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Haley again threatens to veto roads plans BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF
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Gov. Nikki Haley sent letters to House and Senate members this week restating that she will veto transportation bills that raise the gas tax without an offsetting income tax cut. Some members of the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday they were willing to ignore the governor’s veto threat in order to properly fund road repairs. Legislators have expressed fears that an income tax reduction would limit funding to other programs financed by the General Fund. The biggest point of contention on funding road repairs centers around Haley’s insistence on an income tax decrease, state Rep. Tommy Stringer (R-Greer) told the Journal after an Upstate Elected Officials Meeting last week at BMW Zentrum. Stringer was part of a panel discussion on transportation issues that included SCDOT Commission member Woody Willard and Reps. Mike Burns (R-Taylors) and Brian White (R-Anderson). Stringer is the primary sponsor of
the House bill reflecting Haley’s plan, which would restructure the state Department of Transportation (SCDOT), raise the gas tax by 10 cents and decrease the state income tax from 7 to 5 percent. The bill is expected to raise about $400 million a year in extra revenue for state roads and bridges. A second House bill written by a House ad-hoc transportation committee would restructure SCDOT, lower the state’s 16.75-cent consumer gas tax by 6 cents, impose an excise tax at the wholesale level and raise the vehicle sales tax cap from $300 to $500. This bill, which was approved by a House subcommittee this week, doesn’t include an income tax decrease. Stringer said House members have met privately with Haley and all parties are willing to make compromises on a roads plan. He said Haley has said she will be flexible on the amount the income tax must decrease. However, Haley press secretary Chaney Adams would not confirm how far that flexibility might go. Both bills pending in the House would raise millions in additional rev-
The panel for the Upstate Elected Officials Meeting at BMW Zentrum this week included state representatives and a member of the SCDOT Commission.
enue for road repairs, but would still fall short of the $1.5 billion the SCDOT had estimated is necessary to address the state’s road and bridge needs. Burns and White expressed doubt that SCDOT actually needed that much to fix state roads. Willard, however, said SCDOT needs the full amount to bring all the roads up to the status of “good.” The three House representatives on
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sjackson@communityjournals.com New conceptual plans have been unveiled for Reedy Point, a long-envisioned multipurpose tourism complex bordering the Reedy River downtown at the entrance to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Greenville County Council has reportedly provided 1.2 acres on River Street for the project, which supporters say could include an interactive visitors center, business and meeting spaces, event venue, pocket parks and public spaces. The River Street parcel is valued at $2.7 million, according to county tax records. County Council has pledged $5 million toward the project. City leaders have been discussing the concept of a tourism resource center since 2010. The project has gone through several iterations under the names of Reedy Square and Dream Big Greenville. The project had an original budget of $23.7 million, the majority of which was to be raised from public and private sources, said Patti McAbee, president and CEO of Dream Big Greenville. Fundraising efforts stalled due to the economic downturn and several other factors, she said. In 2010, the City of Greenville ad-
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opted a resolution stating it would provide up to $3.5 million in financial support for the project once it attains 85 percent of the overall fundraising goal. The city funds would
come from local accommodation tax fees. While no expiration date is attached to the resolution, City Council may revisit and review the city’s commitments at any time, a city spokes-
person said. McAbee said she continues to plan and fundraise for the Reedy Point project, but no new milestone dates have been set yet.
Table 301 to squeeze Southern Pressed Juicery into ONE SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
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Table 301 unveiled its latest restaurant concept this week: a cold-pressed raw juice bar called Southern Pressed Juicery, located at the ONE building in downtown Greenville near Orvis and Brooks Brothers. Olivia Esquivel, a local business owner and PR consultant, is partnering with the Table 301 group for the new juice bar. She had experienced coldpressed juices in Miami and realized the Greenville market had very little like it to offer. The team has also hired Chef Xavier Bonnafous, a vegan and vegetarian chef, who Esquivel met at a food conference in Miami. Bonnafous, who originally hails from southern France, happened to have lived in the Upstate briefly and was looking to move back. The juicery will be 100 percent or-
Table 301 unveiled the sign for the new Southern Pressed Juicery Wednesday evening.
ganic and feature raw foods, smoothies, cold-pressed coffee, and steel-cut oats along with fresh salads and other items
that will be available from a grab-andgo area. Locally sourced products will be used as much as possible.
Fresh vegetables will be growing in a wall planter outside the restaurant. Outdoor seating will be available and inside will offer a variety of seating areas, including a countertop bar and a long farm table. Esquivel said she wants the juice bar to be a “cool place where everybody can come hang out and meet the staff. I see it as an alternative to Starbucks.” Juiceologists will be on hand to not only make the juices but also explain the nutritional benefits as well. Yoga and nutrition classes are planned for the future. “Greenville is ready for this,” said Carl Sobocinski, owner of Table 301. “The community is interested in health and wellness, and as Greenville is progressing and looking to keep being recognized, why not enter this market?” A May 1 opening is planned. For more information, visit southernpressedjuicery. com.
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A proposed bill in the South Carolina Legislature would cloak the lethal injection execution process in secrecy, eliminating government transparency and accountability in the exercise of the awesome governmental power of taking the life of one of its citizens. The law will prevent the public and even the governor and Legislature from learning what happens in carrying out executions by lethal injection, even when they go wrong. Senate Bill 553 (S. 553), and companion House Bill 3853 (H. 3853), make all aspects of obtaining the drugs for lethal injection a state secret that will remain confidential, without exception, within the S.C. Department of Corrections. The bill prohibits the disclosure of everything from the names of those involved in carrying out the sentence, to the suppliers and manufacturers of the drugs, the type of drugs used, and even the cost to the Department of Corrections. The extreme secrecy created by S. 553 is a threat to open and accountable government. The bill amounts to special interest legislation intended to shield private sector drug companies from lawful criticism and to stifle public debate. Other states, most recently Virginia, have rejected similar legislation as an affront to government transparency and accountability. The bill comes at a time when the importance of public scrutiny of executions by lethal injection has never been greater. Removing transparency from the process will allow the Department of Corrections to obtain untested drugs from unregulated compounding pharmacies. This will essentially allow for human experimentation, increasing the potential for botched executions, as it did in the Clayton Lockett execution in Oklahoma on April 29, 2014, and the Joseph Wood execution in Arizona on July 23, 2014. Because of the lack of transparency created by S. 553, even the governor and the state Legislature would lack the authority to launch an investigation into the Department of Corrections’ procurement of lethal injection drugs.
Are you one of those people bingewatching the new season of “House of Cards”? The show, as well as today’s streaming services and DVRs, is revolutionizing how we watch television. Entire seasons of shows are easily available online. If you’ve been super busy and missed several episodes of your favorite show, you can plan a marathon viewing session from your DVR. Watching television is fine. It’s a good stress reliever, but like sweets, fatty foods and alcohol, it’s best taken in moderation. Recent studies have found excess TV viewing can contribute to an early death. The Journal of the American Heart Association compared the activity levels of more than 13,000 adults in a recently published study. Those who watched TV for three or more hours per day were twice as likely to die prematurely compared to those who watch an hour per day. This was felt to be due to prolonged sedentary behavior. Snacking is a common activity that goes along with TV watching – which might explain another study that has determined the average person will burn more calories while sleeping than while watching television. Such snacking has been termed “mindless eating” and rarely occurs during other sitting activities, such as driving or using your computer. Speaking of sleep, if your TV time takes place shortly before bed, it could impact your ability to fall asleep and the quality of your sleep. The lights and action on the TV screen stimulate our brains, and that’s not something we want to do right before bed. Ultimately, the problems with binge-watching television are rooted in it being another contributor to our sedentary behavior. Standing desks and treadmill desks have become popular because of re-
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Furthermore, if S. 553 becomes law, it is vulnerable to being found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Preventing the public, press, courts and defendants from reviewing information about the process used in an execution raises constitutional issues related to the First Amendment, due process, and the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. S. 553 is currently in the Senate Committee on Corrections and Penology. The committee was scheduled to hear public testimony and begin debate on the bill this Thursday, March 26. The Corrections department was expected to explain why it feels the bill should pass. Opponents were also to be given time to speak against the bill. (H. 3853 has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee; no hearings have been scheduled at this time). No executions are scheduled or expected for this year in South Carolina; in fact, the Department of Corrections is unlikely to be called upon to prepare for an execution any time within the next several years. There is no reason for the Legislature to rush to judgment by passing this bill. This is not about whether you support or oppose the death penalty. This is about whether you support or oppose open and accountable government. Emily Paavola is executive director of the Death Penalty Resource & Defense Center in Columbia, a nonprofit that provides resources and assistance to lawyers handling death penalty cases, represents individuals on death row due to poor legal representation and other injustices, and advocates for systemic reform.
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IN MY OWN WORDS by KEVIN KOPERA
search that has found increased risks for cardiovascular disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes if you sit for an average of seven or more hours a day. Most of our jobs are sedentary and involve sitting at desks and in meetings. Then, we far exceed those seven hours of sitting when catching up on recorded shows on the DVR at the end of the day. Many families are mindful of the screen time that young children get, but it’s becoming increasingly important that adults monitor their time in front of televisions and tablets, too. So what do you do when it’s time to watch a marathon session of “House of Cards?” Work in some exercise. Between episodes, do the following: 10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 situps and 10 pushups. Modify if necessary to start and add reps as you improve. Do a set of these exercises when you can’t skip the commercials when watching programs OnDemand, too. If you have a stationary bike or treadmill, use it while watching TV. Hey, if you have a rowing machine, use it like Frank Underwood. You should also consider standing breaks while watching a show, or you could perform household chores like folding laundry. It’s healthy to enjoy television, but it’s becoming too easy and convenient to overdo it. Kevin Kopera, M.D., is medical director of GHS’ Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital.
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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE Dear Editor, According to sources at the Library of Congress, Clemson University’s Tillman Hall was likely the site of Fort Rutledge – a frontier Revolutionary War fort garrisoned in 1776 by about 300 patriot troops under the command of Andrew Williamson and Andrew Pickens. Fort Rutledge was named in honor of the first governor of South Carolina, and played a key role
in preventing a British-supported invasion from the West to coordinate with the British amphibious invasion at Charleston designed to crush the “rebellion.” Sort of the “Fort Moultrie of the Upstate.” The patriot troops received word of the Declaration of Independence shortly after the fort-onthe-hill and well were completed. Also, the present building’s clock tower may have been inspired by Fort Rutledge’s commanding watchtower and
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Follow the confusingly named road West Camperdown or East Camperdown? Augusta Road or Augusta Street? Haywood, Howell or Edwards? Greenville’s history helps unravel bewildering street names BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF
bjeffers@communityjournals.com When the Greenville Planning Commission evaluated a proposal last week to change the name of West Camperdown Way to Falls Park Drive, several members admitted they arrived at the meeting planning to vote against the name change. They expressed concern about preserving the heritage of the road named after a former textile mill that helped create a thriving community. But representatives from Hughes Investments Inc., the company that filed the request, persuasively argued that the street’s name sows confusion. “West Camperdown Way” was previously connected to “East Camperdown Way” by a bridge that no longer exists – the vehicular bridge that came down when the city developed Falls Park and erected the pedestrian Liberty Bridge. Hughes representatives said out-
of-town clients looking for their office would often call from East Camperdown Way confused about how to get to the other side. The confusion will only be compounded when the Greenville News site is redeveloped and renamed Camperdown, they warned. The arguments and letters from other businesses in the area had their effect. The commission voted 5-1 to approve the name change. West Camperdown Way will become Falls Park Drive. THE LONG ROAD OF CONFUSION As Greenville residents well know, Camperdown Way is just one example of the seemingly odd labyrinth of road names in the city and county. Some streets suddenly change names– like downtown’s Broad Street, which turns into Butler Avenue and then Atwood Street and then Park Avenue and then North Street. Meanwhile, a section of North Street, nowhere near the rest of the road that shares its name, runs from Richardson Street and feeds into I-385. Take the Haywood Road exit off I-385 and you’ll find that Haywood soon turns into Howell Road and then changes again to Edwards Road. Motorists heading west on downtown’s McBee Avenue will come to an intersection where they have the option to turn right onto Richardson Street, or left onto River Street.
“Sometimes they’re really confusing,” says Greenville historian Judith Bainbridge. As Greenville grew, County Council and City Council members, developers and mill owners all got into the action of naming roads. Often nearby mill villages would have similar street names, she said, because the owners would name them after major stockholders. KNOW THE HISTORY Bainbridge said to understand the current road name system, a person must understand Greenville’s history. She said Lemuel Alston, who owned 11,000 acres around the Reedy River, laid out the original grid for the city of Greenville back in the 1790s. His plan consisted of a main street crossed by what are now Broad Street and McBee Avenue. Greenville’s first courthouse was built at the center of Main Street, but was eventually relocated a little off the main drag. Thus Court Street was developed, followed by Jail Street, when a jail was built next to the courthouse, Bainbridge said. Jail Street changed names to Falls Street, according to Bainbridge, when people determined the name “wasn’t very attractive.” WHERE ARE YOU GOING? People often would name streets “for themselves and for their families,” Bainbridge said.
Street lingo
Avenue Traditionally a straight road with a line of trees or shrubs running along each side, which emphasize arrival at a landscape or architectural feature.
Boulevard Usually a widened, multi-lane arterial street with a median and landscaping between the curbs and sidewalks on either side.
Court A short street that ends as a cul-de-sac.
Drive Can be short for driveway, a private road for local access to one, or a small group of structures. Other times it refers to meandering, rather than straight, roads and highways.
Expressway A divided highway meant for high-speed traffic.
Freeway A road designed for safe high-speed traffic through the elimination of intersections at the same grade or level.
Highway A main road intended for travel between destinations like cities and towns.
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The intersection of East North Street, Howell and Haywood Roads. Traveling to the left Howell becomes Haywood and ends at Laurens Road, traveling to the right Howell becomes Edwards at Edwards Road, then becomes Edwards Mill Road after crossing Wade Hampton Boulevard ending at Reid School Road.
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A narrow road or street usually lacking a shoulder or a median.
Way A minor street off a road in a town. Source: mentalfloss.com
JOURNAL NEWS The intersection of Falls Street and East Camperdown Way looking up East Camperdown. Falls Street starts on the left becoming South Spring Street at East Court Street and changes to North Spring Street at East Washington Street ending at Beattie Place. East Camperdown Way is to the right ending at a parking lot at Falls park. The entrance to the Church Street onramp and U.S. 29 South is also to the right.
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However, some of the roads in Greenville were named after the destination to which they led. The road from Greenville to Buncombe County, N.C., became Buncombe Road. Augusta Road led to the Georgia city, and Pendleton Street went to the same-named town southwest of Greenville. THE EXPANDING CITY Greenville started expanding rapidly when Vardry McBee purchased land from Alston in 1815, Bainbridge said. As new roads were added onto existing roads, she said, they were given new
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names instead of continuing with the old name. “They’ll take a street that’s already existing and push it out to something else,” she said. Many roads also duplicated names. Road naming got so out of control, Bainbridge said, that by 1945 the post office decided to rename some of the roads to mitigate the problem. One confusing case was Old Buncombe Road, and New Buncombe Road, which changed to Poinsett Highway. Bainbridge said, “Can you imagine the joys of the post office with New Buncombe and Old Buncombe?”
STREET VS. ROAD Typically, roadways inside city limits are called streets and outside the city are called roads, Bainbridge said. So when the city annexed the land around part of Augusta Road in 1947, that part of the road was renamed Augusta Street, she said. But “everybody refers to it as Augusta Road because it was Augusta Road until the city limits changed.” While some road names can be easily explained, the rationale behind others might never be known. Bainbridge said because mill owners controlled most of the land on the westside of the city, the eastside saw more rapid development, leading to confusing naming systems. “The eastside is an utter mystery to me,” Bainbridge said – and it’s a mystery she doesn’t have any intention of exploring.
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Howard ‘Champ’ Covington left his mark on Greenville APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com The Upstate lost a man described as a versatile leader when Howard Wall “Champ” Covington, Jr. passed away March 21 at age 70. Covington, a residential real estate developer, was former chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and founder of the Windsor Company (later Windsor/Aughtry Company) in Greenville, along with Champion Hills in Hendersonville, N.C. Covington attended Davidson College and married Imogene “Gene” Hill Covington in 1966. In Greenville, they raised three children, Elizabeth Ashley Covington, Cameron Covington Mackie and Howard Wall “Champ” Covington III. David Wilkins, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, said he knew Covington professionally and as a friend for nearly five decades. “Everybody knew him … he was full of gusto and full of life,” Wilkins said. “He
was one of those rare individuals who had an impact on a large number of people.” Covington was a “leader throughout the state” and it was a testament to his personality that he worked well with both a Democratic and Republican governor, Wilkins said. “He could work with anybody.” His love of golf reportedly went back to his college days, when he served as captain of the Davidson College golf team. He went on to found The Thornblade Club in the Upstate and worked with pro golfer Jay Haas to create the Thornblade Classic and The Blade Junior Classic. He also helped bring the BMW Charity Pro-Am to the area. Kevin Schreel, Thornblade Club’s head golf professional, said of Covington, “We still looked to him for ad-
vice and thoughts on the club. He always was around the club, played golf and took lessons from me … he loved hitting that perfect high, soft draw. That was what he wanted to achieve every time he took a lesson.” Grant Burns, former club president and vice president of AFL, is now penning a history of Thornblade Club. “Champ Covington was more than just the founder of Thornblade Club. He put his heart and soul into the club for 25 years. His influence can be seen everywhere at Thornblade, and he will be greatly missed there,” he said. At a 2011 dedication of Covington Circle in Covington’s honor at CUICAR, Greenville Mayor Knox White credited Covington’s role as chairman of the SC Transportation Infrastruc-
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Residents continue fight to save Tindal Park CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
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Palm Sunday, march 29
Palm Processional of the Children 8:55 AM in the Sanctuary Holy Communion served in all four worship services
monday, march 30
12:00 noon in Memorial Chapel with Rev. Grover Putnam
TueSday, march 31
12:00 noon in Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jerry Hill
WedneSday, aPril 1
12:00 noon in Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dr. John Miller
Walk To The croSS
6:00 PM on the Sanctuary Steps
holy ThurSday, aPril 2
7:00 PM in the Sanctuary Tenebrae Service with Holy Communion Rev. Jerry E. Temple
Good Friday, aPril 3 12:00 noon in the Sanctuary Rev. Joe Cate
eaSTer Sunday, aPril 5
8:55 AM and 11:00 AM in the Sanctuary Traditional Services with Brass and Handbells Rev. Jerry E. Temple 8:45 AM and 11:00 AM in Sisk Hall Non-Traditional Services Rev. Joe Cate
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Doug Smith’s crusade to save Tindal Park, a small pocket park off Church Street, started as a battle to save the place where his 5-year-old son plays nearly every day. It has grown into something much larger. “It’s about green space,” Smith said. “Greenville is growing way too fast. All this development downtown comes at a cost.” Greenville County Schools owns the land, the site of the former Donaldson Elementary where Albert Einstein once visited to speak to fifth-graders. Next to the park is a building most recently used by the school district as a district office annex, which has been vacant since 2010. The school board declared the property surplus in January, and it is listed with a real estate agent for $2.5 million. The school district expects to receive closed bids for the property – a process Oby Lyles, a school district spokesman, said will begin soon. “Our core mission is education. When we have assets, including land, that we no longer need, we have a responsibility to the taxpayers to be good fiscal stewards,” Lyles said. But Smith said selling the park would actually be bad for taxpayers as a whole. Smith said conventional thinking is that the tax base grows if land is built out with homes rather than used as a park or open space, thereby lowering each individual’s property tax. However, studies show taxpayers actually lose money when park land is developed because the cost of providing public services and infrastructure is likely to exceed the tax revenue generated from it, he said. “Taxpayers end up spending millions of dollars more over the lifetime of the park,” he said. Smith, who was among five people
who spoke at Tuesday night’s school board meeting in an attempt to save the park, said the group wants the school district to consider selling the portion of property near Houston Street which already has infrastructure in place and leaving the park. “We’re not going to quit. The park deserves to be saved. All parks and green spaces deserve to be saved,” Smith said. The 2.88 acres are part of the city’s Haynie-Sirrine Master Plan Redevelopment Area, which is a planned development. The parcel on Tindal is located in a “neighborhood edge zone,” which generally allows single-family homes and duplexes with maximum heights of two-and-a-half stories. Mayor Knox White said the city, which has leased the park land from the school district for $1 per year and has made improvements to it over the years, thinks Tindal Avenue is a good place for a park. He said if the school district sells the land, the city would have some ability to shape the size and scope of any development because it is in a redevelopment area.
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Bob Jones III apologizes for saying gays should be stoned School’s response to GRACE report criticized CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com The same week Bob Jones III apologized for saying three decades ago that homosexuals should be stoned, the school was faulted for its response to a two-year investigation into its handling of student reports of sexual abuse. The GRACE report, conducted by an independent nonprofit, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, found that Bob Jones University discouraged some students who reported being sexually assaulted (either as children or while attending BJU) from reporting the abuse to police and implied others brought the abuse on themselves. Students were told to “deal with their own sin” and sent to untrained staff for counseling, the report said. BJU’s response was criticized Mon-
day as “an attack and blatant disregard of the report’s recommendations.” The report called for the school to take “personnel action” against Bob Jones III and to stop using books and DVDs by former Dean of Students Jim Berg, the man responsible for most counseling from 1981 to 2010. BJU said it would continue to sell Berg’s materials after reviewing them and finding them to be “biblically sound.” In an open letter posted on the Do Right BJU Facebook pages, the survivor representatives from the Abuse Response Task Force called the university’s answer to the investigation “shallow words backed largely by inaction.” “We refuse to tacitly affirm your response,” the letter said. The letter asks BJU to outsource all sexual assault counseling. “We ask you to pause your counseling program and learn from the ones whose lives have been negatively impacted by it – the survivors,” the letter writers said. “It is time for you to become a student. Lis-
“They seem to me as words belonging to a total stranger – were my name not attached. Bob Jones III
ten. Truly listen to the victims. We are your best teachers. This is not a time for you to self-repair and certainly not a time for you to lead.” Bob Jones III’s apology for his 1980 comments came after BJUnity, a group that supports gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and faculty at the school, sent his office a petition with 2,000 signatures. Jones made the statement to the Associated Press in 1980 as part of a group of fundamentalist ministers who went to the White House with a petition opposed to extending provisions of the Civil Rights Act to homosexuals. “I’m sure this will be greatly misquot-
ed,” Jones said in 1980, according to the Associated Press. “But it would not be a bad idea to bring the swift justice today that was brought in Israel’s day against murder and rape and homosexuality. I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands.” “I take personal ownership of this inflammatory rhetoric,” Jones said this week. “This reckless statement was made in the heat of a political controversy 35 years ago. Upon now reading these long-forgotten words, they seem to me as words belonging to a total stranger – were my name not attached.”
A refundable future Free tax preparation available through April 15
I made a real, tangible difference.” The United Way VITA website emphasizes the importance of gaining financial stability and providing quality. This is exactly what Shoemaker says is gratifying about his job: “That moment of knowing that you have legitimately helped somebody financially is why we do what we do.”
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United Way’s VITA program is ready to help Greenville with its taxes. With more than 100 driven volunteers in Greenville County alone, VITA tax preparers say they are determined to improve financial stability. VITA is a volunteer-based program that prepares and files local taxpayers’ federal and state taxes at no cost, as well as offering information and financial literacy programs, said VITA Coordinator Craig Shoemaker. To qualify for free tax-filing services, the taxpayer must have a household income of less than $53,000 a year, the agency said. VITA prides itself on its determined volunteers, with more than 400 working on site in Greenville, Pickens, Anderson and Laurens counties, Shoemaker said. All volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS. In 2014 alone, 8,700 people used the VITA service and it returned approximately $9.1 million to Upstate taxpayers, the agency said.
VITA is more than a simple volunteer program and the volunteers take their work seriously, Shoemaker said. “Our volunteers are knowledgeable about tax law, and trained according to IRS conduct guidelines. So even if you have to come to ask some questions, not even get your taxes filed, we are more than willing to help out in any way.” In addition to adults, VITA’s volunteer pool includes high school students, Furman University students and North Greenville interns, in order to generate buzz about VITA’s services, he said.
Krissy Stafford, a Furman University business major and previous VITA volunteer, says the VITA program training “requires high levels of thinking and understanding of tax accounting. The best part about volunteering was when a client who wasn’t expecting a refund was able to reclaim a good amount of money. They would be so excited, and you knew that the influx of unexpected money could be their rent for the next few months. It was personal and challenging, which made me feel like
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS COULD JOIN 2A
Christ Church Episcopal School and St. Joseph’s Catholic School are among private schools across the state that could be playing up a classification in high school sports under an amendment passed at the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association spring conference. Under the amendment, private and char- Christ Church Episcopal School’s Varsity Girls Basketball team ter schools would take on won the Class A State Title on March 7, 2015. Pictured: Coach the classification of the Toni Leopard, Abbie Posta, Lawren Cook, Jordan Haywood, Bailey public school with which Breazeale, Shayla Bennett, Sarah Robinson, Paula Pieper, Darcy they share an attendance Merline, Alexandria Leland, Dani Boyett, Marion Geary, Kendal zone. The amendment Kipper, Anna Schlappinger, Victoria Patterson, Diana Geary. limits the jump to one classification. That would put all three Greenville County private schools that play in the High School League – Christ Church Episcopal, St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Southside Christian – in 2A. “This amendment singles out private and charter schools, so we are concerned about the legality of this amendment,” Christ Church Director of Athletics R.J. Beach wrote in a letter to the community dated March 19. Seven percent of High School League schools are private or charter schools. Any change in reclassification would take effect in the 2016-17 school year. The High School League Executive Committee will meet in April to decide whether to keep the current four classifications or to expand to five or six. “CCES supports any classification based on simple head count,” Beach wrote.
FREE K-4 FAILS TO CLOSE EDUCATION GAPS
South Carolina spends $65 million a year to provide free kindergarten for children from low income families, but the modest academic gains made over the past decade is not closing the achievement gap, says a state Education Oversight Committee report. The free kindergarten program was created in 2006 in response to a court ruling that said the state must do more for preschool children in its poor and rural school districts. This past October, the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of several of the state’s poorest school districts that sued the state for failing to provide their students the opportunity to get a quality education. A task force is now studying the issue.
While access to 4K has expanded, Melanie Barton, EOC executive director, expressed concern in the report that “we are not succeeding with this at-risk population of young people. In math, the gap may be increasing.” Student success in the free 4K program varied dramatically from district to district, the report found. Poor children in poor districts who were in 4K were more likely to pass end-of-year exams in math and reading than poor children in the same districts who did not attend. But those students’ success rate was no better than poor children in wealthier districts that do not have free 4K, the report said. Poor children who enrolled in the state’s 4K program had consistently lower achievement on state tests than did all students statewide. Barton said that illustrates how essential it is to concentrate on program quality.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL RETURNS TO GREER
After a successful launch in 2014, the Greer International Festival will be returning to Greer City Park on April 11. Officials said the 2015 festival will have more activities and more countries represented, spotlighting two dozen of the more than 100 cultures represented by those who live and work in the Upstate. Last year’s festival drew more than 1,000 visitors despite being forced indoors due to rain. “Spring has everyone ready to enjoy outside activities, and the International Festival is the perfect event for families,” said Julia Harrill, the city’s events supervisor. “There are many educational opportunities such as visiting booths to learn more about different cultures. There will be crafts and activities for kids of all ages, and a wide array of international entertainment will be ongoing in the amphitheater.” The festival is open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., and admission is free to the public. In addition to music, dancing and singing, visitors can attend demonstrations ranging from international sports to rolling sushi. New this year will be booths representing Bermuda, Bolivia, Colombia, England, Haiti, Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Korea and Wales. Food vendors will line the park promenade with a taste of international cuisine ranging from gyros to fajitas. Greer’s sixth annual juried art exhibition will also be held at Greer City Hall during the festival. The exhibition is designed to recognize the quality and diversity of work by Upstate artists, and entries will reflect the theme “Greer Goes Global.” The festival is sponsored by the city of Greer, Starbucks, Citizens Building and Loan, Greer State Bank and Michelin. Greer CPW and Partnership for Tomorrow are sponsoring the art exhibition. For more information, visit cityofgreer.org or call 968-7005.
2 Upstate banks announce merger ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
aboncimino@communityjournals.com Spartanburg-based Carolina Alliance Bank and Greenville-based Pinnacle Bank will merge to form an eightbranch full-service community bank across Spartanburg, Greenville, Easley, Powdersville, Anderson and Seneca, S.C. and Asheville and Hendersonville, N.C. The merged companies – operating as Carolina Alliance Bank – will also include loan production offices in Spartanburg, S.C. and Charlotte, N.C.
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The merger follows Carolina Alliance’s merger with Asheville-based Forest Commercial Bank last year. The terms of the Carolina Alliance and Pinnacle deal – expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2015 were not disclosed. The number of employees affected was not disclosed. The bank will have approximately $567 million in assets, $461 million in loans and $461 million in deposits, according to a news release. “Merging these financially sound institutions is a natural fit to bridge our
Spartanburg and western upstate offices,” said Carolina Alliance CEO John Poole. “Both banks share a philosophy of service to customers with seasoned local bankers and local decision-making. We also serve the local communities in which we operate.” Pinnacle Bank president and CEO David Barnett – also president and CEO of Pinnacle holding company PBSC Financial Company – will serve as president of the new entity’s Greenville and South Carolina Western Region. Three members of PBSC’s board of directors will join
the Carolina Alliance Board of Directors. Shareholders of PBSC will be able to elect to receive either $12 per share of cash or 1.0909 shares of Carolina Alliance common stock for each share of PBSC common stock help, with conditions. Based on the closing price of $11.50 for Carolina Alliance common stock on March 23, 2015, the transaction would result in an aggregate value of $23.3 million. BSC shareholders are expected to own 26 percent of the combined bank, while Carolina Alliance Bank shareholders are expected to hold 74 percent.
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Surviving a Traumatic Loss Jill Jones, LISW-CP
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clandrum@communityjournals.com Repair work began this week on the Woodland Way Bridge – good news for downtown motorists forced to find alternate routes around Cleveland Park since the bridge closed last October after a passerby alerted the city to a splintered wood piling. Further testing revealed three other pilings had hollows. City officials said the bridge should reopen within four months. The bad news is Woodland Way is far from the only timber bridge in South Carolina – meaning the problem of unsound bridges could pop up more often around the state as more timber bridges reach the end of their expected 50-year life spans. Timber piling bridges were a common practice a half-century ago, officials say. The city owns at least two others: the Reedy View Drive bridge near Linky Stone Park, and another on Old Sulphur Springs Road. At least 16 wood piling bridges cross Greenville County roads. About 2,900 bridges with all-timber pile foundations are in active use statewide, said Pete Poore, spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Transportation. More than 200 addi-
Comfort For Those Who Have Experienced A Recent Loss Jamie Stover, CCLS, NBCC, LPCS, MS, MEd.
tional bridges have timber pile foundations only on the end 3bents, said.Select One) Session Choiceshe(Please The SCDOT1. is responsible for more Anger and Forgiveness than 9,200 bridges across the Sherri Wilson, Nurse and Biblestate, Teacher 21 percent of which are considered sub2. Praying Through the Hard Times standard, he said. Substandard doesn’t Amelia Rose, Bible Teacher mean unsafe, 3.heThis emphasized. SubstanWasn’t Supposed to Happen! dard bridges areBeth classified under Marshall, Author and Speakerfederal guidelines as “structurally deficient” – defined as being in relatively poor physical condition and/or inadequate to handle truck weight – or “functionally obsolete,” meaning inadequately designed for current traffic volume. State funds have been shifted to address roughly 25 percent of the state’s load-restricted bridges over the next two to three years, SCDOT says. That means 90 bridges that are closed or load-restricted will be replaced, according to AAA Carolinas. Palmetto Infrastructure will complete the Woodland Way bridge repair, which includes new steel piles, concrete pile caps and reinstalling the existing bridge deck. Some repairs to existing rails may be necessary to bring the structure into compliance with current code. City officials said the bridge had been inspected twice within four months, including after an August flood that caused the death of two people and damaged buildings.
This event is offered to you by Volunteers, Community Partners, and Heartstrings Members. Heartstrings is a faith-based encouragement group of First Baptist Church Simpsonville, for mothers who have experienced the death of a child. Through this event, started in 2013, we desire to reach out to other mothers in compassion to bring you love, comfort, and hope.
God’s Healing for a Mother’s Heart
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A Day-Retreat for Women Who Have Experienced the Death of a Child
Cole Holman, Educator
COST: $360,000
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Please join us for a day of encouragement, 8:15 Registration pampering, loving support, comfort food, Phone #: Special thanks to our Community Partners: 8:45 Opening Session - Kathy Schultz authentic presenters, and sharing the love of •First Baptist Church Simpsonville 9:30 Break Email: Providers:and Mackey Mortuary, Woodlawn Funeral Home & Christ,•Dignity our Memorial Great Healer Comforter. Memorial Park, Dillard-Hillcrest Memorial Park Funerals & 9:45 Circle of Friends (Share our Stories) Memorialalong Gardens, Palmetto Cremation Name of Child: We welcomeCremations, mothersGreenville at all points 10:45 First Small Group Session •Over the Rainbow Gift Shop their journey of healing regardless of the age (For Memory Wall) 11:35 Second Small Group Session Also special thanks to: of theOur child or the length of time since the 12:20 Lunch Wonderful Volunteers • Please circle 4 sessions death.Fletcher Funeral Home 1:05 Third Group Session Thomas McAfee Funeral Home the back. You may numb 2:00 Ending Session - Dr. Frank Page Bennett and Sons Antiques To honor the memory of our children, those interest and we will do o who wish may bring a picture of her child to classes from your choice Our Guest Presenters Please us for a for daytheofday. encouragement, pampering, loving support, comfort food, display on ourjoin Memory Wall Small Groups...then sele Kathy Schultz Mother and Bible Teacher The pictures will be returned atand the end of authentic presenters sharing the love of Christ, our Great Healer and Comforter. Session 3 Choices. the retreat. Dr. Frank Page - of President andregardless CEO, Chief of the age We welcome mothers at all points along their journey healing • Please return this form Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist of the child or the length of time since the death. registration fee to: Convention FBC Simps Foundational Scripture: Music Provided by 3 Hedge Laura Boehm, Rebecca Ferguson “ Be still and know Simpsonville, Ruth Green, Susan Jones that I am God.” Checks may be made t 101 Church signs on site) Lunch Menu Deadline to regist Psalms 46:10 Street (Directional
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Legislature takes up roads, domestic violence and Uber
Chance of final passage: Laura Hudson of the South Carolina Crime Victims’ Council said domestic violence reform is “very unlikely” unless the House and Senate work to together on amending bills.
Although dueling bills addressing road funding have grabbed most of the headlines lately, the House returned to the issue of domestic violence, and legislation regulating Uber moved forward in both the House and Senate.
UBER Bills to create regulations for transportation companies such as Uber moved forward in both the House and Senate. The House passed bill H. 3525 on Wednesday in a vote of 96-13. The bill outlines insurance regulations for companies that connect passengers to drivers. Other provisions include requiring a permit from the Office of Regulatory Staff and a posted explanation of rates. A Senate subcommittee last week approved a similar bill, S. 409. Uber competes with traditional taxi companies by acting as a middleman that connects passengers with drivers through a mobile app. Taxi companies around the nation have said Uber should be under the same regulations as them. The Public Service Commission in January issued Uber a temporary certificate to operate in the state, pending the outcome of legislation in the General Assembly. Chance of final passage: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee chairman Rep. Bill Sandifer (R-Seneca) said H. 3525 has “very, very, very strong support on both sides of the aisle” in the House. He is unsure of its support level in the Senate.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Rather than amend the domestic violence bill the Senate passed last month (S. 3), the House Judiciary Committee this week approved bill H. 3433, which would introduce harsher penalties for people convicted of domestic violence. The House bill differs mainly from the Senate version by not including a gun ban for people convicted of domestic violence. The House committee passed several amendments that domestic violence reform advocates say weakened the bill. Changes included sending cases of third-degree domestic violence first to circuit courts instead of magistrate courts, which advocates say will clog the court system, and giving local solicitors the ability to refer offenders to treatment programs rather than the Attorney General’s office, which would apply a uniform standard.
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Helping hands IN 3-D Students at seven Upstate schools use technology to help children worldwide
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At Hughes Academy and Gettys Middle School, 3-D printers are coming in handy as students use them to design and print $50 mechanical hands to donate to children around the world. This mission began when Reid Becker and Bob Choban of Furman’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) introduced seven Upstate schools to Enabling the Future, a volunteer organization that connects 3-D mechanical hand fabricators with kids born without hands worldwide.
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“Most of these schools have printers and print trinkets,” Choban said. “We came in and said, ‘How would you like to print a hand that a child can use?’” The schools jumped on the idea, as it encourages problem-based learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Choban said E-nable gears its hands for ages 4-16 because insurance companies will not pay $10,000 for a mechanical hand fabricated by a medical company as youngsters will grow out of it within a year. With E-nable’s instructions, the schools make a mechanical hand for just $50.
“Sure, they’re not as nice as the other hands, but for $50 you can just make another one,” he said. The E-nable model is so affordable because it uses materials available at stores like Lowe’s or on eBay: PLA plastic for the body, braided string and elastic braid for the tendons, Velcro strapping and hypoallergenic foam padding. Rather than attaching to muscles like the $10,000 hands, E-nable hands are Velcroed to the wrist. Bending the wrist upward will open the hand and bending the wrist downward will close it, allowing a child to pick up and hold objects. E-nable initially used skin-colored
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plastic, but the color looked unnatural and the children were ostracized by their peers who thought the hand looked “ugly,” Choban said. So E-nable made the hands green, black, red, blue, orange and pink. “The more colorful and the more weird” the hand, the more positively it was received, he said, and the kids gained more confidence. HANDS continued on PAGE 18
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Want to lend a hand? Hughes Academy is seeking a business sponsor to help ship more hands. For more information, contact Marsha Patry at mpatry@greenville. k12.sc.us. To learn how your school can get involved, visit OLLI’s website at steamtechteams.com.
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‘A REAL-WORLD PROBLEM’ Hughes Academy joined OLLI’s efforts this semester after receiving two donated MakerBot 3-D printers from GE. “It’s neat for the different generations to meet and make an impact,” said Gwen Shealy, instructional coach at Hughes Academy. Chris Taber is heading Hughes’ 3-D printing efforts with his seventhgrade Gateway to Technology (GTT) class, which has printed one hand so far. He says this project has been “one of the easiest lessons to teach because they’re engaged, and they really like what we’re doing.” To make the hand, Taber divided his 22 students into seven groups, with each group in charge of designing one part of the hand. The students chose and downloaded a hand design from thingiverse. com, MakerBot’s printing and design site, resized it, transferred the design onto an SD card and inserted the card into the 3-D printer, which takes about 30 hours to print a full hand. “It works like a hot glue gun,” Taber said. “It has a hot tip, and it feeds in the filament, which is the hot plastic, and melts it and just puts a layer down, and then it goes back and puts another layer
Teacher Chris Taber heads Hughes Academy’s 3-D printing efforts.
down on top of that, and it just builds up.” After all the pieces have been printed, students string them together and add padding and Velcro. While the first hand was a prototype, the class is now working on a custommade hand for Taber’s cousin’s son, Caedan. Caedan’s parents had been working with the state to try to get Caedan a hand, Taber said, but weren’t having much luck.
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“They have good insurance, but we’re talking $40,000 from some quotes that we’ve gotten on what a prosthetic would cost,” said Hughes Academy Principal Andrew Hooker. By making a $50 mechanical hand for a real person who may visit class in April, the students are getting more than just engineering experience: “They had to solve a problem – a realworld problem – that’s helping other people,” Taber said. “And when they start making the hands for other children, they’re not only getting the engineering side, but also the social side.” EYES TOWARD ARMS Gettys Middle School was one of the first schools to connect with E-nable through OLLI, and its sixth-grade Robotics Club has printed two hands using two MakerBot 3-D printers donated by Manufacturers for Pickens County. Next, the Robotics Club will begin working on designing and printing an arm-hand combo for Assistant Principal Rick Strickland. “To me they’re very fortunate in the ability to print the arm because right now the schools are only printing hands,” Choban said. “If we can actually get an arm printed here – which we will do – that’s a big step for us.”
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Once they produce one good-quality arm, Choban hopes E-nable will ask them to make more, and they can help the people on the waiting list for a mechanical arm. Creating the arm will be more difficult because students must design an arm based on Strickland’s specific measurements, to open and close the hand using his shoulder movements. Gateway to Technology teacher Jonathan Scrivner said he hopes to have the prototype finished by the end of the school year and will polish the product this fall.
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Help families, Open minds, Promote inclusion and Expand potential: This is the goal of the Project HOPE Foundation. Founded by Lisa Lane and Susan Sachs, who each have autistic children, Project HOPE provides special services to help children with autism. Sachs says the foundation’s goal is to find every child’s individual strength and build from there. Through one-onone intensive therapy screening, Project HOPE helps find where each child fits academically and socially. Educational services then help them gain “significant skills and learning major things that’ll change their lives,” Lane said. Hope Academy, one of Project HOPE’s nine programs, is an inclusion
build relationships with local businesses, increasing awareness about the organization’s mission. To mark Autism Awareness Month in April, Project HOPE is sponsoring two fundraisers. The first is a gala on April 19 dedicated to exploring Project HOPE’s concept of HOPE. The second is a familyfriendly golf tournament on April 20 at the Greenville Country Club. The gala “will be a fun, family-friendly atmosphere with a silent and live action,” Sachs said. The goal of the fundraiser is to get the community involved, and raise awareness about Project HOPE’s accessible services, she said. “We aren’t funding a cure. We are
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funding the services for people who are diagnosed. This is an extraordinary gift, because we are looking for the ability to give families those ordinary moments that a lot of people take for granted,” Lane said.
Project HOPE cofounders Susan Sachs (left) and Lisa Lane.
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Where can you find a lazy vegetable in downtown Greenville? If you guessed the “Mellow Mushroom,” then mark your calendar for Let There Be Mom’s sixth annual Seek and Snap, a digital scavenger hunt in downtown Greenville April 19. This fundraiser event for Let There Be Mom (LTBM) draws about 500 participants who scatter across downtown Greenville to solve – and document on a digital camera – as many of the 90 clues, riddles and tasks as they can in two hours (no one has ever finished all 90). At the end of the second hour, all participants hand in their digital memory cards and wait for the Geek Squad Agents to look through all the pictures and pick the winners. Kipra Anderson, founder and execu-
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John Copeland, who lost his wife, Marsha, to breast cancer in 2010, has participated in Seek and Snap for four years with his three children. The brochure task is his favorite. Copeland said pedestrians are always curious about the large number of people running around downtown in Tshirts that say “Greenville is my haystack” or “Oh Snap!” which makes this task easier, but no less meaningful for him. Like Copeland, many other families have benefited from the services of LTBM, which spends about $4,000 per family to make multiple keepsake items such as quilts, scrapbooks, photo sessions, video sessions or future graduation, wedding or baby gifts as a way for the children to remember their parent and for the parent to be a part of their children’s future lives. “We have talked to a lot of parents
tive director of LTBM, said this event is an ideal advertising opportunity for the organization, which helps to preserve the legacy of an ailing parent with keepsake items. “It’s more of an awareness and bonding activity for everybody,” Anderson said. “We tend to get a lot of attention because everyone is wearing their event T-shirts and running around downtown in groups.” LTBM takes advantage of this situation with one of the 90 tasks: Find a pedestrian downtown, tell them about LTBM, hand them a brochure and take a picture with them. Anderson said she hopes this clue and the event in general will bring LTBM more families that they can help. WHEN: April 19, noon to “If we can bring 5:30 p.m. light to our organiWHERE: Downtown Greenville zation and reach the VOLUNTEERS: path of someone who Kipra Anderson, can benefit from our kipra@lettherebemom.org services, then it’s a or 864-608-9819 success,” Anderson INFO: lettherebemom.org said. “And that happens every year.”
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Yours, mine or ours? Technology must be considered by companies as both an opportunity and a danger. The actions of employees online can possibly hurt the company by whom they are employed. This brings up the ethical question of whether or not it is right for employers to monitor and reprimand based upon employees’ social media activity. The first element to be considered is what the word “ethics” means. Ethics is based around choosing what is “right” over what is “wrong.” It is generally agreed upon that the “right” decision is the one in which the most amount of people are By Gray Phillips, happy, the least amount of people are hurt, and rights are Spartanburg Day not infringed upon. It is important that our decision-makSchool ing leads to the best possible outcome for as many people as possible. To find a solution to this problem, each side must be considered. The question posed involves two sides: the employer and the employee. From the employer’s point of view, allowing employees to post whatever they want on social media can be detrimental to the company. An employee may post things expressing negative aspects of the business; they may exaggerate negatives, causing people to form negative opinions of the business. They may also post things that the employer disapproves of because they inadvertently give the company a bad image. For example, an employee may post offensive things on social media that cause customers to turn away from the business. The employee agreed to follow a particular code of conduct when they began working for their employer, and that may apply to areas of their private life as well. Furthermore, when people post things on the Internet they are agreeing to allow anyone to see what they have posted, including their employer. Conversely, the United States Constitution includes the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights, which protects freedom of speech. Citizens have a right to post what they want on social media. Although they may spend their workday following the rules of their employer, when they are not working they are usually not under these restrictions. For example, an employee being punished at work for drinking heavily in their off hours would be considered unfair and an infringement of the employee’s rights. Employers must respect these rights and privacies. The best way to find the ethical solution to this problem is to ask which solution will do the most good for the most people. There are more employees than employers, so protecting the employees’ privacy may seem to be the most ethical solution. However, choosing to monitor the actions of employees over social networking will improve business, benefitting not only the employer, but the employees as well. A better business results in a better career for employees. Although allowing monitoring would sacrifice the privacy of the employees, it would benefit all parties in the long term. Therefore, allowing employers to monitor the action of their employees on social media and punish them based on this benefits the most people.
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“I don’t have a personal connection to cancer, but after meeting Jeff and several of the volunteers, it’s a very humbling experience,” Pauley said. “It’s definitely something I look forward to every year.” Forty hikers participated in 2014 and organizers are hoping to exceed that number this year, Busby said. Hikers range from ages 13 to 75, from all fitness levels. They come from Greenville, Charleston, Charlotte, Nashville and, for one returning hiker, as far away as Utah. “Honestly, we have such a wide cross-section of people who do the hike. Young, old, diabetic, in shape, out of shape,” Pauley said. “A bit of What’s one memory that sticks out from the past four years of doing the 28.3-mile Ultimate Hike? Shawn Pauley: “Our group has kind of been known for having an appreciation for pickles, so that’s kind of an inside joke with hikers. The reason being that pickle juice is good for quickly replenishing sodium and things you can lose while hiking.” When his foot cramped at the last aid station on his first hike in 2012, he took a shot of pickle juice and is now a firm believer in its healing powers. Jeff Busby: Since 2012, Busby has offered people who made a donation the option to honor someone in their life who has fought cancer by writing their name on a stone and having Busby place it on the trail. “It’s just a very solemn moment when [Jason, Shawn and I] would stop at different places on the trail to put those stones out,” he said.
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Laurens Electric offers golfers shot at $1 million Come to the Eagle Zone Golf Improvement Center on Pelham Road in Greenville, Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 for a chance to win $1 million in Laurens Electric Cooperative’s and Touchstone Energy’s® 13th Annual Hole-In-One Shootout. All proceeds from the event will benefit The Beach Ball Foundation. 10 players will qualify each day by being closest to the pin to compete in the finals, when participants have a chance of winning one million dollars by shooting a hole-in-one. Qualifying times are Friday, April 24 from 9 a.m.– 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. The finals will follow on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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children and families in Greenville and the greater Upstate area. They have raised millions for these charities so they can focus on what they do best. Serving others. Every dollar spent at the hole-in-one event is a dollar that will go to support The Beach Ball Foundation; it’s a fantastic way to contribute to the community and have a great time in the process. For more information about the Hole-In-One Shootout, visit the co-op’s web site at www.laurenselectric.com.
Event proceeds to benefit The Beach Ball Foundation
Other prizes include $500 each day to golfers with shots closest to the pin, and during the finals, $1000 to the golfer closest to the pin, $500 for the second closest, and $250 to third.
Laurens Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serves 53,000 member-owners in Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Newberry,Union and Abbeville counties. Since 1939, the co-op has been dedicated to being the provider of choice for energy and related services in the Upstate.
Laurens Electric is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the citizens in the upstate and in the communities the cooperative serves. All proceeds from the Hole-In-One Shootout will benefit The Beach Ball Foundation, which serves one purpose: to support nonprofit organizations doing incredible work for
Laurens Electric is a member-owned electric cooperative in Upstate South Carolina that provides service to more than 53,000 residential customers in Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Abbeville, Newberry, and Union counties.
Giving back to the community we serve is one of our core values.
D John Belk of Greenville (left), won $1,000 for the closest-to-the$1 million-hole shot. Rob Warfield (center) placed 2nd and won $500, followed by Brenda Rutledge (right) who took home $250.
Golfers test their skills at the Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout trying to qualify for the finals and a chance to win one million dollars.
Volunteers bag balls at the 2014 Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout. Use the attached coupon at this year’s event and buy one bag and get one free, that is 24 balls for $10.
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Greenville High’s Red Raiders robotics team won the SC State VEX Robotics Championship and will represent S.C. at the World Championships in April. Team members include William Aldridge, Michael Redmond, Samuel Woody, Adeline Beeks and Adam Engasser. In addition, Austin Hall won first place in photography, Jasmine Klapperich won third place in visual arts, Will Carlon won first place in photography and Julie Riddle won for first place in literature for the District PTA Reflections Contest.
April 13 and 27 at 9:00 a.m.
Shannon Forest Christian School middle and upper school art students participated in a contest sponsored by Upstate International with the theme “Connecting With the World.” School winners were junior Jacey King and seventh-grader Meredith Tomlinson. The artwork was on display at the University Center of Greenville. In addition, the school raised a total of $3,053 during a recent Penny War to go toward the school’s yearlong Hunger Project. St. Joseph’s Catholic School students Abby Anderson, Glenn Andrew, Hayn Arrington, Christopher Baumgarten, Andrew Burnikel, Philip Coburn, Keyes Gilmer, Katrina Konopka, Sarah LeBlanc, Paul List, Brooks McCoy, Sean McDermott, Patrick McLear, Kuba Ratkowski, Sam Reidt, Matthew Schmidt and William Tierney met requirements for a Palmetto Fellows Early Award. Each Palmetto Fellow may receive a scholarship up to $6,700 during their first year of college. Sophomores, juniors and seniors may receive up to $7,500 per year. The first open house of Early Career Academy (a new public charter high school) at the ITT Technical Institute will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on March 28, at the ITT Technical Institute campus at 6 Independence Pointe, Greenville. For more information, visit earlycareeracademy.com.
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ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Sterling School/ Charles Townes Center fifth-grade student Aditya Dias competed in the middle school section at the South Carolina State Scholastic Chess Championship. He went undefeated with a perfect 5.0 score to win the first-place trophy. In addition, Hannah Kim, Andrew Kim, Ethan Hammond and Eugenia Fulcher were selected for All County Band. Kim and Kim also were chosen for Region Band.
Liam Novak and the St. Mary’s Catholic School Duck wait for the recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade to begin.
Peter Gaspich, fifth-grader at Monarch Elementary School, was named the SCPTA’s Student Volunteer of the Year. Gaspich is pictured with Clifford Fulmore, SCPTA president, at the SCPTA Convention.
The students in Amy Garbe’s Washington Center class went on a Community Based Instruction (CBI) trip to Roper Mountain Science Center. Pictured is Washington Center student Gregory Morgan learning about the tenacious qualities of a tree frog during his class’s visit to Roper Mountain Science Center.
Ellen Woodside Elementary’s second-grade students performed “Seussical” in honor of the life of Dr. Seuss. The musical was directed by music teacher Janis Lewis, and narrated by Rachael Kapousidis.
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The Colonial Dames XVII Century-John Boswell Chapter recently hosted speaker Robert Felton and elected new officers. Officers included Ann Pendergrass, Mary Elizabeth Ariail, Sidney Thompson, Kristi Kingren, Becky Stern and Mary Wood. The Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War April 11-19 with special events, including lectures, memorial services, re-enactors and sunset excursions. For more information, visit fortsumtertrust.org.
Teenagers between the ages of 15-18 looking for a summer job can apply to work for the National Park Service as a member of the Youth Conservation Corps at Cowpens National Battlefield. The application deadline is April 20. Cowpens National Battlefield will have applications available in the Visitor Center through April 20 and available at nps.gov/cowp/parkmgmt/youth-conservationcorps-jobs.htm. Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care donated 6,000 hours of free inhome care to families living with Alzheimer’s disease, including two South Carolina families. New applications for the ongoing grant program are currently being accepted. For more information, visit helpforalzheimersfamilies.com.
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Rolling Green Village Retirement Community’s Mildred L. Smith Rehabilitation Unit and Health Center achieved a 0 percent re-hospitalization rate for the months of January and February. Of the 58 patients admitted during that time period, none had to be readmitted to a hospital.
Andrew Hall, left, and Maddox Greene are the winners of Laurens Electric Cooperative’s 2015 Washington Youth Tour.
Local high school juniors Andrew Hall and Maddox Greene are the winners of an expensepaid trip by Laurens Electric Cooperative to Washington, D.C., for the Washington Youth Tour in June. They will travel with other South Carolina students to the nation’s capital, where they will join more than 1,400 students from across the country to visit with legislators and tour sites of historical significance.
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The TD Charitable Foundation provided more than $102,000 to nonprofits in North and South Carolina from December through February 2015 to support community programs and improve the lives of local neighborhood residents. Surgeons for Sight recently launched The Vision Van, a medical mobile unit that will provide eye screenings to the disadvantaged. For more information, visit surgeonsforsight.org. ID Tech recently made a contribution to the ScanSource Charitable Foundation and asked that its donation benefit an organization in ScanSource’s backyard. The Mauldin Miracle League was chosen, and the organization will use the donation to build its own storage facility at the Miracle League field.
The CertusBank team won the Most Spirited Company winner for the Junior Achievement Kingpins of Finance Tournament, and the CertusBank team was also the overall tournament winner.
Junior Achievement recently hosted the Kingpins of Finance Tournament, a competitive, fun-filled fundraiser to support programs that prepare K-12 students for the world of work. The event crowned the championship team among Upstate financial industry leaders who partner with JA to teach money management skills to young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate received a $34,000 matching grant from the All Ways Up Foundation, an organization that works to bridge the gap between an individual’s ambition and their opportunity to achieve. The local affiliate raised $12,013 during its 21 Days of Giving Campaign. In addition, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ signature fundraising event, raised $37,000 and was conducted for the first time in three counties at the same time. The funds raised will benefit programs in Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg and Oconee counties. Leslie Latimer, director of operations for Greenville First Steps, received the Time for Children Award during the 2015 Greenville County Childcare Association’s annual conference for her more than 12 years of service in Greenville and as an advocate for children and childcare providers in the community. Through the United Way of Greenville’s Be-a-Bunny program, Verizon Wireless employees in Greenville stuffed Easter baskets full of goodies for 25 children from local domestic violence agency Safe Harbor.
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JOURNAL CULTURE Art comes to life
So you know WHAT: Living Gallery WHERE: Bob Jones University Rodeheaver Auditorium WHEN: April 2, 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. April 3, 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. April 4, 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $12 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-12. INFORMATION: 770-1372 or livinggallery.bju.edu Left: “The Crucifixion” was one of the Living Gallery pieces in 2012; Below: “The Entry of Christ Into Jerusalem,” one of the Living Gallery pieces in 2013.
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Greenville sculptor Doug Young has been an actor in Bob Jones University’s Living Gallery, the Upstate Easter tradition where models take the place of human figures in life-sized reproductions of Biblical-themed paintings and sculptures. “I know what they’re going through to hold a position in a painting for three minutes,” Young said.
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JOURNAL CULTURE So when he was sculpting his original work “Damascus Road” for this year’s production, he tweaked the original design a bit to try to make it easier for the actors who cannot move so they don’t ruin the illusion. This year’s Living Gallery drama “Rivals on the Road” focuses on how God called out to the “lowest” of society, such as Zacchaeus the tax collector, to walk the straight and narrow as well as those who were blatant enemies of the cross such as Saul, said Jeffrey Stegall, associate professor in BJU’s theater department and director of this year’s production. “This year’s play is really about looking at a number of people who have to decide what they’ll do with Christ. They can’t ignore him. They have to decide whether to follow him or to reject him,” Stegall said. “Saul met God on his way to Damascus as a rival of the Christian faith. But before he got there, God used his glorious light to break the darkness of Saul’s unbelief and transform him into a missionary to bring others to Jesus Christ.” The idea for the Living Gallery came from a Laguna Beach, Calif.,
art festival that resurrected the art form of tableau vivant, French for “living picture.” BJU is the only place on the East Coast now doing tableau vivant. This year’s Living Gallery, BJU’s 18th, is April 2-4. Young, who sculpted the Shoeless Joe Jackson statue downtown, the patriot at J.L. Mann Academy and the BJU crèche, said he limited the number of “pieces” in his tabletop Damascus sculpture to Saul, a soldier (even though Saul probably had a whole entourage) and a horse. Young tried to position Saul so he would be in a more comfortable position for the model, and the soldier’s arm is braced on the horse to provide some support (and relief ) to the model’s muscles. Even though Saul fell and was blinded by the light, Young said he didn’t want the figure to be face down because as a sculptor, he wants to show facial expressions. Stegall said 175 people have had roles in the production, including 75 models. Thirteen pieces of art will be included and, for the first time, one tableau will be based on a story in the scriptures because no piece of art exists, Stegall said.
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Artist Doug Young works on a sculpture for the Living Gallery production.
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It’s kind of nice every now and then to talk about someone who flat-out rocks. And make no mistake about it, Michelle Malone rocks. Her live performances are positively primal; a blur of hoarse shouts and heartbroken whispers, punctuated by a near-ecstatically physical stage presence and her positively lethal guitar playing, which is particularly vicious when she plays slide. She’s playing a solo acoustic show at Moe Joe Coffee and Music House on Main Street Friday night, but don’t worry, she rocks with or without a band; her two-decade-plus recording career displays that aptly enough. The new album is called “Stronger Than You Think”; is there a message in that title? The overall message that I’m trying to get across is that we’re all stronger than we think we are. I wanted to make these songs empowering and inspire people to keep on keepin’ on. Keep fighting the good fight, whatever it is they’re up against. I’m a songwriter and a singer; I’m not a psychologist or anything like that. So the only thing WHO: Michelle Malone I know to do to feel like I’m helping WHEN: Friday, March 27, 8:30 p.m. is to write songs that hopefully bring WHERE: Moe Joe Coffee and Music House, people joy and give them a little extra 20 S. Main St. energy. I just want to remind them ADMISSION: $10 that everything is temporary; what- INFO: 263-3550 or moejoecoffeeandmusic.net ever you’re up against will pass. You co-produced the new album; is it difficult to be objective about your own performances? Damn near impossible [laughs]. That’s why I have to have someone else there [co-producer/drummer/engineer Gerry Hansen]. My talents in the studio as a producer lie in arrangements, knowing what I want out of people’s performances, things like that. This is the third record that Gerry and I have worked on together, and we’re just in a groove as a team. He has great ideas, and he knows me. He’s got a really good idea where I’m coming from. You worked with Amy Ray on a cover of the Indigo Girls’ “I Don’t Wanna Know” and co-wrote a song with Kristian Bush on the new album. What’s it like working with them? Well, actually, I co-wrote “I Don’t Wanna Know” with Amy in the ’80s, before either of us were national acts. We’ve been singing and writing together since we were in college, so it was kind of a no-brainer for her to come in and sing with me on it. As far as Kristian Bush goes, he called me up last year and asked me to play guitar in his touring band, and we wrote that song on the bus. That ride from Detroit to Atlanta, what are you going to do: Watch TV or write a song? I vote we write a song. We had a good time with it. What is this period like for you right now, when the album is finished, but it’s not out yet? Well, it’s the best of times and the worst of times, because I’m independent. I’m pretty much doing 95 percent of the legwork myself. I’m trying to get the art and the credits together and make sure it’s mastered correctly. Then I have to hire the right people to do the PR. And we’re putting together pre-order packages for the album on my website where people can get free stuff. So there’s a lot going on. The best is that I get to go out and play new songs. So the album will be out in May? Actually, I just realized I’ll have the new CD with me this Friday. Poor Mr. FedEx just dropped off about 30 boxes of them. So technically, Greenville will be my CD-release show. That’s fantastic! VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR
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CREEKWOOD $211,750 FRANKLIN MEADOWS $211,744 $210,237 SPARROWS POINT $210,000 HERITAGE HILL $207,500 WOODRUFF LAKE $201,900 $200,000 ORCHARD FARMS BAKER’S GARDEN $198,000 MEADOW@BLUE RIDGE PLANTATION $197,000 HUNTERS WOODS $195,900 BRYSON MEADOWS $195,654 WATERMILL $195,000 TOWNHOMES@PENDLETON WEST $192,900 OAKTREE PLAZA $191,500 FAIRVIEW POINTE $190,000 $190,000 VICTORIA PARK $187,680 TWIN CREEKS $187,300 $185,000 PLANTERS ROW $185,000 PARKER’S PLACE $180,000 LOCKELAND PARK $177,500 LONG CREEK PLANTATION $176,150 MORNING MIST FARM $176,000 HALF MILE LAKE $176,000 HERITAGE LAKES $175,500 $175,000 MEADOWBROOKE $173,300 GILDER CHASE $172,670 CHARTWELL ESTATES $172,000 WATERMILL $171,000 HAWK POINTE $171,000 NEELY FARM - LAUREL BROOK $170,650 PLANTERS ROW $170,000 STALLINGS HEIGHTS $169,300 DAVID CANNON- $165,500 HINDMAN@NORTH MAIN $165,000 SPARROWS POINT $165,000 FAIRBROOKE $164,900 $164,500 PARKER’S PLACE $164,000 RUSSTON PLACE $162,000 BELSHIRE $161,700 HUNTERS GLEN $161,000 PELHAM OAKS $159,500 BRYSON MEADOWS $159,000 REMINGTON $158,000 EIGHTEEN BOWERS ROAD $158,000 BRYSON MEADOWS $156,000 $155,000 FOREST HEIGHTS $155,000 HILLSBOROUGH $154,000 WINDSOR OAKS $154,000 TOWNES@PINE GROVE $153,500 FAIRVIEW LAKE $151,000 LEAGUE ESTATES $150,000 COUNTRY CLUB CROSSING $149,400 FOREST LAKE $148,000 BRYSON MEADOWS $147,740 BROOKSIDE $145,000 LAUREN WOODS $145,000 $145,000 POINSETTIA $145,000 $144,950 BRYSON MEADOWS $141,764 SHANNON TERRACE $140,000 COUNTRY CLUB CROSSING $137,500
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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® Now Accepting Nominations for the 2015 Revitalization Awards
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 July 8, 2015 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:
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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 November 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 2,000 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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ST MARKS POINTE $137,000 ANNACEY PARK $137,000 COLLEGE HEIGHTS $136,500 STALLINGS HEIGHTS $136,200 EASTBROOKE VILLAS $136,000 LAUREN WOODS $135,000 $132,000 WOBURN COURT $130,000 PLEASANT GROVE $129,900 ONEAL MEADOWS ESTATE $126,500 MORROW HEIGHTS $125,000 $125,000 ROSEWOOD MEADOWS $125,000 ROSEWOOD MEADOWS $125,000 DEER RIDGE $125,000 HADLEY PARK $124,250 OAK FOREST $123,000 PHYSICIANS CENTER $123,000 MAPLE CREEK $122,000 STANDING SPRINGS ESTATES $122,000 $117,500 MONTCLAIRE $115,900 FAIR HEIGHTS $113,000 SPRING CROSSING $111,500 $111,000 WHITE OAKS $110,100 COUNTRY CLUB CROSSING $110,000 ROLAND HEIGHTS $109,900 COBBLESTONE COVE $108,500 $105,000 COUNTRY GARDENS $104,500 PINEHURST $104,500 HUNTERS GLEN $104,001 $101,850 SOUTHWOOD ACRES $101,721 $100,000 $100,000 PEPPERTREE $100,000 SUGAR CREEK VILLAS $97,000 SUMMER STONE TOWNES $97,000 BRAYDON@HOLLINGSWORTH PARK $96,000 SUGAR CREEK VILLAS $96,000
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On March 27, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate (TCMU) will present Music & Movement: Spring Sing5000 for ages 5 and under. Programs will start at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with paid admission.
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C H A RLES WOOD AND N I T ROG RASS
Acclaimed banjo player Charles Wood and Asheville-based band Nitrograss will open the South Carolina Botanical Garden Spring Concerts in the Garden Series on March 27 at 7 p.m. Concerts continue weekly through May 1. Admission is free, with a $5 suggested donation. Concertgoers may bring picnic baskets and lawn chairs. clemson.edu/public/scbg
Michelle Malone will play at Moe Joe Coffee and Music March 27. Tickets are $10.
AT MA C AR NO L D’ S
On March 27, Herbie D and the Dangermen will play at Mac Arnold’s Blues Restaurant at 8 p.m. There is a $5 cover. 558-0747 drmacarnoldsbluesrestaurant.com
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On March 27 at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., Danielle Jackson will direct the Piano for Young People Pre-College Program student recitals in the Daniel Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public. 294-2086 furman.edu/MusicTickets
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL
On March 27, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters will take over Bon Secours Wellness Arena with their unrivaled family show, featuring some of the greatest athletes on the planet. Tickets start at $23.
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C ELEB RATING 500 HOMES
Homes of Hope is holding an open house celebration for its 500th home March 27 at 1 p.m. at 801 Anderson Road, Greenville. homesofhope.org
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This multi-day festival on campus and in town features readings, discussions and panels March 25-27. clemson.edu/caah/english/resources/ literaryfestival
MARCH 27-29 R E DE E ME R
First Baptist Church of Simpsonville presents the Easter story, “Redeemer,” through drama and music March 27-29. fbcsimpsonville.org
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Earth, Wind & Fire to play the Peace Center on June 10. Tickets go on sale March 27, at 10 a.m. and will range between $65 and $95. 467.3000 800.888.7768 peacecenter.org
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Joe’s Place Bookstore, 640 S Main St., Greenville, will host S.C. author Robbie Pittman on March 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a book signing. Pittman’s “Demons Among Us” features a story of a fallen angel, Neddih, and his indoctrination into the dark world of demons by a powerful demon commander. joesplacellc.com
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Bubble soccer is at the Pavilion. Greenville County Recreation is hosting open houses for this indoor game. Open house is scheduled for March 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. greenvillerec.com/bubblesoccer
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Zoom Through The Zoo includes a children’s fun run at 8 a.m. and a 5K at 8:30 a.m. on March 28 in the City of Greenville’s Cleveland Park. Cost is $15-$30 and proceeds benefit the Friends of the Greenville Zoo. zoomthroughthezoo.com
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Carol Bozarth will teach how to prepare traditional desserts as they were made in the mid-19th century at Hagood Mill March 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuition is $75 per student. Students must be at least 18 years old and advanced registration is required.
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bonsecoursarena.com harlemglobetrotters.com F DI AB ETES 101 Learn the basics about diabetes on March 27 at noon, at the Greenville Health System Life Center. Free; no registration required.
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The Furman University Music Department’s Lyric Theatre will present “The Diary of One Who Vanished” on March 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Tickets are $10-$20. Music professor Vivian Hamilton will also lead a master class March 27, 2-5 p.m. The class is free and open to the public. 294-2086
HEARTH COOKING DESSERTS
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Country superstar Alan Jackson brings his 25th anniversary Keepin’ It Country Tour to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena March 28. Special guests will include Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark. Tickets start at $25.
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The Simpsonville Garden Club will hold a yard, plant and bake sale March 28 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Community Building at Simpsonville City Park on Curtis Street. 688-2356
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Comedian Kevin Hart will perform at Littlejohn Coliseum March 28. Tickets are on sale at the Hendrix Student Center Box Office, Littlejohn Coliseum Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com. ticketmaster.com
‘ S T RONG CONVICTIONS’
Upstate author GP Hutchinson will give a book talk and signing at Fiction Addiction March 28 at 2 p.m. for his new Western novel, “Strong Convictions.” fiction-addiction.com
F THE MI L L E NNI U M DR I VE On March 28, CU-ICAR will present the Millennium Drive. The event will international cars, STEM exhibits, food, live music, and interactive activities for k-12.
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The Greenville County Museum of Art presents the works of Owen Riley through March 29. 271-7570
The SC Children’s Theatre’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic Wee Play Theatre program for ages 0-5 has added March 28 and 31 for performance dates. Performances are at 153 Augusta St. and tickets are $7.
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Four 14 will play at Gottrocks March 28. Tickets: $5 235-5519 gottrocksgreenville.com
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On March 28, Chasing the Blues Band will play at Mac Arnold’s Blues Restaurant at 8 p.m. There is a $5 cover. 558-0747 drmacarnoldsbluesrestaurant.com F G UEST ART IS T RECITAL On March 28 at 8 p.m., guest artist Martin Katz will perform a piano recital featuring vocals by Grant W. Knox in the Daniel Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public. 294-2086 furman.edu/MusicTickets
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The Greenville Chautauqua Society will show the film “Learning Tree” March 28. 244-1499
MARCH 28-29 WEAP O NS DEMO NS TR ATI O N
Cowpens National Battlefield will hold several special events March through June, all of which are free and open to the public. On March 28-29, The Upper Broad Regiment, a loyalist living history group, will give 18th-century weapons firing demonstrations at the historic Robert Scruggs House and will answer visitors’ questions. 461-2828
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Jocassee Lake Tours will offer a chance to see the Oconee Bell, a rare blooming wildflower, on March 29 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Call or email at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a seat. 280-5501 jocasseelaketours.com
S U N DAY- FUNDAY The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will hold a Sunday-Funday during the German Inspirations series on March 29. For every adult ticket purchased in a special section, receive two child tickets (ages 5 to 12 years old) for free. Use the code Funday at the Peace Center Box Office or by phone. Tickets are $16-$57. 467-3000 peacecenter.org
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The best designs in Greenville’s first STEM-based kite design and flying competition, “Go Fly A Kite,” will be judged at a community kite flying day March 29 at the Kroc Center.
More fun than you can have on two wheels happens on March 28-29 during the Swamp Rabbit Cyclebration centered at Gateway Park in Travelers Rest. Activities include multiple road rides and a Freak Bike Ride. greenvillerec.com
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Join Southern Christian fiction authors Regina Smeltzer and Sarah Loudin Thomas for a book talk, followed by a Q&A and a book signing at Fiction Addiction on March 30 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 each.
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The Friends of Paris Mountain State Park will host a program March 28 at 10 a.m. called “Wildflowers Spring into our Forests.” No registration required. Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor will present a hike at 1 p.m., looking for ‘Signs of Spring on Sulphur Springs Trail.’ Registration is required. 244-5565 ctaylor@scprt.com SouthCarolinaParks.com pmspf.com
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On March 28, the Miniature World of Trains BETA 1st anniversary will feature up to 40 computerized model trains traversing the highly detailed city and over 12 feet of mountain scenes. Interactive buttons allow visitors to operate trains.
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The YMCA of Greenville and Upstate Pool Management are hosting a free Water Safety Week, March 30-April 3, that features educational information for children ages 3-8 and adults. The week consists of three 30-minute classes at the Caine Halter Family YMCA, the Eastside Family YMCA or the YMCA Program Center – GHS. The program is free, but registration is required by visiting a YMCA branch or calling. 412-0288 ymcagreenville.org/water-smart
SPRING BREAK LEGO CAMP
TCMU will host Spring Break Lego Camp March 30-April 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The camp will feature Lego workshops with snack and play time in the museum. Choose one day or all five with a different theme each day. Space is limited. Cost is $50 per day. 233-7755 tcmupstate.org
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F S E N I OR E XH I B I T I ON Furman University will present its Senior Art Exhibition in the Thompson Art Gallery March 30-May 9. furman.edu
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The Greenville Jewish Federation, Furman University Humanities Development Fund, History and Political Science Departments and Jewish Student Association will present the film “Above & Beyond” followed by a live Q & A with producer Nancy Spielberg. The free screening is on March 31 at 7:15 p.m. in the Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus. jewishgreenville.org F
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Nathalie Dupree, author of 12 cookbooks, will have a book signing for “Mastering the Art of Southern Vegetables” and lead a cooking demonstration at Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve on March 31. Cost is $35. 574-7724 hatchergarden.org
G O R DON PARKS
The Greenville Chautauqua Society will present a discussion on Gordon Parks March 31. 244-1499
WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT The SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities will present a wind ensemble concert March 31. 467-3000
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First Robotics Team 283 (The Generals) and The Film House host a screening of the documentary “Slingshot” on March 31 in Wade Hampton High School’s auditorium. The film begins at 6:15 p.m. with a panel discussion on water issues after. Cost is $10 in advance or at the door.
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F CO UNTRY Clay Page will play Downtown Alive April 2. Admission is free bit.ly/downtownalive
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Dirk Quinn Band will play at Independent Public Ale House April 2. Tickets are $8. 552-1265 ipagreenville.com
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Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers are invited to walk as a group every Thursday. The group meets at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Cancer Institute of Greenville Health System (900 W. Faris Rd.). 455-5809
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F A W O MA N ’ S JO U R N E Y The Metropolitan Arts Council is hosting an exhibit by Dabney Mahanes: A Woman’s Journey through April 17. 467-3132
F B L A I N E OW E N S E XH I B I T The Blood Connection hosts an art exhibit featuring the work of Blaine Owens now through May 14. thebloodconnection.org
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For the Fine Arts Center’s 40th Anniversary, the Sheffield Wood Gallery is holding a four-part exhibition series, Ties that Bind. The series will run through May 27 and is currently in its third installation: Ties that Bind: Community.
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F R OM A N T I C S P I R I T S Greenville County Museum of Art presents Romantic Spirits: 19th Century Paintings from the Johnson Collections through Sept. 6.
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Emrys will offer two writing workshops this spring, including “Creative Nonfiction: Or How I Learned to Tell My Story” with Scott Gould and “Using What You Know to Write What You Don’t: A Poetry Workshop” with Mamie Morgan. Both classes will be held at SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and cost $100 each. Space is limited.
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F A RT I S T I C R E A L E S TAT E Main Street Real Estate Gallery is hosting works by Edith McBee Hardaway through April 30.
F G R AC E S CHE R E R The Greenville Chamber of Commerce will hosts an exhibit of paintings by Grace Scherer through April 24.
The annual Living Gallery at Bob Jones University will be in Rodeheaver Auditorium April 2-4 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. with an additional program April 4 at 2 p.m.Tickets are $10-$12 for adults and $10 for children ages 6-12.
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Monty Python’s “Spamalot” comes to Centre Stage April 2-26 with favorites like killer rabbits and other Python icons set to song. Tickets are $25-$35.
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F HE ART O F S TE E L Hampton III Gallery is hosting Yuri Tsuzuki’s new exhibit through April 18. The gallery will host a free Coffee and Conversation with the artist on April 11 from 11 a.m. to noon.
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Jen St. Jarna will play at Blues Boulevard (Greenville) April 1. Admission is free, but there is $10 food/drink minimum.
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The Blue Wall Birding Festival includes experienced birders guiding small groups to habitats within the mountains and upper Piedmont. Table Rock State Park will serve as the hub during the multi-day event scheduled for April 16 through 19. Registration deadline is April 1.
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The Eastside Family YMCA will host an EGGstravaganza! Hunt and Fun on April 3 at 7 p.m. at 1250 Taylors Road, Taylors. The event will feature photos with the Easter Bunny, fitness class demonstrations and more. The event is free and open to the public.
The Greenville Little Theatre presents the comedy “Don’t Cry For Me, Margaret Mitchell” April 10-25, featuring the outrageous, mostly true story of adapting “Gone With the Wind” for the big screen.
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The Art School of the Spartanburg Art Museum will offer a Beginning Drawing class April 6-May 4.
Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation hosts the Gala on the Green on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Madren Center in Clemson. Tickets are $150 per person.
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Centre Stage presents “Agnes of God” April 7-22 as part of its Fringe series. Tickets are $15. 233-6733 centrestage.org
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T HE B IG REVIVAL TOUR
Kenny Chesney has announced a stop on his Big Revival Tour in Greenville at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena for April 8. Special guests will include Jake Owen and Chase Rice. bonsecoursarena.com 800-745-3000 ticketmaster.com
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Cookbook authors and owners of the Back in the Day Bakery, Cheryl and Griffith Day, will speak at Book Your Lunch on April 8 at noon at Soby’s. Tickets are $55 per person and include lunch and a copy of “The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook.” 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com
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Greenville CAN will host a Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Series to educate members of the local disabilities community on the variety of resources and programs available in Greenville County on April 9 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Center for Developmental Services (CDS), 29 North Academy St.
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Eliza A.H. Lord will offer classes in homesteading at Hagood Mill. Lord is a certified permaculturist, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist. In various classes, students will construct a small kitchen garden and learn how to set up a homestead from scratch. Cost is $55-$65 for each class. Advanced registration is required and students must be at least 18.
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F A UTHO R ANN B . R OS S Ann B. Ross will discuss “Miss Julia Lays Down the Law,” her latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series, on April 14 at 2 p.m. at Fiction Addiction. This event is free and open to the public. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com
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The Pride of Greenville Men’s Chorus presents “The Great White Way” on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at West End Community Development Center, 404 Vardry St., Greenville. Tickets are $20-$30. sites.google.com/site/prideofgreenvillemenschorus/home
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Furman University presents “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill on April 15-25. Tickets are $8-$16.
The Community Tap sponsors a Craft Beer Festival showcasing more than 40 featured breweries on April 25 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Greenville Downtown Airport. Cost is $55 per person.
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Greenbrier Farms will host a brick oven brunch at the farm on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 and children are free. 855-9782 greenbrierfarms.com
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Carol Bozarth will teach a breakfast cooking class on April 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday Dinner at Hagood Mill. Tuition is $75 per student for each class. Students must be at least 18 years old to enroll.
Carol Bozarth will teach how to build a fire from scratch and cook traditional Southern foods at Hagood Mill April 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuition is $75 per student. Students must be at least 18 years old to enroll. Preregistration is required.
The SC Children’s Theatre is offering a Kid’s Night Out for K3-fifth grade. The April 11, 6-10 p.m., event has a Cats & Dogs theme.
Happy Hooves Therapeutic Equestrian Center will host a golf event at Fox Run Country Club on April 22. Proceeds benefit the program at Eden Farms that serves children of all ages with all types of disabilities.
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The Greenville Council of Garden Clubs will hold its annual garden tour on April 1718 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 on event days. 232-3020 council@kilgore-lewis.org
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The Pickens County Museum of Art and History hosts an exhibition for the South Carolina Artists Competition April 25June 11. A gala reception will be held on April 25.
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Gardening for Good and Greenville Forward will host a Community Garden Summit on April 18 at Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville.
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The Eagles are coming to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on July 12 as part of the band’s “History of the Eagles” tour.
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Brief Summary
Carefully read the Medication Guide before you start taking RAGWITEK® and each time you get a refill. This Brief Summary does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist if there is something you do not understand or if you want to learn more about RAGWITEK. What is the Most Important Information I Should Know About RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Stop taking RAGWITEK and get medical treatment right away if you have any of the following symptoms after taking RAGWITEK: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For home administration of RAGWITEK, your doctor will prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine, a medicine you can inject if you have a severe allergic reaction after taking RAGWITEK. Your doctor will train and instruct you on the proper use of auto-injectable epinephrine. Talk to your doctor or read the epinephrine patient information if you have any questions about the use of auto-injectable epinephrine. What is RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine used for sublingual (under the tongue) immunotherapy to treat ragweed pollen allergies that can cause sneezing, runny or itchy nose, stuffy or congested nose, or itchy and watery eyes. RAGWITEK may be prescribed for persons 18 through 65 years of age who are allergic to ragweed pollen. RAGWITEK is taken for about 12 weeks before ragweed pollen season and throughout ragweed pollen season. RAGWITEK is NOT a medication that gives immediate relief for symptoms of ragweed allergy. Who Should Not Take RAGWITEK? You should not take RAGWITEK if: • You have severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma • You had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: o Trouble breathing o Dizziness or fainting o Rapid or weak heartbeat • You have ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before. • You have ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis. • You are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK. The inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK are: gelatin, mannitol, and sodium hydroxide. What Should I Tell My Doctor Before Taking RAGWITEK? Your doctor may decide that RAGWITEK is not the best treatment if:
• You have asthma, depending on how severe it is. • You suffer from lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). • You suffer from heart disease such as coronary artery disease, an irregular heart rhythm, or you have hypertension that is not well controlled. • You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during the time you will be taking RAGWITEK, or are breast-feeding. • You are unable or unwilling to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction to RAGWITEK. • You are taking certain medicines that enhance the likelihood of a severe reaction, or interfere with the treatment of a severe reaction. These medicines include: o beta blockers and alpha-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure) o cardiac glycosides (prescribed for heart failure or problems with heart rhythm) o diuretics (prescribed for heart conditions and high blood pressure) o ergot alkaloids (prescribed for migraine headache) o monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants (prescribed for depression) o thyroid hormone (prescribed for low thyroid activity). You should tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription and herbal supplements. Keep a list of them and show it to your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new supply of RAGWITEK. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking RAGWITEK. RAGWITEK is not indicated for use in children under 18 years of age.
allergic reaction. If you tolerate the first dose of RAGWITEK, you will continue RAGWITEK therapy at home by taking one tablet every day. Take RAGWITEK as prescribed by your doctor until the end of the treatment course. If you forget to take RAGWITEK, do not take a double dose. Take the next dose at your normal scheduled time the next day. If you miss more than one dose of RAGWITEK, contact your healthcare provider before restarting.
Are There Any Reasons to Stop Taking RAGWITEK? Stop RAGWITEK and contact your doctor if you have any of the following after taking RAGWITEK: • Any type of a serious allergic reaction • Throat tightness that worsens or swelling of the tongue or throat that causes trouble speaking, breathing, or swallowing • Asthma or any other breathing condition that gets worse • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin • Heartburn, difficulty swallowing, pain with swallowing, or chest pain that does not go away or worsens Also, stop taking RAGWITEK following: mouth surgery procedures (such as tooth removal), or if you develop any mouth infections, ulcers or cuts in the mouth or throat.
The Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
How Should I Take RAGWITEK? Take RAGWITEK exactly as your doctor tells you. RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine that is placed under the tongue. • Take the tablet from the blister package after carefully removing the foil with dry hands. • Place the tablet immediately under the tongue. Allow it to remain there until completely dissolved. Do not swallow for at least 1 minute. • Do not take RAGWITEK with food or beverage. Food and beverage should not be taken for the following 5 minutes. • Wash hands after taking the tablet. Take the first tablet of RAGWITEK in your doctor’s office. After taking the first tablet, you will be watched for at least 30 minutes for symptoms of a serious
What are the Possible Side Effects of RAGWITEK? The most commonly reported side effects were itching of the mouth, lips, or tongue, swelling under the tongue, or throat irritation. These side effects, by themselves, were not dangerous or life-threatening. RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Symptoms of allergic reactions to RAGWITEK include: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For additional information on the possible side effects of RAGWITEK talk with your doctor or pharmacist. You may report side effects to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about RAGWITEK. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about RAGWITEK that was written for healthcare professionals. For more information, go to: www.ragwitek.com or call 1-800-622-4477 (toll-free).
Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA Manufactured by: Catalent Pharma Solutions Limited, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8RU UK For more detailed information, please read the Prescribing Information. usmg-mk3641-sb-1404r000 Revised: 04/2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Copyright © 2015 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. RESP-1125099-0004 01/15
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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS
LOOK WHO’S IN THE JOURNAL THIS WEEK
Dr. Elizabeth Davis was formally installed as Furman University’s 12th president during an inaugural ceremony last week in McAlister Auditorium. During the inauguration, the Furman Board of Trustees formally installed Davis and conferred upon her the oath of office. Delegates from other colleges and universities around the world took part in the processional with alumni, student leaders, trustees and community leaders from South Carolina. Davis, who began her duties as Furman’s president on July 1, 2014, also presented an inaugural address.
From left: Ruth Richburg, Margaret Jenkins, Greg Rusnak, Rep. Garry Smith and Angelo Sinopoli, M.D., ceremoniously broke ground on a new facility that will house GHS Senior Care. Richburg and Jenkins are both members of the GHS Board of Trustees.
Crossword puzzle: page 50
Greenville Health System recently broke ground on GHS Senior Care, a new facility that is due to be completed in spring 2016 and will serve up to 200 people with primary care, dentistry, emergency services, home care and hospital care. It will also provide meals, nutritional counseling, and occupational and physical therapy. Rendering by mcmillian|pazden|smith.
Sudoku puzzle: page 50
Happy Easter from Greenville Tech Gives Back is a program that brings faculty, staff anåd students together for community service projects three times a year. Established in 2012, the program has partnered with Gardening for Good each spring since then, providing volunteers to prepare community gardens for planting. Held on March 20 this year, the day of service also brought volunteers to the Salvation Army kitchens, where they served breakfast and lunch, and to Lake Conestee, where volunteers assisted in removing trash from the lake and surrounding park. Previous projects have included building a Habitat for Humanity house, sorting food donations at Harvest Hope Food Bank, and packaging food at Meals on Wheels. In all, the effort has provided over 2,250 volunteer hours for 20 projects across the community.
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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. A STAR-STUDDED CAST ACROSS 1. Golf tournament 5. Holdings 11. Kill, in computer games 15. ___ Scotia 19. Record 20. Rid yard of leaves 21. Make over 22. Gulf V.I.P. 23. Chinese dynasty 24. Jury verdict, maybe 25. Battery contents 26. French door part 27. Tough exam 28. Setting for TV’s “Newhart” 29. Biblical preposition 30. Red Square figure 31. Cocos and Cano, e.g. 37. Certain sorority women 40. Boors 41. Cornell, e.g. 42. One who winnows 43. Child of your unc 44. Card 46. Appear, with “up” 49. Run of luck 51. Certain clarified butters 53. Eastern pooh-bah 55. ___ mode 56. “That woman sees the future!” 60. ___ cross 63. Baby’s first word, maybe 64. Post-apartheid org. 65. Pomp 66. “Major” animal
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68. Bulrush, e.g. 71. Versifiers 74. Forum wear 75. Sea gear 77. “Dig in!” 78. “Rocky ___” 79. ___ ipsa loquitur 80. Best in a lawyer’s arsenal 88. Drink from a dish 89. Singer Amos 90. European river 91. Ditch 95. Military rank: Abbr. 96. Anita Brookner’s “Hotel du ___” 97. Ozone depleter: Abbr. 98. Bond player 99. 20-20, e.g. 101. Phlegm 104. High point 105. The ape man, from 1932-48 111. Per ___ (yearly) 112. Phobos, to Mars 113. Baltic, e.g. 114. Bad day for Caesar 118. Nicholas was the last one 119. Forbidden: Var. 120. Horrify 123. “Cogito ___ sum” 124. Indigenous Brazilian 125. E.P.A. concern 126. Funeral stones 127. “Roots,” e.g. 128. Adjusts, as a clock 129. “Phooey!” 130. Yellow fruit
By Myles Mellor 131. Cookbook abbr. DOWN 1. “I’m ___ you!” 2. ___ Richard’s Almanac 3. Sicilian erupter 4. Sexy nightwear 5. Potter’s clays 6. Place to sweat it out 7. Like Kate Moss 8. Moray, e.g. 9. “For shame!” 10. Hari, for one 11. Obsolete European dollars 12. Odd-numbered page 13. “Bye” 14. Pan, e.g. 15. Household linen 16. Certain Arab 17. Derived from wine 18. “Gladiator” setting 29. Amateur video subject, maybe 30. Head, for short 32. Fergie, formally 33. Russian country house 34. Did a blacksmith’s job 35. Exudes 36. Close 37. Harvest goddess 38. “Welcome” site 39. Go wrong 44. Torture, e.g. 45. Before now 46. Davenport site 47. Senescence
48. Fiori and gigli, e.g. 50. They’re tapped 51. Dome type 52. Attempt 54. Trick taker, often 57. ___ v. Wade 58. “___ Ng” (They Might Be Giants song) 59. Appear 60. Go at it 61. Mathematical function 62. Seizes 67. Blood classification system 69. Gangster’s gun 70. Flight data, briefly 72. Conk out 73. Trigonometry term 76. Farm animal? 81. Automaton 82. Detergent brand 83. Happen again 84. Talents 85. Full-length 86. St. Pete’s sister city 87. Most like the Beatles? 92. Monopolize 93. Exists 94. Diminutive 99. Aggravation 100. Doctrine 101. Jettison 102. Ballpoint, e.g. 103. Indian spice mixture 104. Flowering shrub 105. Light bulb units 106. Arise 107. Not suitable
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Easy 108. Japanese taste type 109. Los ___ 110. Pass on 115. Blah 116. They may be boiled 117. “One Life to Live,” e.g. 119. Martha Stewart meas.
Sudoku answers: page 49 120. Death on the Nile cause, perhaps 121. School org. 122. Dash Crossword answers: page 49
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PAST AND PRESENT WITH COURTNEY TOLLISON HARTNESS, PH.D.
Month of mourning Memory of Rwandan genocide a catalyst for healing and growth Last spring, following one of the events that comprised Greenville’s Year of Altruism, an impressive young man named Jonathan introduced himself to me. Jonathan is a junior political science major at Furman, and like many Furman students, he is articulate, bright and engaging. Yet Jonathan exhibits a polish, sophistication and depth that distinguish him from his 18to 22-year-old peers. As I learned within minutes of meeting him, those qualities were cultivated as a result of horrific and traumatic challenges. Standing amidst waves of people engaged in animated conversation that evening, I became singularly transfixed by what he shared with me, and asked him recently to put his searing words and subsequent reflections on paper. Here is Jonathan Kubakundimana’s story, in his own words: “I was born in Rwanda on Nov. 22, 1993, five months before the killing began in April 1994. In what is now known as the Rwandan genocide, the Hutu majority in Rwanda initiated a mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutus, ultimately killing 70 percent of the Tutsi population in Rwanda over a four-month period. “As the son of a Tutsi mother and a Hutu father, my mother and I were ‘inyenzi’ –cockroaches who had to be exterminated. During the genocide, my family lost everything – our home, friends and extended family – as our country descended into evil. “When I was not yet 12 months old, my parents decided we had to leave. Over the next 17 years, I moved from the blood-soaked hills of Rwanda to the highlands of Scotland and then back to my wounded country, only to depart again for college in the United States. Regardless of how far from home I travelled, however, the darkness of the Rwandan genocide followed and haunted me. “How could humans be capable of such incomprehensible evil? How could this have happened? Why did it happen? And what did it mean?
“In Rwanda, the month of April is the month of mourning. It is a solemn and painful but necessary time. Every year, we gather to remember the loved ones we lost and to renew our pledge: ‘Never Again. Jamais Encore. Ntibizongere.’ This ritual has always been a part of my life. “When I arrived at Furman University three years ago, I perceived the experience as the next step in the international journey that has become characteristic of my life. Yet something was different this time. As April 2013 approached and I began to feel the heaviness and pain that comes with the time of remembrance, I realized that I had never experienced an April and thus a month of mourning without my family. “Since the previous 12 years of my life had been lived in Rwanda, I had become accustomed to several weeks of reflection and a reaffirmation of the goal of progressing beyond this tragedy that the Rwandan people have embraced. I remember the dread I felt as April 7 – the day the genocide began and the month of mourning begins – dawned, and how alone I felt. “As I walked to class with a heart heavily burdened with the grief of remembrance, I witnessed my Furman family walking about as if it were just another day. I felt emotionally and spiritually lost. It was the hardest day I’ve ever experienced in America and at Furman. I wanted to scream that this wasn’t just any other day; that on this day nearly 20 years ago, a bloodbath began that would claim the lives of 1 million people and change my life and world forever. “That day, I promised myself that I would do something – anything – to make sure that it was different during my remaining years at Furman. It was my duty to my family and as a survivor and a Rwandan to share our story. In early spring 2014, as the 20th anniversary of the genocide approached, I finally got the chance to begin to make this a reality when I met Dr. Tollison, who was program director for Greenville’s Year of Altruism.” The conversation Jonathan and I had that evening led to a 20th anniversary commemorative event on campus last April, in which Jonathan shared his story in a lecture hall overflowing with peo-
ple. The genuine interest and compassion with which members of the Furman and Greenville communities responded to his experiences were heartwarming and deeply gratifying for him. Jonathan’s experiences are generating an awareness of the horror that can and on occasion still does occur in our world. Furthermore, Jonathan is passionate about the ways in which the Rwandan people have minimized the perceived threat of difference and the horrible terrors that have emanated from that, and have committed themselves to transforming the public memory of the genocide into a catalyst for growth, healing and progress. The story of Rwanda over the past 20 years is tragic, yet inspiring. On Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Johns Hall 101, Jonathan will once again share his family’s story. This year, he will offer fresh insights gained from his visit to Rwanda this past December and January, his first visit home in two
years. The public is welcome to attend. Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness teaches history at Furman University. She can be reached at courtney.tollison@furman.edu. Jonathan Kubakundimana, class of 2016, has performed in Rwanda, the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden as part of a Rwanda-based arts group that promotes healing. He was featured in the French film “Lignes de Fronts” (English title: “Black Out”) about the Rwandan genocide, and has conducted awareness and reconciliation workshops at Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT: Commemorating Rwanda: One Student’s Experiences Looking Back and Moving Beyond WHERE: Johns Hall 101, Furman University WHEN: Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 p.m. INFO: Dr. Erik Ching of Furman University’s History Department will offer some brief remarks on the history of Rwanda.
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