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Mayor Pro Tem J. David Sudduth, after City Council gave final approval to an ordinance that will allow food trucks on public property in Greenville.

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South Carolina homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments and risking foreclosure have a new, free online tool that can help determine if they qualify for state assistance.

The South Carolina State Homeownership and Employment Lending Program (SC HELP) provides mortgage payment assistance to residents at risk of losing their homes due to circumstances such as unemployment, underemployment, a significant reduction in self-employed income, catastrophic illness, divorce or death of a spouse.

The newly updated website, SCHELP. gov, now provides six simple questions for homeowners to answer to learn if they qualify for the program. Based on the responses, the site will either guide the homeowner to an online application for aid (which has also been streamlined) or let him know he is ineligible.

“Because this program may even help qualified homeowners who apply for assistance before they miss a mortgage payment, we’re pleased that SCHELP.gov has now been completely streamlined and designed with homeowners who are in a difficult situation in mind,” said Matt Rivers, director of SC HELP. “Simple questions allow homeowners to quickly see if they should apply for aid. If a homeowner isn’t likely to be eligible, SCHELP.gov also lists other agencies and resources more suited to assist those homeowners.”

In addition to help with monthly mortgage payments for those in immediate danger of foreclosure, SC HELP also offers a direct loan “catch-up” program for homeowners who fell behind on payments during a hardship period but have now recovered. The catch-up loan reinstates the mortgage and ends late fees and penalties, officials said.

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and will be forgiven at a rate of 20 percent per year as long as the homeowner retains ownership and lives in the home.”

Should a participant prove unable to maintain the mortgage, Ingram said the state also offers a $5,000 one-time transition assistance grant to help with the transition to rental housing. The applicant must be able to negotiate a short sale or deed-inlieu of foreclosure with his lender in order to qualify for this program, he said.

Launched in 2011, SC HELP was initially financed by a $300 million fund from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and a program of the South Carolina State Housing, Finance and Development Authority.

“The program will remain in place until 2017 or until the money runs out,” Ingram said. “No one should shy away from contacting us for assistance. Our service is completely free.”

Since its inception, SC HELP has enabled more than 5,530 South Carolina homeowners to avoid losing their homes to foreclosure.

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No summer slide here School’s out, but in Greenville the summer learning has just begun.

The calendar may say summer begins June 21. Every parent, child or individual remotely associated with the public school system knows differently, however, for one unassailable reason: School’s out.

Summer is officially here.

Which brings us to the annual debate about what to do while the kids are happily humming “no more pencils, no more books…”

On one side are the educators, who reliably issue their reminders about “summer slide,” when children on average lose about 2.6 months of math and reading skills. On the other are their former and future students, who refer all adults to the second word in “summer vacation” – defined by Webster as “leisure time away from work, devoted to rest or pleasure. Synonym: holiday.”

Which is why parents and students, with final exams and senior projects still a fresh and terrible memory, prefer to see the August school-start date as an oasis too distant to envision.

Alas, this is a mirage (which, in the spirit of summer learning, is aptly defined as “an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects.”)

The educators are right. Teachers spend four to eight weeks every fall reviewing old material. For many students, the effect is cumulative. Every summer a child spends wallowing deep in “summer slide” can add up to a big impact on academic achievement.

But take heart: Reversing the slide doesn’t have to mean sequestering your child with math workbooks an hour a day until Aug. 21. A little imagination will turn up opportunities to make learning happen everywhere, many without leaving the house.

Got bins full of Legos? Pull them out and assign your kids or grandkids a design project. A dream house. High-rise office park. Threatening monster of their own creation. Think: spatial skills, geometry, imaginative play.

Bake cookies and practice fractions and other measuring skills. Grow the biggest zucchini in the neighborhood and learn science basics. Or check out the abundance of family-friendly events and destinations Greenville has to offer at little to no cost this summer.

Kids can watch history come alive at the annual Chautauqua Festival, which starts this Friday and runs through June 23. This free festival offers an amazing journey into the past as accomplished interpreters portray famous and influential people before live audiences all around Greenville. Check it out at greenvillechautauqua.org.

July 4 promises the annual Wells Fargo Red, White and Blue festival downtown, with a kids’ zone, lots of hamburgers, hot dogs and patriotic music, topped off with the state’s largest fireworks display.

And every other day, there’s hikes to take and bicycles to ride. Water parks to visit.

Cleveland Park picnics and Greenville Zoo summer camps. Linky Stone Park’s sixfoot Winnie the Pooh, not to mention the Storybook Garden and Hansel and Gretel’s witch-less cottage.

No complicated directions. No special equipment. Just ways to make learning fun, build family closeness, and guarantee a shallower summer slide. How’s that for summer fun?

Creating a community vibrancy ‘spark’ What does it take to develop vibrancy within a community?

While the types of programs and initiatives that can enhance community and economic vibrancy vary from community to community, it was apparent during the recent Ten at the Top (TATT) Community Vibrancy Workshops that some characteristics transcend differences in size, demographics, location and economic standing.

Though our speakers represented different types of initiatives from places far (Yolo, Calif.; Greenfield, Mass.; and Oak Cliff, Texas) and near (Lexington, Rock Hill and Travelers Rest, S.C.), the commonality was an obvious passion for the initiative and a sense of great pride in how this project had enhanced their local community.

Certainly it takes more than passion and pride to implement community vibrancy initiatives, but those two ingredients can definitely give you a great start.

Each speaker shared some of the obstacles and challenges that could have easily derailed their efforts. However, it was a passionate belief in the value of their projects that helped them and their communities push through the tough times and refuse to fail.

Developing a vibrancy initiative that makes those involved proud of their accomplishments can help ensure longevity. Several presenters talked about how their community had embraced the initiative and taken on lasting ownership that has helped the project reach even greater heights and community value.

There are already many vibrant communities in the Upstate. However, there are also communities and neighborhoods that are struggling to create an identity and their own sense of vibrancy and community pride.

It was the goal of the workshops – held over a two-day period in Spartanburg, Greenwood, Clemson and Greenville and attended by more than 250 people – to create a “spark” amongst those in attendance that will hopefully help inspire them to identify what makes their community distinct (another common theme among the presenters) and lead to the development of some type of program to help grow their local vibrancy.

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the ground. However, it doesn’t always take “big money” to make a project work.

During the year that Ten at the Top and urban planning and political science students at USC Upstate spent researching “great ideas” of communities creating vibrancy across the country, we found many projects that started with little financial backing, but were able to grow because they had that one person (or group of people) who believed in the project and would not let it die.

One leader who has recognized the potential of communities creating their own “spark” is local developer and TATT vice chair Phil Hughes. As he said during the workshops, “I have tasted the Kool-Aid, and I like it.”

To help give Upstate communities a chance to jump-start their ideas, Hughes and TATT are creating the ELEVATE UPSTATE Grants Program. Over the next five years, this competitive grant program will award two communities per year up to $5,000 each to develop and implement new vibrancy initiatives.

Successful proposals may seek to produce a physical result, such as a mural, sculpture or signage that will increase the vibrancy and sense of place within a community, or implement the first of a recurring event or program that helps grow local vibrancy.

We are very excited about the possibilities this program allows for helping communities grow local vibrancy and in continuing to make the Upstate a leading place to live, learn, do business and raise a family.

You can find more information on the ELEVATE UPSTATE grants and the “great ideas” highlighted during the recent workshops at tenatthetop.org.

Dean Hybl is executive director of Ten at the Top, a nonprofit created to educate business leaders, elected officials and residents on the value of fostering regional collaboration and cooperation within the 10-county Upstate.

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A new health research powerhouse Health care is changing, which means health systems are being challenged to deliver care in different ways. The most successful ones will be those that move proactively toward partnerships that focus on clinical innovation supported by education and research.

GHS is fast becoming one of those health systems – and we’re getting there with the help and support of other phenomenal S.C. resources like Clemson University. In many ways, this kind of model is a perfect marriage between the basic research typically done in research universities and the applied research traditionally done in private labs.

America’s research universities, fueled by the race for knowledge created during the Cold War and by the birth of the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in the 1950s, amassed unprecedented volumes of knowledge through basic research – knowledge that has significantly transformed modern society at a pace unlike any in history.

But because of federal funding trends favoring these types of research, private labs have closed, and applied research has dwindled, creating an imbalance between discovery and application. One of the most striking examples is in American medicine itself, where we have unprecedented treatment capabilities but barriers that prohibit their application like unaffordable cost, inadequate access and inconsistent quality.

The same scientific rigor used at traditional academic health centers to develop these treatment capabilities need to be applied to the broken health care system. However, traditional academic health centers that focus on basic research are not best equipped to do this type of research. In addition, building completely new centers devoted to applied research is costly and duplicative.

Moving forward, what is required is a modification to the traditional model, one that recognizes the financial and logistical challenges facing today’s academic health centers and optimally leverages and consolidates existing resources to accomplish a research mission around fixing health care delivery.

Using our academic medical center approach, GHS and Clemson plan to do just that.

Moving forward, Clemson will be the primary research collaborator for GHS and serve as the research administrator for all GHS research. This pivotal change will allow both organizations to work collectively to leverage existing administrative struc-

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tures and expertise at Clemson with the clinical opportunities offered by GHS, now one of the largest systems in the Southeast.

This new health care research powerhouse will fuel growth in medical research and breakthroughs, create opportunities for faculty, physicians and students and accelerate the flow of research funding into the Upstate, boosting our region’s economy.

Like Clemson, we believe research is critical to transforming health care, and, through this innovative collaboration, we will target some of the nation’s most pressing health care needs. Our goal is to find real-world solutions to help improve access, quality and affordability of health care.

Simply put, we are leveraging resources in order to accomplish more than either one of us could do by ourselves. We think this innovative model will not only benefit the Upstate but could help transform the way health care is delivered nationwide.

By working together, we will create a research engine that will accelerate improvements in the quality of health care and serve as an incubator of new ideas and initiatives.

When addressing the barriers to health care delivery, possible solutions include everything from telemedicine and better workflow models to diagnostic “tools” that could allow health care providers to more efficiently provide care for patients. National leaders such as the Institute of Medicine have called for an increased emphasis on this kind of applied research directed at comparative effectiveness, models-of-care implementation and patient-centered outcomes.

We absolutely believe that our work with academic partners like Clemson will help change the national health care landscape.

More immediately, the synergy of researchers working with physicians, combined with the rock-strong infrastructure of Clemson, will allow us to develop research initiatives that will directly improve the lives of our citizens.

Spence Taylor, M.D., is the vice president for academics at Greenville Health System and an internationally recognized vascular surgeon.

Health Events Splash & Dash Sat., June 22, July 20 & Aug. 3 • Sites vary This three-series event for kids ages 3-16 includes a pool swim and crosscountry run. Cost: $15/event. For details, visit ghs.org/splashndash.

Ribbon Cutting for Greer Medical Office Building Mon., June 24 • 11 a.m. • Greer Medical Campus Celebrate the opening of a new medical office building that will house cancer services and other surgical specialties.

Meet the Midwives Tues., June 25 • 6-8 p.m. • Greenville Midwifery Care Learn about GHS’ nurse-midwifery program and how a midwife can enhance the birthing process. Free; registration required.

You Go Girl Sprint Triathlon Sun., July 7 • 7 a.m. • GHS Life Center® This event includes a 250-yard swim, 10-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run.

Cost: $55. Register at setupevents.com.

Let’s Talk About Mental Illness Fri., July 19 • Noon-1 p.m. • Centre Stage Join a panel of GHS experts for a discussion on mental illness. Lunch provided.

Free; registration required.

Overcoming Daily Challenges of Living With MS Sat., July 20 • 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • Hilton Greenville Find out about education and support for those living with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers. Cost: $5 (includes lunch). To register, please call 1-800-344-4867.

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

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clandrum@communityjournals.com For some students, a year at a public college in South Carolina can cost more than half of the family’s annual income.

A new study of college costs by the New America Foundation has found that for South Carolina students attending public schools, the net price of college – the full cost of attending college minus grants and scholarships that don’t have to be repaid – averages nearly one-third of what their family makes in a year.

For students attending private schools, the net price is typically about half of their family’s yearly income.

That leads some students to take on heavy debt loads or take actions that lessen the likelihood of earning college degrees, such as working full-time while attending school or dropping out until they can afford to come back, wrote Stephen Burd in “Undermining Pell: How Colleges Compete for Wealthy Students and Leave the Low-Income Behind.”

The report was commissioned by the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan group that studies challenges facing the United States, including rising inequity.

Curtailing opportunities, threatening futures The impact hardly ends at graduation: Those students will face increasing costs after college, too, if Congress fails to act to keep interest rates down on new subsidized Stafford student loans. The rates are scheduled to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1.

“That threatens students’ futures,” said Ed Miller, financial aid director at the University of South Carolina. “I’d hate to see curtailing opportunities for students because money is not available.”

At Clemson University, the net price for students from families making $30,000 or less in 2010-11 was $9,862, according to the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.

The net price was $9,419 at USC. The College of Charleston had a $10,910 net price, while USC Upstate would have cost that same family $8,425. Attending South Carolina State University carried a $15,415 wallop.

The lowest net cost for a state four-year public school was $7,573

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at Francis Marion College.

Chuck Knepfle, Clemson University’s director of financial aid, said current net prices are higher than that.

“Clemson has worked hard to keep our tuition increases low in this era of decreasing state support, but our students rely on both federal grants as well as state scholarships and grants to help pay for their education,” he said. “Unfortunately, these sources of aid are remaining stable, not increasing, and thus our net cost has been inching up.”

Greenville Tech, a popular choice among students for the first two years of college, had an average net cost of $5,050 for students from the lowest income families.

Furman’s net cost for families earning $30,000 or less in 2010-11 was $17,175, or $4,207 less than students from families with annual incomes between $30,001 and $48,000.

Forrest Stuart, Furman’s associate vice president for the Office of Financial Aid, said there is much more variability of aid packages in the latter band and averages “always reflect that statistical noise.”

“In any given year, this could change,” he said.

Wofford College had the same happen with a $17,010 average net cost for students from families earning $30,000 or less and a $13,619 average cost for students coming from families in the next band.

Financial aid lures affluent students According to Burd, American private and public four-year schools are increasingly using financial aid to attract the best and most affluent students rather than to help low-income and working-class families pay for college.

He said that the way colleges use the majority of their financial aid has shifted dramatically over the past two decades, going from needbased awards to merit awards aimed at students who can increase their standings in rankings such as the U.S. News & World Report.

“Net cost is a concern for every family, regardless of income,” countered Stuart.

U S C ’ s Gamecock Guarantee program ensures that students from families with an adjusted gross inc o m e

National concern over student loan debt Student loan debt is a growing national concern, with nearly $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt nationwide.

More than 40 percent of 25-year-olds have student debt, up from about 26 percent in 2004, federal statistics show. College graduates carry an average of $27,000 in debt.

Knepfle chaired a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators task force that examined ways to curb student loan indebtedness, a problem that some have called the nation’s next financial crisis.

Among the task force’s recommendations: Allow colleges and universities to limit borrowing based on the school, degree or program level; make income-based repayment the automatic repayment plan for all borrowers; and hold Parent PLUS loan borrowers to a more restrictive underwriting standard.

In addition, the task force recommended the federal government permit the interest rate on student loans to vary based on the year the student takes out the loan, but be fixed at that rate for the life of the loan. It also recommended that loan origination fees be eliminated.

Knepfle said if subsidized student loan interest rates go up, Clemson may lose some out-of-state students who may choose to go to school closer to home. But, he said, the university would probably enroll more instate students who otherwise may have gone to school outside of South Carolina.

Increased repayment obligations could impact the careers students choose, whether or not they enter the workforce or go to graduate school, or even where they live, he said. “To me, it would be very disappointing to know that a student was not able to pursue the career or education goal of his or her dreams because of a concern about loan repayment.”

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NET SCHOOL PRICE 1. Greenville Technical College 2. Francis Marion University 3. USC-Upstate 4. Lander University 5. Presbyterian College 6. University of South Carolina 7. The Citadel 8. Clemson University 9. Coastal Carolina University 10. Winthrop University 11. College of Charleston 12. Erskine College 13. Anderson University 14. North Greenville University 15. Converse College 16. South Carolina State University 17. Bob Jones University 18. Wofford College 19. Furman University

$5,050 $7,573 $8,425 $8,561 $9,333 $9,417 $9,776 $9,862 $10,476 $10,700 $10,910 $13,861 $13,920 $14,705 $15,350 $15,415 $15,692 $17,010 $17,175

FAMILY INCOME: $30,001-$48,000

Families in the Palmetto State could spend more then half their income sending a student to college

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1. Greenville Technical College 2. Francis Marion University 3. Lander University 4. USC-Upstate 5. Coastal Carolina University 6. University of South Carolina 7. The Citadel 8. Winthrop University 9. Clemson University 10. College of Charleston 11. Furman University 12. Wofford College 13. Presbyterian College 14. Anderson University 15. North Greenville University 16. Bob Jones University 17. Erskine College 18. Converse College 19. South Carolina State University

$5,827 $9,242 $10,207 $10,350 $11,932 $12,178 $12,301 $12,808 $12,869 $12,932 $12,968 $13,619 $14,166 $14,710 $14,859 $15,027 $15,261 $15,680 $16,353

FAMILY INCOME: $48,001-$75,000

Higher costs for higher education

of 150 percent of the poverty level who are also Pell Grant-eligible and first-generation college students – meaning neither their mother or father hold baccalaureate degrees – will not have to pay tuition or technology fees out of their own pockets, Miller said.

“One of our spoken promises to (those) students is that while we do not have the funding to guarantee it, we promise to make their undergraduate education debt-free or as close to it as we can,” he said.

He said a significant number of the first Gamecock Guarantee class graduated in four years debt-free. Those who did have to borrow money because they had to go to summer school or had lost their LIFE scholarships due to grades borrowed at a much lower level than the general USC undergraduate student population, Miller said.

Over the past several years, USC has concentrated on providing more need-based grant money to general students, concentrating on those students whose families were affected by the economic downturn, he said.

“These are students who had the resources but now they don’t,” he said. “They typically are more middle income who are not eligible for federal or state grants.”

1. Greenville Technical College 2. Presbyterian College 3. USC-Upstate 4. Lander University 5. Francis Marion University 6. Erskine College 7. Coastal Carolina University 8. North Greenville University 9. Winthrop University 10. Anderson University 11. University of South Carolina 12. Clemson University 13. Converse College 14. Bob Jones University 15. College of Charleston 16. Furman University 17. The Citadel 18. South Carolina State University 19. Wofford College

$9,066 $11,173 $12,178 $12,397 $12,705 $12,986 $14,861 $14,881 $15,147 $15,148 $15,655 $16,123 $16,208 $16,560 $16,818 $17,065 $17,139 $18,185 $18,514

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Medicaid changes create uncertain future for Meyer Center

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jputnam@communityjournals.com The Meyer Center has been a stable presence in Greenville for families of children with disabilities. Now the Meyer Center is facing an uncertain financial future.

“We don’t know what’s coming down the pipe,” said Louise Anthony, executive director of the Meyer Center. Since the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the center has seen a drop in Medicaid reimbursement from 57.3 percent of total therapy services to 30 percent of total therapy services. “There are supposed to be more changes coming in July, but no one knows what they will be,” she said.

One of the major changes in Medicaid is that “they have started contracting Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to do the billing,” said Dana Longley, operations coordinator of the Meyer Center. “Now they may be dropping all but seven MCOs and Medicaid is dropping all medical home network and only going to private care HMOs. Very few people have traditional Medicaid now and the beneficiaries can choose their MCO.” The problem for the Meyer Center is that they now have to deal with MCOs that are involved in private insurance companies, such as BlueCross BlueShield’s Blue Choice Plan. By dealing with private insurance companies through the MCO program, the Meyer Center is now faced with learning what services each of the seven different providers will cover and what they won’t, which, according to Anthony “makes budgeting hard.”

Another hurdle they are dealing with is a 105-hour cap on therapy, said Longley. “In order to exceed that cap, I have to write letters to request more hours, but payment is not guaranteed. For example, in the case of aquatic therapy, we have to outsource it and then we have to work with the other agency and both of us have to appeal for more units, but we are never sure if we will get approved. This happens because the MCOs see it as a repeat therapy when it really is not.”

In addition, the changes in Medicaid are now limiting what will be provided for a child. “Another issue was that a child who cannot talk, but can understand speech, was rejected for a DynaVox, which would have allowed him to communicate,” said Anthony. “In the past, this rejection would

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not have happened.”

Because of the cuts in Medicaid, the Meyer Center now has to raise more money to keep providing its services. However, the agency has seen support from the community.

“The United Way has been wonderful to us,” said Anthony. “Organizations such as the Woodworkers have helped us by building wood steps for equipment around here. The Junior League provided the sensory room, which with all of its different textures has allowed us to reach children that we otherwise could not have reached.”

In addition, Anthony mentioned that longtime supporter Edwin McCain “has been great about getting the word out about us, and he recently held a minievent where he auctioned off an old Porsche 928 on eBay.” The Meyer Center also recently benefitted from the Kids Classic Golf Tournament, which brought in $350,000, said Bill Tiller, director of development.

In addition, Chuy’s recently announced that the center will be their local charity partner to support through food and monetary donations, fundraising opportunities and general support for the organization.

However, the Meyer Center is still looking for small fundraising projects in addition to the larger projects, said Tillman.

“The next big event we have planned is our Ladies Holiday Luncheon in early December at the TD Convention Center.”

For more information on the Meyer Center, visit meyercenter.org.

Quality Award for Heart Attack Care GHS’ Greenville Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes GHS’ commitment and success in implementing an exceptional standard of care for heart attack patients.

EMT Program Gets Upgrades GHS recently provided grant funding to support Greenville Technical College’s new ambulance simulator and wireless mannequin. The equipment will be shared with GHS and used to train transport services personnel and provide ongoing education.

GHS Makes List of “100 Integrated Health Systems to Know” GHS has been included in Becker Hospital Review’s 2013 edition of “100 Integrated Health Systems to Know,” which features health systems that focus on the continuum of care, from wellness and preventive services to urgent care, inpatient care, outpatient care, hospice, health plan offerings and more.

Spirit Award for Corporate Leadership The United Way of Greenville County presented GHS with the Spirit Award for Corporate Leadership. This award celebrates those who are leading and creating impact around the United Way’s work through volunteerism, advocacy and an outstanding record of philanthropic support.

GHS Receives Diversity Award Diversity MBA Magazine has named GHS one of the top 50 companies for diverse managers and women to work. Companies included in this ranking have established programs that create access for women and people of color to move into leadership roles.

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River Falls Fire Department Pianos to duel on Brown St. closer to new station SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

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Donors give nearly $150,000 to help defray cost APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Nearly a year after the roof of the River Falls Fire Department’s station collapsed, leaving the north Greenville department without a facility, the firefighters may be on the way to a brand-new station.

When the department first considered construction in the fall, taxpayers living in the special purpose tax district spoke out, saying the cost would be too much of a burden. One faction campaigned for rehabilitating the existing building and another voiced support for a new facility.

Much of the land served by the department includes tax-exempt public lands, nonprofit camps and conservation easements. These areas don’t pay taxes, but the fire department provides service such as rescuing hikers in Jones Gap State Park.

River Falls board chairman Terry Hightower presented a revised estimate for the fire station construction to County Council’s finance committee this week. The new estimate included the removal of some items and assistance from both Greenville County and residents.

The initial estimate was $725,000, which has been reduced to approximately $427,500, said Hightower. In addition to the removal of some items during construction, Hightower said the department has a commitment of

Jack n’ Diane’s, a dueling piano bar, is set to open mid-July in the former Brown Street Jazz Club location that abruptly closed its doors in February. The new owners have no ties with the former owners.

Co-owner Matt Kschinka is looking forward to bringing the piano bar concept to Greenville. The bar will have two pianos playing against each other and entertainers will sing and play songs on request from the audience. They’ll play a mixture of old and new music and will incorporate a drummer and other instruments at times.

“It’s a very interactive experience and the crowd is encouraged to sing along,” says Kschinka, who will also be one of the performers.

With a degree in music performance and training as a classic pianist at Elon University in North Carolina, Kschinka has been involved with the dueling piano concept for the past eight years, most recently as entertainment director with Er-

$149,000 for donations if the county approves a construction bond.

Both Hightower and Fire Chief David Embry said they spoke with residents who were opposed to the new construction and many who were “basically on board getting a new fire station,” said Hightower. One resident spoke during the meeting, saying that the department’s financial records indicate that it was losing money.

None of the public entities have committed funds to help with the construction at this point, said Embry.

Hightower said that the department is pursuing assistance on the state and federal level.

After much discussion of the financial stability of the department and financial information submitted, the committee moved the approval of the bonds to consideration by full council. The matter can be held there until additional financial data is received, said Council Chairman Bob Taylor.

Taylor added that the department would have to submit an official audit and standardized financial information in the future.

In addition to issuing the bond, the committee approved an application to give the department $55,400 to help with the demolition and asbestos abatement through the council’s community projects fund.

Taylor and H.G. “Butch” Kirven commended the department for working so diligently on a solution and raising funds to help defray the construction costs. Hightower added there were “wonderful people who gave privately.”

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nie Biggs in Wichita, Kan. “I love making people happy and that’s how I got into this concept,” he said.

When Kschinka decided to start looking around the country to open his own business, he and his two investment partners found a need and a lot of opportunity in the Greenville area.

Kschinka says they “came out to Greenville on a Tuesday and downtown was packed, which was amazing.

We were blown away with Greenville.”

While the main focus will be on the entertainments and the drinks, Jack n’ Diane’s does intend to serve some food, mainly small plates and build-your-own flatbread pizzas. There will be a full bar and Kschinka hopes to offer some specialty drinks made with fresh fruit juices. They’ll also bring in quality entertainers and focus on providing good service, he said.

Jack n’ Diane’s will have a cover charge of $5 on some nights, a VIP area and will take reservations for groups, Kschinka said. They’ll be open seven days a week from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m. and the “music never stops.”

Wal-Mart is looking to build a new supercenter on North Pleasantburg Drive at Furman Hall Road on the site of the former Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet near Cherrydale.

The 14.5-acre site requested for rezoning includes some areas that are currently zoned services, residential and commercial. County officials say Greenville County Council denied a 2007 rezoning request for another large commercial development on the same site. The previous request included mixed use, such as commercial and residential, in the same development.

During a zoning public hearing last month, speakers against the rezoning application cited concerns about increased stormwater runoff and traffic, along with light and noise pollution. Some neighbors were concerned about being driven out of the neighborhood.

Councilwoman Xanthene Norris, council representative for the area, predicts the rezoning will happen and Wal-

Mart will be built. She said she has met with neighborhood residents and wants to meet with the developers to obtain some amenities for those living nearby.

For example, some residents have requested a community garden.

“We have to find a way for residents to feel good about this,” she said. “They’re going to have to tolerate the noise and the lights 24-hours a day.”

A Wal-Mart spokesperson confirmed that the planned store is a 150,000 squarefoot supercenter with a grocery and pharmacy. The store would open roughly one year after construction starts. It could generate around 250 jobs, the retailer said.

A public hearing will be held on the second reading of the rezoning request during the Greenville County Council meeting on June 18 at 6 p.m. at County Square.

County officials will also consider a rezoning request by QuikTrip for a nearby seven-acre site at North Pleasantburg Drive and Montebello Drive. A public hearing for this site is scheduled for June 17 at 6 p.m. at County Square.

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Rec District soon to join county APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com The Greenville Recreation District is one step closer to becoming a county department after Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill last month authorizing a special purpose district that provides recreational and aging services to disband and become a county department. This week, the district’s commissioners approved a resolution to disband on second reading.

The move is a reaction to district efforts to keep up with demand for recreation services in the face of a diminishing tax base created by municipal annexations, said recreation district spokesperson Mike Teachey. As municipalities have annexed property, the special district’s tax base – and tax income – has been eaten away, he said.

The district has been deferring needed maintenance for years, Teachey said. Inspectors keep an eye on the safety of playground equipment, but if a structure needs repair, it may have to be removed because repair costs may be too high.

“Every tennis court we have could be resurfaced. It’s about $20,000 to $40,000 for each one,” he said. “Our ability to meet needs in any timely fashion is limited.”

The recreation district maintains 55 parks and facilities and has 85 full-time employees, 100 year-round, part-time employees and 325 seasonal positions, according to district officials.

Becoming a county department will ensure a steady source of income and help prepare for the next several decades of recreation maintenance, construction and service, Teachey said. District commissioners are working toward dissolving

the district and coming under Greenville County authority.

Following this week’s unanimous vote by district commissioners to approve the dissolution, the county now must consider the change. Greenville County Council must approve formation of a recreation department with a supermajority vote.

Including the municipalities in the funding of a county recreation department will increase city taxes, as most municipalities in the county fund their own recreation departments.

Greer Mayor Rick Danner said municipalities have no issue with the district becoming a department, but he is concerned with the lack of communication about how the change will affect cities that had opted to be excluded from the district.

There should be an option for municipalities to decide whether they want to participate in funding the new county department, Danner said.

Simpsonville Mayor Perry Eichor said the change from district to department appears imminent, so his choice is to look forward and partner with the new department.

“I guess we could sit and complain for the next four years or roll up our sleeves and work together,” he said. “We want to do the best for everyone concerned. We are residents of the city and the county.”

The exact cost to city residents in Mauldin, Simpsonville, Greenville and Greer is unknown until Greenville County sets the millage rate, but county officials say the increase could be an additional $20 per year on a $200,000 home.

Residents of Travelers Rest and Fountain Inn already pay taxes to help fund recreation throughout the county.

Devereaux’s to close this fall Devereaux’s restaurant announced on its website and Facebook last week that it will close this year. Sources say the decision was not long in the making.

“It is with mixed emotion, sadness and disappointment that I must inform you that we will have to close Devereaux’s later this year, when our lease runs out and a new tenant takes over the space. This shouldn’t take affect until late fall, so until then, it’s business as usual – amazing and creative dining,” said the note from owner Carl Sobocinski.

Devereaux’s opened downtown in 2005, and Sobocinski and Stewart Spinx bought majority ownership of the restaurant in 2007.

Table 301 will be opening a new restaurant in the space formerly known as the Overlook Grill, overlooking Falls Park. Passerelle Bistro will offer French-inspired fare. The space is being renovated and the restaurant is set to open within the next couple of weeks.

Table 301 operates Soby’s, The Lazy Goat, Nose Dive, Soby’s on the Side and Table 301 Catering.

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amorris@communityjournals.com As states prepare for the final phases of the Affordable Care Act to be enacted early next year, many are still debating whether to accept Medicaid expansion money from the federal government.

Gov. Nikki Haley has maintained that South Carolina will not accept funds on offer from the federal government, nor will it create and maintain a health insurance exchange for purchasing coverage.

Haley A study released by the RAND Corporation said states that fail to expand their Medicaid programs could lose in the short term because they will still have to pay to treat those residents left uninsured – a number that will total in the millions nationwide.

The Medicaid expansion would pay for 100 percent of expansion costs from 2014 to 2016 for states that accept the federal

money. States would then begin assuming the costs gradually and pay 90 percent of the cost beginning in 2020.

South Carolina is one of 14 states included in the RAND study, which focused on states whose governors were the first to say they would not accept the federal dollars. The others include Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

According to the study, the 14 states will give up $8.4 billion annually and an additional 3.6 million people will be left uninsured if the governors refuse Medicaid expansion.

Carter Price, the study’s lead author, said state policymakers “should be aware that if they do not expand Medicaid, fewer people will have health insurance, and that will trigger higher state and local spending for uncompensated medical care. Choosing to not expand Medicaid may turn out to be the more costly path for state and local governments.”

States that do not expand Medicaid “will not receive the full benefit of the savings

that will result from providing less uncompensated care,” he wrote. “Furthermore, these states will still be subject to the taxes, fees and other revenue provisions of the Affordable Care Act, without reaping the benefit of the additional federal spending which will cost those states economically.”

The RAND study suggested changes to the Affordable Care Act could help those who would benefit from Medicaid expansion to purchase private health insurance, but none of the options would cover as many people as full Medicaid expansion.

Tony Keck, head of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, said earlier this year that acceptance of the federal money would not be beneficial for South Carolina.

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Sprint Triathlon isn’t just for the triathletes more experienced competitors, though many of them bring novice friends in for fun, and 60s and older are similar to the discovering younger adults. Besides personal gain, this event connects participants with other people with similar interests, McCulley said. Currently, 50-60 percent of the people signed up to compete are local YMCA members.

Past events have been fun for everyone, he said, with supporters and friends encouraging racers every step of the way. As of last week, 200 had signed up to compete. The race has a cap of 400 participants.

However, McCulley warned, if the weather is nice Saturday, more people will register at the event, so make sure to get there early.

KEITH SECHRIST | CONTRIBUTOR

The fifth annual Caine Halter Family YMCA Sprint Triathlon will be held this weekend, bringing new meaning to the saying “It’s never too early to begin,” because this race is for the children as well as adults.

The Caine Halter Sprint is registered with USA Triathlon as the shortest race in South Carolina. It also has one of the lowest age requirements – only 10 years old.

The course consists of three parts: a 300yard pool swim, leading into a nine-mile bike course – three three-mile loops of closed road – finishing with a 5K run on city sidewalks and the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail.

Marc McCulley, one of the lead directors for the event and wellness director at the Caine Halter YMCA, believes that this triathlon brings more to the table than others in the area. It gives the less experienced triathlete, the first-timer, or even “the person that has triathlons as one of their bucketlist items” the perfect chance to compete without extensive training or athletic ability, he said.

“Even if someone comes out and discovers they do not like triathlons as a whole, they may find their love for one of the indi-

vidual sports,” he said.

McCulley says many of the YMCA employees will not only be staff and supporters at the race, but competitors in relay teams.

The YMCA encouraged their employees to compete for personal fitness and to exemplify their goals within the community.

Because the triathlon emphasizes family and health, this event “does not exclude

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Keeping the ‘Spirit of ’45’ alive Celebration adds Memory Parade

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Four years ago, Edith Shain, reportedly the “Times Square Nurse” in the famous Life magazine 1945 “kiss” photo, instigated the Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive commemoration.

“She thought there should be day of recognition for World War II veterans,” said Lamar McCarrell, a member of the Spirit of ’45 committee.

In 2010, the U.S. Congress authorized the celebration as a National Day on every second Sunday in August. Keep the Spirit of ’45 honors and remembers the living veterans of WWII, deceased veterans and ordinary heroes who supported the war effort at home by working in manufacturing and agriculture, making personal sacrifices and buying war bonds.

The local celebration occurs every second Sunday afternoon in August at the Reedy River Baptist Church in Travelers Rest. This year’s celebration is set for Aug. 11 at 3 p.m.

New to the celebration is a Memory Parade that will be comprised of enlarged photos of deceased veterans of World War II. Families who have photos of members may submit them to the Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive Committee.

Last year, the Keep the Spirit of ’45 celebration included 24 living veterans of World War II along with other 300 people. The celebration brings together the American Legion Color Guard, bagpiper, bugler, members of area JROTC units and the Upstate Young Marines. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness of the Upcountry History Museum and Furman University historian.

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From left: Joyce McCarrell, Lamar McCarrell, Dot Bishop.

tors may hear recorded interviews of ordinary citizens who remember the end of World War II and meet living veterans of World War II at Reedy River Church.

“Last year we had a swing dance with the Lindy Hoppers teaching people the basic steps. We also had a costume contest. Just like last year, this event will be on Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Travelers Rest Methodist Church gymnasium,” said Brandy Amidon, a member of the Traveler’s Rest Historical Society.

For those interested in submitting a photo for the Memory Parade, the photograph must be of the World War II veteran in uniform and be 5 by 7 inches or larger. The family must also provide assurance that the veteran did serve in World War II and must call on or before June 25.

The first 10 participants will not be charged and additional families may pay $42 to the Travelers Rest Historical Society. If interested in submitting a photo, call 864-610-9043.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Tuesday that it would sue BMW for discriminatory practices at its Spartanburg plant.

The federal agency claims the company violated the Civil Rights Act by firing some employees and barring them from rehire as a result of criminal background checks. The use of criminal background checks as a criterion for employment disproportionately affected African-Americans.

“BMW disproportionately screened out African-Americans from jobs, and the policy is not job related and consistent with business necessity,” the EEOC said in a release.

The claimants had worked at BMW as employees of UTi Integrated Staffing Logistics, Inc., a staffing agency, which provided logistics services including warehouse and distribution assistance, transportation services and manufacturing support.

When UTi’s contract with BMW ended in 2008, employees were required to reapply for their positions with a new contractor and undergo a new background check under BMW’s policy.

Where UTi checked only the previous seven years of a person’s background, BMW had no time limit on its check. As a result, several employees became ineligible for employment.

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88 individuals who had worked for BMW/UTi were denied the opportunity to continue in their jobs due to the operation of BMW’s criminal background policy; of those 88, 70 or 80 percent were black. This is compared to 55 percent of the general BMW/UTi workforce that was black,” said Justine Lisser, senior attorney-advisor with the EEOC. A spokesperson for BMW said the company could not comment on the specifics of the EEOC complaint because of the pending litigation. However, she cited safety as one of BMW’s highest priorities, and pointed out the company’s diverse workforce.

“BMW believes that it has complied with the letter and spirit of the law and will defend itself against the EEOC’s allegations of race discrimination,” said Sky Foster, manager of corporate communications. “We have a strong culture of non-discrimination as evidenced by the company’s highly diverse workforce,” said Sky Foster, manager of corporate communications.

The EEOC said it has previously advised employers that the use of arrest and conviction records as employment criteria could be at odds with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

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“Food trucks are welcome in downtown Greenville,” said Mayor Pro Tem J. David Sudduth after City Council gave final approval Monday night to an ordinance allowing the expansion of food trucks in the city of Greenville.

Food trucks are now permitted on public property (they were only permitted on private property previously) and the council will review written recommendations in 30 days for a possible city-sponsored “rodeo” location, maybe at a city park.

The new ordinance requires truck operators to pay a $500 annual fee and display a decal permit. Under the new rules, food trucks will be permitted to locate in areas of the city that are not zoned residential, and may park on private property closer than 250 feet away from an open restaurant if the restaurant doesn’t object.

The revised rules allow the trucks on streets and public property if approved by the city as part of a permitted special event, contracted with the city’s parks and recreation department or parked in a city-designated food truck parking space within assigned dates and times.

City officials said food truck operators had input into and were in support of the revised ordinance. The council intends to revisit the topic in 90 days to review “lessons learned” and ensure the new rules are working as planned.

The council also gave final approval to a city operating budget for fiscal year 2013-14 of $131 million and a FY 2013-14 capital improvement plan of $7.3 million. The budget includes a 5 percent increase in wastewater fees and a 2.1 percent increase in stormwater fees, but no in-

crease in property taxes.

In other business, the council gave initial approval to appropriate $130,500 to the Law Enforcement Special Revenue Fund Account. These funds will be used to upgrade surveillance and forensic equipment, and purchase additional bulletproof vests and weapons, said Police Chief Terri Wilfong, who added the vote made “a very good night” for the police department.

The council also gave first reading approval to an ordinance to amend current standards for dealers of precious metals. City staff reported an upsurge in applications from businesses seeking to buy and sell gold and other precious metals, but “dealers of special metals” are not addressed in the city’s current code of ordinances. The new ordinance calls for those businesses to be treated like check-cashing establishments and title loan dealers. Current jewelry stores that are adding gold buying/selling as a service will be exempt from the ordinance.

In other business, Brushy Creek Elementary School presented a $700 donation to the Zoo Conservation Fund Foundation. Interim Principal Charles Davis told the council that students raised money by contributing coins for one week and “were passionate about saving the animals.”

The next regular meeting of Greenville City Council will be June 24, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 10th floor of City Hall.

Contact Sherry Jackson at sjackson@communityjournals.com.

The Parish Community of St. Anthony of Padua Church will be celebrating Juneteenth with a special program on Tuesday evening, June 18, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the church.

All are welcome to join in the celebration of this day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States.

Jay Leutze, outdoorsman and non-practicing attorney, will recount the struggle to save a wild and scenic location just 1.5 miles from the famed Appalachian Trail at the June 18, 7 p.m., meeting of the S.C. Native Plant Society. Leutze recorded his story in “Stand Up That Mountain.” The society meets at University Center, 225 South Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville, and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit scnps.org.

More than 150 residents and staff of the Woodlands at Furman recently participated in a mob dance, as part of National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Wearing blue, pink or green shirts, the dancers gathered on The Woodlands at Furman terrace to perform on video the 1980s hit song “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. In addition to supporting National Senior Health and Fitness Day, this event also celebrated the community’s new health initiative.

LiveWell Greenville has announced the first annual Park Hop. The Park Hop is a summer-long event that features 17 local parks with a clue to be identified in each one. Park Hop participants will win prizes and be entered into drawings based on the number of parks and clues identified. For more information visit parkhop.org.

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According to a recent online survey commissioned by Visiting Angels, an independent agency that provides in-home senior care, only 33 percent of children would choose to move Dad into their homes over Mom. The study, which polled 1,118 adults over the age of 40 with both living parents, says that “Dad has worse hygiene, is lazier and sloppier than Mom, is more likely to say inappropriate things and try to control the TV more often, while Mom would help more with cooking, cleaning and the kids.”

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With an estimated 70 million fathers living in the United States today, dads need to take note and make plans accordingly, knowing that their beloved offspring may not want to take them in during their golden years, researchers warned. Mothers shouldn’t be too confident, either; the survey also shows that 70 percent of adult children do not want their parents moving in with them at all.

It’s not a money issue, researchers found: 85 percent of those surveyed said even if they got more of the inheritance, they would not be more inclined to move in their parents.

Instead, respondents said they would prefer Mom and Dad remain in their own homes with a caregiver, over moving them in to their home or to an assistedliving facility or nursing home.

More than half (58 percent) believe their aging parents would prefer to stay in their own home.

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The survey offers some good news for Dad, though: Participants said “Dad takes up less space and costs less to move in than Mom.” Fathers should also be extra nice to their first-borns. Of the one-third of all respondents who chose to move in Dad over Mom, most of them were the oldest child.

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Mary and Mike Phillips currently hold the Guinness World Record for most novelty landline phones. The official count, which ran in “Guinness Book of World Records 2012,” took place August 6, 2011, netting the Phillipses 1,135 phones – all non-duplicate.

The couple says that the count is now around 1,175 phones.

The collection began with a Superman novelty phone, which Mike Phillips purchased from Radio Shack’s clearance table to use as a business phone for the Phillips’s costume business, Costumes Ltd., in the early 1980s.

“I wanted a phone that was unique that we could keep on the counter for customers to use,” he said. “When we decided to shut the costume store down in the 1990s, I planned to put the Superman phone on a shelf as a reminder of our business and get a few novelty phones to put around it.

We also learned that DC Comics made the production of the phone stop because it was produced without their permission.”

However, once the couple started buying

novelty phones, “15 became 50, and 50 became 500, and now we are at nearly 1,200 phones,” he said.

The Phillipses said the couple’s phonecollecting hobby intensified around 1998.

“We found them on eBay, at flea markets and in thrift Mike and Mary Phillips stores,” said Mary Phillips. “We have paid $10-$20 for most of the phones, but the one we paid the most for was $75 for the Pillsbury Doughboy, which we bought from a family member.”

In addition to buying phones, the Phillipses have crafted a few themselves, including a large Superman phone. They also have about 75 one-of-a-kind phones that were made by others or by the couple, such as a doctor’s bag and a magician’s hat complete with rabbit.

The couple estimates they have roughly $30,000 invested in the phones, but would love to have someone buy the collection and donate it as a whole to a museum in Greenville.

“You could never collect up all these

phones again,” Mike Phillips said. “I feel that the phone collection would be a good draw for Greenville or if it was paired with something else, it would make a great attraction. It’s been fun to collect, but either someone needs Greg Beckner / Staff to buy the collection as a whole to do the museum or we will eventually have to liquidate because we are running out of space to display them and we don’t plan to resubmit for the World Record.”

Mary Phillips said children find the phones entrancing. “Our grandkids are surprised by the corded phones since they grew up with cordless phones and cellphones.”

The couple believes such telephones “will eventually be a lost part of history,” Mike Phillips said. “It would be nice for them to be on display somewhere. We have vintage characters like Bozo the Clown and Popeye, and displaying the phones would expose children to these characters while reminding adults of them.”

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amorris@communityjournals.com It did actually start at Marsha Wallace’s dining room table, but over the past 10 years, Dining for Women, the giving circle that began with potluck dinners (giving “dining out” money to charity) has expanded beyond its Upstate roots to more than 400 chapters and 9,000 members.

Funds donated go to grassroots programs the world over that address basic needs for women, everything from safe birthing kits to micro-loans to market their skills in order to support themselves. Dining for Women focuses on issues that help women become independent, like education, economic empowerment, healthcare, food security and gender equity.

Initially, the organization donated on a monthly basis, but due to growth, has added a sustained grant program. To date, the organization has raised nearly $2.5 million.

There are just a few paid employees, and volunteers run the local chapters, serve on the board of directors and the program selection team. Founder Marsha Wallace said the growth over recent years has “resulted in a lot of excitement and good challenges.”

As the organization grew, it garnered more national attention and added even more chapters. Earlier this year, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored Dining for Women in a letter as “a powerful example of how individual acts of giving, when aggregated, can make a deep and transformational impact.”

This spring, Dining for Women is marking its 10th year with a Celebrating a Decade of Dreams conference featuring speakers, profiles of beneficiary programs, a film screening and more.

The conference on June 21-23 is open to anyone and will feature a screening of “Girl Rising,” a film by the nonprofit 10x10 that works to educate and empower girls.

The film, narrated by well-known actresses, features nine girls who overcome barriers

to education like forced marriage, gender violence and lack of healthcare.

In addition, the event features workshops on advocacy, spotlights on funded programs and a keynote address by Tara Abrahams, deputy director of 10x10. Tanya Henderson, a human rights attorney, will speak on Women, Peace and Security, a policy agenda that works to address the impact of armed conflict on women and girls. Henderson will also talk about the recent United Nations resolution on including women in peace efforts.

Wallace said she is excited about the slate of speakers, including one who represents one of the programs served, Zala Ahmad, who will be talking about how Dining for Women has impacted the lives of women in Afghanistan. “She’s going to talk about what life is like for the women we serve,” said Wallace.

As Wallace looks back to the beginning, she said she personally felt Dining for Women was a good idea, but was surprised at how many other women got behind it so quickly. “I saw the potential (for growth) because the model was so easy.”

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Rebecca Davis, executive director of the Center for Developmental Services, talks to a group touring the Greenville facility.

connects families of children with developmental disabilities to form a support system; and Greenville County Schools.

Also under the roof is the state’s only Wonder Center, a service of the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital.

TheWonder Center works with medically fragile children and is staffed by registered nurses and developmental therapists.

CDS also includes the Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board’s KidVentures.

Since all of these services are under one roof, they have a “shared phone number for all, shared medical records, and one single treatment record per child to make things easier on families,” said Davis.

Children who are involved in one program at CDS frequently receive treatment from another, making the coordination especially helpful for families, said Joy Blue, director of community and donor

relations at CDS. For example, “all the children in the Wonder Center receive other services,” she said. “Children can be checked out of the Wonder Center by their therapists without their parents having to miss work.”

CDS also houses the Kidnetics gym, which is where occupational therapy takes place.

“If you take a child’s defenses down, they will try new things,” said Blue. Kidnetics works with developmental issues through activities such as bike riding, a daily living area that can work with picky eating and baking cookies as a way to learn how to follow directions.

CDS is a nonprofit facility and counts on community support. The agency was the beneficiary of Aloft this year and will benefit from Little Heroes Night at the Greenville Drive on June 2. For more information, visit cdsservices.org.

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Crowl said food banks are assigned points “based on the population you serve and the people in your area. We can then distribute food with no cost.

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“The rule is the food agencies must take the full box of items based on their feeding population,” said Crowl.

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On June 7, the Exceptional Adults Ballet celebrated its five-year anniversary. Faculty and volunteers of the International Ballet Academy ran from room to room trying to make sure everything was in order before the participants arrived for the dance recital.

Upon arrival, many participants were excitedly changing into their dance attire and picking up their ballet shoes. The participants’ excitement garnered smiles from the faculty, volunteers and family members attending the event.

The Exceptional Adults Ballet is hosted by the Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board for adults living with lifelong autism, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries. The program was designed to improve fitness, flexibility and body awareness while offering the opportunity to participate in a performing art.

the dance routine.”

One volunteer said, “Since volunteering here I have come to look forward to Tuesdays.

The participants make me so happy and relaxed that they brighten my day.”

Dancers performed their routines alongside the volunteers as Lena Forster complimented the class on remembering all the moves in a routine that hadn’t been practiced in a week. After the dance recital, Lynne Langrehr, community relations coordinator for GCDSNB, spoke about all the work Forster has put into the program.

Two participants named Carmen and Kathy also thanked Forster for making this program possible for them. Kathy said, “It

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“The program is supported by donations, citizens of Greenville County, and one member, who recently passed away, had a family member who had special needs and wrote a grant specifically for this program,” said Lena Forster, executive director and founder of the International Ballet Academy.

The program began five years ago when GCDSNB asked the International Ballet Academy (IBA) to perform at one of their centers. Forster decided that rather than performing at their center, IBA and GCDSNB should coordinate and start offering ballet classes every Tuesday.

The class has grown to more than 30 students, and each year a special dance is choreographed. Dancers then participate in the IBA’s annual demonstration at Furman University.

When this year’s participants began warming up in the studio, parent Sally Krueger remarked on how proud she is of her daughter (also named Sally).

“She loves it and looks forward to Tuesdays,” Krueger said. “She even saves her old ballet shoes and feels like the Exceptional Adult Ballet program has filled her with purpose. She remembers all the moves and her smile when she dances shows how happy she is to have accomplished

Lamar Wooden warms up before the Exceptional Adults Ballet.

has been an inspiration to have her do our class and having us perform at Furman. I truly love you from the bottom of my heart.”

Diplomas were given to the participants for their achievements and success in completing a semester of dance classes. Said participant Sally Krueger, “I look forward to when classes begin again in August.”

Anyone interested in volunteering with the Exceptional Adults Ballet should contact the International Ballet Academy at internationalballetacademy.net or call 864-879-9404.

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Roller derby is a rollerblading contact sport that has been seen by many in the 2009 film “Whip It.” Today, the sport continues to grow in Greenville with 30 active women skaters, 12-15 recreational league players and the recently created men’s team, the Atom Bombs.

The Atom Bombs is the first male team to establish in the region, and the two female teams, the Greenville Derby Dame (GDD) Allstars and the GDD Bad News Babes, consist of women from various backgrounds and skill levels, who overcome their differences for the love of roller derby.

These women, and now men, have created the same tight-knit camaraderie found in other sports that make the teams seem more like families, a reality they have carried beyond the track and into the community.

The sport of roller derby has impacted players’ lives in many ways. One player, called Magik, says, “In September 2008, I lost the love of my life to a tragic accident.

I thought life was over, such a silly thing to say at 22. In July 2010, I fell in love again, with roller derby. It gave me a reason to live, love and smile again.”

Like other players in various sports, roller derby players not only play for the health benefits, but to build teamwork, discipline and self-expression that many of them have not been able to find since college or even high school. Roller derby also provides a new form of contact sport that shows the

players there are benefits beyond the track.

HercuLisa said, “Derby has taught me to have more patience and be more accepting of others and myself. Derby girls come from all walks of life. Learning how to play a team sport with such diversity has given me a skill that helps me succeed in everyday life.”

Beyond the personal benefits this sport has provided to the players, the Greenville Roller Derby teams give back to the community while continuing to expand their sport. Each year, the Greenville Derby Dames select a charity to donate 10 percent of their proceeds to. Last year, the teams raised funds to a build a new laundry room and purchase new clothing for the young women at the Crossroads Group Home for girls. According to AK47, roller derby teams want to help the community by providing support in creating “dedicated, strong, self-disciplined and independent women.”

Beyond the donation events, players participate in the Greenville Christmas Parade and 5K races, and will be guests at the upcoming Monstercon held in Greenville.

In addition to the events, the roller derby teams promote a family-friendly environment at all of their events and encourage the community to attend.

Regardless of skill level and athletic ability, the roller derby teams encourage people to come out and join their teams. This sport has something for everybody, and it is a great way to get in shape and meet new people, they say. This summer, the Pavilion will host a recreational league for new players to come learn about the sport and participate.

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Centre Stage will be holding a Yard Sale Fundraiser on June 22, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., to benefit the New Play Festival this fall. There will be props, furniture, costumes and other donated items for sale. Centre Stage will collect donations beginning at the run of “The Fox on the Fairway” through June 21. For more information, call 864-233-6733 or visit centrestage.org.

Alex Garcia is hosting a series of Wilderness Self-Reliance Skills classes at the Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center in Pickens. Several classes throughout June and July are offered; the first is on June 22, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Part 1: Introduction to Making Fire and Shelter. Pre-registration is required by June 18. Part 2 is being taught on July 27, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Part 2: Introduction to Finding Water and Food. Preregistration is required by July 23. Tuition is $55 ($45 for museum members) and the class is for 18 or older. Register online at visitpickencounty.com/calendar, in person or by calling 864-898-5963.

Fiction Addiction is hosting a book lunch with author Mary Alice Monroe on June 27, noon–2 p.m., at Thornblade Club in Greer. Tickets are $45 for one person and one book.

For two people and one book, tickets are $70. A book must be purchased in advance at bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.

From June 17-Aug. 2, The Children’s Museum offers full and half day camps for ages 3-4, 5-6 and rising first through fifth grades. Themes for each week offer age-appropriate activities following the S.T.E.A.M curriculum in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. For more information, visit tcmupstate.org/learn/camps/summer-camp.

The Happy Trails Cowboy Church will hold a Relocation Celebration to celebrate moving into its own facility on June 18 at 6 p.m. The event will feature food and live music followed by a 7 p.m. service. Established in 2006, the church was founded to meet the needs of the equine community, who often are at shows or trail riding on Sundays. The Happy Trails Cowboy Church is located at 9530 Augusta Road, Pelzer. For more information, visit happytrailscowboychurch.org.

Ten Thousand Villages will hold its annual Tent Sale June 27-30. Their tent and store will offer unique handmade gifts, jewelry, home décor, art, sculpture and textiles from more than 130 artisan groups in 38 developing countries. For more information, call 864239-4120 or visit greenville.tenthousandvillages.com.

A group of Spartanburg seniors, ages 55-80, have begun playing softball every Thursday at 10 a.m. The group is playing at the new Tyger River park complex in Spartanburg, 285 Gano Drive, Reidville. For more information, visit spartanburgparks.org or call Chuck Papale at 864-884-2019.

The Carolina Ballet Theatre’s second annual ShapeX Summer Intensive program takes place July 1-6 at 872 Woodruff Road. Registration is now open, and enrollment is limited to 50 participants per each of the two sessions. The program is open for ages

10-16, costing $200 per person. Full and partial scholarships to qualified students are provided by GE. Scholarship applications are available at carolinaballet.org. To reserve a spot, fill out an application at carolinaballet.org or mail to Carolina Ballet Theatre, PO Box 135, Greenville, SC 29602.

A monthly grief art workshop, Expressing Ourselves, for children ages 6-12 is being hosted on June 29, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at the Anderson Arts Center, 110 Federal St. Children will have the opportunity to come together in their shared grief experience and express themselves with art. The group will be facilitated by Hospice of the Upstate’s children outreach coordinator, Meghan Gansemer. For more information, call 864-328-1949.

Vocal Trash will perform at the Wing Ding 35 Fest in Greenville on July 5 at 7 p.m. at the TD Convention Center. Their performance combines industrial drumming, awardwinning break-dancing, comedy antics and Broadway-style vocals to deliver a timely message: “THINK … before you throw it away.” Vocal Trash is a Broadway-caliber, family friendly show that has been entertaining and educating audiences for more than a decade.

For more information, visit vocaltrash.net.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent and national foundation, awarded the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System an “A” for their Hospital Safety Score. The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit foundation run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.

The recently updated Hospital Safety Score – a range from A- F – is assigned to U.S. hospitals based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is designed to give the public information they can use to protect themselves and their families. For information on Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s scores compared to others, visit hospitalsafetyscore.org.

At the Tuscan Twilight in the Garden event, Sammy Gabriel was named Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve’s Barrie Bain Volunteer of the Year for 2013 for “his heartfelt style of selfless service.” The award, presented by Hatcher Garden board member Alanna Wildman, recognizes the volunteer who has contributed most to the garden during the past year.

The free outdoor Village Hospital Greer Family Fest concert featuring the Marshall Tucker Band on May 4 has been rescheduled for the fest on May 3, 2014.

The Nashville Connection – Heroes Salute is offering residents the chance to connect with all facets of the music industry, compete in a singer/songwriter competition and see performances by up-and-coming artists Sept. 18-21. The 2011 winner of the Nashville Connection – Heroes Salute, Austin Webb, has signed a record deal, opened for Brad Paisley, gone on radio tours, and has his new hit song on the country music charts. For more information about the competition, events and salute to veterans, visit thenashvilleconnection.com.

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Neha A. Dias, a freshman at Southside High School, recently participated in the South Carolina Scholastic Chess Championships, winning four out of five games and receiving numerous awards: Ninth-Grade Champion, Top Female Player in the K-12 section and Overall Female Champion in the South Carolina Chess Association. As female champion, Dias is eligible to represent South Carolina at the USCF National Girls Invitational Chess Tournament in July.

Dias The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced this year’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. The winners from the Upstate were chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists: Caroline S. Jennings of Christ Church Episcopal School; Emily Kurfman of Greenville, homeschooled; Kaitlyn M. Posa of St. Joseph’s Catholic School; Raphael J. Turra and Jiawei Zhang of Riverside High School; Michael S. Wang and Anjali C. Carroll of Southside High School; Brittany D. Fales of Mauldin High School; and Tobias M. Holden of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.

John Knox Art and Music show presented the kindergarteners’ artwork from their dedicated art program. Under the instruction of Tracey Sharp, each child produced a framed piece of art and worked on an Alphabet Zoo to decorate the kindergarten hallway.

K3 students Hunter Bergin and Emily Oehman are pictured holding their “Picasso” artwork.

Garrett Rowe, a student at the Medical University of South Carolina, is one of only seven students in the Released-Time Christian Education program to be inducted into the first-ever Josiah League of Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County. The league was established this year to recognize individuals who participate or have participated in the released-time program, display Christ-like conduct in an exemplary way and expect to enter Christian ministry. Other initial inductees include local students: Ellie Corbin, Clay Wilklow and Emily Mulkey of Wade Hampton High School and Jessica Moon of Blue Ridge High School.

Blythe Academy International School of Languages has been named the International Spanish Academy School of the Year for the United States by the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C. Thirty-two students were honored for their outstanding service in the Lead Academy Early Act First Knight Service Club, a character-based educational program that presents an increased emphasis on ethics and morals. With this goal, the service club tries to be a practical application for the students’ character on a day-to-day basis. Students in the program voted on who best exhibited the particular character traits, such as generosity and humility. As a reward, students were recognized and knighted by a person in full armor.

Washington Center staff and parents recently recognized four graduates at their annual graduation/ award ceremony: Sara Allen, Jacob Ashmore, Charles Merritt and Taylor Smittle.

Washington Center graduates Sara Allen (seated), (left to right) Taylor Smittle, Charles Merritt and Jacob Ashmore were honored.

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Pictured with inductees are principal Sister Catherine Noecker and sponsor Jennifer Hull.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School recently inducted the new National Junior Beta Honor Society members in its new chapel and followed with a reception.

Langston Charter Middle School recently received the first-place prize of $500 from Let There Be Mom for having the most participation in their Seek and Snap fundraiser. Let There Be Mom is a nonprofit organization that helps parents diagnosed with a life-threatening illness by preserving the legacy of the ailing parent.

Riverside Middle School received a $4,300 grant from the Kinder Morgan Foundation to purchase Vex Robotics Kits for the Gateway to Technology Program. The foundation works to help science, math and music students become the engineers, educators and musicians of the future.

Recently, 10 students at Blythe Academy won bike helmets, compliments of the Greenville Spinners Bike Safety Foundation. As a part of the CATCH program, names of students who had been “caught” exhibiting a healthy lifestyle were placed into the drawing for the bike helmets. A representative for the Greenville Spinners, Sally Nicholson, presented the helmets to the winners: Cristina Delacruz-Foster, Jacari Taylor, Carman Jenkins, Will Derrick, Anaya Muhammad, Markel Harrison, Julius Orr, Jeremiah Powers and Zyquan Dixon.

Philip Hill, department head for Fire Science Technology at Greenville Technical College, was named one of the Top 13 Sensational Southeast Fire Science Instructors by FireScience.org.

The list highlights fire science educators exhibiting excellence in the classroom, on campus and in the community. Prior to being an educator at Greenville Tech, Hill spent 25 years as firefighter.

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The Junior League of Greenville will hold a Grant Application Open House Drop-In on June 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Junior League of Greenville’s Headquarters on Greenacre Road to kick off their 2014 grant application process. The Junior League of Greenville will be awarding $65,000 in grants in 2014 to agencies that enhance and promote the physical, educational and emotional well-being of children and families. Questions and RSVPs can be sent to chair-cprd@jlg.jlgreenville.org. For more information about the Junior League of Greenville, visit jlgreenville.org.

Tupelo Honey Café just announced a partnership with Mill Village Farms, an urban farm and youth empowerment organization, and Greenville County Schools. On June 17, the restaurant will host a fundraising dinner to benefit Mill Village Farms. Executive Chef Brian Sonoskus and culinary educators will visit each of eight Greenville County schools twice in the next school year and incorporate chef demonstrations with the school’s established curriculum.

The Upstate SC IFMA (International Facility Management Association) is hosting a golf tournament benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas June 24 at Thornblade with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. For information, visit rmhc-carolinas.org or email golf@upstateifma.com.

Laser therapy uses light energy to stimulate production of ATP, the chemical responsible for injury repair and pain relief. The laser will increase the speed of recovery for sea turtles and other aquarium wildlife.

The South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rescue Program recently purchased its first companion therapy laser thanks to a $24,000 gift from local company Loggerhead Apparel and an anonymous donor. The new technology will increase the aquarium’s capacity to provide consistent, controlled laser treatments that promote healing and pain relief to sea turtles and other animals. Loggerhead Apparel commits 10 percent of all sales to sea turtle conservation and has donated nearly $40,000 in the past two years.

Belk celebrated its 125th anniversary with 125 days of service by improving Title 1 schools in low-income communities. Belk employees painted classrooms, built bookcases, beautified school grounds, planted gardens, updated playgrounds and installed educational murals. Employees also organized in-store book drives and offered school principals personal makeovers with up to $300 in donated merchandise, clothing and makeup.

The Belk store in Spartanburg recently participated in the 125 Days of Service initiative.

Twenty-three nonprofits were awarded $119,066 in grants from the Community Foundation of Greenville. Grants were awarded to Alston Wilkes Society, CommunityWorks Carolina, Conestee Foundation Inc., Goodwill Industries of Upstate Midlands SC Inc., Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Free Medical Clinic, Greenville Literacy Association, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, Hispanic Alliance, Julie Valentine Center, Junior League of Greenville, Meals on Wheels of Greenville, Metropolitan Arts Council, Meyer Center for Special Children, Mill Village Farms/Long Branch Baptist AdSlick_02

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Ballet Spartanburg has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the South Carolina Arts Commission to expand the organization’s community outreach, especially its dance classes for people with neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. Currently, the well-established Parkinson’s Disease dance and movement classes meet twice month at Chapman Cultural Center and are free to the patients. In addition, Ballet Spartanburg distributes more than $3,000 in performance tickets to local organizations that serve disadvantaged communities. The grant will allow Ballet Spartanburg to help more people with other neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s or dementia.

The Julie Valentine Center (JVC) recently announced the receipt of a Community Enrichment Grant from the Community Foundation of Greenville in the amount of $8,278. Funds will be used to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training to JVC’s adult therapists whose clients are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. EMDR has captured the attention of brain researchers and clinicians as a means to assist traumatized clients in reorganizing and reprocessing traumatic experiences. EMDR is recognized as an effective and efficient means for decreasing the amount of time a client is in therapy after traumatic experiences.

Duke Energy has donated $42,700 to the Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation that will fund three weeks of the IGNITE summer camps – two in the Upstate and one in the Pee Dee, both areas that Duke Energy serves.

IGNITE brings together rising seventh and eighth graders from middle schools to work with five master teachers in creative writing, dance, drama, music and visual arts. Partnering with the Children’s Museum of the Upstate and 3D Systems in Rock Hill, the IGNITE program reaches out to students from disadvantaged and disenfranchised neighborhoods.

On June 11, the Rotary Club of Greenville donated $10,000 to six local nonprofit organizations to aid in their upcoming service projects: $3,500 to the Urban League of the Upstate to help create a youth leadership development institute; $2,000 to Greenville Symphony Orchestra to expand their summer program for preschool children called Lollipops; $1,500 to Greenville Chorale to support their youth artist program; $1,000 to A Child’s Haven to purchase new playground equipment; $1,000 to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School to expand their summer reading program with Rotary volunteers; and $1,000 to Pendleton Place to fund an on-site medical program for their residents. For more information, visit greenvillerotary.org.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com To Dana Thorpe, history is more than a bunch of names and dates. It’s a bunch of stories to be told – stories filled with joy, sorrow and conflict.

“History is so much more than dates

and names to be memorized,” said Thorpe, the Upcountry History Museum’s new executive director.

Thorpe wants the Upcountry History Museum to tell those stories to a broader audience, including children, a segment of the population often neglected by history museums, but one Thorpe says is vital to their long-term success.

She wants to use national traveling exhibits with museum-created local companion exhibits, strategic community partnerships and the museum’s unique relationship with Furman University to accomplish that goal. “We need to put time and energy into family and children,” said Thorpe, who has worked at children’s museums, historical societies and Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium

during her 28 years of work in museums.

“Children are our future. We need to get children into the museum. If we don’t, when they are adults, history museums are not on their radar.”

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After the Smokey and Woodsy exhibit closes, the museum will bring in “To the Moon,” an exhibition about space exploration. Greenville County has a big connection to space exploration, Thorpe said, as Slater Mill made the fabric for astronauts’ space suits.

In January 2014, the museum will feature a Civil Rights exhibit.

“We want to have a more diverse audience so we’re asking the community what it wants,” she said. “History is something that should have a broad appeal. History is something that makes connections to everyone’s lives. We need to make it fun and exciting because, to me, it is.”

Thorpe said she’s always had a passion for history – instead of taking vacations to Disney World, her family took summer trips to historic sites around her home state of Wisconsin – but her ninth-grade social studies teacher really made the subject come alive.

“This museum is based on stories and storytelling,” she said.

“And everybody has a story.”

Thorpe’s undergraduate degree is in early American his-

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To prove her point, a traveling exhibition, “Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl: Home Sweet Home,” opens Saturday.

The exhibit, developed by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in Milwaukee in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, focuses on the importance of protecting ecosystems and highlights ways to reduce, reuse and recycle resources.

Created in 1944, the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign is the longest running public service advertising campaign in U.S. history, according to the Forest Service. Smokey is one of the world’s most recognizable fictional characters, urging generations of Americans to take care to prevent forest fires. In 2001, the campaign’s catchphrase was changed to “Only you can prevent wildfires” in response to a massive outbreak of wildfires in natural areas other than forests.

Woodsy Owl began telling Americans “Give a hoot – don’t pollute” in 1970 as a part of a Forest Service campaign to raise awareness of protecting the environment.

Woodsy’s motto now is “Lend a hand – care for the land.”

The Upcountry History Museum, which opened in 2007, has developed a companion local exhibition that makes the connection between the traveling exhibit and the state’s interest in sustainability, Thorpe said.

“Traveling exhibits are the hook,” she said. “While visitors are here, we’ll show them how the exhibits are tied to their community.”

The traveling exhibit features pretend woodland, urban and stream settings that will give families a chance to explore “the outdoors” through hands-on activities such as fishing, hiking and camping.

The local exhibit will feature such items as 15 Forest Service fire prevention posters from 1949 to 1985, including two by South Carolina artists, and photos from South Carolina state parks by Greenwood photographer Jon Holloway, said Heather

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Thorpe said the museum’s partnership with Furman intrigued her for two primary reasons. The first is that history museums talk nonstop about forming partnerships with institutions of higher education, but very few are able to make it happen. The second is that it creates the opportunity for a “living laboratory” where university students can combine what they are learning in the classroom with hands-on experience at the museum.

The relationship also gives the museum access to hundreds of experts in various fields through the Furman faculty.

Her goal for the year is to increase the museum’s annual attendance of 25,000 people by 10 percent. The museum will create a three-year exhibition schedule that will help with fundraising, education and marketing, she said.

She said she hopes to provide a model of sustainability for other history museums.

“History museums on a daily basis are closing or are on the verge of closing,” she said. “I don’t want to see another history museum close.”

ADMISSION: $5 adults, $4 seniors and college students, $3 ages 4 to 18.

SMOKEY SUNDAYS: On every Sunday for the duration of the Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl exhibit, the museum will offer half-price admission to all guests.

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Clemson University historian Jerome Reel told the story of Clemson’s early years in his 2011 book “The High Seminary: A History of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, Volume I, 1889-1964.” His recently released book, “The High Seminary: A History of Clemson University, Volume 2, 19642000,” tells the next part of the story.

Greenville native Rose Moore Tomlin has released her first novel with Charleston publisher Evening Post Books. “Duel of the Heart” is the story of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr and wife of S.C. Governor Joseph Alston.

Tomlin will be hosting a book signing at the Embassy Suites on Verdae Blvd. in Greenville on June 15, 4-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit eveningpostbooks.com.

Spartanburg’s Empty Bowls project is beginning early this year.

The public is invited to make clay bowls that will be used to raise funds for a local charity. There is no charge to participate. It will be held June 15 from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. at Chapman Cultural Center. Instruction, clay and materials provided. For more information, call Nancy Williamson at 864-621-2768.

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Art and Light Gallery is featuring “Summering” with work by Melinda Hoffman, Teri Pena, Anna Lisa Fink and Teresa Roche through July 31. An artist reception is scheduled for June 20, 5-8 p.m. The gallery is located at 4 Aberdeen Drive, Greenville, and more information can be found at artandlightgallery.com.

The Pickens County Museum is taking registration for the Summer Studio Art Sessions. The Adult’s Painting Class will be held June 18 and 25, and July 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuition for this class is $88, $78 for museum members. The Children’s Painting Class (ages 8-12) will be held July 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuition for this class is $78, $68 for museum members. The Evening Art Class for Adults will be held June 20 and 27, July 18 and 25, and Aug. 15 and 22 from 5-7 p.m. Tuition for this class is $88, $78 for museum members. Pre-registration is required and tuition must be paid prior to the first class. The museum is also offering Summer Sketchbook Workshop classes throughout the summer Register by calling 864-898-5963 or visiting visitpickenscounty.com/calendar.

Greenville Little Theatre continues class registration for their summer GLT JR classes for children. GLT JR will offer three, one-week courses for students ages 8-18 beginning Mondays, June 17 and 24. Classes offered are Let’s Make A Movie, Let’s Put on A Musical and Let’s Put on A Play. All classes are taught by professional theatre artisans in a small group environment. No previous class or stage experience is necessary to participate. For full class descriptions, fees and additional information, visit greenvillelittletheatre.org or call 864-233-6238.

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Going solo Perpetual Groove’s former guitarist goes in new direction For 16 years, Savannah’s Perpetual Groove was one of the top draws on the regional jamband scene. The quartet combined the requisite expanded instrumental explorations with a stunning light show and an ever-evolving musical palette that grew to include a heavy dose of electronic music, hard-rock riffs and melodic, instantly memorable songwriting.

When I spoke with the band’s keyboard player, Matt McDonald, in 2012, he was excited about the band’s direction and their future. I was surprised, then, in January of 2013, when the band announced an indefinite hiatus, and especially startled when the announcement was accompanied by a heartfelt letter from singer and guitarist Brock Butler, which was posted on the band’s website.

In the letter, Butler said he had developed some bad habits that affected his health, and that he had to take some time off to get well. Judging by the tone of Butler’s open letter, I assumed it would be a while before he was heard from again.

But Butler has recently been playing some solo shows near his family’s home in Virginia, and he’ll be at The Handlebar on Thursday, June 20.

Let’s start with your health: How are you feeling?

I think that’s a good place to start. I was WHO: Brock Butler struggling with exhaustion and stress WHERE: The Handlebar, 304 E. Stone Ave., Greenville and all the things related to life on the WHEN: Thursday, June 20, 9 p.m. road, but then I actually got legitimately sick. I had pneumonia, and I had to go to INFORMATION: 864-233-6173 or handlebar-online.com the hospital for seven days. But unfortunately, I went to the hospital on the same day that the letter came out. Now it is true that because of the shape I had let myself get in, because of my using on the road, I probably wouldn’t have gotten as ill as I did. But it wasn’t like I’d OD’d or something like that.

After two or three weeks of complete rest, not doing too much of anything, I went back home to Virginia. After the third week of sleeping in my bed at home and getting good food, all of a sudden I was feeling motivated and really ready to go. I’m really excited to play at The Handlebar, and I hope to see some friends out at the show.

You mentioned “using.” Can you be more specific about what you were using?

There was definitely a particular Kryptonite for me. In interviews, I’ve tried to refrain from specifics. It was more on the pain-management side of things. But on the road, and in general, I’ve never been very health-minded. If I get a bag of Starburst candies, I’m going to eat the whole bag. So just apply that to everything else. There was a time where, if I was going to drink, I was going to get to the bottom of the bottle. I’ve learned that I have an addictive personality. It took me a long time to figure that out. I desperately wanted to hold on to SOMETHING, like, “I’m not going to do that anymore, but maybe I can have a few drinks.” But I can’t do that.

I know that you include some Perpetual Groove songs in your show; does it feel odd to play those songs?

It doesn’t feel different at all. I’d like my sets to be equally divided between my own material, some covers and P-Groove songs, but part of that is me writing new material. I don’t want anyone coming to see me looking for a P-Groove substitute, though. I’m playing those songs because I love those songs.

Did it surprise or hurt you when the other three members of the group (keyboardist Matt McDonald, bassist Adam Perry and drummer Albert Suttle) carried on as Ghost Owl? No, we’d had a conversation about it. That being said, it’s a complicated thing. It’s comparable to a romantic breakup, but it’s all public. I really hope that they’re finding happiness in their creative process. I think it’s admirable that they want to do something completely new. I believe everyone deserves to be happy. If the path they’ve taken is the path to happiness and artistic satisfaction, then that could never bother me.

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Kitchen is Brand New with a vaulted ceiling, custom cabinetry, granite countertops, 2 sinks, 6 eye gas range. Screened porch with fireplace and large deck. Exceptionally gracious living spaces.

Master Suite on Main with Bath. Theater Room, Pool Table Room and a Rec room. Lower level has great in law or nanny suite. Upstairs features 3 Br ‘s each with own private bath, plus a flex room.

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Augusta Road Area Great House Great Address Great Price! This 4 BR 3 Bath brick home is seasoned with love and care. Tucked away on the much sought after Woodvale Ave in the Augusta RD/Greenville Country Club Area. Very open kitchen with large breakfast area, abundant living space in sunroom, living room with fpl and den. Two bedrooms and two full baths on the main level. One car garage and fantastic workshop. New Architectural Shingle Roof 2013 and Freshly painted.

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This 54-lot neighborhood has been carved out of an extremely beautiful piece of property within the Hollingsworth Park community; featuring rolling hills, mature trees and a heavily wooded backdrop. A premium location for estate living, many visitors are surprised to discover this secluded property—ready for new construction—in the heart of the city of Greenville.

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With great respect for architectural beauty, this close-knit neighborhood showcases distinctive details, charming porches and courtyards, a 20-acre greenspace, multiple pocket parks and maintenance free lawns. Here families and neighbors interact with one another in a variety of settings. The central business district includes the new Verdae YMCA and is a short walk from any home.

In its final stage of development, Ruskin Square lot selections are becoming limited. Please call or stop by the Verdae Sales Office, located at 3 Legacy Park Road. For more information, call (864) 329-8383 or visit www.verdae.com.

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R e a l E s tat e N e w s Why Use a REALTOR®?

6. Your REALTOR® can help you in understanding different financing options and in identifying qualified lenders.

Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®.

9. Your REALTOR® markets your property to other real estate agents and the public. Often, your REALTOR® can recommend repairs or cosmetic work that will significantly enhance the salability of your property. Your REALTOR® markets your property to other real estate agents and the public. In many markets across the country, over 50% of real estate sales are cooperative sales; that is, a real estate agent other than yours brings in the buyer. Your REALTOR® acts as the marketing coordinator, disbursing information about your property to other real estate agents through a Multiple Listing Service or other cooperative marketing networks, open houses for agents, etc. The REALTOR® Code of Ethics requires REALTORS® to utilize these cooperative relationships when they benefit their clients.

All real estate licensees are not the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR “®” logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature. REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same REALTOR® again.

But if you’re still not convinced of the value of a REALTOR®, here are a dozen more reasons to use one:

1. Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power – that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your available savings, income and current debt, he or she can refer you to lenders best qualified to help you. Most lenders – banks and mortgage companies – offer limited choices.

2. Your REALTOR® has many resources to assist you in your home search. Sometimes the property you are seeking is available but not actively advertised in the market, and it will take some investigation by your agent to find all available properties.

3. Your REALTOR® can assist you in the selection process by providing objective information about each property. Agents who are REALTORS® have access to a variety of informational resources.

REALTORS® can provide local community information on utilities, zoning. schools, etc. There are two things you’ll want to know. First, will the property provide the environment I want for a home or investment?

Second, will the property have resale value when I am ready to sell?

4. Your REALTOR® can help you negotiate. There are myriad negotiating factors, including but not limited to price, financing, terms, date of possession and often the inclusion or exclusion of repairs and furnishings or equipment. The purchase agreement should provide a period of time for you to complete appropriate inspections and investigations of the property before you are bound to complete the purchase.

Your agent can advise you as to which investigations and inspections are recommended or required.

5. Your REALTOR® provides due diligence during the evaluation of the property. Depending on the area and property, this could include inspections for termites, dry rot, asbestos, faulty structure, roof condition, septic tank and well tests, just to name a few. Your REALTOR® can assist you in finding qualified responsible professionals to do most of these investigations and provide you with written reports. You will also want to see a preliminary report on the title of the property. Title indicates ownership of property and can be mired in confusing status of past owners or rights of access. The title to most properties will have some limitations; for example, easements (access rights) for utilities. Your REALTOR®, title company or attorney can help you resolve issues that might cause problems at a later date.

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7. Your REALTOR® can guide you through the closing process and make sure everything flows together smoothly.

8. When selling your home, your REALTOR® can give you up-to-date information on what is happening in the marketplace and the price, financing, terms and condition of competing properties.

These are key factors in getting your property sold at the best price, quickly and with minimum hassle.

10. Your REALTOR® will know when, where and how to advertise your property. There is a misconception that advertising sells real estate. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® studies show that 82% of real estate sales are the result of agent contacts through previous clients, referrals, friends, family and personal contacts. When a property is marketed with the help of your REALTOR®, you do not have to allow strangers into your home. Your REALTOR® will generally prescreen and accompany qualified prospects through your property.

11. Your REALTOR® can help you objectively evaluate every buyer’s proposal without compromising your marketing position. This initial agreement is only the beginning of a process of appraisals, inspections and financing – a lot of possible pitfalls. Your REALTOR® can help you write a legally binding, win-win agreement that will be more likely to make it through the process.

12. Your REALTOR® can help close the sale of your home. Between the initial sales agreement and closing (or settlement), questions may arise. For example, unexpected repairs are required to obtain financing or a cloud in the title is discovered. The required paperwork alone is overwhelming for most sellers. Your REALTOR® is the best person to objectively help you resolve these issues and move the transaction to closing (or settlement).

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,600 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information.

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....................................................... $900,000 .....MCABEE JAMES STEVEN ...... MARK III PROPERTIES INC ..........PO BOX 170248 ....................................................... $855,000 .....TRIPLE-C PROPERTIES LLC.... EROS LLC ......................................1731 CLARKSON AVE ....................................................... $830,000 .....DANG LE THUY THI ............... TF1 PROPERTY LLC ......................210 HEMINGFORD CIR MEYERS PARK.............................. $715,000 .....LAD MARITAL TRUST ............. COLE EMILY M ..............................252 ROCKWOOD DR SUNBELT PARK ............................ $650,000 .....GREENVILLE FULFILLMENT .. DM PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC ...130 SUNBELT CT RIDGELAND AT THE PARK ........ $644,000 .....GLUSZIK CYNTHIA M ............. BALINT BRADLEY J (JTWROS .....176 RIDGELAND DR UNTI 300 GLEN ABBEY ............................... $627,500 .....SHELNUTT DAVID L................ CARR KIMBERLY J.........................15 SUDBURY PL FOXBROOKE ............................... $550,000 .....SIFFRI HEATHER L .................. RAIMONDO CHRISTINE M (JT ...5 DOWNINGTON CT CLIFFS VALLEY LAKESIDE COT. $500,000 .....PORTER PATRICIA A REV TR . SINCLAIR CORAL A ......................200 RIVERSIDE DR TERRACE AT RIVERPLACE ......... $495,000 .....MCCOY JOHN P ..................... JOHNSTON LAURA L (JTWROS....201 RIVERPLACE UNIT 807 STONEY CREEK........................... $475,000 .....TEACHEY BENJAMIN G ........ DICKERT DANIEL M .....................1 STONEY RIDGE DR CONNOR’S CREEK ..................... $448,000 .....FRENCH LONI M .................... KUKIS JOSEPHINE (JTWROS) .....5 BROKEN ARROW RD CATALINA ESTATES .................... $430,000 .....GREER NEDENE R .................. PHILLIPS CAROL F (JTWROS ......1 DOLPHIN POND LN COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES ......... $426,900 .....SAULS CHRISTINE F ............... BRODLAND STEVEN R ................15 SYLVAN DR OAKLAND HEIGHTS ................... $423,500 .....RENAISSANCE HOME MAINTEN .. BELL RALPH W ..............................147 W MOUNTAINVIEW AVE MCRAE PARK ............................... $420,000 .....MCRAE PARK VENTURES LLC .. BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT ..PO BOX 1039 RIVER WALK ................................. $403,600 .....THOMPSON WILLIAM CRAIG .. NILES ASHLEY M (JTWROS)........207 RIVER WALK CT CHANDLER LAKE ........................ $401,000 .....BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT... REDEMPTION WORLD OUTREAC ...635 HAYWOOD RD RIVER WALK ................................. $390,000 .....PITMAN RUTH S...................... SHINER JESSA P (JTWROS).........107 PARKSIDE DR KILGORE FARMS ......................... $385,500 .....CARR KIMBERLY J ................... BERGER DAVID S (JTWROS) .......105 FIRESTONE WAY FIVE FORKS PLANTATION ......... $374,568 .....NVR INC ................................... LAWSON BREE J ..........................112 CHICORA WOOD LN HIGHLAND TERRACE ................. $369,900 .....SPENCER TRAVIS .................... KELLEY NICHOLAS O (JTWRO ...1405 N MAIN ST KILGORE FARMS ......................... $369,000 .....PHOENIX WAYNE E (L-EST)... HACHEE MICHAEL W JR (JTW ...210 PLACID FOREST CT BRAEMOR .................................... $366,792 .....D R HORTON INC .................. KILIAN CHRISTOPHER F (JT ........230 YORKSWELL LN CLIFFS AT GLASSY WEST .......... $365,000 .....CREGAN J GERARD ............... STEWART KIRK..............................1501 CRESCENT MOON CV ....................................................... $360,000 .....WILLIAMS RICHARD WOODROW .. CHRISTOPHER ELIZABETH A......2480 STANFORD RD OAK CREST.................................. $358,750 .....KAMLET JASON E .................. REVSON JAY KIRKLAND ..............32 OAK CREST CT RIVER OAKS ................................. $355,000 .....HOPWOOD CLARE DENISE.. GANGULI ARUMAY (JTWROS) ....205 WILDLIFE TRL RIVER WALK ................................. $352,500 .....BERNARDEZ GARY C ............. ANDREWS DANIELLE N (JTWR ..103 MAPLE BROOK CT VILLAGGIO DI MONTEBELLO ... $352,500 .....HUDSON SUSAN J (AKA) SUS .. HEALY TARA M (JTWROS) ...........228 LUCCA DR ROPER MOUNTAIN ESTATES .... $334,800 .....GOSSWEILER ERIKA ............... AREEPHANTHU DAPHNE JO .....406 ROPER MNTAIN CT KILGORE FARMS ......................... $334,340 .....BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT .... HORNER JASON D (JTWROS) ....209 PLACID FOREST CT SUGAR CREEK ............................. $325,000 .....STARK CHRISTOPHER F (JTW.. HUDDLESTON DAVID L JR (J .....401 HUNTING HILL CIR COTTAGES@RIVERWOOD FARM .. $317,000 .....LINDER MARLON LATRELLE ... OCONNOR JOSEPH D (JTWROS ..15 ALDGATE WAY ....................................................... $310,000 .....ARMSTRONG CHARLTON PREST... DERRICK BRIAN R ........................736 CLEVELAND ST ....................................................... $300,000 .....MAY ROBERT D (JTWROS) .... BACHTEL MICHAEL L (JTWRO ...220 HIGHWAY 101 CHEROKEE PARK ........................ $298,500 .....EPPS MALINDA M (JTWROS) WHITE ROBERT L .........................22 CONESTEE AVE ....................................................... $295,000 .....ADAMS JEFFREY B ................. PURTLE HEATHER K .....................20 E LANNEAU DR CYPRESS RUN.............................. $295,000 .....WEAND JOSHUA L................. CUNNINGHAM JENNIFER W .....219 BOUCHILLION DR HOLLY TREE PLANTATION ........ $292,000 .....WICKHAM BRETT M ............... MCCLOUD SHELLY (JTWROS) ....110 GRANDE OAKS CT ....................................................... $290,000 .....MORSE MICHAEL A ............... STILL BRIAN R (JTWROS).............408 HAMPTON AVE SHADOWOOD ............................ $290,000 .....MILLIGAN MICHAEL R ........... NAPIER ANGELA B (JTWROS) ....105 TIMBERSTONE WAY ....................................................... $285,000 .....PETRICH JOHN J .................... CATE JOSEPH D (JTWROS) ........720 BENNETT ST KILGORE FARMS ......................... $284,777 .....BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT .. BROAD KELLI A (JTWROS) ..........8 ASHBY GROVE DR KANATENAH ............................... $277,500 .....HOFFMAN MEGAN................ PAYLOR JAMES ANDREW ...........104 CURETON ST VINEYARDS @ NORTH MAIN .... $275,000 .....HICKEY DEBORAH A.............. BRYANT DOUGLAS C ..................4 CLARET DR TUSCANY FALLS ......................... $274,720 .....S C PILLON HOMES INC ....... CHUKU NDUBUEZE O .................101 VERSILIA LN CARILION ..................................... $270,000 .....FLOYD CHRISTINE P .............. HAYES LAURA M (JTWROS) ........210 RIDENOUR AVE CARILION ..................................... $263,275 .....DAN RYAN BUILDERS SC INC .. IRWIN KRISTIN ..............................510 CARILION LN HIGHLAND CREEK...................... $261,500 .....GREEN DAVID EUGENE ........ ZIRLIN SCOTT L (JTWROS)..........13 SANTEE DR STONE LAKE HEIGHTS .............. $252,000 .....WARD JAMES M ..................... JOHNSON CATHY L (JTWROS) ..310 ASHFORD AVE LINDEN PARK .............................. $245,000 .....BJ&B GROUP INC................... THOMPSON WILLIAM CRAIG ....209 WEDDINGTON LN RIVER OAKS ................................. $239,000 .....DANIELSON PETER A ............ SWEET MICHAEL J (JTWROS) ....115 RIVER OAKS RD MOSS CREEK............................... $237,000 .....KAKUSKE DEBORAH KAY ...... BRAY CLAIRE W (JTWROS)..........8 MOSS ROSE CT REMINGTON ............................... $230,384 .....FLURRY RONALD D ................ FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAG ..7105 CORPORATE DR NEELY FARM - DEER SPRINGS .. $228,000 .....AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL R ... SWEET JAMES R...........................401 NEELY FARM DR ....................................................... $225,100 .....JMH LLC................................... GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYST .....701 GROVE RD DOVE TREE .................................. $225,000 .....SMITH MARY ELLEN............... WORRALL LACEY (JTWROS) .......203 SUGARBERRY DR SUGAR CREEK ............................. $223,000 .....MCNAB DONALD L................ SOUTHERLAND MEGHAN N (JT ...121 SUGAR CREEK LN WARRENTON .............................. $223,000 .....HORTON ELIZABETH W ........ GIECK JANINE MARIE .................103 TURBEN CT BEAVER BROOK II ....................... $220,000 .....STARR ABBEY P....................... JENSON MICHELLE N (JTWRO ..404 PEARLE BROOK LN HALF MILE LAKE ......................... $216,000 .....RAIMONDO CHRISTINE M .... AUSTER MARILYNN G..................25 PURPLE MARTIN DR CARLYLE POINTE ........................ $216,000 .....SUTTON PATRICIA C .............. BENTLEY ALISA (JTWROS) ..........22 COLLIER LN PARK AT PENDLETON WEST .... $210,000 .....WALLICK ZACHARY C ............ THORN COBEN (JTWROS) .........210 ANDERSON ST FARM@SANDY SPRINGS ORC .. $208,559 .....D R HORTON INC .................. HENSON CHRISTOPHER S (JT ...34 AYLESTONE WAY MERRIFIELD PARK ....................... $207,500 .....GREER STATE BANK............... LYNCH JACLYN (JTWROS) ..........208 CHATEAU DR PARKWAY COMMONS ............... $205,000 .....VJW-2 LLC................................ 60 PARKWAY COMMONS LLC ....60 PARKWAY COMMONS WAY WILDAIRE ESTATES .................... $205,000 .....KILLIAN BETTY ANN TAYLOR .. HICKEY DEBORAH A ...................3 WONDERWOOD DR FOXCROFT .................................. $202,500 .....GREIG BRIAN M (JTWROS) ... PFORDTE BYRON L......................4 CHIPPENDALE DR CASTLE ROCK ............................. $200,183 .....NIEMITALO INC ...................... SMITH JAMIE L .............................27 JADEN CT NORTH HILLS .............................. $200,000 .....PAIR JOSHUA B....................... ANDRESS CARRIE P (JTWROS....215 ELIZABETH ST FARM@SANDY SPRINGS ORC .. $196,281 .....D R HORTON INC .................. PETERSON RONALD DAVID .......100 MAREHAVEN CT ....................................................... $192,500 .....CHIRO PROPERTIES LLC ....... ROPER MNTAIN GROUP INC .....4 FINNISH CT REEDY SPRINGS .......................... $192,261 .....D R HORTON INC .................. OGLESBY DANIELLE (JTWROS ..100 MOONLIT DR HOLLYTON................................... $190,000 .....CANNON DAVID G ................ ELIYA PETER S...............................13 FARRELL KIRK LN ....................................................... $185,000 .....BAUMGARDNER MATTHEW CLAY .. FERRIS CARL M .............................11 BEAVER RUN DR HALLORAN HEIGHTS ................. $185,000 .....PARR KAREN S ........................ CHROUSER DONNA (JTWROS) .104 WOODHAVEN DR IVYBROOKE ................................. $185,000 .....LONG ARTHUR A ................... NEALON MARGARET ..................664 IVYBROOKE AVE LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE .. $181,650 .....D R HORTON INC .................. STALLWORTH HATTIE L...............109 RAMAPO CT ....................................................... $181,470 .....W&H GREENVILLE LLC .......... HOANG LLC ..................................215 NORFOLK DR DEVENGER PLACE ..................... $180,000 .....HANNA CHARLES .................. ROBNETT CHARLES D (SURV) ....502 WINDWARD WAY MEADOWS@BLUE RIDGE PLNTN .. $180,000 .....STANLEY MELANIE C ............. AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PR..22917 PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 30 FARM@SANDY SPRINGS ORC .. $177,390 .....D R HORTON INC .................. BARNETTE BRYON S ...................26 AYLESTONE WAY WOODLANDS@WALNUT COVE.. $176,500 .....GRAY RONALD L JR ............... ROBERTS CHRISTOPHER SCOT....105 WATERCOURSE WAY SHOALLY RIDGE.......................... $175,950 .....STONEWOOD HOMES INC .. SKIDMORE FRANK .......................15 CANYON CT COUNTRY MEADOWS ............... $175,000 .....DAVIS CYNTHIA B .................. AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PR..23815 STUART RANCH RD STE 302 TIMBERLAND TRAIL ................... $174,206 .....D R HORTON INC .................. HULL ROBERT CARL ....................507 CREST HILL DR HAMMETT GROVE ..................... $174,000 .....GRACE ADAM C ..................... AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PR..23815 STUART RANCH RD STE 302 COVE@SAVANNAH POINTE ..... $172,000 .....BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT .. FELMET JAMI R ............................23 SHEEPSCOT CT LINKSIDE AT BONNIE BRAE...... $172,000 .....DILLON DEANNA J ................ MOTES LINDSEY-THOMAS & M .112 BIRKHALL CIR SPARROWS POINT...................... $170,000 .....GAST JOHN A......................... 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$338,000 • 1255696 • 4 BR / 4.5 BA

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5000+ sf home w/finished walk out basement & gourmet Kitchen. Backs up to protected nature preserve.

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Beautiful home offers hdwd flrs, Kitchen w/ ss appli, island & 2 pantries, Scr porch & garage built-ins. Updates: carpet, some paint, new roof, lighting, front sod.

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A. CASE NO: 12-1001 PROPERTY OWNER: BETTY JO ROBINSON PROPERTY LOCATION: 35 6TH STREET (JUDSON) A.K.A. ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF SIXTH STREET, IN THE COUNTY OF GREENVILLE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 103 ON A PLAT OF SECTION 6, JUDSON MILLS VILLAGE. TAX MAP NUMBER: 111-2-7 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that OHouse, 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 1143 Woodruff Rd., Suite G, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than June 30, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

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The Greenville Downtown Airport’s Airport Park reached an important milestone recently with the completion of the playground for children 2-5 years old along with a swing set and airplane climber. The park’s educational amphitheater, irrigation system, grass, fencing, paved exercise “Perimeter Taxiway” and walking “Runways” have been completed. A 15-foot cross section of a Boeing 737 fuselage is in the process of being transformed into a handicapped-accessible park entrance. Teachers and student volunteers from the Greenville Tech aircraft maintenance school are doing this work free of charge.

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look who’s in the journal this week Hip-Hop-Be-Bop ruled at Prince of Peace Catholic School for the all-school Spring Performance with a ’50s/’60s theme. Girls donned poodle skirts and boys’ jeans and white T-shirts as the K-4 thru eighth-graders performed popular ’50s and ’60s songs, including “Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a Bullfrog).” Students were directed by music teacher Kelly Herd.

Drive first baseman Tim Roberson, No. 15, and his Miracle League buddy, Jack, round the bases at Fluor Field.

Mauldin Miracle League player Nasia was a hit with her Greenville Drive buddy, pitcher Gerardo Olivares, No. 40.

The Greenville Drive and the Mauldin Miracle League teamed up to play their annual game at Fluor Field, Saturday, June 1. Greenville Drive players volunteered to act as game buddies for the disabled children who play for the Mauldin Miracle League.

“It’s the highlight of the season. The kids look forward to this day all year,” stated Dennis Raines, founder of the Mauldin Miracle League.

The Greenville Drive purchased the Mauldin Miracle League’s uniforms this year. “We are all volunteers and we don’t do a lot of fundraising,” said Raines. “Every penny we receive is 100 percent used for the kids.

The purchase of the uniforms made a huge difference for us this year.”

Stone Academy’s May “Written in Stone “ winners from left, front row: Eva Thurman, Haley Helms, Charlie Hinson, Jack Laursen, Isaiah Little, Emma Turgeon, Jack McClain, Caedmon Strickler, Joseph Marion, Prosser Heroman and back row: Lander LaRue, Summer Severin, Gabrielle Fehler, Sarah McFeely, Prema VanDeren, Robbie Young, Sophie Young, Chelsea Rose Doyle, Rekius McGee, Connor Bell, Dylan Fritz.

Donors whose generosity made possible a history book that commemorated Greenville Tech’s 50th anniversary were recently recognized at a luncheon. Brian Rogers (left), representing co-sponsor Wells Fargo, and co-sponsor Dodie Anderson (third from left), a 1979 Greenville Tech graduate, stand with college President Dr. Keith Miller and Development Director Les Gardner.

St. Anthony of Padua kindergarten and first-grade students recently took a field trip to the Greenville Zoo with their Elder Buddies. They enjoyed touring the zoo and seeing Kiko the giraffe for the first time. The students and their Elder Buddies shared a picnic lunch before heading back to school. The Elder Buddy program is a multigenerational program at St. Anthony of Padua School that brings members of the community and students together to foster mutual learning and enrichment.

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JOURNAL CULTURE

FIGURE. THIS. OUT. IN A FOG

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ACROSS 1 Barely sufficient 6 It could be a plot 10 Strikes firmly 14 Arcade no-nos 19 Abbot’s underling 20 “I can’t deny that” 21 Country singer Jackson 22 Three-time Wimbledon champ 23 Sport on horseback 25 Half of 10?

26 First name in Olympics perfection 27 Screen pictures 28 United States Army Infantry School site 30 Give in a bit 33 “Raging hormones” period 36 Beast 37 Forgets to mail the mail, say 38 Group that meets in the Palais du Luxembourg 39 Reverse, e.g.

41 Perfect serve 42 Enjoying one’s Jeep Wrangler, say 46 Out yonder 50 Infomercial antitheft device 52 Tangle up 53 Tropical rainforest, e.g.

54 Formed a clump 56 Certain extra-base hit: Abbr.

By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke

57 Comedian __ the Entertainer 58 Inamorato 60 Shine, in ads 61 Rate of movement 63 Longtime ABC News chairman 64 Defer ending 65 Compactly built canine 68 Stylish 69 Online merchant 71 Derisive cry 72 Outback sprinter 73 Deliberate 74 Bolster, e.g.

75 “Jeopardy!” recordsetter Jennings 76 Hangs around 78 Where to learn une leçon 79 Pinkish rash 82 “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” author 85 Bylaws, briefly 86 Procrastinator’s problem 88 Classic Steely Dan album 89 Strives 90 Score after deuce 91 Erode 92 Backspaced, perhaps 96 Tack room gear 99 Provide juice for 101 Clotheshorse’s net reading 103 Oktoberfest keepsake

105 U.S. Army O-5 106 One way to stand 107 Amphibian that glides 112 Unified 113 Dark-skinned fruit 114 Do another tour 115 “A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist” author 116 Hauled 117 Lunches with mayo 118 Pup squeaks 119 Out on a limb

DOWN 1 Basker’s letters 2 Zagreb’s country, to the IOC 3 __-en-Provence 4 Result of a batter “taking the collar” in a game 5 Cease-fire 6 Mail-routing abbr.

7 Fridge compartment 8 Aim for an office 9 Doc’s readout 10 It gets into a lather 11 On the ball 12 Spring break fun-lover 13 One often looking down 14 Brit’s sawbuck 15 Donald Jr.’s mom 16 Ushered 17 Singer Lopez 18 Phase 24 Violent opening?

28 Bashes 29 Collection of Web pages 30 Class assignment 31 Gp. with brass 32 Mail order shipment insert 34 Not hitched

Hard

35 Porsche path 38 More understated 40 Photo lab prod.

42 Mel’s Diner waitress 43 Left behind, in a way 44 Prime rib choice 45 Designer __ 46 Helping hand

47 1964 Detroit debut 48 Baja buddies 49 Fall back 51 Gulager of “The Virginian” 53 Waffle source?: Abbr.

55 Lengthy time 57 Caesar salad ingredient 58 Attention-getting device 59 Lure 61 Gave a ring 62 Blood typing system 63 Interrogator’s demand 65 Arctic formation 66 Bedroom piece 67 Sign of summer 70 Subjects of complaints 73 Dash at the market?

75 Squishy Hasbro toy used with a launcher 76 Old Nigerian capital 77 Taina of “Les Girls” 79 Sturgeon yield 80 Malaysian swinger 81 Put in the hold 83 Ventura County resort 84 [I’m bored] 86 Name from the Latin for “I trust” 87 Dress to the nines 89 Like some brides 91 Pursue with purpose 92 Key of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 4 93 1969 film con man 94 Cravat relative 95 Deserved an Oscar, say 97 Distribute 98 Hollywood openings?

99 Farm house 100 Far from strenuous 102 Accident investigation agcy.

104 They may be in a jar 107 Fish may be served at one 108 Ring of blooms 109 Deli option 110 Chihuahua cry 111 H.S. dropout’s goal

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The Symptoms By ashley holt

Captive audience and other anecdotes for Father’s Day tell you about my lower GI?” But every now and then, because we were trapped and couldn’t escape, we would suffer in silence as he showcased his unique talent for spinning yarns into oblivion.

“Lemme tell y’all this story,” he would command. “I got up this morning ’bout 8:30 and I had some toast I made in my little toaster oven. It was kind of raining outside, so I checked the weather forecast and they said there’d be rain all day.

Anyway. I get up and I take a shower and I had just done some laundry, so I had some clean shirts...”

My father remains convinced that the key to good storytelling is a stream of minor details that builds a sense of drama.

Regardless of the desired destination of any tale, it will begin with his waking up, having breakfast, checking the mail, and whatever exact sequence of daily tasks transpired.

“So I get dressed and the phone rings and I say, ‘Hello?’ and this woman says, ‘You don’t know me, but I’m Edna Cantrell’s sister.’ And I said, ‘Oh, I remember Edna’ and she says, ‘You do?” and I said, ‘Yeah, I knew her when she was just a little bitty thing.’”

There’s a tendency among Southern men like my father to make a story “come to life” through the recounting of dialogue. A Southerner might deliver his tale with, “I went in thar and I says, ‘Jimmy, you seen my tire iron?’ and and he says, ‘Well, what choo need that fer?’ and I says, ‘My tire’s busted on the Ford,’

and he says, ‘What?’ and I says…”

But this only serves to add another level of expectation to a story that has no actual climax. At no point during my father’s vivid reconstruction of events in this case does it occur to him that he could have simply blurted out, “Hey, did you hear Edna Cantrell died?”

These days, my having to endure similarly exhausting attempts at storytelling from the general public seems like penance for having received his stories with such snotty intolerance.

Meanwhile, John Earl still roams the land, entertaining the young people of Wal-Marts and Burger Kings throughout suburbia. Once, he came back from just such a tour with an exciting new story. It seems he approached a checkout girl at Piggly Wiggly and began to engage her in a lengthy narrative about why he preferred the old paper Greenback stamps to the new, digital variety. She cut him short.

“This is my last day working here,” she said. “And I really don’t care what you think.”

We all agreed this was the most satisfying ending to any of my father’s stories.

Ashley Holt is a writer and illustrator living in Spartanburg. His neurotic quirks and extreme sensitivity to broad social trends are chronicled in The Symptoms, an illustrated blog. Check out his website at ashleyholt.com.

tasteless photography

As someone who’s worked with the public for decades, I’ve concluded that being a “people person” is more a matter of solemn duty than actual love of one’s fellow man. I consider the ability to behave respectfully towards talkative patrons rather than killing them a practiced art, like sharpshooting or making pancakes in the shape of ducks.

Because in this life we have a responsibility to our talents. And my talent, as I’ve come to find out over the years, is for nodding empathetically while a shirtless guy gives me a drunken account of his car trouble. My talent is for appearing to admire photographs of clearly unimpressive grandchildren. Those in need of a sympathetic ear seek me out, and I get to hear all the triumphs and tragedies of their mostly tragic lives.

And I do this, in part, because I know that while I’m suppressing agony over some lonely old man’s story, my own father, John Earl Holt, is at the pharmacy or the gas station or Wendy’s, trapping some miserable clerk behind a counter as he weaves a mesmerizing tale of his dog’s uncanny ability to eat an enormous number of peanuts.

My father is a storyteller. But like so many of the forgotten souls who attempt to bond with me every day, John Earl was forced to take his show on the road because his family stopped listening to his stories sometime in 1972.

As kids, we were usually all out the door before he’d finished asking, “Did I ever

Music Club convention features S.C. ‘First Lady of Song’

Loretta Holloway

The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) will hold its 57th Annual Biennial Convention the week of June 24-29 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville. During the convention, Loretta Holloway, South Carolina’s “First Lady of Song,” will perform June 25 at 7:30 p.m. Holloway will perform a jazz repertoire to illustrate South Carolina’s rich history and impact on jazz music. Tickets and more information are available at musicclubgreenville.org. In addition, NFMC will hold semi-finals and finals for their Young Artist competition. The finalists and winners will be introduced on June 26 and winners’ concert will be June 27. Performances are open to the public. Greenville native Megan Reader Mashburn will also perform during the convention.

Mashburn recently won the NFMC Alpha Corinne Mayfield Operatic Performance Award. Mashburn received a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and completed her master’s degree at Boston University. For more information about the NFMC, visit nfmc-music.org.

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