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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 102 NO. 1 75 CENTS
Greer homeless shelter closer to construction

BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
We are going to be helping families for 90
The Greer Board of Zoning Appeals reviewed two

variation requests during
a Monday night meeting,
but only one received approval.
The Greer Soup Kitchens homeless shelter expansion received approval
for a variance request
from the side setback re-
days up to 180 days.

Norman West
Former chairman, Daily Bread Ministries

quirements. The residential multi-family property,
located at 509 E. Poinsett
St., cannot build the
5,000-square-foot
facility as planned, while also
complying with the 14.5
feet setback the ordinance
requires. As a result, the

board approved reducing
the setback requirement
to nine-feet or a six-foot
encroachment.
We are going to be helping families for 90 days
up to 180 days. These are
not people that are living
in the woods homeless.
These are people whove
just lost their jobs, their
homes. They have children, they have no place to
go. We dont have a place

like this in Greer, but we
will, said Norman West,
former chairman of the
Board of Directors with
Daily Bread Ministries and
current construction and
project manager.
The shelter will contain four units, each 600square-feet and each with
a single bedroom and
bathroom, and furnished
and with appliances. The
shelter will serve as a rehabilitation facility for

families.
A proposed RV storage
garage to be located at
3308 Brushy Creek Road,
was denied during a request for permitted use by
special exception for miniwarehouses for the storage
of recreation vehicles to be
constructed on the commercially zoned property.
SEE BOARD | A8
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

BRUCE TAYLOR
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A new start
The Greer Lions Club recently launched a new group
meeting two Tuesdays each month at noon. Pictured
is Wayne Cole, Paul Lister and Caroline Robertson at
the inaugural gathering.
DHEC addresses
waste concerns
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
When a proposed 42home subdivision on Alexander Road received opposition from Alexander
Road residents during a
Greer Planning Commission meeting at the end of
last year, several residents
stated they had concerns
about illegal dumping that
allegedly took place on the
property under a previous
owner.
Residents stated they
92-year-old
has devoted
lifetime
to service
saw cans and other materials being dumped on the

property. They also said
they knew that the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
investigated the property.
But residents never received notice as to the
state of the property pursuant to the DHECs investigation. Rick Kluge and
Betty Miller, both Alexander Road residents, were
among those who had expressed concerns about
SEE CONCERNS | A6
Bruce Taylor knows what

it means to serve. To him,
the logic is simple.
Ive got the time and Im
able to do it, he said. If I
didnt do it, why? Ive got
no excuse. I get a blessing
out of it.
Greer is my home
and I hope Im here
when the good Lord
says thats all.
Bruce Taylor
The longSEE
time Meals HONORABLE
on Wheels
MENTIONS
volunteer,
| A3
who turned
92 in December, has spent
years meeting the practical
needs of his neighbors. In
recognition of his efforts,
Taylor has been named
the 2014 Greer Citizen of
the Year.
SEE TAYLOR | A3
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Bruce Taylor has spent many years meeting the practical needs of his neighbors in Greer,
volunteering with Meals on Wheels at age 92.
First baby of 2015: Parents

welcome Ella Anne Newton
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Larry and Emelia Newton welcomed their daughter, Ella Anne, at around 8 a.m. on New
Years Day. The couple is from Gowensville.
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CRIME
A8
ENTERTAINMENT
B8
OBITUARIES
A6
OPINION
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OUR SCHOOLS
B7
SPORTS
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DEATHS
SPORTS
Claude Jackson Cooper,

94
Willie Mae Smith
Hackett, 93
Wayne Arthur Reeve, 82
Laura Jean Posey
Underwood, 77
Greers first baby of

2015 was delivered at
Greer Memorial Hospital
last Thursday, New Years
Day, at 8:15 a.m. Ella Anne
Newton measured 18 inches and weighed 6 pounds,
10 ounces. Her parents,
Larry and Emelia Newton
said the labor and subsequent birth came and went
extremely quickly.
When we first woke up,
it was like maybe three or
four contractions every
five minutes, Larry said.
And by the time we got
her in the car, it was just
Ella Anne Newton

one contraction after another.
The couple rushed 23
miles from their home
in Gowensville to Greer
Memorial, Emelia screaming all the way. She was
in such a distressed state
upon their arrival, in fact,
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Are you the next

Miss Greater Greer?
SANDLAPPER CHAMPS
Eastside girls
defeat Greer in
holiday tourney
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Applicants wishing to compete in the

2015 Miss Greater Greer and Miss
Greater Greer Teen pageant should
submit information before Wednesday,
Jan. 14.
The pageant will be on Jan. 17 at 6
p.m. at Greer High School.
For more information, contact Paige
Burkhalter at 444-6259.
that she says they scared

the hospital security officer.
Just 15 minutes after the
car was parked, Ella Anne
was born.
Though Larry thought
the baby would come later, Emelias instincts told
her differently.
On New Years Eve I
said, Were going to have
a New Years baby.
The fact that their child
was Greers first of the
new year, was icing on the
cake.
We didnt know it until later, Larry explained.
Our family and friends
cant believe it.
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wednesday, january 7, 2015
New session
to get underway
Community
Calendar
Today, Jan. 7
Grace place will have its
mini-mall open from 10 a.m.
- noon. Located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.
The Awanas Club at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
The Vietnam Veterans
of America Chapter 523 will
meet at Greenville Shrine
Club, 119 Veverly Road.
Greenville Chow time is
6-7 p.m. for $5, with meeting following. Call Chapter
President Patrick Ramsey at
232-4110 or V.P. Jerry Brock at
918-4451. Significant others
invited to join.
Thursday, Jan. 8
Alzheimers Association Suppport GROUP in
the second floor classroom at
Greer Memorial Hospital, 830
S. Buncombe Road, at 7-8:30
p.m. Call the Alzheimers Association at (800) 272-3900 or
visit www.alz.org/sc.
Kiwanis Club at 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restaurant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
Cancer patients and
survivors walking club at
12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the
Cancer Institute of GHS. Call
455-5809.
Traditional Rug hooking guild meets at Spalding
Farm Clubhouse off Highway
14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Contact Betsy McLeod at
270-1164 or email Patty Yoder
at scupstatehooking@gmail.
com
Monday, Jan. 12
Grace place in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Located at
407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D.
required.
Community Food Bank
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Supplies first come, first serve.
mini-mall open from 10 a.m.
- noon.
The Never Alone GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
Diabetes Support
group meeting from 6-7:30
p.m. at the GHS Life Center.
Call 455-4003.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
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. 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.
clothing closet open from
6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Preston Burch | The Greer Citizen
Fixing it up
Advent United Methodist youth pitched in for a Christmas break mission project, helping
at Faith United Methodist church on Highway 14 in Greer. The crew performed general
maintenance and yard work.
Community
News
Greater Greer pageant
seeking contestants
The 2015 Miss Greater Greer Teen and Miss

Greater Greer Pageant is
accepting applications for
teen and Miss contestants
for its 57th pageant now
through Wednesday, Jan.
14.
The pageant will be held
Saturday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m.,
at Greer High School.
A rehearsal will be
held Sunday, Jan. 11, for
he production number.
Time and place will be announced.
If you are interested in
participating, please contact Paige Burkhalter @
864-444-6259 or paigebsellshomes@gmail.com.
January is Sanctity of
Human Life Month
January is Sanctity of Human Life Month with Sunday, Jan. 18, being Sanctity
of Human Life Sunday.
Piedmont Womens Center has flyers available for
organizations who would
like to distribute them to
their groups or congregations.
PWC can also provide a
speaker for your group or
event. Contact Tami Howell at 864-848-1381 for
details.
Drive-through Flu
Shot Clinic Jan. 8
Bon Secours Wellness

Arena is hosting a drivethrough Flu Shot Clinic for
ages 18 and older who are
not yet immunized against
the flu.
The free clinic is Jan. 8
from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. in
the VIP parking lot.
League of Women Voters

Meeting Jan. 14
The League of Women

Voters of Greenville County have a new meeting day
and time for 2015.
The group will meet on
the second Wednesday of
the month at 1 p.m. at University Center, McAlister
Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. The
next meeting is Jan. 14.
Men and women, ages
18 and older are invited
to join the group. Visit the
information monitor at
University Center for the
room number.
Greer Learning Center

Needs tutors
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 12:30 8:30 p.m.
Call 848-5370 or visit
greenvilleliteracy.org for
more information.
Creative Advancement
Seeks volunteers
The Creative Advancement Centers, at Victor

Park Gym, needs volunteers and teachers in preparation for the additional
20 students the program
will take in. The program
provides after school help
for at-risk children in
grades K-12.
To apply or for more
information, contact Director Dan Dudley at 4237555 or dandudley@charter.net.
Gods Pantry needs

Spaghetti, beans, rice
Gods pantry, a nonprofit established in 2002

currently serving about
345 families at about $175
per person. Presently the
pantry needs spaghetti,
cereals, beans, rice, mixes, boxed items, oatmeal,
grits, ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, tuna,
chicken, vegetables, fruits,
tomato products and peanut butter.
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 volunteer call 963-4441.
Thrift store
Taking donations
The Community Chest

Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and
Saturday 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.
Senior Dining requests

Substitute drivers
The Senior Dinging program needs substitute

drives to pick up participants Monday Friday
from 9:30 a.m. noon.
Contact 877-1937 for
more information.
Meals on Wheels seeks

Drivers for routes
GCM is seeking drivers

for Meals on Wheels for
routes in Taylors and Locust Hill Road on Fridays,
routes on Highway 14 to
Skyland Elementary on
Mondays and Wednesdays
and troues every other
Monday in the Lake Robinson area.
To volunteer as a Meals
on Wheels driver Contact
Wendy Campbell at 8792254.
Senior Dining Seeks

blood pressure cuffs
GCMs Senior Dining

program needs blood
pressure cuffs, one large
and one regular, for month
blood pressure checks.
Donations
can
be
dropped off at 738 S. Line
St. Ext., Greer, Monday
Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Sharons Closet needs

Towels, blankets
Sharons Closet at Greer

Community Ministries is
in need of towels, sheets,
blankets, mens and boys
clothing, underwear and
socks, gloves and coats.
Drop off coats between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
Friday at 783 S. Line St.
Ext., Greer.
CheCks
Cashed
Pay BillS Here
1921 Hwy. 101 South, Greer, SC 29651

(Exit 60 off Interstate 85)
864-968-1133
Food Pantry needs

Condiments and rice
Greer Community Ministrys Food Pantry needs

donations of peanut butter, mustard, ketchup,
mayo, relish, salad dressings, 1-pound bags of rice,
boxed gelatin and corn
muffin mix.
Items can be donated
Monday Friday from 8
a.m. 4 p.m. at 783 S. Line
St. Ext., Greer.
First Friday Luncheon

On Jan. 9 at City Hall
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.
Monthly Pelham Power

Breakfast at PDQ
The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerces next

monthly Pelham Power
Breakfast, a networking
event, is from 8 9 a.m. on
Jan. 14 at PDQ, 3906 Pelham Road, Greenville.
The event is free for
chamber members. Visit
greerchamber.com
for
more information.
MTCCs next monthly

Tour is Jan. 14
your Voice
in Columbia
REpresentative
Rita Allison
priority for the South Carolina House and we hope
to get that done early and
send it to the Senate for
review. We need to get
this right and move on
to other great needs of
our state.
The Local Government
Fund issue will be a
debate with counties and
state. The Spartanburg
delegation is on record
through a resolution to
support the Local Government Funding. We will be
working to try to find a
funding solution to this
problem.
Criminal Domestic Violence Task Force should
be sending a report to
the SC House, also, on
their findings and ways
to strengthen our laws
to help this ever-growing
issue. South Carolina goes
from first to second place
each year in the numbers
of criminal domestic violence cases.
The Upstate will be
seeing a lot of national
leaders in the coming year
who may be considering a
run for President in 2016.
Senator Ted Cruz visited
in October 2014 and Former Governor Rick Perry
is due here on Jan. 27 at
the Chapman Cultural
Center (watch for detailsopen to the public).
First Baptist Church
of Lyman will host a
Womens Conference,
Common Ground on
Saturday, Jan. 24th starting around 9:30 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m. There
will be many breakout
sessions of interest to all
ages 13 and up featuring
Dawn Smith Jordan and
Sherry Thrift Bradshaw
for special inspiration
and motivation. Come
worship, learn and share
with women from all over
the upstate. Lunch is
included.
For further information
and to register: call First
Baptist Church Lyman at
439-8721 or visit www.
firstlyman.org.
Country 60s Rock Beach
Middle Tyger Community Center is a non-profit

that utilizes local and
state agencies to support
the Spartanburg District
Five area by offering GED
courses, English as a second languages classes and
health and assistance services to families in-need.
The next monthly tour is
10 11 a.m. at MTCC, 84
Groce Road Lyman. Visit
middletyger.org for more
information.
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SatuRdayS 6 P.m.-11:30 P.m.
Classic Country Band

SatuRdayS 6:30-7:30 P.m.
Line Dancing
Call Peggy at 864-877-3902 for advance tickets.
Visit us at www.greeropryhouse.5u.com
Foot-stomping, hand-clapping music
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Grace place in Greer will

have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
The Awanas Club at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
MTCC tour meets at the
MTCC, at 84 Groce Road in
Lyman at 10 a.m. Potential
volunteers and interested
parties can tour the facility
and learn about programs
offered.
League of Women Voters
of Greenville County meet at
1 p.m. at University Center,
McAlister Square, 225 S.
Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. Ages 18 and older, men
and women, are invited to
join. Visit the information
monitor at University Center
for the room number.
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.
Cancer survivor YOGA
class 4-5 p.m. at the Cancer
Institute of Greenville Health
System, 900 W. Faris Road,
Greenville. The classes are
free and registration isnt
required. Call 455-5809.
appy New Year to

each of you and your
families.
I wish a year filled with
joy, good health and
peace for our citizens and
our state. Tuesday, Jan.
13, the legislative session
will be gaveled in at noon.
This will be a session of
great challenges, but even
greater opportunities.
I am honored to chair
the South Carolina House
Education and Public
Works Committee. While
I did not ask to leave the
House Ways and Means
Committee, I did want to
make sure Spartanburg
County would keep that
slot, and it is now in the
hands of Rep. Derham
Cole, who will serve us
well.
I have 18 special committee members. We will
also have five of them
serving as sub-committee
chairs over K-12, Higher
Education, Transportation, Department of Motor
Vehicles and Public Safety
(Railroad, Aviation and
etc.) We have a great
staff and I look forward
to working hard to really
make a difference for
South Carolina and our
citizens.
I expect to see a lot of
legislative action with education this year. The governor and legislature did
file an appeal to the State
Supreme Court to review
again the lawsuit/decision, as it really gave no
real substance concerning
our problems. However, it
is the right thing to do for
our children to make sure
we are doing all we can
for all children and their
parents.
Roads/infrastructure
will also be high on the
list of things to do and
fund this coming session. I have been serving
on the Ad-Hoc Committee, which will present a
report early in the session
which will lead to legislation that will do some
reform and set some
funding streams for the
future. The governor will
also have a report on her
plan. Hopefully, we can
continue to work together
and get a solution for
greatly needed repairs
and future sustainability
for our roads and bridges.
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CPW replaces pipeline on Memorial Drive
dave
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Construction
continues
Saving
is always
smart
Q: My wife and I have
gone from having almost
nothing to making about
$90,000 in the last few
years. The problem is that
I cant get her interested
in saving money. Whats
worse, her father is the
preacher at our church
and he has convinced her
that he knows the Lord
is coming back in our
lifetime. Thinking this,
she says theres no reason
to save because it will all
be gone anyway. What can
I do?
The Greer Commission

of Public Works (CPW) began a project to replace a
natural gas pipeline near
the intersection of Memorial Drive and Tryon Street
in Greer recently.
According to officials,
the line is being replaced
due to damage suffered
from significant flooding
this August, which washed
out a bridge over Frohawk
Creek.
Crews will remove the
damaged
pipe,
which
is currently suspended
over the creek along the
washed-out bridge. CPW
will use horizontal directional drilling technology
to install the replacement
line underneath the creek,
preventing exposure and
damage from any future
flooding or wash outs.
Traffic control measures
are currently in place and
one lane will be open at all
times to local traffic only.
CPW officials say motorists are urged to take an
alternative route and to
use caution near the construction zone. The bridge
will remain impassable
both during and after the
project until the road is

repaired.
According to a release,
the project will take approximately a month to
complete. There will be
no service interruption
to CPW customers during
construction.
In November, South
Carolina Department of
Transportation (SCDOT)
officials said they completed a study for the washed
out area and opened bidding.
The detour has caused
a headache for residents
that live in the area.
We put up detour signs
and try to guide people
Jim Benson
Jim Benson has operated his

automotive business in Greer for
50 years. He has donated approximately $3 million to Greenville
Technical College and the Greer
campus, which is now named in
honor of him. He sponsors a car
show each year at Greer First
Baptist each year to benefit Greer
Community Ministries Meals on
Wheels program. He also donated the clock for downtown Greer.
Robbie Gravley
Right now, her
The Bible also tells us

very clearly that it is wise
to save, and the Bible
does not contradict itself.
So basically, if you dont
save youre being foolish.
Still, it probably wouldnt
be a great idea for you to
run and tell your wife that
financially shes behaving
like a fool.
This is a touchy situation in other areas, too.
Right now, her dads
theology is ruling your
marriage, and thats not
good. Husbands and
wives should grow in their
faith together. I think you
guys should sit down with
a good marriage counselor and, for the good of
your family, come to an
agreement on a new place
of worship.
I mean, even if her dad
is right about this and if
he turns out to be right,
Im pretty sure its not
because he has inside
information theres
some stuff going on here
where hes interwoven his
own ideas and spiritual
authority in with your
household authority.
And that kind of thing
could cause more problems down the road.
Company needs
to step up
Q: My company makes
me use my personal
credit card for overseas
travel. They take care of
my expenses, but sometimes they dont send
the money until after the
payment is due. Does this
affect my credit score?
DR: Unless you pay on
time instead of waiting
for their money, you bet it
affects your credit score.
Its your card. You signed
for it, and its in your
name. Every late payment
affects your credit bureau
score.
I dont know who you
work for, but this is a
very dangerous and bad
practice both by you
and your company. Your
company is using your
credit and abusing you in
the process. Talk to them
about furnishing you with
a corporate card. Better
yet, a corporate debit
card. If your employer
is going to send you
overseas, or anywhere on
the road, it shouldnt cost
you money or cause you
problems.
Wilson said he believes

the damage was contained
to that one section of Memorial Drive.
We believe (the danger)
is contained to that one
spot, Wilson said.
It wasnt really a sink
hole. This was a wash out
that was caused by that
stream putting through
more water than that pipe
could carry.
Department of Transportation officials said in November if all goes according to plan, the road could
reopen in the spring.
citizen of the year Honorable mention |
DR: Im all for people

living their lives according to Gods word. But the
Bible says that no man
knows when the Lord will
return. So, I get pretty
leery when a guy especially a preacher tells
me he knows when its
going to happen.
dads theology
is ruling your
marriage, and
thats not good.
Husbands and wives
should grow in their
faith together.
around the area, but unfortunately theres not

anything else we can do,
Brandon Wilson, SCDOT
assistant maintenance engineer for district three
said. Everyone still has
access to their property
because it was such an
isolated area, so we dont
have to make accommodations such as a temporary
road or anything like that.
It is a little more time
consuming and theres a
little more aggravation
to go around the detour,
he added. Unfortunately,
nature happens and were
working to fix it as quick
as we can.
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Bruce Taylor delivers Meals on Wheels for Greer Community Ministries each Monday.
Taylor: Serving Meals on Wheels at 92

from page one
(Meals on Wheels) is
a ministry I didnt realize was as important as
it is, Taylor said. There
are some people out there
in need. I know theyre in
need in Africa and theyre
in need around the world,
but weve got them here in
Greer. I know whenever I
hand them that meal, that
persons at least going to
have one meal.
Taylor delivers meals
one day each week, but
Meals on Wheels uses him
as a spare throughout the
rest of the week.
I have delivered four
days in one week, Taylor
said. I ask them when
I leave on Monday how
theyre fixed for the week.
Theyve got my number.
Born in the 1920s, Taylor was a 1942 graduate of Greer High School.
In 1943, he enlisted in
the U.S. Army, where he
completed four years of
service. After that, it was
off to Tigertown. Taylor
graduated from Clemson
University in just three
years. He became a school
teacher shortly after.
Taylor made a career at

Victor Mill, working for
30 years until 1980. He
then helped customers at
Dobsons Hardware for 20
years. He was married to
Bertha Taylor for 61 years
and raised two children.
Through the years, he
has enjoyed delivering
his same Meals on Wheels
route.
I do route No. 6 and it
just happens that I live on
route six, he said. Ive
got one guy thats diabetic, hes blind and hes got
one leg. When I go in, hell
stick out his hand and
well shake hands and Ill
hand him his meal. Hes
smiling from the time I go
in until I leave.
Earlier this year, Taylor
finished as runner up in
Meals on Wheels American Volunteer of the Year
voting. He was also honored by the City of Greer
through a proclamation by
Greer Mayor Rick Danner,
who has attended church
with Taylor for decades.
Ive seen Greer grow,
he said. Greers not a
sleepy town anymore. Its
up and going. We have
got the best mayor that
CPW offers cold

weather advice
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW) is
encouraging its customers to prepare for the projected frigid temperatures
this week. Cold temperatures can cause pipes to
freeze and bust, but there
are several methods for
preventing frozen pipes
around your home.
Cold weather tips
If you are leaving for

the night or for a few days,
set the thermostat in your
house no lower than 55F.
Ask a friend or neighbor
to check your house daily
to make sure its warm
enough to prevent freezing.
You may also shut off
and drain the water system
by turning the water off at
your meter. Be aware that
if you have a fire protection sprinkler system in
your house, it will be deactivated.
Insulate pipes or faucets in unheated areas.
Seal off access doors,
air vents and cracks.
Winter winds whistling
through overlooked openings can quickly freeze ex-
posed water pipes.

Disconnect and drain
outdoor hoses.
If your pipes have frozen and you are at home,
open a faucet and wait
until water begins flowing
again. Listen for leaks
water expands when it
freezes, which can cause
leaks in pipes.
Leaving a pencil-leadthin stream of water flowing from faucets coming
from pipes in unheated
areas or against exterior
walls may prevent pipes
from freezing.
Keeping the cabinet
doors open to allow more
home heat to reach the
pipes may also help prevent freezing for pipes
underneath sinks and in
cabinets.
CPW officials say they
cannot make repairs beyond the meter box at
your home. Customers
are urged to locate their
master shut-off valve,
which can turn water off
to the entire house in the
event of a leak. In the case
of frozen pipes or a leak,
customers should contact
a plumber.
anybody would want. Rick

Danner and I go to church
together at Victor Baptist
and Ive been knowing
him for 40 years, I guess. I
know the man and he and
that council really brought
this city up.
Taylor knows how far
the city has come.
If there is such a thing
as a Greer-ite, Im one of
them, he said. When we
came here the road in front
of my house was dirt. Ive
been around a while.
Through his years in the
community and hard times
that have come along the
way, Taylor offers some
simple advice.
Life is what you make it
to be, he said. There are
always some things that
come along that youd
rather not happen to you,
but it happens. Then you
have to work through it.
Taylor said he will retire
in eight more years.
Greer is my home and
I hope Im here when the
good Lord says thats all,
he said.
Robbie Gravley recently finished his 25th year as the founder of the Yellow Jacket Sports
Network, a radio program that
brings Greer High School athletics to fans throughout the area.
He delivers Meals on Wheels every other Thursday. He has
coached church basketball for 15
consecutive years. He is the current President of the Greer
Touchdown Club. He has
coached Little League baseball
and football with the Greer Recreation Department. Gravley also owns Rob Gravley Insurance,
which has operated for 27 years. He has served as a volunteer
youth leader at his church for 30 years.
Chris Harvey
Greer Fire Chief Chris Harvey is

a lifelong citizen of Greer. He
graduated from Greer High
School in 1976. Chief Harvey began his career with the City of
Greer Fire Department on April
15, 1977, as a tailboard firefighter.
Harvey progressed through the
ranks and in January of 1996. He
has served as the fire chief since
then and celebrated his 18th year
as chief recently. On April 15,
2015, Harvey will celebrate his
38th and final year of service to the citizens of Greer as he retires.
Lisa Lynn
Lisa Lynn is a native to Greer.

She has been an icon in the
downtown area, promoting businesses and assisting when she
can with their success. Lynn is the
chairperson for the Greer Oldies
Reunion each year and is instrumental in partnering with businesses to get them exposure for
the hundreds of people who
come in for the event. She volunteers for the Greer Chamber of
Commerce and Greer Relief.
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
A4 THE GREER CITIZEN
Inheritance: Morphing into our parents
ts happening.
Creeping up, like Kudzu covering a
road sign, like a stink bug onto a light
fixture, like all sorts of things that give
you the willies regarding their advancement...
I speak, oh, gentle reader, your Aunty
Pam speaks of the morphing that occurs
when we begin to turn into our parents.
Chuckling gently as I began to polish modest, inherited, bits of silver as
my mother always did well before the
start of the holiday season (Im simply
not going to decorate this house with
these tarnished candlesticks and the tea
service looking so dreadful!), I excused
that as a tradition that made common
sense, really.
Comedian Paul Reiser once brought a
piece of his stand-up to the sitcom, Mad
About You, when, in the middle of stridently making a point while gesturing
and pointing, he stopped abruptly and,
staring at his hand, exclaimed, Thats
my fathers finger! When did I start using my fathers finger?
So I take solace in knowing that I am
far from alone in this bewilderment.
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
Paul joins me, from time to time, as
we both make remarks during newscasts
that have absolutely nothing to do with
whats being shown on the screen- a
habit that used to drive me absolutely
nuts when committed by either of my
parents.
Her skirt is far too short, my mother
would remark, watching a fetching
anchorwoman, perched upon a stool, interviewing a guest in-studio, When she
crosses her legs, its positively indecent.
Its just the fashion, Id murmur in
reply, straining to hear if there was yet
again to be a budget impasse.
And those heels. Honestly, who would
wear such heels?
Well, you cant expect her to wear tennis shoes, can you?
Of course not, came her reply, But
thats ridiculous. And so is that Barbara

Walters, trying to look so young all the
time. Im quite sure shes had another
face-lift; you can tell by her neck.
Annoyance beginning to percolate, I
remained quiet and raised the volume
on the remote.
But this has gone on for as long as
I can remember with both parents.
During Watergate, which I knew even
as a pre-teen, to be a pretty big deal, I
wasnt sure what Look at the schnozz
on that guy! or Ive seen better teeth
on a horse! had to do, along with other
remarks, with anything that was thrown
randomly at the television set.
The morphing became apparent when
I caught myself, and Paul, commenting- actually muting the sound of a local
news report- so we could each announce,
Boy, thats not a good look, and Why
do female reporters wear tops that show
cleavage? Do they not get how unprofessional that looks? You dont see Brian
Williams anchoring the news with his
shirt unbuttoned to his waist with chest
hair sticking out, and later, when Brian
Williams was actually reporting the
I speak, oh, gentle reader,

your Aunty Pam speaks of the
morphing that occurs when we
begin to turn into our parents.
national news, instead of following latest

tantrum committed by North Koreas
bloated Gila monster of a leader, I found
it necessary to point out, Have you ever
noticed how often Brian wears a purple
tie? Ill bet his wife makes him, because
it really brings out his blue eyes.
So much for the body in the well in Anderson and any further hacking attempts
at Sony. I wasnt paying attention. But I
can tell you all kinds of superficial hair,
make-up, and wardrobe details as well
as seeing the exact same studio chair at
Ikea.
Creeping, I tell you, the morphing is
creeping. Im five years away from writing letters to the editor and watching
reruns of Murder She Wrote.
THE UPPER ROOM
CURIOUSLY
AMANDA
Human
frailty
AMANDA IRWIN
Staff reporter
Money:
Its a crime
Read Luke 7:1823
esus answering said unto

[Johns disciples], Go your
way, and tell John what
things ye have seen and heard;
how that the blind see, the
lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the
dead are raised, to the poor the
gospel is preached. Luke 7:22
(KIV)
After John the Baptist had
the privilege to baptize Jesus,
he also got to witness the Spirit
descending from heaven as
a dove and lighting on Jesus.
John also heard Gods voice
announcing from heaven, You
are my Son, the Beloved; with
you I am well pleased (Luke
3:22, NRSV). Yet only a short
time later, John was confused
enough about Jesus that he
sent two of his disciples to as
him, Are you the one who is
to come, or are we to wait for
another? (Luke 7:19, NSRV).
In spite of Johns display
of doubt, Jesus went on to
proclaim John the greatest
of all the prophets. I believe
that Lukes Gospel includes
this story to reassure us when
our faith wavers. It is human nature to be plagued by
uncertainties. God gave us
inquisitive minds and expects
us to ask difficult-but-honest
questions when we encounter
matters that affect our faith.
Perhaps Jesus knew that believers would need to have their
faith bolstered from time to
time, so he asked God to se
the Holy Spirit to live inside us
forever and be our comforter.
(See John 14:16-18.)
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you
for understanding when we
doubt. Strengthen our faith
when we struggle. Amen.
Thought for the day: In
times of doubt, I can lean on
Gods word and the Holy Spirit
to renew my faith.
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EDITORIAL
Petty complaints are a

problem in South Carolina
You wouldnt have expected a meeting of the
House Ethics and FOIA Ad Hoc Study Committee to be a good show. But it was.
Most of the meeting was taken up by Rep.
Ralph Norman (R-York) contending for stronger
language in a committee proposal. The majority of members didnt care for the stronger language, and eventually things started to crackle.
A proposal out of Rep. Kirkman Finlays (RRichland) Campaign Finance subcommittee
was pitched to the committee as a ban on using campaign funds to pay fines, fees, or other
charges as a result of a criminal matter. There
was a catch, though as there often is when
lawmakers are proposing laws that eliminate
their special privileges: the prohibition would
only apply once an elected official is found
guilty of the crime.
Rep. Norman asked the obvious question:
When people write checks to a candidates campaign, would they be okay with that candidate
using the money to defend himself against
criminal charges?
To put this into a little perspective, the recent case of public corruption involving former
speaker Bobby Harrell resulted in campaign expenditures in excess of $113,000 for the former
lawmaker to defend himself against the charges. Those funds were used to trot the case in
front of the Circuit Court twice and the state Supreme Court once and that was before any formal charges were made. The bill that received
heated discussion Monday would not change
that practice which didnt sit well with at least
three members of the committee.
When asked by Rep. Norman to explain the rationale for allowing public officials to use their
campaign accounts to defend themselves,
Rep. Finlay responded that the vast majority of
members couldnt afford thousands of dollars
in legal fees.
In fact, Rep. Finlay even defended the notion
that any violations of the law they may be accused of would stem from their role as public
servants. It would be unfair, according to Finlay, for members to have to defend themselves
without using campaign funds.
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Rep. Eddie Southard (R-Berkeley) trying to

determine a breaking point on the leniency of
the use of campaign funds asked if the proposal would allow officials to use campaign
funds to defend themselves even after they are
indicted by a grand jury, as Bobby Harrell did.
The answer? Why of course, yes; because, as
Rep. Derham Cole (R-Spartanburg) put it, an indictment is not equal to a conviction. So, just
as former representative Harrell continued to
tap his campaign account to defend himself after his indictment the nature of which was so
severe state law required that he be suspended
from office and his leadership post others will
be allowed to do the same.
Of course, a ban on using campaign funds
to pay legal fees would have the effect of encouraging ethical conduct, whereas allowing
the practice would encourage the opposite. As
long as members can defend themselves with
campaign cash, why not bend the law as far as
it will bend?
Theres another point to be made here, too.
Maybe Rep. Finlay and other members of the
committee know something the rest of the public does not. Maybe there are dozens, hundreds
even, of frivolous complaints brought against
House members at any given time.
If so, its already a crime. According to state
law, the wilful filing of a groundless complaint
is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than one thousand
dollars or imprisoned not more than one year.
Somehow I doubt frivolous complaints are a
real problem. I doubt they happen at all. In any
case, though, thanks to the secretive and selfserving nature of the House Ethics Committees
process for filing ethics complaints, well never
know.
Maybe members of the House would like to
lift the veil of secrecy shrouding this process
and show the public that frivolous complaints
are in fact a problem. Until theyre willing to do
that, they should keep quiet about it.
This guest editorial was submitted by Jamie Murguia, director of research at the
S.C. Policy Council.
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oney is the root of all evil.

Though not entirely
true, it does impact access to education and quality
of health care ultimately it
determines your worth.
Ive been lucky Ive never had
to go without. Ive always had
what Ive needed, though often
unable to afford what I want.
Despite working two jobs, I
earn less annually than I owe
in student loans, resulting in
financial stress. But Ive never
gone without.
While in a fitting room the
other week, I overheard a mom
and daughter in a nearby room.
The little girl asked her mom to
buy a toy and, between crying,
the mom responded, I cant.
Mommy really needs pants.
She counted out her money
$30 confirming what shed
known: she couldnt afford
both. I left them money, and
reevaluated my perspective.
Despite living in a nation that
offers universal grade-school
education, basic advantages
books, computers, teachers, extracurricular programs,
parental support and involvement are scare for students
in lower-income schools. In our
society, single parents working
multiple jobs still struggle to
provide food, clothes and basic
needs for children because
businesses continue to pay
minimum wage despite increasing living and health care costs.
Because of money and those
who control it because of
greed the odds are against
individuals in lower-income
communities.
These financial problems seep
into health care as well. Low-income families have less access
to preventative care and receive
lower quality care, resulting in
more serious illnesses. According to a study by the Common
Wealth Fund, as of 2010-11, 2242 percent (varying by state) of
low-income adults 50 and older
received preventive care. Adults
from low-income communities
had rates four-times higher of
hospitalization for respiratory
disease or diabetes complications, and the rates for children
from low-income homes hospitalized for asthma are more
than eight times greater.
The gap between economic
statuses continues to widen,
even though successful societies are bult upon individuals
succeeding. Employers and
community members, do what
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LYMAN FIRST HOSTS
WOMENS CONFERENCE
First Baptist Church of

Lyman will host a womens conference, Common
Ground on Saturday, Jan.
24 starting around 9:30
a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
There will be breakout
sessions of interest to all
ages 13 and up featuring
Dawn Smith Jordan and
Sherry Thrift Bradshaw
for special inspiration and
motivation. Come worship, learn and share with
women from all over the
upstate. Lunch is included.
For further information
and to register, call First
Baptist Church Lyman at
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DAY WILL BE JAN. 24
United Christian Church,

located at 105 Daniel Avenue in Greer will host
a big screen movie with
New Years
resolution
APALACHE BAPTIST
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
It was a busy and

blessed year for the Golden Hearts of Apalache
Baptist Church. Several
other churches in the association joined the ABC
senior group for some of
their activities/trips, and
Ashlan Village was added
as honorary members of
the Golden Hearts.
Many
activities
are
planned for the 2015 year.
The Golden Hearts begin
2015 senior activities with
a covered dish supper in
the Christian Life Center
at 6 p.m. on Jan. 13. Special guest will be Crystal
Capps.
A Super Bowl supper is
on the calendar for the seniors in the CLC at 6 p.m.
on Jan. 29. Soup/Stews
and cornbread are on the
menu for this meal.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
New Years baby

The Bon Secours St. Francis Health System recently welcomed its first baby of 2015, Zoe
Alexis Nen. Nen was born at 9:34 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds and 2 ounces and
measuring 20 inches long. Nen will be welcomed home by two older brothers, ages 5 and
3. Zoes mother, Olga Matipe, is a nurse at Bon Secours St. Francis. Both the mother and
baby are doing well.
Empty Bowls collects

$22,500 to end hunger
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Donations send
children to
Camp Courage
medical professionals who
know them best, said Jamie Stover, Certified Child
Life Specialist and Camp
Courage Director for BI-LO
Charities Childrens Cancer Center.
It is a place where the
campers understand each
other and can relate to one
another no matter what
healthcare journey they
have experienced. Camp
Courage truly is a place
like no other, added Stover. Without the support
of our community and
groups that come to know
and love Camp Courage,
we could not provide our
camp experience to our
families totally free of
charge.
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5-10 on Saturday, Jan. 24
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
It will be a pajama day
with crafts, snacks and
games. For more information, call 895-3966 or 5618195.
United Community Banks Ice on Main has raised more

than $1,000 to send children to Camp Courage.
More than $1,000 has

already been raised to
help send children with
cancer or blood disorders
to Camp Courage as a result of donations collected
from the sale of gloves,
socks and T-shirts at United Community Bank Ice on
Main. Organizers are challenging visitors to double
that number in the next
four weeks.
We are so pleased with
the publics continued
support of United Community Bank Ice on Main
and our partner charity,
Camp Courage, said Michelle Seaver, President of
Greenville County for the
bank. More than 8,000
skaters and countless visitors have come to the rink
during the first half of the
skating season. Their generosity in purchasing commemorative items already
means more children will
get to go to Camp Courage for free this summer.
We hope to at least double
this donation amount by
the last day of the season
on Jan. 19.
This is the first time
in the ice skating rinks
four-season history that
commemorative
items
are available for sale. All
proceeds from the sale of
gloves, socks and T-shirts
will be donated to Camp
Courage, a local recreational program for children with cancer and blood
disorders. The week-long
summer camp offers children the opportunity to be
away from the hospital or
clinic to do outdoor activities like archery, climbing,
dancing, fishing, karaoke,
sewing and swimming.
Camp Courage is a place
where our campers have a
truly normal camp experience with the benefit of
having around-the-clock
medical care from the
THE GREER CITIZEN
Hub City Empty Bowls

recently donated an additional $14,100 to TOTAL
Ministries, bringing the
sum for 2014 to $22,500.
The money was made one
hand-made clay bowl at a
time in an effort to eliminate hunger in the Spartanburg community.
The community seems
to have really embraced
this event, coming out to
make the bowls, then coming back for Soup Day to
buy the bowls, Nancy Williamson, chair of Hub City
Empty Bowls, said.
For months, Carolina
Clay Artists, a group of
local potters, encouraged
other potters and the general public to make and
donate bowls at bowl-making events held mostly at
Chapman Cultural Center and West Main Artists
Co-op. These unfinished
bowls were then glazed,
fired, and used on Soup
Day, when for a $15 donation, patrons select a
pottery bowl to keep and
enjoy gourmet soup from
some of the best restaurants in town. Each bowl
required a $15 donation,
and some patrons bought
several.
Sponsors for 2014 included Chris Williams of
Clay King, Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg
Art Museum, West Main
Artists Co-op, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
System, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Foundation, Action Printing,
Wheresville Productions,
and Carolina Clay Artists.
Additionally, funds were
received from individual
donors to help pay for
overhead expenses and
for opening an account
at Spartanburg County
Foundation. This account
provides Hub City Empty
Bowls with a tax-exempt
umbrella.
We are just so grateful for every sponsor and
donor who contributed,

Williamson said. We had
increased expenses this
year, yet, we were able to
pay all of our expenses,
set up the fund with Spartanburg County Foundation, and increase the net
donation to TOTAL Ministries by $4,000 over last
year. Having the tax-exempt status helps us build
our capacity to raise funds
and improves our position
to apply for larger grants
and sponsorships for future years.
The $22,500 (net) given
to TOTAL Ministries is a
record amount for Hub
City Empty Bowls. In 2009,
the donation to the Soup
Kitchen was $10,000; in
2011, $6,000 to Mobile
Meals; in January 2012,
$6,677 to TOTAL Ministries; in November 2012,
$12,000 to the Soup Kitchen; and in 2013, $18,593
to TOTAL Ministries. The
goal was to make 1200
bowls for 2014; 1500
bowls were actually made.
Local restaurants and
musicians
contributed
to the projects success.
Delicious gourmet soups,
breads, and beverages
were donated by local restaurants. These included
II Samuels, Andre Nguyen, Basils, Bull Hawgs,
Chef Bill McClellan Catering Services, Cribbs
Catering, Cribbs Kitchen,
Farmers Table, Fatz (Pottery Road), Garners, Gerhards, Lime Leaf, Monsoon
Noddle House, Moveable
Feast, NuWay Restaurant
and Lounge, Palmetto Palate, Renatos, Sparks Fire
Inspired Grille at Marriott,
Sun King, Wild Ace Pizza
and Pub, Willy Taco, Cakehead Bakery, Chick-fil-A,
Little River Roasting Company, Long Horns, The
Beacon, and Wades.
Mark Miller of Wheresville Productions recruited
local musicians who donated their talents. Par-
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ticipants included Anna V,

Fayssoux, Not Even Brothers, Grey Ally, Josie Pettit Band, and the Brianna
Hamilton Band. Melisa Emkjer led drum circles that
added to the grassroots
environment.
TOTAL Ministries was
the beneficiary of Hub
City Empty Bowls for the
second year in a row. Staff,
volunteers, and board
members from TOTAL
Ministries participated in
the bowl-making events,
worked Soup Day and
recruited the restaurants.
The folks from TOTAL
Ministries were with us every step of the way, Williamson said. We asked a
lot of them, and they did
not hesitate to work with
us.
Soup Day 2015 is already
scheduled for Saturday,
Sept. 26 at Chapman Cultural Center. Bowl-making events will start in the
summer.
Its time for New Years

resolutions, particularly
those about our health.
Although gun violence remains the leading cause
of death among young
people, our most dangerous weapon is still our
fork. 45 times as many die
of chronic diseases linked
to a diet containing animal
products, sugar, and salt.
Hardly a month goes
by without another study
linking consumption of
animal products with obesity, high blood pressure,
diabetes, heart disease,
stroke, and certain cancers. No reputable study
has ever shown an opposite result.
But times are changing. Hundreds of schools,
colleges, hospitals, and
corporate cafeterias, have
embraced Meatless Monday. According to a Gallup
poll, 22% of American consumers are avoiding meat
and 12% are avoiding dairy
products. Harris Interactive claims that 47% of
American consumers are
reducing consumption of
animal products.
Accordingly, plant-based
alternatives to meat and
dairy products are growing
explosively, propelled by
investments from Microsoft, Paypal, and Twitter
founders. Fast-food chains
like Chipotle, Subway, and
Taco Bell are rolling out
vegan options.
Let this New Years
resolution be about exploring the rich variety
of plant-based entrees,
lunch meats, cheeses, ice
creams, and milks in our
supermarket. The internet
offers tons of recipes and
transition tips.
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Claude J. Cooper
Veteran
Claude Jackson Cooper,

94, widower of Jannie Parham Cooper, died Jan. 2,
2015.
A native of
Spartanburg
County, son of
the late Jesse Robert and
Leila Dempsey Cooper, he
was a U.S. Army Veteran
of WWII, a retired employee of Lyman Printing and
Finishing and a member of
Southside Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters and son-in-law, Lynn
and Frank Reo of Lyman
and Claudette Birlew; seven grandchildren and several great and great-greatgrandchildren; and special
friend, Jean Campbell.
Mr. Cooper was predeceased by two brothers,
James Cooper and J.R.
Cooper and two sisters,
Helen Gosnell and Marie
Young.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at The Wood Mortuary,
conducted by Rev. Odell
Mosley and Rev. Tim
Wofford. Burial followed
in Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held
5-7 p.m. Sunday at The
Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the home
of his daughter and son-inlaw, Lynn and Frank Reo.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Southside Baptist Church,
410 S. Main St., Greer,
29650 or Calvary Hill Baptist Church, 100 Calvary
Hill Church Drive, Lyman,
29365.
Online condolences may
be made at thewoodmortuary.com.
Willie Mae Hackett

Mrs. Willie Mae Smith
Hackett went to be with
her Lord on Jan. 3, 2015.
Willie Mae was born in
Knoxville, Tennessee, on
Dec. 28, 1921, to the late
John and Katherine Minnett Henderlight, but lived
for the past 58 years in

Greer. She was a member
of First Baptist Church
in Greer where she was a
member of the choir and
Sunday school. She was a
volunteer Gray Lady at Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital for 50 years where
she was a favorite of the
patients and their families. Along with working at
the hospital, she worked
for the late Dr. Lewis Davis in billing and accounts
receivable. At one time,
she worked for Wood Mortuary, singing at funerals
along with the late Hubert
Honeycutt.
She is preceded in death
by her first husband, Kenneth Paul Smith and Dr.
Laurier E. Hackett, her second husband.
She is survived by two
daughters, Gloria Marshall
of West Columbia, S.C. and
Linda Dancy of Charleston,
S.C.; four grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pauline
Adkins and Jamie Bull
of Knoxville, Tennessee
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services were
held at 3 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 6, at Wood Memorial Park, conducted by Dr.
Rick Ezell.
Visitation was held 57 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at
The Wood Mortuary.
Memorials may be made
to Greer First Baptist
Church Music Ministry,
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer,
29650.
be made atthewoodmortuary.com.
Wayne A. Reeve
Wayne Arthur Reeve, 82,
of Greer, widower of Helen
Elaine Loser Reeve, went
to be with the Lord Jan. 1,
2015. He was a member of
Memorial United Methodist Church in Greer.
A native of Emporia,
Kansas, son of the late
Mark Fred Reeve and Inez
Reeve, Wayne retired as
the director of the Laurens, YMCA after a career
spanning over 30 years in
eight different YMCAs.
His love for wrestling led
him to share his gift everywhere he went, helping to
change many lives along
the way.
Surviving are two sons,
Mark Reeve and David
Reeve, both of Greer; a
nephew, James Loser of
Seneca; two sisters, Norma
Seerley and Ruth Hopper,

both of Sun City, Arizona;
four grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service and
a celebration of his life
will be held at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10, at Memorial United Methodist
Church, conducted by Rev.
John Rush.
Visitation will be held
after the service in the
church social hall. Online
condolences may be made
at thewoodmortuary.com.
Donations in Lieu of flowers can be made to the
YMCA of Greater Spartanburg at spartanburgymca.
org.
break the glass button

on their computer screens.
When providers clicked
this button, the program
recorded the time, the
patient whose electronic
chart was being viewed
and the data displayed.
In the trial, 49 percent of
the patients who participated elected to withhold
information contained in
their medical records from
some or all of their health
It is important for
patients to have
confidence in how
clinicians and
others use their
sensitive health
information.
Lucia Savage
Chief privacy officer, Office of the

National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology
care providers. Patients
strongly desired such control, while their providers
had mixed reactions. More
than half believed it was
OK for patients to withhold some health information. On the other hand, a
quarter of providers felt
very uncomfortable about
not being able to see all
of the information in their
patients records, worrying that it could jeopardize care.
It is critically important to consider patients
privacy preferences about
their health information,
Caine said. If we fail to
Weekend Outlook
Rain and clouds for part of weekend
Cool temperatures and rain arrive on Sunday

for parts of the area. We will see a partly
sunny sky on Saturday with rain moving into
our area on Sunday. After a week of sunny
skies and arctic cold temperatures we will see
chilly temperatures continue into the weekend.
Highs for Saturday and Sunday will climb to
the 40s with lows in the 20s. Chances for rain
remain high for our forecast for the beginning
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Laura Jean Underwood

Laura Jean Posey Underwood, 77, of 412 Mt. Lebanon Church Road, widow
of Drexal Underwood,
died Dec. 30, 2014, at her
home.
A native of Blount
County, Alabama, daughter of the late Arthur and
Prudie Holland Posey, she
was a retired employee of
Homelite/John Deere after
32 years and a member
of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church.
Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Terry Strange and
Barbara and Jeff Bishop
all of Greer; three sons
and
daughters-in-law,
Wayne and Becky Underwood, Thomas Edward
Underwood, and Marty
and Donna Underwood
all of Greer; three brothers, George Posey of Guntersville, Alabama, Claude
Posey and Roy Posey both
of Blountsville, Alabama;
a sister, Quilla Miller of
Oneonta, Alabama; eight
grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held 2 p.m. Friday at The
Wood
Mortuary,
conducted by Rev. Terry
Greene. Burial followed in
Wood Memorial Park.
Visitation
was
held
12:30-1:45 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 2, at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Interim Health Care
Hospice, 155 Deacon Tiller Court, Duncan, 29334
or Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church, 4899 Jordan Road,
Greer, 29651.
be made at thewoodmortuary.com.
Study: Patients withhold

information from doctors
In the first real-world
trial of the impact of patient-controlled access to
electronic medical records,
almost half of the patients
who participated withheld
clinically sensitive information in their medical
records from some or all
of their health care providers.
This is the key finding of
a new study by researchers
from Clemson University,
the Regenstrief Institute,
Indiana University School
of Medicine and Eskenazi
Health published in the
Journal of General Internal
Medicine.
Kelly Caine, assistant
professor in Clemsons
School of Computing, and
colleagues at Clemson led
the human factors efforts
on the project. She and her
team interviewed patients
about their privacy and
sharing preferences and
used this information to
design the user interface
that allowed patients to
control how and to whom
their medical data was
shared.
During the six-month trial, 105 patients were able
to indicate preferences for
which clinicians could access sensitive information
in their electronic medical
records, such as information on sexually transmitted diseases, substance
abuse or mental health,
and designating what the
clinicians could see.
Patients were able to
hide some or all of their
data from some or all
providers. However, the
health care providers were
able to override patients
preferences and view any
hidden data, if they felt
the patients health care
required it, by clicking a
design systems that meet

patients needs and desires about the extent to
which their health data
are shared, patients will
reject them or even refuse
to seek care.
The results from this
trial demonstrated that
patients not only say they
would like control over
their medical records, but
actually put that control
into practice when its
available.
It is important for patients to have confidence
in how clinicians and others use their sensitive
health information, said
Lucia Savage, chief privacy
officer of the Office of the
National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology. Patient-centered
decision making in electronic health information
exchange can inspire trust
in health IT and the papers
in the journal, along with
this study, give us new insights on these issues.
Our
patient-centered
work can inform the design of a system that preserves patient privacy and
autonomy, meets providers needs and improves
care, Caine said.
The results of the trial
are presented, interpreted
and analyzed in five peerreviewed research papers
describing how the patientcontrolled system was developed, how the trial was
conducted and how patients and their providers
felt about patient control;
a point-counterpoint discussion written by Caine;
and commentaries that
comprise the supplement
to the Journal of General
Internal Medicine.
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Clemson alumnus gives

$100,000 for endowment
Clemson
University
alumnus Ron Taylor (65)
of Midland, Michigan, has
pledged $100,000 to the
schools Emerging Scholars program to establish
the Captain Byron Wiley
Emerging Scholars Memorial Endowment, along
with annual support for
the program.
When I first heard
about the Emerging Scholars program, my heart
screamed, Yes! said Taylor. It very simply changes lives not just the student participant, but their
family and friends who
hear of the opportunity. It
is one of many wonderful
programs at the university
that are slowly retrieving
our public schools from
the brink of irrelevance.
Emerging Scholars is about
hope, respect, obligation
and humanity. The Clemson employees and local
school districts involved
in these programs deserve
our praise and support.
Amber Lange, director
of the Emerging Scholars
program, said the gift will
have a monumental impact.
This is our largest gift
by an individual donor,
she said. Ron Taylor has
a track record of giving
to support students and
faculty at Clemson, and

now has turned his attention to helping students
get to college, especially
students from areas in the
state that lack the resources they need.
Byron Wiley, a former
director of Clemsons Office of Access and Equity,
founded the program in
2002. He was a tireless advocate of helping students
from impoverished areas
of the state reach their
goals of higher education.
He saw a great need in the
lower area of the state and
created the program as a
college outreach effort to
break the cycles of high
poverty levels and even
higher dropout rates.
Currently, the program
operates in Allendale,
Bamberg and Hampton
counties.
Program staff work
with high school guidance counselors to identify freshmen who might
be in the first generation
in their families to attend
college, and whom they
believe will need extra motivation to get there. These
students come to Clemson
each summer for one- to
three-week
residential
sessions and take classes
in English, math, science,
African-American history,
public speaking and computer science. Students

also
attend
academic
workshops and visit at
least 14 colleges while in
the program.
The results are impressive: 100 percent of the
Emerging Scholars students (more than 500)
have graduated from high
school, with 90 percent
going on to attend college
or join the military the
next year.
Taylors gift will provide immediate funding
to reach more students
and also establish an endowment to ensure the
programs long-term sustainability and potential
expansion.
This gift is part of Clemson Universitys The Will
to Lead capital campaign
to raise $1 billion to support Clemson students and
faculty with scholarships,
professorships, facilities,
technology and enhanced
opportunities for learning
and research.
Taylors lifetime giving to Clemson exceeds
$500,000 and he will be
inducted into the John C.
Calhoun Society in 2015.
He also has made provisions in his will to increase
the three endowments he
has established.
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the propertys inability.

According to Cassandra
Harris, with the DHEC media relations, 38 inspections were conducted on
the Alexander Road property between 2004 and
2013. The property owner
passed away in June 2004.
The site, however, was
a Class I landfill, issued
under a general permit,
which permits disposal of
trees, stumps, wood chips
and yard trimmings, but
the landfill permit was terminated in 2013 and is no
longer operational.
According to the Department of Health and
Environmental
Control,
none of the inspections
conducted during that
time indicated visible contamination at the site, but
rather indicated inactivity
at the site. The notable
observations from the 38
inspections are as follows:
during the April 16, 2004,
inspection, DHEC observed
new unauthorized debris
tires, storage tanks and
scrap metal, of which photos were taken; during an
inspection conducted on
Jan. 16, 2008, DHEC noted
that the site materials had
been bulldozed into piles,
and again photos were
taken. During the July 19,
2012 inspection, DHEC
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Man dies after shooting self during standoff

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Officials said the husband of a Greenville woman found dead inside her
home on Saturday has
died after he shot himself during a 12-hour long
standoff.
24-year-old Damien Williams was involved in a 12hour standoff with Charlotte police and ended up
being brought out of the
standoff on a stretcher.
Police say he shot himself.
Master Deputy Jonathan
Smith with the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office
said Williams was to be
charged with murder and
possession of a weapon
during a violent crime in
the death of 30-year-old
Vanessa Williams, who
was found dead inside her
Allen Street home on Saturday afternoon.
Smith said deputies
found Williams dead while
performing
a
welfare
check at the home after
family members said they
had been unable to contact
Vanessa for a few days.
According to arrest warrants, the homicide occurred sometime between
Dec. 31 and Saturday.
Warrants state that Williams used a firearm in the
death.
Deputies learned Williams and a vehicle were
not at the home and deputies put information about
Williams and the vehicle
into the NCIC database
after they were unable to
contact him.
Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said their officers located that vehicle
in the parking lot of the
Americas Best Motel on
Reagan Drive, just off Interstate 85.
CMPD officers determined that the man was
inside a room at the hotel
and was refusing to comply with officers.
SWAT and police negotiators were called in and
police evacuated nearby
rooms, according to a media release. Officers also
closed the ramp off I-85
and other nearby streets
as the standoff with Williams continued.
Smith said two Greenville County investigators
traveled to Charlotte over-
night Saturday to work

with police.
Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, CMPD said members
of the SWAT team heard
gunshots from inside the
room. Officers made entry
into the room and discovered Williams had shot
himself.
Williams was taken to
the hospital with serious
injuries. Police said he
died from his injuries early Monday morning.
CMPD said two juveniles
were also in the hotel room
and were unharmed.
The coroners office said
Williams died of a gunshot
wound to the head.
Greenville County deputies are still actively investigating the case and ask
anyone with information
to call Crime Stoppers at
23-CRIME.
CORONER: 14-YEAR-OLD
DIES CROSSING ROAD
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The Greenville County
Coroners Office said a
14-year-old boy died after getting hit by a pickup
truck just after 6:30 p.m.
on Monday.
The coroner said Brian
Rodriguez was crossing
White Horse Road at Ottaray Lane when a vehicle
changing lanes struck
him.
The driver of the vehicle
stopped immediately, as
did witnesses to the collision, according to the
coroner.
The coroner said an ambulance happened to be
passing through the area
just after the collision and
stopped.
Rodriguez was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he
died.
Highway Patrol and the
coroners office are investigating.
MAULDIN OFFICER DIES

IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
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Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash
in Mauldin that killed an
off-duty police officer on
Monday evening.
The crash was reported
on West Butler Road at

Highway 276 just before
5 p.m.
The coroner said Austin
Gotowka, 22, an off-duty
officer with the Mauldin
Police Department, died in
the crash.
The coroner said Gotowka lost control of the motorcycle and slid into the
intersection.
Troopers
said Gotowka was wearing
a helmet.
The driver of the second
vehicle involved, a 2002
Nissan, was not injured.
An autopsy for Gotowka
is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Mauldin Police Department said Gotowka is
from Michigan and lived
with his fianc in Mauldin.
Police said they will release information on memorial plans on Tuesday.
Some officers were wearing black bands on Monday night.
CRIME REPORT
(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 Sheriffs Office or The Greenville County Sheriffs Office or The Duncan Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
DUI
Douglas Edward Cox

Jr., 49, of 228 West Rd. in
Greer has been charged
with second offense driving under the influence.
According to an incident report provided by
Greer Police, an officer
was called to Lister Road
in reference to a truck that
had skidded off the side of
the road.
A witness said that the
driver had exited the vehicle and walked away
drunkenly. Another officer found the driver, Cox,
500 yards away from the
vehicle.
Cox was issued a field
sobriety test and failed.
Officers transported him
to the Greer detention facility and offered to give
him a breathalyzer, which
he declined. It was discovered that Cox had a prior
BOARD: Votes 5-4 to deny application

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Although all other requirements have been met, the

proposed two-building facility, the Building and Development Standards staff
recommended the request
for denial due to terminology used in the ordinance
that precludes this type of
use under the clause such
asgarage.
While the board acknowledged that the applicants intent and the term
garage used in the ordinance were not the same,
because the developer applied for the request for
the garage facility, the request, as the ordinance is
currently written and defined, isnt in violation of
the citys codes.
Im still left to interpret
a strict enforcement of the
code, and that would be
for denial I cant regulate on what was intended.
Im required to regulate
based on what I see, said
Glenn Pace, Planning and
Zoning coordinator.
The board voted 4-5 for
denial, however, a rescinding vote could be held following the boards request
to have the application
and the definition of garage, as referenced by the

city, reviewed by the city
attorney.
If the proposed recreational vehicle garages are
approved, the facility will
include a covered wash
bay and a waste dump station, in addition to the two
storage facilities for recreational vehicles.

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Board of Zoning Appeals
meeting scheduled for
February.
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conviction for driving under the influence in 2010.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Randall Charles Cheek

Jr., 26, of 2542 Norris Highway in Six Mile has been
charged with possession
of schedule IV narcotics
with intent to distribute,
Introducing
contraband
into a jail facility, and public drunkenness.
According to a Greer
Police arrest report, an officer came upon a vehicle
parked at the intersection
of Highways 80 and 29.
The officer found shotgun
shells on the dash and a
rifle bag in the rear cargo.
After a couple minutes,
Cheek stumbled towards
the vehicle, claiming he
was out of gas. The officer observed he smelled
of alcohol and was slurring his speech. Officers
arrested him for DUI and
conducted an inventory
of his vehicle and found
a marijuana pipe. When
Cheek was being booked
in the jail, an officer found
21 Xanax pills in a Claritin
bottle inside his pocket.
The pills were submitted
for analysis.
POSSESION
Ricky Dale Gilstrap,

46, of 107 Symbolic Ct.
in Greenville has been
charged
with
possession of schedule I narcotics, possession of stolen
Goods greater than $1,000
and driving under suspension.
According to a report
filed by the Greer Police
Department, an officer
called in the tag on a suspicious vehicle traveling
down Wade Hampton Boulevard and discovered the
car was stolen.
A traffic stop was issued
and both the driver, Gilstrap, and the passenger,
Tarina Freeman, were removed from the car. Upon
inspecting the vehicle, officers found empty beer
bottles, a half-empty whiskey bottle, a glass pipe and
a baggy containing white
crystals.
Both Freeman
and Gilstrap smelled of
alcohol and appeared impaired. They were transported to the Greer jail.
Freeman was charged
with possession of stolen
goods, possession of Narcotics and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
CDV
Steven Dwayne Dunn,

29, of 124 New Woodruff
Rd. in Greer has been
charged with criminal domestic violence (second ).
According to the Greer
Police incident report,
the woman who owns the
house at the above address
called in a complaint of an
altercation between her
daughter and the subject.
At the home, the victim
said Dunn had yelled at
her and threw an Xbox controller. When she started
screaming, she says Dunn
put a pillow over her face
and held her down on the
bed. The subject fled the

scene before officers arrived.
A warrant was sought
and the case remains active. Dunn had a prior conviction for CDV in 2006.
DUI
Andrew Byars Bagwell,

21, of 108 Country Place
Drive in Inman has been
charged with driving under the influence (fourth
offense) and open container.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, an officer was on
routine patrol on Wade
Hampton Avenue when he
noticed a car heading right
for him in the wrong lane.
He swerved to avoid a collision and then activated
his blue lights.
The car continued in the
wrong lane before finally
pulling into Bradshaw
Chevrolet.
When running the license number, the officer
was informed the drivers
license had been suspended for driving under the
influence third offense.
Another officer arrived
and a field sobriety test
was issued. After failing
to satisfactorily perform
the commands, Bagwell
stopped the test and told
the officers to take him to
jail. A search of the car revealed 13 open beers and
13 unopened beers.
At the detention center,
Bagwell produced a BAC
sample of 0.23%.
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The Greer Citizen
Eagles take Lady Sandlapper

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Taylor Thompson and
the Eastside girls basketball team knocked off
Greer for a third time last
week, claiming the Lady
Sandlapper Holiday Classic championship.
Were just midway

through the season.
We know that its
not where you start
or where you are
midway, its where
you end up at the
end of the season.
Cindy DeHart
Eastside girls basketball coach

Twenty points from
Thompson was enough
for Eastside to pull away
with a 57-45 victory over
the Yellow Jackets, as the
Lady Eagles head back into
region play this week.
Overall, our team effort
was excellent, Eastside
coach Cindy DeHart said.
Our defense was able to
do what we talked about
doing. I was just really
pleased.
Eastside defeated Carolina (69-10) and Travelers Rest (52-33) to earn a
trip to the championship
game.
After earning a threepoint advantage at half-
time, Eastside was clinging

to a narrow second half
margin.
It is a battle every time
we play Greer, and this
time was no different,
DeHart said.
Jessica Garlington contributed 11 points of her
own for Eastside, as Megan Jones led the way for
Greer with 13 points on
the night.
It was nip and tuck
for four quarters, DeHart said. It was a battle
until the end and thats
what you can expect with
them.
Destiny Thompson took
home tournament MVP
honors, registering eight
assists, two steals and two
rebounds in the championship game.
She was everywhere,
DeHart said of Thompson.
She just plays so hard.
Now diving back into
region competition, DeHart said her team has a
restored sense of confidence.
We look at everything
game by game, she said.
We are very fortunate.
We realize that. But, Im
proud of the girls. Their
confidence is growing and
as long as they play together and work as a team
they can do some good
things.
Eastside faces matchups
with Southside and Berea
this week.
Im entering my 34th
year at Eastside and I
understand that its one
game at a time, DeHart
said. Not one game is any
more important than the
other. You dont look down
SEE EAGLES | B3
Teliyah Jeter and the Eastside girls basketball team cruised to a Lady Sandlapper
tournament title over the holidays, defeating Carolina, Travelers Rest and Greer.
Preps for
J.L. Mann,
Boiling
Springs
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
After a brief losing skid, Blue Ridge bounced back in a big

way over the holidays, winning the Battle at the Border.
Robinson, Tigers
win tourney title
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A Blue Ridge girls basketball team that had been
struggling edged past
Boiling Springs last week
to claim the Battle at the
Border championship in
Landrum.
Tournament MVP Courtney Robinson finished the
game with 23 points for
the Lady Tigers, willing
her team to a 40-35 win.
We got better every
single game, Blue Ridge

coach Byron Hardy said
of the tournament. Weve
had some good practices
even though Im still down
a couple of players. Everybody has gotten a chance
to play and we worked on
a few things we needed to
work on.
The Tigers defeated
Spartanburg Day School
and Broome to advance
to the championship. The
three game win streak has
SEE TIGERS | B3
BILLY
CANNADA
Bucket list
Byrnes mounts strong

comeback at Dorman
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BLAME
CANNADA
A late surge helped the

Rebels push past Peachtree
Ridge (Georgia) to claim
the Fouders Federal Credit
Union bracket of the Farm
Bureau Insurance Classic
at Dorman last week.
After falling behind by
seven heading into the
fourth quarter, senior Jaylan Foster scored eight
points in the final minutes
to help his team squeak
out a 61-57 victory.
The Rebels also defeated
Buford (106-97) and Douglas County (63-58) during
the slate of tournament
games.
Bouvier Howard carried most of the load for
Byrnes during the finale,
scoring 17 points in a
game where the two teams
traded the lead eight
times. Foster took home
tournament MVP honors,
joining Tyrique Glenn on
the all-tournament team.
The Rebels schedule
wont get any easier.
Tavin Richardson was key for Byrnes during the teams

tournament win last week.
As Byrnes gets set to
head into the bulk of region competition, J.L.
Mann and Boiling Springs
are next on the schedule.
The Rebels will then
have a three-game home
stint, taking on Riverside
Dorman and Wade Hamp-
ton in the span of seven

days. Looking ahead on
the schedule, Byrnes faces
road trips to each of those
schools, along with a trip
to Mauldin.
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lot of people say

Times Square is the
place to be on New
Years Eve, but I would
venture to say none of
those people have actually
been to Times Square on
New Years Eve.
A week ago, thats
where I was.
The wife and I had been
planning this trip for a
while. My dad was moving to Brooklyn, so we
decided to tag along and
help with the transition.
One of the main things on
my wifes must do list
was the big Wednesday
night event. I wasnt too
excited about the idea. I
knew how cold it would
be, how crowded it would
get and how long of a wait
we were going to face.
Still, against our better
judgment (and for the
sake of the bucket list) we
made our way to Manhattan at 4 p.m., thinking
eight hours would be
plenty of time to find
a good spot in Times
Square. It wasnt.
Times Square is located
on 42nd Street in New
York, and police had
closed off every street
up to 52nd. After a mad
10-block dash, we found
ourselves packed in a
vicious crowd waiting to
pass through security.
Weve all been in long
lines and big crowds
before, but nothing compares to this. I was not
only touching the people
in front/behind/beside
meI was glued to them.
The force of people pushing from all directions
was overwhelming and,
at times, a little scary. We
waited like this for two
hours. Police officers let
people in one at a time
after an extensive shakedown. I tried to lighten
the mood by joking that
it was like Walmart in
that there were all these
people and only one
checkout line open. My
dad gave me a courtesy
laugh, but nobody else
thought it was funny (I
think one guy even cursed
at me).
Fast forward several
hours and wed gotten as
close as we could possibly
get to the actionnine
blocks away.
It was nearing 11 p.m.
and I still hadnt seen the
ball. There was something that looked like it
sitting next to a 40-foot
Toshiba ad, but it couldnt
be it. It looked like a glowing basketball.
Are they gonna put
that ball up? I asked my
wife anxiously. Time is
running out!
I think thats it, Shannon responded, pointing
to the basketball.
The three Australians
standing behind us were
less than impressed, too.
Are you telling me the
famous ball is no bigger
than a Toshiba sign? one
of them asked in a glorious accent.
Despite the crowds,
the cold and the wait,
midnight came and we
celebrated 2015 with a
million excited people.
We can finally check it
off our bucket list: weve
been in Times Square on
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Lady Rebels struggle in Dorman Classic

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Byrnes girls basketball
coach Stacey Parris believes this is the toughest
schedule she has ever created for one of her teams,
and a trip to the Dorman
Classic over the holiday
break didnt make it any
easier.
The Lady Rebels dropped
games to Southeast Raleigh
and tournament host, Dorman, but came away with
a victory over region rival
Wade Hampton.
The Dorman Classic is
always one of those tournaments that is filled with
This tournament taught us some lessons...

We faced some adversity, but I think well
get better from it.
Stacey Parris
Byrnes girls basketball coach

talent, Parris said. Unfortunately, we played the
team that one the tournament (Southeast Raleigh)
in the first round. They
had two ACC players, one
from NC State and one
from Syracuse, so it was a
tough matchup for us, but
we competed hard.
Byrnes bounced back

with a win over the Lady
Generals.
This tournament taught
us some lessons, Parris
said. The pressure was
off and it was just about
playing and getting better and being challenged.
We faced some adversity,
but I think well get better

from it. This is the toughest schedule Ive ever put
together during the five
years Ive been at Byrnes
and I did that on purpose
to make us better. I think
well have some confidence going back into region play.
The Rebel lineup has
continued to remain unstable, as leading scorer
Brianna James could not
participate in any of the
holiday action.
We were still playing
without Bri James, Parris
said. She had the knee
injury and then she got
the flu, so it was tough
not having our best player

and leading scorer in the
tournament. But, it gave
us an opportunity for our
younger girls to step up.
Some of them have played
really well.
Parris said dealing with
injury and illness means
senior leadership must
take responsibility going
forward.
The one thing weve
learned is that our senior
leadership has to be better, she said. I do think
weve grown up a good bit
in the last couple of weeks
with everything that has
been going on. If we can
come back together now,
were going to be better

for it.
Byrnes faces matchups
with J.L. Mann and Boiling
Springs this week.
These are programs
that had new coaches last
year, but theyve worked
really hard and improved a
good bit, she said. Were
fortunate to have J.L. Mann
at home first, but we cant
take any game lightly. We
have to take every game
and every possession seriously to meet our goals.
I know these teams are
much improved and we
have to do the things we
need to be doing.
EHS tops Mann, Clover

Falls to
Hillcrest,
Greenville
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Greer pulled away from Riverside in the final minutes of a Lady Sandlapper tournament
game, advancing to play Eastside in the championship.
Riverside breaks even in

Moody Holiday Classic
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Riverside hit the road
for some holiday hoops
last week, getting a look
at some unfamiliar faces
before kicking off the new
year in the region.
The Warriors went 2-2 in
the Moody Holiday Classic
hosted by Northwestern,
falling to Charlotte United
Christian (80-71 loss) and
Voyager Academy (75-63
loss) before bouncing back
against Covenant Day (6865 win) and Oakbrook
Prep (68-65 win).
We got to play three
teams out of North Carolina and a team out of Spartanburg, head coach Greg
Miller said. It was a really
good experience to go up
there and see teams weve
never seen before.
Miller said the holiday
tournament allowed his
team to develop some
chemistry on and off the
court.
We drove (to Rock Hill)
and back everyday so
there was a lot of team
bonding, he said. Youre
spending four days together. Some teams dont
use it correctly, but this
team did. We learned a lot
about each other and, on
the court, I think we finally found our identity. We
know how hard we need to
play and what we need to
do to be successful.
With 13 games now
under its belt, Riverside
heads back into region
competition boasting a 76 overall record.
Consistency and mentality are going to be the
two biggest things we

need to get under control,
Miller said. Looking back
on the first part of region,
I think we developed the
mentality we need to be
successful. Now, its just
cleaning up little plays
throughout the game so
we become more consistent. Theyve realized the
potential that they have.
Their fate, so to speak, is
in their own hands.
Miller said his group
has struggled to finish at
times this season.
Were working on finishing plays, finishing
quarters and finishing the
game, he said. A lot of
the year, Ive been trying
to get us to understand
how hard we have to play,
but I think weve learned
that lesson. Now, we really
need to complete plays
and quarters and putting
the whole package together.
The Warriors began
January with a matchup
at Spartanburg (results
were not available at press
time).
Its definitely a big
task for us coming off the
break, Miller said. Spartanburg is very athletic.
They like to try and create a lot of turnovers with
some half-court pressure.
They finish well in transition and it makes them a
tough team to match up
with.
Riverside will cap the
week at home against
Mauldin on Friday.
Theyre a young team
this year, but a lot of times
young means dangerous
because they have no fear,
Myles Smith and the Warriors are getting back to work this
week against region competition.
Miller said. Were facing

two completely different
teams this week. We have
to gear up for high-speed,
fast paced Spartanburg,
and Mauldin, which is a
steady shooting team.
Girls
The
Lady
Warriors
topped Berea and Travelers Rest, but fell to Greer
during the annual Lady
Sandlapper
tournament
at Eastside over the holidays.
Head coach Jenny Taylor
said she saw some clutch
performances from some
key players.
We had a number of
kids step up and play
well, Taylor said. Sarah
Cline had seven threepointers against Berea.
Ashten Latta hit 11 points
from basically the same
spot in one quarter against
Greer. I thought Baylor
(Johnson) really handled
the team and the ball well
down the stretch against
Travelers Rest. Brooke
(Jordan-Brown) just had
an all around great tournament.
The Warriors have lost
a handful of close games
this season, including the
one to Greer, but despite
the early struggles, the
teams confidence hasnt
changed.
When we lose, our confidence doesnt change,
she said. Every single
game they go out there
and play as hard as they
possible can. They have
great attitudes, they never
quit and, whether we win
or lose, it doesnt change
for them.
I think were playing
better right now than
weve played in a long
time, Taylor added. The
competition in our region
is extremely tough, so
youve got to be on top of
your game to win any of
those games.
The
Lady
Warriors
take on Spartanburg and
Mauldin this week.
Spartanburg has one of
the best players Ive seen
in high school basketball,
Taylor said. Theyre always at the top of our
region so we know well
have our work cut out for
us there.
Mauldin has a new
coach and they lost a couple of players, so it will be
interesting to see where
theyre at and how they
play, she said.
It has been a tale of two

teams for the Eastside
boys basketball team so
far this season.
The Eagles split a slate
of holiday tournament
games last week, knocking
off J.L. Mann (54-52) and
Clover (52-41), but falling
in games to Hillcrest (6138) and Greenville (52-25).
The victory over Mann
came in spectacular fashion for the Eagles on the
first night of the tournament. After giving up a
late score, Tyius Lewis
played hero for Eastside,
sinking a long three-point
attempt at the buzzer to
give the Eagles the walk
off basket.
It was a close game,
Eastside coach Tom Chamness said. We were down
by three at the half, but it
was back and forth all the
way until the end. We were
fortunate in the end.
Hillcrest was a different
story for the Eagles, however.
We didnt play well,
Chamness said. We had
12 turnovers in the first
half and Hillcrest is really
athletic and made us pay
for that. I think we played
them even in the second

half, but we just got in too
big of a hole.
In game three, Eastside
managed to edge Clover
by a double-digit margin.
That was probably our
best game in the tournament, Chamness said.
We just played really well,
especially in the fourth
quarter.
In game four, the Eagles
couldnt get anything to
fall.
We sort of reverted
back to some old mistakes in our last game
against Greenville, Chamness said. It seemed
like somebody had a lid
on the bucket. It wasnt
just one guy, it was everybody. We couldnt make a
layupThats how we are
this year. Weve been up
and down. I think thats a
sign of youth and inexperience.
Eastside is off to a 3-0
start in region competition, and Chamness said
this is one of the more
harder working teams he
has coached.
We have a great group
of kids that have a great
work ethic, Chamness
said. Ive had teams that
were much more gifted,
but didnt practice as well
as this team does. They
come in and they do what
we ask them to do, but at
times, were still a little Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Gaining
experience
against high caliber opponents will only help the
Eagles moving forward.
Every one of our Christmas games were against

(Class) AAAA teams, he
said. Hillcrest is one of
the top teams in the state,
so weve faced some good
teams. Im hoping that
experience will translate
into our region schedule
because, now were really
getting into the heart of it.
We know this is when it really counts.
Chamness said he expects his team to compete for a league title, but
knows the road will be
tough.
Theres certainly no
guarantees because, if
you look at our region,
you have a lot of teams
that are really good, he
said. Travelers Rest, who
was the region champion
last year, still has Andrew
Brown. Youve got Berea
who has everybody back.
Southside was picked to
win the region and we
dont know that much
about Emerald.
You have to show up
and play, Chamness added. If not, youre going to
get beat. Not only does our
region have good players,
it also has great coaches.
You look at Jeff Maness
at Berea and Jeff Neely at
Greer, theyve both won
state championships. You
cant count a team like
Greer or Blue Ridge out
of it because theyre well
coached and by January
and February, theyre going to be good teams.
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Disappointing defeat
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Lady Jackets fall to Eagles

by Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The third time was not
the charm for the Greer
girls basketball team.
After defeating Clinton (69-30) and Riverside
(56-54) to advance to the
championship game in the
annual Lady Sandlapper
holiday tournament, the
Lady Jackets were unable
to top Eastside in a tight
57-45 battle.
It was Greers third loss
to the Lady Eagles this season.
The thing you always
want to do is see your
team progress, and I think
were in the process of doing that, head coach Carlton Greene said. Were
getting better each time
out. We want to be playing
our best basketball in Feb-
ruary, not in November.

Greene said his team has
learned from its losses
this season.
Anytime you play a
team like that, youre going to get something from
it, he said. When you
play a good team three
times, its going to make
you a better team. Thats
what I feel like has happened to us. Players have
had opportunities to step
up in these games and see
what they need to do to be
successful.
Three of our four losses
were against Eastside and
the fourth one was against
TR in overtime, Greene
added. Im pleased with
where we are standing and
what weve been able to
accomplish.
Gaining some mid-season tournament experi-
ence will be helpful for

Greer down the stretch,
Greene said.
Weve figured out our
rotation and when to put
people in, but weve also
learned that weve got
a pretty resilient group.
They come every night to
play and play hard, he
said. Thats really what
you want your team to
do.
Greer will face Berea and
Chapman this week.
It will be a different
look for us, Greene said.
Both of those teams are
in the bottom half of the
region, but its really early
to measure anything. The
thing our team has to do
is take each game one at
a time and line up to play
the best we can.
SPORTS
EAGLES: Hit stride during tournament

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the road and you dont

look ahead. You just have
to keep measuring what
your teams strengths are
versus the other teams
strengths and keep the
kids on a even keel.
The head coach said
although her team has
proved itself thus far,
nothing secure has been
accomplished.
Were just midway
through the season, she
said. We know that its not
where you start or where
you are midway, its where
you end up at the end of
the season. We dont get
too high and we dont get
too low. Weve still got
work to do and weve still
got areas to improve. We
have to focus on becoming
a complete team.
DeHart said Southside
and Berea will give her
team all it can handle.
Its always hard, she
Taylor Thompson came through with some key

performances for Eastside during the Lady Sandlapper.
said. We have our hands
full. Both of those teams
are good. We cant look
ahead or count anything
before we get there. We
know we have to come to
play every night. These are

two big games for us this
week.
TIGERS: Hope to keep momentum alive

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provided Hardys team

with some confidence
Our momentum is good
and our confidence is
good, but what I saw that
was better than anything
was that we played with a
little bit better chemistry,
which is what were striving for, he said. Were
getting used to who is
going to be where at one
time, but our transition
game really worked well at
times and we were able to
focus on team defense.
The Lady Tigers face
matchups with Travelers
Rest and Southside this
week.
We saw some improvements over the break, but
now its time to take that
with us back into region
play, he said. Travelers
Rest is young, but theyre
well disciplined. When you
We saw some
improvements over
the break, but now
its time to take that
with us back into
region play.
Byron Hardy
Blue Ridge girls head coach

face Southside, theyre
strong, theyre athletic
and they can shoot. Were
going to have to work hard
to be competitive with
them
Moving forward, Hardy
hopes his team can rely
less on its leading scorer
and more on a balanced
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off Courtney, Hardy said.
Weve got to be able to
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in first volleyball match
The North Greenville
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Center in Spartanburg.
The Wave of Pepperdine
entered the 2015 season
ranked No. 1 in the NCAA,
returning five seniors including two All-American
performers.
The Crusaders, which
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by the height of Pepperdine, battled for the entire three set game. The
Wave took a 6-2 lead early
in the first set, but North
Greenville pulled within
6-5. Pepperdine then went
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that gave the Wave an 187 lead. North Greenville
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into the opening frame,
but the Wave went on to
take the 25-11 win and a
1-0 set lead.
North Greenville took
its first lead of the match
to open the second frame.
Matthew
MacManaway
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kills. North Greenville led
3-2 early on, but Pepperdine once again flexed its
muscles, gaining a comfortable advantage with
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The Crusaders put together their best performance of the night in the
final set. The Crusaders
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together a competitive run
late in the set. The Wave
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with a 25-17 win.
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led by Martin Alcox, who
finished the night with a
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career and game high six
kills. Curtis Westra also
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ON HISTORIC NIGHT
Senior guard Morgan

Brown became the limestones all-time career
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11.
The Crusaders took an
early 2-0 lead in the first
minute of action, but a
three-pointer by Brown on
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more points during that
stretch.
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Living Here
The Greer Citizen
the greer citizen
B5
Greer loses advocate, friend in Richardson

By Leland Burch
For The Greer Citizen
reer lost a great

friend and advocate
when Bonita Smith
Bunny Richardson
passed away on New
Years Eve.
Richardson was the key
to Greers relationship
with BMW Manufacturing.
That relationship had gotten off to a rocky start in
1992 when the city pulled
off a surprise annexation of the automobile
assembly plant site. The
short history is that Greer
received the Verne Smith
Parkway for backing down
from the annexation. But
long term, Greer got much
more in Bunny Richardson who became BMWs
emissary to the community.
Early on, it was apparent that no one with BMW
knew what to make of
Greer and vice versa. But
Richardsons background
of having grown up in the
small town of Williston
enabled her to create the
strong bonds that join the
two entities. She developed a heart for the Greer
community, a passion
that she also infused at
BMW Manufacturing.
A remarkable person
who was a writer at heart,
Richardson had two
careers. After graduating
from the USC School of
Journalism, Richardson
went to work with the Columbia Record newspaper
and quickly rose through
the ranks of a then maledominated industry to
become city editor. She
moved on to the same
post with The State newspaper, gracefully coping
with the high stress of
meeting daily deadlines,
fielding calls from angry
politicians skewered by
the newspaper and training cub reporters. Over
the course of 22 years as

a journalist, Richardson
mentored many budding
reporters, and she wanted
to be remembered as a
teacher.
Richardson began a
second career in 1995
when she came to Greer
with Bobby Hitt, her
newspaper colleague and
former classmate at USC,
to launch BMW Corporate
More important,
Richardson was
BMWs outreach
to the Greer
community...
Unselfish and
unpretentious,
she never sought
personal gain or
recognition.
Communications. Richardsons background enabled her to put out fires
even as they started. She
had the skills to redirect
reporters seeking to sensationalize rare, untoward
incidents that threatened
to ignite bad publicity for
the company.
More important,
Richardson was BMWs
outreach to the Greer
community. The extent of
Richardsons accomplishments in that role cannot
be entirely documented
because she worked
mostly behind the scenes.
Unselfish and unpretentious, she never sought
personal gain or recognition.
Richardson began by
sharing her leadership
skills with the Greer
Chamber of Commerce
and served as Chairman
of the Executive Board in
2006. She served also as
a board member of the
Partnership for Tomorrow
and the Greer Education
Foundation.
Since Richardson resided in Simpsonville and
attended church there,
she was not widely known
in Greer. But those who
did know her soon discovered that Richardsons
heart of gold and nerves
of steel, as a friend
described her, could get
things done. Richardsons
advocacy on the communitys behalf with her
employer enabled Greer
to share the benefits of
having an automobile
assembly plant. BMW
stepped up to sponsor
an array community and
educational activities over
the past 20 years.
Richardson had the
ability to see all sides of
issues and express her
opinion in a firm and
fair manner that did not
create contention. An example occurred when the
Partnership for Tomorrow was on the verge of
erecting a plaque to honor
Gerards Restaurant for
its role in revitalizing
downtown Greer. Richardson pointed out that such
a plaque would not be fair
to long time Greer businesses that had hung on
and persevered through
the most difficult of economic times. Case closed.
Richardson persuaded
the Greer Education Foundation to include District
Five Schools when awarding grants and scholarships. District Five leaders
had no inkling how this
had happened until
another board member
suggested that Richardson be recognized for her
efforts.
After retiring from
Photo | Courtesy SC Press Association

BMW in 2012, Richardson became caught up
in a fierce struggle with
cancer and never had the
opportunity to enjoy her
golden years. Even so,
she continued to work
for the Greer community, including serving as
editor for the Chamber of
Commerces annual publi-
cation Experience Greer.

That effort was recognized when the Chamber
presented her the J. Verne
Smith Award for leadership in 2013.
Later, as CEO of her own
firm, BSR Communications, Richardson helped
coordinate Mitsubishi
Polyester Films 50th An-
niversary celebration last

September.
Like most blessings that
come our way, Greer did
nothing to deserve Bunny
Richardson. Now we are
more than grateful, for
Greer would not have
benefitted from BMWs
presence nearly as much
without her influence.
DJ Jordan leads Greer locals who accepted the challenge to participate in the Body by Vi Challenge. For each individual who participated last Saturday at Victor Gym, 30 meals
were donated through Project 10 Kids.
Locals challenge selves

while helping others
By Amanda Irwin
Staff Writer
Residents gathered at
Victor Gym and Victor
Park last Saturday to shed
some pounds and feed
children as part of the 90day Body by Vi Challenge.
The challenge, instructed locally by DJ Jordan, is
an international challenge
that encourages people
to loose 10 pounds in 90
days to feed individuals in
need.
This year, what were
gonna do is we decided to
do a group challenge work
out, which will be simultaneously (internationally)
So they came up with an
idea to get people moving, said Jordan.
Eleven countries participated in the challenge

kickoff last Saturday at
noon, which involved
walking, dancing and getting up and moving for 30
minutes.
In the U.S., and I guess
in other countries, we had
over 2,200 groups that did
the challenge, he said.
For everyone who showed
up at Saturdays event, the
Visalus Sciences company,
creator of the challenge,
provided 30 meals per attendee to children in need
through the PROJECT 10
Kids program. Locally, a
food bank on Highway 29
and in Columbia benefit
from the event, according
to Jordan.
According to their web-
site, to-date the company

has donated more than 4
million meals through the
Vi Community Challenge
and Project 10 Kids, and
the worldwide event resulted in tens of thousands of
participants for the record
for Worlds Largest Simultaneous Group Workout.
My focus is to try and
have these once a week, a
lot of people cant afford
a gym membership the
events are free, anybody
can show up and participate, he said.
Participants will become
part of weekly groups that
setups a time to just start
moving.
About 17 Greer locals participated in the first day of the 90-day challenge to loose
weight, which kicked off at Victor Gym.
B6
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
Many things can cause

restless leg syndrome
DEAR DR. ROACH:
Dont forget that although
there are many medical
causes of restless leg syndrome, varicose veins also
can be a source of symptoms, and we have cured
many people of symptoms
with minimally invasive
varicose vein treatments.
We always recommend
that if you have visible
varicosities or strong family history of varicose
veins, you should get an
ultrasound to determine
if you have venous insufficiency. The treatments
have essentially no down
time and can mean one
less medication for many
people. In addition, just
because you cant see visible varicosities does not
mean you do not have
venous insufficiency. We
have patients with beautiful legs whose ultrasound
reveals large veins under
the surface. -- Melissa A.
Sandman, M.D.
ANSWER: Thank you for
writing. Many people also
have written about other
causes and treatments for
restless leg syndrome, so I
wanted to talk a bit more
about this important subject.
In addition to the iron
deficiency I mentioned
and the varicose veins Dr.
Sandman writes about,
there are several other
important causes, including kidney disease, usually
when dialysis has started.
Diabetics have a higher
risk for RLS, which sometimes can be mistaken
for diabetic neuropathy.
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
Multiple sclerosis and Parkinsons disease both are
associated with RLS, and
Parkinsons is important
because when medicines
such as levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet) wear off, it
can mimic RLS symptoms.
When dopa drugs are used
long-term for RLS, symptoms can get worse, a
condition called augmentation.
Pregnant women are
more likely to have RLS.
Many drugs, especially antidepressants, can cause
RLS. I had a reader tell me
that hers was due to Benadryl she was taking for
sleep. Magnesium deficiency is common in RLS, and
several readers told me
magnesium supplements
stopped their symptoms.
The booklet on restless
leg syndrome provides
much more information
on this common sleep disorder, and also offers advice on nighttime cramps.
Readers can obtain a copy
by writing: Dr. Roach - No. 306W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Can. with the recipients printed name and
address. Please allow four
weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am

92 and have spinal stenosis in my lower back and
neck. The neck stenosis is
causing a balance problem.
Who would treat and/or
operate on this -- orthopedist or neurologist? -- J.W.
ANSWER: I would be
very slow to recommend
surgery on the neck at age
92. I would try other treatments, including medication, physical therapy and
possibly injection, before
considering surgery.
Balance problems may
benefit from problem-specific exercises. A neurologist may be very helpful
in evaluating whether
the symptoms are indeed
coming from the spinal
stenosis, because balance
problems can have many
different causes.
If symptoms were intolerable despite everything
that could be done short
of surgery, I would find
the most experienced surgeon around, which could
be either a neurosurgeon
or an orthopedic surgeon.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475.
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Eric regretted issuing

Rick an ultimatum to reunite with Caroline. Maya
asserted her newfound
power within the Forrester
family by relocating Ivy
and Aly for the evening.
To the dismay of many,
Eric went out of town and
left Forrester Creations
in Ricks hands. Having
been displaced due to the
downfall of her marriage,
Caroline found refuge by
hanging out with Liam. In
response to his familys
outrage, Rick justified his
motivation for the abrupt
renovation to Erics living
room during his absence.
Maya rubbed it in Carolines face about being the
new woman in Ricks life.
Ivy and Liam gave Rick
their opinion on what was
at the root of his behavior.
Wait to See: Ridges love
life is thrown in his face.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Brady and Melanie confessed their feelings for

each other. Theresa had
an upsetting reaction
when she picked up a baby
rattle. Aiden tried to explain his actions to Hope,
but was he being truthful?
Paul responded to Wills
question in a stunning
way. Adrienne confided to
Lucas that she suspected
Justin was having an affair. Nicole pulled out all
Linsey Godfrey stars as

Caroline on The Bold and
The Beautiful
the stops in an effort to
reconcile with Daniel. Melanie walked in on Theresa
having very vulnerable
moment. Sonny got a surprise when he stopped by
Pauls hotel room. Nicole
resolved to concentrate on
her relationship with Daniel, but then got a mysterious phone call about
Serena. Melanie tried to
reach out to an emotional
Theresa. Wait to See: Jordan receives some shocking news.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Michael told Bobbie that

he wanted to turn her
childhood home into the
AJ Quartermaine Clinic.
Lulu was unexpectedly reunited with someone from
her past. Olivia made a
confession to Carly about
her attempt to make Ned
jealous. Later, Tracy called

out Ned for having feelings for both Olivia and
Alexis. Carlos hesitated in
fulfilling Flukes request.
Sonny met a new prisoner
and wondered why this
person was behind bars.
Michael enlisted Neds
help in making the clinic a
reality. Dante and Nathan
had a warning for Johnny.
Maxie and Lulu updated
each other on their relationships. Jake opened up
to Carly about his flashbacks. Wait to See: Michael
offers Rosalie a job.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Phyllis pumped Billy for

information about Kelly.
Avery asked Nick if he was
fighting for full custody of
Faith for the right reasons.
Kevin arrived to work late
at the police station with
a mysterious box. Later,
Summer and Austin came
to the tack house, where
Summer then traded digs
with Mariah. Dylan convinced Avery to call Joe
to see if he would reveal
who was the property
owner of the warehouse
district. Kevin tried to get
his brother to talk about
his treatment plan. Later,
Lauren and Michael met
with the oncologist, Dr.
Jain, for a second opinion.
Mariah told Nick that she
never celebrated her birthday growing up. Wait to
See: Devon and Hilary get
daring with their affair.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
Our Schools
The Greer Citizen
School
News
Ministry
Sloane Nicole Taylor, BS
Health Promotion
and Wellness
Students named to fall

2014 deans list at SWU
Greenville County|
Auction comes
to Washington Center
Recently McKenzie Rileys and Marisa Davis

classes at Washington
Center were entertained
by professional auctioneer Jake Ohlinger who
modeled how an auction
works.
Objects of interest such
as hair bows, pencils and
small toys were laid upon
a table in the front of the
class room. Students were
taught to raise their placard when a wanted item
was presented for bid.The
students started the bidding at $1 and went up as
high as one hundred and
fifty.
Even though real money
was not used, students
were able to receive the
items that they successfully bid on.All students
were able to participate in
the bidding and received
prizes.
End of Course exams

to be administered
Photo | Submitted
Auctioneer Jake Ohlinger leads Washington Center students in a rousing auction activity.
Students started the bidding on wanted items at $1.
Governors School now

accepting applications
The Governors School

for Science & Mathematics,
now through Feb. 15, is accepting application for the
class of 2017.
Applications are available online now through
the schools website, scgssm.org/apply-now. The
school can serve up to 300
high school juniors and
seniors annually.
The
South
Carolina
Board of Education states
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. Those
schools are Berea, 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
Units at the end of the
first semester. Identified
students who are enrolled
in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies
2, English 1, United States
History and the Constitution, and Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 will participate in testing. Each
school selects specific test
dates beginning on Jan. 7,
2015.
The EOCEP tests are
multiple-choice and untimed, but two hours is
the estimated test administration time for most
students to complete the
test. Each session must be
completed during a single
day unless the student
has an IEP or 504 Accommodation Plan specifying
administration of a single
test over several days.
Students at Berry Shoals

Intermediate School recently took part in a first.
In addition to the Robotics
Club, Berry Shoals has added the CS First Computer
Science Google Club.
CS First is a Google program focused on increasing student access and
exposure to Computer
Science. The club is developed by Google, which
provides teachers, schools,
and volunteers with all the
materials needed to lead a
CS First program.
During club meetings,
students were actively engaged with learning to code
in a fun, supportive club
atmosphere. The CS First
curriculum was created by
the Google Computer Science Teaching Fellows, a
cohort of graduates with
degrees in computer science and education.
The club is facilitated by
volunteers (Gurus) who
help club members navigate the club videos and
materials, keep the club
sessions on schedule, and
offer support and encouragement as club members
create, problem solve, and
build using computer science. Gurus work in partnership with teacher
hosts, who are professional educators and representatives of the school
where the club is held.
Kindergarten, first
grade registration
higher education |
Registration for kindergarten and first grade in

Greenville County Schools
will be held Monday
Thursday, Jan. 12-15.
Children who will be
five years old on or before
Sept. 1, 2015 must enroll
in public or private kindergarten, unless the parent or legal guardian signs
a waiver. Any child who
will be six years old on or
before Sept. 1, 2015 must
enroll in first grade.
Visit your Greenville
County
public
school
Jan.12-15 to register.
ACE Awards seeking

unsung heroes
Each year throughout the

district, the ACE Awards
(Advocates for Character
and Education) honor 66
male and female students
who are considered true
unsung heroes in their
schools. This award was
created to recognize students who often go unnoticed for one reason or
another, but have accomplished great things in
their community, church
or school.
If you would like to nominate a Greenville County
8th or 12th grader, please
complete and submit the
nomination form online
at c4caceawards.com. All
nominations must be submitted by Jan. 31.
An ACE Awards Advisory
Committee at each school
will choose finalists from
among those nominated
to complete an application
for the ACE Award.
the greer citizen
district five
Computer science Club
added at Berry Shoals
BJU WINS NATIONAL OPERA

ASSOCIATION AWARD
Bob Jones Universitys

2014 production of Giuseppe
Verdis
opera
Aida won second place
in the Professional Division of the National Opera
Associations (NOA) Opera
Production Competition.
This is the fourth time
BJU has entered the NOA
competition and its fourth
NOA award.
Because of the strength
of its productions, BJU has
been placed in the professional category, rather
than in the collegiate category, and ranked in the
top three nationally each
time it has entered the
competition.
Previous award-winning
BJU opera productions
are Camille Saint-Sans
Samson et Dalila (2010),
Charles Gounods Faust
(2011) and Giuseppe Verdis Il Trovatore (2012).
BJUs production of
Aida,
conducted
by
Maestro Stephen White of
the Metropolitan Opera,
included a cast of more
than 200 in addition to
more than 150 musicians
and stage crew. Guest
artists Kevin Thompson
(Ramphis), Clay Hilley
(Radames), Mary Phillips
(Amneris), Indra Thomas
(Aida) and Grant Youngblood (Amonasro) joined
the BJU cast.
The award will be presented at the 60th Annual
Convention in Greensboro,
North Carolina later this
month. Dr. Darren Lawson,
dean of the School of Fine

Arts & Communication,
who served as director of
the production will accept
the award for BJU.
To be recognized on a
national level speaks very
well about the commitment of BJUs students
and staff crew as well as
our level of excellence to
the glory of God, said
Lawson.
Gray named to Arizona

State Deans List
David Gray, a Greer native, received academic

honors from Arizona State
University by making the
Universitys deans list for
the Fall 2014 semester.
Undergraduate students
who earn 12 or more graded semester hours during
a semester in residence at
ASU with a GPA of 3.50 or
higher are eligible for the
deans list.
NGU announces
december graduates
North Greenville University graduated the following local students on Dec.

11. Baccalaureate degree
students with a cumulative grade point average of
at least 3.5 graduate cum
laude; those with at least
a 3.75 graduate magna
cum laude; and those with
at least a 3.9 grade point
average graduate summa
cum laude.
Greer
Allison Denise Beam, BS
Health Promotion
and Wellness
Laura Easterling Brown,
Master of Business
Administration
Christopher Alexander
Dean, BS Sport
Management
Caleb Austin Greene, BA
Interdisciplinary
Studies
Jonathan Eric Hannon,
BA Interdisciplinary
Studies
William Murchison
Hayes, BS
Psychology, summa
cum laude
Megan Kendall Keaton,
BA Intercultural
Studies
Madison Danielle
Kellough, BA
Broadcast Media
Jacob Mark Lee, BS
Sport Management
Henry Carroll McCray
Master of Business
Administration
Jack Lou Merckle III, BA
Interdisciplinary
Studies-Criminal
Justice & Legal
Studies
Jennifer Lynn Miller,
BS Mathematics
Education
Tony Justin Oxendine,
BS Business
Administration, cum
laude
Logan Nicole Ross,
BA Intercultural
Studies
Whitney Yerrick Simms,
BS Outdoor
Leadership, summa
cum laude
Claudia F. Solesbee, AA
Justin Bernard
Vernon, BS Sport
Management
Kenneth Kevin Whitt,
Master of Christian
Ministry
Taylors
Bethany Estelle
Armstrong, BS
Health Promotion
and Wellness
Tyetta Verson Carey,
AFA
Justin Cole Carlisle
Master of Business
Administration
Danielle Leticia Duff
Master of Business
Administration
Austin Lee Gibbons, BA
Youth Ministry,
summa cum laude
Mary Kathryn
Humphries, BS
Psychology, cum
laude
Benjamin Corey
Johnson, BS Sport
Management
Erick Spencer Klemm,
BA Interdisciplinary
Studies-Criminal
Justice and Legal
Studies
Larry D. Mason Master
of Christian Ministry
Mark S. Porter Master
of Education
Leah D. Shirley, BS
Marketing
Anna Grace Sullivan, BA
Church Music
Tigerville
Charles Edward
Hawkins, BS Sport
Management
Wellford
Christopher James Davis
Master of Business
Administration
Franklin Tsagligxub Hang, BA
Interdisciplinary
Studies
Woodruff
Joshua Edward Epton
Master of Christian
Southern Wesleyan University announced its fall

2014 deans list students.
The following students
earned a GPA of 3.5 or
higher on all work attempted (12 hours or
more) during the fall 2014
semester, with no grade
for any single course below 3.0.
The Southern Wesleyan
University deans list includes:
Campobello
Trevor Walker
Chemistry
Greer
Laura Collyer Biology
Education
Sarah McDonald
Human Services
Landrum
Kaycee Blackwell
Media
Communication
Sarah Cash Elementary
Education
Lyman
Bradley Coker Religion
Allison Edge
Moore
Jacob Chesney
Recreation and
Leisure Services
Wade Metcalf Business
Administration
Taylors
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Life Itself puts Roger Ebert in spotlight

Rating: 7.5 out of 10
The Boxtrolls
couch theater
Movie
REview
Run time: 100 minutes

Rated: NR but contains mild
profanity and disturbing
images
DVD previews
By Sam Struckhoff
New Releases
for week of Jan. 19
PICKS OF THE WEEK
The Boxtrolls (PG)

Heres a stop-motion
animated feature that is
charming in both looks
and story. The Boxtrolls
are cardboard-clad little
dudes who scurry around
at night and collect nifty
things to bring back to
their lair under the little
city of Cheesbridge. The
townspeople are fooled by
the ruling class into fearing the Boxtrolls who
actually are the whimsical and harmless type of
monster. The future lies
in the hands of Eggs, a
little human boy raised by
the trolls, and Winnie, the
evil mayors precocious
daughter.
With its handmade look
and unique feel, The
Boxtrolls is a welcome
break from the standard
kid stuff. LAIKA studios
was first introduced to
audiences with Coraline
(which was a bit creepier
than it was fun), followed
by ParaNorman (more
fun and still rather creepy).
The Boxtrolls might be a
little unconventional, but
theyre the monsters you
want under your bed.
Lucy (R) In this
sorta-sciencey action flick,
Scarlett Johansen kicks
butts after she is granted the ability to use her
whole brain, not just the
10 percent that we regularly use. Well, first off, I
gotta burst this Hollywood
bubble: People use all of
their brains, the You only
use a tiny part thing is a
silly myth. Anyway, Super
Scarlett gets her powers
when shes forced to be a
drug mule, and the crazy
super-drug gets into her
system. With her megabrain powers, she goes on
a quest to shut down the
bad guys and keep the super-drug from getting into
the wrong hands.
The whole flick goes off
the rails pretty fast, starting with that overused and
unproven premise about
brains. Things actually get
less interesting as Johansen grows more powerful.
Director Luc Besson tried
the worthless gimmick of
splicing nature footage
into his film like a random clip of a cheetah tackling prey cut into a bit of
dialog but then seems
to forget about it halfway
through the movie.
The Drop (R) Some
of the bars in Brooklyn are
sketchy enough to be used
for drops criminal enterprises leave money with
the bartender, and some
Mafia guys come to pick it
up later. Bob (Tom Hardy)
is a quiet guy working behind the bar. Bob works
under his older cousin,
Marv (James Gandolfini in
his last film role), whos
still miffed that Chechen
mobsters demoted him in
the crime game. Its slowgoing for parts of the movie, but Hardy and Gandolfini show their true talents
while the story pays off in
unexpected ways.
The Green Prince
(R) Terry Gilliam sure
knows how to make a
nightmarish future look really enchanting. The director of Brazil and Twelve
Monkeys teams up with
wunder-actor Christoph
Waltz for this wild flick
about the painstaking task
of calculating the meaning
of life. Waltz plays a genius with a serious case of
the existential-gloomies.
His boss (Matt Damon) has
given him the assignment
to make a computer that
can tell us what existence
is for, if anything at all.
Its a movie that goes deep
into cartoonishly cynical
territory, so we can all
come out the other side.
oger Ebert took the

study of cinema out
of scholarly journals
and university classrooms
and put it where the goats
could get it. In short, he
was the peoples movie
critic a man who could
dissect a film with elite
academics but chose instead to break it down for
every man, woman and
child to understand.
The Chicago Sun-Times
critic wrote thousands of
movie reviews and over
a dozen books before releasing his memoir, Life
Itself in 2011. By then,
of course, Ebert knew that
the end was near. Cancer
had cost him his jaw and
the ability to eat, drink
and talk. He continued to
write, however, until his
death in April, 2013 at
age 70.
Between his first widely
published review in 1967
and that moment, Ebert
lived a life that was both
furiously intense and
emotionally fulfilling. He
overcame alcoholism, was
close friends with filmmakers Martin Scorsese
and Warner Herzog, enjoyed a wildly popular TV
show with friend/nemesis
Gene Siskel, and married
the woman of his dreams
Things
To Do
ARTISPHERE SEEKS ARTS
GROUP VOLUNTEERS
Artisphere, Greenvilles
Arts Weekend, is currently
accepting group volunteer
applications for its Arts
Partner Program.
A unique element of Artisphere, its Arts Partner
Program provides local
nonprofit arts organizations with a portion of the
proceeds from Artisphere
in recognition of their assistance in recruiting the
almost 800 volunteers
needed to run the festival
each year. Since 2006, the
festival has distributed
$165,000 to local arts organizations.
The Arts Partner Program places volunteers
in key positions during
the festivals three-day
event scheduled for May
8-10. Interested organizations must be a registered
501(c) 3 nonprofit arts-related group such as dance,
theater, performance and
cultural arts.
For more information,
contact Elane Fleming,
Volunteer Services Coordinator, at efleming@greenvillesc.gov.
Bill Haleys Comets at

Newberry Opera House
The Newberry Opera

House will host Bill Haley
& His Comets on Friday,
Jan. 16. It is a show sure
to heat up a cold winters
evening.
The American rock and
William
buchheit
at the age of 50.
Filmmaker Steve James
fantastic documentary
Life Itself covers an
extraordinary amount
of material and emotion for one 100-minute
film. James (who directed
renowned documentaries
Hoop Dreams and Stevie) does a brilliant job
balancing Eberts respective personal and professional lives. In that same
vein, he deftly balances
the past with the present detailing the critics
meteoric career rise
against the backdrop of
his physical degeneration
and inevitable demise.
The footage of Ebert
post-jaw removal is difficult to watch, but its also
the most convincing evidence of his courage, love
and uncrushable spirit.
These scenes, which
comprise about a third of
the film, also illustrate his
wife Chazs sacrifice and
devotion to him.
The most entertaining
sequences are those that
detail Eberts love/hate
relationship with Siskel,
the ultra competitive
counterpart who often
roll band was founded in

1952 and continued until Haleys death in 1981,
and now original and new
members tour with the
original charts, doing the
songs which changed the
American musical landscape. The band is now led
by original bass and trumpet player, Al Rappa.
Call the Newberry Opera
House Box Office at 803276-6264 or visit www.
newberryoperahouse.com.
SC Childrens Theatre
shows Fancy Nancy
The South Carolina Childrens Theatre will present

Fancy Nancy The Musical
Jan. 30-Feb. 8 at the Peace
Centers Gunter Theatre.
Nancy and her friends
are excited to dance in the
school recital, but when
she is denied the role of
her dreams, the story
takes an unexpected twist.
Nancy realizes that when
she uses her imagination,
being fancy comes in many
forms.
Performance times are
Fridays, Jan. 30 and Feb.
6, at 7 p.m.; Saturdays,
Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, at 1:30
p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and
Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1:30
p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and
Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
For more information or
to purchase tickets, visit
scchildrenstheatre.org or
call 467-3000.
Greer Cultural Arts

upcoming events
Feb. 7 at Cannon Centre:

Chamber Selections.
March 21: Masterworks
III: Berliozs Symphonie
Fantastique.
May 2: Pops Celebration.
fought him tooth and

nail. If Eberts bond with
his wife is the heart of
James documentary, his
relationship with Siskel is
the soul of it. Outtakes
of old show promos and
unflinching testimony
from Siskels widow are
especially illuminating.
James deserves credit
for avoiding the trap of
making a feel-good, bythe-numbers bio.
Eberts struggle with
booze and the impact of
sobriety on the second
half of his life is revelatory. The director also

doesnt shy away from his
subjects character flaws,
especially his inflated ego
and tendency to pitch fits
when he didnt get his
way.
If there is one conspicuous hole in Life Itself,
its the details of Eberts
personal life from the
time he got sober in
1979 to the day he met
Chaz. What James does
make clear is that Eberts
temperament changed
dramatically once he met

his wife. He became gentler in both his private life
and reviews, and seemed
to gain a new appreciation
for his existence. In the
end, neither cancer nor
the loss of his voice could
zap the passion Roger
Ebert had for his work
and family. And James
illustration of that central
point is what makes Life
Itself so inspirational.
Airs Friday night at 9
p.m. on CNN, available
next month on DVD.
Greer Opry House

holds line dancing
Moler exhibit displayed

at Chapman Center
genres rotating week-toweek. This Sunday, finger-style guitarist Paul

Bowman performs on his
nylon-string guitar.
call (864) 542-ARTS or
email ChapmanCulturalCenter@SpartanArts.org.
Classic Country Band

with Ed Burrell at is at 8
p.m. each Saturday night
at the Greer Opry House.
Admission is $9. There
will be free line dancing
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Stomping Grounds
holds jam session
Stomping Grounds hosts

Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, every first
and third Tuesday of the
month. Buckingham invites 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 Session 7-9 p.m. every other
Wednesday. This is an
open session to Irish/
Scottish folk music and
anyone can participate.
Call Alan Dillman at 828329-2640.
Hean drawings
on display in January
Drawings by Karina Noel

Hean will be on display
Jan. 14-Feb. 13 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe
Art Building on the Furman University campus.
Thompson Gallery hours
are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
The exhibition, a storm,
a structure, is free and
open to the public, and is
presented by the Furman
University Department of
Art.
visit karinanoelhean.com.
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Artists Guild of Spartanburg will spotlight member Pearla Moler for the
month of January, hosting
the exhibit 20 Years in
the Making in its gallery
at Chapman Cultural Center.
The public can view
the non-representational
paintings Monday through
Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. at
no charge. The exhibit
opens Jan. 3 and closes
Jan. 31. The public and
free reception will be
Thursday, Jan. 15, 6-8
p.m. during Spartanburgs
monthly ArtWalk, which is
open 5-9 p.m.
For information about
this exhibit, call the Guild
at 764-9568.
Sundays Unplugged
features Bowman
Chapman Cultural Center is a premier destination to relax on Sunday

afternoons, 1-5 p.m., with
arts and cultural activities.
Its Sundays Unplugged
program allows patrons
free admission to most
museums and galleries
with a free concert by a local musician, 2-4 p.m. This
Sunday, Jan. 11, classical
guitarist Paul Bowman
plays.
A staple of Sundays Unplugged is weekly singersongwriter concerts, 2-4
p.m., with musicians and
The Civil War preview

Thursday at Chapman
Join Spartanburg County

Historical Association and
The Spartanburg Little
Theater 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Chapman
Cultural Center for a free
preview of The Civil War:
The Musical, coming to
Chapman Jan. 16-25.
The evening will include
song selections performed
by actors portraying the
musicals enslaved characters. This event is part
of a series of programs
corresponding with the
museums current exhibit
Civil War to Civil Rights:
An Exploration of Freedom
in Spartanburg. For more
information, visit spartanburghistory.org.

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