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Reidville seeking old school building
District
looking
to sell
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Town of Reidville offi-
cials are asking Spartan-
burg School District Five
to give them property the
district is trying to sell.
Reidville Town Council
put in a request for the
old Reidville Elementary
School at a District Five
board meeting Monday
night.
“We gave that land to
the school,” said Reidville
Councilmember David
Sloan. “If District Five is
through with utilizing it,
we’d like to have it back.
We gave it to you; if you’re
done with it, we’d like it
back.
“We believe that if we
work together—the school
board and the town coun-
Abner
Creek
plan
moves
forward
With 62 lots
proposed
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Plans for a new subdi-
vision near I-85 on Abner
Creek Road are moving
forward following a recent
Greer Planning Commis-
sion decision.
The commission ap-
proved the preliminary
plat for 62 lots at 937 Ab-
ner Creek Road, although
a portion of the property
will be placed on hold due
to questions regarding an
abandoned road.
“There is an easement
needed for the piece of
property to the rear in
order for this portion of
right of way to be aban-
doned and developed,”
said Greer Planning Man-
ager Kelli McCormick.
“If you want to develop
on top of road that hasn’t
officially been declared
abandoned, then you have
to have it declared aban-
doned.” McCormick said.
“Right now, there’s some
weird questions about
that road and how it af-
fects Spartanburg County,
DOT, property owner, us;
we’re all trying to work it
out together.”
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Reidville Town Council put in a request for the old elementary school building that Spartanburg School District Five is
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Countybank
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EDITOR
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A longstanding Greer
6am - 2pm
insurance agency will
combine operations with
Countybank this fall.
B.A. Bennett Insurance
will merge services with
Countybanc Insurance
next week (Sept. 4) at the
103 North Main Street lo-
cation downtown.
B.A. Bennett was found-
ed in Greer in 1923 and
has accumulated 95 years
of active service through
auto, home, business, and
life insurance offerings.
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future use of the property.
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“As the community of
Greer has grown, so have
the needs of the citizens
who live here,” said Ken
Harper, Executive Vice
President and Chief Op-
erating Officer of County-
bank. “It is apparent that
our companies share a
common interest in serv-
ing clients with the same
extraordinary high level
of care, and we feel that a
combination of our opera-
tions could not be a better
fit for each other and for
Greer as a whole. We are
both extremely proud of
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“Our desire has been
and continues to be to
sell the current Reidville
Elementary School prop-
City seeking
CPW help for
utility relocation
At hotel,
parking
garage site
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
City officials are ask-
ing Greer CPW to relocate
several downtown utility
lines, so construction can
begin on a new hotel and
parking garage in the com-
ing months.
“The relocation of utili-
ties is specific to the loca-
tion of the public parking
The old Ryan’s restaurant building on Poinsett Street in Greer was demolished last week.
Andy’s Frozen Custard and Popeye’s plan to locate on the site.
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needed,” said District Five
Chairman Rick Eitel.
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garage,” said City Adminis-
trator Ed Driggers. “There
are existing water, sewer,
and gas lines in the pub-
lic alley. The alley will be
closed and relocated.”
The hotel and the park-
ing garage are in the de-
sign stage now, and a
house on Jason Street is
scheduled for demolition
this week, Driggers said.
“We realize that that’s
not as simple as it sounds
because you’re not just
dealing with a hotel.
You’ve got a number of
businesses serviced,” Dan-
ner told commissioners
Monday.
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Shane Mckenzie Johnson
Blue
Ridge
student
arrested
On child
porn
charges
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A 17-year-old Blue Ridge
High School student has
been arrested on charges
relating to possession and
dissemination of child
pornography.
Investigators with the
Greenville County Sher-
iff’s Office Specialized
Investigations Division
apprehended Shane Mck-
enzie Johnson on Monday,
serving nine warrants for
sexual exploitation of a
minor (second degree)
and one warrant of sexu-
al exploitation of a minor
(third degree).
The investigation began
in May of this year after
investigators received
a cyber-tip implicating
Johnson having possessed
child pornography, offi-
cials with the Greenville
County Sheriff’s Office
stated.
Johnson was being held
at the Greenville County
Detention Center under
a $24,000 bond Monday
night.
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Greer Relief held its first ‘Relief on the Rocks’ fundraiser on Friday.
Greer Planning Manager Kelli McCormick recognized Mickey Montgomery earlier this
month following his resignation.
Church
News
APALACHE SENIORS
TO EAT OUT AUG. 30
The senior group plan
to eat out on Thursday,
Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. at Pete’s
Restaurant in Greer.
GAP CREEK BAPTIST TO
HOLD FUNDRAISER
Gap Creek Baptist
Church is sponsoring the
14th Annual Fundraiser,
BBQ and Bluegrass, on Sat-
urday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. at
the Big White Barn, locat-
ed at 539 Gap Creek Road,
Marietta.
There is no cost, but do-
nations are welcome.
All of the food is donat-
ed; therefore, 100 percent
of what is given goes into
the building fund.
For more information,
visit www.gapcreekbap-
tistchurch.com or email
GapCreekBaptistChurch@
gmail.com.
PEOPLES BAPTIST TO OFFER
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Peoples Baptist Church,
located at 310 Victor Ave.
Ext., is offering a 7-point,
free maintenance check
up for vehicles on Satur-
day, Sept. 1, from 9-11:30
a.m.
Brotherhood Car Care,
the men’s ministry at Peo-
ples Baptist, will check the
air pressure, anti-freeze,
brake fluid, engine oil,
power steering fluid,
transmission fluid and
windshield cleaner, which
they will replenish if low.
For more information,
call 848-0449 or visit peo-
plesbaptistchurch.org.
TERRY CREEK PH CHURCH
TO HAVE HOMECOMING
Terry Creek PH Church
is having their Homecom-
ing on Sept. 9 at 238 Ter-
ry Creek Road, Travelers
Rest.
Guest singers will be
“The Shelton’s” starting at
11 a.m.
Morning message will be
by Pastor Micheal Blanken-
ship.
For more information,
contact Bobby Rhymer at
836-6114.
TRBA OFFERING
SPANISH CLASSES
Three Rivers Baptist
Association will offer Fall
Spanish Classes beginning
Monday, Sept. 10, at the
TRBA Mission Center in
Taylors.
Times are: Advanced
Class, 4 p.m.; Beginners
ALL AROUND GREER
Class, 6 p.m.; and Interme-
diate Class, 7 p.m.
Cost is $35 for new stu-
dents; $20 for returning
students.
TRBA Mission Center is
located at 4305 Locust Hill
Road.
For more information,
visit threeriversba.org.
PLEASANT GROVE TO HOST
CAR SHOW AND BIKE RUN
Pleasant Grove is host-
ing their second annual
Car Show on Saturday,
Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church, located at
1002 S. Buncombe Road,
Greer.
The Car Show will raise
money for Wren Hospice
that will benefit patients
and their families in pro-
viding food, power, water,
building of ramps, burial
and necessities related to
the burdens patients and
their families face during
terminal illness.
There will be a bounce
house, BBQ, vendors and
more.
For registration and
more information, call
Todd Johnson at 279-
4473, Emily Anderson at
(865) 905-0314 or Amy Ott
at (317) 850-0351.
Car Show registration is
$20 per car and $20 per
vendor.
Bike Run is $15 for one
rider and $20 for two rid-
ers with first bike out at 9
a.m. and last bike in by 12
p.m.
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News
IVY SALON TO HOST
SIP & SHOP BEAUTY EVENT
Ivy Salon and Beija-Flor
are co-hosting Bubbles,
Beauty & Blue Jeans, a sip
and shop beauty event, on
Thursday, Aug. 30, from
5-8 p.m. at Beija-Flor’s
store located in downtown
Greenville.
Beija-Flor is located at
618 S Main St, Greenville,
S.C., 29601.
NONPROFIT SUPPLIES ARE
RUNNING LOW
Middle Tyger Commu-
nity Center (MTCC) and
Greer Community Min-
istries (GCM) posted pic-
tures on Facebook last
week of empty shelves.
MTCC’s biggest needs
are canned meats and
tuna, canned fruit, soups
and stews, condiments,
staples like rice, peanut
butter, pasta, hot-and-cold
cereal, etc., and other easy
to prepare meals like mac-
aroni and cheese or Chef
Boyardee products.
All donations of
non-perishable food will
be accepted.
GCM’s biggest needs
are chunky soups, canned
fruit, canned meat, spa-
ghetti sauce, beef stew,
chicken and dumplings,
instant potatoes and stuff-
ing, and anything else.
Saved by the Heart supported the Out Here With Animals event on Saturday at Tractor
Supply Company in Greer.
Members of the community came out to Greer City Park to walk with elected officials
earlier this month.
SLOTS REMAIN FOR
CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY
The City of Greer Fire
Department still has a
few slots available for the
2018 Citizens Fire Acad-
emy, which is in its third
year.
The free eight-week
course will provide citi-
zens with a better under-
standing of how the fire
department operates and
the job the firefighters
perform.
Class sessions begin
on Sept 27, 2018 and will
be held on Thursday eve-
nings from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
The class sessions will
be held at The City of
Greer Fire Department Sta-
tion 2, the training facility,
located at 1985 Hood Rd.
Participants must be 18
years old or older to apply
but do not have to be a
City of Greer resident.
Please visit The City of
Greer website to obtain an
application and for addi-
tional information.
Applications are due no
later than Friday, Aug. 31.
Space is limited so
please apply today.
For more information,
contact Julie Hunter by
email at jhunter@cityof-
greer.org or call 416-6601.
RURITAN CLUB TO HOLD
LABOR DAY BBQ
The Duncan Ruritan
Club will hold its annual
Labor Day BBQ on Mon-
day, Sept. 3, from 10:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Duncan
Elementary, 100 S. Dan-
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Partnership For Tomorrow offers grant opportunity

BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer’s Partnership for
Tomorrow (PFT) is accept-
ing applications for the
Make Greer Great Grant
Program through Nov. 2,
officials announced this
week.
With a maximum award
of $3,000, organizations,
civic clubs, neighborhood
associations, and com-
munity residents will be
able to apply for funds for
innovative new projects
that help make the Greer
community a better place
to live.
“We are always looking
at ways to be able to come
up with new ideas to be
able to promote Greer—
ways to make Greer bet-
ter,” said Jack Lucas, 2018-
2019 Chairman of the PFT.
The guidelines for the
grant program have been
left intentionally broad
in order to bring out the
“best and brightest” ideas
in the Greer community.
“We’re excited to give
the Greer Community an
opportunity to share ideas
on new projects that will
continue to make Greer
great,” Lucas said.
Back in 2015, PFT award-
ed five similar grants, and
projects included beautifi-
cation of Depot and Ran-
dall streets, a park bench
on Trade Street, a bike
rack, a little library and
a school beautification
at Greer Middle College
Charter High School.
“That was a very suc-
cessful grant process,”
Lucas said. “We were just
looking for a way to open
it back up.”
“We think it allows in-
dividuals to be very cre-
ative,” he said.
Once applications are
submitted, a committee
of four to six members
will be selected by the PFT
board to choose which
projects will received the
grant funds.
“We will go through and
select individuals,” Lucas
said. “We’ve got a pretty
large board of community
leaders.”
Application may be sub-
mitted through the Great-
er Greer Chamber of Com-
merce website, emailed
to PFT or given to Angela
Rutland with Greer Devel-
opment Corporation.
“We received more ap-
plications than we had
funds available to pro-
vide,” Lucas said of 2015.
“There were lots of great
ideas from individuals.”
“This time, we have set
aside money to be able to
award up to $12,000,” he
said.
Total grants awarded in
2015 came to $8,500 to
$9,000.
“This time, we were able
to set aside a few addi-
tional dollars,” Lucas said.
“We are looking for indi-
viduals who are wanting
to do projects in the Greer
area.”
After the grants are
awarded, the individuals
who submitted the ideas
will use their own funds
to cover the cost of im-
plementing the idea; then,
PFT will reimburse them
up to $3,000 per project.
All Projects must be com-
pleted and request for re-
imbursement submitted
by May 31, 2019.
“We have found that’s a
much better way of mak-
ing sure the projects actu-
ally get completed,” Lucas
said. “I think it’s a good
way of making sure the
money is only spent on
completed projects.”
PFT is a community ini-
tiative formed in 1998 to
help to shape the future of
Greer.
“The generosity of our
business and individual
contributors in Greer pro-
vides a unique opportuni-
ty for PFT to turn the best
of these ideas into new
programs that will help
Greer continue to be one
of the most outstanding
communities in South Car-
olina and one that attracts
proud new residents, fre-
quent visitors, and world-
class companies.” Lucas
said.
Now in its 20th year, PFT
has provided a platform
for business, civic, gov-
ernment, and community
leaders in Greer to address
the issues and concerns re-
lated to the growth of the
Greater Greer Community,
and PFT has played a role
in Greer’s planning efforts
through the completion
of two community master
plans in partnership with
the City of Greer.
“The Partnership for To-
morrow has been an im-
portant catalyst for some
of the more interesting
and innovative programs
in Greer throughout the
years,” said Mayor Rick
Danner. “Providing a fo-
rum for the City of Greer,
the Greer Commission of
Public Works, the Greer
Chamber, the Greer Devel-
opment Corporation, and
our private sector partners
to collaborate has not only
helped to plan collectively,
it has given us the resourc-
es to work together to im-
plement great ideas.”
For more information
on the Make Greer Great
grant program, PFT, and
its contributors, call 416-
0125.

Nonprofit recommends
Lyman plan changes
For land
regulations
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Local nonprofit Upstate
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN Forever is asking the Town
of Lyman to make some
Diver Nate Jordan was on hand in case the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) made any changes before voting on
findings during the training at Lake Robinson. new land regulation mea-
sures.
Suggested amendments
COUNCIL ACTION  |
Playground Name: Lyman Town Council unanimously approved
the name, “Park of Lyman,” which council member Hoytt Dottry
brought to council after receiving public input.
Planning Commission: Lyman Town Council unanimously
approved to appoint Misty Dunn to the vacant seat on the Plan-
ning and Zoning Commission.
Zoning Appeals: Lyman Town Council unanimously approved
to appoint Charlie Clyburn and Jeremy McKinney to the vacant
seats on the Boards of Zoning Appeals.
Fireworks Regulations: Lyman Town Council unanimously ap-

GCSO Dive Team trains include reducing the 51-

lot minimum threshold for
two access points down to
30 lots.
proved to adopt the Cayce Fireworks template, which prohibits
any person to use, fire, shoot or discharge any fireworks within
the corporate limits of the city, except for city sponsored events,
holidays such as July 4 and New Year’s Eve or a special event by

at Lake Robinson
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A new underwater robot
is allowing the Greenville
County Sheriff’s Office
Dive Team to expand its
search efforts.
Ground crew controllers
practiced with the remote-
ly operated vehicle (ROV),
provided by ScanSource,
last Tuesday at Lake Rob-
inson.
“We’re really excited
Scan Source partnered
with the Greenville County
Sheriff’s Office Dive Team
to help purchase a brand
new piece of equipment
for us,” said Lt. Mike Deck-
er, Commander of the Dive
Team for the GCSO.
The ROV allows the Dive
Team to search depths of
water too deep to send a
diver for an extended peri-
od of time.
“We are looking for evi-
dence or people or what-
ever it is that we happen
to be diving for,” Decker
said.
The unit, which is teth-
ered to the shore or the
boat, is equipped to cap-
ture video and still pho-
tography.
“We’ve recently installed
a couple of new features
on our ROV, one is a grap-
pling arm,” Decker said.
The grappling arm al-
lows the controller to grab
an object and carry it clos-
er to the surface.
“Our divers just follow
the string down to where
the item is and then recov-
er it from there,” Decker
said.
Another new feature is
the GPS system.
“We can now send the
ROV with just a few key
strokes on the computer
to a set of GPS coordinates
that we plug in,” Decker
said.
Those coordinates come
from sonar scans of the
bottom, searching for tar-
gets.
“Now, we can send this
instead of a diver down to
see exactly what it is that
we’re looking at, and if it’s
what we’re looking for, to
get a hold of it,” Decker
said.
The Dive Team does not
use mixed gas but the reg-
ular oxygen levels in the
air, providing about 10-15
minutes to search a depth
of 90 to 100 feet.
“It’s not a lot of search-
ing time,” Decker said.
“What the ROV does is al-
low us to keep our divers
Lt. Mike Decker, Commander of the GCSO DIve Team,
answered questions last Tuesday about the new
underwater robot.
in reserve for when we re-
ally, really need them.”
Acquired by February,
the ROV has already been
used following a drowning
at Lake Hartwell earlier
this year.
“It didn’t do the discov-
ery, but it did all the scout-
ing operations for us,” said
Wes Kilgore, Dive Team
Leader and Instructor for
Public Safety Diving and
Small Boat Operations.
“It was our team,” he
said. “It was actually me
that went down and found
him and got him and
brought him up.”
The ROV helped to iden-
tify temperature ranges,
depths, nitrogen ratios
and more.
“At the time, we hadn’t
acquired that GPS sys-
tem yet, so we couldn’t
really tell where it was in
relationship to where we
were,” Kilgore said. “We
would typically have to
drop an anchor down,
follow the line down with
the robot, and then look
around real quick.”
“We got that underwa-
ter GPS,” he said. “Now, it
tracks where we are.”
The ROV can travel
down to almost 1,000 feet
deep, which allows the
Dive Team to reach the
bottom of Lake Jocassee,
Lake Keowee and Lake
Hartwell.
“We do training at least
twice a month,” Decker
said. “We just came off a
week long training in Au-
gust.”
“Our ground crew guys
are the ones that really get
to play with the technolo-
gy,” he said. “The divers,
we’re really the dope on
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the rope at the end of the
day.”
The Dive Team has
about 15 positions made
up of primarily the Sher-
iff’s Office but also repre-
sentatives from other law
enforcement agencies, the
coroner’s office, fire de-
partments and emergency
medical responders (EMS).
“Everybody is a profes-
sional,” Kilgore said.
Guns found underwater
can be particularly danger-
ous.
“If there’s a gun, we
don’t know whether it’s
loaded or not,” Kilgore
said. “A gun going off un-
der water could be abso-
lutely catastrophic to our
divers.”
“It can blow out their ear
drums at least,” he said,
with possibilities of paral-
ysis or even death.
With the ROV, “we can
actually grab a hold of it
with the arm,” he said.
The Dive Team has
about 17 to 20 deploy-
ments per year.
“We’re diving for ev-
idence,” Decker said.
“We’ve pulled some really
interesting stuff over the
years.”
Some examples have
included a bag with duck
tape used in a kidnapping
and a fourth of a BMW,
which cleared up stolen
car case; other searches
are for weapons or people.
“We can bring closure to
families,” Decker said.
The only other counties
in South Carolina to have
a ROV are Oconee and
Charleston.
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“Fifty-one is really quite
high,” Barrett said. “The
one in, one out situation
really can contribute to
traffic congestion. We’d
really like you to consid-
er 30 lots, and if not 30,
something less than 51. If
lowering the threshold is
not acceptable to you, we
hope that you will at least
revise the text to include
the phrase ‘publicly ac-
cessible’ to the section so
that it would read ‘51 or
more units should have a
minimum of two publicly
accessible access points
unless topography doesn’t
allow it.’”
Barrett also recommend-
ed reducing minimum
lane widths from 12 feet
to 10 or 11 feet.
“12 feet is very wide for
a ‘minor’ residential road
especially since on-street
parking is being discour-
aged,” Barrett said. “This
land width will only in-
crease speeds and likely
result in residents asking
for costly ‘traffic-calming’
measures down the road.
“Even major road lane
widths could be reduced
to 11 feet and cul-de-sac
streets do not need to
have 12 feet lane widths,”
she said.
Barrett noted the block
size for residential is
1,800 feet and made rec-
ommendations based on
walkability.
“That is much, much
longer than recommended
for a walkable, pedestri-
an-friendly community,”
Barrett said.
Barrett recommended
framing the block size re-
quirement as a maximum
block perimeter of 2,400
feet rather than a length
requirement.
“The recommended
block size for a walkable
community for a perime-
ter is 2,400 feet,” Barrett
said.
The 1,800-foot length
requirement would be the
equivalent of a 4,400-foot
perimeter for a block size,
she said.
Following a presentation
on the land regulations
by Lance Estep, Trans-
portation Planner for the
Appalachian Council of
Governments (ACOG), Ly-
man Town Council unani-
mously approved the first
reading of an ordinance
approving and adopting
Land Development Regu-
lations for the Town of Ly-
man with plans to discuss
Barrett’s comments before
the second reading.
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approval.
Noise Ordinance: Lyman Town Council tabled the noise ordi-
nance for further information to be gathered before making a
decision.
Old Library: Lyman Town Council discussed possible uses for
the old library building, such as a rental space for birthdays and
similar gatherings.
Report Fees: Lyman Town Council unanimously approved a $5
fee for copies of indecent or accident reports for individuals not
involved in the incident.
State Roads: Lyman Town Council approved with council mem-
ber Rick Helms opposed to submit a list of roads to the South
Carolina Department of Transportation to take over the mainte-
nance of certain roads, particularly within the mill village.
Lyman Playground: Lyman Town Council unanimously
approved a resolution approving BPM Construction to install
sidewalks and handrails at the Lyman Playground in the amount
of $48,957 to be distributed from the Hospitality Fund.
Commercial Trash: Lyman Town Council unanimously approved
the first reading of an ordinance to stop picking up the trash of
commercial businesses at the start of next year as the town had
not done so for every business and other towns mostly do not
provide this service.
Business Licenses: Lyman Town Council unanimously approved
the first reading of an ordinance to use fees instead of a lien for
the failure to renew business licenses on time with a late penal-
ty of five percent of the unpaid fee for each month after the due
date until paid.
The City of Greer Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30
p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Greer City Hall located at 301 E.
Poinsett Street on the following:
DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2018-09 & AN 2018-10
APPLICANT: Jonathan Nett
ADDRESS: 1689 Gibbs Shoals Road, 122 Nichols Dr
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0535030101500, 0535030101501,
and p/o 0528030102000
EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban, Greenville County
REQUEST: Annex and zone to DRD, Design Review District
DOCKET NUMBER: AN 2018-13
APPLICANT: Mark III Properties, Inc.
ADDRESS: 1491 Kist Rd, 155 Lake Pl, 1435 Kist Rd,
& 8396 Reidville Rd
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 5-41-00-056.00, p/o 5-35-00-079.00,
5-35-00-078.02, p/o 5-41-00-057.00
EXISTING ZONING: Unzoned (Spartanburg County)
REQUEST: Annex and zone to R-10, Residential District
DOCKET NUMBER: SUB 2018-24 Brushy Creek Townes
APPLICANT: Wendal Hawkins
ADDRESS: Brushy Creek Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: T035000100716
EXISTING ZONING: PD-R, Planned Development-Residential District
REQUEST: Final Development Plan Review - Revisions
DOCKET NUMBER: SUB 2018-17 Millers Point
APPLICANT: Seaport Homes, LLC
ADDRESS: 9 Miller Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: T009040102200
EXISTING ZONING: DRD, Design Review District
REQUEST: Final Development Plan Review
DOCKET NUMBER: SUB 2018-02 Branchwood
APPLICANT: Henderson Gap, LLC
ADDRESS: Henderson Gap Road
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 0535010102300, 0535030101001,
0535010102400
EXISTING ZONING: DRD, Design Review District
REQUEST: Final Development Plan Review
DOCKET NUMBER: TXT 2018-03
ZONING TEXT
AMENDMENT: Article 5 (C-1, Central Business District)
PURPOSE: To add “Hotel” and the parameters for use to C-1,
Central Business District
Documents related to the requests are available for public inspection in the
Planning and Zoning Office located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
 Opinion
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018

Top gun part deux

W
ithin the cluster of television
reboots comes a film sequel that,
quite frankly, I’m surprised took
this long. Tom Cruise has begun filming
the sequel to Top Gun in Norfolk, Virgin-
ia, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
It’s not that Cruise isn’t still hand-
some, fit and charismatic...I’m just won-
dering how the distinctly middle-aged
actor will be portrayed 32 years later to
make it all believable. The production
is tightly under wraps and mum’s the
word. This is, however, the way I’d write
the script, beginning with Tom shouting
the original iconic line as he fist bumps
his pals:
“I feel the need! The need for speed!”  full of women, he despairs. How did
Only to be shot down by his unim-
pressed wife, which won’t be Kelly Mc-
Gillis, as she is guilty of the unforgivable
sin of being an actress and turning 60:
“Oh, really? Well you can start by see-
ing how fast you can mow the lawn and
then fix the garbage disposal, Maverick.’
Defeated, Tom will trudge towards
the garage to fire up the lawn mower,
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
only to realize it’s out of fuel. Picking up
an empty gas can, he stands morosely
and stares at the minivan he’s forced
to drive after being bullied into selling
his beloved Kawasaki after the birth of
their second child. And to make matters
worse, it was another girl! He’s a crum-
bling wreck of a man, living in a house
all of this happen? And why did Kenny
Loggins get a face lift so tight it must be
secured by a wing-nut at the back of his
head??  Jr dodging and firing upon (depending
It’s a pretty safe bet my version won’t
be made. And it’s also a pretty safe bet
that Hollywood’s version will show that
Maverick, in order not to be bogged
down with an aging wife that no one
wants to see in seamed stockings, will
be portrayed as a widower. Sure, he It’s not that Cruise isn’t
married the ravishing ‘Charlie,’ but she’ll
be killed off and Maverick will have still handsome, fit and
become so despondent that he ends up
estranged from his own adult son who charismatic...I’m just
is the very reincarnation of himself as
a young man. Or maybe daughter! Yes: wondering how the distinctly
and she’s the spitting image of her feisty
mother. Against his wishes she wants to middle-aged actor will be
become a fighter pilot—and she’s ace!
They’ll butt heads as Maverick, now portrayed 32 years later to
a flight instructor, must come to grips
that what she needs is a father who make it all believable.
respects her and doesn’t punch out
her boyfriend, who serenades her with
‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling’ at the
local bar. arrives for the obligatory leaky eyed hug.
Naturally, there’ll be a life-or-death And...scene.
military air combat scene with Maverick Before you email me: no, I have no
inside knowledge of the script, and yes, I
which President is in office) the Rus- made up the second scenario as well. But
sians! Maverick Jr will take on cata- I still like the first one best. 
strophic damage, be forced to eject...and Even if the only highway to the danger
just when we all think he/she is done zone ‘burbs Maverick ever takes is colo-
for, they are rescued and Maverick Sr noscopy prep.

THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S

KORNER

Davenport KAELYN CASHMAN

Staff reporter

High School Autumn

under
A
utumn is a beautiful time
of year.

construction
I love when the tempera-
tures start to drop with cool
mornings bringing relief from
the heat of summer.
This change of season is one
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem- of my favorites.
ory lane with us! In upcoming Cool weather kindles thoughts
editions of The Greer Citizen, we of bonfires, apples, hikes,
will be taking a look at old news- pumpkin spice and holidays.
papers and bringing you stories On Friday, my husband Brad
from the past to commemorate and I took a walk in Greer.
our 100-year anniversary. We We met at the Greer Citizen
hope this section gives you a bet- office, ate at a local restaurant
ter look at the people, events and and walked around Greer City
businesses that made the Greer Park, where we had our engage-
area a great place to live for the ment photos made.
past Century. Brad and I started dating in
the fall, which is another reason

 |
Friday, April 7, 1922 I like this season.
GUEST EDITORIAL Memories return of meeting at
Baseball at Greer Mill the office, sitting by the foun-

Surplus is great news,

tain and spending lots of time
Warmer weather meant Open- getting to know each other.
ing Day for the 1922 Greer Mill As the calendar changes sea-
team. Another baseball season sons, life also brings different
was about to get underway at seasons, and I like to appreciate

but no spending spree

the time of this 1922 edition,
under the management of J.L.
Woodward.
Also on the front page, D.D.
Davenport High School was
a few months away from its
grand opening, as construction
continued through the spring.
The project costed $125,000,
$50,000 of which was donat-
ed by Davenport himself. The
school was destroyed in a fire
many years later.
You could buy a nice looking
pari of men’s dress shoes at
Steinberg’s Department Store
for $3.50 (about $1.50 more
than the cost of a one-year sub-
scription to the Greer Citizen.)
each one as it comes.
I am currently enjoying this
season of being happily married
to the love of my life and taking
advantage of the time we have.
We have flexibility in how we
South Carolina closed out the 2018 fiscal spend our time since the Lord
year, which ended June 30, with a $177 million Each dollar the tax man collects is has not yet chosen to bless us
revenue surplus. with children.
 That’s encouraging not just because of what the fruit of someone’s hard work, Often, we reserve at least one
it means for the state’s finances, but because date night a week, but we also
of what it says about the strength of the state’s and one way to improve people’s try to make time for family and
economy – which is experiencing broad growth friends.
with increases in employment, personal income lives is to let them keep more of Brad is very good about inten-
and take-home pay. Certainly, our recent gover- tionally thinking of people to
nors and state commerce leaders deserve much their own money. But we should encourage.
credit for their job-recruitment efforts, which On Saturday, we had a couple
have created our very healthy economy and em- know better than to hold our over to our place for dinner and
ployment rate. games, and we made homemade
Actually, the state’s revenue collections were breath. pizzas together.
more impressive than the surplus shows; they Sunday, we went out to lunch
increased $542 million over the previous year. with friends from church, then
However, increased spending authorized in Then there’s the need to pay down fund- with Brad’s parents.
advance by the state Legislature gobbled up ing deficits in the state retirees’ pension plan, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says, “For
$365 million of that additional money. which is underfunded by a whopping $24 bil- everything there is a season,
While the prospect of having an extra $177 lion. It’s the most serious long-term financial and a time for every matter
million to spend is no doubt tantalizing to law- problem facing our state, and there are no pain- under heaven: a time to be
makers, some restraint would serve the state less choices. The piper has to be paid, and ev- born, and a time to die; a time
well.  ery little bit we pay now will help reduce future to plant, and a time to pluck
One prudent move would be to sock away a lit- pain. up what is planted; a time to
tle extra money in the state’s reserve accounts. Of course, there’s another option worth con- kill, and a time to heal; a time
After all, we know that good times don’t last sidering: returning the money to its rightful to break down, and a time to

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |

forever. Just a decade ago, state government
collected about $1.3 billion in surplus revenue
over a two-year period (2007 and 2008.) While
the wise among us urged restraint, the tempta-
Submission guidelines tion to splurge was too strong for the Legisla-
ture – which, sure enough, spent it all.
owners, the taxpayers. Each dollar the tax man build up; a time to weep, and a
collects is the fruit of someone’s hard work, and time to laugh; a time to mourn,
one way to improve people’s lives is to let them and a time to dance; a time to
keep more of their own money. But we should cast away stones, and a time to
know better than to hold our breath.
This much ought to be clear: A one-time wind-
gather stones together; a time to
embrace, and a time to refrain

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That spending spree came back to haunt us
just a year later, when revenue shortfalls re-
sulting from the Great Recession consumed our
reserves and even triggered a series of deep
budget cuts. It was a painful reminder of the
obvious importance of saving for a rainy day —
but which we refused to do when we had such
golden opportunities to save during our years
of plenty.
But restraint at this time could avert a crisis in
the lean times which are sure to come.
fall should never be used for new programs from embracing; a time to seek,
which require ongoing funding and leave tax- and a time to lose; a time to
payers on the hook for future years. That’s not keep, and a time to cast away;
sound financial management. It’s not sound a time to tear, and a time to
budgeting.  It’s not fair to our children and sew; a time to keep silence, and
grandchildren.  And it’s a foolish mistake we a time to speak; a time to love,
can’t afford to repeat. and a time to hate; a time for
war, and a time for peace.”
This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard
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DINE TIME
New England Seafood serving up taste of the north
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR

A
fter 25 years of work-
ing construction jobs
in Massachusetts,
Steve Nici knew it was
something different.
That’s when he decided
to bring his northern sea-
food recipe down south.
New England Seafood
has been open on Wade
Hampton Boulevard in
Greer for the past year
and a half, and word of
the restaurant’s unique
offerings has spread.
“We’re famous for
our haddock and whole
belly clams, which a lot of
people down south aren’t
familiar with,” said Nici,
who operates the restau- BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
rant with his co-owner,
Beckett Conley. “If some- The restaurant is open Tuesday-Saturday, serving at 11:30
body comes in and orders a.m.
the flounder plate, I know BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
they’re from down south. moved from up north,” cooked to order. It takes
If they come in and order Nici said. “They’re happy a little longer, but if you Steve Nici opened New England Seafood on Wade Hampton Boulevard more than one
the haddock plate, I know to see us. They don’t have want it good, you’ve got year ago.
they’re from up north. to go up north to get good to wait a little bit.”
People aren’t familiar with seafood anymore. There’s New England Seafood pounds of lobster meat
the haddock because it’s a a big difference in our keeps its prices compara- per week. If you come ‘Everything is cooked to order. It takes a
cold water fish, but once accents, but it’s fun. We ble to other local spots, in at 8 p.m. on Saturday
they try it, they don’t go have fun with it.” but the best deals come looking for a lobster roll, little longer, but if you want it good, you’ve
back.” Nici has seen success in during the lunch hour. you’re not going to get
Nici has now been in the the seafood business, and “I try to keep it fair with one. You need to come got to wait a little bit.’
south for four years, after his customer base has what’s around me, but it early because they sell
spending most of his life continued to grow. can only be so cheap with out.”
in the Boston area. “This is a good con- seafood because the prod- Nici is consistently Steve Nici
“The people are friendly cept,” Nici said. “Business uct isn’t cheap. I’m trying adding to the restaurant’s Co-owner, New England Seafood
here,” he said. “Everyone has been good and this to introduce the northern offerings as well.
is a lot more easy-going. is something that could style of seafood to people “We’re just starting
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“You see a lot of people under a heat lamp,” advertising them and bringing the taste of New best lobster. I’ll give them and 11:30-9 p.m. Fri-
come in that have also Nici said. “Everything is we’re serving about 18-20 England to the Upstate, that. But their seafood’s day-Saturday.

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 Obituaries
The Greer Citizen

A6 THE GREER CITIZEN  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018

Barbara M. Burns
Barbara Mary Burns,
loving wife of R. David
Burns and mother of Pe-
ter Burns (Gloriela), Tony
Burns (Kim), Janine Barger
(Steve) and Richard Burns,
passed away on August
24, 2018.
Born in Perth, West-
ern Australia, she was a
daughter of the late Fred-
erick and Alma Bruce
Franks. Barbara and hus-
band David moved to the
United States in 1967,
and retired to Greer, SC
in 1992. Though the U.S.
was her home, Barbara’s
heart remained in Austra-
lia. Barbara loved volun-
teering at Greer Commu-
nity Ministries, her book
club, and spending time
with her children, nine
grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Her
love and kindness lives on
in each of us.
Mrs. Burns was prede-
ceased by one brother,
Donald Franks, and one
sister, Ailsa Edwards.
ter of the late Sidney and
Marjorie Holden. She is
survived by her husband
Mendel “Sonny” Hawkins;
her daughter Sharon and
son-in-law Rev. Dr. Doug-
las Cushing, of Leland,
NC; her sister Mildred
and brother-in-law Gary
Stephens, of Inman; and
brother Conner and sister-
in-law Peggy Holden, of
Inman. Cornelia is pre-de-
ceased by her brother,
Benny Holden.
Additionally, she is sur-
vived by her nephew Greg
Stephens and nieces De-
nise and Erica Johnson;
and Andrea Owens.
Cornelia was a 1961
graduate of Chapman High
School. She worked for 20
years at Homelite, but will
be remembered for her 35
years working as co-owner
of Mendel Hawkins Build-
ers Inc. where she and her
husband, Mendel, grew the
company from its incep-
tion into one of the lead-
ing custom home builders
in Spartanburg.
Cornelia will be greatly
Cornelia leaves this life
with no regrets for she
has gone to a better world
to be with her family who
have gone before her and
to be reunited with her
four legged babies and,
most importantly, her
heavenly father.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Peggy W. Laughter
Peggy Waters Laughter,
87, passed away on Au-
gust 24, 2018.
A native of Greer,
daughter of the late Grady
R. and Janie Green Waters,
she was a former office
manager for several local
cemeteries.
Surviving are two sons,
Charles Ronald Laugh-
ter, Jr. (Wanda), of Greer,
and Edwin Brice Laughter
(Rachel), of Aiken; three
daughters, Barrie O’Sul-
livan (Gary), of Winter
Garden, Florida, Kimber-
ly Elliott (Kenneth), of
Greer, and Laine Styles
Birmingham. She retired
from Samford as a career
counselor for students.
During  retirement, she
remained active at Brook-
wood Baptist Church, par-
ticularly working with the
Medical Apartment and
Construction Mission min-
istries.
Loretta is survived by
their children, Lori Little-
john Sullivan (Don) and
Lisa Littlejohn; grand-
daughters, Leigh Sullivan
and Lauren Sullivan Wright
(Drew); sister- in-law, June
Owens Sloan (Farrell), of
Greer, South Carolina; sis-
ter-in-law, Harriette Little-
john Compton (Ken), of
North Wilkesboro, North
Carolina; nephew, Kenn
Compton (Joanne), of Mat-
thews, North Carolina;
niece, Kathy Compton, of
North Wilkesboro, North
Carolina; and great-neph-
ew, John Compton (Tay-
lor), of Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Loretta’s life will be cel-
ebrated at a memorial ser-
vice at Brookwood Baptist
PLAN: Moves forward for
subdivision near I-85
FROM PAGE ONE
Back in January, local
resident Janet Greene ex-
pressed concerns about
the wildlife in the area,
the volume of traffic, the
curve of the road and the
neighbor’s driveway.
“I can’t imagine cars
coming in and out of there
on a regular basis,” Greene
said at that time. “It’s go-
ing to really be difficult
and dangerous.”
The City of Greer, SC-
DOT and the neighbor
are clearing up the right-
of-way question while the
rest of the subdivision has
been approved.
“This will not have to
necessarily come back to
planning commission for
re-review of those lots be-
cause it will not be a new
preliminary plat,” McCor-
mick said. “If this is ap-
proved, because the road
will already be in place,
this will be a summary
plat to add those lots on,
maybe; we have to think
through that process.”
The road has not yet
been declared abandoned,
but trees are currently
blocking access to the
right-of-way.
In other business, Greer
Planning Commission
unanimously approved to
annex and zone property
at 120 Davis Cir. and 2782
S. Highway 14 to S-1, Ser-
vices, with a proposed car
wash as the intended use.
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We are so grateful to the
staff and administration
of Rolling Green Village,
who took such wonderful
care of our mother (and
family) during her final
years.
A memorial service were
held 11 a.m. Monday,
August 27, 2018 at The
Episcopal Church of the
Good Shepherd, Greer, SC
conducted by Father Mike
Schnatterly.
Visitation will be held
following the service in
the church parish hall.
The families are at their
respective homes.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that a do-
nation be made to Alzhei-
mer’s Foundation www.
alzfdn.org or Alzheimer’s
Association www.alz.org.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Cornelia Hawkins
Cornelia Ruth Holden
Hawkins, age 74, of Spar-
tanburg, SC died August
24 of complications from
pulmonary fibrosis.
Cornelia was born on
Sept 1, 1943, in Inman, SC.
Cornelia was the daugh-
missed by her family. She
will be lovingly remem-
bered for her uncondition-
al love; purity of heart;
glorious smile; transcen-
dent laugh and infectious
sense of humor.
Her friends will remem-
ber Cornelia as an elegant
lady with a heart of gold
and someone who never
met a stranger. She always
had a smile on her face
and never took herself too
seriously.
In addition to her love
for family and friends,
Cornelia loved her dogs,
providing a warm, hap-
py home for countless
dogs in her life. Her furry
friends meant the world to
her. Finally, Cornelia loved
the spring of the year. It
was during spring that she
would brighten the world
planting flowers, especial-
ly roses and wearing her
famous pink outfits to
church.
Cornelia possessed a
beautiful Christian faith.
For 40 years she was a
faithful member of Pop-
lar Springs Baptist Church
and a dedicated member
of her Sunday school class.
Dr. Dale Roach and Dr.
Doug Cushing conduct-
ed the funeral service for
Cornelia at Poplar Springs
Baptist Church on Tues-
day August 28, at 4 p.m.
with a private service of
committal at the Poplar
Springs cemetery follow-
ing. The family received
friends beginning at 2
p.m. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made
to Poplar Springs Baptist
Church and the Spartan-
burg Humane Society.
(Benjamin), of Greer; 14
grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held
4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Sep-
tember 1, 2018 at The
Wood Mortuary.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Loretta Sloan Littlejohn
Loretta Sloan Littlejohn,
of Mountain Brook, passed
away on Monday, August
27, 2018.  She was born
in Greer, South Carolina,
on January 3, 1935, to
Florence Stokes Sloan and
George Robert Sloan.    Dalia, Thalia, and Tasha; will benefit Greer CPW and
Loretta was a devoted
wife, a loving mother and
grandmother (Retta), and
a loyal member of Brook-
wood Baptist Church. Lo-
retta and Monty raised
their daughters in Colum-
bia, South Carolina, At-
lanta, Georgia, and finally
in Birmingham, Alabama.
While she was working
at Samford University,
she fulfilled her lifelong
dream of attaining a col-
lege degree.  She contin-
ued her education by get-
ting a Master’s degree at
University of Alabama in
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husband of Kathy Law- interrupted. We’re certain- there for both of us as we
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Church on the move after six years
4 Points
to relocate
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
When Pastor Mark Pan-
gel began to dream about
planting a church, he was
eager to look outside the
area he had grown up in
Spartanburg and move
anywhere God led him.
And God led him to Hwy.
101.
“When I prayed about
planting a church, I drove
all over to Charleston,
Asheville, etc.,” said Pan-
gel. “I would drive around
[looking for property],
and I just felt like the
Lord wanted us on 101. It
wasn’t the Upstate; it was
101.”
On October 16, 2011, a
small group of about 40
people met at the Pizza
Inn in Duncan, where the
church would meet for
the next 10 months while
finding a more permanent
location.
Finally, on July 29, 2012,
the growing congregation
of almost 100 people met
for the first time at the
church’s current location
in a storefront at 2355
Hwy. 101 S that is owned
by Earle Furman.
“This is what I believe
today (not in 2011),” said
Pangel. “The Lord put us
in the epicenter of the Up-
state. We are in the dead
middle of Greenville and
Spartanburg. I believe the
Lord wanted us here to
reach people who don’t
know Him.”
The church has contin-
ued to grow, seeing an
average attendance of
well-over 500 people each
Sunday. Adding two ser-
vices in 2013 helped, and
expanding into a new kids
ministry area in 2015 in
the next store front also
doubled the capacity. But
the church continues to
grow and is bursting at the
seams. In fact, the Easter
service last year boasted
over 1,000 people in atten-
dance.
It became necessary for
the church to seek a new
property that would be
able to handle the church’s
growing needs.
“Our vision is to reach
the least, the lost, and the
lonely,” said Pangel. “Our
hope is that as we grow as
a people, we realize what
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“On the 12 acres, if
we’re to give that to any-
one without a competitive
bid process, we would be
inviting a lawsuit by any of
the other potential inves-
tors based on our under-
standing of the South Car-
olina state law,” he said.
In the last school year,
district enrollment grew
by 362 students or 4.6
percent, he said, “or an-
other way to put it—a half
an elementary school. This
is stretching our fiscal re-
sources and will require
continued investment. We
want to be good stewards
of the district’s resourc-
es.”
“Our key strategic focus
as a board now is to en-
sure that District Five is
prepared for the growth
that we are experiencing,”
Eitel said.
District Five is in the
process of building a new
$28 million school at the
east end of Main Street in
Reidville.
“This investment by all
taxpayers in District Five
will build upon the rich,
long history of public edu-
cation in Reidville commu-
nity,” Eitel said.
“I would like to thank
the town of Reidville for
their cooperation in this
construction,” he said.
“We are having to adjust
some of the town’s road
plan and add a new road
to connect the east side
of the property directly
to Reidville Road for bus
access to comply with SC-
DOT requirements.”
The mission of the
Spartanburg District Five
Schools is to provide every
student quality education-
al experiences in a safe,
nurturing and engaging
environment, he said.
“Each trustee here
4 Points Church plans to relocate to this lot down the road from its current location on
Highway 101 South.
an authentic relationship
with the Lord looks like—
what true discipleship is
about.”
The church’s main goal
is to learn how to be good
neighbor to the Reidville,
Greer, and West Spartan-
burg communities. The
ultimate dream is to have
a DREAM center—a youth
center, duplexes for single
moms, a place to feed the
homeless (and not just to
feed them). The church
also wants to be able to
offer the facility to local
ministries, such as Project
H.O.P.E., the Boys’ Home,
or District Five Family
Ministries.
“Our dream is to find
ministry opportunities
where we are,” said Pan-
gel. “We don’t want to hit
the symptoms but hit the
solutions.”
Currently, the church is
a monthly partner with a
few different local orga-
nizations. They are cur-
rently working to love
on the teachers at Abner
Creek Elementary School
as a way of partnering
with Abner Creek Baptist
Church, which already of-
fers a Good News Club to
the students.
“We want to serve where
we live, love on where we
live, and adopt our own,”
said Pangel. “What makes
our community uniquely
broken? Answer that, and
we’ll find a clear path to
how we do church.”
According to Pangel, “A
big area we need to change
is that the most segre-
serves as a volunteer and
receives absolutely no
compensation for their
service to District Five,”
Eitel said.
In 2010-11, District
Five taxpayers invested
$524,000 in a sewer line
that runs along the south
side of town.
“This line can be ac-
cessed for future develop-
ments,” Eitel said.
The district had the
property assessed, and
the result of the evalua-
tion was an evaluation of
$650,000, he said.
“The deed on the proper-
ty is free and clear of any
claims or restrictions,” Ei-
tel said.
District Five School
Board asked for a com-
plete legal statement
about the laws and regula-
tions governing the sale of
excess property, he said.
“The key findings in-
clude charter schools,”
Eitel said. “If a school dis-
trict declares a building
surplus and chooses to
sell or lease the building,
a charter school applicant
or charter school operat-
ing in the district must be
given the right of first re-
fusal to purchase or lease
the building under the
same or better terms and
conditions as it would be
offered to the public.”
The school trustees of
several school districts
may sell or lease school
property real or person-
al in their school district
whenever they deem it
expedient to do so, and
apply the proceeds of any
sale or lease to the school
fund of the district, he
said.
“The district has the
statutory and constitu-
tional power to dispose
of its real property for
a consideration that the
board of trustees consid-
The church currently meets at 2355-G Highway 101 South.
gated hour is the church
hour—white church, black
church, Hispanic church.
It’s about relationship.
We need to realize that a
one-hour church service is
just one part of the whole
week.”
The church is also seek-
ing the best way to min-
ister to two groups of
people—those who are
coming and going for local
businesses like BMW and
those who have lived here
for generations. Pangel
knew that to find a good
location for the expansion,
he still wanted to stay on
101.
“Judge Snow sold us
the land and lives across
the street,” said Pangel.
“As soon as he found out
ers adequate,” Eitel said.
“When determining ade-
quate consideration, the
board may consider in-
direct public benefits for
this transaction.
“The board is charged
with properly managing
the property and opera-
tions of the district and
must be mindful of the
best interest of the stu-
dents and the district,” he
said. “In considering the
disposal of the unneeded
school property, a public
school district has several
options as follows: a pub-
lic auction, direct negotia-
tion for sale, lease or bar-
ter or exchange. The board
acting as the steward of
the district’s financial af-
fairs must consider what
is most beneficial to the
school district; a decision
to dispose the property in
a manner that is not seen
by the public as being ad-
vantageous to the district
could result in a legal chal-
lenge by a taxpayer.”
District Five acquired
the current school in the
early 1950s as the succes-
sor to those who received
the property from private
land owners.
“We don’t want to bull-
doze the school—only
part of it, the old part,”
Sloan said as he presented
the town’s proposal to the
school board. “We want to
keep the new part; we’re
going to use that part as a
new town hall.”
“It’s going to have a fa-
cility for residents to use,”
he said.
The facility, including
a kitchen, could be used
to hold family gathering,
weddings or other events,
and a library is also a pos-
sibility.
“We’re also looking at
recreational facilities,”
Sloan said. “We want to
promote good health for
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that we wanted to plant a
church there, he sold it to
us.”
The church pur-
chased the 14.2 acres for
$800,000, even though
they were told the land
was worth well over one
million dollars. And the
very next day, information
came out that Red Rock
Developments had pur-
chased the land right be-
hind theirs, helping to al-
leviate some of their sewer
concerns.
The church has already
raised a quarter of a mil-
lion dollars just through
donations.
“We went out with a
shovel and a bucket and
dug up dirt to put in water
flasks that had labels with
our residents.”
“We’re going to have
sidewalks, walking trails,
bike paths, ball fields,
parks, picnic area and
there’s even plans for an
amphitheater,” he said.
The plan has an element
to increase parking as
well.
“There is very little
parking downtown,” Sloan
said. “We think it will alle-
viate congestion and im-
prove pedestrian safety.”
The developer Triad
Development has agreed
to cover the cost of main-
tenance for the first five
years, Sloan said.
“We had to review some
of our long-term goals for
the Town of Reidville,”
Sloan said. “We know that
growth is coming to Reid-
ville.”
“Reidville right now has
17 housing developments
either started or about to
start or either in the town
or around the town,” he
said. “Two developments
that are going to be in the
town are almost 200 hous-
es. This growth is going
to necessitate a change in
our thinking.”
Reidville Town Council
is looking to establish a
downtown center as well
as to implement its own
police department instead
of relying on Spartanburg
County.
“We feel the time is com-
ing when Reidville needs
to consider its own police
department,” Sloan said.
Funding is the main rea-
son the town does not cur-
rently have its own force,
and the town is consider-
ing ways to increase rev-
enue without raising tax-
es, such as drawing more
businesses and annexing
residential properties.
“For these and other
reasons, the town coun-
cil unanimously supports
‘The Promise’ on them,”
said Pangel. “We gave
them to the church as a re-
minder to pray. We didn’t
do a capital campaign. But
our church is super gener-
ous.”
Plans have already be-
gun for the new property,
although the church has
not released them to the
general public yet. Equip
Studios in Greenville is the
architect for the project
and has already complet-
ed the first rendering to
show the church.
“Now we need to fig-
ure out what we need,”
said Pangel. “We’re not
in a hurry. We don’t have
to get out of our current
building [any time soon].”
Pangel’s goal is to be
in the new building in
two years. But he realizes
that’s going to take a lot
and that the Lord will re-
ally have to work in order
for that to happen. Real-
istically, the church plans
to be at their new location
for their tenth anniversary
in 2021.
Pangel’s vision to plant
a church started when he
was 20 on a mission trip
to Beijing. There, he at-
tended an international
church with nine different
translators present.
“It was emotional be-
cause all the nationals
were singing together,”
said Pangel. “I really felt
like the Lord said this is
what a church looks like.”
Pangel had quit North
Greenville at that point
because he didn’t want
to pursue preaching. But
people would randomly
approach him and say, “I
believe God wants you to
preach to the nations.”
“Per capita, [this loca-
tion on 101] leads the na-
tion internationally,” said
Pangel. “There are many
foreign people, and we are
ultimately meeting the na-
tions. The cross and com-
pass [on our logo] inter-
twine because this is our
Jerusalem.”
Pangel serves his church
with his wife, Leah, and
their two children, Lainey
(age 10) and Haston (age
six). They also have seven
staff members to help the
congregation.
The new location is at
the corner of Hammett Rd.
and Hwy. 101.
the development of down-
town,” Sloan said.
“Reidville growth could
be a great benefit to Dis-
trict Five,” through an in-
creased tax base and stu-
dent enrollment, he said.
“We can also increase
the parental involvement
in school,” Sloan said.
“We’ve always been a
town that’s supported our
schools and our children.”
Following Sloan’s pre-
sentation, each of the
board members asked
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questions relating to the
developer, the investors, a
back-up plan, the number
of residents, the benefit to
District Five and more.
“The tax revenue defi-
nitely does defer part
of the cost,” Eitel said.
“Anything that improves
the community is a good
thing. We have a school
resource officer in every
school.”
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 
A blaze Monday morning caused major damages at Kensington Apartments in Taylors.
Fire forces 24 people from homes
At Taylors
apartment
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said its volunteers are as-
sisting 24 people whose
homes were damaged in
Father and son killed in accident
On Gibbs
Shoals Road
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer residents Daniel
Dean Beals, 49, and Mason
James Beals, 18, died Sun-
Crime
Report
(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.)
SHOPLIFTING
Casey Danielle Anders
of Travelers Rest, 27, has
been charged with Shop-
lifting $2,000 or less, Re-
sisting Arrest with Assault
and Injury, Obstruction
of Justice and Malicious
Damage to Property.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Aug. 23, two of-
ficers responded to South-
ern Sisters Boutique in ref-
erence to a shoplifting in
progress.
Upon arrival, one of the
officers met with the com-
plainant.
The complainant stat-
ed a white female subject
placed a pair of black leg-
gings ($10) in a big, black
purse then walked into the
dressing room.
The officer walked back
to the dressing room,
identified herself and
asked Anders if she could
speak with her.
Anders stated that she
could, and the curtain was
opened.
The officer asked An-
ders if she had a pair
of black leggings in her
purse.
Anders stated she had
a pair of brown leggings
and black leggings but
that she put them back on
the shelf.
The officer asked An-
ders if she could check in
her purse.
Anders continued to
dodge her request to look
inside her purse.
Anders then pulled a
pair of black leggings
from her purse and stated
that is all that is in there.
The officer told Anders
that she would need to
check the purse.
Anders pushed her way
by the officer and ran past
the other officer towards
Police and Fire
an apartment fire Monday
morning in Taylors.
The fire broke out at the
Kensington Apartments
around 8 a.m. according
to Chief Bobby Baker with
the Taylors Fire Depart-
ment.
Baker said 12 units over-
all were damaged but four
suffered the most exten-
sive fire damage.
day in a vehicle accident
on Gibbs Shoals Road.
Daniel was the driver
of the motor vehicle that
was traveling at a high
rate of speed westbound
on Gibbs Shoals Road in
Greer, according to the
Greenville County Coro-
ner’s Office report.
Mason was the passen-
ger.
the door.
Anders knocked down
the clothing racks and
broke three wooden hang-
ers ($20 each).
When one of the other
officers attempted to grab
the subject’s arm, Anders
shoved the officer’s face
with her hand. The officer
in turn got pushed in the
door frame, scraping her
left forearm, breaking the
skin, bruising and general
pain.
Anders ran down Trade
Street and turned left next
to a building.
The officers lost sight of
the subject at that point.
One officer then located
Anders under a vehicle be-
hind the Human Resource
Center at 202 Victoria
Street.
The officer was detain-
ing Anders as she was
trying to pull away. The
officer applied a taser to
the back of the subject’s
upper arm. She then put
handcuffs on Anders and
placed her under arrest.
Anders was transported
to the Greer Jail for pro-
cessing.
Once at the jail, Anders
was identified.
It was discovered that
Anders had a necklace
($102) from the store in
her bra.
Anders also had a war-
rant with Greer Police De-
partment for Shoplifting
Enhancement from a prior
case.
The officer went back to
the store to meet with the
complainant and invento-
ry the shoplifted merchan-
dise.
The complainant stat-
ed the clothing that was
currently in the dressing
room was not there before
Anders walked in.
The complainant stated
Anders had to have had all
the clothing in her purse.
As the officer was check-
ing the purse, Anders had
numerous pieces of jewel-
ry in the side pockets.
All together the subject
stole ten pieces of jewelry
($330) and six pieces of
clothing ($503).
The officer had the com-
plainant and another shop
owner write statements.
The complainant gave
her an itemized receipt
of the stolen items which
were recovered.
The Greer Citizen
Baker said one person
was taken by Greenville
County EMS to the hospi-
tal, but the extent of their
injuries is unknown at this
time. A few other people
suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the fire re-
mains under investigation.
Baker said the fire does
not appear suspicious at
this time.
The driver apparently
lost control and drifted
off the right shoulder of
the roadway.
The vehicle struck two
wooden fences and came
to rest by a tree.
The Pelham Batesville
Fire Department along
with Greenville Coun-
ty EMS responded to the
scene of entrapment.
This case was cleared by
arrest.
POSSESSION
Ronnie Machel Schum-
acher of Wellford, 40, has
been charged with Posses-
sion of Methamphetamine,
Possession of a Schedule 2
Controlled Substance and
Improper Tag.
According to an incident
report supplied by Greer
Police, on Aug. 22, at ap-
proximately 10:35 p.m., an
officer observed a vehicle
in the Walmart parking
lot that was displaying a
license plate that did not
match the vehicle it was
displayed on.
The officer watched as
the vehicle began to leave
the parking lot before the
driver noticed him.
The officer made eye
contact with the female
driver, whose eyes wid-
ened when she made eye
contact with the officer.
The officer noticed she
quickly tried to remove
eye contact and then
quickly started staring
straight ahead before
changing their direction of
travel in the parking lot.
The officer made con-
tact with the passenger in
the vehicle.
This passenger stated
the female driver had en-
tered Walmart; he then
called her on the phone,
and she exited the store.
The vehicle that she was
driving was a 1993 Honda
Accord.
The license plate was
issued to a Suzuki, and
the registration sticker on
the plate was coming back
registered to a BMW.
The officer explained
this to the driver, who
identified herself to the
officer as Ronnie Machel
Schumacher.
Schumacher stated that
her vehicle was supposed
to have a paper tag on it
but had no registration to
verify this.
She stated that she also
had insurance on the ve-
hicle, but the VIN number
on her insurance card was
not matching the VIN on
the vehicle.
During this interaction
and while Schumacher
was looking for more pa-
perwork, the officer ob-
served an ice cream scoop
wedged between the driv-
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People living at the
complex said their units
are equipped with smoke
alarms. Baker also said the
units are separated by a
form of firewall. The chief
did not know if the apart-
ments had sprinklers.
The Red Cross is giving
the victims financial assis-
tance and help finding a
place to stay.
The driver was pro-
nounced dead at the scene.
He was wearing a seat-
belt and air bags deployed.
This accident is under
investigation by the South
Carolina Highway Patrol
and the Greenville County
Coroner’s Office.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
er’s seat and the center
console.
When asked about this,
Schumacher stated that
she had purchased it from
the Goodwill earlier today.
A further inspection of
this ice cream scoop re-
vealed a white powder res-
idue on it.
During the interaction,
Schumacher stated to the
officer that she had used
methamphetamine in the
past but is currently not
using.
She further stated that
this scoop was for eating
fruit; even though, she
stated she had just pur-
chased this earlier today.
Based off the multiple
falsehoods that Schum-
acher told, and the residue
observed on the spoon,
the officer believed that
the probable cause stan-
dard had been met to
search the vehicle.
The officer explained
this to Schumacher, who
became defensive and
grabbed her purse and
stated “you aren’t search-
ing my purse.”
The officer explained
that he had probable cause
to search her belongings.
At this point, Schumach-
er stated that she had two
“norco pills” in her purse.
During this search, the
two pills were located
along with a small baggie
of a white crystal sub-
stance that field tested
positive for methamphet-
amine.
Also located was a cut
straw and a container that
had a crushed white pow-
der substance.
Schumacher stated that
this was more norco pills
that she crushed to snort.
A search of drugs.com
revealed these pills to be
acetaminophen and hy-
drocodone, a schedule
2 controlled substance.
Schumacher was unable to
provide a valid prescrip-
tion for these pills.
Schumacher was placed
under arrest for posses-
sion of methamphetamine
and possession of sched-
ule 2.
She was transported to
the Greer City Jail without
incident.
Schumacher’s vehicle
was towed from the scene
by Wolfe’s Towing. This
case was cleared by arrest.
Taylors man
sentenced to
life in prison
For 2017
murder
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A Taylors man will serve
life in prison for the mur-
der of a 24-year-old Spar-
tanburg County woman,
Solicitor Barry Barnette
announced last week.
Lance Antonio Brewton,
39, was found guilty of
murder and possession of
a weapon during a violent
crime at the conclusion of
a three-day jury trial.
Brewton shot Natalie
Rae Niemitalo to death on
Sept. 25, 2017 at her Zim-
merman Road home.
When Spartanburg
County deputies arrived
at Niemitalo’s home, they
found the person who
called 911 holding the vic-
tim in the driveway. The
shooting occurred after
Brewton and Niemitalo
were heard arguing in a
car. Niemitalo was rushed
to Spartanburg Medical
Center where she died as a
result of a gunshot wound
to the chest.
The 911 caller named
Brewton as the shooter and
described his car. Brewton
drove by the crime scene
after the shooting and a
Highway Patrol trooper
tried to initiate a traffic
stop. A chase ensued into
Greenville County where
Brewton wrecked and was
taken into custody.
Solicitor Barry Barnette
Student accused
of bringing BB
gun to school
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A Beech Springs Inter-
mediate student has been
removed from campus af-
ter officials say he brought
a BB gun to school.
According to informa-
tion from Spartanburg
District Five, a bus driver
alerted the district’s pub-
lic safety team about the
incident last Tuesday.
Law enforcement was
immediately notified and
searched the home of the
student involved.
Officers discovered the
BB gun, but determined it
was not loaded. The stu-
dent is 10-years-old.
A disciplinary hearing
was scheduled, according
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THE GREER CITIZEN A9
Lance Antonio Brewton
and Assistant Solicitor
Jennifer Wells utilized
eyewitness testimony,
gunshot residue tests, fo-
rensics, law enforcement
body camera video and in-
car police video to prove
the case.
Prior to the start of the
trial, Brewton pleaded
guilty to failure to stop
for a blue light, escape
and driving under suspen-
sion. Brewton testified in
his own defense during
the trial. He claimed to be
high on a mix of heroin
and methamphetamine in
the days leading up to the
shooting.
Brewton will serve ev-
ery day of Circuit Judge
Derham Cole’s prison sen-
tence. He is not eligible for
parole or early release. His
prior criminal record in-
cludes two convictions for
strong-arm robbery, driv-
ing under the influence,
resisting arrest and pos-
session of a weapon by a
felon and possession of a
controlled substance.
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to the district.
“While unfortunate,
this is a reminder of the
importance of students
doing the right thing and
reporting the presence of
weapons or suspected vi-
olence on campus,” said
Melissa Robinette, Direc-
tor of Public Relations for
District Five Schools of
Spartanburg County.
“We want to commend
the students who did that
in this case,” she said. “As
always, safety is our top
priority in District Five,
and we will continue to
work to make sure our
campuses are safe for all
students and staff.”
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A strong effort from Dre Williams and a defensive clinic helped the Yellow Jackets take a
Week 1 victory over Spartanburg.
Eastside
cruises
past
Riverside
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eagles throttled
their cross-town rival in
Week 1, cruising to a 47-
21 win over Riverside on
706 yards of total offense.
Eastside racked up 457
passing yards and 249
rushing yards on the
night, giving the Warriors
all they could handle.
“The offense got a lot
better this week,” head
coach Dan Morgan said.
“It takes time. Our guys
are green. They’re inex-
perienced. We spent all
summer trying to teach
them how this offense
works and how to read the
defenses, and that’s the
hardest part. But it’s com-
ing together.”
‘When you’ve got
talent and guys
that can step up, it’s
nice. Our guys are
working their tails
off and it shows.’
Dan Morgan
Eastside head coach
Max Louris led the rush-
ing attack with 146 yards
and one touchdown on the
night. Three Eagle receiv-
ers eclipsed the 100-yard
mark—with Payton Man-
grum, Armani Elmore and
Kodi Jones going for 145,
110 and 108 yards respec-
tively.
They were led by quar-
terback Marshall Skoloff,
who had five touchdown
passes and 363 yards
passing on the night.
Despite all the offensive
success, Morgan said his
team isn’t where it needs
to be.
“We’re not even close
yet,” Morgan said. “But,
when you’ve got talent and
guys that can step up, it’s
nice. Our guys are working
their tails off and it shows.
They’re coming along.”
The Eagles will take on
Wade Hampton in Week
2. Morgan said he is con-
cerned with the Generals’
physicality.
“They’re a lot bigger
than us, so we’ve got some
work to do,” Morgan said.
“I’m worried about us be-
ing able to match up with
them physically. They’re
going to be a good ball
club. It’s going to be a
test.”
Morgan said Friday’s
game will be a test for his
team’s conditioning.
“We’ve got to play fast in
order to have an advantage
against them,” he said. “If
we make the right reads
and do all the little things,
we look really good. But, if
we look like we did against
Southside, we’ll be playing
in quicksand.”
Former Byrnes
standout finds
calling through cakes
Hall opens
shop
in Lyman
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
When Ben Hall’s football
career ended, he didn’t
have a plan for what he
would do next.
“I played football my
whole life. So, when that
was done, I just didn’t
know what to do,” he
said. “I never really gave
life after football much
thought.”
The only thing he had
was what the game had
taught him: discipline and
drive to succeed.
“My passion has always
been for people—espe-
cially for the kids,” the
Byrnes High and Clemson
University graduate said.
“I came from a fatherless,
single-mother household,
so I know what it’s like for
some of these kids com-
ing up. With all the things
God has blessed me with,
I just felt obligated to give
back.
“I wanted to be an entre-
preneur. I have the ability
to discipline myself to do
anything, so once I knew
the job I had wouldn’t al-
low me to do what I want-
ed to do, I knew I need-
ed another option. Your
brain will do what you
train it to do, and I trained
mine to find a way out of
my job. And it came in the
form of banana pudding.”
Hall was working at
Spartanburg Steel Prod-
Rebels pull away from Trojans
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Ben Henson’s three
touchdown performance
helped the Rebels earn
their second win of the
season last Friday night
against Northwestern.
Reggie Shaw’s team is
now 2-0 at home, earning
a win over rival Greer in
Week 0.
“We’re proud of the fact
that we found a way to
win,” Shaw said. “We’re in-
jured but our guys haven’t
flinched. Our coaches and
players have found a way.
You talk all the time about
‘next man up,’ but we’re
living it. I’m proud of our
guys and how we’re finish-
ing games.”
Henson opened the scor-
ing against the Trojans
with a 22-yard touchdown
grab in the first from quar-
terback BJ Peake.
After forcing a turn-
over, Mike Jenkins scored
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PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Byrnes High football standout Ben Hall has opened a new dessert shop in Lyman.
ucts when he decided
to take his talents to the
kitchen and start baking
full-time.
“I quit my job on a ran-
The Byrnes offense had a strong outing against Northwestern, helping the Rebels earn
their second home win of the season.
Jackets humble
Vikings, 37-17
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer’s Yellow Jackets,
playing to their potential
for an entire game, hum-
bled Spartanburg High,
37-17, on Friday night.
“This was a big win for
us after letting one get
away at Byrnes,” said
Greer Coach Will Young
after the home opener
at Dooley Field. His Yel-
low Jackets raced out to
a three-touchdown lead
early on and kept the ped-
al to the metal the rest of
the way. “When we got the
lead a couple of times in
the first game, we sort of
relaxed. The kids learned
from that at Byrnes.”
dom Monday and when
I did it, I knew I had to
make this baking thing
work. There were no oth-
er options. The bills were
Copying
Greer
to host
Byrnes, the
Vikings load-
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ed the box in
an effort to
stop running
back
Williams. “That opened it
Dre
up for our passing game
and quarterback scram-
bles, and Trey Houston
came out of his shell,”
Coach Young said. Hous-
ton directed the team to a
pair of early scores as he
rushed for 101 yards and
completed 16 of 24 passes
for 134 yards.
Houston also threw his
first interception in 16
games, dating back to No-
vember, 2016. “But I’m
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BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
coming and I had to work
hard,” he said.
He began to build on
his most famous dish,
SEE CALLING | B4
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
The growing
problem of
concussions
in football
I
t’s a topic football can’t
escape…and it’s not go-
ing away any time soon.
Concussions.
Let me start by saying
how great it is to see local
coaches taking a proactive
approach to player safety.
Football is a dangerous
sport and we need to be
doing everything in our
power to make sure we
minimize that danger for
our players. From extra
padding on helmets to
increased trainer access,
our area schools are
leading the charge in this
effort.
Concussions are a
definite problem (and
one that needs to be dealt
with), but it’s important
that we keep some per-
spective as we try to weed
them out of our game.
Today’s coaches come
from a different era of
football. A much more
brutal era. Back then, con-
cussion protocol didn’t
really exist, and if it did,
it was nothing like it is
today.
I played football at the
tail end of this era, when
practices were much
longer, hits were much
harder and injuries were
far more common.
During my ninth grade
year, I was participating
in two-a-days when I re-
ceived my first (and only)
concussion.
When I say it was my
only concussion, you have
to realize that I rode the
bench a great deal. I was
about 5-10 and weighed
about 135 pounds. You
didn’t really want me get-
ting a lot of game time.
It was one of the hottest
days of the year and I was
practicing with the kickoff
team. I LOVED the kickoff
team. There was some-
thing so exciting about
flying down the field and
beating the rest of my
teammates to the tackle.
Most people turn their
nose up at special teams,
but for me, a guy that
didn’t see the field much,
it was fun.
I had to go hard when
I was out there, too. This
was my chance to impress
coaches. I wanted to be
the first guy to the ball
every time because I want-
ed to be noticed.
During this particular
practice, I was running
straight up the middle of
the field when, out of no-
where, I caught the worst
hit of my life.
A dude named Josh
Workman laid a block on
me that I can still feel to
this day. My ears immedi-
ately began ringing.
My vision immediate-
ly became spotty. I was
dizzy and I had trouble
recovering.
I didn’t say anything
though. I wanted to stay
in. I wanted to keep my
place on the kickoff team.
That’s what you did
back then.
You “toughed” it out.
That’s why it’s so hard
to change the culture in
football. For so many
years, football was about
rubbing some dirt on the
wound and dealing with
the consequences later.
As we try to become
more conscious of
preventing injuries, let’s
try to have a bit more
patience with our coaches
and trainers. We’re all
learning how to play this
game better.
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Weekly
Wrap
PLAYERS OF WEEK 0  |
DEFENSIVE
Deandre Cornish Byrnes
LINEMAN
Chase Barnes Eastside
OFFENSIVE
BJ Peake Byrnes
PLAYERS OF WEEK 1  |
DEFENSIVE
McZavion Holley Greer
LINEMAN
Mason Davis Byrnes
OFFENSIVE
Marshall Skoloff Eastside
WEEK 2 GAMES  | they have played physical.
Blue Ridge vs Chesnee
Byrnes at Don Bosco Prep
Eastside at Wade Hampton
Greer vs Westside
Riverside
WEEK 1 SCORES
at Southside
 |
Byrnes 41 vs N.Western 21
Eastside 47 vs Riverside 21
Greer 37 vs Spartanburg 17
SCHEDULES/RECORD  |
BLUE RIDGE
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. 41 Northwestern21
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........47 Riverside 21
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.. 37 Spartanburg 17
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..... 21 at Eastside 47
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
Rebels relying on speed and skill
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels’ strength in
2018 will come from their
speed.
Through two games, By-
rnes has utilized a quick
defense and superior
depth to earn wins over
talented Greer and North-
western squads.
Senior wide out Ben Hen-
son said his three-touch-
down performance Friday
night is just the beginning,
however.
“I want to be the spark
that gets everything go-
ing,” Henson said. “With
some younger guys on the
team and the quarterback
situation we have, my abil-
ity to be enthusiastic can
give them confidence.”
Linebacker Deandre
Cornish said although his
team has been undersized,
“We’re a pretty physi-
cal team, but we have to
stay focused,” Cornish
Marshall Skoloff threw five touchdown passes against
Holley records
cross-town rival Riverside.
Eastside making
strides early big night for
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR Yellow Jackets sack or getting the tackle.”
Eastside has carried over
its success from 2017,
earning back-to-back wins
to start the season.
But the work is far from
over.
“We have to work hard-
er,” Quarterback Marshall
Skoloff said. “We’re not
even close to where some
of these other teams are,
so we have to stay with it.”
Defensive Lineman
Chase Barnes had 10 tack-
les and three sacks for
Eastside against Southside
in Week 0, earning Player
of the Week honors.
“This year, we’re try-
ing to come together as a
team,” Barnes said. “As a
d-line, we know we have
to work together with the
linebackers and the cor-
ners to become a cohesive
unit. We’ve been playing at
a high level, but we there
are still a lot of things to
work on.”
Barnes said he could
care less about the stats,
as long as the team is suc-
cessful.
“I try to get as many
tackles as I can, but it’s
more about making plays.
It doesn’t matter who gets
the tackle, if I do my job
for the team, the defense
will win the play and
good things will happen,”
Barnes said. “It’s not al-
ways about getting the
Crusader soccer falls to Liberty
The North Greenville
Crusaders nearly stunned
the Division I Liberty
Flames in an exhibition
match in Lynchburg, Vir-
ginia..
With the Flames lead-
ing 1-0, NGU scored a
game-tying goal with 36
seconds remaining in reg-
ulation to force overtime.
Although Liberty scored
the golden goal to win 2-1,
said. “When we get down,
we can’t argue with each
other. We have to come to-
gether as one and get each
other’s back.”
Cornish said the Rebels’
speed will give the region
some trouble.
“Our d-line is fast, and
that’s a strength for us,”
Cornish said. “We know
our speed on defense will
keep us in games, but we
have to make the plays.”
Moving forward, both
players know they have
roles to fulfill if they want
to be successful.
“I want to be more vo-
cal for the team,” Cornish
said. “I need to talk more
and be the captain. That’s
where I hope to improve.”
“My role is the same
even when guys are in-
jured, but you do have to
bring the energy,” Henson
added. “We all have to be
ready to step up in any sit-
uation.”
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Skoloff was the Player
of the Week in Week 1,
racking up more than 300
passing yards and five
touchdowns. He credits
his teammates for the big
numbers, however.
“The play calls were
amazing, the receivers
were amazing and ev-
eryone ran good routes,”
Skoloff said. “Those guys
made it happen for us on
offense.”
Skoloff has big shoes to
fill after Jordan Morgan’s
2017 campaign, but he
plans to take advantage of
the film room.
“I’ve watched a lot of
Jordan’s film,” he said.
“Watching film is real-
ly one of the only things
that can make you a better
quarterback besides rep-
ping. I need to learn how
to read defense better. I
need to know the play-
book like the back of my
hand. Mostly, the simple
stuff is what I struggle
with the most.”
Skoloff said the team’s
biggest strength is its
playmakers.
“It’s awesome when
you have five guys out
there that will catch every
single ball you throw to
them. It makes me a lot
more calm,” he said. “It’s a
blessing to be apart of this
team.”
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Crusader
Corner
the Crusaders certainly
impressed on a big stage.
Liberty quickly put to-
gether a header goal in the
7th minute of the game.
Rebel quarterback BJ Peake tossed three touchdown passes Friday agaisnt the Trojans.
Rebels travel to NJ
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Rebels will make a
trip to New Jersey in Week
2, as they get set to take
on Don Bosco in part two
of a home-and-home se-
ries.
Byrnes won the matchup
last year, 24-21, but head
coach Reggie Shaw knows
his team will have its work
cut out for them this time.
“It’s exciting anytime
you get to go out of
state and represent your
area, especially when it’s
against a powerhouse
that has won two nation-
al championship,” Shaw
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Those who didn’t know
the name McZavion Holley
before last Friday night
might keep an eye out for
the junior as the season
goes on.
The Greer defensive line-
man had four solo tackles,
two sacks and one forced
fumble against Spartan-
burg, earning Player of the
Week honors for Week 1.
“I wanted it really bad,”
Holley said. “I wanted
some people to know my
name, and now they will.”
Holley’s defense only al-
lowed 17 Viking points at
Dooley Field.
“As long as I keep my
momentum going, they’re
going to follow behind
me,” Holley said. “They’re
my brothers, so they know
I’ve got their back and
they’ve got mine. We’re
going to have to keep this
going as a defense.”
Despite the bounce back
win, Holley and his Yellow
Jacket teammates are go-
ing back to the basics each
week in practice.
“We have to get it going
in practice in order to get
it going in the games,”
Holley said. “We can’t just
think we’re good enough,
we have to keep getting
Although the Flames put
up 20 shots in the match,
the Crusader defense held
together for the remainder
of regulation.
With just 36 seconds re-
maining, Casey Brady con-
nected for a goal with an
assist by Will Moy to force
overtime.
From there Liberty made
quick work of things, scor-
ing the winning goal just
said. “Their mode of foot-
ball is big and physical, so
we’re going to have to do
something different.”
Don Bosco’s biggest
strength is its size, ac-
cording to the second-year
head coach.
“They average about
280 across their offensive
line. They’re huge,” Shaw
said. “They have two re-
ally good running backs.
The quarterbacks are ad-
equate. Defensively, they
come after you. It’s going
to be a physical game.”
The Rebels have routine-
ly played a national power-
house in the early season.
Other national opponents
McZavion Holley
better.”
The junior said he feels
comfortable knowing the
team has a strong offense
that can get the job done.
“It means a lot to have
guys Dre (Williams) on the
other end, but that doesn’t
mean we count on them.
We have to keep pushing
as a defense even when
it’s difficult.
“We’re the strongest
group on the field. When
we get going, the rest of
the defense gets going,”
Holley said.
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over a minute into the first
overtime period.
Noah Kendrick im-
pressed at goalkeeper,
saving 6 shots and allow-
ing just 2 goals.
Casey Brady’s only shot
of the night resulted in the
game-tying goal.
Will Moy provided an as-
sist.
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have included North Car-
olina’s Mallard Creek and
California’s De La Salle.
“I inherited this situa-
tion, but it is exciting for
our guys to get to see how
they measure up against
national opponents,” Shaw
said. “These teams are
well-coached and have a
lot of prospects. But at the
same time, our guys have
a chance to be highlight-
ed and show what kind of
skills they have.”
Game time is set for 7:30
p.m. Friday night.
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BYRNES:
Earns second
win against
Trojans
FROM B1
Byrnes’ second touchdown
of the game from seven
yards out to increase the
Rebel lead. At the half, By-
rnes led 17-14 following a
Clayton Crile field goal.
Peake and Henson
hooked up two more
times in the second half,
pulling away from North-
western. Quarterback Law-
rence Scott also saw some
time under center, but the
shared time is not a con-
cern for Shaw or his star
receiver.
“You can either look
at it as a negative or you
can say, we’ve got two
great leaders that are both
very capable,” Shaw said.
“Anytime you have com-
petition, it only makes
you better. These guys
are fighting, but they’re
also pulling for each oth-
er. They’re great kids and
they root for each other’s
success.”
“Whoever is back there,
I put all my trust in them
to be able to make the
throws and the reads they
need to make,” Henson
added. “I could care less
who is back there because
I believe in them.”
With two wins in two
games, Shaw said his team
will have to continue to
play to its strengths to
have success this season.
“We’re not the biggest,”
Shaw said. “Every team
we’ve played so far has
been bigger than us and
every team we’ve scrim-
maged has been bigger
than us, but our guys are
fighters and they’re in
good shape.”
Running back Rahjai
Harris did not play against
Northwestern and the Reb-
els won’t have him back
for several more weeks.
“He’s out at least three
more weeks,” he said.
“He’s working hard to get
back. He’s doing every-
thing he can.”
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Nominees must have
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Nominations must include
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time on Sept. 14 during BR ATHLETIC ID BADGES

The Greer Police Department held its annual the Greer versus Union
softball tournament to raise money for the County game at Dooley
families of fallen officers Saturday at Century Field.
Park. Teams made up of police departments from
across the state were in attendance. Pictured RIVERSIDE INDUCTS
HALL OF FAME
up top: Kennedy Rebman throws out the first Riverside High inducted
pitch. Pictured right: the family of trooper Daniel five former athletes into
Keith Rebman Jr. is honored at the game. Family its Hall of Fame on Aug.
members are: Michelle Rebman (mom), Olivia, 17.
Charlee and Kenendy. The Fallen Officers Fund Honorees included:
was established after the killing of Deputy Roger Sarah Jacobs, Soccer,
Rice in 2011. Class of ’08
“In 2011, Deputy Roger Rice with the Lauren’s Chris Humphries, Wres-
County Sheriff’s Office was killed in the line of tling, Class of ’04
Thomas Gray, Basket-
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Mitchell Anderson, Foot-
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B4 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018

Greer to host Westside Friday CALLING: Big Ben uses

In third 5A pudding to give back
FROM B1 school, being an All-Amer-

matchup of banana pudding—a recipe

from his grandmother.
ican and making it to the
level of the NFL. It’s just
discipline and willingness

the season “I’ve been making that

banana pudding since
2009,” Hall said. “It start-
to work,” Hall said. “If you
have the right mentality,
you can beat the odds ever
BY LELAND BURCH ed out as nothing special, time.”
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN but eventually it became Greeting each customer
my famous banana pud- with a smile on his way
The hits just keep on ding. I started sharing it into the shop, Hall believes
coming in Greer’s “mur- with friends and co-work- he has found his calling.
der’s row” of season open- ers. I was taking it to bar- “I always say God bless-
ing games against Class ber shops. All I wanted es through people. If
AAAAA schools, as West- was an opinion. I knew if I you’re not getting blessed,
side invades Dooley Field was going to sell pudding, you might want to see how
this Friday night. it had to be a hit.” you’re treating people.
“We don’t ever want to From there, his business If you’re treating people
lose. We don’t practice all expanded. He now offers well, chances are you’re
week so we can lose,” said a variety of cakes and getting that in return,” he
Greer Coach Will Young, desserts at his new shop said.
envisioning another win in Duncan, Big Ben’s Des- Big Ben’s is located at
over a big school on the serts. 297 Spartanburg Highway
heels of last week’s 37- “This is the same recipe in Lyman. For more infor-
17 trouncing of Spartan- that it took to become the mation, call 485-2001.
burg. “We scheduled these No. 1 tight end in the coun-
tough games to get us try coming out of high billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
ready for the playoffs and
maybe South Point down
the road, and we hope to

Classifieds
get some wins out of these
games.” PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Young added, “Our
kids are hungry. They The Yellow Jackets return to Dooley Field this Friday to take on Anderson’s Westside.
are learning and improv-

ing. We learned last week
that if you don’t shoot
yourself in the foot you
have a chance. We didn’t
do stupid stuff and have
turnovers like we did at
Byrnes.”
Although Westside
dropped a 22-7 sea-
son-opening decision to
Boiling Springs last week,
Young respects the Rams.
“This will be the third team
we’ve played that expect-
ed to have a great defense
going into the season,”
he said. “Boiling Springs
struggled a long time just
to get a first down against
Westside.”
“We played all summer
against Westside in 7-on-7
games. They finished first
in our league, and we were
second. So we expect to
play another great passing
team, just like Byrnes and
Spartanburg,” Young said.
The Rams had a setback
when starting quarter-
back Kendarius Fant-Miles
was injured in pre-season
practice, but Westside still
managed to make it close
against Boiling Springs,
trailing only 10-7 after
three quarters in that
game. Shedrick “Junior”
Smith, filling in for Fant-
Miles, had several long
runs and pass comple-
tions, scoring Westside’s
only touchdown early in
the second half before
going down with cramps
in the fourth quarter. De-
fensive back Kiante Miller
came on to lead the Rams.
He also subbed for senior
running back Paul John-
son who left the game
with cramps.
“We got to get healthy,”
said Westside Coach Ear-
ley. “We had a little mo-
mentum there before they
cramped up, and we were
already missing five guys.
We are playing several
guys both ways and that’s
tough in 5-A. We have to
stay hydrated better,” he
said.
“Skill-wise, Westside will
be a lot like us,” Young
notes. “That is, Westside
is scrappy, pretty talent-
ed, and has speed on de-
fense.”
Young said Greer de-
fenders would have to be
prepared for the Rams’
spread offense and any
number of good skill po-
sition players including
wide receiver Traye Car-
son. “We have a lot to
work on in practice, par-
ticularly correcting some
screw-ups at safety in the
secondary last week. But
the kids back there tack-
led, which we did not do
in our last scrimmage with
Hillcrest and early in the
Byrnes game. I know West-
side will complete some
passes, but we have to get
the receivers down when
they do, and then get a
short memory before the
next play coming up.”
Greer will also be adding
new offensive wrinkles to
cope with the Rams, led
by defensive backs Mill-
er and Tyson Lewis, “and
the kicking game. I’m not
sure what happened with
the extra point we missed
against Spartanburg, but
we have to get that cor-
rected,” Young said.
The Yellow Jackets will
be without defensive back
Braylon Hailstock who suf-
fered a high ankle sprain
last Friday night. “There is
a slim possibility he could
be back. Otherwise, every-
one else is pretty healthy,”
Young said.
Greer defeated the Rams
42-14 last year to dead-
lock the new rivalry series
at 1-1.
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glad he got that out of the
way, because I think the
streak had Trey playing
a little tentative,” Young
said.
‘Our defensive front
is pretty solid now.
This group is the
toss to Maurice Wedman.
Henry Bishop kicked the
extra point to trim Greer’s
lead to 28-7 at halftime.
The Yellow Jackets
quashed Spartanburg’s
momentum when Flan-
turnover, an interception,
while the Vikings had two.
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Williams, meanwhile,
was impressive even when
facing multiple defenders.
The senior running back
posted 114 yards and two
touchdowns.
Equally impressive was
Greer’s defense, which
slam-dunked Spartan-
burg’s, running game, lim-
iting the Vikings to just
18 yards net rushing. Mc-
Zaveon Holly had a pair
of sacks while Amauri
Flannigan had a sack and
a fumble recovery. “Flan-
nigan has really grown
up,” Young said of the se-
nior defensive tackle. “He
has come a long way since
last year.”
“Our defensive front is
pretty solid now,” Young
added. “This group is the
leader of the team. They
challenge us every day in
practice, helping to make
us better.”
“Garrett Dill played like
everybody thought he
could,” Young said of the
sophomore linebacker.
“Dill made some big plays,
something we had not
seen in pre-season, but
he’s just a young kid still
trying to find his way.”
Spartanburg rained 43
leader of the team.
They challenge
us every day in
practice, helping to
make us better.’
Will Young
Greer head coach
cornerbacks we’ve ever
had,” Young believes. He
added, “Ethan Alexander
played well like always.”
QUICK STRIKE
Greer jumped on the Vi-
kings right away, scoring
two minutes into the game
when Houston scampered
67 yards up the middle
on a broken pass attempt.
Edwin Sales added the ex-
tra point to put the Yellow
Jackets ahead, 7-0.
After forcing a punt, the
Yellow Jackets zoomed 80
yards in ten plays to score
again. Matthew Huff got
the points on a 24 yard
run up the middle on
fourth-and-two as Greer
forged a 14-0 lead.
nigan pounced on a Vi-
kings fumble shortly after
the second half kickoff.
Rice lost the ball after
catching a six-yard pass at
the Greer 34 yard-line to
end a 52-yard advance.
Spartanburg added
three points to start the
fourth period after Greer
stopped a long drive at the
11-yard line. Smith’s 57-
yard pass to Kelvon Lee
put the Vikings in the red
zone. Bishop later split the
uprights from 21-yards
away to make it a 28-10
affair.
Greer took advantage of
a short kickoff to take an
insurmountable lead. Wil-
liams launched the three-
play drive with a 39-yard
burst to the visitors’ 21-
yard line. After Martin’s
four-yard run, Williams
scored from 16 yards away
on a run-up the middle.
A penalty on the extra
point try nullified Sales’
successful kick, and his
second attempt was wide
of the uprights. No matter,
Sales came back to boot
a 25-yard filed goal on
the Yellow Jackets’ next
drive. The score capped
a 38-yard drive following
Young was unconcerned
over a couple of 15-yard
roughing-the-passer flags,
saying, “We aren’t going
to slow down our defen-
sive line, which is giving
a great effort, if they are
there as the ball is being
thrown. We did have sev-
eral stupid penalties, and
those matter like every
other little thing.”
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
S’burg 0 7 0 10 – 17
Greer 14 14 0 9 – 37
First quarter: Houston
(G) 67-yard run, Sales kick.
Huff (G) 24-yard run, Sales
kick.
Second quarter: Collins
(G) 23-yard pass from
Houston, Sales kick. Wil-
liams (G) two-yard run,
Sales kick. Wedman (S)
four-yard pas from Smith,
Bishop kick.
Fourth quarter: Bishop
(S) 21-yard field goal. Wil-
liams (G) 15-yard run, kick
failed. Sales (G) 25-yard
field goal. Rice (S) 81-yard
pass from Smith, Bishop
kick.
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passes on the Yellow Jack-
ets, “but we expected that.
Throwing the ball is their
MO with a really good
drop-back passer and
several great receivers,”
Young said. Greer’s youth-
ful secondary, responded,
The Yellow Jackets took
a three-touchdown lead
with 8:01 remaining in
the half when Houston
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pass of 23 yards.
Greer took advantage
a short Vikings’ punt and
built Greer’s lead to 37-1.
After suffering a five-yard
penalty, Greer had bogged
down at the eight-yard
marker.
Spartanburg had one
last hurrah when Smith
9-101 yards; Huff 3-24
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Zeph Cox 5-65 yards.
Spartanburg rushing:
Keonte Cartledge 5- minus
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however, “and is continu-
ing to get better,” Young
noted. “Cameron Martin
played extremely well, go-
ing against a big time, D-1
receiver in Rykeem Fergu-
son. Martin could have a
future at cornerback.”
Braylon Hailstock, senior
defensive back playing his
first year of football, went
down in the second period
with an ankle injury. “We
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mix, and he did well, in
spite of needing to tough-
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
Lyman couple remembers mill life and work
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
F. E. Hendrix spent more
than half his life working
in accounting at the Ly-
man Mill.
“My first and only public
job lasted 48 years,” the
93-year-old said.
He started working at
mill in 1946.
“I went over there to
work in the office, in the
accounting department,”
Hendrix said.
“I grew up on the farm.
My father and my brother
had peach trees, so I was
turning peach trees.”
One of his four broth-
ers who worked in the ac-
counting department be-
fore him, called and told
him his boss needed some
extra help preparing bud-
gets.
“My father and I talked
it over, and we said, well,
we believe we can make
more money over there
than turning peach trees,”
Hendrix said.
“I went over there, think-
ing I was going to help
them out for about three
months until they got that
project done,” he said.
At the end of three
months, they asked if he
could stay a little longer.
“A little longer turned
into 48 years,” Hendrix
said.
The Lyman Mill was built
in 1924 by Pacific Mills,
bought in 1955 by Lowen-
stein & Sons and bought in
1985 by Springs Industry
before the mill closed in
2005.
“There weren’t many
jobs to have then,” Hen-
drix said.
Hendrix was born in
1925, the same year as his
wife.
“You either farmed, or
you worked in textile mill
mostly,” he said. “About
the first 15 years, most of
the workers lived on the
village.”
The mill village had
about 300 to 400 houses.
“As they grew, they
At one time, the Lyman Mill employed more than 3,500 people.
Living Here
The Greer Citizen
CITIZEN’S CENTENNIAL
Mill Memories
LYMAN MI L L
didn’t have enough work-
ers living on the village,”
Hendrix said. “That’s
when the farmers got the
opportunity to go, and
sometimes they’d go and
work two jobs like I did.
“I never did leave the
farm,” he said. “When I
came home from work, I
could be spraying peach
trees or plowing until mid-
night.”
Hendrix still owns 50
head of cattle today.
“I always liked math,”
he said. “I was a numbers
man. I didn’t particularly
like English or Literature,
but I liked math.”
One time, the Lyman Mill
reached more than 3,500
employees.
“I just loved the people,”
he said. “The people were
good people to work for
and with. I enjoyed it the
whole time. I learned to
get along with people. You
learn about the business
world. I liked playing ball.”
Every textile mill had a
ball team. KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
“That was the main at-
traction that the people F. E. Hendrix and his wife Louise have been married nearly 75 years after meeting at Duncan High School.
in the mill village would
go to,” Hendrix said. “My
brother, he played for the to quit or get fired or die. es,” Hendrix said. Lyman.” “A man that my father
Lyman football team.” They’re going to be there “A lot of them just built When World War II came knew had gone there and
“I played for more or to try and get a job. That’s as cheap as they could,” he along, Hendrix had two got in touch with my dad
less a country team,” in the way it was back then.” said of the mills building brothers drafted; he pre- and asked if he’d come
the Flatwood community, During the Great De- villages. pared to go to war, but and work there.”
where BMW and the air- pression, finding a job was The Lyman Mill wove then the government de- “There were a lot of chil-
port are now. That was the hard with people walking cotton into cloth but also clared farming an essen- dren around,” she said.
main thing we did for rec- up and down the road, printed or dyed the mate- tial industry. “We’d play out at night.
reation.” begging for work, Hendrix rial afterwards. We weren’t afraid.”
Hendrix said they would said. “The biggest thing was LOUISE Louise did a lot of roller
repair old shoes by put- “They’d work maybe to the printing and finish- “This is what we used to skating, reading at the mill
ting cardboard inside for eat,” he said. ing division,” Hendrix say back a long time ago,” library and walking to the
the sole since they didn’t “There were times that said. “They would have Hendrix said. “The people mill school where she at-
have money to buy new business wasn’t too good other mills around that in the mill, they called us tended from kindergarten
ones. (at the mills). Some of the would produce cloth. They farmers ‘clod hopper.’ Of through seventh grade.
“That’s what put food plants were shut down shipped that into Lyman.” course, we’d have to re- Louise also walked to
on the table and clothes for a week because they The Lyman Mill would taliate; we’d call them ‘lint church.
on the back for thousands didn’t have orders. The Ly- clean the cloth as well as heads.’ “We went morning and
of people,” he said of man plant operated pretty print or dye the material, “I married a ‘lint head. evening and Wednesday
the mill. “Back then, you regularly. They provided and the mill had a sewing We’ll be married 75 years night,” Louise said. “It was
didn’t have social secu- good, steady work.” room to make sheets, pil- in January, so I figure I’ll a long time before we got
rity. You didn’t have un- The Lyman mill village lowcases, towels and other keep her.” a car.”
employment. If you didn’t was built a little later than household items. Hendrix met his wife, “I worked in the office
work, you didn’t draw a some of the surrounding “It was a big operation,” Louise, who grew up in the for a short time,” Louise
paycheck. Back in the 30s ones. Hendrix said. “We were a Lyman mill village, at Dun- said.
and 40s, on Monday morn- “Most of the others were cotton mill, plus Lyman can High School. F. E. and Louise have
ing, there’d be a bunch of a little older than Lyman, printing and dying and “My parents had moved two daughters, four grand
people sitting outside the and it remains today as finishing. Not many mills there to go to work,” Lou- children, and eight great
gate waiting on somebody one of the nicer mill villag- did as much as they did in ise said of the mill village. grand children.
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
While his brother played for a mill team, F. E. Hendrix joined a country team.

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members and classy ladies,
each with her own particu-
lar romantic peculiarity:
one recently widowed, one
a dedicated independent
woman, one in a stagnant
marriage and one just
plain out of luck. They
choose the “Fifty Shades”
series of books to discuss,
and in doing so manage to
reignite their sex drives,
compelling them to pur-
sue passions that had long
remained dormant. It’s
always impressive to see
these ladies on-screen. So
the plot’s a little ho-hum;
it’s still good to see that
rom-com doesn’t die at
30. Andy Garcia, Craig T.
Nelson and Don Johnson
support.
“TAG” (R) -- Neither
snow nor rain nor heat
nor gloom of night stays
these couriers from the
swift completion of their
appointed rounds. And by
couriers, I mean a group
of five man-child fools
who have maintained a de-
cades-long game of TAG,
played one month of the
year since they were kids,
every year without fail.
The last man tagged the
previous year, Hoagie (Ed
Helms) is on a mission to
tag the game legend, Jerry
(Jeremy Renner) -- who has
NEVER been tagged, and
who is retiring because he
is getting married. How far
will a grown man go to tag
another grown man? Pret-
ty far, it seems. Also stars
Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson
and Hannibal Buress as
more of the group that is
based on a real-life pack
of dudes from Spokane,
Washington.
“RBG” (NR) -- Ruth Bader
Ginsberg: Tiny but mighty,
and tough as nails, it’s no
surprise this diminutive
but dominating Supreme
Court justice has been
nicknamed “The Notorious
RBG,” as her legal gang-
ster reputation precedes
her. This documentary is
a delightfully informative
life story, lovingly told by
filmmakers Julie Cohen
and Betsy West. Cover-
ing the justice’s humble
Brooklyn beginnings, her
years at Harvard where
she broke ground as a fe-
male student and member
of the Law Review, and fol-
lowing career as a brilliant
legal mind and shrewd ju-
rist. She may be over 80,
but she’s tenacious and
does all that she does with
dignity -- it’s hard not to
love her.
“A Kid Like Jake” (NR) --
Claire Danes and Jim Par-
sons play a married New
York couple with a 4-year-
old son who likes Disney
princesses and dress-up.
In their journey to enroll
him in a suitable primary
school, one where he will
be given the most oppor-
tunity to thrive, they are
perhaps pressured to play
up his “gender expansive”
play. This film is more
about competing influenc-
es in parenting -- the pre-
school director (Octavia
Spencer), the grandmother
(Ann Dowd), the friend
(Priyanka Chopra) -- than
it is about the boy himself,
visible for all of five min-
utes.
NEW TV RELEASES
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Season 5
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7 animals not normally seen
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Season
“Criminal Minds” Season
13
Entertainment
Four artists display ‘Wet Paint & Whimsy’
For the second time in
10 years, four Upstate
South Carolina artists,
who are personal friends,
will have a group exhibit.
This time, Monta Anthony,
George “Buck” Brandt III,
Ann Crenshaw, and Kar-
en White have contributed
to “Caution: Wet Paint &
Whimsy” to be shown at
West Main Artists Co-op in
Spartanburg, Sept. 4-30.
The diverse works will
open for free public view-
ing Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. The public re-
ception will be Thursday,
Sept. 20, 5-9 p.m. Each
artist is contributing 10
paintings to the exhibit.
“This will be one of our
more eclectic exhibits,”
Curator Dwight Rose said.
“Other than these people
being respected artists
who paint mostly in oil
and who are good friends,
I don’t really know their
common bond. I do know
from seeing their work,
this exhibit will be inter-
esting. It is sort of like
having four mini-exhibits
come together. They are
calling it ‘Caution! Wet
Paint & Whimsy.’ Origi-
nally, I had reached out
to just one of them, but
on that artist’s suggestion
that it be a group exhib-
it, I said, ‘Sure. Let’s see
what you’ve got.’ They’ve
got some really great art
individually, as well as a
group.”
All of the canvas paint-
ings were done in oil. Gen-
erally, Anthony’s work is
considered to be colorful
and impressionistic, and
some of her favorite sub-
jects are landscapes, an-
imals, and cars. Brandt’s
work often has highly de-
Things
To Do
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NEW LISTINGS
LOGOS TO HOLD CHRISTMAS
CAROL AUDITIONS
The Logos Theatre will
hold auditions for its orig-
inal musical Christmas
Carol Sept. 3-4 at 6 p.m.
Actors should memorize
at least one scene given in
the audition packet, come
prepared to sing a song
and perform the chore-
ography presented on the
website.
The cast list will be re-
leased by Oct. 1 at the lat-
est.
To register for the audi-
tion or for more informa-
tion, visit www.TheLogos-
Theatre.org.
BJU FINE ARTS PLANS
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
Bob Jones University
Fine Arts Department has
several concerts and ex-
hibitions planned for the
month of September.
Voice faculty mem-
bers Laura Brundage and
Shellie Beeman will pres-
ent “Songs our Students
Sing,” a joint recital fea-
turing beginning standard
vocal literature, on Satur-
day, Sept. 8, 1 pm. in the
War Memorial Chapel.
An eclectic faculty flute
concert with Esther Waite
(flute), Jessica Elliott (pi-
ano) and Yuriy Leonovich
(cello) will be held on Fri-
day, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. in the
War Memorial Chapel.
The Concert, Opera and
Drama Series will fea-
ture Jubilant Sykes and
Christopher Parkening,
on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 8
p.m. in Founder’s Memo-
rial Amphitorium. A mu-
sical for the whole family,
Parkening’s classical gui-
tar virtuosity melds with
the baritone of Sykes.
The Symphonic Wind
Band, under the direction
of Dr. Dan Turner, will
present “March Time!”
The Greer Citizen
fined and dense colorful
images with overlapping
graphic elements giving
the painting a modern-
ist appeal. Crenshaw of-
ten paints landscapes
and people doing routine
tasks. Her paintings have a
soft impressionistic quali-
ty with shadows giving
depth to the composition.
And White’s paintings
have a dream-like quali-
ty used to depict horses,
dogs, and other artists.
“Four good friends did
an art show 10 years ago
at the Bijou and are back
and still painting,” Antho-
ny said. “We decided it was
time to do another one.
Plus, we have so much fun
together. I hope that it will
make people smile and en-
joy the journey the four of
us have had as artists.”
Anthony grew up in
a small town outside of
Richmond, Virginia, be-
fore moving to South
Carolina as a college stu-
dent. Although trained as
a classical musician, she
always felt more passion-
ate about visual art than
music. From Harley Da-
vidsons and Airstreams to
landscapes and portraits,
Anthony’s paintings en-
capsulate both traditional
and whimsical images of
the South. Her website is
MontaAnthony.com.
“I hope people will see
what we love painting,”
Anthony said. “I am al-
ways chasing the light and
can often be seen running
down our hill with my
camera in my pink bath-
robe early in the morn-
ing. That drama and color
fascinate me, and I never
seem to run out of things
I want to paint. I want to
with pieces from various
countries on Friday, Sept.
28, 6 p.m. in the Gazebo.
The months art exhibi-
tions will include works by
former BJU faculty mem-
ber John Roberts through
Sept. 24 and local print-
maker Kent Ambler Sept.
28-Oct. 28. Both exhibits
can be viewed in the Ex-
hibition Corridor, Sargent
Art Building.
Admission to all events
is free except for those in
the Performance Hall and
the Concert, Opera and
Drama Series.
For more information,
visit bju.edu/finearts or
call 242-5100, ext. 2711.
PHILHARMONIC SEASON
BEGINS SEPT. 22
The Foothills Philhar-
monic Orchestra will be-
gin its new season with
The Opening Night Gala:
Masterworks I on Satur-
day, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. at
Riverside Baptist Church.
All concerts are free to
the public. Refreshments
will be provided following
the performance at a re-
ception where visitors can
meet and greet the per-
formers.
An art sale benefiting
local artists from the com-
munity will also be held on
opening night beginning
at 6:30 p.m.
Performing in Greenville
since 2000, Foothills Phil-
harmonic is an all-volun-
teer orchestra made up of
accomplished non-profes-
sional musicians from the
Upstate region of South
Carolina offering classi-
cal musical performances
to the community free of
charge.
Kory Vrieze is the Or-
chestra’s Artistic Direc-
tor and Conductor. Mem-
bership in the Foothills
Philharmonic is open to
amateur and professional
musicians.
Riverside Baptist is lo-
cated at 1249 S. Suber
Road in Greer.
For more information,
visit www.foothillsphil-
harmonic.org or call 326-
5780.
REPTICON COMES TO
GREENVILLE SEPT. 22-23
Repticon, a reptile and
exotic animal expo, is
bringing its mixture of
vendors, breeders and
educators to Greenville
Shrine Club Sept. 22-23.
The family-oriented
event offers guests the
opportunity to learn about
in local pet stores.
Breeder-vendors are
always willing to teach;
Artist Karen White is one of the Spartanburg artists with
works on display in ‘Caution: Wet Paint & Whimsy’ at the
West Main Artists Co-op Sept. 4-30.
evoke feelings of color and
light in my work and cap-
ture the people, place and
things with a recognizable
style and voice. I love the
quote from Joaquin Sorol-
la: ‘Light is the life of ev-
erything it touches.’”
Crenshaw said people
can expect see “bright and
varied paintings” as her
contribution to the exhib-
it. Her paintings will be
both characteristic of and
a departure from what
she has done in the past.
“I hope they see how sup-
portive Spartanburg is to
its artists.”
Crenshaw has said she
paints because it is enjoy-
able trying to solve visu-
al puzzles. “How do you
take what you see and put
it on a flat surface and
and, throughout the event,
there will be seminars on
animal-related topics by
experts in the field of her-
petology.
Guests can also shop for
a new family pet among
the hundreds of reptiles,
amphibians, invertebrates,
spiders, and small exotic
animals or purchase mer-
chandise, cages, supplies,
and both live and frozen
feeders, as well as to get
expert advice about caring
for their new household
member.
Free-entry raffles are
held both days of the
event.
Repticon is open 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
For more information
or to purchase advance
tickets, visit http://repti-
con.com/south-carolina/
greenville/.
BOOK CLUB MEETS AT
STOMPING GROUNDS
The Coffee House Book
Club will meet on Thurs-
day, Sept. 27, 7-8 p.m. at
Stomping Grounds to dis-
cuss the book The Night-
ingale by Kristen Hannah.
The public is invited to
read the book and attend
the event for casual dis-
cussion.
Stomping Grounds Cof-
fee House is located at 208
Trade Street in Greer.
For more information,
call 288-6688.
SWAMP RABBIT RAILROAD
TO PERFORM AT 13 STRIPES
Swamp Rabbit Railroad
will perform live on Fri-
day, Sept. 28, 6-9 p.m. at
13 Stripes Brewery.
13 Stripes Brewery is
located at They Taylors
Mill, 250 Mill Street, Suite
PW3101, in Taylors.
TOUR OF HOMES TO
BENEFIT SYMPHONY
The Guild of the Green-
ville Symphony will host
the 2018 Tour of Homes to
benefit the symphony Oct.
5-7. “A Harvest of Homes”
will feature tours of five
homes in Parkins Mill East
and Hollingsworth Park.
Tours will be available
Friday and Saturday from
10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sun-
day from 1-4 p.m.
Tours are self-guid-
ed. Visitors may visit the
homes in any order and at
their own pace.
For more information,
visit guildgso.org or call
370-0965.
IMAGE | SUBMITTED
then take the flat surface
and make it look like you
can reach into it?” she
said. She does not have
any specialized focus on
landscapes, still life, or
figurative work. There is
so much out there that
she can’t settle down. The
main thing that painting
has taught her is to look at
something and then look
at it again! “This is a won-
derful world,” she said. “I
love to look more closely
at it!” Her work is sampled
online at TheArtistIndex.
com/AnnCrenshaw.
White is a self-taught
artist who uses oil to
paint narratives. “I have
always loved a good sto-
ry,” she said. “Each work
becomes a jump-off into a
storyland, some imagined
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‘The Teddy Bears’ Picnic’
SCCT Wee Play Theatre
Through Nov. 20
South Carolina
Children’s Theatre
scchildrenstheatre.org
235-2885
‘Daddy Long Legs’
Sept. 6-9
The Playhouse
Furman University
294-2125
Sippin’ Safari
Sept. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Greenville Zoo
www.greenvillezoo.com
Waggin’ at the Waterpark
Sept. 8
Discovery Island Waterpark
Simpsonville
Sept. 22
Otter Creek Waterpark
Greenville
greenvillerec.com
676-2180 ext. 126
Square Dance Open House
Sept. 10, 7-8:30 p.m.
Landmark Hall, Taylors
thunderbirdsquares.com
244-3960
‘Dreamgirls’
Sept. 13-30
Centre Stage
www.centrestage.org
233-6733
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
place or moment in time,
a whimsical glimpse. Dogs
and horses are a big part
of my life and often find
their way into my work,
usually in a happy way.”
A native of Spartan-
burg, White now lives in
Landrum. She received a
liberal arts education from
Converse College, where
she developed her love
of art that was original-
ly inspired by her moth-
er, who painted portraits
and encouraged her to be
creative through music,
dance, cinema, literature,
and, of course, visual
art. Her website is Karen-
MooreWhiteArt.com.
Brandt describes him-
self as a “lawyer by day;
a painter on the week-
end.” At 69 years old, he
started painting at 40. “It
is never too late to begin
painting,” he added. He is
a self-taught artist, who
was inspired by Henri Ma-
tisse and his uncle Warren
Brandt.
Brandt is a 1971 grad-
uate of Wofford College
and a 1975 graduate of
University of South Caro-
lina School of Law. He is
a partner in the Spartan-
burg-based firm Hender-
son, Brandt & Vieth, P.A.
“This is a true artistic
pleasure venue,” Brandt
said about exhibiting at
West Main Artists Co-op.
He hopes that patrons
will come see his and his
friends’ work -- “that we
are still painting, 10 years
after our first show.”
For more information
about “Caution: Wet Paint
& Whimsy” and West Main
Artists Co-op, please visit
online: WestMainArtists.
org.
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Through Sept. 15
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B8 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES
Should you switch
to alkaline water?
DEAR DR. ROACH: With
everyone drinking a lot of
water during the summer,
I noticed that the water de-
pot where I fill up my gal-
lon jugs supplies water in
different ranges of alkalin-
ity, from 8-10. This seems
to be a new venture for the
depot. The owner sells the
alkaline water from inside
the store and claims the
benefit of this water is to
neutralize the acidity of
the many products we eat
daily. He suggests that one
might start by taking wa-
ter with a pH of 8 or stron-
ger, then dilute it to one’s
requirements.
The purified water in-
volves reverse osmosis so
the company reintroduc-
es calcium, magnesium
and potassium to bring it
up in value. Do you have
any comments on alkaline
water being consumed
during this hot summer
season? -- B.A.
ANSWER: I recently
have seen much confusion
about acid and alkaline
consumption. By adding
a base to water, you raise
the pH, making it more al-
kaline. You can do this at
home simply by adding a
bit of baking soda (sodium
bicarbonate) to your water
-- you don’t need to buy
alkaline water. Calcium
carbonate is a common
antacid. Calcium, magne-
sium and potassium are
all elements we need, so
in that respect, the alka-
line water you are talking
about is better than the
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Zoe kissed Xander when
he asked her to take it
easy on Emma. Bill threat-
ened to expose Katie as
an unfit mother due to
her history of alcoholism.
Hope’s happy moment
was dampened when she
realized that Liam already
knew her OB/GYN from
when Steffy was pregnant.
Thorne called upon Carter
to assist Katie in her war
against Bill. Emma grew
increasingly jealous of
Zoe. Ridge expressed his
pride in Steffy’s recent
choices. Brooke was at
odds with everyone else in
defending Bill’s rights as
a father. Hope got anoth-
er reminder of how Liam
would always be connect-
ed to Steffy when he left
suddenly to help her with
Kelly. Thorne declared his
commitment to Katie. Wait
to See: A young woman
fears for the safety of her
unborn child.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Marlena was transport-
ed for emergency surgery
after being shot at her
wedding. Kristen took
Claire hostage. Rafe ar-
rested Sami. Will kept a
secret from Paul. John was
distraught at the possibil-
ity of losing Marlena on
their wedding day. Sami
had a major showdown
with Hope. Kristen gave
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
sodium you would add to
water with baking soda.
However, the important
point is that under normal
circumstances your body
does not need any help in
maintaining pH or in neu-
tralizing acid. The body’s
systems are able to main-
tain pH under almost any
dietary condition. Alkaline
water is not necessary for
health.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
am 90 years old, physical-
ly and mentally in good
health. Fourteen years
ago, I had a triple bypass,
which was very successful.
Since then I have had trou-
ble with my blood pres-
sure. The low always runs
between 50 and 70, which
is fine, but the high side
is between 150 and 190,
which is not good. My doc-
tor has me on amlodipine
and hydrochlorothiazide.
Is there any way to lower
the high pressure without
also lowering the low side?
My doctor does not want
to increase the dosages
because it would keep me
tired all the time. -- J.B.
ANSWER: High systol-
ic blood pressures in the
CHRIS HASTON | NBC
Christopher Sean stars as
‘Paul’ on ‘Days of Our Lives’
Brady a deadly ultimatum
and then tried to seduce
him. Sonny shared some
good news with Adrienne.
While comforting Eric,
Jennifer decided to come
clean about what hap-
pened with Nicole. Doug
and Julie made a shocking
discovery at the club. Wait
to See: Paul and Sami’s
confrontation with Kristen
takes a horrific turn.
 
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sonny considered his
next step. Griffin gained
a little insight. Ava felt
backed into a corner. Sam
offered her words of en-
couragement. Jordan got
a bright idea. Oscar paid
Sonny a visit. Kim shared
an update on Nelle. Julian
attempted to put Brad
at ease. Nina was under
major distress. Felicia re-
ceived some disheartening
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
elderly often are due to
very stiff blood vessels.
Since you have coronary
artery disease, I think it’s
likely that you have calci-
um in your large arteries,
which make them unyield-
ing to the degree that the
rush of blood from the
heart drives the pressure
up very high. It may be
impossible to lower the
pressure without causing
symptoms, so I under-
stand your doctor’s con-
cerns and position.
When I think about
treating blood pressure,
I think more about trying
to prevent bad outcomes
(like stroke and heart at-
tack) than just treating a
number. There is good evi-
dence that ACE inhibitors,
like ramipril, reduce heart
attack risk in people with
known risk factors, so I
might try a very low dose
to see if it helps the blood
pressure without making
you feel fatigued or light-
headed.
***
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, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
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(c) 2018 North America Synd., Inc.
news. NOTE: Encore epi-
sodes from January 2018
aired Wednesday through
Friday: Sonny and Jason
arrived in the nick-of-time.
Anna shared some big
news. Jordan felt deceived.
Sonny grew suspicious.
Griffin attempted to repay
a debt. Valentin had a ten-
der moment. Anna made a
surprise move. Drew knew
more than he thought.
Sam made a promise. Wait
to See: Kim shares a devas-
tating secret.
 
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Summer and Phyllis’
fight escalated as they
dredged up all their com-
plicated mother/daugh-
ter history. Lily’s children
 |
began researching prison
life so their mom would THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
know what to expect. Kyle
realized that Billy was
gambling with company
property. Mariah informed
Sharon of the real rea-
son Tessa left town. Lily
opened up to Abby about
how terrified she was of
going to prison. Nikki
continued to worry about
Victoria’s mental health,
so she sought help from
Nate, telling him about
 |
JT’s abuse. Despite Vic-
toria’s fragile state, Paul RFD by Mike Marland
proceeded to question
her over JT’s disappear-
ance. Sharon met Rey, a
mysterious newcomer to
Genoa City. Wait to See:
Lily prepares for her day
in court.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 
NGU offers professional
development options
At Greer
campus
this fall
Beginning in Fall 2018,
North Greenville Univer-
sity’s Greer campus will
add new professional
development opportuni-
ties, including seminars
and professional certifi-
cates consisting of 8-week
courses.
Professional develop-
ment at NGU is designed
both for current business
professionals, church
leaders, and nonprofit
workers who want to con-
tinue learning new skills
and knowledge they need
to excel in their positions.
“North Greenville is a
Christian institution, and
we are not abandoning
that in our professional
development,” says Dr.
Jill Rayburn, the driving
force behind NGU’s new
professional development
opportunities. “As a Chris-
tian institution, we want
to assist the business com-
munity, the church com-
munity, and the nonprofit
community in training in
all of these areas where
we have either faculty or
business contacts who are
not only experts in these
fields, but they are also
going to teach them from
the highest level of integ-
rity.”
Each of the seminars
will feature qualified pro-
fessionals with real-world
experience. Enrollment
will be limited to 30 par-
ticipants per event to en-
sure the same personal at-
tention NGU affords in its
full degree programs.
“The advantage of these
seminars is how com-
pact they are; business
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
BUENA VISTA PROVIDES
FREE BREAKFAST
The Universal Breakfast
Program provides free
breakfast to all students
at Buena Vista Elementary,
regardless of free and re-
duced meal status.
Doors open at 7:15 a.m.
for breakfast in the school
cafeteria.
GMC SEEKING AUCTION
ITEMS FOR BBQ BASH
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 play
Massage or spa gift
cards
Home decor
Paintings/photos
Jewelry/clothing
Use of vacation rental or
timeshare
Frequent flier miles
Gift cards
For more information,
contact Heather Timanus
at htimanus@greermiddle-
college.org.
BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY
WELCOMES NEW STAFF
Buena Vista Elementa-
ry will have several new
members among its teach-
ers and staff for the up-
coming school year.
They include:
Lorian Norris, Kinder-
garten Assistant
Patrice Powe, First Grade
Teacher
Janell Jenson-Pitman,
First Grade Teacher
Alicia Brown, First Grade
Teacher
Margaret Clark, Fourth
Grade Teacher
Alexis Corso, Fifth Grade
Teacher
Hunter Fridy, Media
Clerk
Pamela Bloom, Music
Teacher
Leigh Croyle, Guidance
Counselor
Our Schools
professionals can gain
much-needed skills in a
very short timeframe and
then immediately imple-
ment them into their day-
to-day work,” Rayburn
shares.
In addition to pro-
fessional development
events, the new offerings
at NGU also feature uni-
versity credit certificate
(UCC) programs at the
undergraduate and grad-
uate level in nine fields:
business leadership, busi-
ness management, church
planting and revitaliza-
tion, discipleship and
spiritual formation, foun-
dational theology, human
resource professional,
instructional leadership,
missions, and profession-
al investigations.
These certificate pro-
grams offer a “second
chance” at higher educa-
tion for those who may
not have finished school
but are not ready to com-
mit to a full degree, says
Rayburn.
“With our university
credit certificate program,
it’s a very simple applica-
tion process. There is no
prior transcript. There is
no prior reference. There
is none of that,” she says.
“It is basically, you give
us your name, address,
phone number, and email
and start taking these four
classes. Let’s see how you
do in these classes, and
then you have the oppor-
tunity to be judged today
on what you can do today
versus what you did 15
years ago.”
Rayburn adds that those
who do well in the certifi-
cate programs — most de-
signed to be completed in
less than a year — would
have an advantage to get-
ting in to one of NGU’s de-
gree programs afterwards.
But recruiting new stu-
dents isn’t Rayburn’s pri-
GMC PLANS OPEN HOUSE
FOR SEPT. 10
Greer Middle College
Charter High will hold an
Open House on Monday,
Sept. 10, from 6-7:30 p.m.
AUTHOR JOHANNES
TO VISIT BUENA VISTA
Children’s author Shelli
Johannes will visit Buena
Vista Elementary on Fri-
day, Sept. 19, to discuss
her picture book, Cece
Loves Science.
Books can be pre-or-
dered by visiting the
school website.
DISTRICT FIVE  | Spartanburg Methodist
ABNER CREEK HOLDING
TECHNOLOGY NIGHT
Abner Creek Acade-
my will hold Technology
Night for parents of third
and fourth graders on
Thursday, Aug. 30, from
6-7 p.m.
FLORENCE CHAPEL
SETS OPEN HOUSE
Florence Chapel Middle
will hold its Open House
on Thursday, Aug. 30,
from 6-7:30 p.m.
LYMAN ELEMENTARY
PLANS BOOK FAIR
Lyman Elementary will
hold its Book Fair Sept.
10-14.
Book Fair Family Night
will be held on Tuesday,
Sept. 11, from 5-7 p.m.
Open House will take
place the same night from
6-7 p.m.
FRESHMAN ACADEMY
PLANNING 9/11 CEREMONY
Byrnes Freshman Acad-
emy will hold a 9/11 Cer-
emony on Tuesday, Sept.
11, from 9-10 a.m.
MTCC COLLECTING DRINK
TABS FOR CHARITY
Middle Tyger Communi-
ty Center is collecting pull
tabs from aluminum cans
for the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of the
Carolinas.
Donations can be made
at their location on Groce
Road in Lyman.
The Greer Citizen
THE GREER CITIZEN B9
SENSORY GARDEN
mary motivation for the
new professional devel-
opment programs. During
her first nine years at NGU
as an adjunct instructor,
Rayburn says that she be-
came increasingly aware
of the “phenomenal peo-
ple and resources” at NGU.
Rayburn began brain-
storming ideas for “path-
ways to connect” those
people and resources to
the community and then
shared them with her su-
pervisor, Assistant Vice
President of NGU Online
Dr. Lena Maslennikova.
So when Dr. Gene C. Fant,
Jr., stepped in last year as
NGU’s new president and PHOTOS | SUBMITTED
cast his vision for more
community outreach,
Maslennikova knew just
the right woman for the
job. Rayburn was promot-
ed to her new position as
director of Academic En-
gagement and Outreach
last fall.
“Our goal is not to sit
back and wait for students
to come to us, but to ac-
tively go out into our com-
munity and find out what Ramasubramanian
the needs are and how
North Greenville can pro-
vide for those needs,” Ray- Riverside High senior
burn says, revealing both honor student Pratamesh
her ambition as a former Ramasubramanian recently
lawyer and her compas- fulfilled an Eagle Scout
sion as a mother of four. requirement by creating
Other needs Rayburn
hopes NGU can meet in
a sensory garden at
the future include provid- Washington Center. With the
ing additional church and help of friends, he donated,
nonprofit training, as well installed and planted items
as workshops for parents for the school’s new nature
of children with special trail. The sensory garden
needs. includes blooming flowers,
Upcoming profession- wind chimes and decorative
al development seminars PHOTOS | SUBMITTED rocks.
and UCC courses will be-
gin at NGU in Fall 2018.
They will be hosted at
NGU’s Tim Brashier Cam-
pus, located at 405 Lan-
caster Ave. in Greer, SC.
Learn more at ngu.edu/
professionalseries.
HIGHER EDUCATION  |
Cyrus Birch III
‘BLACK PANTHER’ ACTOR
TO SPEAK AT SMC
College will host Cyrus
Birch III as the keynote
speaker at its annual
Convocation ceremony
marking the beginning of
the new school year on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 11
a.m. at the Jesse L. Bridges
Arena on the SMC campus.
The event is open to
the public and is free of
charge.
Birch has acted and mod-
eled for the past two years,
landing a role in Marvel
Studio’s “Black Panther”
as a stunt performer. The
film was released in Feb-
ruary 2018 and became
the ninth highest-grossing
film of all time, including
international markets.
Birch played an African
warrior of the Jbari tribe
led by M’baku.
Birch has worked as a
dropout prevention co-
ordinator, behavioral in-
terventionist and youth
advocate for the past 12
years in Charleston, Berke-
ley and Dorchester coun-
ties. He is the president
of “Roses in Concrete,”
a nonprofit organization
that provides academic,
athletic and therapeutic
assistance to underserved
youth.
He received his associate
degree in computer sci-
ence at SMC before trans-
ferring to the University of
North Carolina to obtain a
bachelor’s degree in com-
puter science. He attended
both schools on basketball
scholarships.
Birch received a mas-
ter’s degree in counseling
from Webster University,
and hopes to get a Ph.D. in
Public Service Leadership.
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