14
OWNER:
Joffre Swait
ADDRESS:
1008 W. Poinsett Street
PARCEL ID NUMBER:G013000300900
EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial
REQUEST:
R-M1, Multi-Family Residential
Documents related to the requests are available for public
inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office located at
301 E. Poinsett Street.
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The Greer Citizen
Bryan Stephen Smith

Bryan Stephen Smith,
54, of Fort Mill died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at
Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte. Bryan was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins
lymphoma in 2008. His
strength shown following
the diagnoses was an inspiration.
Born Oct. 7, 1961, Bryan
was raised in Fort Mill,
SC. He was the son of
Joyce Howey Smith Griffin
and the late Mason Baker
Smith. Bryan was only 2
years old when he lost his
father and was raised by
his mother, a single parent, until she remarried
in 1969. At that time they
moved to Spartanburg, SC
where he attended Dorman
High School. Following
high school Bryan attended Spartanburg Technical
College earning an associates degree in business.
Bryan had a love for
animals. His passion for
working with animals combined with his background
and interest in business
developed into a lifelong
career. His work began as
a veterinarian technician
in Jacksonville, FL. After
relocating to Fort Mill in
1992, Bryan continued
his work as a veterinarian
technician eventually leading him to employment
with the Humane Society
of Charlotte where he
worked for over 15 years
advancing to a management position. One of
Bryans favorite hobbies
was to attend, participate
and enter local and regional dog shows. His dog Jade
was an award winning
Lasa Apso. His pets were a
big part of his life. Other
pets included Sapphire a
Siamese cat and two other
Lasa Apsos Onyx and Wrigley. Bryan was devoted to
his pets but the compan-
ionship, which they provided him through the last

years of his life, was truly
a gift to him.
Bryan was an avid reader
and activist. He was deeply involved with environmental, political and local
concerns, which led him
to run for Fort Mill Town
Council in 2007 and 2008
as the Green Party Candidate. More information
about Bryan can be found
at www.greenpartywatch.
org. He was a regular contributor for the Politics
column in the YC Magazine from approximately
2008-2012.
Bryan is survived by his
mother, Joyce Griffin; his
sister, Allison Griffin and
his brother, Dr. Christopher Griffin of Fort Mill.
The funeral was held
at 4 p.m. Friday, March
25, 2016, at the Chapel
of Wolfe Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Sally Franklin officiating. Burial was
at Unity Cemetery. Visitation was held at 3 p.m. one
hour prior to the funeral
service.
Condolences may be
made at www.wolfefuneralhome.com.
THE GREER CITIZEN
A7
Weekend Outlook
Windy and dry weekend ahead
A strong cold front will pass through the

region early in the weekend and the wind will
increase quite a bit behind the front. Look
for clear and dry conditions for the weekend.
It will be cool for the mornings with mild
afternoons.
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HOPE: Students offer help during break

FROM PAGE ONE
The funeral procession for Allen Jacobs made its way through Travelers Rest Thursday
afternoon, where it was met by thousands of Upstate residents.
GOODBYE: Funeral draws thousands

FROM PAGE ONE
We just wanted to support the family, said

Kathy Dewey of Greenville, who, along with her
husband Frank, was waiting for the procession in
downtown Travelers Rest.
Were a part of this
community, so we wanted
to offer our love and support, she said
The Deweys have a son
who serves in the police
force.
Its heart-wrenching to
think about his family, his
wife and the two kids he
leaves behind, Kathy said.
Its just so tragic.
Holcombe and other
Greer Police officers joined
the procession, which fea-
It was a humbling
moment.
Lt. Jimmy Holcombe
Greer Police Department
tured patrol cars from

across the nation.
The vast majority of
people understand what
we do and respect what we
do, and when you see community members come out
like that, it shows you that
they do appreciate what
you do, Holcombe said.
It was a humbling moment.
MANDY FERGUSON | GREER CITIZEN
A number of American flags

could be spotted along the
procession route.
CHARGED: STUDIOS: Phase one

Teacher is does not include roof work
arrested
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communication including
a text that invited him to
come to her house where
they engaged in oral sex.
McClure reportedly met
with the student three
times for sexual acts.
District Five Schools responded to the incident in
a written statement: The
administration at Byrnes
High School was informed
of allegations of inappropriate contact between a
female teacher and male
students. Before administrators could complete the
investigation, the teacher
resigned her position with
the district. As required
under South Carolina law,
the matter has been turned
over to law enforcement
and the South Carolina Department of Education for
further investigation.
Sixteen years is the age
of consent by S.C. State
Law, but it is illegal for
a person with an official
capacity at a public or
private school to have sex
with a student.
Phase one does not include any substantial roof

work. Cunningham said
they will release information on future work after it
is approved by council.
After occupying the
building in Phase 1, we
will have a better understanding of any additional
needs for programs or any

changes that need to be
made to our original plan
for Phase two, she said.
The addition of a building south of Greer Station
to display the art of Greer
fits with the development
of an arts district, which
is part of the citys master
plan.
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as a whole, were here for
them and that we want
to build lasting relationships with them, Brannon
said, not just a one week
type thing but we want to
show them mainly that
the church is here to love
on them and show them
hope.
Brannon has made Hope
Week his senior project,
and prior to Mondays
Worship Rally, it seemed
as though his hard work
was paying off. Forty-five
service projects have been
organized for the week.
Fairview student minister Michael Hux has come
alongside
Brannon
in
working with individuals,
agencies, schools and the
city in the weeks events.
God was kind of telling
us to do a local mission,
Hux said. Lets do something for a week. Weve
just been able to help him
as best as we possibly
can.
Projects range from
constructing a wheelchair
ramp for an individual in
downtown Greer to painting at Greer Relief to hosting a block party at the
Needmore
Community
Center.
Of the last event, on
Saturday, volunteers will
conclude the week by grill-
The main thing

is just to show the
people in Greer
that as a church...
were here for them
and that we want
to build lasting
relationships with
them.
Nathan Brannon
Project organizer
ing out and spending time

with people in the neighborhood.
Were grilling a ton of
food and were just going to feed whoever wants
food, Brannon said. All
week long well be inviting

(people) to that.
Events like the block
party were created for the
formation of relationships.
Fairview intends to continue this sort of service.
This is the first ever,
Hux said. Were hoping we
can do Hope Week in the
future every single spring
break or a Hope weekend.
Were just hoping to carry
this on.
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877-9759
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407
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110
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218
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989-0170
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2 Groveland
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Taylors
3270
Hwy. 414,
Taylors
895-5270
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Heritage
Hillcrest
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218 Alexander
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Greer 989-0170
989-0170
218
111
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414, Taylors
Taylors 895-5270
895-5270
3270
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Hillcrest
199
HubertBaptist
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877-3899
111 Biblebrook
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877-4206
111
Greer
877-4206
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SpringsDr.,
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Iglesia
Bautista Hispana
Hispana
Hispanic
Iglesia
Bautista
250
HannonBaptist
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877-6765
199 Hubert
Hubert
St.,
Greer Church
877-3899
199
Greer
877-3899
Locust
HillSt.,
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HollyLocust
Springs
Baptist
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5534
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Travelers
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Holly
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Baptist
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250 Hannon
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877-6765
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CreekRd.,
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250
Inman
877-6765
Locust
HillSt.,
Baptist
Church
609
S. Main
Greer Church
877-1791
Locust
Hill
Baptist
5534 Locust
Locust
Hill Rd.,
Rd.,
Travelers Rest
Rest 895-1771
895-1771
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Baptist
Church
5534
Hill
Travelers
Maple
Creek
Baptist
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1282
Milford
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Greer 895-5533
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Lebanon
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609 S.
S. Main
Main
St., Greer
Greer
877-1791
609
St.,
877-1791
572
Mt. Lebanon
Rd., Greer 895-2334
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Church
1282
MilfordBaptist
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Rd.,
Greer 895-5533
895-5533
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Greer
561
Gilliam
Rd.,
Greer
879-7080
Mount
Lebanon
Baptist
Church
Mount Lebanon Baptist
Church
New
Jerusalem
Baptist
Church
572 Mt.
Mt.
Lebanon Church
Church
Rd.,
Greer 895-2334
895-2334
572
Lebanon
Rd.,
Greer
413
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Poinsett
St., Greer
968-9203
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New Hope Baptist Church
New
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Church
561 Gilliam
Gilliam
Rd., Greer
Greer
879-7080
561
Rd.,
879-7080
90
Becco
Rd., GreerBaptist
895-3224
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Jerusalem
Church
New
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Northwood
Baptist
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413 E.
E. Poinsett
Poinsett
St., Greer
Greer
968-9203
968-9203
413
St.,
888
Rd.,Church
Greer 877-5417
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90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
90 Becco
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3420
N. Highway
101, Greer
895-0930
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Baptist Church
Northwood
Pelham
First BaptistChurch
Church
888 Ansel
Ansel School
School Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 877-5417
877-5417
888
2720
S. Old Highway
14, Greer
879-4032
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Baptist
Church
ONeal
Peoples
BaptistChurch
Church
3420Victor
N. Highway
Highway
101,
Greer
895-0930
3420
N.
310
Avenue101,
Ext.,Greer
Greer895-0930
848-0449
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FirstMissionary
Baptist Church
Church
Pelham
First
Baptist
Piney
Grove
Baptist Church
2720Jordan
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OldRd.,
Highway
14,
Greer 879-4032
879-4032
2720
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Highway
Greer
201
Lyman14,
879-2646
Peoples Grove
BaptistBaptist
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Peoples
Baptist
Church
Pleasant
310 Victor
Victor
Avenue Ext.,
Ext.,
Greer 877-6436
848-0449
310
Avenue
848-0449
1002
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Rd., Greer
Piney Grove
Grove
Missionary
Baptist Church
Church
Pleasant
Hill Missionary
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Piney
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201 Jordan
Jordan
Rd.,
Lyman
879-2646
4899
JordanRd.,
Rd.,Lyman
Greer 895-3546
201
879-2646
13465
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Hampton
Blvd., 901-7674
Greer 877-3235
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Rd., Greer
Victor Baptist
Baptist
Victor
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Baptist
Church
Washington
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Church
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Catholic
Church
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Reidville Sharon
Sharon Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 879-7926
879-7926
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848-7141
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St.
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Methodist
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2094
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483-2140
3856
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Highway
101,
Greer 895-5570
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1200 Devenger
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268-7652
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Greer 877-5520
877-5520
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Greer
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Church
1105 OldChapel
Spartanburg
Rd.,Methodist
Greer 877-3267
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United
Church
1288
Brown
Wood Rd.,
Rd.,Church
Greer 879-4475
879-4475
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Presbyterian
1288
Wood
Greer
Zoar
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Methodist
Church
100 School
Greer 877-3612
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Church
Fulton
Presbyterian
1005
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357, Greer
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Greer 483-2140
483-2140
2094
Highway
101
900 Gap Creek
Rd.,
Greer 329-7491
Devenger
Road
Presbyterian
Church
Devenger
Road
Presbyterian
Church
Anglican
Church
of St. George
the Martyr
1200
Devenger
Rd., Greer
Greer
268-7652
1200
Devenger
Rd.,
268-7652
427 BatesvillePresbyterian
Rd., Simpsonville
281-0015
Fellowship
Church
Fellowship
Presbyterian
Church
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1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 877-3267
1105
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Rd., Greer 877-3267
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101 North, Greer
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266-4269
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Christ Fellowship
1779
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Hill
Rd.,CHRIST
Greer 901-7674
901-7674
1779
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Greer
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2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
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Trinity Catholic
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Blessed
901
River Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer
879-4225
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901
River
879-4225
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500 Trade St., Greer

CHURCH
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Church of
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Christ
Riverside
2416 Old
N. Highway
14, Greer
877-8329
2103
Spartanburg
Rd., Greer
Greer
322-6847
2103
Old Spartanburg
Rd.,
322-6847
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601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523

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3794 Berry Mill
Rd., Greer 895-4273
500 Trade
Trade St.,
St., Greer
Greer 877-0374
877-0374
500
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Church
of
God
of
Prophecy
Church
of
God
of
Prophecy
2416
N. Highway
Highway
14,Church
Greer 877-8329
877-8329
2416
N.
14,
Greer
Praise
Cathedral
of God
Eastside
Worship
Center
Eastside
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Center
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
601 Taylors
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Rd., Taylors
Taylors 268-0523
268-0523
601
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ONeal
Church
EPISCOPAL
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Mill Rd.,
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Greer 895-4273
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3794
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Greer
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God
of Prophecy
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200 Cannon
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877-2330
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of
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139 Abner
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Creek Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 801-0528
801-0528
139
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Cathedral Church
Church of
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God
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Cathedral
3390
Brushy
CreekEv.
Rd.,Lutheran
Greer 879-4878
879-4878
Abiding
Peace
Church
3390
Brushy
Creek
Rd.,
Greer
CalvaryHouse
Chapel of Greer
Agape
900
Gap
Creek
Rd.,Rd.
Greer
329-7491
104Gap
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Woodruff
Greer
877-8090
900
Rd.,
Greer
329-7491
427
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Rd., Simpsonville
Simpsonville
281-0015
343Batesville
Hampton Rd.,
Greer 879-8446
427
281-0015
Bartons
Memorial
Pentacostal
Holiness
Bartons
Holiness
ChristianMemorial
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Church
Highway
101 St.,
North,
Greer
Highway
101
North,
Greer
900 N. Main
Greer
877-2288
Bethesda
Temple
Bethesda
Christian Temple
Life Center
125
Broadus
St., Greer
Greer
877-8523
125
Broadus
St.,
877-8523
2 Country
Plaza
322-1325
Beulah
Christian
Fellowship Church
Church
Beulah
Christian
Fellowship
Christian
Outreach
1017
Mauldin
Rd.,
Greenville 283-0639
283-0639
1017
Mauldin
Greenville
106 West
Rd.Rd.,
848-0308
Calvary
Bible
Fellowship
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Fellowship
El-Bethel
Holiness
Holiday
Inn, Duncan
Duncan
266-4269
Holiday
Inn,
266-4269
103 E. Church
St. 968-9474
Calvary
Chapel
of Greer
Greer
Calvary
Chapel
of
Faith Family
Church
104
New
Woodruff
Rd.Blvd.,
Greer
877-8090
104
New
Woodruff
Rd.
Greer
877-8090
3339
Wade
Hampton
Taylors
244-0207
Christ
Fellowship
Christ
Fellowship
Faith Temple
343
Hampton
Rd.,Rd.,
Greer
879-8446
343
Hampton
Rd.,
Greer
879-8446
5080
Sandy Flat
Taylors
895-2524
Christian
Heritage
Church
Christian
Heritage
Church
Glad Tidings
Assembly
of God
468 S.
S. Suber
Suber Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 877-8287
877-8287
468
3239 N.
Highway 101,
Greer 895-0544
Abiding Peace
Peace Ev. Lutheran
Lutheran Church
Church
Abiding
Saints Peter andEv.
Paul Evangelical
Lutheran
401 Batesville
Batesville Rd., Simpsonville
Simpsonville 288-4867
288-4867
401
400 Parker IveyRd.,
Dr., Greenville 551-0246
Apostolic Lutheran
Lutheran Church
Church
Apostolic
453
N. Rutherford
Rutherford Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 848-4568
848-4568
453
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METHODIST
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2820
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Simpsonville
297-5815
2820
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297-5815
105 E.Woodruff
ArlingtonRd.,
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Greer 879-2066
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Lutheran
Church,Church
ELCA
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Lutheran
Church,
ELCA
Covenant United
Methodist
300
Oneal
Rd., Greer
Greer Rd.,
877-5876
300
Rd.,
877-5876
1310Oneal
Old Spartanburg
Greer 244-3162
Saints
PeterUnited
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Methodist
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400
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Dr., Greenville
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551-0246
174 Parker
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Greer 987-9644
400
Ivey
Dr.,
551-0246
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1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308

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Bethel
4000E.
HighwayAve.,
101,Greer
Greer879-2066
895-2522
105
E.N.Arlington
Arlington
Ave.,
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879-2066
105
Grace United
Methodist
Church
Covenant
United
Methodist
Church
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Methodist
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627 Taylor
Rd., Greer Rd.,
877-7015
1310
Old Spartanburg
Spartanburg
Greer 244-3162
244-3162
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Ebenezer
Ebenezer
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Church
1377Ebenezer
East LeeRoad,
Rd., Taylors
174
Greer 244-6427
987-9644
174
Ebenezer Road,
Greer
987-9644
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Methodist
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301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
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S. Main St.
St. (S. Hwy.
Hwy. 14),
14), Greer
Greer 877-0308
877-0308
1301
LibertyMain
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Methodist
Church
Fews Chapel
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United Methodist
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Church
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4276 Highway 414,
Landrum 292-0142
4000 N.
N. Highway
Highway 101,
101, Greer
Greer 895-2522
895-2522
4000
Memorial United Methodist Church
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Grace
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956

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Taylor Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 877-7015
627
Mountain
View
UMC877-7015
Lee
Road
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Methodist
Church
Lee
Road
United
6525 Mountain ViewMethodist
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895-8532
1377
EastUnited
Lee Rd.,
Rd.,Methodist
Taylors 244-6427
244-6427
1377
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Sharon
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Liberty
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Methodist
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Liberty
Hill
1421 Reidville
SharonMethodist
Rd., Greer Church
879-7926
301
LibertyUnited
Hill Rd.,
Rd.,Methodist
Greer 968-8150
968-8150
301
Liberty
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Greer
St. Mark
Church
Liberty
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911 St. Mark
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Taylors 848-7141
4276
Highway
414,Methodist
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292-0142
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Church
4276
Highway
414,
Landrum
Memorial
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Methodist
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3856 N. Highway
Greer 895-5570
Memorial
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Methodist
Church
201
N.
Main
St.,
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877-0956
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United
Methodist
Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain
View
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1 Wilson Ave.,
Greer
877-5520
Mountain
View
UMC
6525
Mountain
View
Rd., Taylors
Taylors
895-8532
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Chapel
United
Methodist
Church
6525
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Rd.,
895-8532
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106
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103
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877-2330
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877-3612
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877-8523
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Woodruff 486-8877
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12481
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2425 Racing
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Duncan 968-2424
426-4933
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2425
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848-4521
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The Greer Citizen
Cannon announces
candidacy for sheriff
CRIME
REPORT
(Note: All information
contained in the blotter
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by Greer Police Department. All suspects are
to be considered innocent
until proven guilty.)
Of Greenville
County
STAFF WRITER
In announcing his candidacy for Greenville County
sheriff, Bruce Cannon said
he is running because he
still believes in service
before self.
Before a crowd of supporters
in
downtown
Greenvilles
Commerce
Club on Tuesday, Cannon
explained why he would
leave his job managing
the network of security
directors worldwide for
Michelin Group in order
to return to law enforcement.
Ive been a little bit concerned about the things
that I see and the things
that I hear in talking to people in the public about the
lack of responsiveness, the
lack of public engagement
at the sheriffs office, how
they kind of lost focus of
what their mission is, he
said. And the mission is
to protect the public and
ensure your safety as you
go about your lives in our
community. And the sheriffs office has fallen short
of that.
Prior to working for Michelin, Cannon served the
Greenville County Sheriffs Office dating back to
1985. He began his law enforcement career with the
Greenwood Police Department. He said he came to
Greenville to work under
the best law enforcement
agency in the state under sheriffs Johnny Mack
Brown and Sam Simmons.
Today, however, Cannon
says the office has some
leadership difficulties.
I think its time for
some real leadership. The
problems that I see at the
sheriffs office dont come
because the deputies on
the road dont care. You
PUBLIC DRUNK
Bruce Cannon will compete for the sheriff s seat in 2016.

have deputies out there
who are working that want
to do a good job, that want
to ensure your safety because they are raising their
families in our community
as well.
Cannon cited some specific concerns with the
office including a $1.2
million verdict against
the office for gross negligence, an indictment
against a senior officer for
corruption, an inefficient
organizational structure,
high turnover rates and a
lack of responsiveness to
problems.
Cannon called the sheriffs office a business and
said citizens are not getting a return on their investment.
He said the department
has not issued an annual
report in a number of
years, though reports
up through 2014 can be
found online at gcso.org.
Cannon said if he is
elected he will implement
a citizens advisory panel
to ensure communication
and transparency.
This panel will meet
with me on a regular basis
to discuss issues and work

together to address community concerns, he said.
The candidate also emphasized a need for being
proactive in our approach
to prevent crime rather
than the current norm
of merely responding to
crime by means of writing
a report.
In order for any of Cannons plans to come to fruition, he will have to best
incumbent Steve Loftis as
well as former deputies
Sam Manley, Hobart Lewis
and Will Lewis in the Republican Primary on June
14.
Mitchell Edmund Kiker, of 110 Stone Creek

Rd., Greer, was arrested
and charged with public
drunkenness. According to
a Greer Police incident report, an officer responded
to the area of Ashler Drive
and Faux Drive in reference to a report of a man
throwing beer cans from
his truck. The officer approached the vehicle and
found the suspect, Kiker,
who smelled like alcohol.
Kiker said he had been
separated from his wife
and was in the area because it was her birthday.
He admitted to drinking
alcohol. The officer then
noted a pistol in the vehicle. Kiker agreed to let the
officer take the pistol, and
after a search, it was found
that Kiker was cleared to
possess a weapon. Kiker
was placed under arrest
and his car was towed. He
was transported to Greer
City Jail.
THE GREER CITIZEN
staggering down the road

on Hilton Street near W.
Arlington Road. As the
officer approached the
subject, Emerick, he noticed that his eyes were
droopy and red. The officer noticed a strong odor
of alcohol coming from
the subject. The subject
submitted his ID and
was asked if he had been
drinking, to which Emerick responded affirmatively. Emerick was cuffed and
was told to sit on the curb.
While cuffed, Emerick began to move his wrists
further down his back and
slipped the cuffs under
his behind past his hamstrings. He then reached
toward his shoe where he
pulled out a plastic baggy
with a white powdery substance and tried to put
it in his mouth. The officer told Emerick to stop
and grabbed his hands,
but Emerick continued
to struggle. Officers were
able to get the baggy away
from Emerick and they
placed him in a patrol car.
Emerick was transported
to Greer City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Mercedes
Angelique
Cunningham, of 200 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer, was
arrested and charged with
speeding, marijuana pos-
session and possession of

drug paraphernalia. According to an incident report, an officer noticed a
vehicle traveling at a high
rate of speed between
Buncombe Road and Highway 101. The officer estimated the speed to be at
least 110 miles per hour in
a 55 mph zone. After initiating a traffic stop, the
officer made contact with
Cunningham who said she
was late for work at TD
Bank. The officer clocked
Cunningham going 108
mph, and the subject said
she did not know she was
going that fast. The officer
noticed a strong scent of
marijuana coming from
the vehicle.
When asked if she had
marijuana in the vehicle,
Cunningham said no, but
that she let her friends
borrow the vehicle.
A search of the car was
conducted and a book bag
was found, containing a
clear bag of marijuana, a
set of digital scales and a
brown grinder containing
marijuana residue. Cunningham said the bag belonged to her boyfriend
that she just dropped off
at work. She was placed
under arrested and was
transported to Greer City
Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Edward
Christopher
Emerick, of 404 Bimini
Rd., Greer, was arrested
for public drunkenness
and possession of cocaine
(first). According to an incident report, an officer
observed a white male
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The Greer Citizen
Tigers tied for second in region

After three
wins
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge picked up
wins
over
Southside,
Woodmont and Chapman
last week, improving to
4-2 in region play and 9-4
overall.
The Tigers, who are now
tied for second place in
the region, started the
week with some drama,
defeating Woodmont 9-8
on a walk-off single from
Zach Waddell.
That was a huge hit
for us, head coach Travis
Henson said. He came up
with two outs and run-
ners on first and second,

and he made it count.
Our guys are starting to
be very clutch in pressure
situations.
Blue Ridge was down
twice against Woodmont,
but the Tigers battled
back.
We were down three
late, but our guys didnt let
that stop them, Henson
said. Thats what you like
to see from your team.
Blue Ridge picked up an
easy 25-0 win at Southside
before knocking off Chapman 9-4 on the road.
Chapman was 5-1 in
the region and theyd just
beaten Greer 13-1 in five
innings, so we knew we
were going to have to play
well to earn a win, Henson said. We came out
and got a quick lead and
Weve come back from deficits this season,

so Ive been really proud of the resiliency
our guys have shown.
Travis Henson
Blue Ridge baseball coach
Ethan Few was solid on

the mound. But then we
got down.
The Tigers scored six
runs in the bottom of the
sixth inning to pull out the
win. Waddell led the effort, going 3-4 with three
RBI. Brandon Southern was
also hot from the plate, going 2-3 on the night, while
Few was 2-4.
I was really proud of
our guys for the way they

didnt give up and kept
competing, Henson said.
Weve come back from
deficits this season, so Ive
been really proud of the
resiliency our guys have
shown. Thats something
that, early on, we were
worried about.
The Tigers faced Greer
this week (results were not
available at press time),
hoping to stay in the mix

for a region championship
heading into spring break.
Theyre a scrappy team
and a talented team, Henson said. Youre always
going to get Greers best
effort. Theyve got some
guys who can really throw
the ball and they can swing
the bats as well. If you add
that to the rivalry thats
there, its just a very tough
matchup.
Blue Ridges junior varsity team has also been
clicking on all cylinders
this season, recently winning a tournament at
Landrum over the weekend, defeating Landrum
(6-4), Gaffney (2-1) and
Boiling
Springs
(6-2).
The JV Tigers are 10-2 on
the season.
SEE TIGERS | B4
Golf tourneys
approaching
To benefit
Family Fest,
GCM
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Local golfers will have
a couple of opportunities
to put their skills to the
test in the next few weeks,
as tournaments benefiting Greer Family Fest and
Greer Community Ministries approach.
Both events will be held
at the Greer Country Club.
The GSP International
Airport Greer Family Fest
Golf Tournament will be
held on Friday, April 8 beginning at 1 p.m. Registration will be held at noon
followed by a shotgun
start. The cost to enter is
$400 per team and $100
per individual. There are
only a limited number of
spots still available and
proceeds will benefit the
annual downtown festival.
The 19th annual Dick
Brooks Honda Meals on
Wheels Invitational golf
tournament will be held
on May 6, benefiting Greer
Community
Ministries.
The registration deadline
is April 15 and the tournament is limited to 48
teams of four. Each golfer will receive a gift bag,
grilled steak lunch and
snacks. Golfers and sponsors should register online
at gcminc.org. The cost is
$160 per individual and
$640 per team. Teams will
be split into morning and
afternoon sessions with a
shotgun start.
GOLF TOURNAMENTS
FAMILY FEST TOURNAMENT
Registration: April 8, Noon

When: April 8, 1 p.m.
Where: Greer Country Club
Cost: $400 team,
$100 individual
Contact: 877-3131
MEALS ON WHEELS
INVITATIONAL
Registration: Until April 15

When: May 6
Where: Greer Country Club
Cost: $640 team,
$160 individual
Contact: 877-1937
Winning teams will receive cash prizes. Tournament contests this year
include Closest to the Pin,
Hole in One, and Closest to the Line on select
holes. Dick Brooks Honda
is the title sponsor again
this year. There are many
levels of sponsorship support available: partner,
$5,000; platinum, $2,500;
gold $1,500; buy-a-hole,
$750; contest sponsor,
$500 and hole sponsors, $125. The Meals on
Wheels Golf Tournament
provides funds needed to
continue serving over 330
homebound disabled or
senior adults in the Greater Greer area with a warm,
nutritious meal Monday
through Friday.
For more information on
these events, contact the
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce at 877-3131 or
Greer Community Ministries at 877-1937.
The Byrnes softball team is a perfect 16-0 after wrapping up the first half of region play.
Still perfect Lady Rebels

continue domination
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Nobody has beaten the
Byrnes softball team this
season.
In fact, nobody has even
gotten very close.
Through 16 games, the
Rebels have been annihilating their opponents,
allowing no team to come
within less than five runs.
Byrnes defeated J.L. Mann
(10-1), Boiling Springs (110) and Riverside (17-1) last
week, improving to 7-0 in
the region and 16-0 overall.
Were just really hitting the ball well and
clicking on all cylinders,
head coach Brandi Aiken
said. J.L. Mann and Boiling Springs are both good
teams. We expected to win
those games going in, but
I thought we would have
to play well. All season,
weve just kind of had to

play our game regardless
of the competition.
Amber Campbell has
been providing some production from the plate, as
well as Kasey Widmyer,
who has more than 30
RBI on the season. Parker
Birch has taken on leadoff
duties for the Rebels.
Were aggressive on the
bases and theyre being
aggressive at the plate,
Aiken said. I think were
adjusting better than some
previous teams weve had.
We might face somebody
thats throwing 45 (mph)
one night and 60 the next,
but regardless of who is
pitching, we make the
right adjustments. That
has been huge for us.
Aiken said her entire
lineup is solid.
We have a strong nine,
Aiken said. The whole
lineup has come through
and done well. Our six or

seven batters are probably
as good as a lot of peoples
three or fours.
Byrnes takes on Dorman
this week.
Thats going to be a big
game for us. We need to
get that win, Aiken said.
Were also going to see
Boiling Springs again next
Tuesday over spring break.
Those two teams are going
to be fired up.
Despite the early success, Aiken said her team
is not taking anything for
granted.
Were still taking it one
game at a time, Aiken
said. Im talking to them
in practice about challenging themselves regardless
of what the score is. We
have to work to be better
everyday.
Yellow Jackets slip up against Chapman

Bounce back
in win over
Southside
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Missed
opportunities
were the difference for the
Greer boys soccer team
last week, as the Jackets
dropped a tough region
battle with Chapman, 1-0
Greer is now 7-4 overall
with a 3-3 mark in region
play.
Were having a tough
time finishing, head coach
Jorge Santos said. Thats
our big problem right now.
We have to start finding a
way to score goals. Our
defense is amazing right
now. Theyre playing really well. We just have to
help them out.
The Yellow Jackets did
bounce back to finish the
week, topping Southside
5-0.
Still, the missed opportunities are starting to pile

up.
With our four losses this
season, if we would have
just finished the chances
that we had, we could be
11-0, but thats the aspect
of the game were struggling with, Santos said.
When we played Berea
a couple of weeks ago,
we lost 2-1, but it was 1-0
with eight minutes left in
the game. We have to play
a full 80 minutes. We cant
play 60 minutes or 72
minutes and say, Alright,
weve got this in the bag.
Thats been my message
to the team.
Greer is off this week
during spring break, but
the team will return to action against Travelers Rest
and Eastside next week.
I feel like we can hang
with anybody in our conference, but we have to
put together a complete
game, Santos said. We
have to play solid offensively and defensively.
The Yellow Jacket boys soccer team split a pair of Peach Blossom games last week.
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
So close
o quote the great Russell Casse from one

of my favorite films
(Independence Day):
I been sayin it!
Ive been sayin it for
10 *dang* years. Aint I
been sayin it? Huh? Yeah,
Ive been sayin it.
North Carolina is winning the 2016 national
championship. Go ahead
and take that information
to Vegas.
If theres such a thing
as the perfect day, Easter
Sunday was it.
Being a fan of a sports
team is tough. There are
highs and lows, but there
are a lot more lows. Seven
years of lows to be exact.
North Carolina has
spend the better part of
the last decade trying to
come up with a team that
could win this tournament, and they may
have finally done it this
season. Its been a tough
seven years to be a Tar
Heel fan. In 2010, we lost
more games than I care to
count.
From 2011-2012, UNC
probably had the best
starting lineup in college basketball (Kendall
Marshall, John Henson,
Harrison Barnes, Tyler
Zeller, Dexter Strickland)
and COULD NOT get it
done.
North Carolina had
a team that couldve
competed with the great
Anthony Davis led Kentucky Wildcats, but thats
a story that will never be
told because of injuries.
Then, insert the academic scandal.
This poor North Carolina team that is on its
way to the Final Four in
Houston has endured
some brutal attacks from
people who want the
university to be punished
for crimes these kids did
not commit.
Think Im being too dramatic? All you have to do
is conduct a quick Twitter
search to see that most
every article written about
UNC/the Final Four right
now has something to do
with the NCAA investigation.
But none of that will
matter in a week. Ive
been saying it for a long
time and Im going to say
it again, this is the year
for North Carolina.
How could it not be?
Everything has fallen
perfectly into place.
So far, UNC has faced a
team seeded much higher
than anticipated in every
round (16, 9, 5, 6). Who
is waiting in the Final
Four? A 10-seed UNC has
already beaten twice this
year.
This has to happen. It
has to happen for order
to be restored in the
universe. It has to happen
because North Carolina
has to go back to being
one championship better
than Duke. It has to happen because grooming
talented seniors is better
than renting a high school
player for a year before
they go to the NBA. It
has to happen because
it might be one of the
last years we see Roy on
the sidelines! IT HAS TO
HAPPEN!
Never has the path to
a championship been
so clear. Never has that
trophy been so ripe for
the taking.
North Carolina is the
best team in the country
with the best two players
in the country (Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige). If
not this year, when?
Im not nave. I understand that a day is coming
where the full force of
the NCAA will pour down
on my beloved university. But it is not this day
(please excuse my Lord
of the Rings speech). A
day may come when Roy
walks away from the
program and everything
I know about my team is
thrown out the window,
but it is not this day!
Go get you one, Heels.
SPORTS
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN
CRUSADER
CORNER
NORTH GREENVILLE
SWEEPS PFEIFFER
while George delivered

two RBI and a run scored.
collegiate.
Queens University took
home the title while Young
Harris, Lenoir-Rhyne, and
King University earned finishes of second through
fourth place.
Seth Robertson, Evan
Gfeller, and Christian Constance finished in a threeway tie for sixth place as
they finished the two-day
event with a combined
score of 148. The three
also shot identical rounds
with a 75 on Monday and a
73 during Tuesdays final.
Vijay Mishra shot a 162
but improved six strokes
from day one to day two
with an 84 and a 78. Josiah
Ledford wrapped up the
week with a 185, Ledford
also put his best foot forward on day two, picking
up five strokes for a round
two 80.
The fifth place finish is
the fourth, top five finish of the season for the
Crusaders. NGU also has a
fourth place, second place,
and first place finish on its
2016 resume. The Crusaders will be back in action
on April 11-12 at the TSU
Big Blue Intercollegiate,
hosted by Tennessee State
University and Hermitage
Golf Club.
CRUSADER SOFTBALL
SPLITS WITH BELMONT
ABBEY
North Greenville earned

its fourth Conference Carolinas sweep of the season
on Saturday with 6-4 and
10-8 wins over Pfeiffer
University.
The Crusaders trailed
2-1 until the fifth inning
of last Saturdays opener.
Andrew Frazier evened the
score at 2-2 with an RBI
single while base knocks
by Shaquille Rolle and Jae
Roberts put NGU up 4-2.
Foley George added another run to the Crusaders
tally in the sixth inning
with a solo homerun while
a wild pitch would score
Rolle in the seven to extend the lead to 6-2. Rolle
reached base on a leadoff
triple to open the seventh.
NGU weathered a late rally
from the Falcons in the
bottom of the seventh as a
two-run homer cut North
Greenvilles lead to two.
The next Pfeiffer batter
would walk but consecutive pop-outs would end
the threat and earn NGU
the series win.
Hunter Dilworth earned
the complete game win,
allowing four runs (three
earned) on eight hits.
He struck out four and
walked just one. Mitchell
Painter led the Crusaders
at the plate with a 3-3 performance with an RBI and
a run scored. Rolle and
Frazier were both 2-3.
The Crusaders matched
a pair of one run Pfeiffer
first and third innings
with a couple of two run
frames to gain an early 4-2
edge. NGU used a two run
homer in each of the early
innings to take the lead
as George and Nathaniel
Maggio delivered North
Greenvilles second and
third homers of the day.
The Crusaders added an
unearned run in the fifth
inning and three more in
the sixth on RBI from Josh
Black, Maggio and George
to take an 8-5 lead. The
Falcons had evened the
score at 5-5 with a three
run bottom of the fifth
before NGU regained the
lead in the sixth inning.
The Crusaders added
two more runs in the
eighth inning on Maggios
second two run blast of
the game. His 15th blast
of the season scored David Houser who reached
on a single and gave North
Greenville a 10-5 lead.
Maggios homer proved
large as the Falcons once
again put together a rally
in the last inning. Three
runs scored on four hits
for Pfeiffer, pulled the
Falcons to within two of
North Greenville. John
Leopard cleaned up the
mess for NGU, earning his
seventh save of the season
and preserving the three
game sweep.
The heart of North
Greenvilles order finished
the game with a combined
nine hits as Houser, Maggio, and George delivered
three hits each. Maggio led
all players with five RBI
while scoring three runs.
Houser scored four times
North Greenville split a

conference double-header
with Belmont Abbey on
Wednesday, earning a 21 win while falling 5-3 in
game two.
The Crusaders struck
first in both games with a
run in the first inning. The
one run lead in game two
would hold until the sixth
inning when the Crusaders from Belmont Abbey
evened the score at 1-1.
North Greenville responded an inning and a
half later, capitalizing on
a leadoff walk by Emily
Murphy, the culmination
of a 20-pitch at bat. Traci
Howell would come in to
run for murphy and would
score the winning run two
batters later on a throwing
error on a batted ball from
Morgan Roach.
Greer Killman scored
NGUs first run of the
game and finished 1-2.
Megan Johnson was 1-3
with an RBI while Kate
Lee finished 2-3. Carson
ODonald improved to 84 on the season as she
turned in a complete game
performance allowing one
earned run on six hits. She
struck out seven.
Killman would account
for NGUs first run again
in game two as she scored
on a Megan Johnson sacrifice fly. Killman reached
base on a walk and later
stole second. She finished
game two 1-2 with a walk
and two runs scored.
Another run would cross
for North Greenville in the
third inning on a Chelsea Rivers sac fly. Grace
DeBoer scored for North
Greenville as the Crusaders took advantage of another leadoff walk, extending the lead to 2-0.
Abbey would have its
answer in the fourth inning platting two runs on
two hits. The Crusaders
also used an NGU error to
even the score at 2-2. The
two run inning would send
the game into extras as
neither team could muster
any more offense in regulation.
BAC would have its biggest inning of the day in
the eighth, plating three
runs on three hits. Jena
Reisenas double to right
field would plate two
while Dani Merietts double would extend Abbeys
lead to 5-2, scoring Meriett
a batter later.
The Crusaders would
answer with a run of their
own in the home half of
the frame as Kate Lees
two-out double would
plate Killman for the second time in the game, and
third time of the day.
Lee finished game two 14 with an RBI and a double
while Morgan Milam was 13. Emily Murphy suffered
the loss on the mound,
giving up three runs in an
inning of work.
NORTH GREENVILLE LAX

FALLS TO LIMESTONE
North Greenville suffered its second Conference Carolinas loss of the

season on Wednesday in a
27-5 defeat to first ranked
Limestone College.
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The North Greenville softball team split a pair of games with Belmont Abbey recently.
NGU FOOTBALL
TO HOST CAMP
The North Greenville

football team will host a
camp specifically designed
for offensive and defensive lineman, scheduled
for June 9-11.
The Big Man Camp is
designed for rising 9th12th graders and offers
participants the opportunity to grow as a football player and as a man.
Campers will learn the
skills necessary to excel
at their given position in
a Christian environment.
Players will receive oneon-one instruction from
North Greenville coaches
but also have the opportunity to be mentored by
members of NGUs Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Offensive lineman will
receive individual instruction using the same drills
and techniques used by
the Crusaders. Coaches
will place in emphasis on
pass protection as well as
facets of a zone blocking
scheme.
Defensive lineman will
learn the techniques and
fundamentals used by
NGU defensive lineman.
Aggressive and smart are
characteristics used to describe North Greenvilles
DL, and this philosophy
will be taught to participants. Coach Novotasky
has the ability to provide
campers with needed
preparation in both the 34 and 4-3 schemes, whether they play tackle, nose,
or defensive end.
More information on
the camp can be found by
following the link below.
The brochure provided
includes a list of what to
bring, as well as a registration section. The cost of
the camp is $200 before
June 9th and $225 the day
of.
The Crusaders completed a season sweep of Pfeiffer University last week.
The North Greenville golf team recently recorded a solid fifth place finish at the Cliffs.
The Saints grabbed a 30 lead over the Crusaders
but Alex Proly answered
with his first goal of the
game to pull NGU to within two. Drew Wassenaar
scored three Limestone
goals later to make the 62.
Limestone would score
the next seven goals to go
up by 11 before Wassenaar
scored goal of the game on
an assist from Sean Lemay.
The Saints tacked on three
more goals before half to
lead 16-3.
North Greenville score
twice more in the second
half as Andrew Loach
and Wassenaar scored on
back-to-back possessions.
#1 Limestone proved too
much for NGU though
hammering out 11 more
scores in the second half
to down NGU for the second season in a row.
NGU GOLF FINISHES FIFTH
The North Greenville

mens golf team wrapped
up its March slate of tournaments Tuesday afternoon with a fifth place
finish at the Cliffs Inter-
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Competition continues at ACS with 51 passes for lead

The high quality of racing produced in the first
four races of the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series season
continued at Auto Club
Speedway on Sunday,
where drivers tallied a total of 51 green flag passes
for the lead, a high at ACS
since the inception of loop
data in 2005.
It marked the second
time in the first five races
this season a track record
for green flag passes for
the lead was set (Atlanta,
44 green flag passes for
the lead).
Its great, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said about the
lower-downforce
aero
package implemented in
the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Every week has been

fun, fun, fun. The cars are
fun to drive, slipping and
sliding. Its a good challenge and Im enjoying it.
Additionally, the seventh-closest margin of victory since the Sprint Cup
began tracking the stat in
1993 (.010 seconds) has
been recorded twice in the
first five races at Daytona (not with the lowerdownforce package) and
at Phoenix (with the lowerdownforce package).
Through the first five
races, the average margin
of victory is 0.367 seconds
the closest since the inception of electronic tim-
SeamleSS
aluminum GutterS
ing and scoring in 1993.

The new rules package
today I thought was tremendous, Brad Keselowski said after the Las Vegas
race. I think you saw,
because of the rules package, where the cars fell off
a lot at the end of the run
and you really had to drive
them sideways. Took a
lot of balance as a driver,
a lot of precise footwork
and accuracy with where
you put your car, how you
place it, which is exactly
what we want.
The Sprint Cup has also
showcased parity through
the first five races. Four
different drivers, four separate organizations and all
three manufacturers have

won a race.
Man Of Steel: Johnson
Surpasses Earnhardt With
Super Performance at
Auto Club
Moving faster than a
speeding bullet off the restart beginning NASCAR
overtime, Jimmie Johnson
cleared Denny Hamlin and
Kevin Harvick from the
third position and rocketed his Superman-emblazoned Chevrolet to the
finish line to win Sundays
Auto Club 400 at Auto
Club Speedway in Fontana,
California.
With the victory number 77 of his career Johnson surpassed Dale Earn-
hardt for sole possession

of seventh on the all-time
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
wins list.
The six-time NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series driver
now trails sixth-place
Cale Yarbrough (83 wins)
by six wins, and fourthplace Bobby Allison (84)
and Darrell Waltrip (84) by
seven wins.
Harvick Posts Another

Top-Two Finish
Bakersfield, California
native Kevin Harvick led a
race-high 142 laps in the
Auto Club 400, but could
not pull of his best Steph
Curry imitation in NASCAR overtime.
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THE GREER CITIZEN
Rebels split pair with Wade Hampton

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes baseball
team split a pair of games
with Wade Hampton last
week, taking care of business at home during a 5-0
win, before falling on the
road, 8-7.
We played really, really well at our place,
head coach Michael Maus
said. We got a great performance from Zeke Stephens, who pitched a complete game two-hitter. He
was really on top of things
for us.
The second game was a
different story, however.
We didnt play very
good defense, Maus said.
I think we gave up seven
hits to start the game, and
youre not going to win
very many baseball games
when you do that.
The Rebels had five errors in the loss.
We let one error turn
into another one, Maus
said. It was a tough
night.
The second game with
the Generals was back and
forth, as Wade Hampton
scored the first six runs
in the first inning. Byrnes
bounced back to score
four runs in the second
inning and eventually take
ball well, it was just right

at them, he said. I was
proud of the way we swung
the bats, but you have to
be able to put together
that complete game. If we
do that, I think well hit
our stride. We still want to
We had all the

momentum on our
side, but we gave it
right back to them.
Michael Maus
Byrnes baseball coach
The Byrnes baseball team split two region games with Wade Hampton last week.
the lead, 7-6.
We had all the momentum on our side, but
we gave it right back to
them, Maus said. We just

have to have a short memory and not dwell on our
mistakes.
Maus said hitting the ball

well is not enough against
good teams in the region.
We were hitting the
try to make a little bit of

noise in the region.
Byrnes will take on
Boiling Spring twice this
week.
Its a big week for us,
Maus said. Zeke will be
back on the mound for
us, and hes kind of been
that rock we could lean
on. Hopefully hell give us
a good start and well be
able to get a big win.
TIGERS: JV
players key
to success
FROM B1
Theyve been impressive so far, Henson said.

They beat Greer in a
walk-off win last Wednesday, which was the third
time theyd beaten Greer
this season. Theyve really
been improving and were
really proud of the way
theyre stepping up.
The JV team is led by
Ryan Nix and Jackson
Morris, who spend most of
their time on the mound.
Theyre the staple of
that staff, Henson said.
Those two sophomores
have been really key for us
on the mound and theyve
had some good wins over
some good teams.
On offense, the JV team
has seen impressive outings from Jeremy Collins,
who hit for the cycle between the Greer game and
Landrum.
You dont see JV players do that very often. He
had a single, double, triple and a homer in those
two games, Henson said.
Hes just been huge from
the plate.
Eagles recover after first loss CLASSIFIEDS

In region
play
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eastside boys soccer team finds itself in unfamiliar position heading
into spring break
The Eagles recently suffered their first region
loss of the season last
week, falling to Berea 3-2
in overtime.
That was a tough game
for us, head coach Michael Martin said. Berea
is probably one of our
toughest rivals in the region, so taking that loss

was difficult.
Joe Todd and Tanner
Bachtel each nailed a goal
to put the pressure on
Berea, but the Bulldogs
answered back, forcing
overtime and eventually
penalty kicks, where they
took the win.
When we make mistakes in a 5-0 game, we
dont take a lot of time to
think about it and adjust,
Martin said. But when you
make mistakes in a game
that goes to penalty kicks,
then you can look back
and see how one play in
the first half or two plays
in the second half could
have changed the game.
Hopefully, if we have the

right mindset, a loss can
actually do us a measure
of good if were willing to
learn from our mistakes
and apply those lessons
going forward.
Eastside bounced back
last week, however, with
a 4-0 win over Travelers
Rest.
The team is still playing well, but the break is
coming at a good time for
us, Martin said. The high
school season is a grind.
Youve got a lot of games
and not as much practice,
so it seems like were always playing and recovering.
Despite the region loss,
Martin said the team is in
good spirits.
Our
spirits
arent
down, he said. We still
control our own destiny
to win the region. We just
have to refocus for this
tough stretch of games.
Eastside
wont
play
any games during spring
break, but the Eagles will
have a loaded schedule
when they return, playing
five games in eight days.
Those five games will
determine a lot about how
things are going to shake
out in the region, Martin
said. Hopefully we can
use this time off to our advantage.
Play ball, Cubanos

BY MARK VASTO
Region showdown
The Riverside boys tennis team will take on J.L. Mann on

April 5 at home. The match is set for 4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 30th,
at 6:00 pm in the River
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to discuss the Rebel golf
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Club members are working on sponsorships and
donations for player goodie bags. They are planning
on at least 144 players.
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at 7:00 am.
he seven men, most

wearing tailored suits
and dress shoes,
boarded the plane the oldfashioned way. Walking
across the tarmac, careful
not to walk over the line
that separated passenger
traffic from the earmuff-wearing air traffic
controllers, they boarded
the plane, strapped in and
flew off to a place few
travel to from America:
Havana, Cuba.
A scene from Obamas
latest visit to Cuba? Or
was it a team sent from
President Eisenhowers
administration? Neither.
This was during the
days of George W. Bush,
when it was still illegal
to conduct commerce on
the island if you were a
U.S. citizen. Besides? Who
wanted to go to a place
that people were literally
dying to leave? Shouldnt
the traffic be going the
other way?
They came in on a
technicality, as religious
humanitarian relief workers. Once in Havana, the
six men with their jackets
draped over their arm
waved the other gentleman, clad in jeans and a
white safari shirt, through
the customary screening room first. Separate
parties, explained one of
the men.
The man had his papers
examined as a close-talking guard asked for his
plans and purpose for
visiting Cuba.
Im here on a humanitarian mission.
Here? asked the
Cuban official. He seemed
stunned. What makes
you think Castro and
Cuba need your help?
The official waved the
other men over.
And what is your reason for visiting Cuba?
One man took the lead,
stood straight in front of
the guard, held his chin
up and flashed a smile.
We are here to drink
A SPORTING VIEW
your rum and smoke your

cigars, sir.
The guard stared back
at him with a stern face
that gradually lit up into a
return smile.
My friends ... welcome
to Havana, Cuba.
Last year, more than
150 men came the other
way ... they fled Cuba
by any means possible,
though most ran from
the team hotels whenever they had the chance
to play baseball off the
island. They defect for a
dream, and they wish to
make it in the big leagues,
just like Minnie Minoso,
Tony Perez, Tony Oliva,
Luis Tiant, Jose Canseco,
Rafael Palmeiro. They
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big ball orchards in the
Bronx, LA or Chicago ...
anywhere they can play
the game they felt they
were born to play.
Most players in the
majors remember different times, times the rum
and cigars couldnt possibly compare to the life
those travelers had left in
America. They remember
their teachers telling them
to shut their eyes and ask
God to provide them with
lunch, only to open them
and see an empty plate
staring back up at them.
The plate would remain
empty until they were
instructed to do the same
thing, only this time to
ask Castro for food, opening their eyes to a plate of
black beans and rice.
They remember playing
under spotty light, the
watchful eyes of fans and
Castros men. They escaped on makeshift rafts,
hid under trucks and
buses, spent everything
they had. They, too, had
a mission ... just a chance
to walk in through a gate
and hear the stern-looking
official bark the following
command to them:
Play ball!
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Channeling
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ESCAPE ARTIST
Greenville business opens doors for entertainment
THE BOMB Hard
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Think you could escape
a zombie attack or find
shelter from a bomb in
less than an hour?
Upstate Escapes will be
the judge of that.
The Greenville business,
which opened its doors
just one month ago, is the
newest form of entertainment for local residents.
Upstate Escapes invites
participants
to
make
their way through several
escape rooms, each of
which follows a different
theme.
James Payne and James
Fleenor founded the business last year. Payne said
the concept for Upstate
Escapes came when he
and Fleenor went through
a similar gaming experience in 2015.
Its an experience that
just kind of lingers with
you, Payne said. Your
brain moves into that
mode where everything is
a clue or a puzzle. We did
another escape room later
on in the year, and thats
really what sold me. From
there, we began to investigate the viability of opening this business and what
sort of themes our rooms
were going to have.
Once the concept for
the business was decided, Payne said Greenville
seemed like the obvious fit
for the first location.
Greenville is centrally
located in the Upstate,
so I knew that folks from
Greer, Taylors, Spartanburg, Anderson and Pickens would be able to come
UNDEAD
NIGHTMARE
Moderate
FAN RIVALRY Normal
James Payne and James Fleenor founded Upstate Escapes,

which opened in Greenville last month.
We tried to have
puzzles that interact
with all five of the
senses, so youre
not just using your
eyes.
James Payne
Founder, Upstate Escapes

and it wouldnt be too far
out of the way, he said. I
wanted this experience to
be available to the entire
Upstate.
Upstate Escapes currently houses four escape
rooms: The Bomb, Undead
Nightmare, Fan Rivalry
and Return to Sender. Each
room presents varying
levels of difficulty for the
participant, ranging from
introductory to hard.
Several groups have already put their skills to
the test in the rooms, including one group, which
managed to get out of
three.
We had a group come
by last weekend that just
really loves escape games,
Payne said. They booked
all four of our rooms and
they got out of three of
them. A 75 percent completion rate is great. They
raced through one of our
rooms and our hardest
room still gave them a
challenge, so I feel good
about that.
The Bomb room is set
during the Cuban Missile
Crisis and participants are
tasked with finding a fallout shelter during a threat
to the eastern seaboard.
Undead Nightmare puts
the group of participants
into an abandoned lab
during the zombie apoca-
RETURN TO SENDER
Beginner
Upstate Escapes offers four escape rooms, including

Undead Nightmare, staged in the zombie apocalypse.
lypse. Fan Rivalry tests the
sports knowledge of gamers, as they seek to find a
trophy belonging to either
Clemson or South Carolina. Return to Sender is
a mystery-driven room,
which requires participants to think outside the
box.
We did numerous escape rooms across the
southeast, so we were trying to find the intersecting
line of what hadnt been
done before and what we

felt was the most exciting
concept, Payne said. We
wanted some rooms that
were based on real-life situations like The Bomb, but
we also wanted some that
were based in fantasy, like
Undead Nightmare.
Payne said building the
rooms took plenty of time
and testing.
Each room took roughly
a week to build, he said.
You have to think about
the fact that folks will be

escaping these rooms in
about an hour, so theres
a lot that goes into it. We
tried to have puzzles that
interact with all five of the
senses, so youre not just
using your eyes. You have
to catch clues using all of
your senses.
Its easy to plan a room
that people will never get
out of, Payne added. If
you wanted to create an
SEE ESCAPE | B10
Student, radio station

recognize teacher
At Woodland
Elementary
STAFF WRITER
Second-grader Benson Taylor high fives Magic 98.9s Sheri Taylor with Woodland
Elementary teacher Theresa Franklin standing by her student. Benson and his mother
Shannon Taylor nominated Franklin for the radio stations Teachers Who Make Magic
award.
Shannon Taylor, mother

of second grader Benson
Taylor, loves her childs
teacher, Theresa Franklin.
The mother/son duo
put their love into action
last Thursday at Woodland Elementary, surprising Franklin with a special
honor.
They collaborated together on a letter drafted
to Magic 98.9s Teachers
Who Make Magic. Shannon and radio personalities entered the classroom
to recognize Franklin.
Shannon said what a
wonderful teacher you are
and that you are instilling
some wonderful values in
these kids that will last a

lifetime and how it is an
honor to have her son in
your classroom, radio
personality Sheri Taylor said to Franklin while
handing her a certificate.
Before a full classroom,
Shannon read the letter
she and her son wrote.
Im so thankful for Miss
Franklin and so is my son
Benson, Shannon read
while Benson stood next
to his teacher.
Later Benson said his
teacher was very special,
and that he enjoys when
she teaches about the
weather.
Husband David Franklin,
who knew of the surprise,
also visited the classroom,
and it was clear he also
had made an impact on
his wifes students.
Those onlooking students were not left empty
handed. Sherwood Kaiser,
with Hejaz Shriners, visited the classroom as well.

He passed out circus tickets to the students who
were more than excited
about the prospect of attending the circus when it
comes to Timmons Arena
at Furman University on
April 8-10.
Magic 98.9 recognizes
a special teacher each
month all across the Upstate. Promotions director Roy Hummers said
parents will nominate
their childs teacher who
goes above and beyond
in their daily life to make
sure their child is getting
the attention they need in
school and spending some
extra time here and there
with those who need improvement.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
NOMINATIONS CONTINUE
FOR ARTS PROGRAM
GREER MIDDLE TDAP

VACCINE CLINIC IS APRIL 18
DHEC will be conducting

a vaccine clinic at Greer
Middle on Monday, April
18.
According to South Carolina State Regulations, all
students entering seventh
grade are required to have
a Tdap vaccine.
Parents are asked to
send a copy of their students immunization record to the Health Room if
the child has already been
vaccinated.
Champs honored
The Byrnes boys basketball team was honored for their recent Class AAAA state
championship at Mondays Spartanburg School District Five board meeting.
nized for their recognized
for their artistic ability.
Reagan Ortt, a student
of Megan Parlow, and Janet Yurchenko, a student
of Raelyn Chambliss, were
both participants in the recent Focus on Youth Art
Show at the Chapman
Cultural Center.
Ortt took home second
place overall and Yurchenko was given the Excellence in Design award.
BAND, ORCHESTRA SHOW

OFF SUPERIOR SKILLS
Students
at
Abner
Creek Academy grabbed
their jump ropes recently
and went to work for the
schools annual Jump
Rope For Heart fundraiser, benefiting the American Heart Association.
The
school
raised
$4,419. Top
fundraiser
was Seth Faehnrich, who
raised $287 by himself.
Other top fundraisers included: Hunter Hughes,
Neely Thompson and Xander Fly.
Byrnes High Symphonic

Band and the Byrnes Freshman Academy ninth grade
bands both earned the
rating of Superior with
Distinction at the SCBDA
Concert Festival recently.
This is the highest rating
SCBDA gives, and requires
top marks from all judges
for a band to receive.
With the rating, the Byrnes Symphonic Band and
Freshman Academy ninth
grade band have qualified
for the SC State Master
Concert Festival in May.
District Five orchestra
students also received
high honors at the 2016
SCMEA Orchestra Concert
Festival.
Every District Five orchestra earned either a Superior or Excellent rating
at the annual event.
Ochestras earning Superior ratings included:
Byrnes Philharmonic, D.R.
Hill Middle Eighth Grade
Orchestra, D.R. Hill Middle
Seventh Grade Orchestra,
Florence Chapel Middle
Eighth Grade Orchestra
and Florence Chapel Middle Seventh Grade Orchestra.
Orchestras earning Excellent ratings included:
Byrnes Concert Orchestra, BFA Orchestra, Beech
Springs Orchestra and
Berry Shoals Orchestra.
BYRNES ARTISTS HONORED

AT ART SHOW
BEECH SPRINGS TEACHER

SELECTED FOR INSTITUTE
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE IMOVE

WILL BE HELD APRIL 30
Riverside Middle will

participate in the iMove
5K run/walk and community health fair on Saturday, April 30.
Participants receive a
free t-shirt if registered by
April 15. This years proceeds will benefit Upstate
Backpack Blessings.
visit the schools website.
DISTRICT FIVE
STUDENTS JUMP FOR GOOD

CAUSE AT ABNER CREEK
Two Byrnes High students are being recog-
B7
Scott nominates
area students
for academies
Nominations are now

open for the ARMES program at the Fine Arts Center.
The program is a tuition-free arts initiative
designed for students in
grades three through eight
who have demonstrated
talents in theatre, visual
arts, strings or dance. The
classes are taught after
regular school hours twice
a week at the Fine Arts
Center (drama classes at
The Sterling School).
Nominations close April
18 with auditions scheduled for mid-May.
visit
fineartscenter.net/
ARMES.
THE GREER CITIZEN
Beech
mediate
Springs Interteacher Nicole
Gilbert will spend part of

her summer sharpening
her science skills to better
help her students.
Gilbert has been selected for the 2016 Science
P.L.U.S. Institute at Roper
Mountain Science Center,
to be held July 25-29.
RIVER RIDGE PINCHES

PENNIES FOR GOOD CAUSE
Students at River Ridge

Elementary held a fundraiser
recently
called
Pasta for Pennies, an annual event benefiting the
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society.
To kick off the schools
campaign, Sam and Jake
Brown came and talked
to the River Ridge student
Council. Sam was a student at River Ridge when
he was diagnosed with
Leukemia many years ago.
He is now cancer free and
a student at Byrnes High.
In all the school raised
$4,259.51
over
three
weeks. Marise Sizemores
class was the individual
class winner, having collected $915.33 on their
own. As a reward for their
hard work, the class will
receive a free pasta party
from Olive Garden.
WELLFORD STEPS UP
TO STEM CHALLENGE
Third graders at Wellford Academy recently put

their science skills to the
test as part of the 2016
Fluor STEM challenge.
Twenty-nine
students
stayed after school to create a marble machine that
would sort different size
marbles into cups. Students were given limited
materials and a time limit
to complete construction.
As part of the program,
Fluor will hold a drawing
to award one team $1000
for use within the school.
Teachers Jennifer Brown,
Amanda Richards, Bill
Neyman, Katie Henderson,
April Jennings, and Becky
Carson helped out with
the project.
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MISS EMMA
Abner
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Academy students and staff
paid tribute to one of the
schools most treasured
employees recently.
The entire school gathered for Miss Emma Day
to honor the memory of
Emma Canada, a longtime
member of the schools
cafeteria staff. Canada
passed away in late December, after spending 53
years of her life in food
service helping children
40 of those years in District Five.
Abner Creek administrators invited Canadas family and church friends out
for the special ceremony,
which included the unveiling of a plaque and a
priceless scrapbook created by students and teachers. Cafeteria staff also
did their best to recreate
Miss Emmas famous cinnamon rolls for everyone
to enjoy.
U.S. Senator Tim Scott

today
announced
the
nominations of 50 South
Carolina students to the
United States Military Service Academies for the
class of 2020, including
the U.S. Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland, the
U.S. Military Academy in
West Point, New York, the
U.S. Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in
Kings Point, New York. In
advance of this round of
nominations, staff from
Senator Scotts state offices hosted twelve information sessions across
the state.
Being able to nominate South Carolinians
for admission to U.S. Military Academies is one of
the best parts of my job.
Each year, I am humbled
by the number of applications I get from young
people who are willing to
make the commitment to
serve their country in this
capacity, said Senator
Scott. I am proud to say
that the students in South
Carolina are impressive,
to say the least, and give
me the unique problem of
having too many good applications from which to
choose. With such a great
pool to choose from, I am
confident that these young
people will be a positive
reflection on our state and
will become great leaders
in our military.
Area nominees include:
U.S. Naval Academy

Anna Leigh Runion
Greer Middle College
Charter High School
William Metcalf
Blue Ridge High School
U.S. Military Academy
Autumn Shea
Riverside High School
U.S. Air Force Academy
Adam Barnette
Blue Ridge High School
U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy
Eric Avalos
Greer High School
To be considered for an
appointment to a service
academy, applicants must
be nominated by a Member of Congress or other
authorized
nominating
source. However, final admission is determined by
the respective academy.
To be considered for a
nomination from Senator
Scott, students were required to submit an application, SAT/ACT scores,
high school transcripts,
and three letters of recommendation. Each candidate was then interviewed
by community and business leaders and distinguished members of the
military, including many
alumni of one of the service academies.
For more information
about the nomination
process, call the Service
Academy Coordinator at
803-771-6112.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
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THE GREER CITIZEN
THINGS
TO DO
PHOTO | UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Natalie Dormer in The

Forest
COUCH THEATER
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NEW RELEASES
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
Standoff (R) -- A little

girl (Ella Ballentine) happens to witness a brutal assassin at work, and snaps
a few pictures before
shes spotted. Pursued by
the killer (Laurence Fishburne), the little girls runs
to an old farmhouse for
safety, where she meets a
damaged veteran named
Carter (Thomas Jane), who
brings her inside and arms
himself against the determined gunman. Carter
takes the girl upstairs and
aims his shotgun at the
staircase as the killer enters the home. This locks
in a stalemate -- Carter
and the girl upstairs, with
Fishburnes
determined
killer downstairs, waiting
for Carter to give up.
There is a lot of talking,
and most of it is good.
Jane makes a good hero,
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whatever it takes to bring
down his quarry. Check it
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from the bang-bang bigbudget action flicks.
The Forest (R) -- There
is a forest in Japan at the
base of Mount Fuji that
has been dubbed The
Suicide Forest. Each year,
more than a hundred bodies are found there, some
on the ground, some hanging from trees, some with
notes left behind. Sarah
(Natalie Dormer), a young
American, learns that her
troubled twin sister was
last seen entering the forest. Sarah senses that
her twin is still alive and in
trouble, so she jumps on
a plane to Japan, ignores
warnings from the locals,
and goes on a hiking trip
in the Suicide Forest with
a handsome travel writer
and a Japanese guide.
The movie has two really big strikes against
it. First, its just not very
scary. Dormer stumbles
and trips a lot, ghouls
pop up and say boo, but
theres nothing that will
haunt you after the credits. Second, theres this
icky, underlying insensitivity to the whole premise and how its handled.
Aokigahara forest is real,
and suicide is a big issue
in Japan. The movie makes
no attempt at insight or
understanding, but rather
is content to milk the setting for cheap exoticism.
About Scout (Not Rated) -- A poorly supervised
teenager goes on the road
with an escaped mental
patient in what is intended to be a heartwarming
dramedy that splices a
little coming-of-age with a
little getting-over-yourself.
Scout (India Ennega) is a
teenage girl who watches
over her little sister Lulu,
with their infirmed greatgrandma (Ellen Burstyn) as
their legal guardian. Lulu
gets taken by their father
-- a carnival worker -- to go
live with him and his addict girlfriend. Scout decides a rescue-road trip is
in order, and recruits Sam
(James Frecheville), a twentysomething patient with
bandages on his wrists at
a nearby psychiatric ward.
The leads do their best
to be understated but accessible, but there isnt
enough in the script to really bring them to life.
TV RELEASES
Welcome to Sweden:
Season 2
Heroes: Reborn
Justice League Vs. Teen
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(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
painting belongs to the

North Carolina Museum of
Art (NCMA) and is being
loaned to M&G at Heritage
Green as part of the exhibition The Art of Sleuthing. The piece was painted by the world-renowned
German Renaissance artist, Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Madonna and Child in
a Landscape will be on
display at M&G at Heritage Green through June
5. The Museum & Gallery
at Heritage Green is open
10 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdaySaturday and 2-5 p.m. on
Sunday.
More information about
the artworks story can be
found at https://youtu.
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WYCHE MEMORIAL
CONCERT IS THIS WEEKEND
The Greenville Symphony Orhestra will present

a special Masterworks Series concert, Poetry and
Drama of Life Tommy
Wyche Memorial Concert
on April 2 and 3 at The
Peace Center.
The concert will feature
Wyches original composition, Moonbeams.
For tickets or more information, call 467-3000
or visit peacecenter.org.
Thank ya very much

Elvis tribute artist Gene Styles stopped by The Spinning Jenny over the weekend to
perform some of The Kings most popular hits.
FURMAN CHAMBER CHOIR

TO PERFORM APRIL 7
Sean Gaskell
ASHEVILLE MUSICIAN
TO PLAY KORA SUNDAY
Asheville musician Sean

Gaskell will be live and in
concert at Chapman Cultural Center on Sunday,
April 3, playing the Kora,
a 21-string harp native to
Gambia, West Africa. His
2-hour concert, 2-4 p.m.,
will be part of Chapmans
weekly
Sundays
Unplugged program, which is
1-5 p.m.
Kora music is traditionally played by oral and
musical historians known
as Griots (Gree-ohs). It is
a very melodic and seemingly peaceful instrument,
which is contrary to its
musical repertoire. Many
songs tell ancient stories of war and hardship,
while others praise people
of high political status
and those who helped expand the Mande Empire.
While the Kora is only 300
years old, some commonly played songs can be
traced back 800 years to
the founding of the Mande
Empire.
Gaskell learned how to
play the Kora throughout
multiple visits to Gambia,
studying extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba
Kuyateh.
He was first inspired
to play by Kane Mathis,
a Kora player formerly
based in Seattle, who has
lead The Kora Band and
The Sahel Band. Gaskell
relocated from Seattle to
Asheville in 2014. He has
been featured at a number
of music festivals in the
US, Gambia, and Senegal.
In addition to the free
concert, Spartanburg Art
Museum, Spartanburg Regional History Museum,
Artists Guild of Spartanburg Gallery, and the Student Galleries are all open
and free. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
SPRING FLOWER FESTIVAL

AT HANDS ON! APRIL 5-8
Hands On!, the Childrens Museum in downtown Hendersonville, will

celebrate spring with a
Spring Flower Festival
April 5-8. All ages will enjoy creating flowers using
recycled materials to put
in a vase, wear in their
hair or give to others. This
activity will take place in
the party room all day and
is free with $5 admission/
free for members.
The mission of Hands
On! is to provide hands
on educational experiences that stimulate the
imagination and motivate
learning in a fun, safe environment.
visit
www.handsonwnc.
org or call 828-697-8333.
The Furman University

Chamber Choir will present a concert Thursday,
April 7, at 8 p.m. in Daniel
Memorial Chapel on campus.
Open to the public, the
performance,
Rejoice
In God, O Ye Tongues;
Hallelujah! A Choral Acclamation of Invocation,
Adoration and Praise, is a
Sound Quality Concert Series event. Tickets are $12
for adults, $10 for seniors
and $5 for students.
Under the direction of
William Thomas and accompanied by University
Organist Charles Tompkins, the Chamber Choir
will take full advantage of
the Daniel Chapel setting
and the Hartness organ in
presenting an evening of
sacred choral music. Highlighting the performance
is a rendering of Benjamin
Brittens masterpiece Rejoice in the Lamb, a cantata for four solo voices
and choir written in 1943.
call 294-2086. To purchase tickets online, visit
www.furman.edu.
FICTION ADDICTION TO
HOST LAWRENCE LAUNCH
Upstate South Carolina

poet Diecy Lawrence will
be celebrating the release
of her new book of poetry,
My Journey: Small Town,
USA, Circa 1920-1930:
Other Rhymes and Tymes,
with a launch party at Fiction Addiction on Saturday, April 9, from 2-4 p.m.
This event is free and open
to the public, and refreshments will be served.
This collection of poems
celebrates life in the U.S.
in the early to mid-20th
century. Often poking fun
at characters known in
the small town of her beginnings, Lawrence also
strikes a chord about the
not-so-fun times, describing the bittersweet challenges faced by those alive
during the Great Depression and the faith that carried them through.
Diecy Lawrence Gray
Brennemann was born in
1918 and reared in Inman.
She is the mother of four
children,
grandmother
to nine, and great-grandmother to ten. She loves
poetry and has written on
every subject imaginable.
contact Fiction Addiction
at 675-0540 or at info@
fiction-addiction.com.
SENIOR ART ON DISPLAY AT

FURMAN APRIL 11-MAY 7
Art by nine Furman University seniors will be on

display April 11-May 7 in
Thompson Gallery of the
Roe Art Building on campus. A reception honoring
the artists is set for Tuesday, April 12, 6:30-8:30
p.m. in the Roe Art Building. The exhibition and reception are free and open
to the public.
The exhibition, Can You
Hear Me Now? is a collection of works based on the
artists own experiences
and relationships. Using
mixed media, mixed processes, and social experiments, the artists capture
personal struggles, childhood memories, and challenges faced by the elder
community, among other
themes.
Seniors displaying works
are: Adi Coe (Cumming,
Georgia), Lauren Heath
(Sandy Springs, Georgia),
Jack McCall (Augusta,
Georgia), Laura McMullan

(Birmingham, Alabama),
McKenzie Martin (Greenville), Ben Riddle (Greenville), Iliana Taylor (Mount
Dora, Florida), Dana Wagner (Irmo), and Danner
Washburn
(Pfafftown,
North Carolina).
about the exhibition, contact Furmans Department
of Art at (864) 294-2074.
USC UPSTATE TO PRESENT

COMMERCIAL CONCERT
USC Upstates Commercial Music department will

be in concert at Chapman
Cultural Center Sunday,
April 14, with performances from the USC Upstate
Vocal Ensemble, Guitar
Ensemble, Jazz Combo,
and Commercial Music
Combos. The show starts
at 3 p.m. and is free and
open to the public.
The Upstate Vocal Ensemble will present favorites from the popular
and folk genres. The Guitar Ensemble will be performing arrangements of
jazz, rock, and contemporary pop music. The
Jazz Combo will present
renditions of classic jazz
standards. And, the Commercial Music Combos will
be performing music from
Motown, as well as rock
classics from the 1990s.
The concert will also feature performances by finalists from the annual
USC Upstate Songwriting
Competition.
USC Upstate Commercial
Music program includes
courses in commercial
music, jazz studies, music theory, music history,
piano/keyboard,
choir,
guitar performance, composition, music entrepreneurship, singing performance, music technology
and applied lessons. The
ever-expanding commercial music program places
an emphasis on contemporary topics that include
music business, history of
rock music, career preparation, and songwriting.
about this concert or USC
Upstates Commercial Music program, contact the
Coordinator of Commercial Music, Dr. Nolan Stolz
at nStolz@uscUpstate.edu.
ONGOING EXHIBITS
MHSAM PAINTINGS
ON DISPLAY AT FURMAN
Paintings by Northwest
Missouri State University
(Maryville, Mo.) Professor
of Art Armin Mhsam will
be on display in Furman
Universitys
Thompson
Gallery, Roe Art Building,
through April 7. A reception with Mhsam is set
for Tuesday, April 5, 6
-7:30 p.m., with a talk by
the artist at 6:30 p.m. in
the gallery.
The exhibition, Clear Cut
Spaces, is free and open to
the public, and is presented by the Furman University Department of Art.
Thompson Gallery hours
are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. For more information, call 294-2074 or visit
www.arminmuhsam.com.
HISTORY MUSEUM HOSTS

TEXTILES EXHIBIT
Spartanburg
Regional
History Museums upcoming exhibit will feature
panels from the SC State
Museums traveling exhibit, Textiles: A History of
Innovation and Community, through April 16.
Also featured will be
items from SRHMs own

collections that highlight
Spartanburgs role in the
American textile industry.
visit SpartanburgHistory.
org or call Julius Dargan
at 591-5596.
EXHIBIT CONTINUES
AT RIVERWORKS GALLERY
Local artist Christina

Laurels exhibition Refugium will be on display
at RIVERWORKS Gallery
through April 17.
Refugium is a quiet space
filled with orderly floating
strands of constructed
paper gingko leaves. The
gentle currents created
by movement through
the strands activates the
leaves.
RIVERWORKS Gallery is
operated by and for the
faculty and students of
the Department of Visual
Arts at Greenville Technical College. RIVERWORKS
Gallery is located at 300
River Street, Suite 202, in
Greenville.
visit www.gvltec.edu/dva
or email fleming.markel@
gvltec.edu.
FURMAN POST-WWII
STUDENT LIFE EXHIBIT
A new exhibition about

post-World War II student
life at Furman is now open
on the second floor gallery of Furman Universitys James B. Duke Library
through May 31.
The exhibition, A Return to Normalcy? Growing Pains, Furmanville, and
Life at Post-World War II
Furman, is free and open
to the public. Duke Library
gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5
p.m., Monday-Friday.
contact Jeffrey Makala
294-2714, or jeffrey.makala@furman.edu.
NAZI-LOOTED PAINTING
COMES ON LOAN TO M&G
A Nazi-looted painting,
significant for its role in
art restitution history, is
now on display at the Museum & Gallery at Heritage
Green until June 5.
Titled Madonna and
Child in a Landscape, the
EVENT REMINDERS
FURMAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE,

COMBO PRESENT CONCERT
The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo

will present a concert featuring guest trumpeter
Tito Carrillo Friday, April
1, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman
University campus.
The concert is open to
the public. Tickets for the
Sound Quality Concert
Series event are $12 for
adults, $10 for seniors
and $5 for students.
contact 294-2086, or email
the department at FurmanMusic@furman.edu.
CENTRE STAGE PRESENTS

THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Centre Stage will present The Addams Family

musical comedy by Jersey
Boys authors Marshall
Brickman and Rick Elice
and Drama Desk Award
winner Andrew Lippa
through April 10.
Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 3 p.m. All seats
are reserved.
For tickets, call 233-6733 or visit
www.centrestage.org.
STOMPING GROUNDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stomping Grounds will

offer an Art and Wine
Class by Truth Be Told Art
on April 14 from 3-6 p.m.
Stomping Grounds Open
Mic Night is held the second and fourth Friday of
each month. Dan and Luann Gray are hosting open
mic on the second Friday
of the month and Mr. John
is hosting on the fourth
Friday of the month, each
from 7-10 p.m.
Upcoming events:
Friday, April 1: Noel Riddle, Easy listening blues,
7-10 p.m.
Saturday, April 2: Danny
White, Acoustic Classic
Rock from the 60s and
70s, 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, April 9: Mike
Firebox Johnson, Ukelele Blues, Americana, Folk,
7-10 p.m.
Thursday, April 14:
Truth Be Told Art Class, 69 p.m.
Friday, April 15: Alex
Hunnicutt,
Soul
and
Blues, 7-10 p.m.
Visit
www.stompinggroundsgreer.com
for
more information.
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
B9
Two heads are best

at doctors visit
DEAR DR. ROACH: I always try to accompany
my husband when he
goes to the doctor. I feel
that two sets of ears are
always better than one.
When his vitals are taken
(e.g., weight, blood pressure), I have to ask what
they were, as they never
seem to volunteer this information. I mention this
because the last time we
were at the doctors office,
I asked what his weight
was, because he had just
lost 10 pounds. The nurse
said it was 165, and I said
really, that was odd, as
his shorts were very loose
on him. We took it again,
and she had transposed
the numbers. It was 156.
This is a wake-up call to all
patients: They need to be
aware to ask these questions for their health and
well-being. -- C.W.
ANSWER: I agree with
you completely, for several reasons. Doctors and
nurses make mistakes,
but we also dont communicate as effectively
as we should some of the
time. We use words that
people dont understand,
talk too fast or too quietly,
and dont spend the time
we need to making sure
people know what they
should do to help themselves get better. I think
having a family member
there is a great idea. So is
taking notes, and so is going over what YOU under-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
stood the doctor to say, to
make sure you are both on
the same page.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have an eye question. I am
84, and I have mild hemorrhages in my left eye. My
doctor said this is due to
old age, and to just wait
and see if it gets worse. He
did say that it could indicate a prelude to a brain
stroke-type hemorrhage.
What can I do about
this? I am very concerned.
Why are my blood vessels
so fragile? Does every old
person have this problem?
-- J.I.
ANSWER: I assume you
mean a hemorrhage in the
white of your eye, called
a subconjunctival hemorrhage. These are very
common, can be seen easily in the mirror, and they
usually do not indicate increased stroke risk. They
are more likely in people
taking aspirin or other
anti-inflammatory drugs.
They also can come from
even minor trauma, as
people in their 80s do typically have somewhat more
fragile blood vessels.

If you have a retinal hemorrhage, which he would
see with an ophthalmoscope in the back of the
eye, that indicates a more
substantial risk for stroke.
Since the blood vessels
in the retina are essentially the same as inside
the brain, hemorrhage in
the retina predicts stroke.
In that case, your doctor
would recommend very
careful control of any risk
factors you may have, especially blood pressure,
diabetes and smoking.
The booklet on stroke
explains this condition
that is deservedly feared
by all. Readers can obtain a
copy by writing: Dr. Roach
-- No. 902, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
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.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Katie told Bill that she

was ready to quit drinking. Quinn did her best
to discourage Liam from
researching his past life.
Steffy and Wyatt made
a friendly bet to see who
could find their best man
and maid of honor first.
After a memory resurfaces, Liam questioned Quinn
about the details surrounding their wedding. Bill and
Brooke met in private to
discuss Katies change in
behavior. Meanwhile, Katie
mentally listed the many
reasons why she was turning to booze for comfort.
Caroline welcomed Steffy
in to the Forrester family. Liam began to sketch
the face of the woman he
couldnt place. As Steffys
wedding began, the guests
wondered who would be
accompanying
Quinn.
Wait to See: Siblings agree
to keep a secret in order to
save a marriage.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Deimos gave Victor an

ultimatum. Abigail came
face-to-face with Ben.
Maggie encountered an
unexpected health issue.
Summers motives were
put into question. Theresa
lost her engagement ring.
Maggie was rushed to the
hospital with Victor by her
side. Abigail realized that
she had imagined her encounter with Ben. Philip
wanted to define his rela-
ROBERT VOETS | CPT HOLDINGS
Eric Braeden stars as Victor

on The Young and The
Restless
tionship with Belle. Chad
did his best to distract
Abigail from her concerns
and anxiety. Ciara struggled with the aftermath of
her rape. Chases desperation caused him to commit yet another crime. The
Hernandez clan weighed
in on giving Eduardo a second chance. Wait to See:
Deimos recalls a woman
from his past who looks
just like Nicole.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Ava admitted to Scott

that she had no one to turn
to anymore. Jason and Dillon were stunned to learn
of Haydens true identity.
Tracy received a sweet
surprise, sending her into
a moment of true vulnerability. Julian was presented with an interesting offer. Kiki had something in
mind to snap Morgan out
of his depression. Kristina
opened up to Alexis. Scott

and Avas arrangement
got off to a rocky start. Kikis PTSD reaction had an
unexpected effect on Morgan. Julian set Avas mind
at ease. Griffin revealed
his DNA test results. Sonnys contact put a bug in
someones phone. Jason
and Sam came up with
a plan to get to the bottom of Haydens shooting.
Nina enlisted a guest columnist at Crimson. Wait
to See: Sonny embarks on
a mission.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Summer visited Victor

before his trial and was
shocked to learn that, according to him, Phyllis
kidnapped Adam. Phyllis
gave her testimony about
what life was like when
Marco impersonated Jack.
Sage and Shawn shared a
nice moment after painting the babys nursery.
Victoria told Jack that she
would end the NewmanAbbott feud if Victor went
free. Meanwhile, Phyllis
broke down and told Billy
that she will never forgive
Victor. Adam read an article about how his familys business had been in
a steep decline since Victors trial. Faith told Sage
that she would miss living
with Shawn once the baby
was born. Wait to See:
Dylan chases a lead on Dr.
Anderson.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
ENGAGEMENT
ESCAPE: Puzzle rooms offer challenge for everyone

FROM B6
impossible puzzle room,

you could do that in an
afternoon. But, if you want
a room that is exactly as
challenging as it needs to
be for folks to get out in
an hour, that takes some
time and thought.
Sammy Dewald serves
as the manager for Upstate Escapes and he said
response to the new business has been overwhelmingly positive.
Its been really great
during this first month,
Dewald said. Weve had
a lot of folks spread the
word for us, which is what
we were hoping for. Weve
had groups from Greenville Health Systems, the
Pickens County Library
and different families
come in to try it.
Dewald said he has enjoyed the process of creating the rooms and spreading the word.
Its kind of like a dream
job where I get to think
of ideas, test things out
and change things that
dont work well, he said.
Its always fun to perfect
something and shape it
until you get it right. Its
never boring.
As for what a typical experience is like, Payne said
fun is the main priority.
We just want people to
have fun, he said. Aside
from that, I want people to
have an experience where
they have to use their intellect and their creativity.
I like that the experience
is based around problem
solving and working together to deal with this
common challenge.
Upstate Escapes is located at 701 Pendleton St. just outside

of downtown Greenville.
To learn more about
Upstate Escapes or to
book a game, visit upstate-escapes.com or call
617-6651. The business is
located at 701 Pendleton
Street, Greenville. Cost is
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Miss Lauren Nicole Jeffords and Mr. Joel Glen Atkins
Jeffords - Atkins
Mark and Alisa Jeffords,
of 103 Ranger Court, Simpsonville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Nicole Jeffords,
to Joel Glen Atkins, son of
Chuck and Cindy Atkins,
of 25 Hall Road, Taylors.
A 2011 graduate of Hillcrest High School and 2015
graduate of University of
South Carolina Upstate
with a BS degree in Nurs-
ing, Jeffords is employed

by Spartanburg Regional
Hospital.
A 2009 graduate of Blue
Ridge High School, Atkins
is pursing a BS degree in
Business Administration
from Colorado Technical
University. He is employed
by Office Depot.
They will be married May
14, 2016 at the First Baptist
Church in Simpsonville.
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FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
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DEAR PAWS CORNER:

Id like to get a dog, but
my younger brother is
very afraid of dogs because he was once bitten
by one. How can I tell him
not to be afraid, so I can
have a dog?
You could spend
DEAR CHRISTINE: You

might not be able to get
a dog right now, unfortunately. If your parents
dont think that its a
good idea because your
younger brother is still
very fearful of them, then
that may be that.
However, there are
some other things you
may be able to do, even if
you cant have your own
dog. You could spend
time with a friend or a
neighbors dog. Thats a
good way to learn how to
walk, feed and even train
a dog. I myself grew up
around many dog owners, and by spending
time with them, paying
attention to how they
gave their dog commands
and the different training
methods they used, I got a
wider perspective and better education on training
dogs than a book might
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kids so they can contribute to shelter pets care,
and learn about caring for
these animals.
Consider getting a
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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 103 NO. 13 75 CENTS

SAYING GOODBYE TO OFFICER JACOBS

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Police, community rally to support family

husband, son, friend and

For a group of local

For sex with

Lt. Scott Key

BMW Fire Department

however. He was also a

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Local residents and officers lined the funeral procession

BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

A Byrnes High School

Vacant city building to be used for art studios

KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE | THE GREER CITIZEN

The Greer City Auditorium on Davis Avenue will soon see

Bryan Stephen Smith, 54

building will be available

The International Cathedral of Prayer formerly

trees pruned and removed

in phase 2, said City Administrator Ed Driggers.

A2 THE GREER CITIZEN

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Byrnes to add marksmanship

Byrnes High principal

The City of Greer is offering three-week computer classes for seniors.

The Greer State Bank

KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE | THE GREER CITIZEN

District Five Superintendent Scott Turner discussed a

are run there is no margin

uments are to be submitted or post marked in final

lecting donations for its

GREER FARMERS MARKET

STRIDES FOR AUTISM

The Greer Farmers Market will begin its second

PURSES WITH A PURPOSE

Middle Tyger River Community Center is now col-

The South Carolina Autism Society announces its

Greer. Contact Wesley Welsh

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Please call 864.848.3003

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Fine with the nuts

t began as an innocent, open question

Aunty Pam happily

past week so Aunty Pam happily dined

of adding a squeeze of lemon and a