Greer Citizen E-Edition 2.1.17

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GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 104 NO. 5 75 CENTS
The market brought two

buyers that happened to
both be car dealers.
Ed Driggers
Greer City Administrator
City sells Allen

Bennett site
For more
than $3
million
William Buchheit | The Greer Citizen
The old Allen Bennett Hospital property has been sold to 313 Memorial Drive LLC for
more than $3 million.
Driggers explains deal
Billy Cannada
Editor
The site of the old Allen Bennett Hospital has

been sold for more than
$3 million, city officials
announced last week.
The highest offer for
the 10-acre site, located at
the intersection of Wade
Hampton Boulevard and
Memorial Drive Ext., was
$3,010,000 submitted by
313 Memorial Drive, LLC,
making Greer businessman Jim Benson the new
owner of the property.
Greer City Council accepted the offer at its Jan.
24 meeting and passed
second reading of the ordinance to sell the property.
The sale closed Friday
morning.
see Sale | A5
Its been seven years,

but the site of the old Allen Bennett Hospital now
has a new owner.
The City of Greers decision to sell the 10-acre
property to Jim Benson
of 313 Memorial Drive
LLC was made official
last Tuesday night, after
a final offer of $3,010,000
was presented. Benson
had been competing for
the property with JBM
Leasing.
City Administrator Ed
Driggers explained the
deal in further detail in an
interview with The Greer
Citizen.
One party stood up [at
the council meeting] and
said our offer is $2.2 million. The other party said
we would like for you to
honor the original terms
Ed Driggers
of our agreement, but we

would also like for you
to consider our proposaland they gave us their
written proposal. They
(council) opened the envelope and that envelope
said $3,010,000. Council
then made a decision,
Driggers said.
The city remains in a
lawsuit alleging unfair
and secret negotiations
see Deal | A6
GCMs Simpler
says goodbye
By Billy Cannada
Editor
Greer Community
Greer Community Ministries said farewell to its

executive director of three
and a half years last week.
Cindy Simpler, who is
retiring, has handed over
the reins of the nonprofit
to Stephen Smith, but says
she will miss her work in
Greer.
Greer Community Ministries will always have
real estate in my heart,
Simpler said. I invested
Ministries will
always have real
estate in my heart.
Cindy Simpler
a lot of my life into that
place.
Through operating Meals
on Wheels, Senior Dining,
see Goodbye | A5
Billy Cannada | The Greer Citizen
The Greater Greer Education Foundation awarded more than $20,000 in grant money to local teachers for a wide range
of projects. The grants were presented at Greer City Hall last week.
Grants awarded to local teachers

By Billy Cannada
Editor
Photo | Submitted
Greer Community Ministries said goodbye to Cindy

Simpler, left, last week.
INDEX
| Deaths
Classifieds
b4
Community news
a2
crime
a8
Entertainment B6
Obituaries A6
opinion
a4
Our Schools B8
Sports B1-3
Weather
a6
Mildred Jean Lequire

Grice
Helen Cantrell Hand, 78
Edna Teal McElrath, 91
Olin Dewitt Plumley, 82
The Greater Greer Education

Foundation
is
funding the ideas of local
teachers, awarding more
than $20,000 in grants to
educators at 11 schools.
The grants were presented at Greer City Hall
last week, and foundation
chairman Brent Garrett
said it was a great opportunity to give back.
We solicit grants from
teachers in the greater
Greer area, Garrett said.
These teachers have a
need in the classroom, so
they write a request and
we select the grants to give

out. Its great to be able to
give back to the community and help the teachers
in their classrooms.
Grants were distributed
to: Sherry Smith (Tigerville
Elementary), Lisa Hansen
(Tigerville
Elementary),
Diane Jackson (Tigerville
Elementary), Carol Godfrey (Skyland Elementary), Jody Dill (Mountain
View Elementary), Amy
Holcombe (Greer High),
Kara Ponder (Greer High),
Shelly Eubanks (Dunbar
Child Development Center), Meagan Wagner (Blue
Ridge High), Leslie Susie
(Blue Ridge High), Tracy
Jackson (Blue Ridge High),

Jackie Knafelc (D.R. Hill
Middle), Kate Canterbury
(Crestview
Elementary),
Alicia Keller (Chandler
Creek Elementary), Jennifer Dodds (Chandler
Creek Elementary), Sarah
Methvin (Chandler Creek
Elementary), Debbie Holcombe (Byrnes High) and
Amy Lewis (Buena Vista).
Projects range from
technology improvements
to the installation of a butterfly garden.
The fun part is that
they all come with a plan.
Theyve got an idea in
their head, and were able
to fund that idea, Garrett
said. Its a great feeling.

A lot of teachers wouldnt
be able to do these projects if it werent for these
funds.
The Greater Greer Education Foundation, which
works closely with GreerMade, an initiative of the
Chamber of Commerce,
will award scholarships to
local high school students
in the spring. Garrett said
the organization plans to
issue 13 $1,000 scholarships.
In the past six years, the
Greer Education Foundation has given more than
$180,000 to local students
and teachers.
Sports
Fun at the lake
New event
announced
for local athletes
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COMMUNITY
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
COMMUNITY
NEWS
champagne and free dessert comes with the purchase of a ticket.

Tickets are $10 per person and $16 per couple.
Friends count. Cards will
be accepted at the door.
SOAR PARTY FOR

VALENTINES DAY
Seniors Out and Around

(SOAR) is holding its second annual Valentines
Day Party at 12 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 10, in Hall C at
Greer City Hall.
A catered lunch will include baked spaghetti,
tossed salad, rolls, cake
and tea from Laurendas.
There will also be music,
dancing and other Valentines Day fun.
Mary Thompson, Line
Dancing Instructor, will be
joining to teach a Beginner
Line Dance lesson.
Cost is $6. An exact
headcount is needed for
the caterer.
RSVP and pay by Feb. 2
at any activity, by phone
or at the office located at
446 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Greer.
The office is open from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
For more information,
please contact Meredith
Anzur at 968-7001.
BONDS CAREER CENTER

HOSTS SOFT SKILLS WEEK
Students at Bonds Career

Center are participating in
a weeklong event focusing
on the critical employability skills desired by todays
employers.
Students are rotating
through sessions on topics such as Workplace Ethics, Goal Setting and Time
Management, Interviewing
Skills and Financial Literacy.
The career center is currently seeking individuals
to help conduct mock interviews and networking
skills on Friday, Feb. 3,
from 9-11:15 a.m. and/or
12:50-3:20 p.m.
If interested, please
contact Anna Chappell at
achappel@greenville.k12.
sc.us.
TACKLE HUNGER ON
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Join Greer Community

Ministries by collecting
non-perishable food items
and monetary donations
on Souper Bowl Sunday,
February 5, to donate to
GCM.
Encourage families to
join GCM for a Souper
Bowl of Caring Bowl-AThon, Friday, February 3
at Peach Bowl Lanes from
10 p.m. to midnight. This
fun night of GLOW BOWL
is FREE.
Each player helps Tackle
Hunger by setting a goal to
collect monetary pledges
of support to bring to the
Bowl-A-Thon.
If everyone collected
$50, GCM could reach the
goal of $3,600.
For more details, contact Hannah Rainwater at
hrainwater@gcminc.org or
877-1937.
CHAMBER CONCERT
AT CANNON CENTRE
The public concert event

by Foothills Philharmonic
is starting at 7:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 4, at the
Cannon Centre, located at
204 Cannon Street, Greer.
Admission is free.
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

TO SUPPORT CHARITY
Souper Bowl of Caring,

all-day on Sunday, Feb. 5,
GREER CHAMBER HOLDS

79TH CELEBRATION
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Lions Centennial Service Challenge

Members of the Greer Lions Club answered the Centennial Service Challenge by donating
canned goods to Greer Community Ministries (GCM) at a Jan. 17 meeting. The club
also presented GCM with a check (more than $5,000) for proceeds gathered at the Big
Thursday hot dog supper.
is youth across the nation
working to fight hunger
and poverty in their own
communities around the
time of the Super Bowl
football game.
Anyone interested in
participating needs to register at SouperBowl.org.
Greer Relief is one charity among many that may
be selected.
Every
dollar
raised
for Greer Relief will put
healthy, nourishing food
on the plates of children,
women, and men at greatest risk for hunger in Greer
neighborhoods.
On the day of the Super
Bowl, those who register
will host their events to
raise money to feed hungry people.
Report the total raised
to soup@souperbowl.org
or 800-358-SOUP.
Report back to those
who attended the event.
Send a check for the
amount raised to Greer
Relief: PO Box 1303, Greer
SC 29652.
On the memo line, note
Souper Bowl of Caring.
Ideas for raising money
include hosting a soup
lunch or chili cook-off,
passing the soup pot or
helmet to collect donations, asking local businesses to match collection
efforts and inviting a Greer
Relief advocate to speak.
LINE DANCING
FOR SENIORS
The City of Greer is

holding Senior Line Dancing Classes at 10 a.m. on
the second and fourth
Wednesdays
of
each
month, including Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Tryon
Recreation Center, located at 226 Oakland Ave,
Greer.
SHORT STACKS
FOR BIG CHANGE
Princesses and Pancakes event is taking

place from 8-10 a.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 11, at Fatz
Caf, located at 1361 W.
Wade Hampton Blvd. Ste.
A, Greer.
Stop into FATZ and
help to suppot the Greer
Cultural Arts Council.
Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage links, maple syrup, butter, mixed

fruit, coffee, tea or milk.
Adult tickets are $7
and children six and under eat free with a limit
of one free child per
adult ticket.
To purchase advance
tickets, contact Robin
Byouk at 505-7771 or at
artscouncil@cityofgreer.
org.
WINTERSKUNK 2017
COMING TO GREER
Albino Skunk Music Festival is hosting the firstever, indoor WinterSkunk

Music Fest from 2-11:30
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11,
at The Spinning Jenny, located at 107 Cannon St,
Greer.
The Spinning Jenny is
a relatively new venue
in downtown Greer. Its
a former skating rink
with hardwood floors,
pressed tin ceilings, and
great sound.
The room can handle
over 300 people, so its
a perfect spot to present great live music with
plenty of free parking.
Its just one block off of
Trade and Main streets.
There will be food
trucks, craft brews and
craft vendors.
Tickets
are
available now at http://albinoskunk.com/winterskunk-music-fest/
for
$25 in advance or $30

at the door to hear The
Grass Is Dead, Forlorn
Strangers, THE TRONGONE BAND, Tellico,
Taylor Martin and The
Brooks Dixon Band.
LOVE IS SWEET CONCERT

COMING FEBRUARY 14
An evening filled with

sweet music by My Girl
My Whiskey & Me, Twin
Courage and Swamp Rabbit Railroad is coming to
The Spinning Jenny from
7:30-11 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 14.
Bring a friend, significant other, mom, or just
yourself. All love is welcomed and happily celebrated. A free glass of
Presented by Greer Memorial Hospital, the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce is holding its 79th
Annual Celebration starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
Feb. 16, at Embassy Suites
on Verdae, located at 670
Verdae Boulevard, Greenville.
The price for chamber members is $65; the
non-member price is $75.
Sponsorship
opportunities are available.
contact Katie Witherspoon
at
katie@greerchamber.
com or 877-3131.
The chamber is currently accepting nominations
for the Ryan Storrie Entrepreneur of the Year, Duke
Energy Citizenship Service
and J.S. Sud Paget Volunteer of the Year Awards.
GREATER GREER BRIDAL

SHOWCASE FEB. 18
The City of Greer is

hosting the Greater Greer
Bridal Showcase from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the City of
Greer Events Complex.
The brunch gathers together Upstate wedding
vendors to highlight their
talents, including dcor,
food, and entertainment
in a mock reception
style.
Meet face to face with
musicians,
photographers, wedding planners,
and more at the Greater
Greer Bridal Showcase.
Brides, grooms, family,
and friends are invited.
Tickets include entry
into the showcase, a light
brunch, and local vendor information. Limited
tickets are available.
For details, wedding
vendors may submit information to the online form

at https://form.jotform.
com/62944568665169.
INTERNATIONAL PARTY
COMING FEB. 24
Upstate International
invites local residents to
an international party
with cocktail tasting,
appetizers and dancing
around the globe from
6:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, at the City
of Greer Events Center,
located at 301 E. Poinsett
St., Greer.
The early bird special is
$75 per person or $125
per couple. After Feb. 11,
prices are $85 per person
or $160 per couple.
This year, Upstate International is adding a
twist to their usual silent
auction. For $100, anyone can buy a mystery
gift package with a guaranteed value between
$100 and $1,000.
Attendance at the party
is not required to be able
to purchase a mystery
package.
contact Christine Hofbauer with Upstate International at 631-2188
or info@upstateinternational.org.
SHAG DANCE PARTY

BY ROTARY CLUB
Snowflakes in the Sand

is a shag party and fundraiser for the educational
programs and scholarship
sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Greater Greer.
On Saturday, Feb. 25,
shaggers of all ages and
levels are invited to the
Cannon Center, 201 Cannon St., to dance from
7-10 p.m. Join in the free
shag lessons from 6:30-7
p.m.
DJ David OQuinn is providing the music; there will
be hors doeuvres and a
beer/wine/soda cash bar.
Tickets are $20 per person available at the door.
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Leadership Greer Class
37 is working to revitalize the playground at the
Northgate Manor, 220
Biblebrook Drive, Greer
Housing Authority.
We are super excited
to get this project underway, said Alison Rauch,
a member of the class. It
was originally brought to
our attention from a police officer who services
that area and goes into the
community.
That playground and

that
basketball
court
has not seen attention in
many, many years, she
continued. Wed like to
do several things there in
phases dependent on the
funds that we are able to
raise.
The class has set a goal
of raising $40,000 to resurface the basketball
court and put in new goals,
to add a picnic table and
shelter and to install new
playground equipment.
In a brief video circulating on social media, Penny
Powers, property manager,

said, These children very
rarely get to feel special,
and when theyre given
something new and shiny,
they feel that special-ness
that our children maybe
get to feel all the time.
These children do not
get to feel that, and that
is something thats important that I think every child
needs to feel at least once
in their life, Powers continued. To give them that
little bit of special-ness is
something that everyone
should take part in, and if
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but they are a great partner of ours and we certainly support Leadership
Greer, and we want that
project to be successful.
Donations can be mailed
to: Greater Greer Chamber
of Commerce, C/O Leadership Greer Class Project,
111 Trade Street, Greer,
SC 29651.
Leadership Greer, established in 1978 by the
Greater Greer Chamber

of Commerce, is a ninemonth commitment from
September to May for the
purpose of cultivating future leaders.
Tuition is $1,000 for
chamber members and
$1,340 for non-members.
For additional information, contact Lynn Pascazio at lynn@greerchamber.com or 877-3131, ext.
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to our non-conference
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
Doing laundry
s far as Im concerned, the funniest

(saddest?) story of the week featured
Lawrence Ripple, age 70, of Kansas
City, who, according to various news
reports, walked into a bank with a note
that read, I have a gun, give me money,
and after receiving the cash, calmly
waited for police. When they arrived, he
plainly stated, Im the guy youre looking for.
It should also be noted that he chose
the bank because it was on the same
block as police headquarters.
And he did the above because he was
so miserable in his marriage, he wanted
to go to jail, instead. Im thinking that,
as he scribbled out the hold-up note in
front of his wife, as reported, he was
considering that three squares a day,
shelter and cable tv, which, really, is at
the top of pretty much any guys list,
was far more preferable than spending
another day with what most of us could
only imagine, after we stopped laughing,
was a wife who must be a cross between
Nosferatu and Chatterer from Hellraiser.
(By the way, I find it most disturbing
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
that Chatterer clearly has a better dental
plan than me)
What a shrill she must be, what a venomous, bloated Gila Monster, to be so
relentlessly bullying, so unfeeling, and
irrational (probably with poor hygiene),
that her husband chose to escape from
the marriage by committing a crime that
assures hell die in prison. And then I
researched a bit further.
Turns out she had reminded him the
clothes dryer needed repairing. You
know, that thing that goes around and
uses heat to dry your clothes? The appliance that, when not working properly,
is a leading cause for house fires? It
was probably her tenth request, with a
weeks worth of laundry still wet on the
line, or frozen, in Kansas City, perhaps

her twentieth, that sent him over the
edge.
All of a sudden, I have a visual image
of every woman who reads this column
nodding sympathetically with Mrs.
Ripple, and thinking, Ive asked my husband every day this week to please insert phrase, here. And while I can count
on Paul to be very helpful around the
farm, I will say that, if it were up to him,
bed sheets need not be changed until the
bacteria festering within mutates into an
organism that is capable of sliding the
sheet off the bed and walking itself to
the laundry hamper. Same with towels.
Call me a maverick, but I stand firm in
my belief that mushrooms should not
be discovered within the folds of my
Martha Stewart collection.
And the thing is, if Lawrence thinks
his life is going to be easier for the
next twenty years, he hasnt researched
prison properly. I googled, typical day
in prison (its a good thing to know,
anyway, in case youre planning to get liquored up during spring break and head
I googled, typical day in

prison (its a good thing to
know, anyway, in case youre
planning to get liquored up
during spring break and head
to Myrtle Beach), and breakfast
is served at 4:30 a.m.!!
to Myrtle Beach), and breakfast is served
at 4:30 a.m.!! Thats right, Lawrence, no
sleeping in for you, cowboy, as your first
work chore is assigned less than two
hours later, at 6 a.m. And what might
that chore be? Picking up trash along
the freeway, scrubbing the toilets and,
Mrs Ripple, I saved the last one just for
you....
Doing laundry.
FROM THE MAILBAG
KAELYNS
KORNER
Tube Dude
KAELYN PFENNING
Staff reporter
Q: Whats up with the lounging smiley face at Greer City

Hall?
A: Before we answer this
question, wed like to say
thank you to our readers for
submitting questions to the
mailbag.
You can rest assured knowing that if youve submitted a
question, it WILL be answered
in an upcoming edition...so
please keep them coming.
Now, back to our lounging
smiley face.
If youve been to downtown
Greer in the past couple of
months, youve no doubt
noticed the monstrous yellow
stick figure sunbathing on the
lawn of Greer City Park.
While some of you believe
this structure appeared out of
nowhere, we can assure you it
did not.
Its name is Tube Dude,
and hes here to make you
smile. As part of encouraging
art downtown, the city recently cut a deal to bring several
of these statues to prominent
areas in Greer (although all of
them wont be near as big, or
near as loungy).
Tube Dude seems to never
tire of his reclined position,
smiling at every car that
passes by on Poinsett Street.
Through sunshine, rain and
snow, Tube Dude endures. He
has even been known to put
on a Santa cap at Christmas.
Hes the hero Greer deserves.
Long live the lounging tube
dude.
So next time youre driving
by, going for a jog or walking
your dog, dont be shocked at
the size, color or posture of
Mr. Tube Dude.
May all of us, as we gaze
upon this big yellow structure, learn to recline and
smile a little more.
We could all afford to do a
little more of that.
If you have a question youd
like to ask, email billy@greercitizen.com or call us at the
office at 877-2076.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Trump presidency causes

massive division in US
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29651.
If these first few weeks of Donald Trumps

presidency are any indication, were in for a
very divisive four years.
That might be putting it too kindly. These
next four years might be downright brutal.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that
President Trump is doing what he said he was
going to do.
He said he was going build a wall, secure the
southern border and make Mexico pay for it
and it actually looks like hes going to do it.
He said he was going to nominate conservative Supreme Court justicesand as of Tuesday
night, it looks like he was going to do it.
He said he was going to institute extreme vetting for refugees and others coming from nations associated with terrorismand hes done
it.
It looks like Trump is doing everything he
said he was going to do, and although its too
early to tell in most cases, we should probably
start believing him.
But this country appears to be at its boiling
point.
Folks who oppose Trump can be seen far
and wide protesting his every move. Millions of
women took to the streets on his inauguration
day, taking a stand against what he represents.
Even at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport this
week, we saw protesters demonstrating against
his so-called travel ban.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Trump
is being applauded for his action against the
progressive movement. Many people in this
country wanted change from the status quo,
and theyre getting it. Whether it will accomplish Trumps goal of making America great
again is yet to be seen.
The division is palpable. Its at a breaking
point, and each side is refusing to listen to the
other.
We have to get to a point where we can hear
each other out. We cant operate under the assumption that everything Donald Trump does is
right or that everything Donald Trump does is
wrong. We have to hear one anothers vision for
the country and try to find common ground.
But, more increasingly, that sounds like a pipe
dream.
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Trump is going to be here for four

yearsbarring some spectacular
exit from the White House. We cant
continue to yell and scream at one
another along the way. Trump isnt
perfect and he has his list of flaws.
But we have to address those issues
in a constructive way.
The best thing for Americans to do right now
is to relax. Just because a president is implementing ideas that seem foreign to your own
school of thought, doesnt mean they cant
work.
Theres no way to know yet whether or not
Trumps travel ban will stop terrorists from
carrying out a plot on our homeland.
Theres no way to know yet whether or not
the act of repealing and replacing Obamacare
will result in more access to better insurance.
Theres no way to know yet whether or not a
wall at the Mexican border will help deal with
problems from illegal immigration.
The only way were going to find out is by giving it time.
Trump is going to be here for four years
barring some spectacular exit from the White
House.
We cant continue to yell and scream at one
another along the way.
Trump isnt perfect and he has his list of
flaws--a yuge list. But we have to address those
flaws in a constructive way.
Otherwise, people are going to continue ignoring the other side and remain in their echo
chamber, where everyone thinks the same as
them.
Four years is far too long a time to be this
divisive. We have to come together. We have to
listen.
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Life
ife begins at conception.

A baby begins to grow
inside the mothers womb
before ever entering into the
light of day.
Psalm 139:13 says, For you
formed my inward parts; you
knitted me together in my
mothers womb.
The Maker of heaven and
earth forms unseen places and
knits together babies yet to be
born.
Psalm 139:14 says, I praise
you, for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made. Wonderful
are your works; my soul knows
it very well.
Each of us has been formed
in the image of God, and we
bear His image whether we
realize that fact or not.
Psalm 139:15 says, My
frame was not hidden from
you, when I was being made in
secret, intricately woven in the
depths of the earth.
Before our days on earth
began, God saw us, wove us
together and made us who we
are in secret.
Psalm 139:16 says, Your
eyes saw my unformed
substance; in your book were
written, every one of them, the
days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of
them.
Nothing in this life takes
God by surprise; He knows the
number of our days.
While everyone who is alive
has experienced the first birth,
only some experience being
born again.
John 3 records the conversation of a man named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews,
who came to Jesus at night to
understand better who He is
and why He came.
John 3:2 says, This man
came to Jesus by night and
said to him, Rabbi, we know
that you are a teacher come
from God, for no one can do
these signs that you do unless
God is with him.
In verse three, Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I
say to you, unless one is born
again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
In verse four, Nicodemus
said to him, How can a man
be born when he is old? Can
he enter a second time into his
mothers womb and be born?
Jesus explained in verses
five and six, Truly, truly, I say
to you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit, he cannot
enter the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is
flesh, and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.
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NEWS
Greer Bancshares releases

report, deposits increased
DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Run from
that guy
Q: My husband was
recently laid off, and he
has $229,000 in a 401(k).
He has been told that he
should roll it into a hybrid
annuity. Is this a good
idea?
DR: Absolutely not! It
sounds to me like hes
been talking to an insurance agent instead of an
investment advisor.
Theres no reason to put
a 401(k) into an annuity.
Annuities are there
to protect money, as it
grows, from taxes. Well,
guess what? The 401(k) is
already protecting it from
taxes.
I would roll it into a
traditional IRA in a series
of growth stock mutual
funds.
You need to talk

to someone whos
interested in helping
you two plan for
your future, not
theirs!
Youll have half the
fees, the advisor wont
make anywhere near the
commission hed make
on an annuity, and youll
get much better results in
the end.
Yeah, I definitely
wouldnt go the annuity
route.
I dont have a single annuity, and Ive got a lot of
investments.
One of the reasons so
many advisors push
annuities is because they
wind up with bigger commissions.
Annuities arent evil
or anything, but theyre
definitely not the proper
product for you in this
situation.
Get away from the guy
who gave you this advice,
and find a good financial
advisor not an insurance guy with the heart
of a teacher.
You need to talk to
someone whos interested
in helping you two plan
for your future, not theirs!
Jobs from
home?
Q: Im 37 years old,
married with two great
kids, and I was just
diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis. Im trying to
plan for the future, and
I was wondering if you
have any suggestions for
work at home or self-employment ideas for people
with disabilities.
DR: Im really sorry to
hear youre facing this.
Youre a smart, brave
young woman to be looking ahead and making
plans for the coming
years.
I suggest you read a
book by Dan Miller called
48 Days to Creative
Income.
Dan is a friend of mine,
and he also wrote a popular book titled 48 Days to
the Work You Love.
The issue youre talking
about is very close to
his heart, and I think his
books will be a great help
to you.
Theres also a book by
Richard Bolles. Its called
Job Hunting for the SoCalled Handicapped or
People Who Have Disabilities, and its full of ideas
to help you work around
the issues youll be facing.
There are lots of people
out there well-known,
highly successful folks
who have disabilities and
still make good money
and have rewarding lives
using the principles found
in these books.
Another great piece of
news is it sounds like you
have a wonderful support
system around you.
THE GREER CITIZEN A5
SUBMITTED | PHOTO
Book signing
Former Greer resident Kennedy Brown, along with former
teacher Gloria Cairns and former classmate Erica Jones
Jackson, hosted her first Book Launching Party last month
to promote her novel, Thats it!...I Quit!.. Im MovinOn!
Brown signed with True Glory Publications. Brown,
daughter of Louis Gregory and Jayretta and Ronnie
Culbertson of Greer, now resides in Wellford with her
husband Keith and two of their four children.
Greer Bancshares Incorporated, the parent company of Greer State Bank,

today reported annual
net income attributable to
common shareholders of
$2,780,000 or $1.12 per
diluted common share, as
compared to the prior year
net income of $2,945,000
or $1.18 per diluted common share.
According to the bank,
total deposits increased to
$295.1 million, up $19.5
million since December
31, 2015. Total loans outstanding increased to
$211.8 million, up $5.8
million since December
31, 2015. Total borrowings
were reduced by $19.1 million. Investment gains totaled $364,000 for the year
2016 was a good

year as measured
by profitability...
J. Richard Medlock, Jr.
President and CEO
ended December 31, 2016

compared to $411,000 for
the prior year. Nonaccrual
loans increased from 2.92
percent to 3.12 percent
due primarily to the addition of one large loan.
2016 was a good year
as measured by profitability, considering the
moderate growth of the
balance sheet, J. Richard
Medlock, Jr., President
and CEO said. Although

net income was down
$165,000, or 5.6 percent
in 2016, included were significant legal and consulting expenses related to the
shareholder contest in May
and the proposed merger
with Carolina Financial
that was announced in the
fourth quarter. As always,
we strive to provide exceptional banking services
and competitive returns
for our shareholders. We
believe that in 2017, considering the proposed
merger with Carolina Financial, we can continue
to offer exceptional customer service, while providing additional products
and services and enhanced
shareholder value.
Lear Corporation announces expansion

Investing
$7.7 million
Lear Corporation is expanding its existing operations in Duncan to accommodate continued growth,
officials announced last
week.
The company will be
adding equipment and
upgrading existing infrastructure, bringing more
than $7.7 million in new
capital investment.
We have a world-class
seating facility in Duncan,
with an outstanding workforce, said Lear President
and CEO Matt Simoncini.
We are very pleased to
be able to invest in future

growth at this location. We
appreciate the support of
Spartanburg County and
their partners at the South
Carolina Department of
Commerce, and look forward to continued success
at our Duncan facility.
With 240 locations in
36 countries around the
world, Lear Corporation
is a Fortune 500 provider
of automotive seating,
electrical
distribution
and electronic products.
Headquartered in Southfield, Mich., the company
employs
approximately
140,000 associates.
To see a company like
Lear Corporation choose
to continue investing in
our state and our people

are important signs to
the business community
around the world that
South Carolina is the place
to be, said Gov. Henry McMaster. We look forward
to seeing the new heights
the relationship between
our state and this company will reach in the years
to come.
Located at 1200 Woods
Chapel Rd., Lear Corporation will be investing in
real property improvements and purchasing new
manufacturing equipment
to support the launch of
automotive seating programs for Volvo Cars
Berkeley County assembly
plant, as well as BMWs
SALE: Property went to highest bidder

FROM PAGE ONE
This is a tremendous
win for the City of Greer
and its citizens, Mayor
Rick Danner said. We said
after accepting the property that the citys goal was
to put the property back
on the tax rolls and to create jobs. That remained
our focus throughout the
process and I definitely
think it was worth the wait
to watch those goals become realities.
The property will be
the location of a new car
dealership, city officials
believe.
We
are
definitely
thrilled with Councils passage of Ordinance 34-2016
and Councils decision to
sell the property to 313
Memorial Drive, LLC. Mr.
Benson has been a tremendous part of the growth
and development of the
Greer Community for decades and looks forward
to continuing those efforts
with the redevelopment of
the former Allen Bennett
Hospital site, Brian Martin, attorney for Benson,
said. I can say that (the
redevelopment
project)
will be a terrific step forward in the growth of the
Wade Hampton corridor
and will have substantial
job creation for our community.
The City of Greer has invested approximately $1

million in the project since
2010, including $800,000
to raze existing structures
and clear the land, providing the municipality with
approximately $2 million
in net profit. Greer City
Council has made a commitment to using a portion of the profits to completely rebuild the Kids
Planet Playground at Century Park.
Greenville Hospital System gifted the 10-acre site
to the city in 2010 after
moving its operations
to the new Greer Memorial Hospital campus on S.
Buncombe Rd. The gifted
property was anchored by
the 168,000-square-foot
former Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital building
and included the 44,000square-foot former Roger
Huntington Nursing Center.
The City conducted a
feasibility study and reviewed all possible uses
for the campus from a
VA hospital to an assisted
living center and really
any purpose those existing structures could be
used for. We did our due
diligence, Greer City Administrator Ed Driggers
said. Based on the feasibility study, we decided to
take down the buildings
and clear the site in 2016

to improve the propertys
marketability.
The City of Greer,
through the Greer Development Corporation, requested proposals last fall
to acquire and develop the
site and received no inquiries by the Oct. 4 deadline.
The city remains in a
lawsuit alleging unfair
and secret negotiations
brought by JBM Leasing,
LLC., which submitted a
verbal offer of $3,005,000
at the Dec. 13 City Council
meeting only to withdraw
it. Attorney Kris Cato stated at the Jan. 24 meeting
that JBM reiterates its
November 23 offer of $2.2
million.
The lawsuit alleges that
something inappropriate
happened and theres absolutely no basis for that
whatsoever,
Driggers
said. The city transacts
its business with transparency and believes it is
important to honor business agreements that have
been made in good faith.
City Council accepted the
highest offer one that
fulfills the goals we set for
the property in the best interest of the City of Greer
and its citizens. It develops and improves the site,
creates jobs and generates
taxes.
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Lessons
Stokes Music Studios
offers professional instruction in
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We are very
pleased to be able
to invest in future
growth at this
location.
Matt Simoncini
Lear President and CEO

Spartanburg County assembly plant.
Today, we celebrate yet
another success story for
a company that supports
our booming automotive
sector. I offer my congratulations to Lear Corpora-
GOODBYE: Simpler bids

fond farewell to GCM
FROM PAGE ONE
Sharons Closet and the

food pantry, Simpler has
experienced plenty of
growth and challenges.
Nonprofit is a hard
world to work in, she
said. That revenue stream
is everything and, if its
not there, you scramble.
Its hard to get ahead of
it because you go through
such different seasons. I
never really appreciated
how hard nonprofits have
to work to just operate.
But difficult challenges
provide
opportunities
for faith to grow, Simpler
said.
Personally growth for
me, especially from a faith
standpoint, was huge, she
said. I had my faith challenged. I had it refined and
strengthened. But I was
always able to rely on the
team that I worked with.
The whole experience was
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amazing.
Greer Community Ministries hosted a goodbye
party for Simpler over the
weekend. The party was
attended by some of the
organizations most faithful supporters.
One of the people who
came by to say goodbye
was Bruce Taylor, and I
thought my heart was just
going to break, Simpler
said. When I just think
about my senior diners,
they brought me back up
on my worst days because
they have such a great outlook on life.
Simpler is retiring to
spend more time with family, something she says she
is looking forward to.
Theyre very excited
and Im excited to get to
invest in my grandchildren, she said. Itll be a
very good thing.
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tion for all that theyve

achieved in the Upstate
and around the world,
said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.
We
are
extremely
pleased that Lear Corporation is expanding and
growing its operations in
Spartanburg County, said
David Britt, Spartanburg
County Economic Development Committee Chairman and Economic Futures
Group Board Member.
Lears decision to expand
here represents our commitment to our existing
industries.
Spartanburg
County will benefit from
this expansion now and in
the future.
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OBITUARIES
The Greer Citizen

Mildred Jean L. Grice
Mildred Jean Lequire
Grice, widow of Jessie Tilman Grice, Jr., 86, died
January 25, 2017.
A native of Swain County,
North Carolina, daughter
of the late Roy Melvin and
Mamie Sizemore Lequire,
she was a homemaker
and member of Southern
Bleachery Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons,
Chris Grice (Miriam) of Lyman and Mark Grice (Cindy) of Greer; one sister,
Lexie Cannon of Greer and
four grandchildren, Anthony Grice (Anna Brooke),
Melissa Grice, Jessie Grice
and Andrew Grice.
Funeral services were
held 4 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2017 at The Wood
Mortuary conducted by
Rev. Ken Vickery. Burial
followed in Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation was held 2:303:45 p.m. Friday, at The
Wood Mortuary.
The families are at their
respective homes.
Memorials may be made
to Greer Community Ministries, PO Box 1373, Greer,
SC 29652.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
Helen C. Hand
Helen Cantrell Hand, 78,
widow of Avondale Hand,
died January 30, 2017 at
Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Formerly of Pelham,
daughter of the late
Fred and Iva Bell Taylor
Cantrell, she was a retired
employee of Honeywell
and a member of Pelham
First Baptist Church.
Quick with a smile, hug
and words of encouragement, she touched the
lives of so many in the
community with her visits, cards and calls. Pray-
ing daily for her church,

friends and family.
She was the matriarch
of her family, always organizing family gatherings
and vacations. She loved
spending time on Tybee
Island and visiting in Florida. Our loss is Heavens
gain.
Surviving are two daughters, Mavis Ross (Randy)
and Tawana Hamby (Mac);
two brothers, Edward
Cantrell (Mindy) and Tony
Cantrell (Susan); three sisters, Janette Cowart, Tina
Murphy and Debra Adams
(Clarence); four grandchildren, Hunter Ross (Julia),
Michael Hamby, Allie Seay
and T.J. Seay (Rae) and
seven great-grandchildren
and her constant companion, Tippy.
Mrs. Hand was predeceased by two brothers, George Cantrell and
Johnny Cantrell and two
sisters, Carolyn Cockcroft
and Virginia Hannon.
Funeral services will be
held 2 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017 at Pelham First
Baptist Church conducted
by Dr. Gary Rogers, Rev.
Jerry Taylor, Rev. Wayne
Hinton and Rev. Patrick
Clark. Burial will follow
in Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Honorary escort will be
The Golden Circle Sunday
School Class.
Visitation will be held 68 p.m. Thursday, February
2, 2017 at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Goodwill Industries, 115
Haywood Road, Greenville,
SC 29607.
Edna T. McElrath
Edna Teal McElrath, 91,
widow of Thomas Geddis McElrath passed away
January 27, 2017.
A native of Spartanburg
County, daughter of the
late Louie and Ruth McDowell Teal, she was a retired employee of Hoechst
Celanese and a member
of Greer First Baptist
Church.
Surviving are one son,
Thomas C. McElrath of
Spartanburg; seven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.
Mrs. McElrath was predeceased by one son, Victor Louie McElrath and
a daughter, Faith Pruitt
McElrath.
Graveside services were
held 2 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Mountain
View Cemetery, conducted
by Dottie Bryson.
brought by JBM Leasing,

which submitted a verbal
offer of $3,005,000 at the
Dec. 13 City Council meeting, only to withdraw it.
Attorney Kris Cato stated
at the Jan. 24 meeting that
JBM reiterates its Nov. 23
offer of $2.2 million.
Driggers said the City
of Greer is always open to
ideas for more transparency, but he does not believe
the city acted in an inappropriate way.
We are always open to
ideas and suggestions of
how things can be done,
but we cant take that
advice from a competing person who is trying
to get the property. You
just cant, he said. You
cant set the rules by one
of the players. If the city
was ever put into this situation again, would we do it
differently? The answer is,
perhaps. But we dont believe that weve done anything in a way that didnt
make both parties feel like
they couldnt continue to
make offers on the property.
Negotiations for this
property
have
fallen
through in the past, according to Driggers.
In the very beginning,
as offers and ideas were
presented for this property, in the spirit of transparency, we would disclose the terms of those
agreements. Then, if the
agreement didnt happen,
everyone knew what we
agreed to sell the property
for. That put us at a complete market disadvantage
to go back out and do it
again, he said. We knew
that there was going to
come a time that the property would sell, and when
it sells, its a public asset. Everything about that
transaction, we will make
public. It will all be out
there. But the negotiations
with a willing buyer, we
have to keep those confidential because the buyer
has asked to keep those
confidential. Weve just

found that in dealing with
these types of projects,
theres an expectation
from willing buyers that
their business is confidential until there is a deal.
The City of Greer requested proposals last fall
to acquire and develop the
site and received no inquiries by the Oct. 4 deadline.
Shortly after that, we
got a phone call from legal
representatives from Jim
Benson asking us if wed
received any proposals.
We said no, so the question
was, would we entertain
an offer for the property?
We said yes. Coincidently,
at about the same time, we
also got a phone call from
a real estate agent representing JBM Leasing, asking the exact same question. We made both parties
aware that there was another party interested in
the property, so they knew
they werent the only one
we were communicating
with. We received varying
offers from each of those
as we moved through the
process, Driggers said.
The city administrator
said both offers were to
build dealerships.
Both proposals were
for a new automobile
dealership to be located
on that property. Thats
what we would have seen
in either of those cases.
From an economic development prospective, they
are very similar projects.
They both indicated job
creationwhat we had
hoped, through the request for proposals process, was that we wouldve
had a variety of projects
they could look at, but no
one submitted anything.
We couldve elected to say
no, were not going to do
anything with the property. Or we could have decided to entertain offers.
Our council has long
had a strong philosophical
opinion that development
should be private sector
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Olin Plumley
Olin Dewitt Plumley, 82,
passed away January 25,
2017.
A native of Greenville
County, son of the late
William Connie and Lillie
Lindsey Plumley, he was a
member of Victor Baptist
Church.
Surviving are two sisters,
Allie Belle Huff of Summerville and Betty Ann
Steading of Talbott, Tennessee and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr. Plumley was predeceased by one brother, L.C.
Plumley.
Funeral services will be
held 2 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2017 at The Wood
Mortuary conducted by
Rev. Keith Kelly. Burial will
follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
after the committal at the
gravesite.
The families are at their
respective homes.
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controlled. They do not

believe that it is the local
governments role to try
to control that and that
the marketplace itself will
do that. To that point, the
market brought two willing buyers. The market
brought two buyers that
happened to both be car
dealers. Whats the best
use of that 10 acres? The
market says car dealerships because no one else
made an offer on it, Driggers said.
The funds gained from
the sale will eventually
help the city restore Kids
Planet.
That playground is in
its 17th or 18th year. Structures like that, particularly
wooden structures, have a
life of about 20 years, so
were approaching the end
of life for this substantial
community park, Driggers said. One of the
things that we certainly
recognize is that were
going to have a large expense, and we expect that
expense will be $1 million
or more. The gift of the Allen Bennett Hospital property gave us an avenue
to address that problem.
Now, we dont have to look
at taxes, borrowing money
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Greer to bring single

bids to city council
After new
ordinance
passage
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
The city administrator
is now required to bring
single bids before council
for approval or denial.
At the regular Jan. 24
meeting, Greer City Council unanimously approved
the second and final reading of the amended ordinance 1-2017 to make
amendments to purchasing procedures.
The original ordinance
allows the city administrator to approve bid proposals of more than $10,000
but less than $35,000.
Councilmember
Wry-
ley Bettis proposed an

amendment to codify the
practice of the administrator bringing lone bids to
council for final approval
or denial, except in emergency situations.
He likes to bring that
to us already, Bettis said
of City Administrator Ed
Driggers, but Id like to
codify that.
It is our practice because with one bid we
want to make sure that
there arent any issues
or concerns, Driggers
said. By codifying that, it
would continue the practice. It would also be a requirement that we would
do that. I have absolutely
no problem whatsoever.
In other business, plans
to develop a sidewalk
down the left side of the
road from Century Park
to Buncombe Road have
been submitted to the city
by the engineer and design

architect.
We will be submitting
those to bid, Driggers
said. We are hopeful that
will be a late spring or early summer project for us.
In addition, Driggers officially introduced Captain
Matt Hamby, who has recently been approved to
be the next chief of police
in Greer.
I know the bar has
been set high, and I realize that I have big shoes to
fill, but I assure you that I
will work really hard to do
what I can to lead our department to even greater
heights, Hamby said. We
will move forward, and
well be making this place
even better than it already
is.
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found Baucom
driving
around the hotel parking
lot and arrested him on the
active warrants. Inside his
pant pocket, the subject
had a pill bottle with 29
orange tablets identified
as Amphetamine and Dextramphetamine. After all
the evidence was collected,
the truck was towed.
(Note: All information

contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department or the Spartanburg County Sheriffs
Office. All suspects are to
be considered innocent
until proven guilty in the
court of law.)
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
HIGH-SPEED CHASE
Henry Matthew Agee, 35,

of 10705 Augusta St. in
Honea Path and Darin Leslie Rogers, 45, of 505 Oak
Hill Rd. in Belton are both
charges with Attempted
Armed Robbery and Possession of Stolen Vehicle.
The driver, Agee, has the
additional charges of Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a
Violent Crime, Failure to
Stop - second offense, Driving Under Suspension - 3rd
and subsequent offense,
Reckless Driving, and Improper Tag. Yesterday
morning at approximately
10:20 a.m., deputies were
dispatched to 102 Bridgeview Road, Chesnee, in
reference to a disturbance
with a weapon. The homeowner at the residence
came home and found two
white males attempting to
steal a motorcycle. During
the incident, a weapon was
presented by the suspects.
The suspects then left the
location in a white Ford F250. A short time later, a
traffic officer spotted the
vehicle on Parris Bridge
Road and attempted to
stop it. The suspects then
fled the traffic stop, and a
vehicle pursuit was started. The pursuit then got
onto I-85 south and got
off on Highway 129 heading toward Lyman. They
then turned onto Highway
80 and several other small
side streets. The vehicle
then wrecked into a fence
on East Howell Road and
Vaughn Road. Both suspects were then taken into
custody without incident.
A handgun was found outside of the vehicle, and the
WILLAIM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
This Florists vehicle came to rest on its side after an apparent one-car crash on Buncombe
Road last Thursday. No one was seriously hurt in the accident, which caused traffic
backups in the area of Buncombe and Chick Springs.
vehicle was confirmed stolen out of Laurens County.
ASSAULT
Phillip Edwin Baskins III,

34, was arrested in Greer
for Simple Assault Saturday morning. According
to a report supplied by the
Spartanburg County Sheriffs Department, officers
responded to a call about
an incident occurring at
375 Ruby Elizabeth Dr. in
Greer. At the residence, a
complainant reported that
a drunken Baskins had
tried to start a fight with
a female victim. Baskins
shoved her over a coffee
table and struck her several times about the face
and head. The victims
mother verified the attack,
adding that Baskins had
spit in the complainants
face several times. Still intoxicated and belligerent,
Baskins refused to obey
orders from police and an
officer was forced to taser
him when Baskins pushed
him and kept trying to
exit the police car. He was
transported to the hospital for treatment and then
taken to the Greer jail and
charged with third Degree
Assault Battery.
RECKLESS DRIVING
James Damian Pierce

has been charged with
Reckless Driving, according to a Spartanburg Sheriffs Office report. The

write-up states that an
officer patrolling the area
of Highway 101 near 296
just after 8 a.m. when he
clocked a BMW going 102
mph. The driver tried to
make an abrupt left turn
and lost control of the car.
The officer found the vehicle in a grassy area off
the side of the road and
arrested the driver Pierce
for Reckless Driving.
POSSESSION
Isaac Mills, 38, of 10

Claymont Ave. in Boiling
Springs has been charged
with Possession of Methamphetamine (first offense). According to an
incident report processed
by Greer Police, an officer
pulled a blue Saturn over
on West Wade Hampton
for a dysfunctional brake
light. After the driver,
Leander Tyrell Wilsons
license came back suspended, the responding
officer asked the driver
and his passenger, Mills, if
there was anything illegal
in the car. Mills admitted
to having a small bag in
his wallet with a clear rock
substance inside the officer identified as methamphetamine. Both Mills and
Wilson were transported
to City Jail.
DUI
Antwain
Demetrise
Jones, 39, of 6 Spencer
St. in Greenville has been
charged with Driving Under the Influence.
According to a Greer Police
report, dispatch got a
call last Thursday around
12:10 a.m. that a dark
SUV was swerving all over
Wade Hampton heading
towards Greenville.
An officer spotted the
vehicle and began following it. When it swerved
repeatedly, he initiated a
traffic stop.
The driver, Jones, said he
didnt have a license. He
admitted to consuming alcohol and was given a field
sobriety test, which Jones
failed.
He was placed
under arrest for DUI and
taken to Greer Jail, where
he refused a breathalyzer
test.
Juan Gabriel CamachoValverde, 28, of 411 Pennsylvania Avenue in Greer

Public Drunkenness.
According to the Greer
Police incident report, officers arrived at the above
address in response to
complaints of a domestic
quarrel taking place. Police
found a couple arguing in
the intersection of Mimosa Dr. and Pennsylvania.
Valverde was slurring his
speech and had bloodshot
eyes. He alleged that the
complainant had slapped
him during an argument
and that he pushed her
away to prevent further
strikes.
There was no evidence
of any physical violence,
so no charges were filed
against the complainant.
Valverde, who admitted
to having four beers, was
placed under arrest for
Public Intoxication.
SHOPLIFTING
Kristie Marie Foster, 38,

of 160 Pruitt Rd. in Wellford has been charged
with Shoplifting Enhancement. According to an
incident report supplied
by Greer Police, two employees at the Walmart at
14055 East Wade Hampton Ave. watched Foster
conceal clothing merchandise and pass the point of
sale without paying for it.
Foster was placed under
arrest for Shoplifting.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
David Michael Bryant,

26, of 23 Huntress Drive
in Greer has been charged
with first Degree Domestic Violence. According to
an incident report, a complainant said that she was
arguing with Bryant when
he began hitting her on
the legs. When she tried
to ignore him, he grabbed
her hair and put a pillow
over her face and then her
stomach before pushing
her into the dresser. He
also took her phone. Because the victim is nearly
three-months
pregnant,
she was taken to the hospital for a check-up. Bryant, who had fled the
scene of the assault with a
friend, was located at his
residence and taken into
custody.
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James Tyler Baucom, 23,

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Possession of Methamphetamine With Intent to
Distribute.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, an officer went to
the Holiday Inn Express on
Wade Hampton to arrest
Baucom on multiple warrants processed by Greenville County. The officer
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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
Lake Robinson Duathlon

announced
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
We saw this as a perfect

opportunity to encourage
some of those competitors
that are going to compete in
the national event to take a
look at the Upstate and the
beauty that is here.
Tom Faulkner
President, Friends of Lake Robinson
Lady Jackets
still cruising
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside is preparing to make a run for its 12th dual state championship this week.
EASTSIDE WRESTLING
Searching for number 12

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eastside wrestling
team begins the hunt for
its 12th dual state championship since 2000 this
week.
The Eagles claimed their
25th consecutive region
title in January, but head
coach Jack Kosmicki said
his team wants more hardware.
This is a pretty special team, Kosmicki said.
With the strength of the
lineup, top to bottom, we
want to keep going as long
as possible.
The region individual
tournament kicks off on
Thursday at 4 p.m. at Eastside. The top four finishers in each weight class
will qualify for Upper State
and the winner of each
weight class will be named
to the All-Region team.
On Saturday, Eastside
will take on North Augusta in the first round of the
state dual playoffs. The
winner will take on either
Pickens or Westwood. The
playoffs will then proceed
the following week, concluding with the state title
at Dreher next Saturday.
Kosmicki said the coaching staff has shifted its focus now that the playoffs
are here.
The big thing right now
is individualizing each
kids workout, Kosmicki
said. Were trying to solve
Were trying to solve problems, polish

technique and address issues that are
unique to each individual wrestler.
Jack Kosmicki
Eastside wrestling coach

problems, polish technique and address issues
that are unique to each individual wrestler.
Im not going to be
calling out moves to the
whole team, he continued. Its all about the
individual. Coaches are
moving around and focus
on specific kids.
Such a tight schedule
can get difficult for wrestlers, but Kosmicki said
his team has trained for
the brutal stretch.
Its rough on the kids
because theyve got a lot
of weigh-ins in the span
of just a couple of days,
he said. It does wear
them out. Youve got five
weigh-ins in nine days if
we make it all the way to
state. Thats just hard.
The short timeframe
makes practice even more
valuable.
When you only have one
day of practice between
rounds, you spend a little
bit of time on whats going
wrong and try to fix it as
fast as you can, Kosmicki
said. It goes by quick.
BILLY
CANNADA
Goodbye
Trixie
he new year is bringing

new competition for local
athletes.
The Friends of Lake Robinson (FOLR)

introduced the inaugural Lake Robinson
Duathlon last week, set for Nov. 11.
The event will be a standard duathlon,
which includes a 10k run, 40k bike and a
5k run. There will also be a sprint duathlon with a 5k run, 20k bike and a 2.5k run.
This is something we have been planning for quite some time. Its great to see
something that showcases Lake Robinson
as a recreational, environmental and economic engine come to fruition, said Tom
Faulkner, President of the Friends of Lake
Robinson.
Participants can sign up at Setup Events
website www.setupevents.com. The event,
scheduled for Veterans Day, will include
special recognition for military, and
servicemen and women are encouraged to
participate.
(Lake Robinson) is a real gem that the
City of Greer is extremely proud of, Greer
Mayor Rick Danner said. This event is
going to showcase, not only this part of
Greer, but the Upstate as well. Were establishing ourselves as a premiere sporting
destination and this is just another piece
of that puzzle.
The race is a precursor to the National
Duathlon Championships, coming to
Greenville in 2018 and 2019.
We saw this as a perfect opportunity
to encourage some of those competitors
that are going to compete in the national
event to take a look at the Upstate and the
beauty that is here, Faulkner said.
SEE DUATHLON | B3
BLAME
CANNADA
This years Eastside roster consists of: Tucker

Allen (106 weight class),
Jordan White (113), Ben
Maholtz (120), Cruise Baker (126), Ryan Augustine
(132), Chance Pride (138),
Sam Blumer/Alex Brown
(145), Caleb Carillo (152),
Ian Rodgers (160), Jack
Beehler (170), Joe Fernandez (182), David Maholtz
(192), Deshawn Sullivan
(220) and Eduardo Esparza (285).
Jordy White, being a
returning state champ, is
someone to look out for,
he said. All 14 of our
guys are ranked, and our
lowest ranked guy is No.
7 in the state. We expect
all of them to qualify for
state, and once you qualify
for state, the rest is up to
them. Each of our guys
expects to qualify, and
expects the other 13 teammates to qualify as well.
Theyre all holding each
other to that.
The Lady Yellow Jackets

are continuing to dominate region play, moving
to 5-0 with wins over Blue
Ridge and Travelers Rest
last week.
Greer has a chance to
lock-up home court advantage in the playoffs
this week, but head coach
Mazzie Drummond refuses to look ahead.
We have a two-game
lead on everybody else, so
with one more victory, we
cant do anything worse
than tie for first, Drummond said. But right now,
were just taking it one
game at a time.
The
Yellow
Jackets
opened the week with
a 74-21 lashing of their
rival, Blue Ridge, which
hasnt won a region game
this season.
It was a young Blue
Ridge team, Drummond
said. Our experience, our
size and our strengtheverything that comes with
being an older team
showed against Blue Ridge.
They have a lot of talent,
so theyll be pretty good in

the near future.
The Lady Yellow Jackets then topped Travelers Rest, 63-43, a team
they beat by more than 30
points in their first matchup of the season.
I knew we werent 38
points better than them,
Drummond said. We
played really good last
time and they didnt play
so good. I knew it was going to be a hard fight.
They have good balance, he said. Theyre
a hard-nosed basketball
team thats going to fight
you until the end of the
game.
Diamon Shiflet was the
top scorer in both games,
and Drummond said her
role keeps increasing as
the season progresses.
Diamon has been on a
crazy streak as of late,
he said. Her lowest scoring night has been 18. She
has just continued to have
a big time impact on our
team.
The Jackets have been
without starter Megan
Jones, who has been out
SEE JACKETS | B3
The Greer girls basketball team has established a solid

two-game lead on the region.
oday, we remember
Trixie.
I choose to remember her in her primenot
the sad state in which her
life was ended.
She was sleek, exciting
and dressed in a beautiful
shade of blue
Yep, theres no beating
that 2002 Pontiac Sunfire
that faithfully transported
my wife for the better
part of 10 years.
Shannon purchased the
car as a junior in high
school. Shed saved for a
couple of years, working
overtime at K-mart when
she wasnt going to school
or doing homework.
It was a sweet, sweet
ride back then.
My car paled in comparison.
Shannons favorite part
of the day was getting
back to that Sunfire,
opening the sunroof, rolling down the windows,
and making that 10-mile
drive home with her sunglasses on and a smile on
her face.
As the years went on,
it became less known for
its looks and more known
for its utility. It made it
through prom, graduation, college, student
teaching and our first five
years of marriage.
We put more than
100,000 miles on it and
made many wonderful
memories in the process.
It was with us when we
got engaged, with us
when we left our wedding
reception, and with us
when we parked it in the
garage of our first home.
Shed still be with us
had I not been so stupid
one foggy morning in November. I was pulling out
onto Highway 14 when
I struck an oncoming
vehicle. Nobody was hurt,
but I knew instantly that
it was the end for Trixie.
She wasnt worth fixing.
High mileage, lots of body
damage, and a couple of
preexisting conditionsI
wouldnt be putting any
more money into this car.
But, several months
later, as I drove the car to
the scrap yard, part of me
regretted that decision.
Only about a mile away
from its final resting
place, I began to think
of all the laughs, arguments and long trips that
took place in those two
front seats. I hadnt really known a life without
Trixie.
Yeah, its just a car, but
it was OUR car.
I had to stop myself
before I got chocked up.
Dont get me wrong, it
was Trixies time to go,
but it was almost like losing a child.
My wife and I dont
know very much about
what kind of car we drive,
but maybe thats because
weve had one thats been
so good to us for so long.
I can only hope that
our next car brings us the
same amount of joy.
I hope our next car gets
to pick up our newborn
baby from the hospital
(not yet, though), watch
the kids grow up, accompany us on a long family
vacation and more.
But most of all, I just
want it to get us to and
from work each day. I just
want it to be a faithful
ride like Trixie was.
But then again, they
dont make em like they
used to, do they?
To loosely quote the
great Horace Slughorn
from the Harry Potter
series:
Farewell, Trixie, queen
of Pontiacs, whose long
and faithful friendship
those who knew you
wont forget! Though your
body will decay, your
spirit lingers on.
Anybody selling a
Sunfire?
Sports
B2 the greer citizen
wednesday, February 1, 2017
Eastside basketball holds

two-game lead on region
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Eastside boys basketball team could lock
up a first place finish in
the region with wins over
Greer and Travelers Rest
this week.
The Eagles are currently
unbeaten in conference
play after defeating Union
County last week.
Eastside was coming off
a tough matchup with No.
5 Wren on Tuesday, which
saw the Eagles fall 67-58.
The game was even at
halftime, and the Eagles
took a three-point lead
into the fourth.
I thought we played
pretty well, but when we
got down to the last couple
of minutes, we had a couple of possessions where
we either missed some
open shots or turned it
over, Eastside coach Tom
Chamness said. We lost
our poise and they capitalized, which is what good
teams are going to do.
Wren managed to spurt
passed Eastside behind 26
points from Trey McGowens.
You have to give Wren
a lot of credit, Chamness
said. Theyre a really good

team. Their starting five is
as good a starting five as
weve seen all year. Trey
McGowens is really good.
They beat Greenville by
20 and Greenville is really
good. Theyre just a solid
team, but one I feel like we
can play with.
With the state playoffs
just around the corner,
Chamness said it is important for his team to see
how it matches up with
some of the top teams in
the state.
We talked about that
game being a measuring
stick, he said. We came
away feeling like weve
improved. We were in that
game and had an opportunity to win it, but theres
no moral victories. We still
lost the game, but weve
come a long way. It was a
good test for us.
Eastside wrapped up the
week with an 18-point win
against Union County at
home, 56-38. Despite the
healthy margin, the head
coach said his team played
poorly at times.
It was a pretty sloppy
game, Chamness said.
Even though we only
gave up 38 points, there
were too many times defensively that we gambled

and overplayed. But, it was
good to get the job done
and get out of there with a
win. Id rather have an ugly
win than a pretty loss.
The Eagles will face two
teams desperate for a region win this week, hoping
to secure the championship.
Were going to try to
take care of that this
week, Chamness said.
Playing at Greer is going
to be tough because its
always tough. Greer is the
type of team that scares
you because, with those
perimeter shooters, they
are never out of a game.
On their home floor, theyll
be ready.
Results of the Greer
game were not available
at press time. Eastside will
return home on Friday to
take on the Devildogs.
Its senior night for us,
so we want to make sure
we send those guys off
the right way, Chamness
said. Weve got two tough
ones this week.
Warriors edge Hillcrest

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Riverside boys basketball team improved
to 3-2 in region play last
week with a 50-49 win
over Hillcrest.
Now 11-8 overall, the
Warriors have four region
opponents remaining on
the schedule.
Riverside fell behind early against the Rams, giving
up an 11-5 run in the first.
The Warriors bounced
back, however, narrowing
the Hillcrest advantage to
just one point at the half.
The Warriors took control in the third, going up
28-21, but their success
was short-lived, as the
Rams pulled the game to
within two entering the
fourth.
Riversides Kris White
put the nail in the coffin,
however, nailing two goahead free throws with
just a few ticks remaining
on the clock to give his
team the win.
White led all scorers with
13 points on the night.
Riversides Jimmy Fritzche
also scored in double figures with 11.
Preston burch | The Greer Citizen
Greer topped Blue Ridge last week, earning its third region win of the season.
Greer boys fall to TR

Now tied
for second
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Preston Burch | The Greer Citizen
Riverside knocked off Hillcrest last week at home.

The Warriors will be on
the road against Mauldin
and Laurens this week
before returning home
to take on Greenwood
and Wade Hampton next

week.
The Greer boys basketball team is now tied for

second place in the region
with Travelers Rest after
a last-second loss to the
Devildogs Friday night.
Both the Yellow Jackets
and Devildogs are currently 3-2 in the conference
with only three region
games remaining.
Greer got off to a hot
start, outscoring Travelers
Rest by 11 in the first two
quarters to take a 34-25
lead into the locker room
at halftime. The Devildogs
made up the deficit in the
third, however, ultimately
scoring the go ahead bucket with a second remaining
in the fourth.
It came down to the
wire, but TR was able to
execute a play where we
were trying to defend
against the roller in the
pick and roll, Miller said.
The guy got free for a layup.
Greer had three scorers in double figures, led

by Sam Gravley with 16.
Senior Andy Bryson and
sophomore Magic Moody
had 16 points and 10
points respectively.
The Yellow Jackets split
the series with Travelers
Rest, having topped the
Devildogs by 12 at home
earlier this month.
This time of year,

the next game is
the only game that
matters...
Greg Miller
Greer boys basketball coach

Both teams have games
against Union County,
Blue Ridge and Eastside
remaining.
The week wasnt all a
loss for Greer. The Yellow
Jackets topped their rival,
Blue Ridge, at home on
Tuesday in a 63-52 win.
Greer opened the game
in complete command,
going on a 19-5 run in the
first quarter. The Tigers
made up some ground,
but it wasnt enough to

overcome the stellar play
of Bryson and Moody, who
combined for 31 on the
night. Moody led all scorers with 17 in the contest.
Blue Ridge had three
scorers in double figures,
including: Stephen Sammons (14), Sonny Stevens
(13) and Shawn Stokes
(16).
The Yellow Jackets took
on Eastside on Tuesday
(results were not available
at press time) and will host
Byrnes later this week.
This time of year, the
next game is the only game
that matters, so were going to see what were able
to do and make the most
of our opportunities,
Miller said.
Miller said his team will
continue to focus on the
fundamentals in practice as they get ready for
an important stretch of
games.
We just want to keep
playing the game the
right waymoving the
ball and playing into our
strengths, he said.
Henderson,
Yeldell earn AllAmerican honors
Newberry
sophomore
defensive
endJamarcus
Hendersonearned
second team All-America
recognition by the Don
Hansen Football Committee on Monday while senior quarterbackRaleigh
Yeldellwas awardedhonorable mention status.
Henderson and Yeldell
add to Newberrys evergrowing list of postseason
accolades days after offensive lineman Bobby McNeil
was named an Honorable
Mention All-American by
D2Football.com.
Henderson, a first team
all-South Atlantic Conference and a consenus second team all-Super Region
2 selection, becomes the
first All-American Newberry defensive lineman since
Sheldon Riley was named
a Lutheran All-American
in 2000.
Hendersonfinished second on the team with 65
tackles, including conference highs with 22.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks
thatranked seventh in
Newberry
single-season
history. He had at least one
tackle for loss in 10 games
this season, notched six or
more stops on seven occasions, and led the team
with nine quarterback hur-
ries.
Yeldell became Newberrys first-ever finalist for
the Harlon Hill Trophy,
won Offensive Player of
the Year awards in both
the South Atlantic Conference and Eastern College
Athletic Conference, and
was a five-time conference
player of the week honoree.
He set school records
with 3,087 passing yards,
3,418 yards of total offense, 260 completions,
370 attempts, and a Division II-leading 70.3 percent completion rate. He
accounted for 33 total
touchdowns this season
and led the SAC in 11 statistical categories.
The Don Hansen AllAmerica team carries out
the legacy of long-time
small college football advocate Don Hansen, who
passed away at age 75 on
Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen,
from Brookfield, Illinois,
started and publishedDon
Hansens National Weekly
Football Gazettefor three
decades, selecting NCAA
Division II All-America
teams for the first time in
1988. Don Hansens Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region
squads in 2003.
Preston Burch | The Greer Citizen
The Byrnes girls basketball team topped Dorman, while the boys struggled against the Cavaliers last Friday. The boys
team is now 1-4 in the region.
Lady Rebels pick up region wins

Boys drop
to 1-4 in
region play
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Byrnes girls basketball team moved to 3-2 in
region competition with
wins over Dorman and
Spartanburg last week.
The Lady Rebels cur-
rently boast a 13-5 overall record, only falling to

Gaffney and Dorman in
region play.
Byrnes opened the week
with a commanding 62-36
win over Spartanburg, led
by a 16 point effort from
junior Desirae Donald.
The Rebels opened the
game on a 24-6 run, and
never let up, outscoring
the Vikings in three of the
four quarters.
Jada Burton and Moneya
Manuel also scored in double figures for the Lady
Rebels, notching 13 points
and 10 points respectively.

Byrnes capped the week
with a narrow 58-51 win
over Dorman.
The Lady Rebels will face
rematch games with Gaffney, Boiling Springs and
Spartanburg over the next
two weeks, as they hope to
lock up a playoff spot.
Byrnes boys
The defending boys basketball state champions

have dropped to 1-4 in
region competition after
losses to Dorman, Boiling
Springs and Gaffney in

January.
The Rebels have very
little time to turn things
around with only three
conference games remaining on the schedule.
Byrnes picked up its second loss to Dorman on the
road Friday, falling by a
score of 62-46. The Rebels
have not managed to make
either game close, dropping the first matchup by
a margin of 18.
The Rebels will take
on Gaffney, Laurens and
Greer this week.
SPORTS
THE GREER CITIZEN B3
NGU Crusaders honored on All-American team

Nigel Gay and Caleb Harris notched more post-season accolades on Monday
morning as they were
named to the Don Hansen
All-American Team. Gay
got a second team nod
while Harris was honored
with a third team selection.
CRUSADER
CORNER
Gay and Harris are
NGUs first Don Hansen
All-American selections.
They were both named
First Team All-Region last
week.
Nigel Gay, a senior from
Newman, Georgia led the
North Greenville secondary in 2016 with five interceptions, 12-deflections,
and seven breakups. The
defender also racked up
on tackles this season with
76-total stops including
50-solo. 3.5 of those tackles came for a loss. Gay
also forced two fumbles.
Caleb Harris, also a First
Team All-Region selection,
anchored North Greenvilles offensive line which
produced a 1,000-yard
rusher and a 3,000-yard
passer. Harris finished
the 2016 season with 23
knockdowns while grading out at 91-percent for
the season.
Gay and Harris helped
lead the Crusaders to
their second playoff berth
in program history this
season, advancing to the
quarterfinals for the second time. North Greenville
finished with a 9-5 record
and finished the season
ranked 17th in Division II
Football.
NORTH GREENVILLE
SNAPS SKID
The North Greenville

mens basketball team
snapped a six game losing skid on Saturday night
with a thrilling 62-56 defeat of Emmanuel College.
The Crusaders trailed
by as many as 12-points
on Saturday when the Lions took a 38-26 lead with
16:24 left in the game.
North Greenvilles offense
responded with a 14-2 run
which evened the score at

40-40 with 11:37 left in
the game. Jai Jenks put the
finishing touches on the
comeback with a put-back
off of a Daniel Burchette
miss.
The Crusaders would
take control after the two
teams traded scores on
the next few possessions.
Butchette and Justin Dotson would score on consecutive possessions to
give NGU a six-point lead
with 4:45 left in the game.
An Emmanuel three pointer cut North Greenvilles
lead to just three points
but
Roderick
Howell
would give NGU its biggest
lead of the game with a
pair of layups paired with
a Dotson free throw which
made the score 57-49 with
2:42 left.
The Lions refused to
quit though, and whittled
NGUs eight-point lead to
three points with 51-seconds left. The Crusaders
would get the chance to
put the game away though
with 19-seconds left as
Howell was fouled underneath the basket. He
would knock down one of
two to extend the lead to
three. Howell would then
come up big on the defensive end coming up with
a lose ball after a steal
by Tommy Wade as NGU
melted the clock down for
their second Conference
Carolinas win.
Seven players scored for
the Crusaders on Saturday
including Danielle Burchette who led the team
with 16-points. Justin Dotson finished the night with
14 and a team high four
assists. Roderick Howell
finished with nine points,
six of which came in the
crucial closing minutes of
the game while Tommy
Wade had eight points and
a game high five steals.
MENS VOLLEYBALL EARNS

CONFERENCE WIN

mens volleyball team
chalked up its second
Conference Carolinas win
of the season on Saturday
with a 3-2 (18-25, 16-25,
30-28, 25-23, 15-9) come
from behind win over the
Lions of Emmanuel College.
The Lions looked to
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Nigel Gay and Caleb Harris were named to the Don Hansen
All-American Team.
end things early as they
earned wins over NGU in
the first two sets. The Crusaders turned in two of
their worst offensive performances of the year as
errors outnumbered kills.
Emmanuel took advantage
with 14-kills in each of the
first two frames compared
to just nine errors between
the two.
The Crusaders would
shake off the dust in the
third set to cut the EC lead.
NGU pounded out 15-kills
in the third set compared
to just four errors to
kick-start the attempt at
a comeback. NGU needed
the strong offensive effort
as it took 30-points to win
the set and force a fourth.
North Greenville didnt
just get it done on offense,
the Crusaders finished
with 16 assisted blocks
at the net, and five solo
blocks. Dustin King also
helped the cause with a
season high 20-digs from
his libero spot. Aaron
Campbell and Matthew
McManaway led the team
with four assisted blocks
each while Campbell also
accounted for three solo
blocks.
The team also got a solid
effort from its hitters as
two players finished with
double-digit kills including Aaron Campbell who
finished with a career high
16-kills. Matthew McManaway finished the night
with 10-kills on 41-assists
from Alexander Schinzing.
The third set win set the
tone for the final two wins
of the afternoon as NGU
kept the Lions off balance
with a solid defense and a

balanced offense. The Lions, which hit above .300
in two of their three sets,
were below .100 in the final two frames including
a -.061 in set four as NGU
forced 10-errors compared
to just eight kills.

womens basketball team
shot 50-perecnt in the first
half and held the Lions to
just 19-points en route to
a 68-56 win over Emmanuel College.
North
Greenville
stormed out to a 16-point
lead after one quarter
of play. The Crusaders
opened the game on a 14-2
run which set the tone for
the first half. NGU got help
from Karen Donehew and
Cameron Carter who both
knocked a three-pointer
while Divonnie Powell also
got in on the action with
four points of her own,
earning NGU a 28-12 lead
after one period of play
NGUs defense would
keep the Lions in check in
the second period, holding
them to just seven points,
a season, two points show
of a season low for NGU
opponents. The Crusaders
tacked on 13-points during the frame, as Donehew
added seven points while
Mychala Wolfe opened the
quarter with four points of
her own. North Greenville
carried a 41-19 lead into
the locker room.
NGU would need the big
lead it garnered after the
first half as Emmanuel
found some rhythm on of-
Any Given Sunday
he New England Patriots are the greatest

franchise in modern
football history.
That statement is irrefutable.
This will be the teams
ninth Super Bowl appearance, their seventh -- seventh! -- with Tom Brady
under center and Bill
Belichick as head coach.
This team has recorded
12 wins every year for the
past decade.
Despite the NFLs absurd decision to try and
vilify Tom Brady (which
you could argue they

did, with his four-game
suspension to start the
season), the Patriots lost
two games. Two.
Thats also how many
interceptions Brady threw
all season.
Fans and pundits alike
said that Brady would go
on a Super Bowl tear this
season, and guess what,
they were right.
This will be his seventh
Super Bowl.
Nobody, at any position,
has ever played in seven
Super Bowls.
My dark-horse pick, the
Atlanta Falcons, are back
in the Super Bowl.
I covered the Falcons

the last time they made a
Super Bowl, and lets just
say that it was an unmitigated disaster.
From tragic off-field decisions to an even worse
on-field game plan, that
Falcons team deserved
more. Atlanta deserved
more.
Its time for Atlanta to
win a championship.
Even Cleveland and
Oakland win championships these days, that
town deserves a winner.
In Matt Ryan, they have,
arguably, the MVP.
He was the leagues
top-rated passer, eclips-
ing even Tom Brady, and

in his marquee match-up
against Aaron Rodgers, he
excelled.
Ryan impressed everyone this year, and during
the playoffs he showed
the heart of a champion.
The guy stays in the
pocket and he slings the
leather.
Will that be enough to
beat the Patriots?
While the Patriots keep
going to Super Bowls, the
any given Sunday rule
has always applied to
them.
This Falcons team might
have what it takes.
DUATHLON: Coming
to Lake Robinson this fall
FROM B1
FROM B1
with a broken wrist.

Drummond said she was
cleared to get back to
basketball activities this
week.
Our depth has been

strong...
Mazzie Drummond
Greer girls basketball coach

While some girls have
missed some times, other
players took that opportunity to step up, Drummond said. Jonae Rawls
is averaging about eight
points and eight rebounds.
Shakaiya Bradford averages close to the same, so
if you can get that kind
of production from the
bench, thats pretty good.
Getting Jones back for
the playoffs is crucial,
however.
Hopefully it will encourage more people to participate.

The FOLR will utilize
funding from the duathlon to hold its 10th annual
Lake Robinson Day of Celebration. The Rotary Club
of Greater Greer will utilize the Rotary Foundation
to match the remaining
dollars raised to provide
educational and enrichment programs to those in
need in the Greater Greer
community.
Greer CPW is proud to
partner with Friends of
Lake Robinson and share
the beautiful scenery with
all of Greenville County.
We hope this will be an
event that promotes being active, exploring the
outdoors and perhaps
become an annual event,
said Perry J. Williams, CPW
Chairman.
The Lake Robinson du-
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The Lady Crusaders topped Emmanuel by 12 points last

week in Hayes Gymnasium.
fense. The Lions shot just
15-percent in the first half,
hitting just three of their
20-shots, but the narrative
would change in the second as they scored on 13
of their 27 shot attempts.
NGU wasnt without answers though, shooting
40-percent for the second
half, making eight of 20
shot attempts.
The Lions cut North
Greenvilles lead to 15points after the Crusaders led by as many as 25,
a lead which came at the
3:14 mark of the second
period. The lead would
dwindle just 11-points
with 7:48 left in the game,
but North Greenville would
find an answer, scoring 10
unanswered points. Five
different players got in on
the scoring effort, lead-
ing to a 66-46 lead for the

Crusaders.
Emmanuel put together
one more run late in the
game but were only able to
cut the lead to 12-points
as NGU earned its fifth
Conference Carolinas win
of the season. The Crusaders are now 5-8 in league
play, having won four of
their last five league contests with five more nine
remaining.
The Crusaders got a
big game from freshman
Karen Donehew on Saturday night as she scored
26-points, just four shy
of a career high. Cameron
Carter also scored in double-figures with 12-points.
Mychala Wolfe had eight
points while Divonnie
Powell and Elizabeth Trentham both had seven.
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Thats a bright spot for
us right now, he said. We
need her ability to score.
To have that kind of a
weapon back will be huge
for us.
Drummond said he has
been encouraged with the
play of his teams bench
all season.
Thats been our strength
all year, he said. Our
depth has been strong and
weve been able to play 9
or 10 girls.
Greer will take on Eastside and Byrnes this week.
With two weeks left
in the season, we expect
to keep winning, Drummond said. The girls are
still coming to work every
day just like we havent
won a basketball game.
Their focus is extremely
high. We just hope to get
everybody back healthy
and to be able to make this
playoff run.
The mens volleyball team picked up its second conference

win over Emmanuel.
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BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
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athlon is supported by
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This event is not only
in keeping with the mission of the Friends of Lake
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hospital systems to health,
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Senior dance class to celebrate Valentines Day

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Its never too late to
learn to dance.
This message is what
Mary Thompson is sharing
with fellow seniors at her
free Senior Line Dancing
Class every other Wednesday and is hoping to share
at an upcoming Valentines
Day Party.
I didnt get involved
with it until later in life
when I became an empty
nester, Thompson said.
When my son went away
to college, Id never, ever
danced before, and at that
time, my husband and
I were talked into going
dancing.
I danced with him, she
continued. Then, he became ill, and I continued
dancing. Thats when I became involved with learning line dancing.
Born in Greer, Thompson grew up between Greer
and Duncan, moving to
Greenville after marrying
her husband who passed
away three years ago.
Ive been in Greenville
much longer than I was
ever in Greer, but I still
have a love for Greer,
Thompson said. Ive always found places to
dance close to Greer.
Thompson taught for
years at the Greer Opera
House on Saturday night
until the Spinning Jenny
came, she said. I still
teach there when they
have a country band.
Ive always catered to
and taught more like beginner or beginner improver, said Thompson,

whos been teaching about
20 years now. I dont
teach intermediate.
Thompson started out
dancing with her husband,
but after he became ill and
stopped dancing, she got
more involved with line
dancing.
Line dancing is something Ive found that we
can all do without a partner, Thompson said. We
can get up and have fun
and dance without worrying about having a partner.
This
past
summer,
Thompson accepted an
opportunity to teach at
the Needmore Center, but
the ladies werent very
interested in dancing. It
was just something they
didnt think was their cup
of tea.
In the summer, we
would lose our place to
dance because the children would have to have
that room at the Needmore
Center, so we merged with
the SOAR group, she continued.
Now, the class for men
and women ages 50 and
up meets at 10 a.m. at the
Tryon Recreation Center.
The floor was much
bigger, Thompson said.
The class was beginning
to grow because SOAR had
gotten involved.
Seniors Out and Around
(SOAR)
are
including
Thompson in their second
annual Valentines Day
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Mary Thompson, middle, celebrated Clemsons recent victory with line dancing friends.
Party at 12 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 10, in Hall C at Greer
City Hall.
We were all excited
to get to go and have a
little luncheon together,
Thompson said. We could
do a line dance that we
had learned, and then we
were going to also try to
do one that we could pull
the people in and let them
learn if they will get out
there.
Were trying to get our
class to grow and hoping
that this Valentines Day

luncheon will allow people
who dont dance to see
how much fun it is and
get our class to grow, she
continued. We just have
a small class now, and
were teaching every two
weeks.
Thompson has had up
to 14 students, but one
lady fell and another started having trouble with
her hip, she said. Were
going to have those ups
and downs, but as a rule
we have an average of 10
people in my class.
We teach the second
and fourth Wednesday,
she continued, and would
love for that to grow
enough that we could start
teaching every Wednesday.
Thompson is planning
to join the Valentines Day
Party to teach a Beginner
Line Dance lesson and to
try to garner more interest.
I enjoy line dancing be-
cause it keeps my mind

alert, Thompson said. I
have fun with it. I get to
have fellowship with other
line dancers. I just enjoy
dancing period.
Line dancing is just
good, she continued, citing a 21-year study that
ranked dancing as more
beneficial for reducing
the risk of dementia than
reading, doing crossword
puzzles, playing golf and
bicycling.
It helps you with your
balance, Thompson said.
It helps you with your
memory because you have
to remember your steps,
but you have to remember
that in all dancing.
Line dancing is very
beneficial to seniors, she
continued. Therefore, I
have kept it up, and I do
enjoy line dancing and especially enjoy sharing.
In teaching her class,
Thompson has to find
dances everyone can do
and music to suit to the
class, she said. Sometimes, you have to get
slower music for the class
that youre teaching.
More than anything,
Thompson likes to see all
dancing and everybody
having fun, she said.
Dancing should be fun.
Thats the first priority.
In the meantime, youre
getting all these benefits
from it.
please contact Meredith
Anzur at 968-7001.
KAELYN PFENNING | THE GREER CITIZEN
13 Stripes brewery comes closer to reality in Taylors

BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Several partners are
working together to build
a brewery with their own
hands at the Taylors Mill,
with a goal of opening in
early April.
Weve built everything
in here, except for the electrical and plumbing, said
Aaron Robinson. Theres
a lot of stuff weve just
never done, like the glycol
system or the bar top.
Aaron Robinson is the
brother of Michael Robinson, one of the visionaries
for the brewery. Kenworth
Reeves, Jr., cofounder of
13 Stripes, is the other
visionary, according to
Reeves father-in-law, Rob
Andrews.
They had the vision, but
they really didnt see the
whole scope of the project.
That came later, Andrews
said. Thats when they
ended up bringing Robby
on, my oldest boy; he was
the last partner. They realized they needed a heavy
construction influence.
Andrews two sons,
Brandon and Robert, with
Southern Timber Structures have provided construction experience and
supplies.
Everyone has jobs, so
we kind of get together
when we can and start
chipping away, Aaron
Robinson said. Unfortunately, those three are the
only ones that are skilled
labor.
Obtaining a federal license took eight months,

Aaron Robinson said.
We got that back this
past November right before Thanksgiving, he
said. It was kind of a joke.
We werent really behind
until after we got that in.
The state license is dependent on the bathrooms
and kitchen being finished
and inspected, Aaron Robinson said. Altogether,
were probably going on
six years.
Branding took a couple
years, and gathering the
funds took another year
or so. After that, applying
for permits held up the
process, Aaron Robinson
said. Its coming up on
about a year from when
we actually started physically being in here.
Construction began last
March or April.
We just laid our concrete pad outside for our
glycol chiller, Aaron Robinson said. Thats the
temperature control for
our fermenters and our
cooler. Its too big to put
inside of the building.
Unfortunately,
with
being a mill like this, we
dont a lot of options for
putting things outside,
he continued, so it has to
go across the street in that
little grassy area before
the parking lot. We had to
dig up the entire street to
tie in the sewer, then also
lay glycol lines across the
street.
The concrete pad was
laid last Thursday with

plans to put out the glycol
chiller in a couple weeks,
Thats the last big thing.
A tab system is to be
installed some time next
month, he said.
The construction was
fun when we started, but
its been dragging on now,
Aaron Robinson said. I
think everyones tired. We
just want it to be open.
Robby Andrews welded
all of the bathroom partitions, Aaron Robinson
said. Hes been welding
over a year. We wanted to
have plenty of bathroom
space.
Occupancy is 299 inside
with room for nearly 100
more people on the deck
area.
The decks kind of cobbled together with a lot of
excess material we have
from projects, Rob Andrews said.
Old metal pulled from
the storage yard and pieces
left from past jobs worked
their way into the brewery,
he continued. We always
knew wed find a place for
them. This place allows for
a lot of artistic license.
The back wall of the
brewery came from Disney projects, and the cooler has slightly blackened
panels from a Winn-Dixie
that burned down, Andrews said. Theyre kind
of on a tight budget, but
theyre getting there.
From the dream of Kenworth Reeves and Michael
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Family and friends are working together to bring 13 Stripes to Taylors. L to R: Jason
ONeal, Jeremy Bailey, Kenworth Reeves Jr, Aaron Robinson, Michael Robinson, Robby
Andrews and Brandon Andrews.
Robinson, a team of family
members joined in the effort, including Reeves father-in-law Rob Andrews,
his two sons Robby and
Brandon Andrews, Michaels brother Aaron Robinson and Jeremy Bailey.
Theres seven of us,
Theres 20 kids between
all of us. Everyones got
jobs and families. Its been
cutting into family time.
Were all family guys,
he continued. Were all
just ready to get it open.
Its going to be a big time
constraint then, but at
least well be making money.
An April opening, which

is looking pretty positive, Aaron Robinson
said, is dependent on final
inspections by the South
Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental
Control (DHEC) and Renewable Water Resources
(ReWa).
Every inspector is different, Aaron Robinson
said. Every place is different. Theres no arguing
with them. You just have
to do it.
With the kitchen, the
brewery is planning to
serve fresh bread from the
South Carolina Bakery for
sandwiches and platters as
well as chunks of cheese

and sausage. A smoker is
going to be brought out on
the weekends.
Were going to try and
definitely staff it in the beginning, with Jeremy, Michael and Aaron running
the place, Aaron Robinson
said. Eventually, well
have anywhere between
15-20 people, working at
the brewery.
We plan to do a lot of
events, coordinating with
the mill, Aaron Robinson
said.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN
The Founder
an absorbing look at American Dream
STX ENTERTAINMENT
Hailee Steinfeld in The

Edge of Seventeen
COUCH THEATER
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 13
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Arrival (PG-13) -- When

big ol alien spacecraft appear all over the globe,
sending mankind into a
state of frenzied panic,
the U.S. government taps
an accomplished linguist
to break down the aliens
language and discern their
intentions. While Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams)
learns more about the
mysterious space critters
and their visual language
of shifting vapors, pressure from her military
handlers (and humanity
at large) puts her in a precarious situation -- what
if the outsiders learn too
much about us while were
trying to study them?
Director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario) sets out
to combine massive, worldtilting sci-fi conflicts with
up-close intimate character conflicts and emotion.
Interstellar tried to plot
this same course, but Arrival doesnt get caught
in the asteroid field of
gooberiness that plagued
Interstellars mission.
Bleed for This (R) - Miles Teller stars as
Vinny Pazienza, a boxer
who came from behind
to win huge titles, then
came from behind again
by stepping back into the
ring after a car accident
that nearly paralyzed him.
After a head-on crash puts
The Pazmanian Devil in
a halo-brace, hes told hell
be lucky to walk again,
and the slightest jolt to
his head or neck could be
the end. This is unacceptable, and with the help of
an equally dogged trainer
(Aaron Eckhart), the nearbroken boxer starts to
train again.
Its based on a true story, but so are most boxing
movies, and this one is a
lot like them. The constant
underdog-ism, the working-class
neighborhood
and inspirational turnarounds, all pretty conventional. But even if its
by the book, thats still not
enough to bring down the
energy and performances.
The Edge of Seventeen (R) -- Nadine (Hailee
Steinfeld) is really in the
thick of the adolescent
awkwards, but this isnt
the wild-romp kind of
teen movie, its the more
insightful, John Hughesian kind where coming-ofage proves to be a funny
and humiliating parade of
disappointment and selfsabotage. Nadine is left all
alone when her only pal,
Krista (Haley Lu Richardson), starts dating her older brother, a frustratingly
perfect student and athlete. Her only confidante is
her flippant history teacher (Woody Harrelson), who
doesnt hesitate to mock
her teen turmoil. The story succeeds in keeping you
on the heroines side even
as she succumbs to the
mistakes we all know she
should see coming.
Christine (R) -- Christine Chubbuck (Rebecca
Hall) was a sharp and
ambitious journalist at a
local-news station in Florida. Her drive and talent
for nuanced stories comes
in conflict with the if it
bleeds, it leads policy
of her boss (Tracy Letts),
compounding Christines
spiraling descent into isolation and depression. A
handsome anchor (Michael
C. Hall) offers a glimmer
of hope along the way, but
as Christines connections
-- her job, her family, her
health -- deteriorate, shes
set on a very dark path. Rebecca Halls performance
perfectly depicts this descent, showing at once the
intellect and poise that
propel her, and the uncertainty and alienation that
tear her down.
Rating: 7 out of 10
MOVIE
REVIEWS
Run time: 115 minutes

Rated: PG-13 for language
ts hard to name a corporation more American than McDonalds,

which started 65 years
ago San Bernardino, CA.
How a down-on-his-luck
street salesman named
Ray Kroc turned a small
burger kitchen into the
worlds most popular fast
food restaurant is the
premise of The Founder.
Written by Robert
Siegel (The Wrestler)
and directed by John Lee
Hancock (Blindside), its
a movie that superbly captures the attraction, ambition, greed and cruelty of
American capitalism.
Michael Keaton (Birdman, Spotlight) plays
Kroc, who transforms
himself from a small-town
Illinois joke to one of the
richest and most powerful men in the world. The
six-year conversion isnt
always pretty. Kroc cons
the McDonald brothers
out of their contract and
name, ditches his goodhearted wife (Laura Dern)
and steals another mans
woman, all without even
a hint of guilt along the
way. Of course, business
in the age of capitalism
has always been a dog eat
dog affair, and there cant
be winners without a few
casualties.
Keaton continues his
winning streak here,
capitalizing on Siegels
fantastic character development. Kroc is too
charismatic to despise
yet too much of a con to
admire. Its a magnetic
performance reminiscent
of some of Jack Nicholsons best work.
The supporting cast,
led by Nick Offerman and
John Carroll Lynch as the
McDonalds brothers, is
good but remains mostly
a foil for Keatons scenechewing performance.
Director Hancock does
an impressive job present-
THINGS
TO DO
NEW LISTINGS
CAPPUCCINO CLARINET,
PIANO CONCERT IS FEB. 4
Pianist
Christopher
Tavernier and clarinetist
Matthew Hanna will be in
concert Saturday, Feb. 4,
at 7:30 p.m. at Campagna
Italian Grille Restaurant at
Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort in
Mill Spring, NC.
They will perform their
popular
Cappuccino,
concert of both solos and
duets, the most noted being the modern classic
Sonata for Clarinet in B
flat and Piano by the late
French composer Francis
Jean Marcel Poulenc. The
restaurant will have bar
service only, opening at
6:30 p.m. Admission is
$15.
Campagna Italian Grille
Restaurant is located in
Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort,
4066 Pea Ridge Rd., Mill
Spring, NC. For concert
information, call 828-7072604.
FURMAN TO PRESENT
KAPPA KAPPA SCREAM
Furman University Theatre will present Kappa

Kappa Scream by Randall David Cook Feb. 8-11
and 16-18 at 8 p.m., with
special Friday midnight
performances Feb. 10 and
17, and a Sunday matinee
showing Feb. 12 at 3 p.m.
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
ing the story in an honest
and efficient manner,
covering a lot of ground
and details in less than
two hours. There are
some problems, however.
The holes in Krocs marriage are only hinted and
his pursuit of his second
wife is left out altogether.
My only other complaint
was that the film has that
glossy Candyland look
(like many movies set in
the mid 20th century),
which distracts from the
storys gravity.
All in all, though, this
one is a winner. The
Founder, is a rock-solid
tale of a man who would
stop at nothing to land
his version of the American dream.
DVD REVIEW
GIRL ON THE TRAIN

A MOODY MYSTERY
Rating: 7 out of 10
Run time: 112 minutes
rated: R for language, nudity
and violence
Many critics have
dismissed Tate Taylors
film adaptation of The
Girl on the Train as a
clunkier, less engrossing
version of 2014s Gone
Girl. While its true that
the latter may not be as
clever, stylish or electric
as the former, it certainly stands on its own
merits. Taylor will never
be as good a filmmaker
as David Fincher, but he
has crafted a moody and
haunting mystery here
that takes a worthy stab
at Paula Hawkins bestselling book.
Its a complicated
All performances take

place in The Playhouse
on the Furman University
campus.
The world premiere
production is open to the
public. Tickets are $18 for
adults, $15 for seniors and
$10 for students.
Every October the new
pledge class of Kappa
Kappa Delta sorority enjoys a weekend retreat
together. This year, the
sorority president has
decided that placing the
women in a cabin in the
woods and scaring them
will lead to deeper bonding and friendship. Unfortunately for them, someoneor
somethingat
the cabin has other ideas.
Intended for mature audiences. Not for those afraid
of the dark.
Cast members include:
Chris
Sessoms,
Matt
Middleton, Sarah Cushman, Elizabeth Budinoff,
Clare Ruble, Alexandra
Harris, Claire Shea, Beth
Fraser, Emily Matthews,
Kenzie Wynne, Elli Caterisano, Anne Morgan, Karsen Green, Ellie Peoples,
Derek Leonard, Clark Spillane, Sam Nelson, Connor
Courtney, Tess Kamody,
Dakota Adams, Carol Sutton, Alyssa Ciurlik, Margaret Caterisano and Cammi
Stillwell.
call 294-2125.
BALLET SPARTANBURG TO
SHOW FIRE AND PASSION
Ballet Spartanburg will

present The Studio Series
performance Fire and
Passion Feb. 10-11 at the
Chapman Cultural Center,
Ballet Spartanburg Studios.
The ballet features choreography that is woven
from feelings of heartbreak to the ecstasy of
eternal love.
The Studio Series is an
intimate, organic and up
close series designed to
provide a different dance
experience. The Company,
under the direction of Carlos Agudelo, presents new
and powerful choreography.
PHOTO | COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
The Founder is a rock-solid tale of a man who would stop at nothing to land his version
of the American dream.
plot, so Ill spare you
the details. The basic
premise is that Rachel, a
down-on-her luck alcoholic, one day witnesses an
act of infidelity through
the window of her NYC
train. The following day,
the young woman she saw
engaging in that act is
reported missing. Rachel
spends the next week
in an obsessive quest to
discover what happened
to that woman and to
unravel her own possible
role in the crime.
Blount, who has established herself as one of
the worlds best actors,
holds the convoluted story together. The two other
major female characters
(played by the talented
Rebecca Ferguson and
Taylor Bennett) dont get
nearly the attention they
do in the book, which
costs the film some of its
emotional resonance. The
male characters, which
functioned primarily as
plot vehicles in the book,
get even less screentime
here.
Of course, its no easy
task adapting any novel
for the screen. Here, the

call 583-0339 or visit www.
balletspartanburg.org
GLT TO STAGE PETER AND

THE STARCATCHER!
The
Greenville
Little Theatre (GLT) will
present Peter and The
Starcatcher!
A theatrical musical
based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry
and Ridley Pearson, this
magical play takes you on
a wild journey. Through
music and storytelling,
it chronicles the adventures of an orphan, soon
to be called Peter Pan, and
Molly, a girl charged to
protect a parcel of stardust from falling into the
wrong hands. A dozen actors play more than a hundred characters.
Directed by Allen McCalla, the cast features Greenville favorites: Evan Harris, Shane Willimon, Brian
Coker, Emily Grove, Todd
Janssen, and Sam McCalla.
Show dates are Feb. 2425, March 2-4 and 9-11 at
8 p.m., Feb. 26, March 5
and 12 at 3 p.m.
call 233-6238 or visit www.
greenvillelittletheatre.org.
RESERVE SPACE FOR

CHARACTER BREAKFAST
The South Carolina Childrens Theatre is currently

accepting reservations for
its 22nd Annual Character
Breakfast.
The event will be held
on Saturday, March 11, at
8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at
the Poinsett Club in Greenville.
Over 30 characters will
greet visitors. From princesses to Winnie the Pooh
himself, visitors have the
opportunity to get pictures with them all. Breakfast will include eggs, bacon, grits, fruit, biscuits
and beverages.
Best for ages 3 and up
or any age of a child who
likes characters.
visit scchildrenstheatre.
org.
PHOTO | COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES
The Girl on the Train is interesting and engaging.

level of difficulty was
especially high because
Hawkins work used all
three women as first-person narrators. While Taylor shifts points of view,
he wisely chooses to keep
Rachel as the only narrator in order to keep the
pacing at a fast clip. The
films tone and bleak
cinematography atone
somewhat for its slight
character development
and lack of background.
EVENT REMINDERS
Jukebox Heroes
Through Feb. 11
Centre Stage
233-6733
www.centrestage.org
Important Hats
of the Twentieth Century
Through Feb. 18
Warehouse Theatre
235-6948
warehousetheatre.com
Circus XTREME
Feb. 2-7
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
1-800-745-1000
A Few Chamber Selections
Foothills Philharmonic
Saturday, Feb. 4
7:30 p.m.
Cannon Centre
Having finished
Hawkins book just a
week before the films
release, it was easy for me
to follow all the romantic
affairs and plot twists
that unravel onscreen
here. Im not certain
those that havent will be
able to process it all in
viewing. Should that be
the case, The Girl on the
Train is plenty interesting and engaging enough
to watch a second time.
Hairspray Auditions
Sunday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m.
Greenville Little Theatre
233-6238
greenvillelittletheatre.org
Memories of the Game
Feb. 7,8, 7 p.m.
233-6733
www.centrestage.org
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m.
Furman University
Daniel Recital Hall
294-2086
The Diary of Anne Frank
and The Butler Did It
Auditions
Tuesday, Feb. 7
6:30 p.m.
366-2157
theabbevilleoperahouse.
com
FUN AND GAMES
THE GREER CITIZEN
B7
Cracked fingertips?
Try a home remedy
DR. ROACH WRITES: I
wrote a column on cracked
fingertips, and received
a wealth of suggestions
from readers.
For prevention, some
suggestions I liked included avoiding too-hot water
for handwashing, antibacterial soaps and wool
gloves, all of which can remove protective oils from
your fingers. A humidifier
in the house can prevent
drying of all the skin.
Home-treatment remedies included flax-seed oil
or B vitamins by mouth.
(I dont know if these are
effective, but they should
be safe.) Most people recommended
emollients
to the hands, specifically
Preparation H, OKeefes
Working Hands, Bag Balm,
CeraVe, Chapstick and
Carmex Healing Cream.
Plain petrolatum (Vaseline)
works very well for many
people and is inexpensive.
The area can be covered
at night by a bandage or
glove.
Several people recommended saltwater soaks.
One noted that the pure
mountain water of Colorado Springs cured him
in three days. Finally, one
person
recommended
trimming the nails quite
short. These home remedies have helped many.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: After
an extreme case of vertigo,
including vomiting and being taken to the emergency
room, my unsteadiness re-
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
recipients printed name

and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
mains. Over a week later,
I need to use a walker to
be safe. I am 79, and this
happened once four years
ago, but without the aftereffects. Any suggestions?
-- M.W.
ANSWER: The major
causes of vertigo, acute
labyrinthitis and benign
paroxysmal
positional
vertigo, often continue to
produce attacks that tend
to lessen in severity up to
a month after the initial
severe attack. A walker
may be a useful precaution while recovering. If
the problem persists, I
strongly recommend a visit with a physical and/or
occupational therapist for
vestibular rehabilitation,
which is physical therapy
to restore balance. It also
might be necessary to revisit your doctor to confirm the original diagnosis.
The booklet on vertigo
explains this disruptive
condition in detail and
outlines its treatment.
Readers can order a copy
by writing: Dr. Roach - No. 801W, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
DEAR DR. ROACH: My

15-year-old son was just
admitted to the hospital
for depression and ADD.
His thyroid tests came
back abnormal. There is
thyroid disease in the family. Is that the cause of his
illness? -- Anon.
ANSWER: Thyroid conditions, including both
hyper- (too much) and
hypo- (too little) thyroid
hormone are common in
the general population,
but more so in people who
are diagnosed with a wide
variety of psychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety and bipolar
disorder. I have read that
up to a third of people in
new admissions for psychiatric conditions have thyroid abnormalities. It isnt
always clear whether the
thyroid problem caused
the psychiatric illness, and
probably most often there
is a large combination of
factors, including genetics, environmental and
medical conditions that
affect the development of
psychiatric conditions.
It is clear that sometimes, but not always,
treating the underlying
thyroid condition can
make managing the psychiatric symptoms much
easier.
***
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL
Thomas was angry when

he didnt receive a promotion. Brooke was furious
to return from Europe
only to find that Ridge still
hadnt gotten Quinn out of
their lives. Eric gathered
his family together and
gave each of them praise
for their talents. He then
stunned the room with the
announcement that Ridge
would be co-CEO with Steffy. As Ridge made a speech
of gratitude, Brooke saw
him exchange eye contact
with Quinn. Later, Rick
and Thomas commiserated about never getting
a chance to prove their
worth. Bill was stunned by
Ridge and Quinns sudden
friendship and hinted that
perhaps something happened between them in
San Francisco. Wait to See:
A jilted man gives up his
career.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Hope became delusional

from her fever, putting her
life at risk. Eric ran into a
familiar face while sneaking around Salem. Marlena
and the others came up
with a way to lure Stefano
out of hiding. Shawn and
Ciara got some upsetting
news about the police
hunt for Hope. A deadly
Deimos struck out against
his enemies. Chad and Andre received some intriguing intel about Titan. Abi-
CBS | ED MCGOWAN
Robert Adamson stars as

Noah on The Young and
The Restless
gail and Gabi continued to
work together to end the
war between the families.
Jennifer made a shocking
discovery at the docks.
Nicole was shaken as she
wondered if everyone
was right about Deimos
after all. Belle expressed
disapproval over Chloes
latest move regarding
Holly. Wait to See: Paul is
shocked to find Sonny at
his hotel door.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Jason and Sonny had a

falling out. Nina warned
Anna to stay away. Lulu
extended an olive branch
to Valentin. Bobbie made a
call for help. Michael and
Nelle wondered what might
have been. Liz and Franco
reunited. Julian took the
bait. Jordan went back on
her word. Jason took action to protect Sam. Olivia
looked to Carly for advice.

Alexiss sponsor had an
ulterior motive. Curtis
kept a close eye on Julian.
Bobbie teamed up with an
old friend. Nelle received
a romantic gesture. Liz
opened up to Franco. Julian was helpless against
his business partners
machinations. Hayden enlisted Michaels help. Sam
went against Jasons wishes. Brad threatened Finn.
Wait to See: Felicia gets
closer to the truth.
THE YOUNG AND

THE RESTLESS
Eric Forrester arrived in

Genoa City to assist Lauren with her business troubles. Meanwhile, Ashley
asked Jack if he was really
interested in Fenmores or
if he was using the opportunity to toy with Phyllis.
Noah was concerned that
Dylans absence would
cause Sharon to suffer a
setback. Cane was bitter
that Victoria and Billy were
making decisions without
him. At the Underground,
Phyllis reconnected with
Nick, who encouraged
her to sign up for a dating app. Later, Ravi was
surprised when Ashley decided to take a break from
work and join him for the
concert. Jill received a surprise visit from Colin. Zoey
made an insulting meme
of Victoria. Mariah didnt
believe that Hilarys apology for tripping her was
sincere. Wait to See: Nikki
pushes Sharon too far.
THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
RFD by Mike Marland
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN
NGU to host
Faith at Work
symposium
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
FOR CROWNED
MISS GREER HIGH
Savanna
For
was
crowned winner of the
2017 Miss Greer High pageant, receiving a $500 college scholarship, during
the final night of competition Saturday.
The final results were as
follows:
Photogenic: Cassey
Freeman
Congeniality: Megan
Hall
Interview: Michaela
Parker
fourth runner up: Emily
Jordan
third runner up:
Makayla Watson
second runner up:
Michaela Parker
first runner up: Cassey
Freeman
Preliminary awards from
Thursday night competition were:
Casual Wear: Katie
Larke
Talent: Makayla Watson
Evening Gown: Michaela
Parker
Saturday night preliminary winners were:
Casual wear: Savannah
Fore
Talent: Michaela Parker
Evening Gown:
Savannah For
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Savanna For, center, was crowned 2017 Miss Greer High last week. Pictured, left to right,
are: Emily Jordan, fourth runner up; Michaela Parker, second runner up; Cassey Freeman,
first runner up; and Makayla Watson, third runner up.
The theme this year is
Whats Your Story?
McCulloughs painting
will go on to compete at
the South Carolina State
Level this Spring.
BONDS CAREER CENTER

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Blue Ridge Middle student Lillian Bryan placed

third in visual arts at the
middle school level in the
PTA Reflections competition.
Her entry will go on to
compete at the state level.
Bonds Career Center will

be accepting applications
for the 2017-18 school
year through the Backpack
portal (gcsbackpack.com)
through March 31.
Offers of notification
of admittance into the
program will be sent out
through the students
Backpack beginning April
8. Students will accept or
decline their admission offer by April 21.
GREENVILLE SCHOOLS
COLLECTING SHOES
CHANDLER CREEK HOLDING

FAMILY READING NIGHT
BRMS STUDENT PLACES

IN CONTEST
Greenville
County
Schools is partnering with
Innersole to collect new
sneakers for children in
need that live in South
Carolina.
Donations of new sneakers of any size for children
will be collected through
Feb. 22 at all schools (in
the PE or Athletic Department); Greenville County
Schools central office;
and MT Anderson Support
Center.
Innersole was co-founded by Dawn Staley, womens basketball coach at
the University of South
Carolina.
VILLAGE PROJECT SEEKING

HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
The Village Project, a

new non-profit mentor
after-school program, is
seeking high school students who are interested
in volunteering and tutoring elementary afterschoolers.
Hours are flexible Mondays-Thursdays
(and
sometimes Friday) 3:30-5
p.m.
The program provides
homework
assistance,
language classes, and Science, Technology, Arts
and Mathematics activities
for elementary school students.
contact Minds in Motion
Village Project at 2440405.
MCCULLOUGH WINS
REFLECTIONS CONTEST
Greer High art student

Ryan McCullough has
won first place in the Reflections contest for the
Greenville County School
District.
Chandler Creek Elementary will hold Family Reading Night and PTA meeting
on Monday, Feb. 6, from
5:30-7 p.m.
The event will feature
special guest, award-winning New York Times author Melinda Long. She is
the author of How I Became a Pirate and Pirates
Dont Change Diapers. A
Furman University graduate and former teacher,
Long will speak to students about reading and
writing.
The night will feature a
free dinner, Title 1 update
and free books for each
student.
WOODLAND ELEMENTARY
SETS LEADERSHIP NIGHTS
Woodland
Elementary
will be holding two Leadership Nights this year in
order to accommodate
guests.
Leadership Night will be
Monday, Feb. 6, for grades
K, 2, and 4 and Tuesday,
Feb. 7, for grades 1, 3, and
5. Both events will begin at
6:15 p.m. with a short PTA
presentation.
GREER MIDDLE TO HOST

CURRICULUM NIGHT
Greer Middle will host a

Parent Curriculum Night
on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Information regarding curriculum and class registration
for next year will be presented.
Times are:
6-6:30 p.m.: Rising 6th
graders
6:30-7 p.m.: Rising 7th
and 8th graders
Rising 9th graders will
attend Curriculum Nights
at their respective high
schools.
RIVERSIDE STUDENTS WIN

REFLECTIONS AWARDS
Several Riverside High

students are winners in
the District 1 Reflections
Program. They include:
Nayha Hussain - 1st
Place Film Composition
Jieying Tong - 1st Place
Music Composition
J.D. Dawson - 3rd Place
Literature
GREER HIGH TO HOLD IB

PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE
Greer High will hold an

International Baccalaureate (IB) Open House night
on Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
The IB diploma program
provides a passport to
higher education. Enrollment is open to all rising
juniors who want to be
challenged academically
and to get an edge on the
college admissions process.
contact Mary Smith at
msmith@greenville.k12.
sc.us or 355-5745.
HIGHER EDUCATION
FURMAN PLANS BLACK

HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
Furman University has a

slate of talks, films, music
and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History
Month.
All events are free and
open to the public except
Hairspray the Musical.
LP) and are so noted. The
schedule is as follows:
Feb. 1: Black History at
Furman: From Desegregation to Now, CLP, Johns
Hall 101, 7 p.m.
Feb. 2-4: Hairspray the
Musical McAlister Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7: Message in the
Music: The Role of Hip
Hop Music in Social Movements, CLP. Featuring Dr.
James B. Stewart. Trone
Center, Watkins Room, 7
p.m.
Feb. 10: Black Lives Matter and the Anthropology
of Racism, CLP. Featuring Dr. Kwame Harrison.
Johns Hall 101, 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 13: The Struggle for
Civil Rights in Greenville,
CLP. Plyler Hall, Patrick
Lecture Hall, 7 p.m.
Feb. 15: Gullah Geechee
Connections, CLP. Featuring Gullah Culture Preservationist Ron Daise. Plyler
Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall,
7 p.m.
Feb. 18: Gospel Fest, CLP.
Daniel Recital Hall, 4 p.m.
Feb. 20: Pink goes Red
Make the education to career connection.

Learn about everything from admissions requirements to job opportunities.
Massage Therapy Personal Trainer Pharmacy Technician Occupational Therapy
Assistant Health Information Management Physical Therapist Assistant
Tuesday, February 14 6 p.m. Benson Campus

gvltec.edu/benson (864) 250-3001
for Heart Health: Line

Dancing Class. Trone Center, Watkins Room, 6 p.m.
Feb. 20: The Life and
Legacy of Malcolm X, CLP.
Physical Activities Center
116, 7 p.m.
Feb. 21: Screening of
Rosenwald, CLP. Q&A follows with Peter M. Ascoli.
Younts Conference Center, 7 p.m.
Feb. 22: The Third Reconstruction, CLP. Featuring Rev. William Barber
and Rev. Johnathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Daniel Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24: Screening of
Skin. Trone Center, Burgiss Theater, 6 p.m.
contact 294-2076 or deborah.allen@furman.edu.
North Greenville University will host its second

Faith at Work Business
Symposium on the NGU
campus from 1-5 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 3.
Open to all students, faculty, and community, the
symposium is comprised
of a series of lectures by
three Christian business
professionals.
Speakers for this years
symposium include Will
W. Huss, Jr., CEO of Trehel Corporation based
in Greenville, Kip Miller,
CEO of Eastern Industrial
in Greenville, and Erik
Weir, CEO of WCM Global
Wealth, LLC also based in
Greenville.
Faith at Work gives the
speakers an excellent opportunity to share their
experiences as Christian
business
professionals
who integrate Christ-centered values in business
with students and local
business leaders.
We are delighted to
again share this event with
all students, faculty, and
the community inasmuch
as it is a significant part
of North Greenville University to not only prepare
young men and women to
excel within society and
within their professional
lives, said Dr. Randall J.
Pannell, NGU Interim President.
The event is free and
registration is available
on Eventbrite <https://
www.eventbrite.com/
e/faith-at-work-business-symposium-tickets-
Will W. Huss
Kip Miller
Erik Weir
29834990259>.
For more information
contact Jason Ross at 9777026.

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