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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2O18 
Christopher Chamberlain
Greer
man
arrested
after
standoff
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A Greer man is facing
charges of domestic vio-
lence, kidnapping and un-
lawful conduct towards a
child following a six hour
standoff with police last
Thursday.
Greer authorities say
Christopher Melvin Cham-
berlain, 24, struck his girl-
friend and held her captive
for three and a half hours
before ultimately surren-
dering to police, who were
serving felony domestic
violence warrants early
Thursday morning.
A female victim stated
that Chamberlain, her live
in boyfriend, punched her
in the eye on Aug. 7 at a
residence on Cotter Lane.
SEE ARREST | A6
The City of Greer is purchasing three electric vehicles to
transport customers to downtown businesses.
City to purchase
electric vehicles
With
$57,403
price tag
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer is spending
$57,403 on electric vehi-
cles ahead of the upcom-
ing downtown streetscape
project.
INDEX  | INSIDE
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
EDUCATION B8
ENTERTAINMENT B6
OPINION A4
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
SLED investigating after
inmate death Tuesday
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
An inmate who died
while in custody at the
Greer Detention Center
Tuesday morning commit-
ted suicide, officials with
the Greenville County Cor-
oner’s office say.
The incident occurred
at around 2:30 a.m. Police
say they found a 50-year-
Wes Kilgore, Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team Leader, looks on as Nate Jordan
dives into Lake Robinson during a training exercise on Tuesday. The crew was practicing
with the newly donated ROV (underwater remotely operated vehicle).
IMAGE | SUBMITTED
The vehicles will be used
to transport customers to
Greer Station business-
es during the year and a
half construction, officials
said.
“City staff
Council have devel-
Action | A6 oped a logis-
tics plan for
parking and maneuver-
ability during construc-
tion,” said Greer City Ad-
ministrator Ed Driggers.
“A component of that plan
SEE COUNCIL | A6
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AWAY WITH PLASTIC
Greer steakhouse
moves away from
plastic straws
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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
old male who had hanged
himself and immediately
began resuscitation ef-
forts.
The man was pro-
nounced dead on scene by
Greenville County EMS.
The South Carolina Law
Enforcement Division
(SLED) is investigating.
SLED’s Thom Berry said
the agency was notified of
the incident shortly after 3
Divin’ in
Greer Police defend local drivers
After poor
online
ranking
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Police De-
partment is clarifying the
record on local traffic con-
ditions following a report
last week which labeled
Greer drivers the worst in
the nation.
The online car shopping
platform insurify.com is-
sued the ranking based on
comments from 1.4 mil-
lion car insurance shopper
applications.
“Without knowing the
methodology they used
when doing their study,
it’s hard to fact-check
(their claim),” said Lt. Pat-
rick N. Fortenberry, of the
Greer Police Department.
He did, however, share
statistics and discrepan-
cies that further examine
the ranking.
One of the issues that
Fortenberry noted about
the study was the scope
of the data. Insurify.com
gathered data in the ap-
plication based on zip
Blue Ridge • Byrnes • Eastside • Greer • Riverside
a.m., and that the depart-
ment was treating it as a
“death investigation.”
“The Greer Police De-
partment’s thoughts and
prayers are with the fam-
ily of the deceased,” said
Lt. Patrick Fortenberry
with the Greer Police De-
partment.
An autopsy was per-
formed on Tuesday.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer Police are questioning a recent study that found Greer drivers to be among the
worst in the nation.
codes of 29651, 29650
and 29652 being declared
as Greer (as defined by the
postal service).
“This is not representa-
tive of the City of Greer
itself. Zip codes go way
beyond the boundaries of
the city limits of Greer.
That is one reason I don’t
think it’s very applicable,”
he said.
In addition, he point-
ed out several statistics
analyzing collisions, cita-
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MILL MEMORIES
Local residents
reflect on their time
at Greer Mill
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GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 105 NO. 34 75 CENTS
Site plans for Grace Church are moving foward after a
Board of Architectural Review decision this week.
Grace Church
proceeds with
downtown plans
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A local church is finaliz-
ing site plans for a down-
town Greer location.
Grace Church present-
ed the plans for the E.
Poinsett Street location
to Greer’s Board of Archi-
tectural Review last week.
tions and at-fault drivers,
comparing data from Jan.
1-Aug. 15 for the each of
the years 2016-2018.
“We find that people
who are residents of the
City of Greer who are
charged with an at-fault
collision–in other words,
they are the contributing
party to a collision–in only
27 percent of those col-
lisions the at-fault party
was a resident of the City
of Greer. The other 73 per-
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The board unanimously
approved the request as
presented, deferring to
the State Historic Preser-
vation Office (SHPO).
SHPO is a state govern-
mental function created
by the United States fed-
eral government in 1966.
The agency is in charge of
SEE CHURCH | A3
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
cent are non-residents of
the City of Greer,” Forten-
berry said.
In the last year, persons
injured and transported
from the scene of a colli-
sion has decreased 17 per-
cent.
Fortenberry also ques-
tioned the study’s con-
clusion that Greer drivers
were 103 percent more
likely to get a speeding
ticket than the average
SEE DRIVERS | A6
 A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Community
News
SAVED BY THE HEART
TO HOLD ADOPTION EVENT
Saved by the Heart Com-
panion Animal Services is
holding an Adoption Event
on Saturday, Aug. 25, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trac-
tor Supply Company, lo-
cated at 1326 West Wade
Hampton Blvd, Greer.
Volunteers are needed
to help with setup and
booths, to talk about an-
imals, to sell fundraiser
t-shirts, and help pack up.
GREER RELIEF TO HOLD
NEW FUNDRAISER
Greer Relief is hosting
the fundraiser, “Relief on
the Rocks,” on Saturday,
August 25, from 5-8 p.m.
at their 202 Victoria Street
location in Greer.
Whiskey, music, and the
great outdoors all come
together to create “Relief
on the Rocks” – a new,
special edition Greer Re-
lief event.
This is a chance to visit
local spirit distilleries and
food vendors in one loca-
tion. Distilleries will be
providing spirit samples
all evening.
Food vendors will be
selling from their menu,
and 20 percent will be do-
nated back to Greer Relief.
General Admission
is $35 and includes admis-
sion, music, and unlimited
drink tastings.
Designated Driver/Un-
der 21 is $15 and includes
admission and music.
After August 23rd, the
price will go up to $45 at
the door.
All proceeds go to sup-
Church
News
MOUNTAIN VIEW UMC
TO HOLD FUN FRIDAY
Mountain View United
Methodist Church will be
Tailgating for Jesus and
kicking off the school year
at the next Family Fun Fri-
day, the final one of the
summer, on Friday, Aug.
24, from 5:30-8 p.m. at
Mountain View UMC, lo-
cated at 3525 Mountain
View Road, Taylors.
Families and friends
of all ages are welcome
to come for games, story
time, crafts, and tailgate
food.
For more information,
call 895-8532 or email
news@mountainviewumc.
net.
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SENIORS TO EAT OUT
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to eat out on Thursday,
Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. at Pete’s
Restaurant in Greer.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018
port the mission of Greer
Relief.
Railfest at Greer City Park
offers four hours dedicat-
hands of the contractor/
builder.
PHOTOS FOR CONTEST TO
BE SUBMITTED BY SEPT. 15
and Gala on Oct. 20, at the
Tryon Fine Arts Center.
Funds raised through ed to trains and train safe- For more information, Paws, Prayers, & Prom- All photos must be 5 x 7
Relief on the Rocks help ty on Saturday, Sept. 15, visit www.breakingbread- ises, a non-profit organi- and be mailed or dropped
achieve Greer Relief’s mis- from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. forjesus.com, call Gail at zation dedicated to caring off by Sept. 15 with Entry
sion to provide services This event is free to the 303-3565 or call Kathy at for animals & their peo- Form. For more informa-
to eliminate poverty and public, offering rail safety 979-0300. ple, is holding the 2018 tion, visit pawsprayer-
help neighbors overcome presentations from Oper- Po’Kitties Photo Contest sandpromises.org.
barriers for success. ation Livesaver, trackless
For more information, train, model trains, and
call 848-5356 or email more.
events@greerrelief.org. Local rail police and mu-
seums will be available
STOKES FAMILY REUNION with interactive displays
SET FOR AUGUST 26 and everyone can enjoy
The Stokes Family Re- videos about locamotive
union is set for Sunday, history and rail safety in-
Aug. 26, from noon-until side of City Hall.
in the Fellowship Hall at Children and adults can
O’Neal Baptist Church, lo- enter to receive prizes
cated at 3420 N Hwy 101, such as scenic train rides,
Greer. model trains, and more.
Food and drink will be
TAYLORS FBC TO HOLD available for purchase.
LOVE TAYLORS DAY
On Saturday, Sept. BREAKING BREAD FOR
8, Taylors First Baptist JESUS TO HOLD EVENT
Church is holding a Love Breaking Bread for Je-
Taylors Day, which is an sus is a new soup kitch-
effort to serve neighbors, en coming to 108 Astor
build relationships and Street, Wellford, to serve
bring a sense of commu- Lyman, Duncan, Wellford,
nity to the neighborhoods Started and Jackson.
surrounding Main Street, The soup kitchen is hav-
Taylors. ing its annual “Painting
Love Taylors projects Our Towns Orange” fund-
include Main Street clean- raiser Saturday, Sept. 15,
up, home repairs, yard from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
work and more. LifeSong Church, located
Sign-up to volunteer at 12481 W. Greenville
at https://form.jotform. Highway, Lyman.
com/81775180446159. A rain date is set for
Sept. 22.
GAP CREEK SINGERS The event will include a
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ahead of its upcoming (contact Felicia at bb4je-
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Tuesday, Sept. 11. The ister), two live bands, BBQ
group practices at 7 p.m. plates available, a bake
each Tuesday. For more sale, vendor tables (Con-
information, contact Anne tact Lynn at 494-7035 for
Danciu at 884-4885. a booth rental) and a silent
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on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 6 Monday, Sept. 10, at the
p.m. TRBA Mission Center in
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The annual homecoming Times are: Advanced
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Greer Relief to hold new
Relief on the Rocks event
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer Relief will host its
first Relief on the Rocks
fundraiser next Saturday,
Aug. 25 from 5-8 p.m. at
202 Victoria Street.
Five distilleries will be
providing samples all eve-
ning, and food vendors
will be selling from their
menu with 20 percent to
be donated to Greer Relief.
“We love it when our
community comes togeth-
er, has fun, laughs, gives
together all for a good
cause,” said Caroline Rob-
ertson, Greer Relief Execu-
tive Director.
The theme came about
following Greer Relief’s
prohibition themed gala
at the Cannon Center two
years ago. The nonprofit
plans to partner with Sug-
ar Tit Moonshine Distillery
in Reidville.
“They actually were
Duncan Council looking
to develop events center
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Duncan officials are
moving closer to estab-
lishing an events center at
Stoneledge Park.
Town council recently
approved two resolutions
allowing Town Adminis-
trator Cameron Fant to
contract with P.A.R. Grad-
ing & Hauling at $1.6 mil-
lion for early site work
and Langley & Associates
Architects, LLC, at $42,500
for Architectural Design
and Engineering Services.
“We’re going to start
moving dirt probably the
second week in Septem-
ber,” Fant said. “Our goal
is to have this thing com-
pleted in May 2019.”
The town is projecting
the site work and event
CHURCH: Planning to
begin construction soon
FROM PAGE ONE
expanding and maintain-
ing a National Register of
Historic Places composed
of districts, sites, build-
ings, structures, and ob-
jects significant in Amer-
ican history, architecture,
archaeology, engineering
and culture.
“We purchased these
buildings—all three of the
buildings—in the name of
Greer Poinsett Properties
LLC, which is a for-prof-
it entity owned by Grace
Church, a non-profit en-
tity,” said Jeff Randolph,
Business Operations Man-
ager for Grace Church.
“We did that so we can
capture tax credits for
those historic and aban-
doned buildings, which
is a significant amount of
money,” Randolph said.
Federal and state histor-
ic tax credits is 25 percent,
Randolph said.
“Our budget for this
whole renovation is in ex-
cess of $2 million,” Ran-
dolph said.
Renovation plans in-
clude: creating a court-
yard for the entry to the
sanctuary, adding parking,
removing a garage door,
replacing that space with
glass and expanding win-
dows.
“We recommend approv-
al for this, but to return the
The City of Greer Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a
Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 10,
2018, at 301 E. POINSETT STREET on the following:
DOCKET NUMBER: BZA-2018-13
APPLICANT: Lindsay Roberts
ADDRESS: 215 W. Wade Hampton Blvd,
Suite I & J
PARCEL ID NUMBER: G015000200212
REQUEST: Variance to eliminate
required outdoor play area
for daycares
Documents related to the requests are available for
public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office
located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
a year old when we ap-
proached them for the
80th anniversary,” Rob-
ertson said. “Sugar Tit has
been a huge fan of ours
for years. We decided to
do something with local
distilleries.”
The five distilleries are
Sugar Tit Moonshine Dis-
tillery, located at 330 Main
St, Reidville; Dark Corner
Distillery, located at 14 S
Main St, Greenville; Cop-
perhead Mountain Distill-
ery, located at 14 S Main
St, Travelers Rest; Rock
Bottom Distillers, LLC, lo-
cated at 201 Sha Ln, Spar-
tanburg; and Red Bordner
Distillery, located at 4200
Parris Bridge Rd, Boiling
Springs.
“It was natural for us to
go back to our moonshine
roots,” she said, “commu-
nity roots.”
This event has drawn
some new supporters in
addition to a few typical
COUNCIL ACTION
Building Height: Duncan Town Council approved the second
reading of an ordinance for a text amendment on the maximum
building height to change from 35 to 85 feet.
Parking Space: Duncan Town Council approved the second
reading of an ordinance for a text amendment on the number
of parking space requirements.
Barton Street: Duncan Town Council approved the second
reading of an ordinance to annex less than an acre at 488 Barton
Street, Duncan, to be zoned R3 Residential.
center to cost about $2.1
million, so the town is bor-
rowing about another $1.1
million and refinancing
the water park.
In other business, an-
other industry is looking
to purchase about 38.97
acres on Woods Chapel
‘We recommend
approval for this,
but to return the
windows back to the
existing condition to
the arch windows
that were there. We
feel (SHPO) is more
than likely going to
make that request
anyway.’
Brandon McMahan
Zoning Coordinator
windows back to the exist-
ing condition to the arch
windows that were there,”
said Brandon McMahan,
Zoning Coordinator. “We
feel (SHPO) is more than
likely going to make that
request anyway.”
Grace Church, which
owns two other historic
properties in downtown
Greenville and Anderson,
will be meeting with SHPO
before proceeding with
the project.
THE GREER CITIZEN A3
players.
“I’m excited about that,”
Robertson said. “The in-
terest has been that way
as well.”
General Admission is
$30, including admission
and unlimited drink sam-
ples. Designated Driver/
Under 21 admission is
$15. After Aug. 23, the KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
price will go up to $40 at
the door.
“I want to encourage Roma Invicta recently opened for business on Middleton Way.
everybody to get their
Italian eatery opens
tickets,” Robertson said.
“Ticket prices do go up at
the door.”
All proceeds go to sup-
port the mission of Greer
on Middleton Way
Relief, founded in 1936, to
provide services to elim-
inate poverty and help
neighbors overcome barri-
ers for success.
For more information,
visit greerrelief.org.
Replacing opened an Italian restau-
rant, Roma Invicta, at 111
ented chefs as a culinary
team, and they are putting
Risata
Middleton Way. out magnificent foods,”
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076 “We’ve had Wild Ace for VandenBerghe said. “We
10 years now, and on a have a full bar with care-
Pizza trip to Italy last year, we
just fell in love with the
food and decided to take
fully chosen wine selec-
tions by our own wine
sommelier.
BY KAELYN CASHMAN our current culinary offer- ]We will be offering var-
STAFF WRITER ings to the next level with ious wine tastings and
authentic Italian fare with sampling once we get ful-
A local restaurant owner Roma Invicta,” VandenBer- ly initiated as well as wine
is branching out with new ghe said. dinners.”
venture. Roma Invicta is open For more information on
Denise VandenBerghe, Tuesday through Saturday the new restaurant, visit
Owner and Operator of from 4-10 p.m. www.romagreer.com.
Wild Ace Pizza, recently “I have three very tal-
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Strip Club drops plastic straws
A Greer steakhouse is Nicholas Mallos, director eight million metric tons
moving away from plastic of Ocean Conservancy’s of plastic enter the ocean
straws. Trash Free Seas program, every year.
The Strip Club 104 an- recently estimated that
nounced last week that it
would be eliminating sin- The City of Greer Board of Architectural Review will hold a
gle-use plastic straws, ef- Public Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
fective immediately. at Greer City Hall located at 301 E. Poinsett Street on the
“We have to start some-
following:
where, with a goal of
eliminating all plastic dis-
Road with the closing on posable products from DOCKET NUMBER: BAR 2018-14
the property and second our establishment and APPLICANT: Harriet C. Johnson
reading on the ordinance replacing with bio de- PROPERTY LOCATION: 214 Randall Street
to annex the property ex- gradable equivalents, like
PARCEL ID NUMBER: G020000500801
pected towards the end of hay straws,” said TSC 104
the month. owner, Jason Clark. “Plus, REQUEST TYPE: Exterior Building Alterations
they look cool.”
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076 The Strip Club joins oth- Documents related to these requests are available for public
er popular national restau- view in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 301 E.
rants who are also doing
Poinsett Street upon request.
away with plastic straws .
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018

A
friend of mine recently posted a
rather funny ‘meme’ on Facebook
titled, ‘Barbie at 55,’ which showed
the iconic blond doll sprawled on a
couch with middle aged spread, her
over-dyed hair now brittle and tucked
into pigtails, a tub of popcorn between
her thighs and ‘cankles.’
Now, I’m not going to make a blanket
statement and declare this meme to be
sexist, but I have to admit I’ve not seen
a single such joke about Ken, who seems
to still be hitting the gym five days a
week, sports all his hair and retains
washboard abs. Yes, while Barbie is seen
drooping to the point that she’ll have to
redo her mascara should she drive over
a speed-bump, Ken remains a gorgeous
hunk of man-candy.
(Except for the fact that Mattel ne-
glected to give him a...you know. Which
explains, remarked a comedian friend of
mine, why Ken drives a Corvette.)
And if that’s not bad enough, when
Mattel decided to give Ken an overhaul
last summer by creating several differ-
ent ethnicities of the doll, including a
hipster one with a hair bun (probably
Barbie shaming
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
living in his parents’ basement) and an-
other with dreadlocks, as well as a rather
nerdy looking Clark Kent lookalike, they
decided to give them all tiny hands and
feet. Feet so small he can’t really stand
up. How is he supposed to walk? I for
one am not ready to see Ken buzzing
down the sidewalk on a Rascal.
At least the company decided to
address social consciousness, I thought,
by moving away from Ken’s unattain-
able perfection by offering him in three
different body types: ‘slim,’ ‘original,’
and ‘broad.’
But then I looked up the ‘broad’ model.
And he looked nothing like what we
might expect to see grabbing a couple of
extra yeast rolls at Golden Corral.
‘Broad’ Ken is only slightly barrel
chested, slightly convex in the stomach
So Barbie, as you sweep through menopause and
wonder how that second roll of flesh directly below
your bust appeared, don’t you worry one bit, my
dear, if you’re the one instead of Ken targeted
for jokes about your appearance. You’ve
always been your own woman!
region. No sign of insulin resistance or ance. You’ve
lower lumbar pain. No comb overs or always been your
prescription for Zantac. No ‘Dad bod’ to own woman! You’ve
be seen. No attempt of a ‘Larry the Cable got a massive port-
Guy’ body for Ken. folio from all those
This is simply a glossed over version years as a flight at-
of what was supposed to address real- tendant, nurse and
ism within our culture. astronaut! You can
So Barbie, as you sweep through do whatever you
menopause and wonder how that second want! Who needs Ken
roll of flesh directly below your bust anyway?
appeared, don’t you worry one bit, my Especially when I
dear, if you’re the one instead of Ken hear G.I. Joe’s on the
targeted for jokes about your appear- market...

THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S

KORNER

Snow storm KAELYN CASHMAN

Staff reporter

provides Traffic
winter
T
raffic is one of the top
concerns I hear at council

scenery
meetings.
With the return of school,
traffic has increased in certain
areas, especially near education
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem- facilities and during rush hour.
ory lane with us! In upcoming I have seen the impact on my
editions of The Greer Citizen, we route.
will be taking a look at old news- As I drive 30 minutes on
papers and bringing you stories mostly main roads, my route
from the past to commemorate stays fairly consistent; however,
our 100-year anniversary. We the number of cars has certainly
hope this section gives you a bet- increased in the past couple of
ter look at the people, events and weeks.
businesses that made the Greer I may start leaving a bit earlier
area a great place to live for the in the morning.
past Century. In addition, one of the ad-
vantages of attending council

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Wednesday, January 17, 1968 meetings is avoiding rush hour
GUEST EDITORIAL in the evening.
Snow and Ice Nevertheless, there will be

State colleges should

times when I will be stuck in
Three photos by R.S. Martin traffic.
displayed the peaceful scenes My husband Brad has made an
of winter, as a snow storm blew interesting observation about
through Greer 50 years ago. how the way people drive often

cut back on spending

Pine trees were down on
Morrow Street and kids were
sledding on downtown hills,
taking advantage of a day off
from school.
The headline on the front
page read “Greer escapes dam-
age from snow, ice storm.”
The story details the storm’s
severity, noting six minor traffic
incidents.
Inside, a story reported the
sudden death of Hulon Baptist
Church pastor Rev. Toy Howell.
He was a native of the Washing-
ton community in Greer.
Walt Disney’s “The Jungle
Book” was playing at the Greer
Theatre. Admission was $1.25
for adults and 75 cents for
children
Ladies dress shoes were on
sale for $3.88 at McCullough’s
Shoes in the A&G Shopping
Center.
reveals the true character of
that individual.
As we hide behind our vehi-
cles, we think that no one will
know.
In any case, I hope to be
Students attend college to learn and to be- The state’s schools have long relied on in- patient, alert and wise whenever
come more marketable in the search for a ca- creasing enrollment and periodic tuition hikes I am behind the wheel but espe-
reer, not for the brand new buildings or the su- to pay for operating costs while borrowing mil- cially when traffic gets tight.
perfluous bells and whistles. lions of dollars for new buildings, sports facili- I often find myself getting
They benefit from highly trained, motivated ties and other amenities. impatient or frustrated.
professors and small class sizes, not from cut- That strategy works fine as long as schools By the end of the day, I just
ting edge classroom technology and new carpet. can expand enrollment and increase tuition in- want to be home with my hus-
They need affordable tuition so that any loans definitely, but that’s obviously not a reasonable band, enjoying a cup of tea and
can be paid back in a reasonable amount of time expectation. relaxing with him.
even at relatively low starting salaries. On the contrary, enrollment is mostly flat To get there, though, I need to
But leaders at too many of South Carolina’s over the past decade or so, and tuition is so be careful on the roads.
colleges and universities have long had their high that further increases could cause enroll- We all do; we need to remem-
priorities misplaced. ment to start decreasing. ber that the other people on the
Collectively, the state’s 38 public colleges Needless to say, average salaries in South road also have families, jobs or
have invested massive amounts of tuition dol- Carolina have not increased by 22 to 44 per- reasons to get wherever they are
lars and public funds over the past several cent over the past decade, making college an going.
years in opulent new amenities while placing increasingly challenging financial proposition This school year, I hope to
an ever-increasing financial burden on students for many of the state’s families. practice good, defensive driving
and their families. If the pattern continues, some schools might with patience.
Not surprisingly, South Carolina students pay have to close their doors, according to CHE pre- Patience is one of the fruits
the highest in-state public college tuition in the dictions. Others could need costly state bailouts of the Spirit listed in Galatians
Southeast. to stay afloat. 5:22-23, and those who follow
The University of South Carolina, for example, Not only have college leaders ignored those Jesus are called to bear with one
hopes to spend nearly half a billion dollars to warnings, but they want to leverage an expect- another in love.
renovate much of the south side of its Columbia ed state budget surplus to go even deeper into Colossians 3:12-15 says, “Put
campus. Tuition at the school is up by 43 per- debt. on then, as God’s chosen ones,
cent over the past decade. State Senate budget director Mike Shealy told holy and beloved, compassion-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |

Clemson has asked to spend more than $12
million on a new tennis facility. Tuition is up 44
percent over the past decade.
Coastal Carolina University has proposed
Submission guidelines spending at least $38 million to expand its foot-
ball stadium. Tuition is up 33 percent over the
a gathering of university leaders last week that ate hearts, kindness, humility,
South Carolina could potentially leverage a pro- meekness, and patience, bearing
jected $125 million budget surplus into $1.25 with one another and, if one
billion in borrowed money for college capital has a complaint against anoth-
improvements, building renovations and other
expensive projects.
er, forgiving each other; as the
Lord has forgiven you, so you

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past decade.
Lander University has floated spending more
than $15 million on student housing, with an
enrollment of just over 2,000 students. Tuition
increased by 22 percent since the 2008-09 aca-
demic year.
These projects are not inherently wasteful,
but they represent concerning outlays of mon-
ey at a time in which state watchdogs with the
Commission on Higher Education say several of
South Carolina’s public colleges are at risk of
financial collapse.
That would be a catastrophic decision. also must forgive. And above all
Rather than going deeper into debt, South Car- these put on love, which binds
olina colleges must develop long-term financial everything together in perfect
plans that create real value — not just flashy harmony. And let the peace of
new facilities — for students while paying down Christ rule in your hearts, to
debt and budgeting for sustainable enrollment which indeed you were called in
and tuition numbers. one body. And be thankful.”
After all, a new, state-of-the-art dorm complex
is pretty worthless if only a few South Carolina kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
students can still afford to go to school.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 
Man fires gun at victim for looking at him
FROM FOX CAROLINA
NEWS PARTNER
A man is behind bars
after Greer police say he
fired a gun at another man
along with firing the same
weapon within city limits.
On Friday, police re-
ceived a call around 11
p.m. for reports of shots
fired near the Kendrick
Apartments on Austin
Street. Several witnesses
said they saw nothing, but
heard the gunshots and
showed police where they
heard them come from.
One witness did identify a
older-model Honda with a
missing front bumper that
he believed was involved
in the shooting.
During their initial in-
vestigation, a responding
officer found a 9mm shell
casing in the area and took
it in for evidence.
The investigation took
a new turn on Saturday,
when the witness called
police around 1 a.m. to tell
them the car was back in
the area and pointed it out
to officers. At that time,
a man approached police
saying the suspect in the
vehicle shot at him.
The victim told officers
he was near the mailboxes
at the apartment complex
when the suspect, identi-
fied as 25-year-old Ken-
drick Lamar Thompson
of Greer, approached the
victim.
Thompson reportedly
said to the victim “you
want some problems? Why
you looking at me like
that?!” and pulled a gun
from his waistband.
The victim ran out of
fear from Thompson as
the gun was cocked, and
the victim said Thomp-
son fired two shots. While
hiding in an apartment,
the victim says he saw
the Honda drive off while
Thompson fired two more
shots from the car.
The victim was able to
identify Thompson from a
photo line-up, and Thomp-
son was arrested later that
morning.
Warrants for Thomp-
son’s arrest accuse him
of aiming a firearm at a
person, possession of a
firearm by a convicted
violent felon, possession
of a weapon during a vio-
lent crime, discharging a
firearm within city limits,
3rd degree assault, and at-
tempted murder.
He was taken into custo-
dy without incident.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the City of Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
MARIJUANA POSSESSION
Franklin Christopher
Simpson, 44, of Greer, has
been charged with simple
possession of marijuana.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Aug. 19 around
2:50 a.m., an officer locat-
ed a vehicle at 705 North
Main Street with a passen-
ger sleeping behind the
wheel.
Police and Fire
Kendrick Lamar Thompson
Crime
Report
The officer made con-
tact with the passenger,
who identified himself as
Simpson. When Simpson
exited the vehicle, a pipe
that is used to smoke mar-
ijuana was located in plain
view.
When questioned about
this, Simpson stated that
there was approximately
one gram of marijuana in
the vehicle. A search was
conducted of the center
console where Simpson
stated the marijuana was
located.
During this search, ap-
proximately two grams of
green plant material was
located inside a pill bottle.
A further search of the ve-
hicle revealed no addition-
al contraband.
Simpson was issued a
citation for simple posses-
sion of marijuana.
The green plant material
was seized and placed into
property and evidence
where it will be sent for
lab analysis.
PUBLIC DRUNK
Jason Wayne Bradley,
39, of Woodruff, has been
charged with malicious
damage to personal prop-
erty and public drunk.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Aug. 17, an offi-
cer responded to 104 Dra-
ce Ave., Greer, in reference
to a male subject kicking
cars and the victim had
him at gunpoint.
When the officer arrived
on the scene, Bradley was
lying on the ground in
front of the victim’s cars.
The officer walked up and
placed him into cuffs.
The officer detected the
strong odor of alcohol
omitting from his person.
The officer then walked
Bradley to his patrol car
and advised him of his
rights. The officer asked
him what happened, and
he stated he had a flat tire.
Bradley’s 2006 Chrysler
PT Cruiser was totaled.
Both passenger side
wheels were destroyed,
and the bare rim was ex-
posed.
The front bumper was
attached only by a few
bolts on the driver side.
His lower cooling units
were busted, and fluids
were leaking all over the
victim’s driveway.
The officer placed Brad-
ley into his car and went
to speak with the victim.
The Greer Citizen
The victim stated that
she heard a loud banging
noise coming from out-
side.
She stated that she
looked out the window
and saw a male subject
kicking their cars as well
as trash can.
She woke up her hus-
band, and he went outside
with a gun and held Brad-
ley at gunpoint until the
officer arrived.
Both of the victims’ cars
had excessive damage.
It consisted of multiple
large dents int he doors as
well as the quarter panels.
The vehicles as well as
damage amount list as fol-
lowed: white Toyota 4Run-
ner at $2,500 and white
Chevy Silverado at $1,500.
Bradley was transported
to the Greer City Jail.
The officer obtained a
warrant on Bradley for Ma-
licious Damage to person-
al property over $2,000.
He was also issued a cita-
tion for public drunk.
Officers searched the
surrounding area as well
as checked with highway
patrol to see if they had
any hit and runs.
They were unable to lo-
cate any incidents of a col-
lision.
They believe Bradley
drove his car till both rims
were destroyed, and the
bottom of the car drug the
ground causing the exces-
sive damage.
DISCHARGING FIREARM
Brandon Kiser, 23, of
Greer, has been charged
with unlawful carry of
pistol, discharging a fire-
arm within city limits, dis-
charging a firearm while
intoxicated and public
drunk.
According to an inci-
dent report supplied by
Greer Police, on Aug. 16,
an officer responded to
112 Pinecrest Drive within
the city limits of Greer in
reference to a male firing
a handgun and was intox-
icated.
While en route, dispatch
advised that one of the
rounds ricocheted off of
the pavement and struck a
bystander.
The suspect left the
scene on foot wearing a
gray shirt, blue jeans, and
cowboy boots.
Upon arrival, the offi-
cer made contact with the
person hit by the ricochet,
who advised that he and
his friend, Kiser, were
drinking there.
During this time, Kiser
and the victim began ar-
guing over something, and
Kiser decided to leave for
the night.
The victim attempted to
stop Kiser from walking
to his house due to him
being intoxicated and of-
fered him a ride.
Kiser refused the help
and continued walking.
The victim stated that
he continued to walk with
Kiser on Pinecrest when
Kiser all of a sudden fired
a handgun into the asphalt
one time.
The round ricocheted
and hit the victim in the
right hand.
Kiser continued walk-
ing and fired another shot
once he took a right onto
Leona Drive.
A gray .380 shell casing
was recovered in front of
the residence at the area
where Kiser fired the first
shot.
Also, at the residence
was two others.
All three stated that Kis-
er was bragging about the
new handgun he had got-
ten and was showing it off
at the house.
Neither of the other two
saw Kiser fire the gun but
did hear two gun shots.
While speaking with
them, other officers were
searching the area for Kis-
er.
One of the two stated
that she was receiving
snap chats from Kiser,
and he was sharing his lo-
cation with her.
She stated that Kiser’s
phone was located near
Roscoe and Highway 14.
Officers located Kiser on
West Road at Highway 14.
Kiser had in his posses-
sion a Ruger LCP .380 cal-
iber that he was carrying
on his waist band.
He was wearing the same
clothing as described by
the complaints.
Also, the remaining
three rounds found in the
pistol matched the shell
casing that was recovered
on the scene.
Kiser was placed under
arrest at 11:28 p.m. and
transported to the Greer
Jail.
Once at the jail, Kiser
consented to a breatha-
lyzer, and he had a blood
alcohol concentration of
.18.
While in the breathalyz-
er room and after being
advised that he was being
recorded several times,
Kiser freely admitted to
firing the pistol twice
while walking on Pinecrest
and that he did not have a
concealed carry permit.
None of the parties
wished to provide written
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Photographs were taken
of injuries and of the shell
casing recovered.
The firearm, bullets,
shell casing and holster
were all placed into prop-
erty and evidence.
METH POSSESSION
David Gutierrez, 39,
of Greer, and Stephanie
Lynn Foster, of Greer, have
been charged with posses-
sion of methamphetamine
while Foster has also been
charged with the unlawful
possession of a Schedule II
controlled substance.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, while conducting
routine patrol near the
intersection of J. Verne
Smith Parkway and Victor
Hill Road on Aug. 1, an
officer observed a suspi-
cious vehicle located on
an access road that is a
known location for drug
activity.
He made contact with
the drive and passenger in
the vehicle, who identified
themselves to the officer
as David Gutierrez and
Stephanie Foster.
When asked what their
reason was for being on
this access road at this
time of night, Foster ex-
plained that they were
simply turning around
and heading home.
Gutierrez stated that
they had driven up to this
area to have sexual inter-
course.
When asked if there was
anything illegal in the ve-
hicle, Foster stated that
there may be a Marijuana
“joint” in the vehicle and
handed the officer a pill
bottle which contained
what he knew to be the
remnants of two small
Marijuana cigarettes.
A search of the vehi-
cle was conducted, and a
small quantity of a white
crystal powder substance,
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that field tested positive
for methamphetamine,
was located by another
officer inside of Foster’s
purse.
A pipe that is commonly
used in smoking metham-
phetamine was also locat-
ed.
Located on top of the
center console, in easy
access of Foster, was an
orange oval pill with the
inscription “b 974 30.”
A search of this pill on
drugs.com revealed it to
be “amphetamine and
dextroamphetamine,” a
schedule 2 controlled sub-
stance.
Foster stated that she
had a prescription for Ad-
derall, which is the brand
name for this pill, but
was unable to provide any
proof of a prescription.
A search of Gutierrez
was conducted and in his
right pocket, inside a cut
straw, a small quantity of
a white crystal substance
was located wrapping
tightly inside.
This substance also field
tested positive for meth-
amphetamine.
Both Gutierrez and Fos-
ter were placed under ar-
rest and transported to
the Greer City Jail without
incident.
Greer Towing arrived to
the scene and towed the
suspect vehicle.
The white crystal sub-
stance removed from Fos-
ter’s purse weighed ap-
proximately 0.24 grams.
The drug located on
Gutierrez was unable to be
weighed without the bag-
gie that it was packaged
in and the weight was ap-
proximately 0.14 grams.
The oval pill and white
crystal substance were
entered into property and
evidence where it will be
sent to Spartanburg Coun-
ty for lab analysis.
A6 THE GREER CITIZEN NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018

COUNCIL: Moves to annex property

FROM PAGE ONE

utilizes three electric vehi- COUNCIL ACTION  |

cles (EVs) to transport vis-
itors in downtown. Each
vehicle holds eight pas-
sengers.
“We had discussions
with various businesses
within the Greer Station
area to ask how we may
best accommodate them
during the construction
of the streetscape proj-
ect,” Driggers said. “Out
of those discussions came
the idea of providing a
shuttle service to assist
customers and clients to
easily navigate the con-
struction during various
phases of the project.”
Greer City Council unan-
imously approved the
purchase, accepting a bid
Planning Commission: Greer City Council unanimously ap-
proved to appoint Civil Engineer Walden Jones to fill the District
4 seat vacated by Mickey Montgomery, who has resigned. His
term expires June 30, 2019.
Brockman McClimon: Greer City Council unanimously ap-
proved the first reading of an ordinance to change the zoning
classification of property owned by Reba C. and Nelson R.
Greene located at 851 Brockman McClimon Road from R-S
(Residential Suburban) to DRD (Design Review District) for the
purpose of developing a mixed use community with 60 town
homes and 70 single-family residences.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Lister Road: Greer City Council unanimously approved the first
reading of an ordinance to change the zoning classification of
property owned by Wilene B. Mason located at 180 Vanity Way
and 220 Lister Road from R-12 (Residential Single-Family) and
Grand re-opening
C-3 (Commercial) to I-1 (Industrial) for the purpose of future Greer officials and Belk management cut the ribbon on the recently renovated Greer
industrial development. store last Thursday morning. The store is located off Wade Hampton Boulevard.
Highway 14: Greer City Council unanimously approved the first

ARREST: Standoff lasts six hours

from Rogers EV/Star EV,
located in Simpsonville.
The bid was one of three
the city received, falling in
the middle of a high and
low bid.
“We recognize that this
is not the low bid, but in
evaluating the bids and
the resources that we
would need from the ven-
dor, we believe that it is in
the best interest of the city
that we would extend this
purchase to that group
that is closest to us for de-
livery and services ability
of those vehicles,” Drig-
gers said.
“We will prepare a pur-
chase order and proceed,”
he said, given council’s
approval. “Funding for the
reading of an ordinance to annex 2.158 acres, including 200 feet
of right-of-way, owned by (1) John Matthew Boltin and Melissa
Tatum located at 120 David Circle and (2) Lois Satterfield located
at 2782 South Highway 14 to establish a zoning classification of FROM PAGE ONE
S-1 (Service District). report it to police. away. A Greer Emergency
According to an inci- The victim told police Response Team respond-
Purchase Agreement: Greer City Council unanimously ap- dent report, “Her eye had that Chamberlain had ed and, after a several
proved the first and final reading of a resolution authorizing a visible bruising… and the guns in the house and has hour standoff, Chamber-
lease/purchase agreement, series 2018 in the principal amount white of her eye was still threatened her life and her lain was taken into custo-
of not exceeding $3 million relating to the financing of equip- red.” child’s life in the past. dy.
ment for municipal purposes; authorizing the execution and According to the victim, After acquiring war- During the standoff,
delivery of documents including the lease agreement; and other Chamberlain got angry rants, officers responded Chamberlain was given
related matters. Equipment includes a five-year list and a ten- with her because she was to Cotter Lane. numerous commands over
year list with items including furniture, recreation field equip- Skyping with Chamber- After knocking on the a loud speaker to come
ment, vehicles, maintenance equipment, Christmas decorations lain’s mother. The victim door, police saw Chamber- out of the house with his
and more. stated that after she got lain come to the window hands up.
off the phone, Cham- and look out at him for Chamberlain instead hid
berlain began yelling at several seconds. The offi- in the upstairs closet and
Each EV route will take off the project with Christ- her. The incident report cer shined his flash light was located by ERT.
approximately 10 minutes mas in Greer Station. said the victim tried to and Chamberlain walked
for pickup and delivery “That would be the first get away, but Chamber-
anywhere within the Greer time that we would use lain would not let her get
Station area. the vehicles out there,” passed and pushed her CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT SPECIAL

1.85
electric vehicles will come “We will utilize public Driggers said. “We think into the bathroom door.

from our Greer Station
streetscape project.”
The EVs will run various
routes throughout down-
town during phases of
construction.
“During the construc-
and private parking lots
for the hop on, hop off
shuttle service,” Driggers
said.
“The drivers will be
hired by the city and will
be fully trained,” said
%
there could be great op- The victim was report-
portunity during festivals edly holding her daughter
and special events in the (which the couple share in
downtown area.” common) while Chamber-
Following the comple- lain was yelling.
tion of the streetscape Police say the victim was
APY*
FOR 7 MONTHS
project, several options trying to push the alarm

2.35
tion, there will be times Steve Owens, Communica- are available for the use of system or get out the

where there will be re-
strictions on various park-
ing areas,” Driggers said.
“There will be times when
the entire lot next to Greer
Relief will be inaccessible.”
“There will not be the
ability to park in that lot
when we are working on
Depot Street, no access to
that point,” he said.
Greer First Baptist, Me-
morial United Methodist,
Greer City Hall, the lot ad-
jacent to the Fire Depart-
ment and Century 3 will
have parking available.
“We are working with
not only our downtown
businesses but faith-based
organizations,” Driggers
said.
“It’s going to be critically
important for us to move
people,” he said. “We think
that this is a large demon-
stration to our downtown
businesses and merchants
that we are committed to
doing everything we can to
get customers in to them
during this time”
tions Manager for the City
of Greer. “They will be am-
bassadors in sharing up-
dated information about
the project with riders.”
There will be no cost to
those who ride the electric
vehicles.
“Our objective is to be
convenient and friendly to
those patrons that are us-
ing the service,” Driggers
said. “The purpose here
is that you could flag us
down.
“We just want to keep
those things moving so
that it is as convenient as
possible for those folks
who are choosing to dine,
shop, and do business in
downtown during con-
struction,” he said.
Delivery for the EVs is
approximately 90 days.
“Once we have con-
firmed our construction
schedule and know the ar-
eas which will be impact-
ed first, we will roll out the
program,” Driggers said.
The city intends to kick
the EVs.
“Those include continu-
ing to offer a hop on, hop
off shuttle service during
peak downtown periods;
utilizing the shuttles
during festivals and vari-
ous Greer Station events;
retrofitting the EVs for
adaptive use within ex-
isting city operations; or
selling the EVs at the con-
clusion of our projects,”
Driggers said.
“This could just be the
next phase for us in how
we move forward in down-
town Greer,” he said.
The electric vehicles are
battery-powered with an
11-hour charge as well
as detachable covers for
rainy weather.
“They will be open air
when that’s not neces-
sary,” Driggers said.
When not in use, the ve-
hicles will be stored in one
of the bays at the Greer
Fire Department.
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front door, but Chamber-
lain got to the front door
first, pushed her against
the counter and pulled her
hair. The victim was able
to get free and again ran
APY*
FOR 25 MONTHS
to the front door, but he
got there first and contin-
ued to argue with her. The
victim tried to push him
away, and Chamberlain
punched her in the right
eye while she was still
holding her daughter, the
report stated.
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Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer • 895-5787
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Burnsview Baptist Church
9690 Reidville Rd., Greer • 879-4006
Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer • 877-9759
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108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092
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El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 
Greer
police
to hold
annual
softball
benefit
This Saturday
The Greer Police De-
partment (GPD) will host
the seventh annual Up-
state Law Enforcement
Memorial Softball tour-
nament this Saturday at
Century Park.
‘We have definitely
the most giving and
generous people
around...’
Matt Hamby
Greer Police Chief
Proceeds from the
event benefit the Fallen
Officers Memorial Fund,
established after the kill-
ing of Deputy Roger Rice
in 2011.
“In 2011, Deputy Rog-
er Rice with the Laurens
County Sheriff’s Office
was killed in the line of
duty during a gun fire
exchange,” said Greer
Police Chief Matt Hamby.
“He left a wife and some
small kids behind.
“As a result of that,
some members of our
staff, primarily Sgt. Kara
Blackwell, decided she
wanted to do something
about that,” he said.
“She wanted to start a
fundraiser to support
the families of any law
enforcement officer that
would possibly lose their
life in the line of duty in
Upstate SC.”
Since then, the fund
has helped several
SEE FUNDRAISER | B2
Tigers fall to
Landrum 42-0
In season
opener
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Blue Ridge football
team suffered a devas-
tating loss to open the
season last Friday night,
falling 42-0 on the road
to Landrum.
The 0-1 Tigers will get a
week before returning to
action on Aug. 31 against
Chesnee.
The Cardinals got go-
ing early, scoring on a
58-yard screen pass on
their first possession.
Blue Ridge was unable to get anything going during a
42-0 loss to Landrum last Friday night.
Byrnes picked up a win over its rival, Greer, despite a stellar outing from Yellow Jacket running back Dre Williams at
Nixon Field. Greer will take on Spartanburg at home this week.
Rebels top Greer
Despite
Williams
showcase
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer gave Byrnes a
competitive football
game for the first time in
15 years to kick off the
2018 season in Duncan
on Friday night. But the
Yellow Jackets were un-
able to overcome three
turnovers that led to 17
Byrnes points as the Reb-
els “found a way to win,”
39-26, said Coach Reggie
Shaw, adding, “that is the
mark of a great team.”
The youthful Rebels
were playing without
junior quarterback Law-
rence Scott, out with
an injury, but senior
The hits kept coming
and Landrum managed
to hold Blue Ridge to just
135 total yards for the
game.
Blue Ridge running
back Ronnie Mackey got
loose a couple of times in
the fourth quarter, rack-
ing up 63 yards, but the
drive ended in a turnover
for the Tigers.
Blue Ridge will host its
next two games at home
before hitting the road to
take on Travelers Rest on
Sept. 14.
Week 3’s matchup
against the Devildogs will
be the first of a home-
and-home series this fall
for the rival schools.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Sports
The Greer Citizen
wide receiver B.J. Peake
stepped in to riddle the
Yellow Jackets with a
passing attack that piled
up 317 yards and three
touchdowns. “B.J. is an
old school guy. He plays
wherever we need him to
play, and he did a good
job tonight,” Shaw said.
Greer Coach Will
Young pointed to the
turnovers saying, “if you
could change 3-4 plays, it
might have been differ-
ent. It wasn’t a lack of ef-
fort, it was the turnovers
at critical times. But I
was proud of the way our
kids came back once, and
came back again after
they got down. Kids like
Najawuan Smith were
still flying around at the
end.”
Greer’s 2003 season
was blemished by a loss
to Byrnes yet produced a
state championship with
current Defensive Coor-
dinator Travis Perry at
Senior wide out Gray Bayne makes a catch during Eastside’s 22-18 win over Southside
last Friday night.
Eastside picks up first win
With go-
ahead score
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastside’s first win of
the season came in dra-
matic fashion.
Trailing 18-15 with two
minutes left in the fourth,
The Eagles brought in
Marshall Skoloff at quar-
terback, who took the
team 64 yards downfield
and found Reggie Rogers
in the end zone for the
go-ahead score.
Skoloff had been play-
ing behind Riverside
transfer Dawson Con-
rad, who got the start for
Eastside following an off-
season position battle.
helm. Perry said Friday,
“We will take this loss
and build on it. Our sec-
ondary showed some im-
provement, and the kids
gave it everything they
had. I am really proud of
them.”
Young praised the of-
fensive and defensive
lines for their play, say-
ing “I believe both are
improved over last year.”
He also noted, “Cam Mar-
tin came in at corner and
helped solidify the sec-
ondary.”
Greer’s Dre Williams
provided an entire high-
light reel by himself, pil-
ing up 402 all-purpose
yards. The senior run-
ning back scored twice
on runs of 46 and 26
yards and added a 96-
yard kickoff return for a
touchdown. In addition
to rushing for 256 yards,
Williams caught six pass-
es for 50 yards.
SEE MATCHUP | B2
Although the game
ended happily for the Ea-
gles, things were getting
out of hand early for Dan
Morgan’s squad.
After two quick strikes,
Southside managed to
secure a 12-0 lead at
John Carlisle Stadium.
Eastside got going in
the second, however, as
Max Louris scored his
first touchdown of the
night off a handoff from
Dawson in the red zone.
Louris punched in an-
other score a little while
later, keeping the Eagles
in striking distance for
the final touchdown.
Louris led the Eastside
offense, racking up 137
yards on 23 carries.
On the defensive side
of the ball, Eastside’s
Ben Maholtz led the team
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Jackets
to host
Vikings
Friday night
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer will meet Spar-
tanburg on the football
field for the first time in
43 years this Friday night
when the Yellow Jackets
open their home season
at 7:30 p.m. at Dooley
Field.
“We have wanted to
play Spartanburg for a
long time, and should
have been playing them,
but it never worked out
because the non-region
game dates are so lim-
ited,” explained Greer
Coach Will Young.
Spartanburg leads 11-
9-2 in the series that
dates back to 1924 when
SEE JACKETS | B2
PHOTO | COUTESY OF JUSTIN BAUSTERT
with 12 tackles. Mahol-
tz is new to the gridiron
this year, having com-
peted at the state level
in wrestling in previous
seasons.
Now 1-0 the Eagles will
host their rival, River-
side, this Friday night.
The Warriors fell 35-14
to Travelers Rest last Fri-
day despite strong out-
ings from quarterback
Andrew Brown and re-
ceiver Brodie O’brien.
Riverside has dropped
the last three outings
to the Eagles, falling by
scores of 48-14, 34-13
and 25-0. The Warriors’
last win in the rivalry
game came in 2014 as
they knocked off the Ea-
gles 31-7.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
Mother
Goose
A
llow me to take you
on a journey… to my
own personal hell.
It’s called the Mother
Goose Club and there are
three seasons of it on
Netflix.
Now, I know what
you’re thinking…
“Billy, if you don’t like
the Mother Goose Club,
don’t watch it.” But I have
no say in the matter. My
10 month old LOVES the
Mother Goose Club and
all the horrific nursery
rhymes contained within.
I know what else you’re
thinking…
“You really shouldn’t be
letting your 10 month old
watch TV. You guys must
be bad parents.”
I, too, thought like this
in previous life. I spent
the majority of my 20s
saying things like “When I
have kids _____.”
Let me tell you some-
thing, when you have
kids, your home becomes
a hostile place to be. Our
daughter isn’t necessar-
ily bad, but that won’t
stop her from flying off
the handle at any given
moment if you don’t play
your cards right. The
baby is tired? Get ready
for screaming! The baby
wants more Cherrios? Get
ready for screaming! The
baby needs a new diaper?
You guessed it!
Something I didn’t real-
ize on the outset of this
parenting thing is that I’ll
do anything for a mo-
ment’s peace…including
melting my infant daugh-
ter’s brain with television
watching.
For the longest time,
she took no interest in the
TV. She’d stare at it, but it
made no difference what
was on.
As time progressed,
however, she fell in love
with a show called “Word
Party,” which has proven
to be similar to a gateway
drug.
Guys, I though Word
Party was bad. I thought
the silly songs and te-
dious situations depicted
in the cartoon were a pain
to watch, but I went with
it because it kept Penny
entertained.
I had no idea how bad it
could actually get.
The Mother Goose Club
is the stuff nightmares
are made of.
Penny is smitten with
this show, however. She
lights up every time you
put it on and jumps up
and down when the songs
are playing. It’s a joy I
don’t have the ability to
take away from her.
But it’s causing me
great mental distress.
The other night, I was
trying to get some sleep
when a song that had
been stuck in my head
all day was suddenly on
repeat in my brain.
The lights were off, my
eyes were closed and it
was quiet. The only thing
making a noise was my
brain.
“One potato, two pota-
to, three potato, four…
five potato, six potato,
seven potato more………
eight potato, nine potato,
count them up to ten.
Put the potatoes back
and let’s count them up
again!”
…..
“One potato, two pota-
to, three potato, four…”
This went on for at least
five hours. I almost went
to the emergency room.
I have no place in my
brain for all of these nurs-
ery rhymes. Did you know
there’s a song for Humpty
Dumpty? Like it’s not just
a rhyme, it’s a song.
I want to meet the psy-
chopath that thought the
Mother Goose Club was
a good idea. I want to
sing him the potato song
and let it hurt him in the
ways it hurt me.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Weekly
Wrap
WEEK 1 GAMES  | families, including Rice
Byrnes vs Northwestern
Eastside vs Riverside
Greer vs Spartanburg
 |
WEEK 0 SCORES
Landrum 42 Blue Ridge 0
The Crusaders are working under a new offense in 2018, hoping to improve on their 4-6
Byrnes 39 Greer 26 record from a year ago.
Eastside 22 Southside 18
TR 35 Riverside 14
Crusaders making
SCHEDULES/RECORD  |
BLUE RIDGE strides in new offense
Aug. 17..........0 Landrum 42
Aug. 31..................Chesnee
Sept. 7.................Chapman
Sept. 14.....at Travelers Rest
Sept. 21..............at Pickens
Sept. 28.................... Berea
Oct. 5..................Greenville
Oct. 12...............at Eastside
Oct. 19.......... Travelers Rest
Oct. 26................... at Greer
BYRNES
Aug. 17............. 39 Greer 26
Aug. 24......... Northwestern
Aug. 31... at Don Bosco Prep
Sept. 14...... at Spartanburg
Sept. 21................. Gaffney
Sept. 28............... Riverside
Oct. 5.....................Mauldin
Oct. 12............... at Dorman
Oct. 19...............at Hillcrest
Oct. 26........ Boiling Springs
EASTSIDE
Aug. 17...... 22 Southside 18
Aug. 24................ Riverside
Aug. 31........at W. Hampton
Sept. 14............. at Broome
Sept. 21........... at Chapman
Sept. 28.....at Travelers Rest
Oct. 5.................... at Berea
Oct. 12...............Blue Ridge
Oct. 19.......................Greer
Oct. 26................Greenville
GREER
Aug. 17........... 26 Byrnes 39
Aug. 24........... Spartanburg
Aug. 31.................Westside
Sept. 7...............at Mauldin
Sept. 14.........Union County
Sept. 28.......... at Greenville
Oct. 5.........at Travelers Rest
Oct. 12...................... Berea
Oct. 19...............at Eastside
Oct. 26...............Blue Ridge
RIVERSIDE
Aug. 17....... 14 Trav. Rest 35
Aug. 24..............at Eastside
Aug. 31........... at Southside
Sept. 14....... Boiling Springs
Sept. 21.............at Mauldin
Sept. 28............... at Byrnes
Oct. 5.................at Hillcrest
Oct. 12................... Gaffney
Oct. 19........ at Spartanburg
Oct. 26................... Dorman
The North Greenville
football team is hoping to
improve on its 4-6 record
from 2017, and the focus
has been higher during
offseason camp.
“I really like the focus,
effort, and coach-ability
of this team,” said head
coach Jeff Farrington after
the first week of prepa-
rations. “We have been
installing several new
schemes on offense, de-
fense, and special teams
and really emphasizing
staying on the field during
the hot and humid weath-
er.”
The NGU offense has
made a solid amount of
progress across the board
as it continues to install
the new schemes brought
in by new coordinator
Trey Elder.
The offensive line, led
by a pair of seniors, Ca-
leb Harris and Cam Stepp,
have been providing lead-
ership and production
across the front five.
Redshirt freshman Jon-
athan Holton looks to se-
cure a spot on the start-
ing line-up in week one
while true freshman Dal-
ton McKittrick has turned
heads in his first week in
MATCHUP: Byrnes runs away from Greer after Jacket turnovers
FROM B1
The two teams kept
fans on their feet
through the first quarter
by putting a combined
26 points on the board.
The Rebels needed only
three plays to score when
Ben Henson hauled in a
47-yard pass from Peake,
and Clayton Crile booted
the extra point.
Greer responded two
plays later when Wil-
liams shot through the
line on a 78-yard touch-
down dash. But Edwin
Sales misfired on the ex-
tra point kick as Byrnes
remained ahead 7-6 with
just over a minute having
elapsed.
After an exchange of
punts, Byrnes drove 75
yards to the end zone,
scoring on a six yard
pass from Peake to T.J.
Young to make it 14-6.
Williams took the ensu-
ing kickoff to the house,
but came up inches short
on a two-point conver-
sion run, leaving the
score 14-12. After that,
Byrnes went to great
lengths to kick the ball
away from Williams.
Byrnes’ next posses-
sion ended when Peake
fumbled at the Greer sev-
en-yard line and Ethan
Alexander recovered.
From there, the Yellow
Jackets went to the op-
posite end of the stadi-
um, scoring on Williams’
run of 46 yards up the
middle. Sales kicked the
extra point as the Yellow
Jackets took their first
lead over the Rebels in
years, 19-14.
Williams later fumbled
at Greer’s 26-yard line
where Winston Watson
recovered. But Greer’s
defense managed to
hold off the Rebels who
turned to Crile for a 27-
yard field goal that cut
the lead to 19-17.
Byrnes took advantage
of another Greer blunder
to regain the lead before
halftime. Briyon Wright
pounced on Cam Mar-
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Tigerville.
Whitt Warner, Tyler Lil-
ly, Gage Smith, and Matt
Johnson have also looked
solid over the first days of
drills and will make select-
ing a starting five a wel-
come difficulty.
QUARTERBACKS
Will Hunter enters his
third season as the start-
ing quarterback, looking
to learn a new system. The
backup role is a four-man
race with Donny Baker,
Bryce Fields, and Garrett
Miller progressing as the
practices stack up.
Baker looks to be the
front-runner for the num-
ber two spot as the only
one of the three with play-
ing time.
RUNNING BACKS
NGU enters the 2018
season with some ques-
tion marks at running
back for the first time in
several years. Even with
the lack of experience, the
position still boasts quali-
ty depth.
Jarvion Norman and
Dashonnel Wright look
to be the leaders at the
position while a group
of freshman have shown
The Rebels took advantage of a few late-game Yellow Jacket mishaps to seal a Week 0
victory last Friday night.
tin’s fumble at the 23-
yard line, and the Rebels
scored two plays later on
Mike Jenkins one-yard
run to enjoy a 25-19 half-
time lead.
The Yellow Jackets bat-
tled back, however, tak-
ing the second half kick-
off and driving 80 yards
to score in 13 plays.
Williams cruised to the
end zone from nine
yards out, and Sales’ ex-
tra point put the visitors
back on top, 26-25.
That lead lasted less
than five minutes until
the next Greer turnover,
a very high center snap
that sailed over the head
of punter Jaxon Young-
blood and into the end
zone where Nijae Crouch
recovered for a Byrnes
touchdown. Crile’s con-
version boosted the Reb-
glimpses of explosiveness.
RECEIVERS
Another position with
quality depth is the
wide-receiver spot with
Javon Smith and Demaji-
ay Rooks as the anchors.
Christian Bruce also re-
turns to bolster a dan-
gerous group of speed-
sters with a reputation to
stretch opposing defens-
es.
Ken Drummond has also
shown the ability to make
some plays for Will Hunter
and the quarterbacks.
DEFENSE
North Greenville defend-
ers enter the fall camp in
excellent condition ac-
cording to coordinator
Greg Harris. The guys on
campus during the sum-
mer, as well as the guys
who worked out at home,
reported to camp in great
shape. The 2018 version
of the North Greenville
defense enters the season
with more quality depth
than in years past.
The Crusaders will open
the season on Aug. 30 at
Tusculum College
els ahead, 32-26
Byrnes gained some
breathing room to start
the fourth period when,
on a third-and-ten play, a
Peake aerial bounced off
the fingers of a Greer de-
fender and into the wait-
ing arms of Henson who
breezed to the end zone
on a 68-yard play.
Greer came back with
a short drive to the By-
rnes 26-yard line, but the
Rebels held. The Yellow
Jackets threatened again
on their next posses-
sion, driving all the way
to the Byrnes ten for a
first down. But four Trey
Houston passes fell in-
complete.
“Our defense bent
some, but it did not
break in the second half
when we had to stop
them,” Coach Shaw said.
FUNDRAISER: Benefits
families of fallen officers
FROM B1
in 2011, Officer Allen Ja-
cobs in 2016 (Greenville
Police Department), Offi-
cer Jason Harris in 2017
(Spartanburg Police De-
partment), Deputy Devin
Hodges in 2017 (Ander-
son County Sheriff’s Of-
fice), and Trooper Keith
Rebman in 2017 (SCHP).
“As this fund has
grown, we’ve been able
to provide financial
support of every one of
those spouses,” Hamby
said, “That money has
been raised by the rally
behind the support of
our softball tournament,
and, just to be frank,
most of that money has
come from Greer.”
“It’s because we have
definitely the most giv-
ing and generous people
around,” he said.
Greer will host officers from around the Upstate Saturday
at the agency’s annual softball tournament.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
He added, “our coaches
made a defensive change
at halftime, going to a
4-3, and that helped con-
tain Williams.”
Young said Byrnes’ de-
fensive strategy, “opened
up passing opportunities
for us, but we weren’t
able to take advantage of
them.”
The game stats found
the Yellow Jackets with
24 first downs on 462
total yards. Greer rushed
for 313 yards while
Houston completed 17
of 30 passes for another
154 yards.
Byrnes had 15 first
downs on 409 total yards.
Greer’s defense held the
Rebels to 92 yards on the
ground, but Peake com-
pleted 18 of 30 passes
for 317 yards. Greer lost
three fumbles to one for
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018
 |
FAMILIES HELPED
2011
Deputy Roger Rice
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
2016
Officer Allen Jacobs
Greenville Police Department
2017
Officer Jason Harris
Spartanburg Police
Department
Deputy Devin Hodges
Anderson County
Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Keith Rebman
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Checks must be made
to the Upstate SC Law
Enforcement Memorial
Fund.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Byrnes. The Rebels were
penalized nine times for
85 yards while Greer was
flagged six times for 55
yards.
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
Greer 12 7 7 0 - 26
Byrnes 14 11 7 7 – 39
Scoring:
First quarter: Johnson
(B) 48-yard pass from
Peake; Crile kick. Wil-
liams (G), 78-yard run,
Sales kick missed. Young
(B) 15-yard pass from
Peake, Crile kick. Wil-
liams (G) 96-yard kickoff
return, two-point conver-
sion run failed.
Second quarter: Wil-
liams (G), 46-yard run,
Sales kick. Crile (B),
27tyard field goal. Jen-
kins (B), one-yard run,
Crile kick.
Third quarter: Williams
(G) nine-yard run, Sales
kick. Crouch (B) fum-
ble recover in end zone,
Crile kick.
Fourth Quarter – Hen-
son (B) 68-yard touch-
down pass from Peake,
Crile kick.
Individual stats:
Greer rushing – Wil-
liams 29/256 yards;
Houston 16/46 yards;
Martin 3/3 yards; Zeph
Cox 2/8 yards.
Byrnes rushing – Peake
6/30 yards; Zach Da-
vis 2/8 yards; Henson
2/16 yards; Jenkins 8/47
yards; Rahjai Harris 4/-9
yards.
Greer passing - Hous-
ton 17/30/0 – 154 yards
Byrnes passing – Peake
18/30/0 – 317 yards
Greer receiving – Wil-
liams 6/50 yards; Martin
2/15 yards; Miller Dear-
mond 2/27 yards; Mat-
thew Huff 3/40 yards;
Braxton Collins 3/17
yards; Jaleel Skinner 1/5
yards.
Byrnes receiving –
Johnson 4/95 yards;
Henson 9/147 yards; T.J.
Young 2/10 yards; Kris
Byrd 2/48 yards; Harris
1/5 yards.
A THE GREER CITIZEN PAGE LABEL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 SPORTS  THE GREER CITIZEN B3

JACKETS: To host Spartanburg Friday Sports GMC OFFERING ATHLETIC

SEASON PASSES
Greer Middle College
1. Lost, stolen, or dam-
aged ID’s will cost $10 to
replace.
FROM B1

the Vikings claimed a

13-7 decision. Spartan-
burg went on to win
seven straight, although
there were huge breaks
in the series, until Greer
was finally victorious
in 1954. After that, the
Yellow Jackets rose up
to win six straight times,
with a couple of ties
thrown in, before the se-
ries ended in 1975.
Other than revisit-
ing a rivalry that never
quite developed, there
is a method in Young’s
scheduling madness that
has Greer facing four
much larger 5-A foes. He
wants to play a difficult
early schedule to help
the Yellow Jackets get
ready for region compe-
tition and the playoffs
Spartanburg should fill
the bill, “since they are
comparable to Byrnes
overall, except they have
a bigger running back
and a bigger offensive
line,” Young said.
Greer fell to Byrnes
in a hard-fought sea-
son opener, and Young
said the loss “was dis-
appointing because we
didn’t grab the oppor-
tunity to win when we
had the chance, but you
have to give some credit
to Byrnes. At the same
time, we had a great ef-
fort from our kids, and I
think we will win a ton of
games this year with that
kind of effort.”
The Vikings are com-
ing off a one-sided 52-28
victory over Nation Ford.
“That was a very sloppy
game with 13 turnovers,”
said Young who does not
expect a similar contest
this week.
Led by former Byrnes
Coach Chris Miller, Spar-
tanburg operates out of
a spread offense “that
is very similar to ours,”
Young said. “They have
a much taller quarter-
back in Seth Smith, than
we faced last week, and
a great running back
Greer will have to rebound quickly from its loss to Byrnes,
as the Jackets take on the Vikings this Friday night.
in Zykamren Robinson,
who is an SEC-type back.”
The 6-1 senior weighs
in at 223 pounds. Mike
Wannamaker, a junior
‘scatback,’ will also see
action. “He’s more like
running backs we are
accustomed to seeing,”
Young said.
“Spartanburg also has
a big time receiver in
Rykem Ferguson, at 6-5,
and several very good
wideouts,” he continued.
The Vikings employ a
basic 3-4 defense “that is
similar to Byrnes,” Young
said, “and they like to
blitz a lot. Historically,
we are not a team that
gets blitzed because if
one of our running backs
gets through the line, no-
body will be there to stop
him.”
He said Spartanburg’s
key defenders include
senior Nick Dixon, a 6-0,
248 pound tackle; Dev-
ron Williams, 5-9 senior,
at inside linebacker, Jay-
lon Girdner, a 6-0 senior
at corner, and Brandon
Turner, a 5-5 senior, at
safety. “Turner is tiny,
but he’s a very good play-
er,” Young said.
The Yellow Jackets will
be focusing on getting
special teams on and off
the field in practice this
week. “We weren’t ready
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
for sudden changes last
week, such as going from
defending a field goal to
receiving a kickoff. The
kids have got to get ac-
customed to what comes
next,’ Young explained.
“We also will tweak
some things on offense,
and we started working
on that on Sunday. And,
snapping the ball will be
a big focus among things
that we have to fix.” A
long snap sailed over the
punter’s head for a By-
rnes touchdown, and a
low center snap led to a
play that lost yardage.
The team will be a full
strength this week, and
Young attributes that
fact to strength coach
Matt Landreth. “Matt is
at every practice and at
the school more than
I am, looking after the
kids and getting them
ready so they don’t get
injured,” he said.
The Yellow Jackets also
are maintaining a pos-
itive outlook. “We just
need to improve every
week, and we will have a
very good team. I think
the kids realize this, and
I would not have sched-
uled games with four
straight 5-A teams if we
didn’t have come talent
coming back this year,”
Young concluded.
Roundup
RIVERSIDE SEEKING
GIRLS LAX COACH
The Riverside High ath-
letic department is in
search of a head coach for
its girls lacrosse program.
Those interested should
contact Athletic Director
Murray Long at clong@
greenville.k12.sc.us or
RiversideHighJobs@green-
ville.k12.sc.us.
RHS TENNIS TEAM TAKES
7TH IN TOURNAMENT
The Riverside High La-
dies Tennis Team com-
peted in the Upstate Girls
Invitational Tournament
at Furman University last
weekend.
The team placed 7th in
the competition with a to-
tal of eight points.
The first match of the
season will be held at
home against Boiling
Springs on Thursday, Aug.
23.
GREER HIGH ACCEPTING
HALL OF FAME NODS
The Greer High Booster
Club is accepting nomi-
nations for induction into
the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Nominees must have
graduated from Greer
High a minimum of five
years before becoming eli-
gible. Criteria are based on
athletic accomplishments
as a high school student.
Nominations must include
the candidate’s specific
accomplishments as an
athlete and any postsea-
son honors received, such
as All-Region, All-State,
Shrine Bowl and North-
South All-Star games.
The deadline for nomi-
nations is Friday, Aug. 31.
They must be submitted
in writing to GHS Hall of
Fame, 121 Rubiwood Cir-
cle, Greer, 29651.
The Hall of Fame will in-
duct new members at half-
time on Sept. 14 during
the Greer versus Union
County game at Dooley
Field.
Charter High (GMC) is sell-
ing athletic tickets and
passes for the upcoming
season.
Single session tickets
are $5 adults, $3 students,
and free for children un-
der 12. Passes available
include: All Sports Family
Pass, $200; Individual All-
Sports Pass, $150; Single
Season Family Pass, $70;
and Individual Single Sea-
son Pass, $30.
All passes sold by GMC
can only be used at reg-
ular season GMC-hosted
events. Passes will not
grant entry to away games,
tournament or SCHSL
playoff games.
For more information,
contact Kelley Bailey, ath-
letic director, at kbailey@
greermiddlecollege.org.
BLUE RIDGE SELLING
ATHLETIC ID BADGES
The Blue Ridge High
School Athletic Depart-
ment will be offering all
BRHS students the oppor-
tunity to purchase an Ath-
letic ID for the 2018-2019
school year.
The cost of the ID will
be $60 and may be pur-
chased during school
hours through Friday,
Sept. 7, 2018.
Students who wish to
purchase the Athletic ID
for the 2018-2019 school
year must complete the
Athletic ID form found
on the school webpage.
Forms signed by student
and parent should be re-
turned when purchasing
the ID from Coach Clark
or Coach Eoute.
The Athletic ID serves
as the students ID badge
for school and allows
him/her admittance into
all BRHS home athletic
events for the 2018-2019
school year. (This does not
include jamborees, scrim-
mages, tournaments, invi-
tations or playoff games.
Admission to these must
be purchased separately.)
Once purchased, the
Athletic ID comes with the
following guidelines and
regulations:
2. Any student who al-
lows someone else to use
their Athletic ID to enter
an athletic event will for-
feit his/her ID.
3. Students must pres-
ent their Athletic ID at
the gate/door to obtain
admission to an athletic
event. No ID, No Admis-
sion, No Exceptions
GREENVILLE REC OFFERING
ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL
The new Adult Flag Foot-
ball Tournament will be
held Saturday, Aug. 18, at
The Pavilion in Taylors.
The tournament is for
Men’s 7’s and Co-ed 8’s.
For more information,
email brlewis@greenvil-
lecounty.org or call 676-
2180, ext. 163.
HOCKEY GEAR SWAP, KIDS
TRY HOCKEY DATE SET
The Pavilion in Taylors
will host a Hockey Gear
Swap and Kids Try Hockey
for Free day on Saturday,
Aug. 25, 11:45 a.m.-12:45
p.m.
The free clinic is a way
for boys and girls, ages
4-10, to explore the sport
of ice hockey. All equip-
ment is provided. Partici-
pants are asked to arrive
one hour early so the child
can be fitted. The clinic is
open to the first 40 par-
ticipants to sign up. Kids
must have no experience
playing ice hockey.
To sign-up or for more
information, visit green-
villerec.com or call 322-
PLAY.
PAVILION OFFERS
VOLLEYBALL NIGHTS
The Pavilion in Taylors
will host two open gym
nights for teams to pick
up players and for individ-
ual players to find a team
or form one of their own.
The open gym nights will
be Monday, Aug. 27, and
Thursday, Aug. 30, from
7-9 p.m.
For more information,
visit pavilion.greenvil-
lerec.com, email gfowler@
greenvillecounty.org, or
call 322-7529 ext. 208.

CONTEST WIN 50 $

HOW TO PLAY
1. Choose the team in each pairing you think will win tries to the same address must be postmarked by
and write the team’s name beside the corresponding Friday.
letter on the entry form. 4. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker will apply. If there
2. Only one entry per week per person. (Multiple en- is still a tie, the money will be equally split.
tries will be disqualified.) 5. One winner per month per household.
3. Entries can be hand delivered to 317 Trade St., 6. Judges decisions are final.
Greer, SC 29651 before noon on Friday. Mailed en-

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Wall, Williams recall work and recreation
Editor’s Note: The
following article is part of
a series on the men and
women who worked at
area mills. Anyone who
has memories to share
can call 877-2076 or email
kaelyn@greercitizen.com.
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
D
on Wall knows what
it was like to put in
the hours at the Greer
Mill.
“I started working there
when I was 15,” said the
former Greer Mayor, who
served the city from 1992-
2000. “I worked my way
through college there.
A lot of kids who grew
up on the mill village
were very aggressive and
wanted to better their
conditions in life. A lot of
successful people came
out of these mill villages.”
Those who worked in
the mills often had par-
ents or grandparents who
were sharecroppers after
the Civil War.
“They wanted to better
their conditions. My
brother and my sister and
I, all three were fortunate
enough to do that,” he
said.
Wall changed light bulbs
at first, then worked in
the spinning room of the
cotton mill.
“I would work on Sat-
urdays,” Wall said. “The
mill had to have lights
changed once a year,
so they hired football
players. There were three
(of us).”
In the spinning room,
Wall worked eight-to-12-
hour shifts, seven days
a week, until he started
his first year of college;
he returned during the
summer.
“We had really bad
relations with Russia. We
were making army uni-
forms, and they wanted
everyone to work as much
as they could,” Wall said.
“They saved me a job
every year, so when I
would come home in the
summer, they had a job
waiting for me,” he said.
Working in the mill
inspired Wall to get an
education.
“It was boring, not very
Joe Williams, second from right, is pictured with his family shortly after they relocated
from Greer Mill Village to West Road. Pictured, left to right: parents Margaret and Dewey,
Nell, Joe and Clarice.
Living Here
stimulating,” Wall said. “I
learned that I needed an
education very badly. I
knew that I didn’t want to
do that the rest of my life.
“It gave me the incen-
tive to get an education,”
he said. “That was the
main thing that came out
of that, and the money
to do it. When I got my
degree, I was making five
times as much as I was
working in the mill.”
Wall attended Duke
Street Elementary, Dav-
enport until the middle
school burned down, and
Greer High before putting
himself through the Uni-
versity of South Carolina.
“We were a tight com-
munity at Greer Mill,” Wall
said. “It was basically us
against all the other mill
villages. You had Franklin,
Victor and Apalache. We
had a lot of intra rivalry
in baseball and basketball
and football when we got
old enough.”
“You would have a
mill village team,” he
said. “You played sports
against each other.”
Five main teams—Ex-
change Club (which
had some players from
Taylors), Victor, Apalache,
Franklin and Greer—com-
peted against each other.
“That was the five
teams that competed
most against each other,”
Wall said. “I think we
played twice a week in the
season.”
After the season, all
star teams would com-
pete against other cities;
a textile tournament for
basketball took place in
Textile Hall in Greenville,
which was located near
where the Bon Secours
Wellness Arena stands
now.
“That was a big deal,”
Wall said.
That tournament hap-
pened once a year near
Christmas time.
“Greer had some awful
good basketball teams
and Victor did too,” Wall
said.
Growing up, Wall lived
at 4 Galvin Street.
“The house has been
torn down, and a new
one has been built in its
place—looks much bet-
ter,” Wall said. “We didn’t
The Greer Citizen
CITIZEN’S CENTENNIAL
Mill Memories
even have sewer probably
until I was five years old
there.”
His family moved from
Galvin Street to Virginia
Avenue when Wall was in
the eighth grade.
“My grandfather worked
in the mill,” Wall said.
“My mother worked in the
mill. My father worked in
the mill before he went to
WWII.”
When Wall’s father
came back from WWII, he
was a carpenter; then, he
worked for most of his
career at Mutual Home
Store before finishing at
D&D Ford.
“It was probably a
healthy place to grow
up,” Wall said of the mill
village.
There was a creek that
ran through a pasture
nearby.
“I would go down there
and fish,” Wall said.
“My main goal in life
was to go hunting and
fishing,” he said. “I’ve
been fortunate enough to
go around the world and
do that.”
Wall has a sister who
died at age 53 in 2000
and a younger brother
by six years who is a car
dealer.
“We were all poor, every
one of us,” Wall said of
those who lived in the
Greer mill village. “You
didn’t feel isolated from
people who were rich, be-
cause there were so very
few of them. You never
noticed the difference
until you were in high
school.”
“Then, you really
noticed a difference,”
he said. “Back then, you
could get a driver’s li-
cense at age 14, and when
you start to see boys with
new cars and really nice
clothes and stuff, you
noticed that there was a
real difference.”
Greer Mill also had a
country store.
“Mill employees could
go there and buy food
on credit as long as they
paid their bill when they
got paid,” Wall said. “My
mother had a charge
account there.”
“When we needed food,
we’d walk up there and
get food and take it home
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GR EER MI L L
Don Wall has kept these mementos from the mill: a paycheck, a shuttle and a spindle.
to be prepared,” he said.
“We did our shopping
there mostly.”
JOE WILLIAMS
Joe Williams, born and
raised in Greer, spent
20 years working at the
Greer Mill.
“I never did like to go to
school, so when I got 16
years old, I started out for
my dad to let me quit,”
Williams said. “He didn’t
want to.”
His dad accompanied
him to school to talk with
his teachers, and soon
after Williams started at
the mill.
“I went to work in Greer
Mill shortly after that
when I was 16 years old,”
Williams said.
His family lived at 12
Hollis Street, which is now
Pennsylvania Avenue, in
the Greer mill village.
“I was born there (in
1931),” he said. “In 1940,
we moved over on West
Road.”
Williams attended Duke
Street Elementary and
then Davenport for one
year.
“I guess most of my
memories would be
pin drafters in the mill
because that’s what I run
for years,” Williams said.
“I lived right there on that
one job.”
“I’ve had a lot of ex-
perience at the mill,” he
said. “I’ve always been a
nervous person. If I felt
like they was treating me
wrong, I’d just leave.”
His parents also worked
at the mill.
“My daddy fixed looms
there 40 years,” Williams
said. “My mother filled
batteries on the loom.”
A battery is a device
attached to an automatic
loom that feeds full bob-
bins as they are needed
into the shuttle during the
weaving process, accord-
ing to http://academics.
smcvt.edu/winooskimills/
glossaryframe.htm.
“My dad and mother
made us walk the line,” he
said. “My mother always
thought I’d be a preacher,
but I ain’t never had the
calling.”
Some Wednesday nights
after church, Williams
would stand on a con-
crete block with eight to
10 kids listening to him
“preach hell, fire and
damnation.”
“I was little, less than 10
This photo depicts a paycheck from the mill.
years old,” he said.
Another time, Williams
received a brand new
wagon, which he treated
like a car.
“I took a fly spray can
and wired it to my wag-
on,” Williams said.
He took an ice pick,
punched a hole, which
barely dripped water, and
filled the can with water.
“I’d fill that thing full
of water and where that
thing quit dripping at, I’d
leave my wagon,” Wil-
liams said.
When his mother asked
where his new wagon was,
Williams said, it was “out
of gas.”
The next day, Williams
took water down to his
wagon and refilled the
can; later, a friend told
his dad that he had “put
water in it, cranked it up
and left.”
At the company store
behind the mill, Williams
used to get candy.
“If you worked in the
mill, you could go there
and buy stuff cheap,” he
said.
After Williams had
worked at Greer Mill
about 16 years, some
workers started to try to
organize a union in the
mill.
“I was getting really
nervous about it because
I owed for a house,”
Williams said, “so I told
the superintendent, I’m
quitting after this week.”
“My daddy always said
he raised seven children
and never did work on
Sunday and never did join
no union.”
Williams said, it’s “in
my blood too, stay out of
the union.”
“A bunch of them
joined it,” he said.
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After they joined, the
boss would come around
looking for alternate rea-
sons to fire those work-
ers, and Williams would
take the cards handed out
as he got off work and
would throw them away.
“It never did come to
union,” Williams said.
Eventually, Williams
left the mill to work at
a furniture factory, then
retired after trouble with
his heart.
He has since attended
several reunions at his
oldest brother’s instiga-
tion.
“It’s good to see one
another after a while,”
Williams said.
Williams’ oldest brother,
Dewey, was the only other
one of his siblings to
work at the mill; Williams
has four brothers and two
sisters.
“He fixed looms in the
mill for a long time,”
Williams said of his older
brother, who was nick-
named “Skin.”
“He’s always been
little,” Williams said, “and
they always call him Skin
Williams. I didn’t have
no nickname. I don’t like
nicknames,” Williams said
of the practice common in
the mills.
Williams’ siblings were
all born in the mill village
except for his youngest
brother, and Williams
thinks the revitalization
of the mills is a good
thing.
“I’d rather see them do
that than to tear it down,”
Williams said. “I think it’s
great.”
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atre Arts has announced
its season for the 2018-19
academic year.
The lineup includes a
student-led production
and four other plays. All
shows take place in The
Playhouse on the Furman
campus.
Productions include:
‘DADDY LONG LEGS’
Music and lyrics by Paul
Gordon, book by John Caird
Sept. 6-8 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9 at 3 p.m.
Season ticket-hold-
ers are admitted free of
charge. Otherwise, admis-
sion is $15 for adults and
$10 for students.
This student-produced
play is directed by Fur-
man’s Maegan Azar and
features Furman seniors
Patrick Fretwell and Anne
Morgan. Based on the nov-
el by Jean Webster, the
play is described as “a
charming, moving tribute
to the indomitable spir-
it of a remarkable young
lady.”
‘LOBBY HERO’
by Kenneth Lonergan
Oct. 10-13 and Oct. 18-20
at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14 and Sunday,
Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.
Directed by Furman’s
Jay Oney, “Lobby Hero”
was Tony-nominated for
Best Revival of a Play
2018. Time Out calls it “A
masterpiece. The best dra-
The Greer Citizen
“I think that people in
general, and especially
artists, have a need–an
inborn drive–to use our
talents in a creative way
and to connect with others
through our creations,”
Williamson states. “It can
take many forms: paint-
ing, pottery, music, acting,
gardening, even culinary
arts. And the work can be
used in different ways: to
process the world around
us, to process emotions,
to share our knowledge,
to worship, to meditate, or
just to beautify our world
in some way. For this exhi-
bition, we are calling those
inborn drives ‘primordi-
al voices’–voices that are
hard to ignore and that
lead us to create and con-
nect with others.”
“When viewing the work,
it is my hope that the
people feel an emotional
connection,” O’Dell-Keim
states. “I want to engage
the viewer, creating an ex-
perience where visual lan-
guage speaks in a ‘thou-
sand voices’ and where the
viewer feels, on a primal
level, the elements of line,
color, and light in the pit
of the stomach. I want the
experience to transcend
beyond the moment, con-
necting on many levels.”
Both artists have lived
and worked in Spartan-
burg for most of their
adult lives and are found-
ing members of West Main
Artists Co-op.
A native of Manchester,
Georgia, Williamson re-
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ma, the best comedy, and
the best romance of the
year, all rolled into one.”
‘THE SERVANT
OF TWO MASTERS’
by Carlo Goldoni
Dec. 4-8 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.
Guest artist Doug Berky
directs this comedy driv-
en by two strong, eternal
forces—food and love!
Christopher Bayes of Yale
School of Drama says,
“The audience can expect
to have a really great and
squirrely time.”
‘THE DIVINERS’
by Jim Leonard, Jr.
Feb. 13-16 and Feb. 21-23 at
8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 17 and Sunday,
Feb. 24 at 3 p.m.
Furman’s Rhett Bryson
directs this folkloric fable
set in 1930s America. "The
playwright's warmth, hu-
mor and love for humanity
permeate the drama, and
make it both touching and
entertaining." --Variety
‘JOHN PROCTOR
IS THE VILLAIN’
by Kimberly Belflower
in collaboration with
The Farm Theater
April 9-13 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 13 and Sun-
day, April 14 at 3 p.m.
Furman’s Maegan Azar
directs new work that
stems from a partnership
with New York’s The Farm
Theater. American Theatre
magazine says, “In a mu-
tually beneficial relation-
ship, playwrights develop
new work and students
get involved in the process
of making a new play.”
Season tickets are now
available. Individual tick-
ets will be sold two weeks
prior to show date.
For ticket information
and reservations, call the
Theatre Box Office at 294-
2125. Season tickets may
be ordered online.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018
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Nancy Williamson’s three-dimensional totems are on display in ‘Primordial Voices:
Expressive Paintings and Sculptural Forms’ through Sept. 15 at West Main Artists Co-op.
ceived her bachelor’s de- these organizations. West Main Artists Co-op
gree in fine art from the O’Dell-Keim, a Union na- is a nonprofit arts agency
University of Georgia with tive, received a bachelor’s in Spartanburg. As a mem-
concentrations in ceram- degree in fine art from bership-based agency, it
ics and textile design. Af- Converse College and a provides affordable stu-
ter a successful career as master’s degree in fine dio and gallery space in
a professional textile de- art from Clemson Univer- what used to be a Baptist
signer at Milliken & Com- sity and has participated church. It has four galler-
pany, she taught ceramics in numerous exhibitions ies and hosts three new
to beginning and interme- throughout the Southeast. exhibits each month. In
diate students at Spartan- Her professional work addition, it has the city’s
burg Art Museum for 17 includes adjunct profes- largest collection of local-
years. A leader in Spar- sorships at numerous col- ly made art available for
tanburg’s arts community, leges and universities, in- purchase.
she is a founding member cluding Wofford College, For more information
of Carolina Clay Artists, Converse College, and USC about Williamson, O’Dell-
Hub City Empty Bowls, as Upstate. Keim, their exhibit, and
well as West Main Artists All of the work in this ex- West Main Artists Co-op,
Co-op, and has held lead- hibit will be for sale within please visit online: West-
ership positions in each of a wide range of pricing. MainArtists.org.
Things
p.m., in person at the Cen- Square Dance Open House
tre Stage Box Office or on- Sept. 10, 7-8:30 p.m.
To Do
line at www.centrestage. Landmark Hall, Taylors
org. thunderbirdsquares.com
244-3960
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ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
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NEW LISTINGS Tribute: A Celebration of the
The Allman Brothers Band ‘Music in the Street’
GREENVILLE ZOO Aug. 24, 8-11 p.m. Mike Massengale
TO HOLD SIPPIN’ SAFARI The Spinning Jenny Through Aug. 24
The Grenville Zoo Foun- thespinningjennygreer.com West Main Artists Co-Op
dation will hold its 12th 469-6416 WestMainArtists.org
annual Sippin’ Safari: Sip
and Stroll fundraiser on Art Supply Flea Market ‘Ruination’
Friday, Sept. 7, 6:30-9:30 Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Caren Stansell
p.m.
Sippin’ Safari features
wine sampling, restau-
rant vendors, raffles and
Greenville Center
for Creative Arts
artcentergreenville.org
Through Aug. 29
Crutchfield Gallery
Spartanburg County
Headquarters Library
live music. Visitors can
enjoy a stroll through the
zoo while sampling their
choice of more than 50
SCCT Auditions
Aug. 25
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Aug. 27
‘Modernism’
Brandi Dice
Through Aug. 30
wines. ADLIBeration Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg
A new feature this year Aug. 28 artistsguildofspartanburg.
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cess at 6 p.m., exclusive scchildrenstheatre.org
wines and the Blockhouse
Oyster Bar. All VIP guests ‘The Teddy Bears’ Picnic’
Activate Your
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30.
Based on show business
aspirations and success-
es of acts such as The
Supremes, The Shirelles,
James Brown and more,
the musical follows three
hopeful young singers
plunged into the world of
the music industry after
getting their big break at
an amateur competition.
When ambitious manag-
er Curtis Taylor Jr. spots
The Dreamettes at a talent
show, he offers the chance
of a lifetime: to be back-
up singers for national
star, Jimmy Early. Taylor
takes creative control of
the group and eventually
plunges the singers into
the spotlight. But when
backup singer Deena Jones
gets pushed to sing lead,
Effie White is forced to
the back, taking a journey
of heartache and renewed
strength, all at the mercy
of the ever-changing mu-
sic industry. Winner of
six Tony Awards, “Dream-
girls” features hit songs
like “I Am Changing,” “Am
I Telling You I’m Not Go-
ing” and “Dreamgirls.”
Show times are Thurs-
day through Sunday.
Tickets can be pur-
chased by calling the box
office at 233-6733 on
Tuesdays-Fridays from 2-6
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
Heading soccer ball
puts youth at risk
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can
“heading” the ball in soc-
cer cause a concussion? I
have grandchildren who
play soccer, and I am con-
cerned. -- G.W.H.
ANSWER: The evidence
is mounting that repeated
trauma to the brain can
contribute to a type of
brain injury called chronic
traumatic encephalopathy,
which is seen frequent-
ly in boxers and football
players. However, there is
more and more evidence
that soccer players also
may get this injury, and it
correlates to the number
of headers players do.
Since younger brains
may be more susceptible
to injuries, and kids have
relatively larger heads and
weaker necks than adults,
the Sports Legacy Insti-
tute recommends against
heading the ball until the
age of 14.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
a 75-year-old woman with
a lot of hot flashes. I heard
that maca root is good for
treating these. I have been
taking it for two years,
and feel like it has really
helped me. Is this safe? --
J.F.
ANSWER: Maca root, a
dietary staple in Peru, has
been touted as a treat-
ment for both sexual per-
formance and menopaus-
al symptoms. One review
found limited evidence for
benefit in sexual function,
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Bridget surprised her
half-sister Hope by fly-
ing in for her wedding.
Steffy warned her moth-
er, Taylor, that she didn’t
want any drama at the
ceremony. Her request
was ignored when Taylor
couldn’t help herself and
got into a cake fight with
Brooke. Liam gifted Hope
with an impromptu “stay-
cation” as their honey-
moon. Bill was faced with
a choice of spending time
with Will or taking an im-
portant business meeting.
He later regretted choos-
ing the latter. Meanwhile,
Thorne bonded with Will.
Brooke was shocked to
learn that Katie was con-
sidering filing for full cus-
tody. Ridge and Brooke
agreed to disagree on Bill
and Katie’s issues. Wait to
See: Zoe is determined to
become the top model.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Two surprise guests
turned up at Marlena’s
bachelorette party. Kayla
got chills during her tar-
ot card reading. Susan ar-
rived on Will’s doorstep
begging for forgiveness.
Later, Will had a miracu-
lous breakthrough. Marle-
na experienced an awful
nightmare leading up to
her and John’s big day.
Valerie came to John’s aid
to avert a minor disaster.
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
but I could not find any
study looking at its effec-
tiveness in menopausal
symptoms. Fortunately, it
has few, if any, adverse ef-
fects and might be worth a
try for those who haven’t
had benefit from or can’t
take other treatments. I
have to remind you again
that you may not be get-
ting what you think you
are buying, as oversight
on supplements is limited.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
was diagnosed with pe-
ripheral artery disease in
1991. What kind of test is
recommended for check-
ing up on this? Can it be
cured? -- J.C.
ANSWER: “Peripheral ar-
tery disease” is the general
term used for cholesterol
plaques in the arteries,
which can block blood
flow. The most common
symptom is pain with
walking, usually after a
specific exercise duration,
which is relieved with
rest. However, since these
blockages can occur in
any artery, PAD can cause
many different symptoms,
such as pain after eating
(when the blockages are
in the arteries to the gut).
PHOTO CREDIT: CLIFF LIPSON/CBS
Kiara Barnes stars as ‘Zoe’
on ‘The Bold and The him as he saw remind-
Beautiful’ ers of Hilary everywhere.
Shawn was disappointed
to learn that Claire was liv-
ing under the same roof as
Ben. An uninvited atten-
dant crashed Marlena and
John’s big occasion. Sonny
realized he needed to give
up on Will. Sami warned
Marlena that she was in
danger. Wait to See: Kris-
ten takes Claire hostage.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sam offered her full
support to Lucas. Brad
turned to Julian for ad-
vice. Drew had some
tough questions for Mar-
gaux. Valentin learned a
shocking family secret.
Lulu declined an offer.
Sam reflected on her loss.
Julian began his own in-
vestigation. Drew met up
with Curtis. Alexis made
some progress with Kristi-
na. Valentin looked to Cur-
tis for help. Alexis took an
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
The disease most com-
monly is diagnosed by
noninvasive studies, like
a Doppler ultrasound of
the arteries or using one
blood pressure cuff on the
thigh and another on the
arm. Sometimes, an angio-
gram is necessary.
Since it’s really the same
disease as coronary artery
disease and cerebrovas-
cular disease, people with
PAD are at much higher
risk for heart attack and
stroke. Although we can-
not, in general, cure PAD,
we have many different
kinds of treatments to re-
duce risk of catastrophic
events and to improve
symptoms.
Treatment starts with
modifying existing risk
factors, especially smok-
ing, which is the most
powerful modifiable risk.
A proper diet that cuts
down on excess unhealthy
fats and simple sugars is
important. A monitored
exercise program, gradu-
ally increasing in duration
and intensity, can have a
dramatic effect on func-
tion. Most people will ben-
efit from statin drugs and
anti-platelet drugs, such
as aspirin.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, or visit www.
rbmamall.com.
important meeting with
Diane. Lulu brought Maxie
up to speed. Jason’s con-
cern for Carly intensified.
Kevin seemed distracted.
Finn had to think fast on
his feet. Jason warned
Drew about his new friend-
ship. Sonny confided in
Felix. Ava spent more time
with Julian. Griffin owned
up to his mistakes. Wait to
See: Finn gets in deep.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Devon’s grief hung over
Phyllis extended Summer
an olive branch, but unbe-
knownst to her, Summer
continued her efforts to
seduce Billy. Kyle realized
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that it wasn’t just a game
for Summer anymore, and THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
that she, in fact, harbored
true feelings for her step-
father. Billy upped his
feud with Nick after Nick
raised the rent on the bou-
tiques. Mariah was beside
herself with worry over a
missing Tessa. Ashley and
Neil decided to proceed
cautiously with their new
relationship. Lily tried
to make peace with Dev-
on while Cane was more
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focused on keeping Lily
out of prison. A stressed- RFD by Mike Marland
out Victoria warned Nate
to leave her alone. Abby
agreed to be part of Sha-
ron’s bridal party. Wait to
See: Phyllis spills a secret.
 
(c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
 Our Schools
The Greer Citizen

B8 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018

NGU, Kroc Center team

to offer string instruction
Applications are being
accepted through Aug.
30 for the NGU/Kroc
String Project which of-
fers affordable beginning
stringed instrument class-
es for children in third
through fifth grade.
Teachers are NGU string
music education majors
under the supervision of
Master Teacher, Dr. Anne
Matthews, and String Proj-
ect Director, Dr. Michael
Weaver.
The project consists
of large group beginner
classes, small second year
classes, three orchestras
and private lessons.
Beginning classes con-
sist of 25-30 students with
a minimum of three teach-
ers in each class.
Classes begin Sept. 4
at Greenville’s Kroc Cen-
ter, 424 Westfield Street,
Greenville, SC 29601,
twice a week (Tuesdays/
Thursdays 4-5 p.m. or 5-6
p.m.).
Tuition is based on the
student’s school lunch
status: $10 per week for
12 weeks if paid lunch;
$7.50 per week if reduced
lunch; and $5 per week if
free lunch.
Applications for student
enrollment are available
online at www.ngu.edu/
string project or may be
acquired from the Kroc
Center, Greenville, or by
contacting the String Proj-
ect Director Dr. Michael
Weaver at michael.weav-
er@ngu.edu.
The goals and objectives
for the NGU/KROC String
Project are to:
• provide opportunity
for all SC Upstate elemen-
tary school-aged children
to study string instru-
ments
• reach out to the un-
derserved community in
Greenville to ensure that
all students have equal
opportunity to grow their
natural gifts and talents in
strings
• help strengthen ex-
isting and stimulate the
growth of new public
school orchestra pro-
grams in the SC Upstate
• encourage Upstate
string players to become
string teachers
• help ASTA alleviate the
nationwide string teacher
shortage, especially in the
SC Upstate
• offer supervised teach-
ing experience for NGU
string education majors
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
For more information,
visit www.ngu.edu/string-
project, or contact String Greenville County teachers welcomed students back to school last week during several
Project Director, Dr. Mi- Meet the Teacher events prior to Monday’s first day of school. Pictured is Crestview
chael Weaver at 977-7994 Elementary K-5 teacher Kelly Dill chatting with Cash Watson at Meet the Teacher.
or stringproject@ngu.edu.

School County welcomed 76,000

News
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
EASTSIDE WINS ACADEMIC
TOURNAMENT
The Eastside High Aca-
demic Team was named
best in the nation at the
recent 2018 National Se-
nior Beta Club Convention.
Eastside defeated teams
from Illinois and Missou-
ri in the championship
rounds, winning the final
round by 100 points.
The win at the SC Quiz
Bowl Tournament Cham-
pionship qualifies the
team to compete at Na-
tionals in February.
Team members include
Robbie Pokora (captain),
Tai Zheng, Caroline Patter-
son, and Jackson Ashley.
Timothy Nguyen served as
alternate. Team coach is
Ray Steadman.
The victory represents
the first national win for
the EHS Academic Team.
students back to school
Greenville County
Schools (GCS) opened
doors to students on Mon-
day, Aug. 20, for the 2018-
19 school year.
This year, the district has
76,000 students enrolled
in its various elementary,
middle, and high, schools,
career centers and special-
ized schools.
Other numbers for the
upcoming school year in-
clude:
• Employees: 10,000
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The Eastside High Academic Team won the SC Quiz Bowl
Tournament Championship at the 2018 National Senior
Beta Club Convention recently.
• Facilities: 106 • Athletic teams: 555
• Teachers: 5400
• New teachers hired:
• Student athletes:
11,200
633 GCS is the largest school
• First year teachers: district in South Carolina.
265 and the 44th largest in the
• Schools with new country.
principals: 11 GCS is the second larg-
• Meals served daily: est employer in Greenville
82,000 County.
• Bus routes: 369 For more information or
• Miles driven by buses to view the district’s Con-
daily: 41,000 nected newsletter, visit
• Students who ride the www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
bus: 27,000

AREA TEACHERS RUNNERS-
UP FOR TEACHING AWARD
Two area teachers were
named runners-up for the
2018-19 Greenville County
Teacher of the Year award.
Rick Schwartz, Intro-
duction to Manufacturing
teacher at Greer High, was
named first runner-up,
and Matthew Boone, 7th
grade English Language
Arts teacher at Northwood
Middle, was named second
runner-up.
The winning educator
was Shelley Smith, a social
studies teacher at Travel-
ers Rest High.
Third runner-up was
Reem Alnatour, third
grade teacher at Fork
Shoals.
Other finalists included:
Kristen Chambers, Plain
Elementary; Katherine
King, Lakeview Middle;
Steffanie Martin, Taylors
Elementary; Molly Mosley,
Brushy Creek Elementa-
ry; Corey Ramey, Wade
Hampton High; and Sarah
Smoke, Mitchell Road Ele-
mentary.
Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 28,
from 5-7 p.m. at Lifelong
Learning at Sullivan Cen-
ter, 206 Wilkins Street in
Greenville.
Anyone wishing to apply
for bus driver, bus aide,
custodial, or food service
positions is welcome to
attend.
Pay rate, effective July 1
is:
• Bus Driver $14.62-
$18.32
• Bus Aide $10.43-
$15.90
• Custodian $11.25-
13.18
• Food Services $10.77-
$13.18
Benefits include health
and dental, retirement,
sick leave, and free life
insurance for employ-
ees who work 30 or more
hours per week. Training
is provided.
For more information,
contact INFOLine at 355-
3100 or visit the www.
greenville.k12.sc.us.
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DISTRICT FIVE
DUNCAN COLLECTING
GOODS FOR MTCC
Duncan Elementary will
be collecting canned food
for the Middle Tyger Com-
munity Center Aug. 27-31.
BERRY SHOALS
PLANS OPEN HOUSE
Berry Shoals Intermedi-
ate will host a fifth grade
parent orientation and
sixth grade open house
on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from
5:30-7 p.m.
BYRNES HIGH SETS OPEN
HOUSE AUG. 28
Byrnes High will hold its
Open House on Tuesday,
Aug. 28, from 5:30-7 p.m.
BFA TO HOLD FALL OPEN
HOUSE AUG. 28
Byrnes Freshman Acade-
my will hold its Fall Open
House on Tuesday, Aug.
28, from 6-7 p.m.

GMC SEEKING
AUCTION ITEMS
Greer Middle College
Charter High is seeking
items for its silent auction
to be held during their up-
coming benefit Blazer BBQ
Bash.
Items needed include:
Tickets to sporting
events or plays
Massage, spa gift cards
Home decor
Paintings/photos
Jewelry/clothing
Use of vacation rental
Frequent flier miles
Gift cards
For more information,
contact Heather Timanus
at htimanus@greermiddle-
college.org.

BLUE RIDGE PLANS

OPEN HOUSE
Blue Ridge High will
hold a Fall Open House on
Monday, Aug. 27, at 6:30
p.m. 309 Northview Drive
GREENVILLE COUNTY 848-1935
HOLDING JOB FAIR AUG. 28
Greenville County
Schools will host a Job