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ROCK CITY? Yes, Greenville has a music scene, say local musicians, venue owners and fans — now the community just has to find it

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“We are working with hundreds of families in dozens of school districts, and Greenville County School District is the only one penalizing students [ for refusing to take standardized tests].”

Sarah Shad Johnson, coordinator for the S.C. branch of United Opt Out, a national nonprofit organization that opposes high-stakes testing in public schools.

“I think more people should be introduced to the live music scene that they don’t seem to think is happening. To me, the missing part of the equation is getting the word out.”

Matt Jennings, talent booker for the Independent Ale House on Poinsett Highway.

page three “If you ignore us, as you have thus far, I’m politely reminding you that this is the very group that took on the powerhouse Wal-Mart when they wanted to come into our neighborhood, and won.”

Gina Smith, one of the neighborhood leaders trying to save Tindal Park, to the Greenville School Board.

“A person could carry a gun [under this bill] having never even fired it, never loaded, cleaned it or done anything.”

Rep. Cezar McKnight, D-Kingstree, noting last week’s House vote to repeal the state concealed weapon permit would also revoke safety training requirements.

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A dozen students in Greenville County Schools refused to take all or part of the state’s standardized tests during the first day of testing Tuesday.

Greenville County was the only district taking disciplinary action against students whose parents refused to allow them to take ACT Aspire tests, said Sarah Shad Johnson, coordinator for Opt Out South Carolina, the state branch of United Opt Out, a national nonprofit organization that opposes high-stakes testing in public schools “We are working with hundreds of families in dozens of school districts, and Greenville County School District is the only one penalizing students,” Johnson said in a press release.

Nationally, the opt-out movement is gaining steam. In New York, more than 175,000 students opted out of that state’s

Common Core test.

In Greenville County, students who refused to participate in testing were given a disciplinary referral and parents will be contacted for a conference, according to a release issued by the school district.

No additional disciplinary action will be taken, the district said.

Schools are required by federal and state law as well as state regulations to administer assessments to all public school students in grades three through eight. South Carolina administers the ACT tests to 11th-graders as well.

According to the school district release, “excluding examinees or exempting from assessment students who should be assessed” is considered a test security violation and a person granting an unauthorized exemption is subject to criminal prosecution and disciplinary action.

“There is no law or regulation permitting parents to opt out or exempt their child from taking state tests. As such, we are not going to put our teachers or principals in a position to violate the law,” the release said.

The district instructed school personnel to seat all students for testing and to

give all students the test materials. Only when a student clearly refused to participate after multiple prompts is a student removed from the testing area. Students who are removed are taken to an alternative testing location at the school and given the test materials again. The student is given the remaining time to complete the test.

Greenville County has more than 37,000 students in grades three through eight and grade 11. Twelve students refused to take the tests. Five of those dozen students took the English portion of the test, but refused to take the writing portion.

After seeing opt-out forms circulating among parents in the state, South Carolina’s Department of Education released a memo to school district superintendents in September that said state and federal law requires all students take part in testing.

There is no opt-out provision, the memo said.

It refers to two state laws: the 1998 Education Accountability Act and 2014’s Act 200, both of which say tests will be given to “all” public school students.

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Faculty: No confidence in USC Upstate chancellor Vote carries no formal authority; Moore says he’s staying put CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com USC Upstate joined an expanding list of colleges and universities on Friday to suffer a faculty vote of no confidence in the chancellor. The school’s faculty voted 96-58 to issue a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Tom Moore.

Friday’s vote came after months of controversy on campus, sparked by Moore’s handling of the storm that erupted after 2013 freshmen were required to read “Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio,” followed by last summer’s decision to close the Burroughs Child Development Center.

“Faculty have turned to the vote of no confidence as a last resort for a leader who cannot lead,” said Dr. Lizabeth Zack, an associate professor of sociology, after the vote.

Before the secret ballot vote, Moore told the faculty the school had its highest student enrollment ever this fall, as well as a record number of applications, its highest level of occupancy in on-campus student housing and an all-time high retention rate.

He outlined steps he has taken toward shared governance, including the addition of the Faculty Senate Chair on the Chancellor’s Cabinet to add a faculty voice, more money toward faculty salaries, grants for teaching and learning innovation and the appointment of a diversity task force to make recommendations about the Center for Women’s & Gender Studies, African American Stud-

“I remain committed to this institution and committed to my role as its leader.”

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ies and International Studies. He also posted budgets online and held budget hearings in a public forum.

“I am deeply saddened by this action,” Moore said. “I remain committed to this institution and community to my role as its leader. I hope we can come together and focus on students, building our university, addressing the challenges ahead and embracing our successes.”

No group keeps a record of noconfidence votes in higher education, so it is difficult to confirm they are on the rise nationally, according to an article in Inside HigherEd by Kevin Kiley. But already this month, faculties at Phoenix College in Arizona, Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho, Sweet Briar College in Virginia, Southern Connecticut State University, and Stockton University in New Jersey have issued no-confidence votes against school leadership.

Kiley said reasons include college faculty feeling they have been shut out of the formal decision-making process and the cuts and other tough decisions college leaders have been forced to make since the recession.

USC President Harris Pastides said in a statement issued by university spokesman Wes Hickman that “the voice of the faculty is important” on all USC campuses and he supports the democratic process.

Pastides will visit USC Upstate to talk to faculty about future steps.

“Faculty have turned to the vote of no confidence as a last resort for a leader who cannot lead.”

Dr. Lizabeth Zack, associate professor of sociology at USC Upstate

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Reckless aim The S.C. House ignores law enforcement and risks public safety with its irresponsible vote to repeal the concealed weapons permit.

If not the Senate, the calendar should save South Carolinians from last week’s reckless House vote to allow civilians to carry firearms without earning a concealed weapons permit first.

The bill went to the Senate this week, where procedural rules – and hopefully saner heads – will keep it from passage before the legislative session ends June 4.

The saner (but losing) heads in the House were understandably outraged that the repeal slid through on an amended bill with no input from the public or law enforcement, which surely have substantial thoughts on a change this large.

The amended bill still bans open carry, but the House has tapped deep into South Carolina’s twin passions over nanny government and gun rights when it comes to the concealed weapon permit.

Citizen and legislator alike should oppose arbitrary gun restrictions aimed more at pacifying activists than protecting the public.

But legislators also have a responsibility to public safety, and it is here CWP opponents radically fail.

Repealing the CWP revokes training mandates as well. As Kingstree Rep. Cezar McKnight warned the House, “a person could carry a gun [under this bill] having never even fired it, never loaded, cleaned it or done anything.”

His opponents call safety training a personal responsibility the state has no right to mandate if doing so “denies people the right to carry.”

This is myopic foolishness. The image of civilians pulling guns in public spaces is fraught with unintended consequences.

State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel has testified publicly about the “unique dangers” associated with gun combat in a dynamic environment like a public shooting. The potential for hitting innocent bystanders, the fraction-of-a-second timing required to know when to shoot (and when not to), demands significant training and re-

training of law enforcement, he told senators at a committee hearing in 2013.

The average civilian will never get that level of training, even with the CWP mandate. At minimum, all the law requires is an eight-hour handgun course that includes firing the gun in the instructor’s presence. Clearly, satisfying one instructor in a controlled environment comes nowhere near the training demanded of law enforcement officers, or their experience.

Even so, it’s better than no training at all, which is the default position of any state that leaves it to “personal responsibility” to persuade people to learn how to operate a deadly weapon before carrying it out in public.

A gun’s effectiveness in self-defense is directly proportional to the skill of the person using it – as is the safety of innocent people anywhere near when the shooting starts. For state lawmakers to presume every person who buys a gun in this state appreciates that truth enough to fork over $150+ for training – absent the force of law – amounts to playing with the lives of their constituents.

Legislators owe it to the public – and infringe on no one’s constitutional rights – to ensure state residents who carry weapons know how to use them. If House members can’t absorb that truth, we can only hope the Senate has enough respect for human life to thwart them.

Thank a police officer today IN MY OWN WORDS

by Stan Collyar

This past Sunday, my wife and I were driving down Main Street in Greenville and a police officer nodded hello while we were stopped at a light. We both waved back.

My wife began telling a story about a coworker who had twins a month or so ago and her husband had just left his job as a Greenville County sheriff ’s deputy.

When she told me the reason he was leaving I could certainly understand: He wanted to see his children grow up. Under circumstances today, he saw no way to really uphold the law and keep himself safe under the scrutiny of today’s media and the relentless efforts of growing numbers of people to profit from and protect criminals.

That really got me thinking.

With what’s happened around the country and this week in Baltimore, who would want to be a police officer anymore? Why would you risk your life every day, receive low pay and no respect, and have every single thing you do to try to uphold the laws of this great country judged as if the police were the ones out committing the crime?

Yes, sometimes they are, I get that, and those officers should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. But in all the instances I’ve seen where police are accused of using excessive force, one thing always seems to stand out: The law was being broken.

In some cases these young men were breaking several laws, as well as resisting arrest, or running to elude the police. Police officers have to react in seconds, and most

do so bravely and with honor.

I’ve raised two sons to respect women, to treat people the way they wish to be treated, to help their neighbors, respect and obey the law and stay out of trouble – the same way my mother and father raised me. I’m white, but I know many black people in this community who have done the same.

This week in Baltimore, out of all the news coverage of the rioting, burning and looting, I saw one clip of a mother trying to discipline her son for being involved in such activities. Bless her heart, a woman alone taking responsibility for her child’s actions. What a concept!

My question is: Where are all the other parents? This isn’t about black and white, it’s about taking responsibility for your children, being involved in their lives and setting positive examples for them to follow, maybe teaching them to respect what the police do every day and to not break the law.

If we don’t, we are going to wake up one day and find no one willing to put on a uniform and stand bravely between us and the murderers, rapists, child molesters and thugs. There’s a lot of bad out there. Say thank you to a police officer today.

Stan Collyar is a commodity broker in Greer and has lived in the Upstate since 1999.

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Killing the condemned Bill would make firing squads a SC execution method BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com An Upstate member of the S.C. House introduced a bill last week to make firing squads an approved execution method for death row inmates.

Rep. Joshua Putnam (R-Piedmont), the bill’s author, admitted, “When you first hear about it, you think, ‘Gosh, that is barbaric; that’s crazy.’”

But Putnam said his goal is to start the conversation on how to deal with the 44 people on death row in light of the growing scarcity of drugs normally used in lethal injections.

“The state of South Carolina is going to have to address it at some point” he said, because the state may not get lethal injection drugs for years, if ever.

Lethal injection is the most common execution method used by the 32 states that allow the death penalty. However, South Carolina, like many other states, is having trouble acquiring the necessary drugs to perform executions because pharmaceutical companies have stopped making them. The companies reportedly don’t want to be associated with creating drugs used to kill people.

Putnam said based on his research, death by firing squad is among the most humane forms of execution because it is quick and painless – far more so than lethal injection and the electric chair, the two methods currently approved in the state.

“I can’t imagine the pain you have to go through with either one of those [methods],” he said, adding, “My No. 1 goal is to do it in a humane way.”

Executions in Arizona, Ohio and Oklahoma had complications last year when lethal drugs were used. “I feel my whole body burning” were reportedly the last words of Oklahoma death row inmate Michael Wilson when he was executed by lethal injection in January 2014 for the murder of a co-worker.

Putnam’s bill does not mandate that death row inmates go before a firing squad, but offers the method as a choice. The bill would create a five-member firing squad, and the South Carolina Department of Corrections would specify regulations for the executions. The General Assembly would then approve those regulations.

The bill was introduced too late in the legislative session to be considered this

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year, but will be active next session.

The last execution in South Carolina was in 2011 by lethal injection, and no future executions are yet scheduled to take place.

The last person in the country to die by firing squad was Ronnie Lee Garner in Utah in 2010. The state ended the option for firing squad executions in 2004, but because Garner was sentenced before the change, he was able to choose the method.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill this March that brought back firing squads as an execution option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Oklahoma law allows the use of a firing squad for executions only if other methods are deemed unconstitutional.

South Carolina has executed 684 prisoners since 1718, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). The center had no record of an S.C. prisoner being executed by firing squad. Hanging was the common execution method before the electric chair was introduced in 1911, according to DPIC. Lethal injection was introduced in South Carolina in 1995.

While some say firing squads are barbaric, Putnam said he’s received an “overwhelmingly positive response” for his bill. “If we are going to have to take someone’s life, at least make it the [fastest] possible means.”

What’s Right in Health Care GHS Nurses Receive Palmetto Gold Award Seven GHS nurses are among the state’s top 100 nurses! Susan Boeker, Annette Dunphy, Debbie Leigher, Brittany Medlin, Deidre Nall, Rhonda Stubbs and Linda Williams have been named Palmetto Gold Nurses. The Palmetto Gold Award is given to 100 nurses each year by the S.C. Nurses Foundation, Inc. It is presented for excellence in nursing practices and commitment to profession.

Faculty Fellows Appointed The first GHS Faculty Fellows have been appointed and will begin in June.

Faculty Fellows are Clemson University faculty who will be embedded in GHS departments and whose collaborative research will help improve community health. Dr. Frances Kennedy will collaborate with GHS’ Finance department to research, develop and evaluate healthcare cost models, and Dr. Joel Williams will collaborate with GHS pediatricians to transform the management, assessment and treatment of pediatric chronic disease.

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Cancer Survivors Park nears early May groundbreaking Almost $5 million raised in $7.5 million goal

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amorris@communityjournals.com The Cancer Survivors Park slated for construction in downtown Greenville is moving closer to its fundraising goal. Initial construction on a boardwalk running from Church Street into the new park is set to begin in early May, said Kay Roper, executive director of Cancer Survivors Park Alliance.

The campaign targeting corporate and other partners has raised $4.7 million of the $7.5 million goal to date, and a public capital campaign is set to launch in June to coincide with National Cancer Survivors Day, Roper said.

At a recent Greenville County Council committee meeting, Roper and Dr. Larry Gluck of the Greenville Health System’s Cancer Center encouraged council members to match the city of Greenville’s contribution of $1.2 million.

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It is adjacent to the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail and intended to serve as a link for Cleveland Park and Falls Park.

The park is designed for hope, healing, respite and education for all types of survivors: those who not only have survived a cancer diagnosis, but for all family members and friends who may be survivors after a loved one’s passing, according to Roper.

Volunteers are helping to clear the path for the 1,000-foot boardwalk that switchbacks down from Church Street to the park, Roper said. This will be “the first groundbreaking on the park,” she said.

As portions of the park will feature native plants, the SC Native Plant Society recently tagged plants that must be avoided during the construction of the 8-foot-wide pathway. Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) and Naturaland Trust have allowed the park to use their properties that border the river.

Artwork featured in the park will include butterfly sculptures created by Yuri Tsuzuki and a bronze by Charlie Pate Jr. Pate’s 8-by-4 sculpture, “Fear Not,” will be installed in the Children’s Garden.

Cancer Survivors Park details FACILITIES • • • •

Celebration Pavilion Survivorship Education Center Spirit Bridge Boardwalk and overlooks

GARDENS & OTHER SPACES • The Gathering Space – survivor bell and seating • The Healing Garden and Labyrinth – healing plants and stone walking labyrinth • The Banks of the Reedy – small space with tiered seating • Shadow Sculpture Garden – to remind users about moving through the dark times • The Bridge Plaza – highlighting donors • The Children’s Garden – two-level children’s space with lion sculpture • The Native Plant Botanical Garden – education on native plants • The Turning Points Plaza – focus on new beginnings, growth and healing

WANT TO LEND A HAND? In addition to donations, the Cancer Survivors Park needs volunteers for site clearing and other tasks. cancersurvivorspark.org 864-255-5010

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Scene, but not heard More venues, better promotion may be key to furthering Greenville’s rep as a music town VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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In the past year, three seemingly unrelated events have had an effect on Greenville’s music scene that perhaps none could have had on their own.

Last April, The Handlebar on Stone Avenue closed after 14 years. In January of this year, “CBS This Morning” broadcast a piece about little-known vacation destinations that labeled Greenville “the new Austin, Texas.” In February, TEDx Greenville presented a discussion salon titled “Why Isn’t Greenville a Music Town?”

Combined, they touched a nerve. Many music fans lamented the loss of an Upstate music institution. Numerous Greenville residents were surprised and skeptical of Greenville being anointed as the new Austin. That dissatisfaction reached its tipping point at the TEDx event.

TEDx wasn’t confrontational, or even hostile; but it became clear during that discussion that serious concerns exist about where Greenville’s music scene stands and where it’s headed.

Since then, there’s been considerable activity and a steadily growing buzz as music fans, city officials, musicians, media outlets, venue owners and talent bookers have been talking about making Greenville’s music scene stronger.

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highlighting the issues with Greenville’s music scene, Cloonan didn’t feel the meeting had any sense of urgency. “I’ve been involved with a number of construction and real estate projects, and without a clear sense of urgency, my experience is that projects just don’t get completed,” he said.

With that in mind, Cloonan created a group on meetup.com under the heading “Getting Live Music Back In Greenville.”

The group is working towards specific goals, the largest of which is bringing a 500-1,000 seat venue to Greenville.

“Our goal is to broadcast that Greenville is here, we’ve got an active music scene, we’ve got a public that wants to hear you,” Cloonan says. The group, which meets weekly at different clubs and bars around the Upstate, has managed to attract attention from some well-known local names, including Mayor Knox White.

THE POSSIBILITIES: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION While the Peace Center and the Bon Secours Wellness Arena have certainly attracted their share of heavy-hitters from the national scene, music patrons believe a mid-sized venue with 1,000 or so seats to fill could a big boost to Greenville’s music scene, and to the city of Greenville itself.

Jim Cloonan remembers leaving the TEDx salon feeling discouraged. An engineer and lifelong music fan, Cloonan was hoping for more tangible results.

“I didn’t see a lot of concrete action that was going to help the situation,” Cloonan says. “I didn’t really see a way forward.”

Though he appreciated that TEDx was

“Greenville has an ease of access for bands that play Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta and Columbia, and there’s an obvious void for a 1,000-1,500-seat music venue to fill in the Upstate.”

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

Trae Judy, The Music Farm

Musician Maia Sharp performs in downtown Greenville.

Musicians perform during Main Street Fridays in downtown Greenville.

“Greenville is here, we’ve got an active music scene, we’ve got a public that wants to hear you.”

Jim Cloonan, founder of the Meetup group “Getting Live Music Back in Greenville.

“The city has an interest in a venue like that for sure,” says White. “I think a healthy music scene is a reflection of a vibrant community, and it’s also one of many elements that attract talented and creative people to a community.”

As far as whether the city has enough music-lovers to support a new venue, White doesn’t think finding an audience will be a problem. “There is a large population of people in Greenville who have always shown up for good live performances,” he says.

At least one major player from outside the area seems to have taken notice both of that potential audience and of Greenville’s ideal location between major markets in North Carolina and Georgia.

“The attraction of Greenville is the growth of its vibrant downtown area, and its proximity to I-85,” says Trae Judy of The Music Farm, which operates successful midsize venues in Columbia and Charleston. “Greenville has an ease of access for bands that play Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta and Columbia, and there’s

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an obvious void for a 1,000-1,500-seat music venue to fill in the Upstate.”

GREENVILLE’S CURRENT VENUES What can get lost in all the discussion of national attention is Greenville’s strong contingent of smaller venues that offer live, original music nearly every night of the week. Clubs like Gottrocks, Smiley’s Acoustic Café, The Radio Room, Independent Public Alehouse, Horizon Records and Moe Joe Coffee have survived and even thrived – with and without the Handlebar.

“There’s definitely a music scene in Greenville, and I think that it’s as strong as it’s ever been,” says Wes Gilliam, talent booker for The Radio Room on Pleasantburg Drive. “I think saying otherwise is a slight to anyone who’s playing within the scene.”

If anything, these venue owners believe that the perceived lack of live original music in Greenville is just that: a perception, and an incorrect one at that.

“I think the scene we have needs more support,” says Matt Jennings, who books artists at Independent Alehouse on Poinsett Highway. “I think more people should be introduced to the live music scene that they don’t seem to think is happening. To me the missing part of the equation is getting the word out.”

‘MORE TALK THAN ACTION’ Neither Mike Fletcher, owner of Smiley’s Acoustic Café on Augusta

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Street, nor Chuck Floyd, owner of Gottrocks on Eisenhower Avenue, put a lot of stock in the recent meetings about Greenville’s music scene.

“I would venture to say that the people at these meetings have never been to my place,” Fletcher says. “We concentrate on having live music almost every day. We have an open-mic night on Mondays, and then we do two shows every night from Tuesday to Saturday. I book kids from all over the world.”

“There’s more talk than action,” says Floyd. “People are talking about a better music scene. Well, get out and support it and quit talking about it. I may have seen two people at these meetings who’ve come to a show at Gottrocks, and we’ve had something from every genre from bluegrass to rock to metal to funk. We’ve had something for everybody.”

Gene Berger, who’s served both as owner of Horizon Records and talent booker, has a more expansive view of both the strengths and weaknesses of Greenville’s music scene.

“I guess it’s a matter of perspective or relative progress,” he says. “Yes, I think there’s a robust music scene, but I think that the whole ‘Where’s the Greenville music scene?’ conundrum has come from, ‘For the size of town that we have, shouldn’t we have more visible, venue-laden, multi-activity kind of music scene.’ So it’s a yes and no. We’re still waiting for something to replace what the Handlebar was.”

WHAT THE MUSICIANS SAY So what about the people who actually play music in these venues? How do they

“People are talking about a better music scene.

Well, get out and support it and quit talking about it.”

Chuck Floyd, owner of Gottrocks

“I think more people should be introduced to the live music scene that they don’t seem to think is happening. To me the missing part of the equation is getting the word out.”

Matt Jennings, Independent Public Ale House

feel about all this activity? Those who spoke with the Journal seem to be less skeptical about all the groups and meetings, fiercely proud of what they have, and optimistic about increased national visibility.

“Greenville has a music scene,” says Matt Dingledine, guitarist for the Greenville Jazz Collective. “Now, is it the kind of bohemian Mecca that eats and breathes local bands or indie bands? No. But there is a music scene here. Having said that, I’ve attended some of those meetings, and I think I understand where they’re coming from and they have some good points.”

Kyle Rowland, of the jam-rock band Four 14, feels that at least some of the blame for a lack of awareness when it comes to Greenville’s music scene should land at the feet of the musicians themselves.

“I feel like if people don’t think we have a music scene, then we’re not doing our job of presenting it,” he says. “It works both ways. I don’t really blame or fault anyone for saying that there is a lack of a music scene in Greenville. We have to do a better job of promoting it. The most important aspect of this is promotion, whether it’s your band or a venue or your friend’s band or whatever.”

“It’s a good thing that people are talking about it,” says Niel Brooks, who plays both solo and in the Jaywalkers and Mourning Dove. “They’re coming up with ideas to make things better. I think it would help the places we have now to

Wes Gilliam, talent booker for The Radio Room.

have a midsize venue, because when you have those, you get a different level of artist. And musicians will see artists like that and step up their game to get to that level. It also helps create a ladder of venues; you can start out at a smaller venue and as you get bigger there’s somewhere else in town where you can play.”

MUSIC OR PR? Jef Chandler, who plays solo shows as well as shows with The Bad Popes and the Jef Chandler Band, sees a telling disconnect in the conversation about Greenville’s music scene.

“I think Greenville actually does have a vibrant music scene for a city of its size,” he says. “I’ve been to other cities with similar demographics that have much less to offer in terms of venues, street festivals, media and even audience support. In the past two decades since I began performing here, this city has come a long way.

“But,” Chandler adds, “it seems to me that the current discussions about Greenville’s music scene are focused on establishing a brand that will make Greenville marketable as a music town, which really makes it a discussion about marketing and public relations. All the talk seems to be about how to package the city so that folks in other places take note and music industry people relocate operations here because ‘Greenville is a music city.’”

ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

The Independent Public Alehouse frequently hosts both local and touring musicians.

If the question that’s being posed is ultimately, “Why isn’t Greenville a music town,” here are some facts worth taking into account when pondering the answer: During the week of April 19-25, more than 30 different musical performances were scheduled between the likes of

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Gottrocks, Smiley’s Acoustic Café, Moe Joe Coffee, Southern Culture, Independent Public Alehouse, The Radio Room, Downtown Alive and Main Street Friday events, Horizon Records, Blues Boulevard, Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues Restaurant and the Peace Center – with genres ranging all over the map.

Since the beginning of 2015, the Blind Horse Saloon has hosted five chart-topping country artists, including Eric Paisley, Tracy Lawrence and Chase Bryant.

The Bon Secours Wellness Arena has presented shows by multiplatinum-selling heavyweights such as Kenny Chesney, Elton John, Alan Jackson & Jason Aldean.

The Peace Center’s 2015 schedule so far has included Ringo Starr, Jason Mraz, Jackie Evancho and Gov’t Mule. Upcoming events include Diana Krall, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Earth, Wind & Fire and Robert Randolph.

Maybe the answer to “Why isn’t Greenville a music town?” is another question: “Are we sure it’s not?”

“The current discussions about Greenville’s music scene are focused on establishing a brand that will make Greenville marketable as a music town, which really makes it a discussion about marketing and public relations. All the talk seems to be about how to package the city.”

Local musician Jef Chandler

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9 buses sought for Greenlink fleet APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com The city of Greenville, Greenville County and the Greenville Transit Authority (GTA) are requesting $12-$14 million in federal funds to add nine electric buses and two charging stations to the Greenlink transit system. The application includes a 20 percent local match.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced $500 million in its seventh round of TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant funding, and the trio is hoping to gain a share for the Upstate to add bridges and bike-sharing as well as electric buses.

Greenville County Councilman H.G. “Butch” Kirven said the scope of the request was narrowed in hopes to better fit the criteria, which has “changed a lot from previous grants.”

According to USDOT, the grant money funds road, rail, transit and port projects that have long-term outcomes of “safety, economic competitiveness, state of good repair, livability and environmental sustainability.”

If TIGER grant funds are awarded, the Greenlink transit system would purchase electric buses like those from Upstate-based manufacturer Proterra.

In the 2014 round, Greenville County’s request for nearly $14 million for the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail extensions, connections and expansion of the B-Cycle program lost out to nearby Charleston, Columbia and Asheville.

According to the application, the TIGER funds would “transform the current Greenlink transit system into a regional

transportation network designed to reach the farthest points of the county with express bus routes served by zero-emission, electric buses … with reduced headways and expanded hours of service to better accommodate flexible work schedules and manufacturing shift changes.” The Greenlink system could change from a central-hub system to a regional circulator system, said Kirven.

Two bus express routes would also feature 24 bike-share stations in areas like Nicholtown, Verdae, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Greenville Tech, Bob Jones University, SCTAC, Greer and Fountain Inn. Electric bus manufacturer Proterra is based in the Upstate and if funds are awarded, the transit system would like to support the company, Kirven said. “We have Proterra here and they are expanding and adding jobs.” However, a local bus purchase is not guaranteed because of procurement procedures, he cautioned.

The grant application also includes bridges for crossings on the expansion of the Greenville Health System’s Swamp Rabbit Trail from East Washington Street to CU-ICAR on the former rail corridor that parallels Laurens Road.

An expanded transit system would have an economic impact because it would travel to neighborhoods where workers live and would also help address air quality issues in the county, Kirven said. The grant early deadline is next week and final applications are due June 5. USDOT is expected to announce grant awards in August or September.

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A Christ Church Episcopal School sophomore who school officials said drew nooses on a photograph of four AfricanAmerican students and texted it to others has been permanently expelled from the school.

The photograph pictured four male Christ Church high school students on campus, but the image created on the social media app Snapchat had nooses drawn around the students’ necks. A swastika was drawn in the corner of the picture.

Headmaster Leonard Kupersmith called the incident “a foolish adolescent mistake” but said the student was expelled because the behavior “violates

our principles of decency and respect and embarrasses the school.”

School leaders will spend the summer designing a program to bolster dialogue about diversity of all types, Kupersmith said. That program, likely a series of discussions, will begin next school year and continue as an ongoing part of the curriculum, he said.

“I expect the challenges we are confronting are present in just about every high school in the nation,” Kupersmith said. “The measure of a community is how it addresses those challenges.”

A group of African-American parents, including the parents of one of the students pictured in the photograph, met with school officials Wednesday morning.

The parents were looking for a firm and fair response and expressed a “uniformly high regard” for the school.

Kupersmith said the expelled student and the students in the photograph “were and still are” friends. He said the photograph wasn’t meant to be racist and the student “intended no hate.”

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Residents continue fight to save Tindal Park CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com What started as a neighborhood’s quest to save a pocket park off Church Street built on school district-owned land has turned into a fight to save all parks and green space in Greenville County.

“We’re tired of losing green space,” said Gina Smith, one of the leaders of the attempt to save Tindal Park. “Our neighborhoods are wasting away.”

Greenville County Schools owns the Tindal Park land, the site of the former Donaldson Elementary where Albert Einstein once visited to speak to fifth-graders.

Next to the park is a building the school district most recently used as a district office annex. It has been vacant since 2010.

The school board declared the property surplus in January and is taking sealed bids on the property until June 1. It is listed for $2.5 million in bid documents.

Smith, who spoke at the school board meeting on Tuesday, said the Save Tindal Park group is working with a well-known benefactor from the community who may put in a bid and give the park property to the city and perhaps develop some of the property on Houston Street.

“If that falls through, we don’t have another plan,” Smith said Wednesday. The group is also working with an attorney to determine if the sale aligns with the intention of the original donation of the land.

The school board has said it no longer needs the property and the district is being good financial stewards by selling it.

But Smith said the board is making a decision that goes radically against the needs and wants of the people it serves.

“If you ignore us, as you have thus far, I’m politely reminding you that this is the very group that took on the powerhouse WalMart when they wanted to come into our neighborhood, and won,” she said.

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The market is open Saturdays, May 2 through Oct. 31 (excluding Oct. 10), from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Main Street at McBee Avenue.

Along with providing fresh produce each week, the market will launch a new Spuds & Sprouts program presented by Greenville Health System. The free program will offer bimonthly instruction to educate children about some of the fresh fruits and vegetables available at the market.

Market shoppers may park for free from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the lot next to Grill Marks courtesy of Soby’s or all day for $2 at the Spring Street garage. For more information about the TD Saturday Market, visit saturdaymarketlive.com.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Upstate Alive and Christian leaders will host the 19th Greenville National Day of Prayer on May 7 at noon at the intersection of North Main and Coffee streets in downtown Greenville.

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DHEC NAMES NEW DIRECTOR Catherine E. Heigel, the former Duke Energy president and current general counsel for Elliott Davis Decosimo LLC, was named director of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) by the board last week.

Heigel The nationwide search yielded 99 applications by early April and two finalists were interviewed April 23, board chairman Allen Amsler said in a statement. Heigel’s appointment was announced April 24.

“With her strong background and leadership skills, we are confident in Heigel’s ability to successfully continue the Board’s vision and propel the agency forward,” Amsler said.

Heigel also served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of American Transmission Company in Waukesha, Wis. Before serving as Duke Energy president, Heigel worked as special advisor to the chairman at Duke, associate general counsel representing Duke before state utility commissions and legal support for Duke Engineering and Services, Inc. The SC DHEC board was forced to restart the search process after appointing Eleanor Kitzman, who withdrew from consideration in February after senators voiced concerns about her lack of experience in the field

and failure to properly disclose campaign contributions to Gov. Nikki Haley.

Heigel replaces Catherine Templeton, who resigned in January after serving as director since 2012.

Gov. Haley must approve Heigel’s four-year appointment, which must be also approved by the S.C. Senate.

COLLEGE GRADUATION SEASON ARRIVES Thousands of students at Upstate colleges will receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in the coming days.

Clemson University will award degrees to approximately 3,000 students in three ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 8.

Gov. Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will deliver commencement addresses on May 8 and 9. The commencements will be streamed online.

At Furman, more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded during a May 9 ceremony at Paladin Stadium. A post-commencement celebration will be held at 10 p.m. at Fluor Field in downtown Greenville.

Craig Melvin, a national correspondent for NBC’s “Today” Show, is the featured speaker at Wofford’s commencement ceremony on May 17 at 9:30 a.m. on the lawn of the Main Building. He is a 2001 Wofford graduate. This year, Wofford has about 390 graduates.

Greenville Tech’s commencement is May 12.

Bob Jones University’s commencement ceremony on May 8 at 2 p.m. will be broadcast live on the Web.

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The plan does not include reforms to SCDOT or an income tax reduction like the House plan did.

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Picture the classic Aston Martin DB5 first driven by agent 007, a.k.a. Sean Connery, in “Goldfinger.” Now picture 500 to 700 similar classic cars (1979 or older) lined up in one place.

Welcome to the 18th annual Blue Ridge Fest, the Upstate’s largest classic car cruise-in event, on May 8 at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s covered outdoor facility in Pickens.

Organized by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and Blue Ridge Security Solutions, the annual car show has given away $1.8 million to local charities over the past 18 years. This year, the fundraiser will benefit 12 charities chosen from more than 75 that applied, said Charles Dalton, CEO of the host companies.

“More than anything, I think people know that the money they spend is going to a good cause, and they know that we are good stewards of the money that we get,” Dalton said.

The event typically draws 5,000-6,000 people from North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina and is organized and

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The 18th annual Blue Ridge Fest is the Upstate’s largest classic car cruise-in

run entirely by 250 volunteer employees from the two Blue Ridge companies, Dalton said.

“That’s the secret to it,” he said. “If we had to pay all that manpower we could not have given away over $150,000 over [each of] the past two years.”

In addition to company volunteers, the event relies on the attendance of classic car owners from across the Upstate.

Over the past 18 years, the Blue Ridge Fest has worked to build a relationship with antique car clubs, and the classic

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car owners enjoy the opportunity to show them off, Dalton said. “You won’t see a better collection of old and antique and collectible cars than you’ll see here.”

In addition to the classic car display, the night will include a Beach Night show and dance with special entertainment from Johnny Tillotson, The Shirelles with Shirley

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‘She will not be forgotten’ Local Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter named after fallen helicopter pilot CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton’s parents’ worst fear is that their daughter, the first U.S. female fighter pilot to be killed in combat, will be forgotten.

The Upstate chapter of The Military Order of the Purple Heart will ensure that doesn’t happen when this Saturday, it will formally rename itself The Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton MOPH

Charter 845 during the MOPH State Convention.

“I’ve always said the worst casualty of combat is that of being forgotten,” said Doug Greenlaw, commander of Chapter 845. “Captain Hampton will never be forgotten. She embodied the character our country was built upon and we are forever grateful for her, and so many others’, sacrifice.”

Hampton was flying an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter above Fallujah, Iraq on Jan. 2, 2004, in search of a sniper on the rooftops of the city. The mission – one that she was not originally scheduled to fly – was to support a raid on an illicit weapons market.

A heat-seeking surface-to-air missile entered the helicopter’s exhaust and knocked off its tail boom. The helicopter crashed into a brick wall surrounding an apple orchard. Hampton died instantly.

Hampton, Easley High School’s Naval Junior ROTC battalion commander and a highly ranked college tennis player at Presbyterian College, loved what she was doing, as evidenced by an email

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Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton was flying an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter above Fallujah, Iraq on Jan. 2, 2004. She was the first U.S. female fighter pilot to be killed in combat.

she sent to her mother, Ann. “I’m living my dreams for sure – living on the edge sometimes and pushing the envelope,” Hampton wrote in an email featured in “Kimberly’s Flight,” a book her mother cowrote with former Greenville News reporter Anna Simon. “But I’m doing things others only dream about from the safety and comfort of home. I wouldn’t trade this life for anything – I truly love it. So worry if you must, but you

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can be sure your only child is living a full, exciting life and is HAPPY.” Hampton was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart, a medal awarded to those wounded or killed in combat.

Hampton’s parents are scheduled to attend Saturday’s events.

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Furry lifelines Pets help ease loneliness and provide emotional boost for senior citizens NATALIE WALTERS | CONTRIBUTOR

nwalters@communityjournals.com

For senior citizens, dogs are more than a best friend.

“These dogs are their lifeline,” said Chris Merritz, enrichment coordinator at Westminster Retirement Community in Greenville.

Some retirement homes do not allow dogs, but Merritz said some seniors have lost so much – the ability to walk, think clearly, hear well, see well or drive cars, as well as family members, friends and spouses – that they don’t need to lose anything else, especially their best friend.

During her 10 years at Westminster, Merritz said she has seen a definite rise in the number of residents who bring in or buy a pet. Twenty out of 100 residents currently own a cat or dog, she said, while 10 additional residents owned a cat or dog at Westminster in the past.

The connection the residents have with their dogs and cats helps counteract the depression and loneliness that often come

with old age, Merritz said, adding that the average owner age is 82-85.

“These dogs provide unconditional love no matter how they lived their lives,” she said. “It’s important to keep that connection because it keeps them from the cliff of depression.”

Merritz’s sister, Donna Kelly, an occupational therapist in Greenville who has seen her co-workers using animal-assisted therapy, said caring for pets can act as cognitive therapy for residents as they still have to remember to feed, walk and groom their pet.

There’s also an emotional boost, she said. “[Caring for pets] can provide positive feelings about yourself because you’re able to do something for someone else and be the caretaker instead of just receiving the care.”

While Merritz is grateful for the many benefits the seniors experience from owning a pet, she said Westminster has experienced some minor conflicts between pet owners, who pay extra to have a pet, and non-pet owners. But she handles this in good humor, saying the residents have to learn to live with each other, much like in a college dorm.

For example, a few years ago Westminster held a dog show and the two people she appointed as judges were “dog-haters.”

“That was on purpose,” Merritz said.

Other potential problems include

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Pet playplace

Volunteer builds pet gazebo Shawn Potter (shown at right), a freshman at Wade Hampton High School, and his fellow Boy Scouts recently built and donated a fenced-in gazebo to Westminster so residents would have somewhere for their dogs to play safely outside while they can relax on the benches.

Potter, who lives down the street from Westminster, started volunteering at the community when he was six years old.

Part of his job was to walk dogs for residents to make sure they got enough exercise. But one of the dogs Potter used to walk had to be taken away because she still wasn’t getting enough activity.

Potter decided they needed a designated area to let the dogs play and allow residents to rest nearby.

Potter raised $2,000 from his neighborhood and family, and the retail store Roots donated plants for the planter boxes. He then built the gazebo, along with five to six members from Troop 19.

The official presentation of the gazebo was in April and included a cookout, along with puppies available for adop-

tion from Greenville County Animal Care.

Westminster enrichment coordinator Chris Merritz said she is thrilled with the project because “a good dog is an exercised dog,” which will lead to less animal behavior problems.

Potter said he enjoyed walking the dogs – one resident would even tip him a quarter every time he walked his dog for him – but he hopes the new gazebo will allow the residents to enjoy their pets and each other more.

“I hope it brings them enjoyment even if they don’t have a pet because they can go out and enjoy the outdoors and each other,” he said.

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dogs that are not suited to a nursing home because they need more space and exercise, such as puppies, Springer spaniels or retrievers, or when a resident’s health decreases to the point that he or she can no longer care for the pet. But in her 10 years at Westminster, Merritz has only needed to take away three pets for

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Most of the 30 pets at Westminster are what Merritz calls “lap dogs or cats” because they just like to sit with their resident and be walked once a day.

“There’s shelters full of older dogs that would just love a lap, and we’ve got plenty of those around here,” Merritz said.

The Residents

Peggy Gerold has had her dog, Hallie, for eight and a half years after her husband, who died of cancer, adopted her so Peggy wouldn’t be alone. “Hallie fills my life, and she has the best of everything,” Peggy said. Hallie lives like a princess with the best food, best medical care and best groomer, she said.

Lynn McBee owns a calico cat, Callie, as well as a dog, Chuckles, who she began to care for about four months ago after his original owner grew too sick for the job. Wherever she goes, Callie and Chuckles go, Lynn said. “It’s a joy to have them,” Lynn said. “They love you, and they let you know they love you.”

Polly Estepp has had her dog, Honey, for about seven years and said she would not have come to Westminster if Honey couldn’t come too. “She’s my constant companion.”

Honey was listed as a free dog in the classifieds one Sunday and Polly, who had been praying for a dog, went to see her the very next day. “As soon as I saw those beautiful brown eyes, that was it,” Polly said. “It’s like she was made for me. As soon as she hears a noise she comes running to see if I’m OK.”

Diane Minor has owned her dog, Sadie, for about four years. Sadie has provided continuity in her life as she moved from Tennessee to Greenville and is a joy to have, though she does sometimes bark out of protection for Diane.

“She even barks at people coming out of the church across the street so I don’t let her out [on the porch] on Sundays,” Diane said. But Sadie is mostly a joy. “I look forward to opening my door when I go to my room because she’s always there to greet me,” she said.

First person: Lighting up days as a pet therapy volunteer NATALIE WALTERS | CONTRIBUTOR

nwalters@communityjournals.com

I’m a senior journalism major at Bob Jones University, and this past December Paws 2 Care brought therapy dogs to campus to help relieve stress during finals week.

As I watched the therapy dog volunteers surrounded by smiling faces and continuous utterances of “Awwww,” I kept thinking how lucky they were to have a job that let them light up people’s days wherever they went. Then I thought, what’s stopping me from doing the same thing?

That same afternoon I contacted the Greenville Humane Society about becoming a pet therapy volunteer and, after a group training session, I began visiting Westminster once a week or every two weeks for about an hour.

Every time I visit, I bring a new puppy from GHS, and the residents want to know all about it: How old is he? What’s

his name? What kind of dog is he? How much does he cost? After telling them about my puppy, they then like to tell me about the pets they have or used to have.

I am most surprised at how deep the connection is between the seniors and their own pets. The relationship seems to be deeper and more complex than between a child and his or her pet. While the resident and dog or cat may not run and play outside for hours anymore, the dog and resident depend on each other in a quiet way. The dog needs attention and food and a loving owner. The senior needs attention and a companion and someone to care for.

The one question I always get asked is, “How do you not get attached to the new puppy each week?” And my answer is always, “I absolutely do. Every time.”

But I know GHS will make sure that the puppies all have a home with a resident like Lynn, Peggy, Polly or Diane, and that makes me incredibly happy.

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“Despite this great achievement our focus remains on serving one family at a time,” Manley said.

Mariah Swaim, district manager of Starbucks, is leading the construction of the wheelchair ramp at the home on South Washington Avenue, along with other volunteers from Starbucks, which has been repairing homes with Rebuild Upstate for over four years. The new name “is much more approachable,” Swaim said. “It tells them what they can get from working with [Rebuild Upstate]. The benefit is recognizable from the name.”

After the new brand announcement, Greenville City Council member Lillian Brock Flemming presented a plaque from Mayor Knox White declaring the week of April 27 as “Rebuild Upstate Week” in honor of the new name and the nonprofit’s continuing mission to serve the community.

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ReWiGo Ministries, founded in 2006 to help low-income homeowners with home repairs and accessibility improvements, announced its new name as Rebuild Upstate with the tagline “Homes, Community, Dignity” this week.

Chris Manley, the group’s founder and executive director, said they began talking about rebranding ReWiGo, an acronym for “ready, willing, going,” last year after people were continually asking what the name meant and how to pronounce it.

“It was quickly identified that we need a new name to lead our organization forward,” Manley said. “A name that defines what we do. A name that complements our mission to repair homes to be safe, livable and affordable for the people of Upstate South Carolina.”

The new tagline seeks to define three direct results of what Rebuild Upstate does for its three core segments, including seniors aged 60 and older, people with disabilities and low-income families, Manley said. First, it rebuilds homes.

Second, it adds stability and instills pride

in a community by repairing dilapidated homes. Third, it restores dignity to the people it serves by giving them a home that is both accessible and safe.

“I think it brings a lot of focus to what we’re trying to do as an organization, and to the significant need that’s in the community and really what the long-term effects are of what Rebuild Upstate is doing in the community,” Manley said.

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Wyche retiring as Upstate Forever executive director Founder to remain actively involved as organization eyes new projects

Upstate Forever

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• Stumphouse Mountain preservation

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FOUNDED: 1998 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Swamp Rabbit Trail • Preservation of Nine Times Tract

In the 17 years since Brad Wyche left the family law practice to start Upstate Forever, the environmental nonprofit organization has had many successes.

It helped orchestrate the purchase of the old abandoned railroad line that became the wildly popular Swamp Rabbit Trail. It helped save Stumphouse Mountain from private development.

It has protected more than 18,000 acres of the Upstate’s “special places” through 93 conservation easements.

But there’s still much work to be Wyche done, especially in terms of reigning in development and keeping the Upstate from becoming an-

• Bikeshare program • Preservation of 18,000 acres through conservation easements • Greenville and Spartanburg county “special places” inventory • Water quality improvements • Passage of land-use ordinances

other Atlanta, Wyche said.

However, somebody else will be at the helm for that challenge. Wyche announced Thursday that he will retire this summer and the nonprofit will launch a national search for his successor. Wyche intends to remain actively involved with Upstate Forever in the newly created position of Founder and Senior Advisor.

“It’s a good time for me personally and the organization,” he said. “Upstate Forever has been a huge part of my life and will continue to be.”

Wyche has just turned 65, and while he the study predicted 1.5 million acres will be plans to stay in Greenville and remain ac- developed in the Upstate by 2030, triple the tively involved in conservation work, he number of developed acres in 2000. said there are a lot of places on his “to-see” The Upstate “is going to grow; it’s a queslist, so travel is in order. tion of how and where,” Wyche said. “The Upstate Forever is working on a new stra- bad news is that the Upstate ranks as one of tegic plan for 2016 to 2020 and Wyche said the most sprawling regions in the country. “it makes sense” to have a new executive di- We don’t want to become another Atlanta. rector on board before it takes effect. He ex- We still have time to change direction and pects the new director to be hired by August. keep that from happening.”

During Upstate Forever’s first year, Upstate Forever’s new strategic plan Wyche, who left the family law is expected to include a fiscal firm to launch the member- “[The impact analysis of the infraship-based nonprofit, worked Upstate] structure cost of that growth. alone in his home with no staff The study won’t address the enis going to vironmental cost; rather it will and money.

Upstate Forever’s first project grow; it’s measure the cost of water lines, was to convince Greenville Counroads, schools and the a question sewer, ty to buy the abandoned Swamp like. Wyche said a similar study Rabbit rail line. It did in 1999. of how and in Salt Lake City, Utah, had a Now, less than 20 years later, the where.” real impact on growth there.

Swamp Rabbit has spurred eco“It said, ‘We can’t afford this,’” Brad Wyche, who nomic development from TravelWyche said. will retire this ers Rest to Greenville.

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Kitchen competition Recipe contest will put aspiring young chefs alongside the pros APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com

Get cooking Students ages 8 to 12 can create and submit a recipe for the Kids in the Kitchen: Healthy Lunchtime Throwdown now through May 29. Visit euphoriagreenville.com/kidsrecipe to submit.

Finalists announced Aug. 2015 and cook on Sept. 20.

While Sterling School students in the bustling cafeteria munched on black or her dish incorporated into Greenville beans, fresh apples and other healthy of- County Schools menus. ferings last week, Brianna Shaw, executive Shaw made sure students knew that director of the Euphoria food and wine fes- contest finalists would have the chance to tival, had a question: “Who likes to cook?” cook alongside professional chefs. “They’re Hands shot up all over the room. going to be your sous chefs,” she said.

The school was the site of “I’m really excited,” said the launch for Kids in the “They’re third-grade student Luke WesKitchen: Healthy Lunchtime after he won a drawing for going to be trol Throwdown, a countywide a class field trip to Mill Village recipe contest sponsored by your sous Farms as part of the event.

Euphoria, LiveWell Green- chefs.”

He said he would like to learn ville, Tupelo Honey and Mill how to make pancakes, one of Euphoria executive Village Farms designed to get his favorite foods, and create a director Brianna kids into the kitchen. pancake and Nutella sandwich.

Shaw on professional Between now and May chefs helping student Student Bella Meisten also said 29, students ages 8 to 12 in winners of the Healthy she was considering entering a Greenville County Schools Lunchtime Throwdown recipe in the contest. can submit their own recipe contest make One of the contest judges will “healthy, delicious and eco- their recipes live. be Tanya Steel, cofounder of the nomical” recipes online in Healthy Lunchtime Challenge the contest that will send four finalists and Kids’ State Dinner with First Lady to cook with world-renowned chefs at Michelle Obama, the U.S. Department Euphoria’s Jazz Brunch this fall. In addi- of Education and the U.S. Department of tion, the top culinary creator will have his Agriculture, Shaw said. The local contest

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is modeled after the national one, which last year honored Sterling student Julia Pascoe for her Carolina Chicken Chili recipe. Curtis Duffy, chef and owner of Grace restaurant in Chicago, will help finalists prepare their dishes during the fall event.

Catherine Puckett, school special-

ist with LiveWell Greenville, said, “This aligns so much with our mission to provide healthy choices for children so they can start eating healthy, create their own foods, interact with chefs, get their hands in dirt and see where fresh food comes from – and have fun while doing it.”

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Last Saturday, the J.L. Mann girls lacrosse team battled Charleston’s Bishop England High School in the South Carolina High School League Lacrosse Championships at Chapin High School. The J.L. Mann Patriots beat the Bishop England Battling Bishops 13-10 to claim their third consecutive AAAA title.

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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS

LOOK WHO’S IN THE JOURNAL THIS WEEK

The sixth annual BBQ Cook-off and Festival downtown last weekend.

GWINN DAVIS / CONTRIBUTING

Bob Jones Academy students participated in Project Pinwheel. BJA students were joined by Bob Jones University Bruins student-athletes last week as they planted over 1,000 pinwheels in various pinwheel gardens across the campus.

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Project Host, in conjunction with the South Carolina BBQ Association and the City of Greenville, held the sixth annual BBQ Cook-off and Festival downtown last weekend.

GWINN DAVIS / CONTRIBUTING

Project Host, in conjunction with the South Carolina BBQ Association and the City of Greenville, held the sixth annual BBQ Cook-off and Festival downtown last weekend.

GWINN DAVIS / CONTRIBUTING

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350,000 new friends arrived on the Christ Church Episcopal School campus recently, and found a home in a new Plexiglas hive located in the Lower School Discovery Room. CCES is the first private school in the Upstate to participate in The Bee Cause Project.

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COMMUNITY | 05.01.2015 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 27 Langdon Haskell, class of 2015, presents a check for $500, raised through her senior project, to Camp Courage. Pictured from left are Crissy Maynard, director of philanthropy and partnership for Greenville Health System – Children’s Hospital; Langdon Haskell; and Jeanne Kotrady, her mentor.

The 2015 Reedy River Jazz & Wine Festival, in support of the Ronald McDonald House, drew a big crowd at the TD Stage at The Peace Center.

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Christ Church Episcopal School welcomed Mike McCoy, former All-American football player for Notre Dame, former NFL player (Packers, Raiders, Giants) and father of science teacher Katie Barnett to chapel. McCoy is a speaker for Catholic Ministries and his message, “Decisions Determine Our Destiny,” resonated well with students.

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At the Laurens Electric Cooperative’s Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout at Eagle Zone golf center, from left, James Gambrell of Laurens won $1,000 for the closest-to-the-$1 million-hole shot, Logan Gilbreath placed second and won $500, followed by Tavi Keskitule, who took home $250.

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

Oakview recently welcomed acclaimed artist Dan Yaccarino. Yaccarino visited with fifth-graders and shared his creations. His work includes animations for Disney and Nick Jr. Oakview was among several schools vying for the free illustrator visit. The Greenville County Museum of Art fully funded the $2,000 in costs associated with bringing Dan Yaccarino to the school.

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Christ Church Episcopal School students pose with guest speaker Bakari Sellers, Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Sellers spoke to the students as they wrapped up their study on desegregation and the American Civil Rights Movement.

Golfers take their shot and a chance at winning a million dollars at the Laurens Electric Cooperative Million Dollar Holein-One Shootout” at the Eagle Zone golf center on Pelham Road in Greenville.

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OUR SCHOOLS

ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Rule Your Runoff

Ten students from Greenville Technical Charter High School recently made oral presentations at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Junior Academy of Science held at Furman University.

Student Roann Abdeladl earned firstplace honors for her paper, “Differentiating Between the Abilities of Synthetic Versus Pharmaceutical Antibiotics to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance.”

The award, funded by James D. “Jay” Westmoreland, recognizes a senior majoring in financial management who demonstrates academic excellence, strong leadership.

Sarah Howell, a fourth grade teacher, with her students.

After studying state history all year, the fourth-grade students from Hampton Park Christian School recently took a field trip to the South Carolina State House.

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Sevier Middle School sixth-grade students extended their fall STEAM unit, applying the proceeds from a grant via Katie’s Krops, which empowers youth to “grow a healthy solution to hunger.” They will maintain a vegetable garden and donate the harvest to a local food bank.

When you wash your car at home, your driveway becomes a flowing source of soap, scum, and oily grit. Carwash runoff contains chemicals and phosphates in the soap, as well as numerous other pollutants in the scum and oils from the car body.

Washington Center student Kathryn Burkhardt participates in a science project observing the life cycle of a carrot.

Lacoyah Smith and Erin Sosebee’s Washington Center classes planted cut and uncut carrots to answer the question “Does a carrot grow roots if it is cut at the bottom and top?” They will observe what happens to the plants’ root growth.

• Use soap and cleaning products sparingly. Use a hose with a trigger nozzle to conserve water (this reduces runoff too).

• Wash your car on a grassy or gravel area instead of an impervious driveway. The ground will filter the water naturally and reduce runoff.

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St. Joseph’s Catholic School middle school chess team recently placed second in the South Carolina Independent School Association Middle School Chess Tournament. Team members included Andrew Armstrong, Joshua Barrow, Spencer Chea, James Cope, Brendan Dunlavey, Juan Gacha, Preston Jennings, Alex Malvern, Patrick-Shea Nary, Dillon Spikings, Shivam Vadalia and Garrett Van Evera.

Bailey Tollison, a Clemson University senior earning a B.S. in financial management with a corporate finance emphasis, recently received the Jay Westmoreland Bailey Tollison with award Award for Merit. sponsor Jay Westmoreland.

Tashanna Waymon of TD Bank reading with St. Anthony K5 students.

St. Anthony School was selected to participate in the TD Bank Banking on Books volunteer reading program. TD Bank employees visited the school recently and read to students, who received their own copies of the book. The library and classrooms also received additional books.

Leslie W. Hicken, professor of music at Furman University and president of the South Carolina Band Directors

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OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS South Carolina residents interested in growing and maintaining environmentally friendly landscapes can enroll in Carolina Yards, a five-week online class to learn gardening techniques that will save time and money while benefiting the environment.

The course is open to all SC residents and will begin May 7. General registration cost is $110 and is open until May 1. Late registration will open if spaces are still available.

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For more information, visit sc811.com.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will conduct a public hearing on May 7 at 10 a.m. at 200 University Ridge, Greenville, for public review and comment on the draft 2014-15 South Carolina Health Plan used in the administration of the state’s Certificate of Need program that approves major purchases and construction for healthcare entities. The draft plan is available at bit.ly/dhec-con.

Upstate Forever, in partnership with Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will host Taylors Town Square: Community Revitalization in an Unincorporated Area on May 15 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Alex Reynolds, president of Taylors Town Square, and Scott Park of the Greenville County Planning Department will present an overview of the history and evolution of Taylors Town Square, including lessons, projects and future plans. Participants will tour the community, visiting places representing aspects of Taylors’ revitalization. The tour is free and lunch is included. Space is limited and participants should call 327-0090 or email sbarrett@ upstateforever.org to reserve a seat.

Whether planting a tree or garden, or installing a fence or deck, those doing outdoor projects are asked to call 811 at least three days before they dig. Utility companies will send crews to identify and mark underground electric, natural gas, water, sewer, phone, cable TV and other utility lines with above-ground stakes, flags or

Fellowship Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of a new sanctuary at their existing property located off Old Spartanburg Road, Greer. The new sanctuary will accommodate more than 250 people.

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Hicken will receive a $3,000 professional development grant and will be honored at a special dinner.

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From left: Austin Vander Mei, Andrew Conley and Lane Camfield with their piano teacher, Maureen Penix.

Original Persuasive Oratory. In addition, Austin Vander Mei and Andrew Conley placed second for classical piano duet.

Vander Mei and Lane Camfield placed second for their piano and organ duet.

Marilyn Baughan is pictured with her coach, Sue Ann Phillips.

Hampton Park Christian School students won a number of awards at the AACS National Fine Arts Festival.

Marilyn Baughan placed second for her

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THE GOOD

EVENTS THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER

Mary Lou Retton, former Olympic gymnast and gold medalist, will deliver the keynote address at the seventh annual Goodwill Industries Champions Tribute on Oct. 22 at the TD Convention Center. The event honors four individuals who have overcome adversity and found success in employment through Goodwill Industries, as well as recognizing one local business and one local individual who support the Goodwill Industries mission.

volunteers walked 24 miles and collected 156 trash bags and debris weighing in at 3,120 pounds in just three hours.

The Mountain Bridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold a fundraising banquet on May 16 at 6 p.m. at the Mauldin Cultural Center. Tickets are available at mbtu.org or at the door for $25 for adults and $10 for children under 12 years old.

Trout Unlimited members volunteer their time and resources to preserving, protecting and restoring the coldwater resources in the Upstate.

The Little Caesars Love Kitchen recently provided fresh Little Caesars pizza meals for approximately 225 people for Project Host Soup Kitchen. The Little Caesars Love Kitchen has fed nearly three million people in 48 states and four

The Greenville Civitan Club donated $5,000 to the Judson YMCA to provide for eight families’ participation in the Judson YMCA’s Elementary After-School program and $4,000 to the Mauldin Miracle League to offset registration fees and allow more children to play baseball.

As part of the Great American Cleanup 2015, 186 community volunteers helped collect trash and debris in Travelers Rest and at Northwest Middle School. The

Canadian provinces.

Members of First Presbyterian Church and the Greenville community recently took part in Grains of Grace, which is connected to the Christian hunger relief charity Feed My Starving Children. Volunteers worked in two-hour shifts in the church’s gymnasium to pack lifesaving meals for severely malnourished and starving children worldwide.

Harvest Hope Food Bank is working with community partners and Greenville County schools to ensure as many children as possible have meals to nourish them throughout each weekend through their BackPack program, and provides a stable source of nourishment to 523 children every week at 14 Greenville County schools. The backpacks include nutritious items that children can prepare for themselves. The food bank is

seeking funding and community partners to expand the BackPack programs. For additional information, contact Danielle St. Marie at dstmarie@harvesthope.org.

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Art classes

VISUAL ARTS

• Painting, drawing, watercolor, clay, mixed media and fiber arts • Adult art classes begin May 11 and run seven weeks.

• Registrations accepted online and at the Center M–F, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

• For an online class catalog, go to artcentergreenville.org/classes-fine-artscenter-greenville.

So you know

AT THE

CENTER Artists transform Brandon Mill into home for visual arts CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Brandon Mill was once the lifeblood of the Village of West Greenville. Now a group of Greenville artists wants to return the mill to that role as the home of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts.

The GCCA opens to the public for the first time Friday evening, a culmination of a year of hard work and planning by its founders and the launch of what they hope will become a place for collaboration and learning for the artists and the public.

“Artists are continually changing and developing. Communities are, too,” said Paul Dumah Morgan, one of the center’s studio artists. “Both need a connection to help them grow. This is that connection.”

The effort to create a visual arts center for Greenville had been a goal of

Greenville artists Carrie Brown and Randy Armstrong for many years.

Work on that dream intensified after the Greenville County Museum of Art curtailed its adult art class offerings. A group of artists committed to creating the GCCA found space 79,000 square feet in the Dunlap building and cotton warehouse at Brandon Mill. Developer Pace Burt is building the West Village Lofts in the main mill.

Becky Johnson, GCCA’s director of operations, said GCCA is a community of artists committed to helping the community in which they located.

“It’s a perfect marriage,” she said.

“We’re taking something that’s already here and bringing it back to life. We think it will be huge for the Village of West Greenville.”

Johnson said artists have plans for outreach programs for the underserved.

“We would love to be the YMCA for visual arts,” she said. “We want the building to be packed all the time, a place for children and adults to grow and develop.”

Grand opening of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts WHEN: Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Historic Brandon Mill in the Village of West Greenville 25 Draper St. INFORMATION: artcentergreenville.org

The GCCA has studio and exhibition space.

Danielle Fontaine, an artist who works in the encaustic medium, said the chance to be a part of the community and give back to it was the reason she decided to get studio space for the first time.

“It’s all about growing art in this community. There’s a form of art for everybody. Everybody has creativity in them,” she said. “A place like this gives you the opportunity to learn from one another.

It helps you think outside of yourself.”

GCCA’s first exhibition opens Friday to coincide with First Friday and a larger #May_ ONE block party on Pendleton Street.

Adult art classes begin on May 11 and run for seven weeks.

Cherington Love Shucker, GCCA executive director, said the center would be a catalyst for revitalization in the Village of West Greenville. The group has a lease purchase for three years and is starting to formalize a $6 million to $7 million capital campaign to purchase the space, upfit it and to establish an endowment.

“Artists are continually changing and developing.

Communities are, too. Both need a connection to help them grow. This is that connection.”

Paul Dumah Morgan, GCCA studio artist

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Nearly 100 pieces on display ARTISTS: GCCA founders, instructors and studio artists WHEN: During First Friday activities 6 to 9 p.m.

Or Monday through Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. through May

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Goodnight Greenville Zoo and lions that roar

Goodnight Greenville Book modeled on “Goodnight Moon” features city attractions CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Margaret Wise Brown’s “Goodnight Moon” has been a favorite bedtime story for generations of children, prompting readers to wish a good night to the moon, the stars, the air and noises everywhere.

Now, children in Greenville can add Falls Park, the Greenville Zoo, and the Roper Mountain Science Center to the list, thanks to “Goodnight Greenville,” a book modeled after the popular children’s book.

Greenville pediatrician and Greenville Journal columnist Joe Maurer teamed with nationally known artist Joseph Bradley (also Greenville-based) to create a local bedtime adventure for Upstate children and their parents.

“My hope is that younger kids will recognize areas around town that they have visited and enjoy to get them in-

terested in the book and in reading,” said Maurer, who is a pediatrician with the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital at its Children’s ClinicDuncan Chapel location. “Reading is a simple thing, but can have a huge impact on children.”

Proceeds from the book, which retails for $17.99 and goes on sale Saturday, will go to Child Life, a Children’s Hospital program that provides specialists who work one-on-one with children and families to ease the stress of medical procedures and hospitalizations.

“Unless you’ve had a child in the hospital – or tried to comfort a child in the hospital – I don’t think people fully appreciate how much this kind of service can mean to families,” said medical director Dr. William Schmidt. “And the fact that one of our very own pediatricians paired with a Greenville artist to bring this book to life makes this even more special to us.”

Maurer said he got the idea for a “Goodnight” book when his brother-in-law sent a New Orleans-based version to his children when the family lived in Kentucky.

Maurer decided to write a Greenville ver-

Written by Joe Maurer Illustrated by Joseph Bradl ey

So you know

“Goodnight Greenville” book release WHO: Greenville pediatrician Joe Maurer and Greenville artist Joseph Bradley WHEN: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Reedy River Duck Derby, Falls Park INFORMATION: goodnightgreenville.com

sion of “Goodnight” after moving here four years ago and discovering the community’s strong sense of pride.

Maurer, who has collected Bradley’s work and lives one block away from him in a Greenville neighborhood, asked him to illustrate the book.

A father of three young boys, Bradley said he didn’t want to make the illustration picture-perfect representations of Greenville’s iconic landmarks.

“I wanted the illustrations to be how a child would remember those places,” he said.

The book can be seen at Bradley’s booth on Artists Row during Artisphere in downtown Greenville next weekend. For information on where to purchase the book, go to goodnightgreenville.com.

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Beyond the Beatles GLT’s music revue features “Wild Thing,” other ’60s songs CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Think ’60s music and The Beatles automatically come to mind.

But as Tim St. Clair II, the musical director for Greenville Little Theatre’s 1960s musical concert “Wild Thing,” can attest, there was so much more to the decade than Paul, John, Ringo and George.

St. Clair picked more than 30 rock ’n’ roll, Motown and blues songs for “Wild Thing,” which runs through Sunday.

“Most of them are timeless,” St. Clair said. “You’ve got a lot of new bands covering these songs. A few of the songs won’t be as familiar unless you grew up in that era, but they are all fun. It’s the kind of show you can bring the whole family to.”

The set list includes hits by The Beatles,

So you know

“Wild Thing,” a ’60s rock and roll concert WHERE: Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St. WHEN: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m.

TICKETS: $30. Discounts are available for seniors, children and groups of 10 or more.

INFORMATION: 233-6238 or greenvillelittletheatre.org

The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, the Mamas and the Papas, and The Who, among others.

Nine singers – from GLT music revue veterans Khristin Stephens, Katie Rockwell, Kristofer Parker and St. Clair to newcomers Alexandra Eshenbaugh, Simone Mack, Erica Berg, Chuck Chapman and Peter Simms – are featured in the concert.

A five-member live band will include guitarist Larry Hoskinson Rockwell, keyboardist Joe Wehunt, drummer Kevin Heuer, bassist Jeffrey White and saxophonist Doug Norwine.

The concert features ballads and songs with more tempo, including “Blowing in the Wind,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Pinball Wizard.”

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Jon Mueller comes to the Upstate with just his voice and his drum When I heard that Jon Mueller is playing a show in Greenville, my immediate thought was, “Which Jon Mueller?”

Would it be the drummer who is part of the critically acclaimed group Volcano Choir?

Would it be the innovative artist who created the Death Blues, a multimedia project (which includes a touring musical ensemble) based on the idea that the inevitability of death should strengthen one’s sense of the present moment?

Or would it be the writer, publisher and lecturer who created Rhythmplex, a project that incorporates multiple artistic disciplines in a focused effort to effect measurable change in both the artists and audiences involved?

I’m still not sure of the answer. But what I do know is when he plays his solo show at Greenville’s Cabin Floor Records on Friday, he’ll just be bringing his voice and an Arabic bass drum.

By using effects and processing equipment, Mueller can build layer upon layer of vocals and percussion, creating a feverishly rhythmic, hypnotic composition that typically runs 40 minutes or more.

Incorporating both structure and improvisation, the piece bends, expands and contracts over a propulsive, relentless groove.

“It’s a pretty minimal setup that I use to build a bigger sound,” Mueller says. “There is some processing done with the vocal stuff, but there’s a sense of melody thrown into it, with the use of the vocals and how I work with them. And it’s sort of broken up into different sections, but it’s continuous. There’s no stopping to mark any kind of ending or beginning. I’m a drummer by trade, not a singer, so it is all very percussive.”

That’s about as specific as Mueller wants to get. “It’s difficult to explain,” he says, “both because I don’t want to describe it too much and also because I feel like music is designed to be interpreted by each person individually and not be so much about a particular style or specific message.”

Mueller says that, though he stays within a certain compositional framework, he plays something different every time he performs.

“I think over the course of my work, I’ve gravitated towards working within structured improvisation, and having some sort of markers to know what is on the horizon,” he says. “And I feel like having

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some structure to things gives the listener a sense of both knowing things are wide open and anything can happen.”

Having said that, Mueller is quick to add that the performance is so demanding (he’s essentially playing and singing nonstop) that he can’t pay too much attention to the audience’s reaction.

“It’s a very absorbing music in terms of the performance,” he says. “It’s a very intense style of performance and the music is very intense, and it’s distracting to think about anything else that’s going on because that would slow me down or affect my energy.”

Mueller’s Upstate connection includes both Cabin Floor’s owner Joe Shirley and artist/musician Chris Koelle, who wrote an essay for the book that accompanied Death Blues’ “Ensemble” album.

“I have to say that the idea of playing Cabin Floor was particularly exciting to me,” Mueller says. “There’s something unique about playing in space that isn’t as formal, where people are coming because it’s some kind of experience that they’re looking for. It’s great to play in big theaters where the sound is incredible, but there’s also a much more potentially human experience that happens in smaller, less formal, less typical spaces. So I’m very excited.”

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Existing-home sales jumped in March to their highest annual rate in 18 months, while unsold inventory showed needed improvement, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Led by the Midwest, all major regions experienced strong sales gains in March and are above their year-over-year sales pace.

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Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 6.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million in March from 4.89 million in February—the highest annual rate since September 2013 (also 5.19 million). Sales have increased year-over-year for six consecutive months and are now 10.4 percent above a year ago, the highest annual increase since August 2013 (10.7 percent). March’s sales increase was the largest monthly increase since December 2010 (6.2 percent).

Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Owner and Broker-in-Charge of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville, SC, says the housing market appears to be off to an encouraging start this spring. “After a quiet start to the year, sales activity picked up greatly throughout the country in March,” he said. “The combination of low interest rates and the ongoing stability in the job market is improving buyer con�idence and �inally releasing some of the sizable pent-up demand that accumulated in recent years.”

Total housing inventory2 at the end of March climbed 5.3 percent to 2.00 million existing homes available for sale, and is now 2.0 percent above a year ago (1.96 million). Unsold inventory is at a 4.6-month supply at the current sales pace, down from 4.7 months in February.

The median existing-home price3 for all housing types in March was $212,100, which is 7.8 percent above March 2014. This marks the 37th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains and the largest since February 2014 (8.8 percent).

“The modest rise in housing supply at the end of the month despite the strong growth in sales is a welcoming sign,” adds Thrift. “For sales to build upon

their current pace, homeowners will increasingly need to be con�ident in their ability to sell their home while having enough time and choices to upgrade or downsize. More listings and new home construction are still needed to tame price growth and provide more opportunity for �irst-time buyers to enter the market.”

According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, �ixed-rate mortgage increased in March for the second consecutive month, rising to 3.77 percent from 3.71 percent in February.

Despite the slight increase, the monthly average is still below 4.00 percent for the fourth straight month.

Thrift says there needs to be additional choices for borrowers looking for safe and secure mortgage products to �inance their home purchase. Realtors® urge the U.S. Senate to schedule a vote for the bipartisan Mortgage Choice Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week.

“This legislation levels the playing �ield for brokerages with af�iliated business agreements by eliminating the 3 percent cap on the calculations of fees and points in the Dodd-Frank Ability-to-Repay/Quali�ied Mortgage rule,” he said.

Distressed sales4—foreclosures and short sales—were 10 percent of sales in March, down from 11 percent in February and 14 percent a year ago. Seven percent of March sales were foreclosures and 3 percent were short sales.

Foreclosures sold for an average discount of 16 percent below market value in March (17 percent in February), while short sales were also discounted 16 percent (15 percent in February).

A NAR study released earlier this week revealed that nearly a million formerly distressed owners of prime quality have become re-eligible for Federal Housing Administration or similar �inancing programs and may have purchased a home again, and an additional 1.5 million are likely to become eligible over the next �ive years. However, damaged credit and other factors will severely limit the overall number of those being able to return.

Single-family Sales Single-family home sales rose 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 million in March from 4.35 million in February, and are now 10.9 percent above the 4.14 million pace a year ago. The median existing singlefamily home price was $213,500 in March, up 8.7 percent from March 2014. >>

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S c o n t i n u e d . . . >> Regional Breakdown

March existing-home sales in the Northeast increased 6.9 percent to an annual rate of 620,000, and are 1.6 percent above a year ago. The median price in the Northeast was $240,500, which is 1.6 percent below a year ago.

In the Midwest, existing-home sales jumped 10.1 percent to an annual rate of 1.20 million in March, and are now 12.1 percent above March 2014. The median price in the Midwest was $163,600, up 9.7 percent from a year ago.

Existing-home sales in the South climbed 3.8 percent to an annual rate of 2.19 million in March, and are now 11.7 percent above March 2014. The median price in the South was $187,900, up 9.3 percent from a year ago.

Existing-home sales in the West rose 6.3 percent to an annual rate of 1.18 million in March, and are now 11.3 percent above a year ago. The median price in the West was $305,000, which is 8.3 percent above March 2014.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,000 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information.

“Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”

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ON THE MARKET STONEHAVEN

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONOR S Coldwell Banker Caine to Host Artist Marquin Campbell Exhibit at Main Street Real Estate Gallery Coldwell Banker Caine hosted an exhibit opening reception for its next resident artist, Marquin Campbell. The event was held at The Real Estate Gallery at 428 South Main Street in Greenville on Thursday, April 23 amd was free

to attend and open to the public.

Campbell is an abstract expressionist painter with strong influences from her international travels. Having grown up on an island outside of Savannah, Georgia, most of her inspiration comes from the water and marsh.

Campbell’s artwork will be available for purchase throughout its display at the Real Estate Gallery. The Main Street Real Estate Gallery will continue to feature original artwork for sale by Upstate artists, with a new exhibit appearing each quarter.

Sandra Grady Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Sandra Grady has joined the company as a Sales Associate at the Easley office.

Grady has previous experience in the real estate industry, but has most recently worked with teens as a Community Advocate at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital in Easley. She was part of a program that held discussion groups that aimed to help teens with issues like self-esteem, decision making and

friendships. Grady attended the University of North Carolina in Charlotte and earned a degree in Psychology and Afro-American Studies.

“We extend a warm welcome to Sandra as she joins the Easley office of C. Dan Joyner. Each member of our company looks forward to working with her as she becomes a part of our C. Dan Joyner Family,” said Anush Showghi, Broker-In-Charge of the Easley Office.

A native of Monroe, North Carolina, Grady now lives in Easley with her husband. In her free time, Grady enjoys cooking, traveling and reading.

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HOME HAPPY HOME #3 Agent

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-23-07124 Jorge A. Mejia Cruz, PLAINTIFF, vs. Keith Bernard Watts: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 900 E. North Street, Suite 210, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County on December 24, 2014.

GUEST & BRADY, LLC. By: RUSSELL F. GUEST, SC Bar # 64250 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 900 E. North Street, Suite 210 Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 233-7200

LEGAL NOTICES Only $.99 per line ABC NOTICE OF APPLICATION Only $145 tel 864.679.1205 fax 864.679.1305

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following:

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following:

• Uniforms and Accessories, RFP #62-05/18/15, 3:00 P.M.

RFP #59-06/02/15, Miniature Railroad Repair, until June 2, 2015, 3:00 PM, EDT; A Pre-Proposal Meeting with Site Visit to Follow is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 10:00 AM, EDT, at Greenville County Procurement Services Division, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

• Services for the Transportation of Deceased, RFP#63-5/20/15, 3:00 P.M. • Legal Notice and Advertisement Services, RFP #65-05/19/15,3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

Solicitations may be found at: www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that KRITEN INC D/B/A POWER TRAC 8, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/ permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 2560 N PLEASANTBURG DR., GREENVILLE, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 3, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that South Carolina CVS Pharmacy, L.L.C., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/ permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 2100 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 3, 2015.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following item: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-25 APPLICANT: Chris LaMack for Food Lion, LLC and Willie James & Dorothy Johnson CONTACT INFORMATION: clamack65@gmail.com or 704-363-6109 PROPERTY LOCATION: SW quadrant of East Woodruff Road at Lee Vaughn Road PIN: 0550010102300 and 0550010102301 EXISTING ZONING: PD, Planned Development and R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: PD, Planned Development (Major Change) ACREAGE: 15.92 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven DOCKET NUMBER:CZ-2015-27 APPLICANT: Nick Franchina for Crown Properties CONTACT INFORMATION: nickfranchina@yahoo.com or 864-630-0557 PROPERTY LOCATION: 4300, 4302 2E Edwards Road PIN: P016010100100 and P016010126901 (portion) EXISTING ZONING: R-M10, Multifamily Residential and R-20, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential ACREAGE: 2.79 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 – Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-28 APPLICANT: Chip Fogleman, FRF Inc. for Rocky Creek Baptist Church CONTACT INFORMATION: rnf@frfinc.net or 864-271-8633 PROPERTY LOCATION: Southern quadrant of Woodruff Road at Ladell Drive PIN: 0548020100904, 0548020101101 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-15, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 10.14 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-29 APPLICANT: Richard L. Weber for Moira Leigh Samuelson CONTACT INFORMATION: 864-607-1827 PROPERTY LOCATION: 500 Dalton Road PIN: 0615040100600 EXISTING ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban ACREAGE: 7.7 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Ballard

DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-30 APPLICANT: Jamie McCutchen for Francis Gibson CONTACT INFORMATION: jamiem@ccadengineering.com or 864-250-9999 PROPERTY LOCATION: NW quadrant of West Blue Ridge Drive at N. Franklin Road PIN: 0164000306100 EXISTING ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: NC, Neighborhood Commercial ACREAGE: 1.22 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 – Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-31 APPLICANT: Jamie McCutchen for Francis Gibson CONTACT INFORMATION: jamiem@ccadengineering.com or 864-250-9999 PROPERTY LOCATION: SE quadrant of West Blue Ridge Drive at N. Franklin Road PIN: 0166000600100 EXISTING ZONING: R-7.5, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: NC, Neighborhood Commercial ACREAGE: 0.72 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 – Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-32 APPLICANT: William Griffeth for Tino Suarez CONTACT INFORMATION: info@breesmantels.com or 864-915-7766 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1000 Poinsett Highway PIN: 0171001300300 and 0171001300301 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: C-3, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.57 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-33 APPLICANT: Ashante’ C. Petty o./b./o. Compass Real Estate LLC for Perry Luthi CONTACT INFORMATION: acapetty@gmail.com or 404-987-0009 PROPERTY LOCATION: 2201 Poinsett Highway Lots 3, 4, 5 PIN: 0439000900400, 0439000900300 and 439000900200 EXISTING ZONING: O-D, Office District and R-7.5, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: C-1, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.70 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 – Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2015-34 APPLICANT: Kevin Sobel for Betty Jan Allen, Trustee CONTACT INFORMATION: kevin.sobel@mgpretail.us or 571-982-0080 PROPERTY LOCATION: 2536 Woodruff Road PIN: 0531030103300 EXISTING ZONING: POD, Planned Office District REQUESTED ZONING: FRD, Flexible Review District ACREAGE: 5.35 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Payne All persons interested in this proposed amendment to the Greenville County Comprehensive Plan are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendment.

PE OPLE, AWARDS , HONORS Karen Kapustka Joins Allen Tate Company Allen Tate Realtors (www.allentate.com), the Carolinas’ leading real estate company, is proud to announce that Karen Kapustka has joined the company’s Simpsonville office.

Karen Kapustka joins Allen Tate Companies having already experienced life in the real estate business as an assistant to top producers in the Greenville Area. Her love for real estate comes from the desire to help others achieve their goals. Karen’s long time background in the administrative field gives proof of her attention to detail and ability to anticipate others’ needs. “Karen offers a unique combination of smart technology and well-designed and positioned marketing to ensure the success of home buyers and sellers in this market,” said Erika DeRoberts,

Kapustka

branch manager of Allen Tate Realtors Simpsonville office.

Kapustka joins a growing group of licensed Realtors for the Simpsonville office and a large network of licensed Allen Tate Realtors throughout the Carolinas.

Since 1957, Allen Tate Realtors has focused on the needs of consumers by providing one-stop shopping with choices in branches located in communities throughout the Carolinas.

Michelle Roberts Joins Allen Tate Company

is able to help people achieve their real estate goals by building relationships and gaining a clear understanding their needs, budget and Allen Tate Realtors timeframe.” said Erika (www.allentate.com), the DeRoberts, branch manager Carolinas’ leading real of Allen Tate Realtors estate company, is proud Simpsonville office. to announce that Michelle Roberts joins a growing Roberts has joined the group of licensed Realtors company’s Simpsonville for the Simpsonville office office. and a large network of Michelle Roberts has licensed Allen Tate Realtors over ten years of business throughout the Carolinas.

Roberts to business marketing Since 1957, Allen Tate and sales experience. She is able to focus Realtors has focused on the needs of her creativity into strong marketing for consumers by providing one-stop shopping sellers. Her ability to connect with people with choices in branches located in and negotiate helps both buyers and sellers. communities throughout the Carolinas.

“Michelle is a natural people person, she

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Carefully read the Medication Guide before you start taking RAGWITEK® and each time you get a refill.

This Brief Summary does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist if there is something you do not understand or if you want to learn more about RAGWITEK. What is the Most Important Information I Should Know About RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Stop taking RAGWITEK and get medical treatment right away if you have any of the following symptoms after taking RAGWITEK: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For home administration of RAGWITEK, your doctor will prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine, a medicine you can inject if you have a severe allergic reaction after taking RAGWITEK. Your doctor will train and instruct you on the proper use of auto-injectable epinephrine.

Talk to your doctor or read the epinephrine patient information if you have any questions about the use of auto-injectable epinephrine.

What is RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine used for sublingual (under the tongue) immunotherapy to treat ragweed pollen allergies that can cause sneezing, runny or itchy nose, stuffy or congested nose, or itchy and watery eyes. RAGWITEK may be prescribed for persons 18 through 65 years of age who are allergic to ragweed pollen. RAGWITEK is taken for about 12 weeks before ragweed pollen season and throughout ragweed pollen season. RAGWITEK is NOT a medication that gives immediate relief for symptoms of ragweed allergy.

Who Should Not Take RAGWITEK? You should not take RAGWITEK if: • You have severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma • You had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: o Trouble breathing o Dizziness or fainting o Rapid or weak heartbeat • You have ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before.

• You have ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis.

• You are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK. The inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK are: gelatin, mannitol, and sodium hydroxide.

What Should I Tell My Doctor Before Taking RAGWITEK? Your doctor may decide that RAGWITEK is not the best treatment if:

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• You have asthma, depending on how severe it is.

• You suffer from lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

• You suffer from heart disease such as coronary artery disease, an irregular heart rhythm, or you have hypertension that is not well controlled.

• You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during the time you will be taking RAGWITEK, or are breast-feeding.

• You are unable or unwilling to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction to RAGWITEK. • You are taking certain medicines that enhance the likelihood of a severe reaction, or interfere with the treatment of a severe reaction. These medicines include: o beta blockers and alpha-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure) o cardiac glycosides (prescribed for heart failure or problems with heart rhythm) o diuretics (prescribed for heart conditions and high blood pressure) o ergot alkaloids (prescribed for migraine headache) o monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants (prescribed for depression) o thyroid hormone (prescribed for low thyroid activity).

You should tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription and herbal supplements. Keep a list of them and show it to your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new supply of RAGWITEK. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking RAGWITEK. RAGWITEK is not indicated for use in children under 18 years of age.

allergic reaction. If you tolerate the first dose of RAGWITEK, you will continue RAGWITEK therapy at home by taking one tablet every day. Take RAGWITEK as prescribed by your doctor until the end of the treatment course. If you forget to take RAGWITEK, do not take a double dose. Take the next dose at your normal scheduled time the next day. If you miss more than one dose of RAGWITEK, contact your healthcare provider before restarting.

Are There Any Reasons to Stop Taking RAGWITEK? Stop RAGWITEK and contact your doctor if you have any of the following after taking RAGWITEK: • Any type of a serious allergic reaction • Throat tightness that worsens or swelling of the tongue or throat that causes trouble speaking, breathing, or swallowing • Asthma or any other breathing condition that gets worse • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin • Heartburn, difficulty swallowing, pain with swallowing, or chest pain that does not go away or worsens Also, stop taking RAGWITEK following: mouth surgery procedures (such as tooth removal), or if you develop any mouth infections, ulcers or cuts in the mouth or throat.

The Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

How Should I Take RAGWITEK? Take RAGWITEK exactly as your doctor tells you.

RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine that is placed under the tongue.

• Take the tablet from the blister package after carefully removing the foil with dry hands.

• Place the tablet immediately under the tongue.

Allow it to remain there until completely dissolved.

Do not swallow for at least 1 minute.

• Do not take RAGWITEK with food or beverage.

Food and beverage should not be taken for the following 5 minutes.

• Wash hands after taking the tablet.

Take the first tablet of RAGWITEK in your doctor’s office. After taking the first tablet, you will be watched for at least 30 minutes for symptoms of a serious

What are the Possible Side Effects of RAGWITEK? The most commonly reported side effects were itching of the mouth, lips, or tongue, swelling under the tongue, or throat irritation. These side effects, by themselves, were not dangerous or life-threatening.

RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Symptoms of allergic reactions to RAGWITEK include: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For additional information on the possible side effects of RAGWITEK talk with your doctor or pharmacist.

You may report side effects to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about RAGWITEK. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about RAGWITEK that was written for healthcare professionals. For more information, go to: www.ragwitek.com or call 1-800-622-4477 (toll-free).

Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA Manufactured by: Catalent Pharma Solutions Limited, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8RU UK For more detailed information, please read the Prescribing Information. usmg-mk3641-sb-1404r000 Revised: 04/2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Copyright © 2015 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING thru May 3 CONCERT

60s Rock and Roll Concert Greenville Little Theatre 444 College St., Greenville, 29601 8:00 PM thru May 2; 3:00 PM May 3 $30 The Greenville Little Theatre (GLT) will present Wild Thing, a 60s rock and roll concert. Discounts are available.

(864) 233-6238 | greenvillelittletheatre.org

May 1

SATURDAY, MAY 2

Reedy River Duck Derby Falls Park | Downtown Greenville 10:00 AM–4:00 PM FREE Falls Park Festivities begin at 10:00 am.

Duck Race at 2:30. Spend the day in Falls Park enjoying all the activities. Line the banks of the Reedy River to watch 10,000 little rubber duckies race down the falls.

The winning duck could win $1 million Dollars or a years’ worth of groceries from Publix. Bring the kids, enjoy the day. Adopt A Duck and Help A Child.

duckrace.com/greenville gvilleeveningrotary@gmail.com

CONCERT

864-992-9999 | cabinfloorrecords.com CONCERT

The Doobie Brothers Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre Tickets start at $29.50 Joined by special guest Don Felder (the Eagles), the Doobies will play classic-rock staples from their 45-year musical history.

864-757-3022 charterspectrumamphitheatre.com

May 1-May 2 REUNION

GHS Reunion Class 1965 Greenville Drive Ball Park/Poinsett Club

(864) 379-2719 | greenvillehigh1965.com pwrouse@gmail.com THEATER

Beauty & the Beast Jr. Younts Center for Performing Arts 315 N. Main St., Fountain Inn, 29644 7:00 PM $8-$14 Artios Academies tells the classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

(864) 409-1050 | www.yountscenter.org

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FESTIVAL

(701 Cleveland Street) for a weekend of awesome Camp Greenville fun!

Greer Family Fest FREE

campgreenville.org/bluejeanball.php

Greer will host this family friendly festival that includes kids activities, health screenings, live music and food in downtown Greer May 1-2.

May 2

(864) 877-3131 | greerchamber.com

Independent Bookstore Day

May 1-May 3

Fiction Addiction | Haywood Mall 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. #5, Greenville, 29607 10:00 AM–6:00 PM FREE

FAMILY

LIVE MUSIC/PARTY

YMCA Blue Jean Ball Larkin’s Sawmill at North Main 22 Graves Dr., Greenville, 29609 6:30 PM–10:00 PM $75/camper

Join us for an evening of time-honored tradition of great LIVE music, food and fun. While the adults are enjoying an evening of laid back, toe-tapping fun supporting and learning more about Camp Greenville, camp-aged kids (ages 7-15) will board a bus from the Saint Matthews Methodist Church

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Fiction Addiction will celebrate the first-ever Independent Bookstore Day and its 14th anniversary with familyfriendly activities and a book signing from 4-6 p.m. with the Upstate’s own Joni Tevis.

(864) 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com GARDEN

Digging in the Dirt Nursery Section | South Carolina Botanical Garden 154 Lacecap Loop, Clemson, 29631

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Within a 40-minute solo performance of percussion and voice, using a handmade Arabic bass drum and looped wordless vocals, Mueller conjures world music and sound while remaining very particularly otherworldly.

Two day event; Ballpark Friday Night 6:30 to 9; GHS Sat AM 10:30 to 12 tour, lunch, memorial service for those not with us; Poinsett Club Sat night 6 to 10 cocktails, supper and dancing $75 / person

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Humanities will present readings of their work at 7:00 p.m. in Sakas Theatre.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale begins at 9 a.m. on May 2. All sales will be held in the nursery section of the garden at 154 Lacecap Loop, Clemson.

www.scgsah.org

clemson.edu/public/scbg

CONCERT

Mike Frost Band Blues Boulevard (Greenville) Tickets: $7, plus $10 food/drink minimum Anchored by the dynamic bass playing of Mike Frost, Aiken’s Mike Frost Band features the svocals and saxophone of Lauren Meccia.

VOLUNTEER

Hands on Greenville Day FREE Volunteer throughout Greenville County in a one-day service blitz sponsored by Hands on Greenville. Sign up for projects online.

864-242-2583 bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

242-4224 | www.handsongreenville.org

Dables, Dalmatian, MammaBear and Wounded Hollow

PERFORMANCE

Radio Room 864-263-7868 | wpbrradioroom.com

SCGSAH Creative Writing Junior Readings

CONCERT

SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Sakas Theatre 15 University St., Greenville, 29601 7:00 PM–8:30 PM FREE Open to the public.

CONCERT

Creative Writing Juniors at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and

864-582-8107 | crowdpleaser.com

The Belleville Outfit Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Tickets: $20 Cross-genre Americana folk from Austin, Texas.

May 4

GreenvilleHomeBuyerWorkshop5. eventbrite.com

HEALTH

May 6-May 27

Zumba at SC BLUE SC BLUE - Greenville 1025 Woodruff Rd., Suite A105, Greenville, 29607 6:15 PM–7:15 PM FREE Zumba is the perfect way to dance yourself into shape. Join SC BLUE for a free Zumba class and burn some calories with this fun and effective workout.

(864) 286-2285 www.scblueretailcenters.com/events info@scblueretailcenters.com

Do you know a special child turning 6 this month?

(864) 630-4084 | brown2003@aol.com

May 5 PERFORMANCE THURSDAYS, MAY 7–28

SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Smith Recital Hall 15 University St., Greenville, 29615 7:30 PM–8:30 PM FREE Open to the public.

Children’s Story Time

Students from the SCGSAH Music Department will perform in a Percussion Ensemble Concert on campus in Smith Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s story time. Every Thursday morning at 10:30am.

Greenville County Library Anderson Road Branch 2625 Anderson Road, Greenville, 29611 6:00 PM–7:30 PM FREE

May 4th-8th, Mon.- Fri. 1pm-5pm & May 9th, Sat. 10am-12pm 751 State Park Road, Greenville, SC • 864-672-2060 ext. 2057

events.greenvillesc.gov

The next meeting will be on Monday, May 4, 2015, at 5pm at Earth Fare on Pelham Road, Greenville.

Homebuyer Workshop

If you live in Greenville or Laurens County and your child will be 6 years old in May, bring your child’s birth certificate to the Pepsi Plant and receive a FREE Pepsi Birthday Party Package!

Moonlight Movies return to Falls Park Wednesday evenings.The free film series will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen. Moviegoers are invited to come early before 8:30 pm.

FREE

WORKSHOP

Keyword: BIRTHDAY

TD Amphitheatre | Falls Park 8:30 PM–10:30 PM FREE

Lymphedema Support Group

www.scgsah.org

For details, visit WMYI.com or WSSLFM.com

Moonlight Movies

HEALTH

SCGSAH Music Department presents: Percussion Ensemble Concert

Celebrate a local tradition!

FAMILY

During this workshop, hosted by Greenville Heritage FCU and Churchill Mortgage (NMLS# 1591), representatives from Churchill Mortgage will present the seven major steps to buying a home: Budgeting for your home financing, Completing your pre-approval, Choosing your REALTOR® and your home, Selecting your service providers, Understanding your mortgage options, Processing your approval, and Closing on your home.

(864) 538-4930

Fiction Addiction | Haywood Mall 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. #5, Greenville, 29607 10:30 AM | Every Thursday FREE

fiction-addiction.com

May 7 HEALTH

Yoga at SC BLUE SC BlUE - Greenville 1025 Woodruff Rd., Suite A105, Greenville, 29607 6:15 PM–7:15 PM FREE Improve your flexibility, tone your muscles and build strength at a free yoga class. Bring your own mat!

(864) 286-2285 www.scblueretailcenters.com/events info@scblueretailcenters.com

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Seniors from the Visual Arts department at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities will exhibit works in the Lipscomb Gallery on campus. The gallery exhibit is free and open to the public from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Guests must register at the front administration building to be escorted to the gallery.

THURSDAY, MAY 7

www.scgsah.org

The Catalinas

CONCERT

Peace Center | TD Stage 8:00 PM Tickets start at $20.

The Fortunate Sons Main Street Fridays Admission is free

The Catalinas kick off the Peace Center’s Rock the River series. Boasting authentic 1950s American Beach music, The Catalinas have a smooth rock-inspired sound that everyone should hear.

Using original vintage gear and instruments and accurate costumes, The Fortunate Sons claim to be “the world’s greatest tribute to America’s greatest band: Creedence Clearwater Revival.”

peacecenter.org

bit.ly/mainstfridays CONCERT

PERFORMANCE

SCSGAH Music Department presents: Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 300 South Main Street, Greenville, 29601 7:30 PM–9:00 PM FREE Open to the public.

Music students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities present a Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre at 7:30 p.m. www.scgsah.org

May 8 FESTIVAL

Blue Ridge Fest Downtown Pickens | 734 W. Main St., Pickens, 29671 $12–$25 The festival boasts the largest classic car cruise-in event in the Upstate. In 2014, the event raised more than $172,000 to benefit local non-profit organizations in the Upstate.

(800) 240-3400 | blueridge.coop GALLERY

SCGSAH 15th Annual Senior Visual Art Exhibit SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Lipscombe Gallery 15 University St., Greenville, 29601 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

Terravita Independent Public Ale House Wait for the drop: This Boston dubstep trio made up of Matt Simmers, Chris Barlow and Jon Spero brings the bass.

WORKSHOP

WALK/RUN

Hagood Mill Homesteading Class

Tails & Trails 5K - Dog Friendly

Hagood Mill | 138 Hagood Mill Rd., Pickens, 29671 10:00 AM–Noon $45/student

Lake Conestee Nature Park 601 Fork Shoals Rd., Greenville, 29605 8:30 AM $25–$30

Eliza A.H. Lord will teach Ecosystems on the Homestead at Hagood Mill on May 9 from 10 a.m. - Noon. Advanced registration is required. Tuition is $45.00 per student. Students must be 18 to enroll.

The first annual dog-friendly 5K trail race to benefit Animal Care will be on May 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Lake Conestee Nature Park.

The cost is $25 through April 25 and $30 on race day. Dogs race free. Post-race activities include the posting of results and award presentation, plus tail-waggin fun with our pet costume contest, and vendor party.

(864) 898-2936 visitpickenscounty.com/calendar

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864-552-1265 | ipagreenville.com

May 8-May 9 READING

SCGSAH Creative Writing Senior Readings SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Sakas Theatre 15 University St., Greenville, 29601 7:00 PM–8:30 PM Friday and Saturday FREE Open to the public.

Creative Writing Seniors at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities will present readings of their work at 7:00 p.m. in Sakas Theatre. www.scgsah.org

May 9 WORKSHOP

America’s Boating Course Anderson County Library FREE The United States Power Squadron will offer the 8 hour America-s Boating Course at the Anderson County Library.

UpstateBoatingCourse.org

Academic Excellence. Biblical Truth.

Academic Excellence. Biblical Truth.

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Biblical Truth. s o u t h s i d ec h r i s t i a n . o r g 2211 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville • (864) 234-7595

Southside Christian School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, and national or s o u tethnic h s iorigin d ecinhthe ris t i a n . o rof g 2211 Woodruff Simpsonville • (864) 234-7595 administration educational policies,Road, admission policies, scholarship programs, so uts h s i do ec h r is t it a n.o r gitss 2211 Road, (864) 234-7595 u h iWoodruff d e cSimpsonville h r i• s t ian financial aid, or other school administered programs and activities.

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. “IT ALL ADDS UP” ACROSS 1. Figure of speech 6. Unhealthy atmosphere 11. Flub 14. Sail closer into the wind 18. Confute 19. Pear variety 20. McCarthy novel, with “The” 22. Side squared, for a square 23. Points of light + baker’s dozen + the Olsen sisters?

27. Cellist, to friends 28. Show off one’s strength 29. Cold north wind of the Alps 30. Fold 31. Ill-suited 33. “Pow!” 34. Sonata, e.g.

35. Large, unspecified number 38. ___ in hand 39. Places to stash cash 44. Opponent 45. .0000001 joule 46. Blond shade 47. Empty 48. Check for accuracy 49. Not theirs 51. Belgium village 52. Fencing equipment 53. Anatomical sacs 54. TV club + half of a TV news magazine?

60. Cereal fruit

By Myles Mellor

61. Former Serbian capital 62. Kind of clef 63. Cell divisions 65. Black shade 66. Leading lady?

69. Romantic pair 70. Bottom line 71. River craft 72. Man-Marchers + Stooges + Deadly Sins + seasons?

80. Distinctive air 81. Seating request 82. American broadcaster Bell, to friends 83. Bad marks?

84. Bog 85. Caesar’s farewell 86. High school class, for short 87. Cleo’s undoing 90. Clod chopper 91. Became more sharply inclined 94. Zodiac animal 95. Double 97. A Turner 98. Lent’s start, e.g.: Abbr.

99. Wrap 100. Scottish landowner 102. “Guilty,” e.g.

104. Apteryx australis 105. Language of Lahore 109. Presidential address + Beatles 113. Ashtabula’s lake 114. Board partner 115. Sot

116. “Come here ___?”

117. Collectible frames 118. Econ. yardstick 119. Bank job 120. Dermatologist’s concerns DOWN 1. “Iliad” city 2. Ashcroft’s predecessor 3. Mind 4. Published 5. Addis Ababa’s land: Abbr.

6. Attacking like a bear 7. Miniature map 8. “Iliad” figure 9. Ham, to Noah 10. Spa treatment 11. Coastal raptors 12. Harassed 13. Churchill’s “so few”: Abbr.

14. Skinny 15. Organic compound 16. Pedal pushers 17. Buff 21. Most foolish 24. Bid 25. Ability to hit a target 26. Bugs 32. Watchman ___, Chinese Christian author 33. More contemptible 34. Like some bodies on a beach 35. Area 51 conveyances?

36. Grimace 37. Twisted one

Romantic Spirits:

Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Johnson Collection

38. Mozart contemporary 39. Kelly and namesakes 40. Barbara of “I Dream of Jeannie” 41. Doings 42. Right-hand pages 43. “Don’t go!”

50. Cranelike bird 51. Cuckoos

SUDOKU

May 3, 2015 Sundays at 2: Gallery Talk with Lauren Brunk FREE 2 pm - 3 pm Join Lauren Brunk, former curator of the Johnson Collection and a Winterthur fellow, for an insightful look at this remarkable exhibition.

by Myles Mellor and Susan Flannigan

William Thompson Russell Smith (1812 – 1896) A Baptizing on the South Branch of the Potomac near Franklin, Va., 1844 oil on canvas

Greenville County Museum of Art

420 College Street Greenville, SC 29601 864.271.7570 gcma.org Wed - Sat 10 am - 6 pm Sun 1pm - 5 pm

free admission

Medium GCMA Journal Baptism Johnson Collection.indd 1

52. Do some cutting, maybe 53. Keyboard instrument 55. A Judd 56. ___ Master’s Voice 57. “It’s no ___!”

58. Bowel flusher 59. Yew food 63. Ballroom dance 64. Forever, poetically

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65. Lockhart 66. Dagger handle 67. Plastic ___ Band 68. Former French coin 70. Like a shoe 71. Kind of drive 72. Blockheads 73. Fragrant oil 74. Jungle climber 75. “Cast Away” setting 76. Certain nymph 77. Bounce back, in a way 78. Carbon compound 79. Call for 86. Wide range 87. From side to side 88. Beau 89. ___ wow 92. Aristocracies 93. Reduce, as expenses 96. Name for a kitten 98. Cyst 99. Agrees (with) 100. Euros replaced them 101. Angle 102. Unit of loudness 103. Abnormal protuberance 104. Visored cap 106. Decomposes 107. Sonny and Cher, e.g.

108. Cemetery sights 109. “Wait a ___!”

110. Holiday drink 111. Supreme Court case surname 112. Elmer, to Bugs Crossword answers: page 48

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DAD, M.D. WITH JOE MAURER

Never ask ‘why’ Felista Wangui is a gentle, unassuming college freshman at Garissa University in eastern Kenya. On first appearance, she is such a quiet young woman who seems frail and easily intimidated. But when she speaks, she projects an inner strength that commands respect.

Felista has already faced many challenges. She grew up in a poor community in an impoverished country; her mother died of HIV when she was young; her adoptive family required extra assistance to pay for school; and she repeated her senior year in order to qualify for Garissa University. But through all of her difficulties she’s matured in wisdom and spirit.

At 5:47 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Felista awoke in her university dorm room “to a fire” on campus. The fire was actually gunfire from Muslim extremists known as Al-Shabaab, slaughtering Christians who had gathered for their morning devotional. Later reports showed that AlShabaab specifically targeted Christians, but as the morning drew on, became less selective in their genocide. Eventually, the brutality became so extensive that reports said they “butchered students with machetes in order to conserve bullets.”

Felista and her roommates climbed out their window and ran, barefoot and in pajamas, across an open field separating their dorm and a tall fence that enclosed the university. “Bullets continued to fly into the field” as she ran, she said. Several of her friends collapsed dead around her.

Felista made it to the barbed wire-covered fence but was unable to climb over on her first try. On second attempt, she cleared the fence, suffering a large laceration to her thigh that required surgical repair.

Before continuing to run, she turned to witness several fellow students murdered because they were unable to escape over the fence. Felista spent the next three days recovering in an army barracks, unable to contact her family or recover her personal belongings (due to “security” concerns).

During that time, it was unclear to anyone outside the base whether she was still alive.

At the end of the day, 147 students died at the hands of Al-Shabaab. Felista lost two of her roommates and her best friend. The university has been closed indefinitely. Al-Shabaab’s only response to the outrage was to announce plans to inflict further, similar attacks.

When Felista told a group of us this story last week while we were in Kenya for a mission trip, we all cried during her recollection of the horror. But here’s the thing: The severity of her story only strengthens

the lesson she wanted to impart.

When we asked Felista how she was able to deal with such a tragedy she responded: “I have had many challenges in my life.

When my mother died, I initially asked God ‘why?’ But I was redirected. Instead of asking why, I went to my room and got on my knees. Then I thanked God for the years I had with my mother, for the chance to get to know my cousins better [they would be taking care of her], and for the opportunity to grow stronger. I thanked Him for the chance to live in a new city.”

We were all amazed at the wisdom of this girl at such a young age. In the face of a horror unfathomable to us, she was able to discuss how the attacks on Garissa allowed her to share God’s love with those around her. She spoke of opportunities to strengthen others.

Even for a secular world, her message is still clear: Life offers significant challenges and hardships, but a wise person can meet those difficulties best by discerning what opportunities they offer for PEACE CENTER PRESENTS personal growth. It’s easy to get lost in self-pity or sadness. A more enlightened person searches for maturation.

While we want T H Eto pity Felista, such a response would only sadden her. Rather, she wants us to see what true courage and faith looks like. She wants us to know that MMER CONCERT SERIES evenS Uan evil as monumental as the tragedy at Garissa University will not prevail.

She concluded our conversation with clear instruction:P E“Never God A C E ask C E N T E Rwhy.

Always thank God for opportunities.”

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Dr. Joe Maurer is a pediatrician with The P E A C E C E N T E R Children’s Clinic, a nine-doctor practice that is part of the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System. He and his wife, Kristen, are blessed with three rowdy kids aged 7, 5 and 3.

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Boasting authentic 1950’s American Beach music, The Catalinas have a smooth rock-inspired sound that everyone should hear.

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S U M M E R C O N C E R T S E R I E S AT T H E P E A C E C E N T E R

BRINGING THE ARTS TO THE UPSTATE

Tickets & Dining | PeaceCenter.org | 864.467.3000

Shhh! Don’t tell them.

(It’s a recliner).

The battle lines are drawn. He wants the comfort, ease, and relaxation of a distinctively American invention, the recliner. She desires the beauty, elegance, and designer look of a custom made piece of leather furniture that fits perfectly with the rest of the room. Hancock and Moore keeps everyone happy with their beautifully designed yet perfectly comfortable chairs in traditional, transitional, and contemporary styles.

But don’t take our word for it, come sit for yourself.

50% Off

all Leather Motion furniture In-stock or custom order

Additional $100 off Power versions *

3411 Augusta Road | Greenville, SC 29605 | 864-277-5330 | oldcolonyfurniture.com

A breathtaking blend of now and forever.