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Bob Jones welcomes
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Terry W. McElhannon, 63
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BYRNES BEATS GAFFNEY
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A3
CRIME A10
ENTERTAINMENT B10
MILESTONES B9
OBITUARIES A6
OPINION A4
OUR SCHOOLS B12
SPORTS B1-6
WEATHER A6

Job fair comes to
Greer Oct. 2
A drive-through job fair will be held
on Oct. 2 from 2 6 p.m. in the parking
lot of 1629 South Highway 14 in Greer.
Express Employment Professionals is
looking to fll clerical, administrative and
manufacturing job positions.
For more information call 576-6006.
FLY AWAY: Doves trained to impress B8
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 39 75 CENTS
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Will improvements soon
be made at Byrnes High
School?
Thats the question that
has been on the mind of
some residents in Spartan-
burg School District Five,
after a referendum allocat-
ing more than $70 million
of taxpayer money for up-
grades at the school failed
to pass earlier this month.
Results showed 3,642
residents did not support
the tax increase, while
2,190 were in favor.
District administration
is now tasked with evalu-
ating the next steps.
Its something the board
is going to be looking at
probably next month, Dr.
Scott Turner, superinten-
dent, said. Hopefully well
be able to make a decision
on how to move forward.
Were also looking at how
were going to increase
our capacity at Lyman El-
ementary.
Were working on alter-
natives. Well find a way
to make it safe and secure
and add the capacity thats
needed, he said.
At Monday nights school
board meeting, the first
one since the vote, several
members of the commu-
nity were on hand to voice
their concerns about the
decision.
Though most of us
agree that my school needs
improvements, we must
keep in mind that pub-
lic education grows with
nurture, not negligence,
Navi Kaur, a Byrnes stu-
dent, said. Students in my
community have a right
to come to a school with
classrooms and hallways
as sufficient as those in
other districts of Spartan-
burg County.
Board Chairman Garry
Harper said the district
SEE BYRNES | A6
October-
FAST
approaching
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Fall is in the air, which
means its time to get busy
at Greer Community Min-
istries (GCM).
The eighth annual Ben-
son OctoberFAST Classic
Car Show and Twilight 5K,
a fundraiser benefiting the
organization, is set for Sat-
urday, Oct. 4 at Greer First
Baptist Church.
The event will begin
with the car show from
noon to 5 p.m., a Kids Fun
Run at 5:30 p.m. and the
Twilight 5K through Greer
at 6 p.m.
Were trying to have a
day of fun for everyone,
Cindy Simpler, GCM ex-
ecutive director, said. Mr.
Benson always has the
most beautiful cars for the
car show. Well have lo-
cal talent performing and
well, of course, have the
5K run.
This year were intro-
ducing a kids fun run,
she said. Were hoping it
will be a good event for us.
It certainly was last year.
All proceeds benefit
Greer Community Min-
istries four programs,
which include a Food
Pantry, Sharons Clothing
Closet, Senior Dining and
Meals on Wheels.
It is critical, Simpler
said. OctoberFAST and
Big Thursday are two of
our major events that are
on the horizon and they
have significant impact on
our budget. They repre-
sent about 30 percent of
our revenue each year, so
its a big deal for us.
Car registration begins
at 10 a.m. in the parking
lot at Greer First Baptist on
the day of the event and is
open to all car enthusiasts
for a $15 donation. It is
free to the public.
SEE OCTOBERFAST | A6
Grand opening
celebration Friday
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Kohls department store is now
open for business in Greer.
With an official
grand opening slat-
ed for this Friday,
Sept. 26, the retail
chain is the newest
tenant at Piedmont
Marketplace, a
shopping center on
West Wade Hamp-
ton Boulevard.
Were very excited to be in the
Greer community, Kohls store
manager Daryl Atkins said. A lot
of customers have told us that
theyve been wanting a Kohls to
come to Greer for a long time, so
were glad to be here. Theyre ex-
cited and were excited and were
looking for a great success story
here.
Kohls officially began business
on Sunday. The store was busy
throughout the day, Atkins said.
We saw a lot of smiles, he
said. A lot of customers came in
and said, Were glad youre here.
It was nothing but positivity. The
story is beautiful and the cus-
tomer service staff was very help-
ful and the floor staff was very
helpful. Its just a positive vibe
throughout the whole store.
The new location employs 100
staff members.
Im just glad to be a part of
this great family here in Greer,
Atkins said. This is such an awe-
some city and Greer is striving
to be one of the top areas where
families can call their home. For
me, personally, Im just thrilled to
be a part of what is taking place.
Its a great beginning.
The space, 66,000 square feet
located beside Tractor Supply
Company, has remained vacant
since 2002. More than 40,000
square feet of space is still avail-
able in the plaza.
The developers continue to
work, said Reno Deaton, execu-
tive director of the Greer Develop-
ment Corporation. I think the ex-
ample that we see with Kohls and
Tractor Supply will carry forward
throughout the rest of that plaza.
Well begin to see those empty
spaces begin to fill.
Deaton said this is a huge addi-
tion for Greer.
I think this is huge, For Greer
to have attracted a regional re-
tailer of this magnitude speaks
SEE KOHLS | A8
Hayes
named
Lyman
Chief
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Jay Hayes was named
Lymans new police chief
during a special called
town council meeting on
Sept. 17.
The news comes follow-
ing the resignation of Po-
lice Chief Terry Richards,
who officials said was
named in a letter sent to
council regarding accusa-
tions of an affair.
The letter was turned
over to SLED and an in-
vestigation is currently
underway.
In the wake of the SLED
investigation, Lyman has
no plans to alter their poli-
SEE HAYES | A6
Students still calling for Byrnes upgrades

Kohls opens doors in Greer
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Kohls welcomed local customers for the frst time on Sunday at a new location in the Piedmont Marketplace
shopping center on West Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greer.
Jay Hayes

GCM is off to the races
Were working on alternatives. Well find
a way to make it safe and secure and add
the capacity thats needed.
Dr. Scott Turner
Dist. 5 superintendent
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
The new Kohls, occupying 66,000 square feet, will hold a grand opening
on Friday, Sept. 26 at 8:45 a.m.
Atkins
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TODAY, SEPT. 24
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
CANCER SURVIVOR YOGA
class 4-5 p.m. at the Cancer
Institute of Greenville Health
System, 900 W. Faris Road,
Greenville. Call 455-5809 for
more information.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restau-
rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
THE SOAR BINGO CLUB from
10 a.m. - noon at Victor Gym.
The cost is 50 cents per card.
CANCER PATIENTS AND
survivors walking club at
12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the
Cancer Institute of GHS. Call
455-5809.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
GRACE PLACE IN Greer will
have its monthly dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
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, SEPT. 28
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, SEPT. 29
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONY
MOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. Cley Welsh at 877-
5955.
CANCER SURVIVOR EXER
CISE class 10:30-11:30 a.m.
at the Cancer Institute of
Greenville Health System, 900
W. Faris Road, Greenville. Call
455-5809 for more informa-
tion.

COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
GCAC TAKING DONATIONS
OF TOOLS, COSTUMES
GCAC is accepting used
dance shoes and costumes
that will be repurposed.
GCAC is also in need of
working power tools and
handheld tools (to be used
in the construction of sets)
such as drills, saws, ham-
mers, screwdrivers, etc.
Please contact GCAC su-
pervisor Robin Byouk at
848-5383 or artscouncil@
cityofgreer.org. A receipt
can be provided. GCAC is
a 501(c)(3).
THRIFT STORE
TAKING DONATIONS
The Community Chest
Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Fri-
day 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and
Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m.,
hours may extend if vol-
unteers are available and a
need arises.
Donations of ladies
clothing, accessories and
home dcor items can be
dropped off at the MTCC,
located at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, or to setup larger
donations or to volunteer
contact 439-7760.
GODS PANTRY
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Gods pantry is in des-
perate need of volunteers
and nonperishable food
items.
Items can be dropped off
at 100 Enoree Road, Greer,
on Thursdays from 10 a.m.
noon; 2481 Racing Road,
Greer, on Thursdays 1 4
p.m.; or 700 E. Main St.,
Duncan, on Wednesdays 9
11 a.m. Call 963-4441.
SHARONS CLOSET
REQUESTS CLOTHING
Sharons Closet needs
fall and winter clothing.
New or gently used items
accepted Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m. at
783 S. Line St. Ext., Greer.
MOW DRIVERS
NEEDED FOR NEW ROUTE
GCM needs drivers for
new Meals on Wheels Greer
route. A Meals On Wheels
driver must be a qualified
driver with a valid drivers
license. Meals are deliv-
ered Monday - Friday.
For more information
call 877-1937.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
DRIVERS NEEDED
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport pa-
tients to local treatment
centers.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
GCM FOOD SUPPLY
CRITICALLY LOW
The Food Pantry needs
dried beans, spaghetti and
canned vegetables and
fruit. Food supplies are
critically low.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254 for more infor-
mation.
GREER RELIEF NEEDS
DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS
Weekly Costco donates
bread and pastries to Greer
Relief. Greer Relief needs
volunteers who are willing
to pick up donations and
deliver them to Greer Re-
lief for distribution.
Contact Greer Relief at
848-5355 for more infor-
mation.
CDS SERVICES
GET $15,000 GRANT
Northwestern Mutual,
through its foundation,
awarded the Center for
Developmental Servic-
es (CDS) in Greenville a
$15,000 grant on behalf of
John Tripoli.
As a reciepient of the
companys Community
Service Award, Tripoli was
recognized for his con-
tributions to CDS, where
he volunteers throughout
the year and serves on
the board of directors as
the nominated commit-
tee chair and he serves at
managing director at the
Greenville Northwester
Mutual.
JOB FAIR
IN GREER, OCT. 2
A drive-through job fair
will be held on Oct. 2 from
2 6 p.m. at the parking
lot of 1629 South Highway
14. Express Employment
Professionals are looking
to fill Clerical, administra-
tive and manufacturing
job positions.
call 576-6006.
GRIEF SUPPORT
GROUPS OFFERED
Interim Healthcare Hos-
pice is offering a 10 weekly
sessions for grief support.
The Greenville location
will meet Thursdays 3:30
5 p.m., Oct. 9 Dec. 18,
at Mackey/Woodlawn cor-
porate office, 5 Century
Drive, Greenville.
The Spartanburg loca-
tion meets the first and
third Thursday each
month from 10 11:30
a.m. through Dec. 18 at
Fellowship Hall of Cedar
Springs Baptist Church,
140 Cedar Springs Place,
Spartanburg. To sign up
call 721-4131.
OCTOBERFAST CLASSIC
CAR SHOW & TWILIGHT 5K
GCMs 8
th
annual Ben-
son OctoberFast Classic
Car Show and Twilight 5K
is Oct. 4 in Greer. GCM is
still seeking sponsorship
for the event.
Registration is available
at greenevents.com and
the cost is $25 until Oct. 1
and $30 on the day of the
event. Call Hannah at 877-
1937.
USC UPSTATE OFFERS
SELFDEFENSE CLASS
The USC Upstate Po-
lice Department is offer-
ing a self-defense class
that teaches practical
techniques with hands-
on training for men and
women of all ages and
abilities.
Classes are Oct. 13-15
5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Uni-
versity Readiness Center
Great Room.
To attend, email Lieu-
tenant Paula Brewster at
pbrewster@uscupstate.
edu and for more informa-
tion call 503-5269.
GREER MEMORIAL
PRESENTS FIRST FRIDAY
Greater Greer Chamber
of Commerces First Friday
Luncheon will be held on
Oct. 3 from 11:30 a.m. 1
p.m. at Greer City Hall, 301
E. Poinsett St. The event is
presented by Greer Memo-
rial Hospital and the cost
is $10 for members and
$15 for nonmembers.
visit greerchamber.com.
GREER STATION
OKTOBERFEST
The annual event is Oct.
4 from noon to 10 p.m. at
Trade Street in downtown
Greer. The event is free,
but items from vendors
are not.
For more information,
TUESDAY ON TRADE
FASHION SHOW
The First Tuesday on
Trade: Breast Cancer
Awareness Fashion Show
is Oct. 7 from 5 8 p.m.
The event is free.
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New look on Trade
Workers install plants along the sidewalk of Trade Street as part of a beautifcation project.
Projects will continue to be conducted to give downtown Greer a new look.
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Blue Ridge High athletes
are now making good use
of a brand new electronic
scorers table, donated by
Greers Owens Insurance
and the companys corpo-
rate sponsor, Auto-Own-
ers Insurance.
Owens Insurance Own-
ers Shane Lynn and Chris
Crist said the new addition
is good for the company
and good for the commu-
nity.
Its great for us and we
appreciate our corporate
sponsor, but its great for
me because this is where I
went to high school, Lynn
said. This is home. I have
kids that participate in
sports here so well get to
see it quite often.
Its very nice, he said.
Were very pleased.
Crist said the scorers
table would be used in a
wide range of events.
For us, its a way to give
back to the community,
Crist said. We do a little
advertising obviously, but
more importantly for us
is to have something that
our kids can be proud of
when they come in the
gym. Basketball, volleyball
and wrestlingthey all get
to use the scorers table.
Theyll use it for other
community events too so
its an all around good
thing.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Blue Ridge receives
new scorers table
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celebrates
97th!
Mr. Wilton Smith, of
Greer, (pictured left with 2
of his great grandchildren,
Mela and Maddie Smith)
will be celebrating his
97th birthday tomorrow,
Sept. 25th. He is the
husband of the late Olea
Smith, to whom he was
married for nearly 69 blissful years. Wilton has 3
children (Keith Smith of Greer, Renee Robison of Greer,
and the late Wayne Smith of Lyman), 7 grandchildren, and
6 great grandchildren. Wilton is the brother of Edna Jones
of Greenville, Randall Smith of Greenville, Iredell Smith
of Greer, and the late Loyall Smith of Greenville.
Blue Ridge received a new scorers table recently. Pictured are, left to right, Chirs Crist,
Chase Crist, Ansley Gilreath, coach Melissa Feagan, Cheyenne Brady, Claire Herman, Sage
Hill and Shane Lynn.

A
s I celebrate yet another trip around
the sun in the next week, it is my
hope that, if nothing else, Ive picked
up various scraps of wisdom that is sup-
posedly the trade-off for crows feet and
that one, odd hair that...
Nevermind.
And what is the point of wisdom if
one cannot bore others with tid-bits of
tedious trivia? So instead of receiving
birthday gifts from any of you (although
I would totally dig any Starbucks prez-
zies sent to me via my facebook ac-
count), let your Aunty Pam share what
she has gleaned so far in, as Prince, or
the Artist Formally Known as Prince, or
the Little Guy in the Heels whos calling
himself yet again, Prince, would call,
This thing called life:
Despite just making fun of him, Prince
is probably the most original, talented,
solo pop artist of the last 30 years.
When a cat is trying to dislodge a
hairball, you have exactly three Aacks!
in which to grab it and get it off your rug
before the hairball is deposited.
And if the hairball is ejected at night,
you will step in it in the morning. In bare
feet.
The reason your dogs go insane upon
seeing you return from a 10 minute
dash to the post office is because, if you
consider the time span of dog years, to
them, youve been gone 3 weeks.
Your dog will only drag his bum across
the carpet when you have guests over.
Gas station pumpkin spice coffee
tastes every bit as good as Starbucks be-
cause theres no evidence of any pump-
kin, whatsoever, in either of them.
A 1953 Ford Jubilee tractor will try to
kill you every time you get on it, despite
the fact that the PTO is turned off and
the brakes have just been repaired.
Dogwood berries get the first faint
flush of red by August 10th.
In a nod to the pioneers of stock car
racing, if someone would sponsor a
Bangers Series, where drivers must
work on their own car and drive it to the
race, it would be a huge hit and racing
would once again truly embrace the av-
erage enthusiast. Just dont let NASCAR
get their paws on it.
If I won the lottery, I would sponsor
that series.
At some point, I should play the lot-
tery.
The original, classic, charm of Win-
nie the Pooh was completely destroyed
when Disney bought it.
Dames Judi Dench and Helen Mirren
prove that one doesnt need to inject
their lips into a trout pout in order to
stay relevant and successful in the busi-
ness.
Its just nuts that kids are no longer
being taught cursive handwriting. If I
had to struggle through the entire third
grade to legibly create a capital T and
F, so can you, you little brats.
The Amalfi coast is exquisite.
Big football players shouldnt punch
their girlfriends.
People on airplanes shouldnt start
fighting so furiously over reclining a seat
that a flight has to be diverted.
Violent football players should be
forced to fly in Economy Class all the
way to Japan, behind their girlfriends
who just reclined their seats as far as
possible.
Arizona has tanning booths. How
lazy are these people? Just walk to the
mailbox and youll come back looking
like rawhide.
There really is such a thing as Hair
Club for Men.
At some point, there will be a woman
that files suit, claiming its sexist not to
be allowed to join.
ISIS doesnt realize that, in America, a
Black Flag means insect killer.
We need to create an enormous fog-
ger...
Theres nothing funnier than watching
the expressions in your rear view mirror
when you put an Obama/Biden sticker
on the left side of your bumper and an I
am the NRA! on the right.
If you are letting your bare skin or
your pet come in contact with the uphol-
stery of your made-in-China sofa, youd
better google the health risks.
Fresh flowers in a room immediately
make you feel better.
When Jack Russells become fat and el-
derly, squirrels simply stroll past them.
Most people have a secret stash of
cash their spouse knows nothing about.
That stash should be spent on horses.
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AMANDA IRWIN
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Transparency movement
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Comfort
journal
Read Psalm 16:5-8
P
raise be to theFather of
compassion and the God of
all comfort, who comforts
us in all our troubles, so that
we can comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort we
ourselves receive from God. 2
Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
Toward the end of her life,
my grandmother went into a
nursing home. I wanted to lift
her spirits by finding a com-
forting Bible verse to send her
each week. She was an amazing
woman of faith, so I knew she
would enjoy reading the verses.
Because I was new to the Bible,
I learned a lot as I searched
for the right verses to encour-
age her. Many of the uplifting
verses I found were in the Book
of Psalms (18:2, 46:1, 62:8);
but I also looked for verses she
might not know as wellsuch as
Habakkuk 3:18-19 and Zepha-
niah 3:17. I wrote the verses in
a notebook so that I wouldnt
accidentally send the same
verse twice. I compiled a list of
150 verses before my grand-
mother died.
Afterward, I bought a small
journal, wrote the verses in it
(one verse per page), and gave
it to my mom, who suffers
from depression. I also made
journals for my mother-in-law,
sister, and grandson. Then my
sister made one for me, which
I carry in my purse. I pull out
my journal when I want a new
verse to memorize or need a
pick-me-up. Through these
journals, my family members
have shared Gods comfort
with one another.
Thought for the day: Whom
could I help by sharing a favor-
ite Bible verse?
Prayer: Merciful God, help
us turn toward your word for
comfort and direction. Amen.
One of the keys to quality government is the
ability of citizens to see how decisions are made
and how tax dollars are spent.
Its that notion that drove me several years
ago to establish a special website showing item-
ized expenditures by state government, and to
later launch an ultimately successful initiative
to encourage cities, counties, universities and
school districts to publish spending details
online. I still spend much time following news
stories on transparency-related matters from
open-meetings laws to online finances to
monitor national trends and developments.
Across the country, ordinary citizens are wag-
ing an uphill battle to pull back the curtains of
government. And theyre celebrating small vic-
tories. For example, the Forsyth County, Geor-
gia court system recently sided with a citizen
who was wrongly prohibited from video-record-
ing a meeting of her local city council. The court
ruled that the city of Cumming, as well as its
mayor, must each pay $6,000 for violating the
states open-government law. The ruling is sig-
nificant because violations of open-government
laws are rarely prosecuted.
Los Altos, Californias city council is consider-
ing a worthwhile set of reforms, including post-
ing preliminary agendas of council meetings
online ten days in advance. (State law only re-
quires them to be posted 72 hours beforehand.)
Additionally, responses to requests for public
records would be made available online. And a
task force would be established to offer input
on transparency matters.
And the Dallas (Texas) News recently spot-
lighted the efforts of an obscure government
official who had gone to great lengths to im-
prove transparency. The official a staffer for
the Texas State Senate was a dubbed a watch-
dog superhero for using innovative methods
to give citizens greater access. For example, he
posted on social media sites (such as Twitter)
the lineup of bills coming before an influential
senate committee.
Unfortunately, any effort to shine a light on
government will likely hit roadblocks. And al-
though politicians frequently tout transparency,
theyre often the ones creating the roadblocks.
In early September, for example, a Suffolk,
Virginia newspaper reported that officials there
had postponed a meeting of a special task force
after learning the meeting would be open to
the public. Officials had intended to hammer
out budget disagreements behind closed doors
-- until the citys attorney informed them that
shutting out the public would be illegal. One
councilman told the Suffolk News-Herald he
preferred a closed meeting because he didnt
want to have to worry about being politically
correct.
State governments are notoriously slow to
pass transparency reforms. In Michigan, legisla-
tion appears to have stalled which would make
information more accessible by restricting how
much money governmental bodies can charge
the public for turning over records.
According to recent news reports, a leading
national journalist speaking at a journalism
conference rattled off a list of ways the Execu-
tive Branch hinders the release of public infor-
mation including intimidation of sources.
For example, U.S. Department of Transporta-
tion officials told her theyd be fired for speak-
ing with her.
The journalist the Washington Bureau Chief
for the Associated Press -- said the White
Houses secrecy problem is significantly worse
than previous administrations, adding that
the closed-door culture at the top has trickled
down to state and local governments which, em-
boldened by the White House, are increasingly
thumbing their noses at open-records laws.
Its never too late to do the right thing. The
President would do well to belatedly honor his
transparency promises -- if not for the good of
the country, then to improve his own image.
This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard
The stash should be spent on horses
He for she
A
s Emma Watson so beauti-
fully and tactfully pointed
out, feminism isnt merely
a womans fight regarding
womens issues. Feminism is
about gender equality, and that
swings both ways. If you havent
already watched the speech
Watson delivered to the United
Nations, take the time because
its timely and impactful.
While the voices of women de-
manding equality grow louder,
the voices of men speaking up
for women and breaking the
chains of their own manly ste-
reotypes remain but a whisper.
In the same way our society
pigeon-holes women in submis-
sive, motherly or domesticated
roles, we also enslave men
with expectations to be strong,
unemotional and powerful. Wat-
son spoke to the idea that if we
stopped holding men to these
standards, maybe women would
be less likely to be pushed into
submissive or lesser roles.
Id like to aid in spreading the
words Watson so aptly spoke:
Men dont have the benefits of
equality either. We dont often
talk about men being impris-
oned by gender stereotypes, but
I can see that they are and that
when they are free, things will
change for women as a natural
consequence.
If men dont have to be ag-
gressive in order to be accepted,
women wont feel compelled
to be submissive. If men dont
have to control, women wont
have to be controlled. Both men
and women should feel free
to be sensitive. Both men and
women should feel free to be
strong.
Watson also spoke to the
negative association plagu-
ing the word feminism. Im as
guilty as any of being blind to
the imprisoning stereotypes
society places on races, sexual
orientations and genders of
which Im not part of. Ive stood
on my soapbox and condemned
stereotypes of women, but
never once have I given voice to
the pressure men undeservingly
face, making me too part of
the problem. When people only
stand up for womens rights un-
der their feminist convictions, I
can understand how individuals
would inaccurately associate
the word with women who are
anti-men.
We need to stand up not only
for ourselves but also for each
other. Internationally, everyone
deserves access to education,
contraceptive choices, to feel
without shame and to be a child
regardless of gender. To see
how you can mobilize the move-
ment, visit heforshe.org.
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Q: Do you recommend
that people continue
tithing and giving while
getting out of debt?
DR: If youre tithing, that
would refer to you being a
Christian or of the Jewish
faith. To the best of my
knowledge, those are the
only two religions where
tithing is taught as a part
of the faith. The word lit-
erally means a tenth, as
in a tenth of your income.
If you are an evangeli-
cal Christian, what does
Scripture say? It says to
take the tithe off the top
before you do anything
else. You keep doing
it always, not from a
legalistic perspective, but
because its part of Gods
instructions on the best
way to live. It gives you
a baseline for giving and
generosity.
Then, get yourself and
your household cleaned
up and in good financial
shape before engaging in
other acts of giving, which
are called offerings. This
is the normal process that
Scripture outlines. But
remember, God is crazy
about you and loves you
very much. When you
give, its the act of being
unselfish and putting oth-
ers first.
To the editor,
I just wanted to write
to let the people of Greer
know how proud they
should be of their city and
of their City Hall. We re-
cently held our inaugural
user conference for many
of our customers at the
City Hall conference hall,
bringing in over 100 cus-
tomers from all over the
country, traveling from as
far away as Washington
state and California.
First, the staff was amaz-
ing in helping us put on a
virtually flawless confer-
ence. The venue was amaz-
ing and I continually re-
ceived unbelievable praise
for the event throughout
the day. So many of the
customers commented on
how beautiful the venue
was and just loved the
event. In addition, many of
them mentioned how they
loved the downtown area
and were disappointed
they did not book a longer
stay. Multiple people told
us that if we held the event
again, they would plan on
staying the weekend to
have a better opportunity
to visit all of the many
restaurants in the area.
We received such positive
feedback, I cant wait to do
it again!
Many people in the City
of Greer have no idea what
a great resource Greer City
Hall is and how they can
use it. If you havent been
by to see it, I highly recom-
mend you stop by, check it
out and inquire how you
might use it for your next
event. I was proud to call
Greer my home.
Mark A. Essex
Greer
DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Bragging
on City Hall
LETTER TO THE EDITOR |

BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Southern Thymes cus-
tomers can expect more of
the same when the restau-
rant reopens under new
management.
Wendy Mitchell, who
now owns the business
once again, said she is ex-
cited to return to the loca-
tion on Trade Street.
I am excited but frus-
trated. The place was
left filthy, Mitchell said.
When I left Southern
Thymes I was proud of the
place. Yes it is old, but it
was clean. I am very par-
ticular about cleanliness.
I cannot operate in a dirty
kitchen and so I am clean-
ing it up thoroughly. And
it will be maintained.
As for the food, custom-
ers will be looking at a fa-
miliar menu.
Good home cookin is
what we are about, she
said. Im not here to re-
invent the wheel, just to
serve a good quality meal
in a clean and friendly
place.
Mitchell hopes to re-
gain much of her former
crowd.
Ive been in the business
long enough to know that
you cannot please every-
one, but our track record
shows we have pleased a
lot of people in the past,
she said. We will do it
again.
Southern Thymes will
return a familiar crew.
Some of the old staff
will return, others have
moved on to other jobs,
Mitchell said. The food
will be pretty much what
we did before. If it aint
broke dont fix it.
The restaurant may not
keep the name Southern
Thymes, but Mitchell is
already brainstorming
new names.
I wouldnt mind some
feedback on a new name,
she said.
Southern Thymes in transition
Tithing while
getting out of debt

Southern Thymes will soon reopen in downtown Greer,
but possibly under a new name.
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may have missed the
mark during planning.
Im excited about this
board and for the work
that has been done, Harp-
er said. We have not done
this in a vacuum and we
maybe just misjudged a
little bitwe missed the
mark a little bit, and thats
OKIt happens.
Harper said the process
of evaluating potential up-
grades at Byrnes has been
a long one.
We have studied the
issues associated with
Byrnes High School for
two years, Harper said.
We do want everybody
to know that were going
to evaluate any and every
proposal that addresses
the security and capacity
issues at the school. Well
also have the architects
and engineers evaluate the
proposals that are submit-
ted by the citizens of Dis-
trict Five.
This isnt about us. Its
not about anybody but
our students, he added.
With District Five, one of
the beauties about not be-
ing consolidated is that we
do have a community that
genuinely and sincerely
loves and is concerned
with each other and doing
the right thing.
Ridge Welch, a Byrnes
senior, said the school is
in desperate need of im-
provements.
What I want to see is a
solution to our issues at
Byrnes and so far, the only
viable solution Ive seen
is the one presented by
the district, Welch said.
Throughout this election,
I have heard rumblings of
what District Five values
most, and let me assure
you that I know first hand
that education is first.
Kaur agreed.
Public education should
not be mediocre for any
student and it should not
be labeled with a bargain
price tag, Kaur said. I
long for my fellow com-
munity members to make
decisions with the stu-
dents in mind.
FROM PAGE ONE
cies or procedures to deter
actions of which Richards
was accused.
My take on that is re-
ally our policies and pro-
cedures that are already in
place are adequate. That
situation was more about
personal choices, and I
think out existing struc-
ture and polices and pro-
cedures are adequate to
maintain the appropriate
demeanor for the depart-
ment, councilmember
Tony Wyatt said.
According to Wyatt,
Hayes has served on the
Lyman Police Department
for about 20 years as a
sergeant, patrol officer,
lieutenant and now police
chief.
Obviously a lot of fac-
tors (led to his selection).
He has a longstanding,
excellent record with the
department. Hes been in
leadership positions for
a longtime. He knows the
town very well. Hes well
respected by the com-
munity, by the officers
in the department and
by the council. And the
continuity made a lot of
sense, to avoid bringing in
somebody else and sort of
changing the overall per-
spective, I think the con-
tinuity was a positive for
us, Wyatt said.
During the Sept. 23 spe-
cial called meeting, Lyman
council approved the first
reading of an ordinance
to amend the 2014-2015
fiscal year budget. The
changes to the budget
included adding another
patrol officer to begin in
January following a posi-
tion that was phased out
in the police department.
A part-time position in the
streets department was
changed to a full-time po-
sition. Funds allocated for
buying a gravel truck were
eliminated with the inten-
tions of waiting another
year to purchase a new
gravel truck.
We are, at the moment,
convinced that we can
make the one we have
work for another year
and we didnt feel that we
needed that gravel truck,
Wyatt said. And were go-
ing to make some changes
to our cameras at Town
Hall, were going to make
some further adjustments
to the cameras there, so
its a couple thousand dol-
lars for that.
Wyatt said two of the
cameras are going to be
changed to analog camer-
as allowing them to more
easily connect with the
other cameras and elimi-
nating the audio capabili-
ties, which have led to an
FBI investigation with war-
rants being issued for the
search of Mayor Rodney
Turners home and former
Public Works Director Al-
len Johnsons home.
The next regularly sched-
uled Lyman Town Council
meeting is Oct. 6 at 6 p.m.
at Lyman Town Hall.
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Terry W. McElhannon
Terry Wayne McElhan-
non, 63, of 408 New Wood-
ruff Road, Greer, died Sept.
19, 2014 at his home.
A native of Clarke Coun-
ty, Georgia, he was a son
of the late Harvey David
and Velma Louise Alford
McElhannon.
Surviving are his wife,
Kathy Turner McElhannon
of the home; two daugh-
ters, Tiffany Marie McEl-
hannon of Minnesota and
Teresa McElhannon (Mark
Ray) of Kings Mountain,
North Carolina; a son,
Terry Wayne McElhannon,
Jr. (Beth) of Greer; two
brothers, Ray McElhan-
non (Joan) of Greer and
Jerry McElhannon (Pam) of
Taylors; three grandchil-
dren, Steven Ray of Kings
Mountain, North Carolina,
Maci Hubers of Myrtle
Beach and Josh Turner of
the home and two great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
The Wood Mortuary, con-
ducted by Rev. John Mark
Turner. Burial followed
in Hillcrest Memory Gar-
dens.
Visitation was held from
6-8 p.m. Sunday at The
Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Carolyn K. Wheelock
Carolyn K. Wheelock, 58,
died Wednesday, Sept. 17,
2014 at Greenville Memo-
rial Hospital.
She is survived by her
husband, Lawrence; grand-
children, Steven and Amy;
parents, Ralph and Jean
Kuck; and a sister, Cathy
Mayer.
A memorial service was
held Sunday at 7 p.m. at
Greer City Hall.
Carolyn was a registered
nurse.
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Runners may register for
the Twilight 5K Run/Walk
now at go-greenevents.
com. The Fee is $25 until
Oct. 1 and $30 the day
of the event. It includes a
technical t-shirt.
Weve been planning
since this time last year,
Simpler said. As soon as
we got through the golf
tournament in May, we
dug our heels in and knew
we had to do a lot to pull
off two events in back to
back months. Theres just
a lot of planning and up-
front preparations. Thank-
fully, weve got a lot of
sponsors that continue to
support us, so that helps.
Simpler said she thinks
it will be a successful event
if weather will comply.
We expect it to be a
good event, she said.
Having Oktoberfest at the
same time, weve got traf-
fic in the downtown area.
Its just a matter of what
folks interests are. The
wildcard will be how the
weather holds. Im told
that the weather has never
been bad and we hope it
will continue like that.
With the fall season
comes more needs. GCM is
now collecting donations
and food for the months
ahead.
We have been pushing
for restocking our food
pantry, Simpler said.
When we get into winter,
we look for coats, jack-
ets, blankets and space
heaters. Those are three
specifics that are always
needed. We also like to be
remembered as people are
making their end of year
donations as well.
about the event or Greer
Community Ministries,
visit gcminc.org or call
877-1937.
OCTOBERFAST: Will take place Oct. 4

HAYES: Is respected by community
BYRNES: Waits for change

He knows the town
very well. Hes well
respected by the
community, by
the officers in the
department and by
the council.
Tony Wyatt
Lyman Mayor Pro Tem
Great First Fall Weekend
Sunshine and cool temperatures continue into
the weekend. After a week of cool tempera-
tures and partly sunny skies we will see tem-
peratures climb to the upper 70s and low 80s
for this weekend. A cold front on Monday will
bring rain chances for the beginning of next
week. Highs on Saturday and Sunday will stay
in the low 80s with overnight lows near 60.
Highs for the frst part of next week will stay
in the upper 70s. Have a great weekend!
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Weekend Outlook
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
In its 88th year of pro-
viding Christian educa-
tion, Bob Jones University
invested its fifth presi-
dent, Dr. Stephen Pettit, on
Friday in a ceremony at-
tended by politicians, city
officials, faculty and staff,
students, alumni and for-
mer presidents of the uni-
versity.
The ceremony marked
a significant transition
for the university as Pettit
will be the first president
who is not related to the
founder of the school, Dr.
Bob Jones Sr. Following his
footsteps were his son, Dr.
Bob Jones Jr.; his grand-
son, Dr. Bob Jones III; and
his great-grandson, Dr.
Stephen Jones, who had to
step down last school year
due to health concerns.
The Jones family
doesnt own the univer-
sity, said Stephen Jones.
We are grateful to God
for giving us the gift of Dr.
Pettit as our fifth presi-
dent. There is no one else
here who will go to bed
with the responsibilities of
the spiritual, physical and
academic safety of over
2,800 students plus facul-
ty and staff. He has been
called to bear that. Lets
all pray for him because
that burden is difficult for
anyone to bear.
Pettit officially began his
role as president on May
10 and has already been
making efforts to get to
know the students.
He has already started
Monday night discipleship
groups and gets involved
in student life, said Mat-
thew Arnold, a current
student who is the Mens
president of the Student
Leadership Council. [He]
reminds us [hes] glad
were here and makes us
glad were here.
Pettit takes on his new
responsibilities amidst in-
vestigations by G.R.A.C.E.
(Godly Response to Abuse
in the Christian Environ-
ment) on allegations of
how sexual abuse cases
have been handled in the
past by the university.
When youre speaking
of duty, youre speaking of
a moral obligation. Duty
means service before self,
said Pettit. I want you to
know I accept this as my
duty. None of us can do
anything less than our
duty. I accept this moral
obligation.
Prior to accepting the
position at BJU, Pettit, 58,
was the president of the
Steve Pettit Evangelistic
Association (SPEA) for 29
years, serving as an evan-
gelist on more than 800
campaigns across the U.S.
He also served as the na-
tional director for Cross
Impact Ministries, help-
ing churches to partner
with local universities in
spreading the Gospel on
their campuses.
Pettit is a 1978 gradu-
ate of The Citadel with
a bachelor of science in
business administration.
He then went on to ob-
tain a masters degree in
pastoral studies from BJU
in 1980. He holds honor-
ary doctorates from BJU,
Ambassador Baptist Col-
lege, and Northland Inter-
national University. This
year, he was also named
as a Distinguished Citadel
Alumnus.
I will earnestly strive
in my duty to fulfill the
mission of the university,
said Pettit. As I embark
on this responsibility,
please pray for me.
To welcome the new
president of BJU, Senator
Lindsey Graham, Secretary
of State Mark Hammond,
State Treasurer Curtis
Loftis, Mayor Knox White,
and Greenville County
Council Chairman Bob
Taylor were in attendance.
In addition, representa-
tives were sent from the
offices of U.S. Senator Tim
Scott, South Carolina At-
torney General Alan Wil-
son, Congressman Trey
Gowdy, and Congressman
Jeff Duncan.
Also among the speak-
ers at the investiture was
Governor Nikki Haley, who
praised the university for
its contributions to the
state of South Carolina.
I appreciate the com-
mitment to faith. I ap-
preciate the commitment
to the quality of life, to
the work ethic, and to the
family values that we have
here in South Carolina,
said Haley. We are part-
nering with you. [BJU] has
a great biblical worldview;
we need to protect that.
Pettits family was also in
attendance. His wife of 34
years, Terry, will be serv-
ing alongside him. Also
in attendance were their
children, Rebecca Pettit of
Richmond, VA; Rachel Pet-
tit Bercot and her husband
Ethan of Richmond, VA;
Stephen Pettit (a 2014 BJU
graduate) and his wife,
Bethany of Greenville, SC;
and Michael Pettit (a senior
at Bob Jones Academy).
I feel like Im tending
the garden [Stephen Jones]
planted, said Pettit. I am
energized to promote aca-
demic excellence and spir-
ituality of our students.
BJU was founded in 1927
by Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. It
moved to Cleveland, Ten-
nessee in 1933 as a result
of the great depression. As
the school began to grow,
it needed a larger campus
and so finally moved to its
present location on Wade
Hampton Boulevard in
1946. The school that be-
gan with just 88 students
now boasts almost 3,000
students from all 50 states
and 48 countries.
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GREER FIRST BAPTIST
NEW WORSHIP SERVICE
The Gathering, a new
worship service at Greer
First Baptist Church, will
meet Sunday nights begin-
ning Oct. 5 at 6:16 p.m.
Free food and fellowship
will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Greer First Baptist is lo-
cated at 201 W. Poinsett
Street in downtown Greer.
go to www.greerfbc.org.
CELEBRATING
ANNIVERSARY
The Maple Creek Mis-
sionary Baptist Church
family will be celebrating
its 127th church anniver-
sary on Sunday, Sept. 28
at 11 a.m.
The Church is located
at 609 South Main St. in
Greer. The guest preacher
will be Reb. Daniel W. Dur-
ham, associate minister
of First Baptist Church of
Milford, Connecticut.
call 877-1791.
OLD FARM DAYS
SHOW AND SWAP MEET
Woods Chapel United
Methodist Church, locat-
ed at 2388 Brown Wood
Rd. in Greer, will hold an
Old Farm Days Show and
Swap Meet on Friday, Oct.
4 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
The event will feature
antiques, farm equipment
and more. Music will be
performed by The Chords-
man. For more informa-
tion, call 360-6089.
CHURCH YARD SALE
ON SATURDAY
Victorian Hills Com-
munity Church, located
at 209 Victor Avenue Ext.
in Greer, will be having a
church yard sale on Satur-
day Sept. 27, beginning at
7 am.
The event will feature
baked goods as well as
Krispy Kreme donuts
for $5.00 per dozen. The
church will be serving
hot dogs during the lunch
hours.
call 877-3981
JAPANESE MINISTRY
GREER FIRST BAPTIST
Greer First Baptist
Church has partnered
with Pastor Aki Shigemi to
establish a local Japanese
congregation.
Initially, the Japanese
worship service and fel-
lowship time will be meet-
ing on the third Sunday of
each month from 3-5 p.m.
in the Greer First Baptist
gym, with hopes of even-
tually expanding to weekly
meetings.
Contact Dave Dupree,
minister of worship and
evangelism at Greer First,
by calling 877-4253.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
FAIR AT CEDAR GROVE
Cedar Grove Baptist
Church will host its sec-
ond annual community
health and wellness fair
titled, Me, My Health,
And I on Sept. 27 from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more
information, call Tamaya
Ellis at 275-0412.
TREE OF LIFE
HOMECOMING
Upstate Tree of Life
Church, located at 203 E.
Bearden St. in Greer, will
host a homecoming cel-
ebration on Saturday, Oct.
4 at 10:30 a.m. The special
speaker will be Lloyd Mor-
gan and special singers
will be the Dover family.
The pastor is Jim Hen-
derson Sr. Call 848-1295
for more information.
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Bob Jones University invested its ffth president, Dr.
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BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Duncan Council voted
unanimously to adopt an
ordinance authorizing sole
sourcing during a special
meeting on Sept. 18.
The ordinance amend-
ment passed in first read-
ing, but will have to pass
a second reading before
going into effect.
Sole Sourcing, also
known as a no-bid con-
tract, eliminates the re-
quirement for council to
request bids before pur-
chasing or having work
done on behalf of the city.
Currently it says we can
only sole source if theres
only one vendor that pro-
vides the product. What
this says is if we want to
standardize purchasing
certain products, that we
can sole source it, said
Duncan Administrator
Doug Brannon. For ex-
ample, if you made the
decision that you only
wanted police officers to
buy Crown Vic or to drive
Crown Vics, you could
sole source for Crown Vics
rather than having to go
out for bids for any type
of police specked car. Or if
there was a certain chemi-
cal in the pool, you only
wanted to use that one
chemical versus another
chemical and you thought
it was in the best interest,
you could sole source that
particular chemical for the
pool rather than having to
bid it out.
It actually works really
well when youre trying to
store products like your
oil filters and fan belts
and stuff of that nature
because youre only using
one type of product, he
said.
The benefit of sole
sourcing is that contracts
can be pushed through
more quickly and it allows
the city to negotiate with a
single entity. The city will
still have the option for re-
questing bids when coun-
cil doesnt want to utilize
sole sourcing.
As far as filters for our
cars and all that, its just
easier to get it from one
place and kind of stock-
pile it, said Duncan Mayor
Lisa Scott. Another thing
is with the fire trucks,
so that we can, say for
instance, the fire trucks
that we have theyre all
Pierce fire trucks, theyre
the only ones that can be
worked on in South Caro-
lina around here.
Items the city purchases
using sole sourcing still
will be required to present-
ed for councils approval
during council meetings.
The next regularly
scheduled Duncan Town
Council meeting is Oct. 14
at 6 p.m. at Duncan Town
Hall.
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nity, the growth that weve
seen and the direction that
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Deaton said there are
more signs of continued
growth.
All indications are Greer
is definitely in a growth
mode, Deaton said. Our
great accessibility, the new
jobs that weve seen come
to the market and all the
residential development
that has occurred or is to
occur is a real formula for
retail success. I think well
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to shop, Atkins said. We
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vice.
The grand opening cer-
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a.m. on Friday.
Weve invited a lot of
the local city officials to
come join in this event,
he said. Were looking for
a great kickoff.
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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
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
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
Trinity Fellowship Church
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
P.O. Box 83, Lyman 439-8788
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
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A former S.C. State
trooper has been fired
after Greenville County
deputies arrested him last
Thursday for criminal do-
mestic violence. Charles
Homer Rose III, 70, of
136 Riley Smith Dr., Green-
ville, has been charged
with criminal domestic
violence, first offense.
According to incident
reports, deputies were dis-
patched to Roses home
shortly before 10 p.m.
Thursday night in refer-
ence to an assault call.
When deputies arrived
on scene the victim told
deputies that her husband
(Rose) had assaulted her.
Deputies did observe phys-
ical injuries on the victim
and placed Rose under ar-
rest. He was transported
to the Greenville County
Detention Center where
he was later released on
$3,000 bond.
Sherri Icobelli, a spokes-
woman for the S.C. depart-
ment of Public Safety, told
WSPA that Rose, who had
been with the agency for
more than 40 years but
had left and returned sev-
eral times, was fired after
the arrest.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice or The Duncan Police
Department. All suspects
are to be considered inno-
cent until proven guilty in
the court of law.)
CDV
David Paul Mefford III,
25, of 211 Memorial Dr.,
Greer, has been charged
with criminal domestic
violence (high and aggra-
vated) and kidnapping.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to an address on
Leesburg Peak in reference
to a domestic dispute.
Upon arrival, the officer
met with the complainant
who stated that Mefford
came to the residence unin-
vited and began physically
fighting with his sister. He
stated that he attempted
to help his sister but Mef-
ford grabbed her by the
hair and dragged her into
his vehicle and then drove
off with her hanging out
of the car.
While the officer was
speaking with the com-
plainant he was notified
there was a second call
had coming in regarding
this incident and that the
victim was now at 211 Me-
morial Drive. Upon arriv-
ing at that address, the of-
ficer observed the female
victim to be visibly shaken
and disoriented.
She confirmed her broth-
ers account of what hap-
pened and told the officer
that Mefford had dragged
her into the car by her hair
and then drove off. She
stated that she was able
to strike him in the face
four times at which point
Mefford stopped the car at
his residence and then ran
into his residence.
Mefford fled the scene
before police arrived. He
was later located and ar-
rested.
GRAND LARCENY
April Dawn Martin,
38, of 100 Butternut Cr.,
with grand larceny.
reports, an officer was
dispatched to Hot Spot on
E. Poinsett Street in refer-
ence to a stolen truck.
Upon arrival, the officer
met with the complainant
who stated that his Dodge
pick up truck had been
stolen from Larsons Gas
Station by an unknown
white female.
He stated that he origi-
nally went to the Hot Spot
to buy something when he
came across a distressed
female.
The victim offered to
give her a ride home, and
as they were supposedly
driving toward Martins
home, she began com-
plaining about pain in one
of her eyes due to a con-
tact lens.
Martin told the victim
that she needed a light to
see into her eye. The vic-
tim pulled the truck into
the parking lot of Larsons
and attempted to retrieve
a flashlight from his tool-
box to help Martin, and
Martin then jumped into
the drivers seat of the
truck and drove off.
The victim walked back
to Hot Spot hoping to find
Martin and his truck and
then called police. The vic-
tims car was later located
in front of a residence at
Victor Court and Martin
was passed out inside the
vehicle.
Martin was ordered to
exit the vehicle and she
was placed under arrest
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Joshua Scott Richard-
son, 40, of 810 Boling Rd.,
Taylors, has been charged
with shoplifting (third)
and resisting arrest.
According to incident re-
ports, officers responded
to Bilo on W. Wade Hamp-
ton in reference to a shop-
lifting in progress. While
en route, officers learned
that another officer was in
a foot pursuit of the sus-
pect (Richardson). When
the officer caught up to
Richardson a struggle en-
sued, but responding of-
ficers were able to locate
and assist the officer with
Richardson and he was
placed under arrest. The
officers then spoke with a
Bilo employee who stated
that Richardson placed
$617.92 into a shopping
cart and then exited the
store without paying.
When the uniformed
officer, who was inside
the store shopping, ap-
proached him, Richardson
became startled and ran
away.
Richardson was trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail where it was learned
that he had been previ-
ously convicted of at least
three property crimes.
SHOPLIFTING
Beverly Ann Woodcock,
57, of 225 Deer Trot Ln.,
York, has been charged
with shoplifting.
dispatched to Walmart in
reference to a shoplifting
call. Upon the officers ar-
rival he met with the com-
plainant who stated he
observed Woodcock place
various items into a buggy
and then exit the store
without paying.
The items were valued
at $598.75. Woodcock
told the officer that she
attempted to steal the
items because she didnt
have the money to pay for
them.
She was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
SHOPLIFTING
Brittani Denise Phillips,
21, of 5081 New Cut Rd.,
Inman, has been charged
with shoplifting.
reports an officer was
reference to a shoplifter
in custody. Upon the
officers arrival, he met
with the loss prevention
officer who stated that
he observed Phillips take
merchandise and then at-
tempt to exit the store
without paying.
Phillips was arrested and
City Jail.
DUI
Ricardo Ortiz-Mejia, 44,
of 204 Delano Ave., Greer,
has been charged with:
DUI, no state drivers li-
cense, and no turn signal.
reports, an officer was on
patrol when he observed
a vehicle turn onto West
Poinsett without the use
of a turn signal. The of-
ficer followed the vehicle,
which was unable to main-
tain lane control.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver, Ortiz-Mejia.
Upon approaching Ortiz-
Mejia, the officer detected
a strong odor of alcohol
coming from his person
and observed his eyes to
be blood shot. A series of
field sobriety tests were
administered on Ortiz-Me-
jia, which he failed.
He was arrested and
City jail where he refused
a breathalyzer.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Ray Anthiny Glenn,
47, of 331 Cunningham
Rd., Woodruff, has been
charged with property
crimes enhancement and
failure to appear.
reference to a shoplifting
in progress. Upon arrival,
the officer met with the
complainant who stated
that a black male (Glenn)
walked out of the store
with a grocery cart full of
items that he didnt pay
for.
The officer located Glenn
standing beside a pick up
truck with several items
from inside the store in
the bed of the truck.
The complainant in-
formed the officer that
this was the second time
Glenn had shoplifted from
Walmart.
It was also learned that
he had an active failure
to appear bench warrant.
Glenn was arrested and
City Jail.
WHEN YOU GOTTA GO
Leon Marshall Fowler,
55, of 4 School St., Greer,
has been charged with dis-
regarding a stop sign and
public urination.
reports, an officer initiat-
ed a traffic stop at Randall
Street and East Poinsett on
a red moped for disregard-
ing a stop sign. During the
traffic stop, Fowler, who
was the driver of the mo-
ped, began urinating on
the ground while sitting
on the moped.
Fowler was placed under
arrest and transported to
the Greer City Jail.
POSSESSION
Jason Neil, 40, of 111 W.
James St., Greer, has been
charged with possession
of methamphetamine.
reports, an officer was as-
sisting other officers on
a warrant service call at
the above address when
the officers located their
subject (Neil) who had ac-
tive warrants. A search
of Neils person yielded a
small baggie of metham-
phetamine.
He was arrested and
City Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Kevin Jerry Yarborough,
40, of 154 Walden Cr.,
Spartanburg, has been
charged with manufactur-
ing methamphetamine
and assault & battery.
He also has a warrant
pending for possession of
a schedule V drug. Accord-
ing to incident reports an
officer was on routine pa-
trol on W. Wade Hampton
Blvd. when he observed
a black Mustang with a
cracked windshield.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and its driver. Upon gath-
ering identification from
the driver and two passen-
gers, the officer learned
that the backseat passen-
ger (Yarborough) had an
active warrant with Green-
ville County for manufac-
turing methamphetamine.
Yarborough was placed
under arrest.
The driver of the vehicle
gave the officer consent to
search the vehicle and that
search yielded 80 pills of
Lyrica, which Yarborough
claimed to be his. He did
not have a prescription for
the pills.
He was transported to
the Greer City Jail where
he kicked another inmate
in the head while inside a
holding cell, resulting in
him also being charged
with assault & battery.
POSSESSION
Bretton Gustave Bird,
18, of 108 Glenaire Dr.,
with simple possession of
marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
According to incident re-
ports officers went to the
above address to locate
Bird who had 11 active
warrants (5 warrants for
breaking into tanks, fuel
storage, lubricants and 6
warrants for petit larceny
greater than or equal to
$2,000) with the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office.
Bird was found at his
home and he was placed
under arrest. One officer
went to Birds bedroom
to retrieve his shoes and
noticed a strong smell of
marijuana inside the room
and observed several piec-
es of drug paraphernalia
on a bookshelf. A jar con-
taining marijuana was also
located and seized from
the bedroom.
Bird was arrested and
City Jail.
INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
Ian-James William
McLeod, 18, of 537 Hor-
ton Grove Rd., Greer, has
been charged with posses-
sion of marijuana with the
intent to distribute and
possession of drug para-
phernalia.
reports, an officer was dis-
patched to an address on
Hawkins Bluff Dr. in refer-
ence to suspicious activi-
ty. The officer was advised
that a female juvenile who
lived at the home had left
and that three males who
dont live there had en-
tered. Upon arrival, the
officer located the three
male subjects in the back
yard of the residence.
The officer observed a
glass pipe in front of one
of the subjects (McLeod).
McLeod told the officer
that the pipe was his.
The officer then searched
McLeods bag and locat-
ed: three pipes, a scale,
and baggies. McLeod was
placed under arrest and
notified the officer that
he had some marijuana in-
side his vehicle. A search
of the vehicle yielded 9
grams of marijuana along
with a grinder.
McLeod was arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail. The fe-
male juvenile who lived at
the residence told officers
that the three subjects did
have permission to be at
the house.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Richard Eric Mayfield,
33, of 111 Burgess Dr.,
with: DUI, open beer in a
moving vehicle, and fail-
ure to stop.
John Mario Gonzalez,
27, of 304 Chartwell Dr.,
with failure to comply.
Amanda J. Eche, 28, of
48 Pine Valley Rd., Pied-
mont, has been charged
with open container of
beer in a moving vehicle.
reports an officer was on
routine patrol when a ve-
hicle traveling at a high
rate of speed nearly struck
the rear of the officers pa-
trol car. The vehicle then
passed the officer without
using a turn signal. The
vehicle then proceeded
past the stop bar at a red
light before quickly ac-
celerating when the light
turned green gaining a
speed of 62 mph in a 35
mph zone.
At this time the officer
activated his blue lights
and siren in an attempt to
stop the vehicle but the ve-
hicle refused to stop and
ran a red light at Highway
14. The officer pursued
the vehicle at speeds up to
80 mph. Eventually the ve-
hicle stopped at Larsons
Citgo. The officer ordered
the driver (Mayfield) out
of the vehicle and placed
him under arrest.
Two passengers were
also ordered out of the
vehicle. One of the pas-
sengers (Gonzalez) was
placed under arrest for a
failure to comply warrant.
Two half empty cans of
beer were located in the
vehicle.
The third passenger of
the vehicle (Eche) was ar-
rested and charged with
having an open beer in a
moving vehicle.
Mayfield was trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail where a series of field
sobriety tests were admin-
istered, which he failed.
He blew a .15 percent on a
breathalyzer.
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CRIME REPORT |
Converse College Presi-
dent Betsy Fleming has
been named to a new
steering committee of col-
lege and university leaders
that will assess the future
of independent colleges.
The committee convened
in Washington, D.C. last
week to begin its work.
The Council of Indepen-
dent Colleges (CIC) orga-
nized the 22-member pan-
el to develop a plan that
encourages independent
colleges and universities
to revitalize their missions
and business models. The
project on the Future of
Independent Liberal Arts
Colleges is funded by the
Lumina Foundation, and
coincides with Converses
effort to deepen explora-
tion of its own business
model to best meet the
needs of todays world.
With the guidance of
the steering committee,
the Future of Indepen-
dent Liberal Arts Col-
leges project will explore
new approaches to higher
education, alternative col-
lege business models in
the context of disruptive
social and educational
trends impacting Ameri-
can higher education, and
the distinctive aspects of
independent liberal arts
colleges that are critical to
fulfilling higher education
needs in the United States.
The project will provide a
new opportunity to lead
the national conversation
about what it means to
offer a high-quality educa-
tion in the 21st century.
During its initial meet-
ing, the steering commit-
tee focused on the de-
velopment of a research
agenda for the coming
year. The second meeting
will be devoted to develop-
ing an action plan to help
member institutions reex-
amine their missions and
long-term strategic plans
in intentional ways.
The Steering Commit-
tee offered an array of
innovative ideas as the
group pondered new busi-
ness models for colleges,
said CIC President Richard
Ekman. President Flem-
ings cogent explanation
of Converses approach
to resetting tuition was
of particular interest to
everyone present, and she
made a number of impor-
tant proposals for lines
of research the CIC staff
could undertake prior to
the next meeting. I am
grateful to her for commit-
ting the time to serve all of
higher education through
her participation.
Over the last year, Con-
verse has received wide
national recognition for
examining its own busi-
ness model. Following
an 18-month redesign of
its operating budget, the
College announced it was
moving away from higher
educations common high-
tuition/high-discount pric-
ing model, which often
confuses families, in favor
of a transparent pricing
structure that better aligns
sticker price with the
actual cost to attend. The
result was a 43% reduction
in tuition price coupled
with a healthier practice
of awarding scholarships
solely from endowed and
annual scholarship funds.
Nothing was eliminated or
trimmed from Converses
educational experience in
or out of the classroom in
order to accommodate the
price reset. The Colleges
alumni and friends re-
sponded enthusiastically
by supporting Converse
with a 20 percent increase
in total gifts over the pre-
vious fiscal year.
As the tuition reset went
into effect this fall, Con-
verse achieved its fourth
consecutive year of new
undergraduate student
growth by enrolling its
largest incoming class in
25 years and increasing its
entire undergraduate pop-
ulation by more than 20%.
Converse also completed
renovations to its historic
Pell Hall to house first-
year students, and opened
the new Marsha H. Gibbs
Field House in response to
athletics growth over the
last decade.
Our tuition reset was a
tremendous step, but en-
suring long-term sustain-
ability in a world where
demands on higher edu-
cation are changing more
rapidly than ever before
requires much more,
said Fleming. A liberal
arts education is integral
to advancing innovation
in our world, but institu-
tions must be nimble in
the context of such change
to continue to fulfill their
mission. Converse is con-
tinuing our work this year
by reexamining how we
can best meet the needs of
todays students, how we
can improve efficiencies,
and how we better lever-
age and steward our re-
sources. We are involving
the commitment, exper-
tise, passion and talents
of the entire campus com-
munity in this process.
Flemings participation
in the Future of Indepen-
dent Liberal Arts Colleges
project is an opportunity
for Converse to bring to-
gether its internal efforts
with the expertise of for-
ward-thinking presidents
from across the nation for
broad benefit. We are ex-
cited to participate in this
group of institutions lead-
ing the charge to examine
the traditional mission
and business model of in-
dependent colleges, and to
foster innovation that will
ensure long term success,
said Benjamin Wall, chair
of the Converse Board of
Trustees and co-founder
of the private investment
firm WJ Partners.
On the heels of the CIC
steering committees first
meeting last week, the
Converse College Board of
Trustees spent two days on
campus for its fall meeting.
The Trustees were deeply
impressed and proud of
the campus-wide effort
that is underway, Wall
said. Every member of
this community has been
asked to participate and
contribute in the creation
of a plan for change. Their
passion, commitment and
talents are enormous, and
yet this kind of change is
always challenging for any
community or organiza-
tion.
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CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
The
injury
I
think Im dying.
Well, I know Im dy-
ing but I think Im dy-
ing sooner than expected.
A few weeks ago, while
putting up a glorious
new basketball hoop in
my driveway, I bruised or
broke a couple of ribs.
The basketball goal was
a birthday gift. As it turns
out, my parents still know
exactly what kind of gifts
will hit the jackpot.
I always had a hoop in
the backyard growing up,
but Id been without one
for years since.
Trying to contain my
excitement, I made the
trip to Academy Sports
with my dad and returned
home to mount the beast
above my garage.
My dad isnt the fix it
type. Actually, thats kind
of an understatement. Im
not sure he even knows
how to use a plunger.
Theres nothing wrong
with that, its just not who
he is.
But, trying to get
something accomplished
with somebody like that
as your sidekick can get
frustrating quickly.
Lets call somebody to
come do this, my dad
said about two minutes
after opening the box.
After about an hour of
fighting him off, I agreed
to wait and complete the
project with my brother
the next weekend.
My brother, a much
more capable handyman,
had the thing ready to be
mounted within about
an hour of getting to my
house.
We worked on it early
that morning, measuring
and plotting the perfect
spot for the goal.
When it finally came
time to mount the hoop, I
knew we were in trouble.
We had a ladder with
the capacity of about
200 pounds, along with
two men well over that
limit holding a heavy
backboard. Surprisingly,
it went up without much
resistance.
Feeling pretty satisfied,
I stood back and looked
at my prize.
It was crooked.
No problem, I could fix
it.
I jumped back up on
the ladder, instructing
my brother to hold the
bottom for me. A few mo-
ments laterdisaster.
The ladder and I came
crashing down, but I got
the worst of it. I landed
on my side and im-
mediately felt the pain.
Struggling to breathe for
the next week, I couldnt
move well, I couldnt sleep
well and it was painful to
do anything active.
Its been several weeks
since the incident, but Ive
shown little improvement.
That hasnt stopped me
from playing basketball
though.
If Im going to put my
blood, sweat and tears
into this project, by golly,
Im going to get some
enjoyment out of it.
That being said, this
might be my last column.
If the rib doesnt kill me,
all the complaining Ive
been doing to my wife
about my tragic injury
will get me killed.

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In Region
showdown
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge made a state-
ment during its first re-
gion win of the season,
knocking off Eastside 28-0
on the road Friday night.
With the win, the Tigers
move to 3-1 on the year
while Eastside falls to 1-
3.
We were pleased over-
all, especially with our de-
fense, Clark said. They
shut them down. Eastside
only had 35 rushing yards
off of 27 carries, which is
pretty good. They couldnt
find the end zone. Our
coverage played very, very
well all night long.
It wasnt just the de-
fense that came up big for
Blue Ridge. Senior running
back Melvin Smith rushed
for 167 yards and a touch-
down to help punish the
Eagles on the ground.
Its good to start off on
the right note, Clark said.
It kind of sets the tone
for where we want to go
and what we want to do.
It was nice to see the team
play well and play togeth-
er, especially coming off
that loss last week. They
were able to respond and
show some of the fight
they had in them.
SEE WIN | B6
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels are back on
track.
After picking up its first
loss of the season against
De La Salle in week three,
Byrnes bounced back for a
29-7 rivalry win over Gaff-
ney Friday night.
Head coach Brian Lane
said he was eager to see
how his team would re-
spond to adversity.
Obviously, when youre
coming off jet lag and
a loss, you want to play
well, Lane said. I thought
we played well enough to
win. We had some issues
with some penalties, but
we overcame that. Thats
what you want to be able
to do against a quality op-
ponent. You want to be
able to perform after you
mess up and we were able
to do that.
The Rebels got on the
board early against Gaff-
ney as quarterback Micah
Young found Tavin Rich-
ardson late in the first
quarter for the games
first touchdown. That lead
was extended to 8-0 on
the following drive when
the Byrnes defense forced
a safety.
Isaiah Hill added anoth-
er score on a two-yard run
just before the half, push-
SEE BYRNES | B6
Outlast
Emerald,
28-13
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
For the third time this
season, the Yellow Jackets
were forced to fight from
behind to remain unbeat-
en.
Despite several early
turnovers and miscues,
Greer earned its fourth
win of the season last Fri-
day night at Emerald, tak-
ing the region matchup by
a score of 28-13.
For Greer, it was all
about defense.
Our defense played re-
ally well, head coach Will
Young said. Our kids flew
around all night. I think
they got off the bus ready
to play. Offensively, we
didnt play very well in
the first half. Weve got to
go back and look at that a
little bit, but were really
proud [of the defense].
The Yellow Jackets offen-
sive struggles started right
out of the gate. Quarter-
back Mario Cusano threw
an interception on Greers
first drive, setting up an
Emerald touchdown.
Cusano drove his team
down the field on the en-
suing possession, but Nick
Robertson missed a field
goal in the red zone and
the Vikings advantage
remained 7-0 in the first.
Greers defense shut down
Emerald on the following
drive, but Cusano threw a
pick-six as time expired in
the first, putting the Jack-
ets behind 13-0 heading
into the second quarter.
Young said his junior
quarterback had a tough
night.
SEE GREER | B6
Jackets stay
unbeaten
Greer running back Adrian McGee helped his Yellow Jackets remain unbeaten, dashing
for a score during a 28-13 win over Emerald.

Byrnes downs Gaffney,
bounces back from loss
PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Antonio McGowan and the Byrnes defense knocked of rival Gafney by a score of 29-7
Friday night on the road.

Tigers clobber
Eagles, 28-0
Blue Ridge quarterback Jay Urich scrambles during a win
over Eastside Friday night.
Our defense played
really well. Our
kids flew around
all night. I think
they got off the bus
ready to play.
Will Young
Greer head coach
Each week you want to get better and
better and better. Ive been pleased with
our overall production.
Brian Lane
Byrnes head coach
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
RIVERSIDE HIGH
Warriors
HEAD COACH - PHIL SMITH
AUG. 29 31 EASTSIDE 7
SEPT. 5 7 GREER 35
SEPT. 12 14 WOODMONT 21
SEPT. 19 0 HILLCREST 38
SEPT. 26 SPARTANBURG
OCT. 3 BOILING SPRINGS
OCT. 10 AT BYRNES
OCT. 17 AT MAULDIN
OCT. 24 J.L. MANN
OCT. 31 AT WADE HAMPTON
NOV. 7 DORMAN
BYRNES HIGH
Rebels
HEAD COACH - BRIAN LANE
AUG. 22 30 NORTHWESTERN 22
AUG. 29 50 T.L. HANNA 0
SEPT. 12 28 DE LA SALLE, CA 56
SEPT. 19 29 GAFFNEY 7
SEPT. 26 BOILING SPRINGS
OCT. 3 AT SPARTANBURG
OCT. 10 RIVERSIDE
OCT. 17 AT J.L. MANN
OCT. 24 MAULDIN
OCT. 31 AT DORMAN
NOV. 7 WADE HAMPTON
EASTSIDE HIGH
Eagles
HEAD COACH - JEFF THOMASON
AUG. 29 7 RIVERSIDE 31
SEPT. 5 28 CHRIST CHURCH 51
SEPT. 12 23 WADE HAMPTON 20
SEPT. 19 0 BLUE RIDGE 28
SEPT. 26 AT CHAPMAN
OCT. 3 GREER
OCT. 10 AT SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 17 BEREA
OCT. 24 AT TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 31 AT EMERALD
BLUE RIDGE HIGH
Fighting Tigers
HEAD COACH - SHANE CLARK
AUG. 29 34 WADE HAMPTON 33
SEPT. 5 29 J.L. MANN 15
SEPT. 12 28 STEPHENS CO., GA 0
SEPT. 19 28 EASTSIDE 0
SEPT. 26 BEREA
OCT. 3 AT EMERALD
OCT. 10 TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 17 SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 24 CHAPMAN
OCT. 31 AT GREER
THIS WEEKS GAMES
BLUE RIDGE BEREA
BYRNES BOILING SPRINGS
EASTSIDE AT CHAPMAN
GREER TRAVELERS REST
RIVERSIDE SPARTANBURG
BLUE RIDGE 28 EASTSIDE 0
BYRNES 29 GAFFNEY 7
GREER 28 EMERALD 13
RIVERSIDE 0 HILLCREST 38
GREER HIGH
Yellow Jackets
HEAD COACH - WILL YOUNG
AUG. 29 23 CLINTON 14
SEPT. 5 35 RIVERSIDE 7
SEPT. 12 28 UNION CO. 22
SEPT. 19 28 EMERALD 13
SEPT. 26 TRAVELERS REST
OCT. 3 AT EASTSIDE
OCT. 10 BEREA
OCT. 17 CHAPMAN
OCT. 24 AT SOUTHSIDE
OCT. 31 BLUE RIDGE
WEEKLY FOOTBALL WRAP
LAST WEEKS SCORES
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DEFENSE
Devin
Dexter
BHS
OFFENSE
Melvin
Smith
BRHS

PLAYERS OF WEEK 3
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Devin Dexter was an un-
stoppable force for Byrnes
during the teams 29-7 win
over rival Gaffney.
The junior defensive
lineman had five solo tack-
les, five assisted tackles,
one sack and one safety,
earning Defensive Player
of the Week honors from
The Greer Citizen and Ow-
ens Insurance.
Dexter said last Fridays
game was about rebound-
ing from the first loss of
the season.
We wanted to come out,
go hard and not give up,
he said. In the De La Salle
game, everybody played,
but I dont think everybody
was into it. We wanted to
come out and bust [Gaff-
ney] in the mouth like De
La Salle did us.
Although Gaffney now
sits at 0-5, Dexter said he
knew the game would be a
tough matchup.
Its a rivalry game so
you really have to get ex-
tra competitive, he said.
Records dont even mat-
ter going into a rivalry.
The Rebel defense held
the Indians to just a touch-
down, setting the tone for
the teams third victory.
Im always trying to get
to the ball, Dexter said. I
want to outrun everybody
and outwork everyone
on every play. You never
know, the person might
fumble and you might be
the guy there to pick it up.
Im always going for the
ball.
Dexter said the defen-
sive line is much improved
this season.
Weve been working
hard over the summer and
we want to be the best d-
linemen this school has
had, he said. Thats what
were trying to do.
Dexter said he will con-
tinue to work hard to get
to the quarterback.
If the quarterback cant
throw the ball or he has to
hurry up, thats an inter-
ception or a sack, Dexter
said. Its very important
for us to get to the quar-
terback every play.
Anchoring the middle of
the defense, Dexter said it
is his job to be a leader.
I consider myself a lead-
er and I try to set the best
example for everybody,
not just on defense but on
offense too, Dexter said.
I try to encourage every-
body. If somebodys walk-
ing, I always tell them to
pick it up and jog off the
field. I always try to get a
little extra work in after
every practice.
For Byrnes, there is only
one goal this season.
Everybody is saying this
and that, but the goal is to
get to state and win state,
Dexter said. Thats our
biggest goal right now.
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Position: DL
Age: 16
Class: Junior
Parents: Antwion and Benita Yowe
Away from the feld: Enjoys hanging out with teammates
Favorite athlete: J.J. Watt
Favorite movie: Enders Game
Favorite video game: Call of Duty
Pre-game ritual: Praying, listening to music
Actor who would play you: Jason Statham
Favorite artist: Jay Z
The Greer Citizen
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Melvin Smith found
plenty of success on the
ground Friday night dur-
ing his teams first region
win of the season.
Smith rushed for 167
yards and a touchdown
against Eastside, earning
Offensive Player of the
Week honors from The
Greer Citizen and Owens
Insurance.
Blue Ridge came out on
top in a 28-0 victory and
Smith said it was nice for
his Tigers to get some re-
demption after losing the
previous week.
It was a good game
coming off a hard loss at
Stephens County, he said.
That loss let us know we
needed to work harder for
region play.
Smith said he was hap-
py with his performance,
but said he owes plenty
of credit to the offensive
line.
It lets me know that
our line is blocking and
creating opportunities,
he said. I just try to get
us down field and get us in
position to score.
Smith is just one part
of an offense that trys to
utilize several different
weapons. The team also
looks to Tay and Vonta
Jenkins frequently for pro-
duction.
Weve got a lot of weap-
ons, Smith said. As long
as we dont hold ourselves
back, we know that we
can pretty much score any
time we want.
This is Blue Ridges first
season with sophomore
quarterback Jay Urich at
the helm, and Smith said it
has been a transition.
It has been an adjust-
ment, he said. Everyone
has been stepping up to
help. I feel like my job is to
run the ball hard and take
pressure off our quarter-
back. This is his first year,
so Ive tried to help get
the first downs and make
it easier on him. As long
as we work hard in prac-
tice and prepare the right
way, we should be good,
he said.
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Position: RB
Age: 17
Class: Senior
Parents: Miranda Brown and Travis Smith
Away from the feld: Enjoys singing
Favorite athlete: Yasiel Puig
Favorite movie: Coming to America
Favorite video game: Clash of Clans
Pre-game ritual: Listening to music
Actor who would play you: Jamie Foxx
Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves
The Greer Citizen
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Warriors
struggle
against
Hillcrest
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Not much went right for
the Warriors Friday night
at Hillcrest.
Riverside gave up four
unanswered touchdowns
in the first half in route to
its 38-0 loss to Hillcrest.
Head coach Phil Smith
said his guys could not
find a rhythm against a
team that was faster and
stronger.
The first thing we no-
ticed was how big they
are, Smith said. They
probably outweighed us
anywhere from 30 to 50
or 60 pounds in each spot.
They were bigger and
stronger and faster.
Putting up 14 points in
each of the first two quar-
ters, Hillcrest got off to a
hot start at home.
Their offense was effi-
cient. It was pretty impres-
sive, he said. Defensive-
ly, we played well early.
They went for it on fourth
down and we stopped
them. They run an unbal-
anced set with three big
offensive lineman block-
ing for a wildcat back and
nobody has stopped them
yet. But we stopped them
on fourth down, which
was a bright spot.
On offense, however,
the Warriors struggled to
handle the pressure.
They were sending the
blitz left and right, Smith
said. It seemed like ev-
ery time I turned around,
Ryan (Cerino) was getting
hit in the backfield. We
just couldnt get our run-
ning game established
and had some confusion
on the offensive line with
our blocking schemes. We
werent very productive.
Long stints on defense
cost Riverside down the
stretch.
We played 62 plays on
defense and thats a lot,
he said. We thought our
guys held up pretty well.
We just couldnt get
our offense established
and we couldnt keep our
defense off the field,
he said. Thats eventu-
ally going to wear on you,
and it did. We put them in
some third and long situa-
tions at times. Wed get a
big sack, but give up a 40-
yard pass. Its just things
like that.
Smith said his team still
has plenty to learn.
Theres a learning as-
pect of the game that
these kids are still going
through, he said.
Hillcrest quarterback
Collin Sneed passed for
two touchdowns and ran
for another during the win.
Quintavis Ballenger had 13
rushes for 82 yards and a
touchdown for the Rams.
Smith has monster game
Rebels Dexter dominates Gaffney

Eastsides Drake Turnquist received The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Ofensive Player
of Week award last week. Pictured, left to right, are Chris Crist, of Owens Insurance, coach
Josh Thomason, Turnquist and Shane Lynn, of Owens Insurance.
Greers Tiquan Lyles received The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Defensive Player of
Week award last week. Pictured, left to right, are Chris Crist, of Owens Insurance, Lyles,
coach Will Young and Shane Lynn, of Owens Insurance.

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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
After picking up its first
win of the season in week
three, the struggles con-
tinued for Eastside last
Friday against Blue Ridge.
The Eagles were unable
to get a point on the board,
falling 28-0 in the seasons
first region matchup.
This week, Eastside will
travel to Inman to take on
Chapman in another re-
gion contest.
The Panthers have not
been off to a hot start ei-
ther. Chapman has only
beaten Travelers Rest in
the early going, picking up
losses to Chesnee, Wood-
ruff and Broome in non-
region competition.
Eastside will need to get
back on the right track
quickly, as a matchup with
undefeated Greer waits in
week six.
Game time is set for 7:30
p.m. Friday night.
Billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
It has been a rough
couple of weeks for the
Warriors, but they hope
to change that this Fri-
day night at home against
Spartanburg.
Riverside is coming off
a 38-0 loss to Hillcrest,
but Spartanburg did not
favor so well in week four
either.
Theyre coming off
a loss to Greenwood,
which was a very good
ball game, said River-
side coach Phil Smith. It
wasnt like Spartanburg
didnt move the football.
Theyre throwing the ball
all over the place.
Smith said Spartanburg
likes to air the ball out.
Theyre probably 80
percent pass across the
board, he said. That,
obviously, is something
that we worry about be-
cause we have given up
a lot of deep plays. They
do a great job of running
their routes and they do
a great job with protec-
tion. Greenwood was able
to get to them a little bit
and flush them out of the
pocket, but Greenwood is
a different animal than we
are.
On defense, the War-
riors will see some famil-
iar schemes.
Well see the 3-3 stack,
Smith said. Our kids will
be used to that because
thats very similar to what
we do on defense and
theyve seen it before. We
have to buy some time to
throw the ball and get our
run game established a
little bit.
Riverside failed to
bounce back last week af-
ter what Smith said was
a heartbreaking loss to
Woodmont.
Against Woodmont, we
felt like we played hard
and the kids did what
they needed to do to win,
Smith said. It was like
Clemson. We had a lot of
missed opportunities in
that game that we should
have won. Right now we
should really be 2-2.
Smith said his team will
need to be mentally ready
to go on Friday.
Im not by any means
telling the kids that Spar-
tanburg is better than we
are, Smith said. Right
now, I feel like its a mind
game. Weve got some tal-
ented kids and they can
play with confidence. The
problem is, they have to
play a series or two before
they feel that way instead
of going out there and be-
lieving from the get go. Its
just a mindset thats hard
to change.
I dont know if theyve
hit a wall yet, but a lot of
them are starting to get a
little discourage, he said.
Were trying to make
practice fun this week for
them and just remember
why were out here.
Riversides game plan
will focus on technique
and fundamentals.
The game plan is going
to be a little different than
what it would traditionally
be for us, he said. We
just try to teach our guys
proper technique and uti-
lizing that stuff on Friday
night. We have to play
fundamental and good
technique football and see
what we can do.
Warriors set sights on Spartanburg
Eastside takes
on Chapman
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Coming off a 28-13 win
over Emerald, Greer is
hoping to stay on track
this Friday night at home
against Travelers Rest.
The game will mark the
end of a week of home-
coming festivities for the
undefeated Yellow Jackets
and head coach Will Young
said he wants his team to
continue its physical play.
Our guys are play-
ing physical football and
they give great effort, and
thats why theyre 4-0, he
said. Theyre 4-0 because
theyve worked their tails
off to be 4-0.
Travelers Rest runs a
spread offense and a 3-4,
multiple-look defense.
Theyve got a good quar-
terback and their receiving
corps looks pretty tough,
Young said. Theyre just
one of those teams that
has crazy things happen-
ing to them all the time.
Last Friday night they fum-
bled the ball on the 1-yard
line. If they clean some of
those things up, theyd be
a little bit better than their
record, I guess.
Greer is coming off a
slow start in which it fell
behind 13-0 to Emerald.
We saw some tremen-
dous effort from our
guys, he said. We had
one interception that got
returned almost for a
touchdown, but we had
some great hustle. Zeke
Whiteside and Brandon
Thompson and Cole Han-
non got down there and
made a play. Our kids
have been playing pretty
darn hard.
Despite the perfect
start, Young said his team
has not played perfect at
times.
Our offense hasnt al-
ways played real well,
Young said. Our offense
had some issues Friday
night. Some of that had to
do with Emerald, but some
of it had to do with us. We
have to go back and make
sure we get some of that
cleaned up.
Part of the Yellow Jack-
ets woes against Emerald
came from several missed
field goals and sloppy
kicks.
We need to clean up
our kicking game a little
bit, Young said. We had
one nice punt and one
not-so-nice punt. We had
a couple misses on PATs,
so we have to make sure
we get that ironed out this
week.
Weve got plenty of
work to do just on Greer,
he said.
Young said his team
is excited to remain un-
defeated despite coming
from behind in three of
the first four games.
Its definitely bet-
ter than the alternative,
Young said. Im proud
of our kids. Theyve done
a good job doing what we
asked them to do. Theyre
very composed. Weve
been down in three of the
ball games that weve won.
We were able to come back
and battle through some
adversity, and youre go-
ing to have to be able to
do that in the playoffs.
For now, all the team
is focused on is the next
game.
All were really worried
about is who weve got
next, which is TR, Young
said. I cant even tell you
who the next game is. I do
one game at a time. Im a
very tunnel vision orient-
ed person and I dont have
the ability to look down
the road.
If we do better than
we did last week, Im do-
ing my job, he said. As
far as what the playoff
bracket looks like or those
type of things, I dont have
any idea. I never do and
I dont really care. Thats
something we try to instill
in our kids.
Jackets face homecoming battle with TR

Greer quarterback Mario Cusano will be looking to bounce back from last weeks three-
interception performance as Greer gets set to take on Travelers Rest this Friday.
We were able to
come back and
battle through
some adversity, and
youre going to have
to be able to do that
in the playoffs.
Will Young
Greer HIgh Coach
Riversides Bennett Von Waldner and Jeremiah Bogan swarm a Hillcrest ball carrier during
Friday nights 38-0 loss.
Jovani Lawton takes a carry during Eastsides loss to Blue
Ridge last week.

N
ot since Major League
Baseballs steroid
controversy has there
been such an outcry sur-
rounding pro sports.
By any measure, the NFL
has taken it hard over the
last month, with allega-
tions of domestic violence
and child abuse shaking
the leagues foundation
to its core. The Ray Rice
video, the Adrian Peter-
son photos, the Jonathan
Dwyer story it all
came together to create a
tornado of bad publicity
that ripped through every
media outlet in America
over the last few weeks.
Last week, league com-
missioner Roger Goodell
finally came out of hiding,
holding a press confer-
ence and discussing an
independent investigation
of the NFLs handling of
the Rice case. He refused
to resign (as many ex-
pected) in the wake of the
turmoil, declaring neither
he nor any league official
had seen the Rice video
before he issued a mere
two-game suspension
back in July.
The talking heads on TV
and radio have spun a lot
of doomsday scenarios
for the NFL, predicting
that consumer boycotts
and corporate pullouts
will do irreparable harm
to the leagues amazing
popularity.
Well, I predict that this
whole fiasco, however em-
barrassing and hideous it
may be, will do nothing to
hurt the NFLs supremacy
among all sports. Nor
should it.
First of all, incidents
of domestic abuse are
hardly a new phenom-
enon, either in the NFL
or in pro sports as a
whole. Research reveals
23 NFL players have been
arrested on domestic vio-
lence charges in the last
three years.
The surprising thing
about that stat is that
there have been so few.
After all, football is
among the worlds most
violent sports probably
the worlds most physical-
ly damaging and right up
there with boxing when it
comes to permanent brain
damage. Unlike other
games, it also rewards
anger. Football players
who play mad or with
a mean streak are usu-
ally the most successful,
especially when it comes
to rushing the football or
attacking and protecting
the quarterback.
In a job in which
violence and testoster-
one translate to success,
its amazing that more
players dont resort to
domestic violence.
Obviously, more than
a few have, committing
acts far worse than Rice,
Peterson or Dwyer. In
2001, Panthers WR Rae
Carruth was found guilty
of conspiring to kill his
pregnant wife. And just
last year, Chiefs LB Jovan
Belcher shot his girlfriend
nine times and killed him-
self a few minutes later.
It is telling that those
two tragedies received
less attention and criti-
cism than the Rice and
Peterson incidents. The
only explanation must be
that there was video and
photographic evidence
of the recent assaults,
producing a more visceral
and horrified reaction
from all who saw it.
But while showing
Rices left hook a million
times on TV has brought
a much-needed call for
domestic-violence policy
reform in both collegiate
and professional sports,
its important that we
keep things in perspective
here.
The rates of domestic
abuse in the NFL remain
far below national aver-
ages.
Sure, the league has its
share of thugs, deviants
and degenerates, but
show me a collection of
1,700 employees at any
other job that doesnt.
The fact is that for every
wife beater and child
abuser you hear about,
there are dozens of solid,
respectful and charitable
young players that never
receive a mention.
Such is the combined
power and prejudice of
Internet and talk news
programs.
In wake of outcry, NFL will continue to flourish
THE BUCK
STOPS HERE
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
Sure, the league has its share of thugs,
deviants and degenerates, but show me a
collection of 1,700 employees at any other
job that doesnt.
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With
fourth
quarter
field goal
A 34-yard field goal
by senior Justin Gravely
late in the fourth quarter
gave the North Greenville
football team a 38-35
victory over the Pioneers
of Tusculum College last
Saturday night.
After the Crusader de-
fense forced the Pioneers
to punt on their first
drive of the game, the
North Greenville offense
went to work, putting
together an eight-play,
67-yard drive, ending
with a 36-yard touchdown
pass from junior Nelson
Hughes to Thomas Weeks
III.
The Pioneers scored on
the ensuing possession
to tie the game at 7-7.
Tusculum recovered a
fumble and returned it 72
yards for a score to gain
the 14-7 edge early in the
second quarter.
On the next possession,
Hughes connected with
freshman Mason Sanders
on an eight-yard touch-
down to end an eight-
play, 57-yard drive.
The Crusader defense
once again forced Tuscu-
lum to punt the ball away,
giving North Greenville
possession at its own
11-yard line with 2:13
remaining in the half.
Hughes was calm under
pressure, leading the Cru-
sader offense down the
field in a two-minute drill.
North Greenville took
a 21-14 halftime lead
after junior Tyrell Hillary
recorded his first career
touchdown on a 25-yard
reception from Hughes.
North Greenville carried
its momentum over into
the second half, extend-
ing the lead to 28-14 after
a 53 yard scramble from
Hughes led to a 17-yard
receiving touchdown by
sophomore Tyrecous Gar-
rett.
Hughes and Weeks III
connected again on the
Crusaders next drive, this
time on a 67-yard touch-
down pass, giving North
Greenville a 35-14 edge
with 1:11 to play in the
third quarter.
Tusculum cut into the
lead on its next drive as
running back Fernando
Smith punched the ball
in from one yard out and
the Pioneers opened the
fourth with another one-
yard touchdown run by
Smith. A fumbled snap on
the extra point attempt
gave the Crusaders a 35-
27 lead with 12:47 on the
clock.
The Pioneers scored on
a 25-yard touchdown pass
and completed a two-point
conversion to tie the game
at 35 with just over a min-
ute left.
Senior Justin Gravely
placed the 34-yard attempt
through the uprights with
2.5 seconds remaining
to give the Crusaders the
road victory.
The North Greenville
offense collected 545 to-
tal yards on the night as
Hughes completed 24-of-
30 pass attempts for 358
yards and a school-record
five touchdowns. Hughes
also led the Crusaders on
the ground, rushing 14
times for 92 yards. Sopho-
more Ashton Heard to-
taled 79 all-purpose yards
in his first career start.
Weeks III led the receiv-
ing corps with five recep-
tions for a career-high
121 yards and two touch-
downs. Sanders totaled 51
yards on four receptions
and a score. Hillary caught
three passes for 54 yards
and a touchdown.
On defense, sophomore
linebacker Sam Houston
set a school record with
18 tackles in the game,
while fellow sophomore
linebacker Quan Weeks to-
taled 16 stops of his own.
North Greenville (2-1)
will host Brevard College
next Saturday, Sept. 27 at
7 p.m. in Younts Stadium.
Out of the maelstrom
that was New Hampshire
Motor Speedway sped Joey
Logano, who took control
of last Sundays Sylva-
nia 300 on a restart with
27 laps left and held on
to win the second race in
the chase for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup.
But the crux of Sundays
race wasnt about Loga-
nos fourth victory of the
season and the second
straight for Team Penske
in the chase. It wasnt
about Logano winning
for the seventh time in
his career and punching
his ticket into the second
elimination round under
NASCARs new playoff
format.
It wasnt about Sunoco
rookie Kyle Larson post-
ing his second straight
top-three finish. Yes, Lar-
son ran second, passing
third-place finisher Kevin
Harvick on a green-white-
checkered flag restart that
took the race three laps
past its scheduled dis-
tance, but Larson was al-
most an afterthought amid
the chaos that scrambled
the chase standings.
No, the crux of the race
wasnt about the winner. It
was about those who sur-
vived the crucible of pres-
sure the chase creates
and those who didnt.
It was about uncharac-
teristic mistakes on pit
road. It was about the ag-
gression and desperation
on the track that left the
cars of six of 16 chase
drivers in relative states of
damage and disrepair.
It was about Aric Almi-
rolas heroic drive to a
sixth-place finish after the
heartbreak of a late engine
failure last week at Chica-
goland Speedway. It was
about the a 13th-place fin-
ish for AJ Allmendinger,
who reentered the chase
conversation, as did Almi-
rola, by avoiding the ca-
lamities that placed some
of their more potent peers
on the cusp of elimina-
tion.
But first, credit to Loga-
no, who survived a succes-
sion of restarts in a race
littered with cautions13
of a total 15 in the last 134
lapsand prevailed on
tires that, thanks to crew
chief Todd Gordons as-
tute call with 53 laps left
in regulation, were supe-
rior to those of the drivers
in contention on the final
restart.
Logano won Sundays
race at a track that gave
him his first victory in
NASCARs premier se-
riesbut a win that will
always have an asterisk in
Loganos mind because it
resulted from a fortunate
pit call in a rain-shortened
race.
The call for four tires on
Lap 247 helped Logano on
Sunday, but he had to earn
the win, and he did so with
a bold charge past Harvick
and Keselowski on the Lap
274 restart.
This is my home race
track, the coolest place to
win for me. I could never
pick a better racetrack to
win. I watched my first
cup race here when I was
five, and I won that other
cup race here, but I just
felt like I had to win one
the right way here, and
this means so much.
If Logano was elated
with the victory, other
chase drivers experienced
a gamut of emotions that
ranged from relief to ab-
ject misery.
Kyle Busch crumpled the
hood of his car in a wreck
that started when Joe
Gibbs Racing teammate
Matt Kenseth got loose in
traffic on the backstretch.
Buschs team did yeoman
work to keep him on the
lead lap, setting up an
eighth-place finish.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
brought his No. 88 Chev-
rolet to pit road for an un-
scheduled stop on Lap 123
to tighten a loose wheel
the result of a hurried-but-
unsuccessful attempt to
tighten the lugsand lost
a lap in the process.
But Earnhardt regained
his lap under caution and
salvaged a ninth-place fin-
ish, so no harm done to
his hopes of advancing
after next Sundays race at
Dover.
Kenseth survived the
melee with Busch on Lap
188 but was gobbled up in
a wreck with Paul Menard
on Lap 270 and finished
21st.
When Busch slowed after
contact with Kenseth, he
was rear-ended by the No.
5 Chevy of Kasey Kahne,
who obliterated the nose
of his car. Kahne finished
23rd. Ryan Newman also
got a piece of that same
accident and came home
18th.
But the real casualties of
the afternoon were Kurt
Busch and Denny Hamlin,
who finished 36th and
37th, respectively and saw
their hopes of advancing to
the next round take a seri-
ous turn for the worse.
Hamlin led early but
a problem with the fuel
probe in his No. 11 Toyota
prevented his crew from
filling the fuel cell. All
told, Hamlin lost four laps
as his team tried to rectify
the issue.
But Hamlins woes were
far from over. On Lap 180,
he slid into a Turn 2 wreck
involving Martin Truex Jr.
and David Ragan, knocked
his right front wheel out
of kilter and took the car
to the garage. He lost an-
other 34 laps before re-
turning to the track.
Kurt Busch had to return
to pit road on Lap 109 to
tighten a loose wheel.
Busch fell one lap down
after Harvick passed him
on Lap 162, but got the lap
back as the lucky dog un-
der a debris caution called
on lap 170.
But that was a brief re-
prieve. Busch was running
15th when he clobbered
the Turn 3 wall on Lap
221. He lost 35 laps in the
garage before returning on
Lap 255.
After Sundays race,
only 12 points separate
Kenseth in eighth from
Almirola in 16th, with Carl
Edwards, Allmendinger,
Kahne, Newman, Hamlin,
Biffle and Kurt Busch in-
between. The tightness
of the standings sets up
a free-for-all next Sunday
at the Monster Mile for
the remaining spots in the
chases second round.
Crusaders edge Pioneers
Joey Logano earns big
win at New Hampshire

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge is focusing
on stopping the run as the
team heads home to take
on Berea this Friday night.
The Tigers are coming
off a 28-0 win over East-
side.
Head coach Shane Clark
said his guys will have to
be solid defensively if they
want to continue their suc-
cess in week five.
Berea is also a great
football team, Clark said.
Theyre pretty big. They
like to swarm around and
theyve been able to get to
the football.
The Tigers likely wont
be defending against the
pass very much on Friday.
Offensively, theyre re-
lying on (Stevie) Williams
to run the ball, he said.
Thats pretty obvious. I
think they only threw the
ball seven times last Fri-
day and didnt complete
any of them, but theyre
going to try to run the ball
as best they can and were
going to be trying to shut
them down.
Berea presents a 3-4 look
on defense.
Weve seen quite a bit
of that already this year
so its something we look
forward to it, Clark said.
Weve got to get in and
clean up what we do. We
have to protect our quar-
terback so we can open
things up for Melvin
(Smith) to do what he did
on Friday night.
Noting his team has been
undersized in most of its
matchups so far this sea-
son, Clark said Berea will
not be any different.
Theyre probably one
of the biggest teams weve
seen so far, he said.
Theyre just senior heavy.
Theyve got a 6-7 defen-
sive end and a nose guard
thats probably close to
300 pounds. Theyve got
some big kids on defense
and their offensive line is
pretty big as well.
Despite Bereas size ad-
vantage, Clark said he ex-
pects his guys to come out
fighting.
We dont try to offer a
way out or anything, he
said. Our kids have been
outsized, but they dont let
that deter them. Theyre
always there to fight.
Weve had some coaches
comment on how hard our
kids do fight. Thats what
its all abouttaking each
challenge as it comes and
seeing what we can do to
try to come out on top.
Tigers hope to stop
the run against Berea
The Blue Ridge ofensive line, led here by Zach Nunamacher, blocked well for Melvin
Smith during the teams win over Eastside.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Byrnes got a bounce
back win over Gaffney Fri-
day and will be looking to
keep the momentum alive
this week at home against
Boiling Springs.
That is going to require
cutting back on some men-
tal mistakes, according to
head coach Brian Lane.
Weve got to continue
to cut down the penalties,
Lane said. When you play
good teams, penalties will
kill you.
Lanes team had several
penalties against Gaff-
ney, making flags a focus
heading into this Fridays
game.
You always prepare to
try to win and hopefully
you can work on things
that you need to, Lane
said. The main thing for
us this week is penalties.
We have to cut back on
some of the mental mis-
takes.
Byrnes will need another
strong showing from its
defense, which only al-
lowed one score against
Gaffney.
Were just going to try
to contain that offense,
he said. That offense is
pretty good. Even though
Daniel Thompson is out,
the last quarterback al-
most threw for 400 yards
last week against a good
York football team.
On defense, Boiling
Springs will present mul-
tiple looks.
They like to be in what
I call a 50 look, he said.
Theyll show a 3-2 (de-
fense) on some things, but
they can give you multiple
looks out of it. They play
man, they play zone, so
the change it up with some
different things. Theyre
pretty good on that side of
the ball.
Lane said his team can-
not afford to take any
team for granted.
Going into this game,
were not underestimat-
ing them at all, Lane
said. Boiling Springs has
definitely been on the rise
over the past several years
and theyre a team to be
reckoned with. Im glad
weve got them at home
and hopefully we can pull
out another victory on Fri-
day.
Rebels cutting back on
mistakes, penalties
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Byrnes Chavis Dawkins makes a leaping catch during the Rebels 29-7 win over Gafney
Friday night.
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David Ragan and Denny Hamlin are seen on the track after
crashing during the race at New Hampshire.

Weve got to get in
and clean up what
we do.
Shane Clark
Blue Ridge head coach
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FROM B1
He has to [get back on
track], Young said. Hes
our quarterback and we
expect that out of him. Im
sure once he sees the film
hell understand whats
going on, but some of it
was Emerald.
Cusano did get back on
track in the second quar-
ter, scoring Greers first
touchdown on a 12-yard
scramble to narrow the
margin to 13-7.
After recovering the
ensuing kickoff, Cusano
threw his third intercep-
tion, which was returned
90 yards before the ball
was stripped by Greers
Zeke Whiteside. The fum-
ble gave the Yellow Jackets
possession deep in their
own territory and conser-
vative play calls in the fi-
nal minute let Emeralds
lead stand at the half.
FIRING IT UP
In the second half, Greer
was on fire.
Cusano found Xavier
Wright for a touchdown
early in the third, knotted
the game at 13-13. On the
following drive, Greers
defense forced an Emerald
safety, giving the Jackets a
15-13 lead.
That advantage would
hold into the fourth quar-
ter, as Cusano again found
Wright for a touchdown.
Greer added its final points
of the night on a defensive
scoop and score from
Adrian McGee.
Young said it was an
outstanding effort from
his defense.
In order to be a cham-
pionship team, youve got
to play good defense, and
our kids are playing really
good ball, Young said.
They have been the last
three weeks. [The defense]
kept us in the ball game
tonight and gave us the
ability to win this game.
The head coach said his
team got all it could han-
dle from Emerald.
This is a tough ball
game, he said. Emer-
ald played great defense
too. They presented some
problems to us offensive-
ly. It was a four quarter
ball game, but our guys
managed to hang in there
a little longer and come
out on top.
After three consecutive
games on the road, the
Yellow Jackets will return
home this Friday to take
on Travelers Rest during
homecoming week.
Its always good to be
back home, he said. Its
been a long time since
we played there. Our kids
will be happy to be back
at Dooley Field and were
looking forward to it.
BYRNES:
Plenty of
work to do
FROM B1
ing the Rebel advantage to
15-0 at the break.
The Indians came out of
the half strong, scoring on
their first drive and nar-
rowing the margin to 15-
7. That momentum would
not last long, however,
as Lyrics Klugh took the
ensuing kickoff back 95
yards for the touchdown.
Ive been really pleased
with our special teams
work, Lane said. Special
teams has been doing a
really good job with the
returns and the kicks. The
defense has also been do-
ing a great job.
Young hit Braylin Collins
on a 35-yard route for the
games final touchdown
with time winding down in
the third.
Those guys played hard
and gave us a tight game,
Lane said. They were a
few plays away from being
3-1 when they played us.
They played us hard, but
you expect that playing at
The Reservation and play-
ing Gaffney.
Although he was pleased
with the win, Lane said his
team still has plenty of
work to do.
On offense, you always
strive for perfection, he
said. Weve definitely got
room for improvement
there, but thats why you
play the game. Each week
you want to get better and
better and better. Ive been
pleased with our overall
production.
Byrnes defense was led
by Devin Dexter, who had
five solo tackles, five as-
sisted tackles, one safety
and one sack on the night.
Hes relentless, Lane
said. He has been a con-
stant thorn in everybodys
side. Even at De La Salle,
hes just been a great
leader on the defense and
were glad hes a Rebel.
The Rebels will take on
Boiling Springs this Friday
at home.
WIN: Tigers
take region
matchup
FROM B1
It was all Blue Ridge
from the start, as quarter-
back Jay Urich capped an
80-yard drive with a 20-
yard touchdown run in the
first quarter. After forcing
a turnover on the ensuing
drive, the Tigers got their
second score of the game
on a 25-yard touchdown
run from Smith.
Blue Ridge led Eastside
14-0 at the half.
After the break, the Ti-
gers got another boost
from Vonta Jenkins, who
returned an Eastside punt
80 yards for a touchdown
to move the score to 21-0.
Blue Ridge added the final
points of the night early in
the fourth quarter after an
83-yard drive ended with
another Jenkins score.
We forced them into a
lot of three and outs and
stopped them on fourth
downs, he said. I was
really proud of the de-
fense.
Despite the outcome,
Clark said his team made
several mistakes that
could hurt them going for-
ward.
We got two scores in
the first four minutes and
made a couple of mis-
takes, Clark said. We
had two scores called back
and we fumbled inside the
five. We threw an intercep-
tion at the 12 and missed
a field goal. We had a lot
of points left out there.
Weve got to clean those
kind of things up if were
going to have success.
Blue Ridge will face
Berea this Friday. Eastside
will travel to Chapman.
BLUE RIDGE GIRLS TENNIS
DEFEATS GREER
Final: Greer 3 Blue
Ridge 4
No. 1 singles: K. San-
dusky (G) def. H. Cox 6-0,
6-0
No. 2 singles: K. Gibson
(BR) def. H. Taylor 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 singles: M. Harvey
(G) def. H. Chapman 6-4,
6-4
No. 4 singles: A. Lynn
(BR) def. G. Harvell 6-0, 6-
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No. 5 singles: R. Driscoll
(BR) def. M. Cain 6-2, 6-1
No. 1 doubles: San-
dusky/Taylor (G) def. Cox/
Gibson 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 doubles: Blue
Ridge def. H. Henline/O.
Turner 6-2, 7-5
Greer 2-6 (2-4)
Blue Ridge 7-2 (7-1)
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AGAINST BOILING SPRINGS
The Byrnes swim team
hit the pool against Boiling
Springs last week, and it
was a record setting
night. The boys 400 free-
style relay team, made up
of Hayden Brown, Clayton
Stratton, Sam Beckley and
Aiden Constantine, broke
a school record set in
2008.
The team also recog-
nized senior swimmers
Parker Byrd, Amber Smith
and Cherae Kinnunen.
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beginning Sept. 22. The
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p.m. on Mondays.
No registration is re-
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HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomina-
tions for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eli-
gible. Criteria are based on
athletic accomplishments
as a high school student.
Nominations must include
the candidates specific
accomplishments as an
athlete and any postsea-
son honors received, such
as All-Region, All-State,
Shrine Bowl and North-
South.
The deadline for nomina-
tions is Oct. 3. They must
be submitted in writing
to GHS Hall of Fame, 121
Rubiwood Circle, Greer,
29651. The Hall of Fame
will induct new members
in ceremonies at 7 p.m. on
Oct. 17 before the Greer v.
Chapman football game at
Dooley Field.
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AT RIVERSIDE
The Riverside High
School Swim Team has six
Students athletes that have
qualified for the Scholastic
All-American Team.
Five of the students have
a GPA of a 4.0 or higher.
These students are: Jessica
Horomanski, Kyle Burke,
Noah Cignarale, Nathan
Delahunty, Jack Frazier
and Colin Kemp.
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ROUNDUP

GREER: Wins come-from-behind battle
Greer will head home this week to face Travelers Rest in
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BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Before doves served as
military messengers, reli-
gions believed them to be
messengers of hope and
peace and the Holy Ghost.
The symbolism of doves
holds a long history. They
have represented the em-
bodiment of Roman God-
desses, fidelity and purity
in Greek, Chinese and Eu-
ropean cultures, to name
a few. Because of their
deep-rooted and well-
known symbolism, as well
as their homing abilities,
L. J. Meyers has molded a
childhood passion into a
career. Through his busi-
ness Homeward Angels,
Meyers performs dove re-
leases for a wide range of
ceremonies and events.
What we do are services
for families, Meyers said.
Were at all the impor-
tant events in their life
reunions, and weddings,
and birthdays, anniversa-
ries, graduations. There
are all kinds of events that
we participate in. We share
all these personal experi-
ences with family. We feel
very honored were invited
to do that with people.
What we do with the
birds is purely symbolic,
he said. We attached cer-
tain duties to them. We
empower them with cer-
tain roles. They become
the spirit or the soul of
persons that have passed.
Theyre simply symbols
of certain things; For in-
stance love, fidelity, peace
and those are the kinds of
things a bride and groom
want for themselves and
their lives. Thats why they
choose to release birds
with those meanings. Peo-
ple look at them as guard-
ian angels.
Meyers introduction to
doves began when he res-
cued a bird from under a
bridge.
I actually had kept
birds from childhood. The
very first pigeon I got was
a common pigeon..., he
said. It left the nest but
wasnt able to fly yet
my dad let me keep it, so
I nursed him and kept him
to maturity.
From there Meyers bird
hobby blossomed and he
later began racing them.
Eventually, he acquired
more birds and took his
racing hobby in another
direction, leading to his
career as a professional
white dove releaser.
True to doves long-
standing history of rep-
resentations, the dove
releases Meyers performs
are saturated with sym-
bolism tailored specifical-
ly for each event and the
families involved. For ex-
ample, during a Christian
funeral, a trinity release
may be performed, which
is when three white doves
are released representing
the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit. Sometimes
this will be preceded or
followed by the release of
a single dove representing
the soul of the individual
who died.
Someone close to the
person who died will usu-
ally release the bird that
represents the soul of the
deceased. I do encourage
family members to partici-
pate so they can open that
basket together if they
choose..., Meyers said.
Following the trinity
release, a flock will be re-
leased. The number of
birds in a flock can be sym-
bolic as well, representing
the number of years the
person lived, the number
of family members they
left behind or the number
of years a deceased couple
spent together.
The symbolism here is
to celebrate the life, not to
mourn the passing, and to
appreciate the time that
we had with that person,
he said. So when you see
a flock of 60 or 70 birds
its truly an exultation and
very powerful. Thats, by
the way, what you call a
flock of doves an exulta-
tion.
Although the symbolism
is created for the families
and Meyers is a self-pro-
claimed man of science,
sometimes the symbolism
extends beyond scientific
explanation and become
all too real.
Many times, at a funer-
al, a bird will do something
unexpected, and if I think
long enough I can usually
relate it to something sci-
entific. I deal with these
birds, the symbolism and
the spiritual meanings,
but Im also a man of sci-
ence and I understand that
theres reasons why they
do things, he said. That
being said, sometimes
their behavior is unpre-
dictable or something is
just completely serendipi-
tous.
A little girl (Kylie), this
was here at Greer, her
dad passed away and he
was 50-something, Mey-
ers said. She released a
single bird, and that bird
took off and it landed on
the church roof, because
the cemetery was at the
church, and it walked down
the roof to the corner and
stood there and watched
everybody. So Im like, Oh
no, the stupid birds sup-
posed to fly. Whats going
on?... I thought, Well that
bird will go because Im
releasing 50 plus birds.
We release the flock of 50
birds and they fly, and the
flock swoops down over
the church but he doesnt
leave, he just sits there.
They finally all left, but the
bird remained up there.
In this period of time
when the audience was
watching the birds fly,
people started to talk...
Theyre all commenting,
and Kylie was her name,
shes standing right there
and she said to me she
was young maybe 8 she
said to me, That bird is
supposed to be my daddy
right? I said, Yes, maam.
She said, Well my daddys
watching over me. Almost
everyone there all the
comments stopped, and
it was very profound, an
innocent child telling her
interpretation of why this
dumb bird just wouldnt
leave.
The bird remained on
the church rooftop until
the family left.
SEE DOVES | B9
LIVING HERE
The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Now
through
Oct. 4
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
Audiences attending Le-
gally Blonde: The Musical
will see different sides to
a pair of Greenville Little
Theatre regulars. Known
primarily for set and tech-
nical work behind the
scenes, Greer residents
Eric Chamness and Lauren
Sherr are stepping in front
of the curtain for this pro-
duction.
Based on the popular
movie and featuring mu-
sic and lyrics by Laurence
OKeefe and Nell Benja-
min, the musical follows
peppy Harvard soror-
ity girl Elle Woods as she
helps shed stereotypes,
winning friends and court
cases along the way.
[This production] is so
much fun. Its lively and
spunky. There are two live
dogs, a jump rope num-
ber, 27 cast members and
11 working crew, Cham-
ness said. Its a feel-good
musical of self-discovery.
In his role as confident
UPS guy Kyle, Chamness
experienced his own per-
sonal awakening. GLT
Artistic Director Allen
McCalla encouraged him
to channel a John Wayne-
type strut for the part.
Kyle has kind of an in-
ternal vibe and beat. He
thinks hes a superhero.
He walks with his head
high, Chamness said. Its
been fun and challenging
experimenting with the
character because inter-
nally Im more the oppo-
site Its been a process
to help me come out of my
shell.
While excited to be on the
stage in Legally Blonde,
Chamness is most at home
in his full-time role as Mas-
ter Carpenter at GLT.
I enjoy creating de-
sign dissecting a script
to see whats necessary to
be on stage, he said. Its
instant gratification to see
what works.
His design skills were
put to the test in this
production as co-scenic
designer along with pro-
ducing director Suzanne
McCalla. As one of the
largest productions staged
at GLT, the play features
more than 30 set pieces
with several fast-paced
transitions.
When the curtain goes
up and you see the Delta
Nu (sorority house) in act
one, you know this is Le-
gally Blonde, he said.
Unlike Chamness, Sherr
felt familiar with her role
as Woods classmate Enid.
Shes not very girly, and
Im definitely not girly ei-
ther. That helped me em-
body her a lot easier, she
said.
A recent graduate of
North Greenville Col-
lege with a BA in Theatre
Design/Tech, Sherr has
helped build sets and op-
erate lights at GLT since
she interned with the the-
atre three years ago.
Ive always loved every
aspect of theatre I pre-
fer the backstage part. I
only do a play about once
a year to feed that other
part of me, she said.
The sense of commu-
nity that you get from
beginning to end (as an
actor) with the castthat
doesnt necessarily come
with working behind the
scenes.
During the three-month
process from audition
to opening night Friday,
Sherr became a fan of the
film she had never seen
and had only heard music
from in high school.
I knew it was funny and
then I found out it had a
really great message be-
hind it about not giving up
and letting the way people
think about you get in
the way of pursuing your
dreams. I really appreciate
that, she said.
Legally Blonde: The Mu-
sical stars Audrey Layne
Crocker as Elle Woods.
Taylors resident Ben To-
ledo is a member of the
ensemble.
Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Sept. 25-27 and Oct. 2-4,
and 3 p.m. Sept. 28. For
more information, visit
greenvillelittletheatre.org.
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
GLT stages Legally Blonde: The Musical
Eric Chamness Lauren Sherr
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Audrey Layne Crocker, left, stars in the lead role of
Elle Woods, and Sam McCalla plays the role of Warner
Huntington, III in Legally Blonde: The Musical at The
Greenville Little Theatre.

DOVE FACTS
Doves mate
for life.
Young doves
are called
squabs.
Cocks and hens share in
the duties of raising the
squabs.
Cocks and hens both
create pigeon milk to feed
their squabs.
Dove eggs incubate for 18
days.
Scientifcally doves
homing abilities are a
mystery, but it is believed
they use a combination of
navigation tools.
When doves molt they do
not loose all their feathers
at once.
Dove and pigeons are
synonymous.
Pigeons were used in WWI
and WWII as messengers.
Pigeons were used as
messengers in BC times.
Cher Ami, a pigeon used in
WWI, saved the lives of
French soldiers when she
carried a message across
enemy lines. And despite
being shot in the chest
and leg, she fnished her
fight and was given a
medal for her heroic
service.
G.I. Joe, a pigeon used in
WWII, saved the lives of
soldiers when he
delivered a message to
allies 20 miles away. He
received a medal for his
bravery.
An exaltation of doves is released at a memorial ceremony on Sept. 11, honoring the victims of those lost in the terrorist
attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.
Odd
Jobs
DOVE RELEASER
HOMEWARD ANGELS
Symbolic souls with homing abilities
What we do with
the birds is purely
symbolic...People
look at them as
guardian angels.
L.J. Meyers
Professional Dove Releaser
(At BSFD 9/11 ceremony, far right)
FROM B8
That was very power-
ful, and I thought about
that every day for a very
long time, he said.
Outside of the perfor-
mances, Meyers performs
a lot of behind-the-scenes
work upkeeping the doves.
Because of the large num-
ber of birds that may be
requested for a release,
Meyers cares for about
100 trained adult birds at
a time, not including the
squab, or young pigeons.
(The terms dove and pi-
geons are synonymous.)
At the moment we are
at a low point, I think we
have 70 plus old birds,
however, we have 30
youngsters that are in
training, so they are ca-
pable of flying probably
20 miles or less and safely
get home, he said.
Doves mate for life and
the mates equally share
the responsibilities of rear-
ing the young. Doves will
lay two eggs a day apart,
and once both are laid the
hen begins incubating the
eggs, which take 18 days
to hatch. An ability unique
to doves is that both the
hen and the cock produce
pigeon milk, a thick liquid,
to provide to the squabs.
Its created by a biological
time clock associated with
incubation. Just like hu-
mans, as the young ones
age, the glands produce
less and less pigeon milk
until the young are com-
pletely weaned off of it.
Once the young doves
have been weaned off of
pigeon milk, the birds are
fed a mixture of pellets
and whole grains twice a
day, in addition to probi-
otics and vitamins. They
are periodically wormed.
The young doves and ma-
ture doves live in separate
bird lofts.
The young birds are
housed in their own loft
and because they have
different needs and they
fly at a different cadence.
They fly quicker, they
have more energy, and the
old birds have more of a
paced cadence when they
fly, so flocks dont mix
well with the old birds and
the young birds..., Mey-
ers said. They stay there
for probably eight to nine
months, and they are al-
lowed freedom every day
to exercise from the loft,
and sometimes twice a day
- morning and afternoon,
but always afternoon.
Theyre released in [any]
weather. They have the op-
portunity to go out, I nev-
er chase them out. They
decide on their own, thats
something I give them the
liberty to decide, so if its
pouring down rain they
may not leave...I do this
for a specific reason, when
they are out working they
will encounter all different
weather.
Once the birds begin
their road training, Meyers
will bring them a mile or
less from their home in re-
lease baskets into an open
areafree of telephone
pole wires where trees are
scarceand release them
for the first time.
Thats an easy place
to navigate from because
once they get above tree-
top level they can spot
homeWere getting them
familiar with the basket,
were getting them famil-
iar with standing in the
basket shoulder-to-shoul-
der with their pals... so its
just acclimation to them.
They usually do that two,
three, four times, it de-
pends on their progress...
I let them develop at their
own pace and when they
master at that short dis-
tance I simply increase it,
he said.
Through landmark iden-
tification, the orientation
of the sun and its believed
the earths magnetic field,
dove are able to navigate
hundreds of miles home.
Doves are limited, though,
in that they cannot fly at
night because of their vi-
sion and they cannot navi-
gate through storms and
rain because they are not
water resistant like water-
fowl.
They actually do not
use one method, they use
a system and its called
the biological navigational
system, bio nav for short.
They use whichever tool is
appropriate for the condi-
tions that theyre present-
ed with when they have to
path find, Meyers said.
Racing pigeons can fly
500-600 miles in one day
nonstop, but Meyers birds
have far less demanding
flights that are typically
a 50-mile radius from the
birds home.
While doves can be
trained to return to objects
rather than their home,
because of the large num-
ber of birds Meyers works
with its more practical to
train them to fly home.
When theyre liberated
they just go home and I
leave with the empty bas-
kets, he said.
The doves life expec-
tancy is around 20 years,
but Meyers said his old-
est birds are 13-14 years
old. He said the biggest
detriment to his birds
are hawks, which prey on
smaller birds.
Hawks, absolutely by
far, its the number one
cause of loss. They either
kill them outright or they
wound them, he said.
When the birds are
wounded, theyre unable
to fly anymore and are re-
tired.
For Meyers, even if it
wasnt a job, maintain-
ing an exaltation of doves
would still be a hobby. But
one of the advantages of
having this type of busi-
ness is getting to meet
people of faiths and from
all backgrounds and bring-
ing symbolism to impor-
tant ceremonies in their
lives.
visit HomewardAngels-
withdoves.com or email
ljwhitedoves@gmail.com.
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
ANNIVERSARIES |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B9
Stephen Groce and
Vicky Rice Groce celebrat-
ed a milestone in their
lives. They were married
32 years ago on Sept. 25,
1982.
Through the good times
and the bad times, they
held on, making their mar-
riage a success.
Mr. and Mrs. Groce will
enjoy an extended second
honeymoon to Australia
and New Zealand.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Groce
Celebrate 32nd anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Milford
Clayton, of Greer, will cel-
ebrate their 65th wedding
anniversary on Sunday,
Sept. 28, with a celebra-
tion at the Drake House
in Landrum with family
members. In honor of this
special occasion, flowers
will be placed in the sanc-
tuary at Apalache Bap-
tist Church that day. The
couple was married Oct. 1,
1949, in Greenville.
The Claytons are the
parents of the late Sam-
my Clayton and his wife,
Glynda; Sandra Clayton
Peterson and her late hus-
band, Don; and Sam and
Elaine Clayton Guffey.
They are the grandparents
of seven grandchildren:
Pamela Crain, April Clay-
ton, Dr. Heather Gordon,
Donna Campbell, David
Peterson, Clay Guffey, and
Dr. Josh Guffey. They have
two great-granddaugh-
ters, Kayla Worley and
Hollie Peterson, and one
great-grandson, Chandler
Peterson. They have one
great-great-granddaugh-
ter, Kendall Worley.
Mr. Clayton retired from
Springs Industries in Ly-
man. He is an avid bass
tournament fisherman.
Mrs. Clayton retired from
Norris Shirt Manufactur-
ing. She enjoys canning
summer vegetables and
spending time with her
family. They are mem-
bers of Apalache Baptist
Church where they are
very active with the senior
citizens group.
Mrs. Clayton is the for-
mer Helen Howard, of Lan-
drum.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Clayton
Celebrate 65th anniversary
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TAYLORS
Wade Hampton Blvd & Fairview Road
Promoting healthy hab-
its is the aim of a two-week
challenge sponsored by lo-
cal Subway restaurants.
Local Subway restau-
rants are providing schools
with free materials to help
students track their eat-
ing and physical activity
choices for any two-week
period during the month
of October.
More than 60,000 stu-
dents in the Carolinas
region are participating
in the challenge. The pro-
gram is aimed at elemen-
tary and middle school
age children.
Subway restaurants
called on one of the re-
gions elite runners to help
kick off the challenge.
2012 silver medalist Man-
teo Mitchell of Cullowhee,
North Carolina, will be vis-
iting schools in the region
during National Childhood
Obesity Awareness Month
in September.
Schools participating in
the challenge will have the
opportunity to send a class
to a special RunJump-
Throw event presented by
the USA Track & Field or-
ganization in November.
Free tracking forms for
the Subway Fit for Life
Challenge are available on-
line at gofitforlife.com.
Olympian visits
Crestview school
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DRUM CIRCLES, MUSIC
TO BENEFIT EMPTY BOWLS
Two public and free
drum circles will be held at
Chapman Cultural Center
Saturday, Sept. 27, at 11
a.m. and 1 p.m. as part of
the Hub City Empty Bowls
Soup Day. The public is in-
vited to participate.
A few drums will be pro-
vided, but participants are
encouraged to bring their
own drums or percussion
instruments. All types of
drums are welcome.
Soup Day is a fundraiser
to help feed local hungry
citizens and is held from
11 a.m. 6 p.m. The public
is invited to eat soup, en-
joy music throughout the
day and keep the hand-
made pottery soup bowls.
TAAG STILL OPEN
TO AGES 818
The Thursday Afternoon
Acting Group (TAAG) at
USC Upstate has begun,
but children ages 8-18 can
still join.
The after school the-
atre program meets each
Thursday from 4 6 p.m.
in the Studio Theatre.
TAAG will perform A
Christmas Carol, Dec. 11
13 with USC Upstates
Shoestring Players.
To register or for more
information contact Rich
Robinson, associate pro-
fessor of theatre at USC
Upstate, at 503-5621 or
rrobinson@uscupstate.
edu.
LITTLE THEATRE STAGING
LEGALLY BLONDE MUSICAL
Tickets currently on
sale for Greenville Little
Theatres production of
Legally Blonde: The Musi-
cal.
An Upstate premiere
of the Broadway hit fea-
tures music and lyrics
by Laurence OKeefe and
Nell Benjamin. Harvards
beloved blonde takes the
stage by pink-storm in this
fun, upbeat musical about
self-discovery.
Based on the movie, Le-
gally Blonde, it stays true
to form with a peppy score
and a playful book.
Legally Blonde runs at
Greenville Little Theatre,
located at 444 College St.,
Greenville, from Sept. 25-
27 and Oct. 2-4 at 8 p.m.
and Sept. 28 at 3 p.m.
visit greenvillelittletheatre.
org or call the box office at
233-6238.
SHREK THE MUSICAL!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Tickets for the Greer
Childrens Theatre produc-
tion of Shrek the Musical!
are on sale now.
Everyones favorite ogre
is back in the hilarious
stage spectacle based on
the Oscar-winning Dream-
Works Animation film.
The TONY Award-winning
fairy tale adventure fea-
tures all new songs from
Jeanine Tesori (Thorough-
ly Modern Millie, Caroline
or Change) and a sidesplit-
ting book by David Lind-
say-Abaire.
Shrek brings all the be-
loved characters you know
from the film to life on
stage, and proves theres
more to the story than
meets the ears.
Show times are Oct. 17-
19 and 24-26, Friday and
Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday
at 2 p.m. at the J. Harley
Bonds Career Center, lo-
cated at 505 N. Main St.,
Greer.
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $12 for students
and seniors and $7 for
children under 5 and can
be purchased at greercul-
turalarts.com.
GREER OPRY HOUSE
HOLDS LINE DANCING
Classic Country Band
with Ed Burrell is each Sat-
urday at 8 p.m. Admission
is $9. Free line dancing
prior from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
STOMPING GROUNDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stomping Grounds hosts
Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, every first
and third Tuesday of the
month. Buckingham in-
vites musicians with ban-
jos, guitars, basses, fid-
dles, etc. to come and jam
from 7-9 p.m. For more
information, call Bob at
423-5576.
Stomping Grounds now
has a Celtic Session 7-9
p.m. every other Wednes-
day, and its an open ses-
sion to Irish/ Scottish folk
music and anyone can par-
ticipate. Call Alan Dillman
for more information at
(828) 329-2640.
On Thursday Sept. 25
Open Mic Night will be
held 7 9 p.m.
HAIRSPRAY RUNNING
NOW AT LITTLE THEATRE
Spartanburg Little The-
atres The Mystery of
Irma Vep runs Oct. 31 -
Nov. 9.
When Lord Edgar Hill-
crest and his new wife Lady
Enid embark on a journey
to find out what happened
to Irma Vep, they are taken
from their estate in Eng-
land all the way to Egypt
in this sidesplitting goth-
ic spoof, complete with
werewolves, vampires and
damsels in distress.
The Spartanburg Little
Theatre 2014-2015 season
features five productions
with season subscription
packages offering big dis-
counts on individual tick-
ets. All 2014-15 season
subscribers will get tickets
for all five shows for the
price of four. Seniors and
students will get all five
shows for less than the
price of four.
Call the Spartanburg
Little Theatre at 585-8278
for more information or
visit spartanburglittlethe-
atre.com.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
AUDITIONS SEPT. 28
Greenville Little Theatre
will hold auditions for
Jesus Christ Superstar
on Sunday, Sept. 28 begin-
ning at 2 p.m.
To schedule an ap-
pointment, call 233-6238.
Roles are available for 18
men and 10 women. The
play will run from Feb. 27
March 15, and rehearsals
begin Jan. 5.
Visit greenvillelittlethe-
atre.org for more informa-
tion.
DANIEL CROMER EXHIBIT
NOW ON DISPLAY
Spartanburg Art Mu-
seum is exhibiting water-
colors by Daniel Cromer.
His watercolor landscapes
and portraits are imme-
diately recognizable and
are in corporate and pri-
vate collections across the
Southeast. This expanse of
A Retrospective illustrates
the depth of Cromers tal-
ents and his love for paint-
ing.
Showing now through
Oct. 5 at Chapman Cultur-
al Center in Spartanburg
Art Museum, Tuesday-Sat-
urday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
Sunday, 1- 5 p.m. The ex-
hibit is free.
call 582-7616 or visit Art-
istsGuildOfSpartanburg.
com.
THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST OCT. 25
Greenville Technical
College Theatre will per-
form Oscar Wildes The
Importance of Being Ear-
nest Oct. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m.
and Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. in the
Technical Resource Center
auditorium at the colleges
Barton Campus.
Admission is free, but
donations are appreci-
ated.
MOONSHINERS REUNION
IS OCT. 24 IN CAMPOBELLO
The 22nd annual Moon-
shiners Reunion and
Mountain Music Festival
will be held Oct. 2-4 at the
rustic Barney Barnwells
Plum Hollow Farm in Cam-
pobello.
Musical acts range from
bluegrass, grunge and
rock and roll. Performers
include The Plum Hollow
Band, Bill Noonan and the
Barbed Wires, Dirty Grass
Soul, Dosheno, Highway
56, Mountain Still, The
Piedmont Boys, Oak Grove
String Band, Spider Farm,
and South 85.
This years reunion will
spotlight Kathys Bean
Pot in honor of Barneys
dad, the late Robert Pop
Barnwell. The area fea-
tures a couple of antique
wood-burning cook stoves
and a large cast iron pot
for cooking cornbread and
pinto beans. Continuing
the goal set forth by Barn-
well of preserving Souhern
heritage, festival family
member Kathy Johnson
will once again be cooking
over the same open fires
and cook stoves. Fresh
honey produced on the
farm by beekeeper Putt
Putnam will also be avail-
able for sale this year.
Primitive camping is also
available on site.
For ticket prices or more
information, call 680-0225
or 585-0780 or visit moon-
shiners.com.
Plum Hollow Farm is
located at 5015 Rainbow
Lake Road in Campobel-
lo.
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THINGS
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By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF OCT. 6
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Edge of Tomorrow
(PG-13) -- Tom Cruise gets
ripped apart by space
aliens and resurrected
over and over again un-
til he gets it right. In this
unfortunate futuristic
setting, a powerful alien
army is spreading over
Earth. Cruise plays a mili-
tary officer whos more of
a spokesman than a rifle-
man -- until he mouths off
and gets sent to the front
line. He doesnt last long
in combat, but whenever
he dies, he just wakes up
at the beginning of the
day. Using his Groundhog
Day power, Cruise does a
little better each time.
The whole time, I wished
I was the one with the vid-
eo-game controller, and
not watching somebody
else play. The upside is
that the movie looks like
a game worth playing. The
core gimmick of the movie
is used to good effect,
generating a rhythm of in-
tense action.
A Million Ways to Die
in the West (R) -- This
Western parody shows
that people didnt need
epic gunfights and wild
horse chases to die spec-
tacularly in the Wild West,
there were plenty of awful
ways to die a humiliat-
ing and mundane death.
Seth McFarlane, the cre-
ator of TVs Family Guy
and the raunchy buddy-
comedy Ted, wrote, di-
rected and stars in this
rambling spoof. An A-list
cast fills in the township
where lowbrow jokes blow
around like tumbleweed --
Charlize Theron, Amanda
Seyfreid, Neil Patrick Har-
ris and Liam Neeson.
Like much of MacFar-
lanes work, the humor
gives you a clear idea that
a smart guy is writing the
dumbest and grossest
jokes he can get away with.
While not every joke is a
winner, the movie makes
up in volume. However,
the rapid-fire raunchy hu-
mor can wear on some au-
diences.
Obvious Child (R)
-- Donna (Jenny Slate)
tells her embarrassingly
personal jokes in a tight
stand-up club with a little
audience. Shes honest
and awkward and refresh-
ingly funny. However,
her jokes about her rela-
tionship finally push her
boyfriend to dump her,
triggering a downward
swing for Donna. In a sub-
sequent one-night stand,
Donna and her partner are
both too drunk to figure
out a condom. Later, when
Donna realizes shes preg-
nant, the all too sweet-as-
pie guy from her one-night
stand starts to court her.
This is the first starring
role for Slate, who had a
short stint on Saturday
Night Live, and she shows
an astounding talent for
balancing the heavy with
the light.
The Grand Seduction
(PG-13) -- Dont expect
rays of white-hot seduc-
tion to emanate from your
screen as Brendan Gleeson
turns up the charm in this
small-town dramedy. In an
itty-bitty fishing village in
a far-flung piece of coastal
Canada, fishing is restrict-
ed and the townspeople
have set their hopes on a
oil company setting up a
new factory. Trouble is,
the company wont build
unless the town has at
least one doctor in its
population, and the town
has none. Gleeson plays
the towns acting mayor,
tasked with wooing a vis-
iting young doctor (Taylor
Kitcsh) into taking up resi-
dence.
Tom Cruise in Edge of
Tomorrow
Rating: 6 out of 10
Run time: 106 minutes
Rated: R for language and
strong violence
I
f youve seen Mystic
River or Gone Baby
Gone, youll recognize
the bleak urban atmo-
sphere of The Drop. All
three works were origi-
nally conceived by Mas-
sachusetts author Dennis
Lehane. The difference
is that The Drop feels
more generic in every
way.
In fact, the film will
likely be remembered
more for being James
Gandolfinis swan song
than anything else.
Not that its bad. It
simply isnt especially
riveting or memorable.
In the hands of director
Michael Roskam, charac-
ter development takes a
backseat to advancing a
convoluted plot.
That plot centers
around Bob (Tom Hardy),
a quiet, lonely bartender
who finds himself in
a firestorm of tension
involving his boss (James
Gandolfini), the mobsters
who own the bar, and a
sociopathic stalker his
girlfriend (Noomi Rapace)
used to date.
Clearly, theres a lot of
skill at hand here. The
Drop is well acted and
boasts more than a few
good technical elements.
The music and cinematog-
raphy are good and the
climax satisfying.
Hardy and Gandolfini
are solid, if not spectacu-
lar, and Rapace is service-
able as the haunted vixen.
John Ortiz is also in-
triguing as an instinctive
detective, but doesnt get
enough play as he should
have. Like the other
characters, he is more a
stereotype than an indi-
vidual, intended primarily
to move the story along.
And though Roskam
(who did the acclaimed
2011 Belgium film Bull-
head) even throws in an
adorable puppy to make
his protagonist more
likeable, Bob still comes
off as dull and dimwitted.
Hes kind of like Rocky,
but without the passion.
In the end, The Drop
is a bleak viewing ex-
perience, made even
bleaker because its James
Gandolfinis last role.
PALO ALTO ANOTHER
MEDIOCRE TEEN DRAMA
Rating: 5 out of 10
Run time: 99 minutes
Rated: R for adult content
and language
On the surface, Gia Cop-
polas debut film, Palo
Alto has a lot going for
it. She is the granddaugh-
ter of legendary director
Francis Ford Coppola,
the movie features some
beautiful and talented
young actors, and James
Franco not only stars in it
but wrote the short sto-
ries on which it is based.
Unfortunately none
of it adds up to much.
Ultimately, Coppolas film
is proficiently shot and
directed, but lacks the
necessary suspense and
emotion to leave much of
an impact.
The plot centers around
April (Emma Roberts), a
thoughtful but brooding
10th-grader living with
her neglectful mother
and perpetually stoned
stepfather (Val Kilmer).
Eventually, she develops
two crushes one on a
boy her age (Jack Kilmer)
and the other on her soc-
cer coach (Franco).
Well-acted and honest,
Palo Alto nonetheless
suffers from a lack of
depth and viable charac-
ter motivation.
For instance, its hard
to believe a girl like April
is still a virgin when she
smokes dope and drinks
like a fish.
As one might imagine,
most of the action takes
place at drunken parties,
which becomes redundant
over time.
Its kind of like watch-
ing a watered-down
version of such films as
Havoc (2005) or Kids
(1995).
I never bought Francos
short story collection
Palo Alto, but from what
Ive read, Coppola has
toned the subject matter
down considerably.
The result is a flick that
may be more palatable for
viewers, but is ultimately
more forgettable as well.
The Drop a well-made but generic thriller
PHOTO | COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
The Drop, a well-made but generic thriller, will likely be remembered for being James
Gandolfnis swan song.
PHOTO | COURTESY TRIBECA FILM
James Franco not only stars in Palo Alto, but he wrote the
short stories on which it is based.
DVD REVIEW |
MOVIE
REVIEWS
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT

BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Maya planned to use
Ridge and Carolines close
working relationship to
her advantage. Wyatt
made an emotional plea to
Hope as to why she should
remain in their marriage
despite the sketchy cir-
cumstances that led to it.
Ivy regretted allowing her-
self to fall for Liam while
knowing that he was still
in love with Hope. Wyatt
apologized to his brother
for every negative thing
that transpired between
them lately. Maya tried to
cast doubt in Ricks mind
about his wifes faithful-
ness. Bill believed he had
the information he needed
in order to get back into
Brookes good graces. Wait
to See: Quinn finally pays
for her wrongdoings.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Nicole begged Eric to tes-
tify against Kristen. Eves
plot against JJ could very
well backfire on her. Dan-
iel made a sincere plea to
a surprised Kristen. Hope
gently broke the news to
Caroline that she was fil-
ing for divorce from Bo.
EJ gave Sami a new ring
just before they privately
exchange wedding vows.
Chad revealed his agen-
da. Kate and Clyde went
out to dinner together,
where a proposition was
soon made. Theresa went
to extreme measures to
make sure that her secret
was safe. Caroline was
livid when she realized
that Hope was interested
in moving on with Aiden
so soon. EJ was stunned
when his mother, Susan,
made a surprise appear-
ance in Salem. Wait to See:
JJ tries to defend himself
against Eve.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Robin had an opportuni-
ty to reach out to her loved
ones. Avas plan suddenly
hit a bump in the road.
Franco was busy concoct-
ing his latest scheme.
Shawn brought Sonny
some bad news about Ava.
Kiki revealed her secret to
Morgan, just as Michael
walked in. Julian con-
fronted Sonny about Avas
whereabouts. Later, Julian
and Olivia were both dis-
appointed to find out that
Alexis and Ned were out
on a date together. Nathan
asked Maxie an important
question. Fluke sent an
emissary to demand an-
swers from Julian about
Ava. In the interim, Sam
and Patrick shared their
suspicions about Luke
with Alexis. Morgan tried
to convince Ava not to
leave town. Michael and
Kiki shared a romantic
evening together, but Kiki
felt guilty for lying to him.
Shawn and Jordans re-
lationship was put to the
test. Wait to See: Michaels
life is in jeopardy.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Mariah heard Sharon
talking in her sleep about
something she was hid-
ing. Summer decided to
visit her mother after
hearing about Nick and
Sharons engagement.
Lauren felt guilty helping
Jack redecorate his man-
sion to suit Kellys tastes.
Phyllis began hitchhiking
back to Genoa City. Sum-
mer was jealous of Mariah
and Austin resolving their
differences. Nikki contin-
ued her losing battle with
sobriety. Christine found
Dylan snooping around
Pauls desk. Nick wasnt
looking forward to hear-
ing his fathers reaction
to the news of his engage-
ment to Sharon. Michael
grew worried when Kevin
wouldnt explain why he
was leaving town. Chelsea
and Billy went on a date.
Wait to See: Fen returns
home to visit family.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Do
you believe that lycopene,
which is found in certain
foods such as cooked to-
matoes, can help prevent
prostate cancer? -- C.R.O.
ANSWER: Lycopene, a
vitamin A-like substance
found in tomatoes and
watermelons, was indeed
thought to help prevent
prostate cancer. Unfor-
tunately, further studies
failed to support this.
What has been shown
more substantially is that
a diet of fresh fruits and
vegetables helps reduce
risk for and even helps
treat prostate (and other)
cancer. So it may be that
lycopene by itself isnt
enough, but that all the
different healthy sub-
stances found in fruits
and vegetables are. This
diet certainly reduces risk
of heart disease as well.
The booklet on the
prostate gland discusses
enlargement and cancer.
Readers can obtain a copy
by writing: Dr. Roach -
- No. 1001, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Can. with the re-
cipients printed name and
address. Please allow four
weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
About four years ago I
bought a vibration ma-
chine. Im a 64-year-old
female with major back is-
sues, but I can exercise on
the vibration machine with
no problems. In fact, when
I went in for my last bone
density check, my bone
density had increased over
14 percent! My doctor said
it was unbelievable.
I understand that many
retirement homes may
have this machine. My ul-
timate wish would be that
hotels would all put one in
their exercise room! Ten
minutes on the machine
equals 4 miles of jogging.
-- L.J.
ANSWER: Vibration ma-
chines have been around
for years, but the data
supporting them is patchy.
Some studies have found
that they do not improve
osteoporosis; others show
a slight improvement.
Many studies have shown
an improvement in low
back pain and in strength.
The machines are general-
ly safe, but they can cause
injuries, especially in the
elderly.
Although vibration ma-
chines can improve fit-
ness, I dont believe that
10 minutes on an exercise
machine gives you all the
benefits of 4 miles of jog-
ging. Bone density levels
show a lot of variation,
so a single large increase
doesnt always mean a
sustained gain.
I think its too early to
recommend vibration ther-
apy as a standard treat-
ment for osteoporosis. It
may have a role for people
who are unable to do other
kinds of exercises.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have a white patch called
vitiligo. My doctor is giv-
ing me Protopic, but I do
not see much improve-
ment. Can you advise me?
I am afraid of this advanc-
ing. -- G.L.
ANSWER: Vitiligo is a
loss of color in the skin.
It can affect people of any
skin color, and likely is
due to the bodys destroy-
ing its own cells -- in this
case, the cells that make
the pigment for the skin.
Vitiligo often progresses
slowly. Tacrolimus (Pro-
topic) is effective in about
90 percent of people
treated for two months,
according to one study.
Steroid creams and ultra-
violet light also are used.
It may be worthwhile to
look for other autoim-
mune diseases, such as
thyroid disease.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
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 |
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TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 FUN AND GAMES THE GREER CITIZEN B11
Diet can cut risk
of prostate cancer
James Scott stars as EJ on
Days of Our Lives
CHANDLER CREEK
HOLDING FOOD DRIVE
Chandler Creek is
launching a food drive to
benefit at-risk families. In
the spirit of football sea-
son, boxes decorated for
Clemson and USC will be
outside the main office for
contributions of nonper-
ishable food items.
This will be an ongo-
ing effort throughout the
school year. Support the
students and your favorite
team by donating.
LANGSTON CHARTER
TO HOLD 201516 LOTTERY
Prospective par-
ents must attend one of
the three application ori-
entation meetings, as part
of the lottery application
process for the Langston
Charter Middle School
2015-16 lottery.
The meetings will be at 7
p.m. Sept. 30; 4 p.m. Oct.
11 and 7 p.m. Oct. 23.
In addition to attending
a meeting, parents must
submit a lottery applica-
tion, which will be avail-
able Oct. 1 at langston-
charter.org.
The deadline for all lot-
tery applications is 4 p.m.
Nov. 3.
A lottery of all complete
applications will be held
at 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at the
school and is open to the
public. Parents of former
or current students with a
sibling planning to enroll
for next year must com-
plete the application pro-
cess before the deadline
of Nov. 3.
Call Celanie Martin, Reg-
istrar, at 286-9700.
BYRNES CELEBRATES
EVENING OF EXCELLENCE
Dozens of students con-
sidered the best of the
best at Byrnes High were
honored for their achieve-
ments earlier this month.
The school celebrated its
18th annual Evening of
Excellence awards, an
event sponsored by SEW
Eurodrive to recognize By-
rnes top academic achiev-
ers.
The top 15 students
(based on highest aver-
ages) in the Class of 2015
were: Jesus Martin Barreto,
William Christopher Black-
wood, Zane Micaiah Bur-
nett Bridwell, Anna Grace
Brockman, Jacob Elias
Cashour, Brittney Marie
Haney, Matthew Gene Hil-
ley, Navpreet Kaur, Rachel
Elisabeth Owings, Patrick
Lane Ryals, Madison Kaila
Schweikert, Torry Aus-
tin Sheppard, Jacob Dean
Turner, Alayna Renee
Wells, and Michael James
Whitehead.
The top 15 for the Class
of 2016 were: Michael
Blake Chandler, Matthew
Cam Compton, Hunter
Paul Corkren, Harsahib
Singh Dev, Rebecca Eliza-
beth Glenn, Dillon Todd
Green, John Wesley Guth-
rie, Danika Shea Halvorsen,
Haley Marie Jones, Allison
Caleigh Kennedy, Shaylyn
Elizabeth Simmons, Em-
ily Marie Simpson, Jessica
Renee Spurling, Harry Le-
Roy Stathakis, and Austin
Jacob Thomas.
The top 15 for the Class
of 2017 were: Katherine
Evans Blackwood, Rebecca
Laura Brockman, Emily
Ann Brooke, Arlind Byty-
qi, Peyton Grace Elmore,
Camille Malyn Fendley,
Klaara Anna Hannu, Hayle
Lane Hudgins, Quinton
Michael Kinzie, Grayson
Joshua McAlister, Em-
ily Lynne Morrison, Ellie
Rose Stephens, Haley Rose
Thackston, Martin Du-
ong Trinh, and Anna Lily
Wang.
Students who received
the highest grade in indi-
vidual courses, including
subject areas Air Force
JROTC, English, Fine Arts,
Modern Languages, Math-
ematics, Science, Social
Studies, Career Technol-
ogy Education, and Physi-
cal Education, were also
honored.
LOCAL AUTHOR VISITS,
GIVES GIFT TO REIDVILLE
Third graders at Reid-
ville Elementary are enjoy-
ing a trip through South
Carolina history, thanks to
local author Dr. Mary Ann
Solesbee.
Solesbee, who wrote
the childrens tale, Sal
and Amanda Visit Walnut
Grove Plantation, paid a
visit to Reidville recently
to talk to students.
Third graders were able
to ask the author about
her experience writing
books, and the literary
process. Then, thanks to
the generosity of Susan
Illner and Edward Jones,
each student at Reidville
received a copy of the
book, along with the activ-
ity companion Cool With
Sal and Amanda.
FURRY FRIEND TO HELP
BERRY SHOALS STUDENTS
A new furry classroom
addition is aimed at teach-
ing character education at
Berry Shoals Intermediate.
Thanks to school coun-
selor, Dr. Amy Kitts, Berry
Shoals has a new pet ham-
ster named Rebel.
Kitts received a grant
through Petsmarts Pets in
the Classroom program,
which provides schools as-
sistance to purchase pets
for use in a therapeutic
setting. Kitts and the other
school counselors plan to
use Rebel to assist them
when teaching students
about the importance of
responsibility, empathy
and compassion.
COURAGEOUS ABNER CREEK
STUDENT SHARES STORY
A student at Abner
Creek Academy is sharing
her struggles outside the
classroom with the world.
Neely Thompson, a sec-
ond grader in Shannon
Woodruffs class, has bat-
tled a rare cancer called
Acute Disseminating En-
cephalomyelitis (ADEM)
for the past two years. The
condition caused Neely to
lose the ability to walk,
talk, see or even blink on
her own.
Thompsons story, and
her miraculous recovery,
has given hope to children
and families all over the
globe.
This past weekend, she
volunteered for the Chil-
drens Miracle Network
Radiothon benefiting
Greenville Childrens Hos-
pital. Over two days, Neely
got the chance to talk and
share her story to spon-
sors and hospital visitors.
Neelys ability to share
her story courageously
and her desire to inspire
others is enhanced by the
focus on communications
at Abner Creek. Poise on
stage comes from practice
and encouragement she is
getting in part from the
Abner Creek faculty.
SHOWALTER KICKS OFF
OLWEUS LEARNING
Third graders at Well-
ford Academy received a
special visit from the prin-
cipal this week. As a kick-
off to their Olweus class
meeting, the students got
to hear Principal Angie
Showalter read King of
the Playground.
The story helped rein-
force the message that
school should be a safe
place for all students,
where they have no fear of
being bullied.
PRESIDENTIAL STAFFER
TO SPEAK AT FURMAN
Former presidential and
congressional staffer, Dr.
Yuval Levin, will speak at
Furman University on Oct.
9 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall
101.
Dr. Levins talk is free
and open to the public.
contact Paige Blankenship,
in the Department of Po-
litical Science, at 294-3547
or visit furman.edu/toc-
quevilleprogram.
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
DISTRICT FIVE |
ELEMENTARY
Thursday - Chicken Pot Pie,
Grilled Cheese Sandwich,
Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Friday - Pizza, Cheese, Veg-
etarian Lasagna, Vegetation
Station, Chicken Vegetable
Soup, Steamed Broccoli,
Fresh Fruit, Canned Fruit
Monday - BBQ Chicken Leg,
Pasta Marinara, Roll, Whole
Grain, Vegetation Station,
Vegetable Beef Soup, Baked
Beans, Fresh/ Canned Fruit
Tuesday - Grilled Chicken
Tenders, Roll, Whole Grain,
Pimento Cheese Sandwich,
Fruit and Vegetable Bar
MIDDLE
Thursday - Chicken Caesar
Salad, Beef & Cheese Nachos,
Chicken Nachos, Roll, Whole
Grain, Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Friday - Chef Salad, Hot Dog,
Chili, Black Bean Cheeseburg-
er, Roll, Vegetation Station,
Chicken Vegetable Soup,
Steamed Broccoli, Fresh Fruit,
Canned Fruit
Monday - Mandarin Chicken
Salad, Orange Chicken,
Sweet and Sour Chicken,
Brown Rice, Roll, Vegetation
Station, Vegetable Beef Soup,
Steamed Broccoli, Fruit
Salad, Cheese Enchilada,
Turkey Sandwich, Fruit and
Vegetable Bar
HIGH
Thursday - Chicken Caesar
Salad, Beef & Cheese Nachos,
Roll, Whole Grain, Chicken
Nachos, Steamed Corn, Pinto
Beans, Fresh/Canned Fruit
Friday - Chef Salad, Hot Dog,
Chili, Black Bean Cheeseburg-
er, Roll, Whole Grain, Baked
Beans, Cole Slaw, Fresh Fruit,
Canned Fruit
Monday - Mandarin Chicken
Salad, Orange Chicken, Sweet
and Sour Chicken, Roll, Whole
Grain, Brown Rice, Steamed
Broccoli, Oriental Vegetables,
Fresh/Canned Fruit
Salad, Cheese Enchilada,
Turkey Sandwich, Roll, Whole
Grain, Steamed Corn, Garden
Salad, Fresh/Canned Fruit
LUNCH
MENUS
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Eastside unveiled the check for its spirit week fundraiser at Friday nights game against
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