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MADD seeks change in video recording law APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com South Carolina ranked first in the country in the percentage of traffic deaths caused by drunk driving during 2013 – the latest year statistics are available – prompting Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to once again call for additional measures to end drunk driving deaths. The state had 335 drunk driving deaths in 2013, which totaled 13 fewer DUI-related traffic deaths over the previous year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported earlier this month. But the state rose to No. 1 in the nation because 44 percent of South Carolina’s 767 traffic deaths in 2013 were due to drunk driving. The national average was 31 percent. State officials point to progress made with the passage of Emma’s Law in 2014, which expanded the use of ignition lock devices for first-time offenders with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or higher. The devices require drivers to measure their blood-alcohol content via a breath test before the car will start. This year, MADD will be joining law enforcement to seek changes to the state’s stringent videotape requirements that critics say keep South Carolina’s DUI conviction rate low. The law demands law enforcement videotape every moment of the DUI stop from
44% TRAFFIC DEATHS RELATED TO DRUNK DRIVING IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2013 31% TRAFFIC DEATHS RELATED TO DRUNK DRIVING NATIONWIDE IN 2013 the second the officer turns on the blue lights to the completion of the arrest. The driver’s entire body must be visible on camera during the field sobriety test. Because of this requirement, the entire case can be thrown out if a suspect – or just a body part – is out of camera range for even a few seconds, said MADD SC program director Steven Burritt. “It has come to the point where it is offensive to common logic,” he said. MADD SC is organizing law enforcement support and seeking a legislator to sponsor a change to the law that would allow a judge to suppress part of the video or the entire video rather than throwing out the case if there is an issue. “We’re not trying to get rid of the video,” said Burritt. However, “when clearly impaired individuals are having their charges thrown out because someone stumbles out of the frame briefly or half a body part is cut off on the recording, we’re not keeping the public safe from drunk driving like we should,” he said in a release.
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Greenville will pay the Gantt Fire and Sewer District nearly a half million dollars to settle a dispute over which body will provide fire protection and sewer service. The controversy arose after Greenville annexed some property owned by the Greenville Health System that had been in the Gantt district. Greenville officials have said they want to increase the city’s population and economic base through annexation. But in the past, annexations of property into the city raised the ire of special purpose tax districts that feared losing valuable property to the city would hurt revenue and jeopardize their ability to provide services to the properties left. Under the agreement that received initial approval Monday night, the city will pay Gantt a lump sump of $480,000 by the end of the month. Under the agreement, the city will pay Gantt for taxes actually collected on the annexed property based on a pro rata formula while Gantt Fire and Sewer District has a federal rural development loan. Greenville will continue to provide fire protection for property annexed into the city prior to the agreement’s passage, while Gantt will provide sewer service for property that has been annexed already and while the district has its existing federal loan. For future annexations, the city will notify Gantt whether it intends to provide fire services to the property. If it decides not to, Gantt will continue to provide fire service to the newly annexed property, according to the agreement.
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Education, DSS top Haley’s budget proposal BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF
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Gov. Nikki Haley is sworn in for her second term by S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal on Wednesday.
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Gov. Nikki Haley emphasized increased investment in rural teachers and workers at the Department of Social Services (DSS) in the $6.9 billion executive budget she unveiled on Monday. Conspicuously absent from the proposed budget was a major increase in spending on infrastructure or a plan to address the state’s crumbling roads and bridges. Haley said the executive budget would add $61.4 million a year to pay for road repairs, but her comprehensive plan for fixing the state’s roads won’t be revealed until the end of the month. The state Department of Transportation has predicted an estimated $1.5 billion more will be needed annually to address the state’s infrastructure needs. The governor said she wants to start an initiative to recruit “good, strong teachers to teach in rural school districts.” The initiative provides $1.5 million in incentives such as paying for college tuition, salary increases and debt payments for teachers who commit to
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working in a rural school district. Superintendent of Education-elect Molly Spearman praised the initiative in a release, noting the state’s investment in public education last year and saying “we couldn’t be more excited that the governor’s executive budget invests even more in South Carolina’s schools, especially in the recruitment and retention of teachers in rural districts.” Funding to pay for school reading coaches would double to $6.4 million and an additional $3.5 million would go toward training and certifying the coaches, according to the proposed budget. Haley also wants to dedicate $29.3 million to pay for technology initiatives in schools. Haley also devoted $7.1 million to hiring 200 additional DSS caseworkers and more than 60 caseworker assistants. The additional funds include $1.8 million to give DSS workers a 10 percent pay raise.
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Accessories not included A call for change Imagine you’re a proud parent awaiting the birth of your child. The nursery is ready, the clothes are neatly folded by size, and children’s books are stacked beside the rocking chair. When the big day arrives, you head to the hospital with your overnight bag and return home days later with a happy, healthy baby. Unfortunately, life isn’t always like that. Some infants need to spend more time in the hospital before going home. Sometimes that home nursery will need space for a ventilator, feeding pump or heart monitor. Your baby is just as precious as you dreamed; he or she will just have more accessories than the traditional ball cap or hair bows. As your child grows, some accessories will always be part of who they are, and some will be a memory viewed only in baby pictures. Regardless, that child is still the beautiful, talented and gifted person they were meant to be. The Center for Developmental Services (CDS) is a partnership of several organizations dedicated to helping children with developmental delays and disabilities reach their full potential. The Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System has three departments within CDS. The Wonder Center is an on-site day care for medically complex children ages birth through six years. Kidnetics evaluates and treats children from birth through age 21 for complex developmental disorders, using physical, occupational and speech therapy in our large gym, treatment rooms and pool. Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics provides evaluation and diagnosis of Autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other genetic disorders. Clarity brings a unique combination of audiology and hearing treatment, speech and language evaluation and therapy, and psychological evaluation for developmental and school-focused challenges such as ADHD and learning disabilities. Family Connection is the parent-toparent organization that links fami-
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IN MY OWN WORDS by DANA MCCONNELL
lies of children with special health care needs and disabilities to resources, support and education. The Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board has a program called KidVentures that offers developmental assessments, service coordination and early intervention. And the Greenville County School District is also on site to help evaluate and coordinate the best educational environment for your child. All these services are centralized into one family-friendly location that serves 6,000 children each year – children who are more prepared for school, more equipped with life skills, and whose families have been given the support and resources they need. CDS can’t guarantee that life will always go as planned, but our partnership can provide hope that more milestones will be achieved and more accessories can be stored away. As we embark on a new year in 2015, I’d like to challenge readers to improve the way we view disabilities by recommending these resolutions: I will teach my child about inclusion. I will not look away from someone with a disability, but rather smile and say hello. I will consider hiring someone with a disability, because there’s more to people than what we see. We invite you to visit our facility and take a tour. If interested, please call our office at 864-331-1300. Dana McConnell is executive director of the Center for Developmental Services (CDS), a 501c3 nonprofit and a United Wayfunded agency.
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South Carolina has a mental health crisis that is crying for good people to stand up and call for change. State government has reduced available state mental health hospital beds from 3,500 just 40 years ago to fewer than 400 today. In the meantime, the largest mental health provider in S.C. is our state Department of Corrections, with a severe mentally ill inmate population of more than 5,000. All 46 counties have more than twice as many mentally ill behind bars than in hospitals; in some cases, 10 times as many. These numbers are staggering. The time is now to implement programs that save lives, make our communities safer and save money. Two such programs have already proven themselves in S.C. and are in desperate need of funding. Mental health courts are diversionary programs set up for the mentally ill who receive charges because of behavior issues that arise from their illness. The yearlong program forces the individual to undergo a doctor’s care for counseling and medication. Recidivism rates are drastically reduced as participants are helped to become productive citizens. The courts in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston still exist thanks to judges, solicitors and mental health workers willing to figure a way to keep them going. A study by the Ohio State Bar found every participant who finishes mental health court saves the taxpayer $40,000 annually. The 75 people who have completed the Greenville program over the past eight years have saved our community over $10 million. I am proud to announce a Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Vincent Sheheen – S. 209, or The Mental Health Court Program Act – would expand this program statewide. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, probate judges and solicitors around the state have been working closely with Sen. Sheheen on this legislation. We need your help to encourage your elected representatives to support S. 209. Crisis Intervention Teams are another program that has proven its success. In
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IN MY OWN WORDS by PATON BLOUGH
a 40-hour course, NAMI teaches police, prison guards and first responders how to de-escalate individuals in a mental health crisis and get them to the best possible facility to receive the help they need. Unfortunately, it usually takes a massive tragedy or lawsuit to get departments behind CIT. When individuals in crisis are understood by law enforcement, it helps avoid costly incarceration or emergency room trips where many times their paranoid psychotic delusions are heightened and they end up receiving more charges because of the resulting behavior. A huge hurdle to overcome in advancing these programs is the thought that spending money on prevention is a waste. We need to understand that people do recover from mental illness. I am one such individual, who suffers with bipolar type 1 disorder. I spent a year of my life behind bars or in a mental hospital. I was lucky enough to have experienced officers deal with me and was one of the first participants in Greenville’s mental health court. Without programs like these, I would likely be dead. The very first initiative we launched with my new organization, Rehinge. com, was Fightstigma.com, which gets people from a grassroots level writing and calling elected officials to tell them it’s time for a change. Please consider signing the fight stigma pledge and helping with the awareness process. Let’s strive to improve conditions for all those who are suffering. We will save money and lives in the process. Paton Blough is a mental health advocate and speaker in Greenville and a member of the S.C. board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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High hopes, cloudy laws SC still struggling to get medical marijuana legislation right BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF
bjeffers@communityjournals.com Misty Sanders lives in Anderson with her husband and her daughter Brynn, 6, who suffers epileptic seizures. Like others in the state, the Sanders family is hoping the cannabidiol (CBD) oil bill that Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law last summer will help their daughter find relief. The CDB oil, which is taken orally, is extracted from the marijuana plant, and by law must be low in THC, less than 0.9 percent, and high in CBD, more than 15 percent. Therefore, people taking the oil don’t experience a high, but receive relief from seizures, CBD advocates say. Brynn Sanders started developing seizures when she was two months old, her mother says, and now she has seizures throughout the day. Some of the seizures include shaking, but others, called absence seizures, are not easily recognizable. “If you’re watching her playing with her toys, she may be having a seizure but you don’t know it,” Sanders said. A combination of brain surgery, medication and the addition of a vegus nerve stimulator – a pacemaker-like device to help stimulate the brain – have helped reduce the seizures to a degree, Sanders said, but her daughter is still having developmental problems. Brynn receives treatment in Augusta, Ga., and is on a list to try the oil. However, Sanders said the family was
notified last week that they would have to wait months longer than they originally expected. Sanders said even though legislators passed a law last year allowing the oil in South Carolina, “there’s still no way to get it.” The state has no laws allowing marijuana to be grown in the state, and CBD oil is illegal to transport across state lines, so it’s hard to obtain. Sanders said she’s still hopeful about the possibility of gaining access to CBD oil for her daughter – even though, she says, “When people hear ‘medical marijuana,’ they think you’re going to get your child high.” Sanders said she personally opposes the legalization of recreational marijuana, and only wants the CBD oil to help where traditional medications cannot. Though she isn’t sure how her daughter will react to the oil, Sanders said, “I feel every child and adult suffering should at least have the chance to try it to see if it will help them.” PROS AND CONS South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis introduced the CBD oil bill last year and is sponsoring legislation this year to expand public access to the oil and to medical marijuana (see story on page 9). Many people champion marijuana as a safe drug that can relieve pain and reduce the effects of diseases for people who don’t respond well to medication. But is marijuana truly beneficial for medical purposes? Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Project, says the answer is yes. Even so, he says he has concerns about the drug. He believes advocates’ main motive for supporting medical marijuana is achieving legalization for recreational use. ElSohly works at the only federally approved lab for growing and researching pot, and has been studying marijuana for decades. The two main beneficial compounds in marijuana are THC and CBD, ElSohly said. THC “is a drug we refer to as a biphasic drug,” which means it operates in two phases, he said. In proper doses,
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THC can exhibit positive qualities such as increasing appetite and helping people relax and feel happier. But if the proper dosage is exceeded, the compound’s psychoactive properties kick in “and cause adverse side effects,” he said. Marijuana’s other beneficial compound, CBD, has many of the same beneficial effects PHOTOS PROVIDED
Brynn Sanders, age 6 (above), suffers epileptic seizures that her mother, Misty Sanders (left), hopes can be relieved by the cannabidiol oil bill Gov. Haley signed into law last summer.
as THC but without one major drawback – the psychoactive properties, ElSohly said. “CBD is going to be the drug of the future. … CBD is a lot… safer than THC because it doesn’t have that biphasic property.” NO SMOKING Marijuana can be taken in various forms, but ElSohly said smoking is not a good way to take the drug for medical purposes. He said first of all, burning a joint causes the beneficial compounds to degrade into other chemicals. Also, people who smoke the drug have almost no way of knowing the content of CBD or THC that they are taking, and he is troubled about the high THC content of today’s marijuana plants. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s website, “In 2012, THC concentrations in marijuana averaged close to 15 percent, compared to
around 4 percent in the 1980s.” ElSohly said he is concerned that doctors may end up giving patients what he called a “passport to smoke marijuana.” New York passed a medical marijuana law in July, but banned smoking of the drug. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dr. Steven Patierno, deputy director of the Duke Cancer Institute, applauded New York’s law that treated marijuana like other medicine by mandating metered dosing. “Cannabis has four times the tar of tobacco, and similar carcinogenic and respiratory risks,” he wrote. “State health-care systems should not be in the business of sanctioning smoking of anything, for any reason.” ElSohly agreed. “I think the medical marijuana industry really needs to be changed … it needs regulating,” he said. “That is lacking today.”
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‘Breathing room’ for medical marijuana New bills in the Statehouse could expand access BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF
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Common ways to use marijuana medically: Smoking Vaporizer Edibles (food, drinks, oils) Source: Men’s Health
Legal medical medical marijuana states: Alaska* Arizona California Colorado* Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon* Rhode Island Vermont Washington* Washington, D.C.* *States that have approved recreational use Source: ProCon.org
CBD oil only states: Alabama Florida Iowa Kentucky Mississippi Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Utah Wisconsin Source: ProCon.org
On the heels of last year’s legalization of cannabidiol (CBD) oil use in South Carolina, state Sen. Tom Davis is introducing three bills that would expand access to medical marijuana. Davis was a leading sponsor of the 2014 bill that gave epilepsy sufferers access to CBD oil, which is extracted from marijuana plants. However, the oil remains out of reach for many because marijuana cannot be legally grown in South Carolina and federal law forbids its transport across state lines. Consequently, Davis said many people obtain the oil on a type of “black market.” To address the problem, Davis’ first bill would develop regulations for growing marijuana plants, extracting the oil and dispensing it. His second bill would clear up licensing language in last year’s Industrial Hemp Cultivation Act, which reclassified cannabis possessing less than 0.3 percent THC as an industrial crop rather than a controlled substance, and called on the state Department of Agriculture to develop rules and regulations governing the licensed production of industrial hemp by South Carolina farmers. He said his third bill was “a little bit more ambitious.” Davis said this bill would allow doctors to consult with patients and issue a medical marijuana prescription just as they do with a pill prescription, if the doctor deemed marijuana would provide therapeutic benefit, especially for pain.
Consequently, although the medical use of marijuana is still technically illegal under federal law, the government will no longer have funds available to fight implementation of state medical marijuana laws. Robert Capecchi, deputy director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy Project, said the omnibus language provides some “breathing room” for legislators to enact laws expanding use of medical marijuana. The section of the omnibus bill related to medical marijuana removes some concerns people have had with marijuana laws, he said. Defunding the DOJ’s ability to stop medical marijuana was a “step in the right direction,” Davis said, but Congress should go a step further and decriminalize use of medical marijuana entirely. ‘A YOUNGER CROWD’ From a law enforcement perspective, Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds said his concerns regarding such legal changes center around the fact that marijuana is not FDA approved and can act as a gateway to other drugs. Reynolds, who is president of the SC Police Chiefs Association, said medical marijuana “seems to be more attractive to a younger crowd.” He is one of the officers who sent a letter to the state Medical Marijuana Study Committee (of which Davis is a member) last month outlining concerns about medical marijuana.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says, “Growing acceptance of medical marijuana (and now its legalization for recreational use in two states) may be influencing how young people perceive the harm associated with marijuana use generally.” NIDA cites research that shows how marijuana use increases among high school seniors as their perception of its risks goes down. Davis admitted that legalization of marijuana for medical purposes may cause an increase in teenagers’ recreational use of the drug. However, “Nothing’s ever going to be abuseproof,” he said. Davis said he believes the benefits of medical marijuana outweigh the negatives. From the four public hearings the Medical Marijuana Study Committee held across the state last year, Davis said he didn’t hear anybody speak negatively about using marijuana for medical purposes. He repeatedly emphasized that he and others on the study committee were not advocating the recreational use of marijuana, and any new state laws would follow guidelines from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Environmental Control and SLED.
NO FUNDS TO FIGHT MEDICAL MARIJUANA Medical marijuana has gained rapid acceptance in recent years, with 23 states and Washington, D.C., having passed comprehensive medical marijuana laws. Medical marijuana proponents were also helped by the passage of the omnibus-spending bill that President Barack Obama signed last month. Buried within the $1.1 trillion spending bill is a section that bars the Department of Justice from using funds to stop implementation of laws allowing the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana in 32 states – including South Carolina –and Washington, D.C.
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Hollywild board members say the Spartanburg County animal park will remain open despite last week’s electrical fire that led to the deaths of 27 animals of smoke inhalation. None of the animals were burned, said Kim Atchely, the park’s director of marketing and public relations. The animal park’s board of directors held its monthly meeting on Monday and confirmed the park will remain open. “We are all grieving,” said executive director David Meeks. “We appreciate the care and concern being offered to our community and the larger Hollywild family that includes the thousands of people who have made personal connections to the park and the hundreds of animals who live here.” The fire started in the primate barn and an employee, Jay Gossett, saw smoke coming from the building when he arrived to work. He was able to save 14 animals in the barn, Atchely said. The barn is made primarily of concrete and steel, and according to a release, is not safe inside for animals or people. The board is considering options about future use or replacement of the building.
A report from the Holly Springs Fire Department said the fire started in the night and burned unnoticed until about 9 a.m. “All affected animals have been treated and are recovering very well. All the animals that were hospitalized for treatment have returned home to Hollywild,” said Dr. Beverly Hargus, Hollywild’s attending veterinarian. The park held a private memorial service on Sunday. A spokesperson from the USDA, Tanya Espinosa, said the organization will be looking into the park in light of the recent events. She also confirmed that the USDA is still investigating the park for violations last year but could not provide further details. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to Hollywild calling for the release of three primates who survived the fire. Delcianna Winders, PETA Foundation deputy general counsel, said, “PETA stands ready to help Hollywild transfer these highly social animals to a reputable sanctuary where they’ll be able to recover from their traumatic ordeal in the company of other members of their species.” The organization is also asking authorities to strip the park of its license.ß Hollywild said it is not responding to PETA at this time.
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Medicare penalizes 13 SC hospitals APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com Thirteen South Carolina hospitals were among more than 700 hospitals nationwide that have been penalized by Medicare for making too many avoidable mistakes that harm patients. The 13 South Carolina health care providers will have Medicare payments reduced by 1 percent over the October 2014-September 2015 fiscal year as part of Medicare’s Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) Reduction Program. Hospitals were rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst on three types of “hospital-acquired conditions,” including central-line associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The third score was based on the rate of “serious complications” for eight types of injuries ranging from bedsores and falls to blood clots and hip fractures. Any hospital with a score higher than 7 was penalized. Upstate hospitals fared well, with just three sustaining penalties: Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, Spartanburg Regional Medical
Center in Spartanburg and Palmetto Health Baptist Easley in Easley. Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia and Kershaw Health in Camden tied for worst overall score in the state, the report said. The report was issued by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). According to Kaiser Health News, total penalties are estimated at $373 million nationwide. Academic medical centers were hit hard, Kaiser said. In their defense, the centers argued that the adjustments the report made for patient sickness levels, ages and factors that might contribute to their fragility still are not enough because the centers take on very complicated cases like organ transplants. This is the third year Medicare has assessed penalties for patient readmissions for certain conditions. Some infection rates are dropping, according to the AHRQ study: Between 2010 and 2013, central-line associated bloodstream infections decreased by 49 percent and catheter-associated urinary tract infections dropped 28 percent. In the next year, Medicare will add an assessment of rates of surgical site infections, and the following year will look at rates of antibioticresistant infections Clostridium difficile (C. diff ) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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The Greenville Road Warriors recently recognized a group of hometown heroes who helped save a man from dying from a heart attack. Duncan Chapel Fire District Assistant Chief Russell Watson, Lt. Alan Hall and firefighters Cameron Mason and Tom Porter responded to an emergency medical call from a gas station near Travelers Rest. On arrival, they found a man in cardiac arrest, buckled in his car, nonresponsive, with no pulse. After removing the patient from his vehicle, the three rotated as a team, performing lifesaving measures until a Greenville County EMS unit arrived to assist with resuscitation efforts. After 15 minutes, the first responders were able to regain a pulse. The patient was rushed to Greenville Memorial, where he was admitted and later discharged with no discernable neurological damage. “Our personnel train for events like these,” said Bill Addis, chairman of the Duncan Chapel Fire District Commission. “We know people would rather not have to hear our sirens, but they know when they do, some of Greenville County’s most experienced firefighters and first responders will be taking care of them.”
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amorris@communityjournals.com Spartanburg has built one at Harvest Park and researchers say that Greenville needs one, too: a local food hub – specifically, a location where local farmers can sell their wares to everyone from individual consumers to wholesale businesses. Feed & Seed Co., a newly formed Upstate nonprofit, is working to develop an area food hub that will fill a gap in putting local food in the hands of residents and to wholesale buyers. Creating a food hub will allow farmers to increase production and fill the
demand for local food, which is now outstripping supply, said Scott Park, planning manager of development services with Greenville County. Park is author of the report “A Case for an Upstate SC Food Hub,” released last month. Park said he looked at food systems as an economic driver that could create jobs and increase skills for local workers. Many farmers have direct access to the consumer market through area farmers markets, but reaching larger buyers requires support, he said. Because of recent increases in imported food and shipping, big pieces of the chain to bring food to market, such as processors, are missing. The food hub would serve as an “incubator for processing” for farms within 100 miles of Greenville, he said. Park surveyed more than 24 local farmers and learned that the majority,
approximately 86 percent, said they supported an increase of on-farm production to sell to wholesale markets. “It’s a perfect storm of demand and the farmers wanting to increase production,” he said. Many regional farmers have a farm that is about 10-15 acres and reported they could expand by roughly 40 percent with the land currently available, Park said. The hub would not compete with, but would complement existing organizations doing work to bring food to the residents, such as Gardening for Good, Good to Go mobile market, LiveWell Greenville, Saturday Market and others, he said. “It will be paying your neighborhood farmer for the food you’ll eat on your table that night,” Park said. The food hub is currently finalizing both a facility location and financial backing, said Park. Greenville County
is not slated to support the hub financially, but will help with facilitation and support, he said. The Community Foundation of Greenville is the financial steward and organizers are lining up federally backed loans and local backers. In addition to selling local produce and proteins, the hub will assist farmers in expansion, which often involves up-front costs like buying large equipment and hiring staff, Park said. It can also help with training, certification and determining demand. The food hub should open its doors sometime this year, according to Park. Read the study at bit.ly/greenvillefood-hub and visit connectingtables.com for Feed & Seed Co. information.
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Food hub: A central marketplace where local products are bought, sold, aggregated, washed, packed, processed, marketed and shipped. An Upstate model would also include support in the form of apprentices, certification, marketing services, growing the local market and connecting with wholesale and institutional customers.
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The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) is offering low interest rates and down payment assistance as part of its SC Housing Homebuyer program. SC Housing has been the state’s premier lender for 44 years, offering low, fixedrate mortgage loans for qualifying homebuyers. This week the organization announced lower rates of 3.5 percent for FHA financing and 4.125 percent for conventional financing. Also offered is a 97 percent LTV Conventional Loan Program and a down payment assistance program of up to $8,000. For more information, visit schousing.com.
GREENVILLE TECH PRESENTS UNSUNG HERO AWARDS
Greenville Technical College will present the 2015 Unsung Hero Awards on Jan. 20 at the Kroc Center in Greenville. Honorees are recognized for their unselfish acts of kindness and commitment to positive change. This year’s honorees include student Sterling Green and employees Kayla Clark, Julio Hernandez and Gina Power. Community honorees are Adela Mendoza and Ruud Veltman. Carolina Holdings will be recognized as the corporate honoree. Last year’s Unsung Heroes included Bryan Dods, Tomeika Bennett, Mary Brockman, Bo Robertson, Mike McCormick, Jason Premo, Kelly Walker, David Ackerman, John McAfee and Thomas McAfee, IV.
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A chapel built at the center of the St. Joseph’s Catholic School campus will be dedicated on Jan. 26. Siting the chapel in the middle of campus was the vision of Margaret Ann Moon, one of the school’s nine founders and longtime board chair who died in December. The $2.7 million chapel project, which includes the construction of a balcony
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that increases the chapel capacity to 800, required the removal of six of the 16 columns that were supporting the roof of the former industrial building off Interstate 85 near Laurens Road. Sixteen holes had to be cut in the building’s flat roof so workers could access its infrastructure. Four 22,000-pound trusses were hoisted to the top of the roof, allowing the roof to be suspended so the pillars could be removed. School officials said the chapel would be named after Moon.
STUDENTS WANT TILLMAN HALL RENAMED
A group of Clemson University students – most of whom are black – say the school needs to do more to change a culture they say is hostile to minorities. The students, part of the group A Coalition of Concerned Students, wants Clemson to rename its signature building Tillman Hall, construct a multicultural center on campus, hire more minority faculty members and offer more funding for minority organizations. The students demanded the school add diversity history to its curriculum and provide diversity training for administrators and faculty members. They presented a list of grievances to school administrators during a protest on the first day of spring classes last week. The protest came on the heels of rising racial tensions on campus that came to a head in December after a fraternity held an off-campus party where white students dressed up as gang members. Tillman Hall is named for Clemson founding father Benjamin Tillman (18471918), a former S.C. governor and U.S. senator who became notorious for his white supremacist views and speeches boasting of the lynching of black men. The school said it is considering banning Yik Yak, an anonymous social media messaging applicationstarted by two Furman University graduates.
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Clockwise from bottom left: African-American community leaders marched Jan. 1, 1960, to protest baseball great Jackie Robinson’s treatment at Greenville’s downtown airport; A lunch counter sit-in in downtown Greenville; White protestors demonstrate against integration.
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made presidential runs in 1984 and in 1988. He pushed for Greenville County to adopt a MLK holiday. At the banquet, 11 scholarships totaling more than $100,000 will be awarded to students in the Upstate. In addition to the Diversity Banquet, MLK Dream Weekend includes an MLK Community Day of Service on Saturday. Volunteers will fan out and work on projects throughout the community from 10 a.m. until noon. The event is held in conjunction with Hands On Greenville. More information about MLK Dream Weekend can be found at mlkdreamweekend.com.
2015 MLK DREAM WEEKEND EVENTS WHAT: MLK Diversity Banquet WHEN: Friday, Jan 16; 7 p.m. WHERE: TD Convention Center KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rev. Jesse Jackson TICKETS: $60; go to bit.ly/MLK-tickets WHAT: MLK Community Day of Service WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 17; 10 a.m. until noon ABOUT: In conjunction with Hands on Greenville, volunteers will work at project sites throughout Greenville County INFORMATION: Sign-up is available at the MLK Dream Weekend website, mlkdreamweekend.com.
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The Replay Sports Consignment sale scheduled for Jan. 23-25 has been cancelled. Visit replaysportsconsignment.com for new schedule. The Upcountry History Museum is seeking 1970s vintage objects in good condition to be included in the Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project Feb. 21-May 3. The museum is looking for political items like T-shirts, hats and buttons, SC Tricentennial and U.S. Bicentennial souvenirs, Watergate memorabilia, clothing, music albums and furniture. Contact Heather Yenco at heather@ upcountryhistory.org or 864-467-3100, ext. 107 to contribute.
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Monster trucks have turned into monster entertainment CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com When his jacked-up, four-wheel-drive 1972 Chevrolet pickup truck – complete with 16 inches of suspension lift and 44-inch tires – became too impractical to drive on the road, Gary Porter decided to go even bigger. He bought some 66-inch tires, put on a new set of axles and drove it in a few local mud bogs. He didn’t realize it would be a start of a 30-year career. Porter will be driving Carolina Crusher when Monster Jam stops in Greenville on Jan. 23 and 24. “It’s lasted longer than I ever imagined,” said Porter, one of the first Monster Jam drivers to be recognized by his name and not just the name of his truck. “Nobody planned for the industry to go to where it is today. Our fans are the ones who have kept it going.” Porter built his first monster truck for $11,000; they now cost $150,000-plus. His first truck had a 400-horsepower motor; motors now have 1,500 horsepower. The drivers used to drive in jeans and Tshirts; they now wear fire suits and safety harnesses. “In the early days, the only thing we bought new was tires and wheels. Everything else was something we already had or something we got from the junkyard,” he said.
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The Hampton Park Christian School Varsity Girls’ basketball team took first place in the recent Upstate Warriors Holiday Tournament. Pictured (left to right) are Dani Payne, Megan Brubaker, Jeanna Bush, Erin Creps, Ciera Miller, Riley Manges, Taylor Miller, Katelyn MacMillan and Caitlan Reid (coach). St. Mary’s School has begun the 2015-16 new family application process for grades K3-eight. Admissions testing is required and the priority testing dates are Jan. 24 and Feb. 28.Vist stmarysgvl.org/theschool or contact Nelle Palms, director of admissions, at 864-679-4117 for more information.
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Ellen Woodside Elementary third-grade students learned about the American Revolution from actor Gill Gilbert. He taught students about the war from the perspective of Col. William Moultrie. With the help of students, he reenacted events from Moultrie’s life during the war.
Upper school Shannon Forest Christian School students enjoyed a two-week Silva-Mester session that gave them the opportunity to explore a variety of unique topics and interests. (Right) Junior Kelcie Teal developed her pottery wheel talents. (Below) Freshman Noah May channeled his love of football in a cake decorating class.
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Fashion with a Passion, a fundraiser for Safe Harbor, will be held March 5, 6:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville. The event includes spring fashion from local boutiques, silent and live auctions, and food. Cost is $65-$90. Purchase tickets at fashionwihapassionsc.org.
SC Telco recently presented a $10,000 donation to The Salvation Army. Picture are: Tammy Anderson, SC Telco; Brian McKay, COO of SC Telco; Maj. Kent Davis, The Salvation Army Area Commander; Steve Harkins, CEO of SC Telco; Daniel Teska, SC Telco; and Toni Davisson, CFO of SC Telco.
SC Telco Federal Credit Union recently presented a check for $10,000 to The Salvation Army as part of the credit union’s community support initiatives. The funds were collected from SC Telco members and employees, and will be used to upgrade the kitchen area at the Women’s and Children’s Shelter. Miracle Hill Ministries recently received a gift of $5,000 from the Sargent Foundation for general operations. Miracle Hill is the Upstate’s largest provider of shelter, food and hope to homeless children and adults. The organization houses, clothes, feeds and offers counseling and spiritual support to on average 560
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Sixteen local golfers will be representing the region at the Pebble Beach Resorts this month for the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic. Four teams from the Upstate will represent South Carolina at the National Finals, including Dr. Doug Wyland, Dr. Paul Siffri, Dr. Keith Longergan, John Barber, Tom Keim, Jeffrey Lehrer, Todd Whitehead, Ken Leopard, Wes Lehrer, Jason Gosnell, Stan Parker, Ken Couch, Jonathan Henderson, Christopher Owens and Rick Simerly. All four teams qualified as top finishers at the NKF Golf Classic held at Thornblade Club last September. The National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic raises more than $3.5 million annually for NKF.
In celebration of the opening of its new Greenville store at 1 N. Main St., The Orvis Company Inc. made a $2,500 grant to Friends of the Reedy River. Bret Simpson (left), general manager for Greenville Orvis, and Nikki Grumbine, president of the board, Friends of the Reedy River.
Four Clemson University programs that support students and teachers will be enhanced in the new year by a $115,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. The grant funds will be distributed to: PEER (Programs for Educational Enrichment and Retention), $40,000; WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), $30,000; EMAGINE!, $30,000; and teacher education course at the Duke Energy Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station, $15,000. In the last 12 months, Dixon Hughes Goodman donated 431,475 pounds of food to organizations that feed the hungry. With their Count the Cans Food Drive, the accounting and advisory firm continues to help those in need. During the food drive, the Greenville office collected 7,566 cans and donated more than $16,000. The Friends of the Reedy River (FoRR) recently elected officers and added new board members. Officers include: President Nikki Grumbine, Vice President Bob Lloyd, Treasurer Bill Stephenson and Secretary Paula Wynn. New board members are environmental engineer Jason Vaughn, university and nonprofit development professional Elizabeth Milhous and attorney Michael Corley. In addition to river cleanup events in March and September, the Friends is working with landowners along the stretch of the river between Woodland Way and West Faris Road on projects aimed at mitigating adverse stormwater runoff. Financial support for those efforts has been received from Michelin, Orvis and Sustaining Way. For more information, visit friendsofthereedyriver.org.
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The Greenville Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (GSHRM) announced that Debra M. Ham, SPHR, GPHR, MHRD, was selected as the organization’s 2014 recipient of the Human Resources Professional of the Year Award, and that Marilyn M. Messer, SPHR, is the recipient of the 2014 Human Resources Lifetime Achievement Award. Ham spent more Ham Messer than 33 years in private industry before transitioning to the position of Director of Human Resources for the County of Greenville. Messer currently serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources with the World Wide Acceptance Corporation.
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(Top) Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clown Thomas Wheaton leads Travelers Rest High School drama students in a clowning and circus skills seminar held recently at the school. (Left) Wheaton watches a performance by Travelers Rest High School drama students with other drama students.
Curtain call From workshops conducted by circus clowns to students putting on award-winning plays, popularity of school drama programs on the rise CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com When Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown Thomas Wheaton told Travelers Rest advanced drama students to “play sad, as big as you can” – did they ever. “I want to see ‘your dog ran away’ sad; they took ‘My Favorite Housewives’ off the air, ‘Oh, that’s terrible,’ sad,” Wheaton told a group of students gathered on the high school’s stage. When Wheaton gave the word, several students fell to the floor and “wept” hysterically. Others emitted the
kind of guttural moan more typically associated with real loss of life. “That’s right. That’s sad,” said Wheaton, a Clown College graduate who was in town in advance of the circus’ stop in Greenville later this month. While it may be a challenge to take anybody wearing clown makeup seriously, clowning is an art – and drama is an art that is growing in popularity in Greenville County Schools. Travelers Rest drama teacher Tim Brown said while the interest in drama is always there, South Carolina schools have begun a more concerted effort lately to start new drama programs or find full-time drama teachers to build up existing ones. “All of a sudden, things such as after-school productions are realistic,” said Brown, who has been a full-time drama teacher for 23 years, the last eight at Travelers Rest High. About 100 students take drama at the school CLOWNING continued on PAGE 22
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and 40 to 50 are involved in the afterschool drama program, he said. Greenville County School District has 12 high school drama programs, seven middle school programs and three elementary school programs, said Bradley Wingate, the district’s academic specialist for visual and performing arts. The district has 18 full-time theater teachers; others are English teachers with theater backgrounds. Wingate attributes the growing popularity of school drama programs to the regular ebb and flow as well as a growing awareness of the importance of teaching and nurturing the whole child. “Teacher effectiveness determines whether a program roots itself and stays,” Wingate said. The poster child of the increased interest in drama is, of course, Woodmont High. Woodmont had held theater productions throughout the years, but did not have a drama program until the school recruited former Greenville County Teacher of the Year Will Ragland for an open arts teacher position after he directed a full musical production of “The Wizard of Oz” several years ago that included a cast of 115 elementary, middle and high school students. Woodmont now has two full-time drama teachers, the only regular high school in Greenville County – and perhaps the state – to do so. The Wildcat Players have since won a state championship. Brown said his goal at Travelers Rest isn’t to produce a bunch of future professional actors and actresses. He’s teaching skills such as stage presence, commitment and confidence that can translate into any career. Milla Blackwelder, a sophomore who will try out for the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and does want to pursue a career in theater, said theater helps people “become human.” “Theater is such a human thing. It sparks communication. It’s so real when you watch someone act live,” she said. “Theater helps people get in touch with their emotions for positive reasons. You can’t really get that watching pre-recorded television where you can stop and start it again. The emotion isn’t really real.” Roland Metcalf, who is also a sophomore, said theater helps students get out of their shells. “It’s a way to express yourself, to find out who you are.” Before he had students do another exercise, Wheaton told students the purest form of clowning, of comedy and
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(Top to bottom) Tim Brown; Roland Metcalf; Milla Blackwelder.
of improvisation is when an actor gets out of his own head. “You have to be in the moment,” he said. “You have to believe in order to get the audience to believe.”
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Crate expectations Horizon’s annual Record Fair moves to Sears Center this year If you traveled back in time a bit to the latter half of 2014, you’d probably find a somewhat worried Gene Berger behind the counter at Greenville’s Horizon Records. Granted, he had plenty of reasons to be happy. Horizon was coming up on its 39th anniversary in a world where the independent record store had been taking a bit of a beating. 2014’s Black Friday sales were up a whopping 70 percent over the previous year, and December would threaten to break sales records as well. But it wasn’t the store that worried him. It was that after six years of presenting it, Berger had no home for the Greenville Record Fair, a multi-dealer extravaganza of used and new vinyl usually spanning 40-45 tables and attracting collectors from WHAT: Horizon Records presents the Greenville Record Fair all over the Upstate. WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “We’d been at The WHERE: The Sears Center, McPherson Park, 120 E. Park Ave. Handlebar on Stone Av- COST: Admission is free enue since the second or INFO: 235-7922 or blog.horizonrecords.net third year, so it was a bit of a process finding a new place” after the Handlebar closed, Berger says. “I was kind of despondent trying to find the right spot. We needed somewhere really close to us, and it had to be the right fit in terms of access, parking, all that stuff, without paying an arm and a leg. I ended up calling Mayor Knox White and saying, ‘I can’t find the venue I need now that the Handlebar’s closed.’ And he said, ‘Why don’t you try the Sears Center at McPherson Park? Just call the Parks and Recreation Department.’ And boom, we got it done.” So the Record Fair was scheduled for Jan. 17, much to the relief of music geeks (like me) and casual fans everywhere. And don’t think Berger doesn’t have a little bit of music geek left in him, even after almost 40 years in the business. “I’m still that guy,” he says. “The records come in in boxes to resell, or the new vinyl comes in and [Horizon] is like a big candy store. It’s a daily adventure. I love going through a box of records that’s all crap, and you’re getting ready to send it away, and in the middle of it, it’s suddenly ‘What’s this Miles Davis/John Coltrane record doing in here?’ I like that.” But in addition to sheer enjoyment, Berger looks at the Record Fair, which in addition to 40 or so dealers will feature two DJs spinning tunes and snacks and beverages on sale from O-CHA Tea Bar, as an important event for the Upstate. “Greenville’s gotten a lot of ink recently about being this new destination. There was even a quote recently on ‘CBS This Morning’ that Greenville is the new Austin. Now my record show doesn’t make Greenville the new Austin, but I think that Greenville benefits when we get events like this to grow, we do achieve the things we’re supposed to be achieving.” Berger says that he’s careful to make sure the range of vinyl on display is as broad as possible. “If people come in and all they see is one genre, it’s no fun,” he says. “I love hiphop and jazz, but if there’s no country or no psychedelic rock, that’s no fun. I think variety and quality are the key, in all directions. If you want to find some $3 or $4 albums, that’s no problem, and if you want a $50 single, you’re going to find that, too. And that’s what it’s about.” The dealers who participate look forward to the Record Fair, as well. “I think the reason Gene and the gang are so successful at this is because they make everyone feel welcome,” says vinyl vendor Matt Bradley. “It really feels great to be part of a community of people who love music.” VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR
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Serving those who have served “Service and Sacrifice” series event focuses on clergy, church and lay leaders CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Pastoring a church near Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, the Rev. Mark Cerniglia experienced how church can serve active military and veterans from the clergy’s point of view. As the father of a Marine pilot killed in a helicopter crash while training for deployment to Afghanistan, Cerniglia has experience from the other perspective as well. “There are comparisons between my type of service and their type of service,” Cerniglia said. Now senior pastor at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Greenville, Cerniglia will moderate a panel discussion, “Service and Sacrifice: A Discussion for Clergy and Lay Leaders in our Religious Community,” Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Warehouse Theatre. The event
is part of “Service and Sacrifice,” a series presented by the Warehouse and Greenville Health System. Cerniglia said the issue of how to help veterans is relevant, especially Cerniglia since war deployments are being cut back and service personnel are returning home. “They saw a lot of support while deployed, but how do we support them now?” he said. “In a sense, support after they return home is more important than support provided while deployed. It’s for a longer period of time and, for those who retire, they’re leaving the support system they had.” Cerniglia, who has another son who is still in the military, said the issue affects a large portion of the population because those who aren’t military themselves likely work, go to church with or socialize with somebody who is. “It’s a world that may seem very confus-
So you know WHAT: “Serving those who sacrifice: A discussion for clergy and lay leaders in our religious community” WHO: moderated discussion on how churches can serve veterans, what veterans give the church and how to make the transition from active duty to domestic life easier.
Simpsonville office now open 672B Fairview Road, Simpsonville, SC. 29680
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Benjamin Cerniglia, son of the Rev. Mark Cerniglia, was killed while training as a helicopter pilot. Cerniglia was due to be deployed to Afghanistan.
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ing to those who aren’t a part of it,” he said. Other panel members include Maj. Regina O. Samuel, a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force; Randy Lawson, a veteran and program director for the transitional housing facility for homeless veterans Kinard Manor; Edie Melson, a lay leader and author of “Fighting Fear: Winning the War at Home When Your Soldier Leaves for Battle”; and Nick Bush, team leader for Place of Hope at United Ministries.
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5BR/5.5BA Sycamore Ridge home w/expansive master suite that includes screened porch. Second bedroom, full bath on main. Two decks. Fenced yard. E. Georgia to Howard to Turnhouse. Left on Whitworth.
5BR/3.5BA Beautiful, traditional style home in desirable area off Augusta Road. Augusta Road to Melville home on left just past 1st stop sign
5BR/2BA SOUTHERN CHARM!! Beautiful 2-story home. Breathtaking views of Paris Mountain From Hwy 29 Take 290 North to Left into Oak Glen Subdivision on Mountain Crest Drive. House on Left.
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4BR/2.5BA Charming traditional home on an almost half acre lot. From Greenville on Wade Hampton, Left onto Wood River Way (next to Taylors Post Office). Home @ end of cul-de-sac.
3BR/2.5BA Terrific family sized home with privacy. Move-in condition! Harrison Bridge to Right into SD, Left on Wild Horse, Wild Horse turns into Moss Spring
3BR/2BA Brick ranch with partially finished basement with two fireplaces with tons of storage. Large private lot! Call Realtor for directions (864)313-4608.
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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONOR S The Ashley Lewis Team Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine is proud to welcome The Ashley Lewis Team to our Greenville office. A top team in the Upstate market, the Ashley Lewis Team closed over $24.1 Million and over 125 transactions in 2014. The Ashley Lewis Team joins forces with The Scott Group of Coldwell Banker Caine. Members of the team will include Ashley Lewis and Margie Scott along with Jordan Corbett as a Buyer Specialist, Robert Diamond as a Real Estate Consultant, Michelle Smith as a Buyer Specialist and Landon Thompson as a Buyer Specialist. “We are thrilled to welcome The Ashley Lewis Team to our Greenville office,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Ashley’s passion for C O N T I N U E D… PA G E 31
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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Stronger Economy, Solid Job Growth Expected to Boost Home Sales in 2015
Existing-home sales are forecasted to rise about 7 percent in 2015 behind a strengthening economy, solid job gains and a healthy increase in home prices, according to National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun in a newly-released video on his 2015 housing market expectations. In the NAR-published video that can be found on REALTOR.org, Yun discusses his expectations for the U.S. economy and housing market in 2015 and points to the expanding economy, continued growth in the labor market and home prices rising at a moderate but healthy clip as his reasons for an expected increase (from 2014) in new and existing-home sales. “Home prices have risen for the past three years cumulatively about 25 percent, which boosts confidence in the market and
traditionally gives current homeowners the ability to use their equity buildup as a down payment towards their next home purchase,” says Yun. “Furthermore, first-time buyers are expected to slowly return as the economy improves and new mortgage products are made available in the marketplace with low down payments and private mortgage insurance.” Despite his forecasted increase in sales, Yun cites the anticipated rise in interest rates, lenders being slow to ease underwriting standards back to normalized levels, and homeowners unwilling to move because they are comfortable with their current low interest rate as potential speed bumps that could slow the increased pace of sales this year. With one month of data remaining in 20141, Yun expects total existing-homes sales to finish the year around 4.94 million (down
3.0 percent from 2013), but then rise to 5.30 million in 2015. The national median existing-home price for 2014 will be close to $208,000, up 5.6 percent from 2013, and is expected to moderate to a pace between 4 and 5 percent in 2015. The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,900 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www. ggar.com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”
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$95,365,000 WILDAIRE MERRY OAKS CONDO $3,204,204 $3,000,000 $1,075,000 COBBLESTONE $1,050,000 $900,000 $858,000 $775,000 GREYWOOD@HAMMETT $728,000 $710,000 HUNTERS LANDING $705,000 CLIFFS VALLEY $690,000 RIDGELAND@THE PARK $627,000 BARRINGTON PARK $595,000 EUGENE CROOK $575,000 OAK MEADOWS $525,000 TUXEDO PARK $522,507 COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES $510,000 $501,000 IVY GROVE $490,125 RESERVE@GREEN VALLEY $484,306 $425,000 THE HAMPTONS $424,900 LEAFMORE WOODS $412,117 SILVER MEADOWS $405,817 ALEXANDER FARMS $400,000 HIGHLAND PARC $394,926 KELLETT PARK $379,500 THE RIDGE@SUNSET $375,863 COURTYARDS ON W GEORGIA RD. $373,089 PLANTATION GREENE $370,000 RIVER WALK $370,000 RIVER WALK $370,000 $370,000 AUGUSTA CROSSING $342,500 $338,000 $335,000 PLANTATION GREENE $330,000 $325,000 $325,000 KILGORE FARMS $322,000 SADDLEHORN $321,455 HIGHLAND PARC $320,434 RIDGEWATER $314,111 HIGHLAND PARC $305,417 STONE LAND CO. $305,000 $304,000 WOODLAND CREEK $300,738 RICHLAND CREEK@N. MAIN $298,500 HIGHLAND PARC $296,376 MOUNTAIN VIEW ACRES $280,000 $279,000 CHANTICLEER $275,000 SILVERLEAF $270,000 WEST FARM $268,362 MORNING MIST $265,196 BOTANY WOODS $265,000 FORRESTER HEIGHTS $265,000 BIG OAKS $262,500 WEST FARM $262,224 CLIFFS VALLEY $260,000 HAVEN@RIVER SHOALS $258,005 AMBER OAKS FARM $252,878 $249,900 CASTLE ROCK $249,849
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COACHWOOD $245,900 THE RICHLAND $243,605 HERITAGE CREEK $236,000 $235,000 HAVEN@RIVER SHOALS $230,010 MORNING MIST $226,500 PELHAM SPRINGS $224,000 $219,500 SPRING FOREST@BUTLER $217,551 TANNER’S MILL $212,000 LISMORE PARK $210,955 REMINGTON $210,677 CROSSGATE@REMINGTON $210,060 BIG OAKS $209,900 LISMORE PARK $205,917 HAWK POINTE $200,000 STONELEDGES $200,000 SHADOW CREEK $199,909 NORTHSIDE GARDENS $199,900 TWIN CREEKS $196,615 CLEAR SPRINGS $195,000 1200 PELHAM $195,000 LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE $195,000 RESERVE@GREEN VALLEY $195,000 TOWNHOMES@PENDLETON WEST $193,000 RAVENWOOD $192,000 ROCKY CHASE $191,000 GLEN@GILDER CREEK FARM $190,500 QUAIL RUN $190,000 JONESVILLE LANDING $189,700 HAVEN@RIVER SHOALS $188,500 HERITAGE CREEK $187,600 FARM@SANDY SPRINGS $186,619 DEVENGER WOODS $186,000 EIGHTEEN BOWERS ROAD $183,330 PLANTERS ROW $183,000 $180,000 BELL’S CREEK $180,000 $180,000 $179,300 COUNTRY VIEW $179,100 GILDER CHASE $178,679 GILDER CHASE $176,727 PARK@PENDLETON WEST $176,000 BUXTON $175,000 PINEWOOD ESTATES $175,000 $174,500 LADSON LAKE $173,000 AMBER OAKS FARM $172,950 RUSSTON PLACE $171,500 TAR ACRES $171,000 CROFTSTONE ACRES $170,000 FORRESTER CHASE $169,000 LANSDOWNE@REMINGTON $166,000 VICTORIA PARK $163,160 SWANSGATE $161,000 CHURCHILL FALLS $160,000 TOWNES@BROOKWOOD $159,950 BRYSON MEADOWS $159,335 GRIFFIN PARK $158,875 SPARROWS POINT $157,000 ENCLAVE@BRIDGES CROSSING $157,000 KILGORE FARMS $155,723 SUMMERSIDE@ROLLING GREEN $155,000 ROCKY CHASE $155,000
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The Centre Stage Gallery will host an opening reception for the Impressions of Greenville/Paintings by Jacki Newell exhibit Jan. 16, 6:30 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through March 20. 233-6733 centrestage.org
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iMAGINE Upstate and the Greenville Road Warriors present Celebrate Greenville Night Jan. 16. iMAGINE Upstate will offer a sneak peek of its April 4 festival. The Road Warriors will join Loaves & Fishes and hold a canned food drive at the same game.
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TCMU will offer Creative Impact Camp, a two-day theatre camp, Jan. 16 and 19 from 9 a.m. to noon or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Half day $25; Full day $50. Limited space. Registration required.
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South Carolina author Bucky Williams-Hooker will sign copies of his debut memoir, “No More Mr. Cellophane!: The Story of a Wounded Healer” at Fiction Addiction on Jan. 17, 1-3 p.m.
S NO W FL A K E S O I R E E
The Snowflake Soiree on Jan. 17, 7 p.m., at the Westin Poinsett Hotel will benefit the Greenville Chorale. Cost is $80 per person. 752-8611 greenvillechorale.com
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On Jan. 16, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate (TCMU) will present Music & Movement for ages 5 and under. Programs will start at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with paid admission.
The Furman Faculty Chamber Music Series will present a concert Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. “Small Ensembles” is open to the public. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students/youth.
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Gaslight Street will play at Smiley’s Acoustic Café on Saturday, Jan. 17. Admission is free. 282-8988 smileysacousticcafe.com
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On Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., TCMU will present Kid’s Maker Fest to celebrate the opening of Simple Machines. Play in Clay: Hand Print Mittens for ages 6 and up will be offered at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Programs are free with paid admission. 233-7755 tcmupstate.org
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The Greenville County Youth Orchestra presents Epic Elgar at the Gunter Theatre, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 for adults and $10 for students and children. 467-3000 peacecenter.org gcyo.net
The South Carolina International Auto Show will be at the TD Convention Center, Jan. 16 to 18. GSP’s Below Zero with Heroes: Veterans Appreciation Night at UCB Ice on Main will happen Jan. 16. Military personnel skate free with ID from 6 to 8 p.m. Skate sleds will be available for use by injured veterans at no cost. iceonmain.com
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Lil Wyte will play at Ground Zero in Spartanburg on Friday, Jan. 16. 948-1661 reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2
M U S I C I N T H E M OU N TA I N S
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Volunteers are needed to help clear approximately 3 acres of weeds, underbrush and debris to make way for construction of the Cancer Survivors Park near the Reedy River. Sign-up online is requested.
Jonas Sees in Color, Haints and Solaire will play at the Radio Room on Saturday, Jan 17. 263-7868 wpbrradioroom.com
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Hagood Mill will feature the “Music in the Mountains 2015” on Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Musicians include Steve McGaha and the Pretty Little Goat String Band. Gates open at 10 a.m. There will also be traditional art demonstrations. 898-2936 visitpickenscounty.com F
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The Temple of Israel presents The Greenville Brass Quintet with Sherwood Mobley as part of its Music on Sunday series on Jan. 18, 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door and $5 for students.
235-7922 blog.horizonrecords.net wpbrradioroom.com heyrocco.com
TE DDY BE A R S ’ PI C N I C
The SC Children’s Theatre has extended its Teddy Bears’ Picnic Wee Play Theatre program for ages 0-5 through Feb. 7. Performances are at 153 Augusta St. and tickets are $7.
Mobley
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Y O U NG B LACKS MITHS
The Artistry, 12 Andrews St., will host the Young Blacksmith’s Association of Greenville’s first meeting for ages 10-16 on Jan. 18, 2-4 p.m. RSVP requested. 386-5546
JAN. 18
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Cowpens National Battlefield celebrates the American victory over the British through Jan. 18. 461-2828 nps.gov/cowp
JAN. 19
Jan. 19 is closing day at UCB’s Ice on Main. Enjoy one last spin around the ice from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Skate with Rowdy the Road Warrior starting at 3 p.m.
235-2885 scchildrenstheatre.org
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At the Jan. 20, 7 p.m., meeting of the SC Native Plant Society at Southern Wesleyan University, Dr. Joe James will present the latest progress report regarding his extensive restoration work with the American Chestnut Foundation and Clemson University. The public is invited. scnps.org
JAN. 20-22 & 24 TCMU TIME
Jan. 20-22 and 24, at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., ages 5 and under can create snow scapes at TCMU. Free with paid admission. 233-7755 tcmupstate.org
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T O KI L L A M OC KI N G B I R D
The National Players will present “To Kill a Mockingbird” Jan. 20-23 at the Gunter Theatre. Tickets are $9. 467-3000 peacecenter.org
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F C L O S I N G CE R E M ON Y On Jan. 20 at 10 a.m., city officials and sponsors will officially close UCB’s Ice on Main. Enjoy live entertainment by the Greenville Figure Skating Club. iceonmain.com
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Greenville Technical College will observe Martin Luther King Day with service projects on Jan. 19, 8:30 a.m.-noon. In the Student Center on the Barton Campus, teams will rotate through stations preparing sandwiches for the Salvation Army, creating sensory beanbags for the Meyer Center, making fleece blankets for residents of NHC and patients at the Shriners Hospitals for Children, and assembling toys for the Humane Society. Register by Jan. 16.
F W E L L WAL K E R S The Bon Secours Wellness Arena will be open for Well Walkers to walk the 1/4 mile track around the arena’s concourse select dates. Parking and admission are free. Current dates are Jan. 20 (open 9 to 11:30 a.m.), and Feb. 3, 5, 10, 24, and 26 (open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
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Hospice of the Upstate will host a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Breakfast on Jan. 19, 8:30-9 a.m., in the Rose Hall Dining Room. The event will feature a service of reflection. 224-3358 hospiceoftheupstate.com
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F C E R A M I C W OR K The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the Benson Campus of Greenville Technical College will feature the recent works of ceramic artist Daniel Bare through Feb. 20. Bare will present a free gallery talk on Jan. 21, 4:30 p.m.
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F SERV I C E AND S A CR I FI C E Clergy and lay leaders will discuss how churches serve veterans, what veterans give the church and how to smooth the transition from active duty to domestic life during “Service and Sacrifice: A Discussion for Clergy and Lay Leaders in Our Religious Community.” Held at The Warehouse Theatre on Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m., the event is free. 235-6948, ext. 3 warehousetheatre.com
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The TEDx Greenville January Salon: We Built This City on Rock and Roll. Not., is scheduled for Jan. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Zen Greenville, 924 S Main St. The event is free but registration is required. tedxgreenville.com
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F PA N H ARMONIA Pan Harmonia will be in concert at the Fine Arts Center on Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Pan Harmonia is an independent repertory company based in Asheville. 355-2550 pan-harmonia.org fineartscenter.net
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On Jan. 22 at 8 p.m., Furman will present a concert with Eastman School of Music organist David Higgs in the Daniel Chapel. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students.
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Dangermuffin and Milli Fungus will play at Independent Public Ale House on Thursday, Jan. 22. Tickets: $10/$12 day of show.
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F WEL C O ME BAC K The Fine Arts Center’s Alumni Exhibit “Ties That Bind” will be on display until Jan. 23. 355-2550
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gcma.org/william-h-johnson F ANDR E W W YE TH The Greenville County Museum of Art presents works by Andrew Wyeth (1917 2009). The exhibit will be open through Feb. 1.
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The Greenville Chorale will hold auditions for experienced singers in January. 235-1101 greenvillechorale.com
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The Blood Connection, 435 Woodruff Road, is hosting an art exhibit featuring the works of Duffy Brown, Muriel Hill-Rowley, Carole Lavash and Elaine Norwood. 751-3056 thebloodconnection.org F
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The Pickens County Museum will host the exhibit “Over There: A Pickens County Perspective On World War I” through Feb. 5. Also on exhibit through Feb. 5 are prints from Sydney Cross and mixed media pieces from Paul Flint from the Lost brothers Paul Stories Series and Greg Flint. 898-5963 pickenscountymuseum.org
233-7755 tcmupstate.org
503-5697 jcox@uscupstate.edu.
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F W I L L I AM H. JO H N S ON The Greenville County Museum of Art presents works by William H. Johnson (1901—1970), a native of Florence, SC. The exhibit will be open through Feb. 1.
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The Shoestring Players at the University of South Carolina Upstate will hold auditions for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Jan. 22, 7-9 p.m., in the Humanities and Performing Arts Center. Performances will be April 9-12.
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Four 14 will play at Rhythm & Brews Jan. 22.
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The Service to America Lunch and Lecture Series on Jan. 22, noon, will benefit the Veterans Scholarships Forever, which helps veterans transition to a career path after military service. Tim Wiles, a veteran and founder of RenovoAdvantage, will be the speaker at the event held at the Commerce Club, 55 Beattie Place, Greenville.
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467-3132 greenvillearts.com
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“A Storm, A Structure” featuring drawings by Karina Noel Hean will be on display Jan. 14Feb. 13 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on the Furman University campus. 294-2074 karinanoelhean.com
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Spartanburg Regional History Museum is taking a look at the local Civil Rights movement from the Civil War to the present with its “Civil War to Civil Rights” exhibit at Chapman Cultural Center. Open through Feb. 28. 596-3501
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Hampton III Gallery will feature the work of Paul Matheny through Feb. 28. Matheny will present an artist talk on Jan. 15, 8 p.m., during the opening 7-9 p.m. The gallery is located at 3110 Wade Hampton Blvd., Suite 10. 268-2771 hamptoniiigallery.com Information on some of the arts events in this calendar has been provided by the F
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The Younts Center for Performing Arts in Fountain Inn presents the swing-era sounds of The Artie Shaw Orchestra on Jan. 24, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Cost is $20$30.
The Winter Bluegrass Jubilee will be Jan. 24, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., at Pickens High School Center for the Performing Arts. Music workshops will also be offered throughout the day. Tickets are $12. Children under 12 accompanied by adults are admitted free. Proceeds benefit the Young Appalachian Musicians. yamupstate.com
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Greenville Little Theatre’s Studio 444 will present its sixth annual 24Hour Play Festival on Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Three short one-acts will be written, rehearsed and performed in only 24 hours. The community can vote online on possible situations and characters. Tickets are $12.
Hanson Nature Learning Center will host Lisa Wagner on Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. to talk about creating an enjoyable, productive and beautiful kitchen garden. Cost is $15. 656-3679 clemson.edu/scbg Repticon, a reptile and exotic animal expo, comes to the Greenville Shrine Club on Jan. 24-25. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $5 for children 5-12, and children under 5 are admitted free. VIP and advance tickets can be purchased online. repticon.com/greenville
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The Appalachian Evening Music Program offers lessons for children and adults in guitar, banjo, fiddle or mandolin. The next session begins the week of Jan. 26. The program is open to third grade through adults. Cost is $60 for a six-week session and instrument rental is available for $25 for the session. Lessons are offered in Dacusville, Easley, Greenville, Pickens, Salem and Walhalla. registration is open til Jan. 29. yamupstate.com
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The Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Clemson MBA Program, 1 N. Main St. Call or go online to register for an appointment. Sponsor code: Tigers.
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1-800-REDCROSS redcrossblood.org
Kicking off this year’s Greenville Dirt Series trail races is the Ice Breaker 8K on Jan. 24 at Lake Conestee Nature Park. Preregistration is $20.
Walker Century Farm, 110 Walker Rd., Anderson, will host a Charcuterie and Butchery workshop taught by Slow Food Upstate’s Renato Vicario. The workshop on Jan. 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., will feature special ways to preserve cuts of pork, make sausage and salami and a lunch. Cost is $115.
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New Horizon Family Health Services will offer free, in-person assistance on Jan. 29, noon-5 p.m. at McAlister Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, to help understand the Health Insurance Marketplace. 233-1534 ext. 2219 newhorizonfhs.org
226-2668 slowfoodupstate.com
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Meals on Wheels of Greenville will celebrate the 20th annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Feb. 7 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Proceeds go toward providing homebound residents with hot, healthy food and a daily check-in. Cost is $150 per guest. 233-6565 lpatrick@mowgvl.org
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F BETTE DAVIS – CLOSE UP Greenville Chautauqua presents a witty, sharp portrayal of Bette Davis, portrayed by Leslie Goddard. An opening night, ticketed benefit show will be Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., at the SC Governor’s School of Arts and Humanities. Cost is $30. Free shows are on Jan. 31, 2 p.m., and Feb. 1, 2 p.m., at Wade Hampton High School. 244-1499 greenvillechautauqa.org
JAN. 30-FEB. 8 FANC Y N ANC Y S I N G S The SC Children’s Theatre will present “Fancy Nancy: The Musical” Jan. 30-Feb. 8 at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre. Nancy and her friends are excited to dance in the school recital, but when she is denied the role of her dreams, the story takes an unexpected twist.
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The Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra will present Camille Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” featuring guest artists Lisa Dillard and Erica Pauley on piano on Feb. 8, 3 p.m., at the Younts Center for the Performing Arts. 409-1050 yountscenter.org
FEB. 20-MARCH 1 W I L LY W ON KA FIRE presents “Willy Wonka,” based on the novel by Roald Dahl, on Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1. Show times are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. 409-1050 yountscenter.org F
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ACROSS 1 Clambake trash 5 Santa __ 8 Blue stone, briefly 13 Gastric maladies 19 Award that’s a pronunciation of its initials 20 Curse 21 Solder, for one 22 Approached 23 “Whatever circus act floats your boat”? 26 Yacht spot 27 1983 title character who sings “Where Is It Written?” 28 “... ain’t quite as dumb as __”: “How Long” lyric 29 Now 31 Pro __ 33 Island east of Manila 35 First century Roman emperor 36 Assure satisfaction? 41 Bolts 45 Dazzle 47 __-Croatian 48 Warehouse item 49 Sheikh Zayed was its first pres. 50 Brain matter 52 Jostle 54 Like Chopin’s Étude Op. 10, No. 3 55 Hand truck user 58 Pen in Patna? 62 Rodent control brand 63 Olds models
By Meryl Jackson 65 “Beats me” 66 “The Path to Love” author Chopra 68 Taint 70 Actress Samantha 72 Mythical eagle-lion hybrid 75 Supporting words 77 Rimsky-Korsakov’s “__ d’Or” 79 Chelsea’s __ Square, fashionable shopping area 80 Gideon Fell’s creator 82 Loot from a shamrock heist? 85 Madre’s milk 86 Storm dir. 87 Onslaught 88 Adams of “Octopussy” 90 Knight in a sitcom 91 “Toodles” 93 Reunion attendee 97 “Octopussy,” e.g. 100 Body of rules 101 Moviehouse that always cuts to the chase? 103 Remove 105 Iams competitor 106 Once named 107 High-rent game property 112 Ancient fabulist 115 Bugged a lot 119 Hard one to argue with 120 How some defensive boxing matches proceed? 123 Two-__ 124 Monotonous piece 125 History book time 126 Pretender of a sort
127 Revered Mother 128 Straw sources 129 Bow raw material 130 Sistine Chapel ceiling depiction DOWN 1 Fragrance giant that went public in 2013 2 Wind with a flared bell 3 “Très __!” 4 Puget Sound city 5 Relaxed response 6 Vintage pop 7 Turning point 8 High-tops, e.g. 9 Like some choirs 10 Ramallah-based gp. 11 Only state with a two-vowel postal code 12 Dict. entries 13 Not realized 14 Lab regulation? 15 Kind of lane 16 Iroquoian people 17 Soap actress Sofer 18 11-Down neighbor: Abbr. 24 Lacking heat, to a cop 25 Showy lily 30 Trouble 32 Dress length 34 Côte d’Azur view 36 Devious golf course feature? 37 __ operandi 38 Forecaster’s concern 39 Explorer Tasman
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WHERE I’VE BEEN WITH BILL KOON
On a scale of one to 10 I have to apologize for not writing a column this week. I have been busy filling out questionnaires about services and products I have purchased. I had both of our cars checked out recently and since then have been swarmed with online queries about how polite everyone was, how long it took to get the job done, the freshness of the coffee in the lobby, the quality of air they put in my tires, and so on. Frequently, my grocery store will want to know what I thought of the chicken noodle soup and the personality of the checkout person. Most of these questionnaires want to know if I used the restroom – a private matter, if you ask me. I could ignore a lot of these, of course, but they all promise to enter me into some contest with odds like Publishers Clearing House provided I give them my name, Social Security number, address, etc. I fall for it much of the time because I could use a prize. I swear, I got a customer survey from a fast-food place. I responded because they promised the “lucky winner” a free fried chicken dinner for four. Immediately after skimming my personal info, the company announced that I was not an “instant winner,” but they promised to forward my entry to an international competition that has a prize of a dinner for five, the winner to be announced, in small print, in 2020. I buy a lot of books and DVDs online, from you know who. They usually ask me to review the items I purchased, which I typically do because I like to recommend good ones – and I like to show my contempt for those that have wasted my money. That company always follows up with recommendations for future purchases – because you bought “LA DE DA, you might like LA DE DO.” And they sometimes have recommendations based on my ZIP code – “because you live there, you might like several copies of ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ or the director’s cut of ‘Driller Killer.’” Such gratitude. I swear to you, again, this company actually asked me to evaluate the packaging of the product. Was the box the right size? Once they even asked me to
evaluate the evaluation form. The travel sites are really aggressive. Take a trip and come home to half-dozen questions about your stay at Motel__ (choose a number or roof color). If you enter, by giving them your personal info, you have a miniscule chance of winning a free night in their motel in Buffalo, any Tuesday night in January, blackouts apply. Might be a good place to eat your chicken dinner. And a mob of restaurants will want to know what you think of their coleslaw and dishwasher. Buy a pair of shoes online and see what happens. You’ll be interrogated about size and comfort and warmth and sex appeal. These guys also want you to write reviews – which I love to read. Many of them go, “I bought these slippers to wear around the house, but they are so lovely that I wore them to my mother-in-law’s third wedding.” Or, in the “con” category, “I normally wear small sizes, but a small in this item cut off the circulation in my feet. Order two sizes up.” A lot of these forms ask for personal information – like “height,” “weight,” “education,” “income,” “sex offenses,” “age”? And answers can lead to still more questions. For example: “If you checked the ‘over 70’ box in the age section, please tell us how many molars you have left and where you buy your granola. Would you like a reverse mortgage?” Most of these outfits thank me for my effort: “We know your time is valuable (debatable) and apologize for promising a 10-minute form that requires 30 minutes. We admire your endurance and will soon send you some coupons for age-appropriate cardiovascular equipment.” These responses fall into the category with the answering services that tell me how important my call is, which is why they can’t answer it. I’ll get you a real column next time, I swear. Meanwhile, watch for a form from the Greenville Journal evaluating this non-column. Be kind – and don’t lie about your age or income or weight the way I do. Most important, remember that 10 is the very best score. Bill Koon lives in Greenville. He can be contacted at badk@clemson.edu.
THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, HEARING OFFICER ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 AT 10:00AM, IN ROOM 5150 OF SUITE 5100, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE CASES PERTAINING TO THE HABITABILITY OF STRUCTURE(S) ON THE PROPERTY. A. CASE NO: 14-439 PROPERTY OWNER: JEFFERSON F. CURETON & HELEN F. CURETON. PROPERTY LOCATION: 10 PELZER STREET(MONAGHAN) A.K.A. LOT NO. 23 OF VICTOR MONAGHAN SUBDIVISION TAX MAP NUMBER: 0142.00-17-012.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23 B. CASE NO: 14-1210 PROPERTY OWNER: DONALD RAY RYALS PROPERTY LOCATION: 212 ROBINHOOD DRIVE A.K.A. LOT 50 SHERWOOD FOREST. TAX MAP NUMBER: 0526.01-01-050.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23 C. CASE NO: 14-2929 PROPERTY OWNER: DEBRA L. HOWARD, MARTIN D. LAWLESS, JR. & KATHY L. MILLER PROPERTY LOCATION: 409 LAKE CIRCLE DRIVE (MILLS MILL), A.K.A. LOT 65 MILLS MILL. TAX MAP NUMBER: 0106.00-19-017.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23 D. CASE NO: 14-2976 PROPERTY OWNER: MONROE R. DAWSON, JACQUELINE WILLIAMS RABB, RONNIE LEE WILLIAMS, KENNETH EARL WILLIAMS, JR. & CHRIS ANN WILLIAMS ROBINSON PROPERTY LOCATION: 102 KONDROS CIRCLE TAX MAP NUMBER: 0253.00-01-001.17 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 25
E. CASE NO: 14-4144 PROPERTY OWNER: DEVIN GRANT PROPERTY LOCATION: 48 4TH AVENUE (JUDSON) TAX MAP NUMBER: 0115.00-15-002.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23 COMPLAINT NOTICE A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 10 Pelzer Street(Monaghan) a.k.a. Lot No. 23 of Victor Monaghan Subdivision, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0142.00-17012.00, Greenville County, SC. 212 Robinhood Drive (Taylors) a.k.a. Lot 50 Sherwood Forest, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0526.01-01-050.00, Greenville County, SC. 409 Lake Circle Drive (Mills Mill) a.k.a. Lot 65 Mills Mill, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0106.00-10-017.00, Greenville County, SC. 102 Kondros Circle, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0253.00-01-001.17, Greenville County, SC. 48 4th Avenue (Judson), Greenville County Tax Map Number 0115.00-15-002.00, Greenville County, SC. Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7090 on or before January 29, 2015.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received until 5:00 P.M. on February 24, 2015 in the office of Duncan Chapel Fire District, 5111 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29617, Attn: Asst. Chief Russell Watson for the construction of the Duncan Chapel Fire District – Station 2 and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read in the Conference Room. Bids will be received for a Single Prime Contract. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for interested bidders on February 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the office of the Duncan Chapel. Interested subcontractors are encouraged to attend. Complete plans and specifications for this project can be purchased from ARC Document Solutions, 225 South Academy Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 (864) 233-5371, during normal business hours. Electronic copies of the plans and specifications for this project can be obtained from Earl Architects, 301 North Main Street, Suite 1730, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, Attn: Scott Meade (864) 271-7555 during normal office hours. The Duncan Chapel Fire District reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Reconditioned/ Remanufactured Drive Pumps and Motors RFP #36-02/03/15, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Daebach LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR, at 1149 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 18, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Walgreen Co. Store #011463, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 100 Little Texas Road, Travelers Rest , SC 29690. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than January 18, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
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