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New VA clinic to offer services to Upstate veterans Veterans will no longer have to travel to Columbia for some treatments By april a. morris | staff

Rather than spend hours in the car traveling to Columbia’s Dorn VA Medical Center for routine therapy and treatment, more Upstate veterans will soon be able to stay close to home for medical care at a new outpatient VA clinic slated to open next year. Officials broke ground this week on a 77,000-square-foot facility in Greenville designed to provide services to more Upstate veterans. With increasing numbers of veterans requiring ongoing treatment for everything from head injuries to post-traumatic stress disorder, the larger clinic (20,000 more square feet than the current facility) and additional staff will be able to treat more veterans and reduce waiting time for services. According to the VA, Greenville’s current VA clinic, which opened in 1985 and moved to the present location on Augusta Road in 1992, was originally projected to serve 20,000 veterans and now has nearly 50,000 visits annually. The new facility will provide primary care services along with dental and pharmaceutical services for an estimated 17,000 local veterans. The new $30 million clinic will be located near Greenville Hospital at 951 Grove Road, and is scheduled to open

in spring 2013. It is designed to be certified as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver and will include naturally lit sitting areas, along with a landscaped green space. George Blevins, Director of Greenville County Veterans Affairs, said the new clinic will offer more convenient care for the estimated 38,000 veterans in Greenville County. “It appears to be a super-organized facility and from the front door on it looks very accessible,” he says. Inadequate parking at the current clinic will be resolved with 400 parking spaces at the new clinic. The proximity to the hospital is also more convenient, Blevins said. “I love the location; it’s so easy to explain to a veteran where it is.” He adds that veterans who may not have sought care before may be attracted to the new facility. Greenville County Council chairman and veteran Butch Kirven said the new clinic “was badly needed and is a blessing to the veterans and their families of the Upstate. Those who serve make a commitment to go where they are told to go, and to do what they are told to do, no matter the danger, personal discomfort or separation from loved ones. “We remain a free nation of free citizens because they carry out this commitment. In return, as citizens, our commitment to them is to always do our best to heal their wounds and give them what they need. This new VA clinic is a tangible example of our commitment to the veterans.”

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The symbiotic relationship between earthmover tires and deep-draft shipping lanes was underscored last week by two welcome announcements: Michelin North America’s plans to invest another $750 million in our state, and the state Supreme Court’s decision to take original jurisdiction in the contentious legal dispute over a South Carolina permit Georgia needs to dredge the Savannah River so bigger ships can reach the Georgia port. Last Tuesday, Michelin President Pete Selleck announced the tiremaker’s intent to build a new plant in Anderson and expand its manufacturing capacity in Lexington, bringing Michelin’s investment in this state to $1 billion in 12 months and $5 billion since it began production here 40 years ago. Global demand is the force behind the expansion, Selleck told the happy crowd. Practically every earthmover tire Michelin produces is sold before it’s made, with close to 30 percent heading to Canada and 50 percent exported worldwide. Selleck then spoke the obvious: Michelin’s success depends on easy access to world markets – which means world markets must have easy access to South Carolina’s port. Deepening the Port of Charleston to prepare for the deep-draft ships that will soon dominate the world’s shipping lanes could not be more critical, he said. Gov. Nikki Haley and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham stood by his side, which added irony to his statement. Graham has been leading the South Carolina congressional delegation’s fight to win federal funding to dredge the Charleston harbor to the 50 feet needed to let supertankers through at any tide. Gov. Haley was the political pressure behind DHEC’s reckless permit that will allow Georgia to go forward with dredging its own, competing port – if the pending lawsuits and the Legislature don’t succeed in stopping it. The stakes are high. These super-cargo ships will carry two-thirds of the world’s container capacity once the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2014. Georgia, which is staring down the same deadline, just won the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ endorsement to deepen the Port of Savannah to 48 feet. There is concern the feds may decide there’s no need for two deep-draft ports 120 miles apart, giving Savannah the edge – which explains the Legislature’s near-unanimous rush to void any dredging permits awarded to Georgia by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. This is the three-square battle the state Supreme Court has prudently decided to cut short. Georgia needs a water quality permit to dredge since the two states share the Savannah River. The court will decide which South Carolina agency has the authority to issue it: DHEC, which did so last fall at Haley’s urging, or the Savannah River Maritime Commission, which state legislators created in 2007 to oversee dredging and navigability issues on the shared river. Several lawsuits were filed by environmental groups worried about dredging’s effect on aquatic life – the primary issue the Maritime Commission is supposed to address. Haley has said Georgia’s mitigation plans are enough and Charleston can successfully compete against Savannah – assuming both deepening projects are done. Ten East Coast ports are pursuing similar projects. The Corps of Engineers has already said Charleston would “probably be the cheapest South Atlantic harbor to deepen” to the optimum 50 feet – yet Savannah has won a crucial endorsement. Meanwhile, Michelin is ramping up to build earthmover tires in Anderson and export them to the world. High stakes, indeed.

The year was 1987. Life was good. I was in my third year of law school, my law school basketball team had just earned its third straight league championship – a feat some considered more laudable than a seat on the prestigious Law Review – and I was in love and engaged to my future wife, Camille. Then suddenly, life became very complicated. A bout of blurry vision in my right eye led to a diagnosis of early-onset multiple sclerosis. I was very fortunate in that I was diagnosed early in the process and so, in theory, had access to experimental therapies. However, there were no options for treatment locally. The closest doctor specializing in treating MS was at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina. My initial treatment required an unplanned one-week hospital admission. Getting medical treatment thereafter involved traveling nine hours round-trip and an overnight stay at a hotel. Because of the logistical burden, my care was sporadic; the check-ups that should have taken place every three months only took place every six months, sometimes every 12 months, and then every few years. For me, the arrival of Dr. Mary Hughes in Greenville has been a tremendous blessing. In my initial appointment with Dr. Hughes, in the walk from the waiting room to the exam room, she observed right-foot drop – a telltale symptom of progressing MS. Through Dr. Hughes and the expanding neuroscience department at Greenville Hospital System, I have access to medical expertise that was once only available in medical communities hours away. I cannot tell you how comforting and empowering it is to get this level of care in my own backyard. For me, just one example of that expertise is a specialized brace to help keep my foot from dragging. Doesn’t sound like much, but for a disease that saps your energy to begin with, every step I take dragging my foot requires about 75 percent more energy than regular folks – so just recouping some of that spent energy is an improvement in my quality of life.

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MS is difficult to diagnose, is difficult to predict, and has no cure. It affects each individual in unique ways. Some days are doable. Some days are not so great. I have trouble with anything that requires coordination or balance – the days of playing basketball have long been gone. Interestingly, the symptom that foreshadowed the diagnosis of MS, vision problems, has been relatively benign; I long ago adjusted to seeing the world through the prism of slight double vision. For diseases like MS and Parkinson’s disease, knowledge is empowering. That’s one reason the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society is teaming with GHS and the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Upstate to host a “Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis” symposium this month. The free public event will be held 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. This is a great opportunity for patients and their families to hear the latest research updates and get the practical information and encouragement they need to help them lead full lives. My wife, Camille, and I can’t stress enough how important it is for families of patients to have this kind of expertise here in the Upstate. And, on a more personal level, how much of a difference it makes for families to be able to connect with other families that are walking that same walk. If you’re affected by MS or Parkinson’s disease, I hope you will consider coming to the event on April 28. Symmes Culbertson is an attorney in Greenville. To get more information or to register for the event, call 877-GHSINFO (447-4636) or visit ghs.org/360healthed.

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‘Client H’ investigation raises more troubling questions for Greenville County DSN By CHarles Sowell | staff

Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs has been cited by state officials for violating the standard of care in the Feb. 11 death of Heather Dawn Worchester Lemon, 36, a resident at one of the agency’s group homes. The citation came in a recertification review of the Civitan Community Residence and is detailed in a state Department of Health and Environmental Control report dated March 8. The report was made available to the Journal by sources close to the situation. A Greenville County Coroner’s report says Lemon died of cardiac arrest and septic cardiogenic shock following the extraction of six abscessed teeth. Lemon died about 24 hours after the extractions. The same DHEC report on Civitan cites an instance of client abuse by staff when a staff member reportedly stomped on the client’s foot. Subsequent investigations by the State Law Enforcement Division uncovered another incidence of abuse by staff, and a staff member was arrested, according to the DHEC report. Patrick Haddon, interim director of GCDSN, said Wednesday he was unfamiliar with the substance of the DHEC reports, which are required before any group home facility can be recertified by the state, and needed more time to respond to the issues raised in the reports. He was told about the reports by the Journal on Monday. Lois Park Mole, director of communications for the state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, told the Journal that state DDSN staff had been dispatched to Greenville to help the local DSN deal with the issues raised in the DHEC reports. “The numbers of instances in Greenville are not unusual,” Mole said. “You have to remember these folks (the clients) are not in

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the best of health to begin with.” She had no comment on other instances where state staff had been dispatched to help local agencies deal with issues like the ones raised in the DHEC reports. In Lemon’s death, the DHEC report said, “Review of a Death Report dated 02/11/12 revealed Client H (Lemon) went to the dentist on 02/10/12. Once sedated, the dentist was able to get a clear look into Client H’s mouth and determined she had six teeth that were abscessed and needed to be removed.” The staff member accompanying Lemon spoke with the facility nurse, who contacted Lemon’s mother and got verbal consent for the extractions. After the extractions, Lemon returned to the group home, where staff reported significant bleeding. Lemon was taken out of the group home at 4:45 p.m. for a weekend visit with her mother. By 6:30 p.m., DHEC said, the mother was on the phone with staff at Civitan to tell them about significant bleeding from Lemon’s mouth. That was followed by a call to the dentist’s office at 7 p.m. At 9:30 p.m., the mother called the group home again to tell them Lemon had suffered a grand mal seizure and was undergoing treatment at Greenville Memorial Hospital’s emergency room. “At 11 a.m. on 02/11/12, the dentist was contacted by a physician from the hospital who informed him that Client H (Lemon) was in septic shock. Client H passed away at 12:30 p.m. on 02/11/12,” the DHEC report said. “Continued review of the staff statement dated 02/13/12 and attached death report revealed that when Client H’s mother was called to get permission to extract Client H’s teeth, she was told a ‘few’ teeth, but was not told six,” DHEC said. “Review of Client H’s medical records revealed that on 9/18/11, Client H (Lemon) had

been taken to the emergency room due to ‘continual bleeding from the mouth.’ ” The Sept. 18, 2011, bleeding incident and other details of Lemon’s condition were not contained in the information given to the dentist on Feb. 10, DHEC said. There were also problems with getting details of Lemon’s conditions (she was under the care of a cardiologist and an oncologist) into her medical records in a timely manner. “The cardiologist also ordered that Client H receive Amoxicillin

cil to request that Gov. Nikki Haley remove the board. Council Chairman H.G. “Butch” Kirven proposed a formal meeting on May 15 during the regular council meeting to address the DSN issues. The local DSN board will be invited along with the interim executive director. “And I want to include by special invitation the lady who is the head of the state DDSN (Beverly Buscemi), so she can be here and hear all this too,” Kirven said. Kirven said he has formed

“It’s a major issue and a lot of people have been hurt and a lot have been neglected. The parents here were just a drop in the bucket.” Greenville County Councilmember Joe Dill, after the Council’s Tuesday meeting when seven people spoke about ongoing issues of accountability and transparency with the Greenville DSN board of directors.

as a prophylaxis prior to dental appointments. There was no indication that dental extractions were discussed with either Client H’s hematologist/oncologist or her cardiologist,” DHEC said. “Continued review of Client H’s record revealed no indication that her dentist had been made aware of the incident of bleeding from the mouth on 09/18/11.” DHEC went on to say, “By failing to identify these issues, the facility failed to ensure that corrective action was specified as a part of the investigation to prevent their recurrence.” About 50 persons turned out for Greenville County Council’s regular Tuesday meeting this week to listen as seven people spoke about ongoing issues of accountability and transparency with the Greenville DSN board of directors. Four of those speakers asked the coun-

an ad-hoc committee to meet with families, staff and others to listen, catalog and get all the perspectives to “sift out the common truth.” Committee members will be Liz Seman, Lottie Gibson and Dan Rawls. “The people served by DSN are the most helpless of all of our citizens,” said Councilman Willis Meadows, shortly after the council’s first request to meet with the DSN board for an explanation in March. Councilman Joe Dill said he had planned to propose a meeting with DSN on May 1, but is willing to wait until the May 15 date. “None of us really realize what these people are going through,” Dill said, referring to parents of disabled clients who spoke during public input. “It’s a major issue and a lot of people have been hurt and a lot have been neglected. The par-

ents here were just a drop in the bucket,” Dill said after the meeting. So far, “all the paperwork says the board” is the source of the problems, he said. Dill’s comments were in visible contrast to his portrayal in an email sent to the DSN board on Friday, April 6, by DSN board Chairwoman Roxie Kincannon. A copy of the email was given to the Journal by a source close to the situation. Referencing a press release she sent out earlier that week, Kincannon wrote, “Try not to laugh too hard. Joe Dill says he is looking forward to having us come by and talk to his committee. I will let all of you know when and where. It will be nothing but positive, guaranteed. Joe couldn’t be happier about things.” Kincannon said later in her email, “By the way, Joe Dill says he was misquoted and said that he said nothing negative about Patrick at all. He is completely on board with everything we’re doing, as is Butch (Kirven). Willis Meadows is the only one with a real issue and it’s purely a personal grudge against Patrick. … The take home message is that Greenville County Council is fine now.” In addition, Kincannon wrote, “Also, ignore this business about Governor Haley. She won’t remove anyone from the board. Trust me on that.” Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey said, “The governor only has the authority to remove board members for cause to include malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetency, absenteeism, conflicts of interest, misconduct, persistent neglect of duty in office, or incapacity. To date, no information has been presented to our office that would allow the governor to remove a DSN board.” Staff writer April A. Morris contributed to this report. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com.

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What started out as a response to a disturbing dream by a then sixth-grade student could turn into a home for unwed mothers in Greenville. After Claire Capelle woke up crying from a dream about abortions being performed in her family’s basement, she decided to organize a walk to raise money for Birthright, a nonprofit independent interdenominational organization that helps women through unplanned pregnancies. That year, she raised about $7,000 with her “Babies World Walk.” The walk has continued, raising about $40,000 total through this year’s event, held last month at St. Mary’s Magdalene Catholic Church in Simpsonville. But Capelle, now a senior at St. Joseph’s Catholic School, decided she wanted to do more. With the help of her mother, Kim, and some other adults, Capelle decided she could. She intends to start a home for unwed mothers who want to keep their babies. “I am one of 10 children,” Capelle said, “and I can’t imagine taking any one of them out of my family.” The St. Clare’s Home of Joyful Hope would have room for 10 mothers who are 18 years or older and have up to two other children. The mothers and their children would be allowed to stay in the house for up to two years after having their babies, Capelle said.

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While there, the mothers would be taught parenting and job skills so they can support their children, she said. Capelle said the bishop of the Catholic Claire Capelle, Diocese of Charleston a St. Joseph’s said the home, which senior, intends to has received an en- start a home for dorsement from Cath- unwed mothers olic Charities, could be a model for others across the state. “The home will let them have their babies,” Capelle said. “Mothers shouldn’t have to resort to aborting their babies because of what they would be born into.” Capelle said some unwed mothers get kicked out of the house when their parents find out they are pregnant and have nowhere to go. Capelle said St. Clare’s Home of Joyful Hope has received nonprofit status and has a business plan in place. All it needs, Capelle said, is a facility and a staff to run it. This year’s Babies World Walk raised about $4,500, all of which but $500 will go toward the home. Capelle said she plans to major in nursing at the University of South Carolina and would like to come back to Greenville to work at the home. “We’re just going to keep praying and keep working,” she said. Her sister, Katie, a freshman at St. Joseph’s, will take over coordinating the walk while Claire is away at college. “The next kid in line will take over,” she said. “We want to keep it going.” Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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It’s not surprising that when Dr. Phinnize Fisher is asked about her biggest accomplishments as Greenville County Schools superintendent, she turns the conversation to children. Not surprising at all, since “doing what’s best for children” was Fisher’s mantra during her eight years as superintendent of the nation’s 49th largest school district. Fisher’s last day as superintendent is Friday, which is also the first day that her former deputy superintendent Burke Royster is elevated to the district’s top administrative position. Instead of talking about increasing test scores in some of the worst state budget cuts ever faced by South Carolina school districts, Fisher talks about a second-grader who asked her to be a part of her Flat Stanley project. Instead of talking about getting the district’s $1 billion construction program completed, she talks about how a group of students on a Blue Ridge High activity bus recognized her as she walked out of the hospital and hollered their greetings to her out the windows. Instead of talking about being a finalist for national Superintendent of the Year, she talks about being stopped in the grocery store by parents who want to tell her how well their child is doing in school or

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by a student wanting to brag about the grade he got on a school paper. “The school district and education is not about the superintendent, it’s about the children,” she said. “I want the children and the school district to speak for themselves. If that’s a result of my work, that’s good.” Fisher thought the district was losing its focus when she was tapped in 2004 to replace former Army Lt. Col. Bill Harner, a leader who found himself constantly in the spotlight and often mired in controversy. “I said it was time for us to go back to educating children,” she said. “It was my duty to try to handle the political outcries, management issues and other issues to allow our principals and teachers to focus on the most important duty – to educate our children.” She made a point of going to every one of the district’s schools each year to show school personnel that she and the district’s other central office staff were there to support them. Fisher considers the district becoming nationally accredited as her biggest accomplishment. “That was verification to me of what we were doing and that we were doing right,” she said. Fisher said her focus on educating every child – no matter the learning style or what neighborhoods they come from – is evident in some of the new schools built during her tenure. Fisher pushed for the Sterling School, a unique combination of a traditional community-based elementary school with

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hears about public education failing, Fisher gets angry. “I don’t think public education is ‘failing’ because teachers aren’t teaching,” she said. “I think (the critics) have got it wrong. I think it’s the adults who are failing education. Let’s move the whole education system forward.” Half of Greenville County’s children live in poverty, Fisher said. “We’re determined to not let that make a difference in how we educate them. We are here to educate all children.” During her retirement, Fisher plans to take golf lessons. She already has the name of a female golf pro to call. She wants to get involved in the First Tee program, a program that brings the game to disadvantaged youth. And she wants to spend more time with her three grandchildren. But she’s not going to forget the other children. “I plan to continue to work on the national scene and the local scene to transform public education through innovative teaching,” she said. “That conversation not only must be had, but it’s something that must happen.” Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF A McDonald’s employee accused of spitting in a customer’s sweet tea was taken to the Greenville County Detention Center Wednesday morning. On April 14, a mother and daughter ordered sweet tea from the McDonald’s drive-through at 924 Southeast Main Street in Simpsonville, according to incident reports. Noticing that their tea was not, in fact, sweet, the victims returned to the restaurant, where they attempted to exchange their beverages. When these new beverages also proved to be unsweetened, the victims went home to add their own sweetener. Upon opening the beverages, the victims found what Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office officials describe as “a large deposit of phlegm” floating on top of both drinks.

A speedy investigation led to the peaceful apprehension of 19-year-old Marvin D. Washington Jr., of 202 Pine Tree Drive in Simpsonville. Washington’s bond hearing was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

There’s another Chief Wilfong in town. Ryan H. Wilfong, the husband of Greenville Police Chief Terri Wilfong, is the new chief of police at Greenville Technical College. He began work April 16. Wilfong started his law enforcement career on a college campus as an officer with the Marshall University Police Department in West Virginia. Wilfong worked as a patrol officer for the LexingtonFayette Urban County Police in Kentucky before joining the Louisville Metro Police Department in 1996. Wilfong worked in Louisville for 14 years and retired as a lieutenant commanding the department’s hostage negotiations team.

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Southwest Airlines’ first year at the GreenvilleSpartanburg International Airport was the airport’s best year ever. Between March 2011 and February 2012, the low-cost carrier’s first year of operation in the Upstate, GSP’s passenger traffic grew to more than 1.8 million. Airport officials say the boost in passenger traffic can be credited to Southwest’s arrival and the strong competitive response from the airport’s other carriers. “The Southwest Effect here in the Upstate has been tremendous,” said Dave Edwards, GSP Airport District president and CEO.

lation and also served as a training instructor and crisis training consultant for the state of Kentucky. Thirty-four years after Thomas George Bikas was killed during a robbery as he walked home from a bar on Thanksgiving Day, a Minneapolis man was sentenced for the crime. Darnell Jerome Guyton, 56, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Guyton was one of two men arrested last year by the Greenville Police Department’s Cold Case Unit. During the guilty plea, it was revealed Bikas was struck in the head during a robbery and died from his injuries. He was two doors from his home.

Since Southwest’s arrival, GSP has averaged a 40 percent increase in passenger traffic month after month. Nearly every airline operating out of the airport has seen significant increases in passenger traffic.

Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins said the state made the sentencing recommendation based on the defendant’s age, health and the applicable law at the time of the crime. The family supported the recommendation, he said. Bikas, the youngest of four brothers, emigrated from Greece in 1966.

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Clarence Jenkins will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of killing a woman and chopping off her hands and feet. Jenkins was found guilty of murder and kidnapping in the death of 34-year-old Mekole Harris in 2008. Jenkins’ wife, Carman Jenkins, had already pleaded guilty in the case and testified against her husband. Carman Jenkins was sentenced to 50 years in prison, but hoped her testimony would get her sentence reduced. Harris’ hands and feet were sent to two Greenville residences in an effort by the couple to extort $10,000 from a woman who had lived with the couple and broke off the three-way relationship.

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Greenville’s fire chief wants to turn the demolition of Scott Towers, a public housing high-rise for seniors and the disabled on Augusta Street, into a state and regional training exercise for emergency responders. The Greenville Housing Authority announced plans late last year to demolish the tower because the structure needs more than $12 million in repairs and the agency doesn’t have the money. Agency officials blamed years of deferred maintenance, dwindling federal funds for public housing and changing building codes. The building has no fire sprinklers and the fire department’s trucks can only reach to the seventh floor in the front of the building and the sixth floor on the back, officials have said. Cracked and corroded galvanized pipes would have to be replaced and the electrical system upgraded. Raymond said that 140 of the building’s 195 units are still occupied. Residents of the other 55 units have been relocated to other public or subsidized housing or moved out on their own. He said it will take until the end of the year – possibly longer – to find the rest of the residents new places to live. “We want to make sure they are placed in appropriate housing for them,” he said. The problem is compounded because

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In 1999, Christopher Grant was a 6-foot, 170-pound 14-year old, the only freshman on Christ Church Episcopal School’s varsity basketball and soccer teams. In 2005, his father, Steve, found him dead at age 21, of an accidental overdose of cocaine and methadone. In March 2010, Chris’s brother Kelly was a junior at the College of Charleston and a drummer in the band Company, which had just signed a record deal. Nine months later, Steve Grant found his second son dead, at age 24, this time of an accidental heroin overdose. This February, Steve Grant started Chris and Kelly’s HOPE Foundation, a foundation dedicated to fighting drug addiction in teens and young adults. Chris and Kelly’s HOPE operates under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Greenville, and will provide financial support to both local and

national programs – “anybody who’s worthy,” said Grant. Losing two sons to drug addiction within five years has been hard, Grant said. “I certainly have bad moments. But grief is built on guilt in a lot of ways, and I don’t have any guilt at all. Maybe I should have done something differently, but I certainly put forth humongous effort to help both of them, to the detriment of my marriage, to the detriment of my finances.” Grant’s efforts to help Chris began with a couple of conversations in 1999. “I was down in my den reading, when he came down to talk to me,” Grant remembered. “He told me, ‘Dad, I don’t want to be a screw-up.’” A week later, the 14-year-old again came to his father in his den. “He said, ‘Dad, you’re my best friend in this world.’ “Now, that really got my attention. When I was 14, my father fell down a few rungs as far as being my best friend.” Grant, who helped found a suicide crisis hotline in Greenville, realized

Chris was trying to tell him something. “He was telling me, ‘I’m addicted to drugs and alcohol, and I don’t know what to do,’ but I didn’t hear that,” said Grant. “I did know he was crying for something. I literally jumped to the phone the next morning to get him to see somebody.” Between ages 14 and 21, Chris went to rehab five times. “What I found out was that there were all kinds of options for adults, but not much for adolescents,” said Grant. “More depressing was that our state had very little adolescent addiction care.” The standard rehab stint of 28 days is not enough for teens, Grant said. “For an adolescent, there needs to be at least 100 to 120 days of treatment initially to even begin to help.” Along with straining his marriage and his family’s finances, the struggle to help his oldest son made an impact on his younger son, Grant admitted. “I look back on Kelly’s junior year in high school, when he experienced his parents’ divorce after 25 years of marriage,” he said. “Pretty devastating stuff, along with being neglected by his parents when they were trying to take care of his brother.” In October 2005, Chris was attending Greenville Tech, having gotten a GED after attending four different high schools after CCES. On October 17, Grant found his son dead in his apartment after Chris missed their customary Sunday evening dinner. At nine months, Kelly Grant’s struggle with addiction was much shorter than his older brother’s. “Kelly was a model kid,” said his father. “They always say to worry more about the quiet ones.” Kelly “was introduced to heroin by somebody” in Charleston in March, 2010, Grant said. Months later, Grant learned that his son had suffered an overdose in March, and had him come home to Greenville to stay with him for a few months before school began again in the fall. “He was really trying not to use it,” said Grant. “It’s almost impossible without help.” He urged Kelly to go to rehab. “You can send a 14-year-old kicking and screaming, and he can’t leave it,” Grant said. “But you can’t send a 24-year-old unless he really wants to go.” That fall, Kelly went back to Charleston. In October, his father had him return home when he suspected he

was using again. At the end of November, Kelly contacted his supplier in Charleston for a hit. He waited until December 5 to take it. When he did, it was fatal. The medical examiner only found two needle marks on Kelly’s body, Grant said. This proved to him that his son was trying to stop, “but the attraction is overwhelming.” The inspiration to turn his personal tragedy into a chance to help others came, of all places, at a sales conference. Grant, a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, found himself in a circle of people who were each asked to stand and say what they wanted their legacy to be. “At first I didn’t stand, but eventually I did,” he remembered. “When it came my turn, I said, ‘I want to leave a legacy that from this day forward people will know I did everything I could do to help save adolescent boys and girls from the perils of substance addiction.” Chris and Kelly’s HOPE Foundation was born in February, 2012, and has raised more than $25,000, Grant said. The money will go to local organizations like the White Horse Academy, a 16-bed treatment facility for substance-addicted teenage boys. Run by the Phoenix Center, it is one of only two facilities in the state where a boy can be in treatment for up to 120 days. “I really think things happen for a reason,” said Grant. Last December, near the sixth anniversary of his older son’s death, Grant’s mother, who had been in Greenville receiving cancer treatments (she has had a clear PET scan and is now considered free of the disease) was looking at some old photographs when she found one of Chris. The picture was probably 11 years old, Grant remembered, and he didn’t know when he had seen it last. Grant’s mother told him to sit down and look at the back of the photograph. There, in his “terrible” handwriting, Chris Grant had written, “Don’t forget me.”

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A job at one of the Upstate’s industrial or business powerhouses wasn’t the lure that brought T. Brown (short for Thomas) to Greenville from his Pawleys Island home. He was following a call from God, the Anglican pastor said. Brown moved with his family last summer to “plant” a new Anglican church, St. Paul’s, in Greenville as a mission of All Saints Church in Pawleys Island, where he was formerly assistant rector. Despite visiting several churches, Sandy Delapp, a former member of All Saints, had never found a fit after her family moved to Greenville from Pawleys. She quickly offered her home as a meeting place when Rev. Brown came to town. Delapp said for her, the appeal of Brown’s ministerial approach has been the gospelbased sermons and traditional rites like weekly communion. As of January, the new congregation meets in Second Baptist Church on Camperdown Way before that congregation’s 11 a.m. service. “People are not looking to ‘do’ church anymore, but are genuinely searching for an authentic encounter with the living God,” Brown said. “Just punching the church card that the parents punched no longer fills the thirst of knowing Jesus and developing a real relationship with Him.” Searching for a different relationship

with God seems to be a nationwide trend. According to a 2008 survey of more than 35,000 Americans by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, people are seeking religious connection, often changing affiliations from their childhood religious association. The survey reports that one in four adults said that they have switched religious affiliation from their childhood faith, either to a specific faith or away from a religious tradition. In addition, 16.1 percent of respondents reported no religious affiliation, more than double the number who say they were not affiliated with any particular religion as children. Millennials, ages 18 to 29, were less religious than older Americans, with one in four reporting they are unaffiliated with a particular faith. South Carolina may be bucking that trend, however. Only 10 percent of Palmetto State residents surveyed reported no affiliation, according to the Pew Forum. And according to a 2009 Gallup poll, South Carolinians ranked the third highest in church attendance, with 56 percent reporting they attend worship weekly or almost every week, behind only Alabama and Mississippi. The Upstate is trending toward the nontraditional, however. A variety of fledgling, more unorthodox churches are appearing, while more mainstream churches are beginning to offer

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contemporary worship in addition be not as important as a church willing to their traditional services. to step out of its walls and be involved Greenville’s First Presbyterian in the community. I think people are Church, dating back to 1848, is sol- starved for that.” idly among the latter. The downtown John David Mangrum, pastor of church has offered a contemporary Origins Church in downtown GreenSunday worship service for about 10 ville, agrees that people are looking for years, said Graydon Tomlinson, wor- connection. “People aren’t as loyal to a ship director of Ignite, the name given church brand or denomination. They to the contemporary service. want to connect with God, connect Ignite began as a contemporary service with other people and connect with a in the evenings and moved to Sunday mission,” he said. mornings about seven years ago, TomAfter working in rural churches, Manlinson said. He has grum knew he wantbeen worship director ed to start a church for the past four years, in an urban area and “People are not and said the service’s Greenville was the looking to ‘do’ typical attendees are only place he felt not all the very young peace about the idea. church anymore, people one might exOrigins meets at the but are genuinely pect. Many regular Spill the Beans coffeemembers are in their house and does not searching for 40s and 50s. plan to own land or an authentic With a live rock construct a dedicated band, the service ofchurch building, but encounter with fers more music than rather always meet the living God.” traditional worship – in a location used for Rev. Thomas Brown original, modern and other purposes durtraditional hymns ing the week. – along with a freer “It’s easy to believe, worship order, he said, though Ignite when we live in the Bible Belt and there are still retains traditional elements like churches everywhere, that people are going prayer, confession and scripture read- to them,” he said. “The area we serve, (ZIP ing. Even so, First Presbyterian “is a code) 29601, is actually one of the most typical, traditional downtown church, unchurched areas in South Carolina.” and this was a departure for them.” As for the increasing number of With average attendance around 500 Americans who say they are unaffiliated each week, the feel is more intimate with a certain religion, Tomlinson said than the church’s other services, Tom- he expects that isn’t as much the case in linson said. This intimacy and sense of the Upstate. “Our area is perhaps differcommunity, coupled with a mission ent than other areas. Church is pretty for outreach, is something Tomlinson much part of the culture.” thinks is part of the appeal for many Mangrum said he understands the of the smaller churches popping up fluid nature of religion in America. “It across the Upstate. takes all kinds of churches for all kinds “I think the smaller gatherings give of people.” people a chance to connect with others attending and create a tight-knit Contact April Morris at church,” he said. “A style of worship may amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Shoopman’s withdrawal throws District 5 Senate race wide open Corbin announces bid; Somers ‘disheartened’ by GOP decision to reopen filing By jerry salley | staff

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‘Waving Goodbye to Parkinson’s’ Upstate author to present book at GHS Parkinson’s and MS Symposium By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff

After W. Stanton Smith, a principal in human resources at Deloitte LLP in New York, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he began a six-year struggle and a major decline that changed his life in ways he never anticipated. He left New York for Greenville. More important, he began a journey of hope he documents in a book he titled “Waving Goodbye to Parkinson’s.” In 2009, Smith retired from his New York job and moved with his wife, Roz, to Greenville. The couple expected to go on disability; but after beginning a specialized exercise program similar to interval training used by Olympic athletes, Smith’s condi-

tion improved, with reduced tremors, less stiffness and more mobility. The training combines short bursts of exercise followed by full recovery time. “It seems to remind the body of how it W. Stanton Smith behaved when it was healthy,” Smith said. Now, seven years after starting the program, Smith said he no longer uses a cane, can take the stairs and moves around better than most Parkinson’s patients at his level of the disease. To document his journey and offer advice, Smith and his wife wrote “Waving Goodbye to Parkinson’s: A Journey of Hope.” This is Smith’s second venture into authorship. His first book, titled “Decoding Generational Differences: Changing Your Mindset … Without Losing Your Mind,” offered advice about managing Generation Y in the workplace.

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S a t u r d a y, April 28, at the upcoming Living Well with Park i ns on’s Disease and Zoe Koplowitz Multiple Sclerosis Symposium sponsored by the Greenville Hospital System, the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Upstate and the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society. The event, which will take place at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, also includes keynote speaker Zoe Koplowitz, an author, motivational speaker and marathon runner with MS. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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State Senate passes bill to join interstate health compact

By april a. morris | staff

The state Senate approved legislation last week to join six other states in an interstate compact that would allow South Carolina to bypass some federal healthcare regulations associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without losing federal funding. Senate bill S.836 would allow the state to opt out of federal regulations that did not mesh with state policy, but keep federal funding – primarily Medicaid – in the form of block grants. The bill, first introduced in April 2011, also requires the formation of an interstate advisory health care commission. Sen. Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg) amended the bill be- Hutto fore it passed to exempt Medicare from the compact. Georgia was the first state to pass interstate compact legislation in April of last year. Other states to join include Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. Governors of Montana and Arizona have vetoed similar compact bills. When more states have joined, supporters plan to seek congressional approval for the compact. Congress approves interstate compacts involving such areas as transportation, commerce, energy and

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conservation and development. Sen. Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley County), the bill’s chief sponsor, said, “This is a chance to make Washington’s failure South Carolina’s success. I encourage other states that Grooms believe in the free market to join South Carolina in passing the Healthcare Compact.” Sen. Mike Fair (RGreenville), a co-sponsor, said the legislation preserves freedom. “We really need the ability to assert 10th amendment privileges,” he said. “I think Fair this is one of those times when the public, through elected officials, can assert their freedoms.” The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is set to make major changes in health care delivery by 2014, including another point of contention in South Carolina: affordable insurance exchanges where consumers can purchase insurance if their employers don’t offer it. Gov. Nikki Haley has pushed for South Carolina to opt out of providing insurance exchanges and leave it to private insurers to offer insurance plans, saying the state could not bear the cost. The legislation now moves to the S.C. House.

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Sheriff rolls out new DUI Enforcement Team New team, vehicles and equipment made possible by $245,341 grant By Jerry Salley | staff

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A new strike force in three speciallyequipped 2011 Chevrolet Caprices is joining the effort to curb drunk driving in Greenville County, Sheriff Steve Loftis announced Tuesday. Loftis introduced the recently formed DUI Enforcement Team, Deputies Chris Bailey, Gene Clark and Jonathan Jackson, in front of the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center Tuesday afternoon. The deputies have extensive backgrounds within the traffic division. The three-man team, tasked with identifying impaired drivers and enforcing the state’s DUI laws, accounted for 89 DUI arrests, 376 additional traffic citations and 33 non-traffic related criminal arrests in the first quarter of 2012, Loftis said. The Sheriff ’s Office has equipped their new vehicles with police packages, including digital Panasonic Arbitrator cameras and Kustom Signals

Golden Eagle II radar systems. “Unlike traditional in-car camera systems, these new vehicles and state-ofthe-art equipment use digital technology, enhancing our ability to successfully prosecute DUI offenses,” said Loftis. A $245,341 grant to the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety made the creation of the team and the purchase of the equipment possible, said Loftis. The Enhanced DUI Enforcement Grant is “part of an overall statewide strategy to accomplish specific reductions in crashes, injuries and fatalities,” said Loftis. The Sheriff ’s Office applied for the grant after a review of statistics from 2009 showed 479 DUI-related collisions, a 3 percent increase from 2007. The Sheriff ’s Office also found that Greenville County lost $50,499,400 due to DUI from 2007 to 2009. In 2011, 48 percent of Greenville

County’s traffic-related fatalities were DUI related, said Loftis – an increase of 11 percent from 2010. From 2001 to 2010, Greenville County has had a total of 1,914 DUI related fatal traffic collisions, he said. The Enhanced DUI Enforcement Grant also enabled the Sheriff ’s Office to purchase laptops that the DUI Enforcement Team will use for public safety presentations to area high schools, community groups and law enforcement agencies, said Loftis. The grant also funded the purchase of a generator, arrow stick lights, signage, floodlights and traffic cones for the team to establish “Traffic Safety Checkpoints.” The Enhanced DUI Enforcement Grant is a one-year grant for which the Sheriff ’s Office may re-apply annually for up to three years, said Loftis. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.

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County council from the April 17 meeting

During the regular Greenville County Council meeting on April 17, council members approved a resolution to support the economic redevelopment efforts of the Sterling Land Trust. The council also approved board and commission appointments for 20 commissions, tax districts, fire districts and boards. Chairman H.G. “Butch” Kirven announced that a council-appointed seat had come open on the S.C. Technology and Aviation Center Board and a 15-day application period will be opened. That appointment will be made on May 15. Councilwoman Liz Seman requested that either the county administrator or county attorney review current board members and new board members to ensure that all are in compliance with the county code on prohibitions on board and commission members (Section V, 2-83). The code stipulates that board members or their family members should not have

an economic interest in a contract with the board or commission they represent or receive services from any entity governed by the board or commission they represent. Councilwoman Lottie Gibson also requested that newly elected board members have an added ethics component to their orientation process. Before the meeting, council members received an update on the tourism-centered projects of Dream Big Greenville, a nonprofit promoting the county and driving economic development through tourism. The organization’s first project is a $23 million public tourism resource center and gathering place in downtown Greenville called Reedy Square. Construction is set to begin in 2013, said Dream Big Greenville’s president Patti McAbee. Dream Big Greenville must raise approximately $10 million from the private sector to put with

$5 million in county funds and $3.5 million in city funds already committed, she said. As soon as the Reedy Square portion is finished and the funds are raised, construction will begin on the organization’s second project: the Blue Wall Center located at the old Camp Spearhead site on 175 acres. This 9,600 square foot center and 14-acre landscape are designed to be an introduction to the area’s unique ecosystem and will include a visitor center, terraced gardens, trails, restaurant and eco-lodging of off-grid cabins. Site prep and installation of native plants have been completed, said McAbee. Dream Big Greenville is scheduled to report to council again after a traffic flow study for the area is completed in about a month. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Reedy Square, the planned tourism magnet on the banks of the Reedy River in downtown Greenville, could have an economic impact of $12.6 million to Greenville County in its first year of operation. The economic impact from new visitors to Greenville County and increased spending by those who already know about the area could top $97 million dollars in five years. That’s according to a still-to-be-finalized economic impact study commissioned by Dream Big Greenville, the organization spearheading the Reedy Square project. Nearly $2 million in private gifts and pledges has been raised thus far, but more money is needed before ground can be broken in 2013, said Patti McAbee, Dream Big Greenville’s president and CEO. “We’re busy knocking on doors,” she said. McAbee told Greenville City Council members at a Monday work session the group wants to have Reedy Square open in 2015. The project is expected to cost $23.6 million. The county has pledged $5 million in restaurant tax money and the city has pledged $3.5 million in accommodations taxes once Dream Big Greenville raises 85 percent of the money needed to build the facility. The group also wants to use $4.8 million in new market tax credits. The rest – $10.3 million – will come from the private sector, McAbee said. Organizers say Reedy Square would target the 23 million people who live within 200 miles of Greenville. Dream Big Greenville wants to turn what is now a black building and a parking lot on a one-acre-plus lot on a corner of River Street into a state-of-the-art, multi-level structure housing concierge travel services to assist tourists in navigating the Upstate’s attractions, an outdoor outfitter that will rent bikes for use on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, a café and an art gallery to promote local artists.

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The facility is expected to be open seven days a week. The outdoor space will be available all the time. McAbee said the building will have a solar roof, an upper level green roof and a bioremediation swale so impurities are washed out of water before it goes into the Reedy. There will be six terraces, overlooks, a plaza, a café, an interactive map and “The Cube,” which McAbee described as “almost an IMAX-type experience.” McAbee said Dream Big Greenville is working on an operating budget now so it can show its ability to sustain operations over time. “We’re defining and redefining programming,” she said. “Some will create revenue. So far, we’re showing the operating budget is sustainable. We know that some people need to see that before they give money to a project.” McAbee said a study by Clemson University’s Strom Thurmond Institute shows in its first five years of operation, Reedy Square could be responsible for $75.4 million in direct expenditures and $97.7 million in total economic impact, and bring $4.67 million in revenue to local governments. More than 450 tourism-related jobs could be created, she said. “Reedy Square will be important in two ways,” said Bob Brooks of the Strom Thurmond Institute. “It will attract more visitors to Greenville and it will show people how to leave more money in the local economy.” For instance, if visitors are here for a show at the Peace Center, they could stop by Reedy Square and find out about the Swamp Rabbit Trail, spending money they otherwise may not have spent for bike rental and at restaurants, he said. Dream Big Greenville grew out of a statewide study conducted by Tourism Development International in 2007 that found the Upstate’s mountain and piedmont areas had the potential to have the same tourism numbers as the state’s coastal regions. Greenville officials asked the company to do a more focused study on the Upstate and results determined that tourism could be greatly affected by building an urban center in the downtown area and an Outdoor Adventure Center at the foot of the mountains. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Kayakers and canoeists from all over the Upstate and as far away as Asheville, Columbia and Charlotte gathered on the Tyger River last weekend for the 13th Tame the Tyger race put on by the Spartanburg County Recreation Department and the Tyger River Foundation. About 70 humans and at least one dog took part in the race along a five- to sixmile stretch of river that runs parallel to Interstate 20. Dan Warner was the overall winner of the racing portion of the event. Families also enjoyed a fun float along the same course prior to the race. At the race starting point, Diesel, Karen Kustafik’s long-time kayaking partner, was decked out in his DFD (doggie flotation device) and yodeling mightily for his mistress as she went to fetch her canoe. Kustaflik, who has a day job at the Columbia City Utility Department, says

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Animal control policy leaves too many animals uncontrolled By CHarles Sowell | staff

Spartanburg County’s decision to break ties with the Humane Society and contract animal care services out to Greenville County has resulted in an exploding population of stray and unwanted animals in the county that could threaten public safety, said Jimmy Smith, a former Spartanburg Humane Society board member, in an open letter to county council. “Many fellow citizens, like myself, are concerned about the negative impact that our county’s new animal policies are having on our already serious stray and unwanted animal population,” Smith wrote. “I am especially disappointed with how county council Chairman Jeff Horton has portrayed this to the public. Leaving over half of our stray animal population to wander and reproduce freely in our county is not saving money. It threatens public safety. Having our Animal Control officers transport Spartanburg animals to Greenville every day is not an efficient use of taxpayer dollars. Discouraging Good Samaritan rescues by telling citizens who

have picked up a potentially lost animal that they will have to arrange a pick-up time with Animal Control does not reunite owners with their lost pet. It results in more lost and stray animals.” Councilman David Britt said the county faces a potentially serious situation as the summer breeding system gets under way. “But I am confident our administrator, Katherine Hubbard, will come up with a solution to the situation,” he said. Horton said he couldn’t comment on the contents of the letter and report because he had yet to see it as of the Journal deadline this week. However, he did take issue with one of Smith’s allegations that the county had been paying the Spartanburg Humane Society $42 per stray animal for animal care services and is now paying Greenville County’s Animal Care Services $88 per animal. “That’s not right,” Horton said. “We’re paying Greenville something like $55 per animal.” Smith’s data shows that in the years leading up to the termination of the contract between the county and SHS, the county sent more than 16,000 ani-

mals a year through the Humane Society’s doors. SHS took in 1,049 animals from Spartanburg animal control in January 2009; 967 in January 2010; and 1,041 in January 2011. In 2012, Spartanburg shipped 580 animals to Greenville County. Katie Frescman, director of communications for the Spartanburg Humane Society, said the agency has moved on in the wake of its divorce from Spartanburg County. “We’re concentrating on our contract with the City of Spartanburg and with providing the best animal care services possible to the citizens of Spartanburg County.” In his letter, Smith said his “intent is to provide details (and) factual information through this letter… which I hope makes future policy discussions more productive. County council always needs accurate, objective information when discussing, formulating and explaining policies. It is in this spirit that I am writing you. … Although I disagree with Jeff on current animal policy and his views regarding SHS, I do respect him as a council member and understand that being chairman

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is often difficult.” Smith said in his letter to council that he finds it ironic that Horton’s praise of Greenville’s animal services department points to one of the ways that Spartanburg could have dealt with its own animal issues. “Greenville’s animal services have a budget of over $2 million,” said Paula Gucker, assistant Greenville County administrator in charge of the animal services department. “Roughly half of that comes from fees collected at the (new) animal services building (on Furman Hall Road).” Instead of following Greenville’s example, Smith said, Spartanburg County leaders have chosen to ignore the problem. Interviewed before leaving on a European trip, Smith told the Journal that he hopes his letter and documentation will be the basis for a dialogue between the county and the Humane Society that could result in better animal care services and a better use of taxpayer dollars. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com.

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She also experiments with printing in letterpress format on a vintage letterpress machine from the West Main Artists Coop. Sayer is a member of the co-op. McLeod, also a member of the co-op, holds degrees from Winthrop University and Converse College. She also won a Fulbright Scholarship. McLeod, who also serves as an outreach director at her church, said the pursuit of becoming an artist has been a joy.

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Spartanburg artists Rosemary McLeod and Sofia Sayer are bringing spring alive in totally different ways in their “Spring Fusion: 2D-3D” exhibit at the West Main Artists Co-op. Sayer, who holds a degree in textile design from the Rhode Island School of Design, has put her own textile designs on paper using watercolor and collage techniques. The patterns feature abstract water droplets, modern interpretations of flowers and rays of sun. McLeod, a retired special education teacher, is a self-taught jeweler. Her introduction to the craft came in 2006, when she took a class at a local craft store as a favor to a friend. She now has her own business and teaches classes at the Spartanburg Art Museum School. The jewelry – sterling, copper, leather and silk – featured in the exhibition are inspired by Pantone’s spring 2012 color forecast. The exhibition runs through May 10. The West Main Artists Co-op is open Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours are

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During several Sunday home Greenville Drive baseball games this season, BlueCross and the Drive will offer free health screenings at Fluor Field. Fans can learn important numbers like their blood pressure, weight, body mass index, waist size and body fat percentage, just by visiting the screening station on the first-base side of the concourse. The station will be open from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the Drive’s games on April 22, May 20, July 22 and Aug. 26. All of those games are scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. The free health screenings are among several joint efforts by BlueCross and the Drive to encourage healthy lifestyles. Another is the annual “Drive Out Colon Cancer” game, which is set for June 24 this season. The screenings also are among many BlueCross initiatives that rely on collaboration with physicians, hospitals and customers to achieve the Triple Aim of improved outcomes, reduced cost and enhanced patient experience. In honor of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Greenville’s Gateway House, a private, not-for-profit clubhouse model program for adults with mental illness, is hosting Musical MAYhem at The Handlebar on May 4, at 7 p.m., to help raise awareness of mental illness here in the Greenville community. Musical MAYhem will feature Sanctum Sully, Greenville native Neal Carpenter, The Broadcast and Greenville’s own Fat Cat Daddy, as well as interim performances by local musicians. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on a Cham Little, a Gateway House member, original mixed-media framed abstract at the event. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and are on sale online at www.handlebaronline.com or by phone at 233-6173.

Greenville Society for Human Resource Management (GSHRM) Community Outreach Chairperson Amy Dishner, left, and President Andrew Lominack present a check for $500 to Meals on Wheels Client Advocacy Services Manager Dedra Simmons . GSHRM announced at its April meeting that Meals on Wheels will be one of several charitable organizations it will support in 2012 through financial contributions and service.

and guests will break 2012 boards while enjoying games, music, prize drawings, refreshments and a Tae Kwon Do demonstration. Admission is free. For more information, contact 289-0201 or www.greenvilletkd.com. Clemson University’s chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity and the Clemson Running Club are partnering to host the Ultimate Stallion Half Marathon and 5K Saturday, April 21. The race will begin at Issaquena Trail near Old Six Mile Road at 8:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Greenville Children’s Hospital and Little Steps. Registration is $25 for the 5K and $35 for the half marathon the day of the race at the site before 8 a.m. Established in 2004, the Little Steps program works to assist teens and young adults in becoming self-sufficient, confident parents; reduce the teen pregnancy rate in Greenville County; increase community awareness of the realities of teen pregnancy; and increase the high school graduation rate of teen parents in Greenville County.

Master Kim’s World Class Tae Kwon Do is proud to present the 8th Annual Charity Break-A-Thon benefiting Project HOPE Foundation on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Advent United Methodist Church, 2258 Woodruff Road. Students

Greenville Family Partnership has received $5,000 from TD Bank’s charitable foundation to “provide culturally appropriate life skills, economic and educational training” for under-served Hispanic families. Carol Reeves, director of Greenville Family Partnership, said the money will help expand its Hispanic Outreach Program. “We have tried hard to help this population, but more is begging to be done,” she said. Send us your announcement. E-mail: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com

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Greenville Garden Club recently sponsored a Standard Flower Show at the Upcountry History Museum. Marsha Alexander served as chairman with Meta Armstrong as her cochairman. Marguerite Warren is president of the club. Top winners of National Flower Show Awards in the design division were: Shirley LaGarde, winner of the TriColor Award for her design depicting the waterfall and pond at the club’s Rock Quarry Garden in downtown Greenville and Joan Wilson, who won the Designer’s Choice and Award of Design Excellence for her design depicting the club’s butterfly garden at A. J. Whittenburg School. Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will be the keynote speaker at the Stand Against Racism breakfast on Friday, April 27, at 8 a.m. at the BMW Zentrum in Greer. The event, sponsored by the Greenville YWCA, BMW Manufacturing and Greenville Hospital System, is designed to raise awareness that racism still exists in the community and it can no longer be ignored or tolerated. Brock is also vice president of Advocacy and Government Relations for Bon Secours Health System. The event is open to the public and tickets are $10. Call 373-6300 or visit www.ywcagreenville.org for more information. The International Center’s annual Passport to Decadence will take place Wednesday, May 23, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Desserts created by international members accompany hors d’oeuvres and wine in a food event that will take guests around the world. The event will take place at the Augusta Manor, 1004 Augusta St. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Tables for 10 are also available for $275. Ticket prices include all food, drink and entertainment. For more information, contact Josephine McMullen at josephinemcmullen@internationalupstate.org or 631-2188.

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The Greenville Council of Garden Clubs’ annual spring garden tour, “Open the Gate to Springtime Treasures,” features seven private gardens located off Augusta Road, and five acres of gardens on the Kilgore-Lewis grounds at 560 N. Academy St. The event will be held on May 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. An English High Tea will be served at the Kilgore-Lewis House from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. both afternoons. Advance tickets are $18; tickets the day of the tour are $20. Afternoon tea tickets are $12. Call 232-3020 or go to www.kilgore-lewis.org. Project Rx: A River Remedy will hold its fourth drug take-back event on April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Greenville drive-thru locations will be at McAlister Square, 225. S Pleasantburg Drive; St. Francis Millennium Campus near CU-ICAR, 2 Innovation Drive; and Greenville Tech Greer Campus, 2522 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. The collection sites offer free and anonymous acceptance of unwanted or expired prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements, and veterinary medicine. Sharps or syringes will not be accepted. Participants are asked to use a black Sharpie marker to eliminate any personal information on prescription medication labels, but to leave the name of the drug visible to ensure proper disposal procedures. For more information, visit the Project Rx website, www.aRiverRemedy.org or call 467-4099. Firewater Photography and Canvas One Creations created artwork for Greenville City Hall. Photographer Kris Decker captured the Liberty Bridge at twilight, and Canvas One Creations printed and stretched the photograph over four panels, for a combined size of roughly 6 feet by 14 feet. Kris Decker is the owner of Firewater Photography. If you are sponsoring a community event, we want to share your news. Submit entries to: Greenville Journal, Community Briefs, 148 River St., Suite 120, Greenville, SC 29601 or e-mail: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com.

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T.B.A. Expect to hear some news coming out of Greenvillebased Zike in the coming weeks. This hip bike company recently opened a retail store on Pleasantburg Drive…

New players enter Upstate banking market The banking landscape has changed with 10 new players entering the Upstate market in two years. More changes are likely still to come. The new names dotting the streetscapes include: TD Bank, CertusBank, Wells Fargo, Capital Bank, Bank of North Carolina, Park Sterling, PNC and Fifth Third. Soon to come is Carolina Premier, which is buying Palmetto Bank’s branches in Rock Hill and Blacksburg. And while

Smaller banks still feel aftershocks of credit collapse By DICK HUGHES | contributor

Palmetto Bank’s name did not change, its core ownership did. South Carolina Bank and Trust, which has been in the Upstate since it opened offices in Greenville in 2002 and Spartanburg in 2010,

became a much bigger presence with acquisition of Peoples Bancorporation of Easley, giving it its first presence in Anderson, Pickens and Oconee counties. The new entrants are poised to add to their positions in the richest banking market in the state – but one where some smaller banks are left with a tenuous hold on their independence from aftershocks of the credit collapse. BANKS continued on PAGE 40

Looks like a sleep store, an upscale therapeutic massage establishment and a real estate office will be locating in the building now under construction at Magnolia Park between Cheddar’s restaurant and McDonalds. Another restaurant long rumored to be locating in Magnolia Park, LaParrilla, will locate in the old Bob Evans’ restaurant space on Woodruff Road instead… Pita Place will soon locate on Main Street in downtown Greenville… Look for a new restaurant at the corner of Washington and Broad Streets downtown. It will have a good flair of local art in it…

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One of the new players is Park Sterling, which, like many of the new bankers in the Upstate, comes out of North Carolina’s fertile banking center that is home to Bank of America and was to Wachovia, traditionally the dominant bank in South Carolina, until it was acquired in a fire sale by Wells Fargo. A start-up in late 2006 with a single bank but grand ambition, Park Sterling entered South Carolina with commercial offices in Greenville and Charleston last June, then nearly doubled its size to more than $1 billion in assets in November with acquisition of Community Capital Corp. of Greenwood. Those moves are just a beginning, said E. Dixon Harrell, Park Sterling’s Upstate president. Park Sterling is looking to build a branch somewhere within the Greenville city limits to add to its commercial office and the 17 branches it acquired from Community Capital, including one on Woodruff Road in Greenville and one in Greer, Harrell said. “We are trying to execute and grow with what we’ve got, but at the same time our bank is continuing to look for another partner, another Community Capital that might be out there, that may be a little bruised but not failing, and may want to be part of something that is a growing opportunity.” He said Park Sterling’s acquisition targets are banks with assets from $250 million to $1.2 billion. “There are a number out

there. We just have to decide is that something we want, and the other folks have to decide if they want to partner with someone. You are really selling the bank when you do that.” Park Sterling netted $143 million in a stock sale in August 2010, and has said it “likely will seek additional equity capital or issue indebtedness at some point to fund its growth strategy.” The company says it intends to become a regional bank with assets of “between $8 and $10 billion over the next several years.” So, too, does CertusBank plan to grow to more than $5 billion in assets. Certus acquired CommunitySouth Bank of Easley and two Georgia banks in FDIC-assisted takeovers. It has moved its headquarters to Greenville and plans additional branches in Greenville and elsewhere in the Upstate. TD, which bought badly wounded Carolina First, plans to move several hundred employees to run back-office operations at the $90 million I-85 campus built but minimally used by Carolina First – making Greenville a regional hub for the North American operations of the Canadian bank. The Bank of North Carolina, which made its first acquisition in South Carolina when it picked up failed Beach First National Bank of Myrtle Beach, bought Regent Bank of Greenville in September for $9.7 million, describing it “as a low-risk entrance to the extremely attractive growth

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market of Greenville.” BNC said the market disruption presents “additional acquisition opportunities in key markets in the Carolinas” and described the Greenville office as a regional headquarters in the Upstate. PNC has officially taken over the branches it bought from Royal Bank of Canada, and Fifth Third, the $115-billion bank based in Cincinnati, has occupied the second floor of the new CVS in downtown Greenville for a commercial office. Asked about future plans for Greenville, the bank said it could not comment because of a blackout ahead of its release of quarterly earnings. One of the more intriguing newcomers is Carolina Premier, a 2007 startup in Charlotte, which is getting a small foothold in South Carolina through purchase of Palmetto Bank’s branches in Rock Hill in York County outside Charlotte and Blacksburg in Cherokee. Carolina Premier also sees itself growing in the Carolinas, Virginia and Washington D.C., but on a much smaller scale to perhaps around $1 billion in four years by acquiring small-town banks. It envisions putting banking centers in hardware or drug stores if no banks exist in a town. “South Carolina is very much a part of what we hope to do,” said John Kreighbaum, president and chief executive officer. When Rock Hill’s lease expires, he said, the bank will be moved to another location to create a beta site for a 24-hour

banking center for a metropolitan market. Blacksburg, on the other hand, “presents an interesting gateway” into the Upstate and an opportunity to test Kreighbaum’s concept of returning rural, small-town banking to the way it used to be. “Big bank policies and procedures just don’t work out there, and that is what is different about us. We will adapt our policies. We will adapt our underwriting. We will adapt how we interact with customers based on that oldfashioned type of approach.” For example, he said, Blacksburg will have a local board of directors with authority to approve loans, modify policies, monitor bank performance and have a say in strategic plans and marketing “to become more of what boards used to be in these small towns,” he said. While the public-visibility side of Carolina Premier is designed to feel like banking of a bygone era, its technology is cutting edge. It has no back office. “Nothing is here,” Kreighbaum explained. “We’re in the cloud. We manage our vendors, and regulators make sure that we have a good vendor-management program so that if a vendor has problems it doesn’t hurt our bank. Our vendor base is in 18 states. It is all integrated electronically. We probably are one of the few banks in the country that has done this.” Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com.

From ‘dope wagons’ to Palmetto Cheese Duke Sandwich Productions is expanding in Anderson to grow demand By DICK HUGHES | contributor

Duke Sandwich Productions, the storied company that first sold sandwiches one by one to World War I soldiers at Camp Sevier and then to textile workers from “dope wagons,” is expanding to grow demand for its many products beyond pimento cheese sandwiches. The company announced Tuesday that it is moving from a 20,000-squarefoot production facility in Simpsonville to an 80,000-square-foot plant in Anderson County’s Powdersville, which in proximity has developed as a Greenville suburb. The company is investing $5 million in the expansion. Andrew Smart, whose family has owned the company for 48 of its nearly 100 years and is Duke’s president and chief executive officer, said the move is necessary to take the business to higher production levels. He said the company will add 45 positions to its existing 40 employees, who will move with the company. He expects most of the additional workers will be in place when the new facility is in operation sometime this summer. The move of production will not affect the company’s two

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Those roots run deep. Using her homemade mayonnaise spread, Eugenia Duke began selling sandwiches in 1917 to soldiers in training at (long abandoned) Camp Sevier at Taylors. “They were an instant hit, and in the spring of 1919, Eugenia Duke sold over 10,000 sandwiches in one day,” relates company history. In 1929, Eugenia sold her mayonnaise recipe to C.F. Sauer of Richmond, Va., which runs a major Duke Mayonnaise factory in Mauldin. To this day, Duke Sandwich continues to “proudly” use Duke mayonnaise in its spreads. The other recipes she sold to her bookkeeper, Allan Hart, who built a flourishing business selling sandwiches and beverages to textile workers from “dope wagons,” so named, legend has it, from the early southern propensity to call soda “dope.” The sandwiches also became staples at soda fountains. Hart sold the company in 1964 to his wife’s brother, Loran Smart, who, with his wife Estaleen, grew the business substantially by modifying a machine to “automatically wrap each sandwich,” according to company history. Their son Richard took over in 1978 and ran the family business for 30 years, transforming the company from strictly wholesale by establishing several restaurant locations throughout Upstate South Carolina. The major expansion announced this week comes under the leadership of Andrew Smart, the third generation of the Smart family to direct the business. The expansion was announced by Smart, Anderson County Councilman Ken Waters, Gov. Nikki Haley, Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers and Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt. “Duke Sandwich Production can trace its history in this state back nearly 100 years, and we appreciate the company’s continued commitment to South Carolina,” Hitt said.

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Greenville restaurants and stores. Duke opened Duke’s on Poinsett at 2001 Poinsett Highway in 1960 and the larger Duke’s at 626 Congaree Road in 1987. The company has also launched an e-commerce store to take orders from anywhere in the United States. Duke Sandwich acquired the former Rock Tenn building at 211 Pine Road in Powdersville and began retrofitting it last week to meet the company’s production needs and make it compliant with federal standards for food production. The interior is being gutted and rebuilt, he said. “We kept the shell.” Under its own label, Duke’s makes a wide variety of spreads, dips, sauces and desserts, including its popular pound cakes, which are shipped across the country. It also produces products for other brands. One of the fastest growing products is Palmetto Cheese spreads, which it produces and packages for Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, he said. Duke’s produces 60,000 to 70,000 pounds of Palmetto Cheese a week, Smart said. Duke’s opened its Simpsonville plant in 2007 to step up production of its own brands sold in grocery stores. “Once that dream had come true,” the company said, “we realized we were in a position to help other small businesses” produce, package and ship their products “in whatever quantity (they) need, no matter how small.” Smart said demand for Duke’s products under its label and those under other brand names dictated the need for a larger production facility. Anderson County “really played a big role in making our decision” to relocate in Powdersville, he said. The Anderson County Council gave Duke’s a 30-year discount on property taxes through annual in-lieu payments. Before deciding to move to Anderson County, the company looked for locations throughout the Upstate. “Our roots are in the Upstate, and I was determined to keep us here,” Smart said.

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South Carolina “has been the jewel of the South Atlantic labor market recently, with job growth outperforming most of its peers,” TD Economics said in its U.S. Regional Check-Up of economic activity. “That is in part thanks to the state’s resurgent manufacturing base,” said TD Economics, a research arm of TD Bank. “Indeed, South Carolina’s favorable tax policies and low unit labor costs are helping the state build out its manufacturing clusters at a time when the industry’s fortunes are riding higher.” The economists cited as “a prime example of employment multipliers” Michelin’s decision to invest $750 million and add 500 workers to increase production of highdemand tires for earthmovers by building a new plant in Anderson and expanding an existing facility in Lexington. But the news was not all positive. The TD economists noted that “despite this progress, South Carolina’s unemployment rate – at 9.1 percent – remains substantially above the national average.” The TD report notes that South Carolina is one of 15 states to no longer qualify for extended federal unemployment benefits as of April 7, affecting 6,500 beneficiaries. “Fortunately, the loss of this support is unlikely to squelch the overall positive economic momentum building in the region’s labor force,” the TD report added.

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Cargo, the Greenville marketing agency, and Inc. Magazine have released initial findings from a study to determine whether companies targeting small businesses are effectively reaching the market. In the main, the answer is “no.” Among 546 small-business owners responding to a nationwide survey, as well as a small sample of in-depth interviews, 52 percent said companies do a poor job marketing to them. “Even more important to the (small-business owners) is the degree to which companies fail to reach them on a personal level, the very level that is the psychological engine, motivation driver and competitive differentiator for this group,” Cargo and Inc. said in a summary. Between 43 and 45 percent of those surveyed said companies trying to sell to them do not understand what they need, do not try to understand their business and come at them with impersonal sales pitches “versus talking to me.” The first phase of the study was conducted in February and March. To follow the B-Side Marketing Project, visit http://thinkcargo.com/metrics.

Recycler Lands in Simpsonville

Grace Plastics is investing $1.2 million in a plastic recycling plant in Simpsonville, the company announced. The family-owned business, which is based in Batavia, Ohio, said it expects to generate 16 new jobs over the next two years. Initial operations were to have begun late this week. The recycling operation is being housed in an existing 60,000-square-foot building at 3054 Fork Shoals Road.

HVAC Companies Merge

Davis Services Inc. has acquired Upstate Heating and Air Conditioning of Inman, merging the smaller company with Davis’ operation in Spartanburg. Bobby Bevill Jr. of Davis said three employees and six trucks from Upstate were added to the Davis operation, creating a workforce of 49 and a fleet of 41 trucks. Terry Owensby of Upstate said the merger means it will be able “to offer our clients enhanced services, better technology and the best tools and equipment available in the industry.”

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‘You’re automatically family’ at Marquette Meat Market and Café By JERRY SALLEY | staff

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Raymond Durham’s neighbors on Augusta Street were ready for the Marquette Meat Market and Café to finally reopen. And they kept telling him so. “Every time I used to come home, they’d ask me, ‘When are you gonna open the store back up? We need it. We have no place to eat, we have no good meat,’” remembered Durham. “I’d say, ‘I’m working on it, I’m working on it.’” On March 29, Durham’s work paid off, as he and his family re-opened the Marquette after its doors had been closed for renovations for several years. “The neighborhood loves it, man,” said Durham. Originally known as “The Market Basketeer,” the Marquette has been an institution at 720 Augusta Street (near the Church Street intersection) as a meat market and social spot for more than 60 years. As a teenager in the ‘70s, Durham started at the Marquette as a grocery bagger, working for former owners Buddy and Louise Ray. “I am so proud to see life come back to the Marquette,” said Mrs. Ray, now 93. Durham’s family, the Jackson family, purchased the Marquette in 1995, operating it until it was time to renovate.

Members of the Jackson family purchased the Marquette in 1995 and have operated it since reopening in March after completing renovations. Raymond Durham, center, in blue apron, started working at the Marquette when he was 14 years old.

Renovations took several years; along with the completely redone main area, the Jacksons also added a room for special events and meetings. “We didn’t borrow any money from the bank,” said Durham. “We did it ourselves.” The Jackson family also owned a restaurant, Ethel Ree’s Family Restaurant, in the Terrace Shopping Center, about three miles south down Augusta Street from the Marquette. When the lease on Ethel Ree’s came up during the Marquette’s renovations, it was a natural decision to move the restaurant into the meat market. The Marquette Meat Market and Café serves a classic Southern meat-and-twovegetables menu, along with daily dinner specialties (liver and onions on Wednesday; chicken pot pie on Fridays). Collard greens, black-eyed peas, candied yams and fried okra are also featured – “good family Southern cooking, like your grandmother used to cook,” said

artist and family friend Maxine White. Durham, who learned meat cutting from Buddy Ray, butchers all the meat for the meat market himself. White painted murals of Germany, Paris and some of the family’s other favorite places on the interior walls. But in the heart of the Marquette – the partition walls that surround the tables where neighbors can sit and enjoy the food – White painted pictures of home: murals of areas around downtown Greenville. “The community needs somewhere to go,” said White. “It’s like home. When you come in that door, you’re automatically family for us.” The Marquette Meat Market and Café is open Tuesdays-Fridays 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Saturdays 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.; and Sundays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, visit www.themarquettemeatmarketcafe.com. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.

The Orchard Park Village Shopping Center at 21 Orchard Drive, Greenville, was purchased by South Coast Commercial. NAI Earle Furman, which represented the seller, announced the sale. Purchase price was not disclosed, but the asking price on marketing materials was $3.6 million, or $117.50 per square foot. The shopping center was built in 1984. It has 31,000 square feet of building space with surface parking. It sits on 2.45 acres. The center is 96 percent occupied. The largest tenant is Outback Steakhouse. Others include Brashier Polk Cleaners, Deal Mart, Adecco Staffing, ADT, Pho Noodleville, Super Tan, 911 Driving School, Greenville Family Chiropractic, Upstate Gold Exchange and Palmetto School of Career Development. Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented: • Landlord Turn One Properties, in leasing of 9,000 square feet of industrial flex building at 112-B International Court, Mauldin, to Custom Flooring Installations; • Tony Caspio of AAC Enterprises in purchase of one acre of vacant land at 511 Southport Road, Spartanburg, from Greer Holdings; • Landlord in lease renewal of 11,142 square feet of office space at 200 East Broad St., Greenville, to SCB&T; • Un-Green Holdings in sale of four acres of vacant land on Drayton Road in Spartanburg to Pacolet Milliken enterprises; and • Upstate Overstocks in the subleasing of 6,000 square feet of office space at 796 Pine St., Spartanburg, from International Paper Co.

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Home sales continue to rise Winter uptick expected to gather momentum this spring By DICK HUGHES | contributor

The uptick in home-buying in Greenville and Spartanburg during the winter months gathered some momentum in March, according to multiple listing data from South Carolina Realtors. “This spring, expect signs of recovery to start blossoming around town,” the SCR said in a March report. The report still cautions, however, that the recovery “won’t necessarily be the case in every neighborhood nor every market segment.” In the Greater Greenville market, which includes Laurens and Pickens, sale of 616 homes was up 7.1 percent from March of last year. For the first three months of the year, sales were up 9.9 percent. The median price of homes rose 4.3 percent to $144,000 in March and had an even better 6.4 percent increase for the quarter. The average time between listing and sale also declined, from 118 days to 113 days for the first months of this year. Sales in Spartanburg jumped 18.6 percent to 262 units over March 2011. For the quarter, sales are up 14.3 percent. The median price dropped 2.1 percent to $103,236 for the month but for the three-month period the median price

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was up 3.3 percent to $108,500. The average time on the market rose slightly to 159 days for the first three months of the year, although the average trended down to 142 days in March. Statewide, sales were up 4.6 percent compared to March 2011, and the median sale price was flat. In two of the closely watched statistics for near-term trends, the inventory of housing on the market statewide declined by nearly 16 percent, while new listings declined by 11 percent. The SCR said the decline in inventory brought the supply of single-family homes to 11.5 months and for condos to 13.1 months, both still high by historical standards but trending in the right direction for a more stable market. Keller-Williams Realty considers anything over a six-month supply to favor buyers, anything under to favor sellers. Encouraged by the strongest winter in four or five years, Realtors in Greenville and Spartanburg are expecting the market to gain steadily but not spectacularly this year. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@ greenvillejournal.com.

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County economic development efforts bear fruit GDAC attracted more than $290 million in new investments last year By Dick Hughes | contributor

The Greenville Economic Development Corp. was instrumental in attracting $290.6 million in new investments and the promise of 3,092 jobs to Greenville County in 2011, the development agency reported. Chris Riley, GADC chairman, told the GDAC’s annual luncheon on Thursday that last year was “recordsetting” in encouraging companies to relocate in Greenville and in assisting existing companies to expand. Since GADC was formed in 2001, GADC has collaborated with partners to attract 15,000 new jobs and $2.6 billion in investment capital, he said. “For every public dollar invested, Greenville County has realized over $7 in revenues – a tremendous return on investment.” He was referring to the property tax breaks companies secure through agreements to pay fixed in-lieu fees that are lower than annual property taxes. In addition,

the state typically gives income tax credits based on meeting promised job creation and often cash grants for infrastructure as well. GADC said in its annual report that its mission to raise the per capita income of Greenville is “bearing fruit.” It said targeted industries brought to Greenville “an average wage of $48,110 – 34 percent above the county per capita income average.” As is typical of all development agencies, GADC uses announced investments and jobs in its public accounting. It is common for companies to make their promised expenditure and employment targets over time. Most materialize as promised, some fall short, some exceed expectations and some are delayed. GADC honored Tony Allen, senior project manager for the South Carolina Department of Commerce, with its 8th annual William D. Workman III Buffalo Hunter Award for helping secure Bosch

Rexroth’s commitment to spend $78.9 million and add 160 jobs to expand its mobile hydraulics plant in Simpsonville. In presenting the award, Jerry Howard, president and chief executive officer of GADC, credited Allen for helping bring to Greenville “hundreds of good jobs and millions of dollars in economic contribution and taxes that go with them.” In other comments, Bob Howard, vice chairman, thanked the private companies that support GADC and said private sector support of GADC “is near an all-time high.” GADC’s annual report cites 145 “local private sector organizations” as contributing anywhere from $500 to $20,000. Every dollar of private investor support goes “directly to fund GADC marketing programs,” the report states. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com.

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The Clemson Small Business Development Center and Upstate SC Alliance will hold an informational forum to help local businesses identify opportunities with the more than 180 aerospace firms in South Carolina. “Expanding Your Business in the Aerospace Industry” will be held Tuesday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville. It will feature presentations from Carbures, Lockheed Martin, ADEX Machining and GKN Aerospace, among others. The cost is $49 for the full program; lunch only is $25. Registration encouraged at http://qsatcsbdc-aero-2012.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Scott Whelchel at 864-370-1545 or swhelch@clemson.edu.

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Larry Jackson, chairman of Jackson Marketing Group, has been named Greenville Area Development Corp.’s Economic Development Ambassador for 2011. Gov. Nikki Haley honored Jackson and 45 others at a ceremony Tuesday in Columbia to recognize their contributions to community and state economic development.

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Journal Sketchbook Right where you are, write where you’ll be ‘Dear Future Me Project’ has teens writing letters to their future selves By Cindy Landrum | staff

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The project asks youth to put their dreams, passions and where they see themselves in the future onto paper – in a letter, a poem, a rap or a song.

After reading a book of letters written to their former teenage selves by celebrities such as musician Alice Cooper, actress Kathleen Turner, Marvel Comics CEO Stan Lee and author Stephen King, Greenville high school student Hannah McKeel wondered what those letters would have said if the timeline had been reversed. The writers in Joseph Galliano’s book, “Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self,” looked back on life from adulthood. McKeel thought it would be interesting if teenagers “could write letters of advice to

‘Go, Dog. Go!’ is a family affair Parents, children enjoyed story as a book, now are involved in theatrical production WATCH IT TONIGHT

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When they were young kids, “Go, Dog. Go!” was one of the Riedy siblings’ favorite books. “I loved all the pictures,” said 16-year-old Kate Riedy. Now, the entire Riedy family – 13-yearold James, Kate, 17-year-old Maggie and parents Christine and John – are helping to bring the favorite childhood story to life in the upcoming South Carolina Children’s Theatre’s production. “So many of their favorites have been made into plays they now can be a part of,” said Christine Riedy.

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It’s the latest Children’s Theatre production that the Riedys have turned into a family affair – including the 45-minute ride to Greenville from their home in Campobello. James is the only Riedy with an onstage role in “Go, Dog. Go!” But Maggie and Kate are production assistants and Christine and John do whatever the theater needs to be done. “I really like that it is a family activity,” said James, who plays the yellow dog and has had roles in “Ebenezer” and “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” “I don’t think we’ve ever competed for roles because there are so

many different ones available. I think it makes it more fun that way.” During the 45-minute commute each way, the Riedys read aloud the books on which the plays are based, learn their lines and discuss what went right and what went wrong in rehearsals, Christine said. “We see it as time to spend together,” she said. “We have a mutual interest.” Maggie Riedy said theater has drawn the family closer. “The great thing is we enjoy the same hobby,” said Maggie, who acted with her two siblings in the previous three Children’s Theatre productions. “We en-

our future selves.” Letters that said, “This is where I see you going in the future.” So McKeel, a 16-year-old who attends Greenville Tech Charter High, started the “Dear Future Me Project.” The project, which is barely two weeks old, asks youth living in the United States and across the world to put their dreams, passions and where they see themselves in the future onto paper – in a letter, a poem, a rap or a song. “The message is to don’t ever put your dreams and passions on the back burner (in order) to lead a more normal life,” McKeel said. “This project is really a snapshot of the aspirations of a generation.” Some of the letters will end up in a book that McKeel hopes to publish before she graduates from high school. “Teens all have dreams and passions, no matter what their economic status or ethnicity or even the country in which they live,” McKeel said. “This generation has so much potential and my goal is to ignite the ambition and passion inside every person.” The dreams and ambitions of the teens who have submitted letters so far are varied. One letter begins, “Throw

Hannah McKeel, a 16-year-old who attends Greenville Tech Charter High, started the “Dear Future Me Project.”

“Remember your passion, your love for others and especially your love for travel… Hang on to those things. Those are the things that keep us young.” One young writer’s letter to her future self

away that bag of BBQ chips and renew your gym membership. Now that we have that out of the way, I have some things to say.” The writer goes on to tell herself to remember the girl composing the letter. “Remember that flighty, yet ambitious girl sitting in her room writing this. Remember your passion, your love for others and especially your love for travel… Hang on to

joy the bonding time together in the car. It has definitely drawn us closer.” John Riedy said the family has always enjoyed theater. “We’ve been doing it for years,” he said. “My wife and I grew up around musicals. The kids always liked to sing and play-act. It was a natural progression for them to try out for something.” The Riedys have lived in Campobello for six years. They found out about the Children’s Theatre after talking to another family involved in the program while both families worked as extras for “The Hunger Games” movie. James said he enjoys acting like different people (or, in this case, an animal) and putting on different emotions. And, he added, having help from other members of his family is what he likes the most.

those things. Those are the things that keep us young.” In his letter to himself, one writer called Haseeb tells himself not to listen to those people who want him to have a stable career instead of following his dreams. “Haseeb, I just want you to know that if you are not happy with what you are doing with life, quit whatever you are right now and think of the past.

“We get to talk about it a lot and we help each other with blocking and lines,” he said. “It’s just a lot of fun.” “Go, Dog. Go!” opens on April 27 and runs through May 6. Tickets for the 5:30 p.m. performance on April 29 are $14. Tickets for other performances are $26 for adults and $17 for children. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@ greenvillejournal.com. Clockwise from top left: Christine, John, Kate, Jamie and Maggie Riedy on the set of the South Carolina Children’s Theatre production “Go, Dog. Go!”

Think of your own dreams and go and follow them,” he wrote. “It’s never too late.” Another teenager wrote, “I hope that every comment about how your dreams were unrealistic and how your chances were one in a million or that you needed a ‘back-up plan’ had an effect on you – but in the opposite way they were meant to.” Another letter writer had a more simple thought. “I hope you still love penguins and tea.” McKeel said she wants to major in elementary education, work with children and travel so she can experience different cultures. “The essence of a beautiful life is to make somebody else’s life better,” she said. The Dear Future Me Project has a Facebook page and a blog, http://dearfuturemeproject.blogspot.com/. McKeel and the Headstrong Generation, a youth organization designed to give teens a way to make a difference in Greenville, are planning a public event in downtown Greenville in August or September where teens can write letters to their future selves. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@ greenvillejournal.com.

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Band with No. 1 bluegrass song to headline Chapman benefit Local musicians McLean and Turner to open concert By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Separately, the members of Balsam Range have played with some of music’s biggest names and at some of music’s biggest venues. Together, they have the International Bluegrass Music Association’s “Song of the Year.” Balsam Range, a band based in Haywood County, N.C., will headline an April 26 concert benefiting the Chapman Cultural Center. Two local musicians – Fayssoux McLean and Brandon Turner – will open the concert. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $25. A barbecue dinner will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. for an additional $15. Balsam Range moves smoothly between traditional bluegrass, gospel, country, swing and jazz. The International Bluegrass Music Association nominated the band as Emerging Artist

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Balsam Range’s song “Trains I Missed” was voted Song of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.

of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and in 2010, WNCW voted the band’s “Trains I Missed” its No. 1 bluegrass album and its No. 5 album of all genres. The awards go on. In September, “Trains I Missed” won IBMA Song of the Year, beating out

songs by The Grascals featuring Dolly Parton, The Gibson Brothers and Dale Ann Bradley with Alison Kraus and Steve Gully. The band’s members have shared the microphone with many music greats. Balsam Range banjo play-

er Marc Pruett has played on five Ricky Skaggs albums and teamed up with Emmylou Harris and Jimmy Martin. Tim Surrett, the band’s lead and harmony singer, has played at the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. Guitarist and vocalist Caleb Smith has played with the gospel band Harvest for years. Buddy Melton, the band’s tenor and fiddle player, has toured the country with the Nashville-based Jubal Foster. Darren Nicholson, who plays mandolin and sings harmony, has shared the stage with Vince Gill and Merle Haggard. They played in jam sessions at an Asheville bluegrass club before forming Balsam Range, a band that gets its name from where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge, in 2006. The band is currently working

on its fourth album, a venture that was delayed by the injury of Melton in a farming accident in March. A cow he was loading into a trailer kicked the door, hitting Melton and delivering several facial fractures. Melton returned to the stage with the band earlier this month. Fayssoux McLean and Brandon Turner, the concert’s opening act, are making names for themselves as well. McLean was a backup singer for Harris before she took a career turn in the 1970s to teach. In 1997, she was interviewed for the book “Hub City Music Makers,” and has since re-embraced her first calling. She recently released her first album, “Early.” Turner, a Pacolet native, has been getting attention for his guitar work since he was a teenager. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Broadway hits just keep coming ‘Jersey Boys’ and ‘Billy Elliott’ on Peace Center’s 2012-13 schedule By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

In 2010, the Peace Center’s Broadway series was “Wicked.” Next, to top the story of preDorothy Oz and how two girls became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, the Peace Center landed the Disney blockbuster musical “The Lion King.” So, how do you top what is poised to become the Peace Center’s biggest Broadway show ever? How about booking a season packed with Tony Awardwinning shows, a family classic, one of Broadway’s newest hits, a musical based on the popular movie, “Sister Act,” and the Blue Man Group’s first North American theatrical production? “We knew we had an incredibly tall order to top ‘The Lion King’ and the other fantastic shows in this year’s Broadway lineup,” said Megan Riegel, Peace Center president. “The success of our Broadway Series continues to capture the attention of the industry’s biggest producers … they want to come to the Peace Center as badly as we want their shows.” Leading off the 2012-13 season is “Million Dollar Quartet,”

the Tony-nominated musical that dramatizes the impromptu recording session by four music icons – Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley – at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn., in 1956. “Million Dollar Quartet” runs Nov. 20 to 25. “Mary Poppins,” the Disney film turned Broadway hit, runs from Dec. 11 to 16. More than 2 million people have seen the production since the North American tour opened in March 2009. “Sister Act,” the musical based on the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, will be in Greenville Jan. 15 through 20. “Sister Act” tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anybody would think to look – a convent. Cody “Billy Slaughter Elliot the as Elvis Presley Musi-

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cal,” which won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical, follows one boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising talent that inspires his family and his whole community and changes his life forever. “Billy” features music by Elton John. On May 7 through 12, the Blue Man G r o u p’s

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The Clemson Players will present “Proof ” by David Auburn at Clemson University’s Brooks Center for the Performing Arts each day at 8 p.m. through April 21 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 22. Upon the death of her mathematical genius father, Catherine begins a relationship with one of her father’s former graduate students, who ends up finding a groundbreaking proof about prime numbers in her father’s study. Tickets are $11 for adults and $6 for students and can be purchased online, in person or by phone. Visit www.clemson.edu/brooks or call 864-656-7787 from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday– Friday for more information.

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The Fountain Inn Repertory Experience (FIRE) will present the Tony award-winning musical “Bye Bye Birdie” at the Fountain Inn Center for Visual and Performing Arts, April www.patcatoart.com 19-29. The musical revolves around rock ‘n’ roll superstar Conrad Birdie (loosely based on Elvis Presley), who is about to be drafted into the Army, much to the dismay of his adoring fans. Tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for senior citizens and $8 for students and children. For tickets and more information, call 409-1050 or visit www.ftinnarts.org. On Saturday, April 28, The Upcountry History Museum will host an Underground Railroad Quilting Workshop presented by North Carolina quilter Edna Drakeford. Participants should bring their sewing kits and can take this opportunity to relax and learn more about the Underground Railroad through fabric art. Tickets include a copy of the book, “Quilt in a Day Underground Railroad Sampler.” Once participants purchase tickets, they will receive a supply list. The workshop sessions are 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for half day and $40 for full day. For more information, call 864-467-3100 or visit www.upcountryhistory.org. The Carolina Youth Symphony will hold a “come sit in and play” on Sunday, April 29, during regular rehearsals in the Daniel Music Building at Furman University. Talented young musicians who are interested in joining an orchestra are invited to spend the day with the Carolina Youth Symphony. Bring your instrument and “sit in and play” with one of our three orchestras. Auditions for the 2012-2013 season will be held Saturday May 19 and 26 at Furman University. For additional information, visit carolinayouthsymphony. org or email Executive Director Lee Elmore at lee@carolinayouthsymphony.org. Send us your arts announcement. E-mail: greenvillearts@greenvillejournal.com

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St. Joseph’s Catholic School recently announced that 18 students out of a class of 71 seniors have qualified for early awards as Palmetto Fellows: Abigail DeMars, Grace Hanna, Amy Hase, Dani Inglesby, Mitchell Jones, William Lewis, Elizabeth Moore, Taylor Murphy, Jessica Peck, Kyle Pietrzak, Brace Plumblee, Jay Rex, Cory Satterfield, Josh Schammel, Peter Schatteman, Mark Schott, J.D. Brookbank and Noah Coish. The Palmetto Scholarship recognizes academically talented South Carolina high school seniors and encourages these individuals to attend colleges in-state. Each Palmetto Fellow may receive a scholarship up to $6,700 during their first year of college. Sophomores, ju-

niors and seniors may receive up to $7,500 per year. In honor of the nationally recognized “DNA Day,” commemorating the discovery of the double helix and the completion of the human genome project, Greenwood Genetic Center’s (GGC) Gene Machine will be at Zen in Greenville on Friday, April 20. The Gene Machine, a 41-foot bus equipped as a mobile science classroom, travels to high schools across the state to provide students first-hand exposure to the technology used in the medical genetics arena and to introduce the career opportunities available within the genetics field. DNA Creative Communi-

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Several JL Mann students placed in Northwest Middle School recently various categories in the annual PTA Revisited Washington, DC on a fourflections Contest. In the Literature cateday field trip. Students were treated to a riverboat cruise on the Potomac gory, Kate Holcombe won first and Emily and a tour of Mt. Vernon on the Szabo placed third. In Visual Arts, second journey back to Greenville. Shown place went to Matt Gutierrez and Hannah are Northwest students Gracen Greenway placed third. In the PhotograLedford, Trinity Maeshack, and phy category, first place and Outstanding Brianna Cagle at Mt. Vernon. Interpretation of Theme went to Sasha Schumacher and third place went to Meredith Wingate. In Music, Kevin Foley received Honorable Mention. The JL Mann Girls Lacrosse team also had success when they recently defeated Riverside High School to claim the Upperstate Championship. Mann lost to Fort Mill in the State Championship on April 14th. The following players made All State First Team: Meghan Lovine, Sarah Dunn, Grayson Gaines and Caitlin Walsh. Tanner Rumney made All-State Second Team. Upper School students from Southside Christian School recently spent their Friday volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Working alongside Habitat staff, and other volunteers, they constructed a storage room, built and raised rafters and worked on insulation and sheathing. From left to right: Zach Cross, Brooks Fisher, Kristen Chester, Liz Swenson and Shane Hall work on a new home. Submit entries to: Greenville Journal, Our Schools, 148 River Street, Ste. 120, Greenville, SC 29601 or e-mail: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com

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A South Carolina fish story Filmmaker Rich King documents the rise of the striped bass By april a. morris | staff

In his documentary film, “Landlocked,” producer and Greenville resident Rich King tells the little-known story of how a controversial, Depressionera dam project that formed South Carolina’s Lakes Marion and Moultrie resulted in the creation of one of the country’s prized freshwater game fish. To bring power to rural South Carolina, the state lobbied to create dams along the Santee and Cooper rivers to generate hydroelectric power. President Roosevelt approved the Santee Cooper project in 1935. However, in 1941, when the dam spillways were closed and 160,000 acres of lakes formed, a migrating ocean fish, the striped bass, was trapped in freshwater and unable to return to saltwater. Fishermen and scientists

soon discovered that the striped bass, also called stripers, not only survived, but were thriving in the manmade lakes. Today, the striper is a popular game fish and the official state fish of South Carolina. Recordsized specimens have been caught in the lakes since the 1950s. NASCAR driver Tiny Lund caught a 55-pound record-breaker in 1963. The utility also recognized the economic impact of striper fishing and began breeding them for Santee Cooper and exporting fish. Now striper can be found in lakes in 36 states. A fisherman since childhood, King calls “Landlocked” a “passion project” brought to the screen after he discovered the unique history of the striper. He never knew the striped bass was the state fish and never learned its history in school, he says. He partnered with Bryan Tanker-

sley and Jeff Sumerel of Greenville-based Dark Corner Films to produce the 38-minute film. Using historical footage combined with the recollections of anglers of all ages recounting broken lines and stolen rods, King captures the allure of pursuing an energetic ocean fish in freshwater. The documentary is also punctuated with several comedic moments. “I believe it’s the greatest fishing story ever,” said King at a recent screening at the Upcountry History Museum. King wants to share the striper’s story with South Carolina students and the wider world, he said. Currently he’s working with the Documentary Channel to broadcast the film in late summer. Telling the story of this large fish that garners so many devout anglers goes hand-in-hand with

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his beloved pastime, he said. “A lot of people have an outlet; there’s somewhere you go. This is my outlet. When I’m out there on the lake on my own, I feel closest to God.” Kevin Brennan, a friend of King’s, came to the screening because he was more interested in the history rather than the angling. “It was awesome,” he said. “I really enjoyed it.”

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“Landlocked” will be screened next at the Myrtle Beach Film Festival on April 20-26 and will also be part of the Greenville International Film Festival, April 25-28. Learn more about the film or purchase copies at www.landlockedfilm.com. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Elegant 4 BR, 4.5 BA home on Lowood Lane, quiet with very little traffic. Manicured lawn, beautiful landscape with brick walls, and iron gates. Screened in porch and lower level den w/bar and fpl. Outside gourmet kichen is brick walled garden w/fountain. Energy efficient improvements: icynene insulation and Tankless hot water. Award winning schools. Valerie Miller 864.430.6602 MLS#1239161

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$559,000 CHANTICLEER

Updated 4BR, 3.5BA home in Club Forest section of Chanticleer priced to sell! Upgrades and renovations include granite c’tops in kitchen, brand new powder room, walk-in laundry room. Master on main, new Architectural Shingle roof, downstairs office, complete irrigation system added in 2010. Zoned Augusta Cir, Hughes, and Greenville High. Seabrook Marchant 467.0085 MLS#1232269

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$274,850 AUGUSTA ROAD

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$249,250 NEELY FARM

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$239,000 ASHBY PARK

$229,900 AUGUSTA ROAD

Open SATURDAY 122:30! Cute 3 BR, 2 BA brick bungalow features a ton of curb appeal with it’s ivy framed steps, flower boxes and circular drive. Hardwoods, fireplace in living room. Kitchen features breakfast area and large pantry. 2 bedrooms on main level, master on 2nd. Fully fenced yard with large deck. Priced to sell quickly! James Akers, Jr. 864.325.8413 MLS#1235482

E NI N E FAMA

$146,900 PANORAMA FARMS

2 story 4BR, 2.5 BA home on massive level lot with in-ground swimming pool. Updates include fresh paint, carpet, hdwds, vinyl and new hot water heater. Side entry oversized gar features a rear access door. Fannie Mae owned and eligible for Home Path Mortgage financing with as little as 3% down. www.homepath.com or call me for details. Kathy Slayter 864.982.7772 MLS#1239218

VILLAGGIO DI MONTEBELLO HAMMETT CREEK HAMMETT CREEK THORNBLADE BARKSDALE VILLAS AT THORNBLADE THORNBLADE

5 BR, 4.5 BA stately home on aprox. 1/3 ac. Meticulously maintained 1 owner home w/hdwds. Kitchen has granite c’tops and SS appl’s. 3 car gar for storage AND 800 sqft for more rooms that can be added in attic. Central vac and security system. In law suite on the main level has private BA. Spacious master BR on the 2nd level. Seller says bring all offers. Joye Lanahan 864.404.5372 MLS#1238690

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SUBD. PARK PLACE ON MAIN COLLINS CREEK THORNBLADE

$439,900 STONE HAVEN

$386,500 COUNTY LAKES

Meticulously maintained 4BR, 2.5 BA home ready to move right in! Interior freshly painted, front door stained, porch painted, garage even painted! Beautiful open floor plan...gorgeous breakfast nook with paladin window and cathederal ceiling overlooks private wooded landscaped backyard - screened porch and deck. Simply a beautiful one owner home. Barb Riggs 864.423.2783 MLS#1235680

APRIL

European living at the base of Paris Mtn, 3 BR, 2 BA Mediterranean villa boasts rich hdwds, 10’ ceilings & arched entry ways. Gourmet kitchen w/ SS appl’s, granite c’tops, limestone bksplsh & stained cabinetry. Main floor MBR. Lower lvl perfect for overnight guests or privacy for the kids. www.montebellosc.com. Nancy McCrory 864.505.8367 or Karen Turpin 864.230.5176 MLS#1230730

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5 BR, 3.5BA Colonial Home on 3.38 acres. 4600+/- SF home features hardwood floors, built-in’s throughout, large kitchen with granite counter tops, large den with fireplace, formal dining and living rooms. Main level master suite is 23x20. Large deck, 2 car detached garage, and 1 car attached with storage room. Nellie Wagoner 864.232.8342 MLS#1239089

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$569,000 MONTEBELLO

SANIBEL OAKS TRACT A KELLETT PARK LAUREL LAKE RIVER OAKS KILGORE FARMS SUGAR CREEK BRIGHTON LAUREL VALLEY ROPER MOUNTAIN ESTATES CARILION KNIGHTS BRIDGE THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE ACADIA WINDSOR PARK HOLLY TREE PLANTATION HOLLINGTON SHELLSTONE PARK NEELY FARM - HAWTHORNE RIDGE VERDMONT NEELY FARM - HAWTHORNE RIDGE PELHAM ESTATES FOXCROFT WEST END COTTAGES HIGHLAND CREEK

Updated and ready for move-in. Great location! 4BR/2BA home has been updated and floor plan adjusted: granite c’tops, new SS appl’s, new lighting. New carpet in den, new paint, updated BAs with granite vanities, refinished and stained hdwds throughout most of the house. Seller will provide a one-year First American Home Warranty. Tom Marchant 864.449.1658 MLS#1236640

PELHAM FALLS BALDWIN COMMONS FORRESTER CREEK IVY GROVE

Brick ranch patio home w/3 BR, 2 BA built in 2002. 3rd BR/ bonus and storage area upstairs. Great floor plan w/approx. 2,000 SF for entertaining on main level. Large galley kitchen with a bkfst rm, DR/keeping rm. Master suite features tray ceiling. 2 car gar has shelving for storage. Back yard is fully fenced. Anne Marchant 864.420.0009 or Brian Marchant 864.631.5858 MLS#1236090

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THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE THE ELEMENTS GOWER ESTS THE HEIGHTS CROSSGATE AT REMINGTON BAUCOM PARK SHARON RIDGE KENNESAW NEELY FARM - DEER SPRINGS SKYLAND SPRINGS DOVE TREE GREYTHORNE 1200 PELHAM CROSSGATE AT REMINGTON WOODSTONE COTTAGES

$149,900 TOWNES AT PINE GROVE

3 BR/2.5 BA townhome with approx 1400 SF. Move-in condition. Master BR on main. Also features a gas fpl and fully fenced backyard with patio. All appl’s included, along with refrigerator with acceptable offer. Sprinkler system (entire yard) and alarm system. Wonderful neighborhood & great schools. Anne Marchant 864.420.0009 or Brian Marchant 864.631.5858 MLS#1239243

THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE ISBELL HEIGHTS THE COVE AT SAVANNAH POINTE LAKE FOREST CUNNINGHAM ACRES SPARROWS POINT HUNTERS RIDGE THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE

FANNIE MAE OWNED LISTINGS

THE COVE AT SAVANNAH POINTE SHELLSTONE PARK THE FARM @ SANDY SPRINGS ORCHARD THE HEIGHTS LONG CREEK PLANTATION PLANTERS ROW SHOALS CROSSING NORTHCLIFF TANNER’S MILL GLENVIEW ACRES SPARTAN PLACE ALLISON’S MEADOW BEAVER BROOK II SHADOW CREEK BRIDGEWATER DEVENGER POINTE KINGSGATE SHARON RIDGE LANSDOWNE AT REMINGTON WELLINGTON GREEN SPRING FOREST

$25,900 1238897 8 Sequioa Drive $30,900 1238725 57 E Castle Drive $49,900 1238338 Under Contract 606 Old Augusta Rd $61,900 1239234 51 Seminole Drive $81,900 1238714 104 Bankside Lane $102,900 1238888 Under Contract 506 Laurel & Hardy Lake Rd Coming Soon 6 Blackwatch Carisbrooke Coming Soon 205 Roberts Farm Road Squires Creek Coming Soon 18 Moss Wood Circle Boxwood

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SHADOW MOSS RIVER BIRCH VILLAS SHOALS CROSSING RICELAN SPRINGS LANSDOWNE AT REMINGTON CREEKSIDE AT BRIDGES CROSSING THE LANDING AT SAVANNAH POINTE MEADOW FARMS

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Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., Spaulding Group Receives PREA 100 Award

April 11, 2012 – The Spaulding Group of Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS has earned a spot in the top 100 sales professionals or teams in the Prudential Cathy Atkinson Real Estate Network.

April 13, 2012 – Prudential Commercial Real Estate C Dan Joyner Company is pleased to announce that Hope Tzouvelekas Schmalzl was awarded the Commercial Real Tz Schmalzl Estate Women Upstate’s Outstanding Leadership Award at the annual CREW Awards Celebration on Thursday. This award is given to recognize specific outstanding accomplishments of an individual rendering service to both the commercial real estate industry and the Upstate community.

The team was honored as a PREA 100 Award winner at Prudential Real Estate’s annual Sales Convention in Orlando, Fla., in March. Spaulding Group ranked # 33 in closed residential units out of 50,000 network members. “I congratulate Spaulding Group on receiving such a high honor. The PREA

100 represent the mega producers of the network and are ranked among the best in the nation. The Spaulding Group succeeds because of exemplary service, innovation and dedication,” said Danny Joyner, President, Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS. Spaulding Group joined the Pelham Road office of Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS in March 2009. In addition to winning the PREA 100 Award, they also won Chairman’s Circle-Diamond for 2011 which is awarded to the top one-half of one percent of the Network’s 50,000 sales professionals. Spaulding Group has earned both top Prudential awards for the past two years.

Prudential C. Dan Co., Announces Rogers Joins Simpsonville Office April 11, 2012 – Prudential C Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Dean Wiggins Rogers has joined the company and will serve as a sales associate Dean Rogers at the Simpsonville office. Prior to joining Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., Rogers was a sales and marketing representative in Orangeburg, SC.

Broker-in-Charge at the Simpsonville office, “and we look forward to working with him.” Originally from Laurens, Rogers attended Laurens District 55 High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at Clemson University with a minor in Business Administration. He currently resides in Laurens.

“We are really pleased to have Dean join our family of Realtors”, said Donna Smith,

Top Producers for Listings: • Easley/Powdersville Office – Twila Kingsmore and Mary & Jerry Ross Team • Garlington Road Office – Carol Weinstock and Donna O. Smith & Partners • Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team • Pelham Road Office – Marie Crumpler and Spaulding Group • Pleasantburg Office – Bob Morgan and Chet & Beth Smith Group • Simpsonville Office – Susan McMillen and Palmer/Jones Team Top Producers for Sales:

Receives

CREW

Tz Schmalzl was born in Greenville and began her career in the retail industry at her family’s business, TZ Fine Wine and Spirits. She carried that experience into Commercial Real Estate at Prudential C. Dan Joyner Company. where she specializes in Commercial Retail Sales and Leasing. Hope earned a BA from the University of South Carolina and also holds her Graduate of Realtors Institute (GRI) certification.

Outstanding

Leadership

Award

President of C. Dan Joyner Company. “She embodies the leadership values and commitment to community of our company” Hope is an active member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She is past President of Daughters of Penelope and she is a member of Philoptohos Society where she recently served as Chairman for Dress for Success. She is currently Co-Chairman of Taste of the Upstate, an annual event bringing together the finest chefs and restaurants in the Upstate, top corporations and hundreds of individuals who help raise funds needed to end hunger in the community. Among her recent successes as a commercial broker, Tz Schmalzl was named C. Dan Joyner Company’s 2011 Commercial Buyers Agent of the Year. “In real estate related to restaurant use, there’s nobody better to work with than Hope” said Matt Carter, Broker in Charge of the Commercial Office.

“We congratulate Hope on receiving this prestigious award”, said Danny Joyner,

Coldwell Banker Caine Brokers Represent Local Real Estate Transactions

Prudential C. Dan Joyner, Co. Announces Top Producers for May 2012 April 16, 2012 – Greenville, SC – Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce the following Top Producer awards for March 2012.

Schmalzl

• Easley/Powdersville Office – Pat Grissinger and Sheri Sanders/Gary Thompson Team • Garlington Road Office – Jean Keenan and Donna O. Smith & Partners • Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team • Pelham Road Office – Marie Crumpler and MacDonald Team • Pleasantburg Office – Cameron Keegan and Chet & Beth Smith Group • Simpsonville Office – Carolyn LawsIrwin and Palmer/Jones Team Top Producers Overall • Pleasantburg Office - Bob Morgan and Chet & Beth Smith Group • Garlington Road Office – Carol Weinstock and Donna O. Smith & Partners • Simpsonville Office – Susan McMillan and Palmer/Jones Team

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April 11, 2012 – Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg office recently represented the following area real estate transactions:

Landlord, 200 East Broad , LLC, in the Lease Renewal of 11,142 SF Office Space at 200 E. Broad Street, Suite 100 in Greenville, to SCB&T, NA.

• Sammy DuBose, of CBC Caine, represented the Landlord, Turn One Properties, in the Leasing of a 9,000 SF Industrial Flex Building at 112-B International Court in Mauldin, to Custom Flooring Installations, Inc.

• Tim Satterfield, CBC Caine’s Spartanburg office, represented the Seller, Un-Green Holdings, Inc., in the Sale of 4 acres of vacant land on Drayton Road in Spartanburg, to Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc.

• Tim Satterfield, CBC Caine’s Spartanburg office, represented the Purchaser, Tony Caspio d/b/a AAC Enterprises, LLC, in the Sale of 1 acre of vacant land at 511 Southport Road in Spartanburg, from Greer Holdings, LLC.

• Larry Crain, CBC Caine’s Greenville office, represented the Subtenant, Upstate Overstocks, in the subleasing of a 6,000 SF office building at 795 N. Pine Street in Spartanburg from International Paper Company.

• Charles Humphreys, CCIM, Nicholas Sardone, MRICS and Brian Sparks of CBC Caine, represented the SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL

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How it was

Chicora College

Old Cars Great Music Join Us for the Largest Cruise-In in the Upstate and RYDELL, JIMMY CLANTON CLANTON, music featuring BOBBY RYDELL Jim Quick & Coastline…

Photos available from Greenville County Historical Society - 233-4103 A Presbyterian college for women was established in Greenville in 1893. Two years later the impressive building shown above was constructed opposite the Greenville Coach Factory on the hill above the south bank of the Reedy River overlooking South Main Street. Chicora College’s 16-acre campus, with grounds landscaped down to the river’s edge, eventually included a 1,200 seat auditorium, a dormitory, an administration building and a president’s home. Liberal arts subjects, business courses (including typewriting and bookkeeping), photography and music were taught to more than 200 young women each year. The college moved to Columbia in 1915, and in 1933 merged with Queens College in Charlotte, N.C. After the move to Columbia, its main building was transformed into a movie theater before being destroyed by fire in the late teens.

Bobby Rydell

Jim Quick and Coastline

Jimmy Clanton

Friday, May 11 6 pm -10:30 pm

From “Remembering Greenville: Photographs from the Coxe Collection,” by Jeffrey R. Willis

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How it is

Come in a classic car (1979 or older) and $25 admits a carload of four! Line-up begins at noon. Gates open at 2 pm for classic cars. Dash plaques are available for the ﬁrst 400 cars.

New Development

Takes place at Blue Ridge Electric Co-op, 734 W. Main St., Pickens, SC. 1-800-240-3400 • blueridgefest.com

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Today the former campus of Chicora College is the site of new development along the Reedy River. Viewed from the river, the main building of the college on a hill off Rhett Street would be hidden behind a row of modern buildings.

Proceeds beneﬁt select Upstate charitable organizations.

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

611 Edgemont Avenue a.k.a. Pt. Lot 75 & 76 a.k.a. all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being on the southerly side of Edgemont Avenue, in the County of Greenville, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as a portion of Lots 75 and 76 as shown on plat of G. J. Douglas Estate, as prepared by Century Land Surveying Company dated January 2, 1979, Greenville County Tax Map Number 145-210, Greenville County, SC. 1 Uneeda Drive #B a.k.a. Pt. 2, Lot, 1 Uneeda Drive a.k.a. property is the northern portion of Lot 35, Block 3, Sheet 374 of the Greenville County Tax Maps a.k.a. Pt. 3, Athelone Heights a.k.a. Old Emma Sherman Property, .78 acres, Greenville County Tax Map Number 374-3-35.1, Greenville County, SC. Marion a.k.a. 133 W. Marion Road a.k.a. 135 W. Marion a.k.a. W. Marion Street (current deed has incorrect legal description, does not less and except the correct deeds), a.k.a. Pt. Lots 1 & 2 Plat M-27, a.k.a. Lot W. Marion Road, a.k.a. Lot West Marion Street, a.k.a. Lot 133 W. Marion Road, a.k.a. all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Greenville, being known and designated as Lot Number 1 and 2 as shown on plat of Eliza D. Ware, prepared by Dalton and Neves, dated October 1941 as shown in Plat Book M at Page 27, Greenville County Tax Map Number 133-451, Greenville County, SC. Stephenson Street a.k.a. 122 Stephenson Street a.k.a. all that piece, parcel or lot of land in Chick Springs Township, Greenville County, State of South Carolina near the Town of Taylors, Greenville County Tax Map Number T6-13-3, Greenville County, SC. 407 Palmetto Avenue a.k.a. 407 Palmetto Drive a.k.a. Lot 5 Block P Riverside a.k.a. all that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Greenville, as shown on a plat entitled "Survey for Mark Timothy Hellams and Barbara K. Hellams" by Landrith Surveying, Inc. dated July 10, 1998, Greenville County Tax Map Number 146-10-5, Greenville County, SC. Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7459 on or before April 26, 2012.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: IFB# 58-05/07/12 Boxwood Subdivision, Phase 2 Improvements, May 7, 2012, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M., E.D.T., April 24, 2012 in the Procurement Services Division, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-11470 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012, GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION WHICH ADJUSTED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT BY INCLUDING CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED OFF OF LAKE DRIVE AND SANDRA DRIVE AND A PROPERTY LOCATED OFF OF EAST MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD. THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT WILL INCLUDE THOSE AREAS KNOWN AS: THOSE CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED OFF LAKE DRIVE AND SANDRA DRIVE DESCRIBED AS GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBERS (“TMS#”) 0252000100116, 0252000100203, 0252000100205, 0252000100401, 0252000100701, 0252000100800, 0252000100803, 0252000100804, 0252000100805, 0252000100808, 0252000100809, 0252000100813, 0252000100817, 0252000100818, 0252000103100, and 0252000103200; and THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED OFF EAST MOUNTAIN CREEK ROAD DESCRIBED AS GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBER (“TMS#”) P024000200611. A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE, GARBAGE AND TRASH WITHIN GREENVILLE COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION OR IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. HERMAN G. KIRVEN JR., CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below. PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-12-09 APPLICANT: NO LIMIT HOLY TEMPLE PROPERTY: Tax Map #WG02.42-4.6; 38 Rosemond Drive, Greenville, SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to operate a church on site. CB-12-10 APPLICANT: PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS PROPERTY: Tax Map #530.41-35.1; 3252 S. HWY 14, Greenville, SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to enable siting of gas pipeline regulator station at the corner of Hwy 14 & Moore Road. CB-12-11 APPLICANT: LEE ANN WEBER PROPERTY: Tax Map #T8-4-12.1; Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors, SC REQUEST: Variance on rear setback of 5 feet. CB-12-12 APPLICANT: BARRY & KAREN NIELD, RIO LAGO, LLC PROPERTY: Tax Map #148-9-7.1; 112 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville, SC REQUEST: Variance in front setback for placement of carport. CB-12-13 APPLICANT: GREENVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY/ WOODRUFF RD. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PROPERTY: Tax Map #531.3-132.1; 2519 WOODRUFF ROAD, SIMPSONVILLE, SC 29681 REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to continue use of 2 modular classrooms and to place an additional modular building behind the classrooms. CB-12-14 APPLICANT: ANITA STEVES PROPERTY: Tax Map #555.2-19.14; 1451 Jones Mill Road, Fountain Inn, SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to allow pet grooming as a Home Occupation CB-12-15 APPLICANT: OUR LADY of the ROSARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY: Tax Map #366-1-8; 2 James Drive, Greenville, SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to place modular classroom On site.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF ANDERSON 2010-CP-04-1065 Dell Jones and Lorraine Jones, Plaintiff, vs. Bradley H. Batson and James C. Owens, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc. and Capital Indemnity Corporation, Defendants, AND Bradley H. Batson, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. James C. Owens, individually and doing business as Tylar Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. TO: THE DEFENDANT AND THIRDPARTY DEFENDANT, JAMES C. OWENS, INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA TYLAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. YOU will please take notice that the Summons and Amended Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in Court of Common Pleas on October 4, 2011, and is now on file therein. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action upon the subscriber at his office, 116 West Whitner Street, Anderson South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the said Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded. Robert L. Waldrep, Jr. Robert L. Waldrep, Jr., P.A. 116 West Whitner Street Anderson, SC 29624 (864) 224-6341

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Greer Lao Hu Cheng Asian Bistro, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 912 South Batesville Road, Greer, SC 29650. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Green Apple of NC, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 430 Congaree Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Green Apple of NC, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 3944 Grandview Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that 2 Little Men, LLC / DBA The Cigar Boxx, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of LIQUOR at 25 College Street, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 22, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Green Apple of NC, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 6200 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29307. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 4 Market Point Drive, Suite C, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

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COMPLAINT NOTICES A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 442 Dublin Road a.k.a. Lot 2 a.k.a. all that piece, parcel or lot of land in Butler Township, Greenville County, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lot No. 2 of the property of George W. Allen and having according to a plat of said property made by W. J. Riddle, Surveyor, in December of 1949, Greenville County Tax Map Number 533.3-1-20, Greenville County, SC.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Green Apple of NC, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1221 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/ permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than April 29, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899

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Tempus Jets Porsche of Greenville

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Devereaux’s TOWN Magazine A Finer Fit Breakwater Restaurant Carolina Ballet Theatre

Altitude An Exclusive TOWN Event For Those Well Traveled

Forrest makes a sketch with a grid pattern to use as a guide while painting his murals.

Carolina Furniture Diana Classic Children

Artist Rick Forrest of Easley works on a mural he is painting on the wall of the Buncombe Street Scout Hut at the Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Forrest used a famous Norman Rockwell painting as his inspiration for the mural. Members of the Boy Scout troop helped do some of the painting earlier in the process.

Eric Brown Design fab’rik Gage’s Greenville Casualty Insurance

To get paint and other supplies up to where he is working, Forrest uses a rope and bucket to haul things up the scaffolding.

Greenville Dermatology JB Lacher Jewelers Jennie Leigh Design

Photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

Labels Designer Consignment Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home Liquid Catering llyn strong Millie Lewis Models and Talent

Arianna Medrano was one of the Washington Center students who participated in the annual Special Olympics Games at Furman University. Following the parade of athletes and opening ceremonies, students participated in events and Olympic Town fun. Volunteers from Riverside High School assisted the Washington Center students. Each student was awarded a medal for their inspiring skills and determination.

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From left, Mike Williams, pilot and owner of Wings Over Greenville; Hugh Brown, celebrating his 90th birthday; and Hank Brown, owner of the Greenville Jet Center, in front of Williams’ Steerman bi-plane. Brown celebrated his birthday at the Runway Cafe and with by piloting the bi-plane.

Neonatologist John McKay, right, greets the Stringer family at the Bon Secours St. Francis Neonatal Celebration. Guests enjoyed the reunion festivities celebrating NCU graduates and their families.

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Honor Flight World War II veterans from South Carolina hold up a state flag while visiting the World War II memorial.

A Marine Corps bugler plays taps at the World War II memorial for members of the Honor Flight from South Carolina.

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World War II veterans from South Carolina pause in remembrance of fellow veterans while visiting the World War II memorial on the mall in Washington DC. The men were part of a contingent of 100 veterans from the state taking part in an Honor Flight of South Carolina. The one day trip to Washington was sponsored by electric cooperatives of South Carolina.

Members of the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs worked on the house and gardens of the Kilgore Lewis house during a recent spring clean day. Along with garden club members, Lowe’s donated manpower, mulch and plants to help make the grounds more beautiful.

People gather under a tent at the site of the new Greenville VA Outpatient Clinic on Grove Road for the formal groundbreaking ceremony of the facility.

Officials and dignitaries toss shovelfuls full of dirt during the formal groundbreaking for the new Greenville Veterans Administration’s Outpatient Clinic.

With earth moving equipment behind him Bob Hughes with Hughes Development Corporation makes his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony.

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Retired Major General Mastin Robeson talks about the importance of giving our veterans the health care they need and the help the new clinic will offer veterans.

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Across 1 Potato press 6 Point the finger at 12 Endure 16 Local govt. unit 19 Jumper cable connection point 20 Small bite 21 Sea lion predator 22 Calder Cup org. 23 Out of favor 24 Healthy, happy newborn snake? 27 Amen prompter 29 Future J.D.’s hurdle 30 Aircraft pioneer Sikorsky 31 Shepard in space 32 Roth investments 33 Polish prose 35 Persian Gulf leader 36 Great Smokies st. 37 Foreign policy gp. 38 Wild and crazy snake? 41 Giggle 42 Taster’s sense of taste 44 Pro foe 45 Made a profit on, perhaps 46 Put the __ on: quash 47 NFL analyst Collinsworth 48 Moral misstep 49 West Bank initials 50 Kneeling figure, in art

51 Injure gravely 52 McDonald’s arches, e.g. 53 A word from P.M. Roget 54 Fragrant wood 55 Miraculous food 56 Sun-withered tea 58 Critic’s bestowal 59 Schmoozing snake? 61 Transportation option 65 Pipsqueak 67 Takes cover 68 Ain’t put right? 69 Conk on the head 72 Poi ingredient 73 Deposits in 52-Down 74 Barren 75 Top gun 76 “Now __ seen everything!” 77 Sierra Club founder 78 Self-conscious smile 79 Delaware Valley tribe 81 1998 Literature Nobelist Saramago 82 Ship’s treasurer 83 Dens 84 Dashing young snake? 87 Some OR staff 89 No longer fooled by 90 Bumps hard 91 Seemingly forever 92 Tune two croon 93 Jumpy critter

94 “Cheerio!” 95 What there oughta be 97 Full of vitality 99 Snake in the glass? 103 Peasant’s porridge 104 Siesta time: Abbr. 105 Beachfront property? 106 “Sexy!” 107 Driving hazard 108 Kisses, in letters 109 Charon’s waterway 110 Woven fabrics 111 Soup partner Down 1 Trail mix tidbit 2 Essential self 3 Poolside snake’s shedding spot? 4 Red-coated cheeses 5 Update, in a way 6 Embassy VIP 7 “Enough already!” 8 Like a curmudgeon 9 Middies’ sch. 10 Shakers, but not movers 11 Quarterback Manning 12 Robert of “Prizzi’s Honor” 13 Shaded area 14 Surgery memento 15 Bar account 16 Makes the rounds at an affair

17 Sportscaster Keith Jackson’s catchphrase 18 Anticipated 25 Radiant auras 26 “Bullitt” director 28 Below, quaintly 34 Dr. with Grammys 35 “Nurse Jackie”

extras, briefly 38 Over and done with 39 Yacht basin 40 Classic Belushi comedy, or an apt description of this puzzle’s grid? 41 Part of a dovetail

joint 43 They keep to themselves 45 Strictness 46 Keystone cutups 47 “Enough already!” 48 Cobbler’s inventory 51 Computer shortcut 52 Mineral-laden deposits 55 Wavy fabric pattern 56 Harder to explain 57 “__ Fairy Tales” 59 Smooth-tongued 60 Less stuffy 62 Run-of-the-mill snake? 63 The Information Age 64 Roughly six trillion mi. 66 Small swabs 69 Everything, informally 70 Marine flora and fauna 71 Hair shirt wearers 74 Dún Laoghaire’s land 77 Comfy slip-ons 78 Full of bubbles 80 “We’re on __ to nowhere”: Talking Heads lyric 81 Malcolm-__ Warner of “The Cosby Show” 82 Camera move 84 Hard-core, filmwise 85 “Little help here, bud?” 86 Poet Amy 88 Done at the salon 90 Hardly fair 92 Alfalfa’s heartthrob 94 Pointer’s word 95 Assert 96 Taylor of “Six Feet Under” 98 Breakfast fare 100 Warning from the critters that appear to be slithering through the grid? 101 Web address part 102 Dorm figs. Crossword answers: page 50

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Listening to history on vanished stages Each of Greenville’s long-gone opera houses has a story to tell When one thinks of opera houses, the mind drifts to Sydney, Paris, Vienna, San Francisco, Moscow, Odessa or Lviv (if unfamiliar, Google it for a pleasant surprise). But the people of our own state have enjoyed some beautiful opera houses in centuries past. And in some towns throughout South Carolina today, such as Newberry (1881), Sumter (1895) and Abbeville (1908), opera houses remain. Greenville’s history includes three opera houses in three different downtown locations. The first was constructed through the fundraising efforts of local leaders William Wilkins, Jacob Cagle, Frank Coxe and James T. Williams at the corner of Main and McBee. It was an improvement upon McBee’s Hall, the community’s first performing arts space, which had previously occupied that site. The new opera house, known as the Academy of Music, burned on December 7, 1879, only three months after it opened. According to one report, the opera house hosted only one performance before its demise. Five AfricanAmerican men were arrested for arson, and three were hanged in the jail yard. In 1880, the Gilreath Opera House, which seated 800, replaced the Academy of Music. It was located at the corner of Main and Coffee streets. The venue was used extensively by the local community. In 1889, a memorial service was held for the former president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, students at the Greenville Baptist Female College (the precursor of the Woman’s College of Furman University) enhanced their education by attending

performances and lectures at the opera house. Furthermore, the college moved its commencement exercises there after the population of the college increased, and as part of commencement activities, students offered calisthenics demonstrations annually at the Opera House. According to the Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer, which published a poem about the event in 1886, the Opera House was “crowded to death” to see the young women engage in such physical activity. Twenty years after it opened, however, its facilities were inadequate, and in 1903, it was torn down to clear space for the construction of more modern buildings. In 1900, the majestic Grand Opera House was built on Laurens Street between Coffee and Buncombe, better known today as the area just behind Piazza Bergamo. Known as “the Grand,” it seated over one thousand people and featured the most modern amenities of the age. According to local historian Judy Bainbridge, over 300 electric lights illuminated the stage, which could hold 300 performers behind its impressive 38-foot-wide drop curtain. The theatre inside the two-story, Romanesque revival style building featured a balcony and excellent ventilation, an important attribute in that day. It hosted “operettas, minstrel shows, musical comedies, plays, concerts and famous speakers.” It opened in February 1901 amidst great anticipation. Months later, on Friday, November 29, 1901, future President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech titled “Patriotism” as part of the Lyceum’s programming (predecessor of Chautauqua).

The next year, after the death of Congressman (and Confederate veteran) William H. Perry, the local Daughters of the Confederacy presented the Cross of Honor to his son, William H. Perry Jr. in front of the Opera House. In 1903, “The Wizard of Oz” was one of the featured programs, and in 1905, “the Grand” boasted Greenville’s only moving picture projector. Evidently public decorum at the time was of such concern that the city passed an ordinance outlawing the spitting or throwing of peelings on the floors of the railroad station, hotel, streetcar, and the Opera House. According to this 1907 ordinance, those who violated this ordinance were fined $20 or subject to 20 days in jail. Many of the programs at the Opera House represent the culture of that period. In 1905, the stage version of “The Clansman,” based on Thomas Dixon’s novel, was performed, and reprised two years later. In 1916, D.W. Griffith developed the film version of “The Clansman” into the first fulllength moving picture. When the nationally heralded and now-highly controversial film “The Birth of a Nation” premiered, it was shown for three days to packed houses at the Opera House. A thirty-member orchestra accompanied the silent film. “The Grand” featured other notables. Future Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan spoke in 1912, and famed actress Sarah Bernhardt performed in 1914. In 1920, the most well known of British suffragists, Emmeline Pankhurst, spoke at the Opera House. Her speech was given in the aftermath of World War I and

the Russian Civil War (also known as the Bolshevik Revolution) and in the midst of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. In it, she warned the audience, many of whom were affiliated with the woman’s college, that the world needed women to save it from the threat of Bolshevism. Ironically, “the Grand” hosted war bond rallies during World War I, yet the war also inhibited performers’ ability to travel, as railroads were controlled by the government. The three movie theatres located downtown, in addition to the opening of Textile Hall in 1917 and the Ramsay Fine Arts Center on the woman’s college campus in 1923, significantly hampered usage of “the Grand.” Greenville’s last opera house did not reopen in 1924. The space was transformed and used by a bank, but was ultimately destroyed. Today, our cities enjoy beautiful, stateof-the-art facilities, primarily at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, constructed in 2007, and the Peace Center in Greenville, the renovation of which promises an enhanced visitor and patron experience. The opera houses may be gone, but thankfully a commitment to arts and culture remains. The author would like to thank Judy Bainbridge for her assistance with this article. Dr. Courtney Tollison is Assistant Professor of History at Furman and Museum Historian at the Upcountry History Museum.

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