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Time to vote, Greenville Outside magazine offers Greenville a chance at another national title – but it will take teamwork. This week’s Journal cover story features the city of Greenville’s latest Top 10 title and the chance we all have to make it No. 1. Greenville is a finalist in Outside magazine’s 2013 Best Active Town contest, and Upstate devotees have until June 10 to vote at outsideingreenville.com. Fans are allowed one vote per person per day. The winner will be announced this fall. As writer Leigh Savage shows, Greenville residents are taking abundant advantage of the many opportunities around to enjoy the great outdoors. From hunting for the bronze mice hiding along Main Street to powering up Paris Mountain in spandex, Greenville offers outdoor spaces for every fitness level and age (check out the mayor and his kayak on the cover). Outside magazine gives specific praise to the city’s weekend festivals, 500 acres of green space, low commute time, easy access to hiking and biking trails and the Blue Ridge Mountains only an hour away. Outside is just one admirer of many: Check out “media mentions” on the city’s website for a glimpse of what others are saying. Consider, for example, the last issue of Canadian Cycling magazine, which featured four pages on Upstate cycling in a first-person account from one of 11 Canadian cyclists who spent a week in Greenville this March. The group was particularly impressed with the Upstate’s Appalachian climbs and the twisting route over Paris Mountain that the USA Cycling pros followed during the four years they raced in Greenville. The UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships are up next in 2014, and the city expects a steady stream of cycling professionals will want to test themselves against an Upstate terrain that includes urban bike trails and rural flatlands, rolling hills and ferocious mountain climbs. But Greenville won “bicycle friendly community” status from the League of American Bicyclists for making the sport a joy for all, not just the racers in spandex. The city is deep into developing a bicycle culture that includes car-free street events, skills classes for all ages, neighborhood “bike boulevards” and a proliferating network of trails and bikeways for riders of all abilities. Just rent a bike from B-Cycle and pedal the Swamp Rabbit or Cleveland Park for a couple of hours and see for yourself. Greenville is gifted at pairing government and private enterprise in progressive ways that have made downtown a showcase and won national acclaim. Greenvillians should never take that for granted, especially those who remember when downtown closed at 5 p.m. on a fourlane Main Street lined with empty buildings. Now, up and down Main Street, people walk and walk and walk. Morning, afternoon and late into the night. Greenvillians know why: all those restaurants to visit and stores to browse. Mice to find. Sidewalk quotations to read. And at the other end: the Peace Center, art galleries, Fluor Field and soaring over Reedy River Falls, the incomparable Liberty Bridge. We live in a wonderful place. So cast those votes, Greenville: June 10 is almost here.
Of children and milestones Thursday morning, the final countdown began: My youngest child walked across the stage at Timmons Arena and went from high school senior to high school graduate. Come August, we’ll load the van, drive to Columbia and he will become a college freshman. Two milestones; one for him, one for me. Two dramatically different degrees of anticipation. I have been steeling myself for this for 10 months. Longer, really. Since freshman year in high school. First grade. The delivery room. Doesn’t matter. It still knocks the wind out of you – which I’ve always considered a curious trait of universal milestones. Graduation, marriage, giving birth, children hanggliding from the nest: no matter how routine, how collectively faced, the personal reality is an original experience. I still remember the shock of looking into the faces of my two sons at their births: utter strangers, yet more intimately known than my husband, maybe even than my own mother. Ever the journalist, I had read dozens of books, quizzed family and friends, interviewed acquaintances whose parenting skills I admired. Going home with a newborn still felt like rushing a cliff ’s edge. I had that same leaping-into-theunknown feeling at my wedding, and when my sister told me she had breast cancer. The initial dip in the stomach – the shock of submersion – is the same, whether the experience is joyful or terrifying. The fact that millions have rushed that particular cliff ’s edge as well doesn’t ease the vertigo. Of course, that’s because there is no universal cliff edge. Five million visitors stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon every year, where “cliff edge” becomes a unique experience five million times. Travelogues and testimonials can’t begin to match personal reality – be it canyon, childbirth, matrimony or a 100-mile trip up I-385 in
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an Odyssey van jammed with the latest in dorm room decor. Which leads to another curious trait of cliff-edge milestones. Life often bestows the chance to undergo them twice – from opposite sides – especially when one is a parent. I can still vividly remember my own first day of college. Hauling suitcases up four flights of stairs and making them all fit, somehow, in that impossibly tiny space. Meeting my roommate and suitemates. Walking with my parents and siblings back down the four flights and outside to the parking lot to watch them drive off without me. I was seven hours away from home with no car. I didn’t see my family again until Christmas. On Christmas Day, I caught my mother crying in the kitchen. “You’re so different,” she said. “But it’s OK. I expected you to be.” I had no idea what she meant. I know now. Which is why this summer will be a countdown. I knew this was coming; we all know it from the day we rush that cliff ’s edge with a newborn in our arms. As Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson once wrote, it’s the independence we want for our children – to “shrink in their mental universe from sun to star, bright and distant.” He calls it “the appropriate humility of the generations.” Even so, it’s a cliff ’s edge – harder to jump than we ever imagined, when we saw it first from the opposite side.
Susan Clary Simmons is the executive editor of the Greenville Journal and the Upstate Business Journal.
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Class of 2013 seniors graduate to ‘do great things’ Some are all-star athletes, national writing award winners, debate champions, award-winning musicians and members of the state championship equine team. The graduating seniors listened to valedictorians, salutatorians and class speechmakers tell them some version of the same advice: “Do great things.” “Dream big.” “Make the world a better place.” And now, they look to the future. For some in Greenville County’s Class of 2013, that means college – in some cases, heading to schools across the country. For others, it means going a few miles from home. Others will go straight into the workforce. Still others will go into the military and perhaps off to war in foreign lands. And they leave their parents to wonder where the time went since they dropped their five-year-olds off for the first day of kindergarten.
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Over the past few days, thousands of Greenville County high school seniors donning caps and gowns in their school colors walked into school gyms, chapels and big auditoriums to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance.” They walked out as high school graduates, members of the Class of 2013. Behind the diplomas they proudly carried out are stories of struggle and strength, trying times and triumphs. Some overcame medical challenges, beating cancer like Woodmont’s Dylan Michael Bonck and Hillcrest’s Jennifer Slattery, or recovering from traumatic brain injury like Woodmont’s Matthew Tyler Reid. Some overcame homelessness. Some never missed a day of school. Some left high school as college graduates, having earned two-year associate degrees at Greenville Tech Charter High, Brashier Middle College and Greer Middle College.
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lsavage@communityjournals.com Boston. Honolulu. San Diego. Greenville. Not long ago, Greenville would have seemed out of place on that list, but with new projects and accolades streaming in, it seems fitting that the city has been named one of Outside magazine’s top 10 Best Active Towns for 2013. “It’s awesome that a publication like Outside magazine is recognizing Greenville as a top active town, but it’s not surprising, actually,” said Steve Baker, president of the Greenville Spinners cycling organization. “We’ve been telling friends and family for years that Greenville has so much to offer, and this confirms it.” While making the top 10 is already a win that will earn coverage in Outside’s September issue, Jennifer Stilwell and her team at VisitGreenvilleSC are encouraging residents to get outside and vote to help Greenville claim the victory and a highprofile spot on the magazine’s cover. “We are getting significant traction
“It’s awesome that a publication like Outside magazine is recognizing Greenville as a top active town, but it’s not surprising, actually. We’ve been telling friends and family for years that Greenville has so much to offer, and this confirms it.” STEVE BAKER, president of the Greenville Spinners cycling organization
already, with people posting on Facebook and talking about it,” said Stilwell, VisitGreenvilleSC’s chief marketing officer. “Gov. Nikki Haley posted on her Facebook page and tweeted about it, and we’ve been reaching out to the business community
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and having them share it with employees.” Voting takes place daily via Facebook, and can be accessed at OutsideinGreenville. com. Stilwell also encourages residents to get outdoors and post about it on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #OutsideinGville. The voting deadline is June 10. Jonah Ogles, associate editor at the Santa Fe-based magazine, said the number of votes won’t be the only deciding factor for the winning town, but will contribute, and population will factor in. “A town like Greenville against Boston or San Diego, the numbers don’t stand up,” Ogles said. “We’re going to take a holistic view.” That means watching how leaders and residents in an area respond to the competition and looking at factors including livability, easy access to green space, availability of jobs, access to recreation – and that intangible factor, buzz.
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Ogles said Greenville, which many on his staff hadn’t heard of, made the list due to being “on the rise. A couple of our editors are from the Carolinas, and they said all their friends are talking about Greenville.” He recently drove through the area and was reassured that the magazine made the right call putting it on the list. “It’s a cool place that not a lot of people know about. Cycling is big, mountain biking is big, with Paris Mountain State Park right there, and then Falls Park – it’s just so beautiful.” Mayor Knox White, who helped raise interest in voting by walking down Main Street wearing a modified Confluence kayak on a recent Friday, is gratified to see Greenville earning the attention it deserves. “Greenville has a strong outdoor culture that shapes our community in big ways,”
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he said. “From walkable downtown to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, people are increasingly attracted to the lifestyle we offer.”
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The magazine is looking for towns that embrace the competition, Ogles said. Last year’s winner, Richmond, Va., held events such as a paddle on the river to encourage people to vote. Stillwell said many organizations have pitched in to raise awareness in Greenville, including the S.C. Department of Recreation and Tourism, Greenville City Council and the Greenville County Recreation District, which posted signs along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Darrell Jennewine, administrator for the Greenville Track Club, was excited to hear about the city’s honor but, like Baker, not surprised. He has seen firsthand the growth of outdoor activities, with his organization growing from 400 members in 2006 to more than 1,200 today. PHOTO COURTESY OF VISITGREENVILLESC
WHAT: Outdoor yoga WHERE: NOMA Square next to the Hyatt WHEN: Saturday, June 8, 8:30 a.m. EXTRA: Free and open to the public Bring your own mat. VisitGreenvilleSC will be taking photos to show Outside magazine another way Greenville residents get active outdoors. “There’s a culture we’ve all created, and it’s a family-oriented culture,” Jennewine said. “The [Swamp Rabbit] Trail is definitely a contributor. And we’re always reaching out to groups such as minorities and youth.” Stillwell said part of her job is reaching out to publications that are a good fit for Greenville, and Outside “has been on our radar. That’s one we are continually sharing information with. There has been a big push and emphasis on communicating the outdoor opportunities that exist in our backyard.” She was thrilled when the magazine, which has a circulation of almost 700,000 readers, contacted her and told her Greenville was selected. Being featured in the pages of the magazine will be a huge opportunity to spread the word about the city, but winning the top prize and being featured on the cover “would be unbelievable,” she said. “That would be a huge and significant accomplishment and a great acknowledgement of the recreation stewardship here.” Baker agrees, and said recognition from the magazine is added incentive to continue down the current path. “It takes residents, government and groups like the Greenville Spinners to make all the improvements we’ve seen,” he said. “People want trails and parks and access to cycling. We’ve got a great trend going, and we need to continue to plan and execute.”
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Clemson, GHS forge new research partnership Collaboration to focus on applied research, clinical exposure APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
A new collaboration between Greenville Health System and Clemson University will offer Clemson faculty increased research opportunities and lend research administration support to the healthcare system. The partnership, which was cemented on Tuesday, will also augment the flow of federal research dollars into the Upstate, boost the number of medical and bioengineering startups and help fill healthcare jobs, according to GHS. Clemson and GHS have worked together on healthcare research projects since 1990, but this formal agreement will focus on applied science addressing pressing needs, said GHS President Mike Riordan. “The most successful health systems will be those that move proactively towards partnerships that focus on clinical innovation and supported by education and research,” he said. Clemson spin-off projects at ITOR (Institute for Translational Oncology Research) include drug development, 3-D cancer cell imaging and a gene-based diagnostic test for cancer. Initially, research will focus on accessibility and affordability of healthcare, rehabilitation tools for injured individuals and senior citizens, clinical trials for cancer, and development of new medical devices, GHS and Clemson officials said. The collaboration will eliminate duplication and play to each institution’s strengths, said GHS vice president for academics Dr. Spence Taylor. Clemson will take over as the primary research administrator for GHS and GHS will open up its facilities for faculty, researchers and students, said Taylor. “The hospital is the laboratory,” he said. “We’ll do healthcare and Clemson will do research.” The new collaboration fits well with the work of Dr. Johnell Brooks, a humanfactors psychologist who works on the Clemson faculty at CU-ICAR and as a faculty researcher at GHS. Brooks heads a research team that works to help disabled and aging drivers keep driving. Brooks is an embedded scientist and works sev-
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Clemson University President James Barker, left, and Greenville Health System President and CEO Mike Riordan shake hands after signing a landmark agreement between the two institutions making Clemson the primary research collaborator for GHS, serving as the research administrator for all GHS research.
eral days each week at her lab in Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital. She said the agreement will “allow for collaboration that’s going to be easier for researchers and better serve patients.” When her team develops something new, they first test it on students and volunteers before bringing it into a clinical setting, she said. “Having access to patients is how we know things work. It’s like a ‘living lab’ and we can refine along the way.” The exposure to a clinical setting and feedback from physicians on what issues they face on a daily basis has opened doors that she never anticipated, Brooks said. “If I spent all my time at my office at CUICAR, I would never know about needs in other areas like pediatrics or neurology.” The agreement will allow even more faculty and researchers to have the same opportunities that she has had over the last few years, she said. Clemson President James. F. Barker called the agreement a “fantastic collaboration” and recalled being a patient at GHS several months ago for heart bypass surgery. “This pivotal change will allow Clemson and GHS to work together to leverage existing administrative structures and expertise at Clemson with the clinical opportunities offered by GHS,” he said. Barker said he anticipates the federal funding for research programs to double from $6 million to $12 million within four years due to the agreement. Additional facilities are in the works, but at this point researchers will be using the existing facilities, including the labs at Patewood Medical Campus, Taylor said.
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Public policy lunch discusses poverty and education jputnam@communityjournals.com Student-centered schools such as Greenville’s up-and-coming NEXT High School are the future of education, State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais said in Greenville this week. Zais was the featured speaker Monday at the Greenville Cham-
ber of Commerce Public Policy Lunch held at the Poinsett Club. “Our traditional model of education is assembly-line, focusing on seat time rather than mastery,” Zais told the public and private community leaders in attendance. “This current model works for most, but for many other students it doesn’t.” The superintendent said he be-
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“Poverty has nothing to do with how well children learn.” South Carolina Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais
themselves to be academically superior or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement, according to the U.S. Department of Education website. Zais said many South Carolina school districts – Greenville County included – had poverty level grades at the A and B level, but “some were Fs.” Better teachers and more personalized instruction can help overcome drawbacks linked to poverty, he said. Poverty level grades are based on student scores on standardized tests in math, science, social studies, and English; the percent of students tested; and high school graduation rates, according to the state Department of Education website. Zais said Greenville County ranked at B level with 88.3 percent. Zais noted that education spending has increased 20 percent per pupil since the 1995-1996 school year, but student enrollment is up 10 percent while the number of administrators and teachers has grown by 48 percent. “More money, smaller classes and nicer facilities have not helped,” he said, noting that Anderson School District 1, which has the secondlowest income per student in the state at $8,200, is the highest performing school in South Carolina. Zais said he wants to explore other ways children can learn based on the money available. “I believe that poor families should have the same rights as rich families to choose schools for their kids,” he said.
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West Greenville residents fought for a dozen years to get A.J. Whittenberg Elementary built – the first new school in downtown Greenville in more than three decades and the state’s first elementary school with an engineering-based curriculum. Now, they’re fighting to get A.J. Whittenberg students assigned to Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, the district’s new science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics school now under construction in CU-ICAR. “Here we go again,” said Mary Duckett, president of the Southernside Neighborhoods in Action. The school is proposed to open in August 2014 with sixth grade, adding seventh grade in 2015-16 and eighth grade in 2016-17. The school district has released a draft student assignment plan that includes a small attendance zone near the school that is expected to generate about 90 students per year over the next few years. District officials project that number will grow long-term. Twenty-five priority slots will go to rising sixth-graders from each of the five overcrowded middle schools for which Fisher Middle is intended to provide relief – Beck, Bryson, Hillcrest, Mauldin and Riverside. Forty-five additional seats will be reserved for rising sixth-graders assigned to those five middle schools. Forty slots also will be available for students district-wide through the district’s
regular change in school assignment choice program. If there are more requests than spaces, a lottery will be held. However, some Whittenberg parents and students and West Greenville residents say Whittenberg students should be guaranteed spots at Fisher Middle because the school will offer what would be a continuation of Whittenberg’s engineering-based curriculum. Duckett said residents of West Greenville, one of Greenville’s poorest neighborhoods, were under the impression that Whittenberg would feed students into the new middle school. West Greenville residents say it is likely some students who are attending A.J. Whittenberg via student reassignment will be able to attend Fisher Middle, but that parents of students from the neighborhoods surrounding Whittenberg likely would not be able to provide transportation even if they got one of the choice spots. West Greenville residents say that it makes sense to assign Whittenberg students to Fisher Middle to continue their engineering curriculum. “We thought we were going to see how the readiness for college would be for impoverished neighborhood students who have the opportunity for the very best education through the 12th grade,” she said. “It looks like we’ve got another fight on our hands. Maybe it’s symbolic of A.J. Whittenberg. He was known for fighting for the rights of others.” A list of subdivisions and multifamily residential sites that would be reassigned to Fisher Middle are listed on the school district’s website at greenville.k12.sc.us. Moving from Beck to Mauldin Middle are Dogwood Terrace, Laurel Meadows and Laurel Heights.
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While the Housing Authority of the City of Greenville (HACG) is reviewing bids received to demolish, sell or redevelop the vacant Scott Towers building on Augusta Street, the Greenville City Fire Department is putting the building to good use running training drills during the month of June. The 14-story building provides the Fire Department with the “unique opportunity to conduct training and drills in a highrise scenario,” said city Fire Inspector L.C. Dendy. The city’s own training facility “only has
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Area firefighters practice search and rescue techniques in the Greenville Housing Authority’s Scott Towers. The high-rise apartments give the firefighters the opportunity to use what they have learned in training in as close to real conditions as possible.
a six-story stairwell,” Dendy said, “so the from May 28 through June 28, according to ability to train in a taller building allows the department’s website. the teams to conduct multiple high-rise This training will allow fire department firefighting operations that they normally personnel to share operational strategies wouldn’t have the opportunity to do.” and techniques with other fire departments Dendy said the Fire Department will from around the state and North Carolina, also be conducting large-area searches, and will help better prepare the region’s fire standpipe operations (accessing water pip- service for the challenges associated with ing within a multi-story building), RIT/ large, multi-story structures, Dendy said. MAYDAY operations, which involves “The tactics and lessons learned over Rapid Intervention Teams this next month will be put in place solely to asinvaluable and will allow A P P R O X I M AT E LY sist firefighters in distress, us to remain operational60 FIREFIGHTERS and other training comly ready to respond when binations. Teams will drill called upon,” he said. W I L L B E AT S C O T T in morning and afternoon T O W E R S E A C H D A Y Artificial smoke will be sessions three days a week used to conduct the drills,
along with ladder trucks and hazardous materials units. After multiple studies, the Housing Authority determined that the $14 million price tag for rehabilitating the former public senior living high-rise would be too costly, according to interim Housing Authority director Cindi Herrera. The building lacks sprinklers, the elevators are not pressurized and there are numerous structural issues, the studies found. Agency officials blamed the building’s deterioration and the high cost of repairs on years of deferred maintenance, dwindling federal funds for public housing and changing building codes. HACG worked over the past year to relocate residents and the building has been vacant since March. HACG had received the okay from HUD to demolish the building, but decided to consider a public sale and accepted sealed bids for the property. The bid deadline was May 14. The authority’s board of commissioners is expected to receive community feedback and make a final decision as to the building’s fate in late June; the exact date is still to be determined.
LAW AND ORDER Teen curfew in effect
Additional Greenville police officers will be downtown this weekend to enforce the city’s teen curfew. The curfew requires anyone younger than 18 years old to be accompanied by a parent or guardian after 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in the city’s central business district. The city has had a curfew since 2009 after a summer weekend when city officials said more than 1,000 teens gathered on the south end of Main Street and fights broke out and downtown patrons were harassed.
Band director charged
A former Greenville County school band director has been arrested and accused of having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student. Brandon Scott Poston, 30, was charged
with sexual battery with a student, according to a warrant. In South Carolina, it is illegal for teachers to have sexual relationships with students at their school no matter the student’s age. According to the warrant, Poston had direct supervision over the student but used no aggravated force or coercion. The charge is a felony and carries up to a five-year prison sentence. Poston, who had been band director at Eastside High and Greenville Middle since August 2011, resigned before his arrest.
Supremes make DUI rulings
More driving under the influence cases may make it to court in South Carolina after the state Supreme Court’s ruling in two separate cases. South Carolina law requires arresting of-
ficers in DUI cases to videotape a suspect for 20 minutes before giving a breath test. In the two cases – one from Chester County, the other from Richland County – officers stopped recording before the 20 minutes were up because the suspects refused to take the test. The cases were dismissed by trial courts that interpreted the law as strictly requiring officers to videotape for 20 minutes whether the suspects took the test or not. The Supreme Court ruled once a suspect has refused to take the breath test, the statute did not require officers to videotape the 20-minute pre-test waiting period.
FAA investigates crash
A small plane crash in southern Greenville County that injured two men on Saturday is under investigation.
Authorities said the plane had taken off from a grassy airstrip at the private Oakhill Airpark on Aeronca Road when it lost power and crashed in a nearby field, striking a tree. The two men sustained minor injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
Mother arrested after abandoned children found
A mother was arrested after a Greenville County deputy patrolling the Cherrydale area found two small children left alone in a van parked near the Dollar Tree. The mother was charged with unlawful conduct towards a child. The four-year-old girl and one-year-old boy were left alone inside the van that was running and unlocked Friday afternoon.
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County to reconsider backyard chickens
from the June 3 meeting
The next regular meeting of the Greenville City Council is Monday, June 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 10th floor of Greenville City Hall.
Also, Greenlink reports upward trend APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com The backyard chicken debate is back before Greenville County Council just months after an ordinance to allow the birds in residential areas (single-family homes and duplexes) failed. Council members investigated taking up the issue again within a year and Tuesday night, Councilman Joe Dill proposed a zoning ordinance text amendment that would change the permitted uses table. This initial step will bring backyard chickens back into consideration through a public hearing, Planning Commission vote and to council’s Planning and Development committee. Debate over chickens heated up last year when council considered an ordinance at the urging of residents. The proposed ordinance failed at second reading in November 2012. The change will be up for public hearing on Aug. 19. In other business, council heard the latest news from Greenlink director Mark Rickards on the transit authority’s expansion, budget and ridership. For 2014, Greenlink has a budget of $6.6 million, including capital improvements, said Rickards. The transit provider, which operates a fleet of buses and soon trolleys in downtown Greenville, has seen ridership increase over the past three years and anticipates it to be around 945,000 for 2013, up from 702,442 in 2010, said Rickards. Fare revenue is also up from $660,000 in 2010 to $923,000 in 2012, he reported. “These trends [upward] that we’re seeing with ridership and fare box revenue, we can’t assume that always happens, especially in the transit industry,” he said. New this year is the inclusion of Clemson in the Greenville census area, meaning Clemson Area Transit (CAT) must share federal transportation funding with Greenlink. Greenlink is the manager of grant funding for both transit systems, he said. With the association of the two transit systems, Greenlink is seeking a partnership to connect Greenville and Clemson, Rickards said. Clemson University is establishing more classroom space in Greenville and a transit link between the two cities would be well-utilized, he said. In early July, Greenlink is set to take over the operation of the downtown trolleys from the City of Greenville’s public works and ownership from the Greenville Drive. New trolleys are scheduled to arrive later this year and the Drive will continue to advertise on the vehicles, Rickards said. In the last year, the system has added a Mauldin-Simpsonville
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At a work session Monday, senior engineers updated City Council on the condition and issues facing the city of Greenville’s wastewater system in 2013. The 5 percent rate increase the council approved in January 2012 has been used to fund research to reduce the city’s dependency on rainfall and to put in place a comprehensive plan to address the growing city’s sewer system, the engineers reported. Roughly 17 percent of the city’s sewer pipes require some form of rehabilitation, repairs or upgrades, as do 2,300 of the 8,600 total manholes in the city, the report said. Last month, the city completed the Haynie Sirrine Phase 1a project that included 1,756 linear feet of pipe bursting (a trenchless way of replacing buried pipelines) and rehabilitated 120 manholes. Additional projects are underway to address other areas of the city to update pipes, address capacity issues and rehabilitate additional manholes as well. The Verdae sewer upgrade was completed in March this year and increased capacity by 2.9 million gallons, engineers said. To help manage the multiple projects and engineering efforts, the city also purchased a new GIS-based modeling software and hired a new senior civil engineer. City Councilwoman Susan Reynolds proposed providing information to potential homeowners advising them to have sewer lines checked when buying a house. Most homeowners don’t realize that if the sewer lines need upgrading, that is a homeowner expense, not a city expense, she said.
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Francine Bryson’s pie-making prowess – encouraged the Pickens resident to try out for the reality show. A winner in the National Pie Championship and a competitive baker since she was 16 years old, Bryson was surprised to get a call from California last year asking if she was available for a casting call in Nashville. She had forgotten she entered.
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The American Baking Competition is a new competition baking series on CBS. The series features 10 skilled amateur bakers competing in challenges with one ultimately being crowned the best amateur baker in America.
Valladolid of the Food Network and Paul Hollywood, baker and judge of the show’s U.K. version. Each baker competed to win $250,000 and a cookbook publishing contract. Bryson wowed the judges and was named Star Baker for that week during the show’s premiere on May 29. “It’s still surreal to me. It was like a dream and I’m waiting to wake up,” she said. Part of that dream was meeting Hollywood, Bryson said. “He’s actually one of my idols. He’s like Julia Child. It was like meeting Brad Pitt. He’s that kind of icon to me.” Meeting host Jeff Foxworthy was just another facet of the memorable experience Bryson calls “life-altering.” The challenges helped her hone her baking skills, she said. Bryson typically bakes in her home kitchen (with an oven that was falling apart) and said when she saw the commercial kitchen for the show, “I walked in and tears just starting flowing. That’s when it got real.” Bryson created a Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Pie for the show’s “favorite dish” category. “I love combining chocolate and bacon. I was making a pie and had cooked some bacon
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The road to selection was not easy, as Bryson brought a pie to bake and arranged lodging at a hotel with an oven. However, when she arrived, there was no oven. “So I had to find a toaster oven to cook my pie in,” she said. “I made my Upside-Down Apple Pecan Pie that my nana taught me to make. It’s one I had redone so many times. I had actually won the N.C. State Apple Cookoff with it three years ago.” She made it through two rounds of that day’s casting call and later got a phone call to fly out to Los Angeles. Bryson then became one of the contestants in the show, which was filmed in north Georgia. Throughout the show, Bryson and nine other contestants pitted their sweet skills against one another in the “Signature Bake,” “Technical Bake” and “Showstopper Bake” challenges. Contestants were judged by chef Marcela
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earlier that day. My husband actually took some of the filling and put it on a piece of bacon. When he tried it, his eyes got real big and he said, ‘You’ve got to put bacon in that,’” she said. The Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Pie was the dish that turned the head of Hollywood and Valladolid in that first show. Though it was a competition, Bryson said her fellow contestants became friends who exchanged tips and tricks along the way. She said she will always remember the things she learned. “The hints and tricks that you learn from the chefs who are judging you, it was such an education,” she said. “We would leave the set, I would go back to the hotel and take notes. I came home with a notebook full of tips, hints and how-tos. It was like I went to culinary school. It was amazing.” She encourages anyone who fears taking the plunge in a similar competition to go for it. And if they call on her again to be on television, “My cars would be packed before the sun went down,” she said. See Francine Bryson and all the contestants at cbs.com/shows/american-baking-competition.
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Francine Bryson’s Secret ingredient: Bryson discovered flavor extracts made for commercial bakers – in the bait shop where her husband shops. The extracts are used to flavor carp bait made from grits, oats, Rice Krispies, she said. “They’re out there and nobody realizes how good they are – they’re supreme, high quality,” she said.
Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated More than 300 people attended the dedication ceremony for the new Korean War Veterans Memorial at Lake Conestee Nature Park on Saturday, June 1. Those attending included 40 out of the 47 current members of the South Carolina No. 301 Foothills Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association. The group raised money for the memorial by selling bricks for the past two years. New bricks are still available for sale at $50 per single brick and $75 per double brick. Contact Lew Perry at 864-574-5569.
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amorris@communityjournals.com Upstate residents who are searching for more sources of tasty, clean and fair locally produced food have a new venue to find it at the monthly Earth Market, which relocated to NoMa Square outside the Hyatt on North Main Street in Greenville this spring. Established as part of an international network of Earth Markets, the local market features 10 producers who offer everything from honey and artisan bread to earthworm castings (for augmenting soil) and vegetables. The Earth Market received an invitation from Roost restaurant, which wanted to use its goods as part of the “soil to city” program, said Janette Wesley, local chapter president of Slow Food, which sponsors the Earth Markets. All food sold during the market must be free from pesticides and herbicides and contain no genetically modified organisms (GMOs), said Wesley. “It’s as natural a food product as you’ll
find,” she said – and that goes for animal feed as well. Finding feed for animals that contains no GMOs is a challenge in the Upstate, Wesley said. The closest place to purchase grain for some livestock is in Ohio. A new vendor for the June market will be Timberock at Hopkins Farm, selling heritage breed chicken, turkey, eggs and produce from a farm that’s been in the same family for seven generations, she added. When Roost and residents buy local products from local producers, it helps accomplish Slow Food’s mission, Wesley said. “What we want to do is get products on plates.” To make the products even more accessible, the market accepts EBT and SNAP food assistance programs for payment. In addition, a basket is available for collecting food for a local soup kitchen. Shoppers may buy extra food to donate, Wesley said: “If they’re buying four tomatoes, maybe they’ll buy five and give one to the soup kitchen.” Buying local also allows buyers to know exactly where their food is produced, she said. “Most of our shoppers are pretty dedicated. They are concerned about the environment and their food supply.” The next Earth Market will be on June 19, 3-7 p.m., at NoMa Square.
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United Way honors Shi, GHS and CommunityWorks with Spirit Awards CYNTHIA PARTRIDGE | CONTRIBUTOR
United Way of Greenville County presented Spirit Awards for outstanding leadership last week, honoring Greenville Health System, Dr. Susan Thomson Shi and CommunityWorks Carolina for 2013. The ceremony recognized the effort these individuals and organizations made to improve the community with the Outstanding Corporate Leadership, Outstanding Community Leadership and Outstanding Nonprofit Leadership awards. Ted Hendry, president of United Way of Greenville County, said, “Through their generosity, innovation and commitment to improving lives, they’ve made an indelible mark on our community.” The Greenville Health System was awarded Outstanding Corporate Leader-
ship for making affordable medical, mental and wellness care more accessible to the Greenville area. GHS and United Way have helped organize quality health care
to low-income residents by establishing the Greenville Free Medical Clinic and New Horizon Family Health Services, presenters said. The Outstanding Community Leadership award was given to Dr. Susan Thomson Shi for the creation of the Institute for Child Success, which focuses on identifying early childhood practices to increase the number of children who enter school fully prepared. The coordination between public and private partnership is the mis-
sion of the institute. United Way presented CommunityWorks Carolina with the Outstanding Nonprofit Leadership award due to its dedication to helping low-wealth families and communities break the cycle of generational poverty through education, lending and investing. The nonprofit has assisted more than 525 families and created $66 million in local economic development, presenters said. Executive Director Deborah McKetty said the families the agency helps are “the ones that inspire us to do our work.” Hendry said the annual Spirit Awards seek to “honor companies, nonprofit organizations and community leaders in Greenville County who ‘Live United,’ working to strengthen our community through an unwavering willingness to give, advocate and volunteer.”
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The public is invited to the grand opening of South Carolina BLUE, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s first retail store in the Upstate, on June 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The store is at 1025 Woodruff Road, Suite A105, in Magnolia Park. The grand opening will include children’s activities, giveaway items, hot dogs and local mascots. Adults can get policy information, purchase insurance and sign up for community health and wellness classes to be conducted in the store in June and July. The store also features staff members who are licensed to sell insurance. No appointments are needed. The store is open 9 a.m.–7 p.m., MondayFriday, and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday. Visit southcarolinablues.com for more information. St. Anthony of Padua Church sponsors an eight-week summer camp that begins June 10. Camp Summer Wings provides an educational, safe and fun-filled environment for students as they participate in various summer activities: swimming lessons, arts and crafts, field trips and more. Camp hours will be 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., which includes breakfast and lunch. Registration forms and information about the camp can be found at newstanthony.com or contact geralynngym@gmail.com or 864-233-7717, ext 5. Bike Walk Greenville, a voice for active transportation in Greenville County, recently announced the launch of a new Web-based application that will allow residents to easily identify where new sidewalks, bike lanes or pedestrian or bike safety additions are needed. Visit bikewalkgreenville.org for more information. The Spartanburg Healthy Schools Project is taking nominations for three public schools in Spartanburg County to pilot healthier school environments that promote physical activity and healthy eating among students and staff. Nominations must be received by June 21. For more information, call 864-598-9638 or visit goodforyouspartanburg.org. Bob Jones University is accepting applications from third-12th-grade students for athletic and academic camps held in June and July on their Greenville cam-
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Upstate native Shonette Sullivan appeared at the TD Finance Conference in the Song Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario, after winning first place in the TD’s Got Talent Contest last year. Currently, Sullivan gives back to the community by starting a campaign to motivate people in the Upstate to reach for their dreams. In the future, she hopes to sing in charitable events and participate in speaking engagements.
Penske Touch-A-Truck day at the TD Saturday Market will be on June 8, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., at the intersection of Main Street and McBee Avenue. At the event, children can climb, sit and play on more than 20 different city and commercial vehicles. For more information visit saturdaymarketlive.com. The 2013 Mauldin High Cheer Camp for ages 5-13 runs June 17-20 in the Mauldin High School gymnasium from 9-11:30 a.m. The camp fee is $65 per camper, which includes a T-shirt, water bottle, picture with frame and snacks. Discounts are provided for siblings. To register, visit mauldinhighcheer.com. Barley’s Taproom will host Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Co., on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. On behalf of his company, Koch will award Barley’s Taproom the plaque for winning their annual competition, “2012’s Most Arrogant Bar in America.” The celebration begins at 4 p.m. with 30 special releases and rare Stone Brewing Co. beers. For more information, visit barleysgville.com. The fifth annual Caine Halter Family Y Sprint Triathlon is set for Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Caine Halter YMCA Center on Cleveland Street. The USA Triathlon-sanctioned event begins at 7 a.m. and consists of a 300-yard swim, a nine-mile bike course and a 5K run on city sidewalks and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Online registration is available until June 12, and on-site registration is available until the start of the race. The fees range from $59-$139. The age requirement is only 10 years old. For more information, visit YMCAgreenville.org.
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From June 15- Sept. 2, visitors can experience the newest exhibit at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate: Imagination Playground, a breakthrough play-space that encourages child-directed, unstructured free play with lightweight, large blue blocks in an assortment of shapes. There will be a sneak preview on June 14 for visitors who attend Daddy & Me, a special evening event at the museum honoring fatherhood. Tickets are $10 per person in advance or $15 at the door. For additional information, visit tcmupstate.org. Philip Gilstrap of Pendleton, will compete in the 2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) held June 14-15 in Montgomery, Ala. The annual WLAC, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, showcases the professional auctioneering skills and livestock marketing knowledge of hundreds of auctioneers who competed in the qualifying and championship contests.
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Greenville Technical College recently held a ribbon cutting for three new lab areas within their Ophthalmic Medical Assistant program and introduced new equipment. The three-month program teaches students to assist in the effort to prevent, detect, diagnose and manage conditions that can interfere with sight. St. Mary’s golf team placed fourth in the Carolina Middle School Conference Tournament and eighthgrader Carly Lyvers placed seventh individually at Willow Creek. Pictured are (from left): Coach Lee Palms, Kate Cassidy (Simpsonville), Sam McDonald, Carly Lyvers, Reed Sawicki, Graham Dickerson, Ben Thomas (Mauldin) and assistant coach Carly Burkhardt. Employees from C&S Wholesale Grocers joined representatives from First Book at Sue Cleveland Elementary School in Piedmont to read and distribute two new books to every first grade student. The event celebrates the conclusion of a community outreach initiative conducted this spring that resulted in 300 local students receiving 1,000 new books for their home libraries. First Book, a nonprofit organization coordinated the campaign. Multiple Furman University graduates have been awarded English teaching assistantships from the Fulbright Program, an international educational exchange program. The students who received awards are: Sarah Johnson, who will teach in Taiwan; Amanda Michalski, who will teach in Germany; and Anastasia Spratley, who will teach in South Korea. Ellen Woodside students Austin Burton, Matthew Luzuriaga, Luke Mayer and Ashlee Gillespie shopped at a Free Book Fair to collect books for summer reading. Students in all grades who attended the book fair left with 15 free books of their choice. Michelin donated shopping bags for each student at the school while the Public Education Partners donated more than 10,000 books in order to make sure students had books to read during the summer. Langston Charter Middle School recently presented sixth-grader Kendall Hillson with an award from New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s office. Hillson was honored for collecting and delivering toys for victims of Hurricane Sandy. St. Joseph’s Catholic School doesn’t name a valedictorian or salutatorian. Instead, graduating seniors who meet other criteria receive top student awards at the year-end awards ceremonies. Students who were honored included: Katherine Reynolds, Outstanding Christian Reynolds Desdune Ruble Athlete Award; Jasmine Desdune, The Father Fox Award; and Clare Ruble, Redemptoris Custos. Greenville Middle Academy won the Greenville Drive Reading All-Stars incentive for middle school students for the third year in a row. Participating students received a vouch-
John Brewer Eberly Jr., a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina, received the university’s highest honor for undergraduates, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Eberly was honored for outstanding achievements, campus leadership, exemplary character and service to the community. Eberly is an Eastside High School graduate and Elizabeth Eberly, sister of John Brewer Eberly Jr.; John Brewer will attend the USC School Eberly Jr.; USC President Harris Pastides and wife Patriciaof Medicine in the fall. Moore Pastides at USC-Columbia graduation. er for a recent game, where they were recognized on the field prior to the game. T-shirts and prizes were also distributed to the students. Fourth-grade twins Robbie and Sophie Young were finalists in the Chick-fil-A Palmetto State Junior Championships at the Anderson Sports Arena. Sophie Young won a finalist award in the Palmetto State Girls 10s singles tennis championship. Robbie Young and his doubles partner Davis Phillips from Fort Mill were finalists in the Boys 10s Doubles Championship.
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A Child’s Haven recently received $368,250 from The Duke Endowment and $100,000 from The Daniel-Mickel Foundation, making it $1 million away from its $5.5 million goal to build a new main facility for at-risk children and families in Berea. The organization provides therapeutic intervention and prevention services for families and their young children who experience developmental delays as a result of abuse, neglect or poverty. The Apple Gold Group, a franchisee of Applebee’s, is partnering with the Greenville Elite Basketball Team to host a Flapjack Fundraiser on June 8, and all proceeds raised will go to the Atlanta Ballers Youth Association Basketball National tournament in June. The event will be held by the Applebee’s restaurant, 1221 Woodruff Road, Greenville, starting at 8 a.m. Tickets for the fundraiser are $5 and can be purchased by contacting Robert Whitehurst at 864-309-9505. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee.
The members of the Exceptional Adults Ballet will celebrate with an awards ceremony in order to honor their success. The Greenville County Disabilities and Special Board serves 2,100 children and adults in the Greenville area who are living with autism, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries. The National Kidney Foundation received a check for $4,400, which was raised during the National Kidney Foundation’s Upstate Kidney Walk. Carolina Nephrology, a provider for patient kidney care in Greenville, presented the check. Funds generated from the walk will be used to provide resources to administer free health screenings, host educational sessions, improve treatment and support kidney research. For more information, visit carolinanephrology.com.
The ACE Awards (Advocates for Character and Education) recently honored 66 students who are considered true “unsung heroes” in their school. The awards were organized and hosted by Coaches 4 Character and Greenville County school counselors. Thirty-two Greenville County middle and high schools participated. ACE winners were presented with ACE medallions, commemorative programs, framed photos and gift packages. The American Cancer Society is conducting a recruitment campaign for its Road to Recovery program in the Upstate. Through this program, ACS volunteers provide free transportation for local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from cancer treatment. Anyone interested in volunteering as a driver must have a good driving record, valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and a vehicle in good working condition. The American Cancer Society provides free training for this program. For more information, contact Teri Donahoo, mission delivery manager, at 864-627-1903 or teri.donahoo@cancer.org. The Greenville Soil & Water Conservation District gave its Super Scooper Apartment Complex honor to Oak Pointe Apartment Homes in Simpsonville. Contact Katy Sides with the Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District at 864-350-9802 or ksides@greenvillecounty.org for more information. On June 7, the Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board will celebrate the fifth year of special needs individuals participating in the Exceptional Adults Ballet.
Pictured from left to right are: Kristin McCall, assistant manager; Samantha Dozier, banking center manager; Sherrie Turner, business banking client manager; Connie Lanzl, president, Junior Achievement of Upstate SC; Brian Jones, South Carolina area executive/Greenville market president, Bank of America; Virginia Feliciano, banking center manager; Sonia McAbee, banking center manager; Andrea Finely, personal banker; Charlie Russo, assistant manager.
Junior Achievement of Upstate South Carolina recently received a $15,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The grant will be used to provide JA materials, volunteers, training, program implementation, and assessment to 30 classes for at-risk students in middle and high schools in Greenville County. Bank of America employees delivered an entire Junior Achievement program at the “JA in a Day” event. For more on the event, visit jaupstatesc.org.
The Mary Black Foundation has announced the election of the three new trustees beginning July 1. The Mary Black Foundation is an independent private foundation that works to achieve its mission primarily through its effort to improve early childhood development and encourage physically active lifestyles. New trustees include: Ethan Burroughs, senior vice president and business banking manager at Wells Fargo Bank; Anna Converse, owner of Habis Designs; and Betsy Teter, founder and current executive director of the Hub City Writers Project. For more information, visit maryblackfoundation.org.
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Summer is the perfect time to grab a book, whether the destination is the beach, poolside or even the couch. Upstate booksellers and librarians have suggestions for 2013’s adult summer reading list. The choices offer plenty of variety, from the latest releases from big-name authors to books written by authors with Upstate ties or who will be stopping in the area for book tours. There’s funny and factual, fiction and several on those tried-and-true summer topics: baseball, bikes and beaches.
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Summertime – and the reading is easy for Upstate lit lovers
“Joyland,” a Stephen King novel released June 4, is a nostalgic murder mystery-ghost story set in a small town North Carolina amusement park in 1973. James Patterson’s “Second Honeymoon” tells the story of FBI agents John O’Hara and Sarah Brubaker’s hunt for a serial killer who is targeting honeymooners. “Inferno” is Dan Brown’s latest novel. Brown wrote “The Da Vinci Code.”
Names you don’t know (yet)
“The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls” is Anton DiSclafani’s debut novel and an Indie Next pick. “The Bone Season” is the first of a seven-book series by Samantha Shannon. Film rights have already been optioned for the series set in 2059. “A Land More Kind Than Home” is Wiley Cash’s debut about a bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town.
Keeping it real (non-fiction)
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who was killed at a Texas shooting range in February, and William Doyle tell how guns have shaped U.S. history in “American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms.” If you didn’t get enough of the 2012 presidential election, “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies” by Jonathan Alter analyzes how President Obama beat Mitt Romney. GREG BECKNER / STAFF
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“Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch” by Barbara A. Perry is the biography of the Kennedy matriarch who lived through the assassination of two of her sons.
Keeping it funny
In “The Tao of Martha,” Jen Lancaster spent a year living the Martha Stewart way and writes about it. “Bad Monkey” is Carl Hiaasen’s mystery set in Florida and the Bahamas. A former detective snags a human arm while fishing and then tries to find out how it was detached. “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,” David Sedaris’ latest collection of narrative essays, debuted in the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list when it was released in April.
Continuing the story
Magazine editor Miranda Priestly is back in “Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns” by Lauren Weisberger. It’s the sequel to the hit 2003 novel “The Devil Wears Prada.” One of the hottest erotica writers, Sylvia Day, releases the third in the Crossfire series, “Entwined With You.” STARZ Network has optioned Lisa Renee Jones’ Inside Out erotic romance trilogy for a cable television show. The second installment, “Being Me,” is released June 11.
The criminal and mysterious
“The Kill Room,” Jeffery Deaver’s 19th Lincoln Rhyme mystery, tells the story of a sniper shot delivered from more than a mile away. The victim was a United States citizen, targeted by the U.S. government and assassinated in the Bahamas. The plot of “The Never List,” Koethi Xan’s debut novel, will sound familiar with the Cleveland kidnapping case still fresh in our memories. “The Never List” tells the story of a group of girls who are held captive in a dungeon-like cellar. “The Heist,” is a brand new series from No. 1 New York Times best-selling author Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, best-selling author and television writer for “Monk.”
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Lucas Mann followed the Class A Clinton LumberKings during the 2010 season. His book, “Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere,” takes the reader deep into the world of minor league baseball and the cities where it’s played. Books and Bikes is the theme for the Greenville County Library System’s summer reading program. “Bicycle Diaries” is musician and visual artist David Byrne’s account of what he sees and whom he meets as he pedals through the
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cities he tours on his principal means of transportation, a bicycle. “The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Immigrants and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America’s Game” by Ed Achorn tells the story of the 1883 baseball season and the growing pains of the America’s national pastime.
Authors who will be in the Upstate
Dorothea Benton Frank has taken us to Folly Beach, Bull’s Island, Pawley’s Island,
Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island. In “The Last Original Wife,” she takes us to Atlanta, where Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the last original wife among her husband’s successful Atlanta social set. The rest have been traded in for tanned and toned young “Barbie” brides. Set in Edisto Island, Karen White’s first hardback release, “The Time Between,” tells the story of two generations of sisters who must learn to live with their darkest secrets. In the first of a trilogy, Mary Alice Monroe’s “The Summer Girls” is set on Sullivan’s Island and captures the complex relationships between three halfsisters scattered across the country and a grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds.
Tied to the Upstate
Clemson University selected “The Iguana Tree” by Michel Stone for its freshman summer reading program. Stone, from Spartanburg, tells the saga of Lilia and Hector, who separately make their way from Mexico illegally into the United States, seeking work in the Carolinas and a home for their infant daughter. “In the Garden of Stone,” written by Converse College creative writing professor Susan Tekulve, is Converse College’s freshman reading pick. Winner of the South Carolina First Novel Prize in 2012, the book tells the story of new Americans in the South. Wofford College’s freshman read is “One Amazing Thing” by Chitra Divakaruni. An earthquake traps nine people in a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. At the moment when the stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, a young graduate student suggests each tell “one amazing thing” from their lives they have never told anyone before.
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Artists will be Flat Out Under Pressure Tick tock. Fifty-four competing in 24-hour art competition CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
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Fifty-four Greenville-area artists will find themselves flat out under pressure this weekend. The artists are participating in the fourth annual “Flat Out Under Pressure” contest, a 24-hour two-dimensional art competition. Winners will have their work reproduced on recycling bins located up and down Greenville’s Main Street from the Hyatt Regency to the West End. Artists will go to the Metropolitan Arts Council office on Friday morning with a blank canvas, paper, wood or other print surface. This will be stamped on the back to certify it was empty, and the artists then have 24 hours to complete a piece of art. Entries must be turned in Saturday morning. Greenville artist Paul Flint says the competition’s short turnaround time forces him to change the way he works. “I’m used to spending several days decid-
The first place winner also gets a week’s ing if what I did is good stay in an Italian villa. enough,” he said, adding Wesley said it’s important for artists to his seventh-place winplan ahead to make the most out of the ning entry last year was 24 hours they’re allowed. Some mediums the first time he’s been work better than others in the comreally happy with his “Flat pressed time frame. Out Under Pressure” piece. “Acrylic paint has ad“Obviously, I don’t have that vantages over oil paint,” opportunity with this forshe said. “You don’t mat. There’s no going 3 1 have time for oil to back if there’s some0 e2 ssur thing wrong.” dry.” e r P er ists Und Jan Wesley, a Flint said t t r , a u n io ea tO cept e-ar Greenville arthe’s been prac: Fla l e l T i r v A d n n WH Gree ny a ist and MAC ticing the : 54 emo p.m. r . O e c 2 1 0 s board memte chniques 1 d y WH l r h Ju Awa .m. to ber, came up he wants to roug EN: day 7 p h t H ncil W atur Cou view s with the idea use in the n t S r o A e ill b litan o w for the event. competition p t i o b tr 32 Exhi : Me 7-31 Wesley had to make sure : 46 ERE usta St. N H W ug TIO they work. participated in A A 6 1 ORM “I don’t want a timed painting INF to show something contest in Italy and I’m embarrassed enjoyed the challenge. Artwork from the about,” he said. “I want to make sure it’s doable.” winning artists will be Flint said he’ll use acrylic reproduced on the front and and graphite and he doesn’t plan back of eight recycling bins, which become an outdoor art gallery, said Alan Eth- to pull an all-nighter. He’ll stop working around midnight. “By that time I’m so tired ridge, executive director of MAC.
The work of artist Paul Flint on one of Greenville’s recycling bins.
that if I continue to work, I’m more likely to wreck it than improve it.” He plans to return to the piece around 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, giving him three or four hours to finish up before the deadline. Wesley said the 24-hour time limit also “separates the sheep and the goats.” “Good artists can do this well,” he said. “It’s a lot about experience, although we’ve had artists with only one or two years experience do well.”
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Downtown Alive Millstar Nashville Recording Artists Outshyne Jun. 13 ~ 232-2273 Furman’s Music by the Lake Swing Shift Combo Jun. 13 ~ 294-2086
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Metro. Arts Council @ Centre Stage Photography by Tom Ebetino Through Jun. 14 ~ 233-6733
Main Street Fridays The Flashbacks Jun. 7 ~ 232-2273
Upstate Shakespeare Festival Hamlet Through Jun. 16 ~ 235-6948
Peace Center Jake Shimabukuro Jun. 7 ~ 467-3000
Greenville Little Theatre Annie Get Your Gun Through Jun. 22 ~ 233-6238
Various Greenville galleries First Friday Jun. 7 ~ 553-6053
Main Street Real Estate Gallery Works by Julie Hughes Shabkie Through Jun. 30 ~ 250-2850
Metropolitan Arts Council Flat Out Under Pressure 2013 Exhibit Jun. 8-Jul. 12 ~ 467-3132
Greenville Chamber of Commerce Artists of 10 Central Avenue Studios Through Jul. 12 ~ 242-1050
Centre Stage The Fox on the Fairway Through Jun. 8 ~ 233-6733
Greenville County Museum of Art William H. Johnson: Native Son Through Sep. 29 ~ 271-7570
The Warehouse Theatre A Little Night Music Through Jun. 8 ~ 235-6948 Greenville County Museum of Art Sarah Lamb Through Jun. 9 ~ 271-7570
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HOME INFO Price: $399,000 | MLS: #1256603 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Square Footage: 3000-3199 Schools: Buena Vista Elementary Riverside Middle | Riverside High Contact: Faithanne Arnold | 864.444.9655 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. To submit your Open House: homes@greenvillejournal.com
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109 JUDGES LANE . $239,900 . MLS#1259725
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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Pending Home Sales Edge Up in April
Pending home sales improved slightly in April and continue to be well above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Gains in the Northeast and Midwest were offset largely by declines in the West and South. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 0.3 percent to 106.0 in April from 105.7 in March, and is 10.3 percent Lawton above April 2012 when it was 96.1; the data re�lect contracts but not closings. Home contract activity is at the highest level since the index hit 110.9 in April 2010, immediately before the deadline for the home buyer tax credit. Pending sales have been above year-ago levels for the past 24 months. Bill Lawton, 2013 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Broker-In-Charge of Keller Williams Realty in Greenville, SC, said a familiar pattern has developed. “The housing market continues to squeak out gains from already very positive conditions. Pending contracts so far this year easily correspond to higher closed home sales in 2013,” he said. Total existinghome sales are expected to rise just over 7 percent to about 5 million this year. “Because of inventory shortages, higher home sales will push up home values to the highest level in �ive years,” Lawton said. The national median existinghome price should increase close to 8 percent and exceed $190,000 in 2013. The PHSI in the Northeast jumped 11.5 percent to 92.3 in April and is 17.7 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest the index rose 3.2 percent to 107.1 in April and is 15.1 percent higher than April 2012. Pending home sales in the South slipped 1.1 percent to an index of 119.2 in April but are 12.3 percent above a year ago. With pronounced inventory constraints, the index in the West fell 7.6 percent in April to 94.6 and is 2.6 percent below April 2012. The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. For additional commentary and consumer information, visit www.houselogic.com and http:// retradio.com. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,600 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”
*The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, though the sale usually is �inalized within one or two months of signing. The index is based on a large national sample, typically representing about 20 percent of transactions for existing-home sales. In developing the model for the index, it was demonstrated that the level of monthly sales-contract activity parallels the level of closed existing-home sales in the following two months. An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, which was the �irst year to be examined. By coincidence, the volume of existinghome sales in 2001 fell within the range of 5.0 to 5.5 million, which is considered normal for the current U.S. population.
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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF MOTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE AND MOTION TO INTERVENE, PURSUANT TO RULE 24, SCRCP 2011-DR-23-5086 Tabitha Talbert, Plaintiff, v. Christopher Talbert, Defendant Teresa K. Hoglen, Plaintiff/ Intervenor, v. Tabitha Talbert, Christopher Talbert, and “John Doe,” Defendants. In re: Allen Christopher Hoglen, DOB 3/16/13, a minor under the age of seven (7) years TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff/Intervenor, by and through her undersigned attorney, will move before the Greenville County Family Court, Greenville, South Carolina, on 24th day of June, 2013, at 2:45pm, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order of the Court granting to Plaintiff the right to Intervene in the case of Tabitha Talbert v. Christopher Talbert, Case No. 2011-DR-23-5086, for the reasons set forth in the within Motion. Plaintiff makes this request based, without limitation, upon the following facts: 1. Plaintiff/Intervenor is the stepmother of Tabitha Talbert and therefore, the paternal grandmother of the minor child Allen Christian Hoglen, born March 16, 2013. Tabitha Talbert is the biological mother of said minor child. Tabitha Talbert and Christopher Talbert are involved in marital litigation in this Court. Upon information and belief, Tabitha Talbert deny that her husband, Christopher Talbert, is the father of this child, and Christopher Talbert will also denies that he is the father. This Court has jurisdiction, both in personam and of the subject matter, of this action, and venue is proper in Greenville County. 2. Plaintiff/Intervenor is seeking custody of the minor child named above. Tabitha Talbert has agreed to Plaintiff/ Intervenor’s having such custody, as evidenced by the document entitled “Custody Agreement,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as Tabitha Talbert currently has no employment, no transportation, and no permanent place to live. 3. Plaintiff/Intervenor therefore has an interest relating to the outcome of the withinreferenced action. 4. Plaintiff/Intervenor’s claim and the ongoing divorce action will have questions of law and fact in common. 5. The best interest of the minor child would be served by allowing Plaintiff/Intervenor to intervene in the ongoing action rather than to file a separate action, as all issues could be decided at the same time. 6. The interests of judicial economy would be better served by these matters being heard at the same time, rather than their being separately adjudicated. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff/Intervenor respectfully requests the following relief: 1. That she be allowed to intervene in the litigation between the parties; 2. That the Custody Agreement attached hereto be approved and made the Order of the Court; 3. That any and all further hearings be coordinated, in the best interests of the minor child and in the interest of judicial economy, and 4. Any other and further relief as this Court may deem just, fair, and proper. Respectfully submitted, Dianne S. Riley SC Bar #011226 Attorney for Plaintiff/ Intervenor 105 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 271-9747 telephone (864) 271-9755 facsimile May 17th, 2013 diannrileylaw.com Greenville, South Carolina
SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 51-06/24/13, Veterinary Services, June 24, 2013, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE 2011-DR-23-5049 Josue Giral Salas, Plaintiff, -vs.Nelvy Elizabeth Valdez Rosales, Date filed: November 15, 2011 Defendant. Time filed: 9:34 AM TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at 304 Pettigru Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the thirty- day period, the Plaintiff (s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you. David J. Rutledge Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 10664 Greenville, SC 29603 (864) - 467-0999 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION C.A.NO. 12-CP-23-7685 Walter Thurman, Plaintiff, vs. Tarra Henderson, Defendant, Pursuant to S.C. Code §15-9710, counsel for Plaintiff has filed a Petition for Service by Publication, based on two (2) Affidavits regarding Plaintiffs attempts to serve Defendant Tarra Henderson at her last known address in South Carolina, and, after a skip-trace yielded an out-ofstate address, at her last known address in Homestead, Florida. From the affidavits and Petition, it appears that Defendant Tarra Henderson was a resident of South Carolina at the time of the wreck which forms the basis of this suit. It further appears that Plaintiff has acted with due diligence in attempting to locate the Defendant at her last known South Carolina address as well as at a subsequent address in Florida. For good cause shown, this Court hereby grants Plaintiffs Petition for Service by Publication in this matter. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date April 2, 2013 Presiding Judge 13th Circuit Court of Common Pleas
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Greektown Grille, Inc., 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 400 East McBee Avenue, Suite 101 and 102, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 9, 2013. 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 American Roadside Burgers, 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 301 East McBee Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 9, 2013. 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 High Spirits Beverage Company, 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 912B S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 20601 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 9, 2013. 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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look who’s in the journal this week Washington Center students in Brooke Timms’ and Amy Garbe’s classes welcomed Paula Church of the Greenville Humane Society recently. Church educated staff and students on the Humane Society and brought a furry friend to visit. Students worked to locate and purchase items for the Humane Society, then visited the facility to drop off items, tour the facility and pet several dogs and cats.
(Above) George Acker, Duke Energy’s vice president of government and community relations, makes a few comments while Greenville Mayor Knox White looks on. The pair was on Augusta Street for the removal of 10 utility poles. (Left) The poles are being removed as part of a joint project to relocate overhead lines on the section of Augusta from Lupo Street to Capers Street to the rear of the buildings. The new poles are already in place and the remaining poles along this stretch of Augusta will be removed over the next couple of months. Following their removal, the city will begin implementation of a new streetscape plan for this segment, to include decorative streetlights and landscaping, in early fall.
SLAM! (Stone Literature & Art Magazine), a student-edited magazine in its second year, recently honored its winners of literature awards. The students were honored in poetry, essays and fiction. Back row, from left: Stella Garcia, Kavya Patchipulusu, Nicholas Turgeon, Robbie Young, Isy Bouknight, Sophie Young, Grace Brackett, Anna Ruby Whitmire and Summer Severin; front row, from left: Ryals Hunter, Emma Turgeon, Odessa Dando, Prosser Heroman, Emmie Coler, Zane Spence and Stefan Yazijian.
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Southside High School graduates look around the BI-LO Center for family and friends at the start of their commencement ceremony.
Ellen Woodside second-grade students learned about animal habitats during a trip to Paris Mountain State Park.
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1 “Thick & Fluffy” breakfast brand 5 He edged TED in 1948 8 __ out: thoroughly 14 Brutus accomplice 19 Mouthy minor 20 18-Down reaction 21 British magazine founded in 1709 22 On the bias 23 Head honcho 24 Heated words? 27 Symbolic yet insubstantial 29 Dash letters 30 Kitty’s bit 31 Performed an entrechat 32 Blanket expression? 37 Winding way, maybe 39 Winding way, maybe 40 Tulsa sch. 41 One rushing into a relationship? 43 Pinocchio’s peccadillo 44 Plural maker 45 Big oil source 47 Luau garland 48 Justice Kagan 50 “What __ God wrought?” 51 Org. with an Arrow of Light award 54 Hook’s mate 56 Formal request? 66 Peterhof Palace resident
67 Foundry waste 68 “La Bohème” heroine 69 News item 70 Where most states have their own page 72 Sky 75 “First Blood” hero 76 Opening bout, briefly 78 Verging on 79 1-Down relative 81 Dancer’s restraint 82 Frank talk? 86 One way to make up for lost time 87 Suggest, as a price 88 Unfolds, in verse 89 White House nickname 92 Mil. support gp. 95 Old Flatbush field 98 First word of Dante’s “Inferno” 101 Dossier letters 102 New Hampshire city 105 Miss Piggy’s pronoun 106 Comfy (with) 108 Friends 110 Bald assertion? 113 Not the best plan for becoming a millionaire 115 Orch. section 116 Confessional music genre 117 Ecuadoran province once famous for its gold 118 Mission statement? 123 Preceders of las 124 Coeur d’__ 125 Fluoride beneficiary 126 Fluoride-in-water
meas. 127 Italian noble family 128 Mortise mate 129 One-person craft 130 Gender-specific pronoun 131 It’s in Off!
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1 Coastal recession 2 Record tracks 3 Seals that avoid water? 4 Cooperstown’s Lake 5 Slop slurper 6 Rueful 7 Winnie’s title? 8 Old comm. giant 9 Queen Amidala’s “Star Wars” home 10 Crave, with “for” 11 Schoolyard threat 12 Sun City developer Webb 13 Interjections of indecision 14 Stylish eatery 15 Equidistant 16 It’s planted in the snow 17 Sure 18 Wonder 25 Play the jester 26 Like many shoppes 28 Chewy confection 33 Aphorisms 34 Sidewalk sides 35 Eggs from the sea 36 Protestant denom. 38 Latin goddess 42 Pea jacket relative
46 China supporter 49 Smallest of the roaring cats 50 Coat-of-arms science 52 Common church name 53 Take __ view of 55 La Méditerranée, e.g.
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56 Bacteria in grapelike clusters 57 Houston player 58 Double-parker who gives out tickets 59 “The Divided Self” author R.D. 60 Come to terms
61 Waiter’s question ending 62 Forty-__ 63 He said, “I die,” and then did 64 Head honcho 65 School collars 71 Great Plains language family 73 First name in spydom 74 Sierra Nevada resort 77 Classic British twoseaters 80 Can opener 83 “Cut out the racket!” 84 Vermont ski resort 85 One who sits for SATs 89 Brief application 90 A pricey one may be made of koa wood 91 Broken mirror, for some 93 __ Na Na 94 Remain beyond, as one’s welcome 96 Waterside stopover 97 Computer image formats 98 Stable 99 Dubai or Sharjah 100 You can build a 5,922-piece Taj Mahal replica with the largest one ever made 103 First step in a progression 104 Often-allergic condition 107 Suspended 109 Note taker using symbols 111 With “The,” L.A. theater at which Neil Diamond recorded “Hot August Night” 112 Pizazz 114 Govt. agents 118 See 119-Down 119 Reaction to a 118Down 120 Genetic building blocks 121 Michaels and Franken 122 Partner of ‘earth?
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Oversharing is risky business I tend to over-share, so here I go. Notice the repeated “I.” In our world of mass communication, the seemingly desperate desire to validate our existence makes us all pawns of our own vanity. The perils of an ordinary conversation colored with self as the subject usually ends with a bittersweet promise by both parties to “get together soon.” More than likely the next meeting will be via Facebook rather than face-to-face. I believe that all the poppycock digressiveness of Twitter and egoenthused blogs (not all, but certainly some) contribute to the dumbing down of our younger generation. I realize that I sound like a righteous schoolteacher firmly planted over the next hill, but this business of oversharing has been written about numerous times lately, most recently in the Wall Street Journal. In an article published May 6 (“Thank You for Not Sharing,” by Elizabeth Berstein), Hal Shorey, a psychologist and assistant professor for the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, explains that we say too much about our personal or public lives because “we all want to be connected.” It’s a basic fact of human nature that we want to be liked and accepted, starting as early as preschool. That warm fuzzy feeling that comes from letting go of the garbage that clutters our brains also clutters our logic; never mind the burden we unknowingly unload on our friends. Suppose Charlene tells her best friend Lynn that her neighbor Alice (who attends the same church as Charlene and Lynn) has been having heated arguments in the backyard with her husband Stan. Charlene adds that when she ran into Alice at the mailbox, Alice quickly pulled down her baseball cap to cover up her black-and-blue face. The natural reaction: Alice is being physically abused by Stan. After much stewing back and forth
about what to do, Charlene receives a phone call from Alice, who tells her that she is recovering from facial cosmetic surgery. Alas, Charlene is left to apologize to Lynn for a string of dangerous misperceptions. What can we do to avoid the tendency to elevate our status by over-sharing with others because we feel anxious or just want to impress? Dr. Shorey’s advice left me with two memorable questions to ask: Does my target have time emotionally right now 1 Day Service • Bumper Repair to listen? And will my over-sharing relieve my anxiety or make it worse by 1 Day& Service • Bumper Scratch Chip Repair • FreeRepair Estimates leading me to wonder if my listener Scratch & Chip Repair • Free Estimates now thinks I’m an idiot? 700 Woodruff Road, Greenville ExtremeColorsGreenville.com I confess I’m occasionally guilty of (Near Beck Academy) 864-283-0633 700 Woodruff Road, Greenville ExtremeColorsGreenville.com 700 Woodruff 700 Woodruff Road, Road, Greenville Greenville ExtremeColorsGreenville.com ExtremeColorsGreenville.com chatting with friends and family mem(Near Beck 864-283-0633 bers on topics that should have been (NearAcademy) (Near Beck Academy) Beck Academy) 864-283-0633 864-283-0633 left on top of a dusty bookshelf. But at least I’m now aware that I need to selfedit first and speak afterwards. And perhaps less really is more. I’m applying these new skills with a relatively new friend I met in Zumba aquatics class at the YMCA. Our friendship has slowly developed over an occasional cup of blueberry yogurt after class and a movie or two. I’ve learned that making a new friend takes time and patience. Rushing in and telling one’s personal history too soon is not only unwise, but a surefire way to appear foolish and worse, needy. One day at lunch with some old college friends, the subject of family secrets came up; specifically whether the important ones should be revealed for the good of the family legacy. I edited myself and replied, “I have cross-myheart secrets that I’ll take with me to my grave.” A little mystery never hurt anybody. Peggy Henderson is a 60 & Beyond former freelance writer turned newspaper columnist. Besides appearing in the Greenville Journal, her column is syndicated with Senior Wire News Services. In addition, she’s a staff writer for the website Go60.us. Contact her at peg4745@aol.com.
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