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“Many of these folks have abilities to do so many things; they just need access.”

Heather’s Ride founder Stephen Houston, on his idea to make special-needs bikes available for disabled children and adults to use on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

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“We are determined to make Greenville County a totally safe place to live, work and raise a family.”

Females among the 450,000 licensed engineers in the United States.

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It’s a girl thing Women engineers promote the field to young girls

By Cindy Landrum | staff

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They talked about nail polish, makeup and lip gloss. But the fourth-grade girls at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary who gathered in the school’s library one morning last week weren’t talking about the season’s hottest colors, the new “in” thing or the best flavors offered in a stick to help them keep their lips moist.

They were talking engineering.

It was “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” and local female engineers from GE, Fluor, Hubbell Lighting, Engineered Products and Greenville County were there to talk about what being an engineer is all about.

“Say it with me. Math, science and engineering – it’s a girl thing,” said Serita Acker, director of Clemson’s Women in Science and Engineering program.

“Many of the products girls use are made by men. Girls are smart and should be a part of the design teams as well.”

Acker said that while females make up about 70 percent of the students on college campuses nationwide, they account for only 20 percent of the students who are studying engineering.

There are about 450,000 licensed engineers in the United States. About 10 percent of them are female.

Most of the female engineers who participated in the event at A.J. Whittenberg said they are used to being in the minority as far as their professions go – from their college classrooms to the workplace.

“To me, it is fun to break the stereotype,” said Sandra Kolvich, a mechanical design engineer at GE. “We need to encourage more girls to go into engineering. They’re encouraged to go into teaching or another field that uses math such as accounting, but not necessarily into engineering.”

Kolvich said the shortage of female engineers isn’t because of the lack of ability; it’s the lack of exposure to the field.

Margaret Thomason, A.J. Whittenberg’s principal, said when Whittenberg opened three years ago as the state’s first elementary school with an engineering focus, she was asked if it would be an all-boys school. She said 45 percent of the school’s students are girls.

Acker told the girls how chemical engineers work to make products such as nail polish, makeup and lip gloss safe; computer engineers help design electronic gadgets such as iPads and smartphones; and mechanical engineers help design the toys they play with.

Amie Martin, an engineer with Engineered Products, said the skills learned through STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – education will help students no matter what gender they are and which career field they decide to enter.

The skills necessary to succeed in engineering are transferable to other fields, Thomason said.

“Higher-order thinking skills are critically important no matter which field a student decides to go into,” said Lynn Mann, the school’s program director.

After breakfast, the students built and launched balloon rockets to put their science and engineering skills to work.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@communityjournals.com.

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Former deputy faces charges Following an internal investigation and termination of a Greenville County sheriff ’s deputy, the department has filed criminal charges of misconduct in office of a public official and obstructing justice against Timothy William Jackson, 32, of 6 Phillips Meadow Way, Travelers Rest.

Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis said that while deputies were searching for a female felony suspect, they were told that Deputy Timothy Jackson had a physical relationship with the suspect.

The department’s Office of Professional Standards launched an investigation into the matter on Dec. 27, 2012, and Jackson was terminated on Dec. 28.

According to the sheriff ’s department, Jackson had met the suspect on Dec. 23 or 24 while following up on an unrelated criminal domestic violence case at her friend’s home.

“While spending time with the female, Jackson found out from her that she possibly had an outstanding warrant

Former Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Timothy Jackson was arrested for obstruction of justice and misconduct in office for his actions in December 2012 while employed as a deputy.

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Jackson provided the suspect with “reports containing the evidence and statements given against her in an effort to assist the female in having her charges dismissed,” Loftis said.

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“I’ve always held deputies and law enforcement officers to a higher standard … they should know right from wrong,” Loftis told reporters.

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Hope for SC roads Senate Democrats have gained bipartisan support to borrow $500 million for what they rightly call a “big solution” for tackling South Carolina’s massive infrastructure crisis.

Sen. Nikki Setzler’s bill, which has 20 co-sponsors, would authorize the state’s first bond bill since 1999. His 20 co-sponsors include Republicans John Courson, the Senate’s president pro tempore, and Transportation Committee Chairman Larry Grooms.

The bill is one of several welcome signs that state legislators may finally be ready to put some serious money into repairing South Carolina’s crumbling transportation system.

This week, the House passed a bill that would redirect roughly $50 million in state car taxes to the transportation agency for each of the next two years and then $103 million each year thereafter. Gov. Nikki Haley has proposed spending most of the $100 million the state expects in surplus revenues this year on infrastructure.

The problem, as Setzler notes, is that combined $203 million is still “a raindrop on Lake Murray” compared to the size of South Carolina’s road problems. According to the Department of Transportation, more than 80 percent of the state’s primary and secondary roads are rated fair to very poor; 20 percent of bridges are structurally deficient or weight-limited; and traffic congestion is costing the state $400 million a year in economic activity.

Last year, the state Transportation Infrastructure Task Force estimated that bringing all roads and bridges to adequate condition would cost $48.3 billion over the next 20 years – and the state will generate only $19 billion of that money at current funding levels. Where to find the $29 billion more has been the focus of a coalition of business and environmental groups insisting with rare unity that lawmakers quit the annual handwringing and take action.

Which is exactly what Setzler’s plan would do, at far less cost to other agencies and needs. He would use $46 million in new recurring dollars to pay back the general obligation bonds and distribute the $500 million by formula to county transportation committees to prioritize – which should help reduce the horsetrading and cronyism that so often dictates project selection by the DOT board.

It would also spare other agencies and priorities equally as important to the state. For example, 20 percent of the $103 million generated by the 5 percent car sales tax currently goes to the Education Improvement Act – one of the major funding mechanisms for public education – and the remainder helps pay for law enforcement and health care.

While it certainly makes sense that taxes generated from car sales be spent on roads, so does Setzler’s argument that taking current revenues from the general fund only puts pressure on other state needs. While the House bill directs the general fund to credit “an amount sufficient to offset” the lost sales tax revenues back to the EIA annually, the $83,000 lost to health care and law enforcement won’t be.

As long as a gas tax hike is off the table, the bond bill route seems the most politically palatable way to raise the kind of money required to address South Carolina’s infrastructure crisis without gutting other state needs.

Legislators are staring down a daunting list of expensive challenges this year in education, health care, reforms associated with security breaches at the Department of Revenue; the list goes on. This is not the year to talk themselves into a stalemate. The one thing they cannot do in 2013 is nothing.

No stigma in seeking help In light of the recent shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, mental health issues and preventative care should be at the forefront of our concerns.

Often, there are warning signs that precede such catastrophic events such as Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and Columbine. Newtown, Conn., was in a small, affluent community with very little crime, which proves no area is immune to unthinkable violence.

Ironically, if a person has diabetes or high blood pressure, he has no qualms about visiting the appropriate physician. However, despite strides in education and acceptance, there still remains some stigma in needing help with mental health issues.

As a society, we are taught that independence and self-reliance are admirable traits. Many of us feel we have failed if we need help. Where do we go if our marriage is crumbling? What if our family has problems effectively communicating and arguments are becoming hostile or violent? What if our child is acting out at home or at school?

Often, distress for individuals, couples, and families occurs during life cycle changes.

For example, going to college is exciting and freeing, but leaving the security of home may seem daunting. Marriage is a magical occasion until the reality of having to negotiate the traditions of two separate families during the holidays and expectations pertaining to the division of household chores and allocation of income come to the forefront.

The birth of a child is a miracle and a blessing, but the lack of sleep can cause delirium at 2 a.m. Divorce, blended families, sexual orientation issues, family illness, death, job changes and retirement are included in the stressors that can be too overwhelming to formulate an effective solution without professional help.

The process of therapy comes with no guarantees. However, experience with past clients has given me faith in the power of human resilience. Often, clients

IN MY OWN WORDS by AMY WOOD

have the answers to their own problems with some prompting by being asked the appropriate questions. A simple change in thought patterns can make such a difference in how we treat ourselves, our spouses or significant others, our children, our friends and co-workers, or simply a stranger we meet. If we think differently, we act differently, and therefore, life IS different.

When selecting a therapist, my suggestion is to look online – such as at the Psychology Today website therapist referral section – ask friends for recommendations, or consult with a doctor or minister. Ask questions of the therapist during the phone consultation. A good therapist meets the clients where they are in life, does not impose his or her worldview, and promotes healing, peace, productivity, and growth. Making that first phone call or sending that first email is the “scariest” part of therapy.

There is no shame in needing or asking for help. Ironically, sometimes voicing concerns out loud to a neutral third party is very cathartic and talking to an outside source is what is needed to heal the soul and promote forward progress in life. You may discuss what makes you depressed or anxious, if you are contemplating divorcing your spouse or need help on how to save your marriage, if you have questions about your sexuality or want to disclose your sexual preference to others… the list goes on. Point being, I wish more people who need help would seek it.

Amy Wood, MMFT, LMFT-I, CC, has a private practice, Upstate Family Solutions, in Greenville. She also sees clients at Middle Tyger Community Center in Lyman. Wood may be reached at 864-354-5957 or at upstatefamilysolutions.com.

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12 arrests in homicide cases By april a. morris | staff

Sheriff Steve Loftis announced Wednesday 12 new arrests in connection with six homicides that occurred in southern Greenville County since Dec. 11, 2012. Loftis said several of the crimes are believed to be gang- and drug-related.

“This is unusual to have this many homicides in a particular area. These are all in the southern end of the county and most of them in close proximity,” said Loftis. “We really don’t know why it’s so concentrated with six deaths in one relatively small area.”

Seven suspects were charged and arrested on Feb. 24 in connection with a homicide that occurred Feb. 23 at 630 Centre Blvd., Greenville, Loftis said.

Jamie Cornelius Mishoe, 22, of 630 Centre Blvd., was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Also of 630 Centre Blvd., Imogene Jackson Mishoe, 43; Labraski Cabrere Mishoe, 19; Kareem Jamal Cotton, 24; Kenosha Sabreen Jackson-Mishoe, 19; and Ebony Sada Morris, 19, were all charged with criminal conspiracy and accessory after the fact to felony murder. In addition, Jordan Xavier Sullivan, 21, of 495 Bessie Rd., Piedmont, was charged with criminal conspiracy and accessory after the fact to felony murder.

Loftis said the group had gathered at a home and an argument resulted in the shooting. All are being held at the Greenville County Detention Center without bond.

In a shooting death in the parking lot of BOBTZ’s (also known as Z2) at 330 White Horse Road on Jan. 13, an additional suspect, Porchae Nykia Adams, 26, was arrested in connection with the case and charged with murder. Adams is incarcerated in Kershaw County on unrelated charges, said Loftis. Authorities believe that the crime is drug-related. Previously, David Adam Young was also charged with murder on Jan. 13.

BOBTZ’s had its county business registration revoked in January.

Also arrested were four people in connection with the shooting of a 21-year-old man and 26-year-old woman at Highland Square Apartments at 200 Pine Creek Court Ext., Greenville, on Dec. 18, 2012. The woman later died from her injuries.

The person directly responsible in the

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Highland Square shooting has not been arrested, Loftis said. However, others were charged: Aaron Demetry Goodwin, 28, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and Darnell Sanchezz Cobb, 23, was charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Christopher Javier Cobb, 26, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, along with Desmond Lamar Parks, 21, who was charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Authorities are still investigating several other homicides, with no arrests made to date.

In response to the number of homicides in such a short period and in a specific area, Loftis said officers have put in 904 additional hours in the last two months. More than 100 arrests Inc. have resulted, along© 2011 withCTA, weapons and drug seizures, he said.

“It’s a very important issue. That’s why we’ve gone to extra lengths to put additional manpower down there in a more focused effort … People are going to see more marked cars as a preventative measure,” he said.

Loftis said there is no way for law enforcement to prevent homicides, but he wants to reassure residents that officers are there and “we are determined to make Greenville County a totally safe place to live, work and raise a family.”

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Proposed Southernside master plan for community includes park, town center and affordable housing

By Cindy Landrum | staff

Southernside’s past offers hope for its future.

Nestled just blocks west of Greenville’s bustling Main Street and rich with history, the neighborhood was named for its proximity to the Southern Railway station.

At the railroad’s peak, Southernside was filled with a diverse population, from railroad employees to professionals of all types, blacks and whites. But then the railroad faded and so did downtown. The malls opened and businesses followed.

Jobs left Southernside. Poverty and drugs moved in. A neighborhood once known for its vibrancy, diversity and pride became known for dilapidated rental properties, unemployment and crime.

But a rejuvenation is well underway, said Mary Duckett, a resident of Southernside for nearly 60 years and president of its neighborhood association, Southernside Neighborhoods in Action.

“I remember in the Bible, there was a passage that asked if any good could come out of Nazareth,” Duckett said.

“They used to say the same thing about Southernside, that nothing good came out of here, but we know Southernside’s rich history and the potential that is here.”

Greenville City Council is expected to consider approval of a master plan for the neighborhood later this month.

“The Southernside neighborhood presents a unique redevelopment opportunity for a dynamic mixed-use community in Greenville,” the introduction to the plan says.

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Part of the Southernside community has seen new construction rehabilitate a once blighted landscape.

The master plan will be used as a blueprint for development in Southernside, which is one of 13 special emphasis neighborhoods in the city – so designated because they have higher concentrations of low-to-moderate income households, with more than 51 percent of the households earning less than 80 percent of the area’s median income. According to the master plan, only 32 percent of Southernside residents are working.

New stylish two-story townhomes have been built. Dilapidated houses have been bulldozed and replaced by nice singlefamily homes. New people – homeowners – are moving in.

“Gentrification has occurred,” Duckett said. The plus side is that concerned homeowners are moving into the neighborhood; the minus side is that some residents fear that some of their longtime neighbors might eventually find themselves priced out.

“It’s all affordable housing if you’ve got the money to pay for it,” she said. “In order to make Southernside a productive, safe, healthy neighborhood, we’ve got to have income. We can’t keep it at the poverty line. But we’re forgetting the residents who live here. They can’t afford $1,000 a month. What they call affordable housing is not affordable for the people who have been living here all their lives.”

The master plan emphasizes the development of commercial and mixed-use areas while enhancing the neighborhood character and value.

The plan calls for commercial redevelopment along West Washington Street and Pete Hollis Boulevard, including a neighborhood grocery store on Pete Hollis on the city bus route and small local businesses, restaurants and offices, some with residential on the top floors. A town center is envisioned for the corner of West Washington and Mulberry streets, primarily comprised of two- and three-story build-

ings with residential and neighborhoodoriented retail and smaller employers.

The plan also calls for improved connections to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and improved transportation options that would allow residents to walk, bike or ride the bus to work.

Planners also want to develop a park on the land where the city’s public works facility now sits, some 17 acres, most of which is in the floodplain of the Reedy River.

Some residents say that is the most important part of the plan right now, and have been telling the city so at public design charettes over the past week.

City officials agree, saying such a green space could spark the same kind of publicprivate projects that turned the West End into one of the city’s most vibrant places.

On top of residents’ dream lists were community gardens, an adult-friendly playground, a baseball field and other green space, said Tee Coker, a planner with the Greenville firm Arnett Muldrow.

Other items on the list include a dog park, a skate park, a boulder wall and mounds kids could play on.

On Thursday, three plans based on the community feedback will be unveiled.

Coker said the park actually constructed would most likely be a blending of some facets of two or all three of the plans.

“The park is so important to Southernside,” Duckett said. “We’ve been without proper recreation on this side of town for as long as I can remember.”

Duckett said the city needs to find the money to move the public works facility and to build the park.

“They found the money for ICAR and all their other projects,” she said. “But this park seems to be stagnated. They need to get the money from wherever. It’s that important to Southernside and the city in general.”

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@communityjournals.com.

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Springwood Cemetery, the city-owned nationally registered historic cemetery in downtown Greenville, could soon be getting a new gateway entrance on Church Street.

The Friends of the Springwood Cemetery and the city have signed a memorandum of understanding for a project that will improve the cemetery’s gateway on Church Street.

According to the agreement, the project is estimated to cost approximately $200,000. The city has agreed to contribute $50,000 to the project if the Friends can raise the balance. The Friends group has one year to raise the money.

Streetscape improvements in conjunction with two downtown projects received final approval.

LPA Rhett plans to build 150 apartment units in Greenville’s West End. Construction is expected to begin during the first quarter of this year and completed in spring 2014. The project is expected to cost $18.25 million, according to a development agreement approved by the city.

The city will use $175,000 from its West End Tax Increment Financing district fund for streetscape improvements on Rhett, Wardlaw and Ferguson streets, $37,000 from its stormwater fund balance for stormwater improvements on Wardlaw Street and $49,000 in undergrounding money for utility work in the Rhett Street corridor.

The developer will pay for a brick plaza area on Wardlaw .

The city also agreed to reimburse American Roadside Burgers $45,000 for streetscape improvements surrounding its planned restaurant at the corner of East McBee Avenue and South Irvine Street.

The city will provide at least one decorative light fixture near the restaurant. According to the agreement, the developer will invest at least $600,000 in the project.

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RECYCLING If you have your oil changed at a car dealership, garage or oil change center, the used oil, oil bottles and oil filters are recycled by that business, but did you know that if you change your own oil, YOU are responsible for recycling the used oil, oil bottles and oil filters?

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Spartanburg City Council heard a pitch Monday night from Partners for Active Living for a trail system focusing on the city that would extend for 137 miles – more than 20 miles further than the Foothills Trail along the spine of the Blue Wall.

Laura Ringo described the trail system, which would stretch from west of Interstate 26 to the Pacolet River and from Croft State Park to Van-Du-Mar McMillian County Park at Boiling Springs.

The trails would be a mix of paved and unpaved to serve both bicyclists and walkers, said Jan Crowther of Alta Planning and Design, which is working on the plan.

Citing the 350,000 monthly users who throng the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, Crowther said the trail system would have tremendous health and economic advantage for the city.

The Swamp Rabbit has become a focus for businesses that cater to walkers, runners and bicyclists. The mayor of Travelers Rest said his city’s downtown has been remade by the trail’s influence.

Council was asked to support the plan, but took no action Monday night.

In other action, council voted to accept the zoning petition of Thomas and Connie Steed to annex their property at 300 Brian Drive into the city.

Council also voted to amend the zoning and land use ordinance to rezone a lot at 710 S. Church St. from R-6 residential to LC limited commercial development.

City Council next meets March 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 145 W. Broad St. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@communityjournals.com.

By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff

Designed to provide water, sewer service, fire protection or street lighting, a special tax district or special service district allows residents of a specific area to exclusively pay for these services. In Greenville County, approximately 30 special districts provide fire protection, and County Council is launching an effort to simplify how those districts are administered and ultimately funded.

Last week, an ad hoc committee, including council members H.G. “Butch” Kirven, Liz Seman, Joe Dill and Dan Rawls, met to organize and begin discussing strategies to address fire department funding. Representatives from various fire departments will be asked for input as part of the committee, said Kirven.

Greenville County fire districts or fire service areas come in a variety of forms, including those that are created by the county and others that are created by the state and overseen by the county. There are still others that are autonomous and have no county oversight. In addition, some districts contract with nearby municipalities to provide fire protection service.

Each year, districts created by the county or requiring a county resolution must appeal to County Council to approve millage increases to fund their operations and capital improvements.

In 2012, fewer districts petitioned for millage increases and Kirven predicts a marked increase in 2013.

Council Chairman Bob Taylor said the subcommittee was formed in an attempt to bring uniformity to the process of districts requesting millage increases.

He said one goal is to work on setting standards for both council and the district’s commissioners on making a judg-

ment regarding millage increases.

Taylor said the committee will be able to learn the challenges faced by some of the departments and potentially offer help in everything from training for commissioners to working to consolidate orders for equipment or supplies to save funds.

“It will be an educational process for council, too,” he said.

When up to 20 districts approach council between the months of April and June to ask for millage increase approval, it appears that the county, rather than the specific district, is raising taxes at every turn, said Kirven.

Depending on its findings, the subcommittee may investigate special district referendums to consider millage increases, thus eliminating the council approval step, said Kirven. Some changes, like referendums, would require the involvement of the state legislative delegation to change state law, he said.

Council member Joe Baldwin expressed support for the referendum option during a recent council meeting.

Because of the diverse nature of topography and development in Greenville County, the fire districts serve vastly different areas and draw from different tax bases. The degree to which a district is funded may affect its fire suppression rating, which in turn can affect homeowner insurance rates. Taylor said he wants council to receive input from all types of fire departments, including those with full-time and volunteer staff.

The committee is scheduled to meet, along with members of the Greenville County Fire Chiefs Association and local legislators, on March 1 at noon at County Square.

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Upstate businesses and individuals are reporting a sharp spike in phishing attacks over the phone and Internet, the Journal has found.

Tom Kriese, owner of St. Joseph Construction, said his business has seen an increase in attacks in recent weeks.

“It’s really become a persistent problem,” he said. “Phishing attacks are in my inbox every day.”

News reports in recent weeks indicate most of the attacks are coming from overseas, some sponsored by the Chinese military, on major corporations in the U.S. The recent compromise of S.C. Department of Revenue tax data has partially compromised virtually every taxpayer in the state, millions of people. There have been reports of phishing attacks using phone numbers provided to DOR on tax forms.

“We’ve found that most of the phishing is coming from sites in other countries,” said Tammy Dankovich, Upstate Better Business Bureau vice president. “The thing they all have in common is they are

trying to get your personal information in order to gain access to bank accounts, take out credit cards in someone else’s name, or scam your family and friends.”

The security firm RSA recently reported an average of 33,000 phishing attacks per month, with an estimated worldwide loss of nearly $700 million from phishing scams alone.

Tampa, Fla., Internet security company KnowBe4 is warning small and medium-sized businesses of a new threat called APT (Advanced Persistent Threat), which, in 91 percent of the cases, starts with a spear-phishing attack.

Spear phishing is an attack that focuses on a single user of a department within a business or organization who is addressed from someone in a position of trust. The attacker requests information on logins and passwords, or asks that passwords and logins be updated.

The scammer then uses the information he gets to compromise the entire secured organization.

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Heather’s Ride brings special-needs bikes to the Swamp Rabbit

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Six months ago, an idea came to Stephen Houston, fully formed, as he sat in church: Put bikes on the Swamp Rabbit Trail for kids with special needs.

“It’s an activity we all take for granted,” said Houston, an avid mountain biker. “Kids that would never be able to ride a bike should get the chance to get the sensation we all get when zooming down the trail.”

That day, the Heather’s Ride program was born. Now a special-needs bike, valued at $7,200, is housed at TTR Bikes next to the Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery, waiting for families who want to reserve it. Houston, an account manager in pharmaceutical sales, is “very close” to getting funding for two more children’s bikes and Stan Healy, administrator another for adults at Roger C. Peace with special needs.

Rehabilitation Hospital “I want a whole army of these,” he said. “But I’m hoping to have four by May.” The project was a natural fit for Houston, whose sister Heather was diagnosed with Sturge-Weber, a severe form of epilepsy, at

“Our focus is on ability, not disability, and this is a solution. It’s just the right thing to do.”

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“She always focuses on what she can do and what she wants to do, not what she can’t do.”

age 3. Now 43, Heather continues to be an inspiration for him.

“She always focuses on what she can do and what she wants to do, not what she can’t do,” Houston said. Despite discomfort and spasticity on her left side caused by the disease, she rides 20 miles a day on her stationary bike, though she couldn’t ride on a trail on a regular bike because of the agility needed to steer around people and stop quickly.

The new Heather’s Ride bike eradicates those problems.

Freedom and flexibility After extensive research, Houston chose the Excursion model, custommade by Freedom Concepts, which allows the person with special needs to sit up front with a parent or caregiver in the back.

Archie Moore, a 9-year-old with Down syndrome, has been down bike trails before, but always in a carrier following behind a bike.

“I hate to put him in those, because he’s nine, and those are for toddlers and babies,” said Archie’s mom, Ann Moore.

“I feel like I’m selling him out when I do that.”

Stephen Houston, on his sister, Heather, the inspiration for Heather’s Ride. As a child, Heather was diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy.

Heather Houston

With two seven-year-old siblings, Archie wants to do what they do, but low muscle tone makes biking a challenge. The Heather’s Ride bike is the perfect solution, she said. “We’ve been thinking about how we could get him on a bike with us. This bike has his safety concerns in mind but also gives him that sense of independence, that he’s like the other kids.”

She also appreciates the feature that allows the rider to contribute as much as he or she is able. It is designed to allow

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a child to do 50 percent of the work, just like any tandem bike – or if strength and coordination are issues, the child can have zero resistance, so he is pedaling independently from the rider in back.

The child can also take on 25 percent of the resistance.

The bike is completely adjustable, and the front pedals have Velcro straps and a guide rope that keeps the foot platform level, since many children have problems with their feet dropping when trying to pedal a traditional bike.

Houston has spoken with members of the local medical community and they have seen numerous applications for the bike, including helping kids or adults with Down syndrome, autism and epilepsy, as well as people recovering from seizures or strokes.

Renting the bikes will be free.

“These families are spending their money on everything else,” Houston said. “Many of these folks have abilities to do so many things; they just need access.”

Passion and purpose Stan Healy, administrator at Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, agreed to foot the bill for the first bike and has pledged to fund another in 2013. Several other organizations have given verbal commitments to fund bikes and are finalizing details.

When James Wall, the East Coast sales rep for Freedom Concepts, heard what Houston was doing, he cut the price 25 percent, from $7,200 to $5,600.

Healy said the program fits with his hospital’s mission of helping people overcome obstacles to improve their quality of life.

“This is one more tool that will allow people to get out and do what they want to do,” he said. “Our focus is on ability, not disability, and this is a solution. It’s just the right thing to do.”

Houston plans to go to area cycling groups and encourage them to “give their passion a purpose” by helping out or donating. He is in the midst of filing the paperwork to become a nonprofit, and then all donations will be taxdeductible.

A Heather’s Ride kickoff is being planned for early summer, allowing interested families and groups to try the bikes. He hopes that Heather, who lives in Tennessee, will be there for the kickoff and will be able to take a ride on the bike that bears her name.

Ann Moore would love to be there, not just so her son can enjoy a bike ride but also to show gratitude for the community spirit of Houston and other contributors to the project.

“It’s an answer to a problem that we’ve had for so long,” Moore said. “It’s so great when the community tries to include everybody. It’s such a good feeling.”

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GHS hosts head of American Academy of Pediatrics at behavioral conference By april a. morris | staff

More than 150 physicians, nonprofit representatives and others who work with children gathered on the Greenville Hospital System campus last week to learn about ways to help treat children facing challenges from autism to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Dr. Desmond Kelly, committee chair and medical director of the Greenville Children’s Hospital Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, said the Nurturing Developing Minds conference offers a “blend of research and practical applications” for professionals working with children with developmental disorders.

Attended by doctors, psychologists, social workers, nonprofit representatives and educators, the event allowed them to gain new information and col-

laborate, Kelly said. “Everyone appreciated being able to hear up-to-the-minute information from leaders and from each other.”

The keynote speaker for the Dr. James Perrin, day was one of president-elect those leaders: of the American Dr. James Perrin, Academy of director of gen- Pediatrics eral pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital and presidentelect of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Perrin said the conference offered an important opportunity to update clinicians and others on new treatments and new ways of thinking about children with a complex disorder like autism.

“One thing we’re all working on rec-

ognizing is that they may have heart disease or autism, but they’re kids first,” he said. “That means that we need to treat them like children and realize that they have any of the other problems that children develop … like ear infections and colds.”

Physicians, psychologists, nurses and specialized therapists can work together to create a team approach to treating children with complex disorders, he said. And changes have come in treatment. Conditions like constipation and sleep disorders in children with autism – Perrin’s focus – require very specific strategies, he said.

“Just six or seven years ago, moms and dads were told that kids with autism don’t sleep right – that’s just the way it is, live with it. Now we know that’s not always true. They may have higher rates of sleep disorders than other children, but just like sleep disorders in other children, we have ways

of treating those, so we do treat them,” he said.

Perrin said bringing people together for this event provides support and strategy sharing for clinicians. “They realize they’re not lone rangers working in very difficult situations back in their hometowns.”

Nurturing collaboration between local practitioners and centers like Kelly’s also makes local doctors more comfortable in treating a young patient with autism or other diagnosis, Perrin said. “If they feel like there’s no one to back them up, they’re going to be much more reluctant to take on a patient like this.”

Kelly added that his children’s hospital division at GHS wants to go beyond seeing patients, to offer educational opportunities and support for those who work with these children.

Contact April A. Morris at amorris@communityjournals.com.

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Dr. Jerry Youkey has lost count of the number of tours he’s led at the new USC Medical School Greenville.

The school’s dean said the fanfare of the November Dr. Jerry Youkey introduction gala has faded, but interest in the school has not waned.

The school is attracting the attention of institutions like Georgetown University and Mayo Medical School, and visitors like Gov. Nikki Haley and S.C. Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal.

The inaugural class has just completed the fall semester in the program that was planned over multiple years and received preliminary accreditation in late 2011. The facility on the Greenville Hospital System campus opened in July 2012 and welcomed 53 students in August 2012.

The school aims to train physicians with high-tech methods like SimMan mannequins and to integrate clinical exposure throughout the program.

A six-week EMT training course, reportedly the first of its kind in the country, kicked off the semester. The intensive training had an unintended, albeit positive, effect, said Youkey. Beyond the nuts-and-bolts patient care lessons, the students experienced a team-building exercise.

“It brought them together as a class.

They learned pretty quickly that they couldn’t function without one another to save a life. It also taught them that communication is absolutely critical,” he said. “It was difficult, but as arduous as it was, they now recognize that it wasn’t as arduous as the first year or two of medical school.”

Another surprise benefit of the EMT training is that students can participate more fully in some summer volunteer activities. About half of the class is going to work at free medical clinics – not pushing paper, but taking vital signs and recording results.

Rather than starting medical school with two years of initial classroom-only study, Youkey said the students have al-

ready been to the hospital and seen what goes on there. Subjects are also taught in complimentary models, like anatomy and physiology, together rather than in separate years.

“It’s a huge transition. And we’ll tell over time, but it looks to me like it makes them happier,” Youkey said. “To just understand where this is going rather than sitting in a classroom for two years wondering when they’ll get to see a patient.

I think they’ll all end up in the same place (as other medical students) from an education standpoint.”

The students are also standing out, he said. “From what I see and what I’ve learned from around the country, they’ve been turned into a very precocious group of medical students.”

The curriculum and early clinical exposure will help when these new doctors transition into a field that is moving toward more value-oriented care, rather than the cost-is-no-object mentality of his own experience, Youkey said. With the early real-world experience, these new physicians will understand that some patients have to choose between paying for utilities or paying for medicine. A prescription for a lower-cost generic could get the medication to that patient, he said.

The school’s launch hasn’t been without its minor hiccups, Youkey admitted, like the student-selected furnishing for the lounge that didn’t meet fire code or the increasingly pungent formaldehyde smell in the well-ventilated anatomy lab that was later tracked to the vents – which were closed because they were too noisy.

All 53 students are still in the program at this point, said Youkey. For the next year, the school will be accepting 50 more students, then 75 and 100 more in subsequent years, he said. The initial class had 1,400 applicants and there have already been 2,300 applicants for the next class. The administration will interview 300 of those candidates.

Youkey said he doesn’t know if the school can recruit a similar group for the next class, but the new students will take the EMT intensive (recommended by the current class) and tackle a summer project together before the fall semester.

Contact April A. Morris at amorris@communityjournals.com.

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In a health-conscious world, what’s a Girl Scout to do? As cookie booth sales progress apace, troops this year are adjusting their marketing, using words like “vegan” and “gluten-free.”

In the Carolinas, colorful, glossy cookie order forms tout Thin Mints and Thanks-A-Lots, a shortbread cookie with a chocolate-coated bottom, as vegan options.

Mango Cremes are infused with a vitamin substance called NutriFusion. It’s a vanilla and coconut sandwich cookie filled with fruity cream and “nutrients derived from fruit.” As healthy as that may sound, Mango Cremes are still cookies, and each one is 60 calories.

When it comes to cookies, though, taste is still king. Despite the marketing push toward healthier options, traditional favorites like Peanut Butter Patties and Caramel Delites are still selling well, made the same way and with the same ingredients.

Whatever it is, it’s working. This year, the Scouts expect to sell roughly 2.9 million boxes — more than 48 million cookies — across the state, according to representatives from South Carolina’s two councils.

“For the last few years, we’ve been selling more and more each year,” said Susan Schneider, advocacy director for one of the councils.

Schneider, who handles public relations for the Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands Council, said her council alone sells about 2 million boxes a year.

With their neon-colored tennis shoes and gap-toothed grins, Girl Scouts could sell cookies without saying a word. But while a good attitude may be the only sales tool these young ladies need, Schneider said the goal is for them to learn business and interpersonal skills as well.

“This is more than buying a treat,” she said. “Girls are learning everything from budgeting to management.”

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A box of cookies costs $3.50. Of that revenue, 27 percent goes to the vendor, covering the production costs; 25 percent goes directly to the troop, and girls can decide how to spend the money, with many saving their earnings to take trips either in their backyards or as far as another continent. The remaining 48 percent goes to the council and is applied to membership dues for girls who cannot afford them, sending girls to camp and providing training sessions and materials for adult leaders, all of whom are volunteers.

At the Columbia service center, product sales assistant Paulene Cruse is in the middle of her third cookie season.

Cruse helps oversee deliveries and keeps tabs on cookie shipments.

The orange tractor-trailer that arrived in the center’s back parking lot last week held around 4,950 cases of cookies for Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties. With each case holding 12 boxes, that comes to about 59,400 boxes of cookies.

Cruse said the center gets deliveries twice a week throughout the cookie season, but “if we’re running low, it’s more than that.”

Cookie booths will be running every weekend until March 18. Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors can be found at your local BI-LO, WalMart, Sam’s Club and many more stores.

To get your cookie fix, download the free Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for iPhone or Android. To find a booth near you, use your in-phone GPS or type in a ZIP code.

Contact Kristyn Winch at kristynwinch@gmail.com.

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Engaging a radical faith EVENT: Annual Engaging Faith Conference at Furman University WHO WAS THERE: 250 people from all over the southeast SPEAKERS: Brene Brown, Ph.D., LMSW and Yvette Flunder, D.Min. TOPIC: The Gifts of Imperfection and Inclusion

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The annual Engaging Faith conference offered by Furman’s Office of the Chaplain and NEXUS Center brings two speakers from diverse backgrounds together to challenge conference-goers to address the deep issues of faith.

This year’s speakers, Brene Brown and Yvette Flunder, encouraged their audience to get in touch with the issues of vulnerability and radical inclusion.

Dr. Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, has spent the last decade studying vulnerability, worthiness, courage and shame. Bishop Yvette Flunder is the founder of City of Refuge UCC, a thriving inner-city congregation in San Francisco that serves many marginalized people in the Bay Area.

VULNERABILITY The Birthplace of Creativity Brown said, “The myths of vulnerability are that (1) it is weakness; (2) I can opt out; (3) it is letting it all hang out, or over-sharing; and (4) I can go it alone.

In reality, vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage. It is the heart of all emotions; it isn’t optional. Without vulnerability, there is no intimacy.

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Vulnerability is about trust, intimacy and connection.” She said vulnerability is “not about winning and losing, it is about being willing to show up and be seen.” Sometimes just showing up (as in being the first to apologize or to say “I love you”) takes a great deal of courage.

THE WHOLEHEARTED I Am Enough In her research, Brown found that about 20 percent of the people she interviewed believe “I am worthy of love and belonging” no matter what their situation. These people faced the same struggles as the other 80 percent interviewed, but regardless of their addiction, divorce, financial woes or other loss, they still believed they were worthy of love and belonging. The “wholehearted” people, as Dr. Brown calls them, also “cultivate rest and play. They have given up achievement and exhaustion as status symbols.”

GRATITUDE A Practice, Not an Attitude Brown shared that “every single person I interviewed who had the capacity for joy actively practiced gratitude. They

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journal community kept a gratitude journal or noted each day what they were grateful for. People who had experienced great tragedy, such as losing a child, encourage others to be grateful for the simple things and moments you have.” Brown said that people who have lost someone miss the ordinary moments. “We squander these moments in search of extraordinary moments.”

LEADERSHIP Remembering Your Purpose Flunder said, “Real proactive leadership is the interruption of stability. Interruption honors the existing institution,

but shakes it up enough to change.” She also said, “It’s not a matter of finding out what your purpose is; it is remembering.

It (your purpose in life) has been with you since you were born, before people began saying, ‘You can’t do that. You can’t be that.’”

Brown said, “We need leaders willing to lead from their brokenness and vulnerability, because if failure is not an option, then neither is innovation.”

PARENTING Be the Adult Bishop Flunder said, “We can’t give

our kids what we don’t have. We have to be the adults we want our children to be.” She encouraged parents not to move their children away from what they are drawn to (such as a boy who wants a pink ball), but to allow children to make choices that may seem counter-cultural (Yvette wanted a briefcase as a young girl, not dolls). That way children grow up knowing “power, peace and self assurance.”

Brown said, “There is a huge difference between being privileged and being entitled. My job is to make sure my daughter understands her privi-

lege, and is grateful for it.”

By Susan Stall, executive director, NEXUS Center NEXUS Center hosts a website dedicated to cultivating spiritual awareness by publicizing speakers, conferences and workshops within a two-hour drive from Greenville. In addition to the Engaging Faith conference, each fall NEXUS presents a workshop at First Baptist Church Greenville that explores the spiritual psyche through a study of dreams.

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Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s state chapter will hold a statewide rally at the SC Statehouse in Columbia on Saturday, Mar. 2, at 10:30 a.m. A group of Upstate supporters will be attending the event. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was created to build support for common-sense gun legislation. For more information, visit momsdemandaction.org.

The Berea Branch Library of the Greenville County Library System will be closed Mar. 2-9 for carpet replacement. The branch will reopen on Mar. 11. During this closing, all returns, renewals and account inquiries may be handled through any other library location. Users may also renew items and place holds by accessing their accounts online at greenvillelibrary.org.

Chef Steve Perone will be at Plate 108, 108 E. Poinsett St., Greer, on March 4, 6:309:30 p.m., for a cooking demonstration. The cost is $45 per person. For more information and to register, visit upstatenutrition.net.

The 52nd annual Spring Southern Home & Garden Show will be held March 1-3 at the TD Convention Center. This year’s home show will include a special appearance by Southern Living contributing editor Rebecca Gordon, who will conduct daily cooking, entertaining and gardening demonstrations. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors; children under 12 are admitted free. For more information or to see a list of exhibiting companies, visit hbaofgreenville.com.

Greenville Hospital System will host a Lymphedema Prevention and Education class for cancer patients and their caregivers on March 7, 4:15-5 p.m., at the Life Center. The event is free and no registration is required. For more information, call 864455-6233.

Greenies Brand, Banfield Pet Hospitals and PetSmart have partnered to offer Pet Dental Checkup Days, a free in-store event where pet parents can learn how to best care for their pet’s oral health. The event will be on March 2 and March 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants will receive a free dental checkup from a veterinary technician and coupons for Greenies brand dental chews and treats. The event will be held at 150 E. Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, and 6019 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors. For more details, visit petsmart.com.

Local Verizon Wireless stores are hosting free workshops to help individuals learn how to use their cell phones, whether they are just getting started with a new device or learning more advanced features of smartphones and tablets. Workshops on the iPhone 5 will be held on March 5, 6-7 p.m. simultaneously at 469 Congaree Road and 4 Market Point Drive, Greenville. Classes are free, but registration is required at verizonwireless.com/workshops.

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be the keynote speaker for the 2013 Law & Society Symposium to be held in Charleston April 15. The program will focus on the separation between church and state. It is co-sponsored by the Charleston Law Review and the Riley Institute at Furman University. The symposium qualifies for 7.0 Continuing Legal Education credits in South Carolina. The event is open to the public. Tuition is $125 with CLE credit, but discounted to $100 before March 15. General admission is $25. For more information, contact Andy Brack at 843-670-3996 or news@charlestonlaw.edu.

Liquid Catering will host “The Modern Mr.,” an event for grooms, on March 12 at 6 p.m. at The Old Cigar Warehouse, 912 S. Main St., Greenville. The event will serve as a “groom’s class” that will cover all the basic things a man wants to know about planning a wedding, but is too afraid to ask his bride. Tickets are $10, and include beer, bourbon and food. Vendors and sponsors include TOWN Magazine, the Upstate Business Journal, Rush Wilson Limited, Rooster’s, Reeve’s Catering, CB Events, Upstate Event Services, G Vegas DJ and Holly’s Cakes. For more information and to register, visit liquid-catering.com.

The Upcountry History Museum will host its High Noon Lecture Series on March 6 and March 13. The first lecture will be “Obamacare – How Will It Affect You?” with Tony Caterisano, professor of health sciences at Furman University. His lecture will focus on how different people will be affected by the Affordable Care Act. The March 13 lecture is “The Weight of Mercy” with Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor at Triune Mercy Center. This lecture will discuss The Triune Mercy Center, a mission church that ministers alongside Greenville’s homeless, and Richardson-Moore’s recently published book. For more information, call 864-294-2185 or e-mail Marie Newman-Rogers at marie.newman-rogers@furman.edu.

Fiction Addiction will be holding a story-time reading of the picture book “Penny and Her Marble” by Kevin Henkes on March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Another story-time reading of the picture book “Ten Lucky Leprechauns” by Kathryn Heling will be held March 14, St. Patrick’s Day, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 864-675-0540.

Author Mary Ellen Taylor will sign copies of her new women’s fiction novel, “The Union Street Bakery,” and participate in a recipe swap at Fiction Addiction on March 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. Author Beth Lindsay Templeton will sign copies of her new children’s picture book, “A Coat Named Mr. Spot,” on March 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Author Barnacle Bill Bedlam will also sign copies of his children’s novel, “The Tales of Barnacle Bill: Pirates, Poets and Pretty Maids All in a Row,” on March 9, 2-4 p.m. For more information, call 864-675-0540 or visit fiction-addiction.com.

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The Sterling School/Charles Townes Center MathCounts Team won first place in the regional competition held at Clemson University on Feb. 16. Team members are Andy Xu, Kevin Tian, Griffin Gatchell, Chris Gantt and coach Connie Gordon. Andy Xu was also the first-place individual winner. The team advanced to the state competition, to be held March 2 in Columbia.

Shannon Forest Christian School will hold a Drop-in Open House for prospective PK3 through 12th grade families on March 5 and March 19 at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Lynn Pittman at lpittman@shannonforest.com or call 864-6785107. In addition, Shannon Forest Concert and Middle School Choirs are looking for families and businesses in the community to sponsor the costs participation in area festivals, tours and concerts. Competitions this spring will take place at Carowinds on April 5 and in Myrtle Beach on April 12-14. Visit shannonforest.com to support Shannon Forest Choirs.

Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program will award more than $425,000 in scholarships and prizes this year. Ranging from $50 Kohl’s gift cards to $10,000 scholarships, more than 2,300 young volunteers who have made a positive impact on their communities will be selected. Nominations for kids ages six to 18 will be accepted through March 15 at kohlskids.com.

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities creative writing students received 251 total awards in the recent Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards for the Southeast Region. It is the first year all 26 creative writing junior and senior students received awards. The students’ work was judged on the regional level within the Southeast Region, including Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. From the regional level, Gold Key work is submitted for consideration at the national level. SCGSAH students were recognized with 76 Gold Keys.

Of those 76, nine students were awarded Portfolio Gold Keys.

If chosen for a national award in this category, they will also receive a $10,000 scholarship.

National winners will be announced on March 15.

Joye Law Firm is awarding $2,000 scholarships to further education to six graduating seFrom a pizza princess to a Buffalo Soldier, Allyah niors who attend high school in Duke, DeAsia Anderson, Donya Johnson and Brianna South Carolina. To apply, stuMullins enjoy the Cherrydale Elementary School Book dents must write short essays Character Parade. about the dangers of teenage drinking and driving while discussing ways that they, their families and their communities can spread awareness and educate others about this important issue. The scholarship application deadline is April 1. Learn more and download an application at joyeinthecommunity.com.

Spartanburg Community College selected four faculty and staff members to represent the college in the 2013 South Carolina Technical Education Association awards competition. This year’s nominees are: Linda Klinzing, director of The Learning Center, for the Administrator Award; Janalyn Kehm, instructor for business technologies, for the Faculty Award; Cindy Knight, media consultant for information technology, for the Staff Award; and Kem Harvey, department chair for transitional studies, as the A. Wade Martin “Innovator of the Year” Nominee.

Legacy Charter School will offer monthly seminars on health and nutrition as an extension of its existing partnership with Furman University. For additional information, visit legacycharterschool.com.

Southside Christian School’s Forensic Team competed in the National Forensics League Tournament recently held at Hillcrest High School. Nichole Santana and Kenzie Wynne won first place in Impromptu Duet Acting; Christina Bai won third place in Poetry; and Kenzie Wynne won third place in Oral Interpretation. Twenty-six schools with approximately 300 students participated in the competition.

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The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized both Furman University and Clemson University as a 2012 Tree Campus USA for their dedication to effective community forestry management. Furman has earned the honor five consecutive years, Clemson for three consecutive years. To receive the designation, the schools met five required core standards for sustainable campus forestry: maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects.

The Greater Greer Education Foundation presented $16,500 in grants to 14 school and community projects in Greenville and Spartanburg counties. The grants were made possible by funds from the September 2012 Education Gala. Recipients included: Byrnes High School, D.R. Hill Middle School, Greer High School, Greer Middle IB School, Greer Middle School, Middle Tyger Community Center, Skyland Elementary, Tigerville Elementary, Junior Leadership Greer, Brook Glenn Elementary, Creative Advancement Center, Crestview Elementary, Dunbar CDC and Mountain View Elementary. For more information, visit greereducationfoundation.org.

Five Greenville County Schools seniors have been named among 3,000 candidates in the 2013 United States Presidential Scholars Program. These candidates are Brittany D. Fales, Mauldin High; Benjamin J. Butler, Riverside High; Nathan J. Chou, Riverside High; Emily R. Hudson, Southside High Academy; and Pooja Jayaraman, Southside High Academy. About 560 semifinalists will be selected from the 3,000 candidates and announced in early April. The final 141 scholars will be announced in early May. For more information, visit presidentialscholars.org.

Northwest Middle School’s Austin Yanes was awarded the title of Geography Bee Champion. Christian Dunn was the school runnerup. Isaac Billows, Evan Capps and Vince Via were also part of the top five. The class winners were: Sal Affrunti, Isaac Billows, Chase Bowers, Anthony Brown, Jake Browning, Mikayla Burleson, Evan Capps, Alex Dodd, Christian Dunn, Conrad Epps, Ryan Gibson, Caitlyn Howard, Rebecca Hughey, Lexi Humphreys, Sierra Khykynen, Madaline Martin, Brittney McCarson, Roberto Mora, Logan Moses, Yanes Blake Reynolds, AJ Rider, Ashlyn Robertson, Nikki Taylor, Hayden Tharpe, Vince Via, Vonshayla Webb, Blaine Williams, Bryson Woodhouse, Colt Woodhouse, Austin Yanes and Emilio Zapata.

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Students will dance the night away as the Clemson University Dance Marathon hosts “Dancing FTK” (For the Kids) on March 1 at Fike Recreation Center, 7 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday. Dance Marathon is a philanthropic student organization that raises money for the Greenville Children’s Hospital’s Safe Kids Upstate program. Safe Kids teaches families about accident prevention and distributes safety equipment, such as bicycle helmets and car seats. Last year, the marathon raised $17,305 and aims to raise $30,000 this year. Donations can be made at helpmakemiracles.org.

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Marci DeWolf was recently appointed to the Greenville County Mental Health Center’s board of directors. DeWolf, of Greer, has previously served on the Florida State Board of Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Social Work and Family Therapy. She is also founder of Friends of Music, an organization that connects performDeWolf ing arts students with area nursing homes.

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The Allen Tate Company recently launched Tate Cares, a combined annual giving campaign to support arts, cultural organizations, United Way agencies and public education. Kim Overman, branch leader for the Allen Tate Steele Creek office in Charlotte, will serve as chairperson for Tate Cares in the Charlotte and Upstate regions. The Tate Cares campaign began mid-February for employees and on March 5 for Realtors.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be held March 2 from 1-4 p.m. at Star Lanes at 2595 East Main Street, Spartanburg. For more information on Bowl for Kids’ Sake Spartanburg, call 864542-9328, email Charlene Cheeks at cheeksc@bbbsupstate. com, or visit bbbsupstate.com.

Together For Good is a 2013 Nonprofit Summit that will take place on March 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville.

The Summit, hosted by the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO), will feature keynote speakers, sessions, exhibitors and pre-summit workshops. All nonprofit leaders, volunteers, members and those interested in learning more about this vital industry sector are encouraged to attend this year’s conference. Registration is now open at scanpo.org.

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The First Tee of Spartanburg was awarded $12,000 from the Mary Black Foundation in support of a partnership with Spartanburg County School Districts 1, 2 and 6 that promotes character development and healthy activity through The First Tee National School Program. Partnering schools are Campobello-Gramling, Boiling Springs Elementary and Roebuck Elementary. More than 2,000 students K5 through grade six will be taught The First Tee golf and life skills as part of their physical education instruction during school hours. For information on sponsorships and program offerings, visit thefirstteespartanburg.org.

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Pendleton Place for Children and Families thanks Crowder Construction and Carolina Concrete for building a brand-new sidewalk at no cost. The sidewalk will help staff, visitors and clients to access the front of the main building from the secondary parking lot without walking along a dirt path. For more information, visit pendletonplace.org or call 864-467-3650.

Retired Michelin CEO Dick Wilkerson signs well wishes on lumber that will become part of the Taylor home, constructed in Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County’s CEO Build. Wilkerson is chair of the CEO Build, in which 18 Greenville companies are participating.

These are: Bon Secours St. Francis, CertusBank, Community Foundation of Greenville, Complete Public Relations, Duke Energy, Elliot Davis, Fluor Corporation, Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, Greenville Forward, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville Technical College, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Jackson Marketing Group, Lockheed Martin, The Spinx Company, United Way of Greenville County, Wal-Mart Distribution Center and Windsor/Aughtry Company.

The Julie Valentine Center raised more than $100,000 through its third annual luncheon with special guest Dave Pelzer, best-selling author and child abuse survivor. All proceeds will help fund the center’s efforts to end child abuse and sexual assault and provide healing services to survivors of this abuse. To donate or for additional information, visit julievalentinecenter.org or find the Julie Valentine Center on Facebook.

DNA Creative Communications announced that the South Carolina Children’s Theatre has been selected as the recipient of its 2013 Live Here, Give Here annual program. This program aims to support and enhance a nonprofit’s communications campaign through specialized services and mentorship from the DNA team. Throughout the yearlong partnership, organizations are able to learn, develop and implement the tools and strategies necessary to propel their communications efforts forward. For more information, visit dnacc.com/nonprofit-resources/live-here-give-here.

Last year’s Roper Mountain Holiday Lights generated a total of $130,000, which was distributed to Rotary Charities and the Roper Mountain Science Center Association. The Rotary Club received $65,000, which will be allocated to local charities and educationally related projects in the Upstate. The Roper Mountain Science Center Association will use their funds for educational projects and programs at the Science Center. A total of 21,088 vehicles went through Roper Mountain Holiday Lights between Thanksgiving and Dec. 30, 2012.

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After winning the state competition, the Woodmont Players are trying to raise money to compete in Southeastern theater contest

By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

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When the Wildcat Players take to the stage to compete in the Southeastern Theatre Conference High School Festival in Kentucky next week, the theatrical group from Greenville’s Woodmont High will try to become the first regional champion ever from South Carolina.

They’ll be competing against students from nine other states, including some attending their state’s equivalent to South Carolina’s Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities.

It may sound like a tough task for a school that has only had a drama program since 2008 – but the first challenge is to finish raising the $19,000 needed to pay for the trip.

“My students earned this opportunity,” said Will Ragland, one of two drama teachers at Woodmont High and Greenville County’s reigning Teacher of the Year.

“It would not be fair to them to be denied it because of the expense. I’ve resorted to handwritten letters to people.”

In an attempt to raise the last $5,000, the Wildcat Players will present three public performances of their state championship production of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.” Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. If the group doesn’t raise the rest of the money this weekend, the rest will have to come from the revenue from the Woodmont Players’ spring show, a large production of “Peter Pan.” “It’s a money-draining experience, but for these kids, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Ragland said.

The story of this year’s winning show is much like the story of the Wildcat Players themselves.

Woodmont High had held theater productions before over the years, but the school didn’t have a drama program, Ragland said.

Ragland, who taught art at Sue Cleveland Elementary, was recruited for an open arts teacher position at Woodmont after he produced a full musical produc-

Members of the Wildcat Players of Woodmont High, twins Garrett and Gavin Armstrong, in back, and Dale and Dylan Roberts. The four are appearing in a production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.”

tion of “The Wizard of Oz” that included a cast of 115 elementary, middle and high school students.

“My students didn’t see live theater,” he said. “It was too far and not affordable.”

Woodmont now has two full-time drama teachers, the only regular high school

in Greenville County – and perhaps the state – to do so.

“I’m not trying to create an army of actors,” Ragland said. “I am trying to get them to be interested in something. Some of them go on to study theater in college.

But no matter what they do, theater can

always be a part of their lives.”

Now, in the sixth year of the drama program, the Wildcat Players are state champions – and the school’s first state champions in anything since the 1979 golf team.

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Ragland came up with the idea behind the unique one-act production about a year and a half ago. Ragland had seen some twins in a tiny class presentation and he thought it would be interesting to feature real twins in a Shakespeare play that has twins in it. He decided to do “The Comedy of Errors,” a play that has two sets of twins in it, and was confident he could find the people he needed to play the lead characters.

“Typically, people who are cast look similar and are dressed alike,” Ragland said. “I’ve never seen a production with real twins.”

The twins in the class production – Dylan and Dale Roberts – said yes. Gavin Armstrong, a junior with no acting experience whatsoever, said yes, too. But Armstrong’s identical twin brother – Garrett, who is one minute older – said no.

It took Ragland 45 minutes to convince Garrett to give it a try.

“I wasn’t sure I had the time to do it, and I didn’t know if I’d be any good,” Garrett said. “When I got the script, I was scared out of my mind. I had a lot of lines. But once I said yes, I didn’t want to say no.”

Having his brother there helped ease his anxiety.

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

The Wildcat Players of Woodmont High, cast of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.”

“We’re used to having each other around,” Gavin said.

“Yes, there’s a comfort level there,” said Garrett.

While the two sets of twins were precast, open auditions were held for the rest of the roles.

During September and October, the Armstrongs and the rest of the cast learned the lines of the play. They learned about the comedic timing necessary to make the production a success.

“Timing is key. You’ve got to time it

just right to make it really funny,” Gavin Armstrong said. “We spent a lot of time working on that. It has been so much fun getting up on stage. Knowing that people are having a good time is great. It’s the best feeling in the world.”

The production is inspired by vaudeville and silent film. The play is set in 1927. A five-minute black-and-white silent film – paying homage to the films of that day – created by the Wildcat Players opens the show. The silent film comes to life in the rest of the play, all set in black and white

and gray scale.

A live band makes the sound effects.

The state competition required the Wildcat Players to set up, perform the play and strike the set within 45 minutes.

If they went over the time limit, they were disqualified.

“One of the judges thought we were using one actor doing an incredibly quick change,” Ragland said.

The Armstrongs and the Robertses won All-Star Cast Awards. Lucy Southwell won Best Supporting Actress and Jordyn Tracy won the state’s Best Actress award. Woodmont also won the Technical Award for the production.

Now it’s on to Kentucky for the regionals.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@communityjournals.com.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT: “The Comedy of Errors” WHO: The Wildcat Players WHEN: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.

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Clemson ‘Medea’ has Greenville connection

By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Although “Medea,” the play being staged by the Clemson Players and the Clemson University performing arts department, was written in ancient Greece, it is a story that still resonates today.

“It’s about love and loss,” said Lauren French, a sophomore theater major from Greenville who plays the lead in the play.

“Everybody can relate to that on some level.”

The play runs through Sunday at the Brooks Center in Clemson. Directed by Clemson University associate professor of theater Shannon Robert, who is also associate artistic director and scenic designer in residence at Greenville’s Warehouse Theatre, it has a decidedly Greenville flavor.

In addition to French, two other Fine Arts Center graduates – freshmen Madeline Tetsch and Thomas Fernandez – are involved in the production, while Gabby Norris, a junior from Travelers Rest, is assistant director. Katie Payne and Sara Tolson are cast in the chorus. The production’s two guest artists – Richard Beveridge and Robert Simms, a magistrate in Greer – have Greenville ties as well.

“Greenville has a strong theater community,” Robert said.

The tale by Euripedes follows the illfated Medea as she seeks revenge against Jason after he abandons her for King Creon’s daughter. Scorned, exiled and alone in a foreign land, Medea vows to destroy all that Jason holds dear.

Robert said that the chosen translation of “Medea,” by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael, has text that is very approachable for a contemporary audience and provides unique style challenges to theater students.

“It’s basic human nature. The themes in the play are universal,” said Tetsch, a freshman French major who had decided she was going to do something different at Clemson and avoid theater, the subject she studied while at the Fine Arts Center. That resolve didn’t even last her first semester.

Fernandez, who moved to Greenville from Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, is the production’s assistant lighting director. He attended the Fine Arts Center and interned at the Warehouse Theatre.

He said both helped him prepare for his role in “Medea,” but in different ways.

“At the Fine Arts Center, we were under

more of a deadline. It was less real world and more teaching,” he said. “The Warehouse allowed me to put what I learned at the Fine Arts Center into practice.”

Fernandez, who is majoring in production studies with an emphasis on technical theater lighting, said lighting is as important to a play as the acting.

“If it’s done correctly, the actors couldn’t be there and the story would still be told,” he said.

“We say this story is timeless,” Norris said. “Even today you can find an ‘us vs. them’ ideology in every society, which makes ‘Medea’ a story worth telling.”

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SO YOU KNOW WHAT: “Medea” WHERE: Brooks Center Clemson University WHEN: Friday through Saturday, 8 p.m.

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Of Montreal chases that ‘spark of inspiration’

By VINCENT HARRIS | contributor

One of the most inventive and critically acclaimed bands of the last decade, Of Montreal has never rested on its considerable laurels. Onstage, the band is a sextet, but in the studio, virtually all of the band’s music is written and performed by Kevin Barnes. And what a wide range of genres Barnes has covered; they started out as a blissfully melodic rock band heavily influenced by psychedelia on 1997’s “Cherry Peel.”

Barnes refined that approach over the next few Of Montreal albums, but Barnes has gradually worked elements of soul, funk and electronica into his painfully intimate, confessional songs. Their most recent release, 2012’s “Paralytic Stalks,” doesn’t even sound like the work of the same band, even though the composer remains the same. Of Montreal is playing at The Handlebar on March 2, and I spoke with Barnes recently about the band’s music, his songwriting and the band’s next album.

When you’re writing songs, do you think

about performing them live, or does that come later?

It comes later. When I’m writing a song, I’m immersed in the atmosphere of the song. I’m not necessarily thinking about how it’s going to feel live, or how we’re going to do it live, or anything like that. It’s an organic thing that happens, and then when it’s done, that’s when you start figuring out the challenge of reproducing it.

Do you find it difficult to translate the songs from the studio to the stage?

It’s a challenge because there aren’t really any limitations when you’re recording and arranging songs in the studio.

In the past, it’s basically just been me by myself, tracking things one at a time, and layering lots of instruments on top of each other. So you have to figure out what you’re going to subtract from the album version.

Are you ever concerned about sharing too much of yourself in your lyrics?

I never really worry about it, because it’s just what I do. I’ve just integrated it into my life. I try not to be self-conscious when I’m writing. It’s something that just hap-

pens, and I don’t really second-guess it.

It’s been a little over a year since your last album, “Paralytic Stalks.” Have you started thinking about the next album yet?

Yeah, I’ve started writing and thinking about what I want to do moving forward, but nothing’s really solidified yet.

Are you conscious about pushing your sound forward, or does it happen more naturally?

It seems to happen on its own. I have a short attention span, and if there are certain things that I’m excited about at a certain time, I want to keep exploring them and finding new inspiration. That’s really what it’s all about for me, just chasing that spark of inspiration and wherever it may come from, whether that’s psychedelic pop or funk music or punk rock. I pull from many different influences.

You put a great deal of effort into presenting your albums as whole, conceptually connected pieces. Does it bother you that people might simply download a song or two and not listen to the whole album?

It bothers me a little bit, but at the same time, if that’s the way that they want to do it, it’s not for me to say, “No, you can’t

listen to it that way, you have to listen to it this way.” If people are listening to it, whether they’re listening to one song or the whole thing, if they’re listening at all, that’s a good thing.

But there are certain aspects of the album that I think are great. There are lots of songs on Prince albums and Stones albums and Beatles albums that don’t get played often, and those are some of my favorite songs by those artists. That’s why I love albums; there’s so much more to discover and have a more personal connection with.

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sound check with vincent harris

Pragmatic blues Chris Duarte has made peace with his image in the market Singer/songwriter/guitarist Chris Duarte has been shooting blues-tinged sparks off his guitar for 20 years and eleven albums, garnering comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Winter, among other legends. But Duarte’s membership in the Blues Guitarist Club might be more superficial than fitting. Sure, he can sling off fleet-fingered solos on heavygauge strings with the best of them, but virtually since the beginning, Duarte has worked jazz, soul and funk influences into his music, writing virtually all the songs on his albums.

Duarte has a show coming up at The Handlebar on March 7, and a new album out called “My Soul Alone,” so I decided to interview him. What I got was a fascinating (and admirably honest) conversation about the ups, downs and compromises that come with the territory of a career in music.

Duarte says the inspiration behind his new album started off as practical.

“It began with (producer) Mike Varney saying we needed to have some more blues on this album, because we need to get a distributor in Europe,” he said, taking me a bit by surprise. “Sometimes it’s a businessrelated or pragmatic approach in the very beginning Who: Chris Duarte Group stages of putting a project together. So I thought, okay, I’d love to write some more traditional blues, but with Where: The Handlebar, 304 E. Stone Ave., Greenville my kind of quirkiness to it. So it’s got some slow modern blues, but instead of me taking it to these climac- When: Thursday, March 7, 8:30 p.m. tic, huge heights, I’ve kept it kind of mellow.”

Tickets: $14 Duarte is quick to point out that “My Soul 864-233-6173 or Alone” ended up featuring more than blues muhandlebar-online.com sic. “There’s other stuff on there, too. There’s the title track, where I went for a Black Keys-type of feel, and another one called ‘Take Me Now’ that has sort of a Steely Dan influence.”

He also says that just because there were business concerns in the origin of the album, that doesn’t mean he didn’t give it his all: “If I’m going to make the compromise, I’m going to have as much fun as I can with it, and try to make it as unmistakably mine as possible. I cannot go into a studio and just do a throwaway song. But if I’m going to play the blues, I’m going to do it a little bit different.”

Duarte says to an extent, he’s made peace with how he’s perceived in the marketplace.

“I think people know me as a blues guitarist,” he says. “And that’s okay; I’ve come to accept that. But I’d like to be known as more of a songwriter, because that’s what I’m trying to do. But my financial situation dictates that I have to play to my strengths and play the blues stuff, rather than being completely indulgent.”

Beyond the blues, however, Duarte has a wide range of influences that, at some point, he’d like to incorporate into his own songs.

“I love Coltrane,” he says. “I’m a John McLaughlin fanatic. I wrote this song for the new album that’s kind of a nod towards (McLaughlin’s fusion group) The Mahavishnu Orchestra. I love Beethoven, though that might not have come out yet (laughs). That’s why I’m trying to get money together and get my home studio built.

Then I can crank out whatever I want to crank out.”

Duarte says that sometimes it’s a struggle not to become frustrated, at least when he’s not performing.

“When I’m offstage, when I have time off, that’s when I start getting cynical,” he says. “And that’s because I’m looking at my bottom line. I think of my labor costs.

But that being said, when I get onstage, and the music’s right, it reaffirms everything. I know that this is what I want to do. This is where I want to be.”

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What’s cooking?

Lee Bros. pay tribute to Charleston’s home cooking in new book

By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Don’t tell Matt Lee that Charleston is a “foodie” town. He’ll quickly tell you it’s a food town, pure and simple.

“Charleston is so unique as a food culture,” said Lee, one half of the James Beard Award-winning brother team of cookbook writers. As children, Matt and Ted Lee moved to Charleston with their parents into a warbler-yellow townhouse – built in 1784 – on Rainbow Row, the city’s famous stretch of pastel-painted houses on East Bay Street.

The duo’s latest cookbook, “The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen,” highlights the city’s cuisine with narrative and recipes that will resonate with both food lovers and cultural explorers.

The two will make appearances in Greenville and Spartanburg later this month.

Their Greenville appearance will be on

Matt and Ted Lee

March 20 for Fiction Addiction’s “Book Your Lunch” program. A $65 ticket will buy lunch at The Lazy Goat, a copy of the book, a question-and-answer session with the Lee Bros. and a book signing.

The Lee Bros. will be in Spartanburg on March 21 for a Literary Lunch sponsored by the Hub City Writers Project. For $60, ticket holders will get a three-course tasting menu prepared by the chefs at Cribbs Kitchen, a signed copy of the book and a meet-andgreet with the authors. A $90 VIP ticket will include all that, early entry, a specially pre-

pared additional course and premier seating with the Lee Bros. during lunch.

“The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen” highlights some of the foods and cooks that say “Charleston,” Matt Lee said in a telephone interview. “Charleston’s home cooking life is so distinct. It is such a rich place for raw materials.”

From loquat Manhattans to Huguenot torte to shrimp and grits, the recipes feature ingredients that have been used by Charleston cooks for centuries.

The book also tells the larger story of Charleston’s home cooks and food eccentrics that have made the town such a compelling place to cook.

And there’s boiled peanuts, the distinctively Southern delicacy that started the Lee brothers’ ascent to fame.

They were living in New York City and homesick, Matt Lee said. They missed the foods they ate in Charleston, including boiled peanuts. They bought some raw peanuts and cooked them in their apartment. Their boiled peanuts made the New York Times and they began selling them through their “The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue.”

Matt Lee said the brothers researched the new cookbook for two years.

“We turned up some great stories,” he said. “We could do five more volumes.”

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SC Guitar Show attracts international collectors

By BAKER MAULTSBY | contributor

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Late last week, Frank Murphy made his annual trek from Liverpool, England, to Spartanburg. He wasn’t in town to visit friends or family, though he saw lots of old acquaintances while he was here.

It was a business trip. Murphy is a guitar dealer, one of more than 150 at the Spartanburg Expo Center over the weekend for the South Carolina Guitar Show.

He wasn’t selling anything. Only buying – either from other dealers or from visitors who had brought instruments to sell or trade. He had a stack of about 36 guitars to have shipped back to Liverpool, where he will put them up for sale at his shop, Frailers Guitars.

Vintage American guitars – acoustic and electric six-strings with names like Martin, Gibson, Fender, Guild, and more – are popular with folk and rock musicians in Britain (as they are most everywhere else).

“Business has been good,” Murphy said.

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ket. He loaned 1960s-era guitars to the producers of “Backbeat,” a film about the early career of the Beatles, a band Murphy saw play at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club. He liked their early, Buddy Holly-influenced rock and roll, but “after they started doing the psychedelic stuff, I lost interest,” he said. “I started listening to Appalachian folk music.”

In Spartanburg, Murphy was able to find a number of electric guitars favored by first-generation rockers as well as acoustic instruments ideal for making pure bluegrass music.

All kinds of other guitars were on display at the Expo Center guitar show, described by dealers as one of the largest and best-run in the country. Gary and Bonnie Burnette, of Asheville-based Bee 3 Vintage guitar shows, put on the event, and they attract sellers specializing in a wide variety of styles and prices.

One booth featured a pink “Hello Kitty” Fender Squier Stratocaster for $225.

(Squier is Fender’s low-end, entry-level line of electric guitars.) Nearby, a dealer had a 1950 D-28 Martin acoustic on sale for $12,375.

Shoppers check out guitars at the Expo Center.

Hal Hammer drove up from Florida to sell off pieces of his collection, which includes a 40-year-old guitar custom-built by famed gospel performer and Mosrite Guitars co-founder Semie Moseley.

The asking price for this one-of-a-kind guitar: $95,000 or a suitable motor home.

Hammer said he got to know Moseley and his daughter years ago. After Moseley’s death, he offered to give the guitar back to the family.

“She said, ‘No, you should keep it as long as it makes you happy,’” Hammer said. “I’ve enjoyed having the guitar for a long time. But, as someone once said, ‘A happy wife is a happy life.’ And my wife wants a motor home.”

Other dealers came from as far away as Arizona and New England.

Several from Spartanburg were on hand. Trevor Isetts closed his Boiling Springs-area store, BLVD Music, several months ago. He calculated that he could work from home – no rent or employees – and make a better living selling vintage guitars online and at shows.

Randy Cooksey, meanwhile, considers himself a hobbyist. A guitarist who has played in numerous well-regarded local bands, he said, “I tend to deal in stuff I like.” That way, he can enjoy playing the merchandise for a while before selling it.

Bonnie Burnette said she and her husband have been putting on the show in Spartanburg for about 25 years at various locations. This is an ideal location, she said, because of the convergence of interstates and the proximity to Charlotte, Atlanta and Asheville.

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD

Greenville County Museum of Art will present “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” an exhibition focusing on Wyeth and Kent and their common interest in Monhegan. Kent’s 20th-century landscapes and Wyeth’s 21st-century paintings of island residents were inspired by Monhegan. The exhibit will be open through April 21. The museum will also offer an exhibition of David Drake’s 19th-century pottery.

Drake openly expressed his literacy, a dangerous and illegal act for a slave, by inscribing his pottery with original poems.

For more information, visit gcma.org or call 864-271-7570.

March is National Youth Art Month, and Chapman Cultural Center will celebrate with an exhibit of artwork from public and independent schools throughout Spartanburg County. The 2013 exhibit runs March 4-April 14. It is open to the public and free Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m. Spartanburg County School District Six will host a public reception on March 19, 4:30-6 p.m., at Chapman Cultural Center. More than 280 pieces of art are displayed by the art teachers in every public school in the county, as well as several independent schools and the S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind. For more information, contact Ava Hughes at ahughes@spartanarts.org or call 864-278-9693.

Gallery Seventeen, a joint venture between artist Brian Hibbard and his art manager, George Ewing, will hold a public grand opening exhibition and reception on March 1, 6-9 p.m. Gallery Seventeen’s primary focus is to introduce a selection of local, regional, nationally and internationally collected artists to Greenville and the Upstate. The gallery is open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday; and 1-5 p.m., Sunday or by appointment. For more information, contact George Ewing at 336-500-1403 or george@gallery-seventeen.com.

The Carolina Youth Symphony will perform on March 3 at 4 p.m. in Furman’s McAlister Auditorium. Featured in this concert will be the winners of the CYS/TD Bank 26th annual concerto competition: Judith Lin of Greenville, piano, Riverside High School; and Jake Fowler of Taylors, bassoon, SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Joining the Carolina Youth Symphony will be the principal players of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in a side-by-side format. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the door. For more information, visit carolinayouthsymphony.org.

Musicians from the Greenville Symphony Orchestra will perform in the third and final installment of the 2012-2013 Armand Abramson Spotlight Series on March 2, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at Centre Stage Theatre, Greenville. The series offers three casual concerts lasting approximately one hour without intermission that “spotlight” GSO musicians performing chamber music in an intimate theatre setting. Tickets to “Dance and Romance” are $15 each and are available by calling the Centre Stage Box Office at 864-2336733. For more information, visit greenvillesymphony.org.

Chapman Cultural Center is now open on Sundays, 1-5 p.m., giving the public access to Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Science Center and Spartanburg Regional History Museum. Also open are Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Gallery and the Student Galleries, both of which are free.

Sundays also feature a local musician, providing a free mini-

concert 2-4 p.m. The lineup for March is: March 3: Jo KokriBhatt, “The Lovely Jodie”; March 10: Jeremy Willis; March 17: DJ Baker; March 24: Sydney McMath; and March 31: Frank Walker. For more information, call 542-ARTS. Every Monday evening in March, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Ballet Spartanburg offers a class in ballroom dancing, specifically the waltz, which is considered to be the foundation of all ballroom dancing.

Taught by Marian Norman, the class is open to both couples and individuals. A different ballroom dance is taught each month in this ongoing class. For more information, call 542-ARTS. Spartanburg Art Museum presents “Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting,” March 5-May 4. His paintings are drawn from direct observation, and revel in pitchperfect color, compositional elegance, and highly expressive brushwork.

Internationally acclaimed, Plansky was an artist, teacher and paint maker, who maintained Untitled by Carl Plansky studios in Brooklyn and East Meredith, New York and Budapest, Hungary. This is exhibit is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m. For more information, call 542-ARTS. The weekend of March 1-2, join the Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green as they host renowned speaker Marina Forbes for a series of lectures on Russian art and culture. On March 1, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Forbes will compare the lives of two of history’s greatest liberators: President Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Then on March 2, from 1-4 p.m., she will describe the folk tales, stories and legends that have molded the social fabric of the Russian people for generations.

During “The Journey of Russian Art and Culture to America,” kids 12 and under can enter free and enjoy a scavenger hunt and interactive learning stations. Tours will be held at 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information or to register, visit bjumg.org/discover-russia-weekend or call 864-770-1331.

The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville, 200 N. Main Street, Greenville, will present Elizabeth Rundorff Smith, program director for Artisphere, as the March guest artist on March 1 from 6-9 p.m. For more information, visit artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com or call 864-239-3882.

The Spartanburg Repertory Company will close their 25th Anniversary Season with a grand production of Johann Strauss’s beloved “Die Fledermaus,” a.k.a. “The Bat.” This classic operetta will be sung in English. Performances are March 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 3 p.m. at Broome High School District 3 Auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door and are $7-$18. For more information, call 864-583-2776, ext. 518, or email spartanburgrepertorycompany@yahoo.com.

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R E A L E S TAT E FEATURED OPEN HOUSE DIGEST P E O P L E , AW A R D S, H O N O R S

Sharon Wilson of Coldwell Banker Caine Awarded #1 Coldwell Banker Agent in South Carolina

Pecan Water Oak

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Magnolia

February 12, 2013 – Today Sharon Wilson was awarded numerous outstanding awards including the #1 Coldwell Banker agent in the state of South Carolina. Sharon is committed to real estate with over 25 years of service with Coldwell Banker Caine Real Estate.

Sharon has consistently ranked among the top three producers in the company and in the Coldwell Banker network in the state of South Carolina. This year, she qualified for the International President’s Wilson Elite society, made up of the top 4 percent of Coldwell Banker agent’s internationally. Sharon was awarded the top producer for Coldwell Banker Caine, and #1 Volume Producer for Coldwell Banker Caine at the awards presentation this morning.

Sharon not only enjoys her career, she is an active volunteer of Project Host and the C.C. Pearce Community Culinary School, a founding member of the McCall Hospice House of Greenville, United Way Women’s Leadership Council, and a Junior League of Greenville Sustainer.

“Sharon has flourished in her real estate career and it is evidenced by her incredible success that we are thrilled to celebrate today,” says Brad Halter, President of Coldwell Banker Caine.

“Her dedication, commitment, positive attitude and heart-felt passion are what make her such an asset to her clients. We are thrilled she is a member of the Caine family will enjoy watching her succeed for many years to come.”

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Sycamore

Trey Cole, Designer and Arts & Crafts expert, will be on site to answer questions.

Water Oak Home Townes Street, Downtown Greenville Want to live Downtown, but a condo does not fit your needs?

With four sides of natural light and no one living next to or above you, the homes at Craftsman Court can meet your needs and more! This amazing downtown new construction is designed by award winning Arts and Crafts designer, Trey Cole, with the detailing of the sought after charming bungalows of the Arts and Crafts era. This is the BEST alternative to the downtown condo. Enjoy low maintenance living with an HOA that takes care of lawn maintenance, and each home has its own private, fenced green space for outdoor grilling, entertaining and pets.

The construction features Energy Star and Earth Craft certifications to create an energy efficient home plus a SUPER quiet environment.

Guaranteed utility costs include gas and electric not to exceed a total of $100 per month or $1200 for the first 12 months of ownership. This guarantee is for the first year only to show the new owner we are serious about the efficiency in the energy costs for the homes at Craftsman Court. It is only a few blocks from Main Street and on the trolley route, making it easy to take advantage of the wonderful amenities downtown Greenville has to offer!

Magnolia Home HOME INFO WATER OAK HOME: Price: $419,000 | MLS: #1251732 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Total Heated Square Footage: 2385 Main: 1423 Upper: 962 Porch: 284 Car Shelter & Ext Storage: 1423 MAGNOLIA HOME: Price: $449,000 | MLS: #1254573 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Total Heated Square Footage: 2538 Main: 1486 Upper: 1052 Porch: 398 Car Shelter & Ext Storage: 480 Schools: Stone Academy | League Academy Greenville High Academy Contact: Valerie Miller | 864.430.6602 The Marchant Company To submit your Open House: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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Erickson Joins Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® February 20, 2013 – Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Susanna Moran Erickson has joined the company and serves as a sales associate at the Greer office.

Erickson is an Upstate native and received her degree in History from University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg.

“We are excited to have Susanna join our family Erickson of Realtors,” said Avanelle Pelfrey, Broker-inCharge. “We look forward to working with her.”

Erickson worked in the Prudential C. Dan Joyner Call Center for 6 years. She currently lives in the Upstate with her husband, David. In her free time she is active in her church.

Scott Joins Carol Pyfrom Realty 113 James Street, Col. Elias Earle Historic District Amazing opportunity to own a piece of Greenville history. For a three-week period, prospective buyers will have the opportunity to preview, envision and estimate the possibilities that exist with this incredible 100 year old Downtown estate. Built by former Mayor Richard F. Watson on prestigious James Street, this home offers a magnificent lot with guest cottage on close to 2-acres. Sealed bids are requested to be delivered to the listing agent no later than March 22.

Buyer agents are protected. Non-MLS listing.

HOME INFO Sealed bid offer – see agent for details Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4 Square Footage: Approx. 3400 Schools: Stone Academy | League Middle Academy Greenville High Academy Contact: Tom Marchant | 864.527.4514 The Marchant Company

Carol Pyfrom Realty is pleased to announce that Mikel-Ann Scott has joined the team as a licensed REALTOR. Mikel-Ann is a 20 year resident of Greenville and is a graduate of Clemson University. She worked Scott at The Greenville News for 11 years in Real Estate Advertising Sales. She is a proud member of the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS, the SC Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS. She is ready to help with your buying, selling and relocating needs.

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OPEN THIS WEEKEND CLAREMONT

O P E N S U N D AY, M A R C H 3 F R O M 2 – 4 P M GREYWOOD AT HAMMETT

THISTLEDOWN

523 CHAMBLEE BLVD . $769,000 . MLS#1252608

101 TREETOPS COURT . $689,000 . MLS#1252165

19 THISTLE BROOK CT . $529,000 . MLS#1252171

4BR/4BA Beautiful home under construction in gated community. MBR and 2nd BR + Study on main. Upstairs2BR/2BA + Bonus. 385 S to Roper Mtn exit, L off ramp, go 5 miles to Right into SD on Chamblee Blvd.

4BR/4BA New home in gated community. Must see. I-85 to Pelham Rd, Right on the Parkway, Left on Batesville Rd, Left on Enoree Rd, Left on Old Spartanburg Rd, Right on Hammett Rd, SD approx 1 mile on Left.

3BR/3.5BA Energy Star hm in gated community. Bonus room, unfished basement, MBR on main, 2 car garage, dream kitchen w/double ovens. I-385 S to Roper Mountain Rd Exit, Left off ramp, go 1 mile to Left into SD.

Contact: Margaret Marcum/Leigh Irwin 420-3125/380-7755 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Leigh Irwin 380-7755 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Leigh Irwin 380-7755 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

SHADOWOOD

THE ARBORS

208 GREEN ARBOR LANE . $317,900 . MLS#1248777 3BR/2.5BA This is the one you’ll want! beautiful home with open floor plan, master on main, formal dining room, sun room, fabulous kitchen,plantation shutters, blt in bookcases lots of storage, great yard!

Contact: Patty Pfister (864) 630-0410 Keller Williams Main

TUCKER BRANCH

4 SHADOW POINT COURT . $301,500 . MLS#1244619

5 BRIERFIELD WAY . $259,900 . MLS#1250930

3BR/2.5BA OPEN SUNDAY!! Brick Home with 3/bed.2 ba./2 half ba. With Bonus Rm on cul-de-sac in heart of Simpsonville. New Kitchen/Paint/Windows. Screened in porch overlooking landscaped backyard!

3BR/2.5BA Energy Style qualified superior quality home.

Hdwds, 9 ft clgs, deep crown mldgs, scrnd prch.385 S to Exit 23, Hwy 418. Go approx 1/2 mile- turn L. R at light on S. Main, Go 1/2 mile - turn L into SD

Contact: Karen Lawton 444-7004 Keller Williams Upstate

Contact: Kate Anderson/Kristin Brady 363-3634 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

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SPARROWS POINT

33 DONEMERE WAY . $199,900 . MLS#1249245 3BR/2.5BA Craftsman style, Energy Star home. Upgradees & advanced technology. 385 S to Exit 23, Hwy 418. Go apprx. 1/2 mile and turn Left. Turn Right at light on S. Main, Go 1/2 mile & turn Left into SD Contact: Kate Anderson/Kristin Brady 363-3634/908-7200 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

GILDER CREEK FARM

2 COG HILL DR . $215,000 . MLS#1252039 4BR/2.5BA Top notch upgrades to kitchen, BA’s & man-cave in finished basement. Awesome home. Woodruff Rd to Right on Scuffletown, Left on Karsten Creek, Right on Innisbrook, Left on Valhalla, Left on Cog Hill.

Contact: Chris Graves 915-6604 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

TRAILS @ WINDSOR FOREST

302 GRIMES DR . $194,900 . MLS#1254385 3BR/2.5BA Home in Gilder Creek Farm near Five Forks area. Great schools. Bonus room. Premium lot that backs to 40 acre nature preserve. Woodruff Rd past Five Forks, Right into SD on Shippers Ln, Right on Grimes Contact: Steve May 346-2570 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

RESERVE @ RIVERSIDE

BUTLER STATION

108 WELSFORD CT . $189,900 . MLS#1251751

124 CONSTANTINE WAY . $153,900 . MLS#1254379

307 HYDE PARK LN . $143,500 . MLS#1254466

3BR/2.5BA The perfect 2 story home w/large walk out lower level in a quiet cul-de-sac! Hwy 417 to Simpsonville, L on Hwy 14, R on Adams Mill, R on Brown, L on Rossway, L on Stillwater, 1st R on Welsford Ct.

3BR/2.5BA Great home with open floor plan, fully loaded kitchen w/lunch bar, huge patio with hot tub, bonus room.

Old Spartanburg Rd towards Riverside High Schl. Left on Constantine Way into SD. Home on Right.

3BR/2.5BA Great home in great location. Neutral colors throughout. Master on main. Fenced backyard. Adams Mill to Right on Whitts Forge, Left on Keenan Orchard, Right on McBee Chapel, Left on Hyde Park

Contact: Vivian Gorski 349-6090 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Beth French 386-6003 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Tim Keagy 905-3304 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

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Celebrating Success For 80 years, we have celebrated the success of our incredible agents at Coldwell Banker Caine. We thank you, our clients and customers, for your dedication and trust in us as your #1 Real Estate company in the Upstate.

#1 Coldwell Banker firm in South Carolina Our Greenville office is the #1 Coldwell Banker real estate office in South Carolina Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle - awarded to only 51 companies across the world for closed business in 2012

Sharon Wilson #1 Volume Producer #1 Coldwell Banker Agent in SC

Lori Thompson #1 Unit Producer

Judy McCravy Top Relocation Agent

Heidi Putnam Rookie of the Year

LeNelle Tanner #1 Increased Production

Rhonda Porter Team Spirit Award

Virginia Abrams Frank B. Halter Award

Susan McCoy Team Leadership Award

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • RELOCATION • REAL ESTATE GALLERIES • DEVELOPMENT SERVICES • MORTGAGE • CONCIERGE SERVICES

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311 Phillips Road • MLS#1251924 • $999,000

Relief from life’s busy moments can be found here in this fabulous ESTATE in Greenville’s Eastside of town. Amazing 6.2 acre property with 6BR/4.5BA home, pool and pool house, cabana, and lighted tennis courts/basketball court and parking for 9 cars! The property is fully fenced and gated and is close to all major interstates.

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journal culture THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA 0462000100700 EXISTING ZONING: ESD-PM, Environmentally Sensitive District – Paris Mountain REQUESTED ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District ACREAGE: 45 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 - Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-15 APPLICANT: John Meeks CONTACT INFORMATION: 275-5140 PROPERTY LOCATION: Batesville Road and Highway 14 PIN: 0530010100901, 0530040100443, 0530040100442, 0530040100439, 0530040100438, and 0530040100432 EXISTING ZONING: PD, Planned Development REQUESTED ZONING: PD, Planned Development (Major Change for Signage Only) ACREAGE: 5.67 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance, and Map are invited to attend this meeting.

At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP # 31-03/14/13 – METAL RECYCLING SERVICES FOR TWIN CHIMNEY’S LANDFILL in Greenville County, March 14, 2013, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillevillecounty.org or by calling 864-467-7200.

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GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-7 APPLICANT: Mina Kelada CONTACT INFORMATION: usa.usa2099@yahoo.com or 718-451-6246 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1616 Anderson Road PIN: 0226000202001 EXISTING ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: C-3, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.3 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-8 APPLICANT: Jack Suttles CONTACT INFORMATION: 901-8467 or 244-4262 PROPERTY LOCATION: 111 Hallcox Street PIN: P012000300202 EXISTING ZONING: R-20, SingleFamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-7.5, Single-Family Residential 0.25 ACREAGE: 0.37 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 - Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-9 APPLICANT: Angela Hurks CONTACT INFORMATION: angelahurks@charter.net or 991-1388 PROPERTY LOCATION: 501 South Washington Avenue PIN: 0227000302402 EXISTING ZONING: S-1, Services REQUESTED ZONING: C-1, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.25 COUNTY COUNCIL: 25 - Gibson DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-10 APPLICANT: Harry James Creasy CONTACT INFORMATION: hjcreasy@att.net or 430-5727 PROPERTY LOCATION: 145 W. Warehouse Court (Lot 16A and 17A) PIN: P015010302600 and P015010302700 EXISTING ZONING: R-MA, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.55 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 – Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-11 APPLICANT: Tommy Thompson CONTACT INFORMATION: tommyt@janed.net or 268-8967 PROPERTY LOCATION: W. Warehouse Court at Waddell Road PIN: P013000200300 EXISTING ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: I-1, Industrial ACREAGE: 0.9 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 - Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-12 APPLICANT: Greg Saad CONTACT INFORMATION: saad@charter.net or 430-5166 PROPERTY LOCATION: 409 South Washington Avenue PIN: 0227000201501 EXISTING ZONING: C-1, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.3 COUNTY COUNCIL: 25 – Gibson DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-13 APPLICANT: Donald Ausmus CONTACT INFORMATION: donausmus@gmail.com or 408-387-0398 PROPERTY LOCATION: Shelter Court/Drive (Greer) PIN: 0530050101314 EXISTING ZONING: I-1, Industrial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 20 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2013-14 APPLICANT: Greenfields Consortium, LLC CONTACT INFORMATION: www.owlbert.org PROPERTY LOCATION: 1240 Altamont Road PIN: 0462000100400, 0462000100500 (portion), 0462000100600, and

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 3/23/2013, at 9:00 a.m. at Woodruff Road Storage, 1868 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, Woodruff Road Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: C004, Ivan Dario Zopata, 100 Turtle Creek #H86, Greenville, SC 29607 Furniture/ Misc., Appliances 2. Unit: C019, Patti S. Owens, 332 Easterlin Way, Greenville, SC 29607 Furniture/Misc., Fax/ Copier, Bicycle 3. Unit: D05, April Walker, 14B Tanyard Rd., Greenville, SC 29609 Furniture, Toys/Misc.

4. Unit: D03, Jeffrey Clifton, 522 Todd Rd., Gray Court, SC 29645 Furniture/Misc.

5. Unit: G07, Damien Walker, PO Box 27210, Greenville, SC 29616 Furniture, Kites, Misc./Other

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that SWH Mimi’s Café, LLC/ DBA Mimi’s Café, 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 AND LIQUOR at 1133 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than March 3, 2013. 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 Greenville Hop House Company, 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 AND WINE at 1619 E. North Street, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than March 3, 2013. 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

Jack Ryan and Jeff Holland from “Our World Festival” give an African drums and percussion demonstration during the Certus Saturday program at the Greenville County Museum of Art.

(Below) Children in the audience participate in the African drums and percussion demonstration.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that The Little Hat Tavern, 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 AND LIQUOR at 22349 Asheville Highway, Landrum, South Carolina 29356. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than March 3, 2013. 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

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 32-03/28/13 Storm Debris Clearing Services, March 28, 2013, 3:00 P.M. There will be a pre-proposal meeting at 9:00AM, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, Greenville County Procurement Services Division, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF ANDERSON 2010-CP-04-1065 Dell Jones and Lorraine Jones, Plaintiff, vs. Bradley H. Batson and James C. Owens, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc., Defendants, AND Bradley H. Batson, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. James C. Owens, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc., ThirdParty Defendant.

TO: THE DEFENDANT AND THIRDPARTY DEFENDANT, JAMES C. OWENS, INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA TYLAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. YOU will please take notice that the Summons and Second Amended Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in Court of Common Pleas on February 6, 2013, and is now on file therein. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Second Amended Complaint in this action upon the subscriber at his office, 116 West Whitner Street, Anderson South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the said Second Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded.

Robert L. Waldrep, Jr. Robert L. Waldrep, Jr., P.A. 116 West Whitner Street Anderson, South Carolina 29624 (864)224-6341

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Greenville County Museum of Art staff member Jay Owens puts the handles on a pot during a pottery demonstration during Certus Saturday.

Crossword puzzle: page 42

Coletta Bryce from CertusBank read “Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave” to children during the Certus Saturday program at the art museum.

Sudoku puzzle: page 42

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the week in photos

look who’s in the journal this week

photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

Brad Wyche, executive director of Upstate Forever, welcomes everyone attending the Upstate Forever’s fourth annual ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon at Embassy Suites.

The ForeverGreen Annual Awards luncheon was a sellout.

Nell Newman, founder and president of Newman’s Own Organics, was the keynote speaker for the event.

The Public Servant of the Year award was presented

by Brad Wyche, right, to Paul Agnew.

The Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award was presented by Erin Knight, right, to Shea Airey.

The Clean Water Champion Award was presented by Heather Nix to John Lane.

The Clear Skies Champion Award was presented

by Shelly Robbins to John Beckford, representing Furman Community Conservation Corps.

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The Sustainable Communities Champion Award was presented by Lisa Hallo, right, to Hal Clyburn, representing the Greenville Hospital System.

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McDaniel Village 271-1812

1 Sympathy seekers 8 Spring title on a beefcake calendar 13 Chills out 18 Almond-flavored liqueur 20 Ocean floor 22 Strain 23 Heavenly ruler?

25 “The War Between the Tates” author Alison 26 Cub with many dingers 27 Wight or Man: Abbr.

28 Party org.

29 Alarm 31 Best-selling physician 35 Game with swinging and dancing?

37 “I’m responsible” 40 Cohn played by Pacino in “Angels in America” 42 Sea eagles 43 Theban king’s dinosaur?

46 Bond girl Ekland 47 Hubbub 50 Polish targets 51 Surfer’s gadget 53 Stereo on one’s shoulder 55 Handed down, in a way 56 Still in the game 58 Kemo __ 60 The Green Wall of China is designed to slow its expansion

61 City whose police cars sport a witch logo 63 __ Nostra 64 Surpassed 66 Klutz 69 Economy-boosting govt. issue?

73 Bootery spec 74 Absolutely awful 76 Writer Bagnold 77 Crimean Peninsula city 79 Ripped 80 Fedora feature 81 Pond flower 83 Sweet’__: drink additive 87 As a group 90 Prefix with -crat 92 “Revolutionary” Chopin work 93 Object in court 94 Parishioner’s obligation 96 Steaks served at roasts?

99 Pianist known for his Beethoven interpretations 100 See 62-Down 101 Freaky to the max 102 Contraption that gives skiers a lift in more ways than one?

106 City in Pennsylvania Dutch country 109 Like some back roads 110 Goat’s cry 112 Golden, in Paris

113 Poetic dusks 117 VersaVac maker 118 Motto for the Untouchables?

123 Grammy-winning Gorme 124 Persian Gulf sight 125 Warned 126 Overhaul the lawn 127 Low voice 128 Getty of “The Golden Girls”

30 Riding sidekick 32 Workout count 33 The Mustangs of the NCAA’s Conference USA 34 Doughnut box word 36 Sun. talk 37 U2 frontman 38 Ill-fated king

39 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit 41 Tic-tac-toe loser 44 More fit 45 Increase, with “up” 46 Wild animal 47 Humble home 48 Maynard’s pal in ‘50s-’60s TV

49 Rust, e.g.

52 General __ chicken 54 Corp. jet group 56 Choir member 57 Worn wreath 59 Hanging Gardens site 62 With 100-Across, petition 63 Chewed stuff 64 Ceramic pot 65 Max. 66 Sunbeam brand 67 Make amends 68 Tones (up) 70 Marry 71 Pie fruit 72 Potent conclusion?

75 Teachers’ org.

78 Louis XVI’s queen 80 Software development phase 81 Boor 82 King Kong’s love 84 Debussy’s “Clair de __” 85 Wordsworth works 86 Popular 19th-century heading 88 Barely ran?

89 Fire truck device 91 Money-managing exec 92 River of Spain 95 Where the action is 97 Timeline beginning 98 Widely used base 99 Largest U.S. union org.

100 Ballpark staples 102 Dove 103 Sandwich order 104 Nourishes 105 Name on a range 107 Ice cream maker Joseph 108 Aussie lad 111 Lemony drinks 114 German painter Nolde 115 Salt in a lab 116 Knife of yore 119 Bar bill 120 “My man!”

121 Young __ 122 Break down

Crossword answers: page 40

Down

1 Sunday ritual 2 “__ to PM”: 2001 Christina Milian hit 3 Eschews the doorbell 4 Purchases that give you a run for your money?

5 “Not __” 6 Bus driver’s course: Abbr.

7 Zebra patterns 8 Bks. in progress 9 Like some coll. courses 10 Cleansing rite associated with Easter 11 Collectible calculators 12 “__ out!”

13 Empathize with 14 Prosperous outlying areas 15 Mattress brand 16 Flutist’s warble 17 __ wool 19 __ buco 21 Paint a picture of 24 Patient attention, briefly

Hard

Sudoku answers: page 40

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60 & Beyond with peggy henderson

Countess Superstar “I’m a woman. I can be just as contrary as I choose.”

This feisty one-liner and a bevy of other memorable quotes frequently escape the lined lips of the Right Honorable Violet Crawley, Countess of Grantham, known to fans of the PBS Masterpiece Classic series “Downton Abbey” as the Dowager Countess. Countess Violet, the incorrigible matriarch, cajoles and manipulates her brood with her empowered entitlement.

“Downton Abbey” is a period drama that depicts the English aristocracy during the pre- and post-World War I era.

The social media, both in the States and England, is astounded by the outpouring of thousands of tweets, swamped chat rooms and even dinner parties given on Sunday nights before the main event.

The devoted fans embrace the entire cast, but the Dowager Countess sparkles with her queenly manner. The effrontery that follows Countess Violet from tea in the afternoon until after-dinner drinks endears her to the multitudes charmed by her crusty savoir-vivre.

All eyes turn as she parades into a room propelled by her silver cane, her saucy silk-feathered hat and her clear, sharp-witted eyes that don’t miss a beat.

The Crawley family’s reaction to the out-of-the-air zingers that fly over the polished candelabras and floral arrangements is to assume a familial pause, partake a sip of wine, inhale a deep breath and change the subject as astutely as possible.

Because the Dowager Countess seldom refrains in offering her opinion, one evening she whispers “she*#t” which blows over the bow of the dinner table and prompts at least two or more sips of wine to be had by all.

British humor aside, the soap opera created by Sir Julian Fellowes is grounded by the universal premise that all things constant in this world are subject to change.

The entire Grantham estate, owners and servants, stands on the cusp of societal transformation. Earl Robert and Countess Cora encounter the future knocking at their door with each passing year. Their three headstrong daughters entertain no intention to carry on

the tradition of having babies, reading, needlework and good works.

The Crawleys were introduced to electricity, telephones, roadsters and feminism. Mr. Carson, head butler and master of the household staff, had his hands full with a male servant, Thomas Barrow, a devious, gay, wounded warrior; a former prostitute who was accepted as a kitchen maid; and daily flirtations among the staff. It was theater every day in the downstairs quarters as well as in the countryside and around the village.

I can identify with the Dowager Countess and her valiant attempt to connect her past with the present. She grew up in the Victorian age, with its deeply rooted loyalty of family and ironclad sexual mores that held acts of impropriety as a tragic threat for a ruined family reputation.

This lady of common means has witnessed the first television, the moon landing, the Pill, and the explosion of the Information Age. Computers. Cell phones. Climate change. It seems that the world is turning faster on its axis than it was in my 30s. I imagine Countess Violet feels much the same way.

However, I take pride in keeping up appearances, as the British say. Plus, I wouldn’t mind at all having a kitchen maid and someone to make the beds every morning. On the other hand, realistically, I would not want to live back in those days. I feel empathy for the Crawley daughters, who have to give birth without medication. I don’t understand why today’s women actually choose natural childbirth with all those seemingly never-ending labor pains.

Oops. Now I’m sounding a lot like the Dowager Countess.

I’m looking forward to next January and the fourth season, and trust Countess Violet will not (unlike other major characters, alas) be laid to rest. It would be a pity.

Peggy Henderson is a 60 & Beyond former freelance writer turned newspaper columnist. Besides appearing in the Spartanburg and Greenville Journals, her column is syndicated with Senior Wire News Services. In addition, she’s a staff writer for the website Go60.us. Contact her at peg4745@aol.com.

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