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BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
November marks 100
years of serving the com-
munity for the Greer Fire
Department.
To commemorate the
milestone, events will take
place on Nov. 1 celebrat-
ing the achievements and
dedication of the firefight-
ers through the years.
Replicas of an older
badge that once donned
the firemens uniforms
were created and have
been worn throughout the
year, along with t-shirts
displaying a department
logo referencing 100
years of dedicated ser-
vice.
On Saturday, Nov. 1,
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., local
residents can celebrate
with a fire truck muster
and open house. Free car
seat inspections will be
offered from 10 a.m.-1
p.m. From 1-2 p.m., com-
petitions will take place.
A time capsule burial and
push-in ceremony will be
held between 2-3 p.m.
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Shrek the Musical
opens Friday
Shrek the Musicalwill open on Friday
at the J. Harley Bonds Career Center, lo-
cated at 505 N. Main St.
Show dates are Oct. 17-19 and Oct.
24-26. Friday and Saturday showtimes
are 7 p.m.
Sunday showtimes are 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for stu-
dents and seniors and $7 for children
ages 5 and younger.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 42 75 CENTS
Greer
Police
tee off
for tots
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Christmas count-
down has begun and the
Greer Police Department is
getting set to tee it up for
local families in need.
The department will
hold its annual golf tour-
nament to raise money
for the Cops for Tots
toy drive on Oct. 23 at the
Greer Country Club, and
theres still time to get in-
volved.
About 20 years ago we
started the Cops for Tots
program where we help
underprivileged children
during Christmas time by
giving them new toys, said
Lt. Jim Holcombe with the
Greer Police Department.
The program has grown
and grown. Right now we
average somewhere be-
tween 350 to 400 kids.
The golf tournament,
a four-person captains
choice competition, is the
agencys main fundraiser
for the program and is
open to the public.
We started the tourna-
ment about 10 years ago
to raise money and all the
proceeds go right back to
the program, Holcombe
said. It helps buy the toys
for the kids. During No-
SEE FUNDRAISER | A11
Workshop
scheduled
for Oct. 21
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Local officials and con-
sultants are asking the
public to participate in a
design workshop that will
attempt to shape the City
of Greer over the next 15
years.
The workshop, part of
the Greer Community
Master Plan, is slated for
Oct. 21 at the Cannon Cen-
tre and will include two
sessions, one from noon-
2 p.m. and another from
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Its sort the next step
in the process, said Reno
Deaton, executive director
for the Greer Development
Corporation. This is a
chance for the community
to participate and weigh in
on some of the work the
consultant team is doing.
Its another evolution in
the process.
The effort made headway
earlier this year as consul-
tants from Kimley-Horn
and Associates and City
of Greer officials created
surveys and brainstormed
with local residents.
Really, I think its been
very successful--both in
terms of folks who were
able to attend the last
workshop and folks who
participated in the online
surveys, he said. Its a
great base of information
for the consultants to be-
ing their work.
In the previous work-
shop held in June, resi-
dents were divided into
small groups where they
mapped out priorities,
needs and wants for the
city.
Obviously, a plan of this
magnitude is important in
determining why and how
Greer should grow over
the course of the next 15
years, Deaton said. The
more opinions, feedback
and information that our
consulting group gets, the
SEE PLAN | A6
Public invited to help
build master plan
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Local residents are invited to participate in a Greer
Community Master Plan workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Greer Fire Dept. celebrates
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | JULIE HOLCOMBE
The Greer Fire Department will celebrate 100 years of service in November. The milestone occasion will be marked with
several events, including an open house.

We just want to
assist as many
kids as we can. We
feel like it provides
Christmas to some
children that
wouldnt have it
without us.
Lt. Jim Holcombe
Greer Police Department
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Greer recently welcomed
a new business at the site
of the former Zuzus Fash-
ion Replay shop.
Sisters Mary and Dani-
elle Prestifilippo opened
Southern Sisters Boutique,
located at 115 E. Poinsett
St., after developing their
own interests in retail.
Danielle creates custom
jewelry, belt buckle pieces
and windowpane pieces
from pressed flowers.
We wanted to put a
twist on it, so we have
some of my sisters hand-
made jewelry here, Mary
said. She actually hand-
picks most of the flowers,
presses them and then de-
signs the jewelry herself.
She does belt buckles, and
all different kinds of jew-
elry.
Marys retail interests
cultivated from working in
the industry over the past
five years while she was in
college.
I worked retail for the
past five years all through
out college and just kind of
fell in love with it, Mary
said. We found this space
right here and just kind of
walked in and new.
Then in May, we started
the process and every-
thing, and we opened in
September.
The boutique is a mix
of modern and vintage-
inspired items, including
jewelry, scarves, home
dcor accents, holiday
wreaths, blouses, jackets,
dresses, pants and various
locally made items.
SEE BUSINESS | A5 Mary Prestiflippo
Southern Sisters offers local twist
We wanted to put
a twist on it, so we
have some of my
sisters handmade
jewelry here.
Mary Prestiflippo
Co-owner, Southern Sisters Boutique
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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN PAGE LABEL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
DINE OUT FOR MOM
IS SET FOR OCT. 23
The 8th annual Dine
out for Mom fundraiser is
Thrusday, Oct. 23, and 20
percent of purchases made
from any of the partnering
restaurants will be donat-
ed to Let There Be Mom.
Let There Be Mom helps
moms when they or their
partner are diagnosed with
life threatening illnesses.
Greer restaurants partici-
pating include Stomping
Grounds Coffee & Wine
Bar, Tropical Grille and
Wild Ace Pizza & Pub.
For a list of all the par-
ticipating restaurants,
visit lettherebemom.org/
dine-out-for-mom.
GHS HOSTS PAINT IT PINK
EVENT ON OCT. 28
The GHS Greer Memorial
Hospital is hosting Paint
it Pink: Painting for Pas-
sion, on Tuesday, Oct. 28
from 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
and 6 8:30 p.m. at the
Cannon Centre, 204 Can-
non St.
The event is free but
registration is required.
To register, call (877) 447
4636.
TINAS HOSTS BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS EVENT
Tinas Day Spa, 192 W.
Main St., Duncan, is hold-
ing a cancer awareness
event on Oct. 25 from 1
a.m. 5 p.m.
Literature will be passed
out as well as free give-
aways. Walk-ins are wel-
come and haircuts of 10
inches or longer are free.
Contact 439-1067 for
more information.
GODS PANTRY NEEDS
SPAGHETTI, CEREAL, BEANS
Gods pantry, a nonprof-
it established in 2002 cur-
rently serving about 345
families at about $175 per
person.
Presently the pantry
needs spaghetti, cereal,
beans, rice, mixes, boxed
items, oatmeal, grits, ra-
men noodles, macaroni
and cheese, tuna, chicken,
vegetables, fruits, tomato
products and peanut but-
ter.
Items can be dropped off
at 100 Enoree Road, Greer,
on Thursdays from 10 a.m.
noon; 2481 Racing Road,
Greer, on Thursdays 1 4
p.m.; or 700 E. Main St.,
Duncan, on Wednesdays 9
11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call 963-4441.
THRIFT STORE
TAKING DONATIONS
The Community Chest
Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Fri-
day 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and
Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m.,
hours may extend if vol-
unteers are available and a
need arises.
Donations of gently used
ladies clothing, accessories
and home dcor items are
being accepted and can be
dropped off at the MTCC,
located at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, or to setup larger
donations or to volunteer
contact Lyn Turner at 439-
7760.
SENIOR DINING REQUESTS
SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS
The Senior Dinging pro-
gram needs substitute
drives to pick up partici-
pants Monday Friday
from 9:30 a.m. noon.
Contact 877-1937 for
more information.
MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS
SUB DRIVERS
GCM needs Meals on
Wheels volunteer drivers
that are willing to serve as
substitute drivers.
Contact Wendy Camp-
bell, 879-2254, for more
information.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
DRIVERS NEEDED
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport pa-
tients to local treatment
centers.
Anyone interested in
volunteering as a driver
must have a good driv-
ing record, valid drivers
license, automobile insur-
ance and a vehicle in good
working condition. The
American Cancer Society
provides free training for
this program.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
SHARONS CLOSET NEEDS
FALL, WINTER CLOTHING
Sharons Closet needs
fall and winter clothing.
New or gently used items
accepted Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m. at
783 S. Line St. Ext., Greer.
GCM FOOD SUPPLY
CRITICALLY LOW
The Food Pantry needs
canned vegetables, fruit
and soups, pasta meals,
spaghetti noodles and
peanut butter. Food sup-
plies are critically low.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254 for more infor-
mation.
GREER RELIEF NEEDS
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
Weekly Costco donates
bread and pastries to Greer
Relief. Greer Relief needs
volunteers who are willing
to pick up donations and
deliver them to Greer Re-
lief for distribution.
Contact Greer Relief at
mation.
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUPS OFFERED
Interim Healthcare Hos-
pice is offering a 10 weekly
sessions for grief support.
The Greenville location
will meet Thursdays 3:30
5 p.m., now through Dec.
18, at Mackey/Woodlawn
corporate office, 5 Centu-
ry Drive, Greenville.
The Spartanburg loca-
tion meets the first and
third Thursday each
month from 10 11:30
a.m. through Dec. 18 at
Fellowship Hall of Cedar
Springs Baptist Church,
140 Cedar Springs Place,
Spartanburg.
To sign up, call 721-
4131.
USC UPSTATE OFFERS
SELFDEFENSE CLASS
The USC Upstate Po-
lice Department is offer-
ing a self-defense class
that teaches practical
techniques with hands-
on training for men and
women of all ages and
abilities.
The last class is today,
Oct.15, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in
the University Readiness
Center Great Room.
To attend, email Lieu-
tenant Paula Brewster at
pbrewster@uscupstate.
edu and for more informa-
tion call 503-5269.
ADOPTAFAMILY
PROGRAM BEGINNING
The goal of Greer Reliefs
Adopt-A-Family program
is to provide Christmas
under the tree from Santa.
Presents and monetary
donations are accepted.
Sponsor gift drop-off
deadline is Friday, Dec.
12. Contact Greer Relief at
mation.
COPS FOR TOTS CHARITY
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Greer Police De-
partment will hold a golf
tournament on Oct. 23 at
the Greer Country Club to
raise money for its annual
Cops for Tots toy drive.
The tournaments for-
mat is four person Cap-
tains choice and is open
to the public. Cost is
$350 per foursome and
hole sponsorship is $100.
Companies or individu-
als wanting to participate,
or for more information,
contact Lt. Jim Holcombe
at 848-2156 or Brandon
McMahan at 848-2160.
The Cops for Tots Fund
was established to help
purchase Christmas gifts
for under privileged chil-
dren who live in the Green-
ville and Spartanburg area.
This annual golf tourna-
ment funds gifts for more
than 350 family each year.
GREER RELIEF CLEMSON VS.
CAROLINA RIVALS
Greer Relief will hold its
first Clemson Vs. Caro-
lina Rivals for Relief food
drive. Before the food
drive begins, Greer Relief
will hold a competition for
the right to decorate one of
our front windows. Greer
Relief is currently accept-
ing sketches from Clem-
son and South Carolina
fans. One drawing from
each fan base will be
chosen, and those artists
will decorate one of our
front windows and half
the score board for their
team. We will accept en-
tries until Friday, October
17th. Each side window
measures 18 in x 58 in, as
shown below. The artists
will decorate the windows
by Oct. 27 and be featured
on our website and social
media outlets.
The food drive will be-
gin Monday, Nov. 3, and
will end on Wednesday,
Nov. 26. One point will
be given per item. Donors
are asked to indicate their
team of choice by mark-
ing their donations; Clem-
son = CU & Carolina =
USC. Monetary donations
are also accepted, and one
point will be given for ev-
ery dollar. Your donations
will go toward helping our
neighbors in need. The
winter months can be very
difficult for those with-
out adequate food to feed
their families.
More information is
available at greerrelief.
org/events.
SYL SYL CHRISTMAS
TOY DRIVE IS NOV. 9
The annual Syl Syl
Christmas Toy Drive,
held in honor of Sylvia
Holtzclaw, is Sunday, Nov.
9 from 2 4 p.m. at The
Clock restaurant, 306 W.
Poinsett St.
Unwrapped toys for kids
of all ages are collected
and given to the Greer Po-
lice Department Cops for
Tots and Country Santa
programs, which both help
less fortunate kids during
Christmas.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3

The City of Greer Board of Zoning Appeals will
hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on MONDAY,
November 3, 2014 at 301 E. POINSETT STREET on
the following:
DOCKET NUMBER: BZV-2014-08
APPLICANT: Don Foster
ADDRESS: 721A S Main St
OWNER: All Star Storage
PARCEL ID NUMBER: G002000302106
USE SOUGHT: Variance to Side
and Rear Setbacks
DOCKET NUMBER: BZV-2014-09
APPLICANT: WESTON DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
ADDRESS: BRUSHY CREEK RD
@ S BUNCOMBE RD
OWNER: WYATT REALTY
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY FUND
PARCEL ID NUMBER: G005000100700
USE SOUGHT: Variance for Railroad Buffer
Documents related to the requests are available for
public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Offce
located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
864-469-9936
300 N. Main Street in Greer
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TODAY, OCT. 15
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
CANCER SURVIVOR YOGA
class 4-5 p.m. at the Cancer
Institute of Greenville Health
System, 900 W. Faris Road,
Greenville. The classes are
free and registration isnt
required. Call 455-5809.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at noon at the Taylors First
Baptist Church Ministry Cen-
ter (old Post Of ce) on Main
Street, Taylors. The meeting
will last approximately one
hour. Call Jerry Hatley at
268-0567.
CANCER PATIENTS AND
survivors walking club at
12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the
Cancer Institute of GHS. Call
455-5809.
SURVIVE AND THRIVE
support group for cancer sur-
vivors meets 2-3 p.m. in the
lobby of the Cancer Institute
of GHS. Call 455-5809.
HEALTHY WEIGHT SUP
PORT program for cacner
survivors meets 3:30-4:30
p.m. at the Cancer Institute of
GHS. Call 455-2862.
SATURDAY, OCT. 18
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455 Lo-
cust Hill Road, Taylors. Sup-
plies frst come, frst serve.
UPSTATE FIBROMYALGIA
SUPPORT Group at the
Hampton Inn on Fishermans
Drive (behind Earthfare) by
Pelham & 85 at 11 a.m. Call
Rita Forbes at 968-0430 or
Lisa Gambrell-Burns at 268-
5907.
KINGDOM ASSEMBLY
OUTREACH Center will be
handing out free groceries to
qualifed applicants from 10
a.m. - noon at 3315 Brushy
Creek Road, Greer. Call 848-
2728 or visit www.kingdo-
maoc.com.
MONDAY, OCT. 20
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
GRACE PLACE IN Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
DISABLED AMERICAN
VETERANS and Auxiliary
at 7 p.m., 721 E. Poinsett St.,
Woodmen of the World. Call
Preston Johnson at 979-7758.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Highway
14 at 5:30 p.m.
THE SOAR LUNCHEON from
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Victor Gym.
Bring a covered dish and/or
dessert.
CANCER SURVIVOR EXER
CISE class 10:30-11:30 a.m.
at the Cancer Institute of
Greenville Health System, 900
W. Faris Road, Greenville. The
classes are free. Call 455-
5809.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR

COMMUNITY
NEWS
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Jessica Monroe models an outft at the Catwlk for the Cure
event Tuesday at Grace Hall. The event was presented by
downtown Greer merchants to raise awareness for breast
cancer.
Wellford rescinds outdated ordinances
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Wellford council unani-
mously passed the first
reading of an ordinance
that will rescind several
other outdated or repeti-
tive ordinances on the
books.
Sometime ago we met
up in the mountains (at
a workshop) and decided
that there were some or-
dinances that we either
needed to change or do
away with, Mayor Tommy
Watson said.
Ordinances that will be
rescinded upon second
reading include a mu-
nicipal uniform ordinance
summons, an ordinance
prohibiting the possession
of copper or copper wire
unless purchased from a
valid retailer or wholesale
and an ordinance prohibit-
ing the drinking of alcohol
or intoxicating beverages
subsequent to the opera-
tion of a motor vehicle by
persons under at 21.
Other ordinances being
rescinded include one to
amend the 1972 zoning
ordinance regulating sexu-
ally oriented businesses,
revoking all personnel pol-
icy and procedure manuals
and employee handbooks
previously adopted in an-
other ordinance.
The changes are due
to outdated or repetitive
laws.
Now most of these are
things that have even been
repealed or adopted by
other ordinances. Most all
of these are duplicates so
we went through in our
planning session and took
all these out, Watson
said.
Watson said other or-
dinances that need to be
worked on, but are not
going to be repealed or re-
scinded, were also pulled
out during the workshop.
They havent yet been
fixed to be addressed by
council.
The police department
handled 445 calls for ser-
vice and 295 cases in Sep-
tember. The Fire depart-
ment responded to four
alarms, and one motor-ve-
hicle accident, one grass
fire and one structure fire.
A 3-on-3-basketball tour-
nament is going to be held
by the Police Department
at the First Baptist Church
in November. The date of
the event is pending.
Wellford Council is work-
ing on drafting and adopt-
ing a dog ordinance based
on the county. It is waiting
to be reviewed before a
first reading occurs.
The Wellford Police De-
partment will hold a com-
munity day is Oct. 31,
from 5 10 p.m. Candy,
food and drinks will be
available to trick-or-treat-
ers at Wellford City Hall,
127 Syphrit Road.
The next regularly
scheduled Wellford Coun-
cil meeting is Nov. 4 at
6 p.m. at Wellford Town
Hall, 127 Syphrit Road.
airwin@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
O
h, the mistake of cracking our
bedrooms french doors, leading to
a back deck, for the cats to go in
and out!
Paul was away on business and I really
thought nothing of it as I brought Tippy
in from her slumber, sprawled out in the
evening shade, and shut the door firmly
behind me. I closed the drapes against
a full-ish moon which would be peering
above the pines in the next hour and
returned at 10 p.m. to get ready for bed.
Sandwiched between the terriers,
Tippy, and the calico, Mia, at my feet, I
was grateful to feel sleepy as I switched
off my bedside lamp.
And then it started.
Stink bugs, as they are locally known,
fly the way Mr Magoo drives: buzzing
in random circles before smacking into
a wall and plopping down to the floor
only to shake it off and begin again.
Perhaps they were drawn to the heat
from my lamp but suddenly, I was be-
ing dive bombed from multiple sources
and nothing is worse than feeling one
of these thugs, which are surprisingly
heavy upon impact, free fall from the
ceiling onto your arm. Or neck. or
forehead. Feeling one in my hair I leapt
to my feet, terriers, highly offended
and growling, rolling down onto the
floor, and did the same mad leaping and
clawing as one does upon walking into
a spiders web. And, naturally, once I
was able to knock the sucker out of my
hair it added insult to injury released its
disgusting odor.
Bug fart.
Alarmed, I flipped on the overhead
light, grabbed a broom and dust pan,
and swept up all that I could see, four,
and flung them outside the french doors
into the chilled night air. Consoling
both Bonnie and Rosie, we all climbed
beneath the covers again, switched off
the light, only to hear....
Buzzzzzzz, smack. Plop.
OK, evidently another offender on the
loose. The light was turned back on, I
picked up my broom and swept him
towards the door, pulled back the drape
to open it and (it would be tremendously
effective to cue the shrieking Psycho
shower-curtain violins, here) as I held
the drape in my hand, was filled with
abject horror at the sight of probably 50
stink bugs, nestled in, nice and warm,
within the folds of fabric.
People, I have confronted snakes in my
tack room, have pulled suckling infant
rats from the still warm body of their
dead mother, and have dressed what
would compare to a war wound on a
horse, but nothing was as disgusting or
as frightening to me as the sheer num-
bers of bugs before my eyes.
Taking the broom, I knocked each and
every squatter from the drapes and onto
the floor. Luckily, theyre cumbersome
bugs, not the quickest, and it was easy to
then sweep them right onto the dustpan
and fling them out the door. After check-
ing each and every fold of material I was
satisfied I had rid the house of them and
as it was now closing in on eleven, was
grateful to get back to bed.
The moment I turned off the light, I
heard the familiar, irritating, buzz.
Youve got to be kidding! I gasped,
flinging both covers and terriers aside
and taking broom firmly in hand,
smacked the intruder from where it was
crawling- a picture frame- onto the dust-
pan and down the toilet he went.
This infuriating pattern went on for
the remainder of the night into the
morning each time I switched off the
light and turned over. There were at
least 25 more I dispatched to a wa-
tery, circular, grave and all hiding out
of sight: beneath a pillow, on a chair
leg, underneath a book, until darkness
loomed and their bombing mission
continued. When finally I had killed the
last one (after being quite sure each
of the last 10 had been the last one)
sleep would be but a fond thought, so I
thought Id see the Blood Moon eclipse
as I was up anyway.
Despite the cloud cover, I could make
out a slight, ruddy, color as the moon
began to melt away and although chilly,
it was nice to stand on the back deck
amidst the sound of the wind playing
across the top of the trees.
A cup of coffee would be an attractive
prospect, I decided, and came back into
the bedroom. As I went to turn on the
overhead light, I was greeted by a lady-
bug on the switch plate.
You gotta be kidding.
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AMANDA
AMANDA IRWIN
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Finding ways to fx and
fund our damaged roads
Down
to Earth
Read Luke 22:14-20
T
he psalmist wrote, My
tongue will talk all about
your righteousness; it will
talk about your praise all day
long. Psalm 35:28 (CEB)
In the quiet of the sanctuary,
I heard two voices. The first
said, Im going to the market
to get a slice of cooked meat
and a few new potatoes and
peas for my dinner. The sec-
ond said, Take, eat: This is my
body, which is given for you.
The elderly woman behind
me had talked right through
the Communion service, and I
was irritated. This was a holy
moment, not the time to be
talking about our next meal.
On later reflection, I thought
of hungry people whose next
meal was always at the fore-
front of their minds. I thought
about the disciples at the Last
Supper. Perhaps when Jesus
broke the bread, one of them
turned to his neighbor and
whispered, I wonder if we
bought enough bread?
I thought of JesusGod in
our everyday world, uniting
heaven and earth, sacred and
secularand I wondered if we
sometimes make worship an
escape from daily life. Meeting
the Lord at his table is a special
time; but he, the living bread,
will also meet us when my
elderly friend and I sit down to
eat our new potatoes and peas.
Thought for the day: Christ
is the honored guest in every
part of our lives.
Prayer: Dear Lord, while our
earnest desire is to honor you
in the house of prayer, may we
not forget that life itself is an
act of worship that gives glory
to your name. Amen.
Youve probably heard much discussion lately
about the condition of South Carolinas roads
and bridges, and how to fund repairs and main-
tenance.
Policy-makers agree that the issue will be
front and center when the legislature convenes
in January. The unanswered question is where
to find the billions of dollars needed to fix
them--and whether there will be an increase in
the gas tax, raising pump prices.
Lately, as the subject turns to funding road
repairs, my thoughts turn to the incredible fail-
ure of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
Usually referred to as the stimulus, this
gigantic spending bill was supposed to both
jolt our economy back to life and restore our
transportation infrastructure. The White House
and its allies in Congress made rebuilding our
crumbling roads and bridges a centerpiece of
their sales pitch to the American public.
After all, roads and bridges are popular with
voters.
The stimulus was originally given a price tag
of $787 billion, although it was later revised up-
ward to $840 billion. Of that, just $48 billion
was for transportation-related projects. That
didnt square with the roads and bridges rhet-
oric from Washington.
Days after the hurried passage of the bill, I de-
veloped a method to track the federal stimulus
dollars coming into South Carolina and publish
spending details on the web.
As I got more acquainted with how this money
was being used, it became apparent to me that
people had been sold a bill of goods. Ultimately,
about $5 billion came through state government
in South Carolina, with only $500 million going
to the state Department of Transportation for
highway work and related needs.
The stimulus will go down in history as a
blown opportunity for America.
Nine out of ten dollars simply went toward ex-
panding government programs, such as entitle-
ment programs, most of which already existed.
Growing government is not a way to create real
economic growth. For a stimulus to succeed in
creating sustainable economic growth, it has to
stimulate private sector growth.
Because American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act spending was mainly directed at
public (government) spending, it failed to ac-
complish the White Houses stated goals of im-
mediately boosting the economy and assuring
that the unemployment rate would be kept at
or below eight percent.
Unemployment eventually exceeded 10 per-
cent and didnt make it back to eight percent
for another three-and-a-half years.
It was a wasted opportunity. With nearly a
trillion dollars, we could have met many of our
countrys vital needs including South Caroli-
nas pressing highway needs.
But the stimulus wasnt actually about roads
and bridges, nor was it truly about the economy.
Rather, the economic downtown in 2007-2008
was used as an excuse for the 2009 stimulus bill
to pamper politicians spending impulses.
It has been mocked for its extravagance -
- from politicians pet projects, such as new
government buildings and visitors centers, to
bizarre academic studies, such as the $2 million
grant to study the behavior of exotic ants.
And here we are, less than five years after
the $840 billion spending package was signed
into law and the borrowed money financing it
has been all spent, trying to find money to fix
roads.
Of course, blaming Washington wont fix our
roads. But anger would be justified, while South
Carolinians struggle to understand why Wash-
ington failed to address the nations deteriorat-
ing highways.
This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard
Eckstrom.
Youve got to be kidding
Global
impacts
C
lich as it seems, Ive always
felt compelled to be impact-
ful and deliberate in my ac-
tions, in turn leaving the world
even if only in a miniscule
way in a better state than
it was in when I arrived. This
is, in part, why Im thrilled to
announce that I will be travel-
ing to Tanzania in July as part
of globalbike, an organization
founded in our very own Spar-
tanburg.
Its humbling to realize even
the smallest conveniences that
we label as human necessities
in America, are unavailable to
so many in other areas of the
world. From a pair of shoes,
to clean water, to shelters and
programs to help those in need,
to public and personal trans-
portation none of these are
guaranteed to us, yet in our
country the vast majority of us
have easy access to all of these
things, but this isnt the case for
so many.
Globalbike is an amazing
organization that provides
bikes to communities in the
Killmanjaro region, where trans-
portation is scarce. But it does
so much more than provide
communities with transporta-
tion; While the bikes enable
women and children to more
safely and quickly get to work
and school, they also enable
communities to more efficiently
and easily access food and clean
water, medical care and needed
resources.
Globalbike is an organization
that doesnt only help commu-
nities by providing a means of
transportation, which allows ac-
cess to resources they otherwise
may not have been within reach
of, but it also provides a means
for communities to empower
themselves and become more
self-sustainable.
With the help of my own
communities support, through
this globalbike trip I will be
given the opportunity to experi-
ence the beauty, resilience and
struggles of people living in
communities in Tanzania while
providing them with one of the
most basic needs transporta-
tion. Through this experience
I hope to have as much of an
impact on the people and com-
munities I interact with as I
know they will have on me, but
it will not be possible without
assistance. Anyone interested in
supporting the cause can visit
gofundme.com/amanda-glo-
balbike. For more information
about globalbike, visit global-
bike.org.
Q: I loaned some money
to a good friend recently.
Hes going to help me
with a job Im working on,
so do you think I should
pay him for the work
or just forgive the debt
instead?
DR: The big question
is whether or not youve
already agreed to pay him
for the work. Another is
how he views the situa-
tion. In his mind, he may
just be helping a friend
and looking at it as he
still owes you the money.
If you dont already
have an agreement, my
advice would be to ask
him what his expecta-
tions are. Just talk to
him, find out what hes
thinking and figure out
what seems fair to you
both. The big thing at this
point is that youre on the
same page. If you have al-
ready agreed on a certain
amount, and the value of
the work is pretty close
to the amount you loaned
him, you might talk to
him about the possibility
of knocking out the debt
that way.
Theres really no right
or wrong answer to this
question. However, I
would recommend not
loaning money to friends
or family in the future.
Sometimes things work
out and everyones happy.
But in most cases it
changes the dynamics of
the relationship. Ive seen
situations like this go bad
and even ruin friendships.
It sounds like you two are
good buddies and have a
great bond, but if some-
one close to you really
needs help, and youre
not enabling bad financial
behavior in the process,
just make the money a
gift. Sooner or later this
kind of thing will mess up
a relationship.
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A lot of our stuff is lo-
cally made too, Mary said.
Our wreathes are hand-
made. We have a local art-
ist from Greenville that
creates garters and head-
bands--shes called Bling
Bling Baby. We just tried
to incorporate a lot of dif-
ferent things here.
Since opening, the sis-
ters have strived to keep
up with trending and sea-
sonal fashion. They also
hope to incorporate their
own personal styles, in ad-
dition getting their name
out into the community by
supporting local events,
like the recently held Cat-
walk for a Cure.
I think our big thing is
that we want women to
realize that its not just
a certain age group. A lot
of people think, Oh its
teenage clothing or Its
this kind of clothing, but
we really have tried to fit
all different body types.
We carry from an extra-
small to an extra-large in
clothing, she said. Thats
been our main thing, that
people kind of walk in and
think, Oh, its too young
for me, but really we have
a lot of different clothing
for women.
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Pat H. Davis
Patricia (Pat) Howell Da-
vis, 78, formerly of 147
Cathedral View, widow
of Robert Newman Davis,
went home to be with the
Lord on Oct. 11, 2014 at
Greenville Glen Assisted
Living.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Arthur and Ida King
Howell, she was a 1955
graduate of Greer High
School and grew up in the
Victor Mill area of Greer.
She was a retired employ-
ee of Richs Department
Store and a charter mem-
ber of Praise Cathedral.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, Barry N.
and Tijuana Davis of Greer;
a daughter and son-in-law,
Tricia and John Weston III
of Greer; a step-daughter
and her husband, Vonda
and Mac Arnold of Pelzer;
one sister, Jewell Stansell
of Greer; five grandchil-
dren, Cory Arnold, Derrick
Davis, Danyale Davis, Mar-
tha Weston and John Jay
Weston IV; and two great-
grandchildren, Drew Ar-
nold and Kayleigh Arnold.
Mrs. Davis was prede-
ceased by a stepson, Mi-
chael Davis, a brother,
Cecil Howell and two sis-
ters, Mary Ann Bruce and
Juanita Hendrix.
Funeral services were
held 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Praise Cathedral, con-
ducted by Rev. Jerry
Madden and Rev. Bobby
Johnson. Burial followed
in Wood Memorial Park.
Honorary escort will be
the Senior Adults of Praise
Cathedral.
Visitation was held 6-8
p.m. Monday at Praise Ca-
thedral.
The family is at the
home of her son, Barry
Davis, 213 W. Peach Ridge
Dr., Greer, 29651.
Memorials may be made
to the Alzheimers As-
sociation, 301 University
Ridge, Suite 5000, Green-
ville, 29601.
Robert H. Heile
Veteran
Robert Hood Heile, 82,
died Oct. 9, 2014 at his
home.
A native of
Sharon, Penn-
sylvania, son
of the late Paul F. and
Georgie Hood Heile, he
was a U.S. Army Veteran
of the Korean War, a re-
tired employee of Sullivan
Insurance Company and a
member of First Presby-
terian Church, Greer. He
was a faithful blood and
platelet donor.
Surviving are his wife,
Kathryn Boyer Heile of the
home; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Gretchen and
Jonathan Leib of Norfolk,
Virginia and Martha and
William Fanning of Lexing-
ton; three grandchildren,
Grace and Sam Fanning,
Charlotte Leib.
Mr. Heile was prede-
ceased by two brothers,
Richard Hood Heile and
Harry Gordon Heile.
A memorial service was
held 3 p.m. Sunday at
First Presbyterian Church,
Greer, conducted by Rev.
Wayne Cole.
Visitation was held after
the service at the church.
The family is at the
home.
A special thanks to Van-
essa Chavous of Piedmont
Hospice.
to First Presbyterian
Church, 100 School Street,
Greer, 29651 or Piedmont
Hospice, 209-A Riverside
Court, Greer, 29650.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Edwin Donald Jones
Mr. Edwin Donald Jones,
84, of Salisbury, North Car-
olina, husband of the late
Mary Ellen Fuller Jones,
passed away peacefully
in his home on Thursday,
Oct. 9, 2014.
A native of Greer, Mr.
Jones was a son of the late
Manly B. Jones and Ruby
Peace Jones. Mr. Jones
graduated from Greer
High School and was a
proud graduate of Clem-
son University. He was
an adjunct textile profes-
sor following graduation.
Mr. Jones served as a for-
mer past President of the
Rowan County Clemson
Club and was a 60 year
member of Clemson Ip-
tay Club. Mr. Jones was
a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Army
and served in the Korean
War. He was employed by
Goodyear/Brad Ragan Inc.
for 40 years and served as
General Credit Manager.
Mr. Jones was a lifelong
member of Milford Hills
Baptist Church of Salis-
bury, where he previously
served as a deacon, adult
Sunday school depart-
ment director and on the
finance committee.
In addition to his parents
and wife, he was preceded
in death by a brother, Ron-
ald Jones.
Those left to cherish his
memory are his children:
Glenn Jones and wife Mar-
gi of Mt Ulla, North Caroli-
na; Lynn Jones Mahon and
husband Chris of Elkin,
North Carolina; and Robin
Jones Glenn and husband
Chal of Sumter; grandchil-
dren: Jerame Jones and
wife Marie of Apex, North
Carolina; Darrin Jones and
wife Jessica of Raleigh,
North Carolina; Lindsay
Mahon of Charlotte, North
Carolina; Jennifer and
McKenzie Glenn of Nash-
ville, Tennessee; and Josh
Glenn of Spartanburg; and
great-grandchildren: Indy
and Harper Jones and Ma-
son, Cooper and Parker
Jones. Also surviving is a
special friend, Rita Espel
of Salisbury.
The family received
friends at Milford Hills
Baptist Church on Sunday
(Oct. 12) from 7-8 p.m.
A graveside service was
held Tuesday (Oct. 14) at
2 p.m. at the U.S. National
Cemetery, Statesville Blvd
Location in Salisbury.
to Milford Hills Baptist
Church, 1238 E. Colonial
Dr, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Summersett Funeral
Home is serving the Jones
family. Online condolenc-
es may be made at www.
summersettfuneralhome.
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better Greer will be for it.
City Administrator Ed
Driggers said community
involvement is key.
There are no wrong
answers in this process,
Driggers said. We will
continue to gather infor-
mation and, over the next
year, we will continue to
work on this community
master plan. In about 11
months, well bring that
master plan forward to
share with the commu-
nity.
The city has seen suc-
cess in this process.
Since the late 1990s,
Partnership for Tomorrow
has been instrumental in
making sure were look-
ing toward the long-term
viability, growth and sus-
tainability for us as a com-
munity, Driggers said.
Weve been involved for
many, many months now
as we are working to con-
tinue this process.
According to figures
presented by Kimley-Horn
at the previous workshop,
Greers population will
grow 45 percent, increas-
ing to 116,231 people by
2040. Job growth will in-
crease by 32 percent, ac-
cording to projections.
Since the first master
plan 15 years ago, Greer
has grown by 8,300 resi-
dents.
Our goal is not to start
from scratch, said Eric
Bosman, and urban de-
signer and planner with
Kimley-Horn. We want
to use all the great work
done over the last 15 years
to help take Greer to the
next level.
The consulting group
will collect community
input until November. A
completed plan is expect-
ed in April of 2015.
More information on the
Greer Community Master
Plan is available at plan-
greer.com.
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PLAN: Will continue with
workshop on Tuesday
There are no wrong
answers in this
process.
Ed Driggers
City administrator
Google recently an-
nounced Greenville has
received the 2014 eCity
Award for South Carolina.
The eCity awards recog-
nize the strongest online
business community in
each state - the digital
capitals of America. These
cities businesses are em-
bracing the web to find
new customers, connect
with existing clients and
fuel their local economies.
Our e-City Awards
recognize the new digi-
tal capitals of Ameri-
ca, said Lilyn Hester,
Googles Southeast Pub-
lic Affairs Manager (N.C.,
S.C.). Were proud to rec-
ognize this growing entre-
preneurial-spiritand the
role that it plays in both
creating jobs and sustain-
ing local economies.
Small businesses pow-
er our communities and
local economies, and e-
commerce has become an
essential part of that pro-
cess, Senator Tim Scott
said. Congratulations to
Greenville on being named
a 2014 eCity, and to all
our businesses who are in-
novating and growing by
harnessing the power of
the internet.
For more information on
the eCity intiative, please
visit our website at www.
google.com/ecities.
Greenville receives
Google eCity award
Partners in
ministry
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
THE GREER CITIZEN
For almost two decades,
Ebenezer Welcome Baptist
Church has been sending
people into the womens
prison in Columbia, min-
istering to those who are
only there for a short time
as they wait to be sent to
another prison to fulfill
sentencing.
From the numbers, it
looks as if this ministry is
truly impacting a number
of inmates.
In the past year alone,
124 people have accepted
Jesus as their Savior.
The most important
thing is to share Jesus
Christ with these ladies,
said Theresa Williams, who
leads the Good Samaritan
Ministry. They are so glad
to have someone real come
in and care about them.
Theyre heartbroken, and
they need hope the hope
of Jesus Christ.
The ministry was started
by Junior Revis, who later
passed it on to Chaplain
Wayne Miles. Miles then
passed it on to Williams.
Now, Williams leads a
group of roughly 10 to
12 people from different
churches in the area to the
Camille Griffin Graham
Correctional Institution.
Jackie Plumley, who also
plays guitar for the minis-
try, drives the group down
to Columbia once a month
on the third Saturday of
the month in the church
van.
[Were] on assignment
for God, said Veleria
Greer, who has been serv-
ing with the ministry. I fell
in love with those women
called to be my sisters.
People sign up with Wil-
liams for the next month,
and then Williams calls
them the week before to
make sure they are still
planning to go.
However, now the prison
is requiring volunteers to
receive proper training,
which must be conduct-
ed by the chaplain at the
prison.
People in the prison
would say, Theres some-
thing about you, said
Jimmy Miller, who works
with the ministry. Its
not about us but about the
anointing of the Lord on
our lives.
Williams has been work-
ing with the ministry for
10 years now and has been
excited to see the impact
the ministry has had on
many lives.
Before devoting herself
to the prison ministry,
Williams worked with An-
gel Tree to provide Christ-
mas presents for children
whose parents were in
prison. Now she is able
to see the impact of both
ministries.
My son was in jail for
two and a half years and
somebody carried the
Word of God to him, said
Fran Styles, who serves
alongside Williams. I
wanted to pay some other
mother back. Pay it for-
ward. I could be one of
these people, but by the
grace of God.
People from different
churches and even dif-
ferent religions come to-
gether to work alongside
one another in the prison
ministry.
Praise Cathedral, Moun-
tain View Baptist Church,
and Grace Christian
Church are just a few of
the churches that have
partnered with Ebenezer
Welcomes prison minis-
try.
We share one com-
mon thread, said Shirley
Dawkins, who attends
Praise Cathedral and has
worked with the ministry
for three years. We love
the Lord and are about His
business.
Now the prison minis-
try is beginning to grow a
little closer to home. Wil-
liams was given the oppor-
tunity this summer to be-
gin leading a Bible study at
the Greenville County De-
tention Center on the first
and third Tuesday nights
in the womens section.
Its hard to do both,
said Williams. In Green-
ville, I cant take anyone
with me. I would love to
see a lot more people go to
Columbia.
But Williams loves the
ministry she has been
given and hopes to see it
continue to grow.
I always end up com-
ing away with the biggest
blessing, said Williams.
I am just so thankful that
the Lord gave me people
to go with me. You have
to have a heart for prison
ministry.
The people who have
been serving with her
seem to agree.
Its a joy to be able to
come and tell you some
good news, Jackie Bat-
tle from Grace Christian
Church likes to tell the
women in prison. [We]
go in as ambassadors for
Christ. So many times we
go in, and we are the ones
being blessed.
For more information
about the prison ministry,
call 895-1461.
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN A7
Ebenezer Welcome
reaches out to prison
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Members of the Good Samaritans prison ministry sponsored by Ebenezer Welcome
Baptist Church include, left to right, Eric Abercrombie, Shirley Dawkins, Annette Jackie
Battle, Fran Styles, Jimmy Miller, Jr., Theresa Williams, Veleria Greer, Joyce Cruel and
Laverne Little. Not pictured are Paul Currey and Jackie Plumley.
LEE ROAD HOSTS CHURCH
BAZAAR SATURDAY
Lee Road United Meth-
odist Church, located at
1377 E. Lee Road in Tay-
lors, will hold a bazaar on
Saturday Oct. 18, from 9
a.m.-2 p.m.
Handmade crafts, canned
goods, baked goods, used
books, jewelry and ven-
dors with various items
will be available.
DISCIPLE FIVE QUINTET
AT WHITE OAK SUNDAY
Disciple Five Southern
Gospel Quintet will be at
White Oak Baptist Church
at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19.
The church is located at
1805 Wade Hampton Blvd.
in Greenville.
ANNUAL WOMENS DAY
AT PINEY GROVE BAPTIST
Piney Grove Missionary
Baptist Church, located at
201 Jordan Rd. in Lyman,
will host its annual Wom-
ens Day on Sunday, Oct.
19. Sunday School is at 9
a.m. Praise and worship
will be at 10:15 a.m.
The guest preacher will
be minister Wendy Drum-
mond of True Worship
Center in Duncan.
For more information,
call 901-3573 or 494-
1670.
CALVARY HILL BAPTIST
REVIVAL IS OCT. 2023
A revival will be held
at Calvary Hill Baptist
Church, located at 100
Calvery Hill Church Dr.,
Lyman, from Oct. 20-23.
Service times will be Mon-
day-Thursday, beginning
at 7 p.m.
call 968-0493.
APALACHE BAPTIST
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
The Golden Hearts have
scheduled a one-day trip
Oct. 21 to Hendersonville,
N.C. for apples, shopping
at the mall and lunch.
Seniors are to leave the
church at 9:30 am.
On Oct. 30, the senior
adults plan to meet at
Laurendas restaurant
at 6 p.m. for their annual
Halloween Trick or Treat
party and meal.
GREER FIRST BAPTIST
LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE
The Gathering is a new
worship service at Greer
First Baptist Church. Free
food and fellowship began
at 5:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Greer First Baptist is lo-
cated at 201 W. Poinsett
Street in downtown Greer.
go to www.greerfbc.org.

CHURCH
NEWS

FROM PAGE ONE
Before the establishment
of the fire department,
when fires occurred, resi-
dents were left to battle
it themselves. On Nov. 1,
1914, this changed when
the Greer Fire Company
was established on Ran-
dall Street. Mack Fowler
was named the first fire
chief. According to Fire
Chief Chris Harvey, prior
to that time, an effective
fire department could not
have been established due
to the citywide water sys-
tem.
The first Greer Fire De-
partment was composed
of all volunteers, which
included John Keller, Mar-
shall Pennington, Tom
Hendrix and W.H. Penning-
ton. The volunteers were
tasked with fighting fires
without turnout gear and
without a truck. Volun-
teers rather had two hand
reels with 500 feet of hose
that they carried to the
scene of fires.
The Greer Fire Company
would not possess a fire
truck until 1919, and it
would serve as Greers
only fire truck for 22 years.
Greers first fire driver was
Sam Maheffey, who was
also the departments first
full-time fireman.
A second fire truck was
purchased in 1941, with
third and fourth trucks
coming in 1951 and 1974.
The Chevy truck purchased
in 1941, which had been
used in Greer to respond
to fires for nearly 40 years
before being sold in the
80s, was recently acquired
by the fire department.
Since being returned to
Greer, the truck has been
restored. Although it isnt
a functioning emergency
response vehicle due to
updated safety require-
ments, the truck has made
appearances at several
public events.
In 1942, R.B. Colvin was
promoted to fire chief. He
served until 1933. In 1975,
the department relocated
from its Randall Street lo-
cation to one of its current
locations on West Poinsett
Street. At the time of the
relocation, the department
employed nine firemen
who served on three shifts.
Today, the department
employs about 36 people.
Shortly after the reloca-
tion, in 1977, after served
Greer for more than 40
years, Covin retired from
his position as Greers
fire chief, which was the
same year Harvey, the cur-
rent fire chief, joined the
department as a tailboard
firefighter, a position that
no longer exists.
I think what has really
changed and the impact
of it to me is that and
I kind of go back to the
restoration of this 1941
truck to see how little
equipment that these men
at that time had to operate
with. And its just amazing
that they were able to do
and save what little they
probably did save because
there were no airbags, no
room for equipment to be
carried on the trucks, just
some hoses, some nozzles,
an ax and a ladder and that
was it, Harvey said in a
previous interview. Each
decade that has come
along, youve seen the pro-
gression of how the safety
(has come along), and not
only the safety of the ap-
paratus but the additional
safety of equipment.
Harvey was named as-
sistant chief/fire marshal
in 1986 and was promoted
to fire chief ten years later.
To date, Harvey has served
in the Greer Fire Depart-
ment for nearly 40 years.
In those four decades,
safety measures and train-
ing requirements have
seen increases, making it
more difficult to keep on
volunteers and forcing the
department to transition
into a largely career-based
department.
In his five years work-
ing with the Greer Fire De-
partment, fireman Kevin
Meadows said the most
memorable fire he has en-
countered was the more
recent Riverwood Farms
subdivision fire that de-
stroyed two structures
and caused damage to 11
other homes.
The departments com-
munity involvement ex-
tends beyond fighting
fires. The Greer Fire De-
partment also responds to
medical and public service
calls, participates in com-
munity service projects,
such as Fire Prevention
week, car seat installations
and in-home inspections.
I love it. I love helping
people I guess its every
little boys dream to be a
fireman. And theyre fol-
lowing like, Im third
generation firefighter, my
papa was, my daddy was,
now I am, Meadows said.
Despite the constant
changes and transitions,
the Greer Fire Department
has continued to answer
its call for service, end-
lessly responding to emer-
gencies throughout Greer
for the benefit and protec-
tion of its residents.
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CELEBRATION: A century of service
Dogwood Terrace Sta-
bles, the big red barn in
scenic River Falls, is hold-
ing its first ever 5K run/
walk to raise money to buy
hay and grain to help feed
its 30-plus rescue horses
for the winter and to sup-
port year-round childrens
riding programs.
The #RunforHay5K will
take place on Saturday,
Nov. 1 at 237 River Falls
Road in Marietta. Registra-
tion begins at 8 a.m. and
the 5K begins at 9 a.m.
The course starts and fin-
ishes on McCarson Road, a
country road adjacent to
Dogwood Terrace Stables.
Entry fee is $10 per per-
son. Runners and walkers
are encouraged to register
in advance at www.go-
greenevents.com/Run-
forHay5k.
Healthy snacks for run-
ners and walkers will be
provided, and commemo-
rative awards for top fin-
ishers from each age divi-
sion will be presented. Live
music will be performed
by Main Street Guitar &
Drums of Travelers Rest.
Runners and walkers can
meet the horses and tour
the barn after the run.
bles is a haven for horses
and kids, and a very spe-
cial place where horses are
rescued. Amazingly, those
same horses help rescue
people, too, said Ginny
Pierce, owner of Dogwood
Terrace Stables. Many of
the horses currently liv-
ing at the Red Barn come
from hopeless situations
of neglect and abuse and
are lovingly rehabilitated
by children and volunteers
who in turn find joy, sense
of purpose and belong-
ing. All of the funds raised
from this race will go di-
rectly into the program
and enable us to continue
making a positive impact
on children and neglected
horses in the Upstate.
Pierce said supporting
the stables growing num-
ber of horses with hay,
grain, vet and farrier care
is expensive. Pierce said
sustaining the barn and
riding programs for the
children, many of whom
require financial help,
adds greatly to the cost of
allowing the Red Barn to
remain open.
bles relies on donations to
operate.
Boo in the Zoo is Oct. 17
19 and Oct. 24 26 for
ages 12 and under is being
held at the Greenville Zoo.
The event features trick-
or-treating, un-haunted
houses and fun-filled
booths. Tickets for mem-
ber adults are free and
member children $5, non-
member adults $4 and
non-member children $6.
Boo hours are Friday 5:30
8 p.m. and Saturday and
Sunday 4 8 p.m.
Halloween Hoopla, pre-
sented by Freedom Fellow-
ship Church, will be held
Oct. 25, from noon 4
p.m., will be held in Greer
City Park. Children of all
ages are invited. Crafts,
Candy and entertainment
will be part of the kid-
friendly night.
Halloween in Greer Sta-
tion is being held Oct.
28, at 5 p.m. The event
will feature ghost stories,
trick-or-treating and an
outdoor screening of Ho-
tel Transylvania 2. After-
wards, zombies will walk
down Trade Street for a
showing of Night of the
Living Dead.
Wellford Police Depart-
ment will hold a commu-
nity day is Oct. 31, from 5
10 p.m. Candy, food and
drinks will be available to
trick-or-treaters at Well-
ford City Hall, 127 Syphrit
Road.
A Four 14 Halloween
performance is on Oct.
31 at Public Alehouse in
Greenville.
A Hallelujah Carnival
will be held at Lyman Wes-
leyan Church on Oct. 31,
from 5:30 7:30 p.m.

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Picture this, if you will...
You live in a state where
the residents have control
over their school system.
They have the right to ap-
prove or not approve gay
marriage (as opposed to a
civil union). They have the
right to pray in schools.
They have the right to set
their own minimum wage
laws. They have the right
to carry arms to protect
themselves and their fam-
ily. They have the right de-
cide if they need to wear
a seat belt or a motorcycle
helmet. They have the
right to refuse to accept il-
legal aliens.
If they did not like the
laws in their state, they
could lobby to change
them, or they could move
to a state that better meets
their ideals.
The Federal government
would have the power to
declare war--would pro-
vide infrastructure for the
country, collect taxes, reg-
ulate inter-state business
activity and others that
are listed in the articles of
the Constitution. Period.
The thing is, this is the
way it IS (or is supposed to
be according to the 10th
amendment of the U.S.
Constitution). States have
been bribed, little by little,
to give up these powers. If
the states want to get se-
rious about returning the
federal government to its
historical origins, theyre
going to have to do more
than pass resolutions.
Theyre going to have to
turn down money and liti-
gate.
This CAN BE DONE.
Make no mistake about
it, if there is Constitutional
Convention of States, the
first two items to go will
be the 2nd and the 10th
amendments. Be careful
what you wish for... you
may not really want it.
Marina Peterson
Greer
Twilight Zone?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
Right: Special Olympics
medalists pose after the
competition in Century Park
last weekend. Standing
are, left to right, Tillman
Bellamy, Steven Blackburn,
Jonathan Melton and
Jessica Wheeler. Seated is
Rebecca Smith.
Below: Jessica Wheeler of
Loris shows of her silver
medal.
Bottom: Jonathan Melton
displays his gold medal
form the competition.
Below right: Tillman
Bellamy gives a high fve
after the medal ceremony.
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Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
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Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
P.O. Box 83, Lyman 439-8788
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
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209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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A Greer man is under
arrest after police in Co-
lumbia said he assaulted
someone in the Five Points
area.
Karl William Wiant, II,
24, is charged with assault
and battery of a high and
aggravated nature by Co-
lumbia Police after the in-
cident on Sunday.
The victim in the case is
in critical, but stable con-
dition according to police.
Columbia Police said of-
ficers were called to the
700 block of Harden Street
around 3 a.m. Sunday for
the report of an unrespon-
sive man on the ground.
Witnesses said the vic-
tim, a 23-year-old man
from Tennessee, got into
a fight with Wiant. Police
said they found Wiant a
short time later not far
from near that location.
CPD investigators said
they have not determined
a motive for the incident.
Wiant is being held at the
Alvin S. Glenn Detention
Center.
SIX CHARGED IN
CONNECTION WITH FRAUD
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office arrested
and charged six people for
their role in fraudulently
obtaining and selling 65
gift cards totaling $25,000
from a Greenville Home
Depot.
According to a press re-
lease from the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office,
the property crimes unit
was notified by manage-
ment of Home Depot, 1339
S. Pleasantburg Drive, that
they suspected two em-
ployees of obtaining store
gift cards by fraud.
Investigators determined
the two employees, Ashley
Brown and Keisha Huff,
would complete fraudu-
lent refunds at the store
with merchandise that had
never been purchased in
order to obtain gift cards.
Both Brown and Huff sold
some of the fraudulent
gift cards to Friendly Cash
Today Pawn, 410 Mauldin
Road.
The investigation also
determined the boyfriends
of Brown and Huff also
sold several of the fraudu-
lent gift cards to the same
pawn shop and two em-
ployees of Friendly Cash
pawn Shop, Brian Schmidt
and Philip Schmidt, pur-
chased the cards despite
knowing they were stolen.
Ashley M. Brown, 29
and Keisha S. Huff, 26,
were both charged with
Criminal Conspiracy and
Breach of Trust and each
released on $15,000 bond.
Jameco T. Croft, 25, Phil-
lip D. Schmidt, 58, and
Brian P. Schmidt, 29, were
all charged with Criminal
Conspiracy and Receiv-
ing Stolen Goods. Croft
was released on $10,000
bond while P. Schmidt and
B. Schmidt were each re-
leased on $15,000 bond.
Investigators are still
searching for Jonathan
D. Sullivan, 28, who has
outstanding warrants for
Criminal Conspiracy and
Receiving stolen goods.
Anyone with information
regarding this incident or
who may know the where-
abouts of Jonathan Sulli-
van is asked to call Crime
Stoppers at 23-CRIME.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice or The Duncan Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered inno-
cent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
SWITCHEROO
Sonya Trinetta Jackson,
35, of 300 Furman Hall
Road 27D, Greenville, has
been charged with im-
proper tag, driving under
suspension and operating
an uninsured vehicle.
According to incident
reports an officer ran the
tag number a gold Ford
Explorer that was leaving
the 7-11 gas station on E.
Wade Hampton Boulevard
When the tag came back as
belonging to a Honda Ac-
cord, the officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver (Jackson).
The officer learned Jack-
sons drivers license was
suspended and the plate
that was supposed to be
on the Explorer had also
been suspended due to
cancellation of insurance.
Jackson was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
CANT DO 55
Francisco J. Caicedo, 24,
of 53 Granny Mack Bridge
Road, Lyman, has been
charged with driving un-
der suspension and speed-
ing.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer stopped
a vehicle being driven by
Caicedo for traveling 70
in a 55 zone. Upon making
contact with Caicedo, the
officer learned his license
was suspended.
He was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
ASSAULT & BATTERY
Bracale Denise Bullock,
21, of 200 S. Beverly Ave.,
Greer, has been charged
with assault and battery.
reports, an officer was
dispatched to an address
on W. Poinsett Street to
talk to the victim of an as-
sault.
Upon arrival the officer
met with the victim who
stated Bullock came to her
office in regards to getting
a loan. She stated Bullock
got angry when she (the
victim) asked her where
she worked and started
grabbing things on her
desk before hitting her in
the arm, causing her com-
puter to be knocked off
her desk.
Bullock was later located
at the Beverly Apartments
and arrested. She was
City Jail.
SECOND TIME AROUND
Efrain Ramirez Perez, 32,
of 124 McDaniel Ave. 1/2,
with interfering with a po-
lice officer and no state
drivers license (second).
reports, an officer was pa-
trolling in the area of Snow
Street when he observed a
white Dodge truck run a
stop sign. The officer ini-
tiated his blue lights to
conduct a traffic stop on
the vehicle but the vehicle
failed to stop. The officer
then activated his siren
and eventually the vehicle
stopped in the front yard
of 124 McDaniel Ave. The
officer learned the driver
(Perez) did not have a
state drivers license and
had a prior conviction for
the same offense in 2013.
Perez was arrested and
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Dusty Luke Beck, 19, of
3471 Highway 357, Inman,
has been charged with
driving under suspen-
sion, possession of stolen
goods, improper tag, and
faulty equipment.
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a white Chevy truck
traveling with no tag light.
The officer initiated a traf-
fic stop on the vehicle and
its driver (Beck). The of-
ficer confirmed Becks li-
cense was suspended but
also learned the tag dis-
played on his vehicle had
been reported as stolen.
Beck was arrested and
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Gavin Shockley, 18, of
11 Haskell Ct., Greer, has
been charged with: assault
and battery (third degree),
simple possession of mar-
ijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
ports, an officer respond-
ed to the above address
in reference to locating
Shockley, who had an ac-
tive assault and battery
warrant with the Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice.
When the officer ar-
rived at the residence he
observed Shockley pulling
out of the driveway. The
officer approached the
vehicle and immediately
detected an odor of mari-
juana coming from Shock-
ley. Shockley admitted to
having marijuana and a
marijuana pipe inside the
vehicle.
The officer retrieved the
items and placed Shock-
ley under arrest. He was
City Jail.
ALL BETS ARE OFF
James Simpson, 56, of
219 Alice Ave., Greenville,
has been charged with
possession of a gambling
device.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to 725 S. Main St.
in reference to an illegal
gambling operation. Upon
arrival and entering the
business the officer ob-
served ball/pull tickets in
plain view. Simpson gave
the officer permission to
search the premises and
admitted to having the
items and then turned
multiple illegal gambling
devices over to the offi-
cer.
Simpson was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Matthew Thomas Rob-
ertson, 21, of 420 Long-
street Drive, Greer, has
been charged with shop-
lifting and providing false
information to police.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to Kohls in refer-
ence to a shoplifting. Upon
arrival the officer met with
the complainant who stat-
ed a male subject selected
several items and stuffed
them into the front of his
pants before exiting the
store without paying. The
officer questioned the sus-
pect (Robertson) who pro-
vided him with two false
identities before finally
revealing his real name.
He was arrested and trans-
ported to the Greer City Jail
where it was learned he
also had an active warrant
out of Greenville County
for shoplifting.
BREACH OF PEACE
Jaquan Markeius McGee,
18, of 1 23
rd
St., Greer, has
been charged with breach
of peace.
reports, an officer was
dispatched to the above
address in reference to a
verbal altercation between
a father and son that was
turning physical. Upon ar-
rival the officer observed
McGee standing in the
road in front of the resi-
dence yelling profanity at
his family. The officer at-
tempted to diffuse the
situation and gave McGee
several commands to stop
yelling. McGee refused to
stop and instead clinched
his fists and ran towards
the porch of the resi-
dence.
The officer was able to
intercept McGee and even-
tually detain him. He was
arrested and transported
to the Greer City Jail.
DUI
David Christopher
George, 21, of 138 Cos-
mos Lane, Greer, has been
charged with Driving Un-
der the Influence.
According to the inci-
dent report, an officer was
dispatched around 4 a.m.
to a single vehicle accident
at North Main Street and
Chandler Road. There she
discovered George sitting
in the street beside his
overturned car. George
told her he had fallen
asleep on the way home
from a friends house.
Noting signs of alcohol
impairment, the officer is-
sued several sobriety tests,
which George failed.
He was cited for DUI and
released to the custody of
a detention officer.
LOST DRUNK
George Allen Freeman,
46, of 101 Davis Ave.,
with Public Drunkenness.
reports, police responded
to a call about a possibly
intoxicated man walking
down the middle of the
road around Poplar Drive
and Hammond Avenue.
The officer found the sub-
ject (Freeman) in front of
501 Poplar Drive, where
he was struggling to stand
up. When the officer asked
if he was OK, Freeman said
he was lost and drunk.
He added that he had had
five-six shots of Scotch
with his girlfriend.
He was placed under ar-
rest and transported to
Greer City jail where he
was issued a citation for
public drunkenness.
SHOPLIFTING
Gerry Ross Fields, 58,
of 95 South Manley Drive
in Greer has been charged
with Shoplifting less than
$1,000.
ports, an officer arrived at
Walmart in response to a
shoplifting complaint. At
the store, a loss preven-
tion officer had Fields in
custody and provided a
written statement that she
had concealed CDs and
over-the-counter medica-
tion in her purse and filled
her shopping cart with
$387 worth of merchan-
dise. He stated Fields then
walked through closed
registers and attempted to
exit the store.
The merchandise was
recovered and Fields was
arrested and transported
to the Greer Police Depart-
ment.
DUI
Deandre Cherron Wat-
son, 24, of 209 Jones Ave.
C, has been charged with
Driving Under the Influ-
ence.
According to the inci-
dent report, an officer was
on routine patrol at 5:44
a.m. when he observed a
Nissan 350Z driving errati-
cally on South Suber Road.
He began following the
vehicle, which continued
swerving back and forth.
The officer pulled the car
over and noticed a strong
alcoholic odor coming
from the vehicle. The of-
ficer found Watson at the
wheel, eyes droopy and
slurring his speech. He is-
sued several sobriety tests,
which Watson failed.
The officer placed him
under arrest and took
him to the Greer Deten-
tion Center for a BAC test.
When the test failed to
produce a result, he took
Watson to the Greenville
County Detention Center,
where his blood-alcohol
was measured at .21 per-
cent. He was returned to
the Greer Detention Facil-
ity and charged with DUI.
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vember and December, we
take donations and we get
a lot of new toys turned in
to us, but were always a
little short on toys.
The cost is $350 per
four-man team. Hole spon-
sorship is available for
$100.
We just want to assist
as many kids as we can,
Holcombe said. We feel
like it provides Christ-
mas to some children that
wouldnt have it without
us.
Holcombe said the agen-
cy usually ends up spend-
ing $16,000-$17,000 on
toys after all fundraising
efforts are completed.
A lot of us are so
blessed, he said. We may
not have everything that
we want or everything that
we think we need, but we
have a whole lot more than
what a lot of people have.
If you have more than what
a lot of other people have
and youre able to get out
there and donate either
your time or your money,
I think it just gives you a
feeling you cant explain.
Holcombe said he has
been impacted by the
families hes met in recent
years.
For the past three or
four years, Ive had a
handicapped child that
has come throughto
see her face light up and
to watch her pick out the
toys she wants, it just
makes you understand the
reason for the season,
Holcombe said. Giving is
a whole lot better than re-
ceiving when you can see
the joy in someones face
like that.
It can be a depressing
time of the year because
theres so much pressure
on people, he added.
Getting a little something
from somebody could
make them feel a whole
lot better.
Greer Relief is also tak-
ing donations for its
Adopt-A-Family program
to provide similar Christ-
mas aid to local families.
The sponsor gift drop-off
deadline for this program
is Friday, Dec. 12.
Companies or individu-
als wanting to participate
in the golf tournament,
or for more information,
contact Holcombe at 848-
2156 or Brandon McMahan
at 848-2160.
on Greer Relief and the
Adopt-A-Family program,
call 334-3493.
High-quality
employees
top priority
Clemson University
trustees approved mea-
sures to improve campus
facilities and infrastruc-
ture and heard enrollment,
fundraising and adminis-
trative reports during their
fall quarterly meetings on
campus.
President James P. Cle-
ments outlined his top
three priorities: to fill key
leadership positions with
high-quality employees,
push for increased re-
sources and continue to
upgrade facilities.
In action, the trustees
approved: the concept for
construction phase one of
an Advanced Technologi-
cal Education Center; re-
placement of the central
energy facility boiler; con-
struction of a new energy
plant on west campus; is-
suing a series of athletic
facilities refunding rev-
enue bonds; disposition
of forest property in York
County, with the money to
be invested in youth edu-
cation programs; name
changes for Clemson
University Press and the
Graduate Certificate in
Clinical and Translational
Research; and the FY2015
internal audit information
technology audit plan.
On behalf of the board,
Chairman David Wilkins
presented a resolution in
memory and honor of the
late Asbury Francis Lever,
a former Clemson trustee
and U.S. Congressman,
for his contributions to
the university, the state
and the nation. Lever fam-
ily members attended the
meeting and accepted
the recognition from the
trustees.
Among many accom-
plishments, Lever co-
sponsored legislation that
established the Coopera-
tive Extension Service net-
work. This year marks the
100th anniversary of the
Smith-Lever Act.
Clemson alumnus and
longtime employee Marvin
Carmichael of Seneca, who
served as financial aid di-
rector and chief of staff
for the university presi-
dent during his career,
was presented a resolution
from the trustees upon his
retirement.
Wilkins, too, was hon-
ored when in his commit-
tee report Trustee David
Dukes announced the
future naming of a plaza
at the universitys tennis
center in the honor of the
board chairman.
As a Clemson student,
Wilkins was a three-year
letter winner in 1966-68
for the mens tennis team
and claimed ACC titles at
No. 2 doubles in 1966 and
No. 6 singles in 1967. Up-
grades to the Hoke Sloan
Tennis Center and the
construction of the plaza
to be named for the Green-
ville native are part of a
comprehensive facilities
plan that has received pre-
concept approval from the
trustees.
Wilkins attended Clem-
son on a full athletic schol-
arship and served as cap-
tain of the tennis team. He
graduated from Clemson
with a degree in history.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Wont
be the same
E
verybody has a morn-
ing routine, and Russ
Cassell was a big part
of mine.
Each day, I wake up, flip
on the radio and begin the
task of getting ready for
work.
I dont listen to music.
Being a news junkie, I find
talk radio hard to resist.
Maybe its the live and lo-
cal style of his show, but
Russ has easily been the
most interesting personal-
ity on the dial for the past
few years.
Saturday morning, he
passed away.
I didnt know Russ. I
never met him, shook his
hand or called his show.
We werent buddies, and I
dont think we even had a
lot in common. He made a
living sharing his ultra-
conservative opinions
on the air and, half the
time, I would be sitting in
my car thinking, Come
on Russ, you dont really
believe that.
As I began to reflect
this weekend, however, it
didnt feel like Id never
met him.
I couldnt help but feel
empty.
Although I never spoke
with him, Id spent count-
less hours with the man,
listening to his thoughts
agreeing with some and
disagreeing with others.
Hed narrated my drive
to work, my early lunch
breaks and any time in
between for the past two
years.
Some days, his show
was boring and could be
easily tuned out. Other
days, Id be late for work
listening to what he had
to say.
The Russ Cassell Show
was simple.
Its whatever you want
to talk about.
He would repeat that
like clockwork going in
and out of every break.
He shared more time
with his callers than just
about any radio program
Id ever listened to. It was
the peoples show and
Russ knew that.
Aside from the politi-
cal and social discussion
he would encourage each
day, Russ promoted the
idea of community. Thats
something I valued and
respected a great deal.
Russ talked about the
things we wanted to know
about, and he took great
pride in Upstate of South
Carolina.
His passing is a remind-
er of how fragile life can
be, but its also a remind-
er to appreciate the little
things. If I found simple
pleasure in listening to
him rant each morning,
then theres no telling
how much joy he brought
to those he knew.
Among the conserva-
tive talk, breaking news
discussion and sports
banter, Russ would always
come back to a common
catch phrase.
Know what you believe
and why you believe it.
I think thats pretty
sound advice we would all
do well to follow.
Ill miss you, Russ. From
a first-time, long-time
listener, I can sincerely
say the world is a little
less interesting without
you.

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SPORTS EDITOR
The Tigers used 30 first
quarter points to top
cross-town rival Travelers
Rest on Friday night, com-
ing away with a 37-12 vic-
tory.
Blue Ridge is now 5-2 on
the year with a 3-1 record
in conference play.
We started out very
strong in all phases of the
game, head coach Shane
Clark said. It was 30-0 at
the end of the first quarter
and everything was kind
of clicking. We did what
we set out to do. We chal-
lenged our first group to
come out strong and we
let them play most of the
way through the second
quarter, but we got a lot of
the other guys in.
Blue Ridge wide out Tay
Jenkins scored his first
touchdown of the night
just one minute into the
game on a 21-yard rush.
Melvin Smith added a long
run of his own on the next
drive, scoring on a 60-yard
touchdown rush to give
Blue Ridge a 14-0 lead.
Both Smith and Jenkins
rushed for another touch-
down, and defensive back
John Patrick returned an
interception 45 yards for
a score, overwhelming the
Devildogs.
The Tiger defense only
allowed 15 yards in the
first half.
Thats how their mo-
tors run, Clark said. The
defense knows they have
the opportunity to score
anytime they take the
field. They play with chip
on their shoulder on that
side of the ball and its al-
ways good to know they
can put up points.
Coming off a disappoint-
ing 14-6 loss to Emerald,
Clark said he was happy
with his teams perfor-
mance.
We were happy to be
able to bounce back with
the win, he said. These
guys are working and get-
ting better every day. We
SEE TIGERS | B5
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes used a second half surge
to ease past Riverside Friday
night, downing the Warriors 49-
14 to move to 3-0 in region play.
The Rebels gave Mason Streater
the start at quarterback, who con-
nected with Chavis Dawkins on a
39-yard touchdown pass late in
the first quarter to give Byrnes a
quick 6-0 lead.
The Warriors had an answer in
the second, however, forcing a
fumble on the one-yard-line that
led to a Ryan Cerino touchdown.
With a 7-6 lead, things fell apart
for Riverside.
Defensively, we were playing
pretty well, Riverside coach Phil
Smith said. We just had another
let down on the kickoff.
Lyrics Klugh returned the ensu-
ing kickoff 81 yards for a touch-
down, putting Byrnes ahead 14-7
after a two-point conversion.
Byrnes got its third score of
the night just before the half, as
ReJon Scott punched in a red
zone rush.
Byrnes led 21-7 at halftime.
I still felt good about the way
we were playing, Smith said. If
you take away special teams and
the blown coverage, who knows
what the score would have been
at halftime. It surely wouldnt
have been 21-7. It could have very
well been 7-6, but Byrnes is a great
team and theyll exploit some of
your weaknesses.
In the second half, the Rebels
scored three times to take a com-
manding lead. Isaiah Hill got in
the end zone on a two-yard run
and Jawan Caviness returned an
ensuing punt 64 yards for a touch-
down. Quarterback Micah Young
connected with Braylin Collins on
a 21-yard touchdown and Scott
added a final score in the fourth.
We came out flat in the second
half, and they came out with a lit-
tle more intensity, Smith said.
Cerino scored his second touch-
down of the night in the fourth
quarter for Riverside.
Dondre Thompson rushed for
148 yards in the game for River-
side.
For a freshman to do that
against Byrnes High School, it
kind of shows what kind of back
hes going to be in the future,
Smith said. Once he gets in the
weight room and gets some more
strength, hes going to be pretty
good.
Coming off a win over Boiling
Springs, Smith said his team did
not play well enough to get the
job done at Nixon Field.
When youre playing Byrnes,
youve got to play perfect, and
we didnt do that, Smith said. I
think our kids played hard, but
we were outmatched up front.
Their front three are so big and
strong, its unbelievable. We just
couldnt get our passing game go-
ing because we didnt have time
to throw the ball.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Every time they give me
the ball, I just want to get
to the end zone.
Those words came from
Greer running back Adrian
McGee, who took Greers
first offensive play 61
yards from scrimmage
for a touchdown, giving
the Yellow Jackets a lead
they would not relinquish
on Friday night at Dooley
Field.
Greer remained unbeat-
en on the season, topping
Berea in a 52-7 blowout.
We just wanted to find
their weakness and ex-
pose it, said senior wide
out Dorian Lindsey, who
caught four passes for 45
yards and a touchdown.
We just kept attacking.
Head coach Will Young
said he was pleased with
his teams production.
I thought they played
very well, Young said.
They did what we asked
them to do as far as get-
ting started early and not
worrying about the oppo-
SEE GREER | B5
Byrnes knocks off Riverside, 49-14
Isaiah Hill rushed for a score during Byrnes win on Friday night at Nixon
Field. The Rebels are now 3-0 in region play.
Blue Ridge blows
past Travelers Rest
Bulldogs
no match
for Greer

WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Xavier Wright caught a touchdown pass from Mario
Cusano during the Jackets blowout win over Berea.

Blue Ridge pummeled Travelers Rest Friday night, putting up 30 points in the frst quarter
and sealing the victory over a cross-town rival.
We were happy to
be able to bounce
back with the win.
Shane Clark
Blue Ridge head coach
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes senior Noah
Dawkins created chaos
in the Riverside backfield
Friday night, recording
four first hits, three as-
sisted tackles, two sacks
and three tackles for loss
in the victory.
For his performance,
Dawkins earned Defensive
Player of the Week honors
from The Greer Citizen
and Owens Insurance.
The defensive lineman
said his team was in trou-
ble early, despite the 49-
14 win.
I think, at first, the team
came out really slow,
Dawkins said. We had to
get off to a good start in
the second half because
they were up on us in the
first quarter. We were able
to bounce back and I think
I played really well.
Much of the defenses
success this season has
come from the teams new
coordinator, Phil Magdic.
In practice, our defen-
sive coordinator, coach
Magdic, really wants us
to pursue to the ball and
practice the way we play,
Dawkins said. We practice
hard every day so it will be
easy on Friday nights.
Dawkins said the team
has gotten better on the
defensive front, creating
matchup problems in re-
gion play.
I think our defensive
line is really strong, he
said. We were under-
rated at the beginning
of the year, but I think
weve proved ourselves
to be probably one of the
best defensive lines in the
state.
Byrnes will face games
against J.L. Mann, Mauldin,
Dorman and Wade Hamp-
ton in the final four weeks
of the regular season.
For us to make the run
we want to make, were
going to have to stay fo-
cused, Dawkins said.
Weve got a few games
left to get ready for the
playoffs and were going
to need to play well. Hope-
fully that will lead us to
state.
Dawkins said its his job
to keep the team focused
and to lead by example.
I think my role is being
a leader for the defense
and the defensive line,
Dawkins said. I just try
to make sure Im where I
need to be and that Im do-
ing the right things at all
times.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge senior Tay
Jenkins carried his team to
a rivalry win over Traveler
Rest Friday night, scor-
ing twice and rushing for
nearly 100 yards on three
carries.
For his performance,
Jenkins earned Offensive
Player of the Week honors
from The Greer Citizen
and Owens Insurance.
It was a good game,
Jenkins said. I think we
just wanted to get things
precise. We knew their re-
cord didnt show much,
but you cant go out there
and go off somebodys re-
cord because theyre going
to want to play especial-
ly since its a rivalry game.
As a whole unit, I thought
we played well.
The slot receiver said
much of the credit goes to
the teams unsung heroes.
Our offensive line
thats the best group there
is, he said. If I line up
behind them, I know for a
fact theyre going to block
for me.
The Blue Ridge defense
has also been putting
points on the board this
season, and Jenkins said
it takes pressure of the of-
fense.
Our strength last year
was our offense, but at the
end of the year, we real-
ized it was our defense,
he said. Now, we have an
explosive offense, but our
backbone is our defense.
Sometimes we dont score
on drives, but the defense
will score to help us out.
Heading into the last
three games of his career
as a Tiger, Jenkins said
the team is still a work in
progress.
I think its develop-
ing, Jenkins said. Were
still learning even though
were going on the seventh
game. Were just taking
the things were learning
each week and using them
to keep getting better.
Practice has been the
key, he said. Weve had
to get our timing down.
We need to keep lifting
Jay (Urich) up since hes
a young quarterback and
not let him get down on
himself.
The season will wrap
up at Greer on Oct. 31, as
Blue Ridge looks to knock
off the undefeated Yellow
Jackets.
I expect to win and get
good position for the play-
offs, Jenkins said. [The
Greer game] is in the back
of my mind. You definitely
cant focus on them, but
theyre only a couple of
miles up the road so you
hear the talk already. I
think its going to be a re-
ally good gamesimilar to
last year.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
RIVERSIDE HIGH
Warriors
HEAD COACH - PHIL SMITH
AUG. 29 31 EASTSIDE 7
SEPT. 5 7 GREER 35
SEPT. 12 14 WOODMONT 21
SEPT. 19 0 HILLCREST 38
SEPT. 26 17 SPARTANBURG 40
OCT. 3 15 B. SPRINGS 14
OCT. 10 14 BYRNES 49
OCT. 17 AT MAULDIN
OCT. 24 J.L. MANN
OCT. 31 AT WADE HAMPTON
NOV. 7 DORMAN
BYRNES HIGH
Rebels
HEAD COACH - BRIAN LANE
AUG. 22 30 NORTHWESTERN 22
AUG. 29 50 T.L. HANNA 0
SEPT. 12 28 DE LA SALLE, CA 56
SEPT. 19 29 GAFFNEY 7
SEPT. 26 42 B. SPRINGS 6
OCT. 3 45 SPARTANBURG 41
OCT. 10 49 RIVERSIDE 14
OCT. 17 AT J.L. MANN
OCT. 24 MAULDIN
OCT. 31 AT DORMAN
NOV. 7 WADE HAMPTON
EASTSIDE HIGH
Eagles
HEAD COACH - JEFF THOMASON
AUG. 29 7 RIVERSIDE 31
SEPT. 5 28 CHRIST CHURCH 51
SEPT. 12 23 WADE HAMPTON 20
SEPT. 19 0 BLUE RIDGE 28
SEPT. 26 32 CHAPMAN 52
OCT. 3 19 GREER 70
OCT. 10 14 SOUTHSIDE 35
OCT. 17 BEREA
OCT. 24 AT TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 31 AT EMERALD
BLUE RIDGE HIGH
Fighting Tigers
HEAD COACH - SHANE CLARK
AUG. 29 34 WADE HAMPTON 33
SEPT. 5 29 J.L. MANN 15
SEPT. 12 0 STEPHENS CO., GA 28
SEPT. 19 28 EASTSIDE 0
SEPT. 26 21 BEREA 6
OCT. 3 6 EMERALD 14
OCT. 10 37 TRAV. REST 12
OCT. 17 SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 24 CHAPMAN
OCT. 31 AT GREER
THIS WEEKS GAMES
BLUE RIDGE SOUTHSIDE
BYRNES AT J.L. MANN
EASTSIDE BEREA
GREER CHAPMAN
RIVERSIDE AT MAULDIN
BLUE RIDGE 37 TRAV. REST 12
BYRNES 49 RIVERSIDE 14
EASTSIDE 14 SOUTHSIDE 35
GREER 52 BEREA 7
GREER HIGH
Yellow Jackets
HEAD COACH - WILL YOUNG
AUG. 29 23 CLINTON 14
SEPT. 5 35 RIVERSIDE 7
SEPT. 12 28 UNION CO. 22
SEPT. 19 28 EMERALD 13
SEPT. 26 56 TRAV. REST 6
OCT. 3 70 EASTSIDE 19
OCT. 10 52 BEREA 7
OCT. 17 CHAPMAN
OCT. 24 AT SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 31 BLUE RIDGE
WEEKLY FOOTBALL WRAP
LAST WEEKS SCORES
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DEFENSE
Noah
Dawkins
BHS
OFFENSE
Tay
Jenkins
BRHS

PLAYERS OF WEEK 6
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Position: DL
Age: 17
Class: Senior
Parents: Sheryl and Ronald Dawkins
Away from the feld: Enjoys going to the gym, hanging out
with friends
Favorite athlete: Cam Newton
Favorite movie: When the Game Stands Tall
Favorite video game: Madden
Pre-game ritual: Prays with youth pastor
Actor who would play you: Will Smith
Favorite artist: Drake
The Greer Citizen
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Greers Sycchaeus Bruton received The Greer Citizen/
Owens Insurance Defensive Player of the Week award last
week. Pictured, left to right, are coach Will Young, Bruton,
and Shane Lynn, of Owens Insurance.
Riversides Emanuel Jackson received The Greer Citizen/
Owens Insurance Ofensive Player of the Week award last
week. Pictured, left to right, are coach Phil Smith, Jackson,
and Shane Lynn, of Owens Insurance.
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Position: WR/RB
Age: 18
Class: Senior
Parent: Marie Jenkins
Away from the feld: Enjoys hanging out with friends
Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant
Favorite movie: Bad Boys
Favorite video game: Call of Duty Black Ops
Pre-game ritual: Listens to music
Actor who would play you: Will Smith
Favorite artist: Migos
The Greer Citizen
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eagles
fall to
Tigers,
35-14
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eagles were unable
to hold off Southside Fri-
day night, falling behind
late during its 35-14 de-
feat.
Eastside, now 1-6 over-
all and 0-4 in region play,
got off to a good start as
Drake Turnquist found
Trevis McDowell for a 12-
yard touchdown late in the
first quarter, giving the
Eagles a 7-0 lead.
The Tigers then piled on
two unanswered scores,
taking a 14-7 advantage
with 11 minutes remain-
ing in the first half. The
Eagles tied the game up as
Turnquist found Ty Thom-
ason for a 28-yard touch-
down with three minutes
remaining in the half.
The lead wouldnt last
long, however. Southside
scored on the ensuing
drive, regaining a one-
touchdown advantage
heading into halftime.
Eastside could not get
anything going in the sec-
ond half, giving up two
more scores in the teams
fourth-straight loss.
Despite the loss, the
Eagles put up impressive
numbers on offense.
Turnquist was 33-of-
40 through the air on
the night, racking up 343
passing yards. Thomason
caught 16 passes for 208
yards on the night.
Eastside will take on
Berea this Friday night at
home. Kickoff is set for
7:30 p.m.
Jenkins provides stability
for Blue Ridge offense

Dawkins puts pressure
on Riverside front line

Drake Turnquist was 33-of-
40 through the air on Fri-
day night, racking up 343
passing yards.

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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes is perfect in re-
gion action, defeating Boil-
ing Springs, Spartanburg
and Riverside in consecu-
tive weeks.
This week, the Rebels
will travel to J.L. Mann in
hopes of continuing their
hot streak. Mann is just 2-
5 on the season, dropping
games to Dorman, Wade
Hampton and Mauldin in
region play.
Manns last win came
against Greenville on Sept.
19.
The Rebels have been
hot since their loss to De
La Salle on Sept. 12, win-
ning four-straight games.
Byrnes closes out the
season with Mauldin, Dor-
man and Wade Hampton.
J.L. Mann did not win a
game in 2013, going 0-11
on the year.
Kickoff is set for 7:30
p.m. Friday night.

B4 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Coming off an easy
37-12 homecoming vic-
tory over cross-town rival
Travelers Rest, Blue Ridge
coach Shane Clark said his
team cant afford to waste
any time getting back to
work.
The Tigers host South-
side this Friday night at
7:30 p.m.
Were going to have
to find a way to contain
Southside, Clark said.
Theyre a very, very ath-
letic team in every phase
of the game. Theyve been
able to create a lot of turn-
overs against teams theyve
played and, at this point in
the season, theyve played
pretty much the teams
that weve played. Theyre
doing a very good job.
On film, Clark said
Southside looks fast and
athletic.
The speed factor is
something were going
to have to try to work
against, he said. Theyre
pretty quick everywhere.
Thats something well be
working on this week.
Southside will line up in
the spread offense.
On offense, theyre a
spread team pretty much.
They run a good bit of
two-back stuff, he said.
They get the ball into
their athletes hands and
let them do what they can
do with it.
Blue Ridge will be deal-
ing with multiple looks
from the Southside de-
fense.
Defensively, theyll run
a little bit of a three-man
and four-man front, Clark
said. They match up pret-
ty well with most teams as
far as their skill guys go.
The linemen are getting
up field and doing what
they need to do as well,
so its going to be a pretty
tough game.
Clark said his guys
match up a little better
this week.
Were still a little bit
undersized, but its not
quite as bad as it has been
the rest of this season, he
said. Our guys are going
to have to be ready.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside is hoping a
homecoming celebration
will bring the football
team its second win of the
season.
The Eagles are currently
0-4 in region play with
three games remaining on
the schedule.
Up next is Berea, who
has seen its fair share of
struggles in recent games
as well. The 2-5 Bulldogs
are on a three-game losing
skid, dropping games to
Greer, Chapman and Blue
Ridge.
Eastside is continuing
its search for answers on
defense. The Eagles have
given up 157 points in the
last three contests, scor-
ing only 65 points of their
own.
Running a 3-4 spread on
defense, Berea has given
up 107 points of its own
in the last three games.
The Bulldogs are not shy
about their offensive at-
tack. Berea gave the ball
to running back Stevie
Williams 35 times in the
teams loss to Greer last
week.
Looking ahead to the
rest of the season, East-
side will hit the road for
a two-game stint to close
things out. The Eagles will
take on Travelers Rest, fol-
lowed by a trip to Emerald
on Oct. 31.
The Devildogs are 0-7 so
far this season.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Greer will again put its
perfect season on the line
Friday night, taking on
Chapman in the teams sec-
ond straight home game.
Head coach Will Young
said his defense will have
its hands full.
They do a heck of a job
throwing the ball, Young
said. The quarterback they
have is a bigger kid. I dont
know much about him. This
is his first year as a starter,
but hes gotten better and
better every week throwing
the football.
Theyve got a wide out
that has set some school
records for receptions, he
said. Hes a pretty good
athlete.
On offense, Chapman will
present a familiar look.
Formation-wise, theyre
a little bit like us, Young
said. The run the spread
and do some of that H-back
stuff like we do.
Young said his team will
be spending time analyzing
film and practicing execu-
tion.
The big thing will be
preparing for their pass-
ing game. Berea was a big
running team, but this will
probably be one of the bet-
ter passing teams weve
played against this year,
Young said. Well spend
a good deal of time on
some film and working
on getting to the ball.
With Chapman ath-
letes in several key areas,
Young knows it will be a
challenge for his team to
move the ball.
Defensively, they run a
four-man front, he said.
The defensive tackles are
pretty good, the lineback-
ers are pretty good and
the secondary is solid.
Theyre a good football
team.
With only three home
wins to boast, Young
said his team is happy to
have two of its final three
games in Greer.
This is the first time
weve played back-to-back
games at home all year,
Young said. Obviously,
our kids are excited about
that and were definitely
glad to be home. Its al-
ways better to be home,
especially when you play
at our place. Its a much
more fun atmosphere and
a much better place to
play. Youve got a routine
that you do at home thats
pretty easy. Were happy
to be back, I can promise
you that.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Hoping to bounce back
from last weeks loss to
Byrnes, Riverside will head
to Mauldin this Friday in
search of its second region
victory.
The Warriors are on the
tail end of what head coach
Phil Smith calls a brutal
stretch of the season.
The big win against
Boiling Springs made that
stretch not so brutal,
Smith said. We had about
three games in a row play-
ing big teams from Spar-
tanburg, so to get a W
coming out of that was
good for us.
Mauldin is a great foot-
ball team, he said. This
is pivotal game for really
both of us.
The Warriors will have
to deal with Mauldins size
advantage up front.
Theyre big up front
offensively, Smith said.
They run the spread and
you cant really figure
out what theyre doing at
quarterback. Theyve got
one kid they kind of run
with and another kid they
throw with. You really
dont know what youre
going to get.
Despite setting up in a
spread offense, Mauldin
likes to run the ball.
They run a bunch of
counter, Smith said.
Were going to have
our work cut out for us.
Even though they run the
spread, they do run the
ball quite well. Its very
similar to how Greer runs
their offense.
Smith said he expects
Mauldin to get the ball to
its playmakers.
Theyve got a great re-
ceiver, he said. Hes a tre-
mendous athlete and hes
one, in terms of the kick-
ing game, that weve got
to be able to watch. Theyll
line him up anywhere and
everywhere just to try to
get some mismatches. We
know theyre going to get
him the football.
Mauldin will run a 4-2
defensive set.
Theyre big, Smith said.
Theyve got some line-
backers that run downhill
and dont mind getting in
there. Weve got to estab-
lish the run game first and
well see what happens.
Earning the teams third
win of the season will
mean cutting back on spe-
cial teams mistakes.
The biggest issue we
have going into this week
is our special teams play,
Smith said. Three weeks
in a row, weve had some
special teams mistakes.
In Spartanburg, we had
that kick returned for a
touchdown. Against Boil-
ing Springs, we had those
field goals blocked. At By-
rnes, we had two returned
for a touchdown, so obvi-
ously thats our biggest
concern.
Smith said his team still
feels confident it can make
a run at the playoffs.
We were talking about
goals with our kids again
the other night, Smith
said. Our goal is to make
it to the playoffs and our
kids are playing well. Ob-
viously, the record doesnt
show how well theyre
playing, but I think a lot
of teams are starting to re-
spect us.
Unbeaten Jackets happy to be home
Eagles host Berea
Greer held Berea to just one score on Friday night at Dooley Field, moving the teams overall record to 7-0 on the season.
CJ Collins is pictured making a tackle.
Riverside squares
off with Mauldin
Rebels, Patriots battle
Tigers face tough
task in Southside
Jay Urich led his team to a 5-2 start with three games remaining on the regular season
schedule. Blue Ridge will take on Southside this Friday at home.
Mark James and the Riverside ofense will need to continue moving the ball this week
against Mauldin as the Warriors hunt for their second region victory.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B5

FROM B1
nent. We just wanted to
play the way were capable
of playing.
The Yellow Jackets
would have scored even
sooner, but Lindseys
45-yard punt return for
a touchdown was called
back with about 10 min-
utes remaining in the first
quarter.
Instead, McGee gave
Greer a 7-0 lead and the
margin was widened nine
minutes later as quarter-
back Mario Cusano found
Lindsey on a 15-yard
touchdown connection.
Although Berea put to-
gether several lengthy
drives in the opening half,
the Yellow Jacket defense
kept the Bulldogs from
climbing back into the
game. After a stop, Greer
got its third score of the
night as Cusano hit Xavier
Wright on a 41-yard touch-
down route with 10 min-
utes remaining in the half.
Cusano tossed his third
touchdown of the half
with 1:32 remaining, find-
ing Zeke Whiteside in the
end zone on a 19-yard
score.
The Yellow Jackets led
28-0 at intermission.
After the break, McGee
continued to shine, break-
ing away for runs of 21 and
18 yards before punching
in his second touchdown
of the night with just over
10 minutes to go in the
third.
On an ensuing drive, Cu-
sano found the end zone
for the fourth time, this
time on foot, rushing for a
one-yard touchdown.
Now leading 42-0,
Greers Troy Pride busted
a 36-yard touchdown run
to end the third.
We actually put the JV
offense in during the third
quarter, Young said. You
could just tell that Berea
had had enough. Wed
had enough too. It didnt
look like our kids were
having quite as much fun
anymore, so we got the JV
guys in there.
Berea finally got on the
board in the fourth, as Ste-
vie Williams, who carried
the ball 35 times for near-
ly 200 yards, punched in a
short-yardage touchdown.
Young said the team had
been focusing on shutting
Williams down the entire
night.
We kind of knew going
into the game that they
were going to give him the
ball all night long and that
he was a heck of a run-
ning back, Young said.
Hes going to get some
yards because hes a big
back. Its just a matter of
if he can sustain that for
long periods of time and
our defense, really until
the fourth quarter when
we didnt have the ones
in there anymore, played
pretty well against him.
Greers final score of the
night came with two and a
half minutes remaining, as
Nick Roberson added a 34-
yard field goal.
Young said his team has
found its identity on of-
fense.
I think weve been able
to balance things out pret-
ty well, he said. Maybe in
the past we were so Quez
(Nesbitt) oriented that we
got a little bit of tunnel vi-
sion. This year, weve had
some games where you
didnt see much of Dorian
(Lindsey) at all, and weve
had games where you
didnt see much of Adrian
(McGee) at all. Were able
to take what the defense
gives us and attack.
Lindsey said being unde-
feated at this point in his
senior season is special.
It means a lot, he said.
This is the first time
weve done this in a long
time. Our focus is to im-
prove all aspects of our
game and keeping doing
what we do.
Up next for Greer is
Chapman, but Young
wants his team to focus
less on the opponent and
more on improving
You dont want to wor-
ry about the opponent,
Young said. Weve played
pretty consistent most of
the year. Even when we
were getting off to slow
starts earlier in the year,
our guys have played well.
These past three or four
games, theyve been get-
ting after it early. It seems
like they get better every
week.
The head coach said he
expects his guys to contin-
ue to play at a high level.
Whether were up or
down, I dont think the
kids really pay much atten-
tion to the scoreboard, he
said. If were down by 14
against Clinton or if were
up by 20 like we have been
the last couple of weeks,
the play doesnt really
change. We play at a high
level, regardless of what
the score is.
Kickoff against Chap-
man is set for 7:30 p.m. at
Dooley Field.
FROM B1
wanted to find out how
the guys would respond.
There was a little bit of
emotion with it being a
cross-town rivalry. Theres
always been a history be-
tween Travelers Rest and
Blue Ridge. Guys were
motivated by that. They
showed they were able to
overcome the loss to Em-
erald, which was pretty
tough.
Clark said the Tigers
practiced hard last week.
Their practices were
perfect last week and it
showed Friday, he said.
Still ahead on the sched-
ule is Southside, Chapman
and Greer. Clark said his
group will need to contin-
ue working if they hope to
finish strong.
We know were not
where we want to be, he
said. Weve got a couple
of tough losses, but weve
got bigger and better
things, we feel like, on the
horizon. Weve just got to
cut down on mistakes.
GREER GIRLS TENNIS
DEFEATS SOUTHSIDE
Final: Greer 7, Southside 0
No. 1 singles K. San-
dusky def. L. Meng 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 singles H. Tay-
lor def. I. Doan 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 singles M. Harvey
def. N. Brandaru 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 singles G. Harvell
def. C. Rhodes 6-1, 6-3j
No. 5 singles H. Henline
def. D. Becker 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles San-
dusky/Henline def
Meng/Doan 8-7
No. 2 doubles O. Turner/
E. Swearingin def M. Chris-
tie/O. Villicaus 6-1, 6-0
Greer 5-10 (5-8)
Southside 5-7 (5-6)
HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED
The Greer High School
hall of fame will be induct-
ing the following members
during halftime of Fri-
day nights game against
Chapman:
Ryan Burns, class of
1996 - football, soccer
John Dobson, class of
1998 - baseball, football,
golf
Demarcio Downs, class
of 1999 - basketball
Corey Andrew Kirby,
class of 2001 - football
Nick Rubio, class of 2008
- basketball
RUNNIN REBELS GOLF
TOURNAMENT
The Byrnes basketball
team will hold its third an-
nual golf tournament on
Saturday,
Nov. 8, at the Village
Greens. The tournament is
a shotgun start and begins
at noon. For more infor-
mation, visit byrnesrebel-
sathletics.com
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AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
A free basketball camp
for girls ages 6-10 will be
held at Greer First Bap-
tist Church for six weeks,
beginning Sept. 22. The
camp will run from 6-7:30
p.m. on Mondays. No reg-
istration is required. For
more information, call
Paul Lister at 630-6625.
CRUSADER COMEBACK
FALLS SHORT
The Crusader offense
scored 21 second half
points, but could not over-
come a scoreless first half,
dropping a 32-21 contest
to No. 6 ranked Lenoir
Rhyne University last Sat-
urday afternoon.
Each team was forced to
punt on its initial drive, but
a fumble by the Crusaders
in the end zone gave the
Bears a safety and a 2-0
lead early.
Lenior Rhyne scored its
first touchdown of the
game on the ensuing drive
on a two-yard rush from
Michael Patrick, ending a
14-play, 68-yard drive.
After forcing the Cru-
saders into another punt,
Lenoir Rhyne opened the
second quarter with a 10-
play, 85-yard drive to take
a 16-0 lead. The Bears
tacked on one more score,
taking a 22-0 lead into the
halftime break.
Lenoir Rhynes defense
forced a turnover on North
Greenvilles first drive of
the half, but sophomore
corner Nigel Gay inter-
cepted a pass to give the
Crusaders the ball on their
own 36-yard line.
North Greenvilles of-
fense responded quickly
as quarterback Nelson
Hughes connected with
receiver Tyrell Hillary on
a 22-yard touchdown pass
to put the Crusaders on
the board at the end of the
third quarter.
The Bears responded in
the beginning of the fourth
quarter with a 19-yard run
from Chris Robinson to
push their advantage to
32-7 with just under 11
minutes to play.
The Crusaders came
back with a scoring drive
of thier own. Trey Walker
scored from two-yards out
to the Bears lead to 32-14.
The offense would score
again, this time on a sev-
en-yard touchdown pass
from Hughes to Thomas
Weeks III with just over
two minutes left in the
game to make the score
32-21.
North Greenville recov-
ered the onside kick but
was stopped on fourth
down moments later.
The Crusader offense re-
lied heavily on the passing
game. Hughes finished 24-
for-39 for 312 yards and
two touchdowns. Walker
totaled just 25 yards on
seven carries with a score
on the ground. Sophomore
Robbie Brown was once
again the teams lead-
ing receiver, catching 10
passes for 140 yards. Hill-
ary hauled in four passes
for 53 yards and a score.
Weeks also caught four
passes of his own for 43
yards and a score in the
game.
On defense, sophomore
Quan Weeks led the at-
tack with 15 total tackles
and one tackle for a loss.
Fellow sophomore Sam
Houston totaled 12 stops
to add to his season total.
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Saluting the Jackets
The Greer Upstate Jackets 8U team has gone undefeated this season, winning six games in a row. The team will suit up
one last time on Saturday in hopes of capping a perfect year.
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
Tay Jenkins rushed for 85 yards on just three carries,
racking up two touchdowns against the Devildogs.
TIGERS: Searching for
bigger and better victories
Theres always been
a history between
Travelers Rest and
Blue Ridge. Guys
were motivated by
that.
Shane Clark
Blue Ridge head coach
GREER: Gets strong frst half performance from starters, brings in JV squad
Dorian Lindsey makes a grab over a Berea defender during the Yellow Jackets 52-7 victory
on Friday night. Greer will take on Chapman this week.
Our focus is to
improve all aspects
of our game and
keeping doing what
we do.
Will Young
Greer head coach
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B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
A tribute
H
e wanted everyone to
know that he had a
perfect life.
Tim Bright died on
Saturday, Oct. 4, after a
four-and-a-half year battle
with cancer. The Riverside
High and University of
South Carolina baseball
standout, who alongside
his wife Jenny founded
the Brightlife organiza-
tion to support cancer
research, was 32.
His death stirred up a
well of grief in me that I
was told shaded everyone
in my path for the next
few days. He was a former
co-worker. He coached
my son in travel baseball.
But he wasnt my son or
my brother, so why did
the grief swallow me up?
Its not an easy question
to answer. The best one I
can give is rooted in the
way Tim lived his life and
the way he invited me and
anyone else who would
listen to invest in rela-
tionships and living even
when we are unsure of the
ending.
When Jenny and Tim
asked me to pray, I
prayed. I didnt merely
mention them in pass-
ing. I prayed the kind
of prayers born out of
love, believing all things,
hoping all things. I took
it on as a mantel. He was
supposed to be one of the
miracles. He had cancer
for nearly five years, and
yet his death caught me
off guard.
I began telling Tims
cancer story in 2010 for
The Greer Citizen when
we were asked to write
Christmas stories that
featured a different side
of the holidays. With
trepidation, I asked Tim
and Jenny to tell me how
they would spend Christ-
mas, knowing they had
just found out that the
colon cancer had returned
a mere three months after
it was defeated, and this
time in his lungs. They
were grappling with the
new truth that chemo-
therapy would be a part
of their story until a
cure for Tim was found.
I shouldnt have been wor-
ried. They thought it was
a great idea.
They gave up their
Saturday morning to
meet me at Broadway
Bagel for breakfast. With
hope and determination,
they decided to spend
their first Christmas as
husband and wife without
chemo. It could wait until
January. And they decided
together to become vocal
about their story. They
wanted to share it and
help others in similar
circumstances.
When Tim called in
2012 and asked if I would
write a story about Tee it
Up for Cancer, Brightlifes
golf tournament fundrais-
er, I eagerly agreed. The
tournament brought in
thousands of dollars for
the Institute of Transla-
tional Oncology Research
(iTOR), a clinical research
group founded by Tims
doctors. The next year, we
met again to write about
the 2013 Tee it Up tourna-
ment.
I also wrote about the
time his brother Steven
caddied for him at the
BMW Pro-Am event.
Steven asked officials for
a waiver into the pres-
tigious tournament just
to put a smile on his big
brothers face. Tim, who
had undergone a bi-
opsy on his lung just two
weeks before, thanked his
brother by making sure
his bag wasnt too heavy
to carry since the brothers
refused the golf cart they
were offered.
Tims memorial service
was last weekend and the
very large auditorium at
First Baptist Church of
Greenville was packed
with people. It was a
testament to Tim and
Jennys willingness to tell
their story in all of its ups
and downs. We all wanted
to solemnly applaud their
bravery and show Jenny
how grateful we are that
she shared Tim with us.
In a very poignant
tribute, Steven caddied
for his brother one last
time. This time, instead
of carrying golf clubs, he
opened the pages of Tims
journal. He said that
Tim had written that he
wanted everyone to know
he had a perfect life. If he
helped one person along
the way, it was worth it.
By sharing his battle
and giving others hope,
Tim showed us all that
life is not about living
as individuals, but about
investing in relationships
and sharing in the nitty
gritty of life. His legacy is
this: share your story in
such a way that everyone
in your path wants to be a
part of it. The investment
in others, though painful
at times, is worth it.
We all wanted a happy
ending, but perhaps
another young cancer pa-
tient said it best not long
before she died. Maybe
its not about the happy
ending, she said, but
about the story.
You gave us one heck of
a story Tim.
Show
begins
Friday
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Behind the humorous
lines, witty quips and quick
jokes delivered by the cast
of Shrek the Musical, a
message of acceptance
resonates throughout the
play, reverberating from
each song off the walls
of the auditorium and be-
tween each laugh elicited
from the audience.
The Greenville Chil-
drens Theatre production
of Shrek the Musical,
based on the Dreamworks
Animation movie, tells the
story of how Shrek, an
ogre who lived a solitary
life, became an unlikely
hero. After an array of
well-known fairy tale crea-
tures take up residence in
his swamp because of the
actions of Lord Farquaad,
a short but humorous an-
tagonist who wants to be
king, Shrek is tasked with
rescuing princess Fiona to
get his swamp back. But
as Shrek sets out to ac-
complish the rescue, many
entertaining adventures
ensue.
Shrek, kind of the main
thing he goes through
is the feeling of being in
general misunderstood
by the world around him
because hes really not an
evil ogre, but everybody
assumes hes an evil ogre
so hes constantly having
to fight that assumption,
said Mark Eshenbaugh,
who plays Shrek. Theres
a couple scenes where he
walks in and everybody
gasps and hes like, OK,
fine Ill do the ogre thing,
Ill roar because thats
what youre expecting.
But in his heart hes really
a softy and that comes out
in the second act when he
starts showing that hes
falling in love. That be-
comes the internal strug-
gle between him. Hes like,
Do I deserve this? Should
I be in love? Is that OK or
not? I guess as far as how
that relates to me, I guess
everybody at some point
in their life feels a little re-
jected or a little misunder-
stood or something, and
thats the feeling I latch
onto to try and relate to
him as a character.
Shrek, Fiona and Don-
key, Shreks closest friend,
bond throughout the mu-
sical over their obvious
lack of normalcy expected
by the townspeople of Du-
loc.
Fiona, shes not the typ-
ical Disney princess, said
Sarah Hurley, who plays
Fiona. Shes really quirky.
Shes been locked in this
tower for like 23 years
and shes been reading
these fairy tale books and
shes trying to emulate
all these perfect princess
qualities, but really shes
just like any other normal
girl, and shes just really
quirky and weird. Her and
Shrek start bonding over
burps and farts, thats
where they first kind of re-
alize they like each other.
So I think shes a lot more
relatable than traditional
princesses. The show just
really has a great message
of just being yourself and
loving yourself whoever
you are and not having
to conform to the Duloc
standards.
It is very different, and
I think maybe more than
any other show that Ive
looked at, this one really
makes an attempt at hav-
ing a social agenda, Esh-
enbaugh said. Its a pretty
forward looking idea of
really the final thought
that the ensemble leaves
you with: If youre differ-
ent from everybody else,
thats OK, you should just
go with that. Thats really
a message that doesnt
come out in a lot of shows
the be yourself. You hear
the Be yourself message
in a lot of things, but for it
to be shown so... you have
all these fairy tale crea-
tures that are very differ-
ent from normal and they
point out along the course
of the show how theyre
not normal, but what
theyre saying is thats OK.
You dont have to be ostra-
cized because of that even
though the authorities are
attempting to. So its very
socially relevant for whats
going on in our country
and the world today.
While the play touches
on topics like self-accep-
tance and choosing to be
oneself despite societal
pressures, the play also of-
fers a lot of quick-moving
comedic dialogue for both
young and older audiences
to enjoy.
Its got humor that the
kids are going to get. Its
got fairy tale creatures
theyll recognize, theres
some Disney princesses
in it, so theyll get the sto-
ryline. Theyll understand
its a love story. But maybe
some of the deeper char-
acter stuff, the adults will
get that because theyll be
the ones going, Oh, I know
what that feels like, Esh-
enbaugh said.
With songs like Freak
Flag, Who Id Be and I
know its Today, a broad
spectrum, from comedic
ensembles to more inti-
mate ballads on self-re-
flection, the play aims to
appeal to both children
and adults.
The music really brings
out the story so much
more than the movie,
said Landon Odon, who
plays Donkey. Odon said
he thinks the characters
are portrayed in a more
in-depth way in the musi-
cal than in the movie. But
for him, the comedic relief
and randomness his sup-
porting character offers
initially attracted him to
the part of Donkey.
I really enjoy being as
random as possible and
trying to make people
laugh, so when I got cast-
ed as Donkey I was like,
Thats going to be amaz-
ing, he said.
Even the antagonist,
while seemingly mean-
spirited, is given more
background and humor-
ous lines in the musi-
cal than the movie.
I play Lord Farquaad,
and really I think everyone
in the show is looking for
something, and he wants
to be king, thats what he
wants, said Brandon Alan
Gaunt, who play Lord Far-
quaad.
Farquaad being so short
in stature, Gaunt plays
him on his knees wearing
knee pads through the en-
tire play, including during
choreographed musical
numbers.
I saw the Broadway ver-
sion, and that Farquaad
just kills me. Hes hilari-
ous and just so animated,
and theres so many ways
you can take that charac-
ter, he said. Its hilari-
ous. One scene hes an evil
dictator and the next hes
excited about a boy band
at his wedding, so its the
variety that I get to play
thats my favorite part.
Farquaad gets a lot
more screen time in this.
He gets two songs, theyre
not really familiar from
the movie. Also theres
a revelation about Lord
Farquaads father that you
dont really get in the mov-
ie, Gaunt said.
The show will begin run-
ning at the J. Harley Bonds
Career Center, 505 N. Main
St., this weekend. Show
dates are Oct. 17-19 and
24-26. Friday and Satur-
day at 7 p.m. and Sunday
at 2 p.m.
Theres so many funny
parts happening right af-
ter the other, but then I
guess it does come with
a serious not at the end
of one of the acts where
Shreks really in his head
all the time, Odon said.
But it makes people look
at themselves differently
because all these are re-
ally just giant, exagger-
ated people. There are real
people in real like, and
you think, Wow, maybe
I shouldnt judge people
sometimes.
Tickets for the show are
$15 for adults, $12 for stu-
dents and seniors and $7
for children 5 and young-
er, and can be purchased
at greerculturalarts.com.
LIFES
A JOURNEY
KRISTA
GIBSON
Looking for the Bright side
Tim and Jenny Bright

Shrek the Musical has humor for all ages
The character of Fiona is played by three actresses representing various ages of the princess over the course of her time
locked away in a castle. Pictured, left to right, are Ashley Wettlan, Sarah Hurley and Camila Escobar.
Pictured is Brandon Alan Gaunt, who plays Lord Farquaad
in Shrek the Musical.
Its very socially
relevant for whats
going on in our
country and the
world today.
Mark Eshenbaugh
Shrek
You gave us one
heck of a story Tim.
F
or as far back as I can
remember, Ive been
obsessed with music.
Making a top-20 list of
my favorite rock and roll
artists was a difficult but
highly enjoyable project
that became so extensive
I decided to break it into
two parts. The following
acts represent my top 10.
If you would like to list
any of your own favorites
and describe why they
are so important to you,
we encourage you to do
so. You can email any
feedback to wbuchheit@
greercitizen.com.
20-11 were ranked and
explained last week. They
were:
20. David Bowie
19. Simon & Garfunkel
18. Elton John
17. The Doors
16. Drive-By Truckers
15. Eric Clapton
14. Uncle Tupelo
13. Jimi Hendrix
12. Pearl Jam
11. CCR
10. GUNS N ROSES
Like Nirvana, the bless-
ing and curse for GNR
was their brevity. In their
half-decade together, the
group made some of pop-
ular musics hardest rock-
ing tunes. Their first hit
Welcome to the Jungle
spat in the face of preten-
tious hair metal. And the
follow-up anthems, Para-
dise City and Sweet
Child O Mine, made the
band the biggest act in
the world and Appetite
for Destruction one of
the best-selling albums in
history.
Of course, they had
plenty of talent to go
along with their bad at-
titudes. Axl Rose could
hit high notes most would
deem inhuman, and Slash
wrote riffs and solos that
would have made Keith
Richards jealous. GNR
Lies proved they could
also execute acoustically,
and the two Use Your
Illusion records had their
share of fine cuts as well
(November Rain, 14
Years). Unfortunately,
a doomed 1992 tour
brought the band to an
early demise right as the
grunge movement was
taking flight.
Favorite Album: Ap-
petite for Destruction
(1987)
Favorite Song: Sweet
Child O Mine (1987)
9. LED ZEPPELIN
There were few bands
as talented, cool or
influential as Zeppelin,
the British quartet that
ushered in heavy metal
music at the end of the
60s. When their self-ti-
tled debut came out, they
were really just kids, but
the sound was colossal,
the riffs mind-blowing
and Plants vocals nothing
short of soul quaking. Its
my favorite debut album
of all time, although most
of my favorite Zeppelin
tunes came on subse-
quent releases.
You cant resist the epic
greatness of Stairway
to Heaven, the manic
fury of Good Times, Bad
Times, or the sad beauty
of Tangerine. But my
favorite Zeppelin songs
are the blues covers
Since Ive Been Loving
You, and Babe, Im
Gonna Leave You both
rock and roll tidal waves
of pain and yearning.
Favorite Album: Led
Zeppelin 1 (1969)
Favorite Song: Since
Ive Been Loving You
(1970)
8. TOWNES VAN ZANDT
Its really a shame that
most people know this TX
singer/songwriter only
for Pancho and Lefty,
the 1972 song that Willy
Nelson and Merle Hag-
gard covered ten years
later. There are many
other wonderful songs
in Van Zandts catalog.
Im partial to the slower,
more depressing num-
bers. Tecumseh Valley,
None But the Rain, and
Flying Shoes will rip the
heart right out of ya, To
Live Is to Fly and For the
Sake of the Song, mean-
while, are more hopeful
yet no less beautiful or
memorable.
But no matter how
much you like his voice,
tone or guitar style, Van
Zandts greatest strength
was his songwriting. His
best songs are poetic,
introspective and pierc-
ing, somehow as lyrically
rich as they are musically
spare. For a good intro-
duction to this underrated
artist, see the documen-
tary Be Here to Love Me.
7. NIRVANA
For most artists, MTV
Unplugged was an op-
portunity to introduce
their songs to a broader
audience. For Kurt
Cobain, it was one last
chance to show the world
his genius. Sadly, nothing
is truly appreciated until
its gone, and Nirvana was
the same way. The Seattle
trio of Cobain, drummer
Dave Grohl and bassist
Krist Novoselic brought
grunge to the mainstream
in 1991 with Never-
mind, a hurricane of
noise, melody and heavy
guitar hooks.
The follow-up, In
Utero, sounded almost
like a nervous breakdown,
though Cobains knack for
song craft was apparent
on All Apologies and
Pennyroyal Tea. I love
Unplugged in NY for its
passionate vocals, though
it is so sad its hard to lis-
ten to in its entirety. For
a taste of Nirvana at their
heaviest, check out Live
at Redding, the famous
1992 concert finally given
mass release in 2009.
Favorite Album: Nev-
ermind (1991)
Favorite Song: Lounge
Act (1991)
6. THE WHO
Much like Brit coun-
terparts The Beatles and
Rolling Stones, The Who
grew substantially over
the years. They could
play country, pop, rock
and even punk with tre-
mendous proficiency, and
often threw it all together
on ambitious concept
albums such as Tommie
(1969) and Quadrophe-
nia (1973).
Between those two rock
operas came their mas-
terpiece, Whos Next,
which features three of
their finest songs, Baba
OReilly, Behind Blue
Eyes, and Wont Get
Fooled Again. Of their
rock peers, only Led Zep-
pelin had as much instru-
mental talent as The Who.
And when Roger Daltreys
voice, Pete Townsends
guitar, John Entwhistles
bass and Keith Moons
drumming all came to-
gether, it was as good as
rock could get.
Favorite Album: Whos
Next (1971)
Favorite Song: Baba
OReilly (1971)
5. BOB DYLAN
His lyrical genius has
always been his calling
card, but Dylans ability to
craft a good rock song has
largely been overlooked.
Of his musical peers, only
The Beatles matured as
quickly. Listen to how
complex Dylans music
grew from The Times
They Are a Changin
album to Highway 61 Re-
visited. And thats over
the span of one year!
Though Dylan will
always be known as the
counter-culture voice of
the 60s, I like a lot of his
70s stuff as well.
Hurricane, for
instance, is one of the all-
time great story songs,
while Tangled Up In
Blue is a true anthem of
individuality. The knock
against Dylan is that he
was never much of a
singer, but his voice gave
plenty of gravity to his
protest songs, a sparse
sadness to his love songs,
and an unsurpassed po-
etry to ballads like Deso-
lation Row and Sad Eyed
Lady of the Lowlands.
Favorite Album:
Blonde on Blonde (1966)
Favorite Song: Hur-
ricane (1976)
3. NEIL YOUNG
Hes worn so many
hats over the years that
its difficult to pinpoint
who exactly Neil Young is
sensitive singer/song-
writer, rambling cowboy,
godfather of grunge,
garage rocker . the
list goes on and on. The
fact is that Youngs five-
decade career has been
as diverse and dynamic
as that of anyone in his
generation. Whether on
his own or as a member
of supergroups Buffalo
Springfield, Crazy Horse
and Crosby, Stills and
Nash, Young made music
that was introspective,
challenging, and unique.
In his first decade
alone, he perfected the
piano ballad (Helpless),
acoustic anthem (Heart
of Gold) and soul-shak-
ing electric guitar epic
(Cowgirl In the Sand).
But what puts Young
ahead of his peers in my
book is his endurance. In
1989, he made one of his
five best songs, Rocking
In the Free World, and
continues to write and
perform solid new music
to this day.
Favorite Album: Ev-
erybody Knows this is
Nowhere (1969)
Favorite Song: Cowgirl
in the Sand (1969)
3. TIE BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN
People either love
him or hate him, but
Springsteens is one of
the five best lyricists in
rock history. If you dont
believe me, read the lyrics
to Thunder Road a few
times. But Springsteen
is more to me than his
songs and his albums.
Ive seen him in concert
nearly a dozen times and
each one is a true rock
and roll revival a trans-
formative, life-affirming
event.
Dont get me wrong,
most of his albums have
also been excellent,
with Born to Run, and
Darkness On the Edge of
Town the cream of the
crop. When it comes to
songs, Springsteen could
get together with the E
Street Band and rock out
with the best of them,
or he could just take his
acoustic guitar, harmoni-
ca and four-track recorder
and produce magic as
well. From the Phil Spec-
tor-like sparkle of Jungle-
land to the Dylanesque
chill of Atlantic City,
Springsteens storytelling
was as good as it gets, no
matter which genre he
chose to frame it.
Favorite Album:
Darkness on the Edge of
Town (1978)
Favorite Song: Thun-
der Road (Live Acoustic
Version, 1975)
2. THE BEATLES
For a lot of people, The
Beatles are nothing short
of a religion. Indeed, no
other musical act on earth
has spawned as much
literature, criticism, or
adoration as the Fab Four
did in their eight years
together. For me, the
music certainly supports
the hype. Over 50 years
after Beatlemania took the
planet by storm, songs
like I Wanna Hold Your
Hand and All My Lov-
ing still bristle with sonic
urgency.
McCartney could write
ballads like nobodys
business, the reason
Yesterday, Blackbird
and Hey Jude are among
the most covered songs
in pop history. Lennon,
meanwhile, was the mo-
tor that kept the group
moving at blinding speed.
They never made a bad
album, and influenced
the entire pop world with
each successive record.
I believe that the period
between 1962-1972 is the
greatest generation for
rock music. And in the
family of rock and roll
legends, The Beatles were
the Godfather.
Favorite Album: Abbey
Road (1969)
Favorite Song: Let It
Be (1970)
1. THE ROLLING STONES
They werent as revo-
lutionary as The Beatles,
as talented as The Who
or as hard-rocking as
Led Zeppelin, but for me,
The Stones sound best
exemplifies what rock
and roll is all about. Like
most acts, the groups
best work came in their
first decade. With found-
ing member Brian Jones
contributing, they were a
musically eclectic and ar-
tistically inventive group.
Just listen to Under My
Thumb, Paint It Black
and Shes a Rainbow.
When Jones left the
band in 1968 (and died
under mysterious circum-
stances a few months
later), the Stones traded
in musical innovation for
a harder, more rocking
sound. 1969-1972 is my
favorite Stones period,
as Mick Jagger and Keith
Richards wrote three of
rocks best albums: Let
It Bleed, Sticky Fin-
gers and Exile on Main
Street. On the latter two,
new guitarist Mick Taylor
elevated the band to new
musical heights. When he
left in 1974, the bands
potency diminished,
although they continued
making decent albums
into the early eighties.
Favorite Album: Sticky
Fingers (1971)
Favorite Song: Shine a
Light (1972)
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NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF OCT. 27
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Begin Again (R) This
is one of those enchanting
movies where the music
almost eclipses the entire
story. Greta (Keira Knight-
ley) is a songwriter and
sometimes-singer whos
hit a low point, breath-
ing her feelings into a mi-
crophone in a stale little
lounge in New York City.
Her voice has a deep effect
on Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a
disgraced music producer
whos hit an even lower
low. Dan convinces Greta
to take a chance and pro-
duce a record with him,
shunning studios and mak-
ing music in the streets.
This is the follow-up
feature from John Carney,
the director of the wildly
successful, low-budget
musicians-in-love movie
Once. Carney a musi-
cian himself knows how
to make audiences feel
that love of music. Funny
thing is, he got better dra-
matic performances in
Once, when his actors
were musicians instead of
movie stars.
Deliver Us from Evil
(R) Sick of exorcism
movies yet? How about
a crime-solving exorcist
who works for the NYPD?!
Fortunately, theres a 2001
memoir by a real-life cop
detailing his experiences
fighting the supernatural.
Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana)
has great cop-intuition, a
smart-mouth partner (Joel
McHale) and a bone to pick
with the Man Upstairs.
He meets up with a too-
cool-for-Sunday-school
renegade priest (Edgar
Ramirez) who helps Sar-
chie realize that he should
be doing the Lords work.
Despite combining the
crime drama and super-
natural thriller genres, the
action feels by-the-num-
bers. The most the movie
has to offer is a climactic
exorcism and a lot of sud-
den noises to try to fry
your nerves. Whats miss-
ing is the right psychologi-
cal trickery to make all of
that spookiness into real
nightmare fuel.
Life of Crime (R)
Frank Dawson (Tim Rob-
bins) has a lot of money,
a gorgeous wife (Jennifer
Aniston) and a team of
bumbling career-criminals
plotting to kidnap her for
a huge ransom. The mas-
terminds didnt realize one
important detail: Frank is
an amoral slob who can
save a lot of money if his
wife disappears, since he
wants to get rid of her and
go full-time with his enthu-
siastic mistress in South
Beach. Its an uncomfort-
able realization for the
kidnappers and the wife,
really. This crime-comedy
unfolds into a full-on con-
fusing caper. The chuckles
are worth the rental fee.
DOG OF THE WEEK
The Prince (R) Since
Taken was such a sur-
prise hit, weve been stuck
in a pain-parade of shod-
dily made Dad-gets-re-
venge flicks. Hopefully,
this last lump indicates
that were near the end.
Paul (Jason Patric) is your
generic knife-jawed pro-
tagonist, playing it safe as
a mechanic with presum-
ably dark secrets in his
past. You know the drill:
Baddies kidnap innocent
daughter; Dad grunts his
way through a homicidal
rampage until the cred-
its roll. John Cusack, who
plays a brooding buddy to
the boring hero, looks like
hes in literal agony from
being on-screen. Bruce
Willis plays a bad guy who
looks about as bored as
the audience.
Keira Knightley in Begin
Again
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B9

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WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
My 20 favorite bands
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The Beatles are ranked second on Buchheits top 20
favorite bands.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Wyatt put his mom in
her place about the new or-
der of priorities in his life.
Hope and Liam shared an
emotional moment as they
discussed her pregnancy.
Hope was less than thrilled
to come home to find
Quinn begging Wyatt for
forgiveness. Ivy presented
Liam with a symbolic to-
ken as they embarked on
a new relationship. Quinn
implored Deacon to assist
her with getting through
to Hope. When confronted
about her odd behavior,
Caroline confided in Ivy
about the kiss she shared
with Ridge during a de-
sign session. Katie had a
warning for Ridge when
he declared his intention
to become the CEO. Dea-
con and Quinn discussed
where their relationship
was headed. Wait to See:
Maya steps up her plan to
win back Rick.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Kate feared that she
and Sami were in serious
trouble. Theresa asked
Brady if they could start
over. Eric made a surpris-
ing admission to Kristen.
Jordan caught Chad in a
vulnerable moment. Sami
finally got some answers,
but they werent what she
expected. Clyde continued
to court Kate. Ciara had a
huge reaction to the news
of her moms love life.
Aiden got testy when Mag-
gie asked too many ques-
tions about his life before
Salem. Kate had a shock-
ing warning for Sami. Af-
ter telling JJ that she was
finally ready to make love,
Paige didnt get the re-
sponse from him that she
expected. Eve flirted with
Eric. Wait to See: Jennifer
finds Daniel in Kristens
hotel room.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Nina threatened to re-
veal Rosalies secret if she
didnt help her with her
next scheme. Jordan vis-
ited the John Doe patient
to see what he remem-
bered about the night of
the crash. Ava refused to
seek help for her excru-
ciating abdominal pain.
Nina lashed out at Silas
for all the bad things that
have happened to her in
the past 20 years. After
realizing that Ava didnt
cause her accident after
all, Sabrina confessed to
Felix how she tampered
with Avas pills. Michael
was thrown by Francos
request. Bobbie asked Car-
ly if she really wanted to
go through with the wed-
ding. Nina realized that an
unlikely person might be
of use to her in her plan
for revenge. Wait to See:
Dante encourages Olivia
to be honest with Ned.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Victor frantically tried
to reach Nick to tell him
about the paternity test re-
sults. Later, Mariah arrived
and confronted Victor
about Sharons secret. Bil-
ly was having a hard time
coping with the fact that
Chelsea used to be mar-
ried to the man he hated
the most, Adam. Joe began
acquiring several proper-
ties in Genoa City. Victor
noticed that the bottle of
vodka in his home was
nearly empty. Victoria
informed Abby that her
problems with Billy began
long before Delias death.
Hilary admitted to Devon
that she loved him. Stitch
told Victoria that he was
getting a lawyer to secure
his parental rights. Wait to
See: Lily calls a truce with
Hilary.
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
DEAR DR. ROACH: In
the past six weeks, I have
had five TIA events, rang-
ing from a minute or so to
six minutes. My symptoms
are: a loss of control of
my right leg, moving up to
my right arm and fingers;
and a loss of speech. I am
aware and thinking during
these episodes, although a
little disoriented.
I was hospitalized af-
ter the last one and was
given a CT scan, an MRI
and many blood tests: All
were normal for my age
(which is 68). A vascular
check was done, as my BP
was different when taken
in both arms, and they say
that was normal also. A
24-hour heart monitor is
yet to be read.
My doctor put me on Ag-
grenox 25/200. My mom
had a stroke at 42 and
passed away at 49, diag-
nosed as a thrombosis to
her heart. What is the next
step? I am so anxious all
the time, waiting for some-
thing to happen. -- L.C.
ANSWER: TIA stands
for transient ischemic at-
tack. It has the symptoms
of a stroke, but by defi-
nition lasts less than 24
hours. The symptoms you
are describing are in the
distribution of the middle
cerebral artery in the left
hemisphere of the brain.
This could be caused by a
blockage in the artery or,
less likely, by an embolism
(a small blood clot or cho-
lesterol going to that part
of the brain).
Your doctor has done a
lot of things right, as best I
can tell. The MRI scan you
had also might have in-
cluded an MRA (magnetic
resonance angiography),
which is a special form of
MRI that looks specifically
at the blood vessel. I am
not sure about the vascular
check you had, but I would
suspect it might have been
an echocardiogram, espe-
cially one that looks at the
aortic arch, where emboli
sometimes form, as well as
a look at the blood vessels
in the neck with a Doppler
ultrasound. An echo done
through the esophagus
may be better at spotting
problems than one done
through the chest.
Aggrenox is a combina-
tion of aspirin and dipyri-
damole, which make the
platelets less sticky and
reduce the risk of a blood
clot and stroke. Its a rea-
sonable choice to prevent
further TIA and stroke.
Some authorities recom-
mend a statin to reduce
the risk of stroke and
heart attack.
Finally, something thats
easy for me to say but hard
to do: relax. Being anxious
all the time isnt good for
you. It sounds like your
doctor is doing the right
things and that you are on
a good medication to pre-
vent further problems.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
need some medications,
like Dulcolax and Miralax,
for some tests. The gener-
ics are so much cheaper.
Is there much difference,
compared with the expen-
sive brand? -- J.M.
ANSWER: In my experi-
ence, there is almost no
difference between the
brand name and the ge-
neric for prescription and
most over-the-counter
medicines. The quantity
and quality of the active in-
gredient is regulated. The
inactive ingredients occa-
sionally may cause a reac-
tion in a sensitive person.
Most physicians, including
myself, use generic brands
for themselves and their
families.
***
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he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
TIA events launch
search for cause
Darin Brooks stars as Wyatt
on The Bold and The
Beautiful
CHANDLER CREEK
FOOD DRIVE CONTINUES
Chandler Creek is
launching a food drive to
benefit at-risk families. In
the spirit of football sea-
son, boxes decorated for
Clemson and USC will be
outside the main office for
contributions of nonper-
ishable food items.
LANGSTON CHARTER
TO HOLD 201516 LOTTERY
Prospective par-
ents must attend one of
the three application ori-
entation meetings, as part
of the lottery application
process for the Langston
Charter Middle School
2015-16 lottery.
The last meeting is at 7
p.m. on Oct. 23. In addi-
tion to attending a meet-
ing, parents must submit a
lottery application, which
is available at langston-
charter.org. The deadline
for all lottery applications
is 4 p.m. Nov. 3.
A lottery of all complete
applications will be held
at 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at the
school and is open to the
public. Parents of former
or current students with a
sibling planning to enroll
for next year must com-
plete the application pro-
cess before the deadline
of Nov. 3.
Call Celanie Martin, Reg-
istrar, at 286-9700 with
any questions.
GOVERNORS SCHOOL NOW
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Governors School
for Science & Mathematics,
now through Feb. 15, is ac-
cepting application for the
class of 2017.
Applications are avail-
able online now through
the schools website, sc-
gssm.org/apply-now. The
school can serve up to 300
high school juniors and
seniors annually.
DISTRICT 5 HONORS
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
The spotlight was on the
finest teachers Tuesday as
District Five honored its
Teachers of the Year for
2013-14 at the Piedmont
Club in Spartanburg.
The 2013-14 honorees
are: Anna Poole (Abner
Creek Academy), Sally
Robinson (Duncan Elemen-
tary), Karen Cummings
(Lyman Elementary), Val-
erie Calsing (Reidville El-
ementary), Molly Barker
(River Ridge Elementary),
Elizabeth Witherspoon
(Wellford Academy), Ash-
ley Barnes (Beech Springs
Intermediate), Basel Qa-
tawi (Berry Shoals Inter-
mediate), Penny Kirkpat-
rick (DR Hill Middle), John
Walko (Florence Chapel
Middle), Jennie Scott (By-
rnes Freshman Academy)
and Rhonda Dodson (By-
rnes High School).
The annual banquet pro-
vides a unique opportunity
to recognize the honorees
for all their accomplish-
ments in the classroom,
and their contributions to
District Five schools.
Superintendent Dr. Scott
Turner thanked the teach-
ers and gave special rec-
ognition to District Fives
Teacher of the Year, Rhon-
da Dodson.
STUDENTS PARTAKE IN
WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Students, teachers and
parents from across Dis-
trict Five laced up their
walking shoes this week,
and celebrated Walk to
School Day. The inter-
national event promotes
physical fitness, healthy
lifestyles and a sense of
community.
Many schools also used
the event to highlight their
Olweus bullying preven-
tion programs.
At Abner Creek
Academy, the day includ-
ed sightings of Superman
and Batman, as the school
gave its event a Super
Hero theme. Students and
teachers were encouraged
to dress up, and incorpo-
rate an anti-bullying mes-
sage.
At Lyman Elementary
School, the walk centered
around school pride, and
also incorporated bully-
ing prevention. The entire
school, along with com-
munity members, partici-
pated.
At River Ridge Elemen-
tary School, the walk in-
cluded plenty of panda
sightings, as well as mes-
sages about bullies. The
annual event even includ-
ed a dance off between
grade levels.
At Beech Springs Inter-
mediate School, students
went to the track at By-
rnes Freshman Academy
to walk, carrying anti-bul-
lying signs on their trip.
Afterwards, they celebrat-
ed with some breaking
it down in the schools
in-field.
STUDENTS SELECTED
FOR REGION ORCHESTRA
Dozens of District Five
students are playing a
happy tune this week, af-
ter being tapped for the
S.C. Region 1 Honors Or-
chestra. The selected stu-
dents competed against
hundreds of others from
Spartanburg, Union and
Rock Hill schools.
In total, thirty seven
District 5 students were
invited to participate,
along with four alternates.
Florence Chapel Middle
School, with 25 students,
had the largest number of
students selected for the
Junior Division for the en-
tire region.
The students are:
Berry Shoals: Payton
Lee
Florence Chapel: Kayla
Brock, Caroline Emerson,
Connor Gaffney, Katelyn
Gilbert, Grace Greer, Rob-
ert Gregory, Mollie Hance,
Ben Harding, Ella Katrosh,
Lauren Lee, Preston Lee,
Haleigh McSwain, Adrianna
Gergley, Parris Odom, Silas
Payne, Natalie Pickren, Ma-
rissa Powe, Presley Rimel,
Maddie Shaw, Christopher
Trinh, Darla Valderrama,
Victoria White, Arianna
Wilson, Kristen Gohs (al-
ternate), ShaDajah Harris
(alternate)
D.R. Hill: Lily Moore,
Gabby Silver (alternate)
Will Stuart (alternate)
Byrnes Freshman Acad-
emy: Molina Srey, Mac
Lattimer
Byrnes High School:
Caitlin Blackburn, Em-
ily Carroll, Erin Hackney,
Maggie Hance, Jacob McA-
bee, Hunter Pickren, Mor-
gan Powe, Dori Sanoulis,
Jeffrey Tan, and Andrew
Vaughn.
DISTRICT 5 MAKES GRADE
IN STATE TESTING
The South Carolina De-
partment of Education
has released end of course
exam, as well as SAT and
AP, test results for dis-
tricts across the state, and
once again, District Five is
standing out.
The end of course exam
results from the 2013-14
school year show great
improvements for the dis-
trict.
In all subjects, the dis-
trict showed its greatest
percentage passing results
ever. District Fives results
were also among the top
half of all Spartanburg
school districts.
On the SAT, District Five
students performed well
above the state average for
test takers. Finally, when
it comes to AP scores,
District Five students
are definitely making the
grade. Seventy percent of
all District Five students
who took an AP test re-
ceived a passing grade.
BYRNES YEARBOOK STAFF
WINS STATE HONOR
The Byrnes High School
Souvenirs Yearbook
staff is accustomed to
writing about the accom-
plishments of their school
and fellow students, but
now, they have an achieve-
ment of their own to be
proud of.
The Souvenirs staff re-
cently won the Palmetto
Award for Class 4 at a
state journalism confer-
ence in Columbia. The
award is given to some of
the best high school year-
books in the state.
The Byrnes staff was also
given a superior rating for
their 2014 yearbook.
CAREER NIGHTS
AT GREENVILLE TECH
A Career Night for crimi-
nal justice, early care and
education, human services
and paralegal programs
will be held on Thursday,
Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. at Green-
ville Technical College
Barton Campus, located at
506 S. Pleasantburg Drive,
Greenville.
A second Career Night
will be held on Oct. 23
from 5-7 p.m. for pro-
grams in aircraft avionics,
aircraft maintenance tech-
nology, auto body repair,
automotive technology,
diesel equipment technol-
ogy and motorsports tech-
nology.
The transportation pro-
gram Career Night will be
held at the McKinney Au-
tomotive Center, located
at 227 North Pleasantburg
Drive, Greenville.
Anyone interested
should RSVP by calling
250-8162.
BJU NAMED STUDENTS
TO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BJU recently named stu-
dents to the Bob Jones
University Symphony Or-
chestra, one of three or-
chestras at BJU.
Membership in the Sym-
phony is by audition only,
open to all students in the
University regardless of
major program of study.
Students Timothy But-
tram, of Taylors, Caleb
Cox, of Greer, and Stephen
Hawkey, of Taylors were
named to the orchestra.
BJU HOSTING
FORENSICS TOURNAMENT
Bob Jones Academy will
host their 28th Annual In-
vitational Forensics Tour-
nament Sat., Oct. 18 on
the Bob Jones University
campus.
The invitational, an of-
ficial National Individual
Events Tournament of
Champions (NIETOC) bid
tournament, is a one-day
four round tournament
which begins at 9:15 a.m.
and features competition
in fifteen forensic events.
The tournament culmi-
nates with an awards pro-
gram at 6:30 p.m. in the
BJA Auditorium.
More than 30 public and
private schools from four
states are scheduled to
participate in the event. A
number of schools from
Greenville County are par-
ticipating in the tourna-
ment including Eastside
High School, Hillcrest
High School, J.L. Mann
High School, Mauldin High
School, Riverside High
School, Southside Chris-
tian School and Southside
High SchoolCenter for
International Studies.
FURMAN LECTURE
SERIES CONTINUES
All lectures are free and
begin at noon on Wednes-
days and are held at the
UpCountry History Mu-
seum/Furman, located at
540 Buncombe Street in
downtown Greenvilles
Heritage Green area.
Oct. 15: We Cant All
be Mark Zuckerberg: The
Social Determinants of
Success among Everyday
Entrepreneurs, Kyle Lon-
gest, Professor of Sociol-
ogy
Oct. 22: How Big Will
the GOP Victory Be? Dani-
elle Vinson, Professor of
Political Science
Oct. 29: 50 Years Later:
Senator Wayne Morse, the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,
and the Vietnam War,
Sean ORourke, Professor
of Communication Stud-
ies
Nov. 5: Who Speaks for
Furman: The Struggle over
Desegregation at Furman,
1955-1965, Steve ONeill,
Professor of History
Nov. 12: Making Sense
of the Midterm Elections,
Jim Guth, Professor of Po-
litical Science
A complete schedule of
the High Noon lectures
is available on Furmans
website.
contact Furmans Market-
ing and Public Relations
office at 864-294-2185 or
email Marie Newman-Rog-
ers at marie.newman-rog-
ers@furman.edu.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B11
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
ELEMENTARY
Thursday: Chicken Pot Pie,
Grilled Cheese Sandwich,
Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Friday: Pizza, Cheese, Vegetar-
ian Lasagna, Vegetation Sta-
tion, Chicken Vegetable Soup,
Steamed Broccoli, Assorted
Fresh Fruit, Assorted Canned
Fruit
Monday: BBQ Chicken Leg,
Pasta Marinara, Roll, Whole
Grain, Vegetation Station,
Vegetable Beef Soup, Baked
Beans, Assorted Fresh Fruit,
Assorted Canned Fruit
Tuesday: Grilled Chicken
Tenders, Roll, Whole Grain,
Pimento Cheese Sandwich,
Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Wednesday: Turkey Pot Roast,
Roll, Whole Grain, Veggie
Burger with Cheese, Lettuce
& Tomato, Vegetation Sta-
tion, Chicken Noodle Soup,
Mashed Potatoes, Assorted
Fruit
MIDDLE
Thursday: Chicken Caesar
Salad, Beef & Cheese Nachos,
Chicken Nachos, Roll, Whole
Grain, Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Friday: Chef Salad, Hot Dog,
Chili, Black Bean Cheese-
burger, Roll, Whole Grain,
Vegetation Station, Chicken
Vegetable Soup, Steamed
Broccoli, Assorted Fresh Fruit,
Monday: Mandarin Chicken
Salad, Orange Chicken,
Sweet and Sour Chicken,
Brown Rice, Roll, Whole Grain,
Vegetation Station, Vegetable
Beef Soup, Steamed Broccoli,
Assorted Fresh Fruit, Assorted
Canned Fruit
Salad, Cheese Enchilada,
Turkey Sandwich, Fruit and
Vegetable Bar
Wednesday: Southwest
Chicken Salad, Turkey Pot
Roast, Roll, Whole Grain,
Vegetation Station, Chicken
Noodle Soup, Mashed Po-
tatoes, Assorted Fresh Fruit,
HIGH
Thursday: Chicken Caesar
Salad, Beef & Cheese Nachos,
Roll, Whole Grain, Chicken
Nachos, Steamed Corn, Pinto
Friday: Chef Salad, Hot Dog,
Chili, Black Bean Cheeseburg-
er, Roll, Whole Grain, Baked
Beans, Cole Slaw, Assorted
Fruit
Monday: Mandarin Chicken
Salad, Orange Chicken, Sweet
and Sour Chicken, Roll, Whole
Grain, Brown Rice, Steamed
Broccoli, Oriental Vegetables,
Assorted Fresh Fruit, Assorted
Canned Fruit
Salad, Cheese Enchilada,
Turkey Sandwich, Roll, Whole
Grain, Steamed Corn, Garden
Salad, Assorted Fresh Fruit,
Wednesday: Southwest
Chicken Salad, Turkey Pot
Roast, Roll, Whole Grain,
Chicken Noodle Soup,
Mashed Potatoes, Green
LUNCH
MENUS
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
DISTRICT FIVE |

PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Fifth grade students from Chandler Creek Elementary studied force and motion in science
class. To further their knowledge, they were recently able to tour and experience force
and motion frsthand at the Nascar Hall of Fame, in Charlotte, NC. Pictured, in the car,
Matthew Williams and, outside the car, Logan Wamsley.
HIGHER EDUCATION |
Haley Horne was crowned Homecoming Queen during a
halftime ceremony at Blue Ridge High School Friday.
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
ANNIVERSARY |
B12 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
FURMAN SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA STARTS OCT. 17
The Furman Symphony
Orchestra will present its
first concert of the season
Friday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m.
in McAlister Auditorium
on the Furman University
campus.
Tickets are $12 for
adults, $10 for seniors
and $5 for students.
SHREK THE MUSICAL!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Tickets for the Greer
Childrens Theatre produc-
tion of Shrek the Musical
are on sale now.
Show times are Oct. 17-
19 and 24-26, Friday and
Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday
at 2 p.m. at the J. Harley
Bonds Career Center, lo-
cated at 505 N. Main St.,
Greer.
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $12 for students
and seniors and $7 for
children under 5 and can
be purchased at greercul-
turalarts.com.
GREER OPRY HOUSE
HOLDS LINE DANCING
Classic Country Band
with Ed Burrell is each Sat-
urday at 8 p.m. Admission
is $9. Free line dancing
prior from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
CLOSING CONCERT FOR
FURMAN FALL FESTIVAL
The Furman Fall Festival
of Choral Music will close
with a concert on Satur-
day, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in
McAlister Auditorium on
the Furman University
campus.
The concert is free and
open to the public. For
more information, call
294-2086 or email furman-
music@furman.edu.
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA
VEP AT LITTLE THEATRE
Spartanburg Little The-
atres The Mystery of Irma
Vep runs Oct. 31 - Nov. 9.
When Lord Edgar Hillcrest
and his new wife Lady
Enid embark on a journey
to find out what happened
to Irma Vep, they are taken
from their estate in Eng-
land all the way to Egypt
in this sidesplitting goth-
ic spoof, complete with
werewolves, vampires and
damsels in distress.
The Spartanburg Little
Theatre 2014-2015 season
features five productions
with season subscription
packages offering big dis-
counts on individual tick-
ets. All 2014-15 season
subscribers will get tickets
for all five shows for the
price of four. Seniors and
students will get all five
shows for less than the
price of four.
Call the Spartanburg
Little Theatre at 585-8278
for more information or
visit spartanburglittlethe-
atre.com.
GCAC PRESENTS
FOOTHILLS PHILHARMONIC
Artistic Director Kory
Vrieze presents the Foot-
hills Philharmonic season,
subtitled Symphonies on
Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the
J. Harley Bonds Center.
Visit greerculturalarts.
com.
CULTURAL ARTS TO HOLD
ALADDIN JR. AUDITIONS
Aladdin Jr. auditions
are Monday, Nov. 3, and
Wednesday, Nov. 5, from
6-8 p.m. at the Tryon Rec-
reation Center, located at
226 Oakland Ave., Greer.
Callbacks are Thursday,
Nov. 6, from 6:30-9 p.m.
Cast minimum age is 6
to seniors in high school.
Please bring a non-return-
able photograph. Wear
dance shoes and comfort-
able clothes and prepare
16 bars from a song simi-
lar to those in Aladdin.
Please bring accompani-
ment or sing a cappella.
Auditions are on a first
come first seen basis.
The cast list will be post-
ed on greerculturalarts.
com on Tuesday, Nov. 11,
by 5 p.m. and a mandatory
parent /cast meeting will
be held on Nov. 13.
Email Robin at artscoun-
cil@cityofgreer.org.
THANKSGIVING ART
SHOW RECEPTION, NOV. 6
The City of Greer Parks
and Recreation Depart-
ment and Greer Cultural
Arts Council will be host-
ing a Thanksgiving Art
Show Reception on Thurs-
day, Nov. 6 at Greer City
Hall from 5 8 p.m.
The show will showcase
the Upstates young artists
from grades Kindergarten
through college. Winners
will be chosen in elemen-
tary, middle, high school
and college levels. These
winners will be displayed
in the City Hall lobby lead-
ing up to the Thanksgiving
holidays.
The submission crite-
ria are listed below and
must be followed in order
pieces to be judged. The
theme for the art show is
What I am Thankful For?
and should represent what
Thanksgiving means to the
artist.
The contest is free to
enter. Artwork may only
be done in pencil, paint,
crayons or pastels. Art-
work must be matted and
include the artists name,
grade, school and contact
information the back of the
piece. Submissions may be
dropped off at City Hall
Monday Friday 1 a.m. 5
p.m. Pieces may be picked
up beginning Dec. 8 dur-
ing the same hours.
contact Julia Black @ 864-
968-7004 or Robin Byouk
864-848-5383.
WICKED RETURNS
TO THE PEACE CENTER
Broadways Wicked re-
turns to the Peace Center
Jan. 28 Feb. 15.
Wicked is the untold
story of the witches of Oz,
based on the best-selling
1995 novel by Gregory Ma-
guire.
Tickets go on sale 10
a.m. Nov. 1 and start at
$60 and will be available at
offical Peace Center ticket
outlets beginning at 10
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. The
Peace Center Box Office is
located at 300 S. Main St.,
Greenville. Call 467-3000.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fowler
Celebrate 70th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Fowler, of Greer, will cel-
ebrate their 70th wedding
anniversary on Oct. 22,
2014. They are the parents
of two sons, Bill and Jerry
Fowler, both of Greer, two
grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Mr.
Fowler is retired from
Greenville County. Mrs.
Fowler, the former Annie
Howe, of Greer, is retired
from Carolina Fashions.
Editors note: The follow-
ing speech was written and
delivered by Trez Clarke
at Sundays Out of the
Darkness Walk. Clarke
is a mental health educa-
tor who worked for Mental
Health America for seven
years. Today, she speaks
to churches, civic groups
and businesses about such
topics as grief, suicide pre-
vention and stress manage-
ment. Clarke also volun-
teers with the Alzheimers
Foundation and Total Min-
istries, and works part-time
for Piedmont Care, where
she facilitates a support
group for HIV patients.
One of my friends died
by suicide.
I know it hurts. Though
it has been nine years, the
healing continues to be a
journey. We feel desper-
ately unhappy, angry. We
feel guilty.
We feel frightened.
We feel out of control.
The thing is we wouldnt
feel so horrible if we hadnt
loved so much.
CS Lewis said that, The
grief now is the joy then.
You have gotten through
the days since the suicide.
The worst that can happen
has already happened. It
cannot get worse. You
have been through the
worst, and you have sur-
vived.
It gets easier- not on a
day-by-day basis because
some days are worse than
others Some days are
better than others.
Experts tell us there are
stages of grief. What they
dont tell us is that there
is no right progression
of these stages.
Were told the first of
these stages is denial or
shock. Ive read that the
numbness we feel with
that shock is Gods Novo-
cain. Shock provides emo-
tional protection from be-
ing overwhelmed. I dont
think the Novocain ever
completely wears off.
The next stage is anger.
Were angry at our loved
one and others whom
we blame. A therapist,
a spouse, angry at our-
selves or at God.
Bargaining is the next
stage of the grieving pro-
cess. This is a normal re-
action to feelings of help-
lessness and vulnerability.
It is often expressed as a
need to regain control.
Bargaining is a defense
to protect us from the
painful reality.
Then comes depres-
sion. We are sad and feel
we cant move past the
heaviness. Maybe you feel
youre living in slow mo-
tion. One thing we are not
told is that grief makes us
very tired and that fatigue
makes our depression
even more intense.
In our journey other
people expect us to be at
a certain place. Look at
the work place. Most busi-
nesses grant three days
of time off for bereave-
ment. Three days!!! Our
friends and loved ones ex-
pect us to be at a certain
place in our journey. You
may hear, Its been a few
months now, you should
be moving on. What they
may not understand is
that a memory or a pic-
ture may make you feel
like you have taken a few
steps back in your jour-
ney. There is no perfect
order. The joy is that we
continue to move in our
journey- step by step.
We begin to realize it
does not hurt as much as
it did to look at a photo-
graph or to go into her
room. We learn to ac-
cept our situation. This is
the acceptance and hope
stage in grief. It doesnt
mean instant happiness
or healing. Given the pain
and turmoil you have ex-
perienced, you can never
return to the YOU that ex-
isted before this tragedy.
But we find a way forward.
We can think about our
loved one without pain;
sadness, yes- but not that
gut wrenching pain. We
begin to anticipate good
times. We laugh at memo-
ries. And yes, we find joy
again in the experience of
living.
Congratulate yourself
for being here today. This
was a huge step in the
healing journey for many
of you. When Survivors
of Suicide are together,
there is a painful embrace
of understanding. To look
into the eyes of one who is
at the place of hurt where
you are or have been heals
and gives hope.
When we are together
and we express those feel-
ings, fears, regrets, and
emotions- we begin to
heal. . When we talk, we
are less lonely. The power
of our painful thoughts is
diminished when spoken
and shared.
As I said, healing is not
an orderly progression.
Somehow we stumble but
then move forward. And
when we risk a look back,
we see many wonders
along our path. It may be
a hug we were too numb
to feel, a book we were too
scattered to comprehend,
a card our tear dimmed
eyes wouldnt allow us to
read, a story about our
loved one that we listened
to with both anguish and
gratitude.
The good news and hope-
fulness in all of this is that
you are not alone. There
are people to support you.
There is no universal time
frame for healing. But you
will move forward from
the place you are now. I
wish you strength and
courage as you travel on
your journey of hope and
healing.
243 walkers braved the rain in downtown Greer Sunday afternoon to participate in the
Upstate Out of the Darkness walk. The event is the primary annual fundraiser for the
American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP), which has raised more than $20,000
this year in its Upstate chapter.
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For Jami Crisman that
moment came while lis-
moment came while lis-
tening to a song by Steven
tening to a song by Steven
Curtis Chapman, Lord of
the Dance. For most of
the Dance. For most of
her life, she had danced in
her life, she had danced in
classes and on stages and
classes and on stages and
had used the moves to ex-
had used the moves to ex-
press herself.
press herself. Through that song, Cris-
Through that song, Cris-
man knew God was telling
man knew God was telling
her she could use her gift
her she could use her gift
of dance to worship him
of dance to worship him
in church. She is now the
in church. She is now the
director of the Masters
director of the Masters
School for Creative Arts
School for Creative Arts
where she and several
where she and several
others teach children and
others teach children and
byterian. It grew to several
classes that incorporated
Christian music and move-
ments that brought glory
ments that brought glory
to the Lord, she said.
to the Lord, she said.
I had all these girls and
I had all these girls and
But it would happen,
But it would happen,
as it does for every dancer
as it does for every dancer
That Id stumble on a truth
That Id stumble on a truth
I couldnt see
I couldnt see
And f nd a longing
And f nd a longing
deep inside of me, it said
deep inside of me, it said I am the heart,
I am the heart,
I need the heartbeat
I need the heartbeat
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Jami Crisman with Ansley Mason, one of her dance
Jami Crisman with Ansley Mason, one of her dance
students, following a recital.
students, following a recital.
LORD OF THE DANCE
LORD OF THE DANCE
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Are dogs
growing
anxious?
DEAR PAWS CORNER:
My small mixed-breed
dog Tara has terrible
anxiety, especially when I
leave the house or during
thunderstorms. I have to
either put a cone on her
or socks on her paws so
she doesnt chew them
bloody during these
episodes. I hear from
other friends that their
dogs have anxiety issues
as well. Is this problem on
the rise?
DEAR SHERRI: Evidence
isnt clear that anxiety in
dogs is rising, but there
is a rise in the under-
standing and diagnosis of
anxiety in pets by veteri-
narians. This has led to an
increase in diagnosis and
treatment for pet anxiety.
While that is good for
pets, there is no magic
bullet to quickly cure a
dog of an anxiety dis-
order. Taras vet can
diagnose the problem,
and can help you deter-
mine different ways to
treat her.
Medication can be a big
help in easing anxiety
symptoms, but you also
want to look for causes
of Taras anxiety, and
trigger points that set off
her paw-chewing. Thun-
derstorms are one trigger;
your leaving the house is
another.
There are a number of
different techniques, both
training or interaction, to
turn off those triggers.
While theres not room in
this column to list them,
do some quick research
and look for dog training
manuals that stress posi-
tive reinforcement. Ask
the vet and your friends
about local dog trainers
or specialists who treat
pet anxiety issues.
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