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SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 102 NO. 4 75 CENTS
Chamber honors leaders

At annual
awards
banquet
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Several Greer businesses
and local leaders were recognized last Thursday at
the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerces annual
celebration.
It was exciting
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Fix in sight?
According to Greer city officials, construction on a washed
out section of Memorial Drive Extension is set to begin on
Feb. 1. The road has been closed since August.
By the conclusion of last

year, the City of Greer issued 2,623 permits and
conducted 7,875 inspections, generating more
than $117 million in construction permits.
Of those permits, $51
million were commercial
and $44 million were resi-
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Walter, left, and Leland Burch, right, received the Sen. J. Verne Smith award for service to
the Greer community. Pictured with them is Donna Smith.
Mark Owens
Greater Greer Chamber

President and CEO
Construction
permits rocket
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
to see the energy

in the room and
people being fired
up about the past
year in Greer...
dential.
Last year, we were at
$52,226. So, we doubled
last year and we did more
this past year than we did
in 2010, 11 and 12 combined, said Greer Building
Official Ruthie Helms.
Helms credits the economy and numerous housing
starts for the increased totals.
SEE CONSTRUCTION | A6
Award winners included, Rita Allison, Margaret Burch Educator of the

Year; Wayne Bobo (Century 3) and Kevin Duncan
(Greer State Bank), Sud
Padgett Volunteer of the
Year; Chris Harvey (Greer
Fire Department), Duke
Energy Citizenship and
Service award; Leland
and Walter Burch, Sen. J.
Verne Smith award; Jason
Clark (BIN112, The Strip
Club 104 Steak House)
Ryan Storrie Entrepreneur
award and Larry Wilson,
Chairmans Award for Excellence.
It was a fantastic
night, said Greater Greer

Chamber President and
CEO Mark Owens. It was
exciting to see the energy
in the room and people being fired up about the past
year in Greer, but most importantly, to see what the
future holds for 2015 and
even further ahead.
Owens said the award
recipients were deserving.
It was nice to be able to
represent our entire business community, he said.
We were able to honor
our entrepreneurs as well
as longstanding people in
our community, such as
Walter and Leland Burch
and Chief (Chris) Harvey.
Its exciting to be able to
recognize folks for the
hard work they do. We
only recognize a few and
there are many people
SEE AWARDS | A5
SC Inland Port
exceeds goals
Newsome
is keynote
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The South Carolina Inland Port met and exceeded goals during its first
fiscal year of operation.
The port in Greer handled 42,555 rail moves,
trumping a previously set
goal of 40,000. Container
lifts more than doubled,
increasing from 1,711 in
Jim Newsome
January to 3,741 in December.

Jim Newsome, president
and CEO of the South CarSEE PORT | A6
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Kilpatrick reflects on a century of birthdays

Celebrates
102 years
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Vivian Kilpatrick entered
her 102nd birthday party
wearing a fuzzy pink tiara
she received at her 90th, a
pink beaded necklace she
received at her 100th and
a sweatshirt stating, I intend to live forever. So far,
so good.
Isnt this something,
Kilpatrick said at Sterling
House filled with residential friends. According to
one nurse, Kilpatrick is the
oldest resident at Greers
Sterling House by about
four years.
Her appearance was fitting for her personality.
Kilpatricks motto Dont
dare me, has afforded her
a century-long life filled
with adventures, including
parasailing in her 80s and
proudly finishing last in a
race she completed with
her daughter in her later
years.
Shes such a gutsy
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CLASSIFIEDS
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS
A2
CRIME
A10
ENTERTAINMENT
B8
OBITUARIES
A6
OPINION
A4
OUR SCHOOLS
B7
SPORTS
B1-4
WEATHER
A6
Pictured left to right are: Vivian Kilpatrack, her husband and daughter Joan; Vivian
as a child growing up in Appalache; and Vivian dressed as a flapper. The photos were part
of Vivians 102nd birthday celebration.
Vivian Kilpatrack celebrates her 102nd birthday at

Sterling House on Monday with residential friends,
caretakers and family.
woman. At 85, she went
parasailing, and her favor-
DEATHS
ite phrase is Dont dare

me, cause shell give it
INSIDE
a try, said Brenda Bates,

Kilpatricks daughter.
The third of seven children, Kilpatrick was raised
in Appalache and her husband of 50 years began
as her next-door neighbor. After the two married, they raised two children and Kilpatrick was a
homemaker. In the 1980s,
NOTABLE
Kilpatricks husband his

fight with colon cancer.
It was pretty rough,
Bates said. But she is one
tough lady. Been through
a lot.
She was the quintessential perfect mother.
Well, I wont say perfect,
but she really is, she said.
I mean, it was like supper
LIVING HERE
on the table when daddy

got home and everybody
sat down, and I didnt appreciate that until now.
Born in 1913, in her lifetime, Kilpatrick has lived
through womens suffrage,
wars as far back as WWI,
the stock market crash,
the election of 16 presiSEE BIRTHDAY | A3
Clothing giveaway
this weekend
Geri Center, 74
Larry R. Garland, 64
Sue Anne Eckman
Gilmore
Bobbie Lou Hannon, 81
Dorothy D. Lindsey, 80
Dick Poole, 81
INKED
Crowe to play
college baseball
B1
Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church

will host a clothing giveaway on Saturday,
Jan. 31 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information, contact the church
at 877-1791. Maple Creek Missionary Baptist
is located at 609 South Main St., Greer.
TO SUBSCRIBE
TO THE
GREER CITIZEN,
CROWNED
Local high schools

hold pageants
B6
CALL US
TODAY AT
877-2076
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COMMUNITY
THE GREER CITIZEN
Peterbilt
Store to
be built
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
NEWS
TODAY, JAN. 28
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
CANCER SURVIVOR YOGA
class 4-5 p.m. at the Cancer
Institute of Greenville Health
System, 900 W. Faris Road,
Greenville. The classes are
free and registration isnt
required. Call 455-5809.
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
CANCER PATIENTS AND
survivors walking club at
12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the
Cancer Institute of GHS. Call
455-5809.
FRIDAY, JAN. 31
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Supplies first come, first serve.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its clothing closet open
from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is
located at 407 Ridgewood
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Krumms on a Plate, 3318
Brushy Creek Road. Guests
welcome. Call 630-3988.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Higway 14
at 5:30 p.m.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
UPSTATE LEWY BODY and
Related Dementia Support
Group from 5-6 p.m. at The
Haven in the Village at Chanticleer. Contact Gail Stokes
at 350-7160 or gstokes@
seniorlivingnow.com.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further information or to schedule a performance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
FIRST TUESDAY ON Trade at
5 p.m. on Trade Street. Visit
tuesdaysontrade.com.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
GRACE PLACE IN Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THE VIETNAM VETERANS
of America Chapter 523 will
meet at Greenville Shrine
Club, 119 Veverly Road.
Greenville Chow time is
6-7 p.m. for $5, with meeting following. Call Chapter
President Patrick Ramsey at
232-4110 or V.P. Jerry Brock at
918-4451 for more information. Significant others
invited to join.
THURSDAY, FEB. 5
THE GREER CHURCH of God
fellowship building hosting a Gospel and Blue Grass
Jam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call
877-3668.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Supplies first come, first serve.
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. All listings are subject to editing
and/or omission due to
space constraints. Please
submit information about
area events, meetings, etc.
to Amanda Irwin at 8772076, email to airwin@
greercitizen.com or mail
to The Greer Citizen P.O.
Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
BLUE RIDGE LIONS CLUB

BEING FORMED
The Taylors Lions Club

is in the process of organizing the Blue Ridge Lions Club. The Lions Club
is the largest service club
and the main project is
sight conservation. The
clubs motto is We Serve,
and they serve their communities. Among other
services, the club assists
people with visual problems get eye exams and
glasses.
Anyone in the Blue
Ridge community who is
interested in being a part
of this new organization
may contact Jerry Hatley
at 268-0567 or hatlo@aol.
com.
MTCC PEDIATRIC
OPENING FEB. 5
The Middle Tyger Community Centers new pediatric services will begin in
the health clinic on Feb. 5.
The clinic is currently
accepting appointments
for children to be seen by
a pediatrician. To make
an appointment call 4397760.
FEAST WITH FRIENDS

BENEFITING GLOBALBIKE
Feast with Friends is a

crock pot event benefiting
globalbike is at 6 p.m. on
Feb. 5 at the Culinary Hub
Loft, 147 E. Main St., Spartanburg.
At the crock pot event
guest will have the opportunity to choose from
several meal options, with
both vegetarian and meat
dishes, desserts and drinks
being provided, as well as
entertainment by Donovan
Brooks. Guests will have
the opportunity to win gift
baskets and learn about
globalbike, a non-profit
organization that provides
bikes to communities in
the Kilimanjaro region of
Tanzania to allow communities to become self sustainable.
Donation opportunities
will be available and there
is a $7 entry fee, with all
proceeds benefiting globalbike. For more information, visit the Feast with
Friends Facebook page.
FUNDRAISER FOR LOCAL

SHELTERS ENDS SOON
Several Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Greenville area are hosting a

fundraiser to benefit the
Miracle Hill Ministries and
Greenville Area Interfaith
Hospitality Network homeless shelters.
To participate, guests
can purchase an Original
Chicken Sandwich meal,
which in turn donates an
Original Chicken Sandwich
meal to the shelters. The
fundraiser runs through
Jan. 31, and participating
restaurants are located on
Haywood Road, Laurens
Road and Pelham Road.
BRRR IN GRRR ICE BOWL

BENEFITING GREER RELIEF
The fourth annual Brrr

in Grrr Ice Bowl Tournament benefiting Greer
Relief is Feb. 7 from 8:30
a.m.4 p.m.
The disc golf tournament series allows participants to bring their own
teams to Century Park
and the first 20 teams to
signup will be guaranteed
an ice bowl disc. Other
events include a chili cook
off with judging at lunch
time and a silent auction,
and all proceeds benefit
Greer Relief.
Entry is $40 and registration is now taking
place. Contact John Ludwig at jlud87@gmail.com
for more information.
PHANTOM OF THE
PAWPERA MASQUERADE
The fourth Annual Saved

by the Heart Soiree is Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at
Grace Hall.
The event features live
entertainment, a silent
auction, food and beverage
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Holiday helpers
Members of Abner Creek Baptist Church made a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, last
month to help pack shoe boxes for Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child project.
Pictured are: Rhonda Stone and Ruth Jordan (kneeling); Nancy Lewis, Maya Plumley,
Sherry Wisham, Nellie Rumsey, David Jordan, Diane Nesmejanow, and Emily Gillespie
(middle row); Shelley Gillespie, Amy Baker, Lori Smith, Robbie Mustoe, Greg Nesmejanow,
and Ann Boroughs (back row). Not pictured: Bob Boroughs.
stations. General admission is $30 and VIP admission is $45, with proceeds
benefiting special-needs
and rescued animals.
Visit the Saved by the
Heart Facebook page or
savedsoiree2015.eventzillat.net for more information.
A WORLD OF SENSATION
GALA IS FEB. 27
The gala, held by the International Center, is Feb.

27 from 7-11 p.m. at Westin Poinsett.
The cost is $75 for
members and $95 for nonmembers. The event will
have a live band, international entertainment, delicious hours doeuvres and
drinks and a silent auction
all in celebration of international cultures, customs
and cuisine.
Visit
internationalupstate.org/gala2015
for
more information.
INTERIM HEALTHCARE
HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT
Beginning
March
3
through May 5, a 10-week
grief support class will be
held on Tuesdays from 11
a.m.12:30 p.m. at Interim
Healthcare Hospice, 155
Deacon Tiller Court, Duncan.
The classes aim to help
adults cope with death-related loss by focusing on
Alan Wolfelts book, Understanding Your Grief:
Ten Essential Touchstones
for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart.
Contact Tonya Taylor at
721-4131 or tonya.taylor@
interimcares.com.
GREER LEARNING CENTER

NEEDS TUTORS
The Greer Learning Center needs tutors, particularly for English as a Second Language. The hours
for Greenville Literary Associations Greer Learning
Center are Monday 8:30
a.m.4:30 p.m. and Tuesday 12:308:30 p.m.
Call 848-5370 or visit
greenvilleliteracy.org.
CREATIVE ADVANCEMENT
SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
The Creative Advancement Centers, at Victor

Park Gym, needs volunteers and teachers in preparation for the additional
20 students the program
will take in. The program
provides after school help
for at-risk children in
grades K-12.
Contact Director Dan
Dudley at 423-7555 or
dandudley@charter.net.
GODS PANTRY NEEDS

SPAGHETTI, BEANS, RICE
Gods pantry, a nonprofit established in 2002

currently serving about
345 families at about $175
per person. Presently the
pantry needs spaghetti,
cereals, beans, rice, mixes, boxed items, oatmeal,
grits, ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, tuna,
chicken, vegetables, fruits,
tomato products and peanut butter.
Items can be dropped
off at 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m.noon; 2481 Racing
Road, Greer, on Thursdays
14 p.m.; or 700 E. Main
St., Duncan, on Wednesdays 911 a.m. For questions call 963-4441.
THRIFT STORE SALE

BENEFITING MTCC
The Community Chest

Thrift Store, located at
52 Groce Road, Lyman, is
open Thursday and Friday
10 a.m.6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m., hours
may extend if volunteers
are available and a need
arises. The store has an
ongoing sale on coats and
jackets for $5 and sweaters 50 percent off. All of
the proceeds benefit the
programs and services offered by District Five Family Ministries.
Donations of gently
used ladies clothing, accessories, home dcor
items, and mens clothing,
shoes and accessories are
being accepted and can be
dropped off at the MTCC,
located at 84 Groce Road,
Lyman, Monday through
Friday 8 a.m.5 p.m. To
setup larger donations or
to volunteer contact Lyn
Turner at 439-7760.
SENIOR DINING REQUESTS

SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS
The Senior Dinging program needs substitute

drives to pick up participants MondayFriday from
9:30 a.m.noon. Contact
877-1937 for more information.
MEALS ON WHEELS SEEKS

DRIVERS FOR ROUTES
GCM is seeking drivers

for Meals on Wheels for
routes in Taylors and Locust Hill Road on Fridays,
routes on Highway 14 to
Skyland Elementary on
Mondays and Wednesdays
and troues every other
Monday in the Lake Robinson area.

Contact Wendy Campbell at 879-2254.
SENIOR DINING SEEKS

BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS
GCMs Senior Dining

program needs blood
pressure cuffs, one large
and one regular, for month
blood pressure checks.
Donations
can
be
dropped off at 738 S. Line
St. Ext., Greer, MondayFriday 8 a.m.4 p.m.
SHARONS CLOSET NEEDS

GLOVES, UNDERWEAR
Sharons Closet at Greer

Community Ministries is
in need of winter gloves,
coats socks and new packages of underwear in all
sizes. Drop off coats between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
MondayFriday at 783 S.
Line St. Ext., Greer.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS

BOXED FRUIT, TOMATOES
Greer Community Ministrys Food Pantry needs

donations of canned fruit,
canned tomatoes and
1-pound bags of dried
beans. Items can be donated MondayFriday from 8
a.m.4 p.m. at 783 S. Line
St. Ext., Greer.
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The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m.
on February 16, 2015 at Greer City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the
following:
S.C.s Largest Humidor
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
RZ 2015-02
Bradley and Robin Ramp
104 West Fairview Avenue
G022000300100
C-2, Commercial
R-12, Single Family Residential
1921 Hwy. 101 South

(Exit 60 off Interstate 85)
Greer, SC 29651
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
AN 2015-05
Tracy Holtzclaw
Poplar Drive Extension
9-05-01-00.03
Unzoned Spartanburg County
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
AN 2015-06
Matthew and Brandi Van Patton
100 Peachtree Drive
T018020122000
Unzoned Greenville County
DOCKET NUMBER:
OWNER:
ADDRESS:
PARCEL ID NUMBER:
EXISTING ZONING:
REQUEST:
AN 2015-07
Tenik Holdings Inc.
2204 Country Club Road
0536010106800
R-M2, Residential Multi Family
DRD, Design Review District
Cigars
864-968-1133
Turning 65 or need a lower premmium?

Call
The Peterbilt Store, a

proposed truck dealership
and repair shop, was the
only item reviewed during Januarys Greer Planning Advisory Committee
meeting.
The business will be
constructed on nearly 15
acres of property located
on Old Jones Road, at the
intersection of Freeman
Farm and Mayfield Roads.
The property owner is
Deepwater Properties LLC,
a 12-year-old company
based out of Richmond,
Virginia.
With more than 250
locations across North
America, Peterbilt Motors
Company, which originated in 1939, is based
out of Denton, Texas. The
dealership, if built, will be
the fifth location opened
in South Carolina. Peterbilt dealerships sells vocational and medium-duty
industry trucks for highway travel, construction
sites, city transportation
and logging.
Commercial and subdivision development are
discussed and counseled
on Greers building and
development
policies,
procedures and requirements at Planning Advisory meetings by Building
and Development Standards departments, CPW,
REWA, District 5 schools
in Greenville and Spartanburg County and the Police and Fire departments
before being permitted to
move forward with development. These meetings
are open to the media, but
closed to the public. Once
reviewed, proposed developments are presented to
the Planning Commission,
which then makes recommendations to Greer
Council.
Need help with Medicare supplement

or life insurance?
Wade Insurance
864-268-6033
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Documents related to the requests are available for public inspection in the Planning
and Zoning Office located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
news
wednesday, january 28, 2015
the greer citizen
a3
Questions on Affordable Care Act answered

by William Buchheit
Staff Writer
Formally it is known as
the Affordable Care Act
(ACA). Informally, most
refer to it as Obamacare. But whatever you
choose to call it, theres
no debate the new law
has changed the face of
health insurance as we
know it. The ins and outs
of the ACA are difficult
to comprehend and even
harder to explain. So, with
the Feb. 15 Obamacare
enrollment deadline approaching, The Greer Citizen asked local insurance
expert Guy Furay to help
illuminate the ACA and
how it impacts local residents. Having worked in
insurance over 18 years,
Furay is presently the
owner of The Insurance
Source, located at 114
Trade St. in Greer. The
following excerpts were
taken from our interview.
How big an impact has
Obamacare had on your
business?
Furay: The ACA has forever changed the health
insurance business in the
US. It has made health
insurance more important
but its also made it more
confusing for a lot of people because there are a
lot of moving parts. And,
given that its so confusing, my role is probably a
little more important than
it ever has been.
Do most of your clients
seem to support or oppose it?
Well, thats a hard question to answer because
people have very strongly
held beliefs about Obamacare. Anybody who tells
you that the ACA is all

good, is either hopelessly
biased or they dont understand the law. Anyone
who tells you that its all
bad, is either hopelessly
biased or they dont understand the law.
they cannot charge any

more for the premium
even with the increased
risk. Its [like] car insurance without somebodys
driving record, accidents
and tickets factored into
the rate. Its a new model
and the insurance companies have had to adjust
their rates.
So, whom does it help

and whom does it hurt?
Its a very positive
change for some. For instance, health status is no
longer a factor in setting
premium rates, so thats
wonderful for those that
have health problems. On
the flip side, for those
that are very healthy, the
fact that theyre healthy
is totally irrelevant for
setting their premium
rates. So for them, its
not necessarily a positive
thing.
And how has Obamacare changed the way
that insurance companies function?
Remember, before the
ACA, the most important
factor of health insurance
was your health. After
the ACA, your health is
totally irrelevant. The
most important factor of
how much your health
insurance costs is your
income.
When you eliminate the
preexisting conditions,
what that does is eliminate the (premium) rates
because the insurance
companies used to be able
to pick the risks that they
chose.
In past years, if you had
someone with AIDS or
cancer and they applied
for insurance, the insurance companies could
decline them.
Now, the company not
only has to cover them,
Now this year, all

American citizens will be
forced to buy insurance
of some sort right?
Theres now a requirement that you have to
purchase health insurance
or else pay a fine to the
government.
That fine is either 2
percent of your total
household income or
$325 per person ($162.50
per child), whichever is
higher.
My personal opinion is
that the fine for not having insurance should be
$10,000.
The fine for not playing
by the rules should be
at least double the cost
of playing by the rules.
Thats a flaw in the law
because the healthy have
a disincentive to enroll.
How does Obamacare
affect small business?
If youre below 50
employees, there are very
few requirements that
you do anything.
And large businesses?
If youre 50 employees or more then youre
required to offer health
insurance or you pay a
fine.
That fine is $2,000 per
employee, with the first
30 free (meaning that if
there were 70 employees, the fine would be 40
William Buchheit | The Greer Citizen
Guy Furay, owner of The Insurance Source, explains the specifics of the Affordable Care
Act and how new insurance plans will operate.
times 2,000, or $80,000).
The other law for big
companies is, if the insurance they offer is not considered affordable by the
federal government, then
they must pay a $3,000
fine for every employee
that goes on the exchange
and buys insurance.
Can you explain how
the exchange works?
The ACA exchange
is like a big shopping
mall for health insurance that is owned by
the federal government.
Last year, the healthcare.
gov website would not
work at all. This year the
technology is working
smoother but it is still
a cumbersome applica-
tion. Given that, what we

did was, with the help of
software engineers from
Silicon Valley, designed
thehealthinsurancesource.
com. It enables people to
quickly shop and browse
plans, apply for coverage and even pull down
a government subsidy
without even having to
go to healthcare.gov. 355
people have enrolled in
that so far.
So it simplifies the
whole experience?
Last December, a
Bankrate Inc. survey
found 68% of Americans
felt that shopping for an
insurance plan was as
painful or more painful
than dental surgery. The
report found that 82% of

US citizens would rather
do their own taxes than
shop for health insurance. What we try to do
is simplify the shopping
experience so that its not
so overwhelming. One
size does not fit all with
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Lyman fails to resolve proposal

By Amanda Irwin
Staff Writer
Photo | Submitted
Vivian Kilpatrick, 102, parasailing when she was 85 years

old.
Birthday: How to live

102 years and be happy
from page one
dents, the establishment

of NATO, Alaska and Hawaii becoming U.S. states,
U.S. relations with Cuba
being broken and recently
reestablished, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther
Kings assassinations, the
moon landing and many,
many more significant historical events.
She had told me once
that shed saw Charles
Lindbergh when he came
to Greenville after his
flight. (She) went to the
parade in Greenville. I
asked her, What do you
remember? She said, Not
much, he was just a man
in a car, Bates said.
After being sung Happy
Birthday and blew out her
candles, Kilpatrick began
to tear up as she thanked
everyone.
I didnt think Id be
here this long You never
know, so live each day and
enjoy, Kilpatrick said.
Whats her secret to
a long life; walking and
brandy-filled candy.
She didnt (ask for anything), although she does
like brandy candy, said
Bates. Her daddy use to
brandy fruit and she liked
the flavor of that, now
shes found brandy candy.
Shell share all her candy
except her brandy candy.
Kilpatrick
has
been
witness to many history
events, personal triumphs
and tragedies, as well as a
century of memories, but
life hasnt hardened her or
jaded her perspective, but
I didnt think Id
be here this long
You never know, so
live each day and
enjoy.
Vivian Kilpatrick
rather quite the opposite.
I dont know how to say
this, its just that youre
no better than the next
guy. What did mama teach
me? She said there but for
the grace of God go you so
youre no better than the
next guy. Thats what she
taught me, Bates said.
Kilpatricks
humble,
gracious demeanor and
enjoyment of life were
evident in the years of
pictures on display at her
party. She expressed excitement as she pointed
and remembered each one
before retiring back to her
room with applause from
all who attended.
Following accusations
and debate, Lyman Council opted to table a resolution proposing to reject
the purchase of televisions
from a local church.
We have an offer presented by Potential Church
to sell the town some TV
equipment at Pacific Place
in exchange for permission to use it ongoing,
said Mayor Pro Tem Tony
Wyatt. That was shared
with the council at the
last meeting, and (councilmember) Rita (Owens)
put out an email basically
saying, Is there anybody
that has any interest in it?
What I advised Rita was, if
nobody has any interest,
theres no action to take,
but if any councilmember
expresses any interest, we
would at least put it to a
vote. There wasnt any real
overt interest, but there
was at least a question
raised by councilwoman
Shuler about whether
business events might find
that useful. So we thought
it might be worth at least
having a discussion.
Tabling a resolution
does not require the item
to be brought up and voted on again unless a councilmember chooses to add
the item to the agenda.
Ive got more questions
than I have anything. Im
a little confused that we
put out a resolution that
rejects a proposal. The
second problem I have is
all this voting going on
online on email, Turner
said before reading the
emails Wyatt referenced
aloud.
This has got to stop. It
has been going on for quite
awhile on different issues.
This has got to stop. This
is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act,
he added.
Turner
alleged
that
council has committed
similar acts on other items
in the past.
I think were all will-
Enlarged Prostate?
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ing to stipulate that we all

said those words. Theres
no disagreement there.
The point is, we cannot,
as a body, make a decision to take an action
that commits the town to
spend money, Wyatt said.
Somebody wanted to
come up and make us an
offer that we had no interest in pursing, but in the
interest of full discussion,
we said lets go ahead an
having a meeting and put
it out on the table. But
there wasnt any expressed
interest from members of
council to even pursue the
proposal. If we had voted
to buy through an email
discussion, that would be
a violation.
Turner speculated that
councils hesitation might
stem from that fact that
the request is from a
church.
Why in the world are we
so pushed not to have the
media stuff that we need.
Is it because it belongs to
Potential Church? I dont
know, Turner said. Well,
it seems a little personal
to me with all the riff raff
going back and forth.
Councilmember
Larry
Chappell said he believed
Turners involvement was
a conflict of interest because Tuner is a member
of Potential Church.
In part, I caution the
council from these types
of behaviors, Tuner said.
I understand the churchs
interest in continuing to
use it. My point, when the
discussion was thrown out
there, is Im not involved
in all the rentals. I dont
know what the demand is
for that type of equipment.
The price for the equipment seems like a good
price, but I dont know if
theres enough need and
demand, so I really kind
of defer to those that have
been more involved in
rentals. Is that something
were going to need? Wyatt asked.

Wyatt said Owens is
more involved in renting
out the facility, so he was
comfortable with her recommendation.
Even if we need it, we
certainly do not need four
flat screen TVs, said Owens.
If somebody comes up
there and they need to
rent it for that, they could,
at a minimum cost, rent it.
If we buy this we will be
responsible. The church
will be using it every week.
We will be responsible for
keeping it up and running,
which will be an expense to
us. Theyre on huge carts
or whatever. We have to
store those My thinking
is just the upkeep, and it
has nothing with Potential
Church, absolutely nothing, Owens said.
Turner said there was
a first offer made by the
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN
What could be cooler than this?
ts not that I look forward to my own

death (except during pledging on PBS
and emptying the dishwasher), but I
am very pleased a new product has come
onto the market because, boys and girls,
I absolutely intend to purchase it.
Obviously, before I check out.
I speak of the Bios Urn, which, according to its website:
Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn made
from coconut shell, compacted peat and
cellulose and inside it contains the seed
of a tree. Once your remains have been
placed into the urn, it can be planted
and then the seed germinates and begins
to grow. You even have the choice to
pick the type of plant you would like
to become, depending on what kind of
planting space you prefer.
Now, I ask you, what could be cooler
than this? I have no intention of being
remembered in full funereal make-up,
with my hair being coiffed better than
it ever has looked while I was alive, and
as long as my coffin would have to be, it
would be such a burden for my friends
and family as they try to come up with
Decisions, decisions! A Tulip Poplar? A mighty Oak? Maple?
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
18 or 19 folks to act as pall-bearers.
No, I shall take full advantage of the
Bios Urn, which is even better than my
original idea of having my remains emptied into the manure spreader and being
flung far and wide around the farm. I
figure I start each day standing in horse,
er, apples, so it seems sort of appropriate to end up the same way.
But what I like best about the Bios Urn
is that, after a lifetime of contributing to
the destruction of this glorious planet,
our fragile, island home, simply by being alive and consuming plastic, petroleum and nuclear energy that has fouled
both earth, sky and waters, I very much
like the idea that I can make the small
gesture of giving back to Mother Nature
Loblolly Pine? Oh, the fun I shall have allowing birds to nest
amongst my branches and sending drunken hunters in deer
stands crashing to the ground. I will reach for the skies above
and receive the kiss of the morning sun, shed my autumnal gown
in October and come back, everlastingly, each spring. Oh, the
nobility of it all!
and become a tree! A tree that will create
oxygen and a habitat for wildlife that is
scrambling for any sort of environment
as we develop more and more of their
hood with each passing year.
I can even choose what kind of tree!
Decisions, decisions! A Tulip Poplar? A
mighty Oak? Maple? Loblolly Pine? Oh,
the fun I shall have allowing birds to
nest amongst my branches and sending
drunken hunters in deer stands crash-
ing to the ground. I will reach for the

skies above and receive the kiss of the
morning sun, shed my autumnal gown
in October and come back, everlastingly,
each spring. Oh, the nobility of it all!
Just think- you might walk right past
me, deep in the woods, and not even
realize it.
Or, knowing my luck, park a beer on
my head should I be turned into an end
table.
THE UPPER ROOM
CURIOUSLY
AMANDA
Not just
specks
AMANDA IRWIN
Staff reporter
Read Psalm 8:3-9
he psalmist wrote, When

I look at your heavens, the
work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars that you
have established; what are
human beings that you are
mindful of them, mortals that
you care for them?- Psalm 8:34 (NRSV)
As a young boy I would sometimes lie outside on a blanket
at night, looking at the stars, I
used to think I could count all
of them, but I learned in time
about the true vastness of the
universe. The whole human
race is but a tiny speck on the
earth. Our earth is just a dot
in the Milky Way system with
its millions of heavenly bodies,
and the Milky Way system is
only a small cluster of heavenly
bodies in the limitless expanse
of the universe. How easy it is
to feel alone in all that space!
Our God who created this
great universe can see from
one of its ends to the other.
Although we may sometimes
feel very insignificant, we know
that we are significant because
God created us and knows everything about each of us our
needs and concerns, our hopes
and dreams, and our fears.
God stands ready to comfort,
to calm, and to bring us joy
and peace. To God, we are not
specks far off somewhere in
space. To God, we are known
and precious and loved.
I still look up to the heavens on dark clear nights and
enjoy the beauty of the stars,
convinced that God knows
right where I am and loves me
mightily. God loves each one
of us.
Prayer: Dear God, we praise
you for your power and majesty and also for your love and
concern for each of us. Amen.
Thought for the day: We are
not just specks in the world
but are wonderfully created by
a loving God.
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EDITORIAL
Haleys roads plan is a tax

cut that SC cant afford
When Mark Sanford ran for governor in 2002,
he proposed to increase our tax on gasoline and
eliminate the state income tax. He didnt claim
it was a plan to save our roads. It was a plan to
cut our taxes, plain and simple.
And thats what Gov. Nikki Haley offered us in
her State of the State address on Wednesday: a
plan to cut taxes. Oh, she called it a plan to address what most businesses and lawmakers and
many citizens consider our most urgent problem: our crumbling roads and bridges.
But it would cover barely a fifth of the need,
and in reality it was just a warmed-over version
of the Sanford plan. It should meet the same
fate as the Sanford plan, which the Republican
Legislature rejected, because lawmakers knew
we could not afford a massive reduction in the
money available to pay for schools and prisons
and industrial recruitment and mental health
and other basic services.
Gov. Haley did propose to spend the new gas
tax revenue on roads: $3.5 billion over the next
decade. But she also proposed to steal $8.5 billion from those core functions of government
over that same period.
The governor says shes making roads a priority (although really shes making tax cuts the
priority), and its true that we can fix a big problem in government by making it a priority. But
if we arent careful, we create other problems,
as we saw most recently with the cuts to our
child-protection program that Gov. Haley now
wants to reverse .
Her plan makes sense only if we are spending too much on government. But her budget
doesnt demonstrate that she believes that.
State revenue is expected to grow by $290 million next year, as a result of inflation and population growth; Gov. Haley proposes to use $108
million of that to increase school funding, $92
million on new child-protection caseworkers
and other health and social services, $61 mil-
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If theres something in her budget

that she believes wed be just fine
without, you have to wonder why
she didnt eliminate it, and send that
money to roads.
lion on roads, $32 million on employee benefits
and $13 million on new parole officers and other public safety programs.
So if her tax plan were already law, shed have
to cut $119 million from her budget. (That number would grow to $1.7 billion a year once the
tax cut is fully phased in, in 2015.) That means
either shed have to scale back her education
initiatives or those new DSS caseworkers or
one of her other proposals, or else find something else in the budget to cut. And if theres
something in her budget that she believes wed
be just fine without, you have to wonder why
she didnt eliminate it, and send that money to
roads.
The governor does get one thing absolutely
right on roads: She insists that we dismantle
our parochial road-building-and-repair system
and replace it with one that actually looks at
the needs of our state. That absolutely needs
to be a component of any plan to spend more
money on roads. As for how to get that money,
it looks like legislators are going to have to figure that out for themselves, because all the governor has proposed is to cut spending to other
programs, which she has not identified even for
the relatively easy first year.
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Live
once
ometimes life has a way of

giving you what you need
when you need it, and in
the least expected ways.
Im a planner. Its a method
of circumventing surprises life
tosses toward me. I plan for
everything - possibilities, actualities, hypotheticals. Planning
helps me control situations and
ease anxieties.
However, recently this habit
has taken a turn creating more
stress. Between working two
jobs, organizing fundraisers,
planning for trips to Amsterdam, Kazakhstan and Tanzania, and planning for the
future in personal areas of my
life, Ive become stressed and
overwhelmed and this brings
me to yesterday.
When I walked into Sterling
House to visit Vivian Kilpatrick
for her 102nd birthday, I hadnt
expected to leave with anything beyond a few quotes and
pictures for a feature story.
However, as I sat watching Vivian reflect on her century-long
life as memories were triggered
by photo after photo capturing
of mere seconds of her past
flickering across the screen,
I realized that life is going to
happen whether or not were
ready, and no amount of planning slows it down, changes
or prevents it. Suddenly, my
worries seemed insignificant.
The most we can do is hope to
enjoy and cherish the moments
and remember what it felt like
the good and the bad. Vivian
didnt live through 100 years
without happiness, sadness,
pain, struggle and success, but
she survive it all.
My aunt, whos a teacher, told
me about how upset a child in
her class became after getting
into trouble. From the childs
perspective at that time, nothing worse couldve happened to
them. She described it like this:
For them, their world is crumbling around them because this
was the worst thing in their
young-minds, and you cant
discredit that because to them
its real, but it isnt until you
look back when youre older
that you understand what a
small thing it was.
Somewhere between the
childs and Vivians perspective is where most of us lie,
but until yesterday when I put
a face to the clich expression
you only live once, that I really
understood what it meant.
Live once.
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DAVE
RAMSEY
Generating
passive
income
New office
established
in Clemson
Q: Ive been following

your plan, and Id like to
find a way to make a little
more money on the side.
Do you have any ideas for
generating some passive
income?
Passive income
is pretty simple;
its income off of
investments. In
other words, its
money you set aside
that makes you
money.
Passive income is pretty
simple; its income off
of investments. In other
words, its money you
set aside that makes you
money. Theres not any
other income that is real
passive income.
If you wrote a book and
got royalties from the
sales, some people would
call that passive income.
I get royalties from the
books Ive written over
the years, but the people
who would call that
passive income didnt
follow me around while
I was working my tail off
to write and sell those
things. To me, it wasnt
passive income at all; it
was a business. Technically, the government would
call it passive income. But
they dont have anything
to do with reality.
When it comes to passive income, I only invest
in two things real estate, for which I pay cash,
and good growth stock
mutual funds. Active
income usually takes the
form of a small business
idea or your career. Thats
income that you, yourself,
are literally creating.
But thats how I look at
that stuff. Some people
may have a different view
on it, but I like to keep
things simple.
Its a
smart buy!
Q: Im following your
plan and trying to find
different ways to save
money. Whats a good way
to decide whether or not
you need full-coverage
insurance on an automobile?
DR: I think you should
look at a couple of things.
First, you need full-coverage or collision if you
dont have a lot of money,
because youll end up
walking if the car gets totaled. You need this coverage even if its a $2,000
car. You might keep the
deductible a little high to
save on premiums and
then, if something unexpected happens, you can
cover the out-of-pocket
expense with your emergency fund.
Lets say you have
$50,000 in savings. Youre
driving a $5,000 car, and
you decide to drop collision coverage because
youre thinking if you
total it you can just write
a check and replace the
car. You can, but then you
have to look at the other
side of the coin. What
does this collision coverage cost per year versus
the $5,000 risk youre
taking?
Ive run those numbers
a few times, and generally
I find collision insurance
to be a pretty smart buy!
A5
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report, looks to
continue strides
DAVE
SAYS
DR: First, I want to

make sure youre not getting involved with some
get-rich-quick scheme,
like a nothing-down real
estate seminar. Passive
income is a term thats
sometimes attached to
those sorts of things.
THE GREER CITIZEN
Rita Allison, center, was given the Margaret Burch Educator of the Year award during the
Greer Chambers annual celebration last Thursday.
AWARDS:
Note success
FROM PAGE ONE
who are worthy of those

awards.
Small business of the
year was given to Southern Eye Associates, the
Mayors Award was given
to Smith & James and the
Leadership Award went to
Ed Driggers.
Also at the gathering,
Greater Greer Chamber
Executive Board Chairman
Ken Harper handed the
gavel off to new chairman
Mark King.
The event, held at the
Embassy Suites in Greenville, played host to more
than 400 guests.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Greater Greer Chamber Executive Board Chairman Ken

Harper handed the gavel off to new chairman Mark King.
Greer Bancshares Incorporated, parent company

of Greer State Bank, recently issued its yearly financial report.
The company reported
an annual net income,
attributable
to
common shareholders, of
$3,030,000, or $1.22 per
diluted common share, as
compared to the prior year
net income of $8,209,000,
or $3.30 per diluted common share.
The prior year was aided
significantly by a credit
to the loan loss provision for $1.7 million, as
well as a net tax benefit
of $3,801,000 due to the
non-cash reversal of the
deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
As previously reported,
the bank has repurchased
all of its TARP preferred
stock.
Other highlights of 2014
include the establishment
of a new mortgage and
loan production office in
Clemson, the launch of a
Private Banking initiative,
and the establishment of
the Greer State Bank Foundation, a 501c3 for the
purpose of supporting local non-profits.
We are pleased with

our financial performance
over the past year and feel
that we are well positioned
to engage in the positive momentum and the
strong prospects for the
markets we serve, George
Burdette, president and
CEO, said. Located in the
middle of the CharlotteAtlanta corridor, with the
junction of two interstate
highways, a regional airport and most recently the
(South Carolina) Inland
Port, the Greer area has
shown remarkable growth
and progress. At Greer
State Bank, our goal is to
be the top performing
community bank for the
area, helping to facilitate
prudent growth and development, and contributing
to the quality of life for all.
Essentially, our vision is
to see peoples lives positively changed by their association with Greer State
Bank.
Total loans outstanding
increased 3.5% to $194
million, up from $187
million at Dec. 31, 2013.
While total deposits decreased from $253 million
to $245 million, checking
and savings deposits increased during the year by
4.8 percent.
The banks non-accrual
loans were 1.10 percent of
gross loans outstanding,
an improvement from 1.36
percent at Dec. 31, 2013.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church suffers loss of friends

In the past several
weeks, Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church has suffered the loss of three of
its longtime members.
First, in December, Robert Bob Polson passed
away after a peried of
declining health. Bob was
commander of American
Legion Post 115 for 15
years and was well known
in the community for his
many years working with
local car dealerships. He
enjoyed eating at the Waffle House with his many
friends and going to Greer
City Park and watching the
walkers/runners each day.
More than anything else,
he enjoyed the company of
his longtime friend Nancy
Bell and her family, who
looked after Bobs every
need. Bob will be greatly
missed by the entire community.
Later in December, Murice Smith, a lifelong member of Pleasant Grove,
passed away at her home.
Murice worked in textiles

all her adult life, but she
loved to work outdoors
and enjoyed gardening
both vegetables and flowers. Murice was faithful in
every task she attempted
to do in life. She had such
a dry wit about her and always saw the good in everyone. She will be missed
by all that knew her.
Just this week, Virgil
Meeks died after several
years of declining health.
Virgil was one of those
rare individuals who could
do everything. He was a
well-regarded craftsman,
a U.S. Army veteran of the
Korean War, a friend to
everyone and a true Christian gentleman. He lived
his life in service to others. You never had to ask
Virgil if he was a Christian
because he lived his life in
such a fashion, it spoke for
itself. He was one of those
individuals who lived his
life so well that even the
morticians were sad to see
him go.
If you knew one of these
individuals, you were
blessed. But, in my case,
God was surely smiling

on me to have allowed me
such a privilege to know
all three.
Linda Parr
Greer
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN

Geri Center
Geraldine Geri McGarry Center, 74, of 206 Hammett Bridge Road, died Jan.
26, 2015, at her home.
She was a native of Savannah, Georgia, and a
daughter of the late Barbara Terrell.
Surviving are one son,
David Wayne Center (Janice) of the home; four
grandchildren, Michael J.
Center, Leslie D. Center,
David T. Center and Casey
L. Center and five greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held 2 p.m. Thursday at
Wood Mortuary conducted
by Rev. Michael Joe Harvell. Burial will follow in
Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held 68 p.m. Wednesday at Wood
Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to the Shriners Hospital
for Children, 950 West
Faris Road, Greenville, S.C.
29605.
Online condolences may
be made at thewoodmortuary.com.
Larry R. Garland
Larry Ray Garland, 64,

of 425 Pennsylvania Ave.,
died Jan. 24, 2015, at
Greenville Memorial Hospital.
A native of Greenville
County, son of the late
Hoyt Paul and Willie Mae
Wolfe Garland, he was a
retired employee of Steveco Net and a member of
El Bethel Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Mary Duncan Garland of
the home; a daughter, Theresa Alexander of Pelzer;
one sister, Rachel Smith of
Greer; one granddaughter,
Tiffany Stewart; and two
great-grandchildren, Skyler Holcombe and Kadence
Todd.
Mr. Garland was predeceased by a brother, Ronnie Garland, one sister,
Sherry Collins and one
grandson, Robbie Wise.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan.
30, at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Joe
Seay. Burial will follow in
Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held 68 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29,
at The Wood Mortuary.
home.
lecting recipes. She was an

accomplished seamstress
and crafter.
She is survived by the
love of her life, Howard
(Gil) Gilmore, whom she
married 50 years too late!
Those left to cherish her
memory are a daughter,
Deborah Haythorn McMurtrie (John), son Mark
Haythorn, stepson Greg
Gilmore (Darlene), stepson
Mike Gilmore (Jessica),
seven grandchildren, and
one great-grandchild. She
is also survived by a sister,
Lynne Eckman Henry of
Pennington, New Jersey; a
brother, Len Eckman (Carol Lee) of Pitman, New Jersey; a brother, Bruce Eckman (Shelly) of Sherborn,
Massachusetts; and a large
extended family including
Bob Haythorn (Tish), the
father of her children.
A service celebrating
her life will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at
2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Greer. In
lieu of flowers, donations
may be directed to Senior
Centers of Spartanburg,
P. O. Box 2534, Spartanburg, S.C. 29304. In addition to planting a flower
or shrub in her honor, she
requested that you call a
loved one and invite them
to lunch. One of her mottos was, Enjoy the living
and leave the world with
no regrets.
Bobbie Lou Hannon

Bobbie Lou Burgin Hannon, 81, died Jan. 21,
2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
County, daughter of the
late Joe Lewis and Thelma
Aileen Martin Burgin, she
was a retired employee of
McLeskey Todd Pharmacy
and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are her husband, James W. Hannon
of the home; a daughter,
Suzette Hannon Kimmons
of Greer; a son, Jamie Hannon (Jane) of Lyman; and
three grandchildren, Kaci
Kimmons, Michelle Hannon and Megan Hannon.
Graveside services were
held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan.
23, at Hillcrest Memory
Gardens, conducted by
Johnny Owens.
Visitation was held 910:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23,
at The Wood Mortuary.
home.
Sue Anne Eckman Gilmore
Dorothy D. Lindsey
Sue Anne Eckman Gilmore passed away peacefully in Sarasota, Florida, on

Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.
Sue was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, the
daughter of H. Leonard
and Edith Budd Eckman.
She was a 1957 graduate
of Pitman High School,
attended Keuka College
in New York, graduated
cum laude from Glassboro
State College, and earned
a masters degree from
the University of South
Carolina. She taught high
school home economics,
worked for an insurance
company, and spent 25
years serving the senior
citizens of South Carolina. Sue compiled and
published two cookbooks
and co-authored a book
entitled, Thru the Knothole: The Touch of Len
Eckman. Her passion was
flowers and gardening, as
well as cooking and col-
Dorothy Duncan Lindsey, 80, died Jan. 23, 2015,

at her home.
County, daughter of the
late Isreal and Nora Wofford Duncan, she was a
homemaker and a member of Highland Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Marshall
Lindsey of the home; a
daughter, Earline Pittman
(Greg) and two sons, Calvin Lindsey (Teresa) and
Larry Lindsey (Phoebe) all
of Landrum; four sisters,
Alline Duncan, Geraldine
Hines, Velma Atkins and
Grace
Howard;
seven
grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lindsey was predeceased by one daughter,
two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were
held 3 p.m. Monday, Jan.
26, at Highland Baptist
Church, conducted by Pastor Malcolm Lance and Bishop Tim McConnell. Burial
followed in Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation was held 1:302:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26,
at the church.
home.
be made at thewoodmortuary.com
Dick Poole
Veteran
Richard Dick Lewis

Poole, 81, of 6 Glencreek
Drive, died Jan. 25, 2015
at his home.
A native of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
son of the late William L.
and Hazel Hartzke Poole,
he was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of
First Presbyterian Church,
Greer.
Dicks grandfather, Roy
Poole, was instrumental
in sparking his interest in
working with his hands.
Roy took him with him, on
school vacations and Saturdays, to his job sites as a
plasterer. Dick used those
skills and many more from
books he read to construct
decks and garages, do rewiring, and performed all
other tasks needed in every home we owned. Roy
also took him fishing off a
pier on the Atlantic Ocean.
His Aunt Margaret Poole
encouraged him to continue his education after high
school and provided funds
for his first two years at
Penn State University.
Dick started a high
school group of Habitat
for Humanity Volunteers
in Athens, Ohio, and continued volunteering for
Habitat after retiring to
South Carolina.
His work years were all
spent in education at the
following: University of
Buffalo, The Ohio State
University, National College of Education in Illinois, Ohio University
School of Osteopathic
Medicine and Athens High
School, Athens, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife
of 51 years, Elsa Kornmuller Hunkins Poole of
the home; two daughters, Christine M. Poole of
Union, Kentucky and Jennifer Hill (Eddie) of San
Antonio, Texas; grandchildren, Marie and Megan
Poole, Daniel and Emily
Hill, Ollie Hill Schneemann
(Cade); and great-grandchildren, Prather and Carter Schneemann.
A memorial service will
be held 1 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 29, at First Presbyterian Church, Greer, conducted by Dr. Brandi Casto-Waters and Rev. Wayne
Cole.
Visitation will be held
after the service at the
church.
The family respectfully
request that flowers be
omitted and memorials be
made to First Presbyterian
Church Music Department,
100 School St., Greer, S.C.
29651 or Penn State University Library Fund, 510
Paterno Library, University
Park, Penn. 16802.
Thank you to the staff
and volunteers of Hospice
of the Carolina Foothills,
for their care of and compassion for Richard and
our family since the beginning of Dec. 2014.
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PORT: Could bring more success to Greer

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olina Ports Authority, said

the new location has already demonstrated its
worth.
I think its very innovative, Newsome said. We
can ground containers as
overnight train service, its
open 24 hours a day and
seven days a week, and it
is the convergence of four
modes of transportation.
At this inland port, you
have water service, you
have rail service and you
have truck service and you
a great airport.
Its a great success today and its going to be
even more of a success in
the future, he said.
Newsome said the potential of the inland port
is just beginning to be realized.
I think, in time, this facility has the potential to
handle 100,000 rail lifts,
Newsome
said.
That
would be really importantOnce someone uses
this facility, they will continue using it. Its a great
productWe believe it has
a very bright future.
The inland port provides service to the Port
of Charleston, which Newsome claims operates better than any other port in
the United States.
Of the top 10 container
ports in the U.S., seven of
them work terribly and
three of them of them
work reasonably well,
Newsome said. We are
the one that works the
best today in the United
States. Thats something
we should be very proud
of. We are the most cost effective. We have the most
reliable ability to handle
ships in and out fastbetter than any port in North
Once someone
uses this facility,
they will continue
using it. Its a great
productWe believe
it has a very bright
future.
Jim Newsome
President and CEO

South Carolina Ports Authority
America.
Currently, BMW and
Adidas are among nine
customers contracted at
Greers inland port.
The reality of life is
that we were very fortunate, Newsome said. We
had a great customer and
a base cargo at BMW. The
inland port would have
never happened without
the base cargo of BMW.
Its not a build it and they
will come strategy. There
are a lot of counties in this
statethat want an inland
port. And what I basically
say is, show me a BMW
and youll have an inland
port.
Successes of the operations at the inland port
rely heavily on truckers,
Newsome said.
We are very dependent
on truckers, he said. Every container that moves
is touched somehow by
a truck. A container can
come by rail to Greer, but
it still has to get on a truck
to get somewhere else.
Greer officials say the
city has been the beneficiary of several key assets
throughout recent years.
I think it all plays a part.
Greer is the beneficiary of

really a number of tremendous assets. The inland
port is one, BMW is one,
Greenville/Spartanburg
International Airport is
one. So many of the businesses and industries who
have made the decision
to locate here to grow, to
expand, their operations
here-- those are all big factors, Reno Deaton, Greer
Development Corporation
executive director, said
previously. I think big
factors in Greers growth
include the products that
Greers been able to produce--from the comprehensive planning that the
city has undertaken to the
investment infrastructure
the Greer Commission of
Public Works has undertaken for so many years. I
think its all added up to
a product that people buy
into and appreciate.
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CONSTRUCTION: Permits and starts climbing at significant rate

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I think overall, its the

economy, she said. Maybe all the preplanning we
did for subdivisions we
had a total of 224 housing
starts for the year, and if
I remember correctly, last
year we did 127, so that
number significantly increased.
Greer hit the $50 million
mark in commercial permit totals last year, and
Helms contributed that, in
part, to Caliber Ridge and
Khols being developed.
This year, Helms said
she expects the construction permit totals to remain high, especially in
residential development.
Ive already had seven
or eight plans submitted for commercial and
residential. It has been really strong for this month.
Ive already had seven or eight plans

submitted for commercial and residential.
It has been really strong for this month.
Well know more when we pull our reports.
Ruthie Helms
Greer Building Official

Well know more when we
pull our reports, she said.
Were hearing pretty definite rumors. We know the
port is going to continue to
manifest businesses, and
Caliber Ridge and things
like that, and Velocity
Park. But the residential is
really growing strong.
Red Croft and Bellshire
are two new proposed
subdivisions already proposed for this year.
I know that Highland
Park sold homes faster

than they could build then
down below Riverside
High School. That whole
area, were expecting two
grocery stores this year.
Well have one on Wade
Hampton, Alidi. Those
plans have been approved
waiting to be permitted
any day, and then the one
at Riverside High School.
We still dont know who
that is, but we know that
project is moving for-
ward, Helms said.

The continued growth
Greer is seeing could lead
to need for additional positions in the Building and
Development Standards
Department.
As far as our budget,
we knew that we were on
the upswing of growth
and wed planned for that
by adding two part-time
inspector positions and
that has been a tremendous help for our staff.
But other than that, our
staff levels have not increased, said Helms We
have close to 800 apartments on the books to be
developed, and that scares
me more than anything as
far as our staff and the demand that puts on us for
inspections.
We will track those
things close because that
does put a lot of demand
on our staff, she said.

While increased development has a lot of benefits for residents, Helms
said part of the benefit
the growth has on residents is that it allows the
Building and Development
Standards department to
be self-sustainable rather
than relying on taxing citizens to maintain the department.
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9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385
Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253

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1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
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445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
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3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
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1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
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500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
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111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206

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199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
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1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
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First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
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900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr

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Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church

1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
Good Shepherd Episcopal
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Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS

2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA

300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
Faith Family Church

Faith Temple
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291

Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer

100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521

109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church

561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church

201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Ebenezer United Methodist Church

174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
New Hope Freedom
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Springwell Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299
Trinity Fellowship Church
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-0419

1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
Grace United Methodist Church
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308

4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
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1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
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301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
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201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
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6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
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1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
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110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310
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105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966
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213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
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POLICE AND FIRE

The Greer Citizen
A10
THE GREER CITIZEN
Spartanburg man charged with attempted murder

An arrest has been made
in a shooting incident that
occurred Sunday morning at the Rodeway Inn
at 2070 New Cut Road,
according to the Spartanburg Sheriffs Office.
The suspect is Roddreck
Lydelle Boyd, 118 Stribling
Circle, He is charged with
attempted murder.
The victim in the case is
still in intensive care, but
is expected to survive.
CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Greer Police Department is accepting applications for the 2015 Spring
Citizens Police Academy
Class.
The applications are online at cityofgreer.org) or
you can pick one up at the
front desk of the police
department.
The Class will begin on
Feb. 20 and run for ten
weeks.
It meets on Thursday at
6:30 p.m. and usually runs
to 8:30 p.m.
CRIME REPORT
(Note: All information

contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Greer Police
Department, The Spartanburg County Sheriffs
Office or The Greenville
County Sheriffs Office All
suspects are to be considered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
CDV
David Reyez Hernandez,

28, of 5 22nd St., Greer,
was charged with criminal
domestic violence.
According to an incident
report furnished by Greer
Police, an officer arrived
at the above address to
find the complainant crying on the front porch.
She said Hernandez had
Roddreck Lydelle Boyd

pushed and head-butted
her during an argument.
The subject was visibly
intoxicated and admitted
to head-butting the complainant. He was placed
under arrest and transported to the city jail.
An investigation of records found that Hernandez had eight warrants
active for failure to appear
in court.
PUB RUN
Stephanie Ann Myer, 25,

of 70 TO Rest St., Lyman,
was charged with hit and
run and driving under
the influence (second offense).
According to the Greer
Police incident report, an
officer arrived at the scene
of a traffic collision on East
Poinsett Street. There, the
complainant stated Myer
had disregarded a stop
sign and struck his car,
then attempted to drive
away from the scene.
When a witness blocked
the road, the complainant
said Myer ran into Wild
Ace Pub. When she was
found, Myer admitted to
having had a few drinks.
She was arrested for DUI
and transported to the
Greer Detention Center,
where she refused to take
a field sobriety test or provide a breath sample.
DUI
Cody Nichols, 29, of 200

Barberry Lane, Greer, was
charged with driving un-
der the influence.

According to a Greer
officer was called to an accident at the intersection
of East Wade Hampton
Avenue and North Main
Street. There, the complainant said Nichols ran
the red light and struck
his car.
Nichols appeared jittery
and disoriented. He was
administered a field sobriety test and failed.
He was arrested for DUI
and found to be in possession of three bottles of
Methadone that had been
prescribed to him, two of
which were almost empty.
A Breathalyzer test did not
detect any alcohol.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Jimmy Edward Henderson Jr., 51, of 21 Hampton

Road, Lyman, was charged
with assault and battery.
According to the report
provided by Greer Police,
two officers responded to
an assault call at 14730
East Wade Hampton Boulevardd. The complainant
said she was vacuuming
her car when the subject
snuck up and grabbed
her from behind then put
her in a bear hug. She
screamed for him to get
away and finally he left
the scene.
During the alleged assault, the complainant
broke several fingernails.
Henderson was taken to
Greer City Jail and issued
a warrant for assault and
battery.
church requesting that

the city allow the church
to keep the televisions up,
rather than taking them
down after each service,
but no one else on council
was aware of the offer.
Mr. Mayor, Ive got a
real issue with this since
youre a member of Potential Church. I think thatd
be a conflict of interest,
said councilmember Larry
Chappell before Turner interrupted him.
Ive got a right to talk

about it, Turner said. Later stating he would recuse
himself from voting, but
that he still had the right
to discuss the topic.
Turner did recuse himself from voting on an
amendment to the resolution, but he did vote in
favor of tabling the resolution, stating he would get
the original offer ready for
a resolution for the next
council meeting.
I would prefer to go
back to the original offer
DRUG POSSESSION
Bryan Jeffrey Pecht, 25,

of 409 Woolridge Way,
Greer, was charged with
public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of
heroin.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, an employee at Target said he found Pecht
passed out in the store restroom with a syringe and
spoon.
The officer found Pecht
passed out at a table inside
the store. The subject was
awakened and admitted to
using heroin and having a
syringe in his pocket.
Police arrested him and
discovered a white powdery substance wrapped
inside a cigarette box inside his pocket. He was
transported to Greer City
Jail.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
Sheba Ulanda Downs, 34,

of 100 Glenwood Lane Ex.,
Greenville, was charged
with financial transaction

card theft and carrying a
concealed Weapon.
According to the Greer
Police incident report, a
Greer officer ran the plate
on a blue Tahoe and found
that Downs, the driver,
had a warrant for shoplifting in Oconee County.
Upon taking her into custody, police searched her
purse and found a set of
metal knuckles and three
financial cards not in her
name.
Downs was transported
to Greer City Jail.
OVER-ALCOHOLED
Jason Brent Riddle, 34,

of 3900 East North St. D42,
Greenville, was charged
with friving with unlawful
alcohol content.
According to a report
provided by Greer Police,
an officer was driving on
South Suber Road when a
car swerved over the yellow line and nearly hit
them head-on.
Soon thereafter, the officer was able to pull the car,
a black sedan, over. Upon
approaching the window,
the officer noticed an alcoholic odor coming from
the vehicle.
Riddle was issued a field
sobriety test, which he
failed. He was placed under arrest and transported
to jail without incident.
At the jail, Riddle provided an alcohol sample
of .13 percent.
DRUG CHARGES
Jason Wayne Fuller, 30,
of 4075 Jug Factory Road,

Greer, was charged with
multiple drug offenses
including possession of
schedule IV narcotics with
intent to distribute.
officer was on routine patrol when she saw a white
Cadillac execute an improper lane change. She
initiated a traffic stop and
was granted permission to
search the vehicle.
Upon searching Fullers
person, officers found
several types of prescription narcotics including 24
tablets of Lorazepam.
He was transported to
the jail for processing.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Catherine Lee Emrich,

25, of 704 South Main St.
B, Greer, was charged with
assault and battery.
According to the incident report furnished by
Greer Police, an officer
was dispatched to a fight
in progress on South Line
Street Extension.
A complainant stated
Emrich had been screaming at her from outside the
house and threw an unknown object through an
open window that almost
hit Emrichs children. The
complainant also said that
Emrich had a knife, which
was recovered from the
scene.
A witness also provided a written statement
and Emrich was arrested.
atransported to the Greer
City Jail.
POT IN POCKET
Bryan Lamar Morton,

29, of 109 Stoke St., Greer,
was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Police incident report, officers saw Morton and several others leaving a suspicious residence. They were
asked for ID and checked
for active warrants. Mor-
LYMAN: Council tables church proposal

FROM A3
ton had three outstanding

warrants out of Greenville
County.
Morton admitted to having some marijuana in
his pocket but claimed it
wasnt his. Police found a
large baggy that contained
26 individually wrapped
smaller baggies of the substance, totaling 36 grams.
Morton was transported to Greer City Jail and
served a warrant for possession with intent to distribute.
from Potential Church.

Nobody has to spend
anymore money, Turner
said. Originally, they just
wanted to leave the TVs
mounted and anybody
that wanted to use them
could do it.
No one on council said
they were aware of an
original offer made by the
church, nor was any other
offer submitted in writing.
Im not aware of anything other than this. Ive
not seen that in writing,
Wyatt said.
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The Greer Citizen
Yellow Jackets recognized

At annual
awards
ceremony
The Yellow Jacket football team took one last

opportunity to celebrate
its 11-1 season, dishing
out accolades at an annual
awards ceremony Monday
night.
(The awards)
Will Young
Greer High head football coach

For head coach Will
Young, it was a time to
honor his seniors.
Its huge for us to be
able to give our seniors a
good send out and recognize, not only what they
have accomplished, but
what all these other guys
on our football team have
accomplished,
Young
said. (The awards) werent
just on the field, but in the
classroom as well. We talk
about character a good
bit.
The departing seniors
can boast an overall record of 40-9, earning four
consecutive region championships during their
time on the high school
gridiron. Three of those 40
The Greer football team named permanent captains on Monday night at an annual awards celebration. Pictured, left
to right, are Jackson Tipton, Dorian Lindsey, Tyler Wright and Cole Henderson.
victories came over crosstown rival Blue Ridge. The
senior class had a cumulative Grade Point Average
(GPA) of 3.2.
As for the awards, running back Adrian McGee
and quarterback Mario
Cusano shared the teams
Offensive Back of the Year
recognition. Cole Henderson was named Offensive
Lineman of the Year and
Dorian Lindsey was Offensive Player of the Year.
On defense, Troy Pride
took honors as Defensive
Back of the Year, Tiquan
Lyles was named Defensive Lineman of the Year
and Tyler Wright earned
Defensive Player of the
Year.
Special Teams Player
of the Year was given to
Andrew Messer, and the
PLAYERS EARNING A GPA OF 3.0 OR HIGHER
Jake Arrowood
Pierce Bishop
AJ Bruhn
Adam Burgess
Mead Cook
Mario Cusano
Tim Eckworth
Omar Fattah
Noah Glidden
Brice Green
Noah Hannon
Jordan Hawthorne
Cole Henderson
Josh Holder
Dorian Lindsey
Tiquan Lyles
John Marvin
Ryan McCullough
Adrian McGee
Deondre Moren
Bryson Newman
Garrett Poole
Troy Pride
Gabe Rice
Nick Roberson
Seth Shokes
DJ Sitton
Jesse Sudduth
Zachary Vaughn
Travigea Ware
Brodie Wright
Iron Jacket award went

to Henderson.
The team also named
Wright, Henderson, Lindsey and Jackson Tipton
permanent captains.
A lot of the reason we
were successful this season was because we had
a group of kids that did a
Cole Henderson was named

this seasons Iron Jacket.
lot of things right, Young
said. They carried us a
long way this year.
SEE AWARDS | B2
Richardson to announce
college decision Friday
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Riversides Tyler Crowe signed a national letter of intent

to play baseball for Florence-Darlington last Friday.
Crowe to take
field for FDTC
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Tyler Crowe wont be
hanging up his cleats after
his senior season at Riverside this spring.
The short stop signed
a national letter of intent
last week to continue his
baseball career on the college diamond at FlorenceDarlington Tech.
I really kind of fell in
love with it when I went
BILLY
CANNADA
1,000 and
counting
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
werent just on
the field, but in
the classroom as
well. We talk about
character a good
bit.
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CANNADA
on my visit, Crowe said.

The campus is beautiful,
they had a real friendly environment and the coach
was really personal and
nice. It was just an overall
great experience.
Although
he
hasnt
many of his future teammates, Crowe said he believes there will be an opportunity to step in and
contribute right away next
season.
SEE SIGNING | B2
Standout Byrnes wide

receiver Tavin Richardson
will decide where hell play
his college football on Friday at New Hope Baptist
Church in Greer.
Richardson, who recently participated in the 2014
Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, has narrowed the
field to three candidates:
Kentucky, Louisville and
Central Florida.
Pittsburg, Nebraska and
Virginia Tech had previously been in the receivers top six.
During his senior season,
Richardsons Rebels went
12-2, earning a trip to the
Upper State championship
game. Richardson kept the
season alive for Byrnes
during a quarterfinals win
over Northwestern, catching a two-point conversion
in the corner of the end
zone to give the Rebels a
win in overtime.
The 6-3, 214-pound receiver recorded 43 catches
for 457 yards, scoring five
total touchdowns and averaging just over 10 yards
per reception in 2014. His
longest catch of the season totaled 37 yards.
FILE PHOTO | THE GREER CITIZEN
Byrnes Tavin Richardson will choose between Kentucky,

Louisville and Central Florida this Friday.
Richardsons family said
the senior would announce
his decision at 4 p.m. Keep
checking The Greer Citizen
for full coverage of all area

signings/commitments as
they happen.
t will be a cold day you

know where when I pay
proper homage to the
legendary, honorable
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (or Coach K to the
common tongue).
Trust me, as a Carolina
fan, I can think of far better adjectives for the 67year-old Blue Devil coach
with jet-black hair than
legendary and honorable, but I choose not to
use such language so as
not to disgrace my family
name.
Despite my personal
vendetta, Ill TRY not
to make this column all
about my own dislike for
the man.
Over the weekend,
Coach K accomplished a
feat only one other college coach (Pat Summitt)
has1,000 career wins.
Theres no doubt about
it, 1,000 career wins is
impressive.
The college basketball
world has grown to respect Krzyzewski and the
media has grown to adore
him.
But if youre going to
give coach K credit for all
the good stuff, youve got
to be willing to acknowledge the bad stuff too.
Hes won four national
championships (and lost
four national championships, but thats neither
here nor there), 13 ACC
tournament championships and has been
named the Naismith
College Coach of the Year
four times.
His teams have also
been eliminated in the
round of 64 four times
(two in the last four
yearsremember Lehigh
and Mercer?) and in the
round of 32 five times-not to mention three
years where Duke didnt
make a tournament appearance and one year
where they couldnt get
past the third round of
the NIT (Not Important
Tournament, for the common tongue).
Theres more good than
bad on coach Ks resume.
Nobody is arguing that.
But Im not ready to
crown him the greatest
basketball coach of all
time simply because hes
coached at Duke for a
million years (and by a
million I mean 35).
Heres a more intriguing
issuewhats Duke going
to do without him?
Have Duke students
been in the lab perfecting a clone machine that
can give them another 40
years of Mike Krzyzewski?
They might need to.
Before he came to the university, Duke had some
decent years, but was not
known for the consistent
winning program it is
today.
Without an Olympic
recruiter who is friends
with LeBron James and
Kobe Bryant running your
show, wouldnt you go
back to being nothing?
Duke fans, the coach K
era is coming to an end
sooner than you think.
Even beautiful jet-black
hair turns gray at some
point
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Garlington shoots high percentage for Eagles

BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Greer Citizen
PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JESSICA GARLINGTON
Jessica Garlington and

the Eastside girls basketball team have been on
nothing short of a tear, remaining undefeated in region action and garnering
a top five state ranking.
The
junior
guard
dropped 35 points in two
games last week, earning
The Greer Citizen/Owens
Insurance Player of the
Week award.
Against Travelers Rest,
Garlington had 13 points,
shooting 50 percent from
the field and dishing out
one assist. At Blue Ridge,
Garlington caught fire,
scoring 22 points on 9-14
shooting, racking up three
assists.
We all worked together,
she said. (These two wins)
put us another step closer
to winning the region and
meeting our goals.
Garlington said her role
on the team has changed
in a years time, but she
believes her team is better
for it.
Last year I had to be
more of a scorer, but this
year we all contribute,
she said. Right now, its
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Jessica Garlington, pictured center, scored 35 points in two games last week, earning
Player of the Week honors from Owens Insurance and The Greer Citizen.
more about getting the
right, open shots. We want
to get the ball to whoever
is open because I know
theyll contribute.
Eastside has made it
look easy at times this season, and Garlington credits team chemistry.
Weve been playing well
together this year, she

said. We all know each
other, so its been pretty
fun. We have to continue
to play as a team because
when we try to do it ourselves, thats when we run
into trouble. If we all rely
on each other, well do
fine.
Garlington said she

knows the Eagles biggest
competition in the conference will be Southside, but
a matchup with cross-town
rival Greer is just around
the corner.
We focus on each game
individually as were going, but of course, the big-
23
Position: G
Age: 16
Class: Junior
Parents: Tiffany and James Garlington

Away from the court: Enjoys hanging out with friends,
watching Netflix
Favorite athlete: Skylar Diggins
Favorite movie: Unbroken
Hobby: Shopping
Pre-game ritual: Focuses on game
Favorite actor: Chris Hemsworth
Favorite artist: Beyonc
ger games do get us a little
more pumped up, she
said. We know we have to
come ready to play.
The Lady Eagles will travel to Greer Friday night at

6 p.m.
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Boys and Girls Basketball ...................................... Eastside @ Greer, 6 p.m.

Emerald @ Blue Ridge , 6 p.m.
Wade Hampton @ Riverside, 6 p.m.
Spartanburg @ Byrnes, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
Boys and Girls Basketball ................... Blue Ridge @ Travelers Rest, 6 p.m.
Byrnes @ Riverside, 6 p.m.
Greer @ Berea, 6 p.m.
Southside @ Eastside, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Boys and Girls Basketball ......................................Eastside @ Berea, 6 p.m.

Greer @ Chapman, 6 p.m.
Blue Ridge @ Southside, 6 p.m.
Boiling Springs @ Byrnes, 6 p.m.
Riverside @ Mauldin, 6 p.m.
NGU picked
to finish third
The North Greenville
mens golf team has been
voted to finish third in a
recent Conference Carolinas pre-season pole.
The Crusaders ranked
behind defending champion Erskine College and
local rival Limestone.
North Greenville enters
the 2015 season with a
wealth of experience to
lead the charge. Tucker
MacDonald returns as the
squads only All-Conference performer, but Sam
Goodnight also brings
a solid presence to the
Crusaders starting five.
MacDonald and Goodnight combined for three
wins last season on a team
that won five of its last 10
tournaments.
Adding to the strength
of the two seniors is
sophomore
Christian
Constance, who is ranked
49th in NCAA Division
II golf. Constance is riding a wave of momentum
into the spring season,
winning two tournaments
CRUSADER
CORNER
during the fall slate. North
Greenville will also rely
on two solid freshmen in
Evan Gfeller and Chase
Fisher. Gfeller was an option during the fall, setting the course record at
the King Invitational while
shooting a 62, which was
also the lowest round
shot in Division II golf this
season. North Greenville
mens golf enter the 2015
season ranked 17th by
Golfstat.com
Finishing behind the
Crusaders is Mount Olive
at No. 4, followed by Barton, King, Belmont Abbey
and Pfieffer. North Greenville will open the 2015
portion of its schedule on
Feb. 16 at the Newberry
Invitational in Kiawah Island.
SIGNING: Crowe hopes

to have instant impact
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Overall, theyre supposed to be pretty good,

he said. Theyve finished
in the top five the past five
or six years so theyre supposed to be pretty solid.
Im really excited about
it, Crowe added. Just to
try to become a starter as
it is and fill a role.
With plenty of returning
starters on this years Warrior roster, Crowe said he
and his teammates hope to
make a few lasting memories before graduation.
Of course, as always, everybody wants a ring, but
right now were just trying
to focus on one thing at a
timefinishing first in the
region, playoffs and then
state, he said. (We dont

want to) look at the whole
big general prospect of it
all.
Crowe said his time at
Riverside has been enhanced by great teammates and coaches.
I love Riverside, he
said. When I came here, it
was (Travis) Pitmans first
year and everythings always kind of shaky with a
new coach, but he stepped
up. Hes a great coach
and a great leader and I
wouldnt rather play for
anybody else.
Crowe will major in mechanical engineering while
at Florence-Darlington.
Greer High award winners were, left to right: Dorian Lindsey, Adrian McGee, Cole Henderson, Tyler Wright, Troy Pride
Tiquan Lyles and Mario Cusano.
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Young said this team,

which finished the regular
season undefeated, was
able to shine because of
its work ethic.
Weve had some talented teams, he said. This is
one where leadership and
work ethic played a big
part in their success. These
kids really showed themselves in the weight room
and worked extremely
hard in the offseason and
in the summer time. They
came to work on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, so we knew we
were going to have success
on Friday. Weve got some
talented players, but weve
got some players that are
willing to go above and
beyond what a lot of other
high school kids do.
For Young and the returning Jackets, offseason
preparations are already
well underway.
Weve already cranked
up for 2015 and we hope
our guys take something
from this senior group,
Young said. A lot of our
team is returning, so we
expect some of these guys
to lead and perform the
same way during the offseason. Our expectations
are pretty high, so in order to meet some of those,
weve got to put in the
work, but our kids know
that.
On the D-team, Quantavious Cohen was named
Most Valuable Player, Trey
Houston was named Offensive Player of the Year
and McZavion Holley was
the squads Defensive
Player of the Year.
On junior varsity, Co-Offensive Players of the Year
were Chance Coleman and
Brice Green. Defensive
Player of the Year was Jamiel Canada.
Players earning recognition with a GPA of 3.0
or higher were: Lindsey,
Henderson, Cusano, McGee, Lyles, Pride, Ryan
McCullough, Gabe Rice,
AJ Bruhn, Noah Hannon,
Travigea Ware, Adam Bur-
Troy Pride,Tiquan Lyles and Tyler Wright, pictured left to right, represented the varsity
defense at Greer Highs awards banquet.
Adrian McGee, Mario Cusano, Cole Henderson and Dorian Lindsey, pictured left to right
were honored for their offensive achievements.
gess, Deondre Moren, Nick
Roberson, DJ Sitton, Jesse
Sudduth, Mead Cook, Jordan Hawthorne, Jake Arrowood, Garrett Poole, Pierce
Bishop, Tim Eckworth,
Bryson Newman, Brodie
Wright, Josh Holder, Brice
Green, Zachary Vaughn,
Omar Fattah, Noah Glidden, John Marvin and Seth
Shokes.
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Lady Eagles refuse to lose in region

By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
Eastside had another
strong showing in region
competition last week,
earning wins over Travelers Rest and Blue Ridge
to remain atop the standings.
The Lady Eagles are undefeated against region
opponents this season.
Getting to the top is
not the toughest part,
head coach Cindy DeHart
said. The toughest part
is staying on top. Everybody is looking at you and
wanting to knock you off.
Theyre well aware of that
and one of the reasons
we take it one game at a
time is so that we wont
take anybody for granted.
Were going to have to
work to win.
The Lady Eagles week
began with a 51-34 win
over Travelers Rest.
It was a key win for us,
DeHart said. Against Travelers Rest, we kind of had a
sluggish start, but the last
three quarters, I thought
we played extremely well
as a team. Our percentages were better and we
scored 46 points in those
three quarters.
Teliyah Jeter did it all
for the Eagles, earning 10
points, nine rebounds and
seven blocks.
That was one of her
better games this year,
DeHart said. She played
hard and she played
smart.
Jessica Garlington also
came up big for Eastside
against the Devildogs,
scoring 13 points. Destiny
Thompson added 11 of
her own to the effort.
The score wasnt indicative of the game, DeHart said. Travelers Rest
is a very good team and
we were fortunate to come
out with a win. Theyre a
much improved team that
plays extremely well together.
Eastside had a much
more complete outing
against Blue Ridge, defeating the Tigers 81-55.
We played four solid
quarters of basketball,
DeHart said. We just
played so smart. I was
pleased with out attitude
and teamwork. It was just
a good night for us.
Garlington
was
the
leading scorer for the
Lady Eagles, dropping 22
points on the night. Taylor
Thompson contributed 11
and Jeter scored 14.
Heading into this week,
DeHart said her team cant
afford to let its guard
down.
We dont take anybody
lightly, she said. We expect a good game with
Chapman and weve got
Greer on Friday at Greer.
Friday will mark the
fourth matchup between
Eastside and Greer this
season.
Its a positive rivalry,
DeHart said. We know
it will be a tough, tough
game for us. Theyre very
well coached, so we know
well have our hands full.
Riverside
It was an up and down

week for Riverside, a team
that has struggled to win
the close game this season.
The Lady Warriors pulled
away from Boiling Springs
in the second half last
Tuesday, earning a solid
48-38 win.
We started off slow, but
we began playing the way
were capable of playing,
head coach Jenny Taylor,
whose team held a seven
to nine-point advantage
throughout the second
half, said.
These are our

last three weeks of
basketball and we
want it to be great
(for the seniors), so
were pushing hard
to give every bit of
effort that we have.
Jenny Taylor
Riverside girls basketball coach

Despite the late success
against Boiling Springs,
Riverside dropped a tough
56-44 contest to Spartanburg, the states fifth
ranked team. Taylor, however, said she was happy
with her teams outing.
We tied at halftime,
17-17, Taylor said. We
didnt let them score a
bunch of points on us and
get out to a big lead, so we
were happy about that. If
I could take away about a
minute in the third quarter, we wouldve been very
close there at the end. They
just had a minute where
they probably scored eight
points on us and that was
the difference.
The Lady Warriors were
able to hang in there and
battle against one of the
states top teams, Taylor
said.
We were really happy
with the way we played,
she said. Were in the middle of a very tough region
right now. Spartanburg
has one of the best players
in the state on their team,
so you have to be happy
about how you played.
Getting a bounce back
win wont be easy for
Riverside, which takes on
Dorman and Wade Hampton this week.
We have to do what we
did Friday, Taylor said.
(Against Spartanburg) we
moved our feet on defense
and kept people out of
foul trouble. We handled
the ball very well and were
able to score against the
full court pressure. We
need to do those things
(against Dorman and Wade
Hampton).
With just a few games
remaining on the schedule, Taylor said her seniors are still looking to
shake things up in the re-
gion standings.
We want the next couple of weeks to be the best
that we can possibly make
it, she said. These are our
last three weeks of basketball and we want it to be
great (for the seniors), so
were pushing hard to give
every bit of effort that we
have.
Greer
Greer came up short

against Southside last
Tuesday night before
bouncing back with a
much-needed win over
Emerald on Friday.
Southside is ranked top
10 in the state, trailing
only Eastside in region
competition. Despite a
tightly contested 55-51
battle.
We started off a little
slow, head coach Carlton
Greene, whose team was
down double digits at the
half, said. In the third
quarter, we played them
pretty even, but in the
fourth, we started coming
back on them. We came all
the way back. It was 53-51
and we had a couple of
chances to tie or go ahead,
but we didnt convert
those. I was well pleased
with the way our players
played and the way they
executed. Weve got to
get a quicker spark so we
dont get down during the
beginning moments of the
game.
On Friday, Greer managed to top region newcomer Emerald, 76-55.
Wed go up five or six
points and theyd make
a run and come back on
us, Greene said. The difference was a huge third
quarter where we held
them to seven points. In
the fourth quarter, we
turned it on a little more
and scored 26 to put the
game away. It was a really
satisfying win.
Nine Yellow Jackets
scored, led by Diamon Shiflet, who had 26 points,
eight assists and eight
steals. Megan Jones added
15 while Marshea Murray
had 10.
The younger players are
starting to gain the experience and ability to perform
in clutch situations, he
said. Were seeing them
develop and hopefully we
can go through the rest of
the season and try to close
it out with six wins.
The schedule doesnt get
any easier for the Yellow
Jackets, who face Travelers Rest and Eastside this
week.
Its a big week for us,
Greene said. The Travelers Rest game is a big game
for us as we try to move
up in the standings. Weve
got to try not to look to far
ahead to Eastside, who is
undefeated in the region.
Eastside and Greer have
already squared off three
times this season, each
ending in an Eagle victory,
but Greene is hoping the
fourth time is the charm.
In 2003-2004, I think
we faced them four times
and it seems like we won
all four games that time.
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Greers Diamon Shiflet exploded for 26 points during the Yellow Jackets win over Emerald
Friday night. Greer will take on Travelers Rest and Eastside this week.
Teliyah Jeter puts up a shot in the post during Eastsides victory over Travelers Rest last
week. The Lady Eagles remain undefeated in the region.
So, that might be an omen
for Eastside this year, he
said. They say if you stay
in it long enough, youll see
everything and Im finding
out that may be true. Eastside is a great team and
were going to have to play
very well to have success
against them.
Byrnes
The Lady Rebels are finally back at full strength,

but the team is now 4-3 in
region play heading into
the final few games of the
season.
The Lady Rebels had
a sluggish performance
against Wade Hampton
last Tuesday, falling 5138.
Coming off the game
against Dorman, we were
not ready to play (against
Wade Hampton). I was really disappointed with
how we played. Our focus
wasnt there, head coach
Stacey Parris said. Were
going to have to be more
focused going into the
playoffs if we want to be
successful and keep playing.
Byrnes bounced back
with an 18-point win over
J.L. Mann on Friday to cap
the week. Parris said she
was happy with her teams
performance.
We played a little bit
better, Parris said. We
got (Brianna) James some
touches, which is good. It
was finally nice to have all
four seniors back and were
hoping to have all four seniors for this week.
The Rebels took on
Mauldin on Tuesday night
(results were not available
at press time), battling for
fourth place in the region
standings.
We have to understand
that, at this point of the
season, every night is a
big game, Parris said. We
have to come focused and
ready to play. Were going to have to play well to
win and thats something
weve been emphasizing
a lot.
Parris said getting her
leading scorer, James, back
into the swing of things is
going to be important in
the coming weeks.
(James) is the best
shooter on our team, she
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The Lady Warriors split a pair of games last week, beating

Boiling Springs but falling to Spartanburg.
We have to understand that, at this point

of the season, every night is a big game.
We have to come focused and ready to
play.
Stacey Parris
Byrnes girls basketball coach
said. We want to get her

comfortable and get her
looking for her shot. Shes
one of our best shooters,
but shes also one of the
most passive players on
the team. Its like we have
to make her shoot a lot of
the time, so we have to get
her looking for her shot in
the system.
Parris hopes her seniors
will use lessons learned to
make a strong push during the last few games of
the season.
The Wade Hampton
game was a great eyeopener, she said. Everything happens for a reason. I truly believe that.
But we also need to learn
lessons and I think everyone understands that we
only have two more home

games and that weve only
got a few more opportunities. We have to make
some big things happen.
Every night is important.
Blue Ridge
Last week was a mixed

bag for Blue Ridge, which
earned a win over Chapman (66-37), but fell to
Eastside at home (81-55).
The Tigers got a strong
outing from Farris Roach,
who had 16 points on the
night against Chapman.
Against Eastside, Courtney Robinson led all scorers with 31 points.
The Tigers will face Berea
and Emerald this week.
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Tops
Emerald
We have to execute 100 percent correctly

100 percent of the time. We dont have
much of a margin for error.
By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Yellow Jackets took
the regions second ranked
team down to the wire
last Tuesday night, falling
in the final moments to
Southside, 43-39.
We played really well
against, head coach Jeff
Neely said. We had the
ball up two points with
under two minutes to go
and lost, but I thought
we played really well. Im
not crazy about moral victories, but I thought the
guys picked up some confidence from being able to
play that well.
Despite the heartbreaking loss on the road,
Neelys team managed to
rebound with an impressive, 50-46 victory over
Emerald.
Emerald is a very good
team, he said. Theyve
done really well. Theyre
really big and really athletic, so being able to beat
themI felt good about
that. Our guys are starting
to buy into what were doing.
Winning three of their
last four games, Neely said
his players are starting to
buy into what the team is
trying to do.
Theyre getting better and working real hard
during practice, he said.
This has been a fun group
to coach and theyve had
the opportunity to improve a lot. Theres a lot
of gratification in that and
we hope it can turn into a
lot of wins down the line
against teams that have
beaten us already.
Neely attributes the
teams recent success to
chemistry on and off the
floor.
This team has gotten
better, he said. I told our
guys they shouldve won
the last four. Absolutely,
weve improved and a lot
of it has to do with playing
more as a unit and a team.
These guys enjoy playing
together and that means
a lot. Having some help in
the post has made a difference and has helped with
our recent success.
Greer is heading into a
week in which it will face
Travelers Rest and Eastside, two playoff hopeful
teams.
Were going to emphasis the things weve been
doing well to win games,
Neely said. Weve been
on the boards getting rebounds, shooting better
free throws, playing better
defense. We have to stay
tough and keep getting
better at the things were
doing.
Neely said he has had to
alter his coaching philosophy a little for this team,
but it has paid off in recent weeks.
Weve had to change
our philosophy a little bit
because of our personnel,
he said. Instead of trying
to score a lot of points,
weve focused on keeping
teams from scoring a lot
of points. You cant always
do things the way youd
like to do them. You have
to be able to adjust.
Heading deeper into the
season, Neely said his guys
can be dangerous.
I think we snuck up on
Southside. They werent
quite ready for us. And Emerald didnt think we were
going to play with them,
he said. I told our guys
that Travelers Rest is in
first place because theyre
very smart and they know
we can beat them. Theyre
not going to overlook us.
Byrnes
A slow start handed the

Rebels their first region
loss last Tuesday night.
Second-ranked
Wade
Hampton claimed first
place in the region, earning a 75-62 victory over
Byrnes.
Tuesday, we just did
not come out ready to
play, head coach Layne
Fowler said. Wade Hamptons got a very good team
and they whipped us in all
phases in the first half. In
the second half, I thought
we played well, intense,
and played with a purpose.
You have to credit them.
Theyre playing good basketball.
Ray Riley
Blue Ridge boys basketball coach
Chapman really shoots

the ball well from three, so
it never seems like theyre
out of a game, Chamness
said. Thats going to be
a challenge for us, but after having three straight
road games, Im happy to
be able to come back and
play at home.
Chamness said his team
cant afford to have a bad
game against the Yellow
Jackets.
I know Jeff (Neely) is
going to have his guys
ready, he said. Greer
and Eastside have kind of
always been rivals, and
thats one of those games
that well have to play real
well to get a win.
Our guys are starting to
play together, and hopefully, its at the right time,
Chamness said.
Greers Thomas Center draws contact on the way to the basket during the Yellow Jackets
victory over Emerald Friday night.
Wade Hampton led 4621 at the half. Jaylan Fosters 23 points nearly led
Byrnes all the way back,
but the Generals flexed
their muscles down the
stretch to seal the win.
Despite the loss, Byrnes
managed to bounce back
with a seven-point win
against J.L. Mann.
I thought we played really good defense against
J.L. Mann, Fowler said.
Our offense wasnt bad,
but it wasnt great. Defensively, we really got after
it. They had nine threes,
but seven of those were
very contested, so we can
live with that. Even when
youre watching something
like that, you dont like
it, but you can live with
it when you know youre
playing hard defense.
Looking back at the first
half of region play, Fowler
said there is plenty to celebrate, but plenty to improve upon as well.
We finished the first
round of region play 6-1,
ranked second in the conference, but weve got a lot
of room for improvement,
he said. Were 16-2, but I
just see a lot of areas that
we need to clean up.
Fowler said this is some
of the toughest competition he has ever seen in
the region.
I think about guys like
Greg (Miller) at Riverside.
Theyre playing great and
theyve maybe got like two
wins. Its just tough, he
said. I know people think
of Wade Hampton, Dorman and us, but honestly,
Spartanburg, Mann, Riversideall these guys can
beat you. I know people
say that stuff, but its really anybodys game any
night.
Although his team has
won 16 games, Fowler said
he still believes his guys
have yet to peak.
Were working on getting better every day,
Fowler said. Weve got
to get a little better on offense. We havent shot the
ball great and Id like to
get out in transition more,
but our bread and butter is
our defense and rebounding. If we can do that, we
know weve got a shot. I
believe our best basketball
is still ahead of us.
Each night, the Rebels
have benefitting from a
different player stepping
up, Fowler said.
Weve had different
guys step up non-stop,
he said. Guys like Jaylan
Foster, Tavin Richardson,
Tyrique Glenn, Bouvier
Howard, Tegan Waters,
Christian
Eitel-have
stepped up and either had
a big game or a big half for
us. Weve had six or seven
individuals lead us in scoring this year, and that can
be a good thing. It keeps
teams off balance. These
guys dont mind who gets
the so called glory.
Byrnes will take on
Mauldin and Spartanburg
this week.
Weve had six or

seven individuals
lead us in scoring
this year, and that
can be a good thing.
It keeps teams off
balance. These guys
dont mind who gets
the so called glory.
Layne Fowler
Byrnes boys basketball coach
Blue Ridge
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Myles Smith had 17 points for Riverside against Boiling

Springs, but the Warriors were unable to come up with
the win.
Eastside
Eastside nearly dropped

the regions best team last
Tuesday night, but could
not hang on in a 30-29 loss
to Travelers Rest.
Eagle coach Tom Chamness said his squad had
to deal with a slower pace
than it was used to.
It was a low scoring
game. It wasnt that we
were holding it or they
were holding it, both
teams were just really
patient on the offensive
end, he said. I think, in
the third quarter, there
were only six possessions
a piece. It was just one of
those games. We had our
chances.
The Eagles were up seven points at the half, but
gave up too many opportunities late.
We ended up needing
that one more possession
and one more bucket,
Chamness said. TR is undefeated in the region because their guys are playing really good defense.
The Eagles didnt stay
down for long, topping
Blue Ridge 61-48 during a
close contest on the road.
Blue Ridge came out
firing. They were shooting
well in the first half and it
gave us some problems,
Chamness said.
Eastside went into the
half down 26-25, but used
a huge fourth quarter run
to surge past the Tigers.
We were able to turn it
on there at the end, but
Blue Ridge is always a
tough place to play, Chamness said. But I was
proud of our guys for
sticking with the game
plan and getting the win
on the road. Those are
hard to get at this point.
DeShundre Rucker led

the Eagles with 19 points,
while
Sullivan
Skinner dropped 17 for Blue
Ridge.
In this region, every
team is a threat every
night, Chamness said.
I dont think Blue Ridge
has won a region game,
but they were up one going into the fourth quarter
with us. You have to come
ready to play or youre going to get beat.
Up next for Eastside is
a date with Chapman on
Tuesday (results were not
available at press time)
and a matchup with crosstown rival Greer on Friday.
The Fighting Tigers

came out swinging last
week, but were unable to
earn their first region win
of the season in losses
to Chapman (72-54) and
Eastside (61-48).
Despite the recent lack
of success, head coach Ray
Riley is optimistic about
his teams chances heading down the stretch.
I think weve got a
chance to win ball games,
he said. As a coach, I
think we can end the year
6-0. I told our guys, we can
end the year 6-0, 5-1, 4-2,
or 3-3, but anything else
is not an option. Thats
really what I believe and
I think we can do that.
Teams arent going to let
us do that, weve got to do
that.
Riley said his guys made
a few too many mistakes
to beat Eastside at home.
Eastside was a very
well coached team, he
said. Coach (Tom) Chamness does a great job with
them, but I thought our
guys did a great job of executing the game plan for
three quarters.
We have to execute
100 percent correctly 100
percent of the time, Riley added. We dont have
much of a margin for error. Were not as big as
teams like Eastside, Greer,
Chapman, Emerald or any
other team weve played
this year. Theres only a
tiny bit of room for error
and weve had two or three

minute stretches where
weve had a let down.
Riley said his squad has
improved, even if it doesnt
show up in the standings.
Weve come a long way
since November, Riley
said. I know the record
doesnt say that. But with
our kids, weve talked
about this being a journey.
Were not quite where we
want to be on Jan. 26, but
were getting there.
For Riley the formula to
win is simple.
We said we had to be
50 percent from two, 35
percent from three and
75 percent from the free
throw line with 12 or
fewer turnovers a game,
he said. If we do that,
were dangerous. We did
that against Mauldin and
against Spartanburg Day
we were very close to
those numbers. Against
Eastside, until the fourth
quarter, we were close to
those numbers...We know
what we have to do.
The Tigers have not shot
the ball well when they
needed big performances.
We havent shot the ball
extremely well, but some
of that has to do with poor
judgment, Riley said.
Our kids work hardthey
probably work as hard as
any team aroundso its
not that. We just cant
have any let downs.
Riley said the margin for
error is small with Blue
Ridge.
Weve got to execute
better and weve got to
be stronger mentally. We
have to make better decisions, Riley said. Teams
like Kentucky or other
teams in college that are
really good, theyve got a
bigger window of opportunity. They can mess up
and rectify it. But when
youre a smaller basketball
team, youve got to do everything right.
Blue Ridge will face Berea
and Emerald this week.
We want teams to prepare and play as hard as
they can against us, and
they really have, Riley
said. I dont think a team
has taken us lightly. Some
of these teams that come
in and shoot against us,
theyre shooting it lights
out. We must bring out the
best.
Riverside
Riverside
dropped
games to Boiling Springs
(54-50) and Spartanburg
(87-78) last week, falling
to 1-6 in region play.
Against Boiling Springs,
the Warriors were led by
Myles Smith, who had 17
points.
Riversides
toughest
week is ahead, as the Warriors will square of with
two of the regions top
three teams (Dorman and
Wade Hampton).
Riverside will host the
Generals on Friday night
at 7:30 p.m.
Tyius Lewis starts a fastbreak for Eastside during the Eagles one-point loss to Travelers
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B6 THE GREER CITIZEN
Crowning
Moments
Area high schools
name pageant
winners
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Allison Caroline Smith was crowned Miss El Dorado 2015 during the Blue Ridge High School pageant held
Saturday.
Brittany Doss celebrates her win after being crowned Miss

Greer High School 2015.
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WILLIAM BUCHHEIT |THE GREER CITIZEN
Ashley Cox was crowned Miss Byrnes High 2015 during the
schools pageant held Jan. 17.
Miss Aurea Aquila winner Robin Martin, center, stands alongside fellow contestants Amanda Dara, left and Kristen
Levesque after Saturday nights pageant.
Miss Greer, Greater Greer Teen share stories

BY LYNN BRUCE
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
While standing in her
crib at the age of 3, Anna
Brown failed to respond to
her mothers voice or repeatedly calling her name.
As a concerned mother,
Debbie Brown retreated to
the kitchen and brought
upstairs lids to pots and
pans.
When the loud
clanging of the lids still
did not get the normal response, Debbie took her
daughter to have her hearing checked.
It was then that they
found she had 50 percent
hearing loss in both ears,
a problem she was born
with.
Since that time, Annas
parents pushed her to find
goals and never let her disability get in the way of
the things she aspired to
accomplish. Presently a
junior at Clemson University, the new Miss Greater
Greer is pursuing a degree
in visual arts. Equipped
with hearing aids, Brown
hopes to continue in her

mothers footsteps by
opening her own business
upon graduation. Having
acquired hands-on experience with her mothers
own store, Brides and
Beautys, she forges ahead
with her aspiration of a
boutique.
For the Miss South Carolina Pageant, which will be
held June 23 through June
27 in Columbia,
Brown
said she is uncertain of
what might change in her
dance routine, but said it
will still be lyrical dancing.
Her platform will be the
aspiration of working with
young men and women
to give them the strength
to gain self-confidence to
overcome their disabilities.
Through her experience
as Miss Greater Hartsville,
being among the top ten
winners in last years Miss
South Carolina pageant,
Brown hopes to bring the
crown back to her hometown of Greer. She said
performing on stage and
dance competitions has

served her well, preparing for her for what may
lie ahead. Brown credits
her determination to see
things through, stating,
Nothing will stop me
from bringing home the
crown.
Brown lives in Greer
with two older brothers
and a family who supports
her ambitions while keeping the fun and laughter in
family gatherings.
Emma Kate Rhymer,
daughter of Brent and
Amy Rhymer of Greer,
is a sophomore at Greer
High School. She feels her
strong will to never give
up when attaining a goal
provided her with the abilities to be a leader and win
the crown of Miss Greater
Greer Teen. She hopes
her confidence will inspire
others to compete and be
the best that they can.
Emma
cites
Annas
mother, who has always
been her mentor, as the
deciding factor to enter the pageant, her first
competition. For the Miss

South Carolina segment
of her reign, Rhymer said
she intends to use her passion for dancing, but has
not decided on a definite
routine. In addition to her
talents for dancing, Rhymer has been in swimming
competition since she was
7 years old.
As an aspiring neo-natal nurse or possibly a
pediatrician, she intends
to work with children in
the medical profession
and hopes to be accepted
into Clemson University.
Rhymer is starting an outreach program for young
teens across the state to
strengthen their self-confidence by writing down
and remembering three
personal compliments a
day.
In addition to her parents, Rhymer lives with
two younger brothers.
Both winning queens
said they are looking ahead
in anticipation of coming
back to their hometown as
winners.
Emma Kate Rhymer and Anna Brown
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HOSTS EDUCATION NIGHT
Northwood
Middle
Schools Guidance Department will host an education night for Northwood
parents on Monday, Feb.
2, at 6 p.m.
Dr. Harry Shucker, former Vice President of Student Services at Furman
University, will explain
steps parents can take to
keep their children from
feeling overwhelmed.
Arrive at 5:30 p.m. for
a complimentary pasta
dinner served by the Family and Consumer Science
students.
CYBER DANGERS
DISCUSSED AT NMS
Back by popular demand

Rick Floyd, who addressed
Northwood Middle parents during Red Ribbon
Week, will speak to seventh and eighth grade
students about internet
safety on Feb. 12 and 13
respectively.
Formerly of the computer crimes division of
Greenville County Law Enforcement, Floyd works in
the Security Division of the
Information Technology
Department for the School
District
of
Greenville
County. He will explain
some of the cyber dangers
students may encounter
and prevention methods
students should use.
BOB JONES ACADEMY

HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FEB. 16
Bob Jones Academy (BJA)

is hosting its annual open
house Monday, Feb. 16,
from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for
parents and prospective
students to see the opportunities available at BJA.
The open house is being
held in the Applied Studies building next to the
Academy gymnasium on
the Bob Jones University
campus in Greenville. Visitors are welcome to attend
any time during the day.
Prospective and returning families will have the
opportunity to attend
classes in progress, tour
the BJA facilities, and enjoy student music performances. Administrators,
faculty and other parents
will also be available to answer questions.
about BJAs open house,
call 770-1395 or visit bobjonesacademy.net.
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Brain power
Blue Ridge Middle beat Blacksburg Middle with a score of 91 to 69 in the recent Battle of the Brains competition. Caleb Kluckholn, Shaun OBoyle and Henry Travis led
the academic team. The team will continue on to the next level of competition.
livery and layaway will be
available.
Floor models will be
displayed in the cafeteria
during the event.
DISTRICT FIVE
STUDENTS SELECTED
AS TEACHING FINALISTS
Some Byrnes High students have their sights set

on the classroom, and being at the head of it one
day. The thirteen students,
part of Rhonda Dodsons
Teacher Cadet program,
have been selected as finalists for the prestigious
Teaching Fellow scholarship.
Mea Abrahams, Caitlin Batson, Zane Bridwell,
Molly Boyle, Nicole Bridges, Alexis Glenn, Blake
Hodges, Gabby Jurado, Erika Kozub, Cayce McLeod,
Melvin Robinson, Blair
Simpson, and Ridge Welch
were chosen as finalists
for the program.
Approximately
1,000
students from across
South Carolina applied for
the program this year, and
the dozen Rebels were all
chosen to advance to the
final round of process.
Each will take part in a
panel interview and complete a formal presentation
during a regional round on
Feb. 21. Students selected
from that round will earn
the title of Teaching Fellow and a $24,000 scholarship.
WELLFORD STUDENTS VISIT

ART WORKSHOP
Fifty-nine Beta Club

members from Blue Ridge
Middle School attended
the State Junior Beta Club
Convention
in
Myrtle
Beach on Jan. 15 and 16.
Students participated in
many academic and artistic competitions with fellow Betas from all over
the state. The group also
ate at Medieval Times and
Yamatos, and attended
their own semi-formal
dance.
Songfest, where students
take a well known song
and rewrite it with Beta
Club lyrics, was a huge
success with Blue Ridge
Middle finishing overall in
third place in the state.
Kye Lampinen won second place in the state oil
and acrylics competition
with a beautiful landscape
painting.
In the technology division, Dylan Johnson won
second place in the state
for a two-minute video he
created that showed the
various Beta service activities this year.
A group of 21 fourth
graders from Wellford
Academy were invited to
participate in an art workshop at the Governors
School in Greenville recently.
Columbia mixed media
artist Kirkland Smith visited the S.C. Governors
School for the Arts and
Humanities (SCGSAH) for
a week-long residency
the week of Jan. 12-16 as
part of the schools Guest
Artist program. Using the
theme, Reclaiming our
Rubbish, Smiths course
was designed to bring
attention to the impact
consumerism has on our
environment by creating
works of art from pieces
of trash.
Funded by a $5,000
grant from the Piedmont
Natural Gas Foundation
and by the Milliken Foundation, the week included
masters classes for Governors School students,
as well as outreach workshops for two upstate elementary schools. Wellford
was selected, along with
AJ Whittenberg in Greenville County.
RIVERSIDE HIGH MATTRESS

SALE IS FEB. 21
D.R. HILL DEBATE TEAM

PLACES AT COMPETITION
BRMS ATTENDS STATE

JUNIOR BETA CLUB
The Riverside High baseball team will be sponsoring its annual mattress
sale from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
on Saturday, Feb. 21, in
the school cafeteria.
Simmons
Beautyrest
and other name brand
mattress sets will be sold
at 30-60 percent below
retail prices. One of the
manufacturers has won
the Consumer Digest Best
Buy Award and Womens
Choice Award for the
eighth consecutive year.
All mattresses come with
full factory warranties. All
sizes and price ranges. De-
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SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
THE GREER CITIZEN
The D.R Hill Middle Tiger Speech, Debate and

Interpretation Team talked their way to another
big win last weekend. The
team traveled to Hillcrest
High in Simpsonville to
compete at the Hillcrest
Speech and Debate Tournament. More than 80
middle school student entries are a part of the large
tournament.
The Tiger Team placed
as follows:
1st place Oral Interpretation--Rya Bohmer, 6th
Grade
3rd place Oral Interpre-
tation--Sophie Smith, 6th

Grade
2nd place Humorous/
Dramatic Interpretation-John Harmon, 8th Grade
3rd
place Humorous/
Dramatic Interpretation-Sophie Smith, 6th Grade
4th
place Humorous/
Dramatic Interpretation-Henry Havens, 6th Grade
5th place Impromptu
Speech--Sirena Perez, 6th
grade
BYRNES WRITERS SHINE

IN STATE CONTEST
Four Byrnes High students of Susanne Cashs

AP English Language and
Composition class have
been selected as finalists
for the annual USC Honors
College writing contest.
Rebecca Glenn, Tristan
Whaley, Nick Tate, and
Khalil Gamble all wrote essays on How To Improve
South Carolina. Their entries were chosen as 28 of
the best from across the
state.
The Byrnes students
will travel to USC in Columbia in March, along
with Cash, for recognition
and to compete in a final
timed-writing phase. Their
entries will be judged by
famous South Carolina
author, Pat Conroy, and
printed in an anthology
at USC this year. They will
also be treated to a USC
baseball game, a tour of
campus, and lunch and
talks with Conroy and other SC authors.
efforts. Most students at

Lyman were able to run
just over two miles during
the run. Money collected
will be used to place more
technology in the classrooms at the school, and
provide other needed supplies.
FLORENCE CHAPEL
RECEIVES AUTISM GRANT
A student at Florence
Chapel Middle School has
even more ways to learn in
the classroom, thanks to
teacher, Andrea Howard.
The seventh grade Social
Studies teacher applied for
and won a grant through
Autism Speaks for one
of her students. The student received an iPad 4,
complete with an iTunes
card and protective carrying case, to use in all their
classes.
Greenville
Technical
Charter High Schools
Board of Directors extended the contract of
Dr. J. Brodie Bricker, PhD
as Interim Principal of
Greenville Technical Charter High School (GTCHS).
His new contract will run
through the 2015-2016
school year. Dr. Bricker
has been serving as interim Principal since April of
last year.
With 46 years of administrative experience,
Dr. Bricker brings to us a
strong background in programs and process. With
his knowledge and experience, we are excited to
have his continued leadership, said GTCHS Board
Chairman, Dr. Bob Nash.
During his career, Dr.
Bricker has been recognized and honored at
many local, state, and national levels for his work
in school management
and administration.
Dr. Bricker will continue
to implement the schools
MENUS
Dr. J. Brodie Bricker, PhD
strategic plan as it relates

to capital improvement,
curriculum
instruction,
technology, and school
safety. The schools commitment to a rigorous
curriculum, small classes,
highly qualified teachers,
and dual-credit class offerings (available through
a partnership with Greenville Technical College)
sets the bar for high quality education.
The search for a principal for Greenville Technical Charter High School
will resume this fall.
Chicken Vegetable Soup,
Steamed Broccoli, Fruit
MIDDLE/HIGH
GREENVILLE COUNTY
ELEMENTARY
Thursday: Baked Potato Bar,

Roll, Stuffed Shells, Fruit and
Vegetable Bar
Friday: Pizza, Cheese, Mexican
Lasagna, Vegetation Station,
Thursday: Chicken Caesar

Salad, Chili, Chicken Jambalaya, Fruit and Vegetable Bar
Friday: Chef Salad, Hot Dog,
Chili, Mexican Lasagna, Roll,
Whole Grain, Vegetation Station, Chicken Vegetable Soup,
Lima Beans, Fruit
Note: February menus were
not available at press time.
BRIDWELL WINS FLORENCE

CHAPEL SPELLING BEE
Florence Chapel Middle

student Kalika Bridwell
can spell success, and
shes done it again and
again. The eighth grader
will once again compete
against the top spellers in District Five, after
winning Florence Chapels school spelling bee
recently. Benay
Daniel
was the runner-up in the
schools bee.
Last
year,
Bridwell
competed in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee in
Washington, D.C.
The District Five spelling
bee will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the District
Five Fine Arts Center.
BYRNES TEACHER WINS

TOP AWARD
Byrnes High teacher

Kevin McCurry has been
honored with a Teacher
Excellence Award by the
International Technology
and Engineering Educators
Association.
McCurry will be presented the award at the ITEEA
Conference in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin in March.
LYMAN STUDENTS RUN

TO SUPPORT SCHOOL
Lyman
Elementary
School students laced up
their running shoes this
week for the schools first
ever Boosterthon fundraising campaign.
Team
leaders
from
Boosterthon kicked off
the campaign with a high
energy pep rally, led team
huddles with each grade
level for five days teaching
valuable character lessons
to the children and promoting healthy lifestyles
through exercises, and led
the entire school in completing its first Fun Run.
Students
obtained
pledges following the pep
rally until the day of the
Fun Run for their running
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The Drop a well-made but generic thriller

Rating: 6 out of 10
Run time: 106 minutes
Rated: R for language and
strong violence
Ed Oxenbould as
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
Alexander and the

Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day (PG)
-- Based on the beloved
kids book, this family-film
adaptation gives us a likable account of unfortunate events in the lives
of an 11-year-old and his
(briefly) family. Alex (Ed
Oxenbould) is the victim
of escalating misfortunes,
from gum in his hair to
sharing a birthday with
an infinitely more popular
kid. Once Alex has his bad
day, he wishes his parents
(Steve Carell and Jennifer
Garner) and siblings could
feel what its like -- and
they soon do.
Disney delivers a satisfactory update of the
original story, without
pushing any boundaries.
Alex, for instance, has to
face the new-age humiliation of seeing his face photoshopped into a mocking
image. Ultimately, we get a
few chuckles while learning an important lesson
-- good luck swings both
ways.
Nightcrawler (R) - Jake Gylenhaal plays a
ruthless amateur clawing
his way to the top of the local news game. Lou Bloom
(Gylenhaal) is an eversmiling, self-taught, ambitious and amoral kind of
reporter -- his bread and
butter come from filming
blood, car wrecks and other types of mayhem. Hes
energetic, yet dead behind
the eyes. On his way to the
top, Bloom winds up at the
center of one of his own
gruesome stories.
The force of the film
comes from Jake Gyllenhaals performance as a
charming sociopath. On
one hand, you cant stop
watching him, while on
the other hand, you really believe this guy would
chop up his grandma if
somebody would pay for
the pictures.
Force Majeur (R) -This dark comedy gathered
good buzz at the Cannes
film festival as one of
the best foreign-language
flicks to hit the screen. It
follows a Swedish family
taking some quality-time
at a high-end ski resort,
under the constant threat
of controlled avalanches
that keep the slopes how
theyre supposed to be.
During one such planned
avalanche, Tomas -- the
dad of the family -- gets
frightened and makes a
run for safety, leaving his
wife and kids, well ... behind. The avalanche turns
out to be nothing, but Tomas act of cowardice becomes a comical crisis of
its own.
Rosewater (R) -- This
directorial debut for Jon
Stewart (TVs The Daily
Show) uses the real-life
story of an Iranian-born
journalist (Gael Garcia-Bernal) and the suffering he
faced -- partly as a result
of his appearance on Stewarts comedy show. Maziar
Bahari was born in Tehran,
but had Canadian citizenship when he was detained
as an enemy of the state
and tortured for 118 days.
His crimes were related
to his coverage of a presidential candidate running
against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Irans tumultuous 2009 election. Its a
film about hope and human suffering, shot with a
comedians sensitivity for
irony and emotion.
TV RELEASES
Nurse Jackie Season 6

Mamas Family: Season
6
Hart to Hart: Season 4
Peanuts: Race for Your
Life, Charlie Brown
f youve seen Mystic

River or Gone Baby
Gone, youll recognize
the bleak urban atmosphere of The Drop. All
three works were originally conceived by Massachusetts author Dennis
Lehane. The difference
is that The Drop feels
more generic in every
way.
In fact, the film will
likely be remembered
more for being James
Gandolfinis swan song
than anything else. Not
that its bad. It simply
isnt especially riveting or
memorable. In the hands
of director Michael Roskam, character development takes a backseat to
DVD
REVIEW
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
advancing a convoluted
plot.
That plot centers
around Bob (Tom Hardy),
a quiet, lonely bartender
who finds himself in
a firestorm of tension
involving his boss (James
Gandolfini), the mobsters
who own the bar, and a
sociopathic stalker his
girlfriend (Noomi Rapace)
used to date.
Clearly, theres a lot of
skill at hand here. The
Drop is well acted and
boasts more than a few
good technical elements.
The music and cinematography are good and the
climax satisfying.
Hardy and Gandolfini
are solid, if not spectacular, and Rapace is serviceable as the haunted vixen.
John Ortiz is also intriguing as an instinctive
detective, but doesnt get
enough play as he should
have. Like the other
characters, he is more a
stereotype than an individual, intended primarily
to move the story along.
And though Roskam
(who did the acclaimed
2011 Belgium film Bullhead) even throws in an
adorable puppy to make
his protagonist more
likeable, Bob still comes
off as dull and dimwitted.
Hes kind of like Rocky,
without the passion.
In the end, The Drop
is a bleak viewing experience, made even bleaker
by being Gandolfinis last
role.
THINGS
TO DO
CENTRE STAGE PRESENTS

ROCK N ROLL
Centre Stage presents

Rock n Roll through Feb.
14 with showtimes at 8
p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
and 3 p.m. Sundays.
This original concert
showcases the talent in
the Upstate and celebrates
a diverse set list. Spanning
the 50s through the 90s,
the set includes hits from
such artists as Ray Charles,
The Four Seasons, Chicago,
Stevie Wonder, Foreigner,
Journey, Aerosmith, Tom
Petty, and many more.
For tickets or more information, call 864-2336733 or visit www.centrestage.org.
BARE CERAMIC EXHIBIT

AT TECH
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts

at the Benson campus
of Greenville Technical
College is pleased to announce an exhibition of
recent works by ceramic
artist Daniel Bare through
Feb. 20.
Bares practice explores
a range of ceramic related processes, including
thrown and altered functional wares, experimental post-consumer fused
ceramic sculptures, and
largescale wet slip clay
collaborative installations.
The gallery is located at
Greenville Technical College Benson Campus, Hwy
290, 2522 Locust Hill Road
in Taylors. It is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5
p.m. The exhibition and
gallery talk are free and
open to the public.
Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini star in the thriller The

Drop.
group of musical folks.

For more information, call
Bob at 423-5576.
Stomping
Grounds
now has a Celtic Session 7-9 p.m. every other
Wednesday. This is an
open session to Irish/
Scottish folk music and
anyone can participate.
Call Alan Dillman at 828329-2640.
GREER HERITAGE MUSEUM

HONORS BLACK HISTORY
The Greer Heritage Museum announces new exhibit and programs for
February. The theme is
Celebrating Black History
Telling Our Stories.
Storyteller
Stephanie
Pepps will tell black folk
tales at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. Pepps, who is
childrens minister at St.
Matthew United Methodist
Church, tells stories for all
ages.
Author and storyteller
Laura Smith will present
a program of original stories on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m.
Retired from Greenville
County Schools, Smith has
written childrens stories,
poems, and published two
books. After the program
she will sell and sign her
books Steps of Yesterday and Samidis Trunk,
a book for children about
bullying. The book signing
is from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
All programs are free.
Call the museum at 106 S
Main at 864-877-3377.
PHOTO | COURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Daniel Bares ceramics exhibit will be on display through

Feb. 20 at the Benson Campus of Greenville Technical
College. Pictured above is Seep.
FICTION ADDICTION
HOSTS SEMINAR
Fiction Addiction will

host a book publishing
seminar on Thursday, Jan.
29.
Join book industry veterans Vally Sharpe, publisher of the highly popular childrens book Mice
on Main (Linda Kelly and
Zan Wells) as well as other
Greenville favorites, and
Fiction Addiction owner Jill Hendrix and learn
everything you need to
know about publishing,
launching, and promoting
books.
Call 864-675-0540 or
email info@fiction-addiction.com to reserve your
space.
KIM DAISY TO SIGN BOOKS

AT FICTION ADDICTION
Spartanburg
native
Kim Daisy will be signing copies of her new
cookbook, Daisy
Cakes
Cookbook, at Fiction Addiction on Thursday, Feb.
5, from 5-7 p.m. This
event is free and open to
the public.
For more information,
call 864-675-0540.
CULTURAL ARTS DAY CAMP

OFFERED AT CHAPMAN
Five cultural arts organizations at Chapman Cultural Center will offer a

student day camp, 9 a.m.3 p.m., on Monday, Feb.
16, which is a countywide
teacher workday. Students
have the day off from
school, and many working
parents need options for
their children.
Go Pro! will be a funfilled day that provides
children experiences with
professionals from a variety of arts and humanities
disciplines. Campers will
hang out with a hip hop
performer, create a large
work of art together, learn
about archaeology, meet
professional performers,
and learn the art of Kumihimo, a Japanese braiding
technique.
Children ages 6-8 and 912 will spend the day rotating through programs
at Ballet Spartanburg, Artists Guild of Spartanburg,
Spartanburg Art Museum,
Spartanburg Philharmonic
Orchestra, and Spartan-
burg Regional History Museum.

Parents can register their
children on Spartanburg
Art Museums website or
in person at the museum
front desk. Cost is $50 per
camper, and there is a sibling discount. Contact the
Spartanburg Art Museum
at (864) 582-7616 or visit
spartanburartmuseum.
org.
SC CHILDRENS THEATRE
SHOWS FANCY NANCY
The South Carolina Childrens Theatre will present

Fancy Nancy The Musical
Jan. 30-Feb. 8 at the Peace
Centers Gunter Theatre.
Nancy and her friends
are excited to dance in the
school recital, but when
she is denied the role of
her dreams, the story
takes an unexpected twist.
Nancy realizes that when
she uses her imagination,
being fancy comes in many
forms.
Performance times are
Fridays, Jan. 30 and Feb.
6, at 7 p.m.; Saturdays,
Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, at 1:30
p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and
Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1:30
p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and
Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
Visit scchildrenstheatre.
org or call 467-3000.
GREER CULTURAL ARTS

UPCOMING EVENTS
Feb. 7 at Cannon Centre:

Chamber Selections.
March 21: Masterworks
III: Berliozs Symphonie
Fantastique.
May 2: Pops Celebration.
GREER OPRY HOUSE

HOLDS LINE DANCING
Classic Country Band

with Ed Burrell at is at 8
p.m. each Saturday night
at the Greer Opry House.
Admission is $9. There
will be free line dancing
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
STOMPING GROUNDS
HOLDS JAM SESSION
Stomping Grounds hosts

Old Time Jam with Bob
Buckingham, every first
and third Tuesday of the
month. Buckingham invites anyone who has a
banjo, guitar, bass, fiddle,
etc. to come and jam from
7-9 p.m. Even if you dont
play, come listen to this
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
CONTINUES FEB. 7
Drawings by Karina Noel

Hean will be on display
through Feb. 13 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe
Art Building on the Furman University campus.
Thompson Gallery hours
are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
The exhibition, a storm,
a structure, is free and
open to the public, and is
presented by the Furman
University Department of
Art. For more information,
visit karinanoelhean.com.
Foothills Philharmonic continues its 14th concert season, Symphonies,

on Saturday, Feb. 7, with
its annual chamber concert
at the Cannon Centre in
Greer. In this first concert
of the new year, Foothills
Philharmonics
various
chamber groups will present famous
chamber
works by various composers.
Performing in Greenville
since 2000, Foothills Philharmonic is
committed
to providing high-quality, classical music performances to the Upstate
community free of charge.
Each concert is followed
by a complimentary reception that allows patrons to
meet the musicians and
artistic director.
SPARTANBURG GUILDS
EXHIBIT FEATURES MANY
WOUNDED HOLLOW
AT SUNDAYS UNPLUGGED
HEAN DRAWINGS
ON DISPLAY IN JANUARY
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
contact Caitlin Boice, artistsguild@spartanarts.org

or call 864-764-9568.
Artists Guild of Spartanburg will present artwork

from its various members
in an open showcase Feb.
1-26. A reception will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 19,
6-8 p.m. in the Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural
Center.
There is no cost to see
the exhibit, and the reception is open to the
public. The Guild Gallery
is routinely open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5
p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Artists in this exhibit will
include Eduardo Sandry,
Eula La Croix, Bridget Kirkland, Lou Webster, David
Allio, Pat Kabore, Pam Stevens, Susan Seiber, Aimee
Wise, Rebekah Dove, Jona
Darwin, Doris Turner, Rick
Orr, Patty Orr, Cleveland
Gosset, Chris Harris, Elizabeth Bagwell, Stacy Beville,
Betsy Skipper, Charles Redback, Scott Quinn, Anne
Stewart, Susan Hopps, and
more.
For more information,
Art lovers, families, and

entertainment seekers can
enjoy free concerts by regional singer-songwriters,
as well as free admission
to museums and galleries,
at Chapman Cultural Center every Sunday. The centers Sundays Unplugged
program gives patrons the
opportunity to engage the
arts in a casual and cultural environment from 1-5
p.m. This Sunday, Feb. 1,
ambient/progressive artist Wounded Hollow performs.
Wounded Hollow is the
stage name of a one-man
performance and recording project by musician
Corey McDaniels of Spartanburg. McDaniels is
also bassist of Ashevilles
(young) American Landscape.
on Sundays Unplugged,
please call (864) 542-ARTS
or email ChapmanCulturalCenter@SpartanArts.
org.
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