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Syl Syl Toy Driveis set for Sunday

The Syl Syl Christmas Toy Drive will beheld Sunday at the Clock restaurant from2-4 pm.

Those attending are asked to bringnew, unwrapped toys for kids of all ages.These toys will be distributed to kids inGreer who are less fortunate.

Businesses are also encouraged to getinvolved by making donations.

More information can be found on theSyl Syl Toy Drive Facebook page.

WEDNES DAY, NOVEM BER 6, 2013 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 100 NO. 45 50 CENTS

At FairviewBaptistChurch

The Big Thursday liveauction will feature 50valuable items from localbusinesses that will besold to the highest bidder.

Big Thursday is the big-gest fundraiser of the yearfor Greer Community Min-istries, a faith-based min-istry that features Mealson Wheels, Senior Dining,Sharons Closet and theFood Pantry. Held everyyear at Fairview BaptistChurch on the first Thurs-

day in November, the liveauction is set to begin at 7p.m. in the gym.

Bid numbers can be ob-tained prior to the auctionin the gym.

SEE GCM | A6

BY AMANDA BRADFORD

STAFF WRITER

Friday morning betweenmidnight and 3 a.m., Dan-iel Sauvola, 28, of Well-ford, was struck and killedby a train near Bobo Streetin Greer.

Around 7:30 a.m., atrain going through Greerstopped and radioed inthat someone was onthe tracks. The train wasstopped on the tracksblocking Highway 101 andE. Poinsett Street in Greeruntil around 12:30 p.m.while the coroner and po-lice investigated.

According to the inci-dent police report, thetrain that may have struckSauvola had advised dis-patch that it collided withsomething on the tracks,further advising they be-lieved it was a deer, butthey were unable to locateanything.

It wasnt until anothertrain passed through fourhours later that the bodywas discovered.

Lt. Cris Varner said thesecond train did not strikethe body, and if the initialtrain hit Sauvola they maynot have known it, but itsstill unclear if the train be-lieved to to have collidedwith a deer was the sametrain that first struck Sau-vola.

Theres a lot of factorsthat were still working onwith the investigation be-cause you wouldnt feel itif you were in a train, hesaid.

Varner said it is too soonto know if alcohol or drugswere in Sauvolas systemand the death is still underinvestigation.

abradford@greercitizen.com | 877-207 6

BY WILLIAM BUCHHEIT

STAFF WRITER

ER doctors, social work-ers and judges must oftendeal with the ugly after-math of domestic violence.But no one faces the real-time horror and sadnessof spousal abuse as rou-tinely as police officers.

Greer PD Sgts. ChrisForrester and Chad Rich-ardson both worked thecitys streets for over a de-cade before receiving theirpromotions to Sergeant.During those years, theydrespond to 911 calls ofCriminal Domestic Vio-lence (CDV) several timesper week.

The thing about CDV isits a problem everywhere,Richardson explains. Itsa problem that has nosocioeconomic ties to it.

You can go to the most af-fluent neighborhoods andwork a CDV. Theres no

rhyme or reason to it. Itseverywhere.

CDV calls come through

the switchboard with suchfrequency that a full weekof the three-month po-

lice-training academy isdedicated solely to han-dling such incidents. Thatemphasis seems logicalconsidering the inherentdanger of these situations,where officers enter intoa firestorm of emotion,chaos and uncertainty.CDV calls are so inherent-ly dangerous, in fact, thatForrester says only traffic

stops result in more of-ficer fatalities in the USeach year.

The department handlessuch calls with great careand caution, with at leasttwo officers and some-times three responding tothe scene. Often there areweapons on the premisesand more times than not,

SEE CDV | A10

Local residentkilled by train

The shame of our state: Domestic violence in SCPART THREE: THE POLICE

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

On Tuesday morning, Judy Tipton was among those helping to set up for Big Thursday. The annual event will last all dayand will inlcude a live auction at 7 p.m.

There have been incidents where

officers have been killed arresting a CDV

[perpetrator] on the scene because the

other person doesnt want them to go tojail.

Chris Forrester

Greer Police Sergeant

PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

Over the years, Chris Forrester (left) and Chad Richardson have had to deal with theirshare of domestic violence cases.

STEVE BLACKWELL | THE GREER CITIZEN

Police responded to the site where the body of 28-year-old Daniel Sauvola was found early Friday morning.

Bid high on Big ThursdayBIG THURSDAY LIVE AUCTION ITEMS | 2003 Jeep Grand Chero-

kee from Deal Depot One year member-

ship to 9Round withgloves and wraps

Fripp Island beachweekend

Signed helmets, jersey andgear from Greer High andBlue Ridge High footballteams

Two Southwest Airline tickets Vintage Fire Chief car Ten yards of mulch One year of chiropractic care,

Greer Chiropractic Center TaylorMade R1 driver Load of Topsoil Six tickets to Disney on Ice

with parking pass

Goldwomans

Seiko watch Horseback rid-

ing lessons Two pineapple statues

Guided hog hunt for one 1995 15-passenger Dodge

van 2012 Denver Broncos auto-

graphed football 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers au-

tographed football Antique china set, 100 plus

pieces Gone with the Wind style

antique lamp Double pedestal walnut desk Claw foot round glass china

cabinet

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZENThis 2003 Jeep GrandCherokee will be amongthe items to be auctioned.

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GCM IN NEEDOF FOOD, ITEMS

Greer Community Minis-tries is in need of spaghettisauce, spaghetti noodles,beef stew, canned toma-toes, canned baked beans,all soups, canned veg-etables (excluding greenbeans and corn) and condi-ments (including ketchup,mustard, mayonnaise) forits food pantry.

For its 12 Days of Christ-mas, in which items arecollected to give to theMeals On Wheels clients,GCM needs misc. unusedcards including enve-lopes (Thank You, GetWell, Birthday, Christmas,etc), blankets, jar openers,toiletries (combs, handlotions, small shampoos)and small poinsettias.

Call Linda Teems at 879-2254.

GREER MEALS ONWHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS

Greer Community Minis-tries Meals on Wheels pro-gram needs drivers for anumber of routes, includ-ing weekly, monthly or assubstitutes.

A MOW driver must bea qualified driver with avalid drivers license andhave a heart for servingothers. MOW has 19 deliv-ery routes in the greaterGreer area. Meals are de-livered Monday throughFriday.

Contact Linda Teems at879-2254 or 877-1937.

ROAD TO RECOVERYNEEDS DRIVERS

The American Cancer So-ciety needs volunteer driv-ers to transport patientsto local treatment centers.Anyone interested in vol-unteering as a driver musthave a good driving re-cord, valid drivers license,automobile insurance anda vehicle in good workingcondition. The AmericanCancer Society providesfree training for this pro-gram.

For more information onbecoming a Road to Recov-ery volunteer, contact TeriDonahoo, Mission DeliveryManager, at 627-1903 orteri.donahoo@cancer.org.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTATICKETS ON SALE

Tickets for all three ses-sions of Breakfast withSanta are on sale in theGreer City Hall lobby from8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.

Tickets are $6 for adultsand $4 for children 9 andunder, and there is a six-ticket limit per transac-tion. Call 968-7004.

DRIVE4URSCHOOLAT GREER CHARTER HIGH

D & D Motors presentsDrive4urSchool on Sat-urday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. 3p.m. free fundraisingevent to help raise $6,000for Greer Middle CollegeCharter High School. Thefundraiser will be held onthe Greer Middle Collegecampus, located at Greercampus of GreenvilleTechnical College on Hwy290.

For each person whotest drives any new Fordthat day, D and D Mo-tors via Ford Motor Com-pany will donate $20 pertest drive up to a total of

$6,000 to Greer Middle Col-lege Charter High School.Interested consumers 18and older participating donot need to pre-register.

Contact Melanie Bargarat 864-469-7571.

AIR RIFLETOURNAMENT

BSA Troop 603 and GraceUnited Methodist Churchwill host its Fall 2013 AirRifle Tournament, Satur-day, Nov. 9 beginning at10 a.m. at the church, 627Taylor Road, Greer. Costis $4 for youth and $5 foradults.

The event is open to thepublic and all ages. Scoutscan work toward marks-manship badges and class-es will be Pellet and BBIron sight and Pellet andBB optic sight, competitionstyle rifle and open pistol.Door prizes and prizes forclasses will be given.

For more informationcontact Steve Dial at 879-7060 or email statmedi-cal@charger.net.

KEGS N KS RUNSET FOR NOV. 9

The first annual Kegs NKs Run will take place atGreer City Park on Nov. 9from noon until 6 p.m.

The 4K race will begin at2 p.m. The cost to registeris $45 plus a $3 signupfee.

This event supports Dis-abled American Veterans(DAV), Susan G. Komen,and Greer Relief, whichwill receive $1 for everywristband sold.

MIDDLE TYGERLUNCH AND TOUR

The Middle Tyger Com-munity Center, 84 GroceRoad, Lyman, will hold aLunch and Tour on Tues-day, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m.

Call 439-7760 for moreinformation or to register.

DEMENTIA COURSEAT MANNING HOUSE

A Virtual Dementiacourse will be held onThursday, Nov. 14 from 4-6 p.m. at Manning House.

The Virtual Demen-tia Tour is an interac-tive learning experiencedesigned to help thosecaring for someone with

Alzheimers disease orother dementias. By walk-ing in their shoes, we candevelop a sense of how wemight feel and what mightmake us more comfort-able if we were the oneswith dementia.

Call 989-0707 and askfor Tina or Libby. TheManning House is locatedat 10 Companion Court inGreer.

GREENVILLE BLUESTAR MOTHERS

Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3p.m. at The Redeemer Lu-theran Church, Highway101, Greer, is the Green-ville Blue Star Mothers,Chapter 3 packing day forthe Christmas mailing toour soldiers serving over-seas.

Accepting monetary do-nations and donations ofcanned fruit, black or greencrew socks, DVDs, snackbars, iTunes cards, singlepack powdered drink mix-es, food and hand warm-ers, baby wipes, cannedmeats, dried fruit snacks,Febreeze, gum, sports andwomens magazines.

Contact Lillian Flem-ming, president, at 241-8677 or Sharon Fletcher at901-0925, or email green-villebluestarmothers.org.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 7THE SERTOMA CLUB at

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THE GREER CHURCH of Godfellowship building host-ing a Gospel and Blue GrassJam from 6:30 - 9 p.m. Call877-3668.

THE TAYLORS LIONS Clubat 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,500 East Main St., Taylors. CallAllen Culver at 350-6939.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ID required.Grace Place is located at 407Ridgewood Drive.

COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

10 -11:30 a.m. at CalvaryChristian Fellowship, 2455Locust Hill Road, Taylors.Limited supplies available ona first come, first serve basis.

MONDAY, NOV. 11THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

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MOUS at 7 p.m. at the GreerRecreational Center.

GRACE PLACE in Greer willhave its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. ID required.Grace Place is located at 407Ridgewood Drive.

TUESDAY, NOV. 12THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

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MOUS at 7 p.m. at the GreerRecreational Center.

THE ROTARY CLUB ofGreater Greer at 7:15 a.m.at Southern Thymes. Call334-6177.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY

CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-rial United Methodist Church,201 N. Main St., Greer. Call877-1352.

GRACE PLACE in Greer willhave its clothing closet openfrom 6 - 8 p.m. ID required.Grace Place is located at 407Ridgewood Drive.

GAP CREEK SINGERS willrehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.at The Church of the GoodShepherd, 200 Jason St.,Greer. For further informa-tion or to schedule a perfor-mance contact Wesley Welsh,President, at 877-5955.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13THE AWANAS CLUB at El

Bethel Baptist Church, 313Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 areinvited. Call 877-4021.

GRACE PLACE in Greer willhave its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. ID required.Grace Place is located at 407Ridgewood Drive.

THURSDAY, NOV. 14KIWANIS CLUB at 6:30 p.m.

at Laurendas Family Restau-rant. Call Charmaine Helfrichat 349-1707.

ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIA

TION SUPPPORT GROUPinthe second floor classroom atGreer Memorial Hospital, 830S. Buncombe Road, from 7- 8:30 p.m. For more informa-tion call the Alzheimers As-sociation at (800) 272-3900,or visit www.alz.org/sc.

SATURDAY, NOV. 16UPSTATE FIBROMYALGIA

SUPPORT Group at theHampton Inn on FishermansDrive (behind Earthfare) byPelham & 85 at 11 a.m. CallRita Forbes at 968-0430 orLisa Gambrell-Burns at 268-5907.

COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

10 -11:30 a.m. at CalvaryChristian Fellowship, 2455Locust Hill Road, Taylors.Limited supplies available ona first come, first serve basis.

KINGDOM ASSEMBLY

OUTREACH Center will behanding out free groceries toqualified applicants from 10a.m. - noon at 3315 BrushyCreek Road, Greer. Call 848-2728 or visit www.kingdo-maoc.com.

Calendar deadline isnoon on Tuesdays. All list-ings are subject to editingand/or omission due tospace constraints. Pleasesubmit information aboutarea events, meetings, etc.to Amanda Bradford at877-2076, email to abrad-ford@greercitizen.comor mail to The Greer Citi-zen P.O. Box 70 Greer, SC29652.

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CANNON PASSESCNA EXAM

Nicole Cannon, daughterof Deborah Jean Cannonand H. Singleton Gilmore,recently passed her Cer-tified Nursing Assistant(CNA) exam.

She is a 2010 Greer Highgraduate and graduatedfrom Greenville Techni-cal College in 2012 witha Patient Care Technician(PCT) degree.

Cannon is a member ofNew Jerusalem BaptistChurch in Greer.

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GWINN DAVIS | THE GREER CITIZEN

Avoiding deathZombie Kim Brookshire chases after a runner. Runners participated in the 2nd AnnualGreenville Zombie Run, a 5K Chase Race. The Zombie Run brought together close to1,000 runners at Heritage Park in Simpsonville.

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BY KATIE JONES

STAFF WRITER

Young, Upstate art-ists are thankful for theirparents, nature and theirupcoming Thanksgivingmeals, as evident from theGiving Thanks Art Showsubmissions, said JuliaBlack, City of Greer eventssupervisor.

More than 30 entrieswere submitted this year,with submissions ac-cepted from kindergartenthrough college students.This includes a large groupof entries from Greer High,said Robin Byouk, GreerCultural Arts Council su-pervisor.

Were always grateful toGreer High School for theirparticipation, she said.

The pieces will be ondisplay through the sec-ond week of December.Theyre on display at Wallgallery, named for formermayor Don Wall and wifeEllen, at City Hall. 301 E.Poinsett St.

The art show gives stu-dents an opportunity toshow their art, when theyotherwise might not have.It also benefits the public.

The Wall Gallery pro-vides artwork to the publicto enlighten and educate,Byouk said.

The Giving Thanks ArtShow is also a fun wayto showcase art from allaround the Upstate, Blacksaid.

The city of Greer, werejust always looking forways to support the artsso this is just another wayin which we are support-ing the arts, but more im-portantly, the local artistsof Greer and the Upstate,

she said.Prizes will be awarded to

one student in elementary,middle and high schools,as well as a college stu-dent.

The reception is from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Greer CityHall.

Its great to see the kidssmiling next to artworkthats being hung on dis-play for the entire monthof November so everybodythat comes into Greer CityHall can see their artwork,Black said.

The reception is from 5-8 p.m. on Nov. 7 at GreerCity Hall. The pieces canbe seen 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-day-Friday. Light refresh-ments will be served.

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Tree lighting

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BY AMANDA BRADFORD

STAFF WRITER

At the Lyman TownCouncil meeting Mondaynight, council was advisedthat streetscape plans forLyman have been complet-ed and will be submittedto the S.C. Department ofTransportation Friday andapproval or denial will bereceived within 30 days.On Jan. 6, bids will bepresented for the projectand construction will startsoon after.

The new amphitheatre

is completed and a grandopening for the facilitywill be held after the Ly-man Christmas Paradebeing held on Dec. 1 at4:30 p.m. Line-up for theparade will begin at 3:30p.m. in Freds parking lotat Edgewood Street andSpartanburg Highway. En-try forms for the paradeare available at the Ly-man Municipal Complexand participation is free.A Christmas Tree Light-ing Ceremony, Christmascarols and fireworks willtake place after the paradeat the new Amphitheater,located across from OldSprings parking lot.

Resident Michael John-son addressed councilabout traffic concerns dueto the Inland Port. Johnsonrequested council consider

posting signs to prohibitunnecessary truck trafficthrough downtown Lyman.Mayor Rodney Turner ad-vised council intendedto address the issue andconsider the traffic impactof the Inland Port, but nocourse of action has yetbeen taken.

The Public Works depart-ment received approvalfrom DEHEC to go forwardwith sewer treatment andtransport again followingan investigation into illicitPCBs being found in thesewer system.

Council heard the sec-ond and final reading foran amendment to the Sew-er Service Ordinance. Theamendment changes theverbiage of the ordinance,but presently the sewerordinance is undergoing

an entire rewrite and whencompleted will be present-ed to council.

The Police Departmentreported it took an activerole in Red Ribbon Weeklast week when it visitedschools to talk to studentsabout alcohol, drug and to-bacco prevention, and theFire Department reportthat it handled 72 callslast month, four of whichwere related to vehicle ac-cidents, and one of whichresulted in a fatality.

An Employee Apprecia-tion Dinner will be heldDec. 7 at 6 p.m. and thenext Lyman Council meet-ing will be held on Dec. 2at 6:30 p.m. at 81 GroceRoad, Lyman.

abradford@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

Lyman Town Council movesforward with Streetscape plans

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Holiday head startCity of Greer employee Bill Worrell secures a holiday bow

to a lamppost on Trade Street as Lamor Whitman holds hisladder.

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It has taken me years no, decades to learn to stop trying to punch myway through a difficult situation.Are you with me? Let me set the scene:

You have plans to go to the beach for along weekend. The week before you arescheduled to depart, the water pumpgoes in your car. OK, no problem, youthink, a bit inconvenient, but at least ithappened before you were halfway toFolly Beach and you can take it to yourtrusted mechanic.

Then, two days before you depart,your child comes down with a sorethroat, and the day you are scheduledto depart, its pouring and the extendedforecast calls for rain all weekend. Thiswill result in two different behaviors.One will throw their hands into the airand say, OK, I give up! Never mind thatI havent seen the ocean in five years,were staying home, and well get a pizzaand Netflix a movie, instead.

And then there is me. Or the madwom-an formerly known as me: I dont careif I have to walk every step of the way ina tornado, naked, wearing a collander onmy head, I.am.going.to.the.beach!

Oh, Id get there, all right, and it would

be awful.And it would be all Pauls fault.Nowadays, I cave in relatively quickly.

Its not that I allow setbacks to dictatemy decisions, but rather, I tend to payattention quickly so that the universestops using my head as a hacky sack andI can let go and let God.

Case in point: For two weeks, I havebeen trying to schedule a vetting for ayoung filly that Im attempting to pur-chase. Vettings are imperative because,even if a horse is free, the last thing youwant is an animal with the beginnings ofarthritic changes, or a heart murmur orweird blood panel results you get thedrift. And for two weeks, the vetting hasbeen impeded and re-scheduled threedifferent times owing to a faulty brakebox in my truck, a flat tire on my horsetrailer, and the horses owner being

called, last minute, to cover for a sickcolleague.

For the fourth time, I conferred withthe owner and we rescheduled. Onlythen did I allow my excited anticipa-tion begin to bubble. You see, regard-less of my age, the thought of getting anew horse is no different than that ofan 8- year-old child getting a pony forChristmas.

You guys, imagine getting a vintagesoft tail under the tree. Ladies, 10 pairsof Louboutin, red-soled heels. Yourenow somewhere close to my ecstasy.

Youre not going to believe this,read the email that popped up later thatevening. The filly is lame and seemsto be brewing an abscess in her rightfront hoof. Am poulticing and will havethe vet try to pare it out, but will haveto reschedule until it drains and shessound.

Wa-waaaaaa.Man, Im sorry, said Paul, reading

over my slumped shoulder. Thats re-ally frustrating.

But then I was given one more thumpon the back of the head by the universeshacky sack and it all became crystal

clear.Nope, I began, sitting up suddenly

straighter, dont you see? This is a goodthing! If Id tried to vet her a coupleof days ago, when we last rescheduledand before the abscess really declareditself, shed still be ouchy from thestone bruise, or whatever, caused it. Shewouldnt have passed the vetting and wewouldnt know why. I would have wastedan entire day and a couple hundred dol-lars on gas for nothing. This thing had tosurface, and now well wait for it to blowand, like every other hoof abscess, shellbe fine. Im really grateful.

As I type, my rig is hooked up, newtires are on the trailer, a brake box hasbeen installed in the truck and the lastempty stall in the barn has been deeplybedded with soft shavings in optimisticanticipation.

And if I dont bring her home with metomorrow, Im going to do my best toecho a late friends advice:

Honey, if God doesnt open the door,praise Him in the hallway!

Amen.

IM JUST

SAYING

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THE UPPER ROOM | CURIOUSLYAMANDA

AMANDA BRADFORD

Staff reporter

Let go and let God

Chance to give back arrives

with Big Thursday, toy driveWith all the talk of health care, governmentshutdowns and a still struggling economy, itshard for many Americans to get in the spirit fora holiday that is less than eight weeks away.

But life doesnt seem to be as bleak in theGreer area as the opening of the new Inland Portis going to bring even more revenue into an areathat recently announced it set a new record forGross Retail Sales.

This week, area residents have an opportunityto give back in a few different ways. Big Thurs-day, the annual fundraiser for Greer Communi-ty Ministries, is an all-day event that brings thecommunity together in a way that few things dooutside of Family Fest.

Whether its buying barbeque or hot dogplates or bidding on one of many amazingitems in the silent and live auctions, there istruly something for everyone to take advantageof. The auctions include many items that wouldmake great Christmas gifts, including airlinetickets, packages that include the use of a brandnew BMW for the weekend, dinners hosted bysome of Greers most prominent citizens, andfootballs signed by NFL teams like the DenverBroncos and Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as localhigh schools such as Greer and Blue Ridge.

On Sunday, the annual Syl Syl Toy Drive willtake place from 2-4 p.m. This event makes animpact on so many levels. It honors the legacyof a woman who loved this city and childrenduring her life, which was ended much too soonduring a horrific bank robbery that also claimedthe lives of two others.

It is spearheaded by her sons, who not onlywant to pay tribute to their mother and thethings that she believed in, but also want tomake sure that the tragedy of her death is nev-er forgotten and to one day see that justice isserved and the people responsible for her deathare captured and held responsible.

The event is hosted each year by the Clockrestaurant, and is a reminder of what the busi-ness and its owners mean to the community.

The restaurant isnt open on Sundays, but Jim-my Chulkas and his family gladly open theirdoors each year for this occasion. You can feelthe love and warmth of this event the momentyou walk through the doors.

If you are someone who has been to either ofthese events before, you know how rewarding itis to be involved and this year shouldnt be anydifferent.

If you havent been to either one, make thisthe year. Along with Greer Relief and the GreerSoup Kitchen, Greer Community Ministries is avital part of our community. Through the workof many, those agencies offer assistance to theless fortunate and elderly. They make a differ-ence in the lives of so many.

If you attend the toy drive, one of the bestthings to do is bring one or several unwrappedtoys in, grab a cup of sweet tea and a plate ofsnacks, and then grab a seat that will allow youto just sit back and enjoy.

It is then you will see the kind of heart thatthis community possesses as people walk inwith things as small as a doll to as large as abicycle, and do it all for the same reason. Theywant to give back and make sure the holidaysare a little merrier for those who havent alwayshad that.

Dancingmy prayersRead Psalm 149:1-4

David, wearing a linenephod, danced before theLord with all his might. 2

Samuel 6:14

As a Native American, I havethe honor and privilege of car-rying on the tradition of NativeAmerican dancing. With eachdance step runs a deep connec-tion among ancestors, thosewho live now and the genera-

tions to come. My spirit-filleddance gives honor and praiseto God, while giving me a wayto offer my prayers to mycreator.

The dress I wear is called ajingle-dance or prayer-dancedress. The cones on the dressrepresent prayers. As I dance,each cone hits another and theprayers sing out their requestto God. Sgt. 1st Class Mitche-lene Bigman gave me the dresswhen she returned from herfirst tour in Iraq. Her hand-written message said that theprayers on the dress were forthe soldiers that served side byside with her and the familiesof those who did not returnhome with her unit. She toldme always to dance for peaceand healing.

Each time I dance, whether itbe for a Native American min-istry Sunday service, pow wow,or a gathering to share ourNative ways, my tear-filled eyesdance with pride, as I honor theprayers of those I do not know.My dress reminds me that anyact done in love on behalf oranother is a kind of prayer.

Prayer: Creator God, we thankyou for hearing our prayers,in whatever language we offerthem. Amen.

Temporarypain

Sticks and stone will breakmy bones, but words willnever hurt me. Its a well-

known adage, but its ultimate-ly a well-intended lie that attimes Ive wished were true.

Physical wounds are fareasier to manage than psycho-logical ones. When we hurtphysically we take medications,tend to the source of pain andare often given a timeframefor it to heal. Emotional painisnt so simple. There are noanswers. No timeframes. Nocures. There is only time.

Over the past week Ivebeen struggling with my ownemotional wounds after mak-ing a difficult decision to enda relationship I had outgrown,and Im now left with an emptypit in my stomach, a little bit ofadvice and a forced smile.

Although it was the right de-cision, Im haunted by memo-ries of a life I am no longerpart of and Im mourning thelife I could have had. There isno timeframe, no painkillerand no solution only fleetingmoments when I almost forget.

Everyone battles emotionalpain in some form or fashionbecause its inevitable, but itsnot uncontrollable. Anyonewho is also going throughtough times, know this: pain istemporary and there are waysto manage it without hurtingthose around you or furtherhurting yourself. Too oftenpeople let their minds dictatetheir actions in moments of un-balanced emotion rather thanjust standing in the oncomingwaves of pain and just feelingit until the tide washes away.

Despite the deep-rootedsadness I feel, through thisexperience Ive learned a lotabout myself and Ive foundstrength I wasnt aware I had.Though Im no expert, Iveacquired quite a few emotionalscars. Ive found immersingyourself in distractions such associal settings, books, televi-sion and projects can bringcalm moments that allow youto momentarily forget. Thesedistractions can also help toavoid rash decisions. But whenpain is unavoidable and sad-ness consuming, allow yourselfto grieve because there are noright answers and few thingsin life are as black and whiteas broken bones. Like any pain,some days are more manage-able than others, you just haveto allow yourself to face it andfeel so you can move on.

If you are someone who has been

to either of these events before,

you know how rewarding it is to be

involved and this year shouldnt be

any different.

My dress reminds me

that any act done

in love on behalf or

another is a kind of

prayer.

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Sometimes the best giftyou can give a personis to let them wallowaround for a while in themess they made. Beingforced to work your wayout of bad decisions andirresponsible behaviors isa great remedy in lots ofcases. But in this situa-tion, with what youvetold me about her previ-ous health issue, and thefact that shes now beingresponsible with money,behaving and making bet-ter life choices, Id wanther to be as free as pos-sible as she takes up thisnew walk.

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For the 2013 fiscal year,Greer reported the fourthlargest total retail salesfigures in Greenville andSpartanburg counties, fall-ing behind only Greenville,Spartanburg and Mauldin.Greer reported an 8 per-cent increase in retail salescompared to the previousyear, reporting a total of$740,381,970 in gross re-tail sales.

Reno Deaton, Greer De-velopment Corporationexecutive director, said hebelieves a combination ofseveral things led to the in-crease, including residen-tial growth, an increase intraffic through the WadeHampton corridor, and re-tailers abilities to provide

a variety of products andservices.

I think that that hasled to increased trafficthrough out the WadeHampton corridor andother areas, he said.

Weve seen retailers,both high traffic retailersand high traffic commer-cial areas, as well as ourspecialty retailers in areassuch as our historic down-town Greer station, do afantastic job as far as interms of product mix andcustomer service.

Deaton said he expectsthe trend to continue up-ward as residential growthcontinues.

I think it does havethe opportunity to con-tinue to drive new retailsales growth, with newresidents, additional new

housing starts, we haveadditional customers andnew opportunities to moveproduct, he said.

As a result of the in-crease in retail sales, Dea-ton believes more busi-nesses will consider Greeras a viable market to con-duct business in.

I think one, it demon-strates to businesses bothin the community andthose that might be con-sidering the communitythat we are a thriving re-tail market, Deaton said.I think it also presents agreat story for local resi-dents, that they under-stand that they can shoplocal and find all the prod-ucts and services that theymay need or want.

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On Veterans Day, Mon-day, Nov. 11, customerswho come in for a hair-cut at any U.S. Great Clipssalon will receive a freehaircut card to give to anactive/inactive/retiredmilitary member of anybranch, including the Na-tional Guard.

Military members canalso come in on VeteransDay for a free haircut or topick up a free haircut cardto use, with proof of ser-vice, any day before Dec.31, 2013.

Were honored to helpthe entire nation show ap-preciation for the men andwomen who have servedour country, said GreatClips CEO, Rhoda Olsen,who is married to a Viet-nam veteran. We inviteeveryone to come into aU.S. Great Clips salon onVeterans Day to purchasea service and pick up a free

haircut card. Give the cardto your veteran neighbor,family member or justsomeone you notice is aveteran to thank them forserving our country. Itsone small way to show youtruly care and appreciatetheir service.

The free haircut cardsare redeemable by veter-ans at any U.S. Great Clipsfrom Nov. 11Dec. 31,2013 with proof of service.The promotion applies toveterans only.

Veterans who visit GreatClips in the U.S. on Nov.11 receive either a freehaircut that day or a freehaircut card to redeem byDec. 31. After Nov. 11,veterans must have a freehaircut card to get thefree haircut.

Many of our franchiseowners, corporate staffand Great Clips stylistshave served in the mili-

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Wayne E. Beam

Wayne Eugene Beam, Sr.,67, widower of MargaretDavis Beam, died Oct. 30,2013 at his home.

A native of Salisbury,N.C., son of Mary Eula Hill-ard Yountz of Kennesaw,Ga. and the late John Wil-liam Beam, he was a mem-ber of Reidville First Bap-tist Church.

Also surviving are twosons, Wayne E. Beam, Jr. ofTaylors and Michael Beamand his wife, Jennifer, ofSimpsonville; a daugh-ter, Teresa Anne Abbottand her husband, Jack, ofGreer; a sister, TheresaLee Gray and her husband,Rodney, of Kennesaw; andfive grandchildren.

Mr. Beam was prede-ceased by one sister, Scot-tie Lucille Talbert, and onegrandchild.

Graveside services wereheld Monday at HillcrestMemory Gardens, conduct-ed by Rev. Dean Patton.

John T. Lindsey

John Thomas Lindsey,69, passed away Oct. 31,2013.

A native of Savannah,Ga., he was the son of thelate John Turner and Mat-tie Mae Hand Lindsey andthe widower of the late SueKearsey Lindsey. Mr. Lind-sey was a member of HollySprings Baptist Churchand a Division Managerfor Defender Services.

Survivors include adaughter, Sarah Kay Dun-can of Greer; a grand-daughter, Lindsey Duncan;two sisters, Barbara Howleof North Augusta and Syl-via Mali of Aiken; his twolittle buddies, Sammy andZack; and numerous niec-es and nephews.

He was predeceased bythree brothers, James L.,Wilbur E., and E. Ray Lind-sey.

Graveside services wereheld Tuesday at HollySprings Baptist ChurchCemetery, with Rev. TimClark officiating. The fam-ily received friends priorto the service at StriblingFuneral Home.

Memorials may be madeto Holly Springs Bap-tist Church, 251 HannonRoad, Inman, 29349 orThe American Heart Asso-ciation 3535 Pelham Road,Greenville, 29615.

Condolences may bemade at striblingfuneral-home.net.

Margie B. Parker

Margie Bramlett HowellParker passed away peace-fully at her home on Oct.30, 2013.

Margie was born on May1, 1930 in Greer, and was adaughter of the late Leroyand Vonnie H. Bramlett.

Margie graduated fromDavenport High School,where she played on thegirls basketball team andwas a member of the lastclass to graduate 11thgrade.

Her first marriage was toMarshall Howell of Greerand they had two children,Barry (Smiley) and Bryan.After Marshalls death,

she married Cecil Parkerof Liberty and moved toUnion with him and hischildren, Lisa, Woody andDerryl, but later returnedwith him to her belovedGreer, where she happilyremained.

She loved children andwas employed by Rilla RinSchoolette and PreciousPeople daycares and wasknown to many children inGreer and Union as MissMargie.

She was a long-timemember of Greer FirstBaptist Church and wascurrently a faithful anddevoted member of St.Johns Baptist Church. Sheenjoyed being involvedwith her church familyand is remembered for heryears of dedicated serviceon the Hospitality Com-mittee.

Besides spending timewith her children, grand-children and church fam-ily, Margie enjoyed cheer-ing for the Greer YellowJackets and her belovedSouth Carolina Gamecocks.Along with her husbandsand parents, she was pre-deceased by her son, Barry(Smiley) Howell; brothersRoy Bramlett and Wil-liam Bramlett; a sister,Julia Bramlett; and specialfriend, Becky Clement.

She is survived by herson and daughter-in-law,Bryan and Laurie EptonHowell and their two chil-dren, Wilson and Jay ofGreenville; her daughter-in-law, Patty Logan Howelland her children, Logan(Ashley), Tyler and Luke ofGreer; and her nephews,Jake and Hayden Lines;step-children Lisa Gossett(Tim) of Easley and theirchildren, Jordan and Me-gan; Woody Parker (Violet)of Union and his son Ste-ven and his grandson, Jay-go; Derryl Parker (Dianne)and their children, Creedand Breanna of Blue Ridge,Ga.; her brothers, DavidBramlett (Evelyn) of Lan-drum and Ralph Bramlett(Cynthia) of Garden City.

Also surviving are herdevoted friends and neigh-bors, Ralph and LeighClement, and Blair Keeley(Scott) and their children,Peyton, Landon and Gar-ren.

The family will be at thehome of her son. Visita-tion was held at The WoodMortuary in Greer on Fri-day and services were heldon Saturday at Greer FirstBaptist Church and offici-ated by Rev. Dow Welshand Mrs. Dottie Brysonwith burial following theservice at Hillcrest Memo-ry Gardens.

Pallbearers were hergrandchildren. In lieu offlowers, memorials maybe made to the St. JohnsBaptist Church BuildingFund, PO Box 2353, Greer,29652-2353 or to a charityof ones choosing.

Charles A. RoachCharles Agnew Roach,

69, of 111 Hubert St.,Greer, died Nov. 3, 2013 athis residence.

A native of GreenvilleCounty, son of the lateAgnew and Annie BelleWallace Roach, he was aretired employee of StarPaper Tube and of theBaptist faith.

Surviving are one niece,Norma Hinkle (David) ofGreer; three great-neph-ews, Michael Hinkle (Jen-nifer), Chris Hinkle (Kelly)and Brad Hinkle (Kayla);two great-great-nephews,Matthew Hinkle and Ja-cob Hinkle; and one great-great-niece, Haley Hinkle.

Mr. Roach was prede-

ceased by two sisters, Dor-othy Roach and CatherineRoach.

Graveside services wereheld Tuesday at HillcrestMemorial Gardens, con-ducted by Rev. DonnaStroud.

The families are at theirrespective homes.

Online condolences maybe made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Dan M. SauvolaDan Martin Sauvola, 28,

of 232 Doris Ann Court,Wellford, died Nov. 1,2013.

A native of Peter-borough, N.H., he wasa son of Sheila Eliza-beth Stauffeneker Sauvolaof the home and the lateThomas Gerald Sauvola,owner of DMS Siding andmember of the Apostol-ic Lutheran Church.

Surviving also are sevenbrothers, Nels ThomasSauvola, Nathan JamesSauvola, Peter Vern Sau-vola, Paul Arthur Sauvola,John David Sauvola, JedEric Sauvola and Ron Ar-nold Sauvola; a sister, Ja-nel Elizabeth Sauvola, allof Greer, and many niecesand nephews.

Funeral services will beheld at 2 p.m. Wednesdayat the Apostolic LutheranChurch, Rutherford Road,Greer, conducted by PastorDouglas Coponen. Burialwill follow in the MountainView Cemetery.

Visitation was held Tues-day at the church.

The family is at their re-spective homes.

Online condolences maybe made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Mattie J. Stroud

Mattie Jane Hood Stroud,87, widow of ThomasTom Harrison Stroud,died Oct. 31, 2013 at Ash-lan Village.

A native of GreenvilleCounty, daughter of thelate Carl D. and EliseRaines Hood, she was a re-tired employee of FurmanUniversity and a memberof Memorial United Meth-odist Church.

Surviving are two sonsand daughter-in-laws,John and Huisun Stroud ofTravelers Rest and Robert(Bob) and Karen Stroud ofGreer; two granddaughtersand their husbands, Ra-chel and Andy Lark, JaneStroud and John Craps andtwo great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Stroud was prede-ceased by a special friend,Dr. Beecher E. Morton, Jr.

Graveside services wereheld Saturday at MountainView Cemetery, conductedby Rev. George Strait.

The family is at the homeof the son and daughter-in-law, Bob and KarenStroud, 107 Mount VernonCircle, Greer, 29651.

A special appreciation tothe staff of Ashlan Villageand Agape Hospice.

Memorials may be madeto Greer Community Min-istries, P.O. Box 1373,Greer, 29652.

Online condolences maybe made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

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BBQ Lunch .....11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Hot Dog Supper .............5-7 p.m.Live Auction .........................7 p.m.

Events raise awarenessSpartanburg Regional

Healthcare System (SRHS)has scheduled severalevents in recognition ofLung Cancer AwarenessMonth. Additionally, theGibbs Cancer Center & Re-search Institute is offeringa new form of lung can-cer screening that showsgreater detail than stan-dard screens.

Lung Cancer AwarenessMonth has grown dramati-cally from its initial incep-tion of Lung Cancer Aware-ness Day in 1995. As thelung cancer communityand the lung cancer move-ment grew, the awarenessactivities increased andgrew into Lung CancerAwareness Month.

SRHS Lung Cancer Eventsinclude:

Shine the Light onLung Cancer Prayer Vigilon Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. atthe Gibbs Cancer Center &Research Institute Garden,

101 East Wood Street,Spartanburg

Led by pastors fromthree area churches andspecialized physicians,the vigil will provide hope,support and compassionfor those impacted by lungcancer and those at risk.

Lung Cancer Lunch& Learn on Nov. 15, 12-1p.m., Gibbs Cancer Center& Research Institute Au-ditorium, 101 East WoodStreet, Spartanburg

William T. Joyce, III, M.D.,

a radiologist at SRHS, willdiscuss the importance oflung screening and the lat-est advances in the field.

The Great AmericanSmokeout on Nov. 21

The American CancerSociety marks the GreatAmerican Smokeout onthe third Thursday of No-vember each year by en-couraging smokers to usethe date to make a plan toquit, or to plan in advanceand quit smoking thatday.

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CHURCH BAZAAR/BBQAT BLUE RIDGE BAPTIST

Blue Ridge BaptistChurch, located at 3950Pennington Road, Greer,will host its annual ChurchBazaar and BBQ on Satur-day, starting at 8 a.m. withbreakfast biscuits and cof-fee.

BBQ plates will be avail-able for lunch, along witha great variety of bakedgoods, canned fruits andvegetables and crafts.

The Blood Mobile willalso be there to take dona-tions.

The event will close at 3p.m.

ELDERS/DEACONS SERVICEAT KINGDOM ASSEMBLY

Kingdom Assembly Out-reach Center, located at1514 S. Highway 14, Greer,will be having an Eldersand Deacons OrdinationService on Sunday at 10a.m.

Bishop Getties L. Jack-son, Sr. and Pastor AnitaJackson will officiate.

For additional informa-tion, visit kingdomaoc.com or call 655-5990.

JONES CELEBRATINGSIXTH ANNIVERSARY

Dr. Samuel C. Jonesof Cedar Grove BaptistChurch in Greer will becelebrating his sixth an-niversary on Sunday at 3p.m.

The speaker for themorning service will beRev. Jerry Mannings ofGaffney, and Dr. RichardSadler of Zion Hill BaptistChurch in Inman will bethe speaker for the after-noon service.

NEW RIVERIN CONCERT

New River Bluegrass willbe in concert at White OakBaptist Church on Sundayat 6 p.m. The church is lo-cated at 1805 Wade Hamp-ton Blvd. in Greenville,across from Bob JonesUniversity.

New River Bluegrass isNo. 1 on the Singing NewsBluegrass Charts for No-vember.

CALVARY HILLHOSTING REVIVAL

Calvary Hill BaptistChurch is holding a revivalfrom Nov. 10-13, featuringDr. Stan Wardlaw.

The first night will beginat 5:30 p.m. and the fol-lowing three will start at7 p.m.

The church is located at100 Calvery Hill ChurchDrive, Lyman.

For more information,call 968-0493.

SATURDAY SINGIN GAT MT. VIEW CHURCH

Mountain View Churchof God of Prophecy, lo-cated at 1105 Wingo Road,Campobello, is having

its fourth Saturday nightmonthly singing at 6 p.m.on Nov. 23.

The event will featurethe singing of EDIFY. Thisis a love offering concert.

For more information,visit mtviewcogopsc.comor call Don at 663-9065.

GOLDEN HEARTS HAVEBUSY SCHEDULE AHEAD

A Thanksgiving supperis on the calendar for theApalache Baptist Church(ABC) Golden Hearts at thechurch Christian Life Cen-ter (CLC) on Nov. 12 at 6p.m.

The turkey and dress-ing will be provided andseniors are asked to bringside dishes.

The senior adults havescheduled a shopping tripNov. 19 to Hamricks inGaffney. They will havelunch at the Cracker Bar-rel.

The annual ABC seniorsChristmas trip to PigeonForge, Tenn. is Dec. 2-5.The group plans to attendtwo Christmas shows:Country Tonite and DixieStampede.

On Wednesday night,the group will have aChristmas party includinga large Christmas dinner,singing, gifts for everyoneand a visit from Santa. Thegroup will also be eating atCracker Barrel, shopping,and enjoying plenty ofgood Christian fellowship.

Holly Springs Baptist andMt Lebanon Baptist seniorswill join the Apalache Bap-tist seniors on this trip.

On Dec. 10 a catered(Laurendas) Christmassupper will be held forthe Golden Hearts in thechurch CLC at 6 p.m. Af-ter the meal, the Christmasstory will be read from thescriptures and ChristmasCarols sung.

A day/night trip to Char-lotte Motor Speedway tosee the Christmas lights

is being planned for ei-ther Dec. 13 or 14 (exactdate and time will be an-nounced later).

To end the GoldenHearts 2013 activities, aday before New Years EveParty will be held on Dec.30 (time and place to beannounced later).

FAIRVIEW BAPTISTHOSTING GRIEFSHARE

Fairview Baptist Churchwill host GriefShare, a sup-port group led by Carol Al-len, on the second Sundayof each month from 4:45-6:30 p.m.

Fairview Baptist is lo-cated at 1300 Locust HillRoad, Greer.

For more information,contact Carol Allen at 292-6008.

REDEEMER LUTHERANCHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Redeemer LutheranChurch, located at 300ONeal Road, Greer, con-ducts Sunday School at 9a.m., followed by the wor-ship service at 10 a.m.

Redeemers pastor isScottie Burkhalter.

For more information,call 877-5876.

EBENEZER WELCOMEOFFERING FREE FOOD

The Bread of Life FoodPantry at Ebenezer Wel-come Baptist Church isopen on Thursdays from2-4 p.m. The pantry isopen to families in needof assistance. Photo ID isrequired. The church islocated at 4005 Highway414, Landrum. For moreinformation, call 895-1461.

SINGLES BIBLE STUDYAT PELHAM ROAD BAPTIST

Pelham Road BaptistChurch hosts a SinglesBible Study each Sundayfrom 6-8:30 p.m.

The church is located at1108 Pelham Road.

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On Sunday, Nov. 17, Tay-lors First Baptist Churchwill present One Day, aday dedicated to missionsand to presenting newmission opportunities tothe congregation.

We want to celebratehow God is making disci-ples in our nations and inother nations, said Jere-my Thompson, minister ofmissions. This is actuallya day that will be playingoff of two days Nov. 10and 17 when our pastorwill be preaching on mis-sions.

The church will be usingthis day to announce tothe congregation two newmission opportunities inthe United States and twomore around the world.Taylors First is partneringwith two U.S. cities whichwill be disclosed on OneDay to help the churchplanters who are thereand to encourage some oftheir own congregation togo and help them as theystart their church plants.In fact, two of the fami-lies from Taylors First arealready heading to one ofthe partner cities to beginplanting a church.

This is part of SENDNorth America, which isthe emphasis of the NorthAmerican Mission Board,Thompson said. They arehighlighting 32 SEND cit-ies where churches will beplanted because those ar-eas are in need of church-es. We are working to pro-vide a network of support[for church planters] inNorth America.

Internationally, Tay-lors First is working withthe International MissionBoard to partner with anunreached people groupand an unengaged peoplegroup. The unreachedpeople group is a groupthat has less than two per-cent of evangelical Chris-tians amongst them.

Research shows thatif a group of people hasmore than two percent,the church can thrive,Thompson said. But whenthere is less than two per-cent, its a lot harder forthe church to survive.

Within an unengagedgroup of people, there isno evangelical presence,although there may bemissionaries in nearby cit-ies. The church hopes tosend short-term mission-ary teams to this groupof people and eventuallysend someone from theirown group to be a perma-nent missionary in thatarea.

During the One Day ser-vice, two men who workwith the SEND cities willpresent their ministries tothe congregation, a videowill be shown about the

unreached people groupand Thompson will repre-sent the unengaged peoplegroup.

We are hoping tobuild long-term partner-ships with these groups,Thompson said. We wantto have a long-term impactin the same areas.

Taylors First will behanding out commitmentcards at the end of theservice, asking people topray and consider joiningone of the teams headingout to help in these targetareas. There will also bebrochures with informa-

tion on how much moneyeach trip will cost. For thepeople who wont be ableto go on a mission trip, thechurch is asking for prayerteams to pray for thosewho do go. The purposeis to get everyone in thechurch involved in mis-sions, both here at homeand abroad.

The reason we go is inobedience to God in theGreat Commission foundin Matthew, Thompsonsaid. God deserves wor-ship of every tribe, tongue,and nation.

RELIGIONThe Greer Citizen

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Gowensville Fall Festival

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Gowensville Community Center

Hwy. 11 near intersection with Hwy. 14

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The Artisans Market with 18 craft boothsAttic treasures & books...Home baked goodies

Antique tractors...Unique Dark Corner giftsBreakfast biscuits...Hot dog lunchDrawings for quilt and gas grill

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Taylors First Baptistto present One Day

They are highlighting 32 SEND cities

where churches will be planted because

those areas are in need of churches. We

are working to provide a network of

support [for church planters] in North

America.

Jeremy ThompsonMinister of missions

Taylors First Baptist Church

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Abner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012

Bible Baptist Church6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003Blue Ridge Baptist Church3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787BridgePointe600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774Burnsview Baptist Church9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006Calvary Baptist101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759

Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092

Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., Lyman

Calvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643

Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors

Cedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500

Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314

Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461

El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021

Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121

Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385

Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881

First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253

Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746

Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289

Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519

Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer 877-7724

Greer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310

Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170

Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270

Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206

Hispanic BaptistIglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899

Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765

Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 89 5-1771

Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791

Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533

Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334

New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080

New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203

New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224

Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417

ONeal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930

Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032

Peoples Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546

Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483

Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449

Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400

Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061

Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672

St. Johns Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904

Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181

Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535

United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235

Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686

Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510

Welcome Home Baptist Church1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674

CATHOLICBlessed Trinity Catholic Church901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225

CHURCH OF CHRISTRiverside Church of Christ2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847

CHURCH OF GODChurch of God - Greer500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374

Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329

Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523

ONeal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273

Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528

Praise Cathedral Church of God3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878

EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330

LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066

Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162

Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644

Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877 -0308

Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522

Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015

Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150

Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142

Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956

Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532

Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926

St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141

St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570

Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520

Woods Chapel United Methodist Church2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475

Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758

PRESBYTERIANBlue Ridge Presbyterian Church2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140Devenger Road Presbyterian Church1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652Fellowship Presbyterian Church1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 877-3267First Presbyterian Church100 School St., Greer 877-3612Fulton Presbyterian Church821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 879-3190

OTHER DENOMINATIONSAgape House900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015

Bartons Memorial Pentacostal HolinessHighway 101 North, GreerBethesda Temple125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523Beulah Christian Fellowship Church1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639Brushy Creek First Assembly of God3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-0419Calvary Bible FellowshipHoliday Inn, Duncan 266-4269Calvary Chapel of Greer104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090Christ Fellowship343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446Christian Heritage Church900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308El-Bethel Holiness103 E. Church St. 968-9474Faith Family Church3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207Faith Temple5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524Glad Tidings Assembly of GodHighway 290, Greer 879-3291Greer Mill Church52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442Harmony Fellowship Church468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287Harvest Christian Church2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877International Cathedral of Prayer100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009Lifesong Church12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602Living Way Community Church3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544Mountain Bridge Community Church1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051New Beginnings Outreach104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424New Birth Greenville3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 848-2728New Covenant Fellowship2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521New Hope Freedom109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053Point of Life ChurchWade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933Springwell Church4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299United Anglican Fellowship1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350United Christian Church105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392Upstate Tree of Life203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175

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Rapper DMX whose realname is Earl Simmons hasbeen arrested again. Sim-mons, 42, of 424 RubyRidge Trail, Lyman, wasarrested early Mondayevening by Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Policeand charged with drivingwith a suspended license,operating an uninsuredvehicle, and no vehicletag. Simmons, who wasen route to GSP Airport tocatch a flight at the timeof his arrest, was trans-ported to The SpartanburgCounty Detention Facilitywhere he spent roughlythree hours before post-ing $1,135 bond. Simmonswas arrested in August forpossession of marijuana.

(Note: All informationcontained in the followingblotter was taken directlyfrom the official incidentreports filed by the GreerPolice Department or TheSpartanburg County Sher-iffs Office or The Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-fice. All suspects are to beconsidered innocent untilproven guilty in the courtof law.)

SHOPLIFTING, POSSESSIONJeremy Alexander Wain-

wright, 30, of 104 Ta-bor Ln., Greer, has beencharged with shoplifting,possession of drug para-phernalia, and trespassafter notice. According toincident reports, an officerresponded to the area ofWalmart near Lorla Streetin reference to a shoplift-ing suspect who had fledfrom Walmart. Upon ar-rival, the officer locatedthe suspect (Wainwright)and performed a pat downof his person that yieldeda glass pipe with residue.Wainwright was placedunder arrest. A short timeafter, the loss preventionofficer of Walmart arrivedon the scene and identi-fied Wainwright as theshoplifting suspect. Wain-wright confessed to hav-ing taken two Blu-ray play-ers and a set of speakers.Wainwright was alreadyon trespass notice fromWalmart. He was arrestedand transported to theGreer City jail.

DUSNaam Stephen Goddard,

25, of 1619 Old Highway 14

S, Greer, has been chargedwith driving under suspen-sion (3rd), faulty equip-ment, and failure to com-ply. According to incidentreports, an officer wassitting at the intersectionof Snow Street and PoplarStreet when he observed ablack Jeep traveling witha faulty brake light. Theofficer initiated a trafficstop on the vehicle and itsdriver, Goddard. The offi-cer learned that Goddardslicense was suspended andthat he also had an activewarrant out of GreenvilleCounty for failure to com-ply. Goddard had two pri-or convictions for drivingunder suspension withinthe last five years. He wasarrested and transportedto the Greer City Jail.

DRUG POSSESSIONWanda Jean Coleman,

48, of 5115 Arlen Ave.,Easley, has been chargedwith two counts of pos-session of drugs andone count of possessionof drug paraphernalia.Amanda Darlene Robert-son, 27, of 102 James St.,Greer, has been chargedwith possession of drugparaphernalia, driving un-der suspension, uninsuredvehicle, and following tooclosely. According to in-cident reports, an officerresponded to the intersec-tion of S Buncombe Roadand W. Wade HamptonBlvd. in reference to a traf-fic accident. Upon arrival,the officer noticed that thepassenger of one of the ve-hicles involved (Coleman)was acting in an odd man-or and was continuouslytrying to leave the scene.Coleman even asked theofficer if she could leavethe scene and the officernoticed her speech to beboth slowed and slurred.The officer then learnedthat the driver (Robertson)of the vehicle, which Cole-

man was traveling with,had a suspended license.Robertson was placed un-der arrest and gave the of-ficer consent to search thevehicle. A search of thevehicle yielded a syringe,q-tip and 3 spoons (two ofwhich contained a whiteresidue). Both Robertsonand Coleman were trans-ported to the Greer CityJail, where Coleman admit-ted that she had inserted apill bottle into the privatearea of her person. She re-trieved the pill bottle thatcontained 33 clonazepam,three alprazolam, and oneunknown white pill.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCECarroll Equan Jackson,

23, of 109 Arnold St.,Greer, has been chargedwith criminal domesticviolence. According to in-cident reports, officerswere dispatched to an ad-dress on Chandler Roadin reference to a domesticdisturbance. Upon arrival,two officers met with thecomplainant who statedthat she and Jackson gotinto an argument oversome content on Jacksonsphone. She stated a strug-gle ensued and that Jack-son then slapped her inthe face, bit her arm, andthrew her to the ground.Jackson admitted to bitingthe victim. Jackson was ar-rested and transported tothe Greer City Jail.

DUI, NO LICENSEPedro Garcia Hernandez,

41, of 205 Justin Drive,Greer, has been chargedwith DUI and no state driv-ers license (2nd). Accord-ing to incident reports,an officer responded toa single car wreck on W.Poinsett Street. Upon ar-rival, the officer observeda badly wrecked vehiclewith EMS attending toits driver, Hernandez.The officer met with awitness who stated thatthe Hernandezs vehiclepassed him at a high rateof speed and struck a wallthen a telephone poll. Theofficer then spoke withHernandez, who was unin-jured. The officer noticeda strong smell of alcoholcoming from Hernandezsbreath. Hernandez admit-ted to having had somebeers. The officer con-ducted a sobriety test onHernandez that he failedand then placed him un-der arrest. He was trans-

ported to the Greer CityJail, where he was unableto properly provide abreath analysis through abreathalyzer.

CONTRIBUTERSRuthie Elizabeth Hen-

kin, 42, of 107 BurlwoodDrive, Greer, and Eric Eli-ude Browder, 35, of 136Mantaline Ct., Greer, haveboth been charged withcontributing to the delin-quency of minors. Accord-ing to incident reports, anofficer was dispatched tothe above address on Burl-wood Drive in reference toalcohol being consumedby minors at a residence.Upon arrival, the officerobserved four teenage girlswalking around the resi-dence while holding dai-quiris. The officer smelledthe daiquiris and con-firmed that they containedalcohol. At this point, theofficer knocked on thedoor of the residence andthe door opened. The of-ficer observed both maleand female teenagersdrinking bud light insidethe residence. The officerthen met with the residentof the home (Henkin), whotold the officer that sheand her boyfriend had justarrived home and foundthe teenagers to be havinga party. The officer hadbeen on scene of the loca-tion for a length of timewhile waiting for back upofficers to arrive and knewthat Henkin was not tell-ing the truth. Henkin wasplaced under arrest. Atthis point, Browder told

the officer that the homebelonged to him ratherthan Henkin. He was alsoplaced under arrest forcontributing to the delin-quency of minors.

UNLAWFUL DRIVINGSharon K Gonzales, 64,

of 109 Snow St. Greer, hasbeen charged with drivingunder unlawful alcoholconcentration (2nd). Ac-cording to incident re-ports, officers respondedto Long John Silvers onW. Wade Hampton Blvd inreference to a drunk driv-er. Upon arrival, the offi-cer met with complainantswho stated that the driverof the parked vehicle hadcommitted numerousdriving violations and wasdriving very erratically be-

fore turning into the LongJohn Silvers parking lot.The officers then observedthe subject (Gonzalez),who was very unsteadyon her feet walking outof the restaurant. The of-ficers told Gonzalez thatthey had received com-plaints about her drivingand wanted to make sureshe was OK to drive. Afternoticing a strong odor ofalcohol, coming from herperson, an officer conduct-ed a HGN test on Gonzalezthat she failed. The officerthen learned that Gonza-lez had a provisional driv-ers license due to a priorDUI conviction. She wasarrested and transportedto the Greer City Jail,whereshe blew a .18 percent on abreathalyzer.

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