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amorris@communityjournals.com Greenville has attracted the US Cycling Championships for seven years running and is poised to host the Paracycling World Championships Labor Day weekend, but is it a world-class cycling community?

Cyclists and their advocates support a growing bicycle infrastructure. However, bicycles occupy a hybrid space between walking and driving on the roadways, and some frustrated drivers say bikes don’t belong on the roads.

Transportation infrastructure has been on the minds of many Upstate residents as Greenville County Council is poised to consider a public referendum for a 1 percent sales tax increase that would fund transportation needs.

Cycling advocates are lobbying for the option to include cycling infrastructure. In addition, the city of Greenville is ramping up education efforts with Bike Month throughout May.

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A city or community applies for the Bicycle Friendly designation by listing everything from average temperatures and cycling support organizations to policies and barriers to cyclists within the city. LAB awards the bronze level as long as the community involved is making an effort and showing a sustained effort to support cycling and programs.

However, Greenville fell short of LAB’s average bronze-level cities on several percentages, said Edward Kinney, senior landscape architect with Greenville and Bikeville

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Following an announcement last month that the Boys Home of the South, a nonprofit residential facility on Augusta Road in Belton, would be closing, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) and BHS has settled a lawsuit alleging an 11-year old boy was sexually abused at the facility.

The lawsuit alleged the Boys Home and DSS failed to track child-on-child maltreatment at the facility. The suit also claimed that DSS and the Boys Home did not adequately investigate the alleged incident and did not provide proper mental health treatment for the resident, who later tried to cut his wrist with a razor blade.

The suit was brought by South Carolina law firms Hite & Stone in Abbeville and The Camden Law Firm in Camden, and national advocacy organization Children’s Rights in New York City.

DSS removed four boys from the facility shortly before Christmas 2013.

Boys Home executive director Al Squire told the Journal in January

that DSS had not given BHS staff any indication that there were issues at the facility, but he suspected the agency’s action was related to a lawsuit filed shortly before he became director.

Shortly after Squire took over as executive director, the organization announced plans to shift focus from residential to outreach services for the entire family.

“While the settlement cannot erase this boy’s considerable trauma, it provides a critical opportunity for him to heal – not only through treatment, but the knowledge that no other child will have to suffer harm at this institution,” said Robert Butcher of The Camden Law Firm.

The case was originally filed on April 1, 2013, in South Carolina State Court in Abbeville County, and then was amended on May 30, 2013, to include both state law claims for negligence and gross negligence, as well as federal civil rights claims under the 14th Amendment. The state then transferred the case to federal court.

BHS has ceased operations and has filed for dissolution. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum.

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County Council seat primary results in runoff May 13 Ballard’s runoff opponent determined by two challenged ballots APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com A runoff will be held May 13 to decide the Republican nominee for the District 26 Greenville County Council special election to fill the unexpired term of deceased Councilman Dan Rawls, according to unofficial primary results on Tuesday.

Retired chemical industry manager and rural mail carrier Lynn W. Ballard garnered the majority of votes at 304, but did not receive the required 50 percent plus one vote to elimi- Ballard nate a runoff, said Conway Belangia, director of voter registration and elections for Greenville County.

Ballard was trailed by Piedmont businessman Todd W. Frederick, with 120 votes, and retired Piedmont Public Ser-

vice District Commissioner C.E. (Ed) Poore, with 119 votes. Businessman Clifton (Buddy) Dyer garnered 79 votes.

With only one vote separating Frederick and Poore, Belangia Frederick said he could not name Ballard’s opponent until Thursday, when two challenge ballots will be opened and counted. A ballot is deemed “challenged” when poll workers aren’t certain Poore the voter is registered.

The one-vote margin also requires a recount under state law, which will also occur Thursday, Belangia said.

Readers may learn the outcome at greenDyer villejournal.com, as the Thursday recount and ballot opening occurred after the Journal’s print press time.

Should the May 13 runoff be required to settle a tie between Frederick and

Poore, a second runoff will be held May 27 to decide the Republican nominee for the June 17 special election to fill Rawls’ unexpired term. The winner will face Democrat Windell Rodgers in the special election on June 17.

District 26 voters won’t be finished, however.

Rawls’ unexpired term ends in December. The Nov. 4 election will decide who represents the district for a new four-year term that begins Jan. 1. The same candidates – four Republicans and one Democrat – have entered that race. The Republican primary for the Nov. 4 election is June 10 and the runoff, if necessary, on June 24.

Voter turnout was light in District 26 Tuesday, with less than 5 percent of voters casting a ballot, Belangia said.

Ballard said Wednesday that he was pleased with the results, but a “little disappointed” that he didn’t garner the 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff. He said he will continue to meet with constituents and talk to groups in the two weeks before the runoff.

Ed Poore declined to comment until the candidates for the runoff were known.

Todd Frederick said he had visited several precincts on Tuesday and was surprised at the low voter turnout, noting only 10 voters showed up at one polling place housing two precincts.

“It’s a sad day when we have at best 2 percent of voters turn out for the other 98 percent,” he said. “We just have to get my camp out there campaigning over the next two weeks.”

Clifton (Buddy) Dyer said he would continue to campaign and is still in the race for the four-year District 26 term in the November election. He added that his consulting business has helped him keep current on business and technology advances and will be beneficial to efficient Greenville County operations without raising taxes.

For the latest on the certified election results and candidates involved in the runoff, visit greenvillejournal.com.

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This isn’t progress Greenville City Council risks more than it gains by forcing nonpartisan elections on a fearful community.

Here’s a question for Greenville City Council’s 4-3 majority to ponder between now and May 12, when the final vote on stripping party labels from city ballots comes due: Is a Pyrrhic victory on bipartisan elections really the way to create positive change for Greenville?

Because a Pyrrhic victory is what they’ve got.

However well meaning, however well argued their stand on this issue, the public – as defined by those who care enough to come to town halls and public hearings and speak their hearts – is not with them.

By a large majority, the people at the public hearings and in the audience at City Hall Monday night strongly oppose erasing party labels from city elections. They voiced credible fears: that deprived of the party cue they count on, minority voters will stay home; that a shortened election cycle will favor incumbents and upper socioeconomic candidates and make it harder for people of modest means to run. Bipartisan elections will dilute minority influence in this city, they warned.

Meanwhile, the people council members Gaye Sprague, Amy Ryberg Doyle, David Sudduth and Susan Reynolds say they’ve heard from – the young independents who disdain partisanship, the candidates who don’t want to wear party labels to campaign on nonpartisan issues – didn’t come out to say so at the town halls.

That doesn’t mean their views aren’t rational or persuasive; they’re the reasons this newspaper gave in support of the change last month. Local government is about service delivery, economic development and quality of life. Party labels won’t offer a clue about whether a council candidate would choose funding a new park over more police officers, overrule city planners on a rezoning appeal, or willingly invest in pothole repair.

It’s also possible more Democrats would be elected to City Council in this “most Republican city on earth” (as dubbed by a council opponent of the change) without that D by their names. And Sprague, a Democrat, points to Anderson’s nonpartisan election of a minority mayor – twice – as one of 270-plus South Carolina municipalities that hold nonpartisan elections already.

But the question before Greenville now is about gains and losses: Is this change worth the future cost? Is it worth the racial rift with Greenville’s black community, and on council itself, where none existed before? Or the loss of community trust when an issue arrives far more important to Greenville’s future than a vague hope for more candidates and millennial voters?

Greenville has gained a national reputation for a cooperative, progressive spirit the council majority seems bewilderingly willing to risk for a change of no urgency.

Why not take a month to study the voting patterns of some of those 270 cities before calling the final vote? Have Sprague share publicly the personal research that convinced her nonpartisan voting would do no harm to minority turnout or representation.

Heal the rift. Ease the fears. Gracious leadership demands it.

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Child abuse is a national health epidemic. Four million children across the country are referred annually for evaluation. Many children who are abused are never seen. It takes a comprehensive best-practice approach to create optimal outcomes.

I have just returned home from a four-day conference on child maltreatment in Annapolis, Md., the last day of which was devoted to learning to be advocates on Capitol Hill.

We were briefed on how to spend the brief moments we might have with our elected official advocating for the Reauthorization of Victims of Child Abuse Act. This bill has been in place since 1990 and is still being funded, but at a decreasing amount. The funding supports the National Children’s Alliance and local Children’s Advocacy Centers across the country that are striving to use best practices to evaluate and treat children suspected of suffering physical and sexual abuse. At present, there are only 12 co-sponsors in the Senate and five co-sponsors in the House.

I questioned our briefers from the Washington Bureau of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Why have so few signed on? They blamed it on timing: The bill for reauthorization was introduced in December, just prior to the holidays; then the New Year came, then the State of the Union address, then the deadline for signing up for the Affordable Care Act and then the….

I made an appointment with my representative, 4th District Rep. Trey Gowdy. In my meeting with his legislative director, the question came up again: Why did only five members of the House sign on?

I was told that bills often get tied on to other issues and that may have been the reason for its lack of support, but she assured me that she would look at it. I asked her if Rep. Gowdy would be a co-sponsor of the bill. When he was the solicitor in Spartanburg, he and his staff

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IN MY OWN WORDS by NANCY HENDERSON, M.D.

worked closely with our Children’s Advocacy Center, and he has truly been a champion for children’s and women’s issues. Thankfully, shortly after I returned home, she let me know that Rep. Gowdy will indeed sign on as a co-sponsor.

Children do not vote and often do not have a voice advocating for them in government policy. It is easy to turn away or offer Band-Aid solutions to their complex problems.

From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (cdc.gov/ace/index.htm), we know that victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and other traumatic stressors have an increased rate of drug, alcohol and prescription drug abuse. They suffer more from mental health problems and are more likely to fail at school and work. They are more likely to develop heart and lung disease, obesity and a decreased life span. We have learned that the detrimental impacts of toxic stress on children affect them throughout their adult lives.

Our nation must make a commitment to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.

What could be more affordable than avoiding these long-term health problems altogether and treating the problem at its root cause? Thank you, Rep. Gowdy, for being that voice for children.

Dr. Nancy Henderson, a child abuse pediatrician, is director of the Division of Forensic Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System. In addition, she is medical director for the Julie Valentine Center and Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg.

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coordinator. These included percentage of bike commuters, which is 0.25 percent for Greenville, compared to 1.2 percent for an average bronze community.

The fatality rate per 10,000 daily commuters, 13, is too high, said Frank Mansbach, director of the BikeWalk Greenville advocacy group. In addition, the cycling facility mileage versus total road mileage is low: 10 percent compared to 25 percent for an average bronze city. Mansbach was also a LAB reviewer for the city’s application.

The LAB recommended more education for motorists and cyclists on their rights and responsibilities, expanding school bicycle safety education, installing protected lanes along streets with speed limits more than 35 mph and increasing dedicated funding.

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pedal-powered. Spartanburg was the first city in South Carolina to receive the Bicycle Friendly Community designation in 2007.

According to LAB, Hilton Head Island, Charleston, Columbia and Rock Hill are designated Bicycle Friendly.

Spartanburg was also the first to launch a bike-sharing program, which Greenville added in early 2013. The Hub City also boasts the Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion rides which attract hundreds of riders annually.

Meanwhile, Travelers Rest has experienced a revival as the result of the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail and nearby Easley unveiled plans for its Pickens Doodle rail trail this week.

*Strava, a popular app used to log routes & times for cyclists & runners.

Greenville residents still protest the number of bike facilities popping up.

Kinney counters that there are not enough cycling facilities to meet demand. “We’re trying to play catch-up,” he said. A disconnect exists between the bronze ranking LAB ROAD RETROFITS consistently bestows and the plethora of top Bike lanes, 5 to 7 feet wide, hug the curbs 10 designations the city receives, including on many Greenville streets. However, where the most recent Fifth Best US Cycling Town there is no room for a bicycle lane, the city accolade from USA Today, he said. paints markings called “sharrows” – double “There’s a bicyclist spirit that can’t be arrows with a bicycle symbol – on the pavequantified,” said Kinney. “There’s clearly a ment. These marks are “reminders to drivers community here, but it’s not recognized by to share the road with cyclists” and for cyclists the LAB yet.” to obey the rules of the road, Kinney said.

Greenville is home to a segment of the Sharrows and bike lanes show up on population that is concerned about obesity routes that are heavily used by cyclists. This and wants to be less dependent on fossil fuobservable heavy use, along with citizen els, he said. “It’s an animal that’s growing of feedback, is what drives bicycle network ex- TOO MANY BIKE LANES? The percentage of bike lanes compared to its own accord due to the proclivities of this pansion locations, he said.

Because of the age of the city’s road infra- the arterial roadways in the city is too low generation to get out of their cars.”

BikeWalk Greenville’s Mansbach believes structure, the majority of Greenville’s work to win a LAB silver designation, but some “cars have ruled for too long.” One to accommodate safe cycling “is notable bike candidate is the heavretrofitting,” Kinney said. Cities GREENVILLE VS. OTHER BRONZE-LEVEL ily traveled Pleasantburg Drive, grew in a different time period BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES AVG. AVG. he said. A cycle track, a separated in the western United States and GREENVILLE BRONZE SILVER path along the roadway, could be had more land, he said, allowing installed along the seven-lane thorthem to more easily incorporate Percentage of bicycle commuters 0.25% 1.2% oughfare if the city was just willing cycling lanes as new roads were 13 4 1.4 to do so, he said. “We are hobbled designed and paved. According Fatalities per 10,000 daily commuters by a mentality of designing for cars.” to LAB’s 2013 list, platinum and 25% 30% However, multiple opponents gold designated communities Percentage of arterial streets with bike lanes 12% of the proposed 1 percent sales are primarily in states west of Bike facility network mileage to total road tax have told County Council that the Mississippi River. network mileage 10% 25% 30% the push to include cycling facilities and accommodations is one FRIENDLY COMPETITION Percentage of primary and secondary of many reasons why they do not Greenville is not the only schools with biking education 33% 33% 43% want to pay extra taxes. city in the Upstate courting the

GREENVILLE BIKE MONTH EVENTS MAY 3: Kickoff party at Swamp Rabbit Café with the Greenville Gears, all-ages, all-skill level cycling team MAY 7: National Bike to School Day MAY 8: Commuting 101 at TTR Bikes MAY 10-11: Bikeville hosts bike valet at Artisphere MAY 12-16: National Bike to Work Week, May 16: National Bike to Work Day MAY 21: Ride of Silence to commemorate those killed on roadways MAY 31: Bike demo near Saturday Market When speaking with the Journal last year about bike lanes proposed for Old Buncombe Road, Rep. Dwight Loftis said including bike lanes in SC Department of Transportation projects amounts to taxpayers “footing the bill for recreation for just a few.”

BETWEEN WALKING AND DRIVING Bicycles occupy an in-between spot in transportation, said Kinney, somewhere between the road and the sidewalk.

“Bicycles are too fast for the sidewalk and too slow and unprotected for the roadway,” he said. Planners rarely hear there are too many sidewalks, he said. “The sidewalk and roads work side-by-side very well.”

Riders are not always comfortable riding on a busy street without a designated lane. This is why Mansbach says he is an advocate of protected bike lanes, which have either curbing on both sides or a buffer. A designated

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A protected bike lane gives riders confidence and keeps them away from speeding vehicles, Mansbach said.

“If you ride [on the road] long enough, you’re going to get hit by a car,” he said. “At 40 miles per hour you die and at 20 miles per hour you live.”

Road diets, which reduce the number of lanes for motor vehicles, can calm traffic and provide bike facilities – but cities have found balancing needs and wants can be a challenge. A grass-roots effort to restripe Old Buncombe Road from four to three lanes during a repaving project was scuttled

by Sen. Mike Fair and Loftis in 2012. It would have been the first road diet in Greenville County.

A new project (sans road diet) is the city’s Augusta Road Bike Boulevard. Augusta Road is the city’s most dangerous for cyclists, said Kinney. The Bike Boulevard uses neighborhood streets to create a safer cycling route that roughly parallels the busy thoroughfare.

This is the best cyclists can hope for, Mansbach says. “Nobody has the political will to make Augusta Road a two-lane with bike lanes.”

SHARING THE ROAD The nature of bicycle transportation is a source of conflict between motorists and cyclists.

Sharing the road has to go both ways, said Greenville County Councilman Joe Dill, who represents northern Greenville County, a favorite cycling spot.

“Every pretty day and pretty weekend I get multiple complaints [from drivers],” said Dill.

He noted a recent call from a

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funeral attendee at Cox Chapel Baptist Church in Marietta who said cyclists were preventing mourners from arriving on time.

“You need to allow for vehicles who have somewhere to be.”

The roadway is for commerce and transportation, Dill said.

“The road is not a place where you go to have a recreational event. The Swamp Rabbit Trail is for recreation.”

Not all cyclists ride fiveabreast and refuse to yield, he admitted – a common complaint from motorists opposed to sharing the road with cyclists. Dill noted that a group of three cyclists recently fell into single file as soon as they heard his vehicle, and “I passed them easily without them losing momentum.”

“There’s got to be a way we can work together without making a [new] law,” said Dill, adding there are not enough officers for enforcement now.

Mansbach said the Greenville Spinners is responding to roadsharing concerns. The cycling group approved funding this week to create a brochure outlining the rules of the road and ways to be courteous for both cyclists and motorists. Bicycle shop owners have already agreed to distribute these to customers and new riders they encounter, he said.

“We need to take the lead and respond to this issue,” he added.

When cyclists don’t yield, said Mansbach, “it causes the motorists to cross the double-yellow line and everyone is in danger.”

Dill concedes that the oft-cycled roads in his district are a draw.

“We’ve got a beautiful countryside and people love to see it.”

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SC Housing announces Palmetto Heroes program sjackson@communityjournals.com The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) kicked off its 19th Palmetto Affordable Housing Forum last week by announcing a new Palmetto Heroes program.

The SC Housing agency is best known for SC HELP (South Carolina State Homeownership and Employment Lending Program), which provides mortgage payment assistance to homeowners who have fallen behind on their payments. But the organization also provides tax credit assistance to property owners and developers who offer affordable housing options.

The Palmetto Heroes program, in its seventh year, provides a special pool of money for law enforcement officers,

correctional officers, teachers, nurses and certified nursing assistants, firefighters, veterans and emergency medical services personnel. New this year will be the opportunity to purchase a home with a 4 percent interest rate, $7,000 in down payment assistance and a South Carolina Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC). The MCC can be used to help qualify for a loan and recoup up to $2,000 per year from mortgage interest.

“We want to see lenders start to lend again, builders begin to build again and home buyers begin to buy again; above all we want to continue to support the people who support us,” said Clayton Ingram, SC Housing’s director of marketing and communications. “By doing so we don’t just build houses – we build stronger families, vibrant, sustainable communi-

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ties, yielding an even stronger South Carolina.”

Homebuyers who do not qualify for the Palmetto Heroes program may still qualify for other programs offered by SC Housing.

The MCC Program offers first-time homebuyers a mortgage tax credit. Eligible homebuyers are given a certificate that allows up to a 30 percent federal income tax credit of the annual interest paid on their mortgage loan. This credit is in addition to the normal mortgage interest deduction and can save homeowners up to $2,000 each year they occupy the home.

For more information, contact one of the Realtors or banks certified in SC Housing programs. A list is available at the agency’s website, schousing.com.

Condoleezza Rice to campaign for Graham SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be hitting the campaign trail to support U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s re-election campaign. A luncheon will be held on Monday, May 19, at noon at the TD Convention Center.

“Secretary Rice is a great Rice American leader who served our country with honor and distinction in the Bush administration,” Graham said in a message to his supporters. “She is a strong defender of liberty and freedom, understands the threats we face, and embraces American exceptionalism and leadership in the world.”

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City Council approves dropping party labels from the ballot Opponents say nonpartisan elections will dilute black vote JOE TOPPE | STAFF

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Greenville City Councilwoman Jil Littlejohn speaks at a press conference at City Hall for those in opposition to the move to make municipal elections nonpartisan.

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Despite passionate opposition from Greenville’s black community, a divided City Council voted 4-3 Monday to switch to a nonpartisan election system that would remove party labels from the city ballot.

Council members Amy Ryberg Doyle, Gaye Sprague, Susan Reynolds and David Sudduth voted to make the change, which would do away with primaries and allow candidates to run for city office without aligning themselves with a political party. Mayor Knox White and Councilwomen Jil Littlejohn and Lillian Brock Flemming voted against the ordinance.

A second reading and vote will be required May 12 to make the change final.

Hours before at City Hall, White, Littlejohn and Flemming joined state Rep. Chandra Dillard and oth-

Greenville Vice Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilwoman Lillian Brock Flemming speaks at a press conference at City Hall for those in opposition to the move to make municipal elections nonpartisan.

er minority community leaders at a press conference to publicly oppose the change.

Former Councilman Ray Martin said nonpartisan elections have not worked in other cities and would not work in Greenville.

“Many of those people wish they could reverse it, but now they cannot,” he said.

Dillard, a former city councilwoman, said nonpartisan elections can have a negative impact on diverse representation.

“As we look to our neighbors, it is clear nonpartisan elections are not successful in terms of diversity,” she said. “Mauldin has a 34.5 percent minority population but no minority representation on City Council.”

Flemming said her community is already struggling with gentrification and a switch to nonpartisan elections would further damage the district’s minority representation.

Gentrification, which frequently displaces poorer residents with wealthier newcomers, can change the culture and composition of a community, she said.

In most nonpartisan elections candidates are not associated with a party and there is no primary, Dillard said.

Nonpartisan elections reduce voter turnout because people used to voting for Democrats or Republicans will not understand the process, and multiple people on a ballot “could lead to devolution of the minority vote,” she said.

The council held five public hearings on the proposed switch, with the majority of attendees voicing opposition to the change. In the final public hearing last month at City Hall, 17 of the 21 people who spoke were against a nonpartisan form of elections.

At Monday’s formal meeting, Greenville NAACP President J.M. Flemming stood before the council and questioned the motives of those proposing the change.

“I would hate to call anyone racist, but pushing me back where I come from is a racist attempt,” he said. “It is racism if you want more for you and less for me.”

During Monday’s meeting, Mayor White asked those in the audience who were against the election change to stand, and roughly 30 people stood up. When those in favor of the election change were asked to stand, two attendees rose to their feet.

White later implied the election change could harm the city’s rela-

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HOW THEY VOTED Ordinance to establish nonpartisan municipal elections in the city of Greenville

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tionship with its residents.

“I don’t know when the next issue will come up that requires the city’s support, but I suspect there will be other issues,” he said. “I don’t think its worth moving ahead on something that so many of our people are not ready for.”

Council members who support the change point to a shorter election process, higher voter turnout, and a lack of party politics in city government as reasons for the switch.

The basic functions of society such as trash removal, sewage collection, police, and fire have nothing to do with partisan politics, said Councilwoman Gaye Sprague, a Democrat.

The city of Anderson has a minority population similar to Greenville’s and has elected and reelected a minority mayor under a nonpartisan process, while partisan elections have not resulted in the election of a minority to an at-large position in the city of Greenville, she noted.

The voice of minority communities will not be diminished by a nonpartisan election, Sprague said. People are attracted to Greenville’s downtown neighborhoods, and the city’s minority population is growing and choosing residences throughout the city, she said.

City Council has been discussing moving to nonpartisan elections for two years now, said Councilwoman Amy Ryberg Doyle.

“This is about change, and change is hard,” she said. “This vote is controversial but I believe we are doing the right thing for the city of Greenville.”

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Duty, faith are priorities for Bowers Columbia pastor will challenge Graham in Senate primary

ed to run for the Senate seat against Lindsey Graham.

We had never had this conversation before and I looked at her and said there’s about $8 million reasons why I shouldn’t [referring to Lindsey Graham’s campaign fund,] and she said, “I just know this is what you need to do.”

After talking with my three sons about it and consulting political experts, it was determined that it would be a viable campaign.

SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com With fewer than six weeks until the June 10 primary election, the race is on to topple Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has held the seat since 2003.

The Journal sat down recently for a Q&A with one of those opponents, Republican Det Bowers, a politically connected Columbia pastor who was a latecomer to the race when he announced plans to run in February.

The interview took place before last week’s audio release of a sermon in which Bowers is heard saying wives bear the brunt of blame for divorce in the “vast preponderance” of instances in which adultery is involved, due to loving their children more than their husbands.

Bowers released a statement that said, “I wholeheartedly believe family is one of the cornerstones of our nation.

As a pastor, steering my parishioners away from the destruction of the sacred union between husband and wife, mother and father, is one of my most important responsibilities and a duty I will never shy from. In this instance, I simply shared with the congregation the information I received from the couples I counseled that were contemplating divorce.”

What’s the most important issue that you are running on?

The political class lacks the political will to do what’s best for the state

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What about your campaign fund?

Do you have enough to run a successful race?

I’ve raised a little over $400,000 and about 96 percent is from South Carolina. Not a penny of it is mine. That’s a little different from the other challengers. It just shows that there is a groundswell of interest. It’s just working. It just is.

and the country. What the political class does is it makes political decisions rather than decisions of governance. Those political decisions are what have gotten us into the situation we’re in today. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about Ukraine, Crimea/ Russia, fiscal cliffs or the Affordable Care Act. I’m 62 years old and my identity will never be in the U.S. Senate. I’m running because I believe that’s what I’m supposed to do in this season of life.

We can all sit back and complain about the way things are or we can take an

active role and try to make a difference. I want to make a generational difference.

You were a latecomer to the race.

What made you decide to challenge Lindsey Graham?

In January, my wife Polly and I were watching a DVD series called “John Adams.” There’s a point when Adams is asked why he must go away for several years, and he says, “It is my duty.” When he said that, my wife, who is apolitical and introverted, hit the pause button and said that I need-

What about term limit pledges? Why is that so important to you?

I don’t think you can trust people who want to live in Washington to ask them to limit their time in Washington. My home is in South Carolina. My wife and family are here. This is my home and always will be. I think establishing term limits will help people recognize where home is. You will fight for your home when you won’t fight for anything else. We need folks in Washington who will benefit most from fighting for South Carolina, and they will not do that if their home is not in South Carolina.

What are your views on the polarization of Washington?

I think it is unnecessary. I think it is inappropriate. I think it leads

JOURNAL NEWS to fiscal cliffs and government shutterings that only occur because we refuse to communicate. When a president pushes through legislation without a Republican vote, that’s inappropriate for the nation. Republicans need to figure out how to work together.

How does your faith play a role in your campaign?

Significantly. Everyone’s faith plays into their campaign – it doesn’t matter what your faith is, it’s going to play a significant part in your worldview. I have a Christian worldview and it frames the issues for me.

What’s something that people don’t know about you?

Some people don’t know that I have run businesses – paid payroll, made management decisions. My work experience is varied. I practiced law for 20 years and in that time probably started about half a dozen businesses. Money’s not a motivator for me, people are. I like working with people.

What is the biggest challenge you think you are facing in this race?

My biggest challenge is name recognition, because I haven’t run for an elective office. The good part about that is that there isn’t much bad out there, but the bad part is that there isn’t much good out there either. People don’t have a heightened interest in any of the races yet.

I’m not running against Lindsey Graham. I’m running for America. Lindsey Graham is just between me in getting to that goal. I like Sen. Graham; every exchange I’ve had with him has been most pleasant. We just have a different ideology and disagree on some of the avenues on some of the things for the state and the nation.

CORRECTION A headline in the April 25 Greenville Journal incorrectly reported that Simpsonville Mayor Perry Eichor had been indicted on criminal charges. Eichor was Eichor arrested last week on charges of misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and intimidation of a court official, but as yet there has been no indictment. The earliest a grand jury will meet to consider the charges will be later in May. We regret our error.

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Yellow means stop Study shows better advance alerts to traffic light changes will prevent accidents JOE TOPPE | STAFF

jtoppe@communityjournals.com A Clemson University psychology professor is leading a study to determine if alerting drivers to impending light changes from green to yellow at signalized intersections would reduce accidents.

Clemson professor Leo Gugerty, working with graduate student Drew Link and colleagues from Arizona State University, Valparaiso University, Intelligent Automation and the Federal Highway Administration, designed two driving simulator studies to compare the effectiveness of six types of roadway or in-vehicle warning systems.

Participants were asked to navigate

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through traffic lights while their driving responses were measured based on the presence or absence of warning signals. The roadside or invehicle displays used in the studies provided advance warning to drivers that the traffic signal was about to change from green to yellow.

The study asserted that drivers in this instance must decide whether to speed up to avoid the impending red light or stop quickly to avoid running it.

Researchers define this “dilemma zone” as the critical point in time where the traffic signal turns yellow “before an intersection such that stopping or preceding through the intersection has roughly equal perceived risk.”

Gugerty said both driving simulator studies revealed that drivers who received warnings stopped “significantly more often” at intersections and decelerated more gradually than those with no advance warning. The participants’ chief response when provided with warnings was

slowing down, he said.

Stopping at an intersection or proceeding through it when in the “dilemma zone” could expose the driver to a rear-end collision by hard braking or a right-angle collision with crossing traffic, Gugerty said.

The first driving simulator study placed each participant through 36 high-speed intersections over a 45-minute drive that included yellow traffic signals and continuous green signals.

The initial study included simulations with no warning of impending light changes and three simulations with warning signs on a single pole, onboard equipment or flexible poles.

The second driving simulator study tested three new methods of displaying end-of-green warnings that included two warning signs with flashers on the right shoulder, a series of LEDs embedded in the pavement in the center of each lane, and signs with flashing lights above

each lane on an overhead bridge.

Study results indicated that both in-vehicle and roadway warnings led to additional stopping and milder decelerations at dilemma zone intersections.

The study also highlighted that participants rarely exhibited unsafe driving behavior when given advance warning, and the subsequent report suggests the employment of such systems could lead to fewer traffic-related injuries and fatalities.

A study conducted by the Federal Highway Administration revealed 1.2 million crashes at signalized intersections in 2009 with more than 350,000 resulting in fatalities or injuries.

Drivers sometimes respond to safety measures in ways that undo safety benefits, such as driving faster when using antilock brakes, Gugerty said. Drivers in the simulation studies responded to the dilemma zone warning signals by driving more safely.

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In a former gas station turned Web design office space, the Universal Joint, a family-friendly, kick-back-on-the-patio kind of restaurant and bar, is setting up shop at 300 E. Stone Ave. in downtown Greenville.

Universal Joint is transforming the former Orangecoat design firm space back to its roots.

That’s the company’s modus operandi – to take abandoned gas stations that have “lived their shelf life of a service station that is now gone” and turn them into something new again, said Scott Drake, one of the Joint’s partners. In that vein, the restaurants will feature a large outdoor patio with two large roll-up garage doors.

Once Universal Joint opens in late May or early June, Drake says he expects it to have the same strong neighborhood draw as his other locations, with people walking to a location with “more jogging strollers parked there than cars.” The Greenville location will also have a second small outdoor patio in the back.

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clude locations in Clayton, Ga., Asheville, and Chattanooga, Tenn.

Drake said he and his partners had been looking at Greenville for a couple of years and “really liked what the city and community have done with the downtown revitalization.” He said

they typically look for locations that have a mixed use, with a good component of neighborhood and commercial within walking distance. Stone Avenue was the perfect fit, he said.

“One of the philosophies of the company is that we really try to get entrenched into the community with fundraisers and other events to give back to the community,” Drake said.

The restaurant is currently hiring about 20-30 positions ranging from cooks and prep to servers and bartenders. Manager Kelly Crowley has already relocated from Decatur to Greenville.

The menu will be similar to other locations, with a mixture of salads, sandwiches, burgers and tacos.

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WITH SHERRY JACKSON Brian Montgomery Harris, 55, was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping involving a seven-year-old girl. According to the arrest warrant, the victim said Harris locked her in a bedroom while she was looking for her doll. Harris allegedly got under the covers in the bed and attempted to touch the girl and held her against her will, according to the report. Harris is currently at the Greenville County detention center awaiting trial.

Joseph Anthony Drachslin Sr., 77, was convicted Apr. 24 by a Pickens County jury of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree and criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree. The jury acquitted Drachslin of a second count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree.

Drachslin was sentenced to 25 years in jail and will have to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

Drachslin The trial begins May 5 for Paula Rose, wife of State Trooper Homer Rose III, who was charged in July 2012 with setting her house on fire and lying to officials about it.

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$10M Freeman Hall addition underway at Clemson School plans to pay for project with proceeds from online master’s program Clemson University President James P. Clements joined other university officials and supporters for a groundbreaking ceremony last Friday for a $10 million project to expand Freeman Hall. The addition, designed to make room for the university’s growing industrial engineering department, will include new offices, conference rooms and a 108-seat auditorium. The three-story project will add 21,000 square feet onto Freeman Hall.

The university is putting up the money for the addition, and the industrial engineering department expects to pay it back with proceeds from the online master’s program. The program now has about 120 students and is expected to grow to 160.

“This world-class facility will allow us to attract top-notch students and faculty and provide unique and enriching engagement experiences to the next generation of engineers,” said Anand Gramopadhye, dean of the College of Engineering and Science.

The project’s general contractor is M.B. Kahn Construction Co., and the architectural Clemson University President James P. Clements joined with other university officials and engineering firm is Lord Aeck Sargent. and supporters at Freeman Hall last week to break ground for a new addition.

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For St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church – a member of the Orthodox Church in America and the first Orthodox church offering services in English in the Upstate – the time has come for its own house of worship.

The Orthodox Christian Church draws on a tradition of scripture-based teaching, iconography that coincides with the liturgical calendar and celebrating the days of saints. In the mid-1980s, a small group interested in an Orthodox church in the Upstate began meeting in a mill house and later converted it for church use.

After outgrowing the house and retrofitting a former Methodist church, the congregation had grown to nearly 200, straining the capacity of the church building. In 2008, St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church began looking for a new church site and raising funds for construction, said pastor the Very Reverend

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Inside, the church will feature the iconostasis, or icon screen, between the nave and the altar, which represents the veil of the temple.

Marcus C. Burch.

Orthodox church buildings are filled with integrated icons and frescoes, Burch said.

The shape of the church reflects the flow of the service, which includes processions.

There are no pews; worshipers either stand

or are prostrate during the service.

The church broke ground in March for a building designed specifically for its congregation. Located on Roper Mountain Road Extension, the building will ST. JOHN continued on PAGE 22

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be unique in that it will be constructed of wood, said Burch.

“It’s meant to be open and beautiful,” he said.

Orthodox churches are more often built from stone with a distinctive design featuring a dome or multiple domes. St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church wanted the stone construction, but it was cost prohibitive for the size, Burch said. Then another option presented itself: a wooden church designed in the Orthodox style by Andrew Gould of New World Byzantine.

Gould wrote in an article for Orthodox Arts Journal that the wooden church would be “a design that is fully Byzantine in form and expression, and yet built completely honestly out of wood, without the slightest suggestion of imitating masonry.” Wooden Orthodox churches were constructed in Russia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Canada and Alaska, many built in the 18th and 19th centuries, said Burch.

The new building, designed to accommodate up to 250, will incorporate the style of an Orthodox church and blend well in the suburban location because of its material, said Burch. Inside, the church will feature the iconostasis, or icon screen, between the nave and the altar, which represents the veil of the temple. Worshipers gather in the nave after

The new site adds a parish hall nearby and the main building features a familiar Southern gathering spot: long porches on three sides. On the grounds will also be a courtyard and outdoor baptistery.

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entering through the vestibule or narthex.

Inside the dome will be an icon of Christ, a traditional Byzantine feature representing the one who holds everything together; “the stone that the builders rejected becoming the head of the corner,” said Burch.

“Our architecture is fueled by this imag-

ery of the temple and the Old Testament, particularly as it is presented through the book of Hebrews and the imagery of Revelation,” he said. “The church or temple is a symbol of creation, of paradise, as well.

All of these images come together and overlap both in the Old Testament and New Testament scriptures.”

The exterior of the church will also offer welcoming features. Because many members travel up to 50 miles to attend services, “our post-liturgy fellowship is very important,” Burch said. The new site adds a parish hall nearby and the main building features a familiar Southern gathering spot: long porches on three sides. On the grounds will also be a courtyard and outdoor baptistery, he said.

With construction set to begin this summer, Burch said he hopes the new building will also be a welcoming retreat for those who want to walk the grounds and sit by the baptistery.

St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church is named for St. John, a sixth- and seventh-century monk who was the abbot of St. Catherine’s monastery in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, which still exists. A renowned spiritual teacher, he wrote “The Ladder of Divine Ascent,” a book that uses the image of the Old Testament’s Jacob’s Ladder to explain the Christian life and was one of the most-copied books before printing, according to St. John of the Ladder’s pastor Father Marcus Burch.

“We really see it as something that will add beauty and be unique in the Upstate,” he said.

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The church broke ground in March for a building designed specifically for its congregation. Located on Roper Mountain Road Extension, the building will be unique in that it will be constructed of wood.

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From left: Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs present their $250,000 donation to officials at the Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute.

Gibbs Institute receives $250,000 gift for research Donation from Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs will go toward national health initiative JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

jputnam@communityjournals.com The Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute received a $250,000 gift from Spartanburg business leaders Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs to be used towards cancer research.

The gift will go towards the Gibbs Health Institute (GHI), a new national initiative that will combine clinical trials and genetic testing to change cancer care nationwide. GHI will be a national network of cancer centers, community hospitals and hospital systems.

“We are humbled and inspired by the extraordinary generosity of Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs,” said Bruce Holstien, CEO of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, in a statement. “They continuously work to ensure that our patients have access to the latest treatments in cancer care.”

The GHI network will provide a forum for sharing best practices and training of physicians in personalized medicine while seeking to reduce the time it takes for a patient to find a clinical trial.

Additionally, this national health

care initiative will make it possible for clinical trials to be made available to communities where more than 80 percent of the patients are actually treated instead of sending patients to the trials in another town.

“Currently, there is no easy way for a patient to navigate the complex task of finding a suitable drug trial.

This often takes far too much time with the end result being that most patients miss the golden window of opportunity to participate in a potentially life-saving trial,” said Mark Watson, M.D., Ph.D., Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute chief operating officer, in a statement.

“GHI will change this by rapidly identifying trials for patients in a matter of weeks rather than months to a year.”

The GHI network will help find patients to participate by using data warehousing approaches, and collecting and collating real-time electronic medical record (EMR) data from hundreds of hospitals.

In order for the health initiative to be successful, community-based hospitals around the country must commit to invest funds expected to exceed $25 million to lay the groundwork for the project.

GHI services are expected to be available once eight to 10 partners have signed on with this national health initiative. It is anticipated that the initiative will create more than 100 high-paying jobs and bring national investments into the community.

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Raw power Pro wrestling is really “a Shakespearean play,” says WWE star Seth Rollins JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

jputnam@communityjournals.com WWE Raw is set to pound into town on May 12 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena with a tour featuring a plethora of wrestlers, including Seth Rollins, one third of the tag-team trio The Shield.

Rollins, 27, who made his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling debut in 2010 and joined The Shield in 2012, said wrestling was a dream of his since he was a kid and saw Hulk Hogan, who was “like a superhero” to him.

However, Rollins said it was wrestler Shawn Michaels who inspired him the most professionally because Michaels “looked more like an average-sized guy” and wrestled in more of an athletic style

compared to Hogan.

After watching WWE on television through his childhood, Rollins started solo wrestling at 18 years old, training for “three to four nights a week for three hours at a time to learn the basics, ins and outs, and moves” to use in the ring.

Of all the moves Rollins has mastered, “the curb stomp seems to get the job done pretty well,” he says. To execute the move, Rollins briefly climbs up on the ropes, then jumps onto his downed opponent with one foot stomping into the opponent’s back.

While physical training is a component of wrestling, “the psychological part [of the fights] you learn in the ring,” Rollins said.

Part of the WWE is keeping up appearances, even when things do not go as planned.

“I broke my jaw at the very beginning of the match when I was very young and had to keep wrestling for 15 minutes,” he said. “Also, maybe a few months back on live TV, the barricade broke off beneath me. It was a pretty awkward thing beneath me and I had to adjust and come up and look like a tough guy.”

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“One of the most common questions I get is, ‘Is that stuff fake?’” he said. “It’s an art form and entertainment. It combines athleticism and pageantry. You have to talk and think on your toes. I think the complexity of what we do is lost on people. It’s a passion play, a Shakespearean play that is lost on people. If people understood it, they would appreciate it.”

While Rollins now wrestles as part of a team, he says he may wrestle solo again in the future.

“Being a singles wrestler and part of The Shield are not mutually exclusive,” he said. Working in a team has its special challenges, he says. “There are more moving parts [wrestling in a

trio]. You have to be aware of the others in the ring and have to play each other’s strengths and weaknesses.”

The arc of each wrestler’s career depends on the individual, he says. A wrestler can stay on with the WWE as hall-of-famers who do not wrestle, but are still part of the family, or they can be a “flash in the pan” like other wrestlers such as The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) and Randy Couture, who have gone onto appear in movies and other avenues outside of wrestling.

However, Rollins is not planning on going anywhere.

“It’s always been about WWE, but I’m not opposed another avenues of success,” he said. “I’m really enjoying my time in WWE and enjoying time with this company and family.”

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Mobile home Wilkins House prepares to move JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

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The Save the Wilkins House Initiative is getting ready to move the historic Augusta Road home away from its current location. The group raised $256,000, with the help of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, in the past two months to save the home.

The total amount raised enables the house to be moved from its current location at 1004 Augusta St. to the corner of Mills Avenue and Elm Street, which is roughly 0.25 miles away, but the initiative still needs to raise $100,000 by May 9 to assure the house is properly restored and not moved again.

If the group reaches its goal of $360,000, two “Bon Voyage” parties will be held on May 9 and 10, said Kelly Odom, the group’s chairman. On May 9 at 6 p.m. the party will be for those who gave more than $250, and a larger celebration will be held for all donors on

May 10 from 2 p.m. until dark.

“These celebrations will only happen if we deliver the final amount to make the move,” he said.

Once it is moved, the house will be protected by a preservation easement that will ensure protection and public access a minimum of four times a year.

“The Greenville community has rallied around this project,” said Mike Bedenbaugh, executive director of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation. “We are very close to making the Wilkins House move a reality.”

The Save The Wilkins House Initiative began in February after new owners bought the 4 acres the house

is located on and announced redevelopment plans. The new owners would not keep the house, but said they would not demolish it if it could be moved. For more information or to donate money to the cause, visit palmettotrust.org/savethewilkinshouse or learn more at the SaveTheWilkinsHouse Facebook page.

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jputnam@communityjournals.com James Jackson, 32, was recently fitted with a BiOM Ankle System, a state-ofthe-art prosthetic device that allows the user to feel like he has his limb back. The system is the first that Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics has fitted.

According to Brian Kaluf, prosthetist at Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, the BiOM Ankle System “is the only prosthetic that acts like a calf muscle. This is one of the first powered lower-limb systems.”

The device was developed from a model by MIT, and has been used for active-duty military for the past four years with civilian access to it for just a year and a half. The technology features a vacuum-assisted suspension to aid with the fit of the prosthetic. It also has a number of vacuum settings and has positive effects on circulation, said Kaluf.

The leg, which weighs about five pounds, is programmed by a tablet and is powered by a battery.

“It feels tight,” said Jackson. “It feels good, lighter when it’s powered on.”

Since Jackson’s accident that crushed his ankle last January, he has used hydraulic ankles. This new ankle, however, is the first fit that allows him to be comfortable with inclines and declines, he said.

Jackson, a truck driver, has stayed active in the year since his accident. He returned to work in June after thinking he might never be able to walk again. He is currently training new drivers, going out to sites and checking for safety, and working dispatch for Ashmore Brothers Equipment. He has also been cleared to drive again and hopes life will continue to get better.

During the past year, Jackson had to learn how to walk again and how to adjust the fit of his prosthetic ankle, but set a goal with Kaluf that he wanted to be back to 100 percent.

“This feels like my normal ankle,” said Jackson. “This gave me more of a normal lifestyle.”

After receiving the BiOM Ankle System, Jackson plans to be a patient’s advocate as well as possibly becoming a homicide detective since graduating from Greenville Technical College’s criminal justice program in December.

“If something can be achieved, I can achieve it,” said Jackson.

Prosthetist Brian Kaluf (left) and James Jackson test Jackson’s prosthetic ankle system.

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Coalition announces support of road tax referendum Greenville County Council could begin discussion May 6

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voted unanimously on a resolution to support a referendum. “Looking at the condition of Greenville County roads and bridges, this referendum is a step in the right direction,” said Councilwoman Jil Littlejohn.

APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF Two nonprofit groups, the Greenville amorris@communityjournals.com Spinners and BikeWalk Greenville, have added their support to the coalition.

Individuals and groups are taking Conservation group Upstate Forever sides over a potential 1 percent local conducted a survey of 400 voters last option sales tax referendum to fund summer on whether they would want a road and transportation improvements project list that features a “roads only” that could be considered by Greenville or a “transportation” option, which County Council next week. The council would use a portion of the funds colcould begin the process of adding the lected for public transit, sidewalks, bike referendum to the November ballot as facilities and trails. According to Upearly as May 6. state Forever, 39 percent were in favor Bob Knight, left, spokesman for Citizens for a Better Greenville County, announces the formation of a coalition On Tuesday, a coalition of organiza- urging Greenville County Council to put a local option 1 percent sales tax referendum before county voters. of roads only and 43 percent were in tions calling itself Citizens for a Better Supporters from the business community hold signs with the group’s slogan, “My Roads, My Vote.” favor of the other option. Knight said Greenville County announced support another survey by a different organizaOn April 1, the Greenville County Citi- tion is in the works. for council allowing a referendum. sion to be shelved and gather dust. That Representatives held up signs reading would be a travesty,” said Knight. The zen Roads Commission submitted its Opponents of the referendum say the “My Roads, My Vote” as Bob Knight, coalition cited safety, economic devel- report of priority projects for road im- state should pay to fix its own roads and group spokesman, talked about why opment, quality of life and local mon- provements, bridges, road resurfacing that Greenville County residents should council should move forward with giv- etary control as reasons for pursuing and pedestrian amenities totaling nearly not have to pay an additional sales tax. a referendum. If passed, a local option $680 million. The commission urged Greenville County collects an annual ing county voters a voice on the issue.

“The County Council must not allow sales tax could generate up to $65 mil- council to pursue a solu$15 fee per vehicle for tion for addressing the the fine report of its own road commis- lion annually. maintenance of county county’s crumbling roads roads. The Republican and bridges.

Liberty Caucus and local Those speaking in supAmericans for Prosperport of the referendum at ity chapter have voiced Tuesday’s announcement opposition to a potential included Allen Smith, referendum. president and CEO of the Greenville County’s ReGreater Greer Chamber publican Party is schedof Commerce; Michael uled to hold a forum on Freeman, president of the May 5 to discuss the issue.

Greenville County HomeGreenville County builders Association; and Council is scheduled to Jon Pickhardt, president consider the referenof the Greater Greenville dum on May 6 during its Association of Realtors.

Committee of the Whole Over the past few meeting, said Council weeks, multiple business Chairman Bob Taylor. If groups have thrown their it passes the committee, support behind a referthe ordinance will be sent endum, including Greer to full council for first and Greenville chambers reading that night and a of commerce, the Greenpublic hearing could be ville County Homebuildscheduled. ers Association and the An ordinance on a Greater Greenville Asso- Fran Gregory of N.W. White referendum must go ciation of Realtors. through three readings Trucking was among the The city councils of supporters during the and a public hearing Greer, Travelers Rest, announcement. before the mid-August Mauldin and Greenville deadline in order to be inM-F 9-6; Sat. 9-3 passed resolutions in support of allow- cluded on the November ballot. Taylor ing voters to speak on the issue in a ref- said he hopes council will consider the erendum. As of deadline, Fountain Inn referendum beginning in May rather Your neighborhood pharmacy and soda fountai fountain and Simpsonville were due to consider than June because council only meets resolutions of support. once in July and its August meeting will 3219 Augusta St., Greenville • 864-277-4180 • ThePickwick.net On Monday, Greenville City Council be too late to make the ballot.

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Christ Church Episcopal School’s Arts Guild presents an Arts and Craft Festival on May 3, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The event will feature more than 40 vendors from the CCES community, a food truck and entertainment. In addition, the Achievement Center will offer Kaplan prep courses for the ACT, SAT and PSAT this summer.

Registration is open to all area students. Visit the CCES Summer Encounters page to learn more or to register. The CCES Middle School presents “Fiddler on the Roof ” on May 9 at 7 p.m. and May 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are now available at seatyourself.biz/cces.

The Bully Free Cougar Fun Run and Walk will be at Hughes Academy of Science and Technology on May 17, 9 a.m. The first annual 3-mile run and walk is in support of ending bullying. Cost is $10 and participants can register at eventbrite.com.

College Prep Genius will offer the Master the SAT Class at Shannon Forest Christian School on July 30-31, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This course gives teens the tools necessary to conquer the SAT and PSAT. Tuition for the entire class is $249 and includes: textbook, workbook, four-disc DVD class review and 11 hours of classroom instruction. Register by June 30 and pay $199. The course is open to the general public. For more information or to register, contact Tracy Palmer at tpalmer@shannonforest.com or call 864-678-5158.

Three Greenville Technical College biotechnology students presented their work at the 10th annual SC Upstate Research Symposium hosted by USC Upstate. Daniel’le Devoss and Kianna Moss presented “Anticancer Effects of Blueberry and Pomegranate Extracts on the AGS Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cell Line.” Deniz Dogan presented a project entitled “Identification of Local Plants Using DNA Barcodes.” The symposium provides a forum for faculty, students and community representatives to interact, share information and expertise, and nurture future research. Dr. Louis Guillette, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, was keynote speaker.

St. Joseph Christian School rising ninth-graders Katie Hudak and Drew Lyons were recently selected as the recipients of the St. Joseph’s Scholar Award. This scholarship, awarded annually to two incoming freshmen, recognizes academic excellence. Hudak is the daughter of Craig and Judy Hudak of Greenville and currently attends St. Joseph’s. Lyons is the son of Bobby and Nikki Lyons of Gaffney and currently attends St. Paul the Apostle School in Spartanburg.

Under the leadership of coaches Nicole Sullivan and Kellie Wunder, the Blue Ridge Middle School Lady Tigers softball team finished the regular season as undefeated region champions. The team only allowed three runs during the regular season.

Sharon Roper, media specialist, and Karen Fisher, Title 1 facilitator, of Westcliffe Elementary recently received a 2014 grant award from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The school will be issued a $5,000 grant to expand, update and diversify its library book and magazine collections.

Anita Tam of Greenville Technical College was one of 30 Phi Theta Kappa advisors honored with the 2014 Paragon Award for New Advisors, presented by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during the organization’s annual convention. The Paragon Award for New Advisors recognizes advisors who have served less than four years and have made significant contributions to the growth of the individual chapter members, served as the chapter’s advocate on campus, and encouraged the chapter to be involved on the local, regional and/or international level of the organization.

Greenville High School’s Windows and Mirrors recently announced its 2014 student writers and artists. To see the list, visit raiderpress.wordpress.com.

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Greenville Middle Academy students and faculty enjoyed the second annual Ram Run. Students participated in the fundraising effort sponsored by the Greenville Middle Academy PTA. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase another tablet lab for students.

Roper Mountain Junior Division Science Fair, including: Brittany Williams, first place in engineering and special award in engineering; Elliot McGuirt, $50 from the American Institute of Chemical Engineering; RoAnn Abdeladl, special award from Greenville Medical Alliance, first place medicine and health category and second place overall; Austin Farkas, first place behavioral science, honorable mention in mathematics and third place overall; Jacob Stuff, Manufacture Innovation Award, third place engineering; and Thomas Druckenmiller, $50 from Soil and Water Conservation.

Seventh-grade students in Kim Townsend’s language arts classes at Greenville Middle Academy recently held an art exhibit. Each student researched a famous artist, created note cards and bibliography cards and wrote a formal research paper based on their work. Students then chose one of their artist’s famous works to recreate.

Kamara Bailey explains her work to Kathleen Carey, Greenville Middle’s media specialist.

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics’ robotics team was invited to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship Tournament. GSSM’s Team 327, the Gamma Factor, advanced to the World Championship after competing in the super-regional championships in February in San Antonio, Texas. Members of Team 327 who competed in the World Championship included Max Kirkpatrick, Gordon Zhang and Andrew M. Shore.

The students of Washington Center were recently presented with a positioning “Chill-out Chair” thanks to neighboring school Sara Collins Elementary. More than $2,000 in funds for the purchase were generated through a yard sale held by Sara Collins’ PTA. The chair will be located in the Washington Center Multi-Sensory Area to afford comfortable seating for the school’s orthopedically impaired students.

Joshua Frederick, a senior majoring in graphic design at Bob Jones University and a member of the student newspaper staff, was awarded the third place in Illustration or Informational Graphic Award during the recent South Carolina Press Association Collegiate meeting held at Clemson University. The Collegian, BJU’s student newspaper, was honored in its division with 12 awards and the paper’s Facebook page was awarded second place in an open category. Additionally, The Collegian placed second in the overall category of General Excellence among colleges and universities with under 5,000 students in South Carolina.

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Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s story time at 1175 Woods Crossing Road every Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. “Me and My Mom!” by Alison Ritchie will be read on May 8; “Llama Llama Misses Mama” by Anna Dewdney will be read on May 15; “Oh So Brave Dragon” by David Kirk will be read on May 22; and “If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur” by Linda Bailey will be read on May 29. For more information, call 864-675-0540.

The Greater Greenville Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale will be held May 3, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., in the parking lot of University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive.

All proceeds from this event fund the annual symposium, Ask a Master Gardener, speaking engagements, grants, teaching garden maintenance and community gardening classes. For more information, call 864-244-1767.

The Mentoring and Leadership Development Institute (TMALDI) will host the 2014 “Man Up Conference” for men and boys ages 9 and older on May 3, 4-8 p.m., at the Mauldin Cultural Center. The conference will focus on giving men and boys the information and skills they need to make an impact in their community.

Special guests and speakers will be featured during the conference’s dinner. Registration is free and includes dinner. Register online at tmaldi.org. For more information, call 864-675-1574. Space is limited to the first 200 registrants.

Patrick Henry, a Chautauqua discussion led by Cynthia King, Ph.D., will be held on May 6, 7-8:30 p.m., at the Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville. It is free to attend with free parking. For more information, visit greenvillechautauqua.org.

Shriners Hospitals for Children in Greenville will hold a screening for orthopedic injury or conditions available to children age birth to 18 years on May 3, 9 a.m.noon, at 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville. For more information, call 864-255-7863.

The City of Fountain Inn and Community Development office will host free concerts every Friday evening from 7:30-9 p.m. starting May 2 at the amphitheater at Commerce Park, 102 Depot St. For more information, visit fountaininn.org.

Lake Hartwell Sail and Power Squadron will offer the America’s Boating Course on May 10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1100 Log Shoals Road, Mauldin. The eight-hour course covers boat handling, anchoring, finding directions, adverse conditions and using the marine radio. This course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by many major insurance carriers. For more information and to register, visit upstateboatingcourse.org.

The next meeting of the Upstate Monarch Lymphedema Support Group will be on May 7, 5 p.m., at Earth Fare on Pelham Road, Greenville. All patients, caregivers, therapists and other interested parties are invited to attend. For more information, call 864-630-4084.

World Labyrinth Day-Walk as One will be held on May 3, 1-2 p.m., at Hospice of the Upstate, Sadler Center. There will be two labyrinths available to walk, including an indoor canvas labyrinth and a garden labyrinth. For more information, contact Nancy Blakely at 864-224-3358.

The City of Travelers Rest will be hosting an opening celebration on May 3, 6-10 p.m., for its new performing arts and cultural center, Trailblazer Park. The Malpass Brothers will be performing a free concert in the amphitheater at the park. The opening celebration will also include food trucks, a craft beer stand and activities. For more information, visit trailblazerpark.com.

The South Carolina BLUE retail center at 1025 Woodruff Road has scheduled free community events for May geared to health, wellness, understanding insurance, and retirement and household budget planning. View class descriptions and register at scblueretailcenters.com/events. Space is limited. All events are hosted in the seminar room. The events include: Zumba, Southern Savers Workshop, My Big “R” Plan (retirement), Healthy Cooking and Member Appreciation.

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The Reserve at Lake Keowee Community Foundation will hold multiple community events featuring a variety of art forms May 5-June 30. From an Artist’s Perspective will feature work by Chris Hartwick, John Pendarvis, Megan Heuse and Miranda Mims Sawyer. An artists’ reception will be held May 18, 4:30-6 p.m.

On July 1-Aug. 28 will be Color and Abstraction: Randi Johns Exhibit with an artist’s reception on July 13, 4:30-6 p.m. The Blues Doctors will perform a concert on Aug. 9, 8-10 p.m. and Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’ Blues will perform on Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. For more information, visit reserveatlakekeowee.com.

South Carolina native J. Michael Holloway will have a Greenville launch party for his memoir, “Dreaming Bears: A Gwich’in Indian Storyteller, A Southern Doctor, A Wild Corner of Alaska,” at Fiction Addiction on May 3, 2-4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

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Moms and daughters between the ages of 8 and 12 are invited to attend the Pure Princess Conference to learn manners, modesty and etiquette on May 16-17 at LifePoint Church, 25 Woods Lake Road, Greenville. The Bible-based lessons covered include shaking hands, making introductions and dressing appropriately. Tickets are $20-$25. Adult tickets are $10. Profits will be donated to Greenville-based charity Water of Life. For more information, visit pureprincess.org or call 864-473-8068.

New York Times bestselling suspense author Greg Iles will be discussing the latest book in his Penn Cage mystery series, “Natchez Burning,” at Fiction Addiction on May 8, 6:30 p.m. A $10 ticket includes one admission to the event and a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event. A $29.67 ticket includes two admission passes and one copy of the book. Tickets may be purchased at fiction-addiction. com, at the store or by calling 864-675-0540.

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On May 3 at 4 p.m., the NAACP will host the Bette Drayton Memorial Fashion Show at the historic Sterling Annex Community Center, 100 Malloy St., Greenville. This fashion show is to honor the life of the first female president of the local branch and to raise funds for the NAACP Youth who will participate in the National NAACP Convention ACT-SO competition. For more information, contact Georgianna Taylor at annaigroeg@gmail.com or Truman Humbert at 864-299-0315.

The Meyer Center’s Kids Classic Golf Tournament will be played on May 6 at Cliffs Valley, Cliffs at Mountain Park and Green Valley Country Club. Players will be treated to an awards banquet and dinner after the tournament as well as being invited to a VIP pre-party at Larkin’s Sawmill on May 5 with live entertainment, food, cocktails and a live and silent auction. Tickets are available by contacting the Meyer Center at 864-250-0005 ext. 207 or visiting meyercenter.org.

The Tire Rack One Lap of America will be returning to the private track at the BMW Performance Center, 1155 Hwy. 101 South in Greer on May 6 at 4 p.m. The event will be open to the public free of charge and spectators are encouraged to attend. The event will offer food and drink for purchase and give spectators the opportunity to hop in the passenger seat for hot laps with a professional driver from the BMW Performance Center for a donation of $20. All proceeds collected from the hot laps will go toward the charities BMW supports.

YMCA of Greenville announced that its Open Doors campaign raised more than $1,013,374, exceeding its goal for its scholarship and financial aid fund that pays for Y memberships or programs for those in the community who need assistance.

The funds raised will serve more than 8,100 local youth and families. Donations come from local companies and individuals, and 100 percent of the funds are used for financial aid for memberships and programs like after school care, day camp,

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swim lessons, youth sports, preschool at the Judson Community Center and summer camp at Y Camp Greenville.

Artisphere is currently seeking volunteers for the festival scheduled for May 9-11. Over the course of the weekend, volunteers will be placed in key positions, including cashiers, wristband sellers, booth sitters for artists, booth captains, festival concierge, survey takers, Kidsphere volunteers and event runners. Positions are also available with Artisphere’ s finance department. Interested volunteers can fill out the online application at greenvillesc.gov/PublicInfo_Events/Volunteers.aspx or contact Volunteer Services Coordinator Elane Fleming at efleming@ greenvillesc.gov or 864-467-2726.

The Carolina Shag Club presents a charity golf tournament benefitting Camp Courage on May 10 at 1 p.m. at the Hejaz Shrine Club in Mauldin. The tournament is set for four-person teams with the cost $65 per person, which includes golf, cart, beverages on the course, and a barbecue dinner after the round with door prizes.

For more information, contact Dan Ellington at 864-303-2910 or danoellington@ gmail.com, Mark Gordon at 864-918-4095 or bikemg@aol.com, or Glenn Cole at 704-995-3491 or glenncole@charter.net.

John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band will present a concert to benefit the Center for Developmental Services (CDS) on May 14, 7 p.m., at the TD Stage at the Peace Center in Greenville. Tickets are $12 per person with $10 from each ticket going to CDS. For more information, visit johncafferty.com.

As part of the United Way of Greenville County’s Be a Book Bunny project, employees from 45 companies and organizations volunteered to fill tote bags with books and small treats for children served by United Way partner programs. In total, 3,400 new books were collected for more than 1,600 children. Michelin North America provided a matching grant of $10,000 in support of the project, which is designed to boost school readiness by encouraging reading at home.

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On May 24, participants of all ages will taxi to the runway of the Greenville Downtown Airport to be cleared for takeoff at the second annual Take Flight 5K. The event will help raise money to add playground equipment for children 5-12 years old at the airport’s aviation-themed community park. The race will depart from the park located next to the Runway Café, 21 Airport Road Extension, Greenville. For more information, visit greenvilledowntownairport.com. To register, visit book-events.com/takeflight5k.

Paula Marie Moore of Charlotte, N.C., and Julie Chapman of Charleston, S.C., at the 2013 Take Flight 5K. Moore won first place for females over 70.

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Travelers Rest Artists Alliance board member Beth Sicignano stands in front of Trailblazer Park’s outdoor amphitheater.

Travelers Rest’s Trailblazer Park to feature outdoor performance space, farmers market pavilion APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com A focus on the arts has brought a buzz to Fountain Inn with the Younts Center for the Performing Arts, and to Mauldin with the Mauldin Cultural Center. This weekend, Travelers Rest is opening its

own arts-attractor – Trailblazer Park – which will host a series of free, weekly outdoor musical performances, arts-centered events and movie nights.

Located on the former Travelers Rest High School property, Trailblazer Park features an outdoor amphitheater and a permanent covered pavilion for the Trav-

elers Rest Farmers Market, said Beth Sicignano, board member of the Travelers Rest Artists Alliance.

Up to 1,500 people may gather in the amphitheater and on the lawn for events, Sicignano said. The audience can set up their lawn chairs in the amphitheater, which features views of mountains

on three sides, she said. “When you’re up at the park, it’s a really laid-back and relaxed environment.” Easy access and ample parking add to the appeal, she said.

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Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Doc Watson. The opening celebration will also feature family activities, food trucks and craft beer.

Other highlights throughout the summer include songstress Linda “Chocolate Thunder” Rodney, blues guitarist Rickey Godfrey, rockers Generation aXe, Travelers Rest resident Jacob Johnson, North Carolina roots rock and soul group The Deluge, and Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’ Blues, said Sicignano. The music series takes a break in August, but the park will

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be available for events, she said.

And on May 10, the Travelers Rest Farmers Market opens the 2014 season in its new location, which can accommodate 20 vendors under the pavilion and 50 vendors on the adjacent lawn.

“Having a permanent structure for the farmers market in Trailblazer Park on the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail means the Travelers Rest Farmers Market has an ideal location to call home,” said market manager Adrienne Hawkins.

The space allows the market to potentially be one of the largest in the state, attracting between 1,000 and 3,000

shoppers weekly, she said.

Trailblazer Park is part of a masterplanned site, said Travelers Rest City Administrator Dianna Turner. The city had held a referendum in 2009 to purchase the site, but it failed by 57 votes. By restructuring its debt and striking a deal with Greenville County Recreation, the city purchased half and the recreation department bought half. The plan is to demolish the old high school gym and construct ball fields on the recreation space, Turner said.

The Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail has opened up Travelers Rest

to tourism, she said, and now the city wants to offer entertainment so visitors will spend a Saturday night in town.

“We’re hoping there will be more people than the restaurants can handle,” she said.

Trailblazer Park will also be the setting for the annual Art on the Trail art festival in October that attracted more than 80 artists in 2013, said Sicignano. “The art scene here is really growing.”

Agreed Turner, “Art is a central component for a healthy town anywhere,” adding she hopes the city can partner with nearby Furman University to feature theatre productions and musical

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POSH PAWS GROOMING & PET SPA, LLC We are a full-service grooming salon and upscale spa for cats and dogs.

Certain things should be left to the professionals. Bathing cats is high on that list. And there are no more qualified cat-handling hands than those of Seta Chorbadjian, owner of Posh Paws Grooming & Pet Spa in Greenville.

A lifelong love for dogs and cats is what led Seta, who has a background in human resources, to her current profession. A native of Jordan, Seta immigrated to Toronto, Canada, while in her late twenties. There she became involved in pet rescue and discovered her passion for helping animals.

After meeting and marrying her husband, local artist Sarkis Chorbadjian, Seta relocated to Greenville. Here she watched how her husband truly enjoyed his work as an artist, and she wondered how she could find that fulfillment in her own life. She began researching the grooming industry after having trouble finding someone willing to groom her Lhasa Apso, Simon, due to his tendency to bite out of fear. Those inquiries led her to the Professional Pet Grooming program at Greenville Tech, and Seta had found her path.

Seta says people are often surprised to hear Fluffy should be accompanying Fido to the groomer, but during the intensive certification process at the National Cat Groomers Institute of America – where she earned the title of Certified Feline Master Groomer – Seta learned the widely held notion that cats take care of their own tidying up is actually a myth. All that licking really does is leave behind a lot of saliva and dander, and often leads to matted fur and the dreaded hairball. Regular grooming reduces shedding and prevents intestinal problems caused by ingested hair, and can even provide relief to people allergic to cats.

You’re probably thinking this sounds great, for someone else’s cat, because no way would yours go near a showerhead. But Seta loves a challenge. The most gratifying part of

her work is the clients who assure her their pet (she does dogs, too!) will be a tough case, and return to find them blissed out after a day at the spa.

And a spa it truly is. Seta has incorporated all the elements you’d expect to find at an establishment catering to two-legged clients – soft music, aromatherapy, one-on-one attention, and massage. Yes, Seta is also a Canine Massage Practitioner. She says that dogs, just like their human best friends, experience muscle fatigue and soreness, poor circulation, and even stress, all of which are relieved by a little time on the table.

Seta is the only groomer on staff at Posh Paws, and dedicates her full attention to only one pet at a time to de-stress the grooming process. Though there are crates on hand for the occasional necessity, Posh Paws is primarily a cage-free environment.

All of these thoughtful details go a long way in explaining why Seta regularly hears from clients that she is the first groomer their dog has run toward instead of away from, or that their pooch eagerly leads the way to the door when they arrive for their appointment.

Not content to rest on her pet professional laurels, Seta is constantly updating her skills through trade shows, classes, webinars, and workshops.

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The Emrys Journal, a publication featuring writing and visual art, is celebrating its 31st issue and a new editor on May 8 at the Woman’s Club at the Beattie House.

Founded in 1983, Emrys Journal began as “a fairly local publication,” said Carol Young Gallagher, Emrys board member.

However, by 1991, the publication was attracting submissions from 41 states Jones and Washington, D.C., as well as the Virgin Islands, Austria, the British West Indies, Canada, Japan and Spain, Gallagher said.

According to the Journal’s new editor, Lindsey DeLoach Jones, the upcoming issue had more than 300 submissions with “24 submissions selected for publication, including seven short stories, 11 poems, and six essays.”

In addition to the number of participants expanding over the years, the prizes for the Emrys publication have evolved as well.

“Early on there was a contest judged by the editors, [managing editor plus genre editors and readers] for prizes in poetry and fiction,” said Gallagher.

“It was called ‘A Room of One’s Own’ and first prize was a week at a cabin in Cedar Mountain for a writing retreat, or $100, and the second prize was $50. That stopped when the person who owned the cabin sold it. It was resumed for a year, but we no longer do that. Since about 1999, we have awarded the Sue Lile Inman award in fiction [$250] and by 2003 we added the Nancy Dew Taylor award in poetry [also $250] and the Linda Julian award for essay or nonfiction.”

Throughout the years, the publication has seen seven editors, including its newest addition, Jones, who previ-

ously taught English literature and fiction writing at Clemson while finishing her MFA in creative writing.

“I was plugged in to a vibrant, nationwide writing community during my low-residency MFA, but after graduation I wanted to become involved with the local writing community in Greenville,” Jones said. “I contacted Emrys to inquire about getting involved, and they informed me that, coincidentally, the editor position had just become available. Due to my previous experience as an assistant editor with Crazyhorse Literary Magazine at College of Charleston and as a member of the selection committee with the South Carolina Review while at Clemson, they asked me for an interview a couple weeks later.”

While Jones has never submitted anything to the Emrys Journal, she has had her work published in other literary magazines, such as Ruminate, Relief, and the South Carolina Review. Jones was also recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize, an American literary prize that honors the best pieces published in small presses over the year.

Under her leadership, Jones wants to see the publication “not only to publish the best creative writing it receives, but also to receive the best creative writing from across the country.”

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Getting little Johnny and Susie on stage Greenville Little Theatre announces registration for their summer GLT Junior classes for children. Three, one-week courses for students ages 8-18 will be held beginning Mondays, June 9, 16 and 23. Classes offered are Let’s Make A Movie, Let’s Put on A Play and Let’s Put on A Musical. All classes are taught by professional theatre artisans in a small group environment. Courses enhance performance skills through various workshops specifically tailored for young people. No previous class or stage experience is necessary to participate. For full class descriptions and additional information, visit greenvillelittletheatre.org or call 864-233-6238.

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Greenville County Youth Orchestra Shoulder to Shoulder Concert May 3 ~ 467-3000

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Brian Davis Country singer hosts Brantley Gilbert after-party. Tickets: $7.

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Greenville County Museum of Art Sigmund Abeles: Pastels Through Jun. 15 ~ 271-7570

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More than electronica Archnemesis combines technology and melody If you search for Archnemesis on any given music site, they’ll inevitably be listed as “electronica.”

But this Charleston-based outfit, which began life as a duo of Curt Heiny and Justin Aubuchon but has recently become a one-man project featuring Heiny, is about as far from mindless pulsing dance beats as can be.

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“I’m classically trained on cello, and I got started playing music when I was in fourth grade,” he says. “Then I moved into guitar and bass. I studied jazz at UNC, and at that point I started listening to more electronic compositions. I was in a band where there were only three of us, so we started using computers onstage, which was my first introduction to using electronics in a live setting.

That got me listening to more and more electronic stuff, which led me into producing, and eventually morphed into Archnemesis. But there’s a thread of classical music that runs through it all.”

The role of electronic effects, sampling and programming in Archnemesis is both practical and freeing for Heiny.

“I feel like with the electronics I can explore the sounds I want to and do the things I want to as a solo act, without having string players and bass players and vocalists,” he says. “I’m able to pull from all these different areas and incorporate it all into one sound, which is Archnemesis.”

Technology has played an important part in the music of Archnemesis, but Heiny has never forgotten about his roots as a trained musician.

“When the tracks are being produced, there are a lot of live instruments involved in the creation of the music,” he says. “And I’m currently trying to incorporate more live instrumentation back into the live shows.”

One of the most interesting aspects of Archnemesis is the way Heiny has rallied his fan base, called the Nemesis Army, into a thousands-strong, fiercely loyal group, which he’s done by handling the band’s social media outlets himself.

“A fan actually came up with the ‘Nemesis Army’ hashtag,” he says, “and since I do all my own social media, I was very aware of what was going on. It’s important for me to be connected to my fan base. The whole point of music in general, at least for me, is to be able to do something I love and then give that back to people. It’s a community thing; it makes people feel like a part of something.

And that’s huge. I’m very lucky to be able to do what I do and make a living at it, and these people allow me to do that.”

VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD

The Pickens County Museum’s 35th annual Juried South Carolina Artist’s Exhibition will run through June 12. The museum is located at 307 Johnson St., Pickens, and is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. For more information, call 864-898-5963 or visit pickenscountymuseum.org.

The Spartanburg Little Theatre’s 2013-2014 season wraps up with “Boeing Boeing” on stage for six performances May 2-11 at Chapman Cultural Center. Tickets are $25 per adult, $24 per senior, and $17 per student. For more information, call 864-542-2787 or visit chapmanculturalcenter.org.

Hampton III Gallery will feature new paintings by Paul Yanko through May 24. Yanko will participate in Coffee and Conversation on May 3, 11-noon. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit hamptoniiigallery.com or call 864-268-2771.

The 10th anniversary of Artisphere will be held May 9-11 in downtown Greenville. It will feature performances by Spirit Family Reunion, Holly Williams, Houndmouth, Blitzen Trapper, Mark Webb, Kylie Odetta, Darby Wilcox, Charles Hedgepath, Hans Wenzel, B Natural Jazz Soulution, Zataban, Mipso, The Broadcast, Emily Kopp, Robert Ellis, Amanda Shires, Shane Bryant, Patricia Kilburg, David Gerhard, Marquin Campbell, Brian Olsen, and Fletcher, Bell and Ward. For more information, visit artisphere.us/performing-arts.

Carolina Bronze, Greenville’s auditioned community handbell ensemble, will be in concert at Furman University’s Daniel Chapel on May 9,7:30 p.m. For more information, visit carolinabronze.net or call Sharon Howell at 864-414-2799.

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American Idol’s Season 13 Top Ten Finalists will perform at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts on July 22 as part of the American Idol Live tour. Tickets go on sale May 10 and are $65-$95 per person. The finalists are: C.J. Harris, Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, Jessica Meuse, MK Nobilette, Alex Preston, Dexter Roberts, Majesty Rose, Malaya Watson and Sam Woolf. For every ticket purchased, American Idol Live will donate $1 to The Melanoma Research Alliance. For more information, visit peacecenter.org.

Three Artists Workshops will hold a summer workshop with Mike Bailey on July 17-20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Foxcroft Clubhouse, 2 Foxcroft Road in Greenville.

The workshop fee is $410 with a deposit of $100 due with a reservation form. The total balance is due by May 17. For more information, visit mebaileyart.blogspot. com or threeartistsworkshops.com.

The Palmetto Statesmen barbershop singers invite men who sing to audition for a show entitled “How the West Was Won.” Those interested can try out any Monday evening at 7 p.m. now through May 26 at Duncan United Methodist Church.

The show will be presented Sept. 13 in Duncan at the District 5 Fine Arts Center.

Learning tracks and sheet music will be provided. For more information, call 864322-0165.

Centre Stage presents “A Few Good Men” on May 22–June 7, Thursday–Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30, $25 and $20. Student rush tickets available 30 minutes prior to show time for $15 with school ID (based on availability), one ticket per ID. For more information, call 864-233-6733 or visit centrestage.org.

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5 Dolphin Pond, Fountain Inn Conveniently located near the Five Forks area and downtown Simpsonville, this lovely all-brick custom home in the secluded, gated community of Catalina Estates boasts a nicely landscaped 2.4 acre lot. This executive home offers an open floor plan , 2 master suites, 3 car garage, bonus room, huge kitchen, keeping room, workshop, screened and covered porches, and vaulted family room. Too many others features to list… truly a must-see!

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HOME INFO Price: $819,900 | MLS: #1276269 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 full, 2 half Square Footage: 4800-4999 Susan McMillen | 864.238.5498 | Susan.McMillen@allentate.com Allen Tate Realtors To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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2 BUCKLAND WAY . $749,000 . MLS# 1278062

102 LANTERN RIDGE DR . $399,000 . MLS# 1276636

100 SHEFWOOD DR. . $346,900 . MLS# 1278443

5BR/4.5BA Beautiful brick home perfect for entertaining family/friends. Hwy 14 to Roper Mountain Rd, Left on Moore, Left into SD on Buckland Way, Home on Right

5BR/4BA Fabulous move-in ready home minutes from Greenville. Level lot. Hwy 81 from #153, Right at second light on Circle Rd, Keep Left at forks. Cross Cely. Home on Right.

5BR/3.5BA Fannie Mae 5 BR/3.5 BA stately 3500 SF southern style home, situated on .50ac corner lot. Resort living!

Community Amenities. 153 to 123, L on Old Powdersville, L on Sheffield. Open Sunday, May 4 from 2-5 p.m.

Contact: Margaret Marcum | 420-3125 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Jane Ellefson | 979-4415 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Kathy Slayter | 982-7772 The Marchant Company

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41 OLD ALTAMONT RIDGE ROAD . $345,500 . MLS# 1278656

110 BEXHILL CT . $299,900 . MLS# 1273350

111 MALVERN HILL . $274,500 . MLS# 1277661

4BR/3BA Stunning views atop Paris Mountain! 3 Private Decks--Resort Style Living. No Yard Work! Perfect for Bicyclists or Furman Associates. Price includes additional .8 acre lot to sell/build!!.

5BR/4BA Warm & cozy home. In-ground pool, outdoor fireplace & more. Poinsett Hwy toward Furman, Right on Crestwood Dr, Left on Winsford, Right on Bexhill.

4BR/3BA All brick split floor plan, large kitchen, great room, in great sub-div. community pool and tennis priced to sell. Hwy 123 LT on Rock Springs, LT Powdersville Rd.

Contact: Jo-Ann Rutledge | 293-3320 Allen Tate Realty

Contact: Adair S. Senn | 979-8002 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Linda Ballard | 449-6302 C. Dan Joyner Co.

PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONORS C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Offices Ranked At The Top Nationwide For 2013 Company Ranks #1 in the South, Pleasantburg and Pelham Rd. Offices Rank #1 and #2.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS achieved top rankings for 2013 and was honored at the annual Sales Convention in Nashville, TN, last month.

The company ranked as the top real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. South Region, earning the company HSF Affiliates LLC prestigious Round Table Award. In addition, the Pleasantburg

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Rd. office was the no. 1 office in the U.S. South Region, with more than 1,200 units sold, and the Pelham Rd. office came in at #2 in the region with over 900 units.

“We are proud to receive honors as the top-producing offices within our region, which consists of very competitive markets, including Georgia, Tennessee and Texas,” said Danny Joyner, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS. “The credit for our success belongs to our company’s great team of people who have dedicated themselves to upholding our company’s mission and delivering exceptional service to home buyers and sellers in the Upstate area.”

Betsy Varnadoe Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Betsy Varnadoe as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office.

Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Caine, Varnadoe worked as a registered nurse for 12 years. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Midlands Technical College.

In the Greenville community, Varnadoe is a part of the Commerce Club Young Executives as well as volunteers for the Meyer Center. In her free time, C O N T I N U E D… PA G E 4 5

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she enjoys hiking and spending time with family on Lake Keowee. She and her husband, Brent, have a daughter named Lucy. They reside in Greenville, S.C. “We are thrilled Varnadoe that Betsy joined our Greenville team,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Her passion for helping others will result in a successful real estate career.”

The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in March 2014

209 Amberjack Ct., Foxglove in Pebble Creek Ready for summer family fun? Swimming, tennis ,and golf, awaits the new owner of this move in ready home in sought after Pebble Creek neighborhood in Foxglove subdivision. Pebble Creek Club is the most affordable family club membership in the Upstate. This location is so close to dining, shopping and Downtown Greenville. Wonderful open floor plan with lots of natural light. Backyard is fully fenced with deck for friends and family outdoor enjoyment. Master bedroom is large with a trey ceiling and walk-in closet. The master bath with separate shower and garden tub with dual sinks is perfect in every way. This home has it all! Hurry, it won’t last at this very affordable price.

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HOME INFO Price: $206,900 | MLS: #1278387 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Square Footage: 2000–2199 Schools: Taylors Elementary | Sevier Middle Wade Hampton High Contact: Valerie Miller | 864.430.6602 vmiller@marchantco.com | valeriejsmiller.com The Marchant Company Valerie Miller | Award Winning agent 2007-2013 & 2013 Signature Agent & Volume Sales Agent of the Year

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McCrory and Turpin The Marchant Company, the Upstate’s local “Signature Agency” in Real

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402 WORCHESTER PLACE . $245,000 . MLS# 1268732

406 WOOD RIVER WAY . $225,000 . MLS# 1266729

11 SOUGHBRIDGE COURT . $195,000 . MLS# 1270368

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

3BR/2.5BA Beautiful. Open floorplan. Master on main. Wonderful details. Quiet culdesac.

Wade Hampton Blvd, turn by Post Office on Wood River, Home on Right

4BR/2.5BA A+ property w/super 2000+sf floorplan. Vaulted MBR suite. Island kitchen w/granite-SS. Flex room w/fireplace. Fenced yard, screened porch, grill deck. Harrison Bridge. RT Neely Farm. LT Wild Horse. LT Southbridge.

Contact: Sherman Wilson | 303-6930 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Tim Keagy | 905-3304 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Beth French | 386-6003 BHHS CDanJoyner

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10 WOLSELEY RD. . $187,500 . MLS# 1278046

119 HIGH VALLEY BLVD . $104,900 . MLS# 1267683

3BR/2.5BA Updated home in convenient Eastside location close to hospitals, shopping and schools. Newly refinished, real hardwood floors and updates galore. Old Spartanburg Rd. to Scottswood Rd; Left on Wolseley Rd.

2BR/1BA Adorable home. Level lot Minutes from GHS. West Faris Rd, Left at stoplight onto Grove Road. Left onto Old Grove Road, immediate Left onto High Valley Boulevard.

Contact: Shelly McCloud Vaughn | 787-3018 Real Estate Shoppe

Contact: Edward Risavich | 608-4655 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Co.

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18 MCRAE PLACE McRae Place MLS#1275904 $549,000

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Estate, representing buyers and sellers of residential, land, and commercial properties, is proud to recognize select REALTORS for outstanding performance through March 2014.

Congratulated by Seabrook Marchant, broker-in-charge, agents honored included: • Joey Beeson & Kathy Slayter - Top Unit Listing Leaders of the month; • Joey Beeson - Top Volume Listing Leader of the month; • Chuck Werner & Kathy Slayter - Top Sales Unit Leaders of the month; • Tom Marchant - Top Sales Volume Leader of the month; • Nancy McCrory and Karen Turpin - Top Listing & Top Sales Volume Team of the month.

Wilson Joins Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner 135 E Tallulah Drive, Greenville This is the Augusta Road area home you’ve been looking for! Gracious living space featuring formal living and dining room. An additional office with French doors on the main level. Cheery eat-in kitchen with abundant cabinets offers access to screened porch and large open deck. Family den with detailed built-ins and fireplace. Master on main features oversized shower with double shower heads and walk in closet.

Additional bedroom with full bath on main level. Upstairs has fun bonus room, a full bath and 2 bedrooms each with built-ins and skylights. Lower level holds impressive climate controlled wine cellar. Ample storage throughout the home with walk-in attic and 2 storage rooms. Step outside on the recently extended deck overlooking the fantastic backyard with outdoor fireplace, flower beds and great play area. 2 car attached garage and separate covered carport complete this fabulous property!

See more here: http://bit.ly/1ftdIRB

HOME INFO Price: $739,000 | MLS: #1278316 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 full/1 half Square Footage: 3800-3999 Schools: Blythe Elementary Hughes Middle | Greenville High

Sharon Wilson, GRI, CRS, ABR 864.918.1140 | swilson@cbcaine.com To submit your Open House: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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B e r k s h i r e H a t h a w a y HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Sherman John Wilson joined the company and serves as a Sales Associate at Wilson the Garlington Road office.

Wilson is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in the Design School of Architecture.

“We are very excited that Sherman has joined our family of Realtors,” said Donna Smith, Broker-in-Charge. “We look forward to working with him.”

Wilson currently lives in Greenville with his wife, Shayla, and their children, Bryce 6 and Brayden 3. He serves as a mentor for teen boys at Kingdom Life Christian Center.

In his free time, he enjoys running and exercising.

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$399,781 • MLS#1275264 • 5 BR/4 BA 0.57 ACRE LOT

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$164,781 • MLS#1278507 • 3 BR/2 BA

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F E AT U R E D H O M E HOME INFO Price: $279,900 MLS: #1278536 Bedrms: 3 Baths: 2 full/1 half Sq. Footage: 2800-2999 Schools: Simpsonville Elementary Hillcrest Middle Hillcrest High Melissa Morrell 864.918.1734 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenville journal.com

3 Chessington Lane, Simpsonville This Charleston-style brick home situated in the charming and pedestrian friendly community of Redfearn in Simpsonville offers an array of custom details from plantation shutters and hardwoods to four fireplaces and two staircases. The kitchen boasts a serving bar, granite countertops, tiled backsplash and furniture grade cabinetry. All appliances to convey. It opens up into the breakfast area which then opens up into a brightly lit sitting area, similar to a keeping room. The front family room showcases a bay window with shutters, hardwoods and a double-sided gas log fireplace to the elegant dining room. The upstairs master bedroom complete with its own fireplace and balcony has his and her walk-in closets closets, dual vanity as well as sep tub & shower. Tiled flooring. One of the upstairs secondary bedrooms features hardwood flooring; the other has plush carpeting. These rooms share a bathroom with two sinks and tub/shower. There is a large hall closet ideal for seasonal items and linens. In the rear of the home, you’ll find the second stairway to the gracious bonus room with the home’s 4th fireplace and a well-appointed custom built-in unit. There are numerous outdoor living areas on this home to take in a book or enjoy the fall air. Security and Irrigation Systems. Community offers a central park area complete with a playground and sidewalks. Come Experience Redfearn Today!

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Whiskey Comedy Club, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/ permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1314 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville, SC 29617. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 11, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Last Call Operating Co I., Inc. d/b/a Bailey's Sports Grille, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 2409 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 4, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Drug Testing Services for the Circuit Solicitors Drug Court Program, IFB #56-05/22/14, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/Bids. asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: • Uniforms and Accessories, RFP #52-05/19/14, 3:00 P.M. • Water Treatment Services, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M., EDT, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 ,at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

• HVAC Preventive Maintenance for E-911 Sites, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M., EDT, Wednesday, May 7,2014 ,at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

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

GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-12 APPLICANT: John Beeson with Mark III Properties, Inc. for Lewis E. McDonald CONTACT INFORMATION: john@markiiiproperties.com or 864-595-1735 PROPERTY LOCATION: Woodruff Road and S. Bennetts Bridge Road PIN: 0548020100400 (portion) EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-M6, Multifamily Residential ACREAGE: 18.90 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-17 APPLICANT: Greenville County Council TEXT AMENDMENT: Text Amendment to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance to amend Table 6.1, Article 4, and Article 11 to allow ‘Banquet Hall’, ‘Chapel, Commercial’, and ‘Wedding Chapel, Commercial’ CONTACT INFORMATION: 467-7425 DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-18 APPLICANT: William Henderson for John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels CONTACT INFORMATION: whenderson@jdhow.com or 864-297-2192 PROPERTY LOCATION: 897 N. Main Street and Knollwood Drive PIN: M010040100802 EXISTING ZONING: R-12, SingleFamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 1.50 COUNTY COUNCIL: 24 – Seman DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-19 APPLICANT: Monica Chadwick for Charles C. Chadwick, Jr. CONTACT INFORMATION: mchadwick2468@gmail.com or 864-906-4546 PROPERTY LOCATION: 300 Five Forks Road and Roberts Road PIN: 0548010101100 EXISTING ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban ACREAGE: 2 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-20 APPLICANT: Caroline Richardson Mahaffey for Shirley L. Whitmire CONTACT INFORMATION: rrealestcm@aol.com or 864430-6688 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1803 E. Georgia Road, King Road, and Lee Vaughn Road PIN: 0559020101100 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-15, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 40.98 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 – Kirven

DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-21 APPLICANT: Chip Fogleman, FRF, Inc. for Rosewood Communities, McDade Allie Lena and Cornerstone National Bank CONTACT INFORMATION: rlf@frfinc.net or 864-271-8633 PROPERTY LOCATION: Batesville Road, Anderson Ridge Road, and Godfrey Road PIN: 0531010101300 and 0531010100920 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban and R-20 Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-15, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 13.35 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-22 APPLICANT: Lawrence Fischer for Washington Partners, LLC CONTACT INFORMATION: larry@tramrailmh.com or 864-679-9992 PROPERTY LOCATION: 490-498 Garlington Road near the intersection of Roper Mountain Road PIN: 0547030100106, 0547030100153, 0547030100154, 0547030100155, 0547030100156, and 0547030100157 EXISTING ZONING: I-1, Industrial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 2.59 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-23 APPLICANT: Gregory Heintz for Pedro Mateo CONTACT INFORMATION: greg.heintz.scxn@statefarm. com or 864-346-5544 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1325 Brushy Creek Road PIN: 0538040101200 EXISTING ZONING: POD, Planned Office District REQUESTED ZONING: OD, Office District and R-15, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 1.67 COUNTY COUNCIL: 20 – Cates DOCKET NUMBER: CP-2014-1 APPLICANT: Greenville County Planning Commission CONTACT INFORMATION: jhanna@greenvillcounty.org or 864-467-7291 TEXT AMENDMENT: The proposed amendment would revise the Imagine Greenville County Comprehensive Plan to include the New Washington Heights Community Plan.

All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance and Map are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.

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Greenville Brew Tours

PHOTOS BY APRIL MORRIS

Business is hopping (pun intended) for Upstate breweries. Both craft brew lovers and the curious can learn more about local brewing during Greenville Brew Tours, which kick off May 24. The tours feature three of four breweries on each excursion – Thomas Creek Brewery, Quest Brewing Co., Brewery 85 and Swamp Rabbit Brewery – along with a final stop at The Greenville Growler Station. Tourists can sip on samples ranging from a Sweet Tea Sour to a Conduplico Immundus Monachus (Double Dirty Monk Porter) and get a chance to tour the breweries. Jon Richards, Cicerone-certified beer server of The Greenville Growler Station, will lead the tours. The brew bus spins through the county the second and fourth Saturdays of the month starting in July and private tours are also available. Longer jaunts to Asheville, Athens and Charlotte are also planned. For more information, visit greenvillebrewtours.com.

Jon Richards, Cicero-certified beer server at The Growler Station, will lead the Greenville Brew Tours featuring four breweries in the Upstate area.

Swamp Rabbit Brewery and Taproom brew master Ben Pierson talks about the brewing process in front of the brewery tanks.

Grinning wall art inside the Swamp Rabbit Brewery and Taproom in Travelers Rest.

Caitlin Pierson, daughter of brew master Ben Pierson, pulls a pitcher at the Swamp Rabbit Brewery and Taproom in Travelers Rest.

Erin Gregory of Quest Brewing Company in Greenville pours out Kaldi Coffee Stout for visitors to sample.

Will McCameron of Brewery 85 welcomes visitors and explains how his brew is made. The brewery will open its outdoor beer garden later in May.

The interior of Brewery 85 in Greenville, one of the newest breweries in the Upstate.

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Weston Gaskill of Thomas Creek Brewery talks about the business’s new 8,000-square-foot expansion and growth over the past 16 years.

A brewer adds yeast to a new batch at Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville.

Bill Davis of Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville enjoys a pint in the brewery’s tasting room. At this time, six Davis family members work at the brewery.

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There are all smiles on the faces of Legacy Charter School elementary students as they enjoy their new artificial turf playground. The playground received a makeover this spring to accommodate K5-fourth grades. Children can now run and play in a fenced park-like setting anchored by two multi-activity playground centers that include slides, climbs, games and fireman’s poles. “What I like best,” says Prince, a kindergarten student, “is that I can fall down and it doesn’t hurt!”

The J.L. Mann Patriots recently beat the Wando High Warriors 1311 in the state girls lacrosse championship in Lexington, S.C.

Stone Academy Greenville Drive Reading All Stars pause for a moment for a photograph. They attended a recent Greenville Drive game and paraded around the field representing Stone Academy.​

Happy Car Express Wash donated $400 to Greenville Technical College’s Habitat for Humanity build fund. The college plans to join with other colleges to build a house next year. Receiving the check is Cindy Hughes of Greenville Tech (second from right) with Ralph Rivera, Kim Mitchem and Ray Hathaway of Happy Car Express Wash.

Students at The Goddard School spent the past week working on a variety of activities as part of their Earth Event at the school. Here students work on an igloo made out of recycled milk cartons. Other activities included building with recycled boxes, planting a vegetable station, making musical instruments with recycled materials followed by a musical parade throughout the campus, and making a play time car out of recycled materials.

Three Greenville Technical College biotechnology students presented their work at the 10th annual SC Upstate Research Symposium, hosted April 18 by USC Upstate. Daniel’le Devoss and Kianna Moss (pictured left and center) presented “Anticancer Effects of Blueberry and Pomegranate Extracts on the AGS Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cell Line.” Deniz Dogan presented a project entitled “Identification of Local Plants Using DNA Barcodes.” The symposium provides a forum for faculty, students and community representatives to interact, share information and expertise, and nurture future research collaborations.

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By Wren Schultz

ANNUAL PLANT SALE

Saturday, May 3 • 8am - 2pm University Center parking lot

225 S. PLEASANTBURG DRIVE Behind the old Belk Store

PERENNIALS HERBS VEGETABLES TREES SHRUBS GRASSES FERNS GROUNDCOVERS AND MORE!

All the proceeds from this event fund an array of activities sponsored by the GGMG including the annual symposium, “Ask a Master Gardener,” MG speaking engagements, community garden grants, maintenance of three teaching gardens, and the “Sowing and Growing” community gardening class.

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ACROSS 1 “100 Years...100 Movies” org.

4 Bill and Hillary, e.g.

8 Gives a boost, say 12 Direction from Columbus, Ohio, to Columbia, S.C. 15 Mister Rogers network 18 Fall back on 20 “True __”: 2010 Best Picture nominee 21 Sound qualities 23 Mashed potatoes feature?

25 Board at a station 26 Prefix with meter 27 Nebraska native 28 Martini garnish 30 Wheat whiskers 31 Jefferson and others, religiously 34 Signature clotheswashing move?

37 Marine eagle 38 Rap sheet letters 40 BTWs, in letters 41 Casually considered, with “with” 42 Walk unsteadily 44 Takei role 47 “__ I know ...”

51 Bear with backup musicians?

58 Simpson judge 59 Cookie sellers 60 Night sky feline 61 Stoked

62 86-Across, overseas 63 Shot 64 Poker variety 66 Dismissal 68 Picturesque Japanese peak 69 Heads-up from your co-star about a former mate in the wings?

73 “A Jug of Wine ...” poet 75 Granola cousin 77 Take in 78 Put up 79 China’s Chou En-__ 80 Tried it 84 Innovative musician Brian 85 Crime scene clues 86 62-Across, in the States 87 Home of robot jugglers and digital clowns?

90 Sweater type 92 In 93 Decimal opening 94 “Peg Woffington” author 97 Flips, e.g.

100 Have some grub 101 Moon and Starr: Abbr.

104 Stylist’s jobs?

109 Tennis rival of Roger 111 Sticky situation 112 Helicopter part 113 Wide sizes

115 O’Neill’s “__ Christie” 116 Briefs 118 “Never mind,” and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 122 Nomeite, for one 123 Salad dressing initialism, à la Rachael Ray 124 Cut off 125 Business card abbr.

126 Game show purchase 127 Bring under control, with “in” 128 Watch over 129 Lawn roll DOWN 1 Skee-Ball locale 2 Antenna 3 Left for the day, maybe 4 Poetic preposition 5 Copier size: Abbr.

6 Accord starter 7 Start to celebrate?

8 Goes along 9 George’s lyrical brother 10 Torn-up turf piece 11 PDA pokers 12 “Wildboyz” co-host 13 Muscular 14 CPR pro 15 Shrimp kin 16 “__ John Malkovich” 17 Govt. nos.

19 Spunkmeyer of cookie fame

22 Pippi’s hair 24 Trail food 29 ICU sight 32 Chat up 33 What’s up?

35 Right hand: Abbr.

36 Checks in the accounting office

Medium

39 Actress Poehler 43 Where to get dates 45 Old TV dial letters 46 Romanian coin 48 List on the left 49 Acts like an opposite?

50 Piece for a hood 51 “Kinderszenen”

composer 52 Milk for kids?

53 Unlikely lint-gatherer 54 “No ice, please” 55 Qatar’s capital 56 Calling for a lookup?

57 Not masc. or fem.

59 Sunscreen letters 64 Rust, e.g.

65 Turkish bigwig 67 Like an inner tube 69 Mideast flier 70 Legendary tree site 71 Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” 72 Distinctive time 74 Some NFL linemen 76 Mideast currency 78 List in a subsequent printing, perhaps 79 Actress Tyler 81 Sound common to Boston and New York 82 Pontiac muscle car 83 Goal for explorer Coronado 85 “Up” studio 88 Ye follower, often 89 Average mark 91 War precipitators 95 Name of six popes 96 Singer Warwick 98 Old trail terminus 99 Barrie baddie 101 City of Botany Bay flier 102 1800s Mexican leader Juárez 103 Scheduled 104 Ball focus 105 Standard 106 Errand runner 107 Erase all doubt about 108 Attack 110 Man-goat deity 111 Doc-to-be’s exam 114 Clearance event 117 Reggae relative 119 “Vive le __!”

120 Rubbish receptacle 121 Heavy ref.

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Reciprocal lessons “A galimoto!” I shouted with joy as I opened my present. In case you don’t know, galimotos are homemade toys. Children from Africa and Latin America create them out of things other people throw away, like aluminum cans, wire, sticks and cornstalks.

Mine is a bicycle made out of wire and thread. A child from Kenya made it. It is beautiful in its simplicity, astonishing in its complexity. I love it.

I brought my galimoto to school and introduced it to my third-grade students. They held it in their hands, marveled at its design, and pushed it around the classroom.

“A kid made this?” they asked. “Amazing!”

We looked at a globe and located South Carolina and Kenya on it. We flew with our fingers from Greenville across the Atlantic Ocean over Africa to Nairobi.

We wondered what it would be like to live there. We took a picture walk through the book “Galimoto,” written by Karen Lynn Williams and illustrated by Catherine Stock.

“What do you notice when you look at the cover of the book?” I asked.

“It looks like the little boy is poor,” they answered.

“Why do you think that?” I continued.

“Well, he’s wearing a torn tank top and dirty shorts,” they offered.

“I lived in a country called Mali in West Africa for three years,” I said.

“Most of the children in my village had one set of clothes. Their parents didn’t have money to buy a lot of clothes. They had to use their money to buy food, shelter, medicine and school supplies. So maybe this boy is like the children in my village.”

“He might be poor but look at how smart he is, look at the truck he’s making out of wire!” exclaimed Luis.

Luis is from El Salvador. His parents moved here to South Carolina a few years ago. His family works hard to meet their basic needs, to make a better life here than they had in their war torn country.

He works slowly, speaks quietly, and usually keeps his writing covered so we can’t see his struggle in putting his thoughts and feelings into words onto paper. He is very observant and thoughtful so his exclamation didn’t surprise me.

“Your journals are at the table,” I said to my students. “I want you to write a paragraph about a toy you would like to make. What would your toy be?

How would you make it? Who would help you make it? Would someone play with it with you?”

They began writing in their journals. Luis brought his paragraph to me.

This is what he wrote: “I would make an instrument. I would need wood and wire to make an instrument like a cello. It might be small and broken looking but it would make beautiful music. I would play it for my friends. I would play it for Mr. Barton.”

I looked at Luis. I had hoped my lesson would teach him about another part of our world, would connect him with the child in the story, would help him see that even though he is economically poor he can create wonderful things.

I hadn’t thought that my lesson would teach me, but it did. It taught me about Luis, connected me with him, helped me see – really see – him.

“He might be poor but look how smart he is,” he had said. “It might be small and broken looking but it would make beautiful music. ... I would play it for Mr. Barton,” he had written.

My poor, smart, immigrant student is indeed like beautiful music – beautiful in his simplicity, astonishing in his complexity. He is like the galimoto.

He is a gift to me, to South Carolina, and to the world.

Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School. He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.

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