Greer Citizen E-Edition 11.20.13

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Merle State Hunger
Walk this Sunday
The 9th annual Merle State Hunger
Walk will be held 2 p.m. Sunday
beginning at Memorial Methodist
Church, located at 201 N. Main St.
Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. T-shirts
and food will be available for donations.
For more information, visit
greersoupkitchen.com
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 100 NO. 47 50 CENTS
FOOTHILLS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Schedules Christmas concert and toy drive B8
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
On Nov. 13 a ribbon
cutting for Generations 2
Generations, a veterans
transitional facility pre-
sented to Lyman Council
last June, was held. Found-
ers Zachary and Dorothy
Jenkins-Smith plan to
build two buildings for
male and female veterans
and their families to be lo-
cated at 12404 Greenville
Highway in Lyman.
Were here to celebrate
the ribbon cutting of our
new facility thats going to
be rolled out in a couple
of months, and its going
serve veterans and the
veteran community, male
and female. Our facilities
will house 16 beds each
so that we can help transi-
tion them into society and
show them that theyre not
left alone, Dorothy said.
SEE HOME | A6
Council
approves
costs for
roof
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
Greer City Council ap-
proved a bid for $30,900
for a roofing project for
the Operations Center
during the Nov. 12 coun-
cil meeting. The accepted
bid was the lowest bid and
was received from Trueline
Inc. based in Charlotte,
N.C. The Operations Cen-
ter had several leaks due
to the roof, and the bid,
which was planned for in
the approved budget, will
cover the cost for recoat-
ing the roof.
The City of Greer Parks
and Recreation Depart-
ment was awarded a Parks
and Excellence Award for
its renovation of the Can-
non Centre. The Cannon
SEE COUNCIL | A6
Paper
sets
holiday
schedule
To allow readers the op-
portunity to receive their
newspaper through the
mail by next Wednesday,
The Greer Citizen will be
published on Tuesday.
With the early publish-
ing schedule, deadlines
for classified and display
advertising will change to
Friday, Nov. 22, at noon.
Obituaries will need to
be received by Monday at
noon. Milestones deadline
will remain Wednesday at
5 p.m.
The Greer Citizen office
will be closed Thursday
and Friday, Nov. 28 and
29, so our employees can
celebrate Thanksgiving.
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Great Bay Oyster House
and guest shuckers are
teaming up to benefit a lo-
cal nonprofit.
The third Give a Shuck
run is 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov.
21 at Great Bay Oyster
House, 109 E. Poinsett St
in Greer.
Owner Diane Christofer-
son wanted to give back to
the community that was
so kind to her after her
husbands death.
Everybody was so
good to me when my hus-
band was sick and when
he passed away, so this
is a way to give back,
Christoferson said. I give
a portion of the sales on
that night as well as the
people who go there, they
help fill up the tip jars
and tip my staff because
theyre there working
too.
Christoferson, who
owns the restaurant with
daughter Katie Gambrel,
hopes to raise $1,000 for
the soup kitchen. The do-
nations arent restricted to
oysters and 10 percent of
sales will go to the Greer
Soup Kitchen.
Im just so excited. Ive
been in Greer 31 years,
said Martha ONeal, Greer
Soup Kitchen director.
Born in Greenville. Raised
in Miami. I own a business
in this town. I own Chel-
seas Catering. Its great
to see the companies and
the people Greer is a giv-
ing little town. We may
SEE BENEFIT | A6
BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
STAFF WRITER
It all starts when they
sit you down in a chair,
put some cotton gloves on
your hands and ask you
to remove your shoes. A
woman places some prick-
ly insoles in them and
tells you to put them back
on. She then puts a pair
of blurry green goggles
over your eyes and some
earphones on your head
that emit a nerve-jarring
chorus of quacking and
chatter. You stand up and
another woman leads you,
shuffling, out of the room
and into a hallway. There,
she stops you and gives
you several simple tasks
to perform.
The problem is the in-
cessant clamoring coming
through the earphones
prevent you from hearing
all but a few fragments
of what shes saying.
She then places a hand
on your back and guides
you to a bedroom, where
a man sits in a corner
watching you and jotting
down notes. The woman
disappears, leaving you
standing at the foot of a
bed covered with a pile of
clothes. Your eyes dart
around as if you expect
someone to pop out at
any moment. The goggles
make everything around
you appear cloudy and out
of focus. The gloves pro-
duce a numbing effect and
the insoles make your feet
feel asleep.
But the worst thing of all
is that swarm of noise as-
saulting your ears. Its like
youre listening to a loud
radio station that isnt
SEE DEMENTIA | A9
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Virtual Dementia Tour administrator Jeanne Pete questions caretakers directly following
the tour.
Simulating their sufering

AMANDA BRADFORD | THE GREER CITIZEN
Dorothy Jenkins-Smith and her husband, Zachary, held a ribbon cutting on Nov. 13
to commemorate the new veterans transitional facility they will be opening at 12404
Greenville Highway in Lyman.
Veterans transitional
home coming to Lyman

VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR

Give a Shuck to benefit Greer Soup Kitchen
WANT TO GO? |
What: Give a Shuck
When: Thursday, Oct. 21,
7-9 p.m.
(Then the third Thursday of every month.)
Guest shuckers: Mayor Rick Danner, Greer Chamber Vice Presi-
dent Mark Owens, and more
To Beneft: Greer Soup Kitchen (Each night benefts a diferent
agency.)
Ive always wanted to give back to
veterans the best way that I could and I
didnt really have platform for it her
dream actually gave me the platform...
Tara Walker
Project administrator
Were hoping that
by doing this, we
can help that loved
one have a better
understanding of
why that person
is acting the way
theyre acting.
Jeanne Pete
Homestead Vice President
It all starts when they sit you down in a chair, put some cotton gloves on your hands and ask you
to remove your shoes. A woman places some prickly insoles in them and tells you to put them back on.
She then puts a pair of blurry green goggles over your eyes and some earphones on your head
that emit a nerve-jarring chorus of quacking and chatter...
GODS PANTRY
NEEDS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs spa-
ghetti, cereal, beans, rice,
mixes, boxed items, oat-
meal, grits, Ramen noo-
dles, macaroni and cheese,
canned meats, vegetables,
fruits and tomato prod-
ucts, peanut butter, des-
sert mixes, snacks, condi-
ments, coffee and drink
mixes.
Items can be dropped
off at: 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m. to noon, 2481 Rac-
ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-
days 1 4 p.m. or 700
E. Main St., Duncan, on
Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call Wendy at 963-
4441.
GCM NEEDS
FOOD, BLANKETS
Greer Community Minis-
tries is in need of blankets
for Meals on Wheels cli-
ents. Blankets will be de-
livered with meals as part
of the ministrys 12 Days
of Christmas program in
December.
The Food Pantry needs
beef stew, and Sharons
Closet needs winter coats.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
Monday Thrusday 8 a.m.
3 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.
1 p.m.
For more information
call Linda Teems at 879-
2254.
GREER MEALS ON
WHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS
Greer Community Minis-
tries Meals on Wheels pro-
gram needs drivers for a
number of routes, includ-
ing weekly, monthly or as
substitutes.
A MOW driver must be
a qualified driver with a
valid drivers license and
have a heart for serving
others. MOW has 19 deliv-
ery routes in the greater
Greer area. Meals are de-
livered Monday through
Friday.
contact Linda Teems at
879-2254 or 877-1937.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
WELLFORD LITTER PICKUP
The next Wellford volun-
teer roadside litter pickup
will be held on Dec. 7
beginning at 8 a.m. Vol-
unteers can meet at city
hall,127 Syphrit Rd., Well-
ford.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer So-
ciety needs volunteer driv-
ers to transport patients
to local treatment centers.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering as a driver must
have a good driving re-
cord, valid drivers license,
automobile insurance and
a vehicle in good working
condition. The American
Cancer Society provides
free training for this pro-
gram.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact Teri
Donahoo, Mission Delivery
Manager, at 627-1903 or
teri.donahoo@cancer.org.
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Bike Walk Greenville and
Greenville County Plan-
ning Department will hold
an open house today, Nov.
20 at Greer City Hall from
4 6 p.m. to encourage
feedback from the general
public on the Greenville
County Pedestrian and
Bicycle Network Improve-
ment Plan.
contact the Greenville
County Planning Depart-
ment at 467-7278.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD LOCATIONS OPEN
Drop-off centers for Op-
eration Christmas Child,
including Joshuas Way
Inc., 1001 W. Poinsett St.,
Greer, is open on Nov 22
and 25 from 9 a.m. 5
p.m., Nov. 23 from 9 a.m.
noon and Nov. 24 from 1
3 p.m. Donations should
be in shoeboxes along with
a $7 donation for shipping.
For more information visit
www.samaritanspurse.
org/occ.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AT
WOODRUFF PET RESORT
A Christmas Bazaar will
be held at the WoodRUFF
Pet Resort & Spa, Inc., 70
Concourse Way, Greer, on
Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10
a.m. 2 p.m. Cost is $1 at
the door or pet food dona-
tions for the Greer Relief
Pet Food Project. Call 877-
0488 for more informa-
tion.
MERLE STATE
HUNGER WALK
The 9
th
annual Merle
State Hunger Walk will be
held on Nov. 24 at 2 p.m.
at Memorial Methodist
Church, 201 N. Main St.,
Greer. T-shirts and food
will be available. The walk
is free, but donations are
encouraged. For more in-
formation contact Martha
ONeal at 968-0323.
30
TH
LAW
DOGS TOY RUN
The LAW Dogs Toy Run
benefits the Greer Soup
Kitchen. For more infor-
mation contact Thomas
Ponder 884-7698.
Last week in the Merle
State Hunger Walk ap-
proaching story, the
quote by Martha ONeal,
Greer Soup Kitchen Direc-
tor, should have read that
Steve Miller began the Soup
Kitchen along with Merle
State after Miller (not Mer-
le State) saw someone go-
ing through the dumpster
in his yard.

A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Thank You For Your Business
The Cannon Family and Employees
CANNONS RESTAURANT
CELEBRATING 42 YEARS!
409 Trade Street Greer, SC 877-9988
Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
INSIDE DINING CALL-IN ORDERS CURB SERVICE
WEDNESDAYS
Pure Ground Beef
Hamburgers
$
2.00
Plus Tax
*Also Sundays: 4-10 p.m.
THURSDAYS
Hot Dogs
$
1.00
Cannons Restaurant
opened at 5 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17th,
1971
Plus Tax
SUNDAY MENU
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
1 Meat
& 3 Vegetables
Dessert & Drink Included
$
9.00
MEATS
Turkey & Dressing
Country Style Steak
Fried Chicken
Stew-Meat
Grilled Ham
Flounder Fish
Chicken Fingers
VEGETABLES
Green Beans
Cream Corn
Macaroni Pie
Rice & Gravy
Creamed Potatoes
Fried Okra
Cabbage
Potato Salad
Slaw
Tossed Salad
Plus Tax
MCCARTNEY JOINS
PRUDENTIAL C. DAN
JOYNER CO., REALTORS
Prudential C. Dan Joyner
Co., REALTORS has
announced
that Tammy
McCartney
has
joined the
company
and serves
as a broker
associate at
the Greer
office.
With 12 years real estate
experience from both
Arizona and Florida, she
received the Centurion
Top Producer award
along with Top Grossing
Team award. Prior to real
estate, McCartneys career
was in accounting and
management.
We are excited to have
Tammy come to C. Dan
Joyner Company, said
Avanelle Pelfrey, broker-
in-charge.McCartney
and her husband, Steve,
came to Greenville almost
two years ago. In her
free time, she enjoys
photography as well as
health and nutrition.
WILLIAMS GRADUATES
FROM BASIC TRAINING
Army Pvt. Jacari D. Wil-
liams has graduated from
basic combat training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness,
and received instruction
and practice in basic com-
bat skills, military weap-
ons, chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat,
map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches, and
field training exercises.
Williams is the son of
Stacy Williams of Greer.
He is a 2008 graduate of
Greer High School.
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its monthly dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive.
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
MONTHLY BREAKFAST at
Second Baptist Church, 570
Memorial Drive Ext., Greer,
at 8 a.m. Free. Reservations
are required. Call Larry at
233-0387.
MONDAY, NOV. 25
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
TUESDAY, NOV. 26
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
GIG GLUTEN INTOLER
ANCE GROUP of Greenville
meets at the Taylors Library,
316 W. Main St. The group
meets from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
COMMUNITY
NEWS
PEOPLE
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Season of giving
Keith Dammann unloads a stack of boxes to donate
to Operation Christmas Child at Joshuas Way on West
Poinsett Street.
McCartney

CLARIFICATION |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 PAGE LABEL THE GREER CITIZEN A3
TAYLORS
6007 Wade Hampton Blvd.
(Located near Fatz Cafe)
864-848-1610
STORE HOURS: 9-8 MONDAY-SATURDAY
CLOSED SUNDAY
#328 Taylors, SC
The Greer Citizen
March 31, 2008
A
s a woman (at least thats what
recent lab tests claim I am), I seem
to have always known more about
my truck engine or how to mow a slope
on a tractor than my own body. Its not
that Im that much of a tomboy, but
rather, Im just relatively indifferent to
all things feminine.
It bores me.
When other women swoon in excite-
ment over a shoe sale, I just dont get it.
If muck boots come out with a pump,
perhaps Ill reconsider, but its probably
because my feet are too big and ugly
(horses have a way of making sure each
toe is broken multiple times) to even
consider showing them off in peek-a-boo
open-toed numbers and Ive never had a
pedicure because it would be something
akin to painting the nails on a pigs trot-
ters: Yeah, you could do it, but its just
unnecessary.
During my tenure as a radio host, I
attacked my friend and fellow on-air per-
sonality, Sheri Lynch, while in the middle
of my show for destroying my appetite
the previous day. Being a faithful sup-
porter, I had purchased her first book,
Hello, My name is Mommy, and took it
to a local sandwich shop to peruse over
lunch.
Letting the book fall open to a random
page, I was in the process of inserting
the first corner of an egg salad sand-
wich into my mouth when my eyes fell
upon the words mucus plug within a
sentence describing the birth of her first
child. With an inward groan, I pushed
my plate away and barely made it
through my latte.
What is wrong with you, Sheri? I
scolded, the following morning, I could
have gone my whole life without hearing
that phrase. Its disgusting.
The studio phone immediately lit up
like a Christmas tree as I was berated by
many a mother informing me that it was
simply part of a beautiful and natural
process called childbirth and how
could I have possibly not have heard of
such a thing at the age of 45?
Probably because I havent had kids, I
bleated. Ive assisted a couple of horses
with their births, but everything wooshes
out so quickly and the foal comes out in
something that looks like a dry cleaners
bag. Is that, I asked, what it looks like
when a babys born?
The phone exploded a second time.
And, glutton for punishment that I
am, I also had to know if babies are born
with their eyes open, or, like puppies,
closed?
Now that Im no longer broadcasting
radio, its been a relief to get away from
feigning interest in topics that would ap-
peal to my, oddly, large female listener
demographic (So call in now if you
know someone who has never let her
husband see her without makeup), or to
sound enthusiastic about a free facial as
part of a spa package from a local spon-
sor. And best of all, no more anatomical
ambushes about the female body from
Sheri. I figure I knew everything I needed
to know, thank you very much.
Or so I thought.
My moms got to go back to the doc-
tor, my friend Donna mentioned the
other day, She seems to have a recur-
ring UTI.
Why is it recurring? I asked. Didnt
they give her antibiotics for the infec-
tion?
Yeah, they did, she replied, but
when you have a fallen bladder-
Im sorry; a what?
Fallen bladder, she repeated. You
know very common with senior wom-
en. It doesnt empty well, or it dribbles
and can cause this chronic condition.
In fact, Im contemplating a surgical
consult for this.
For heavens sake, I thought. I had just
come to grips that on Facebook, ads
popping up on the side of my page have
targeted me for miracle moisturizers
and skin tag removal. I was completely
unprepared that my future could involve
a bladder that could fall.
Like, out? I asked, alarmed. Like
when Im pushing a wheelbarrow, or
something, it could just fall out?
Dont be ridiculous, Donna said, wav-
ing away the absurdity with her hand,
But now, a uterus-
I dont remember much more about
that conversation, just that I began to
feel a bit lightheaded as a sinister wave
of nausea swept over me. All I knew was
that it seemed most unfair that every-
thing, and I mean everything, associ-
ated with being a woman at some point
involves gravity.
Maybe thats why its nearly impossible
for us to get a raise.
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SAYING
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CURIOUSLY
AMANDA
AMANDA BRADFORD
Staf reporter
The gravity of being a woman
States bail system is
in dire need of reform
This month in Columbia, the state Judi-
cial Merit Selection Commission unanimously
found Circuit Court Judge Alison Lee qualified
to continue practicing. That verdict means Lee
will likely run unopposed for reelection to her
position in the states 5th Judicial Circuit (Rich-
land and Kershaw Counties).
Lee attracted much controversy when she
lowered the bails of two known violent offend-
ers who returned to jail a few months later with
first-degree murder charges.
The first of these alleged killers is Lorenzo
Young, who was arrested late last year on first-
degree burglary, kidnapping and assault charg-
es. In January, Lee lowered Youngs bail from
$225,000 to $175,000, allowing for his release.
Six months later, the 18-year-old Young was ar-
rested along with 18-year-old Troy Stevenson
and a 16-year-old boy for murdering a young
mother of four during a burglary of a Columbia
bagel shop. It wasnt the first arrest for Steven-
son either, who had been charged with first de-
gree burglary and assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature in November 2011.
That tragedy sparked a rally at the statehouse
demanding reform for the states bond system.
But the case of 19-year-old Daquan Vereen is
equally maddening. Vereen was arrested last
November for armed robbery and attempted
murder of a convenience store clerk. The young
man might have gotten away with the crime had
the clerk not shot him in the stomach during
the ordeal. Yet, inexplicably, Lee reviewed his
case in February and lowered his bond from
$175,000 to $50,000. Because S.C. law only
requires a 10 percent non-refundable surety
bond be paid, Vereen was released from jail for
$5,000.
In September, Vereen was arrested and
charged with the shooting death of a 51-year-
old sitting in his car in front of a Midlands con-
venient store. The murder was captured on the
buildings surveillance camera.
When she finally addressed questions of why
she lowered the bonds of the two suspects, Lee
answered unsatisfactorily. Speaking with re-
gards to Young, the judge admitted she reduced
his bond because he had no prior record. As for
Vereen, she said he also had no priors and was
employed at McDonalds.
There was nothing to show that he should
not be given the opportunity to be released,
Lee said.
But there was he had fired shots at a clerk
while robbing a store.
Now, if a judge deems a suspect is either a
flight risk or a danger to society, he or she has
the right (and obligation) to deny bail. The origi-
nal judges who handled Youngs and Vereens
initial arrests could have denied bond outright.
They are not blameless in this matter.
However, it is Lee who has become the scape-
goat for our states broken bond system. Co-
lumbia mayor Steve Benjamin was forced to
confront the justice departments shortcom-
ings in the wake of the highly publicized bagel
shop murder. As it turns out, Young allegedly
burglarized a Columbia house less than 13-days
before committing that crime.
We must take steps to reform our bond sys-
tem. Yes, the jails are crowded and the court
dockets are backed up, but if we must release
any suspects on bond, it should be the non-vio-
lent ones. It is ridiculous that drug offenders,
for example, are given higher bonds than thugs
whove been beating and robbing people for
years.
The two murders discussed above should
never have happened. Our state must take ac-
tion before similar tragedies occur.
Love letter
from God
Read Timothy 3:10-17
F
rom infancy you have
known the Holy Scriptures,
which are able to make you
wise for salvation through faith
in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15
A good friend of mine carries
a deep and painful love in her
heart. Twenty-five years ago,
her eldest son turned her back
on her and left home. He has
never tried to get in contact
with he, despite repeated at-
tempts on her part to get in
touch with him.
This mothers love for her
lost son remains inexpressibly
deep and true. Each day, she
writes in a diary a brief letter
to her son, telling him of the
daily events in her life. She
has already filled three books
with these love letters from a
mothers aching heart. Perhaps
he will one day return he will
one day return, even after she
has gone; and he will read her
lifetime of love letters to him.
This mothers story reminds
me of Gods love for his lost
children everywhere and Gods
personal love for each of
us. The Bible contains Gods
eternal love letters to us, writ-
ten a long time ago. When we
were lost, we had no desire to
read them. But when we return
home, they should become the
most precious possessions in
our live, to be read and trea-
sured each day.
Prayer: Loving Father, thank
you for the Bible that contains
the whole history of your love
for us. Amen.
Support
U.S.-made
products
I
ve stood on my soapbox
before and preached this
same point, but Ive yet again
been struck with the need to
try and persuade people to buy
products made in the U.S. So
throw rotten tomatoes if you
must, but here goes
I lived in Upstate New York
when I was in high school, and
while there a General Motors
facility closed down and doz-
ens of longtime locals whose
families had worked there for
generations were uprooted or
left behind without jobs, stabil-
ity or possibility of a future
because the tiny town had
become reliant on the facility.
When the plant closed I
recognized it as unfortunate,
but I didnt understand the
scope of what it meant. The
jobs didnt disappear because
the company wasnt mak-
ing money, as I had assumed
being we were in a recession.
But rather, the jobs were sent
abroad so the company could
make more money by decreas-
ing its overhead cost with
cheaper labor and parts. And in
retrospect whats mind blowing
to me is that while most in our
small town were saddened or
angered, it didnt prevent them
from rushing off to shop at the
nearest low-priced retailer who
utilized identical philosophies
when they shelved products
produced abroad rather than
choosing to support local
mom and pop retailers and
U.S.-made products by stock-
ing their shelves with domestic
goods.
What I believe some fail to
realize is when a company
chooses to manufacture abroad
is doesnt only eliminate jobs
here, but it has a tremendously
negative impact on local supply
chains, forcing them to find
other ways to sustain despite
hopes of growth being largely
eliminated.
I really cant stress enough
how important it is to sup-
port industry within our own
borders. Research the products
you buy and strive to buy local-
ly when able. As a society, we
have become far too reliant on
other countries for our prod-
ucts and that could become
a major point of weakness in
times of war, as well as cripple
any homegrown economy we
could hope have.
This mothers story
reminds me of Gods
love for his lost children
everywhere and Gods
personal love for each
of us.
It is ridiculous that drug offenders,
for example, are given higher bonds
than thugs whove been beating and
robbing people for years.
Opens new
downtown
location
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
After about 40 years on
North Pleasantburg Drive
in Greenville, Sir Georges
Salon has expanded with a
downtown Greer location.
Sir Georges White House
Salon, at 200 School St., re-
cently held its grand open-
ing. The salon is a whole-
service with four stylists
and a manicurist, said Colt
Davis, salon owner and
manager.
Davis grew up around
hair. Hes the third gen-
eration to do hair. At 83,
Davis grandfather is still
cutting hair.
Our whole family does
hair. My older sister owns
her salon in Campobello
and my younger sister, she
works at Sir Georges in
Greenville, he said. We all
grew up around hair. After
college, I jumped right in
with Sir Georges in Green-
ville I worked there for
about six years and thats
when we decided to open
up one in Greer.
Davis wanted to expand
the business toward Spar-
tanburg.
We love being close to
downtown Greer because
its growing. We love the
growth...I think in a few
years, its going to get big-
ger and bigger, he said.
I love all the new busi-
ness coming to Greer, so
we wanted to be a part of
that. We wanted our sec-
ond salon to be far enough
away to meet new clients,
more clients. We wanted
to be more accessible to
our current clients already
in Greer, but also we want-
ed to be close enough to
touch base with our main
salon.
The second salon is very
similar to the Greenville
location, Davis said: same
services and a lot of the
same clientele.
The salon is open 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Saturday.
Appointments can be
made by calling 877-8877
or through their Facebook
page, facebook.com/Sir-
georgeswhitehousesalon.
The salon also has two
booths available for rent
on a weekly basis.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Giving
son some
problems
Q: Weve been support-
ing our son while hes in
college. He just finished
his sophomore year, but
he told us the other day
he has dropped out of
school and isnt going
back. Hes been playing in
a band on weekends, and
he has this vague idea of
becoming a musician. We
dont think this is a good
idea, but we still want
to be supportive just
not too supportive. We
want him to be financially
independent, as well. How
should we handle this?
DR: This kid is about
to have some problems.
Not only has he made
a bad decision, but he
should have consulted
with you guys before he
quit school. He owed you
that much if you were
supporting him this whole
time.
In my opinion, you and
your husband have one
job right now. That job is
to stand back and let life
happen to this kid. If he
thinks hes a man, let him
go out and prove it. Wish
him the best and tell him
you hope he becomes the
rich and famous rock star
he wants to be. But make
sure he understands
youre not going to sup-
port him financially when
hes doing something you
both feel is a bad idea.
The First National Bank of
Mom and Dad is officially
closed!
Understand that Im not
suggesting you turn your
backs on this guy. Let him
know you both love him
and that youll be praying
for him. Invite him over
for dinner once in a while,
stay in touch, and make
sure he knows that family
deals like Thanksgiving
and Christmas are still
business as usual. Howev-
er, as far as paying for his
rent, utilities, gas, food
and cell phone bill? That
stuffs not happening.
This may sound tough,
but it was his decision.
Retirement
first, or debt?
Q: Should I lower my
401(k) contributions in
order to pay off my car
and home?
DR: If youre following
my plan, the first thing
you should do is set aside
an emergency fund of
$1,000. Next pay off all of
your debt except for your
house. This would include
your car. During this time
you should temporarily
stop any kind of investing
and retirement contribu-
tions.
Now you concentrate
on growing your emer-
gency fund to the point
where you have three to
six months of expenses
set aside. Once this is
done, invest 15 percent
of your pre-tax income
for retirement. For you,
it would mean re-starting
the contributions to your
401(k).
The rest of the plan
goes like this: putting
money into your kids
college funds, putting
everything you can scrape
together toward paying
off the house early. After
that comes the real fun.
Simply build wealth and
give.
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Greer
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Dental
opens
JaVon Brown, DDS, and
Sonya Shyam, DDS, are
pleased to announce the
opening of their new den-
tal office, Greer Family
Dental Care, a new full-ser-
vice, family dental practice
will open on Nov. 21.
Greer Family Dental Care
is fully equipped with the
latest products and equip-
ment available in the den-
tal industry, offering the
doctors and their dental
team the opportunity to
provide the most up-to-
date procedures and ser-
vices to their patients.
In order to help entire
families maintain and im-
prove their oral health,
the doctors and their team
will inform and educate
each patient about the lat-
est procedures and dental
health care choices avail-
able to suit his or her
specific needs. From rou-
tine cleanings and simple
fillings to more in-depth
restorative and cosmetic
services, every patient will
receive individualized care
to help them keep their
teeth for a lifetime.
The doctors continue to
seek out advanced train-
ing in a wide range of den-
tal issues and techniques
to better serve their pa-
tients. Through continu-
ing education programs
such as Invisalign (invis-
ible braces), HDC Aesthet-
ic Continuum and Doctor
Leadership, they receive
additional training on pro-
cedures including crowns,
veneers, aesthetic restora-
tions and more.
Greer Family Dental
Care is located at 1494
West Wade Hampton Blvd.,
Suite D. Call 334-6391 for
more information.
Sir Georges White House Salon celebrated its new location in downtown Greer with a ribbon cutting on Sunday. Pictured
from left to right: Justin Burnett, Janet Burnett, Pam Sloan, George D. Davis, Brooke Mosteller Miss South Carolina 2013,
Salon owner Colt Davis, Lindsey Burdine, and Vanessa Arrowood,
Sir Georges Salon expands

I love all the new business coming to
Greer, so we wanted to be a part of that.
We wanted our second
salon to be far enough
away to meet new clients,
more clients.
Colt Davis
Owner and manager, Sir Georges Salon
FROM PAGE ONE
be little, but we are strong
in community service and
giving back to each oth-
er.
Money raised will go to
the soup kitchens many
needs food, laundry de-
tergent, paper products.
Though the nonprofits
arent partners, they do
work together.
We have recognized
that Greer Relief and Greer
Community Ministries are
not partners of ours, but
were all doing the same
thing, ONeal said. Were
all feeding people. Were
giving back to the commu-
nity. Were not in competi-
tion with each other. When
I have too much, I give to
them. Thats what youre
supposed to do.
With this being the first
Give a Shuck benefiting
the Greer Soup Kitchen,
ONeal is unsure of what
to expect, but has heard
good things from fellow
non-profits.
I know that Caroline
(Robertson, Greer Relief
executive director) and
Cindy (Simpler, Greer
Community Ministries ex-
ecutive director) have had
great success with what
Diane is doing and Im just
pretty stoked that shes
doing it, ONeal said.
Downtown restaurants,
a really well-known place
and we loved her husband.
Its really great that shes
doing this in his honor.
The event will feature
guest shuckers including
Mayor Rick Danner and
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce Vice President
Mark Owens.
It should be a really big
night, Christoferson said.
Give a Shuck will con-
tinue in the New Year,
Christoferson said, but will
skip December. Christofer-
son plans to keep the ben-
eficiaries mostly local in
the future.
Im local. I just like it
that way, she said. This
city needs it, deserves it.
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Centre was formerly the
National Guard Armory
and Horace McKown Cen-
ter, but following renova-
tions the 10,000 square
foot facility now serves
as an events center with a
full-service kitchen, class-
rooms and the Greer Cul-
tural Arts office.
The Greer Development
Corporation provided
an annual update to the
council, reporting that as
of October 2013, it assist-
ed 19 companies planning
for future growth, these
projects represent an esti-
mated $39,859,000 in new
capital investment and the
potential for 509 new jobs
in areas such as automo-
tive, aviation, manufactur-
ing, transportation, res-
taurants, corporate office
and specialty retail.
City Administrator Ed
Driggers announced that
on Dec. 6 a Christmas tree
lighting will be held at 5
p.m. at City Park, and on
Dec. 13 an employee ap-
preciation breakfast will
be held at 7 a.m. The next
Greer City Council meet-
ing will be held on Nov. 26
at 6:30 p.m. at Greer City
Hall.
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Loyd E. Bryant
Veteran
Loyd Earl Bryant, 86,
died Nov. 14, 2013 at Na-
tional Health Care.
A native
of Greenville
County, son of
the late Lee and
Lillie Hart Bryant, he was a
U.S. Army Veteran where
he served in the 385th MP
Battalion, a retired em-
ployee of Taylors Post Of-
fice, and a member of Fair-
view Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Doris Elder Bryant of the
home; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Carolyn and
John Baker, and Linda
and Leonard Oliver, all of
Taylors; a sister, Louise
Owens of Statesville, N.C.;
three grandchildren, Pam
Forrester (Ronnie), Michael
Baker (Amy) and Travis
Oliver (Sumer); and three
great-grandchildren, Leslie
Forrester, Noah Baker and
Reid Oliver.
Mr. Bryant was prede-
ceased by a brother, Ray
Bryant, and one grand-
daughter, Lisa Oliver.
Funeral services were
held Saturday at The
Wood Mortuary, conduct-
ed by Dr. Eddie Leopard,
Dr. Drew Hines and Rev.
Joe Price. Burial followed
in Wood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Ronnie
Forrester, Michael Baker,
Travis Oliver, Wayne Bry-
ant, Jimmy Hairston and
Billy Hill.
Honorary escort was
the Bill Dill Sunday School
Class of Fairview Baptist
Church.
Visitation was held Sat-
urday at The Wood Mortu-
ary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Fairview Baptist Church
Building Fund, 1300 Lo-
cust Hill Road, Greer,
29651 or Washington
Baptist Church Building
Fund, 3500 N. Highway 14,
Greer, 29651.
Online condolences may
be made at thewoodmor-
tuary.com.
Warren Boyd McKinney
Veteran
Warren Boyd McKinney,
63, of Moultrie,
and formerly of
Greer, died Sat-
urday, Nov. 16,
2013 at Archbold Medical
Center in Thomasville, Ga.
A memorial service was
2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.
19, 2013 at First Presby-
terian Church in Moultrie
with the Rev. Arch Baker
officiating.
Born Dec. 8, 1949 in
Spartanburg, S.C., he was
the son of Carolyn Boyd
McKinney and the late Mar-
shall Eugene Red McKin-
ney. He served in the U.S.
Army, was a graduate of
Presbyterian College and
Columbia Theological
Seminary. He was Direc-
tor of Mens Outpatient
Services at Turning Point
Care, and was named Li-
censed Professional Coun-
selor of the Year in 2007.
He served on the Board
of Directors of Moultrie
Y.M.C.A., was a member
of Moultrie Kiwanis Club
and Sunset Country Club.
He was a member of First
Presbyterian Church,
where he was a member of
the choir and served as an
Elder from 2010-2012.
He was kind, caring, lov-
ing and considerate, his
family remembered. He
was a proud and grateful
father and grandfather.
His co-workers said, He
was a terrific boss, and he
impacted many peoples
lives both personally and
professionally.
Surviving, in addition to
his mother of Greer, is his
wife, Maresa Tillis Regan
McKinney of Moultrie, Ga.;
two daughters, Celeste
McKinney Bracey and hus-
band Mose of Thomasville,
Ga. and Cara McKinney of
Asheville, N.C.; one son,
Boyd McKinney of Thom-
asville, Ga.; one sister,
Betsy McKinney Porter of
Greer; one grandson, Rick
Bracey of Thomasville,
Ga.; a brother-in-law, Ran-
dy Tillis and wife Deborah
of Ashford, Al.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Heifer In-
ternational, 1 World Ave.,
Little Rock, Ark 72202.
www.heifer.org.
Cobb Funeral Chapel,
Moultrie, Ga., was entrust-
ed with arrangements.
Margaret Sweet Stigberg
Margaret Peggy Doug-
las Sweet Stig berg, 96, died
peaceful ly after a long life
and a brief illness on Nov.
14, 2013 at NHC Health-
care of Mauldin. She had
recently been a resident
of Hawthorne Inn on Hay-
wood Road in Greenville.
Born in Evanston, Ill.,
June 29, 1917, she was the
daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Anson B. Sweet.
She graduated from Mil-
ford High School in Mil-
ford, Conn., attended Pratt
Institute in Brook lyn, N.Y.
and earned an associate
degree in fine art. After
her marriage to Kenneth
Stigberg (July 4, 1941), she
worked as a fash ion illus-
trator for the Bridgeport,
Connecti cut newspaper.
She and her family lived
in Mil ford, Conn., Hager-
stown, Md., Gastonia, N.C.,
Westport, Conn., Greer,
Myrtle Beach and Green-
wood before returning to
the Greenville area.
Wherever she and her
family lived, she was ac-
tively involved with the
Episcopalian church serv-
ing on Altar Guilds and
performing other duties.
She also volun teered with
the school systems to
bring art appreciation pro-
grams to the classroom.
Peggy enjoyed playing golf
around the world with
her husband, Ken, playing
bridge and par ticipating in
many Gar den Clubs and
reading groups.
Peggy also maintained
life-long passionate inter-
ests in music and visual
art. She was a skilled artist
in watercolor, pastels and
oils, producing portraits,
landscapes and still life
paintings that family and
friends are proud to own
and display.
Surviving are her son,
David K. Stigberg (Sara
Taber) of Cham paign, Ill.,
her daugh ter Susan Jack-
son (Robert) of Greenville,
six grandchildren, Kirsten
Dennison, Aaron Stig-
berg, Kate Stigberg, Russ
Jackson, Eric Jackson and
David Jackson, as well as
nine great grandchildren,
many beloved nieces and
nephews and her sister-
in-law Dorothy Miles of
Myrtle Beach. Her husband
Ken neth and her brother
Anson Buck Sweet prede-
ceased her. Her family and
friends will profoundly
miss Peggy.
A memorial service is be-
ing planned to take place
at St. Stephens Episcopal
Church in N. Myrtle Beach.
Me morials may be made
to Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Cannon St.,
Greer, SC 29651 or St. Ste-
phens Episco pal Church,
801 11th Ave. N., North
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29582.
The family wishes to
than the staff of NHC of
Mauldin and Caris Hos-
pice.
Kathy C. Ulrich
Kathy Coggins Ulrich,
62, of Woodruff, wife of
Bobby Allen Urich, died
Nov. 10, 2013.
She is survived by one
brother, James Larry Cog-
gins, and his wife, Janice;
two sisters, Shirley Cog-
gins Grubbs and Connie
Coggins Ferguson and
her husband, Ronnie; two
children, Christopher Al-
len Ulrich and his wife,
Jill, and Angela Ulrich
Real and her husband,
Tony; eight grandchildren,
Jon (J.J) Murrin, Juan Del
Murrin, Stacia Real, Sean
Ulrich, Samantha Real,
Austin Ulrich, Nicky Real
and Saige Ulrich; and four
great-grandchildren, Jacob
Murrin, Anna Richards and
two on the way.
She was much loved and
will be greatly missed.
A memorial service will
be held 2 p.m. Wednes-
day at River Hills Baptist
Church.
In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to Gentiva
Hospice.

COUNCIL: Parks Dept. receives award
FROM PAGE ONE
The Generations 2 Gen-
erations facility will house
veterans for up to 24
months while providing
transportation, rehabilita-
tion and job preparation.
Programs that will be of-
fered include vocational
rehabilitation, recovery
programs, education and
job skills training, life and
financial skills, social and
outreach services, as well
as other special services.
Well my dad he fought
in the Korean War, and
my husband he is a 29-
year veteran, so in decid-
ing what Im going to do
with the facility thats
where the dream came
to do something to help
serve the community and
to help those of different
generations to adapt back
and to bond with those
coming out of the services
now, Dorothy said.
Dorothy said though
they cant yet house vet-
erans, theyre still working
with identifying veterans
in need and helping them
in more immediate ways
until the facility is com-
pleted.
I get a lot of calls tell-
ing me that they have vet-
erans who need housing,
so were helping to find
them homes, Dorothy
said. Our facility isnt
ready yet, havent broken
ground for it yet, but were
helping the community in
different services and or-
ganization to help pass
on the word and get them
housed before the cold
weather breaks.
Tara Walker, project
administrator, is an army
veteran involved in the
project.
We put our minds to-
gether, Im actually a vet
myself a 20-year vet
and a lot of the things Ive
had to deal with on the
VA side, it actually helps
her (Jenkins-Smith) know
what steps we going to be
able to take to help our
veterans coming up in the
near future. A lot of the
things Ive seen that she
has not her husbands a
veteran, her fathers a vet-
eran a lot of what were
doing right now were
veterans helping veterans
and so I really appreciate
that, Walker said.
Walker said though
theyre not yet opera-
tional, they already have
people who are willing to
volunteer and donors who
are willing give.
Having gone through
some of the same prob-
lems that a lot of the vet-
erans have gone through, I
understand, Walker said.
And for me, as some-
body thats been through
it, its a lot easier to teach
somebody if youve been
through it yourself.
I have run into so many
veterans over my lifetime
that just talking to them
in daily life youd have
no idea that they were
homeless, but as a veteran
you have a way of pulling
things out of veterans,
and to hear their stories is
just astronomical, Walker
said. When I met Mrs.
Dorothy and she told me
about the dream she had
and Ive always wanted
to give back to veterans the
best way that I could and I
didnt really have platform
for it her dream actu-
ally gave me the platform
to do what I do best as far
as community service and
customer service.
Dorothy, we really ap-
preciate you doing this,
said Allen Smith, Greater
Greer Chamber of Com-
merce president. The
services youre going to
provide are very admira-
ble and it makes me think
a lot of the book of Mat-
thew because in Matthew
it says: whatever you fail
to do to the least of these
you also failed to do unto
me. And our veterans
certainly arent the least
of the these, but a lot of
times our veterans find
themselves in difficult
situations and they are so
blessed to have people like
you and your husband that
are willing to stand in the
gap and meet their needs
when they come back.
For more information,
or volunteer or to donate,
visit g2gveterans.org.
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Scattered Showers This Weekend
Milder Fall weather returns for our weekend. After
a week with colder than normal temperatures, aver-
age to mild temperatures return for the weekend.
We will see a good chance for rain on Saturday.
Sunshine returns on Sunday with much colder
temperatures. Highs temperatures will climb to the
low 60s on Friday and Saturday with overnight
lows in the 40s and 50s. Cooler temperatures return
for Sunday and remain through the middle of next
week with highs falling to the 40s and 50s.
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families who cant afford
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let alone a holiday meal
with all of the trimmings.
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easier for these families
during the holidays.
This is the first year that
Calvary Chapel will be
providing cook-at-home
meal boxes for families in
the community. Turkeys,
hams and side dishes will
be given to the first 75
families who show up at
the church.
We wanted to reach out
to the community in Greer
by providing the commu-
nity with holiday meals,
said Pastor Randy Lucero.
We dont have the facility
to host a community meal,
but the holiday is really a
family event anyway. So
we wanted to provide
cook-at-home meals for
them instead.
The church was looking
for a way to reach out to
the community and prayed
about providing meals for
those who needed them.
A member of the church
then talked to someone
who was willing to donate
turkeys for the churchs
outreach, and another per-
son has called the church
and donated some side
dishes. But the church still
needs more donations to
fill the boxes. They are ac-
cepting food donations or
monetary donations that
will be used to buy more
food.
We are not asking for
any proof of need, said
Lucero. We are trusting
the right people to come.
We just want to serve
practical love to the com-
munity.
The church is hoping to
have enough food to fill 75
boxes, and boxes will be
given out on a first-come,
first-served basis. The
Thanksgiving box distri-
bution day will be held on
Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. The Christ-
mas box distribution day
will be on Saturday, Dec.
21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Calvary Chapel is located
at 104 New Woodruff Road
in Greer. For more infor-
mation, call 877-8090.
Calvary Chapel to provide holiday meals
DUNCAN UMC HOSTING
BAZAAR, HOT DOG SALE
The Duncan-Startex-
Loree United Methodist
Charge will have its annual
Bazaar/hot dog sale on Sat-
urday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m.
- 2 p.m. at Duncan UMC,
139 W. Main St., Duncan.
Hot dog plates will be
sold for $3. The event will
also include baked goods,
crafts and canned items.
All proceeds will go to-
ward the Open Hearts
Open Hands free lunch
the last Saturday of each
month at the Duncan
UMC.
FOURTH SATURDAY
SINGING AT MT. VIEW
Mountain View Church
of God of Prophecy, 1105
Wingo Road, Campobello,
is having its fourth Satur-
day night monthly singing
at 6 p.m. on Nov. 23.
The event will feature
the singing of EDIFY. This
is a love-offering concert.
visit mtviewcogopsc.com
or call Don at 663-9065.
BENEFIT SCHEDULED
FOR MAPLE CREEK
Happyland Singers,
Reverance, Community
Grove Gospel Choir and
Joe Wheeler and The Voic-
es Of Praise will perform
during a benefit at 5 p.m.
on Dec. 8 at Maple Creek
Missionary Baptist Church,
609 S. Main St., Greer.
This benefit is for the
Life Center, and the youth
dancers of Maple Creek
will perform as well. Praise
and worship will be by
Travious Lee and the em-
cee will be Andre Tate.
This is a free event. For
more information, contact
TMI Promotions at 417-
0076.
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST
HOSTING GRIEFSHARE
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
REDEEMER LUTHERAN
CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 300 ONeal Road,
Greer, conducts Sunday
School at 9 a.m., followed
by the worship service at
10 a.m. Redeemers pastor
is Scottie Burkhalter.
call 877-5876.
EBENEZER WELCOME
OFFERING FREE FOOD
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m. The pantry is
open to families in need of
assistance. Photo ID is re-
quired. For more informa-
tion, call 895-1461.
CHURCH
NEWS
Sets record
with NGU,
Furman
This fall, three Upstate
universities Bob Jones
University, Furman Uni-
versity and North Green-
ville University com-
peted in a Saving Lives
Together blood drive to
help the Blood Connection
collect a record amount of
blood donations and meet
a great need for blood in
the Upstate.
Each university spon-
sored a drive to see which
student body could get the
largest percentage of their
students to donate blood
and strengthen unity be-
tween the schools and the
greater Greenville commu-
nity through the drive.
Through the efforts of
the students at these three
universities, the Blood
Connection collected
1,261 units of blood. BJU
had 28.2 percent of its
student body participate
in the drive. North Green-
ville and Furman had 8.6
percent and 3.2 percent of
their students body par-
ticipate respectively.
Its a great opportunity
to help the greater Green-
ville community, said Dr.
Stephen Jones, president
of BJU. Im proud of our
students for stepping
up to the challenge and
joining with Furman and
North Greenville to help
those who need blood in
our community.

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Bob Jones, Furman and North Greenville universities held the Saving Lives Together
blood drive last fall to help the Blood Connection for blood needs in the Upstate.
BJU joins in blood drive

Im proud of
our students for
stepping up to the
challenge.
Dr. Stephen Jones
President, BJU
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BAPTIST
Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012
Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774
Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Brushy Creek First Assembly of God
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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quite coming in. You look
around, not knowing what
to do or even why youre
there. You know youre
supposed to be doing
some kind of task, but you
have no clue what. Mean-
while, the man in the cor-
ner continues to monitor
you, making you feel like
a lab rat in some experi-
ment. You sit on the bed
and stare at the wall, try-
ing to compose yourself
despite the urge to rip the
earphones off your head.
After several interminable
minutes, the administrator
returns and leads you out
of the room. Off come the
goggles and headphones,
and the nightmare is
thankfully over.
That is the course of
events that constitute
The Virtual Dementia
Tour (VDT), an experi-
ence designed to give care-
takers an idea of what it is
like to suffer from the dis-
ease of dementia. The tour
was presented at Manning
House last Thursday by
employees of Homestead
Hospice, a company based
in Roswell, Ga. that also
has a local office on Pel-
ham Road.
I feel sorry for the care-
givers. Its a long arduous
journey and you cant be
patient all the time. But,
were hoping that by do-
ing this, we can help that
loved one have a better
understanding of why
that person is acting the
way theyre acting, said
Homestead Vice President
Jeanne Pete, who had driv-
en up from Atlanta.
It (dementia) is very dif-
ficult for the caretakers
because they live with it
every single day. If its your
loved one, you are actually
watching your loved one
die and thats difficult,
said Patty Marcus, admin-
istrator of Homesteads
Pelham Road office.
Eighteen caretakers
took the VDT, which was
held from 4-6 p.m. at
Manning house. The VDT
experience was designed
by P.K. Beville, a geriat-
rics expert who founded
the educational company
Second Wind Dreams in
1997. Beville developed
and patented the tour af-
ter two decades of work
and research on demen-
tia patients. The tour is
intended to provide the
same symptoms of macu-
lar degeneration, poor
circulation, deafness and
hallucinatory sensations
produced by dementia.
Pete said dementia
is an umbrella term used
for several cognitive dis-
eases that affect aging
people. Among these are
Alzheimers, Vascular De-
mentia and Lewy Bodies
Dementia. She also noted
that in 2012, 15.4 million
U.S. people helped care for
a loved one suffering from
Alzheimers, which kills
one in every three elderly
Americans.
Pete, who has helped ad-
minister the VDT five times
now, said one of her most
memorable experiences
was when she adminis-
tered it to an 81-year-old
woman whose husband
had died of Alzheimers.
After she did it, she was
crying, Pete recalled. But
she was so glad she had
gone through it because
it really helped her have
a better understanding of
what he had gone through.
It was very impactful for
her, and thats what we
want to do for other peo-
ple.
wbuchheit@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Solicitor Barry Barnette has
been named the recipient
of the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Victim Advo-
cate Associations Solicitor
of the Year Award. Bridg-
et Daly Musteata, the Law
enforcement Victim Advo-
cate for the Duncan Police
Department, nominated
Barnette for the award
based on: his notoriety as
a violent crime prosecu-
tor, his skill, knowledge
and professional compe-
tence and efforts to secure
victims rights in the judi-
cial process.
I cannot begin to il-
lustrate his commitment
to his profession. He
adamantly secures justice
for victims and diligently
prosecutes and convicts
criminals, said Musteata
referring to Barnette.
I have always taken
pride in the opportunity to
work with victims as they
navigate difficult times.
Criminal court is a foreign
concept for most people.
I depend on local victim
advocates to help me keep
the lines of communica-
tion open with those in
need, said Barnette.
The South Carolina Law
Enforcement Victim Ad-
vocates Association ad-
dresses a statewide need
to assist law enforcement
in the development and
delivery of crisis interven-
tion and direct assistance
to victims of crime. The
membership includes law
enforcement victim advo-
cates from law enforce-
ment agencies throughout
the state.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department, The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
NO LICENSE
Gabriel Sanchez Losada,
39, of 56 Spartanburg
St., Greenville, has been
charged with no state
drivers license (4th) and
failure to display valida-
tion sticker.
An officer was on rou-
tine patrol when he ob-
served a gray Dodge Neon
traveling on Highway 29
with a validation sticker
on its tag dated 6/13. The
officer initiated a traffic
stop on the vehicle and its
driver Losada.
The officer asked Losa-
da for his driver license
and registration. Losada
provided the officer with
an expired registration
card for a Dodge van. The
officer then learned that
Losada did not possess a
drivers license and had
three prior convictions for
no state drivers license.
He was arrested and trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail.
POSSESSION
Anthony Wayne Smith,
39, 370 Pearson Road,
Woodruff, has been
charged with possession
of drug paraphernalia and
trespassing after notice.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to an address on Ben-
nett Street in reference to
a trespassing.
Upon arrival the officer
saw Mr. Smith standing in
the back yard of the resi-
dence and placed him un-
der arrest for trespassing.
The officer observed track
marks on Smiths arms
and received permission
to search the vehicle he
had traveled in to the resi-
dence. A search yielded
two syringes and a spoon
with residue.
Smith was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Mark Anthony Guest
Jr., 32, of 215 Mt. Vernon
Drive, Greer, has been
charged with shoplifting.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer responded
to Belks Department Store
in reference to shoplifters
inside the store.
As the officer arrived on
the scene he was advised
one subject was exiting the
store and another was sit-
ting in a Jeep Grand Cher-
okee. The officer detained
both subjects. Guest, who
was sitting in the Jeep
with numerous articles of
clothing on the floorboard
under his feet, admitted to
taking the clothes from in-
side the store.
He was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail. The other sub-
ject (Chad Allen Waters,
32, of 808 Cumberland
Drive, Greer) would not
admit to shoplifting. How-
ever, it was discovered he
had an active warrant out
of Greenville County for
failure to pay child sup-
port. He was arrested and
turned over to Greenville
County.
POSSESSION
Robert Michael Jackson,
39, of 201 Rhett St., Greer,
has been charged with
possession of drugs, tres-
pass after notice and pub-
lic intoxication.
According to incident
reports, an officer re-
sponded to the Hotspot
in reference to a subject
who had been told to leave
the property by the store
manager because he was
intoxicated and causing a
disturbance. The officer
was able to locate Jackson
walking on S. Main Street.
The officer began speak-
ing with Jackson, who had
previously been placed on
trespass notice from the
store, and noticed Jack-
sons speech was slurred
and he had a strong smell
of alcohol coming from
his person.
He was placed under ar-
rest and a search of his
person was performed
which yielded 4 yellow
pills identified as diaz-
epam. He was transported
to jail.
INTERFERENCE
Daniel E. Webb, 34, of
212 Oakland Ave. #167,
Greer, has been charged
with interfering with po-
lice.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to Oakland Place
in reference to a wanted
subject (Webb) who was
hiding out in his apart-
ment.
The officer contacted
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office and con-
firmed Webb had one
active warrant for petit
larceny and 13 active war-
rants for failure to appear.
Officers located Webb out-
side the apartment a short
time later and ordered him
to stop. Webb, however
took off running up stairs
to an apartment and then
went inside, slamming the
door in one officers face
before locking it.
Officers knocked on
the door demanding it
be opened and another
subject inside the apart-
ment opened the door and
signed consent to search
form.
The officers could not
locate Webb inside the
apartment but observed
insulation protruding
from the gap in the attic
hatch. Webb eventually
came out of the attic and
was arrested.
Webb was issued a ticket
for interfering with police
and then turned over to
Greenville County depu-
ties.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Brandon Burnett, 21, of
403 Highland Ave., Greer,
has been charged with:
driving with no lights at
night, failure to stop for
blue lights and assault &
battery (3rd).
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when she
noticed a black vehicle
traveling south on High-
way 29 with no headlights
on.
The officer activated
blue lights to initiate a
traffic stop but the vehi-
cle and its driver Burnett
ran through the red light
of Memorial Drive Exten-
sion. The officer was ad-
vised not to continue the
high-speed pursuit so she
returned to normal speed
and continued down the
road with the suspect ve-
hicle now out of site.
The officer came around
a deep curve and saw the
vehicle had lost control
and slid off the road into
bushes. The officer ob-
served Burnett exit the ve-
hicle and surrender him-
self on the ground.
He was placed under ar-
rest and it was discovered
he had an active warrant
for assault and battery
(3rd).
He was transported to
the Greer City Jail.
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Documents related to the requests are available for
public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Offce
located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Pictured above are Law Enforcement Victim Advocate
Bridget Daly Musteata and Seventh Judicial Circuit
Solicitor Barry Barnette.
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courtroom to killing a
Greer man and shooting
several others in a hostage
and standoff situation
that occurred in October
of 2012.
Greenville County depu-
ties said Young shot and
killed Kenneth Horton
of Greer and also shot
an 11-year-old girl along
with two deputies dur-
ing the hostage standoff
that occurred on Skyland
Drive. When deputies de-
termined Young was un-
willing to end the hostage
standoff peacefully, they
used an explosive device
to enter through the back
door of the residence, at
which point Young began
shooting at them along
with at a bathroom where
four hostages were being
held. Deputies returned
fire on Young, hitting him
twice before taking him
into custody.
Young pleaded guilty to
eight counts of attempted
murder, one count of mur-
der and one count of first-
degree burglary. A judge
sentenced Young to life in
prison on the murder and
burglary charges along
with 30 years for each of
eight attempted murder
charges, to be served con-
secutively.
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BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works has be-
gun its budget process for
2014.
The commission re-
cently heard a preliminary
report from Chuck Reyn-
olds, finance manager. All
of 2013s information isnt
in yet, so some data from
2012 was used, Reynolds
said.
The CPW has a budget of
almost $73 million.
Reynolds recommended
considering rate increas-
es, citing increases from
the Piedmont Municipal
Power Agency, the South
Carolina retirement sys-
tem and natural gas prices
as well as weather. Water
sales were down after the
summers rain.
For residential custom-
ers inside the city who
receive all three services,
a potential five percent
increase could mean an
additional $7.44 in their
bills, according to Reyn-
olds.
Its a fairly lean bud-
get, said Commissioner
Perry Williams.
We probably ought to
make it as lean as we pos-
sibly can in 2014, with the
arrival of our general man-
ager yet to be determined
and not restrict his ability
to get started on the right
foot with a crazily aggres-
sive budget, Williams
said. I think for the most
part, youve already done
that.
Commissioner Gibson
emphasized that every-
thing is preliminary at this
point.
The commission will
vote on the budget at the
regularly scheduled meet-
ing at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 25
at the CPW offices, 301
McCall St. It votes on its
budget once.
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
Corporation reported evi-
dence of economic growth
in Greer during its annual
report at the Nov. 12 Greer
City Council meeting.
In 2013, the Greer Devel-
opment Corporation as-
sisted 19 companies plan-
ning for future growth,
these projects represent
an estimated about $39
million in new capital in-
vestment and the poten-
tial for 509 new jobs in
areas such as automotive,
aviation, manufacturing,
transportation, restau-
rants, corporate office and
specialty retail.
Corporation focuses on
recruiting new businesses,
retaining and expanding
existing businesses, mar-
keting opportunities in the
community and promoting
the creation of business
to support and sustain
Greers growth. The num-
bers reported during the
presentation only reflect
projects the corporation
had direct involvement in.
In 2012, the total new
inquiry, leads, prospects
and projects Greer Devel-
opment handled was 363,
and that number is ex-
pected to be exceeded this
year with 323 inquires,
leads and projects already
handled. This year April
received the most inter-
est, and Executive Director
Reno Deaton implied the
increased interest in the
area could be a result of
the inland port.
No small coincidence
that April was the ground-
breaking for the Inland
Port and that new project
for us has driven a tre-
mendous amount of new
business development ac-
tivity, he said.
In addition to piqued
interest in local develop-
ment, more sizeable build-
ings are receiving more
interest for industrial
use with 17 requests for
90,000 to 100,000 square
foot buildings and 11 re-
quests for buildings great-
er than 200,000 square
feet.
A little different this
year is that weve seen
more requests, signifi-
cantly more in some cases,
for the 90,000 and greater
than 200,000 square feet
buildings on the industrial
side, Deaton said. Again,
no coincidence that the In-
land Port facility is located
in Greer and that has re-
ally driven the demand
for larger buildings in this
community to much big-
ger heights.
This year, 509 new jobs
were created, compared to
294 last year, and the bulk
of the jobs, 382 be-
ing automotive jobs, and
advanced materials and
manufacturing created
the next largest amount of
jobs with 94.
The median household
income for Greer residents
is $68,687, a more than
$8,000 increase from last
year.
Again this indicates for
us that not only are we
encouraging new residen-
tial growth, but the folks
that are moving into our
community are employed,
well-off, invest in our
community and are doing
well, Deaton said.
This seems to be reflect-
ed in the retail sales as
well, this years gross re-
tail sales topped the $700
million mark, which is a
38 percent increase com-
pared to the pre-recession
high, according to Deaton.
Why? An indication of a
number of factors; we are
a growing community, we
have done a great job on
the community level mak-
ing sure that we let folks
know that Greer is a great
place to invest and to shop,
and more importantly our
retailers have done a phe-
nomenal job, he said.
For 2014, the Greer De-
velopment Corporation
plans to become more
involved in residential
development, update its
website and continue to
diversify Greers economy.
Greer Development plans
on focusing on markets
involving transportation,
distribution and logistics
and talent attraction and
retention, as well as con-
tinuing to brand in the
most appropriate and ef-
fective ways.
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Greer Development reports economic growth
No small
coincidence that
April was the
groundbreaking for
the Inland Port and
that new project
for us has driven a
tremendous amount
of new business
development
activity.
Reno Deaton
Executive Director,
Greer Development Corporation
CPW begins budget process
ILLUSTRATION | GREER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
We probably ought
to make it as lean
as we possibly can
in 2014...
Perry Williams
CPW commissioner
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
The Planning Commis-
sion addressed six proper-
ties for three cases during
Monday nights meeting.
Properties located at
1725, 1726 and 1727
American Legion Road re-
ceived approval for a re-
quest for annexation and
residential zoning for the
.43 acres of land. The City
of Greer purchased the
land to correct drainage
issues in the area and resi-
dentially zoned properties
surround the land.
A request from Century
3, Inc., located at 112 S.
Main St., to have S. Main
Street, from W. Poinsett
to McCall Street, renamed
to Century Three Drive.
The facility used to be ac-
cessible from Main Street,
but it is now from S. Miller
Street. The owners re-
quested the street name
to be changed because the
confusion causes prob-
lems for navigation sys-
tems, mail deliveries and
providing directions for
people trying to locate the
facility. Because the street
has been named S. Main
Street since 1922, the com-
mission recommended de-
nial for the request and it
was suggested to consider
acquiring a S. Miller Street
address.
During the second and
final reading, properties
located at 111 Brannon
Drive and 107 Brannon
Drive received a recom-
mendation for approval for
a rezoning request change
from an office district zon-
ing to commercial zoning.
The property, located be-
hind Dairy Queen, has res-
idences behind and on one
side of it, but commercial
traffic already impacts the
area due to Wade Hamp-
ton Boulevard.
The next Planning Com-
mission will be held on Jan.
13 at 6:30 p.m. at Greer
City Hall. Cases addressed
for second and final read-
ings will be addressed dur-
ing the Greer City Council
meeting on Nov. 26 at 6:30
p.m. at Greer City Hall.
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BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
New Balance and Green
Textile, based out of
Spartanburg, are part of
a driving force behind
an amendment requiring
the U.S. government to
provide American-made
athletic shoes for the mili-
tary as part of the Berry
Amendment. The Senate
is expected to vote on the
matter possibly as early as
next week.
The Berry Amendment
was passed in 1941 as
part of the National De-
fense Authorization Act
to protect the domestic
industrial base in times of
war and it requires certain
products used by military
to be produced and manu-
factured in the U.S.
New Balance is one of
the only national compa-
nies that still produces
athletic shoes in the U.S.
by utilizing domestic sup-
pliers. According to their
website, 25 percent of
their products are made in
the U.S., and if the amend-
ment is passed they will
produce the 950 a light
weight, water wicking high
performance athletic shoe
that will be 100 percent
American made and com-
prised of products from
local supplier Green Tex-
tile.
The emphasis behind
the vote is that when the
Berry Amendment was
passed, athletic shoes
were excluded from the
Berry Amendment because
at that time there was not
the ability to make an
athletic shoe 100 percent
made in America, said
John Simon, Green Textile
president.
The loophole that ex-
ists currently to allow the
military to use non-Ameri-
can made footwear is what
New Balance is leading
an effort to try to get re-
versed so that the mili-
tary footwear for athletic
shoes has to be produced
in the United States just as
all the other types of prod-
ucts the Berry Amendment
covers have to be made in
the United States.
Multiple legislative acts
have led to the use of
foreign suppliers and the
exportation of jobs and
manufacturing facilities,
such as the Caribbean
Basin Initiative (1984),
the North American Free
Trade Agreement (1994)
and the Dominican Repub-
lic-Central America Free
Trade Agreement (2006).
The government has
systematically really sided
more on the retail side of
things then on the manu-
facturing side of things, so
the governments perspec-
tive is its better for our
country to allow the retail-
ers to sell very inexpensive
products to keep inflation
down, than it is to create
good middle class jobs
that pay well. My perspec-
tive is just that cut and
dry, Simon said.
There are still compa-
nies out there, not a lot
of them, but there are still
companies out there like
New Balance that believe
very strongly in making
product in America, and
that despite the higher
cost will do it.
Its the backbone of who
we are and what we are as
a company, Matt LeBret-
ton, New Balance director
of public affairs, said of
his companys decision to
produce some American-
made products.
What we decided as a
company is that squeezing
every dime of profit out of
each pair of shoes we sell
isnt our ultimate goal.
Theres nothing wrong
with being profitable, we
are a for-profit company,
but we dont have to make
every single cent if we can
make a terrific product in
the United States and may-
be not be as profitable as
our competitors because
they are making every-
thing overseas. Were OK
with that trade-off.
When the current owner
purchased New Balance in
1972 they employed six
people who made about
30 pairs of shoes a week,
today the company em-
ploys 4,000 people, 1,350
of which are employed in
America, and make mil-
lions of pairs of shoes in
the U.S. annually, accord-
ing to LeBretton.
We think its impor-
tant to make things in the
United States so this is
something that weve held
on to and were growing
and strengthening that as
much as we can, he said.
LeBretton said New Bal-
ance has a goal to export a
million pairs of American
made shoes by the end of
next year, and if the Senate
votes in favor of the com-
pany could be responsible
for producing an addi-
tional 225,000 to 250,000
shoes per year, however
LeBretton hopes to engage
other companies as well.
We have capabilities.
Weve actually gone up
and ginned up competi-
tors, were not looking for
an earmark were looking
for a competitive bid envi-
ronment, LeBretton said.
The Berry Amendment
was designed for two rea-
sons; one so that when
were in times of war we
have a ready supply chain,
two to ensure that compa-
nies, smaller companies,
a supply chain, across the
country could stay in tact
companies like Green
Textile who have gone out
on a limb and partnered on
our footwear, LeBretton
said. If the government
doesnt understand how
necessary and important
it is for them to follow the
law so that companies like
Green Textile can prosper
and continue to be part of
our feeder system, then
at some point we may not
have a supply chain and
as important as it is for
us to make shoes here, if
we dont have a suppliers
who can give us parts, we
cant do it. So something
like the Berry Amend-
ment, one of the reasons
were so adamant this has
to happen is because it
creates some level of insu-
lation for companies like
Green Textiles and we re-
ally think thats necessary
and vitally important.
If military athletic shoes
are made in the U.S.,
while it will help local in-
dustries such as Green
Textile, other legislative
decisions such as the
Trans-Atlantic Partnership
Agreement, which is being
pushed for a vote by years
end could prove dire for
smaller companies that
produce products for larg-
er U.S.-based companies.
I think the reason be-
hind it, once again this is
my opinion not a fact, my
opinion is that our govern-
ment is trying to deal with
the fact that they have de-
molished the disposable
income for the middle
class, and the only way
they can really deal with
that is to make low cost
goods readily available be-
cause theyre not creating
the jobs for those people,
Simon said.
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The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
B
In Greer-
Daniel
matchup
BY LELAND BURCH
Greers most recent vis-
its to the third round of
the playoffs ended in de-
feats. The third trip could
be a charm when the Yel-
low Jackets host unbeaten
Daniel High, the states top
ranked 3-A team, this Fri-
day night at Dooley Field.
In fact, the current play-
offs are beginning to have
the feel of 2003 the last
time Greer won a state title
which delivered a series
of heart-stopping finishes.
Last weeks 45-42 win over
Westwood was in that cat-
egory.
Some observers may not
like Greers chance of up-
setting Daniel, but not Will
Young, the Yellow Jackets
head coach. Im glad were
playing Daniel, and so are
our kids. If you want to be
the best, you have to beat
the best, so we look at this
game as a huge opportu-
nity, Young said.
Three games with mu-
tual opponents offer hope
for the underdogs. Greer
defeated Greenville, 42-
13; Pickens, 51-20; and
Emerald, 34-30. Daniel
downed the same teams,
Greenville, 36-28; Pickens,
40-3; and Emerald, 35-28.
Games with Seneca were
totally opposite, however,
as Greer lost, 35-27, while
Daniel blanked the Bob-
cats 24-0.
I really dont put much
stock in those scores be-
cause every week is differ-
ent, Young said. We will
have to do a lot of things
right to be in the game in
the fourth quarter. But if
we are, then our kids will
find a way to win because
they never give up.
Daniel, improving to 12-
0, crushed Pickens and
Clinton in the opening
rounds of the playoffs.
The winner this week will
SEE JACKETS | B6
BYRNES
MOVING ON
GREER
Third round
could be
the charm
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Quez Nesbitt (20) and the Greer Yellow Jackets will face of against the Daniel Lions Friday in the third round of
playofs.
BY LELAND BURCH
Two heavyweight boxers traded
knockout punches for four rounds
until one settled the fight by pulling
out a gun and firing a single shot.
Thats how Greer edged Westwood,
45-42. After the teams had ham-
mered each other with six touch-
downs, Nick Roberson kicked a 37-
yard field goal to win the second
round 3-A football playoff game
Friday night.
The few spectators that braved the
rain and cold at Dooley Field were
treated to a scoring spectacle that
ratcheted up to five touchdowns
in the closing 12 minutes. The last
team to have the ball would likely
win, and the Yellow Jackets got that
opportunity after Westwood had
pulled even, for the sixth time, with
2:41 left in regulation.
With the game knotted at 42-all,
Greer marched 48 yards to get into
field goal range. Quez Nesbitt, who
turned in another spectacular effort
with 377 yards, chipped in 23 yards
on three carries while Mario Cusano
delivered a 14-yard pass to Dorian
Lindsey and ran for 11 more to put
the ball at the Westwood 20-yard
line. With 7.4 seconds remaining, the
Redhawks called two time outs in an
attempt to ice Roberson, but the
sophomore came through with a 37-
yard kick out of Bobby Farringtons
flawless hold. When the ball split the
uprights, Roberson was mobbed by
his teammates.
Three-point losses had sent Greer
packing from the playoffs three
times in the past eight years. But
this one was different, and a key fac-
tor was that while our kids made
some mistakes, they continued to
SEE WIN | B2
Late field goal seals Jackets win
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes High quarterback Shuler
Bentley threw for five touchdowns
Friday night as the Rebels cruised to
an easy 42-14 playoff-opening win
over Wando.
Byrnes will face Lexington in
round two of the Class AAAA state
playoffs this Friday in Duncan.
I was proud of the way the guys
responded, Byrnes coach Bobby
Bentley said. We did what we had
to do to win and thats the mark of a
great team.
The Rebels got off to a rough start,
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you how many times Ive thrown a
hitch or a little screen and it ends
up breaking and going for 60 and
a touchdown. Those guys are awe-
some and it shows how hard they
work in practice.
Coach Bentley said his team
showed sloppy play in the second,
turning the ball over and failing to
score on several drives. The halftime
margin remained at 28-6.
Waring punched in Wandos sec-
ond score of the night early in the
third, narrowing the Byrnes advan-
tage to 28-14 after a two-point con-
version.
SEE BYRNES | B2
The Rebels advance to round two of Class AAAA state playofs with a match-up against the Lexington Wildcats this
Friday.
Bentley lights up Wando, 42-14
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Byrnes High football
team is one step closer to
its goal of winning a Class
AAAA state championship,
but the Rebels will face a
much bigger challenge in
round two.
Byrnes coach Bobby
Bentley said his team
needs a quick turnaround
to get ready for Lexing-
ton after the Rebels first-
round win over Wando.
They have a very good
defensive front, Bentley
said. Theyre the biggest
team weve seen all year.
Theyve got a good de-
fense and they have bal-
ance on offense. Theyre
going to be able to run it
and throw it.
Bentley said Lexington
(10-2) is going to show
some looks on offense
that will give his defense
some trouble.
Theyre a good foot-
ball team, Bentley said.
Theyre very efficient of-
fensively. They have four
good receivers and a good
quarterback. Theyve got a
good running back as well
and they re going to put a
lot of pressure on us.
Lexington runs a 3-4 de-
fense with three down line-
men and four linebackers.
They like to put a lot
people in the box, Bentley
said. They do a good job.
Theyre a good football
team.
With a lopsided 42-14
win over Wando in the
rearview, Bentley said he
is confident the Rebels
will be able to correct any
miscues.
Our kids are resilient,
Bentley said. They play
hard and they seem to re-
ally be doing better on de-
fense. Weve had so much
improvement on the de-
fensive side of the ball and
at the end of the day you
have to win ball games on
defense.
As we continue to im-
prove our defense, were
going to be in the game,
he said.
Bentley said the key to
reaching the teams goals
is to take it one game at a
time.
We dont talk about
brackets. We dont talk
about the next round,
Bentley said. Weve got
to be 1-0. Thats what we
focus on.
Billy@GreerCitizen.com|877-2076
Rebels face
test against
Lexington
Im glad were
playing Daniel, and
so are our kids. If
you want to be the
best, you have to
beat the best, so we
look at this game as
a huge opportunity.
Will Young
Greer head coach
Our kids are
resilient...Weve
had so much
improvement on the
defensive side of the
ball and at the end
of the day you have
to win ball games
on defense.
Bobby Bentley
Byrnes head coach

B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
RIVERSIDE HIGH
Warriors
HEAD COACH - PHIL SMITH
AUG. 30 12 EASTSIDE 13
SEPT. 6 3 GREER 42
SEPT. 13 6 WOODMONT 14
SEPT. 20 3 HILLCREST 44
SEPT. 27 0 SPARTANBURG 48
OCT. 4 31 BOILING SPRINGS 51
OCT. 11 0 BYRNES 57
OCT. 18 7 MAULDIN 48
OCT. 25 9 GAFFNEY 35
NOV. 1 6 WADE HAMPTON 14
NOV. 8 AT DORMAN
BYRNES HIGH
Rebels
HEAD COACH - BOBBY BENTLEY
AUG. 24 51 APOPKA 36
SEPT. 6 82 WOODRUFF 49
SEPT. 13 35 NORTHWESTERN 42
SEPT. 20 62 CLINTON 0
SEPT. 27 63 BOILING SPRINGS 34
OCT. 4 35 SPARTANBURG 3
OCT. 11 57 RIVERSIDE 0
OCT. 18 61 GAFFNEY 20
OCT. 25 76 MAULDIN 49
NOV. 1 54 DORMAN 14
NOV. 8 47 WADE HAMPTON 21
NOV. 15 42 WANDO 14
NOV. 22 LEXINGTON
EASTSIDE HIGH
Eagles
HEAD COACH - JEFF THOMASON
AUG. 30 13 RIVERSIDE 12
SEPT. 6 7 CHRIST CHURCH 31
SEPT. 13 7 WADE HAMPTON 14
SEPT. 20 12 BLUE RIDGE 35
SEPT. 27 7 PICKENS 45
OCT. 4 0 GREER 49
OCT. 11 7 SOUTHSIDE 28
OCT. 18 20 BEREA 0
OCT. 25 35 TRAVELERS REST 0
NOV. 1 7 GREENVILLE 40
BLUE RIDGE HIGH
Fighting Tigers
HEAD COACH - SHANE CLARK
AUG. 30 42 WADE HAMPTON 21
SEPT. 6 55 J.L. MANN 26
SEPT. 13 20 CHAPMAN 26
SEPT. 20 35 EASTSIDE 12
SEPT. 27 43 BEREA 15
OCT. 4 7 GREENVILLE 40
OCT. 11 69 TRAVELERS REST 7
OCT. 25 49 PICKENS 18
NOV. 1 10 GREER 9
NOV. 8 14 BELTON HONEA-PATH 20
THIS WEEKS GAMES
AAA PLAYOFFS
DANIEL at GREER
AAAA PLAYOFFS
LEXINGTON at BYRNES
GREER 45 WESTWOOD 42
BYRNES 42 WANDO 14
GREER HIGH
Yellow Jackets
HEAD COACH - WILL YOUNG
AUG. 30 27 SENECA 35
SEPT. 6 42 RIVERSIDE 3
SEPT. 13 31 UNION CO. 28
SEPT. 20 42 GREENVILLE 13
SEPT. 27 42 TRAVELERS REST 3
OCT. 4 49 EASTSIDE 0
OCT. 11 70 BEREA 0
OCT. 18 51 PICKENS 20
NOV. 1 9 BLUE RIDGE 10
NOV. 8 34EMERALD 30
NOV. 15 45 WESTWOOD 42
NOV. 22 DANIEL
WEEKLY FOOTBALL WRAP
LAST WEEKS SCORES
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DEFENSE
Travis
Thomas
BHS
OFFENSE
Nick
Roberson
GHS

FROM B1
The Byrnes offense
stalled on the ensuing
drive, but a 17-yard pick-
six, courtesy of linebacker
Jared Davis, gave the Reb-
els a 35-14 lead.
It was just big momen-
tum for us, the coach
Bobby Bentley said of the
play. I was really proud
of the way our defense
played. They made some
big plays.
Bentley would cap the
night with a 33-yard
touchdown pass to Bow-
ens with 6:38 to go in the
fourth, giving Byrnes an
insurmountable 42-14 ad-
vatage.
At the end of the day,
there were 16 teams that
started out tonight and
now theres only going to
be eight, the quarterback
said. Were going to learn
from our mistakes and try
to get another win next
week.
The Head Coach said his
team got what it needed
from its quarterback on a
cold rainy night.
He continues to per-
form, coach Bentley said
of his son and quarter-
back. Great players make
great plays in big games.
He knows in big games
hes got to rise up and
thats what he is expected
to do.
The senior said he is just
happy to be moving on.
We had some miscues
tonight and we probably
got too frustrated, but
its alright. Were going
to move on and hopefully
well play better, he said.
The Coach said his Reb-
els will need more con-
sistency in the second
round.
There was maybe a lack
of focus, he said. When
you have a lack of focus,
you have a lack of execu-
tion. You cant have that
next week or youll be
packing it up.
Bentley said he is ex-
cited the teams goals are
still alive.
Were still trying to go
to Columbia and our hopes
are still there, he said.
FROM B1
advance to meet the win-
ner of Chapman vs. Bel-
ton-Honea Path for the up-
per state title.
This will be our tough-
est game yet, but thats
the way its supposed to
be. Our offensive line has
played better the past two
weeks, but they will have
to improve this Friday.
Defensively, we continue
to have too many missed
tackles, especially on kick-
offs, and thats got to im-
prove, Young said.
Young said the Lions
have been pointing toward
2013 for some time. They
figured this is their year
with 20 seniors, especially
since nine are starting on
defense.
Operating out of a 3-4
alignment, Daniels de-
fense features twin line-
backers Judah and J.D.
Davis, sons of Clemson
great Jeff Davis who plan
to follow in their dads
footsteps to play for the
Tigers. Theyre really
good. And so is the defen-
sive line with a huge nose
guard, Lee Eddleman, and a
really good defensive tack-
le, Tyrell Fleming, Young
said. Daniel doesnt do a
lot of stunts or blitzes like
some teams, but then they
dont have to.
While Daniels defense
can be smothering, the
Lions also boast of one
of the states top running
backs in Jaelon Oglesby
who has committed to
Clemson. We have faced
some good ones the past
two weeks, but you wont
see two better running
backs on the field at the
same time than Oglesby
and our Quez Nesbitt,
Young said. Oglesby is
also Daniels top wide-out,
like Quez.
He said the Lions run a
spread offense similar to
Greer. Daniel does a little
more zone running than
we do, but they are not
complicated on offense.
They dont have to be.
Their quarterback,
Andy McCall, is a good
player. He throws the ball
well in passing situations,
which is about as often
as we throw. Daniel really
prefers to run the ball, and
their offensive line is very
good, Young said.
The fact that Young is a
Daniel alum adds another
wrinkle to the match, but
he said, I really dont
think about going against
my alma mater. I am fo-
cused on playing this as
another game, so we can
get on to the next one, and
I think our kids feel the
same way. Youngs Greer
teams have faced Daniel
twice, with mixed results,
a win and a loss.
Greer, 10-2 overall, ex-
pects to be at full strength
for the contest with the
exception of defensive
back Deandre Moren who
suffered a season-ending
knee injury several weeks
ago.
No matter what hap-
pens Friday night, Im
proud of this bunch of
kids because of the way
they play for each other
and dont get frustrated
when we get a bad break.
This group has made the
season go by amazingly
fast for me, and I hope we
can keep it going, Young
said.
Dereck L. Polson of Greer
won $50 in The Greer Citi-
zens Football Contest last
week.
Polson was the only
participant to miss two
games.
Football fans are invited
to participate in the week-
ly contest by clipping out
and turning in the entry
form that will appear in
each Wednesdays sports
section. The final contest
of the season will be in
next weeks early Tuesday
edition.
Entries may be delivered
to The Greer Citizen office
at 317 Trade Street before
noon on Friday, may be
mailed, or left in the pa-
pers drop box located just
outside the building.
Entries must be post-
marked by Friday to be
eligible.
In the case of ties, the
tiebreaker will be used to
determine the winner.
If a tie remains, the prize
will be equally divided
among the finalists.
2013 WINNERS |
Week 1: Scott McCallister
Week 2: Sandra Leigh
Week 3: Allen Batson
Week 4: James Bowers
Week 5: Rick Foster
Week 6: Marie Linder
Week 7: Sherman Burns
Week 8: Tracy Barbare
Week 9: Jud Blackwell
Week 10: Dereck L. Polson
Polson wins $50
in football contest
BY WILLIAM BUCHHIET
STAFF WRITER
Byrnes LB Travis Thom-
as seems to have saved his
best for last.
The 60, 230-pound se-
nior played the game of his
life in Fridays 42-14 de-
molition of Wando in the
first round of the AAAA
state playoffs. Flying to
the ball from a number of
different defensive posi-
tions, Thomas amassed
five solo tackles, assisted
on two more and forced a
fumble in his teams vic-
tory.
I think our coaches do
a good job of moving me
around so I can utilize
my skills and I can make
plays, Thomas said this
week.
In his third year playing
for the Rebels, Thomas has
split time at linebacker,
nose tackle and defensive
end, creating a matchup
nightmare for opposing
offenses.
Soft-spoken off the field
and a devastating hitter on
it, Thomas excels in math
and science and hopes
to study engineering at
The Citadel. In the next
few weeks, however, he
has other things to worry
about, such as bringing
yet another trophy from
Columbia to Duncan.
My teammates and I
fully expect to make it to
state. We fully expect to
win it all, he said.
wbuchheit@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Thomas saving
the best for last
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Position: DE, LB, NT
Age: 18
Class: Senior
Parents: Travis Sr. and Tammie
Of the feld: Spends a lot of time doing schoolwork
Favorite athlete: Jadeveon Clowney
Favorite movie: Love and Basketball
Favorite video game: NBA 2K on Xbox 360
Pregame ritual: Listen to music
Movie star who would play you: Terry Crews
Theme song: Never Scared by Bonecrusher
The Greer Citizen
PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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Position: K
Age: 15
Class: Sophomore
Parents: Bruce and Beth
Of the feld: No answer
Favorite athlete: Lionel Messi
Favorite movie: Act of Valor
Favorite video game: NCAA Football 14
Pregame ritual: Listen to music and stretch
Movie star who would play you: No answer
Theme song: Any AC/DC song
The Greer Citizen
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Greer High School kicker
Nick Roberson, a sopho-
more, takes every game
seriously.
I always know Im going
to do the best no matter
what, Roberson said.
In the most recent
game against Westwood,
Roberson kicked four ex-
tra points, with another
blocked.
He came off of the left
side. He had been getting
around real quick so I was
just trying to make my
steps go quicker. He got
around there one good
time on the third time and
blocked it. The next time,
they went for two and we
got it.
Roberson also made a
37-yard game-winning
field goal.
Everybody did a great
job. Thats one thing I al-
ways remember. Every one
of these guys is going to
have my back with every
one of these plays. Theyre
going to do everything
they can to put points on
the board, make stops that
they need to make on de-
fense. I know everybody
out here gives their hard-
est so Ive got to make sure
I do the best I can do, too,
to help win the game.
Roberson said the up-
coming playoff game
against Daniel High is just
another game for him.
Ive just got to do the
same thing Ive been doing
all season. Its just anoth-
er game. I know theyre a
great team. Theyre quick,
theyre fast and every-
thing. But its just another
game for me. I understand
the stakes of it.
Roberson wins
game with kick

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Lincoln Memorial
BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
Blue Ridge
High basketball
player Ross
Mathis, who sur-
passed the 1,000-
point mark for her career last
year, will continue her playing
days at Lincoln Memorial Uni-
versity.
Its a beautiful place,Mathis
said. From the players to the
coaches to the teachers, all of
them were really nice and
friendly. It was genuine. I felt
like that is where I would ft in.
I didnt have any second
guesses.
The school is located in Har-
rogate, Tenn.
Its about three and a half
hours away,Mathis said. Its a
little far away, but my sister
goes to Carson-Newman,
which is about an hour away. If
I ever need to see someone, I
can always go stay with her.
Mathis is hoping to earn sig-
nifcant playing time as a
freshman.
I dont want to just sit on
the bench,she said. Thats
not me. I will work hard and
give it everything I have got.
Eventually, I would love to
start as a freshman. I am very
driven. I want that playing
time.
Playing time hasnt been a
factor during her Blue Ridge
career as she has been one of
the Upstates best players
throughout and is a former
The Greer Citizen Player of the
Year.
I feel good about my career,
but there is always stuf I can
improve on,Mathis said. Just
because I have a scholarship, I
cant breeze by the season. I
still have goals. Im still going
to work hard. We want to win
region, which I know we can,
and we want to play at the Bi-
Lo Center (for the Class AAA
upperstate title).
With the teams three top
scorers returning, including
Mathis, Eden Holombo and
Courtney Robinson, Blue
Ridge has the potential for a
successful season.
It should be a good season,
Mathis said. We have really
good chemistry. We had a
scrimmage against Wood-
mont last week. We beat them
by 20 and they have a really
good team.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge se-
nior pitcher John
Mason Reynolds
will continue his
career on the
mound at Newber-
ry College, after signing a let-
ter of intent last week.
Reynolds said Newberry
seemed like the right decision.
It was a good ft for me,
Reynolds said. I felt wanted.
When I was on my visit, the
coach told me he wanted me
and that was a real positive for
me.
Reynolds said he contem-
plated attending Erskine Col-
lege or North Greenville Uni-
versity, but decided on New-
berry because it was a better
ft.
They have a good pro-
gram,Reynolds said. I know
the pitching coach does a
good job and that really made
me feel comfortable. The
coach told me they were really
trying to rebuild the pitching
staf so I feel like I can go up
there, have an impact and
hopefully become a starter.
Reynolds will head to New-
berry with his senior team-
mate, Robert Westenrieder.
There are a lot of jitters
when you go to college,Reyn-
olds said. Having one of your
buddies youve played with for
four years with you makes it a
lot easier. Its going to be fun.
Blue Ridge baseball coach
Travis Henson said Reynolds
has been a true leader during
his time with the Tigers.
Hes been a true leader by
example,Henson said. His
work ethic is tremendous and
he takes no short cuts. In ev-
erything he does, he gives his
best efort. John Mason has
improved tremendously ofen-
sively, defensively and on the
mound.
Henson said Reynolds skill
set presents a lot of problems
for opposing teams.
Hes got an opportunity to
save you a lot of runs in center
feld, hes got an opportunity
to score some runs at the plate
and hes got an opportunity to
shut down some people on
the mound,Henson said.
When youve got that arsenal,
thats tremendous.
Reynolds said his team is ex-
pecting big things in the com-
ing season.
This is our year,Reynolds
said. Were going to do great
things. Were kind of under the
radar, but were kind of not. We
always play with a target on
our back, but well be good.
Reynolds said he has
learned a lot during his time at
Blue Ridge.
Ive learned to respect the
game,he said. You have to
love the game to play the
game, and you have to play it
with respect.
If you give all the glory to
God, hell open the door for
you.
Reynolds said he is thinking
about majoring in accounting.
In 23 games last season,
Reynolds scored 22 runs,
knocked in 10 RBIs and record-
ed four stolen bases.
,! ... la
Newberry College
BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
Blue Ridge
baseball standout
Robert Westenrie-
der will continue
his career at New-
berry College. The
senior signed with the school
last week.
It seemed like the best
place for me,Westenrieder
said. I like that it is a smaller-
type school. It made me feel
wanted. People told me they
were glad to have me there.
Westenrieder, who was also
considering North Greenville
and Charleston Southern,
hopes to major in physical
therapy.
I just want to stay involved
in sports and help people out,
Westenrieder said.
Westenrieder is the type of
pitcher college programs long
for, a talented lefty. As a junior,
he was a team leader in sever-
al categories including wins,
saves, innings pitched, strike-
outs, strikeout-to-walk ratio
and fewest walks allowed per
inning.
They (Newberry) said they
cant see why I wouldnt start a
game a week, but there is no
guarantee as far as playing
time,Westenrieder said. I just
need to work my butt of and
see what happens. I need to
improve on spots. I need to
workout more and lose a little
weight and I should be fne.
To this point, Westenrieder
has been pleased with his Blue
Ridge career.
I feel really good,he said.
The highlight has probably
been us making it to playofs
and working as a team. We
played hard and did every-
thing we could last season. We
just didnt win. I have no re-
grets about last season.
With Westenrieder leading a
strong staf, the Tigers expect
to be a region title and playof
contender this season.
We just mainly need to
work on our hitting,Westen-
rieder said. We do that and
we will be pretty good. We
keep on saying lets win state.
That is the main goal we want
to accomplish.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge se-
nior Alex Williams
will continue his
career on the dia-
mond at Spartan-
burg Methodist College (SMC).
Williams, along with three
other Tiger athletes, signed his
letter of intent last week, mak-
ing his college decision of cial.
I had a lot of ofers, but
when SMC talked with me and
said they wanted me it felt like
the place I needed to be,Wil-
liams said.
Williams, a second baseman,
said Spartanburg Methodist
was an easy choice.
They are one of the top ju-
nior college teams in the na-
tion,Williams said. They went
to the World Series last year
and theyre always one of the
top schools everyone knows
about. That played a pretty big
role (in my decision).
Blue Ridge baseball coach
Travis Henson said Williams
will have an impact on the
next level.
Alex has been phenomenal
for us,Henson said. Hes a
strong leader and leads by ex-
ample. Hes always been like
that.
Since Spartanburg Method-
ist is a junior college, Williams
said his plans are to play two
years and transfer out to fnish
his baseball career at another
school.
Im just going to see where
it goes,Williams said. Ive al-
ways wanted to play Division I
ever since I was in grade
school. I didnt get any of the
ofers, so once this came
about, I thought it would be
good because I can go any-
where after that. I hope that
will be a Division I college.
Henson said Williams has
done some damage for Blue
Ridge in the leadof spot.
He will see more pitches
per at-bat than anybody else,
Henson said. He will drop
down drag bunt hits, but he
can also hit for power. The best
thing about his game is his
speed. He gets down the line
and leads our team in stolen
bases. When hes clicking,
were clicking.
Williams said he was also
looking at North Greenville
University, Coker College and
Brevard College as potential
college choices.
Its a very good program,
Williams said. The coaches are
young and they know what
theyre talking about. I know
they really love it up there.
Williams said he is contem-
plating majoring in public
communications.
I want to be a sports broad-
caster,Williams said. I love
sports so I want to stay with
sports.
As for this season, the base-
ball team is expecting nothing
short of a title.
Were expecting a state
championship,Williams said. I
want the ring. This is my senior
year; weve got a very good
class and a very good coach.
Im just ready.
Williams had a hand in 30
double plays last season for
the Tigers and boasted a .425
batting average.
Blue Ridge High School had four students sign athletic scholarships last week. From left to right are Ross Mathis (bas-
ketball for Lincoln Memorial University), John Mason Reynolds (baseball for Newberry College), Robert Westenrieder
(baseball for Newberry College) and Alex Williams (baseball for SMC).
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RIVERSIDE HIGH
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Riverside senior
Richard DeMatos
signed a letter of
intent to continue
playing lacrosse
at Ohio Valley
University last
week.
Ohio Valley is a
NCAA Division II school in Vi-
enna, W. Va. and the lacrosse
program is entering its ffth
season in 2014.
Ohio Valley came to me
and it was a bit of a shock,De-
Matos said. I thought I was
only going to make Division III
lacrosse, but they came to me
at the end of the summer and
started recruiting me after see-
ing me play in Baltimore at a
champ camp.
DeMatos will play long stick
midfeld for Ohio Valley.
They have an above 90 per-
cent employment rating after
students graduate,DeMatos
said. Its a very successful
school and its one of the top
regional colleges in West Vir-
ginia.
DeMatos, who was born in
South Africa, said distance was
never an issue when picking a
school. He said his mom, dad
and brother are his only im-
mediate family in South Caroli-
na.
Im already 20 hours away
from the rest of my family so it
doesnt really make much dif-
ference,DeMatos said.
DeMatos said he hopes to
contribute to an already suc-
cessful program while in West
Virginia.
Ohio Valley has come in
with positive season every
year since theyve started,De-
Matos said. Theyve been pull-
ing in some of the best com-
mits, and I think its just be-
cause of the connection the
coach has with the players.
He also considered Berry
College and Tufts University.
DeMatos said Riverside
mens lacrosse has been to the
Upper State championship ev-
ery year hes been there. He
will major in business and law.
As a new season approach-
es, DeMatos said he wants to
continue building Riversides
sterling reputation.
Weve been a dominant
force every year,DeMatos
said. Weve never been
ranked below ffth in the state
and weve made it into the
playofs every single year.
Having a successful year will
depend heavily on a core
group of seniors.
We have one of the best se-
nior classes,DeMatos said.
We have 13 seniors that can
really pack a punch and weve
been able to do a lot over the
past three years. Were expect-
ing big things this year.
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Ohio Valley University
Richard Dematos signed to play lacrosse at Ohio
Valley University. Also pictured are Martie and Carlos
Dematos.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Riverside vol-
leyball standout
Bella Santoro will
continue her pur-
suit for success on
the court at Wof-
ford College next season.
The senior signed her na-
tional letter of intent last week
and said she is eager for the
opportunity.
Im really excited,Santoro
said. Its such a privilege to
even be here and have this op-
portunity. Woford is such
prestigious school and Im ex-
cited to sign.
After careful thought, San-
toro said Woford was the ob-
vious choice.
Woford just stuck out,
Santoro said. The coach is so
awesome and everything just
seemed right.
Riverside volleyball coach
April Raymond said Santoro
has been a team leader for
three years and has made a
dramatic impact.
She has been a captain for
me since her sophomore year,
Raymond said. Every year she
has improved tremendously. I
dont know that Ive ever had a
girl with as much tenacity as
Bella. Well miss her.
Santoro said one of the rea-
sons for choosing Woford was
its proximity to her home.
I wanted to stay close,San-
toro said. I wanted to be able
to come back on the week-
ends and have good food. Ill
bring my teammates back
with me. Its just going to be
awesome.
The senior said she knows
Woford already has pieces in
place to have success.
I know they have a new
coach and hes bringing more
and more good players in,
Santoro said. Im hoping were
going to start up strong and
have a good season.
Santoro said she has
thought about majoring in
business in college, but said
she is currently undecided.
She was invited to play in the
upcoming 2013 North-South
All-Star game and will be
coached by Raymond.
Coach Raymond has been
so amazing,Santoro said.
Shes made me a better player
and the girls have been so
sweet.
Ive been so blessed. My
teammates have been so sup-
portive.
Looking back, Santoro said
her team accomplished a lot
during her senior year.
Our season was good even
though we lost in the frst
round in the playofs,Santoro
said. As a team, we played re-
ally well. Next year they are
going to be just as good.
The senior captain said she
will miss her high school team.
Ill miss how close Ive got-
ten with the team,Santoro
said. Were more like a family
now. We dont play as individ-
uals. It has always been a team
efort.
Raymond said she is expect-
ing big things from Santoro on
the next level.
Shes going to be a good ft
at Woford,Raymond said.
She has had great experience
and has faced some great
competition, so I think that
will help her on the next level.
Shell do well.
Riversides Bella Santoro will continue her volleyball
career at Woford College. Also pictured are Vito and
Ellen Sontoro along with Mark Santoro (back).
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Newberry College
Its a very
successful school
and its one of the
top regional colleges
in West Virginia.
Richard DeMatos
BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
A top-10 stu-
dent in the senior
class at Byrnes
High, softball
standout Lauren
Duggar was looking for a col-
lege in which she could excel
on the feld and in the class-
room.
She found such a place in
Furman University, and signed
with the school last week.
Its a great school academi-
cally, and that is what I was
looking for from the start,
Duggar said. The program is
growing. They have new
coaches and they are doing a
great job. I cant wait to get in
there and go to work.
Furman wasnt the only
school on Duggars radar.
I was getting recruited by
some small Division II schools,
Duggar said. I looked at Ken-
tucky for a little bit, but it was
ultimately between USC Up-
state and Furman, and I just
felt that Furman overall was
the best ft.
A four-year starter at Byrnes,
Duggar is hoping to make an
immediate impact at Furman.
They said they want ath-
letes,Duggar said. I think I
have a great chance of getting
in there and proving who I am.
It obviously has a lot to do
with work ethic. Its all up to
me. I play in the outfeld, so
any position they put me in I
am ready to work.
Byrnes coach Brandi Aiken
believes that Furman is get-
ting a special talent in Duggar.
She is everything you could
want in a student-athlete at
Byrnes High School,Aiken
said. She came out in eighth
grade. By ninth grade, she was
on varsity. By 10th grade she
was all-region. And by the
11th grade, she was being
highly recruited.
There are a few players
who leave legacies on our pro-
gram and Lauren Duggar will
do that. Her name will be talk-
ed about for years to come be-
cause she is such a phenome-
nal athlete, leader and stu-
dent. Furman is very lucky to
be getting this young lady.
Aiken will have the opportu-
nity to coach Duggar for one
more season. The senior has
enjoyed her career, and be-
lieves that this could be anoth-
er special season.
Its been great,Duggar
said. We had a great season
last year. It ended in disap-
pointment, but we went
through a lot of great success-
es and got through adversity.
We lost four great seniors, but
I think we have a great chance
again this year, too.
BYRNES HIGH
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
With his senior
season around
the corner, Byrnes
High pitcher Alex
Eubanks has al-
ready decided where he wants
to play college ball.
Eubanks signed a letter of
intent to play baseball for
UNC-Asheville last week. The
standout pitcher boasted a
2.30 ERA as a freshman, went
5-0 with a 1.40 ERA as a sopho-
more and averaged eight
strikeouts per game as a ju-
nior.
I wanted to go to a place
that wanted me and a place
that I could go in and play ear-
ly,Eubanks said. That was one
of my biggest things. It just felt
right for me.
Eubanks said he is happy to
have such a big decision out of
the way.
Its awesome to get that
out of the way and worry
about my senior year,Eubanks
said. Now I know where Im
going and its pretty exciting
knowing that Im going to a
place I want to be.
Eubanks will test his skills
against some of the top
schools in the Big South.
They play some pretty big
schools,Eubanks said. Its def-
initely a big conference and
one of those schools that is on
the rise.
Eubanks said he also consid-
ered Costal Carolina and Col-
lege of Charleston.
Byrnes baseball coach Mi-
chael Maus said it has been ex-
citing to watch Eubanks grow.
When he frst started, Alex
was in the seventh grade,
Maus said. Being able to see
him grow into the fne young
man he is today has been real-
ly special for me.
Maus said Eubanks pitched
in a good amount of the Reb-
els games last season.
He has really been a force
for us on the mound,Maus
said. Hes a great kid and
comes from a great family. He
has worked so hard and hes
starting to receive some of the
benefts.
Eubanks pitched in the state
championship game as a
sophomore.
Ill always remember play-
ing in the championship
game,he said. Thats some-
thing I will never forget. I will
remember that my whole en-
tire life.
Eubanks said he hopes the
Rebels can get back there in
2014.
Im excited,Eubanks said. I
havent really had this feeling.
Last year, we didnt know how
we would fair, but this year
weve got a younger team and
I think we can go pretty far.
BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
Byrnes volley-
ball standout
Kirsten McCraw
has spent a life-
time discovering
that life doesnt always hap-
pen how we expect, and
sometimes you just have to
take it as it comes.
The latest chapter in her sto-
ry happened last week when
she signed with Converse Col-
lege.
They were really the only
school looking at me,McCraw
said. But after going there and
seeing the programs they had
there, it made me really excit-
ed. I didnt want to go any-
where else.
I actually wanted to get
away (from home), but now
that I am going to be close, I
am excited about staying
close.
Volleyball entered McCraws
life in middle school, at a time
when she wasnt looking for it
to. As time when on, however,
it became a natural ft.
I started playing in seventh
grade,she said. I wasnt really
interested in it, but I had
friends who said I should
come try out for the team.
[Playing in college] was
kind of always there. There
was really no set point that I
felt like I could do it. I just
knew I wanted to keep doing
this because I love it so much.
A four-year starter, McCraws
career stats included 63 aces, a
92 serve percentage, 420 kills
and 766 digs. She was all-re-
gion as a junior, and this sea-
son was the only one during
her career in which the Lady
Rebels didnt qualify for the
state playofs.
It (her career) had its ups
and downs, but I am glad it
happened the way it did,Mc-
Craw said. I wouldnt change
anything about it.
We had the talent (this sea-
son), but didnt play well to-
gether. It was a good group of
girls, and I hope they do well
next year.
Byrnes coach Katie Boyd
praised McCraw as a person
and player, and believes she
will have success at the college
level.
She helps with our D5 kids
and our camps,Boyd said.
She is always willing to help
out. She has a great attitude
and works hard. She brings ex-
citement and energy to the
game. Converse is going to be
lucky to have her.
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UNC-Asheville
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Converse College
Kirsten McCraw signed to play volleyball with Converse
College last week.
Alex Eubanks signed with UNC-Asheville last week to
play baseball.
Lauren Duggar signed to play softball with Furman
University last week.

BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
Riverside High
has a tradition of
golfers moving
on to Division I
schools.
Jonathan Hard-
ee will continue
that tradition as he of cially
signed with the University of
Alabama last week. He chose
the school over Clemson, Au-
burn and South Carolina.
I really fell in love with the
place,Hardee said. I looked at
a lot of other places, but I just
really fell in love with the
place, fell in love with the at-
mosphere. The whole golf
team was super family orient-
ed. I loved it. The coach is from
Anderson, and I knew his fami-
ly a little bit. They are a big golf
family in South Carolina.
Hardee is joining an Ala-
bama program that is among
the best in the nation.
They won the national
championship last year,Hard-
ee said. They won 10 tourna-
ments in a row and won every
tournament for the Fall.
Hardee has had a solid ca-
reer at Riverside, which will
conclude this coming season.
I feel pretty good about it,
Hardee said. I wont make a
huge deal out of it. Im here to
play golf one more time. I ver-
balled last December, so Ive
known for almost a year where
I wanted to go. Its defnitely a
relief to have signed the letter
(of intent) and know for sure.
As a football fan, Hardee has
an added reason to enjoy at-
tending Alabama.
I went to the LSU game (on
Nov. 9),Hardee said. That was
my fourth game. It was an
awesome experience. It was
loud. The whole place was
rocking from the beginning of
the frst quarter until the end
of the fourth. It was pretty
cool.
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University of Alabama
Riversides Jonathan Hardee signed to play golf with
the University of Alabama last week. Also pictured are
Jef and Jennifer Hardy.
EASTSIDE HIGH
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A life-long
dream came true
for Eastside senior
Wesley Johnson
last week.
The 68power forward
signed a letter of intent to con-
tinue his basketball career at
Charleston Southern. Johnson
said he is eager for the oppor-
tunity.
Im just really excited,he
said. You dont wake up as a
kid and think of a day like this.
You hope for a day like this,
but you dont ever imagine it
coming true. Im just excited
and Im ready to get down
there and play and help that
basketball team.
Johnson said he is happy to
be heading to a growing pro-
gram with plenty of young
faces.
I love the campus,Johnson
said. The program is growing.
Weve got a lot of young play-
ers that are good. Theyve got
about fve seniors who are
leaving so they will need big
men.
Johnson said his size, speed
and ability to rebound will
help him have success on the
next level.
Im looking forward to (col-
lege). The beach is 25 minutes
away,he said with a smile. A
lot of my friends from school
are going with me so Im al-
ready excited about that.
Johnson will major in Chil-
drens Ministry.
Hopefully, I will be able to
play basketball and work with
kids for the rest of my life after
college,he said.
Johnsons coach said he will
be a tremendous help to the
program.
Charleston Southern is sol-
id,Eastside coach Tom Cham-
ness said. Theyre an up tem-
po team which will work into
his skill set. Hes agile enough
and athletic enough to get up
and down the foor and he has
an opportunity to play fairly
early because of his size. He
fts in very nicely with what
theyre trying to do.
Chamness said Johnsons
work ethic will set him apart
on the next level.
Theyre getting a great kid,
Chamness said. Theyre get-
ting a kid with a great work
ethic. Beyond just his basket-
ball skills, hes just a great per-
son. Hes an awesome repre-
sentative for Eastside High
School and has been for the
last three years.
Johnsons signing will mean
more than just four more years
of basketball.
This is going to mean a lot
to him. The kid just got four
years of free education,Cham-
ness said. Thats a goal that a
lot of kids have.
As for his fnal season, John-
son said his team has high
hopes.
Weve got high expecta-
tions,Johnson said. We want
to go to a state championship
and I hope to help lead my
team there.
Looking back, the 220-
pound big man said there is
some irony in the way things
turned out.
I was a kid that came in
wanting to be a football star
and ended up playing basket-
ball,he said.
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Charleston Southern University
Wesley Johnson signed with Charleston Southern
University last week to play basketball.

BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
Andrew Dela-
hunty, who has
been swimming
competitively for
more than a de-
cade, will continue
his career at Denison Universi-
ty in Granville, Ohio.
He signed with the school
last week.
Its just a great school and a
great swim program,Dela-
hunty said. With the combina-
tion of the two, its just a great
ft.
I looked at Brown Universi-
ty, Davidson, Emory and Ken-
yon College, but I just felt at
home at Denison. It was a real-
ly nice campus, the pool is
great and the team is amaz-
ing.
Although Delahunty will be
several hundred miles from
home, he wont be far from
family.
My brother goes there,
Delahunty said. He is a sopho-
more and will be there my frst
two years. It will be a great as-
set to have someone there
who I know and can help me
out.
I have an aunt who lives
about fve minutes from the
campus, so she is also there if I
need anything.
Denison has a reputation as
a national power, and Dela-
hunty has been told that he
can help add to that legacy.
They won nationals in 2010
and 2011, and lost last year to
Kenyon College,Delahunty
said. Its always between
those two schools.
Coach told me he could see
me breaking the record in the
50 Free by my senior year.
Delahunty wont be limited
to swimming in just the 50
Free, however.
I could swim the 50 Free,
100 Free, 100 Fly and in the re-
lays,he said. If I wanted to
branch out, maybe the 200
Backstroke and the 100 IM.
Delahunty will leave River-
side with fond memories of his
career, which include winning
the Class AAAA state title this
fall.
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Denison University
Riverides Andrew Delahunty signed a swimming
and diving scholarship with Denison University. Also
pictured are Nigel and Lisa Delahunty.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B5
FROM B1
play hard. This bunch nev-
er quits, said head coach
Will Young. I couldnt be
happier for them to get
the chance to move on to
play Daniel!
Thank goodness we
have some great players
and they made great plays
tonight, especially Quez
Nesbitt and Man Kelly,
said Young. Quez may
be the smallest kid on the
field, but he has a heart as
big a Texas. He does some-
thing every game that
amazes me.
Young added Roberson
missed one from nearly
the same angle three weeks
ago, but he has kicked
well all year and didnt get
rattled tonight. That says
a lot because hes only a
sophomore.
NESBITT SET TONE
Nesbitt set the tone for
the night when he shot up
the middle to score from
71 yards out on the open-
ing play from scrimmage,
the first of his 25 carries.
The Yellow Jackets
moved across midfield on
their next possession but
had to punt. Greer had
stuffed the Redhawks ini-
tial five running attempts
before Chris Patterson
picked up 11 yards on a
third down quarterback
draw to launch a scoring
drive. Premier running
back Christian Brown
took over and rushed for
most of the remaining 69
yards to the end zone. His
one-yard dive capped the
11-play march, and Quin-
ton Klienerts extra point
made it 7-all.
The Yellow Jackets re-
gained the lead two plays
later when Nesbitt streaked
77 yards down the sideline
for a touchdown with 1:14
left in the first period.
Westwood mounted an-
other threat that Greer
turned back at the five-
yard line with the aid of
a fumbled center snap
that lost 10 yards. But the
Yellow Jackets offense
sputtered, and Westwood
battled back to pull even
when Brown rambled 36
yards off left tackle for a
touchdown.
Greer missed an oppor-
tunity to take a halftime
lead when Kelly recov-
ered Pattersons fumble
at the Redhawks 29-yard
line with :31 seconds left
before intermission. But
Greer gained just two
yards when Cusano com-
pleted one of four passes
in a downpour.
We didnt make many
stops, but that was the
biggest one of all, Young
said of Westwoods open-
ing possession of the
second half that went no-
where. A short punt land-
ed at midfield, and Nesbitt
did the rest on the next
play, skirting left end for a
50-yard touchdown. West-
wood linebacker Raymond
Hall knifed through to
block the extra point kick,
opening the door for the
Redhawks to take a one-
point lead.
The visitors needed
only three plays to score
as Brown reeled off a 40-
yard gain on first down,
and cashed in two plays
later from 23 yards out.
Klienerts conversion put
Westwood up 21-20.
Greer soon got a golden
opportunity when Nakeem
Hoke recovered a Red-
hawks fumble at the West-
wood 28-yard line. But The
Yellow Jackets stalled just
short of a first down at the
20-yard marker.
After forcing a short
punt, Greer cruised 38
yards to score in three
plays. Nesbitt got the
points on a 27-yard carry,
and Kelly followed with a
successful two-point con-
version run that made it
28-21 with 1:18 left in the
third stanza.
FIVE TDS IN FOURTH
That set the stage for
five touchdowns in the last
quarter. Westwood pulled
even three times, begin-
ning with Browns six-yard
run that capped a 52-yard
drive of nine plays.
Kelly returned the en-
suing kickoff 59 yards to
the Westwood 35-yard
line, enabling Greer to re-
gain the lead. Three plays
later, Kelly scored from 18
yards out on a wildcat
sprint up the middle as
the Yellow Jackets went
up 35-28.
Westwood tied the score
in five plays after Deante
Drakeford returned the
kickoff 35 yards. Brown
again got the points, this
time on a 34-yard burst up
the middle.
We worked on getting
ready for them by putting
our biggest boys up front
on the defensive line, and
we still got whipped too
many times, said Greer
defensive coordinator
Travis Perry. But give
Westwood some credit.
They have a really good
offensive line and a great
running back in Brown,
who is about 90% of their
offense. Brown wound
up with 384 yards on an
amazing 43 carries.
Greers turn at the sea-
saw resulted in another
go-ahead touchdown. Nes-
bitt returned the kickoff
to the 41-yard line, and
the Yellow Jackets were
in the end zone two plays
later. After a 10-yard pen-
alty, Nesbitt reeled off 40-
yards, and Kelly followed
with a 31-yard wildcat
ramble to score that gave
Greer a 42-35 lead with
5:07 remaining.
The Redhawks came
right back, however, as
Brown peeled off a 45-yard
gain to the 20, and Patter-
son scored on a three-yard
keeper five plays later.
That set the stage for
Greer to improve to 10-2
overall with the winning
field goal.
The stats were as close
as the final score. Greer
amassed 486 total yards
for 17 first downs. The
Yellow Jackets rushed for
430 yards and Cusano
completed 8 of 14 passes
for 56 air yards.
Westwood rang up 21
first downs, all on 430
yards rushing. The Red-
hawks did not complete
a single pass as Patter-
sons seven tosses were
dropped, batted down by
Greer defenders or sailed
over the heads of receiv-
ers.
Greer did not have a
turnover and lost only 30
yards on three penalties.
Westwood was also penal-
ized three times for 30
yards, but lost two fum-
bles.
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Cant beat the heat
The Greer Heat 8U softball team went undefeated this
season and concluded its season with a tournament
championship. The team included Regan Bolden, Corrine
Crusco, Allyson Fields, Kristin Grif n, Caitlyn Kilby, Emma
Kate Kirkpatrick, Gisselle Marines, McKenna Pry, Callen
Saxon, Rylee Saxon, Reese White and Kasey Wolfe.
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GREER HIGH TO CELEBRATE
1978 BASKETBALL TEAM
Greer High School will
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championship team and
coaches on Tuesday, Dec.
3 at 7:30 p.m. during half-
time of the Greer vs. By-
rnes basketball game.
Members of the team
include: John Ward, Da-
vid Hodge, Barry Brown,
Curtis Thompson, James
Dean, Jeff Farrington, Ray
Smith, Timmigo Burnett,
Dempsey Cohen, and the
late Sonny Elrod and Ken-
neth Sterling. Head coach
Melvin Gooden and assis-
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the team.
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ROUNDUP
From South
Atlantic
Conference
On the heels of a career-
high scoring effort in the
win over GRU Augusta,
senior standout Chandler
Hash has been named the
South Atlantic Conference
mens basketball Player of
the Week, as announced
by the conference office
Tuesday morning.
Hash averaged 30 points
in two contests over the
weekend, pouring in a ca-
reer-high 42 points in the
Trojans 91-86 road win
at GRU Augusta on Sun-
day, which gave Anderson
its second straight win to
start the season. Has was
10-of-19 from the field,
including 5-of-7 from be-
yond the arc and was 17-
of-18 from the line.
The left-handed guards
scoring output equaled
the sixth-highest tally in
South Altantic Conference
history, and was the most
points scored by a Trojan
since former standout
Denzail Jones connected
for 50 points in the semifi-
nals of the 2012 SAC Tour-
nament. Hashs 17 free
throws on the day also
tied two other players for
the fifth-most in league
history.
The honor is well-de-
served, said Anderson
head coach Jason Taylor.
We are very proud of him.
He played well and helped
get us two team wins.
The Greer, native also
dropped in 18 points in
AUs season-opening 61-
61 win over Lander on
Saturday, as the Trojans
won back-to-back games
to start the season for
the first time since the
2009-10 squad won four
straight and eight of its
first nine contests to open
the season.
Hash averaged 39.5 min-
utes over the two-game
span, going 15-of-36 (41.7
percent) from the field,
including 9-of-20 (45 per-
cent) from 3-point range
and 21-of-22 (95.5 percent)
from the line. He also aver-
aged 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 as-
sists and 2.o steals in the
two wins. Hash leads the
conference with his 30.0
points per game average
and is fourth in the league
in steals and fifth in as-
sists.
Anderson travels to Due
West tonight to face long-
time rival Erskine. Tip-off
versus the Flying Fleet is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at
Belk Arean.

Hash receives Player of Week honors
VICTORY: Greer commits no turnovers, just three penalties in three-point victory

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Adrian McGee and Dorian Lindsey celebrate after a
successful play.
While our kids
made some
mistakes, they
continued to play
hard. This bunch
never quits. I
couldnt be happier
for them to get the
chance to move on
to play Daniel!
Will Young
Greer head coach

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B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
About fifty musicians will take
the stage in next month at the
J. Harley Bonds Career Center to
bring traditional Christmas mu-
sic to life.
And for the first time, theyre
hoping to spread the Christmas
cheer even further. This year at
the annual Christmas concert,
the Foothills Philharmonic will
collect toys for Toys for Tots.
Being a community orches-
tra is more than just offering
opportunities for members of
the community to come out and
play in the orchestra and come
out and listen to the concert, but
it also should be involving op-
portunities for us as an orches-
tra to try and bring the commu-
nity together, said Evan Duke,
trumpet player and Foothills
Philharmonic board of directors
president.
The drive accepts new, un-
wrapped toys. Being the first
year, Duke is unsure of what to
expect.
We really dont have any
specific goal. This is really the
first time that were done it. If
we could get 50 or 75 people to
bring something, we look as it as
50 or 75 gifts we could give to
needy children, Duke said. The
way Im approaching this is kind
of in keeping with the philoso-
phy of the orchestra, basically
when it comes to donations, we
ask people in the audience if
you like what you heard, want to
help us out, give some money.
Really, its a matter of trying to
encourage whoever and Im
hoping there will be quite a few
in the orchestra audience who
heard it and would like to make
a difference in a childs life this
upcoming Christmas time.
All of the Foothills Philhar-
monics concerts are free, but
donations are accepted for the
orchestra in addition to the Toys
for Tots drive.
We decided since were a com-
munity orchestra, we want to
give all of our concerts free. Its
basically come and if you want
to give a donation, obviously
we ask for donations if theyre
willing. But generally, as far as
actually coming to the concerts,
all of our concerts are free and
open to the public.
The Foothills Philharmonic
was founded in 2000 and made
the Bonds Center its home dur-
ing the 2010-11 season.
Its really been a good choice.
As far as being a performing
arts organization, you obvious-
ly have the Greer Cultural Arts
Council, but we dont have the
competition that we would have
if we were located in Greenville
still, Duke said.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
on Dec. 14 at the Bonds Center,
505 N. Main St. There will be
about an hour of music.
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
Education has not al-
ways come easy for Brooke
Culp.
When the 23-year-old
Greenville Technical Col-
lege student was 14 years
old, she was diagnosed
with epilepsy. At its worst,
Culp had 20 seizures a
day.
I had a couple different
kinds of seizures. They
started off as convulsive
seizures. Over the sum-
mer, those stopped. We
were like, Yes, were in
the clear. No more sei-
zures, she said. Then
school starts back up and I
have seizures where I start
just walking around and
looking around aimlessly.
People are like, OK, shes
just lost her mind. Then
those seizures stopped.
And then I have seizures
where I go back into my
childhood memory and I
start slapping my hands,
I start talking like a child
again. I start talking about
old memoriesIt was ex-
tremely scary.
She had so many sei-
zures at school, she went
on the homebound system
for her sophomore year.
With the seizures came
memory loss the medi-
cine she was taking fried
(her) brain.
I basically could not
remember anything that
I learned in high school,
Culp said. I barely gradu-
ated high school.
Culp, now a peer leader
at Greenville Tech, has
been seizure-free since
August 2009. Recently,
she received the Scholar
Award at the 31st annual
South Carolina Associa-
tion of Developmental
Education (SCADE) confer-
ence.
It was a really big honor
for me because I struggled
through school, she said.
An instructor in the peer
leadership program nomi-
nated Culp. The award
came with a $500 scholar-
ship.
I work full time. I go to
school full time. Im also a
peer leader and thats paid
as well, she said. Putting
that toward my education
as well, whether its books
or whatever, thats more
money at the end of my
school term that Im going
to have to not pay back.
Culp wants to eventually
work with children who
have seizures.
When I was younger,
the nurses were really
nice but none of them had
epilepsy, she said. They
didnt know what I was
going through. I want to
be there for students that
have epilepsy and be able
to speak with them.
Culp was not the only
Greer resident to receive
an award.
Lori Smalley, a develop-
mental education associate
professor teaches English
at Greenville Techs Greer
campus. Smalley received
the Outstanding Service to
Students Award.
The greatest thing to
me was that I was nomi-
nated by the people who
work with me. The people
who had to decide on who
would get the award were
the members of the SCADE
boardSo it was people
who know me, who work
with me and the fact they
would look upon what I do
and what I have done and
want to honor me that way
Its kind of humbling in
a way.
Smalley was surprised
to receive the award she
didnt know she had been
nominated.
When they were read-
ing off the various people
and they got to this award,
I thought, Wow this per-
son is busy, she said.
Then all of a sudden it
dawned on me when there
were certain committees I
serve on. Im going Wait a
minute. This is me. I was
shocked.
Smalley is a phenom-
enal asset to the South
Carolina Association of
Developmental Education
board, said Lisa Martin,
SCADE president.
Shes a wonderful go-
person that kind of em-
bodies what developmen-
tal studies is all about. We
are seeking to meet stu-
dents where they are and
take them to where they
need to be. In the com-
munity colleges, we get
a high population of stu-
dents who perhaps arent
quite ready to enter cur-
riculum-level courses and
that can be for a variety of
different reasons, Martin
said. We work with those
students and try to help
get them ready. It takes a
certain type of individual
to really be patient with
them, encouraging them
but still not lose sight of
the academic needs of the
students. Lori is able to
balance of those be an
encourager and educator.
Viraj Mehta, a math
instructor at Greenville
Tech, won the Outstand-
ing Former Developmental
Education Student Award.
Greenville Tech student, teachers win awards
From SC Association of
Developmental Education
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Viraj Mehta, math instructor, Brooke Culp, student and Lori Smalley, a developmental education associate professor, at
Greenville Tech won awards at the 31st annual Association of Developmental Education (SCADE) conference.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Drew Kearns plays the French horn as part of the Foothills
Philharmonic.
Foothills Philharmonic holds
Christmas concert, toy drive
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Lee Perkins and Shari Schick play the cellos in the Foothills Philharmonic. The orchestras annual Christmas
concert features a Toys for Tots drive.
When I was
younger, the nurses
were really nice but
none of them had
epilepsy. They didnt
know what I was
going through. I
want to be there for
students that have
epilepsy and be able
to speak with them.
Brooke Culp
Award winner

WANT TO GO? |
What: Foothills Philharmonic
Christmas Concert
When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Bonds Career Center
505 N. Main St.
We decided since were a community orchestra,
we want to give all of our concerts free...Generally,
as far as actually coming to the concerts, all of our
concerts are free and open to the public.
Evan Duke
President, Foothills Philharmonic board of directors
C
ome Thanksgiving
evening and into the
night, I will be spend-
ing time with family,
snacking on leftovers and
probably doing some nap-
ping in front of a TV.
That is not the case for
everyone.
Some will leave their
families and head to vari-
ous retail stores to work.
Some will leave their
families for (supposedly)
amazing deals.
The New York Times re-
cently ran an article about
Black Friday, noting that
one store opens as early
as 5 p.m. At that point,
my family will not have
even sat down for dinner
never mind dessert.
Lets take a step back
and reevaluate this ob-
jectively: Black Friday is
crazy.
Thanksgiving is about
being thankful for what
you have. Not what you
hope to get in the near
future, for yourself or for
someone else. Its defi-
nitely not about trampling
your fellow shoppers to
save a few bucks.
When I was in high
school, I spent a holi-
day season working at a
big-box retail store in the
area. It was the absolute
worst.
This particular store,
and I would assume many
more like it, just needed
warm bodies to make sure
the store looked semi-pre-
sentable and deter theft.
I was worked there for no
more than two months
and every moment was
filled with chaos.
On Black Friday, I had
to be at work at 5 a.m.
Before the store opened,
my supervisor told us not
to let anyone assault us.
That accounted for rough-
ly half of my training -- I
am not exaggerating.
Prior to starting this
short career, I was up
front about what I knew
about this stores prod-
ucts: I liked X, Y and Z,
but really didnt know
the other 85 percent of
the store. I ended up, of
course, in working in the
mystery section.
I worked in the same
department with a friend
from school. He also
knew little to nothing
about the products we
were supposed to be
selling. We each had our
own strategies as to how
to deal with questions. He
would make up informa-
tion; I would tell people I
didnt know, but I would
find someone who did.
I would then go wander
around the store until
this customer got bored/
angry/gave up/found
someone else.
At 16 years old, these
were the best ideas we
had.
Heres my advice for
Black Friday, in order of
importance. Of course,
you wouldnt be reading
this if you didnt want my
advice, right? Right.
1. Stay at home. Eat
turkey sandwiches. Watch
Christmas Vacation.
Nap. Repeat.
2. Shop locally. Some of
those big box stores will
be scary, yall. The Up-
state has a lot of interest-
ing small businesses and
boutiques.
3. Shop online. Ive done
a lot of my shopping
this way already and it is
awesome. Seriously, what
is better than shopping
in your pajamas without
leaving your house?
If you have to go shop-
ping on Black Friday, be
careful. Every year, we
hear about someone who
is injured or worse in
by being trampled or in
a fight. Be nice to your
fellow shoppers and the
overwhelmed, underpaid
folks ringing up your
purchases, especially if
you shop on Thanksgiv-
ing. Who wants to leave
their family to go to work
on Thanksgiving?
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 THE GREER CITIZEN B9
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES FOR WEEK
OF DEC. 2
PICKS OF THE WEEK
The Wolverine (PG-13)
-- Hugh Jackmans growly
superhero gets another
solo adventure -- this time
hes off to Japan to settle
old scores and fight nin-
jas. The story begins after
X-Men III, with Wolverine
getting some alone time in
the wilderness to grieve
the loss of Jean Grey in the
last movie. Wolverine is
summoned to Japan under
mysterious circumstances.
Before long, there is a sul-
try woman (Tao Okamoto)
asking for Wolverines pro-
tection while plots thicken
and arrows fly.
This adventure requires
more emotional weight
from Jackmans Wolver-
ine -- hes recovering from
heartbreak while hes a
stranger in a strange land.
There also is all of the
hard-to-follow comic-book
stuff going on, like the
reptilian lady who shows
up to steal Wolverines
healing power. In the end,
the Wolverine has enough
action and enough style to
warrant a rental from any-
one who had fun at the X-
Men movies.
Good Ol Freda (PG) --
The Beatles were a band for
10 years, yet Freda Kelly of
Liverpool was their secre-
tary for 11 years. Shes
kept quiet for a long time
-- no juicy tell-all book, no
scathing interviews -- and
now she shares her story
in this documentary. Kel-
lys not out to reveal scan-
dalous details or suggest
any romance she may have
had with any of the musi-
cians, she says, thats pri-
vate. Instead, its a cozy,
endearing account from a
grandmother who spent
her youth working for the
hardest-working band of
the 60s.
The Smurfs 2 (PG) -
- The little blue peasants
of Smurf Village make an-
other excursion into the
world of live-action people
-- yielding few laughs and
a lot of irritation. The evil
wizard, Gargamel (Hank
Azaria), has the usual plan
of kidnapping a smurf so
he can harvest whatever
it is that he wants from
them. Smurfette (voiced
by pop star Katy Perry) is
taken prisoner by some
gray anti-smurfs created
by Gargamel. Expect 90
minutes of joyless slap-
stick and the word Smurf
wedged into every phrase.
DOG OF THE WEEK
The Mortal Instru-
ments: City of Bones
(PG-13) -- Soon on DVD:
Another Young-Adult
snoozefest with all of the
supernatural romance,
boring love triangles, hun-
ky dudes with exposed
chests, pointlessly compli-
cated rules and, of course
-- vampires and were-
wolves. Clary (Lily Collins)
is a boring, conventionally
pretty-but-not-too-glam
Brooklyn girl. She learns
shes part of a clan of de-
mon hunters who are in-
visible to normal humans.
The film explains every
nuance of every scene for
the audience. The film
asks us, the audience, to
care about a love triangle
where Clary must choose
between her nerdy male
friend (who has no pow-
ers) and the muscular,
blond, half-angel who in-
troduced her to the magic
world. Movies like these
must be part of some plot
to keep young adults from
picking up books.
TV RELEASES
Simpsons: Season 16
Hot in Cleveland: Sea-
son Four
Duck Dynasty: Seasons
1-3 Collectors Set
DVD previews
COUCH THEATER |
Hugh Jackman in The
Wolverine

GREER OPRY
SATURDAY DANCE
The Greer Opry House at
107 Cannon St. presents
Classic Country Band with
Ed Burrell on Saturdays at
8 p.m.
Admission is $9 per
person. Free line dancing
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. No al-
cohol, smoking or outside
food and drink. Family en-
tertainment.
Visit greeropryhouse.5u.
com.
SCUFFLETOWN
DANCIN BARN
Every Saturday, 7-11
p.m., Scuffletown USA,
hosts dancing. Lessons
from 7-7:30 p.m. are in-
cluded in admission.
Snack bar, family en-
tertainment, all ages wel-
come. No smoking, no al-
cohol.
Visit scuffletown.com or
call 967-2276 for more in-
formation.
USC UPSTATE PERFORMS
FREE CONCERTS
The musical talents of
University of South Caro-
lina Upstate students will
be showcased with two
upcoming performances.
The USC Upstate Com-
mercial Music Combo
Concert will be held on
Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30
p.m. in the Performing
Arts Center. This concert
features mainstream pop
and rock music from the
1970s including songs by
Journey, The Eagles, Glad-
ys Knight and the Pips,
Electric Light Orchestra
and more.
Both concerts are free
and open to the public.
For more information, call
(864) 503-5352.
PHILHARMONIC PLAYS
CONCERT AT CHAPMAN
Spartanburg Philhar-
monic Orchestras (SPO)
will perform the first of
three chamber concerts at
Chapman Cultural Center
on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3
p.m.
Sensational Serenades
will include Benjamin
Brittens Serenade for
Tenor, Horn and Strings,
J.S. Bachs Brandenburg
Concerto No. 3 and Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovskys Ser-
enade for Strings.
Music Director Sarah Io-
annides will conduct the
concert, featuring horn so-
loist Anneka Zuehlke-King
and tenor soloist Wayne
Hobbs.
For tickets, please call
(864) 542-2787.
GLT STAGES ITS A
WONDERFUL LIFE
Its a Wonderful Life
will be the holiday offer-
ing at Greenville Little
Theatre (GLT) on Dec. 6-8
and 12-15.
Sure to put you in the
holiday spirit, come re-
live the heartwarming and
uniquely American holi-
day story of the citizens of
Bedford Falls as they face
the trials and joys of life.
This uplifting tale will re-
mind you that no man is
a failure who has friends.
Directed by Allen Mc-
Calla, it features Evan Har-
ris in the role of George
Bailey, Meg Foster as Mary,
Monty Tucker as Clarence,
and Robert Simms as Mr.
Potter.
Tickets prices are $26
with discounts available
for seniors, children, and
groups of ten or more. All
performances are 8 p.m.,
except Sunday shows are
3 p.m.
Call the GLT box office
at 864-233-6238 or visit
www.greenvillelittlethe-
atre.org for more informa-
tion.
Greenville Little Theatre
box office is located at 444
College Street and is open
Monday through Friday
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
FROM BOURG TO BURG:
THROUGH DEC. 21
Artwork from artists
from Switzerland is on
display Spartanburg Art
Museum at Chapman Cul-
tural Center.
The exhibit will remain
in SAM through Dec. 21.
Museum hours are Tues-
day-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Admission is free.
Call 582-7616 for more
information.
ZOOLE SHOWCASES
KITCHEN CHRONICLES
Artists Guild of Spar-
tanburg member Sue
Zoole is showcasing her
work, Kitchen Chronicles:
Paintings of the Foods We
Love, in the Guild Gal-
lery at Chapman Cultural
Center for the month of
November.
The free exhibit is open
for public viewing Mon-
day-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
Call 542-ARTS for more
information.
VASES, VESSELS, CUTLERY
AND CLOTH ON DISPLAY
Vases, Vessels, Cutlery
and Cloth: Still Life Selec-
tions from the Johnson
Collection, is now on dis-
play through Dec. 21 at
Chapman Cultural Center.
The exhibition features
artists such as Elliott
Daingerfield, Marie Hull,
William Henry Johnson,
and Frank London.
Hours, Tuesday-Satur-
day 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and
Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admis-
sion is free. Call 582-7616
for more information.
SAM ART SCHOOL WORK
ON DISPLAY
Stop by Spartanburg Art
Museum at Chapman Cul-
tural Center for its annual
Student/Faculty Art Show
to see works by more than
15 SAM Art School instruc-
tors and students. The ex-
hibit will hang in the gal-
lery through Dec. 6.
Call 582-7616 for more
information.
PARKINSONS PATIENT
DANCE CLASS
Executive Artistic Direc-
tor of Ballet Spartanburg,
Carlos Agudelo, leads this
bimonthly, free dance
class for patients with
Parkinsons Disease. The
movements are designed
to combat and ease the
symptoms of the disease.
Classes are at 1:30 p.m.
the second and fourth
Thursday of every month.
The first class of the month
is followed by the monthly
Spartanburg Parkinsons
Association meeting.
call 583-0339.
TAKE AN ARTWALK
OF SPARTANBURG
From 5-9 p.m. Nov. 21 at
Chapman Cultural Center,
check out Spartanburg Art
Museum, Artists Guild
Gallery, Spartanburg Re-
gional History Museum,
and the Student Galleries
as part of a self-guided
tour of Spartanburgs
downtown community.
information.
SPARTANBURG CHRISTMAS
AT REGIONAL MUSEUM
The Spartanburg Re-
gional History Museums
Spartanburg Christmas
programming will high-
light traditions unique to
Spartanburg, beginning
with the opening of a
Christmas exhibit featur-
ing downtown Spartan-
burgs infamous Night
Before Christmas Diora-
mas which graced the
store-fronts of downtown
Spartanburg during the
holiday season for many
years.
The opening will be held
during ArtWalk from 6-8
p.m. Nov. 21 at the Region-
al History Museum in the
at 200 East St. John St.,
Spartanburg and is free.
It includes a book signing
by authors of the newly
released Hub City For the
Holidays.
Then return the follow-
ing day for a Lunch &
Learn with a presentation
and reading by several
of the authors. Lunch &
Learn is 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 occurs in the West
Wing Conference Room
at the Chapman Cultural
Center and is $5/person.
call 596-3501 or email
scha@spartanburghistory.
org.
LAFRANCE AT STOMPING
GROUNDS NOV. 22
Christy LaFrance will
play acoustic folk 7:30
p.m.-10:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at
Stomping Grounds.
STUDENT/FACULTY ART
SHOW RECEPTION
Spartanburg Art Muse-
ums annual Student/Fac-
ulty Art Show, which fea-
tures works by more than
15 talented instructors of
the SAM Art School and
their budding students,
hosts a free public recep-
tion 5-8 p.m. Nov. 22.
Meet the artists and learn
about the various classes
offered by Spartanburg
Art Museum at Chapman
Cultural Center, 5-7 p.m.
The exhibition is on view
through Dec. 6 during reg-
ular hours, 10 a.m.- 5p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5
p.m. Sun.
all 582-7616 or visit spar-
tanburgartmuseum.org.
HUMMINGTREE BAND AT
STOMPING GROUNDS
Hummingtree Band will
play 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov.
23 at Stomping Grounds.
STUDENT GALLERIES ON
DISPLAY THROUGH JAN. 2
The student galleries
at the Chapman Cultural
Center will have work
from districts 1, 4 and
5 on display in the West
Wing Mosley Building Nov.
22-Jan. 2.
The galleries are open
for free public viewing
Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5
information.
MEET CHASER, THE DOG
WHO KNOWS 1000 WORDS
Starting at 2 p.m., Nov.
23, Wofford professor
Dr. John Pilley and his
dog Chaser will be at the
theater to speak about his
furry friend who knows
more than 1,000 words,
more than any other non-
human species.
Adult tickets are $10 and
student (17 and younger)
tickets are $5.
information.
Use Black Friday for relaxation and leftovers

THINGS
TO DO
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
USC Upstate students will perform the second of two free concerts on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Performing Arts Center. This performance will feature mainstream pop and rock
music from the 1970s.
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Liam was furious when
Wyatt crashed his and
Hopes romantic picnic.
Bill refused to give up on
the relationship that he
held true to his heart. Hope
was amused by Liam and
Wyatts competition for
her affections. Thorne and
Darlas grown-up daugh-
ter Aly came home for a
visit. Later, Eric offered
Aly a job at Forrester Cre-
ations. Bill gave Liam and
Hope his blessing. Brooke
and Katie worked on re-
pairing their sisterly bond.
Hope and Wyatts chem-
istry was palpable in the
steam room. Quinn asked
Bill why Liams interests
were more important to
him than Wyatts. Wait to
See: Donna tries to repair
her sisters relationship.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
A devastated Eric was
forced to remove his collar
as a priest. Gabi had a huge
blowup with Will and Son-
ny after they confronted
her about moving to New
York. Kimberly and The-
resa shared an emotional
discussion about the state
of their mother-daughter
relationship. EJ delivered
a message to Abigail from
Chad. Daniel and Nicole
kissed. Sami was furious
when she heard about
Gabis plans. Marlena took
Victor to task for destroy-
ing Eric -- and using her to
do it. Later, Maggie warned
Victor that he was on thin
ice. Kate figured out Nicks
plan and teamed up with
Sami in order to stop him.
A guilt-ridden Jennifer
made a confession to Eric.
Jordan and Rafe shared
a warm moment. Wait to
See: Nicole is shocked by
her first assignment as a
reporter.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Anna and Robert were
able to break free and
overpower Jerry. Felix
asked Patrick point blank
if he was still in love with
Robin. AJ felt abandoned
when Elizabeth didnt
come to his trial. Scott
produced security footage
from Metro Court on the
right of Connies murder.
Carlos saw Robin alive.
Meanwhile, Robin asked
Nikolas if she had any right
to interfere in Patricks life
just as he was about to get
remarried. Felix warned
Carly not to get too close
to Franco. Sabrina received
a gift from a surprise visi-
tor. Britt was distracted by
the sudden disappearance
of her mother. Luke had
an emotional reunion with
a familiar face. Wait to See:
Faison faces the conse-
quences of his actions.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Victor was surprised
when Kyle approached him
about a job. Nick warned
Sharon not to trust Adam.
Avery felt conflicted about
not being able to tell Dylan
that he was Nikkis son.
Kelly, a woman in Billys
support group, told him
about how her marriage
broke up after she lost
her child. Michael was
shocked that Fen was able
to make a deal with the
warden. Kyle told Victor
that his father had no idea
that he wanted to work
for the enemy. Roxy put a
deposit down on a condo
for her and Devon without
his knowledge. Summer
asked Jack if he wanted
to visit Phyllis with her for
Thanksgiving. Wait to See:
Ashley pop in on the Ab-
botts for a holiday visit.
(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
After shampooing my hair,
I looked in the mirror and
found a large bald patch
near my ear. I screamed. I
can comb my hair to hide
it. Does this mean I am
about to lose all my hair?
Is there a treatment for it?
-- A.A.
ANSWER: With a fair
degree of confidence, I
can say you have alopecia
areata, bald patches that
vary in size and number.
Close to 4.5 million Amer-
ican adults and children
suffer from this condition
every year. Like so many
other illnesses, its the re-
sult of an immune system
gone berserk. The immune
system attacks hair fol-
licles, the skin pores that
are homes for each hair.
What turns on the immune
system to do this is some-
thing that waits to be dis-
covered.
As heartbreaking as alo-
pecia areata is in the short
run, there is high hope of
complete restoration of
hair in time. Around 50
percent will have hair re-
growth within a year even
if no treatment is given.
Treatments exist to
speed the healing process.
One is injection of a high-
potency cortisone drug,
like triamcinolone, into
the bald patch. Another
treatment consists of ap-
plying an allergen directly
to the bald spots. The re-
action it produces leads to
hair regrowth. The aller-
gen often chosen is DPCP,
diphenylcyclopropenone.
These are only two of the
options open to alopecia
areata patients.
Hair follicles retain the
capacity to regenerate.
Complicated alopecia
areata can affect the entire
scalp and body hair. These
are not common instanc-
es, when you consider the
entire population of suf-
ferers of this malady.
If you like more detailed
information, contact the
National Alopecia Areata
Foundation on line at
www.naaf.org.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My father was colorblind.
Of his four daughters and
one son, two of his daugh-
ters were colorblind. I just
found out that two of his
three grandsons and eight
of his nine great-grand-
sons are colorblind.
How common is this? -
- S.
ANSWER: Colorblind-
ness affects 8 percent of
men, but only 0.4 percent
of women. It is, therefore,
20 times more common
in men than women. Its
surprising that two of
your sisters have it. Less
surprising is the number
of grandsons and great-
grandsons with it.
Most colorblind people
get along in life without
much trouble. And most
have some degree of color
perception. A very few see
the world only in grays,
black and whites.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I
love avocados. Im trying
to lose some weight, but I
hear that avocados have a
lot of fat. How can a fruit
have fat? -- R.D.
ANSWER: Fruits can
have fat, as well as protein
and carbohydrates. They
have no cholesterol. No
member of the plant king-
dom does.
A medium avocado has
around 320 calories. Most
of those calories are due
to the fat content of this
fruit. But the fat is good
fat, not the kind of fat that
prods the liver to make
cholesterol. It also has
three B vitamins, vitamin
A and vitamin C.
You can continue to eat
avocados, but you have to
get rid of something else
in your diet that has this
many calories.
***
Dr. Donohue regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but he will
incorporate them in his
column whenever possible.
Readers may write him or
request an order form of
available health newslet-
ters at P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
RFD by Mike Marland |
THE SPATS by Jef Pickering |
SOAP UPDATES

TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
PAUL G.
DONOHUE
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Bald patches often due
to immune attack
Camila Banus stars as 'Gabi'
on 'Days of Our Lives'
CHANDLER CREEK
ELEMENTARY SETS EVENTS
Get a free energy kit and
help Chandler Creek El-
ementary win money.
Go to ResourceReward.
org and complete the card
to receive a free energy
kit containing CFL light
bulbs and other items that
can save you money every
month. Chandler Creek
will be eligible to win mon-
ey from Duke Energy if the
school returns at least 100
cards.
The cards are also inside
an activity book that stu-
dents received recently.
CHANDLER CREEK
HONORS GRANDPARENTS
Chandler Creek students
were excited to have their
grandparents have lunch
with them during Grand-
parents Week.
JENN BOSTIC VISITS
WASHINGTON CENTER
Singer-songwriter Jenn
Bostic visited the Washing-
ton Center for an encore
concert. Bostic shared her
love of music and special
needs individuals as the
students participated by
playing instruments, mov-
ing, clapping and singing.
Special stars made by
each student were waved
during the Superstar
song. A group of dedicat-
ed fans accompanied their
favorite song on stage
as back-up singers. The
classes prepared for the
event by studying the art-
ist and her work during
Julie Dails music class.
RMS DECORATES WITH VET
PROCLAMATIONS
Seventh grade social
studies students at Riv-
erside Middle honored
veterans on Veterans Day
by covering the walls with
proclamations honoring
friends and family and
have served or are cur-
rently serving in the mili-
tary.
MAJ. DUSTIN HIERS
VISITS CLASS
Students in Mrs. Hale Ed-
wards seventh grade so-
cial studies fourth-period
class were honored with
a visit from Maj. Dustin
Hiers.
Hiers daughter, Kaelyn,
is in Mrs. Edwards class.
Hiers flies the C-130 air-
craft out of Donaldson
Center. Hiers demonstrat-
ed his night vision goggles.
Student Joey Valasquez to
try them out.
EIGHTH GRADERS
GET VETS VISIT
Eighth grade social stud-
ies classes were honored
with visits from Sgt. Da-
vid Murray from the U.S.
Marines and Specialist
Ron Granger from the U.S.
Army for Veterans Day.
Both men served in the
Vietnam War and shared
their military experiences
with RMS students.
GREENVILLE REMEMBERS
TEAM VISITS MUSEUM
The Greenville Remem-
bers team from Riverside
Middle School participated
in Veterans Day Activities
at the Upcountry History
Museum. Students shared
their presentations about
the Cuban Missile Crisis
and Maj. Rudolf Ander-
son.
STUDENTS DESIGN
DRAGSTERS
Mr. Brad Dills Gateway
To Technology (GTT) class
at Riverside Middle School
got to experience drag rac-
ing after designing their
own dragster and creating
3D models in engineering
CAD software.
The class then was able
to build and paint their
dragsters in the new work-
shop at RMS. The lesson
was part of the Design
and Modeling Unit as part
of the new pre-engineer-
ing GTT class offered this
year.
STUDENTS LEARN
MONEY TIPS
Kelly Long, TD bank
manager, spoke to Ms. Do-
raine Lees seventh grade
Math classes this past
week about credit and
debit cards, checking and
saving accounts, and basic
budgeting tips.
She educated the stu-
dents spoke about the im-
portance of saving money
and encouraged them to
learn to start saving now.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
VISITATION DAY AT FAC
The Fine Arts Center
will hold its annual middle
school visitation day on
Nov. 21.
Current eighth graders
interested in the arts are
invited to spend a half day
at the center looking over
their programs and meet-
ing faculty and students.
The session is from
9:15-11:05 a.m. Trans-
portation is not provided.
Each visiting student, the
guest, should complete
a Prearranged Absence
Form.
or to download the ab-
sence form, visit the Fine
Arts Center website a
fineartscenter.net.
FLYING SAVES LIVES
CONTEST ENDS JAN. 10
Students can enter the
2014 International Avia-
tion Art Contest through
Jan. 10. The theme is
Flying Saves Lives. For
more information, contact
Brooke Howard at 355-
7987 or kbhoward@green-
ville.k12.sc.us
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO
SPEAK ON CAREERS, JOBS
Anyone interested in
coming to speak to stu-
dents about their career
to expose students to a
variety of career opportu-
nities and/or would like
to host a student for a job
shadowing experience for
a day.
Please contact Brooke
Howard at 355-7987 or
kbhoward@greenville.k12.
sc.us
SEVENTH GRADERS
COMPLETE ITS MY FUTURE
Susan Mathewsons sev-
enth grade Career Edu-
cation class successfully
completed Junior Achieve-
ments six-week program,
Its My Future, with Mr.
Benjamin D. Gecewich,
UMG Department Opera-
tions Director, Greenville
Health System.
MURAL PAINTER VISITS
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE
Mural Painter, Jovetta
Walter, came into all of Ms.
Audrey Cooks art classes
on Oct. 29th to work with
students and share her
education/career path and
daily activities as a paint-
er.
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE HOLDS
FALL CONCERT
RMS Fall Chorus Concert
was held on Oct. 29th at
Riverside High School.
COSTUME CONTEST, DANCE
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
(see attached photos)
RMS students attended
the Fall/Halloween Dance
and were given the oppor-
tunity to participate in a
costume contest. The cos-
tume winners were: Fun-
niest: Khayla Cruz; Over-
all: Brooke Taylor
RMS STUDENTS WIN
POETRY CONTEST
Lisa McClennan placed
first and Lauren Fallow
placed second in the mid-
dle grades category of the
Western Carolinas Nation-
al Chemistry Weeks Illus-
trated Poem Contest. Both
students are in Richane
Robbins seventh grade
science classes.
First place will advance
to the American Chemi-
cal Society National Illus-
trated Poem Contest. The
theme was: Energy: Now
and Forever! and the po-
ems were judged by Fur-
man University.
RIVERSIDE HIGH SETS
POWDER PUFF GAME
The Riverside High
booster club will hold its
annual powder puff foot-
ball game Friday, Dec. 6.
The rules meeting will
be held on Monday, Dec. 2,
in the auditorium.
Students may not partic-
ipate in any manner if they
do not attend this meeting
or see Mrs. Elsey.
The practices are on the
football and practice fields
Monday through Thursday
from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Class
advisors must be pres-
ent to begin. The game
is a standard 7-on-7 flag
football. Spectators pay a
$5 entry fee.
Profits from this event
support the Andrew B.
Crowley Scholarship and
Riverside Athletics as se-
lected by the Advisory
Committee who organize
the event.
RHS CHEERLEADERS TEAM
UP FOR JETS FUNDRAISER
Jets Pizza will donate 10
percent of all sales to the
Riverside High cheerlead-
ing squad 5-8 p.m. Dec. 3.
CUMMINGS NAMED RHS
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Riverside High teacher
Eric Cummings has been
named the schools teach-
er of the year.
RIVERSIDE HIGH CROSS
COUNTRY WRAPUP
Allie Arsiniega finished
her high school cross-
country career as the num-
ber-three ranked runner in
the state, second in 4A.
The girls 2013 state
champion cross-country
team finished with as the
number one ranked 4A
and overall team in the
state.
The boys finished fifth
in 4A rankings and the
eighth overall ranking in
the state.
ALLREGION VOLLEYBALL
PLAYERS NAMED
Erin Rose-Innes, Sarah
Johnson and Bella Santoro
were named All-region.
Santoro was also named
Region Player of the Year.
RHS BASKETBALL TEAM TO
HOST PANCAKE BREAKFAST
The Riverside High boys
basketball team is having
a pancake breakfast 7:30
-10 a.m. Nov. 23 at Fatz,
1361 Wade Hampton Bou-
levard.
Tickets, $7, can be pur-
chased at the door or from
any player. Support the
team and meet Greg Mill-
er, the new coach.
GOVERNORS SCHOOL
PRESENTS OPERA SCENES
The South Carolina Gov-
ernors School for the Arts
and Humanities (SCGSAH)
Music Department pres-
ents an afternoon of Op-
era Scenes Sunday, Nov.
24 at 3 p.m. in Smith Re-
cital Hall on the schools
campus, 15 University St.
Admission is free. The
show features vocalists
from the music depart-
ment performing scenes
from Guys and Dolls,
West Side Story, The
Fiddler on the Roof and
works from Mozart and
Tchaikovsky.
BJA STUDENTS COLLECT
FOOD FOR MIRACLE HILL
Bob Jones Academys
seventh and eighth grad-
ers collected more than
9,500 items weighing near-
ly 11,000 pounds in the
schools annual food drive
for Miracle Hill Childrens
Home Nov. 4-8.
Students sorted, boxed
and weighed the items
before loading them on a
truck trailer provided by
Miracle Hill.
As the winning home-
room class, Mr. Jeff Fos-
ters seventh graders will
travel to Miracle Hill for
lunch, a tour of one of
the cottages and see how
MHCH sorts and stores
what their school contrib-
uted.
BYRNES HIGH BAND
MEDALS AT COMPETITION
The 224-member Rebel
Regiment competed in the
SC State Championships
in Irmo, where the band
earned Upper State Cham-
pions and Silver Medalist
in the entire competition.
This is the first Upper
State title since the bad
moved to the 5A class in
2007. Its record this year
is 63-2.
BYRNES ART ON DISPLAY AT
MIDDLE TYGER LIBRARY
Byrnes students art-
work will be on display at
the Middle Tyger library
through Nov. 30.
The exhibit features the
work of 10th-12th graders
in a variety of media.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 THE GREER CITIZEN B11
ELEMENTARY
Thursday Chicken gumbo
over brown rice with whole
grain roll, pimento cheese
on whole grain croissant,
vegetation station, southwest
chicken and brown rice soup,
green beans, choice of fruit,
milk
Friday Pizza, barbecue sand-
wich, vegetation station, ham
and bean soup, peas, choice
of fruit, milk
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with lettuce and tomato,
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whole grain roll, toasted
cheese sandwich, vegetation
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carrots, choice of fruit, milk
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MIDDLE
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tomato basil soup, grilled
chicken salad with whole
grain roll, broccoli, breaded,
okra, choice of fruit, milk
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rots, choice of fruit, milk
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all, garden salad, lima beans
Southwest chicken salad with
whole grain roll, choice of
fruit, milk
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HIGH
Thursday Beef burrito,
grilled cheese sandwich with
tomato basil soup, grilled
grain roll, broccoli, breaded
okra, choice of fruit, milk
Friday Barbecue sandwich,
hot dog with chili, chef salad
with whole grain roll, cole-
slaw, baked beans, choice of
fruit, milk
Monday Enchilada pie with
whole grain roll, popcorn
chicken/chicken tenders with
whole grain roll, mandarin
grain roll, black beans, car-
rots, choice of fruit, milk
Tuesday Roasted chicken
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all, garden salad, lima beans,
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Wednesday No school
Replaces
first-come
first-serve
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The song goes, No more
pencils, no more books,
but its no more lines
for Greenville County
Schools.
The board of trustees
recently voted to replace
the first-come first-serve
process in favor of a com-
puter generated lottery
system in school choice.
Its in effect for the 2014-
15 school year.
The first-come first-
serve process had been
the process for years, said
Superintendent Burke
Royster.
That worked well. It
served us well. It particu-
larly worked well when we
had much lesser numbers
making choices, Royster
said. Unfortunately, last
year we had an incident at
a school location. People
eager to be first created
a situation that an indi-
vidual was pushed down.
Having that incident occur
obviously made us look at
our process. We cant have
a process that would allow
for that kind of thing to
occur again.
There were lines for
open enrollment at almost
40 schools, he said.
From Dec. 9-20, parents
can submit an application
for school choice for up
to three choice schools,
ranking in preference. The
forms will have an identi-
fication number, which is
what will be entered in the
lottery.
The lottery process ad-
dresses safety, access
and equity issues, Royster
said.
And it does provide a
requirement that individu-
als that wish to chose a
different school put forth
an effort on their own,
he said. It requires them
to go to a school to initi-
ate this process but it
does eliminate the rush to
stand in line.
Four schools are not af-
fected by the change: Dr.
Phinnize J. Fisher Middle
School, Sara Collins El-
ementary, Sterling School
and Wade Hampton High.
It also doesnt impact the
11 magnet schools or char-
ter schools in Greenville.
Renewals will also remain
the same.
The lottery results will
be posted by Feb. 18 and
letters with school assign-
ments will be mailed by
March 31.
Siblings will have prior-
ity as well.
We didnt want to set up
a system that forced apart
a family, Royster said.
School board chooses lottery for school choice
Unfortunately, last year we had an
incident at a school location. People eager
to be first created a situation that an
individual was pushed down...We cant
have a process that would allow for that
kind of thing to occur again.
Burke Royster
Greenville County Schools superintendent

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Chandler Creek frst-grader Eliana Lister was joined by her great grandmother, Gail
Barnett, for lunch during Grandparents Week. Students visited the Scholastic Book Fair
with their grandparents as well.
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Brad Dills Gateway To Technology class at Riverside Middle
School raced dragters of their own design.

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