June 13, 2014 Greenville Journal

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Graham wins nomination; other races head to runoffs

2014 SC PRIMARY ELECTION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - REP Mike Campbell (REP) Pat McKinney (REP) Henry McMaster (REP) Ray Moore (REP)

SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com South Carolina voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose the Republican and Democratic party standard bearers for the November general election.

Voter turnout was about 15 percent in Greenville County, which elections director Conway Belangia called low for a statewide primary election. Turnout was reportedly 16.99 percent in Anderson County and 21.04 percent in Pickens County.

STATE TREASURER - REP Brian Adams (REP) Curtis Loftis (REP)

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Former state Attorney General Henry McMaster was the top vote-getter, but fell short of the 50 percent plus one required to avoid a runoff. The race for second runner-up was too close to call at press time. McMaster will face either Mike Campbell, son of the late Gov. Carroll Campbell, or political newcom- McMaster er Pat McKinney in a runoff in two weeks.

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

Both parties will hold runoffs June 24 for state superintendent.

Sally Atwater and Molly Spearman will face off on the Republican side.

Atwater is the widow of Republican operative Lee Atwater and a retired special needs teacher. Spearman is a former state representative, teacher, principal and state Department of Education employee who now serves as executive director of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators.

Common Core critic Sheri Few, who heads the nonprofit South Carolina Parents Involved in Education,

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72,042 73,292 131,246 24,283

37.99% 62.01%

108,709 177,451

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION - DEM Atwater

Spearman

U.S. SENATE

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham easily defeated his six Republican challengers – Lee Bright, Richard Cash, Bill Connor, Benjamin Dunn, Det Bowers and Nancy Mace – with 56.49 percent of the votes, avoiding a runoff race.

Bright was the closest contender, with 15.66 percent.

“Let’s come together in Novem- Graham ber,” Graham told his supporters at a victory party Tuesday night in Columbia. “I’m tired of losing. I’m tired of complaining about Democrats all the time. I want to say something positive about us.”

Graham will face state Sen. Brad Hutto, who won the Democratic primary, in November.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott also won his primary race. He will face Democrat Joyce Dickerson, a Richland County Councilwoman, in the general election.

23.95% 24.36% 43.62% 8.07%

Montrio M. Belton Sr (DEM) Sheila C Gallagher (DEM) Jerry Govan (DEM) Tom Thompson (DEM)

18.50% 36.46% 18.76% 26.28%

21,259 41,895 21,560 30,206

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION - REP

Gallagher

Thompson

won in Greenville County but finished third statewide.

Gary Burgess was the only other candidate to claim more than 10 percent of the vote in the crowded field of eight candidates.

On the Democratic side, Sheila Gallagher and Tom Thompson will face off June 24. Gallagher, who earned three master’s degrees and taught for more than 30 years, made headlines last month for suggesting the state legalize marijuana and use the tax money to fund education.

Thompson taught in the education programs at the University of South Carolina and South Carolina State University.

GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

District 26: Lynn Ballard and Todd Frederick were again the top Republican vote-getters in the ongoing battle for the District 26 council seat. Ballard received 1,100 votes, but fell short of the 50 percent plus one to avoid a runoff on June 24. Frederick won 610 voters, about 24 percent. The pair was trailed by Ballard C.E. “Ed” Poore with 462 votes and Clifton “Buddy” Dyer with 390 votes.

Ballard said he was not surprised to be heading into another runoff, a repeat of the special election primary held in April. “In a four-person race, it’s almost impossible not to have a runoff,” he said. He thanked those who sup- Frederick ported him and added that he would continue to get out the message and continue to run to represent the district.

However, before that runoff, Ballard will face Democrat Windell Rodgers on June 17 for a special election

Sally Atwater (REP) Gary Burgess (REP) Meka Bosket Childs (REP) Amy Cofield (REP) Sheri Few (REP) Don Jordan (REP) Elizabeth Moffly (REP) Molly Mitchell Spearman (REP)

ADJUTANT GENERAL - REP James Breazeale (REP) Bob Livingston (REP)

21.97% 10.73% 6.71% 7.16% 19.35% 5.62% 6.02% 22.44%

63,463 31,012 19,387 20,682 55,913 16,222 17,385 64,830

24.26% 75.74%

66,939 209,016

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE -REP Joe Farmer (REP) Hugh E Weathers (REP)

U.S. SENATE - DEM Brad Hutto (DEM) Jay Stamper (DEM)

U.S. SENATE -REP

Det Bowers (REP) Lee Bright (REP) Richard Cash (REP) Bill Connor (REP) Benjamin Dunn (REP) Lindsey Graham (REP) Nancy Mace (REP)

34.94% 65.06%

98,939 184,213

76.63% 23.37%

86,796 26,477

7.30% 15.43% 8.30% 5.34% 1.01% 56.42% 6.20%

23,099 48,787 26,261 16,885 3,202 178,424 19,594

U.S. SENATE (UNEXPIRED TERM) -DEM Joyce Dickerson (DEM) Sidney Moore (DEM) Harry Pavilack (DEM)

65.42% 23.58% 11.01%

U.S. SENATE (UNEXPIRED TERM) -REP Tim Scott (REP) Randall Young (REP)

89.98% 10.02%

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 19 Tim Ballard (REP) Willis Meadows (REP)

41.83% 58.17%

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 26 Lynn W Ballard (REP) Buddy Dyer (REP) Todd W Frederick (REP) Ed Poore (REP)

42.94% 15.22% 23.81% 18.03%

72,326 26,067 12,169

275,524 30,675

1,186 1,649

1,100 390 610 462

Source: SC State Election Commission

JOURNAL NEWS to fill the unexpired term of Dan Rawls, who died in office. The winner of that election will serve on County Council through December.

District 19: Incumbent Republican Willis Meadows defeated challenger Tim Ballard with 1,649 votes, or 58 percent, compared to Ballard’s 1,186 votes, or 42 per- Meadows cent. Meadows has no challenger in the general election on Nov. 4.

“I was happy that the people thought I was doing a good job,” Meadows said. He said he visited 3,500 homes door-to-door, and looks forward to continuing to serve on County Council as a fiscal conservative willing to “open a dialogue” with those he disagrees with.

Ballard said in a statement, “We made a good showing and sent a strong message. It was a tough battle for me being a first-time candidate against the vice-chairman, with no endorsements from the elected leaders in our community.”

AND THE REST

For Commissioner of Agriculture, Republican incumbent Hugh Weathers defeated Joe Farmer with 65.58 percent of the votes. Incumbent Adjutant General Bob Livingston defeated GOP challenger James Breazeale to continue serving in South Carolina’s top military post.

He faces no opposition in November.

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis defeated GOP political newcomer Brian Adams. He also faces no opposition in November.

THE QUESTIONS

Both primary ballots included advisory questions to gauge voter interest on issues important to the individual parties. All questions on both party ballots received overwhelming “yes” votes with at least 70 percent of voters in favor.

Democrats: Question 1: “Do you believe each state – not Congress – should decide for itself whether to allow online gaming and determine how to regulate online gaming in their state?”

Question 2: “The South Carolina Department of Transportation estimates more than $20 billion is required to fix

South Carolina’s crumbling roads and bridges. Should gaming laws be modernized to fund the repairs instead of a tax increase?”

Question 3: “Should medical marijuana be legalized for use in cases of severe, chronic illnesses when documented by a physician?”

Republicans Question 1: “Should Article I, Section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution be amended to include the following language? The privileges and immunities of citizens of South Carolina and the United States shall not be abridged, so that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. These rights shall extend to both born and pre-born persons beginning at conception?”

Question 2: “Should South Carolina Law be amended to replace the state income tax imposed on individuals, estates, trusts and others by reducing the rate of taxation by 1.4 percent each year until the state income tax rate for all brackets is zero percent?”

April A. Morris and Cindy Landrum contributed to this report.

CORRECTION The number of grocery stores and convenience stores surveyed published in the article “Lost in the Food Deserts” in the May 23 Greenville Journal was incorrect. The number of grocery stores was 32 and convenience stores was 25.

Symphony board members The Greenville Symphony Association recently added new members to its board of directors, including John Cheek, division vice president, Windstream Communications; Henry L. Parr Jr., partner, Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham PA; Thomas F. Strange, senior director of research and development, St. Jude Medical Inc.; Laura Turner, Upstate regional director, office of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham; and Elizabeth Yarbrough, principal and founder, The Doctor’s Bag. In addition, the following were elected officers: Robert A. Nachman II, president; Lee S. Dixon, first vice president; John F. Slipke, second vice president; David J. Firstenberg, secretary; and Kathleen C. McKinney, treasurer. For more information, call 864-232-0344, ext. 13.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

The huge public cost of not fixing roads How does a civil servant deal with road politics in Greenville County? I believe the people have a right to a voice on issues like roads or fire department projects. So I favor letting citizens vote on fixing roads in November.

Our road system – state, county and city – is in disrepair. Woodruff Road is just one notorious example of problem roads in Greenville County. Waiting through several red light cycles can be an irritation, but blown tires from potholes costs money or accidents costs lives when cars drop off the road and flip.

I have been attacked by groups that have one issue: no taxes. Many want better roads, but they do not understand the state politics that make a 1 cent sales tax our only option. I have come to realize our local legislators will never be able to secure funding to fix our road system.

Let me explain my reasoning. Our legislators are good at their jobs, but they do

IN MY OWN WORDS by FRED PAYNE

not have the seniority to bring enough roads funding to Greenville to solve our traffic issues. Consider their challenges: How can they convince the other legislators to approve $65 million/year over eight years just for Greenville roads?

How can they get the state to change a system that collects 16.8 cents per gallon, and returns only 4 cents to Greenville?

There are conflicts between rural and urban interests. The counties that have already voted a penny sales tax to fix their own roads will not support our roads.

A few facts about our road system in Greenville County. The state is responsible for maintaining 1,471 miles of roads here in this county. Greenville County government is responsible for

maintaining 1,735 miles of roads. If we put our roads together, we could drive from here to Philadelphia, and then to Chicago, and then to Dallas, and then back to Greenville.

Under the current plan, state roads will be fixed in 83 years and county roads in 53 years. Our roads are designed to last 20 years before they need repaving.

Some roads can last a bit longer, but the current plan is far too long.

A few facts about the road referendum. A 1 percent sales tax has many advantages. It goes away in eight years.

It generates about $60 million/year, so we can fix a huge portion of our roads, bridges and intersections in eight years.

We keep 99 percent of the collections here (State Revenue charges 1 percent for collecting). About 35-40 percent of the taxes will be paid by people visiting Greenville from outside the county and state. Sales tax is not charged against

food, medicine and other critical items.

It is fair in that people who spend more pay more.

A longtime motto has been that “freedom is not free.” Unfortunately, our road system is also not free. As a commonsense conservative, I believe we should be willing to pay for a better road system.

I wish that our legislators in the past had prioritized roads in such a way that we would not be having this conversation. We can only change our future. I will accept the outcome of a referendum from all of us. I believe everyone in Greenville County deserves a choice – live with road problems and complain, or exercise freedom to choose a better road system.

Fred Payne represents District 28 on Greenville County Council.

Augusta Walk would foster segregation Developers continue to move forward with the redevelopment of the YWCA on Augusta Street into a 24-home subdivision despite alarm and concern from surrounding neighborhood residents.

The developer, RealtyLink, has had four meetings with the Greater Sullivan Neighborhood Association. After these meetings, RealtyLink has refused to integrate the development into the Greater Sullivan community.

The renderings of these custombuilt, luxury homes are expected to be three stories with rear alleyways and garages and range in price from $700,000 to $800,000.

The current plan for Augusta Walk segregates itself from the surrounding community by building separate alleyways and turning the rear of the homes and garages towards the Greater Sullivan community along Burns Street.

Orienting the rear of the residential homes towards an existing residential community would unnecessarily promote segregation and exclusivity in a

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long-established, budding community.

Most importantly, the proposed homes fail to meet the Greater Sullivan Design Guidelines, which include exceeding the maximum residence height limit and minimum lot width sizes (Greater Sullivan Design Guidelines, Pages 6 & 13).

If the Planning and Zoning Commission approves the current plans for the development, it would be a failure to uphold the Greater Sullivan Design Guidelines adopted by City Council in 2011. Furthermore, the proposed project would set a precedent for other developments across Greenville that promote exclusive enclaves of residential development in the inner city.

The Greater Sullivan community has been identified by the City of Greenville as a “Special-Emphasis” community, comprised of predominantly lowto moderate-income households.

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The community understands that a project of this magnitude would be a catalyst for unhealthy gentrification within the Greater Sullivan neighborhood.

These large, high-end homes are blatantly inconsistent with the surrounding community and would immediately create irreversible damage to the incremental growth of this neighborhood.

The proposed project would immediately impact the affordability of this community and invariably drive out many of the long-established community residents. Property taxes and month-tomonth rental costs could skyrocket, driving out many residents on a fixed income.

Vice Mayor Pro Tem Lillian Brock Flemming stated the following in an e-mail: “I support the views of the affected neighborhood, Greater Sullivan Neighborhood Association, because every community should have the right to live comfortably in their surroundings. Often time developers do not wake up every morning within their own developments, so they do not see

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it from the same perspective as those who will have to wake up every morning to see this development.”

The proposed project would be detrimental to the efforts of the Greater Sullivan community and City of Greenville in creating a more open and inclusive community. If this project continues, it will be an ironic tragedy to see a YWCA whose mission is to eliminate racism and empower women be transformed into a property that would ultimately promote segregation and drive out many long-established residents of the Greater Sullivan community.

Dan Weidenbenner is the vice president of the Greater Sullivan Neighborhood Association.

He is an active member of Long Branch Baptist Church and executive director of Mill Village Farms, a nonprofit organization growing opportunities for community youth.

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Budget includes money to build long-debated Woodruff fire station

wide,” he said.

The fire department provides fire, rescue and medical first response services. The Pleasantburg station, which includes the growing Woodruff Road, Verdae and ICAR corridors, falls well short of the national standard for response times, which dictate firefighters be on the scene in four minutes or less 90 percent of the time.

The only station on the city’s burgeoning Eastside, Pleasantburg gets to the scene in four minutes or less in 59.6 percent of its calls.

That sets up a cascading impact on the response times of three of Pleasantburg’s neighboring stations – Pelham Road, Augusta Street and Stone Avenue – because they have to answer calls Pleasantburg can’t get to.

When those stations respond to a call outside their area, another station has to cover for them.

Pelham met the four-minute response time on only 75.9 percent of its calls.

The new city budget includes $3.3 million for construction of the new

CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville City Council’s decision to fund a new fire station for the Woodruff Road-Verdae Boulevard area – and the millage increase needed to pay for its construction and staffing – will impact response times throughout the city.

The long-discussed fire station is part of a $74.6 million general fund budget given final approval Monday night.

The 4-mill tax increase is the city’s first property tax increase in two decades.

Construction of a new fire station will impact all city residents, not just those who live, work and shop around Woodruff and Verdae, City Fire Chief Stephen Kovalcik said.

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station, equipment and 12 firefighters to staff it. Some potential sites have been identified, but no decision has been made on the station’s location.

The budget also includes money for upgrades to the city’s existing fire stations.

Two facility assessments commissioned within the past 18 months have recommended replacing the city’s two oldest stations – Augusta Street and Stone Avenue. Both those stations are more than 60 years old and don’t meet codes or the needs of modern fire service, City Manager John Castile said when he first presented the budget.

The smaller bays of the older stations force the fire department to have to special order apparatus so it will fit.

The Augusta Street station has only one exit and no fire protection between the first and second floors, according to one of the studies.

The budget includes $9.14 million for capital improvement projects, including $1 million for trail expansion and $1.225 million for the first phase of City Park.

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VA scandal brings scrutiny to local hospitals How well does the Upstate take care of its veterans?

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amorris@communityjournals.com News of deaths, secret waiting lists and falsified records in hospitals and clinics have poured forth daily in the recent scandal that has rocked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs agency, which serves approximately 9 million veterans nationwide.

Columbia’s Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn VA medical center was ranked sixthworst in the nation for new patient wait times for primary care in an internal audit the VA released on Monday.

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned May 30 in the wake of reports indicating secret waiting lists may have led to the deaths of 17 veterans at a Phoenix hospital.

Monday’s report was based on an internal audit of 731 VA medical centers that found more than 57,000 veterans were forced to wait up to three months for appointments.

No VA facility ranked below Dorn in all six categories the audit reviewed, while 82 fa-

Veterans were asked to raise their hands to be recognized during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Greenville VA Outpatient Clinic.

cilities scored better than Dorn in each category, the report showed.

In response, the U.S. Senate took up a bill this week to allow veterans in rural areas or facing a long wait for care to go to private doctors on a VA voucher. The bill also authorizes $500 million to hire and retain doctors and nurses and gives acting

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SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS The VA’s goal was a 14-day wait for new appointments – which Gibson dropped on Monday, saying it is unattainable and created perverse incentives.

In Charleston, new patient average wait time was 45 days for primary care and 52 days for specialist care, according to the VA report. New mental health patients waited an average of 31 days.

At Dorn, new patients waited an average 76.75 days for a new patient, primary care appointment and nearly 65 days to see a specialist. Established patients’ wait times were eight and nine days, respectively, for primary and specialty care. Average wait time for a new mental health appointment at Dorn was 40 days.

Dorn already earned a public black mark, after a 2013 report by the VA inspector general found that 2,500 gastroenterology consultations were delayed with 700 “critical” in July 2011 – despite $1 million earmarked in Dorn’s budget for colonoscopies. Wait times were as long as five months, and even with efforts to reduce the backlog, Dorn still had a delay of 3,800 cases later that year, the report said. Of those, 280 patients were diagnosed with gastrointestinal malignancies, 52 of which were “associated with a delay in diagnosis and treatment.”

The backlog had been resolved by July 2013, according to the report. Nine patients filed lawsuits. Dorn VA officials did not respond to requests for interviews by press time.

UPSTATE CARE In the Upstate, veterans can get some services at the VA clinic in Greenville, a

satellite facility of the Dorn VA medical center. For more complicated cases, veterans travel to Columbia or to Charles George VA Medical Center (also called Oteen) in Asheville, N.C. American Legion Post Commander Don Patterson said he knew of veterans who used the VA but did not hear reports of long waits from them.

However, Greenville County Veteran Affairs officer George Blevins, who helps local veterans obtain benefits, said long waits are nothing unusual. Blevins said he has worked with veterans for 25 years, and “there hasn’t been a whole lot of change over the years.”

The waits aren’t limited to healthcare, Blevins said. It takes the VA up to 18 months to process claims for benefits and in some cases three years if there is an appeal.

Veterans don’t often complain, he said.

“They just figure it’s normal.” He said he has heard of Upstate veterans experiencing long waits, but none losing their lives because of lack of treatment.

Many veterans are pleased with their VA hospital and doctors, Blevins said. Travel out of town isn’t an issue for many of them, either, as they are paid nearly $100 for travel expenses, he said. The one change he has seen in the local clinic is that veterans reported a reduction in wait times once they arrive at the clinic – formerly up to three hours, he said.

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average wait time for new patient at Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, sixth-worst among all VA hospitals, according to VA access audit released Monday

Commander James Butler of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6734 gets care at the Upstate VA clinic and said he uses the online VA portal My HealtheVet to make appointments and get prescription refills.

Butler, who served in Vietnam with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, told the Journal he has a great primary care doctor. However, getting an appointment with that doctor is the real issue, he said.

“Calling down there is like, well, you can almost forget it,” he said. Wait times have shortened since the scandal broke, but past waits have been as long as eight months, he said.

The system is bulky: to see a doctor, Butler must first call to request an appointment, then wait for a call back with the

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“I shouldn’t have had to go through all that,” he said. Butler has supplemental insurance coverage and had a non-VA physician on standby.

Blevins said he was surprised that veterans who were in very poor health wouldn’t just seek care from a local hospital rather than wait for their VA appointment. He supports congressional action to allow veterans to be seen at local hospitals. “It’s so simple for a veteran to go to Memorial and send the bill to the VA and save billions of dollars,” he said.

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“We definitely are wanting to do more with the VA clinic,” he said.

GHS director of department of military and government liaison Kevin McBride said the health system has reached out to help veterans and had “extended an olive branch” to the local VA offering support.

Butler said hiring more employees and doctors will help ease VA healthcare problems. He agrees with Congress that veterans should be able to go see non-VA doctors if they have waited too long for an appointment.

“It frightens me that they haven’t jumped on this years ago,” said Blevins. “I think a lot of heads will roll over this.”

Philip Matkovsky, who helps oversee U.S. VA administrative operations, said this week that the agency had “an integrity issue here among some of our leaders” and apologized to veterans and their families.

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Simpsonville Council approves budget City adds funding for employee training, police overtime JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

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During its first meeting with Mayor Pro Tem Geneva Lawrence at the helm, the Simpsonville City Council approved its 2014-2015 budget with a 4-2 vote on Tuesday.

The new budget does not require a tax increase, but does have increases in spending throughout.

Among the increases is a $7,000 jump in police department overtime costs, which include time manning the control station at Aloft, and an $8,000 increase in professional training. The fire department received a $3,000 increase in professional training costs.

Each department saw increases in spending, making this budget $14.9 million compared to the previous $13.4 million budget.

However, the budget did not include a cost-of-living increase for employees.

Councilman Taylor Graham said while “it was upsetting to all of us that we couldn’t get a pay raise for the employees,” the council needed to focus on workplace safety by making sure that safety equipment, such as air packs for the fire department, was available.

Graham also said training costs are up and the training provided to public service employees will benefit Simpsonville residents.

In addition to the budget, City Council voted unanimously to repeal dog registration in the city.

Lawrence said council members agreed that the animal control officer’s time could be better used. Additionally, the dog registration was put in place as a way to enforce state law that requires all dogs have rabies vaccinations, but only 800 dogs were registered in the city, she said.

The council also appointed Councilwoman Sylvia Lockaby as assistant mayor pro tem. The position was created to designate someone on council to fill in for Lawrence if needed, as Lawrence was expected to do as mayor pro tem for Mayor Perry Eichor before he was suspended from office after his recent indictment on charges of misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and intimidation of a municipal court judge.

Lockaby will hold this position until Eichor is either convicted at trial and removed from office, the next city election takes place or Eichor resigns.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com At long last, South Carolina legislators have passed a statewide ban on texting while driving – but once again failed to earmark more money for South Carolina’s infrastructure needs.

As the two-year legislative session ended June 5, lawmakers were poised to pass an ethics reform bill that requires candidates and public officials to disclose their private sources of income.

The vote could possibly come on June 17, when lawmakers return to address gubernatorial budget vetoes and other unfinished business.

But the compromise reform bill agreed to on the session’s last day by a conference committee of three senators and three House of Representatives

members does not include the independent committee to investigate ethics complaints that Gov. Nikki Haley championed. Critics say the bill doesn’t go far enough because it still allows both legislative bodies to police themselves.

Dead bills of the session included one that directed an additional $41 million to be used for infrastructure needs from money the state now collects in sales taxes on cars. State transportation officials reported this spring that 46 percent of the state’s primary roads (state and U.S. highways) have pavement in poor condition, compared to 31 percent in 2008.

Lawmakers approved the statewide texting ban in the final days of the session after years of false starts. The law, which took effect Tuesday with Haley’s signature, is considerably weaker than Greenville’s law, which banned both texting and talking on a hand-held cellphone while driving. The state law supersedes all local government bans.

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It also expands the state’s kindergarten program for 4-year-olds, puts reading coaches in each South Carolina elementary school and earmarks more money for technology.

Legislators also approved a bill that eliminates the state’s high school exit exam. Another requires a review of Common Core English language arts and mathematics standards and new standards implemented for 2015-16.

A high-profile win for traffic safety advocates this year was “Emma’s Law,” which requires ignition-interlock devices for repeat drunken driving offenders and first-time offenders convicted with a blood alcohol

content of 0.15 percent or more. Those who refuse to provide a blood or breath sample will also fall under the new law.

Lawmakers also approved a bill allowing children with severe epilepsy to use cannabidiol oil, a non-psychoactive form of cannabis, to help reduce their seizures if recommended by a licensed physician.

Voters also will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to allow the governor to appoint the adjutant general. South Carolina is the only state that elects the leader of its state National Guard.

Other dead bills of the session included a proposed ban on public employees providing assistance with enacting Obamacare and a bill that would have let voters decide whether to make the state superintendent of education an appointed rather than elected position.

New S.C. texting while driving ban Effective: immediately, with warnings issued for a 180-day grace period Bans: the use of a wireless device to compose, send or read text-based messages (SMS, emails or instant) while driving in S.C. Allows: texting while legally parked or stopped, requesting emergency help or using a GPS system or hands-free device, or using a digital dispatch system Penalty: $25 fine This law supersedes all previously passed city and county bans, including Greenville’s.

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Valentine had called deputies on the night of her murder complaining that Ashford was drunk and out of control. According to the police report, deputies responded and found no evidence of any crime being committed and both parties were unharmed. Less than an hour later, Ashford was seen in the street, going door-to-door in the neighborhood telling people to call the police because he had killed Valentine, the report said.

Ashford was sentenced to 30 years in prison without eligibility for parole.

Father charged after toddler discovered wandering in apartment complex Matthew Lee Hart was arrested earlier this week and charged with cruelty to children after Greenville police found his two-year-old son wandering unclothed around the Stonesthrow apartment complex at 65 Century Circle. According to police, Hart showed up several hours after police found the toddler.

Hart did not admit to being asleep but didn’t know the child had left the apartment, police said. The toddler was taken into emergency protective custody.

Trial begins for birthday party beating suspects Ronald Brown, Antonio Wakefield, Jeffrey Jones and Brittany Irby headed to court this week on charges of kidnapping and assault and battery by mob in the first degree. Brown is also charged with third-degree assault and Brown Wakefield battery. Jones pleaded guilty last week to obstruction of justice. Jones was sentenced to 399 days in jail – the amount of time he has already served.

The four were charged and arrested April 26, 2013, with the death of De’Bron Harrison.

According to police reports, on April 20, 2013, the suspects and Harrison were attending a Jones Irby birthday party at the West End Community Center on Vardry Street when the suspects allegedly began attacking Harrison as he was trying to break up a fight. Investigators said Harrison died due to blunt force trauma.

Aloft is grounded Hot air balloon festival is closing, filing for bankruptcy CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Aloft is grounded – permanently.

The hot air balloon festival will cease because of a lack of attendance, the festival’s board of directors announced late Wednesday afternoon.

The festival is in the process of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the festival formerly known as Freedom Weekend Aloft announced on its Facebook page.

Freedom Weekend Aloft started in 1982 after a movie company asked the Greenville Chamber of Commerce to host a festival that would be used as a backdrop for a movie. “Hot Heir” was eventually released as a 3-D movie, but never made it to local theaters.

The festival at one time was ranked as one of the top attractions in the Southeast and has been featured on ESPN and the “Today” show.

But attendance has dropped since the festival moved from Anderson to Heritage Park in Simpsonville in 2007. It originally was held at Donaldson Center. Bad weather hurt, too, and caused the festival to fall behind on its rent to the city of Simpsonville.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com It started as a CaringBridge blog a little over three years ago, to keep friends and family updated after Jacqueline and J.J. Martin’s third child, James, was born with a rare congenital heart defect and airlifted to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

It turned into a book, “Three Little Birds: Faith, Hope and Love,” a chronicle of James’ four-month-long life and how community and faith are helping the Greenville couple get through a parent’s worst nightmare.

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“To me, everything happens for a reason, and at first, I couldn’t figure out why this was happening to us,” said Jacqueline Martin.

“My worst fear was losing a child. But God’s greatest gifts – faith, hope and love – remain in our lives no matter how stormy the days become and how dark the nights seem.”

Martin said she wanted to write the book to bring strength and comfort to those enduring their own hardships. “Publishing the book became my reason.”

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The pregnancy was high risk. Martin had been on bed rest for two months when she awoke at 5 a.m. on May 17, 2011 – her daughter’s seventh birthday – with a throbbing headache. Later that evening, doctors decided a C-section was necessary.

“This pregnancy was following the path of the other two,” said her husband, J.J. “My mindset was, ‘Let’s get her through the pregnancy, get the baby out and everything would be OK.’ I was kind of prepared for that. I had no idea what was about to happen.”

Doctors discovered a heart defect and James was airlifted to MUSC. He was so fragile, doctors were unsure if he’d hang on long enough for his mother to get released from Greenville Memorial Hospital and drive to MUSC. She did, and James’ lactic acid levels began to decrease.

“Sometimes you just need your mama,” J.J. Martin wrote in one of the first CaringBridge posts.

“Three Little Birds” is compromised mainly of CaringBridge entries written by Jacqueline and J.J., although James’ siblings wrote a few.

They tell about a roller coaster ride of hope and despair, good days and bad, medical crises and the love of friends and family that helped the Martins survive each day.

“It was the hardest time of our lives, but it was also a time when people really rallied around us,” J.J. Martin said. “You realize that it’s in the hardest times that you see people at their best.”

The book is unusual in that it includes a father’s perspective.

“There are a lot of things out there about mothers who have lost children, but there’s also fathers who lose children,” Jacqueline Martin said. “But you don’t hear about them. In this book, you can see it from the perspective of the whole family.”

J.J. Martin said he buried himself in work after James’ death. His grief sometimes comes out on his terms, sometimes not.

He said his wife could look at James and tell how he was doing, but he couldn’t, relying instead on blood gas levels, ounces, things he could measure.

“I wouldn’t call myself a control freak, but I do like to have a

say in things,” he said. “In this instance, it was completely out of my hands. It wasn’t about me. There was nothing I could do to fix it. It makes you realize you’re going to have to trust. You’re going to have to believe. You’re going to have to have faith.”

The experience changed him – but not just in the obvious ways.

“I do a little more pausing,” he said.

Blessings appeared throughout the journey. Martin saw friends he had lost touch with. He saw nurses stop what they were doing to watch a girl with an artificial heart being wheeled down the hospital hall in a red wagon.

“They knew they were witnessing something extraordinary,” he said. “We all have to recognize when we’re seeing something extraordinary. We need to enjoy the moment. If you’re continually working to get to the next step, you don’t enjoy the moment now.”

The Martins say their faith has grown.

Although they’ve grieved in different ways and stages, they’re still together and still best friends, J.J. Martin said. They’re grateful for friends, work colleagues, family and their faith community.

“While all these things were happening, there were little things that happened along the way, little blessings from somewhere,” he said. “That’s a God thing.

That’s a community of faith thing. That’s a friend thing.”

They continue to take “one baby step” at a time, Jacqueline Martin said. “It made my faith stronger because I feel like I’ve been at the lowest point I can go through, and I know I will see James again one day.”

J.J. Martin said he still thinks of the things that he will miss as life goes on.

“When you add up all the moments I’m not going to get to share, that hurts,” he said. “But we weren’t left empty-handed.

We’ve got a handful of memories and a truckload of friends who became more like family.”

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The students of Washington Center recently worked with St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Blythe Elementary and Greenbrier Elementary to provide meals to children who may otherwise have little or no food to eat on weekends during the school year. Students assembled bags filled with non-perishable food items during Sarah Ashworth’s Daily Living classes.

Greenville Technical College will hold a career night event for its paralegal and criminal justice programs on June 17. The paralegal program will be held in the Criminal Justice Building (121), room 122, on the Barton Campus at 6 p.m. The criminal justice program will be held in the Criminal Justice Building (121), room 110, on the Barton Campus at 6 p.m. Call 864-250-8162 to RSVP to either program.

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Bob Jones University is accepting applications from students in grades three-12 for camps in June and July. With options for day and overnight campers, BJU offers sports camps, academic-related camps including art and design, criminal justice, culinary arts, films, drama, music, Shakespeare and a Leadership Academy. For more information, visit bju. edu/events/youth/summer-camps.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced approximately 2,500 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of

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each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. Upstate recipients are: Donald J. Baracskay III and David R. Melton of J.L. Mann High School; Maria E. Bartlett and Robert Michael Bayliss of Wade Hampton High School; Agustin Malki of Eastside High School; Joshua E. Dunster and Kelsey L. Fuson of Mauldin High School.

During a recent assembly, League Academy librarian Teresa Gray (far right) and several League students found a creative way to announce that the school had raised more than $9,209 to support the development of an ALS Center of Excellence in Greenville. Several fundraising activities were held in honor of Gray, who was recently diagnosed with ALS.

Pictured are (from left) Mary Wingold, CVT educator, GHS; Cody Gibson, graduate; Julianne Welch, graduate; Sarah Taylor, graduate; Kasey Netherton, graduate; Yvonne Prince, CVT educator, GHS; Eric Walker, CVT program director, GHS.

The first class of Clemson University’s Cardiovascular Technology (CVT) degree recently graduated. The four-year degree is offered in cooperation with the Greenville Health System (GHS) Clinical University and Clemson’s School of Public Health. The program began with four students, with the objective of training 10 students per class year. Currently, 22 students are enrolled in the program.

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The J.L. Mann Cheerleaders are hosting a Kiddie Cheer Camp June 23-26 at J.L. Mann High School. Campers will learn cheers and stunts, do crafts and have snacks. Campers should be age 4-14. Cost is $50 per camper. For more information, email mannkiddiekamp@gmail.com.

On June 17 at 7 p.m. at the University Center, Greenville Tech, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, the SC Native Plant Society will host Naturaland Trust president Frank Holleman as he discusses Protecting Native Plants by Protecting Our Landscapes.

Book Your Lunch with New York Times best-selling S.C. author Mary Alice Monroe on June 18 at noon at Thornblade Club. Tickets are $42 or $54 per person and must be purchased in advance. The $42 ticket includes a paperback copy of “The Summer Wind” and the $52 ticket includes a hardcover copy. In addition, Book Your Lunch with Southern author Patti Callahan Henry on June 27 at noon at Pebble Creek Country Club. Tickets are $35 or $52.55 per person and must be purchased in advance. The $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher and the $52.55 ticket includes a copy of “The Stories We Tell.” To purchase tickets in advance, visit bookyourlunch.com or call Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate presents “The Great Outdoors” exhibit June 14 through Labor Day. Visitors can set up Camp TCMU, test a real kayak, count tree rings, learn survival skills and track animals. There will be programs, activities and special guests, including popular PBS naturalist Rudy Manke on July 12. June 28, noon to 2 p.m., will feature a live broadcast with WORD 106.3’s “Upstate Outdoors” radio show featuring Tommy and Phillip. The opening weekend will also feature special festivities both days with free admission to dads and grandfathers on June 15. For more information, visit tcmupstate.org.

Paris Mountain State Park will offer family hikes on most Fridays and some Wednesdays this summer. They include the Creek Ranger hike, the Turtle Trail Naturalist hike, the Wet ’n’ Wild Wednesday Walk and the Wild Eyes Wednesday Walk. The cost for all walks is $7 per person, payable at the fee booth in place of admission. Registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information and registration, email ranger Cathy Taylor at ctaylor@scprt.com or call 864-244-5565.

Joe’s Place, 640 S. Main St., Greenville, will host Local Authors’ Day on June 14, 2-6 p.m., featuring Vincent Ray Butler, Paul Hohmann and Terresa Haskew.

On June 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Sherita Bolden will be in the store to support the book “Don’t Touch My Wine.” For more information, visit joesplacellc.com.

The Write Place is partnering with Juan Gonzalez to capture the voice of the region’s growing Hispanic community in a Spanish Salon. While the salon focuses on writing, the bilingual conversation also veers into all manner of cultural affairs: local, national and global. The group’s next meeting at The Write Place, 1288 Pendleton St., will be June 18, 6 p.m. Spanish-language submissions are also encouraged by June 20 for a reading in July. Refreshments will be available for free. The salon is free and open to the public. For more information, visit thewriteplacegreenville.squarespace.com.

The city of Greenville is holding a public meeting to discuss the future of Cleveland Park Stables on June 17, 6-7 p.m., in the first floor conference room, City Hall, 206 S. Main St., Greenville. Staff will present the project history and a proposed design concept for review and discussion. Possible features include open lawn, walking path, reforestation and limited parking. For more information, contact Jeff Waters at 864-467-4079 or jwaters@greenvillesc.gov.

The Greenville County Tax Office is expanding its hours of operation at County Square through Aug. 29 by opening a half-hour earlier. County staff will be available to accept inperson payments starting at 8 a.m. instead of the usual 8:30 a.m. The office will still close at 5 p.m. The county will evaluate usage of the early start time, and determine whether or not this is a program that will continue. Greenville County also provides the option of paying taxes online at greenvillecounty.org/tax_collector/OnlineTax.asp.

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Ten Thousand Villages, a local nonprofit, fairtrade retailer, will hold its Tent Sale June 1922 in the parking lot at Lewis Plaza on Augusta Road. The sale includes discounts of 50 to 75 percent. Sale hours are June 19-21, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and June 22, 1-5 p.m.

For more information, visit greenville.tenthousandvillages.com or call 864-239-4120.

Greenville First Steps More than 300 community members recently is partnering with the gathered for the Beans, Beach and Bluegrass event YWCA of Greenville in hosted by the Sugar Likker Reunion Group to benan auction to help liqefit the Meyer Center for Special Children in uidate the contents of Greenville. The event raised $24,175. The Meyer the YWCA Child DeCenter celebrates 60 years of service in the comvelopment Center and munity this year. their 14-passenger bus on June 20, 9 a.m. until everything is sold. The auction is at YWCA of Greenville, 700 Augusta St., Greenville. For more information, visit prekauction.com Sue Fisher, immediate past president of the Guild of the Greenville Symphony, holds a check presented to the GSO at the recent annual meeting of the guild.

The check for $107,375 represents money raised by the guild through fundraising efforts during the 2013-14 season.

For the 17th consecutive year, Alan Shawn Feinstein divided $1 million among hunger-fighting agencies nationwide. This year he added to his challenge: Five high schools nationwide would receive a $10,000 grant if they collected the most items. Greer Relief participated in the Feinstein Challenge for the very first time and Greer Middle College Charter High students collected 8,868 food items for Greer Relief.

More than 10,000 local elementary children were recipients of the Public Education Partners’ donation of 120,000 books and at its kick off of the Make Summer Count reading campaign at Hollis Academy. Children from 18 Greenville area elementary schools got to choose 12 free, brand-new books to create his or her own home library. The free Book Fairs are a part of PEP’s Early Grades Reading Initiative, a collaborative effort with Greenville County Schools on its district-wide implementation of balanced literacy. PEP aims to increase the percentage of children reading on grade level by the third grade.

The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, donated $138,800 to nonprofit organizations in North and South Carolina from February through April 2014. The foundation awarded 15 grants to nonprofit organizations that provide affordable housing, financial literacy and education, and environmental programs in the Carolinas during the bank’s second quarter, including: North Carolina Housing Coalition Inc.; Richland County Public Library; Furman University Lowcountry Rice Culture Project; Greenville Symphony Association; and YMCA of Western North Carolina.

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The Sea Islands Hurricane packed 120-mph winds and waves 16 feet tall, submerging the Sea Islands off Beaufort underwater and killing thousands.

Many of the survivors had to hang onto trees until the storm passed.

The 1893 hurricane, still one of the deadliest in American history, was the first major hurricane relief operation ever undertaken by the Red Cross.

Afterward, Gullah refugees flooded the streets of Beaufort looking for food, shelter and clothing. Barton, going against the wishes of South Carolina Gov. “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman, moved the food distribution sites from Beaufort to the island in an effort to lure people back home. She sent 1 million feet of lumber to help them rebuild and

taught them how to farm.

“Clara Barton’s greatest fault as well as her greatest quality was that she wasn’t going to listen to anybody once her mind was made up,” said Pat Jordan, a Pennsylvania singer-actor who will portray Barton in Greenville’s Chautauqua Festival that runs through June 22.

The theme for this year’s festival is “Rising to the Occasion” and spotlights ordinary Americans who rose from obscurity to greatness – American patriot and orator Patrick Henry, President Harry Truman, former slave turned congressman Robert Smalls and Barton, a Civil War nurse.

Chautauqua has been described as “history that can’t stay in a book.” Historical figures come alive, portrayed through a part-actor, part-scholar in costume. After the actor performs a monologue, the floor is opened to audience questions.

For that reason, Chautauqua is not just an actor working from a script. Instead, the performers immerse them-

selves in the characters by reading biographies and historical writings. It’s a long process – veteran Chautauqua actors say it takes about a year to learn a new character well enough to avoid being stumped by a question.

The first Chautauqua began as an adult education program for Sunday school teachers at a campsite on Chautauqua Lake in Upstate New York. Tent Chautauquas toured America, including one that regularly stopped in Greenville.

Chautauqua ended during the Great Depression, but was revived in the 1970s as a way to promote humanities education.

Greenville’s Chautauqua launched in 1999 when George Frein, a founding member of the National Chautauqua Tour, moved to Greenville.

Jordan relished taking on the role of Barton. As an actress, she was used to having sizable roles such as Anna in “The King and I,” but as she got older, those roles weren’t coming up as often, she said.

“I told myself that I’d work again – but not doing anything I like,” she said. “In my desperation, I wrote my own plays so I could portray the famous women I’ve always admired.”

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a leather coat and an aviator’s helmet her husband found for her, performed meetand-greets in character. A member of one of the audiences was looking for somebody to portray Amelia Earhart. Jordan worked with the Germantown Theatre Guild for 15 years and added other famous women to her repertoire, including Barton.

Historians say Barton was so shy, she didn’t speak as a girl. Famed phrenologist L. N. Fowler was asked to inspect specific sections of her skull and reportedly concluded, “She will never assert herself for herself, but for others, she will be absolutely fearless.”

Barton went on to become a teacher, nurse, reformer and one of the most outstanding women of her time. She founded the first public school in Bordentown, N.J. When she was not chosen as principal, she left academia and landed a clerk job in the Patent Office.

Her work as a nurse in the Civil War earned her the designation of “Angel of the Battlefield.” She founded the American Red Cross.

“When one person steps forward and does something, it puts greater contrast on the fact that there are so many people not doing anything,” said Jordan. “It does show one person can make a difference.

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The Greenville County Library System will host award-winning storyteller John Thomas Fowler on June 17 in a program showcasing traveling musician Trotting Sally.

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share the story of “Trotting Sally: The Roots and Legacy of a Folk Hero” from his recently published book about the street musician known to Upstate residents.

Trotting Sally, whose real name was George Mullins, was a self-taught musician who traveled through the upcountry of South Carolina through western North Carolina playing his fiddle, Rosalie. Mullins was born into slavery in

southern Greenville County and became the first free man in his family at the end of the Civil War. Fowler will also show a silent film clip of Mullins playing Rosalie and will play his own fiddle during the event.

Fowler is a host of the WNCW radio show This Old Porch, musician and ballad singer.

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“Trotting Sally: The Roots and Legacy of a Folk Hero,” presented by John Fowler June 17, 7-8 p.m. at Hughes Main Library Meeting Rm. A-C, 25 Heritage Green Place For more information, call 864-527-9293

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Shirley Mathews age 91, Anna McLean Carter age 8 (patients of Davis Audiology pictured with Kristin Davis Au.D., center) Photography by carol boone stewart

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“I’m family-oriented, and I think my patients appreciate that about me.”

Good hearing isn’t just vital for everyday interaction—it can help maintain your cognitive abilities and overall health as you age.

Kristin Davis, Au.D. in audiology, educates her patients on this and other important information revealed by the latest research on hearing through her audiology practice. Now in a new location on East North Street in Greenville, Kristin has changed her practice’s name from Greer Audiology to Davis Audiology to mark the move. But the attentive service she has offered patients of all ages for the past 18 years—including six years in her own practice— continues, in line with her vision statement: Hear Your World, Embrace Your Life.

“I started my own practice so that I could spend more time with each patient,” says Kristin, who believes that proper education and counseling are necessary ingredients for effective treatment. Starting with the first hearing test and continuing through the diagnosis, treatment, and regular follow-up care, Kristin makes sure that each patient has the kind of individual treatment that they need. “We take into account their lifestyle, what kinds of listening situation they’re in consistently, to match up their budget and lifestyle needs,” Kristin says.

Because the information can be overwhelming, Kristin asks patients to bring a family member with them to make sure they hear and understand everything, and for emotional support. It’s often the family members who realize first that a patient has a hearing loss, an invisible illness that can affect the whole family.

As a private practitioner focused on hearing health care, Kristin doesn’t limit the hearing aid manufacturers she offers patients, but uses the best one for their needs. After the initial purchase of hearing aids, Davis Audiology provides free check-ups and batteries for the life of the hearing aid. Patients are often surprised at the lifetime service plan, but Kristin says her practice is not about selling the hearing aid, but about professional care.

“I want a long-term relationship with my patients,” says Kristin, who became interested in audiology after a special project while studying business at the University of South Carolina.

The combination of working with people and her love of science led her to a masters degree in Audiology at Memphis State University, considered one of the best audiology programs in the country, and a doctorate from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. In addition to her regular outreach to physicians, assisted living and retirement communities, her new location has meeting space to fulfill her vision of becoming a community partner for hearing health care education.

“We want to have in-house educational seminars for patients, the public, as well as physicians. We want to be a resource,” Kristin says.

A wife and a mother of three children ages 8, 12, and 14, Kristin finds that owning her own business not only allows her proper time to treat each patient, but the flexibility to be with her children at important events. “I’m family-oriented, and I think my patients appreciate that about me,” says Kristin, who extends the same flexibility to her staff. “I believe it’s a more rewarding work environment with these benefits.”

Also active in her community, Kristin is involved with the Greer Chamber, Greer Community Ministries, was a former president of the SC Academy of Audiology, and volunteers with Red Bird Mission, which provides free audiology services in the Kentucky Appalachian Mountains. Kristin enjoys hiking and bike riding in her free time.

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WHO: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, the Two Man Group WHERE: Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville WHEN: Saturday, June 14, 8 p.m.

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Colin Mochrie, star of no less than three versions of the improvisationfueled hit show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, is succinct when summing up the live performance that he and fellow ‘Whose Line’ alum Brad Sherwood will be bringing to the Peace Center this Saturday night: “It’s sort of a live version of “Whose Line,” without the tall guy and the black guy.”

Well, fair enough: Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady aren’t on the bill this time around. The show is, after all, called the “Two Man Group” tour. But those familiar with the television show will definitely have some moments of recognition if they check out the live show.

“A lot of the games we do on ‘Whose Line,’ and the audience will be familiar with those,” Mochrie says. “And there

are a couple of games that we had to adapt because it’s just the two of us. But it’s more interactive than the TV show; we have audience members onstage with us for about 80 percent of the show, and the games often start with suggestions from the audience.”

Though the prospect of stepping out onstage with essentially no prepared material might be a frightening prospect for some, for Mochrie and Sherwood, it’s just another day at the office.

“I don’t think it’s terrifying for us, just because it’s our only skill,” Mochrie says.

“And we’ve been doing it now for a long time, so we feel fairly confident. In fact,

over the last couple of years, we’ve made the show more dangerous for ourselves.

We’re totally out of our comfort zone because we find that that’s when the show really works the best: When we have no idea what we’re doing and we’re trying to get out of situations. So there’s been a conscious effort to make the show the least comfortable it can be for us.”

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” made its TV debut in Britain in 1988, running for 10 years before moving overseas to ABC in 1998. The show ended in 2007, but was revived by the CW network in 2013. Mochrie says that the show’s long afterlife on the Internet helped revive it

for a third time.

The show “is still very popular, and our touring audiences were getting younger and younger, because of the Internet,” he says. “There were people catching up with the show on YouTube that hadn’t even been born at the time it was shown. Having said that, you can never predict what network television is going to do. But we’re all delighted about it; it’s like we never left.”

Mochrie is also an actor and author, and he says learning to be quick-witted and responsive in improvisational situations has helped him elsewhere.

“It certainly does help in acting,” he says. “The big rule of improv is listening to people and playing off what they give you. Someone can give you a different reading every time a scene is filmed, and if you’ve had a lot of improv training, you’re open to any changes they make. You go with the flow. It’s a really supportive art form, and it really helps in working with others.”

Well, maybe those skills don’t work all the time.

“It helps everywhere except my real life,” Mochrie says. “I still can’t win an argument with my wife.”

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No regrets After 25 years, Counting Crows are where they want to be The Counting Crows’ potent blend of rootsy classic-rock influences and confessional singer-songwriter intimacy propelled them to massive success with their 1993 debut album, “August & Everything After.”

The album soared to sales of over 7 million copies and spawned huge singles like “Mr. Jones” and “Round Here,” making a somewhat reluctant celebrity out of singer Adam Duritz. Their followup, 1996’s “Recovering the Satellites,” hit No. 1 despite moving in a darker, more difficult direction musically.

That level of loyalty the band’s fan base displayed would carry on through the next two decades, consistently net- WHO: Counting Crows w/ Toad the Wet Sprocket ting the Counting Crows gold albums WHERE: Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville and sold-out shows even as the band WHEN: Sunday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. faded from mainstream radio.

TICKETS: $65-$85 After releasing a covers album on an INFO: 864-467-3000 or peacecenter.org indie label in 2012, the band recently returned to the majors with Capitol Records, and they’ve just completed a new album called “Somewhere Under Wonderland.” Counting Crows will play the Peace Center on Sunday, June 15, with a reunited Toad the Wet Sprocket.

It’s been seven years since your last album of original material; did this album come from a backlog of songs?

Adam Duritz: The songs were all actually written within the last year. They were mostly written in September, we got together in October and November, and recorded it in December and January.

I was working on a play for a while, and I didn’t want to write both things at once, thinking, “Okay, this goes here and this goes there.” It would’ve been really confusing. And it was two totally different mindsets, writing for the characters in this play and writing for myself.

What’s the difference between being on a major label now and being on one 10 or 15 years ago?

I’m not sure. I’ve been very happy being independent the last few years. It’s hard to reach as big an audience, but you’re not pulling your hair out all the time.

But we were actually done with the album before we started talking to the labels.

We made it ourselves, and it gave us the opportunity to say, “This is a partnership for this album only.” There are no options for other albums. They knew right off the bat that there would be no multiple-record deals. If you want us for another record, you’ve got to do a really good job on this one.

What do you think has sustained your fan base after a lot of the bands from your era lost their popularity?

I’d like to think it’s because we kept making good music. We didn’t blow our wad on the first record. Who knows why people buy things, but you owe it yourself to try to be good. You can’t predict what’s going to sell. The recipe for success is the last thing that succeeds. The stuff that works is an accident. So we never tried to repeat something.

We were always interested in making the music that interested us. And I think that that probably shows through. I think that a lot of bands that have the success we had with the first record would be trying to recreate it over and over again.

Do you think there have been times when your insistence on doing things your way has cost the band?

Sure. But I think it was worth it. I think I pissed a lot of people off, but here we are 25 years later, still existing. You can do it for a quick buck or you can do it for your career. I look back on my career, and it feels very clean. I’m not ashamed of it. I don’t have any regrets about the records or the shows; they’re what I wanted them to be. I have a lot of friends who are brilliant musicians who will tell you how brilliant something could have been. And they’re right. I know, because I heard the demos or I was there in the studio. I don’t have any regrets like that.

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD

The United States Air Force American Clarinet Quartet will perform a free concert at the Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St. in Hendersonville, N.C., on June 18, 7-8:30 p.m. For more information, call 828-693-9708 or 800-828-4244, or visit historichendersonville.org.

Hampton III Gallery is hosting a popup exhibit featuring the work of Carl Blair through June 14 at Riverplace, 550 S. Main St., Suite 200, Greenville. Visitors can view the exhibit on June 13, noon8 p.m., and June 14, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. The exhibit features activities for children and programs for adults. On Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon, Blair will be on site and sharing stories about his inspiration. A portion from the sales of Blair’s work will go to the Friends of the Greenville Zoo. For more information, visit hamptoniiigallery.com, email sandy@hamptoniiigallery.com or Escape From the Chain Gang call 864-268-2771. Hampton III Gallery is located at 3110 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors, and is currently exhibiting the paintings of Lee Hall.

The management board of the West Main Artists Co-operative (WMAC) in Spartanburg recently completed an eight-month long self-assessment project.

The nonprofit determined the best possible avenues for financial sustainability and growth in the next five years. WMAC is located at 578 W. Main St., Spartanburg. For more information, visit westmainartists.org.

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Milliken & Company has been recognized by Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, as one of the BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America for 2014. Every year, Americans for the Arts, through the Business Committee for the Arts, recognizes 10 U.S. companies for their exceptional commitment to the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships and board membership.

The awards will be presented on Oct. 1 in New York City.

The SC Children’s Theatre’s production of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” opens on June 14 and runs weekends through June 22. The musical features Alexander and the series of unfortunate events throughout his day.

Performances are held at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre and tickets are $17-$26. For more information, visit scchildrenstheatre.org.

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Brazilian cherry floors grace all of the main living area which not includes the master suite but also a downstairs office/study (currently used as a nursery). The master suite features a soothing bathroom complete with a soaking tub, sep shower and two large vanity areas plus a large closet with built-ins. The best part is that the closet leads right into the home’s main laundry area. Convenience galore! The heart of the home is the kitchen boasting walls of western alder cabinets, a large center island with storage and a roomy pantry. There’s even a cabinet specially built for your china or special family items. The kitchen opens beautifully into the breakfast area and family room with a gas log fireplace. Upstairs you’ll find a bedroom with its own private bath and two precious bedrooms with window seats sharing a large center bathroom. And if a bonus room is what you need you wont’ find one larger than this one! Boundless options for recreation or entertainment plus a closet with a second washer/dryer connection! The exterior is just as impressive. You’ll spend many a day or night on this rear covered porch overlooking the gracious grounds. Sycamore Ridge has a robust amenity package including pool, tennis, sidewalks and an active HOA. Close to Downtown Simpsonville, Five Forks Simpsonville and so much more!

Price: $459,900 | MLS: #1278255 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4 full Square Footage: 4200 Schools: Bryson Elementary Bryson Middle | Hillcrest High Melissa Morrell 864.918.1734 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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5BR/4.5BA Better Than New! Huge Bonus, In-Law ste on main, Upgrades Galore! Woodruff Road, Right past Five Forks, 2nd entrance into SD on Chicora, Right on Pawley’s, Left on Stratton Chapel Court. Open Saturday & Sunday 2-4 p.m.

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONORS Jay Sinsley Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville

CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “The skills he cultivated as an experienced attorney will benefit his career at Coldwell Banker Caine.”

Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Jay Sinsley as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office.

Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Caine, Sinsley was the owner and attorney of Jay I. Sinsley, P.A. He received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law and received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. With over 20 years of practicing law, Sinsley focuses on details, clear communication and extensive negotiation skills.

In Tampa, FL he was a former School Board President, Tampa Federation Board Member and Little League baseball and softball coach.

Sinsley In his free time, Sinsley enjoys golfing, hiking, running, biking and tennis.

He and his wife, Barbara, have a son named Harris, who is a junior at the University of Wisconsin and a daughter named Haley, who is a sophomore at Spartanburg Day School. They reside in Spartanburg, S.C. “We are proud to welcome Jay to our Greenville team,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and

Tate Cares Giving Campaign Raises $108,000 – Combined Allen Tate initiative supports arts and culture, United Way Allen Tate Realtors® and employees recently contributed more than $108,000 to local arts and cultural programs and United Way agencies through its Tate Cares giving campaign.

This year’s campaign marked the second year for Tate Cares, a combined event to support cultural initiatives and the United Way. The Tate Cares umbrella also includes FUNday, an event held each fall to raise money for public education.

“Tate Cares gives our agents and employees the opportunity to plan their annual giving commitment to benefit organizations that dramatically impact the quality of life in our communities. We’re so pleased with the generosity that has been shown by our Realtors and staff,” said Pat Riley, Allen Tate Company president and chief operating officer.

Tom Gongaware, general sales manager for the company’s Triangle region, served as chair for the 2014 Tate Cares campaign.

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4BR/3.5BA Custom full brick 4,000+sf home near Five Forks, on just under an acre! Attached 2 car garage and detached 2 car garage with finished space above! Visit GreenvilleMoves.com for more!

4BR/2BA One story easy living. GR w/FP, Bonus Room, DR, Large Deck + Patio. Large MBR & BA w/WIC, tile floors, whirl tub/sep shower. Main level w/wood flrs, kit/bkfst + bar.

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112 RIDGELEIGH WAY . $270,000 . MLS# 1281031 4BR/2.5BA Beautiful home on cul-desac-lot.Lots of dramatic features including open floor plan, morning room, sunroom, bonus room, fenced level yard.

4BR/3BA Gorgeous home with 3 BR , 2 baths on main and 1 BR, 1 bath up.

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Four Seasons Farms, Roebuck Adams Homes at Four Seasons Farms is a beautiful community offering all brick, single level ranch homes and two-story, located in Roebuck, South Carolina in Spartanburg County with convenient access to Westgate Mall, Blackstock Road and all that Spartanburg, South Carolina has to offer.

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104 W. EARLE ST. $849,995

68 N. Jones Road • 4 BR/3.4 BA + Bonus • $899,500 208 Hidden Hills Dr • 4BR/4 full BA, 2 half BA • $898,000 Custom home and mtn views with 13 acres, 20 min to Greenville Bonus + Library with balcony on Chanticleer Golf Course in and minutes to TR. Outbuilding with heated/cooled office and gated community. Workshop, lower level in-law suite, scr. porch bath. Animals including horses are welcome. MLS 1276882 with golf course view, 10’ ceil., custom features. MLS 122125

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104 Barksdale • 3 or 4 BR/2 full, 2 half BA • $589,000 45 Terra Trace Way • 4BR/3BA + Bonus • $325,000 Parkins Mill, 9’ ceil., kitchen updated 2010, deluxe master suite Minutes to Hincapies Hotel Domestique! One owner on 2.32 on main. Beautiful 19 x 19 sunroom, electric gate, fish pond. acres at end of cul-de-sac! Workshop, open floor plan, one level A truly dynamite property. Lots of fresh paint. MLS 1273361 with basement and gorgeous salt water pool. MLS 1260589

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Ansley Crossing, 113 Ansley Crossing Court, Simpsonville The Winnfield model is a spacious home that features a master on the main floor with open living areas and close to 2,700 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths with a large open media/living area upstairs provides plenty of room for family and or guest. This homes has a large formal dining area as well as a eat-in breakfast/keeping room with a stone fireplace. Granite in the kitchen, recessed can lights, and pantry all adorn the spacious open kitchen. Ansley Crossing is in the pop-ular Five Forks area of Simpsonville. We offer a LOW MAINTENANCE life-style to include lawn maintenance and trash pickup.

Only 35 homes will com-plete this quaint and cozy neighbor-hood. Conveniently located approxi-mately 1 mile from Woodruff. Close to shopping, restaurants, medical fa-cilities and more. This great home is priced at $245,998 with additional incentives of *$12,014 through the month of March.

HOME INFO Price: $241,990 Directions: Directions: Take I-385 (exit 35) and go east on Woodruff Rd. Turn right on Scuffletown Rd. beside the Publix.Approximately 1 mile down on the right.

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PRICE SELLER

$1,698,795 COMMUNITY CASH $1,200,000 HIGHLAND TERRACE $815,000 HARRISON HILLS $752,000 GLEN ABBEY $623,000 DALEWOOD HEIGHTS $590,000 COLLINS CREEK $580,000 $556,000

ALLEGHENY $549,000 $529,500 SPAULDING FARMS KELLETT PARK $500,000 MONTEBELLO $493,100 PINE VIEW $474,500 CHEROKEE PARK $426,000 $415,000 HAMPTON’S GRANT FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $411,330 VALLEY@TANNER ESTATES $409,675 $403,500 CHANTICLEER CLEAR SPRINGS $387,280 EASTVIEW $386,500 RESERVE@GREEN VALLEY $385,000 BOTANY WOODS $384,000 $371,000 FOXCROFT $364,500 CHEROKEE ESTATES

$360,500 $355,000

TUSCAN WOODS $355,000 MCDANIEL GREENE WEST $352,000 WOODBERRY $350,000 PEBBLE GROVE $350,000 BOTANY WOODS $350,000 STONEHAVEN $349,900 $331,000 RIVER DOWNS BRIDGEWATER $316,285 $316,000 BRUSHY MEADOWS $310,000 WOODS@RIVERSIDE WINDSOR CREEK $302,753 KILGORE FARMS $300,000 FOREST HEIGHTS $297,000

$296,000 COVE@BUTLER SPRINGS $294,990 THORNBROOKE $294,000 GOWER ESTATES $290,000 THORNHILL PLANTATION $290,000 MORNING MIST $287,053 KENWOOD $285,000 GOWER ESTATES $280,000 KILGORE FARMS $280,000 WATERSTONE COTTAGES $270,128 RAVINES@CAMELLIA VILLAGE $269,000 HOLLINGSWORTH PARK@VERDAE $269,000 COTTAGES @ HARRISON BRIDGE $266,600 RICHLAND CREEK@N. MAIN $260,500 SUGAR CREEK $260,000 TWIN CREEKS $260,000 ESTATES@GOVERNOR’S LAKE $260,000 TWIN CREEKS $257,483 HOLLY TREE PLANTATION $255,900 COVE@SAVANNAH POINTE $251,737

$250,000 KNOLLWOOD HEIGHTS $250,000 BRIDGEWATER $248,192 CAROLINA OAKS $247,451 CARLTON PARK $245,000 OAKLAND HEIGHTS $245,000

$240,700 TREYBERN $236,000

$230,000 CROSSGATE@REMINGTON $228,407 RAVINES@CAMILLA VILLAGE $228,000 BRUSHY MEADOWS $227,000 BRADLEY STATION $226,300 SUMMIT@PELHAM SPRINGS $225,000

$224,000 ENCLAVE@LEXINGTON PLACE $220,000

$217,770 CHEROKEE PARK $216,000 PELHAM FALLS $215,000 SEVEN OAKS@BLUE RIDGE PLANTATION $214,900 PARKER’S PLACE $210,000 KANATENAH $210,000

$205,000 MALLARD CREEK $203,000 GREYSTONE@NEELY FARMS $200,000 $200,000 HUDDERS CREEK CREEKWOOD $197,800 $197,500 JONESVILLE LANDING BROOKFIELD WEST $196,000 GREYSTONE@NEELY FARMS $195,000 $190,000 MOSS CREEK FARM @ SANDY SPRINGS ORCHARD $189,999

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ADDRESS

BRUCE AGNES D GLENN CARL BRODY 12 WOODLAND WAY CIR RLJOC HOLDINGS CO LLC VALLHAB KRUPA & KRUNAL L 5916 AUGUSTA RD DICKERSON LEON CAMERON BARBER KATIE W 4 E HILLCREST DR KAY BRANDS LLC SHIRLEY KATINA P (JTWROS 116 RIDGE GLN BENAK BRYAN DANIEL KUJATH MICHAEL C 224 GLEN ABBEY WAY RICHARDS HOLDINGS LLC BRP INVESTMENTS LLC 578 N CHURCH ST MANGELS WAYNE L FERGUSON MARJORIE (JTWRO 2033 CLEVELAND STREET EXT WINDSOR PROPERTIES LLC VEST JOHANNA JANE (JTWRO 530 TUGALOO RD JG BUILDERS INC PORTER KRISTI S 303 ALLEGHENY RUN BECK ALLEN S WOLSKI LISA L (JTWROS) 11 RUFFIAN WAY CAMP ALICE F BRUCE AGNES D 7 CHIPPING CT RADOVIC DANIEL ORIOLE PROPERTIES LLC 115 SIENA DR MARTIN EDEN K TIMMONS CLIFF S 344 PINE FOREST DRIVE EXT STUBBLEFIELD P BRIAN COON ANN B (JTWROS) 116 S OAK POINTE DR ARMBRUSTER JAMES E ALLENSPACH ADAM M (JTWRO 1 VAUGHNS MILL CT NVR INC RUDSKI ESTEE (JTWROS) 10 DRAYTON HALL RD BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT POOSAPATI SIVA R (JTWROS 332 ABBY CIR DENNIS JASON A FREELAND JAMISON Z 112 W SEVEN OAKS DR BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT RHODES CYNTHIA H (JTWROS 10 NIAGARA PL HEALY ADAM T (JTWROS) STOKES MARY ELAINE (JTWR 307 HALA CT BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT MURPHY PATRICK T SR (JTW 19 WOOD LEAF TRL BYARS PATRICIA SHAW GRANT RAMONA B 325 ARUNDEL RD BUURMAN CLARENCE H REVOC HARGROVE CAROLYN C (JTWR 19 RED FOX TRL JOHNSTON DAVID L BALUCH CHRISTINA T (JTWR 120 HUNGATE DR ANDERS SHANNON ELIZABETH SSJ PROPERTIES LLC 126 AUGUSTA CT GALLIVAN HENRY M JR CROLEY MICHAEL 2810 AUGUSTA ST 828 LIVING TRUST DRIGGERS CHESA K (JTWROS 125 APPLEWOOD DR ELSEY JOHN H KLEGER FRANKLIN JOEL (JT 218 MCDANIEL GREENE THOMASON DOROTHY M KELSEY DALTON F (JTWROS) 108 RICHFIELD DR BALSAMO RUSSELL E (JTWRO PRATT DOUBLASS R & PRATT 105 AMANDAS AUTUMN LN GRANT ROMANA B WIREMAN ASHLEY GILBERT ( 102 STONYBROOK DR MCGRATH DAVID COLON KEN (JTWROS) 116 GLENBRIAR CT CONWELL W CRAIG REILLY JENNIFER L (JTWRO 405 HAMMETT RD BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT MULLANEY JACQUELYNN B (J 108 RED ORCHID RD SCHORI MICHELLE M STUBBLEFIELD P BRIAN 406 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PRICE SELLER

MEADOWS@BLUE RIDGE PLANTATION $185,000 COTTAGES@HARRISON BRIDGE $184,900 BROOKFIELD WEST $182,500 TANNER’S MILL $180,000 RICELAN SPRINGS $178,500 HEIGHTS $176,578 VIEW POINT ACRES $175,000 WOODLANDS@WALNUT COVE $173,000 ORCHARD FARMS $172,500

$171,586 RICHMOND HILLS $171,312 HAMPTON FARMS $170,000 SHOALS CROSSING $170,000 ONEAL VILLAGE $169,900 HUNTERS WOODS $169,500

$168,000 VICTORIA PARK PATIO HOMES $166,400 ROSEMONT $165,001 HEIGHTS $165,000 STEEPLECHASE $165,000

$165,000

$165,000 WHITE OAKS $163,000 TOWNES@CARDINAL CREEK $161,205 RIVER BIRCH VILLAS $161,000 FAIRVIEW CHASE $160,562

$160,000 LANGLEY HEIGHTS $158,000 CRESCENTWOOD VILLAGE $157,000 TOWNES@CARDINAL CREEK $155,930 HALF MILE LAKE $155,900 TOWNES@BROOKWOOD $155,600

$154,500 CREEK BANK COMMONS $153,900

$153,750 OAK MONT $150,000 PINE TREE $142,000 GRANITE WOODS SOUTH $140,900 BOYCE-LAWN ADD. $140,000 MAPLE GROVE@ASHMORE BRIDGE $139,000 TIMBERLAKE $139,000 WOODS@BONNIE BRAE $138,500 DEVENGER POINTE $138,500

$137,000 HAMPSHIRE HILLS $136,000 DEL NORTE $135,600 STONEBRIDGE $135,500

$135,000 LAUREN WOODS $135,000 FOXDALE $133,000 WEDGEFIELD $133,000 MAPLE GROVE $132,600 WATERFORD PARK $132,000 CARMAN GLEN $130,000 LENHARDT VILLAGE $130,000 DEL NORTE $129,000 MAPLE CREEK $126,997 BROOK GLENN GARDENS $125,000 NORTH GARDEN $123,000 WATERTON $122,000 CORBIN COURT $120,000 MAPLE GROVE $120,000 FAIR HEIGHTS $118,000

$117,500 CEDAR RIDGE $117,000 SADDLER’S RIDGE $115,000 FOXWOOD $111,473 WOODCREST $110,500 RIVER RUN $110,000

$110,000 $110,000 COMMONS@BUTLER

$110,000 GUNTER ROAD PLACE $109,900 $109,000 BELLINGHAM FAIR HEIGHTS $108,000 WESTWOOD $106,500 RUSSTON PLACE CONDOS $103,000 HIGHVIEW ACRES $98,500 $97,000

$93,500 BRAMLETT PARK $93,000 $92,000 CARISBROOKE HOMESTEAD ACRES $90,000 BRUTON TOWN $87,500 WOODSIDE MILLS $86,736

$85,100 CARDINAL PARK $77,500 FOX CREEK FARM $77,000 THORNWOOD ACRES $75,000 SUTTON PLACE $75,000 ALMA EUNICE JONES $75,000

BUYER

ADDRESS

HALL BRANDON F (JTWROS) GARREN HEATHER B (JTWROS 17 HOLLANDER DR DWELLING GROUP LLC FRANKLIN ALECIA D (JTWRO 15 BRIARHILL DR BALLARD GLENDA J BROCATO BRETT C (JTWROS) 5 BRYNHURST CIR MARTINEZ ALEXANDER R MOODY LAURA E (JTWROS) 101 BARLEY BARN CT FOWLER DALTON A STHARE AMY 123 RAMBLE ROSE CT NVR INC STAHL RYAN 204 SHALE CT GREGORY RICKY BLACKWELL KENDRA L 108 NANCY DR FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAG SMITH BRANDON K 109 WALLHAVEN DR A-1 PROPERTIES LLC AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PR 30601 AGOURA RD STE 200 SMITH PERRY A LNV CORPORATION 1 CORPORATE CENTER DR PATTERSON JENNIFER J FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAG 7015 CORPORATE DR PTX-C2-35 GRIGGS DALE A (JTWROS) CORNWELL WAYNE H 323 HAMPTON FARMS TRL ROCHE THOMAS J POOLE ANDREW S 503 NORWELL LN DAN RYAN BUILDERS SOUTH BURGESS JONATHAN MATTHEW 205 WICKER PARK AVE CULBERTSON MEREDITH S PEARSON LISA R 505 HUNTERS HILL RD ROBBINS DAVID FEATHER JASON 410 FORRESTER DR VICTORIA PROPERTIES LLC BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT 5881 GLENRIDGE DR FINLEY ROBERT M JOHNSON ALTON JL JR (SUR 12 IVEYROSE CT BREWSTER LENA D BECKER ZACHARY M 40 SHALE CT ADAIR ROBERT GLEN REGISTER GREY W (JTWROS) 125 ARABIAN WAY THOMAS & HOWARD COMPANY TIMBERLAKE & HITE COMPAN 33 LAKEVIEW CIR TIMBERLAKE & HITE COMPAN NARRAMORE DAVID L 310 MILLS AVE STE 203 PAGE MILDRED ELLER HOFFMAN ARLENE (JTWROS) 215 ARSENAL DR NVR INC KEAR ARTHUR F III 148 AWENDAW WAY MCNABB CLAUDIA K WEBB MARJORIE NOYES 306 CREPE MYRTLE WAY MUNGO HOMES INC BUTAKIS CATHY E 209 RIVERS EDGE CIR EQUITY TRUST COMPANY CUS RASTATTER ASHLEY D 39 FOREST DR FINCHER JOHN C SUGGS FRED W III 204 ELSIE AVE TAYLOR KATHERINE C ALBERS LINDA 100 FORSYTHIA DR NVR INC COOK ABIGAIL R 150 AWENDAW WAY HOWE REBECCA L (JTWROS) SHERRILL ANNE M 400 JUNALUSKA WAY BROOKWOOD TOWNES LLC EADY DANIELLE N 70 BAY SPRINGS DR DAVIS SCOTT F BURGESS DEVRA L (SURV) 112 GILSTRAP DR A & D HOMES LLC VAUGHN ASHLEY G (JTWROS) 2 MILO CT ARNOLD ADAM AEP PROPERTIES LLC 104 S CALHOUN ST KRAUS JENNIFER L OWS REMIC TRUST 2013-1 3374 WALDEN AVE BOURLAND JORDAN L 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McBee Station, Greenville It is a sign of the times that mixed-use developments are becoming a common sight all around the country these days. After all, with carbon footprints becoming smaller and to-do lists growing larger, what better way to merge the two than to move into a home that’s right in the middle of everything?

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These well-appointed Greenville condominiums bring you the finest in urban living and contemporary luxury with the modern convenience of living in a thriving metropolitan city. Enjoy work, theaters, restaurants, shops, parks and more, all just steps from your home. We have spared no detail, as every corner of your home is appointed with the finest in architectural design.

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The second quarter started with good news for homebuyers and sellers.

The National Association of Realtors® reported sales at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.56 million, 1.3 percent higher than in March, but 6.8 lower than in April 2013.

Explained Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, “Some growth was inevitable after sub-par housing activity in the first quarter, but improved inventory is expanding choices and sales should generally trend upward from this point.”

There are 2.29 million existing homes available for sale, or 5.9-month supply.

Forty-one percent of homes sold in April were on the market for less than a month.

Yun believes that additional sellers will help balance price growth in many areas.

Home price gains moderated to a median of $201,700, only 5.2 percent higher than April 2013 and following an 8.6 percent price gain for Q2 2014.

New home sales also picked up in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000. That’s an improvement, but well below the 1.2 million homes historically needed on an annual basis.

Because of the cost of materials, new homes can be more expensive than existing homes. The median national price of a home built in April was $275,800.

New home inventory is at 5.3-month supply.

In Greater Greenville, the market was slightly softer, a relief for homebuyers who have been hit with higher prices and mortgage interest rates.

In April 2014, seven hundred and eighty seven houses were sold, exactly equal to the same period a year ago. For the first time in months, the median price of sold homes was $152,000, slightly lower than the year before.

As of May 10, 2014, the list of prices of homes for sale was 9.5 percent higher that it was for the same period a year ago, Supply has grown, up 6.3 percent yearover-year, suggesting that sellers aren’t worried about a slightly softer market.

From January 1 through April 30th, the median home price of homes sold was $154.900, 3.3 percent higher than the year before. Homes sold 5.8 percent faster than they did a year ago.

With Faster sales, cooler prices and more inventory, it looks like a great start to the Greater Greenville Summer selling season.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,800 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information.

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

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that HOA Restaurant Holder, 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 2401 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 22, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that WZM, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1922 Augusta St., Suite 115, Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 29, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Aramark Educational Services, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 3300 Poinsett Highway –Pearce-Horton Football Complex, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 22, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Debsyl Way Road and Berm Repair Project, Greenville County, June 25, 2014, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour will be held at 9:00 A.M., EDT, June 18, 2014 at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

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

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 6/21/14 at 9:00 a.m. at East North Storage, 4329 East North Street, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, East North Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore store with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: A090, Bill R. Ballenger Furniture, boxes, totes, misc.

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3. Unit: A197, Shanee Norris Furniture,toys, boxes, misc 4. Unit: B161, Jerry Harris Bed frames 5. Unit: B274, Tom Barnes Large tv, bags, furniture, vacuum cleaner, appliances, misc.

6. Unit: B304, Tammy Cheek Furniture, mirror, boxes, totes

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 76-07/31/14, Food Cart Vendors for Swamp Rabbit Trail, July 31, 2014, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014, AT 6:00 P.M., (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT SHOULD BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 630 FORREST HAVEN COURT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORDERLY COLLECTING AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE, GARBAGE AND TRASH WITHIN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT WOULD INCLUDE THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBER (“TMS#”) 0465020106800.

A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION OR IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

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A farewell to Joy After an extensive search, plans have been finalized for Joy, a 44-year-old African elephant, to move to her new home at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Greenville Zoo held a four-day farewell celebration recently.

During the event, guests learned interesting facts about Joy from zookeepers, signed a bon voyage banner and made cards for Joy at the conservation and children’s activity station. The zoo also offered “trunk kisses” and “Life is Joyful” T-shirts and commemorative items for sale.

Joy arrived at the Greenville Zoo in 1977 at age 7. She remained the zoo’s only elephant until she moved to Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens in 1997 while the elephant barn underwent remodeling. Another African elephant, Ladybird, arrived in 2006 and became Joy’s faithful companion for the next eight years.

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ACROSS 1 Judges’ concerns 5 2002 Winter Games host, initially 8 Pyramid, to Tut 12 Has because of 18 Ape 20 Auction site 21 More eminent 22 Van Eyck’s “Ghent Altarpiece,” for one 24 Learning experiences 25 “SNL” alum Cheri 26 2001, in letters 27 Adorable to the max 29 Sugary finish 30 Khulan habitat 32 Baking pan liner 36 Not averse 39 “... boy __ girl?”

40 Classical music hall 41 Maestro __-Pekka Salonen 42 Cork, for one 45 Utterly ridiculous 49 Eaten or drunk 55 Messages from Mozart?

56 Captain’s command 57 Buddy 58 Can refuse to 61 Airline to Oslo 62 Showed happiness, with “up” 64 Easy to like 65 Tightly bound bundle 66 Restaurante cookware 73 Comedian the Smothers Brothers convinced to run for President

75 Private organization?

76 All-in-one component 78 Storm dir.

79 Lobster eater’s protection 80 City on Lake Ontario 81 Casual greetings 84 “Heart Shaped World” singer Chris 88 Infection cause 90 Swirly fabric design 93 Tried to bean 96 Mr. and Mrs. 97 1970s court alias 98 Cheese-topped chip 100 No-seats-available shorthand 101 Cough medicine additive 104 Breakdancing garb 110 Hurricane response org.

111 Ipanema locale 112 1999 Top 10 hit for Sixpence None the Richer 113 Net exchange 115 Pocahontas’ husband John 118 Teach bit by bit 120 Sleepovers with pillow fights 124 In a no-nonsense manner 125 Enterprise counselor 126 Approve of 127 Guide the team 128 Belgian river 129 Otto I’s realm: Abbr.

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47 Hall of Fame football coach Earle “Greasy” __ 48 Ruhr city 50 William and Kate’s set

51 Water carrier 52 Fowl language?

53 Contemporary of Ella 54 Add or delete, say 59 Little break 60 “The Good Earth” wife 63 Snack in a shell 65 Favored 66 Owner of Lone Star Beer 67 Grade sch. subject 68 Put in prison 69 __ favor 70 Per 71 Jazz singer Simone 72 “The X-Files” gp.

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80 What a piñata gets at a kids’ party 81 So far 82 Popeye’s “goil” Olive 83 What some build on 85 Circus performer 86 “Moses und __”: Schoenberg opera 87 Guitar support 89 Transportation secretary under Clinton 91 Feline king 92 Since 94 __ Lauro: ship in 1985 news 95 Like so 99 Extra NFL periods 100 Plant shoots 102 Fictional town in Stephen King works 103 Acts inappropriately?

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Riches unseen

When you walk into Paola’s first grade-classroom, the first thing you notice is her “sonrisa.”

“Sonrisa” is the Spanish word for “smile,” and to my ears it sounds like the English word “sunrise.” This is what her smile is like – a bright, beautiful sunrise.

One thing you don’t notice is her economic poverty. Nine out of 10 students at our school come from families whose income level meets the federal poverty guidelines. Paola, an immigrant student from El Salvador, is one of them. She lives in a small apartment with her grandma, mom, sister and uncle.

Her family’s poverty means that Paola is likely to suffer from poor nutrition, inadequate health care, an inferior education and a bad future. I’m struggling against her life-crushing poverty with all of the compassion, creativity and commitment within me.

While I mourn her poverty and all of the sadness it brings, I celebrate her “sonrisa.” I celebrate her.

One day I stood beside her table and listened. Her teacher had just introduced a new student to the class.

“Hi,” Paola whispered to him as he sat down beside her. “I’m glad you’re in our class.”

She didn’t know the story of the suffering that brought him to our school.

Perhaps she recognized something familiar in his taut face, quivering voice and shaking hands.

“This is your journal. It goes in your desk, like this,” she explained. “These are our crayons and markers. You can use them if you want to. Don’t worry. There’s lots to learn. I’ll help you.”

Later that day, I sat beside her in the lunchroom.

“I wonder... why were you so kind to the new student today?” I asked.

“Oh, I remember when I was the new student,” she answered. “And sometimes I feel the way he looked when he sat down beside me. I just wanted to be kind to him. It helps when people are kind to me. He’s my neighbor, you know.”

Yes, I’m aware of Paola’s poverty. But today I’m aware of her riches, too. I curse her poverty and will fight for nutritional aid for low-income families, quality public schools, and universal health care. But I’m thankful it hasn’t hardened her heart. I’m thankful her heart is soft and sympathetic to the world around her.

And I will follow her example and say, “I’ll help you. I just want to be kind to you,” to all of my neighbors.

Thanks for lighting my way, Paola, with your “sonrisa.”

Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School.

He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.

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