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Relying on faith has been a constant in the life of Father Jon Chalmers. On June 3, the former Episcopal priest will be taking another faithful leap – this time into the Catholic Church.

Chalmers will become the second priest in the United States to be officially ordained in the Catholic Church’s new Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, established in January 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. The ordinariate, similar to a diocese but covering the U.S. and Canada, was established after numerous Anglican priests and congregations asked to become Catholic, according to the ordinariate. This new designation allows the Anglican priest and congregations to be fully Catholic, but retain parts of the Anglican tradition, including liturgical elements.

Chalmers is one of nearly 60 priests who are in line to join the ordinariate.

Rev. Eric Bergman of Scranton, Pa., was the first in May of this year.

A lifelong Episcopalian, Chalmers grew up in Pennsylvania, lived in New Jersey and pursued a history degree in Chicago. He originally had taken a hiatus to work in rural education in Alabama and ended up staying 12 years. He was married and then widowed, which is when he learned to rely on faith, he said. Presented with “an undesired gift of freedom after her death,” Chalmers said he felt pulled to enter the ministry.

In 2000, Chalmers was ordained as an Episcopal priest and worked in Alabama for

five years. There he met and married his second wife, Margaret. He came to the Upstate in 2009 as an associate for faith in action at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville.

Chalmers said several factors came together to influence his decision to join the Catholic Church.

“I had fundamental theological questions like ‘What is a sacrament?’ ‘What is human dignity?’ ‘What is justice?’ and ‘What is human mission in the world?’

These were all questions that I had, and the answers I found that made the most sense were those I found in the Catholic Church,” he said.

Since he had worked in institutions all his life, Chalmers was also interested in how Catholic ministries operated in hospitals and schools.

“That most aligned with my understanding of faith, Christ and the world,” he said. As part of his interest in how the Catholic Church operates in the world at large, he left Christ Church and began working as director of ministry relations at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in January. He was also received into the Catholic Church that same month.

“I resigned my mission with Christ Church, renounced my orders in the Episcopal Church and was received into the Catholic Church between a Wednesday and a Sunday,” he said.

Now there is a small, local group interested in the ordinariate that is already meeting in Greenville, Chalmers said.

“They’re working through the formation piece of being well-formed Anglicans to well-formed Catholics.”

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Church meets at St. Mary’s Catho- must take the vow to become celibate. lic Church in Greenville and will begin Chalmers says that his move to the worship services on June 10, he said.

Catholic Church equips him with an “exPreserving some of the Anglican ele- panded toolbox” for his work at St. Francis. ments of the liturgy is an important part He now works to build relationships with of the ordinariate, he said. “So much of Catholic and non-Catholic parishes and what makes us Episcoalso with mission leaderpalian, of what makes ship. When he is working “It’s more of us Anglican are the culwith the pastoral care staff a running to tural elements of the litamong the patients, he can urgy and the spirituality now perform sacraments rather than a – the prayers, the turns like Holy Communion running from.” and baptism, hear confesof phrase – all of that now and historically has sions and more.

Father Jon Chalmers been in line with CathoThe Catholic Church lic teaching and Catholic has experienced a shortdoctrine. In some ways it’s simply pre- age of priests in recent years, but Chalmers serving the liturgy and the gifts of the says he was not recruited, but rather was spirit that Anglicanism has nurtured drawn to the faith. “It is a non-primary over the last five centuries or longer.” consequence,” he says about the Catholic Of his upcoming ordination service, Church gaining priests in this way.

Chalmers says, “I’m really excited. It’s go“As much as people want to make it ing to be a beautiful liturgy and the choir about disaffected Anglicans running and music will be stunning.” The service from their denomination, the key elealso provides a chance to see many of his ment is that it’s far more an embrace of Catholic colleagues, Episcopal connections a Catholic doctrine as well as holding and friends from throughout his life. onto Anglican heritage and traditions,” And despite the mandatory celibacy that he said. “It’s more of a running to rather Catholic priests are usually held to, the or- than a running from.” dinariate allows married priests like Chalmers to enter. However, they cannot become Contact April A. Morris at bishops, and, if they enter as single, they amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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A bold do-over for DSN Last week, Greenville County Council distinguished itself for decisive, far-sighted leadership with its astonishing vote to abolish the board running the public agency charged with caring for the county’s disabled – and start over.

It was a fearless move that will long serve as an example of “representation at its best,” as Carolyn O’Connell, an advocate for disabled county residents and their families, said after the May 22 council meeting.

Decisive barely describes it. The council acted with blitzkrieg precision, disbanding the 12-member Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, authorizing an interim board to replace it and posting deputies overnight at the agency offices until state disabilities staff could arrive the next morning. The state will oversee daily operations until interim board appointments can be made. Former interim director Patrick Haddon is out of a job, as is former agency lawyer David Holmes.

All of which will allow breathing space for the county and state to address the raft of financial and ethical questions that have sparked deep public distrust in the leadership of the board, which serves 2,200 clients with traumatic brain and spinal injuries, mental retardation, autism and related disabilities.

The state-funded agency has been beset with financial problems and a growing chorus of complaints about dysfunction and a lack of transparency within the board and administrative staff hierarchy. The board was already down to five members, seven having previously resigned over the past eight months. Most cited the financial and internal disarray, while two specifically cited micromanagement and harassment by former board chairwoman Roxie Kincannon and her son, Columbia lawyer Todd Kincannon.

Kincannon claims she was working, with her son’s advice, to clean up an inherited mess.

The board members accuse her of withholding information and stage-managing board meetings with “Chairman’s Rulings” and scripts in lieu of agendas.

One former board member told the Journal she removed him from the finance committee when he questioned her handling of a critical audit. Another said her son repeatedly harassed board members and clients’ families with veiled threats of legal action and demands for personal emails – actions Todd Kincannon admits, saying he was fighting defamation.

Meanwhile, questions persist about the eight “areas of concern” raised in the 2011 audit, the speed and secretiveness with which the former board employed Haddon and fired his predecessor, Haddon’s lack of qualifications for the post, and the administrative choices that went into reversing the $20 million budget’s $1.5 million in red ink. The Greenville agency has 25 open staffing positions and has been cited 12 times in the past 10 months for failing to comply with regulations to ensure clients receive proper care.

Two weeks ago, council Chairman Butch Kirven correctly noted that he and his colleagues have “a unique opportunity to make some badly needed and far-reaching changes to a system that has a long history of problems.” At minimum, he wants a smaller, seven-member permanent board with mandatory training and required qualifications for service, as well as more direct oversight from county government through budget reviews and approval of the agency’s bylaws. The council will work out the details over the next month.

Meanwhile, the state DDSN staff is ensuring continuity of care and starting the meticulous process of figuring out how this dysfunctional agency went so badly off the tracks – all vital steps as the county and state go about regaining the trust of the vulnerable clients who are depending on them to get it right, this time.

Tips for summer job success Summer is a great time of year for IN MY OWN WORDS by small businesses in the Upstate. The SCOTT STEPHENS warm weather brings increased revenue as well as an opportunity to hire talented new employees. Students out for summer other employees took part in the theft, break who are looking for jobs will pro- most were aware of the criminal activvide business owners and managers an ity. None of them told me because they opportunity to replenish their workforce did not want to “rat” on their friend. This happened almost seven years ago, but it’s and strengthen their businesses.

In today’s competitive market, it’s im- the first thing I remember about every portant that young people not only dem- one of those employees. Poor character onstrate an ability to perform the tasks will follow you for a long time.

4. Work as if you’re always being watched. they are assigned, but also exemplify outToo many times employees have two standing character traits and integrity.

My wife and I own a small café in down- modes of work: one when the boss is there town Greenville. Over the past eight years, and another when he is not. Be aware that we have provided jobs for almost 100 high an astute manager always knows what is school and college students. During the happening in the business. Customer feedprocess of hiring and training these young back, secret shoppers and passers-by will people, we became aware that even though usually comment to the manager about acmost were able to quickly learn and per- tivities that happen in the business while he form the tasks that we assigned them, is away. Work as if your manager is always there were some additional things that present and you’ll have no regrets.

5. Find out what the manager thinks is they needed to understand so that they could stand out from their peers. Here are important and do it.

Too many times I have had to have some of the ideas we now try to encourage conversations with employees who are our employees to put into practice: 1. No matter where you are – be there. surprised to hear I’m dissatisfied with There is truth in this old cliché. Your their work. The confusion almost always employer is paying you for your time centers on the fact that the employee is and talents. When you are texting, mak- doing a good job at things important to ing telephone calls, spending time with him and paying little or no attention to friends or working while distracted with a things important to me. The coaching I non-job related task, you are robbing your give in daily feedback goes unheard. Lisboss of the time due to him. When you’re ten to your manager and watch what he does. What reccurring activity or munat work, be there in both body and mind.

2. You should not be leaning if your dane task does the manager ask you to do? What do you see him do over and boss is working.

A great rule of thumb is that if your over again? More than likely, these are boss is active, you should be, too. A great the activities he considers very imporquestion to consider is, “What can I do tant. You should be doing them, too!

In conclusion, it’s all a matter of into make my manager’s life a little easier today?” Find out what it is and do it. A tegrity. Do what you have committed to few days of doing this will get you no- do. Be responsible, keep a positive attitude, don’t gossip, keep your word, and ticed quickly!

3. Don’t sacrifice your integrity, character end your day with no regrets. or reputation for the sake of your friends.

I once had an employee who traded our Scott Stephens and restaurant’s food for tip money. It caused his wife Loretta are the an unbelievable loss of revenue for my business. I investigated the loss and fired owners of Camille’s Sidewalk Café in Greenville. the employee involved. But during the investigation, I discovered that while no

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Swann announces scholarship If Joe Swann wins the state Senate race for District 8, he will donate his Senate salary to endow a Greenville Technical College scholarship, the candidate announced this week.

Swann, who will battle incumbent David Thomas and three others in the June 12 primary, plans to create a scholarship fund to help “students pursuing degrees that require advanced skills for 21st century jobs,” the campaign said.

“If South Carolina is to compete on a national and global stage for jobs, then we need to educate a work force that can hold those jobs,” Swann explained. “I believe there is no reason in Greenville County that we should have unemployment.”

Job creation and education are key issues in Swann’s campaign. The son of public school educators, Swann holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University, where he now serves on the Board of Trustees, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. A past president of Rockwell Automation Power Systems, he serves as non-executive chairman of Integrated Power Services in Greenville.

“Almost nine percent of our neighbors are unemployed and many others are no longer looking for work. Our technical colleges must return to their original mission and refocus on training the state’s workforce,” Swann said. “A technically trained workforce is absolutely necessary if South Carolina businesses are to grow and add jobs and if our state is to attract new job creators.”

State senators earn $10,400 a year and receive funds from the state retirement system after 25 years in government. If elected, Swann will be the only senator in the South Carolina Legislature to eschew his salary, the campaign said.

Swann said the fund will create a scholarship with a $1,000 maximum annually to assist Greenville Tech students seeking advanced manufacturing careers such as mechatronics, machining, welding and manufacturing production.

In addition to the incumbent, Sen. Thomas, Swann faces Chad Groover, Jim Lee and Ross Turner in the primary.

The winner may face petition candidate Jeff Dishner in the November 6 general election.

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The last time you sat down for a Moons Over My Hammy omelet or a Sausage Slam at Denny’s, there’s a good chance that the food came from a pig born of a sow that had been confined, for most of her adult life, to a crate about the size of the booth you were sitting in.

But the Spartanburg-based restaurant chain hopes to change that soon.

In May, Denny’s announced that it will work with its suppliers to eliminate the practice of confining pregnant sows in gestation crates (also called sow stalls), according to a statement issued by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Gestation crates are a common part of large-scale pig production in industrialized agriculture (“factory farms” to their detractors).

Between 60 and 70 percent of the breeding sows in this country are confined to gestation crates, according to an HSUS study.

“Denny’s takes its role as a responsible corporate citizen seriously, which is why we have adopted a strong position on animal welfare,” said Greg Linford, Denny’s vice president of procurement and distribution, in the announcement. “We will endeavor to purchase products from companies that provide gestation cratefree pork and are committed to influencing our suppliers to share in a gestation crate-free vision for the future. Working to eliminate gestation crates is best for our company, our guests, and our continued work to improve animal welfare.”

Gestation crates have come under increased scrutiny in recent years by animal-welfare groups such as HSUS and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, as well as concerned consumers.

The crates typically measure about 2 by 7 feet, barely larger than the sow’s body, which prevents her from turning around, according to an HSUS report. In most facilities, the individual crates are arranged in rows of about 20, with around 100 sows per shed. Sows are typically inseminated artificially, often as early as seven months of age. The sow is kept in the gestation crate for almost all of her four-month pregnancy. Just before the sow gives birth, she is moved into a slightly larger farrowing crate, which allows her to lie down and nurse her piglets. After the piglets are weaned, the sow is re-impregnated and

moved back into a gestation crate.

Gestation crates are designed to minimize competitive behavior, aggression and competition for resources among the sows, according to a study by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), published by the National Pork Board on pork.org. They also allow individual feeding and provide for worker safety, said the study.

Disadvantages include restriction of movement and exercise and limited social interaction, the study continued. An HSUS study warned of other animal welfare concerns, including elevated risk of urinary tract infection, weakened bones, overgrown hooves and lameness.

As an alternative to gestation crates, Smithfield Foods, the largest pork supplier in the U.S, and other pork suppliers

“Denny’s takes its role as a responsible corporate citizen seriously, which is why we have adopted a strong position on animal welfare.”

Greg Linford, Denny’s vice president of procurement and distribution, on the restaurant’s decision to eliminate the use of pig gestation crates with its suppliers.

are planning to move pregnant sows into group housing systems. Group housing varies widely; however, some producers group more than 100 sows together at a time in large indoor pens, allowing them freedom to move and socialize normally.

Smithfield currently has 30 percent of its sows on company-owned farms in group gestation facilities, the company said, and expects the total cost of the conversion to exceed $300 million.

With more than 1,650 locations across the U.S., Denny’s is the latest major pork purchaser to denounce gestation crates.

In February 2012, McDonald’s, buyers of around 1 percent of all U.S. pork, announced its pledge to eliminate the crates from its supply chain; Wendy’s followed in March, and Burger King made a similar announcement in April. However, Domino’s Pizza rejected a ban on gestation crates at a stockholder meeting in April.

In May, Safeway Stores became the first large grocery chain to announce its plan to “eventually” phase out buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates.

Bi-Lo is “working with each of its suppliers to encourage them to review how to best remedy this issue, whether it be through research or phasing out gestation crates altogether,” said Stacey Couch, senior director of meat and seafood marketing for the Mauldin-based supermarket chain. Smithfield is one of Bi-Lo’s primary pork suppliers, said Couch.

Smithfield has vowed to eliminate the crates at their facilities by 2017, as has Hormel, the makers of Spam. Eight states, starting with Florida in 2002, have already banned the practice, with bills pending in five others, the HSUS noted.

The U.K. and Sweden have already banned the crates, and by 2013 the European Union plans to mandate that sows be removed from crates after four months of pregnancy.

The movement has not pleased many in the pork industry. R.C. Hunt, a pork producer from Wilson, N.C., and president of the National Pork Producers Council, claimed that “similar actions taken by governments – or other restaurant or grocery chains – have increased production costs and consumer prices. These actions have forced some hog farmers out of business or caused them to reduce operations, with no demonstrable health benefits to sows.”

Hunt characterized the HSUS as “an animal rights group whose ultimate goal is the elimination of food-animal production.”

Pork industry supporters cite the veterinarians’ associations’ conclusions that both gestation crates and group housing “have advantages and disadvantages.” Group housing can lead to aggression and injury, uneven body conditions, and the inability to forage, said the AVMA/AASV study.

Nonetheless, Denny’s has made its commitment to ending gestation crate pig confinement. “We’ve got a very good relationship with Denny’s, and the company is serious about dealing with farm animal welfare issues in a meaningful way,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the HSUS. “We welcome the news that Denny’s will move its supply chain to a gestation crate-free future.”

Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@ greenvillejournal.com.

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Staff changes underway at Greenville disabilities agency

By CHarles Sowell | staff

Greenville lawyer David Holmes’ contract as attorney for the defunct Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board has been terminated by the state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, agency spokeswoman Lois Park Mole told the Journal this week.

“State DDSN’s attorney reviewed the contract with Mr. Holmes and determined it could be terminated with 30 days notice,” Mole said. “Holmes has been sent a letter notifying him of this action and he has 30 days to turn over all materials related to Greenville DDSN matters.”

In a related development, Mole said on April 30, former Greenville DSN interim director Patrick Haddon submitted an emergency requisition for $7,500 to pay a legal retainer for thenboard Chairwoman Roxie Kincannon

in regard to a possible lawsuit against Chris Clark, author of a critical 2011 audit that raised eight “areas of concern” about a lack of accountKincannon ing controls and potential ethics violations the auditor said could damage the DSN board’s credibility.

The check was made out to Columbia lawyer Curtis Dowling and signed

by Haddon. The lawsuit plans were dropped and Dowling has since returned the check to Holmes, who has 30 days to return it with the rest of the materials relating to the Greenville DSN, she said.

Mole also said there has been a shakeup among the Greenville agency’s top staff.

Of the eight positions that reported

to Haddon, two have been changed: quality assurance is now being filled by state DDSN staff, while finance is being handled on a contract basis with the Charles Lea Center in Spartanburg.

State DDSN officials have placed a link on the DDSN webpage to keep families with members served by Greenville DSN informed on coming events, said Mole.

“This is a very short-term solution,” she said. “We hope to have the local DSN website up and running soon.”

The Greenville DSN website was taken down shortly after Haddon took control at the agency and has not been up since.

In addition, the Journal has confirmed through minutes provided to County Council that former Greenville DSN board chairwoman Connie Holmes set in motion the series of votes that led to her own, short-lived contract as a nursing consultant last year. According to the minutes, Hol-

mes maneuvered a change through the board’s finance committee in 2010 to raise the ceiling on then-executive director Brent Parker’s ability to execute contracts from $15,000 to $75,000. She was chairwoman of the DSN board at the time.

Minutes from the Aug. 26, 2010, finance committee meeting show Holmes spot-appointed June Kellam to the committee because a quorum was not present. The committee then voted to raise the contract ceiling.

Holmes left her position as chairwoman in November and was replaced by Kincannon. In December, Holmes was awarded a contract for $72,000 as a nursing consultant. The contract was dropped after it was questioned in the 2011 audit as being duplicative of duties already assigned to current staff.

Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com.

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‘A stunning gift of philanthropy’ Greenville woman to buy Cleveland Park Stables, give land to city

Greenville attorney Carl Muller, who spoke against development of the stables property, said the gift would preserve some of Greenville’s natural beauty.

“They (apartments) don’t belong there,” he said. “It’s so easy to spoil something of natural beauty.”

Muller likened Cox’s gift to the Rockefellers donating the land where Acadia National Park and the Grand Tetons now stand, but on a local level.

“There’s a special star in heaven for Mrs. Cox, John Castile, the city manager who made it happen behind the scenes, and to the hundreds of citizens of Greenville who stood up and expressed their deep desire to have the land in the city’s park system,” he said.

Mayor Knox White called Cox’s donation “a stunning gift of philanthropy.”

He said he expects the land to be used mainly for green space.

The Swamp Rabbit Trail runs beside the property.

By Cindy Landrum | staff

Jill Cox didn’t want to see apartments built on the Cleveland Park Stables site on Woodland Way. So the Greenville resident decided to buy the land and donate it to the city as an extension of Cleveland Park.

“It really was a spur-of-the-moment decision,” Cox said.

Cox, the widow of former Daniel Construction president Charles Cox, was at physical rehabilitation after knee replacement surgery when she read about neighborhood residents fighting a rezoning request that would have allowed construction of up to 40 high-end apartments on the property on Woodland Way across from the dog park.

“It was just the wrong place for that,”

Horses feed on hay in one of the corrals at the Cleveland Park Stables.

Cox said.

Cox will pay $875,000 for the land and the deal is expected to close by June 10.

She will stipulate that no enclosed buildings can be built on the 2.5 acres.

“She is the neighborhood’s angel,” said Mercedes Bartow, a Cleveland Forest resident who led the fight against the apartment complex. “I am blown away by her generosity.”

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Greenville has a new street performer law.

An ordinance approved by the Greenville City Council Monday night allows street performers with a permit to perform in most areas of the city as long as they are not closer than 50 feet to a school, hospital, funeral home, courthouse, cemetery or sidewalk dining area.

Performances are limited to between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Changes made in the ordinance since its initial approval last week allow street performers to use amplified sound as long as it is necessary to the performance, such as background musical accompaniment for dancing, juggling or singing, or to amplify low volume wood instruments such as the flute or piccolo that otherwise would not be heard outside.

The new ordinance allows street performers to sell T-shirts, CDs and other goods related to the performance if they have a street vendor’s permit. They could accept tips as well.

Some performers could be required to carry liability insurance.

Council also approved taking $938,500 from its utility undergrounding fund balance for work to bury utility lines on a small portion of Haywood Road from Wells Fargo bank to Toys’R’Us. An additional $454,000 will come from Duke Energy.

The council also gave final approval to the purchase of 33.1 acres on Fairforest Way for $3.1 million. The property will become the new home of the city’s public works complex.

Council also approved the 2012-13 budget that contains no tax increase and the city’s capital improvement plan for the next year.

The next regular meeting of the Greenville City Council is scheduled for June 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the 10th floor of City Hall.

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QuitWell This four-week tobacco cessation program kicks off Thurs., July 5, 6:30 p.m., at the GHS Life Center. Fee: $40. To register, call 455-WELL (9355).

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SC had 13th highest rate of injury deaths in US Helmet and booster seat laws and increasing domestic violence protection may save lives, study finds

By jerry salley | staff

With 10 fatalities reported on South Carolina’s roads over the long Memorial Day weekend, the statistics on accidental deaths in the state keep climbing.

Preventing some of those deaths was the goal of a report released last week, which ranked South Carolina 13th among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in the rate of accidental deaths.

The report, “The Facts Hurt: A Stateby-State Injury Prevention Policy Report,” released by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), also gave the state three out of a possible 10 points on key indicators of steps states can take to prevent injuries.

The report combined data from 2007 to 2009, and found that 71.7 per 100,000 people in South Carolina suffered injury fatalities, compared to a national rate of 57.9 per 100,000.

New Mexico had the highest rate na- lighter, or cannot sit with his back against tionally, with 97.8 per 100,000; New Jersey the car’s seat and bend his legs over the had the lowest, with 36.1 per 100,000. seat edge without slouching.

The total lifetime medical costs due to South Carolina also has no universal fatal injury in South Carolina were $26.3 helmet law requiring helmets for all momillion, the report said. torcycle riders, as 19 other states and the The report also identified 10 key steps capital do. And the state does not require that states can take to prevent injuries. bicycle helmets for all children, as 21 othSouth Carolina has taken only three of er states and Washington, D.C., do. those 10 steps: instituting primary seatThe Palmetto State is also one of only belt laws; creation of an active prescrip- six states that has not extended domestic tion drug monitoring program to pre- violence laws to allow unmarried people vent accidental overdose; and the use of in dating relationships to get protection external cause of injury codes (E-codes) orders against their partners, the report in emergency department records to help said. Currently, South Carolina family researchers track trends and develop pre- courts only grant orders of protection to vention strategies. married or live-in couples, although a bill Among the measures recommended to change that is under consideration by in the report that South Carolina has not the Legislature. advanced is requiring booster seats for “There are proven, evidence-based children to at least the age of 8, which 33 strategies that can spare millions of other states and Washington, D.C., have Americans from injuries each year,” said done. South Carolina law only requires Jeff Levi, Ph.D., executive director of booster seats for children under 6, andB:10”TFAH. then only if the child is 80 pounds orT:10” The report also warned against a set of

emerging accident threats, including “a dramatic, fast rise in prescription drug abuse, concussions in school sports, bullying, crashes from texting while driving and an expected increase in the number of falls as the Baby Boomer generation ages.”

“Seat belts, helmets, drunk driving laws and a range of other strong prevention policies and initiatives are reducing injury rates around the country,” said Amber Williams, executive director of the Safe States Alliance, who helped to research the report. “However, we could dramatically bring down rates of injuries from motor vehicles, assaults, falls, fires and a range of other risks even more if more states adopted, enforced and implemented proven policies. Lack of national capacity and funding are major barriers to states adopting these and other policies.”

The report is available on TFAH’s website at www.healthyamericans.org.

Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.

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Some Greenville Tech Charter High students earn college degrees with high school diplomas Nearly half of the school’s graduates have earned 24 or more college credits

By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

When Jhamar Johnson walked across the stage to get his Greenville Tech Charter High diploma on Tuesday, he picked up two college degrees as well.

While he was still in Johnson high school, Johnson earned an associate of science and an associate of arts degree from Greenville Technical College.

Johnson, who has earned 85 college credits, is one of seven Greenville Tech Charter High students who earned two degrees from Greenville Technical Col-

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lege this year. Ten more of his high school classmates earned one degree from Greenville Tech.

In all, nearly half of Greenville Tech Charter High’s graduates will leave high school having earned about one year’s worth of college credits. Their average college grade point average is 3.4.

Their stories are among the thousands of stories that Greenville County’s high school graduates have taken across commencement stages this month. The last of Greenville County schools hold their graduation ceremonies today.

Devin Land, who also earned two associate degrees as a Greenville Tech Charter High student, said it was worth it, despite the sacrifices it entailed.

“It didn’t leave a lot Land of time. College classes consumed a lot of time on the weekends,” he said.

Sometimes the college class he wanted to take was held outside the normal school hours of high school students.

Other times, he was at home studying when other high school students were going out with their friends.

“In the end, the rewards are a lot better than what you had to give up,” said Land, who will attend Clemson University in the fall and major in civil engineering.

Land said he had to learn new study habits to do well in his college classes and study a lot more his senior year than he would have in a traditional high school.

Joseph Stokes, who will attend the University of South Carolina Upstate School of Nursing, said Charter High doesn’t have as many sports or extracurricular activities as other high Stokes schools.

“I had to give up some things to attend school here,” he said, “but I remained

friends with the people I attended middle school with. I went to the Mauldin High prom and Spirit Week. I definitely gained more than I lost.”

Stokes said his ultimate goal is to become a trauma physician. He wants to major in nursing so he’ll be able to study the clinical side of medicine earlier.

“I think it (Charter High) prepared me for going to a four-year college,” Stokes said. “I know how the testing is done and how short a semester is. I know your grade may depend on just four tests.”

Greenville Tech Charter High principal Fred Crawford said being able to take college classes makes his students’ senior year count.

“They’re engaged. They see the relevance to it,” he said.

And it gives them a head start on college.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Men’s Health Week Tues., June 12 • Noon-1 p.m. • Caine Halter YMCA Join GHS urologist Patrick Springhart, M.D., for a discussion on prostate health. Lunch provided. Free; registration required.

Facts About Brain and Bone Cancers Tues., June 19 • 12:15-1:15 p.m. • Greenville Memorial Hospital Bring your lunch and join medical oncologist Jeff Edenfield, M.D., to learn about brain and bone cancers. Free; registration required.

Your Colon and You Thurs., July 19 • 6:30-8 p.m. • W. Jack Greer Library Branch (Mauldin) Learn fact from fiction regarding your colon health from GHS colorectal surgeon Jay Crockett, M.D. Free; registration required.

Girlology: Something New About You Tues., July 24 • 7-9 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus This program for girls in 4th or 5th grade helps ease the transition into puberty through open discussion. Fee: $50/mom and daughter. To register, visit the events page at girlology.com.

This program for 6th and 7th grade girls helps ease the transition into puberty through open discussion about body image. Fee: $50/mom and daughter. To register, visit the events page at girlology.com.

Girlology: Going Out Tues., July 31 • 7:30-9 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus This program for girls in 7th and 8th grade helps ease the transition into puberty through open discussion about independence, social pressures and changing relationships.

Fee: $50/mom and daughter. To register, visit the events page at girlology.com.

To register, for more information or to see a full schedule of events, visit ghs.org/360healthed or call 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636).

Girlology: Body Talk Thurs., July 26 • 7:30-9 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus 120412

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF The 29th annual Bi-Lo Charity Classic golf tournament is aiming to raise $5 million for local charities this weekend when about 1,100 golfers, sponsors and vendors tee off for this year’s venerable golfing event.

In 1984, the tournament’s first year, the event raised $30,000, a tourney spokeswoman said. This year’s goal is illustrative of how much the event has grown and the impact corporate sponsorship has had for the region served by the grocery chain, she said.

The four-day tournament kicks off Friday with the First Tee International, where junior golfers are paired with adult mentors at Thornblade Club. An awards luncheon will follow and the Classic starts Saturday and finishes Monday.

Players will put in more than 7,500 hours on the 11 courses in the tournament, for the benefit of some 80 Upstate charities.

Sponsors say this year’s classic is built around the theme of Southern hospitality. Local stores across the grocery chain’s four-state area will receive a portion of the proceeds to use as they believe would best benefit their local communities. The rest of the proceeds from the tourney will be parceled out after officials review grant applications in August.

Players will tee off at Champion Hills, Cliffs at Glassy, Cliffs Valley, Cliffs Keowee Vineyards, Green Valley, Greenville Country Club – Chanticleer and Riverside, Kenmure, Keowee Key, The Reserve at Lake Keowee and Thornblade.

Bi-Lo Charities has raised more than $58 million for

Bobby Jones, left, watches as Tim Renz tries to use a little body English to make his putt fall on No. 18 during the 2011 Bi-Lo Charity Classic.

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charity over the past 28 years. Non-profits within Bi-Lo’s four-state market area of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee can apply on an annual basis for support. Priority is given to those organizations supporting children, education, or hunger relief.

Golf Digest magazine has rated the classic as the largest one-day golf charity tournament in the world.

Since there is only one contested race in this year’s municipal election, Greer officials have decided the other candidates in the field will be certified as winners on June 6 at City Hall.

Mayor Rick Danner, District 1 councilman Jay Arrowood, District 3 councilwoman Kimberly Bookert, and District 5 councilman Wryley Bettis will take the oath of office for their new terms at the regularly scheduled Greer City Council meeting on June 12.

State law deems an election unnecessary if 14 calendar days have passed Rick Danner, Greer Mayor since the filing period for that office has closed, only one person has filed for the office, and no one has filed a declaration to be a write-in candidate.

Incumbent Perry Williams and Jerry Balding are seeking the seat of Commissioner of Public Works, an at-large office that will be determined in the July 24 municipal general election.

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The Family Connection’s Party Like a Sports Star is scheduled for Friday, June 1, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Global Trade Center, 28 Global Drive, Greenville. A silent auction will include travel deals, sports memorabilia, gift baskets, jewelry and artwork. Sports stars including Harold Green, Michael Dean Perry, George Rogers, Mike Rozier, Travelle Wharton, and Ryan Brewer will be present. Admission is free, with nominal charges for certain activities. Contact Family Connection’s Greenville office with questions, 864-331-1340.

Greenville Hospital System’s North Greenville Hospital recently received the 2012 Goldberg Innovation Award from the National Association of Long Term Hospitals.

This award is given annually in recognition of an innovative process or technology that supports long-term acute care hospitals. North Greenville Hospital was honored for implementing a three-step program that has all but eradicated central line infections, saving as many as nine lives and more than $1 million in unnecessary health care costs in the first 15 months.

The Earth Market Greenville has been approved to accept EBT/SNAP. In addition to the EBT/SNAP program, “Buy an Extra Helping for the Hungry” allows customers to purchase something from the Earth Market, which will be delivered to a local soup kitchen after the close of the market. A special educational element has been added to the Earth Market called “The Workshop” and will feature a chef, farmer or other advocacy representative to give a workshop on topics related to farm products. June will feature Slow Food Board Member Renato Vicario “Cooking With Foods on the Ark” and will demonstrate the unique qualities of the foods available at the Greenville Earth Market, and how each may be prepared or used in food preparations. Earth Market interns will be creating workshops in June, July and August for children. For more information, visit www.slowfoodupstate.com. Earth Markets 2012 are held the third Thursday of each month through September with holiday markets in November and December.

Greenville Hospital System has been named a Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association and achieved platinum-level status. The Fit-Friendly program recognizes employers who champion the health of their employees and work to create a culture of physical activity and health in the workplace. To move from gold to platinum status, GHS had to fulfill all gold-level criteria and demonstrate at least one behavior change, achieve at least one cost-savings outcome and achieve a positive return on investment.

Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Greenville donated $250 worth of wish list items the business collected during its “Rolls of Love” drive for the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville. Theses items included toilet paper, paper towels and other household items the charity needs.

On Saturday, June 23, 1-4 p.m., the Greenville County Library System is offering teens the chance to log volunteer hours at the library. Participants can earn up to three hours in one day working in groups on various projects. Those interested can register online on the Teen Calendar at www.greenvillelibrary.org or call 864-527-9248 for more information.

The Mast General Store celebrates Land Trust Day with Upstate Forever on Saturday, June 2. Recognized for the 10th year at Mast Store, Land Trust Day is a friendraising event encouraging new memberships in local land trusts as well as an educational opportunity to learn how these groups are preserving our land heritage.

Representatives from Upstate Forever will be on hand at the Mast Store to share with guests the activities they are undertaking to conserve the open spaces in the region.

The Mast General Store will donate 20 percent of sales on that Saturday to Upstate Forever. Visit www.upstateforever.org for more information on current projects and how to become a member of the organization. To learn more about land trust activities in general, visit the Land Trust Alliance online at www.lta.org.

Council 10819 of the Knights of Columbus has donated $1,038 to the Washington Center, Greenville Disabilities and Special Needs Board and the Meyer Center. Pictured are, from left, Al Langlias and Frankie Marcell, co-chairmen of Operation Hope; Dr. Wanda Brownlee, principal of the Washington Center; Jason Weigon, DSN; and Grand Knight John Macioce.

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The search for the Upstate’s Worst Website is down to a final three for the competition started by Web company Engenius. Voters can click www.upstatesworstwebsite.com to see the three finalists. The website with the most votes tallied by June 7 will win a redesign at no cost from Engenius. People can vote once per day for their favorite (or, to be exact, least favorite) site on the list.

Ugly Words, Greenville’s first writing center for kids and young adults, will host a free drop-in workshop on Sunday, June 3 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery. Participants will work on poetry, riddles and scientific reports concerning an item of mystery produce. Details can be found on the Ugly Words blog: uglywordsgreenville.tumblr.com.

Jean M. Smith Branch Library in Greer will host a Star Walk on Tuesday, June 12, 7-8 p.m. Participants are invited to reach for the stars with their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using the paid app Star Walk.

The program will also feature a discussion about the visible planets and stars. Meet outside in the amphitheater or inside if there is inclement weather. For more information, call 864-877-8722.

The City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department announced this week its new summer recreation programming, which features 50 leisure activities and sports for both youth and adult residents and visitors. The programs will focus on wellness, education and recreation and will be offered at five of its community centers and several athletic fields and parks. Complementing the wide array of existing programs, the summer recreation schedule will feature new programs including Community Youth Baseball, Family Rocks! Kids & Parents Guitar, Craft-E-Teens, Jewelry Making, Shag and Pickleball. To view a complete lineup of the summer programs or register online, please visit the city’s website at www.greenvillesc.gov/ParksRec/CommunityCenter.

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Paris Mountain State Park will hold Friday Family Hikes on most Fridays at 10 a.m. this summer. The Creek Ranger hike is a one-mile, ranger-accompanied walk to Mountain Creek and back, searching

The Fun Zone will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Beginning June 4, the Fun Zone will open weekdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 4 p.m. The Fun Zone is free for Westside Aquatic Complex members.

Day rates are available for non-members.

For more information go to www.greenvillerec.com or call 679-SWIM. The Westside Aquatic Complex is located at 2700 W. Blue Ridge Drive.

Dr. Tom Diller, vice president for quality and patient safety at the Greenville Hospital System, recently received his Certification in Medical Quality from the Ameri- Diller can Board of Medical Quality. This certification demonstrates evidence of expertise, experience and training in the field of medical quality management, including clinical quality improvement. Slightly more than 100 physicians nationwide have this certification.

The Fun Zone, a new inflatable water play structure at the Westside Aquatic Complex, includes slides, catapults, and climbing challenges. The attraction, for swimmers ages 5 and up, is open on weekends and available for party rentals.

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for animals and their homes. A closer look under a microscope and water-quality assessment will follow. Hike dates are June 1, 15 and 29; July 13 and 20; and August 3 and 17. The Turtle Trail Naturalist hike is a one-mile ranger-accompanied walk on the Turtle Trail offered June 22, July 27 and August 24. Participants will practice the skills of a naturalist. Program will finish in the park lab, looking at some of the items found, with the aid of field guides and a microscope. The cost is $5 per program, per person, and is payable at the fee booth in place of admission. Registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Both hikes begin at the picnic flats parking lot (the first lot on the left) and take approximately two hours. For more information and registration, call the park office (864244-5565) or email Interpretive Ranger Cathy Taylor at ctaylor@scprt.com.

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Cardiac arrest survivors meet their rescuers When a Greenville County resident dials 911 in an emergency, he doesn’t know how help is organized, but he expects it to arrive. And in the case of cardiac arrest patients, the fluidity and strength of the teams who respond and treat them is key to the patient’s survival.

Coordinating with EMS Week, the second annual Cardiac Arrest Survivor Ceremony introduced the survivors to their rescuers last week, many for the first time. The men and women who serve as frontline responders in an emergency gathered with a crowd of more than 400 people to celebrate the survival of 29 cardiac arrest patients in 2011. These patients, whose hearts had stopped beating, were resuscitated and survived.

Linking bystanders like family and friends with 911 EMS communication specialists who provide care instructions, EMS first responders, emergency hospital staff and cardiology specialists is all part of a “chain of survival” experts say must work in concert. When everything comes together, lives are saved, said Aaron Dix, education and training coordinator for Greenville

County Emergency Medical Services. “It takes this huge group to save a life.”

Improving the chain of survival has been crucial to almost doubling the number of Greenville County cardiac arrest patients who survived in 2011, Dix said. In 2010, just 15 survivors were resuscitated.

Through testimonial videos at the ceremony, survivors told their compelling stories and later met the people who were instrumental in helping them. Some, like Teri Cooper, who collapsed in her yard and whose husband performed CPR on her until help arrived, met her rescuers for the first time.

“I think it’s amazing. I’ve always wanted to meet everyone who was involved and who was there to help my husband,” said Cooper.

Mrs. Harold Williams, who suffered cardiac arrest on Mother’s Day, 2011, said, “It’s a blessing to be here and to meet the people who actually saved my life.”

Emergency care has come a long way since the 1960s, when an ambulance ride was simply a quick trip to the hospital with the local funeral director at the wheel and no medical attention or treat-

ment along the way, said John Zaragoza, Greenville County’s EMS Director.

Now, 911 communications staff members are trained to direct callers to do what they can for the patient before help arrives, while EMTs are trained in techniques like defibrillation and therapeutic hypothermia. This new technique cools the patient after resuscitation to allow the body to “reboot,” Zaragoza said.

One of the honorees among many was Stephen Eleazer, 25, a fireman at the Piedmont Park Fire Department. Eleazer was one of the team members who helped resuscitate a three-year-old boy at the Otter Creek water park last summer. Eleazer said he was working as a lifeguard when the boy was discovered in the pool, unconscious with no pulse.

He performed CPR for several minutes to resuscitate him.

“I think it’s a great thing to honor everybody. Yeah, it’s our job, but then again it’s a good feeling to get recognized for something like this,” Eleazer said. “A lot of times, the patient will go to the hospital and you’ll never see them again … at this event, they can actually meet you and thank you. It’s a good thing.”

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Cardiac arrest survivor Ms. Harold Williams, facing camera, hugs Nancy Crosby with Greenville EMS. Crosby was one of the people honored for helping save Williams.

All honorees, some with multiple saves in 2011, were presented with a certificate and uniform commendation bar that indicated the number of saves.

County Council Chairman Butch Kirven said this was the most important meeting he attends each year. “There’s no deed that one person can do for another more noble than save that person’s life,” he said.

Dr. Joseph Hopkins, a survivor whose wife performed CPR until help came, told his story in a video and then told the first responders, “Thank you. I know it’s hard out there, but it’s worth it and I’m a testament.”

Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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T.B.A. The Midwestern restaurant chain Culver’s has picked Woodruff Road for its first restaurant location in South Carolina and on the East Coast …

THE FINE PRINT • DEALMAKERS • THE QUARTERLY REPORT

Nothing is sacred at The Owl

Pita Pit is moving to the old Quiznos Subs space on Main Street …

From sandwiches to ribs to cupcakes and now Tex-Mex, the old Meadors Sandwich Shop is under renovation again off Augusta Road. Look for the Local Taco to open its doors in late summer or early fall …

Aaron Manter wants to bring fine dining to the masses

By NICHOLE LIVENGOOD | contributor

Chef Aaron Manter has a cabinet full of magical powders. On Tuesdays his Greenville restaurant, The Owl, is closed to customers, but he and his staff experiment with thermoirreversible gelling agent, emulsifiers, thickeners, meat glue that bonds proteins together, and flavor transformers.

“Everything is an ingredient. Nothing is sacred,” he says.

Originally from South Florida, Manter and his wife, Justi, married and moved to Greenville six years ago. They opened the doors to their first restaurant, at 728 Wade Hampton Blvd., a little over two months ago. He says the goal is to heighten people’s expectations of what can be done inexpensively.

“I think that food should be more egalitarian than elitist. We call the tagline for what we do ‘fine dining for the working class.’ I think most fine dining places are hateful in their pricing and their exclusivity.”

The small half-sheet menu currently of-

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fers main dishes of lamb, duck, quail and tofu for less than $20. A six-course chef ’s tasting is available for $35, and there are daily specials.

“None of us went to culinary school,” Manter says of his staff of six. “I actually discourage people from going to culinary school. If you can’t learn any other way, then by all means go to culinary school. It’s like forty grand. Just work for a year. People think when they get out, they get a chef job. No! You start on salads, same way that everyone else starts. I’d rather hire a person’s character than a guy out of culinary school.”

Manter ran a rather uncouth Craigslist employment advertisement and was inundated with 300 applications.

Chef de Cuisine Joey Fazio came from Main Street’s Stellar Wine Bar. “Joey knows more classic techniques, whereas Aaron is more avant-garde,” said Justi Manter, who handles the business side of restaurant and runs tech support for the paperless PosLavu iPad/iPhone point-of-sale system the restaurant uses.

“They blend really well.”

Justi “makes sure the wheels don’t fall off the carriage,” says her husband.

Bartender Kirk Ingram came from the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. “We knew he was going to be the guy for the job two minutes into the conversation,’ Manter said. “He was making his own bitters at home and was interested in bartending as a craft.”

From the beginning, the couple decided to run a fiscally responsible restaurant.

“I grew up a skate-punk kid. I’m just not a fine-dining kind of dude,” Manter said. “We decided to do something different without being fake. We are trying to be ethical and sustainable as much as we can without being jerks.”

“I try to make seven out of 10 good decisions,” he said in reference to the menu. “The duck comes from Ashley Farms in North Carolina.

The quail is from Manchester Farms in Columbia. The lamb? I don’t know.

I know it’s domestic.

Seven out of 10. We just got two whole animals delivered from Greenbrier Farms. We try to buy from them when we can, but we are also a fledgling restaurant.

It is foolish to start with the end goal in-

stead of making your way there.”

Manter frequents Swamp Rabbit Café and Grocery and buys in-season produce from local farmers when he can. “The whole point is to try to elevate everyone and for everyone to do a little bit better. You don’t have to say ‘I’m only going to eat organic, and I’m only going to shop at places that only

wouldn’t make me feel good when I’m going to bed at night that I sold you some sketchy product. If it costs me for my staff to feel good about what they are putting out and to know they are making the right decision, then I’ll take that hit every single day.

“Look, I’m not some guy who is perfect. Last night I was eating a frozen piz-

“I grew up a skate-punk kid. I’m just not a fine-dining kind of dude. We decided to do something different without being fake. We are trying to be ethical and sustainable as much as we can without being jerks.”

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sell local foods and buy from local farmers.’ That’s a great thing to think, but that’s the endgame.”

He does not let fiscal responsibility get in the way of good food, though.

“We had a case of catfish come in one weekend. On Tuesday, my staff came to me and asked if they should give it a rinse. I said, ‘Gentlemen, we are not fish washers!’ We threw a couple hundred dollars of catfish out. Most restaurants would have rinsed off the decomposition. Is the fish edible product?

Yes it is. Is it the best product? That’s not what we want to represent us. It

za. But with my business, I want what we do to be legit. I want people to know what they are putting into their bodies when they eat here.”

The nontraditional menu format, no reservations policy, and limited seating might put some people off, but Manter stands by his concept.

“It’s me saying, ‘Guys, do a better job.’

It’s not just better for us, it’s better for everyone if we can raise the bar of what people can expect out of a restaurant.”

Contact Nichole Livengood at nlivengood@ greenvillejournal.com.

THE QUARTERLY REPORT THE STATE OF THE UPSTATE’S BOTTOM LINE

Bank Reports Profit Gain

Greenville’s Independence National Bank had income of $189,023 in the first quarter, an increase of 113 percent compared to the net loss of $1.5 million in the quarter a year ago.

The bank said in a regulatory filing that the change from a net loss to a net gain “was primarily driven by a gain on the sale of bank-owned property, zero provision for loan losses and reduced net charges in fair value and losses” in property held in foreclosure.

In the first quarter of 2011, Independence recorded an expense of $870,000 for loan losses.

“The sharp decrease in provision for loan losses for the current quarter is due to the significant decrease in loan balances between the comparable periods and a decrease in net charge-off levels combined with a lack of new required specific reserves,” the banks said.

Independence said it realized net interest income

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of $864,411 in the first quarter, an 8 percent improvement over a year ago.

Total assets of $113.4 million as of March 31 were up $1.1 million from Dec. 31 “due to an increase in deposits of approximately $971,000 which contributed to the increase in our cash and cash equivalents.”

The bank’s ratios for determining financial ability to withstand risks rose in the quarter, but remained below what the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requires to be well capitalized under elevated risk levels in a consent order.

Rock Hill Bank Reports Loss

Provident Community Bank of Rock Hill reported a net loss to common shareholders of $202,000, or minus 11 cents per share.

In the comparable period a year ago, Provident had a net loss of $6,000. In the last quarter of 2011, it reported a loss of $428,000.

The bank said assets decreased $1.3 million to $375.4 million “due primarily to a significant reduction in loan demand as a result of economic conditions currently present in South Carolina and more stringent underwriting standards.”

Net loans decreased to $145.8 million from $156 million at the end of the year. Non-performing loans increased by $1.7 million to $35.9 million or 9.6 percent of total loan assets.

Provident is under a consent order of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to strengthen its capital to heightened levels because of higher risk.

Because it has not achieved the higher level, it cannot be considered well capitalized.

Provident has offices in Union, Rock Hill, Jonesville, Winnsboro, Laurens and Simpsonville.

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The fine print TD Bank Leads in Small-Business Loans

New HBA Secretary Elected

Susan Peace-Vernon, vice president of Dillard-Jones Builders LLC, has been elected secretary of the Home Builders Association of Greenville, the 400-member trade association representing the residential construction and remodeling industry in the Greenville area. A graduate of Anderson University with a degree in interior design, Peace-Vernon joined Dillard-Jones Builders in 2004 and was named vice president in 2007. She is the selections specialist and client liaison for the Greer-based Susan Peace-Vernon, vice president of homebuilding company. “Susan has been an active member and Dillard-Jones volunteer at the Home Builders Association of Greenville for several years,” said HBA of Greenville President Robert Markel.

“Her extensive knowledge and passion for homebuilding, and her support of industry efforts make her a great choice to serve as an officer of the association.”

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The Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greenville program recently graduated 57 participants from its 38th class. Launched in 1973, the program has graduated approximately 1,744 participants and is designed to help develop informed, committed and qualified leaders for Greenville County. New classes embark on a 10-month learning process to understand the inner-workings of the area, including managed growth and the economy, quality of life, human services, local government, justice, education and state government. Each class typically chooses a project or projects to meet an area need. Class 38th’s projects were Camp Spearhead “Peaceful Places,” Harvest Hope Food Bank and the Ronald McDonald House. The Sullivan family now has five graduates of Leadership Greenville: Jennifer Sullivan Hincapie, Susan Sullivan, Joseph Sullivan, Donna Sullivan and Joe Sullivan. For more information about Leadership Greenville, call 864-239-3723.

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TD Bank has become the dollar leader in SBA 7(a) loans statewide with the approved of $15.1 million loans to state small businesses from Oct. 1 through March 30.

Wells Fargo and Branch Bank & Trust tied for the most deals with 19 loans each during the period, according to the Small Business Administration.

TD Bank had 15 loans for the period, averaging $1.07 million per loan.

“Entrepreneurship provides the spark that energizes South Carolina’s economy, and our local team of small-business lenders continues to lead the way in providing the necessary financing to grow small businesses in our state,” said Rob Hoak, regional president for North and South Carolina, TD Bank.

Wells Fargo’s dollar volume for 19 loans during the initial six months of the fiscal year totaled $3.2 million, while BB&T approved loans for $2.3 million.

South Carolina’s No. 2 lender in terms of dollar volume for the first half was Suntrust Bank with six loans for $8.4 million, followed by the Bank of Travelers Rest with eight loans for $7.6 million.

As far as dollar volume, TD Bank said it has been the leading SBA lender in South Carolina for eight consecutive quarters.

SBA 7(a) loans are extended to qualifying businesses in a wide range of industries that in general have average revenue of less than $20 million and 500 or fewer employees.

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I.T. Audit Can Save Your Business from Hackers, Careless Employees

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or many business owners, the economic downturn has brought a devilish new challenge in the form of increasing cybercrime. Sophisticated hackers have begun targeting vulnerable businesses, with the Internet Crime Complaint Center reporting that hacking crimes were up 33% in 2010.

With many small businesses lacking anti-virus software, even more deploying unencrypted wireless networks, and most having no security plan, too many organizations lack essential protection for their network and sensitive data.

From early viruses of the late 1990’s to recent denial-of-service attacks which freeze networks by overloading them with outside data, cybercrime is exploding.

And with many organizations having scarce resources and insufficient time to monitor cybersecurity, they are particularly vulnerable to web-based crime.

Yet it’s not only cybercrime that organizations have to worry about.

Too many employees are negligent in protecting equipment and confidential information. With cybercriminals aggressively seeking victims to target, care is required to be well-protected from a data breach that can cripple your business.

Employee email is indispensable to business. But unprotected email can pose significant risk to your most sensitive intellectual property, financial information and customer data. The results can be catastrophic: monetary loss, company disruption and legal action.

Sixty-six percent of employees in a recent survey said they no longer worry about losing their laptop or portable device because data is encrypted, believing encryption fully prevents theft of information.

Not so! Encryption is key, but other measures are called for.

To protect your organization, consider retaining a reputable IT partner firm to conduct an IT Security Audit – a rigorous, comprehensive review of security which provides specific, actionable insight to mitigate risk.

Such an audit identifies critical information, security issues, and helps you develop a layered protection plan to strategically defend against both internal and external threats. And with threats – viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spam, spyware, theft and corporate espionage -- all around you, don’t “hope for the best” … especially when your organization is likely accountable for data security through regulation and contractual obligation.

An effective IT audit should include: • External vulnerability testing • Internal vulnerability assessment • Network review • Wireless assessment Once completed, you should receive a written summary of findings, full details of all reviews and assessments, schematics and scan reports detailing your network and vulnerabilities that need to be addressed, and specific recommendations for improvements and remediation.

A Final Word Too often in our industry, IT audits are conducted either by an in-house IT manager or an existing IT provider. Each has a vested interest in not detailing shortcomings – how would that make them look? – or may lack the necessary skills, tools and methodology to implement an effective audit. Consider an outside partner with appropriate credentials like the CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker). Chances are, you’ll be glad that you did.

And careless employees often disregard other security practices. In the above survey, one third said they frequently leave their laptops with strangers while traveling, or leave computers in insecure locations.

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Charter adding HD channels, customer satisfaction guarantee Company says customer satisfaction growing among its new customers

By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Charter Communications says its multi-year effort to improve customer service is paying off in the Upstate.

Customer satisfaction for new customers is 35 percent higher than for tenured customers, thanks in part to the company’s “customer experience transformation,” a three-pronged effort to improve service for new Charter customers, quick technical issue resolution and equipment management to make sure the company always has the right equipment in stock.

“We’re doing more things right from the beginning now,” said Kristina B. Hill, the company’s senior communications manager for the Southeast region. “Our ultimate goal is to change perception for past mistakes.”

Charter’s customer service in the Upstate has come under fire in the past.

When franchise agreements were between cable companies and local governments, the city of Greenville had fined Charter repeatedly for not meeting federal customer service standards. Now, franchise agreements are handled on the state level and cable companies don’t have to negotiate franchise agreements with each municipality they want to serve.

Charter has scored dead last among companies in the subscription televi-

sion industry in a national ranking of customer satisfaction by the University of Michigan 11 years in a row.

The latest results were released on May 15.

The company is now offering an “AllIn Customer Guarantee” which carries a 30-day money back guarantee, a $20 credit if a service technician doesn’t arrive during a scheduled appointment and complete the service call on the first visit and a $20 credit upon request if customers are without service for more than 24 hours.

In addition, Charter will add 27 new high-definition channels in the Spartanburg and Greenville area on June 6.

In conjunction with the HD channels, nine channels will be digitized in the Spartanburg area and eight channels digitized in the Greenville area on that day.

Digitized channels provide higherquality audio and video and make room for more HD channels and other video, Internet and phone enhancements on Charter’s lines, Hill said.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Stuart Wyeth and Peter Couchell, CCIM, of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord of 10 Enterprise Blvd., Suite 202 (Eastside Medical Center) in leasing a 3,311-square-foot office space. Wyeth and Couchell also represented the landlord in a lease renewal of a 3,000-square-foot office space in Suite 207 at the same address.

Earle Furman, SIOR, Jon Good, SIOR, and Alexi Papapieris of NAI Earle Furman represented JPCR, LLC in purchasing an 85,000-square-foot industrial property at 1515 Old Grove Road in Greenville.

Earle Furman, SIOR, Jon Good, SIOR, and Alexi Papapieris of NAI Earle Furman represented the seller of 9.49 acres of land on Bracken Road in the southwest quadrant of Greenville. The buyer, JPCR LLC, was also represented by Furman, Good and Papapieris.

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Benton Frank says ‘Porch Lights’ is a richer read Latest novel includes Sullivan’s Island lore

By Cindy Landrum | staff

Like her previous novels that put her on the New York Times best-seller list, Dorothea Benton Frank’s newest novel, “Porch Lights,” has a healthy dose of South Carolina’s Lowcountry with a bit of history thrown in.

But the book that will be released on June 12 is not like anything she’s ever written before, the author said.

“I think it’s much more emotional than anything I’ve written in a long time,” Frank said during a telephone interview. “It digs a little deeper.”

Frank will be in the Upstate on June 14. At noon, she’ll be the featured author in Fiction Addiction’s “Book Your Lunch” author series at Thornblade.

At 7 p.m., she’ll appear at The Showroom at HubBub in Spartanburg. Tickets for both events included a signed hardcover book.

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Textiles come back to Reedy River ‘Textiles in a Tube’ exhibition features contemporary textile art

By Cindy Landrum | staff

For decades, the Reedy River was the conduit from which fabric flowed from Greenville to all over the country.

In the latest Riverworks Gallery exhibition, that was reversed.

For “Textiles in a Tube 2,” artists from all over the United States and Canada sent textile and fabric art to the Reedy River for possible display in Greenville Technical College’s downtown Greenville gallery in Suite 202 at Art Crossing on the Reedy River.

The exhibition runs through July 15.

“Anybody who knows Greenville’s history knows that textiles have had a

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– decides to return to her childhood home on Sullivan’s Island as a last-ditch effort to save her devastated 10-year-old son.

“It’s about healing, renewal, how to pick your life up and put it back together,” Frank said.

The story also looks at relationships between mothers and daughters. In “Porch Lights,” the main character doesn’t get along with her mother but decides to move back home for her son.

“My daughters and I are seamlessly close,” Frank said. “In ‘Porch Lights,’ the mother and daughter don’t get along and I wondered what that would be like.”

The book also looks at aging, Frank said. Jackie’s mother is a 58-year-old woman who has been separated from her husband for 11 years and won’t admit she’s lonely and aging. She falls in love with the next-door neighbor – as does her recently widowed daughter.

“There’s a ginormous question as women age,” Frank said. “When men get older, they buy a sports car and put the top down. If women do that, people ask, ‘What’s that old broad doing?’ Women are acutely aware of our own shelf life.”

Interwoven into the story is the lore of Sullivan’s Island.

“The grandfather teaches Charlie (the 10-year-old boy) about how 700 American patriots beat 3,000 in the British navy because they were so passionate about being free,” Frank said. “It teaches that being passionate about something is the key to having a life you enjoy.”

There’s a place in the novel for Edgar

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Allan Poe, one of Sullivan’s Island’s most famous residents, a man whose life was marked by loss after loss, Frank said.

“I think it’s a richer read than some of my other books,” she said. “It’s deeper.”

Sullivan’s Island played a big part in Frank’s becoming a writer.

After her mother died, Frank asked her New York investment banker husband to buy her mother’s house on the island – the house Frank had grown up in – to keep it in the family. He said no.

“I learned the lesson that every woman should have their own money,” said Frank, who had given up a career in the garment industry because the globe-hopping it required would have interfered with raising the couple’s two children. “I had lost my place in the world and now I was going to lose Momma’s house.”

She was taking a creative writing course and decided to try to write a book to earn enough money to buy the house.

Her loosely autobiographical novel, “Sullivan’s Island,” was published two years later.

The novel sold more than a million copies and launched a lucrative writing career. The New York Times best-selling author and her husband now split their time between homes in Montclair, N.J. and Sullivan’s Island.

“Porch Lights” is her 13th novel.

Dorothea Benton Frank, author of “Porch Lights”

“One of the reasons I started writing is because I felt no one was listening to me,” she said.

At her book signings, she suddenly had droves of women telling her they could relate. “People listen when you put something down on paper. Suddenly, somebody was listening to me. It was a profound surprise,” she said.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Several pieces could be defined as quilts, although they are not typically what people think of when they hear “quilt,” Markel said.

“They are much closer to an abstract painting than what people normally think of as a quilt,” she said. “Some have miles and miles of machine stitching, while some were stitched by hand.”

“Bully Shield,” a piece by Andrew Steinbrecher, uses an umbrella and reflects the artist’s

experiences being bullied in middle and high school.

“At the time, I wanted a way to shield myself from the words and actions that were raining down on me,” he wrote in his artist statement. “I tried my best to protect myself but their anger and hate got through to me; it was never easy to fully deflect their words.”

Steinbrecher’s piece folds down, then is put away and forgotten, much like society does with bullying, he said.

Kit Vincent’s “Bel Canto 2” got its title from the audiobook the

artist listened to while she was machine-quilting the piece. She must use noise-erasing headphones to eliminate the noise made by the sewing machine.

“This eliminates all ambient sounds in the room and I quickly become totally engrossed in the subject I am listening to,” she wrote.

Later, when looking at the piece, she remembers what she was listening to when she made it.

“Specific details in the piece will bring back vivid passages of the book,” she said. “For me, this

subject matter is now forever linked to the work.”

Juror Kathleen Loomis, a former newspaper journalist and an award-winning fiber artist, said while textile art is rooted in the most ancient techniques and traditions, it has “long since escaped its boundaries and can continue to find new areas of exploration.”

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Right: “Bully Shield,” a piece by Andrew Steinbrecher, reflects the artist’s experiences being bullied.

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The MarketPlace will feature local vendors of specialty items and services – produce, flowers and plants, organic meats and juices, health and beauty products, demonstrations and consultations with wellness experts and a flea market.

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Satie’s Gnossiennes. Performers include Kate Steinbeck on flute, Amy Lovinger on violin and Kimberly Cann on piano.

The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville will feature guest artist Tom Rickis of Greenville during the month of June.

There will be an opening reception with the artist on June 4, 6-9 p.m. Rickis is a Connecticut-born artist who was originally self-taught and later studied at the University of Connecticut and the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. He works primarily in watercolor, but also enjoys working in oils, mixed media and photography. Rickis had a career in the insurance industry for 34 years and launched his career as a full time artist following early retirement in 2003. He has exhibited in several galleries, corporations, retail businesses and educational facilities. His paintings and photographs are in private collections throughout the United States. For more information, call 864-239-3882 or visit www.artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com.

Teens can try their hand at acrylic landscape painting with Samantha Bell on Wednesday, June 13, 2-3:30 p.m. at the Hughes Main Library. The program is open to ages 11-17 and participants should bring one large flat brush and one medium round brush. For more information, call 864-527-9248.

Audiences of all ages can enjoy this South Carolina Children’s Theatre satirical musical that combines “The True Stories of the Three Little Pigs, (told from the wolf ’s point of view) and The Frog Prince, (continued).” This show reminds all that there are two sides to every story and is great for ages 4 and up. Performances are June 8-17.

For more information, call 864-235-2885 or visit www.scchildrenstheatre.org.

On Friday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the East North Street Concert House, Greenville, Pan Harmonia will present “La Musique de La Belle Époque.” This performance will feature sumptuous music from the late 19th and early 20th century, including works by Joseph Suk, Caesar Cui, Mel Bonis and Eric

Greenville Little Theatre continues class registration for their summer GLT JR. classes for children. GLT JR. will offer three, one-week courses for students ages 8-18 beginning Mondays, June 4, 11 and 18.

Classes offered are “Let’s Make A Movie,” “Let’s Put on A Musical” and “Let’s Put On A Play.” 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, fees and additional information, visit www.greenvillelittletheatre.org or call 864-233-6238.

Beginning on First Friday, June 1, Upstate Visual Arts is hosting an exhibit featuring Victoria Blaker’s paintings and drawings. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month of June with a reception on June 1 at 6-9 p.m. at 300 River

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Families can be the biggest source of joy, but they can be the biggest source of frustration as well.

“Family knows how to push your buttons,” said Anne Tromsness, director of education at the Warehouse Theatre.

“When you see it played out in a Neil Simon play, it’s poignant and funny. But in real life, we don’t always see the funny.”

How the family roles people play in their early years affect their lives during their later years is the subject of the Warehouse Theatre’s forum prior to its 10-show run of Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.”

“Family: For Better or Worse,” is set for Wednesday, June 6, at 8 p.m. The forum is free and students who take part may attend the dress rehearsal for “Yonkers” to be held that night. Other attendees will get $5 off a ticket to a performance of the show during its run.

The forum is one of three audience-enrichment programs the Warehouse offers for each of its Main Stage productions.

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Stage to Main Street,” said Paul Savas, the theater’s executive director. “We’re very interested in how theater can be a vibrant part of the community, and vibrant community has discussions about itself.”

Pre-show talks and talk-backs – audience talks with the cast and director of each show – allow people a window into the theatrical process and gives them an opportunity to interact with the process, Tromsness said.

Savas said each play the theater puts on its schedule, regardless of its content or the style in which it is written, has a relevancy to the everyday life of those watching from the audience.

“The conversations are quite wonderful, even if there are only 30 people there,” Savas said.

The forum for “Yonkers” includes Jon Chalmers, director of ministry relations at Bon Secours St. Francis, and Melanie Trimble, a therapist who has worked with war refugees.

“When we’re talking about family and home, we’re all talking about something different,” Tromsness said. “(Discussion) makes you think if somebody is upset because a family reunion is coming up.”

The educational programs, especially those dealing with the theatrical aspects of Warehouse’s Main Stage productions, are important because it reinforces theater as an important art forum and helps the theater’s longevity.

“Let’s face it, theater is pretty low in the cultural diet of the average American,” Savas said. “This is one of our attempts to address that.”

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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The Beck Academy soccer teams finished out a banner year in 2012. Both boys and girls teams won county championships. In addition, it was the first undefeated season in school history for the boys team and their second county title in three years.

The girls team continued an undefeated streak of 65 games and won a fourth straight county title.

Academic Excellence. Biblical Truth.

Greenville Technical College recently awarded Reed’s Jewelers in the Haywood 23 degrees to 17 graduates of the Greenville Tech- Mall invited Mitchell Road nical Charter High School. Ten students received Christian Academy to participate one degree and seven students received two degrees in a 5th grade writing contest each. The students include: AA degrees: Colleen called, “Why I Love My Mother.”

Campbell, Austin Galli, Cameron Howard, Erin The winning essay, titled “My McCarthy, Devin Scheuerl, Apurva Shah, Ashley Amazing Mother,” was written Strickland and Hali Tankersley; AS degrees: Todd by Elizabeth Rentz-Neely and Thomas and Anahi Tran; and AA and AS degrees: she received a diamond, heartDavid Gaddy, Ava Hrabe, Jhamar Johnson, Mi- shaped pendant for her mother. chael Kelley, Devin Land, John Lawton and Joseph Stokes. Forty-six of the 99 students in the senior class have received 24 or more college credits from Greenville Technical College.

MLK Dream Weekend is proud to announce the 2013 Scholarship Award process is open to the public. Twelve scholarships will be awarded, totaling more than $100,000. All scholarship applicants will be evaluated for selection based on transcripts, letters of recommendation, autobiography statement, GPA, financial need and demonstrated leadership and community service. The scholarships will be awarded at the MLK Dream Weekend Diversity Banquet scheduled for Thursday, January 17, 2013, where world-renowned poet, writer, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni will be the keynote speaker. The deadline for all applications is October 2, 2012. For more information and to apply online, visit www.mlkdreamweekend.com/scholarships.

Monaview Elementary School students recently started the summer by selecting and taking home 16 free books for their at-home libraries. Public Education Partners (PEP) sponsored the event as part of its Early Grades Reading Initiative. The research-based Early Grades Reading Initiative aims to decrease by 10 percent the number of students reading below grade level by 2014 through teacher training, free books for students, classroom books and teacher assessment tools. Monaview is serving as the pilot school for the initiative, which will expand to eight more Greenville County elementary schools in the fall. For more information, visit www.pepgc.org.

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203 ANGIE DR - $179,900 104 TRUETT PLACE - $175,000 1010 POWDERHORN RD - $164,900 11 BUCKHEAD LN - $133,900 3BR/2.5BA. Beautiful home with many won- 3BR/2BA. One floor living in pristine home on 3BR/2.5BA. Adorable home with split floor 3BR/2.5BA. Adorable ranch style home with derful features throughout. Upgraded kitchen level lot sith screened porch. Over 1800SF. plan. Sunken LR, scrnd porch, irrigation sys- bonus room, fenced yard minutes from shop& BA’s. 2 large decks in back. E. North St Bonus room & more. Woodruff Rd to R into tem & great landscaping. 385 S to Exit 27, ping, etc. From GVL, take 385 to exit 417,L to Brushy Creek, 1st L on Woodharbor, SD, L on Reinhardt, L on Truett Cynthia turn L back over 385, cross Main St into SD, off interstate, L on Hwy 14, R on Pollard, R on Angie, Hm on L. Scott Holtzclaw, Akins, 640-3167 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Hm is in the back on SD on R. Linda Bobo, R on Westshire, L on Buckhead, Hm on L 883-6783 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. Co. MLS#1241218 982-8322 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. Jenna Chandler, 350-2828 Prudential C. MLS#1240746 MLS#1239562 Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1238731

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$1,127,000 3BR/4.5BA V illagio di Montebello Professionally designed and decorated true Italian Style Home has spectacular views of Downtown Greenville and the surrounding mountains. 4600 Square feet.

3BR/4BA/2Pwdr. Private office with bath.

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R EA L E STAT E T R A N SAC T I O N S MAY SUBD. COBBLESTONE RIDGELAND @THE PARK BURGISS HILLS MARKLEY ACRES

WEATHERSTONE HAMMETT’S GLEN TUXEDO PARK STONEHAVEN LAKE LANIER STONEHAVEN BELL’S GRANT SHANNON CREEK BOXWOOD POINSETTIA THE LOFTS AT MILLS MILL CREEKWOOD FORRESTER WOODS RAVENWOOD KELLETT ACRES GRESHAM PARK PLANTER’S ROW

PARTRIDGE RIDGE WOODRUFF LAKE REID VALLEY RICHGLEN ADAMS RUN HOLLY TREE PLANTATION MORNING MIST FARM GREYTHORNE WOODSTONE COTTAGES WAGON CREEK LANNEAU DR HIGHLANDS HERITAGE CREEK SUMMER WOOD WOODRUFF LAKE SHARON PLACE AVALON ESTATES SUGAR CREEK IVYBROOKE ORCHARD FARMS STONE LAKE HEIGHTS HERITAGE CREEK BLUESTONE COTTAGES SHOALLY RIDGE BELLE TERRACE ACRES WOODLANDS AT WALNUT COVE ORCHARD FARMS VICTORIA PARK ABERDEEN HIGHLANDS FOXWOOD AUTUMN HILLS ENOREE HEIGHTS RIVER BIRCH VILLAS SHELBURNE FARMS

PRICE $16,500,000 $750,000 $705,503 $655,000 $650,000 $643,500 $515,000 $460,000 $460,000 $415,000 $395,000 $375,000 $350,000 $337,500 $306,000 $262,500 $252,900 $246,000 $240,000 $227,500 $226,750 $225,000 $223,000 $221,667 $220,000 $219,900 $214,900 $212,806 $209,250 $208,000 $207,500 $203,276 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $199,000 $199,000 $197,732 $197,000 $190,000 $187,000 $185,960 $181,000 $180,000 $179,900 $178,000 $177,500 $176,000 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000 $173,599 $170,000 $169,900 $169,000 $168,000 $168,000 $166,686 $163,000 $158,500 $157,000 $154,000 $152,000 $152,000

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$118,700 LAURENS RD

Unique opportunity in the historic Caesar’s Head community - close to Cedar Mountain, Brevard, Hendersonville. Great single level floor plan w/ 4 BR and 2 full bathrooms. Huge potential for expansion and updating. Nice flat lot located on the interior of the community, away from any highway noise. Easy walk to pool, tennis courts, and clubhouse. Tom Marchant 864.449.1658 MLS#1226809

Great Location! Updated 2BR, 2.5BA condo w/ approx. 1250SF. Close to everything downtown offers - 1/2 block from Trolley stop. Features hdwds, updated and expanded kitch with granite c’tops, new HVAC, ceiling fans, and SS appl’s. BAs have new vanities and granite c’tops. Great Downtown living! Anne Marchant 864.420.0009 or Brian Marchant 864.631.5858 MLS#1241119

119 LANDWOOD AVENUE - Don’t miss this 2BR, 1.5 BA home.

Renovated w/granite in kitchen, tile in BAs, and refinished hdwds throughout. Approx 1200 +/- SF. Wiring and pipes have been upgraded during last 6 years. 8x10 work shed with electricity. 2 car carport with electricity also. Great starter home or investment property. GORDON SEAY 864.444.4359 MLS#1235859

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$329,900 CARISBROOKE

Recently updated custom built 5BR, 3BA traditional home w/2 story entrance with coved ceiling, bonus, formal LR & DR, spacious kitch with combined breakfast rm and den, office or guest rm with full BA on main. Owned by Fannie Mae and eligible for a Home Path mortgage. Please visit www.hompath.com for more details. KATHY SLAYTER 864.982.7772 MLS#1240835

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$249,000 NEELY FARM

Meticulously maintained home. Many updates include: 3 new ceiling fans, silestone counter tops, tile back splash in kitchen, new hot water heater, new kitchen sink, tile floor on screened porch, new carpet upstairs, new HVAC units, new stove and microwave. Professionally landscaped front and back! Don’t miss this GEM of a home! Barb Riggs 864.423.2783 MLS#1241342

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$120,000 UNIVERSITY PARK

Sycamore Ridge, Simpsonville, SC The quiet neighborhood of Sycamore Ridge is the perfect location for your family. Sycamore Ridge features stately homes on large, private, well-tended lots. With a clubhouse, junior Olympic swimming pool, and tennis courts, there are many outlets to accommodate an active

Minutes from Main Street Greenville in a park like setting. Cozy cottage is move-in ready, with large LR with fpl, and rocking chair front porch overlooking the park.

New plumbing in 2008, new wiring in kitchen and bath in 2009. Beautiful original hdwds and smooth ceilings. Convenient to downtown but and nature all around! MARY PRAYTOR 864.593.0366 MLS#1238907

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$139,921

House has been renovated into an office with several nice features including vaulted, trey, and coiffered ceilings, a receptionist area, two offices, and a spacious conference room. Lots of storage inside and outside, inviting front porch, two additional outbuildings, tons of parking, and a huge lot for expansion. Joan Rapp 864.901.3839 MLS#1234850

NEIGHBORHOOD INFO 12 Month Average Home Price: $439,862 Amenities: Clubhouse, Sidewalks, Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts

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lifestyle. Take advantage of the privacy Sycamore Ridge offers by enjoying a stroll along the shaded sidewalks at your leisure. Minutes from downtown Simpsonville with easy and convenient access to schools, shopping, restaurants, golf and community events.

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Immaculate golf course, 5BR, 4.5BA brick home in A++ condition! .75 ac, fully sprinklered, lush lot backs up to the 7th green at Linkside.

Screened in porch w/ cathedral ceiling. Beautiful hdwds on main, recent updates to kitchen, bathrooms and lighting.

Approx. 4390 s/f. Lower level has 2nd den, 5th BR and BA. New roof, 2 new HVAC units. VALERIE MILLER 864.430.6602 MLS#1239427

$365,917

Beautiful traditional home w/4BR, 2.5BA, bonus and approx.

3600SF. Large walk in foyer opens to DR. Designer kitchen just renovated in 2011.

Gorgeous granite c’tops and freshly painted. Gleaming hdwds. Wide staircase to upstairs and a back staircase. Beautifully landscaped yard can be seen from the large screened in porch. JOYE LANAHAN 864.404.5372 MLS#12306057

RIDGE

$445,350

5 BR, 4.5 BA stately home on aprox. 1/3 ac lot. 1 owner home that shows true ownership pride. Beautiful hdwds throughout and ceramic in sunroom. Kitchen has granite counters and SS appl’s with double oven and opens into the family room with gas fpl.

3 car gar for additional storage AND 800 sqft for more rooms that can be added in attic. JOYE LANAHAN 864.404.5372 MLS#1238690

SYCAMORE

4BR/3.5BA updated home on quiet, culde-sac street. 3 BR up, current Master on Main, but floor plan is flexible. Updated kitchen w/granite c’tops and SS appl’s. Open den w/gas log fpl & french doors to deck. Formal LR and DR. Newly added walk-in laundry. Office on main level. Great street w/kids galore. Zoned Augusta Cir. Owner/Agent HEIDI PUTNAM 864.380.6747 MLS#1240240

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$430,233

Hard-to-find 1 sty home w/walk-out lower level on Montebello’s Lake Como. Over 5,000SF of living space with lakefront views. Open flr pln with GR, gourmet kitchen w/all the amenities. Master BR features trey ceiling and lux BA suite. Lrg laundry rm has ample storage. Lower level has 2 large BR and rec room. Karen Turpin 864.230.5176 or Nancy McCrory 864.505.8367 MLS#1240775

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C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Announces Top Producer Office Awards for April May 21, 2012 – Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce the following Top Producer awards for April 2012.

Top Producers for Listings: • Easley/Powdersville Office – Twila Kingsmore • Garlington Road Office – Dennis Chenault and Donna O. Smith & Partners • Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team • Pelham Road Office – Maria Lambe and Toates Team • Pleasantburg Office – Melissa Morrell and Chet & Beth Smith Group • Simpsonville Office – Susan

McMillen and Palmer/Jones Team Top Producers for Sales: • Easley/Powdersville Office – Donna Stegall and Sheri Sanders/ Gary Thompson Team • Garlington Road Office – Sheila Smalley and Donna O. Smith & Partners • Greer Office – Jill Chapman and Jan Walker Team • Pelham Road Office – Beth French and Spaulding Group • Pleasantburg Office – Bob Morgan and Chet & Beth Smith Group • Simpsonville Office – Debbie Hearn and Palmer

C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Announces Chandler Joins Simpsonville Office May 21, 2012 – Prudential C Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Jenna Younts Chandler has joined the company and will serve as a sales associate at the Simpsonville office.

Prior to joining Prudential C. Dan Joyner Company, Chandler worked as a Certified Dental Assistant.

“We are really pleased to have Jenna join our Simpsonville office”, said Donna Smith, Broker-in-Charge.

“We welcome her to our family of REALTORS”.

Originally from Fountain Inn, Chandler attended Hillcrest High School and earned a degree in Health Science from Greenville Jenna Chandler Technical College.

She currently resides in Fountain Inn with her husband, Chad and 19 month old Jaxon. Jenna is an active member of Fountain Inn First Baptist Church.

Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from April May 22, 2012 – Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the month of April.

The top producing agents from each office are ranked by the total volume of business closed last month and include: • Easley: Carol Walsh, Kathy Gallamore, Melissa Hall • Greenville: Jacob Mann, Helen Hagood, Berry Gower • Greer: Shelbie Dunn, David Glenn, Alicia Waynick • Seneca: Pat Loftis, Lauren Willis,

Rebecca Hamilton • Spartanburg: LoriThompson, Francie Little, Kay Cox Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last month and include: • Easley: Carol Walsh, Heather Parlier, Susan McCoy • Greenville: Sharon Wilson, Carolyn Dowling, Susan Reid • Greer: Charlene Panek, Hilary Hurst, Shelbie Dunn • Seneca: Pat Loftis, Barry Voeltz, Connie Williams • Spartanburg: Francie Little, Towles Darby, Donna Morrow

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PRICE $151,000 CHEROKEE PARK $150,000 DEVENGER POINTE $150,000 $150,000 WADE HAMPTON GARDENS $145,800 THE GROVE $145,000 NEELY FARM - LAUREL BROOK $144,500 BETHEL GREENE $142,000 THE HEIGHTS $140,350 WOODGREEN $137,000 HADLEY PARK $136,000 WESTMINSTER VILLAGE $136,000 GOVERNORS SQUARE $133,000 HASELWOOD $133,000 SHELBURNE FARMS $130,050 $130,000 ASHLEY GROVE $130,000 HADLEY PARK $128,500 ACADIA $128,000 $125,000 $125,000 LINDSAY ACRES $124,000 THE GROVE $124,000 PLEASANT HEIGHTS $123,900 LENHARDT VILLAGE $122,900 GRAY FOX RUN $121,000 VERDIN ESTATES $120,000 COLEMAN HEIGHTS $116,000 $111,000 CARLTON PLACE $110,000 COPPER CREEK $106,530 MOUNTAIN CREEK $105,000 BETHEL PLACE $102,501 VILLAGE @ GLENLEA $101,500 TOWNES AT PINE GROVE $100,000 $99,000 CARDINAL PARK $99,000 WILTON OAKS $98,000 HIGHLAND $96,100 $96,000 CANEBRAKE $96,000 RIVERSIDE TOWNES $95,500 SPRING RIDGE $94,501 BLUE MOUNTAIN PARK $91,000 $90,000 LAKE LANIER $90,000 RIVER VALLEY $89,995 MCKENNA COMMONS $86,900 $86,000 $85,000 COUNTRY CHASE $84,000 BROOKSIDE $83,199 TOWNES AT EDWARDS MILL $82,000 MONTEBELLO $77,000 WOODSIDE MILL $74,149 CHESTERFIELD ESTATES $72,000 JAMESTOWNE II $71,000 COVE AT BUTLER SPRINGS $66,000 $64,900 SHADOW CREEK $61,400 $60,940 PEACHTREE TERRACE $60,000 GUM SPRINGS $56,437 $53,000 PIEDMONT ESTATES $50,000 FAIRVIEW CHASE $48,000 $45,000 GLEN FOREST DRIVE DEVELOPMENT $44,500 ROCKWOOD POINTE $41,000 THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE $40,500 SYCAMORE RIDGE $40,000 $39,700 SUPER HWY HOMESITES $38,000 MAYFAIR ESTATES $38,000 $35,000 $31,250 HERITAGE CREEK $30,500 FIELDMONT $30,001 KEELER RUN $30,000 COUNTRY VIEW $26,000 DIXIE FARMS $25,000 PINE CREST FARMS $20,000 ORDEREST PARK $19,000 RILEY ESTATES $16,306 ASHMORE LAKES $15,521 GREYTHORNE $12,500 PINE CREST FARMS $12,010 FAIRFIELD ACRES $10,001

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Electronic Recyclables Transportation and Processing, June 14, 2012, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillevillecounty.org or by calling 864-467-7200.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Collection and Processing Residential Recycled Materials for Greenville County, RFP# 66-06/18/12, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: IFB# 67-06/19/12 Storm Drainage Improvements – Pinehurst Street and Providence Square, JUNE 19, 2012, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M., June 7, 2012 in the Procurement Services Division, 301 University Ridge, suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SHERIFFS AUCTION 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 on June 9, 2012. The pre-viewing will be held on Friday June 8th from 1:00pm until 4:00 pm. The auction will start at 10:00am with the gates will opening at 8:00am. The auction will have household items, some electronics, some computer items, jewelry, no guarantees, new and used tools, some of the cars are as follows.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, 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 1127 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 17, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-21 APPLICANT: Michael Corn CONTACT INFORMATION: 277-3542 or 325-4605 PROPERTY LOCATION: 332 White Horse Road PIN: 0376000301200 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.6 COUNTY COUNCIL: 25 - Gibson DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-22 APPLICANT: Lawrence Wagner CONTACT INFORMATION: larrywagner@hughes.net or 834-4498 PROPERTY LOCATION: 8551 White Horse Road PIN: B005010100901 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: C-3, Commercial ACREAGE: 1.6 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 - Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-23 APPLICANT: Goldjin Company Inc. CONTACT INFORMATION: goldjin@msn.com or 901-2575 PROPERTY LOCATION: 216 N. Washington Avenue PIN: 0230000302200 EXISTING ZONING: C-3, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.19 COUNTY COUNCIL: 25 - Gibson DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-24 APPLICANT: Frank Hammond CONTACT INFORMATION: frank.hammond@colliers.com or 270-0761 PROPERTY LOCATION: N. Pleasantburg Drive at Tulip Street PIN: 0174020603300, 0174020603400, 0174020603500, 0174020603600, 0174020603700, 0174020603900, 0174020604000, 0174020604100, 0174020604201, and 0174020604400 EXISTING ZONING: R-12, Single-Family Residential, and C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: C-1, Commercial ACREAGE: 1.75 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 - Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-25 APPLICANT: Mike Tapio CONTACT INFORMATION: mike@tapiobuilders.com or 444-7444 PROPERTY LOCATION: E. Coleman Road at Roberts Circle PIN: 0534010100800 (portion) EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: POD, Planned Office District ACREAGE: 1.58 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 – Burns DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-26 APPLICANT: Infinity 3 Realty LLC CONTACT INFORMATION: dviola@arrow.com or 631-847-5532 PROPERTY LOCATION: 6124 White Horse Road PIN: 0237030100206 EXISTING ZONING: C-1, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: C-3, Commercial ACREAGE: 2 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 - Meadows DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-27 APPLICANT: Stephen Southerlin CONTACT INFORMATION: 414-1257 PROPERTY LOCATION: 2 Skyland Avenue PIN: 0439000600500 (portion) EXISTING ZONING: R-7.5, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: NC, Neighborhood Commercial ACREAGE: 0.08 COUNTY COUNCIL: 19 - Meadows 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.

SUMMONS FOR RELIEF State of South Carolina County of Greenville in the Family Court 13th Judicial Circuit. Case No: 2012-DR-23-0093. Sumanda K. Jordan, Plaintiff Vs. Wayne Nolley, Defendant. WAYNE NOLLEY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONSED and required to answer the Complaint in the above-captioned action, a copy of which was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, South Carolina on JANUARY 9, 2012; and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on this subscriber at his office, 294 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607 within thirty (30) days of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief as demanded in the Complaint.

Maurice McNab, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 5631 Greenville, SC 29603 Ph: (864) 232-1132 Fax: (864) 232-1107

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that S & R Liquors, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 785 East Butler Rd., Suite A, Mauldin, SC 29662. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 17, 2012.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Palmetto Grill and Taproom, 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 103 E. Beacon Drive, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 3, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Tulfi, LLC/DBA One Stop, 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 825 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 10, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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Some Things Are Meant to Last Forever

Left: Professional cyclist George Hincapie of Greenville waits for the start of one of the races during the 2012 USA Cycling Professional Championships held over Memorial Day weekend in Greenville.

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Large crowds gathered to watch hot air balloons, hear live music and celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at Heritage Park in Simpsonville during Freedom Weekend Aloft.

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Children who are involved in an after-school program at four Greenville community centers react to hearing they all are receiving new bikes and helmets. Medalist Sports gave away the bikes in commemoration of the Greenville Hospital System’s 100th anniversary and the GHS USA Cycling Professional Championships’ final year in Greenville.

Photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

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Cyclists head down Main Street in Greenville during the 2012 USA Cycling Professional Championships.

A participant in the stone put competition take his turn at the 2012 Greenville Scottish Games.

Participants in the caber toss display their caber for a photograph during the 2012 Greenville Scottish Games at Furman University.

Bagpipe bands take the field at Furman University during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Greenville Scottish Games, anchor of the five-day Gallabrae festival.

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Jerome Weijers, a visiting professor from Copenhagen Technical College in Denmark, teaches Greenville Technical College building construction technology students to make hand-cut dovetail joints, a skill used in fine cabinetry.

Monaview Elementary School students pick out books they would like to take home courtesy of Public Education Partners as part of the Early Grades Reading Initiative. The research-based initiative aims to decrease by 10 percent the number of students reading below grade level by 2014. Monaview is the pilot school for the initiative, which will expand to eight more Greenville County elementary schools in the fall.

Langston Charter Middle School student Emily Schwalm displays her hair that was cut for Locks of Love during a recent Relay for Life fundraiser at the school. The school raised over $8000 for cancer research.

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Leigh Frasher, Carrie McClenaghan and Betsy Freeman at the “Party Down for the Playground Hangar Party” at the Greenville Downtown Airport. The party was held as a fundraiser for the new park under construction near the runway cafe.

The park is designed to appeal to people of all ages. There will be two “runways” and a “taxiway” around the park for people to use for exercising, a natural amphitheatre where people can sit and see the real runway action, and a playground.

Legacy Charter Elementary School K5 students say the Pledge of Allegiance during their recent graduation ceremonies.

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Tim Mahon with his mother, Lydie Mahon, who enjoys residential, independent living at Martha Franks

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Lockheed Martin Greenville employees presented a check for $5,152 and 3,289 food items to Harvest Hope Food Bank CEO Denise Holland after competing in a recent corporate-wide canned-food drive.

“Beach Bob” Ross and Legends of Beach star Terri Gore. “Beach Bob” was the master of ceremonies for the “Party Down for the Playground Hangar Party,” and Legends of Beach provided live entertainment.

Jonathan Giles and Ben Leinster at the “Party Down for the Playground Hangar Party” at the Greenville Downtown Airport.

From left to right, Van McCleneghan, Anne Howson, Ann Nuttall, Liz McCleneghan, Art Howson and Will Quinn at the “Party Down for the Playground Hangar Party” at the Greenville Downtown Airport.

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Getting the right Team in place

Letter of introduction

By Gail Grabowski

People are at the core of every business.

A company’s personnel are typically the most valuable assets and budget line. Building the right team can LEE YARBOROUGH take years with lots of setbacks. There are coaches, tests and services to help you choose your staff, train them and spread the team mentality. But as all managers know, sometimes it is just luck to get the right person at the right seat who can work with the rest of the staff cohesively.

Once you are lucky enough to find the right employee, then you have to make sure the processes are in place so that the entire staff can work together. Cross training must be in place so if one person is out, the whole operation does not suffer. One person in your organization should never be irreplaceable and too valuable to take a vacation. When one member takes time off, it allows the company to adequately review how the team works as whole. Customers should not be able to feel a negative effect if one employee is out for a time period.

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Recently, I had to be out of work for several weeks and the Propel HR team rose to the occasion. I was unable to check in which previously would have induced plenty of stress. However this time, I knew the right team was in place and I had no worries. The staff handled email requests, reviewed my mail and took care of any problems that arose.

When I returned, I was updated of important events and given a few days to review before being thrown in to the daily work. There have been times in the past when I would not have felt comfortable to leave for such a long time. Times when I felt that my duties may be dropped or unknown causing our clients to suffer. The gift of this time off was precious to me. I am proud to be a part of the Propel HR team.

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WHERE I’VE BEEN

BY BILL KOON

Me, Tom Sawyer and a few hostile boxwoods I have been painting our front porch banisters. They are a nuisance at best, but we have thick shrubs everywhere, and I have to paint with my backside in the bushes.

The other day, I was pushing back the shrubbery and painting away while my youngest daughter – known here as the “Privileged Child” though she is no longer a child – was reading in a rocker there on the porch. I played my best card: “This sure is fun,” I said, taking a long, smooth stroke and smiling mightily. She replied, “Glad you are enjoying it, Tom Sawyer.”

She’d seen right through my gambit, and I was sorry I had ever mentioned Mark Twain or put that novel, with its great fence painting scene, under her nose.

She ducked back into “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” while I fought another boxwood and wiped up another splatter.

The occasion brought me a couple of good memories, about painting and about books.

I have known some remarkable painters. My grandfather was a builder, and his three sons, my dad and uncles, all worked with him at one time or another.

All of them could paint beautifully – and they painted not just siding and walls but molding and window sashes and the wooden strips within the windows between the panes. They didn’t need any razor blades or masking tape; I’m sure they would sneer at a roller.

Plus, they were neat – no spills, no paint in their hair, no gobbed up bristles. They knew how to keep an eye on the tip of the brush and how to avoid dipping up too much paint in a hurry. “Amazing” is the only word I have for them. I wish that some of their genes had made it into my DNA. Books made it into my bloodstream, though. They were just about everything in our household. My father was not literary, but he was a printer, an old-fashioned hot-type man who was an expert on the cumbersome linotypes where typesetters wrote every line on a separate lead slug. Sounds like cave painting to us today.

I was fascinated by the clatter of those machines and by the fact that the lines were set upside down and backwards so as to come up properly when inked and

run through a press. I thought my father was magical because he could read a galley tray of those slugs as easily as I could read a right-side-up page.

He could go on and on about the big high school and college annuals that his company specialized in – about the hot type and the engraved pictures and the heavy slick paper and the sewn bindings, about what an artifact those books were, about how they would endure at least as long as the students. And he kept a few favorite volumes; handsome books that he had read only backwards.

My mother was literary. She read like a demon, four or five books a week. Our regular Friday afternoon route took us by the public library, where she would grab an armload fast; she’d sort through them later, setting aside the ones she had read already. Her reading habit was a godsend to her in her old age, and she read right up to her last days. In fact, I think that the strongest signal that she was finally winding down was that she stopped reading.

Thanks to my parents, I like my books inside and out, backwards and forwards.

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go electronic or cyber. I like having a book in my hand, and I want to see my reading on a shelf to remind me of what I have read and of who, even where, I was when I read it.

I like thumbing through them, looking at random notes or maybe finding a memento bookmark – a boarding pass or a restaurant receipt or a postcard from an old trip – memories of the real and imagined together. I like lending some of my books to my pals, a gesture of real friendship and trust, if you ask me. I want a few special volumes, just a few, cremated with me when I have read my last novel.

The Privileged Child seems to like books the way I do. I just wish she had skipped Tom Sawyer so that I could trick her into a little painting here amongst these hostile boxwoods.

Bill Koon can be contacted at badk@ clemson.edu.

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