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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 
Firefighters hold 9/11 service
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
New York City lost 343
firefighters during the ter-
rorist attacks on Septem-
ber 11, 2001.
The loss of life did not
stop there, however.
This month alone weve
lost three firefighters and
two police officers from
diseases due to 9/11,
said Steve Boehm, a re-
tired fire marshal from
New York City. Theres
over 70 cancers that are
related to that, and weve
lost over 132 police offi-
cers and 167 firefighters
and hundreds of numer-
ous civilians we cant even
count since then.
Thats why Boehm and
dozens of other local fire-
fighters vowed to never
forget the lives that were
taken on that tragic day
during an annual ceremo-
ny at the Boiling Springs
Fire District Monday
morning.
I think of the friends
that I lostthe guys in my
company that were mur-
dered that day, Boehm
said. It was massive de-
struction.
It brings strength to
my heart that people are
still willing to go out and
do this, he said. A lot
of these guys arent paid.
Theyre doing it for the
love of their country and
their neighbor. Its a close
brotherhood and sister-
hood.
Boiling Springs Fire
Chief Steve Graham said
the attacks on 9/11, which
claimed the lives of nearly
3,000 Americans, changed
everything.
SEE SERVICE | A2
Justin P. Paris
Lyman
man
gets life
For murder,
kidnapping
A Lyman man will serve
life in prison without pa-
role today after he admit-
ted to stabbing a woman
to death and kidnapping
her four-year-old daugh-
ter.
Justin P. Paris, 35, plead-
ed guilty to murder, kid-
napping and armed rob-
bery after authorities say
he repeatedly stabbed
38-year-old Amie Cordova
on April 14, 2015.
The murder occurred
at the Jordan Road home
that Paris shared with his
parents.
SEE SENTENCED | A8
INDEX | DEATHS
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
CRIME A8
ENTERTAINMENT B6
OPINION A4
SCHOOLS A8
SPORTS B1-3
NEVER FORGET
Firefighters at the Boiling Springs Fire District held a tribute service Monday morning,
honoring those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Tackling SCs fire
safety problem
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
So far in 2017, 72 South
Carolina residents have
lost their lives to fire re-
lated causes. Should that
trend continue, the state
will almost certainly ex-
ceed the number of fire
deaths from 2016 (77).
Thats why the Spartan-
burg County Fire Chiefs
Association Community
Risk Reduction Commit-
tee is holding a meeting
on Monday at Lymans
Event Center: to improve
fire safety.
We want to stress how
serious this problem is
in our state and ways to
prevent it going forward,
said W. Matthew Bullard,
Battalion Chief at the Ti-
ger River Fire Department.
The public meeting is
set for Sept. 18 from noon-
3 p.m. at Pacific Place, lo-
cated at 59 Groce Road,
Lyman.
We hope by holding this
meeting that we can edu-
cate not only the citizens
on how to be more preven-
tative in their homes, but
the fire service leaders on
how they can be more pro-
active in ensuring homes
are fire safe, said Bullard.
The meeting will provide
an overview of Fire Safe
South Carolina, a commu-
nity risk reduction pro-
gram.
This is a program
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What: Public Meeting of
the Spartanburg County
Fire Chiefs Association
Community Risk Reduction
Committee
When: Monday, Sept. 18
Noon-3 p.m.
Where: Pacific Place
59 Groce Road
Lyman, SC
through the state of SC to
define fire related prob-
lems (deaths) in the state
as well as for Spartanburg
County, which unfortu-
nately has seen a lot of fire
related fatalities this year
alone, Bullard said.
The Community Risk Re-
duction Committee is in
its first year through the
County Chiefs Associa-
tion, and Bullard has been
on the committee for a
few months now.
We hope to make citi-
zens more vigilant of the
seriousness of house fires
and their catastrophic ef-
fects, Bullard said.
We hope the citizens of
Spartanburg County leave
this meeting with a bet-
ter understanding of how
to be proactive in their
homes as well as being
prepared in the event of a
fire. We cant remove the
threat of a fire completely,
SEE MEETING | A6
Holcombe retires
STAFF WRITER
is continuing infrastruc-
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Wind gusts reaching nearly 50 mph moved through Greer Monday night and left more
than 30,00 Greenville and Spartanburg County residents without power.
Irma brings more than
30,000 power outages
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Thousands of Greenville
and Spartanburg County
residents were left with-
out power Tuesday morn-
ing following wind and
rain associated with Hurri-
cane Irma.
In Greenville County,
Duke Energy reported that
31,747 customers were
impacted by power outag-
es.
|
CUTTING THE RIBBON
Byrnes students
celebrate new
clothing closet
B5
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 104 NO. 37 75 CENTS
from Greer PD
After 25
years of
service
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
Lieutenant Jimmy Hol-
combe is retiring from the
Greer Police Department
after 25 years of service.
The change will take
place this Thursday and
Lt. Patrick Fortenberry will
take over as Public Infor-
mation Officer (PIO) for
the department.
It was a very tough de-
cision because I love the
City of Greer, the employ-
ees that I work with and
the citizens, but I really
Road work begins
on Victoria Street
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
es, a portion of the east
ture improvement efforts
downtown, beginning a
project on Victoria Street
that is expected to span
45 days.
Greer CPW and its con-
tractor, Howard Construc-
tion, began water line re-
placement along Victoria
Street between School
Street and East Poinsett
Street last week.
The plan is to complete
In Spartanburg Coun- tioned across the Caroli-
ty, Duke Energy reported
4,276 customers without
power out of 124,775 total
customers.
As of Tuesday morning,
Duke Energy was assess-
ing the damage before an
estimated time of resto-
ration could be posted to
www.duke-energy.com.
We have approximately
4,500 peopleline work- that we can respond where
ers, damage assessors,
vegetation workersposi-
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CALL US TODAY AT 877-2076
Lt. Jimmy Holcombe
felt that it was the right
time for me, Holcombe
said. I am excited to try
my hand at something a
little different.
Holcombe was hired in
July of 1992 as a deten-
tion officer. He worked in
the detention facility until
SEE HOLCOMBE | A6
the project starting at the
intersection of School/
Victoria and working east
toward E. Poinsett Street.
As the work progress-
bound lane along Victoria
Street will be blocked on
a daily basis. As the work
enters the stretch of Vic-
toria between Trade Street
and E. Poinsett Street, the
road will be closed during
work hours, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
The trenched areas
worked for any given
day will be back filled/
SEE CONSTRUCTION | A6
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
nas, and they were ready
to move wherever the
damage occurred, said
Shawna Berger, spokes-
person for Duke Energy.
Our response is not
defined by borders, so we
have the ability to lever-
age our resources across
the Carolinas for all of
our services territories, so
needed, she continued.
SEE OUTAGES | A6
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Community
News
OPERATION DRY BABY
BOTTOMS KICKED OFF
Operation Dry Baby Bot-
toms is a month diaper
drive to collect 1,000,000
diapers for Upstate babies
and families being affect-
ed by Diaper Need.
Diaper Need is the inad-
equate supply of diapers
to keep a baby clean, dry
and health.
Diapers are being col-
lected at St. Clair Signs, lo-
cated at 1334 Miller Road,
Greenville.
Operation Dry Baby Bot-
toms is a joint effort by
Diaper Bank of the Caro-
linas, a 501 c 3 organiza-
tions based in Greenville;
Childrens Hospital of
Greenville Health System
and The Community Jour-
nals.
For more information,
please call Rosylin Weston
at 484-7771.
PET APPRECIATION WEEK
AT GREER TRACTOR SUPPLY
The Greer Tractor Sup-
ply Company is welcom-
ing all leashed, friendly
animals to visit the store
during Pet Appreciation
Week, Sept. 13-17.
Pet Appreciation Week
is our time to meet and
celebrate every pet you
could imagine finding
out here, said Mike Alli-
son, manager of the Greer
Tractor Supply. We look
forward to greeting your
family pets at the store,
and, on Saturday, we hope
to help some families take
home an adoptable animal
from one of our communi-
ty rescues.
Pet Appreciation Week,
the retailers biggest pet
food and supply sale of
the year, will kick off with
a pet supply drive to sup-
port local pet and animal
groups that partner with
the store. From Sept. 13-
17, customers can drop
off new, sealed food, toys,
cleaning supplies and oth-
er essential pet accesso-
ries such as beds, scratch-
ing posts, leashes and
bowls to be donated to
local rescues and shelters
in the community.
Church
News
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH
TO HIGHLIGHT BUSINESSES
Good Shepherd church
is highlighting Greer busi-
nesses and restaurants
in a road rally/scavenger
hunt the week of Septem-
ber 9-17.
For information and
sign up forms, please visit
www.goodshepherdgreer.
org and see upcoming
events.
ABNER CREEK TO HOLD
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Abner Creek Baptist
Church is holding the
Doug Bortone Memorial
Golf Tournament for Mis-
sions on Sept. 16.
APALACHE BAPTIST
GOLDEN HEARTS
A one day trip is sched-
uled Sept. 22 for the
Golden Hearts men to
visit NASCAR race shops
in NC.
The men will be visiting
the following race shops:
Penske Racing, JR Motor-
sports, Joe Gibbs Racing,
Dale Earnhardt Inc., and
Hendrick Motorsports.
The seniors plan to go
out to eat at 6 p.m. Sept.
28 (destination to be an-
nounced at a later date).
EL BETHEL BAPTIST
TO HOLD BLOCK PARTY
El Bethel Baptist Church
is holding a Block Party
from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 23, in the Greer Mill
area at the corner of Con-
necticut and Parker Street
across from the mill.
Come for fun for kids
and adults and meet your
neighbors. SKFS-1002-Green Citizen Ad-3.2x4_11.1.indd 1
TAYLORS FIRST BAPTIST
TO HAVE GRIEF SUPPORT
Grief Support for Spous-
es is an eight-week session
beginning on Tuesday,
Oct. 2, from 6:45-8:30 p.m.
at Taylors First Baptist
Church.
Grief Support for Spous-
es provides encourage-
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
FOLR CLEAN UP DAY
SET FOR SEPT. 16 SERVICE: Honors fallen
The annual Friends of
Lake Robinson Clean Up
Day has been scheduled
for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on
firefighters on Sept. 11
Saturday, Sept. 16.
The trash pick up day FROM PAGE ONE
is in preparation for the
10th annual Friends of Its transformed the fire
Lake Robinson Day of Cel- service in this country, he
ebration on Oct. 8. said. Its made us aware
For more information that we cant shoulder it
or to volunteer, contact alone. We need to work
Alison Rauch at Alison. as one unit, particularly
Rauch@greercpw.com. in a disaster or large-scale
event.
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREAKFAST AT BMW Then came the first
Greer Relief is hosting
their third annual Neigh- responders, who ran
borhood Breakfast start-
ing at 7:30 a.m. on Sep- towards the scene
tember 19 at the newly
remodeled BMW Zentrum, and into the smoke
located at 1400 Hwy 101
S, in Greer. to do their job.
To RSVP, please text BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
your name, number at-
tending, and email to 416- Patrick Clark A dove was released
1238. Pastor, Pelham First Baptist in honor of the 343
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN SOAR PLANS firefighters who lost their
FALL TRIP The service, which is lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
Crowned City of Greer SOAR (Se-
niors Out and ARound)
usually held outside the
department around a Clark said. It remains
presents a Fall Trip to Hel- beam of steel from the fresh in all of our memo-
Abbey Barnwell was crowned Homecoming Queen at Blue en, GA. Come join onboard World Trade Center, was riesas it should. Some
Ridges game against Liberty last week. She was escorted a Deluxe Motor Coach to moved inside because of days you just never for-
by her father, Larry Barnwell. travel to the famous Dil- Hurricane Irma. Still, mem- get and some days should
lard House for lunch and bers of the community, in- never be forgotten.
Our local animal res- leashed pets. Tractor Sup- then on to the beautiful cluding children, showed The natural response
cues are most successful ply stores offer a full line town of Helen, GA. up to lend support. of any human being is to
when the community ral- of products for pets, small Cost includes: Deluxe We have to impart to flea from harmand 10s
lies behind them and this animals and livestock, in- Motor Coach Transporta- younger generations how of thousands did that
year we have the ability cluding items necessary tion, Tour Director from important and precious day, he said. Then came
to make a major impact, for their health, care, Blue Ridge Tours, Family and fragile our freedom the first responders, who
said Mike Allison. After growth and containment. Style Lunch at the Dillard is, Graham said. We cant ran towards the scene and
all, Pet Appreciation Week For more information or House, Free time in Down- let our guard down. into the smoke to do their
is about celebrating all of to participate, contact the town and the Alpine Vil- Patrick Clark, pastor of job. Sixteen years later, we
our communitys pets and Greer store at 864-989- lage in Helen, Ga and also Pelham First Baptist, deliv- still think about the 343
animals, and that includes 0800. includes all Parking, Fees ered a message focusing firefighters who ran to-
the ones living in our local and Gratuities (Drivers on the importance of re- wards danger on that day
shelters. SPA LENORE TO HOST and Restaurant). membering 9/11. and didnt return.
On Saturday, Sept. 16, LADIES NIGHT OUT The cost is $75 per per- It certainly doesnt
your Greer Tractor Sup- Spa Lenore is hosting son and is due by Sept. 20. seem like 16 years ago, billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
ply will host a Pet Appre- a ladies night out, Sip, For more information or
ciation Week community See, Shop, & Give Back on to sign-up, contact Mere-
event featuring pet adop- Thursday, Sept. 14, to help dith Anzur at 968-7001 or
tions, demonstrations on
pet nutrition and a free
Greenies dental dog
fill the food bank at Greer
Relief.
by e-mail at manzur@city-
ofgreer.org. Moon-RodgeRs Reunion
treat for customers while EAT LIKE A LOCAL GREER CLASS OF 67 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2017
supplies last. This years BY LOWES FOODS TO HOLD REUNION LUNCH: 1:00 P.M.
Pet Appreciation Week The Greater Greer Cham- The 1967 class of Greer
community event will also ber of Commerce is once High School will hold its Descendants of the late John Walker and Susan Burch
include: again putting on their Eat 50-year class reunion on Moon, William R. (Bob) and Dorah Campbell Rodgers
Saved By The Heart Like a Local event. Sept. 22. will hold their annual family reunion at Lance Knoll
Foundation on site 10 a.m. The fall dinner is set for The reunion will be held
to 2 p.m. 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, at the Cannon Centre in 1755 Wingo Road, Campobello, SC
Pet Appreciation Week, in Greer City Park. Greer from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Off Jug Factory Road
an annual celebration Tickets will go on sale For admission informa-
of animals and the fam- Thursday, Sept. 14, at 10 tion, contact Bill Harris at Bring picnic lunch. Tableware and ice furnished.
ilies who care for them, a.m. at www.greercham- 313-6648 or Susan Smith Info Syble 895-2196
is open to the public and ber.com. Lynn at 414-2195.
Homer 334-5025 or Earlene 268-2086
ment and support through The Special Guest Speak-
an eight-week session of- er is Dr. Gordon Fort with
fered in the spring and fall the International Mission
of each year. Board, and the Associa-
This course gives insight tional Choir is going to
and tools for coping with be led by Kevin Batson
loneliness, depression, of Taylors First Baptist
and anger while guiding Church.
participants to a place of
ONGOING MEETINGS |
hope.
Caring group leaders
facilitate discussion and
guide the healing process QUILT GUILD
based on their own jour- AT GREER FIRST
ney through grief. Peach Patchers Quilt
For more information, Guild meets at 6:30 p.m.
visit www.taylorsfbc.org. the fourth Tuesday of the
month at Greer First Bap-
TRBA TO HOLD 5TH tist Church, located at 201
ANNUAL CELEBRATION W Poinsett Street, Greer.
The 5th annual Celebra- The meeting is held on
tion is going to be held the first floor of the Fam-
from 5-6:30 p.m. on Sun- ily Life Building.For more
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
I
love you, North and South Carolina.
You too, Georgia.
As I awaited the arrival of family
members who had wisely boarded up
their stout, mid-century Miami ranch
house and planned to drive straight
through with toddler and two cats in tow
(a total of seven which will reside in our
small home, help me, Lord) to escape the
wrath of Irma, my attention was often
diverted by texts arriving by the minute.
Do you have any open stalls for evac-
uating horses? FENCE and Harmon Field
are already full
Phone is ringing off the hook with
worried horse owners. Does anyone have
room for 5 horses coming in?
Anyone have a field?
I did. My barn was full but I have a five
acre field, although as it doesnt have a
shelter, I was concerned about potential
wind damage coming to our area with
no protection for livestock from falling
tree limbs and howling rain. Darn it, I
frowned to myself, I shouldnt have put
off building a run-in shed out there, if
for no other reason than this. But offer
the field I did.
Its frightening enough to have to evac-
uate with family and pets and choosing
FROM THE MAILBAG | KAELYNS
How should
I hunker?
Q: A new word has been
coined by all the stations
broadcasting storm and evacu-
ation information. Ive looked
in the dictionary, nothing. So
I turn to You. Ive been trying,
but Im having trouble with,
hunkering down. Do I squat
low, lay down, look for hunks
of stuff or what? What is the
origin of this new word please?
A: Many people wonder the
same thing, and it is a good
question.
You hear the phrase hun-
ker down during any major
weather event, as if it were
something you should be doing
right after you purchase your
bread and milk.
We dont know for a
fact that keeping a low
center of gravity or
curling up in the fetal
position will make you
any safer than you
already are in your
home, but it sure cant
hurt.
This phrase is of Dutch ori-
gin (huiken), but the usage in
question is American in origin.
All stem from the position of
squatting on your haunches.
So why is this something you
should be doing during a snow
storm or major hurricane?
That much is unclear.
We dont know for a fact that
keeping a low center of gravity
or curling up in the fetal po-
sition will make you any safer
than you already are in your
home, but it sure cant hurt.
The truth is, if theres a
Category 1 hurricane on its
way to Greer, we suggest all the
hunkering you can muster.
You can never be too careful,
ya know?
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Why choose anywhere else?
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
which cherished mementos to take and
what family heirloom to leave behind.
When one has livestock, and Florida is
full of horses as well as beef and dairy
herds, the task of evacuating is daunt-
ing. But with the same spirit that lifted
the hearts of the suffering throughout
Texas, I am overwhelmed by the support
system that has taken firm root through-
out the southeast. FENCE, our local
equestrian and nature facility, offered
up free of charge well over one hundred
stalls, and countless volunteers were
ready to step up and welcome, support
and muck out as horses and their bleary
eyed owners began arriving at all hours.
Any mother or father knows the
unfathomable relief once it is known
their child, or children, are in safe hands
during an emergency. Such was the feel-
ing for horsemen as they also pulled into
Harmon Field, near Tryon, NC, as well as
EDITORIAL
Searching for unity 16
years after September 11
The words never forget are thrown around
liberally when tragedy is discussed, but it would
be hard for any American to forget what we ex-
perienced 15 years ago.
The horrific events of September 11, 2001 are
a haunting reminder that great evil is possible
and human life is precious.
Its become commonplace to mark this anni-
versary with special ceremonies, memorials and
moments of silence. Many of us pause to reflect
on the events of that day and how they changed
our nation forever.
We turn on our televisions to see those two
commercial airliners strike the World Trade
Center towers, killing thousands in one swift
blow. We watch documentaries that show peo-
ple jumping to their deaths 100 stories above
downtown Manhattan.
Weve even taken time to learn more about
those victims. Weve heard from their families,
friends and coworkers. Weve even heard their
last messages from the burning tower.
The sights and sounds of that day are sober-
ing and tragic.
Everyone remembers exactly where they were
because everyone was fearing for their lives.
The most notable thing that happened in the
days after 9/11 was the incredible unity we ex-
perienced as a nation. This horrible loss of life
actually brought Americans together. It made
us value what we had and mourn, together, with
the families who had lost.
Its true that America hasnt forgotten the
events of that day. We remember that day quite
vividly, in fact.
But what we have forgotten about is how that
day made us feel.
Over the course of 16 years, it seems that,
for most of the nation, 9/11 has become a day
where we vaguely remember what the victims
went through and the lives that were lost.
That wasnt the case on Monday in Greer,
however.
As they do each year, firefighters at the Boil-
ing Springs Fire District gathered at the exact
moment the first tower collapsed, remembering
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I smiled over the musings of a friend of mine in Houston who
proposed that the next commemorative monument to be erected
should be of an Average Joe and his bass boat, saving strangers
from drowning during the flood.
the newly constructed Tryon Internation- be erected should be of an Average Joe
al Equestrian Center with its 400 stalls and his bass boat, saving strangers from
on offer. drowning during the flood.
On Facebook, messages were being What a splendid idea. And may I add
flashed by the hour: Hawkinsville, GA for my own community another statue
Track is now open with 200 stalls! a being commissioned of weary horses be-
friend posted, as another friend add- ing led down a trailer ramp towards the
ed links to South Carolina Equine Park waiting hands of welcoming strangers?
in Camden, not to mention Highfields Its funnywhen I moved to this area
Event Center in Aiken. Accommodations after leaving Hollywood, people who
and RV hook ups were also available. recognized me from my acting days all
The Hay Rack, my local haunt, managed seemed to ask the same question:
to wrangle another big rig filled with hay Hollywood to Landrum? they would
and bedding to provide for the added query, as if I had chosen to move to a
need in the area and anyone with an ex- nuclear dump built on a landfill next to
tra stall or two were making their offers the Clampetts. Why on earth would you
known. want to live here?
Arent people good? And kind? If for no other reason than what Ive
I smiled over the musings of a friend witnessed this past week...why would I
of mine in Houston who proposed that choose anywhere else?
the next commemorative monument to
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Hurricanes
W
ith the recent hurricane
activity, my husband
Brad and I have been
sharing our own hurricane
experiences with each other.
Brad and his family are from
south Florida, near Miami.
He has experienced many,
many hurricanes from category
one to category five.
During one hurricane, he and
his friends canoed down their
streets.
For another hurricane, prob-
ably Andrew or Charley, Brad
remembers going outside in
the eye of the storm.
He has been prepared and
unprepared.
Trying to get batteries and
| gas and water with everyone
else making last-minute prepa-
rations is not something he
wants to do again.
When my family lived in Ver-
mont, I remember watching the
river rise in our backyard.
Hurricane season is from
June 1 to November 1, and
Brad remembers when they
would get hurricanes during
the summer.
Now, most of the larger
hurricanes seem to come in the
In a country that feels more divided fall.
When Hurricane Irma threat-
than ever, we have to find a way to ening the southeast coast last
week, Brad and I made tenta-
rally together to honor the sacrifices tive preparations.
I called my family in the area
that have been made, and find a to check on what they might
do.
way to show the unity we displayed Most of them are in fairly
stable situations with mini-
on that devastating day. mal trees nearby and higher
ground.
victims and the 343 lost firefighters. Nevertheless, Brads family
This years ceremony was logistically more has friends from Florida, and
difficult because of the weather related to Hur- some of those friends called
ricane Irma, but it made the occasion no less Brads parents last week, seek-
important to acknowledge. Instead of circling ing a location for evacuation.
around a piece of steel extracted from Ground Weve known about this hur-
Zero after the towers collapsed, Boiling Springs ricane for more than two weeks
Fire District opened its doors to let members of now, but the uncertainty of the
the community in. track as well as the impact of
Were just glad people still care with every- hitting land leave enough un-
thing thats going on, Fire Chief Steve Graham knowns to make preparations
said. It means a lot. difficult to conduct in a timely
Stories of heroism were shared by folks who and efficient manner.
were in New York City on that horrific day. Lo- When Irma shifted west at
cal families sat with their children, explaining the end of last week, some in
the significance of the ceremony and what Sep- South Carolina breathed a sigh
tember 11 meant to our country. of relief while others continued
It was a wake up call to our nation, Graham to prepare.
shared. In the fire service, we have a motto, Area schools closed Monday
never forget and thats one thing we hold very and some Tuesday, due to wind
dear. advisories and power outages.
Its important to reflect on the events of that Isaiah 25:4 says about God,
day. It was a normal Tuesday that changed our For you have been a strong-
nation permanently. hold to the poor, a stronghold
But its also important to not stop there. to the needy in his distress,
In a country that feels more divided than ever, shelter from the storm and a
we have to find a way to rally together to honor shade from the heat; for the
the sacrifices that have been made, and find a breath of the ruthless is like a
way to show the unity we displayed on that dev- storm against a wall...
astating day. I am thankful the Lord is my
We cannot forget because we cannot afford to refuge in all of lifes storms
let such a tragedy take place ever again. and He hears the cries of His
saints.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 NEWS
DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
No retirement
cash at 58
Q: Im 58 years old and
have nothing set aside for
retirement. My wife and I
are on Baby Step 2 of your
plan and paying off debt.
We have $37,000 in debt
not counting our home,
and five kids still at
home. We have a house-
hold income of $73,000 a
year, and were wondering
if we should go ahead and
start Baby Step 4, invest-
ing for retirement, instead
of paying off the debt.
DR: Your most power-
ful wealth-building tool,
both mathematically and
factually, is your income.
The most powerful way to
build wealth whether
its playing catch-up at
58 or starting at 28 and
becoming wealthy over
the long haul is to have
your income available.
That means its not flying
out the door every month
to make debt payments.
Fifty-eight is not old,
but you do have to get
busy if you want to retire
with dignity. Id really
lean into this debt and
make it disappear in
the next 18 months. Im
talking about sticking to a
tight budget, living on rice
and beans, and selling so
much stuff around the
house those kids think
theyre next!
After that, youll have to
throw every dime you can
into building an emer-
gency fund of three to six
months of expenses. And
after that, youll have to
spend 10 years going cra-
zy saving for retirement
by pouring about $12,000
a year into good mutual
funds.
Can you do that and
win, and by win I mean
retire with some digni-
ty? Yes, you can. But its
not doable if youve got
$37,000 in debt hanging
around your neck!
We can afford
it on a 30-year
mortgage
Q: My husband and I
have been saving, and
were ready to buy our
first home. We found a
place we both love and
can afford if we do a
30-year mortgage instead
of a 15-year mortgage.
Should we wait and save
more for a down payment
so we can afford a 15-year
mortgage, or go ahead
and do the 30-year deal?
DR: Good financial
decisions can be defined
as things that help you
win with money over the
long-term. Thirty-year
mortgages are a trap.
They dont help you build
wealth, and they keep
you in debt. On the other
hand, 15-year mortgages
get you out of debt a lot
faster, and being out of
debt frees up your largest
wealth-building tool
your income.
I would never take out
a home loan where the
payments are more than
a fourth of your monthly
take-home pay on a 15-
year, fixed-rate mortgage.
My advice is to either wait
and save more money,
or maybe look for a less
expensive home in a dif-
ferent area.
I know you want a
home, Faith. Theres noth-
ing wrong with wanting
your own house. But I
dont want your home to
have you. When you get
house fever, its easy to
lock yourself into a bad
deal that will follow you
around and drain your
wallet for decades!
PUBLIC MEETING
The City of Greer Board will hold a
Public Meeting to review the results of the
Historical Resources Survey from 3-5pm
on Wednesday, September 20, 2017
at Greer City Hall located at
301 E. Poinsett Street in Hall A.
If you have any questions, please contact
Planning and Zoning at (864) 968-7027.
Benson OctoberFAST set for Oct. 14
Doug Jones
to perform
The 11th annual Benson
OctoberFAST benefiting
Greer Community Minis-
tries (GCM) is Saturday,
Oct. 14, at Greer First Bap-
tist Church.
The event features a 5K
run/walk at 8 a.m. and a
Classic Car Show hosted
by the S. C. Region of the
Antique Automobile Club
of America (AACA) from
noon to 4 p.m.
Doug Jones, former-
ly the lead singer with
Greer Chamber recognizes Lisa Garland
For citizens
outstanding
leadership
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Thirty-one new mem-
bers will be participating
in the Leadership Greer
Class 38.
With the introduction
of new members at the
First Friday Luncheon
last week, Mark Owens,
President and CEO of the
Greater Greer Chamber
of Commerce, recognized
Stomping Grounds Own-
er Lisa Garland with this
years outstanding leader-
ship award.
As a graduate of Lead-
ership Greer Class 33, this
years recipient has served
the chamber and the com-
munity for many years,
Owens said. Upon grad-
uating the program, many
can attest to her commit-
ment to our community.
2017 CLASS ROSTER |
Mitch Atkins
(Pelham Batesville
Fire Department)
Curt Bagwell
(Brian A. Martin, LLC)
Randle Ballenger
(Greer PD)
Adam Campbell
(Century 3)
Tony Cheros
(Bank of Travelers Rest)
Matt Cloutier
(CresCom Bank)
James Clopton
(Greer PD)
Jordan Craft
(Events at the Davenport)
Brent Deedrick
(Heritage Bible Church)
Sandy DeVirgilis
(Pelham Medical Center)
Jennifer Dodds
(Chandler Creek Elementary)
Travis Durham
(City of Greer)
Casey Earl
(United Community Bank)
Erin Fergus
(Greenville Technical College)
Tori Fowler
(SC Works Greater Upstate)
Guy Furay
(The Insurance Source)
Candice Good
(Countybank)
Matt Green
(Eastside YMCA)
Sheena Greene
(Greer Relief)
Randall Hipp
(Greer FD)
Donna Hobson
(Pelham Medical Center)
Will Lavender
(Upstate Surveying
Associates LLC)
Dan Laurie
(Del-Tec Packaging)
Hannah Mahaffey
(Upstate Alliance)
Doug Mize
(Greer First Baptist)
Dedra Ray
(Greer Memorial)
Tawana Scott
(North Greenville University)
Christine Speak
(Sushi with Gusto, Inc.)
Heather Timanus
(Greer Middle College)
Cravin Melon, will per-
form a free concert from
noon to 3 p.m.
Mark Owens (left) recognized Lisa Garland (second to
left) with the outstanding leadership award during this
months First Friday Luncheon.
Not only has she been a
successful business own-
er in downtown, she has Durham (City of Greer),
served on the board of
advisors for the chamber
and can be seen working
behind the counter of her
coffee shop as much as
she is giving back to oth-
ers, he said. Though she Source), Candice Good
has been a success in busi-
ness, her service extends
beyond herself. She is
driven to serve others and
embraces any opportunity
she can to help out in the
community.
Garland and her hus-
band Grey raised money,
collected donations and
personally delivered mon-
ey and Christmas trees to
more than 50 families im-
pacted by the Tennessee
fires last November.
The Leadership Greer
Class 38 began its work on
Sept. 1 and is sponsored
by the Pelham Medical
Center.
The new class roster
includes: Mitch Atkins
(Pelham Batesville Fire
Department), Curt Bag-
well (Brian A. Martin, LLC),
Randle Ballenger (Greer
PD), Adam Campbell (Cen-
tury 3), Tony Cheros (Bank
of Travelers Rest), Matt
Cloutier (CresCom Bank),
James Clopton (Greer
PD), Jordan Craft (Events
at the Davenport), Brent
Deedrick (Heritage Bible
Church), Sandy DeVirgilis
(Pelham Medical Center),
rector.
Lunch plates will be sold
noon to 4 p.m.
Greenville Health Sys-
(Upstate Surveying Asso-
ville University), Christine
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Jennifer Dodds (Chandler
Creek Elementary), Travis
Casey Earl (United Com-
munity Bank), Erin Fer-
gus (Greenville Technical
College), Tori Fowler (SC
Works Greater Upstate),
Guy Furay (The Insurance
(Countybank), Matt Green
(Eastside YMCA), Sheena
Greene (Greer Relief), Ran-
dall Hipp (Greer FD), Don-
na Hobson (Pelham Medi-
cal Center), Will Lavender
THE GREER CITIZEN A5
tem will give free flu shots
and blood pressure checks
from noon to 2 p.m.
Sept. 21.
Classic Car Show partic-
ipants may preregister by
When you join us for
OctoberFAST and sign
filling out a form at gc-
minc.org.
up to show a car or run
the race, you are helping
Entry fee is $20 per car.
Sponsorship opportuni-
us feed people right here
in Greer, said Stephen
ties are still available.
GCM is a non-profit min-
Smith, GCM executive di- istry that provides Meals
on Wheels to the Greater
Preregistration for Greer community as well
the 5K race, which goes as a Senior Dining pro-
through Greer on a flat, gram, a clothing closet,
certified course, is avail- and a food pantry.
able at go-greenevents. For more information,
com or raceentry.com for visit gcminc.org or call
$20. 877-1937.
Performance T-shirts
are included for all par-
ticipants who register by
ciates LLC), Dan Laurie
(Del-Tec Packaging), Han-
is run by the Leadership
Development Council
through the Greater Greer
nah Mahaffey (Upstate Al-
liance), Doug Mize (Greer
Chamber of Commerce.
The Greater Greer
First Baptist), Dedra Ray Chamber of Commerce is
(Greer Memorial), Tawa-
na Scott (North Green-
a voluntary, non-profit or-
ganization that represents
approximately 650 busi-
Speak (Sushi with Gusto, nesses in the Greer area.
Inc.) and Heather Timanus
(Greer Middle College). kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
The Leadership Program
PUBLIC NOTICE HEARING MEETING
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE
TOWN OF LYMAN FOR THE PLANNING
COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 IN THE
TOWN COUNCIL AUDITORIUM AT LYMAN
TOWN HALL, 81 GROCE ROAD, LYMAN SOUTH
CAROLINA 29365 AT 6:00 PM TO CONSIDER
THE FOLLOWING;
1. Review and acceptance to Rezone 3 lots to
be compatible with the surrounding adjoining
properties from GI General Industrial to MHP
Mobile Home Park listed below;
1) TMS 5-07-00-127.00 346 Evie Brittain Court,
Lyman SC 29365.
2) TMS 5-07-00-131.00 371 Evie Brittain Court
Lyman SC 29365
3) TMS 5-07-00-129.00 376 Evie Brittain Court
Lyman SC 29365
2. Review and acceptance of:
1) TMS 5-12-00-018.00. A 203.2 acres land
tract from R-15 Residential Zoning District to
(GI) General Industrial District in accordance
with the Town of Lyman Zoning Ordinance.
3. Review of New Updated Zoning Map review
Dr. Andy Bullard has
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New patient specials
Call (864) 520-2942
Andy Bullard, D.M.D.
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN Obituaries
Betty C. Herman
Betty Clayton Herman
departed this life on Sep-
tember 11, 2017 to join
her beloved husband of
57 years, William (Bill)
Herman in heaven. Betty
was born on October 15,
1933 to the late Sherman
and Julia Clayton and
was a lifelong resident of
the Greer area. She was
preceded in death by her
husband Bill and sister Be-
atrice Hammett. She was a
tireless worker outside the
home and retired from Na-
tional Lock in 1996. Betty
was a gentle and beautiful
soul. Kind words, sweet
smiles and warm hugs de-
scribe her best. Without
reservation she loved her
husband, her family, her
friends and church family.
In turn we all adored her
for the simple purity of
her love. Truly, a life well-
lived and loved.
Betty leaves behind three
children to cherish her
memory, Phil (Cindi), Patti
(Ray) Clark and Eric (Cin-
dy). Two grandchildren,
Adam Dye and Kayla Her-
man, had the privilege of a
most loving grandmother
in their lives. Betty is also
survived by a number of
nieces and nephews.
The family asks you
to join us for a visitation
and service at Mt. Leba-
non Baptist Church on
Thursday, September 14,
2017. Visitation will be at
the church from 1:30-2:45
p.m. followed by the ser-
vice at 3 p.m. Burial will
follow in the church cem-
etery.
Honorary escort will be
the Willing Workers Sun-
day School Class.
The family wishes to
thank the staff of the Hos-
pice of the Carolina Foot-
hills for their extraordi-
nary care and compassion
during Bettys final days.
They proved to us that not
all angels have wings we
can see.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider donating to a lo-
cal charity of your choice,
Hospice of the Carolina
Foothills or to Mt. Leba-
non Baptist Church. Betty
firmly believed that chari-
ty began at home, so help
those around you first.
Betty will be smiling down
from heaven when you do.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Obituaries can be emailed
to billy@greercitizen.com or
dropped off at 317 Trade St.
Deadline: noon Tuesday.
ONLINE
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online at
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OUTAGES: Still lingering MEETING: Aims to educate on fire safety in Lyman
after Hurricane Irma
FROM PAGE ONE
Blue Ridge Electric Co-
operative reported 2,295
power outages in Green-
ville County and Blue
Ridge Middle and High
Schools lost power as well.
Although Greenville
County Schools were
closed to students on
Monday and Tuesday,
Beth Brotherton, spokes-
person for the district,
said no significant damage
to schools was reported.
Brotherton said non-es-
sential items, such as
CONSTRUCTION: Set
to last through November
FROM PAGE ONE
compacted with crusher
run gravel and/or covered
by steel plate so that ve-
hicles may freely use the
road during non-construc-
tion hours.
Once the water line is
replaced and operable,
a section of the existing
gravity sewer line start-
ing 85 ft east of School
Street and extending east
approximately 220 ft to-
ward Trade Street will be
replaced with new eight-
inch PVC pipe.
William Thomas Bill
Taylor, Sr.
Veteran
William Thomas Bill
Taylor, Sr., 83, of Orange-
burg, and wid-
ower of Peggy
Troutt Taylor,
died September 5, 2017
at Palmetto Health Rich-
land Hospital in Columbia,
South Carolina. Bill and
Peggy were happily mar-
ried for 59 years.
Funeral services will
be conducted at the First
Baptist Church of Orange-
burg at 1:00pm on Thurs-
day, September 14, 2017
with the Reverend Ryan
Tucker officiating. Grave-
side services will follow at
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be at Dukes
Harley Funeral Home on
Wednesday, September
13, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Pall bearers will be: John
Crabtree, Sam Glover,
Dr. Michael Salley, Lucky
Buck, Dan Steffen, Herb
Isaac, Dr. Spencer Dixon,
Rob Hibbits, Dr. Brush
Babb, Dr. Robert Cress,
Jim Ferguson, Dan Sibley,
and Jimmy Tucker.
Bill was born April 6,
1934 in Greer, South Car-
olina. He was a son of the
late Rowell Beeco Taylor
and Bernice Douglas Tay-
lor. Bill graduated from
Greer High School, where
he excelled in football,
basketball, baseball, and
tennis. Bill is a member
of the Greer High School
Athletic Hall of Fame. He
graduated from Presbyte-
rian College in 1956, with
a major in Economics and
minors in Religion and
Psychology. Bill played
football and tennis at PC
and was a member of Sig-
ma Nu Fraternity.
Bill was a veteran of
the U.S. Army. He began
his long business career
in textiles, which led him
to Orangeburg, where he
entered the hotel indus-
try. Bill was the President
and Owner of Hospitality
Management Associates,
Inc., and, over a period of
over 40 years, developed,
owned, and operated over
30 hotels in the Southeast-
| ern United States. These
properties included Holi-
day Inns, Hampton Inns,
Best Westerns, Quality
Inns, and others. Bill was
also involved in the apart-
ment business through his
shade shelters and play-
grounds had seen damage
from the wind, and park-
ing lots were littered with
debris.
Greenville County
School also without pow-
er included: Slater Mariet-
ta Elementary, East North
Street Academy, Greenville
Middle, West Greenville
Alternative, Tanglewood
Middle, Ellen Woodside
Elementary and Riley Chid
Development Center.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
During the sewer line re-
placement, the section of
Victoria Street described
above will be closed from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., reopening
for use during the evening
and early morning hours.
The work is expected to
be completed on or before
Nov 2.
In 1914, CPW began pro-
viding electric, wastewa-
ter, and water services to
the City of Greer, accord-
ing to www.greercpw.com.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
investments with Meridia,
Inc. In this capacity, he
was involved in the de-
velopment and ownership
of over 3,000 apartment
units in North and South
Carolina.
Bill was a member of
First Baptist Church in Or-
angeburg. Bill and Peggy
were founding members
of Trinity Presbyterian
Church, and were active
members for 31 years. Bill
was also the song lead-
er and an active member for the first part of next week.
of Kiwanis for over 40
years. He was an honor-
ary member of the Rota-
ry Club, where he served
as auctioneer for many
years. He was a trustee of
Orangeburg Regional Med-
ical Center, and received
the prestigious Kentucky
Colonel Award from the
State of Kentucky. He was
also known for sharing his
gift of music through his
voice, harmonica and the
piano. And of course, Bill
always had a joke to share
to make you laugh and
smile.
Surviving are his three
children: Kathryn Taylor
Still and husband William
Thomas Still, Jr. of Seneca,
SC; William Thomas Tay-
lor, Jr. and wife Malinda
Lyons Taylor of Charlotte,
NC; and Douglas Carl
Taylor and wife Elizabeth
Mann Taylor of Charlotte,
NC. Also surviving are
ten grandchildren and
two great grandchildren:
Jesse Franklin Stillinger,
Amanda Stillinger Knauff,
Peggy Ann Stillinger Gart-
man, Taylor Glen Young,
William Thomas Taylor,
III, Brittney Taylor Snipes,
Benjamin Thomas Taylor,
Matthew Bryan Imerman,
Morgan Brittney Imerman,
and Michael Brandyn
Imerman, and great grand-
children, Jackson Paul
Knauff and Perry Warner
Young and two endeared
loved ones; Naomi Strick-
land and Leola Smith. Bill
was predeceased by his
daughter, Margaret Eliza-
beth Taylor Stillinger and
his great grandson Jeffrey
Sawyer Knauff.
The family would like to
thank all of the hospital
staff on 11 East of Palmet-
to Health Richland Hos-
pital for their loving care
and support, also Berthe
Pahatouo and Antonio
Brown for their dedication
during his home health
care.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morials may be made to
the First Baptist Church
of Orangeburg Building
fund, New City Fellowship
Church, PO Box 1372, Or-
angeburg, SC 29116 or
www.gofundme.com/the-
sawyerfoundation.
Online condolences may
be expressed at www.
dukesharleyfuneralhome.
com.
FROM PAGE ONE
but if we can educate our
citizens on the importance
of working smoke alarms,
and having an exit plan,
then we can hopefully re-
duce the number of fire
fatalities not only in this
county, but contribute to
the reduction for the en-
tire state.
PASSIONATE PROFESSION
Bullard got his start in
fire prevention 16 years
ago.
Fire Prevention has al-
ways been a passion since
I joined the fire service,
Bullard said.
Bullard has spent his
entire time in fire service
with the Tyger River Fire
Department, where he has
participated in educating
students during his career.
In recent years we have
determined that our focus
needs to be more toward
the parents and the senior
adults in the communi-
ties, Bullard said. This to not only serve the cit-
program allows us to tar-
get more adults. With the
committee for the coun-
ty, we hope to be able to
continue that focus with
the children, but be more
involved with adults and
educating them as well.
While completing my
Bachelors Degree in Fire
Service Administration,
one of my courses was
fire prevention and fire
prevention educator, he
continued. Since taking
that course I have seen the
 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
The Greer
Citizen
Weekend Outlook
Sunny and Warm Weekend
Sunshine and warm weather are heading
our way this weekend! After a week
that started with heavy rain and strong
damaging winds we will see the rain
move out and warm temperatures return.
Sunshine continues into the weekend and
Woodruff vs. Greer
Where: Dooley Field,
Greer
Date: Friday, Sept. 15
7:30-10 p.m.
Temps: Clear and cool.
78 to 70.
80/57 SUN
83/60 SUN
85/68 SUN
86/70 SUN
84/64 SUN
85/63 SUN
88/67 SUN
85/59 SUN
Wednesday
77
60
Saturday Sunday
84
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HOLCOMBE: Hanging it up at Greer PD
FROM PAGE ONE
January 1994 when he be-
came a patrol officer.
Holcombe later received
promotions through the
ranks of Corporal, Ser-
geant and Lieutenant.
As a Lieutenant, Hol-
combe has served as com-
mander of the Uniform Pa-
trol Division, Operational
Support Division, and his
final assignment as Com-
mander of the Administra-
tive Division.
I will most remember
Lt. Jim Holcombe as a per-
son many people connect-
ed with, said Greer Police
Chief Matt Hamby. Many
people looked to him for
advice.
Holcombe spent nine
years in the United States
Air Force as a security
specialist before coming
to Greer.
I have a lot of great
memories here, Hol-
combe said. I have en-
joyed working with the
men and women of the
Greer Police and seeing
need to redirect the focus
to adults and often times
get invited to adult func-
tions to talk about fire
safety. Another way we
spread the word to adults
is during homeowners as-
sociation meetings.
Each month, several as-
sociations from the fire
district utilize the station
as a meeting place.
We always try to have a
short fire prevention brief-
ing with these citizens,
Bullard said.
Bullard started his fire
service career as a junior
firefighter with Tyger Riv-
er.
I enjoy all aspects of
the job. In my early career,
I enjoyed responding to
all the calls, Bullard said.
Now as a more mature
fire service leader, my fo-
cus has been on education
and training. This includes
educating the public, but
also making sure our fire-
fighters have the training
and education they need
izens to the best of their
abilities, but be that edu-
cator in the field as well.
Bullard has held multi-
ple positions through the
years from firefighter to
sergeant to lieutenant to
captain and now to Bat-
talion Chief. He has also
worked as an industrial
firefighter at BMW Manu-
facturing.
There are many aspects
of the job that are tough,
Bullard said. Anytime
there is a fatality, it is not
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them grow professionally
and personally. We have
faced a lot of challenges at
the department.
Nevertheless, the resi-
dents of Greer have con-
tinued to support law en-
forcement.
I cannot begin to tell
you how many times I
have been stopped on the
street and told how much
they appreciate what we
do, Holcombe said.
I have had so many
meals purchased for me
by people that don't even
stick around for me to
thank. I have attended
prayer services for offi-
cers and for others around
the country that were so
heavily attended that I
was afraid there wouldn't
be enough room.
The citizens of Greer are
outstanding, he said.
Citizens may not re-
alize it, but these simple
acts of kindness really
make a difference in our
lives, Holcombe said. We
so often see the negative
or hear from the people
only tough on the family
of the victims, but it takes
a toll on the firefighters
and the department that
respond to that call.
There is always that
mindset of what I could
have done differently, he
continued. I think, too,
trying to get the citizens
to understand and take
fire related threats seri-
ously. When we get reject-
ed at the front door from
coming in to a home to
check a smoke detector,
it is frustrating, because
you want your citizens to
be protected, and have a
viable chance at saving
their own lives before we
get there.
Bullard currently serves
the department as Shift
Officer and the Depart-
ments Administrative
Chief.
Each home is differ-
ent, the contents of the
home are all different, so
there is not a definition
or a textbook response of
how a fire is going to re-
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that hate law enforce-
ment, but as I tell a lot of
our young officers, there
are more people out there
that appreciate what we
do than those ones that
dont.
After his dad left the
army, Holcombe moved
with his family back to
the Greenville area where
his dads family lived. Hol-
combe attended Greenville
High School and Anderson
Junior College before join-
ing the air force. When
the air force sent him to
Minot, North Dakota, Hol-
combe left when his enlist-
ment ended and returned
to the Greenville area.
To me, he will most
likely be remembered as
the initiator of the Greer
Police Department's Citi-
zen's Police Academy and
the Greer PD Citizen's Po-
lice Academy Alumni As-
sociation, Chief Hamby
said. We all wish him the
best in his next phase of
his career.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
act, Bullard said. So we
want our citizens to know
that something as small
as a smoke detector can
provide them time to exit
their home.
When a fire fatality oc-
curs, we often find that
the home did not have
working smoke detectors
in the home, he contin-
ued. We just want to en-
courage everyone to have
working smoke detectors.
Fire Departments provide
smoke detectors to the
citizens, and whether you
live in our fire district or
another fire district, we
just encourage you to give
them a call and get your-
self protected. We also
want to make sure that you
plan an exit route in your
home. It is always best to
have two ways out of the
home, and we encourage
you, especially if you have
young children, to practice
exiting the home and time
yourself doing so.
For more information,
visit www.firesafe.sc.gov.
864-877-2076
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Greer man sentenced for pornographic images

Photos found Three witnesses testified
that Hudson had threat-
allegedly tried to run over
three individuals.
they clocked Downs going
55 mph.
sponded to a burglary in
progress on Autry Drive.
of infants, ened them with a long gun
and slit all four tires on
At the scene, the three
complainants said the
When the officer began
following the car, Downs
The complainant who
lived at the address said

toddlers the van in question.

BY AMANDA SHAW
FOX CAROLINA
The U.S. Attorneys Of-
fice said an Upstate man
was sentenced to prison
time on Monday in con-
nection with a child por-
nography investigation.
In March 2015, uncov-
er officials launched an
investigation into child
exploitation on the Kik
messenger app. They
After interviewing wit-
driver, whom they identi-
fied as Wooten, had seen
threw a brown back pack
out the window.
he had caught Carter try-
ing to break through the
nesses and surveying the them, revved the cars en- Soon thereafter, he front window using a
scene (including the dam- gine and sped directly at brought the car to a stop. sharp object.
aged van), officers arrest- them. They got out of the The officer approached When he tried to stop
ed Hudson on the above way in time. the car to find Downs the burglar, he alleges that
charges. The case was present- trembling. the man turned the sharp
ed to the judge and three He admitted to having object on him and then
Scott Linnell DISORDERLY CONDUCT A&B warrants were issued marijuana in the bag hed fled the scene.
Zachary Fitzgerald Big- for the incident. thrown. The subject, Joseph L.
gerstaff, 29, has been The six grams of pot Carter, was apprehended
Crime charged with Disorderly
Conduct.
According to the Spar-
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
Benjamin J. Sanders, 24,
of 6 Squirrel Ct. in Greer
were taken from the bag
and Downs was arrested
and transported to Greer
by police at East Poinsett
St. Extension near Bible-
brook, where the com-
Report tanburg County Sheriffs
Office, police went to an
address on Saturn Lane in
has been charged with
Public Drunkenness.
According to the Greer
City Jail.

ASSAULT AND BATTERY

said a user with the alias
phx_medic had posted
sexually-explicit material
in a chat room called #lo-
litalovers.
An individual with the
same IP address was in-
volved in trading child
pornography on a web
forum used by people
interested in sexual con-
tact with children. The
IP address was traced to
36-year-old Scott Linnell.
In the investigation, of-
ficials said they seized
electronic devices from
Linnells home with more
than 8.900 child porn im-
ages. More than 770 of
them included infants and
toddlers and 90 of them
were described as sadis-
tic, masochistic, or vio-
lent.
Linnell was sentenced to
82 months in prison and
will serve lifetime supervi-
sion after his release, the
U.S. attorneys office said.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department or Spartan-
burg County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM
Andrew Reeves Hudson
is being investigated for
Assault with a Firearm
and Destruction/Damage
of Personal Property.
According to a media re-
port from the Spartanburg
County Sheriffs Office,
police were called to an
address on Harvey Road
in Greer, where a com-
plainant said Hudson had
pulled a gun on him and
his employees when he
went to Hudsons property
to retrieve a company van.
Greer where a disturbance
had been called in.
Upon arrival, they found
several people yelling at
each other, including Big-
gerstaff.
When he was urged to
leave the scene, Bigger-
staff refused and contin-
ued yelling and taunting
another man outside the
residence.
After police warned him
repeatedly to stop threat-
ening the man, Biggerstaff
was arrested. He was is-
sued a ticket and released.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Jon Christopher Wooten,
35, of 511 Wood Road in
Greer has been charged
with 1st Degree Assault &
Battery.
According to an incident
report provided by Greer
Police, officers were dis-
patched to Legacy Cres-
cent Apartments in ref-
erence to a man whod
plainant was able to posi-
tively identify him.
Police observed a broken
Police incident report, Joseph L. Carter, 51, window near the porch
a woman called police of 100 Duncan St. G1 in of the home, as well as a
complaining about a man Duncan has been charged broken vase and scattered
banging on her door for with 1st Degree Burglary, rocks that indicated a
the last 10 minutes. Assault & Battery and Pos- struggle had taken place.
Upon arriving at the session of a Gun or Knife In addition, the victim
scene, police found Sand- During the Commission of had scratches and a small
ers standing at the door, a Crime. amount of blood on his
with glassy eyes and poor According to an in inci- arm and abdomen from
balance. dent report supplied by the skirmish. Carter was
When asked how much Greer Police, officers re- taken to Greer City Jail.
hed had to drink, Sanders
acknowledged hed had
five beers.
He was placed under ar-
rest and taken to the Greer
Detention Facility.
POSSESSION
Dontae Malik Downs, 19,
of 226 Sam Langley Rd. in
Greer has been charged
with Possession of Mari-
juana and Interfering with
a Police Officer.
According to the inci-
dent report filed by Greer
Police, an officer was con-
ducting speed enforce-
ment on Highway 29 when

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FROM PAGE ONE
After the murder, Par-
is took the child and fled
the crime scene in the vic-
tims 2000 Ford Windstar.
A short time later, Paris
and the child were located
on the side of a Greenville
County road in Cordovas
van. Deputies safely res-
cued the child and they her, face, hands, arms Paris entered a plea of
used a police dog to take and the soles of her shoes guilty by mentally ill to
Paris into custody. when she was rescued, So- Circuit Judge Mark Hayes.
The couple knew each licitor Barry Barnette said. The mentally ill designa-
other a short time prior to It was one of the most tion will not impact the
the murder.
The investigation re-
gruesome crime scenes I
have ever seen, he said.
length of the sentence.
Paris, who was found
309 Northview Drive Greer
vealed that Cordova was The evidence showed competent to stand trial, 848-1935
stabbed with two different that Justin Paris was full is not eligible for parole or
knives, and the kidnapped of rage when he commit- early release.
child had dried blood on ted this horrific crime.
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The Greer Citizen B

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 

FEVER
BLAME
CANNADA

BILLY
FOOTBALL
CANNADA
The rules require the
knees to be covered...
Building
Some of our kids will be the nest
I
wearing much larger ve always heard the
term nesting thrown
pants this week. around when referring
to pregnant women, but it
never meant anything to
Will Young me until a few weeks ago.
Greer head coach As you may know, my
on Kneepad gate wife and I are getting
close to welcoming our
first child, so her mother-
ly instincts are currently
in overdrive.

|
So much so that Im
WEEK 4 GAMES having a hard time keep-
ing up.
Blue Ridge at Chapman Its quite amazing, real-
ly. Everything physical is
Byrnes vs. Broome challenging for her right
now. Shes got swollen
Eastside at Southside feet and shes more tired
Greer vs. Woodruff than usual (I would be on
bed rest, yall). But shes
Riverside at Christ Church found some form of super
human strength that I
didnt know she had.
For example, the other

Byrnes cruises
night we were coming
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN in from a long day of
running errands, cleaning
Payton Mangrum made this grab against Wade Hampton last Friday as the Eagles bullied house and hanging out

past Northwestern the Generals for a 49-0 victory. with friends. It was al-
ready past 10 p.m. which,

Eagles throttle Generals

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels contin-
ued their dominant run
through the non-confer-
ence schedule last week
with a 48-14 shellacking of
Northwestern on the road.
Byrnes is now 4-0 under
new head coach, Reggie
Shaw.
We continue to play
team ball and were find-
ing ways to win, Shaw
said. Im really proud of
our defense and special
teams. They continue to
be a force to reckon with.
The Rebels special
teams forced a safety on
Northwesterns first pos-
session, as Byrnes took a
quick 2-0 lead. Brock Car-
roll then got his team off
to the races, scoring the
Rebels first touchdown
of the night, which was
followed by a punt-block-
SEE BYRNES | B3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eagles continued
their impressive start last
Friday, blanking Wade
Hampton 49-0 at home.
Eastside is now 3-0 on
the season with a matchup
at Southside next.
The Eagles burst out of
the gate in the first quar-
ter, as quarterback Jordan
in the Cannada house, is
bed time. Naturally, I go
upstairs, change clothes
and make a b-line for the
Morgan found Chance the third time moments bed with every inten-
Pride on a 2-yard touch- later on a 2-yard run, se- tion of falling asleep as
down route to give East- curing a four-score lead. soon as my head hits the
side a 7-0 lead. On the night Pride to- pillow.
Pride then found the end taled four touchdowns, I laid there for a while
zone again in the first on and Jordan Morgan add- maybe 45 minutes be-
a 6-yard run that put the ed two more touchdown fore I realized my wife
Eagles up 14-0. passes to his season total was not coming. Curious
In the second quarter, of 12. as to what happened, I get
Dondre Thompson kicked Reggie Rodgers and Ar- up to investigate.
off the scoring for East- mani Elmore rounded out I stepped outside our
side with a 5-yard run of the scoring for the Eagles bedroom to find the nurs-
his own. Pride scored for with a touchdown apiece. ery door wide open.
My wife is standing over
the crib with the sheets

Yellow Jackets
off the bed, arranging the
crib skirt exactly to her
liking.
Whatcha doing? I

top Daniel after

asked, understanding that
what I was witnessing was
nesting in progress.
Just getting a few
things done, she said.

strong first half This hasnt been the

only time my wife has
decided to get a few
things done at a strange
BY LELAND BURCH covered, but when you moment in the day.
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN watch college football Its actually becoming
they arent wearing knee pretty frequent.
Jacket Backers who pads. Our kids see that The other day she spent
made the Friday night trip and try to imitate it, and several hours gather-
to Central got more than then we have to deal with ing the items that were
their moneys worth from that problem. I had nev- remaining on our registry
Greers 42-23 victory over er seen a kid sent out of while I stayed home to
Daniel High. In addition a game until Friday night. mow the lawn, clean the
to several dazzling touch- We, as coaches, have to do garage, sweep the porch,
downs, the visitors were a better job of explaining scrub the bathroom and
treated to Kneepad gate, this rule to the kids. And, OH MY GOODNESS, AM I
leapfrogging the goal line, some of our kids will be NESTING TOO????
and the debut of a Clem- wearing much larger pants I have not given this any
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN son coachs son at quar- this week. thought, but it appears as
terback. Daniel fans had some- if my motherly instincts
The Blue Ridge football team struggled against Liberty and will look to bounce back this The downside was thing to cheer about when are kicking in as well.
week against Chapman. Greers sub-par second sophomore Tyler Ven- How about that?
half performance, one that ables, son of Clemson Sure, our daughter may

Tigers fall to Liberty at home

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
After a thrilling one-
point victory over River-
side, the Blue Ridge Tigers
got the wind knocked out
of them last Friday as Lib-
erty pulled away in a 35-8
rout.
The Tigers were held
scoreless in the first three
periods, as the offense
struggled to get anything
going.
We were really disap-
pointed in our execution,
head coach Shane Clark
said. We came out and
the offense gained over
100 yards in the first two
series, but then we kind of
went into a stalemate.
Blue Ridge gave up five
scores in the second and
third quarters, including
one kickoff return for a
touchdown, two passing
touchdown, one rushing
touchdown and a field
goal.
As the game went on,
we made some key mis-
takes that ended up cost-
ing us, Clark said. Its
something you always say,
but you cant make mis-
takes like we make and
expect to win the football
game.
The Tigers only score
came in the fourth as DJ
Willis intercepted a pass
and returned it 28 yards
for a touchdown.
We want to take ad-
vantage of what defenses
are giving us, but until we
execute, it doesnt matter
what we do, Clark said.
We have to start finishing
some plays.
Clark said Liberty was
too efficient and did not
get rattled easily.
They didnt do anything
we didnt expect them
to do, Clark said. They
just played hard and got
to the football. They were
very efficient offensively
and we put our defense in
some bad spots.
frustrated Head Coach Defensive Coordinator
Will Young. The start to Brent Venables, started
the half was disastrous. at quarterback and led
We had way too many the Lions to three second
mental busts and just stu- half touchdowns that pre-
pid things. If we had not vented the Yellow Jackets
been more talented than from putting the game out
Daniel, we would have lost of reach.
the game. We cant afford We werent expecting
to play that way. Venables, Young said.
The officials sent Hes a tough kid with a
Greers Quay White to the lot of speed, much more
bench three times on the than the two others that
grounds that his kneepads had played in their previ-
were too short, despite ous games, and hes only a
the fact that several Lions sophomore.
wore theirs even higher. Another problem was
White was later flagged for Greers kickoff cover-
leapfrogging across the age, which dissolved like
goal line to cap a spectac- a headache powder in a
ular 33-yard run in which bucket of water, and gave
he dodged numerous de- several long returns, in-
fenders. cluding one for a touch-
Young said, the rules down. Some kids kept
require the knees to be SEE JACKETS | B3
not be worried about the
length of our grass or the
organization of our paint
cans in the garage, but
its the best I can do to
prepare a place for her so
its what Im spending my
time on.
If nothing else, this
nesting portion of the
pregnancy has really
helped us tackle projects
in some of the neglected
parts of our house. If Pen-
ny decides to stay in the
womb for another month,
we might end up with a
remodeled kitchen.
I guess its just what
people do when theyre
tired of waiting. We keep
ourselves busy.
Now, if youll excuse
me, I need to go pressure
wash our driveway.

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Weekly
Wrap
WEEK 4 GAMES | BY LELAND BURCH
Blue Ridge at Chapman
Byrnes vs. Broome
Eastside at Southside
Greer vs. Woodruff
Riverside at Christ Church
|
WEEK 3 SCORES
Liberty 35 Blue Ridge 8
Byrnes 48 Northwestern 14
Eastside 49 W. Hampton 0
Greer 42 Daniel 23 Blue Ridges Christian Diaz and Drew Skinner were named The Greer Citizen/Owens
PLAYERS OF WEEK 3 |
DEFENSIVE
Tyrick Smith Greer
LINEMAN
Omar Foster Byrnes
OFFENSIVE
Chance Pride Eastside
SCHEDULES/RECORD |
BLUE RIDGE
Aug. 18.................0 BHP 42
Aug. 25........41 Landrum 19
Sept. 1.........28 Riverside 27
Sept. 8............. 8 Liberty 35
Sept. 15........... at Chapman
Sept. 22.............at Mauldin
Oct. 6.........at Travelers Rest
Oct. 13............. at Union Co. Byrnes Quez Mayes and AJ Rogers were named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance
Oct. 20...................Eastside Players of the Week for Week 2 and Week 3 performances. Pictured left to right are: Shane
Oct. 27.......................Greer Lynn (Owens), Mayes, Coach Reggie Shaw and Rogers.
BYRNES
Aug. 19....51 Myrtle Beach 0
Aug. 25...............42 Greer 7
Sept. 1....... 24 Don Bosco 21
Sept. 8..48 Northwestern 14
Sept. 15................. Broome
Sept. 29.......... Spartanburg
Oct. 6.......at Boiling Springs
Oct. 13..........at Nation Ford
Oct. 20................at Gaffney
Oct. 27................... Dorman
EASTSIDE
Aug. 18.......41 Woodmont 7
Aug. 25........48 Riverside 14
Sept. 8......49 W. Hampton 0 the Week for Week 3. Pictured left to right are: Shane Lynn (Owens), Houston, Coach Will
Sept. 15.......... at Southside Young and Chad Hannon (Owens).
Sept. 22.............at Carolina
Sept. 29...............Union Co.
Oct. 6..................... at Greer
Oct. 13.......... Travelers Rest
Oct. 20........... at Blue Ridge
Oct. 27....................... Wren
GREER
Aug. 18.........42 Westside14
Aug. 25.............7 Byrnes 42
Sept. 1............. 41 Clinton 0
Sept. 8.............42 Daniel 23
Sept. 15............... Woodruff
Sept. 29.....at Travelers Rest
Oct. 6.....................Eastside
Oct. 13................Greenville
Oct. 20.................Union Co.
Oct. 27........... at Blue Ridge
RIVERSIDE
Aug. 18....... 21 Trav. Rest 13
Aug. 25.........14 Eastside 48
Sept. 1...... 27 Blue Ridge 28
Sept. 15......at Christ Church
Sept. 22............. at JL Mann
Sept. 29.................Mauldin
Oct. 6.................at Hillcrest
Oct. 13............... at Laurens
Oct. 20..............Greenwood
Oct. 27........Wade Hampton
PLAYERS OF WEEKS 1 AND 2
Insurance Players of the Week for Week 2 and Week 3 performances. Pictured left to right
are: Shane Lynn (Owens), Coach Travis Henson, Skinner, Diaz and Coach Shane Clark.
Greers Trey Houston was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Offensive Player of
Sports graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five nations is Friday, Sept. 29.
years before becoming eli- They must be submitted
Roundup gible. Criteria are based on in writing to GHS Hall of
athletic accomplishments Fame, 121 Rubiwood Cir-
GREER HIGH ACCEPTING
HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomi-
nations for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
Byrnes, Broome
to square off
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
In a battle of the un-
beatens, Byrnes will host
Broome this Friday in
search of its fifth win.
Both teams are 4-0 en-
tering the contest, but
Rebel head coach Reggie
Shaw said his team will
have its hands full dealing
with the Centurions.
Theyre totally differ- week as well, Shaw said.
ent. In the past theyve
run more a double-wing,
and now theyre spread, lacking for Byrnes, which
Shaw said. They have a
really mobile quarterback
and a good running back.
Theyre also huge, which
means theyre going to
outweigh us on both sides
of the ball. Thats a con-
cern for us.
On defense, Shaw ex-
pects Broome will send
the pressure.
Defensively, theyll do a
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The deadline for nomi-
as a high school student.
Nominations must include
the candidates specific
accomplishments as an
athlete and any postsea-
son honors received, such
as All-Region, All-State,
Shrine Bowl and North-
South All-Star games.
lot of blitzing, Shaw said.
They like to come right
at you and theyll disrupt
your offense if you let
them.
Although the Rebels face
a size disadvantage, theyll
look to use their speed as
a neutralizer.
Special teams is where
we feel like we have an
advantage over most peo-
ple, and that goes for this
With plenty on the line,
motivation should not be
just surpassed its 2016
win total.
Theyre well coached,
theyre 4-0 and they beat
us last year, Shaw said.
Weve got a tremendous
amount of respect for that
program, so were not tak-
ing anything lightly.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
7:30 p.m. kickoff. It was a
year, he added, recalling
their lanes, which is some-
cle, Greer, 29651.
The Hall of Fame will in-
duct new members at half- he said.
time on Oct. 13 during the
Greer versus Greenville
game at Dooley Field.
PLAYERS OF WEEK 3
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
TYRICK SMITH
GREER DL #48
SENIOR
8 Tackles 122 Receiving Yards
3 Assisted Tackles 10 Receptions
3 Sacks 2 Rushing TDs
1 Forced Fumble 2 Receiving TDs
Jackets will
host Woodruff
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Woodruff, among
Greers bitterest football
rivals in the distant past,
will bring a talented foot-
ball team to Dooley Field
for a non-region game this
Friday night.
Woodruff has good
skill people as usual on
offense, especially their
wide receivers, and as
good a secondary as we
have seen so far, said
Greer Coach Will Young
while preparing for the
struggle to beat them last
a late touchdown drive
sparked by Matthew Huff
that pulled a 24-21 victory
out of the fire.
The host Yellow Jackets,
3-1 overall, have had one
less day to prepare for the
game since schools were
closed Monday in antici-
pation of stormy weather
from Hurricane Irma. But
Woodruff couldnt prac-
tice either, so they are in
the same boat, he noted.
Theres nothing to be Scout Smith, who caused
done about it, so we just
moved our typical Monday
practice to Tuesday, and
the Tuesday-type practice
to Wednesday.
Young had a long list
of items on the practice
agenda, especially work-
ing on improving kickoff
coverage that was poor at
Daniel. We had some kids
who were not disciplined
and kept getting out of
thing we have to fix, he
said.
Were doing some
things well and others
not so good. We have to
keep chipping away at
those things, like mak-
ing way too many mental
busts that led to stupid
things happening at Dan-
iel. We cant play like that
if we are going to be really
good, so we have plenty of
work to do this week.
Young especially wants
the team to focus more
on execution to start the
second half. We have
gone three-and-out the
last two games to start
the third quarter because
we stopped ourselves, and
that is not acceptable, he
said. At Daniel we caught
the kickoff out of bounds,
deep in our territory, then
got two penalties and fi-
nally snapped the ball
over our punters head for
a safety. Then we gave up
a touchdown on the kick-
off return. It was a disas-
ter.
Young is planning
changes to the teams
halftime break. In addi-
tion to focusing on indi-
vidual groups and making
corrections, we are going
to bring the entire team
together and get them fo-
cused on being disciplined
to start the second half,
Preparing to stop Wood-
ruff, which has scored fre-
quently in the first four
games, will not be easy
because Young does not
know which quarterback
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
CHANCE PRIDE
EASTSIDE WR #3
SENIOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
will start for the Wolver-
ines. This is like when
we prepared for one Dan-
iel quarterback, and they
played another kid the
entire game, Young said.
Keegan Halloran, a junior,
began the year at quar-
terback but was sidelined
with a season-ending in-
jury. Tyler West, a soph-
omore, started last week
against St. Josephs but
left that game with an in-
jury. He was replaced by a
senior, Drew Lawton. So
we have no idea who will
start.
Young said a greater
worry is the Wolverines
wide receivers, including
Austin Parks and Nolan
Starnes, both seniors, and
sophomores Trey Fergu-
son and Omarion McKel-
vin. They are all very tal-
ented. Woodruff also has a
good running back in Jari-
us Thompson, and a good
H back in Sam Kelley.
He expects Woodruff
to operate out of a 4-3 de-
fense, which is what we
saw last year. The have a
senior defensive tackle,
us as lot of problems last
year. Jamikal Pena, anoth-
er senior, is back at de-
fensive end. Their entire
secondary is very talented
including Marcallas Dial
and Nigel Cochran at cor-
nerback, Mike OShields,
who had interception at
Chesnee at safety, with
Starnes who plays both
ways. They also have a
couple of good lineback-
ers in Aaron Smith and
McKelvin.
We will have to exe-
cute well to score this
week, and we will need as
many points as we can get,
which is no different than
any other game.
Young expects the Yel-
low Jackets to be at full
strength with the possi-
ble exception of soph-
omore linebacker Na-
jawuan Smith who went
down early in the Daniel
game. When he went out,
we lost a lot of speed, so
were hoping he will be
able to play this week,
Young said.
Woodruff opened with
a 53-45 shootout win
over AC Flora, but then
lost consecutive games
to Abbeville, 42-19, and
Chesnee, 42-28. The Wol-
verines defeated St. Jo-
sephs 49-13 last week.
Greer, 3-1, will have an
open date next week, and
thats a good thing be-
cause it will give the kids
with injuries a chance to
heal up, and we can take
stock of where we are and
what we need to do to im-
prove, Young said.
Greer holds a slim 14-
12-3 lead in the Woodruff
series that actually began
in 1929. There have been
huge gaps in the series,
especially following the
1947 game that ended in a
riot and resulted in a 40-
year break. Most of the re-
cent games, from 1995 to
2008, and, last year that
followed another break,
have been close and even-
ly split.
LINEMAN
OF THE WEEK
OMAR FOSTER
BYRNES DL/OL #54
SENIOR
5 Tackles
2 Tackels for Loss
1 Sack
1 Fumble Recovery
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 SPORTS
A SPORTING VIEW |
A giant
year in
the NFL
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
I
dont know about
you, but this summer
seemed especially bor-
ing in the world of sports.
Save for Aaron Judges
first half, Dale Earnhardts
retirement, Kyle Bushs
trifecta, Mayweather-Mc-
Gregor and Federers win
at Wimbledon, there was
not a lot going on. Lucki-
ly, the NFL is back. Im not
going to give any fantasy
predictions, but these are
three things that Id hang
my hat on for the upcom-
ing season:
Most Valuable Player:
Eli Manning, QB, New
York Giants
New CBS color commen-
tator Tony Romo (who
booted Phil Simms from
the gig) got it right when
he hailed Manning in a
preseason interview with
New York Newsday.
Hes a legend of the
game, and hes still
playing, Romo said. The
good ones play through
[rebuilding years] and
come out of it with a good
team on the end. ... I think
Eli is one of those.
Manning is a fierce
competitor, even though
his demeanor seems to
indicate otherwise. No-
body takes a sack as well
as Manning ... its almost
at the level of martial
arts. Whenever hes hit,
he rolls with it and hits
the ground on his terms.
Thats why he never
missed a start in 14 sea-
sons. Also, its pretty easy
to see whether or not the
Giants will win any game.
If Eli comes out firing
and making completions,
hitting that window, the
Giants almost always win.
Theyre one of the Super
Bowl favorites this year,
and hes a huge reason
why.
Dud of the Year: Dak
Prescott, QB, Dallas Cow-
boys
The NFL history books
are littered with tales of
quarterbacks who had one
great season (think Matt
Leinart, Scott Mitchell or
Ken OBrien) and were
never able to do it again.
History shows that in or-
der to be worth anything
in this league, you have to
do it at least twice.
Prescott did it very well
once, but now he has no
running game with Eze-
kiel Elliott suspended for
six games. Defenses can
lay back and concentrate
on stopping the pass.
How Prescott reacts will
determine whether or not
the Cowboys made the
right move in handing the
franchise over to him. Per-
sonally, I think he is up
to the task, but if I had to
bet, hed be the guy Id be
least surprised by having
a bad year.
Super Bowl Pick: New
York Giants defeat New
England Patriots
In addition to the
potent Manning-Beckham
Jr. attack, the Giants will
have one of the best, if
not the best, defenses
in the league. I see them
passing Green Bay in the
playoffs in order to get
New England, a jugger-
naut that defies descrip-
tion.
Looking at their sched-
ule, its not a stretch to
see the Giants, 11-5 last
year, improving to 14-2,
and if they dont, it would
be a MAJOR letdown. Re-
ally, the only tough teams
on their schedule are the
Seattle Seahawks and the
Oakland Raiders. The Gi-
ants will battle every NFC
East team, and although
a loss to the Cowboys,
Redskins or Eagles away
certainly could be in
the cards, this team is
playoff-bound if it gets its
running game together.
As far as New England
goes? As long as Bill
Belichick and Tom Brady
are alive, there is no real
compelling reason to
choose any other team
coming out of the AFC. I
have them beating either
the Chiefs or the rotten
Raiders in the AFC cham-
pionship. The rest is up to
God and Tom Brady.
Tigers face tough test against Chapman
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Tigers have had a
tough slate of non-confer-
ence matchups to start the
season.
Last week, Blue Ridge
played host to Liberty Red
Devils, who went three
rounds deep into the play-
offs in 2016.
This week, the Tigers
will take on the defending
Class AAA state champi-
ons in Chapman.
Theyre a great football Last year, it was the other
team, Blue Ridge coach way around, but the flip
Shane Clark said. Theyre side of it isnt something
the reining state champi-
ons in Class AAA and Im have.
not sure theyre not better
than they were last year.
The 1957 Greer American Legion Post 115 team reunited at the Greer Country Club last
Friday. The team won the state title that year, and made plenty of memories along the
way.
JACKETS: Use strong first half to power past Daniel on the road
FROM B1
getting out of their lanes
on kickoffs, Young com-
plained.
We also were very slop- from bad to worse when
py at times on offense.
Our defensive line is the
strength of our team, but
they got complacent in the
second half.
Greers defensive line
asserted itself right away,
forcing a fumble that Mc-
Zavion Holly recovered on
the third play of the game.
But a 15-yard penalty
backed the Yellow Jackets
out of the Red Zone after yards to the end zone, and
White had been replaced
several times in the back-
field because of his knee-
pads. It was like trying to
run our offense with ten
players, Young said after-
wards.
Taking a short punt a few
minutes later, Greer drove
47 yards to take the lead.
Quarterback Trey Houston
launched the march with
a 17-yard run and later
delivered an eight-yard
touchdown pass to White.
Edwin Sales kicked the
first of six straight extra
points with 3:52 remain-
ing in the opening quarter. 28-9 affair with 6:44 left
Greer struggled for field
position the remainder of
the game, starting imme-
diately by allowing a 45-
yard kickoff return to the
Bryson Smith. The Yellow
Jackets kept the Lions out
of the end zone thanks
to Tyrick Smiths quar-
terback sack that enabled
Greer to take over on
downs at the 16 yard line.
Whites 17-yard catch
and run then gave the Yel-
low Jackets some breath-
ing room. Three plays
later Dre Williams shot 49
yards up the middle for a
touchdown to cap the 84-
yard blitz.
JACKETS GET AHEAD
BY THREE SCORES
White stepped on the
gas again with a 35-yard
punt return that put the
Yellow Jackets in position
to take a three-touchdown
lead at intermission. Start-
ing at the Daniel 46-yard
line, Greer reached the
end zone in seven plays.
White piled up 21 yards in
two carries, and Houston
moved the ball to the eight
with pass s completions to
Braxton Collins and Nate
Jefferson. Houston later
found Jefferson in the end
zone on a four yard pass
that made it 21-0 at half-
time.
The Yellow Jackets suf-
fered several lowlights in
the second half, enabling
the Lions to creep back in
the game. It started with
Theyre solid in all phases
of the game. You can tell
theyve got their funda-
mentals down and they do
a tremendous job of exe-
cuting.
Blue Ridge doesnt have
another home game until
Oct. 20. The Tigers will
be on the road for the fi-
nal two non-conference
games and the first two
region games.
When we got the region
draw, thats just the way
it worked out, Clark said.
grind and fight.
EASTSIDE
anybody would want to
Eagles will hit the road in
Its a tough draw when
youre playing the likes of
Champs reunite
the kickoff that Cameron
Martin fielded with one
foot out of bounds, forc-
ing Greer to start at the
14 yard line. Things went
two penalties and a 10-
yard Houston sack left
the Yellow Jackets facing
third and 22 from their
own two yard line. Then
the center snap sailed over
the head of punter Austin
Green and out of the end
zone for a safety with two
points for the Lions.
Earle Hampton returned
Greers ensuing kickoff 65
Justin Olivera booted the
extra point to cut the lead
to 21-9 with 9:28 remain-
ing in the third quarter.
Instead of collapsing,
Greer regained some
breathing room with a
65-yard touchdown drive.
Williams scampered 14
yards on first down and
Houston delivered passes
of 11 and 21 yards to Jef-
ferson and White, respec-
tively. Houston set up the
score with a 13-yard run,
and Williams plunged into
the end zone from three
yards away to make it a
in the period.
The Yellow Jackets
scored again after the
Lions Addison Daniel
fumbled a punt that Tim
Eckroth recovered at the
hosts 25-yard line. Hous-
ton scored from 13 yards
out on a fourth-and-one
quarterback draw to run
the count to 35-9.
Venables then went to
work, reeling off gains of
38, 10 and 14 yards on
consecutive plays that had
the Lions knocking at the
door at Greers six yard
line. It took four plays, but
BHP and other teams that
have seen their fair share
of success in recent year.
When you play great
competition, you hope
that it makes you better
in the long run, Clark
said. Thats what were
trying to teach our guys
right now. We want them
to keep their heads up and
keep fighting and pushing.
Weve had several tough
ones and well have sev-
eral more, but you have
to keep your nose to the
region play against Union.
The unbeaten Eastside
week four as they get set
to take on the Southside
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Daniel final scored on a
four-yard pass from Ven-
ables to Earle.
Greer was headed for
the end zone again until
Houston fumbled at the
end of a17-yard sprint at
the Lions 27 yard line.
After forcing the Lions
to punt, Greer started an-
other drive at midfield and
scored three plays later on
Whites 33-yard carry out
of the wildcat formation.
Although the score count-
ed, White drew a 15-yard
penalty for leaping high
across the double stripes.
The kid wasnt taunting.
He was trying to have
fun, Young said. But
thats not something we
want to keep doing, That
penalty would be very
costly in a close game, and
we have to make sure he
understands.
The 15-yard penalty was
assessed on the kickoff,
enabling Daniel to drive
only 49 yards to the end
zone. Venables capped the
scoring march with a 14-
yard scamper on a broken
pass play to make the final
tally 42-23.
The stats were more
one-sided than the score.
Greer piled up 394 yards
for 19 first downs on of-
fense. The Yellow Jack-
ets rushed for 270 yards
while Houston completed
16 of 21 passes for 124
air yards. Daniel had 140
yards for a dozen first
downs. The Lions ran for
108 yards, and Venables
completed four of 14 toss-
es for 32 yards passing.
Greer suffered one turn-
over and was penalized six
times for 60 yards. Daniel
lost two fumbles and was
tagged with five penalties
for 35 yards.
Tigers.
Eastside has handled its
first three opponents with
ease, scoring more than
40 points in its first three
matchups.
Although the Tigers ha-
vent scored quite that
much, they have managed
to secure two early wins
over Blacksburg and Caro-
lina Academy.
The Eagles will then hit
the road in week five to
take on Carolina, before
returning home to start
Eastside will play two of
its conference games on
the road and two at home.
RIVERSIDE
Hoping to bounce back
BYRNES: Blasts Trojans
FROM B1
score from Byrnes Josiah
Irby.
Our punt block team
creates problems for a
lot of people with their
speed, Shaw said. They
just attack.
Byrnes then piled on the
points, scoring 24 in the
second quarter and build-
ing a lead they would nev-
er relinquish.
The Northwestern de-
fense had some surprises
for us out of the gate,
Shaw said. It took us a
while to get adjusted, but
we were pretty pleased
with only one turnover. We
were able to move the ball
and control the game.
Shaw said he has been
impressed with the way
his team has shown resil-
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
Greer 7 14 7 14 - 42
Daniel 0 0 9 14 - 23
First quarter: Greer -
White, 8-yard pass from
Houston, Sales kick
Second quarter: Greer
Williams, 49 yard run,
Sales kick; Jefferson, 4
yard pass from Houston,
Sales kick.
Third quarter: Daniel
safety; Daniel Earle, 65-
yard kickoff return, Olvera
kick. Greer Williams, 3
yard run; Sales kick; Greer
Houston 13-yard run,
Sales kick.
Fourth quarter: Daniel
- Earle, 4-yard pass from
Venables, Olvera kick;
Greer White 33-yard run,
Sales kick. Daniel Ven-
ables 14 yard run, Olvera
kick.
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from injuries and a disap-
pointing 28-27 loss to Blue
Ridge, The Warriors are
coming off their bye week
to face Christ Church on
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Riverside is 1-2 so far
this season with a win
over Travelers Rest.
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ience on offense, defense
and special teams.
If someone tries to
take away one aspect of
our game, we feel pretty
confident that the other
two can step up and make
plays, Shaw said. Its fun
to see guys come together
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me. Nobody cares who
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Byrnes has already
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Our expectations were
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We felt like this group
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lot of ball games and we
still believe that.
Individual stats:
Greer rushing Houston
16/91 yards, White 6/66
yards, Williams, 13/102
yards; Martin 2/6 yards;
Matthew Huff, 1/5 yards.
Daniel rushing Ven-
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Barnes, 5/13 yards; Jaylen
Reese 1/14 yards; Jacob
Delk, 1/5 yards.
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Daniel passing Ven-
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Greer receiving White
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yards, Collins 1/9 yards,
Martin 1/4 yards, Jeffer-
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yards.
Daniel receiving Earle
1/4 yards, Bryson Smith
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
Miss Greater Greer welcomes new leadership
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
This year marks the 60th
anniversary of gowns,
crowns and scholarships
for the Miss Greater Greer
pageant, and the debut
of its new leaders, Harry
Culpepper, Jr. and Jeremy
Culpepper.
With 24 years combined
experience with the pag-
eant system, the Upstate
natives have returned
from the lowcountry to
head the local pageant.
When the pageant came
open we applied to be di-
rectors because its a pag-
eant weve admired for
years, and weve attended
for years, Harry said.
Harry, who will be serv-
ing as Chairman of the
Board, served as Chairman
of the Miss Hilton Head
pageant for five years. His
titleholders have raised
over $50,000 for Chil-
drens Miracle Network
hospitals, earned over
$70,000 in scholarships,
and won two Miss SC Teen
titles.
Jeremy has been in the
pageant industry for 18
years and will serve as Ex-
ecutive Director. He was
Co-Executive Director of
the Miss Florence Pageant
in 2006 that produced
that years Miss South Car-
olina. In 2015, his local
teen titleholder won the ti-
tle of Miss South Carolina
Teen and placed in the top
10 at Miss Americas Out-
standing Teen Pageant.
After taking the reins in
July, the two plan to build
upon and celebrate the
long-lasting program by
expanding its community
outreach.
The Miss Greater Greer
Pageant is a very strong lo-
cal program, Harry said.
It seems to us maybe
some community involve-
ment or exposure would
be wonderful to really amp
Byrnes students celebrate new clothing closets
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
With the snipping of
scissors, Byrnes High stu-
dents officially opened the
doors to Rebel Racks and
Byrnes Boutique last week,
celebrating the culmina-
tion of a summer-long Im-
pact Club project and the
beginning of a mission.
The two stores comprise
the male and female cloth-
ing closets now available
to students during Power
Hour, regardless of need.
Science teacher Rhonda
Dodson along with Inter-
act Club students began
the effort by collecting,
sorting and displaying do-
nations.
Im especially grate- Students have been hang-
ful to have an idea come
to fruition and today is a
celebration of that, Dod-
son said. I want to extend
thanks to the community
for their generous dona-
tions and assure them that
they are going to great
use.
Club members celebrat-
ed the volunteer hours
spent at school.
It was a lot of time and
dedication, said Alexan-
der Butz.
I knew it would look
nice, but I didnt know it
would look this nice, said
Gabrielle Butz, Vice Presi-
dent.
It exceeds our expecta-
tions, said President Sky-
ler Tipton.
Other school staff of-
fered their support as
well. Lacey Swope served
as a teacher leader; Kevin
Wyatt as an academic as-
sistant; and Jerry Rice as a
job coach.
Principal Todd Har-
dy gave his blessing to
the project; and teacher
Rhonda Demumbreum de-
signed custom signs (pic-
tured right) for each of the
stores.
Swopes Career Prepa-
ration Class joined in to
help the organizers when
school began in August,
adding 17 more student
helpers.
There are multiple ben-
Living Here
Harry Culpepper, Jr.
up. Theres a lot of public-
ity and social media pres-
ence. Thats something we
feel very passionate about
and were strong onbeing
very visible in the commu-
nity, not only in the local
community, but across the
state. I think we have that
experience to bring.
That effort is already
underway on the pageant
website at missgreater-
greer.org where visitors
can see all of the pageant
details, complete applica-
tions to compete and view
past winners.
Were trying to give it
an all fresh look, not that it
really needed to be updat-
ed, but going into the 60th
anniversary, we wanted to
give a new little sparkle to
the program.
CELEBRATING A LEGACY
The past winners are in-
cluded in the Legacy menu
of the site.
We really wanted to
amplify the attention that
it gets because the Miss
Greater Greer title has
such a large and long leg-
acy of strong women at
Miss South Carolina and
efits (to the students). The
point of the class is to
get them ready to go out
and to gain competitive
employment, she said.
ing clothes, learning how
to display merchandise,
reading sizes, sorting
these are really transfer-
able skills to jobs.
I like to hang up stuff
and look at the different
sizes, said student Khori
Dowdle.
It helps people out that
dont have many clothes.
They come in here and
pick out clothes that they
want and they can keep
them. It will be good for
them. I think it will be
good for the school, too.
As the Byrnes chapter
sponsor of the Interact
Club, the Spartan West
Rotary Club has been in-
vested in the project since
the beginningfollowing
progress, donating items,
and helping purchase dis-
play racks. Members Bob
Atkins and Natalie Kramer
were on hand for the rib-
bon cutting ceremony.
Its an idea that has
come to fruition and its
all been because of not
only Rhonda, but Skylar,
Gabby, and Alexander
(Butz). Theyve put in a
lot of work during the
summer, and its not just
about them, its about
helping the whole commu-
nity. This is what the com-
munity is about. It makes
me proud, Atkins said.
Im glad to be a part
of it and see all thats
The Greer Citizen
Jeremy Culpepper
Miss South Carolina Teen.
We really wanted to amp
up that celebration if you
will by giving those wom-
en the attention and hon-
or that we can give them,
Harry said.
The new directors are
planning several ways to
mark the pageants mile-
stone anniversary, one of
the longest running in the
82-year-old state system.
One of those ways is
scholarship funds. For the
new Keepers of the Crown
campaign, they are asking
for 100 gifts of $60.
Our goal is to make Miss
Greater Greer the number
one scholarship provider
in the state. Hopefully we
can build up the scholar-
ship fund so we can give a
larger amount to the win-
ners, Harry said. We will
be kicking that off at the
pageant and doing that
campaign all year long.
I think that is what
a lot of people miss, or
have a misconception of
pageantry in general, that
its just a beauty pageant
or theyre just getting up
there in dresses. But we
believe in what it does
Interact Club President Skyler Tipton cuts the ribbon to officially open Byrnes Boutique, the schools resale shop for
ladies. Pictured, left to right, are students Tipton, Jacob Kelly, Nickolaus Loncke, Gabrielle Butz (Interact Club), Kendal
Young and Alexander Butz (Interact Club).
been done. It looks great,
Kramer added.
The clothing closet will
be open to students for
the entire school year
during Power Hour. Do-
nations for any season
can be dropped off in the
school office.
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
for these young women.
It does so much more, es-
pecially in terms of schol-
arship opportunities, he
said. Weve had several
title holders that were
able to pay off their col-
lege debt because of the
organization and some
that were worried about
going back to school the
next semester but because
of the scholarship money
they got, they were able
to return and keep going.
Its not always about the
flash and the splash and
the most expensive dress,
its about the girl and their soon.
platform, and their drive
to make things happen.
And were just excited
and honored to be a part
of that journey. We really
enjoy helping these young
women reach their goals. Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at
All local directors are
100 percent volunteer,
and any fundraising ef-
forts support scholarship
funds or the Childrens Greater Greer is open to
Miracle Network hospitals,
the official charity and
national platform of Miss
America.
This years pageant will
also see an addition to the
Career Preparation students celebrated the opening of Rebel Racks, the Byrnes resale
shop for guys. Pictured, left to right, are: Sarah Mann, Jyqunn Flores, Daylin Smith, Khori
Dowdle, Bradley Hammett and Victoria Smith.
|
WANT TO COMPETE?
Miss Greater Greer Eligibility
Single female between the ages of 17-24
A high school graduate before July 30, 2018
Not less than 17 years of age on the date of the local pageant
nor more than 24 years of age before December 31, 2018
A permanent resident for at least six months, or a full-time
student for at least one semester, or a full-time employee for
at least six months in the State of South Carolina
Miss Greater Greer Teen Eligibility
Must be at least 13 years of age on the first day of the 2018
state competition.
Can be no older than 17 years of age as of July 31, 2018
Must not be eligible to compete on the Miss level in the Miss
America program at any point during the current pageant
year.
Must reside in or be enrolled in, and attending classes on a
full-time basis in an accredited school or home-schooling
program;
Must be a resident of South Carolina for a minimum of six (6)
months prior to her Local Competition;
Must have completed one full semester as a full-time student,
if contestant is competing in a state due to her status as a
student in that state.
Application Deadline
Friday, Oct. 13 - late or incomplete applications will not be
accepted after this date. If mailing in your application, please
allow sufficient time for delivery.
For More Information
www.missgreatergreer.org
missgreatergreer@gmail.com
judges panel, which will mission deadline is Friday,
expand to six and feature Oct. 13.
pageant celebrity judges Tickets will be available
coming from as far away online or at the door.
as California. The list is We really were truly
expected to be announced humbled and honored to
be able to be given the
opportunity to lead the
MISS GREATER GREER 2018 program, and we are com-
This years Miss Great- mitted to the community
er Greer and Miss Greater of Greer and want to make
Greer Teen pageants are them proud in the compe-
scheduled for Saturday, titionat the state level,
Harry said. We just hope
Greer High. more than anything that
Applications for both we have a large pageant
pageants are available in terms of contestants,
now on the website. Miss but have the community
attend as well. I think that
females age 17-24; Miss it is important for them to
Greater Greer Teen is see what amazing women
open to females age 13- are here that want to rep-
17. A complete list of eli- resent Greer.
gibility requirements can
be found on the site. Sub- jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
DREAMWORKS
Scene from Captain
Underpants: The First Epic
Movie
|
COUCH THEATER
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 11
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Beatriz at Dinner (R) --
Billed as a black comedy,
Beatriz at Dinner stars
Salma Hayek as Beatriz, a
natural health practitioner
high up in the hills of Los
Angeles on a house call.
A self-described healer --
and seen by her host Cathy
(Connie Britton) as saint-
ly -- Beatrizs car breaks
down and she is invited to
stay for a very important
dinner party. Enter Doug
Strutt (John Lithgow), real
estate tycoon and a man
whose revolting smugness
and patronization prompt
a reaction in Beatriz. As
the alcohol flows, so too
does the menace from our
villain, the obliviousness
and arrogance of the other
party guests and Beatrizs
frustration in the confron-
tation of a man who is not
only unhealable, but un-
redeemable. Jay Duplass,
Chloe Sevigny and David
Warshofsky also star.
Captain Underpants:
The First Epic Movie (PG)
-- Kevin Hart and Ed Helms
bring their comedy super-
stardom to the school-age
book series by Dav Pilkey.
George (Hart) and Har-
old (Thomas Middleditch)
are two mischief-making
kids and inventors of the
comic-book hero Cap-
tain Underpants. After
one prank too many, the
boys are called onto the
carpet by Principal Krupp
(Ed Helms), who threat-
ens to separate the two.
With a hopeful flash of his
hypnotizing ring, George
manages to accidentally
turn the cranky school ad-
ministrator into an over-
night action hero (of sorts)
going head to head with
a villain called Professor
Poopypants (Nick Kroll).
Dont try to resist. Loosen
your big-boy belt and en-
joy the ridiculous ride ...
fart jokes and all.
The Mummy (PG-13)
-- The ancient Princess
Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella),
intent on seizing the reins
of power, turns to the ma-
levolent god Set, but be-
fore her plan can come to
fruition, she is imprisoned
in a sarcophagus sub-
merged in a pool of mer-
cury and entombed. Then
along come Nick Morton
(Tom Cruise) and archae-
ologist Jenny Halsey (An-
nabelle Wallis) to inadver-
tently set Ahmanet loose
and unleash her evil fury
on modern-day London.
The charm and camp of
previous iterations are
scrubbed in favor of spec-
tacular monster sequenc-
es, and some tortured
storylines involving the
legend-hunting agency
Prodigium headed by Dr.
Jekyll (Russell Crowe).
It Comes at Night (R)
-- After the outbreak of a
vicious and highly conta-
gious illness, a man (Joel
Edgerton) takes refuge
at a remote family home
with his wife (Carmen Ego-
jo) and son (Kelvin Harri-
son Jr.). Another young
family (Riley Keough,
Christopher Abbott) in-
trudes, seeking safety and
community. Director and
writer Trey Edward Shults
takes this barebones sce-
nario and simmers it into
frightening and stark ter-
ror. Threats and counter
threats mount, as each
family attempts to pro-
tect its own from both real
and imagined dangers.
The horror and paranoia
of desolation is fully dis-
played, making this a sim-
ple yet compelling story.
NEW TV RELEASES
Broadchurch The
Complete 3rd Season
Coach The Complete
Series
My Little Pony: Friend-
ship Is Magic (Fluttershy)
Entertainment
New IT more fun than scary
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Run time: 135 minutes
Rated: R for language and
graphic violence
Movie Review by Wil-
liam Buchheit
I
f you ask a group of
Stephen King fans to
name their top five
books, odds are It will
make the list. In 1986,
the 1,000+ page epic sold
more copies than any
other book. In 1990, the
story was adapted into
a TV miniseries by ABC.
Although that TV movie
had its moments, network
TV constraints ultimate-
ly prevented producers
from making anything too
scary.
Nearly three decades
later, Warner Brothers
has unleashed a proper
R-rated big screen update
on the tale of a murder-
ous clown that stalks the
children of Derry, Maine.
Director Andy Muschiet-
tis take on the story is a
lot of fun, featuring some
outstanding visuals and
humorous dialogue. The-
matically, however, the
cinematic version of It
is more about the charac-
ters than it is the horror.
It ultimately has more in
common with Stand By
Me than it does Carrie
or The Shining.
This version focuses on
the first half of the novel,
when our characters have
just started their teens.
The year is 1988 and a
young boy heads out into
Derrys rain-drenched
streets with a paper boat
his brother helped him
make. After he disap-
pears mysteriously, his
teen brother Bill (Jaeden
Lieberher) and his friends
begin having terrifying
visions of a supernatural
clown that can transform
himself into a persons
worst fear. As Bill and his
friends in The Losers
Club begin to investi-
gate the towns history,
they discover that the
same menace has been
hunting and kidnapping
Derrys children for over a
century. Facing additional
threats from their own
parents and the neighbor-
hood bullies, the friends
bond together and try to
eliminate the evil clown
before any more kids
Things
To Do
|
NEW LISTINGS
GLT SEASON KICKS OFF
WITH THE MOUSETRAP
The Greenville Little
Theatre (GLT) will kick off
its 2017-2018 season with
Agatha Christies The
Mousetrap Sept. 8-Oct. 1.
The Mousetrap, Ag-
athe Christies greatest
play and the longest run-
ning show in history, is
the first of six MainStage
productions in what is be-
ing called the Season of
Surprise, and is also the
25th season for Allen Mc-
Calla (Executive Artistic
Director) and Suzanne Mc-
Calla (Producing Director).
Directed by Sam McCal-
la, this cast features Emily
Grove, Craig Smith, Carter
Allen, Catherine Chris-
tophillis, Robert Simms,
Latreshia Lilly, Evan Harrs
and Luke Brooks.
Everyone in the play is
a suspect in this captivat-
ing story, Sam McCalla,
Assistant Artistic Director,
said. It is full of suspense
and will keep you on the
edge of your seat for the
entire performance.
Show dates are Sept. 8-9,
14-16, 21-23, and 28-30 at
The Greer Citizen
MOVIE
REVIEWS
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
disappear.
Although the first half
of Kings novel was set
in the 1950s, the films
production team decided
to move this version to
the 1980s (undoubtedly
so that the sequel, set 27
years later, could take
place in the present day).
One of the films greatest
virtues is its nostalgic
portrayal of that time
period, which features
everything from Grem-
lins posters to Metallica
T-shirts and New Kids on
the Block.
In his first film since
his 2013 debut Momma,
Muschietti puts togeth-
er enough thrills and
alluring set pieces to keep
the audience invested for
135 minutes. The opening
is unforgettable, as are
sequences involving a
bathroom and slide pro-
jector machine. It also
features visual references
to previous adaptations
of Kings work, including
Carrie and The Shin- a vast underworld that
ing. The director should
be applauded for his a well.
character development
and threatening depiction
of parental figures.
The problem is tone.
Its as if the Argen-
tinian director couldnt
decide whether to make
a comedy or horror. That
its impossible to watch
the film without thinking
of the 1985 adolescent
adventure The Goonies
illustrates just how juve-
nile the story and humor
can get. The dialogue is
funny at times, but gener-
ally doesnt produce the
same laughs that Kings
other adolescent film,
Stand By Me did. the characters introduced
Of course, Stand By
Me might well be the
finest adaptation of a
Stephen King story that
Ive seen. It had a superb
story, fantastic acting and
a low budget that pre-
vented the employment
of special effects. Though
It features a worthy
cast, the corny dialogue
and abundance of com-
puter-generated effects
8 p.m., and Sept. 10, 17, 24
and Oct. 1 at 3 p.m.
For more information,
call 233-6238 or visit
www.greenvillelittlethe-
atre.org.
MUSEUM CELEBRATES
RAILROAD DAY
Mountain Gateway Mu-
seums annual Railroad
Day will be held Saturday,
Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The day, created to cele-
brate Old Forts rich rail-
roading history, will fea-
ture a trolley ride, a hike
along Point Lookout trail,
music, food and railroad
history and lore.
The popular Norfolk
Southern Lawmen Band,
Route 70 Cruisers antique
cars, informative presen-
tations and displays by
authors, historians and
railway related groups
will offer facts and fun.
Face-painting, a costume
dress-up/photo op with
a locomotive cutout and
train-related games will be
part of the childrens area.
Artists, craft vendors,
demonstrations, special
artifact displays, music,
food trucks and railroad
related activities will
round out the day.
For more information,
visit https://www.mgmnc.
org/railroad-day.
ARTISTS TO SHOW LYRICAL
LINES AT WEST MAIN CO-OP
Local Spartanburg art-
ists Beth Regula and Lou-
isa Coburn will have a
featured visual art exhibit
Lyrical Lines at West Main
Artists Co-Op, Sept. 19-
Oct. 14.
Both artists will have
two-dimensional and
three-dimensional works
on display. A free pub-
lic reception will be held
during the communi-
tys monthly ArtWalk on
Thursday, Sept. 21, 5-9
p.m. The exhibit will be
open for free public view-
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
PHOTO | COURTESY WARNER BROTHERS
A new installment of IT, based on the 1986 epic book by Stephen King, made its debut on
the big screen last weekend.
water down its chills and
impact.
Creating a half-way re-
alistic motion picture out
of a book that relies on
supernatural characters
and incidents has to be
one of the most difficult
tasks a movie studio can
tackle. The final segment,
for instance, is more unre-
al than surreal, featuring
can only be accessed by
Its an example of Its
overuse of special effects,
which also renders the
films iconic villain,
Pennywise the dancing PHOTO | COURTESY COLUMBIA PICTURES
clown, less creepy despite
the best efforts of actor Rough Night boasts its fair share of laugh-out-loud
Bill Skarsgard. It is as if moments.
Freddy Kruger has been
reincarnated as a killer the young women must
clown. The characters About 20 years ago, team together to cover up
computer-generated look Peter Burg made one of their role in it.
and frequent attempts at the all-time funniest and Rough Night offers
dark humor only work to most obscene bachelor little new, but does boast
detract from his menace. party movies. It was called its share of laugh-out-
Of course, Pennywise Very Bad Things (1998) loud moments. Jillian
will likely be a bit scarier and opened the door for Bell (televisions East-
in Its sequel, which will the Hangover trilogy that bound and Down) and
involve adult versions of followed. Lucia Aniellos SNLs Kate McKinnon are
Rough Night is like a especially funny, and the
here. girl-version of Very Bad middle section of the film
Things, only not as pro- is a riot. Unfortunately,
DVD REVIEW | fane or funny.
The film stars Scar-
the movie has a hard time
getting out of the blocks
let Johansen as Jess, a and the finale is far more
ROUGH NIGHT A REHASH high-strung senatorial formulaic than funny.
WITH FUNNY MOMENTS candidate who is whisked As Jesss fiance, Paul
away to Miami for a W. Downs (Broad City)
Rating: 5.5 out of 10 bachelorette party with delivers a hilarious per-
her bridesmaids. The fun formance, as well as the
Run time: 100 minutes meets a premature end, movies funniest line at
Rated: R for language and however, when someone the end of the film.
brief nudity dies in an accident and
ing Tuesday-Friday, 10
a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays,
International Red Panda Day
Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ONGOING EXHIBITS |
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jef Chandler music:
For more information Noon-2 p.m. Fetching Images
about the art exhibit Lyr- Greenville Zoo Mel Hammonds
ical Lines, visit WestMain- Through Sept. 30
Artists.org. Return to the Green Artists Guild Gallery
Irish Festival of Greenville
SCCT TO PRESENT Sept. 17, 1-6 p.m. fetchingimages
PINKALICIOUS MUSICAL Fluor Field, Greenville photography.com
The South Carolina returntothegreensc.com
Childrens Theatre will 525-8319 SC WaterMedia
present Pinkalicious: The Society Exhibit
Musical Sept. 16-24 at Ed Asner Through Sept. 30
the Peace Centers Gunter A Man and His Prostate West Main Artists Co-Op
Theatre. Sept. 18, 3 and 7 p.m. Spartanburg
Pinkalicious loves pink Centre Stage
and after over-indulg- centrestage.org
ing in pink cupcakes, she 233-6733
wakes up to her dream-
come-true of being pink.
A series of adventures
leads Pinkalicious to fol-
low the doctors orders of
eating green in order to
return to normal. Lessons
about self-control and
moderation are learned in
this popular musical that
touches the inner child in
everyone.
A sign-language inter-
preted performance will
be offered on Friday, Sept.
22, at 7 p.m.
For more information,
visit scchildrenstheatre.
org or call 467-3000.
EVENT REMINDERS |
Southern Author Festival
Sept. 12-16
Greenville Library
Hughes Main Library
527-9293
Four Old Broads
Sept. 12-23
Centre Stage
centrestage.org
233-6733
Rickey Smiley and Friends
Sept. 15, 8 p.m.
Spartanburg Memorial
Auditorium
headlinersworldwide.com
582-8107
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 FUN AND GAMES
Mixed signals
on heart rhythms
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
a 75-year-old man who re-
cently experienced three
episodes of lightheaded-
ness. After testing, my
cardiologist determined
that these were not like-
ly to be cardiac in origin.
My concern is with the re-
sult of my 24-hour Holter
monitor, which showed a
little more than 1,000 iso-
lated PVCs in 24 hours. I
have been told that this
is either dire or not
an issue. I would appre-
ciate your comments on
this and any discussion
of treatment for frequent
PVCs. -- J.G.
ANSWER: Normally in
the heart, the electrical im-
pulse starts at the sinoatri-
al node, often called the
pacemaker of the heart.
The impulse proceeds
down clearly defined path-
ways (think of them as
wires) to the atrioventric-
ular node, where it waits
for the mechanics of the
heart to catch up with the
electrical system. The elec-
trical impulse then travels
down the bundle of His to
the Purkinje fibers, which
stimulate the ventricle.
Occasionally, in every-
body, an electrical impulse
will come from a different
part of the heart before
the normal SA impulse. If
it comes from the atria, it
is called a premature atri-
al contraction; and if its
from the much larger ven-
tricles, a premature ven-
tricular contraction. These
are clearly distinguishable
on an EKG. A PAC is ear-
ly and narrow (since the
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Sally and the Spectra
group were given bad
news about the future of
their company while tour-
ing the scorched remnants
of their offices. Thomas
informed Sally that he
planned to stay in New
York with Caroline and
Douglas. Since there was
no viable building to sell
any longer, CJ was ready to
make a deal with Spencer
Publications. Ridge sensed
that there was some ten-
sion in Brooke and Bills
marriage and hoped to
capitalize on it. Steffy got
Bill to admit that he went
too far. Extremely excit-
ed to get her company
back up and running, Sal-
ly asked Liam for advice.
Wyatt confidentially filled
Katie in on the dispute be-
tween Bill and Liam. Wait
to See: A devout wife at-
tempts to repair her bro-
ken family.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Nicole made a big sacri-
fice for Brady. Julie caught
Eli and Gabi in a com-
promising position. Rafe
questioned Hope about
her reluctance to get mar-
ried right away. Marlena
confronted Hattie, who
slipped and admitted that
she was working with an
accomplice. Maggie con-
fronted Bonnie about
Sheila. Tripp helped Claire
make Theo jealous. Bon-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
impulse will go through
the AV node), while a PVC
is early and wide (since it
does not, and must travel
cell to cell).
My opinion is that fre-
quent PVCs at your level is
somewhere between not
an issue and dire. One
study showed that people
who had no known heart
disease but more than 30
PVCs an hour (720 in 24
hours) have an increased
risk of heart disease over
people with fewer than 30
per hour. The overall in-
crease in risk is not large
in absolute terms, howev-
er.
Although there is treat-
ment that can reduce
PVCs, its not clear that
this reduces the risk of
heart disease, and some
treatments actually in-
crease mortality risk. I
recommend treatment
for frequent PVCs only if
there are very bothersome
symptoms that are clearly
related to the PVCs, or in
the very infrequent event
of someone with so many
PVCs that the fast heart
rate damages the heart.
The booklet on abnor-
mal heart rhythms ex-
plains the more common
heart-rhythm disturbanc-
es in greater detail. Read-
ers can obtain a copy by
Soap Updates
CBS | ED MCGOWAN
Daniel Goddard stars as
Cane on The Young and
The Restless
nie begged Hattie not to
expose her. Sheila gave
Adrienne some disap-
pointing news. Eric told
Marlena about Hatties
strange therapy session
with Adrienne. Theo ad-
mitted he wanted to get
back together with Claire.
Sonny and Paul broke the
news to Gabi about their
upcoming double wed-
ding -- opposite Chad and
Abigail. Wait to See: Lucas
pours his heart out to Will.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Alexis and Sam shared
a heartfelt moment. Carly
decided it was time that
Michael knew the truth.
Kiki told Griffin what she
was able to find out. Ava
gained a supportive new
ally. Sonny did his best to
protect his family. Carly
had a lot of questions for
Oscar. Michael defended
Nelle. Anna looked to Finn
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
writing: Dr. Roach -- No.
107W, 628 Virginia Drive,
Orlando, FL 32803. En-
close a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada. with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
What is Demodex of the
eyelashes? Can it affect
other parts of the body? Is
it deadly? -- Anon.
ANSWER: Demodex
folliculorum is a mite, a
small (0.1 mm) arthropod
that lives on human skin
in hair follicles. There
is debate whether they
cause disease, specifical-
ly inflammation of the
eyelids. Most opinions I
read suggest they do not.
However, there are reports
of eye symptoms in some
people with more than
usual amounts of Demo-
dex, which can be treated
with medication. In most
people, Demodex is con-
sidered part of the normal
flora, like the bacteria and
fungi we carry around as
well.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com.
for help. Bobbie reached
out to Monica. Nina was
taken aback by Valen-
tins honesty. Griffin was
forced to confront his feel-
ings. Maxie eyed a second
chance at Crimson. Dillon
dropped in on Kiki. More
trouble surrounded Amy
and Man Landers. Fran-
co made his intentions
known. Anna used any
means necessary to get
what she wanted. Wait to
See: Nelle receives some
unexpected advice.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Nick and Sharon were
shocked to see Alice at
The Underground, but she
let them know she had
|
no ulterior motive for be-
ing there. Cane shared a THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
warm moment with Lily
as they remembered the
good times from their
past. However, the mood
changed when Cane told
Lily that he and Juliet
found out they were having
a boy. Hilary badmouthed
Jordan in front of Devon,
hoping that it would keep
Lily from getting involved
with him. Billy and Victo-
ria were pleased with the
|
recent upswing in their
sales numbers. Noah was RFD by Mike Marland
suspicious when Victor
invited him to the ranch.
Jordan told Devon to mind
his own business. Victoria
worried that Phyllis would
realize that Billy accessed
her files. Wait to See: Scott
makes a surprising con-
nection.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |
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Eastside Spirit Week to benefit FOXG1 charity

Events
scheduled
Sept. 22-29
Eastside High Spirit
Week will take on special
meaning for the Eagles as
they raise money to bene-
fit a cause of one of their
own.
This years events, to
be held Sept. 22-29, will
support the International
FOXG1 Foundation (IFF).
The charity was founded
by parents including East-
side student Sofia Gior-
danis mother after her
daughter, Bella, was born
with the neurodevelop-
mental condition.
When Ileana Giordani
learned that her daughter
had FOXG1, she reached
out through Facebook and
was relieved to find that
there were others around
the world learning to care
for children with the rare
diagnosis. They became a
virtual family, and in Oc-
tober of 2012, Giordani
started the International
FOXG1 Foundation (IFF),
committed to raising
awareness and provid-
ing support and hope to
FOXG1 families, and work-
ing to find a cure.
FOXG1 is a variant of
Rett Syndrome character-
ized by seizures, small
head size, inability to
control body movements
and lack of speech. The
majority of the almost
300 children worldwide
with FOXG1 cannot walk
or talk. They cannot feed
themselves and they
struggle to communicate
their most basic needs.
Giordani explained the
cause on the Eastside Spir-
it Week website: Bella is
so special because with-
out her I wouldnt have
touched so many lives. I
wouldnt have dealt and
met so many special peo-
ple. She has a reason in
this world. Im going to
follow that reason until I
can no longer.
Eastsides Spirit Week
will be raising money to
help the IFF conduct stem
cell research at Boston
Childrens Hospital to ob-
serve neurons from mul-
tiple FOXG1 patients. This
will allow doctors to better
characterize this disorder
and hopefully develop
treatment for each indi-
vidual child with FOXG1.
SPIRIT WEEK ACTIVITIES
Football games book
end the week of events.
Eastside will kick off its
One School. One Week.
One Reason. initiative on
Friday, Sept. 22, with an
America theme game at
Carolina. The check for
IFF will be revealed at the
homecoming game against
Union County on Friday,
Sept. 29.
A 5-K race will take
place Saturday, Sept. 23,
at 9 a.m. Registration be-
gins at 8 a.m. Cost to enter
is $25. To register or for
more information, email
maxkosmicki847@gmail.
com or visit eastsidespirit-
week.com.
A golf tournament is
(Bella) has a reason
in this world. Im
going to follow that
reason until I can
no longer.
Ileana Giordani
President, International
FOXG1 Foundation
scheduled for a 1 p.m.
shotgun start at Verdae
Golf Course on Thursday, wood Road, Sept. 28.
Sept. 28. Cost will be $400 Other events include a
per team of four. Music Festival in Greer
Profit shares with local City Park on Saturday and
businesses will be offered an Adult-Only Evening
throughout the week in- Dinner and Silent Auction
cluding: Grouchos Deli, on Sunday.
Greenville, Sept. 24, 11 For more information on
a.m.-3 p.m.; Chick-fil-A, all events, visit eastside-
Pelham Road, Sept. 25, spiritweek.com.
5:30-7:30 p.m.; The Funnel
Cake House, Sept. 27, 3-7
p.m.; and Chipotle, Hay-

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GREENVILLE COUNTY|
GMC PARENT NIGHT
RESCHEDULED
Greer Middle College
Charter High has resched-
uled the 11th and 12th
grade parent night for
Monday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m.
due to the school cancella-
tion on Monday, Sept. 11.
BROOK GLENN CHANGES
CURRICULUM NIGHT
Brook Glenn Elementary
has rescheduled its Open
House/Curriculum Night
for Thursday, Sept. 21, at
6 p.m.
TIGERVILLE RESCHEDULES
OPEN HOUSE
Tigerville Elementary
has rescheduled its Open
House for Monday, Sept.
25.
Visitors will have the op-
portunity to visit the book
fair in the media center
from 5-6 p.m. with a PTA
Media meeting following
at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria.
The Open House will be-
gin immediately following
the PTA meeting.
BUENA VISTA HOLDING
FOOD DRIVE
Buena Vista Elementary
is holding a Back-to-School
Food Drive for Backpack
Buddies. Grade level com-
petitions will be held Sept.
11-15.
The grade that donates
the most food will be
granted an extra recess.
Individually packaged
items requested include:
granola/nutri-grain bars,
mac and cheese cups, box
of instant oatmeal pack-
ets, non-refrigerated milk
boxes, and applesauce.
Donations can be sent in
with students or dropped
off in the Backpack Bud-
dies containers in the
school atrium.
GMC COLLECTING ITEMS
FOR CANCER CHARITIES
Greer Middle College
Charter High is support-
vor, Hannah Leonhardt.
GMC will hold a weekly
drive to collect items for
teenagers for Child Life at
the Greenville Bi-Lo Chari-
ties Childrens Cancer. The
new items will go to teen
patients.
A list of items can be
found on the school web-
site.
A box will be available in
the school lobby to collect
donations.
HARVEST HOPE SEEKING
REPRESENTATIVES
Harvest Hope is seek-
ing at least two juniors
or seniors from each high
school in Greenville Coun-
ty to serve on its Youth
Leadership Board.
Representatives are re-
quired to show compas-
sion and a desire to serve
people in need; serve as an
ambassador for Harvest
Hope in their schools and
community; assist with
fundraising, foodraising
and event planning; and
commit to attend the 12
YLB events throughout the
year (approx. 20 total vol-
unteer hours).
Applications are due by
Friday, Sept. 15.
For more information or
to fill out an application,
visit harvesthope.org.
GMC TO HOLD PROSPECTIVE
STUDENT NIGHT
Prospective Student
Night will be held at Greer
Middle College Charter
High on Monday, Sept. 25,
at 6 p.m.
Any students interest-
ed in attending GMC next
year are invited to attend.
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DISTRICT FIVE
BYRNES SCHEDULES
HOMECOMING PARADE
Byrnes High will hold
its Homecoming Parade
on Friday, Sept. 15, from
4-4:45 p.m.
Participating students
may walk or ride in the
parade route. Participat-
ing vehicles will need to
be parked in the lot direct-
ly across Highway 290 in
front of the school no later
REBEL REGIMENT TO HOLD
CAR SHOW SEPT. 16
The Byrnes High Rebel
Regiment band will hold
its second Car Show on
$25 Gift Certificate
Saturday, Sept. 16, from
1-6 p.m. at the school.
The event will feature
door prizes, local food
vendors, emergency vehi- Sign up as a preferred customer
cle touch a truck and an & receive a $25 gift certificate
opportunity to meet the
Rebel Regiment. towards your current order.
Vendor spaces are
available for $35 for first Christina BuChheit
space; $25 for one addi- 864-706-1070
tional space (if needed).
Product Website: cbuchheit.myrandf.com
Vendors are asked to set
up by 8 a.m. on Saturday.
For more information or
to register a car or vendor
booth, visit ByrnesBand.
org.
BAND HOSTS MEET THE
REBEL REGIMENT
The Rebel Regiment of
Byrnes High will host a
night of entertainment on
Saturday, Sept. 16, from
6-8:30 p.m. at the stadium.
Gates open at 6 p.m.
with the performance be-
ginning at 8 p.m.
Visitors will get an op-
portunity to meet the
band members and pur-
chase food and spirit gear.
Admission is free. Dona-
tions are accepted.
BYRNES SETS COLLEGE
FAIR FOR SEPT. 21
Byrnes High will hold
its first college fair of the
year on Thursday, Sept.
21, from 8:30-10 a.m.
The college fair will in-
clude three 30-minute ses-
sions including 8:30 a.m.,
9 a.m., and 9:30 a.m.
REBELS PARTICIPATING
IN CANCER FUNDRAISER
Byrnes High is partici-
pating in the Touchdown
Against Cancer fundrais-
ing campaign.
Donors pledge to give
money for every touch-
down the Rebels make
between Sept. 14-30. The
funds will benefit St. Jude
Childrens Research Hos-
pital in its efforts to fight
childhood cancer.
Visit TouchdownsAgain-
stCancer.com for more in-
formation.

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