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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 
Edwin Thomas
Greer
Middle
teacher
charged
For unwanted
physical
contact
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer Middle school
teacher Edwin Thomas,
51, has been arrested and
charged with assault and
battery after an incident at
the school in early April.
According to a Greer
Police incident report,
Thomas initiated unwant-
ed physical contact with
a 12-year-old female stu-
dent, approaching her to
inquire if she wanted a
hug.
The child refused his
offer, backing away from
him only to have him con-
tinue advancing towards
her, the report stated.
The child told him to stop
several times and even put
a physical barrier between
them by moving desks.
The defendant contin-
ued advancing towards
her, approaching her from
the back and grabbed her,
wrapping his arms around
her causing the child to
suffer emotional injury
and distress, the report
continued.
The victim and three
other students gave sim-
ilar accounts of the inci-
dent, according to police.
Officials with the Green-
ville County School Dis-
trict say Thomas was
placed on administra-
tive leave and has since
stepped down from his
position at the school.
Thomas had been at
Greer Middle since 2015.
Greer CPW to begin Randall Street work on June 12
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
will begin replacing sewer
and water lines on Randall
Street on June 12.
Sections of the street
will be closed for periods
of time over the next two
INDEX | DEATHS
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B3,4
A2
CRIME A8
ENTERTAINMENT B6
MILESTONES B8
OBITUARIES A5
OPINION A4
OUR SCHOOLS
SPORTS B1-3
B8
GSP Airport opens new Grand Hall
As part of
WINGSPAN
project
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Five years after be-
ginning its $125 million
WINGSPAN terminal reno-
vation project, the Green-
ville-Spartanburg Interna-
tional Airport has added a
number of new amenities
for local travelers.
The project has tak-
en shape in phases since
2012. The most recent
phase included the addi-
tion of Palmetto Distill-
ery, Chick-fil-A, a hotdog
restaurant known as DC-3
and an airside garden for
HERO FOR THE HOMELESS
Chrissy Taylor will be remembered for her compassionate nature and her tough battle
with cancer during a Memorial Walk in June.
Taylors legacy lives
Through
Memorial Walk
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Friends and family knew
Chrissy Taylor for her
compassionate nature.
months, including the in-
tersection of Trade Street
and Randall Street, which
will be closed for a couple
days at some point during
the project.
Well start at Depot
Street and work up to
School Street, said Mark ble, he said.
Harvey, Engineering and
Planning Manager for the
| SPORTS
Joshua K. Brown, 27
Karl David Parkkonen, 41
Paul Leonard Redd, 49
ticketed customers.
The project was divided
into phases, said Rosylin
Weston, Vice President of
Communications/Com-
munity Relations. We
systematically
through the process.
moved
The entire project is
estimated to have a cu-
mulative $164 million
economic impact in the
community, including the
creation of 1,400 jobs.
That was very import-
ant to us, Weston said. It
was more than just bricks
and mortar.
A new economic impact
study is to be conducted
in the near future, Weston
said. The last one took
place in 2012 and indicat-
ed that GSP was deliver-
ing $817 million into the
local economy annually,
she said.
SEE GSP | A5
She often looked for
ways to ease the burden of
othersfrom the young-
est in Miracle Hills chil-
drens homes to the oldest
homeless person on the
street. But while she was
caring for others, Taylors
own health was quickly
declining.
Greer Commission of Pub-
lic Works. Well do the
work of replacing the sew-
er line. Then, well come
back and do the whole wa-
ter line.
Well try to get through month window, Harvey
there as quickly as possi-
About 60-70 feet of the
road will be closed at the
New additions DC-3, a hot dog restaurant, and Chick-fil-a opened to ticketed passengers
at GSP early Tuesday morning.
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About nine years ago,
Taylor, 38, was diagnosed
with a brain tumor that
spurred her into a battle
for her life. Through her
own trials of hospital stays
and chemotherapy treat-
ments, Taylor was a con-
stant support for others,
SEE WALK | A5
beginning of the project,
with the sections growing
to 80-90 feet after passing
Trade Street.
Overall, I think, were
probably looking at a two-
said. Thats the biggest
said.
Greer CPW anticipates
it will take five weeks to
replace 1,000 feet of sew-
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KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer man dead
after crashing
into restaurant
BY KAELYN CASHMAN Shop.
STAFF WRITER The vehicle came to rest
on its roof, and Macivor
Officials say a Greer was pronounced dead on
man lost his life last Tues- scene.
day night after his pick-up An autopsy on May
crashed into a restaurant 17 revealed the cause of
on Highway 101 near Ber- death to be blunt force
ry Mill Road. trauma to the head.
Brandon Macivor, 23, This case is still un-
ran off the road prior to der investigation by the
overturning, according to Greenville County Coro-
Parks Evans, Greenville ners Office and the South
County Coroner. Carolina Highway Patrol.
Reports say his vehicle Macivor was not wearing
struck a utility pole and a seatbelt, according to
went into a building at police.
3700 North Highway 101,
or the ONeal Hot Dog kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
This crash at ONeal Hot Dog Shop in Greer claimed the life
of a 23-year-old man last Tuesday.
er line, and two to three Well dig up a six-by-six
weeks for the water line. area, make the repair and
The remainder of the cover it back up, Harvey
work were doing, were said. It will be much less
not going to replace any intrusive.
more sewer lines, Harvey Havoc downtown,
thats what were trying to
part of the work. avoid, he said.
Other places will mostly
be damages to repair, he kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
said.
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Community The last day to purchase

tickets is May 26.
erans with claims and to
represent veterans issues
a chance to win awesome
door prizes. Movies start
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For more information, to all levels of Govern- at dusk every Thursday Saved by the Heart, com- available at 5 p.m. on June
contact Justin Miller at ment. Chapter #1 provides night during the summer. panion animal services, is 2.
848-2192. claims support to veterans Concessions will be avail- holding a Rummage Sale
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FOOD TRUCK ROLLOUT SUPPORTS TROOPS Service Officers who assist tending the movies, chil- at 9 Scenic Drive, Green- The City of Greers Free-
AT GREER CITY PARK The American Legion veterans with claims at dren 16 and under must ville. dom Blast Festival will re-
On Friday, May 26, cele- Post 115 of Greer is hold- their homes or other con- be accompanied by an Gently used household turn June 24 from 6-10:30
brate the start of the week-
end with food and drink
ing a silent auction from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mon-
venient locations.
The new van provides
adult at all times. items for the rummage HAPPY
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from 5-8 p.m. at Greer City

Park. Food Trucks, tailgat-
day, May 29, at the Greer
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the ability for the patients
being transported to take MOTHER
ing games and live music
will be present.
All donations help local
veterans and their families
their personal walkers and
folding wheel chairs with DAY!
Food and beverages will as well as those currently them to their appoint-
be available onsite. Valid deployed and those miss- ments as well as provides
ID is required to purchase ing in action or prisoners more space for the vet-
alcohol. Outside alcohol of war. erans to relax during the
and coolers are prohib- For more information, trip. A spouse or other
ited. Children under 16 contact Bob Starliper, assistant is permitted to
must be accompanied by Commander of American accompany the veteran.
an adult. Pets are not per- Legion Post 115, at 451-
mitted. 1780. MOONLIGHT MOVIES
RESTARTING JUNE 1
GREER HOSTS DAV TO DEDICATE Moonlight Movies are
SHOWCHOIR NEW VAN MAY 30 scheduled to start up
The City of Greer Parks A new Van to provide again on June 1 and end
and Recreation is hosting transportation to veter- on July 27. Here is the
the Bristol Virginia Senior ans from the Greenville complete schedule: Zoo-
Showchoir Listen to the area to attend medical topia on June 1, Moana on
Music at 10 a.m. on June appointments at the Dorn June 8, Storks on June 15,
2 at the Cannon Centre. VA Medical Center in Co- The Jungle Book (2016) on
The Bristol Virginia Se- lumbia will be dedicated June 22, The Secret Life of
nior Showchoir is a group on May 30at 11 a.m. at Pets on June 29, The Wild
of 60 multi-talented senior the Greenville VA Outpa- Life on July 6, The Angry
adults which performs a tient Clinic. Birds Movie on July 13, 309 NORTHVIEW DRIVE
full-stage show such simi- As part of the ceremony, The Good Dinosaur on
lar to the Alabama & Caro- volunteer drivers from the July 20 and Finding Dory GREER
lina Opry Theatres of Myr- Disabled American Veter- on July 27.
tle Beach. ans (DAV) will be recog- Watch the stars under 864-848-1935
Music will feature nized. The new $32K van the stars at the Greer City
sounds from Hollywood, was donated jointly by the Park Amphitheater.
Broadway and Nashville as Alvin L. Wilson Chapter #1 The Moonlight Movies
well as Rock n Roll, Blue- (Greenville) and the MSG series is free and fun for
grass, Big Band and Patri- Preston B. Johnson Chap- all Greer families. Preshow
otic. Dont be surprised to ter #39 (Greer) of the DAV. activities include free in- bayberry 3x5 mothers ad
see Elvis, Hank Williams Volunteer Drivers from flatables, line dancing, and la ad group
and even the Harlem Glo- Chapter #1 make dai- bayberry 3x5 mothers ad
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to name a few. Perfor- Greenville Clinic to the la ad group
mance is 70 minutes with Dorn VA Medical Center,
no intermission. providing transportation
Tickets are $2 and can to more than 1,000 vet-
be purchased at the City erans and logging over
of Greer Parks and Rec- 60,000 miles per year.
reation office, located at Providing transporta-
446 Pennsylvania Avenue, tion to medical appoint-
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ever have I been more excited about
a new UFO photo or video being
released than I was this past week,
especially with the political brush fires
surrounding us all.
Released by the Russian (what could
go wrong there?) news site, Pravda.ru,
the photo shows a glorious image of the
sun, with not just one, but three per-
fectly circular black spots, and a caption
that reads: Photo Captured by NASA
STEREO Spacecraft!
I had no idea that our spacecrafts
came in stereo, did you? How cool is
that? And if that is the case, why have
we never chosen such noble names as
Woofer and Tweeter to reside smugly
alongside our Apollos and Challengers?
But I digress.
I sort of looked longingly at this photo
that was sent to me by my farrier (he
hates when I mention that because ev-
eryone knows who shoes my horses and
gives him a hard time about it, but thats
what you get for texting me at midnight,
Sean) along with his message, I dont
care about anything anymore, were all
going to be harvested. which made me
laugh heartily, but with also a sort of
FROM THE MAILBAG | KAELYNS
Yard sale
signs
Q: Ive been seeing a lot of
yard sale signs recently. Are
there any restrictions for peo-
ple who place these signs?
A: Of course there are rules!
There are rules for every-
thing.
Whether those rules are be-
ing followed or not is another
issue entirely.
And if you want to hold
a yard sale on Sunday,
dont even think about
it.
According to the City of
Greer, signs are not to ex-
ceed 4-square-feet in size and
should not be displayed on
public property, public rights-
of-way or utility pole.
Can you think of any rule
breakers yet? No? Well keep
going.
City rules state that a yard
sale host may post three
signsone on the property of
the sale and two on properties
nearby (the yard sale host must
get permission).
Signs are allowed to be
posted for a maximum of three
days.
And if you want to hold a
yard sale on Sunday, dont even
think about it.
Can you think of any rule
breakers yet? Yeah, we cant
either.
Yard sale hosts beware,
however, as rule-violating signs
could result in a $25 fine.
Think of how many of your
grandpas ties youd have to
sell to break even on that one!
Now that you have your
answer, you can hold folks
accountable.
Now, when is election sea-
son?
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Cue the X Files music
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
wistful longing to be picked up and tak-
en away from all this earthly madness,
sailing through starlit galaxies
And then I came thudding back to
earth.
Because theres no guarantee Id be
swept away anywhere! After all, in most
of the episodes I saw of Lost in Space
or The Twilight Zone, theres always that
heart stopping moment when the alien
looks directly at the human and orders,
Take me to your leader.
You sure about that? Id have to
reply. Because its not going well. Would
you like to meet our vice leader, instead?
Hes from Indiana--
And then Id get zapped with this sort
of mind-meld thing they carry and be
forced to do their bidding.
I was all wrapped up in these thoughts
EDITORIAL
Examining hearts after
another bloody attack
Its the same devastating story weve heard
too many times before.
A crowd of innocent people slaughtered by an
individual hoping to create as much carnage as
humanly possible. Monday night, one man did
just that, detonating a suicide bomb at the site
of a concert in Manchester, England. No reason
is known, but whatever it is, its not a good one.
Many of the victims were likely children, but
facts like this never seem to stop the horrific
actions of terrorists, at home or abroad.
When mass killings like this happen, our in-
stincts tell us to discuss the dangers of ISIS, de-
bate security, or seek retaliation on the party
responsible. It might be more productive, how-
ever, to address a problem that could be plagu-
ing our own hearts. That is, in fact, the only
thing we actually have much control over.
As early as 264 BC, people in Rome gath-
ered to watch gladiators (slaves) participate in
bloody battles. These battles ended with death,
destruction and plenty of bloodshed.
This sounds like something that would be
discouraged today, but its exactly the kind of
thing we like to see on our television screens, in
our movies and in our video games.
Our society (unintentionally or not) craves
blood and death. Its what keeps us entertained
in our homes when were watching a movie with
our families. Its what makes news headlines so
interesting.
Simply put, its what people want to hear
about.
The Manchester attack is tragic. The act that
person carried out is vile and disgusting, and
we need to treat it as such.
But, it is also important, at times such as
these, to analyze our own motivations as a cul-
ture.
For example, what was your first reaction to
this story?
Was it to go hug your family and tell them you
love them? Was it to say a prayer for the victims
and their families?
Or, was your first reaction to tune to CNN to
see all the gory details and learn more about the
killer? If were being honest, most of us would
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as the night turned into the wee morning And then I came thudding
hours and I returned to the article only
to be hugely disappointed. The article back to earth. Because theres
described that what Pravda (which, by
the way, in English, means truth ) had no guarantee Id be swept
done was take a photo from a free photo
stock company called Pixabay, that away anywhere! After all, in
showed our little neighboring plan-
et, Mercury, making its orbital transit most of the episodes I saw of
across the sun, hence, one black dot,
then added two more identical black Lost in Space or The Twilight
dots and barked their headline, NASA
Spacecraft Captures Three Huge UFOs Zone, theres always that
Silhouetted Against The Sun!
Except NASA is calling bred savoy heart stopping moment when
kobyly(which is the phonetic, Russian
pronunciation of a most descriptive and the alien looks directly at the
appropriate English intransitive verb) on
that because, when reached for com- human and orders, Take me
ment by journalist Lee Spiegel, a NASA
spokesman replied, Im not aware of to your leader. You sure about
this photo being released. There is no
official or unofficial NASA posting of that? Id have to reply.
this image.
Hmmph!
It seems therefore safe to say that Pra- country and theirs. Except, I guess, for
vda can be justifiably accused, just like the fact that, being state owned, Pravda
the American media, for publishing half is their government.
truths if not outright lies about both our Cue the music to The X Files.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Julie
Y
ou dont know what you
have until it is gone.
Many times, we take peo-
ple for granted when they are a
constant presence in our lives.
My dear friend and cowork-
er, Julie, went on vacation last
week.
Im glad she had a chance to
get away to Charleston with her
husband Scott, but we missed
her here at the office.
Somehow, we managed to put
together the newspaper.
But one person makes a big
difference, especially in a small
office where every absence is
very noticeable.
| When someone is away, we
realize better the extent of the
work provided.
Even more than that, each
person adds to the personality
of a room, and Julie is one of
the foundational components
of the newspaper.
Her tenure is the longest as
she celebrates more than 20
years.
Julie has seen many changes
over the years as the newspa-
per moved office buildings and
Guns are dangerous, but theyre technology advanced.
Nevertheless, Julie has adapt-
not going away any time soon. ed with amazing talent.
Many of the tasks she
Terrorism is scary, but it will never performs today have been
self-taught, and she works
be fully eradicated. The best thing with genuine care for readers,
coworkers and family.
we can do is change our own hearts I am thankful to have Julie as
my coworker and friend.
and, in turn, it will change our A native of Greer, Julie is a
1993 graduate of Greer High
culture. School and 1997 graduate
of the University of South
admit to the latter. Carolina, Spartanburg with a
We say we want change. We beg our local and bachelors degree in Business
national legislators to pass laws that will put Administration.
a stop to violence. But is that really what we She has done everything from
want? Judging by the things we watch, how we typesetting to graphic design-
speak and the violence we allow into our own ing to reporting.
homes, it would difficult to say we want actual Julie has won multiple
change. awards from the South Caro-
This editorial isnt designed to accuse you of lina Press Association for fea-
anything. Something horrific has happened and ture writing as well as editorial
we all want answers. But those answers might and advertising design.
be found in our own hearts. She has an incredible ability
Maybe if our culture was a little less focused to tell stories with words, pic-
on murder stories and crime, potential shoot- tures and layout.
ers and bombers wouldnt feel the need to carry Julie is married to Scott
out such terrible deeds. Maybe they still would,
but it couldnt hurt to try.
Holcombe, a graduate of Blue
Ridge High School and Green-
Theres plenty of blame to go around. Theres ville Technical College.
not one specific answer to the problems we
facewhether it be terrorism or domestic vi-
She is a listener, a shopper
and a Southerner.
olence. But for those that will call for policy Every Wednesday, we deliver
changes and tighter restrictions, I only ask that newspapers to the post offices
you do something to limit the spread of vio- in Duncan and Lyman, and I
lence in your own circle of influence. look forward to catching up
The old clich quote from Mahatma Gandhi with her on the car ride.
still rings true to this day, Be the change you Colossians 3:23-24 says,
want to see in the world. Whatever you do, work heart-
Guns are dangerous, but theyre not going ily, as for the Lord and not for
away any time soon. Terrorism is scary, but it men, knowing that from the
will never be fully eradicated. The best thing we Lord you will receive the inher-
can do is change our own hearts and, in turn, it itance as your reward. You are
will change our culture. serving the Lord Christ.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 Obituaries
Joshua Brown
Joshua K. Brown, 27, of
Greer, went to the arms
of his Lord and Savior on
Thursday, May 4, 2017.
He was the son of Pa-
tricia and the late Ronnie
Brown. Joshua was a mem-
ber of El Bethel Baptist
Church in Greer. He was
employed by Fiberall.
Private services were
held on May 23 at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens.
The family has request-
ed that memorial con-
tributions be made to:
El Bethel Baptist Church
Building Fund, P.O. Box
2809, Greer, SC 29652 in
Joshuas memory.
Graceland Mortuary as-
sisted the family.
Karl D. Parkkonen
Karl David Parkkonen,
41, passed away on May
17, 2017.
A native of Rindge, New
Hampshire, son of Juha
and Janice Stauffeneker
Parkkonen, he was the
owner of Aspen Concrete
and a member of Outreach
Church in Greenville.
This started quite some
time ago, I complete-
ly yielded my life to Je-
sus, and He came in and
completely and radically
changed me. I discovered
something in the quiet
place with Him, when I
get on my knees and be-
WALK: To benefit Miracle Hill ministry
FROM PAGE ONE
offering encouragement
and prayers as others
struggled through their
own difficulties.
This year, when Taylor
was facing the final days
of her cancer battle when
she decided that she want-
ed to compete with her
church family as part of
Miracle Hills annual 5K.
As the church family met
to train each week, Taylor
was right there with them,
determined to not allow
her sickness defeat her as
she worked to help those
in need.
The last year, she was
limited to just walking, but
Chrissy wanted to com-
pete, said Pastor Tommy
Harvey, the executive pas-
tor of the church and Tay-
lors neighbor. She had ter her battle with cancer
a zest for life. This was
her way of saying, Im go-
ing to fight until the very
last. Police Department will
When the day of the race
came, Taylor was amongst
the ranks, determined to
see it through to the very
endeven though she
was extremely sick at the
time. But as each person
crossed the finish line,
there was no sign of Tay-
lor. Thats when Jan Mad-
den, the pastors wife, de-
cided to run backwards to
find her friend.
Chrissy told Jan that
Members of the Greer community attended the Eat Like a Local dinner Monday night
on Trade Street, sponsored by Lowes Foods. The event was put on by the Chamber of
Commerce.
gin to worship, He meets
me there. Knowing Him
in that quiet place gives
me victory in the public
place. When I go out into
the streets, everywhere I
go, I know Im not alone.
I dont fear the world, I go
into the world and I bring
change. Everywhere I go, I
release His kingdom, His
presence, I get the awe-
some privilege of loving
people, and manifesting
His glorious name. I dont
need to escape from ev-
eryday life, I get to release
life into the chaos. I get to
release love into the cha-
os. Because He lives in me,
everywhere I go His amaz-
ing Spirit brings light into
dark places. Theres no
greater place to live than
to be intimately in love
with Him, and that, is the
essence of life. To know
Him is to become like Him.
The greatest joy, is to love
other people. - Karl Park-
konen from an interview
with his niece Hannah,
Easter 2017.
This is who he is, and
who he poured out his life
to see others become.
Surviving are his wife,
Kristen Dale Norby Park-
konen of the home; two
sons, Trey David Park-
konen and Kade Daniel
Parkkonen both of the
home; one daughter, Cas-
sidy Jean Parkkonen of the
home; six brothers, Aaron
Parkkonen, Jeffrey Park-
konen and Michael Park-
konen all of Lyman, Mat-
thew Parkkonen and Caleb
(Sam) Parkkonen both of
Taylors and Seth Park-
konen of Lyman and three
sisters, Kristina Pardi and
Kirsten Holombo both of
Inman and Katrina Carlton
of Greer.
Mr. Parkkonen was pre-
deceased by one brother,
Daniel Parkkonen.
Funeral services were
held 3 p.m. Monday, May
22, 2017 at Bridgeway
Chrissy Taylor
she would not walk across
the finish line, said Har-
vey. She wanted to run.
And thats what Chrissy
did, with the help of Mad-
den and the rest of her
support team of family
and friends.
Taylor passed away af-
on April 14.
In her memory, Praise
Cathedral and the Greer
partner with Miracle Hill
to present Hero for the
Homeless, a walk to raise
money for those suffering
from homelessness on
June 2. The event will be-
gin at 8:45 a.m.
The idea for the event
came from Taylors broth-
er-in-law, Randy Ballenger,
who is married to her sis-
ter, Lori.
Ballenger, a Greer Po-
lice officer, said that he
Dining local
Church conducted by Pas-
tor Roy Geesey. Burial fol-
lowed in Mountain View
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Trey
Parkkonen, Kade Park-
konen, Josh Walkonen,
Jim Juntunen, Chris Pratt,
Judd Geesey, Alan Chalke
and Greg Gillespie.
Honorary escort will be
Aaron Parkkonen, Michael
Parkkonen, Matthew Park-
konen, Seth Parkkonen,
Caleb Parkkonen, Jeff
Parkkonen, Scott Norby
and Kevin Norby.
Visitation was held
1-2:30 p.m. Monday at
Bridgeway Church.
The family is at the
home.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Paul L. Redd
Paul Leonard Redd, 49,
formerly of 201 Cannon
Street, Greer, South Caroli-
na, passed away Thursday,
May 18, 2017, at the Car-
riage House of Taylors.
Paul was born in Greer,
South Carolina on March
29, 1968, a son of the late
James Henry Redd and
Shelby Jean Sawyer Redd.
He was a former con-
struction worker and of
the Baptist faith. Paul is
survived by a daughter,
Brittany Cline, of Oklaho-
ma; two brothers, James
Redd and his wife, Tam-
my, of Greer, South Caro-
lina; David Redd of Madi-
son, Wisconsin; a special
niece, Elizabeth Redd Wat-
son, of Greer, South Car-
olina; three nephews and
one niece.
In addition to his par-
ents Mr. Redd was prede-
ceased by a brother, Wil-
liam Francis Redd.
A private memorial will
be held at a later date.
The families are at their
respective homes.
The last year, she
was limited to just
walking, but Chrissy
wanted to compete
[in the Miracle Hill
5K]. She had a zest
for life. This was
her way of saying,
Im going to fight
until the very last.
Tommy Harvey
Executive pastor of Praise Cathedral
and Taylors neighbor
thought a 5K race would
be an appropriate way to
honor Taylors memory
and to help raise money
for Miracle Hill.
Miracle Hill was already
organizing the Superhero
Cycle as this years bicy-
cling challenge, so the 5K
was an easy addition. The
5K Memorial Walk will
take place at Greer Memo-
rial Hospital. Registration
is $10 per person. To reg-
ister, visit www.praiseca-
thedral.org/registration
and sign up for Hero for
the Homeless.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
 THE GREER CITIZEN A5
The Greer
Citizen
Weekend Outlook
Sunny Memorial Day Weekend
We expect sunny skies and warmer weather 81/55 Iso. showers
81/62 Iso. showers
this weekend with highs in the low to mid 80s
on both Saturday and Sunday. After a rainy,
cool week we will see clearing skies and warm
temperatures return Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday. For the mountains we will keep an 82/57 Iso. showers
isolated chance for a late day storm Saturday. 82/64 Iso. showers
Greer Memorial Day Event
84/61 Partly sunny
Where: Greer Veterans 84/67 Partly sunny
Memorial Park
Date: Monday, May 29
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Temps: Mostly sunny, warm. 75 to 85. 86/63 Partly sunny
86/69 Partly sunny
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GSP: Puts finishing touches on project
FROM PAGE ONE
Wingspan was an effort to address some
The terminal remained
open and operational of the ever-changing safety and security
throughout the entire
renovation, Weston add- measures as well as an opportunity to
ed. We tried very hard
not to inconvenience our make this terminal physically attractive.
passengers. We thought
about the process from
the very beginning. The Rosylin Weston
goal of wingspan was to Vice President of Communications/Community Relations
modernize the terminal.
Wingspan was an effort table kinds of things like ing space that can be used
to address some of the flushing toilets, thereby by local groups and orga-
ever-changing safety and reducing our dependency nizations for up to 100
security measures as well on the water supply, she people, Weston said. The
as an opportunity to make continued. space can be divided into
this terminal physically at- In addition, lights in one, two or three separate
tractive. certain areas will turn off rooms.
GSP incorporated sus- when movement is not de- The airport is a good
tainability practices into tected, and GSP harvested centralized location,
the project, including the 35 willow oak trees from Weston said.
daylighting system which the short-term parking Last year, GSP opened
changed the front of the lot, Weston said. the centralized screening
terminal from mostly con- After the trees were cut, checkpoint to access con-
crete to mostly glass, she the wood was milled local- courses A and B.
said. ly and used as baseboards We centralized the
It allows us to utilize in the conference room screening checkpoint,
natural lighting inside the and hardwood floors in which improved efficiency
terminal, thereby decreas- the new administrative of- in terms of how passen-
ing our dependency on fices as well as other plac- gers negotiate their way
artificial lighting, Weston es, Weston said. It was a through the terminal,
said. Its a sustainable way for us to stay connect- Weston said. It also im-
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445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181
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Town of Duncan to elect two council members

From seven
candidates
on the ballot
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Seven candidates will
be on the ballot compet-
ing for two open Duncan
Council seats on June 13.
Last year, Duncan Town
Council voted to change
from a ward system to a
whole system.
Incumbent Shirley
Clopton, Susan Haymon,
Charles Hornack, Kevin
Land, Gregory Rensberg-
er, Jason Shuler and Ray-
mond Wilkins have sub-
mitted their names for
consideration. They will
take part in the new elec-
tion system, which elimi-
nates wards.
We votedand I vot-
ed for it tooto open up
the whole town so that
we would get more peo-
ple who were able to run,
said Clopton, who has
competition for the first
time in eight years. It was
a unanimous vote to do
away with wards so that
anybody in Duncan could
run for any position.
Weve never had this
many people run for coun-
cil before, she said. I
think thats great that we
get people who are really
interested in Duncan.
CLOPTON
Born and raised in Dun-
can, Clopton graduated
from Byrnes High School
and obtained a bachelors
degree from the University
of South Carolina.
My family has been in
Duncan for many years,
and I love the town, and I
love the people in it, Clop-
ton said. Even though Ive
been on council a long
time, theres just a lot of
things Id like to see with
Duncan.
HORNACK
Hornack, who served on
council from 2004 to 2008,
is also running again.
I was able to effect a
lot of change that actual-
ly happened after I was
on council, Hornack said.
Id like to be involved in
the community and make
the town a better place
and kind of be a voice for
the average citizen.
Theres just things go-
ing on in the town, he
continued. There seems
to be a disconnect be-
tween the local govern-
ment and the community.
Id like to be their voice, if
you will, to kind of make
things happen.
Hornack has been a
resident of Duncan since
1995.
First, wed take a look
at taxes and see if the
money is being used effi-
ciently and appropriately,
Hornack said, and then
would like to see more
community functions
and community involve-
ment, festivals and stuff
like that, kind of bringing
together the town as a
whole.
Born in Winter Haven,
Florida, Hornack served in
the military and obtained
his associates degree
from Calhoun Community
College and his bachelors
degree from the University
of South Carolina.
Its a small communi-
ty, Hornack said, and
I think that has more
strengths than it does
weaknesses to where the
city or the municipality
should be able to provide
a good amount of services
to its citizens.
Hornack, who has one
son, has owned a renova-
tion company since 2003
and has worked part-time
for the fire department
since 1995. For more in-
formation, visit www.
charleshornack.com.
for 15 years.
My eight-year-old son
was attacked by a dog the
day before thanksgiving,
14 staples and 28 stich-
es, Land said. Nothing
at all has been done about
this, and the dog is still in
the same home one street
away from our home. This
is what brought to my at-
tention how overworked
our Duncan police depart-
ment is.
Land moved from An-
derson to Duncan nine
months ago to be closer to
work.
ing, great location and the
RENSBERGER
Rensberger decided to
run for a council seat after
being approached while
shopping in Spartanburg,
he said.
I felt like this might be
the opportunity to give
back to my community,
Rensberger said. I would
like to be a part of mak-
ing Duncan safe and a
wonderful place to live by
making reasonable deci-
sions and possibly fresh
ideas that might improve
the quality of life to the
citizens as well as my fam-
ily and friends.
Ive had the desire to
Weve never had this many people run for for a professional busi-
ness establishment prior
council before.
to March of 2016 with a
wide range of responsi-
bilities including budgets,
Shirley Clopton
Incumbent
contracts and personnel.
After 14 years, he was laid
off due to cut backs and
started a pursuit for a ca-
help others on all lev- Board, Treasurer, Teach- reer that I could positive-
els whether it be family, er and Youth Counselor. ly impact people around
friends, church or commu- He has also been playing me while giving me a bet-
nity, he continued. baseball or softball for ter option for retirement,
Rensberger has been vol- his entire life but started he said. I obtained a
unteering at local church- playing organized football multi state health and life
es and homeless shelters in 2005. license and now run my
as well as coaching recre- Duncan is my home, own business.
ational sports since 2001. Rensberger said, and I Rensberger is helping to
I was attracted to Dun- have lived here longer raise two of his five grand-
can by the small town feel- than anywhere else in the children.
country. Haymon, Shuler and
family atmosphere of the With a background in Wilkins had not respond-
people, Rensberger said. business management, ed as of press time.
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We votedand I
voted for it tooto
open up the whole
town so that we
would get more
LAND
people who were Land, who is running for
an elected position for the
able to run. It was a first time, decided to seek
a council seat after seeing
unanimous vote to no crossing guards in the
town.
do away with wards I take my kids to school
every morning, and theres
so that anybody in no crossing guards out
there at 7 when a lot of
Duncan could run people are taking their
kids to school, Land said,
for any position. recalling a girl who almost
got hit walking across
the street to Byrnes High
Shirley Clopton School. Thats kind of
Incumbent what made me decide to
do it, see if I could maybe
change that.
Id like for us to take I think our police de-
care of our people, she partment needs to be a
continued. We always little stronger, he con-
want to beautify town and tinued. We need to add
pass ordinances, of course more police officers. I feel
we do, where people keep like the ones we have are
their places clean, but I overworked.
want us to be able to help Born in Texas, Land is
people do that too. Id like married with four children
to see more activities in and operates CRC Scrap
Duncan, like some of our Metal Recycling in Dun-
other communities have. can, where he has worked
Council has cleared two
houses to make room for
an expansion of the water
park, Clopton said. Annual Water Report Notice
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get a lot of people com-
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Crime
Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
Sheriffs Office or Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Archie Rochester of 109
Lynn St. in Greer has been
charged with Domestic Vi-
olence. According to daily
media report supplied by
the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office, a com-
plainant said that she and
Rochester had been argu-
ing when she decided to
go for a walk before the
situation turned violent.
She alleged that Roches-
ter followed her, scream-
ing and grabbing her by
the hair in an attempt to
get her to come back to
the house. He also took
her phone and threw it. A
witness driving down Gap
Creek Road said he had
seen the couple arguing
and that both appeared to
be throwing arms at the
other. Eventually, he saw
Rochester grab the com-
plainants arm, take her
phone and throw it to the
ground. Police determined
that Rochester was the pri-
mary aggressor in the inci-
dent. He was arrested for
CDV and transported to
the detention center with-
out incident.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Kyle Thomas Baker, 34,
of 220 Biblebrook Dr. 33
in Greer has been charged
with Domestic Violence
(2nd Degree). Accord-
ing to an incident report
supplied by Greer Police,
officers responded to the
above address in reference
to a disturbance. Once
there, a complainant said
that Baker had hit her mul-
tiple times without provo-
cation, and then pushed
her head into the floor.
Police and Fire
She had a large bump on
her forehead, and claimed
to have swelling on the
back of her head as well
that wasnt visible due to
her hair. Baker produced a
statement that officers be-
lieved didnt match physi-
cal evidence they had seen.
Baker was placed under
arrest and transported to
the Greer City Jail.
RECKLESS DRIVING
Kenny Castillo Gonza-
lez, 25, of 204 Sunnyside
Dr. in Greer has been
charged with Reckless
Driving and Open Contain-
er. According to the Greer
Police incident report, a
patrolling officer saw Gon-
zalez driving on the wrong
side of the road around
Poinsett and Calvary
streets. A traffic stop was
conducted. While Gonza-
lez was retrieving his in-
formation and documents,
police saw an open can of
beer in his cup holder. He
was arrested on charges
of Reckless Driving and
Open Container, and taken
to Greer City Jail without
incident.
DUI
Tiyante Cenkia Lewis,
24, of 104 Wilson St. in
Greer has been charged
with Driving Under the
Influence. According to
the Greer Police incident City Jail.
report, officers responded
to an accident at Highway
29 and Gap Creek Rd. in
the early morning hours
of May 13. Lewis, the driv-
er of one of the vehicles,
had difficulty finding her
proof of insurance. She
smelled of alcohol and
had a half-empty bottle of
Brandy on the floor of her
vehicle. She was asked to
perform a field sobriety.
Police on scene deemed
her impaired and she was
arrested for DUI. At the
Greer City Jail, she blew a
.13% on the breathalyzer
test.
RECKLESS DRIVING
Kane Michael Smith, 25,
of 10 Capewood Rd. 195
in Simpsonville has been
charged with Reckless
Driving and Interfering
with Police. According to
an incident report filed by
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
Attempted murder
Greer Police, an officer on
routine patrol observed
Smith spinning its tires in
the Wal-Mart parking lot
on East Wade Hampton.
suspect arrested
He was written a ticket
for Reckless Driving. He
smelled of alcohol and
admitted to having had
three beers. He was hand-
cuffed but physically re-
sisted when police tried to
place him into their cruis-
After woman and that she slapped him,
prompting him to curse at
er. Soon thereafter, he got
out of the car and began reports night her and shove her. The re-
port also states Kendrick
running away towards took the victims phone
the store. He was caught
behind Cato clothing and
of torture and broke it when she
threatened to call police.
returned to the car, after The victim reportedly
which he was taken to FROM FOX CAROLINA told officers that during
Greer City Jail for process- FOR THE GREER CITIZEN the night, Kendrick
ing. climbed on top of her and
Spartanburg County jail held a pillow over her face
POSSESSION records show an attempt- Angelo Kendrick and threatened to kill her.
Anthony Corday Todd, ed murder suspect was When Kendrick finally
31, of 412 Sunnyside Dr. arrested and booked on The victim, a woman moved off of the woman,
in Greer has been charged Wednesday. with whom Kendrick has she said she kicked him
with Possession of Sched- Greer police charged four children in common, and he left the apartment.
ule II Narcotics. According 31-year-old Angelo Kend- called police and told She then locked the doors
to a Greer Police incident rick with attempted mur- them she had been tor- and did not let him back
report, a patrolling offi- der and domestic violence tured by Kendrick the in, according to police.
cer clocked Todd going of a high and aggravated previous night, per inci- The couples children
80 mph inside Greer city nature. dent reports. were in the home when the
limits. After pulling over Police said the charges The victim said she and violence took place, the in-
the car, police smelled stem from an Apr. 27 inci- Kendrick got into an ar- cident report states.
marijuana coming from dent on Victor Court. gument about his fidelity
inside. While searching
the vehicle, officers found
99 tablets of Oxycodone.
Seeing that Todd had no
prescription for the med-
ication, he was arrested
and transported to Greer
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Jennifer Lee Sleasman,
31, of 208 Cannon St. in
Greer has been charged
with Domestic Violence
(3rd). According to an
incident report provid-
ed by Greer Police, offi-
cers arrived at the above
address to investigate a
disturbance call. There,
they spoke to Sleasman,
who admitted to have
been drinking. The victim
claimed that Sleasman
had hit him several times
until he fell to the floor, at
which time she sat on him
and continued hitting him
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about the head. A witness
Grindin
reported that the victim
had yelled Help Me! at
least ten times. Sleasman
was determined to be the
primary aggressor in the Jacob Massey, 4, grinds corn during the 27th Annual Power from the Past Antique Engine/
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Annual
GCM golf
tourney
raises
$143,000
The 20th Annual Dick
Brooks Honda Meals
on Wheels Invitational
golf tournament raised
$143,000 for local non-
profit Greer Community
Ministries (GCM).
We had a great
turnout with 52
teams and our
sponsors continue
to step up and make
this our biggest
event of the year.
Stephen Smith
Executive Director, GCM
We are thrilled with
the results of this years
golf tournament, said Ex-
ecutive Director Stephen
Smith. We had a great
turnout with 52 teams and
our sponsors continue to
step up and make this our
biggest event of the year.
Winning teams for the
morning round were: Bur-
gess Tours, first, Five Star
Plumbing, Heating, and
Cooling, second, and All
State Brad Hughes Agen-
cy, third place. Afternoon
team winners were: Tires
Unlimited, first, Voluntary
Benefits at Work, second,
and Dick Brooks Honda
team 1, third.
The Meals on Wheels
Golf Tournament provides
funds needed to continue
serving over 300 home-
bound or disabled se-
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Greer area with a warm,
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through Friday. The meals
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volunteer drivers.
For more information
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The Byrnes softball team won its second championship in three years last Friday, topping
White Knoll 7-4.
REDEMPTION
Rebels win fourth title
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A year after the Rebels
suffered a heartbreaking
state championship loss
to Stratford, the Byrnes
softball team found re-
demption.
The Rebels dug them-
selves out of a 4-0 hole,
rallying to top White Knoll
7-4 in game three of the
Class AAAAA state cham-
pionship.
Its really rewarding
to finally get that win
that we felt like we let
slip away last year, head
coach Brandi Aiken said.
The girls just worked so
hard and came together,
and thats always the best
part. Any time you can fin-
ish by accomplishing the
goal you set out with, its
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was one of the many celebrities to take part in the annual BMW Charity
Pro-Am, presented by Synnex. Here, Rodgers successfully digs himself out of a bunker near the green.
Jaeger wins BMW Charity Pro-Am
Celebrities
division of the Pro-Am
take course
with pros
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Stephan Jaeger took
home the BMW Chari-
ty Pro-Am title over the
weekend, pocketing the
$126,000 prize.
Jaeger cemented the win
with a pair of eagles on
Saturday, finishing 19-un-
der-par for the tourna-
ment. The final day of the
event was cancelled due to
heavy rain in Greer.
Jaeger shot scores of
64, 66 and 65 during the
three-day period, moving
to number seven on the
money list for the Web.
com Tour.
The top 25 money lead-
ers on the tour automati-
cally earn playing status
on the PGA TOUR for the
2017-2018 season.
Kyle Milner and his pro-
a great feeling. knocked in the final two
Game three was score-
less heading into the
third inning, when Hanna
Goodwin of White Knoll
knocked in two runs with
an RBI double. White Knoll
added two more runs in
the inning, before Byrnes
cut the lead to 4-2 in the
bottom half.
The Rebels runs came other championships in
off a RBI single from Ka-
sey Widmyer and a sacri-
fice fly by Haven Pesce. In
the fourth, Tatum Arbo- our standard, Aiken said.
leda pulled Byrnes within
one, scoring Parker Birch
on a groundout. season. I feel like weve
Byrnes took the lead for
good in the fifth inning, top teams competing to
when Hayden Bradley
cranked a two-run single, just work really hard to
giving the Rebels a 5-4
advantage. Haylee White-
sides and Kassie Rimel in the mix.
Sports
The Greer Citizen
fessional partner Guill-
ermo Pereira won the X3
portion of the tournament
at 39-under-par.
Wes Favors and his pro-
fessional partner Ben Tay-
lor won the X5 division at
39-under-par.
Other amateurs compet-
ing in final round includ-
ed, from the X3 division,
Doug McGrath, Brian Mul-
roy, Jonathan Roof, Mi-
chael Infante; in the X5 di-
vision Chuck Wright, Rolf
Klam, Kyle Tervo, Jack
Tomlinson.
In the celebrity division,
country music artist Colt
Ford and his professional
partner Sepp Straka won
the Pro-Celebrity X1 com-
petition, scoring 30-un-
der-par.
Winning the X6 division
was actress Paula Trickey
with the help of her part-
ner Christian Brand, scor-
ing 28-under-par. Other
celebrities qualifying for
Sunday play included, in
the X1 division Chipper
Jones and Justin Wheelon;
in the X6 division, Andy
Buckley and Michael Col-
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
runs, putting the game too
far out of reach for White
Knoll.
White Knoll forced game
three by defeating Byrnes
4-3 on their home turf last
Wednesday. The series
opened with a command-
ing 13-1 win by the Rebels.
Byrnes won its three
2014, 2005 and 1991.
We talk about (cham-
pionships) being kind of
236 for the Rebels.
There are a lot of things
that go into a successful
at the Class AAAA com-
always been one of the
be there in the end. We
get back to that level each
year. We always want to be
and 76.
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WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Former MLB star Paul ONeill attempts a putt Friday at the
Pro-Am tournament.
lins, with Aaron Rodgers ball pitcher Russ Ortiz.
completing play for Col- Celebrities competing
lins, due to a scheduling in the 2017 tournament
conflict. included: Kim Alexis (ac-
The Charity Cup, award- tress/model); Jose Alva-
ed to the charity and ce- rez (former MLB player);
lebrity charity of choice Steve Azar (country music
who garnered the highest artist); Chris Barron (Spin
total of donations, went to Doctors); Josh Beckett (for-
The Blade Jr. Golf Classic mer Major League Base-
and its celebrity partner, ball player); Mark Bryan
retired Major League Base- SEE PRO-AM | B3
Byrnes, Eastside
golf teams cap
season at state
Posting top Calahan Keever (82, 78),
Aaron Westberry (81, 82)
and Adam Ware (91, 92)
ten finishes also contributed to East-
sides top-10 finish.
in tourney
Blue Ridge, which won
the region champion-
ship and finished sixth
BY BILLY CANNADA as a team at Upper State,
SPORTS EDITOR turned in a score of 671.
Walker Redmon led the
Several area teams com- Tigers with scores of 76
peted at the state golf and 82. Bo Upton (85, 94),
championships last week- Miller Harbin (83, 83), Jake
end, as Byrnes and East- Harvey (82, 86) and Taylor
side recorded top-10 fin- Meredith (94, 105) added
ishes. to the effort.
The Byrnes boys golf Finishing behind Blue
team took sixth place at Ridge in the tournament
the Class AAAAA state were Travelers Rest and
championship, turning in Pickens.
a team score of 933. Myrtle Beachs Hold-
Boiling Springs claimed en Grigg was the tour-
the title with a score of naments top finisher,
889, with Gaffney, Dor- scoring back-to-back 65s
man, Wando and Lexing- during the two day event.
ton finishing begins the His team finished second
Bulldogs respectively. in the state.
Byrnes Reed Bentley Finishing first was AC
shot a 222 in the event, Flora. Wren, Hilton Head,
good enough for fifth Lancaster, Hartsville and
place overall. Tyler Jones Beaufort placed third-sev-
finished 15th with a score enth respectively.
of 228 and Will Brooks fin- Class AAAA All-State
ished 31st with a score of included: Grigg, Jack Par-
rott, Methintr Top Kam- be rewarded.
Eastside tied North Myr- nark, Ryan Master, Travis
tle Beach to finish eighth Mancill, Levi Moody, Mc-
Clure Thompson, Matthew
petition. The Eagles, who Campbell, Ross Craft and
shot a 629, were led by Brady Hinkle.
Connor Fahey and Jimmy
McCollum. Fahey turned billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
in scores of 75 and 78,
while McCollum shot 77
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Playoffs?
I
m going to write about
basketball again, yall.
Ive taken a bit of a
leave from the sport since
my beloved Heels won it
all (You guys do remem-
ber that, right? Yes? Ok,
good, just checking).
Its not that Im sick
of it or anything, I just
kind of hoped basketball
would end right there.
If nobody ever touched
another ball again, and
North Carolina winning
a championship was the
last thing that ever hap-
pened in the sport, Id be
fine with that.
But thats not the way
the world works. We all
have to move on, even
from great seasons (Im
looking at yall too, Clem-
son fans).
Thats why Im going to
talk about what a train
wreck these NBA playoffs
are. Seriously, how is this
fun for anybody to watch?
Until a couple of nights
ago, both the Warriors
and Cavs had lost a game!
And the way LeBron
played in game three
made you think he was
deliberately tanking
against a Celtics team he
beat by about a million
points in game two.
Reports of parity in the
NBA (if there were any)
were greatly exaggerat-
ed. Two MVP candidates
(James Harden and Rus-
sell Westbrook) decided
to flake out in the post-
season. I mean seriously,
Hardenyou lost to a
Spurs team that I dont
think even scored on the
Warriors in the Western
Conference Finals.
One thing is for sure: we
no longer need a 16-team
playoff.
We could save a lot of
time and energy if we just
let the Cavs and Warriors
play for a championship
at the end of the regular
season. This way, you
wont have to watch the
Clippers and Jazz go to
a game seven for the op-
portunity to get swept by
Golden State. You wont
have to pretend to be
interested in Toronto vs.
Milwaukee or Washington
vs. Atlanta.
We can just fast for-
ward to the matchup
everybodys interested
in. Shame on you, NBA
superstars for bringing
us to this lowly state.
There is still a satisfying
outcome to these play-
offs, however.
I know there are still a
great many LeBron James
haters out there, but even
the fiercest King James
objector cant possibly
pull for a Warriors team
that starts Kevin Du-
rant, Stephen Curry, Play
Thompson and Draymond
Green.
The Warriors have be-
come everything every-
body hated about LeBron.
Theyve stacked the deck
against the rest of the
league (much like the
Heat did when Chris Bosh
and D Wade were still
a thing) and the result
has been no losses in the
playoffs.
Somehow, some way,
LeBron James has worked
his way into an underdog
role yet again. And the
only way these playoffs
can end well is if he gets
his fourth ring.
No, Kevin Durant! No-
body wants to see you get
a championship anymore!
We did when you played
for the Thunder, but now
that youve sold out to the
splash brothers, were not
interested anymore.
And Curry, that beard
is an insult to men
everywhere. I forbid the
Warriors to win because
that facial hair should not
As fans, we just need
hope that when this series
finally gets underway, we
finally get to see some
good basketball.
Now if youll excuse me,
I have to go watch the
National Championship
game again.
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Kyle Busch finds mojo in Charlotte with victory Dale Earnhardt Jr vs. Brad Keselowski

BY REID SPENCER and Jimmie Johnson, who celebrate big. hope on the final restart drove too hard. I could with little chance to get to
NASCAR WIRE had restarted second on I cant say enough was that Keselowski would see a million dollars out the front in the final 10-
the outside to gain the about this team. I cant say impede the progress of the windshield, and I just lap stage.
Kyle Busch took control race lead in clean air. enough about (crew chief) the inside lane, but Busch drove this Lowes Chevy Early in the final 10-lap
of Saturday nights Mon- Though Johnson pur- Adam Stevens and these made sure that didnt hap- way too hard in the cor- stage, Chase Elliott, Dan-
ster Energy All-Star Race sued with an intensity be- guys on the pit box. You pen. ner a couple of times and iel Suarez and Erik Jones
on the final restart with fitting the $1 million first can rely on them all day I was really hopeful of gave up some ground. We were battling for the lead
10 laps left and motored prize, he was unable to long. I had to do that to- old tires and being on the learned a little bit tonight as they entered the tri-
away to a 1.274-second catch Busch. Kyle Larson, night. We werent quite the bottom, Johnson said. and well come back next oval.
victoryhis first in a Mon- winner of the first two 20- fastest car, but we made Theyd be able to hold week (for the Coca-Cola Moving to the inside in
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18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyo- Weve never won at most out of our night to- in there. I had a decent 20-lap stages, Larson was dug in.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
Move breathes new energy into Relay For Life
BY RYAN HANRAHAN
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Luminary memorials
lined the sidewalks of
Greer City Park last Fri-
day night, honoring those
that have lost their lives
battling cancer. Survivors
of the disease walked
laps in their memory at
Greers annual Relay for
Life event.
Current and former
caregivers joined the sur-
vivors on lap two as Bon
Jovis Thank You For Lov-
ing Me echoed through-
out the park.
Each of us has a
unique reason to be
here.
Farrah Lister
Event lead
Relay for Life made the
move to the park for the
first time this year, after
previously being held at
Dooley Field. The orga-
nizers hoped to reverse
the trend of attendance,
which had seen drops over
the last several years. The
decision appeared to be
successful by the time the
event started at 6 p.m, of-
ficials said.
There are already as
many people here as there
were all of last year, said
Alison Rauch, the events
Marketing Lead.
The increased atten-
dance did not go unno-
ticed or unappreciated by
anyone participating in
the event.
I think its great, said
survivor Kathy Bragg. Ev-
eryone is turning out for
it.
Coming into the night
of the event, just over
$45,000 had been raised.
Fundraising continued
throughout the evening to
boost that total.
Clemsons mascot, The
Greer High Principal Justin Ludley (left) presented Marion Waters with a plaque during a
ceremony renaming the school common area in honor of the former principal.
Greer High School names
Common Area for Waters
Greer High School hon-
ored former principal Mar-
ion Waters last Wednes-
day, naming the schools
commons and cafeteria in
his honor.
The Marion Waters
Commons was an-
nounced at the beginning
of Greer High Schools an-
nual awards night.
Waters was the principal
at Greer High for 22 years,
retiring at the end of last
school year.
A plaque signifying the
new name will be placed
on the wall in the schools
commons. The plaque de-
scribes Waters years as
a teacher, coach, assis-
tant principal and princi-
pal, which total 45 years.
Fourty-two of those years
were spent in the Greer
community.
Justin Ludley took over
duties as principal after
Waters retirement.
Taking over for Mr. Wa-
ters is a humbling endeav-
or, Ludley said previous-
ly. Mr. Waters has been an
icon in Greer for over 40
years. You certainly can-
not fill his shoes, but hope
to walk in them. He has
always been tremendously
supportive of me during
Living Here
Tiger, and South Caroli-
nas mascot, Cocky, were
in attendance to help hold
a fundraiser and compe-
tition between the two
teams. Those at the event
could choose to donate
to the Clemson bucket or
the South Carolina buck-
et, while the fight song
played of the team with
the most money raised.
Despite the competition,
the sense of community
and support that came
along with increased at-
tendance shined through-
out the night.
Farrah Lister, this years
Event Lead, worked to fos-
ter that sense of commu-
nity for the survivors in
attendance while putting
an emphasis on honoring
those who lost the battle.
I had a neighbor who
had childhood cancer and
he has a special place in
my heart, Lister said. So
thats why I do it.
At the end of the night
and fundraiser, with a few
numbers still yet to be in,
the leadership committee
estimated that around
$64,919.03 was raised.
To continue the fight
against cancer, Relay for
Life of Greer will be host-
ing the Cycle Out Cancer
Fundraiser at CycleBar
Greenville on June 17th
from 4-5 p.m.
For more information or
to register for $25, click
here.
Following the success
Waters has worked in the Greer community for more than
40 years as an educator.
my entire career and I will
always be grateful for his
guidance. I have also been
able to benefit from his
The Greer Citizen
The Greer community took part in the survivor and care giver laps during the citys Relay for Life event last Friday. The
event was held at Greer City Park, moving from its former Dooley Field location.
The Relay event featured games and treats for children.
of this years event and
the increased attendance
thanks to the move to
Greer City Park, everyone
is already looking forward
to next year.
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PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
wisdom and vast knowl-
edge in the education field
and will continue to do
so.
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PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Each of us has a unique
reason to be here, Lister
said. But we all have one PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
thing in common, wanting
to make a difference in the Members of the community lit candles in honor of those
fight against cancer. fighting cancer and in memory of those lost to the disease.
Taylors painter Digney
takes on teen exhibit
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Taylors artist Kathleen
Digney is seeking mod-
els for her new exhibit,
A Portrait of American
Teens, which will be fea-
tured at Greenvilles Ware-
house Theatre.
The project is an assem-
bly of large oil paintings
presented as a solo exhib-
it.
Watching both of my
daughters grow into
young adults and observ-
ing how different they are
from one another was a
catalyst for the series,
Digney said.
Each painting aims to
capture visual story of
a teenager, and when
the paintings are viewed
together will illustrate
the diversity of teens in
America: Diversity in race,
ethnicity, socioeconom-
ic circumstances, gender
preference, interests, and
personality.
We are who we are be-
cause of our genetics, our
history and background as
well as our interests and PHOTO | SUBMITTED
personality, Digney said.
The subject or mod- Taylors artist Kathleen Digney works on her new teen
el for the portrait would exhibit.
need to be available for
an initial meeting with the first oil painting in her medical illustrator.
artist as well as one or two A Portrait of American For more informa-
photo sessions in order to Teens series, showing her tion, visit Digneys blog
capture the most authen- then 15-year old artistic at www.kathleendigney.
tic reflection of the sitter, daughter: bow in hair, on wordpress.com. For teen-
Digney said. In exchange, a park bench warily glanc- agers interested in becom-
Digney offers each sitter a ing over her shoulder. In ing a part of A Portrait
CD with images from the recent months, Digney on of American Teens, con-
photo shoot(s). Parental/ Greenvilles Main Street tact the artist via email at
guardian presence during has been working on a kdigney@charter.net.
all steps of the process is new portrait of her daugh- The first five portraits in
welcomed. ter outside of the Artists the series are currently be-
As I take on the chal- Guild Gallery. ing exhibited until June 10
lenge to know, understand We are all in the process at Greenvilles Warehouse
and depict the unique- of becoming and figuring Theatre during their pro-
ness found in each and out who we are, and this is duction of the musical
every one, they will not especially true during the Spring Awakening: A play
only become a part of my teen years. Digney said. about adolescent love, the
work, but I am sure will Digney brings over 25 challenges of puberty, and
add richness to my life as years of experience to the the bonds of childhood
I make these human con- project, a degree from the friendships.
nections, Digney said. Cleveland Institute of Art,
Digneys studio has the and a former career as a kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
NETFLIX
Brad Pitt in War Machine
| BUCHHEIT
COUCH THEATER
BY SAM STRUCKHOFF
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 29
PICKS OF THE WEEK
War Machine (TV-MA)
-- Continuing its quest to
blur the line between box
office and set-top box,
this week brings Netflixs
much anticipated pre-
miere of War Machine,
a Brad Pitt vehicle that se-
riously amps the stream-
ing services star power.
Inspired by The Opera-
tors: The Wild & Terrifying
Inside Story of Americas
War in Afghanistan, writ-
ten by Rolling Stone jour-
nalist Michael Hastings,
the farcical comedy chron-
icles the meteoric rise and
inevitable crash and burn
of the fictional Gen. Glen
McMahon, newly mint-
ed commander of NATO
forces in Afghanistan, as
he tries to win the unwin-
nable war. Pitts take on
real-life Gen. Stanley Mc-
Chrystal -- invincible silver
fox, demigod to his sub-
ordinates -- is clever and
confident. Billed as part
reality, part savage paro-
dy, it is directed by David
Michod (Animal King-
dom) and also features
Tilda Swinton, Sir Ben
Kingsley, Anthony Michael
Hall, Alan Ruck, Meg Tilly
and Topher Grace.
The Blackcoats
Daughter (aka Febru-
ary) (R) -- Pervasive chill
and desolation join the
cast in the directorial de-
but of Oz Perkins, son of
the late Anthony Perkins
(Psycho). Kat (Kiernan
Shipka) is stranded at her
remote boarding school
when her parents are un-
expected no-shows at the
start of winter break. Shes
joined by Rose (Lucy Boyn-
ton), an older, bolder but
not wiser fellow student.
Plagued by unexplainable
events, the girls face an
escalating supernatural
threat.
Emma Stone plays
Joan, a troubled young
woman who, for reasons
unknown, is frantically
headed toward the school.
Their stories are told in
interlacing arcs, which
intersect in the films ter-
rifying climax. This film
has atmosphere for days.
Yes, the story lacks acute
character development
and plot details are de-
liberately nebulous, but
Perkins slow drip keeps
the element of suspense
high and doesnt loosen
the lonely grip of winters
despair.
Staying Vertical
(NR) -- Screenwriter Leo
(Damien Bonnard) wan-
ders the French country-
side in search of a story.
He meets shepherdess
Marie (India Hair), with
whom he almost imme-
diately has a child. Marie
promptly leaves him and
the baby behind, and Leo
spends the rest of the film
exploring relationships
with the quirky villagers,
still in pursuit of a tale
to tell. Very explicit sex-
ual scenes, including live,
unvarnished childbirth,
make Staying Vertical
a film strictly for hardy
grown-ups.
DOG OF THE WEEK
Rupture (NR) --
Brought to you by di-
rector Steven Shainberg,
Rupture is the story of
a mysterious organization
that abducts single mom
Renee (Noomi Rapace) off
the side of the road. They
subject her to intense in-
terrogation and explore
her deep fear of spiders.
The abductors plan to
rupture Renees genet-
ic code, unleashing the
monster within, goes awry
(or does it?), but not be-
fore Terrible Things have
been revealed. You have
something very special in
you, they tell Renee. And
you, too, must have some-
thing very special in you:
the ability to sit through
an hour and 41 minutes of
this unimaginative mess.
Entertainment
N
o singer in my
lifetime could cover
the vocal gamut like
Chris Cornell.
He had the heavy metal
howl of Robert Plant,
baritone thunder of Eddie
Vedder and vocal convic-
tion of Jeff Buckley. Like
Kurt Cobain, he wrote
songs that could hoist
you into a nihilistic night-
mare and others pretty
enough to make you cry.
He was never the post-
er-boy of grunge.
But he was its architect,
a wild-eyed blur of black
curls and facial hair with
a voice strong enough to
cross the oceans.
Cornell will forever
be deified, pigeonholed,
judged and remembered
most for the songs he re-
corded with Soundgarden
from 1989-1994. Fueled
by Godzilla-heavy guitar
riffs and lyrics about
drugs, suicide and depres-
sion, tunes like Rusted
Cage, Spoonman and than Hunger Strike,
Outshined came to
signify the grunge stam-
pede of the early 90s like
canons in some Revolu-
tionary War museum.
But it was the slower
Soundgarden songs that
made their 1994 album
Superunknown one of abandoned in a neighbors
the biggest rock records
of the decade. As de-
pressing as Fell on Black
Days was and as scary
as Black Hole Sun (and evidenced several times
its accompanying video)
may have been, The Day
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS | extension 18.
GALLERY TO PRESENT
PORTRAITS EXHIBIT
Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville will exhibit
a solo art show by artist
member Kathleen Disney,
Portraits of American
Teens, at the Warehouse
Theatre through June 10.
An artist reception will
be held at the theatre on
Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m.
The Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville is located at
200 North Main Street in
downtown Greenville.
STEEL WHEELS ON STAGE
AT SPINNING JENNY
The Steel Wheels will
perform at The Spinning
Jenny on May 26 at 8 p.m.
The Steel Wheels style
weaves through Ameri-
cana and bluegrass music,
folk and old-time music.
By incorporating percus-
sion and keyboards into
the sessions for the first
time, their new album
Wild As We Came Here ty overnight and meets
adds new textures to their
catalog, as themes of dis-
covery, perseverance,
and a bit of wildness run
throughout the collection.
Hailing from the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Virgin-
ia, band members include
Trent Wagler (banjo, gui-
tar), Eric Brubaker (fiddle),
Brian Dickel (upright bass)
and Jay Lapp (mandolin).
The Spinning Jenny is
located at 107 Cannon
Street in Greer. For more
information, visit www.
thespinningjennygreer.
com.
GSO TO PRESENT LEVITY
AND TEARS MAY 27 reography by Kimberlee
Greenville Symphony
Orchestra Spotlight Series
will present Levity and
Tears on Saturday, May
27, in the fellowship Hal
of First Baptist Greenville.
The program will fea-
ture:
Ibert: Trois Pieces Breves
for Woodwind Quintet
Dragonetti: Duo in B-flat
major for Cello and Dou-
ble Bass
Schubert: String Quartet
villelittletheatre.org.
The Greer Citizen
Remembering Chris Cornell
THE BUCK
STOPS HERE
WILLIAM
I Tried to Live seemed
somehow just as redemp-
tive and cathartic. Its
always been my favorite
Soundgarden song.
Thats not to say its
my favorite Cornell song.
That honor belongs to
Say Hello 2 Heaven, the
timeless tribute to An-
drew Wood he recorded
with Temple of the Dog
in 1991. More than any
Soundgarden, Audioslave
or solo record, I think that
self-titled TOD album best
exemplifies the power of
both Cornells vocals and
comparatively underrated
songwriting ability. If
theres a record out there
with a better vocal trilogy
Redemption Song or
Say Hello 2 Heaven and Led Zeppelins Thank
Call Me a Dog, then I
havent heard it.
The Seattle natives
attraction to rock music
was cemented at age nine,
when he found a pile
of Beatles records left
posting his emotional ver-
Seattle basement. For the
next two years, he binged
on the collection. His
love for the group was
and selfish regret, kicking
over the course of his
career, and towards the
No. 14 in D minor, Death
and the Maiden
Themes of laughter
and sorrow can be found
throughout with the three
chamber pieces.
For tickets or more in-
formation, call 232-0344
GLT TO PRESENT
HAIRSPRAY JUNE 2-25
The Greenville Little
Theatre (GLT) will pres-
entHairspray The Musi-
cal!June 2-25. for Heart and Soul: Art
In 1962 Baltimore, Mary-
land, plump teenager
Tracy Turnblad dreams
to dance onThe Corny
Collins Show. When Tracy
wins a role on the show,
she becomes a celebri-
day they make their own
a colorful array of char-
acters as she launches
a campaign to integrate
the show. Based on the
John Waters 1998 film
of the same name,Hair-
sprayis a family-friendly
show piled bouffant high
with laughter, romance,
and deliriously tune-
ful songs.Hairsprayis fer Jewelry Making Sum-
the winner of eight Tony
Awards, including Best
Musical, Best Original
Score, and Best Book of a
Musical.
Directed by Suzanne Mc-
Calla and with musical di-
rection by Tim St. Clair II,
the musical features cho-
the featured bracelet and
Ferreira and Michael Cher-
ry. The cast features Mary
Evan Giles, Christina Yasi,
Khristin Stephens, Car-
ter Allen, Cat McWhirter,
Kristofer Parker, Jon Kil-
patrick, Ryan Bradburn,
John Brigham and Mary
Freeman.
Show dates are June
2-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 at
8 p.m., and June 4, 11, 18,
and 25 at 3 p.m.
For more information,
call the Box Office at233-
6238or visit www.green-
techniques and end the
Greenville Little Theatre
Box Office is located at
444 College Street on Her-
itage Green and is open
Monday through Friday
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
GREENVILLE SYMPHONY
BENEFIT SET FOR JUNE 8
The Guild of the Green-
ville Symphony will host
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
the records first song,
Nearly Forgot My Broken
Heart, we are smacked in
the face by these lyrics.
Every time I stare into
the sun/Trying to find a
reason to go on/All I ever
get is burned and blind/
Until the sky bleeds the
pouring rain.
His suicide last week
suggests Chris Cornell
never really could forget
his broken heart. He bat-
tled depression, anxiety
and substance abuse for
PHOTO | SUBMITTED much of his life, fights
he chronicled extensively
Chris Cornell passed away last week at the age of 52. in his music. It is said
his voice spanned four
octaves, and its safe to
end of his life he recorded alone in North Charles- assume his 52 years on
stirring versions of both ton last summer when I earth saw just as many
Imagine and A Day in had the chance. Youtube highs and lows.
the Life. recordings of that solo Some 27 years ago, the
Cornells ability to tour show he still had the Seattle icon pleaded in
cover such classics with pipes, intensity and emo- Say Hello to Heaven,:
just an acoustic guitar tion he had when he took Please, mother mercy,
was unmatched among the stage with Sound- take me from this place
performers. Whether garden three decades ago. and the long winded
singing Billy Jean, Musically, like most of curses I keep hearing in
his predecessors, Cornell my head.
appeared to be mellowing On a lonely Thursday
You, he could bring a with age. I bought his last week, Cornell was
mix of life, yearning and last solo record, High- finally taken and the
despair to the tunes that er Truth when it came curses silenced. He leaves
transfixed auditoriums. In out and was stunned by behind a wife, three
fact, most of my friends its understated acoustic daughters and a musical
chose to memorialize him beauty. As I listened to it catalog that formed the
on Facebook last week by repeatedly last week, how- soundtrack of life for
ever, the album assumed countless Generation
sion of Princes Nothing a more sinister, devas- Xers. May we always
Compares to You. tating quality. Much like remember the glory of his
For the past week, Ive Nirvanas epic Unplugged gifts, hunger of his heart
been filled with sadness in New York, Higher and the stinging sorrow
Truth began to resemble of his surrender.
myself for not going a suicide note. Rest in Peace, my
to see Cornell perform Just seven seconds into brother.
Boots and Bandanas, a
benefit for the Greenville
Symphony on Thursday,
GLT TO OFFER
SUMMER CLASSES
The Greenville Little
EVENT REMINDERS |
June 8, from 5-9 p.m. at
Lindsey Plantation in Tay-
lors.
Theatre will offer the sum-
mer classes Lets Put on a
Musical and Lets Put on
Spring Awakening
Through June 10
Warehouse theatre.com
The event will feature a Play in June. 235-6948
Henrys Smokehouse BBQ, Lets Put on a Play of-
the West End String Band,
Six and Twenty Distillery
fers youth a glimpse at the
many elements of a show,
Call for Artists
Spartanburg Libraries
Spirits Tasting, beer and includingcasting, rehears- Juried Exhibit
wine, lawn games and al, backstage and much Through June 14
dancing. more. Atthe close of the spartanburglibraries.org
Sponsorship opportuni- week, students sharethe 285-9091
ties are available. magic of live theatre ina
RSVP by June 5. For more
information, call 370-0965
final group production.
The class will be offered ONGOING EXHIBITS |
or visit guildgso.org. to children ages 7-12 June
12-16 from 9 a.m.-noon; Over Here, Over There:
SUMMER CAMPS ages 13-18 June 19-23, 9 Greenville in the Great War
AVAILABLE IN GREER a.m.-noon. WWI Exhibit
Several summer camp Lets Put on a Musical Through May 31
opportunities will be avail- helps students enhance Furman University
able this year throughout their performance tech-
Greer. niques throughmove- Pam DeWitt
Greer Center for the ment, dance and vocal ex- Through May 31
Arts will host Art Journ- ercises. Each student will Artists Guild Gallery
aling Summer Camp on work on an audition song of Greenville
Tuesday, June 6, from 10 and dance routine. The 200 North Main Street
a.m.-1 p.m. workshop culminates with Greenville
Join a small group of six the presentation of a short
artists at Studio 2 at the musical at the end of the West Main Exhibits
Greer Center for the Arts week. Residuals Addam Duncan
The class will be offered Explorations In Wax
Journaling through the to children ages 7-12 June Terry Jarrard-Dimond
Scarlet Letter. Students 12-16 from 1-4 p.m.; ages Calming Rhythm: Washing
will learn multiple paint- 13-18, June 19-23 from the Soul Clean Christine
ing, layering and embel- 1-4 p.m. Swetenburg, Nancy Vaughn
lishing techniques while For more information, Through May 31
delving into an oft-re- call 233-6238 or visit WestMainArtists.org
quired classic. On the final www.greenvillelittlethe- 804-6501
atre.org.
page based on all the tech- Greenville Little Theatre Away, Away Down South
niques learned during the is located at 444 College Andrew Blanchard,
week. Street in Greenville. Eliot Dudik
Cost: $150 Through June 25
Minimum: 4 students RIVERWORKS Gallery
Maximum: 6 students Greenville Technical College
Materials needed: art gvltec.edu/dva
journal of any size (spiral
bound recommended)
The Center will also of-
mer Camp on Monday,
June 12, from 10 a.m.-1
p.m.
Create beautiful works
of wearable art in this
week long workshop fea-
turing chain making,
wire wrapping and metal
work. Students will make
matching pieces to display
at the end of the week.
Cost: $150 on sale; $160
regular price
The Spinning Jenny will
host Shakespeare Summer
Camps on Monday, June
19, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Students will take scenes
from Shakespeare and cre-
ate their own props and
costumes using uncon-
ventional materials. In the
meantime theyll learn all
about acting through the-
atre games and improv
week with a performance
for all to enjoy.
The morning class is 9
a.m.-noon for ages 8-10.
The afternoon class is
1-4 p.m. for ages 11-high
school.
Cost: $150 for the week
Scenes will be provided.
For more information,
visit greerstation.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 FUN AND GAMES
Colonoscopy is best test
for colon cancer
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
husband, who is 73 and
otherwise in good health,
had a colonoscopy in the
summer of 2012 and was
told that because no pol-
yps or any problems were
found, he did not need
another test for 10 years.
This October, he was diag-
nosed with stage 4 colon
cancer, which has spread
to the abdomen and omen-
tum. He also had seven
polyps removed during
his latest examination.
My question is, How like-
ly is it that such a virulent
cancer could grow in such
a short time? I would be
resigned to the diagnosis
if I didnt feel that some-
thing was missed in the
initial exam. Also, I had a
colonoscopy done by the
same doctor this summer
and also was told that I
need not come back for
10 years. Should I be con-
cerned? -- H.B.
ANSWER: I am very
sorry to hear about your
husband. What happened
is very unusual. All guide-
lines agree that in a person
with a normal colonosco-
py, a repeat in 10 years is
recommended. A repeat in
five years would have been
recommended if a low-risk
polyp had been found,
earlier with high-risk or
multiple polyps. I havent
personally seen a case like
your husbands, where an
advanced cancer presents
less than 10 years after a
normal colonoscopy. This
should happen in fewer
than 1 in 1,000 people.
There are several rea-
sons why it can happen.
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Vivienne and Julius be-
came concerned about
the future of Nicole and
Zendes marriage, know-
ing how badly they both
wanted children. Sally
learned that Thomas was
fired from Forrester Cre-
ations because he helped
save Spectra Fashions.
With Vivienne by her side,
Nicole visited her doctor
to undergo fertility test-
ing. Saul became overly
defensive of Sally thinking
that Thomas was using his
money for personal gain.
Wanting to fix the tense
situation between Ridge
and Thomas, Steffy ar-
ranged a meeting between
the two of them. With his
heart on his sleeve, Saul
asked Sally to forget about
Thomas and to consider
him as a partner instead.
Nicole was offended that
Maya didnt ask her to take
care of Lizzy. Wait to See:
A personal threat is made
over a business matter.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Lani pressured Guy into
confirming what everyone
suspected. Nicole dread-
ed falling back into Dei-
moss clutches. Everyone
set out to raid Xanders
compound. Brady said a
heartfelt goodbye to Tate
and John. Deimoss res-
cue of Nicole didnt go as
planned. Nicole and Eric
learned that Brady was
dying. Meanwhile, Brady
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
The most important is that
even a properly done colo-
noscopy misses polyps.
Very small polyps (less
than 5 mm) can be missed
26 percent of the time, but
large polyps (greater than
10 mm) are missed only
2 percent of the time. Al-
though the colonoscopy
is the best screening test
we have for colon cancer,
it isnt perfect. Its also
possible that he just had
a very fast-growing cancer.
While I understand
your concern about get-
ting yourself an earlier
repeat colonoscopy, your
risk is very small, and if
you trust the doctor who
did the colonoscopy, you
should get your repeat in
10 years.
READERS: Some
140,000 people are diag-
nosed with colon cancer
in the U.S each year. The
booklet on colon cancer
provides useful informa-
tion on its causes, symp-
toms and treatments. To
order a copy, write: Dr.
Roach -- No. 505W, 628
Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL
32803. Enclose a check or
money order (no cash) for
$4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with
the recipients printed
name and address. Please
allow four weeks for deliv-
ery.
CBS/ROBERT VOETS
Peter Bergman stars as
Jack on The Young and
The Restless
faded fast and fell into un-
consciousness. Sonny and
Chad searched the villa
looking for more evidence
that would incriminate
Deimos. Sonny made an
appeal to Victor to become
Titans next CEO. Kayla
told Joey that Jade sabo-
taged him with his date.
Wait to See: Chloe visits an
unconscious Brady.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Carly called out Sonny.
Kiki and Dillon worked on
their moves. Ava had the
best of intentions. Anna
looked for firm answers.
Nathan shared what he
could. Michael paid Son-
ny a visit. Jason sensed
the worst. Scott begged
Ava not to tempt fate.
Nathans evening took a
positive turn. Bobbie told
a white lie. Sonny con-
fided in Dante. Valentin
rebuffed Anna. Charlotte
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My
mother, 88 years old, re-
cently switched her med-
icine for hypertension
from timed release, which
she has been taking for 10
years, to one that is not
timed release, because
the timed release was too
expensive. Im worried.
Has she compromised her
health by doing this? Her
cardiologist gave her the
go-ahead. -- J.R.
ANSWER: In my opinion,
timed-release versions for
high blood pressure are
preferable to non-timed-
release because the lev-
el of the medication in
the blood can go up and
down to a greater degree
with the regular-release
formulation. However, it
does depend on the med-
ication, and her cardiolo-
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was put in harms way.
Jake had a meltdown. An-
dre made a major discov-
ery. Carly zeroed in on
her enemy. Curtis over-
stepped his bounds. Grif-
fin brought Jason up to
speed and then later Jason
had a flashback. Nina had
a change of heart. Ava be-
came her own worst ene-
my. Wait to See: Amy wres-
tles with her past demons.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Hilary ran into Jacks
agent/friend Barry while
she was in L.A., but he in
turn asked to be intro-
duced to Lily so that he
could represent her. Jack
stopped by to visit Nikki
|
at the ranch and pressed
her for answers about Vic- THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
tor. Later, Abby told Jack
about her forced part-
nership with Scott, and
they wondered if it was a
cover for Scott to investi-
gate their project. Chelsea
firmly told Nick that if he
was truly on her side, he
could help her find Chloe.
Scott felt that planning a
reception for Nikkis re-
search wing was beneath
him. Abby met with Zack
|
to discuss their new part-
nership, enjoying the flir- RFD by Mike Marland
tatious undercurrent to
their conversation. Dina
asked Victor to help her
reconnect with her daugh-
ter Ashley. Wait to See: Old
feelings resurface between
Devon and Hilary.
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AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas |
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Chandler Creek salutes graduates
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
As local high school se-
niors get set to graduate
this week, Chandler Creek
Elementary is taking some
time to honor its former
students.
Noah Hannon and Emma
Kate Rhymer, seniors at
Greer High School, are two
of more than 20 graduates
who plan to attend the Sa-
lute to Graduates at Chan-
dler Creek on Friday.
I wanted to give back
to something that gave a
lot to me, Hannon said. I
also wanted to make sure
that the kids have some-
thing to set their goals to-
wards. This is something
I wish I wouldve seen as
an elementary school stu-
dent. They need to start
looking ahead now and
realize that what they are
doing now will affect their
future even though they
are very young.
Hannon attended Chan-
dler Creek during fourth
and fifth grade. He is plan-
ning to pursue a career in
the medical field, either
dermatology or radiology,
with a full scholarship to
play football at Appala-
chian State University.
We are focusing on
college and career readi-
ness in Greenville County
Schools, said Jane Mills,
Principal at Chandler
Creek Elementary School.
As part of this, we feel
that our current students
can benefit from seeing
what that means as they
recognize the graduates. It
allows them to set a goal
for the future.
The current elementary
students will line the halls
to welcome the former
students at 9 a.m. on Fri-
day.
Greer High to host FAN
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
More than 300 Greer
High students will show
off their talents as part
of the first-ever Fine Arts
Night (FAN), taking place
on Thursday at 7 p.m. at
the school.
We are hoping that FAN
will give the Greer com-
munity the opportunity
to see how talented and
hardworking our students
are, said Allison Duncan,
Visual Art Teacher at GHS.
Our goal is to promote
the importanceof Fine
Arts education.
Performances will fea-
ture the Greer High School
Symphonic Band, Con-
cert Band, Voices of Greer
High, Orchestra, and Stu-
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY|
SCHOOLS SET END
OF YEAR SCHEDULE
The last three days of
the school year for Green-
ville County, Wednesday,
May 31, through Friday,
June 2, will be half-days
for all students.
Lunch will be served
each day and buses will
pick up students 2.5 hours
early.
School times will be:
CDCs and Elementary: 8
a.m.-noon
Middle: 8:30 a.m.-12:45
p.m.
High: 8:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
COUNTY TO OFFER SUMMER
MEAL PROGRAM
Greenville County
Schools, Food and Nutri-
tion Services will be par-
ticipating in the Summer
Food Service Program
during the months June,
July and August.
Nutritionally balanced
meals will be provided to
all children regardless of
race, color, sex, disabili-
ty, age or national origin
during summer vacation
when school breakfasts
and lunches are not avail-
able. All children 18 years
old and younger, if an open
site, are eligible for meals
Our Schools
Emma Kate Rhymer (above) and Noah Hannon, seniors at
Greer High School, plan to attend the Salute to Graduates.
I loved each year there,
so its difficult to pick a fa-
vorite moment; however,
fifth grade was my favor-
ite due to Ms. Williams,
Rhymer said.
Rhymer attended Chan-
dler Creek from kinder-
garten to fifth grade, and
she is planning to major
in biological science at the
University of South Caroli-
na in Columbia.
We also have a growing
partnership with our feed-
er school of Greer High,
Mills said. Greer High stu-
dents come here to volun-
teer, participate in teacher
cadets and service learn-
ing and read to our chil-
dent Art Exhibit, includ-
ing award winning art by
Alexis Anderson and Tay-
lor McIntyre.
We are looking forward
to family, friends and
community members see-
ing the amazing amount
of talentthat existsat
Greer High, Duncan said.
We look forward to see-
ing the audiences reaction
to what the Visual and
Performing Arts at Greer
Highhas to offer our stu-
dents.
Admission is $5 and all
proceeds go to support
the Greer High School Fine
Arts Department.
Our Fine Arts Depart-
ment has been discussing
doing a Fine ArtsShow-
case for quite some time,
Duncan said. We felt like
at no charge, and there
will be no discrimination
in the course of the meal
service. The programs are
only approved for geo-
graphical areas of need
where 50 percent or more
of the children qualify for
free and reduced-price
meals during the school
year.Serving times and
dates can change please
contact the site directly to
verify information.
To find a list of sites or
for more information, visit
greenville.k12.sc.us.
HIGH SCHOOLS PLAN
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
Area high school grad-
uation ceremonies begin
this week in Greenville
County.
Greer Middle College
Charter High will hold
commencement exercises
on Friday, May 26, 10 a.m.,
at Taylors First Baptist
Church.
Greer High will follow
with graduation scheduled
for Wednesday, May 31, at
2 p.m., at the Bon Secours
Wellness Arena in Green-
ville.
Bon Secours will host
Riverside High on Thurs-
day, June 1, at 10 a.m., and
Eastside High at 2 p.m.
Blue Ridge High will
round out ceremonies on
Friday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at
Furman Universitys Tim-
mons Arena in Greenville.
BROOK GLENN HOSTS
FIRST PAGEANT
Eight students partici-
pated in the Brook Glenn
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
Milestones
|
ANNIVERSARY
This is something I
wish I wouldve seen
as an elementary
school
student.
Noah
Hannon
GHS senior
wearing a cap and gown.
Graduates are requested
to RSVP to the main office
line at 355-2401 or send
an email to jrmills@green-
ville.k12.sc.us.
We are planning for 20-
25 with this first effort
knowing that it will grow
over time, Mills said. We
are getting the word out at
the high school via FB, the
web and twitter.
So far, more than 20
students have confirmed Mr. and Mrs. Mack Holliday
their participation, Mills
PHOTO | SUBMITTED said.
We are preparing spe-
cial treat bags for them
Couple celebrates
their 25th anniversary
and hope to take a picture
with a banner to frame
dren. They are role models and add to our web site,
for us. Mills said.
Parents are welcome to Greer is a unique com- Mr. and Mrs. Mack Holl- day, is a realtor. He enjoys
attend the Salute to Grad- munity growing in edu- iday, of Greer, celebrated tennis and classic cars.
uates where the elementa- cation, business, and res- their 25th wedding an- Mrs. Holliday, the for-
ry students will applaud idence, she continued. niversary with a trip to mer Hope McCulley, is the
the accomplishments of Our school has grown London and West Sussex daughter of Barbara Mc-
the graduates. from 600 students to over in England as well as the Gill McCulley and the late
This idea was shared 1000 students. We have Cinque Terre along the Robert McCulley. She is a
by a local parent at our a wonderful opportuni- Italian Riviera in Italy. homemaker and an artist
School Improvement ty to support our larger The couple was married who enjoys oil painting in
Council, Mills said, and community which starts by Rev. Herschel Crain at her spare time.
we all agreed that it was a with excellence during the Standing Springs Baptist The couple attends
great time to launch as we foundational years. Church in Simpsonville on Grace Church in Greer.
grow the educational com- Chandler Creek was April 11, 1992. They give a quarterly de-
munity of Greer. formed in 1999 as a merger They are the parents of votional service at The
Any student who has of two Greer schools, Mills Luke (19) and Elise (10). Gardens at Eastside and
attended Chandler Creek said. I believe strongly in Mr. Holliday, son of a monthly one at Greer
in the past and is graduat- partnerships between our Doyle and Shirley Holli- Community Ministries.
ing this year is invited to local schools.
walk in the processional
this year was the right
time to do so. We have
great things happening
in the Greer Fine Arts De-
partment.
The department has
more than 37 years experi-
ence teaching at GHS, Dun-
can said. As teachers of
the performing and visual
arts, our students work so
hard and sometimes don't
always get recognition for
their accomplishments.
The Fine Arts Depart-
ment includes Jeff Nor-
man, department head
and band director; Alli-
son Duncan, visual art;
Michael Parker, visual art;
Josh Morton, chorus; and
Audrey Bass, strings/or-
chestra.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Elementary Mr. and Miss
Brook Glenn pageant re-
cently.
Brielle Nicole Thomp-
son received the Peoples
Choice Award. Thomas
Patterson received first
runner up, and Tatya-
na Cecilia Quevedo was
named Miss Brook Glenn.
Other contestants in-
cluded Tara Wright,
Preslee Munford, Lucas
Lehman, Mallory Walker
and Cidney Sosebee.
RHS STAFF, STUDENT
WIN STATE AWARDS
Two Riverside High staff
members and one student
recently re-
ceived state
PTA awards.
M a t h
teacher Kel-
ly Ackerman
was named
South Car-
olina PTA
Ackerman Teacher of
the Year.
Plant en-
gineer Denis
Hertel was
chosen South
Carolina PTA
Support Staff
Member of
Hertel the Year.
Madeline
Corvin was
a w a r d e d
South Car-
olina PTA
Student Vol-
unteer of the
Year.
Corvin