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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLYWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 103 NO. 4 75 CENTS

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BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLESTAFF WRITER

Renewable Water Re-sources (ReWa) has re-viewed a plan submitted by Taylors Fire and Sewer District to deal with an on-going issue regarding sew-age inflow and infiltration. ReWa’s engineering staff said it needs a “more tar-geted work plan.”

ReWa and Taylors Dis-trict met on Nov. 17 to dis-cuss manhole overflows near the Enoree River,

and Taylors, a subdistrict of ReWa, said they would submit a proposal. They did so on Dec. 3 and then waited for a response. The

response comes from Greg-ory Wright, an engineering department manager with ReWa. He says within a let-ter addressed to Samantha

Bartow, Taylors director of sewer services, that they anticipated a project work plan with dates, tasks and staffing.

“Portions of your sub-mitted plan include a lot of information about work that Taylors did in 2014 and 2015,” the let-ter reads. “Unfortunately, the previous work has not helped the wet weather flow issues in this part of the Taylors system. Taylors’ plan needs to be

SEE TFSD | A5


While celebrating some unique milestones, Habitat for Humanity is working to add two more homes in Greer.

In an unprecedented partnership, Habitats of Greenville and Spar-tanburg have decided to team up to build a house on Brown Street in Greer. With funding from BMW, a family will have a safe and secure home in which to live for the first time.

“It is a wonderful day for BMW to step up and support this activity and create the opportunity for Greenville and Spartan-burg Habitat for Humanity to work together to create a home on this site and a safe and modest and af-fordable home for a de-serving family,” said Lee Close, executive director for Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg.

Last Wednesday, BMW presented a check to Habi-

tat for $70,000 to cover the entire cost of building materials for the home.

BMW contributes to the cause during what is a special year for BMW, Greenville Habitat’s execu-tive director Monroe Free said.

“We so appreciate that BMW has decided for its 100th year anniversary to commemorate that with

building a house for a low-income family,” Free said. “We believe it will make an enormous difference in the families, the children of those families and in this community, and we’re so grateful to BMW.”

BMW was on hand to present the check, and Manfred Erlacher, presi-dent and CEO of BMW Manufacturing, said they were honored to collabo-rate on the project to pro-vide build the home.

“They all know how to build great cars,” Erlacher said of his associates who will be assisting with the build, “and now we like to show the Greer communi-ty that we can build great houses.”

The wall-raising ceremo-ny for that home will likely be in March. A wall-raising for a home on the neigh-boring site was on Thurs-day. Habitat of Greenville, Greenville Technical Col-lege and Michelin paused from building efforts to celebrate the construction

of the home with Yanti Chappell who will soon occupy the home with her four children.

“It means a lot,” Chap-pell said of so many vol-unteers working to con-struct her house. “It’s a stable place to live, a safe environment, It gives me a chance to raise them (children) in a home with-out moving from place to place like I did growing up. It gives them a chance to stay at one school. It gives them a chance to gain friendships around the neighborhood.”

Dozens of volunteers with Greenville Tech showed up to assist with the build. Student Janie Williams said helping with Habitat warms her heart, and staff member Sharyn Gmerek said her father used to volunteer with Habitat, “and I just always respected his choices for things to devote his time to so thought this was a good thing to do.”

SEE HABITAT | A5


Upon completion of repairs to CSX railroad crossings on Depot, Trade, School, Duke and Parker Streets, Greer will see four more crossings closed.

Skipper Burns, Greer’s public service director, said he talked contractors with the railroad into not closing Main, North Line, Pennsylvania and East Poinsett intersections un-til the others are finished.

“They’re not supposed to close these intersec-tions until they get these small ones open,” he said.

The initial five closings have been under repair since Wednesday. CSX said they planned to have the intersections complete by Saturday, but winter weather on Friday and over the weekend prevent-ed work from continuing. With low temperatures and melting ice and snow, Burns said he wasn’t sure

SEE CROSSINGS | A5

BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

A winter storm caused life in Greer to slow down over the weekend, produc-ing several inches of snow and ice.

As schools and busi-nesses closed their doors on Friday, Greer Police say most residents were able to avoid dangerous situa-tions on the roadways.

“The calls for service were pretty low,” said Lt. Jim Holcombe with the Greer Police Department. “We had a few collisions, but no more than a normal Friday. You had your typi-cal cases on Saturday: peo-ple doing donuts here and there, but overall our calls for service were relatively low.” The Greer Commis-sion of Public Works (CPW) received a few calls

from Riverside residents, whose lights were flicker-ing on and off due to ice on the power lines. That issue, affecting just over 1,000 people did not lin-ger, however.

“That was the only out-age we saw,” said Matthew Brady with Greer CPW. “We were very blessed to not have any outages during a pretty significant event. The credit can go to the

preventative maintenance our guys do throughout the year. Our crews are always ready to go and they know that they may be needed at a moments notice during times like this.”

Holcombe said road con-ditions became more haz-ardous on Saturday.

“This storm kind of started out light,”

SEE STORM | A5

Winter storm hits Greer

ReWa responds to Taylors

Habitat hard at work in 2016

More railroad crossingsto be closed

A Greer resident died after being struck by a vehicle in Greenville last Saturday.

According to the Green-ville County Coroner’s Of-fice, Andrew Van Evera, 44, was jogging near the intersection of Highway 14 and Stonebrook Farm Way with a friend when a vehicle that had gone out of control struck him.

The coroner’s office said it is possible the vehicle lost control due to the weather conditions.

Van Evera was trans-ported to Greenville Me-morial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The coroner’s office and South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating.

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Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Partners teamed up to begin construction on a Habitat for Humanity house in Greer last week.

MANDY FERGUSON

Yanti Chappell will soon be a new homeowner.


Railroads in Greer were closed last week due to repair.

FUTURE CLOSURES |Main StreetNorth Line StreetPennsylvania Ave.East Poinsett Street

WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

Plenty of snow and ice fell over the weekend, creating the perfect conditions for sledding. Pictured: Caitlyn Clem enjoys her time in the powdery Greer snow Friday evening.

‘Unfortunately, the previous work has not

helped the wet weather flow issues in this

part of the Taylors system.’

Gregory WrightEngineering department manager, ReWa

SINGLES FUNDRAISER DANCE IN SIMPSONVILLE

A fundraiser dance for Upstate SC Singles will be held on Jan. 29 a 6 p.m. at 100 Park Dr., which is the community building in Simpsonville. A variety of music will be played by DJ Bill Moore, along with a hot dog supper and door prizes. Cost is $10 at the door.

GREER PDCITZENS POLICE ACADEMY

The Greer Police Depart-ment is now accepting ap-plications for its spring

Citizens Police Acad-emy, which will be held on Thursday evenings be-ginning February 11. The classes give citizens an opportunity to better un-derstand the workings of a police department. For more information and an application visit http://www.cityofgreer.org/de-partments/citizens_po-lice_academy.php.

GCM WINTERNEEDS LIST

Greer Community Minis-tries list of needs includes the following: beef stew, spaghetti sauce, peanut

butter, and grits in the Food Pantry. Room-sized heaters are also needed for Meals on Wheels re-cipients. Donations are accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Visit gcminc.org http://gc-minc.org for a list of all current needs.

PEACH BOWL LANESRAISING MONEY

Greer Community Min-istries is raising money to combat hunger the greater Greer area with Glow Bowl at the Peach Bowl Lanes on Friday, Feb. 5 from 10 p.m. to midnight. Lanes and player fees are taken care of by sponsors of the event and that includes shoe rental and unlimited bowling. Members of your group ask for pledges from friends and fam-ily based on the number of pins knocked down in their highest game. Limit-ed space is available. Sign up by calling Hannah at 877-1937.

COMPASS OF CAROLINAFEB. MEETING

Beth Padgett, Executive Director of Compass of Carolina, will be the fea-tured speaker at the Com-pass of Carolina February 10 meeting. She will be speaking on domestic vio-lence and the work they are doing at Compass of Carolina to address it. The

meeting will be at Universi-ty Center, 225 South Pleas-antburg Dr., Greenville, at 1:30pm. The public is invited. For questions, please call 236-9068.

TAYLORS COMMUNITY GROUPS WANTED

Taylors TownSquare is asking for contacts around the greater Taylors area. They are looking for as-sociations and groups in the following areas: Reid School Road, Locust Hill Road, Stallings Road, Main

Street Taylors, Taylors Road, Lee Road, Brushy Creek Road, Old Spartan-burg Road, St. Mark Road, Rutherford Road and connecting roads. Tay-lors TownSquare is look-ing to spread the word about what they are do-ing through these groups. Find out more about us at taylorstownsquare.com.

ST. PATRICK’S DAYDASH AND BASH

Let There Be Mom is hosting its fifth annual

St. Paddy’s Day Dash and Bash on Saturday, March 12. As a benefiting char-ity, Let There Be Mom is responsible for securing 30 volunteers and recruit-ing runners. To sign up as a volunteer, visit stpad-dysdashandbash.com/volunteers.asp. and use code 5LTBM16 for a $5 discount. Runners should visit stpaddysdashand-bash.com/register.asp and use code 5LTBM16 for a $5 discount.

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To the editor,

I’ve lived in Taylors, just off Main Street, for over ten years. Recently, an out-door gun range has been established directly south of Taylors Mill. Since then, several times a week for hours at a time, my neigh-borhood sounds like a war zone. Large caliber boom-ing shots and automatic rat-a-tat-tats are so loud I can hear them in my home with windows and doors closed.

My home is half a mile away, as the bullet flies, north of the firing range.

Corey Burns Park lies to the south, a mere quarter of a mile from the shoot-ing. The range is aligned north to south. Targets are arranged on the north side below the railroad tracks. A stand of pines is the only separation between the range and the park.

I have witnessed people firing in both directions. Bullets can easily travel those distances.

An errant shot, aimed a little too high, can strike my neighborhood or the park.

No signs, warning or otherwise, designate this

as a gun range. It is in a residential zone. Green-ville County Sheriffs office assures me that no laws restrict the operation of a firing range in the county.

But I say the safety and peace of my home and those around me have been compromised.

I ask Greenville County Council to consider what it would take to return relative peace and safety to residential areas in our county.

Jeff CaseyTaylors

Open letterto Greenville County Council

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27GRACE PLACE IN Greer will

have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

THE AWANAS CLUB meets at El Bethel Baptist Church, 313 Jones Ave., from 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are invited. Call 877-4021.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28KIWANIS CLUB MEET at 6:30

p.m. at Laurenda’s Family Restaurant, 300 South Line St. Call Charmaine at 349-1707.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30FOOD PANTRY DEVOTION-

AL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Lim-ited supplies available. First come, � rst serve basis.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31THE NEVER ALONE Group

of Narcotics Anonymous meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center, 226 Oakland Ave.

MONDAY, FEB. 1GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

MEET AT 7:30 p.m. at Memo-rial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main St., Greer. Call Richard at 384-8093.

TUESDAY, FEB. 2GRACE PLACE in Greer

holds its clothing closet from 6-8 p.m. at Grace Place, 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

THE NEVER ALONE group candlelight meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center,226 Oakland Ave.

THE ROTARY CLUB of Greater Greer meet at 7:15 a.m. at The Wink Cafe, 1029 W. Poinsett St. Guests welcome. Call 630-3988.

THE GREER LIONS Club meet at Laurenda’s Family Restaurant, 300 South Line St., at 6 p.m. Call Suzanne at 905-0394.

FIRST TUESDAY ON Trade at 5 p.m. on Trade Street. Visit tuesdaysontrade.com for more information.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSO-CIATION SUPPORT Group meets from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at The Haven in the Village at Chanticleer, 355 Berk-mans Lane, Greenville. Call 275.5022

GAP CREEK SINGERS rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 200 Jason St., Greer. For further informa-tion or to schedule a perfor-mance contact Wesley Welsh at 877-5955.

THRIVE’S ALZHIEMER’S SUPPORT Group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. at Thrive Assisted Living, 715 South Buncombe Rd., in Greer For information, call 469-4335.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its clothing closet open from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

THE AWANAS CLUB meets at El Bethel Baptist Church, 313 Jones Ave., from 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 are invited. Call 877-4021.

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Perry Williams was named chairman of the Greer Commission of Pub-lic Works (CPW) Board of Commissioners at a meet-ing on Monday. Williams replaces Jeff Howell, who served as chairman since 2014. Williams was first elected to the Board in 2009 and served as chair-man from 2011 through 2012. Howell was recently re-elected to his fourth term on the Board of Com-missioners.

“We are blessed to have excel-lent leader-ship on our Board,” said Jeff Tuttle, Greer CPW’s G e n e r a l M a n a g e r . “All three of our mem-bers are dedicated ser-vants. Their long tenure and business expertise have been invaluable as

we’ve grown over the last several decades,” Tuttle said.

“Sincerely, I’m very humbled to serve as your chairman,” Williams said. “It’s a pleasure to be part of this organization.”

Traditionally, the Board chairmanship rotates ev-ery two years, meaning Williams will serve in the leadership position until January 2018.

Williams named Greer CPW board chairman

Williams

Dr. Charles F. Collins

ST. JOHN’S CALLS NEW PASTOR

St. John’s Baptist Church has called Dr. Charles F. Collins as pastor.

Dr. Collins was a South-ern Baptist Missionary in Suriname for 12 years be-fore becoming a Business Administrator for the In-ternational Mission Board.

He then served at Boyce College, the four-year col-lege associated with the Southern Baptist Theologi-cal Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. At Boyce, he was Associate Dean for Student Life and an Ad-junct Professor over an 11-year period.

Since then, Dr. Collins served as pastor/teacher in Kentucky.

He was born in Mississip-pi and raised in Houston, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and holds two advanced degrees: Master of Divinity in The-ology (1981) and a Doctor of Education (2006).

Dr. Collins and his wife, Suzie, have three married sons and nine grandchil-dren. In addition to his church and family, his in-terests include playing the guitar, sports, writing and speaking.

St. John’s Baptist Church is located at 2 Groveland Drive in Taylors. Worship service begins at 9 a.m. Sundays followed by Sun-day School at 10 a.m. Mid-week service is held at 6 p.m. Thursdays.

SINGLES EVENT SET AT EBENEZER WELCOME

Ebenezer Welcome Bap-tist will host “Love is in the Air” Valentine’s Day

Dessert Party for area singles on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5 p.m.

The event will feature coffee, desserts and fel-lowship.

The church is located at 4005 North Highway 414 in Landrum. For more in-formation, email [email protected].

HOLSTON CREEKTO PERFORM AT NBC

Holston Creek Har-mony will be perform-ing at Northwood Baptist Church on Sunday Feb. 7 at 10 a.m.

A love offering will be taken up.

For more information, call 877-5417.

GRACE UMC TO HOST BIBLE STUDY

Grace United Method-ist Church will lead an in-depth study of the Rev-elation on Wednesday eve-nings at 6:45 p.m. in the Grace United Methodist sanctuary, beginning Jan. 6 and finishing on Feb. 3. The Church is located at 627 Taylor Road in Greer.

Apalache Baptist Church “Golden Hearts” calendar

A “Super Bowl” supper is on the calendar for the seniors at Apalache Bap-tist Church in the CLC at 6 p.m. on Jan. 28. Soup/stews and cornbread are on the menu for this meal.

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The Greater Greer Cham-ber of Commerce recently announced its executive board members for 2016.

Tony Kouskolekas of Pelham Medical Center will serve as chairman. Rosy-lin Weston of GSP Interna-tional Airport will serve as chair-elect, and Mark King of King Consulting will serve as immediate past chairman. Other mem-bers of the 2016 Executive Board include:

Vice Chair-Finance: Jack Lucas, GrandSouth Bank

Vice Chair- Legislative Affairs: Donna Smith, Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner Realtors

Vice Chair- Business De-velopment: Wayne Bobo, Century 3

Vice Chair-Community Events: Rudy Painter, Countybanc Insurance, Inc.

Vice Chair-Membership Excellence: Mikelle Porter, Greenville Technical Col-lege

Vice Chair-Leadership: Melanie Bargar, Clemson Youth Learning Institute

General Counsel: Brian Martin, Attorney at Law

Chairman of the Partner-

ship for Tomorrow Board: Larry Wilson

Directors: Chris Crist, Owens Insurance; Brent Garrett, Citizens Building & Loan; April Staggs, Greer State Bank; John Mansure, Greer Memorial Hospital

The 2016 GPS focuses on five main divisions: busi-ness/community develop-ment, community events, membership engagement, leadership development and legislative affairs. Within each division, the

chamber has outlined several key components, including: offering a new bi-monthly training and seminar series, increasing membership engagement, enhancing current visitor center-type activities to be an information destina-tion for visitors, current and future residents on all things Greer and pro-moting the community to a broad reach of potential visitors.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley tackled edu-cation, domestic violence and reforms to the Depart-ment of Transportation during her annual State of the State address last Wednesday.

Noting the high turnover rates of teachers in “chal-lenged” South Carolina school districts, Haley pro-posed offering incentives for teachers to stay.

“If a student agrees to teach in a challenged dis-trict for eight years, we will cover the full cost of their education at a state university,” the governor said. “For recent gradu-ates who agree to the same commitment, we will repay their student loans. For career educators who want to grow profession-ally and teach in these challenged districts, we will cover the cost of their graduate coursework. And we will support mentor-ship programs for all of the above.”

Haley also called for laws regarding the state super-intendent to be changed.

“We need to let the vot-ers of South Carolina decide if they want the Governor to appoint the superintendent of educa-tion,” Haley said. “Educa-tion must be a priority for every governor – and to be successful, every governor must have a partner in the education department.

Superintendent (Molly) Spearman has been a great partner since her election. But the history of South Carolina shows that has not always been the case, and our children have suffered as a result,” she said.

During her speech, Hal-ey also discussed the need for reform in the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

“Pass legislation that cuts our taxes, reforms our flawed transportation system, and invests in

our roads, and I will sign it,” Haley told state legis-lators. “Pass legislation that does not do all three of those things, and I will veto it. The choice is clear, and it’s all yours.”

The governor extended her domestic violence task force, which began last year. She said the task force will continue to take steps to curb a disturbing trend.

“There is no excuse for South Carolina to rank as the state in America with the highest percentage of

women killed by men.” Haley said. “Domestic violence is an issue that has plagued us for far too long… There is more that we have done and still more to do. That’s why I have extended the task force.”

Part of the evening was dedicated to remember-ing the lives lost during a shooting in Charleston that claimed the lives of nine people last year, in-cluding state Sen. Clem-enta Pinckney

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The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on February 15, 2016 at Greer City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the following: DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2016-04OWNER: KEM, LLC/Karen McClaranADDRESS: 201 South Buncombe RoadPARCEL ID NUMBER: G006000100104EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial

Greenville CountyREQUEST: C-3, Commercial

DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2016-05OWNER: Cullum GSP 08, LPADDRESS: 1010 & 1014 Robinson RoadPARCEL ID NUMBER: 5-24-00-048.00

& 5-24-00-040.00EXISTING ZONING: Unzoned Spartanburg County REQUEST: I-1, Industrial District

DOCKET NUMBER: FDP 2016-06OWNER: William and Carolyn DorrisADDRESS: 16 Quail Creek Drive PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0535010102901EXISTING ZONING: PD, Planned Development REQUEST: DRD, Design Review District

DOCKET NUMBER: RZ 2016-07OWNER: Steve SandlinADDRESS: 218 N. Main StPARCEL ID NUMBER: G029001102100EXISTING ZONING: OD, Office District REQUEST: R-M1, Multi Family Residential

DOCKET NUMBER: RZ 2016-08OWNER: Laurens NicholsonADDRESS: Chandler Road/Memorial Dr. Ext.PARCEL ID NUMBER: G019000102103

and G079000102104EXISTING ZONING: C-3, CommercialREQUEST: R-M2, Multi-Family Residential

Documents related to the requests are available for public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.

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By Kenneth Collins MapleStaff Writer

A popular Greer hang-out will soon accommo-date even more customers who enjoy good beer, good food and good times.

The Southern Growl, a taproom known for its extensive beer list, has en-joyed success over its two years on South Buncombe in Greer, but they’ve lacked consistent food on site to serve to customers who enjoy the brews and the atmosphere. Owner Matt Bowes said they are look-ing to fill that hole in their service by expanding.

“Next door, we’re tri-pling our seating and we’re planning on adding out-door seating and a kitchen of course,” Bowes said.

Manning the kitchen will be Joey McCarter, Southern Growl’s recently hired chef and a friend of Bowes.

“Basically the lease came up on the building next door, and he called me out of the blue and was like, ‘Hey, look this is happen-ing. You’re still on board right?’” McCarter recalled. “We had a meeting, and it was really exciting.”

Bowes said the food will be “food truck-esque,” and

menus will rotate just like the beers do. Currently food trucks service the bar, but by mid-March they hope to be serving their own food. What’s in their way is simply get-ting the kitchen ready and making the space next door to look like what is currently in the taproom. Bowes is doing the work himself, but Southern Growl is getting financial assistance from custom-ers who enjoy the place. Southern Growl has set up an Indiegogo account where people can donate towards the construction of the restaurant.

They’re hoping to reach $15,000 in 36 days. They’ve already seen a to-tal of $5,100 come in after just about five days.

Bowes said they are ob-viously excited and so are customers.

“Like I said, people want good beer and they want something to do and they want food,” Bowes said. “We’ve got the beer, we’re adding the food and we’re adding more space to give them something to do.”

“We want to make it like an all inclusive entertain-ment spot where every-body can just come and

have a night and just hang out and feel really com-fortable,” McCarter said.

Bowes’ wife, Anna, said it hasn’t always been their goal to have a restaurant with the bar, but it’s a nice addition and even more reason for custom-ers to come out and enjoy themselves. Currently the bar has 60 beers on tap, including a wide variety of specialty and local beers. Bowes said they know beer, too. He and employ-ee Josh Waycaster are cer-tified beer servers through the Cicerone Certification Program. Matt’s brother-in-law Jason Azbell is also a beer enthusiast, having home-brewed for 10 to 15 years. Even Anna, who said she hasn’t always been the biggest beer fan, now has grown to like many of the beers Southern Growl serves.

It’s like Matt says, “There’s a beer for every-one; you just got to find it.”

To learn how to give to-ward the expansion, visit indiegogo.com/projects/the-southern-growl-expan-sion.


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Southern Growl set to expand in same location

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Above, Southern Growl owner Matt Bowes draws from the bar’s extensive beer list. The business will soon be expanding its services to customers.

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RICK EZELLPastor, Greer First Baptist Church

Looking to all the world as if he is sporting the world’s worst bikini wax, my young ex-race horse, For-

rest, having just received an ultrasound where a layman might consider to be his thigh and the top of his bum, has been given a diagnosis of a mild stifle injury, requiring a lay-up of six months and very careful rehab.

Oh, a ‘stifle?’ That, in a nutshell, is a horse’s hind knee and the vet, Dr Gil-lis, rattled off (with me doing my best to look as if I was capable of absorb-ing any of it) how this joint has “three variable communicating compartments, composed of bone and cartilage, as well as several ligaments, the joint synovial linings, and joint fibrous capsules, and the menisci.”

I looked at Forrest, sedated, shaved, and gelled-up so that the probe could glide easily across affected areas. For him, this was an alien abduction. For me, this was a mixture of both good and horrifying news: good in that his injuries are mild and his prognosis is good that he will recover fully IF his rehab is done to the letter, and horrifying in that I have to find a way, without constantly tran-quilizing, of containing an extremely fit

and strong young horse who is now not allowed to be turned out in his custom-ary field each morning for five hours, to release his inner pi** and vinegar, but be simply hand walked twice daily for 20 minutes.

“He’s going to implode,” I said, without realizing it, aloud.

“It’s not easy,” Dr Gillis commiser-ated but added that studies show those horses that are simply turned out for a year to recover, in a field, have only a 25 percent chance of returning to work and not re-injuring themselves within a year. Why? Because like Jack Russells on steroids, they jump around and spin and buck and constantly retweak the injury.

So hand walking it is, twice a day, along with carefully monitored turn-out in a tiny paddock with a mound of his favorite hay, so he can stuff his face and get some sun, all while being watched

like a hawk by me, as I engage in routine daily barn chores.

It’s only been a week and already I’ve snapped at Paul as on the fifth day of hand walking, morning temperature in the teens, I was carefully leading Forrest, or should I say from appearances, flying a big, red kite, when he went airborne, striking the air with his front hooves as Bonnie, our terrier, just released from the house, clad in her neon pink jacket, came tearing up behind us, followed by a just as exhuberant Rosie, and Paul, in coat and cap, hands shoved in his pockets.

“What the hell?!” I bellowed, then, “Great, just GREAT!” as the commo-tion set off a mare in the adjoining field so that she came galloping up the fence line, basically relaying to Forrest, “Annnnnnd they’re OFF!” Forest flung his beautiful, chiseled head around, smacking me right in the face and with one gloved hand holding his lead and the other holding my eye, I glowered at Paul. Chastened, not saying a word, Paul caught up to Bonnie, swept her up in his arms and bundled the wiggling pink creature back into the house. I halted Forrest and let him pick at a few blades

of grass to quiet him before attempting to walk him steadily back to the barn without parasailing.

The only good news was that it was now so cold that both my face and feet, particularly the one foot he stomped on as he cartwheeled, were completely numb and with despair. When I returned to the house, removing more layers than a Russian nesting doll, I immediately took note that Paul did what he always does when he’s in trouble: the floors had been vacuumed and the kitchen was immaculate. I thanked him, both silently and aloud when he returned, everything quite forgiven. I know how awful it feels to be the one in trouble over an avoid-able gaffe. I’ve been on the other end of it, myself, when pilfering some of his imported Stilton or failing to clean up a dog pee he’d just stepped in when he was in the middle of cooking Christmas dinner. “Come clean this up!” he roared, “I’m making a ROUX! I just can’t stop in the middle of making a ROUX!!”

I sat down and poured an enormous mug of hot tea and checked the extend-ed forecast: snow and ice this weekend.

Five months and three weeks to go. Shoot me, now.

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The balancing act

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke

2:52 NIV). A balanced life is charac-

terized by order, peace, and wholeness. The various parts of life are as they should be and where they should be. Each part of the balanced life gets the right amount of time and effort at the right time. It’s not giving each part of life the same amount of time that makes life balanced; it’s giving each part the necessary allot-ment of time.

The life of Jesus is an excel-lent model concerning balance. Throughout his life, Jesus was under constant pressure, he was pursued by friend and en-emy alike. Yet, when examining his life as recorded in scripture, one sees that he never hurried, that he never had to play catch up, or that he was never taken by surprise. He managed time well, bringing it under control, because he knew the impor-tance of balance. Jesus’ life was well-rounded. He grew intel-lectually, physically, spiritu-ally, and socially. Do you make time for intellectual growth? If you are too busy to read a book or engage in study that stimulates the mind you are too busy. Do you make time for physical health? Do you make time for your relationship with God? Do you feel to busy for prayer, Bible study, meditation, or devotions? Psalms 46:10 can be translated, “Take time and know that I am God.” We often sing a hymn: “Take time to be holy, speak oft with the Lord; Take time to be holy, the world rushes on.” Do you make time for primary relationships? Is adequate time provided for your spouse, family, and friends? Only you can answer those questions honestly. And, only you can take the necessary steps to bring order, harmony, and balance back in your life. Start today.

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KENNETH COLLINS MAPLESta� Reporter

Five months and three weeks to go

Railroad v. newspaper

Maybe you were expecting another light-hearted column from me, but no

such luck today. I have to in-form the general public about an injustice, an attempt to silence freedom of speech, an infringement upon our rights! As always, please take this column seriously.

Beginning last Thursday, a certain railroad company es-sentially singled out The Greer Citizen and blockaded us from arriving at work, thereby im-peding the progress of this fine publication. Roads weren’t just blocked; they were fortified from the outside in. At every turn it seemed as though the path to The Greer Citizen was hopeless. Like the Clemson de-fensive line, orange barricades stood imposingly laughing at our staff as we tried with nearly no avail to get to work for the sake of the news.

Depot, Trade, School, Duke, Parker streets – all of them closed. The crossings looked like war zones, an explosion of road and railroad ties. The train company alleged they were doing necessary work on the tracks; The Greer Citizen knows better – they were at-tempting to keep stories of sewage, roundabouts and snow storms from the front or at least the back page.

My heart was woebegone but not defeated as I pondered how I could possibly navigate through the roadblock. The news would not be stymied, however. With a little ingenuity and a rudimentary understand-ing of the city’s layout, some of us were able to wiggle our way around the Hot Spot and down the half alley into our back parking lot. Others of us wound around other obstacles, namely construction, to cross the Trade Street tracks and circle behind our building. And still more of us parked beyond the tracks and bravely crossed on foot. Our work would not be thwarted.

Because today you have newsprint on your hands (or at the very least a computer screen alive with the latest news), you know by now that we emerged victorious over the sinister plot of the railroad company. The work of The Greer Citizen carries on; a little railroad construction cannot suppress the voice of the me-dia. Especially when stories of snow storms must be penned.

Oscar controversy is absurd and insulting

The reaction to this year’s Oscar nominations has brought quite a media firestorm over the last week. Several African American celebrities have decided to boycott the February 28 cer-emony, and many others have called for host Chris Rock to do so.

The claims that this year’s Academy Award nominations are racist in any way are absurd and are downright insulting. They also reek of entitlement and grandiosity.

The first case in point is Spike Lee, the very man who will be receiving the Academy’s Life-time Achievement Award this year. Getting that award at any age is quite an honor, but getting it at the relatively young age 58 is exceptional. The fact that Lee is the first black director to ever win a Lifetime Achievement Award signals greater racial diversity and appreciation from the Academy, not less.

Then you have Rock, a levelheaded comedian who cares a lot more about jokes and family than race and politics. Yet famous black loud-mouths like 50 Cent and Al Sharpton are calling for him to abandon his chance to host the big-gest live non-sporting event of the year.

So for 2016, the Oscars have a black host, black Lifetime Achievement Award winner and, for the first time in history, the president of the Academy itself is a black woman.

The big complaint the last two weeks has been that, for the second straight year, there aren’t any African Americans nominated for acting awards. In reality, though, it just wasn’t a great year for black actors. Will Smith handed in the best performance, playing real-life Dr. Bennet Omalu in “Concussion. Though he might have been worthy of a nomination, he was better in “Ali” (2002) and “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2007), both for which he was nominated.

That Smith is skipping the Oscars this year is a bad PR move because it makes him look like a sore loser. His displeasure is especially ironic in light of the fact that, both times he received an Oscar nomination, he lost to another African American actor (Denzel Washington in 2002, Forrest Whitaker in 2007). In 2002, in fact, blacks swept both major acting awards, with

Halle Berry taking home a Best Actress Oscar for “Monster’s Ball.”

While it’s true that no black actors have earned Oscar nominations in the last couple years, the fact remains that from 2007-2014, five differ-ent African Americans not only earned nomi-nations for their performances, but won Oscars for them. Indeed, within the last few decades, Washington, Whitaker, Louis Gossett Jr., Morgan Freeman, and Cuba Gooding Jr. have all won Os-cars, while James Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Lawrence Fishburne have each earned nom-inations. On the female side of things, as many black women won “Best Supporting Actress” from 2006-2013 as white women did. Comedi-ans Whoopi Goldberg and Monique have won Academy Awards, and Jennifer Hudson got one a few years ago for the first role she ever took. She has more Oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio, for goodness sake.

That illustrates the silliness of these allega-tions that the Academy and its members have become racist in the last couple years. Ulti-mately, there just haven’t been many outstand-ing black characters in film during that time. You can blame the actors, the producers or the writers for that. You can even blame Hollywood as a whole.

One thing you can’t do is blame the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Ultimately, there just haven’t been

many outstanding black characters

in film during that time. You can

blame the actors, the producers or

the writers for that. You can even

blame Hollywood as a whole.

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Jim Stradling, a volun-teer for Habitat’s quality assurance team, said he has worked on probably 25 homes. When asked why, he responded that he likes the camaraderies and believes in the mission.

“What do they say?” Stradling asked hypotheti-cally. “A hand up instead of a hand out. I think that’s a great philosophy.”

Plenty of people were offering their hands on Thursday including Chap-pell. Outfitted with a tool belt, Chappell did more than simply smile for cameras during the wall raising. She worked right alongside of the volun-teers, and it’s not the first time she has done so.

Gail Peay director of do-nor relations and strategic partnerships for Habitat Greenville said she met

Chappell back in Novem-ber when the new hom-eowner was volunteering and painting on another Habitat build. And while Chappell has shown she is happy to give her time to

others, Thursday was for her.

“It’s a special day for Habitat for Humanity,” said Leesa Owens, director of community relations for Michelin North Amer-ica. “It’s a special day for Greenville Tech to partici-pate. It’s a special day for Michelin North America and especially a special day for a family who for the first time and I’m go-ing to get tears to my eyes cause I had a conversation with Yanti but for the first time will have the security and satisfaction of owning a home.”


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Rachel M. DooleyRachel Louise Moore

Dooley went home to heaven Jan. 23, 2016.

A daughter of the late Richard L. Moore and Maude Broome Moore, she was from Westminster, where she resided until moving to Greer in 1973 with her husband and daughters.

A graduate of Westmin-ster, Rachel was an ac-complished seamstress, avid sports fan, and an en-thusiastic community and church volunteer during her active years. She loved her Clemson Tigers and enjoyed watching football and basketball. A commit-ted stay-at-home mother, she was known as an ever-present (and vocal) fan at

whatever sporting event her children or grand-children participated. She loved her family and loved Jesus, and one learned of these passions within minutes of making her ac-quaintance.

She was the “wind be-neath the wings” of her husband, Roy and spent the early days of his career assisting him.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Mac McBride and Kim and John Keller; grandchildren, Maggie and Rushton DeMars, Benton and Chelsea McBride, Sam McBride and Sara McBride, Jay Keller, Rachel Keller, Hope Keller and Joshua Keller; great-grandchil-dren, Claire DeMars and Mac DeMars. Also surviv-

ing are precious nieces, nephews and in-laws.

Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tay-lors First Baptist Church Chapel, conducted by Dr. Jimmie Harley.

Visitation will be from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednes-day at Taylors FBC Wel-come Center.

The family is at the home of her daughter, Kim Keller, 112 Rubiwood Circle, Greer, SC 29651.

Memorials may be made to Greer High School Dool-ey Field Memorial Fund, 3000 E. Gap Creek Road, Greer, SC 29651 or Greer Community Ministries, P.O. Box 1373, Greer, SC 29652.

Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

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focused on the work ef-forts moving forward be-ginning in 2016.”

The response also points out that the proposed work in the Taylors Mill village area will not help with overflow problems.

“While we applaud your upcoming rehabilitation efforts in the mill village area, it is below the prob-lem area that is causing the overflows near the Enoree River,” says the let-ter, mentioning the prob-lem area is in the Taylors mini-basin 6 where Frazier Engineering found over three million gallons of in-flow and infiltration.

Doug Wavle, chairman of the Taylors Fire and Sewer District said they would prefer to address ReWa personally.

“No comment, at this time, concerning the ReWa response to Taylors Plan that you asked for,” Wavle said. “We will discuss with ReWa the content of their response. We wish to have a cooperative attitude as we work together with ReWa to solve the over-flow problem as reported in past news articles.”

During a meeting with ReWa’s executive director Graham Rich and commis-sioner Gary Gilliam, both men said they wish for cooperation with Taylors

and they continue to offer their personnel, software and experience. ReWa partners with 18 subdis-tricts, and Gilliam said they have assisted those subdistricts with inflow and infiltration.

The urgency behind the plan stems from health and environmental con-cerns, but progress in mov-ing forward with housing developments in the area is also being halted.


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if laying down the asphalt would be halted. On Tues-day afternoon workers were doing just that. The public works director said he hoped they would be finished on those intersec-tions by Thursday.

“I’m not going to make any promises because they didn’t make me any promises,” he said.

Workers also began work on crossings at Suber Mill, Suber Road and Chick Springs on Monday.

Lyman and Duncan have already seen repairs to their CSX closings, and Burns said work will begin on intersections in Taylors after Greer locations are completed.


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Holcombe said. “On Friday people were still out in it. But, when they started to realize that it would be coming down overnight, that’s when you saw the shops close and things like that. People really stayed home and stayed safe for the most part.”

Despite the lack of calls, Greer Police were pre-pared.

“You never can tell whether trees are going to come down or things like that, so we had a large number of people here to assist with any issues” Holcombe said. “Luckily, nothing out of the ordi-nary happened, so we all got to enjoy the snow.

“Both (the fire chief and police chief) commented that it was much quieter than expected,” said Steve Owens, Communications Manager for the City of Greer. “I think a lot of

people decided to stay at home and just enjoy the snow from there, which is probably the best thing we could as for from a safety standpoint.”

Duncan United Method-ist Church was prepared

to help resident of Spar-tanburg District Five. The church opened its doors for residents dealing with power outages on Satur-day.



Greenville Tech volunteer April Rapien measures lumber for Habitat home in Greer.

HABITAT: Begins taking shape in Greer

‘‘What do they say?’

A hand up instead

of a hand out. I

think that’s a great

philosophy.’

Jim StradlingVolunteer,

Habitat’s quality assurance team

STORM: Ices roads over the weekend

WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

Pictured left to right: Kavin Sims (10), Caitlyn Clem (7), Kaylee Alvarez (11), Emma McClain (11) and Sara McClain (13) sled down a hill at the same time Saturday morning in Greer.

CROSSINGS: Will be blocked at several roads

TFSD: Receives response from ReWa

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

A snow plow truck takes on a secondary road in Greer Saturday morning.

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Honor rollof Businesses

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113 Years

Greer • 877-3351

103 Years

Citizens Building and loan

229 Trade sTreeT, Greer

www.CBLGreer.Com

The GreerCitizen317 Trade StreetGreer, SC 29651864-877-2076

www.greercitizen.com

86 Years

www.clubhouse.org/sites/[email protected]

85 Years

Hwy. 14 • P.O. Box 529 • Greer, SC(864) 879-7311

85 Years

Hwy. 14 • P.O. Box 529 • Greer, SC(864) 879-7311

Division of Rogers

Group, Inc.

78 Years

864-877-071113655 East Wade Hampton Blvd.

Greer, SC 29651www.ddmotors.com

69 Years 67 YearsSince 1948

Fowler’sFrench Dry Cleaners

Corner of South Main & Brushy Creek

877-1378

63 Years

Greer • 877-8456www.trustowens.com

Insurance and Financial Services

60 YearsGreer Gol f

& Country ClubEstablished 1955

2299 Gap Creek Road • Greer877-9279

www.GreerCountryClub.com

60 Years

864-877-0134219 randall street, Greer, sC

johnmrollinslaw.com

58 YearsThompson’sFamous name Brand shoes

Wellford, SCLocated Hwy. 29....1 mile south of I-85 at Exit 66

439-3557monday-saTurday 9-6 • Closed sundays

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AwninG& SidinG, inc.610 South Main St. • Greer, SC

864-877-7722 or 7138

57 Years

RestauRant603 W. Poinsett St. • Greer • 877-5768

expRess1328 Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer

968-0420

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139 E. Poinsett St. • Downtown Greer

864-877-2067www.MutualHomeStores.com

We Finance Our OWn accOunts • 90 DaYs same as cash

all majOr creDit carDs accepteD

mutual hOme stOres

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879-2117ResidentialSales & Rentals

CommercialSales & Rentals

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Real estate • auctions • insuRancePRoPeRty ManageMent

877-2013www.cowolfe.com

102 Cannon Street, Greer, SC 29651

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Club meets 2nd & 4th Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Ryan’s

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45 Years44 Years

310 Memorial Drive • Greer864.877.3525

Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants& South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants

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Village Square • 879-4012Greer, SC - Next to Little Caesars

Manufacturing Goldsmiths

Tate Jewelers

Thanking Greer for 41 years in business! Final Day Before Retirement - March 31, 2016

35 Years

2110 N. Hwy 14Greer, SC 29651

877-3309 • 877-5074

35 Years

Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet

14000 East Wade Hampton Blvd.Greer, SC 29651

866-718-6952

www.bradshawgreer.com

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1630 Old Hwy 14 South, Greer, SC 29651864-848-3854 • 1-800-366-1895

TransporTaTion •Warehousing • specialized hauling • Foreign Trade zone

29 YearsMcCleanSystems

801-9644

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4389 Wade Hampton Blvd.taylors, sC 29687

(864) 292-1842

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806 West Wade Hampton Blvd.Greer, SC • Across from Belks

848-0652

Just For You Jewelers

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864-801-9468104 Middleton Way • Greer

www.whamauctions.com

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864-801-9468104 Middleton Way • Greer

www.whamauctions.com

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www.servicetransport.com800.849.2590

ON TIME...or...ON US!

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We knoW Greer

1001 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 848-9070

21 Years

101 Pennsylvania AvenueGreer, SC

Rosie’sHot Dogs

22 YearsDuncan

1632 E. Main St. • 864-486-1099(New location on Hwy. 290 next to Firehouse Subs )

Greer14055 E. Wade Hampton Blvd.

864-764-9010(Inside Wal-Mart on Hwy. 29 )

20 YearsStewart

Family eye Care14055 E. Wade Hampton Blvd.

Located Inside the Greer Walmart

864-848-4808

17 YearsQF

ualityoods

Greer

508 North Main Streetwww.shopqualityfoods.com

877-4043

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Located inHistoric Greer Station

228 Trade St. • Greer864-877-7757

Kim’sFabrics & More

LLC

7 Years

509 WestPoinsett St.

Greer848-1729

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Two people were injured after a crash on Highway 101 and Gateway Drive.

The S.C. Highway Patrol reports that the crash hap-pened at 12:39 p.m. Sun-day.

The intersection was blocked near the crash site.

Troopers say that three vehicles were involved in the collision that sent two people to the hospital. One person was airlifted, while another was taken to a hospital by ambulance.

Troopers say one vehicle was driving south on High-way 101 when they struck a frozen patch and trav-eled left of center, hitting one vehicle which was knocked into a third ve-hicle.

CREWS REPAIR PIPE AFTER RESIDENTS SMELL GAS


Several residents report-ed a possible gas leak in the Chick Springs area of Wade Hampton Boulevard on Monday.

Residents said the air was thick with a gas smell and that Greer CPW had advised them on the phone to be aware of any ignition outdoors, including start-ing a vehicle, lighting a cigarette or a grill.

Initially firefighters with the Greer Fire Department said they were looking in the U.S. 29 area, the Suber Road area, and near Target to locate where the leak may be coming from.

It was later determined the leak was located in the Taylors Mill area and Piedmont Natural Gas was working to make repairs, according to Greer CPW.

Officials on scene said that a 4” plastic pipe broke. An excavator was doing work and his the pipe. Crews are working to

get to the valve to shut it off and to repair it.

As of 3 a.m. Tuesday, Piedmont Gas crews had cleared the scene. They said there was no danger to the commu-nity.

MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, ASSAULT


A man was arrested and charged with kidnapping and assault after Spartan-burg County deputies said a man drove his his ex-girl-friend around at gunpoint and hit her several times.

The incident happened on the morning of January 22 after the suspect, Terry Waddell, and the victim got off work. They both work at a plant on West Lanford Street, according to incident reports.

The victim said Waddell forced her into his car at gunpoint, where Waddell reportedly told the woman he would kill her.

The victim said the man drove around Spartan-burg and hit her in the leg, stomach, face, and pulled her hair. Eventually, Wad-dell returned the woman to her car. The woman said Waddell then chased her car and blocked her on Asheville Highway and continued trying to as-

sault her until a firefighter pulled up alongside them.

Waddell ran back to his car and the firefighter di-rected the victim to the parking lot and called 911, reports state.

Waddell was arrested Monday.

(Note: All information contained in the following blotter was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the Spar-tanburg County Sheriff’s Office, The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office or Greer Police Department. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)

CDVPhillip Eugene Greer Jr.,

28, of 200 S. Beverly Lane A100 in Greer is being in-vestigated for criminal do-mestic violence (third).

According to an incident report filed by Greer Po-lice, a complainant who lived in the above resi-dence arrived in person at the police station claiming she had been assaulted. She had a 3-4-inch bump on her forehead and was with a woman who had witnessed the assault.

According to her state-ment, she and Greer were traveling inside a car around W. Poinsett and Oakland Ave. when they got into an argument. Greer became upset when the victim wouldn’t loan him money and punched her several times and pulled her hair. The vic-tim’s injuries were consis-tent with her statement.

A criminal history check revealed that Greer had several prior felony con-victions, though none for CDV. A warrant is being sought for CDV (third) against him.

DUICesar Augusto Gamboa

Orozco, 38, of 307 Bun-combe St. in Greer has been charged with driving under the influence.

According to the Greer Police incident report, an officer was patrolling Brushy Creek Road when he saw a red Ford Explorer still running in the yard of a residence. The vehicle appeared to have slid off the road and come to rest against a tree. When the officer approached the car, Gamboa was inside, smell-ing of alcohol and slurring his speech. He admitted to driving after drinking.

He was arrested for DUI and, due to icy road con-ditions, was given a field sobriety test inside the station. He failed and then blew a 0.18% on the Breathalyzer.

DUIMilanda Lambert John-

son, 55, of 129 Woodcliff Dr. in Wellford has been charged with driving un-der the influence.

According to an inci-dent report filed by Greer Police, an officer was con-ducting routine patrol on West Wade Hampton Blvd., when she saw a black vehicle pass by with an expired license. When a traffic stop was conduct-ed, the driver, Johnson, had noticeably dilated pu-pils and the strong odor of alcohol on her person. Johnson admitted she’d had a few drinks and was therefore asked to per-form a field sobriety test. Johnson said that she watched “Cops” and that nobody could say their ABCs backwards. Johnson said she couldn’t walk a straight line or stand on one leg because she had back issues and had taken muscle relaxers.

She was arrested for sriving under the influ-ence and transported to the Greer City Police De-partment, where she pro-

vided a breath sample of 0.11 percent.

A&BAlex Anthony Rossi, 22,

of 8 Foxfield Way in Greer has been charged with as-sualt and battery.

According to the Greer Police incident report, police responded to the above address to find the victim outside her house. She said that Rossi had pushed her and threat-ened to “smash you and your phone.” She said she was in fear of her safety and knew that a worse at-tack was certain to follow if she didn’t press charges. Officers found Rossi in the living room with glassy eyes and slurred speech.

DUIBrian Scott Humphries,

39, of 426 Pennsylvania Ave. in Greer has been charged with DUI and open container.

According to an inci-

dent report submitted by Greer Police, an officer was on the corner of Pine St. and Highway 29 when he clocked a silver SUV going 69 mph. After con-ducting a traffic stop, the officer detected a strong smell of alcohol inside the vehicle. The driver, meanwhile, had glossy eyes and was very slow in his movements. Calling in his license, the officer dis-covered Humphries had an active warrant with the Greer Police. A field sobri-ety test was given, which Humphries failed. He was placed under arrest and a search was conducted on the vehicle.

Two open beer cans were found. Officers at-tempted to obtain a breath sample but were unable to do so because they claim Humphries was whistling into the mouthpiece.

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One of the joint projects would add all eight NPS sites in South Carolina to the state park service’s Ul-timate Outsider program, a promotion that offers prizes to people who visit

all state parks. Those who visit all state and national parks in South Carolina will win a T-shirt and a park passport that allows free admission to state parks for one year.

Another joint project will be a Bird Bio-Blitz that NPS is hosting to cele-brate its Centennial. Parks across the nation, includ-ing national and state parks in South Carolina, will be hosting bird walks, demonstrations, bird counts and other activities to learn more about the bio-diversity of natural communities.

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Observations

This is my favorite time of the year for sports, y’all.

College basketball is heating up, the Super Bowl is on its way and the NBA is starting to get interesting.

But, as anybody who reads this column knows, college hoops is my first love.

As February arrives, I figured I would make a few observations about the current college bas-ketball landscape, and, of course, my beloved North Carolina Tar Heels.

1. UNC is legitMy Heels have only

lost two games, and one of them came without star point guard Marcus Paige…(the other came on a terrible call, but that’s another column for anoth-er day). I’ve been amazed at how much improve-ment we’re seeing from Brice Johnson and Joel Berry. Insert a productive Justin Jackson, a healthy Kennedy Meeks and a not-slumping Marcus Paige and you’ve got the recipe for a national champion-ship team. I’d be shocked if there was a final four UNC wasn’t apart of this season.

2. Duke is terribleThis one is kind of

shocking. Surprisingly, nobody expected Duke to miss a beat after losing several of their top scorers last season, but they’ve missed a lot of beats. Now with five losses (four in ACC play and two in Cameron), the Blue Devils are start-ing to stink up the joint with their sorry play. Here’s the kicker: there’s probably still five losses left on their schedule. It would be hard to make a case for a 10-loss Duke team to get into the tour-nament, but I’m sure the powers that be will see fit to throw the Blue Devils a bone. After all, they have lost five games and they’re still ranked in the top 25…

3. The rest of the field ain’t bad

This is said most every year, but the parody in college basketball is tremendous. No one team, including North Carolina, has put itself head and shoulders above the rest. Michigan State is good. Maryland is good. West Virginia is good. Oklaho-ma and Kansas are good. On top of that, you’ve got a number of ACC teams that are not only ranked, but ranked highly. Teams like Miami, Notre Dame, Louisville (and dare I say Clemson) might still have something to say about the conference title before its all said and done.

4. No shortage of upsetsAs somebody who

watches more college basketball than the aver-age person, I can say that you usually don’t see a lot of regular season upsets. A team will hang in there with one of the big dogs for a while, but they’ll fade away late in the second half. This year, however, that isn’t the case. The underdog is winning and their winning often. Last week, seven of the top eight teams lost. This March is going to be incredible.

5. March MadnessNow that we’re almost

to March Madness, I’d dare say you can start preparing for one of the craziest tournaments in recent memory. Every-body will be on upset alert and this could be one of the most balanced fields we’ve ever had. Right now, there are easily 20 teams that could make a run all the way to the final four.

BY BILLY CANNADASPORTS EDITOR

The Lady Warrior cross country team ran the table last season, capping an unbeaten regular season with a third-straight state title.

Now, their head coach is being recognized as one of the most elite coaches in the nation.

Eric Cummings was re-cently named South Caro-lina Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field-Cross Country Coaches Association.

“It’s a big honor when it’s a national organiza-tion looking in from the outside,” Cummings said. “It really has to do with the kids and what they’re actually doing. It’s because of all their hard work.”

The Lady Warriors have been on a tear recently, spending the majority of last season atop national rankings.

“The kids and the par-ents have bought into the system we have here,” he said. “We’ve been through a lot and it’s paying off.”

But the success hasn’t come without a lot of hard work.

“We have to adjust workouts based on differ-ent girls,” Cummings said. “I don’t get to work with them as much one-on-one, now that we’re up to about 200 kids, but we do get to work with them in groups.

We’re just trying to take another step and keep this program at a high level.”

Riverside’s varsity and junior varsity teams went undefeated last season.

“We thought we were going to take a hit in num-bers after we started to win a little bit,” Cummings said. “Normally, when a lot of your girls don’t have a chance to run varsity, your numbers will drop. But, our numbers are actually rising, and I think it’s due to word of mouth, more than anything. It’s the fun thing to do around here.”

In 2016, Cummings is expecting more of the same.

“We’ll move over to the track starting next week,” Cummings said. “Some of our runners will do track and some will do other sports, but we’re going to keep focusing on the fall. Hopefully, we’ll be going for (our fourth title) and the first AAAAA title.”


The Eastside boys bas-ketball team continued its hot-streak last week, knocking off Travelers Rest and Blue Ridge to im-prove to 6-2 in the region.

The Eagles have now won four-straight region games. Head coach Tom Chamness said he was pleased with his team’s 49-32 win over the Devil-dogs.

“TR has kind of been up and down. They’ve had some success, but they’ve also struggled a little bit at times too,” Chamness said. “This was just one of those things where you’ve got to win your region games at home. We did that and I was proud of our guys.”

The Eagles then topped Blue Ridge on Thursday

night. Eastside led the Ti-gers 24-22 at the half, but pulled away in the second half to secure a 61-39 vic-tory.

“We were able to do some good things in the second half and take con-trol,” Chamness said. “I think our depth hurt them and we were able to wear them down.”

Depth has been a strength for Eastside all season.

“I think we’ve played 11 or 12 guys every game. That’s something we start-ed doing early, but have continued to do through-out the season and it has helped us,” Chamness said. “Our guys are getting experience and we’re able to wear teams down in the second half of games.”

The Eagles have held their opponents to under 40 points in each of the last two contests.

“Defensively, we’ve been solid all year,” he said. “We’ve been holding our opponents to 30 or 40 points, so we’ve been re-ally active defensively.”

Chamness said his team will apply pressure to force a faster pace, but the Eagles aren’t looking to force anything.

“We’re comfortable enough in the half-court to remain patient,” he said. “We don’t take a ton of threes or jack up quick shots. We focus on trying

to control the glass on both sides of the floor, then getting the best shot possible on offense.”

Eastside will take on Chapman and Greer this week.

“It’s a big week for us. Every region game is huge right now because we’re still in contention for the title,” Chamness said. “Greer has become kind of a rivalry game for us.

There’s a lot of on the line and they beat us over at their place in overtime this year. Hopefully our guys will be ready to play.”


At home against SouthsideBY BILLY CANNADASPORTS EDITOR

After beginning region play undefeated, Greer is now on a two-game slide, having lost to Blue Ridge and Southside in recent weeks.

The Tigers proved to be too much for Greer late in the second half, pulling away for a 66-52 win.

“We had a great first quarter,” head coach Greg Miller said. “It was a great tempo and we were doing a lot of things well. But we hit a lull in the second and third quarter, and we were playing from behind from then on.”

Greer jumped out to a 18-17 lead, but could com-plete a comeback late in the game.

“Our guys showed a lot of grit,” Miller said. “There were times when South-side would go on a run, but we were able to limit it or fight back a little bit. It was great to see that fight in the team, but at the end

of the day, we just want to be consistent enough for 32 minutes to get the win.”

The Jackets were led by Andy Bryson, who had 20 points on the night. Cam Woodruff also scored in double-figures with 15 points of his own.

Greer will take on Trav-elers Rest and Eastside this week.

“At this point in the year, you kind of know your opponent,” Miller said. “We’ve seen Travelers Rest twice this year and we’ve seen Eastside once. Right now, we’re looking at it like the next game is our biggest game. We’re try-ing to dissect some of the things those teams hurt us on, and make the correc-tions we need to make.”

The Yellow Jackets had to postpone a game with Emerald due to last week’s snowstorm. That matchup was rescheduled for Feb. 4.

“We’ve got seven games left, but we can’t afford to look down the road,” Miller said. “We have to put all of our focus on what we can do this week to be successful.”



The Greer girls bas-ketball team has now won four straight region games, improving to 6-1 on the season.

The Lady Jackets cruised to a 70-50 win over South-side last Tuesday, leading by as man as 29 points during the contest.

Dimon Shiflet had her best game of the season, netting eight threes on her way to a 29 point out-ing. She also had five re-bounds and five assists. Megan Jones also had a solid night, contributing 13 points to the effort. Marshea Murray rounded out the double-digit scor-ing 14.

“We did a lot of good things,” head coach Mazzie Drummond said. “They really shared the ball well and all of them are working hard to create plays for their teammates. Sometimes, they’re a little too unselfish, but as long as they’re trying to share the ball and play with each other, I’m fine with it.”

Greer has won seven of its last eight games, only slipping up during the championship game of a Christmas tournament in Charleston.

“After going to Charles-ton for Christmas and get-ting to spend that time together, we’ve really been playing well,” Drummond said. “I’m trying to stress that we haven’t done any-

thing yet in terms of win-ning. We’re still sitting at second place in the region, so we’ve got a long way to go.”

The Jackets’ only region loss came on a last-sec-ond, heartbreaking loss to Eastside.

“Every week, we’ve got something to prove,” Drummond said. “If we

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Eastside defeats TR, Blue Ridge


Eastside held o� Blue Ridge last week, using a second half surge to put the Tigers away.

Lady Jackets make it look easy against Tigers

Yellow Jackets drop thirdregion match

‘This was just one

of those things

where you’ve got

to win your region

games at home. We

did that and I was

proud of our guys.’

Tom ChamnessEastside boys basketball coach


Since starting region play unbeaten, Greer has dropped conference games to Berea, Blue Ridge and Southside.

RHS’s Cummings named Coach of the Year in SC

Eric Cummings


Diamon Shi� et has been catching � re for the Jackets, scoring 29 points against Southside last week.

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The Lady Rebels dropped a tough battle with Wade Hampton last week, falling 38-25 on the road.

“Wade Hampton is one of the stronger teams in our region and I felt like we played pretty well,” head coach Stacey Parris said. “Both teams struggle to score, so it was a tough night offensively. We just didn’t do enough to get a win on the road.”

Byrnes only had eight points at the half. Morgan Powe and Kaitlin Dogan led the scoring effort for the Lady Rebels with seven points apiece.

Parris said her team has been in a scoring slump recently, despite working hard in practice

“We haven’t been playing as well as we’re capable of playing,” she said. “When everybody plays well and brings their ‘A’ game, I feel like we can knock off one of these teams that are ranked highly in the re-gion. We just have to play our best game to have a shot, and we haven’t done that.”

Byrnes took on Mauldin

on Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

“We won at Mauldin the first time around, so this is a very crucial game for us,” Parris said. ‘We’re in the hunt for that final

playoff spot, but right now we can’t underestimate anybody.”

The Rebels will wrap up the week with a game against Spartanburg on Friday.


The Lady Warriors are continuing to struggle in region competition, drop-ping a 56-44 loss to Boil-ing Springs last week.

Riverside fell behind in the contest and was un-able to recover.

“Boiling Springs is much improved from last sea-son,” Riverside coach Jen-ny Taylor said. “I’d heard that they were better, and they really shot the ball well against us. They got into a pressure defense that was really effective for them. We were just flat and nothing seemed to work for us.”

The Warriors will now face the most vicious week of the season, with match-ups against Dorman, Spar-tanburg and Wade Hamp-ton over the span of four days.

“That has to be the

toughest schedule in the state,” Taylor said. “How could it get tougher than that?”

All three teams are in competition for the region championship, and Taylor said her girls are going to have to come to play to have a chance in any game.

“All of those teams are strong, quick, fast and effective. They execute extremely well,” she said. “The schedule might not ever let up, but I don’t feel like we let up either. I have

great kids on my team and they work very hard. We may not always do every-thing right, but that has a lot to do with the fact that we’re so young.

“Right now, we’re just inexperienced and we haven’t been around very long. That affects us big time, but we’re going to keep getting better.”

Game times are set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Thurs-day and Friday.


Riverside drops game to Boiling Springs

PRESTON BURCH | FILE PHOTO

The Lady Warriors will take on Spartanburg, Dorman and Wade Hampton this week.

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want to make it to the end, just one win over South-side, Blue Ridge, Berea or Chapman isn’t going to get us there. We have to stay focused each day and work hard each day.”

Shiflet has established herself as the Yellow Jack-ets’ leader this season, but the success hasn’t gone to her head.

“It helps when one of your better players is also one of your better leaders,” Drummond said. “She’s getting a lot of attention from recruiters and from colleges, but when you talk to her, she’s still the same, humble kid who was running hills and spend-ing extra time in the gym during the preseason.

“She understands that any given night, she can score on anybody, no mat-ter who we’re playing,” he said. “But she also under-stands that, in order for

us to be successful, she has to get other players involved. And that’s what she has done.”

Greer will take on Trav-elers Rest and Eastside

this week. Game times are set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.


GREER: Shi� et takes leadership role


Greer will take on Travelers Rest and Eastside this week

Lady Rebels struggle in loss to Wade Hampton

PRESTON BURCH | FILE PHOTO

Byrnes will look to bounce back from its recent defeat.

‘We may not always do everything right,

but that has a lot to do with the fact that

we’re so young.’

Jenny TaylorLady Warriors head coach

More than 200 student-athletes from North Green-ville made the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll during the fall of 2015, leading the con-ference.

Those named included:

BaseballAustin AveryShane BishopJoshua BlackTucker BurgessZachary DavisEthan GarnerDavid GeorgeKyle KadlubMatthew LaurensCuyler McAuliffeKellen McCoyAustin MitchellJessep PolkShaquille RolleJakob Smith

FootballDillon AlfordTaylor AndersonAnthony BlairKeith ClementeRobert FoosHunter HainesJeremy HartMason HodgeAdam HousePaul KirklandSeth LaughterDaulton PilgrimMatthew RochesterTrenton SorrellsMatthew ThomasTiko Thompson

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Women’s BasketballPaulette AddisonKyli SchmittChantel StrahornElizabeth TrenthamEmily Wampler

CheerleadingMegan AppersonCarson BarcklowAlbert BiancoWillie BlountSarah FlookMegan GoodsonKatie JonesMadeline KingHannah LeeDestinee LindsayStevie MartinHunter MerckRiley SnyderHannah StarrettJessica Varner

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Women’s Golf Ansley BrockErin CampbellLauren Childs

Sarah DuttonMorgan ReeceCallie Taylor

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Women’s Lacrosse Courtney ArndtMckenzie BottsEmily ColsonNatalie DufresneSarah EarleLowri GowingHanna HawkinsTaylor KenningtonCandace PetitSamantha Poppleton

Men’s SoccerAndres BecerraCasey BradyShomari BridgewaterDrew CarlsonDouglas CordiMarlon EvansLucas GravelyNathan HubbardChristopher InmanJoel JohnsonLuke JonesVictor LabiJonathan LindMurilo MateragiaJames MillerJake QuinnJuan RegaladoSamuel RobersonScott SeeligJoseph Severs

Vitor TarpinianSjors Van EckCameron WardMarcelo YshikawaAra Zadoorian

Women’s Soccer Kathryn AllenCourtney EtheridgeSara ForresterKaris HooverMichelle HuddlestonKamryn KelleyAnn MarksVictoria OwensAlexandra PagliaroGabriella PorterLauren PrevettMegan RobertsonAsheton RobinsonOlivia SchmitkeMadelynn SchoberJaimie ShuttOlivia StandsBrittany WaldrepDevin Worth

SoftballAna BrownChristina CallahanElizabeth CarmanJordan FarmerHaley GrayMorgan HerlongTraci HowellMegan JohnsonRachel KillmanKatherine LeeEmily MurphyChristine ReillyJulia RiversMorgan RoachAnna RogersTaylor Wilson

Men’s TennisJose GomezAndres Robles Cama ChoAlejandro SanchezEduardo SantanaLucas SilvaEthan SmithEdmundo TorresSjors Van Eck

Juan VargasMarcelo Yshikawa

Women’s TennisCamille DuhanAnn HuxfordChristina KiesslingMaria Vargas

Men’s Track & FieldBrandon BurkeJacob CarrAndrew HillStanley LimohAustin NoblesDominic PowellAlejandro SanchezJonathan ShorterJordan WaltersJoshua WilkinsonJonathan Williams

Women’s Track & FieldLeah AustinEmily BryantVictoria DaviesMegan GoodsonLillian HainesHaley HardwickRashaundra MillerTracy OyugiKaleigh Roach

Taylor RogersCorinne SchmidtSarah ScismAmanda WardShekinah WilderHailey Willingham

Men’s VolleyballCaleb ArelusJacob JenkinsSilas JenkinsDustin KingGrayson LawrenceConner RhineClay Webb

Women’s VolleyballCourtney AdamsOluyomi AdeyeyeAnnie BeiseckerSommer CagleTaylor DupesRachel HutchinsonSara MillerAnna MuzikaKenzie PierceShawn PogueLaiken PorterfieldKelsey ShannonMegan SteadingEmily TimmsAshlyn Wilkinson

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Spirit may be an immea-surable characteristic, but at Greer Middle College Charter High School, the amount of money raised is telling of just how much students care for each other.

After exceeding fund-raising goals during 2014 and 2015 spirit weeks, the Blazers are looking to do the same this week, with a goal of $50,000 to be raised for the school’s building project, as well as a Greenville Health Sys-tem’s (GHS) music therapy program in the Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship.

While students are look-ing forward to having their own school build-ings – they currently meet in portables behind the Greer campus of Green-ville Technical College – they are also enthusi-astic about raising funds for GHS where one Blazer, freshman Hannah Leon-hardt, has received treat-ment for leukemia.

“I chose to support mu-sic therapy because I’ve always loved music and learning to play the guitar has really helped me, and it really is therapueitc,” Le-onhardt said in a promo-tional video made by GMC. She shares that while she is cancer free, she still must go for treatments to ensure that the cancer does not return.

The freshman said she always looked forward to when music therapist Lau-rie Peebles would show up to teach her the gui-tar. Her first lesson was “I Just Can’t Wait to be King,” from the Lion King soundtrack.

“She ended up telling me that that’s something she looked forward to do-ing is coming and playing guitar,” Peebles said in the video. “And within all this time, she’s really become an excellent guitar player. And it’s been really great that even though she’s coming itnto the hospi-tal for chemo treatments it’s really turned into she coming into the hospital even for some guitar les-sons.”

“It made such a profound difference for her, and she told her friends at school that when they were look-ing at who they wanted to select for this spirit week that made a pretty com-pelling case,” said Jenn Parker, annual giving co-ordinator for GHS.

Parker said that GMC’s efforts also benefit all sorts of patients who are in the music therapy pro-gram.

“I think what’s cool about it is they are helping their peers like Hannah and they’re helping adults to cope, to express them-selves to have an outlet in the middle of treatment and after they’ve survived treatment and what does that look like to express that and have a therapeu-tic way of doing that,” Parker said.

GHS is very much in-volved in what the students are doing, too. Parker said patients, volunteers and staff members were guest judges in Tuesday night’s Mr. GMC pageant, as well as Wednesday night’s art show. GHS will also have representatives present during Friday’s fundrais-ing reveal at a basketball game against GMC rival Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville.

Students say that is the game of the season be-cause not only will they hope to produce a check for $150,000 or greater, they also compete against Brashier in the raising of funds. Both schools con-clude their spirit week that Friday evening.

“They’re going to do whatever they can to raise the most money just as we are,” student body president Justin Matthews said.

GMC filled a weeklong calendar with fundraising event, though with last weekend’s snow, some of those events were can-celled, leaving the school with only about four days to raise the funds.

“Some events might not be able to work out, but we’ve just got to keep go-ing, try harder,” junior vice president Bryson Bar-gar, 17, said

“I think to set that goal for a week is amazing, and I think whatever they do in four days is going to be incredible and something they should be proud of,” Parker said.

Friday is the last day to give. Interested persons may send checks to the school, attend remaining fundraising events or give online at www.spiritweek.org/donate.php.


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Greer Middle College students are currently participating in spirit week. Friday is the last day to participate in the school’s fundraiser.

Blazers team up with GHS for spirit week

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Greer Middle College Charter High School is setting a goal of $50,000 for this year’s spirit week fundraiser, which will allocate money toward new buildings and GHS.


Senior projects may be required at Greer Middle College, but several stu-dents are going beyond what is required this year.

Projects can include the creation of products, like Gabi Laserna’s pho-tojournalism-based proj-ect called “Stories Behind the Streets,” in which she photographs and jour-nals from travels around American cities. Projects can also be more research-based, like Nick Scheidly’s findings on human traf-ficking.

Laserna’s project can be viewed as it comes to completion at storiesbe-hindthestreets.weebly.com and Scheidly will share his research during a symposium on March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at TRC Audi-torium of Greenville Tech-nical College.

Some projects are more centered around fundrais-ers. Kaileigh Drummond, 17, has decided to com-bine her love for art into a fundraiser for the Shriners Hospital. She is still work-ing to set a date for the fundraiser, but she said it will likely be at the end of March. She says artists will auction off art pieces and baked goods as well. When asked why she chose the art fundraiser, she said she loves art. As far as choosing Shriners, she has a special reason for that,

too.“Because they’re an or-

thopedic hospital, and I’ve had orthopedic surgeries before,” she said.

Drummond hopes for community artists from Taylors Mill and other lo-cations to auction their pieces.

Karen Stegall, 17, is also involved in a fundraising effort. She is hoping to send 200 shoes to Ugan-da, where she has done mission work previously. Working with an organi-

zation called Sole Hope, Stegall plans to host shoe cutting parties, which means individuals come together to cut up jeans into patterns from Sole Hope. Those old pairs of jeans, combined with a rubber sole from old tires, become shoes for children in Uganda who may be at risk for jiggers, a parasitic insect that can burrow into hands and feet. The para-sites can cause inflamma-tion and infection.

“I have to host five shoe-

cutting parties,” she said. “My goal is 200 shoes, and I think I’m going to be over that goal.”

She said she might ship the shoes to Uganda once the project is complete or possibly take them herself on another trip this sum-mer.

While Stegall has a pas-sion for people abroad, Nathan Brandon, 17, is looking to help people within Greer. For his se-nior project, he is orga-nizing local mission proj-

ects in town. Called Hope Week, Brandon hopes for 55 or so different projects that will involve the Greer Soup Kitchen, Greer Com-munity Ministries, Greer Parks and Recreation De-partment, Crestview Ele-mentary School and Greer High School. He also said the City of Greer has given him a list of houses that could benefit from various projects.

With the assistance of his church, Fairview Bap-tist, all of these projects will occur during spring break from March 29 to April 2. The church will have a worship rally on March 28 to kick off the week.

“I have set up a ton of different mission projects in Greer,” he said. “People can sign up for whatever fits their schedule.”

Following a packed week of local mission work, volunteers may want to head to Taylors Mill where Miller Pelton, 17, is invit-ing musical artists to play during a music and arts festival. That evening vari-ous local bands as well as some from Charleston will play, and Pelton, who plays guitar and sings, said he might perform as well.

“”We’ve got Artisphere and Fall for Greenville in Greenville, and I wanted to bring something like that to Greer, something to bring that community together more,” he said.

Senior projects are due in April and oral presenta-tions occur on May 19.


Seniors prepare special class projects

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Karen Stegall’s senior class project is to send shoes to Uganda through an organization called Sole Hope. Greer Middle College seniors are currently working to complete projects that range from art fundraisers to music festivals to local mission projects.

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Nathan Brandon and Fairview Baptist Church are currently planning Hope Week, during which volunteers can sign up for local mission projects.

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Greer Middle College freshman Hannah Leonhardt learns the guitar during music therapy treatment with Greenville Health System’s Laurie Peebles. Half of the funds raised during GMC’s spirit week will go toward the program.

‘I chose to support

music therapy

because I’ve always

loved music and

learning to play the

guitar has really

helped me.’

Hannah Leonhardt

COMMUNITY SPIRIT

BRMS BETA CLUB ATTENDS CONVENTION

Eighty-seven members of the Blue Ridge Middle School National Junior Beta Club recently attend-ed the State Convention in Myrtle Beach.

Winners included:Essay - 3rd in state

Luca MarvelBanner - 2nd in state

Tollie McWhiteEstacia HawkinsMary Alice BooneSierra SolesbeeIan KrinockAlina PashchukChristopher PiotrowskiSophie GibsonDylan SuttlesMakenna Penuel

Battle of the Books – 3rd in state

David KitchKyle HocakdayLuca MarvelAnna Duren, an eighth

grader at Blue Ridge Middle School, placed third in vi-sual arts in the district Re-flections competition. Her entry, along with the other entries from our school, will now travel to the state competition. Her piece is on display at the district office through the month of January.

4K PRE-REGISTRATION IS JAN. 27-29

Parents of four-year-old children can pre-regis-ter their children for the Greenville County Schools at-risk four-year-old kin-dergarten program for the 2016-17 school year by visiting any elementary school or child develop-ment center between Jan. 27 and 29 to pre-register.

The child must turn four years old on or before Sept. 1, 2016, to pre-regis-ter. Bring the child’s birth certificate, immunization certificate or religious ex-emption statement, and two proofs of residence, such as a power bill and a copy of your lease.

Children selected for 4K programs must demon-strate academic or devel-opmental needs and/or risk factors such as low family income and low parent education level. At-risk 4K screenings will be held March 16-18, 2016 for pre-registered students.

For more information, call 355-7359.

BRMS HOSTING BOX TOPS CONTEST

Blue Ridge Middle PTA will hold a box tops con-test through Feb. 25.

Box tops must be in a baggie or envelope with each student’s name and team number written on the outside. They can be placed in the pink mailbox located in the front office at the school.

The team with the most box tops collected will win outside time with an ice cream truck visit.

GREER HIGH HOSTS FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP

Parents are invited to attend a financial aid workshop sponsored by Greenville County Schools on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. at Greer High.

Additional workshops will be held at Hillcrest High on Feb. 2; Carolina High Academy, Feb. 11; and Travelers Rest High, Feb. 25. All workshops be-gin at 6 p.m. and are open to the public.

Visitors will hear from school counselors and col-lege financial aid officers regarding the most cur-rent financial aid informa-tion and strategies for suc-cessfully navigating the financial aid process.

All types of financial aid, including scholar-ships, grants, FAFSA, and loans will be discussed. Parents will also receive information on the Sirrine Scholarship. For more in-formation call 355-3391 or 355-3392.

GREER HIGH PAGEANTS SET FOR FEBRUARY

This year the Miss Greer High School and Mr. GHS pageants will be held to-gether for the first time on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $7 and will be sold at the door.

Miss LeFlambeau will take place on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold in advance with the cost and date to purchase will be an-nounced at a later time.

WOODLAND OFFERS AFTER SCHOOL ART

Woodland Elementary will offer an After School Art Enrichment program instructed by Mrs. Laird-Arnold.

Students will create one-of-a-kind art projects us-ing a variety of materials and processes to expand their knowledge of art and exposure to the art-mak-ing process.

The six one-hour classes will be held on Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. The sched-ule is fourth and fifth graders, Feb. 18-March 24; and K5 and first graders, April 14-May 19. Cost is $65 per student.

Space is limited. For more information, visit the school’s web page.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED

Greenville County Schools needs members of the community to serve on the Elementary, Middle and High School Materials Review Committees. The committees are respon-sible for handling com-plaints from the public concerning the appropri-ateness of instructional materials. The deadline for submitting letters of interest is Feb. 15.

At the elementary school level, vacancies are open for three parents with children enrolled in Greenville County elemen-tary schools, four district elementary school teach-ers from different grade levels, one district elemen-tary school media special-ist, one clergyman and two non-employees of the school district.

At the middle school lev-el, vacancies are for three parents with children en-rolled in Greenville Coun-ty middle schools, three district middle school teachers from different subject areas, one district middle school media spe-cialist, one clergyman, and two non-employees of the school district.

At the high school level, vacancies are for three parents with children en-rolled in Greenville County high schools, three district high school teachers from different subject areas; one high school media specialist, one clergyman, and two non-employees of the school district.

Committee members serve three-year terms. Vacancies are filled by the Greenville County Board of Trustees. Any citizen living in the areas served by The School District of Greenville County who meets eligibility require-ments may apply.

Persons wishing to ap-ply for the Elementary, Middle or High Materi-als Review Committees may apply online through the district website or by downloading the applica-tion and mailing/faxing it to: Jeff McCoy, Executive Director of Academic In-

novation and Technology, Greenville County Schools, P.O. Box 2848, Greenville, SC 29602.

SIRRINE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

Students may apply for a $2,000 Sirrine Scholar-ship by visiting Sirrine Scholarship Application website to submit a new or renewal application by Friday, Apr. 15.

Sirrine Scholarships are awarded for a maximum of four years of under-graduate study at a two- or four-year institution. Sirrine Scholarships are renewable for a maximum of three years, provided the student maintains sat-isfactory progress toward the completion of his or her program of studies and is recommended for renewal by the institution he or she attends.

The criteria for receiving the Sirrine Scholarship is based on a calculation per-formed with a weighted percentage for the EFC# (Estimated Family Con-tribution) printed on the Student Aid Report (SAR), a weighted percentage for class rank, and a weighted percentage for test scores (ACT/SAT).

Online applications are encouraged. If sending by mail, the application and a copy of the Student Aid Report (SAR) must be post-marked by the deadline of Friday, Apr. 15.

For more information, call 355-3391 or 355-3392.

SNOW MAKE UP DAYS ANNOUNCED

District Five students will be making up missed school days due to this month’s winter storm on Feb. 15 and March 11, which were previously scheduled as teacher work days.

All District Five students will attend school on these days. Inclement weather make up days are desig-nated on the district cal-endar every year, as man-dated by the state.

SPECIAL D5 ORCHESTRA CONCERT JAN. 29

The D5 Fine Arts Center will host world-renowned violinist and founding member of the Trans-Si-berian Orchestra, Mark Wood, and his partner Sar-ah Charness in an orches-tra rock concert with D5 students on Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.

Tickets can be pre-or-dered or purchased at the door.

For more information, contact [email protected].

BERRY SHOALSANTI-BULLYING MESSAGE

Two Berry Shoals Inter-mediate students are shar-ing the anti-bullying mes-sage with their younger neighbors.

Jill Brown and Ashland Evans, sixth graders at Berry Shoals, helped teach an Olweus lesson recently to Kindergarten students at River Ridge Elementary.

After a story about “warm fuzzies”, each

kindergarten student re-ceived a warm fuzzy pom pom from their sixth grade guests. The gift served as a reminder to give “warm fuzzies” to others every day.

TERRIFIC KIDS RECOGNIZED AT BEECH SPRINGS

Beech Springs Interme-diate recently recognized Terrific Kids for the sec-ond nine weeks. They in-cluded:

Emma BoasiJack BollingerCadence ClaytonEmilee DellingerKeyshawn FiddermonAndrew HelkerMasyn HillDavid JardonEthan Jennings

Braylon JohnsonSamuel MillwoodNelya MosijchukSally MurphyBreanna NealTriniti PettigrewHeather PridemoreAndrew RobertsRylan RobinsonLaura SanchezJohn David SextonChristopher SnoddyZach SolesbeeAustin StinesHayden WeathermanRachael WeaverHope WeeksAidan WhiteEvan WilliamsonMichaella WillisLanden WilsonLauren Wilson

WELLFORD ACADEMY K4, K5, 1ST REGISTRATION

Registration for children beginning K4, K5 or First Grade (for the first time) in 2016-17 will be Mon-day through Friday, Feb. 1-March 31, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

COTTER DUO BRINGS TALENTS TO BAND CLINIC

District Five teachers Thomas and Kaci Cot-ter recently performed at a nationally-recognized band clinic.

The pair was invited to play with the Tara Winds, out of Atlanta, at the premiere Midwest Clinic performance in Chicago. Thomas is the band in-structor at Beech Springs Intermediate, and Kaci leads band students at D.R. Hill Middle.

The Cotters performed as part of the final piece, Dimitri Shosatkovich’s Symphony No. 5, in a tribute to honor James Copenhaver, former band director at the University of South Carolina, who passed away last Thanks-giving. They were joined by USC alumni and the Eastern Wind Symphony.

BYRNES LIBRARIANS IN NATIONAL MAGAZINE

Byrnes High librar-ians Karen Hill and Jamie Gregory have an article published in this month’s issue of the national magazine VOYA (Voice Of Youth Advocates).

Their article titled “Learning for Real: En-gaging Students In Their World Using Contempo-rary YA Titles” discusses how students can become successful readers and cultivate curiosity by read-ing fiction that addresses read-world topics like hu-man trafficking.

Hill and Gregory also incorporated authentic learning opportunities like a Skype visit with an author and a visit from a local organization fighting against human trafficking in the Upstate.

BERRY SHOALS STUDENTS GIVE TO MTCC

Before they took their holiday break, students at Berry Shoals Intermediate got in the spirit by giving to others.

Members of the Berry Shoals Beta Club delivered 27 pairs of new pajamas, 12 new blankets, and eight winter coats to Middle Tyger Community Center.

DISTRICTS HOSTTEACHER CAREER FAIR

Representatives from all seven Spartanburg dis-tricts, Cherokee County and Union County will be holding a career fair for interested teachers on Sat-urday, Feb. 27, at USC Up-state from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Candidates who are seeking certified positions for the 2016-17 school year should attend. Repre-sentatives from the South Carolina Department of Education will be on hand.

No registration is re-quired to attend.

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First place in the stateVisual Design is a competition where students go into a room, are given a theme, and must design a poster and writing sample that brings this theme to life. They have 60 minutes to complete this task. Pictured left to right: Sarah Paige Chapman, Brooke Skinner, Baylie King and Hope Owensby

RATING: 7 OUT OF 10Run time: 142 minutesRated: “PG-13” for language

and some gore

With “The Martian,” Ridley Scott ac-complishes the dif-

ficult task of making an intelligent science-fiction film the whole family can enjoy. Using a standout performance by Matt

Damon, the director’s most recent effort is a validation of the virtues of teamwork, problem solving and – most of all— the will to live.

Damon plays Mark Whatley, a NASA botanist who’s stranded on Mars after his team evacuates the red planet during a storm. Believing he died in an accident during the storm, his crewmates mourn him and NASA holds a memorial service. Soon, however, NASA of-ficials discover a series of satellite images confirm-ing what we already know – Whatley is alive and hoping to stay that way.

Adapting Andy Weir’s 2011 novel of the same name, screenwriter Drew Goddard (“World War Z,” “The Cabin in the Woods”) manages to keep the story moving at a good clip. At nearly two-and-a-half hours, it’s a long but beautiful film to behold.

Despite the movie’s

one-dimensional support-ing characters, Damon’s performance is one of the best the sci-fi genre has ever seen, moving seam-lessly between despair and hope, surrender and conviction, self-pity and self-confidence. Ultimate-ly, “The Martian” begins and ends with him.

“GREEN INFERNO” FOR HARD CORE HORROR FANS ONLY

RATING: 6 OUT OF 10Run time:103 minutesRated: “R” for graphic vio-

lence and extreme gore

Inspired by the 1980 cult classic, “Cannibal Holocaust,” Eli Roth has created a modernized version of the South American cannibal film. The storyline of “The Green Inferno” follows a group of idealistic col-lege kids to the Peruvian jungle as they try to stop a construction crew from destroying the forest and driving out a local tribe. Misfortune strikes, how-ever, when their Buddy Holly plane crashes and the tribe they are hoping to save mistakes them for corporate infiltrators. As the movie’s name indi-

cates, there’s green hell to pay.

Though the acting and dialogue are weak, the makeup and editing are good and the violence as

realistic as it is relentless. Apart from an absurd plot twist involving marijuana, the movie’s second half is quite compelling, a wild adventure through the lush vegetation and roar-ing rivers of the Amazon. Roth and crew deserve immense credit for film-ing on location in the harsh elements of Peru.

Be warned. “The Green Inferno” certainly is not for everyone. Heck, it’s not even for most horror fans out there. But for those who can stomach it, there are enough treats to make it a flick worth digging into.

SCCT UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

The South Carolina Chil-dren’s Theatre Wee Play Theatre will present “Go to Bed Little Raccoon” on Jan. 30.

“How I Became a Pirate” musical will be presented Feb. 5-14 at the Peace Cen-ter Gunter Theatre.

“Llama, Llama” will be on 2nd stage Feb. 26-March 6; and the 21st annual Char-acter Breakfast is set for Saturday, March 12, 8:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

For more information on these shows, visit scchi-ldrenstheatre.org or call 467-3000.

STREET BAND COMES TO CHAPMAN

A new Upstate band – The Mill Town Brass Band – will make its debut performance at Chapman Cultural Center Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. as the second concert of 2016 in the venue’s annual Winter Jazz Series.

The Mill Town Brass Band is a nine-piece en-semble of some of the fin-est musicians in the region, including Tom Wright, director of the Spartan-burg Jazz Orchestra, and Brad Jepson, director of the Greenville Jazz Col-lective Big Band, both of whom had a vision to cre-ate a band like those seen and heard in the streets of New Orleans’s French Quarter. It is composed of three trumpets, three trombones, a sousaphone, and two drummers. Jep-son said the band and its music are “intended to be authentic to the New Or-leans style in every way.”

Established bands that

Mill Town Brass will emu-late include Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty.

In keeping with street bands’ ability to borrow, mix, and match musi-cal styles, Mill Town will have an eclectic reper-toire. Some of the songs and compositions on the concert roster are When the Saints Go Marching In, Bourbon Street Parade, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, As I Lay My Burden Down, Hurricane Season, and You Move Ya Lose. “This is the perfect way to start getting in the mood for Mardi Gras,” Jepson said.

Band members include Craig Sorrells (The Work, Gypsy Souls, Craig Sorrells Project; and a huge pres-ence on the Upstate funk/jazz scene and winner of the SC Music Awards’ Jazz Band of the year), Derrick Lee Johnson (Yo Mom-ma’s Big Fat Booty Band and head of the legend-ary Asheville weekly funk jam), Kyle Snuffer (An-drew Scotchie & the River Rats), Shahid Martin (Jamie Wright Band), Dizzy Scott (Nusound Band, Jamie Wright Band, Mike Frost Band), Joey Lee (Greenville Jazz Collective Big Band and the Russ Wilson Jazz Orchestra) and Jake Mitch-ell (Director of Bands at Northwest Middle School).

Tickets to the concert are $10 each and can be purchased by calling Chap-man at (864) 542-ARTS or online at ChapmanCultur-alCenter.org.

This is the third year of Chapman’s Winter Jazz Se-ries, which is sponsored by JM Smith Corporation. The final concert of the season will be Feb. 19, when the Spartanburg Jazz Ensem-ble takes the stage.

SPRING CLASSES OFFERED AT THE YOUTH THEATRE

Spartanburg Youth The-atre (SYT) will offer several classes and workshops this spring for students (K4-12), beginning the week of Feb. 15. Highlights include a musical theatre class fo-cused on the Broadway hit “Matilda the Musical,” a six-week dance intensive covering several styles of musical theatre dance, and a create-your-own science fiction theatre class.

The class offerings are…

Curtain Up: Acting Es-sentials (Grades 1-5, Mon-days 4-5:15 p.m., 10 weeks) Students focus on physi-cal, vocal, and imaginative skills, with strategies that include improv games and monologue work.

Curtain Up: Acting 2 (Grades 1 & 2, Tuesdays, 3:30-4:45 p.m., 10 weeks) Prerequisite: Acting 1 or instructor approval. For students who have com-pleted SYT’s first-level Act-ing 1 class, Acting 2 builds on those basic skills, fo-cusing on scene-work and introducing students to a variety of styles and tech-niques.

Curtain Up: Acting 2 (Grades 3-5, Tuesday, 4-5:15 p.m., 10 weeks) Prerequisite: Acting 1 or instructor approval. For students who have com-pleted SYT’s first-level Act-ing 1 class, Acting 2 builds on those basic skills, fo-cusing on scene-work and introducing students to a variety of styles and tech-niques.

Imagineporium: The World of Peanuts (Grades K4 & K5, Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 10 weeks) The class brings to life Peanuts characters from Snoopy to Woodstock us-ing imaginative movement, games and drama activi-ties. Students learn the ba-sics of teamwork and how to perform confidently in front of others.

Twisted Theatre: Science Fiction Edition (Grades 6-9, Wednesdays, 4-5:15 p.m., 10 weeks) Using devising techniques and collabora-tive strategies, students create their very own sci-fi theatre piece.

Broadway Bound: Matil-da the Musical (Grades 5-9, Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m., 10 weeks) In this ensem-ble-based musical theatre class, students will devel-op vocal technique, a basic musical theatre dance vo-cabulary, stage presence and collaborative skills working toward a class showcase of songs from the hit Broadway musical “Matilda.”

Broadway Bound: Musi-cal Theatre Dance (Grades 9-12, Saturdays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) This class is a special six-week inten-sive that will end March 26. The early sign up dis-count does not apply. For singer/actors looking to learn the hottest Broad-way dance. Students get

an overview of a variety of styles, including tap, jazz, basic ballroom, hip hop and more, and learn how dance helps create musi-cal theatre characters.

Register online at Spar-tanburgYouthTheatre.com or call 585-8278.

JONATHAN MCFADDEN PRINTS ON DISPLAY

Prints by Jonathan Mc-Fadden, professor at the College of Fine Arts, School of Art & Visual Studies at University of Kentucky, will be on display in Fur-man University’s Thomp-son Gallery, Roe Art Build-ing, Feb. 15-March 15. Thompson Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The exhibition, Clearly this is satire, but …, is free and open to the public, and is presented by the Furman University Depart-ment of Art.

In a statement, McFad-den says:

My work explores the deluge of ephemeral text and imagery presented by media and how this cacophony of imagery

has altered our under-standing of the globalized landscape it presents. The bombardment of informa-tion that streams on so-cial media sites and news outlets creates a sense of urgency that is intensely focused on the NOW. The often haste and theatric nature of media informa-tion elevates the impulsive reaction and dissuades proper reflection.

McFadden holds an MFA in printmaking from Edin-burgh College of Art, and a BFA in printmaking and bachelor’s in French from Texas State University. His work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, University of Texas-San Antonio, Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madi-son, the University of Min-nesota, and many other national and international venues.

For more information, contact 294-2074 or visit www.jonathanmcfadden.com.

ENTERTAINMENTThe Greer Citizen

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PICKS OF THE WEEK“Spectre” (PG-13) --

James Bond’s latest ad-venture pits him against a timely challenge -- a far-reaching surveillance net-work threatens to unravel the espionage program. New technology must sup-plant the old ways, and Bond has always caused more destruction than planned. Unfortunately, 007 (Daniel Craig) has it on good authority that Spectre, a super-power-ful conspiracy, has plans to hijack the surveillance network, essentially giving them immense power on the global stage.

It’s slick and stylish and all that, but continu-ing with the current Bond trend, it’s getting more se-rious, more dark and more concerned with Bond’s role in the modern world. This is where it goes off-track, even for longtime Bond fans. As the stories go deeper into Bond’s background, we’re forced to wonder if we care about that as much as the fun stuff.

“Crimson Peak” (R) -- Mia Wasikowska is the girl-in-peril in this Goth-ic romance from Guill-ermo Del Toro. Edith (Waskikowska) is a quiet literary type from Buffalo, New York, around the turn of the 20th century. After the brutal murder of her father, she’s whisked away by a dashing Englishman (Tom Hiddleston) to live in his castle with him and his twisted sister (Jessica Chastain). The castle is as spooky as they come, and as Edith realizes that her life is in danger, the mys-teries mount up.

The first thing view-ers will notice is that it’s gorgeously creepy. Each frame is a painting, and every shadow is crawling with pointy detail. It could be that too much attention was paid to the set and not enough to the story. Either way, the mastery of color and screen space brings out the goosebumps.

“99 Homes” (R) -- Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) turns homeowners into the homeless in the span of an afternoon. He’s a real-estate broker who uses intimidation and the police to aggressively evict people from foreclosed homes, then sells the prop-erty at a profit. With a son and a mother to look out for, Dennis (Andrew Gar-field) finds himself des-perate after Carver forces them from their home. To make ends meet, Den-nis finds himself work-ing for the most evil man he’s ever met, and putting people through the same hell he experienced just to provide for his own fam-ily. It’s a gripping and ef-fective dramatization of the horrors from the re-cent housing crisis.

“Grandma” (R) -- Lily Tomlin stars as the titular relation, a causitic-yet-car-ing grandmother who goes the extra few miles to help her teen granddaughter get out of trouble and re-alize her mistakes. Sage (Julia Garner) is pregnant with her loser-boyfriend’s child and comes to Elle (Tomlin) for money for an operation. Elle doesn’t have the money, but she goes on a funding-drive, hitting up old friends, ac-quaintances and even her too-busy-for-you daughter for necessary cash. The whole thing is surprisingly short ... and unexpectedly

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DEAR DR. ROACH: About seven years ago, my blood pressure was high, and I was overweight and in a stressful job.

I quit the job, my blood pressure went down, and I lost over 40 pounds. I have kept the weight off all these years. I work part time, standing on my feet about 25 hours a week. My doctor has been happy with me. At my last ap-pointment, I was told my BMI is too high and that I am obese.

Where did this “BMI” come from? I am 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weigh 194 pounds. I am a large-framed woman (I delivered 12-pound babies through NATURAL childbirth!). Now I feel like I should forget it and go back to eating what I want, when I want! -- P.S.

ANSWER: BMI, the body mass index, is a way of de-termining obesity by stan-dardizing weight for peo-ple of different heights. It is equal to weight (in kilo-grams) divided by height (in meters) squared. BMI predicts the development of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even overall mortality rates moderate-ly well. It is certainly not a perfect measurement. Someone whose BMI is obese (over 30) might have very little body fat; he or she might be very muscu-lar or have larger bones than another person of the same height.

Some physicians mea-sure waist circumference, since that looks at ab-dominal fat, and research shows that using both measurements gives a more complete picture of health.

Personally, I congratu-late you for getting and keeping off 40 pounds, and think you made a wise investment in your health by finding a less-stress-ful job. Your BMI is 31, just in the “obese” range. However, women of your BMI but whose waist cir-cumference is less than 31.5 inches (80cm) have a much lower risk of medi-cal complications later.

By the way, having babies that large does indicate an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes later in life. Your doctor hopefully is check-ing you periodically. Get-ting regular exercise and eating a good diet reduces your risk for Type 2 diabe-tes and heart disease, so please don’t get frustrated by this single, incomplete measure of your health.

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DEAR DR. ROACH:Last night I washed my face with soap and wa-ter. I toweled dry and saw

blood dripping from the side of my nose. I figured I must have scrubbed too hard and opened a pore. This pore bled and bled for over an hour before I used styptic powder. That stopped the bleeding in-stantly. Now I’m afraid to wash that area, as it may start bleeding again. I’m 61. I don’t take any medi-cation except a baby aspi-rin every night, and Aleve when my arthritis kicks up. Is this common? -- J.R.

ANSWER: No, that isn’t common. It makes me concerned that the pore you think is bleeding ac-tually may be a subtle or early skin condition pre-disposed to bleeding. The ones I am most concerned about are basal cell and squamous cell cancers. See a dermatologist and get it examined.

Aspirin and naproxen (Aleve) do make bleed-ing more likely, but I still think you should get it looked at.

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Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer in-dividual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever pos-sible. Readers may email questions to [email protected]. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rb-mamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

BY DANA BLOCK

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Katie confronted Brooke about professing her love for Bill. Caroline and Bill caught up on their respec-tive personal and profes-sional lives. Wyatt gave Steffy several reasons for moving on without Liam. Meanwhile, Liam asked Quinn a shocking but enlightening question. Brooke confided in Eric about her verbal alterca-tion with Katie. Still un-able to get Liam off of her mind, Steffy welcomed an unexpected gift from Wy-att. Quinn tried her best to prevent Liam from hav-ing any contact with Stef-fy. Eric offered to be the peacemaker between the two Logan sisters. Wait to See: An elaborate scheme begins to show signs of success.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESUsing Kayla as leverage,

Ava forced Steve’s hand. As Rafe and Hope shared a warm moment, Andre vowed revenge. A drunk Joey caused a scene at Ciara’s get-together. Abe was concerned when he realized that Theo had feelings for Ciara. Eric was arrested for the accident that killed Daniel. Theresa was jealous of Brady and Nicole’s newfound connec-tion. Belle blasted Eve for interfering with Claire. Vic-tor put Deimos to the test.

Nicole, Chloe and young Parker mourned Daniel at his funeral. Meanwhile, Abigail helped JJ cope with Daniel’s death. Eric found a way to pay tribute to his friend. Before leav-ing town, Melanie ran into Brady and Theresa. Nicole lashed out at a guilt-ridden Eric. Wait to See: Eve takes Claire under her wing.

GENERAL HOSPITALEpiphany agreed to keep

Sonny’s secret. Maxie fes-sed up to Nathan. Carly and Sonny grew increas-ingly concerned about Morgan. Julian warned Ava to get out of his way. Paul had concerns about how much Kiki knew about his relationship with Ava. Sabrina’s life took a new turn. Jason realized just how disturbed little Jake really was. Anna and

Robert discovered some frightening evidence. Af-ter learning what Ava was really up to, Sonny was de-termined to speed up her day of reckoning. Morgan told Kiki that he wanted to be more than just friends. Sam’s attempt to make peace with Liz ended very badly. Kristina was rattled by an unexpected confron-tation. Wait to See: Hayden plays dumb when Nick asks her some very direct questions.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Sage was relieved when Nick agreed that some-thing wasn’t right about Dr. Anderson. She later discovered that Dr. An-derson wanted to have her committed. Adam showed Victor a dossier that Luca gave him. Abby was able to make some progress in getting along with her stepson, Max. Ashley wor-ried about the pain her family would experience if Simon wasn’t able to cure her. Chelsea was furious that Adam might be work-ing with the Santori fam-ily. However, Marisa even-tually explained to her that Adam and Luca were working together to take down their fathers. Adam blamed Nick for Sage’s condition. Ashley pulled Simon into a kiss. Wait to See: Jill takes matters into her own hands.

(c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |

RFD by Mike Marland |

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BAPTISTAbner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012Bible 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 • 877-9759Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., LymanCalvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., TaylorsCedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer • 268-4385Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253Freedom Fellowship Greer High • 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., GreerGreer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310Groveland Baptist Church2 Groveland Road, Taylors Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417O’Neal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032People’s Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer • 877-2672St. John’s Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510Welcome 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 • 877-0374Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523O’Neal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528Praise 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 • 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532

Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520Woods Chapel United Methodist Church1288 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 879-4475Zoar 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 • 281-0015Barton’s 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 Holiness 103 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 Church 52 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 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 • 895-3966United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788Upstate 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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BAPTISTAbner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012Bible 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 • 877-9759Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., LymanCalvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., TaylorsCedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer • 268-4385Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253Freedom Fellowship Greer High • 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., GreerGreer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310Groveland Baptist Church2 Groveland Road, Taylors Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417O’Neal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032People’s Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer • 877-2672St. John’s Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510Welcome 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 • 877-0374Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523O’Neal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528Praise 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 • 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532

Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520Woods Chapel United Methodist Church1288 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 879-4475Zoar 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 • 281-0015Barton’s 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 Holiness 103 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 Church 52 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 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 • 895-3966United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788Upstate 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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