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Leaders
share
holiday
rituals
Greer residents
provide gifts for
160 area families
By Norman Cannada
For The Greer Citizen
appreciate this?
By Norman Cannada
For The Greer Citizen
Onika Bradford
A holiday lights display on Rotan Street in Greer features visits from Santa Claus and a
mixture of new and old Christmas decorations. Pictured is Aubrey Stroud with Santa.
Making merriment
By Billy Cannada
Editor
Pam and Chuck Lindsey have been lighting up
Greer at Christmas time
for three decades, hoping
to add a little joy to the
holiday season for their
neighbors.
The couples Christmas
light display, located at
107 Rotan St., has often
been a must-see for folks
in downtown Greer, but
Pam said it draws in folks
from around the Upstate
as well.
Weve been doing it for
about 30 years now, Pam
said. We just add to it and
it gets bigger and bigger
every year.
Its fun seeing the faces of the little kids when
theyre out looking at the
lightsand even some of
the grown ups, she said.
We have met some of
The Christmas
breakfast is a big
celebration
for us.
Greer Mayor
Rick Danner
With Santa Claus
Because of community
support, business donations and the efforts of the
Greer Police Department,
this years Cops for Tots
program provided Christmas presents to more than
350 local children.
The program, which began more than 22 years
ago, provides donated
gifts to in-need children,
ranging from newborns to
12 years olds.
Right now weve got
324 (children) on the list.
Weve already helped a few
families earlier. We did a
little special thing over at
Cabelas, I think there was
about six kids thereWe
usually help around 350400 kids when its all said
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opinion
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weather
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The Greer Cops for Tots program provided Christmas presents for more than 350 local
children this past weekend.
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COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
NEWS
TUESDAY, DEC. 23
GIG (GLUTEN INTOLERANCE GROUP) of Greenville
meets at the Taylors Library,
316 W. Main St. The group
meets from 7- 8:30 p.m.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE class 10:30-11:30
a.m. at the Cancer Institute
of Greenville Health System,
900 W. Faris Road, Greenville.
Free and registration isnt
required. Call 455-5809.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!
THURSDAY, DEC. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a first come, first serve basis.
SUNDAY, DEC. 28
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, DEC. 29
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 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. Contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE class 10:30-11:30 a.m.
at the Cancer Institute of
Greenville Health System, 900
W. Faris Road, Greenville. The
classes are free and registration isnt required. Call 4555809 for more information.
Greer, MondayFriday 8
a.m.4 p.m.
JOB FAIR
ON DEC. 30
The Greer Learning Center needs tutors, particularly for English as a Second Language. The hours
for Greenville Literary Associations Greer Learning
Center are Monday 8:30
a.m.4:30 p.m. and Tuesday 12:308:30 p.m.
Call 848-5370 or visit
greenvilleliteracy.org for
more information.
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SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
THRIFT STORE
TAKING DONATIONS
Touching up
Max Nava, top, and Robert Moss, of Southern Pride
Painting Contractors, work to renovate the pergola over
the swings at Greer City Park Thursday.
day 10 a.m.2 p.m., hours
may extend if volunteers
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 4397760.
The
Greater
Greer
Chamber of Commerces
next monthly First Friday
Luncheon presented by
Greer Memorial is from
11:30 a.m.1 p.m. on Jan.
9 at Greer City Hall, 301 E
Poinsett St.
The cost is $10 for
chamber members and
$15
for
non-chamber
members. Pre-registration
is required, and registration will close the Wednesday prior to the event, on
Jan. 7.
Visit greerchamber.com
for more information.
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Breakfast, a networking
event, is from 89 a.m. on
Jan. 14 at PDQ, 3906 Pelham Road, Greenville.
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chamber members.
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for more information.
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these parties.
The search warrant goes
on to state the investigation also revealed that
these conversations were
captured and stored on
servers. Through witness
interviews affiant was able
to determine that a limited
number of employees, one
of which was Mayor Turner, were able to remotely
access these cameras and
listen to and record conversations to other devices. Additional interviews
revealed that Mayor Tuner
would confront employees with information from
conversations that employees had with others
while in City Hall causing
employees to become sus-
Additional
interviews revealed
that Mayor Tuner
would confront
employees with
information from
conversations that
employees had
with others while
in City Hall causing
employees to
become suspicious
that they were
being Bugged.
County of Spartanburg
search warrant
picious that they were being Bugged.
The search warrant is
not clear as to with what
intention Turner used the
information, but according to Lyman Clerk and
Treasurer Dennis Drozdak, Turner wasnt threatening or blackmailing people with the information,
but he was making people
aware he knew.
It wasnt blackmailing,
it was just kind of like, I
am listening in so you better be careful, Drozdak
said. He was listening
in on me because council
wanted to know if there
was something that could
be done to curb his powers
because he was (not providing all the information),
in their opinion. With that
whole SJWD thing with
the mediation they came
to me and said, Find out
if theres something that
can be done. I reported
back to them that they can
change to council form of
government, and Rodney
had been taping, I guess
bugging our office. I didnt
know because I was using my (office) phone and
I had a conversation with
the municipal association.
He was not blackmailing us in the sense. He
wanted to know what was
going on and I wouldnt
tell him because I dont
have to tell him whats going on with conversations
between me and council or
me and municipal associa-
tion, he said.
When Lyman had a lawsuit against SJWD, Rodney
and the attorney werent
reporting back everything
that was being done, according to Drozdak.
There was actually a
proposal last December
that SJWD made to settle
this that never came to
our attention, he said.
Prior to the special
election, when a resident
asked Turner whether he
was obligated to report
what he and the attorney
discussed back to council,
he said an agreement made
years previous eliminated
any obligation for him to
discuss with council matters he discusses with the
attorney until a deal is
reached.
The search warrant also
states that persons close
to Mayor Turner have stated that they have listened
to the recordings of Town
Employees, but it doesnt
specify which persons.
The search warrant notes
that Turner is a certified
enforcement officer and
knows the conduct commonly known as wiretapping, is illegal. It is the
affiants belief that Mayor
Turner would attempt to
conceal this activity from
discovery by law enforcement to prevent his
detection Mayor Tuner
would utilize personally
owned computers to access and store information
from these cameras rather
than the City owned computer.
Items taken from Turners residence included
two HP laptop, three
thumb drives, a Blackberry Verizon phone, and
iPhone, an iPad, a letter
from the SC Revenue and
Fiscal Affairs Office dated
August 21, 2014, a copy of
the selection of Forms of
Municipal Government, a
copy of SLED investigative
report 34-13-141, micro
cassettes, micro cassette
recorder, a Kodak SD card
and a plastic container
containing various documents that appear to be
from the town of Lyman.
The Greer Citizen attempted to contact Tuner
with no response. The
SLED officer listed in the
search warrant declined to
comment.
We had heard that the
grand jury was in session,
thats all weve heard,
Drozdak said.
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LOANS up to $1000
By Amanda Irwin
Staff Writer
On May 16, 2003, when
police arrived at the former Blue Ridge Savings
Bank in Greer in response
to a robbery, they discovered the bodies of Sylvia
Holtzclaw, James Barnes
and Margaret Barnes, all of
whom were shot to death.
This case remains an unsolved triple-homicide and
bank robbery.
In an effort to bring
about information, a billboard recently went up
on Interstate 85, near the
banks location, asking individuals with information
about the triple homicide
and bank robbery to call
23-CRIME. A white male in
his 50s between 56 and
58 tall weighing about
230 pounds with blond
hair remains a person of
interest in the case.
Well weve had a couple
calls since its gone up,
Detective Dale Arterburn
said. I dont know if its
directly related to the billboard or not, but we get
calls all year long through
Crime Stoppers.
Its still an active case,
even though it can be considered as a cold case, we
do still receive tips and we
do continue to receive information. I believe there
is somebody out there that
has information, hopefully
they will feel the need to
call to give these families
some closure and give the
community some closure,
as well, with this horrific
event that took place there
at the bank.
Arterburn said the case
is rare because its unusual for people to be killed in
robberies, not just in our
area, but nationally.
I dont know what the
FBI statistics are for bank
robberies right now, but
its very, very, very, very
low for people to be killed
in a bank robbery, and nationwide at that rate It is
an odd account obviously,
especially when its just
understand, thats
what motivates us.
A lot of what we do
every day is because
were not going to
give up.
David Holtzclaw
Sylvia Holtzclaw
customers, a teller and no
security guard or anything
like that, he said.
In addition to the billboard, because of the efforts of David Holtzclaw,
one of Sylvias sons, a video about the case is posted on Unsolved Mysteries
Facebook page.
Im always thinking of
ways to get it out there
to more people outside of
just the Upstate because
somebody that has information may not live here
and may have traveled 85
on that day. [They might]
have no idea what took
place and may see that
billboard in passing and
go Hey, I remember that
day, or I remember seeing something funny over
there. So I just was sitting there one night and
thought it might be a good
idea, said David.
Holtzclaw said hes surprised by the response
from people, not just locally but nationally, regarding the case. Eleven years
later, the FBI continues to
get people calling in with
information regarding the
case, although Holtzclaw
said he isnt sure how
much new or useful information comes in.
I still reach out to national shows. Occasionally, Ive reached out to John
Walsh who has a show
called The Hunt on CNN.
Ive reached out to several
because, my thing is, you
might as well put it out
there. If they catch on and
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Merry Christmas!
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
splits back up the chimney. No bikes, no
Barbies, no nothing under the tree.
Yeah, I like this Santa a whole lot better. My father, who grew up quite poor,
used to say that, as a child in Londons
East End, it was an enormous treat to
find a handful of nuts and perhaps an
orange in his stocking Christmas morning. Remember, this was well before
fruits were available 365 days a year at
your local Piggly-Wiggly. So to receive
something this delicious, this exotic,
from a far away land, was surely proof
that magic had occurred the night
before.
His experience also makes sense to
why he would express outrage upon
hearing us on the phone, reciting a list
of what we got for Christmas to our
friends.
I will not have any of you bragging
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Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
Claude L. Bishop
Veteran
E. Murice Smith
Edna
Murice
Smith,
98, passed away on Dec.
19, 2014, peacefully at
home. Born Oct. 6, 1916,
in Greenville County, she
was the daughter of the
late Theodore Whitner
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where people are coming
from.
Weve got a book that
people sign, she said. We
ask them to put their name
in it and where theyre
from and how many is in
their party. Its really interesting to see how many
come.
In our book, a lot of the
comments are about Santa, she said. Theyre glad
that Santa is here when
they come.
Although Pam said the
electricity bill is not that
bad at the end of December, the couple does take
donations.
We never wanted to do
the donation thing, but
everybody kept walking
up to us asking us about
it, she said. People just
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I just like
giving
and I like
helping
people and I want
to give them a good
Christmas.
Jensen Howard, 10
Volunteer
business
director
for
Greer Relief, experienced
his first Christmas distribution last week.
Its fantastic; it puts you
in the mood for Christmas, Roughton said. Its
amazing the generosity of
folks that are out there. I
do the books for the agency as well so I get to see all
the donations that come
in. This time of year people just open up. Its just
fabulous. We get wish lists
and we find people that
are willing to pony up for
it or be the adoptive family. They are the ones that
should be thanked -- the
donors.
Jennifer Jennings said
she found herself needing
help this year because of
some illnesses.
This means a lot to me,
she said. Im a very sickly
person and I have been
out of work a lot this year.
I am usually at work and
depend more on myself
for my kids. I am grateful
and hope they continue to
do good stuff for our community.
As she watched bicycles
being loaded into her vehicle, Chiquita Hernandez
expressed excitement as
she thought of her five
children, ages 7, 10, 11, 15
and 16.
Its exciting to see that
the kids are going to have
a wonderful Christmas,
Hernandez said.
Theres all kinds of
stuff, so theyre going
to be excited Christmas
morning. I am out of work
because I have broken my
foot. Its definitely a blessing.
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Carols by Candlelight
at Greer FBC
Greer
First
Baptist
Church will host a Carols
by Candlelight service on
Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
The church is located
at 201 W. Poinsett St. in
Greer. For more information, call 877-4253.
Springwell Church
hosts Hope Was Born
Kingdom
Assembly
Outreach Center, located
at1514 S. Highway 14,
Greer, will be having a New
Years Eve Celebration on
Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10
p.m. Join us as we hear a
prophetic word for 2015:
The Year of Uninterrupted Supernatural Favor.
Grades one through five
will have a pajama party
as they enjoy a movie and
popcorn in the Teen Center.
Bishop Getties L. Jackson, Sr., M.Div. serves as
senior pastor. For additional information, visit
kingdomaoc.com or call
655-5990.
By Travis Weber
For The Greer Citizen
Around this time of the
year, the war on Christmas and the war on the
war on Christmas once
again enter the public
discourse, with each side
claiming support from assorted statistics and anecdotes.
Though there are certainly some who inexcusably exaggerate threats to
public religious expression
and others who claim there
is no hostility to Christianity, we must ask the obvious: If there is no hostility
to public religious expression, what has prompted
fears that Christmas is being stamped out?
Our legal system leaves
a paper trail that can help
us find an answer from
it we can observe how hostile actors have used that
system to attack religious
expression in the public
square.
Looking back over this
year, the law has been
both good and bad in its
treatment of public religious expression. Twice,
the Supreme Court has
affirmed that faith cannot be confined to Sunday morning worship, but
extends to ones business
(Burwell v. Hobby Lobby)
and to government settings (Town of Greece v.
Galloway). On the other
hand, small business owners who want to live quiet
and peaceable lives are
still not being left to do
so, but instead are being
fined and threatened with
jail time for not approving of marriages between
two people of the same
sex (for example: Liberty
Ridge Farm, Arlenes Flowers, Masterpiece Cakeshop,
and Hands on Originals).
Meanwhile, hostile atheist and humanist activist
groups continue to try to
scrub every bit of religious
expression from the public square most recently
by attacking the voluntary
recital of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
as unconstitutional. After
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7 rushing touchdowns
201 punt return yards 2
interceptions
Top right: Chris Crist, of Owens Insurance; Coach Will Young; Dorian Lindsey; Shane
Lynn and Chad Hannon, of Owens Insurance. Right: Coach Will Young, Lindsey, and
Erie Williams.
Full slate of
holiday hoops
on schedule
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The holidays mean more
hoops for basketball fans
and many of our area
teams will compete in
Christmas
tournaments
this weekend.
Below is a list of where
area teams will be.
Please visit greenvillecountyathletics.com
for
dates and start times as
tournaments progress.
The Blue Ridge boys and
girls basketball teams will
travel to Landrum after
Christmas to compete in a
tournament.
The Greer boys will compete in the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes tournament at Travelers Rest.
The Riverside boys will
travel to Northwestern
High School, while both
Byrnes teams will hit the
road for a tournament at
Dorman.
Eastside is hosting its
28th Lady Sandlapper
Spartanburgs Braxton Drummond, pictured center, visited a local track team at Riverside
High School on Sunday to share some of his experiences.
CAC under
23 championships in
Canada. He
won the gold
medal in the
long jump
Drummond with a winning jump
of 25 feet, 4
inches to win his first international event.
They handed me an
American flag and played
the National Anthem; it
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We were very
focused. We had
a lull in the third
quarter, but we
regrouped and
came back.
Cindy DeHart
Greers Diamon Shiflet injured her foot and could not play against Eastside. As a result, the Yellow Jackets suffered
a 68-42 loss. Greer has now dropped two consecutive region games.
is there, DeHart said. I
think if theres one thing,
weve got to stay out of
foul trouble. Thats been
our weakness this year,
but we have depth.
We refocus a lot, she
said. We remind them that
they havent accomplished
anything and hopefully
that keeps them grounded.
We have to focus on one
game at a time and what
we need to do against our
next opponent. Any team
in our region can beat us.
Eastside will host the
annual Lady Sandlapper
tournament this weekend.
Blue Ridge
Riverside
Riverside is hoping to
learn from its mistakes
as it recovers from last
weeks losses to Dorman
and Wade Hampton.
The Lady Warriors fell
75-42 to Dorman, a team
regarded as one of the
best in the state.
I thought we played re-
Eastsides Teliyah Jeter rained in a season high 19 points against Greer on Friday, helping her team remain unbeaten
in region action. The Lady Eagles will host a Christmas tournament this weekend.
Greer
Byrnes
Were looking
forward to the
break so we can
start over and get
everything back in
sync.
Stacey Parris
sports
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Tigers
slip up
against
Berea
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The woes continued for
the Blue Ridge boys basketball team last week as
the Tigers dropped consecutive region matchups
to Berea and Emerald.
The Tigers were unable
to hold off an athletic
Berea team early in the
week, falling in a 73-67 effort.
Ray Riley
I thought we played a
very good Berea team,
Blue Ridge coach Ray Riley
said. We got better and
we were in the ball game
most of the way. We made
some mistakes and missed
some shots, but we felt
good coming out of the
game.
Bereas size gave the
Tigers some issues on offense.
They were bigger than
we were by a long ways,
but our kids responded,
he said. I think we had
four or five possessions
where I think we took
some ill-advised shots
where we didnt stay with
the offense like we should
have, but overall it was a
good defensive effort. We
changed defenses every
time down the floor and
I think that slowed them
down a little bit. We had a
chance and thats all you
can ask for.
After the matchup with
the Bulldogs, Blue Ridge
boarded a bus for an hour
and a half drive to Emerald, where the Tigers were
defeated by 18.
We knew going in that
it was going to be a long
trip and that they were
very athletic, Riley said.
I thought we came out
and we were right where
we were supposed to be.
We were down by four at
halftime and I thought
we were in good shape
because wed missed a
bunch of shots and turned
it over.
I dont think we came
out in the second half with
the intensity we needed,
he said. I dont think we
came out with any fire. I
didnt think we met the
challenge that Emerald set
before us. We didnt come
out with the same intensity we had against Berea
or Riverside.
Riley said his team is going to have to learn from
its mistakes during the
upcoming Christmas tournament at Landrum High
School.
When we get back from
break, were going to have
to talk about what we need
to do differently, Riley
said. Weve got to be really prepared because weve
got two very real games
coming in with Southside
and Travelers Rest (after
the break). It doesnt get
easier.
Riley said the teams region schedule wont provide a break all season.
Weve got to raise our
level of play because weve
got a good team every
night. Its not like youre
going to have a breather,
he said. Theres not a
team in our region thats
not going be tough. I dont
see one. Every coach does
a great job and every team
has a good player, so our
job is really hard.
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Byrnes Tavin Richardson, left, lays down a block for Dutch Forks Matt Colburn, the games MVP, during South Carolinas win. Colburn finished the day
with 13 carries for 71 yards, including the touchdown run pictured.
Sandlappers shine
William Buchheit | The Greer Citizen
Byrnes Lyrics Klugh tests his skills on defense against a Tar Heel receiver during
the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.
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A SPORTING VIEW
More of the
year that
was 2014
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
CRUSADER
CORNER
Other returning event
champions
from
last
years conference championships include Angus
Sinclair (outdoor high
jump), Austin Steagall
(indoor 5000 meters) and
Donavann Thornton (indoor weight throw). The
Trojans also return their
entire All-Conference First
Team outdoor 4x100 relay
team: Stedmond Hampton,
Eric Jones, Lamonte Taylor
and Cedric Thomas.
Mount Olive was ranked
as high as No. 21 in the
USTFCCCA Division II
Mens Indoor Track and
Field Top 25 and as high
It was hard to catch Greers Dorian Lindsey this season and with most of the offense
returning, the Yellow Jackets hope to be just as formidable next season.
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It comes naturally to me
because Im going to do
whatever it takes to help
my team win, Lindsey
said of his abilities. We
were underestimated this
season. Everybody said we
were going to be bad and
doubted us. We faced some
adversity but overcame it
and did what we had to
do. We met our goals and I
couldnt have done it without my team.
Lindsey made it look
easy at times, his coaches
said.
He does a good job of
making it look easy, but
he also works very hard,
Greer receiving coach Erie
Williams said. I can remember when he was ninth
grader and he has the same
work ethic he had then. He
wanted to be one of the top
players on our team and
hes put in the work.
When I watch him make
plays, I just know the history of how hard hes worked
to get to this point, he
added.
Lindsey said this years
team was a group of fighters.
We have heart and we
have pride, he said. Were
never going to give up and
were going to keep playing. Were going to have
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Students at the Creative Advancement Centers celebrated Christmas early at their annual Christmas Program where they performed poems,
songs, skits and received presents.
Creative Advancement
hosts Christmas party
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
I was amazed by
the unconditional
love they came in
with. They came in
at 100 percent with
hugs and cards.
Amy Howard
Students from Wellford Academy of Science and Technology sang Christmas carols at Midway Residential Care last
Thursday. There were 18 students in attendence.
Howard Hrbek, Hyatts
father, accompanied the
group, playing ukulele.
Some residents even followed the students from
building to building with
cards in hand to continue
the celebration.
It was precious to see
the smiling faces (on the
residents). It means you
made a difference, Hyatt
said.
The experience was
cherished by all of the
generations,
reminding
the seniors of times gone
by and teaching children
the value of volunteering.
It teaches the students
something you cant experience in the classroom,
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The
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that when students complete one of the gateway
or benchmark courses
for high school credit
they must take the End-ofCourse Examination Program (EOCEP) test.
Greenville County high
schools that operate on
block schedules will administer EOCEP tests.
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Blue
Ridge,
Carolina,
Greer, Travelers Rest, and
Wade Hampton.
The EOCEP tests will be
administered
beginning
Jan. 7, 2015, in Greenville
County Schools for students who attend schools
that are offering Carnegie
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first semester. Identified
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Achalasia is
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My
adult son recently has
been diagnosed with achalasia, after many months
of being misdiagnosed. He
has suffered unbelievable
pain and difficulty eating
or drinking. At first he
thought he was having a
heart attack. Fortunately,
that was ruled out. He is
going to a prominent gastroenterologist, who made
the diagnosis and has
been treating him. He had
the balloon procedure,
which was not successful. He then had a Botox
procedure. This relieved
him somewhat. However,
he has still had some
painful episodes. What
can you tell us about this
illness? Will he eventually
be cured? -- S.G.
ANSWER: Achalasia
(awk-uh-LAY-shuh) is
a swallowing problem
caused by degeneration
in the nerve cells in the
esophagus, the muscular
tube that carries food
to the stomach. Nobody
knows why it happens,
but it might be autoimmune or related to a viral
infection. Because the
nerve cells no longer work
properly, the esophagus
cannot empty, and food
stays in the bottom of
the esophagus, causing
a stuck feeling, which
indeed can resemble
the symptoms of heart
disease. Both solids and
liquids are affected.
Achalasia may be
diagnosed with several
different types of tests,
including X-rays, barium
swallow, endoscopy and
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(measuring pressures
inside the esophagus). Its
important to get the right
diagnosis, since other
conditions, especially cancer of the esophagus, may
look like achalasia.
The usual first treatment is to widen the
opening at the bottom of
the esophagus, the lower
esophageal sphincter.
Sometimes it takes several
attempts to work, but it
does work for about 60
percent of people. Botulinum toxin (Botox), which
prevents muscle contraction, is effective up to 90
percent of the time, but
it needs to be repeated
since the effect of the
toxin is temporary.
Surgery is the most
definitive treatment, and
it provides long-term
relief for about 85 percent
of people 10 years after
treatment. There isnt a
cure, but most people get
relief from one of these
treatments.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
86 years old. I had pneumonia in May 2013 and
was very sick for seven
days in the hospital. Since
I got home, I have had no
sense of smell or taste.
Can you tell me what
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The magic of small town
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drink and beautiful dance
as the Newberry Opera
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New Years Eve bash.
The Dick Goodwin Big
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as they highlight the music for dance throughout
the ages.
From Strauss waltzes
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Funky Chicken, the melding of motion and melody
will take center stage in
the historic Opera House.
Dancers will perform and
the audience is encouraged to join in.
Serena Hill, an active
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of Music at Coker College
will sing both popular and
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recently been featured in
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STAGES FANCY NANCY
The
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role of her dreams, the
story takes an unexpected
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when she uses her imagination, being fancy comes
in many forms.
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Messiah, Haydns Creation
and Seasons, Brahms Requiem, Vaughan Williams
Dona Nobis Pacem and
Handels Samson. She has
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Firenze Lirica. Hills recital
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and Spain. Her opera credits include Micaela (Carmen), Lady with the Cake
Box (Postcard from Morocco), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan
tutte), Countess (Le Nozze
di Figaro), and Pamina (Die
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DEAR EDITOR,
I am 8 years old.
no Santa Claus.
Some of my little friends say there is
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This Year I want a remote control airplane.
From, Sash
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when she gets hurt. Thank you
for my toys from last year. I
would like a pet fish. Tell the
reindeer that I will give them
carrots and leave some cookies for you.
Love, Bentley
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Gracen. I am six.
I have been very good. Thank
you for the presents that you
gave me last year. I played
with all of them. This year I
would love an Olaf set, an Elsa
doll and a Cinderella Castle
lego set. I hope that you have
a very Merry Christmas!
Love, Gracen
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Members of the Greer High School Honor Choir entertained downtown visitors with caroling at the corner of Trade and
Poinsett Streets Thursday. The choir is under the direction of Sarah Hargett, left.
Greer High School Honor Choir students enjoyed Carol Week downtown last Thursday.
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Dear Santa,
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ok? I want a tracfone so I can
call people. I also want a Nintendo 3DS so I can play it all
day. Please Santa I want a
Xbox one so I can watch movies all day. I have been working
hard to follow the rules.
Love, Daniel
Dear Santa,
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all I want.
Love, Santa
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Love, Brayden
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Dear Santa,
Ive been good this year so
dont give me coal. And how
is you raindeer? What is the
north pole look like? Is rouldoulf real? Does he have a red
nose? And have a great Christmas!
HOUCKS CLASS
Dear Santa,
Love, Tobias S
Dear Santa.
Are you havein a good year?
I want for Christmas a new
bike thats a size 18 and some
rollorskats and the rest suprizes. Im haveing a good year. I
am haveing a good year. I deserve them for being off the
chart. Your sake maybe are
ready herie. I hope you are
haveing a good year.
Love, Caden
Dear Santa,
Thank you for giving me
presents for Christmas. This
year for Christmas I would like
a 3Ds and a dry earay board,
crayzy light, crayzy nits, cholc
board, little ten, nabie big tab,
sleeping bag, make your oan
crayons. I want these gifts because I have been on two bad
colors and alot of good colors.
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Love, Alexie
Love, Santa
From, Liberty
MENDEZ CLASS
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Thank you for all the presents. This year for Christmas I
would like a Ifon 6 and a pupy.
I want these gifts because,
these things will make my
mom crazy. There will be milk
and cookies.
Love, Jasmine H
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the gifts.
This year for Christmas I
would like a i,pod and 3ds and
a xbox. I want these gifts because I only have boring toys
and the toy I got yesterday I
couldnt bring it. It was a soccer ball. There will be milk and
cookies.
Alexie Ducimo
Anna Wright
Sincerely, Matthew R
Dear Santa,
I would like to know how
your randeer sleep? Dos Mrs.
Clazyous shogur to make
cookise? Are most toys made
of wood? How many tedy
bears do you have? How do
you feed your randeer?
Love, Jesus A
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the presents.
This year for chirsmas I would
like a lego nin jago toy. I want
these gifts because I.ve been a
good boy. There will be mlik
and cookies in the table..
Love, Scott
Caden Coleman
Jasmine Honea
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the keyboard
that you gave me last year.
This year I would like some
moves and a tablet. I think I
should have these things because I have been on pink two
times. The rest of the time Iv
been above green. Thar is going to be cookies on the tabel.
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
KUTZ CLASS
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Love, Reily
Love, Jahaira
Love, Jullian
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Dear Santa,
a, Olivia Moss
I am a little girl
and my name is Olivia Moss. I
am 4 years old. Santa I would like you to bring me a Frozen
scooter, Frozen bike and baby doll. Thank you for remembering me each year. Be good to
all the children everywhere. We will leave you some goodies under the tree. Please being
my mommy and daddy something nice my mommy would like some new things for her
kitchen. She is a good cooker.
P.S. Take care of Rudolph and the other reindeer. See you Christmas Eve. Please remember my twin sister Lahna. She loves you too.
Love, Olivia Moss
Greer, SC
Paul Smith
Dear Santa,
I want a lot of Legos
and cars. I want an airplane and if I dont see
it in a present it is OK. I
want candy canes and
peppermints that dont
melt in your mouth. Take
four of my presents to
the orphanage place so
they can have a good
Christmas present. Please
dont take away the
Legos. I love you Santa.
Dante Stabell
Dear Santa,
Kaylee Arroyo
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa!
Love, Typriest
Dear Santa,
WADES CLASS
Dear sarta.
I should be on the good list.
Dear sarta I want some presents becaues I love presents
and Christmas becaues christms is my favorite holiday becaues is snow.
Dear Snata
Love Eleazar
Dear Santa,
I should be on the nice list
because I help my mom fold
closes and distract Dexter
when someone is doing an inportint thing.
Love, Dahlia
I will explain if Im
I would like a Surface Pro 3 for Christmas and if not an I-Phone 5. I would also like a brown
haired Barbie doll and a beach Ken doll. I would like to give my parents a new car that they
want. I really want a Barbie Dreamhouse with a Elsa and Anna doll. If you cant I will accept
anything.
Love,
Dominique Stabell
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Dear Santa,
I want Santa to bring me a
new bike for Christmas because my bike wheel popped
and then my dad gave me his
bike and the chain broke. I
would maybe share it with my
brother. I would ride my bike.
I want you to bring me artist
stuff because I love, love, love
art very much and I barely
have any more art supplies
left. I maybe share it with my
brother and paint things.
I want a new phone for
Christmas because I have a flip
phone and it takes me forever
to text and I cant play games.
Maybe with my brother text,
and play games if Im bored.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
John David
Dear Santa,
I would like a Makeup Kit
because I have helped my
momma pack to move to the
new house. I have been good
for my mom and dad. With my
makeup kit I will put them on
everyday. I will wear it to
school to look cute. No I will
not share because they are too
little to wear it. I want a Ipod 5
so I can play on them all day. I
deserve a Ipad 5 for obeying
my family. I earned it by helping with a lot at home. My responsibility of earning this is
that I bought my gma some
cookies. I will never put it
down because I love it. I will
not share because it is very expensive. I want a cool bake
oven because I have been
good. I deserve it for helping
my mom cook and pack. I had
to watch my lil cousin to go
outside and thats why I deserve it. I can cook by myself
and I wont share because it
can get broken. I could cook
for my mom or dad.
Love, Anaydia Gory-Kerns
Dear Santa Claus,
All I want for Christmas
I would like a Samsung Galaxy S5. I deserve this present
because I take care of my dog
and I really want one. If I had
one I would use it to text, Skype, call, and play games.
My second present that I
would like is money to get my
ears pierced. I deserve this
present because I still take care
of my dog, and do my chores,
and get good grades. If I got
this present I would get my
ears pierced and weir cute earings.
The last present I want for
Christmas is money to get my
tablet repaired. I think I deserve this present because I
take good care of my tablet,
do my chores, good grades,
and take care of my dog. If I
got it I would take my tablet to
the repair shop and get it repaired.
Sincerilly,
Breanna Faith Glover
Dear Santa,
My number one present
that I want for Christmas is a
go-cart called the crazy cart. I
would not share it that much
because they might break
something thats a lot of money. I think I deserve it because I
hold the door open for people
all the time.
My second best present I
would like an electric scooter.
My reasons are that my old
one has a bent wheel, but I secretly think I might crash the
same way I did at Austins
house.
And the one just as important as the go-cart is Mrs. Gs
happiness. She has been the
best teacher ever! Thats why I
want you to give her a bunch
of board markers.
The end!
Love, Aerik A. Clark
Dear Santa Claus,
For Christmas I want a Ipod
5 touch blue, headphones,
and a case black with polka
dots. I should deserve it an
Ipod 5 touch blue, case black
and polka dots.
Gianna J.
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Children had the opportunity to share a meal and their Christmas wish list with Santa at the recent City of Greer Breakfast
with Santa event. Those attending made crafts, listened to Christmas carols and wrote letters to Saint Nick.
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Jacob Oliver
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a
big jacked up 2015 Chevy with
airbags. Ive done all my
chores and Im a terrific kid. I
would go mudding and have
fun with friends and family.
I also want a pet baby lion.
Ive tooken care of all my dogs
and chickens. I would go hunting with it.
I also want a 1992 Chevy SS
Camoro. Ive listened to my
parents. I would drag race with
it.
Curtis
By, Ariel
Dear Santa Claus,
I think I should have some
new headphones. I think I
need headphones because I
kinda broke all my other pairs.
Please use your magic to make
them un-breakable. I think I
earn headphones because I
did all my chores. I washed all
my dishes and I did all my
holiday greetings
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Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Emilee Dellinger
All I want for Christmas,
For Christmas I want a
IPhone6. I think I have earned
it because I have been a good
girl. I think I deserve it because
Im responstable. I wont share
it with my friends because the
teacher doesnt let us, but I will
share iwith my cusins.
I also want a tablet for
Christmas. I have earned a tablet because I do all my chores
and listen to my mom. I deserve it because I will take care
of it like my sister.
If you cant give me that I
want everyone to get at least
one present. If you give me
that I will be good for the
whole year. I havent earned or
deserve that but they do. Everyone deserves a merry
Christmas.
Maggie Calderon
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like
you to bring me a ipad for
Christmas. I think Ive deserved
a present because Ive been
good all year and I have behaved my self. I would put
games on it and use it for
school. I will probably share it
if it has a case.
I would also like a Basketball
goal and a basketball too. I deserve it because Ive been so
nice this year. I will play Basketball and practice playing it so
that one day I will be fantastic
at it just like Michael Jordon.
Jackson Howard
Dear Santa Claus,
All I want for Christmas is a
IPhone 6. I think I deserve this
present because I do chores,
and I never drop my. I think I
earned this present because I
had my phone for two years
now. I would not let people
use it because it is like a 400
dollar phone.
Another present I want are
beats the earbuds. I think I
earned this present because I
do chores to help my mom. I
think I deserve this because I
work really hard in school. That
is why I deserve this present
and earn it. I would share it
with people because people
might want to test them to see
if they work.
The last present I want is my
MK boots. I think I deserve this
present because I dont have a
lot of boots. I think I earn this
present because I take good
care of my stuff. No I would
not let people ware them
cause they are expensive.
Ryleigh Morgan
Dear Santa,
Ryleigh Morgan
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Daisy Romen
Aleria Jenkins
Sean Dunn
All I want for Christmas,
Dear Santa,
Sally Murphy
Dear Santa,
Merry
Christmas!
Seth Prevter
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DEAR SANTA
WOODLAND
MRS. PITTS
THIRD GRADE CLASS
Dear Santa,
I will really love a phone and
a tablet and ipad. I will tak very
good of it the pesen. I wont it
be cus I will shere weth my
setr.
Jason O.
Dear Santa,
This is Joey. Can you pleas
get me a game called assassins creed and a airsoft gun. I
will not shoot eneyone with it.
I wont shoot my brother or
sister. I will be good. And nice
to everebyde cas I am nice.
Can I even have a iPod 5 pleas.
Love, Joey B.
Dear Santa,
Im Chloe and Im about to
tell you what I would like to
have for Christmas. The first
thing I would like is a new Ipod
case. The reason is because my
other one is kind of breaking a
little. I will take better care for
this new one. The second
thing I would like is a Journey
girl its almost like a American
girl doll. Her name is Kyla. I will
not tangle her hair because it
sounds like clink clunk because how its made. Those are
the 2 things I would like for
Christmas.
Love, Chloe B.
Dear Santa,
This is what I would like for
Christmas. I would really, really
like a bulletien board. The reason I would like a bulletien
board is because I keep making holes in my wall to hang
pictures up. That is all I want
for Christmas. On it I would
hang pictures and other
things up. I would also hang
my calender on it. I could use it
a lot. Thats what I want for
Christmas.
Love, Megan B.
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Love, Rohan S.
Dear Santa,
Love, Emma T.
Love, Mason W.
Dear Santa,
My name is Hannah
and this year for
Christmas I want an
IPod and an art kit. I
will not loose my IPod
and I will not loose
the stuff it has tons of
stuff that you can do
on it. I want an art kit
because I like to do
crafts and I like to paint
and color. I hope you
get what yo want for
Christmas Santa! Happy
Holidays!
Love, Hannah B.
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
Love, Tamia D.
Dear Santa,
Hi my name is Eli and want I
would like for christmas. I want
battle boxes robots. I will be
responsible with them. I also
would like a turtle scooter, you
spin around really fast. I will
take care of it. I would love a
airsoft gun, I will not break it, I
will take care of it. I will not
shot anyone. I hope you get
want you want for Christmas.
Thats want I would like for
christmas.
Love, Eli M.
Dear Santa,
I would like to have a basketball. I will always go outside
to play with it. The next thing
that will acept is a ipod I will always take care of it. The next
thing that I want that I been
thinking of is a video game. I
will take care of it. I will be
making a lot of noice! I hope
too have a great christmas.
Love, Logan B.
Dear Santa,
My name is Daniella. I
am eight years old. I will
love the toys you gave
me. I am Dieing for you
to come Santa. I hope I
get what I want for
Christmas. Santa here is
I want a nerf rebelle
gun, Zumme Robot
Dog and a New magic
tree house book. Santa
you are very nice and
loyal. I hope you and Mrs.
Claws get what you want for
Christmas. Happy Holidays
Santa and Mrs. Claws. Ho! Ho!
Ho!
Love, Daniella R.
Dear Santa,
My name is Demont. Ive
been good this year. Ive took
care of my mom and pop also
sister and brother. This what I
want a Big trampleen so we
can jump on it and let friends
come over and jump on the
trampleen. Also I want a
Phone so I can call friends and
for a enmergcy. Also I want a
Bed so I can jump on it and
sleep in it. I hope I get those
things for Christmas. Ill give
you cookies and milk.
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Dear Santa,
Hello, my name is Emma S.
and for Christmas I wish for a
crazy cart. I will only drive it
outside and I will watch out for
cars and it makes noise to. I
want a Flutterby and I will only
do it with my hand and I will
let my sister do it but I half to
watch her because I dont
want her to break it. I really
hope I get what I want for
Chirstmas. Do you get anything for Christmas? This is a
present to you Santa. Why
dont you read it some time.
Love, Emma S.
Dear Santa,
For Chrismas I want candy,
Barbies, doll and board
games. I want candy because
it tastes very good and I will
not eat too much. Barbies
are Fun to play with and the
candy is good Board games
is also what my sister because to is favorite crismas
and my family a presints.
Love, Angelica
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Chloe White
Dear Santa,
I have tried to be a very good girl this year. I remember to say please and thank you.
My name is Chloe and I am 3. I love you Santa. I would like to ride in your sleigh. If you
can please bring me a teddy bear, a girl ball, and a baby doll. Can you bring me some surprises? Please bring my mommy a football, bring my Daddy some socks. My brother
Cody needs some surprises. Would you make sure the little kids that dont have any toys
get a few toys and some candy?
Thank you for everything. I hope you and Mrs. Claus have a verry good Christmas.
Love you always,
Chloe White
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ern-day Turkey. St. Nikolas
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of discipline. Eventually,
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to show a figure more associated with generosity.
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