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As we continue our Black History Month coverage, we take a look at some of the pivotal moments, African American leaders and history-makers that have roots right here in the Upstate.

1914

The first African American air-fighting unit starts out in Tuskegee, Ala. The pilots became known as the Tuskegee Airmen and won air battles during World War II. One of those pilots, , hailed from Laurens County.

ernest henderson

Blues musician

josh white was born in Greenville. He’ll go on to be one of the most well-known performers of his time by the 1940s, most notably for his song “One Meatball,” about poverty in the Great Depression.

1961charlayne hunter-gault

sit-ins

1960

A series of are held by AfricanAmerican students beginning in March 1960 to protest segregation in Greenville, including at the Greenville County Library. The library eventually reopened as an integrated one.

Due West’s became one of the first two African Americans to attend the University of Georgia. She went on to report for media outlets like The New York Times, NPR, PBS and CNN.

1963 harry gantt

1947

After the murder of a white taxi driver, a young man named was accused and held in a Pickens County jail. A white mob descended upon the jail, taking Earle to Greenville where he was lynched. An all-white jury acquitted the mob over the condemnation of then-governor Strom Thurmond.

willie earle

2006 martin luther king jr. day became a paid Greenville County holiday.

became the first African American enrolled at Clemson University after a lengthy legal battle.

Gantt later served as the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.

barack obama

Then-Senator won the South Carolina Democratic Primary in SC. The future president beat his opponents by a 28.9% margin.

1971 benjamin e. mays

, a civil rights activist and preacher from Greenwood County, published the civil rights text “Born To Rebel: An Autobiography.” He served as a professor at Morehouse College and is remembered as a “spiritual mentor” to his former student Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

1988

rev. jesse jackson sr.

Civil rights leader becomes the first Greenville native and second African American to mount a nationwide presidential campaign. He would run again in 1988.

1998

clayton “peg leg” bates,

the one-legged, tap dancing international celebrity and resort owner, died in his hometown of Fountain Inn at the age of 91.

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Anderson-born starred in “Black Panther,” the first superhero film to receive an Academy Award nomination for best picture.

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God’s Healing for a Mother’s Heart “Life After the Storm” A Day-Retreat for Women Who Have Experienced the Death of a Child

Greenville County’s anti-litter program has received an infusion of cash thanks to a PalmettoPride grant.

Keep Greenville County Beautiful was awarded $8,496, according to a news release announcing 2020 grant recipients.

PalmettoPride offers competitive grants for litter-prevention programs and program support for law enforcement agencies, state and local governments, and Keep SC Beautiful affiliates across the state.

This year was even more competitive with requests totaling more than $700,000, the release said. More than $400,000 in grants were awarded.

Elsewhere in the Upstate, Keep OneSpartanburg Beautiful was awarded $7,290 and Keep Oconee Beautiful was awarded $9,000. The city of Liberty was also awarded $5,000 for its litterprevention program.

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Greenville Technical College and the Phillis Wheatley Community Center have collaborated on a program to help former inmates transition from the criminal justice system.

The Upstate Ex-Offender Re-entry Center will be housed at Phillis Wheatley and will “provide case management activities to remove barriers for citizens who are transitioning from the criminal justice system to productive lives within the community,” according to a news release.

The center will be staffed with a director and case manager who will help provide services to meet immediate and longer-term needs.

Re-entry education will allow participants to overcome criminal backgrounds, learn skills that can enhance career readiness and prepare to enter Greenville Tech’s Quick Jobs program, which teaches job skills — usually in 90 days or less.

Alcohol- and substance-abuse support groups will also be available for those who need them.

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Finding CLARITY Erica Powell achieves her goals by owning her disability instead of hiding it n story by LEIGH SAVAGE | photos PROVIDED

Erica Powell is the picture of success: a business owner, keynote speaker and model who, in her spare time, is training for the U.S. Paralympics. But just a few short years ago, she was a high school student who was rapidly losing her vision and, along with it, her sense of self.

“I had the hardest time in high school,” says Powell, who grew up in Anderson. “I would try to hide [my vision loss]. I could fake it. I tried not to let anyone know.”

Doctors found retinoblastoma, rare cancerous tumors in her eyes, when she was just 6 months old, and the radiation treatment that eliminated the cancer had longterm damaging effects to her vision.

She slowly lost her vision throughout childhood, with the biggest I like to do anything changes occurring in high school, when she was no longer able to that can break drive or read most textbooks. barriers for people “It was definitely a big adjustment when I was trying to be cool with disabilities. and normal,” she says.

-Erica Powell Now, at age 27, she is legally blind, with no vision in her left eye and about 20/200 vision in her right.

“I can see colors and big shapes and shadows,” she says.

She realized it was time to stop hiding her disability. “I had to get comfortable accepting it and owning it,” she says.

That transition switched into high gear when she enrolled at Clemson University in 2011 and, as a lifelong gymnast, decided to go out for the cheer squad.

“I was just open and honest about my disability when I made the team,” she says. “They were 100% accepting.”

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Meanwhile, entrepreneurship was always on her mind, especially in the fitness space. She and her cousin Casey Brown recently opened The Booty Shop on Trials will be held JUNE 2020 U.S. Paralympic Main Street in Green25-28 in Minneapolis Team Trials ville, a female-focused fitness studio with five types of classes, includTrials will feature more ing high-intensity interval class, boot camp, than athletes barre, dance cardio and power yoga.

“We opened six Athletes will compete in cycling, swimming and track & field months ago, and there has been an amazing response,” says Powell, who occasionally jumps in to teach a class but mainly sticks with her role as owner.

If she doesn’t make it to class, she still gets plenty of workouts as she trains for AUG. Qualifying athletes will compete in the games in Tokyo her next big athletic 2020 goal: the Paralympics to be held this summer. With no history in track and field, she More than athletes are expected started running the 100 and 400 meto qualify for the Paralympics ters and throwing javelin in March 2019 and has already caught the eye of Team USA, finishing her first season as No. 10 Source: teamusa.org/us-paralympics in the world. She’s also qualified for the Olympic trials in late June, where she’ll fight for a spot on the Paralympic team.

“I like to stay competitive,” she says, adding that the discipline she Even though I was a learned as a gymnast carries forward to her cancer survivor and had new athletic endeavors. “It sets you up this disability, I was totally for everything.” integrated and became a Mixed in with her packed schedule of level-10 gymnast. business decisions, -Erica Powell Olympic training and keynote speeches, she is planning her wedding, set for June, and even finds time for the occasional modeling gig — something she does primarily to educate others and inspire young girls who may feel different or abnormal, as she once did.

“I like to do anything that can break barriers for people with disabilities,” she says. “My eyes are shrinking, and one is bigger than the other, and my face is constantly changing. I had a couple of modeling opportunities, and I wanted to take those opportunities to show that differences aren’t a bad thing.”

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She credits her parents with encouraging her to chase her dreams as a kid.

“They were adamant about putting me in everything I wanted,” she says. “Even though I was a cancer survivor and had this disability, I was totally integrated and became a level-10 gymnast.”

Those coordination and body-awareness skills, honed early on in her visionloss process, carried over onto the sidelines of Clemson games, where she tumbled and stunted with the best of them.

DISABILITY PRIDE is the idea that people with disabilities should be proud of their disabled identity. People with disabilities are the largest and most diverse minority within the population.

Source: National Council on Independent Living

Soon, the story broke that Clemson had a blind cheerleader.

“I realized it was a great platform to educate people on blindness, breaking down stereotypes,” she says. “I realized it was an opportunity to use my story to empower others.”

She began speaking to media outlets as well as to organizations and groups, targeting middle- and high-school girls.

She spoke in January at In Her Shoes, a program at Bon Secours Wellness Arena designed to inspire young women to be future leaders.

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Many local taxpayers can have their taxes prepared and filed for free by utilizing the United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

The program, now in its 14th year in the Upstate, offers tax-preparation assistance to individuals and families with household incomes of less than $60,000 a year. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS in order to help taxpayers maximize their potential tax returns by ensuring that they claim the tax credits and deductions they qualify for.

“Many people in our community don’t have access to affordable tax-preparation services or are unaware of programs like Earned Income Tax Credit that could put thousands of dollars back in their hands and into our local econ-

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omy,” said regional Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program manager Craig Shoemaker. “VITA helps taxpayers obtain eligible tax credits and deductions, especially EITC, child tax credit, education tax credits and child care tax deductions. By offering this service for free in our community, we can help more individuals and families maximize their returns and achieve greater financial stability in the new year.”

Offered by the United Way branches in Greenville, Pickens, Anderson and Laurens counties, as well as Oconee and Piedmont, the free tax service is available by appointment through April 15 at more than 50 volunteer-staffed locations across the Upstate.

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My passion is helping people get connected to resources and tools that could help them have better employment opportunities, live better and really just enjoy life.”

-Celeste Purdie, Quilt of Valor recipient Celeste Purdie, a Marchant Company Real Estate agent, will be one of 10 female veterans to receive a Quilt of Valor from the Upstate SC Quilt of Valor Foundation on Feb. 28, 2020. She’ll be awarded the quilt by another veteran, Tamika Rowe, who bought her first home with Purdie’s help.

The quilt is regarded as the highest award that can be given by a civilian foundation. Each one takes around 70 hours to make and is made uniquely for a waraffected service member or veteran.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 when the founder, Catherine Roberts, had a son deployed to Iraq, according to the foundation’s website.

Roberts said that a dream of her son being comforted by a quilt was the inspiration for the work she started. The quilts are given to service members and veterans affected by war. In November 2003, the first quilt was given to a young Minnesota soldier who had lost

The Quilts of Valor Foundation has awarded 246,625 QUILTS across the United States to service members and veterans his leg while deployed to Iraq.

To nominate someone for a quilt, applicants can fill out a form on the foundation’s website. The award ceremony and creating the quilt is the responsibility of the local chapter.

The quilt itself must also meet certain specifications including the theme, material and label.

Purdie served as a Defensive C3CM Specialist and a sergeant in the Air Force. During her service, Purdie received seven Air Force awards and the Combat Readiness Medal and traveled to more than 20 countries. Pur-

die worked on the elephant cage radar monitoring sites during the Cold War. In 1989, she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall.

“We are so proud to have Celeste on our team and appreciate the work she does to assist our veterans,” Seabrook Marchant, owner of Marchant Real Estate, said in a statement.

Rowe, who volunteers with the Quilt of Valor Foundation, chose to award Purdie.

Rowe volunteers with the Quilt of Valor Foundation. She’ll present the quilt to Purdie at the Feb. 28 ceremony — the first ever all-female Veteran Quilt of Valor Ceremony in the Upstate.

“Tamika works selflessly for veterans in our area in several volunteer roles and inspired me to get more involved in organizations that support women veterans,” said Purdie.

Purdie said she’s excited about the award and wants people to know that she’s a resource for other veterans. In fact, almost half of her clients in the past year have been veterans, she said: “I’m always looking to be of service.”

She also sees the value in recognizing female veterans. “Sometimes I do think women veterans do get forgotten just because there are so many men that serve,” Purdie said, explaining that women can face unique challenges in the service such as being the only woman in her unit on assignment.

“Having an organization or people that can get together and recognize the contributions that [female veterans] made is important.”

Purdie’s own experiences and her previous career in human resources has made her want to continue being a resource for those who need her.

“My passion is helping people get connected to resources and tools that could help them have better employment opportunities, live better and really just enjoy life,” Purdie said.

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Super Bowl Sunday found Eva Thornton in a Philadelphia Eagles jersey, No. 7, her arms raised in praise and her hands waving to the gospel sounds rising toward a time-honored crescendo in Jubilee Baptist Church’s morning service.

At nearly 83, she appeared to be the oldest congregant, though she started coming to the church only about a year ago — among a burgeoning number of white members who in the past year have joined what’s considered the oldest African American church in Greenville.

“Although we were organized as a black church, it’s bigger than black,” says Reggie Garrett, senior pastor and the church’s 23rd since Jubilee’s organization in 1864, a year after the Emancipation Proclamation. “It’s about, do you believe in the Lord savior Jesus Christ?”

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FAITH AND SURVIVAL

The original dozen or so members chose to name their church Jubilee to reflect their newly won freedom. Often referred to as “The Mother Church,” Jubilee is one of nearly two dozen black churches in Greenville that share a tradition that stretches back more than a century.

Now housed in a granite building erected in 1945, the church is perhaps the only one that remains where it’s always been, occupying a three-acre site off Old Rutherford Road in eastern Greenville County.

Closer to downtown, Mountain View Baptist Church has served Southernsidesince 1908. Today’s 300 active members worship with the Rev. Stacey D. Mills, only the fourth pastor in the church’s history.

“The black church was the convergence of every person from every walk of life into one place on a Sunday or a Wednesday,” Mills says. “No matter what you dealt with throughout the week, as far as oppression went, it was in church where you are able to release that and get a sense of how to survive for the next week.”

Mountain View’s original members first congregated in a storefront before

The black church experience is, in and of itself, part of the Southern heritage, and that really causes some people some discomfort. But God is raceless.

-Rev. Stacey D. Mills, Mountain View Baptist Church

fashioning their own edifice, a so-called “brush-arbor building,” essentially a glorified lean-to with tar-paper roofing and wood that was hewn on-site.

Today’s 112-year-old red brick church operates near that ground.

RECONSIDERING RACE

These days, both clergymen, as they reflect on Black History Month 2020, say the tradition-rich African American church is changing.

While they still boom with roofraising gospel music and pastors’ voices referred to in a 1927 book as “God’s Trombones,” black churches are becoming less a sanctuary for freed slaves than they are a source for reconsidering race altogether, the two clergymen say.

“The black church experience is, in and of itself, part of the Southern heritage, and that really causes some people some discomfort when thinking about the race of God or the race of Christ,” Mills says. “But God is raceless.”

‘THE MOST SEGREGATED DAY’

Garrett points to his growing membership — white people included — as testimony.

“It isn’t so much your color,” says Garrett, wearing Cincinnati Bengals regalia before he dons his white chasuble and red stole, emblazoned with gold doves, for Jubilee’s raucous 11:15 a.m. service.

“I think that’s the problem. Sunday is too segregated. It’s the most segregated day.

We have more segregation on Sunday, and it should be the most unified day.”

Thornton’s own history seems to echo both pastors.

She’s originally from Medford, Massachusetts, near Boston, an important stop on the Underground Railroad and home to slave owners and their enslaved property in the 17th and mid-18th centuries. Now, during the free-for-all service on Super Bowl Sunday, she glides from her third row pew and toward the back to welcome a visitor.

“When I tell people I go to this church, they kind of look at me,” she says, scrunching her lips as if to mimic judgment. “And I tell them, ‘Do what you have to do and I do what I have to do. It makes me feel good.’”

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Upstate International Hosts Murder Mystery Kickoff

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On Feb. 28, Upstate International will host an international murder mystery dinner party to start off their annual International Month.

The event, a meal featuring Bavarian dishes, will feature groups of 10 people investigating who “murdered” one of their fellow guests.

Why exactly did Upstate International choose to organize a murder mystery night to begin their month-long festival? “Because it’s cool,” says Tracie Frase, Upstate International’s executive director.

In previous years, they’ve organized galas and international trivia nights as a way to ring in International Month.

The dinner is also a fundraiser for the organization. “This year,” she says, “we wanted to do something unique.”

For 2020, Frase and the organization decided on a “kind of a good old adult version of [the board game] Clue.” While discussing murder mysteries with some people at Upstate International, a volunteer said he had organized murder mystery nights in Africa. The idea blossomed.

The mystery takes the guest to 1936 on a train traveling through the Austrian Alps. Seated with nine other guests per table, guests have to interact with each other to figure out who the murderer is.

The rest of International Month isn’t so mysterious. Under the theme of “fun on a global scale,” you can find out all the different activities being organized on Upstate International’s calendar. While they don’t host each event, Upstate International works with the hosts to market the activity. And those activities can run up to around 100 in March with between 50-60 participating organizations.

We’ve had events in 4 to 5 counties, so our goal is to grow the effort across the 10 counties of the Upstate.”

-Tracie Frase, executive director, Upstate International “There’s no reason to be bored in March,” Frase says. Throughout the month, she explains, Upstate International attempts to get people to do something foreign that maybe they hadn’t thought to do before like attend-

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UPSTATEINTERNATIONAL.ORG ing an international performance at the Peace Center or participating in a bilingual storytime event. Frase says the activities during International Month are about, “bringing the world home, in a very tangible, fun way.”

With each year, participation in the month grows. “The effort right now is to grow it regionally,” Frase says. She especially wants people to know that there are international presences besides just Greenville and Spartanburg. “We’ve had events in 4 to 5 counties, so our goal is to grow the effort across the 10 counties of the Upstate.”

International Month is just one of the events organized by Upstate International.

The over 20-year-old nonprofit organization supports a variety of activities from language courses to an international women’s group. They also co-host events like the Greenville Jewish Film Festival and hold their own, especially through their membership with the World Affairs Council.

Paramount to their work is diversity and inclusion, Frase says. Regardless of socioeconomic background, race, religion or age, people should be able to participate in Upstate International events.

An example of that inclusion is Salsa at Sunset. Though only organized in the warmer months, the event is attended by many. “We wanted to provide a free public opportunity for cultures to come together and kind of have a community building experience,” Frase says. “It’s the most diverse event, I think, that people go to.

There’s every age and every culture.”

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Paid internships available for Greenville County students

Calling all artists: County hosts storm drain mural contest

Dozens of paid internships are now available for Greenville County students ages 16 years and older to enroll in for 2020.

LaunchGVL, a partnership with Greenville County Schools and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, connects students with area businesses to provide paid internships for the summer, fall and winter. Internships typically last about eight weeks and function either full-time or part-time, depending upon class schedule accommodations.

Students will also be coached on job hunting skills like interviewing and self-promotion.

“Students chosen to interview will receive help with their resume and cover letter,” said GCS in a statement on Facebook.

“They’ll also be coached on soft skills and ready to make a great first impression.”

The goal of work-based learning programs such as LaunchGVL is to help students identify and refine their career goals, connecting them with businesses that align with their class work or areas of interest.

To apply for a paid internship, students should visit greenvillechamber.org/launchgvl.

Greenville County is looking for artists to make a splash in the form of decorative storm drain murals.

The official call for artists is seeking original work of educational value to adorn storm drains along roadways.

Proposed art should “connect our community to local water resources,” according to a statement from the county.

“In addition to their artistic value, painted storm drains serve as important educational tools to address stormwater pollution,” the statement said.

A panel of judges, including employees and representative from municipal governments, will select six winners, who will be notified in April. Work will be installed sometime in May. Winning artists will receive a stipend of $500 for the design and installation of the work. Artists can submit up to five designs for consideration.

Any submissions from students high school age or younger must be sponsored by a separate adult.

The deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. Friday, March 20. An application can be found at greenvillesoilandwater.com/stormdrainproject.

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BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE

Businesses are invited to attend a March 3 learning session about LaunchGVL from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., hosted at the Greenville Chamber building at 550 Main St., Suite 550.

As of 2020, there are 31 areas businesses and organizations offering paid internships through LaunchGVL, operating in areas of arts, communications, information technology, business, marketing, management, environmental and agricultural systems, health science, human resources, industrial systems, manufacturing and engineering.

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DESIGNS SHOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

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To say Thomas McLeroy of Greenville “A lot of times we’re so caught up in our own had a tough week is an understatement. world we don’t even consider other people.

The trouble started on Saturday, Feb. But here they were doing so much for me.”

8, when his white-furred Golden Doodle, The residents of Ninety Six had no way Lennon, went missing. of knowing just how much this all meant McLeroy and some friends had been stay- to McLeroy. For him, Lennon was more ing at a cabin near the town of Ninety Six than just a pet. He had gotten the dog in Greenwood County when Lennon scam- shortly after his divorce, and Lennon pered off and got lost in the wilderness. helped McLeroy find happiness again.

McLeroy immediately went searching “When you’re going through a depresfor Lennon, but the trees were too dense sion, you need someone there,” McLeroy said. to even see through. He spent all of Sat- “Lennon was always smiling. He got me out urday night and all day Sunday search- of the house: he got me back to living again. ing the woods, which left him with cuts, He was always there for me.”

Those cold nights out with a flashlight in scrapes and welts all over his face. the woods exhausted and scraped to pieces, Still no sign of Lennon.

Changing strategy, McLeroy drove 50 McLeroy refused to give up, because he knew miles to Columbia, the closest place that Lennon was the one in need of help now.

“I had almost lost had a copy store open hope. If it hadn’t been late, and he printed out A lot of times we’re for the support of evlost-dog flyers.

On the way back to so caught up in our own eryone in Ninety Six, I don’t know if I could Ninety Six, close to have made it this far,” midnight, McLeroy world we don’t even he said. suddenly crashed his consider other people.

On Thursday morncar into a deer that ing, five days after had leaped out into the But here they were went missing, middle of the road. doing so much for me.” Lennon McLeroy finally got “I was just like… no -Thomas McLeroy a phone call that he’d way. You’ve got to be been praying for: kidding me,” he said.

Lennon had been found safe and sound There he was in the middle of the pitch-black woods, his car smashed to about 13 miles away in Chappells – albeit a little muddy and tired from his time in pieces, his dog gone. the wilderness.

And it wasn’t even Monday yet.

“I was so ecstatic, tears of joy,” he said.

McLeroy somehow managed to navigate his mangled car back to Ninety Six “It was so surreal to have this commuand spent the rest of the night posting fly- nity of people all be so nice to me. At ers all over town, hoping to catch the at- that point I didn’t care about anything.

I didn’t care about my car. I didn’t care tention of the morning commuters.

What followed was a community-wide about the money I’d spent on flyers, or the time I’d missed work, or that I effort to help find Lennon.

Hundreds of Facebook messages from hadn’t slept, or any of that. Lennon was Ninety Six residents began to pour in. Peo- all I cared about.”

When the news was posted on Faceple called and texted his phone at all hours of the day, offering tips and help wherever book, hundreds of people from Ninety they could. The folks who’d rented McLe- Six left comments celebrating Lennon roy and his friends the cabin said he could and McLeroy’s reunion.

As for McLeroy, the week might have stay there for free until he found Lennon.

One woman, a nurse, came out with her been tough, but he and Lennon both own dog to help search the woods with made it out of the woods.

“My faith in the goodness in humanhim, despite having just come off a 12ity has been restored,” McLeroy said. “I hour shift at Self Regional Healthcare.

“I was so amazed by that,” McLeroy said. honestly can’t thank everyone enough.”

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STILL STANDING: Southernside neighborhood looks back on troubled history, ahead to Unity Park

Growing up in this area, we were all family. Neighbors looked out for one another. Children knew they had to be respectful, and we had to go to church and schools. Those were the values that I learned in Southernside.

-Mary Duckett, Southernside resident

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The house stands out not just because it’s a story taller than the other homes on Asbury Avenue or for its flaking white clapboard. Rather, the site offers something of a soundtrack for a hard-knock Greenville neighborhood that’s heard its share of the blues.

“I know of them through my family telling me stories,” Traa Lake says of such African American musicians as Sarah Vaughn, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and others who stayed in the Southernside home where, beginning in 1963, she grew up.

Today, Lake, a 24-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service who no longer lives on Asbury Avenue, is working on renovating the house in the middle of a three-block stretch originally called John Street. Two blocks away, an even bigger revitalization is underway: the 65-acre Unity Park.

Lake’s mother’s adopted father, a professional gambler named Kidd Smith, built the Asbury Avenue house in 1910, she says.

“During segregation, they were not allowed to stay in the white hotels,” she says, so traveling black artists used the three bedrooms upstairs in the 11-room home.

In the 1950s, the home was listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book, which provided “the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties, embarrassments.”

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Stacey D. Mills says he witnessed much worse when he became pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church, erected two years before Lake’s house was built and a half-mile away from the home at 212 Asbury Ave. When Mills arrived in Southernside

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22 years ago, many of the shanties, as he calls the now-razed properties surrounding the church, had decayed and become uninhabitable.

“This was the end of the line,” he says.

“This was the community where the police didn’t come in.”

The area, wedged between downtown and the Reedy River, is historically a predominantly African American neighborhood. The city’s Southernside Neighborhood Vision Plan said in 2011 that the demographics comprised 70% black, 23% white and roughly 5% Hispanic.

“The existing diversity in Southernside,” the 71-page report says, “is seen as a valued asset of the community. It is important that the vision plan aims to foster cultural heritage and neighborhood tradition.”

‘WE WERE ALL FAMILY’

Mary Duckett, a longtime activist in Southernside and still lives there, remembers shooting marbles and playing in the blacks-only Mayberry Park, abundant with warehouses and coal ash — “we had no idea it was hazardous to our health.”

A fire-insurance company map from the 1920s shows the area around Mayberry Street littered with auto junkyards and industrial wholesalers; Tabernacle Baptist Church “(Colored)” lies between the Municipal Convict Labor Camp and National Oil Co. “Growing up in this area, we were all family. Neighbors looked out for one another. Children knew they had to be respectful, and we had to go to church and schools,” Duckett said. “Those were the values that I learned in Southernside.”

The 1960s brought the neighborhood’s collapse, she says. “Growing up, it was the good. The white flight was the bad. The drugs coming in was the ugly.”

ENTER UNITY PARK

Of the $41.2 million Unity Park, which is expected to open in October 2021, she says, “The word ‘unity’ speaks volumes in itself because it says inclusiveness, and with it being in Southernside, which has been one of the most blighted areas, it’s one of the greatest things that can pull us together.”

Says Mills, “The pride here is so thick for people who find strength and togetherness and remembering and identifying common memories. Enter Unity Park.

It’s a place where the unity of people, of thoughts, of all backgrounds, socioeconomic backgrounds, can converge.”

Of concerns about gentrification, he says, “That train left the station. As Greenville continues to thrive and grow, so the neighborhood has to put a stake in and decide what part they will play in making this a viable community.”

For her part, Lake is working on getting help from a variety of sources, including city and state agencies, to repair the home that was damaged in a 2010 fire.

Meantime, J.D. Harrison, owner of CR8 Design Studios in Greenville, signed on six months ago as project manager for the historic home, where Lake also mentions that Kidd Smith died of asthma on the front porch in 1935.

“I believe the fact that it’s still standing says a lot,” Harrison says, as if reflecting on Southernside as a whole. “Throughout the history, the good times and bad and the torment, you know, it’s still here.” presented by

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n story by JEANNIE PUTNAM | photo POSTCARD circa 1920s

As Greenville continues to evolve, recent years have seen reuse of mills as apartments and condos, but as time passes and new life is breathed into some of the city’s oldest buildings, it may be time to look back at the Davenport Apartments.

Now known as the Davenport Condos, this building was known as the city’s first large-scale apartment complex.

Located on the corner of Washington and Church streets in Greenville, the Davenport Apartments were designed by J.L. Lawrence, developed by businessman G.D. 400-402 E. Washington St. Davenport and constructed by Eugene Gilphilan in 1915-1916. The three-story, UOriginally an apartment building shaped brick building served as housing for middle-class businessmen and workers.

Today, the building’s exterior looks much Built in 1915-16 like it did in the early 20th century. The apartment complex consists of a large rectangular section in the rear with two smaller wings extending from the rear block to the street, which forms a façade and open court between the two wings. Two one-story porches feature stone elliptical arches and brick pillars that frame

the four entranceways and are grouped in pairs on the façade. The interior court has three curvilinear gables with the name "Davenport" inscribed on the central gable’s panel.

Inside, the building offers 12 condo units over three stories. While the condos offer different floor plans, the interiors contain much of the original mahogany trim and wainscoting. Some units offer balconies overlooking the central courtyard, whereas a few condos face Church Street with views of the downtown skyline.

In addition to the Davenport Condos, 12 units in the complex some other historical condos or lofts located near downtown are the Lofts at Located in downtown Greenville Mills Mill and the Hamptons Condos. The Lofts at Mills Mill, located at 400 Mills Ave., Greenville, consists of 108 luxury No units currently on the market lofts built into one of South Carolina’s oldest cotton mills. The Hamptons Condos, located at 325 Hampton Ave., Greenville, features eight condos built into the old Greenville Presbyterian Church building. For more information visit us online at GreenvilleJournal.com.

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154 RIVERPLACE DRIVE, 203 • $850,601 DOWNTOWN: The best location and view downtown, includes 2 spaces in attached garage as part of HOA fees. Loaded with custom extras, such as gas log fireplace with mantel, custom built-ins, custom plantation shutters on every window, OPEN granite kitchen with Wolfe gas cook top.

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John Pendarvis paints the world around him as a celebration of life n story by JOHN JETER | photo by BONFIRE VISUALS

A pair of sneakers dusted in red clay with laces loosened; stilettos kicked off after a hard day; flip-flops; scuffed work boots; and dangling ballet shoes — these are a few of John Pendarvis’ paintings exhibited at the Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville.

“I would hope someone would look at those shoes and remember someone or see someone who has worked really hard at something,” the 70-year-old painter says, facing his works displayed at the Main Street gallery. Because he has worked hard at his art.

Working in acrylics, mixed media and serigraphs, among others, Pendarvis trains his eye on the flowers he gardens, on musicians — he plays sax — and on “heritage pieces,” such as African Americans picking cotton or at a river baptismal. A current subject: shoes.

One of Pendarvis’s screen printings, “Red Shoes,” particularly struck Leo Twiggs, the renowned batik painter who founded South Carolina State University’s Art Department. Pendarvis studied under Twiggs while pursuing a mathematics degree and now calls him one of his biggest influences.

“You don’t see the girls, you don’t see people at all in it,” Twiggs says of the work from his Orangeburg home. “He uses socks and color. When you look

at the print, it’s attractive, but the idea behind the print shows that he was very thoughtful in expressing himself.”

Noting the vibrancy of the black girls’ socks against the more muted hues of the white girls’ socks, Twiggs also mentions “Black Panther,” the blockbuster film that drew acclaim for its vivid “Afrofuturistic” costuming.

“You see the African-American experience — that kind of coloration you see in kente cloth or an African king or queen,” Twiggs says. “What John does in his work, he understands it.”

Pendarvis grew up in Kingstree, where he recalls his mother’s first cousin, Wilbur, a cabinet and furniture maker who never earned a living as a visual artist.

“I started drawing, trying to emulate him, even before I started school,” Pendarvis says.

Wilbur died when Pendarvis was 12, he says, “and I remember thinking what a waste that was, that here was this really talented man that no one knew — but I also recognized at the time of his death that I had some talent he had, that I could draw.”

He pauses and reflects, “Maybe it wasn’t really a waste, because he had such a huge influence on me.”

Later, he fell in love with computers.

“I remember the first time that I wrote a program, and it spit out what I wanted it to spit out,” he says. “I thought that was very creative.”

In the 1970s, he joined Fluor Corp. as a computer programmer and moved to New York, where he also studied at The Art Students League of New York. The 145-yearold organization has helped train the likes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock and Ai Weiwei.

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“That’s what I admire about John,” Twiggs says. “On weekends and in his spare time, he still could continue to paint and do very well.”

Pendarvis remembers an Art Students League professor who told the class: “’You need to decide that you are no longer an amateur, that you’re a professional artist, and once you make that decision, you go for it.’”

In 1974, he took that leap and returned to Greenville. His award-winning work has appeared throughout the Southeast and belongs in private collections across the U.S. Through February, he’s included in Greenville Technical College’s fifth annual African-American History Month exhibition.

“With art, you have a voice, and you decide how you want to use that voice,” he says. “I use it to show the world around me — sometimes how beautiful the world is, with flowers. Sometimes I try to make people think, stir up a little bit and make people remember, perhaps.”

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METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL Zodiac: Works by Garland Mattox Through Feb. 21 ~ 467-3132 GREENVILLE ONE CENTER Greenville Jewish Film Festival Feb. 21-23 ~ 986-9442 THE ARTISTRY GALLERY Big Easy Costume Ball Feb. 22 ~ 986-2087 THE BEETHOVEN ODYSSEY Concert No. 3 of 13 Feb. 23 ~ 271-4883 COFFEE UNDERGROUND Say What! Poetry Feb. 23 ~ 298-0494 GREENVILLE CHORALE Herring Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert Feb. 23 ~ 467-3000 PEACE CENTER Disney’s Aladdin Through Feb. 23 ~ 467-3000 EMRYS READING ROOM SERIES Clinia M. Saffi Feb. 24 ~ 202-4906 FINE ARTS CENTER AT THE PEACE CENTER Jazz All Stars Feb. 26 ~ 467-3000 UNDERGROUND MUSIC James Carter Quintet Feb. 27 ~ (312) 520-2760 YOUNTS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS James and the Giant Peach, Jr. Feb. 27-29 ~ 409-1050 GREER CENTER FOR THE ARTS Works by Jose Romero Through Feb. 29 ~ 848-5383 METRO. ARTS COUNCIL @ CENTRE STAGE Works by David Armstrong Through Mar. 6 ~ 233-6733 FURMAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Art by Matthew Baumgardner Through Mar. 31 ~ 294-2191 CAROLINA MUSIC MUSEUM Trumpets, Weird & Wonderful Through Apr. 12 ~ 520-8807 CAROLINA MUSIC MUSEUM 7 Centuries of Keyboard Instruments Through Apr. 24 ~ 520-8807

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where we're EATING

The Artistry is only a 3-minute drive from Bar Mars

BAR MARS

1269 PENDLETON ST., GREENVILLE When attending a costume party after dinner, where you choose to dine prior is a special consideration depending on your level of costuming. For the Big Easy party, no matter how committed you are to the theme, you won’t stand out one bit at Bar Mars, 1269 Pendleton St. In fact, you might just blend in at this little eclectic spot that is a favorite of local artists and the more expressive variety of folks you likely won’t find in a traditional downtown steakhouse. The menu is always changing, but certain items remain — the Damn Good Burger and Fries with Thousand Island, for instance. Creative cocktails are also on rotation seasonally, but Chris George and his team can create the perfect beverage for almost any palate.

BAR MARS FEATURES AN ARRAY OF CRAFT COCKTAILS AND LOCALLY SOURCED FOOD

RECOMMENDED: Damn Good Burger ..................$12

Double beef patties, American cheese, onion rings, Mars mayo, house poppyseed milk bread bun, with a spicy pickle spear

Vietnamese Coffee ....................$5 Coconut custard, coffee chicory syrup, coconut egg foam, cardamom

House-Made Pasta ....................$5

what we're SEEING 2020 BIG EASY COSTUME BALL @ THE ARTISTRY The Artistry brings Mardi Gras to the Upstate with its 2020 Big Easy Costume Ball. Dress up in your best New Orleans finery and enjoy a Louisiana-style party that’s a feast for the senses, complete with music from Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband, J. Michael King and Niel Brooks, acrobatics from Cirque Spin Tribe and TimTv & the Secret Cirkus, face painting by Debbi Kittle, an exhibit of Mardi Gras-style floats, a drum parade, and the crowning of a king and queen to top off the evening. You won’t find a better New Orleans bash this side of the Mississippi.

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Returning home, conductor Joseph Young leads Greenville Symphony program

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It was at a Greenville music camp that n photoup

by DEEN VAN MEER Joseph Young first picked a conductor’s baton and found his life’s work.

Young was a 16-year-old trumpet player when he attended the summer music program of the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts.

My parents always said, ‘Go, accomplish your dreams.’

-Joseph Young, conductor

He took a conducting course at the camp and then had a chance to lead the student orchestra. By the time he left Greenville, Young had set his sights on becoming a professional orchestral conductor.

“It was a turning point,” Young said. “It was the first time I had actually seen an orchestra, but I knew conducting was exactly what I wanted to do.”

Twenty-one years later, Young now enjoys a successful career as conductor of the Berkeley Symphony, the Peabody Conservatory ensembles and the National Youth Orchestra-USA at Carnegie Hall.

Young, 37, returns to the Upstate to conduct the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Feb. 29-March 1 at the Peace Center.

The program, “Rising Stars,” features works by Brahms, Bizet and the American composer Jonathan Leshnoff.

“It’s very much a homecoming to be back in the area,” Young said.

Young was born in Virginia but grew up in Goose Creek near Charleston. He earned his undergraduate degree in music education at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and then moved to the Upstate to direct the Daniel High School band for three years, 2004-07.

“I kind of toured the whole state,” Young said, with a laugh.

PURSUING A DREAM

At the Peace Center, Young will conduct Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 and Bizet’s Suite from his popular opera “Carmen.”

Young will open the program with “Starburst,” a spirited, highly syncopated 2010 piece by American composer Jonathan Leshnoff.

“It’s a dynamic, energetic way to start the program,” Young said. “I love new music, and Jonathan Leshnoff is a composer I admire very much.”

Young is based in Baltimore near the prestigious Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches conducting and leads the conservatory’s orchestras. In recent years, Young has been a guest conductor with the Saint Louis Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Phoenix Symphony and other top orchestras in the U.S. and Europe.

Among his upcoming engagements, Young will lead the world premiere of a new opera, “Fierce,” by American composer William Menefield.

Y o u n g credits his parents, who still live in South Carolina, with e n couraging h i s

Greenville Symphony Orchestra: “Rising Stars,” featuring Joseph Young, conductor

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conducting ambitions.

“My parents always said, ‘Go, accomplish your dreams.’”

Young is one of the few prominent black conductors in classical music today, and he was mentored by Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony and perhaps the best-known female conductor in the world.

“Watching her navigate the orchestral world helped me figure out how to navigate it,” Young said. “I had the best people around me, people who were so positive about my talent and my ability to pursue my dreams.”

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Singer Jamie Wright overcame bullying and stayed true to herself VINCENT HARRIS Contributor

As a vocalist, Jamie Wright is confident and versatile, moving from R&B to funk to jazz to rock with ease. Her deep, soulful voice is a remarkably expressive instrument, and onstage with her namesake band, she’s the perfect combination of elegant and gritty.

There’s a great deal of joy in Wright’s singing, which is interesting, given where her love of music began.

“No one in my family was a professional musician,” she says. “They all loved music, but my connection to music was through bullying. As a child, I first attended a private school, and when I started public school I was bullied very badly. I turned to music as an outlet, and my life has never been the same.”

Wright counts two of the most powerful singers in history as her biggest influences, even though their styles were radically different.

When I started public school I was bullied very badly. I turned to music as an outlet, and my life has never been the same.

-Jaimie Wright, musician

“My number one pick is Leontyne Price,” she says — the first African-American to become a leading performer at the Metropolitan Opera. “A lot of people don’t know my background is in opera. And my second pick is definitely the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. They both had such a strong and powerful presence vocally. They overcame so much, and both literally were oneof-a-kind; you’ll never find another of either of them. They definitely had gifts from God.” Despite looking up to such musical titans, Wright felt some uncertainty as she pursued music. Taking it from a

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hobby to a profession was a scary prospect for her, as it is for many musicians.

“I always knew that I loved music and it would be part of my life,” she says, “but I did have to make that big decision to do it professionally. The hardest part is when you wonder, ‘Can I really make a living doing what I love to do in a world where everyone is a musician or singer?'”

Wright ultimately decided to take a gamble on herself, and it paid off.

“I had to believe in myself,” she says.

“And then I looked around and realized I had people around me that believed in me as well. My best friend was my biggest supporter and had my back every step of the way. So it was just a matter of preparation time and learning the business that I so desired to be part of.”

Learning the business also meant learning to be a bandleader. The Jamie Wright Band is a small but potent ensemble featuring drummer Tez Sherard and keyboardist Da’ryll Searles.

“What I enjoy most is when that feeling of trust happens between you and your fellow musicians,” she says of her band. “It’s a great feeling to know that people trust you to be a good businesswoman and dot the I’s and cross the T’s.

You have to be efficient and accurate to get to that place where people feel that way. Being a leader is an important job, and I’m honored to be in that position.”

Interestingly enough, being a bandleader and a businesswoman was less difficult for Wright than learning how to become a performer onstage; not just a vocalist, but the frontwoman standing in the spotlight.

“I struggled for years because I didn’t have that musical family to watch and learn from,” she says. “I’m still perfecting ‘me’ as a performer, but one day I realized that it’s me, Jamie, who I need to be onstage. Not Beyonce, Michael Jackson or Prince. I had to find that comfort of just exploring myself. I must say that it’s hard to be vulnerable on stage and just let it all hang out, so to speak. But it made me a better person and a person who loves themselves and what they are good at. And I’m still learning every day.”

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AMAZING GRACE

David Drake, circa 1800 to circa 1870 storage vessel, 1857 alkaline-glazed stoneware inscribed: Aug 16, 1857, Dave I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation

I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation Experience the powerful story of David Drake, an enslaved African-American who worked as a “turner” in several pottery manufacturing facilities in South Carolina’s Edgefield District. Drake, who was known only as “Dave” before 1865, learned to both read and write, dangerous and even illegal skills for a slave to possess. Drake openly expressed his literacy by inscribing original poems on many of the utilitarian works he created.

The identities of millions of enslaved African-Americans, whose talents and labor supported the development of American culture, were overlooked or disregarded by recorded history. Through the modest wares handcrafted and inscribed by David Drake, at least one remarkable voice remains to speak on behalf of the lives and stories irretrievably lost.

The GCMA is home to the largest institutional collection of pottery vessels by David Drake, including single-handle jugs, storage jars, pitchers, a syrup jug, and a rare butter churn.

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JUEGO DE PALABRAS

It was solitude that led Clinia Saffi back to poetry.

She had started writing poems as a teenager in Paraguay, but at some point life got in the way, and she let the practice fade a little.

It wasn’t until she found herself as a single mother living as a new arrival in the United States that she felt called back to writing.

“I was working so hard, with no time for a social life, and it was on the rare moments when my children were out with their friends that I realized how lonely I felt,” Saffi said.

She was living in Miami then, a city well known for its diversity, especially with regard to the Hispanic community.

But Saffi still felt disconnected, and it

was only through her poetry, which she wrote exclusively in Spanish, that she found catharsis.

Saffi, now a professor of modern foreign languages as Presbyterian College, has since written multiple collections of short stories. But with the recent publication of her collection “Juego de Palabras / Play On Words,” Saffi is trying something utterly new: writing in English.

“When you translate a poem, what you’re really doing is rewriting a poem,” Saffi said.

Although she’s speaks fluent English, Saffi said she initially hesitated to write poetry in English, given that she feels her voice is strongest when writing in Spanish. But she began to view writing in English as a new channel through which to project her voice.

“I realized I wasn’t going against myself by doing this,” she said.

She chose to take her poems and translate them — one version in English, one in Spanish — which in essence required her to write two

I found a freshness, like the voice of a child, looking and searching for something. I find a greater control, because this is my poetry and my voice no matter what.”

-Dr. Clinia Saffi, poet

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READING ROOM SERIES Clinia Saffi will be reading her poetry as a part of the Emrys Foundation's Reading Room Series Monday, Feb. 24 | 7-8pm The Velo Fellow | 1 Augusta St.

entirely different poems, albeit focused on the same themes.

The typical narrative of assimilation is one in which the immigrant is forced to adapt themselves — their lives, their language — to meet the mandate of a new culture. Saffi, by contrast, has found that writing in English flips that narrative, instead empowering her to see the depths of her own poetry.

“I found a freshness, like the voice of a child, looking and searching for something,” Saffi said. “I find a greater control, because this is my poetry and my voice no matter what.”

Saffi said her poetry is about more than finding her own voice; it’s about finding and amplifying the voices of her family, her friends, her culture.

"These poems are, in many ways, poems of memory," she said. "I want to focus on how important it is to keep your memories from your country, from your family, from your culture, from all the people you knew in the past. Even if they are dead, as long as you remember them, they remain alive."

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Murder Mystery Night Dinner Party

FEB. 22

6:30-10PM

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The year is 1936 somewhere near the Austrian border. On Zen Greenville a train ride through the Alps, a 924 S. Main St, murder has been committed.

You are a suspect. Did the butler Greenville do it? Or was it the actress, or even the detective? Dress in character, play your part and enjoy a Bavarian dinner as you solve the mystery. $60

12-1:30PM Bon Secours Wellness Arena

$

650 Academy St N,Greenville

Furman Paladins Mens Basketball Furman Basketball is heading to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Saturday, Feb. 2. Come out and support the Paladins as the Mens team faces Wofford at 12 PM.

9AM-1PM Greenville Technical College Beattie E. Huff Student Center

506 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville

$10-$20

UpstateInternational.org

5th annual African American History Month art exhibition

THRU FEB. 29

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The show includes the work of several African American visual artists. Current and former Greenville Technical College students, faculty and staff are among them. South Carolina native John Pendarvis is one of the featured artists.

APRIL 24

Cancer Society of Greenville Hope Ball

7-11PM

The Cancer Society of Greenville hosts this black-tie dinner and dancing gala that raises money that goes towards help, hope and healing for cancer patients.

The Poinsett Club 807 E. Washington St., Greenville

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$250

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RISING STARS Featuring Guest Conductor Joseph Young & Brahms’ Second Symphony

Open NOW through May 10, 2020

Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad

Open NOW through May 24, 2020

Peace Center Feb 29 at 8pm | Mar 1 | at 3pm

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READER’S

LENS PHOTO CONTEST The Greenville Journal invites you to

share your best photos of what the Upstate has to offer.

Each month one Editor’s Choice winner will win a $50 gift card to an Upstate business.

Three honorable mention photos will also receive a $25 gift card to an Upstate business.

Winning entries will be published in the Greenville Journal.

FEBRUARY 2020 THEME:

THINGS WE LOVE, “AWWW”

English for All Levels

• February 21: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Upstate International, 9 S. Memminger St. • $85 – $320 Upstate International offers language classes from beginner through advanced and conversational. Regular classes are 60 minutes and meet once a week for 10 weeks. Intensive classes are 90 minutes long and meet twice a week for 10 weeks. Language classes generally run with 3-15 students per class. All students must be members of Upstate International.

Register early to guarantee a spot. Classes are dependent on registrations and we cannot offer refunds.

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Furman University Theatre presents two plays

by Brian Friel, “The Bear” and “Afterplay.”

All performances take place in The Playhouse on campus and are open to the public.

Distinguished Irish playwright Friel is noted for his clever and thoughtful reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s wonderful plays. In “The Bear,” Friel adapts Chekhov’s play of the same name with modern sensibilities. A boorish landowner visits with comic and unexpected results. For more information, call the box office at 864-294-2125.

Intro to Metal Shaping

• February 21: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $125 Learn the fundamentals of shaping metal while making a copper bowl using basic techniques and with few tools that are easy to come by. With the fundamentals learned in this workshop you will be able to create metal work on your own.

College Baseball at Fluor Field • February 21: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St. • $9

There will be a four-game series between Michigan State and Merrimack from Feb. 21-23, with a doubleheader on Feb. 22.

Signing Starbucks Night

• February 21: 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

• Starbucks-Laurens Road, 2405 Laurens Road • Greenville, SC Starbucks Cupid is shooting java arrows into the beautiful ASL community to come in for an evening of java and ASL love launching our second year of America’s largest ASL coffee night. We would love to share coffee love with you, will you bring a friend too? Signing Baristas on duty to serve with plenty of love.

Former White House Fellow Under President Obama Guest Speaker at Black History Month Program • February 22: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Free

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is excited to announce former Obama administration White House Fellow Wizdom Powell, Ph.D. as the Black History Month Program speaker. Her presentation is entitled “Breath, Eyes, Memory”–Reimagining racial trauma exposure, response and resiliency among African American boys and men. The Greenville community is invited to attend the free event.

FEBRUARY 22 Cars & Coffee of the Upstate

• February 22: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Michelin North America, One Parkway South

Disney’s Aladdin Broadway Musical

The next Cars & Coffee of the Upstate event will feature Toyotas, Subarus and Mazdas. Let’s see all those Supras, WRXs, Miatas, Corollas, Imprezas, RX 7s and more.

Disney’s Aladdin Broadway musical will be at the Peace Center for a limited, two-week engagement.

The musical is based on the Academy Award®winning animated film. It opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre to critical acclaim in 2014 and quickly established itself as one of the biggest new blockbusters in recent years. Its global footprint includes productions in Tokyo, Germany and on tour across North America.

English for All Levels

• February 21: 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

• Peace Center, 300 S. Main St. • $40 – $110

For details on each month’s contest, or to submit your photo and vote, visit:

• $10 – $18

Furman Theatre presents ‘The Bear’ and ‘Afterplay’

• February 21: 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

• Furman University, The Playhouse, 3300 Poinsett Hwy.

• February 22: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

• Upstate International, 9 S. Memminger St. • Greenville, SC • $85 – $320 Upstate International offers language classes from beginner through advanced and conversational.

Regular classes are 60 minutes and meet once a week for 10 weeks. Intensive classes are 90 minutes long and meet twice a week for 10 weeks.

Language classes generally run with 3-15 students per class. All students must be members of Upstate International. Register early to guarantee a spot.

Classes are dependent on registrations and we cannot offer refunds.

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• February 22: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $125 l explore how painted, stained and textured papers can be used to add pizzazz to our work and extend individual boundaries. We’ll take a look at how acrylic paint, gesso and gel medium techniques can be utilized. Artists will paint, stain and texture their own papers and then discover how they might incorporate them into a collage piece. A canvas, tissue, rice papers, gesso and gel will be provided. Artists of all skill levels are welcome…

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generally run with 3-15 students per class. All students must be members of Upstate International. Register early to guarantee a spot. Classes are dependent on registrations and we cannot offer refunds.

Nature Drawing (Session II)

• February 24: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $229 – $249 Learn to sketch with pencil, charcoal and ink to gain an understanding of fundamental drawing techniques. In this class, you will learn basic drawing concepts while studying line drawing, perspective and shading, as well as studies of organic shapes found in plant life and trees. The class will also cover contour drawings and quick sketches of familiar subjects to increase hand-eye coordination. You will learn to work from small sketches and observations to create large scale drawings.

Plein Air Prepare (Session II)

• February 24: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $229 – $249

Latte Art Throwdown

• February 23: 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

• Methodical Coffee at Landmark Flagship, 207 Wade Hampton Blvd.

This class will specifically deal with watercolor as a plein air medium. Perspective will be explored both mechanically and atmospherically through thumbnail sketches that will become designed compositions for personal watercolor paintings. If weather permits, exploration of plein air on campus may occur.

Open to the general public to compete in the creation of latte art with judging by professional baristas. This fun, creative and fast-moving event lets anyone channel his or her inner barista. Judging is based on five factors: contrast, definition, creativity, aesthetic beauty and speed. Prizes will be given to first, second and third place. All proceeds will be donated to WIRES Wildlife Rescue in Australia.

To participate, there is a $2 entry fee and $5 competition fee.

Upstate Forever ForeverGreen Luncheon

FEBRUARY 24

American Sign Language Series

Heart Screening

• February 24: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

• Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St. • Free Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will host a heart screening will be held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Heart disease is a leading cause of death for SC women and men, even though about 80% of heart disease can be prevented or managed. So Bon Secours St. Francis Health System aims to raise awareness with screenings that include a full lipid profile, blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI and risk assessment.

Fasting is recommended for accurate results.

• February 24: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae Blvd.

• $35

Upstate Forever’s ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon celebrates individuals and organizations for significant contributions in fields related to conservation and sustainable growth. In addition to the awards program, this year’s ForeverGreen Luncheon will feature a special celebration to honor Upstate Forever’s founder and conservation hero Brad Wyche.

• February 24: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• Travelers Rest Sargent Branch Library, 17 Center Street • Free The Travelers Rest library branch is hosting a four-week series on American Sign Language. Attendance at all four sessions is encouraged and registration is required.

To register, email travelersrest@greenvillelibrary.org or call 834-3650. The sessions are Getting Started on Feb. 3, Alphabet & Numbers on Feb. 10, Greetings & 5 W's (who, what where, when, and why) on Feb. 17 and Colors & Occupations on Feb. 24.

Wholeness Health Series: Healthy Living for Brain and Body

• February 24: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

• Upstate International, 9 S. Memminger St. • $85 – $320

• February 24: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• Pelham Road Library, 1508 Pelham Rd, Greenville, SC, 1508 Pelham Rd • Greenville, SC 29615 United States + Google Map • Free

Upstate International offers language classes from beginner through advanced and conversational. Regular classes are 60 minutes and meet once a week for 10 weeks. Intensive classes are 90 minutes long and meet twice a week for 10 weeks. Language classes

Revitalize, heal, and grow. Begin 2020 with a renewed dedication to healthy change. Make lifestyle choices to help keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Learn

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about research in the areas of diet nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. This talk is led by Alzheimer’s Association. Registration is required.

To register, email pelhamroad@greenvillelibrary.org or call 288-6688.

In Conversation With Wanda Lloyd

• February 24: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

• M. Judson Booksellers, 130 South Main St • Greenville, SC 29601 United States + Google Map

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We are so excited to host a conversation between Katrice Hardy, the executive editor of The Greenville News, and Wanda Lloyd, author of "Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism" on Feb. 24. Lloyd is here to share her inspirational and groundbreaking story.

• Greenville, SC United States + Google Map • $25 – $45

Before 2000, South Carolina's Upstate was the largest metropolitan area without a regional economic development effort. Today, our region's collaborative, can-do spirit is at the heart of the Upstate Alliance and the 10 counties, nine cities and 190+ investor companies who support our work. Join us in celebrating two decades of regional economic development, hearing what we accomplished in 2019 and how we're positioning the Upstate for continued prosperity.

American Sign Language Begin Adv • February 24: 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

• Upstate International, 9 S. Memminger St. • $85 – $320

Greenville Journal honors the history and lives of African Americans in our community.

Each week, during the month of February, we will highlight the inspirational stories, events, notable people, music, culture and more.

Upstate International offers language classes from beginner through advanced and conversational. Regular classes are 60 minutes and meet once a week for 10 weeks. Intensive classes are 90 minutes long and meet twice a week for 10 weeks. Language classes generally run with 3-15 students per class. All students must be members of Upstate International. Register early to guarantee a spot. Classes are dependent on registrations and we cannot offer refunds.

FEBRUARY 25 School Program Volunteer Orientation

• February 25: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• Paris Mountain State Park, 2401 State Park Rd School Program Volunteers are naturalists at heart who want to share the wonders of nature with second and fifth graders in the park’s Discover Carolina school programs. Some volunteers assist students with their measurements and observations down at the creek.

Some volunteers with a naturalist background lead second graders on a nature hike around Lake Placid or assist in a fifth grade Forest Ecology program.

Upstate SC Alliance Annual Meeting

• February 25: 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

• Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive

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Jennifer Chiaverini Book Talk and Signing • February 25: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 • $19.07

"New York Times" bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini will be giving a book talk and signing at Fiction Addiction to discuss her recent book, "Resistance Women", an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American, Mildred Fish Harnack and her circle of friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin.

Drawing and Painting for Teens

• February 25: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $170 – $190 This class functions as a survey to various drawing and painting techniques. Although technique will be a focus in this course, self-expression and creativity will partner alongside the foundations being implemented. All projects are aimed to give you choices and leave room

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THINGS TO SEE & DO to incorporate personal content. Media included in this course are: graphite, watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, colored pencil, nu’pastels and charcoal. This class is open to students from 12-18 and is suitable for all skill levels.

FEBRUARY 26 Jewelry Basics (Session II)

• February 26: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $285 – $305

Hedwig & the Angry Inch: #YEAHTHATGREENVILLE – Understanding Southern Drag Culture

This class is a work and critique space for students interested in developing wax modeling, metal piecing, cold-connections and designing skills. If you have some experience in jewelry fabrication, you are encouraged to work at your own pace on your own bodies of work. If you have limited experience in jewelry fabrication, you will receive more direction from the instructor. Class demos will be determined by your needs. All supplies are included.

• February 26: 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Free

Join us for a night of learning about the history and culture of drag in Greenville. We will be joined by some local queens, past and present, who will lead us through conversations and a curated lobby display that will remain for the run of the show. Don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse under the wig. For more information, contact Mallory Pellegrino, director of education, at 864-235-6948.

Dust Off Your Brushes (Session II) • February 26: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St. • $229 – $249

If you haven't painted in a while, dust off your brushes and join this class for painting sessions in a relaxed atmosphere, where you may work at your own pace on subject matters of your own choosing. Bring your own painting supplies, surface and art reference images and the instructor will help you improve your painting techniques.

Jewelry Course: Mixed Metal Cocktail Ring

• February 26: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

• MAKE MADE Jewelry, 241 N. Main St., Suite C • $230.

In this five-week class, students will learn to make a festival mixed metal cocktail ring. Students will learn how to saw, pierce, hammer texture, solder, form and finish their own cocktail ring from sheet metal. Students will use sterling silver, copper and brass. Materials for one mixed metal ring are included in the class price. No experience is needed to participate.

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Peace Interlude: Itzhak Perlman and Virtuosos • February 27: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• Peace Center, 300 S. Main St.

Violin making reached its pinnacle during the late 1600s with master craftsman Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri. Learn about some of the greats of the past and present, including Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, Midori, Fritz Kreisler and Hilary Hahn, at this Interlude.

FEBRUARY 27 Engenius Classroom Series: 2020 Digital Marketing Trends • February 27: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

• University Center-Greenville, 225 S. Pleasantburg

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1 “Cabaret” performer Sally 7 Allowable 15 Egg-beating utensil 20 Carey of pop 21 Red wine, in Rouen 22 Sonja on ice skates 23 Start of a riddle 25 Western flick, in old slang 26 Like arias and anthems 27 “Go back to zero” button 28 Halloween’s mo.

29 Titan orbits it 30 Other, to Juanita 32 Bible book before Jeremiah 34 Kingly title 35 Perp pursuer 38 Riddle, part 2 43 Giraffe’s kin 45 Writer — Hubbard 46 1998 Disney musical set in China 47 Riddle, part 3 52 Rubber-stamping item 56 No, to Nabokov 57 Worn-down pencils, e.g.

58 Raise, as a building 61 Pie — mode 62 Maestro Kurt 64 Actress Debra 66 Second-rate flick 68 Riddle, part 4

73 Within easy reach 74 Sports facilities 75 Rudely brief 76 Chomp on 77 Begin 78 “Der —” (Konrad Adenauer’s nickname) 80 General — chicken 83 Canonized Italian theologian 86 Riddle, part 5 90 Composer John Philip — 93 John Candy’s old skit show 94 Bath sponge 95 End of the riddle 102 — -Ops (CIA tactics) 103 QED part 104 Nobel-winning “Mother” 105 Sleep furniture 107 Paid a visit 109 Feline cry 110 Credit card draw 113 Beef quality grader: Abbr.

117 Old arcade company 118 Riddle’s answer 121 Like a well-pitched game 122 Audits, as a course 123 Actress Fawcett 124 Vestige 125 Mini-dictionary 126 Having soft, loose flesh

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1 Sporty German cars 2 Honolulu’s island 3 Dark brown songbird 4 Insider talk 5 Unit of corn 6 Shepherd formerly of “The View” 7 Giant in car rental 8 Funny — (racehorse) 9 Tech news website 10 Suffix with west 11 San Luis —, Mexico 12 Florence native, e.g.

13 Self-obsession 14 Rock’s — Leppard 15 Horse halter?

16 Circuit-cooling device 17 Get a gut feeling about 18 With 39-Down, John Muir was its first president 19 Unit of corn 24 Briny bodies 29 Movie critic Gene 31 Taunt in good humor 32 “Money — object” 33 Lead-in to puncture 35 McCarthy lawyer Roy 36 Allowable 37 Sidewalk materials 39 See 18-Down 40 Meal scraps 41 Phone book listings: Abbr.

42 Skillet or wok 44 Wall-breaching bomb

48 “Movin’ —” (“The Jeffersons” theme) 49 Most chaste 50 Group of brainiacs 51 Therefore 53 Store selling latex 54 “That is — ask” 55 “— Yankees” 59 Conger, e.g.

60 Like pizza 63 Articulate 64 Girth 65 Here, in Arles 66 Life story, in brief 67 Table — (pair’s seating) 68 “— -Team” (2010 movie) 69 Cole — (footwear brand) 70 Tony winner Hagen 71 Citrusy 72 Amish “you” 77 Like prurient material 78 Joking Johnson 79 Tax 81 Clumsy sorts 82 Hotel visit 84 Mysterious 85 Hulk player Ferrigno 87 This, to Juan 88 I, to Merkel 89 Inuit vehicle 91 Cow or hen 92 Letters sent by plane 95 Pour, as wine from a bottle 96 Speechifier

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106 Old Toyota 108 Chomp on 110 Penta- plus four 111 — about (roughly) 112 Big Apple blazecontrol org.

114 Balkan native 115 Lacking color 116 Lacking color 118 Chinese menu abbr.

119 Family gal 120 Comrade

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2019-CP-23-06701 DEFICIENCY WAIVED STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Ronen, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Richard A. Joseph aka Richard Alan Joseph and if Richard A. Joseph aka Richard Alan Joseph be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Richard A. Joseph aka Richard Alan Joseph, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Richard A. Joseph aka Richard Alan Joseph, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; John M. Joseph; Kyle Doggett; Amy Doggett; Chrissy Doggett aka Linda Christine Doggett; AIS Recovery Solutions, LLC as agent for Bank of America, N.A.; Discover Bank; KIA Motors Finance; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Capital One, National Association; County of Greenville DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master in Equity for Greenville County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE

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MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, South Carolina, on November 15, 2019.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter “Order”), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm LLP, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-11470 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020, GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH ENLARGED THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT BY INCLUDING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES AS LISTED: A. That certain real property located at 548 Old Howell Road, Greenville, South Carolina bearing TMS# 0541030102401; and B. That certain real property located at 471 Mountain Creek Road, Greenville, South Carolina bearing TMS# P036000100803.

THE REASON FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE AFORESAID PROPERTIES IS DUE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER HAVING PETITIONED THE COUNTY TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE SANITATION SERVICE FOR THAT RESIDENCE. THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION IS THE NEW BOUNDARY LINE WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE AREA AND TAX MAP NUMBER LISTED ABOVE. MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. NO BONDS WILL BE ISSUED

BY THE DISTRICT, AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION NOR IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

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SOLICITATIONS NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept bids for the following: • Landfill Compactor, RFP #75-03/10/20, until 3:00 PM, EST,March 10, 2020.

• DS6 Track Type Tractor, RFP# 74-03/12/20, until 3:30 PM, EST, March 12,2020 Solicitations may be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/procurement/ or by calling (864) 467-7200.

NOTICE Mountain Springs Holdings, LLC, 26 Draper St., Greenville, SC 29611, contact number: 864-295-2011 is seeking Title to a mobile home through a Judicial Sale in Magistrate Court in Greenville County, South Carolina. This mobile home is a 1982 VENT/1380 Mobile Home. The serial number is:13806426.

This mobile home is located at 15 Denford Cv., Cleveland, SC 29635. The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles shows the owner of this mobile home to be Jerry Lee Brooks, 208 Pickens Dr., Greenville, SC 29611-7055..

We have notified Jerry Lee Brooks by regular and certified mail to inform him of this matter.

SOLICITATIONS NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: • Polycom Video Conferencing Systems RFP #76-03/18/20, due at 3:00 P.M., EST, March 18, 2020. Mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting, 10:00 A.M., EST, March 3, 2020 at Greenville County Detention Center, 20 McGee St., Greenville, SC 29601.

Solicitations can be found at https://www. greenvillecounty.org/ Procurement/ or by calling 864-467-7200.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below.

PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD

BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE

REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-20-10 APPLICANT: SCHOOL DISTRICT of GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP#: T029.02-01-011.00 & T029.02-01-012.00 LOCATION: 805 REID SCHOOL ROAD, TAYLORS SC 29687 REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for purchase of the properties to expand the driveway of the adjacent school CB-20-11 APPLICANT: LOUIS E. PARDI TAX MAP#: P006.00-03-003.00 LOCATION: 25 MOONEY ROAD, GREENVILLE SC 29609 REQUEST: Variance from Right Side setback to allow expansion to the existing building CB-20-12 APPLICANT: RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (ReWa) TAX MAP#: 0530.05-01-027.02 LOCATION: Pelham Parkway, Greenville SC 29615 REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to allow construction/ operation of a new sewage pump station on site CB-20-13 APPLICANT: RYAN & KARINA HAMMOND TAX MAP#: 0566.03-01-026.00 LOCATION: 134 Fox Trace, Simpsonville SC 29680 REQUEST: Variance to allow placement of a pool in the side yard

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-11-470 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020, GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH ENLARGED THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT BY INCLUDING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES AS LISTED: Greenville County TMS# Site Address P036000101414 15 Buckhorn Dr P035000106300 125 Buckhorn Dr P035000106306 129 Buckhorn Dr P025000200403 67 E Mountain Creek Rd P025000200401 69 E Mountain Creek Rd P036000104200 117 E Mountain Creek Rd P036000104300 121 E Mountain Creek Rd P024000200603 160 E Mountain Creek Rd P024000200602 170 E Mountain Creek Rd P024000200609 9 Hannah Springs Court P024000200610 10 Hannah Springs Court P035000100715 2252 State Park Rd P035000100700 2254 State Park Rd P036000101424 101 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000101402 115 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000103900 116 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000104000 118 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000104100 120 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000101400 123 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000101407 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000101412 W Mountain Creek Church Rd P036000101423 W Mountain Creek Church Rd THE REASON FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE AFORESAID PROPERTIES IS DUE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVING PETITIONED THE COUNTY TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE SANITATION SERVICE FOR THAT RESIDENCE. THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION IS THE NEW BOUNDARY LINE WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE AREA AND TAX MAP NUMBERs LISTED ABOVE. MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. NO BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT, AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION NOR IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that BI LO LLC / DBA Bi Lo #5195 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/ permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 12435 E. North Street Suite # 1106, Greenville, SC 29615-1442. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2020. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Slicks Inc 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 953 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 8, 2020. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that CPR Burger, 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 1025 Woodruff Drive, STE-D 101, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 23, 2020. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Magnolia Breeze Inc. intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 320 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 8, 2020. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Michael's Seafood and Wings 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 at 5054 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville, SC 29617. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 8, 2020. 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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AT&T Internet Promotion - $100 AT&T Visa® Reward Card* offer available through 4/30/2020. Offer available to new AT&T Internet for Business and AT&T Business Fiber subscribers or customers migrating from FastAccess® Business DSL or AT&T High Speed Internet Business Edition to AT&T Internet for Business or AT&T Business Fiber. Offer not eligible for renewals or speed upgrades. Offer is not available to local, state, or federal government entities, e-rate eligible entities or Rural Health Care (RHC) entities. Customer must have active service in good standing for a minimum of 60 consecutive calendar days and must remain active at time of redemption to qualify for $100 AT&T Visa® Reward Card* (“Reward Card”). A maximum of one Reward Card may be issued per account (i.e. phone number to which AT&T Internet line(s) is/are billed). Qualified subscribers must complete the online redemption process at the AT&T Business Reward Center at https://rewardcenter.att.com/Smallbusiness/default.aspx by the date provided in the redemption letter to obtain Reward Card. *Reward Card: Will be sent letter with redemption requirements. Redemption required w/in 60 days from reward notification mail date. Reward Card delivered within 3-4 weeks after redemption to customers who maintain qualifying service(s) from installation date and through reward fulfillment. Card expires at month-end 6 months after issuance. For Cardholder Agreement, go to rewardcenter.att.com. The AT&T Visa Reward Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. and can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted in the United States, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Not available for withdrawal of cash. The Bancorp Bank; Member FDIC. Visa U.S.A. Inc. is not affiliated with AT&T or this offer. AT&T is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected or postage-due mail. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted. May not be combined with other offers, discounts or promotions. Offer, terms, and restrictions subject to change, and may be modified or terminated at any time without notice. Credit restrictions and other conditions and limitations apply.

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AT&T Internet for Business has 99.9% reliability, unlike second-rate cable internet. It operates on AT&T’s integrated network and features Internet Backup. So even if you lose power, you won’t lose internet.

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