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“I just tell people I’m in a program where they’re trying to produce the next Twitter or the next Facebook.”

Next Big Thing participant Rich Winley, on trying to explain how the 13-week business accelerator mentorship works.

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Nick Cordileone, who plays the role of Timon the meerkat in “The Lion King.”

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“I love change, but I love stability, too.

This job has both. I do the same job, but everything else is always in flux.”

Nick Cordileone and his daughter Hero

“We want to remind everyone to pray for our troops and for their safe return, and thank the folks who prayed so hard for us and John. There is real power in prayer.”

Lex Reynolds, whose son, Marine 2nd Lt. John Reynolds, survived being shot in the head while fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and is expected to make a full recovery.

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For more than 13 years, young golfers ages eight to 18 have gathered to participate in The Blade Junior Golf Classic tournament. Since its inception, nearly 2,000 golfers have participated in the tournament, including Bill and Jay Haas, Brian and Ben Duncan, Brent Delahoussaye, Kevin Kissner and Ben Martin.

This year’s event kicks off on July 8 with the Night of Courage and pairings party fundraiser that features a silent auction, food and drink at the Thornblade Club.

Competition begins on July 9 with the B.K. Bryan Junior-Am, named for local businessman and supporter of the local Children’s Hospital. The JuniorAm is a 30-team event that pairs corporate sponsors with the junior players.

The Blade junior tournament follows on July 10-11.

The Blade tournament began in 1990 as a statewide tournament for ages 10 through 18, says organizer Rob Reeves, but in 2004, the tournament worked with pro golfer Jay Haas to add a charitable component.

For several years, the tournament benefited pediatric cancer research at the Greenville Hospital System, Reeves said. “Jay felt it should benefit the kids because it was a youth tournament and it should be local.”

Haas is sponsoring the tournament this year, along with the Healthcare Trust of America.

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“Not only is this tournament for healthy kids, it has a charitable arm.

Our goal is to donate $100,000 to Camp Courage,” Reeves said.

In addition, Reeves said the tournament will benefit South Carolina Junior Golf and First Tee of Greenville, which provides affordable access to golf and instructional programs to children who wouldn’t normally have either.

Reeves said he is glad the tournament is supporting these children’s charities. “I tell people that the GHS Children’s Hospital is the best-kept secret in the Upstate,” he said. “We don’t realize what’s in our own backyard. Camp Courage is such a unique concept for these kids.”

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Turner squeaks by Swann in state Senate runoff By just 36 votes, Ross Turner defeated Joe Swann in the runoff for the Republican nomination for state Senate District 8 on Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

But because those 36 votes represent less than 1 percent of the 5,532 votes cast in the runoff, a recount is automatically triggered.

The South Carolina State Election Commission will order the recount and set a time Turner for it, said the Greenville County office of elections and voter registration. The recount date was undetermined as of Wednesday morning.

The preliminary tally gives Turner, a Greenville native who has been in the insurance business for 26 years, 2,784 votes – 50.33 percent of the total votes cast. Swann, who serves on the Board of Trustees at Clemson University, received 2,748 votes, 49.67 percent of the total.

If the recount confirms the results, Turner will face Democrat Jeff Dishner in the general election in November. In May, Dishner, a Greenville architect, was tossed off the ballot along with more than 200 other candidates by a state Supreme Court decision regarding candidates who had filed financial paperwork improperly. However, state law allows a party to select a replacement if their only candidate for an office is later disqualified. Thus, the party was able to reappoint Dishner as the nominee after he remedied the reasons for his disqualification.

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which had been held since 1985 by incumbent David Thomas. Thomas came in third in the June 12 primary.

Thomas has had an unusually long tenure, noted Clemson University political science professor and Republican political consultant David Woodard.

“Twenty-seven years is a long time for anybody doing anything,” he said.

Because neither Swann nor Turner received a majority of the votes in the primary, the runoff this Tuesday was mandatory.

The other two candidates in the race, Chad Groover and Jim Lee, both publicly endorsed Swann prior to the runoff.

As predicted, turnout was poor for the runoff, with just 7.95 percent of the voters overall in District 8 reporting to the polls. Some precincts were relatively busy; the highest turnout was recorded near Turner’s Gower Estates home, at Eastlan Baptist Church on S. Pleasantburg Drive, where 545 people, 29.57 percent of that precinct’s eligible voters, came out.

Turnout for a runoff election is historically lower than it is for a primary election.

Elsewhere in the Palmetto State, voters decided the candidates in the new U.S. House District 7, which covers the Grand Strand and Pee Dee areas. Tom Rice beat former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer for the GOP nomination; he will face Democrat Gloria Bromell Tinubu in the November general election.

In Pickens County, Sheriff C. David Stone, who had held the office for 43 years, was defeated by challenger Rick Clark for the Republican spot on the ballot.

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Closing a DUI loophole Upstate residents who remember a certain airborne Maserati might be interested to learn about a bill the governor signed into law with no fanfare two weeks ago.

Effective Dec. 18, the new law requires drivers who cause a fatal accident to submit to chemical testing for alcohol or drug use, as well as an automatic field sobriety test administered by the officer investigating the scene – regardless of whether there is discernible evidence the driver is impaired.

Even with the budget debate sucking all the air out of the capital, this is a law that deserved some confetti when it was signed June 18. It represents a celebratory closing of at least one small loophole in the formidable stockpile that legislators who make their living as trial lawyers have worked into this state’s drunken driving laws.

According to the S.C. Radio Network, the law was written in response to a constituent of state Rep. Kenny Bingham of Cayce whose son was killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver. The driver was never tested for alcohol use, Bingham said. At the very least, any driver who kills someone in a crash “should submit to a sobriety test,” he told his fellow legislators during debate earlier this month.

So it would seem. Yet existing state law only allows such testing if the responding officers have “a reasonable suspicion” the driver at fault is intoxicated – a caveat that plays directly to this state’s legendary commitment to the “Bubba can hold his beer” defense.

If Bubba can hold it (or at least superficially appear to), then lawyer/legislators can argue he wasn’t really drunk – if, that is, they ensure any portion of state law that could objectively confirm legal drunkenness has been fudged, weakened or turned into a debatable issue for a jury.

This explains why Sen. Lee Bright of Spartanburg got nowhere with a strikingly similar bill in 2009 despite a precipitating event to rival Bingham’s: a Greenville County man killed by a speeding Maserati while sitting on his couch in the supposed safety of his living room.

The sports car traveled 490 feet through a field, uprooted a 25-foot pine tree and sailed over a six-foot privacy fence before hitting the house. Yet contrary to logic, John Ludwig Jr. – whom traffic reconstruction tests revealed was driving between 85 and 96 mph when he smashed into Bill Bardsley’s couch – was not given a sobriety test.

Ludwig showed no signs of intoxication at the scene and there was no physical evidence alcohol had been consumed, Bob Ariail, then-13th circuit solicitor, said shortly after the crash.

Should Ludwig have been tested anyway? Yes, Ariail said: Logic dictates that officers investigate all possible contributing factors to an accident. Unfortunately, “bad law” – Ariail’s words – barred the sobriety tests.

Ariail called it correctly in 2009, just as Bingham did this spring. Confronted with a traffic fatality, investigating officers should not have to sniff the air or debate whether the driver “looks drunk.” Sobriety should be ruled in or out by an objective standard.

The only reason to forbid it is to protect the drunken driver – an ambition enough legislators were finally willing to forego when someone dies under the wheels of a car. That’s DUI reform worthy of a little flag-waving.

The heart of cancer care As a physician who has spent his career diagnosing and treating cancer, I can honestly say that the act of telling someone he has cancer never gets any easier. Telling a patient that we have programs and services that can meet his medical, psychological and emotional needs – now, that is something I can get excited about.

When we talk about cancer, we often talk about the type of cancer – where it originated, whether or not it has spread and the course of treatment. What we often don’t discuss is how the person is feeling and how those feelings affect his or her ability to cope.

These feelings or emotions are called distress, and they can range from normal levels of sadness and anxiety to very high levels that can interfere with a patient’s thoughts, behavior and interactions with others. Because cancer affects the whole family, it is common for a patient’s loved ones to experience similar feelings of distress.

So what do we do? How do we help these patients and their caregivers? Research shows that social and emotional support is just as important as medical care in the face of a cancer diagnosis.

In fact, integrating psychosocial services into the medical standard of care has actually been proven to reduce feelings of distress, improve patient outcomes and optimize quality. Identifying and treating a patient’s psychosocial needs early in the process is also likely to yield cost savings for both the patient and the healthcare institution.

Incorporating programs and services that meet a patient’s psychological and emotional needs into our ever-evolving cancer care delivery model has been a dream of mine for some time. That dream became a reality on Tuesday when Greenville Hospital System announced the Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship and a first-in-nation partnership with Cancer Support Community.

Cancer Support Community (CSC) is one of the largest worldwide providers of social and emotional support for cancer patients and their caregivers. Through this unique partnership, GHS will be the first hospital in the nation to integrate CSC’s evidence-based support programs and

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services into a hospital setting. All of the CSC programs and services will be provided at no cost to the patient through our new Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship.

In addition, GHS will be one of the first hospitals to implement CSC’s CancerSupportSource – a distress screening program that integrates screening, referral and follow-up care through a streamlined, Web-based program. This screening tool is critical in that it will give us a reading on a patient’s emotional state shortly after diagnosis, as well as during and after treatment. Armed with this information, we can link the patient to the appropriate support program or service and ultimately help reduce his feelings of distress.

Beyond these support programs and services, we plan to offer a number of complementary therapies, such as oncology rehabilitation, yoga, acupuncture, massage therapy, music therapy and nutrition. When performed in concert with traditional therapies, these complementary therapies provide holistic, patientcentered care encompassing mind, body and spirit. For example, when paired with anti-nausea drugs, music therapy can actually lessen the side effects of chemotherapy, thus allowing a patient to return to his daily activities much quicker.

So what does all this mean? It means that we recognize that cancer is not a simple disease limited to the patient. Instead, it’s a complex disease that impacts the entire family and requires a personalized treatment plan aimed at healing and improving quality of life. I believe we are positioned to do that at GHS and that we will continue to evolve just as our patients and their needs evolve.

Dr. W. Larry Gluck is a medical oncologist and medical director of Greenville Hospital System’s Cancer Center.

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Some say Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport’s new screening technology balances passenger safety and privacy.

The airport’s new full-body imaging screening equipment still allows screeners to “look beneath” a passenger’s clothing to screen for potential threats without physical contact.

But new Automatic Target R e c o g n it i on software eliminates passengerspecific images that some passengers said re- If the new advanced vealed too much imaging security machine intimate detail. at the GreenvillePass engers Spartanburg International at GSP will still Airport detects a potential have to remove threat, the suspicious area their shoes and is highlighted on a generic belts and emp- outline of a person on a ty their pock- computer screen. ets before going through the security checkpoints. Bags and purses will still have to go through an X-ray machine.

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If nothing is detected, an OK will appear on a computer screen and the passenger will be allowed to continue. If a potential threat is detected, no alarm will sound, but a generic outline of a person will appear on the monitor with the area that requires additional screening highlighted.

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Under fire Parents of wounded Marine say the fighting is still fierce in Afghanistan

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The first members of Greenville’s church and military family network showed up at the doorstep of the Reynolds family about an hour after the news arrived that their eldest child, a Marine lieutenant, had been wounded in Afghanistan.

Lt. John Reynolds, 27, was shot in the head on Wednesday, May 30. Prayer chains at local churches went into overdrive as the Reynolds family learned details.

“Most people just don’t know how much fighting is still going on over there,” said Lib Reynolds, John’s mom.

“Most people think things are winding down. But the military families here know.

There’s a lot of fighting still going on.”

A tremendous number of those military families are also church families, Mrs. Reynolds said. “I’m not sure of the reasons behind that; love of country, a sense of duty – I know John was tremendously impacted by 9/11.”

The Christian community of faith in Greenville – Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians and Methodists – folded the Reynolds family with a wide, loving embrace as they waited and prayed for a miracle.

They got it not long ago when military doctors told the family that a birth defect – John Reynolds doesn’t have a sinus cavity where the bullet struck – saved the young man’s life. He will make a full recovery.

Currently, he is recuperating from his wound in San Diego.

If that sinus cavity had been there – making his skull thinner in that spot, as most

people’s are – the bullet would have pieced his skull and killed the young Marine, Lib Reynolds said they were told.

“John was hit just over his left eye, toward the center of his head,” said the Marine’s father, Lex Reynolds. “The bullet didn’t penetrate his skull; it passed through just beneath the skin and came out, striking his helmet. The bullet came out with enough force to shatter the connection with his chin strap and lodge a nut in the side of John’s head.”

He was working at a remote base and was on a mission in the southern part of the country to remove Taliban insurgents from a village, Lex Reynolds said. The fighting had gone on for some time when John Reynolds was hit.

“They helicoptered him out while under fire,” his father said. “He went from there to a field hospital, where he was stabilized, and then on to Germany. From there he made a stop at Andrews Air Force Base before landing at San Diego.”

Reynolds said his son is not

John Reynolds’ parents, Lib and Lex Reynolds, keep American and Marine Corp flags flying in front of their Greenville Home.

staying at the hospital. “He just goes to the hospital for rehabilitation and doctor visits.”

The family has no idea when their Marine son will return to Greenville, he said. “John

about their son and brother for an hour, and in the process painted a picture of an Upstate family as solid and deeply rooted as the massive white oak that dominates the backyard.

“Most people just don’t know how much fighting is still going on over there. Most people think things are winding down.

But the military families here know.”

Lib Reynolds, mother of John Reynolds, a Marine lieutenant, who was recently wounded in Afghanistan.

John Reynolds during training in California prior to his deployment to Afghanistan.

really is feeling guilty that he’s not still with his men.”

John Reynolds was a popular student at J.L. Mann High School and later played Division One basketball at Princeton as a 6-foot-10-inch center. He was any parent’s dream child, his family said.

“It wasn’t until he was in the fourth grade that I realized John had never asked for help with his homework,” Lib Reynolds said.

Sitting on the back porch of their spacious Cleveland Forest home, Lib, Lex and daughter Elizabeth Reynolds talked

There are four Reynolds children – John is the oldest, followed by Anne Marie (Allen), Elizabeth and Katherine.

They are devout Catholics who attended Catholic and public schools.

“John got lots of offers from Division One schools his senior year at J.L. Mann,” Lex Reynolds said. “He went to Princeton on a full ride (scholarship).”

At Princeton, John Reynolds played two years of ball before being cut by new coach Joe Scott, who replaced legendary coach John Thompson III when Thompson left the Tigers to

coach Georgetown University.

Scott only lasted a few seasons at Princeton. John regrouped to concentrate on his studies, his father said.

“John had a mind to take up business,” his mother said.

“After he graduated he took a job with a large financial company in Los Angeles.”

In 2008, Lib Reynolds underwent a lung transplant – she has been battling cancer for many years – and her son came home to supervise his two younger sisters while his parents went to the Duke Medical Center for the operation.

“It was while we were gone to Durham (N.C.) that John decided to go into the military,” Lib Reynolds said.

John Reynolds enlisted, and after finishing Officer Candidate School, was commissioned as a second lieutenant, his father said.

The Princeton business major went on to become a combat engineer in charge of a unit that dealt with finding and removing improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

“It’s dangerous work all by itself ” that is only amplified by the amount of fire the units come under when they work in remote sections of the country, Lib Reynolds said.

“We (the Reynolds family) just want to remind everyone in town that there is still a lot of fighting going on over there,” Lex Reynolds said.

“We want to remind everyone to pray for our troops and for their safe return, and thank the folks who prayed so hard for us and John. There is real power in prayer.”

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‘Happiness Called to serve Applications for Greenville County Machine’ boards and commissions open July 1 gives out more than cold Cokes By april a. morris | staff

Turns out you can buy a little bit of happiness. Travelers heading to Atlanta this summer may want to stop at the World of Coca-Cola for a cool beverage from the Happiness Machine that will be on display there until September.

In addition to cold drinks, the ordinary-looking machine randomly produces unexpected prizes like flowers, cupcakes, sporting goods and electronics. Nearly 4,000 prizes are expected to be awarded throughout the summer. The Happiness Machine has made an appearance outside a college campus, but this is the first time Coca-Cola has revealed the location of a machine of this type in advance.

Part of the “Summer Moments of Happiness” promotion, the machine debuted in June and will be at the World of Coca-Cola in Pemberton Place in Atlanta until Sept. 3. To see the Happiness Machine in action, visit www.worldofcoca-cola.com.

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

Between July 1 and July 31, Greenville County will be searching for volunteers to fill vacancies on county boards and commissions for the fall appointment cycle. According to the county, approximately 230 appointed volunteers serve on 34 boards, commissions and special tax districts and are helping to oversee everything from local transportation and libraries to fire protection and tourism.

In this application cycle, there are 36 vacancies in countywide boards and 13 vacancies in special tax districts. After problems with the governance and actions of the 12-member Disabilities and Special Needs Board, County Council dissolved that board on May 22.

All seats on the newly established seven-member replacement board are vacant during this application cycle.

County residents who are interested in serving can apply during a 30-day period, after which applications are reviewed by standing committees made up of County Council members.

The committees recommend nominees, and individual council members may also nominate candidates during the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Applicants must be registered voters and must live in the district if applying for a special tax district seat.

Applicants must list the district they live in, volunteer experience, understanding of the position, skills they can contribute and availability. Those with overdue taxes will hit a snag because the county verifies whether all property taxes are paid. In addition, applicants must disclose any criminal record, fines for ethics violations and whether they have served on other boards or commissions or elected office.

Earlier this month, County Council set in motion changes to an ordinance that would allow board and commission members to recuse themselves from voting in the event of a potential conflict of interest.

Before the proposed reforms, board members had no recusal option and would have to resign if a conflict surfaced.

Council is due to consider the changes during a second reading of the amendments at its regular meeting on July 17.

Council has also approved changes that will streamline the voting on nominated applicants by adjusting the timing to the “next regularly scheduled County Council meeting” rather than a specific meeting

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in a specific month.

“County Council has an interest in promoting and encouraging citizens to serve on boards and commissions,” said County Council chairman Herman “Butch” Kirven. “These are all non-paid, volunteer positions that require a good deal of time and energy. And, they serve a useful purpose in carrying out needed functions that benefit Greenville County.”

Kirven said the council also has a duty “to provide assistance and general oversight to boards and commissions.

There have been too many occurrences over the years when boards and commissions have wandered out of bounds, so there needs to be a broad structure imposed that clearly defines the limits of authority.”

The council chairman said board and commission members “should have a clear understanding of the purpose of their particular organization and the proper role of a board, board leadership, and the professional staff of the entity,” and the council is working on ways to enhance that knowledge and address other areas of concern.

Greenville County residents who wish to apply for a board or commission can submit their applications online or by mail.

Application forms are available under Boards at www.greenvillecounty.org/county_council.

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

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Countywide • Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee - 1 vacancy • Airport Commission - 1 vacancy • Board of Tax Assessment Appeals - 7 vacancies • Disabilities and Special Needs Board - 7 vacancies • Greater Greenville Sanitation District Commission - 1 vacancy • Greenlink Board - 1 vacancy • Historic Preservation Commission - 3 vacancies • Human Relations Commission 5 vacancies • Metropolitan Sewer Sub-District - 2 vacancies • Museum Commission 2 vacancies • Redevelopment Authority 6 vacancies

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Gibbs Cancer Center to partner with St. Francis on cancer treatment services By april a. morris | staff

Gibbs Cancer Center of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System recently announced a cancer treatment partnership with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville.

The new partnership, one that will not include construction of additional facilities, is meant to reduce costs and increase efficiency. According to officials, broader treatment options will become available and the partnership will help to reduce duplicate services.

With Gibbs Cancer Center constructing a new facility at the Village at Pelham and St. Francis’ existing Millennium campus, the two health systems can offer patient services in closer proximity to different patient populations. In addition, St. Francis received state approval this week to install a linear accelerator for radiation therapy to be housed in a new facility constructed at the Millennium campus.

“This will cover a section of the popu-

lation that had to travel to Greenville or Spartanburg,” said Dr. James D. Bearden, vice president of clinical research at Spartanburg Regional and physician manager at Gibbs Cancer Center. The partnership has the potential to reach 3.2 million people along the I-85 corridor and approximately 6 million within a 100-mile radius, he said.

CEOs of both institutions said the relationship will bolster clinical service integration, increase quality and offer new opportunities for both patients and providers.

The partnership does not involve the exchange of money or merging of businesses – simply services. Collaborating will specifically affect clinical services and programs, research, education, community outreach, supportive care, operational support and quality support, the CEOs said.

The Gibbs Cancer Center has been an affiliate of M.D. Anderson Physicians Network since 2006 and is also a Community Clinical Oncology Program of the National Cancer Institute. Mark Nantz, Bon Secours St. Francis CEO, said

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Gibbs’s affiliations bring new breadth to cancer care in the Greenville market.

“With the multidisciplinary conferences offered by Gibbs, you’re getting a virtual cancer center that features some of the best and brightest in the world,” said Nantz.

“It’s these two partners which make this effort so powerful,” added Camilla Hertwig, chair of the Bon Secours St. Francis Board of Directors. “It’s a fusion of the recognized accomplishments of the Gibbs program joining with our St. Francis commitment to excellence and our passion to deliver quality patient care through a healing ministry.”

According to Gibbs, both administrators and physicians will investigate additional potential treatments that can be offered through the partnership. St. Francis will be able to offer brachytherapy, or radioactive seeds, along with a unique bone marrow transplant program, not to mention patients from 150 primary care providers, said Nantz. “We have a pretty robust cancer program ourselves,” he added.

Bearden also mentioned St. Francis’s bone marrow program as a boon, along

with the possibility of gaining experience from St. Francis in large pharmaceutical oncology trials, something that the National Cancer Institute does not always have the funding to provide. Moving forward in the collaboration, the two systems will discover ways to complement one another in services and expertise, he said. “As we are integrating, we will find out a lot about each other.”

The proximity of the two programs will also help in sharing specialists such as radiotherapy technicians and oncologists dedicated to certain types of cancer, said Bearden.

“There is much more to come,” said Dr. Julian C. Josey, chairman of radiation oncology at Gibbs. “These goals represent doors that are opening, and we’re excited about the advancements that we can engineer by working together. This really means more for the future than it does now. Gibbs and St. Francis are dedicated to the advancement of a cure and saving lives.”

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

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The next video game or smartphone app you use might have been created by one of the 200 rising eighth- and ninth-grade students from Greenville County Schools that are participating in a summer camp.

The Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Among Middle Schools (iTEAMS) camp at Hughes Academy, sponsored by the school district, the Governor’s School for Science and Math and private supporters, gives students the opportunity to explore careers in computer science and technology through teambased projects.

One team of rising eighth-grade boys developed a video game called Dragon Drag Racing, where the dragon races down a track to a specified destination, turns around and races back. Another team of ninth-grade girls created The Adventure of Arnold Pickens video game, where the main character is sucked into ancient Egypt and has to find his way home.

Among other camp inventions is The Hunter Game, an app where animals randomly pop up on the phone screen and the user must eliminate them. As the deer, snakes and squirrels are eliminated, the animals appear on the screen faster and the phone vibrates on every hit.

Challenges in developing the app include how to make the phone vibrate, how to keep score and how to rest the timer.

The participants create a commercial advertising their project to a specified target audience to be used on YouTube, television and other websites.

Jones Gap State Park has gotten bigger.

The Nature Conservancy transferred ownership of 300 acres in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area in northern Greenville County to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

The transfer completes the final phase of a nearly three-year conservation project and will expand Jones Gap State Park.

Since 2009, the Nature Conservancy has been negotiating with landowners and working with more than 400 individuals in raising $2 million to purchase the land at far below its market value. The first 100 acres was acquired in October 2009, another 116 acres in September 2010, and the final 84 acres in June 2011.

“Jones Gap was already one of our more popular destinations in this region and this new property only contributes to its appeal,” said Phil Gaines, director of the South Carolina State Park Service.

As part of the property transfer to the state parks, a previously unnamed waterfall was named Coleman Falls.

The property abuts Jones Gap at the park’s northeast corner. It is a steep forested area in the upper reaches of the Middle Saluda River watershed. Several waterfalls are found on the property, all fed by Tankersly Branch or other small, unnamed streams.

The Park Service will hold one or two guided hikes into the property this fall and hopes to build a public trail system into the property in one to two years.

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Not-so-nutritious kids’ meals

By GIVENS PARR | contributor

Fast food restaurants are beginning to tout healthy kids’ meal options with eatright glee. But the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently revealed the reality behind these seemingly wholesome kids’ meals, encouraging consumers to be wary of the true nutritional breakdown.

The PCRM conducted its study a year after several fast food chains announced the addition of new and, supposedly, nutritious kids’ meals to their menus. The report, “The Five Worst ‘Healthy’ Fast-Food Kids Meals,” found that “these ‘healthy’ meals put children at risk for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other diet-related diseases.”

Megan Miller, a Greenville dietician, said fast food companies are “trying to appeal to the idea of eating healthy while

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still providing fast food.”

According to Miller, the healthy associations buzzwords like “grilled chicken” instantly evoke are a large part of the problem; people don’t investigate further. If they did, they might find that processed grilled chicken is guilty of what Miller calls the worst fast-food sin: ultra-high sodium.

Processed meats tend to tip the sodium scale because they must be preserved to stay tasty through the packaging, shipping, and freezing processes. Consuming too much sodium leads to high blood pressure, fluid retention, increased chance of heart disease and stroke, she says.

The Chick-fil-A Kid’s Grilled Nuggets Kid’s Meal, which includes waffle fries and chocolate milk, contains 1,150 mg of sodium, not to mention its cholesterol content, which equals that of a Big Mac, reports PCRM. This earned the nuggets the top slot on PCRM’s list of five worst “healthy” fast food kids’ meals. McDonald’s Cheeseburger Happy Meal, Sonic Kids’ Jr. Burger Meal, Burger King Hamburger Kids Meal and Denny’s Build Your Own Jr. Grand Slam filled out the list. All five were found to

be “alarmingly high” in sugar, cholesterol, and saturated fat.

According to Miller, concerned parents should limit saturated fat to less than 10 percent of a child’s calorie intake (for a child with a 1,600 calorie diet, that’s 18 grams or less). Limit total sodium intake to no more than 2,300 mg per day and total cholesterol intake to no more than 300 mg a day.

Miller suggests children skip the cheese, which adds even more fat and sodium, and avoid value meals, which are no bonus for their bodies. Don’t eat out more than two times per week. And finally, keep healthy “fast food” options like yogurt and fruit available at home, so you won’t be drivethrough dependent, she said.

Miller said she believes there is hope for the flawed but positive efforts on the part of fast food chains. “It’s changing our culture, and changing our culture takes a lot of time. But it also takes people being enthusiastic about it and realizing that there’s a need for a change.”

Contact Givens Parr at gparr@greenvillejournal.com.

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GHS to partner with cancer support organization for holistic treatment Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship announced

By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff

This week, Greenville Hospital System announced a partnership that will strive to provide not only physical treatment, but also emotional and social support for cancer patients and cancer survivors.

GHS is joining forces with Cancer Support Community (CSC), a nonprofit that provides services for cancer patients, including support groups, educational workshops, exercise, art and nutrition classes along with social activities. GHS says the partnership is the first in the nation to integrate CSC services into a hospital setting.

To house the new Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship, the first floor of the GHS Cancer Center will be renovated to include space for support groups to meet, along with a nutrition bar and reflection room.

Therapies offered will include oncology rehabilitation, yoga, acupuncture, massage therapy, music therapy and nutrition. The center also will be part of a

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national research study to determine if acupuncture helps breast cancer survivors with the occurrence of hot flashes.

“Research shows that social and emotional support is as important as medical care in the face of a cancer diagnosis,” said Dr. Larry Gluck, medical director of GHS’ Cancer Center. “Cancer Support Community is a leader in psychosocial oncology, and we are pleased to integrate their evidence-based programs and services into our cancer care delivery model to ensure our patients get the best medical and psychosocial care available.”

Dr. Mark O’Rourke, GHS oncologist and new head of the center, said the cancer center already utilizes complementary therapies like exercise and diet. “We’ve realized the need is large enough to offer the complete package in one clinic.”

He said the center “addresses the whole group of people who have cancer and survivors.”

During a visit at the center, a patient typically will meet with the doctor and nurse practitioner, followed by the nutri-

A rendering of the Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship facility shows how it will look after renovations.

tionist, physical therapist and psychologist, O’Rourke said. Getting cancer survivors back to normal both physically and mentally will be the focus of the survi-

vorship aspect, he said.

The hospital will also utilize a 10-minute online screening program that measures a patient’s distress level and provides referral information for support programs.

This program will also allow the hospital to use the data for research, he said.

A survivorship suite will offer a relaxing place to wait for a yoga class or acupuncture appointment along with providing information through digital kiosks and volunteers.

Studies have shown that addressing survivors’ needs helps them to overcome some of the physical problems caused by treatment. Exercise and nutrition also can help reduce cancer recurrence, O’Rourke said. “This center will address the full range of a patient’s experience of being a cancer survivor.”

Hospital officials anticipate renovations to begin this summer and to be finished by late fall.

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

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

You Go Girl Women’s Sprint Triathlon Sun., July 8 • 7 a.m. • GHS Life Center This women’s event features a 250-yard swim, 10-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. Cost: $70. For details, visit ghs.org/lifecenter.

GHS Family Centennial Celebration Sat., July 28 • 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Upcountry History Museum In honor of GHS’ centennial, admission is free. There will be arts and crafts for kids, an oral history presentation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a living history performance at 1:30 p.m.

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Family Beginnings Online A social networking site for expectant mothers, care partners and their families is available at ghsfamilybeginningsonline.org.

Special Delivery With Greenville Midwifery Care Bring your baby into the world in the way that’s right for you and safe for your baby. At Greenville Midwifery Care, our certified nurse-midwives will give you hands-on support throughout labor and a healthy delivery. Call 455-1600 or visit greenvillemidwiferycare.com.

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Mon., July 30 • 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. • 1305 S. Suber Road (Greer) Tour the new MD360 site in Greer and learn how GHS is providing high-quality primary care, urgent care and physical therapy when it’s convenient for you.

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Burning home leads to murder charge

Gregory Eugene McCarson, 48, has been charged with murder in connection with a fire in a northern Greenville County house where firefighters discovered a body, the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office said.

Firefighters responding to a blaze in Marietta in the early morning of Monday, June 25, found the body of 57-year-old Robert Simeon Neloms in the debris. An autopsy later that afternoon confirmed that Neloms suffered blunt force trauma to the head and was dead before McCarson the fire in his home at 110 Trammell Road started.

McCarson, who reportedly lived in a trailer on the same property as the victim, was captured Monday morning after wrecking the victim’s car near the area of I-85 and 185 and attempting to flee from deputies on foot.

McCarson admitted to having a “verbal altercation” with the victim prior to the fire and unlawfully taking his car. He is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center; other charges are pending.

Woman stabbed by husband at Bible study

After Leonard Edwards Jr. allegedly stabbed his wife in the back on Thursday, June 21, at her Greer church, several congregation members held him until Greenville County deputies arrived, officials said.

Edwards, 46, accosted his wife at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 1400 Old Spartanburg Road on Thursday afternoon while she was attending Bible study, investigators said. Edwards asked the victim to come outside the church; she did so, but imme- Edwards diately ran back in, chased by Edwards wielding a knife, the GCSO said. Edwards then allegedly knocked the victim to the ground and stabbed her in the back before being restrained by other Bible study attendees.

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Sheriff ’s deputies charged Edwards with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center without bond. The victim’s condition was unknown at press time.

Wig, fake beard employed in bank heist

Timothy Lee Young has been charged with robbing the TD Bank at 2303 Augusta St. while disguised by a wig and a false goatee.

Just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, the suspect entered the bank, laid a note on the counter and demanded money, never displaying a weapon, investigators said. The suspect allegedly collected an undisclosed amount of money and fled in a white two-door sedan.

Forensic investigators later found a palm print on the teller’s counter, which led to Young, who was at the time recuperating in the hospital after a car accident. He is now being held in the Greenville County Detention Center on a $35,000 bond.

Rhodes heads to prison for 2011 assault, robbery

An assault and robbery last May will send a 22-year-old Greenville man to prison for at least 12 years.

Samuel Lamar Rhodes pled guilty on Monday, June 25, to one charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and one charge of strong-arm robbery. At the plea hearing in the Greenville County Courthouse, prosecutors stated that Rhodes approached the male victim and his female companion in the parking lot of the Shemwood Crossing apartment complex on Shemwood Lane on May 25, 2011. The defendant robbed both victims at gunpoint and shot the male victim in the leg, the Greenville County Solicitor’s Office said.

Judge Edward W. Miller sentenced Rhodes to 20 years in prison for the assault charge and 10 years for the robbery charge. He will be eligible for parole in 12 years, according to the solicitor’s office.

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Wed., July 11 • 6:30 p.m. • Patewood Memorial Hospital Join the physicians of GHS Fertility Center of the Carolinas to find out about endometriosis and how to treat it. Light refreshments served. Free; registration required.

July 24, 26, 31 • 2:30-4:30 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus These sessions help ease the transition into puberty through open discussion. Fee: $50/mom and daughter per session. For topics or to register, visit the events page at girlology.com.

Convenient Care vs. the Emergency Room Wed., July 18 • Noon-1 p.m. • Thornblade Club Discover which ailments and injuries can be treated at GHS’ MD360® Convenient Care and which ones require a trip to the ER. Lunch provided. Free; registration required.

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

Diabetes Type 2: The Avoidable Epidemic

Lymphedema Information Session Thurs., July 26 • 4-4:45 p.m. • GHS Cancer Center Cancer survivors and their caregivers are invited to a free information session on how to prevent and control lymphedema.

For more information, call 455-6233.

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

Fri., July 20 • Noon-1 p.m. • Green Valley Country Club Join GHS family medicine doctor Antoinette Rhynes, M.D., to find out how to prevent or reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Lunch provided. Free; registration required.

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Last week, Bon Secours St. Francis unveiled two new operating rooms at its campus in downtown Greenville. One of the operating spaces will be dedicated to the growing procedure of robotic surgery and the other to a variety of specialties, hospital officials said.

St. Francis has experienced an increase in the demand for outpatient and robotic surgery, said Vice President of Surgical Services Pat Fowler, RN. In four years, the demand for outpatient surgery has increased approximately 10 percent, she said.

The two new operating rooms are part of 5,200 square feet of new construction and a 10,000-square-foot expansion of the surgery department, including in-house blood services, sterile room, large equipment room and decontamination room, Fowler said.

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Father John Chalmers, director of ministry relations at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, blesses one of the two new operating rooms at St. Francis downtown during a special ceremony on Sunday, June 24. This operating room will permanently house the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

gery, she said. A procedure is considered outpatient if the patient leaves the hospital within 24 hours of the surgery.

“We were having to really stretch to get patients in a timely manner for surgery,” Fowler said. “It will allow us to provide quicker access to surgery services.”

With the addition of the two new ones, the healthcare system will have 11 operating rooms at its downtown campus, bringing the total to 29 in the area,

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One of the operating rooms is dedicated to robotic surgery. A surgical robot can do minimally invasive procedures with only half-inch incisions rather than traditional incisions that can be up to eight inches. The more spacious operating room will also allow the surgery robot to remain in the dedicated operating room. In the past, staff had to move the large and costly robot between rooms to share among specialties, Fowler said.

The multi-specialty operating room will be available for equipment-intensive surgeries, including those in gynecology, urology, oncology, cardiovascular and orthopedic cases.

“With these new operating rooms, we can help provide for the surgical need without additional risk to the patient,” Fowler said. “Everyone wants their surgery done in the two new rooms.”

According to St. Francis, construction for the project cost approximately $3.9 million and took about one year to complete.

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Sudden death lesson Traffic accident leads Miss South Carolina contestant to advocate helmet safety By givens parr | contributor

Miss Hilton Head Island Maegan Garner fits a Croswell Elementary School student with a new helmet. Safe Kids Upstate and Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation recently partnered to provide 500 free bicycle helmets to children in 6 elementary schools across Pickens County.

Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have universal helmet laws for motorcyclists, with good reason, Garner said.

“The Facts Hurt: A State-by-State Injury Prevention Policy Report” by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), found motorcycle helmets saved an estimated 8,000 lives from 2005 to 2009.

Garner said motorcycle-related deaths are growing in the state; the Highway Patrol reports 102 motorcycle fatalities in 2011, compared with 82 in 2010.

A helmet law was introduced but did not pass this year. Even if helmet legislation never passes, Garner said she hopes lawmakers will eventually require motorcyclists to pass a safety course similar to drivers’ education classes.

Currently, motorcyclists are encouraged, but not obligated, to take the Highway Safety Department’s Ride Smart program offered at local technical colleges.

Ride Smart provides instruction on how to ride properly and handle a bike in dangerous situations. The program strongly suggests that bikers wear helmets.

Garner, who is currently enrolled in the nursing program at Greenville Tech, will compete in the Miss South Carolina pageant July 10 through 14. She said winning the title would give her a greater opportunity to advocate statewide for helmet use.

She said regardless of where pageantry takes her, she will continue to advocate helmet safety in her nursing career.

Contact Givens Parr at gparr@greenvillejournal.com.

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David McGee knew, at a very young age, what career path to follow – indeed, he was only six years old when he discovered his heart’s calling. A death in the family exposed him to grief but also to the soothing comfort of sincere compassion. Thus he determined to one day help others, too.

As a child, David served as unofficial caretaker to the local historical cemetery, tending flowers, tidying gravestones, learning the tales of his hometown’s forefathers.

He often re-imagined his Matchbox cars as hearses in peaceful funeral processions.

“I felt drawn to tradition,” David recalls. “I had a respect for reverence.”

The Tennessee native graduated from David Lipscomb University in Nashville before heading to Atlanta’s Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, where he was a member of Pi Sigma Eta. David has dedicated the past 30 years to re-gifting the compassion he received as a child. He is committed to helping families celebrate and remember the ones they love most.

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Greenville Technical College student Maegan Garner did not expect to encounter tragedy on Nov. 19, 2010, as she flipped the left blinker of her car to make a turn. But when a motorcyclist collided with the rear of her vehicle, she witnessed death firsthand. The cyclist was not wearing a helmet and died on the spot.

Encountering death on the road, especially preventable death, filled Garner with grief and shock. At the time, she held the Miss Easley title and participated in a few preliminary events for the Miss South Carolina pageant. However, she discovered she “was not physically or mentally ready” to compete after the accident and chose to step back and reassess.

Now, re-entering pageant competition as the 2011 Miss Hilton Head Island, Garner is determined to use her painful experience to promote helmet safety.

“Everything happens for a reason,” she told the Journal. “I feel like I have a purpose now to share that story, hopefully to educate others on how important it is to wear a helmet, whether riding a motorcycle or a bicycle.”

Each of the 48 Miss South Carolina contestants will compete on a personal platform. As Miss Hilton Head Island, Garner has spoken about her Smart Rider platform at bike rallies and schools. She said children often choose not to wear helmets because they don’t want to look uncool, while motorcyclists may prefer riding helmetless for the stress relief the “free” sensation provides.

However, Garner is convinced that the positives of helmet use outweigh the negatives, and pleads for riders to understand they are not the only ones affected in an accident. The death of the motorcyclist in her accident is “something that I will always carry with me,” she said, “and he has six kids who no longer have a father.”

Although state law mandates seatbelt use for persons riding in a moving car, South Carolina does not regulate helmet usage for children riding bikes or for motorcyclists over 20 years old.

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Work should begin soon on a beautification project at Haywood Road and Interstate 385.

Greenville City Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza told members of the Greenville City Council that work on the irrigation system will be done first and planting could start in late summer or early fall.

The city received a $265,856 grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s Adopt-An-Interchange program last May, but the DOT required the city to redesign the project, Souza said.

The redesign wasn’t approved in time for the spring planting season, he said.

The city will plant trees, shrubs and flowers at the interchange as a part of the beautification of that corridor. The grant requires a local match of $66,464.

Council gave initial approval to spending up to $90,000 for streetscape improvements in front of 100 East, the new name for the second phase of the Bookends project.

Developer Russ Davis, who developed McBee Station, is building a 48-unit apartment complex with a rooftop pool and street-level retail space on the West Washington Street end of the city’s Spring Street parking garage.

According to an amended development agreement, the city determined that streetscape improvements associated with the project needed to be more consistent with the city’s downtown streetscape master plan and will require more than the $35,000 the city earmarked in an October 2011 agreement.

According to the agreement, the coordination of the work by the developer will provide a more efficient and timely completion. Residents are scheduled to begin moving in in August.

Because interest rates are at historically low levels, the city will refinance up to $22 million in bonds. The city will refinance up to $12.5 million in general obligation bonds issued in 2003, 2006 and 2011; up to $4 million in bonds to be repaid by hospitality tax revenues; and up to $4 million in tax increment bonds used for a West End redevelopment project in 2003.

The new bonds are expected to be issued by mid-August. The city won’t know how much it will save until bids are received from banks.

Council approved 2 percent merit pay increases for City Manager John Castile, City Attorney Ron McKinney and City Judge Matt Hawley.

The next regular meeting of the Greenville City Council is scheduled for July 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 10th floor of Greenville City Hall.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@ greenvillejournal.com.

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This year’s Wells Fargo Red, White and Blue presented

by AT&T will be held on Wednesday, July 4, from 5 to 10:30 p.m. in downtown Greenville. The event will feature musical entertainment, food, children’s rides and fireworks. The fireworks will start at approximately 9:45 pm. Main Street from Court Street to the entrance to the West End parking lot and Broad Street from Laurens Street to Falls Street will be closed Wednesday, July 4, from 7:30 a.m. until midnight. For more information, visit events.greenvillesc.gov.

Join Pedal Chic, at 651 S. Main St., each Sunday at 5 p.m. to learn safe bike riding as a family on the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The ride will be approximately one hour long and will be perfect for all skill levels, including beginners. This will be a very easy ride – kids will be able to participate.

McDonald’s recently awarded 22 employees in North Carolina and South Carolina with Ray Kroc Scholarships. Selected by area judges and area McDonald’s owners/operators, these scholarships are given to employees who achieve academic and community excellence and plan to continue their secondary educations. Local recipients include: Preston Adams, Easley High School; Rebekah Dosher, Greenville Tech Charter School; Austin Fitzpatrick, Mauldin High School; Dustin Gay, Gaffney

AeroCamp will run July 16-20 at the Greenville Downtown Airport from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Ten students will be in the session. More sessions can be added if the need arises. AeroCamp is designed to give young people an opportunity to explore the world of aviation and aerospace. The summer camp is designed for young adults in sixth to 12th grade. No previous aviation experience required. Students will learn what makes an aircraft fly, how pilots use instruments, basic radio communication skills, about weather, rocketry, airport traffic patterns, and basics of aeronautical charts, and will have one to two hours of flight time. For more information, visit www.flymintair.com or contact Alex Park, general manager of Mathew Harmin, a 15-year-old flight student from Mint Air at 864-631-1626 or alex.park@flymintair.com.

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High School; Dylan Gay, Gaffney High School; Joshua Gay, Gaffney High School; Erick Giles, Hillcrest High School; Shat’e Griffin, Lander University; Jared Haire, Spartanburg Community College; Corey Hubert, Dorman High School; Mena Melek, J. L. Mann High School; Phillip Nelson, University of South Carolina Upstate; Alexis Robinson, University of South Carolina Upstate; Anna Tribble, Upstate homeschool; and Timothy Williams, Clinton High School.

Local independent bookstore Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s storytime at the shop at 1020A Woodruff Road Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. On July 5,

the picture book “No, No, No Day!” by Rebecca Patterson (The Viking Press, hardcover, $16.99) will be featured. For more information, call 864-675-0540.

Heyward Douglass spent the spring and summer of 2011 hiking the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Maine’s Mount Katahdin. He will describe his adventures at the July meeting of the SC Native Plant Society. The meeting is Tuesday, July 17, at 7 p.m., in Founders Hall in the Dining Commons at Southern Wesleyan University in Central. The public is invited. For more information, visit www.scnps.org.

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our community The Greenville County Library System will offer Scribblers Writing Group, on Monday, July 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Berea (Sarah Dobey Jones) Branch. To join the creative writing group for adults, bring your best work or come to get inspired – scribblers at every level are welcome.

For more information, call 246-1695 or email adykes@greenvillelibrary.org. On Tuesday, July 3, “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” will be shown from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Travelers Rest (Sargent) Branch. Refreshments will be served.

This film is rated PG. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, call 834-3650.

For a complete list of programs, visit http://millennium.greenvillelibrary. org/iii/calendar/list/.

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Greenville Hospital System is offering QuitWell, a four-week tobacco cessation program kicking off Thursday, July 5, at 6:30 p.m., at the Greenville Hospital System Life Center. Fee: $40. To register, call 455-WELL (9355). Other upcoming GHS programs include: • You Go Girl Women’s Sprint Triathlon - This women-only event takes place Sunday, July 8, at the Greenville Hospital System Life Center and features a 250-yard swim, 10-mile bike ride and 2.5-mile run. Cost: $70. For details, visit ghs.org/lifecenter.

• SoleMates - Anyone interested in running the Spinx Run Fest while raising funds for the local Girls on the Run program is urged to join SoleMates. A kickoff session will take place Monday, July 9, 6 p.m., at the Greenville Hospital System Life Center. To register, call 455-3252.

• Stress Management - Learn how to control stress on Monday, July 9, 6:308:30 p.m., at the Greenville Hospital System Life Center. Fee: $20. To register, call 455-4231.

• Salt Sense - Learn guidelines for eating less sodium, which can help manage congestive heart failure and hypertension, on Monday, July 9, 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., or 12:30 p.m., at the Greenville Hospital System Life Center.

Free; registration required. To register, call 455-4010.

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Asbury Hills Camp and Retreat Center unveiled its newest addition, a lakeside chapel, to the public at a dedication ceremony. The outdoor chapel provides summer campers and retreat groups at Asbury Hills a gathering place for worship and fellowship large enough to accommodate 220 people. With an overall projected cost of $100,000, a fundraising campaign for the chapel began in the fall of 2010. Monetary gifts for the chapel project have been made by various local churches, individual supporters, United Methodist Men’s and Women’s groups, and Sunday school classes, as well as Asbury Hills alumni.

To learn more about the lakeside chapel project or Asbury Hills summer camp programs and events, please visit www.asburyhills.org .

Asbury Hills’ new lakeside chapel will provide summer campers and retreat groups at Asbury Hills a gathering place for worship and fellowship large enough to accommodate 220 people.

Greenville Rotary Charities has awarded grants to four local agencies with proceeds from the Rotary Club of Greenville’s annual fundraiser, Roper Mountain Holiday Lights. A Child’s Haven was awarded $3,000 for applied behavioral analysis. Funds will be used for staff training, consultations with treatment staff, individual treatment plan development, and implementation in classroom and home implementation. Junior Achievement was awarded $1,500. Funds will be used to support Junior Achievement classes at Tanglewood Middle School. Greenville Literacy was awarded $2,500 for monitoring student success. Funds will be used to support the BEST Plus oral assessment used for the English as a Second Language program. The Urban League of the Upstate was awarded $3,000 for the Youth Leadership Development Institute program. Funding will be used to provide supplemental services to youth in the foster care system and other disadvantaged youth.

Don Oglesby, chief executive officer and president of Homes of Hope, received certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council. EDFP certification is a professional credential given to individuals who successfully complete NDC’s intensive economic development finance training series. The training provides individuals working in the field of economic development with instruction in business credit analysis, real estate financing, loan packaging, deal structuring and negotiat- Oglesby ing and the creation and implementation of development programs.

Board members, staff, and special guests celebrate the new lakeside chapel, which was dedicated in memory of Sidelle Derrick, past board member. Front row: Arthur W. Spriggs, executive director, SC Camps & Retreats; and Janet D. Sykora, daughter of Sidelle Derrick. Middle row: Lloyd Hunter, board member; Lee Derrick, son of Sidelle Derrick; Rev. Charles Johnson, Greenville District superintendent; Cindy Ward, board member; and Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor. Back row: Board members Rev. Ken Owens, Rick Knight, Les Pritchard, Rev. C.E. “Smoke” Kanipe and Rev. Joel Jones, board chair.

Greenville Rec has announced that the newly developed Conestee Park at 840 Mauldin Road will be home to a war memorial honoring veterans of the Korean War. The decision to build the memorial at Conestee was made in collaboration with the Korean War Veterans Association Foothills Chapter of South Carolina #301. The memorial will consist of several pieces of engraved and polished Georgia granite enhanced with appropriate flags and an Honors Walkway of engraved bricks in honor or memory of a veteran, family member or friend. Bricks may be purchased from chapter members with single bricks selling for $50 or double bricks selling for $75.

Donations may be mailed to KWVA Foothills Chapter of SC #301, P.O. Box 6903, Greenville, S.C. 29606, earmarked Memorial Fund, or by credit card to PayPal via the chapter website, www.koreanvets301.com.

When a man comes to Homes of Hope after years of substance abuse, he commits himself to a one-year residential job training and mentoring program which offers a second chance at life. This summer, the program’s participants are relocating from a mobile home village in Easley to Gideon’s House, a historic home on Pendleton Street in downtown Greenville. Renovations are underway at the house and Homes of Hope is looking for individuals or groups willing to help with projects like painting and landscaping. In addition, the nonprofit needs donations to help furnish and decorate the home. To volunteer or for more information, call 864-269-4663, email jweldon@homesofhope.org or visit www.homesofhope.org.

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Jon McClure, founder and CEO of ISO Poly Films Inc., stands next to a blow film bubble in the company’s Gray Court plant.

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MAKING PLASTIC PAY ISO Poly to invest $20 million in another major expansion

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From early teens into his late 30s, Jon McClure worked under the mentorship of his father in the family business selling plastic packaging.

“I knew we could sell it,” he said. “I didn’t know we could make it.”

He could, and he did.

After three years of homework and lining up investors, McClure branched out from the fam-

ily enterprise, International Plastics in Greenville, in 1998 to start ISO Poly Films to custommake packaging for a myriad of products.

From that startup with a $5 million investment in one production line in Gray Court, ISO has become one of South Carolina’s fastest-growing companies, investing $42 million in major expansions since 2005.

Last week, the company announced plans to spend $20 million for yet another expansion at Gray Court and for a plant at Vancouver,

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Wash. – its first outside Laurens County. ISO will invest about $10 million in each place.

Their work is visible everywhere in the packaging of common products. ISO film is used in wrapping everyday food items such as frozen meats and vegetables, those standup juice boxes kids sip from and the interior lining used to keep crackers fresh in a box.

ISO film also is widely used in packaging for medical devices and pharmaceuticals and for a wide variety of consumer products, notably electronics. ISO makes film for high-end lamination, printable banners, lawn and garden products, webbing, sealants and masking.

The company holds “a lot of proprietary processes” to make it the largest producer of the film surface of a specialty duct tape, McClure said.

The flexible packaging market has grown annually in the “high single digits to double digits for some period of time,” he said, and ISO has grown with it. Since 2006, ISO’s production and revenue have more than tripled. The company has become a midsized player in the market.

Shortly after extruding its first film in Gray Court, ISO added a second line and steadily added more over the

years to reach a total of 11 last year. Before its 10th anniversary in 2008, ISO’s original building had been expanded twice, rail lines extended, a warehouse added and a segregated facility for food and medical film built.

The company operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Total employment has grown to 110 full and part-time.

With the addition of three lines and the need to fill jobs vacated by some experienced workers who are transferring to the new plant in Washington, McClure expects to add 12 to 18 new employees in Gray Court. The new plant on the Columbia River will have 25 to 30 employees initially.

To set up, maintain and monitor the expensive equipment on the highly automated lines requires highly skilled workers, McClure said. “We compete with the automobile industry with wages of $15 to $25 an hour depending on the job.”

According to a company fact sheet, ISO’s average compensation, including wages and benefits, is $69,000 annually, “well above the national average and more than two and half times the state average.”

Despite the high wage scales and capital-intensive nature of the business, McClure confidently believes ISO “can compete with anybody.”

In 2009, McClure joined in a partnership with Sigma Plastics Group and soon became a segment “flagship” among 16 companies “all in some form of different types of films like stretch wraps or industrial bags.” Each company operates independently with its own president, marketing, software and administration.

As McClure explained it, “Each operating unit has separate shareholders with Sigma usually being a significant shareholder in each of those holdings. The partner is usually the entrepreneur on the ground, usually the founder who grows the busiPackages using poly ness to a certain size.” film product from ISO Th e major advanPoly Films Inc. tage, McClure said, “is combined purchase of raw materials.” ISO and the other companies in the group are major users of resin. The combined companies use 2 billion pounds of plastic

resin annually. ISO alone ships the product in more than 350 rail cars annually.

The group also uses its leverage for “legal work and banking. We have bankers lining up to do business with us,” he said.

Putting a plant on the west coast has been on McClure’s “personal radar screen for years” to be closer to customers in California, west into the Rockies, north to Canada and south to Mexico.

With ISO’s highly computerized equipment and advances in the Internet and communications, McClure said he “can monitor production in Vancouver on my cell phone. I can look at all of the quality standards; and if I had the pass codes, I could actually run the machines from my cell phone.”

The West Coast was “a logical progression,” he said, and the company “would be interested in other locations, probably in the Midwest, but that is down the road.”

As well as ISO is doing, McClure admitted the company has “had some very successful years and we’ve had some bad years. It has been more of a marathon. We haven’t arrived yet. We are working on it.”

Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@ greenvillejournal.com.

McClures are a family of ‘serial entrepreneurs’

By DICK HUGHES | contributor

Jon McClure comes from a family of “serial entrepreneurs” – a drive he said comes from the genes of the family patriarch, J.R. “Bob” McClure.

Bob McClure started the family in the packaging business with International Plastics in Greenville, now in its 47th year as a wholesaler and custom maker of plastic bags of all sizes, shapes and colors – from zip bags to garbage liners.

That’s where Jon McClure, his brother Steve, who is president of International Plastics, and sister Carolyn learned the packaging business.

Another brother, Rob, is working with his father in a new enterprise Bob McClure launched to build a network of lis-

tener-supported Christian radio stations.

A Christian minister for “many years,” Bob McClure integrated Christian ethics with an entrepreneurial spirit he passed on to his children.

Jon McClure, 52, branched out from the family business at the age of 37 to found ISO Poly Films, a rapidly expanding manufacturer of custom plastic liners and films for consumer and industrial products.

“I had an opportunity to work under my father, who taught me a lot of things I wouldn’t have learned if I went to work for a big corporation,” said Jon McClure. “More than anything, he taught me the ethics of honesty and doing the right thing.”

At 86, Bob McClure, who lives in Simpsonville, goes to work daily and is “just as entrepreneurial today as he was

when he was 20 years old,” his son said.

During the recession, Bob McClure found licenses for FM stations that were about to expire. “He went to the owners, gave them a few dollars, not a lot, and connected them together in an Internet company.”

Called The Life FM, the company has 10 stations online with a mission to build a network of “Christian Talk full-service FM radio stations from Chicagoland to the Gulf Coast and in between,” McClure said. One of the stations, WWQEFM, has listener coverage from Anderson, S.C., to Athens, Ga. “He really loves broadcast radio,” McClure said.

Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com.

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SmartTruck Gets World Notice

SmartTruck, a Greenville company, has been recognized by an international organization encouraging sustainability for its systems for improving fuel efficiency for long-haul trucks.

Sustainia, which includes advocates for green initiatives from 56 countries, included SmartTruck’s UnderTray System for big trucks in a list of solutions for energy savings.

“To be recognized in the international sustainability community is a great honor and a testament to the product itself and the advanced technology that was used to bring the UnderTray system to the trucking industry,” said Mike Henderson, chief executive officer.

Attorneys Share Deal Honor

The Association for Corporate Growth has recognized the acquisition of Ranger International of Greenville by the Berger Group of Morristown, N.J., with three awards.

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Sealevel to Hire 5, Invest $2.5 million

Liberty-based Sealevel Systems Inc. announced plans to hire five engineers and process control associates and invest $2.5 million in equipment and innovations to accommodate its 2011 facility expansion. The company added 10,000 square feet of warehouse space, flexible manufacturing space and an in-house circuit assembly line.

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Regional Management went public this spring with an initial public offering that netted $44 million. It is traded on NASDAQ. The company was formed as privately held with four offices in South Carolina in 1987 and today has 194 in several states of the Southeast and in Texas and Oklahoma.

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Complete Public Relations has officially announced its creation as a “strategic and media affairs company serving South Carolina.”

Complete is an outgrowth of Brett Public Relations, and Tim Brett, who led that company for 18 years, is chief executive officer of Complete.

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the next Facebook,” said participant Rich Winley of Clemson University-based No Chains, which will help people find local restaurants and menus online.

He said Barth has done a good job of “getting the old money to meet the new money.”

Nearly constant feedback and access to technical expertise are what help accelerate the companies’ development, Winley said.

He intends to learn more about “big data,” or large, complex data sets. Yet as his team’s marketing person, he faces another issue: “the pitch.” By the end of the 13 weeks, each team needs to have a honed message to convince venture capitalists that their product really is the next big thing – in a matter of minutes.

Winley likened the preparation to a play rehearsal. “They give you constructive criticism right then and there. Sometimes it’s nice, sometimes it’s not.

Sometimes you need to go home and get a confidence booster.”

Most of this advice comes from dozens of mentors from this area and around the country recruited

by Barth. Every few days, much like speed-dating, teams get a brief introduction to a new mentor, and must quickly find a mutual affinity among their interests and resources. Some mentors fly in or participate by video conference. Afterward, it is up to the teams to fit themselves into mentors’ schedules, although some mentors drop by often.

Planned outings such as Greenville Drive games help expose teams to Greenville’s amenities, but business is the focus. At any time, several people might be intent on a screen in the Iron Yard’s large computer lab, while others meet with Barth or conduct their own team meetings. They might also work over coffee or a meal at a nearby restaurant. In his spare time, Winley helped Fayetteville, Ark.,-based Kambit connect with nonprofit executive directors who could test the charitable donation

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Three weeks into the program that began May 29, participants in The Next Big Thing business accelerator were working 12 to 15 hours a day to realize their dreams. With the dual goal of kick-starting fledgling software companies and increasing Greenville’s tech-industry presence, the 13-week program is a rarity in the Southeast.

The startups work at The Iron Yard, an apt name for a space in the NEXT Innovation Center, where raw ideas and talent might be forged into focused and profitable businesses by applying intense pressure for a brief time. With free workspace and help from graphic designers and MBA interns, plus money for living expenses, the startups aim to turn their prototypes into consumer applications.

More than 300 teams applied from 19 countries, and Iron Yard Managing Director Peter Barth

had just two weeks to select participants. Less than a third made it past the application review, leaving Barth to conduct 87 interviews via video chat in one week. With input from investors and a select group of mentors, he chose the final 10 teams. They aim to create products that let users do anything from track real-time sports stats to create an online school.

“Team was the most important, then size of the market,” said Barth, “and how likely it was that our mentors would have experience to help with their company.

Location wasn’t important.”

The concept of a business accelerator is still new, especially in a community more familiar with corporations and “old money” as supporters of new enterprises.

“It takes me 10 minutes to explain what I do,” said Aubrey Duggar, program and events manager at The Iron Yard.

“I just tell people I’m in a program where they’re trying to produce the next Twitter or

The Next Big Thing teams work on their projects at The Iron Yard in The NEXT Innovation Center in Greenville.

software Kambit is developing.

At this point, anything can happen. Teams in accelerators have been known to scrap an entire idea after hearing expert advice, or discovering that another company just launched the same product. The Aug. 29 goal, however, is to create companies with the potential to thrive – companies that will choose to do so in Greenville.

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As they did to keep electric-bus maker Proterra afloat, local investors have come up with bridge financing to help revive a titanium plant in Laurens County and an R&D center at CU-ICAR in Greenville.

The Upstate Carolina Angel Network and SC Launch, a not-for-profit development fund, put together the funding for American Titanium Works of Chicago. The amount was not disclosed.

Matt Dunbar, managing director of UCAN, said the bridge funding is to help ATW operate while it “prepares to re-enter the capital markets to secure funding for the plant.”

He said there were optimistic indications that the company would be able to secure sufficient financing.

Dunbar said while the investment “is atypical for an angel group, UCAN members came together to help the company move forward – similar to the group’s work last year with SC Launch to secure critical bridge financing for Proterra.”

Thirteen individuals contributed a total of $250,000 and SC Launch kicked in another $250,000 last year to help Proterra meet payroll until it could close on $30 million in private equity investments, which it did.

On Nov. 12, 2008, then-Gov. Mark Sanford and Thomas Sax, chief executive officer of ATW, announced that the company would invest an estimated $422 million in a “world-class minimill” in Laurens County. It said it would employ 320 people in the facility.

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It was not clear if the plant and the R&D center remain as originally proposed. A message left with Sax in Chicago was not returned.

The ATW investment by UCAN was one of six announced by the investment group.

UCAN said it invested in two other Upstate firms – KIYATEC and Lab 21 – and in Verdeeco and Airo Wireless, both in Atlanta, and Virtual Race Bags of Charlotte.

KIYATEC is a Greenville startup “developing 3-D culture tools and assays for the pharmaceutical, biomedical and life science industries.” The technology was developed at Clemson University.

UCAN said it co-invested in KIYATEC with SC Launch, Nexus Medical Partners and other local investors.

Lab 21, which is based in Greenville’s NEXT Innovation Center, is a developer of medical diagnostic tools. It came to Greenville after acquiring local startup Selah Technologies. UCAN and SC Launch have made previous investments in Selah and Lab 21.

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Urbana Cliffs is remodeling a 3,229-squarefoot office at 22 S. Main St. as marketing, sales and showroom to show off mountain and lake lots between Travelers Rest and Asheville, N.C. The existing office on Highway 11 in Travelers Rest will be closed. A decision on what to do with that building has not been made, a spokesman said.

The decision to shift the main sales office to Greenville was driven by a determination to run a leaner marketing operation and to put a showroom in a location accessible to residents and visitors, the spokesman said.

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Lee & Associates represented the owner, B&B Properties, and Urbana C3, the Cliffs entity, in the lease of the Greenville office.

The unsold real estate is not affected by the bankruptcy proceedings initiated by the Cliffs Club & Hospitality Group (Clubco) that holds ownership of clubhouses, golf courses and other recreational and social amenities.

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Of the eight Cliffs communities, six are in South Carolina and two in North Carolina near Asheville.

nity management division of Stokes Land Group of Jacksonville, Fla. They formed Urbana Cliffs as the marketing arm.

That partnership now holds 80 percent of the available real estate and is negotiating to acquire what remains.

The club houses, golf courses and other properties held by Clubco are expected to emerge from bankruptcy by summer’s end under a reorganization plan submitted by Steve and Penny Carlile, the wealthy Texas couple who own a lot in High Carolina and are principals of Carlile Development.

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Teenagers in That Awkward Stage Theater Project take responsibility for all roles in upcoming production

By Cindy Landrum | staff

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Katie Payne formed That Awkward Stage, a theater troupe for and run by teens, in the spring of 2011 so teenagers who liked theater would have a place to show what they could do.

“That Awkward Stage is a chance to bridge the gap between childhood and adulthood with something constructive; to fill an awkward stage, if you will,” said Payne, who will go off to Clemson University in the fall to major in secondary education and minor in theater. “It is a way for teens to push the limits of what they are capable of creatively and theatrically.”

The troupe will really push those limits when it stages its third production at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg on July 6 and 7.

It will present an original musical, “Composed in Memories,” a story about two teenagers’ unspoken love for each other and how they cope with acknowledging their love after the young man loses his memory in a car accident.

Actor and “The Lion King” cast member Nick Cordileone and his daughter Hero, 10, enjoy a open-air lunch at Bellacino’s in downtown Greenville. The New York City pair said they like Greenville’s downtown a great deal and, knowing very little about Greenville before they arrived, were pleasantly surprised to find downtown a vibrant place where people want to be.

Life on the road

By Cindy Landrum | staff

Sean Sullivan, his wife and his three kids have called Greenville home for nearly three weeks now.

But in another week, they’ll cram their SUV full of the clothes, toys, books, strollers and pack-and-plays

‘Lion King’ cast, crew tries to make family life as normal as possible that are necessities of life for a family with three children aged 4 and under, and move to Houston.

Such is the life on the road for the automation carpenter for the traveling version of Disney’s blockbuster musical, “The Lion King.”

Sullivan’s job is to move the show’s scenery such as Pride Rock and the Elephant Graveyard through computer control during performances – a task he accomplishes from a platform about

Sullivan’s children – a 4-yearold girl and twin 2-year-old boys – have never known life off the road.

The cast and crew form a large extended family and try to make this vagabond existence as normal as possible.

There are birthday parties at the pool, softball games at the park and cookouts when schedules permit.

Children “go” to school and summer camp. Sullivan’s daughter will go to YMCA camp in Greenville.

“That will be the first time we’ve dropped our daughter off somewhere and driven away,” Sullivan said. “We’ll remember Greenville for that reason.”

Nick Cordileone joined “The Lion King” tour two years ago to play the role of the meerkat Timon. His now-10-year-old daughter, Hero, joined him last summer and has traveled with him ever since.

“We weighed the idea of how valuable it would be to Hero to travel,” said Cordileone, who home-schools his

daughter while they are on the road. “We thought we’d try it.

It’s been great.”

Cordileone said his wife, Amy, a professor at NYU, joins them often. She’ll celebrate her birthday in Greenville.

Cordileone tries to maintain a loose schedule for his daughter when they are on the road.

“The most difficult thing is trying to maintain a sense of regimen,” he said. “The load-in and load-off weeks can be difficult. Those are the weeks that the show has to come first, but we still have to do school during the year.”

Cordileone said he and his daughter try to explore what’s unique about each city they are in. While in Greenville, they’ve spent plenty of time in Falls Park and made several trips to the zoo and the children’s museum. A trip to Asheville’s Biltmore House is planned.

“Each city has something to offer,” he said, “but there are cities that really surprise you with what they have.”

In Buffalo, the pair looked

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Seventeen-year-old CaraLisa Franz, a recent graduate of the Fine Arts Center and Wade Hampton High in Greenville, wrote the script and is directing. Vincent Lovetro, also a Wade Hampton High graduate, wrote the music and lyrics.

“I wanted to make a musical that had the story of finding yourself,” Franz said. “So often in my four years of high school, I saw students who didn’t know who they were. Evan, the main character in the musical, doesn’t have a past because he loses his memory.”

Franz, who wrote the script while she was acting in two other musicals and finishing her senior year of high school, created the characters before she came up with a plotline.

Until this production she had never done anything but acting. The experience of directing the musical prompted Franz to change her college major at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia to directing.

Mike J. McCall, 19, and a student at Greenville Tech, is playing the male lead role. McCall, who has experience in school and community theater, said staging an original musical is a lot more work than staging a previously produced play.

Members of That Awkward Stage Theater Project sing during a recent rehearsal.

“For a regular musical, if you need to learn the songs, you can go to YouTube and watch a video,” he said. “Here, we don’t have sheet music. It’s not tabbed out.”

He said playing a character that has never been played by anybody before is easier than playing an established role.

“There are no expectations for the character because it hasn’t been done before,” he said.

Mea Abrahams, a rising sophomore at Byrnes High School who has been in seven shows at the Greer Children’s Theatre, went from hoping for an ensemble role to being an understudy to playing the lead female role overnight.

“I get to create this person,” she said.

“It’s a big weight, but it’s a great feeling. It’s like the first time anyone ever saw ‘The Lion King.’ The way you play the charac-

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“Some things are the same in each city,” he said, adding that the mall is a required stop in every city they stay.

Some cast and crew have become adept at hot plate and microwave cooking because they have grown tired of meals out. They find doctors, dentists and places to get their hair cut.

Cordileone said the gypsy lifestyle can take some getting used to, but life on the road has its advantages, too.

“I love change, but I love stability, too. This job has both.

I do the same job, but everything else is always in flux.”

“The Lion King” is in Greenville through July 8.

Then, cast and crew will pack their bags and move on to the next place they’ll call home.

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ter the first time is the way people will see the character from now on.”

In addition to creating an original script and score, filling all the roles and doing all scheduling, planning and marketing, the teens also raised the $2,000 needed to stage the show through the website Kickstarter, a site that enables individuals to help fund arts projects for as little as a dollar.

“I think this just shows what teenagers can do,” Payne said.

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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“Other guys have a work box with tools,” said Sullivan, who has worked on “The Lion King” national tour since September 2005. “Mine is filled with toys and other things you need for three babies: toys, swimmies, things like that.”

He and the other members of “The Lion King” cast and crew live a sort of vagabond life, calling the current city on tour home and then moving on to the next. Often, they’re in a city only three or four weeks. An 11-week stop, such as the one the show will make in San Francisco later this year, is considered long-term.

Some do have their own homes or apartments and return there during vacations and when the tour is nearby. Others have no permanent address, instead living in extended-stay hotels or short-term lease apartments in whatever the current location of the show turns out to be.

Some travel alone, others with their families.

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Furman University Thompson Gallery Works by Osher Students Through Jul. 27 ~ 294-2998

Greenville County Museum of Art Julyan Davis: Dark Corners Through Jul. 1 ~ 271-7570 Greenville Symphony Orchestra 2012 Independence Day Patriotic Pops!

Jul. 4 ~ 232-0344 Downtown Alive The Eric Scott Band Jul. 5 ~ 232-2273

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The South Carolina Children’s Theatre will be holding auditions for “The Sound of Music” on Sunday, July 15, or Monday, July 16. The production will run Sept. 7-23.

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

The Greenville County Museum of Art continues its Sunday @ 2 events in July. Upcoming events include: On July 8, docent Mike Murphy leads a tour of Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection , to celebrate the artist’s birthday. Wyeth was born July 12, 1917; on July 15, Artist Winfred Rembert discusses his life and art, focusing on the current exhibition, Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace in a gallery talk; on July 22, the Greenville Shakespeare Company will present a compact edition of “As You Like It;” and the Pride of Greenville Men’s Chorus will perform live in the galleries on July 29. For more information, call 864-2717570 or visit www.greenvillemuseum.org.

Furman University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) has installed an arts and crafts exhibit in the Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building. The free exhibition, which runs through July 27, includes works by 30 OLLI students in a wide range of visual arts, including pen and ink, painting, photography, fiber, and wood carvings. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 864-294-2998.

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The Mauldin Cultural Center’s Railroad Concert Series continues with a performance by the Charles Hedgepath Bluegrass Band on Friday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the center’s outdoor amphitheater. The event is free to the public.

Lawn chairs, blankets and coolers are welcome, and encouraged (alcohol prohibited). Tickets, though free, are required for entry in the event of inclement weather. This concert is supported “Ferns Gone Wild” by Edith McBee Hardaway.

Mixed media. 28” x 36.” May be seen at the Artists through a grant from the Metropolitan Guild Gallery of Greenville, 200 N Main Street.

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Centre Stage’s director of creative education Ellen Jones says the theater’s new season provides an interesting palette.

There are plays written by big-name playwrights, a play that examines mental health, a treasured holiday story, a musical revue that features songs from the top bands of the 1980s, a Broadway musical farce celebrating its 50th anniversary and a rock musical.

“I think we’ve got a terrific offering of a little bit of everything,” Jones said. “Each show is unique and pertinent to a different time in history. It’s an interesting palette. It is certainly an ambitious season.”

The season opens on Sept. 6 with part one of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy, “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” The story is a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up.

“It’s a poignant slice of life,” Jones said.

The thriller “Angel Street” is next on the schedule, running from Oct. 25 through Nov. 17. Centre Stage executive and artistic director Glenda ManWaring will star in the story about a seemingly normal couple, the Manninghams. Set in England in 1880 when independent women were few and far between, the play depicts Jack Manningham slowly torturing his wife into insanity under the guise of kindness.

“Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Show” is Centre Stage’s holiday offering. The show, which runs from Nov. 22 through Dec. 22, will feature oldfashioned radio stories, including actor-produced sound effects and original show sponsor jingles.

Eighties music will take center stage in an original concert, “Rock ‘N Roll Forever.” The musical revue, scheduled for Jan. 24 through Feb. 23, will feature music from Foreigner, Toto, Genesis, AC/DC and more.

The show will run for five weeks, one week longer than the theater’s previous music revues that sold out.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” which features the music of Stephen Sondheim, is next on the schedule beginning March 28. The musical farce is 50 years old.

The musical combines the time-tested 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the energy of classic vaudeville.

“Fox on the Fairway,” a tribute from Ken Ludwig to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, runs from May 16 through June 8.

Rounding out the 2012-13 season is “Next to Normal.” The rock musical that will run from July 11 through July 27, 2013, tells the story of a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect her illness has on her family. It is not the typical feel-good musical; instead, it focuses squarely on the pain that cripples the members of a suburban family.

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PRICE $1,350,834 CHANTICLEER $990,000 CLAREMONT $708,750 THORNBLADE $610,000 $595,000 $500,000 FOXBROOKE $425,000 TERRA WOODS $386,000 KILGORE FARMS $384,169 STONEHAVEN $376,000 PARK HILL $351,400 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $347,000 ABERDEEN HIGHLANDS $343,600 CARILION $342,000 PARK HILL $340,000 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $338,225 SUGAR CREEK $332,500 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $325,001 KNIGHTS BRIDGE $319,935 CHANDLER LAKE $316,635 $310,000 BOXWOOD $300,000 $290,000 CROFTSTONE ACRES $282,500 CUSTOM HOUSE $272,222 WOODLAND CREEK $270,510 SUGAR CREEK $260,000 $250,000 CLARK MANOR $246,000 HOLLY TRACE $244,950 WOODSTONE COTTAGES $243,850 NORTHGATE $242,000 HOLLAND PLACE $237,500 THE GARDENS AT ROSE RESERVE $235,150 BELMONT HEIGHTS $234,500 $230,000 HIGHLAND CREEK $227,000 PARK HILL $226,000 WOODSTONE COTTAGES PH.II $215,300 RAVINES AT CREEKSIDE $212,500 GREYTHORNE $206,494 BRUSHY MEADOWS $205,000 WHITEHALL PLANTATION $201,250 $201,000 GREYWOOD AT HAMMETT $200,000 SUMMERWALK $195,000 GARRISON WOODS $195,000 PLANTER’S ROW $191,000 KELSEY GLEN $189,549 GROVE PARK $187,000 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS $180,000 FAIRWAY VIEW $178,500 GARLINGTON PLACE $177,500 TWIN CREEKS $177,146 PARKSIDE @ LISMORE $171,720 WOODFOREST $171,000 $169,900 CROFTSTONE COMMONS $168,000 PELHAM SPRINGS $168,000 PARTRIDGE RIDGE $165,000 AUGUSTA COURT $165,000 MATTESON BROOK $163,500 RABON CHASE $160,000 CHEROKEE FOREST $159,000 NORTHGATE TRACE $159,000 MORNING MIST FARM $158,000 BEAVER BROOK II $158,000 THE HEIGHTS PH.2 SEC.1 $156,715 HILLSIDE AT ROLLING GREEN $155,000 BUXTON $151,500 CANEBRAKE $151,000 SUGAR CREEK VILLAS $148,000 HAMMETT GROVE $146,000 $145,000 LISMORE VILLAGE $144,774 J.B. LEAGUE $144,500 LOCKELAND PARK $142,500 DANBURY $142,000 ROSEWOOD MEADOWS $140,000 BALDWIN FOREST $140,000 PARK HILLS $140,000 RIVER MIST $139,900 HAWK POINTE PH.1 $138,500 CEDAR VALE $137,500 CAMELOT $136,100 HEATHER HILLS $134,000 RIVERDALE ACRES $130,898 $130,000 $129,900 CHESTERFIELD ESTATES $129,668 MARTINS GROVE $128,487 RAINTREE COVE $127,500

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IC OR N T S W HI ’TO D

$580,000 DOWNTOWN

Built in 1922 by architect William Ward, home is on the SC National Register of Historic Places. Large .82 ac lot on James St. near downtown Gville.

Hdwds throughout, large rms downstairs, grand entry & balcony, 4 BRs up w/walk-in closets, new slate roof, lrg basement, covered patio, and more. Joey Beeson 864.660.9689 or Tom Marchant 864.449.1658 MLS #1241823

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$394,900 RIVER WALK

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

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

Gleaming hdwds. Wide staircase to upstairs and a back staircase. Beautifully landscaped yard, large screened in porch. Award winning schools. Upscale amenities. One year AHS home warranty. Joye Lanahan 864.404.5372 MLS#12306057

A ST A U E G R AUD A R

$267,500 AUGUSTA ROAD

Updated! 4BR/2BA, 0.4 ac home. New kitchen w/ updated cabinetry, under mount sink, granite c’tops, new SS appl’s, new lighting. New carpet in den, new paint, updated BAs w/ granite vanities, refinished and stained hdwds throughout. New full-size front loading washer/dryer. Seller to provide a 1-year First American Home Warranty. Tom Marchant 864. 449.1658 MLS#1236640

Happy 4th of July.

From a company that’s been part of Independence Day celebrations since 1933.

The Caine Companies have been celebrating July 4th with Upstate families and companies for almost 80 years. And we’ve had the priviledge of helping people find the perfect backyard or office patio to enjoy holiday cookouts and fireworks. With the region’s leading residential and commercial real estate experts, as well as the national resources of Coldwell Banker, our team has everything you need to make your holiday celebration complete. Visit us online at cbcaine.com to see how we can help you with your real estate needs.

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$209,900 NEELY FARM

Well maintained 4 BR/2 BA meticulous home on quiet, cul-de-sac lot.

Side entry gar, granite c’tops and SS appl’s in kitchen, scr porch, open floor plan with 2 sty foyer. Screened porch overlooking fenced yard. When owners built house they had the builder make master bath larger...fantastic upgrade! Brand new carpet just installed March 21st! Barbara Riggs 864.423.2783 MLS#1235075

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$169,900 NEELY FARM

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$119,900 CARLTON PLACE

3 BR/2BA home in culde-sac w/ great curb appeal. New carpet and paint, master on main. Large playroom was converted from the garage. Kitchen has cathedral ceiling and a gas log fpl. Formal DR, 2 BRs and full BA on second floor. Large deck off den overlookings the beautiful level large fenced back yard. This is a must see for location and price. Valerie Miller 864.430.6602 MLS#1242747

Stunning, 1 owner 3BR/2BA townhome in Mauldin, off I-385 and Butler Road. Lower BR and BA has doorway leading to fenced back yard. Middle level has half BA, large LR, kitchen, dining area, fpl and opens to pvt deck. Upstairs 2 BR/2 BA. Master features a large walkin closet and shower. Neutral paint, nice carpet and fitted blinds, 1 car gar. James Akers 864.325.8413 MLS#1236623

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$525,000 MONTEBELLO

Immaculate 3BR, 3BA condo offers one level living. Approx. 3000 SF w/10’ ceilings, open floor plan, corner unit.

Gas fpl & custom wine room. Gourmet kitchen w/granite c’tops, tile bkspl, SS appl’s, and custom cabs. MBR w/ garden tub, oversized shower, and huge closet. 2 guest rms w/spacious BAs. Nancy McCrory 864.505.8367 or Karen Turpin 864.230.5176. MLS# 1243266

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$315,900 CARISBROOKE

Recently updated custom built 5BR/3BA home. 2 sty entrance with coved ceiling, bonus, formal LR & DR, spacious kitchen w/breakfast rm & den, office/study or guest rm with full BA. Fannie Mae owned, eligible for Home Path mortgage with as little as 3% down, no Mortgage insurance premium, no appraisal fee. www. homepath.com for details. Kathy Slayter 864.982.7772 MLS#1240835

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$235,000 NEELY FARM

Newly painted custom built 4 BR/2BR, open floor plan. New 30 year architectural roof w/ upgraded underlayment in 2010, Trane HVAC systems, Frigidaire SS pro series appl’s, hdwds downstairs and upstairs hallway, wood burning fpl, oversized gar, Lrg MBR, MBA w/shower and whirlpool tub, screen porch and deck overlooks private landscaped yard. Barbara Riggs 864.423.2783 MLS# 1235680

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$199,900 ALLISONS MEADOW

4 BR/2BR home, located near I-385, airport, excellent schools, and shopping.

Office w/French doors, endless ceilings in GR w/fpl, spacious kitchen w/island, black appl’s, stained cabinets, breakfast area, formal DR, master on main has walk-in closet, double vanity, separate shower, garden tub. Second floor has bonus room, 3 BRs, laundry room. Joan Rapp 901-3839 MLS#1237450

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$142,500 DUNWOODY OAKS

3 BR/2 BA beautiful immaculate home boast 10 ft. ceiling with builtin shelves, hdwds and sunroom. Large MBR has trey ceiling, MBA w/his and her closets, double sinks, separate garden tub and shower, Extra large 2 car gar with pull down attic storage.

HVAC-2010, Roof-2011, and Water Heater 2009. Patio overlooking perfectly manicured yard. Joye Lanahan 864.404.5372 MLS#1242281

FANNIE MAE INVESTOR SPECIALS 1242928 1238888 1243030 1242915

135 Somersett 506 Laurel and Hardy Lake Rd 220 Drewmar 205 Leake Street

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Do a search for only Lots and Land 3 See homes that are new to the market— be the first to know

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BILLIE TONEY 906-5759 WOODRUFF RD.

SIGRID PERRET-GENTIL 879-4239 GREER

REGINA TWILA KINGSMORE COULOMB 525-6665 420-1362 EASLEY/ PLEASANTBURG POWDERSVILLE

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R EA L E STAT E D I G E ST PEOPLE,

AWARDS,

HONORS

S h a r o n W i l s o n o f C o l d w e l l B a n k e r C a i n e C e l e b r a t e s 2 5 Ye a r s o f R e a l E s t a t e S u c c e s s June 19, 2012 – Sharon W ilson celebrates over 25 years of service with Coldwell Banker Caine Real Estate. Sharon has consistently ranked among the top three producers in the company and in the Coldwell

Banker network in the state of South Carolina. This year, Sharon qualified for the International President’s Elite society, made up of the top 4 percent of Coldwell Banker agent’s internationally.

Sharon not only enjoys her career, she is also active in the community as a former Board member of Project

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Host, a founding member of the McCall Hospice House of Greenville, and a Junior League of Greenville Sustainer.

“Sharon has flourished over the past 25 years in her real estate career and it is evidenced by her loyal clients,” says Frank Halter, Chairman of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Her personal

relationships with her clients, many of whom have become close friends, are what make her such an asset to her clients. We are thrilled she is a member of the Caine family will enjoy watching her succeed for many years to come.”

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: UNDERCARRIAGE REBUILD CATERPILLAR D8T TRACKDOZER, RFP# 69-07/16/12, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012, AT 6:00 P.M. (or at such time as other public hearings are concluded) IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE DONALDSON FIRE SERVICE AREA OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND MILLAGE LEVY FOR THE TAX YEAR 20122013; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENDITURES OF THE REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE DONALDSON FIRE SERVICE AREA DURING THE TAX YEAR. THE DONALDSON FIRE SERVICE AREA BOARD HAS REQUESTED THAT GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DONALDSON FIRE SERVICE AREA’S MILLAGE OF FIFTYONE AND SIX-TENTHS (51.6) MILLS FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. THE REQUEST OF THE DONALDSON FIRE SERVICE AREA BOARD REPRESENTS NO INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR’S AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE LEVY FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. HERMAN G. “BUTCH” KIRVEN JR., CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

LEGAL NOTICES Only $.79 per line ABC NOTICE OF APPLICATION Only $145 tel 864.679.1205 fax 864.679.1305

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that South Carolina CVS Pharmacy, LLC Store # 3380, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1922 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than July 8, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that South Carolina CVS Pharmacy, LLC Store # 3886, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 3218 W. Blue Ridge Drive, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than July 8, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

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

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Croc’s Clemson, Inc /DBACroc’s Sports & Spirits , intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 4100 A Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than July 8, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that South Carolina CVS Pharmacy, LLC Store # 5569, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 7501 Augusta Road, Piedmont SC 29673. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than July 8, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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Some Things Are Meant to Last Forever

the week in photos

The winning team, Halfmoon Entertainment, at the Junior Achievement Golf Tournament, from left to right, John McClure, John Moore, Roger Simpson and Steve Sutherland.

Green Your Grass, Not Your Lakes

The Junior Achievement Golf Tournament had specialty items at every hole. Massages at one hole were provided by Massage Envy.

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United Way’s African American Leadership Greenville (AALG) held its annual FANtastic event recently to recognize leadership donors and celebrate their commitment to this community. The event also serves to help seniors in the community as AALG members collected 78 portable fans from attendees, which will be distributed to those in need of cooling during the hot summer months via United Way partner SHARE. Here, members Ryscha Williams and Emma Barksdale arrive at the event with a fan for seniors in need.

Members of the Holly Tree Hurricanes swim team got the chance to send one of their former team members off to the U.S. Olympic Trials. Simpsonville resident Annie Gillig, a 2012 J.L. Mann graduate who signed with Ohio State University, is heading to the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. Gillig is one of eight Y-Spartaquatic Swim Club members to represent the club at the Trials.

Shoppers at the Slow Food Upstate Earth Market at McDunn Studio. Markets are scheduled for June 21, July 19, August 16 and September 20 at 741 Rutherford Road.

Shop local.

It Matters.

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YARD SAVVY: Lawn fertilizers are a big source of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.

Get to know your lawn’s needs by soil testing before fertilizing, or check your N-P-K ratio.

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Students from Furman, Duke and Vanderbilt Universities receiving fellowships in community sustainability, research and service from the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation talk with George Baldwin, center, managing director of government relations and sustainability for Piedmont Natural Gas and vice president of the foundation during a reception at Furman prior to the announcement of the grants. Each fellowship is worth $8,000, and the grant will also support research, travel and other programming opportunities for the students.

Photos by Jeremy Fleming / Contributor

Students receiving fellowships from the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation, front row left to right, Wes Floyd, Kelsey Kaline, Alexandra Scavone; back row left to right, Marc Loeffke, Patrick Starr, Charlie Molthrop.

Marianne Pierce, associate academic dean of Furman University, left; George Baldwin of Piedmont Natural Gas; and Barbara Davis of Piedmont Natural Gas hold a large check with the total dollar amount awarded for the fellowships.

Enjoy the outdoors with maintenance free Poly furniture.

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featured events Keeping you healthy, active and informed!

Diabetes self-management eDucation Wednesday, July 18 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Medical Office Building Community Center Diabetes affects every organ in your body and Carolinas Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology can help you learn how to manage it. You must have a physician’s referral to participate, and insurance will be filed for the program’s cost. Participants receive a free blood glucose meter and diabetes reference book. Please contact Erica Moore at 864-560-6465 for more information and to register.

fighting infection at home anD in the hospital Tuesday, July 24 • 12-1 p.m., lunch provided Medical Office Building Community Center Kathy Bryant, RN, of Spartanburg Regional Infection Prevention, will lead the discussion on how you can keep your family healthy by taking just a few precautions around the house. She will also discuss how her department works with staff to identify, control and prevent infections in a hospital environment. Is hand washing still the gold standard for fighting infection? Join us and find out. Register online.

nicotine anonymous Tuesdays • 6 p.m. • Village Hospital Meeting Room One Nicotine Anonymous is a weekly support group dedicated to those who have a desire to stop using tobacco. This casual meeting is free and open to the public.

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Across 1 Spruce (up) 6 Employees with many perks?

14 45 holder 20 Mother-of-pearl 21 Intimate 22 Really well-off 23 “You __ big trouble, mister!”

24 View from much of the Oregon coast?

26 Kid-friendly, in a way 28 Country singer who was an 8-year-old “Star Search” contestant 29 Yank 30 Delight at the comedy club 31 Site of the first cover-up?

32 Rise: Abbr.

34 He appointed Sandra to the Supreme Court 36 What Ceylon, Siam and Upper Volta are nowadays?

41 Racetrack sounds 45 Comic Amsterdam 46 Board-certified talk show host 47 Attribute 48 Pop-up ads, e.g.

51 List of The Duke’s films?

55 Do impressions of 56 Wrong 58 2002 Streisand album 59 Latin law

60 “Bohemian Rhapsody” addressee 62 Browning and more 66 Carp cousins 68 Double eagle in a PGA event?

76 Tall, dark and handsome 77 Actress Zellweger 78 Sheet of stamps 79 Subside 82 Petal picker’s word 84 “It follows that ...”

88 With it 89 Battleship game setting?

94 Spicy stews 96 “Fun, Fun, Fun” car 97 Savvy about 98 Possessive in many church names 99 Triangular soil deposits 101 Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, at the time?

106 Character in “Scooby-Doo”?

108 __ Domini 109 Samoa’s largest city 110 “The Cosby Show” son 113 U.K. award 114 Oro y __: Montana’s motto 117 Alaska’s __ Sound 119 Pneumatic tube in a drive-thru?

123 Intertwines yarn 124 “Later, dude”

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125 High standing 126 “Star-cross’d” lover 127 Battle of Thermopylae victor, 480 B.C. 128 Utter failure 129 Trim Down 1 Trapped 2 Float site 3 Lipton product 4 Facebook request 5 Repel, with “off” 6 Katniss’s weapon in “The Hunger Games” 7 Lawless state 8 Hang up the spikes 9 Paparazzi’s target 10 Ticked off 11 Lemon aids?

12 Singer DiFranco 13 Scrapes 14 The 1973 Mets’ “Ya Gotta Believe!,” e.g.

15 Hoover’s wife 16 Humbly apologizes 17 Pulitzer-winning biographer Leon 18 __ cava 19 Vortex 25 Barbarian 27 “Buon __”: Italian greeting 33 Explosive trial 34 Flattened 35 “Decisions, decisions ...”

37 Homer, for one 38 Oral health org.

39 “__ and stop me!”

40 Horror star Chaney 42 London lockup 43 Bring aboard 44 Runner down under?

48 “Overhead” engine parts 49 Moonfish

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63 Overcharge, say 64 Turf __: common football injury 65 Important star 67 Gas additive brand 69 Like some kindergarten programs 70 Plenty, in verse 71 Menlo Park middle name 72 Clutter-free 73 ‘Iolani Palace site 74 Condo, e.g.

75 Set components 79 Cornerstone abbr.

80 Nixon confidant Rebozo 81 Judge’s setting 83 Disdain 85 Haggard 86 The lord in “The Lord of the Rings” 87 Stare at rudely 90 Like many faithful adherents 91 Genetic material 92 Off-rd. ride 93 One who isn’t with us 95 Movie props?

98 Hail Marys, often 100 Future ferns 101 Strengthened, with “up” 102 Floating 103 Cigar brand that comes in grape and peach flavors 104 Violent protester 105 Ted of “CSI” 107 “Game of Thrones” airer 110 Chocolate caramel bar 111 Parcheesi destination 112 Rocket scientist, e.g.: Abbr.

114 Frat letters 115 Jazzy Horne 116 Fivers 118 Cajun staple 120 Topeka-to-Peoria dir.

121 “Ew, I didn’t need that mental picture!”

122 Plunk preceder

50 It might be cc’d 51 Cord under a tarp 52 Abrupt 53 Word with gas or oil 54 Dry skin tip-off 57 More agile 61 Dough-dispensing convenience, briefly Crossword answers: page 48

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By ashley holt

The first cut is the deepest I’ve always set extreme limitations when it comes to styling my hair. As a kid, I had the prerequisite Beatle bangs that every American boy had in the Nixon era, which got parted down the middle during the ‘80s in keeping with legal requirements.

As puberty inspired the need to start a rock band, longer hair became an imperative. But because the hair on top would simply explode in a mushroom cloud of curls (I had what was known as “ELO hair”), the conservative approach was to only let the hair in the back grow, which is how millions of young boys with similar follicle conditions independently engineered the mullet. No one knew it was a mullet back then and ignorance was bliss. The evidence, unfortunately, is preserved in hundreds of high school yearbooks.

At no point did I subject myself to dyes or other complicated treatments, nor did I become inspired to design my hair in some ridiculous MTV fashion. I did, however, fall victim to Morrissey hair.

Specifically, I fell victim to Paolo Licciardi, sometime drummer in my sometime rock band. He’d just given himself the Morrissey treatment – buzzed back and sides, piled high on top – and was eager to do the same number on my head.

When his first attack with the clippers resulted in “uh oh,” I headed to the closest barber shop to have the damage repaired.

There, I received the best haircut of my life.

It was a manly establishment, with cheap wood paneling on the walls and back issues of Penthouse in the waiting area. The only other feminine element was a nail technician stationed in the corner; a woman with the mannerisms of a Wild West madam. She smiled to show off her eyebrow pencil beauty mark as I sat down.

The barber was a study in manliness by virtue of his Navy tattoos and lit cigar. I noticed that the only décor on the walls was a framed portrait of Franklin Roosevelt.

Barber Manly inspected the gash in my head with a wince and went to work.

In a burst of violence, his fingers locked onto my skull while the other hand scraped layers of skin with the clippers. A cloud of hair and cigar ash enveloped my head as he wrestled my disobedient hair into submission. Just as

I was about to protest, he was done. The fog of hair lifted and I saw in the mirror that, amazingly, the haircut was perfect.

“Now you look like a respectable college kid,” he said, having never asked if I was attending college. The nail madam smiled her approval.

I have spent the last 25 years trying to recreate that haircut, like a junkie trying to revisit that first high. I seek out the manliest barber shops, hoping to find someone with the brutal artistry of that tattooed genius, but it never works out.

So I go crawling back to the sissy beauty parlors, where excitable young girls try to coax me into exotic waves and gel sculpting. They do their best to work the clippers with their delicate technique, but they’ll never deliver the satisfaction of that brilliant beast who touched me in my youth. Sometime I wish I would just go bald. At least then I’d know the dream is finally over.

But for now, with my mass of unruly hair still needing regular attention, I’ll continue to seek the perfect haircut.

These days, I try to jinx the barbershop visits in my favor with a supernatural talisman: Before any stylist begins to work on my amber waves of mane, I insist they hang a picture of FDR. 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 www.ashleyholt.com.

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