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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 30 75 CENTS
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Greater Greer Cham-
ber of Commerce has a
new leader.
Mark Owens, who has
served as the chambers
vice president for the past
two years, has been named
president and CEO.
Owens takes the reins a
month after the departure
of former Greater Greer
Chamber President Allen
Smith, who took over du-
ties as the president of the
Spartanburg Area Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Its incredibly excit-
ing and really humbling
that the leadership of the
chamber selected me to be
in this role, Owens said. I
wouldnt be here without
this community and our
staff. We have an amazing
team at the chamber, and
were going to continue
to be a team moving for-
ward.
Owens said there was a
lot of competition for the
job.
As a staff member at
the chamber, I had good
knowledge of what has
been going on and Ive
been a part of that, he
said. The interview pro-
cess with our board was
definitely interesting. We
SEE OWENS | A6
For at risk
youth
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A new program target-
ing at risk youth got
underway last Saturday
in Duncan with a crash
course boot camp for com-
munity leaders and local
residents.
The six-hour Warrior
101 program, hosted by
the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office, put partic-
ipating cadets through
various physical and men-
tal challenges in hopes of
providing discipline and
structure.
Its going to be a lot
of discipline, Capt. Allen
Freeman said. Were go-
ing to run it like a military
boot camp.
The actual program will
span several days and will
include physical training,
presentations from North
American Rescue and
the Spartanburg County
Coroner, skill training and
more.
Were excited about it,
Sgt. Terry Cody said. Were
looking forward to getting
the kids in. The sooner we
can help these kids, hope-
fully, is the sooner we can
make a change in the com-
munity.
Deputies say they have
gotten some feedback, but
are still looking for ways
to fine-tune the program.
Weve put on our por-
tion, but the real story is
going to come from the
guys who were actually
out there in it, said Lt.
Mark Freeman. Thats
where the feedback comes
from.
Cody said the partici-
pants began to get more
comfortable as the day
went along.
I saw a lot of instruc-
tors that take it to heart,
he said. I saw a lot of the
community who, at first,
seemed to be a little hesi-
tant. Some didnt know
what to expect and there
was maybe even a little bit
of fear when the yelling
SEE PROGRAM | A6
Owens named
Greer Chamber
president, CEO
Deputies test Warrior 101
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Mark Owens is the new president and CEO of the Greater
Greer Chamber of Commerce.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times in the
Fort Hood shooting in 2009, is pictured with his K9s for
Warriors dog, Bomber.
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greer lost a memorable
personality last week as J.
Van Collins passed away
at the age of 70.
Son of the late J. Van
Collins Sr. and Georgia
Mae Collins, he was known
and loved by many in the
Greer area.
Ill miss
him a lot,
said Greer
r e s i d e n t
Gary Griffin.
He was one
of the color-
ful characters of Greer.
While he was many
things to many people,
Collins was often known
for his ability to make oth-
ers laugh.
He was really funny,
Griffin said. He had dif-
ferent outfits on at dif-
ferent times that added
to that. He was somebody
that I will miss because I
enjoyed going along with
him and laughing with
him.
John Wells, a Lyman
resident who spent many
years in downtown Greer,
has his own collection of
funny stories.
I remember one time
I left him at my house
and told him to burn the
leavesthis was right af-
ter we moved to Lyman,
Wells said. I came home
and the fire department
had pulled up and they
had squirted the leaves
and put the leaves out-
-because he had such a
big fire going--and they
squirted him and he was
soaking wet, Wells said.
Theres just thousands
of great stories I could tell
about him.
Collins played the role
of salesman from time to
time.
When the pecans came
in, Poinsett Street was
J. Vans territory, Wells
said. He would be in ev-
erybodys backyards gath-
ering pecans and trying to
sell them.
Griffin, who works at
Mutual Home Store, said
Collins always came look-
ing for pecans and a good
conversation.
We gave him pecans
from our pecan tree,
Griffin said. He would
take them and go around
townHe would come into
[Harrills Clothing Store]
sometimes and we would
joke around with my fa-
ther-in-law [Bill Harrill]. He
used to tell my father-in-
law how big his feet were
and that kind of thing.
Griffin said he knew Col-
lins family.
I knew J. Vans fam-
ily, Griffin said. J. Vans
mother was a customer of
ours and was a real dear
lady.
The Greer icon was also
a hard worker.
He was one of the hard-
est workers Ive ever met
in my life, Wells said. He
could do more with his
hands than most people
do with garden tools...
He could do anything. He
wasnt that well-educated,
but he was really smart.
He was a good guy that
brought a lot of laughter.
Greer resident Ken Emo-
ry agreed with Wells
J. Van was a very unique
person. I have never seen a
man that was as proud of
his job as he was, Emory
said.
Whatever he was doing,
when he finished, he was
proud of it. When he did
something good, he would
go get everybody and show
it to them.
Greer says goodbye to J. Van
PHOTO | COURTESY OF JOHN WELLS
J. Van Collins, a longtime Greer personality, passed away
at the age of 70.
Theres just
thousands of great
stories I could tell
about him.
John Wells
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letter
| A6

I really have
a passion for
this community
and, when the
opportunity came
available, I felt
ready for it...
Mark Owens
President,
Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Theyve been given a sec-
ond chance, and when they
put on their vests, they
know its time to work.
They are handpicked and
trained to be obedient,
intuitive, protective and
supportive because they
are serving the service-
men who suffer from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) and traumatic brain
injuries.
The vast majority of
dogs selected for the K9s
for Warriors organization
are found in shelters or at
rescues in the southeast,
and they are paired with
a veteran and partake in
three weeks of training for
a lifetime of service.
Sheri Duval, whose son,
Brett Simon, served two
tours in Iraq where he
was a bomb dog handler,
founded the K9s for War-
riors organization. When
Simon returned from his
second tour with PTSD,
Duval noticed that his rela-
tionship with his dog kept
him from isolation. After
two years of researching
service dog programs,
Duval began K9s for War-
riors, an organization lo-
cated in Florida that trains
and provides dogs service
for veterans across the
United States and her son
serves as the head trainer.
But unlike many organi-
zations that train service
dogs, Duvals organization
uses primarily shelter and
SEE DOGS | A6
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SERVICE DOGS

A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
GODS PANTRY
IN DESPERATE NEED
Gods pantry needs
vounteers, supporting
churches and friends, as
giving is down and the
needs are up, and Children
home from school are un-
able to get three meals a
day, and the warehouse is
out of vegetables.
Items can be dropped off
at 100 Enoree Road, Greer,
on Thursdays from 10 a.m.
noon; 2481 Racing Road,
Greer, on Thursdays 1 4
p.m.; or 700 E. Main St.,
Duncan, on Wednesdays 9
11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call 963-4441.
HUB CITY FARMERS
MOBILE MARKET OPEN
Through August 19 the
Hub City Farmers Mo-
bile Market will be at the
Pinewood Resource Center
Parking Lot in Spartanburg
from 12:30 - 2 p.m. to of-
fer fresh and local produce
and eggs.
THRIFT STORE
TAKING DONATIONS
The Community Chest
Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Fri-
day 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and
Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m.,
hours may extend if vol-
unteers are available and a
need arises.
Donations of gently used
ladies clothing, accessories
and home dcor items are
being accepted and can be
dropped off at the MTCC,
located at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, or to setup larger
donations or to volunteer
contact Lyn Turner at 439-
7760.
MEALS ON WHEELS
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
Orientation for Meals
On Wheels volunteer driv-
ers will be every Thurs-
day of the year from 9:30
11 a.m. at 15 Oregon St.,
Greenville.
For more information
contact volunteer@mow-
gvl.org or 233-6565, or
visit mealsonwheelsgreen-
ville.org.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
DRIVERS NEEDED
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport pa-
tients to local treatment
centers.
Anyone interested in
volunteering as a driver
must have a good driv-
ing record, valid drivers
license, automobile insur-
ance and a vehicle in good
working condition. The
American Cancer Society
provides free training for
this program.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
GCM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
FOR SENIOR DINING
GCM needs volunteers to
assist with the Senior Din-
ing from 9 11:30 a.m.,
Monday Friday.
To volunteer or for more
information, call Patsy
Quarles at 877-1937.
SHARONS CLOSET
REQUESTS BOYS CLOTHING
Sharons Closet needs
towels, sheets and cloth-
ing for boys sizes 6 - teen.
New or gently used
clothing accepted Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. 4
p.m. at 783 S. Line St. Ext.,
Greer.
GREER RELIEF CALLS ON
VOLUNTEER GARDENERS
As part of a collabora-
tion with the community,
Greer Relief has several
plots and needs as many
volunteer gardeners as
possible ot help grow veg-
etables and flowers. Plant-
ing for a fall garden cur-
rently.
Contact Greer Relief at
848-5355 for more infor-
mation.
GCM NEEDS
BIBLES, CANNED FOODS
The Food Pantry needs
boxed gelatin, canned
peas, fruit, potatoes, car-
rots, mixed greens, baked
beans, corn muffin mix
and pasta.
GCM also needs large
print Bibles to distribute
to senior adults in the Se-
nior Dining and Meals on
Wheels programs.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
mation.
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL
OFFERING SIBLING CLASS
The interactive class
will introduce brothers
and sisters to changes to
expect when siblings are
born.
The class is July 17 from
4 - 5 p.m., and alternative
dates are available.
Registration is open on-
line at spartanburgregion-
al.com.

GCM SEEKS DRIVERS
FOR SUMMER MONTHS
Greer Community Min-
istries needs drivers for
Meals On Wheels during
the summer months. Sev-
eral routes are available
and each takes about an
hour, with pickup between
10 and 11 a.m.
To volunteer or for more
information, call Wendy
Campbell at 879-2254.
A Meals On Wheels
driver must be a qualified
driver with a valid drivers
license and have a heart
for serving others. MOW
has 19 delivery routes in
the greater Greer area.
Meals are delivered Mon-
day through Friday.
INFANT CARE SESSION AT
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL
On July 29 from 6 - 7
p.m., an infant care ses-
sion will introduce the
basics of baby care and
nurturing to moms and
support people.
Registration is available
online at spartanburgre-
gional.com, and 28 open-
ings are available.
GREER RELIEF NEEDS
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
Weekly Costco donates
bread and pastries to Greer
Relief. Greer Relief needs
volunteers who are willing
to pick up donations and
deliver them to Greer Re-
lief for distribution.
Contact Greer Relief at
mation.
FIRST FRIDAY LUNCHEON,
AUGUST 1 AT CITY HALL
The Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerces
First Friday Luncheon pre-
sented by Greer Memo-
rial Hospital is August 1
from 11:30 a.m. 1 p.m.
at Greer City Hall, 301 E.
Poinsett St.
The event is $10 for
member and $15 for non-
members. Visit greercham-
ber.com to register or for
more information.
NUTRITIONAL NAVIGATION:
A GROCERY STORE TOUR
On August 8, from 10
a.m. - noon, dietitian
Kerri Lindberg, R.D., L.D.,
with Spartanburg Reional
Healthcare System, will of-
fer an interactive tour of
your local grocery store.
Waiting list enrollment
available, and registration
is available online at spar-
tanburgregional.com.
CONCERT IN COURTYARD
AT MANNING PLACE
On July 30 a Concert in
the Courtyard will be held
at Manning Place, located
at 10 Companion Court,
Greer, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
The GRUMPY OLD JAZZ
MEN will perform and
light refreshments will be
served.
FIRST TUESDAY ON TRADE:
CRUISE IN NIGHT, AUGUST 5
Augusts First Tuesday
on Trade is Cruise In Night
and will be held at Greer
Station from 5 8 p.m.
the free event, contact Kyle
Mensing with the Greer
Development Corporation
at kmensing@greerdevel-
opment.com.
ICAN BIKE CAMP
BEGINS AUGUST 11
The iCan Bike Camp pro-
gram runs from August 11
15 with several sessions
to choose from and is held
at Taylors First Baptist
Church, 200 W. Main St.
With instruction and the
assistance of trained staff,
teachers and adapted
bikes, individuals with dis-
abilities are taught how to
ride a conventional bike,
giving them independence.
Riders attend a 75-minute
session each day for five
consecutive days and the
week concludes with an
awards ceremony.
The cost of the program
is a $50 registration fee
that is 100 percent re-
funded on the last day of
camp.
For more information or
to register, visit icanshine.
org or email icanbikeg-
reenvillesc@gmail.com.
GCM SCHOOL SUPPLY
DRIVE STARTS JULY 28
The drive runs July 28 -
Aug. 22. Applicants can fill
out forms beginning July
28 and must have a photo
ID of parents/guardian
and social security card.
Donations are accepted
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday -
Friday. For more informa-
tion, call 877-1973.
Member
celebration

Several local business
leaders got together during
a membership celebration,
hosted by the Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce at
the Davenport last week.
Above: Jessica Monroe
of Shoppes on Trade, and
Caroline Robertson of
Greer Relief share a light
moment. On the right, John
Ownby, of 9Round catches
up with with Alex Means.
Photos by Preston Burch
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. All list-
ings are subject to editing
and/or omission due to
space constraints. Please
submit information about
area events, meetings, etc.
to Amanda Irwin at 877-
2076, email to airwin@
greercitizen.com or mail
to The Greer Citizen P.O.
Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
TODAY, JULY 23
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THURSDAY, JULY 24
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restau-
rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
THE SOAR BINGO CLUB from
10 a.m. - noon at Victor Gym.
The cost is 50 cents per card.
FRIDAY, JULY 25
GRACE PLACE IN Greer will
have its monthly dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
SATURDAY, JULY 26
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
SUNDAY, JULY 27
MONTHLY BREAKFAST AT
Second Baptist Church, 570
Memorial Drive Ext., Greer,
at 8 a.m. Free. Reservations
are required. Call Larry at
233-0387.
MONDAY, JULY 28
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
TUESDAY, JULY 29
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
GERMANAMERICAN CLUB
STAMMTISCH at 6 p.m.
at Compadres Restaurant,
located at 8161 Warren H. Ab-
ernathy Hwy., Spartanburg.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
ational Center.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
ational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Higway 14
at 5:30 p.m.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
UPSTATE LEWY BODY and
Related Dementia Support
Group from 5-6 p.m. at The
Haven in the Village at Chan-
ticleer. Contact Gail Stokes
at 350-7160 or gstokes@
seniorlivingnow.com.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required
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BY AMANDA IRWIN
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A proposed manufactur-
ing facility and South Su-
ber Road subdivision were
addressed at the July 17
Greer Planning Advisory
meeting.
Planning Advisory meet-
ings afford an opportunity
for developers to pres-
ent proposed preliminary
plans to all the building
standards and develop-
ment departments, CPW
and District 5 schools
for review, feedback and
questions. Some projects
presented at Planning Ad-
visory never develop fur-
ther.
The proposed Veloc-
ity Park manufacturing
facility is in an industrial
zoned area surrounded
by primarily undeveloped
property. The facility
must have a 50-foot set-
back along the front and
a 25-foot setback along
the sides and back of the
property. A landscape buf-
fer and sidewalks will be
required along Genoble
Road, unless a variance
request is submitted and
approved by the Board of
Zoning Appeals. A traffic
impact study will be re-
quired as well.
Representatives of the
property developer said
future development after
this project has been dis-
cussed and presently the
propertys future tenant is
unknown.
Planning and Zoning Co-
ordinator Glenn Pace rec-
ommended adding a sec-
ond entrance to the plan.
Construction is expected
to begin soon, according
to .
The plans presented by
Mark III properties pro-
posed constructing 77
single-family dwellings
costing around $250,000
on 17.75 acres for the
Hartwood Lake subdivi-
sion on South Suber Road.
Sidewalks will be required
along Suber Road, unless a
variance is submitted and
approved by the Board
of Zoning Appeals. Con-
struction on this property
is also expected to begin
soon, according to Pace.
The proposed number
of homes is the maximum
the R-10 zoning classifica-
tion allows, however, the
request for R-10 zoning
was later denied for rec-
ommendation to the Greer
Council by the Planning
Commission. Suber Road
is maintained by the South
Carolina Department of
Transportation and areas
of the property are located
in the floodplain so a Fed-
eral Emergency Manage-
ment Agency certificate
will be required before
construction permits are
issued.
Pace recommended in-
cluding a pedestrian ac-
cess road between the
proposed subdivision and
the Emmanuel Baptist
Church, potentially less-
ening traffic on the main
road for nearby churchgo-
ers. As the plans currently
stand, the proposed open
space doesnt have pedes-
trian access, which must
be changed, according
to Pace. Pace also recom-
mended setback space that
allows road expansion for
future development.
Im sure this portion
of Suber Road is pretty
much undeveloped at this
time from Brushy Creek
back to the railroad tracks
there around Suber Mill
Road, but the intensity is
starting to pick up signifi-
cantly, he said. So in the
future there will have to
be something done and we
want to make sure weve
got at least some right-
of-way to do that without
having to move structures
and everything else.
The Planning Commis-
sion on Monday reviewed
the Hartwood Lake Subdi-
vision and Greer Council
will hear the commissions
rezoning recommenda-
tions next month.
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Hartwood Lake subdivi-
sion, a proposed subdivi-
sion on Suber Road, an
expansion of an ONeal
Church Road subdivision
and a storage container
ordinance were discussed
at Greers Planning Com-
mission meeting on Mon-
day night.
Developer Mark III
properties R-10 zoning
request for the Hartwood
Lake Subdivision was rec-
ommended for denial by
the commission because
of the small lot sizes the
zoning would allow. The
proposed property plans
showed 77 single-family
dwelling the maximum
the R-10 zoning allows for
the property size on
4,000 square foot lots.
Along with the denial of
R-10 zoning, commission
voted to recommend R-
12 zoning because it was
more appropriate accord-
ing to the lot sizes of near-
by neighborhoods. The
R-12 zoning has larger lot
sizes, allowing for a maxi-
mum of 64 single-family
dwellings to be construct-
ed on the property. The
zoning recommendation
will be presented to Greer
Council next month.
A phase II subdivision
expansion proposed for
the ONeal Village subdi-
vision, located near the
intersection of ONeal
Church Road and Highway
101, was tabled after rep-
resentatives of the prop-
erty failed to attend the
meeting. The request was
for the final development
plan, the second phase of
the plans originally sub-
mitted in 2004, which
would add 90 detached
residential homes on 23.3
acres with lot sizes rang-
ing from 5,8000 to 15,000
square feet. Planning and
zoning coordinator Glenn
Pace said a sidewalk vari-
ance request was also sub-
mitted.
Residents from a nearby
subdivision located across
ONeal Church Road from
the expanding subdivi-
sion spoke during the
public hearing, presenting
questions that went unan-
swered due to the absence
of a property representa-
tive. The residents were
advised to submit a Free-
dom of Information re-
quest in writing and infor-
mation about the property
could be provided to them
by the Building and Devel-
opment Standards Depart-
ment. Another public hear-
ing on the property will be
held at the next Planning
Commission meeting on
August 18 at 6:30 p.m.
The commission passed
an amendment to the stor-
age code regulations for
properties within city lim-
its. The changes are more
specific and better define
what is and isnt permit-
ted for storage use inside
city limits, specifying the
size and types of storage
containers permitted for
residential and commer-
cial use, as well as the
amount of time the con-
tainers can remain on the
property without a permit.
The change will be pre-
sented to council for final
approval.
airwin@greercitizen | 877-2076

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Rained out
Greer Idol and Greer Idol Teen were cancelled last Friday night due to poor weather. The
competition will kick back of this Friday at Tunes in the Park at Greer City Park.
Proposed Velocity Park,
subdivision reviewed
Commission addresses
two planned subdivisions
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | COURTESY CITY OF GREER
Pictured is a proposed subdivision on Suber Road, which
was discussed at a recent Greer Planning Commission
meeting.

BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Editors note: This story
is part one of a multiple
part series explaining the
processes and purposes of
the Greer government in
relation to the Greer Coun-
cil and the Greer Building
and Development Stan-
dards Department.
Greers continued de-
velopment is undeniable.
Anyone who looks around
or drives down Wade
Hampton Boulevard or
Suber Road can see Greer
is continuing to develop
commercially and grow
residentially. But the pro-
cess of conceptual to the
beginning of construc-
tion is a rigorous process,
which municipal govern-
ment is highly involved
in and residents have an
opportunity to partake in
long before an ounce of
foundation is poured.
The Building and De-
velopment Standards De-
partment manages and
regulates planning, zon-
ing, building and codes,
engineering and storm
water practices for every
Greer business and resi-
dence. In addition to the
various city employees
who specialize in these ar-
eas, the department is also
composed of the Planning
Advisory Committee, the
Planning Commission, the
Board of Zoning Appeals
and the Board of Architec-
tural Review.
Everything pretty much
starts here new devel-
opment, existing develop-
ment, expansion of devel-
opment, said Glenn Pace,
Planning and Zoning Coor-
dinator.
When construction oc-
curs, the first step is veri-
fying the zoning of the
property to determine if
the proposed project has
appropriate zoning for
the intended use, and if
so then staff goes forward
with presenting the pro-
posed plans to the Plan-
ning Advisory Committee.
The committee is com-
posed of every department
in the Building and Devel-
opment Standards Depart-
ment, including build-
ing codes, zoning, storm
water, the fire and police
departments, the Com-
mission of Public Works,
the South Carolina Depart-
ment of Transportation
and District Five Schools
of Spartanburg .
It is a staff review func-
tion. We, again each de-
partment, each agency of
the city, is represented at
the meetingIt gives them
the opportunity to meet
those people and for them
to meet the city depart-
ments or agencies that
theyll be dealing with,
Pace said. If is an annexa-
tion and development, or
if another provider of wa-
ter sewer or any of those,
theyre there also. Devel-
opers, they usually come
away with a better knowl-
edge of whats happening
and they say they like to
have those meetings.
Were kind of unique
in that we require all new
projects to go before our
Planning Advisory Com-
mittee meeting, a lot of
jurisdictions do not do
that, he said. They only
do that with subdivisions,
residential components,
but we like to do it with all
projects.
This meeting isnt open
to the public because its
an information session
with preliminary plans
that are likely to change
based on feedback provid-
ed during the meeting.
One reason its not a
public forum, cause its
just a situation where we
have an opportunity to
communicate with the de-
veloper, Pace said. All of
the departments have an
opportunity to communi-
cate with their engineers.
Communicate with them
what our requirements
are going to be. Theres
no decisions that can be
made at those meetings or
anything like that. We find
them very beneficial.
Lately about 10 percent
(a historically, fairly low
amount) of projects pro-
posed cease to go forward
with development after
addressed at the Planning
Advisory Committee meet-
ing, according to Pace.
If a subdivision or resi-
dential propertys zoning
isnt compliant for the in-
tended use, the proposed
plans are presented to the
Planning Commission for
a rezoning request. Plan-
ning Commission mem-
bers determine if rezoning
the property is beneficial
to the developer, residents
nearby that would impact
and for the uses the prop-
erty lends itself.
The Planning Com-
mission is composed of
seven residents from
various backgrounds and
are appointed by council
members, which also al-
lows them to be removed
from the board if council
doesnt view their service
is satisfactory.
They have varying de-
grees of background, and
councils very attuned to
looking for people in their
districts who have a little
bit of a knowledge and
understanding, he said.
SEE GOVERNMENT | A10
HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS - PART 1
Analyzing building and development standards
Everything pretty much starts here
new development, existing development,
expansion of development.
Glenn Pace
Planning and zoning coordinator
I
ts not uncommon for people, who
have not been around them, to ask
me,
Are horses smart?
Well, lets see: one of mine is capable
of opening his stall door, another begins
whining for dinner, promptly at 5 p.m.
(I still dont know how he knows exactly
the right time), and Forrest, my newest
acquisition, is becoming quite the quick
study regarding his new career under
saddle.
On the other hand, if you leave the
door to the feed room open and they
manage to get into where the grain is
stored, they will, as all horses, eat them-
selves to death. Sort of like a 14-year-old
boy. Theyre seemingly incapable of
feeling full, and this leads to colic and
laminitis and all sorts of things with a
grim prognosis.
So Im not really sure how to answer
that question. Being creatures of habit,
theyve been known, incredulously, to
run back into a burning stable, after
being rescued, and perish, because they
feel safe in their stall. And yet, their
courage and nobility have carried men
on their backs to victory in battle, de-
spite their own suffering and demise.
Forrest, with only the handful of races
under his belt (or girth), carries in his
body the souvenirs of having had even
a short career on the track: lumps and
bumps, the beginnings of arthritis and,
just discovered by his chiropractor (nev-
er mind that I havent seen anyone in the
medical profession since Pet Rocks were
all the rage), muscle spasms in his loins
and his sacrum being out to the left.
It makes sense to me, as I begin tran-
sitioning my horse from a career of gal-
loping straight ahead and, like NASCAR,
taking the occasional left, to a dressage
career, to make sure he is physically
comfortable in every aspect, and this is
why I called out Dr. Baker.
Standing on a step stool in order to be
above his back, Forrest exhibited wari-
ness at this peculiar human behavior.
However, Dr. B is not only a veterinarian,
but also an accomplished rider, know-
ing how to work quietly and soothingly,
and after massaging away his spasms,
Forrest was ready to form a new religion
around her.
When the acupuncture needles came
out, this was met with a big, hairy, eye,
but trust was restored and Forrest,
resembling something like an enormous
porcupine, begin to droop his neck and
yawn- always an indicator of release.
His session over, I turned my boy out
into the field to keep everything moving
like a well-oiled machine and returned
to bring him in for dinner a few hours
later. I was leaning against the top half
of his stall door, my back to him, watch-
ing another horse across the aisle when
I felt something push against my back,
retreat, then push again. Turning to
look over my shoulder, expecting to see
Forrests head, nudging for a carrot, I
was surprised to be greeted by his mas-
sive chestnut rump, rocking back and
forth as if performing the bump from
the Disco Era. I patted his hindquarter
and as soon as I did, he pushed his
bum assertively towards me. The penny
dropped: he had so enjoyed his chiro-
practic visit that he was asking for more,
so chuckling, I leaned over and rubbed
the top of his butt for five minutes. It
wasnt enough. When I entered his stall,
he followed me around, in reverse, for
just five more minutes, Mom.
Is this horse smart? Im not sure. But
he sure aint no dummy.
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Greer Meals on Wheels
needs volunteer drivers
Completely
dependent
Read Psalm 43:3-5
I
know the plans I have for
your, declares the Lord,
places to prosper and not
harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. -Jeremiah
29:11 (NIV)
I received a phone call that
turned my world upside down.
I was told that I had cancer.
Through doctor appointments,
tests, and awaited results, I
seemed to be living in a dark
tunnel. I could not see, could
not plan, and could not focus
on simple daily tasks. As dark-
ness threatened to pull under,
I found that I was completely
dependent on God.
The more I depended on
God, the more peace I felt. God
was my light in the darkness.
I realized that the question I
should ask was not Why me?
but Why not me? Cant God
use every circumstance in our
lives for a greater purpose? My
prayers were transformed. I no
longer asked God to take the
cancer from me. I asked God
to use my cancer diagnosis for
Gods greater good.
God answered my prayer,
giving me peace as well as the
desire and ability to walk with
others through their experi-
ences with cancer. God have
me gifts of encouragement,
compassion, love and care so
that I could reach out with
understanding and support for
others.
Thought for the day: Our
struggles give us the oppor-
tunity to show Gods love to
others.
Prayer: Thank you, God, for
guiding us in our daily lives
and for carrying us through
difficult times. Amen.
Where are the lazy days of summer?
They are definitely not here at Meals on
Wheels (MOW).
Its business as usual at Greer Community
Ministries. Our Meals on Wheels program deliv-
ers meals to home-bound, elderly and disabled
people in the Greater Greer community in every
season during the year.
Since the end of May, we have added 22 new
clients. Every day it takes a minimum of 20
different volunteer drivers to deliver meals to
more than 300 clients.
We deliver downtown routes and rural routes.
We deliver to subdivisions and to apartment
complexes.
And, just as Greer is divided between Green-
ville and Spartanburg counties, our service area
has unique boundaries.
Our 20 routes encompass areas from Main
Street in Taylors to the Inland Port, from Camp-
bells Covered Bridge to Barnyard Flea Market,
and miles of roads in between.
During the summer, volunteer drivers take
much needed vacations, and service-learning
students that normally deliver for us weekly
are on break.
Driver recruiting starts early in the spring for
these types of openings. But, with the influx of
new clients, we are scrambling to have drivers
available as routes change or divide.
Our dedicated staff covers routes when we
cannot find substitutes, so we would love to
hear from anyone who is willing to help cover
summer shortages.
Most of our routes take about an hour to com-
plete. We realize that your time is valuable. If
you are delivering on your lunch hour, we can
accommodate your needs by assigning a route
close to your workplace, one that is more con-
venient for you to serve.
We are thankful for area businesses that
regularly deliver meals to our clients, including
Greer State Bank, Dick Brooks Honda, Palmetto
Bank and Greer Memorial Hospital.
We are also blessed to have local churches
help with routes, including Taylors First Baptist
Church, St. Andrews Presbyterian, Mt. Lebanon
Baptist, Abner Creek Baptist, Liberty Hill, Sha-
ron Methodist, Covenant United Methodist, Pel-
ham First Baptist Church, Ebenezer Methodist
and Airport Baptist Church.
The Meals on Wheels program is a facet of
home missions for these churches as they serve
the elderly and disadvantaged in the commu-
nity.
We try to pair churches with MOW routes that
are in close proximity so that church members
are able to see the needs in their specific neigh-
borhoods.
Delivering meals to grateful individuals is a
rewarding experience, and we need volunteer
drivers in every season of the year -- not just
summer. If you have time to drive once a quar-
ter, once a month, or once a week, please give
us a call at 877-1937.
This guest editorial was submitted by Wendy Campbell, Meals on Wheels
coordinator at Greer Community Ministries.
Delivering meals to grateful
individuals is a rewarding
experience, and we need volunteer
drivers in every season of the year
-- not just summer. If you have
time to drive once a quarter, once a
month, or once a week, please give
us a call.
He sure aint no dummy
I was surprised to be greeted
by his massive chestnut rump,
rocking back and forth as if
performing the bump from
the Disco Era.
Innovative
solutions
S
olutions arent easily found
but through innovative
thinking, rare projects
resolving multiple problems
come to fruition. The Indepen-
dent Project and the K9s for
Warriors organization both
accomplish exactly that.
The Independent Project,
developed at a high school in
Massachusetts, allows a select
number of public school stu-
dents to partake in a student-
driven learning environment.
The project engages students
by allowing them to take an
active role in creating their cur-
riculum in core areas and their
learning development, encour-
aging students to diverge from
the teach-to-the-test approach
others are often subjected to.
When I began college, it was
apparent high school insuf-
ficiently prepared me, despite
excelling. I was taught to be a
good test-taker and to regur-
gitate information rather than
understand and apply it.
Students excited or inter-
ested in a topic will research
or learn it, becoming active,
independent-learners, more
likely to remember, under-
stand and apply what theyve
learned. Similarly, the indepen-
dent learning process allows
students to teach themselves
how to learn, critically think
and manage time in group and
independent settings, with the
assistance of advisers. These
skills are vital for college as
well as life. A focus on teaching
children how to learn is just as
important as what to learn.
The K9s for Warriors project,
is based in the southeast and
saves the lives of both shelter
dogs and veterans battling
PTSD and brain injures. Many
service dog are pure-bred only,
but K9s uses shelter dogs, who
like the warriors they service,
deserve a second lease on life.
Every 65 minutes one veteran
dies of suicide, according to
the VA. Dogs are selfless
animals that ask for little, and
show immeasurable gratitude
through protection, support
and reliability to soldiers who
need it.
These dogs support extends
beyond physical assistance
and into emotional connec-
tion. Animal owners know that
when something is wrong its
as though dogs possess a sixth
sense and detect and respond
to that, healing wounds unseen
by even people.
A single innovative solution,
tackling multiple problems.
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Hands off
the 529
Q: My wife and I have
$25,000 in credit card
debt, $2,500 in medical
bills and $89,000 each in
student loan debt from
when we each got our
masters degrees. We
make about $100,000
combined. Our son is 6
years old, and we have
$18,000 in a 529 plan for
him. Should we use that
money to pay off debt
instead?
DR: I wouldnt do that
if I were you. Youll get
destroyed with penalties,
because if you take money
out of a 529 for anything
other than college, youll
be taxed at your current
tax rate and hit with a
20 percent penalty. The
other thing is youll have
this weird feeling that you
took money away from
your kid.
Technically, its your
money. You put it there.
But when you did, it was
in your childs name. Plus,
that doesnt really solve
your problem. Youve got
a ridiculous amount of
debt, and that little bit
wont move the needle
very much. Having more
money in your hands isnt
the big answer here. What
you both need is a behav-
ior change when it comes
to money.
My advice is to leave the
529 alone. Stop adding
to it for the time being.
Put any retirement saving
youre currently doing
on hold, too. You guys
need to start living on a
budget, working a debt
snowball plan and looking
for extra income. Even
tutoring would bring in
some additional cash. Ive
got a feeling, too, that
those masters degrees
can provide you with
more money than youre
currently making.
It can be done, Sean, but
its going to take a lot of
hard work and discipline.
It may even take four or
five years to get this mess
cleaned up, but you cant
keep living without a plan!
Finding
12 percent
Q: Where can I find
mutual funds with a 12
percent rate of return?
DR: There arent a lot
of them, but they are out
there. Currently, there
are about 8,000 differ-
ent mutual funds float-
ing around. You have to
get online and do some
serious research, or talk
with an investing profes-
sional with the heart of a
teacher, but I own several
mutual funds that have an
average annual return in
excess of 12 percent over
the lifetime of the fund.
Now, do they make
that every single year? Of
course not. The figure Im
talking about is an aver-
age. I own one in particu-
lar that has done that for
about 70 years. But the
stock market in general
has averaged just under
12 percent a year since
its inception. So yes, with
solid research and due
diligence on the part of
the investor, it is possible
to get that as an average
annual rate of return!

BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Caris Creations and Home Dcor, a home furnishings and accessories boutique located at
201 Trade St. in downtown Greer, cut the ribbon on its facility last Wednesday.
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Migs Pizza Castle of Taylors, located at 5010 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors, celebrated
its ribbon cutting last Wednesday.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
The second phase of
capital improvements is
underway at the Bon Sec-
ours Wellness Arena, of-
ficials with the Greenville
Arena District announced
this week.
This phase of renova-
tions will include a restruc-
turing of the ticket office,
back stage areas, rest-
rooms, and concourse, re-
surfacing the floors, a new
roof and the addition of
the Bon Secours St. Francis
wellness interactive space
on the concourse.
Two marquees will be
added to give the outside
a new look. One marquee
will go up in front of the
building, replacing one
that came down earlier
this year. A second new
marquee will be added to
the Church Street side of
the building near the VIP
Parking Lot entrance.
Contractor crews with
Harper Corporation have
begun work and expect
much of the renovation
process to be completed
before the next event,
slated to take place in the
arena in late August.
When we completed
the first part of renova-
tions last summer, it made
such a huge impact on the
interior of the area and we
had such a positive reac-
tion from all of our guests,
artists and sponsors, said
Arena District General
Manager Roger Newton.
We are excited to be able
to do that again this year
with our concourse reno-
vations.
Phase one of the Arena
renovation, completed in
2013, saw a renovation of
the interior of the arena
bowl with the addition of a
360 degree ribbon board,
new center hung video
board, digital signage,
suite renovations, new ris-
ers and a new curtaining
system.

Renovations
continue at
wellness arena
RENDERING | SUBMITTED
This artist rendering depicts the Main Concourse at the
Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce presented Salvation Army Family Store, located
at 5152 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors, with its frst dollar last Friday during a ribbon
cutting ceremony.
Paul Davis Restoration
and Remodeling of the
Upstate has named Abi-
gale Abbi Belcher its new
administrative assistant.
She will be
responsible
for adminis-
trative and
office sup-
port activi-
ties for staff
and will
field tele-
phone calls
and emails,
greet and di-
rect visitors
and prepare
documents
for staff and
customers,
among other
duties.
Belcher has strong re-
search abilities and com-
munication skills.
She is the daughter of
Julie Belcher, who will be
retiring from the Paul Da-
vis office after 14 years of
service.
According to Jan
Driscoll, Paul Davis Di-
rector of Marketing, Julie
Belcher has proven to be
one of the most loyal and
dedicated employees who
is well loved by all compa-
ny employees along with
customers, vendors and
sub-contractors.
The company celebrated
Belchers service with a
luncheon in her honor.
During her employment,
Julie Belcher served as ad-
ministration assistant and
provided assistance to the
job cost accountant (JCA).
She also served as pur-
chasing manager for the
firm in its Upstate service
territory which includes
nine counties.
Paul Davis Restoration
and Remodeling of the
Upstate is located at 1684
Old Hwy. 14 S. in Greer.
For information, contact
Paul Davis Restoration at
801-0018.
Paul Davis names
new employee
A. Belcher
J. Belcher
FROM PAGE ONE
rescue dogs, which she ac-
quires through shelters in
the southeast, including
the Spartanburg Humane
Society.
K9s for Warriors pro-
cess of finding dogs is not
a task that is undertaken
without the assistance
of volunteers and foster
families, like the women
who work for the Service
Animal Project, which is
in conjunction with the
Foothills Humane Society
located in Tryon, North
Carolina.
Ann Goodheart, Mary
Ann Merrill, Sev Bennet
and Linda Williams, with
the Service Animal Project,
volunteer their time to find
shelter dogs whos person-
alities lend themselves to
becoming service dogs.
Ideal service dogs are 7
months to 2 years in age,
with a full grown height
of at least 24 inches, at
least 50 pounds in weight,
in no way aggressive, able
to maintain focus and are
easily motivated by food
with a desire to please.
Typically, labs and golden
retrievers are the go-to
breeds for service dogs,
but Goodheart said theyve
found many mixed breeds
that have been equally fit-
ting if not better for the
job. Breeds perceived as
more aggressive arent ac-
cepted, such as pit bulls or
rottweilers.
Some of it is just the
overall personality of the
dog. Weve been doing this
long enough that we sort
of get a gut feelings,
Goodheart said.
If the public perception
is, Hmm, I dont know if
I could trust that dog or
not. Some of this is inter-
pretive, she said.
The dogs are trained to
maintain space control,
block and cover, which
places the dog between
the warrior and the public,
alert when someone is ap-
proaching, react to anxiety,
panic attacks, flashbacks
and perform behaviors to
ground the veteran and
help them calm down and
regain composure, in addi-
tion to commands tailored
to veterans individual
needs.
So many of these men
and women are so shut
down and so afraid when
they come back from
where they dont know
who the enemy is and
they dont know whos
coming around the corner
that may want to do harm
to them. They cannot by
themselves go to a gro-
cery store or a CVS, I mean
these are all things we take
for granted, Goodheart
said. They are terrified
of somebody coming up
behind them. So this cover
command, the dog circles
them and sits right behind
them facing backwards,
and that way they know
the dog will alert them if
someone is coming up be-
hind them.
Each month up to four
warriors are paired with
dogs and they stay with
their dogs at the facility
in Florida for three weeks
of training, during which
they are with their dogs
24 hours a day. The train-
ing and dog are free to
the warriors and the only
cost to them is getting to
and from the facility. To
date, 127 dogs have been
placed with warriors, in-
cluding Bomber who was
placed with Sgt. Alonzo
Lunsford, who in charge
of Foot Hood on Nov. 9,
2009, when the shooting
occurred and he was shot
seven times.
We have a young woman
who has one of our dogs
from last year. She gradu-
ated last year, Goodheart
said. When she came
down to K9s, Jennifer was
on 25 different medica-
tions and she was seeing
a psychiatrist at the VA.
Now and I think it was
within three months
shes down to one medica-
tion. These dogs can make
such a huge difference in
these men and womens
lives.
The dogs are fully cer-
tified service dogs, train-
ers check in monthly with
warriors and their dogs
and the dogs are retested
yearly to keep their certi-
fication. But, unlike dogs
seeing-eye dogs, these
dogs require less training.
These dogs that can be
trained to help with the
emotional stress and dis-
abilities dont need that
much time to work their
magic, Goodheart said.
Our first dog actually
came into Foothills the day
we made a presentation to
the staff about what we
were going to try to do.
And he went down with
a couple that volunteered
to drive for usthey had
told us that anyone who
brought a dog would have
to be willing to stay for
three days while the dog
was assessed.
Goodheart said that
within hours of the dog ar-
riving, the trainer emailed
thanking them and say-
ing, I dont know what it
took for you to bring us
Winston, but hes going to
change a warriors life.
By law service dogs can-
not be turned away or pre-
vented from entering facil-
ities, and whenever service
dogs are working people
shouldnt approach them
and pet them.
Theyre really not pets
to anybody else, she said.
And having said that,
the other thing that really
makes this such a good
thing for us to be doing, is
the dogs know when that
special leash comes off
and their service dog vest
comes off they get to be a
dog and play. So they get
the best, theyve got a job
they know when theyre
working and they know
when its play time.
about the Service Animal
Project, visit foothillshu-
manesociety.org/service-
animal-project or email
Goodheart at serviceani-
malproject@windstream.
net. For more information
about K9s for Warriors,
visit k9sforwarriors.org.
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
Warm, Dry Weekend
We will see sunshine, warm temperatures
and drier weather returning for the weekend.
We will see highs on Saturday and Sunday in
the upper 80s and low 90s. After a week with
wet, cool weather, temperatures make a return
to normal. Our average high for this time of
year is 90. Partly sunny skies and warmer
temperatures continue for the beginning of
next week with rain chances increasing. Have
a great weekend!
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Kane DeGeorgis
Kane Donald DeGeorgis,
age 6, of Taylors passed
away July 20, 2014. He
was the son of Linda
Massey Crain and Brian
DeGeorgis.
Kane is survived by his
parents; his sister, Ashley
Manley; paternal grand-
parents, Vicki and Woody
Waddell; his maternal
grandparents, Doris Davis
and Larry Massey; and two
aunts, Heather Balicki and
Anna Stewart.
He was predeceased by
his uncle Donald Massey
and his grandfather, James
Jim DeGeorgis.
The family received
friends from 6-8 p.m. Tues-
day at Petty Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Petty Funeral Chapel,
conducted by Rev. Chad
Bowen.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
BDSRA.org.
Condolences may be left
at pettyfuneralhome.com.
Ruby Styles Hudson
Ruby Styles Hudson died
July 19, 2014.
She was the daughter
of the late Earl and Lillian
Pace Styles born during the
depression in Saluda, N.C.
She had seven brothers
and three sisters. Padgett,
Ellen, Emily and Shirley
survive her. She married
the love of her life Rob-
ert and was married sixty
years. They had three
children Mike, Tim and
Charlene. Tim was fatally
injured in a car accident in
1969. She and Robert were
active faithful members of
Greer Church of God. She
loved traveling for many
years with the On the
Road Again Group. She
retired from Greer Shirt
Plant and Fairview Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her son,
Mike (Shayla) and daugh-
ter, Charlene Patterson
(Don); four grandchildren
Alison Howard (Jason),
Anna Hudson, Craig Pat-
terson (Rhonda) and Blake
Kirkpatrick (Shelly); elev-
en great-grandchildren,
Jaden, Jensen, Adison,
Brooklyn, Alec, Emma
Kate, Olivia, Hannah, Vic-
toria, Joshua and Hunter.
Visitation was held Mon-
day from 5-7 p.m. at Wood
Mortuary.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday at 11 a.m.
at Wood Mortuary. Burial
followed at Hillcrest Mem-
ory Gardens.
Please omit flowers:
memorials may be made
to Greer Church of God,
500 Trade Street, Greer,
or Greer Community Min-
istries Meals on Wheels
or Senior Dining, P.O. Box
1373, Greer.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
FROM PAGE ONE
and screaming and dis-
orientation started tak-
ing place. At the end, the
started feeling more com-
fortable and more person-
able with the instructors.
The crash course includ-
ed physical training, brief
presentations with a time
for questions and answers,
skill training, such as but-
ton sewing and ironing,
and a run through an ob-
stacle course in the rain.
We brought the admin-
istrators and people from
the public in to show that
this is what were doing
and what were trying to
do to help the kids in this
community, Cody said. I
think the rain even added
a little bit to it. It was a
great success.
The youth participating
in the program will be rec-
ommended by parents and
school administrators.
The kids that are be-
ing recommended are
obviously kids that have
been dubbed as possible
bullies in the schools or
even victims of bullies.
They are also kids who, at
home, have no discipline
and no respect for adults.
The principals and school
leaders are going to be
the ones trying to recom-
mend through the parents
a way to reach out to the
kids and get them down
the right path instead of
choosing the wrong path,
which is always easiest to
do. They send them to us
and maybe we can show
them the way to change
and get on the right path.
The crash course was
not an exact replica of
what Warrior 101 will
look like, officers said.
The adults kind of got
a little different aspect of
whats going on because
we expect more out of the
adults. They are leaders in
the community, Lt. Free-
man said. The children
are going to be a little bit
different. Theres not go-
ing to be as much yelling
and theyre going to need
to be guided a little more
than the adults.
Cody said providing a
multi-dimensional pro-
gram gives participants
more of a chance to con-
nect with the instructors.
Weve got home skills
they can learneven some-
thing as small as making
a bed, folding clothes or
ironing clothes, Cody
said. Weve also got team
building skills and ways
they can work with others.
Well have a group come
in from North American
Rescue because you never
know whats going to hap-
pen in a home.
You never know when
these kids are going to
see a car wreck and they
may be a lifeline for some-
body, he said. These are
just everyday skills that
are going to help.
The goal of the program
is simply to point youth
in the right direction, Lt.
Freeman said.
If we can point as many
children in the right direc-
tion as possible and give
them some structure to
keep them out of trouble,
thats the whole goal, Lt.
Freeman said. We want
to give them something to
look forward to and show
them everything in the
world is not bad.
All of us work at the
sheriffs office and we
see the bad results all the
time, he said. If we can
just reach out and help a
couple of kids, for us, it
will all be worth it.
Program organizers say
they will continue to fol-
low up with those that go
through the program in
the months and years to
come.
What kills me is when
I hear a adult say, If you
dont behave Im going to
have this officer arrest
you, Lt. Freeman said. I
have to go over to them
and tell them thats not
what were about. We want
them to know that we are
here for them.
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were able to have honest
conversations and it was a
competition. We had a lot
of great people apply and
what that means is that
Greer is on the map and is
a thriving place to be. Im
just humbled to be in this
position.
He began with the Great-
er Greer Chamber of Com-
merce in September 2008,
and said the city quickly
became home.
Ive been in this com-
munity for about six years
and its home, he said. I
really have a passion for
this community and, when
the opportunity came
available, I felt ready for
it and excited to continue
the progress we have in
Greer. Its a perfect place
to be.
Working with what he
says is a rapidly growing
community, Owens said
Greers history made it
what it is today.
The growth here is ex-
citing and terrific, but it
wouldnt happen without
the history that we have
in Greer. The businesses
that were here long before
I was here really set the
foundation, Owens said.
We have new restaurants,
new jobs, new manufactur-
ing, good diverse business
climates and also a lot of
small businessesPeople
support the local busi-
nesses and I think thats
whats most important
around here.
Building new relation-
ships and maintaining a
high level of service is go-
ing to be a top priority, he
added.
Our chamber is a per-
sonable chamber, Owens
said. As we grow and this
city grows, I feel whats
most important are those
relationships. Being able
to know people and know
them by name is so impor-
tant. We will never get to
the point where somebody
is just a number in the
chamber. They are going to
be their own business and
a personality, and thats
vital for our success.
Owens said he has plen-
ty of goals for his first year
as president.
To continue to grow,
well need to look at ways
to serve our members the
best, he said. We want
to figure out some more
ways to get involved with
the education of our high
school students and our
future work force. We want
to try to close the gap be-
tween our employers and
our future employees. We
want to see if the cham-
ber can be a leader in that
role.

PROGRAM: Provides structure, guidance

OWENS: Looking to the future of Greer
This past week Greer
lost another icon. J. Van
Collins was a friend of
mine, unlike most others.
He could make a sweep
through your yard and
leave it professionally
groomed with his bare
hands better than a land-
scape company with all
their bells and whistles.
J. Van was a character to
most of his friends. Sev-
eral years ago, we ran an
informal mayoral write-in
campaign for J. Van. He
got three votes: Mike Bull-
ock, myself and someone
who accidentally hit the
wrong button.
One thing most folks
dont know is J. Vans
loyalty. One day, several
years ago, he was work-
ing at my home alone. He
found an envelope con-
taining nearly $900 that
had fallen from my wifes
pocketbook. When she
returned home, he beam-
ingly handed it over to her
and said look what I found
Ms. Dora! Greer just will
not be the same.
We will miss you, J. Van
Collins.
John Wells
Lyman
We will miss you, J. Van
DOGS: Trained to maintain focus

I dont know what
it took for you to
bring us Winston,
but hes going to
change a warriors
life.
Ann Goodheart
Repeating comments
from the service dog trainer
LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
CAROLINA FAITHRIDERS
HOST BIKE NIGHT AUG. 2
Carolina FaithRiders will
host a Bike Night at The Lil
Rebel on Saturday, Aug. 2
from 5-8:30 p.m.
The event will feature
a music, food, and a bike
show with trophies award-
ed for first, second, and
third place at 8:30 p.m.
(Voting ends at 8 p.m.)
The restaurant is located
at 2608 Locust Hill Road
in Taylors.
Bike Night is sponsored
by Washington Baptist
Church Motorcycle Minis-
try.
For more information,
contact Ross Burgess at
864-908-8130 or parts-
manross@aol.com.
RIVERSIDE HOSTS GARAGE
SALE FOR MISSIONS
The Dorcas Sunday
school class at Riverside
Baptist Church will host
a garage sale on Saturday,
July 26 from 7 a.m.- noon.
Proceeds will be donated
to Michael Boyer, who is
going to be a missionary in
Peru, beginning in August.
Donations will be ac-
cepted on Friday, July
25 from 5-8 p.m. in the
church gymnasium. Dona-
tions may not be dropped
off in advance.
call the church at 879-
4400.
ANNIVERSARY EVENT HELD
AT MAPLE CREEK CHURCH
The Jones Gospel Sing-
ers will host a 42nd an-
niversariy celebration at
Maple Creek Missionary
Baptist Church, located
at 609 South Main Street,
Greer, on Sunday, July 27
at 5 p.m.
Special guests will in-
clude: The Gospel Jubi-
leers, praise and worship
with minister Tevin Smith
& friends and the MCMBC
praise dancers.
call 877-1791.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR
NORTHWOOD LADIES NIGHT
Northwood Baptist
Church will host a ladies
night on Tuesday, July 29
at 7 p.m. featuring special
guest Carol Kent.
Kent is an award-win-
ning author, whose life
changed forever when her
only son, a graduate of the
U.S. Navel Academy and
a Lieutenant in the Navy,
shot and killed his wifes
ex-husband. She will speak
on hope in the midst of
challenging circumstanc-
es.
Tickets are available
through July 27. The cost
is $7. Call 877-5417 for
more information.
WORSHIP THE SON UNDER
THE SUN AT AGAPE HOUSE
Agape House welcomes
the public and friends and
family to partake in Wor-
ship the Son Under the
Sun, an outdoor worship
service being held on
July 27 at 9:45 a.m. The
church is located at 900
Gap Creek Road, Greer.
JUNGLE SAFARI VBS
AT UNITED CHRISTIAN
United Christian Church,
located at 105 Daniel Ave.,
Greer, will host Jungle
Safari, a vacation bible
school for ages 5 and up
from July 21-25 from 6-
8:30 p.m. nightly.
call 895-3966 or 561-
8195.
DEVENGER ROAD
TO HOST VBS
Vacation Bible School
at Devenger Road Pres-
byterian Church will run
through July 24 starting
each weeknight at 5:45
p.m.
Dinner will be provided
for free nightly. The pro-
gram is for ages 3 to rising
seventh graders. To reg-
ister, visit Devengerroad.
org.
ABNER CREEK HOSTING
SIMULCAST
Abner Creek Baptist
Church will be hosting:
THE WORD: CLOSER TO
HOME with Beth Moore.
The Living Proof Live Si-
mulcast will take place
Saturday, Sept. 13 from
9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Tick-
ets are $25 per person
(including lunch) and are
available online at abner-
creekbaptist.com. The si-
mulcast will be broadcast
at 2461 Abner Creek Road
in Greer.
APALACHE GOLDEN
HEARTS CALENDAR
The seniors plan to eat
out at Chick-Fil-A in Greer
at 6 p.m. on July 31.
Senior Adult Vacation
Bible School is on the
calendar for August 4-8
(Monday through Friday,
6 p.m.) at Apalache Baptist
Church.
There will be a different
Bible Study Leader for each
of the five nights: Monday
Rev. Eddie Cooper (ABC
Pastor), Tuesday- Rev.
Jerry Bryant, Wednesday -
Rev. Jim Carpenter, Thurs-
day Dr. Trenton Connley,
and Friday Rev. Butch
Howard (all members of
ABC).
Dinner will be served to
the group each night after
the bible study sessions in
the CLC.
Senior VBS is an annual
event held each year at
ABC where the group en-
joys a week of bible study,
food, fun and fellowship.
A one day trip is sched-
uled August 18 for the
Golden Hearts (place
and time to be announced
later).
The seniors will meet at
Petes Restaurant in Greer
on August 28 at 6 p.m. for
the evening meal.
EBENEZER WELCOME
OFFERING FREE FOOD
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m.
The pantry is open to
families in need of as-
sistance. Photo ID is re-
quired.
call 895-1461.
SINGLES BIBLE STUDY AT
PELHAM ROAD BAPTIST
Pelham Road Baptist
Church, 1108 Pelham
Road, Greer, hosts a Sin-
gles Bible Study each Sun-
day from 6-8:30 p.m.
GRIEFSHARE OFFERED
AT FAIRVIEW BAPTIST
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
ASSOCIATION SEEKS
VOLUNTEER ELECTRICIANS
Three Rivers Baptist
Association is in need of
electricians to help with
its new missions center.
If you are a licensed
electrician or non-licensed
with experience and would
like to volunteer your time
in helping with the new
building, contact the TRBA
office at 834-9635 as soon
as possible.
A licensed electrician
is willing to volunteer his
time if he can get others
to help.
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BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
Through the din of ham-
mers and saws, under a
blue sky and warm sun-
shine, 85 volunteers and
friends gathered in a Tay-
lors field last week with a
common purpose: Unit-
ing Gods People for His
Mission and His Glory.
The group made the
162-mile trip to the up-
state to help the Three
Rivers Baptist Association
to construct a new mis-
sion center on Locust Hill
Road.
They were organized by
Coley Creech out of First
Baptist Church in Barn-
well, who learned of the
project through his friend-
ship with architect Bob
Cashions.
We were looking for a
place to go and asked if
he had one. He said, As
a matter of fact, I do,
Creech said.
For nine days, the volun-
teers, ranging in age from
12 to 75 and from as far
as New Orleans to New
York sawed, hammered
and raised walls for the
4,800 square-foot struc-
ture. Once complete, the
building will feature an
unfinished basement to
store block party trailers
and an upstairs for daily
operations. A portion of
the main floor will be des-
ignated as offices with the
remaining area left as an
open meeting space that
can hold 130.
You can start a church
from zero to get a nucle-
us formed here, said Dr.
Randy Bradley, Three Riv-
ers Director of Missions,
explaining how the space
could serve as a tempo-
rary location until a new
congregation is able to ac-
quire its own facility.
Volunteer labor is ex-
pected to save the associa-
tion as much as $35,000.
Every day [their] work
saves us from having to
pay a professional, Brad-
ley said.
ANSWERING THE CALL
In addition to construc-
tion duties, the group
sends out an evangelism
team each day to greet
community members and
ends each night with an
evening worship service
at Double Springs Baptist
Church, where they also
sleep.
All the volunteers pay
$100 apiece to sleep on a
floor and work out in the
sun, Creech said.
For construction fore-
man Rachel Mayfield, who
has volunteered with the
group for 14 years, the
sacrifice is worth it.
I love serving and I love
helping others expect-
ing nothing in return, but
knowing Im getting an
eternal reward, she said.
An added perk for May-
field, an avid construction
worker, is introducing
others to the mission. Her
high school friend, Kelly
Houck, joined the team
four years ago.
I learned to cut, saw,
hammer and nail. Its ex-
citing to watch and learn,
Houck said. You learn
patience, get out of your
comfort zone and do
Gods work.
Larry Sylvest got in-
volved in the volunteer
effort after being the
beneficiary of the groups
work. The team helped
construct a new building
for his church in Tangipa-
hoa, Louisiana, in 2002, al-
lowing the church to move
into a $480,000 building
debt-free due in part to
the labor cost savings.
I decided while they
were there (that I wanted
to volunteer), he said.
I had been on a mission
trip out of the country 13
years before. (When they
came), I was reminded of
how important and how
fulfilling it was to be on
the other side.
Jim Breed, of Syracuse,
New York, shared a simi-
lar story. The volunteers
helped his church rebuild
after it was destroyed by
fire in 2011. This is his
first mission trip with the
group, but he doubts it
will be his last.
[My wife and I] will
probably come every year.
Its a wonderful group of
peoplea very devoted,
loving group, he said.
THE BIG PICTURE
According to Bradley
and the volunteers, the
construction project ex-
tends beyond the walls of
the Mission Center.
Its an excuse to get
the evangelism team out
there. Thats the real pur-
pose, Sylvest said. Were
building Gods kingdom.
Creech explained that
the Bible mentions around
186 times to pray, 186
times to give and 1,800
times to go, So I figure
were supposed to go 10
times as much, he said.
God has allowed us to
go and do things. So we
go...its like a revival for
me.
Bradley expects a No-
vember completion for the
center.
The building is going to
give us the opportunity to
do missions cooperative-
ly, he said. What binds us
together is missions. Put-
ting people together, pro-
viding resources. We can
see the big picturework-
ing with our churches, tak-
ing what weve gotGod
blesses it.
The saying we can do
more together than we can
do separate is really true.
We really can.
Three Rivers Baptist As-
sociation serves 87 mem-
ber churches from across
the upstate. For more in-
formation or to volunteer,
visit threeriversba.org.
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
CHURCH
NEWS

Volunteers pitch in to build mission center
Volunteers bustle behind Sean Bing as he hammers a nail into the wall framing at the Three Rivers Baptist Association
Mission Center last week.
Tina Gray and other volunteers raise a wall at the mission
center construction site.
The saying we can
do more together
than we
can do
separate
is really
true. We
really can.
Dr. Randy Bradley
Director of Missions,
Three Rivers Baptist Association
301 McCall St. Greer
848-5500
Highway 14 Greer, SC
879-7311
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1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office is inves-
tigating a Saturday night
stabbing that left a Tay-
lors man dead inside
his home at The Granite
Apartments.
According to the Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice, police received a call
shortly before 9 p.m. in
reference to a stabbing.
When police arrived, they
found a 35-year-old de-
ceased male with stab
wounds to his chest.
The sheriffs office does
not believe the stabbing
was a random act. The vic-
tim has been identified as
Lawrence Bress.
The investigation is on-
going and investigators
continue to interview wit-
nesses and neighbors. No
arrests have been made.
HELP WANTED IN
IDENTIFYING ARMED
ROBBERY SUSPECT
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office is ask-
ing the public for help in
identifying a man they say
used a gun to rob a man
last Friday night near the
QT on Augusta Road.
According to a release,
a male victim went inside
the QT gas station, located
at 4907 Augusta Road, at
around 11 p.m. last Fri-
day night and purchased
some items from inside
the store. After purchas-
ing the items, the victim
began walking home when
a male suspect pulled up
behind him before produc-
ing a gun and demanding
the victims merchandise,
wallet and cell phone.
The victim complied
with the suspects de-
mands and the suspect
then drove away. Anyone
with information regard-
ing this incident or those
who may recognize the
subject in the photo are
asked to call Crime Stop-
pers at 23-CRIME.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice or The Duncan Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered inno-
cent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Phillip Wayne Bramlett,
32, of 210 Harvey Road,
Greer, has been charged
with possession of meth-
amphetamine, driving un-
der suspension, disregard-
ing traffic control device,
no proof of insurance,
improper tag, possession
of drug paraphernalia and
possession of drugs.
Nicholas Gibson, 31,
of 111 Lake View Drive,
amphetamine, possession
of drug paraphernalia, vio-
lation of probation, failure
to appear for probation
revocation and possession
of drugs.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
on routine patrol in the
area of Trade Street and
Randall Street when he
observed a black Honda
drive through a stoplight
without stopping.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver, Bramlett.
The officer quickly learned
Bramletts license was sus-
pended and that the tag
on his vehicle belonged to
a Ford truck registered to
Bramlett. He also had no
proof of insurance. The of-
ficer placed him under ar-
rest and then began ques-
tioning the passenger of
the vehicle (Gibson). After
learning Gibson had two
active probation warrants
out of Greenville County,
he was placed under ar-
rest.
A search of the vehi-
cle was then conducted,
which yielded a digital
scale containing a residue
of methamphetamine, a
small plastic baggie con-
taining methamphetamine
and a pill of Alprazolam.
Both Bramlett and Gibson
denied any knowledge of
the drugs or parapherna-
lia. They were both trans-
ported to The Greer City
Jail.
POSSESSION
Robert Thomas Black,
49, of 345 Hickory Drive,
Startex, has been charged
amphetamine, unlawful
possession of a prescrip-
tion medication and pos-
session of drug parapher-
nalia.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to the Rite-Aid on West
Wade Hampton Boulevard
in reference to assisting
the Lyman Police Depart-
ment with locating a driver
who had left the scene of a
crash in Lyman.
Upon arrival, the officer
met with the Lyman police
officer who advised that
an off duty paramedic had
followed the subject to the
drugstore from the scene
of the accident and that
he (the subject) was inside
the store. Officers made
contact with the subject
(Black), who consented to a
search. A search of Blacks
person yielded .38 grams
of methamphetamine and
14 pills of Tramadol that
he didnt have a prescrip-
tion to have. A search of
Blacks truck yielded a
glass pipe and metal tube,
both containing residue.
Black was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
Lyman Pollice advised
that they would be obtain-
ing a warrant on Black for
leaving the scene of an ac-
cident with injuries.
CHECK FRAUD
Monique Bowen, 32, of
101 Tel Fair St., Fountain
Inn, has been charged with
check fraud greater than
$500.
dispatched to meet with a
Fountain Inn police officer
to pick up a prisoner who
had an active warrant with
the Greer Police Depart-
ment for check fraud from
2001.
The officer transported
Bowen to the Greer City
Jail.
PETIT LARCENY
Timothy Qwentezs Jen-
kins, 24, of 801 S. Main St.
8, Greer, has been charged
with petit larceny, mis-
representing ID to law en-
forcement and simple pos-
session of marijuana.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to the Hot Spot on
Hammett Bridge Road in
reference to a subject with
possible active warrants.
The complainant told
dispatch that she recog-
nized the individual and
believed he had stolen
money from the Hot Spot
a few days prior. When the
officer arrived on scene,
he located the subject and
asked him for his name.
Jenkins provided a false
name to the officer.
The officer eventu-
ally learned the subjects
name was Jenkins and
placed him under arrest
after confirming he had
an active bench warrant. A
search of Jenkins person
yielded a small amount of
green leafy substance be-
lieved to be marijuana.
Jenkins was transported
to the Greer City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Roberto Michael Gutier-
rez IV, 19, of 319 Tyger
Fox Drive, Spartanburg,
has been charged with
shoplifting. According to
incident reports, an offi-
cer was dispatched to Wal-
Mart on East Wade Hamp-
ton Boulevard in reference
to a reported shoplifting.
spoke with the complain-
ant, who stated that she
observed Gutierrez select
two sandwiches and a
Starbucks coffee from in-
side the store and then at-
tempt to conceal the items
inside his pants and pock-
et. When the complainant
saw this, she escorted
Gutierrez to the loss pre-
vention Office. He was ar-
rested and transported to
the Greer City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Tony Lewis, 55, of 1128
Apalache St., Greer, has
been charged with pos-
session of drugs, assault
& battery (third) and pos-
session of drug parapher-
nalia.
Robin Holcombe, 49, of
200 S. Beverly Lane F113,
with possession of drug
paraphernalia.
reports, an officer re-
sponded to the Quality Inn
on West Wade Hampton
Boulevard in reference to
a complaint of an assault.
met with the motel manag-
er who stated that a wom-
an came down from room
223 holding her face and
asking for help because
her boyfriend had hit her.
The manager pointed out
the womans boyfriend
(Lewis), who was walking
around the pool. The offi-
cer searched Lewis person
and located a pill bottle
prescribed to a different
people containing seven
Hydrocodone pills.
Holcombe was located in
a motel restroom by a sec-
ond officer, who observed
her eye to be swollen and
blue. The officer also lo-
cated a hypodermic needle
inside the bathroom that
had a clear liquid leak-
ing out of it. A search of
Holcombes person yield-
ed a second hypodermic
needle. A search of Lewis
person yielded a metal
container that contained
a white powder residue.
Both Lewis and Holcombe
were arrested and trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail.
A search of their motel
room yielded: spoons with
burn marks, two hypoder-
mic needles, and two small
plastic bags containing a
white powdery residue.
AUTOBREAKING
Ashley Nicole Black,
29, of 117 Buncombe St.,
with: breaking into a mo-
tor vehicle, possession of
marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a subject (Black),
who he knew to have an
active warrant for auto-
breaking, standing in a
driveway talking to some-
one.
The officer confirmed
the warrant then placed
Black under arrest. The of-
ficer located a half burned
roach of marijuana in
Blacks front pocket. Black
also handed over a glass
pipe from her person.
Black was transported to
the Greer City Jail.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Melvin J Ramirez, 31, of
22 Dunbar Court, Greer,
has been charged with as-
sault and battery (third)
and being drunk in public.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to an address on
Peter McCord Lane in ref-
erence to an assault. Upon
arrival, the officer spoke
with the victim, who stated
that her son Ramirez had
cussed her and threatened
her before following her
out of the house and strik-
ing her in the nose with a
closed fist.
While speaking with the
victim, the officer was in-
formed by witnesses that
Ramirez was walking down
the street cursing and hit-
ting cars. The officer was
able to locate Ramirez and
apprehend him after a
brief foot chase.
The officer detected a
strong odor of alcohol
coming from Ramirezs
person. He was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
POSSESSION
Timothy Andrew Dra-
goo, 43, of 6 Hammett
Grove Lane, Greer, has
been charged with pos-
session of drugs, illegal
U-Turn and failure to ap-
pear.
on routine patrol at West
Wade Hampton Boulevard
and Morrow Street when
he observed a vehicle
make an illegal U-Turn.
The officer initiated a traf-
fic stop on the vehicle and
its driver, Dragoo. The of-
ficer learned Dragoo had
an active warrant out of
Greenville County for fail-
ure to appear. Dragoo was
placed under arrest.
The officer conducted a
search of the vehicle and
was unable to locate any-
thing but observed mul-
tiple tool marks to key ar-
eas with natural voids on
the vehicle.
A K-9 was brought to the
scene that gave a positive
alert for drugs inside the
rear passenger panel of
the vehicle. A bag contain-
ing Oxycodone was later
located.
Dragoo was transported
to the Greer City Jail.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Michael Anthony Miller,
40, of 124 Garlington St.
81, Laurens, has been
charged with assault and
battery on a police officer.
reports, officers were dis-
patched to Drummon Vil-
lage in reference to a male
subject who was acting
crazy.
met with the complainant
who stated that the male
subject (Miller) said he was
hearing voices. Officers lo-
cated Miller and tried to
ensure him that they were
only there to help him.
While officers were talk-
ing to Miller, he suddenly
struck one officer in the
chest with a closed fist be-
fore running away.
An officer was able to
catch up to Miller but
slipped and fell to the
ground. At this point
Miller turned to the offi-
cer and took a closed fist-
fighting stance.
A second officer arrived
and tased Miller. He was
apprehended and trans-
ported to The Greenville
Memorial Hospital for a
psychological evaluation.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Tammy Jo Gibson, 50,
of 2008 Culpepper Woods
Drive, Duncan, has been
charged with assault and
battery (third).
reports, a Duncan police
officer was dispatched to
the above address in ref-
erence to a disturbance.
spoke with the victim who
stated that Gibson (her
roommate) came into her
room angry over what
temperature the thermo-
stat had been set on.
The victim stated that
Gibson then pushed her
into the bed, causing the
footboard to break
Gibson was arrested.
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A10 THE GREER CITIZEN NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Members of First Pres-
byterian Church of Greer
are beginning to feel like
Jamaica may be another
place to call home.
The church sent a team
to serve there for the third
year in a row.
From June 21-28, 34
people from First Presby-
terian went to work with
the American-Caribbean
Experience (known as
A.C.E.), which has been es-
tablished in St. Marys Par-
ish in Jamaica for 26 years
now. A.C.E. has built a re-
lationship with the com-
munity that gives them
(and teams that come to
help) an opportunity to
be involved in the local
schools as well as the local
infirmaries.
The team worked along-
side A.C.E. in the schools,
tutoring students. Summer
break there doesnt begin
until the first of July.
A.C.E. also has child
sponsorship programs,
and they make visits in
order to see if the families
need anything and to en-
sure that the children are
taking care of their box
gardens, said Whitney
Moss, First Presbyterian
youth and missions direc-
tor. It was a great time to
be in the homes and to see
the joy on their faces.
The team also delivered
rice packets to the fami-
lies, with. The packets also
include vegetables and
protein powder in order to
provide a nourishing meal
for families in need.
Other members of the
team helped A.C.E. com-
plete the building of a
house for a widow with
nine kids. They also
helped lay the foundation
for a mans house and for
a literacy center.
The team also worked
with A.C.E. once again in
the local infirmary, which
partners with A.C.E. to
help people who have no
one to care for them, or
whose family members
cannot or will not care for
them.
Most of the people
there are elderly, but the
younger people who live
there usually have some
kind of mental illness,
Moss said. Basically, you
are there until you die.
A.C.E. makes visits every
week, and they are very in-
tentional to show love and
good care.
As part of A.C.E.s out-
reach to the infirmary, they
plan a variety of activities
and excursions for the
residents. The team from
First Presbyterian played
games, passed out snacks
and hosted a day called
Love and Rub, when they
painted the ladies finger-
nails and toe nails and of-
fered to rub lotion on both
men and women.
The point is to give
them some dignity, Moss
said. We also took them
to the beach one day. Some
of them just wanted to sit
on the edge of the water
and let it wash over them.
We rubbed sand on them,
too, to exfoliate them. It
was a great, meaningful
afternoon.
Because the group from
First Presbyterian was so
large, they were able to
split into groups in order
to get more accomplished
during the week. Some
took turns and worked in
different areas as needed.
Several of the team
members also helped the
community with their sus-
tainable farms, which are
more like glorified gar-
dens.
A lot of people do mis-
sion trips, but ours is
unique, Moss said. Our
mission trips are truly
intergenerational. Its a
snapshot of the church
at its finest to worship,
serve and play together.
Anyone of any age can go
and put their talents to
use on this trip.
The church is planning
to go back to the same
place next year as well in
order to continue estab-
lishing relationships with-
in the same community.
The mission trip is
about relationships and
seeing familiar faces,
Moss said. Its also about
seeing projects you worked
on coming to completion.
Its a partnership. Were
not able to be everywhere.
There are many opportu-
nities, but this is where we
are in this season.
There are about eight
to 10 people on the team
who have gone to Jamaica
all three times and about
half of the team had been
at least one other time.
Many of them do hope
to go again, Moss said.
This is where relation-
ship comes in. Their hearts
were changed, and they
want to see their friends
again. We are just a little
piece of the big things go-
ing on there.
The mission trip is a
church-wide effort as
many people in the church
give generously with tithes
and offerings in order to
help pay for the program
costs. The members of the
team are responsible for
paying for their airfare.
This years project for
Vacation Bible School was
to bring in school sup-
plies for the children in
Jamaica, who will receive
the supplies at the end of
August.
We want to make sure
the whole church knows
its the churchs trip,
Moss said. We give thanks
for their prayers and sup-
port.
First Presbyterian makes third trip to Jamaica
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Linda Nicholson reads to the children on a home visit in
Hampstead, Jamaica.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Mary Kate Nicholson, standing, tutors kids at Hampstead Primary School as part of the
A.C.E. program in St. Marys Parish, Jamaica.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Dr. Brandi Casto-Waters and other members of the mission team work on the foundation of a literacy center at a school
in Jamaica. The trip was from June 21-28.
This is where
relationship comes
in. Their hearts
were changed,
and they want to
see their friends
again. We are just
a little piece of the
big things going on
there.
Whitney Moss
Youth and Missions Director
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They are just citizens on
that board that have a dif-
ferent perspective.
New board members
are required to take six
hours of training, and
then all board members
are required to annually
take three hours of train-
ing. Board members are
expected to understand
local jurisdiction and the
citys comprehensive plan
(which is updated ev-
ery five years), and staff
from the department
provide them with rel-
evant information regard-
ing ordinances, property
background, surrounding
property development
information and zoning
information necessary to
make decisions that up-
hold the areas character
and councils intended use
and development for the
area.
[The Planning Com-
mission] do look at all the
factors that are involved
with the land-portion of
the property. They do look
at it as it compares to our
comprehensive plan, Pace
said.
Unlike Greer Coun-
cil, the commission only
hears a single reading be-
fore recommendations are
voted on to be presented
to commission, unless
the commission chooses
to table the matter. Com-
mission does hold public
hearings though to allow
for public input, and by
law it is required proper-
ties addressed must be ad-
vertised in the local paper
at least 15 days prior to
the meeting and 10 days
prior signs must be placed
on the property in public
view, and the agendas are
posted on the board in
city hall, which is where
the meetings are held. In
addition, though not re-
quired by law, the meeting
agenda are posted to the
Building and Development
Standards Facebook page
and online through the
citys website.
(In public hearings) we
sometimes have great in-
put, and sometimes we
dont have any input, and
other times we have hard
decisions to make, Pace
said. In regards to what
the public is visualizing
this as and what they see
as a role for them that
protects those residents
in a way that again, pro-
vides for quality devel-
opment. Cities are here
to supply services to the
citizens. Were a step-up
from the county level in
that the services we use,
we provide, and thats the
benefit of being inside a
municipality. Were not
going to make everyone
happy every time. We try,
but theres no way to do
that, but if we cant we try
to make good quality deci-
sions.
Citizens and developers
arent allowed to speak
with board members out-
side of the meetings to
influence them about
properties being address
at Planning Commission,
and if they do its required
it be made known on re-
cord during the meeting.
Any questions or concerns
should be directed toward
the staff, who serve as a
liaison between appointed
board members or elected
council officials and proj-
ect developers or citizens.
The commission makes
recommendations for zon-
ing changes, annexation
and land regulations, but
if subdivision is proposed
and has compliant zoning,
then the commission votes
on the subdivision, and in
instances when this oc-
curs, it doesnt go before
council because council
has already approved that
use for the property based
on the zoning council ap-
proved and state legisla-
tions has mandated that
Planning Commission per-
forms in this capacity.
They only make recom-
mendations to council, ex-
cept for subdivisions. The
council knows the prop-
erties in the city, council
knows that theres zoning
thats been placed on the
property thats applicable,
therefore county delegates
authority to them to ap-
prove the actual subdivi-
sions, Pace said.
If a representative of
the property isnt in atten-
dance at a Planning Advi-
sory or Planning Commis-
sion meeting, its likely the
agenda item will be tabled
until a representative is
present to address ques-
tions.
Its a policy, not a re-
quirement, but we very
much like to have some-
one at the meeting to be
represented, he said.
Since 2000, and possibly
earlier according to Pace,
Greer only annexes prop-
erty based on 100 percent
petition, although it is its
within the citys ability to
go forward with forced an-
nexation.
There are other meth-
ods of annexation, as what
was done many years ago
through the process, but
the city has kind of tak-
en the stance that were
not going to force people
in that dont want to be
a part of the city, Pace
said. It creates problems
and complications further
down the road. Usually its
property owners coming
to us requesting that an-
nexation and development
of their properties.
Once Planning Commis-
sion votes to either ap-
prove or deny the zoning,
annexation or other types
of requests, their vote is
presented to Greer Coun-
cil as a recommendation,
which council can vote to
adhere to or against. Like
the Planning Commis-
sion, Greer Council holds
public hearings on items
previously addressed by
the Planning Commission,
but council will hear two
readings, with the second
being the final vote, which
cannot be brought before
council again for one year.
The Board of Appeals
is the third board, which
addresses requests by de-
velopers, builders or resi-
dents that are requesting
exception to ordinances
or regulations that are al-
ready in place. The seven-
seat board is appointed
by the Greer Council. The
board handles requests in
regard to administrative
review decisions related
to zoning, variances fol-
lowing public hears and
special exceptions after
public hearings.
Items that go before the
Board of Zoning Appeals
do not go before Greer
Council, as the board has
final decision. Once a final
vote on a request is made,
it cannot be brought be-
fore the board again for
one year.
The fourth board that
has a hand in Greer de-
velopment is the Board of
Architectural Review. This
board is composed of five
individuals who are ap-
pointed by Greer Council.
Theyre looking at the
historic character and all
the buildings as theyre
being remodeled, rede-
signed or as new construc-
tion is taking place, Pace
said. We want it to fit
the character, and thats a
board thats a representa-
tive of the downtown area,
architect, historian, busi-
ness owner, and someone
related in the construc-
tion industry, so they have
backgrounds on whats
going on.
The meetings of the
Board of Zoning Appeals,
the Planning Commission
and the Board of Architec-
tural Review are all open
to the public and agendas
are posted on the depart-
ments Facebook page.
about the Building and De-
velopment Standards De-
partment, visit the citys
website at cityofgreer.org.
airwin@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
GOVERNMENT: Several boards participate in planning Greer development
Were not going to make everyone happy every time. We try, but
theres no way to do that, but if we cant we try to make good
quality decisions.
Glenn Pace
Planning and zoning coordinator
At Wren
High
7-on-7
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Yellow Jackets
wrapped up 7-on-7 tour-
nament play last weekend,
nearly capturing a champi-
onship at Wren High.
The Greer football team
went 5-1 on Thursday
and 3-1 on Friday, falling
to Westside and Wren re-
spectively.
Westside has gotten a
lot better and Wren is re-
ally good in 7-on-7, head
coach Will Young said. We
saw BHP and teams like
Greenbrier from Augusta,
Georgia. It was just a good
tournament.
The Jackets were a little
shorthanded, but Young
said he thought his team
performed well regard-
less.
Were definitely in pret-
ty good shape, he said.
Some of our kids were
having to play a little bit
both ways. Pretty much
our entire secondary was
out Thursday and Friday.
A couple of them went
down to Charleston South-
ern for a visit.
Looking back at what he
deems as successful sum-
mer, Young said he saw
several players take steps
forward.
Overall, I think Ma-
rio (Cusano) is throwing
the ball a little bit better.
Dorian (Lindsey) is play-
ing out of his mind. Adri-
an McGee played really
well. [Zechariah Glidden]
played really well, Young
said. Im really pleased
with our wide receivers
and quarterback right
now. They are showing im-
provement.
Compared to a year ago,
Young said his team is
about where it needs to be
on offense.
We just dont have Quez
Nesbitt and everybody
knows that, Young said.
Were having to rely on
a multitude of people to
make our offense go and
were feeling pretty good
about it. With these guys
playing the way theyre
playing, I feel pretty good
about our wide receiving
core. Well be young at
running back, but some of
these guys have been run-
ning the ball well.
On defense, however,
there are some areas that
could use some fine-tun-
ing, Young said.
SEE GREER | B4
SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
A day in
boot camp
I
wouldnt make it in the
military.
That much was
confirmed last Saturday
as I struggled through
a day of boot camp as
part of the Warrior 101
crash course program,
put on by the Spartanburg
County Sheriffs Office.
The program was
designed to give com-
munity leaders and local
residents a taste of what
it was going to be like to
teach at risk children
discipline and much-need-
ed skills.
The only way to do that,
apparently, is to throw
you right in the fire.
The day started with a
nice chat with one of the
instructors. Captain Allen
Freeman addressed us in
a cheerful tone shortly
before 8 a.m. He tried
to tell us what we were
in for, but I dont think
anybody really knew what
to expect.
The officers that spoke
with us kept saying,
dont take anything per-
sonally.
Why would I do that?
I thought to myself. They
are being a little too dra-
matic.
Ten minutes later, as I
held myself firmly in the
pushup position with an
instructor yelling in my
ear, I got the point they
were trying to convey. It
was time to get serious.
The intensity was
through the roof right
from the start. Simple
tasks like retrieving a bag,
entering a locked door,
marching the correct way
and standing at atten-
tion suddenly became
too much to handle. No
matter how hard I tried, I
always messed something
up out of sheer panic and
lack of attention to detail.
Pretty soon, I earned the
nickname smiley.
I guess this was because
I smirked at something
the instructors said, but
I dont remember doing
so. If I did, it was because
they were yelling things I
thought were funny, but I
realized this was not the
time or place for comedy
about 100 pushups later.
One instructor put me
in the plank position and
left me there. I held on
for as long as I could and
then my arms started to
shake. I knew if I let my
knees hit the ground it
would only mean more
pushups, so I just closed
my eyes and continued
shaking. Not wanting to
miss his opportunity, the
instructor promptly got
in my face and asked, Do
you want some fries with
that shake?
No sir, I answered
with a smirk, further
confirming my new nick-
name.
Im not disciplined. I
thought I was. I thought I
was able to show respect
to others, but there are so
many areas where I dont
acknowledge authority in
the proper way. There are
a lot of ways I fail to work
well with others.
Thats what Saturday
was all about. It wasnt
about the yelling or the
rain or the pushups or the
obstacles, it was about
showing respect and
working as a team.
Our last task of the day
was to complete several
difficult obstacles in the
downpour. We were
already tired and mutiny
talks were already under-
way among the cadets if
any more physical train-
ing was required. I
SEE CAMP | B2

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The rain came down
hard Monday morning,
but that did not stop more
than one hundred golfers
from supporting the North
Greenville University foot-
ball team.
The Crusaders hosted
their second annual Grid-
iron Network Golf Duel at
Pebble Creek Country Club
and head football coach
Jeff Farrington called the
event a success.
This was our second
one. We had around 85
that played in it last year
and this time we had about
120 signup, he said. Just
about all of them made
it and teed off a little af-
ter 10 a.m. in the pouring
rain.
Although some decided
not to stay very long, oth-
ers made the most of the
opportunity.
Some people left after
a few holes, but some of
them made it through sev-
en, eight or nine holes,
Farrington said. We had
a few teams that played it
to the finish, believe it or
not. I was quite impressed.
We hung in there and had
a good turnout. We were
very blessed.
All proceeds from the
event go to benefit North
Greenville football players
and campus facilities.
This kind of allows us
to mix and mingle with
some supporters, Far-
rington said. Last year,
we were able to carpet
our locker room and put
a few signs up around the
building. We were able to
invest in some things we
would use on game days.
Anything we make in the
fundraiser goes right back
into the program.
This is also an oppor-
tunity for former players
to get together and have
a little fun, he said. Its
just good fellowship.
Farrington, a Greer high
graduate, said the team
tries to do other things
throughout the year to get
more involved in the com-
munity.
We have guys that
might do mission trips or
some speaking at their lo-
cal churches. They might
help out with an FCA (Fel-
lowship of Christian Ath-
letes) event or a football
camp in Greenville Coun-
ty, Farrington said. We
try to do things like that
and give them little proj-
ects and opportunities to
be around kids and sup-
port the community. We
want to expand on that, to
be honest.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Riverside track/cross
country coach Eric Cum-
mings wanted the first
event held on the Warriors
new rubberized track to
include the community.
The school opened the
track for a couple of hours
last Friday night, showing
off the new look to several
local residents.
We had rain, so it was
on and off most of the
night, but we had about
50 or 60 people show up,
Cummings said. Different
families came in just to see
the track. We had people
walking and we had peo-
ple running. We thought it
went really well.
For Cummings, reaching
this point has been a bit of
a process.
I came to Riverside
eight years ago and we
were looking to get our
track rubberized at that
time, he said. When they
came to survey it, the said
they wouldnt guarantee it
because it was so bad of a
surface. It took us a couple
years to get the district to
put us on the list for a new
track.
Cummings said River-
side got on the list to re-
place the old asphalt track
two years ago.
We kept requesting that
it be rubberized, he said.
We were one of three to
get the new rubberized
tracks this year, along
with Eastside and Wade
Hampton.
The rubber surface will
reduce injuries and im-
prove times, the head
coach said.
It will actually help with
injuries, Cummings said.
SEE RIVERSIDE | B4
Riverside High breaks
in new rubberized track
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greers only two losses at last weekends 7-on-7 came at the hands of Westside and
tournament host Wren, who met in the fnals on Friday.
Yellow Jackets claim 8-2 tourney record

PITCH PERFECT
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Cami Lee Isbell, a 9 year old from Greenwood, got quite the surprise when she threw out
the frst pitch at the Greenville Drive game on Monday. After making the toss, she was
greeted by her father (the catcher) Staf Sgt. Michael Isbell, who recently returned from
duty in Afghanistan.
NGU Gridiron Golf
Duel not a total
wash despite rain
We had a few
teams that played it
to the finish, believe
it or not. I was quite
impressed. We hung
in there and had a
good turnout. We
were very blessed.
Jef Farrington
Crusaders head football coach
Members of the Riverside community were on hand to
celebrate the opening of the schools new rubberized
track last Friday night.
Im not disciplined.
I thought I was...
There are a lot of
ways I fail to work
well with others.
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Thomas,
Gravely
honored
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Two North Greenville
football players, including
a former Byrnes standout,
have already drawn pre-
season recognition.
USA Football Network,
Inc. published its USA
College Football Division
II Pre-Season All-Ameri-
can Teams recently, in-
cluding defensive back
Cejay Thomas (Byrnes)
and kicker Justin Gravely
(Pickens).
The selections are made
by a national panel includ-
ing: head coaches, sports
information directors,
members of the Football
Writers Association of
America, Metropolitan
New York Football Writers
Association, New England
Football Writers Asso-
ciation and Philadelphia
Football Writers. The se-
lections also include input
from pro football scouts
and journalists from
Lindeys Sports Annuals,
The Sports Network and
USA Football News.
Thomas was selected as
a member of the first team
defense and Gravely was
selected as a special teams
member.
Last year was a tough
year for him on the field,
Crusaders head football
coach Jeff Farrington said
of Thomas. He wasnt as
consistent as he would
have liked to have been
and he just kind of had
some unfortunate things
happen to him. He would
take one step forward and
two steps backwards, but
it wasnt for lack of ef-
fort.
Thomas has made
strides in the offseason
despite struggles in 2013,
and Farrington said he is
expecting a big fall from
his defensive leader.
He had a really good
winter, worked really hard
and had a really good
spring, Farrington said.
We are very excited about
what he might could do
this fall. Hes working
hard this summer and
wed like nothing more
than to see him have a re-
ally solid year. Hes such
a good young man and a
hard worker that has put
a lot of time into this pro-
gram.
Well be counting on
him. Hes a leader by ex-
ample, he said.
Thomas, a native of
Duncan, will enter his
final season for North
Greenville after transfer-
ring from Gardner Webb
in 2011. The senior has
played in 36 career games,
totaling 57 tackles, 13
pass breakups and two in-
terceptions.
Gravely, a native of Pick-
ens, has also been a Cru-
sader since 2011, cement-
ing his place in history
with a school-record 29
field goals made from the
place kicker position. The
senior was also the teams
primary punter a season
ago, totaling 29 punts for
an average of 41.8 yards
per punt, placing 11 kicks
inside the 20-yard line
with seven punts of over
50 yards.
He wasnt really used
as a punter until last year
when we found out he
could boom that ball, Far-
rington said. Justin is a
good field goal kicker who
fought through a stretch
of adversity last year, but
finished strong. Hes going
to bring a lot to our special
teams. Were expecting big
things from him.
The Crusaders will kick-
off the 2014 season on
Thursday, Sept. 4 in Ti-
gerville against Ave Maria
University at 7 p.m.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge girls
basketball team did not
see the deep playoff run
it had hoped for last sea-
son, but with a new season
comes new life.
The Lady Tigers wrapped
up summer sessions in
June and head coach By-
ron Hardy said the team
is in good shape so far,
despite losing a couple of
key seniors.
We feel pretty good,
Hardy said. Obviously we
lost some key personnel,
but we should have a good
returning core coming
back. Courtney Robinson
is returning as our point
guard. Weve got a good
shooting guard and weve
also got a couple of other
players that can fill in. We
should be competitive.
The Tigers wave good-
bye to Ross Mathis, a
three-point specialist that
was among the teams
leading scorers, and Eden
Holombo, who was one of
three 1,000-point scorers
on the team.
Although weve lost
some scoring, I feel like
well have the same inten-
sity as far as defense, he
said. Well make some
adjustments and see who
comes out to surprise us
in the fall. We thought it
was a good summer with
some good workouts.
Hardy said each player
will have to bring a little
more this season, but for
now, it is time to focus on
the basics.
Weve had some talks
with the girls, Hardy said.
We want to focus on ball
handling and shooting.
Anytime they get on the
court, we want to work on
conditioning as a whole to
try to reduce injuries and
things like that. I dont
think its really rocket sci-
ence. If you want to get
better, youre going to get
better.
Hardy said he will need
leaders, such as his star
rising senior (Robinson),
to take command in the
fall.
Its going to be a little
different, he said. Were
going to be looking for
someone to step up and
become a leader on the
court. Ive talked to a cou-
ple of girls and Ive got a
pretty good idea of who
the captains will probably
be next year. We need to
keep players on the court
who have the proper mo-
tivation and set the proper
examples, whether things
are going great or not so
great.
Hardy said he is not
worried about his team
developing the chemistry
needed for another play-
off appearance.
This team coming back
will find its own chemistry
and build upon that, Har-
dy said. Hopefully well
instill the philosophy of
how we play and well be
able to pass it down to the
new group.
The Lady Tigers will get
back to work in Septem-
ber.
We have like three
weeks of practice in Sep-
tember, he said. The
problem is that I have sev-
eral multi-sport athletes.
Well just open it up and
do some basic shooting
drills, trying to get the ball
back in their hands. Well
start back up full speed in
October.
Hardy said having multi-
sport athletes on the ros-
ter is always a positive.
I think any time you
can remain active and
doing something physi-
cal, whether it be tennis
or volleyball, I think it
brings several things to
the team, he said. You
learn team skills. Youre
still playing for each oth-
er. Theres still going to be
a lot of conditioning you
have to do for basketball,
but usually the girls catch
up pretty quickly.
Tigers refocus during summer
PHOTO | COURTESY OF NGCRUSADERS.COM
CeJay Thomas, a former Byrnes defensive back, is one of
two Crusaders that received preseason recognition.
Two Crusaders
named preseason
All-Americans

FROM B1
asked the guy next to me
if he thought they were
going to make us do the
obstacle course.
I think they might see
the tail lights of my truck
if they do, he said.
A few minutes later, we
stood side by side in the
pouring rain, ready to flip
a monstrous tractor tire
on the instructors com-
mand.
Every group had finished
their obstacle and we were
standing off to the side
waiting for the final team
to complete the course.
Without hesitation, one
of the guys who had been
in my group ran straight
to the other team, offer-
ing helpdemonstrating
teamwork.
A few seconds later, all
of us joined (in partial fear
of additional pushups)
and helped our fellow ca-
dets through.
It was a good way to fin-
ish a very hard day.
Despite the rocky start,
I came to the conclusion
that this program was go-
ing to help a lot of kids
and that I needed a back
rub.
CAMP: Tackling obstacles and demonstrating teamwork

We are very
excited about what
(Thomas) might
could do this fall...
Jef Farrington
Crusaders head football coach
Although weve
lost some scoring, I
feel like well have
the same intensity
as far as defense.
Well make some
adjustments and
see who comes out
to surprise us in the
fall.
Byron Hardy
Blue Ridge girls basketball coach
Dale Earnhardt Jr.s sto-
rybook season that began
with a second victory in
the Daytona 500 reached
another level on Sunday,
a vital one in the ultimate
goal of winning a NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series champi-
onship.
He is now a member of
the 16-driver Chase for
the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Assuming he attempts to
qualify for the remaining
seven races in the regular
season, Earnhardts name
will be on the Chase Grid
at Chicagoland Speedway
on Sept. 14 for the Chases
first race (2 p.m. on ESPN).
Hes cleared all the hur-
dles and so too has Brad
Keselowski (more on him
later).
First, Earnhardt has won
multiple races. That most
difficult of feats helped
clear the toughest hurdle
for Chase advancement;
it guaranteed him a spot
among the top 15 win-
ners.
Second, and this hap-
pened at New Hamp-
shire Motor Speedway, he
locked himself into the
top 30 in points. Even if he
finishes last in the remain-
ing seven races, Earnhardt
cannot fall out of the top
30 in points.
Now, he only needs to
attempt to qualify for ev-
ery race.
The same goes for 2012
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
champion Brad Keselows-
ki, who will return to the
Chase after missing it last
year.
This season has been
one of redemption for Ke-
selowski. After going win-
less throughout the 2013
regular season, Keselowski
has poured on three victo-
ries, including wins in two
of the last three races.
His victory at New Hamp-
shire also helped lock up a
top 30 spot.
So now what?
Bonus points, thats
what. Once the Chase Grid
is set, all Chase drivers
will have their points reset
to 2,000. Then, three bo-
nus points will be added
to that total for each vic-
tory in the regular season.
Spread over the three-race
first round, bonus points
are more important than
ever, as far as advance-
ment to the Contenders
Round is concerned.
Currently, Earnhardt
would start the Chase with
2,006 points. Keselowski
would share the top spot
with Jimmie Johnson, at
2,009 points.
Next up for potential
clinchers: Indianapolis Mo-
tor Speedway. The magic
number is 289. Any driver
289 points ahead of 31st
place will clinch a top 30
spot. If that driver also has
multiple wins, hell join
Earnhardt and Keselowski
on the Chase Grid.
NO REASON FOR
JOHNSON TO WORRY
Success, or lack thereof,
comes in cycles, especially
for Jimmie Johnson in
2014.
First, he started the sea-
son with a supposed cham-
pionship hangover, failing
to win any of the first 11
races which matched his
longest drought to start a
season.
Then, he won. And won
again. And after a minor
blip, he won again. Three
wins in four races, and all
was right with the world
once again.
But, over the last two
weeks, trouble has hunted
down Johnson. In his en-
tire NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series career,
Johnson has finished 40th
or worse 11 times. Two of
those have come in the last
two races, thanks to con-
secutive DNFs that have
allowed him to run only 31
of a possible 417 laps.
The last time he had
consecutive DNFs was
2007, after back-to-back
accidents at Chicagoland
Speedway and Indianapo-
lis Motor Speedway. The
last time he had three con-
secutive races with a DNF:
2004.
Do not expect that to
happen again, a decade
later. His next stop is In-
dianapolis, where he sits
atop the all-time wins list
with Hendrick Motors-
ports teammate Jeff Gor-
don. Statistically speaking,
Johnson is ready to trend
back upward.
LARSON BACK
ON CHASE GRID
It was a short stay, and
Kyle Larson didnt like it
not one bit.
Three consecutive fin-
ishes outside the top 25
from Sonoma through
Daytona knocked Larson
to 17th in points, and on
the outside-looking-in of
the all-important Chase
Grid.
But, a stellar third-place
finish at New Hampshire
Motor Speedway (his third
top-five of the season, and
one spot short of a career-
best run) has vaulted him
back onto the Chase Grid
barely.
If the Chase for the NAS-
CAR Sprint Cup were to
begin today, Larson would
sit 16th, right on the bub-
ble. His position is espe-
cially precarious when you
look deeper into his points
standing predicament.
He us deadlocked in
points with fellow Sunoco
Rookie of the Year con-
tender Austin Dillon. Both
have accumulated 524
points, but Larson owns
the tie-breaker of best fin-
ishes (his runner-up finish
at Auto Club Speedway
trumps Dillons best finish
of fifth in the July Daytona
race).
Larson now heads to
Indianapolis Motor Speed-
way, in a town and state
hes well accustomed.
Larson, whose versatile
racing career included
a number of USAC dirt
races throughout Indiana,
has raced once at the big
track in NASCAR national
series competition. He
finished 11th there in the
NASCAR Nationwide Se-
ries race last season.
When asked about the
track after the New Hamp-
shire race, Larson simply
smiled and said, Indy? I
like Indy.
STANDINGS LEAD DOES
NOT MEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Being out front and hav-
ing the points lead is right
where you want to be
when competing for the
NASCAR Nationwide Se-
ries championship, right?
Not so fast. The series
points leader following
the summer New Hamp-
shire race hasnt gone on
to win the championship
the last three seasons. At
this same time in 2011,
eventual champion Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. was in third
and Elliott Sadler held
the points lead. In 2012,
Sadler was the standings
leader and eventual cham-
pion Stenhouse was third.
In 2013 following the
NHMS July race, Austin
Dillon was third and Re-
gan Smith held the point.
All three years the driver
in third at this point of the
season has won the cham-
pionship.
Three consecutive
years could be viewed as
a trend; one that current
series standings leader Re-
gan Smith, hopes doesnt
continue. Smith is eight
points ahead of second-
place Elliott Sadler and 13
points ahead of his JRM
teammate Chase Elliott in
third.
Chicago might be a hur-
dle for Smith this week-
end. He has an average fin-
ish of 24.0 at the 1.5-mile
speedway, his third worst
average finish among ac-
tive series tracks. His best
finish at Chicago has been
13th (twice most recently
last fall).
This will be Sunoco
Rookie of the Year stand-
ings leader Chase Elliotts
series debut at Chicago-
land Speedway. Elliott won
on a 1.5-mile speedway
(Texas) earlier this season.
Sadler has the best stats
at Chicago of the top three
championship contenders,
in nine starts he has one
win (12) and a pre-race
Driver Rating of 94.3.
SUMMER HEATS UP
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
Seven points is all that
separates the top three
drivers in the NASCAR
Camping World Truck
Series points standings.
Defending champion Matt
Crafton overtook team-
mate Johnny Sauter to re-
gain the points lead follow-
ing a third-place showing
at Iowa Speedway. Sauter
fell to third as a runner-up
finish by Ryan Blaney put
the driver in second, just
two points behind Craf-
ton.
Comparing the three:
Crafton is the only driver
to visit Victory Lane, earn-
ing wins at Martinsville
Speedway and Texas Mo-
tor Speedway earlier this
year. He owns the high-
est average driver rating
(106.7) and has led almost
two times the number of
laps Sauter and Blaney
have led combined. With
an average finish of 9.8 in
the next three-race stretch,
experience is on his side.
Blaney has been the big-
gest mover, earning 84
points in the last three
races to jump from fifth
to second. He also owns
the highest average finish
(8.1), reinforced by five
top-five and seven top-10
finishes this season. Al-
though he has yet to win
a race, Blaney is the only
driver to have earned
a victory in one of the
next three races (Pocono
2013).
Sauter is one of two
drivers to have remained
in the top five in points
standings all season (Ron
Hornaday Jr.). Prior to an
18th-place finish at Iowa
Speedway, he was the
most consistent of the
three with five consecu-
tive top-10 finishes. Look
for Sauter to rebound
and continue to build his
championship run.
RANGER LOOKS TO MAKE
IT THREE IN A ROW
The NASCAR Canadian
Tire Series presented by
Mobil 1 completes its an-
nual western swing with
Wednesdays Velocity Prai-
rie Thunder 250 at Saska-
toon, Saskatchewan.
Andrew Ranger is com-
ing off his second straight
win Saturday at Edmonton
International Raceway and
will look to make it three
in a row against a field led
by two-time race champi-
on Scott Steckly and Jason
Hathaway, who has won
three of the series last
five oval races.
The NASCAR Whelen
Euro Series closes out its
four-race weekend regu-
lar-season with a dou-
bleheader at Germanys
famed Nurburgring. The
two races on Saturday
and Sunday on the 2.255-
mile Grand Prix Circuit
2 serve as a homecom-
ing of sorts for several
German-speaking driv-
ers from Austria, led by
Mathias Lauda. The son of
Formula 1 champion Niki
Lauda is coming off his
first NASCAR win at Tours
Speedway in France.
The NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour stays in
New Hampshire, transi-
tioning from New Hamp-
shire Motor Speedway to
high-banked quarter-mile
Monadnock Speedway in
Winchester Saturday for
the seventh of 14 races
on the schedule while Ben
Rhodes and the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East head
to Columbus (Ohio) Motor
Speedway.
In Mexico, the NASCAR
Mexico Toyota Series re-
sumes action with a race
Saturday night at the .875-
mile Autodromo Interna-
cional de Aguascalientes.
Points leader Surez (four
wins in seven races) will
miss the race due to his
K&N Pro Series East obli-
gations, leaving the door
open for a field led by sec-
ond-place Antonio Prez,
Rubn Pardo and Abraham
Caldern.
NASCAR WIRE SERVICE
Accomplishing feats un-
characteristic for a rookie,
Chase Elliott won again,
leading 85 of 200 laps en
route to his third win of
the season in last Satur-
days EnjoyIllinois.com
300 NASCAR Nationwide
Series race at Chicagoland
Speedway.
Elliott took the lead for
the fourth and final time
on Lap 177 and held on
for the final 23 laps, win-
ning by 1.7 seconds. The
NNS Sunoco Rookie of the
Year frontrunner ties Kyle
Busch for most wins in the
series thus far this season,
each with three visits to
victory lane in the first 19
races.
This is an unbelievable
night, Elliott said. We
were fortunate enough to
be in contention on that
last pit stop, the guys
busted their butts for me
and that was the deciding
factor.
We all as a team, we
completed our task to-
night. And that was the
difference.
Trevor Bayne finished
second, followed by Kyle
Larson, Kasey Kahne and
Ty Dillon.
We got our car turning
there at the end, Bayne
said. Thats probably the
strongest weekend weve
had in a while. Had it
stayed green for another
15, we might have had it,
but thats 15 laps well
never know about.
Added Larson, I thought
we had a real good car. I
had some fun, just frus-
trating coming in third
when I thought we had a
real good chance to win.
As for Dillon, Ive got a
feeling that we can keep
doing this as the year goes
on, he said. The car was
coming to me there at the
end.
In addition to the race
winner, Kahne was the sec-
ond JR Motorsports driver
in the top five.
It almost didnt happen
for Kahne, who brushed
the wall late that did just
enough damage to keep
him from making a last-
ditch run towards the
front.
Pole-sitter Brian Scott
earned $100,000 in the
Nationwide Insurance
Dash 4 Cash for finish-
ing sixth, ahead of fellow
D4C competitors Chris
Buescher (eighth), Elliott
Sadler (10th) and Regan
Smith (16th).
Seventh through 10th
were Erik Jones (in his NNS
debut), Buescher, Ryan
Blaney and Sadler.
Smith, who was the
points leader coming into
the race, struggled with
a loose car and finished
with a disappointing 16th
showing.
Elliotts win also vaulted
him from third to the top
of the Nationwide points
standings. He now leads
Smith by seven points and
Sadler by eight points.
A series of green-flag
pit stops around Lap 161
shuffled the field with
teams hoping they could
make it to the finish with-
out it turning into a fuel-
mileage race.
Bayne took the lead at
Lap 161 when the leaders
made stops for service
and held on until he had
to come in on Lap 176 for
four tires and fuel. Elliott
inherited the lead, and
kept it for the remainder
of the race.
Pole-sitter Scott led 20
laps early on before Ryan
Blaney, Elliott and Larson
took their turns ahead of
the field.
Sam Hornish Jr., who
started at the back of the
field due to unapproved
adjustments, quickly
worked his way up to the
middle of the pack only
to have uncharacteristic
engine failure in his Joe
Gibbs Racing Toyota that
ended his night just eight
laps into the event, fin-
ishing 36th in the 40-car
field.
It felt like we were go-
ing to have a really good
day and felt like this was
going to be a race where
we had opportunity to
lead laps and potentially
win, Hornish told ESPN.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3

NASCAR
NOTES
PHOTO | COURTESY OF NASCAR.COM/ GETTY IMAGES
Brian Scott, driver of the No. 2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet, leads Ryan Blaney, driver of the
No. 22 Hertz Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 race
at Chicagoland Speedway.
Chase Elliott wins big at Chicagoland
PHOTO | COURTESY OF NASCAR.COM/ GETTY IMAGES
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series
EnjoyIllinois.com 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Dale Jr., Keselowski lock up chase spots
We were fortunate enough to be in
contention on that last pit stop, the guys
busted their butts for me and that was the
deciding factor.
Chase Elliott
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FROM B1
Defensively, weve got
some work to do, he said.
Were not where we need
to be. Our secondary had
been mismatch all sum-
mer and it has led to may-
be not quite as much con-
tinuity as we should have.
Weve had some injuries
in our linebacking core, so
were trying to fill some
big holes right now.
Improving on defense
means dealing with a little
adversity. Young said with
injuries and a need for
chemistry, Greers defense
will need to be mentally
tough.
I think whats going to
be the challenge for a lot
of kids on that side of the
ball is mental toughness,
Young said. Can they
bounce back when things
get tough? Can they fight
through adversity? Thats
what preseason is for.
Theyre going to be tested
and it will be a challenge
for those kids. Theyre
going to have to play and
theyre going to have to
play well.
Happy that 7-on-7 com-
petition is now in the rear-
view, Young said they can
now focus on the practices
and the season ahead.
Its just another thing
kids have to do in the
summer, he said. It used
to be that you would go
hunting and fishing in the
summer and then we add-
ed the weight room and
now weve added 7-on-7s.
I dont know what were
going to add next or how
much more time we can
take from these kids. Its
just one of those things
you have to do or you fall
behind.

FROM B1
Theres not going to be
as much pounding. With
rubberized tracks, you
normally have faster times
and you can also run the
meets regardless of the
weather. On our old track,
if it was raining, we had to
cancel certain events.
Cummings said his team
is ready to start competi-
tion on its new home turf.
They were excited, he
said. The last practice
we had, they had just fin-
ished the rubber and they
werent done painting it,
so the athletes werent
able to get onto it. Theyre
looking forward to running
time trials [this week].
With recent success in
cross country, Cummings
said it is important to fo-
cus on staying healthy and
training well heading into
a new season.
All we preach is stay
healthy and run smart,
Cummings said. Were
going to start the season
with high expectations,
based on last year, for
both boys and girls cross
country. We just have to
keep them focused and
having fun.
Cummings is also ex-
pecting solid seasons in
track and field.
Were losing our top
scorers on the boys side,
Cummings said. The
boys are going to be in
a rebuilding year. Were
pretty much bringing back
all of our distance girls
back that were at the state
meet. We also have some
young girls that have been
running summer track
with some different clubs
that have qualified for na-
tionals. Were one or two
girls away from being able
to run for the state title in
track.
GREER: Has seen steady improvement
RIVERSIDE: Getting set for new season
More ofensive weapons have had to carry the load for
Greer this ofseason, coach Will Young said.
The Yellow Jackets hope to improve their play on the defensive side of the ball heading
into August practices. Greer dropped this contest to Wren during a recent 7-on-7.
Practice on the new track got underway at Riverside this
week, according to coach Eric Cummings.
Were going to start the season with high
expectations, based on last
year, for both boys and girls
cross country.
Eric Cummings
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the absentee ballot return envelopes at 366 N. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303 in Room 1630.
On Thursday, August 14, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. the County Board of Canvassers will conduct a
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BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Lisa Louw of Greer be-
came interested in classi-
cal music, including op-
era, when she was about
8 years old. She eventually
wants to perform opera
professionally.
Recently, the dream be-
came a little closer.
Louw participated in the
Opera Institute at Ameri-
can University, where she
spent three weeks per-
forming, taking master
classes and otherwise hon-
ing her craft.
We had the opportunity
to learn a new art song in
about two weeks, and then
we got to perform it at the
end of the second week,
as well as an opera scene,
she said. It was, overall,
a very enriching experi-
ence.
People from all over the
world audition for 30 po-
sitions in the pre-profes-
sional program, said An-
dreas Nasser, spokesman
for the Kennedy Center.
Its an awesome pro-
gram, Nasser said.
Louw learned a lot from
the program, like the busi-
ness aspects of opera and
acting lessons.
It almost redefined how
you should interpret dif-
ferent styles, she said. I
didnt know there was a
different way to interpret
art song versus opera.
With art song, if you make
too many movements, too
many gestures, it distracts
from your face, which is
the important factor. Its
what everyone is looking
at.
Louw has been taking
private voice lessons since
she was 8 years old.
As I matured and my
technique increased a lit-
tle bit, I almost fell in love
with every single operatic
melody and I wanted to
learn more about it, she
said. Because of that, I
auditioned at the Fine Arts
Center and attended there
and later went to the Gov-
ernors School. Its been
a very enriching experi-
ence.
Louw will start her bach-
elors at Converse in the
fall.
She plans to get her
masters degree following
that and take it as far as
it will go.
There are so many sing-
ers and once you get to
the higher levels, everyone
is extraordinary so it all
just depends on the right
moment at the right time,
she said. Im definitely
going to try and take it as
far as it will go.
Her voice teacher en-
couraged her to audition.
Louw didnt think she
would make it.
I was like, Theres no
way that this little South
Carolinian girl got accept-
ed to this, she said.
But Louw was accepted.
I almost thought it was
too good to be true. It was
right around the time I had
applied to colleges, she
said. People were getting
college acceptances back.
When my mom called me,
she said, I have amazing
news, but its not about
college.
Her whole life has been
devoted to singing she
has performed in local
theaters and volunteers
with Gentiva Hospice. If
Louw doesnt make it pro-
fessionally, she would still
like to do something with
music.
If music doesnt work
out at all in the long run,
I would definitely want to
do something with ani-
mals, she said.
Performance videos are
online at kennedy-center.
org.
LIVING HERE
The Greer Citizen
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
Out of the
wild and
staying
there
D
ale and I have been
watching the ridicu-
lous reality show,
Out of the Wild: Ven-
ezuela. Its a Discovery
Channel show about sev-
eral people who volunteer
for one of the most insane
challenges ever.
Full disclosure: I use
the term reality loosely.
I have no idea how real-
istic this is. Its certainly
nothing like my reality. I
mean, when was the last
time you spent almost a
month in a jungle with-
out any of your creature
comforts?
Anyways, nine people
were dropped off in the
wild in Venezuela. Theyre
given some gear and a
couple days of survival
training. And like all real-
ity shows, there are stock
characters. Divas. Lazy
types. Zealots - religious,
crossfit and everything in
between.
Toward the end of the
show, all the remaining
folks talk about how they
wanted a challenge.
I already know enough
about myself to know this
is legitimately crazy.
I can count on one hand
the number of times
Ive encountered a wild
snake, which I am very,
very thankful for. The
wild folks caught and ate
multiple snakes. Id like
to think Im an adventur-
ous eater, but snakes? No
thanks.
I know that if I were in a
real-life situation similar
to this shows premise, I
would not survive. Noth-
ing makes me whinier
than being hot, dirty, hun-
gry or sun burnt. I would
most likely be killed by
my teammates and eaten.
(For the record, this didnt
happen on the show.) Im
OK with this. I cant even
eat snake - theres no way
I could eat a person.
A few years ago, I spent
the weekend at a friends
apartment with about half
a dozen other friends.
After a night of sleeping
on the floor, I woke up
exhausted and sore.
Why would sleeping
outside be fun? I dont
think Ive ever gone on a
camping trip that didnt
end in tears: Once, I
bundled up to go to sleep
and woke up the next
morning, convinced I was
being cooked alive. The
temperature had risen
with the sun. Another
time, our dog ate my pork
chop, leaving me to eat a
Pop Tart.
I could go on. Camp-
ing is legitimately the
worst. Im sure science
would back me up on this
somehow.
Im not an especially
dainty person, but this
sort of adventure/chal-
lenge/psychotic break
is way too dirty for me.
I need, at a minimum,
running water. More
realistically, I also need
electricity, clean pajamas,
a pillow, allergy medicine,
floss -- the list goes on.
Never mind coffee. I
need coffee like I need air.
A day without coffee for
me will at least include a
nap, if not a terrible head-
ache. And, lets be honest,
most coffee-less days
would include tears.
Im a wimp, yall. Im
not ashamed to admit
that. I know myself, my
limits and whether or not
I want to sleep on the
ground. Thats where the
snakes are.
The craziest part of
this show? There was no
prize. Nothing. As far as I
can tell, no book deals or
anything came of it.
These people gave up
everything for a month
just to test themselves.

At Stomping
Grounds
Aug. 24
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Greer poet Nan Lundeen
wanted to capture a way of
life, the way she grew up
on a family farm in Iowa.
My childhood was in
the 1950s, when farmers
still rotated crops and
milked cows by hand and
cultivated corn instead of
using herbicide and neigh-
bors helped neighbors
helped bale hay, Lundeen
said. Your whole life
was centered on school
and church and family
and friends. Those fam-
ily farms are pretty much
gone now.
As a gift for her 70th
birthday, her family sur-
prised her with the cover
for Black Dirt Days and
prepared to have it pub-
lished.
They had sneaked
around and prepared this
surprise They said Here,
this is going to be the cov-
er of your book, she said.
Thats what they gave me
for my 70th birthday, and
then I set about finishing
all the poems and adding
some poems to the collec-
tion.
This is Lundeens sec-
ond book. The Pantyhose
Declarations is also a col-
lection of poems, which
is about goddesses and
nature and celebrates
women.
It was really written
as a fun kind of thing
about women and ag-
ing, she said. Back in
the day, when one of the
many waves of feminism
affected this country, it
was bra-burning time,
she said. In later years
for me, pantyhose kind of
took on that symbol of be-
ing uncomfortable to fit in
to society. The title poem
for that collection is Do I
Have to Wear Pantyhose?
Some of the women that
inspired The Pantyhose
Declarations were family,
Lundeen said. That segued
into writing about her fam-
ily and what they meant to
her in Black Dirt Days.
These poems in Black
Dirt Days are stories.
Theyre narrative poems.
They tell the stories of my
family, she said. Fam-
ily is important to all of
us, those of us who are
blessed to have a relation-
ship with our birth family.
The people I write about in
Black Dirt Days, theyre
still with me. I can feel
their love in my daily life.
Lundeen has another
book in progress, Moo
of Writing: How to Milk
Your Potential, detailing
the creative process she
has developed over the
years. She hopes to finish
it within the year and will
be facilitating workshops
in September at The Write
Place in Greenville.
Its about establishing
a daily habit of writing.
Write everyday, even if
its only a few lines. Its
about exercise and getting
outside, walking, doing
something maybe yoga,
Tai chi, swimming. Exer-
cise to get your energy up
and your mind flowing in
a calm fashion, Lundeen
said. Its about relaxation.
Cows are the symbol of
that. One, Im a farm girl.
They are ruminants and
we as writers, just like
cows, ruminate. Theres a
lot of stuff buried in our
subconscious. The Moo of
Writing helps you to dig
that out of your subcon-
scious and get it on the
page.
Lundeen will give a
reading and sign copies
of Black Dirt Days from
3-5 p.m. on August 24 at
Stomping Grounds Coffee
and Wine Bar in downtown
Greer. The book will be for
sale there for $10.
I do my best to give an
entertaining read. Its not
all heavy stuff. I have one
poem called I Love Corn
on the Cobb theres fun
stuff in here and theres
serious stuff. It celebrates
life. It celebrates life at a
particular point in time.
Lundeens books are
available on amazon.com.
More information is avail-
able at nanlundeen.com.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Greer poet to hold book launch
PHOTO| SUBMITTED
Nan Lundeen will sign copies of Black Dirt Days from 3-
5 p.m. Aug. 24 at Stomping Grounds Cofee and Wine Bar.
The people I write
about in Black Dirt
Days, theyre still
with me. I can feel
their love in my
daily life.
Nan Lundeen
Author

Louw participates in Opera Institute
PHOTO BY SUSIE SHAFFER
Lisa Louw, second from left, has taken private voice lessons since she was 8 years old.
PHOTO BY SUSIE SHAFFER
Lisa Louw, far left, was one of 30 people to qualify for the Opera Institute, a pre-professional program, at American University in Washington, D. C.
OLLI, RILEY INSTITUTE
PRESENT SUMMER SERIES
The Riley Institute and
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI) at Fur-
man University present
Straight Talk SC, their
fourth annual weekly se-
ries.
This years series, Cant
Win for Losing: The Cri-
sis of the Working Poor,
takes place consecutive
Tuesdays, beginning July
22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in
Younts Conference Center
on the Furman University
campus.
For Straight Talk SC
2014, OLLI at Furman and
the Riley Institute have
tapped leaders from the
public, private and non-
profit sectors to address
one of the more pressing
social and economic issues
of our time. Wrapping up
the final segment (Aug.
12) is Costco cofounder
and former CEO Jim Sin-
egal, who will discuss why
paying a living wage is
good for business and the
economy.
Offering welcoming re-
marks, Furman President
Elizabeth Davis will open
the series July 22, which
begins with the program,
Who in South Carolina
Gets to Live the Ameri-
can Dream? Jessica Hen-
nessey, Ph.D., Furman Uni-
versity assistant professor
of economics, will lead the
session, which examines
the working poor and how
federal policies impact
these families.
Also in the July 22 pro-
gram, South Carolina State
Representatives Gilda
Cobb-Hunter (D-District
66) and Kenny Bingham
(R-District 89) will have a
conversation with Mark
Quinn, director of mem-
ber and public relations,
The Electric Cooperatives
of South Carolina, and for-
mer host of SCETVs Big
Picture about our state
governments role in im-
proving the plight of the
working poor.
The remaining three ses-
sions examine life on the
brink and paths to eco-
nomic mobility.
Kyle Longest, Ph.D.,
Furman University Assis-
tant Professor of Sociol-
ogy leads an interactive
session in which he exam-
ines the bills, dollars and
pennies of a family who is
barely getting by in South
Carolina. Danny Avula,
M.D., deputy director of
the Richmond City Health
Department presents what
he has discovered during
the last decade as his fam-
ily has lived in intentional
community with neigh-
bors very different from
themselves.
August 5: Chasing the
American Dream: What
Does It Take to Climb the
Income Ladder?
Sarah Sattelmeyer, Se-
nior Associate, Financial
Security and Mobility, Pew
Charitable Trusts gives an
overview of U.S. economic
mobility, and presents
research about factors
which drive it. Tammi
Hart, executive assistant,
Day and Zimmerman, and
Dawn Dowden, vice presi-
dent of operations, Homes
of Hope, will share real
life experiences of poverty
and economic mobility.
August 12: Revitalizing
the American Dream
Former Spartanburg
Mayor Bill Barnet and Car-
ol Naughton, senior vice
president, Purpose Built
Communities, discuss
how cities play a role in
improving the lives of the
working poor.
Following their talk, Mark
Quinn hosts a roundtable
discussion with Bill Barnet;
Curt McPhail, Northside
Initiative project manager;
Russell Booker, super-
intendent of education,
Spartanburg District 7;
Tony Thomas, president,
Northside Neighborhood
Association, and Phil Fei-
sal, president, Spartanburg
Medical Center, about the
collective vision and com-
mitted partnership that is
revitalizing Spartanburgs
Northside.
Jim Sinegal, cofounder
and former CEO of Costco
Corporation, provides a
business leaders perspec-
tive on why paying good
wages is good for busi-
ness and good for the
economy.
All sessions are open to
the public. The cost for all
four events is $45 ($35 for
OLLI members), or $15 per
single event. For more in-
formation about the series,
go to riley.furman.edu or
call OLLI at 294-2998.
MILLER RECEIVES STUDENT
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Kanika Miller, a student
in the Marketing program
at Greenville Technical
College, has been named
the winner of the 2014
F.M. Rogers Student Lead-
ership award. The award,
presented by
the colleges
B u s i n e s s
and Public
Service di-
vision, is
named after
a longtime
dean of the
college and
recognizes both academic
success and involvement
in community service.
Miller, who works full-
time while raising two
daughters and a son, has
earned a 3.026 GPA. She
also volunteers with Per-
sonal Pathways to Success
as a chaperone for student
college tours and assists
with PSAT workshops. Ac-
tive with Flat Rock Baptist
Church, she has served as
a youth advisor and cheer-
leading coach. In addition,
she helps with the food
and clothes ministry and
has volunteered as an ad-
vocate for voter registra-
tion.
As the result of the
death of her brother last
year due to homicide,
Miller created a program
called Tata Bugs Heart
in his honor. The mission
of the effort is to provide
assistance for the children
of homicide victims in
Greenville County.
Miller, a strong advo-
cate for Greenville Techni-
cal College, comes from a
family that has long sup-
ported the institution.
The colleges Engineering
Technologies building is
named for her grandfa-
ther, Dr. Willie B. McMah-
and, in recognition of his
strong support of Green-
ville Tech during his years
as a member of the South
Carolina House of Repre-
sentatives.
BECK ELECTED
TO USCUPSTATE BOARD
The University of South
Carolina Upstate is pleased
to announce the election
of Dr. Judy Beck to the
Association of Teacher
Educations Board of Di-
rectors.
Beck is the interim ex-
ecutive director of the Uni-
versity of South Carolina
Upstates Greenville Cam-
pus, where
she also is
a professor
and director
of Teacher
Educ a t i on
Pr ogr ams.
She earned
her bache-
lors degree
from Bowling Green State
University and both her
Masters and Doctorate
from the University of To-
ledo.
Beck has served as pres-
ident of the South Caro-
lina ATE, a member of the
Delegate Assembly, and
co-chair of the 2012 Bos-
ton Summer Conference.
She currently serves as a
member of the Legislative
and Niagara Falls Planning
Committee, executive di-
rector for SCATE and pres-
ident-elect for the SRATE.
Beck will join the board as
a college-university voting
representative and will at-
tend all board meetings
and the 2015 annual meet-
ing.
SMITH APPOINTED TO
SOCIAL WORKERS BOARD
Bonnie J. Smith, profes-
sor and department head
for the Human Services
Department at Greenville
Technical College and
chair of the International
Education program at
the college, has been ap-
pointed to fill a seat on the
board of the
South Caro-
lina chapter
of the Na-
tional As-
sociation of
Social Work-
ers repre-
senting 10
counties of
the Western Unit.
Smith earned a bach-
elors degree at Furman
University, a Master of So-
cial Work degree from Uni-
versity of South Carolina,
and a Ph.D. in Educational
Leadership: Higher Educa-
tion Administration from
Clemson University.
She has served as de-
partment head for the Hu-
man Services Department
at Greenville Technical
College since 2008. Prior
positions include instruc-
tor at Limestone College
and program director for
the Smith House Indepen-
dent Living Program.
The Human Services
department enrolls ap-
proximately 250 students,
preparing them for client
service positions in the
human services arena. The
program is of interest to
those who wish to pro-
vide direct (non-medical)
care or to those who want
an Associate of Science
degree, which provides a
foundation for counseling,
social work, psychology,
or public agency adminis-
tration.
A major component of
the associate degree pro-
gram in Human Services
is the field placement re-
quirement. Students work
at an agency during the
last two semesters before
graduation for a total of
125 hours. This placement
is a chance for the student
to see some of the oppor-
tunities available, and the
agency provides feedback
on areas in which the stu-
dent can improve.
BJU STUDENTS
TO INTERN FOR TIM SCOTT
Margaret Stegall, a
sophomore Journalism
and Mass Communication
major at Bob Jones Uni-
versity, has been selected
as an intern for U.S. Sena-
tor Tim Scotts office in
Greenville.
Stegall, of
Greenvi l l e,
will serve
this sum-
mer. Interns
are respon-
sible for
helping the
s e n a t o r s
staff with a
number of tasks includ-
ing researching issues,
assisting the staff as they
develop responses to
phone and email inquiries
from citizens across South
Carolina and greeting visi-
tors.
In addition to interning
for Senator Scott, Stegall is
a member of the BJU del-
egation to the South Caro-
lina Student Legislature.
SHERMAN GRADUATES
25 CHIROPRACTORS
Twenty-five students
from around the world
received the doctor of
chiropractic degree from
Sherman College of Chi-
ropractic in Spartanburg
June 21.
The commencement was
a shared ceremony for
June and September 2014
graduates.
Justin M. Berg of Illinois,
recipient of the Milton W.
Garfunkel Award, present-
ed the farewell address to
his classmates. The Gar-
funkel Award is the high-
est award given at gradu-
ation. Students receiving
this honor must have a
grade point average of
3.5 or above, and in addi-
tion, best exemplify those
qualities Sherman College
would like to inculcate in
all of its graduates: love of
the profession, an under-
standing of the philoso-
phy, willingness to share,
and service to the college
and community.
Berg graduated sum-
ma cum laude and also
received the Academic
Achievement Award. The
Academic Achievement
Award is given to the indi-
vidual in each graduating
class who maintains the
highest grade point aver-
age throughout his or her
studies at Sherman Col-
lege.
The Clinical Excellence
Award was presented
to Eric Nathan Goans of
North Carolina for the
June class and Gregory J.
Russo of Georgia for the
September class, in rec-
ognition of their success-
ful practices in the Health
Center. This award is given
to an intern in each class
who has diligently worked
to develop skills in the art,
science and philosophy of
chiropractic, maintained
an A average in the clini-
cal program and exhibited
superior overall clinical
performance and profes-
sionalism.
Goans also received the
B.J. Palmer Philosophy
Distinction Award. This
honor is given to out-
standing students who
exemplify the profound
philosophical understand-
ing necessary to translate
the universal principles of
life into the workable phi-
losophy, science and art,
which is chiropractic.
Also during the ceremo-
ny, chiropractic advocate,
author and speaker Keith
Wassung was presented
with the honorary Doctor
of Chiropractic Humani-
ties degree, a rare honor
given by the college to
noteworthy individuals.
The commencement ad-
dress was given by Ronald
R. Castellucci, D.C., as-
sociate professor of clini-
cal sciences at Sherman
College. Castellucci is a
1988 graduate of Logan
College of Chiropractic
in St. Louis, Missouri. Af-
ter 10 years of successful
practice in Lexington, MA,
Castellucci moved south
to join the Sherman Col-
lege faculty in 1998. He
also maintains a wellness-
oriented family practice in
Hendersonville, NC, and is
a member of Sherman Col-
leges prestigious Acad-
emy of Chiropractic Phi-
losophers. Castellucci was
named Faculty Member of
the Year for 2013, 2004
and 2000. He teaches full
spine techniques, spinal
palpation and patient edu-
cation. Castellucci teaches
pediatric adjusting tech-
niques worldwide for the
International Chiropractic
Pediatric Association.
William M. Decken, D.C.,
L.C.P., associate professor
of clinical sciences and
chair of the Philosophy De-
partment at Sherman Col-
lege, delivered the charge
to the graduates. Decken
is a 1986 cum laude gradu-
ate of Sherman College. He
holds a bachelors degree
from Marist College (1979)
and a Legion of Chiroprac-
tic Philosophers distinc-
tion from Palmer College
of Chiropractic. Decken
joined the Sherman Col-
lege faculty in 1987; he
teaches courses in philos-
ophy, subluxation theory,
and communication.
Since 2008 he has served
as chairman of the Inter-
national Federation of
Chiropractors and Organi-
zations, and he developed
and coordinates Sherman
Colleges Academy of Chi-
ropractic Philosophers
program.
He often speaks on phi-
losophy at chiropractic
seminars. Decken practic-
es at Family Straight Chi-
ropractic, which he estab-
lished and has owned for
27 years.
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUS
TION: A MUSICAL MATCH
DrJambo and Chapman
Cultural Center will pres-
ent Spontaneous Com-
bustion: A Musical Match
at 7 p.m. July 23 in the
Centers theater. Two blue-
grass bands will be tasked
with performing songs
based on themes random-
ly selected by spinning
the big Wheel of Musical
Misfortune, a roulette-like
wheel.
Each band will take sev-
eral turns at spinning the
Wheel of Musical Mis-
fortune, and each time
the wheel will stop on a
subject matter such as
lost love, country life,
or life in the fast lane.
Within one minute, the
band will be tasked to
play a song that touches
on the topic it landed on.
Renditions will be scored
by a panel of judges, who
are members of the house
band, Gilbert Nelson and
the Jam Town Grass.
The bands on tap are
Center Stage from the
Upstate and Bobby and
Blue Ridge Tradition from
Asheville.
Center Stage members
are bandleader, guitar and
banjo player Tim Hutchins
of Inman; dobro, guitar,
and bass player Nathan
Barnett of Campobello;
and guitar player Allen
Gosnell of Glassy Moun-
tain. Center Stage is both
Bluegrass and Americana,
steeped in high-powered
tradition. With a deep
repertoire of songs from
Lester and Earl to the Ol
Possum himself and Eric
Clapton, Center Stage was
the winner of the South
Carolina regional Texaco
Road Show Country Music
Contest 2012.
The free show will open
at 6 p.m. with the Spartan-
burg Jazz Ensemble. For
more information, please
call 542-ARTS.
GLT PRESENTS SPLISH
SPLASH 2
The Greenville Little
Theatre presents Splish
Splash 2 Aug. 14 -17.
The tribute to the 1950s
is back; it will be a night of
music from that decade.
GLTs Upstate talent
performs such songs as
Splish Splash, Summer-
time Blues, Book of Love,
Great Balls of Fire, Mack
The Knife and more.
There will be four perfor-
mances.
Ticket prices are $30
with discounts available
for seniors, children and
groups of 10 or more.
Show times are 8 p.m.
Aug. 14-16 at 8 p.m. and 3
p.m. Aug. 17. Call the box
office at 233-6238 or visit
greenvillelittletheatre.org
for more information.
Greenville Little The-
atre Box Office is located
at 444 College St., Green-
ville, and is open Monday
through Friday from 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
GLT STUDIO 444 PRESENTS
SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED
Greenville Little The-
atres Studio 444, its al-
ternative series, presents
The Complete Works of
Shakespeare (Abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel
Singer, and Jess Winfield.
Performances will take
place at on July 31 - Au-
gust 2 at 8 pm and Sun-
day, August 3 at 3 pm.
The hilarious comedy
parodies all 37 of Shake-
speares plays with only
3 actors in about 90 min-
utes. Its fast, its silly,
and you dont need to be a
Shakespearean scholar to
laugh your codpiece off!
The show will be di-
rected by GLTs Associate
Director, Katie King. It fea-
tures Todd Janssen, Evan
Harris and Sam McCalla.
All tickets are $15 and
are available through
our website or at the
Box Office. Tickets can
also be purchased at the
door. Call the Box Office
at 233-6238 or visit green-
villelittletheatre.org for
more information.
Greenville Little Theatre
Box Office is located at
444 College St. on Heri-
tage Green, and is open
Monday-Friday from 10
a.m. -5 p.m.
STOMPING GROUNDS
HOLDS JAM, CELTIC SESSION
Stomping Grounds hosts
Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, every first
and third Tuesday of the
month. Buckingham in-
vites anyone who has a
banjo, guitar, bass, fiddle,
etc. to come and jam from
7-9 p.m.
Even if you dont play,
come listen to this group
of musical folks. For more
information, call Bob at
423-5576.
Stomping Grounds
now has a Celtic Ses-
sion 7-9 p.m. every other
Wednesday. This is an
open session to Irish/
Scottish folk music and
anyone can participate.
Please call Alan Dillman
for more information at
828-329-2640.
LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I
WORE AT CENTRE STAGE
Proving that a great
show is always in fashion,
Love, Loss, and What I
Wore has become an in-
ternational hit.
The show uses clothing
and accessories and the
memories they trigger to
tell funny and often poi-
gnant stories that all wom-
en can relate to, creating
one of the most enduring
theater-going experiences
domestically and overseas.
The Nora Ephron and Delia
Ephron script is directed
by Ruth Wood.
Love, Loss, and What I
Wore starts at 7 p.m. July
29. Tickets are $15. You
can reach the box office at
233-6733 or visit us online
at centrestage.org.
CONCERTS IN PARK
CONTINUE IN NEWBERRY
Live entertainment every
Friday evening in the sum-
mer, beginning at 7 p.m.,
June 27-August 8 at New-
berry Opera House. Bring
your a blanket or lawn
chair to enjoy relaxing mu-
sic under the setting sum-
mer sun.
contact the Box Office at
(803) 276-6264 or online
at newberryoperahouse.
com
July 25: Jerry Simms and
Kristi Hood - Jazz
Aug. 1: Doug and Bunny
Williams
Aug. 8-9: Newberry Com-
munity Players
Aug. 15: Movie in the
park - City
CORNERS & FALLS
ON DISPLAY
Local artists Rick Row-
land and John Ingle will
exhibit their combined
works Corners & Falls
in the Artists Guild of
Spartanburg Gallery at
Chapman Cultural Center
July 1-28.
This is a free exhibit
showcasing a series of
paintings by both artists
depicting local corners
(such as well known local
street corners) and water-
falls in the Upstate and
western North Carolina.
The exhibit will be open
to the public Monday
through Saturday, 9 a.m.-
.5 p.m.; and on Sundays,
1-5 p.m. A free public re-
ception will be on 5-9 p.m.,
July 17 during the citys
monthly ArtWalk.
please call the Guilds Ex-
ecutive Director Caitlin
Boice at 764-9568 or visit
ArtistsGuildOfSpartan-
burg.com.
BJU ANNOUNCES 2014
2015 SCHEDULE
Bob Jones University
announced the schedule
for the Universitys 2014-
2015 Concert, Living Gal-
lery and Drama Series.
The series will once again
bring to Greenville world-
renowned artists and ex-
citing performances. All
performances are open to
the public.
The 2014-2015 BJU Con-
cert, Living Gallery and
Drama Series schedule is
as follows:
BJU Symphony
Orchestra
Oct. 2 8 p.m.
Founders Memorial Am-
phitorium (FMA)
The Universitys Sym-
phony Orchestra, under
the director of Dr. Michael
W. Moore, presents an
evening with guest artist
David Kim, concertmas-
ter of The Philadelphia
Orchestra. The program
will feature Camille Saint-
Sans Violin Concerto No.
3, Jules Massenets Medi-
tation from Thais, and
other works.
The Taming of the
Shrew
Nov. 20 21 8 p.m.;
Nov. 22 2 p.m.
Rodeheaver Auditorium
(RA)
Suitors, suitors every-
where for the charming Bi-
ancaand not a prospec-
tor in sight for her ornery
sister, Kate. But when Pe-
truchio strides into town
in pursuit of a bride, Kate
insists that a twenty-mule
team couldnt drag her
down the aisle. The Clas-
sic Players strike gold in
the rip-roarin production
of one of Shakespeares
best-loved comedies.
Cantus
Jan. 27 8 p.m.
FMA
Cantus is a professional
vocal chamber ensemble
consisting of nine men
singing in a TTBB (tenor,
tenor, baritone, bass)
voice arrangement. This
group is known for its in-
novative concert program-
ming, often drawing from
numerous genresinclud-
ing classical, folk, spiritu-
als and orchestral-vocal
repertoire.
Living Gallery Rivals
on the Road
April 2 3 4:30 and
7:30 p.m.; April 4 2, 4:30
and 7:30 p.m.
RA
Rivals on the Road will
highlight the struggles of
two characters as each in
his own way deals with
who Jesus of Nazareth re-
ally is and how they will
respond to the Messiah.
See great paintings come
alive in life-size re-cre-
ations on the Rodeheaver
stage as choirs, instru-
mentalists and costumed
actors re-create scenes
from our Lords ministry
on earth.
Information and tickets
are available at bju.edu/
tickets. For further infor-
mation, call 770-1372. In-
dividual tickets for all pro-
ductions will be available
for purchase on Sept. 1.
HUB CITY EMPTY BOWLS
SCHEDULE SET
Hub City Empty Bowls
2014 is set to start making
pottery bowls and money
to feed needy Spartanburg
citizens. There will be five
bowl-making days that will
lead up to Soup Day, Sept.
27 at Chapman Cultural
Center.
For the past five years,
Hub City Empty Bowls
has raised tens of thou-
sands of dollars to feed lo-
cal citizens by having the
general public make clay
bowls that were used on
Soup Day. On Soup Day,
the hundreds of color-
ful and handmade bowls
are set out on display for
the publics choosing. For
a $15 donation per bowl,
the patron may enjoy un-
limited gourmet soup do-
nated by local restaurants
at the community event
that also features live mu-
sic, a silent auction, and
the fellowship of helping
others. All of the money
raised goes to an estab-
lished charity that feeds
local and needy citizens.
Last year, Empty Bowls
raised a record amount
of more than $20,000 and
netted $18,600 that was
given to TOTAL Ministries
for its food pantry. The
beneficiary of the funds
raised this year will once
again be TOTAL Ministries,
a local non-profit charity
that provides assistance
for basic needs to Spartan-
burg County families who
are facing financial crisis.
This year, all of the pub-
lic bowl-making events will
be held at either Spartan-
burg Art Museum School,
located at Chapman Cul-
tural Center, or West Main
Artists Co-op in Spartan-
burg. At these events, the
public is invited to make
handmade pottery bowls.
No experience is neces-
sary, and all materials,
including instruction by
Carolina Clay Artists, are
free. The bowls are left to
be glazed and fired, and
eventually used on Soup
Day. Organizers hope to
have 1,400 bowls made
this year.
Here is the bowl-
making schedule:
Aug. 16, Spartanburg
Art Museum School, 10
a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
Aug. 21, West Main Co-
op, 6-8:30 p.m. (ArtWalk)
This years sponsoring
partners are Carolina Clay
Artists, Chapman Cultural
Center, Spartanburg Art
Museum, West Main Art-
ists Co-op, and Chris Wil-
liams of Clay-King.com.
Empty Bowls is an inter-
national grassroots effort
to fight hunger, started in
1990 as a student art proj-
ect in Michigan. The basic
premise is simple: Potters
and other craftspeople,
educators and others work
with the community to
create handcrafted bowls.
Guests are invited to a
simple meal of soup and
bread. In exchange for a
cash donation, guests are
asked to keep a bowl as a
reminder of all the empty
bowls in the world. The
money raised is donated
to an organization work-
ing to end hunger and food
insecurity. Events have
now taken place across
the United States and in at
least a dozen other coun-
tries. Many millions of dol-
lars have been raised and
donated to hunger-fight-
ing organizations.
The Carolina Clay Art-
ists are seeking sponsors
and donations for Hub
City Empty Bowls. Funds
are needed for expenses.
Donations are tax deduct-
ible. Anyone wishing to
contribute should make
checks payable to Spartan-
burg County Foundation
with an indication that
the gift is for the Hub City
Empty Bowls Project Fund;
mail checks to 424 E. Ken-
nedy St., Spartanburg,
29302.
For sponsorship oppor-
tunities or to learn more
about Hub City Empty
Bowls 2014, please con-
tact Nancy Williamson at
621-2768 or NanWilliam-
son@gmail.com.
BALLET SPARTANBURG
SUMMER SHAG LESSONS
Ballet Spartanburg will
once again teach adult
shag classes this summer
on Monday nights at 7
p.m. at Chapman Cultural
Center.
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THINGS
TO DO
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 4
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Divergent (PG-13) --
In a grimly gray futuristic
version of Chicago, people
are assigned to groups
based on personality types
and aptitudes. Teenage
Triss (Shailene Woodley) is
a Divergent -- she doesnt
fit into any of societys
groups. An uptight faction
ruler hatches a plot to ex-
terminate the Divergents,
forcing Triss to team up
with a hunky peer named
Four (Theo James) in a
fight against the forces
that keep humanity con-
tained.
This is the latest young-
adult fiction sensation to
jump from book to big
screen. Viewers will no-
tice some stark similari-
ties to other movies spun
from young-adult novels
-- a strong female protago-
nist in a dystopian setting
forced to fight against an
oppressive society, for
starters. Unfortunately for
this semi-sleek thriller, it
does not stand a chance in
a head-to-head challenge
with The Hunger Games.
Oculus (R) -- Two
young siblings, Kaylie and
Tim, fall victim to a cruel
supernatural evil lurk-
ing inside an old mirror.
The spirits of the mirror
kill the kids parents and
make young Tim look like
the murderer. Now grown
up, the brother and sister
(Karen Gillan and Brenton
Thwaites) are determined
to prove to the world that
the mirror is truly evil,
clearing Tim of any guilt.
As they try to document
the terror that ruined their
lives, Kaylie and Tim are
forced to relive the night-
mare of their childhood.
This family-based hor-
ror flick goes for the sus-
pense-and-atmosphere
style of scares, and
doesnt do much with
gore-and-guts. Its a slow
burn. The film bounces
back and forth between
the childhood trauma and
the adults who are trying
to deal with it -- it builds
the dread if youre able to
ride with it.
Gods Not Dead (PG) -
- In a college introduction
to philosophy class, the
first assignment is to write
God is dead, on a piece
of paper and sign your
name. Josh (Shane Harp-
er) is a freshman student
who refuses to forsake his
faith, and he is then chal-
lenged to prove God exists
and debate the professor
in front of the class. This
is all stretched out by a
bunch of subplots where
all non-Christians are hi-
lariously awful people.
Theres even a cameo by
some Duck Dynasty peo-
ple, for some reason. This
movie only knows how to
preach to the choir.
Twelve OClock Boys
(NR) -- This short docu-
mentary explores an ur-
ban phenomenon: dirt
bikes and four-wheel-
ers screeching down the
street of Baltimores poor-
est neighborhoods. The
Twelve OClock Boys are
a local nuisance who do
stunts on their illegal vehi-
cles, able to elude a cash-
strapped police force op-
erating under a no-chase
policy. The documentary
follows Pug, a little boy
who dreams of nothing
more than riding with the
gang.
TV RELEASES
Community: Season 5
-- DVD
Last Tango in Halifax:
Season 2
Top Gear 21
Californication: Season
7
Brenton Thwaites, Karen
Gillan in Oculus
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The Greenville Little Theatre will present Splish Splash 2, a tribute to the 1950s, from
Aug. 14 -17. Tickets are $30 with discounts available for seniors, children and groups of
10 or more.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Wyatt returned for his
first day back at Forrester
Creations with a lucky
charm in his pocket. With
new information in hand,
Katie was having a diffi-
cult time processing Bills
guilt. Wyatt revealed a se-
cret to Ivy that concerned
the Hope for the Future
campaign. Ridge devised a
plan to get Bill to confess
to being the conspirator of
the accident in Abu Dhabi.
Thoughts and emotions
regarding Wyatts return
were debated at a company
meeting. Katie told Brooke
that Ridges fall from the
helicopter was likely not
an accident. During a visit
with Deacon, Hope began
to realize the real reason
why her father returned
to Los Angeles. Wyatt pre-
sented Hope with a gener-
ous gift. Wait to See: An
unexpected kiss changes
everything.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Sami and Will had a ma-
jor fight when he demand-
ed that she drop her re-
venge plot against Abigail.
Jordan was deeply shaken
after an encounter with
Clyde. Rafe realized Kates
feelings for him might be
deeper than he thought.
Hope was horrified when
Ciara invited Aiden and
Chase to join them on their
vacation. Eric met with
the bishop and learned
drastic measures must be
taken to clear his name -
- and it all depended on
Nicole. Brady informed
Maggie he was making a
major life change. Theresa
realized she was quickly
running out of options. JJ
and Paiges romantic night
took a horrible, unexpect-
ed turn. Kristen returned
and was up to no good.
Bradys fate was decided.
Wait to See: Eve blackmails
Theresa into helping her
out with a medical situa-
tion.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Julian forced Ava to re-
veal the goods she had on
Sonny before he would
help her. Meanwhile, Son-
ny was stunned by what
he discovered at home.
Ninas schemes put Sam
and Silass relationship to
the test. Carly interrupted
a close moment between
Franco and Nina. Patrick
told Anna that he had no
choice but to move on and
put his life back together.
Alexis wanted Molly to
move back home. Tracy
updated Luke on her bid
to take over ELQ. Ned and
Olivia bonded over drinks.
Jordans life was at risk be-
cause her cover was about
to be blown. An explosion
pushed Julian over the
edge. Wait to See: Mickey
learns the truth about Jor-
dan.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Hilary surprised Neil
with tickets to a White
Sox game. Chelsea found
the handkerchief that she
carried when she married
Adam. At an Abbott fam-
ily dinner, Abby made it
known that she was no fan
of Kelly. Summer realized
that there were still a lot
of things she didnt know
about Austin. Billy was
upset to learn that Stitch
would be at Victorias pa-
ternity-test appointment.
Kevin hacked into Stitchs
records at the hospital.
Victor hired a specialist to
secretly treat Phyllis with-
out her family knowing.
Paul decided not to testify
at Nikkis hearing. Chelsea
wondered if getting in-
volved with Billy was a big
mistake. Wait to See: Sum-
mer and Mariah get into
an altercation.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
hope you can help me. I
am 67 years old and have
been sweating profusely
from my head for about
six years. I believe it is
secondary hyperhidrosis.
No one in my family has
this problem. The sweat-
ing seems to happen at all
different times, but not at
night. The moisture runs
in rivulets from my scalp
anytime from morning to
evening, but mostly in the
morning.
I tried stopping my wa-
ter pill, but it still hap-
pened. It happened when
I stopped vitamins and
took only my medications
for physical problems. My
doctor tested my thyroid,
and it was fine.
Please help me, as it is
an embarrassing ailment,
and it happens no matter
the season or what I have
eaten. I do drink tea and
coffee, but not soda. There
are people who have said
I should take Botox, but
I have little faith in the
product, as it can cause
serious health problems
and death. -- M.E.
ANSWER: Hyperhidro-
sis simply means too
much sweat. I think you
probably have primary hy-
perhidrosis, meaning that
the sweating is the only
problem, as opposed to
secondary, which means
its due to something else.
Other conditions that can
lead to secondary hyper-
hidrosis include the thy-
roid disease your doctor
looked for, and medica-
tions (which it also doesnt
seem to be). Other rare
causes, such as tuberculo-
sis and lymphoma, surely
would have produced oth-
er symptoms by now.
The most common sites
for hyperhidrosis are the
palms, armpits and soles
of the feet. Nearly every-
body sweats in those plac-
es, but with hyperhidrosis,
the amount of sweat is
much greater than normal
and can have serious emo-
tional, professional and
social effects.
The first treatment I
would recommend would
be a prescription antiper-
spirant, either aluminum
chloride (Xerac) or topical
glycopyrrolate (available
by compounding pharma-
cies in the U.S. and Cana-
da). The scalp is a harder
place than most to apply
it, but after applying, you
can dry with a hair dryer,
and use a plastic shower
cap to keep the medicine
on at nighttime. Occasion-
ally, oral medications such
as clonidine are used.
Botulinum toxin (Botox)
is usually quite safe in ex-
pert hands. A last resort
is surgery to remove the
sympathetic nerves to the
scalp, a procedure thats
very effective.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a
recent column, you wrote,
Some people cant absorb
fructose. Id like to know
more about that. What are
the side effects of the in-
ability to absorb fructose?
How does that happen?
-- I.N.
ANSWER: Fructose is a
sugar naturally found in
fruits, but also in sweeten-
ers, especially honey and
high-fructose corn syrup.
Other sugars, such as glu-
cose, improve fructose ab-
sorption. Few people get
symptoms just from natu-
ral foods, because these
contain the other natural
sugars that improve fruc-
tose absorption. On the
other hand, sorbitol (a
sugar alcohol) decreases
fructose absorption.
Almost half the popu-
lation cannot completely
absorb fructose, and the
more fructose people take
in, the greater the risk of
the symptoms of malab-
sorption, including diar-
rhea, gas and bloating.
I recommend against
HFCS for many reasons,
but this is another one.
For people with symptoms
of malabsorption, I recom-
mend a trial of reducing
fructose and sorbitol.
***
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Health@med.cornell.edu.
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 FUN AND GAMES THE GREER CITIZEN B9
Sweating buckets
Heather Tom stars as Katie
on The Bold and The
Beautiful
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014
FROM B8
The hour-long lessons
will start July 7 and con-
tinue through August 11.
Marian Norman, ball-
room dance instructor,
will be teaching the class-
es for beginning and inter-
mediate level dancers. The
shag is South Carolinas
official state dance and
was developed along the
coast in the Grand Strand
or Myrtle Beach. This
form of southern swing is
typically danced to beach
music. Both couples and
singles are encouraged to
come learn and practice.
For single participants
the cost of the class is $48
for 4 classes, and $80 for 8
classes. For couples, class-
es are $60 for 4 classes,
and $120 for 8 classes.
During non-summer
months, Ballet Spartan-
burg offers weekly and
ongoing ballroom dance
classes, such as waltz,
swing, cha cha, tango, and
fox trot.
For more details or to
register, please call 803-
583-0339.
CHAPMAN SEEKS CREATIVE
PEOPLE IN SPARTANBURG
Chapman Cultural Cen-
ter is leading a county
wide effort called Culture
Counts to identify and
map all cultural resources,
creative industries and
creative people living and
working in Spartanburg
County.
A comprehensive iden-
tification of the communi-
ties cultural resources is
the first step in any plan-
ning process. Public meet-
ings will be held in several
communities in the Coun-
ty in July, August, and
September to gather data
from citizens on what cul-
tural resources exist.
The public is invited to
attend meetings in their
communities on July 31 at
Campobello Gramling El-
ementary School, Aug. 7 at
James F. Byrnes Fine Arts
Center, Aug. 12 at Upstate
Family Resource Center in
Boiling Springs and Sept. 4
at Chapman Cultural Cen-
ter in downtown Spartan-
burg.
There will be two meet-
ings each day, one at 11
a.m. and the other at 6:30
p.m. Both will last one
hour. Scheduled activities
will encourage collabora-
tion and allow attendees
to network.
Those who cannot at-
tend may visit Chapman
Cultural Center for a phys-
ical survey or complete
the survey online at goo.
gl/DNjryL.
The public meetings will
provide an in-depth de-
scription of the project,
allow citizens to discuss
what resources exist, and
engage participants in a
creative activity. Refresh-
ments will also be served.
The process will also
use federal standards to
map the locations of all
non-profit and for-profit
arts-related businesses.
Spartanburg County has
not completed a cultural
inventory or census of
creative people since 1993
during the last cultural
plan.
Successful communities
in the United States and
abroad have used their cre-
ative and cultural resourc-
es to their economic ben-
efit. Once Spartanburgs
data has been collected, it
will be used to grow econ-
omy, increase tourism and
hospitality revenues, and
celebrate quality of place.
Attendance at these public
meetings is free. Citizens
of all ages, ethnicities, and
backgrounds are encour-
aged to participate.
UPSTATE LIVE THEATER
HOLDS AUDITIONS
The Upstate Live Theater
is excited about their 2014-
2015 Season. To start our
new season, we are look-
ing for people interested
in being a part of the the-
ater in the following man-
ners: actors, singers, and
dancers. Auditions for the
following shows will take
place at Chef Manigaults
LaVielle Maison Restau-
rant, 28 Howe St., Green-
ville. Please visit our web-
site upstatelivetheater-vtp.
com to complete the audi-
tion form and email vt-
mani@bellsouth.net to let
us know you are planning
to audition. Call 979-1420
for more information.
Mommas Died! Whos
Cooking The Holiday
Meal?
Audition: Aug. 3, 5 p.m.-
8 p.m. The show is a hilari-
ous new comedy just in
time for the Thanksgiving
Holiday or any special oc-
casion when families come
together. Needed are sev-
en females and five males,
ages 18 or older, and one
male age 12-16. Rehears-
als will start Sept. 16 and
the show is scheduled for
weekends Nov. 1423.
A Christmas Special/
The Santa Land Diaries
Audition Date: Aug. 24,
4 p.m.6 p.m. Rehears-
als will start Oct. 26 and
the show is scheduled
for weekends Dec. 1221.
Join us as we celebrate the
Christmas season with a
comedy that will have you
laughing a mile a minute
as a once proud male has
to take a job as an Elf dur-
ing the Christmas season.
Needed are five males and
fice females who can act
and sing.
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
Audition Date: Sept. 7,
4 p.m.6 p.m. Rehears-
als will start Nov. 23 and
the show is scheduled for
weekends Jan. 23, 2015
Feb. 1, 2015. This dram-
edy set in the 1950s when
racial discrimination was
prevalent. Needed are
three males and three fe-
males, 18 and older, and
one male age 10-16.
Band Geeks a mu-
sical/comedy
Audition Date: Jan. 18,
2015, 4 p.m.6 p. m. Re-
hearsals will start Feb. 3
and the show is sched-
uled for weekends March
20-29. If you enjoyed the
television show Glee
and the Broadway musi-
cal The Putnam County
Spelling Bee then you will
love this musical comedy
about a high school band
and the challenges they
face as they prepare for
the marching band festi-
val championships. Need-
ed are eight males and 10
females who can act, sing
and dance ages 16 and
older.
The Battle For Soul-
ville a new musical
Audition Date: March 24,
2015 -5 p.m.8 p.m. Re-
hearsals will start March
31, 2015 and the show is
scheduled for weekends
May 29, 2015 June 13,
2015. If you enjoy the
Beach and R & B music
of the 1960s 1970s get
ready for the musical of
all musicals including a
battle to see who the best
is. Needed are six males
and five females, age 16 or
older who can act, sing and
some dancing, as well as
four male and four female
dancers who are featured
throughout the show.
OTHER THEATER NEEDS
FOR UPSTATE LIVE
We are also looking for
volunteers in the following
areas: Directors, Costume
Designers, Stage Manag-
ers, Props Managers, Set
Designers, Sound and
Lights Operators, House
Assistants, Clerical As-
sistants. If you have skills
or a desire in any of these
areas please go to upstate-
livetheater-vtp.com, and
complete the Audition
Form/Volunteer Form.
Show Sponsors
If you are a business,
group, or individual will-
ing to sponsor a show,
please call the theater
810-3277. Your financial
assistance will be greatly
appreciated. Thanks for
supporting the theater.
GREER OPRY HOUSE
HOLDS LINE DANCING
Classic Country Band
with Ed Burrell at 8 p.m.
Admission is $9. Free line
dancing from 6:30-7:30
p.m. each Saturday night.
FRANKLIE VALLI
AT THE PEACE CENTER
Legendary music group
Frankie Valli and the Four
Seasons will perform at
the Peace Center Aug. 8.
Tickets start at $65.
Tickets may be purchased
at all official Peace Cen-
ter ticket outlets, which
includes peacecenter.org;
the Peace Center Box Of-
fice, located at 300 S. Main
St., Greenville, and by
phone at 467-3000 or toll-
free (800) 888-7768.
about this performance
and tickets, visit peacecen-
ter.org.

SOUNDS OF SUMMER
LAKESIDE CONCERT SERIES
Celebrating the Sounds
of Summer, the Lakeside
Concert Band, under the
direction of Furmans Les-
lie W. Hicken, and other
ensembles and guests will
present a concert every
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in
the amphitheater through
Aug. 7. The performances
are free and open to the
public and showcase a
cross-section of Big Band,
Jazz, Bluegrass, Interna-
tional, Contemporary,
Marches and Orchestral
favorites. Each Thursday
during the series, a con-
cert picnic basket filled
with goodies will be given
away to a lucky concert-
goer.
Go online to furmanmu-
sic.org for more informa-
tion, or contact the Furman
music office at 294-2086.
For parking information
call 294-2111. Bus parking
is available.
FICTION ADDICTION
HOSTS STORY TIME
Fiction Addiction hosts
a free story time for pre-
school-aged children at
1175 Woods Crossing
Road, #5 every Thursday
morning at 10:30 a.m. Call
mation.
Below are the books that
will be read in July and Au-
gust:
July 24: Chus Day by
Neil Gaiman
July 31: My Pet Book
by Bob Staake
Aug. 7: The Nuts: Bed-
time at the Nut House by
Eric Litwin
Aug. 14: Ninja Boy
Goes to School by N.D.
Wilson
Aug. 21: Max Makes
a Friend by Rosemary
Wells
Aug. 28: Miss Brooks
Story Nook by Barbara
Bottner
THINGS: Chapman seeks creative people in Spartanburg area for Culture Counts
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creative outlets will be represented at the show.
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