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Taxes won’t rise under proposed county budget 2015

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The proposed Greenville County biennial budget for 2016-2017 would not raise taxes – the 23rd and 24th years in a row that the county tax formula has remained unchanged, County Administrator Joe Kernell said during the county council’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday. The biennial budget Kernell presented to the council Tuesday seeks to beef up public safety, proposing to hire 27 new public safety positions in 2016 and an additional 17 in 2017. The county is looking also to take on the expense of updating the emergency response E911 CAD (computer aided dispatch) system, as well as replace a majority of the ambulances in its roughly 30-vehicle fleet, budgeting $5 million in 2016 and $3 million in 2017 toward replacing ambulances. This is the first year the county is budgeting for the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department, which it recently absorbed. The recommended budget would set aside money for The Pavilion to replace the cooling system, create new locker rooms and add a sprinkler system throughout the building to bring it up to code. County Council is continuing to move forward with its plan to build a new County Square building. The budget would set aside $20 million in 2016 and $40 million in 2017 for the new building. Kernell said the budget didn’t include the possible revenues the county would gain from selling the site and moving elsewhere, should it choose to do so. The total proposed general fund budget for 2016 is $256,805,216 and for 2017 is $259,833,699.

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Come get your Scots on – the games are back IN MY OWN WORDS

by Dee Benedict

Ten years! Good grief. I distinctly remember somebody saying, “How hard can it be?” As it turns out, thanks to an incredibly dedicated board of directors and the best volunteer corps this side of the Atlantic, production of these Scottish Games has been a delight and immensely gratifying experience. All of us have witnessed the excitement of children as they encounter Scottish culture for the first time in Wee Scotland. We love seeing adults taste haggis with trepidation and bravado, and watching their hair stand on end when some 400+ pipers

and drummers of the Massed Bands let fly on the Main Field with “Scotland the Brave.” Seeing our active-duty military and our veterans come together with our Scottish Royal Highland Fusiliers during the Military Tribute is incomparable. Special guest former U.S. Sen. James Webb from Virginia exemplifies the absolute best of our Scottish ancestry. He is a highly decorated former combat Marine, and continued to serve our country as assistant secretary of defense and Navy secretary. Webb’s book “Born Fighting” is about the Scots’ profound influence on America. The Chief of the Games is Donald MacLaren, a distinguished member of the British Foreign Service. Our 10th anniversary gift to you, with-

out whom there would be no Games, is a vintage warplane flyover during the Joint Military Salute. The rest of the Games are filled with venues and attractions such as the British Car Show, Albannach, the axe-throwing contests, the Heavy Athletes, the Border Collies and Wee Scotland. The Great Scot! Parade on Friday, May 22, begins at 6 p.m. on Main Street. The Games themselves are at Furman University May 23; gates open at 8:30 a.m. This year, we will conduct a brief Opening Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. during which you will be blessed and welcomed; the Joint Military Salute will take place at 11:30 a.m. on the Main Field. Deepest thanks to our sponsors – the

county and city of Greenville, the community groups who have partnered so successfully with us, and the businesses and foundations who have generously contributed to make us one of the premiere Games in the U.S. Tickets are $15/adult, $5/child 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. Active duty military are admitted free with valid ID. Dee Benedict is president of Gallabrae, the Greenville Scottish Games. Benedict

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: My family and I moved to Greenville in 1998. In the years since, this community has flourished. Greenville’s success flowed from the hard work of many passionate, creative and visionary people who stepped up to the plate and made great things happen. Now, a citizens group is working to promote yet another great opportunity, an Automated Transport Network (ATN) system, along a county-owned tract of land parallel to Laurens Road – with private funds, no less. No land will be taken from anyone; no tax burdens will be imposed. The corridor will be a wonderful, multi-modal artery running from I-385 near downtown to CUICAR that includes the booming Verdae community. An existing 100-foot-wide Greenway corridor will have its railroad tracks replaced, thus allowing for a spacious biking and walking path and an overhead electric podcar ATN system. Multi-modal stations along the way will provide bus and car access and Park & Ride options for the surrounding communities. The automated podcars will scoot along quietly and cleanly, whisking several people at a time to destinations on demand. Meanwhile, folks on the ground below will enjoy an experience similar to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, but flanked on one side by housing options in the Verdae community and on the other by a commercial smorgasbord that continues to draw the best of offices, retail stores and restaurant venues. Like an artery of the body, this new multi-modal pathway will supply lifeblood to grow and prosper the surrounding areas. Professionals from business, industry and academia will no doubt be drawn to the lifestyle offered by this awesome blend of convenience, efficiency and versatility. From CU-ICAR, through Verdae, and on into downtown Greenville, it will be another journey along the pathway to greatness in Greenville, SC. Yeah, THAT Greenville! For more information go to GreenvillePRT.org. Charlie Hafner, Greenville Hafner is an engineer with KEMET and a member of the Greenville Automated Transport (GAT) Citizens Group.

This week we welcome political cartoonist and Orangeburg native Kate Salley Palmer as regular contributor to our editorial page. Kate first worked as an editorial cartoonist for The Greenville News in 1975 and syndicated her cartoons nationally in 1980. She has illustrated 20 picture books for major publishing houses and formed her own publishing company, Warbranch Press Inc., with her husband in 1998. The Clemson University Digital Press published her memoir/cartoon retrospective, “Growing Up Cartoonist in the Baby Boom South,” in 2006. Palmer

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Stymied again Legislature yet to act on roads, ethics and host of other issues BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com The 2015 General Assembly opened with great anticipation of tackling multiple issues facing the state. With the ousting of former Speaker Bobby Harrell on ethics violations, many thought this would be the year the General Assembly would pass long-promised reforms to state ethics laws. With focus on criminal domestic violence heightened by the Post and Courier’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning series “’Til Death,” many thought the Legislature would strengthen penalties for domestic violence offenders. With the business community calling for repairs to roads, many thought a plan to fix the crumbling infrastructure would finally pass both houses. None of those bills has reached the governor’s desk.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The closest to doing so is S.3, a bill authored by Sen. Larry Martin (R-Pickens),

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which passed the Senate in April but stalled in the House when representatives decided to work on their own version. The House passed an amended version of the bill Wednesday after three weeks of intense negotiation between House and Senate leaders. The bill creates a tiered system of stronger penalties against domestic violence offenders, bans guns for firstand second-degree offenders where moderate bodily injury is present, and gives judges discretion in banning guns in second- and third-degree cases where moderate bodily injury is not present. The bill also adds domestic violence education to health classes required in middle school and allows judges to proceed to trial without the victim present. S.3 now heads back to the Senate for final approval. Martin, who was instrumental in achieving a passable compromise, said if the bill becomes law, it could be “one of the bright spots of the session.”

ROAD REPAIRS Senators and public advocates for roads legislation blamed Sen. Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg) for blocking debate on roads funding by filibustering an abortion bill several slots ahead of the roads bill on the Senate docket. Bright agreed with the abortion bill, which would ban legal abortions

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after 19 weeks gestation, but objected to amendments by Sens. Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg) and Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley) to grant exceptions for rape and incest, the life and health of the mother, and severe fetal anomalies. The majority of senators approved the amendment because Hutto promised to file hundreds of other amendments to stall the bill if the exceptions were removed. In a narrow vote of 24-21 on Tuesday, senators voted for cloture to end Bright’s filibuster. At press time Wednesday, the Senate was hoping to begin debate on roads funding by Thursday. Although the House passed a roads funding plan, senators replaced it with one crafted by Sen. Ray Cleary (R-Georgetown) that would increase several fees, including the gas tax by 12 cents and the vehicle sales tax cap from $300 to $600. Unlike the House bill, the Cleary bill doesn’t include an income tax reduction. A different plan by several Senate Republicans would raise the gas tax by 12 cents, allow the governor to ap-

point SCDOT commissioners and cut the income tax by 1 percent. Gov. Nikki Haley originally called for a 2 percent decrease in the income tax, but has not said publically whether she opposes the alternate proposal. Sen. Karl Allen (D-Greenville) told the Journal while he supports the Cleary plan, he expects some type of compromise to allow an income tax cut to appease Haley and avoid a veto. Any plan passed by the Senate would be sent back to the House for approval.

ETHICS Members in both the House and Senate pushed for changes to ethics laws. The House passed an omnibus bill that included independent oversight of legislators, campaign finance reforms and income disclosure of legislators. Sen. Larry Martin said that bill is dead because of an objection lodged against it, but the Legislature may be able to pass a separate bill on income disclosure. “Sometimes you just have to take what you can get,” he said.

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Democrats looking for bipartisan roads solutions BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Greenville Democrats are looking for ways to work with Republicans to find a bipartisan solution to fix the state’s deteriorating roads. About 40 Democrats showed up to a community forum Monday to hear about bills now under debate and to ask questions about their progress in the Statehouse. Panelists Rep. Chandra Dillard (DGreenville) and Sen. Karl Allen (DGreenville) said the Legislature is having trouble finding solutions under the constraints of Gov. Nikki Haley’s mandate that any tax increase tied to roads must include a sizable income tax decrease. Allen said an income tax cut would only benefit a minority of wealthy taxpayers, and legislators also worry an income tax decrease would deprive the General Fund of revenue for needed services. Dillard said she believes patience is also “wearing thin” among Republicans in dealing with the governor’s demands. The House passed a roads plan that would raise the gas tax by 10 cents that included an income tax cut that would save taxpayers about $48 per year. That plan was significantly altered by the Senate. While Allen likes the Senate version, which would raise the gas tax and other fees without an income tax decrease, he said a solution with a combination of ideas has the only chance of attracting the governor’s signature. Greenville County Democratic Party (GCDP) chair Eric Graben said he was impressed with Monday’s turnout and interest from the people who attended the forum. “We had a lot more interest from the floor than we had time to address,” he said afterwards. “You saw a lot of realistic thinking on the panel, and I hope that that kind of realistic thinking will prevail down in Columbia,” he said. Besides Dillard and Allen, panelists included SCDOT Commissioner Woody Willard and SC Alliance to Fix Our Roads Executive Director Bill Ross.

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Court upholds school district’s new graduation prayer policy American Humanist Association to appeal CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Attorneys with the American Humanist Association say they will appeal a federal district court ruling that upheld Greenville County Schools’ policy that allows student speakers to deliver personal prayers at graduation ceremonies. In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks sided with Greenville County Schools that students selected to speak based on neutral criteria such as academic performance or ability to speak in front of a group should be able to decide whether to provide secular or religious messages.

The American Humanist Association and a Greenville County family sued Greenville County Schools in 2013 because Mountain View Elementary School’s fifth-grade graduation ceremony, held at private Christian college North Greenville University’s Turner Chapel, included student prayers that had been approved by school officials. After the Humanists complained, the district amended its graduation policy to eliminate “any school-sponsored or endorsed invocations, prayers or benedictions,” but maintained a neutral stance on student-initiated prayer that “does not create a disturbance” at the event. “Prohibiting such independent student speech would go beyond showing neutrality toward religion but instead demonstrate an impermissible hostility toward religion,” the district policy is quoted in Hendricks’ ruling.

Hendricks ruled the district’s graduation prayer policy from 1951 through the 2013 Mountain View Elementary graduation ceremony was unconstitutional and awarded the humanist association and the parents $1 in damages. However, the “new position of the defendant … is both neutral and passive,” Hendricks wrote. “For too long school districts have cleverly resisted, with every manner of contortion, the force of Establishment jurisprudence to justifiably eliminate all state-sponsored rite. At least one has gotten it exactly right,” Hendricks wrote in the ruling. American Humanist Association attorneys said in a press release that they would appeal. “Federal courts have been unanimous in determining that prayers at public school graduations are unconstitutional,” said Monica Miller, an

attorney with the Appignani Humanist Legal Center. “It’s alarming that the District Court upheld permitting Christian prayers to be delivered to impressionable young children in a Christian venue.” School district spokesman Oby Lyles said of the court ruling, “We remain confident of our position in maintaining an educational environment, including an awards program, in which individuals are treated with equal dignity and respect regardless of religion or faith.” He went on to say, “The District will continue to defend its neutral stance on religion that results from our obligation to balance the First Amendment’s prohibition of promoting religion with our responsibility to protect the ability for individuals to express themselves from a religious perspective.”

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Tensions persist over county Emergency Medical Services BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Tensions persist in negotiations over who will manage EMS operations, a Bon Secours St. Francis official told County Council Tuesday. St. Francis COO Dan Duggan told the council he recently learned from County Administrator Joe Kernell that Greenville Health System had approached Kernell about splitting EMS operational costs with St. Francis. Last year, St. Francis raised concerns about being excluded from discussions about the possibility of GHS taking over county EMS. According to Duggan, GHS offered to keep the GHS logo off ambulances and EMS uniforms if St. Francis would pay $1.5 million in yearly operating costs, and GHS would pay $2 million. However, Duggan said when he contacted a GHS official directly, the person denied that GHS called Kernell to offer such a deal. Neither the council nor Kernell responded to Duggan Tuesday night. Duggan told the Journal, “The bottom line here is that we feel very strongly that people in this community should have a choice where they want to go for care.” Kernell and GHS released statements to the Journal, but neither addressed the accuracy of Duggan’s claims. “GHS and Greenville County EMS have been working together for many years to advance care to people and communities we serve,” said Martin Lutz, GHS chief of emergency medical transport services. “We continue to believe there are additional opportunities to work together that prepare our community for the rapidly changing healthcare environment in ways that will always respect and honor wishes and choices of patients. This continues to remain a county process which we respect. Specific questions are best addressed by the county.” Kernell said, “We are in the process of discussing the future of EMS.”

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Mayor, Council seek help with park plan As development comes rapidly to the area slated for west Greenville’s newest park, the pressure is on to answer some key questions

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rward@communityjournals.com Greenville Mayor Knox White loves to show off the amphitheater, new walking and cycling trails and other green space, even if it doesn’t yet exist. As Falls Park and other downtown redevelopment continue to win over new residents, visitors and national recognition, White and other city leaders have started to get antsy about the next major green space project, located in west Greenville. White drives along streets near the Kroc Center, A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School and close to the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail, pointing out what could happen with public and private resources. He also sees plenty of construction equipment not part of the multiple plans the city has commissioned – development for multimillion-dollar condos, apartments and other residential living. “You’re going to have some condos over there, over there, over there and over there,” White said recently, driving this Greenville Journal reporter through an area under consideration for a future park. “People don’t realize why we need to move ahead with planning.” He has a name for those high-end developments: interlopers, some friendly toward the proposed park

“You’re going to have some condos over there, over there, over there and over there.” Greenville Mayor Knox White Several buildings of Greenville Public Works are located on property that officials hope will be part of a new city park.

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area, others not so much. “Development is coming at a rapid clip and we need to catch up with it,” he said. “We need to have the plan formalized.”

GOOD IDEA ON PAPER The city park exists now through an illustration created by Eric Hyne (see cover), a Baltimore artist who also drew the city’s image of Falls Park years ago. This image for the new park shows the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

Previous plans and concepts in various city plans in 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2013 did not. White said the area for the proposed park and related public and private redevelopment could span some 80 acres. The master plan could encompass roughly 380 acres of land in the area, 51 acres currently owned by the city. The proposed new park has no official name, but will include Mayberry Park. White and some council members have said they want a renowned planning professional’s fresh

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Sudduth and the rest of the council agreed to support efforts to begin looking for a master planner to assist with the park, funded through the city’s hospitality tax; however, no specific dollar amount was mentioned. Discussions have included a $300,000 allocation for the services. Councilwoman-at-large Gaye Sprague, a civil engineer,

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after passing the overall city budget in June. All of these needs can be addressed simultaneously, Doyle said. “We’ve been so focused on downtown and the park that we’ve lost focus on neighborhood parks,” she said. “This is all happening at once.” With plans to proceed with hiring a park master planner, council members say they encourage more discussions on the future park’s development. Now that city officials are approved to begin reaching out to planning professionals, the lengthy process has advanced to a new stage. “It’s time for us to move forward,” Flemming said.

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DOODLE TRAIL TO OPEN SATURDAY Pickens County’s version of the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail will open officially on Saturday. The Doodle Trail is a 7.5-mile rail-to-trail that runs from Easley to Pickens. A grand opening ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at 514 Fleetwood Drive in Easley. Pickens Mayor David Owens and Easley Mayor Larry Bagwell will speak at the ceremony and ribbon cutting. “An exciting day for the cities of Easley and Pickens. This project has gone smoothly, thanks to many,” Bagwell said in a release. “Remember, this is just the beginning, not the ending.” The railway began passenger and freight service in 1898 and was called the “Doodle” because it ran backwards like a doodlebug between Pickens and Easley due to its inability to turn around.

GARDEN CLUB AWARDED $7,500 FOR PARK PROJECT Falls Park on the Reedy River has been the focus of the Carolina Foothills Garden Club for more than 50 years. The transformation of the downtown park will continue thanks to a $7,500 award the club received Monday for being named one of two runners-up for The Garden Club of America 2015 Founders Fund Award. The money will be used to update and expand the park’s network of plant identification markers and educational panels giving historical and scientific information. Installing the latest technology will allow visitors to link to websites with in-depth information on topics of particular interest, said Lea Fulk, Carolina Foothills Garden Club president. Visitors to the park will be able to follow the panels throughout the park. “When our club members set out many years ago to protect the neglected land around the falls and create a park, they knew it was special,” Fulk said. Carolina Foothills Garden Club worked with the city to acquire and reclaim 26 acres of land for the park, restore an historic building, clean up the river, remove a concrete bridge that concealed the falls, develop a master plan and create a $3.6 million endowment.

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“Greenville has been a foodie town for quite some time,” he said. “It’s become a foodie destination, there are a lot of good independent restaurants and people are passionate about food. It’s a natural extension.” Eventually Crippen would like to see the Competition Dining Series expand to Columbia and perhaps Charleston. The Competition Dining Series is currently taking applications from chefs. The official tournament bracket will be announced in July. Tickets to attend a battle range from $55 to $75 each, excluding beverage, tax and service fee. Guests can attend as many dinners as they like and tickets must be purchased by midnight the day before a battle. Reservations are open now at competitiondining.com. Diners enjoy a six-course meal – without knowing which chef prepared which dishes. They vote on each course and ultimately help determine who moves on to the next round. The Greenville winner will receive $2,000, a handmade knife by Ironman Forge and a “Red Chef Jacket.” They’ll also get to compete in the battle of champions at the end of the year.

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Local hero Schwartz’s “Thunder Run” into Baghdad to be portrayed in upcoming film ANDREW REAM | CONTRIBUTOR

aream@communityjournals.com In April 2003, Army Lt. Col. Eric “Rick” Schwartz was preparing to lead his battalion of tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles on a strike into Baghdad, where no U.S. troops had yet set foot. Twelve years later, Schwartz, now a retired colonel, is home from the battlefield and watching from Greenville as actor Gerard Butler reenacts his leadership of the “Thunder Run,” “one of the boldest gambles in modern military history” that ended the Iraqi War “in three bloody days of combat,” according to the book on which the movie is based. The experiences of Schwartz,

a local war veteran and Purple Heart recipient, are being portrayed in the upcoming film “Thunder Run.” Schwartz was one of the leading commanders in the invasion of Baghdad in April 2003 and was later awarded the Purple Heart medal for his leadership in the invasion. The president awards the Purple Heart to any Armed Forces member wounded or killed in combat. Along with Butler (who starred in the film “300”), the film costars Matthew McConaughey (“Magic Mike”) and Sam Worthington (“Avatar”). The film is based on the novel “Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad,” by David Zucchino and Mark Bowden. Schwartz received the script for the novel adaptation in 2009 while still in active duty. Schwartz began assisting in the production process from the field, providing specifics and personal memories from the Baghdad invasion. According to Schwartz, the initial concept was to create a solely CGI, 3-D film, but that plan has since morphed into a live-action, fully cast motion picture, with actors portraying the many servicemen in Schwartz’s task force.

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Schwartz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and masters degrees in both human resource development and strategic studies. Before retiring from the military in 2013, he served as an instructor and professor at the U.S.

Army War College. Since his retirement, Schwartz has continued to stay involved in the Greenville area. He is currently the director of business development for an energy company and serves in a substitute position at Greenville High School. “It is my commitment to give back some of what I gained over 30 years of military service,” Schwartz says. Asked about what he hopes the film might ultimately accomplish, Schwartz said, “I hope that the movie portrays accurately the events that occurred in April 2003 during the Battle for Baghdad … and captures the true essence of the courage and discipline of the young American soldiers in battle.” The movie is currently in production. The release date has yet to be set.

Formerly known as Decoration Day • In 1868, Major Gen. John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, called for the annual decoration of graves of soldiers killed in the Civil War. • Some Southern states refused to acknowledge the day until after World War I when the holiday was changed to honor all soldiers who died fighting in any war. • South Carolina is one of several states that has a separate holiday to honor Confederate war dead (May 10). • Debate continues on where and when the first Memorial Day observance was held. In 1966, Congressional resolution recognized Waterloo, New York as the birthplace.

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Taylors Mill to celebrate ‘the return of making’ Progress resumes after county lifts stop order APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

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This summer, tenants and supporters of the sprawling Taylors Mill complex in Taylors are celebrating 50 years. Not 50 years since the mill opened, but the halfcentury between the time Taylors Mill ceased textile production and returned to production of a different sort: artists, designers, businesses and “makers” of all types have moved into mill workspaces, now characterized by soaring ceilings and towering windows. An event to “celebrate the return of making” will be held on June 5, said Greg Cotton, founder of WRK GRP in the mill. Cotton has outfitted 14 spaces of roughly 500 square feet each that are occupied by artists and craftspeople. The June event will serve as WRK GRP’s official unveiling, he said – and also a chance to showcase the work of his tenants. To solidify his investment, Cotton said he recently purchased a majority of the mill space from longtime owner Kenneth Walker. Walker, who still controls a portion of the property, had worked on renovating it since 2006. Beyond Cotton’s spaces, nearly 60 tenants work in various parts of the mill and operate businesses focusing on everything from screen-printing and wallpaper sales to laser engraving and sports car sales. The Savvy Restyle Market returns to the mill once a month and draws up to 90 vendors for its pop-up sales, said Alex Reynolds, president of the Taylors Town Square, a nonprofit founded initially to connect residents and later to support Taylors itself, an unincorporated area that lacks the resources of a city. Reynolds said the mill is a hub of sorts for the community and Taylors Town Square can support the mill by finding sponsors for the various events and activities. “The intersection of Main and Mill streets is where growth can happen,” Reynolds said. “We want to celebrate the return of making, while remembering the past in a way that honors it because this is a place where things happen.” Situated at one of the mill’s “courtyards” is Due South Roasters, which renovated a space for a coffeehouse. The

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COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS Date and locations are July 13 at Nursing & Family Supports Departments, Sept. 14 at Piedmont Skills-Patrick Center Day Facility, Nov. 9 at Piedmont Skills-Fountain Inn Day Facility, Jan. 18 at Parkins ICF/CRCF & SLP’s, and March 14 at Community Employment Enclave. Each event lasts 1-3 p.m. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Participants in the Junior Achievement Titan Challenge.

At the recent Junior Achievement Titan Challenge, the second- and third-place winning teams among 31 teams were from Greenville County: Carolina High School and Greer High School. Students took part in an online, interactive business simulation, making decisions in six key areas of business. Other participating high schools were Eastside, Greenville, Greenville Tech and Wade Hampton. Award-winners received scholarships. The Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board will hold a Lunch, Tour and Learn Series to help board members, volunteers, families and the public learn what the board does for families and individuals with lifelong disabilities and special needs. The series is for two hours every two months.

The Junior League of Greenville awarded Langley Hoyt as the winner of the 2015 Young Women’s Writing Contest. Hoyt’s essay was about her mission trip to the Dominican Republic where she met the Dominican ambassador to the United States and interacted with children who live in poverty. She received a $500 scholarship award provided by First Southern Bank, and the essay is featured in the Junior League of Greenville’s VISIONS magazine. Hoyt is a senior at J.L. Mann High School. She serves as vice president of the Art Club and volunteers with the National Honor Society.

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More than 1,000 were in attendance at the “Come Dream with Me” prom for young adults with special needs. The prom outgrew its Greenville location and was held in the Anderson Civic Center this year. The prom was hosted by Family Connection of S.C. and regularly attracts families from across the region. Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital was one of the event sponsors.

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Australia’s Rod Pampling hits a shot out of a bunker during the Web. com Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am at Thornblade. Pampling won the tournament, finishing with a 5-under 66 for a 25-under 261 total at the Thornblade Club in Greenville Sunday May 17, 2015. Hispanic Alliance families smile at graduation with new financial knowledge, $20 in their back account and a family membership to TCMU.

Greenville’s own Stewart Spinks hits a shot from a bunker during the Web.com Tour’s BMW Charity ProAm at Thornblade.

From left: Nancy Halverson with The Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Dr. Yvonne A. Duckett with the Greenville Conty Human Relations Commission, and Adela Mendoza with the Hispanic Alliance.

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Greenville Drive second baseman Yoan Moncada (24) and the Greenville Drive hosted the Lexington Legends in a recent South Atlantic League baseball game.

Steve Pettit, president of Bob Jones University, addressed the 84 graduates of Bob Jones Academy during their 88th commencement exercises held in Rodeheaver Auditorium on the BJU campus last week. Shannon Forest Kindergarten Students Head to 1st Grade. With kindergarten almost behind them, 30 Shannon Forest Christian School kindergarten students will officially graduate in a formal ceremony on Thursday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the East Campus Sanctuary. A reception will follow in the school’s Multipurpose Room.

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Retired New York City firefighter Charlie Gussman, right, representing the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization begun in memory of a fallen 9/11 firefighter, presents Michael Wilson with Greenville Carpet One a speciallydesigned shadowbox containing 9/11 steel from Ground Zero to thank him for generous support of the Foundation’s Building for America’s Bravest (BFAB) program. BFAB builds high-tech “smart homes” for service members returning from war who have been catastrophically injured.

Summit Drive Elementary School second-grader Shaw Shurley presents his team’s project during the school’s Jr. FIRST Lego League Expo. His team, the Super Solar Lego Troop, and another group of students worked with teachers and community volunteers for 10 weeks to solve a challenge using Lego blocks.

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ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Southside Christian School Math Team recently won first place at the annual Clemson Calculus Challenge. In addition, the SCS team of Lina Tian, Vince Li and Matthew Raunikar placed first in the team collaboration round, and Lina Tian had the thirdhighest individual score. Ground level, left to right: Jeremy Meier, Chris Flathmann, Vince Li, Lina Tian, Fred Tian, Katie Mruz and Matthew Raunikar (on tiger).

Greenville Middle School seventh-graders completed a formal essay entitled “This I Believe,” their final writing project of the year. Modeled after the adult work showcased on National Public Radio, the students joined an international writing tradition exploring foundational beliefs. Students presented their essay in front of peers and family members. Students in a science lab at The Chandler School recently created tornados in water to learn about vortexes and funnel clouds.

Greenville Technical College’s Alpha Zeta Sigma chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society was named a Five-Star Chapter, the highest level of achievement, and selected as one of the Top 100 chapters nationally. Chapter President Caroline France was one of 30 students from around the world to receive the Distinguished Chapter Officer Award.

As part of Project Pinwheel, a campaign to provide awareness for the prevention of childhood neglect and abuse, students in K3 and K5 at St. Anthony School planted a pinwheel garden, one of 300 in Greenville County. Shannon Forest Christian School’s yearbook staff recently won several awards at the Upstate Jostens Yearbook Awards Dinner. SFCS was honored with the Sales Excellence award, Outstanding Performance, and teachers Donna Bixby and Brooke Johnson won the New Advisor Commendation. South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities student Braxton T. Lindsey competed in the regional Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Scholarship Competition. He and the other two students in the competition gave an oral presentation on a pre-selected topic to a panel of judges.

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School eight-grade U.S. History II students wrapped up the year by researching, producing and performing a 1980s-era live news broadcast. Stories ranged from the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and included advances in technology, science, music, food, fashion and movies. The news broadcast was performed in front of the fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade classes.

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Centre Stage brings Grisham bestseller to stage “A Time to Kill” shows how far a person will go to find justice CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com In John Grisham’s 1989 best-selling novel, “A Time to Kill,” justice is a matter of black and white. After two white Mississippi rednecks brutally rape and nearly kill a 10-year-old black girl, her enraged father, fearing they’ll do little or no time, guns them down. Now the father finds himself facing the death penalty in a racist county. Centre Stage Executive and Artistic Director Glenda ManWaring is directing the theater’s production of Rupert Holmes’ stage adaptation that opens on Thursday, May 28. Recent racial tensions that have enveloped the nation show that the message of the play is still pertinent today, ManWaring says. “One of the things I like about the script is that it shows all kinds of people. It shows the ones who promote racial tension, those trying to combat it and some in the movie.” who don’t see race at all,” she said. “… it The script isn’t just about right and “It shows how that affects the comwrong, ManWaring said. challenges munity. It really represents what “You can think one way about the the audience death penalty. You can think one we’re going through now.” The script is closer in line with to look at way about racial tension. The way the the book than the 1996 hit movie script is written, it challenges the authings in starring Hollywood heavy-hitters dience to look at things in a different Matthew McConaughey, Samuel a different way.” Jackson and Sandra Bullock. The 11-member cast includes Chelway.” That’s good, ManWaring said. “If sea Atkins, Jeane Bartlett, Richard it’s too close to the movie, audiencBeveridge, Aaron Brakefield, Simon es want the actors to portray the characters like Crowe, Evan Harris, Dave LaPage, Rod McClenthey were portrayed in the film. This way, the don, Clark Nesbitt, Brian Reeder, Jen Reeder, characters get to bring out things that weren’t Chris Rose, Scott Shook and Gil Snowden.

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“Two Rooms” shows that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Although the play by American playwright Lee Blessing was originally produced in 1988, it could not be timelier today. The play, presented by Centre Stage on June 2, 3, 9 and 10 as part of its Fringe Series, tells the story of Michael Wells, an American professor at a university in Beirut, who is held hostage in a tiny cell by the militant faction that snatched him off the streets. Back home, his wife has stripped all the comforts from his former office at their home so she can share in his experience as much as she can. In an interview with Diverse City Theater Co., Blessing said he was “shopping on the front page of all the papers” to find an issue that concerned as many people as possible. Westerners being kidnapped in Lebanon was getting a great deal of attention, especially with the government’s stated refusal to negotiCENTRE STAGE continued on PAGE 26

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There’s a reason “Twelfth Night” is up there with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo and Juliet” as Shakespeare’s most-produced shows. As one of Shakespeare’s most musical plays, it lends itself to being eminently adaptable. Upstate Shakespeare Festival Director John Fagan has chosen to give the production opening this weekend a 1980s pop music twist. Not the hair bands, but the new wave sort of stuff by Duran Duran, Prince, Madonna and the Eurhythmics that Fagan says evokes the festive atmosphere Shakespeare wanted to create when he wrote “Twelfth Night” as part of a Christmas celebration. “Twelfth Night” centers on twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, who disguises herself as a page boy, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who is in love with the Countess Olivia. When Countess Olivia meets Viola, she falls in love with her thinking she is a man. “‘Twelfth Night’ has grown into one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. Every time I attack it, I appreciate it more,” Fagan said. “It was one of Shakespeare’s more mature comedies. He went back to his old staples – twins, drunken uncles, silly knights and mistaken identities.” Olivia is a woman who was ruled by men – first her father, then her brother – before finding herself a head of household, Fagan said. The 1980s are fitting for the play musically because that’s when salty women came into their own in music, Fagan said. In the 1970s, his buddies who were radio DJs would get calls asking them to play songs by female artists and their reply was always, “We’ve already played a woman this hour,” Fagan said. “They weren’t being male chauvinist pigs. That’s just the way it was until Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Annie Lennox knocked the doors down saying they deserved to be played,” he said. “You listen now to pop radio and it is dominated by female acts.”

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Fagan said USF would replace one or two of Shakespeare’s songs with songs from the ’80s in the production that runs Thursdays through Sundays through June 14. This isn’t the first time USF has staged “Twelfth Night.” In two previous stagings, Fagan, who has a reputation for putting a unique spin on the Bard’s works, has used an old Hollywood and a hippy happening as the play’s framework. USF productions are free, but donations are accepted. Seating begins at 6 p.m. and the play begins at 7. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets.

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Great, Scot Gallabrae brings highland flavor to Greenville CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville, it’s time to get your Scot on. Gallabrae has arrived for its annual celebration of the Celtic heritage of Greenville and the Upstate. Gallabrae, a mashup of Gaelic words meaning “bold and daring” and “beautiful highlands,” is the name for all of the events that encompass the 10th annual Greenville Scottish Games. The good news is you don’t have to be Scottish by blood to enjoy the festivities (although Greenville and the rest of the Upstate and western North Carolina has a large number of residents who come from Scot-Irish descent). The festivities start at 6 p.m. Friday night with the Great Scot! Parade down Main Street in downtown Greenville. The parade will end at Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays where Albannach will end the weekly series concert. The parade and concert, which also features the Erica Berg Collective, are free. Saturday’s events begin at 8:30 a.m. at Furman University and will include heavy athletic competitions, a British car show, Highland dancing, border collie demonstrations, piping and drumming competitions and demonstrations. In addition, a Memorial Day-inspired military salute will begin at 11:30 a.m. The South Carolina National Guard Army Band and 400 bagpipers will play. Members of the Royal Highland Fusillers will serve as the honor guard for the military

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The king is gone – long live the king It was as inevitable as it was unthinkable – but Riley B. King, the King of the Blues, is gone. Lucille, King’s beloved black Gibson electric, will be heard no more. The owner of that guitar, whose voice was the roar of a wounded lion and the wail of a wounded lover, died at 89 after a long battle with Type 2 diabetes and various other ailments. It’s easy enough to discuss the events of King’s life, and his historical importance. He was born in 1925 in Berclair, Miss., got his first guitar at the age of 12, and worked as a DJ in his early 20s under the name “Beale Street Blues Boy,” which became “Blues Boy,” and finally just “B.B.” He began recording for King Records in 1945 and never looked back, scoring hits like “3 O’Clock Blues,” “Woke Up This Morning,” “You Upset Me Baby.” He reached one of many commercial peaks with 1970’s immortal, Grammy-winning “The Thrill Is Gone,” and worked with artists like U2, Eric Clapton and Tracy Chapman. Along the way, he was inducted into the Blues and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was honored by the Kennedy Center. But there is more, much more to B.B. King and his music than cold, hard biography. There is that voice that sounded like a hurricane made of tears, and that guitar that cried out in an almost human tone, sending slivers of stinging, shivering single-note anguish and near-ecstatic joy into the air. There is “Live at the Regal,” a 1965 concert album recorded at the Regal Theater in Chicago. The album is so alive, so vital, and so essential that one’s life can be divided into before and after hearing it. There is that fascinating dichotomy between the man who owned the stage like an emperor and spoke softly offstage like a modest country boy. There is this writer, barely 22 years old, putting on a copy of “Live at the Regal” for the first time, and, for the next 34 minutes and 46 seconds, being transported into another world. A sweaty, transcendent, blissfully painful world where King, his guitar, and his stellar band quite simply tore their audience to pieces with a rapid-fire series of classics like “Everyday I Have the Blues,” “Sweet Little Angel,” “How Blue Can You Get,” and more, each song seeming to flow effortlessly into the next. Women in the audience scream and moan; men hoarsely shout for more, demand even greater heights of performance, and the band onstage disappoints neither gender. In his view, and in the view of his band, King would insist for decades, it was merely an average night. As a lover of music still reeling from the death of a man who somehow went too soon at almost 90 years of age, I will simply say this: Find, on whatever format you choose, a copy of B.B. King performing “There Is Always One More Time.” This astounding song from 1991, one of the last written by legendary songwriter Doc Pomus, preaches resilience in the face of heartbreak and defeat. The tempo is just short of a dead stop, and King spends an excruciatingly exquisite 8 ½ minutes ripping his vocal chords and fingertips to shreds, pulling every conceivable drop of emotion out of the song and out of his soul, before the song’s slow fade out to the strains of King’s overpoweringly passionate solo. The joy and commitment and agony that King summons from within himself is astonishing. The idea that someone this alive, this indispensable, this influential is gone is almost impossible to accept. There was always supposed to be one more time. But the King of the Blues is gone. Long live the King. VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR | vharris@communityjournals.com

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Teams Honored at the Annual Real Estate Network Convention in Las Vegas Four Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS’ teams were recognized with top honors for 2014 sales performance during the network’s national sales convention in Las Vegas last month. The C. Dan Joyner teams honored included The Chet & Beth Smith Group, The Spaulding Group, The Keagy Team and Sheri Sanders and Team. The Chet & Beth Smith Group, based out of the company’s North Pleasantburg office, was recognized as the #4 team nationwide. The Spaulding Group, based out of the company’s Pelham Road office, ranked #15 of teams nationwide in closed residential units and #34 of teams nationwide in gross commission income.

The Keagy Team, also based out of the North Pleasantburg office, was recognized as #48 of teams nationwide in closed residential units. Sheri Sanders and Team, located at the Easley/Powdersville office, earned recognition as a top 100 team nationwide based on closed residential units. “We commend these teams on their outstanding achievements in 2014,” said Danny Joyner, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS. “Their unsurpassed customer service and market knowledge shine through in these accolades. The commitment of each of our teams and individual agents is what makes our company the best in the Upstate year after year.”

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S 14 GLADSTONE WAY • RIVERWOOD FARM • 4/5 BR/3 BA • MLS 1300552 • $398,500

Outstanding family home with private yard and fabulous organic gardens!! Home features 2 bedrooms (including master suite) on the main floor, hardwood floors, open floor plan, 2 story living room plus separate family room, all tile baths and home office/exercise room off bonus/5 BR. Fenced yard and side entry three car garage. Fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, club house, playground, tennis, walking trails and gated neighborhood. Riverside schools! Minute to I 85. Move in ready!! Come see for yourself!!

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NAR Study: Majority of Metro Areas Experiencing Widening Inequality

Rising home prices in many metro areas have helped homeowners build housing wealth in recent years, but the continued decline in homeownership means the gains are going to fewer people and likely leading to worsening inequality in the U.S., according to new research from the National Association of Realtors®. NAR reviewed data on homeownership rates1, changes in single-family median home prices and a measure of inequality (the Gini Index) between 2010 and 2013 to estimate wealth and income inequality in 100 of the largest metropolitan statistical areas2 across the U.S. The findings reveal that over 90 percent of metro areas have experienced declining homeownership rates at a time when home values have risen and incomes have remained flat. According to the study, wealth distribution is seen as most unequal in metro areas with the lowest homeownership rates, including high-cost areas such as Los Angeles, New York and San Diego. Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Owner and Broker-in-Charge of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville, SC, says home prices have steadily recovered in most metro areas in the past five years, providing a boost of $5 trillion in housing wealth (from the downturn’s cyclical low) for homeowners during this time. “Homeownership plays a pivotal role in the U.S. economy and has historically been one of the primary sources of wealth accumulation for middle class families,” he said. “Unfortunately, due to an underperforming labor market, insufficient housing supply and overly-stringent underwriting standards since the recession, homeownership has plunged to a rate not seen in over two decades. As a result, the country has become more unequal as the number of homeowners has fallen while the number of renters has significantly risen.” Thrift says the inability for renter households to become homeowners is leaving them behind financially. A typical homeowner’s net worth climbs because of upticks in home values and declining mortgage balances. On the other hand, renters have likely seen increased rental housing costs and are less likely to have been active investors in the stock market’s strong growth in recent years. NAR’s study examined intensifying or lessoning inequality by measuring the change in the number of owners and renters during the recent period of rising home values. The findings show that an overwhelming 93 out of 100 analyzed markets experienced a declining homeownership rate from 2010 to 2013.3 Because renters typically have much lower net worth than homeowners, a metro area’s low homeownership rate is associated with greater wealth inequality. As a result, Los Angeles; New York Las Vegas; Fresno, Calif.; and San Diego were found to have the most unequal wealth distribution. “Changes in wealth during this period are especially profound in high cost metro areas that have seen robust price growth,” adds Thrift. “For instance, a typical homeowner in San Jose, Calif., enjoyed an increase of $210,671 in housing wealth while renters were left behind and likely exposed to annual rent increases.” In addition to looking at housing wealth, the study also analyzed the same metro areas against the Gini Index – a commonly used measure of inequality – to highlight the fact that both wealth and income inequality are intensifying throughout the country. According to the data, 93 out of the 100 reviewed metro areas show a rising index – which indicates growing inequality. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.; New York; Miami and New Orleans were found to have the most unequal distribution of income. “The decline in homeownership has serious implications for our economy and is currently leading to a more unequal America,” says Thrift. “Although better economic conditions should eventually open the door for more prospective buyers, improving access to mortgage products to creditworthy borrowers and ramping up new home construction – especially to entry-level buyers – will help ensure the opportunity is there for more American households to enjoy the potential wealth benefits and long-term stability homeownership provides.” The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,000 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”

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FEATURED NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD INFO Community Size: 18 homesites. 3 remain at intro pricing! Details: An intimate, new neighborhood of half-acre and larger homesites near Five Forks, from the $300’s Schools: Bells Crossing Elementary, Hillcrest Middle, Hillcrest High Directions: From Woodruff Road, turn onto Scuffletown Road, then right on Jonesville Road. Right on Harts Lane, and neighborhood is on left. From Hwy. 14 in Simpsonville, turn on Harts Lane, and neighborhood is on right.

Harts Cove, Five Forks Area, Simpsonville With only 18 half-acre and larger homesites, Harts Cove is an intimate new neighborhood of upscale homes in the Five Forks area. Tall hardwoods provide a leafy, green backdrop, and mountain laurel and other native plants border a creek at the back of the community. Traditional and Craftsman-style homes are planned, with ranch and master-on-main plans to choose from. Elegant interior finishes are included - hand-scraped hardwoods, granite counters, elegant moldings, upscale appliances, iron rail on stairs, and stone fireplaces. Brick, stone, shake and shingle accent these Hardi-Plank homes, and side-entry garages and covered porches are standard. Three homes are already pre-sold and starting construction, so only 15 opportunities remain, from the low $300’s. Introductory pricing is available for only the next three homes, so call today to lock in your savings!

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You Dream It – We Build It For over 12 years, American Eagle Builders has built a reputation as one of the finest custom homebuilders in the Upstate area by being passionate about the difference we make in a community and in our customers’ lives. Arthur Rutenberg Homes, a Florida legend in homebuilding has selected American Eagle Builders to build their awardwinning designs here in the Upstate. It starts as our design, but it becomes your home. First, we listen to you. Then our team of expert designers helps you create a home that meets your unique needs – and dreams. With creativity, attention to detail and sensitivity to your budget, we customize your plan, offering you the most efficient and pleasurable experience available in the designing and building of your home.

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONOR S C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Offices Ranked At The Top Nationwide For 2014 Results Company Ranks #24 in U.S., Commercial Division Ranks #3 and N. Pleasantburg Office Ranks #9 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS achieved top rankings for 2014 and was honored at the annual Sales Convention in Las Vegas last month. The company ranked as the number 24 real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. network. In addition, the Commercial Division was recognized as number 3 nationwide for commercial production, and the N. Pleasantburg office was recognized as the number 9 office in the U.S network. “We are honored to receive recognition as top-producers in the Berkshire Hathaway

HomeServices network, which includes 1,100 offices and 35,000 agents nationwide,” said Danny Joyner, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS. “Our collective success belongs to our great team of people who dedicate themselves to upholding our company’s mission and delivering exceptional service to home buyers and sellers in the Upstate area.” Established in 1964, C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS became a member of the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network in February 2014. The company has nine offices and more than 300 real estate professionals serving the Upstate region.

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Page turners

Merry pranksters

Avoid the summer reading slump with these picks for young readers Miles Murphy has just moved to boring Yawnee Valley – where cows outnumber people – and he’s less than thrilled. He’s left his school, friends, home and reputation as a top-notch prankster behind, and he has to start over in a town where he doesn’t know anyone. To make everything worse, it seems this town already has a prankster, and, loath as he is to admit it, this prankster may be even better than Miles.

Miles tries his best to pull the ultimate prank and get a leg up on the other guy, but he’s always foiled at the last minute. Can it be that Miles is not the prankster he always thought he was? Nah… that can’t be it. Finally, Miles has enough of his illadvised prank war, and he decides to join forces with his former nemesis to form the Terrible Two, surely destined to be the greatest pranking duo of all time. This twosome devises the most epic prank ever seen in Yawnee Valley. A prank that may have the power to take their enemies down a notch or two. A prank that could cement their status in the International Order of Disorder.

NOTICE The Law Office of William J. Barnes, 403 Pettigru Street, Greenville, S.C., is now closed due to his untimely death on March 13, 2015. Any client wishing to pick up his/her file may do so prior to July 15, 2015, by calling 864-242-6663 and leaving a message. Otherwise, files dated prior to January 1, 2008, will be shredded after July 15, 2015.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: IFB #74-06/15/15 – Detention Center Shower Drains Replacement, June 15, 2015, 3:00 P.M., EDT. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M., EDT, June 2, 2015 at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillevillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/Bids. asp or by calling 864-467-7200.

How can Miles possibly make himself known as the best prankster with this other guy running around? When the two boys finally reveal themselves to each other, the Prankster King of Yawnee Valley wants to combine forces with Miles. He thinks they’d make a great team, but Miles wants none of it. He’s sure he can beat this guy, and he seeks to prove it. Miles’ solution to his dilemma is a prank war.

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off this most awesome of pranks? Find out when you read “The Terrible Two,” written by Jory John and Mac Barnett and illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Check out these other recommendations: “Chloe and the Lion” by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Adam Rex “Fortunately, the Milk” by Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Skottie Young “Fake Mustache” by Tom Angleberger “Cheesie Mack Is Not a Genius or Anything” by Steve Cotler; illustrated by Adam McCauley

PUBLICE HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below. PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-15-24 APPLICANT: PARIS MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH/ Teddy Walls PROPERTY: 0451.00-01005.10; 5550 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to build/operate a church on site CB-15-25 APPLICANT: LEAD ACADEMY PROPERTY: M014.01-01008.02; 804 Mauldin Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for installation of two Modular classrooms for temporary use CB-15-26 APPLICANT: LONESTAR HERITAGE, LLC/Cathy Fulbright PROPERTY: 0279.00-01012.00; 146-166 Pelham Commons Blvd, Greenville SC REQUEST: Variance from Sign Placement Requirements

Can Miles and his new partner-in-crime pull

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CB-15-27 APPLICANT: GARY DARBY PROPERTY: 0595.01-01-016.00; 1026 Garrison Road, Pelzer SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to allow Gunsmith as a Home Occupation CB-15-28 APPLICANT: PRINCE of PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH/ Alexander Zuendt, PE PROPERTY: 0538.03-01-017.00; 1209 Brushy Creek Road, Taylors SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for installation of a modular classroom on site for temporary use

LEGAL NOTICES Only $.99 per line ABC NOTICE OF APPLICATION Only $145 tel 864.679.1205 • fax 864.679.1305 email aharley@communityjournals.com SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 75-06/09/15, Insurance Broker Services, June 9, 2015, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling 864-467-7200. IFB# 76-06/09/15, Athletic Field Renovations for Mt. Pleasant Community Center, June 9, 2015, 3:30 P.M. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held 11:00 AM, May 28, 2015 at 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/IFB.asp or by calling 864-467-7200.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held Monday, June 8, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the gymnasium of Victory Chapel Baptist Church, 9 South Pine Lake Circle, Conestee, SC for the purpose of receiving comments from members of the public regarding a wildlife sanctuary designation for Lake Conestee Nature Park. To ensure that all interested persons have the opportunity to be heard, the Legislative Delegation may limit presentations to a fixed amount of time. Any person wishing to speak at the public hearing can sign up immediately prior to the event. Greenville County Legislative Delegation

AUCTION NOTICE The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is holding an auction to dispose of found and seized property. The auction will be held at 657 Keith Drive Greenville SC June 6th 2045 . The gate will open at 8:00am the auction will begin at 10:00am. The previewing will be Friday June 5th 2015 from 10:00-4:00. The auction will consist of household items, jewelry (no guarantees), tools, large tool box, misc electronics, cameras, stereo equipment, bicycles, sports equipment, holsters, car parts, and a large treadlock safe. The cars are as follows: 1997 ACURA INTEGRA VIN JH4DB7659VS001178 2003 CHEVY S10 VIN 1GCCS19X038103955 1999 FORD EXP VIN 1FMZU32EXXZC07387 1999 FORD ESCORT VIN 1FAFP10P3XW108182 1993 ACURA LEGEND VIN JH4KA7674PC028667 1991 ISUZU TROOPER JACCH58R0M8914843 1997 HONDA ACCORD 1HCD5630VA026942 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VIN 4M2ZU86E52ZJ28479 1999 FORD EXPEDITION VIN 1FMRU1760XLB37438 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN 4T1BG28K0XU440126 2006 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT VIN WVWAK73C06P044562 2001 BUICK CENTURY VIN 2G4WS52J611154091 2000 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU64E5YZA59603 2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER VIN JT3GM84R3Y0060719 2003 DODGE NEON VIN 1B3ES56C53D165796 1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE VIN 1G6CD53B7P4269243 1993 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE VIN 1P3XP28D0PN635018 2004 GMC SIERRA VIN 2GETC13T241413850 1999 CHEVY BLAZER VIN 1GNCS13W2X2205581 1993 FORD F150 VIN 1FTDF15Y1PNB14185 1994 CHEVY PICK UP VIN 2GCEC19Z9R1322366 2003 FORD FOCUS VIN 1FAFP34P83W243383 2000 FORD EXPLORER VIN FMYU70E5YUA50842 1994 BUICK CENTURY VIN 1G4AG55M7R6453157 2002 DODGE RAM VIN 1D7HA16K32J261608 2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER VIN 1GNDT13S742139331 2007 DODGE CHARGER VIN 2B3LA43R07H640681 2000 ESCLADE CADILLAC VIN 1GYEK63R3YR190049 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE 1G6KD52B4SU211595 2006 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE VIN 4A3AK24F86E059606 1994 FORD EXPLORER 1FMDU32X4RUC27274 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN 4T1SK12E2PU317312 1995 GMC SIERRA VIN 1GTFC29K6SE516614 2003 CHEV 350 VAN VIN 1GCHG35U131172466 MOTORCYCLES 1994 KAWASAKI VIN JKAZXBD14R503673 2008 TOMAS LXMTCKPU280800111

COMPLAINT NOTICE A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 301 Averill Street Units A&B, a.k.a. Lot 16, JR Martin Plat, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0112.0010023.00, Greenville County, SC. 212 Robinhood Drive (Taylors) a.k.a. Lot 50 Sherwood Forest, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0526.01-01-050.00, Greenville County, SC. 121 Stallings Road a.k.a. 9999 Stallings a.k.a. 3.67 Acres – Stallings Road , Greenville County Tax Map Number 0246.00-01-002.00, Greenville County, SC. 4 Mcarthur Street. a.k.a. Lot 401 Section II Abney Mills , Greenville County Tax Map Number 0118.00-11-012.00, Greenville County, SC. 7 Ridge Street a.k.a. Lot 180 Mills Mill Plat, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0106.00-02011.00, Greenville County, SC. 114 Prospect Street, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0224.00-02-016.03, Greenville County, SC. 13 Hoyt Street a.k.a. Lot 7 New Hope Plat, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0135.00-02004.00, Greenville County, SC. Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7090 on or before May 28, 2015.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that PCH Management Inc DBA Clubhouse Grille, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON AND OFF premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR, at 101 Pebble Creek Dr., Taylors, SC 29687. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 24, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Copper River of Haywood Rd, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 775 Haywood Rd., Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 31, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Don Pepe Super Market, LLC/ DBA Don Pepe Super Market, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 2516B E. North St., Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 7, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that K.M. Food Group Inc./ DBA Azteca Mexican Grill, 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 2803 White Horse Road #D, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 7, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

FREE – indicates free events

May 22

MAY 25

CONCERT

Sheryl Crow

Albannach

Peace Center | Peace Concert Hall 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Main Street Fridays FREE

Nine-time Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow has sold more than 35 million albums around the world and has performed duets with musical luminaries such as Sting and Mick Jagger. In addition to her nine Grammy wins, she has been nominated for an additional 27 Grammys and has released eight studio albums (seven charting Top 10, four of them platinum-plus), a quadruple-platinum greatest hits collection and a Christmas album. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

Celtic/tribal fusion. bit.ly/main-street-fridays CONCERT

I Am, Beware the Neverending, Heretic & Regions Ground Zero | Tickets: $10 Four-band metalcore/alt-metal blowout. 948-1661 | reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2 CONCERT

C2 & The Brothers Reed w/ Loos Change Gottrocks | Tickets: $5 Rollicking, heavy ’70s-style riff-rock. 235-5519 | gottrocksgreenville.com

May 23 CONCERT

Kenny George Band Smiley’s Acoustic Café FREE Aiken, S.C., group combines strains of alt. country, indie, folk and pop. 282-8988 | smileysacousticcafe.com CONCERT

Piqued Jacks Independent Public Ale House | Tickets: $5 Alternative funk-rock outfit from Austin. 552-1265 | ipagreenville.com CONCERT

Kyshona Armstrong & Claire Campbell Moe Joe Coffee (Greenville)

263-3550 | Tickets: $5

ers’ Choice Award. 527-9293 mshelato@greenvillelibrary.org greenvillelibrary.org/southernauthorfestival

Jazzy acoustic soulful pop. moejoecoffeeandmusic.net FESTIVAL

SOUTHERN AUTHOR FESTIVAL presented by Friends of the Library Hughes Main Library | Heritage Green 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville, 29601 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. FREE Three noted regional Southern authors discuss their books. 10:30a-George Singleton, Southern humor; 1p.m.- James McTeer, winner of SC First Novel Award; 2:30 Karen White -bestselling author of 19 novels and winner of National Read-

WORKSHOP

Wildflower Walk @ LCNP Lake Conestee Nature Park 601 Fork Shoals Rd., Greenville, 29605 10 a.m.-noon | $5.50 Join wildflower experts Anne Martin and Terry Gentry to discover the spring wildflowers blooming at Lake Conestee Nature Park. Registration required. 277-2004 | lakeconesteenaturepark.com ginavarat@gmail.com

May 25 PARTY

Soak Up the Sun Memorial Day party Peace Center | Graham Plaza | 5:30-7:30 p.m. FREE Soak Up the Sun at this Memorial Day party before the Sheryl Crow concert. There will be music, burgers, hotdogs, drinks and dessert. It’s a great way to celebrate the summer and the fact that Sheryl Crow is heading to the Concert Hall. Tickets for the concert are encouraged, but not necessary. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

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» BLOOD DRIVE

Memorial Day Blood Drive

The Blood Connection Woodruff Rd. Donation Center 435 Woodruff Rd., Greenville, 29607 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE Memorial Day Blood Drive Celebration 751-3080 | thebloodconnection.org dehrlich@thebloodconnection.org

May 26 MEETING

Greenville County Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment Mauldin Cultural Center 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin, 29662 5:30 p.m. FREE Help improve parks and programs in Greenville County by providing your input. All meeting attendees will receive a free waterpark pass. greenvillerec.com/greenville-county-parksrecreation-needs-assessment

May 27 FAMILY

Moonlight Movies TD Amphitheatre | Falls Park 8:30-10:30 p.m. FREE Moonlight Movies return to Falls Park Wednesday evenings. The free film series will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen. Moviegoers are invited to come early before 8:30 p.m. events.greenvillesc.gov

May 27-29 TOURNAMENT

Chanticleer National Senior Invitational Golf Tournament Greenville Country Club | Chanticleer Course 502 Garden Trail, Greenville, 29605 8 a.m.-6 p.m. | $425 per player Historic Greenville Country Club will host the Chanticleer National Senior Invitational (CNSI) men’s golf tournament May 27-29 at its celebrated Chanticleer Course. In its relatively short existence, the tournament has quickly become one of the nation’s top senior amateur events. The 2014 tournament drew golfers from 28 different states. 232-6771 | chanticleersrinv.com ghobbs@gccsc.com

thru May 28 EXHIBIT

Greenville Center for Creative Arts Inaugural Exhibit at Brandon Mill Greenville Center for Creative Arts | Greenville Center for Creative Arts at Brandon Mill 25 Draper Street, Greenville, 29611 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Monday through Friday FREE

ness Month. Both locations will donate 20 percent of all ticketed sales. NAMI volunteers, staff and board members will be on site at both locations to provide information about NAMI Greenville’s free support and education programs for people and their families living with the impact of mental health diseases. 331-3300 | namigreenvillesc.org info@namigreenvillesc.org

View over 100 beautiful works of art in this inaugural exhibit by the Founders, Instructors and Resident Studio Artists of the new community art center at Brandon Mill. 735-3948 | artcentergreenville.org info@artcentergreenville.org

CONCERT

May 28

May 30

MEETING

WALK/RUN/RIDE

Mentor Greenville Training/ Informational Meeting Northwest Middle School 1606 Geer Highway, Travelers Rest, 29690 1-2 p.m. FREE Learn more about mentoring at a local school. At Northwest Middle School Thursday, May 28 from 1-2 p.m. RSVP to Alise Brown at alise@ frazeecenter.com 616-8867 | mentorupstate.org alise@frazeecenter.com BENEFIT

Spring Farm to Table Dinner Benefiting Project Host Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery 205 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville, 29611 6 p.m. $40 The Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery and Project Host present a farm to table dinner featuring pastured pork tenderloin and local fruit and vegetables. All proceeds will benefit the work of Project Host. A cash bar will be available. See the website below to purchase tickets. 255-3385 swamprabbitcafe.com/ProjectHost info@swamprabbitcafe.com BENEFIT

NAMI Greenville Spirit Night Chick-fil-A | Taylors and Woodruff Road 5-8 p.m. FREE Chick-fil-A Taylors and Woodruff Road are hosting a NAMI Greenville Spirit Night on May 28 from 5-8 p.m. to celebrate National Mental Health Aware-

Jacob Martin Band

Registration fee is $100 per team The National Youth Football Organization along with American Performance Athletics, LLC will be hosting the NFL/ NYFO 7 on 7 State Youth Football Tournament in Spartanburg on May 30 at Upward Star Center. Tournament spots are filling up quickly, so interested teams (8u, 10u, 12u, 14u) should register as soon as possible (www.playnyfo.com). 845-728-3489 | Kyleauffray@apa-usa.com americanperformanceathletics.com

Downtown Alive FREE

WORKSHOP

Rising country artist brings his band to downtown Greenville. bit.ly/downtown-alive

Laura K Aiken Studio | 10 Central Avenue 10 Central Ave, Greenville, 29601 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Last Saturday of the month $150 all supplies included

National Alliance on Mental Illness Greenville (NAMI Greenville) NAMIWalks 5K Furman University Campus | Timmons Arena 3300 Pointsett Hwy., Greenville, 29613 10-11 a.m. | Fundraising is encouraged. FREE Join NAMI Greenville for the13th Annual NAMIWalks 5K at 10 a.m. May 30th on the campus of Furman University in Greenville. NAMIWalks, the largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in America, celebrates recovery from mental illness, combats stigma and promotes awareness. Proceeds fund NAMI Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens County Affiliates-free support and education programs for families and individuals living with mental illnesses. Register online at namigreenvillesc.org. 331-3300 | namigreenvillesc.org info@namigreenvillesc.org TOUR

Safe Harbor Cycling Tour Iva Civic Center | 204 Jackson Rd., Iva, 29655 8:05 a.m. | $35-$40 A cycling tour to benefit Safe Harbor will take place May 30 at 8:05 a.m. at the Iva Civic Center in Iva, S.C. Registration is $35 online (available until May 28) or $40 on event day. safeharborsc.org/cycle-tour

Mosaic Mirror Workshop

Class includes a 10 x 10 inch mirror and glass. This will be an all day workshop where you will take your project home in the same day. Learn a technique for mosaic work that excludes grouting. After paying for the class, you will discuss your favorite colors with the instructor so they will be on hand during the class. Special rates for a group of 4. 360-3811 | laurakaiken.com laura@laurakaiken.com EDUCATION

Dog First Aid & CPR Conestee Dog Park 840 Mauldin Road, Greenville, 29607 10:30 a.m. FREE Learn what to do in case your dog has a medical emergency. First Aid and CPR class given by Dr. Michelle Mayers from Hillcrest Animal Hospital. greenvillerec.com/event/dog-first-aid-cpr

May 31 FOOD

Food TRuck Bash Trailblazer Park | Travelers Rest noon-5 p.m. Come to the inaugural #FoodTRuckBash May 31. Indulge in yummy food on wheels, craft beer and wine at the Banner Bashes bar, and listening to live music throughout the day. bannerbashes.ticketbud.com/foodtruckbash

FAMILY

NFL/NYFO 7 on 7 State Youth Football Tournament Upward Star Center 9768 Warren H Abernathy Hwy, Spartanburg 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | Attendance is free

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. THE REPORT ACROSS 1. Gazillions 5. Backer 8. Anderson 12. Showing little change 18. Change 19. Finland seaport 20. “Beowulf,” for one 21. Oak pinnacle, for example 23. Palm seed 25. Punish, in a way 26. Otalgia 27. The Report timing description 30. Mozart’s “L’___ del Cairo” 31. Catch on 32. H.S. biology topic 33. Final: Abbr. 36. Mins. and mins. 38. Visionary 42. Pacific Rim countries org. 47. Host of The Report 52. Condo, e.g. 53. Hi-___ graphics 54. Acronym of learning? 55. Religious fast 56. Biology lab supply 57. Papal court 59. Bit of slander 61. Blocks 62. Beneficiary, of a kind 64. Take the wrong way? 67. Four-stroke internalcombustion engine inventor

By Myles Mellor 69. Drive away 70. Release, in a way 72. Nags 76. Beaks 78. “B.C.” cartoonist 79. In rows 81. Boots wearer? 85. Appear 87. Stigmatize 89. Attention ___ 90. Luger, e.g. 92. Any doctrine 95. Big deal 96. Beanery sign 97. The Report host’s book 102. Lateen-rigged sailing vessels 103. Like some cows 104. Clavell’s “___-Pan” 105. Don’t just seem 106. Bathing suit part 108. Amber, e.g. 110. Finish, with “up” 112. What The Report host ran for president as 124. Not using liquid 125. Pout 126. Bug 127. Hannah’s surname 128. Dangerous time 129. Special effects maker: (abbr.) 130. Cargo boat type 131. Sheen 132. Balance

133. Dry, as wine 134. Kind of race DOWN 1. Cantatrice’s offering 2. Dolly ___ of “Hello, Dolly!” 3. Bouquet 4. Bit of statuary 5. Public display 6. Lie next to 7. Speech outline 8. Stand 9. Brightly colored fish 10. Opening time, maybe 11. Decorated, as a cake 12. Beer mug 13. Nonsensical chorus 14. Lofty 15. Bohea and hyson 16. Cast wearer’s problem 17. Small salmon 22. Sunday seat 24. Marina sight 28. Make another blueprint 29. Organic radical 33. Like some suspects 34. Hang around 35. Process for sorting patients 37. Tropical disease 39. Mail Boxes ___ 40. Adept 41. Swabs 42. Chair part 43. Bayonet

44. Icelandic epic 45. Way, way off 46. Grandmothers, in the U.K. 48. Rein, e.g. 49. “And I Love ___” 50. Very dry, as wine 51. Burrowed into the ground 57. Holm or Bradley

SUDOKU

Easy

58. Bow 60. Chop (off) 63. Gymnast’s goal 65. ___ king 66. Dig 68. Blade 70. Play for a sap 71. Poker term

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Sudoku answers: page 29

73. In heaven 74. Juice fruit 75. Engine part 77. “Cold one” 79. High-hatter 80. Come after 81. Discharged a debt 82. Its motto is “Industry” 83. Jerk 84. Cole ___ 86. Isinglass 88. Infomercials, e.g. 91. Fat letters 93. Anatomical pouch 94. Blemish 98. “The wolf ___ the door” 99. Closest in time 100. Fine weave 101. Garlicky mayonnaise 106. Pickling liquid 107. Kind of gun 109. Long stories 111. Brightly colored bird 112. Electricity source 113. Form of ether 114. Children’s ___ 115. Dog bowl bits 116. Snowfall 117. Mideast chief: Var. 118. Connecting point 119. Club fees 120. Desire 121. Author John Dickson ___ 122. Bit of physics 123. Kind of wire Crossword answers: page 29

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COMMUNITY VOICES LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE WITH JOAN HERLONG

Love you like a sandwich The other day, I learned a Southern expression. My favorite contractor, Dwayne, said, “You know I love you like a fat kid loves cake, but that doesn’t mean I can finish this job any faster.” I thought my lexicon of the Southern vernacular was pretty much up to speed. I know a shade tree mechanic does good work, but in his own good time; I don’t look for a baby when my Reason for Living offers to push “the buggy” at the Publix; when he “carries” his mama to a doctor’s appointment, it is not in his arms; and my low self-esteem antennae perk up if someone ever blesses my heart. The cake thing is an oldie but a goodie, but new to me, probably because it has become politically incorrect to point out cause and effect when it comes to ectomorphs. Now if he’d said “I love you like a sandwich,” I wouldn’t have blinked, and no one could be offended. My friend George still cannot get over my son’s tale of the meanest thing I ever said to him. When my son was about 10, I made mac’n’cheese for him and his three siblings one Saturday. When I called them in for lunch, he announced that he preferred a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I told him OK, the bread and jelly are in the fridge, the peanut butter is in the cabinet, and the knife is in the drawer: knock yourself out. George agrees that is one of the meanest things a mother could say to a son, and he’s offered several times to make a sandwich for my now-grown kid, to help him get over his permanent scars. I assure you, I got off light on this one. I’m so grateful my boy’s memory is sharply focused on sandwiches I allowed him to make for himself, rather than my vocabulary when I taught him to drive. Sandwiches were not made to order when I was growing up. We were lucky to have Mae Belle making

a huge platter of them for lunch, usually dry white turkey, slathered with mayo, and a glob of jellied cranberry sauce, garnished with a leaf of flaccid lettuce. If I was lucky I got two halves, both from the top of the platter, where they were the newest so the bread was still soft. When we were newly wed, my Reason for Living lovingly tutored me in the art of making a proper sandwich, reminding me that he was “accustomed to having his tomatoes peeled.” Since that day, my sandwiches do not include sliced tomatoes, but he wisely never fails, seriously, to pronounce every sandwich I’ve ever made for him as “the best sandwich I’ve ever had.” My parents had a profound love for each other, and the time my mother expressed it most poignantly also involved a sandwich. They traveled to Lima, Peru, in the 1980s, to visit one of my sisters and her family. The planned highlight of the trip was an excursion to Machu Picchu, site of the lost empire of the ancient Incas. It was an easy day trip, they’d be back before supper, and a lot smarter than when they started out. But Dad became suddenly ill, but not ill enough to go to a third-world hospital. Mom was torn; she had no burning desire to see Machu Picchu, and didn’t want to leave him with a high fever. Dad insisted, so she left with my sister for the day. Long story less long, the day trip turned out to be an 18-hour terrifying ordeal, involving a rickety open-air train with no dining car, no heat, and a German tourist who died. The authorities stopped the train for several hours on a virtually vertical train track in the Andes Mountains. No one had any way to reach anyone. When the train finally began creeping along, it had a German corpse

strapped to the roof, and scores of hungry, anxious passengers. Many hours after she was expected, Mom dragged herself back to their hotel room in the middle of the night. She was exhausted, starving, and worried sick about sick Dad. She knocked on the door. No answer. She banged on it, called out his name. Nothing. She thought, “My God, he’s dead. I left him when he was so sick. I knew I shouldn’t have left him, and now he’s dead.” She wondered what to do, whom to call, or how. Then she remembered the cafe in the lobby. She was standing by the elevators when Dad stumbled out in the hallway in his boxers, pale as a ghost. “Martha, dear, why have you been gone so long, and why are you leaving again?” “Oh Bill, thank goodness, you’re alive. It’s been a terrible day! I knocked and knocked on the door, but when you

didn’t answer I thought you were dead. I was going down to the lobby for a sandwich.” “What good would a sandwich do me if I’m dead, dear?” “Well, I’m starving, Bill, and if I have a sandwich, you’d still be dead, but I wouldn’t be weak with hunger, and then I could better deal with things.” He threw on a robe and joined her in the café, where they enjoyed a sandwich together in the wee hours. She told him all about their harrowing trip to Machu Picchu, and the dead German tourist who ruined the whole thing. I don’t recall what kind of sandwich they shared, but I’m pretty sure the sliced tomatoes in it were peeled.

Joan Herlong is a writer and real estate professional in Greenville. She and her Reason for Living have raised four children together, and are now enjoying their first grandchild, CBE (or Cutest Baby Ever).

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