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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 103 NO. 8 75 CENTS
Primary sees
large turnout
Trump
takes South
Carolina
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Greer Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place at Oakland Place apartments Monday afternoon.
Authorities say a victim was shot in the head, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
Man shot at Oakland Place

BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE
STAFF WRITER
Greer police are searching for two men following

an incident on Monday in
which a man was shot in
the head.
Police say the victim did
not sustain life-threatening injuries.
According to an incident
report, officers took a

statement from a resident
who was at the apartment
complex when the victim
was shot. The resident
said the victim was either
shot getting in or out of
his vehicle. The resident
also said the front right
passenger window was
blown out. It also appears,
says the report, that a bul-
let passed through the

right front door mirror.
Authorities say there was
blood on the drivers side
of the car.
The resident also stated
after hearing the shot that
she saw two black males
running to a gold GMC
SUV.
They allegedly drove off
with the family member
seeing a gun on the center

console of the GMC. The
victim then reportedly ran
to the residents apartment and the two got into
the victims car.
According to Greer Police Lt. Jim Holcombe,
police were dispatched at
12:59 p.m. By the time police arrived, the resident
SEE SHOOTING | A8
Nearly 30 percent of registered voters in Greenville

and Spartanburg Counties
cast ballots during last
Saturdays
Republican
Presidential Primary.
Conway Belangia, chairman of the Greenville
County Elections Commission, said the local
turnout was just shy of 30
percent.
We had a few precincts
that had a waiting line of
an hour, he said. But,
we were prepared and we
thought it went extremely
well.
The overall numbers
were up a little bit, but
it wasnt extraordinary
percentage-wise, Belangia said. We didnt know
what to expect going in.
We knew there was a lot
of interest out there, but
we were kind of expecting
about what we had.
Donald Trump won the
primary with 32 percent of

the vote, while Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz finished
second and third respectively.
In Spartanburg County,
46,888 ballots were cast,
making up 28 percent of
registered voters within
the county.
We knew there was

a lot of interest out
there, but we were
kind of expecting
about what we had.
Conway Belangia
Chairman, Greenville County

Election Commission
We had a better turnout than expected, Spartanburg County Elections

Chairman Henry Laye said.
We were predicting 20 or
23 percent, so we were
pleased.
Chad Groover, chairman
of the Greenville County
Republican Party said the
737,917 votes cast across
the state were indicative
of the important race.
SEE PRIMARY | A6
Foodies Farm Shop to open March 1

Soiree
set for
March 4
STAFF WRITER
The purpose of the Jessica Monroes fifth annual
Saved by the Heart Soiree
hasnt changed, but the
event itself continues to
grow and entertain.
This years event is
March 4 at 7 p.m. inside
Grace Hall on Trade Street.
Visitors there will notice
the same focus on raising funds for the care of
rescued animals, though
the animals will not be
present. Instead, attendees will find themselves in
a casino of sorts. Monroe
said each attendee will be
given $30,000 worth of
poker chips to use while
enjoying a silent auction,
raffle, catered food, drink
and live music from the
SEE SOIREE | A6
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Last summer, Cristy
Ray was working to bring
downtown Greer its first
farmers market.
This spring, she will
open a specialty grocery
store, Foodies Farm Shop,
in the Depot at 300 Randall St.
Id been toying with the
idea of starting an artisan
cheese shop for a while. I
thought we kind of needed
something like that here,
Ray said. From there, I
came up with something
that would bridge the gap
between the opening and
closing of the farmers
market.
Ray began a successful farmers market last
fall, which took place at
the corner of Poinsett and
Main Streets downtown.
I woke up one day and
thought, Greer needs a
farmers market. It just
seemed to be the right
time, Ray said. I talked
with the Greer Development Corporation, and
they thought it was a good
idea. Everything just fell
into place and worked out
really well.
Ray, a 10-year resident
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Cristy Ray stocks jam in Foodies Farm Shop, scheduled to open in March at the Greer
Depot downtown.
of Taylors and mother of
four, is hoping her new
business and the market
will complement one another.
Im kind of hoping that
the two business will kind
of pull each other, she
said. They are separate
endeavors, but I wanted to
start something unique.

Foodies Farm Shop will
carry a variety of items,
such as: cheese, jam, pickles, okra, soaps, candles,
local honey and more.
Well have a variety of
options, she said. It has
really come together. The
vendors are really optimis-
tic, so theyve been great

to work with.
Ray has only been at her
downtown location since
the beginning of February,
but says she hopes to be
open at the beginning of
the month.
Greer is becoming a
destination
city,
she
said. Something like this

will fit in nicely, and Ive
always loved the Depot.
People always seem to
stop at Stomping Grounds
or places like that when
theyre walking down
Trade Street. We want
them to come all the way
down and see whats going
on throughout downtown
Greer.
Ray has a wide range of
experience working with
small businesses and she
said she has the support
to make the new grocery
store work.
My background is in
small business, Ray said.
I love Greer. I love the
small town feel. Just seeing the changes that are
happening, I think its the
right time to get involved.
The community comes together really well and Ive
had a lot of people jump
in to support me. Its been
great.
Greer teenager collects for hospital system

STAFF WRITER
Sixteen-year-old Wayne
Walker decided, for his
birthday this year, he
wanted to give gifts rather
than receive them.
Last fall, Walker spent a
week at Greenville Health
Systems Childrens Hospital following a go-cart
accident. While there, he
realized children and teenagers could benefit from
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having more toys and

games available to them
during overnight stays.
With that in mind, he
decided to begin collecting toys, games and movies that could be left at the
hospital for more guests
to enjoy.
Walkers mother, Meredith Landis, calls the collection the Healing Entertainment Drive. During this
time, they are gathering
small Lego kits and video
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Hazel Mae Arms Griffin,
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Mary Barnes Hayes, 96
Imogene Chesney
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games and movies that are

suitable for young people
and families. Walker decorated a box for collection
and placed it in Stomping
Grounds on Trade Street.
Hes been really excited
about it, hoping we would
get some people in to get
a donation, Stomping
Grounds owner Lisa Garland said.
Landis said theyve also
collected from Set Apart
Health, Vanguard Home-
school Academy, McCulloh

Therapeutic Solutions and
the staff and faculty at the
South Carolina School for
Deaf and Blind.
While Walker is no longer collecting at those locations, he and his mother hope for a continued
outpouring of generosity
from the public at Stomping Grounds.
We had no expectations, Landis said of the
amount they hoped to
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THRIVING
Duncans are first

residents at new
facility
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I just wanted to
help the hospital. (It)
feels great.
Wayne Walker
collect. He was just hoping that somebody would
have a heart and want to
donate.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bad week
for Haley
A salute to Mr. Ponder

Very recently, an ice
cream shop was opened
in the downtown area and
immediately when I saw it,
Ponders ice cream came
to mind.
I knew Abbotts was not
in the same location, but
very close to my beloved
Ponders. Growing up in
Greer, I fondly remember
Ponders as one of Greers
treasurers. It was much
more than a just a business. It was an establishment that resonated the
minds and hearts of ice
cream lovers. It was a location where people gathered, chatted and enjoyed
what was thought to be the
best ice cream and I must
add the best hot dogs anywhere. The people who operated Ponders were also
nice. I remember that Mr.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 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 meets
at El Bethel Baptist Church,
313 Jones Ave., from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
KIWANIS CLUB MEET at
6:30 p.m. at Ryans, 1501 W.
Poinsett St., in Greer. Call
Charmaine at 349-1707. The
CSPAN bus will be on site at
this weeks meeting.
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
have its monthly dinner
at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
FOOD PANTRY DEVOTIONAL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Ponder had thick gray hair

with a part on the side. I
always wanted him to wait
on me because he gave
big scoop for I believe, 10
cents a scoop. Grape and
lemon were my favorite
flavors. And I believe a hot
dog was 25 cents. A group
of us; Glenda Sullivan, the
late Loretta Sullivan, Rudy
Pearson, Deloris Sweet,
and others would walk
to Maple Creek for choir
practice, (the reference in
my community was not
rehearsal) practice for the
Easter program, etc. and
we just had to stop by Ponders. Ponders was also a
gathering place for people
who worked in homes of
white people. These ladies
walked to work and Ponders was a resting point
between their homes in the
Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Limited supplies available. First

come, first serve basis.
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
THE NEVER ALONE Group
of Narcotics Anonymous
meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer
Recreational Center, 226
Oakland Ave.
MONDAY, FEB. 29
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m.
at Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main
St., Greer. Call Richard at
384-8093.
TUESDAY, MAR.1
GRACE PLACE in Greer
holds its clothing closet
from 6-8 p.m. at Grace Place,
407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D.
required.
THE GREER LIONS Club
meet at Laurendas Family
Restaurant, 300 South Line
St., at 6 p.m. Call Suzanne at
905-0394.
FIRST TUESDAY ON Trade
at 5 p.m. on Trade Street.
Visit tuesdaysontrade.com for
more information.
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION SUPPORT Group
meets from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at
Sunnyside community and

a place for them to shoot
the breeze. So, during
this month of Black History when we commemorate the contributions of
African-Americans, I am
going to be unorthodox
and salute Mr. Ponder for
recognizing our humanity. Posthumously, I honor
and thank Mr. Ponder for
not robbing African-Americans of their humanity.
He provided a front door
entrance for us. Thanks
be to God he attempted
to incorporate ethical
practices in his business.
He was courageous and
he dared not to support
the systemic hideous ideals of this country, since
its inception, to deprive
us (African-Americans) of
our dignity. This was the
only food establishment

that I remember that allowed black folk to come
in the front door. There
were two separate doors
and facing the building we
came in on the right side
and whites came in on
the left. On our side were
long benches and on the
White side there were a
few tables and chairs and
a bench. Periodically, just
for fun as a kid, I would
come in on the left side to
test the system and to see
what would happen--nothing happened, no guns
drawn. Mr. Ponder nor his
staff did said anything, but
may I help you. It was a
joy to walk in Ponders.
The Haven in the Village

at Chanticleer, 355 Berkmans Lane, Greenville. Call
275.5022
ALZHIEMERS SUPPORT
GROUP 6-7:30 p.m, Held at
Thrive Assisted Living 715
South Buncombe Rd Greer,
SC 29650. 864-469-4335
THE SOAR LUNCHEON for
ages 50+ meet at 11 a.m. at
Greer City Hall, 301 E. Poinsett St. Bring a covered dish
and/or dessert. Call Meredith
at 968-7001.
Oakland Ave.
THE SOAR CROCHET class
meets at 9:45 a.m. at Victor
Gym. The cost is $5. Call
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 2
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
THE AWANAS CLUB meets
at El Bethel Baptist Church,
313 Jones Ave., from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THE VIETNAM VETERANS
of America Chapter 523 meet
at Greenville Shrine Club,
119 Veverly Road. Greenville
chow time is 6-7 p.m. for $5,
with meeting following. Call
Chapter President Patrick
Ramsey at 232-4110 or V.P.
Jerry Brock at 918-4451 for
more information. Significant
others invited to join.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OPEN at 7:30 p.m. at the
Greer Recreational Center,226
Norma Jean
Nesbitt Givens
Greer
To the editor,
After all the press hoopla about the coveted
endorsement of South
Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,
the results are in. With the
not-so-covert assistance of
the RNC, the state Republican chairman, in addition
to Tim Scott, Trey Gowdy,
and assorted Republican
muckety-mucks, including the well-wishes of her
friends Jesse Jackson and
Al Sharpton, Nikki, could
muster barely 22 percent
of the voters for her candidate to stop Trump.
More bad news, upwards
of two thirds of the voters

polled on Saturday, Feb. 20
said they supported flying
the Confederate flag at the
SC Statehouse.
And this, after her herculean efforts to persuade
us that the flag is divisive
and that Donald Trump is
divisive.
It was a bad week for
Nikki Haley and the politically correct establishment in South Carolina.
Richard T. Hines
Mayesville
Meredith at 968-7001.
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9:45 a.m. at Victor Gym. Free
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NEWS
THE GREER CITIZEN
Lake Cooley recreation center underway

STAFF WRITER
With the construction of
the new Lake Cooley Recreation Center, Spartanburg County residents will
soon have another reason
to get outdoors.
Currently, the county
utilizes the 330-acre reservoir near Inman for intermittent classes on the
water, and picnic shelters,
playground
equipment
and restrooms are also
on site; however, the construction of the recreation
center allows for more use
of the lake.
Having a facility like
that actually allows us
to rent equipment to the
public so they can go in
there and rent everything
they need to go out and
paddle for the morning or
the afternoon or the day or
whatever they want to do,
said Marcia Murff, public
relations director for the
Spartanburg County Parks
and Recreation Department. Well have kayaks
and canoes and stand up
paddleboards and floatation devices they can use
The new Lake Cooley Recreation Center will feature a rental station for non-motorized
watercraft.
Its going to offer a great meeting space

for people.
Marcia Murff
Spartanburg Co. Parks and Recreation public relations director

to make sure they are safe
on the water.
Murff said the 2,000-
BMWs export
value reaches
$9 billion
BMW Manufacturing Co.
announced last week the
export value of its passenger vehicles through
the Port of Charleston in
2015 totaled $9.8 Billion,
confirming the companys
Greer facility as the leading U.S. automotive exporter by value.
2015 was a great

year for BMW in the
United Stateswe
had a record
production year and
a record sales year.
Manfred Erlacher
President and CEO,
BMW Manufacturing
According to data from

the U.S. Department of
Commerce, this accomplishment represents a
7.8 percent increase over
BMWs 2014 value. In
2015, more than 280,000
vehicles were exported
from its South Carolina
plant, over 70 percent of
the plants total volume.
BMW is proud to claim
the top vehicle exporter
spot, Manfred Erlacher,
President and CEO of BMW
Manufacturing, said in a
statement. 2015 was a
great year for BMW in the
United Stateswe had a
record production year
and a record sales year.
In addition to being the
largest U.S. automotive exporter, our South Carolina
plant has also become the
largest facility in BMWs
global production network. These achievements

are significant and clearly
reinforce BMWs ongoing
commitment to the U.S.
BMW currently produces
more than 1,400 vehicles
each day and is the exclusive exporter of X-model
vehicles (X3, X4, X5 and
X6) to more than 140 global markets.
BMW has been a treasured part of the South
Carolina family since the
first cars rolled out of its
Spartanburg County facility, said South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
Todays announcement
is another reminder that
theres no limit to what we
can achieve when Team
South Carolina, and our
world class workforce,
work together with a great
corporate citizen like
BMW.
In 2015, the plant produced a record 400,904
vehicles and the $1 Billion expansion investment, announced in 2014,
continues. In 2015, the
BMW brand finished the
year with record sales of
346,023 vehicles in the
U.S. Nearly 30 percent of
this amount represents a
South Carolina X-Model.
SC Ports Authority has
a strong partnership with
BMW, and their operations
are a tremendous asset to
our port, South Carolina
Ports Authority President
Jim Newsome said. We
are proud to serve the
nations leading automotive exporter through both
our Charleston and Greer
facilities and look forward
to supporting their future
growth.
square-foot building going

up will have two stories.
The bottom floor will have
COMMUNITY
NEWS
12TH ANNUAL OYSTER
ROAST IS FRIDAY
The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce is getting

set to host the 12th annal
Cypress Internal Medicine
Oyster Roast, Shrimp Boil
and Pig Pickin.
The event will take place
on Friday, Feb. 26 from 69 p.m. at 1623 S. Highway
14 in Greer.
Cost is $35 for members
and $40 for non-members.
STOMPING GROUNDS
OFFERS FREE LUNCH
Know anybody who is a

February 29th (leap year)
baby? To celebrate all
the birthdays for those
born on Feb. 29, Stomping Grounds is offering
free lunch and a drink to
them.
All you have to do is
show your ID with your
birthday date, and you
can redeem your lunch.
Stomping Grounds is located at 208 Trade Street
in downtown Greer.
Call 864-801-1555 or
visit
stompinggroundsgreer.com
GCM NAMES
FAB 5 ITEMS
This years Fab 5 items

are: 18 oz. peanut butter,
breakfast food including
grits and dry cereal, spaghetti sauce, boxed pasta,
and canned fruit.
Donate items between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. MondayFriday, 738 S. Line St. Ext,
Greer. Call 877-1937.
YOUR LAND,
YOUR LEGACY
If you own land with important natural resources,

a voluntary conservation
agreement can protect the
land you love while you
continue to own and manage it for traditional uses.
You may also realize significant tax benefits.
a rental window with all

the equipment. The second
floor will have offices and
rentable meeting space.
Its a perfect view of
Hogback Mountain with a
full wrap around porch on
facility, she said. Its going to offer a great meeting space for people.
The area is actually
owned by Startex-Jack-
A conservation agreement (also called a conservation easement is a contract between a landowner

and a qualified land trust
which allows the owner to
permanently restrict certain undesirable uses on
their property.
The agreement is binding on all future owners
and therefore is a useful
tool to landowners who
plan to give away or sell
their land.
If you are interested in
learning more and exploring whether a conservation agreement is right
for you, your family and
your land, please join us
for one of the following
workshops (advanced registration required). A meal
is included.
Cost is $20 for landowners, $75 for professionals
seeking continuing education credits. To register,
www.upstateforever.org/
your-land-your-legacy/
son-Wellford-Duncan Water District (SJWD), and

theyve done the construction. Once the construction is completed, though,
the space will be turned
over to the parks department, likely around the
beginning of May. Murff
said the county allocated
$400,000 for the project
and that amount includes
furnishing the center as
well as outfitting it with
the rental equipment.
The space will also be
staffed for the first time.
McKenna Sprouse, recreation coordinator, and
Elizabeth Hardee, assistant recreation manager,
will operate out of the
building.
Having staff personnel
on site will allow for more
accessibility.
Currently, SJWD personnel have to unlock the
property each day.
Its a great partnership
for us because they have
this awesome property,
and its a great partnership
for them because were going to manage that piece,
Murff said of the relationship with SJWD.
Contact Erin Knight or

Patricia Carson at 864250-0500 or landtrust@
upstateforever.org
for
more information.
Local events are:
March 1, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wades Restaurant, Pinewood Shopping Ctr, 1000
N Pine St, Spartanburg.
March 1, 3 -6 p.m. Tommys Ham House, 214
Rutherford St, Greenville.
GCM RECOGNIZING
MOW CHAMPIONS
Whether you are a celebrity in our community or

someone who shows up to
do your Meals on Wheels
route each week, Greer
Community
Ministries
thinks you are a champion. Help them bring
greater awareness to the
community by telling others what you do at GCM to
help tackle hunger.
For more information,
email Hannah Rainwater:
hrainwater@gcminc.org.
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RAMSEY
Should
retirees
move
funds?
Q: My wife and I are in
our early 70s, and were
retired. We have about
$136,000 in corporate
bonds and $200,000 in
mutual funds. Considering our age, should we
move the investments
into a CD?
DR: Theres always a
chance youll lose money
if you leave it in mutual
funds and bonds. Thats
the nature of the market.
But theres another kind
of risk based on what
youre proposing, and
thats risk of value due to
inflation.
Assuming you two are
in good health, you could
expect to live another 10
to 20 years. Most current
CD rates are less than 1
percent. Even if they rise
to 2 or 3 percent in the
future, do you really want
to see that kind of return
when inflation is likely to
rise 4 percent annually?
Thats in itself a type of
risk, so I would urge you
to keep that in mind.
No, I wouldnt advise
moving all of your money
to CDs. If I were in your
shoes, Id live off the
income generated by my
mutual fund investments.
As for the corporate
bonds, Im not a big fan of
those. They entail almost
as much risk as mutual
funds without the good
returns (on average) over
a long period of time.
If youre concerned
about stability, Im okay
with you taking a little
money from your bonds
and putting it into a CD
right now. But I wouldnt
touch the mutual funds.
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Time capsule from the 90s
had quite forgotten that my former

longtime manager, now retired from
the entertainment industry, had sent
me an email that she was cleaning out
her office and would be sending me a
box filled with goodies. So as I was
leading my young horse, Forrest, up the
driveway, we both spooked at the enormous cardboard box, covered in fluttering, clear plastic to protect it from the
rain, deposited, for whatever reason, by
UPS, just behind the opened gate. Nudging it with my foot, I could tell it was
quite heavy and Paul was good enough
to come to our rescue when I texted an
SOS, as Forrest might be strong, but a
pack mule he is not.
Indeed, Paul drove up to carry the
thing back, remarking over its weight
and when I came into the house a few
minutes later, I couldnt imagine what
might be inside as I plunged the short
bladed paring knife into the tape that
was bound twice around it.
Inside was something like a time capsule from the 90s: stacks of old publicity
photos (Mama Mia, my HAIR!), manila
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
envelopes stuffed with magazine covers
and articles, newspaper clippings- all
generated from a publicity firm handsomely paid to make sure that I, in the
day, like all other actors and comics,
remained relevant and in the public
eye. Perceived heat, is what Paul and I
always jokingly referred to it as: making
sure a performer is often mentioned in
People, or the like, and booked on all
the talk shows so that those producers
who are casting new TV shows and movies assume one must be terribly popular,
making it a safe bet to choose for their
latest project.
And there before me were those People clippings and blurbs...but what gave
the box its greatest weight was the stack
of videos (VHS, natch) bringing back, in
a moment, all those 7 minute appearances, many I had quite forgotten about,
on Oprah, The Tonight Show, Lordy, a
1992 Bob Hope Special with a young upand-comer called Jeff Foxworthy, several
Joan Rivers (she didnt pay anything, but
would fly you and a guest, first class, to
New York and put you up at the Plaza,
so whos going to turn that down?), five
appearances hosting Talk Soup on E!
TV, a performance at the White House,
along with several talk shows and game
shows long canceled and little remembered.
What are you going to do with it all?
Paul asked, pausing as he refilled his
coffee mug.
I dunno, I said, dumping everything
back inside the box and re-sealing it with
the shredded tape. We dont need any
more clutter in the house- I can ditch a
lot of this stuff.
At least keep the White House tape,
he suggested. Thats pretty cool.
I dont even know if any of these can
be converted to DVD, I mused, theyre
pretty old and probably the tape has
faded. But maybe that one and a couple

of Joan Rivers. I miss her. Anyway, Ill
deal with it later. I need to finish up in
the barn.
Truth be told, I dont know if I will
convert any of those tapes. Its not like
I have any offspring to pass them along
should anyone be interested when Im
long gone. And after all, memories seem
sweeter than a video image on a one
dimensional screen, and the best images
werent recorded: standing backstage
with a very rude and very funny Milton
Berle, waiting for Mr. Hope to finish his
opening monologue, seeing Joan in the
make-up chair, her tiny dog curled up
on her lap, Jay telling me, as we cut to
commercial, that he had no clue who the
band that just performed were...none of
those things are in the box, but the box
did stir them up in my brain like a snow
globe, taken out once a year to enjoy.
Nah, I dont need the videos. I dont
need to see proof of those days. And I
sure as heck dont need to see proof of
that big hair or black velvet catsuit...
REFLECTIONS
FROM THE
MAPLE TREE
RICK EZELL
Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church
KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

Staff Reporter
Management
issues
ealth and honor come

from you; you are the
ruler of all things (1
Chronicles 29:12 NIV).
God has given us two
handsone to receive with and
the other to give with. We are
not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for
sharing. It we fail to fulfill this
divine duty and privilege we
have missed the meaning of
Christianity.Billy Graham
A theological thread running throughout the Bible is:
God owns everything. Davids
prayer regarding the gifts that
had been given by the people
of Israel for the building of a
permanent temple in Jerusalem
reflects this truth. He understood that everything he owned
and possessed came from God.
In like manner, everything you
and I have comes from God.
Everything.
We are managers, not owners, of what God has placed in
our trust. The days we live, the
positions we fill, the children
we nurture, the people we influence, the homes we inhabit,
the things we use, the money
in our accountsall must be
recognized as belonging to
someone else. Of these, the
stewardship of money can be
the most challenging. Martin
Luther astutely observed:
There are three conversions
necessary: the conversion
of the heart, the mind and
the purse. Of these three, it
may well be that we find the
conversion of the purse most
difficult.
Lets get one thing straight:
God doesnt need your money.
What he wants is what money
represents. And that is your
heart.
A heart that is generous
toward God and the things of
God is a heart that is close to
God.
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EDITORIAL
Carson, Kasich need

to drop out of GOP race
Donald Trump ran away with Saturdays Republican primary in South Carolina, beating the
closest GOP contender, Marco Rubio, by 10 percentage points.
The front-runner had been favored to win
in the Palmetto state, but Republicans are left
wondering whether the results would have been
different had they had fewer options to choose
from.
Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. John Kasich and Gov. Jeb
Bush each garnered seven percent of the vote
in South Carolina, but none of them have made
such a jump in the polls as to pose a true threat
to Trump.
Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have been
on the rise. Cruz is the only candidate to trump
Trump thus far and Rubio finished ahead of
Cruz in South Carolina.
As we enter March, however, it is going to be
important for many of these candidates to do
a reality check. The Republican field started at
17, which is far too many people spewing far
too many ideas.
The debates were laughable early on. Each
candidate was only provided with about a minute and a half to answer each question, and
there were so many people vying for position
that it was hard to get a grasp on where candidates actually stood on the issues.
Before and after the Iowa caucuses, we started
to see a clearing.
Many contenders dropped out and decided
the race was no longer worth it, but that still
left six people for South Carolina voters to
choose from.
The fact is 737,917 people voted in Saturdays Republican primary, and 498,066 of those
people voted for somebody other than Donald
Trump.
The billionaire businessman certainly has
earned support, but if the race were to dwindle
to two or three candidates, we might see some
closely contested states.
Jeb Bush did the right thing in stepping away,
but now its time for John Kasich and Ben Carson to follow his lead. Both have run good cam-
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As we enter March, it is going to

be important for many of these
candidates to do a reality check.
paigns, but the American people have made it
clear that theyre not winning campaigns.
The longer they stay in, the more well be left
to wonder what if? when its time to nominate
a candidate.
We dont even need three candidates.
Eventually, either Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz is
going to have to drop out as well, but both campaigns seem determined to stay in.
Who do the Democrats fear most? Who do
they not want to run against? I think everyone
now acknowledges thats me, Rubio recently
told CNN. Weve got to bring the Republican
Party together. Were not gonna win -- were not
going to beat Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders -if were still divided in September or October.
Cruz isnt backing down either.
Conservatives continue to unite behind our
campaign, Cruz said after his third place finish in South Carolina. If you are a conservative, this is where you belong because only
one strong conservative is in a position to win
this race. ... We are the only campaign that has
beaten and can beat Donald Trump. Thats why
Donald relentlessly attacks us and ignores all
the other candidates.
If three GOP candidates were to leave the race,
theres no telling where their support would go.
Those voters may decide that Donald Trump is
the best option.
But without a true two-man race, its going to
be hard to label Trump as the frontrunner. Time
is running out. With each day, Trump gains momentum. Its time for other candidates to drop
out so we can see what the voters truly think.
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Three weeks ago I went
under the knife. My knee was
in disrepair with an ACL tear,
meniscus fracture, small Tibia
break and a MCL sprain. All
of this was the product of
an ultra-competitive church
softball championship back in
the late fall. Okay, so it wasnt
that competitive; we lost by
10 runs. Oh, and it wasnt the
championship either. It was
the first round of the playoffs.
Nevertheless, and dont get me
sidetracked, the game ended
with me lying on the ground
writhing in pain, a third basemen standing over me not sure
if he should tag me out or help
me up. He tagged me out; how
very churchy of him.
But thats not quite the end
of the injury.
Being either tough or dimwitted (definitely the latter),
I shrugged off a visit to the
doctor and promptly tore my
ACL to shreds while playing
basketball a month or so later.
You should have seen it,
though. Like the iconic moment
when Julius Erving soared
through the air and scored on
the other side of the bucket,
I flew underneath the basket,
taunting my opponent as I
glided past. I released the ball
above my head and began my
descent back to earth, certain
the ball would collide with the
backboard and drop easily
through the net. Im not really sure what happened next,
though. Rather than celebrating
two of probably only six points
that I would score that day,
I found myself in a familiar
place, writhing on the ground
cursing sports and wondering what my wife would think
about my second injury to the
knee in under two months.
Anyway, after a handful of
doctors visits and an MRI, we
discovered the extent of the
injury, and decided surgery
was my best option. I had the
procedure done on Feb. 4, and
it seems that all is well now.
The doctors, nurses and
physical therapists have been
outstanding. I look like Tiny
Tim now, hobbling on a crutch
or a cane, but at least Im on
the mend and just in time for
spring softball season.
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RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
The religious side

of Hillary Clinton
illary Clinton isnt

much given to talking
about religion while
on the campaign trail, but
she veered off that path
in Iowa in a detailed response to a voters question a few days before the
Iowa caucuses.
That insight may be of
interest to South Carolina voters as focus here
turns to the Democratic
presidential primary. The
source here is a detailed
article of her speaking at
length and spontaneously
on her religious outlook
that ran on an inside page
of the New York Times on
Jan. 30.
A voter in Knoxville,
Iowa, a county seat town
of 7,300, asked Clinton
if her beliefs aligned
with the Ten Commandments. Times reporter
Amy Chozick stated that
Mrs.Clinton reflected at
length and spontaneously
on her religious outlook.
I am a person of faith.
I am a Christian. I am a
Methodist, she said. My
study of the Bible, my
many conversations with
people of faith has led
me to believe the most
important commandment
is to love your neighbor
as yourself, she continued, and that is what I
think we are commanded
by Christ to do.
Chozick noted that
Mrs. Clintons Methodism
has seldom come up on
the campaign trail, but
cited friends who said she
turns to religion in difficult times.
In Knoxville, a high
school guidance counselor who opposes abortion said she was conflicted about being Roman
Catholic and supporting
a Democrat. In response
Mrs. Clinton said, What
does the Sermon on the
Mount really mean?
She was referring to the
sermon in which the eight
Beatitudes in the Gospel
of Matthew are outlined
by Jesus Christ, including,
Blessed are the meek.
She continued, It sure
does seem to favor the
poor and the merciful,
and those who in worldly
terms dont have a lot, but
who have the spirit that
God recognizes as the
core of love and salvation.
A few days later, Bill
Clinton mentioned to a
crowd in Mason City, Iowa
that one of Hillarys favorite hymns was If I Could
Help Somebody. Chozick
wrote that Hillary added
that she wouldnt bore
them with all the verses,
but the last line of every
one is, If I can help somebody when I travel along,
then my living will not be
in vain.
In her memoir Living
History, she traces her
Methodist roots to the
1700s. Her fathers parent
s claimed they became
CHURCH
NEWS
Hearts seniors of Apalache

Baptist Church are scheduled to go out to eat at the
Clock Restaurant in Greer
at 6 p.m.
EASTER FAMILY IN CONCERT

AT MT. LEBANON
Jeff and Sheri Easter will

perform in concert at Mt.
Lebanon Baptist on Friday,
March 18, at 7 p.m.
The church is located at
572 Mt. Lebanon Church
Road in Greer.
call 895-2334 or visit www.
mlbcgreer.com.
TAYLORS FIRST TAKING

INTERN APPLICATION
Taylors First Bapitst

Church is now accepting
intern applications for the
summer of 2016.
Applications will be accepted from now until
March 15 and decisions
will be made by April 1.
For the fall, applications
will be taken from March
15 May 1 with decisions
made by June 1.
visit taylorsfbc.org.
LOCUST HILL HOSTING

GREAT EGG DROP
Locust
Hill
Baptist
Church will host a free
community event, The
Great Egg Drop 2016, on
Wednesday, March 23, at
6 p.m.
The event will feature
over 3,000 candy and treatfilled Easter eggs, a magic
show and hot dog supper.
Prizes will be given away.
The Great Egg Drop is for
all children preschool to
fifth grade.
call 895-1771 or visit locusthillchurch.org.
APALACHE BAPTIST
GOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS
On Feb. 25 the Golden
OP-ED
JACK
BASS
HARVEST HOPE
TO HOST GALA
Harvest Hope recently

announced it would be
holding its 35th Anniversary Gala at the Columbia
Metropolitan Convention
Center on March 11.
This celebration comes
at a defining moment in
Methodists because their

great-grandparents were
converted in the small
coal-mining villages
around Newcastle in the
north of England by John
Wesley himself, she wrote.
Paul G. Kengor, a
professor of Grove City
College and the author of
God and Hillary Clinton:
A Spiritual Life, describes
her as a classic, standard
religious-left Christian
who connects her faith
to issues of poverty and
helping people.
Growing up in Chicago,
Mrs. Clinton was active in
the first United Methodist
Church of Park Ridge, Ill.
She taught Sunday School
in Little Rock, Ark. and
set up a Bible study group
soon after moving to the
White House.
Chozick reports that
after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Mrs.
Clinton wrote in Living
History that she spent a
lot of time alone, praying and reading. She and
her husband prayed with
Gordon MacDonald, an
evangelical minister and
author, and she became
a friend of Billy Graham.
Since moving to Chappaqua, N. Y., the Clintons
have attended the United
Methodist Church in
nearby Mount Kisco. She
has worshiped in church
less frequently during the
campaign, but regularly
reads a leather-bound Bible, which she has called
the biggest influence on
my thinking.
the history of Harvest

Hope. After the devastating floods that hit South
Carolina in October 2015,
Harvest Hope approached
the devastation with determination and a willingness to serve.
The gala will be a time to
celebrate Harvest Hopes
response to the floods
plus the tremendous work
theyve displayed over the
last 35 years. For more
information, visit HarvestHope.org.
THE GREER CITIZEN
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Call our office at 288-2998 and talk to Barbara.
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OBITUARIES
The Greer Citizen
A6 THE GREER CITIZEN

Visitation will be held
after the service at the Riverside Baptist Church on
Thursday.
The family is at their respective homes.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
Weekend Outlook
Warm, dry weekend weather
After week that started with warm

temperatures and heavy rain, we will see
warm temperatures and dry weather conditions
as we head into the weekend. We will see
mostly sunny skies for the weekend both
days. Our afternoon temperatures will climb
to the middle 50s on Saturday and middle 60s
for Sunday. Our overnight lows will drop to
the upper 20s for Saturday and low 30s for
Sunday. Have a great weekend!
Hazel Griffin
Keith William Beaupre, Jr.

Veteran
Keith William Beaupre,

Jr., 30, of Greer, died February 19, 2016.
Keith
was
born in Lapeer,
Michigan, and
lived in Greer, SC prior to
his death. He is the son
of Keith Edward Beaupre
and Alice Bilyeu Utecht
both of Greer, SC and he
was raised in the Baptist
faith. He was an employee
at Bob Ledfords Adventure Motorhomes, where
he was in training to become an RV technician.
He was a decorated U.S.
Army veteran of the Iraqi
War, where he served two
back to back tours, during which he received the
Iraq Campaign Medal with
two campaign stars, Army
Commendation
Medal,
Army Achievement Medal,
Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense
Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award),
and Combat Infantryman
Badge.
Surviving also are three
sisters, Karleen Beaupre
and her children, Brandon
and Jakob Danner and
Luke McBride all of St. Clair
Shores, MI, Kelly Beaupre and her son, Christian Beaupre, and Casey
Beaupre of Greer, SC and
her son, Conner Lozen of
Medicine Lake, Montana;
and his stepfather, Keith
Utecht of Greer, SC.
A memorial service will
be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Riverside Baptist
Church, conducted by Dr.
Marcus Buckley.
Burial
will be 11:00 a.m. Friday
at Fort Jackson National
Cemetery.
Hazel Mae Arms Griffin, 73, widow of Archie L.

Griffin, died February 22,
2016.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late William Dewey and
Annie Mae McCoy Arms,
she was a homemaker and
a member of Blue Ridge
Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Terry Griffin (J.J.) of Greer; a
daughter, Pam Sudduth
(Billy) of Greer; two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will
be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev.
Johnny Arrowood. Burial
will follow in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held
1:00-2:15 p.m. Thursday
at the church.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Blue Ridge Baptist
Church Building Fund,
3950 Pennington Road,
Greer, SC 29651.
Mary B. Hayes
Mary Barnes Hayes, 96,
died on February 6, 2016.
A memorial service will
be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016, at
The Wood Mortuary.
The family will receive
friends from 1:00-1:45
p.m. Saturday at The Wood
Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Greer
Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box
2344, Greer, SC 29652.
Obituaries can be emailed
to billy@greercitizen.com or
dropped off at 317 Trade St.
Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost:
$60; with photo $75.
Imogene Chesney Wooten

Imogene Chesney Wooten, 75, of 104 Duncan
Ave., died February 17,
2016 at the McCall Hospice House.
A native of Spartanburg
County, she was a daughter of the Furman and Eddie Irene Wade Chesney, a
retired employee of Stone
Manufacturing, and a
member of Victor Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her husband, Marion E. Wooten of
the home; a daughter, Cindy Jones (Joey) of Greer;
a sister, Iris Staton of Lyman; and three grandchildren, Hayley Jones, Matthew Jones, and Lindsey
Jones.
Funeral services will
be held 2 p.m. Saturday
at Victor Baptist Church,
conducted by Rev. Ken
Vickery. Burial will follow
at Wood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Jones, Jimmy Garrett,
Jonathan Bettis, Justin
Burnett, Dillion Thomas
and Luke Bryant.
Honorary escort was the
Love Sunday School Class
of Victor Baptist Church.
Visitation was held 12:30
until 1:45 p.m. Saturday
at the church prior to the
service.
The family is at the
home of the daughter
and son-in-law, Cindy and
Joey, 104 Duncan Avenue,
Greer.
Memorials may be made
to Victor Baptist Church,
P.O. Box 1147, Greer, SC
29652.
WALKER: PRIMARY: Brings in

strong turnout statewide
Provides
help for GHS
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I just wanted to help

the hospital, Walker said.
(It) feels great.
Landis said her son, who
is autistic, has learned
about responsibility from
the experience.
Wayne decided to do
this instead of having his
16th birthday and in lieu
of presents, she said. As
part of his learning to be
a responsible adult, he has
had to contact all collection sites, keep in contact
with them and ran the project on his own. I have only
been in the background
reminding him that he has
to keep it going.
The family has been in
contact with Greenville
Health Systems Child Life.
Landis said they will contact Child Life again before they bring the items
before the end of March.
Stomping Grounds will
continue to collect until
March 4. They are located
at 208 Trade Street and
open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
There was a significant upturn in participation this election cycle

and I think thats partially
due to the fact that there
were so many candidates,
Groover said. I think
its also because Donald
Trump is bringing people
into the Republican Party
to vote that may not have
normally been within the
party.
Jeb Bush left the race after only earning seven percent of the vote in South
Carolina.
I think well continue
to see the field dwindle
as we get closer to March
1, Groover said. At some
point, its going to be a
three-man race between
Trump, Rubio and Cruz.
Groover said few candidates could potentially
challenge Trump for the
eventual nomination.
Rubio might could do
it, depending on the other candidates and where
their support would go,
he said.
Voter turnout for Spartanburg County in 2008

was 23,468, which equaled
about 15 percent of registered voters.
I would like to see
something around 20 or 25
percent this time around,
Laye said. I think you will
see an increase (on the
Democrat side) as well.
Weve already had some
good foot traffic for inperson absentee voting.
Local democrats say this
years race is an important
one.
Were pretty excited
about the primary, Greenville County Democratic
Party Chairman Eric Garben said. I think people
were very excited to have
Bernie Sanders in Greenville (Sunday night), and
Bill Clinton in the area last
week.
There was a lot of energy in 2008 and I think
youll see that energy this
time around as well, he
said. The stakes are very
high right now.
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Tickets for the annual Saved by the Heart Soiree are $35 and are on sale now.
SOIREE: Benefits Saved by the Heart

FROM PAGE ONE
Abbey Elmore Band and

Alex Hunnicutt, among
others. Attendees are
asked to dress in their best
James Bond formal attire.
The theme for this years
event is Dont Gamble
with Lives, and Monroe
says purchasing tickets
for the event could benefit
animals like Frank, a stray
cat who was found with
two broken legs.
A lot of people pulled
funds together for Frank to
have surgery so hes walking around now, Monroe
said. Thats what we try
to do, mend the ones who
are broken and give them
a little bit of a chance
when other outlets might
not have done that.
Saved by the Heart Companion Animal Services
primarily takes care of
dogs and cats in need, but
Monroe said they have recently rescued two goats
that were in need.
Monroe said she hopes
this years event will be
even larger than last years
DEMS VOTE SATURDAY
The democratic primary

is set for this Saturday.
Polls will be open from 7
a.m.-7 p.m.
Its grown much bigger now so that its

not just Trade Street businesses, but Ive
kept the event in Greer because its such
an overwhelmingly good community to
support us and give back to us...
Jessica Monroe
Saved by the Heart
when they raised $4,500.

Were just trying to personally grow from that and
hopeful raise more money
this year, she said while
adding they have had 200
to 400 people present in
past soirees.
Saved by the heart was
started in 2011.
Monroe said she wanted a way to join with the
community to raise funds
for medical bills and
daily supplies and medicines and food and litter.
In 2012 she went up and
down Trade Street to get
businesses involved.
Its grown much bigger
now so that its not just
Trade Street businesses,
but Ive kept the event in
Greer because its such an
overwhelmingly good community to support us and
give back to us, and were
based out of Greer and enjoy the event as a way to
connect with folks.
Tickets start at $35.
For more information or
to purchase tickets, visit
savedbytheheart.org/soiree.
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1779
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877-8329
2416
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3390 Brushy
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3390
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401 Batesville
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288-4867
401
111 Biblebrook
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877-4206
111
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199 Hubert
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Greer 877-3899
877-3899
199
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250 Hannon
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877-6765
250
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1288 Brown
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Greer 879-4475
879-4475
1288
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877-3267
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14372 E.
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14372
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877-3612
100
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Greer 879-3190
879-3190
821
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900 Gap
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900
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427 Batesville
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281-0015
427
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Highway 101
101 North,
North, Greer
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125 Broadus
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St., Greer
Greer 877-8523
877-8523
125
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1017 Mauldin
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Greenville 283-0639
283-0639
1017
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104 New
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Greer 877-8090
877-8090
104
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343 Hampton
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Greer 879-8446
879-8446
343
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Rutherford Rd.,
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848-4568
453
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2820 Woodruff
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297-5815
2820
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300 Oneal
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Greer 877-5876
877-5876
300
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551-0246
400
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895-2524
5080
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Highway 290,
290, Greer
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879-3291
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52 Bobo
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877-2442
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2150 Highway
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417, Woodruff
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486-8877
2150
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100 Davis
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Avenue Greer
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655-0009
100
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12481 Greenville
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439-2602
12481
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3239 N.
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Highway 101,
101, Greer
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3239
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104
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2425 Racing
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848-4521
2425
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426-4933
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413 E.
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968-9203
413
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90 Becco
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Greer 895-3224
895-3224
90
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Northwood
888 Ansel
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Greer 877-5417
877-5417
888
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3420 N.
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Highway 101,
101, Greer
Greer 895-0930
895-0930
3420
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Pelham
2720 S.
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Old Highway
Highway 14,
14, Greer
Greer 879-4032
879-4032
2720
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310 Victor
Victor Avenue
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Greer 848-0449
848-0449
310
Piney Grove
Grove Missionary
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Piney
201 Jordan
Jordan Rd.,
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Lyman 879-2646
879-2646
201
Covenant United
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Methodist Church
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Covenant
Ebenezer United
United Methodist
Methodist Church
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Ebenezer
174 Ebenezer
Ebenezer Road,
Road, Greer
Greer 987-9644
987-9644
174
Faith United
United Methodist
Methodist Church
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Faith
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Springwell
4369 Wade
Wade Hampton
Hampton Blvd.,
Blvd., Taylors
Taylors 268-2299
268-2299
4369
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Fellowship Church
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Trinity
Fews Chapel
Chapel United
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Fews
3610 Brushy
Brushy Creek
Creek Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 877-0419
877-0419
3610
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Pleasantburg Dr,
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Greenville 244-6011
244-6011
1700
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1001 W.
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Poinsett St.,
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Greer 629-3350
629-3350
1001
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877-0308
1301
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895-2522
4000
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Taylor Rd.,
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Greer 877-7015
877-7015
627
Lee Road
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1377 East
East Lee
Lee Rd.,
Rd., Taylors
Taylors 244-6427
244-6427
1377
Liberty Hill
Hill United
United Methodist
Methodist Church
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Liberty
301 Liberty
Liberty Hill
Hill Rd.,
Rd., Greer
Greer 968-8150
968-8150
301
Liberty United
United Methodist
Methodist Church
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Liberty
4276 Highway
Highway 414,
414, Landrum
Landrum 292-0142
292-0142
4276
Memorial United
United Methodist
Methodist Church
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Memorial
201 N.
N. Main
Main St.,
St., Greer
Greer 877-0956
877-0956
201
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301 McCall
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109 W.
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205-8816
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Police investigate series of residential burglaries

Police are still investigating a series of residential burglaries in Greer last
week.
According to incident
reports, homes on Finley
Avenue, Pine Street and
Pine Street Ext. were burglarized last Wednesday
between the times of noon
and 7 p.m. Four different
homes reported break-ins,
with three of the four missing items. Incident reports
list televisions, speakers,
guitars and other items
missing.
Greenville County Forensics arrived on the scene
of those incidents and one
report says they were able
to obtain several useful
fingerprints for analysis.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by Greer Police Department. All suspects are to be considered
innocent
until
proven
guilty.)
DO IT YOURSELF
Ethan Blake Martin, 18,

of 4119 Stage Coach Road,
Pauline was charged with
petit larceny.
According to a Greer
police incident report,
an officer responded to
13054 East Wade Hampton Boulevard in reference
to a complaint. An employee of LKQ observed
a subject, later identified
as Ethan Martin, toss vehicle parts that were for
sale over a tall metal security fence. Martin was then
confronted by employees
of the business about the
incident and was made to
retrieve the parts from the

field that they were tossed
into. Martin stated he
called a friend in the parking lot near the field to
pick up the vehicle parts.
His friend refused, saying
he wasnt going to help
Martin steal something.
Martin was taken into custody and transported to
Greer City Police Department.
CRIME REPORT
HIDE AND SEEK
Johnny Lee Cox, 39, of

2 16th Street, Greer, was
charged with possession
of drug paraphernalia.
According to City of
Greer police incident report, officers arrived at
the above location in
search of Cox, who had
multiple active warrants
with the department. The
officer observed Cox in
the kitchen via the front
window and upon knocking heard a female, identified as Coxs girlfriend
Patricia Yvonne Tate, tell
Cox the police were there.
The officer then observed
Cox jump up and attempt
to flee, at first moving to
the back door, then towards the back corner of
the kitchen, where a hallway was located. Tate then
answered the door. Officers then asked if Cox was
at the residence, to which
she apologized and said
no. Other residents were
questioned and claimed
he was not there. The officers then made a search
for Cox. He was located in
an upstairs bedroom, lying
in bed and smoking a cigarette. He was instructed to

stand up and was placed
in cuffs. Officers conducted a search incident
to arrest, which revealed
a used needle in his right
pants pocket.
I SWEAR, OFFICER
Napoleon Junior Foster,

43, of 22 Dunbar Court,
Greer, was charged with
disorderly conduct and
assault and battery (third
degree).
According to Greer City
Police incident reports,
offers responded to the
above location in reference to an aggressive
subject throwing bottles
at someone. The officer
arrived and could hear a
male, later identified as
Foster, repeatedly shouting obscenities. The officer met with Foster, who
while trying to describe
a disagreement between
himself and a maintenance technician, continued to raise his voice and
curse. The officer repeatedly asked Foster to lower
his voice and not curse so
loudly. Two other officers
met with the victim who
stated he had responded
to the apartment to conduct repairs. He said that
Foster and his girlfriend
had initially left due to
friction between the victim
and Foster the day before.
He stated that later Foster had approached him
and threw a bottle at him,
saying he would kill him.
Foster admitted to throwing the bottle but said it
didnt hit him. Foster was
placed under arrest and
transported to Greer City
and victim were already on

their way to Greer Memorial Hospital. The victim was
later transferred to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
In the report, the resident describes the two
men as one with lighter

skin and one with darker
skin.
The darker skinned
male is described as being
slender, about six feet in
height with braided hair.
The lighter skinned male
is described as being ap-
MULTIPLE CHARGES
David Wesley Jordan,

30, of 100 Theo Circle 16,
Woodruff, was charged
possession of methamphetimine and simple possession of marijuana.
Matthew Eugene Jordan,
21, of 100 Theo Cir. 16,
Woodruff, was charged
with uninsured motor vehicle fee violation, violation of beginner permit
and operating an uninsured and licensed vehicle.
According to the Greer
Police Department incident report, David Wesley
Jordan was arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 101 last Friday. He
was the passenger in a vehicle with an improper license tag. The vehicle was
driven by Matthew Eugene
Jordan.
The report states that
when an officer spoke with
the two males, David said
he did not have any identification on him. Officers
asked David to step out
of the vehicle. They then
found a green medicine
vial with two rolled blunts
and a small amount of
marijuana within Davids
pant leg, the report states.
David was also found to
have four active warrants

with the Woodruff Police
Department. Those warrants include two counts
of unlawful neglect of a
child and two counts of
disseminating
obscene
material to a minor. David
was arrested at that point,
and Matthew was arrested
and charged with having
an improper tag, operating an uninsured vehicle,
violation of a beginner
permit and uninsured motor vehicle fee.
During an inventory of
the vehicle, a small plastic
bag was found containing
a crystal-like substance
thought to be methamphetamine. The police
department reports the
marijuana weighed approximately 1.4 grams
and the methamphetamine weighed one gram.
According to the report,
David said the methamphetamine was his.
MULTIPLE HIT AND RUNS
Police say an intoxicated

man was involved in three
instances of hit and run.
According to incident
reports, Jeffrey Glenn Bryant, of 229 Biblebrook Dr.
in Greer, took a passenger
to a nearby liquor store.
Police say he was already
intoxicated at the time.
While dropping her off at
her apartment after visiting the store, he allegedly
backed into a Cadillac. He
then reportedly pulled
forward and backed into

another vehicle, a white
truck, and also scraped a
nearby Kia. Witnesses reportedly tried to call Bryant to a halt, but he drove
away. The incident report
says officers questioned
him and he appeared to be
intoxicated and denied he
had been anywhere.
The report says they
would be seeking warrants
for DUI and three counts
of hit and run.
NO LICENSE
Mario Alberto MartinezLaureano, 33, of 107 Johnson Avenue 12, of Greer,

was charged with no state
drivers license (second
offense) and faulty equipment.
According to the Greer
City police incident report, an officer on patrol
observed a Ford vehicle
with an inoperable headlight and no vehicle tag
light. A traffic stop was intiated at the intersection
of Line Street and Victor
Avenue. The driver, identified as Martinez-Laureano,
was asked to show drivers
license, registration and
proof of insurance. He was
unable to provide a license
and it was found that he
had never been issued
one. He was then asked to
step out of the vehicle and
place his hands behind his
back. He was transported
to Greer City jail without
incident.
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In second
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A monstrous run sent

Wren sailing past Greer in
the second round of the
state AAA girls basketball
playoffs last Friday.
The Hurricanes went on
a 52-7 run that lasted until
late in the third quarter,
blowing out the Yellow
Jackets 84-45.
Greer gave up as many
as 30 unanswered points
after leading Wren 12-8
late in the first quarter.
The loss came just days
after the Lady Jackets
earned their first playoff
win in five seasons over
Chapin, 70-52.
The Jackets got a boost
from standout guard Diamon Shiflet, who managed 21 points in the contest.
Greer finishes the season with a record of 19-6,
and a 12-2 mark in region
play.
Eagles
fall to
Lower
Richland
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eastside boys basketball team saw its season come to an end last
week, as Lower Richland
pulled away for a 52-43
victory in round one of the
state AAA playoffs.
At the end of the

day, they got to the
free throw line more
than we did...That
cost us.
Tom Chamness
Eastside boys basketball coach

The Eagles led early, but
went into the half down by
five.
We started off well,
head coach Tom Chamness said. We were able
score the first three points,
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Greer heavyweight Jordan Hawthorne earned his spot in the state AAA individual wrestling tournament with a fourth
place finish at qualifiers over the weekend.
Eastside qualifies
eight for state
Greers
Hawthorne
aims for title
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eagles claimed their
11th state championship
last week, but now eight
Eastside wresters are in
the hunt for individual
hardware.
State qualifiers were
held last week, and Eastside will be taking several
of its top performers to
the state tournament, including: DeShawn Sullivan
(220), Cruise Baker (126),
Chance Pride (138) Eduardo Esparza (285) Zane
Mitchell (120), Jordan
White (106), Caleb Carrillo (145) and Jack Beehler
(170).
Qualifying eight wrestlers ties Eastside with
Beaufort for the most in
South Carolina, and head
coach Jack Kosmicki said
it could have been even
more.
We had a number of
guys lost that were one
round short, Kosmicki
said. And two of my better wresters didnt even
qualify
because
their
weight class was so competitive. From top to bottom, we performed really
well. You can really see
how much everyone has
improved. Theyre maintaining that peak that we
had going into the state
championship match.
Mitchell, White and Carrillo each finished first in
their respective weight
classes.
White has been one of
Eastsides most consistent wrestlers down the
stretch, and Kosmicki is
expecting big things from
him at state.
Hes wrestling the best
Cruise Baker (126) was one of eight Eastside wrestlers to qualify for the state tourney.
hes ever wrestled right
now, Kosmicki said of
White. Hes the perfect
example of peaking at the
right time. Hes making
very little mistakes and
hes remaining aggressive.
He goes out on the mat
extremely dialed in every
time, and thats the energy
you have to have.
Greers heavyweight, Jordan Hawthorne, also qualified for the tournament,
along with Riversides Victor Tello (152) and Stephan
Garber (heavyweight); and
Byrnes Nick Murray (113),
Landon Anderson (120)

and Addison Christopher
(132).
Kosmicki said he feels
good about his teams
chances.
You feel good about
their chances, but theres
no sure thing at this
point, he said. There are
some good wrestlers in the
state. I definitely think all
eight can place and earn
some hardware around
their neck, but anybody
has a chance. A lot of it is
how you handle the pressure, and these guys have
been in that situation before.

Although Eastside wrestlers are now vying for
individual state titles, Kosmicki said it is still very
much a team competition.
They keep an unofficial
team score at the state
championship, so at no
point have we switched
from focusing on the team
to focusing on the individual, he said. Were still
wrestling as a team. At no
point, at Eastside, is wrestling an individual sport.
Rebels move
on in playoffs
Will play
Nation Ford
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels topped Nation Ford and J.L. Mann last week, advancing to the third round of
the Class AAAA playoffs.
After wins over J.l. Mann

and Nation Ford last week,
the Byrnes boys basketball
team will host Blythewood
in the Upper State semi-final.
With a win, the Rebels
would advance to the Upper State championship at
the Bons Secours Wellness
Arena this weekend.
Byrnes had little trouble
disposing of its second
round opponent, making
short work of Nation Ford
in a 80-50 blowout on Saturday.

The Rebels were lighting
it up in the first quarter,
outscoring their opponent
35-14 in the first eight
minutes. That run was led
by Ray Miller, who scored
nine of his 17 points in the
quarter. Hayden Brown
was also on fire, scoring
19 for the Rebels during
the rout.
Top-seeded Byrnes hosted Blythewood on Tuesday, but results were not
available at press time.
The state championship
game will be held in Columbia on March 5.
Dark
places
xactly seven days ago,

I was in a very dark
place as a sports fan.
What you have to
realize before moving
forward with this column
is that I dont claim very
many sports teams. I love
watching sports, but there
are very few teams, maybe
just one, that I follow with
great devotion.
That being said, I grew
up with a great passion
for my beloved North
Carolina Tar Heels. Every
win, I celebrated with
great pleasure. Every loss,
I wallowed in with great
misery.
I used to get very
physical after a close
loss. During my young
teenage years, I would
likely destroy something
if things didnt go how I
wanted them to go for the
Heels. My room had many
scars, and I could tell you
exactly which game each
of them was from.
That dent in the sheet
rock was from the ACC
Championship game in
2009
That broken remote was
from the Final Four in
2008
The list goes on and on.
The point is, I thought I
was over that. I thought,
as I became an adult,
I would have matured
enough to accept losses
and move on.
That was until we
played Duke last week.
You have to understand,
this is a sorry excuse for a
Duke team. That team had
no business being in that
game with us on Wednesday night. My Heels were
shooting the ball horrendously, they werent
taking advantage of their
size and they were handing the Blue Devils extra
possessions. Even after
all of that, we still had an
eight-point lead with just
a couple minutes remaining.
But we always find a
way to mess it up against
Duke.
Although UNC leads the
all-time series, Duke has
had our number for the
better part of four years.
Since Tyler Hansbrough
(who never lost a game in
Cameron Indoor Stadium)
left, we have been blown
out, upset and beaten
every other way you
can think of by Duke.
Its gotten to the point
where if we beat Duke,
UNC fans now storm the
court. If wed won that
game Wednesday night,
although UNC was much
more highly ranked, it
wouldnt have surprised
me to see Carolina fans
take to the Dean Dome
floor.
But we blew this game.
Absolutely blew it. We
had so many chances to
lock it up, but we kept
turning it over and taking
dumb shots. We had a
guy who had 29 POINTS
AND 19 REBOUNDS and
we werent giving him the
ball. We BLEW it.
And this is when my delima began. As the buzzer
sounded and Duke began
to celebrate, I decided
(in my head), just for old
times sake, that I was going to throw something. I
reached down for the first
thing that I could find,
which was my iPhone.
Better not throw that,
I reasoned with myself.
This game isnt going to
be worth a cracked iPhone
tomorrow. (You see, I
have matured!)
The next thing I saw
was the remote.
YES, the remote, I
told myself. Our favorite
victim!
I slung the thing against
hardwood in my living
room, sending it crashing
into the baseboard. I knew
I was too old to be doing
that, but DirecTV keeps
raising the price on me
anyway.
That remote deserved to
be punished!
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Lady Rebels fall to Spring Valley in first round

Parris
steps down
as coach
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Byrnes girls basketball team was no match for
top-ranked Spring Valley,
which bounced the Rebels,
75-43, in the first round of
playoff action last week.
Head coach Stacey Parris said it was a difficult
Stacey Parris
matchup for her girls, who
trailed for the vast majority of the game.
They were the top team
last year and they had everybody back, so we had

our work cut out for us,
Parris said. Theyre very
talented and they made
things very difficult for
us.
Byrnes was playing with
a hobbled Morgan Powe,
who reinjured her knee
during the last week of the
regular season.
She didnt start, but she
was able to play some for
us, Parris said.
Everyone played extremely hard, it just wasnt
in the cards for us.
Despite the loss, Parris
said she was proud of her
teams resiliency this season.

Im extremely proud
of the girls. We had two
players go out with ACL
injuries this year, and they
kept fighting and made
the playoffs, Parris said.
I was very pleased overall
this season.
We had four starters
graduate last year, she
said. So, for this group to
step in and not miss a beat,
you have to be proud of
what they accomplished.
Byrnes returns several
young starters next season, as the Rebels seek a
fourth-straight playoff ap-
pearance.
The future for the program is very bright, Parris
said. Weve got some very
talented young ladies that
are coming in, and overall, weve improved every
year. This a program thats
heading int the right direction and Im proud of the
kids and all the hard work
theyve put in.
Parris
recently
announced she would be
leaving the team, having
coached girls basketball
for 14 years.
I just need some time,
she said. My hearts not
in it 100 percent, so Im
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step in.
I really enjoy my day job
at the middle school, so
as for now, I plan to stay
involved in District Five.
Maybe Ill coach again one
day, but for right now, I
feel like this is the best decision.
Parris has coached at
Spartanburg
Methodist,
Converse College and
Gaffney High School. She
spent six years at Byrnes.
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on?
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BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
You made a bad

decision, now move
on.
It happened just like we
knew it would. You could
run a soundtrack of Howard Cossell, Bill Grigsby,
Pat Summerall, Keith Jackson and all the rest of the
great legends who once
graced the NFL broadcast
booth. Win or lose, Peyton
Manning, his arm on a
string, the aging legend in
perhaps the final game of
his career.
Will he retire on
top? Will he go to the
Los Angeles Rams and
reintroduce football to
the traffic-addled city
of angels for trillions of
dollars? Will he jump into
the booth?
Most importantly, will
he figure out how to deal
with the story that has
him sexually harassing a
Tennessee trainer during his college tenure?
A story that has all but
robbed him of any extra
glory he was entitled to
for his feats on the field?
Heres my simple
conclusion, so easy to
understand that even a
caveman would grasp it:
Stop abusing women.
Manning has already
admitted to some manner of vulgar action in the
incident that happened a
quarter century ago. The
story came back to haunt
him at the worst possible
time, as often happens in
life when you think youre
on top of the world. The
world is like a pot of
crabs ... there will always
be those that want to drag
you down.
The solution is simple:
apologize. Own it. Give
the woman another million or whatever it is she
wants if youre guilty
enough. You made a bad
decision, now move on.
For the rest of the NFL,
the idea rings clear, too:
Hit a woman, hit a cop,
hit anybody off the field,
youre out of the game.
Simple enough for you?
Eastsides Taylor Thompson could not will her team past Dreher Monday night, as the
Lady Eagles fell during the third round of the state playoffs.
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
REBEL FISHING TEAM
REELS IN TOP FINISH
The Byrnes fishing team

snagged second place as a
team, and third place overall at the T.L. Hanna Invitational recently.
The Rebels battled it out
with over 150 other boats
on Lake Greenwood last
Saturday. Caleb Bellaire
and Dalton Eubanks took
home second place honors, weighing in 4 fish for
10.18 pounds.
Marshall Robinson and
Mason Fulmer added a
4.94 pound fish, to help
the Rebels reel in third
Place overall.
ROCK THE SIDES OYSTER

ROAST IS MARCH 12
The third annual Rock

the Sides Oyster Roast and
BBQ between Eastside and
Riverside will take place
on Saturday, March 12,
from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at
Parkway Grill and Bar at
The North Greenville

womens cross country
team was recently honored for its hard work in
the classroom as it was
given All-Academic honors
by the U.S. Track and Field
& Cross Country Coachs
Association.
The All-Academic team
is made up of individuals that took place in the
2015 NCAA DII Southeast
Regional meet. The Crusaders were represented
by Kaleigh Roach, Tori
Davies, Hailey Willingham,
Amanda Ward, Rebecca
Watson, and Haley Hardwick. Roach also earned
individual All-Academic
honors.
To receive this honor,
teams must have a combined grade point average
of at least a 3.0 and must
have scored at an NCAA
Division II Regional qualifying meet. Athletes who
received individual honors
must have a GPA of at least
3.25, finish among the top
30 percent of eligible runners and finish in the top
half of the field at the
NCAA Championships.
This is a huge accomplishment for these young
women, said head cross
country coach Cameron
Stober. The demands on
collegiate student-athletes
are substantial, and for
these young ladies to not
only meet, but also exceed
the criteria required for
this honor, is impressive.
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JORDAN-BROWN RECEIVES
PLAYER OF WEEK HONOR
Riverside Highs Brooke

Jordan-Brown has been
named the Greenville
County Basketball Coaches
Association Player of the
Week after averaging 32
points, 17 rebounds and
4.5 blocked shots in two
wins over Boiling Springs
and JL Mann last week.
CONVERSE ADDS
12TH SPORT
Converse Director of
Athletics Joy Couch recently announced that the
school will introduce Acrobatics and Tumbling as a
varsity sport beginning in
the Fall of 2016 and compete in the Spring of 2017.
Acrobatics and Tumbling
will serve as the Valkyries
12th sport and 11th NCAA
sponsored sport. A search
for the programs first
MEMORIAL BREAKFAST TO
FEATURE CONNOR SHAW
Greenvilles First Presbyterian Church will hold

its 39th Annual Turner
Memorial Breakfast on
Thursday, March 3, with
NFL Quarterback Connor
Shaw.
The event will be held at
First Presbyterian Church
in downtown Greenville
(200 W. Washington St.,
29601). A full breakfast
buffet will be open between 6 and 7 a.m. Connor
will speak at 7 a.m. Tickets
are $10 each and are available at the church office,
Monday-Friday, 8:30am5:00pm.
For more information
contact Lindsay Graham at
672-1841. No tickets sold
at the door.
MANDY FERGUSON | FILE PHOTO
Eastside will return seven players next season, including

two starters.
EAGLES: Return seven
FROM B1
NORTH GREENVILLE
KNOCKS OFF SWU
Mars Hill got things going in the first inning, scoring three runs on four hits.
The Lions picked up two
RBI singles in the frame
and were helped out by a
North Greenville error. The
Crusaders worked around
other damage though,
stranding two Mars Hill
runners. North Greenville
began to chip away at the
deficit in the third inning
as Kate Lee would score on
a Carson ODonald ground
ball. NGU tacked on two
more runs in the fourth inning to even the score at 33. Kate Lee did the damage
for NGU as her bases loaded double scored Morgan
Milan and Megan Johnson.
The Lions answered with
a run in the sixth inning
and two in the seventh to
regain a three-run edge.
NGU came up empty in the
home half of the inning as
Carson ODonald was left
stranded following a leadoff single.
The Lions would jump
out to a 5-0 lead after a
big inning in game two
but NGU put a three spot
in the third inning to pull
to within two before the
game was called due to
lightning.
Kate Lee led the Crusaders with two RBI while going 1-3 with a run scored.
ODonald finished 1-4
with an RBI while Megan
Johnson was 1-3 with a
run scored.
After knocking off Richland Northeast and Belton-Honea Path, Eastsides

playoff run came to an
end, as Dreher topped
the Eagles 62-33 Monday
night in the Class AAA Upper State girls basketball
semi-finals.
The Lady Eagles struggled early, falling behind
by 11 points heading into
the second quarter. The

margin continued to worsen, as Dreher increased its
lead to 39-19 at the half.
The Dreher defense shut
the door on any comeback
attempt, only allowing
14 second-half Eastside
points.
Taylor Thompson and
Jessica Garlington led the
effort for Eastside with 10
points apiece.
The Eagles finish the
season with a record of
22-6, and an undefeated
mark in region play. Dreher advances to the state
semi-finals with a record
of 25-1.
head coach will begin immediately.

Converse will become
the 14th member of the
National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA). The sport
is recognized by the NCAA
and spreads across NCAA
Division I-III and NAIA.
Cross country team honored

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against Dreher
wrote a simple column

last week about Peyton
Manning, and this week
I write an even simpler
one.
Last week I shared how I
first met Manning (behind
the Colts bench during
the first half of a game
versus the Falcons, in a
place I was not allowed to
be, taking red-eye reduction flash pictures with
my trusty Minolta).
Also, I opined that he
was one of the greatest
quarterbacks of all time ...
top 10 for sure.
He is the QB with the
most wins ever, the only
QB to win Super Bowls
for two different teams,
and he holds a host of
other passing records that
usually surpass QBs with
names like Brett Favre
and Dan Marino. You get
the point.
Even though Manning
failed to provide a stellar
performance during Super
Bowl 50, he grabbed
most of the limelight
when Denvers defense
deserved more (and as an
aside ... if Denver was the
home team, why did they
opt for the all-white uniforms? How do you not go
with the Orange Crush
unis?). Manning managed
to suck all the air out of
the room anyway.
THE GREER CITIZEN
North Greenville earned

its second Conference Carolinas win in as many days
on Saturday, taking an 8879 decision over Southern
Wesleyan.
The
Crusaders
had
four players in doublefigures including Daniel
Burcehette who led with
18-points. Korval McElory delivered 16-points
for NGU with 9 assists
while Jai Jencks turned
in Saturdays only double
double with 12 points and
13 rebounds. Troy Blyden
finished with 11 points for
North Greenville.
The first half saw six
lead changes and three
ties. NGU led by as many
as nine points in the opening period. The Crusaders
led 33-24 with 6:41 left in
the half, before the Warriors finished it on a 124 run to take a two-point
lead into the locker room.
The Warriors extended the advantage to six
points early in the second
frame but NGU was quick
to erase the deficit. NGU
finally overcame the slim
lead on a tip-in by Burchette, making the score
49-48 with 14:27 left in
the game.
NGU would lead the rest
of the way, extending the
advantage to as many as
18-points as Southern
Wesleyan ran out of answers and time.
North Greenville improved to 10-16 on the
season and 6-12 in league
play while the Warriors
fell to 2-25 and 1-18.
then it was kind of back

and forth in that first
quarter. They were able to
shoot the ball well against
our zone and that resulted
in some pretty big plays.
The Eagles fired back
in the third however, outscoring Lower Richland by
eight and taking a threepoint lead heading into
the final period. Thats
when the fouls started to
accumulate.
At the end of the day,
they got to the free throw
line more than we did,
Chamness said. They
scored 18 points in the
fourth quarter, and 12 of
those points came at the
free throw line. That cost
us.
Despite the season-ending loss, Chamness said he
was proud of his seniors.
Tyius (Lewis), Shamarius (Rucker), Nate (McElroy), Ray (Wilson)--those
kids have worked really
hard and theyve done a
great job for us, he said.
Theyve had good careers
at Eastside and you feel
really bad for them that it
had to end this way. But
theyve done a great job
for us and they continued
the legacy of success that
weve had over the last

several years. They won
with class and they lost
with class, so I couldnt be
more proud.
Eastside will a couple of
starters next season, but
Chamness said the Eagles
will have their work cut
out for them.
Well have to get back
at it, he said. Well have
seven returners coming
back from this team. We
get Deshundre (Rucker)
back. Darius Foster comes
back. Both of those guys
started. Pantry McKinney
and Nick Butler played
a lot this year, and Sam
Wilder got in behind Deshundre. Rico Williams will
also be back, so were going to have some experience.
We also have a JV team
that finished the season
17-2, so were excited
about the players we have
coming up, he said. The
future is bright, but weve
got to get in the weight
room and work on getting
stronger. This summer,
well start working on
what combinations give us
the best opportunity to be
successful next year.
The Eagles finish the
season at 17-9 with a 10-4
record in the region.
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THE GREER CITIZEN B5
First couple moves into Thrive at Greer

New facility
offers 89
suites
The people are so

kind and there are
a lot of activities
to be involved in.
Its also been nice
meeting the other
residents and their
families. We have
a whole new set of
friends.
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Ann and Jimmie Duncan
are happy to be home.
The Duncans recently
became the first residents
to move into the newly
constructed Thrive Assisted Living Facility, located
on South Buncombe Road
near Wade Hampton.
Weve been the first
ones to do a lot of things
at Thrive, Jimmie said.
We were the first ones to
move in. We were the first
ones to get our haircut.
We just saw that this was
a great place to be.
Ann, 80, and Jimmie, 79,
grew up together, attending Jordan High School in
Blue Ridge.
We were high school
sweethearts, Jimmie said
with a smile. Weve been
married 60 and a half
years.
Ann Duncan
Wed looked at
several places, but
this seemed like the
best fit.
Jimmie Duncan
Jimmie was in the U.S.
Navy from 1957-1979.
After getting out, he became a Baptist minister.
Ann grew up on a farm in
the neighborhood of Mt.
Lebanon Baptist Church.
Together, the couple has
two children, five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Jimmie said he and his
wife were in search of a
place that could meet all
of their needs.
Wed looked at several
places, but this seemed
like the best fit, Jimmie
said. The new facility is
great. The staff is great.
There are two chiefs and
Jimmie and Ann Duncan were the first residents to move in at the new Thrive Assisted Living Facility in Greer. Pictured
clockwise from top: Jimmie and Ann enjoy some time in their room, Ann shows off her skills in the wellness center, and
Jimmie helps move furniture.
theyre great. This is where
we want to be.
The two attend Faith
Missionary Baptist Church,

which has already hosted
a service at Thrive for resi-
dents.
The people are so kind
and there are a lot of ac-
tivities to be involved in,

Ann said. Its also been
nice meeting the other
residents and their families. We have a whole new

set of friends.
Ann said, after shopping
around for assisted living
facilities, Thrive stuck out
as the clear favorite.
The children always
say, you better be careful
or Ill be the one to pick
your nursing home out,
Ann said with a laugh.
We decided that, while
we were mentally able, we
were going to find a place
we loved.
We had a lot of questions when we first came,
but they had everything
we were looking for, she
said. Its nice not having
to cook.
The new facility features
an art studio, a wellness
center, a dining hall several lounge areas, a beauty
salon and more.
There are nine total
Thrive facilities in existence, but the Greer location is the first in South
Carolina. Thrive is hoping
to open a second facility in
the state at Murrells Inlet
soon.
Before Thrive at Greer
opened, more than 25 percent of the 89 suites had
been reserved.
on the facility, visit thriveatgreer.com or call 4690409.
New book uses potatoes to share the Gospel

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Do you know what kind
of potato you are?
Rev. Paul White Jr. could
probably tell you.
Along with some help
from his family, the longtime minister recently released his new book, titled
The Tater Family, which
aims to teach biblical principals through eye-popping illustrations.
White
retired
from
Groveland Baptist Church
six months ago after
14 years pasturing the
church. Hes spent several
decades in the ministry.
I went from being a
Sunday morning Christian at the age of nine
to seeing how active my
mom was in all phases in
church work, White said.
The more I got involved,
the deeper it touched me.
I got called into full-time
Christian service as a junior in high school and it
has been such an important part of my life.
It wasnt until he retired
that he decided to start
writing.
Ive been asking the
Lord to help me find
something to do, White
said. Ive been working on
this book for about six or
seven years, but I was just
never able to finish it. The
time was just right and I
think it turned out great.
The idea for his new
book came from repetitive
trips to the grocery store.
When I would run errands for my mom at the
grocery store, I would look
at the different kinds of
potatoes, he said. My
friend, J.N. McFadden, had
done a devotional on 1 Corinthians, and I just started
thinking about all the different qualities in people.
And that merged with all
the different qualities in
potatoes. Thats where the
idea came from.
The book describes many
different types of potatoes
and relates them to different types of people.
I started out believing
this might be a childrens
book, but the deeper I got
into it, I realized it was
just a good family, Christian book, White said. It
would be good for families young and old alike to
use.
The book starts by
describing a Commontater, but moves on to depict characters such as the
Agi-tater and the Sweettater.
COMMON-TATER
There are some bigger

and better tasting potatoes in the bin, but there
are also some smaller
ones too. These are a good
middle-of-the-road
potatothe Common-tater.
They just have a common
size, common taste and a
common look, White said.
I started thinking about
how many Common-tater
Christians there are that,
once they get saved, they
just sit back and kind of
wait on the Lord to come.
We need to have an uncommon love for the
Lord like he had for us.
IMI-TATER
The Imi-tater is always
Rev. Paul White Jr. recently released his book, The Tater
Family.
trying to be something
that theyre not. The Bible
says, no man can serve two
masters. You have to make
a choice. Youre either going to serve God or serve
the world. God calls us to
be genuine and to serve
the Lord, White said.
DIC-TATER
The Dic-tater is always

pushing his way around,
telling other people what
to do, White said. God
has given us the Bible that
says, Thy Word is a lamp
unto my feet and a light
unto my path, and I will
hide its Word in my heart,
that I might not sin against

God.
AGI-TATER
Its amazing, but what

comes out of our mouth,
comes out of our heart,
White said. The mouth is
pretty big, so an Agi-tater
can either do great damage or give great praise.
My mother taught me that
you have two ears and one
mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you
talk.
SWEET-TATER
This is my favorite kind

of potato, White said.
This is my favorite kind of potato. Even

after its gone, the memory of it stays on
my mind a long time.
Rev. Paul White, Jr.
Author
Even after its gone, the

memory of it stays on my
mind a long time. Thats
the kind of Christians we
ought to be. Even after
people leave our midst,
how theyve impacted us
and what they do for us
stays on our minds.
Whites daughter, Miley,
provided most of the illustrations, while Tesa Greg

helped with the project.
White is currently taking orders for the book,
which will cost $29 for the
hardback and $19 for the
paperback. If interested,
please call 908-6659.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
B6
THE GREER CITIZEN
Deadpool a hilarious addition to comic genre

Rating: 8 out of 10
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Michael Fassbender and

Marion Cotillard star in
MacBeth
COUCH THEATER
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FOR WEEK OF MARCH 7
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Macbeth (R) -- Shakespeares creepiest, most

treacherous tragedy gets
an amazing adaptation,
lifted way up by stars
Michael Fassbender and
Marion Cotillard. Director Justin Kurzel does an
outstanding job using the
original setting of medieval Scotland, mining pure
foreboding and desolation
from the foggy moors and
weather-blasted
heaths.
The audience is supposed
to see Macbeth as a monster, and yet still pity him,
a dual-task well trusted to
Fassbender. Cotillard can
make a whisper sound like
an immutable command.
Peanuts (PG) -- Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the
whole ensemble of Charles
Schulz kids star in this
CG-animated feature that
digs up all of the charming
details without damaging
the memories. Ol Charlie
Brown is doing his thing
of generally failing at everything he attempts, all
while struggling against
his anxiety around the Little Red-Haired Girl whos
just moved into the neighborhood. Snoopy, meanwhile, is focused mainly on
his fantastical dogfights
against the dreaded Red
Baron.
Its scary to think of the
quaint, hand-drawn feel
of the old Charlie Brown
animations getting flung
into the hyper-loud world
of colorful reboots and CG
overstimulation. However,
this Peanuts adaptation
keeps the original charm
intact, adapting (mostly)
smoothly to the new landscape.
In the Heart of the
Sea (PG-13) -- Based on
the real-life ocean disaster that inspired MobyDick, this special-effectheavy thriller never quite
catches a strong narrative
wind. Setting out from
Nantucket in 1819, the
Essex was a whaling ship
that taught the world how
nature still had a way of
crushing mankinds hubris with vengeful behemoth belly-flops. Lead by
an inexperienced captain
(Benjamin Walker) and a
dashing, competent first
mate (Chris Hemsworth),
the Essex goes from whale
hunting to surviving on
tiny boats after battling
an enormous and enraged
sperm whale.
While theres plenty of
noise and spectacle during
the few action sequences,
much of the run time is
a slow ride. Director Ron
Howard gets a few spinetouching moments when
the whale is glimpsed and
you feel weightless, in awe
of the ocean. Hemsworth
is generically heroic, and
the movie lacks a strong
presence (sorry, computer
whale) or compelling human drama.
Victor Frankenstein
(PG-13) -- In this re-telling of the classic horror
tale, Daniel Radcliffe and
James McAvoy try to put
a fresh jolt into an old
flick. Radcliffe provides
narration and point-ofview as a more fleshed-out
version of Igor -- he was
once a hunchy circus act,
but young med-student
Frankenstein saw his potential and fixed his body,
earning Igors loyalty. After few trial resurrections
with animal parts, the duo
finally get around to making the man-monster, but
much of the movie goes by
without a pulse.
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ts not often that I like

a movie more than I expect to, but Deadpool
really surprised me. The
comic-book farce is the
funniest film Ive seen in
years, and real showcase
for actor Ryan Reynolds.
The story follows Wade
Wilson (Reynolds), a
former special-ops soldier
whos forced into a lastditch extreme treatment
program to save him from
cancer. The cure, which
involves days of physical
torture, gives him superhuman powers but leaves
him hideously disfigured. Taking the name of
Deadpool, Wilson uses his
violent new gifts to hunt
down the deranged scientist that scarred him into
hiding from both society
and the woman he loves
(Morena Baccarin).
Yes, it sounds like the
plot from an Austin Powers movie and it could
have been a real mess.
Perhaps thats why it took
Hollywood 12 years to get
it into theatres. But this
is a flick whose absurdity somehow forms the
perfect framework for its
character and his misadventures.
Praise goes to Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick for
writing such a hilarious
script and to first-time
director Tim Miller for
bringing it all to life. But
the most credit should go
to Reynolds, who takes
MOVIE
REVIEW
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
the character he played
in 2009s X-Men Origins
and makes him a dynamo
of vulgarity and deadpan
humor. While it goes on a
bit too long and the other
superhero characters are
comparatively dull, there
is no question that Reynolds and the writers have
made a surprisingly funny
and unique film.
THE WITCH A SLOW

AND STEADY CHILLER
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Run time: 93 minutes

Rated: R for language,
violence and nudity
Deadpool, staring Ryan Reynolds, is a surprisingly funny and unique film.
Stylistically, there are

two kinds of horror movies you see nowadays.
The first is the kind that
tries to spook you on a
visceral level with sudden
scares and gore. The
second type assumes the
look and tone of a serious
drama, but with disturbing themes, brooding atmosphere and a haunting
old-fashioned story.
The Witch belongs to
this second category. It
is deliberate, well-acted
and full of dread, authenticated by the religious
fanaticism and paranoia
that defined the era.
Set in 1630s Massachusetts, roughly a half-century after the Salem witch
trials, the story concerns
a devout family of five
forced to leave their village due to their religious

beliefs. Living in a small
secluded hovel near the
woods, their infant son
mysteriously vanishes
while in the care of the
oldest daughter (Anya
Taylor-Joy). Though the
parents initially blame a
wolf for the abduction, we
see that a more sinister
force is at work. Overcome by grief, drought
and grim religious
convictions, they begin to
suspect that their daughter may have harmed the
baby while under the spell
of some demonic influence. When their son falls
ill, the familial relationships become further
unglued.
The Witch made a
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For reservations, call 8480099.
SCCT WILL STAGE LLAMA

LLAMA
The South Carolina Childrens Theatre will stage

Llama, Llama Feb. 26March 6.
Written by Ernie Nolan
atic element of the whole

thing is the old English
dialect, which, while likely
authentic to the period,
is difficult to discern and
stunts the flow of the
dialogue.
This flick isnt for everyone. Some will likely be
adverse to its harsh treatment of religion, while
others will be disappointed by its deliberate pacing
and lack of rampant
scares. But The Witch
isnt about cheap thrills,
its terror lies in its atmospheric dread and grim
fatalism. And while it
might take you a while to
make sense of everything
youve just seen, it will
take a lot longer to erase
its most horrific scenes
from your memory.
concert at Chapman Cultural Center Sunday, Feb.

28, 2-4 p.m. The public is
invited to enjoy his original music and to peruse
the venues free museums
and galleries.
about the concert or Sundays Unplugged, please
call 864-542-ARTS.
prestigious journals.
For information about
guidelines or to submit
your poems online, visit
www.lanierlib.org. Entries
may also be mailed.
POETRY COMPETITION
SEEKING ENTRIES
THE TRAVELIN MCCOURYS

IN CONCERT FRIDAY
The deeply rooted bluegrass band The Travelin

McCourys will be in concert at Chapman Cultural
Center Friday, Feb. 26, at
7 p.m.
This will be the first
concert in Chapmans
Bluegrass Series 2016. The
next band to play will be
The Steeldrivers on Saturday, April 23.
As the sons of bluegrass
legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin
and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their fathers
work. With fiddler Jason
Carter, bassist Alan Bartram and newly crowned
permanent guitarist Cody
Kilby (formerly with Ricky
Skaggs), the ensemble is a
respected bluegrass band.
We like to go in and play
traditional bluegrass music the way we do it with
dad, Ronnie McCoury
said. But we also like to
be able to step into situations where we can really
stretch out. If we need to
plug in, well plug in. Were
open to anything.
Proceeds from this concert will benefit Chapmans Advantage: Arts
& Science education program.
For tickets or more information, visit ChapmanCulturalCenter.org or call
542-ARTS.
huge splash at the Sundance Film Festival when

first-time writer/director
Robert Eggers won the
Best Director honor. Indeed, the movie does have
the look and touches of a
master craftsman. Eggers
uses the dark allure of the
forest to unsettling effect,
boosted by Mark Korvens
brooding score and Jarin
Blaschkes spellbinding
cinematography.
Though the screenplay
is occasionally slow and
predictable, the story is
held together by a super
cast, led by Ralph Ineson
and Kate Dickie (both of
Game of Thrones fame)
as the parents, and teen
Taylor-Joy in the central
role.
The most problem-
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Weekend tunes
Corey McDaniels will perform at the Chapman Cultural
Center on Sunday , Feb. 28, from 2-4 p.m.
and based on the books
by Anna Dewdney, the
stage adaptation following
Llama Llama and Mama
Llama as they encounter
daily life.
Showtimes are Fridays,
Feb. 26 and March 4, at
5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb.
27 and March 5, at 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m.; and Sundays,
Feb. 28 and March 6, at 3
p.m.
Performances are held at
SCCT Headquarters, 153
Augusta St. in Greenville.
visit scchildrenstheatre.
org.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

LIFE STORY
Paul Robeson, a musical

and spoken portrayal of
the world-famous scholar,
actor, singer, lawyer, allAmerican athlete and civil
rights activist, will be on
stage at the Chapman Cultural Center Saturday, Feb.
27, at 7:30 p.m.
The performance stars
Jason McKinney as Robeson, the African-American
Renaissance man who rose
to prominence in multiple
arenas at a time when racism and segregation was
rampant in the United
States. Robeson used his
fame as a performer to
become a voice for people
who were marginalized
both at home and abroad.
Despite a hugely successful career on stage and
in films and international

popularity, he was eventually silenced and his career effectively ended by
prejudice and McCarthyism. Phillip Hayes Deans
Paul Robeson sheds light
on the life of this courageous, influential and
complex man whose message remains relevant for
todays audiences.
United in Musics Christopher Bagley co-stars
as Robesons long-time
collaborator
Lawrence
Brown. The play is written by Phillip Hayes Dean,
who recently passed away
on April 14, 2014. It brings
attention to the important
Robeson legacy which for
too long had faded into the
shadows of American lore.
Although the production
attracted a degree of controversy when first presented in 1979 with James
Earl Jones in the lead role,
Paul Robeson went on to
have two highly successful runs on Broadway in
1988 and 1995 with Avery
Brooks as Robeson.
Tickets are available
online at ChapmanCulturalCenter.org or by calling
the box office at 542-ARTS
(2787).
MCDANIELS
TO PERFORM
Spartanburg-based
guitarist and bass player
Corey McDaniels will play
a live and free two-hour
North and South Carolina poets have until Tuesday, March 1, to submit
entries for the eighth annual Sidney Lanier Poetry
Competition. Adult and
high school poets are invited to submit entries
with the chance to win
cash awards.
Asheville
poet
and
founder and editor of
Asheville Poetry Review,
Keith Flynn, will make final selections in this years
competition. First, second
and third place prizes will
be awarded in each category. An awards ceremony, hosted by Flynn, will
be held Saturday, April 23,
at Lanier Library, followed
by a reception.
Flynn has published
three collections of poems, The Talking Drum,
The Book of Monsters and
The Lost Sea. His poems
have appeared in many
FURMAN CHORALE
CONCERT
The Furman University

Mens and Womens Chorale will present a concert
Thursday, March 3, at
8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman
campus.
Conducted by music
professor Dr. Vivian Hamilton, and assisted by Furman junior, Drew Whitlow
(Savannah, Ga.), the concert is free and open to the
public.
Furman junior and pianist Kevin Edens of Marietta, S.C., and other student
musicians will accompany
the more than 30 voices
in the performance, which
includes a blend of sacred
music and secular English
and Scottish folk songs
and
other
traditional
tunes.
about the concert, contact
the Furman University Music Department at (864)
294-2086.
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
B7
How safe is ultrasound?

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could
you please discuss the use
of ultrasounds during
routine pregnancies? How
many typically are performed, and are there any
possible negative effects
on the fetus? Are doctors
today performing more ultrasounds (including 3-D
ultrasounds) just because
they can and because its
exciting for the expectant
parents, or is there a medical reason for performing
these?
My daughter-in-law is in
her sixth month and has
had two ultrasounds, plus
a 3-D session. She is under
the impression that she
will have at least one more.
To my knowledge, this is
not a high-risk pregnancy
(shes 26 and everything is
going fine). Im just wondering if so many sessions
are really needed and what
is known about the effects
on the fetus. -- G.M.
ANSWER: There is some
controversy over whether
an ultrasound poses risks
to the developing fetus.
The Food and Drug Administration has noted
that there may be some
heating of tissues and that
any long-term risks are
unknown. I did find studies showing that there is
no long-term risk of leukemia, hearing loss or abnormal eye development.
A 2013 guideline from
multiple groups, including the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, recommended a
standard first-trimester ultrasound, and a standard
second- or third-trimester
ultrasound. Any other ul-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
trasounds would be based
on a clinicians concern for
a potential problem.
The guideline specifically states: Fetal ultrasound
should be performed only
when there is a valid medical reason, and the lowest
possible ultrasonic exposure settings should be
used to gain the necessary
diagnostic information. I
dont have enough information to know why your
daughter-in-law has had
more ultrasounds than is
usually recommended for
a normal pregnancy. Perhaps her obstetrician has
a low-level concern she
hasnt shared with her, or
your daughter-in-law with
you.
While not the case for
her, I am concerned about
the growing trend of socalled keepsake ultrasounds that are not performed for valid medical
reasons, such as those
done in shopping malls.
These might not be administered with the same
degree of expertise and
safety as a medical ultrasound.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
78 and have had urinary
tract infections continually
for the past eight or nine
months. My urologist pre-
scribed methenamine for

six months, then a month
of cephalexin, then back
to the first prescription.
Why is it so hard to get rid
of UTIs? What would you
recommend? -- A.C.S.
ANSWER: Frequent urine
infections are common.
However, it is important
to find out if this is the
same infection that hasnt
ever gone away, or a series of new infections. An
infection that doesnt go
away needs an evaluation
for something abnormal in
the urinary tract, such as a
kidney stone. Your urologist is treating you with
medication to prevent new
infections. Methanamine
is a urinary antiseptic,
and cephalexin is a broadspectrum antibiotic.
You didnt tell me if you
are a man or a woman.
Men with recurrent infections should be evaluated
for prostate issues. Women with recurrent UTIs
frequently are affected by
atrophic vaginitis. There
are many other causes. Its
worth discussing further
with your urologist.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
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BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Ridge made a concerted

effort to strengthen his
bonds with his children
by ensuring that they
live closer to him. Quinn
scrambled for answers
when Liam interrogated
her about her visitor. Because of Rick and Ridges
recent quarrel, Nicole worried about her future and
where she stood with the
Forrester family. Wyatt
questioned Steffy about
the strange exchange she
had with Quinn. Liam was
given more information
from Quinn about Adams
past. Later, Quinn promised Deacon he would be
compensated for helping
her with her scheme. Zende and Nicoles romantic
evening took an unexpected turn. Wyatt and Steffy
speculated about Quinns
new boyfriend, not knowing he was really Liam.
Wait to See: A family is
rocked by some unexpected news.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Brady was stunned by

Summers connection to
Daniel. Ava found a new
way to cause trouble for
Kayla. The Salem police
made an arrest in Stefanos
murder case. Andre helped
Chase disappear. Brady
urged Summer to return
with him to Salem to uncover the truth. Nicole got
reacquainted with Dario.
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Ryan Paevey stars as

Nathan on General
Hospital
Ava accused Kayla of trying to kill her. Joey made
an intriguing new friend.
Belles gift to Claire backfired. Ciara tried to forget
her problems by attending
a rave, unaware that she
was being watched. Philip
delivered important information to Deimos. Salem
was hit with a shocking
murder. Hopes world was
turned upside down by an
anonymous call. Wait to
See: Nicole pumps Dario
for information on Summer.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Olivias
premonition
about Alexis and Julians
wedding was surprisingly
accurate. Maxie found
something curious in Nathans pocket. Carly found
a moment of compassion
for Ava, but then later
exploded in a rage. Dante
pleaded with Lulu. Morgans fate rested in some-
one elses hands. Nikolas

encouraged his sister to
move in with him. Ava and
Franco came together to
support Kiki. Curtis was
baffled by Haydens revelation. Carly finally had
enough of all the violence
in her life since she met
Sonny. A brokenhearted
Morgan was on the edge.
Jordan was furious at
Anna and Pauls deception.
A woozy Nathan shocked
Maxie. Wait to See: Tracy
fears the worst.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Adam reminded Marisa

that she would be charged
as an accessory if the police found out that Noah
ran over Billy. Kevin demanded to know who Natalie was partnering up with
to destroy Victor. Adam
promised Chelsea that he
would never let his focus
on Victor jeopardize their
happiness. Nikki threatened to expose Elises affair with Victor. Phyllis
figured out that Victor
must have something over
Adam. Hilary tried to convince Devon that she was
ready to take on a bigger
role at the foundation.
Ashley feared that Devon
was giving Hilary an unfair
advantage. Victor warned
Luca to stop causing trouble for Noah. Victor was
unhappy with Natalies
progress with Pass Key.
Wait to See: Nikki makes a
tough decision about her
future.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN
SCHOOL
NEWS
GRAYSON RECEIVES
NATIONAL PTA AWARD
National PTA has recognized Joy Grayson, of Taylors, with the 2016 Shirley
Igo Advocate of the Year
Award for her leadership
and commitment to being a powerful voice for
all children and a strong
advocate for public education.
Grayson was selected to
receive the award among
applicants from across
the country. National PTA
will honor Grayson at the
associations 2016 Legislative Conference on
Wednesday, March 9, during a luncheon at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel
in Arlington, Virginia.
Grayson is a passionate
advocate for education
opportunity and equity
for all of South Carolinas
children. As vice president
of advocacy for South
Carolina PTA, Grayson led
the adoption of an annual
legislative platform for
the association; organized
and moderated an annual
state legislative conference; and revamped the
state membership unit to
become a state advocacy
unit, engaging community
members in PTA who had
no affiliation with a local
unit.
The association also
partnered with other education advocacy organizations in South Carolina to
develop a Collaborative K12 Public Education Policy
platform. Under Graysons
leadership, South Carolina
PTA has had a significant
presence at the table.
Elected
officials
have
asked for the associations
input on key issues, interest groups have attended
meetings to present information, and state officials
have participated in South
Carolina PTA conventions
and conferences. In addition to working at all levels to build and strengthen
South Carolina PTAs position as a compelling education advocate, Grayson
has traveled throughout
the state to empower all
stakeholders to stand up
for children.
The Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year Award is
named after past National
PTA President (2001-2003)
Shirley Igo, who was a model of public service and
volunteerism throughout
her life. She was an impassioned and compassionate
leader, dedicated to moving PTA forward and committed to ensuring that
others would follow.
GREENVILLE COUNTY
cruitment event at the Bon

Secours Wellness Arena in
downtown Greenville on
Monday, March 14, from
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Prospective candidates can register online through Sunday,
March 6.
The Shining Stars event
is hosted each year by
Greenville County Schools
as a way in which candidates searching for teaching positions can meet
Greenville County Schools
principals and district
staff. Candidates will participate in a career fair by
visiting tables of schools
in which they are interested.
BONDS CENTER
APPLICATIONS OPEN
The 2016-2017 application to attend Bonds Career

Center is now available
on the BACKPACK portal
for students who wish
to apply for enrollment
(click on Programs once
logged into Backpack). The
application window will be
open through March 24.
Program acceptance decisions will be available on
April 21 in the Backpack
system. Greenville County
School District students
must use their district
username and password to
access Backpack. Grades,
discipline, and attendance
will be reviewed for each
applicant.
Acceptance
is
not
based on first come, first
served. However, in the
event that a course has
more applicants than
available seats, the date
the student completed the
application could be used
as a tie breaker.
Homeschool,
private
school or out-of-district
students will need to sign
up for an account and follow the prompts to apply.
BRUSHY CREEK SELLING

LUMINARIAS
Brushy Creek Elementary is raising money for

Greenvilles Relay for Life
by selling luminaria bags.
The bags, decorated with
the names of those who
have battled cancer, will
light the trail at Conestee
Park during the April 29
Relay for Life event.
The ceremony of light

symbolizes the hope and
courage with which we all
continue to fight cancer.
Forms are available on
the schools website. The
deadline for ordering a
bag is Friday, Feb. 26.
TIGERVILLE COLLECTS
PENNIES FOR PATIENTS
The Tigerville Elementary National Junior Beta

Club is hosting the second
annual Pennies for Patients
Campaign for the entire
month of February. The
schools goal is $2,500.
Students
classrooms
will be competing to raise
the most money for the
opportunity for a free pizza party.
To support our efforts
online, visit the Tigerville
Elementary
fundraising
website at http://events.
lls.org/pages/SC/TigervilleElementarySchool.
(Put students name and
classroom teachers name
in the comment box of
your donation.)
GMC Beta Club wins

awards at convention
Greer Middle College
Charter High received honors in several categories at
the SC Beta Club Convention recently.
GMC had a school record
of 100 students attend,
earning them the Gold Key
Award for a 10 percent increase in convention participation.
Student Blake Bargar ran
for S.C. President, coming
in second place. His campaign skit was awarded
third place out of 17 other
competitors.
Seniors Miller Pelton, Tyler Purcell, Jonathan Hill
and Lucas Peck placed in
the top eight out of over
Jessica Candid placed first

in creative writing.
20 acts in special talent.
Sophomore Jessica Candid placed first in creative
writing.
Senior Katherine Sternick received a second

place finish in English.
Sophomore Zach Jones,
juniors Alex Kull and Olivia Swalm, and senior Ryan
Hofmann placed second in
character skit.
GMC students Justin
Matthews, Blake Bargar,
Bryson Bargar, and Caroline Donovan addressed
the 1,774 students in attendance by giving inspirational speeches.
The students who placed
are invited to compete in
the National Convention
this summer in New Orleans.
WOODLAND BETA CLUB

RECEIVES AWARDS
Several Woodland Elementary students received

awards during the annual
conference in Myrtle Beach
recently.
Student awards included:
Top 5 Talent
Catalina Norton
Quiz Bowl 1st Place
Isabelle Veenstra
Shin Uesugi
Maddox Upton
Devon Council
Caroline Simons
Scrapbook 2nd Place
Abigail Busha
Savannah Oakes
Alyssa Clark
Emma Taylor
Jewelry 2nd Place
Miranda Ramirez
Language Arts
2nd Place
Cody Nason
Spelling 1st Place
Claire Cullen
Book Battle 1st Place
Ethan Carroll
Abigail Wilson
Courtney Taylor
Matthew Parker
Math 1st Place
Leo Hu
GREER BAND MATTRESS

SALE RESCHEDULED
The Greer High Band

mattress sale has been
rescheduled for Sunday,
March 6, from 1-6 p.m. in
the school commons area.
TEACHER RECRUITMENT
EVENT SET FOR MARCH 14
Greenville
County
Schools and the business
community will host a
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