RIVALRY RENEWED: Greer to host Blue Ridge Friday B1
SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2O18 
Halloween Hoopla returns Saturday
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Halloween Hoopla will
return to Greer City Park
on Saturday, Oct. 27, of-
fering a family-friendly en-
vironment for children to
enjoy the season’s spook-
iest holiday.
The event, which is host-
ed by The Church at Greer
Station and Resurrection
CPW
to begin
utility
move
for hotel
In December
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Utility relocation at the
site of a new downtown
Greer hotel could begin in
December, CPW officials
said Monday.
“We’re probably look-
ing at, I would say, ear-
ly December,” said Mark
Harvey, Engineering and
Planning Manager for the
Greer Commission of Pub-
lic Works.
CPW is slated to start re-
locating the force main on
Genoble Road in mid-No-
vember, since the county
has contracted to widen
the road from Robinson
Road to Genoble Lane.
In addition, the utility
company is planning to
start the replacement of
650 feet of sewer lines
on West Arlington Road
later this week from Hil-
ton Street to North Miller
Street.
The hotel will break
ground following the util-
ity project. Construction
will also include a down-
town parking garage.
Bella Muntean, right, visited Disneyland in California with
her parents, Dorin and Brenda, during her Make A Wish
trip.
INDEX  | OBITUARIES
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
EDUCATION B6
ENTERTAINMENT B6
OBITUARIES A6
OPINION A4
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
Church, is set to take place
from 4-8 p.m.
“It’s going to be big-
ger and better this year,”
Event Organizer Hannah
Koschel said. “We’ll have
a total of 24 different
games and rides for the
kids to interact with. We’ll
also have lots and lots of
candy.”
How much candy?
“We have a literal ton of
The South Carolina Ports Authority celebrated Inland Port Greer’s five-year anniversary on Friday.
Port ‘firing on all cylinders’
Ahead of
expansion
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Greer’s Inland Port has
shattered expectations
during its first five years
of operation.
To date, the facility has
recorded 62 percent more
rail moves than anticipat-
ed in projections. And of-
ficials expect those num-
bers to keep climbing as
the port expands.
“Inland Port Greer is fir-
ing on all cylinders and
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
 | LIVING HERE
Ray Donald DeYoung, 82
Alison Mackenzie Reece,
24
Mary Edith ‘Edie’ Holt
Wood, 76
The Palmetto Statesmen will perform the musical “Barbersho
Join The Palmetto
Duncan on November 17 . Featured Barbershop Quartet is T
The Palmetto Statesmen will perform the musical “Barbershop Salutes Disney” at the District Five Fine Arts Center
$20 each
in Duncan and Tickets
on November Children
17th. Featured Barbershop 10
Program advertising
For tickets,
go to https://tinyurl.com/Barbershop-Disney.
For more information, go to www.PalmettoStatesmen.com or call 864-757-1932.
candy—over 2,000 pounds
right now,” she said. “It’s
kind of amazing how
much candy is required to
pull off an event like this,
but that’s the fun part.”
The event will also in-
clude live performances
throughout the evening.
“We’ll have everything
from dance groups to
bands in the area that will
be performing. We think
has been a continued suc-
cess story since opening in
2013,” said Jim Newsome,
South Carolina Ports Au-
thority (SCPA) President
and CEO. “This facility is a
critical component of the
intermodal container lo-
gistics landscape in South
Carolina and the South-
east region.”
Friday morning, the
SCPA held a five-year mile-
stone celebration, an occa-
sion marked by the facili-
ty’s 446,280 rail lift.
“In just five years, In-
land Port Greer has proven
to be a critically important
piece of South Carolina’s
infrastructure that helps
SEE PORT | A8
A MOTHER’S PROMISE FULFILLED
Muntean launches
Angel Heart of Hope
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
When Bella Muntean was
undergoing treatment for
osteosarcoma, the teen
found joy in the small
things and peace in the
bigger things.
The small things includ-
ed American Girl dolls and
her angel pillowcase. The
bigger things, however,
included sharing her hope
and faith with others.
Statesmen Today!
th
age
and
Quartet
is The Newfangledare
are $20 each; children age 10 and under are admitted free.
space is available.
it will add a different dy-
namic to the event,” Kos-
chel said.
With more than 80 vol-
unteers ready to help, the
churches are preparing for
an estimated 5,000 attend-
ees.
“This is a way for us to
get out and have some fun
with the community and
love on people,” Koschel
said. “It’s a safe environ-
Gov. Henry McMaster (right) attended the anniversary
celebration, along with local and state officials.
Six months
Tribute after Bella’s
Concert | A6 death, her
mom, Bren-
da, is fulfilling a promise
to her daughter by launch-
ing Angel Heart of Hope to
carry on the goal of giving
hope to all children with
life-threatening illnesses
through gifts of love.
The charity was in-
spired by Bella. Show-
ing compassion through
SEE PROMISE | A6
 |
MILESTONE
Local church to
celebrate 131 years
of ministry
B5
under
Fouradmitted
from Southern California.
For more
Program advertising space isinformation
available.
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 105 NO. 43 75 CENTS
ment for families and it’s
a good way to get to know
the community a little
more.”
Koschel said anyone
wishing to donate candy
or inquire about a future
sponsorship of the event
should email hannah@tc-
greerstation.com.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
TO SUBSCRIBE TO
THE GREER CITIZEN,
CALL US TODAY AT 877-2076
free. Fo
Dr. Scott Turner
Turner
to step
down
As District Five
Superintendent
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Spartanburg District
Five Superintendent Dr.
Scott Turner will retire at
the end of the school year,
officials announced Tues-
day.
Turner is in his 16th
year with District Five. He
has been an educator for
32 years.
“Dr. Turner has set our
District on a path of ex-
cellence and achievement
in the classroom that has
distinguished District Five
as one of the premiere
districts in South Caro-
lina, and the nation. It
will be extremely difficult
to fill his shoes or match
his legacy,” School Board
SEE TURNER | A2
L’Incanto
to open
soon
At Rivera’s
former location
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A Greenville restaurant
is closing and a new loca-
tion set to open in down-
town Greer in November.
Restaurant operators
Kristi and Carlos Eche-
verri announced plans to
open L’Incanto restaurant
at 117 E. Poinsett St., for-
merly the site of Rivera’s,
Saturday on Facebook.
The Echeverris will close
Da Vinci’s Ristorante on
Oct. 27, the post says.
“The concept of L’Incan-
to came from a desire to
raise the level of experi-
ence that we could deliv-
er,” the post on Da Vinci’s
Ristorante Facebook page
reads.
“There were limita-
tions being placed on Da
Vinci’s (location, land-
lord and the space it-
self) that we could not
overcome. After dealing
SEE L’INCANTO | A8
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Micah Owens did his best to haul a pumpkin during the Fall Farm Day on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the new location of Harp
& Shamrock Croft, LLC, in Wellford. Festivities included a food truck, animals, pumpkins, live music, vendors, crafts, face
painting and baked goods.
Community
News
VINTAGE MARKET AT THE
PARK RETURNING OCT. 27
The Vintage Market at
the Park Fall 2018 is set
for Saturday, Oct. 27, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trail-
blazer Park, located at 235
Trailblazer Drive, Travel-
ers Rest.
Volunteers are needed
to help at the ticket booths
and the fundraising tent.
This year, the market is
charging admission, and
Saved by the Heart gets a
portion of the proceeds.
Saved by the Heart
needs two to three people
at each entrance to sell
tickets and talk about do-
nating to the organization.
DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
COMING OCTOBER 27
The Greer Commission
of Public Works (CPW)
and the Greer Police De-
partment are working to-
gether to take unwanted
prescription drugs off the
streets.
The Drug Take Back Day
is set for Saturday, Oct.
27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Greer CPW, located at
301 McCall St, Greer.
CPW does not want them
in the drain systems, and
the police department cer-
tainly does not want them
getting into the wrong
hands.
Accepted items include
over the counter, prescrip-
tion and pet medicines
while unaccepted items
include anything sharp or
liquid.
For anyone who cannot
make the event, a drop
box is available 24/7 at
the Greer Police Depart-
ment or Greer Memorial
Hospital.
AWARENESS TRAINING
SET FOR OCT. 27
A Domestic Violence
Community Awareness
Training session is set for
Saturday, Oct. 27, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spar-
tanburg Police Depart-
ment.
Attendees, who must be
at least 18 years old to at-
tend, will learn about what
domestic violence is, how
it is classified, who can be
a victim as well as how to
get involved and why get-
ting involved is important.
Attendees will be pro-
vided a certificate of at-
tendance.
Refreshments will be
served.
309 Northview Drive • Greer • 848-1935
Pumpkin haulin’
The session is free, and
registration can be done
by contacting Sgt. Morgan
at cmorgan@cityofspar-
tanburg.org or 596-2441.
SKYLA STRONG FAIR
WILL BE OCT. 27
Skyla Strong Fundrais-
ing Fair will be taking
place on Saturday, Oct. 27,
from noon to 4 p.m., at
Eastside Apostolic Luther-
an Church, located at 220
Maysbridge Road, Greer.
The fair is raising money
to bring cheer to kids in
the hospital and to send
kids on memorable trips.
Activities include pump-
kin popping competition,
moon bounces, balloon
twisting, pony rides, blood
connection, face painting,
dunk tank, obstacle cours-
es, food, silent auction,
raffle, pie-in-the-face and
more.
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
TO HOLD TRUNK OR TREAT
Valley Walk Animal Hos-
pital is hosting its first
ever Trunk or Treat on
Saturday, Oct. 27, from
1-3 p.m. at 3075 Locust
Hill Rd, Taylors.
There will be prizes for
the best decorated trunk
and a costume contest
for four-legged and two-
legged friends.
HALLOWEEN HOOPLA
PLANNED FOR OCT. 27
Halloween Hoopla is re-
turning to Greer City Park
on Saturday, Oct. 27, from
4-8 p.m. with Halloween
costumes, carnival games,
inflatables, live music,
face painting and more.
PIZZA INN FUNDRAISER
TO TAKE PLACE OCT. 27
Ashley and Ben Remick
are holding an adoption
fundraiser on Saturday,
Oct. 27, from 5-8 p.m. at
Pizza Inn, located at 1517
E Main St, Duncan.
Come out and enjoy
pizza and fellowship with
friends while helping the
Remicks get closer to
bringing their baby home.
MTCC HOMECOMING
HAPPENING OCT. 28
Middle Tyger Communi-
ty Center (MTCC) is hold-
ing its Homecoming, a
benefit concert to support
its programs and services,
on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 3
p.m. at Pacific Place at the
Lyman Event Center, lo-
cated at 59 Groce Road,
Lyman.
All proceeds will sup-
port MTCC, a 501(c)3 com-
munity-based charity.
MTCC is celebrating
its 20th anniversary with
1-800-552-8785
food, fellowship, and mu-
sic featuring the Gram-
my-nominated group the
Nelons, six-time winners
of the Gospel Music As-
sociation’s Dove awards,
performing a matinee
version of their Ameri-
cana Sessions—a tribute
to music that comes from
the heart of the American
experience.
Adequate parking is
available in lots in front,
behind, and beside Pacif-
ic Place. Additional park-
ing is available across the
street in the Middle Tyger
Community Center park-
ing lot.
NGU PARTNERS
TO OFFER SEMINAR  said Amy Rogers, Junior
North Greenville Uni-
versity’s Leadership and
Professional Development
Department will offer a
half-day workshop on in-
terview skills for veterans
on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at
The Tim Brashier Campus
on 405 Lancaster Avenue
in Greer.
“This seminar is de-
signed to equip our tran-
sitioning veterans with
skills needed in the inter-
view process as they move
from military to civilian
life,” said Dr. Jill Rayburn,
NGU’s Director of Aca-
demic Engagement and
Outreach.
“We are excited to part-
ner with The RECON Net-
work to make this event
possible for these heroes,”
Rayburn continues. “Vet-
eran’s United Home Loans
and ReWa are sponsoring
this event, which will be
free for veterans to at-
tend.”
Dr. Tracy Kramer, NGU’s
Dean of the Graduate
School of Business and
Dr. Ed Sherbert will be
presenting the workshop,
providing information for
veterans on resume writ-
ing, cover letters, and in-
terview dress code.
HR Professionals from
BMW, Godshall Profession-
al Recruiting and Staffing,
The Greenville-Spartan-
burg Airport, Hire Dynam-
ics, Honeywell-Aerospace,
Michelin, Milliken, Pelham
Medical Center, and ReWa
will be on site to conduct
mock interviews for the
participants.
Enrollment for this
event is limited to 25 vet-
erans and lunch will be
provided.
For more information or
to register for this and any
of NGU’s fall professional
development seminars,
please visit https://www.
ngu.edu/pd-events.php.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
JLG RAISING FUNDS
FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES
The Junior League of
Greenville (JLG) second
annual Little Black Dress
Initiative earned over
$20,000 in a single week
in an effort to raise aware-
ness about the JLG mission
and funds for Greenville’s
at-risk communities.
The League is continu-
ing to accept donations
through October 31, which
can be made here: https://
jlg-little-black-dress.cau-
sevox.com.
“I am so proud of the 30
Junior League of Green-
ville Members who wore
their Little Black Dresses
for five consecutive days,”
League of Greenville Pres-
ident.
“The funds raised will be
help promote our Mission
and fund some of the pro-
grams and initiatives we
support.
About 30 JLG members
donned their little black
dresses, accepting dona-
tions ranging from $1 to
$250.
GCM TO HOST
BIG THURSDAY
Greer Community Min-
istries is hosting its 39th
annual Big Thursday event
on Thursday, Nov. 1, from
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Fairview
Baptist Church, located at
1300 Locust Hill Rd, Greer.
Big Thursday is an all-
day event with a repu-
tation for nostalgia as it
hosts a big craft fair, a
BBQ lunch, live and silent
auctions, and a hot dog
supper.
Many involved have
been participating and
contributing throughout
its history, including the
presenting sponsor D&D
Motors.
Local small businesses
and companies make con-
tributions of items/pack-
ages for auction, while
churches and individuals
use their talents and re-
sources to make crafts,
baked goods and provide
homemade jams/jellies/
preserves to be sold.
The Lions Club has been
a key contributor year af-
ter year, organizing and
presenting the hot dog
supper.
J.Harley Bonds Culinary
Department students
manage the frozen goods
created and sold under
the supervision of the Dave
Dave Ramsey’s
Meals on Wheels Director Local Provider
and through the sponsor-
Local
Investing since 2001.
ship support of Pelham Investing
Dave Ramsey & the DaveDave
Medical Center.
Dave
SKFS-1001-Green
Local Provider for Citizen Ad_5.5x4.25.indd 1
Investing since 2001.
Dave Ramsey’s Endorsed
Local Provider
Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey ELP program is not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial
Investing since 2001.
SKFS-1001-Green Citizen Ad_5.5x4.25.indd 1
Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey ELP program is not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial
SKFS-1001-Green Citizen Ad_5.5x4.25.inddCitizen
SKFS-1002-Green
Church
News
APALACHE SENIORS
TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
The senior adults plan to
meet at Laurenda’s restau-
rant in Greer on Thursday,
Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. for their
annual Halloween “Trick
or Treat” party and meal.
A large group of seniors
usually attend this event.
FALL FOR JESUS FESTIVAL
COMING OCT. 27
Calvary Christian Fel-
lowship, located at 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors,
is hosting Fall for Jesus
Festival on Saturday, Oct.
27, from 5-8 p.m.
There will be hotdogs,
games, hayrides, a bonfire,
Trunk or Treat and a glow
in the dark pumpkin hunt.
The festival is spon-
sored by Calvary Christian
Fellowship, Oneal Baptist
Church, Scruggs Body
Shop & 24 Hour Towing,
Blue Ridge Plumbing, War-
ren’s Remodeling, O’Reilly
Auto Parts and Blue Ridge
TICKETS TO GO ON SALE
NOV. 1-32 FOR BREAKFAST
The Town of Lyman is
holding its first Breakfast
with Santa on Saturday,
Dec. 1, from 8-10 a.m. at
the Lyman Event Center at
Pacific Place.
Tickets will be on sale
from Thursday, Nov. 1,
to Friday, Nov. 23, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lyman
Town Hall.
Adults, age 11 and up,
are $8 while children, ages
one to 10, are $6 with no
refunds or exchanges and
no replacements for lost
tickets.
Attendees must have a
ticket to get inside, and
tickets will not be sold at
the door.
Those who attend may
talk with Santa, but a pic-
ture with Santa costs $7.
For more information,
email James West at
jwest@lymansc.gov.
GREER CPW TO BRING
HOT AIR BALLOON
Join Greer CPW and
SC811 at Lowe’s in Greer
to learn more about calling
8-1-1 to have underground
utility lines marked.
A hot air balloon pro-
moting the message will be
set up at Lowe’s in Greer
(1370 W. Wade Hampton
Blvd.) from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2.
Depending on weather
and attendance, tethered
rides may be offered to
children and adults.
Children 14 years and
older may ride and must
be accompanied by an
adult.
There must be one adult
for each child who boards
the balloon, and a waiver
must be signed.
Dave
Dave Ramsey’s Ramsey’s Endorsed
Local Provider for
Local Provider
Ramsey’s
Investing
Investing
since 2001.
Endorsed Endorsed
for since 2001.
Provider
foris not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial
Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey ELP program
SKFS-1001-Green since Citizen 2001.
Ad_5.5x4.25.indd
Ramsey ELP program isRamsey’s
Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey ELP program is not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial
not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial
SKFS-1001-Green Citizen Ad_5.5x4.25.indd 1
Professionals since 2001.
SKFS-1001-Green Citizen Ad_5.5x4.25.indd 1
Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey ELP program is not affiliated or sponsored by LPL Financial 304 N. Main St.
Ramsey’s Endorsed Dave Ramsey & the Dave Ramsey SVP program is not affiliated or sponsored
864-879-0337
304 N. Main St. • Greer SC 29650
304 N. Main St.
SimsAndKarr.com
Greer SC 29650
864-879-0337 • SimsAndKarr.com
for
Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member864-879-0337
1 Ad-3.2x4_11.1.indd 1
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
Tire. Participants are
asked not to wear scary
costumes.
GREER FIRST BAPTIST
TO HOLD FAMILY NIGHT
Greer First Baptist, lo-
cated at 202 W. Poinsett
Street, Greer, is hosting a
Halloween Family Night
with a hot dog supper on
Wednesday, Oct. 31, from
5:15-6 p.m. in the gym.
A photo booth will be
set up, and prizes will be
given for best costume
(non-scary). Dinner is free
for the whole family. Fam-
ilies are welcome to park
at the church to trick-or-
treat in the neighborhood.
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST TO HOST
CHRISTMAS TOUR
Fairview Baptist Church,
located at 4305 Locust Hill
Road, Taylor, is hosting
“The Best of Travis Cot-
trell Christmas Live Tour”
on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be available
on Nov. 1. General Admis-
sion is $10 or $15 online.
Artist Circle is $25 with
limited availability. For
more information, visit
fairviewgreer.org or call
877-1881.
TURNER:
Retiring
FROM PAGE ONE
Chairman Rick Eitel said.
“His leadership will leave
an indelible mark on Dis-
trict Five, our students,
and our community.”
In a letter, Turner said
he is proud of what has
been accomplished during
his tenure.
‘His leadership will
leave an indelible
mark on District
Five...’
Rick Eitel
District Five Board Chairman
“The district has expe-
rienced unprecedented
growth in student enroll-
ment which has led to the
construction, renovations,
and expansions of numer-
ous schools and facilities.
Most importantly, the cul-
ture of a family, which ex-
ists among our education-
al community, has been
maintained throughout
this transformative peri-
od. There are simply too
many accolades to list, but
every one of them attests
to the excellence and ex-
emplary dedication of the
students, staff, board, and
community,” he said.
District officials said a
search for a new superin-
tendent will begin imme-
diately.
304 N. Main St.
Endorsed Greer SC 29650
for 304 N. Main St.
864-879-0337
Greer SC 29650
SimsAndKarr.com
864-879-0337
Securities offered through LPL Financial,
Member FINRA/SIPC
1
SimsAndKarr.com 6/8/16 3:40
RecommendedSecurities Investing
offered through LPL Financial,
Member FINRA/SIPC
6/8/16 3:4
Greer by LPL
SCFinancial
29650
Securities offered through LPL Financial,
Member FINRA/SIPC
FINRA/SIPC
SimsAndKarr.com3:40
6/8/16
Securities offered through LPL Financial,
Member FINRA/SIPC
6/8/16 12/
3:40
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3

Big Thursday benefit

to support nonprofit
Big Thursday’s roots are
deeply planted in Greer.
The fundraising event
benefiting Greer Com-
munity Ministries (GCM)
is in its 39th year, and
many people that brought
it to life in 1979 are still
busy working behind the
scenes.
Big Thursday is Nov. 1 at
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer.
“We are excited to keep
Big Thursday traditions
going,” said Stephen
Smith, GCM executive di-
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN rector. “Join us for a great
day and find out what is
Paul Ouellette (left), Co-Owner of PRO Pitch Hit Run, is looking forward to the planned great about our city and
Taylors Main Street Development District. the people who live here.”
Doors open at 8 a.m.
Crafts, frozen casseroles,
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
Bazaar: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
BBQ Lunch: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Silent Auction: 8 a.m.-
6:30 p.m.
Hot Dog Supper: 5-7 p.m.
Live Auction: 7-9 p.m.
from 5-7 p.m.
The day concludes with
a live auction at 7 p.m.
Presenting sponsor D&D
Motors has been a part of
the barbecue lunch since
the early 1990’s and they
will have a team to help
serve and deliver the
lunches again this year.
Skip Davenport, pres-
ident of the dealership,
said that being involved
in Big Thursday has been
as well as on-site dining in
the fellowship hall. An or-
der form is available at gc-
minc.org under the events
tab.
The Greer Lions Club
hot dog supper from
5-7:30 p.m. that day in the
fellowship hall has been a
part of the event since it
began in 1979. Club mem-
bers staff the event from
start to finish and donate
the proceeds to GCM. A $5
plate includes a hot dog,
chili, chips, dessert, and a
drink.
The Greer Heritage Mu-
seum is a featured part
of the event this year. The
Fairview ROC building’s
Time-Out Café is being
transformed into The
Grand theater. Movies de-

Residents weigh in used books, and baked

goods may be purchased
throughout the day.
The barbecue lunch is
important to his family for
years.
“At the end of the day,
it’s about serving others,”
picting the beginnings of
Greer will be shown from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn
more about the museum

at Taylors open house

from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Davenport said. at a special table set up
The silent auction runs The barbecue lunch is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. $8 and take-out orders the gym.
and the hot dog supper is and delivery are available

BY KAELYN CASHMAN Bible is interested in for responses.

STAFF WRITER more commercial coming “I like the concerns chart
to the area rather than as well,” she said. “I hope

CPW waives lake fees

Taylors residents have
been discussing the
town’s future during two
open house events in re-
cent weeks.
The events offered a fo-
rum for members of the
community to gain infor-
mation and present ideas
of their own.
“We own property at
the mill and (we’re) just
curious how they’ve pro-
gressed on this plan,” said
Paul Ouellette, Co-Owner
of PRO Pitch Hit Run at
the Taylors Mill. “Love the
idea, excited about the
idea, can’t wait for it to
happen.”
Ouellette has lived in
Taylors for 13 years and
has owned property at the
mill for three years.
“I really like the home
town feel,” Ouellette said,
“getting back to that old
school, old town feel.”
Autumn Bible has lived
in Taylors more than two
years.
“I just like to know
about the development of
our area,” Bible said.
“Personally, I’d like for
Main Street to stay com-
mercial,” she said. “I feel
like more residential is
just going to; it won’t
make it as fun. There
won’t be as much to do
right here; you’re still go-
ing to have to go to Greer
or Greenville.”
“It’d be nice to have
more businesses on Main
Street,” Bible added. “I just
came to see what they’re
going to be talking about.”
more residential.
“There’s lots of houses,”
Bible said. “There’s new
construction on houses.”
“A lot of these mill hous-
es, as people pass and
move on, they get flipped,”
she said. “The quality of
the neighborhood is going
up because there’s plenty
of distress in older hous-
es. Those are one by one
getting re-done, which is
good, don’t have as many
empty houses.”
Fareeha Qazi, who also
stopped by the Open
House, teaches South Car-
olina history to eighth
graders at As-Sabeel Acad-
emy in Greer.
“I was here just to drop
some books,” Qazi said
last Wednesday at the Tay-
lors library, “and I asked
the lady at the counter
what’s going on in here,
and she said there is an
exhibit about the history
of Taylors.”
Qazi, who is originally
from Pakistan, has lived
in the United States for 18
years and Greenville for
13 years, teaching history
for five of those years.
“This is like a neat op-
portunity to look at all
of those unique primary
sources that have been
brought in here in the
form of documents, in the
form of pictures,” Qazi
said.
The Library brought a
collection of old Taylors
and Chick Springs photos
for people visiting, and
different displays asked
that will be read by people
who make a difference.”
Ben Cotton with Green-
ville County Planning will
compile the information,
and an online survey will
be available for a few
For disabled Public Works commission-
ers unanimously approved
that they’re 100 percent
disabled; then, we’ll issue
weeks before the results
are presented at a Taylors veterans the fee exemption at a
meeting on Monday.
them the permits without
any fees,” he said.
TownSquare meeting. “We received an email Greer CPW already
“It was good to have the BY KAELYN CASHMAN from a customer making makes the allowance for
opportunity to sit down STAFF WRITER this recommendation,” those in active duty.
and talk about what we are said General Manager “I think it would behoove
really working to do here: Disabled veterans are Mike Richard. “We looked us to allow them to enjoy
gather public input to- now able to boat and fish into it. our lakes at no cost,” said
wards making Main Street for free on Greer CPW “Basically, it requires Chairman Eugene Gibson.
Taylors feel more like a lakes following a recent that they provide notifi-
Main Street in a way that decision. cation from the DA [Dis- kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
the people of Taylors de- Greer Commission of abled American] stating
sire,” said Alex Reynolds,
President of the nonprof-
it Taylors TownSquare.
“We definitely hear con-
cerns about additional
burdens on developers
and too much bureaucra-
cy, but at the heart what
we are working towards
is to make it easier for
people to do ‘Main Street’-
type things on Main Street
and to know their invest-
ments can be protected by
guidelines that can make
it harder to do things that
take away from a Main
Street atmosphere.”
“We feel that a zoning
overlay district is the best
tool to accomplish this
just because it doesn’t add
any additional steps to the
development procedures
and works within process-
es that all properties have
to go through regardless
to be developed,” he said.
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076

Mock line strike to

highlight utility safety
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Utility operators, con-
tractors, emergency re-
sponders and public of-
ficials will attend a mock
line strike next Tuesday,
hosted by South Carolina
811, Greer CPW and En-
ertech LLC.
The event will demon-
strate a natural gas line
being hit and how officials
should respond to the sit-
uation.
More than 400 utility
members are expected for
both the classroom and
mock line strike demon-
stration to learn more
about properly locating
underground utilities
through SC811.
“Mock line strikes are
extremely beneficial for all
first responders, contrac-
tors and utility operators
simply because they can
observe how dangerous
hitting a gas line can be in
a controlled setting.” said
Kaziah Howard, SC811
Public Awareness Manag-
er. “This is the first time
we’ve brought this pro-
gram to the Upstate and
hope to reach even more
people with our message.”
The event is free to at-
tend; however, it is not
open to the public. Gener-
al contractors, excavators,
utility company repre-
sentatives, emergency re-
sponders are encouraged
to attend.
Lunch, which is spon-
sored by Tracer Electron-
ics, will also be included.
Additional sponsors for
the event include: SCE&G,
Dixie Pipeline, Dominion
Energy, Piedmont Natural
Gas, Plains All American
Pipeline, UtiliQuest, USIC,
Horry Telephone Co-Op,
Spirit Communications,
Berkeley Electric Co-Op,
and Fort Hill Natural Gas
Authority.
When calling 811, home-
owners and contractors
are connected to SC811,
the local one call center,
which notifies the appro-
priate utility companies of
their intent to dig.
Professional locators are
then sent to the requested
digging site to mark the
approximate locations of
underground lines with
flags, paint or both.
Every nine minutes an
underground utility line
is damaged because some-
one decided to dig without
calling 811 first.
Striking a single line can
cause injury, repair costs,
fines and inconvenient
outages.
HOT AIR BALLOON
In addition to the mock
line strike, the 811-hot
air balloon will set up at
Lowe’s in Greer Friday,
Nov. 2, to spread the mes-
sage of 811.
The hot air balloon is
currently on a cross coun-
try trip to support calling
before you dig.
This is the second Greer
visit from the balloon, and
this year’s theme is “Shov-
elman,” which attendees
will get to see displayed
on the side of the balloon.
The event is open to the
public.
“As excited as SC811 is
to have the balloon back
in South Carolina, we are
more excited about the
message it brings with it,”
said Megan Hobbs, SC811
Community Liaison.
The City of Greer Board
of Architectural Review
will hold a Public Hearing
at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
November 13, 2018 at
Greer City Hall located at
301 E. Poinsett Street on
the following:
Board of Architectural
Review Workshop

A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
S
earch google for the word, Septem-
ber, and countless links that include
‘melancholy’ immediately pop up.
Why this sadness? Is it the end of
summer? The changing light? The fact
that for years, Starbucks’ pumpkin latte
never contained any actual pumpkin?
It’s always this way for me. While I’m
delighted to see the eventual exit of
summer’s heat and embrace the brilliant
hues of autumnal foliage, there is always
this wave of nostalgia, tinged with mel-
ancholy, that curls around my brain like
the mists over the fields. (Yes, I thought
that was rather well written, too).
But then, baby, October kicks in and
we’re in a whole new game! October,
which is a clunky name full of conso-
nants that no one has even attempted
to romanticize with cloying lyrics (‘Try
to remember the kind of September’...),
kicks it’s whining little sister to the curb
and stands, hands on hips, surveying its
domain: Football! A German beer-fueled
fest for no particular reason! Halloween!
Chunky sweaters and hip boots! Yes,
Rocktober rules!!
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
First issue
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Wednesday, July 26, 1989
Rolling off the presses
This edition of the The Greer
Citizen featured a story detail-
ing the paper’s first press run
in 1918.
It was the year World
War I ended. It was in
1918 that the first issue
rolled off the press and
from 1920 until 1936,
the paper was published
by the late P.W. Smith.
On June 1, 1942, Edd
A. Burch purchased the
Citizen from Tup Lucas
with a circulation of
1,400 papers per week.
“It was the year World War
I ended,” the article read. “It
was in 1918 that the first issue
rolled off the press and from
1920 until 1936, the paper
was published by the late P.W.
Smith. On June 1, 1942, Edd A.
Burch purchased the Citizen
from Tup Lucas with a circula-
tion of 1,400 papers per week.”
The circulation eventually
ballooned to well over 10,000
under Burch’s leadership.
In the early years, the average
size of the newspaper would
run between 40 and 50 pages
with special sections of more
than 100 pages.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |
Submission guidelines
T
he Greer Citizen accepts Let-
ters to the Editor. Letters
should be 125 words or less
and include a name and a phone
number for verification.
The Greer Citizen reserves the
right to edit any content.
Letters to the Editor can be
mailed to 317 Trade St., Greer
29651.
The Greer Citizen
Established 1918
Steve Blackwell | Publisher
Billy Cannada | Editor
Preston Burch Photographer
Mandy Ferguson Photographer
Kaelyn Cashman Staff Reporter
Opinion
The Greer Citizen
Rocktober!
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
And just like that, my melancholy
dissipates and I am immediately filled
with acute restlessness. I want to be out
and about all the time! Perhaps it’s the
energy of crisp days and chilly nights.
Or the busy-ness of shorter days to get
everything done. Oh, alright, it’s because
after three months of drenching humidi-
ty, my hair finally looks too good to stay
home. But when I say this restlessness
makes me want to go out, I’m talking
about an 8 hour flight.
Because it’s exclusively in October that
I miss visiting the woolen shops in Corn-
wall and seeking a seat by the fire in a
300 year old pub with a snoring Labra-
dor under the battle scarred table. Wear-
ing wellies in a country that means it...
GUEST EDITORIAL
$312 million in gas tax
hike funds unspent
As of Aug. 31, the state of South Carolina was
sitting on nearly $312 million in revenues from
the gas-tax-hike law that took effect more than
15 months ago – despite promises from law-
makers that the money would go toward fixing
crumbling roads.
Newly released records from the S.C. Depart-
ment of Transportation and state Comptroller
General’s Office show that of the approximate-
ly $362.3 million collected since July 1, 2017,
$15.8 million, or less than 4.5 percent of the
total, was spent on listed “external” projects.
That amount jumped by $7 million from the
end of July to the end of August, though no
money had been spent on “external” projects in
16 counties – a third of the state – as of Aug. 31,
according to DOT’s online “IMTF (Infrastructure
Maintenance Trust Fund) Disbursements” list.
DOT added the separate link on its website
after The Nerve in August pointed out that the
agency had posted no online details of first-year
expenditures under the gas-tax-hike law, which,
among other things, raised the gas tax 12 cents
over six years and increased the vehicle sales
tax cap from $300 to $500.
DOT and comptroller general records show
that $34.6 million in IMTF funds was spent as
of Aug. 31 through the County Transporta-
tion Committee (CTC) “Donor Bonus” Program,
which allows counties to receive rebates of a
portion of gas tax collections above revenues
allocated to them, based on a formula, for road
projects.
But, as The Nerve revealed in March, that pro-
gram was established under previous state law,
and the allocations to counties are not based on
the revenue increases that took effect on July
1, 2017.
DOT’s “IMTF Disbursements” list shows which
roads by county received funding, though there
is no clear description of the work done. In-
stead, projects are grouped mainly under “reha-
bilitation,” “preservation” and “safety improve-
ment” categories.
The list shows that as of Aug. 31, total
The Greer Citizen
is published every Wednesday by
The Greer Citizen, Inc.
317 Trade St., Greer, S.C. 29651
Telephone 877-2076
Shaun Moss Advertising Periodicals Postage Paid at Greer, S.C.
Julie Holcombe Graphic Artist Publication No. 229500
Stephanie Reider Office Manager POSTMASTER - Send address changes to
The Greer Citizen, P.O. Box 70
Greer, S.C. 29652
But then, baby, October kicks in and we’re in a whole new game!
October, which is a clunky name full of consonants that no one
has even attempted to romanticize with cloying lyrics (‘Try to
remember the kind of September’...), kicks it’s whining little sister
to the curb and stands, hands on hips, surveying its domain:
Football! A German beer-fueled fest for no particular reason!
Halloween! Chunky sweaters and hip boots! Yes, Rocktober rules!!
or rejoicing in a Tuscan rainfall after a made. October’s not fooling around and
typical blazing summer. Watching tawny, I have too much on my plate for such
autumn light begin to drape over olive a mad reverie: horses to feed, speaking
groves...Perhaps this will be the year to engagements booked, fences to repair...
linger through the cobbled streets of the but it doesn’t mean I can’t get out and
enchanted Dordogne region in France? about. Maybe even this morning!
Then reality kicks in along with the Mostly because I’m out of paper towels
first night of temperatures dipping into and the dogs have just peed by the front
the 30s. Water pipes in the barn need to door.
be wrapped and the winter’s hay order
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Shuttle
F
riday morning, I boarded a
bus at the Cannon Center
with others headed to the
Greer Inland Port.
The South Carolina Ports
Authority was celebrating the
five-year anniversary of the port
coming to Greer.
On the way, the bus stalled as
we approached J. Verne Smith
Parkway.
The driver started the bus
again.
But at the entrance to the
port, literally at the gate, the
bus died for good.
This time, the bus would not
restart.
 | A driver awaiting the governor
made multiple trips for those
of us standing to the side of the
entry way.
We rode through the port in
his vehicle.
Being my first time on site, it
was neat to be behind the stacks
of units that I’ve seen many
times from East Poinsett Street.
It is fascinating to watch the
large-scale equipment move the
units.
After a bit of waiting, Gover-
amounts spent on “external” projects in 30 nor Henry McMaster arrived,
counties ranged from $12,789 in Abbeville and the proceedings began.
County to $2,076,829 in Greenville County. Speakers reflected on the im-
Oddly, the list shows a decrease in the col- pact of the past five years.
lective amounts spent in Georgetown and Hor- A brief demonstration at the
ry counties as of Aug. 31 compared to July 31, end gave a close up view of the
though no explanation was given for the drop. process of moving the units fol-
Although lawmakers repeatedly promised lowed by a burst of confetti.
that the gas tax hike would be spent on pot- Then, those in attendance
hole-riddled roads in their constituents’ com- signed a banner.
munities, DOT’s “IMTF Project List” includes A crisp morning lent a beauti-
millions for planned “interstate upgrade” proj- ful backdrop to the celebration,
ects on I-20 in Lexington County and I-85 in and I am thankful for the jobs
Cherokee and Spartanburg counties. represented.
The projects list, which grows every month 2 Thessalonians 3:10 says,
though there are no specifics of the work to be “For even when we were with
done under the main categories of “pavements” you, we would give you this
and “rural road safety,” stood at $535.5 million command: If anyone is not will-
as of Aug. 31, compared, for example, to $169.8 ing to work, let him not eat.”
million as of Jan. 31. Verse 11-12 continues, “For
The South Carolina Policy Council, the parent we hear that some among you
organization of The Nerve, has contended that walk in idleness, not busy at
the gas-tax-hike law was written in a way to al- work, but busybodies. Now such
low DOT to divert IMTF revenues to pay bond persons we command and en-
debts of the State Transportation Infrastructure courage in the Lord Jesus Christ
Bank (STIB), which over the years funneled sev- to do their work quietly and to
eral billion dollars for large construction proj- earn their own living.”
ects in select counties. On Saturday, I walked with a
DOT chief Christy Hall told The Nerve in June friend at a local university.
that the STIB could use IMTF revenues for ear- Then, I hiked with a different
lier-approved interstate-widening projects. In friend at Table Rock; we started
April, Hall told DOT commissioners that pend- a steep trail, but I did not have
ing lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the endurance to make the trek.
the gas-tax-hike law and a related 2016 statute We had a picnic lunch and fin-
have forced the agency to seek other funding ished a couple of shorter trails.
sources for interstate projects. Afterwards, we shared a cup
As of the end of August, the IMTF had a of tea at my place along with
$311.8 million balance, DOT and comptroller Brad before my friend headed
general records show. out, and Brad and I shared a
DOT records show that in Dorchester County restful evening at home.
$1,089,674 has been spent on “external” proj-
ects. That compares to neighboring Berkeley kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
County where $1,770,425 as been spent.
This guest editorial was submitted by Rick Brundrett of The Nerve.
All advertisements are accepted and published
by the Publisher upon the representation that
the advertiser/agency is authorized to publish
the entire contents and subject matter thereof.
It is understood that the advertiser/agency will
indemnify and save the Publisher harmless from
Mail subscription rate or against any loss or expense arising out of
publication of such advertisements, including,
Greenville and Spartanburg Counties������������������������������������� $33/year without limitation, those resulting from claims
Elsewhere in South Carolina��������������������������������������������������� $43/year of libel, violation of rights of privacy, plagiarism
Elsewhere in Continental U.S. ������������������������������������������������ $53/year and copyrights infringement. © All material in
this publication may not be used in full or in
By Carrier and On Newsstand part without the expressed written consent of
75 Cents Per Copy management.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A5

DINE TIME
Eggs Up Grill continuing to grow in Greer
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR

With roots now firmly

planted in Greer, Eggs Up
Grill is offering its fami-
ly-friendly service to more
and more local patrons.
“This is our second full
year in Greer and we’ve
seen a lot of growth,” said
Owner Joseph Pellegrino.
“We’re looking to grow
even more going into
2019.
“Our atmosphere is very
fun and family oriented.
It’s great for the oldest
patrons and the youngest
patrons. We want it to be
like you’re going to grand-
ma’s house for breakfast
or lunch,” Pellegrino said.
Pellegrino’s family
has a long history in the
Upstate. PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
“Our family has been
in Spartanburg County Eggs Up Grill is located at 805 W. Wade Hampton Blvd in Greer.
for 40 years, so we’re
entrenched in the com-
munity here,” he said. to explode. To be a part A former salesman, Department, so we’re al-
“The economic growth of that growth is exciting Pellegrino saw the Eggs ways excited when we get PHOTO | SUBMITTED
has been great here over and something we don’t Up franchise as a way to to serve,” Pellegrino said.
the years and it continues take for granted.” settle down and establish “We’re just local fami-
community ties. ly-oriented folks that love
The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch from 6 a.m.-2
“I was in sales and hospitality and serving p.m. daily.
traveled a lot, but I knew people. That’s really all
it was time for me to there is to it.” most people.” Spartanburg County.
cement myself in the com- Don’t let the name fool As far as recommen- “We do a little bit of
munity,” he said. “Being you, however. Eggs Up dation’s, the restaurant catering right now, but
married for 16 years and Grill doesn’t just serve owner likes to keep it that is something we’re
having three kids, I’ve breakfast. simple. looking to expand,” he
realized that I enjoy going “Obviously, we have a “The Mason-Dixon is said. “We’ve found that
to the soccer games and very powerful breakfast my favorite for breakfast. folks don’t think about
volleyball games and menu, but we also have That’s just a scrambled catering a lot for break-
dance recitals, so this a great lunch,” Pellegrino egg, a biscuit, two pieces fast, but we’ve been doing
franchise gave me a great said. “There are some of sausage and some gra- some classic buffets with
opportunity to do those healthier options mixed vy. If you mix all that to- scrambled eggs and grits
things.” in with grilled chicken gether, it’s delicious,” he that people do enjoy. It’s
The restaurant has had and strawberry salads. We said. “For lunch, I go with starting to catch on.”
a number of service op- try to think of everybody the club. It’s a traditional Eggs Up Grill, located
portunities over the past when we put together our club, but we put a fried at 805 W. Wade Hampton
two years. menu. egg on there to top it off, Blvd., is open seven days
“We’ve had opportuni- “Our lunch is definitely which is also great.” a week from 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
ties to get involved with worth a try,” he said. “We In the months to come, For more information, call
the community and work make great burgers and Eggs Up Grill is planning 479-0566 or visit eggsup-
Eggs Up has been operating for two years in Greer. with the Greer City Police BLTs that would surprise additional locations in grill.com.

Inside Dining • Call-Ins • Curb Service

Spice it up WITH
OUR

pumpkin
PANCAKE
Trio!
805 W. Wade Hampton Blvd.
409 Trade Street • Greer, SC • 469-3295 Greer • (864) 479-0566
MONDAY-SATURDAY 11-9 • CLOSED SUNDAY

Monday & Thursday

HOT DOGS
$ 00
DELIVERY NOW AVAILABLE!
1 PLUS TAX

© 2018 EUG Holdco, LLC. Eggs Up Grill®,

20% DISCOUNT
Lunch logo and related trademarks are the
Breakfast &
6AM-2PM
property of EUG Holdco, LLC, used with
permission. Each Eggs Up Grill restaurant
is independently owned and operated.
All rights reserved.
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, FIRST RESPONDERS & MILITARY

This is not a customizable template. Please click the Finish button to

download and print locally or to order through our preferred printer,
GSG.

Come Try Our

New England Style Seafood
Haddock • Clam Chowdah • Scallops • Shrimp & More!

Grilled

Southern Palate
or Baked

Daily Lunch
NOW SERVING Specials

Homestyle
Lunch Buffet HALF PRICE
Meats • Fresh Vegetables • Salad Bar DINNER
Purchase a Dinner Entrée and

FREE DRINK Receive the 2nd Entrée Half Price.

With this coupon. Not valid with any other offers.
Expires 11/28/18.
With Purchase of Buffet
Must present coupon. Valid Monday-Friday.
Expires 11-28-18. New England Seafood
217 Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer, SC
1209 West Poinsett Street
864-469-7493 864-479-0555
Dine In • To Go • Catering MON-THUR 11:30-7:30 • FRI & SAT 11:30-9
Mon-Wed 11-2 • Thur-Sat 11-8 • Sun 11-3 Text LOBSTAH to 51660 for additional savings

A6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Ray D. DeYoung
Veteran
Ray Donald DeYoung,
82, passed away October
22, 2018.
A native
of Greenville
County, he was
a son of the
late George Washington
DeYoung and Ruth Annie
Christopher DeYoung, a
retired employee of Miche-
lin, member of Victor Bap-
tist Church and veteran of
the US Army Reserves. His
first wife was the late Euva
Lugenia Levi DeYoung.
Surviving are his wife,
Patricia Ann Carter
DeYoung of the home; two
sons and daughter-in-law,
Joey and Pamela DeYoung
and Roger David DeYoung
all of Greer; one daughter,
Janet Melissa DeYoung of
Greenville; one brother,
Jewel DeYoung of Greer;
seven grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grand-
child.
Funeral services will be
held 3 p.m. Wednesday,
October 24, 2018 at Victor
Baptist Church, conducted
by Rev. Ken Vickery. Buri-
al will follow in Hillcrest
Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be
Christopher DeYoung,
Derek DeYoung, Joshua
DeYoung, Bill Schmidt,
Brian Hampton and Derek
Logan.
Honorary escort will be
the Men’s Bible Sunday
School Class of Victor Bap-
tist Church.
Visitation will be held
1-2:45 p.m. Wednesday
at the church prior to the
service.
The family is at their re-
spective homes.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Ali Reece
 
Alison Mackenzie Re-
ece, 24, passed away on
Friday, October 19, 2018.
She was the daughter of
David L. Reece and Janice
Reece-Douglas and her
husband, Keith Douglas.
She previously attended
USC-Upstate and Green-
ville Tech, as a nursing
student.    pending,
Alison and the late Cody
Ray Anthony Kovach have
a son, Kohyn James Ko-
vach. She is also survived
by a brother, David Chad
Reece.
 
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 23, 2018 at Strib-
ling Funeral Home Chap-
el. The family received
friends from 1-2 p.m.
prior to the service. Inter-
ment will be at Woodlawn
Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be
made at www.striblingfu-
neralhome.net.
Edith ‘Edie’ H. Wood
Mary Edith “Edie” Holt
Wood, 76, widow of Mil-
ton Eugene “Gene” Wood,
resident of Greer, SC, died
Friday, October 19, 2018
at Greenville Memorial
Hospital.
A native of the Beech
Creek Community in
Wayne County, Tennessee,
she was a daughter of the
late Grady Elmer Holt and
Velma Viola Davis Holt, a
graduate of Frank Hughes
High School 1960, a sur-
gical technician, owner of
Edie’s Florist, a retiree of
Sagem Lucas, a Christian
and member of Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are four sons,
Jeff and Eric Wood both
of Greer, Greg Deese of
Charleston and Brian
Deese of Waynesboro,
Tennessee; one brother,
Elmer Holt of Greer, SC;
five grandchildren, Jenni-
fer Wood, Jeffrey Wood,
Parker Wood, Dylan Wood
and Spencer Deese; and
two great-grandchildren,
Hunter Deese and Mat-
thew Deese.
She was also prede-
ceased by sisters, Lena
Evelyn Holt and Vera Irene
Holt.
Funeral services were
held 4 p.m. Sunday, Octo-
ber 21, 2018 at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church, con-
ducted by Rev. Todd John-
son. Burial followed in the
Mountain View Cemetery.
Visitation was held 2:30-
3:45 p.m. Sunday at the
church prior to the ser-
vice.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials made be
made to Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church, 1002 S.
Buncombe Road, Greer, SC
29651.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
OBITUARIES
Deadline: Noon Tuesday
Cost: $60 without photo;
$75 to include 1-column
black and white photo
Email:
obits@greercitizen.com
Mail or drop-off in person:
The Greer Citizen
317 Trade Street
Greer, SC 29651
Questions: Call 877-2076.
Obituaries
The Greer Citizen
PROMISE: Family spreading hope after tragic loss
FROM PAGE ONE
various acts of kindness
during her first 12 years
of life, she discovered a
new way to share after
her diagnosis when one
of her nurses, Pam Wro-
bel, gave her a pillowcase
with a hand-drawn angel
on it. Bella received com-
fort from the gesture and
believed that other chil-
dren undergoing chemo-
therapy would as well.
“When she first told me
(that she wanted to create
a non-profit), I told Bella
there’s no way. We can’t
do this. She was so sick I
honestly didn’t even know
many nights if she would
make it to the next day,”
Brenda said. “So when she
came up with this idea and
I told her no, she was very
upset and she was ada-
mant. She said, ‘No. God
will help us. We are going
to do this.’ So I’m like, ‘OK
Bella,’ and that’s how it
started.”
In April 2017, Bella be-
gan her Angels of Hope
mission, collecting Ameri-
can Girl dolls, small gifts,
gift cards, and comfort
items to fill pillowcases to
share with other patients.
Since then, more than
$10,000 worth of items
have been donated, chil-
dren from four states have
been served, and more
than 300 children and
their families have been
impacted.
The goal was so import-
ant to Bella that during
a personal conversation
with her mother, she
asked Brenda to promise
to continue the charity if
anything happened to her.
“That moment when I
promised Bella, when she
told me this, and I saw
how important it was to
her…It’s like this was her
journey. This was meant
to be. This was her pur-
pose from God, and I have
to continue that legacy,”
Brenda said.
“That’s the only way I
can go on and survive.
Bella felt the weight of the
world on her shoulders
many times through all of
this and now I feel it be-
cause I know the need out
there. And of course we all
want a cure, but we don’t
see immediate need with a
cure, but there’s immedi-
ate need in other ways and
giving these children hope
through gifts, through
love, through prayer, this
is the impact that Bella
wanted to make and that
I know we can continue to
make.”
PROMISE FULFILLED
Since Bella’s passing on
April 6, 2018, Brenda’s
days have been filled–
meeting with lawyers, ac-
countants, chaplains, phil-
anthropic groups, and web
designers as she initiated
the task of turning her
daughter’s charity into a
registered non-profit.
Finally, with the 501c3
status applied for and
AngelHeartof-
Hope.org officially
launched last week, shar-
ing Bella’s story and offer-
ing the community ways
to continue her vision.
Bob and Ann Turner
of 4Foursite Marketing
helped create the site.
“They are the ones who
thought about turning it
into a ministry. Bella was
all about sharing hope,
so they felt like the hope
was so important. Hope
can mean so many things.
It can mean a gift. It can
mean prayer. They wanted
to go out on that realm.
And that’s why they felt
with the ministry, we can
reach and impact so many
more lives,” Brenda said.
The site’s goal is three-
fold.
The “Angel” aspect in-
troduces Bella’s story of
inspiration and giving
back to others.
The “Heart” compo-
nent outlines programs of
need to help children with
life-threatening illnesses
and their families.
The “Hope” element of-
fers a prayer ministry for
those in need.
Among the “Heart”
needs is the continued Pil-
lowcase Program. Angel
Heart of Hope can receive
donations of the cases,
large gifts like Legos and
stuffed animals, Ameri-
can Girl dolls, gift cards
for teen patients such as
iTunes, xbox, etc., and
even small gift cards such
as Dunkin’ Donuts or Star-
bucks for the families.
Wrobel still plans to per-
sonally draw angels on
the gift-filled cases as she
Oct. 24,
is able. Brenda 2018to-
hopes
partner with Project Hope
Foundation to imprint the
cases as demand increas-
es.
Secondly, the website
seeks to provide spiritual
books to the Children’s
Hospital Neonatal Inten-
sive Care Unit through an
Angel Book Program.
“The chaplain at Green-
ville Hospital System
contacted us about that
because he knew of Bel-
la’s faith and ministry
to others,” Brenda said.
“This will be one way that
(mothers) will be able to
bond with (their children)
through prayer, through
reading and through these
children’s books, the Bi-
ble…biblical messages.
That’s what we want to go
ahead and get across.”
Brenda knows her
daughter would be
pleased.
“I can tell you for sure
that I feel the joy in my
home. I truly can feel her
spiritual presence through
all of this,” she said. “I feel
so much more at peace in
knowing that these things
are coming to fruition
which she wanted to see
happen.”
A recent delivery of
donated American Girl
dolls provided even fur-
ther proof. Brenda was
able to purchase 52 dolls
(10 donated to Children’s
Cancer Partners in Spar-
tanburg, 10 to Cleveland
Clinic in Ohio, 20 to GHS,
and two to the upcoming
Skyla Strong fundraiser).
When the second delivery
came, she found the smi-
ley face balloon that she
keeps inflated in her home
as a reminder of her lively
daughter not in its usual
room, but floating beside
the box.
“It was like she was so
happy…Somehow I feel
like God is allowing her
Riverside bands
to pay tribute to
Bella in concert
BY JULIE HOLCOMBE
STAFF WRITER
Another goal inspired by
Bella Muntean is coming to
fruition next week.
The Riverside High and
Middle School bands will
perform a piece commis-
sioned in her honor on Tues-
day, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in the
high school auditorium.
A flutist for the Pride of Riv-
erside high school marching
band, Bella studied under
Kevin Styles in middle school
and later Kris Bence.
A gofundme initiative be-
gun a month after Bella’s
death sought to raise $4,000
to have Joshua Hinkel com-
pose the piece that would
later be made available to
other high school bands, fur-
ther spreading Bella’s story.
“The piece that was com-
posed turned out incredibly
well. It represents and em-
bodies Bella’s spirit and ‘Un-
wavering Heart’ and I could
The
notGreer
be moreCitizen
pleased with
presence with the balloon
for me to see this and to
know that she’s every-
where,” Brenda said.
NOT GOD’S FAULT
Beyond the tangible gifts
that Bella enjoyed sharing,
she also wanted to let oth-
ers know about her faith.
She took confirmation
classes just nine months
before her diagnosis.
“For a child to look at
the mother and say, ‘Ma,
this isn’t God’s fault’…For
those to be the first words
out of her mouth, she nev-
er blamed God. Her faith
was such an inspiration
for so many all over the
world, and I know it will
continue to be,” Brenda
said.
After church following
the celebration service of
Bella’s life, pastors dis-
played a global map show-
ing all of the different
countries where the live
service was viewed–among
them, China, Japan, Aus-
tralia, several European
countries, and Brazil.
“The pastors told me
that in their lifetime, they
would never be able to im-
pact the people that Bella
has, and that is just going
to keep growing. We’ll nev-
er know the magnitude,
but it is so inspiring and
humbling to hear that,
because as a parent you
just never imagine that
this is where your child’s
journey will go or what it
was meant to be, but I am
so grateful,” Brenda said.
“Even though I’m sad ev-
eryday for her loss, I know
that she’s saving lives for
eternity and that’s what’s
important.”
While awaiting 501c3
status, Bella Muntean-An-
gel Heart of Hope Minis-
try is allowed to accept
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
TRIBUTE CONCERT  |
What: RHS/RMS bands
in concert
When: Tuesday, Oct. 30,
7 p.m.
Where: Riverside High
School Auditorium
Admission: Free
the result,” said Bence, River-
side High Director of Bands.
Bella’s parents will be in at-
tendance to hear the perfor-
mance that will conclude the
concert that also serves as a
recruiting concert for 7th and
8th grade band students. Ad-
mission is free.
“The piece is uplifting and
moving. There are times of
spirited rhythms and moving
lines, as well as times of sad-
ness and mourning,” Bence
said. “I feel incredibly proud
when the band is playing the
piece. They are putting all of
their emotion and soul in to
making this music represent
her well.”
material donations of pil-
lowcases, children’s gifts,
books and gift cards.
For more information,
visit angelheartofhope.org
or email Brenda at bren-
da@angelheartofhope.org.
jholcombe@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
In Loving Memory
of
Mrs. M.L.
“Mag” Terry
Happy
95th Birthday
On life’s journey, birthdays come and go
When you transitioned to Heaven
The hurt I felt only God knows
Days are long and some nights
are sleepless
On God’s watch it was your time to go
Living here on Earth will be no more
I love and miss you as I grieve
I know that you’re in Heaven at peace
With no heartaches
and struggles to endure
There’s no doubt Heaven
was your destiny for sure
So keep on singing
in that Heavenly Choir
A song filled with beauty
and day to day grace
You are singing as you see God
face to face
God gives every person
their own unique song
It played your entire life long
A song that is heard in the heart
loud and clear
A song, if we listen we’ll always hear
I celebrate your birthday
through the song you lived
The love that you gave from the start
That love will forever abide
within my heart
Love and miss you,
Your son Jim
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 PAGE LABEL THE GREER CITIZEN A7

New Trinity Baptist Church

2OG6SDUWDQEXUJ+LJKZD\‡:HOOIRUG

879-2913 Northwood Baptist Church 888 Ansel School Road • Greer

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Northwood Baptist Church Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
Need Help
Open House
Glad Tidings Tabernacle 888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417 301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150
100 O’Neal Road, Greer • 561-7174 O’Neal Baptist Church Liberty United Methodist Church
Starting a New Covenant Fellowship 3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930 4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142
2425 Racing Rd., Greer • 848-4521 Pelham First Baptist Church Memorial United Methodist Church
Business? Trinity Fellowship Church 2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032 201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-0419 People’s Baptist Church Mountain View UMC

HEARING Retired CPA

417 S. Buncombe Rd.
Call Paul Lister
Suite 7C
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville • 244-6011

BAPTIST
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926

IONS 864-630-6625
Greer, SC 29650
Abner Creek Baptist Church
2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604
Airport Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850
Providence Baptist Church Victor United Methodist Church
, Nov. 9,PRACTICAL
2011 Apalache Baptist
1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012 2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
12 noon, and 2HEARING
Bible Baptist Church
p.m. 6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-7003 2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 921-3557
Zoar United Methodist Church
SOLUTIONS Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer • 895-5787 1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400 1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758
d Get Straight Unbiased
The Plaza Answers BridgePointe
3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-8090
Southside Baptist Church

417 S. Buncombe Road 600 Bridge Rd., Taylors • 244-2774 410 S. Main St., Greer • 421-5686 PRESBYTERIAN
St. John’s Baptist Church Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
Jim Swiger H.I.S. Burnsview Baptist Church
HEARING Greer, SC 29650 9690 Reidville Rd., Greer • 879-4006 2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
Calvary Baptist
AID Jim SCSwiger DHEC #412 101 Calvary St., Greer • 877-9759 445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181 1200 Devenger Rd., Greer • 268-7652
Blue Cross Blue Calvary Baptist Taylors First Baptist Church Fellowship Presbyterian Church
REPAIR Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist
Shield
SC DHEC #412 108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092 200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535
United Family Ministries
1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 877-3267
First Presbyterian Church
Blue Cross Blue&Shield
Humana Calvary Hill Baptist
ALL MAKES & Humana
100 Edward Rd., Lyman 13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235
Victor Baptist
100 School St., Greer • 877-3612
Calvary Road Baptist Church Fulton Presbyterian Church
238-4754 Free
se call for appointment. Hearing
108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190

269-1007 Tests
r 281-1092 1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors 3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510 OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Cedar Grove Baptist Church Welcome Home Baptist Church Agape House 900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 329-7491

CL
109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216 1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer • 901-7674 Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
Community Baptist Church 427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville • 281-0015
642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500 CATHOLIC Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal Holiness

arolinaHampton
4389 Wade
Blvd.
Double Springs Baptist Church
3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church

T
CHURCH OF CHRIST 1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville • 283-0639
awn Taylors
4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461
El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 322-6847
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan • 266-4269
864-292-1842 • 879-2913 Calvary Chapel of Greer

& ractor
Emmanuel Baptist Church 3315 Brushy Creek Rd. • Greer • 877-8090
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121 CHURCH OF GOD Christ Fellowship
Enoree Fork Baptist Church Church of God - Greer 343 Hampton Rd., Greer • 879-8446
For information 100 Enoree Circle, Greer • 268-4385 500 Trade St., Greer • 877-0374 Christian Heritage Church
about advertising Fairview Baptist Church Church of God of Prophecy 900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288
on this page, 1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881 2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329 Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325
call 864-877-2076. First Baptist Church Eastside Worship Center Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253 601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523 El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474
Freedom Fellowship O’Neal Church of God Faith Family Church
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 631-1336 3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273 3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207
Friendship Baptist Church Pelham Church of God of Prophecy Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746 139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528 Harmony Fellowship Church
Good News Baptist Church 468 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 877-8287
301 McCall St. • Greer
Praise Cathedral Church of God
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289 3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 879-4878 Harvest Christian Church
Grace Baptist Church 2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877

848-5500 760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519

Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2913
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
DILL CREEK COMMONS 111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206
1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
864-848-5222 Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
Greer
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville •288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer • 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer • 877-5876
Saints Peter and Paul Ev. Lutheran
400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue • Greer • 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
1846 Old Hwy. 14S • 877-2442
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman • 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0544
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. • 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. • Duncan • 426-4933
Shekhinah Kind Glory Church
600 N. Main St., Greer • 655-4545
Springwell Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299
St. Andrews Anglican Church

QF
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771 105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066
Maple Creek Baptist Church www.standrewupstate.com

UALITY
609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791
Memorial Drive Baptist Church
OODS
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334
508 North Main St. • 877-4043 New Hope Baptist Church
7 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat. 561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer • 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727
Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)
P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer • 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer • 877-3981
Vine Worship Center
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-8175

A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
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.)
DUI
Nikia Jovon Allen, 28, of
Taylors has been charged
with driving under the in-
fluence (first offense) and
driving under suspension
(third offense).
According to an incident
report, on Oct. 12, an of-
ficer was conducting rou-
tine patrol on Hampton
Road when he noticed a
silver vehicle traveling on
Hampton Road and turn
onto Arlington Road head-
ing towards Line St.
The driver of the vehicle
turned on his right turn
signal then quickly turned
it off.
The driver attempted to
turn into The Companion
at Arlington apartment
complex then struck the
curb before finally turning
in. The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and spoke with the driver
later identified as Nikia
Allen.
Allen stated that he was
not from the area and that
he did not have a driver’s
license.
Allen stated that his li-
cense had been suspended
and that he was just giving
the passenger a ride home
since she had been drink-
ing.
Allen stated that himself
and the passenger had just
left a night club in Green-
ville, where the passenger
had too much to drink.
The officer asked Al-
len to step out of the car,
and a strong odor of an
alcoholic beverage was
detected coming from his
person.
The officer asked Allen
how much he had to drink
tonight to which he stat-
ed that he had two beers
about an hour ago.
Allen was asked if he
had any medical problems
that could prevent him
from completing standard
field sobriety tests, to
which he stated, “no.”
After the test, the officer
asked Allen if he thought
he should be driving, and
he stated no.
The officer asked Allen
how much he had to drink
again; he stated he had
two 12oz beers approxi-
mately an hour ago.
The officer placed Allen
in restraints and escorted
him to the Greer City Jail
without incident.
Once at Greer City Jail,
Allen provided a breath
sample of a 0.03.
Allen admitted to smok-
ing marijuana frequently
but stated that he had not
used any that day.
Allen was issued a cita-
tion for driving under the
influence first offense.
Allen was also found to
have two prior convictions
for driving under suspen-
sion within the last five
years and was issued a
citation for driving under
suspension third offense.
MARIJUANA POSSESSION
Cameron Deandre
Woodruff, 19, of Greer has
been charged with posses-
sion of marijuana second
offense, and Katlyn Marie
Skinner, 18, of Wellford
has been charged with
L’INCANTO: Opening in a few weeks
FROM PAGE ONE
with these issues we came
to realize that because of
these limitations we could
not add ‘Charm’ so we be-
gan a search for a new lo-
cation.”
L’Incanto will be locat-
ed in the former Rivera’s
site at 117 E. Poinsett St.,
Greer.
“The best thing about
the decision to move has
to do with the people
of Greer,” the Echever-
ris posted. “The Mayor,
Chamber of Commerce
and Development part-
ners, other entrepreneurs
have all welcomed us in
joining the community.”
Police and Fire
possession of marijuana
first offense.
According to an incident
report, on Oct. 11 at 1:50
a.m., an officer was on pa-
trol in the area of E. Wade
Hampton Blvd. and High-
way 80.
As the officer ap-
proached the 7 Eleven
gas station, a Dodge Dart
turned into the parking
lot from E. Wade Hampton
Blvd.
A pick up truck in lane
one then turned right
from lane one directly into
the parking lot behind the
Dodge without yielding.
The officer activated his
blue lights to conduct a
traffic stop on the truck.
As the officer did so, he
noticed the two occupants
of the Dodge had gotten
out of the car and started
to walk toward the gas sta-
tion.
When they saw the po-
lice vehicle pulling in, both
quickly got back into the
car and began backing out
of the parking space.
As the car drove past
the officer in reverse, he
noticed the odor of mar-
ijuana coming from the
vehicle, and the officer de-
tained the Dodge and its
occupants, Katlyn Skinner
and Cameron Woodruff.
The driver of the truck
was released on scene
with a warning.
While searching Wood-
ruff, the officer asked
Woodruff about any mar-
ijuana in the car.
Woodruff said there was
“like 10 grams.”
A probable cause search
of the Dodge was conduct-
ed and 9.37 grams of mar-
ijuana was located in the
passenger side door panel.
Woodruff has been sit-
ting in the passenger seat.
Woodruff was placed
under arrest for posses-
sion of marijuana.
After Woodruff was
handcuffed, Skinner be-
came irate and stated that
the marijuana was hers,
and Woodruff should not
be arrested.
The odor of marijuana
was very strong inside the
Dodge, such that any oc-
cupant would be aware of
its presence.
Additionally, Skinner
explicitly stated she pos-
sessed the marijuana and
was the registered owner
of the Dodge.
Woodruff also demon-
strated constructive pos-
session of the marijuana
because it was located
in the door pocket of the
passenger side door where
he had been sitting, and
which was out of reach
of Skinner in the driver’s
seat.
Woodruff also knew the
approximate weight of the
marijuana.
Skinner was also placed
under arrest for posses-
sion of marijuana.
The officer found Wood-
ruff had a prior conviction
with Greer PD on Feb. 28,
2018, and with Greenville
PD on Jan. 24, 2018.
The Dodge was towed by
Three Sons Towing.
PUBLIC DRUNK
Douglas Bernard Mack,
Jr., 27, of Greer has been
charged with public drunk.
According to an incident
report, on Oct. 11 around
2 p.m., an officer arrived
at 910 N. Main St. (Classic
Barber and Shave), in ref-
erence to an intoxicated
person sitting in front of
the business.
The complainant called
police because a male sub-
ject was sitting in front of
the business and acting in
an intoxicated manner.
Upon arrival, the offi-
cer made contact with
“We were offered an
amazing historic location
in downtown Greer that
is easy to get to from the
North and South,” they
said. “Greer itself is un-
dergoing a redevelopment
project that will add park-
ing and a walkable down-
town areas for visitors and
residents.”
Da Vinci’s opened in
2013.
“Our goal was to deliver
the highest quality Italian
culinary experience using
the the freshest ingre-
dients and always made
to order,” the Echeverris
said. “We have been priv-
ileged to serve you in that
endeavor, and our hard
The Greer Citizen
the subject, identified as
Douglas Mack Jr., who was
sitting on the steps of the
business.
There was a strong odor
of alcohol coming from
his person, and there was
a red beverage in a styro-
foam cup next to Mack.
Mack said he was waiting
on his turn to get a hair-
cut, and when asked about
the beverage, he said it
was just “fruit punch.”
There was a Spinx plas-
tic bag by Mack’s feet that
was covered in the red liq-
uid.
The officer asked Mack
if he could look through
the bag, and he consented.
Inside the bag was an
empty can of four loco
red, which is an alcoholic
beverage.
There was a small
amount of liquid left in
the can that matched the
appearance of the liquid in
the cup.
Mack denied that he had
been drinking four loco
and also denied being un-
der the influence.
The officer asked Mack
if he would perform any
sobriety tests, and he de-
clined.
Based on the odor of
alcohol coming from his
person, and his slurred
speech and delayed re-
sponses, the officer de-
termined that Mack was
drunk in public and placed
him under arrest.
After placing Mack in-
side the patrol car, the of-
ficer further inspected the
red drink inside the styro-
foam cup.
It smelled strongly of
alcohol, so it was photo-
graphed next to the empty
can and then disposed of.
Mack was transported to
the Greer City Jail where
the officer issued him a
citation for Public Drunk.
METH POSSESSION
Steven Anthony Spivey,
48, of Travelers Rest has
been charged with pos-
session of meth (first of-
fense) and possession of
prescription pills without
prescription.
According to an incident
report, on Oct. 11 around
11:42 p.m., while con-
ducting patrol on S. Suber
Road, the officer observed
a blue Honda traveling
down S. Suber with a bro-
ken tag light.
The tag on the vehicle
was also found to belong
on a 2003 Jeep.
The officer initiated a
traffic stop on the vehicle
and spoke with the driver
later identified as Steven
Spivey.
Before the officer could
tell Spivey why he was be-
ing stopped, he stated that
he knows that his tag is
messed up.
The officer asked Spiv-
ey for his driver’s license,
registration and proof of
insurance.
While Spivey was look-
ing for his driver’s license,
the officer asked him what
the tag for the vehicle had
come off of.
Spivey stated that he
took it off his Jeep and was
in the process of transfer-
ring it to the Honda.
Spivey then handed him
his license and the insur-
ance for the vehicle.
The officer again asked
Spivey for the registration
for the vehicle.
The officer observed
Spivey’s hand shaking,
and he appeared to be
more nervous beyond
what is normal on a traffic
stop.
Spivey also handed the
officer his voter registra-
tion ID instead of the vehi-
cle registration.
The officer asked Spivey
work has been substan-
tiated by dining awards
too numerous to mention
and an above average rat-
ing by you, our cherished
friends. For that we are
eternally grateful.”
During the next few
weeks, renovations will be
completed in Greer with
an opening date yet to be
determined.
“If everything goes ac-
cording to plan, we will
be opening in the next
few weeks,” the post said.
“In the meantime, we will
leave this site open and
keep you posted on our
progress.”
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
if there was anything in
the vehicle that was illegal,
and he stated no.
The officer asked Spivey
to step out of the car along
with the passenger.
The officer asked Spivey
for consent to search the
vehicle to which he agreed;
he also filled out a vehicle
consent to search form.
During the search of the
vehicle in the dash, the of-
ficer located a small clear
bag.
Inside the bag was a
white crystal substance
that he recognized from
his training and experi-
ence to be methamphet-
amine.
Also located in the car
was several bags of hypo-
dermic needles located in
a broken part of the ve-
hicle’s console near the
emergency brake.
There were also several
book bags in the vehicle
containing more bags of
needles a swell as numer-
ous coloring books and
coloring pencils as well as
a grinder for marijuana.
Inside the center con-
sole of the vehicle was a
tan pill contained labeled
as Gabapentin, prescribed
to a Jennifer Holt that con-
tained 90 white capsules.
As the officer was
searching the vehicle,
Spivey told him that he
was diabetic and that he
uses the needles for his
insulin.
Spivey stated that he
was a type “A” diabetic
which there is no such
thing.
The officer informed
Spivey of what he had
found in the vehicle and
asked him if he was really
diabetic.
Spivey stated that he
was not diabetic and had
last used meth two days
ago.
The officer asked Spiv-
ey about the pills in the
car to which he stated he
was just waiting to return
them to a friend.
The officer asked Spiv-
ey if the Meth or anything
else in the vehicle could
be from the passenger to
which he stated that it was
his.
The officer asked Spiv-
ey why he had lied about
being diabetic to which
he stated that he was just
nervous.
Spivey was placed in re-
straints, and the Honda
was towed by Thompsons
Towing.
Spivey was transferred
to the Greer City Jail with-
out incident.
PUBLIC DRUNK
Mark S. Browning, 58,
of Greer has been charged
with public drunk.
According to an inci-
dent report, on Oct. 10 at
1 p.m., an officer arrived
at 1210 W. Wade Hampton
Blvd in reference to an un-
responsive individual lay-
ing on the ground.
Upon arrival, the offi-
cer made contact with the
subject, identified as Mark
Browning, who had been
woke by EMS just prior to
the officer’s arrival.
There was a strong odor
of alcohol coming from
Browning’s person and
next to him was a 42 oz.
Icehouse beer that was
still cold to the touch.
Browning admitted to
the beer belonging to him.
The officer asked
Browning if he would per-
form a sobriety test, and
he agreed.
The officer determined
Browning was impaired,
placed him under arrest
for public drunk, trans-
ported Browning to the
Greer City Jail and issued
him a citation.
$25Gift
$25 GiftCertificate
Certificate
Sign
Signup
upasasaapreferred
preferredcustomer
&&receive a $25 gift certificate
receive a $25 gift certificate
towards
towardsyour
yourcurrent
currentorder.
Christina BuChheit
Christina BuChheit
864-706-1070
864-706-1070
Product Website: cbuchheit.myrandf.com
Product Website: cbuchheit.myrandf.com
SCPA President Jim Newsome signed the banner, which
was revealed during the five-year anniversary.
PORT: Expanding 30
acres to increase volume
FROM PAGE ONE
facilitate our growing
economy,” said Governor
Henry McMaster. “We con-
tinue to set records in ex-
port sales because compa-
nies know that when they
invest in South Carolina
and decide to do business
here, they’re going to get
an elite workforce and an
unparalleled ports system
that can meet every need
they may have.”
The Greer facility is
linked to the Port of
Charleston by the Norfolk
Southern main rail line
that provides overnight
service between Charles-
ton and the Upstate, which
extends SCPA’s reach 212
miles inland.
“Norfolk Southern val-
ues the strong partnership
we have with the South
Carolina Ports Authority,
including the South Caro-
lina Inland Port, which has
evolved into a strategic
transportation hub,” said
James A. Squires, Norfolk
Southern, Chairman, Pres-
ident and CEO. “Today,
this key facility provides
a unique and sustainable
logistics model that sup-
ports economic and busi-
ness growth throughout
the region.”
Inland Port Greer op-
erates 24 hours per day,
seven days a week to serve
the supply chain needs of
SCPA’s customers.
“Since opening in Octo-
ber of 2013, Inland Port
Greer has served as a mod-
el of what can be achieved
through public-private
partnerships,” Squires
said. “This port has be-
come an economic driver
for the state of South Car-
olina and for our compa-
ny, Norfolk Southern, sup-
porting growth and jobs
and offering businesses
across the region cost-ef-
ficient transportation and
environmentally-friendly
rail service.”
“In short, Greer has
helped transform the rail
transportation network
across the Upstate and
strengthened the eco-
nomic competitiveness of
the entire state of South
Carolina,” he said. “The
port launched with BMW
as the anchor tenant. The
port provided BMW a more
seamless connection of in-
bound automotive parts
and final distribution of
finished vehicles both
for export and for North
American distribution as
well, but that was just the
beginning; the Inland Port
has evolved into a strate-
gic transportation hub for
all sorts of businesses.”
Companies such as Adi-
das, Michelin, John Deere
and Eastman Chemical are
customer
order.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
participants of the port.
“And so what we now
have is an efficient, sus-
tainable, logistics hub that
supports manufacturing
throughout this region,
increases the capacity for
logistics growth here in
the Upstate and improves
the freight transportation
network all throughout
South Carolina,” Squires
said. “At the same time,
the Inland Port supports
growing traffic flows
for imports and exports
throughout the state and
again the region. That’s
what makes Inland Port
Greer a resounding suc-
cess. Norfolk Southern
values the strong partner-
ship we have with the port
authority and the state
that has culminated in this
unique supply chain, and
we will remain invested in
the success of this venture
well into the future.”
The facility is positioned
along the I-85 corridor –
the fastest-growing part of
the region – between the
key markets of Charlotte
and Atlanta, and provides
market access to more
than 94 million consum-
ers within a one-day truck
trip.
“The Inland Port has
been a valuable partner
for BMW. They have han-
dled over 180,000 contain-
ers for us over the past
five years and created a
much more efficient sys-
tem for moving container-
ized product to and from
the Port of Charleston,”
said Max Metcalf, BMW
Manufacturing, Manager,
Government and Commu-
nity Relations. “This suc-
cess is likely replicated for
suppliers and numerous
other companies that use
this facility.”
“This diversification of
infrastructure in the re-
gion and what Norfolk
Southern has brought to
the table with the Ports
Authority has been a true
catalyst for our business
growth over the last five
years or more,” Metcalf
said.
Approximately 22 per-
cent of SCPA’s containers
move by rail, and inter-
modal volume has seen
staggering growth of 180
percent since 2011. With
the tremendous success
of Inland Port Greer, SCPA
decided to open a second
intermodal facility, Inland
Port Dillon, in April.
“We’re pretty restless at
the port,” Newsome said.
“We want to grow further.”
“We have about 40 acres
under operation here,” he
said. “Our plan is to ex-
pand this facility by im-
proving another 30 acres
or so to further enable us
to increase the volume.”

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 
Players
chosen
for
Shrine
Bowl
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Dre Williams and Quack
Cohen will represent Greer
at the 2018 Shrine Bowl of
the Carolinas this Decem-
ber.
The Greer High seniors
will be joined by Byrnes
linebacker Deandre Cor-
nish, representing South
Carolina in the All-Star
game.
The game, set for Dec.
15 at Gibbs Stadium in
Spartanburg, features 88
top high school football
players from North and
South Carolina, raising
money for Shriners Hos-
pitals around the country.
Rosters for the North
South All-Star Game were
also released on Monday.
Byrnes wide receiver Ben
Henson and Greer’s Kyle
Schneider will represent
the Upstate in the contest,
set for Saturday, Dec. 15 at
Coastal Carolina’s Brooks
Stadium in Myrtle Beach.
Rebels
come
from
behind
To snag
region win
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
A late-game pick six
gave the Rebels their fifth
region win of the season,
as Byrnes topped Hillcrest
42-35 on the road last Fri-
day.
The Rebels were trailing
21-19 heading into the
fourth quarter.
After another Rams
score, the Byrnes offense
got to work, scoring three
touchdowns in the final
period.
Brayden Blackmon
punched one in from a
yard out, Lawrence Scott
hooked up with BJ Peake
for a 34 yard touchdown
SEE REBELS | B2
Local golfer to compete internationally
BY STAN OLENICK
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
It had been a frustrat-
ing summer on the golf
course for Derrick Oyer-
vides. The Greer golfer
has played well, but was
not able to cash in with
a victory.
Oyervides was the
runner-up at the Great-
er Greer Open and had
third place finishes at
The Budweiser and the
Greenville County Ama-
teur.
While he didn’t win any
local tournaments, he
ended the summer with
a bigger win than any-
thing he entered before
the end of August.
Oyervides topped more
than 3,100 golfers to win
the Gross Division title at
the Myrtle Beach World
Amateur.
“I played well, but I
didn’t have any expec-
tations that I would win
the whole thing,” he said.
“When you think about
all the golfers, it is pretty
amazing,” he said.
The tournament is pro-
moted as the largest am-
The Greer defense gave up 28 points, but held strong in the fourth quarter to secure a region championship.
Greer wins region crown
After
Williams’
big night
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Dre Williams put East-
side’s Homecoming in
the shade Friday night
when he led Greer to a
59-28 victory to clinch
the Region II 4-A champi-
onship.
The spotlight was on
the senior running back
who turned in one of the
brightest performances
in Yellow Jackets football
history with five touch-
downs on 353 all-pur-
pose yards.
Williams more than
overcame the loss of
Head Coach Will Young
who was serving a one-
game suspension after
having been ejected from
the jayvee contest on
Thursday night.
“We just roll with the
punches,” declared Erie
Williams, who stepped
up as head coach earlier
in the day. “We had put
in a good week of prac-
tice, and felt we had a
good chance to win if we
could contain Eastside.
They have a power of-
fense, but we were able
to make some adjust-
ments and stop them a
few times.”
Young said later that
since Williams is the
head jayvee coach “he is
familiar with running a
game, and he handled it
well. You don’t want to
mess with the operation
by moving the offensive
or defensive coordinator
out of the press box and
having them do some-
thing different.”
Derrick Oyervides won the Gross Division title at the
Myrtle Beach World Amateur recently.
ateur event in the world.
Oyervides played on
three different courses
at Myrtle Beach.  fun,” he said.
“It is a pretty amazing
tournament. It is a great
Sports
The Greer Citizen
He pointed out that
the Greer High coaching
staff “has been together
a long time, 15-20 years
for most of us, so we
can handle a little hiccup
here and there. And our
kids maintained their
composure, especial-
ly when there are some
antics at the end of the
game, so maybe they
learned something from
their head coach.”
After missing the game
in person, Young has
watched the film sever-
al times. “I was not sur-
prised by how well our
kids performed, and I
think they are excited
about it, especially about
winning the region,” he
said.
Noting that Dre Wil-
liams had “a phenomenal
game on offense and spe-
cial teams,” Young said,
“I was pleased because
he did a much better
job without the ball, like
pass protection blocking
and carrying out fakes.
He has been focusing on
that.”
“Matt Huff continues
to play well, and the of-
fensive line had its best
game. Miller DeArmond
continues to amaze peo-
ple with his pass catch-
ing. Edwin Sales had a
good night kicking all of
our extra points and a
34-yard field goal.
“Our kids played hard
on defense, although we
had some missed assign-
ments and missed tack-
les that cost us several
times,” Young conclud-
ed.
Dre Williams scored
the first two times he
touched the ball to stake
the Yellow Jackets to a
14-0 lead. Running from
the “Wildcat” formation,
Williams shot through
the middle on a 24-yard
SEE GREER | B2
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
week of golf and I have
played in it a few times
before and it has been
Each of the division
winners, net and gross,
Dre Williams had a stellar night, scoring five touchdowns
for the Jackets against Eastside.
Jackets to host
rival Blue Ridge
BY LELAND BURCH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
The only prize will be
bragging rights when
Greer and Blue Ridge
clash on the gridiron at
Dooley Field this Friday
night at 7:30.
Sometimes this annual
match carries the added
bonus of a conference
title or playoff berth on
the line, but those goals
have been decided since
the Yellow Jackets, 8-1
overall, clinched the Re-
gion II championship
last week. Blue Ridge, 1-8
overall, will wrap up a re-
‘I played well, but I didn’t have any
expectations that I would win the whole
thing.’
won a trip to play in an-
other very big golf tour-
nament.
Oyervides will travel to
China for an Internation-
al tournament, which is a
much bigger prize than a
gift certificate he might
have won for a good fin-
ish.
He will compete against
golfers from all over
the world in the Hainan
Amateur at the Ancient
Saltern Golf Club near
Shanghai.
Oyervides shot an even
par first round, was one
over par in the second
round and carded a 76 in
the third round.
In one of the rounds he
played with Brian Katrek
one of the announcers
from the PGA Radio net-
work.
Because of the format,
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
building season that has
not gone as planned.
“This is still a big ri-
valry game, though,”
points out Greer Coach
Will Young. “Blue Ridge
may come in here as un-
derdogs, but they have
scrappy kids. They will
play harder against us
than anybody else. They
always have.”
Greer has the luxury
of being able to sharpen
aspects of its game to
get ready for the play-
offs that will not start
until Nov. 9th. The Yel-
low Jackets will host the
SEE JACKETS | B3
Derrick Oyervides
the number of golfers
and the three courses be-
ing used it wasn’t easy to
see how his scores mea-
sured up to the competi-
tion.
“I just played a good
round and then let them
figure it out. I did play
well and shooting a 4-un-
der 68 was a good way to
finish,” he said.
Oyervides four round
total of 289 was three
shots better than Bobby
Stiffler who finished sec-
ond in the gross division.
“I didn’t have a bogey
and it probably was the
best round of golf I have
played this year. Every-
thing seemed pretty easy
and I played smart,” he
said.
The Myrtle Beach event
not only won Oyervides
SEE OYERVIDES | B3
B
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
This is
Halloween
I
’ve never really celebrat-
ed Halloween.
Not because I have
some religious opposition
to it or I’m somewhat of a
curmudgeon, but because
this holiday doesn’t make
much sense.
We’ve come to accept
that on the last day of
October, we dress up in
funny costumes, eat can-
dy and celebrate fear.
Yep, you heard that
right. Candy, costumes
and fear. These things
have nothing to do with
one another.
Halloween has an identi-
ty problem.
Halloween can either
be an avenue for small
children to collect candy
and have a good time…
or it can be a holiday for
grown folks to celebrate
death. You can’t really
have it both ways.
Other holidays have
motives that are much
more clear.
Thanksgiving is about
stuffing your face with
food you’ll probably never
touch at any point in the
year. Think about it. When
was the last time you ate
a turkey? Thanksgiving,
right? These foods aren’t
apart of the average
American diet, yet once
a year, we eat them like
we’ll never see them
again. Personally, I’m all
for a holiday dedicated to
food. I spend most of my
life eating or preparing to
eat delicious things.
Having a 24-hour
window of judgment free
eating is a gift to all of
chubby folks.
Christmas: Christmas
has two meanings in our
culture, but they are dif-
ferent enough to coexist
well. You can do the Santa
Claus thing and make the
holiday about giving and
receiving gifts. Or you
can celebrate the birth of
Jesus and the implications
it has on Christian faith.
If you celebrate the
former, you’re really just
subsidizing the retail in-
dustry. You’re doing your
part to make sure the
economy gets the push it
needs to make it through
another fiscal year—buy-
ing friends and family
members gifts they won’t
be using in a few months.
The latter is actually
worth your time. Advent
can be a way to rejuvenate
the soul and give hope for
the coming year.
New Years: The most
depressing day of the year
made better by football
and Christmas leftovers.
It’s still a bummer though
because you’ve made
some sort of weight loss
commitment.
Valentines Day: Flowers
and candy for the wife.
Got it.
April fools: Lie to your
friends and family. Simple
enough.
Fourth of July: Fire-
works, America and hot
dogs. This might be the
most straight-forward
holiday of them all.
My point here is simple:
our culture has slipped
into some pretty dumb
traditions—not the least
of which is Halloween. I’m
all for celebrating fall and
carving pumpkins and
eating candy corn, but
organizing these things
under the banner of “Hal-
loween” is weird. Plus, any
holiday that gives a grown
person a reason to dress
up in a costume isn’t OK
with me.
If you’re an adult that
spent money on a cos-
tume this October, you
might want to do some
soul-searching.
Is there a reason you
are running from being
you?
Just eat the candy and
get ready for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Now, you’ll have to ex-
cuse me, I’m hungry.
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Weekly
Wrap
PLAYERS OF WEEK 9  |
DEFENSIVE
Joshua Byrd Byrnes
LINEMAN
Zy Webster Byrnes
OFFENSIVE
Dre Williams Greer
WEEK 10 GAMES  | PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Blue Ridge at Greer
Byrnes vs Boiling Springs
Eastside vs. Greenville
Riverside vs. Dorman
 |
WEEK 9 SCORES
Blue Ridge 18 TR 43
Byrnes 42 Hillcrest 35
Eastside 28 Greer 59
Riverside 7 Spartanburg 52
SCHEDULES/RECORD  |
BLUE RIDGE
Aug. 17..........0 Landrum 42
Aug. 31...........7 Chesnee 42
Sept. 7..........0 Chapman 42
Sept. 14.................13 TR 44
Sept. 21...........6 Vernon 34
Sept. 28............. 26 Berea 0
Oct. 5...........0 Greenville 50
Oct. 12..........22 Eastside 56
Oct. 19...................18 TR 43
Oct. 26................... at Greer
BYRNES
Aug. 17............. 39 Greer 26
Aug. 24. 41 Northwestern21
Aug. 31...... 17 Don Bosco 22
Sept. 14..............26 Spart 7
Sept. 21.........34 Gaffney 14
Sept. 28.......45 Riverside 20
Oct. 5............31 Mauldin 20
Oct. 12.......... 45 Dorman 31
Oct. 19.......... 42 Hillcrest 35
Oct. 26........ Boiling Springs
EASTSIDE
Aug. 17...... 22 Southside 18
Aug. 24........47 Riverside 21
Aug. 31...27 W. Hampton 21
Sept. 14.........33 Broome 28
Sept. 21...... 23 Chapman 49
Sept. 28................ 56 TR 55
Oct. 5................. 45 Berea 0
Oct. 12...... 56 Blue Ridge 22
Oct. 19.............. 28 Greer 59
Oct. 26................Greenville
GREER
Aug. 17........... 26 Byrnes 39
Aug. 24.. 37 Spartanburg 17
Aug. 31........48 Westside 14
Sept. 7............40 Mauldin 3
Sept. 14.. 42 Union County 7
Sept. 28..... 28 Greenville 20
Oct. 5...................... 58 TR 6
Oct. 12............... 51 Berea 0
Oct. 19...... 59 at Eastside 28
Oct. 26...............Blue Ridge
RIVERSIDE
Aug. 17....... 14 Trav. Rest 35
Aug. 24.........21 Eastside 47
Aug. 31........ 6 Southside 56
Sept. 14.0 Boiling Springs 51
Sept. 21........13 Mauldin 49
Sept. 28.......... 20 Byrnes 45
Oct. 5............ 19 Hillcrest 51
Oct. 12.......... 14 Gaffney 48
Oct. 19..... 7 Spartanburg 52
Oct. 26................... Dorman
PLAYERS OF WEEK 8
Eastside’s Alex Shirley and Max Louris were named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance
Players of the Week for Week 8. Pictured left to right are Chris Crist (Owens), Shirley,
Louris and Shane Lynn (Owens).
Greer’s Garrett Dill was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Defensive Player of
the Week for Week 8. Pictured left to right Chris Crist (Owens), coach Will Young, Dill and
Shane Lynn (Owens).
PLAYERS OF WEEK 9
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
JOSHUA
BYRD
BYRNES DL #23
JUNIOR
10 Tackles
2 Sacks
GREER: Holds on late to outlast Eastside and secure region title
FROM B1
the middle on a 24-yard
first down touchdown
run after Greer’s Garrett
Dill had recovered an
Eastside fumble on the
first play of the game. A
few minutes later, Wil-
liams returned an Eagles
punt 84 yards to the
house.
“Dre really works hard
and is capable of scoring
every time he touches
the ball,” Coach Williams
said. “I feel our offense
can keep moving the
chains, and we can score
on every series. We have
a really good offensive
line. Everything was good
tonight.”
EAGLES FIGHT BACK
Instead of collapsing,
Eastside fought back with
an 84 yard scoring drive.
Dawson Conrad entered
the game at quarterback
and promptly hooked up
with Max Louris on a pass
and run that covered 60
yards. Louris scored two
plays later on a 20-yard
run up the middle, and
Max Tiberghien booted
the extra point that cut
Greer’s lead to 14-7.
The Yellow Jackets got
the points back at the
end of the quarter when
Williams scored on a
14-yard dash. The short
drive began at the East-
side 46 yard line where
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
DRE
WILLIAMS
GREER RB #22
SENIOR
345 All Purpose Yards
5 Touchdowns
Greer’s defense stopped
an Eagle’s march on a
fourth-and-two attempt
for no gain. DeArmond
pulled in a 17-yard pass
from Huff to launch the
54-yard drive that put
the Yellow Jackets ahead
21-7 to start the second
period.
Eastside matched that
with a 77-yard touch-
down drive of 11 plays.
Quarterback Marshall
Skoloff returned to the
action and delivered a
21-yard touchdown pass
to Peyton Mangrum with
8:30 remaining in the
first half.
Greer stormed back to
expand the lead, cruising
81 yards to the end zone
in just six plays. Fresh-
man wide receiver Jaleel
Skinner got the points
when he reeled in a 28-
yard pass from Huff to
make it a 28-14 affair.
The Yellow Jackets ex-
panded the lead on their
next possession follow-
ing a short punt. Starting
at the Eastside 47 yard
line, Greer scored in six
plays. Huff capped the
drive with a 19-yard run.
Louris returned the en-
suing kickoff 56 yards
to the Greer 34-yard line
to keep the Eagles in the
game. From there, East-
side visited the end zone
again with a seven-play
touchdown drive. Amari
Elmore grabbed an eight-
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
LINEMAN
OF THE WEEK
ZY
WEBSTER
BYRNES DL #56
JUNIOR
12 Tackles
1 Tackle for Loss
yard touchdown pass
from Skoloff as the ping
pong-like match contin-
ued at 35-21.
Eastside’s ensuing
on-side kickoff failed
to travel the required
distance, giving Greer
possession at the hosts’
47-yard line. On the next
play Huff launched a 47-
yard touchdown pass to
Williams that put Greer
ahead 42-21 at intermis-
sion.
Greer built on the
three-touchdown lead
to start the second half
when Sales kicked a 34-
yard field goal after the
Yellow Jackets opening
drive stalled in the red
zone.
The Yellow Jackets con-
tinued to put the ham-
mer down when Williams
rambled 35 yards up the
middle to cap a 75-yard
drive. The march began
after Greer had held the
Eagles on downs at their
own 25-yard line, and
built the lead to 52-21.
Eastside struck again
following the kickoff
when Louris got away
on a 58-yard run to the
Greer five. The junior
running back scored on
the next play.
Greer safety Ethan Al-
exander picked off an
Eastside pass at the 34-
yard line in the fourth
period, and that set the
stage for the Yellow
Tigers drop
matchup with
Travelers Rest
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridge’s playoff
hopes officially died last
Friday, as the Tigers fell
43-18 at home against
Travelers Rest.
With one game remain-
ing, Blue Ridge has been
mathematically eliminat-
ed from postseason con-
tention, finishing at the
bottom of the standings
ahead of Berea.
The Tigers kept the
game close early, match-
ing an early Travelers Rest
score with a 8-yard touch-
down connection from
Braeden Enloe to Devan
Diggins in the first. Col-
by Johnson then caught a
61-yard touchdown pass
from Enloe in the second
quarter to keep the game
within reach. The Tigers
trailed the Devildogs 21-
12 at the half.
The magic ran out for
Blue Ridge in the second
half, as the Tigers’ only
score came on a 4-yard
run from Enloe.
Ronnie Mackey finished
the game with 45 rushing
yards for Blue Ridge.
The Tigers will lineup
one more time this Friday
during a trip to Dooley
Field.
REBELS: To play Thursday
FROM B2
“We made a lot of
mistakes, but we found
a way to win,” Byrnes
coach Reggie Shaw said.
“Our guys decided with
about eight minutes to
go that they were going
to do something about
the situation we were in.
I’m just really proud of
their resolve. They didn’t
panic.
“You’re going to have
games like that through-
out the season, and the
difference between good
teams and great teams is
great teams find a way to
win them.”
Scott finished the night
with 18 completions and
243 passing yards for
two touchdowns. Rah-
jai Harris led the team
on the ground with 110
rushing yards.
“As happy as we are
with the win, we had
way too many turnovers
and mistakes,” Shaw
said. “We’ve got some
areas that we’ve got to
improve. It’s obvious on
film and our guys see it.
Hopefully we’ll get better
this week.”
The win keeps Byrnes
Jackets final score. Huff
capped the 64-march of
eight plays with a five-
yard keeper with 3:31
left in the game.
The two teams record-
ed impressive offensive
stats. Greer amassed 455
total yards on 308 yards
rushing and 147 yards in
the air as Huff hit on 12
of 17 pass attempts for
25 first downs.
Eastside rang up 20
first downs on 377 total
yards. The Eagles flew
for 220 yards in the air,
connecting on 15 of 39
passes, and had 157
yards on the ground.
“Eastside has some very
good players and they
are very well coached. I
think they have a bright
future there,” Coach Wil-
liams said afterwards.
But the Eagles suffered
two turnovers, an inter-
ception and a fumble,
and were hit with 11
penalties for 115 yards.
“That’s the first game in
a long time that we were
out-penalized,” Coach
Young said. Greer was
flagged eight times for
75 yards and had one
pass intercepted.
THE SCORE BY QUARTERS
Greer 14 28 10 7 – 59
Eastside 7 14 7 0 – 28
First quarter: Williams
(G) 24-yard run; Sales
kick. Williams (G) 84-
yard punt return; Sales
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Braeden Enloe scored three
touchdowns Friday.
RIVERSIDE
The Warriors fell to 0-9
on the season with a 52-7
loss to Spartanburg last
Friday.
Riverside was held
scoreless for the first three
quarters, as the Warriors’
only touchdown came late
in the fourth.
The Warriors’ only
chance at a win will be this
Friday at home against
Dorman. The Cavaliers
currently sit atop the re-
gion and would secure a
No. 1 seed in the playoffs
with a win.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
tied for first in Region
II-AAAAA, but the Rebels
have plenty of work left
to do.
Thursday’s match-
up with Boiling Springs
could either land the
Rebels in the No. 2 play-
off spot, or bump them
down to No. 3 or No. 4.
“Boiling Springs was a
young team coming in,
but they grew up in a
hurry,” Shaw said. “Their
defense is solid. They’ve
got two Shrine Bowl line-
backers we’ll have to get
around and they do a lot
on both sides of the ball.
They will exploit you
with multiple formations
and a variety of blitzes,
so you have to be ready
for anything.”
The top two seeds
in the playoffs receive
home games in the first
round.
“There are a lot of im-
plications in this one, but
we can’t expect anything
other than a typical, Re-
gion II knock-down-drag-
out,” Shaw said.
Game time is set for
7:30 p.m. Thursday at
Nixon Field.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
kick. Louis (E) 20-yard
run; Tiberghien kick.
Second quarter: Wil-
liams (G) 14-yard run;
Sales kick; Mangrum (E)
21-yard pass from Skol-
off; Tiberghien kick;
Skinner (G) 28-yard pass
from Huff; Sales kick.
Huff (G) 19-yard run;
Sales kick. Elmore (E)
8-yard pass from Skoloff;
Tiberghien kick. Williams
(G) 47-yard pass from
Huff; Sales kick.
Third quarter – Sales
(G) 34-yard field goal.
Williams (G) 35-yard
run; Sales kick. Louis (E)
5-yard run; Tiberghien
kick.
Fourth quarter – Huff
(G) 5-yard run; Sales kick.
Individual stats:
Greer rushing: Wil-
liams 26/225 yards; Huff
11/81 yards.
Eastside rushing: Lou-
is 17/126 yards; Skoloff
7/22 yards; Randy Veal
3/9 yards.
Greer passing: Huff:
12/17/1 – 147 yards.
Eastside passing: Skol-
off 12/31/0 136 yards;
Conrad 3/13/1 84 yards.
Greer receiving: DeAr-
mond 4/41 yards; Wil-
liams 2/44 yards; Skin-
ner 1/28 yards; Cameron
Martin 5/34 yards.
Eastside receiving:
Mangrum 2/31 yards;
Reggie Rodgers 1/5
yards; Louris 4/91 yards;
Elmore 5/53 yards.
A THE GREEROCTOBER
WEDNESDAY, CITIZEN 24, 2018 PAGE
SPORTS
LABEL
 WEDNESDAY,
THE GREERAPRIL
CITIZEN B3
6, 2016

Sports Proceeds will go toward

continued enhancements
to the Yellow Jacket base-
Registration is at 9 a.m.
Shotgun start is 11 a.m.
Registration is required
OYERVIDES: Will play internationally
Roundup ball field and the team’s
2019 Spring Break Trip to
the Mingo Bay Classic in
by Saturday, Nov. 3.
For more information,
call 355-8176 or email
FROM B1

the championship, and

GREER HIGH PLANNING
ALUMNI GAME
Greer High is planning a
Baseball Alumni Game and
Home Run Derby for Sat-
urday, Oct. 27.
Eight former/current
Yellow Jackets will com-
pete in a Home Run Der-
by fundraiser at 2 p.m. A
six-inning alumni game
(odd vs even years) is
scheduled for 4 p.m.
Myrtle Beach.
For more information,
contact mlandreth@green-
ville.k12.sc.us or 355-
5786.
RIVERSIDE PLANNING
BENEFIT GOLF TOURNEY
Riverside High will hold
a fundraiser golf tourna-
ment to benefit the Golf
and Baseball Teams on
Saturday, Nov. 10, at The
Preserve at Verdae.
bwoody@greenville.k12.
sc.us or mpettit@green-
ville.k12.sc.us.
EASTSIDE GIRLS SOCCER
TEAM RECOGNIZED
The Eastside High girls
soccer team has received
the United Soccer Coaches
Team Academic Award for
exemplary performance in
the classroom for 2017-
18.
The team GPA was 3.49.
a trip to play in China,
it also earned him some
points in the (WAGR)
World Amateur Golf
Rankings.  golf might have suffered.
One of the reasons for
his consistent good play
in Myrtle Beach was his
decision to limit his time
at the world’s largest
19th hole. The legendary
party that goes with the
tournament.
“The last few times I
have been to this tourna-
ment I probably enjoyed
it too much. They have a
lot of great parties and
I went to them and my
This year I decided I was
going to concentrate just
on golf,” he said.
Oyervides wasn’t the
only family member to
win at the tournament.
Derrick’s father Rick won
his Senior Division Flight.
Rick Oyervides shot a
293 net total to win his
flight by two shots.
“It was pretty neat that
we both won. He played
well and got a nice gift
certificate from the PGA
Superstore,” he said.
The two Oyervides fin-
ished in a tie for 14th
place in the wrap up
event. 

JACKETS: Ready to stop the run

FROM B1
fourth place team in Re-
gion 3, either Pickens or
Wren, depending upon
the outcome of games
this week.
The playoff delay, due
to hurricane-postpone-
ment of many lower state
games that must be made
up next week, could help
some of Greer’s walking
wounded recover. Quar-
terback Trey Houston
is still sidelined by a
mid-season injury, “and
we don’t know if he will
get back at all,” Young
said. But senior wide re-
ceiver Braxton Collins, is
scheduled for an appear-
ance this Friday night
after six weeks of recov-
ery from a broken collar
bone.
Young said reserve
lineman Josh Young is
out for the season. Back-
up running back Zeph
Cox is also out this week.
James Gray, an offensive
lineman, may make it
back for the playoffs.
The Yellow Jackets
blasted Eastside 59-28
last Friday to clinch the
title, but when viewing
the film Young found
some glaring problems
to be corrected. “A big
thing was poor com-
munication defensively
when we had incomplete
assignments that left
gaps vacated. Eastside
took advantage of one of
those to break a long run
that set up a score. We
also had missed assign-
ments in the secondary
that enable Eastside to
throw for a touchdown.
We will be working on
making corrections in
practice.”
The team took Mon-
day off, which was a
school holiday. “The kids
earned a reward for win-
ning the region, and they
can use the extra time to
study for exams,” Young
explained. He planned to
focus on offense in prac-
tice yesterday and de-
fense today (Wednesday).
Young said Greer’s
offensive line “had its
highest average grade of
the season last week, but
it also has things to im-
prove upon.”
The Yellow Jackets
offensive line must be
ready for several differ-
ent Blue Ridge defen-
sive fronts, “like a 4-2
and a 3-4 which is what
they have used in recent
weeks,” Coach Young
said. “They may have un-
dersized kids in places,
but they play hard.” He
added, “Blue Ridge has
a very good defensive
tackle in Jarrett Lindsey,
a good outside lineback-
er in Zack Mason, and a
good leader in the sec-
ondary in Jaylen Smith.”
Young said the Tigers’
offense “has taken on
several different looks
and variations in recent
games. At times, they are
letting their freshman
quarterback, Braeden
Enloe, carry the load run-
ning the ball, and at oth-
er times they are giving
the ball mostly to their
running back, Ronnie
Mackey, who reminds
me of our Vonte Martin.
We will have to be ready
to stop both of them,”
Young concluded.

CONTEST WIN 50 $

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

GAME OF THE WEEK

a. Florida vs. Georgia
a_______________________________ TIE BREAKER
- GAME OF THE WEEK -
b ______________________________ Pick Total Score in Game Appearing Below In This Box.
No Scores, Just Total Points

Florida vs. Georgia _________________

c_______________________________

d ______________________________ i _______________________________

b. Blue Ridge vs. Greer e_______________________________ j _______________________________

c. Dorman vs. Riverside

f _______________________________ k_______________________________

g ______________________________ l _______________________________

h ______________________________ m ______________________________

d. Greenville vs. Eastside

e. Tennessee vs. South Carolina NAME ______________________________________

ADDRESS ___________________________________

____________________________________________

LAST WEEK’S WINNER:

ServiceMaster of Spartanburg (864) 574-3133 NANCY BALARDINI - GREER
f. Clemson vs. Florida State
g. Texas vs. Oklahoma State

Greer
115 W. Wade Hampton Blvd.
877-7779
Duncan
1517 E Main St. • 433-8447
Spartanburg
1108 Asheville Hwy. • 585-4281
2225 E. Main St. • 579-1115
BUFFET • CARRYOUT • CATERING • FUNDRAISERS
h. Purdue vs. Michigan State j. Arizona State vs. Southern Cal l. Penn State vs. Iowa
i. Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State k. Washington State vs. Stanford m. N.C. State vs. Syracuse
B4 THE GREER CITIZEN CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018

Classifieds DRIVERS/
HELP WANTED
HELPDRIVERS
WANTED
TELEVISION AND
INTERNET SERVICES
Spectrum Triple Play -
ANNOUNCEMENTS

BATHROOM RENOVA-
ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL 864-877-2076
RATES
20 words or less: $13.50 first insertion
Discount for additional insertions
DEADLINE
5pm Monday
for insertion Wednesday
TERMS
Cash in advance. We accept Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, and Discover Card
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICES
NOTICE All real estate ad-
vertised in this newspaper
is Subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968
which makes it illegal to
advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, reli-
gion, sex, handicap, famil-
ial status, national origin or
an intention to make such
preference, limitation or
discrimination. This news-
paper will not knowingly
ADVERTISE YOUR DRIV-
ER JOBS in 99 S.C. news-
papers for only $375. Your
25-word classified ad will
reach more than 2.1 mil-
lion readers. Call Alanna
Ritchie at the S.C. News-
paper Network, 1-888-
727-7377.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
OXYGEN - Anytime. Any-
where. No tanks to refill.
No deliveries. The All-
New Inogen One G4 is
HELP
HELPWANTED
WANTED only 2.8 pounds! FAA ap-
proved! FREE info kit: 844-
STAFFWORKS GROUP 597-6582
is hiring Quality Inspectors
for Greenville &
Spartanburg counties.
SERVICES OFFERED
SERVICES
APPLY TODAY.
START TOMORROW.
ELECTRICAL WORK
SERVICES
WEEKLY PAY.
Wire new homes, re-wire
Starting pay is $10.00.
older homes, install ceiling
Call to schedule your
fans, add floor lights, etc.
interview. 864-438-3278
Williams Electric, Ltd.
10-10,17, 24, 31
Licensed and Insured.
Contact Lloyd
PIANIST WANTED
• 864-303-0679.
HOLLY SPRINGS BAP-
TV, Internet & Voice for
$29.99 ea. 60 MB per
second speed. No con-
tract or commitment. We
buy your existing contract
up to $500! 1-855-402-
1186
Viasat Satellite Internet.
Up to 12 Mbps Plans
Starting at $30/month.
Our Fastest Speeds (up
to 50 Mbps) & Unlimited
Data Plans Start at $100/
month. Call Viasat today!
1-866-463-8950
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HEAR AGAIN! Try our
hearing aid for just $75
down and $50 per month!
Call 800-937-2218 and
mention 88270 for a risk
free trial! FREE SHIP-
PING!
Lung Cancer? And Age
60+? You And Your Fam-
ily May Be Entitled To
Significant Cash Award.
DENTAL INSURANCE.
TIONS. EASY, ONE DAY
updates! We specialize
Call Physicians Mutu-
al Insurance Company
in safe bathing. Grab for details. NOT just a
bars, no slip flooring & discount plan, REAL
seated showers. Call for coverage for 350 proce-
a free in-home consulta- dures. 855-397-7030 or
tion: 844-524-2197 http://www.dental50plus.
Sleep Apnea Patients - If
you have Medicare cov- Mobile Home &
erage, call Verus Health-
care to qualify for CPAP Acreage for Sale
supplies for little or no Approximately 2 acres.
cost in minutes. Home
Lyman Lake
Delivery, Healthy Sleep Area
Guide and More - FREE!
Call for details.
Our customer care
864-517-2462
agents await your call.
1-866-721-3917
WANT IT!
FIND IT!
BUY IT!
SELL IT!

The Greer Citizen

accept any advertising for
2-21-18–2-20-19
TIST CHURCH in Inman. Call 855-664-5681 for in-
real estate which is in vio- 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. TELEVISION AND formation. No Risk. No
lation of the law. Our read-
TELEVISION & INTERNET
money out-of-pocket.
ers hereby informed that
Sundays. Salary Nego- INTERNET SERVICES
SERVICES
tiable. Call 864-877-6165
all dwelling advertised in or Email: office@holly- Compare Medicare Sup-
NEW AT&T INTERNET
CLASSIFIEDS
this newspaper are avail- springsbc.org plement Plans and Save!
able on an equal opportu- OFFER. $20 and $30/mo. Explore Top Medicare
nity basis. plans available when you Supplement Insurance

PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
ANYONE CLAIMING a
2003 FORD EXPEDITION
VIN#1FMFU18LX3LB03347
2006 SATURN VUE VIN#
5GZCZ53456S880154
Vehicles at JLP AUTO-
MOTIVE, 13050 E. WADE
HAMPTON BLVD,  GREER,
29651 or (864) 968 - 1933.
If no one  claims within 30
days an affidavit for a title on
an abandoned vehicle will
be filed.
10-10,17,24
AUCTIONS
AUCTIONS
AUCTION: Great Moncks
Corner Rentals (4 Units)
Val $300K+- WILL SELL
>$99K! On-Line Only Nov
9-15. Preview Nov 4 &
11 Mike Harper 843-729-
877-2076
bundle. 99% Reliable 100% Plans For Free! Get cov-
Affordable. HURRY, OFFER ered and Save! Call 888-
ENDS SOON. New Custom- 210-4909
ers Only. CALL NOW 1-855-
We are looking for smiling
825-2669 Tuesday, October 30, Last Week’s Answers
faces!!!! We are currently 2018 is the last day to
DIRECTV CHOICE All-In- redeem winning tickets in
looking for
cluded Package. Over 185 the following South Car-
• Caregivers/Med-techs
Channels! ONLY $45/month olina Education Lottery
• Dietary
(for 24 mos.) Call Now -Get Instant Games: (SC965)
• Maintenance
NFL Sunday Ticket FREE! RAPID 7 DOUBLER,
• Receptionist
CALL 844-624-1107 Ask Us (SC907) MONEY CLIP
• Activity Assistant
How To Bundle & Save!
Please apply in person,
we look forward to meet-
DISH TV $59.99 For 190
ing you.
Channels $14.95 High
Woodland Place
Speed Internet. Free Instal-
850 John B White Sr. Blvd
lation, Smart HD DVR In-
Spartanburg, SC. 29306
10-17--11-27 cluded, Free Voice Remote. MINI-WAREHOUSES
Some restrictions apply. Call
DRIVERS/
HELP WANTED 1-877-542-0759 FOR RENT
DRIVERS
HELP WANTED Earthlink High Speed In- Jordan Rental Agency
ternet. As Low As $14.95/ 329 Suber Rd.
Daytime Delivery and
Night Shuttle Drivers. month (for the first 3 Greer, SC 29651
879-2015
$3,000 Sign On Bonus. months.) Reliable High
3-8-tfnc

4996 (SCAL 3728) www.
HarperAuctionAndRealty.
com for details.
ADVERTISE YOUR AUC-
TION in 99 S.C. newspa-
CDL-A required. Great
Pay, Time Off and Full
Benefits Package. Apply
today www.usfoods.com/
jobs
10-17,24
Speed Fiber Optic Tech-
nology. Stream Videos,
Music and More! Call
Earthlink Today 1-877-
649-9469

pers for only $375. Your

25-word classified ad will
reach more than 2.1 million PLACE YOUR AD IN
readers. Call Alanna Ritchie
at the S.C. Newspaper Net-
101 S.C. NEWSPAPERS
and reach more than 2.1 million readers
work, 1-888-727-7377. using our small space display ad network

MOBILE HOMES
MOBILE HOMES Statewide or regional buys available
Alanna Ritchie 888.727.7377
TAKING APPLICATIONS scnewspapernetwork.com
on 3 bedroom, 2 bath
home on large lot off Mt.
Lebanon Road. Applica- South Carolina
Newspaper Network
tion and deposit required.
864-380-1451
NOTICE
10-3,10,17, 24, 31 -TFN

VACATION RENTALS
VACATION RENTALS
ADVERTISE YOUR VA-
CATION PROPERTY
FOR RENT OR SALE to
more than 2.1 million S.C.
newspaper readers. Your
25-word classified ad will
appear in 99 S.C. newspa-
pers for only $375. Call Al-
anna Ritchie at the South
Carolina Newspaper Net-
work, 1-888-727-7377.
HELP
HELPWANTED
WANTED
LICENSED
COSMETOLOGIST
Now Hiring licensed Cos-
metologist for the NEW
Great Clips at Riverside
in Greer! We offer a base
salary + commission, paid
holidays and vacation,
401(k), paid training and
much more! Immediate
positions available. Call/
text Maggie at 864-580-
1888.
The following vehicles have been abandoned in Spartanburg
County to Copart Auto Auctions. If you are the registered
owner of any of the following vehicles please call Copart at
864-877-9113 or come to 1922 Nazareth Church Road, Spar-
tanburg, SC 29301 to reclaim vehicle. You must provide proof
of ownership and pay all required accrued charges. Copart
will proceed with the Abandonment/Lien Sale Process if no
contact is made by the owner/lien holder within 30 days
from the first date of this publication.
01 FORD RANGER SILVR 1FTYR10U31PA57075
03 SATU ION LEVEL BLUE 1G8AZ52F43Z136280
03 CHEV IMPALA LS WHITE 2G1WH52KX39189290
04 CHRY SEBRING LX SILVR 1C3EL45X04N136474
05 CHEV SILVERADO BLACK 1GCEK19T45E201476
06 FORD ESCAPE XLT GREEN 1FMYU03176KA54402
06 JEP LIBERTY SP GOLD 1J4GL48K56W272417
07 HYOS GT650 BLACK KM4MP578X71104065
07 LEXS ES 350 SILVR JTHBJ46G472065402
07 HYUN ENTOURAGE RED KNDMC233276029307
07 HOND ACCORD SE BLACK 1HGCM55337A035185
07 KIA SPORTAGE L BLUE KNDJF724777300549
08 HYUN SONATA GLS GREEN 5NPET46C88H327752
09 CHEV HHR LS RED 3GNCA13B29S623226
09 KIA OPTIMA LX GRAY KNAGE228595360067

EmEry’s
10 DODG JOURNEY SE RED 3D4PG4FB7AT116832
10 HYUN SONATA GLS GRAY 5NPET4AC6AH626590

Tree
11 FORD F150 SUPER BLUE 1FTFX1CF3BFA32310
12 GTEXP TRAILER BLUE 5GLBE22208C000488

sErvicE 13 HYUN SONATA SE BLUE 5NPEC4AC1DH550054

• Fertilization • Stump Grinding
• Thinning • Fully Insured
• Removals • Free Estimates
895-1852
help wanted
13 FORD F150 SUPER SILVR 1FTFW1ET1DFC10398
13 VOLK JETTA S GRAY 3VWPP7AJ9DM655641
14 TOYT RAV4 XLE BLUE JTMRFREVXED062763
16 NISS VERSA NOTE GRAY 3N1CE2CP7GL350907
17 ZHEI SCOOTER RED LD6PCK0B3HL100184
10-24,31,11-7

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
The community came out to celebrate
the season during Oktoberfest
at Blue Ridge Brewing Company on Saturday.
Photos by Preston Burch
Keoni Phillips enjoyed cotton candy with his mother,
Stephanie Phillips.
Lilly Van-Vida holds her cat while her mother, Cierra
Hudson, looks on.
Maple Creek Missionary to celebrate 131 years
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
A creek, a maple tree,
and a two-horse wagon
may not seem important,
but the members of Maple
Creek Missionary Baptist
Church have another sto-
ry to tell. These were the
three main components
to the founding of their
church back in 1887.
On Sunday, October 28,
the church will celebrate
its 131st anniversary as
one of the oldest churches
in Greer and the first Af-
rican American church in
Greer.
Founded by Rev. W.B.
Chainey and David Holtz-
claw, the church began as a
small church on the banks
of a creek for the African
American community with
a pulpit made from a ma-
ple tree. The two-horse
wagon was turned over to
make pews for the small
congregation. Since then,
the church has moved
away from the creek but
is still a mainstay in the
Greer community.
“Our church theme for
our 131st year is promise,
possibility, and persever-
ance,” said Rev. Earl Sim-
mons, who has served the
congregation for the past
nine years with his wife,
Sonia. “Our church mot-
to is that we are a church
with a passion for God and
a compassion for people.
That speaks to our iden-
tity.”
From its humble begin-
nings on the banks of a
creek, the church moved
to a barn, then to a house,
before finally securing the
funds needed to purchase
land on Pelham St. in 1891.
There the church grew
and prospered until 1972,
when the church was able
to purchase its current lo-
cation at 609 S. Main St. By
1986, the church had paid
off its mortgage and was
experiencing growth. They
were able to pave their
parking lot and improve
the landscaping, as well as
make some needed chang-
es inside the church.
It was in 1972 when
Wince Williams became a
deacon, and he has faith-
fully served the church
since then. A member for
59 years, Williams is a
Living Here
third-generation member,
with his parents and his
grandmother having been
members as well.
“Maple Creek is a church
that is family-oriented,”
said Williams. “We want
to continue the heritage of
family and faith.”
As Maple Creek cele-
brates 131 years in min-
istry, it will also celebrate
36 people who have faith-
fully ministered with the
church for over 50 years.
“The church is like any
family. It’s not always
smooth; there are bumps
along the way; but you
hang in there,” said Sim-
mons.
One of the ways that
the church has managed
to stand when so many
churches have fallen to
the wayside is that it has
learned to change with the
times.
“We are learning how
to change the method of
ministry while maintain-
ing the message of Jesus
Christ,” said Simmons.
“We are moving from tra-
dition to a ministry of
flexibility and accessibili-
ty. We are not a church of
walls but of community.”
In 1981, Rev. C.R. Lewis
took over as pastor and
faithfully served until his
retirement 26 years lat-
er. It took the church two
years to find someone to
step into the pulpit when
they approached Rev. Sim-
mons, who had been serv-
ing at a church in Wash-
ington, D.C.
“I was pastor of Mount
Olives United Missionary
Baptist Church in Wash-
ington, D.C. at the time,”
said Simmons. “But they
invited me down, and I saw
that it was a great church,
a very orderly church, and
a very structured church.
The people are so compas-
sionate to others.”
In November of 2009,
Rev. Simmons and his wife
moved down South to ac-
cept the position of lead-
ing the congregation of
over 200 members.
Under his leadership,
the church decided to de-
molish its former sanctu-
ary, which they had been
using as a recreation and
educational building, and
replace it with a children’s
play area and community
The Greer Citizen
James Bowan and his daughter, Helen Blai,r played ladder golf during Blue Ridge Brewing’s Oktoberfest event over the
weekend in downtown Greer.
Sydney Everett and Robert Hiller bag cotton candy for the Liz and Allen York shared a drink along with their dog,
festivities. Sunday.
picnic site.
With the Great Com-
mission of Matthew 28
spurring him forward,
Simmons has pushed the
church to be “teachers of
the Gospel.” In that spirit,
he started a Bible school
for all ages, called Maple
Creek School of Christian
Leadership and Develop-
ment. The school holds
4-to-6 10-hour classes a
year and trains students
in theology and practi-
cal Christian living. The
school is certified under
the National Baptist Con-
vention USA. The school
just completed a study on
the doctrine of the Holy
Spirit with 30 students.
“We would like to have
a regular school eventual-
ly,” said Simmons. “But we
are just in the early stag-
es right now. We are one
of only three schools in
South Carolina.”
As the church contin-
ues to grow, they have big PHOTO | SUBMITTED
plans for serving the com-
munity better in the fu- Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate 131 years this Sunday. Pictured left
ture. Eventually, they plan to right are Deaconess Margaret Hill, Rev. Earl Simmons and Deacon Wince Williams.
to build a community life
center for school and com-
munity events, mentor- Enoree Baptist Association One of the struggles the center of everything. We
ship programs, and other and the National Baptist church has faced is getting recognize that these are
community needs. The Convention of the USA. the youth to come back to trying times, but He pro-
church held a foster care “[Jesus] has no hands or the church after they have vides stability and hope.
event recently, and they feet but ours,” said Dea- gone off to college. We are Jesus-centered and
have partnered with the coness Margaret Hill, who “People are so busy to- Jesus-driven through love,
American Cancer Society has faithfully served the day,” said Simmons. “We care, and compassion.”
as well. The church also church and community for are struggling to sustain One of the ways that the
partnered with two other the past 20 years. our youth. We raise them church demonstrates its
local churches this past Hill has been a mem- up, send them off to col- love for Jesus is by striv-
summer to host a large Va- ber of Maple Creek since lege, and then have a hard ing to promote inclusion,
cation Bible School for the her wedding in 1958. Her time getting them back.” not separation.
community. The church husband was a member In fact, the church is “Maple Creek has regu-
also hopes to have a mo- at the church, and she very invested in its youth, lar fellowships with white
bile ministry with technol- would come to the church recognizing and honoring and black churches,” said
ogy, providing a way for with him two Sundays out all of their accomplish- Simmons. “We have white
people to have Bible stud- of the month and attend ments and hosting youth members, and we recent-
ies in their homes and to her church on the other Sundays. The church also ly attended a prayer vigil
focus on outreach. two Sundays. At the time, encourages leadership with Greer First Baptist,
In addition, the church the church only met two roles for the youth within Hope Chapel, and Faith
is known for its Boxes of Sundays a month. But she the church. And there are Temple. We thank God for
Love, which it hands out eventually became a mem- many educational outings, these partners. We can be
every Thanksgiving. Last ber of just Maple Creek, such as the trip to the na- different and still be uni-
year, 125 families received and twenty years ago, she val base in Norfolk, VA; fied.”
Thanksgiving dinner from began serving as a deacon- the trip to Washington, The church is deter-
Maple Creek. In addition, ess. D.C.; or the journey to the mined to live out Matthew
the church hosts a com- “My role has changed Holy Land in Florida. 5:16: “In the same way,
munity cookout in Sun- [over the years]. We have With 131 years under let your light shine be-
nyside and at Drummond different practices now. At its belt, the church has fore others, so that they
Village, where they also that time, there was more obviously had more than may see your good works
hand out shoes, clothes, spiritual training. Now, its share of people who and give glory to your Fa-
and other necessities. And there is more every-day should be honored and ther who is in heaven.”
at Christmas time, the living and community recognized for their faith- With a heart for the
church hands out Gifts of outreach,” said Hill. “But fulness to serving in the community and a desire to
Love to children. back then, there was more ministry. promote inclusion, Maple
The church also sup- trust, and people were “The most important Creek is looking forward
ports missionaries around more open. It’s just a dif- One to mention is Jesus,” to the next 131 years serv-
the world through the ferent culture.” said Simmons. “He is at the ing its neighbors in Greer.
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN LIVING HERE
Our Schools
School
News
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
BONDS INSTRUCTOR
RECEIVES HONOR
J. Harley Bonds Career
Center culinary arts in-
structor Chef Steven Mus-
co has received the Hospi-
tality Educator of the Year
award from the Greenville
Chapter of the South Caro-
lina Restaurant and Lodg-
ing Association (SCRLA).
Musco and other win-
ners will be honored at the
sixth annual Upstate Hos-
pitality Awards on Nov. 5.
NORTHWOOD TO HOLD
STRINGS FALL CONCERT
Northwood Middle will
hold a Strings Fall Concert
on Thursday, Oct. 25, from
6-7 p.m. at the school.
BUENA VISTA BOBCAT BASH
PLANNED FOR OCT. 26
Buena Vista Elementary
will hold its Bobcat Bash
fall carnival on Friday, Oct.
26, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
Several activities are
planned for the event.
Students are invited to
enter a contest to create
a banner to advertise the
Bash. Entries should be
dropped off in Mrs. Jack-
son’s art classroom be-
tween Monday, Oct. 1, and
Friday, Oct. 12. The winner
gets to keep the banner
after the carnival and re-
ceives a free t-shirt and 20
free tickets.
Volunteers are needed
to help in various capac-
ities including prep and
set-up day, and donations
of silent auction items and
confetti eggs is ongoing.
Parents and the com-
munity are asked to save
empty egg shells to be
filled with confetti during
the school’s Fall Carnival
on Friday, Oct. 26. For di-
rections on how to prop-
erly open and clean the
shells for reuse, visit the
school’s website.
The event is a major
fundraiser for the PTA.
CHANDLER CREEK TO HOLD
BLACK CAT BALL
Chandler Creek Elemen-
tary will hold a Black Cat
Ball on Friday, Oct. 26,
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the
Greer High.
Activities will include
a grade level Halloween
costume contest, teach-
er costume contest, pho-
to booth, and food and
drinks for purchase.
SKYLAND ELEMENTARY
HOLDING FALL FESTIVAL
Skyland Elementary will
hold a Fall Festival and
Trunk or Treat on Satur-
day, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m.-
4 p.m.
The event will feature
balloon animals, bounce
house, bungee run, obsta-
cle corse, super slide, rock
wall, mechanical swings,
face painting, cake walk,
hay rides, sand art, scooter
race, basket raffle, vendor
tables, and more games
than ever before.
Food and drinks such
as hot dogs, chips, boiled
peanuts, funnel cakes,
fried oreos, cotton candy,
popcorn, nachos and more
will be available.
Parents are asked to
send drinks, candy, and
theme basket items to
help support this event.
TES TO HOLD STORYBOOK
PUMPKIN PATCH
The Tigerville Elementa-
ry library will host a Story-
book Pumpkin Patch Oct.
29-Nov. 2.
Students can submit one
miniature pumpkin each,
and each family can sub-
mit a family pumpkin. All
pumpkins must be deco-
rated to look like a book
character.
Pumpkins must be
turned in on Monday, Oct.
29, only.
Family pumpkins will be
displayed in the cafeteria
until Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Any pumpkins not picked
up by 2:45 p.m. will be dis-
posed.
Student pumpkins will
be on display until Fri-
day, Nov. 2, and then sent
home.
Homecoming
North Greenville University named Allison Yeater its 2018
Homecoming Queen during halftime of the Crusader’s
recent game against Shorter University. The crowning
capped a week of homecoming festivities and North
Greenville went on to win the game.
GCS JOB FAIR
SET FOR OCT. 30
Greenville County
Schools will host a Job Fair
on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from
5-7 p.m. at Brushy Creek
Elementary. Anyone wish-
ing to apply for bus driv-
er, bus aide, custodial, or
food service positions is
welcome to attend.
Benefits include health
and dental, retirement,
sick leave, and free life in-
surance, are available for
employees who work 30
or more hours per week.
Training is provided.
For more information,
call 355-3100 or visit
www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
BUENA VISTA HOLDING
VETERANS’ BREAKFAST
Buena Vista Elementa-
ry will honor all veterans
with a breakfast on Friday,
Nov. 9.
Students can invite a
veteran to breakfast from
8:15-9 a.m. in the cafete-
ria.
An RSVP to the teacher
is required no later than
Thursday, Nov. 1.
For the form or more in-
formation, visit the school
website.
DISTRICT FIVE  | the NGU Family as well as
BYRNES FRESHMAN
ACADEMY ROTC HONORED
The Byrnes Freshman
Academy Air Force Junior
ROTC Drill Team earned
1st place overall, winning
or placing in all five com-
petition categories at the
Strike Eagle Drill Meet in
Flat Rock, North Carolina,
recently.
This competition had a
specialized format allow-
ing only freshman and
sophomore cadets to com-
pete.
BYRNES STUDENTS CHOSEN
FOR REGION ORCHESTRA
Byrnes High students
recently competed against
students from all Spartan-
burg District 1-7, Laurens,
Union and York county
schools for a spot in a Re-
gion Orchestra.
A record number 24 By-
rnes students were select-
ed for the honor, with four
students holding 1st chair
positions.
Orchestra students se-
lected include:
Diana Ilie - 1st Chair
9/10 Cello
Natalie Pickren - 1st
Chair 11/12 Cello  finalist on NBC’s “The
Blake Faulkner - 1st
Chair 9/10 Bass
Robert Gregory - 1st
Chair 11/12 Bass
Lauren McClary
Sophie Smith
Jennifer Nguyen
Caroline White  Diversity in the Global
Ella McGarity
Roman Marcano
Jonas Kovacs
Gabe Dillard
Angeline Novikov
Kayla Brock
Presley Rimel
Hailey Magner
Haleigh McSwain
Damaris Hernandez
Brooke Daniels
Michelle-Perez Ugarte
Noah Heck
Mollie Hance
Sydney Durham - Alter-
nate
Hydeia Brown - Alter-
nate
ABNER CREEK RAISES
BOOSTERTHON FUNDS
Abner Creek Academy
raised $14,245 through
the Boosterthon fundrais-
er. Everyone participated
in the Fun Run and ran
laps to help the school.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
WELLFORD SCHOOL
TO HOLD FALL FESTIVAL
Wellford Academy of
Science and Technology
will hold its annual Fall
Festival on Thursday, Oct.
25, from 4:30-7 p.m.
BERRY SHOALS
TO HOLD FALL FESTIVAL
Berry Shoals Intermedi-
ate will hold its Fall Festi-
val on Thursday, Oct. 25,
from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
BYRNES LISTS BANNED
BOOK CONTEST WINNERS
Byrnes High students
Caroline White and Cody
Larson were winners of
the recent Banned Books
Week essay contest.
Bookmark contest win-
ners included Helen Sofia
Enamorado Dubon, Kay-
lyn Thompson, and Laura
Itzel Beltran. The winning
bookmarks can be viewed
on the school website and
will be printed for use.
HIGHER EDUCATION  |
NGU TO HONOR UPSTATE
VETERANS AT FREE EVENT
North Greenville Uni-
versity will honor U.S.
military veterans from
from across the Upstate
SC region on Monday, Oct.
29, 6-8 p.m. at the Up-
country History Museum
in Greenville.
This free event will in-
clude a recognition pro-
gram celebrating the hero-
ic service of our veterans, a
tour of the museum’s cur-
rent exhibit, “Answering
The Call: From the Recruit
to the Front Lines of World
War I,” and will include re-
marks from retired U.S.
Navy chaplain and Chair
of NGU’s Department of
Psychology Dr. William
(Bill) McManus. McManus
served as a chaplain in the
U.S. Navy for 25 years; a
frequent speaker across
the Upstate.
Heavy hors-d'oeuvres
will be served, and guests
will have the opportunity
to visit before and after
the program. Space is lim-
ited.
For more information
and to register, visit ngu.
edu/veterans.
‘APPRENTICE’ JACKSON
TO SPEAK AT FURMAN
Kwame Jackson, nation-
ally-known entrepreneur,
business consultant and
Apprentice,” will speak
on the Furman Universi-
ty campus Tuesday, Oct.
30, at 6 p.m. in Burgiss
Theater in Trone Student
Center.
His talk, “The Power of
Workforce,” is free and
open to the public.
Jackson’s talk will pro-
vide insight into the cur-
rent understanding of
diversity and inclusion
by discussing the role of
identity and culture as
important facets of lead-
ership in a global market-
place.
He regularly addresses
universities and executive
management teams at For-
tune 500 companies on
topics such as leadership,
team-building and surviv-
ing while thriving in the
workplace. A regular con-
tributor to CNN and other
media outlets, Jackson has
presented at top tier col-
leges, as well as consulted
with corporations such
as American Express, J.P.
Morgan, Eli Lilly and Gen-
eral Electric. 
Entertainment
Upstate Men’s Choir will
present ‘Lest We Forget’
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Upstate Men's Choir
will present, "Lest We For-
get," a concert celebrating
the 100th Anniversary of
the signing of the armi-
stice ending World War
I and honoring veterans
and men and women cur-
rently serving in the Unit-
ed States Military.
The concert is set for
Sunday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.
at the Cannon Center,
located at 204 Cannon
Street, Greer.
Available at the door,
tickets are $10 for general
admission and $8 for vet-
erans. Proceeds from the
concert will benefit the
Upstate Warrior Solution.
Things
To Do
 |
NEW LISTINGS
CHILDREN’S CONCERT SET
FOR GREER CITY HALL
The Greenville Concert
Band will perform Tubby
the Tuba and The Wind
in the Willows with nar-
rator William Pinkston on
Friday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. at
Greer City Hall.
The concert includes
overtures, marches, waltz-
es and lullabys, all under
the direction of conductor
Dr. Dan Turner.
A second performance
will be held on Sunday,
Oct. 28, 3 p.m. at Mauldin
Cultural Center.
Children of all ages are
welcome to the free event.
LOGOS THEATRE BENEFIT
SET FOR OCT. 26
Logos Theatre will host
a benefit recital to raise
funds for the spring 2019
production of “The Horse
and His Boy” on Friday,
Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.
The benefit concert,
“Two Lives Remembered,”
will offer music celebrat-
ing the lives and sacrifice
of two notable Christian
figures of the 20th centu-
ry, C.S. Lewis and Dietrich
Bonhoeffer.
Logos Theatre is located
at 80 School Street in Tay-
lors.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit www.
theacademyofarts.org.
BOO IN THE ZOO
CONTINUES OCT. 26-28
Greenville Zoo will hold
Future Scholar Boo in
the Zoo Oct. 26-28. Event
hours are Friday 5:30-8
p.m.; Saturday and Sunday
4-8 p.m.
The family-friendly Hal-
loween event for all ages
will feature trick-or-treat-
ing, fun-filled booths,
Dragon Alley, Alice’s Fun
House and more.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit green-
villezoo.com/boo.
FALL USED BOOK SALE SET
OCT. 26-28
Friends of the Greenville
County Library System
will hold its Fall Used Book
Sale Oct. 26-28 at Merovan
Center in Greenville.
The first day of the sale,
Friday, Oct. 26, is open to
Friends members as well
as all school employees
including any staff that
work for public and pri-
vate schools, colleges and
universities, daycares, pre-
schools, and homeschool-
ing parents.
Public hours are:
Saturday, Oct. 27, 10
a.m.-5 pm.
Sunday, Oct. 28, 1-5
p.m.: Half off sale.
Donald Koonce has
provided a PowerPoint
presentation that will be
shown with images of
WWI, Camp Sevier, and
Camp Wadsworth.
Excerpts from letters
of WWI soldiers will be
shared, and two poems
will be recited: “The Para-
ble of the Old Man and the
Young” by Wilfred Owen
(1893-1918) and “In Flan-
ders Fields,” by John Mc-
Crae (1872-1918).
Featured on the concert
will be “Over There,” an ar-
rangement of WWI songs
by Bill Sherrill.
Patriotic music will
include “The God Who
Gave Us Life,” by Randall
Thompson with text by
Thomas Jefferson; “An
Friends memberships
can be purchased at the
door.
Merovan Center is lo-
cated at 1200 Woodruff
Road, Suite E2, Greenville.
BARK IN THE PARK
SET FOR OCT. 27
Concerned Citizens for
Animals will present Bark
in the Park on Saturday,
Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m. at Con-
estee Park in Greenville.
Registration for the 5K
Run and Walk-a-Thon will
begin at 8:45 a.m. Partici-
pants receive a t-shirt with
the $25 entry fee. The first
150 dogs with their hu-
mans receive a goodie bag.
Cash prizes are award-
ed for most money raised,
most pledges, and fastest
time.
The Bark in the Park Fes-
tival will be held from 11
a.m.-3 p.m.
Conestee Park is located
at 840 Mauldin Road in
Greenville.
All proceeds benefit ani-
mals in the Upstate.
For more information,
visit www.ccaweb.org.
WOODCARVING CONTEST
SET FOR OCT. 27, 28
Western North Carolina
Carvers will hold its annu-
al Woodcarving Competi-
tion and Exhibition Oct. 27
and 28 at the Folk Art Cen-
ter, Blue Ridge Parkway in
Asheville.
Registration and carv-
ing entry for competitors
will be Saturday, Oct. 27,
9-10:30 a.m. An entry fee
is charged at registration.
The show is open to the
public Saturday 9 a.m.-6
p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Parking and entry to
the exhibition are free.
Competitors will pick up
their entries Sunday from
4-5 p.m.
For more information,
contact John Nieburg at
JohnNieburg@msn.com.
CYS COMPETITION TO BE
HELD AT FURMAN
The 32nd annual Caroli-
na Youth Symphony (CYS)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
American Trilogy,” (Dixie,
All My Trials, and The Bat-
tle Hymn of the Republic) ;
“The Navy Hymn;” and “A
Tribute to the Armed Ser-
vices” that ends with an
arrangement of “America
the Beautiful.”
Other music will be two
selections from the mu-
sical, Les Miserables: “Do
You Hear the People Sing,”
and “Bring Him Home;”
two sacred selections:
Salvation is Created and
Hark, I Hear the Harps
Eternal; and two rock &
roll classics, Blue Moon
and Goodnight, Sweet-
heart, Goodnight!
The concert will con-
clude with the singing of
God Bless America.
Concerto competition will
be held Tuesday, Nov. 20,
at Furman University.
Applications must be
postmarked by Sunday,
Oct. 28.
First place winners will
perform with the CYS
Symphony Orchestra on
Sunday, March 3, 2019, at
7 p.m. in the Gunter The-
atre at the Peace Center.
They will also receive a
check for $500. (Previous
first-place winners of this
competition are ineligible
in their same performance
category.)
The competition is open
to musicians who have not
reached age 19 by June 15,
2019.
BJU TO SHOW
HIGH SCHOOL ART
Bob Jones University will
host a High School Festival
Arts Exhibition Oct. 29-31
in the Exhibition Corridor
of Sargent Art Building.
The exhibit showcases
more than 100 works in
various media by young
artists who visit the cam-
pus from all parts of the
country for the annual
competition.
The exhibit opens at 5
p.m.
For more information,
visit bju.edu/finearts or
call 242-5100, ext. 2711.
GSO POPS SERIES TO PRES-
ENT ‘GHOSTBUSTERS’
The Greenville Sym-
phony Orchestra Pop Se-
ries will present “Ghost-
busters” in concert on
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30
p.m. at the Peace Center.
The classic movie comes
to Greenville in celebra-
tion of its 35th anniversa-
ry with visitors watching
the original movie on the
big screen in the Peace
Concert Hall while the
GSO performs the film’s
musical score live.
For more information,
visit greenvillesymphony.
org or call 467-3000.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
SAMe can be effective
for arthritis relief
DEAR DR. ROACH:
Please tell me about the
supplement SAMe. I am a
woman, 58, who suffers
from osteoarthritis from
my exercise routine, which
is three days of heavy lift-
ing with free weights and
15 miles of jogging each
week. I love the workouts
but not the pain it causes
in my hands, knees and
lower back.
I get relief from ibu-
profen and the like, but
these can cause problems
with long-term use. I have
checked with several doc-
tors and pharmacists con-
cerning this supplement,
but they know nothing
about it. Doctors in Eu-
rope have been prescrib-
ing it since the 1970s. Can
you give me your opinion
of this supplement? -- K.Z.
ANSWER: S-adenosyl
methionine, usually re-
ferred to as SAMe, is a
naturally occurring sub-
stance found in the body,
and it has been used as a
supplement in people with
depression and those with
osteoarthritis. It appears
to have effectiveness in
both cases. Regular read-
ers of this column know
that I seldom recommend
supplements, but SAMe
is one of the few that has
good data backing it up.
In a meta-analysis of 11
trials, SAMe was found to
be about as effective at im-
proving function and pain
as ibuprofen-like drugs
but with fewer adverse
effects. It may take two
full months to reach peak
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Ridge called 911 after
Bill lay unconscious fol-
lowing their altercation.
Pam warned Quinn that
she better not ruin her
wedding after Quinn al-
luded to Pam’s unstable
past. Worried about their
husbands, Brooke and Ka-
tie received an urgent call
to come to the hospital.
Tyler and Brett present-
ed Quinn with some gifts.
Dr. Chester examined
Bill and gave his family a
dire prognosis. Ridge and
Thorne attempted to de-
fend their actions to Katie
and Brooke. Quinn tried to
talk Charlie out of marry-
ing Pam. Eric was forced
to referee when a furious
Pam confronted Quinn.
Katie wondered what she
would tell her son if Bill
didn’t survive. Wait to See:
Back in L.A., Donna mod-
els lingerie for an audi-
ence of one.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Sami smuggled the mys-
tery patient into the hos-
pital. Eric received some
devastating news about
Nicole. Chad and JJ plead-
ed with Abigail to seek
treatment. Paul was sus-
picious after overhearing
Will on the phone with
Sonny. Abigail laid into
Kate about helping Gabi.
After learning that Chad
wanted her committed,
Abigail sought help from
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
effectiveness, based on a
2004 study.
As always, I have to
warn that supplements
are not FDA-regulated.
SAMe is also relatively ex-
pensive (about $40 for 60
tablets at a U.S. warehouse
store). Very inexpensive
products are a warning
that the product may not
be of high quality or even
contain what it is sup-
posed to. This supplement
is generally considered
safe, but it is always best
to speak with your doctor
before taking any supple-
ment.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
I have noticed that my
22-year-old granddaugh-
ter’s eyes are bulging
more than in the past. She
has not had a recent thy-
roid test. Can you help me
understand the cause of
this? She is addicted to ta-
ble salt, using an extreme
amount with every meal.
What problems will this
overuse of salt cause her?
Are the two conditions
linked in any way? -- L.M.
ANSWER: Exophthal-
mos, the bulging appear-
ance of the eye, is a classic
sign of Grave’s disease,
ABC PHOTO
William deVry stars as
‘Julian’ on ‘General Hospital’
an unlikely ally. Lani was
jealous when she learned
that Sheila was living with
Eli. John asked Roman to
help him get rid of Hattie.
Meanwhile, Bonnie and
Hattie caught up over a
few drinks. Chloe accused
Belle of taking Mimi’s side.
JJ and Gabi shared an elec-
tric moment. Wait to See:
Sami asks for Kayla’s help
to prove the mystery man
is EJ.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Carly opened up to Stel-
la. Alexis and Jason each
tried to help Kristina. Joss-
lyn put her plan in motion.
Oscar got the support he
needed. Drew confided in
Elizabeth. Nina was ex-
tremely grateful. Ava felt
hurt. Oscar confronted
Cameron. Julian appreci-
ated Olivia’s efforts. Kim
paid Sam a visit. Drew con-
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
an autoimmune stimula-
tion of the thyroid gland,
where antibodies binds to
receptors in the thyroid,
stimulating it to produce
more hormone. The bulg-
ing is not a result of thy-
roid excess, but rather a
cross-reaction of the an-
tibody to fat cells behind
the eye, causing the eye to
bulge out. Treatment for
excess thyroid hormone
doesn’t reverse this, be-
cause the antibodies are
still present. Your grand-
daughter needs to be test-
ed for Grave’s disease.
I have seen people whose
eyes just appear to bulge.
They have sometimes had
dozens of thyroid tests,
as every doctor they see
checks their levels. Other
conditions that can simu-
late exophthalmos include
obesity, Cushing’s syn-
drome, inflammation of
the eye muscles and other
inflammatory diseases.
Excess salt may increase
blood pressure, and may
even increase stroke risk
in people with normal
blood pressure, but I can’t
think how it could be re-
lated to the appearance of
her eyes.
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.
fided in Curtis while Laura
got truthful with Carly.
Julian stepped in to help
Kim. Finn was pleasantly
surprised. Nina felt reject-
ed. Kristina showed Oscar
the ropes. Sam headed out
of town. Carly was caught
off guard. Ryan faced the
unexpected. Kiki and Liz
bonded. Wait to See: Laura
and Carly make a pact.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Kyle was shocked when
he opened the hidden
safe inside the office and
discovered an important
paper that John had left
for Ashley. Jack arrived
just in time to see Kyle
attempting to shred the
document. Dina halluci-
 |
nated that Jack was John.
Nick warned Rey to set his THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
sights on someone besides
Sharon. The blackmailer’s
continued threats began
to create strain among his
or her targets, especially
when Mariah said she felt
like she was being fol-
lowed. Determined to pro-
tect her daughter, Sharon
urged Nikki to send the
money. Jack and Billy be-
gan to reconnect with old
flames, with Billy sharing
 |
a charged moment with
Victoria. Meanwhile, Jack RFD by Mike Marland
and Phyllis’ friendship
grew stronger, as he sup-
ported her through her
breakup. Wait to See: Jill
pushes Nikki’s buttons.
(c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN PAGE LABEL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018

ual
n n
h A
A
tth
3399

PRES

PRESENTED BY

SNovember
O P E N 2
OR Baptist
D@OFairview
November 2 Church
@ Fairview
T 8
Baptist A M
Church
1300
ALocust Hill Road - Greer, SC
1300 Locust Hill Road - Greer, SC
PRESENTED BY

FoodBazaar
and Cra
November 1 @ Fairview Baptist Church November 2 Food and Craft
@ Fairview Baptist Church
Items
Items donated donated
by local by local
churches churchesneighbors
and supporting and suppo
1300 Locust Hill Road - Greer, SC
1300 Locust
Doors open at 8amHill
Doors Road
-open
Shop while
at 8am•supplies
Greer,
- Shop SC
last!while
Food and Craft Bazaar

Bazaar 8am-7pm
Items donated by local churches and supporting neighbors
Bonds Career Center
Doors openculinary
at 8am -students aresupplies
Shop while preparing
last!
200 Bonds
frozen Career
casseroles for Center
purchase!culinary
Made students
possible by are preparing
Handmade Holiday Gifts & Crafts • Wreaths & Wooden Door Hangers
200
200 frozen casserolesPickled
Goods •forHomemade
frozen casseroles purchase! Made Jams,
for purchase!
Bonds Career Center culinary students are preparing
Baked Veggies, Etc.Made possible by
possible byJellies,

LIVE AUCTION
PRESENTED BY
LIVE AUCTION
LIVE AUCTION
(7pm-9pm)
(7pm-9pm) Book Nook 8am-7pm
TAKING DONATIONS OF PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK BOOKS NOW!
Returning!

Shh!
(7pm-9pm) Silent Auction

Shh!
Coffee and Bakery Items Available Here!
Silent Auction
8:00am - 6:30pm

Furniture & Home Decor

Shh!
8:00am -Bucket
6:30pm
Food
New and
hurches
Silent
and Craft Bazaar
11:00am-1:30pm
or Gently
Auction
Furniture and Homeserving
Usedneighbors
supporting
and Crew 8am-7pm
Decor a delicious BBQ lunch!
Bucket and Crew
t 8am11:00am-1:30pm
- Shop while supplies last! 8:00am - 6:30pm
Delivery and curbside pick up available
YB DETNESERP

SPONSOR serving a delicious BBQ lunch!

AUCTIONS
Lions Club
paring
Call 877-1937
Hotdog
ssible by Supper Bucket
DONATE and Crew
Delivery
or visit2and
rebcurbside
mevoNpick up available
gcminc.org
11:00am-1:30pm
5pm-7pm VOLUNTEER
hcruhC tsitpaB weivriaF @

Lions Club
Silent Auction 8am-6:30pm
SPONSOR serving a delicious
Merchandise, Experiences,BBQ lu CS ,reerG - daoR lliH tsucoL 0031

Partner Sponsors: CBL & Wood Mortuary

Call 877-1937
and Themed Baskets from Local Businesses & National Companies
raazaB tfarC dna dooF
Hotdog Supper srobhgien gnitroppus dna sehcruhc DONATE
lacol yb detanod smetI
Delivery and curbside pick up av
Live Auction 7-9pm Travel Experiences,
or visit gcminc.org
Nationally & Abroad
5pm-7pm !tsal seilppus elihw pohS - ma8 ta nepo srooD
VOLUNTEER
Collegiate & Professional Sports Memorabilia • Local ‘One of a Kind’ • MORE!
Lions Club SPONSOR
gniraperp era stneduts yraniluc retneC reeraC sdnoB

cket and Crew Partner Sponsors: CBL & Wood Mortuary

yb elbissop edaM !esahcrup rof seloressac nezorf 002
Cal
Frozen
Hotdog
delicious BBQ lunch!Goods
Supper DONATE NOITCUor
Sponsored by
A Evis
VI
5pm-7pm
Prepared
curbside by available
pick up J. Harley Bonds Culinary Arts Students
Including Entrees, Sides, Quiches and Desserts VOLUNTEER )mp9-mp7

SORANN HELTON’S FAMOUS APPLE PIES noitcuA tneliS

!hh S
Supplies Limited!
Call 877-1937
ATE Partner Sponsors: CBL
or visit gcminc.org & Wood Mortua
mp03:6 - ma00:8
EER
BBQ Lunch 11am-1:30pm werC dna tekcuB
!hcnul QBB suoiciled a gnivres
mp03:1-ma00:11

ood Mortuary Student singers from Crestview, Skyland and Woodland Elementary
elbaliava pu kcip edisbruc dna yrevileD
BBQ prepared by Bucket and his crew
D&D Motors and NGU Basketball Team to Serve • Curbside Pick-Up Orders Available
bulC snoi
ROSNOPS
7391-778 llaC
ETANOD reppuS godto
gro.cnimcg tisiv ro

Hot Dog Supper y5-7pm

Sponsored by
REETNULOV mp7-mp

rautroM dooW & LBC :srosnopS rentraP

Contact Shelley Bierwiler at Greer Community Ministries

864-877-1937 or sbierwiler@gcminc.org