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SEEKING ELECTION

Few in therunning for statesuperintendent

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Gregory Wayne Brock,48

Shirley Ann ChesherTaylor, 72

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Eagles, LadyRebels win statechampionships

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SPORTS |CLASSIFIEDS B5

COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A2

CRIME A9

ENTERTAINMENT B8

MILESTONES A9

OBITUARIES A6

OPINION A4

OUR SCHOOLS B7

SPORTS B14

WEATHER A6

Blackwell Roadclosed June 2-13

Blackwell Road in Greer, from ListerRoad to Highway 290, will be closed dueto bridge repairs from June 2-13.

YOURE THE B EST: Greer High students receive end-of-year awards B6

WEDNES DAY, MAY 28, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 22 50 CENTS

Severalseekre-electionBY AMANDA IRWIN

STAFF WRITER

On June 10, South Caro-lina residents will have theopportunity to cast theirballots for the primaryelection for several stateand some local politicalseats at polling places be-tween 7 a.m.7 p.m. Infor-mation on precinct pollingplaces can be found atscvotes.org.

Locally, the cities ofDuncan and Lyman willvote for the SpartanburgCounty Council District5 seat. Cur-rent council-person DaleC u l b r e t h ,Republican,who hasserved more than sevenyears on council, is seek-ing to serve another termon council. Culbreth hasserved as chairman ofCounty Councils Personaland Finance Committeeand is a certified first re-sponder and former com-missioner of the InmanCommunity Fire Depart-ment.

Culbreth is competingfor the position againstcouncil newcomer BobWalker, Republican. Walk-er is a veteran of the Unit-ed States Air Force, and hehas served as president ofthe PTA, on the District 1School Board, at his churchand as a state legislaturefor 16 years. He is activein the Lions Club.

Polling places for Duncanresidents are Grace BaptistChurch, 760 Gap Creek

SEE PRIMARY | A6

FestivaldetailedAt June 5MoonlightMovie

Details about the City ofGreers annual FreedomBlast festival and othersummer entertainmentprograms will be unveiledat the citys Summer ofColors announcementJune 5, prior to the firstMoonlight Movie at theGreer City Park Amphithe-ater.

SEE BLAST | A6

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YOUARE

HERE

TUESDAY,JUNE 10TH

BY AMANDA IRWIN

STAFF WRITER

A lunchtime food cartsitting on the corner ofPoinsett and Main streets,trademarked by bright redand yellow signs, has beendemanding the attentionof drivers and passersby.

Since last August, HotDogs for a Cause has ex-isted with two purposes- to serve hot dogs andhelp local charities.

I sort of ask why not(help people), why morepeople dont? I meanyou get to a point inlife whereyouve beenblessed, youve beenhelped, youve had a lot ofthings, owner and cookJonnathan Kirby said. Alot of people have a lot ofadversity and its ongoing,

and theres just so muchneed that people dont re-alize. I just think that youshould be rememberedfor what you did to helppeople and what you didto make the world a betterplace.

Kirby conceptualizedthe Dogs that Give Back

and now runs the food cartTuesday Saturday, 11a.m. 3 p.m., along withthe assistance of his wifeDebbie, selling hot dogswith chili and trimmings,chips and a drink.

About two years ago,I was noticing that there

SEE CAUSE | A6

BY AMANDA IRWIN

STAFF WRITER

Households use about60 different types of bat-teries, and now locatingreplacements for a lot ofthem will be easier forGreer residents.

Batteries Plus Bulbs,a niche store, recentlyopened a new location at1494 B W. Wade HamptonBlvd., Greer, beside thenewly opened IHOP res-taurant.

We sell 40,000 batteriesand another five or 8,000light bulbs. Light bulbs area new thing for us in thelast year or two, ownerBates Kennedy said.

The specialty retailersells batteries for multipledevices, including laptops,cell phones, camcordersand cameras, cars, motor-cycles, military equipment,construction equipmentand wheelchairs, as wellas batteries for more com-mon devices like remotecontrols. More recently,the retailer has taken onselling light bulbs for com-

mon and more particularitems, including fixtures,lamps, cars, healthcareequipment, aquariumsand projectors.

The retailer also repairscertain types of batteries,such as battery packs, andsoon screen repair servic-es for iPads and comput-

ers will be offered. Batter-ies Plus and Bulbs recyclesused bulbs and batteriesas well.

We do recycle batteries

and bulbs. Were consid-ered a generator becausewe sell so many and wererequired to recycle, andits a big operation for us.We send truckloads of carbatteries back every week,and bulbs of course thesame thing too, he said.We do it free for retailcustomers. Commercialcustomers, we do chargefor recycling bulbs, butbatteries of course arefree.

The store is the ninthKennedy, Greenville nativeand U.S. Army veteran, has

SEE STORE | A6

U.S. SENATE 1 SEATJoyce Dickerson - DemocratBrad Hutto - Democrat

Jay Stamper - DemocratVictor Kocher - LibertarianDet Bowers - RepublicanLee Bright - RepublicanRichard Cash - RepublicanBill Connor - RepublicanBejamin Dunn - RepublicanLindsey Graham - Republican

(I)Nancy Mace - Republican

STATE GOVERNORSteve French - LibertarianNikki Haley - Republican (I)Morgan Bruce Reeves

- United CitizenVincent Sheheen - Democrat

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORBakari Sellers - DemocratMike Campbell - RepublicanPat McKinney - RepublicanHenry McMaster - RepublicanRay Moore - Republican

SECRETARY OF STATEGinny Deerin- DemocratMark Hammond - Republican

(I)

STATE TREASURERBrian Adams - RepublicanCurtis Loftis - Republican (I)

ATTORNEY GENERALParnell Digs - DemocratAlan Wilson - Republican (I)

MORE RACES | A6

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION | JULIE HOLCOMBE

Residents will have an opportunity for their voicesto be heard at the South Carolina primary on June 10.

PRIMARY RACES |

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Jonnathan Kirby has set up shop at the corner of Poinsett and Main streets in Greerto sell hot dogs and raise money for various local charities.

Food vendor helps

charity, feeds people

New niche retailer opens doors in Greer

I sort of ask why not (help people), why

more people dont? I mean you get to a

point in life whereyouve been blessed,

youve been helped, youve had a lot of

things.

Jonnathan KirbyOwner, Hot Dogs for a Cause

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

Batteries Plus Bulbs Owner Bates Kennedy, left, recently opened his shop on West WadeHampton Boulevard in Greer. The store offers 40,000 batteries.

Visitscvotes.org

forprecincts

We not only sell

great products at a

good, competitive

price, but we also

offer technology.

Bates KennedyOwner, Batteries Plus Bulbs


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GREENVILLE IN HARMONYFIRST IN COMPETITION

Greenville in Harmonyplaced first at the Region-al Competition earningthem the Most ImprovedScore since last year andthe honor of representingRegion 14 at the Inter-national Competition in2015 at the MGM Grand inLas Vegas.

FREE HEALTH SERVICESMAY 30 AT WALGREENS

The Way to Well HealthTour will provide freehealth tests for adults 18and older at Walgreens,1232 W. Wade HamptonBlvd., Greer, from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. on May 30.

Tests will be adminis-tered by a certified well-ness staff, and the 20-minute tests measurecholesterol, glucose, bloodpressure, body mass in-dex, body composition,skeletal muscle, restingmetabolism, visceral fat,real body age and bodyweight.

All visitors will receive afree AARP membership.

MANNING PLACE TO HOLDGRAND REOPENING

Manning Place, located at10 Companion Court, willhold a grand re-openingon Saturday, June 28 from4 - 6 p.m. Music, dancing,barbeque plates and doorprizes will be available.

Tours will be available.RSVP to Kim Burgess at989-0707.

FIRST TUESDAYON TRADE: DOG NIGHT

First Tuesday on Tradewelcomes dogs and theirowners on June 3 from 5 -8p.m. A raffle at the GreerTrading Post will be heldat 5 p.m., followed by apet parade at 6 p.m. anda Pet Idol competition at6:30 p.m.

Dog food, cat food andcat liter donations will becollected for a grand prize,and adoptable pets will bein attendance as well.

For more information,contact Kyle Mensing,with the Greer Develop-ment Corporation, [email protected].

GERMANAMERICANCLUB STAMMTISCH

On June 6 at 6 p.m. theclub meeting will be heldat Four Seasons Restau-rant, 1071 Fernwood Glen-dale Road, Spartanburg.

For more Informationcall 590-9230.

FIRST FRIDAYLUNCHEON JUNE 6

The First Friday Lun-cheon presented by GreerMemorial Hospital will beheld at Greer City Hall onJune 6 from 11:30 a.m. 1p.m.

The cost is $10 forGreater Greer Chamber ofCommerce members and$15 for non-members.

Contact the Chamber formore information at 877-3131.

PELHAM POWERBREAKFAST JUNE 11

On June 11 the PelhamPower Breakfast will beheld at The Guardian, 979Batesville Road, Greer,from 8 9 a.m.

The event is presentedby Greer State Bank andis free for Greater GreerChamber of Commercemembers.

Contact the Chamberfor more information at877-3131.

HANDSHAKESAND HASBROWNS

On June 18, Handshakesand Hashbrowns will beheld at Palmetto Extermi-nators, 171 Tandem Drive,Greer, from 8 9 a.m.

The event is free toGreater Greer Chamber ofCommerce members.

Contact the Chamber formore information at 877-3131.

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 thelocal office at 627-8289.

GODS PANTRYREQUESTS DONATIONS

Gods Pantry needsnonperishable food dona-tions.

Items can be droppedoff at: 100 Enoree Road,Greer, on Thursdays from10 a.m. noon, 2481 Rac-ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-days 1 4 p.m. or 700E. Main St., Duncan, onWednesdays 9 11 a.m.

For questions or to vol-unteer call Wendy at 963-4441.

GCM SEEKS VOLUNTEERSFOR SENIOR DINING

GCM needs volunteers toassist with the Senior Din-ing from 9 11:39 a.m.,Monday Friday. For moreinformation, call PatsyQuarles at 877-1937.

GCM FOOD PANTRY NEEDSFRUIT, CONDIMENTS, RICE

The Food Pantry needscanned fruit and condi-ments, boxed gelatin, cornmuffin mix and 1-poundbags of rice.

Donate at the ministry,738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.Monday through Friday.Visit gcminc.org or call879-2254.

SHARONS CLOSETREQUESTS CLOTHING

Sharons Closet needsspring and summer cloth-ing donations, especiallyfor girls in sizes newbornto 6T New or gently usedclothing accepted Mondaythrough Friday 8 a.m. 4p.m. at 783 S. Line St Ext.,Greer.

GCM SEEKS DRIVERSFOR SUMMER MONTHS

Greer Community Min-istries needs drivers forMeals on Wheels duringthe summer months. Sev-eral routes are availableand each takes about anhour, with pickup between10 and 11 a.m.

To volunteer or for moreinformation, call WendyCampbell at 879-2254.

A Meals on Wheelsdriver must be a qualifieddriver with a valid driverslicense and have a heartfor serving others.

MOW has 19 deliveryroutes in the greater Greerarea. Meals are deliveredMonday through Friday.

FREEDOM BLASTON JUNE 28

The City of Greers an-nual Freedom Blast cel-ebration will be on June28 beginning at 6 p.m. inGreer City Park.

A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

Elsie Genoble Few

99th BirthdayElsie Genoble Fewcelebrated her 99th

birthday at Ryans onMay 21 with familyand friends. Miss Elsiehas one son, May, andwife Jeanette, and two

grandchildren, Dale Few,Michelle and David

Boone. She is the oldestliving member of Victor

Methodist Churchin Greer.

COMMUNITY

CALENDAR

TODAY, MAY 28THE 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.

SATURDAY, MAY 31COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

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

MONDAY, JUNE 2THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSat 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

GRACE PLACE in Greer willhave its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. Grace Placeis located at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its clothing closet openfrom 6-8 p.m. Grace Place islocated at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

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

THE NEVER ALONE GROUPOF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSat 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

THE LIONS CLUB at LakeView Steak House, Higway 14at 5:30 p.m.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY

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

UPSTATE LEWY BODY andRelated Dementia SupportGroup from 5-6 p.m. at TheHaven in the Village at Chan-ticleer. Contact Gail Stokesat 350-7160 or [email protected].

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, JUNE 4GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. Grace Placeis located at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

THURSDAY, JUNE 5THE GREER CHURCH of God

fellowship building host-ing a Gospel and Blue GrassJam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call877-3668.

THE SERTOMA CLUB atGreat Bay Oyster House at6:30 p.m. Call Bob Bowmanat 316-2727.

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

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 Irwin at 877-2076, email to [email protected] or mailto The Greer Citizen P.O.Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.

COMMUNITY

NEWS


Memorial Day funLuke Halkett did not miss a chance to hop in the pool on Memorial Day, catching some sun at Greer Country Club,

located at 2299 Gap Creek Road, Monday afternoon.


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This past week, theSouth Carolina Houseof Representatives put

the finishing touches on abi-partisan Ethics ReformAct that passed 110-0. Atrue recounting of thisissue would take manypages, so here are a fewof the major reforms ourEthics Reform Act fixes.

You can see the entirebill at www.schouse.govand click on legislation.

Independent Investiga-ions for Reported Ethics

Violations:We estab-lished a 12-member in-dependent panel respon-sible for investigatingevery ethics matter thatarises for members of allbranches of the govern-ment: executive (includinglocal officials), legislativeand judicial. This bodyonly has the authority toreceive and investigatecomplaints. Adjudicationof those complaints willgo back to the appropri-ate enforcement commit-tee. Two members wouldbe appointed by theHouse, two by the Senate,four by the governor andfour by the state SupremeCourt.

Who would be on thiscommittee was a point

of contention, since itis imperative that weremove as many sourcesof conflicts of interestas possible. Nobody onthe committee may be apublic official, an officeholder, a family mem-ber of an official, been alobbyist for the previousfour years or a judge. Inaddition, we excludedanybody who had made acampaign contribution tothe person who nominat-ed them or anybody whois a business associate ofthe person nominatingthem. The members ofthe committee must alsoavoid making any politicalcontributions or engagingin any political activitycovered by the ethics act.

Expanded IncomeDisclosure: This legisla-tion requires reporting ofthe source of any privateincome by the filer ortheir immediate family

members. It requires thereporting of the specificsource of income receivedfrom a lobbyist principal,state or local govern-ment source, or businessregulated by the filer.This will give the publicnew access to informationon the potential conflictsof interest that may arisewith public officials.

Financial Records:The legislation allows anofficials ethics supervi-sory committee to requestbanking records that arerequired to be main-tained by public officials.Public officials must nowkeep these records forfour years (to match thestatute of limitations).We changed this so thecommittees may sub-stantiate information ona candidates quarterlydisclosures.

Black Out Period: Werequire candidates to filea final pre-election report48 hours before the elec-tion in order to disclosefinal contributions andexpenditures.

New Restrictions onCampaign Funds: The lawadds language detail-ing how candidates mayreimburse themselves

with campaign funds fortravel and associatedexpenses by limiting mile-age reimbursement to theIRS established rate, andlimiting other travel ex-penses to either campaignevents or events that fallwithin the scope of thecandidates official duties.(And the law more strictlydefines what official du-ties are.

The legislation alsoclarifies that equipmentpurchased for campaignuse must be consumed bythe campaign or becomean asset of the campaign.It requires payment forcampaign services to becontemporaneous withthe provision of thoseservices and disallowimmediate family frombeing paid by a campaign.It also disallows cashexpenditures from cam-paign accounts.

While this legislationmay not fix every ethicsissue that every personmay have, this goes a longway toward updating our20-year-old Ethics Act tobetter reflect the realitiesof modern campaigns.There is no doubt thatmore tweaks and clarifica-tions will be needed as

these reforms are imple-mented, but after twoyears of bi-partisan studyand debate in the House,this is a strong reformlaw that duly earned thesupport of many outsidewatchdog groups after itwas approved this week.

Some of the other billspassed by the S.C. Housethis past week include:S.1189 Solar Bill, H.3945Ethics, S. 446 Ratifiedan amendment to Con-

stitution to Elect the Lt.Governor Jointly with theGovernor, S. 687 SC BlindPersons Right to ParentAct, S. 1172 S.C. ArtsCommission may estab-lish Cultural Districts inS.C., s. 1000 AutomobileManufacturers StandardLicense Plates, H. 3893Concurred with Senate onCommon Core.

You can view these intheir entirety by goingto www.schouse.gov.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3

Andrew Johnson, a 2011

Blue Ridge graduate, who

deployed for his rst tour

to Afghanistan in January,

will be returning home in

July. Richard and Anna

Johnson, Johnsons par-

ents, would like to thank

everyone who sent letters,packages and offered kind

words to their son, whom

they are very proud of.

They also congratulate and thank all

the troops who are returning home.

Friendship Circle Committee MembersGail Benner, Denise Boals, Lynn Chalmers, Becky Collins, Becky Merrill-Collins, Claire Conrad, Jeanie

Daniel, Palma Davis, Shelley Dayton, Gillian Drummond, Stuart Evans, Mary Clare Jenks, Rebecca

Kemp, Gretchen Lobas, Grace McMahon, Susan Penfold, Lynn Potter, Pam Rider, Robyn Rosenberg,

Sandra Sack, Bonnie Sakos, Heidi Shull, Ginger Smith, Lisa Stokes, Suanne Then, Ann Troppmann,

Marybeth Trunk, Judy Warden, Sherril Wingo.You women are amazing!

Our ModelsBecky Barnes, Cindy Boyle, Shirley Littlefield, Jo Ann McMillan, Kim Nelson, Susan Speight, Paula

Stathakis, Chris Tower. Beautiful, graceful, fun, perfect!

Event SponsorsJ M Smith Corporation, Millard & Company, Patty and Dale Holl, Profinish Home Improvements.

Your faith in us is sincerely appreciated!

Silent Auction DonorsTryon: A Better Deal, Chef Alec Emam, Becky and Keith Collins, Becky Merrill Collins, Whitney

Collins, Claire Conrad, Drummond House Interiors, Essence Day Spa, Four Winds Florist, Charlotte

Kean, Lavender Bistro, Susan Penfold, Lisa Stokes, Ann Swift, Thompsons Garden Gallery, Ann

Troppmann, Tryon Country Club, Tryon IGA, Victoria Jetton Designs, Vines & Stuff. Landrum: Bird

Mountain Market, Covington & Company, Eclectics, Horse & Home, Ma rybeth Trunk, Williamsons

Paints. Greer: Caf Rivera, Maiales Boutique, Talloni Shoes. Columbus: Purrfect Bark, Red Fox

Country Club, Studio Z, Ron and Sherril Wingo. Spartanburg: Country Collectibles, Trio Salon,

ServiceMaster of Spartanburg. Inman: Dateria Johnson. Mars Hill: Wolf Laurel Country Club.

Thank you for your generosity!

Of CoursePiedmont Club Liason Larry Wassong; our MCAndy Millard; at the piano Susan Bennett;

for the wonderful fashions and goodie bags Sissy Boutique and Gifts; photographers

Ed Overstreet, Sharon Briskenand Tim Lambka; for help with

make-up Mia Kuettel at Artistry Above; Diana, Todd, Jennifer

and Dale from Sissy sfor EVERYTHING Models; and the Piedmont

Club Stafffor spoiling us. The unselfish sharing of talent andcreativity made it a fun and successful day!

We couldnt have done it without you!

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Says Thank You

Hats Off for Hospice

BY KATIE JONES

STAFF WRITER

Sheri Few became veryinvolved with educationwhile her four boys attend-ed South Carolina publicschools in the Midlandsarea. Now, shes hoping tobecome the South CarolinaSuperintendent of Educa-tion.

Few currently serves asthe director of South Caro-lina Parents Involved inEducation (SCPIE), a non-profit she runs from herhome. SCPIE is commit-ted to conservative educa-tion reform through train-ing and educating parents,grandparents and othereducation stakeholders,according to its missionstatement.

Within the organization,

she has worked to im-proving the standards tobetter reflect our valueshere in South Carolina,Few said.

That nonprofit has alsobeen providing an alterna-tive to the liberal sex edu-cation that was previouslybeing offered in SouthCarolina, she said. Weprovide training to schooldistricts and church lead-ers to direct children toabstain from sexual activ-ity until theyre married.Weve been involved withthat for about the last 15years. Were also sort of awatchdog organization foreducation policy issues,especially related to Chris-tian, conservative values.

If elected, Few wants tocontinue the fight againstcommon core.

Thats why I got intothis because I recognizethere is a lack of leader-ship to stop the commoncore standards that weredestroying public educa-tion, she said.

Few also wants to imple-ment a voucher system.

The other candidateslike to say, Let the moneyfollow the child, tax cred-its, all these safe waysof phrasing it, she said.Theyre afraid to say thevoucher word. Im notafraid to say what we trulyneed and that is a vouchersystem for South Carolinabecause a voucher systemwill allow the free marketto drive the solutions foreducation in South Caro-lina. Thats what conser-vatives and republicansbelieve in we believe inthe free market. We needthe free market to driveour solutions and not gov-ernment-driven solutions.Thats the problem witheducation.

Conservative or not, Fewsaid, everyone agrees thatclassrooms arent places

for bias.There is no reason to

have bias funded throughtax payer dollars, shesaid.

Few decided to see thesuperintendent seat afterpraying about it.

Im just being obedient.I feel like God has pre-pared me for this time inour nations history. Wereat a critical crossroads,she said. Because of themomentum behind com-mon core, I have an op-portunity to make a differ-ence in South Carolina andacross the country.

The race is personal forFew. After graduating fromClemson, her son walkedaway from his faith andargues about global warm-ing with Few.

He is my son who I love

dearly but he is a productof this liberal indoctrina-tion. Thats one of thereasons Im so passion-ate about this fight. Eventhough I tried to supple-ment what my childrenwere learning, hes a vic-tim of this very blatant in-doctrination that happensfoundationally in K12 andcontinues through post-secondary education.

Few graduated fromhigh school in Englandand studied at the Uni-versity of Maryland exten-sion in Germany but didntcomplete her degree.

She is one of a dozencandidates running for theseat. The primary is June10.

More information isavailable on Few at sher-ifew.com.

Sheri Few seeking state superintendent seat

Sheri Few

Ethics Reform Act passedYOUR VOICE

IN COLUMBIA

REPRESENTATIVE

RITA ALLISON
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n time, it happens to all of us.Adult diapers.Yes, as the muscles that have always

been so taut begin to lose their elasticity,accidents can happen and so measuresare taken to prevent moments of humili-ation.

Youve got it on her upside down,I said to Paul, as he was fastening the ad-hesive tapes on either side, after pullingthe waist snuggly up around her middle.

No, I dont, he shot back, giving afinal tug.

Paul, I said, exasperated, undoingthe tapes and removing the thing. Youhavent even put her tail through thehole and youve got the absorbent partof it going over her back!

Oh, he acquiesced, limply.Thank Heaven we never had a kid,

I went on. You would have put thediapers on their heads and Lord knowswhere you would have stuck the paci-fier.

Bonnie, the object of this discussionstood, compliantly, on the bed, and,having never suffered the humiliationof being dressed in baby clothes for

selfies or the entertainment of children,remained trusting, if not somewhatdisconcerted. She has been prescribedLasix, the diuretic, to ease the load onher diagnosed enlarged heart and, at 13,has difficulty containing whats left inher bladder in the wee hours.

And I do mean wee... on the bed-spread, next to where I spoon up to hereach night, every night. And sometimesthe sofa. And my truck.

Having negotiated her nub of a tail(barbaric practice, that, docking ananimals tail) through the hole in the dia-per, I found it far more difficult to tapethe thing together.

See? said Paul, a note of triumph inhis voice. I told you- it wont fasten thatway. Youve got to turn it upside down.

Dont be ridiculous, I replied. Shell

just end up peeing through the tail hole.What good does that do? Then, notic-ing the illustration on the package fromwhich this first diaper was taken, thepenny dropped.

Theres a Dachsund on this thing! Ideclared. No wonder it doesnt fit- Bon-nies a Jack Russell and you bought her aWiener diaper!

But its the same weight, Paulretorted, pointing out the sizing chartbeneath the handsome brown canine,poised, alert, commanding, and wearingpull-up pants.

Bonnie has the same in-seam as awhippet, I countered, not stubby littlelegs.

At this point, Bonnie, weary of beingtugged and pulled and prodded by herincompetent parents, sought refugeatop an inviting pile of pillows, steppeddelicately out of the diaper as we con-tinued to argue, curled up to sleep... anddribbled.

The bed was then stripped for thethird night in a row.

I know what youre thinking: Whydont you get the dog a bed to sleep in,

next to your bed?Phillistine!How would you like to be put upon

the floor, an object of inconvenience anddegradation, just because you had nowentered your senior years?

No, Bonnie will remain in the bed withher us, and we will adapt to the situ-ation. With a diaper that fits, perhapsa pad, and a big bottle of NaturesMiracle.

And what will pee, will pee.And so it is with our now 13-year-old

terrier, Bonnie, who, like many humans,has been on Lasix to assist her diagnosisof enlarged heart.

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OPINIONA4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNES DAY, MAY 28, 2014

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SAYING

PAM STONE

THE UPPER ROOM | CURIOUSLYAMANDA

AMANDA IRWINStaff reporter

A diaper that fits

Todays graduates give

reason for optimism

RememberingRead Exodus 12:14-19

esus] took bread, gave thanksand broke it, and gave it tothem, saying, This is my

body given for you; do this inremembrance of me. -Luke22:19 (NIV)

Many years ago, when mywife and I got married, we hadthe wedding ceremony andevening reception videotaped;recently we watched the videoagain. It was amazing howmany details we had forgot-ten, even though we had oftentalked about the wedding overthe years.

Throughout the Bible, Godtells people to do certain thingsso that future generations willremember important events.God instituted the Passovermeal to remind the Israelitesof their release from Egypt.Offering sacrifices remindedthe Hebrew people of their sinsand the forgiveness that theycould receive.

Jesus commanded his dis-ciples to remember his deathand sacrifice by observing theLast Supper. The early disciplescelebrated this meal regularly.No doubt they focused on howthe events affected their livesand recalled the words Jesushad spoken while he was withthem.

How important it is thatin addition to remember theeveryday events of our lives,we also take time to rememberand tell others what God hasdone for us.

Thought for the day:Today Iwill remember the good thingsGod has done for me.

Prayer:Dear God of past,present and future, we thankyou for all you have done forus, and we ask that you help usto always remember your good-ness and love. Amen.

Planning,packing,driving,dancing

I

ve been counting down andfinally finally the timeof year when I plan, pack,

drive, dance and get sweptaway in the awe-inspiring mu-sic has arrived thats right,summer concert season!

Every summer I drive hours sometimes an hour andsometimes 14 hours to thebest venues within a days driveto be in the presence of musicalgreatness. This years sum-mer-music marathon kickedoff with Music Camp, a two-dayfestival featuring local bandsand vendors. I must say, itwasnt a bad start to my musicindulgence. Im happy to reporttheres an abundance of localtalent to curb my appetite formusical indulgence until Imable to hit the road to see mylongtime favorite performers.

Tomorrow morning, alongwith a friend, Ill be driving 14hours to see the Dave Mat-thews Band perform a two-dayconcert for the 11th time. Theamazingly talented and well-known jam band will performat a venue I consider one of thebest on the east coast theSaratoga Performing Arts Cen-ter. Ive seen them there severaltimes, though its been severalyears since Ive made the trekback to the outdoor state parkin central New York. This year,the band will play an acousticset and an electronic set, whichis a first. To say Im thrilledbeyond belief would be anextreme understatement.

Decribing me as a DMBfan doesnt fully express theamount of admiration I havefor them. Theyve composedmore than 700 songs and haveperformed more than 2,300shows at more than 1,800 ven-ues since beginning in 1991.

So, maybe Im a bit over zeal-ous about DMB. But my musicalappreciation also stems fromrespect for their social and en-vironmental advocacy. Amongthe well-publicized Hollywood-horrors media throws in ourfaces, its rare to hear aboutthe do-gooders. Its even rarerfor well-known performers tododge the limelight, avoidingrecognition for all they do.Bands like this restore my faithin following what you love,being unapologetically true tooneself, and all the while, theyfurther my love of music.

For millions of young adults here in SouthCarolina and across the country, its an exciting and uncertain time: graduation time.

Many South Carolina colleges have recentlyheld May commencement exercises, and mosthigh schools hold graduation ceremonies in lateMay or early June. For high school and collegegraduates alike, the beginning a new chapter inlife can be both exciting and scary.

Graduation season is often a time of mixedfeelings. Its a time for celebrating accomplish-ments and preparing for lifes challenges... atime of soaring expectations and anxiety aboutthe future.

Many high school grads will soon head off tocollege, which often means living away fromtheir parents for the first time.

Others will head straight into the work force,which means entering the real world. And ofcourse, some will choose to enter military ser-vice, a noble calling which requires courage andtremendous sacrifice.

Todays college grads are walking into a jobmarket that remains extremely competitive,and job-seekers need courage, patience andresourcefulness to stand out.

But for todays college grads theres much forwhich to be hopeful, including a gradually im-proving economy.

And while the world is changing, some thingswill always remain the same, such as the valueof hard work. For those willing to put forth theeffort, opportunities will present themselves.

One source of anxiety, for many, is the nation-al state of affairs. Were currently a nation witha few big problems, not the least of which is theeye-popping debt were leaving for our kids andgrandkids. And during our most serious chal-lenges, when we most need our leaders to worktogether to solve problems, the President andCongress hunker down in gridlock.

This brings me to the point of this editorial.I frequently have the opportunity to speak

with new college graduates, and I never ceaseto be impressed.

Because they begin their careers in a shakyeconomy, they dont take for granted the bless-ings often taken for granted by their elders such as ready employment and job security.

Theyre thankful for what they have. Theywant to be self-reliant. They believe in doingtheir part to improve their community, theirstate and their nation.

They seem to be noticing the over-spendingby todays politicians, whose spendthrift ap-proach to government is leaving a mess theyllhave to clean up. To that end, they understandthe importance of setting priorities and livingwithin their means.

Todays grads are tomorrows public servants,the men and women who will guide our coun-try. As I speak with these young people, Immore optimistic than ever about Americas fu-ture. Theyll be the ones to chart a new course,right this ship and lead us in a new direction ofprosperity and freedom.

Our most fundamental problem is the gov-ernment culture, and fixing it will be a tallorder. I believe theyre up to the challenge. Imconfident well be in good hands.

This guest editorial was submitted by Richard Eckstrom. Eckstrom, a CPA, is theSouth Carolina Comptroller. Hes also Commander of the S.C. State Guard.

Todays college grads are walking

into a job market that remains

extremely competitive, and job-

seekers need courage, patience and

resourcefulness to stand out.

Thank Heavenwe never had a

kid, I went on, You would haveput the diapers on their heads

and Lord knows where you

would have stuck the pacifier.


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BY KATIE JONES

STAFF WRITER

Brandon Godfrey didntget to eat out much whilehe was growing up.

When he did, it was afun treat. Eating at homeinspired a love of cooking.

My mom worked sohard, Godfrey said. Wenever went without but wedefinitely didnt always goout to eat. When we did,

it was a big deal. We hadfun.

Now, as the owner ofSouthern Thymes, he hasthe opportunity to treatchildren who may not getto eat out often. Godfreyheld the third Feed theYoungins night last week,feeding 30 children fromSpartanburg District Six.

I always wanted to dosomething like that, giv-ing the kids something

more than just, Heressome nice food, he said.That meets your survivalneeds.

Godfrey is involved withFeed the Youngins strict-ly to help.

Helpings good, aint it?It feels good to help. I dontget any monetary valueout of it, but it definitelyfeels good to give backwhenever you can, even ifit is something small like

food, he said.The partnerships be-

tween Godfrey and thegroups of children havecome together organically,he said.

People always ask mehow often I do it, I just tryto tell them As much as Ican, he said. So far, Ivebeen able to do every onethats came about.

To get involved, contactGodfrey at Brandon.god-

[email protected] or callsouthern Thymes at 801-9511.

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Like Clemson coachDabo Swinney, The Fam-ily Effect foundation hasmade its mark over thelast four years.

When it hosted its in-augural TransformationBreakfast in 2011, onlyabout 150 people attend-ed.

Nearly five times thatnumber flocked to TDConvention Center lastTuesday morning to cele-brate the lives and familiessaved from the tornado ofsubstance abuse.

The breakfast is heldeach year to attract atten-tion and financial contribu-tions to The Family Effect(TFE). TFE is the philan-thropic foundation of thePhoenix Center, Green-ville Countys legislatedauthority on substanceabuse. TFE raises moneyfor two central proper-ties. One is Serenity Place,a residential program thatspecializes in the sub-stance abuse treatment ofyoung mothers and theirpreschool children. Theother is White Horse Acad-emy a 90-day addictiontreatment center for ado-lescent boys from acrossthe state.

It never gets old for meto be here and hear thestories and see what greatwork is being done at theFamily Effect Foundation,said Swinney, a TFE boardmember and the featuredspeaker at Tuesdaysevent. The pain and de-struction that families suf-fer because of addiction isreal. Im here because Ivelived it and I want to helpothers have the same hopeand opportunities that Ivehad.

The Tigers coach wasthe last of several speak-ers emphasizing TFEsimpact on the lives of

young South Caroliniansbatting substance abusedisorders. Scott Dishman,TFEs director of commu-nity engagement, provid-ed the hard stats earlier inthe program, pointing outthere are presently over4,000 documented casesof child neglect and abuseamong the Upstates fivecounties. Inevitably, mostof those victims end up infoster care, which Dish-man called, a real tragedyfor children.

Dishman noted that onlyabout three percent offoster kids ever graduatefrom a four-year college,and each one relegatedto the system costs SouthCarolinians $20,000 annu-ally in state and federaltaxes. Moreover, Dishmanpointed out that roughly85 percent of childrenwho end up in foster-carehave at least one parentbattling a substance abuse

disorder.Weve got to ask our-

selves, Are we a commu-nity of people who lovechildren or are we just acommunity of people wholove our own children?he asked the 730 in atten-dance.

Dishman explained thatthe foundations missionis to reduce addiction asa leading cause of familycollapse in the Upstate.

We aggressively go af-ter situations where wevegot kids and addiction inthe same place at the sametime, and deliver servicesthat break that dynamic,keep the family togetherand keep the kids out ofharms way, he said.

Tuesdays presentationwas full of real-life survivalstories. Denise Gambrellsaid she came to SerenityPlace in 1999, pregnantand addicted to cocaineand alcohol. Today, she

is one of Serenity Placesmost beloved counselors.In the same vein, AngieCrawford headed to Seren-ity Place in 2004 with a 2-year-old boy and 7-month-old daughter. Now, one ofthose children is enrolledin a gifted and talentedschool program while theother is a straight-A stu-dent. Crawford has flour-ished over the last decadeas well, and now works asone of the Phoenix Cen-ters peer support special-ists.

At present, TFE is try-ing to raise $1.7 millionto build additional facili-ties so that Serenity Placecan treat more women andkids. It is one of only 4percent of South Carolinasdrug rehabilitation centersthat treats both togetherand at the same time.

In just a few years, WhiteHorse Academy has builta successful track record

as well. The 16-bed facil-ity treats boys ages 13-17with substance abuse dis-orders. Dishman said that68 percent of the boysthat complete the acade-mys 90-day program arestill clean and sober a yearlater.

Boys who come out ofthe academy are less likelyto use drugs and alcoholthan the average teenag-er, he said.

Swinney spoke abouthow he and his wife, Kath-leen, visited both WhiteHorse Academy and Seren-ity Place several years ago,and were astounded withwhat they saw.

We believe wholeheart-edly in the mission, thecoach said last Tuesday.How can you not look atthese women and theirchildren and say, Thatsawesome. How can Ihelp?

Swinney, who grew up ina family ravaged by alco-holism, said both he andformer player Duane Allenare examples of what canhappen when young peo-ple get the support andintervention they need.

I know personally whathappens when you in-vest in peoples lives, andthats what were askingyou to do here today, hesaid. When you do that,you change how theythink. Basically, your des-tiny starts with how youthink. When you changehow somebody thinks, youchange their destiny.

This years Transforma-tion Breakfast was spon-sored by Chris and KellysHope Foundation. Green-ville financial representa-tive Steve Grant startedthe foundation after los-ing both his sons to drugoverdoses at ages 21 and24.

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Swinney speaks at Family Effect event

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DR:Ive got nothingagainst AAA. But hon-estly, I tend to self-insurethrough savings for thesekinds of things. Ive prob-ably used, or had need

of, a tow truck twice inthe last 20 years. Whenit comes to this kind ofproduct, I always look atit from the perspective of,Where does it leave meif I dont sign up for theirservice?

Again, I dont think AAAis a big rip-off or anythinglike that. Its just a type ofinsurance, if you will, forwhich I have no need. Iguess it could be a handything to have if you werein a situation where youwere using their servicesa lot. But if their averagecustomer were like that,theyd probably end uplosing money on you.

WILLLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney spoke of the importance of investing in young peopleslives to help families overcome the tornado of substance abuse.

BY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

Sims BBQ, located at106 W. Main Street in Dun-can, will host a benefit forShannon High, a Greerrunner that suffered se-vere injuries in the Good-will Mud Run, on Saturdayafternoon (May 31), begin-ning at 4 p.m.

The cost is $12 foradults, which includesdrinks and dessert.

Ive known Shannon foryears, Sims Owner Chuck

Solesbee said. Hes just afriend and were trying tohelp. Theyve got a lot ofexpenses and we thought

this might be a great wayto get people together toeat barbecue and help agood cause too.

The event will feature abuffet, something the res-taurant does not normallyoffer.

We dont normally do abuffet, but were going toopen it up and do a cus-tom buffet just for thisbenefit, Solesbee said.Well offer the normalmenu items, but well alsooffer the unique specialtyitems that we do just for

catering.Twenty percent of the

proceeds raised will go di-rectly to the High family.

Its a great time to fel-lowship with the commu-nity and its an opportuni-ty to give back, Solesbeesaid. This is a familythats in need right now,so we just want to showour love and support forthe family.

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Southern Thymes feeds the youngins

Sims BBQ to host benefit for High

I dont think AAA

is a big rip-off or

anything like that.

Hes just a friendand were trying to

help.

Chuck SolesbeeSims BBQ owner

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were a lot of charitiesthat you gave them a dollarand they wrote your initialsor your name on a piece ofcardboard. Thats nice andgood, but you dont reallyget a lot for that. Food issomething that everybodyhas to have, and peoplelike to have something inreturn. So I thought wecould use food as a vehi-cle to support charity be-cause its ongoing, Kirbysaid. Its not a one-timedeal, where in March youdo the March of Dimes, orM.S. (Multiple Sclerosis) orCerebral Palsy and thatsit. This is continuing, and(were) trying to keep itlocal for the some of thesmaller charities that re-ally struggle so thatswhat I came up with. Itsjust an idea. I love food, Ilove cooking, you can tell Ilove to talk to people and Ijust decided it was a good

match to put the food to-gether with charity.

Kirby cooks, picks aspot, sets up and servesfood for a different localcharity each quarter. Aminimum of 15 percent ofthe net profits generatedby food sales profit localcharities, and this quarterprofits are being raisedfor Miracle Hill Ministries.Next quarter the DisabledAmerican Veterans willbenefit from Kirbys ef-forts.

We just try to find goodlocal charities that helppeople that are down andout, Kirby said.

For Kirby, this is a rela-tively new venture that isdifferent from his previ-ous career. Kirby spent 30years working in sales andmarketing and, 25 yearsago, he owned a satellitebusiness, but he chose togo a different direction.

I just decided this wassomething different, a

new direction, a secondchapter in my life. Itssomething I enjoy. I preferbeing outside with foodand people, he said.

For now, because of thehigh visibility and the hightraffic, Kirbys Hot Dogsfor a Cause cart will re-main at the corner of Mainand Poinsett streets. Forupdates on cart locations,visit the Hot Dogs for aCause Facebook page orcall 444-4828.


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Mayor Rick Danner andCity Administrator EdDriggers will reveal thefeatured band and com-plete schedule for Free-dom Blast, which is enter-ing its sixth year at GreerCity Park.

This years festival willbe held June 28.

Freedom Blast contin-ues to evolve as a festival,but the prevailing themeis to honor our ArmedForces and veterans and tocelebrate Americas free-dom, Driggers said. Wethink this years scheduleof events is the best yet,and were looking forwardto introducing a special

guest at the June 5 an-nouncement.

Greer City Park is alsowhere Greer Idol andGreer Idol Teen contes-tants will be held duringTunes in the Park on Fri-day evenings. The bandlineup for that event willbe announced June 5.

Following the announce-ment and regular pre-movie games and activi-ties, Happy Feet 2, theopening film in the 2014Moonlight Movies series,will begin at approximate-ly 8:45 p.m.

Its going to be a busysummer for city staff anda fun summer for City ofGreer residents and visi-tors, Driggers said. We

hope families will comeout early to the Greer CityPark Amphitheater onJune 5 to learn more aboutFreedom Blast and moreexciting programming.

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Road, and Beech SpringsIntermediate School, 200S. Danzler Road. Pollingplaces for Lyman resi-dents are Friendship Bap-tist Church, 1600 HollySprings Road, and LymanTown Hall, 81 Groce Road.

In statewide elections,current Governor NikkiHaley, Republican, who isthe first female elected asgovernor of South Caro-lina, is competing againstseveral candidates for herposition, including VincentSheheen, Democratic, whowas slimly beat out by Hal-ey in the last election. Oth-ers vying for the seat areSteve French, Libertarian,and Morgan Bruce Reeves,United Citizens.

Secretary of State MarkHammond, Republican,will try to hold onto hisseat in the next election,facing Ginny Deerin, Dem-ocrat.

Lieutenant GovernorGlenn McConnell, Repub-lican, is stepping downfrom his position which hehas held since 2012. In therunning to replace him areBakari Sellers, Democrat,and Republican candidatesMike Campbell, Pat McKin-ney, Henry McMaster andRay Moore.

State Treasurer Cur-tis Loftis, Republican, isrunning for re-electionagainst fellow Republicancandidate Brian Adams.Loftis was first elected forthe position in 2010.

Attorney General AlanWilson, Republican, whowas first elected for theposition in 2010, is run-ning for re-election againstDemocratic candidate Par-nell digs.

Longtime ComptrollerGeneral Richard Eckstrom,Republican, is running forre-election against KyleHerbert, Democrat. Eck-strom has served as comp-troller general since 2002.

Several candidates arecampaigning for the su-perintendent of educa-

tion seat. Current Super-intendent of EducationDr. Mitchell Zais, whowas elected in 2011, isntamong them. Democraticcandidates contending forthe position are MontrioBelton Sr., Sheila Gallagh-er, Jerry Govan and TomThompson, and Repub-lican candidates includeSally Atwater, Gary Bur-gess, Meka Bosket Childs,Amy Cofield, Sheri Few,Don Jordan, ElizabethMoffly and Molly MitchellSpearman, as well Ed Mur-ray, American Party.

Republicans JamesBreazeale and Bob Livings-ton are both contendingfor the adjutant generalseat, which has been heldby Livingston since 2010.

Longtime Commission-er of Agriculture HughWeathers, Republican, isalso seeking re-election.He has served in the posi-tion since he was electedinterim-commissioner ofagriculture in 2004. Da-vid Edmond, United Citi-zens Party, Emile DeFelice,American Party, and JoeFarmer, Republican, arealso campaigning for the

position.U.S. Senator Lindsey

Graham, Republican, isrunning for re-electionfor his seat as well. Alsovying for the position areDemocratic candidates JayStamper, Joyce Dickersonand Brad Hutto, Libertar-ian Party candidate VictorKocher and Republicancandidates Det Bowers,Lee Bright, Richard Cash,Bill Connor, BenjaminDunn and Nancy Mace.

Absentee voting is pres-ently open at the CountyElections Office, 366 N.Church St., Spartanburg.Absentee voters can castballots in-person between8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon-day Friday until 4:30 p.m.on June 9. Voters will haveto have a form of photoI.D., such as a South Caro-lina. drivers license, SouthCarolina I.D. issued by theDepartment of Motor Ve-hicles, a U.S. passport, amilitary I.D. or a voter reg-istration card with a photoon it.

For more information oncandidates or polling loca-tions, visit scvotes.org.

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opened in South Carolina,with the other locations inSpartanburg, Greenville,Mount Pleasant, Charles-ton, Columbia and Easley.

Greer is a great market.Theres just a tremendousnumber of growth of peo-ple here, before throughBMW and especially now,he said.

Prior to taking part in theBatteries Plus Bulbs fran-chise, Kennedy workedin the textile business,but when that industryfaltered he became inter-ested in the commercialaspect of the franchise af-ter hearing the franchisesfounder talking aboutniche retail on the radio.

With more energy ef-ficient light bulbs hittingthe market and incandes-cent light bulb use disap-pearing, Kennedy saidthey found a market andan educational opportu-nity in bulbs.

We not only sell greatproducts at a good, com-petitive price, but we alsooffer technology. Wereable to explain to peoplewhy an LED is better thana CFL incandescent. Were

also able to explain thecolor temperatures, Ken-nedy said.

The new Greer store isopen Sunday, 10 a.m.7p.m., MondayFriday, 8a.m.8 p.m. and Saturday 8

a.m.7 p.m. More informa-tion about the franchiseand the products offeredcan be found at batter-iesplus.com.


Gregory Wayne Brock

Gregory Wayne Brock,48, of 100 Foxfield Way,died May 25, 2014, atMUSC in Charleston.

A native of East Pointe,Georgia, he was a sonthe late Wallace EdwardBrock.

Surviving also are hismother, Sally Jane GuynBrock of Greer; his lovingcompanion Kim BlackwellNelson of Spartanburg; ason, John Gregory Brock;a daughter, Caroline Eliza-beth Brock both of Lyman;a brother, Doug Brock ofJacksonville, Fla.; and a sis-ter, Mitzi Brock of Greer.

A memorial service willbe held 2 p.m. Saturday atHis Vineyard, conductedby Rev. Keith Kelly.

Visitation will be heldafter the service at thechurch on Saturday.

Memorials may be madeto Hollings Cancer Cen-ter, Bone Marrow Trans-plant, Fund ID No. 08240,86 Jonathan Lucas Street,MSC 955, Charleston,South Carolina 29425.

Online condolences maybe made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Shirley A. Taylor

Shirley Ann Chesher Tay-lor, 72, of 3513 Highway414, died May 25, 2014 atHospice House of LaurensCounty.

The native of Danville,Virginia, daughter of thelate Garland Chesher andLillie Mae Durham Snead,was a homemaker.

Surviving are her hus-band, J.B. Taylor of thehome; five sons, AlanBoyter (Becky) of Center-ville, Iowa, Wesley Boyter(Connie) of Savannah,Georgia, Tony Boyter (Ar-lene) of Roebuck, Bo Boyterof Mauldin and JamesTaylor (Dee) of Greer; twodaughters, Ginger Chesherof Danville, Virginia. andDonna Stokes of Inman;one sister, Louise Wheat-ley of Danville, Virginia.;

18 grandchildren and nu-merous great-grandchil-dren.

Mrs. Taylor was prede-ceased by a son, Tim Tay-lor and a sister Hazel Ste-phenson.

Funeral services will be4 p.m. Thursday at WoodMortuary conducted byPastor Michael Boyter.Burial will follow in High-land Baptist Church cem-etery.

Grandsons will serve aspallbearers.Visitation willbe held 6-8 p.m. Wednes-day at Wood Mortuary.

The family is at thehome.

Online condolences maybe made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

ELECTION:State races up for grabs

COMPTROLLER GENERALKyle Herbert - DemocratRichard Eckstrom -

Republican (I)

SUPERINTENDENTOF EDUCATIONEd Murray - AmericanMontrio Belton Sr.-

DemocratSheila Gallagher - Democrat

Jerry Govan - DemocratTom Thompson - DemocratSally Atwater - RepublicanGary Burgess - RepublicanMeka Bosket Childs-

RepublicanAmy Cofield - RepublicanSheri Few - RepublicanDon Jordan - RepublicanElizabeth Moffl y - RepublicanMolly Mitchell Spearman

- Republican

ADJUTANT GENERALJames Breazeale -

RepublicanBob Livingston - Republican

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COMMISSIONER OFAGRICULTUREEmile DeFelice - American

Joe Farmer - RepublicanHugh Weathers - Republican

(I)David Edmond - United

Citizen

SPARTANBURG COUNTYDIST. 5 SEATDale Culbreth - RepublicanBob Walker - Republican

STORE:Service at a competitive price


Batteries Plus Bulbs is open for business in Greer. The storeis located next to IHOP.

CAUSE:Hot dogs benefit Miracle Hill

BLAST:Band lineup to be announced

Warm, drier weekend weatherWe will see lots of sunshine and warm tem-peratures this weekend with fewer afternoonthunderstorms. Highs will stay in the low tomiddle 80s for Saturday and Sunday. After aweek that has included temperatures near 90

and scattered afternoon thunderstorms we willsee cooler, normal temperatures return for theweekend. Our average high for this time ofyear is 83. Have a great weekend!

Sedmont Book Signing

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BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH

FOR THE GREER CITIZEN

With a large field outfront, Suber Road BaptistChurch is the perfect placeto have a soccer game.

Beginning June 2, andlasting through the end ofAugust, the church plansto do just that provideopportunities to play soc-cer every Monday nightfrom 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

I thought this wouldbe a great outreach forthe Greer community,said Herson Lopez, whocame up with the idea acouple of years ago. Thisis a large Spanish-speak-ing community, too, and Ican reach them because Ispeak the language.

The church provided itsfield for a soccer outreacha couple of years ago, andLopez is looking forwardto reaching out to the com-munity in this way again.

The point is just tohave fun, said Lopez. Wefirst started planning a

championship game, butwe decided we wanted itto be more laid-back.

The soccer outreach isopen to anyone all agesand genders and is in-tended to just be an eventmade available for anyonewho wants to stop by andplay.

I just thought thiswould be a good outreach

for the summer, said Lo-pez. I love soccer and Ithought it would be greatto have an opportunity topresent the Gospel.

The last time the churchheld a soccer outreach,they had about 15 peopleon an average night. Thistime, Lopez is hoping tohave enough people comeout that they can mix up

the teams each week. Lo-pez is also working onproviding childcare butsaid that he cant makeany promises about thatat this point.

For more information,contact Lopez at 373-5517.

Suber Road BaptistChurch is located at 445 S.Suber Road.

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GREER FIRST BAPTISTPLANS BIBLE SCHOOL

Greer First BaptistChurch will hold AgencyD3 Vacation Bible SchoolJune 22-26, 6-8:30 p.m.

The church is locatedat 202 W. Poinsett St. Call877-4253 or visit greerfbc.org/vbs.

GODS KIDZ MEETAT UNITED CHRISTIAN

United Christian Church,located at 105 Daniel Av-enue in Greer, will hostssongs, crafts, snacks, abounce house and a Biblelesson on Jonah for chil-dren ages 5-10 on Satur-day, May 31 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information,call 895-3966 or 561-8195.

GLASSY MOUNTAINBAPTIST HOLD YARD SALE

Glassy Mountain Baptistchurch will hold a yardand bake sale fundraiserstarting at 8 a.m. Saturday,May 31. Hot dogs will beavailable at 11:00 a.m.

The church is locatedat 935 N Glassy MountainRoad, Landrum.

EBENEZER WELCOMEOFFERING FREE FOOD

The Bread of Life FoodPantry at Ebenezer Wel-come Baptist Church, 4005Highway 414, Landrum, isopen on Thursdays from2-4 p.m.

The pantry is open tofamilies in need of as-sistance. Photo ID is re-quired.

For more information,call 895-1461.

SINGLES BIBLE STUDYPELHAM ROAD BAPTIST

Pelham Road BaptistChurch, 1108 PelhamRoad, Greer, hosts a Sin-gles Bible Study each Sun-day from 6-8:30 p.m.

GRIEFSHARE OFFEREDAT FAIRVIEW BAPTIST

Fairview Baptist Church,1300 Locust Hill Road,Greer, will host Grief-Share, a support group ledby Carol Allen, on the sec-ond Sunday of each monthfrom 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.

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

APALACHE BAPTIST SENIORADULT CALENDAR

The ABC seniors arescheduled to go out to Za-xbys in Greer on May 29at 6 p.m.

A covered dish supper ison the senior adult calen-dar for June 10 in the CLCat 6 p.m. Special guestsfor this event will be TheYesterukes.

The senior adults haveplanned a one-day trip tovisit the Victory JunctionGang camp in N.C. onJune 16. This camp wasbuilt in memory of AdamPetty (member of the NAS-CAR Petty racing family),who was killed in 2000 atthe New Hampshire Inter-national Speedway. Thecamp is free and childrenwith life-threatening ill-nesses are able to go havefun, not worrying abouttheir ailments.

On June 26 at 6 p.m. theGolden Hearts are goingto Lake Bowen Fish Campfor the evening meal.

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FOR THE GREER CITIZEN

*Editors note: This isPart II of a three-part se-ries on the history of Tay-lors First Baptist Church.The church is celebrating150 years. Be sure to checknext weeks edition of TheGreer Citizen for Part III.

Taylors First BaptistChurch saw quite thechange in the 1920s.

On May 22, 1921, TaylorsFirst Baptist decided that anew building was neededand finally tore down theoctagonal structure thathad served as their sanc-tuary for 33 years.

On January 22, 1922, the248 members of TaylorsChurch met for the firsttime in their new building.

By 1924, the town thathad once been a destina-tion resort was no longerthe vacation spot it hadonce been.

With the burning downof the hotel and the ef-fects of World War I, thetown had never been ableto revive itself as a vaca-tion spot. But, mills werebeginning to boom in thearea, and the opening ofSouthern Bleachery at thecurrent Taylors Mill Prop-erties site brought jobs for1,000 workers.

As most mills wereknown to do, SouthernBleachery opened a millchurch immediately andwas at one time largerthan Taylors Church. But,after the mill closed in1965, the property wasachieved by Taylors FirstBaptist Church and is nowused by Betania Church.

In 1940, the churchwas experiencing grow-ing pains and knew thatit was time to make someadditions, including a fel-lowship hall and someclassrooms. In 1954, thechurch had continued togrow and needed to addon even more classroomspace, which is now usedas the church offices.

By 1962, Taylors FirstBaptist Church was up toa membership of 685 andwas continuing to grow. In1963, the church saw thatit would only continue togrow and that it neededto make some long-termplans that would accom-modate larger numbers.

Included in the planswere a new sanctuaryand even more classroomspace, which were com-pleted by the next year.

On Aug. 16, 1968, Ed-win Young was namedthe new pastor of TaylorsFirst Baptist, taking overat a time when there wasmuch turmoil in the areaover the shutdown of themills.

Edwin Young saw thevision [of missions] and

set out to make it happen,said Dr. Chuck Morton,who is the chairpersonfor the 150th Celebration.He was one of the moversand shakers in the conven-tion.

On March 29, 1970, thechurch met for the firsttime in its new sanctuary,and the next year they losttheir pastor when he de-cided to take over a churchin Columbia and then latermoved to Second BaptistChurch in Houston, Texas,where he serves today.

In October of 1971, CliffBarrows, who is knownfor his work with the BillyGraham Evangelistic As-sociation, took over asinterim pastor while thechurch sought to replacethe beloved Young.

On June 1, 1972, Dr. Er-nest Carswell began his 30-year ministry as the pastorof Taylors First Baptist.

Carswell saw a need forthe church to be mission-minded and sought tomake the church a strongsupporter of missions. OnJune 15, 1976, the firstmission team was sentfrom Taylors First Baptistto Grenada in the LesserAntilles. By 1978, thechurch was also support-ing missionaries by pro-viding mission housesfor missionaries home onfurlough. The church alsosent out its first medicalmission team that year toBrazil.

The mission mindsetwas not limited to just for-eign missions, however. In

1981, Taylors First Baptistopened its doors to Alco-holics Anonymous, whichcontinues to meet at thechurch now. In 1982, Tay-lors also saw the need fora preschool to meet someof the educational needsof the community, andcertified teachers continueto minister to children inthe area.

Daryl Hopkins, the lon-gest tenured ministerat Taylors First Baptist,joined the staff on Oct.1, 1993, serving then asthe minister of adults andevangelism until switchingover to his current title ofminister of family life andrecreation.

With the continuedmembership growth, Tay-lors First Baptist neededto add on a new worship

center. On April 2, 1995,the congregation met inthe new worship centerfor the first time.

The church also contin-ued its mission outreachand decided to build an or-phanage. On Sept. 1, 1998,the Davis Lar Orphanagewas opened in Fortaleza,Brazil, and medical mis-sion teams visit each year.

Since the late 80s, wehave been working withmissionaries in Brazil,Grenada, Pennsylvania,and Tennessee, saidMorton. We even estab-lished a church in Alberta,Canada. We are workingat establishing relation-ships within communities.I realized that I am partof something bigger thanI am.

Taylors First Baptist celebrates 150 years

PART II ESTABLISHING SOMETHING BIGGER

Suber Road hosts soccer outreach

PHOTO | SUBMITTED

The 1970 sanctuary at Taylors First Baptist, pictured, was converted to classroom spaceafter the completion of the current worship center in 1995.

PHOTO | SUBMITTED

Pictured above is the current Taylors First Baptist worshipcenter under construction in 1994.

CHURCH

NEWS

Edwin Young saw the vision [of missions]

and set out to make it happen. He was

one of the movers and shakers in the

convention.

Dr. Chuck MortonChairperson, 150th CelebrationEd Young


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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 283-0639Calvary 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 244-0207

Faith 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 268-2299Trinity Fellowship Church3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-04191700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011United Anglican Fellowship1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350United Christian Church105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727

Upstate 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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Greenville County depu-ties are investigating afterseveral people in a Taylorsapartment complex wokeup Tuesday to find theirtires slashed.

Deputies said they re-sponded to the James-town Commons complexon Birchview Street afterreceiving two calls aboutthe vandalism.

Deputies said approxi-mately 40 tires had beenslashed. No suspects havebeen identified so far, dep-uties said.

(Note: All informationcontained in the followingblotter was taken directlyfrom the official incidentreports filed by the GreerPolice Department, 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.)

POSSESSIONMichael Lee Dehay, 24, of

56 Centell Circle, Travel-ers Rest, has been chargedwith possession of meth,possession of heroin, pos-session of drug parapher-nalia and violation of pro-bation.

According to incident re-ports, an officer observed amale walking down PoplarDrive who had reportedlybeen involved in stealinglawn mowers in the area.The officer questioned thesubject, who claimed heborrowed the lawn mowerand led the officer to theaddress from which heborrowed it. When theyarrived at the residence,Dehay, who was at the res-idence attempted to lockthe door of the home in anattempt to not deal withthe officer.

Dehay then stepped outon the porch and the officerdetected his nervous be-havior along with an odorof marijuana coming fromhis person. After receiv-ing Dehays ID, the officerlearned he had a warrantout of Greenville Countyfor violation of probation.Dehay was placed underarrest and a search of hisperson yielded one baggyof methamphetamine, onebaggy of heroin and somedrug paraphernalia.

Dehay was transportedto the Greer City Jail.

DUISeveriano Aguirre-Clara,

47, of 13 8th St., Greer, hasbeen charged with DUI, nostate drivers license, notin possession of registra-tion and no proof of insur-ance.

According to incidentreports, an officer wasdispatched to the Victorarea in reference to a bur-gundy Ford Explorer driv-ing erratically. The officerspotted the vehicle on 8thStreet driving over a curb.

The officer pulled behindthe vehicle that stopped at13 8th St. As the officerapproached the vehicle, heobserved a Hispanic maleasleep in the drivers seat.The officer knocked onthe drivers side windownumerous times attempt-ing to wake the driver, buthe was unable to do so.

Since the vehicle was

still running and in drive,the officer opened thedoor and put the vehiclein park before turning thevehicle off. Eventually, theofficer was able to wakethe driver (Aguirre-Clara),who was extremely intoxi-cated and had a strongsmell of alcohol comingfrom his person.

A series of field sobrietytests were administeredto Aguirre-Clara, which hefailed. He was placed un-der arrest and transportedto the Greer City Jail. Heblew a .19 on a breatha-lyzer.

SHOPLIFTINGJimmie Lee Irby, 52,

of 220 Biblebrook Drive,Greer, has been chargedwith shoplifting.

According to incidentreports, an officer was dis-patched to the Lil Cricketon West Wade HamptonBoulevard in referenceto a shoplifting. Upon ar-rival, the officer locatedthe subject (Irby) match-ing the description givenand confirmed throughsurveillance and the storeclerk he had put a can ofbeer into his pocket beforeleaving.

Irby was placed underarrest and transported tothe Greer City Jail.

HIT AND RUNLisa Christine Palko, 48,

of 504 Main St. A, Greer,has been charged with hitand run of an attendedvehicle. Ronnie JustineDeyoung, 32, of 915 Har-vey Road, Greer, has beencharged with failure to ap-pear.

According to incidentreports, an officer was onroutine patrol when a fe-male in the parking lot ofthe Hot Spot, on East Poin-sett Street, flagged himdown. The lady told theofficer a gold sedan oc-cupied by a white femaledriver and a white malepassenger had just backedinto her vehicle while shewas inside and then fledthe scene. Another officerspotted the suspected ve-hicle traveling on Highway101 and initiated a trafficstop.

Damage was observedon the rear drivers side ofthe vehicle.

The victim and a wit-ness confirmed the ve-hicle that struck her car.Palko, who was driving,was placed under arrestand Deyoung, who was apassenger in the vehicle,was also placed under ar-rest for an active failureto appear warrant out ofSpartanburg County.

DUIJoshua David Stuart, 30,

of 503 Chartwell Drive,Greer, has been chargedwith DUI and an expiredtag.

According to incident

reports, an officer initi-ated a traffic stop on a ve-hicle that was traveling onHighway 14 erratically.

Upon approaching thevehicles driver (Stuart),the officer detected astrong odor of alcoholcoming from inside thevehicle. After refusing toanswer the officers ques-tions, he was asked to stepout of the vehicle. The of-ficer attempted to admin-ister a series of field sobri-ety tests on Stuart, but herefused to participate.

He was placed under ar-rest and transported to theGreer City Jail, where herefused implied consent inthe data master room.

POSSESSIONAnthony Douglas Fisch-

er, 30, of 110 N. Line St.,Greer, has been chargedwith possession of drugs,simple possession ofmarijuana, possession ofdrug paraphernalia anddriving under suspen-sion. Christopher BrandonFischer, 23, of 9 DelmoreAve., Greenville, has beencharged with possessionof meth.

According to incidentreports, an officer was onroutine patrol when he ob-served a green Subaru atthe intersection of NorthLine and East Poinsettstreets with a malfunc-tioning brake light. Theofficer initiated a trafficstop on the vehicle andits driver (A. Fischer). Theofficer learned Fischers li-cense was suspended. Theofficer detected an odorof marijuana coming frominside the vehicle. Fischerrefused to sign a consentto search form and thendropped a syringe on theground. He was placed un-der arrest.

The passenger (C. Fisch-er) was asked to step out ofthe vehicle and a search ofthe vehicle was performedyielding some Diazepampills, a small bag of mari-juana and a syringe. Alsofound underneath the pas-sengers seat was a smallbag of meth.

Both subjects were ar-rested and transported tothe Greer City Jail.

DUILeland Burch III, 18,

of 911 W. Poinsett St. B,Greer, has been chargedwith DUI and possessionof beer by a minor.

According to incidentreports, an officer wason routine patrol on Bun-combe Road and WestWade Hampton Boulevardwhen he observed a mo-ped in front of him beingdriven between all threelanes of the road.

The officer initiated atraffic stop on the mo-ped and its driver (Burch).Burch admitted to the offi-cer he had consumed sev-eral beers.

A series of field sobri-ety tests were performedon Burch, which he failed.When asked if he had anybeer under the seat of hismoped, Burch answeredyes.

He was arrested andtransported to the GreerCity jail where he refuseda breathalyzer.

ASSAULT & BATTERYJeffery Hollingsworth,

32, of 144 Falling CreekRoad, Spartanburg, hasbeen charged with assaultand battery (third). SarahSandra Roy, 40, of thesame address, has beencharged with assault a

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