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n the verge of becoming the state’s first municipality to ban the use of hand-held devices while driving, the city of Greenville is preparing a monthlong educational campaign to inform the public of the changes ahead.
Greenville City Council gave first reading approval Monday night to an ordinance that bans motorists inside the city limits from talking and texting on hand-held mobile devices – a definition that includes cellphones, personal digital assistants, computers, tablets and “any substantially similar” wireless device. City police could begin issuing citations on April 1.
If the ordinance receives final approval Feb. 10 as expected, the impact could extend far beyond Greenville’s city limits. Other Greenville County municipalities have indicated they are considering bans of their own, both in response to Greenville’s new ordinance and to the Legislature’s repeated failure to address the dangers of texting while driving. HAND-HELD BAN continued on PAGE 8
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It’s time. Roy Fluhrer, the longtime director of the Greenville school district’s Fine Arts Center, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 school year. “It just felt right,” Fluhrer said of the decision he said he troubled over for a year. “Ultimately, it’s a good time. I’ll be leaving on a high note.“ Fluhrer has been director of the Fine Arts Center, the state’s first secondary school for gifted students in the literary, visual and performing arts, since 1989. He has spent a lifetime in the arts and arts education. Fluhrer earned master’s and doctorate degrees from Bowling Green State University, served as artistic and managing director for the Toledo Repertory Theatre, worked as chair of the theater department at the University of Idaho and served as vice chancellor at the North Carolina School of the Arts before coming to the Fine Arts Center. He thought he’d stay for a couple of years. Two turned into 25.
“The reason I stayed for so long is because of the incredible faculty at the school,” he said. “I love the faculty, I love the students and I love the good Fluhrer things going on here. We’ve been able to build something here that Greenville can be proud of and the district can be proud of. What a great joy that is.” During Fluhrer’s leadership, the school’s enrollment increased from 168 students to about 400. The program moved from an old elementary school to a state-of-the-art facility adjacent to Wade Hampton High School. An art of architecture program was added this year. Fluhrer has won several awards, including the Verner Award, the state’s highest honor in the arts. As part of his retirement announcement, Fluhrer said the school will get an assistant principal next year, marking the first time the FAC has had an assistant administrator.
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Armed and dangerous Allowing concealed weapon permit holders to bring guns into restaurants gambles public safety on a flimsy law. Guns took top election-year billing last week as legislators whisked a bill to the governor’s desk that will allow South Carolinians with concealed weapon permits to carry their firearms into restaurants and bars. Whether eating out just got safer in South Carolina – or more dangerous – will become a judgment call for every restaurant owner and diner eyeing the bulging jacket pocket at the next table. Legislators swatted away opponents’ concerns about mixing guns and booze by specifying that diners cannot drink alcohol while armed. Those caught doing so would face two years in prison and a $2,000 fine, plus have their permits revoked for five years. Restaurants also may ban concealed weapons and post a sign saying so. Whether they will is the big question (if the governor signs the law as expected). Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin told the Associated Press he believes most bars will ban weapons, both for liability purposes and because patrons who can’t legally drink would “just take up space.” Sen. Lee Bright, on the other hand, believes establishments that do that will lose customers, a view other legislators echoed. The penalties are stiff enough to keep armed diners alcohol free, they said. The bill simply demonstrates “we’re going to trust those who’ve demonstrated responsibility with guns … to carry them into a restaurant if that will make them feel safer,” Sen. Brad Hutto told The State newspaper. That’s fine for them – but how safe will their fellow diners feel? A gun’s effectiveness in self-defense remains directly proportional to the skill of the person using it, as does the safety of those nearby when the shooting starts. Civilians pulling guns in public spaces is fraught with unintended consequences. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel has already testified publicly about the “unique dangers” associated with gun combat in a dynamic environment like a public shooting. The potential for hitting bystanders, the fraction-of-a-second timing required to know when to shoot (and when not to), demands significant training and retraining of law enforcement, he told senators at a committee hearing last January. The average civilian will never obtain that level of training, and this new law ensures many won’t even get the minimum eight hours demanded of current permit holders. Yes, the state would still require CWP applicants to receive training in handgun safety, storage, and state laws on deadly force – but with no minimum time limit. Supporters say some gun owners may need fewer than eight hours, while others may need more. But CW trainers have expressed concern this could spawn training mills that cut corners for people who don’t want to sit through a whole course. Even with the eight-hour minimum, satisfying one instructor in a controlled environment comes nowhere near the training or real-world experience of law enforcement. Without it, there’s even less chance a CWP offers any certainty Mr. Bulging Jacket at the next table is competent to handle a gun. “You would just hope that anyone who takes a class and has a CWP and carries a gun will be responsible enough to know what they should and shouldn’t do, right?” a restaurant owner leaning toward allowing guns asked WYFF-TV last week. Right. Her fellow owners will have to decide if that’s a big enough hope to gamble the lives of their customers on every day – as will their customers.
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Building dreams In his 1963 “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” Dr. Martin Luther King wrote, “I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities…Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere...Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This response to eight white Alabama clergymen, who issued a statement critical of his involvement in Birmingham although he was from Atlanta, still holds true today. It was with that spirit of connectedness that 10 years ago a group of Greenville citizens, concerned about issues affecting declining neighborhoods, decided to unite and do something about it. Together, and in partnership with public and private groups including United Way of Greenville County, the city of Greenville and Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, they formed “Greenville Dreams.” In the decade since its founding in 2003, Greenville Dreams has built a coalition of 24 neighborhoods – from Brandon to Nicholtown and Dunean to West Greenville – working together to improve life in these small communities, and by extension, our Greenville County community as a whole. Our vision is simple: We want all Greenville residents to live in a productive, vibrant, healthy and safe neighborhood. We’re doing this by training and organizing community leaders at the grassroots level, then building collaborations and partnerships between neighborhoods and key community stakeholders to help get things done. We’re educating residents about community issues and projects, while recruiting others to lend a hand in shaping our future. We’re also working to identify and grow available community All submissions will be edited and become the property of the Journal. We do not guarantee publication or accept letters or columns that are part of
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resources, such as parks, community centers and churches, while creating new and innovative programs to inspire our youth and ensure the future sustainability of our neighborhoods. Many committed volunteers have accomplished a lot of in the last 10 years. We had the chance to honor some of them recently, including some who have been with us since the inception of Greenville Dreams. We are so grateful to Renae Blanton, Gitonya Bolden, Margaret Clark, Pat Dilger, Vardrey Flemming, Felsie Harris, Princella LeeBridges, Margaret McJunkin, Weldon Mikulik, Bob Morris, Minor Shaw, Diane Smock, Ginny Stroud, Ulysses Sweeney, Mamie Watkins and Baxter Wynn for their vision and caring commitment over the last 10 years. While we honor Greenville Dreams’ past accomplishments, I’m proud to say we continue to build momentum for the future. Last summer, we had our largest single class to complete our Grassroots Leadership Development program, as 22 residents stepped up to be a part of the solution in their neighborhoods. I encourage more of you to join us in 2014, because as Dr. King taught us all, if we can make a positive difference in one neighborhood, it will benefit us all. Yvonne Reeder chairs the executive committee of Greenville Dreams and is president of the Nicholtown Neighborhood Association. organized campaigns. We prefer electronic submissions. Contact Executive Editor Susan Clary Simmons at ssimmons@ communityjournals.com.
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Currently, 15 South Carolina municipalities have some form of law addressing distracted driving, but Greenville would become the first to prohibit having a phone in hand while driving.
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EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN WILL “SATURATE THE MARKET” Councilwoman Amy Doyle said the city will employ an educational campaign very similar to the one created for the smoking ordinance the council approved in 2008. The city’s media department has begun working on the campaign, which will be designed to reach people in their homes and in their cars, she said. The campaign will be individually tailored to different demographics. “We want to reach the young students, the college kids, the late-night crowds, the carpool moms, and the business traveler,” she said. Doyle expects the city to include signage in the campaign as well as television, radio, newspapers and social media. City Council members will also visit neighborhood association meetings, she said. “We intend to saturate the media market to reach every citizen.” City Manager John Castile said Monday the point is public safety, not to turn Greenville into a city that “writes thousands of tickets” for distracted driving. Doyle said she expects the public will help get the word out on the new ordinance. “I have received a tremendous amount of support from the community,” she said. “The community believes this is the right thing to do, and an education plan is in the works to communicate this message of public safety.”
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FINES COULD REACH $300 The ordinance applies to anyone operating a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped, or bicycle on a public highway, street, parking garage, or parking lot while using a hand-held mobile device. Violators would be fined up to $100 (plus court costs) for a first offense, $200 for a second offense within one year of the first and $300 for subsequent offenses within a year of the second charge, according to the ordinance. A municipal court judge may then decide to seize and destroy the electronic device. Exceptions include law enforcement and other public safety personnel, persons who are legally parked or operating electronic devices designed for and used hands-free, or a person reporting a crime or emergency.
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Numbers BEHIND DISTRACTED DRIVING
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people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver
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people were killed killed in distraction-affected crashes in 2012
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text messages were sent in the US (includes PR, the Territories, and Guam) every month (as of December 2012).
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states have laws prohibiting of all drivers under the age of texting while driving, with 20 involved in fatal crashes 12 of those states and the were reported as distracted at District of Columbia prohibiting the time of the crash. This age having an electronic device group has the largest proportion in hand as of Jan. 1. of drivers who were distracted.
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However, Councilman David Sudduth acknowledged a small portion of the public feels the ordinance encroaches upon their civil liberties. “A basic obligation of government is public safety,” he said. “I think this ordinance helps to fulfill this obligation, and I believe the majority of the public will comply with the ordinance. However, we
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After Greenville’s move, bans could spread to the other five municipalities throughout Greenville County. Simpsonville Mayor Perry Eichor said Tuesday he has talked with other mayors about the possibility of a ban. “We wanted to wait and see what Greenville passes. It’s ridiculous for as many
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cities as we have for everyone to have something different,” he said. “It would have been simpler if the state had done it. People got tired of waiting for the state.” Greer Mayor Rick Danner said there has been “preliminary discussion on the part of the city council on this issue.” He predicts that a texting ban, rather than a distracted driving ban like the city of Greenville’s, will come up in Greer soon. “It will certainly be on our radar over the next year,” he said. Neither a texting nor broader distracted driving ban has come up for discussion among members of Travelers Rest’s council, said Mayor Wayne McCall. He said he personally believes a ban should be considered on the state level rather than the municipal level. Greenville County Council Chairman Bob Taylor said that the council has not discussed a texting or hand-held device ban, but added, “I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes up, though.” Any ordinance would be first considered by the council’s Public Safety Committee, and enforcement would also have to be discussed with the sheriff, he said. “It would certainly make it easier for law enforcement to deal with it it’s uniform throughout the county,” he said. “If you drive on Woodruff Road, you can be in the city of Greenville, city of Mauldin and the county within about 500 feet. It might be a good idea to do something together [with the cities].” In Simpsonville, Eichor predicts a strong debate about the issue, similar to when the city banned smoking more than a year ago. He added that privacy concerns are what is holding up any state action. “I understand both sides of the issue. We’ve got enough big government, but it’s an issue of safety,” he said. Presently, 48 states have laws prohibiting texting while driving, with 12 of those states and the District of Columbia prohibiting having an electronic device in hand as of Jan. 1. Montana and South Carolina remain the only states with no law of any kind addressing distracted driving. However, “state law is supreme law,” Greenville city attorney Coler said. “If South Carolina should speak on the issue, we would have to modify our ordinance to match state law.”
“It would certainly make it easier for law enforcement to deal with it if it’s uniform throughout the county. If you drive on Woodruff Road, you can be in the city of Greenville, city of Mauldin and the county within about 500 feet.” Greenville County Council Chairman Bob Taylor on a uniform texting or hand-held devices ban.
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DISTRACTED DRIVING BAN: THE BASICS If passed, the law would state that “no person shall operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped or bicycle on, or in, a public street, public highway, public parking lot or public parking garage while using a mobile phone or other portable electronic communication device.” A person who holds such a device up to, or “proximately near,” his ear, is presumed to be using it to talk into or listen to communication on the device, and is in violation.
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Violations will be punished by a fine of: Up to $100 plus court costs for a first offense. Up to $200 plus court costs for a second offense occurring within 1 year of a first offense. Up to $300 plus court costs for a third or subsequent offense occurring within 1 year of a second offense. Upon a conviction for a third of subsequent offense, the offending cell phone or other portable communication device may be seized and destroyed, at the discretion of the Municipal Court.
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jtoppe@communityjournals.com When Bobbie Dillard returned home from the hospital a few days after the New Year, she had no idea it wouldn’t be home much longer. Dillard is a resident of the Greenline community near downtown. She had been hospitalized by the flu before returning home to find a letter from the owners of her rental property. Dillard said the letter from Tinsley Real Estate stated she had 30 days to leave her home and make room for an undisclosed new development. “I am trying to find a new place, but I don’t have the money for a deposit,” she said. “If they had let me know ahead of time, I could have saved some money.” Dillard said she paid her rent on Jan. 6, and received the letter on Jan. 10. The majority of the residents along Scott Street in the Greenline community rent on a month-to-month basis
from Tinsley Real Estate. Tinsley representatives would not discuss the issue. However, Greenville real estate attorney Scott Sanders said no laws were violated when the property managers asked the residents to leave within 30 days. “If you are on a month-to-month lease, the property managers are not required to offer more than 30 days’ notice to residents to vacate the property,” he said. City Councilwoman Lillian Flemming said she was startled by the timing of the incident and believes legislators should review the notification law. “Although it is not city property, we are available to the residents of this community to answer questions,” she said. “With the weather being cold, it is bad timing and it seems uncaring to remove people from their homes who don’t have the suitable income to find housing within 30 days.” Other Greenline residents are concerned they could be next.
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Citizens Roads Commission sets public input meetings APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com The 19-member Greenville County Citizens Roads Advisory Commission met for the first time last week, beginning the process of drafting a list of priority road projects to submit to Greenville County Council. Members heard from representatives of multiple entities with a stake in roads and transportation, including municipalities and the S.C. Department of Transportation. The Greenville Pickens Anderson Transportation Study (GPATS) staff gave an overview of how projects are funded. Commission members discussed how they would conduct the meetings and agreed that a 10-minute presentation by local stakeholders would be included in the meetings. Then the public can comment on the stakeholders’ plans and offer other input. Chairwoman Lisa Stevens cautioned that the meetings were for information gathering and should focus on the public. Public participation will be encouraged by an electronic flier, information on the webpage, social media and metal signs that will be moved to each meeting location, Stevens said. The commission will establish up to seven criteria for project selection, and will solicit input from residents on what criteria are most important through the meetings and an online survey, she said. Members also discussed the final product: a list of priority road projects. The commission was created by a Greenville County Council resolution that originally included a referendum on a local-option sales tax to fund local road projects. However, the council deleted all references to a referendum at the final vote, leaving only the creation of a citizens’ commission. How projects would be funded was “the elephant in the room,” said comJames Warden, a resident of Highpoint Apartments, said he was concerned about his apartment complex because a lot of the residents have monthly leases. “I would like to see some redevelopment and improvements, but not if it means people will lose their homes and places to live,” he said. Ron Mogard, manager at High-
mission member Tim Madden. If the council should eventually decide to propose a referendum on the Nov. 2014 ballot, members have until the summer to include it on the ballot. The Roads Commission is due to finish public input on March 1 and present the list of projects to council by April 1, said Stevens. At this time, no county funding is available for a new project list. Because the commission’s priority project list is not tied to a public referendum, the council is free to rearrange and change the list however they please, said Stevens. “Unfortunately, what we say is not concrete.” The first public input meeting is set for Feb. 3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (with doors opening at 6 p.m.) at Oakview Elementary School, 515 Godfrey Road, Simpsonville. The schedule will include a Saturday meeting, said Stevens. For more information on the roads commission, visit greenvillecounty.org/roadscommission.
PUBLIC MEETINGS Feb. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Eastside: Oakview Elementary School, 515 Godfrey Road, Simpsonville Feb. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Greer: Greer City Hall, 301 E. Poinsett St., Greer Feb. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Westside: location to be announced Feb. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – South Greenville: Valley Brook Outreach Church, 8323 Augusta Road, Pelzer Feb. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Travelers Rest: Gateway Elementary School, 200 Hawkins Road, Travelers Rest Feb. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Golden Strip: Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 East Butler Road, Mauldin March 1, 9 a.m.-noon – Countywide Meeting: County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 400, Greenville
point Apartments, said in spite of the Greenline neighborhood’s coming redevelopment, he will be extending apartment leases if needed. “I am simply the manger of the apartments,” he said. “As far as any future development of this property, that would be up to the owners at Cowpens LLC.” Cowpens LLC could not be reached for comment.
Health Events Girlology: Body Talk Sun., Feb. 2 • 1:30 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus Girls ages 11-13 and their moms are invited to get the facts about puberty. Fee: $75 mom/daughter. Visit girlology.com. A Life Transformed: A Conversation with Alan Ethridge Tues., Feb. 4 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Centre Stage Alan Ethridge, executive director of the Metropolitan Arts Council, will talk about his life leading up to his heart attack and how it transformed him. Includes a panel discussion with GHS doctors. Free; registration required. Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes & Vascular Disease Sat., Feb. 8 • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • Embassy Suites GHS doctors will share strategies to keep heart and blood vessels healthy. Blood pressure checks and hands-only CPR demonstrations are available. Free; registration required. Guyology: Aww, Man Sun., Feb. 9 • 1:30 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus Boys ages 11-13 and their dads are invited to get the facts on puberty. Fee: $75 father/son. Visit girlology.com. Cancer Fact or Fiction Thurs., Feb. 13 • Noon-1 p.m. • GHS Life Center® Learn how to separate fact from fiction when it comes to cancer prevention. Free; registration required. VBAC: Is It the Right Choice for You? Thurs., Feb. 13 • 6:30 p.m. • Piedmont OB/GYN Find out about vaginal birth after C-section from GHS’ Kristen MacClenahan, MD. Free; registration required. To register, for more information or to see a full schedule of events, please visit ghs.org/healthevents or call 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636).
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Community mourns ‘quiet giant’ Lawyer David Freeman led effort to get Peace Center built CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com His friends called him a “quiet giant.” His family called him “the big bear.” Greenville called him a man who got things done. Greenville attorney and education and arts advocate David Freeman died Friday at the age Freeman of 89. Freeman played an instrumental role in the successful effort to get the Peace Center for the Performing Arts built along the Reedy River in downtown Greenville. He, along with Betty Stall, a member of the Peace family, garnered support and the community’s financial commitment for the facility. “One of the family’s proudest moments was the successful development of the Peace Center,” said Caleb Freeman, one of Freeman’s four children. While the Peace Center was Freeman’s biggest accomplishment, it was far from his only one. Freeman
played a role in the beginning of the Head Start program in Greenville and supported the Metropolitan Arts Council, the Greenville County Museum of Art and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, among others. “We called my father the rock,” Caleb Freeman said. “My mother, Keller, is the mother earth. They were a good tag team. They encouraged others to do more, do better. My father cared about Greenville and he wanted to see it become a better place.” Freeman was born in Pickens County and raised on a farm there. “He had that rural Upstate strength about him,” his son said. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, Freeman served as a Navy officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He earned a law degree from Harvard. Freeman began his legal career in 1949 when he joined the firm of Watkins, Vandiver, Freeman & Kirven in Anderson. While in Anderson, he served one term in the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 1964, Freeman joined the Wyche, Burgess, Freeman and Parham law firm. He was a partner in the firm until 2011. After that, Freeman and attorney Lesley Moore started the Freeman & Moore law firm. Freeman was known nationwide as a First Amendment law expert and he successfully tried many cases defending the freedom of the press. He argued and
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United Way announces 2013 highlights Honors donors who raised $16.6 million At its annual meeting this week, the United Way of Greenville County honored companies and organizations for their contributions during the 2013 campaign. The campaign set a new record for South Carolina United Ways with more than 37,000 donors raising $16.6 million. The United Way presented the Campaign Award of Excellence to 344 companies and organizations. Num-
Lovestruck Greenville The Lovestruck YA Book Tour is coming to Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road, on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. Featured authors include: Megan Shepherd, Megan Miranda, Robin Constantine and Kasie West. General
ber 1 Awards were given to the top companies for total employee contributions, including Easlan Capital Inc., UBS, AMECO, Baldor Electric Company and Michelin Americas Research Company. Also honored for their employee-only campaigns were Fluor Corporation, Michelin North America, Greenville Health System, Greenville County Schools and GE Power and Water. United Way of Greenville County revised its focus to target school readiness, high school graduation and financial stability. For more information, visit unitedwaygc.org. tickets are $15 each when purchased in advance ($25 at the door). Each ticket can be redeemed toward purchase of authors’ books prior to or at the event, and includes one admission pass to the event. VIP tickets are $50 each. Tickets can be purchased at fiction-addiction.com, at the store or by calling 864-675-0540.
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What’s Right in Health Care Hillcrest Memorial Hospital Chosen as Best Chance Network Site Uninsured women ages 40-64 who meet certain income guidelines now can receive free clinical breast and pelvic exams, Pap smears and mammograms at GHS’ Hillcrest Memorial Hospital. Screening dates are March 19 and April 30. To register, call (864) 656-3076. GHS Named Top Security Leader GHS was named one of the top 500 Security Leaders by Security Magazine in 2013. GHS was ranked #18 of 72 in the Healthcare/Hospital/Medical Center category—the only health system in the Upstate and one of just two in the state to be ranked in this category. The Security 500 serves as an ongoing peer review process and a benchmarking program among security organizations. Information used to determine the ranking is supplied directly by organizations and obtained through public resources/records. Medical Scholars Program Launches Seventeen local business and community leaders have been invited to be part of the inaugural class of the GHS Medical Scholars Program. This eight-week program will educate leaders about the changing healthcare environment and the innovative strategies used by GHS to meet the community’s growing healthcare needs.
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Amidst a pile of smoking debris and flattened cars, emergency personnel from departments throughout the region scurried about the demolished remains of the Scott Towers last week in a three-day training exercise. Firefighters, police officers and emergency medical professionals participated in the event at the imploded high-rise to sharpen their skills and take part in a unique form of training. Lt. Tito Dendy of the Greenville City Fire Department said the event began early every morning from Wednesday through Friday and ran through the end of each workday. The exercises were treated as a realworld experience, he said. When they found a mannequin, they treated it as if it were a real victim by calling the EMS and getting it to the hospital. If, according to the exercise scenario, a secondary explosive device had been found after a terrorist attack destroyed the building, they cleared the scene and called in the bomb squad. Up to 160 emergency personnel rotated in and out of the site each day, Dendy said. “This was an unprecedented event and everything was treated as real,” he said. “You can’t find an imploded 14-story building to train in. We do a lot of training at the drill tower and at staged locations, but out there the rebar was real, the debris was real, the dangers were real, and everything was live. You couldn’t get this training anywhere else.” Dendy said the building was turned over to them following its demolition on Sunday, Jan. 19. Emergency personnel took advantage of the demolition by staging rescue operations designed to simulate an explosion at the site, he said. Nearly 12 departments from throughout the region came to Greenville to take part in the training exercises. The fire department prepared the site on Monday and Tuesday by bringing in props such as mannequins and automobiles. As part of a scenario involving a terrorist attack, secondary devices were placed about the wreck-
Greenville City Fire Department members dig into the rubble of Scott Towers to find “victims” during training exercises at the demolition site.
age to replicate additional explosives intended for emergency personnel, Dendy said. The event began Wednesday morning at 8 a.m., the props were set up, cars were set on fire, and 20 victims (mannequins) were placed and trapped, he said. All of the departments worked the exercise, including our local agencies, until 7 p.m. After replacing some of the props, Dendy said the exercises resumed Thursday and Friday morning. A team of evaluators inspected the site to determine where participating departments may need improvement, he said. Participants included local departments, out-of-state departments, and different teams at the location including the city police, the bomb squad and search and rescue. Lt. Shannon Garrett of the South Greenville Fire Department said the three days of rescue exercises better prepared each department for the real thing. “The exercises proposed a lot of different challenges for us,” he said. “This was a working experiment that will not only pay off for the ones who were here but also for the ones we get to share these experiences with.” Adam Wilson of the Asheville Fire Department and his team participated in a high-rise operation at the Scott Towers over the summer. “When it was decided to demolish the building, we were asked to come back and support their Urban Search and Rescue capabilities,” he said. “We have tried to recreate an emergency situation; we were breaching and breaking concrete, moving heavy debris, and removing victims from crushed vehicles. This was a good place to do some training in a real environment.”
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Artist’s rendering of the project planned for the former Scott Towers site.
Redevelopment of Scott Towers could take a while Housing authority expects three phases of construction in new development JOE TOPPE | STAFF
jtoppe@communityjournals.com After four decades of service to the low-income elderly, the site that once contained the Scott Towers could undergo more than five years of construction before redevelopment is complete. Cindi Herrera, interim director of the Greenville Housing Authority (GHA), anticipates three phases of construction for the site, culminating in two buildings for low-income seniors and one multifamily building that will offer a combination of market rate and low-income housing. Phase one will be the first of two senior buildings and is expected to begin construction in late 2014, with residents moving in sometime in 2016, she said. Phase two is expected to begin construction in late 2015 on a five-story, multifamily residential apartment building with 20 percent low-income housing and 80 percent at the market rate. Herrera said the third and final phase would be the second senior building, with construction expected to begin at the end of 2016. “We hope to complete all three phases of redevelopment by 2018 or 2019,” she said. GHA owns the land where the Scott Towers once stood, but the property’s use is restricted because the site was
originally developed with federal money, Herrera said. Although GHA has owned and managed the site since 1970, the agency needed federal approval of revitalization plans to ensure low-income housing is maintained before redeveloping the site, she said. After an open solicitation, GHA selected McCormack, Baron, Salazar (MBS), an affordable housing developer out of St. Louis, for site redevelopment. Herrera said the project, which is in the very early planning stages of redevelopment, will be funded through tax-exempt bonds, low income housing tax credits and private mortgage financing. “We will apply for funding when the development plans for each phase are finalized,” she said. MBS will provide all financial guarantees to the lenders and investors to secure financing, with final redevelopment costs being determined as planning continues, she said. Before demolition last week, the Scott Towers had stood empty since March 2013. Extensive relocation assistance was provided to all existing residents, who were given housing choice vouchers to select an alternate housing unit. The majority of the residents moved to other rental units in Greenville with rental assistance provided through the voucher, while some residents moved closer to family or to other senior subsidized housing, Herrera said. “Previous residents from Scott Towers will have the first choice” when the new housing development is ready to be occupied, she said.
Physician News GHS welcomes these new doctors & sites! Cardiothoracic Surgery Scott Johnson, MD 890 W. Faris Rd., Ste. 550 Greenville, 455-6800
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This week, Greenville Health System (GHS) and Oconee Medical Center approved a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for the entities to “explore ways to work together more closely,” according to GHS. The memorandum does not commit either organization to any action, but does establish a March 15 deadline for a more formal letter of intent to collaborate, GHS officials said. The memo states “the two organizations will study opportunities to enhance healthcare in Oconee County and develop a more specific agreement for consideration by both boards.” If approved by the two boards, an agreement could be in place by June, GHS said. Over the past five years, Oconee Medical Center has met with regional nonprofit healthcare organizations and multiple for-profit companies on ways to affiliate. According to Oconee, all were based in other states. “We were most comfortable with
a South Carolina-based partner that shares our commitment to serving the people of the Upstate,” said Jeanne Ward, president and CEO of Oconee Medical Center, in a statement. “We also feel that having a local partner creates more opportunities for sharing of resources than an out-of-state partner would.” The two systems currently collaborate on telemedicine stroke care and an enhanced cardiac care program. Oconee Medical Center, based in Seneca, has 169 licensed beds and employs more than 120 physicians. It was established in 1939 and is not-for-profit. Greenville Health System most recently extended its reach into Laurens County about six months ago, taking over operations of the Laurens County Health System effective July 1, 2013, and making it GHS’ sixth campus. In Pickens County, GHS has a 50-percent partnership with Palmetto Health to operate Baptist Easley Hospital. GHS is currently the largest employer in Greenville County and the largest health care system in the state.
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STONES Greenville resident is U.S. rep on World Curling Federation, going to Russia for Olympics PHOTOS PROVIDED
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clandrum@communityjournals.com Curling may have been invented in Scotland and perfected in Canada, but one of the winter sport’s biggest advocates is a golf course designer from Greenville. Beau Welling was an 18-year-old sports fanatic when a curling competition appeared on TV during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. As he watched women frantically sweeping the ice with tiny brooms in front of a rock aimed at a giant bull’s-eye down a strip of ice, he thought, “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.” “I wondered how it was even a sport,” Welling said.
Fast-forward to this year, when Welling will be attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as the U.S. representative to the World Curling Federation. This is the second Olympics in which he will take part – Welling was a member of the U.S. Olympic delegation at the Vancouver games.
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After his initial encounter with the sport, Welling didn’t think much about curling until 2002, when he saw it again on television during the Salt Lake City Olympics. “Inexplicably, I was drawn to the sport,” he said. “One of the guys in our office was
from Canada and knew the sport, so I came in every day asking him questions. The more I watched, the more interested I got.” Modern curling, which dates back to 17th-century Scotland, is played on a 50yard long “sheet” or lane of ice. Two teams of four players each take turns sliding 42-pound, polished granite stones across the ice curling sheet towards the “house,” a circular target marked on the ice. The stones are mined only in Scotland at a cost of $1,000 apiece. Each team delivers two stones in each “end,” which is similar to an inning in baseball. There are three basic shots in curling. A “draw” is a stone that comes to rest in the house. A “guard” is a shot that comes up short of the house to protect a stone in the house. A “takeout” is a stone that knocks another stone out of play. To be in play, a stone must cross the “hog line” but be no further back than the “back line.” A team receives one point for each stone closer to the “tee,” or center, than the opposition. A stone must be six feet or closer to the tee to count for points. Sweeping the ice can make a stone go about 15 feet further down the ice and make it curl less.
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Beau Welling (in all black) started the Palmetto Curling Club, the only such club in the state, after the last Olympics.
During the Turin Olympics in 2006, Welling said he basically stopped working to watch curling.
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EXPECTING THE OLYMPIC BUMP
Welling was asked to be on the United States Curling Association board in 2007 because of his nontraditional curling background. Welling said he expects the U.S. Olympic teams to fare better in Sochi than in Vancouver, when both teams finished last in 10-team fields. “I think if we play well, we’ve got a chance to sneak onto the podium,” he said. All four members of the women’s team have Olympic experience, he said. “It seems like they’re peaking at the right time.” The men’s team just qualified for the Olympics right before Christmas and should be ready to handle the pressures of the world’s biggest athletic competition. “They were under a lot of pressure to qualify and they handled it,” Welling said. “Curling, at the end of the day, is a mental game.”
HOG LINE – The wide black line 33 feet from the hack. A stone must completely cross the distant hog line to be in play.
Free Guard Zone
HOUSE – The four colored rings at the end of each sheet of ice. OFF THE BROOM – A stone delivered narrow or wide of the skip’s broom. The skip’s broom is the point of aim during delivery. PEBBLE – A fine spray of water droplets applied to the sheet before the start of each game. Curling stones slide along the frozen pebble, not on smooth ice.
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RAISE – When one stone is bumped ahead by another. RINK – A team of four curlers. SKIP – The fourth player on a team to deliver a stone during each and every end. The skip usually directs the strategy during the game.
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Welling started the Palmetto Curling Club, the only such club in the state, after the last Olympics. It now has about 50 active members, ranging from Southerners who had never been on the ice before to expat Canadians who grew up playing the sport. Welling expects the Olympics to spark another wave of interest. The club will hold open houses at the Pavilion on Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and on March 8 at 5 p.m. Pre-registration at palmettocurling.com.
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“It’s easy to pick up but it takes a lifetime to master. It is a sport that is far from silly.”
ing kind of game,” he said. “It’s easy to pick up but it takes a lifetime to master. It is a sport that is far from silly.” It is scored like bocce and takes the strategic thinking of chess because the skips have to be thinking three or four moves ahead.
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He noticed all of the U.S. team was from Bemidji, Minn. The city would host the U.S. National Championships just weeks later. When a business trip to Europe was cancelled, Welling decided to go to Bemidji. “It was like the North Pole,” he said. Noting his interest, the fathers of two of the U.S. Team Olympians decided Welling needed to try the sport himself. He threw 15 stones, not having a clue where any of them were going, and barely could walk up the steps afterward. Welling said curling has similarities to three other sports or games – golf, bocce and chess. “It’s a lot like golf in that nobody has truly mastered the game. It’s a frustrat-
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Goodwill opens new Financial Stability Center APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com Upstate residents know that they can seek employment help through the Job Connections located inside Goodwill stores. Now the Goodwill location at West Blue Ridge Drive has opened Greenville County’s second Financial Stability Center, which offers additional assistance in one spot. A United Way Center for Working Families, the Financial Stability Center couples job training and placement programs with social services like financial coaching and education and mortgage and rent services. Combining services this way helps families create a plan for becoming selfsufficient through obtaining employment, seeking better employment and building assets via savings and homeownership, United Way officials say. “Goodwill, in partnership with the United Way of Greenville County, is very pleased to expand the Financial Stability Center model to our second location in Greenville County,” said Gene Borzendowski, Financial Stability Cen-
ter coordinator. “By opening our Berea center, we will be able to further impact the lives of South Carolinians and help more individuals and families achieve financial stability through the services and partners at this location.” In the past, when those seeking employment services also needed other assistance, Goodwill staff could only refer those residents, who often had few transportation options to visit multiple sites for assistance, Goodwill officials said. In addition, services are offered by The Benefit Bank of South Carolina and Community Works Carolina. The concept was originally piloted in 2012 and the first Financial Stability Center is located inside the Goodwill store on South Street in Simpsonville. Goodwill placed 8,669 people into jobs through training programs and the Job Connection in 2013. The goal is for 3,700 people to use the Financial Stability Center’s services in the 2013-14 fiscal year, said Crystal Hardesty, director of marketing for Goodwill Industries of the Upstate/Midlands S.C.
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Community Foundation receives $8.4M bequest Margaret Southern leaves funds for special needs children, early education and animal welfare APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com The Community Foundation of Greenville announced this week that it has received an $8.4 million bequest from Margaret Linder Southern to create a permanent endowment. It is the largest donation the foundation has received to date. Southern, an Upstate native, designated the endowment funds to be distributed to organizations that provide early childhood education, education for special needs children and humane treatment of animals, with half designated specifically for the Greenville Humane Society. Proceeds from the endowment will amount to about $400,000, according to the Community Foundation of
Greenville. Annual grants distributed this month include $200,000 for the Greenville Humane Society, $50,000 each for Clarity, Meyer Center, Project Hope Foundation, and $25,000 each for A Child’s Haven and the Institute for Child Success. Community Foundation officials knew about the bequest in 2004 when Southern approached them to make her estate plan. Bob Morris, president of the Community Foundation of Greenville, said Southern began investing her salary as a special needs teacher, and her future bequest was estimated at $4 million at the time. After Southern’s death in October 2012, Morris learned that the bequest was going to be closer to $8 million. “That’s the largest gift we’ve ever gotten,” he said. “It’s a very gratifying confirmation of the role we play in the community with the ability to administer large endowment funds to specific agencies like the Humane Society or to areas of interest she had.” Kim Pitman, director of the Greenville Humane Society, said Southern’s gift catapults the organization to the
close of its five-year capital plan two and a half years early and allows it to move forward with an expansion. “We haven’t been able to keep up with public demand since we opened the new facility,” she said. The expansion could contain an education pavilion and additional bonding rooms where people can meet their potential pets. Pitman added that Southern’s interests converged at the Humane Society, which also serves as a job skills training location for special needs students. Margaret Southern was born in the San Souci area on Aug. 8, 1918, and graduated from Parker High School and Greenville Women’s College. A special education teacher, she married and moved to Des Moines, Iowa, returning to Greenville after her husband’s death in the 1980s. The couple had no children, but she was known as someone who loved children and animals, Morris said. Southern lived modestly and saved more than she spent, he said. “It’s a staggering amount of money saved by a schoolteacher.” “She’s not anyone you’ve ever heard about, but she’s left a magnificent gift for
Greenville,” said Denise Sudderth, the foundation’s director of development. Michael Shain, senior vice president with UBS Wealth Management and Southern’s financial advisor since 1994, said Southern grew up during the Great Depression and began investing in stocks in the 1940s. He said when they first met, Southern asked, “What do you have that’s good?” – a question she continued to ask often. “It was like I was a peddler – and it was a transaction,” said Shain. “We just hit it off.” Southern loved animals and treated her dogs like children, he said. “Margaret was devoted to the care of those dogs and babied them.” The Southern endowment is set up for perpetuity, said Morris, with half always going to the Greenville Humane Society and the other half given out as annual grants for early childhood education and special education for children and youth to be decided by a 12-member committee. Southern was very modest, Shain said. “She was just a below-the-radar woman. She had charitable intentions.”
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WHEN PATIENTS COME FIRST, AWARDS TEND TO FOLLOW. All hospitals strive to provide safe and effective care for their patients, but only a small percentage demonstrate superior clinical outcomes across many different conditions and procedures. Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is honored to have recently received the following awards: H O S P I TAL
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The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded Furman University a $1 million grant to support the work of the Riley Institute at Furman. The grant will go toward establishing a permanent endowment for the institute, which works in the areas of public education, economic development, leadership, diversity and other issues critical to the state’s progress. For more information, visit riley.furman.edu. Sawyers
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s South Carolina BLUE retail center in Greenville has scheduled free community events in February geared to health, wellness and understanding insurance. Those interested can register in the events section of SCblueretailcenters.com/events. Space is limited. All events are hosted in the seminar room in the store at 1025 Woodruff Road. The schedule includes: My Big “R” Plan: 65 now what? (retirement planning), 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 4.; Insurance 101, 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 6; Zumba, 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 10; Health Care Reform & You, 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Feb. 15; and Member Reception, 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 25. Verizon Wireless stores will present Apple iPhone: Getting Started classes on Feb. 1 and 15, 8-9 a.m., at 4 Market Point Drive, Greenville, and on Feb. 4 and 18, 6-7 p.m., at 469 Congaree Road, Greenville. The Android: Getting Started classes will be on Feb. 8 and 22, 8-9 a.m., at the Market Point Drive location and Feb. 11 and 25, 6-7 p.m., at the Congaree Road location. All workshops are free, but registration is required at verizonwireless.com/workshops. On Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Holocaust scholar Dr. Eva Fogelman will speak about altruistic behavior during the Nazi Holocaust. Fogelman will speak in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. Her talk, “Altruistic Behavior During the Holocaust: Implications for Today,” is free and open to the public and is presented as part of Greenville’s Year of Altruism. For more information, contact Susan Bennett in Furman’s Office of the Chaplain at 864-294-2133 or susan.bennett@furman.edu. The Upstate Monarch Lymphedema Support Group will meet Feb. 5 at 5 p.m., at Earth Fare on Pelham Road. All interested individuals are welcome to attend. For more information, call 864-244-4236. First Monday in Greenville will host South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore on Feb. 3. Moore will speak about the First in the South Primary and the state party. Reservations are needed and membership will be accepted at this meeting. Visit firstmondayingreenville.com to register. As of Feb. 3, Rabbi Marc Wilson’s long-running weekly Torah Class will relocate to Greenfield’s Deli on Laurens and Verdae. The class will meet 8-9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, Jews and everyone of all denomination or none. No reservation required. For more information, call 864-271-3715. Join Fiction Addiction for a romantic pre-Valentine’s Day Stories & Sweets event with North Carolina romance novelists Elizabeth Michels and Christy English on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at Fiction Addiction. Michels and English will be discussing their new romance novels, “Must Love Dukes” and “Much Ado About Jack.” Refreshments will include brownies, petit fours and punch. Tickets are $10 per person, which includes a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at bookyourlunch.com or by calling 864-675-0540.
Greenville Natural Health Center’s winter film series continues on Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. with the documentary “Hungry For Change.” The free film and discussion presented by Complete Life Coaching is hosted by Greenville Natural Health Center, 1901 Laurens Road, Suite E. Seating is limited. Call 864-370-1140 or email info@greenvillenaturalhealth.com to reserve a seat. Enrollment is now underway for Appalachian music lessons. The next session of the Evening Music Program will begin the week of Feb. 10. This program is open to all ages (third grade through adults) and is designed to teach students to play Appalachian music with acoustic instruments: guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo. The six-week sessions will be held at the following locations: Easley First Baptist Church in Easley on Tuesday nights; Pickens Senior Center on Monday and Thursday nights; Saint Paul United Methodist Church, downtown Greenville on Thursday nights; and Clemson with location and day to be determined. The cost is $60 per six-week session, and instrument rental is available for $25 per six-week session. The enrollment period is through Feb. 13. For more information, contact Susan Ware-Snow at 864-979-9188 or susu9196@gmail.com for Easley & Greenville; Steve McGaha at 864-283-4871 or blindpunkin54@yahoo.com for Pickens; or Ryan Wilson at 864-360-4763 or bipryan@gmail.com for Clemson. Book Your Lunch with local author Sonja Condit Feb. 12 at noon at The Lazy Goat. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance at bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540. Book Your Lunch with New York Times best-selling N.C. author Sarah Addison Allen on Feb. 7 at noon at Twigs Tempietto. Tickets are $35 or $52.55 per person and must be purchased in advance at bookyourlunch.com or by calling 864-675-0540.The $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher. The $52.55 ticket includes a copy of Addison’s “Lost Lake.” New Horizon Family Health Services is providing assistance with enrolling into an affordable health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace by offering free seminars. Dates include: Feb. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Liberty Tax Service, 3117A White Horse Road, Greenville; Feb. 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Maple Creek Baptist Church, 609 South Main St., Greer; and March 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Liberty Tax Service, 1401-C Woodruff Road, Greenville. For more information, visit newhorizonfhs.org. Bon Secours St. Francis Health System recently announced that it has received the 2014 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, according to Healthgrades, an online information source on physicians and hospitals. This places Bon Secours St. Francis in the top five percent of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its clinical performance. It’s the only hospital in South Carolina to receive six awards. During the 2014 study period (2010-2012), the 260 hospitals with the award for clinical excellence showed superior performance in clinical outcomes for patients in the Medicare population across at least 21 of 30 of the most common inpatient conditions and procedures, according to HealthGrades. To learn more, visit healthgrades.com/quality.
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The March of Dimes recently held its Countywide Kick Off Luncheon featuring emcee Christy Henderson of WSPA-TV, and chairwoman Stacy Brandon, senior vice president at CertusBank. On Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m., The Bohemian Café will host a benefit, Friends of Russ, a silent auction to benefit Russ Morin’s recovery featuring items donated by local artists, craftsmen and merchants. Live music will be provided by Niel Brooks, J. Michael King, Darby Wilcox and Freddie Wooten. Junior Achievement of the Upstate SC will hold its annual BIZ Bowl “FUNdraiser” on Feb. 28 and March 7 in Greenville at Star Lanes, and on March 14 in Spartanburg at Paradise Lanes. The times for each session are 6:30-8:30 p.m. and 9-11 p.m with the exception of March 14 with one session 6:30-8:30 p.m. The public is invited to join other businesses, organizations, schools, families and individuals in forming five-person teams to bowl for two hours. Prizes will be given at each session for Most Spirited Team, Most Creative Attire and Best Decorated Bowling Pin. For more information, contact Susan Spencer at 864-244-4017 or susan.spencer@ja.org. Zaxby’s presents the third annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash & Bash, a fundraising event benefiting Make-A-Wish South Carolina, Let There Be Mom and Camp Spearhead, on March 15 at 8 a.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville. The Dash will feature a 1-mile walk and a chip-timed 5K run/walk on a certified course through downtown Greenville, finishing in Fluor Field at the West End. All runners will receive a long-sleeve technical T-shirt, refreshments and a ticket redeemable for one free green beer after the run. The bash is open to the public and will feature: a kids’ fun run, costume contest, silent auction, live music and kids activities. For more information, visit stpaddysdashandbash.com or contact Heather McKee at 864-879-6977 or racedirector@jardenprocess.com.
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On March 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miracle Hill Ministries will host its annual fundraising banquet in Greenville featuring best-selling author Tullian Tchividjian at the TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville. Register by March 4 at miraclehill.org/banquet or contact Sandy Furnell at 864-631-0137. Mt. Zion Church will hold the first Race to Rescue 5K on March 22 starting at the church’s campus on Garlington Road. All proceeds will benefit The A21 Campaign, a 501c3 nonprofit that exists to abolish injustice in the 21st century through a comprehensive system of preventative measures, victim protection, prosecution of violators and strategic partnerships. Registration is $25 for adults and $15 for children ages 12 and under. For more information and to register, visit gogreenevents.com/racetorescue5K. Hope Center for Children recently received a $20,000 grant from The BI-LO Holdings Foundation. The funds will be applied toward meeting the health and nutritional needs of children who are in the residential programs, all of whom come to Hope Center due to circumstances of abuse or neglect. Hope Center for Children, formerly the Children’s Shelter of the Upstate and Ellen Hines Smith Girls’ Home, exists to build stable, healthy families and provide children a safe place from abuse and neglect. Cognizant Technology Solutions recently awarded $47,500 in grants to South Carolina-based STEM programs as part of its Making the Future initiative to fund afterschool, in-school and summer programs aimed at sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The Children’s Museum of the Upstate was selected as a grant recipient.
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Family has a ‘hunger’ for acting But the Poores will take community theater over extra roles in movies CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Acting is a family affair for the Poore family of Williamston. Family members – father Charles, mother Terrie and children Griffen, Graham and Gracie – have appeared in Hollywood blockbuster movies “The Hunger Games” and “Iron Man 3,” as well as the television show “Homeland.” But they say they prefer the intimacy of working in community theater to the largeness of movie productions. They
“The movie extra work is fun, but it’s not for theatrical fulfillment.”
prefer Greenville stages, said Terrie Poore, a choreography instructor at Anderson University. “The movie extra work is fun, but it’s not for theatrical fulfillment,” she said. Poore and 13-year-old Gracie have roles in the upcoming South Carolina Children’s Theatre production of “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type,” which opens on Friday, Jan. 31. They both play chickens in the story based on the Caldecott-winning book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. “Charles and I have a rule that if there’s
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not an opportunity for another member of the family to participate, we won’t audition for a role,” Poore said. “We try to make it a family activity.” The family also likes to read, and a middle school honors class assignment had oldest son Griffen, now a student at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, reading “Hunger Games.” Soon he had the rest of the family engrossed in the novel as well. When they heard “Hunger Games” was being filmed in Shelby, N.C., they decided to audition as extras. Terrie, Gracie, Griffen and youngest son Graham, now 15, were among the 500 chosen for extras from about 2,000 applicants. “A movie is so different from theater,” Graham said. “Hunger Games” is the first in a trilogy THEATER continued on PAGE 28
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of dystopian adventure films. Based on Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name, the story is set in the nation of Panem. Panem is divided into districts. Each year, a boy and a girl from each district must take part in the “Hunger Games,” a televised event in which the participants, called “tributes,” are required to fight to the death until only one remains. The Poores were cast as extras in District 12, Panem’s poorest district. They were involved in the reaping scene, which took about two minutes in the film but required five or six days to film. “They don’t film in sequence and there are many takes,” Terrie Poore said. “It was interesting to see how filming a movie is so different from doing a production in theater.” The film’s producers were looking for people with dark hair and a thin frame, because residents of District 12 were poor, Graham said. After they were chosen, they were all given haircuts and had photos taken. Each early morning as they arrived on the set, a stylist would fix their hair so it exactly resembled what was in the picture. “The worst part was the waiting,” Graham said. “I saw some people reading the book while they were on the set.” Gracie Poore said being in the film “felt like you were in the book.” She had a close encounter with the film’s star, Jennifer Lawrence, while Graham talked to one of the film’s other lead actors, Josh Hutcherson, about how some of the scenes were shot. All were disappointed they didn’t get to see Woody Harrelson, who played the role of Haymitch, the District 12 tributes’ coach during the games. The Poores say theater is more fulfilling than movie extra work. “It’s fun to perform live every night. I like seeing the audiences’ faces,” Gracie
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Gracie Poore and Terrie Poore in costume as chickens for the upcoming South Carolina Children’s Theatre production of “Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.” The pair were extras in the movie “The Hunger Games.”
Poore said. In theater, actors can build off the audience, Terrie Poore said. Son Graham agreed, saying, “When you perform something for multiple nights in theater, you discover new things each performance. The audience brings an energy to it. It’s a give and take process. You don’t get that from film.” The Poores were asked to be extras in the second “Hunger Games” film, but they couldn’t because of school schedules. The schedules all worked for “Click, Clack, Moo,” which tells the story of Farmer Brown’s cows who use a type-
writer to request blankets to keep them warm during a cold night in the barn. When Farmer Brown says no, the cows decide to go on strike. The chickens join them in solidarity and send the farmer a message that if they don’t get blankets, he won’t get milk or eggs. The story is all about compromise, said SCCT Artistic Director Betsy Bisson. “Whether you’re in a theater production or movie, both are acting,” Terrie Poore said. “But both are so different. We all really love theater. It’s rare that everybody in a family enjoys the same thing but we do.”
SO YOU KNOW: WHAT: “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type”
WHO: South Carolina Children’s Theatre
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.** Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Adults – $26; Children (18 and under) – $17
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Yo-Yo Ma, symphony to team up for concert CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is returning to Greenville. The world-renowned classical musician will team up with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra for a concert on Oct. 4 in the Peace Center Concert Hall. It will be Ma’s third concert with the Greenville S y m p h o n y. Concerts in 2004 and 2009 sold out. The concert is not part of the s y m p h o n y ’s Master works s u b s c r i p t i o n Yo-Yo Ma series. Greenville Symphony season-ticket holders will get the first opportunity to purchase tickets. Current subscribers will receive information in the mail at the end of February on how to purchase Yo-Yo Ma tickets. The symphony will begin taking new subscriptions in early May. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sept. 2. Prices will range from $60 to $125. Lower box seats will sell for $150. The program for the concert has not yet been finalized. Ma performs in concert as a soloist and with orchestras throughout the world. He is artistic director for the Silk Road Project, an effort to promote the study of the cultural, artistic and intellectual traditions along the ancient Silk Road trade route that stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. More than 60 works have been commissioned specifically for the Silk Road Ensemble. Ma has recorded 75 albums and has more than 15 Grammy Awards. He was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris and began to study the cello with his father at age 4. He was a child prodigy at age 5.
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There’s one nice thing about the Weston family around which the play “August: Osage County” is centered – it is so colossally screwed up that audience members won’t help but feel good about their families as they leave the theater. “Dysfunctional families are not new to American theater,” said Roy Fluhrer, who is directing the Warehouse Theatre’s production of the Pulitzer Actresses performing in the Warehouse Theatre production Prize winner written by of “August Osage County” (from left): Kerrie Seymour, Anne Chicago playwright and Tromsness and Mary Freeman. actor Tracy Letts. “But this is one of years, bringing with it secrets, betrayal those plays that will become one of the and emotional scars. classics.” Fluhrer said the play has many The Warehouse Theatre will present metaphors. the play on four consecutive weekends “All the windows are taped up so beginning Feb. 7. there’s no light. You can’t tell whether While the Weston family takes dys- its day or night and I think that’s the functional to the next level, it is a family point,” he said. that most people can relate to on some Peterson said the movie version relevel, said Jessica Peterson, the actress leased in December starring Meryl who is playing Violet, the pill-popping Streep and Julia Roberts is nothing mother. Other Weston relatives include like the play. patriarch Beverly, a brilliant but alco“Some critics of the film said it is not holic father who disappears, and three the play, that it probably never should daughters and their husbands and have been done as a film,” Peterson significant others who have a score of said. “The texture of the play is meant problems of their own. for a live audience. One moment there “It’s the kind of common experience is great laughter and the next moment, we have all traveled,” Fluhrer said. you’re engulfed in emotion.” “But it’s to the nth degree,” added Peterson. Letts’ dark humor helps the audience WHAT: “August: Osage County” get through some emotional scenes, Peterson said. “He has a way of sucking WHERE: Warehouse Theatre, 37 Augusta St. you in with humor and he has a way of WHEN: Feb. 7-9, Feb. 13-16, Feb. 20-23, Feb. pulling the rug out from under you.” 27-28 and March 1 Peterson was cast in the matriarch role TICKETS: $30 after Greenville actress Mimi Wyche had Sunday, Feb. 9 is “Pay What I Can Sunday” to pull out of the play on doctor’s orders. “It’s an amazing part for a wom- FORUM: Family, Substance Abuse and Breaking an,” she said. “‘August: Osage Coun- the Cycle, Feb. 5, 6 p.m., panel discussion. ty’ has amazing parts for five women, INFORMATION: warehousetheatre.com or actually.” 864-235-6948 That’s a rarity, Fluhrer said. NOTE: Play is rated “R” for adult language Peterson is no stranger to the Ware-
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When I asked Grown Up Avenger Stuff ’s John Thomsen about songwriting, he simply said, “We just try to copy songs from other bands, especially Coldplay.” At which point lead singer Deirdre Kroener quickly interjected with “He’s kidding.” She needn’t have worried, because given the variety of styles mixed into the Charlotte, N.C.-based band’s sound, there’s no way it’s that easy. Grown Up Avenger Stuff is one of the more exciting rock bands in the region because of their unpredictability. The group is equally adept at hard-rock riffing, lush pop melodies and twisting, progressive-rock-style song structures, all of which add fire to Kroener’s powerful and emotional singing. Their most recent release, 2013’s “Sparkleton,” kicks off with a gently pulsing bass-and-drum groove and a beguilingly gentle verse before shifting into overdrive with a torrent of jagged guitars and aggressively edgy vocals. That’s just the first song, and they’ve got more surprises in store, like the tough rap Kroener delivers on “The Beat,” and the tricky, upward-winding chord progression on “The Man.” The band, which formed in 2009, consists of brothers Hunter, Tyler and John WHO: Grown Up Avenger Stuff Thomsen on bass, drums and guitar, respectively, and vocalist Kroener, who WHERE: Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Dr. met John via MySpace before joining the WHEN: Friday, Jan. 31, 10 p.m. band. She says that when it comes to the INFORMATION: 864-263-7868 or band’s writing, each member contributes. wpbrradioroom.com “There’s not really a set process, but for the most part, each individual is responsible for their own parts. Each person brings their own piece to the puzzle. Sometimes they’ll come to me when I hear the music, and sometimes I’ll come to them with lyrics and a melody. It’s musical team work, collaboration.” After writing and recording their first two albums in a relatively short time, Grown Up Avenger Stuff has spent most of the last year touring and road-testing material for their next recording. “We have so much material ready right now that we’re able to pick and choose,” Kroener says. “We weren’t able to do that for the first two, but it’s brought a really cool element to the third album. We can combine our own reaction with the reaction of the audience to choose the songs.” Kroener says the challenge for her isn’t keeping her energy up for the band’s crowded tour schedule; it’s NOT being on tour that bothers her. “The challenge I have is coming home. I love my friends and family, but if I could have tour life all the time and my normal life as vacation time, that would be cool. I let go completely when I perform. I try to go out there sometimes with the intention of holding back, and by the end of the performance, I’m laughing at myself for thinking that was a possibility.” The band is playing the Radio Room this Friday, and guitarist John Thomsen is excited to be back. “All these really awesome people come out and are really supportive,” he says. “There aren’t many places like that anywhere. We’ve been to a lot of places, and there’s something really uniquely cool about it.” VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR
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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History announced that registration is open for the Winter Studio Art Sessions beginning Feb. 4 with Renee Gillespie. The classes include the Adult Painting Class for $88 per person, $78 for museum members; and the Children’s Painting Class for ages 8-12 for $78 per person, $68 for museum members. All classes are held on Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, and March 11 and 18. Pre-registration is required through visitpickenscounty.com, by calling 864-898-5963, or in person at Pickens County Museum, 307 Johnson St., Pickens. The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present a concert Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. The concert is open to the public and features guest Dr. Michael Kocour, associate professor and director of jazz studies at Arizona State University. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. The event is part of Furman’s Cultural Life Program. For more information, call 864-294-2086 or email furmanmusic@furman.edu. Master pianist and scholar Andrew Willis will perform on an authentic fortepiano, the forerunner to the modern piano, on Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., in Edmunds Hall at Presbyterian College. Tickets are $5 for general public and $3 for students, faculty and staff. For more information, call 864-833-8470. Organist Christopher Houlihan will perform Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 35 Shannon Drive, in Greenville. Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for students, and are available at the church office, by calling 864-244-3340, or at the door. T.L. Norris Gallery presents “La Ville de L’Amour” opening Feb. 7, 5:30-9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. The gallery also presents “Just Desserts” on Feb. 14, 8-11 p.m. Chocolates, cakes, fruit and
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complimentary cocktails will be on offer. The event is free and open to first 50 couples who RSVP. T.L. Norris Gallery is located at 1 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville. For more information or to RSVP, visit tlnorrisgallery.com or call 864-991-8645. Singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie will perform on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. A tribute to American folk music, “Here Come the Kids,” is presented by Greenville’s Year of Altruism and Furman. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, $5 for youth and students, and free for children under 5. Concertgoers are asked to bring jars of peanut butter and jelly to support the Mission Backpack program, which ensures children at risk of hunger have a food source during the weekends and over extended holidays. Tickets are available at the Timmons Arena Box Office, 864-294-3097, or through Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000. The Southern Wesleyan University Jazz Invitational will feature many of the Upstate’s middle school, high school and collegiate jazz bands on Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. This event will be held in the Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center. Admission is free, with light refreshments available for purchase. For details, call 864-644-5404. The Hendersonville Little Theater will present Tennessee William’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “A Streetcar Named Desire” on Feb. 14-16-March 2 at 229 S. Washington St., downtown Hendersonville. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $15 for ages 18-25 and $10 for students under the age of 18. Reservations may be made by calling 828-692-1082 or online at hendersonvillelittletheater.org.
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$1,700,000 ROPER POINTE $1,504,767 $1,054,000 $875,000 CLIFFS AT GLASSY NORTH $800,000 $720,000 $717,500 $714,519 $675,000 $607,450 $600,000 $600,000 $575,000 CLIFFS AT GLASSY SOUTH $550,000 CLIFFS VALLEY-STONE CREEK $525,000 VILLAGGIO DI MONTEBELLO $522,000 ABINGTON PARK $483,000 RIVERSIDE COURT INDUSTRIAL PARK $475,000 GREEN VALLEY ESTATES $475,000 MARSHALL FOREST $451,000 VALLEY OAKS $450,000 BRICK STREET LOFTS $445,000 $445,000 TRAXLER PARK $428,000 $420,000 IVY GROVE $415,480 $400,000 $395,000 DRUID HILLS $395,000 RIVERPLACE $390,000 GOWER ESTATES $376,500 PLANTATION GREENE $370,000 ELLINGTON PARK $350,000 $324,000 $323,000 ROPER MOUNTAIN ESTATES $322,700 $320,000 NORTH PARK $315,000 GRANITE WOODS SOUTH $312,182 LANFORD’S POINTE $307,686 HOLLINGTON $302,500 ASHETON LAKES $300,000 COVE AT BUTLER SPRINGS $292,000 ACADIA $289,000 SHENANDOAH FARMS $284,225 GOWER ESTATES $282,500 $281,000 HOLLINGSWORTH PARK @ VERDAE MANOR $275,000 $275,000 SHELLBROOK PLANTATION $272,535 CREEKWOOD $264,900 $262,500 BROOKE HILL $260,000 WOODSTONE COTTAGES $260,000 SHENANDOAH FARMS $259,000 NORTHGATE $255,000 $250,000 EAST OVERBROOK $250,000 $250,000 WEST FARM $249,625 $240,000 PELHAM FALLS $239,500 CAROLINA SPRINGS $233,900 GREYSTONE COTTAGES $229,900
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PELHAM SPRINGS $229,000 THREE OAKS $225,000 THE GARDENS@ROSE RESERVE $225,000 GLASTONBURY VILLAGE $225,000 ASHLEY OAKS $224,900 VERDMONT $223,697 WEBBINGTON $220,500 SUMMERWALK $211,000 ONEAL VILLAGE $210,567 NEELY FARM - DEER SPRINGS $205,000 FORTNER PARK $205,000 NORTHCLIFF $200,750 $200,000 HOLLINGTON $200,000 ONEAL VILLAGE $195,000 CHATELAINE $194,000 PEBBLECREEK $192,000 THE LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE $191,000 SHADOW CREEK $189,764 TIMBERLAND TRAIL $188,224 TIMBERLAND TRAIL $186,557 WATERTON $185,000 ONEAL VILLAGE $182,000 THE HEIGHTS $180,500 CHURCHILL FALLS $176,000 TOWNES AT PELHAM $173,000 HUNTERS WOODS $172,500 TOWNES AT FOWLER $170,170 GROVE PARK $169,900 GARDENS AT BRIDGES CROSSING $168,373 SKYLAND SPRINGS $165,000 THORNBLADE CROSSING $165,000 WATERTON $162,000 RIDGEDALE $160,000 SHADOW CREEK $159,900 SPARROWS POINT $159,900 AUTUMN WOODS $158,000 MARTINS GROVE $158,000 RIVER BIRCH VILLAS $158,000 LOOK-UP FOREST $157,500 NEELY FARM - LAUREL BROOK $155,000 FAIRVIEW MEADOWS $150,750 FAIRVIEW MEADOWS $150,750 $150,000 THE VILLAGE@WINDSOR CREEK $148,000 SPARROWS POINT $147,500 RIVERSIDE CHASE $146,000 HARRISON HILLS $144,735 FAIRVIEW CHASE $143,050 BALDWIN PINES $142,500 WINDSOR FOREST $141,900 FOXDALE $141,000 ONEAL VILLAGE $140,000 THE CLIFFS@MOUNTAIN PARK $139,900 FENWICK HEIGHTS $139,000 VERDMONT $135,000 GRAYSTONE CONDO $133,500 WELLINGTON GREEN $133,000 TAR ACRES $128,500 WEDGEFIELD $128,500 SPARROWS POINT $128,000 $128,000 $127,000 CLIFFS WEST $125,000
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worked as manager of Captian’s Cap. She received her Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from UNC Charlotte. In her free time she plays and coaches volleyball and basketball. She also enjoys teaching traditional Greek dance. Her family lives in Charlotte, N.C. and is originally from Greece. She and her husband, Dimitri, reside in Piedmont. “We are thrilled to have Andrigoula as a member of our Greenville team,” said Brad Halter, Chairman of Coldwell Banker Caine. “And we are confident that her managerial skillset will be a great asset to Coldwell Banker Caine.”
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Keaira Huffman Joins Allen Tate Company Allen Tate Realtors (www.allentate.com), the Carolinas’ leading real estate company, is proud to announce that Keaira Huffman has joined the company’s Greer office. “Keaira Huffman is a wonderful addition to our team of topnotch real estate agents. She brings energy, enthusiasm and passion to her real estate business. We are proud to attract such a talented professional and know that our clients will be served well,” said Erika DeRoberts, branch manager of Allen Tate Realtors’ Greer office. Keaira brings more than 6 years of successful experience in strategic business and event management, client relationship
building and problem solving. She has recently specialized in the execution of events for charity organizations, major hotel/food/radio companies, as well as the cities of Greenville and Spartanburg. Keaira received her Commercial Pilot’s License in 2006 from MG Aviation and became the first woman to achieve the “Commercial Pilot Rating in a Rotorcraft” Huffman in the state of South Carolina. She currently resides in Inman, South Carolina. Keaira can be contacted on her mobile number at 415-3580 or via email at Keaira.Huffman@allentate.com.
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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S December Existing-Home Sales Rise, 2013 Strongest in Seven Years
– Existing-home sales edged up in December, sales for all of 2013 were the highest since 2006, and median prices maintained strong growth, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 1.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.87 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.82 million in November, but are 0.6 percent below the 4.90 million-unit level in December 2012. For all of 2013, there were 5.09 million sales, which is 9.1 percent higher than 2012. It was the strongest performance since 2006 when sales reached an unsustainably high 6.48 million at the close of the housing boom. Jon Pickhardt, 2014 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and co-owner of Flagship Properties and The Office Centers, LLC in Greenville, SC, said housing has experienced a healthy recovery over the past two years. “Existing-home sales have risen nearly 20 percent since 2011, with job growth, record low mortgage interest rates and a large pent-up demand driving the market,” he said. “We lost some momentum toward the end of 2013 from disappointing job growth and limited inventory, but we ended with a year that was close to normal given the size of our population.” The national median existing-home price for all of 2013 was $197,100, which is 11.5 percent above the 2012 median of $176,800, and was the strongest gain since 2005 when it rose 12.4 percent. The median existing-home price for all housing types in December was $198,000, up 9.9 percent from December 2012. Distressed homes – foreclosures and short sales – accounted for 14 percent of December sales, unchanged from November; they were 24 percent in December 2012. The shrinking share of distressed sales accounts for some of the price growth. Ten percent of December sales were foreclosures, and 4 percent were short sales. Foreclosures sold for an average discount of 18 percent below market value in December, while short sales were discounted 13 percent. Total housing inventory at the end of December fell 9.3 percent to 1.86 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 4.6-month supply at the current sales pace, down from 5.1 months in November. Unsold inventory is 1.6 percent above a year ago, when there was a 4.5-month supply. The median time on market for all homes was 72 days in December, up sharply from 56 days in November, but slightly below the 73 days on market in December 2012. Adverse weather reportedly delayed closings in many areas. Twenty-eight percent of homes sold in December were on the market for less than a month, down from 35 percent in November, which appears to be a weather impact. Short sales were on the market for a median of 122 days in December, while foreclosures typically sold in 67 days and non-distressed homes took 70 days. According to Freddie Mac, the national average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.46 percent in December from 4.26 percent in November; the rate was 3.35 percent in December 2012. Pickhardt, said that with jobs expected to improve this year, sales should hold even despite rising home prices and higher mortgage interest rates. “The only factors holding us back from a stronger recovery are the ongoing issues of restrictive mortgage credit and constrained inventory,” he said. “With strict new mortgage rules in place, we will be monitoring the lending environment to ensure that financially qualified buyers can access the credit they need to purchase a home.” First-time buyers accounted for 27 percent of purchases in December, down from 28 percent in November and 30 percent in December 2012. All-cash sales comprised 32 percent of transactions in December, unchanged from November; they were 29 percent in December 2012. Individual investors, who account for many cash sales, purchased 21 percent of homes in December, up from 19 percent in November, but are unchanged from December 2012. Single-family home sales rose 1.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.30 million in December from 4.22 million in November, but are 0.7 percent below the 4.33 million-unit pace in December 2012. The median existing single-family home price was $197,900 in December, up 9.8 percent from a year ago. Existing condominium and co-op sales fell 5.0 percent to an annual rate of 570,000 units in December from 600,000 units in November, and are unchanged a year ago. The median existing condo price was $198,600 in December, which is 10.9 percent above December 2012. Regionally, existing-home sales in the Northeast slipped 1.5 percent to an annual rate of 640,000 in December, but are 3.2 percent higher than December 2012. The median price in the Northeast was $239,300, up 3.6 percent from a year ago. Existing-home sales in the Midwest fell 4.3 percent in December to a pace of 1.11 million, and are 0.9 percent below a year ago. The median price in the Midwest was $150,700, which is 7.0 percent higher than December 2012. In the South, existing-home sales increased 3.0 percent to an annual level of 2.03 million in December, and are 4.6 percent above December 2012. The median price in the South was $173,200, up 8.9 percent from a year ago. Existing-home sales in the West rose 4.8 percent to a pace of 1.09 million in December, but are 10.7 percent below a year ago. Inventory is tightest in the West, which is holding down sales in many markets, and multiple bidding is causing it to experience the strongest price gains in the U.S. The median price in the West was $285,000, up 16.0 percent from December 2012. The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. For additional commentary and consumer information, visit www.houselogic.com and http://retradio.com. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,700 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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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE This is to serve notice that Greater Greenville Sanitation moved its January 28, 2014 Commission meeting to Tuesday, February 4, 2014 due to inclement weather. The February 4th meeting will take place at Greater Greenville Sanitation headquarters located at 1600 W. Washington Street in Greenville, South Carolina. For questions please contact Greater Greenville Sanitation at 864.232.6721 or info@ggsc.gov.
SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 34-02/18/14, Ice Rink Sub-Soil Heat System, February 18, 2014, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held 10:00 AM, February 10, 2014 at the Greenville County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Pavilion, 400 Scottswood Road, Taylors, SC 29687 Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.
NOTICE OF ACTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A No. 2013-DR-23-5368 NORMA LAGUNA GOMEZ, Plaintiff, vs. ANTONIO NAVARRO, Defendant. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court in the Family Court of Greenville County, South Carolina, the object of the prayer is to obtain a divorce from Antonio Navarro. Contact: The Carruthers Law Firm 111 Toy Street Greenville, SC 29601
GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, February 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-7 APPLICANT: Brent Edgerton and Jenny Hawkins CONTACT INFORMATION: jennyhawkins@kw.com or 864979-0335 or 864-640-3649 PROPERTY LOCATION: 319 E. Warehouse Court PIN: P015040100405 EXISTING ZONING: I-1, Industrial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.965 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 – Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-8 APPLICANT: Max and Barbara Greer CONTACT INFORMATION: max.greer39@gmail.com or 864-431-0439 PROPERTY LOCATION: 614 Pendleton Road PINS: 0237010501000 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential ACREAGE: 0.630 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris
DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-9 APPLICANT: Chuck Reichert CONTACT INFORMATION: reichertconsulting@gmail.com or 864-270-3397 PROPERTY LOCATION: Boiling Springs Road and Phillips Road PIN: 0540030101704, 0540030101705 and 0540030101703 EXISTING ZONING: R-12, SingleFamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District ACREAGE: 12.7 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-10 APPLICANT: Ryan Sands and Jamie McCutchen CONTACT INFORMATION: ryans@ccadengineering.com or 864-250-9999 or jamiem@ccadengineering.com PROPERTY LOCATION: 108 Cedar Lane Road PIN: 0149000600200 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial and R-MA, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: C-2, Commercial (for that portion zoned R-MA, Multifamily Residential) ACREAGE: 1.13 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance and Map are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Noble-Interstate Management Group, 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 40 W. Orchard Park Dr., Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 2, 2014. 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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LOOK WHO’S IN THE JOURNAL THIS WEEK The students and staff of The Chandler School took advantage of the recent frigid weather by creating an ice rink right on campus. The students started their school day taking recycling bin rides on the ice. This activity was incorporated into academic subject areas: arctic regions in social studies, freezing point in science, calculating speed in math, and paragraph writing in literature.
Shellie Pfohl works out with students at Legacy Charter School. The executive director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, Pfohl visited with the students, faculty and staff of Legacy Charter School during a recent trip to Greenville. Pfohl leads the Council’s efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama’s national Let’s Move initiative to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. Legacy is the only school in South Carolina that provides 45 minutes of physical education every day to every student. The Presidential Youth Fitness Program awarded Legacy a rare three-year funding grant based on the school’s commitment to physical education. The executive director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, Shellie Pfohl, receives a bag of oranges from Legacy student Nora Brown-Ihsane during her visit to the school.
JUST LISTED: STONEHAVEN MLS 1272715 • 3 Benion Way • 5BR/5.5BA $479,900 This Fabulous Home is not to be missed! The rocking chair front porch invites you into this home boasting an open floor plan with a beautiful entry. The formal dining room and study/office/living room flank either side of the stair case. Gourmet kitchen / large eat in breakfast area, built in desk, spacious island, Bosch convection wall oven and microwave, DCS by Fisher Paykel 4 burner gas cook top with griddle and second convection oven, granite counters with custom tile back splash, and beautiful glazed cabinets all make entertaining a breeze! The kitchen opens up into the family room featuring great built-ins for storage and a fireplace complete with gas logs. Kitchen also opens out onto the back screened in porch, grilling patio, and additional
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deck all perfect for hosting guests and relaxing while enjoying the fenced in back yard. This home has a guest bedroom/in law suite on the main floor with its own full bath. Upstairs you will find an incredible master suite with vaulted ceiling, its own fireplace complete with gas logs, custom built ins and a sitting area. Each upstairs bedroom has private access to a bath, spacious closets and steps away from the bonus room. Central Vac,hardwoods, 2 inch blinds, transoms, custom molding,security system, sprinkler system and accent lighting at front walk are just some of the extras you”ll enjoy in this home. Side entry 3 car garage on a private street. Call and schedule your private showing today! For questions call Janet Sandifer @ 864.979.6713.
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The Greenville Zoo and its guests celebrated the 8th birthday of Bob, the Bornean orangutan, last Saturday. The celebration included refreshments from Chickfil-A, special education sessions with zoo docents, and presents and cupcakes for Bob and his family. The zoo is accepting donations of old sheets and blankets for the orangutan family.
In a tradition begun several years ago, Bob also made his Super Bowl pick. Bob’s pick was displayed with his cake.
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Children’s author Melinda Long recently visited St. Anthony of Padua School to share her books with students in K3-sixth grade. Long read her best-selling books, Became | AreaIRugs | Tile & Stone | Hardwood | Laminate | Resilient | shawfloors.com Carpet“How a Pirate” and “Pirates Don’t Change Diapers.” She also shared with the students how she became an author and her love of reading.
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Students at Shannon Forest Christian School have been in training to respond to a community emergency. The culmination of the training was a mock disaster drill held at the school. Pictured here (from left): Luke Diemer (11th grade, Greer), Ibicus Salzeder (11th grade, Simpsonville), Alex Howard (10th grade, Greer) and Emily Goad (10th grade, Greenville) carry a “victim” to safety.
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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON
Life lessons from Snowflake Bentley Many things affect the way these branches grow. If it is a little colder, a bit windier or a tad more humid, the branches will form differently. He realized that this was why, in all of his pictures, no two snowflakes were the same. Some winters he was only able to make 24 good pictures. The best snowstorm of his life occurred on Valentine’s Day in 1928. He made more than 100 photographs during that two-day storm. He shared his photographs with anyone who would look at them. He never grew rich from sharing them, though. By 1926 he had spent $15,000 on his work and received $4,000 from the sale of photographs and slides. Other scientists raised enough money for him to gather up his best photographs and make them into a book. When he was 66 years old his book – his gift to the world – was published. “Snow Crystals” by W.A. Bentley and W.J. Humphreys can be found at the main branch of the Greenville County Library System today. It, too, is a book of great wonder and beauty. Less than a month after the publication of his book, he walked six miles in a blizzard to his farm to take more pictures of snowflakes. He became ill with pneumonia and died. Jericho, Vt., built a monument for him in the center of town. The plaque on the monument says “SNOWFLAKE” BENTLEY: Jericho’s worldfamous snowflake authority.” Snowflake Bentley was a simple farmer and a genius. His words to us are likewise simple and profound: “I found that snowflakes were masterpieces of design. No design was ever repeated. When a snowflake melted ... just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind.” His life and work remind me to put my heart into who I am and what I do, to give myself and my work as a gift to the world, and to leave a record of beauty that will make the world a more human place for all of us. Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School. He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.
Discovering great children’s books is an amazing part of what I do as an elementary school teacher. One of my favorite discoveries is “Snowflake Bentley,” written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian. I found it on the bookshelf at the Greenville County Library at the same time Azarian’s artwork was at the Greenville County Museum. What a serendipity for me! It is a beautiful and wonderful book. The story is about Wilson Bentley, born Feb. 9, 1865, on a farm in Jericho, Vt. Jericho is in the heart of the Snow Belt in the United States. It gets around 120 inches of snow per year – one of the best places in the country to grow up if you love snow! And Willie loved snow. When he was a child, he used an old microscope to look closely and carefully at fascinating things like flowers, raindrops and blades of grass. But the things he loved to look at most of all were snowflakes. Other children used snow to make snowballs and build snow forts. He caught single snowflakes and studied them. When he was a teenager, he read an article in a magazine about a camera with a microscope inside of it. The camera cost as much as his family’s 10 cows, but on his 17th birthday, his parents spent their savings on the camera and gave it to him. His first winter photographing snowflakes was a failure. His pictures were only shadows. During his second winter, he used a very small lens opening, which let only a little light reach the negative. He kept the lens open for up to a minute and a half. It worked. He had discovered how to photograph snowflakes. Now he could share their beauty with everyone. While other farmers sat by their fireplaces in their warm houses, Willie stood by the barn in the freezing cold and caught snowflakes on an old black tray. He learned that each snowflake begins as a speck too small to be seen. Molecules of water attach to the speck and form branches. The speck becomes a crystal. As the crystal grows, the branches come together and trap tiny quantities of air.
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