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“It would be my opinion that it would violate the First Amendment.” Simpsonville City Attorney David Holmes, on the draft contract that would give Police Chief Keith Grounsell the right to sue the city if he experiences “harassment and/or slander” by any of a long list of city officials.

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Simpsonville City Council takes no action on draft contract JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

jputnam@communityjournals.com Simpsonville City Council voted to take no action Tuesday night on a draft contract that city officials told the Greenville Journal was presented to the city last week by newly reinstated police chief Keith Grounsell, but that Grounsell said he has not read. Grounsell said “negotiations” are underway and he “has not seen a contract at this point.” The draft contract, a copy of which was obtained by the Journal last week, would grant Grounsell a $16,500 raise beginning in July and back pay of $112,165.29 for salary, retirement contribution, and healthcare insurance premium losses for the 14 months he did not work for Simpsonville since his ouster in 2012. The contract also provides protection for Grounsell from “retaliation” by those who were against the reinstatement and gives him the

right to sue the city if “any future harassment and/or slander occurs against the Chief by any current or future member of the city council, the mayor, or persons acting under their direction.” The council discussed the contract briefly in executive session, but most of Tuesday’s debate took place in open session before a considerable audience. Resident Kevin Glen told the council during the meeting, “If that contract is valid, my opinion is that an individual who was let go should get back his time from his original hire date and no more. He should get credit for that and the benefits he should receive should be those he got from the first day. There is a thing in there about a raise. A 15 percent raise from one year to the next is outrageous.” During the meeting, Councilman Matthew Gooch presented a sideshow illustrating the $1.3 million – or $22,308 a day – he estimates would be the cost to the city of re-

hiring Grounsell under the terms of the proposed contract. Gooch also asked City Attorney David Holmes if the contract’s harassment and slander provisions could be considered a restriction of the mayor and council’s free speech rights. “It would be my opinion that it would violate the First Amendment,” Grounsell Holmes replied. On further questioning by Gooch, Holmes said his legal advice had not been sought before the council’s 4-3 vote on Feb. 25 to rescind Grounsell’s Dec. 28, 2012, dismissal. Holmes said the contract’s seven-year term (with automatic three-year renewals) would violate 60-year-old laws that state

municipal bodies cannot extend contracts beyond their terms. Simpsonville has city elections every two years. The city’s only employee contract is with the city administrator for a two-year term, Holmes said. City officials said at this point, the proposed contract is under negotiation between Holmes and Grounsell’s attorney. If it is approved, Simpsonville would become the first city in the Upstate with a contract for a department head. More than 100 citizens have signed a petition asking the council to reject Grounsell’s contract and terminate his employment.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE Dear Editor: This past year, Scott Towers provided numerous training opportunities for the region’s firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians, exposing more than 2,200 first responders to the operational challenges associated with a building of its size. In January, that training culminated in a three-day exercise that occurred after the building was imploded. Fire, EMS and law enforcement assets from S.C. and N.C. participated in a weapon of mass destruction exercise aimed at challenging local and state response resources, and those of local hospitals. This exercise provided first responders with a non-reproducible training environment, and will stand as one of the most challenging “real-world” exercises in SC history. With limited support from South Carolina Emergency Management, the planning committee

was tasked with planning the exercise and securing the consumable resources required for an event of this magnitude. We were fortunate to have the support of partners in the public and private sectors, and I want to thank the following organizations and individuals for their hard work and dedication to the enhancement of our region’s “all hazards” technical response capabilities. Without their support, this exercise would have not been possible. • Greenville Housing Authority • Assistant Chiefs Don Headrick and David Wright, Greenville City Fire Department • Fire Chief Tim Cobb and Lieutenant Kevin Taylor, Piedmont Park Fire Department • Office of the State Fire Marshal (Shane Ray, State Fire Marshal) • South Carolina Fire Academy, South Carolina Task Force-1, Daniel McManus LETTERS continued on PAGE 7

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No more excuses Fifteen cities have shown up the Legislature with texting bans on motorists. Lawmakers are out of excuses. The proliferation of municipal bans on texting while driving appears to have finally roused state lawmakers to the hazards of allowing wide-open use of handheld electronics while cruising South Carolina highways. At the very least, the city bans have persuaded the Senate Judiciary Committee a state law is safer than the growing hodgepodge of local edicts with shifting restrictions and penalties. The two bills headed to the Senate floor would impose a texting ban for all drivers and a ban on all mobile phone use by beginning drivers. Pickens Sen. Larry Martin, the committee’s chairman, noted the obvious: “We need to pass a state law where everybody knows what the rules are.” This is especially true in counties such as Greenville, where a driver can be in the city of Greenville, city of Mauldin and the county within about 500 feet. The city of Greenville’s distracted driving ban takes effect April 1 – the latest, and strictest, of 15 such municipal bans from the Upstate to the coast. Currently, 48 states have laws prohibiting texting and driving, with 13 of those states banning any handheld electronics use behind the wheel. Montana and South Carolina remain the only states with no law of any kind addressing distracted driving. South Carolina lawmakers have considered various versions of a ban for years – but in typical Palmetto State fashion, the debate has focused more on shielding drivers from nanny government than protecting the motoring public from texters. As before, opposition in the Judiciary Committee this year sorted into two camps: nanny government foes who resist policy limits on personal choice, and quibblers who oppose texting bans until all possible distractions (eating, reading, applying makeup) are banned while driving as well. Again, Sen. Shane Massey of Edgefield noted the obvious: Texting is the worst of all distractions, more akin to driving intoxicated (a fact confirmed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Council) than not wearing seatbelts – both of which the state bans as a clear public danger. The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis says drivers distracted by texting are 23 times more likely to get into an accident than non-texting drivers. Not 23 percent – 23 times. Texting in cars and trucks causes more than 3,000 fatalities and 330,000 injuries per year, the center says. Studies indicate teen drivers are now more likely to die in a texting-related accident than one involving drunk driving. The Judiciary Committee bill follows Greenville’s lead with strict penalties – a $100 fine on first offense increasing by $100 increments – but falters on enforceability. The bill forbids police from searching or seizing the phone of a driver stopped for texting. With no factual evidence for judges to evaluate, this sets up the he said/she said scenario criminal defense lawyers love. The chief value of a law is to change behavior. For that to happen, police need the tools to make it stick. Fifteen cities have shown the Legislature the way forward. No more excuses.

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Delivering hot meals to homebound neighbors... it’s a pretty straightforward concept that most people are familiar with. And Meals on Wheels has been successfully providing this service throughout Greenville County since 1968. But what else do you know about the organization that serves 1,500 meals each weekday? Did you know that all of the food is prepared fresh each morning and that there are seven different diet options to choose from? Or that we bake each client a cake for their birthday and deliver pet food once a month? What about the fact that Meals on Wheels of Greenville does not receive any federal or state reimbursements and is 100 percent privately funded? Or that an army of approximately 2,000 volunteers delivers meals each month and the average route takes just one hour? Some of that may surprise you. But what’s more surprising is that we need even more support to continue our mission in this community. We currently serve 1,500 clients, but we know there are more people in need of our meals. Eligible recipients are homebound and physically or mentally challenged to the point where meal preparation is nearly impossible. There are no age or income restrictions; simply a doctor’s referral starts the assessment process. Do you know someone who could benefit from Meals on Wheels? We purchase all of the food and keep our kitchen running thanks to generous donors and event sponsors. However, like every nonprofit organization, fundraising is a constant challenge. All meals are provided free of charge, supported entirely by gifts of all sizes from individuals, foundations, and businesses. Just $25 feeds a client for an entire week. Do you want to provide the next meal?

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IN MY OWN WORDS by CATRIONA CARLISLE

We could not do what we do without the commitment of countless volunteers – but we need more than 125 each day and simply don’t have enough. You, your family, your church or your company can adopt a route once a week, once a month or somewhere in between. We provide the driving directions and the meals – you provide the wheels. Do you have one hour to give? Well, do you? I urge you to ask that question, but not just about Meals on Wheels. What can you do to support any of our neighbors? The homebound, the hungry, the homeless – they all need a champion. That champion can be YOU. March 17 – 21 is Community Champions Week as part of March for Meals, a national campaign aimed at raising awareness for senior nutrition programs around the country. We are recruiting elected officials, local celebrities, media personalities, athletes, business owners and everyday heroes to drive a route and make an impact. Join us next week if you can. Or find some way, any way, to become a champion for a neighbor in need. Together we can deliver hope to our entire community. Catriona Carlisle has been the executive director for Meals on Wheels of Greenville since May 2013, having served as the organization’s director of development since 2009. With more than 15 years of nonprofit experience, she also serves on the board of directors for Rolling Green Village and is a member of The Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Class XVII. organized campaigns. We prefer electronic submissions. Contact Executive Editor Susan Clary Simmons at ssimmons@ communityjournals.com.

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• South Carolina Task Force 5 (Columbia) and Task Force 6 (Greenville) • North Carolina Task Force 2 (Buncombe County) • Greenville Police Department • City of Greenville Public Works Department • Greenville County Sheriff ’s Department • Greenville County Emergency Management • Greenville County Emergency Medical Services • NOE Corporation • GBS Lumber • Safe Industries • Henry’s Smokehouse • The Greenville Drive • Firehouse Subs Gratefully, Steve Kovalcik, Fire Chief Greenville City Fire Department Dear Editor: The recent shenanigans by the shortsighted Simpsonville City Council and their railroaded slate of new members will have long-term consequences for the city of Simpsonville. Neely Farm, which borders the city of Simpsonville, voted against being annexed several years ago. The vote was hugely in favor of not joining the city. Neely Farm, located on Neely Ferry and Harrison Bridge Road, includes over 750 single-family homes. Their inclusion in Simpsonville would have added a huge tax base and only required a minimum of city services increase. Recently “dismissed” Simpsonville City Administrator Russell Hawes, a resident of Neely Farm, was a huge proponent of the Neely Farm annexation by the city. The current council actions with their slate of new, unqualified oneissue candidates in the Keith Grounsell police chief controversy, virtually ensures that Neely Farm will never become part of the city of Simpsonville. The wanton wasting of the taxpayers’ money, in what is essentially a strict patronage non-issue as far as governing the city is con-

cerned, will not be forgotten in Neely Farm; I know I won’t and I was for the previous annexation attempt. Not anymore. I know I will work diligently to be sure the annexation issue is defeated if it ever comes up again. I would not want to be “governed” by the current largely unqualified and narrowminded council. I know I am glad that neither Keith Grounsell nor Steve Moore will be setting foot in Neely Farm to enforce the law in the foreseeable future. We are more than happy with our county law enforcement services and our lower taxes. Scott A. McWaters Simpsonville Dear Editor: First let me express my appreciation for the publication of the Greenville Journal. I look forward to receiving it every Friday and view the reporting and articles as unbiased (I hope I am correct in this) and immensely informative. Second, I plead guilty. I am one of the 91 percent of Simpsonville residents who did not vote in the 2013 local elections. Shame on me! Needless to say, I now regret not voting or attending the council meetings. It is unfortunate that we are now strapped with added debt plus a police chief who may or may not maintain what has been accomplished during his absence. I don’t believe the City Council has to defend their decision to the public regarding the reason they fired an employee who was on probation. Until retiring, I worked for local government and our policy on probation meant you could and would be terminated with no reason stated. “It just isn’t working out.” Thanks for bringing all of this to light, as I’m sure the majority (91 percent) aren’t aware of all the circumstances surrounding his reinstatement. Hopefully some of the 91 percent like myself read the Greenville Journal and your March 7 editorial, “Puppet master or police chief?” in particular. Kathryn A. Cobb Simpsonville

What’s Right in Health Care Rare Tumor Center Greenville Health System has opened the nation’s first center dedicated exclusively to the treatment and research of rare cancers. Through a unique partnership with national molecular-medicine leader Foundation Medicine, patients of GHS’ Rare Tumor Center will gain access to sophisticated genomic testing that may help determine relevant treatment options or clinical trials for patients based on their unique molecular profiles. To learn more, visit ghs.org/cancer. Colorectal Cancer Study The GHS Cancer Institute’s Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship is participating in a National Cancer Institute study that helps women survivors of colon cancer improve their diet and exercise. Those eligible for the study will get nutrition counseling over the phone and a free gym membership. For more information, women who have had colon cancer are encouraged to call (864) 455-2860. Special Chairman’s Award The USC School of Medicine Greenville received the Special Chairman’s Award from the Greenville Chamber of Commerce last month. The award was given in recognition of the transformational change the school has brought to the region. Jerry Youkey, MD, dean of the USC School of Medicine Greenville, and Spence Taylor, MD, president of GHS’ Clinical University, also were recognized for their efforts to help establish the school and develop its innovative curriculum.

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“We are not interested in [talking about] competing for dollars, but how to increase the pool,” Stall said.

GROWING NEED, GROWING SUPPORT Growth in the nonprofit sector can indicate growing need, McGee said. “There are new nonprofits that are doing new services and some are serving more specific geographic areas,” she said. In terms of donor dollars, “it obviously means there are more people asking.” Reid Lehman, executive director of Miracle Hill Ministries, said in the realm of serving the homeless and hungry, the need is slightly greater than the available services. Echoed Ted Hendry, president of the United Way of Greenville County, “The need is always greater than the resources.” With the exception of the recession-generated 2008-2009 dip, Lehman said in his experience, the donation amounts increase each year despite an increase in the number of organizations asking for them. “I don’t think it’s true [that donations are diminishing],” he said. Altruistic souls see a need and “independently minded folks” start a nonprofit to fill that need, he said. However, they don’t always survey the existing landscape to see if their cause could “nest within another organization,” he

OF TOTAL GIVING IN 2012 (NATIONALLY) came from individuals (living donors) came from corporations (excludes corporate foundations)

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acknowledged. Stall said he sees the opportunity for collaboration among nonprofits that rescue animals and those dealing with environmental issues. Hendry suggested emergency assistance as another area that could be streamlined. United Way looks for collaboration and partnership as one of its measures when determining funding allocations, Hendry said. He echoed Lehman’s observation about parallel needs. A budding nonprofit’s desire to address a need “may fit beautifully with an existing organization,” he said. Rather than advocating – at least initially – for mergers between nonprofits, Hendry said United Way works to make an entire system function better and hopes that opportunities for partnering, collaborating and merging will present themselves to nonprofits naturally.

INCREASING EFFICIENCY Stretching a dollar is what many nonprofits do quite well, said John Cocciolone, executive director of the Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board. Cocciolone is also a consultant for nonprofit organization, board and leadership development and organizational growth. Many nonprofits are founded and run initially by one person, and a merger may be the last thing that person wants to do, he said. “It’s hard not to think of it as your baby.” Cocciolone is a strong advocate of nonprofits sharing “back-office” services like office space, accounting or other administrative functions. Hendry said that the United Way had worked in recent years to help develop a vendor willing to offer a shared back office center, but one had not materialized. However, United Way did work on facilitating

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a vendor list for nonprofits, he said.

SHARING SUCCESSES Examples do exist of nonprofits merging and collaborating successfully. One is the Center for Developmental Services (CDS), which serves children with developmental needs. In 2000, CDS opened in one facility that housed six providers to reduce duplication and create a centralized stop for clients and their parents. The six share intake services, appointment scheduling and medical records. The need for a one-stop location for parents drove the initial discussion, Hendry said. Stall uses his office, which is located in the Greenville Chamber building, as another example. Greenville Forward shares space with First Steps, Patients First and Gardening for Good. The four nonprofits also share phones and office equipment, he said. YMCA Greenville offers a similar collaboration to LiveWell Greenville, a coalition of public and private organizations working to make Greenville County healthier. Said LiveWell’s Sally Wills, “We would not be able to maintain or grow our staff or our many endeavors without their [YMCA Greenville] support, which includes backoffice services, financial and legal structure and recognition from a legal 501(c)(3).”

MAKING THE CHOICE Wading through the appeals for funds can be daunting, and donors should educate themselves before giving, say Stall and Cocciolone. Some nonprofits are scams and use similar names to well-known organizations and other tactics to attract funds. One Upstate businesswoman reports her small company receives up to 300 appeals each year for donations. Online tools offer information about nonprofits, including financial information, IRS documents filed, starred ratings, reviews and other background information. Research is essential because some nonprofits are not what they seem or are not run well, Lehman warned. How much a nonprofit spends on programs versus administration has been

DO YOUR RESEARCH: charitynavigator.org guidestar.org – offers revenue and expenses and notes whether a nonprofit is registered with the IRS; also personal reviews written by the public nccs.urban.org – National Center on Charitable Statistics: data, nonprofit profile search, copies of 990 forms filed and financial data graphs charitywatch.org scsos.com – SC Secretary of State, charity search

IRS TAX-EXEMPT CLASSIFICATIONS: 501(c)(1) – corporations organized under Act of Congress (including federal credit unions) 501(c)(2) – title-holding corporation for exempt organization 501(c)(3) – religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, to foster national or international amateur sports competition, or prevention of cruelty to children or animals organizations 501(c)(4) – civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees 501(c)(5) – labor, agricultural and horticultural organizations *The list includes 23 other 501(c) classifications.

publicized as a particularly useful indicator – but Cocciolone suggests donors avoid using it as the only guide. The comparison is a good indicator for larger and well-established nonprofits, he said, but smaller organizations will have a higher percentage of administration costs as a natural consequence of their size. McGee estimates that 30 to 50 percent of the state’s nonprofits are active and wellrun, she said. Stall said he has revised his personal giving patterns to support fewer organizations with larger donations to make the most impact. Most donors give to multiple nonprofits, said Lehman – typically up to four or five. Wherever donors send their money, they should be thoughtful about what areas they want to impact and research the organizations that they feel are making the biggest difference, he said.

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Greenville County dropout rate falls District credits dropout prevention specialist, alternative programs for keeping students in school CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com While more students are attending Greenville County high schools, fewer students are dropping out. District officials credit the decrease – from 4.7 percent in 200405 to 2.8 percent in 2012-13 – to a myriad of alternative programs that allow students to earn high school credit and a district dropout intervention specialist who tries to get students to return to school or steers them to another program that allows them to earn high school credits or make up seat time. In 2004-05, the district had 18,421 high school students and 867 of them dropped out, for a dropout rate of 4.7 percent. In 2012-13, there were 21,232 students in Greenville County high schools and 591 of them dropped out, or 2.8 percent. The dropout rate has fallen in each of the last three years. The decline could be as many as six years in a row, but an error in a report from 200910 prevents the district from knowing exactly how many students dropped out of high school that year, according to Ken Arnold, the district’s director of attendance and social work services. The number of male students dropping out of school has actually increased since 2008-09. That year, 384 out of 10,395 male high school students dropped out, or 3.7 percent. In 2011-12, 411 out of 10,853 male high school students dropped out, a 3.8 percent dropout rate. The percentage of female dropouts has decreased since 2008-09. In 2008-09, 341 out of 9,991 female high school students dropped out, or 3.4 percent. In 2011-12, the percentage dropped to 2.2 percent. That year, 231 out of 10,313 female high school students dropped out. Non-whites drop out of school at a rate nearly double that of white

students. In 2011-12, 284 of the district’s 12,961, or 2.2 percent, of white high school students dropped out. During that same year, 348 of the district’s 8,205, or 4.2 percent, of the district’s non-white students were dropouts. Students are considered dropouts if they accumulate 10 consecutive unexcused absences, leave for Lifelong Learning but don’t enroll or complete the program, enroll in non-tracked adult education options such as Job Corps or United Ministries, withdraw to enroll in another school or district but fail to do so, or are incarcerated in an adult corrections facility. Drew Perry is the district’s dropout prevention specialist. Between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2013, he made 659 home visits trying to keep students in school. During that year, 45 students returned to school. Eighty-seven enrolled in Lifelong Learning, the district’s adult education program. Twenty-eight enrolled in one of the district’s satellite diploma programs, designed for students who are at least 17 years old and only have a few credits toward their diploma. Nine students enrolled in Virtual School and re-took classes they failed online. District officials said since March 2012, 118 students who were considering dropping out completed school. Thirty-eight earned high school diplomas, while 77 students got their GEDs. Three earned certificates. District officials said the district has several other programs to help students stay in school. Twilight School offers math and English classes in the evening for students who work during the day. The High School Alternative School gives some students who have been recommended for expulsion a chance to stay in school. Star Academy is a program designed for students who have failed one or more grades in elementary or middle school. A seat time recovery program allows students who otherwise would fail a class because of absences to make up time after school or on Saturdays. The district also has a Pregnant and Parenting program for student mothers or mothers-to-be.

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No matter on which side of the courtroom they sit, prosecutors and defense attorneys say the same thing about retired Circuit Judge C. Victor Pyle Jr.: He’s fair. He’s evenhanded. He’s one of the best trial judges in South Carolina. “He’s the perfect jurist,” said Joe Watson, the former 13th Circuit Solicitor and Circuit Court judge who is now in private practice in Greenville. The Greenville County Bar honored Pyle for his contributions to the legal field during a luncheon at the Greenville Country Club last Friday. Individual members and law firms commissioned a portrait by Jan Smith, an Judge C. Victor Pyle Jr. stands by his portrait during a recent artist who has done portraits luncheon honoring his career on the bench by the Greenville of Presidents Bill Clinton County Bar Association. The portrait was unveiled during the event. and Barack Obama, former Secretary of Education and South Pyle said he received thousands of Carolina governor Dick Riley and Sen. letters from all over the world, 90 to Strom Thurmond, among others. 95 percent of them agreeing with the The portrait will hang in the judicial sentence, he said. wing of the Greenville County Courthouse. In 1968, Pyle was one of five traffic “Judge Pyle is one of the most well- court judges in the U.S. to receive an respected judges in the history of this award from the American Bar Associastate. He is known for his intellect, tion. He was elected resident judge of his trial management and his fairness the 13th Circuit in 1982 and served in to attorneys and litigants,” said Judge that role until his retirement. Chuck Simmons, who once served as He served as chairman of the AdviPyle’s law clerk. “His is the prototype of sory Committee on Standards of Judiwho a judge should be.” cial Conduct from 1983 to 1993 and the Pyle retired in 2000 but still hears Commission on Judicial Conduct from civil and criminal cases. He served as a 1993 until 1999. He was chairman of Greenville Municipal Court judge from the commission from 1994 to 1999. 1965 until 1968, when he was elected to Pyle served on the Circuit Court the South Carolina House of Representa- Judges Advisory Committee from 1983 tives. In 1976, he became a county judge, until 2000 and was president of the a position that no longer exists, and then South Carolina Association of Circuit was elected to the Circuit Court in 1979. Judges from 1993 to 1995. He served Pyle is best remembered for a sen- on the Judicial Council of South Carotence he handed down in a 1983 An- lina from 1985 to 2000. derson County rape case that garnered Pyle and his late wife, Johanna national and international headlines. Douglas Wright, have three children: Three men pleaded guilty in what Louisa P. Kirk, Sarah P. Fay and C. Pyle called the most horrible rape Victor Pyle III. Pyle has five grandchilcase he had heard in his career on the dren. He is married to the former Subench. The female victim was raped zanne M. Reynolds. and tortured over six hours. Blood Pyle is a member of Buncombe soaked through the mattress and box Street United Methodist Church.

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This winter’s foul weather kept gleeful schoolchildren home, but ice, snow and cold temperatures kept blood donors away. Just one day of stay-at-home donors can make a big difference. According to the American Red Cross, patients need more than 41,000 blood donations each day. The Blood Connection estimates it needs more than 500 people to donate daily to meet the needs of the hospitals they serve. Over a recent six-week period, the weather forced the Red Cross to cancel 1,500 blood drives nationwide, said spokesperson Kara Lusk Dudley. There were no drives canceled in the Greenville-Spartanburg area, she said, but the South Carolina and North Carolina region was set back more than 3,000 units. This was part of a 50,000-unit short-

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National Park tourism creates $80.3M benefit SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com A new report from the National Park Service (NPS) shows that 1.6 million visitors to national parks in South Carolina spent $80.3 million and supported 1,158 jobs in the state in 2012. “The national parks of South Carolina attract visitors from across the country and around the world,” said Stan Austin, NPS Southeast regional director. “From mountains to military parks and from shore to swamps, South Carolina is home to an incredible diversity of scenery and stories important to American history. Visitors travelling to the state plan for a great experience and end up spending a little money along the way.” Austin said the new report demonstrates that national park tourism is a significant economic driver for both the nation and the state, returning $10 for every $1 invested in the Park Service. National parks in South Carolina include Cowpens National Battlefield, Ninety Six National Historic Site,

Kings Mountain National Military Park, Fort Sumter National Monument, Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, and Congaree National Park. At Cowpens National Battlefield in Gaffney, 231,973 visitors in 2012 spent $13.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 201 jobs in the local area. By contrast, Kings Mountain National Military Park in Blacksburg had 265,713 visitors spending $9.8 million and supporting 139 jobs in the area. “Cowpens National Battlefield is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world,” said Superintendent John Slaughter. “We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides and to use the park as a way to introduce our visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers.” According to the report, most visitor spending supports jobs in restaurants, grocery and convenience stores (39 percent), hotels, motels and B&Bs (27 percent), and other amusement and recreation (20 percent).

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A consistent flow of donations is crucial because many blood components have a finite shelf life. Donated red blood cells must be used within 42 days of donation, and platelets, often given to cancer patients, must be used within five days of donation. One blood donation is separated into red blood cells, platelets and plasma, and can benefit up to three different people. Timing of the winter weather donation dip in was especially painful, said Dudley, because the busy holiday season, a consistently slow donation time, had just ended. “The flu season was another chal-

lenge this year,” she said, noting that donors should be healthy. There is still some time to recruit new donors before another donor slowdown: summer. High school and college students make up about 20 percent of the Red Cross’ donors, Dudley said. Helping to shore up the blood supply is a good opportunity for first-time donors, she said. “I don’t know a lot of people who like needles, but you have to put your personal fear aside for the good of someone else.” A blood donation is also a free way to give back in tough economic times, she said.

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Greenville requesting expert advice on intersection traffic study JOE TOPPE | STAFF

jtoppe@communityjournals.com In hopes of improving transportation safety, the city of Greenville is initiating a traffic study to identify and upgrade signalized intersections. City Councilwoman Gaye Sprague said the traffic study’s main objective is to look at accident patterns throughout Greenville. Once the study is finished, the city will use its operational fund to repair any causes of accidents at the designated intersections, she said. A traffic study is necessary to determine both the pattern of accidents and the appropriate treatment for repairs. Currently, the city is asking consultants for sealed proposals to conduct the study throughout Greenville, said City Engineer Dwayne Cooper. The study will analyze each intersection and make the appropriate recommendations for improvements, he said. To review the contributing factors to accidents, the study will also analyze the specific features of vehicles, motorists and crash locations at each intersection over the last three or four years. Cooper said once the study is complete, the consultants will compile the subsequent information and submit it to both the city’s engineering and traffic departments.

The city does not have any particular intersections in mind but will determine the areas of study with the assigned consultants, he said. Once the intersections have been identified, they will be ranked in order of need and proposed as capital improvement projects. The city is interested in improving infrastructure and road safety and has located a funding source for the study through a municipal planning organization, Cooper said. The Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS) had $40,000 available, which the city matched with $10,000 from city funds to conduct the traffic study, he said. A financial match was necessary to receive the funds. GPATS receives a certain portion of money each year from the South Carolina Department of Transportation for its planning activities, which are detailed in the Unified Planning Work Program, said Keith Brockington, transportation planning manager for Greenville County and GPATS. The remainder of the money is made available to GPAT’s jurisdictions for planning purposes, he said. The city of Greenville applied for $40,000 to conduct the traffic study and GPATS requires a 20 percent match from the applicant jurisdiction.

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$360,000 needed to save Wilkins House JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

jputnam@communityjournals.com The “Save The Wilkins House Initiative” is seeking to raise $360,000 by the end of March to save the historic Augusta Road structure by moving it to a new location and setting up easements to keep the house from being demolished. Community members involved with the initiative are facing the short fundraising deadline because of the four acres the home sits on is being sold and will be redeveloped by new owners, said Kelly Odom, the chairman of the Save The Wilkins House Initiative, in a release. While the Wilkins House cannot stay at its current location, local residents and the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation have come up with a plan to save the home, which dates back to 1876, Odom said. The proposal is to move the 1,000-ton house from its current

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location to a nearby site in the Augusta Road community, which is being investigated by Neil Wilson of Reality Link, said Mike Bedenbaugh, executive director of the Palmetto Trust, in a release. The entire cost to prepare the house for the move, move it, and then restore it is around $760,000 – almost half of which has been pledged, Bedenbaugh said. The Initiative members and the Palmetto Trust are seeking donors and applying for a national grant to help move and save the Wilkins House. The house is located at 1004 Augusta St., and was built for William T. Wilkins, a merchant who made his fortune in New York before coming to Greenville and marrying a local woman, Harriet Cleveland. Local contractor Jacob Cagle constructed the house. For more information or to donate money to the cause, visit palmettotrust.org/savethewilkinshouse or learn more at the SaveTheWilkinsHouse Facebook page.

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Sheriff ’s Office receives ballistic vests for K-9s

Eight K-9s with The Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office will be receiving a ballistic vest thanks to a nationwide Groupon event that raised over $335,000. The “Occasions” campaign to outfit police K-9s with bullet- and stab-resistant vests ran from Feb. 15 through March 5. Vested Interest in K-9s Inc. was the nationwide nonprofit organization and charity partner selected by Groupon Grassroots to participate. Donations are still being accepted at vik9s.org and via mail P.O. Box 9, East Taunton, MA 02718.

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Schools won’t make up some snow days CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Students at Greenville County Schools won’t have to make up additional snow days at the end of the school year or on Saturdays. The Greenville County School Board gave tentative approval on Tuesday to forgiving up to five “snow days” beyond the make-up days already on the school calendar.

Final approval is expected on March 25 and would be contingent upon Gov. Nikki Haley’s approval of a joint resolution passed by the state House of Representatives and Senate. District administrators said that adding additional makeup days to the end of the school year or making students go to school on Saturdays would be disruptive to families, likely not be well attended and would not have the desired instructional value.

Greenville County Schools have been closed six days this year due to winter weather. Two days have already been made up – last Friday and Monday – and a third will be made up on June 6, which will now be the last day of school. State law requires school districts to build three makeup days into their calendars. They become student holidays if they are not needed.

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Keynote speaker for the 2014 Upstate Forever Awards Luncheon, Rob Sisson, president of ConservAmerica, speaks to the crowd gathered at the Embassy Suites for the event.

America and a pro-conservation Republican, was the keynote speaker at the event. Sisson spoke about why conservation is conservative, when and why the GOP changed direction, and how the GOP can regain the conservation mantle of Theodore Roosevelt. “We’re probably the only conservation group in the country that wants to go out of business, and we’ll do that when the Republican Party regains its great conservation legacy,” Sisson said. Lead sponsors of the event were BMW, the Greenville Journal and Embassy Suites Hotel.

Author Jan Brett visiting the Upstate Best-selling author and artist Jan Brett will visit the Upcountry History Museum on April 2, 6 p.m., for a drawing demonstration and book signing. With more than 39 million books in print, Brett is one of America’s most prolific children’s book authors. The event is open to the public and cost of admission for two to the drawing demonstration is the purchase of “Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella” from the Museum Shop. Those who attend the demonstration will be among the first in line for the book signing at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the book signing is the purchase of any Brett book from the Museum Shop and includes access for an entire family. Book pre-orders for museum members are through March 15 and non-member sales begin March 16. For more information, call 864-467-3100 or visit upcountryhistory.org.

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As winter slowly fades into spring, flowers take center stage at America’s largest home in Asheville. March 20 kicks off Biltmore Blooms, a three-month event focusing on the outdoors at the Biltmore Estate. More than 1,000 orchid displays, 96,000 tulips, clusters of bright daffodils and forsythia, acres of azaleas and other spring bulbs will be blooming in gardens designed at the turn of the century by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. For a limited time, March 20 through April 6, guests will be given the rare op-

portunity to step into the Winter Garden at Biltmore House to admire a special orchid collection. The light-filled, glass-domed garden room was once used by the Vanderbilts to relax and entertain in their home while surrounded by lush exotic plants. The room is typically roped off to guests during tours of Biltmore House, but will be open for a limited time. “Some of these orchids will experience their peak bloom in March and early April, so we like to give our guests a chance to see these unusual and colorful blooms up close in the same way the Vanderbilts enjoyed them – in the Winter Garden,” said Cathy Barnhardt,

BILTMORE BLOOMS BY THE NUMBERS Biltmore’s floral displays manager. In the outdoor gardens, weekly bloom reports will be posted on the Biltmore website so guests can see what is peaking throughout the season. Among the first plants to bloom across the estate will be the sunny glow of daffodils and forsythia, said an estate representative. The spring blooming schedule will continue with the widespread tulip bloom throughout the estate, while later in the season will see many other flowers such as azaleas, rhododendron, roses and vibrant annuals and perennials take hold. For more information or to check the What’s Blooming report, visit Biltmore. com/whatsblooming.

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jputnam@communityjournals.com Mt. Zion Church is hosting its first Race to Rescue 5K on March 22 to help end human trafficking. The church’s race will benefit The A21 Campaign, a nonprofit that seeks to abolish injustice in the 21st century through a system of preventative measures, victim protection, prosecution of violators and partnerships. Mt. Zion chose this nonprofit after the women’s ministry RISE brought it to their attention and organized the Race to Rescue, a family 5K run/ walk, said Monique Law, director of RISE. Law said after researching human trafficking and communicating with A21, she learned that South Carolina falls into the “dirty dozen” states with-

out laws on human trafficking. A21 estimates there are 27 million people enslaved worldwide, with 1.4 million of those being sex slaves, Law said. Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes today. Polarisproject.org, an organization that serves victims of slavery and human trafficking, received 14,898 calls nationwide from January to June 2013, with 128 of those coming from South Carolina. The Polaris Project noted that half of the survivors in these calls were originally from the United States and a majority were adult females. For more information on The A21 Campaign, visit thea21campaign.org.

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increased traffic, flooding and traffic safety on Boiling Springs Road. Nearly 1,000 signatures have been collected in petitions against the rezoning. The planning staff and Planning Commission both recommended approval of the rezoning with conditions, including inclusion of an access point on Phillips Road, dedicated left turn lane into the development, and sidewalks. Greenville County Council is scheduled to consider the rezoning request on March 18, 6 p.m., at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville.

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Did you know that when fertilizing your garden, you could actually be polluting the environment? That dog poo can cause pollution? Maybe you didn’t. Well, now you do. Many lakes, rivers and streams are already polluted and though some people are doing their best to stop it, there is simply too much. There is no way to stop the pollution, but there is something you can do to reduce pollution and make your world a better place. Do you have a dog that poops? Most people might not think dog poop can pollute the environment, but it can. Dog poop contains phosphate and nitrogen as well as fecal bacteria which can harm your grass and other plant life. One way you can reduce this sort of pollution is to be a responsible owner and pick up after it. When plant lovers buy plants, they buy them because they want to care for them and make them look pretty. However, when the plant starts to wilt for no reason, the plant lover always thinks that is because the plant is missing nutrients. Well, you’re right. Sort of. The plant is missing ingredients, but not

always nutrients that you think it needs. You know why the plants are dying? They don’t like you. Just kidding. It’s actually because the plant is getting the wrong nutrient. Even worse than the plant dying, (sniff sniff) the amount of the unneeded nutrient causes pollution! A way to stop it is to buy one of the little kits at the store that tests your plant’s soil to ﬁnd out what nutrient it needs and buy the right fertilizer. Be sure to try and reduce pollution; you might think about how little one person can do, but remember: small changes, big impact. Everyone can make a difference. What I’ve told you today is only a few things that pollute the world. There are many more. So remember, try and reduce the amount of chemicals used, as well as being responsible and picking up doggy poop. Make this place a better world for the future. Be freshwater friendly. The 5th graders at the GREEN Charter School were invited to participate in a “Be Freshwater Friendly” essay contest sponsored by Renewable Water Resources. The content above is an excerpt from Jenny’s winning essay.

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U.S. stroke deaths down APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Stroke has dropped from third to fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to a report by a researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) published in conjunction with the American Heart Association. Dr. Daniel T. Lackland, professor of epidemiology at MUSC, was one of 13 authors who published a scientific statement in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association commissioned the paper, which reviewed mortality and treatment in the U.S. According to Lackland, stroke deaths declined dramatically due to improved treatment and prevention. Efforts like hypertension control and lowering blood pressure also contributed to the decline, Lackland wrote. “The decline in stroke deaths is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th and 21st centuries,” said Lackland. According to the paper, stroke death rates dropped from 88 in 100,000 in 1950 to 23 in 100,000 in 2010. In addition, faster stroke treatment, smoking cessation – along with control of diabetes and abnormal cholesterol – have all contributed to lower mortality, he said. “For the public, the effort you put into lowering your blood pressure, stopping smoking, controlling your cholesterol and diabetes, exercising and eating less salt has paid off with a lower risk of stroke,” he said. The Palmetto State is in what is called the “Stroke Belt” and has charted the highest or second highest stroke mortality rate since 1983, according to a 2010 SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDEHC) report. However, in 2005, the state began to mirror the national trend and was fifth highest in the nation, falling to eighth in 2006. According to SCDEHC, stroke mortality rates in South Carolina decreased by 42 percent between 1999 and 2008. Stroke is the third leading cause of death for African-Americans in South Carolina. African-Americans are 53 percent more likely to die from stroke than Caucasians, according to SCDHEC. Other states in the Stroke Belt include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Tickets are now on sale for former President Bill Clinton’s April 8 appearance in Greenville. Clinton will speak at the Peace Center during an event to honor the lifelong work of Greenville native and former U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley and benefit the Furman University public policy organization that bears Riley’s name. Tickets to the 7 p.m. event are $55, $75 and Clinton $200. The $200 ticket includes premium VIP seating and a post-event reception that will not include President Clinton. The Richard W. Riley Institute is celebrating its 15th anniversary and is working to establish a permanent endowment to support its various outreach programs. To date, more than $4 million has been raised. The Riley Institute works in the areas of public education, economic development, leadership, diversity and other issues critical to South Carolina’s progress. Its flagship initiatives include the Diversity Leaders Initiative, which has more than 1,300 prominent state leaders as graduates, and a groundbreaking study of how

public education can best prepare the state’s students for success in the global marketplace. In addition, the Riley Foundation has recently partnered with KnowledgeWorks Foundation and two South Carolina school districts to open two New Tech high schools. The Institute is named for Riley, a 1954 Furman graduate who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, the state Senate and two terms as South Carolina governor. Riley was U.S. Secretary of Education under Clinton. Clinton was the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice – first in 1992 and again in 1996. While Clinton was president, the United States enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, including the creation of 22 million jobs. After he left the White House, Clinton established the Clinton Foundation, an organization that works to improve global health, strengthen economies, promote health and wellness and protect the environment. Clinton also has served as the top United Nations envoy for the Indian Ocean tsunami recovery effort and as the United Nations special envoy to Haiti. Tickets for Clinton’s appearance are available through the Peace Center box office or peacecenter.org. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Riley Institute.

Fred Festa, left, is presented the Good Scout Award by Council Board President Phillip Kilgore, while 2014 Patron Dinner Chairman Cy Burgress, right, looks on.

Fred Festa, owner of the Greenville Road Warriors, was honored with the Good Scout award last week at the Patron Dinner of the Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Festa delivered the keynote address at the dinner, held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. “It’s an honor to be part of this special event and to be a small part of the great work the Boy Scouts do for America’s next generation of citizens and leaders,” said Festa.

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amorris@communityjournals.com In late February, a group of nearly 20 women ages 16 to 58 gathered for the inaugural session of Females in Action (FiA), a free, outdoor fitness group that revolves around fitness, fellowship and faith. FiA’s first chapter began about a year ago in Charlotte and is a counterpart to F3, a workout group for men focusing on the same three principles. Julia Given, whose husband is an F3 participant, said her interest was piqued when she opted to join him for a “marriage enrichment” event – training for the Spartan Sprint Mud Run in March. A friend kept suggesting that she head up an FiA chapter in the Upstate, and she finally took up the challenge. An informal group had been meeting several times each week since December to promote accountability, fellowship and the chance for women, especially moms, to “take care of ourselves a bit,” Given said. “Even on days when I don’t want to take care of myself, a few people would show up and then I felt so much better after the workout,” she said. “You’re refreshed and ready to conquer whatever is waiting for you at home.” The group does outdoor workouts that feature short runs, body weight exercises, cardio work and abdominal work, Given said. It is open to women of all ages and all fitness levels. “You come as you are and do what

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FEMALES IN ACTION WORKOUTS Mondays, 5:30 a.m. Mauldin Elementary 1194 Holland Road, Simpsonville Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Mauldin Elementary Saturdays, 8:15 a.m. Legacy Park 336 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville For more information, visit femalesinaction. com or email Julia Given at newsom_julia@ yahoo.com.

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‘Divergent’ fans unite Fiction Addiction and Summit Entertainment will hold a “Divergent” fan party at Fiction Addiction on March 15, 2-4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The film will hit theaters March 21. To celebrate the release, Summit Entertainment is sending T-shirts, hoodies, sunglasses, tote bags, advance screening passes and more. For more information, visit fiction-addiction.com.

What’s up, buttercup? At the March 18, 7 p.m., meeting of the SC Native Plant Society, Janie Marlow and Bill Stringer will discuss a worrisome newcomer to Southeastern flora: Fig Buttercup, also known as Lesser Celandine. The meeting is free and open to the public, at Southern Wesleyan University, Central. For more information, visit scnps.org.

The hunt for spring wildflowers Join the SC Native Plant Society in a visit to the premier Upstate site for spring wildflowers, the rich cove forest at Station Falls on March 22 at 10 a.m. Joe Townsend and Bill Sharpton will lead the hike to the two-tiered waterfall. Wear field clothes and footwear and bring a bag lunch/snack and drink. Email Judy Seeley at judy_seeley@hotmail.com to sign up for the walk and to get directions.

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ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy came to Chandler Creek Elementary School and presented Aud’i Lindsay, a fifth-grader in Patrick Jarrett’s class, with the award for the “I Am an Achiever” initiative. This award recognizes students who show success in the classroom, through grades and attitude, who have overcome unique challenges and obstacles. Pictured are (from left) Patrick Jarrett, Aud’i Lindsay and Rep. Trey Gowdy.

On March 25, 6-8 p.m., Safe Harbor’s Relationship Education Project (REP) will host a community event featuring teen artists entitled “What Is Love? An Exploration through Art” at Grille 33, 535 Haywood Road, Greenville. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Teens and adults are welcome. The event will showcase teen artists (poets, singers, dancers, rappers, improv groups, visual artists, actors and more) who will tackle the subjects of dating violence and love through various forms of art. REP is currently looking for high school students to participate. For more information, email info@ repsc.org. Powdersville Middle School students were recently asked by sponsor Greenville Evening Rotary Club to write an essay that put into words what the Four-Way Test meant to them. Of 600 essays, 61 were evaluated. Ann Golden, former president of Greenville Evening Rotary, awarded third prize to eighth-grader Allison Troup, second prize to seventh-grader From left: David Mesimer, Ann Golden, Lauren Pittman, Todd Logan Bradley, and the winning Binnicker, Logan Bradley, Allison Troup and Kayleigh Mesimer prize to eighth-grader Lauren Pittman. The three winners read their essays to the student body during the EarlyAct Knighting Ceremonies.

Washington Center was the recipient of a $2,500 grant from The Macy’s Foundation to purchase five iPads with protective cases. Students use a variety of unique sensory modalities to learn, and teachers provide creative solutions to the multiple disabilities that challenge these students. The iPad project allows students to receive individualized instruction based on their learning needs. Washington Center student Kenny Diaz uses an iPad to access instruction thanks to a grant from the Macy’s Foundation, which funded five iPads for the school. Diaz is assisted by teacher Samantha Stansell.

Greenville Middle Academy students are participating in the Greenville Drive Reading All-Stars competition again this year. Students who read four books in four weeks will receive a ticket voucher for an upcoming Greenville Drive game. Greenville Middle is the three-time defending champion of the middle school reading competition. Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto competition director Joseph Gimbel recently announced that Katherine Woo of Greer was the first-place winner of the 2013 Hilton Head Symphony Youth Concerto Competition. This year, 10 gifted young musicians competed in the final round.

Fifth-graders at Westcliffe Elementary School participated in a historical learning experience by building their own class Hooverville. Students came in dressed as hobos and worked in cooperative groups using cardboard boxes and duct tape to build a shanty that would cover the whole group. Students were able to experience what life was like in a Hooverville and make connections to this historical time on a personal level.

St. Joseph’s Catholic School ninth-grader Kaely Thompson of Simpsonville earned All-American honors in being named to the PrepVolleyball.com 2013 Frosh 59, a list of the best varsityplaying freshmen volleyball players in the country. In addition, St. Joseph’s sixth-grader Russell Warren has qualified to compete in the National History Bee. Thompson

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The Best Chance Network, presented by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, is offering free clinical breast and pelvic exams, pap smears and mammograms at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital’s Medical Office Building, 727 SE Main St., Simpsonville, on March 19 and April 30. It is open to women 40-64 years of age, who are uninsured or meet income guidelines. For more information, call 864-656-3076. The Rotary Club of Greenville East presents its Pancake Breakfast on March 15, 7:30-10:30 a.m., at City Range Steakhouse & Grill, 615 Haywood Road, Greenville. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children under 10 in advance and $7 for adults and $5 for children under 10 at the door. For more information, call 864-451-8444. Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s story time at 1175 Woods Crossing Road every Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. Upcoming books include: “Sparky!” by Jenny Offill and Chris Appelhans on March 20, and “One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters” by Jessica Meserve and Lola M. Schaefer on March 27. For more information, call 864-675-0540. St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Simpsonville will present Destination Dignity, a family conference promoting purity, chastity and dignity, on March 1415. It is open to teens, young adults and married couples. Keynote speakers include Abby Johnson, former director of Planned Parenthood, and Dr. Peter Kleponis of maritalhealing.com. Free childcare will be provided for children under 12. Visit smmcc.org for a schedule and registration. Now through Sept. 30, the Greenville Zoo will extend its hours of operation from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., offering guests an opportunity to take advantage of cooler mornings during the warmer months of the year. In addition, the zoo will add a third ticket booth to shorten the wait time. Entry ticket sales will close at 4:15 p.m. Zoo admission is $8.75 for adults and $5.50 for children ages 3-15. For more information, visit greenvillezoo.com. Clara Barton will be the subject of two free Chautauqua discussions led by Judith Bainbridge on March 18, 7-8:30 p.m., and March 22, 1:30-3 p.m., at Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville. It is a free event with free parking. For more information, visit greenvillechautauqua.org. Christ Church Episcopal will host Falling into the Hands of the Living God, an event for Contemplative Outreach United in Prayer Day on March 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Greater Greenville, the event will feature periods of centering prayer and discussion of a video featuring Father Thomas Keating. The event is free, but donations are welcomed. For more information, call Martha Miller at 864-430-5716; or contact Jacqueline Mickley at jacquelinemickley@gmail.com or 864-764-1104. An overview of Medicare and Medicaid benefits for seniors as well as veteran’s issues will be the topic of a lunch and learn on March 18, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, 200 Buncombe St., Greenville. The

luncheon will feature Bonnie Noble Silberman, a geriatric care manager with Geriatric Resource Services. In addition, Jan Redd, associate director of the Greenville Veteran’s Affairs office, will speak about aid and attendance. Contact Grover Putnam at 864-232-7341 for reservations. The Upper Broad Regiment will give multiple 18th-century weapons-firing demonstrations on March 15 and 16, and will answer visitors’ questions all day Saturday and until 3 p.m. on Sunday at Cowpens National Battlefield. Also, on March 16, one day after the 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, John Buchanan, author of “The Road to Guilford Courthouse,” will talk with visitors while signing copies of his book in the visitor center, 3-4:45 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public. Cowpens National Battlefield is located 10 miles west of Gaffney. For more information, call 864-461-2828 or visit nps.gov/cowp. The City of Greenville will host a Free Electronics Recycling & Shredding Event on March 15, 9 a.m.-noon, at the TD Convention Center’s Eisenhower parking lot. Citizens can dispose of unwanted electronics and have their sensitive documents destroyed safely and securely. All paper to be shredded must be bagged or boxed, and each person is limited to three large trash bags or three small boxes of paper. There is a limit of 10 electronic items per person. Items accepted are: televisions, computer monitors, keyboards, mice, wires, circuit boards, CPUs, scanners and printers. Representatives from the Julie Valentine Center will be on site accepting donations. For more information, call 864-467-8300 or visit recycle.greenvillesc.gov. An Upstate Photoshop Users Group will meet on March 16, 4-6 p.m., at the Swamp Rabbit Café, 205 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville. For more information, visit facebook.com/upstatepug. Garden Club will meet March 18, 2 p.m., at the Simpsonville Rotary Hall, 126 S. Main St. Reece Lyerly, director of Gardening for Good, will speak on how a group of people gardening together can build, grow and sustain a community garden. For more information, call 864-688-2356. Super KidsFest on March 15 at Hagood Mill in Pickens offers a day of fun and entertainment for all ages. Steve McGaha and Gregg “Buffalo” Barfield will kick things off with a performance at 10:30 a.m. and then serve as emcees for bands from the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) program. Old-time musicians Lucy Allen and Marshall Goers also will perform. There will be an old-time and bluegrass music talent show, 2-4:30 p.m. Admission is free. Hagood Mill is located at 138 Hagood Mill Road. For more information, visit yamupstate.com. Join the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) in supporting the American Cancer Society at the Moonlight 5K Run/Walk on March 21 at MESA Soccer Complex. For more information, visit carolinaelitesc.com.

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On March 16, 1 p.m., at the Wyche Pavillion will be the 2014 St. Baldrick’s Day Celebration. St. Baldrick’s Day is a fundraiser to fill the gap of monies needed to drive research to end childhood cancers. It is the largest private (non-government) funder of childhood cancer research grants. For more information, visit stbaldricks.org. “Finding Voice,” a traveling exhibition that seeks to raise awareness and funds for sexual abuse prevention and counseling programs, has launched a new website at survivorsfindingvoice.com. The exhibition will travel to USC Upstate on March 21 for the fifth annual A Brighter Future: Ending Child Abuse through Advocacy and Education conference. For more information, call 864-246-3960. Greenville Family Partnership is joining forces with seven Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants in the Greenville area for the Fourth Annual March Month of Giving fundraising campaign. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to the charity at any area Jersey Mike’s restaurant. The campaign will culminate in Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving on March 26, when 100 percent of the day’s sales at Jersey Mike’s locations nationwide will go to more than 100 different charities. On that day, all Greenville area Jersey Mike’s restaurants will donate 100 percent of the day’s sales to Greenville Family Partnership. For a list of participating restaurants, visit jerseymikes.com/mog. Dynamic Recovery Solutions will host a blood drive on March 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at 135 Interstate Blvd., Greenville. Dynamic Recovery Solutions will work with The Blood Connection and hopes to collect 50 pints of blood at the event. Family Connection of SC will host the second “LOOK!” photography exhibition on March 29 at 6:30 p.m. at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. “LOOK! Through My Eyes” is free to families who have children and young adults with special healthcare needs and partner agencies in Greenville, who serve these families. It will feature 20 unique por-

traits taken by the young adults with disabilities with the guidance of local photographers. The 2013 “LOOK! I’m Just Being a Kid” exhibition also will be on display at the event. For more information, visit familyconnectionsc.org for more information. Local nonprofit organizations have until April 1 to apply for the 2014 Rotary Club of Greenville grants. The grants are intended to serve the local and regional community with financial support to tax-exempt charitable organizations providing humanitarian, education, health and human services. The grants have six areas of focus: peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy and economic and community development. Grant requests from $3,000 to $15,000 will be reviewed for 2014. Grant funds in the amount of $15,000 may be awarded to a single applicant, or grant funds may be divided among more than one applicant. The minimum grant awarded will be $3,000. Grant applications and supporting documents must be submitted electronically to clubadmin@greenvillerotary.org. Applications are available at greenvillerotary.org by clicking the Forms tab. The Y Camp Greenville Blue Jean Ball will be held on March 28 at Fluor Field. While the adults are at the ball and learning more about Camp Greenville, campaged kids (ages 7-15) will board a bus for a weekend of Camp Greenville fun. The campers will stay in age/gender-specific cabin groups with counselors. During the weekend, they will get a glimpse of the Camp Greenville summer camp experience, which includes campfires, songs, s’mores, archery, canoeing, shooting sports, hiking and crafts. Visit campgreenville.org/bluejeanball for tickets and more information. This year the sixth annual Coaches 4 Character Tee It Up Golf Tournament, scheduled for May 5, will support the ACE Awards. This is an initiative that honors 66 “unsung heroes” from every Greenville County middle school and high school. These students will predominantly be at-risk students who have overcome tremendous odds to achieve wonderful things in their schools, churches or communities but, through no fault of their own, have not been recognized for doing so. They will be honored at the ACE Awards Banquet on May 22. Visit coaches4character.com for more information. The United Community Bank Ice on Main outdoor skating rink recently reported that 15,565 skaters visited during its third season. It averaged more daily skaters than previous years, hosting an average of 294 skaters a day during the 53-day season. Through special events, 684 free tickets were donated to skaters. More than $1,080 was raised through ticket sales and on-site collections on a single afternoon at the ice rink for the Children’s Miracle Network. United Community Bank Ice on Main is slated to return in November. Parker Fire District firefighters recently participated in a 10-flight stair challenge at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s downtown location. As part of their annual training, the challenge also prepares firefighters for the American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb Fundraiser being held this summer at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. Firefighters ran up 10 flights, while in full gear with masks and carrying oxygen tanks, which adds approximately 50 additional pounds. The Firefighter Challenge consisted of 1,310 steps. For more information about the summer event, visit lung.org/associations/states/south-carolina. The Bon Secours St. Francis Health System recently announced participation in Operation Walk, a not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization that provides free surgical treatments for patients in developing countries and in the United States. Orthopedist Kathy Barnett and her assistant of 15 years, Christopher Kavolus, M.D., of Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates have worked for the past 13 years to assist those with chronic pain. In their most recent trip, Barnett and Kavolus performed 20 knee operations, six hip surgeries and six foot operations on their first day of surgery. Additionally, Phillip C. Greig, M.D., of Upstate Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Matthew Smith, M.D., with Highlands Center for Women; and Everett Fuller, M.D., of Commonwealth Women’s Care, representing Bon Secours Medical Group, recently participated in the World Medical Mission’s “On Call Now” national medical missionary registry to provide medical care to pregnant women in developing countries.

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JOURNAL CULTURE Timing is right for theater, Mauldin Cultural Center Resident theater, American Callboard Theatrical, set to open first production CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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From back to front, John Lathbury as Dad, MiiMii Beaulieu as Mom and Kirsten Duncan as their child Jesse in the American Callboard Theatrical production of the play “Distracted.”

Timing is everything in theater. For American Callboard Theatrical and the Mauldin Cultural Center, it turns out the timing was perfect. George Patrick McLeer Jr., the administrator for Mauldin’s Office of Cultural Affairs, said he had been wanting a full theater program housed at the Mauldin Cultural Center for a while, but there was no infrastructure in place. Andrea Lathbury, who moved to the Upstate from the San Francisco Bay area, had extensive experience in theater and dance, was starting her own theatrical company. “We were both looking for the same thing at the same time,” McLeer said. So the two combined forces and Lathbury’s company, American Callboard Theatrical, became the Mauldin Cultural Center’s resident theater company. Friday is the opening night of their first production, “Distracted,” a Lisa Loomer play that is narrowly about a 9-year-old diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and what it does to the family. But the play more universally looks at the modern family, self-inflicted information overload and a collective inability to focus on what really matters. “It is a favorite of mine,” Lathbury said. And while it focuses on a serious issue and watches a family struggle with the diagnosis and

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MiiMii Beaulieu plays Mom in the American Callboard Theatrical Production of the play “Distracted.” MAULDIN continued from PAGE 35

what it means, the play is far from a downer, Lathbury said. “The mother’s asides are funny and personal,” she said. “It’s not so dramatic the whole time. It’s not a dark show. It’s lighthearted in places, upbeat.” Lathbury said the play is perfect for the theater’s space – an old elementary school stage.

“I think it’s a very personal show. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in a 200-seat space or a 500-seat space. The mother talks directly to the audience,” John Lathbury as Dad, with Kirsten Duncan as Jesse in the American Callboard Theatrical production of the play “Distracted.” she said. “It’s perfect for the space we have. It’s an intimate actors move the simple set pieces them- theater offerings to be in conflict with any environment.” other theater in the area. The cast is a mix of experienced actors selves, she said. “It’s a very character-driven show,” “There are a lot of great theaters in and those who are taking to the stage for the area. We’re going to be focusing on the first time. There is no tech crew. The Lathbury said. The season includes three other pro- shows that are not performed or are less ductions: the musical “Songs for a New performed in the Upstate,” he said. World,” a classic, “Cinderella,” and “The McLeer said response to the theater Snow Queen,” a play based on the story program at Mauldin has been good. “We by Hans Christian Andersen. want the shows to spark discussion in “Songs for a New World,” scheduled addition to applause. We’re trying to fill for May, is an abstract musical written that niche.” by Jason Robert Brown. The musical In addition to the performances, consists of a series of songs all connected American Callboard Theatrical will be by a theme, “the moment of decision.” offering summer classes and workshops. “There’s no dialogue at all,” Lathbury said. “Cinderella,” scheduled for July 25 and 26 and August 1 and 2, will be presented in partnership with Dance Vision of Greer. Lathbury called it “a way to get kids in the door who haven’t done theater before.” The production will be like the original “Cinderella” that starred Julie Andrews, she said, and will be 60 minutes long. The season finale is “The Snow Queen,” the Hans Christian Andersen story that the Disney movie “Frozen” was based on. The December production will tell the a play by Lisa Loomer story of the wicked Snow Queen who WHO: American Callboard Theatrical, casts her icy spell on the world, turns the resident theater company at Kay’s heart to ice and takes him away as the Mauldin Cultural Center her eternal prisoner at her Ice Palace at the very top of the world. Gerda, Kay’s WHEN: March 14, 15, 21 and 22 friend, must brave many dangers in her at 7:30 p.m. attempt to save Kay and break Winter’s WHERE: Mauldin Cultural Center, grip. 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin “It’s much like ‘Frozen,’ but it doesn’t INFORMATION: have the same songs,” Lathbury said. mauldinculturalcenter.org McLeer said Mauldin did not want its

“DISTRACTED,”

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clandrum@communityjournals.com The Metropolitan Arts Council has honored several individuals and companies for their contributions to the arts. Debbie Bell, executive director of the South Carolina Children’s Theatre, received the 2013 MAC Visionary Award. Bell is currently leading a multimillion-dollar building expansion campaign. Children’s Theatre was gifted some land next to its headquarters on Augusta Street by the late Josephine Cureton for a new permanent home. Bell began her career at SCCT 26 years ago as a volunteer. She was hired as the theater’s business manager and became executive director 15 years ago. SCCT serves more than 42,000 children and their families through its Main Stage productions, Second Stage program, school performances, theater arts conservatory programs and community outreach programs. The theater’s outreach programs provide dramatic arts educational opportunities through partnerships with the Greenville Health System, Greenville County

Title 1 schools, the Meyer Center and other agencies. Dr. Roy Fluhrer, the director at the Fine Arts Center, received the 2013 MAC Lifelong Support of the Arts Award. Fluhrer has been director at the FAC since 1989. Before that, he was managing and artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, served on the faculty at the University of Idaho and was vice chancellor for arts and academics at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Fluhrer is a recipient of the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the state’s highest arts award, and received the Winthrop University Gold Medal in the Arts. The South Carolina Dance Association gave Fluhrer an award in 2006 for his advocacy of dance; he received a similar award in 1999 from the South Carolina Arts Education Association. During his tenure at the FAC, enrollment has grown from 168 students to nearly 400. Fluhrer has directed such classic plays as “The Lion in Winter,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” and “August, Osage

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County” at the Warehouse Theatre. Sealevel Systems Inc. won the TD Bank Business and the Arts Partnership Award for businesses with fewer than 100 employees. Artisphere nominated Sealevel Systems. Michelin North America won the award for companies with 100 or more employees. Greenville Symphony Orchestra nominated Michelin. Bob and Mary Anne Cooper won the Put Your Hearts in the Arts Volunteer of the Year Award. Carrie Burns Brown won the inaugural Carl R. Blair Award for Commitment to Arts Education. Blair is a retired Bob Jones University art professor. MAC Board of Directors Awards went to Roger Ables, Phil Hughes, Chris Kavolus, Sue Priester and Tod Tappert. Jeffrey S. Carver won the Young Supporter of the Arts Award. Winning Campaign for the Arts 2013 Awards were Allen Tate Realtors, William and Karen Brown, Canal Insurance Company Foundation, Bob and Barbara Green, Bill and Edith Hardaway, Hurdle and Chicken Lea, Erwin and Nancy Maddrey, Natalma M. McK-

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The jazz segment of Greenville’s music scene is thriving lately, and it’s not false praise to say that Shannon Hoover is at least partially responsible for that. The versatile bassist, composer, bandleader and arranger seemingly never stops working. He’s either teaching bass as an adjunct bass instructor at Furman University, leading his namesake trio, handling sideman duties for any number of other Upstate WHO: Shannon Hoover Trio musicians, or serving as musical director for the WHEN: Friday, March 14, Greenville Jazz Collective, a new Upstate project 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. that includes local jazz luminaries like keyboardist Keith Davis and Brad Jepson and focuses on raising WHERE: Blues Boulevard awareness of jazz in Greenville. 300 River St., Greenville Hoover’s interest in jazz and music in general beTICKETS: $5 gan at a young age. INFO: 864-242-2583 or “I started out in boys’ choir when I was 10,” he says. “We had to learn a lot of music theory in the bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com choir, and I think that prepared me really well for playing instruments. I got into jazz in my freshman year of high school. I had a friend that gave me a Coltrane disc, and I knew when I heard it that I wanted to play music. After that, I started studying the history of the music and the legacy of a lot of great musicians that come from our state.” Hoover began playing bass in middle school, with one brief instrumental detour. “I started in the middle school band playing trombone, but I also bought a bass, so my teacher let me play both.” Hoover’s influences beyond Coltrane include giants like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Cannonball Adderley. “One of the first albums I owned was [Davis’] ‘Kind Of Blue,’” he says. “It’s an album that everyone should listen to, especially if you’re going to play jazz. As far as bass players, Jaco Pastorius is one of my favorites. He did all sorts of different things. But I’m just as influenced by the other musicians I play with now.” Musical skill is obviously important in any jazz ensemble, but Hoover says that when improvisation is involved, listening to your fellow musicians might be an even bigger part of the equation. “You can have different percentages of each,” he says, “but listening is more important, in any form of music, really. Using your ears can lead you in different directions. When I teach, I’m always telling my students to work on the ear. Practicing is important to get your technique down, but you’re practicing so that you can listen and get your sound. As you develop your ear, though, you need strong technique to facilitate what you’re doing. Technique helps you catch up to your ear, but you can always work on something.” Hoover is playing with his trio this Friday night at Blues Boulevard, and he says the trio format allows him to do things a larger ensemble might not. “The trio allows for more intimacy,” he says. “It’s kind of like a conversation. There’s a lot of space to fill. And as a bass player, I can lay back, or I can take a lead role. And in a trio, everyone can take a lead role if they choose. It’s just one of those trademark formats. You can really get all the necessities of performing but still make everything pretty clear. The audience can interact with each person in a trio, which is more daunting with a large ensemble. If you’re playing with the right musicians, you can make a trio sound like a seven-piece band.” VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD

The works of Tami Cardnella will be featured at Centre Stage, 501 River St., Greenville from March 20-May 9 with an artist opening and reception on March 20 from 6:30-9 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday 2-6 p.m. The Furman University Singers will cap off their spring tour with a concert on March 18 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman campus. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information, call 864-294-2086. On March 22 at 8 p.m. and March 23 at 3 p.m., Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel will lead the Greenville Symphony Orchestra (GSO) in “Musical Jewels of the 19th Century” featuring violinist Yevgeny Kutik. GSO education director Braxton Ballew will lead a free pre-concert talk one hour prior to both the Saturday and Sunday concerts for those who would like to learn more about the concert program. The Saturday Pre-Concert Talk will be held in The Peace Center Concert Hall and the Sunday PreConcert Talk will be held in the Founder’s Room above Larkin’s on the River. Tickets range from $16-$57 and can be purchased at 864-467-3000, 800-888-7768 or peacecenter.org. In celebration of national Youth Art Month in March, student artwork will on display at the Chapman Cultural Center. The more than 350 pieces of two- and three-dimensional work is in the Student Galleries, in the hallways of the Moseley Building, and is free for public viewing Monday through Saturday, 9

a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The work will be on display until April 17. The public reception will be March 25, 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit chapmanculturalcenter.org. Art & Light-Flatiron will have its grand opening featuring Elizabeth Rundorff Smith on April 4, 6-9 p.m. After the opening, Art & Light-Flatiron will be open each Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit artandlightgallery.com. The City of Greer Fifth Annual Juried Art Exhibition will be on March 29 with an artist reception on March 28 from 6-8 p.m. at Greer City Hall. For more information, visit greerculturalarts.com. Country music singer Jenna Basso will perform at the South Carolina Botanical Garden March 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit clemson.edu/public/scbg. St. Joseph’s Fine Arts Department presents their spring musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” April 4-6 at the school. Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, at 7 p.m., and a special Sunday family matinee performance on April 6 at 3 p.m. More information and a ticket order form can be found on the school website at sjcatholicschool.org.

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WHAT: You’ll ﬁnd a large selection of centuries-old Asian furniture and accessories beautifully mixed with one of a kind contemporary Asian home furnishings, all expertly hand crafted, painted and selected from China, Thailand, Mongolia and Tibet.

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Living and traveling in Asia for more than 15 years has instilled in owners Sherry and Fred Smid a true passion for all things Asian. Their greatest enjoyment is being able to share the beauty of Asian style and culture with their customers.

WHAT WE ARE LOVING NOW: Pagodas, Buddhas, and statuary for the spring garden.

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURED HOME

109 Ramsford Lane, Cobblestone

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Exquisite one-owner home with a fully finished walk-out basement with 10 foot ceilings and Price: $949,900 | MLS: #1274983 breathtaking views of mature trees and one of the community’s most impressive protected common areas. From the moment you enter this home you cannot miss the fine detailing starting with the or- Bedrms: 5 Baths: 5.5 | Sq. Footage: 5600-5799 Schools: Oakview Elementary nate arched ceiling trim work and accents of the foyer. From there, you’ll bask in the two-story great Beck Middle | JL Mann High room showcasing awesome views of the rear grounds, a center gas log fireplace with custom built-ins as well as doors leading to the screen porch. The kitchen provides an ideal entertaining zone with a Melissa Morrell 864.918.1734 center island doubling as a serving bar, all with granite countertops, tiled backsplash, stainless appli- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan ance package including gas cooktop, a custom paneled refrigerator. Stained beams and wainscoating Joyner REALTORS grace the front office/study with a gorgeous custom window treatment. Elegant and large dining room fit for royalty! Master on main level with hardwoods, tray ceiling and a spa-inspired bathroom To submit your Featured Home: with tiled shower and tub, dual vanity, and a large walk-in closet with rich solid shelving. The rear homes@greenvillejournal.com staircase leads you to the upstairs complete with four spacious secondary bedrooms.

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OPEN THIS WEEKEND GREEN VALLEY

O P E N S U N D AY, M A R C H 16 F R O M 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 P M PARKINS MILL AREA

FIVE FORKS PLANTATION

1998 ROE FORD RD . $599,900 . MLS# 1251877

25 FONTAINE RD . $595,000 . MLS# 1271927

105 PAWLEYS DR . $589,000 . MLS# 1265696

4BR/5BA Custom built estates on 3.46 acres overlooking the 16th fairway. Poinsette Hwy, 276 N pass Furman, Left at light, Roe Ford Rd, Cross Hwy 25 pass entrance to Green Valley.

5BR/4.5BA Beautifully maintained home on .75 acre corner lot. Many updates. Parkins Mill Rd. to Fontaine Rd. Home is on the corner of Fontaine and Seabrook Court.

4BR/3.5BA Stunning views abound this gorgeous custom built home. Woodruff Rd South from 385, cross over Hwy 14 to Five Forks Plantation.

Contact: Roger Tate | 864-630-2999 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Ashley R. Behlke | 864-915-0253 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Lois Leder | 864-918-5067 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

HARRISON HILLS

SYCAMORE RIDGE

WILLOW CREEK

711 JENKINS BRIDGE RD . $569,900 . MLS# 1274398

6 LEGENDS WAY . $434,900 . MLS# 1274100

680 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE . $425,000 . MLS# 1266648

4BR/4.5BA Nicely updated homel! 10.05 lovely ACRES. Convenient to everything. 385 S to Right on Fairview Rd, continue to Right on Jenkins Bridge, Home on Left.

5BR/4.5BA Amazing floor plan! Very spacious custom home! 385 S to Left on Hwy 417, Left on Curtis, Left into SD, Right on Player, Left on Legends.

4BR/3.5BA Media room, patio with built in grilling area, sink, fireplace I85N Exit 60, R on 101, entrance on R, R on Driftwood

Contact: Susan McMillen | 864-238-5498 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Sandra Whiting | 864-616-4113 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Charlotte Sarvis | 864-346-9943 Carol Pyfrom Realty

AUGUSTA ROAD

REDFEARN

WARRENTON

42 E. FARIS RD . $309,000 . MLS# 1274294

116 CHESSINGTON LN . $289,900 . MLS# 1273341

506 SUMMERGREEN WAY . $259,900 . MLS# 1269319

3BR/2BA Augusta Road Area- This is a wonderful 3 bedroom 2 bath home located on Faris Rd just off Augusta Augusta Road to East Faris Home on Right

4BR/3.5BA Beautiful Charleston-style charmer in sought after Redfearn community. 385S to Exit 29 - Georgia Rd, Left on Georgia Rd, Left on College, Left on Jonesville, Left into SD.

4BR/3.5BA Wow! A great home and floor plan with 4 bedroom 3.5 baths with beautiful 2 story foyer entrance I-385S from Greenville, Left Butler, Right Tanner, Left Summergreen Way.

Contact: Jonathan H. Mullikin | 864-449-4132 The Marchant Company

Contact: Angelika Schmidt | 864-430-1671 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Jonathan H. Mullikin | 864-449-4132 The Marchant Company

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PEOPLE, AWARDS , HONORS Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Leader at Allen Tate Realtors, announces Top Agents for January 2014

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In the Greenville Office, John Neil was Top Listing Agent and Lisa McDowell was Top Producer. The Robby Brady Team was the Top Listing and

Brady

Hanging Rock Subdivision, Boiling Springs

NEIGHBORHOOD INFO Pricing: from the $140’s Model Home: 495 Slate Drive, Boiling Springs, SC 29316 www.adamshomes.com/south-carolina/ spartanburg/hanging-rock Sales Manager: Nick Tsakanikas Model Phone: 864.599.1899 After Hours Phone: 864.483.4550 Model Hours: 11-6 Tuesday through Saturday and 1-6 Sunday and Monday To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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READY NOW! MODEL HOME! The 3238 Plan is a massive 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath 2-story Master on the main design with study and second floor game room! Formal dining, kitchen breakfast bar and breakfast area open to living room. Master Bath includes separate garden tub and shower, water closet, double vanity and walk in closet. Second floor houses secondary bedrooms with walk in closet space, large laundry, study and game room. Adams Homes is proud to present Hanging Rock, located in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. Hanging Rock is a new home community boasting large, level home sites and new brick homes just north of Spartanburg, South Carolina. We are in the final sell out and have 3 new all brick showcase homes for summer delivery starting at $149,900. Plus 3 more home sites you can build the plan of your choice on. Hanging Rock’s amenities include convenient access to Spartanburg, South Carolina, a community pool and a cabana with covered porch area for gathering in the shade. Take a dip, the water’s fine! Entry monument is professionally landscaped and maintained as well as several green spaces and common areas. If it is outdoor fun you seek, take the boat out or drop a line in Lake Bowen, which encompasses 1,534 acres and contains approximately 33 miles of shoreline, less than 20 minutes from the community. While there, visit “Anchor Park,” a recreational park provided by Spartanburg County that offers picnic pavilions, waterfront access for fishing, a playground and two boat ramps! Adams Homes is the ONLY all brick new home builder in Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina starting in the $140’s. Brick is superior to other exterior cladding in new home construction as it is energy efficient, low to no maintenance, never needs painting and it is a green and sustainable product. The streetscape reflects the classic styling of all brick as well. Visit today and see for yourself!

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Winchester

The Murphys Producing Team for the Greenville office. In the Easley Office, Missy Rick was Top Listing Agent and Shirley Winchester was Top Producer. The Murphys (Celia and Gary), were the Top Listing and Producing Team for the Easley office. In the Greer Office, Chris Stroble was Top Listing Agent and Ann Drayton Lister was the Top Producer.

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OPEN THIS WEEKEND MOSS CREEK

O P E N S U N D AY, M A R C H 16 F R O M 2 – 4 P M NEELY FARM

TANNER MILL

403 BELGRAY CT . $249,000 . MLS# 1261278

402 WORCHESTER PLACE . $247,500 . MLS# 1268732

101 BARLEY BARN CT . $193,400 . MLS# 1268212

4BR/2.5BA Open Floor Plan w/ Master on Main. Great Subdivision!! Brushy Creek to Left on Taylors Road (Beside YMCA). Left on Jones Rd. Right into SD, Left on Belgray Ct.

4BR/2.5BA Beautiful home w/open floor plan. Close proximity to amenities. Hwy 385 to Harrison Grove Rd, Exit Right, Right on Harrison Grove, Cross Fairview, Right into SD.

4BR/2.5BA Completely new kitchen and flooring thru out, community pool/playground 385S to exit 34, L on Butler, R on Tanner, R into Tanners Mill, L on Barley Barn

Contact: Gail Fruetel | 864-979-0332 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Sheila Smalley | 864-449-2878 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Lydia Johnson | 864-918-9663 Carol Pyfrom Realty

MOUNTAIN TRACE

REID VALLEY

HARTS LANE

104 MOUNTAINSIDE WAY . $189,500 . MLS# 1274108

602 CENTER RD . $184,500 . MLS# 1274902

110 SHEA CT . $182,000 . MLS# 1274962

4BR/2.5BA Open floor plan, hardwoods downstairs, quiet culdesac lot. N. Pleasantburg to Right on Piney Mtn, Left on State Park, Right on Timber, Left on Tryon to Mountainside Way.

3BR/2BA Hard to find a gem that has been updated throughout! From Greenville take 29 toward Greer, Left on Reid School Road, Reid Valley on Right

3BR/2.5BA Lovely home on cud-de-sac convenient to Hwy 14 ! Woodruff Rd, Right on Hwy 14, Left on Harts, Left into SD on Paranor, Right on Shea, Home on Right.

Contact: Cynthia Rehberg | 864-884-9953 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Regina Coulomb | 864-420-1362 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Ginger T. Yelton | 864-360-2327 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

SPARTANBURG

R E AL ESTAT E N E W S Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® Now Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Revitalization Awards

380 WARDLAW AVE . $57,000 . MLS# 1272628 3BR/1.5BA Updated home on corner lot with lots of Curb Appeal. SC 295 S, Right on Cedar Springs, Right onto Wardlaw Contact: Kathy Cassity | 864-414-8408 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

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If you or someone you know took a chance, invested a substantial amount of time and money in a property in the Greater Greenville Area that acts as a catalyst to improve a particular community, the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® would like to know. GGAR will be accepting nominations until June 30, 2014 for properties in The Greater Greenville area. We are seeking properties that have made an impact on a particular area, not a remodeling project. Some examples of the types of properties include: • Residential – individual homes, subdivisions • Commercial – businesses or multi-family dwellings • Public property – parks, trails, etc. The GGAR Revitalization Committee and a panel of independent judges will meet in July to review all nominations. Nominated properties will be visited by the judges and the committee in August. All nominees will be notified following the visit. The awards will be presented in September at the GGAR REALTOR® luncheon. Nomination forms are available online at www.ggar.com or contact Leah Duke at GGAR to request a copy: Email: leah.duke@ggar.com or phone 864-672-3209. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,700 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”

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Lister

The Herseys

16 Richfield Drive, Woodberry Beautiful Eastside traditional home on 2.7 private acres just off Pelham Road convenient to shopping, medical, and interstates. This classic one owner home has been enlarged and updated for ideal family living. The first floor features a large family room with fireplace and built-ins open to a gourmet kitchen, breakfast area, and sunroom all overlooking the very private back yard. In addition you’ll find the formal living and dining rooms PLUS an awesome Master suite which includes a study, his and hers custom closets with furniture quality built ins plus the spa like Master Bath with both jetted tub and separate shower, and separate vanity areas. From this wonderful retreat just step from the bedroom onto the covered porch and then into the relaxing hot tub! Upstairs you’ll find a bonus room large enough to kick back for TV viewing and a game of pool. And to complete the picture there are 4 spacious guest bedrooms and two large baths up. Nine foot ceilings, 2 gas water heaters, Anderson windows, Trex decking, new HVAC, Finalcote exterior paint, great schools and the list goes on. Homes don’t come on the market often in this quiet, convenient Woodberry location so come see this home today.

HOME INFO Price: $649,900 | MLS: #1274322 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 3 full/1 half Square Footage: 5400–5599 Schools: Pelham Road Elementary Greenville Middle | JL Mann High Contact: Brenda Busby | 864.275.9855 bbusby@cbcaine.com Coldwell Banker Caine To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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The Herseys (Paul and Marcia) were the Top Listing and Producing Team.

Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from January Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the month of January. The top producing agents from each office are ranked by the total volume of business closed last month and include: • Easley: Lisa Watson, Susan McCoy, Suzanne Cook • Greenville: Carolyn Dowling, Sharon Wilson, Lisa Humphreys • Greer: Alicia Waynick, Linda Wood, Faith Ross • Seneca: Pat Loftis, Barry Voeltz, Brett Smagala • Spartanburg: Francie Little, Beth Beach, Eva Sandfort Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last month and include: • Easley: Kathy Gallamore, Wanda Stewart, Susan McCoy • Greenville: Jacob Mann, Nick Carlson, Sharon Wilson • Greer: Faith Ross, Linda Wood, Charlene Panek

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• Seneca: Jere duBois, Brett Smagala, Pat Loftis • Spartanburg: Annette Starnes, Judy McCravy, Lori Thompson

Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the new real estate brokerage network operated by HSF Affiliates LLC, recently announced that Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® has joined the brand and is operating as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS®. The full-service brokerage, a leader in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and other upstate South Carolina markets, is the next in a growing roster of affiliates that have joined the network since September. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices now accounts for more than 23,000 agents and 600 offices in 30 states. “This is a defining moment for our company,” said Danny Joyner, president of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS®. “We have the rare opportunity to represent a brand inspired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the world’s most respected corporation according to Barron’s. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is fresh, intelligent and respected, and will resonate well in all markets with all clients.” Chief Operating Officer David Crigler said the decision to join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices was a simple one for him and Joyner, since the brand reflects Berkshire Hathaway’s values of trust, integrity, stability and longevity. “Our company lives these values every day,” he said. “We couldn’t ask for a better fit.” The brand will help C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® recruit top agents, Crigler added. “Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a true ‘game-changer.’ The brand will help our agents gain even more distinction in the marketplace.” Joyner and Crigler commemorated the brand and unveiled their new Cabernet and Cream yard sign during an event for agents at The Peace Center for Performing Arts in Greenville. HSF Affiliates CEO Earl Lee attended the event and welcomed associates to their new brand. “C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® has a proud legacy of service and success dating back 50 years,” he said. “We’re excited that these fine professionals will represent Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in upstate South Carolina.” With the transition, C. Dan Joyner Co.

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213 Watkins Farm Drive, Greer If you are looking for that fabulous kitchen this home certainly has that! It is large and very spacious with Cherry cabinets, granite counter tops, center island with sink, stainless appliances by Kitchenaid which are included with the home. Refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, gas cook top and double wall ovens. There is also a large pantry and cabinetry with a plate & wine rack. The craftsman style home has large front porch. There is a living room/study at front of house as well as a formal dining room. Two story great room with stacked stone fireplace and lots of windows and the sun room located next to great room opens to the deck. There is a split staircase that leads upstairs. The master has a trey ceiling with double sinks, walk-in closet, garden tub and separate shower. There are also three more bedrooms with spacious closets. The backyard overlooks a beautiful pasture, which has privacy. There is also a central vac system as well as a sprinkler system front and back.

HOME INFO Price: $349,000 | MLS: #1273476 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2.5 Square Footage: 3000-3199 Schools: Spartanburg District 5 Contact: Chris Stroble | 864.320.4062 Allen Tate Company To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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REALTORS® associates gain access to a robust real estate technology platform, ongoing business consultation, professional education, marketing support and more. The brokerage’s new yard signs will begin appearing throughout upstate South Carolina starting today. About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® operates eight offices in the greater Greenville area. The independently owned brokerage this year celebrates its 50th anniversary in business. Visit www.cdanjoyner.com. About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, based in Irvine, CA, is a brand-new real estate brokerage network built for a new era in residential real estate. The network, among the few organizations entrusted to use the worldrenowned Berkshire Hathaway name, brings to the real estate market a definitive mark of trust, integrity, stability and longevity. Irvine, CA-based HSF Affiliates LLC operates Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate franchise networks. The company is

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Biney Rejoins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Jeff Biney as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Moving back to the Upstate , Biney rejoins Coldwell Banker Caine with several years of sales experience. His prior positions include Salesperson at Hyundai of Asheville, Caine agent from 2008-2013 and Store Manager at GameStop. Active in the community, Biney volunteers for Meals on Wheels and Safe Harbor. In his free time, Biney enjoys poker, fitness and soccer. He has a 9 year-old son named Kenyon. “We are excited to welcome back Jeff to our Greenville team given his sales background,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “And we are positive that he will succeed here at Coldwell Banker Caine.”

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ON THE MARKET MONTEBELLO

26 DONATELLO COURT . $2,200,000 . MLS# 1261438 5BR/5.5BA In town estate beautifully situated on approximately 4.5 acres of immaculately maintained grounds. Over 10,000 sq. ft. of top of the line detailing, exquisite finishes and spectacular mountain views. Contact: Karen Turpin | 864-230-5176 | The Marchant Company

TUSCANY FALLS

5 VERSILIA LANE . $518,900 . MLS# 1274144 4BR/4BA Stunning home with exquisite craftsmanship, detail and trimwork. Master plus guest suite on main. Hardwoods, granite, custom cabinets, Electrolux appliances. Home features Loft, Bonus Room, Covered porch, deck plus Workshop. Contact: Sissy Finger | 864-303-3118 | J. Francis Real Estate

NEELY FARM

715 NEELY FARM DRIVE . $258,900 . MLS# 1268912 4BR/2.5BA FABULOUS and Meticulously Maintained home with wonderful curbappeal! 4 bedrooms PLUS Bonus, or 5th Bedroom. Open floor plan, screened porch overlooking wooded backyard, side entry garage and more! Contact: Barb Riggs | 864-423-2783 | The Marchant Company

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ADAMS CREEK $1,130,500 $450,000 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $436,832 $405,000 TRAXLER PARK $399,000 CHATELAINE $370,500 $365,000 VALLEY VIEW “GOLF COMMUNITY” $350,000 FORRESTER WOODS $294,000 $292,900 NORTH HILLS $267,000 WEST FARM $265,490 GREYSTONE@NEELY FARMS $259,900 GREYSTONE COTTAGES $259,580 $251,500 CAROLINA OAKS $251,032 COVE@SAVANNAH PTE $250,000 HAVEN@RIVER SHOALS $250,000 $248,578 EDGE ON NORTH MAIN $235,000 PROVIDENCE SQUARE $235,000 BRENTMOOR $231,731 PARIS POINT $230,000 WETHERILL PARK $221,569 HUNTERS RIDGE $218,075 LANDING@SAVANNAH PTE $211,000 CAMERON CREEK $208,745 PELHAM OAKS $190,000 $189,500 PELHAM FALLS $178,000 IVYBROOKE $171,000 PARKS GROVE $167,000 KALEDON ACRES $162,000 GLASTONBURY VILLAGE $156,000 $155,595 BROOKSIDE $155,000 $150,000 SHOALS CROSSING $148,500 FAIRVIEW LAKE $146,500 FAIRVIEW CHASE $144,000 WOODCREST $142,500 HUNTERS VALLEY $137,109 OAKHILL AIRPARK $135,000 $133,500 VALLEY HAVEN ACRES $133,000 FOREST OAKS $130,000 WHITE OAK HILLS $128,708 ORCHARD FARMS $126,000 SCOTTSWOOD $123,000 TOWNES@CARDINAL CREEK $119,737 CANEBRAKE $119,150 $112,000 CHURCHILL FALLS $110,000 MARTINS GROVE $110,000 $106,000 $105,000 AUTUMN HILLS $99,900 WESTWOOD $98,000 LEDGESTONE $96,000 WESTMINSTER VILLAGE $94,000 ARCADIA HILLS $88,000 SHAMROCK ACRES $85,000 COUNTRY GARDENS $84,500 BROADLEAF FOREST $79,950 $79,561 $78,000 FARIS RIDGE CONDO $75,000 $74,690 BEREA FOREST MARTINS GROVE $73,000 FRESH MEADOW FARMS $70,000 CLIFFS VALLEY-PANTHER MTN PARK $65,000 $56,000 $55,000 WESTWOOD $52,000 FENWICK HEIGHTS $42,500 CAMILLA PARK $38,000 AUGUSTA ACRES $38,000 DUNEAN MILLS $32,377 BEREA HEIGHTS ADDITION $30,833 NICHOLTOWN HEIGHTS $27,500 SUMMER PLACE $27,000 MYSTIC MTN RIVER EDGE ESTATE $27,000 TYGER BRIDGE ESTATES $20,500 DUNEAN $20,000 $20,000 SUMMIT@CHEROKEE VALLEY $19,500 PIEDMONT MFG CO $19,000 JUNCTION HEIGHTS $18,000 ELIZABETH E. VOYLES $14,000 $14,000 $10,000 HARBIN HEIGHTS $8,000

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On the last night of bowling for the Junior Achievement Oscar Night Bowl held recently at Star Lanes in Greenville, the team from Southern First won the TeamsSprit Contest. The Massage Envy team won the Bowling Pin contest, and Phillips Staffing won for most creative attire.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School celebrated Black History Month with a special student program entitled “Past, Present and Our Future.” The program included a traditional African dance, a karate performance and readings of “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou, and “What the Black Man Wants” by Frederick Douglass. It also included a performance by the St. Anthony School mixed choir, boys’ choir, seen here, and recorder ensemble of “Lift Every Voice” as a musical tribute to Thomas Dorsey. Stone Academy had a record-setting 12 winning entries at the South Carolina PTA Reflections competition, based on the theme of “Believe, Dream, Inspire.” The student winners will be honored at the state PTA meeting at Greenville High School on March 29. Macy Dunn won “Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme” for her dance, and there were five first-place awards. Those entries will compete nationally. The Stone Academy State PTA Reflections winners are, from left to right, Charlie Hinson, Poppy Hinson, Emma Turgeon, Ava Ramon, Macy Dunn, Sophie Young, Ethan Dill (who won two awards), Perry Bolt, Robert Anderson, Kelsey Pranke and Daniel Millett.

FLL, or FIRST Lego league, is a robotics-oriented competition that aims to promote science, technology, engineering and math. A local Greenville team, the Dream Team, recently won the state championships and will be advancing to the world competition.

The Bob Jones Academy Elementary Advanced Choir was privileged to host a joint performance with the Georgia Boy Choir under the direction of the GBC conductor, David White, a graduate of BJA. The morning began with a rehearsal during which the choirs worked on developing their vocal skills as well as preparing the two songs they would perform together.

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ACROSS 1 Data theft target: Abbr. 4 Bowler feature 8 Instant, in product names 12 Brightly colored foam shoes 17 Traffic noise 19 It may be cracked 20 Green shampoo 22 Like most of western China 23 South Temperate Zone border 26 Ma-__ store 27 Do without 28 Outfielder Crisp 29 Helps with a job 31 Some Caltech grads 32 Sprite Zero alternative 34 Pope’s realm 38 Airline that co-founded Star Alliance 39 Maker of Total Effects skin care products 41 Colin Hanks, to Tom 42 Common article 43 Gin fizz fruit 44 Wore out the carpet 46 Ready to eat 48 Company that insured Bruce Springsteen’s voice 50 NFL wide receiver who once changed his name to match his uniform number 55 Tiger’s 2004 bride 56 Sly tactic

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Sanctuary and sudden storms Robert Elias Cunningham, my grandpa, was a farmer and a storyteller. Born and raised on a dairy farm here in Greenville, he could milk a cow with frozen hands and fix a tractor with baling wire and duct tape as easily as he could sit under a giant oak tree in a creaking swing and weave a story out of words and life. His house had five rooms. He fought with the Marines at Iwo Jima in WWII. After the war, he bought four army barracks and built the house around them on land his father gave to him. I remember the first night I spent by myself with my grandparents in that house. I was eight years old. I shared a room with my younger brothers at home, so I was accustomed to having someone in the room with me, used to hearing and feeling a soft breath rise and fall beside me, comforted by the answer “Yes” when I woke in the night and asked, “Is anyone here?” At my grandparents house, I had the guest bedroom all to myself. They were early birds, my grandparents were. My grandpa often joked and called my grandma a night owl, which meant that she nodded on the couch until 9:30 p.m., the time she went to bed. He was asleep by 8 p.m. My grandpa kissed me on one cheek and went off to bed. An hour and a half later, my grandma tucked me in my bed by the window. “I love you,” she whispered and was gone. I heard the floorboards creak softly as she walked lightly away. I heard a grunt as Grandpa moved over to give up her side of the bed. I heard their breathing, at first in counterpoint and then in harmony, as they drifted off to deep sleep. My ears were sensitive to the sounds around me, listening for whatever the ears listen for in darkness. I fell asleep to the sweet sound of my grandparents’ breathing. A short time later, I woke with a start. “What was that,” I asked out loud. No one answered. There was only silence. I took a deep breath, rolled on my side, and peeked out the window. I saw a gentle sway in the fig tree and heard a gentle breeze through its branches but nothing more. I closed my eyes again. “Boom,” I heard in the distance from the mountains that rise with grace around us. I opened my eyes – again. A faint flash of light lit up the room.

“One, two three...” I began counting until I got to the number 12 and “Boom,” I heard again. (You know why I did this, don’t you? So I could figure out the miles between the storm and me.) “Maybe,” I thought to myself, “maybe the storm is moving away from us, over the hills, up the mountain, out of sight and sound.” Flash. “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...” Boom! The gentle sway of the breeze turned into a mighty shake of the wind as the fig tree scraped and scratched the screen of the window beside me. Flash. “One, two, three, four...” Boom! I pulled the covers off of my body and dangled my leg off the side of the bed. I did not ask myself, “Should I go to my grandparents’ room?” I simply got up and headed down the hall toward them. My feet were at the threshold of their bedroom door when there was a flash that lit up the whole room and a boom that shook the whole house, all at the same time. The storm was directly over us. The world record in the long jump at that time was a bit over 29 feet. On that night, at that moment, tiny Trevor Scott Barton soared over twice that distance and landed in his grandpa and grandma’s bed. My heart was beating as loudly as the thunder; my mind was flashing as wildly as the lightning – when the hands of my grandparents closed around my hands. Never before or since have I felt so safe, so secure, in sanctuary – even as the storm raged around us. The rain beat so hard on their roof I could hear nothing but the RATTA TAT TAT of the drops against the tin. Soon, though, as is the way of Southern summer thunderstorms, the rain slackened, the thunder eased, the lightning grew faint again until there was only a DRIP DRIP DRIP against the sill of the window. “Were you scared?” Grandpa asked with a kindness in his voice reserved for me, the boy who made him a grandpa. “Yes.” “It’s okay. Here, let me tell you a story...” This is what good stories do, right? They give us sanctuary, they grow us, they help us see, hear, feel, touch – they help us become more human. They help us become. Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School. He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Soby’s on the Side, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 22 East Court St., Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 23, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Yard House USA, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1025 Woodruff Road (Bldg L 101), Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 23, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Soby's LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 207 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 23, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Cliffs Club at Mountain Park, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 154 River Road, Marietta, SC 29661. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 30, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP#44-04/08/14, ERP Solution - Needs Assessment Consulting Services, April 8, 2014, 3:00 P.M. A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 9:00 AM, March 26, 2014, Procurement Services Division, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 3/29/14 at 9:00 a.m. at East North Storage, 4329 East North Street, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, East North Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore store with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: A024, Patricia A. Crosby, 80 Thruston St. Apt 212, Greenville SC 29605 Bags, boxes, misc. 2.Unit: A047, Spencer Brunson, 4 Wolseley rd. Greenville SC 29615 Furniture, misc. 3. Unit: A157, Heather Mclean, 428 Wheeler Ln. LaFollette, TN. 37766 Furniture, boxes, misc 4.Unit: A178, Juliana Little, 4 Red Bark Ct. Taylors, SC 29687 Refrigerator 5. Unit: A179, Brandon Zuber, 17165 Mt. Woodson rd, Ramona, CA.92065 Household item, misc. 6. Unit: B253, Dannette Greene, 302 Brushy Creek Rd. Taylors, SC 29687 Furniture, misc 7. Unit: B318, Betty McFadden, 506 Connecticut Ave, Greer, SC 29650 Microscopes, chairs,misc 8. Unit: C011, Eddie Beason, 302 Brushy Creek Rd, Taylors, SC 29687 Tools, misc.

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