Friends Remember Life of Eddie Mills: Duncan Council Action Negated

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Friends remember life of Eddie Mills

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
He was a straight up, tell-you-how-it-is
Friends and family are

remembering a local towtruck operator, who was
killed during an incident
on the job last week.
James Edward Eddie
Mills, 42, was loading
a disabled vehicle onto
his wrecker last Thursday when a pick-up truck
struck him on Interstate
85.
type person. But he could do it without

being rude. He was just a good guy.
Shawn Ratenski
Friend
Mills was transported to

Spartanburg Regional for
his injuries, but passed
away around 8:30 p.m.
He is survived by his
wife, two step-brothers
and two daughters.
Shawn Ratenski, who
owns his own towing company, knew Mills for the

better part of 20 years and
was one of the pallbearers
at Mills funeral.
I talked to him just
about everyday, Ratenski
said. He was one of my
best friends.
Ratenski said Mills was a
good husband and a great
father.
He was a straight up,
tell-you-how-it-is
type
person. But he could do
it without being rude,

Ratenski said. He was
just a good guy. He was
probably one of the hardest working guys Ive ever
met in my life.
It was just a tragedy,
said Mike Barnes, who
owns Barnes Towing in
Greer. I knew Eddie well
and he was just a good,
Godly man. Its bad for
anybody to die or get
killed, but him being as
young as he was, its just
heartbreaking.
Ratenski said he was
speaking with Mills the
day of the incident.
At lunch, we were
speaking on the phone
and he was telling me how
he wanted to ease up a little bit and slow down with
his business, he said. We
kind of talked about how
were not promised tomorrow and how we should
just try to make it through
SEE MILLS | A7
Duncan Council
action negated
After failing to
post agendas
on website
BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE
STAFF WRITER
Action taken by Duncan
Town Council since June 8
has been negated because
the town failed to publish
agendas on its website.
The town has had four
regularly scheduled meetings since that time.
Bond attorney Brad Love
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Shouts of appreciation rang out at Crestview Elementary last Friday afternoon, as the school held its annual Veterans
Day celebration. Pictured: a group of kindergarteners welcome veterans for a luncheon.
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
hank you, veterans! Thank you,

veterans!
That was the chant coming
from a line of Crestview Elementary
kindergarteners as the school welcomed local military veterans to its
annual Veterans Day program last
Friday afternoon.
The program, which is now in its

sixth year, offered a free lunch to
veterans, a performance from the
school choir and demonstrations
from the Mauldin High ROTC.
When I came here six years
ago, they did things to honor the
veterans, but I felt like we needed
to do a little bit more than just say
thank you, said Principal David
Langston, whose father was a U.S.
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SCHOOLS HONOR VETERANS

veteran. We started this luncheon
and it has grown every year since.
Its just a very, very small way to
say thanks to our veterans.
Langston said all Crestview
students had a hand in Fridays
festivities.
Its nice to pull together, he
said. Every grade level does something for our veterans. Our kinderSEE VETERANS | A7
visited
townofduncan.
sc.gov on Monday looking
for an agenda. When he
realized no agenda was to
be found, he contacted the
town about the oversight.
They passed a law,
June 8, that if you have a
website your agenda and
all has to be on your website, Mayor Lisa Scott said.
Weve posted the agenda
other places, but we have
not put it on that website.
From June forward well
have to redo everything.
Scott informed council
on Tuesday night at the
SEE DUNCAN | A9
A new farmers market is

on its way to Taylors, with
a start date scheduled for
May of 2016.
Steve Rhodes, team
leader with the farmers
market committee, said
the development is three
years in the making.
Its real exciting to see
this actually start to come
together, he said. We
dont want to be just an-
other farmers market, we

want to be the best farmers market.
The market will be open
Thursday nights from
4-8 p.m., beginning May
5 and continuing until
Aug. 25. Rich Hefty, community organizer for the
market, said they are hoping for around 20 vendors
at the market, which will
take place at the Taylors
Mill. Those vendors will
have to turn in applicaSEE MARKET | A7
Big Thursday raises

more than $55,000
For GCM
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Big Thursday featured a
new look this year, but the
cause remains the same.
Hundreds of local residents descended upon
Fairview Baptist Church
last week to help raise
money for Greer Community Ministries (GCM), an
organization that offers
assistance to needy fami-
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lies and seniors in Greer.

The event featured a bazaar, silent auction, barbecue lunch, hot dog supper
and more.
Preliminary
numbers
indicate GCM brought in
around $55,000 on Big
Thursday, not including
proceeds from the Greer
Lions Club Hot Dog Supper.
Those proceeds could
add an additional $6,500
to the total, according to
GCM
It was so different this
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year because we didnt

have the live auction and
we had kind of an expanded silent auction, GCM
Executive Director Cindy
Simpler said. The traffic
seemed more consistent
through the whole day
than it has in the past. We
had great traffic all day
long, which was nice.
Instead of its usual live
auction on Big Thursday,
Greer Community Ministries moved the auction
online where folks from
SEE GCM | A7
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer Community Ministries Executive Director Cindy Simpler recevied a check for more
than $8,300 after the organizations online auction concluded last week.
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COMMUNITY
THE GREER CITIZEN
COMMUNITY
NEWS
Tyger Community Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.
For more information, call
864-439-7760.
WELLFORD CITY HALL

ACCEPTING DONATIONS
COMMUNITY CHEST
NEEDS DONATIONS
The Community Chest

Thrift Store needs donations to begin the transition into the autumn
months. Individuals may
donate last years gently
loved fall clothing, shoes
and accessories. They accept clothing and accessories for men and women
of all sizes. The store also
accepts small home dcor.
Items may be dropped off
your donations at Middle
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.
THE AWANAS CLUB meets
at El Bethel Baptist Church,
313 Jones Ave., from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11. Call
877-4021.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
meets at 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 500 East Main St.,
Taylors. Call Jerry 420-0422.
Wellford is conducting a community wide

food drive throughout
this month. Non-perishable food items and can
goods will be accepted.
Donations will assist local
families with Thanksgiving. Donations can be left
Monday through Friday 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Thursday, Dec. 3 at
Wellford Baptist Church
located at 235 Syphrit Rd.
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local leaders will be in attendance to update guests on
the operation of the city. If
transportation is needed,
call Wellford City Hall at
439-4875.
GREER CHRISTMAS PARADE

REGISTRATION OPEN
Local senior citizens

may enjoy a free lunch
Registration for the

Greer Christmas Parade
open. The parade is scheduled for Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Greer Relief is organizing
the parade and accepting
entries received or postmarked by Wednesday,
Nov. 25 to avoid a late fee.
This years theme is An
International Christmas.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
FOOD PANTRY DEVOTIONAL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary

Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors. First
come, first serve basis.
THE NEVER ALONE group

candlelight meeting at 7:30
p.m. at the Greer Rec. Center,
226 Oakland Ave.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer meet at 7:15
a.m. at The Wink Cafe, 1029 W.
Poinsett St. Guests welcome.
Call 630-3988.
THE GREER DAY Lions Club
at noon at Mutts BBQ,, 101
West Road, Greer. Call 8485355.
THE SOAR LUNCHEON for
ages 50+ meet at 11 a.m. at
Greer City Hall, 301 E. Poinsett
St. Bring a covered dish and/
or dessert. Call 968-7001.
GAP CREEK SINGERS
rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Call 877-5955.
FREE SENIORS LUNCHEON

CITY OF WELLFORD
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
THE NEVER ALONE Group
of Narcotics Anonymous
meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center, 226
Oakland Ave.
MONDAY, NOV. 16
GRACE PLACE WILL have its
mini-mall open from 10 a.m.
- noon at 407 Ridgewood Dr.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER meet 7:30 p.m. at
Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main St.,
Greer. Call 384-8093.
Other Christmas events

include the lighting of
the Greer Christmas Tree
on Friday, Dec. 4 from 57 p.m. and Breakfast with
Santa at the Cannon Centre on Saturday, Dec. 5.
Tickets for Breakfast
with Santa have already
sold out, but children will
have the opportunity to
see Santa at the tree lighting ceremony.
CHRISTMAS PARADE
THREE TOWN EVENT
The 2015 Lyman-Duncan-Wellford

Christmas
Parade is in Lyman this
year. The event will be Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m.
For more information, call
Lyman Town Hall at 4393453.
Syl Syl success
Beckie Aughtry and her grandson, Sawyer, donated items

to Syl Syl Christmas Toy Drive held Sunday at the Clock
restaurant in Greer.
Lyman discusses changes

to Halloween 2016 event
STAFF WRTIER
Next years Halloween
may look different in Lyman than in previous
years.
The Oct. 31 holiday is
something of a tradition in
the town. Costumed children typically gather their
candy within Lymans mill
village.
Safety concerns and the
desire to utilize assets are
provoking some to wonder
if use of the towns amphitheatre would be a workable option for the event.
Tyger River Fire Department Chief Jim Redd said

the town could host an
event there that includes
the police department, fire
departments and possibly
some churches. Redd said
they could possibly show
a movie there and host a
trunk-or-treat.
Thats what we put it
there for is for events that
can be kind of a focal point
in the town, Redd said of
using the amphitheatre.
It would be our recommendation that we move
forward with trying to
have something at the am-
phitheatre, Police Chief

Jay Hayes said.
Hayes spoke during
Monday nights town council meeting about sponsoring an event in the mill
village and the responsibilities that town would
then take. Theres also
safety to consider, with so
many children walking the
streets. However, an event
in the amphitheatre would
take care of some of those
concerns, and children
could still trick-or-treat in
the mill perhaps after an
event.
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community
wednesday, november 11, 2015
New trustees added

to D5 school board
By Kenneth Collins Maple
Staff Writer
Two newcomers have

been added to the Spartanburg School District
5 school board after last
weeks elections.
Jeff Proper will occupy
one of the District 5 seats
left vacant by trustee Patrick Jarrett, who did not
seek reelection.
Write-in candidate Mark
Cleveland will occupy the
district one seat, collecting more write-in votes
than James Norman.
District 5 will keep incumbent Michael Thomp-
son on the board.

He gathered the most
votes from the six hopefuls for the two open 5-3
seats with 455 votes at
about 23.5 percent. Propers total was 422 at 21.8
percent.
Like Thompson, Garry
Harper retains his seat. He
ran unopposed for the District 5-2 seat and earned
165 votes compared to 54
write-ins.
On Friday, Henry Laye,
director of Spartanburg
County Voter Registration
and Elections, declared
the results official after
reviewing provisional bal-
lots.
Initially, there was talk
of a necessary run-off for
the tops spots in District
5-3, but Laye said he reviewed the laws in place
and came to the conclusion that there was no
legislation dealing with
the Spartanburg County
School Districts about
needing a majority vote to
be elected.
Winning trustees will be
sworn in on Wednesday,
Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. in the district boardroom. The public is invited to attend.
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Organization awards grants

for Greer beautification
More than $8,000 has
been awarded to local
schools, businesses and
organizations
seeking
to Make Greer Great
through beautification.
The Partnership for
Tomorrow recently announced the recipients of
the Make Greer Great reimbursement grants. The
winners of the grant include: Bruce Viehman, City
of Greer Recreation Department; Vaughn Bragg,
Pour Sports Pub; Scott Stevens, Greer Station Association; Read Greer, Greenville First Steps Program
and Greer Middle Charter
High School
Viehman will organize a
landscape beautification
project for Depot Street
and Randall Street, Bragg
will install a park bench
on Trade Street, Stevens
will put the money toward
downtown Bike Racks,
Greenville First Steps will
install a free library and
Greer Middle Charter will
complete a school beautification project.
Partnership for Tomorrow is focused on not
only planning for the future, but developing our
community today. We
are proud to award these
grants that will directly
impact the Greer Community in tangible ways.
While we received many
worthy applications, the

committee did a great job
selecting the grantees that
best personified Make
Greer Great, said William
Marcus with Partnership
for Tomorrow.
Grantees were selected
based on their projects
overall impact on the
community, and ability to
complete within a given
timeframe, according to
officials. In total, about
$8,500 was awarded to recipients. The Partnership
received more than 15 applications for the grant.
All projects are expected
to be completed by July
2016.
Ring of Honor inducts Welch

The Greer High Athletic
Ring of Honor will induct
Nelson Welch to the exclusive club this Friday night
at halftime of the first
playoff game against Travelers Rest.
The Greer High School
Athletic Ring of Honor is
the highest honor an ath-
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can receive.
Established
in 2003 the
Ring
has
only
14
members
Welch
that spans
nearly 100 years of Greer
High Athletics. The in-
augural class was Murray Hall, Jim Cox, Steve

Greer, Steve Brown, and
Phil Clark. They were followed by Steve Woodward,
Luther Glenn, June Pruitt,
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
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With age comes wisdom
ne of the things that Ive noticed,

as the dogs grow older and dim of
sight, is the cautious, and in some
cases, brazen return, of members of the
rodent family to the farm.
How affectionately I remember having
such great yields of apples from our
small, heirloom, orchard, that I had to
carry them into the house using both
a bucket with the windfalls stashed in
the rolled up bottom of my t-shirt. This
plethora of fruit was made possible by
Bonnie and Rosie, following both instinct
and passion, as they chased every squirrel from the vicinity and those that they
treed were subjected to an hour of high
pitched, frenzied yapping that in some
cases resulted in suicides as the squirrels preferred a quick death by falling
in front of them rather than hearing a
moments more canine cacophony.
The barn, always considered a Super
8 Motel for other destructive, furry,
animals, remained immaculate and free
of chewed feed bags and rodent droppings, thanks to the terriers tenacity,
and we really had a terrific system.
IM JUST
SAYING
...In the past two years, our
PAM STONE
The only mess that ever occurred were
by the girls, themselves, when I had
been careless enough to toss an empty
Burger King or candy bar wrapper in the
trash, resulting in a mutinous attack of
them dragging the plastic garbage can
across the front yard and tearing every
item apart in a determined search for a
french fry.
However, in the past two years, our
apple trees have been picked clean by
grey colored thugs that strip each limb
bare merely a day or two before the fruit
is ripe enough to pick. The dogs, now
both 14 and 13, respectively, give only
half hearted chase to squirrels and give
up after a few feet, not unlike a middleaged tennis player that can no longer be
bothered to chase a ball close to bounc-
apple trees have been picked

clean by grey colored thugs
that strip each limb bare
merely a day or two before the
fruit is ripe enough to pick.
ing out of bounds.
And then just this morning with the
girls following me about the barn as I
began our mundane routine of mucking out stalls and sweeping the concrete aisle, I went into the tack room to
retrieve a broom and evidently disturbed
an enormous field rat who, even though
noting both Bonnie and Rosie only feet
away, couldnt be bothered to flee with
alacrity but rather jogged- as God as my
witness- jogged out the door, crossed
the aisle into the outdoor wash rack and

meandered into the back paddock.
The dogs merely blinked.
Seriously? I gasped at them, Thats
it? I know you saw it- you still see me
unwrap a slice of cheese when my back
is turned- but thats it? No chase, no
nothing?
They blinked, ignored my chastising,
and turned to investigate the manure
pile for recent hoof clippings left by the
farrier, otherwise known as Jack Crack.
And when we turned towards the
house and breakfast, a young squirrel, halfway down a Pin Oak tree and
twitching its tail with curiosity, felt bold
enough to hop to the ground, pick up
an acorn and nibble it as we all passed
by, clearly feeling no threat whatsoever.
Knowing a baked chicken breast in its
own, juicy, broth, over rice and greens
awaited them, the girls can no longer be
bothered with hunting. Not even for fun.
With age, it is said, comes wisdom. Or,
at least, a catered meal.
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RICK EZELL
Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church
KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

Staff Reporter
The right fit

And this is love: that we
walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard
from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love
(2 John 6 NIV).
bedience commands a
central theme throughout Scripture. From the
story of creation to the end of
Revelation, few pages fail to
dealdirectly or indirectly
with Gods call for obedience.
Jeremiah told King Zedekiah, Obey the Lord by doing
what I told you (v. 20). Simple
command. Difficult to follow.
Whether its discerning Gods
will in our career choices or
living morally in an immoral
society, God places a premium
on our obedience. Its close to
his heart.
Yet obedience to God is
often ignored, dismissed, or
glossed over. Why? Could it
because obedience slaps us in
the face? It reminds us that
we are not in control; we are
not in charge. Prideful, we set
out on our own course, thinking our way is better.
I suppose, if we are honest with ourselves, we want
to be God. Or, like Zedekiah,
we want to be the king of our
domain. We say to God, My
way is better than your way.
We want to exhibit our power,
flaunt our egos, seize center
stage, and commandeer the
throne in order to control our
little world.
When we proudly step into
Gods shoes, we discover a
bad fit. Just as when a threeyear-old tromps around the
house in her Daddys shoes, it
does not work well. It may be
cute but to let the child live
her life in shoes too big would
be disastrous.
Obedience demands that we
take pride out of the prominent position in our lives.
God, instead, is placed on
the throne. We get our words
from him. We follow them to
the letter. If we fail to obey,
we suffer the damning consequences. The choice is ours.
Choose obedience.
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EDITORIAL
Saluting the men and

women who serve
The salute is one of the first things taught
to new military servicemen and women when
they enter Basic Training. It is foundational to
military life. Among the dictionary definitions,
salute means to give a sign of respect or to
publicly praise something or someone.
As we celebrate Veterans Day today, it is
appropriate to use that term to show respect
and publicly praise those who are currently
or who have served our nation with sacrifice
and honor. Many of us try to do that regularly
by making a point to say to a veteran, Thank
you for your service. Privately, some veterans
dont see themselves as doing anything that
deserves appreciation, which we believe makes
them even more worthy of our respect and
praise.
We see the incredible sacrifice of veterans
visually with a veteran U.S. Marine who is confined to a wheelchair the result of an act of
heroism in the midst of combat. We see the
life-altering sacrifice and hear the stories behind the bravery he exemplified. While he may
play down his role, saying he just did his job,
his action deserve our respect and praise.
We see it in the pride of the military servicemen and women from wars long ago marching
in Veterans Day parades and participating in
ceremonies. The pride comes from knowing
they have been a part of a long tradition of
keeping America safe.
We hear it in the voice of a current U.S. Air
Force serviceman as he tells his parents on
the phone how safe his deployment is, even
though the country he is serving in is constantly on the news for acts of violence. It is
only after he returns that his parents learn
his base was often under attack and one shell
came close enough that the vibration of impact
knocked him to the ground.
The sacrifice is daily in the woman who still
feels the pain of an injury nearly two decades
ago while carrying out her responsibilities with
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sacrifices and says later he or she

would do it again because it was
what they were supposed to do.
the U.S. Army. The injuries are not visible to
the casual observer, but those close to her
know the pain is with her every day.
We see the sacrifice in the eyes of spouses,
whose husbands or wives are deployed into a
dangerous part of the world for months or a
year or more at the time. The spouses bear the
burden of living without their life partner and
raising children alone for a period and the fear
for the safety of their personal hero.
We hear it in the small child who remembers
a recent deployment and is afraid every time
mom or dad leaves the house that they wont
come home for a long time -- again.
We see it in the face of a father who sees a
photo of his newborn child, knowing it will be
months before he gets to hold her.
We hear it in the patriotism of a former U.S.
Navy soldier who is vocal about changes he
wants in his country. Its more than politics for
him because he understands the cost of freedom and still wants to protect it.
As children we thought of heroes as people
who wore capes, masks and fought crime.
Those heroes were imaginary. A real hero is
someone who sacrifices and says later he or
she would do it again because it was what they
were supposed to do.
On this Veterans Day, take time to show
respect and praise to these men and women.
They deserve a salute from us today and every
day.
Thank you for your service.
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n the most surreal moment

of my life, my wife, Britni,
and I learned back at the
beginning of September that
she was with child (Ive always
wanted to say it like that).
Im still in a constant state of
disbelief; I can hardly take care
of myself, much less another
human being. Then, last Thursday, we learned that our baby
would be a sweet, beautiful,
precious little girl. At least I
hope those adjectives describe
her well. If shes like her mom
then she will be.
I thought our baby would
be a boy. I had this feeling so
much so that I joined in an office pool to guess the gender of
my own baby. I was wrong, and
I lost a dollar. I already feel like
a crummy father who doesnt
even know his own daughter.
Anyway, aside from the loss
of a significant portion of my
paycheck, we couldnt be more
ecstatic, elated, excited, ebullient and expectant (she will
appreciate alliteration), and
now that were having a baby
I cannot imagine life without
her. Its amazing how quickly a
father can get attached!
Now we just have to somehow wait for her to arrive.
Shes due in April, just days
before my April 22 birthday.
What a birthday gift! In the
meantime, I have to figure
out how to be a father. Your
prayers are certainly appreciated in that regard.
Of course as soon as you tell
someone youre going to have
a baby, they immediately want
to know a name. Wed like to
know that, too. Britni and I are
considering a few, but were
open to suggestions. Id like all
my Greer Citizen readers, all
seven of you, to chime in with
your names for Baby Maple. Let
us hear what you like. Even let
us hear names that you dont
like.
You can leave baby names
for me at www.facebook.
com/greercitizen. Ill post a
comment there with a link to
this column so you can leave
your name or names. You
can also always email me at
kmaple@greercitizen.com. Ill
be sure to let you know some
of our favorites and what we
think we might choose. Thanks
for joining in this exciting time
with us!
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THE GREER CITIZEN
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A hiring predicament
Q: I work as the executive director of a nonprofit charitable organization.
Lately, Ive been wondering if I should hire an employee as a development
person. I dont want to
damage the work we do,
and I cant help but look
at bringing in someone
new as a gamble. Do you
have any suggestions?
How do you handle situations like this?
Taste tester
Kala Freeman feeds Reid Freeman during the Greer Station Chili Cookoff to benefit Greer
Relief last week. The event was held at Wild Ace Pizza & Pub.
Greenville Health System

withdraws EMS proposal
STAFF WRITER
Greenville Health System will not be taking over
emergency medical services (EMS) in Greenville
County.
The hospital notified
County Administrator Joseph Kernell and Greenville County Councilman
Bob Taylor in an Oct. 30
letter from Angelo Sinopoli, GHS vice president
of clinical integration and
chief medical officer. The
letter was then read during
the Nov. 3 county council
meeting.
Given these limitations, we are withdrawing
our proposal related to
the EMS system. We believe it is in our residents
best interests to maintain
the present EMS system,
reads part of the letter.
This will preserve the high
quality EMS service currently in place and allow
GHS to focus on advancing its population health
efforts within the community. We look forward

to continuing our current
relationship with Greenville County, Bon Secours
St. Francis Health System
and other stakeholders in
supporting GCEMS.
The given limitations
mentioned in the letter refer to politics involved in
taking on the EMS. County
council initially received
the proposal back in June,
but officials with St. Francis expressed their concerns, saying the proposal
would lead to more patients being taken to GHS.
With that in mind, council encouraged the two
health systems to come
up with a plan to work together on running the EMS.
They were to determine
whether or not they could
partner. With the letter
from GHS, its clear that
the EMS partnership is not
going to happen at this
time, though Craig McCoy,
CEO of Bon Secours St.
Francis Health System said
they are still interested in

working together.
We stand ready, willing
and able to work with the
County on the management of EMS in a collaborative manner, McCoy said
in a statement provided to
The Greer Citizen. If we
are asked to be involved,
we will want to do that
in partnership with GHS.
We believe the three of us
working together will provide the best product and
outcome for our community. We look forward to
being part of discussions
moving forward.
The reasoning behind
any of the proposals is a
financial one.
The easy thing to do is
do nothing because really
we arent getting any complaints, County Councilman Joe Baldwin said, The
reason to do this would be
to improve the situation
a little bit to clear something thats taking $4 to
$5 million dollars out of
our budget.
DR: Over the years, Ive

found that you can reduce
a lot of the fear when it
comes to hiring simply by
doing your due diligence
during the hiring process.
I get what youre saying,
though. Its kind of a
gamble anytime you hire
someone. But if you do
your job during the hiring
process, Ive found that in
most cases it turns into
an investment rather than
a gamble. Even then, some
investments are better
than others.
In your line of work,
you need a lot more
than a warm body in a
chair. You need someone
who really cares about
your cause and is really gifted when it comes
to physically, mentally
and spiritually involving
people in the community.
In a sense, a development
person is kind of like a
salesperson. A good one
is worth their weight in
gold, while a bad one will
only cost you a ridiculous amount of time and
money, while potentially
tarnishing your good
name.
Look for the best of the
best, and dont rely on
rsums to tell you the
whole story. At my office,
we always have numerous interviews, and the
process can go on for
months. Were also okay
with not hiring someone
and putting the position
on hold for a while if we
cant find the person who
is an exact fit professionally and personally. Like
with all things, it never
hurts to ask God for a
little guidance!
DAVE
SAYS
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Sell as-is
Q: My husband and I
are about to relocate to
another part of the country. Wed like to sell our
house, but were thinking
about taking out a small
loan to have some work
done first. We could get in
the $180,000 range selling it as-is but closer to
$200,000 if we installed
new roof, carpeting, exterior paint and concrete
work. I know how you
feel about debt, but what

are your thoughts in this
scenario?
DR: From what you just
described, and assuming the concrete work
wouldnt be too extensive, youre looking at
going into debt probably
$12,000 to $15,000 in
order to get $20,000 more
out of the deal. Id just
sell it. I wouldnt go to all
that trouble for $5,000.
Every piece of debt you
take on compromises
your financial security and robs you of your
largest wealth-building
toolyour income. Even
if you guys are in good
shape, youve got a lot
of uncertainty and the
potential for unexpected
expenses in the months
ahead. Just sell the house.
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CHURCH
NEWS
BLUE RIDGE BAPTIST
CHURCH BAZAAR
The annual Blue Ridge

Baptist Church Bazaar will
be held Saturday, Nov. 14
from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Breakfast will start the
day, followed by crafts
and a bake sale. Barbecue, baked beans and slaw
plates will also be served
for lunch.
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The Blue Ridge HIgh Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Air Force cadets have earned
exceeds standards ratings from the Air Force for back-to-back inspections.
Blue Ridge Junior ROTC

earns exceptional score
STAFF WRITER
Junior ROTC Air Force
cadets at Blue Ridge High
earned recognition after attaining an exceeds
standards rating during a
recent evaluation.
Instructors are giving
the praise to the cadets.
Its a good opportunity
for the Air Force to recognize our kids and the hard
work theyve done, and its
just a good opportunity
to show how good they
are, MSgt Fred Fuller said.
They did that. They got
an exceeds standards,
which is the highest rating
they could get. Im proud
of them. Col. Rogers and I
both share that.
The inspector knows
when its an instructor
put-together program or
a cadet put-together program, Lt. Col. David Rogers said. And he was impressed.
The program has been
impressive for some time.
They received the same
rating three years ago during the last inspection.
This is the first time
weve gotten back-to-back
exceeds standards, William Metcalf, senior C/Lt.
said.
Metcalf explained that
the inspector visited on
Oct. 26 and evaluated just
about everything the cadets do within JROTC.
He comes in and evalu-
ates from how our supply room looks to how we

measure up to the goals we
set, he said. We have to
set goals and carry those
out through the year. He
just makes sure we are
within standard of what
the Air Force requires us
to do since we are funded
by them.
The Air Force is getting
its moneys worth with
Im proud of them.
Colonel Rogers and
I both share that.
Fred Fuller
Master Sergeant
Blue Ridge Highs program. Samuel Stewart, the

community service coordinator, helps students get
involved in a number of
activities including honor
and color guard at sporting events and community
events like Run for Life,
March of Dimes and Relay
for Life. With just over 100
students in the program
this year, cadets have already logged 1,600 hours
of community service.
Were out in the community, Aaron Nathanson
said. We do a lot of work,
help out a lot of places, do
a lot of color guards. Its
CHURCH HOSTS
ANNUAL BAZAAR
Marietta First Baptist

Church will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar on
Saturday, Nov. 14, from
10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event
will feature handmade
crafts, baked goods and direct sales companies. The
church is located at 2936
Geer Highway in Marietta.
For more information on
being a vendor, email mfbcbazaar@gmail.com.
really fun.
Its also a great learning experience for cadets.
Jordan Patrick explained
how he has grown in confidence and responsibility
during his time in JROTC.
Other students, like 11th
grader Jewel Emrich, wait
to participate, taking part
in a reserve program until spring semester when
they can take the course
and earn credit.
Theyre giving up their
time without getting an
academic credit so thats
really a good thing, Rodger said of Enrich and others. The new ones learn
how to drill and she does
a great job.
Rodgers
and
Fuller
speak highly of all of their
students. Rodgers said the
most gratifying part of the
job is seeing his former
students years later. Fuller
agrees.
And now a lot of them
are college graduates and
out in the world, and we
run into them from time to
time and we have the pleasure to watch them grow
and learn and do things,
Fuller said.
Its the best retired Air
Force guys job you could
have. I dont have to deploy, but I still get to work
with some of the sharpest
people in uniform.
APALACHE GOLDEN
HEARTS CALENDAR
The senior adults have

scheduled a shopping trip
Nov. 17 to Hamricks in
Gaffney. The group plans
to leave the church at 8:30
a.m. They will have lunch
at Arbys in Lyman.
CHURCH BAZAAR
AND LUNCH
Oneal Church of God,

located at 3794 Berry Mill
Rd., will host a Christmas
Bazaar and Lunch on Saturday, Nov. 21. It will be
held in the fellowship hall
from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with
crafts, decorations and
baked goods. For more information, call 909-7158.
MARIETTA CHURCH
STEAK DINNER BENEFIT
Childrens Ensembles will

be held Friday, December
4, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
December 6, 10:30 a.m.
Come and celebrate that
God is here! Invite someone to join you as we enter into the Christmas season in worship, setting the
tone for all of your Christmas celebrations.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR

NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Marietta First Baptist

Church will host a steak
dinner to benefit Nicaragua missions on Saturday,
Nov. 21, at 6 p.m. Randy
Bradley, Director of Missions, and Andy Cancella
will share their testimonies.
Tickets are $10 per person and include rib eye
steak, salad, bread, baked
potato, tea and dessert.
The church is located at
2936 Geer Highway in
Marietta.
Oakmont East has requested items to provide

as Christmas presents for
their residents. The items
are: throw blankets, nonskid socks, crossword
and word search puzzles,
puzzles, body wash (no
bar soap), lotions, toothbrushes and toothpaste,
deodorant, Kleenex, soft
peppermints
Please wrap each gift and
place on the label whether
the gift is for a man or
woman. Bring to TRBA by
Dec. 10.
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Worship Choir and Orchestra,
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Student Choir, Adult and
Churches wishing to
list upcoming events and
programs in Church News
should send information
to billy@greercitizen.com.
CHRISTMAS PRISONER
PACKETS DUE
Christmas
Prisoner
Packets are due to the
Three River Baptist Association office by Wednesday, Nov. 18. Approved
packing items include: one
black non-retractable pen
(no wire clip and no other
color pen), one junior legal
or no larger than 51/2x
8 Writing Tablet (no wire
bound tablets), One Adult
Toothbrush (individually
factory-sealed, no multipacks), Five First-Class No.
10 Stamp-Embossed Envelopes (purchased at US
Post Office), Two Rolls of
Candy (LifeSavers, Mentos,
Breath Savers type), One 4
oz. to six oz. Bar of Soap
(no travel size), One 5.8
oz. or larger Toothpaste
(no travel size), ome gallon
size zipper bag. For more
information, visit www.
scbaptist.org.
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We hope you will join us in honoring those

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OBITUARIES
The Greer Citizen
Yvonne R. Johnson
Yvonne Raines Johnson,
62, widow of Jerry Dale
Johnson, died Nov.6, 2015,
at her home.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Belton Frederick and
Miriam Ward Raines, she
was a homemaker and a
member of Victor Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Melanie J. Robbins
(Matt) of Greer; a son, Jonathan JJ Johnson of Greer;
a brother, Fred Raines, Jr.
of Greenville; three sisters,
Mickey Raines of Taylors,
Judy Young of Greer and
Cindy Raines of Mauldin;
and three grandchildren,
Ava Johnson, Sam Robbins
and Brianna Robbins.
Funeral services were
held 11 a.m. Monday at
Victor Baptist Church,

conducted by Rev. Ken
Vickery. Burial followed
in Wood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Mike
Johnson, Brad Johnson,
Traci Burkhalter, Matt
Robbins, Sam Robbins and
Jonathan JJ Johnson.
Visitation was held 6-8
p.m. Sunday at The Wood
Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Greer Community Ministries, P.O. Box 1373,
Greer, SC 29652.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com
THE GREER CITIZEN A7
Weekend Outlook
Chilly Weekend Weather
After a week with sunny skies and mild

temperatures we will see much cooler
temperatures this weekend. Our weather
this weekend will see temperatures in the
upper 50s on Saturday and Sunday with
overnight lows falling into the upper 30s. Cool
temperatures and sunny skies will stay with
us through the first part of next week. Highs
will stay in the upper 50s and low 60s for the
Monday and Tuesday. Have a great weekend!
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Ralph Burnell, left, was the honored veteran at Crestview Elementarys Veterans Day
ceremony last Friday. Principal David Langston presented him with a flag during the
event.
MARKET: Plans several celebrations
VETERANS: Honored by local schools
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gartners welcome them,

our first graders make the
place mats, our second
graders make the centerpieces, our second, third
and fourth graders are
doing readings and the
chorus is performing. Its
a team effort and its our
way of instilling in our
students gratitude and respect for these veterans.
Ralph Burnell, 92, was
introduced as the schools
honored veteran during the ceremony. Burnell joined the Navy in
1941 during World War II,
spending time in combat
as a naval aviator.
(Burnell) has been faithful to come each year. With
our World War II veterans,
you dont always know
who is going to be able to
come back from year to
year, so I felt like this was
the perfect year to honor
him and his service.

Burnell was presented
with an American flag and
was recognized in front of
the packed crowd.
That knocked me flat,
Burnell said with a smile.
Mr. Langston is one of a
kind. To do what he does
here for us, it kind of
makes you humble.
A number of other local
schools are putting on Veterans Day programs this
Wednesday. Brushy Creek
Elementary will honor servicemen and women with
an event beginning at 9
a.m.
We see it as an opportunity to expand our learning
experience and recognize
those who have served
our country, the schools
instructional coach, Gaie
Perez, said. We reach out
to all of our families and
students to encourage
them to invite Veterans
from the community.

Blue
Ridge
Middle
School will commemorate
the 50th anniversary of
the Vietnam War during
a special ceremony from
8:45-10:15 a.m. and 10:3011:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
Veterans who are relatives
of students are invited to a
special lunch afterwards.
Buena Vista fifth grade
students
will
create
timelines of major wars
Wednesday morning, featuring pictures of veterans
of each of those wars displayed around the timeline. Students will bring
pictures of a veteran in
his/her family to contribute, while second grade
students are perform for
the veterans at 10:45 a.m.
Skyland Elementary will
also host a luncheon for
veterans, beginning at
11:30 a.m.
GCM: Tries MILLS: Truck tribute

new look
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all around the world had

access to the bidding.
Thursday
night,
GCM
received a check from
WHAM Auctions, totaling
$8,347 raised.
Simpler said it is difficult to say whether or not
the online total was significantly more or less than
the usual live auction.
Whether we saw any
strong financial gain remains to be seen, Simpler
said. Its hard to compare
the live auction to the
online auction because
we didnt have the same
items. When you have
some of the larger, higher
dollar items, it doesnt take
but one or two of those to
surpass what youve done
historically. The beauty of
doing it online is that my
staff didnt have to spend
the last month moving
furniture.
Theres a segment of
the population out there
that doesnt get online,
Simpler said. So it was difficult for a few people, but
it would be something we
would try and do again.
Simpler said the barbecue lunch sold out and the
hot dog supper also saw a
good crowd.
Proceeds from Thursdays event benefit GCMs
programs, which include:
Meals on Wheels, Sharons
Closet, Senior Dining and
the food pantry.
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the day. It was that kind of

conversation.
It was later that day that
Ratenski learned the news
about his friend.
It was devastating,
Ratenski said. You can
probably count on one
hand your true friends
and Eddie Mills was one
of those friends to me. I
never had to worry about
it. I know he always had
my back.
More than 100 trucks
and wreckers led a procession from Riverside

Baptist Church to Wood
Memorial Park during the
burial service.
When I saw those
trucks, it was really just
overwhelming, Ratenski
said. They probably didnt
know who Eddie was, they
just knew it was a tragedy
and they wanted to come
out and support. What an
honor for Eddie.
hospiCe. helps. everyone
tions in March. Alex Reynolds, Taylors TownSquare

president, said they would
have more information
coming for vendors.
Reynolds spoke during the regular Taylors
TownSquare meeting last
Wednesday. During this
time, he showed visitors
to the meeting different
branding ideas and logos
created by Wellington
Payne and Isaac Sheehan, who both attended
the meeting. Also at this
time, Rhodes shared the
mission statement for the
market, which reads, The
Taylors Farmers Market
facilitate community and
commerce by creating a
venue to purchase quality
local produce and goods
that lead to ongoing relationships among patrons
and merchants.
The community aspect
was something that was
emphasized by Hefty.
I want to see this pull a
community together, he
said.
In an attempt to draw
people out, just in case
fresh produce and local
goods dont do the trick,
the market will have three
different celebrations
one on opening day, one in
the middle of the summer
and one on closing day.

Taylors is looking to
other markets to see what
works for them. One thing
that is for sure at least
50 percent of what is sold
will come from local farmers.
If were going to call it a
farmers market we need to
make sure that the majority product you purchase
there are in fact farm
goods, Reynolds said.

Rhodes said they will
have quality, and thats
been important from the
start.
Im excited about the
fact the fact that were not
just doing this thing, were
doing it right from the
very beginning.
For more information,
visit the Taylors Farmers
Market Facebook page.
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427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
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Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
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343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
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Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
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Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS

2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA

300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran

400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
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Harmony Fellowship Church
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Lifesong Church
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Living Way Community Church
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New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
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New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
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3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church

201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
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3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-0419

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1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308

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1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
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301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
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REPORT
an open hand. She said

the strike caused both her
upper and lower lips to
bleed. When she threatened to take their children
and leave, Hollifield went
to her car with a knife and
removed two spark plugs.
A background check
found that Hollifield had
a prior CDV conviction in
2010.
(Note: All information

contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department, The
Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office or The Greenville County Sheriffs Office. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
POLICE INVESTIGATING
LARSONS BURGLARY
Greer Police are investigating a burglary that

occurred in the early
morning hours Monday at
Larsons convenience store
on Buncombe Road.
According to the Greer
Police incident report,
officers responded to a
burglar alarm at the business, and arrived to find
glass broken out of the
front door. After clearing the business and finding no one inside, police
observed that the cash
registers were open and
the office door smashed
in. The owner arrived and
estimated that $1,500 had
been stolen from the registers and the office. Surveillance video revealed a
man wearing a black ski
mask, black gloves, an
army green sweatshirt,
white knit hat, dark color
pants and black shoes.
Greenville County Forensics arrived on the scene
to photograph it.
If you have any information regarding this crime,
please call Greer Police.
CDV
Shane Richard Sowders,

45, of 2613 Holiday Road
in Greer has been charged
with domestic violence
(third).
According to an incident
report furnished by Greer
Police, officers were called
to the McDonalds on West
Wade Hampton Blvd. Upon
arrival, the complainant
explained that Sowders,
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Multi-car crash
A woman was injured last week in a multi-car accident in front of Spinx on Highway 101
near I-85. Emergency responders transported the victim to the hospital via ambulance.
Her injuries did not appear serious.
her fianc, had assaulted
her in the drive-thru there.
She explained that both of
them had been drinking
when they decided to go
to the drive-thru around
2:30 a.m. They began arguing and then Sowders
began to strike her repeatedly from the passenger
seat. The victim said the
attack had knocked some
of her teeth out cut her
lip. Sowders said that the
complainant had struck
him and that he was only
defending himself. Due to
the complainants visible
injuries, however, he was
arrested and transported
to the Greer Detention
Center.
when she saw a dark color

jeep traveling near West
Wade Hampton and Poinsett St. Clocking the vehicle doing 65 in a 45 mph
zone, the officer issued a
traffic stop. The driver,
Highlander, had red eyes
and a noticeable smell of
alcohol on his person. He
was issued a field sobriety
test, which was stopped
early for the subjects
safety. He was taken into
custody for DUI.
He vomited in the patrol car on the way to the
police department, and
blew a .10 percent on the
Breathalyzer upon his arrival there.
DUI
Francine Faye Bruneau,

56, of 212 Pinecroft Dr. in
Taylors has been charged
with shoplifting.
According to the incident report filed by Greer
Police, an officer responded to a shoplifting complaint at the Belk department store on West Wade
Brandon Leigh Highlander, 23, of 711 Garlington Road in Greenville has

been charged with driving
under the influence and
speeding.
According to a Greer Police incident report, an officer was on routine patrol
SHOPLIFTING
DUNCAN: Budget could be problematic

FROM PAGE ONE
regularly scheduled meeting.

She said many of the
resolutions can be ratified
at one time, but the budget is perhaps the most
problematic.
The budget is just going to be the issue because
you have to have the public hearing again, she said.
The ordinances take a
first and second reading
and thats just going to
take some time.
Love informed council
that they are not the only
ones to fail to publish agendas on the towns website.
He said Hart County also is
dealing with this, though
they only failed to publish
one agenda.
Scott said she is thankful
Love caught the mistake.
Im glad we got it caught
now as opposed to next
February where wed have
Im glad we got it caught now as opposed

to next February where wed have to go all
the way back.
Lisa Scott
Mayor, Town of Duncan

to go all the way back,
she said.
Duncan published its
website in 2011, though
little information exists on
the site.
We thought the old one
was down, and it wasnt,
Scott said. I pulled it up
today.
There was some question during the meeting
about whether the law has
anything to say to active
or inactive websites, but
Love said, State law says
you have to post it on your
bulletin board and on your
website if you have one. It

doesnt say active, inactive; it says website if you
have one.
Council decided that
they would take down
the old website. Council
member Calvin Cooley has
been working on a new
one, though its not ready
to be published.
Its just an unfortunate
mistake, Scott said.
Duncan Town Council
will have a special called
meeting next Tuesday at
6 p.m.
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Hampton. Upon arrival, the

stores loss prevention officer reported that she had
seen Bruneau take a large
quantity of sleepwear into
the fitting room, conceal
the items in her purse and
attempt to leave. Bruneau,
who was weeping in the
officers office, admitted
that shed attempted to
steal some items.
She was placed under arrest and issued a citation
for Shoplifting.
CDV
Jeremy Blake Hollifield,

28, of 109 West Bearden
St. in Greer is wanted on
charges of criminal domestic violence (second).
According to a Greer
Police incident report, the
complainant arrived at the
Greer Police station, saying that the subject had attacked him at their home
at the above address. She
said the couple was arguing about Hollifield pawning an Xbox, when he hit
her across the mouth with
Trishia Brieann Vaughn,

20, of 620 Chestnut St. in
Reidville has been charged
with public drunkenness.
According to a Greer
Police incident report,
Vaughn was found passed
out in the drivers seat of
her car in the middle of the
intersection of Gibb Shoals
and West Phillips roads.
When she was awakened
by officers, her speech
was severely slurred and
she was very slow answering questions. She admitted to smoking marijuana
earlier in the night.
She was arrested and
taken to Greer City Jail.
UNLAWFUL CONDUCT
Kristy Michelle Garcia,

32, of 366 Bethany Church
Road in Moore has been
charged with unlawful
conduct towards a child.
According to an incident
report furnished by Greer
Police, two employees of
Regional Appraisal Service
called police after a young
boys mother allegedly left
him alone in a parking lot.
The complainants said that
the 6-year-old child came
to them and explained that
his mothers car needed a
jump. When they went out
to the parking lot, Garcia
uttered something unintelligible to them and drove
off, leaving the youngster
behind.
Eventually, the boy was
taken to his grandmothers house and turned over
to her. Garcia finally contacted police over three
hours later. She was advised to come to the Police
Department and write a
statement.
She was taken to
the jail and a DSS
agent was summoned.
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Coroners Office said a 31year-old man was shot on
Monday night.
The coroner said Javier
Alexis Maldonado Rodriguez, 31, of New Woodruff
Road in Greer, was pronounced dead on the scene
after suffering a gunshot
wound to the chest.
Additional testing will
be performed to confirm
the cause and manner of
death, according to the
coroner.
The shooting happened
around 8:30 p.m. on Monday.
The shooting is under
investigation by Greer City
Police Department and
the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office.
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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
REMATCH
Greer to take on Travelers Rest

In first
round of
playoffs
A convoluted football
playoff bracket arrangement has Greer hosting
Peach Blossom region foe
Travelers Rest in the 3-A
opening round on Friday
night at Dooley Field.
We have a
workman-like group
of kids who show up
ready to play.
Will Young
Greer head coach
MANDY FERGUSON | FILE PHOTO
Travelers Rest will get another shot at Greer quarterback Mario Cusano and the Yellow Jackets this Friday night at Dooley
Field. Greer won the first matchup on Sept. 25, 41-13.
the High School League
constitution is a clause
that allows Camden to go
to the lower state playoffs,
and gives our region the
next at-large team, which
happens to be TR, explained Greer Coach Will
Young. There had been
an unwritten agreement
that if this happened, you
would switch opponents,

say with us playing Pickens and TR playing Seneca. But that agreement
is not in the by-laws, so it
didnt happen.
The situation leaves
Travelers Rest with nothing to lose and Greer with
nothing to prove. But
Greer must win to climb
into the second round to

face the winner of Union
vs. Belton-Honea Path in
the quest for another state
title.
Despite being heavy
favorites, Coach Young
insists that the Yellow
Jackets will be ready Friday night. We have a
workman-like group of
kids who show up ready

to play. They wont be
overconfident either. They
will only be ready to go to
work.
The Yellow Jackets will
have the opportunity to
erase their mediocre performance in the earlier
meeting of the two teams.
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Byrnes picks
up 10th win
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
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For the third straight year, the Riverside girls cross country team took home state, scoring
120 points in the final meet.
Riverside girls take

third cross country title
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Another year means another state championship
for the Riverside girls
cross country team.
The Lady Warriors dominated the field last week
in Columbia, scoring 120
points en route to one of
the largest margins of victory the state championship has ever seen.
This is my first undefeated season, head
coach Eric Cummings said.
The girls varsity, JV and
C-team were all unbeaten.
Ive never seen that in 20
years. Its just a hardworking group of girls. A handful of them have been on
all three state champion-
BILLY
CANNADA
Finishing
first
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
The Yellow Jackets had

smashed Travelers Rest
41-13 seven weeks ago,
but the Devildogs bounced
back to claim an at-large
spot in the playoffs. Even
so, the two teams meeting
again in the first round
is a surprise. Ordinarily,
all Peach Blossom teams
would be facing foes from
other regions, but Travelers Rest got paired with
Greer when Camden won a
postponed game last week
and went into the lower
state playoffs.
Somewhere buried in
BLAME
CANNADA
The Rebels torched Wade

Hampton on their way to
a 50-13 victory last night,
securing the teams 10th
win of the season.
Byrnes will now await
its playoff seeding as the
Class AAAA postseason
gets underway next Friday.
The Rebel offense was
efficient in the opening
two quarters Friday night,
jumping out to a 41-0 lead
in the first half that proved
insurmountable.
Byrnes got on track

early as quarterback Micah Young found Demarcus Gregory on a 23-yard
touchdown strike. Young
added to the lead a few
minutes later, finding Jaylan Foster in the end zone
and handing it to DreQuez
Mayes, who punched in an
8-yard score of his own.
The scoring continued in
second quarter, as Young
found wide out Chavis
Dawkins on touchdown
routes of 62 yards and 5
yards respectively. Foster
padded his stats on deSEE BYRNES | B2
Having two individual state champions

and five girls finish in the top seven is very
nice.
Eric Cummings
Riverside girls cross country coach

ship teams, so its pretty
special.
The Lady Warriors were
led by Jessie Crowley,
who finished first with a
time of 18:30 in the meet.
Teammates Ashley Fallow
(19:10), Carter Marchbanks
(19:15), Emma Spencer
(19:26) and Cate Ambrose
(19:19) also finished in the
top eight.
Jessie has been our
number one runner all

year, Cummings said.
The only time she got
beat one of our girls was
at the Upper State qualifier by Cate (Ambrose).
Having two individual
state champions and five
girls finish in the top seven is very nice, he said.
We didnt taper at all the
last few weeks. Weve been
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MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Demarcus Gregory and the Byrnes Rebels continued their

successful season by defeating Wade Hampton 50-13
Friday.
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that can be convinced
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Im starting to realize
that, for a lot of people,
Im that friend.
I dont respond well to
peer pressure. I nearly
always give in and end up
doing something crazy or
spontaneous. I guess its
my need to be accepted
by others, but thats a
conversation for my therapist, not this column.
On Friday, my friend
Joel called me to see if
I wanted to run in an
obstacle course 5K the
following morning at 9
a.m.
Do you have any more
details? I asked him,
knowing that I was going
to say yes regardless of
his response.
What more details
do you need? Its a race.
Were going to show up
and were going to win,
he said. Were athletes
man.
He was right about one
thing. My friend Joel is
an athlete. Im simply
a dude that loves sports.
Athletic wouldnt be an
adjective Id regularly use
to describe myself.
Having agreed to the
vague terms of this 5K, I
showed up the next morning ready to race. At this
point, its raining pretty
steadily. Not only was this
5K going to have obstacles, it was going to have
muddy obstaclesand
Im expected to winapparently.
Realizing there would
be a prize for the first
place team, I decided
that our team was going
to win this race (even if
it meant me throwing
up afterwards). The race
began and my team and
I were flying. We quickly
passed the team dressed
like Skittles (no, seriously,
they were dressed like
the candy Skittles) and
opened up a decent lead.
After a long stretch on
the road, we transitioned
to the obstacle course and
extended our lead. The
monkey bars, climbing
wall and balance beams
were no match for us.
We stayed together and
exited the obstacle course
at a blistering pace. We
finished the race in a little
under 26 minutes, which
is a fantastic time for four
people. Then, we began
waiting for our prize.
I didnt have too many
expectations of what this
prize might be, but other
folks were receiving deep
tissue massages and Starbucks gift cards, so it was
bound to be something
awesome. They finally
get to our award, and the
announcer begins to open
a box, revealing a Spartan
helmet that looked like
movie prop.
He handed it to one of
my teammates, as if it
were some sort of trophy,
and we all had a good
laugh. Thats when they
handed us three more.
It was fine with me, but
judging by the looks on
their faces, my teammates
may not have needed
three more Spartan helmets. Pretty sure I heard
my teammate mumble,
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Wilson changes culture at Eastside

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
When Steve Wilson took
over the football program
at Eastside in March, he
set out to change the culture.
Five wins later, Wilson
said his seniors did just
that.
Theyll be known as the
class that turned things
around, Wilson said.
They bought into what
we wanted to do and they
had a lot of success. Hopefully, our young guys saw
a lot of what our seniors
were able to do and will
work hard to come back
stronger.
Having only won two
games in 2014, Eastside
made a run for the playoffs this season, falling
short by only one game.
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Eastside will lose several key seniors to graduation this

year, including running back Jovani Lawton.
We hope well take
some very positive things
from our season, Wilson
said. Were very proud of
our seniors. Theyll go out
winning more games this

year than they had in their
previous three seasons.
Thats a huge accomplishment for them.
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Changing the culture,

however, meant a lot of
recruiting and a lot of sacrifice. Wilson managed to
recruit athletes who were
playing other sports, giving the Eagles a different
look than theyve had in
years past.
Thats one reason I
wanted to get here and
start working in March,
Wilson said. You have
to get to know the kids
and start recruiting. If
we wouldve waited until August to come in, it
wouldve been a wasted
year for us.
We couldnt just do
what everybody assumes
is going to be done, because none of that was
set up here, Wilson said.
We had to work hard to
try to get all that done so
we wouldnt lose a year.
It took a lot of sacrifice

by several of us to try to
come in and get this thing
turned around.
Wilson said recruiting is
something he and his staff
will have to continue to do
if they want to be successful going forward.
We have to continue
to recruit and get players
out there, Wilson said.
A good example for us
is Shamarius Rucker, a senior who had never played
football before this year.
He starts on the basketball
team, but he came out and
ended up being our starting wide receiver. That was
only his first year playing
football. He was just learning to play the game when
the season was over.
Eastside will begin offseason weightlifting and
conditioning this month.
Byrnes:
Playoffs
start Nov. 20
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interception more than 70
yards for a touchdown, to
put the game out of reach.
Markel Thomas scored
the Rebels final touchdown of the night in the
second half, and Byrnes
defense forced a safety to
move the final advantage
to 50-13.
The Rebels will begin
postseason play on Nov.
20. The state championship is set for Dec. 12 in
Columbia.
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Smiley Howell awards
Eastsides Jacob Smith, Riversides Aaron Odom, Greers Markel Warren, Byrnes D.J.
Crosby and Blue Ridges Vonta Jenkins received the Smiley Howell award at the Greer
Area Touchdown Club last Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Smith, Odom and Warren.
Players of Week 10
The Eagles are on their

way to Upper State after wins over Daniel and
Broome last week.
The Eastside volleyball
team has been on a tear
this year, working its way
to a 14-0 region record
and a top seed in the Class
AAA state playoffs.
Pickens
now
awaits
Eastside in the semi-final,
marking a rematch of last
years showdown. Results
of that match were not
available at press time.
Byrnes Aaron Watson was named The Greer Citizen/ Owens Insurance Defensive Player
of the Week for Week 10. Pictured are Chad Hannon (Owens), coach Brian Lane, Watson
and Chris Crist (Owens).
The Eagles made short

work of Daniel in round
two, winning in three
straight sets: 25-15, 25-20
and 25-12.
Eastside then moved on
to face Broome, again winning in three straight sets:
25-18, 25-9 and 25-20.
Pickens also boasts a
perfect 14-0 region record, as the winner will
move on to the championship to take on the winner
of Hilton Head and Myrtle
Beach. The state championship will take place on
Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. at White
Knoll High School.
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Tigers not comfortable

missing postseason
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Preston Burch | The Greer Citizen
B3
Lady Eagles reach

Upper State title
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
the greer citizen
Despite several close

contests throughout the
season, Blue Ridge found
itself on the outside looking in at the state playoffs.
The 2-8 Tigers dropped
key games to Travelers
Rest, Southside and Greer
down the stretch, missing the postseason for the
second time under head
coach Shane Clark.
Obviously, things didnt
turn out like we wanted, but we did see some
bright spots and improvements weve made, Clark
said. We saw some areas
where we still need work,
which gives us a direction
we need to be headed this
offseason.
Before the season began,
the Tigers were forced to
scramble to find a starting
quarterback after starter
Jay Urich transferred to
Wren. Jake Smith stepped
in to fill Urichs role as
a sophomore, and Clark
said he was pleased with
his play throughout the
year.
We did see some maturing from our younger guys
in several areas, which was
encouraging, Clark said.
We saw some guys grow
up a little bit throughout

the season.
(Smith) just needs to
keep progressing like hes
been doing, he said. He
was the one we probably
saw the most maturing
out of throughout the
year. Going into the next
season, we know where he
stands and we know what
he needs to work on. He
did have some really good
games and made some really good decisions down
the stretch.
Blue Ridge will lose several key seniors to graduation, such as: running back
Vonta Jenkins and Safety
John Patrick.
Theyre leaving some
big shoes to fill, Clark
said. If you look at the
accomplishments of those
guys, its going to be hard
to replace them.
Half of Blue Ridges eight
losses came in games that
were determined by six
points or less.
Even though we had
five games that were really
close, weve got to find
ways to finish those games
off, Clark said. The first
year I was at Blue Ridge,
we didnt make the playoffs and weve been there
every year since. Missing
the playoffs isnt something our guys are real ac-
customed to, and its not

something we want them
to get comfortable with at
all.
Clark said hes never
faced this kind of a season
as a coach, but had a relatable experience during his
senior year of high school.
During my senior year,
we lost nine games and
seven of them were by
margins of six points or
less, he said. That was
a tough year. Youre just
right there on the verge
the whole season and can
never quite get over the
hump. To our guys credit, they didnt fold. They
fought all the waydown
to the very last play of the
season.
With playoffs kicking off
this Friday, Blue Ridge will
begin preparing for next
season. The Tigers start
speed camp at the beginning of December.
Well start things back
up in December with our
speed camp, Clark said.
That will last through
Christmas break, then
well hit the weight room
pretty hard. Were just
focusing on some of the
areas we need to improve,
and thats what well be
working on over the next
several months.
Eastsides Joseph Hamilton was named The Greer Citizen/ Owens Insurance Defensive
Lineman of the Week for Week 10. Pictured are Chad Hannon (Owens), Hamilton, coach
Steve Wilson and Chris Crist (Owens).
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Riverside dropped its final game of the season to Dorman last Friday night on the road.
Warriors ready to move on

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Greers Dorian Lindsey was named The Greer Citizen/ Owens Insurance Offensive Player
of the Week for Week 10. Pictured are Chad Hannon (Owens), coach Will Young, Lindsey
and Chris Crist (Owens).
Riversides Stephan Garber was named The Greer Citizen/ Owens Insurance Offensive
Lineman of the Week for Week 10. Pictured are Chad Hannon (Owens) and Garber.
Through three seasons

as Riversides head football coach, Phil Smith has
won five games. All of
them came in 2014.
The Warriors fell to Dorman last Friday night, putting the finishing touches
on a frustrating 0-11 season.
It was just a hard season, Smith said. A lot
of these kids put a lot of
work in during the offseason, but unfortunately
they didnt get a win. I feel
bad for the senior class,
but they were able to experience some success
last year. Hopefully theyll
be able to look back on
that and realize they were
a part of history.
Smith said while inexperience played a role
in some of the Warriors
struggles, he did see some
positive things from his
group as the year progressed.
We had to play a lot of
underclassmen and, for
the future, thats going
to be good, Smith said.
Theyll already have that

experience thats so important. Were looking forward to next year already.
Our guys never quit,
and thats really a testament to their character,
he said. They were always
ready to go the next Monday and that was good to
see. Its easy to quit when
youre 0-5 and about to
go into region play. You
wouldve thought guys
were going to hang it up,
but instead we had more
guys come out.
With the struggles now
behind them, the Warriors
can focus on a new year
and new opportunities.
Weve got some young
kids coming in who are
very athletic, Smith said.
Obviously, were going to
have to get these guys in
the weight room, but that
will come with time. If you
throw our freshman in the
mix with the other young
guys that got the chance
to play this year, along
with moving into a different region, I think its going to be good.
Smith said he saw some
positive
performances
from quarterback Logan

Dibenedetto and running
back Andrew Brown this
season.
We have to really evaluate our personnel to see if
we need to change some
of the things were doing,
Smith said. Logan Dibenedetto is coming back and
he really showed some
good signs this year when
he got in. He can run well
with the football. Weve
also got a ninth grader
named Andrew Brown
who is just as capable
of running the offense.
The Warriors will also return Braxton Collins, Dondre Thompson and Reid
Banish back, but will have
to replace nearly all of offensive line.
The key going forward,
Smith said, will be weight
lifting and conditioning.
Well give the kids a
couple weeks off, but well
start back up in the weight
room before Thanksgiving
break, Smith said. Really, once you hit January,
everything starts over, so
were looking forward to
it.
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Young described that game

as sloppy, and said afterward, we didnt appear
to happy to be there. A
steady drizzle enveloped
the Travelers Rest stadium
on Sept. 25th, and put a wet
blanket on Greers passing
and kicking games. The
Yellow Jackets completed
only five passes, missed
field goal and extra point
attempts, and had a punt
that only went as far as
the line of scrimmage. To
make matters worse, Greer
lost three starters to injuries that night. Two have
since returned, but the
third, receiver Zach Glidden, remains sidelined.
Fortunately, the weather forecast for this Friday
is better than the last time
we played, and that will
Adrian McGee
help, Young believes.
He said the Yellow Jackets enjoyed having last
week off when lower state
teams made up games
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rest, but this week we are
back to our regular schedule. We have to get ready
for Travelers Rest.
Under
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coach Ray Gould, Travelers Rest went from 10
straight losing seasons,
including a 1-9 stint last
year, to 6-4. They are
good enough to be in the
playoffs, and thats something. They also have improved over the past 6-7
weeks, Coach Young said.
He pointed out that the
Devildogs have one of the
top running backs in the
state in Xavier Terry. Their
quarterback, Chris Gomia,
has made some big plays
running the ball, including
one against us to set up a
touchdown. Young adds,
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Hes a good player.
Travelers Rest employs
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said. They run some 3-3
and 4-2, and are improved
from last year. Primarily they have some bigger
kids this year including Bo
McKinney who is 6-5, 310
pounds on the defensive
line.
Greers coaching staff
has promoted 11 jayvees
to the varsity for the playoffs. We need them for
the scout team, he explained The odds they
will get in a game are not
great, but they will get everything the varsity guys
get from here on out.
With the exception of
Glidden, the Yellow Jackets will be at full strength
for the playoff opener.
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Martial arts gurus discuss lessons learned

BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
By the time Mike Sanders and Brian Adams met
for the first time six weeks
ago, the two men had 20
black belts and over a century of martial arts training between them.
They were among the
first disciples of Kenpo,
a hybrid martial-arts style
created in 1940s Hawaii
and spread across America in subsequent decades
by Ed Parker and the Tracy
brothers.
That two of Kenpos earliest gurus live here within
50 miles of each other is
an unlikely blessing for local martial arts students.
They have trained with
such legends as Bruce Lee,
Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis, and have taught more
champions and black belts
than they could track.
Though Sanders is now 68
and Adams 73, both men
remain in good health,
teaching the martial art
each has spent over 50years mastering Kenpo
Karate.
About three weeks ago,
I got the opportunity to
interview the two men
together at Adams dojo
in Hendersonville.
The
following is a condensed
transcript of that two-hour
interview.
How exactly did you
get involved with martial
arts?
Adams: I was 16-yearsold and watched a program on TV called You
Asked For It. They were
doing an episode on karate and Ed Parker was
on it. I heard that his
school was in Pasadena,
CA where Id just moved.
It took me two years to get
up the courage to walk in
his door, but once I did, I
just knew this was going
to be my profession. I felt
like Id always done it, in a
past life or whatever, and
that it was natural for me
to do this.
Sanders: There wasnt
much to do in my hometown of Union, so I lifted
weights all the time. When
I got into fights, I learned
pretty quickly that there
was more to it than just
being strong and able to
hit hard. So I found this
guy named Richard Towell
who had just gotten back
from Vietnam and he was
teaching Tang Soo Do, a
Korean form of martial
arts. I worked with him
until I got old enough to
get my black belt and then
went into the military.
And when did you each
start teaching?
Adams: I started teaching for Ed Parker in 1962
(age 20) and opened my
first school in San Diego
in 1964. I taught there
until 1979. I eventually
learned that I was a kind
of pioneer with the martial
arts because I wanted to
be more direct in teaching
self-improvement, not just
self-defense or showing
how tough you can be.
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Sanders and Chuck Norris in the 1980s
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Adams (left) and Sanders at Adams Hendersonville dojo. The two Kenpo masters met
less than two months ago in Canton, N.C.
Sanders: I started around
1965 (age 23) when I got in
the military and they saw
that I had been training
with a previous Green Beret. When I got out of the
military, I worked with Billy
Hong and worked my way
up to becoming his chief
instructor. I would lead
his classes in Anderson,
SC. Not having a dad, Billy
Hong was a great mentor
to me. He steered me the
right way and made sure I
stayed out of trouble.
Ive worked in
mental health for
decades and I think
you can actually
make more of a
difference in the
martial arts.
Mike Sanders
Kenpo Master
Note Hong was a world

champion Tae Kwon Do
master who taught the
Korean military before
coming to the Carolinas in
the mid-60s. In 1977, he
was named Tae Kwan Do
Instructor of the Year by
the World Tae Kwan Do
Federation. In September,
1983, he was killed when
his Korean Air Flight was
shot down by Soviet forces. Sanders claims to have
driven him to the airport
to embark on that fateful
flight.
What do you like most
about teaching?
Adams: I was going to
college and studying psy-
I realized in a short time that I could

help more people right away by teaching
martial arts.
Brian Adams
Kenpo master
chology because I wanted

to help people. Well, I realized in a short time that
I could help more people
right away by teaching
martial arts. It feels good
to see people transforming in subtle ways without
any real direct effort. You
see people start to be more
open, less ego-driven,
more spontaneous, more
relaxed and fun loving.
Everyones different but
Ive had kids that had stuttering problems take two
weeks of lessons and the
stuttering problem was
gone. Thats it for me . . .
I just love contributing.
Sanders: I agree a lot
with what Mr. Adams said
about being able to watch
somebody actually change
in front of your own eyes.
Ive worked in mental
health (he has a Masters
degree in Social Work) for
decades and I think you
can actually make more of
a difference in the martial
arts.
Now, Brian, you published your influential
book, The Medical Implications of Karate Blows
in 1969. What led to the
writing of that work?
Adams: Well, back then
we were stupid, young and
dumb. I wanted to know
if there was a scientific
fact to any of this crazy
stuff like delayed death
punch. So I began researching it and it turned

into a book, basically.
Note: Adams claims it
took him three years to
write the book, which
utilizes photos and diagrams to illustrate the
physical damage certain
kicks, strikes and other
techniques can do to the
human body. Since its
original publication, it has
been reprinted several
times. The current edition
is titled Deadly Karate
Blows: The Medical Implications.
Now, both of you met
Bruce Lee back in the day.
What was he like?
Sanders: I met him one
time up in Charlotte when
(master martial artist and
grappler) Larry Hartsell
had him down. He liked to
work a 500-pound [punching] bag. His theory was,
if you could move a 500lb bag, you wouldnt have
any problem moving a
200-lb man.
Adams: Bruce Lee revolutionized
everybodys
thinking. He proved that
American martial arts
were out of date, and he
did it by force. He would
beat teachers up in front
of their students. He was
a street fighter, but he
did mature as time went
on. He always said about
An early edition of Adams landmark book, now published

under the title Deadly Karate Blows
Kenpo Its the best commercial system Ive ever

seen.
What
Norris?
about
Chuck
Adams: He was a good

old boy. He was honest
and genuinely friendly,
didnt have any martial
arts agendas like so many
people have.
Sanders: When I got out
of the service, I went out to
California and he (Norris)
had jut gotten back from
Korea (whered hed been
stationed in the Air Force).
I think he was more of a
tournament-type fighter. I
think he had a good heart.
I knew his first wife and I
knew his kids. I think he
was a pretty good guy but
Ive seen a lot better martial artists.
How does the future of
Kenpo look as we continue to move forward in
the 21st Century?
Sanders: I think Kenpo

is a very intelligent type of
art and you have to be really focused to use it. You
can take any style [of selfdefense] youve learned
in the past and you can
blend that in with Kenpo.
If I had to pick an art in todays world where things
are getting so rough out
there, I would pick Kenpo.
Adams: I want to go
around the world and
teach Kenpo students to
help them evolve. Kenpo
has a bright future as far
as Im concerned. Its a
good system. Its a fun
system and it leads you to
go in all directions.
Both Sanders and Adams

still teach private lessons.
Sanders can be reached at
864-580-9127 and Adams
at 828-595-1455. For more
on either Kenpo master,
visit Sanders Facebook
page or Adams website
at www.integratedmartialarts.net
Mary Poppins soars at GCT

Three
shows left
STAFF WRITER
Actors, actresses, designers and directors want
to make sure you dont
miss the final weekend of
Mary Poppins at Greer
Childrens Theatre.
Robin Byouk, Greer Cultural Arts supervisor, said
this is a show to see.
Its a really big show
with a lot of theatrical effects so its really stretching us to achieve a new level artistically, she said.
The cast includes 38
members, including Chelsea Rudisill playing Mary.
Im so excited to be
playing Mary Poppins,
she said. Growing up,
I read all the books and
Its a really big show with a lot of

theatrical effects so its really stretching us
to achieve a new level artistically.
Robin Byouk
Supervisor, Greer Cultural Arts

watched the movie probably 50 times. Theres
definitely some pressure
to make sure you have the
right look and to live up to
being practically perfect
all the time, but, overall,
its a dream come true for
me.
While GCT actors and actresses might dream of performing Mary Poppins,
they know theyll have to
put in the work. Dance
captain Erica Trykowski is
seeing to that.
The most difficult and
challenging dance num-
ber in the show is Step in

Time, she said, adding
that the routine is eight
minutes long with a three
minute reprise, Down the
Chimney following. It is
one of the most difficult
numbers since the cast
uses tap shoes to create
interesting sounds and
rhythms.
Landon Odom, who
plays Marys close friend
Bert, and at one point has
to tap on a rooftop, said
the dance routine is the
most challenging part of
rehearsals.
Preparing for the role

I had to go through a lot
of practice with dance,
he said. It has been really exciting and fun but
challenging because of
the variety there is in this
show.
The shows intricacies,
while challenging, havent
been anything cast members and others couldnt
handle. Trykowski spoke
highly of all involved.
The cast members have
worked very hard to make
this show amazing, she
said. Mary Poppins has a
lot of big musical numbers
that require elaborate costumes as well as excellent
lighting to help portray
the streets of England.
The production team has
collaborated together to
help made this show what
it is.
GCT hopes for a crowd
to see this weekends
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Mary Poppins wraps wraps up its run at the J. Harley Bonds

Career Center this weekend .
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B7
Gowensville to hold annual fall festival

Meryl Streep in Ricki and
the Flash
COUCH THEATER
DVD previews
By Sam Struckhoff
NEW RELEASES FOR WEEK

OF NOV. 23, 2015.
PICKS OF THE WEEK
American Ultra (R) -Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) is a

scrawny pothead grocerystore clerk who is unbelievably deadly when he
thinks his life is in danger.
See, Mike doesnt remember it, but hes the product of a secret program
that trained ultra-deadly,
ultra-brainwashed sleeper
agents and placed them
unsuspecting parts of the
U.S. An ambitious functionary in the CIA (Topher
Grace) decides to clean
up whats left of the program by sending assassins
against the unsuspecting
Mike and his girlfriend,
Phoebe (Kristen Stewart).
Eisenberg is the last
guy youd cast as an action star, and thats why
he does so well -- he goes
from shirking schlub to
killer commando in an instant, and hes just as surprised as you.
A Christmas Horror
Story (NR) -- Despite the
title, its really a handful
of Christmas horror stories, strung together by a
framing story with a drunk
William Shatner. One bit
has teens poking around a
creepy school basement on
the anniversary of a double-homicide -- it goes how
youd expect. Then theres
the family who enters the
woods to (illegally) chop
down their own Christmas tree, only to find that
something ... strange has
happened to their son. Another naughty family gets
a visit from the Krampus,
a nightmarish anti-Santa
from Germanic folklore.
Then theres the all-out
Christmas carnage story
where Santa throws down
against a horde of profane
zombie-elves.
So theres a variety of
tinsel-tinged terror, and if
any of these carols arent
singing with you, it wont
be long before Shatner cuts
in and the next bit begins.
Its not the most memorable holiday-horror flick,
but its a polished product
with an assortment of terrifying treats.
Ricki and the Flash
(PG-13) -- Meryl Streep
stars as a woman who left
her family to chase rock
n roll dreams, and now
has to come back down
to earth to reconcile with
her children and the life
she could have had. Ricki
(Streep) never touched
stardom, but shes in a
rockin bar-band with a
strapping guitarist (Rick
Springfield). She returns
to the Midwest when her
ex-husband (Kevin Kline)
summons her to support
their adult daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streeps reallife daughter) in recovering
from a disastrous divorce.
The family melodrama is
mixed in with stirring musical performances where
Streep belts classic rock
covers with serious energy.
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Doctor Who: Christmas
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Shaun the Sheep: Season 1
Hells Kitchen: Season
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With an Artisans Market,

bake sale, antique tractor and power equipment
show, attic treasures, used
books and drawings for
a quilt and gas grill, the
Gowensville Fall Festival
will offer something for
all ages.
The annual event is set
for Nov. 14 from 8 a. m.
until 2 p. m. at the community building on Highway 11 near the intersection with Highway 14.
Breakfast featuring biscuits and gravy will be followed by a hot dog lunch.
Over a dozen vendors will
sell their handcrafted or
hand-produced
specialties inside and on the
grounds.
Products
celebrating
Gowensvilles Dark Corner
heritage will also be
available.
The 2015 quilt, Pineapple Pizzazz, incorporates
a vintage Eighties top with
exquisite machine quilting. Shirley Arledge of the
Landrum Quilters (LQ), donated the top which was
finished by fellow members including Sheridan
Carter of SK Quilting in
Hendersonville.
Vendors include:
THINGS
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STOMPING GROUNDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stomping Grounds Open

Mic Night is held the second and fourth Friday of
each month. Dan and Luann Gray are hosting open
mic on the second Friday
of the month and Mr. John
is hosting on the fourth
Friday of the month, each
from 7-10 p.m.
Upcoming events:
Friday, Nov. 13: Shagging
on Trade. Grace Hall, 108
Trade St., 7-11 p.m. Any
experience level welcome
and free lessons starting
at 6:30pm.
Saturday, Nov. 21: Book
Signing and Meet the Author of Long Walk to Yesterday, Noon-2 p.m. Local
author Ernest Conley will
promote his first published book.
Saturday, Nov. 21: Danny White will be playing
acoustic oldies rock music, 7-10 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 24: Stephen Keef Acoustic Guitar
Music, 7-9 p.m.
Thursday,
Nov.
26:
Closed for Thanksgiving.
Saturday, Nov. 28: Storytime and Crafts with Laura, 10 a.m. Bring your little ones for a real treat. A
free storytime and craft
event.
Saturday, Nov. 28: Gene
Holdway, Folk Singer, 7-10
p.m.
Visit stompinggroundsgreer.com for more information.
THE SPINNING JENNY

UPCOMING EVENTS
The Spinning Jenny, 107

Cannon St., in Greer will
host the following events:
Friday-Saturday,
Nov.
20-21: Made By Hand, Arts
and Crafts Festival. Come
buy local hand crafted
goods and art.
Saturday,
Nov.
21,
7:30 p.m.: Arvey Bennet
Band. $8. Free line dance
lesson at 6:30 p.m.
ROPER MOUNTAIN SCIENCE

CENTER FALL FESTIVAL
The Living History Farm

at Roper Mountain Science
Center brings history to
life with its Fall Harvest
Festival Saturday, Nov. 14,
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., featuring
artisans, musicians, and
special demonstrations of
life in the 1800s. Step into
the authentic backcountry
farms Cole Cabin Farmhouse (1790), barn, or Rector Schoolhouse (1898),
and explore the gardens
and grounds to participate
in activities for all ages.
Experience
fun
and
chores of the season as
you help the pioneers prepare with various hands-on
activities such as shucking, shelling, and grinding
corn or winnowing rice for
the winter. Try your hand
at plowing behind powerful draft horses in our
pasture and watch skilled
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The antique tractor and power equipment show is always a big draw for the Gowensville
Festival.
Appalachian Craftworks,
handmade home decorations from reclaimed
wood.
Debbie Wilson, gourd art

and accessories
June Rhoads, needle-,
wet- and nuno-felted gifts
Joy Plumley and Sylvia

Becknell, sewn and knitted
goods
Lafoy and Jerry Henson,
working dogs herd sheep.

Talk with and learn from
artisan craftsmen at work
as they demonstrate blacksmithing, basket weaving, broom making and
produce handmade items,
many of which are available for purchase. Stop by
our Cavender House Kitchen (1830) and see whats
cooking over the hearth-apples and pumpkins are
on the menu!
Make a day of the festivities with a visit to Harrison Hall of Natural Science to tour the Tropical
Rainforest, Ecology Lab
and Marine Labs where
you may hold live animals,
learn about creatures that
are At Home in a Tree, or
Fall for the Beach. Stop by
the Butterfly Garden for
advice from Master Gardeners about winterizing
your garden, walk the nature trails or meet at the
Treetop Clinic for a leaf
scavenger hunt with one
of our naturalists. Enjoy
a hearty Buckys Bar-B-Q
meal or bring your own
picnic for lunch.
Admission:
$6
for
adults and teens, $5 children 5-12, seniors, and
military.Children 4 and
under and all members of
the RMSC Association are
admitted free. 9-2:30
strong language, including mild profanity and

vulgarities.
Therefore,
children under the age of
12 should attend at their
parents discretion.
Tickets can be purchased
by calling the Chapman
Cultural Center box office
at (864) 542-2787 or by ordering online at ChapmanCulturalCenter.org. Tickets are $25 for adults, $24
for seniors and $20 for
students.
the Theatre Box Office at

(864) 294-2125. Box Office
opens Monday, Nov. 9, at
9 a.m.
SLT TO STAGE
OF MICE AND MEN
A story of endurance
and hope in the face of unimaginable hardship, John
Steinbecks Of Mice and
Men has kept audiences
spellbound from 1937 to
the present day, through
countless
productions
and film adaptations. The
Spartanburg Little Theatre
opens its own interpretation of this modern masterpiece in November, with
performances Nov. 13 and
14 at 8 p.m.
The story centers on
migrant workers George
and Lennie, who dream of
owning their own ranch
someday, a story that
gives them hope as they
travel from place to place.
When the impossibility of
that dream meets harsh
reality, it brings George to
the brink of an unimaginably difficult choice.
Steinbeck wrote one
of the most critically acclaimed American novels,
one that has now been a
part of our nations consciousness for almost 80
years, remarked guest
director Patric Phillips.
It takes place against the
background of the Great
Depression, but I think
audiences will find the
dreams and struggles of
these characters are very
similar to their own.
The SLT production of
Of Mice and Men features
a cast of SLT performers
both new and returning,
led by Chandler Crawford
as George and Zach Ellis as
Lennie.
Please note that the
characters in the play are
rough, uneducated men
living in a bunkhouse together, and they do employ the frequent use of
FURMAN PRESENTS
GOD OF CARNAGE
Furman University Theatre will present God of

Carnage by Yazmina Reza
Nov. 12-14, and Nov. 1821, at 8 p.m., with a matinee showing Nov. 15, at 3
p.m. All performances take
place in The Playhouse on
campus.
Theatre arts professor Rhett Bryson directs
Rezas play, which is
translated by Christopher
Hampton. Tickets are $16
for adults, $13 for seniors,
and $8 for students.
In the production, a
playground
altercation
between two 11-year-old
boys brings together two
sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the matter.
At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as
the meeting progresses,
and the rum flows, tensions emerge and gloves
come off, leaving the couples with more than just
their liberal principles in
tatters.
Furman
sophomore
Drake Shadwell of Dalzell, S.C. plays the role of
Alan; Sarah Cushman, a
junior from Aiken, plays
Annette; Furman senior
Sam Feigenbaum of Greenville is cast as Michael; and
sophomore Jess Pinaire of
Flagstaff, Ariz. is cast as
Veronica.
For ticket information
and reservations, call
CHAPMAN CULTURAL ARTS

GRANT DEADLINE
The deadline to apply

for a Community Grant
from Chapman Cultural
Center is Nov. 20.
These quarterly grants
provide financial assistance to cultural arts
projects that impact Spartanburg County. They are
open to nonprofit organizations and professional
artists in amounts up to
$1,000. This deadline is
turned bowls and wood

crafts
Landrum Quilters, handmade gifts - quilted, sewn
and woven
Lori Jones, quilted purses, Christmas stockings
and cotton dish clothes
Mike Merritt, barn tin
and cedar bird houses
North Woods Farm, crocheted, woven and knitted
hats, scarves, mitts and
felted items.
Sherry Collins, barn
bling, handmade jewelry,
hummingbird feeders.
Southern
Sentiments,
handmade jewelry
Teresa Vanover, Christmas ornaments, wooden
signs
Organized by residents
of Gowensville, the festival is a time for neighbors
to visit and to support financially the community
center, built in 1922 as
the Gowensville school. It
closed in the mid-fifties
and now serves as a place
for birthday parties, family reunions, weddings and
meetings of the Landrum
Quilters, under the auspices of the Greater Gowensville Association.
for projects that will take

place from Jan. 1, 2016, to
June 30, 2016.
Eligible cultural projects
are those that actively engage the performing, visual, literary, or folk arts.
They can include small
or pilot activities, new or
developing programs, organizational development,
professional development,
to establishment of annual
events, or special projects
of high artistic quality.
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please visit online ChapmanCulturalCenter.org
and search community
grants or call 591-5600.
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THE GREER CITIZEN
Strange spells
may be due to anxiety
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have
been having weird spells
for about six months. They
occur only occasionally
and last a couple of days
and nights. They awaken
me out of sleep and are a
little frightening.
It starts with a burning sensation on the right
side of my nose. I feel as
if I have to remember
something, and a wave
of warmth floods over
my upper torso, down to
my arms. I feel my heart
fluttering, and am a little
sick to my stomach. I also
have funny sensations in
my right ear. It lasts a few
seconds, and I just have to
ride it out. When its over, I
feel weak for a while.
I saw a neurologist, who
mentioned that it might be
anxiety, which made me
mad -- being awakened out
of a sound sleep doesnt
seem to me that I am anxious, as I have no trouble
sleeping! He wanted to put
me on a medication with a
lot of side effects, such as
dizziness and hallucinations. I do not want to be
on medication, but I also
dont want to have a grand
mal seizure. He could not
tell me if I could have one
or not. I only want affirmation that I am not crazy! - L.G.
ANSWER: You arent
crazy. Your neurologist
may be right -- this can be
related to anxiety -- but I
wouldnt jump to that diagnosis without consider-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
ing a few things first.
A warm sensation over
different parts of your
body should make your
doctor think of conditions
like carcinoid syndrome
and pheochromocytoma.
These are tumors that secrete hormone-like substances that can cause odd
feelings, such as flushing
or warmth, in different
parts of the body. They
can be screened for with
simple urine and blood
tests. I agree with you that
being awakened with this
sensation makes anxiety
or panic attack less likely.
It does not sound like a
seizure disorder to me.
Sometimes, people notice sensations that defy
medical explanation. In
that case, we generally just
try to make sure it isnt
something that doesnt
threaten life or health and
help people minimize and
live with the symptoms.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have to take levothyroxine in order to obtain an
acceptable TSH number. I
have read that some doctors are stating that there
is a relationship between
hypothyroidism and gluten intolerance, possibly

even celiac disease. Is this
proven to the point that a
patient should alter his or
her diet and give up the
basic foods of bread and
cereal? -- R.K.
ANSWER: People with
celiac disease have a much
higher risk of autoimmune
thyroid disease (especially
Hashimotos, the most
common cause of low thyroid) than expected, to the
point where everyone with
celiac disease should have
a blood test to look at thyroid levels. Celiac disease,
or intolerance of gluten
in general, may have few
or subtle symptoms, and
it might be worthwhile to
consider testing for celiac
disease in people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
However, I would not recommend a drastic change
in diet for people with thyroid disease if there are no
symptoms.
***
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
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SOAP UPDATES
Dante was partnered. Patrick called Robin to tell
her about a recent turn
of events. Sam and Jake
shared a heated moment.
Elizabeth, Laura, Hayden
and Nikolas discussed the
secret that they all shared.
Paul told a reluctant Anna
to hold off on pursuing
Sonnys shooter. Emma
and Spencer went to the
park for a school project.
Wait to See: Spinelli reconnects with an old friend.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Caroline scrambled for

a reply when Liam interrogated her about how she
was able to get pregnant
so quickly. Maya became
concerned that Nicole was
having second thoughts
about the surrogacy after
she witnessed an intimate
moment between Nicole
and Zende. When Caroline
divulged that Liam knew
about the vasectomy,
Ridge confronted Brooke.
Liam became more observant about the interactions taking place during a
Forrester Creations staff
meeting, especially after
announcing that he was
writing an article about
Ridge and Carolines baby.
Nicole, Maya and Rick
hoped for the best as they
prepared themselves for
a very important doctors
appointment. Wait to See:
A secret comes closer to
being revealed.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Hope struggled to cope

with the aftermath of everything that happened to
her. Once he was exonerated, Chad went looking for
Abigail. Meanwhile, Ben
angrily confronted Abigail
about her affair with Chad.
Kate hit it off with Eduardo. Abigail relayed a coded message to Chad. Hope
learned the truth about
Bos disappearance for the
past several years. John
received some unexpected
Thorsten Kaye stars as

Ridge on The Bold and
The Beautiful
news from the ISA. Kayla
insisted that she and Steve
would face the latest threat
to their family head-on as
a team. Jennifer reached
out as Hope continued to
unravel. A huge rift occurred between Ciara and
Chase. Nicole had a run-in
with the charming Fynn,
an old buddy of Daniels.
Wait to See: Steve suspects
that Joey is being targeted
by an old enemy.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Carly brought Jake to

visit Sonny. Dante tried
to repair his marriage to
Lulu. Alexis and Julian
discussed the impact of
his former business operation. Dillon encouraged
Maxie to pursue her acting
ambitions. Sam turned to
Alexis for some motherly
advice. Valerie turned
out to be the new police
academy cadet with whom
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Sharon told Dr. Anderson that Patty was trying to reach Dylan. Later,
when Sharon refused to
take her medicine, Dr. Anderson told her that she
was putting her baby at
risk and forced her to take
it. Victor declined Lucas
offer for his family to financially bail out Newman
Enterprises. Nikki worried about the state of
Nick and Sages marriage.
Lily was devastated that
she had lost Cane forever
and regretted not trusting
him. Gwen told Neil that
she was frustrated by his
preoccupation with Hilary, but Neil assured her
that he cared only for her.
Marisa spied Luca talking
to Victor and questioned
him about it. A drunken
Gwen almost told Devon
everything she knew about
Hilary. Wait to See: Sharon
gets closer to discovering
the truth.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
ing Tree for the Salvation

Army. Students can bring
unwrapped age-appropriate gifts for children ages
4-12. Collections will begin
Nov. 16 and end Dec. 4.
D5, DUNCAN ADOPT

FLOOD-RAVAGED TOWN
Greer High art students

recently placed in the City
of Greer Giving Thanks
competition.
Ryan McCullough received first place; Madison
Calvert took third place;
and
Alexis
Anderson
placed fourth.
FINE ARTS CENTER HOSTS

VISITATION DAYS
The Fine Arts Center

will hold its annual middle
school visitation day on
Thursday, Nov. 19, and
is inviting all interested
eighth grade students to
visit. Students may visit
in the morning from 9:1511:05 a.m.
The centers annual high
school visitation day will
be Friday, Nov. 20. Interested students in grades
9-11 are invited to attend.
Students may visit in the
morning from 9:15-11:05
a.m. or in the afternoon
from 1:30-3:20 p.m.
Visiting students are
asked to complete a Prearranged Absence Form
(on website at www.
fineartscenter.net),
having it signed by all teachers whose classes they
will miss. That completed
form then becomes their
ticket to Visitation Day.
The Fine Arts Center will
hold a meeting for parents
of prospective students
at the Fine Arts Center on
the evening of Thursday,
Nov. 19, from 6:30-8 p.m.
All interested parents are
invited to visit the school
and attend the meeting.
The administration and
faculty will be sharing information about Fine Arts
Center programs and will
be available to answer
questions that parents may
have about the program,
including the application
and audition process.
The Fine Arts Center is
now accepting applications
for the 2016-2017 school
year. For more information, visit fineartscenter.
net.
Applications are currently being accepted for

Greenville County Schools
11 magnet academies.
There are three elementary magnet academies,
Blythe Academy of Languages, East North Street
Academy of Math and Science and Stone Academy
of Communication Arts.
Middle School magnets
include Beck Academy
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program,
Greenville Middle Academy
of Global Studies, Hughes
Academy of Science and
Technology and League
Academy of Communication Arts. Four high school
magnet academies are
Carolina High Academy of
Engineering Technology
and Health Professions,
Greenville High Academy
of Law, Finance and Business, J.L. Mann Academy of
Mathematics, Science and
Technology and Southside
High International Baccalaureate Middle Years and
Diploma Programs.
Admission into magnet
academies is open to all eligible students, but spaces
are limited. Students may
DISTRICT FIVE
GREER HIGH STUDENTS

WIN ART COMPETITIONS
MAGNET ACADEMY
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
THE GREER CITIZEN
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Boo in the school

Washington Center recently hosted the schools annual Boo in the School event. Students,
dressed in a variety of creative costumes, circulated the campus requesting treats using
voice output technology. Above: Washington Center student Jesse James is pictured
Trick or Treating at teacher Nardia Lloyds pirate treat station with the assistance of Christ
Church Episcopal School volunteer Micah Shutterly.
apply to more than one
magnet academy.
Applications are scored
based on four criteria: attendance, discipline, grade
average (student interview
in grades K-5, 1, 2), and a
student statement indicating why the student would
like to attend the magnet
academy.
A lottery system is used
when there are more
qualifying students than
available slots. Qualifying students not selected
for a magnet academy are
placed on a waiting list.
Applications will be accepted through November
24.
CHANDLER CREEK
FESTIVAL IS NOV. 14
Chandler Creek PTA will

hold its Community Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14,
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
SKYLAND WILL HOLD

FALL FESTIVAL NOV. 14
Skyland Elementary will

hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14,
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
For more information or
to volunteer, contact the
PTA at 355-3516.
GMC INFORMATION
NIGHT IS NOV. 16
Greer Middle College

Charter High will hold information nights for prospective students for the
2016-17 school year on
Nov. 16 and Jan. 11 at 6
p.m. at Praise Cathedral in
Greer.
You do NOT need to register to attend.
RMS PTSA FUNDRAISER

NIGHT AT ZAXBYS
Kelly Melendez, Third

Ryan McCullough, Honorable Mention Laketa
Buckley (Angelic Vision)
District Winners: Dance
Choreography, First Claudia Dean Literature: Third
Morgan Hipp
BRUSHY CREEK STUDENTS

COLLECT FOR GREER RELIEF
Brushy Creek Elementary students will be collecting canned food from

Nov. 16-20 for the student
councils annual drive to
benefit Greer Relief.
Students can vote as a
fan for Clemson or South
Carolina with their donations. The cans will be
counted each day and the
winner announced. A neutral zone will be available
for donations not supporting either school.
to become a vendor.
The table fee is $50.
Sign-up deadline (including table fee payment) is
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
For more information or
to sign up, please email
topcatvolunteers@gmail.
com and request a Vendor
Fair Exhibitor Application
Form.
BRUSHY CREEK DONATING

TO THE GIVING TREE
Brushy Creek Elementary and the Beta Club

are sponsoring The Giv-
In partnership with the

town of Duncan, District
Five Schools has adopted the town of Kingstree,
a city severely impacted
by the October floods that
devastated South Carolina.
Over the next several
weeks,
District
Five
employees
and
students
will
collect
items to deliver to Kingstree residents. Items
needed include: non-perishable food, diapers,
wipes, blankets, bedding,
clothing, school supplies
and cleaning supplies.
Donations
can
be
dropped off at Duncan
City Hall or the Duncan
Police Department during
regular business hours,
between now and Nov. 19.
ABNER CREEK STUDENTS

VOTE FOR COUNCIL
As the Upstate and the

entire country went to
the polls this week, Abner
Creek Academy students
got their own lesson in
the political participation
when the school held its
Student Council officer
elections right before Election Day.
All students in grades
fist through fourth voted

for Student Body President, Vice President and
Secretary/Treasurer. The
candidates campaigned by
making and hanging posters, handing out fliers, and
coming up with catchy
slogans. They wrote campaign speeches that were
videotaped and shown to
the student body.
Each class voted on laptops for who they believed
would be the best candidate and received an I
voted sticker for taking
part.
Abner Creeks new student council officers are:
Avery Roach (President),
Chloe Ball (Vice-President),
and Madison Kovalsky
(Secretary/Treasurer).
REBEL REGIMENT MARCHES

FINISHES THIRD IN STATE
The Byrnes High Rebel

Regiment were named
2015 South Carolina Band
Directors Association 5A
Upper State Champions
last weekend.
They finished third in
state competition.
D.R. HILL HONORS

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
A group of D.R. Hill Middle School students are being honored for their work
both inside, and outside,
the classroom.
October Students of the
Month include: Jamie Bustos, Nick Smart, Victoria
Munson, Zuvarious Martin, Natanael Hernandez,
Azra Timizi, Patricia Castaneda, Makayla Hallmark,
and Austin Kelsey.
Breakfast to savor....
GREER MIDDLE COLLEGE

FALL 4 GMC IS NOV. 14
FREE
Greer Middle College

Charter High Fall 4 GMC 5k
Walk/Run will be Saturday,
Nov. 14, at 9 a.m. along the
streets of Greer.
The money raised from
the event will help purchase a new activity bus
for Greer Middle College
Charter High School.
Coffee or Tea
with purchase of a breakfast
meal Tuesday-Friday only
TUES-FRI
BREAKFAST 9:00 am-11:00 am
LUNCH 11:00-2:00 pm
TAYLORS ELEMENTARY
HOSTING CRAFT FAIR
THURS-SAT DINNER: 5:30-8:00 pm
Taylors Elementary will

host Taylors Tinsel Town
Craft and Vendor fair on
Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9
a.m.-2 p.m.
The school is looking
for vendors for our its inaugural event. Taylors is
inviting those who make a
product, offer a service, or
are a small, local business
SAT
BREAKFAST 8:00 am-1:00 pm
LUNCH 11:00 am-1:00 pm
SUN LUNCH: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
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Greer, SC 29650
864-848-0082
(Next door to Merrills pizza)
The Riverside Middle

PTSA will hold a fundraiser at Zaxbys on Tuesday,
Nov. 17, from 5-8 p.m.
GREER HIGH ANNOUNCES

REFLECTIONS WINNERS
The following Greer High

students were honored at
2015-16 Reflections winners recently.
Literature First Ashley
Hollingsworth
(Daddy),
Second Ashley Hollingsworth (The Rude Awakening), Third Ashley Hollingsworth (War State of
Mind), Honorable Mention
Ashley Hollingsworth (A
Long Time Ago)
Visual Arts: First Francisco Galvan Ruiz, Second Emmanuel Martinez,
Third Ryan McCullough,
Honorable Mention Michaelyn Russell Photography: First Laketa Buckley
(Another World), Second
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three showings on Friday

and Saturday beginning
at 7 p.m. and the Sunday
show at 2 p.m.
Cast members say guests
will not be disappointed.
Mary Poppins is a classic that everyone can enjoy
from children to adults,
Odom said. Its filled with
memorable music, dancing and magic. It really
breaks down the fourth
wall, bringing the audience into the story just
as much as the characters
on stage. Its a wonderful
experience for the whole
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to in their own lives.
People should come for
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Greer Childrens Theatre performs at J. Harley
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prices are $15 for adults,
$12 for students and seniors and $7 for children
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