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Greenville Tech recently announced plans for a new Enterprise Campus that will feature an innovative learning environment for manufacturing and other new businesses.

Named the Carolinas Institute for Training and Innovation (CITI), the new campus will fill a growing need, says Dr. Keith Miller, president of Greenville Technical College, closing the middle gap between research and market.

The program will continue to train students in high-tech manufacturing techniques, but will also be a unique venue that co-locates and shares space for industry to create prototypes and serve as a manufacturing accelerator where fledgling companies will have access to equipment.

Several undisclosed locations are being considered for the new campus and Miller expects a decision to be made in late August.

At this point, Greenville Tech’s programs are graduating between 300 and 500 skilled manufacturing students each year – and that’s still not enough to fill the need, said Miller.

“The manufacturers in Greenville County have been knocking on my door for quite a while, saying ‘We need more, we need more.’

And we need to get more in that pipeline,” he said.

Manufacturers are concerned because a slim percentage of their workforce is younger than 25, but approximately 20 percent are older than 55, said Miller.

“The skills gap that we’re facing in Greenville County is not unique; it’s a challenge nationally. The race is on [to close the gap] and the winner is going to be who is most creative at addressing the shortages,” he said.

The CITI campus is expected to have a Manufacturing Honors College, the first of its

kind at a two-year college. It will also feature a Youth Apprenticeship program designed to integrate school-based and work-based instruction to prepare high school juniors and seniors for employment in manufacturing.

An Advanced Machining Center (ADM) will provide a living lab for worker education, training, and product development. The lab will be equipped with state-of-the-art CNC, EDM, grinders, and multiple-axis lathes.

There will also be a Rapid Prototyping Center equipped with 3-D modeling, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, and deposition modeling technologies to take new products from concept to market quicker.

Brian Gallagher, director of marketing for O’Neal Inc, a company that advises and works with manufacturing companies, says they “are very happy that they [Greenville Tech] are moving forward with that campus.”

Gallagher says having a strong technical college infrastructure is key to maintaining and strengthening our manufacturing position.

He sees many of his clients utilizing the new campus when it opens.

Miller appeared last month before County Council requesting $25 million for the funding of the Enterprise Campus. A prior request for $37 million had been held that included not only the new campus but improvements to the Barton campus.

Council members debated whether they wanted to devote some of the county’s debt capacity to Greenville Tech. The request was changed to general obligation bonds because of the lower interest rates. Councilman Jim Burns requested that Miller provide the campus budget and revenue projections to review.

Second reading of the ordinance to issue the bonds was held at the July 16 full council meeting and will be taken up at the Aug. 20 meeting.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Perimeter Road has been getting motorists around the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center, an industrial park built on the former Donaldson Air Force base, for decades.

But with the first phase of a new military facility nearing completion, other companies announcing expansions or new facilities and population growth in southern Greenville County, Perimeter Road is becoming overused and outdated, said Jody Bryson, SCTAC’s president and CEO. SCTAC has until Dec. 1 to secure half of the $3.6 million needed to widen and repave the two-lane road, Bryson said. The Greenville Pickens Area Transportation Study committee has agreed to fund the other half of the project, he said.

Perimeter Road is a seven-mile, two-lane road that acts as Main Street of SCTAC, home of 85 companies, including Michelin, 3M and Lockheed Martin.

“We’re the bully pulpit for the project,” Bryson said. “Our thinking is with the current density and what’s coming, it really makes sense to do the project all at once rather than doing it piecemeal.”

Bryson said SCTAC doesn’t have the money to pay half the cost of the widening of the road, half of which is owned by the county and the other half by the state. The project’s

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cost is significantly lowered because the state and county own large amounts of rights-ofway, eliminating the cost of property acquisition, he said.

A recently-completed traffic study showed several of SCTAC’s key intersections – near the 3M entrance, Exchange Street and Perimeter and Chapel Road and Perimeter – already need additional turn lanes and sections of the road should be widened based on current traffic counts.

SCTAC expects additional traffic when the South Carolina National Guard’s Upstate Army Aviation Support Facility is completed in October. The 111,000-square-foot, $26 million facility will house six Chinook dualrotor helicopters and four Lakota helicopters.

It will employ 75 people.

The second phase of the project, estimated at $51.5 million, is scheduled to break ground in January 2014 and will include a field maintenance shop and joint-use readiness center.

After completion, the center is expected to employ 15 full-time guardsmen and 151 traditional guardsmen.

“We envision other guard units from across the country to come here to train,” Bryson said.

Greenville Tech’s aviation maintenance program will have space in the aviation center.

SCTAC has also converted an unused runway into a test track. SCTAC also has a 1,400-acre gen7 eral aviation airport.

In addition to the 6 Guard facility, Cytec and Rexam Healthcare Packaging expanded, and four new companies – Integro Earthfuels, Picanol of America, Fluid Tech Machines and Carbures – have announced plans to locate at SCTAC. As the population of southern Greenville County increases, Perim4 eter Road is also used as a cut-through by an in5 creasing number of motorists driving to Mauldin 3 and Greenville.

Bryson said SCTAC is talking to county and state officials and elected representatives about funding for the Perimeter Road improvements. He said he hopes that work could begin in the spring.

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Don’t give gamblers a toehold Only tireless vigilance will keep the video poker industry out of South Carolina.

It should come as no surprise that gambling advocates are hard at work advancing the latest attack in the industry’s long-term goal to entrench video poker in the Palmetto State again.

The games’ supporters are using the same tactics that worked so well for them in the past: Launch new electronic games as soon as the old machines are seized, and new enabling legislation before the ink is dried on the latest law to close them down.

Assistant Attorney General Adam Whitsett reportedly traveled to the Upstate earlier this month to argue before magistrates in Pickens County and Simpsonville that video machines newly seized by SLED are illegal gambling devices.

And Bluffton Rep. Bill Herbkersman obligingly filed the new bill in March, within days of the governor’s signature on a law banning sweepstakes cafes, the previous loophole the industry poked into South Carolina’s ban on games of chance.

Two decades ago the industry pawn was Sen. Jack Lindsey, now deceased, who slipped one sentence into a complicated law that his colleagues failed to catch.

That sentence allowed video poker machines to give payouts – and the game grew from a smattering of machines to a $3 billion-a-year predator that took a decade to kill. Industry bosses took out a governor and spent millions trying to buy the Legislature and thwart law enforcement in the courts. Foiling them took the combined cunning and courage of South Carolina’s canniest minds in the General Assembly and Supreme Court.

Just as it will take the combined vigilance of legislators and law enforcement to foil them now – in the field as new games are

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slid into convenience stores and bars, and scouring the fine print of pliable bills like Herbkersman’s.

As usual, Herbkersman’s public story is his compassion for the kitchen-table card players among his constituency – in this case, “the ladies” in Sun City’s retirement community who “want to be able to go in the clubhouse, have a glass of wine and play cribbage,” as he explained to The State newspaper.

Then why does his bill include language to allow coin-operated games that pay winnings through tokens, points or vouchers?

That’s a far cry from ladies at cribbage in Hilton Head.

It’s the opportunity for a payout that opens the door to the big boys, which is why the S.C. Entertainment Law Consortium is a devoted supporter of Herbkersman’s bill. The goal isn’t the clubhouse, but the storefront parlors that have unhappily closed since the sweepstakes ban became inescapable in March.

While Herbkersman works the Legislature, game makers work the field. The games Whitsett came to the Upstate to prosecute simulate slot machines and advertise jackpots that build as more people play, reports The State.

Operators claim they are legal games of skill because players can replace symbols on the board, but Whitsett told The State, “No amount of skill or knowledge can win a player these top prizes unless the machine randomly generates boards containing these symbols.”

And so it goes. Whitsett should keep his bags packed, and Herbkersman’s bill deserves a lot more scrutiny in January than it got in March. Only vigilance will keep this snake at bay.

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The real problem with regulation We live in a world in which pedicures and funeral parlor bathrooms are serious issues for state government.

The Regulatory Review Task Force, established by Gov. Nikki Haley earlier this year, met recently at the State House to hear comments by citizens. Among the citizens were representatives of the South Carolina Board of Funeral Service and the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology.

The essential problem is this: Pressure from industry groups has led lawmakers to add onerous regulations that limit competition and increase costs for everyone.

Take cosmetology. If you want to be a nail technician and join a business offering nail services, you’re faced with licensing fees, 300 hours of coursework (compared to 200 hours for ambulance specialists), an exam administered by the board, and continuing education.

The regulations become costlier and even more intrusive for aspiring estheticians and cosmetologists. They limit the market to those who can already afford the charges and required educational courses, thus not only raising prices across the board but stifling social mobility.

Special interest industry groups know that less competition means they will be able to charge their customers more, so they try hard to convince lawmakers that more regulation is good for public welfare.

A case in point: A spokesman for an existing cosmetology school in Columbia told the task force the existing industry “really doesn’t want to be unregulated” but that the government should ban private, independent apprenticeships. In effect: Regulate our competition, not us. This is the opposite of how a healthy, free market should run; businesses should be successful based on the quality of their products, not on how well they can get government to stifle their competitors.

And that’s just one industry.

A representative from the Funeral Consumers Alliance of South Carolina described the hardships placed on the casket-making industry by another government bureaucracy – the S.C. Board of Funeral Service, which regulates embalming practices, funeral products and crematoria. The Board is made

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up of 11 members, nine of whom have close connections and personal friendships with owners of leading S.C. funeral companies, according to the Funeral Consumers Alliance and other watchdog groups.

Woodworkers who want to try their hand at making caskets can’t do it without incurring government-imposed costs that run almost as high as those in the cosmetology sector. Casket-makers in South Carolina are required to go through an extensive checklist of requirements that have no bearing on public safety or the quality of their products.

Among these conditions are: six adult caskets on display at all times, a public bathroom and water fountain subject to periodic inspection, and a $400 nonrefundable license fee.

Established companies (some are owned by policymakers) can meet these prerequisites. Fledgling businesses find that the regulations drain their tight budgets and make it impossible to compete. Consequently, the only winners of regulations are the existing businesses – and of course lawmakers, who often receive campaign contributions or other favors as rewards.

It’s not only small-business owners or consumers who shoulder the costs for a government-backed barrier to entry. The General Appropriations Bill for 2013-2014 provides for over $15 million to fund the professional and occupational licensing agencies, up from $11 million dollars seven years ago.

The regulatory beast keeps growing.

If the Legislature and the governor are serious about reducing our debt and budget, they should start with eliminating unnecessary regulatory agencies and let the free market do what it does best: boost job growth and drive down prices for everyone.

Tejas Renade is a research fellow at the South Carolina Policy Council.

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For years, drought has been an issue in South Carolina, but this summer, lack of rain has not been a problem. With monthly rainfall averages 18 inches higher than normal, farmers cannot complain about watering their crops.

This year, the question becomes: Is it too much?

For the Upstate, experts say flooding due to heavy rainfall isn’t the biggest concern because of its natural geography, but there are other concerns with the increased rainfall.

For example, farmers are finding it difficult to operate machinery on the soft earth.

A even bigger problem is fighting pests.

“Though the higher levels of precipitation and our warm weather increase insects and disease, the real problem is that this rain makes it almost impossible to properly spray crops because time is needed for these sprays to dry,” said Danny Howard, Greenville County Cooperative Extension agent of agriculture for Clemson University.

Without this drying period, pesticides and fungicides wash off, and plants are only left with their natural defenses, which leads to other problems for farmers.

“The worst damage comes from the different kinds of rot found in Upstate crops: brown rot, black rot and root rot,” Howard said.

In the Palmetto State, specific crops can be hurt by the heavy rains. While heavy rain and less sunlight “will slow down the growth of all plants and their fruits,” Howard said, the weekly report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) says the “excessive rains continue to hinder the harvesting of the small grain crops, which also cause delays in the double-crop planting of soybeans.”

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In the Upstate, Howard said, “Blueberries and watermelons are splitting, tomatoes aren’t ripening well and any plants planted in low-flood plains are susceptible to flooding, such as corn.” Another concern of Howard’s was hay production: “Hay requires time between being cut and being baled to dry out, so this rain has led to many delays in harvesting.”

However, there are some crops that benefit from this weather. Heavy rainfalls have not damaged peaches for South Carolina, which is the second-largest peach-producer in the United States. Recently, Andy Rollins of Spartanburg, a specialist in fruits and vegetables for the Upstate region, was quoted by Clemson University saying, “Our best peaches are coming in right now. We just started picking some of the top varieties, like Caroking, and the quality of them this year is superb.”

The size of the peaches, however, is expected to be smaller due to less sunlight than normal.

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GMO debate reaches Upstate tables Are you sure you know what’s in your food?

Groups like Monsanto say their genetically modified organisms help feed the planet, but local and national groups have concerns SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com Do you really know what you are eating?

More than 90 percent of the major crops in the United States – corn, soybeans, canola, sugar beets and cotton – contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Processed foods, most cereals, fruit juices, vitamin drinks, colas and other soft drinks containing high-fructose corn syrup, baby formulas, salmon, chicken and beef are all foods that contain GMOs. The wisdom of genetically modifying America’s food supply is a source of intense national debate.

Better eating through science The World Health Organization defines “genetically modified food” as food developed from crop plants that have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits, such as improved nutritional content or resistance to plant viruses.

GMOs also enter our food supply from farm animals that are fed a diet of genetically engineered plants, usually corn or soy, according to The Institute for Responsible Technology, a nonprofit dedicated to educating policy makers and the public about genetically modified (GM) foods and crops.

GMOs were first introduced in the 1990s as a way to increase crop production and feed the world. The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of genetically modified crops, and the federal government’s official position is such crops are safe, resist disease better and can provide starving nations with muchneeded food.

Farmers were offered incentives to feed their livestock corn and other genetically modified grains, and Monsanto Corporation and other companies touted its benefits, said Janette Wesley of Slow Food Upstate, a nonprofit dedicated to educating people on local foods and cultures. The group sponsors Slow Food Earth Market, where Upstate consumers can purchase non-GMO foods.

Monsanto in the crosshairs Suspicion about the long-term health effects of modern biotechnology has prompted worldwide protests against GMOs and Monsanto in particular. In May, an estimated 2 million people in more than 50 countries turned out for rallies as part of the March Against Monsanto movement led by Occupy Monsanto. The group has another march planned for September 17.

Best known for producing Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, Monsanto dominates the GMO industry, reportedly ac-

Genetically modified golden rice (right), compared to white rice. Golden rice was designed to produce beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.

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Wheat seeds treated with bacteria like those colonized in this petri dish are nearly immune to wheat take-all, a rootdestroying fungal disease.

counting for 90 percent of genetically modified crops worldwide. The company also produces a variety of pesticides, including Roundup, and is a leading producer of genetically modified seeds and herbicides. In 2013 alone it sold seed – much of it modified – worth more than $9 billion.

In its advertising, Monsanto calls itself a “sustainable agriculture company” and says its crops help to feed the planet. Noted Wesley, “Monsanto sells genetically modified corn seeds and also sells Roundup Ready, an extremely potent herbicide that is the only one able to be used with cultivation of this corn. ” Proponents argue that GMOs decrease insects, produce larger crops and better meat.

Concerns, according to The World Health Organization, revolve around the potential for allergic reaction, gene transfer to humans and the effect of “outcrossing” – when genes move from GM crops to conventional crops or related species in the wild – on food safety.

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Samm Script, North Carolina author and associate producer of the documentary “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives,” says the health risks are severe. Recent animal testing has shown birth defects, infertility, cancer and other serious health issues occur when eating GMO feed, Script said.

“The science it is based on is flawed,” she said. “Genetic scientists used a one-gene-toone-protein theory, but genetic science today says that genes mutate.”

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine reported, “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food,” including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system.

Monsanto disputes such findings, saying on its website, “Hundreds of millions of meals containing food from GM crops

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Are GM foods safe?

Different GM organisms include different genes inserted in different ways. This means that individual GM foods and their safety should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and that it is not possible to make general statements on the safety of all GM foods.

Consumers have questioned the validity of risk assessments, both with regard to consumer health and environmental risks, focusing in particular on long-term effects. Other topics for debate have included allergenicity and antimicrobial resistance. Consumer concerns have triggered a discussion on the desirability of labeling GM foods, allowing an informed choice. At the same time, it has proved difficult to detect traces of GMOs in foods: this means that very low concentrations often cannot be detected.

Organic efforts take Root in Upstate Global concerns about biotechnology are shared by several Upstate groups and individuals who are working to educate the public about GMOs. Dr. Nancy Walker, who earned a Ph.D. in agronomy with an emphasis on genetics and plant breeding at Clemson University, is a proponent of “spreading the word about healthier food supplies in our community” and works closely with Slow Food Upstate.

She said she began having doubts about her field “sometime in the late 1980s. I was feeling a concern about the technology that had been developed. I began to think that we as scientists did not know what we were doing.”

Today, she and her husband own Walker Century Farms in Anderson and breed purebred Devon cattle along with bees and pork, and focus on sustainable and organic production practices.

In addition to Slow Food Upstate and the Institute for Responsible Technology, several national grassroots organizations with Upstate chapters are engaged in “a grassroots, face-toface effort to get the word out,” said Wesley.

Source: World Health Organization

GM foods currently available on the international market have passed risk assessments and are not likely to present risks for human health. In addition, no effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where they have been approved. Continuous use of risk assessments … should form the basis for evaluating the safety of GM foods.

have been consumed. There has not been a single substantiated instance of illness or harm associated with GM crops.”

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Among them is Moms Across America, which is petitioning the federal government to recall Roundup and cease GMO seed and Glyphosate (the chemical in Roundup) production until the consumption and longterm use of such products are proven safe.

Both sides of the GMO fence Whole Foods has signed an agreement saying the chain’s products will be 100 percent GMO free within five years. Trader Joe’s does not allow any GMO ingredients in any of its private label products. Fast food chain Chipotle says it is working to eliminate GMOs from its ingredients, but as of now there is not a viable supply of meats and dairy from animals raised without GMO feed.

Other companies aren’t budging. Nestle and Mead Johnson Nutrition recently dismissed calls to remove GMOs from their infant formula products in the U.S, citing the approved use of GMOs by several national and global regulatory bodies. WIC programs only offer GMO provided formula.

The latest push is to label GMOs in food, giving consumers the information to choose whether to purchase a GMO product or not. Vermont was the first state to pass a labeling bill, while 30 states have similar bills in the works. South Carolina has yet to introduce a bill.

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Add one more to the list of things rising seventh-graders need to get ready for the upcoming school year – a Tdap vaccine.

Starting this fall, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control will require all rising seventhgraders to prove they have received a vaccine for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, on or after their seventh birthday.

The Tdap vaccine also includes tetanus and diphtheria.

Whooping cough, a highly contagious disease marked by a prolonged, severe cough, is occurring at its highest rate since the 1950s.

Most children under the age of 6 have received shots to protect from whooping cough because it is one of the immunizations required for day care and school attendance. But the shot’s protection wears off in five to 10 years, making older children, teens and adults more likely to contract the disease.

Adults who come in contact with infants under the age of 12 months also are encouraged to get a Tdap shot.

Whooping cough is a respiratory disease that can be fatal, especially in babies younger than 12 months old.

Whooping cough is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After fits of many coughs, a person with the disease often needs to take deep breaths, which results in a “whooping” sound.

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Woodruff Road area to get new library branch APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com After 20 years of searching and saving, the Greenville County Library System has located a spot to build a new branch library in the Woodruff Road area.

Last week, Greenville County Council approved a request to purchase nearly 10 acres on Woodruff Road near the Five Forks area. The branch, approximately 30,000 square feet, will be roughly twice the size of existing branches. Room for an optional 15,000-foot expansion is also planned.

According to the library system’s director, Beverly James, a library in that area had been written in and out of planned developments, which would have donated land for the branch, but the plans did not move forward. The system continued to search and “nothing really had come to pass that was suitable or affordable,” she said, until a few months ago.

Plans for the branch go back to 1993, when the library system launched a building program to replace nine existing branches and the main library, along with an additional branch in the Woodruff Road area. The building program was completed in 2005 and the library system still had not located a spot for a Woodruff Road branch. The search was so lengthy that the funds set aside for the branch ac-

cumulated, eventually allowing them to purchase the current piece of property for $910,000, said James.

The area is the most densely populated without a library within two to three miles, according to the library system. And according to 2010 data, more than half of the households in that area used a public library.

Woodruff Road residents now use the Simpsonville, Pelham Road and Mauldin library branches, which together saw nearly 30 percent of the system’s total visits in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, according to library system figures.

“We are very excited about the chance to provide Greenville County residents with greater access to public library services,” James said. “Current library users, as well as those folks who have yet to take advantage of the variety of quality resources and programs freely available, will benefit from a new library location in the Five Forks area of Woodruff Road.”

Construction costs of the new branch are estimated at about $7 million, and a tax increase will not be required to fund the construction, she said. No firm groundbreaking date has been scheduled, she said.

However, a special zoning exception for the property was granted in early July and the branch will most likely be constructed within two years to conform with the exception’s limits, she said.

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Dozens of residents gathered Tuesday at Simpsonville City Hall to protest proposed changes to the way and frequency in which citizens may address City Council at public meetings.

Residents speaking at a Tuesday council meeting took issue with proposed written procedures that state, “No speaker shall be allowed to address the City Council during the citizen comments period on a topic the speaker addressed to City Council during a prior council meeting.”

“City ordinances do not override state law and definitely don’t override federal law or the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” said Joan Davidson, Simpsonville resident. “The changes also are to prevent the citizens from exercising their First Amendment rights of free speech by telling us what we can say and when we can say it.”

Resident Taylor Graham called the proposal a “direct violation” of free speech rights, saying, “The Supreme Court has ruled that criticism of the government or advocacy of unpopular ideas that people may find distasteful are permitted as part of free speech.”

Added former council member Pat Thomas, “The current rules don’t need to be changed. Sometimes people do not hear things the first time around.”

City Administrator Russell Hawes presented the document to council, calling it a written form of what the council has already been doing.

“By placing procedures into writing, it shows transparency,” he said. “The wording is an interpretation of what council has done for the past 10 years.”

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jected to the changes, saying, “I think citizens should be allowed to be heard and come to us over an issue as many times as they want. If some don’t like it, I’m sorry, but they hired us. We are here to hear what they have to say. I think the way we have been doing it is just fine.”

Councilwoman Sylvia Lockaby said the rules mostly followed Robert’s Rules of Order, and council members did not need to adopt these procedures since they were already doing most of them. Councilman Matthew Gooch said he had “issues” with the same section, but did not elaborate on what they were.

Mayor Perry Eichor defended the procedures, saying, “We had one member of the audience who said that [Section E, Item 5] was in violation of the First Amendment. I am not an expert in constitutional law, but I know that Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said, ‘You can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater even though you have the right of free speech.’ You can’t control a meeting, right?

Meetings are open to the public, but they are not public meetings.”

Prior to the meeting, Eichor told the Journal, “People are overreacting. It was only a discussion and it likely won’t be adopted or voted on.”

If Simpsonville adopts the procedures, it will be the first municipality in Greenville County to limit how many times a person can bring an issue up before a city council.

The proposal will come before the council again at the next workshop on Aug. 27.

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Faith Memorial Chapel celebrates 75 years APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

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During steamy summer days when church attendance sometimes wanes because of vacations, a small chapel about 45 miles outside Greenville built just for vacationers has endured for multiple generations.

Designed as a vacation chapel just above Caesar’s Head in the community of Cedar Mountain, N.C., Faith Memorial Chapel has been a summer worship spot for many

Upstate families.

Originally established in 1894 by Rev. Ellison Capers, rector of Greenville’s Christ Church Episcopal, the current incarnation of the chapel celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

So many vacationers were visiting the Cedar Mountain area, about 45 miles from downtown Greenville, that Capers’ wife, Charlotte, wanted to build a small, rustic chapel in the area. The first chapel was used until the early 1900s when Capers died. Then in the 1930s,

Architect William Ellis prepared working drawings from this sketch to build Faith Memorial Chapel. Architect Kirk Craig designed a later addition.

interest was reignited and Rev. Alexander Roper Mitchell, rector of Greenville’s St. James Episcopal Church, began meeting with worshipers on the porch of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cary.

Dr. Theodore Stone, of the family that owned the Upstate’s Stone Manufacturing, donated the land for the chapel and fundraising began with donors committing $15 and $25 during the tough economic times of the Great Depression.

Groups held “tacky parties” for fundraising, said Garry Patton, Mitchell’s great-grandson, a current chapel trustee and unofficial historian. “One party raised $45,” said Patton. He added that in 1936, Mitchell said, “We have to have faith with prayer and not just lip service.”

Greenville architect William Ellis designed the chapel, which sits at about 3,000 feet elevation, and it was constructed by Paul Oeland, who built more than 100 churches in the Southeast.

Since those first years, generations of families have attended services in the log and stone structure, typically between June and Labor Day. Though established

by Episcopal rectors, the chapel now hosts ministers from various denominations. The name was changed to Faith Memorial Chapel in honor of Rev. Capers.

Patton, whose uncle Steve Mitchell served as secretary and treasurer for the chapel for nearly 60 years, said FAITH continued on PAGE 18

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that when scheduling ministers, Steve Mitchell always made sure to get the “big four”: First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Buncombe Street Methodist and Christ Church. Patton also recalls that when Steve Mitchell would count the weekly offerings, he would create handwritten thank-you notes for any who gave checks.

Current trustee chairman Seabrook Marchant said he has attended the chapel since he was young. Marchant’s father, Tom Marchant, also served as chairman in the 1980s and multiple family members have been baptized and married at the chapel.

“It’s a pretty special place to me and my family,” he said.

One of his favorite aspects of the chapel is

Greenville artist Charlie Pate at Faith Memorial Chapel signing a print for Mary Mitchell, left, with Margo Patton looking on. Pate was commissioned for a painting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the chapel.

the “opportunity to hear different ministers from different faiths,” along with seeing people that he doesn’t always see, Marchant said.

The chapel is supported exclusively through donations and can also contribute to local ministries, said Patton. A board of roughly 20 trustees keeps the building in shape and oversees operations.

“The commitment of the trustees is the glue that keeps the chapel going,” Patton said.

The building has been expanded twice, once in the 1960s and in 1984, but the atmosphere has endured, including some of the pews that were salvaged from the first building, he said.

Patton said he’s attended services at Faith Memorial Chapel since he was a child and “I feel the presence of God there.” Some families have been attending for four generations.

There’s also a contingent from Aiken and Charleston that regularly attends services, he said. Students from Brevard College’s music school often play during services, and members of St. James Episcopal come each year and hold a picnic on the grounds, Marchant added.

Making sure the chapel continues to survive and thrive, along with supporting the local community, is what’s on tap for the future, said Marchant.

“We want to make sure to be in good financial shape and serve the people who have been coming to services for so long,” he said.

More than 200 gathered to mark the 75th anniversary in mid-July. Services will continue weekly through Sept. 8. For more information, visit faithmemorialchapel.org.

Faith Memorial Chapel timeline 1894 – Faith Chapel is built as a place of worship for vacationers visiting the Cedar Mountain area.

1908 – Founder Bishop Ellison Capers dies and the chapel begins to fall into disrepair.

1936 – Rev. Dr. Alexander Robert Mitchell, rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville, meets with a group Bishop Ellison Capers about starting a place of worship in Cedar Mountain.

July 10, 1938 – The first service is conducted at Faith Memorial Chapel by Dr. Mitchell.

Aug. 26, 1945 – A stone tablet is dedicated to the service of The Reverend Dr. Alexander Robert Mitchell.

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Summer Bugs How to avoid the sting of the season CYNTHIA PARTRIDGE | CONTRIBUTOR

Ever wonder how to stop the itching of that very annoying mosquito bite or if you’re actually allergic? Dr. Trip Johnstone, an allergist at Allergy Partners of the Upstate, answersa these questions along with many more.

Mosquitos are bugs that like moisture.

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“Fifty people a year die from bee stings,” said Johnstone.

If a bee stings you and you have a severe reaction, Johnstone recommends allergy shots, which “have a 95 percent effective rate that will help severe allergic reactions to bee stings and fire ant bites return to a normal reaction state.”

Usually old remedies like sucking the getting bitpoison out of a bee sting or placing cigaten, try using rette tobacco immediately on the skin after insect the sting are believed to help break down repellent as well as covering up with light the protein in the sting. clothing in order to reduce the exposed “These old remedies aren’t proven to skin surface area, advises completely work without apJohnstone. plying them immediately,” he STINGING & “Methods for treating mosBITING INSECTS said. quito bites include taking an Multiple fire ant bites Africanized (“Killer”) Bees antihistamine like Claritin for aren’t uncommon since most American Dog Ticks swelling and itching. If you fire ants work in groups and Asian Tiger Mosquitoes have several bites, you should people are often unaware of apply a hydrocortisone cream fire ant mounds. The best Bald-faced Hornets or ice. Anything that’s a cool thing if bitten by fire ants is Blacklegged (Deer) Ticks compress to reduce itching,” to take an antihistamine, said Brown Dog Ticks Johnstone said.

Johnstone. And the easiest Bumble Bees If you’ve ever noticed a way to avoid getting bitten Carpenter Bees discoloration of a mosquito is to attempt to exterminate Chicken Mites (Bird Mites) bite after the itching has died them the moment you disEuropean Hornet down, this is called “post incover their mound.

Flea flammatory, meaning after “It’s sometimes difficult Honey Bees swelling or inflammation,” to differentiate between an Johnstone said. “Tearing at allergic reaction to fire ant Lone Star Tick bites by scratching the bite bites when there are multiple Mosquitoes excessively can cause the pigbites on the body,” he said.

Open Pipe Mud Daubers mentation. There are two “Since the toxin in the bite Paper Wasps types of pigmentation: Hyperis made to kill, 40 bites give Rocky Mountain Wood Tick pigmentation means the bite you 40 injections of toxin.

Velvet (“Cow Killers”) Ants area looks darker, and hypoThe question for us allergists Yellowjackets pigmentation, meaning you is how much of your reaction end up with white patches.” is toxic, based on how many Source: National Pest Mosquitos aren’t the only ants have bitten you, versus if Management Association bugs you should be protectyou’re actually allergic.” ing yourself against; bees and fire ants are There are certain symptoms that help also a problem. Bees are usually attracted allergists determine the severity of the reto light-colored clothing and fragrances action by looking at the patient’s physical because it reminds them of a flower. symptoms.

“A little severe is when you receive a rash on sites other than where you got stung.

The most severe symptoms are like, ‘I feel bad, lightheaded, nausea.’ These symptoms need to be taken care of,” Johnstone said.

Knowing the signs of an allergic reaction can give an understanding of the severity of the sting. Following simple rules like wearing bug repellent or avoiding bees will help make the summer more enjoyable – with less scratching.

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Author wants to save the season SO YOU KNOW Home canning preserves tastes of the season for later CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Nature’s bounty is plentiful, but fleeting.

Author Kevin West’s answer to the frustration of having his favorite produce available in abundance one week and disappear the next was something his mother did – canning, preserving and pickling.

For West, home canning became a way of “Saving the Season.”

“Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling and Preserving” is the title of a newly released book written by West, a master home preserver (certified by the University of California Cooperative Extension) and a former magazine writer and editor.

West, the author of the “Saving the Season” blog, will conduct a cooking demonstration and book signing at The Cook’s Station on Sunday, just in time to help Greenville gardeners and farmers market customers “put up” their bounties.

West’s foray into home canning started after he bought a flat of strawberries at the Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Although West liked to cook and entertained friends often, he knew no matter how many friends he had over for strawberry shortcake, there was no way to eat all those strawberries before they went bad.

He remembered back to his childhood and his grandmother in Tennessee and her strawberry jam.

He decided to make some. The first batch, in his word, was “gross” but he

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didn’t give up. West decided he’d learn to make jam on his own. Marmalades, jellies and pickles followed.

What resulted was “Saving the Season,” a 200-plus-recipe cookbook filled with stories about America’s rich preserving traditions, from the citrus groves of Southern California to the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts.

“Recipes can tell you how to make something, but they don’t tell you much about it,” West said. “Recipes need stories.”

Recipes in “Saving the Season” are informed by West’s Southern heritage, his research into traditional cooking and canning and the time he spent with food professionals.

Among the recipes included in his guide to home preserving are classic apricot jam, green tomato chutney, pickled asparagus with tarragon, persimmon butter, apple jelly and citron vodka.

And just like nature divides its bounty into seasons, so does West his cookbook.

There are sections on spring, summer, fall and winter.

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After seven years of riding along, South Carolina’s first cowboy church, Happy Trails, has set up permanent camp on 12 acres in Pelzer.

Since its inception in 2006, 13 other cowboy churches have sprung up around the state, mostly in the Upstate, said Floyd Tidsworth, a retired minister and member of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, who was appointed to spearhead the cowboy churches.

“I’ve always liked horses and owned when I could, so I looked forward to riding after retirement. However, once I retired I became aware of need for cowboy churches, because there are more horses per capita in South Carolina than Texas.”

The statistic about horses was echoed by Happy Trails pastor Doug Jones. “There are over 6,000 horses in Greenville County and 6,000 in Anderson County.”

Weekends are hard to attend church for those in the equestrian culture because of rodeos and shows occurring on the weekend, said Tidsworth.

“The idea was to offer a church for those in the horse industry and those who are unable to attend a church during usual hours,” said Sylvia Roper, Happy Trails secretary and treasurer. “My husband, myself, and others helped found the church and we are now partner members. The church is for anyone who has an equestrian interest, but they do not have to have horses. We have around 50 members, but we believe we’re going to grow.”

The cowboy churches offer laid-back services during the week, said Tidsworth. They allow attendees to wear hats, except during prayer, and play bluegrass, bluegrass gospel,

Pastor Kurt Hartley helps serve barbecue at the Happy Trails Cowboy Church relocation celebration.

and Southern gospel music.

They also baptize members in a horse trough, said Roper.

“We are a Christian church with a cowboy culture. You come as you are,” said Jones.

“Only about 30 percent of folks have an equestrian connection, but we have a lot of people who are just into the outdoors. “ The church plans to build an outdoor arena onsite for rodeo fun days and to have riding trails, but the biggest blessing, according to Jones, is the new facility itself.

“We were pretty restricted for six years in one room of a mobile home with no classrooms, one-night-a-week meeting place,” he said.

While Happy Trails is the first cowboy church in the state to move into its own permanent facility, Tidsworth said that Pacoletbased Riding for Jesus cowboy church goes into its own facility in August.

For more information on Happy Trails, visit happytrailscowboychurch.org.

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Social experiment reveals state is mostly honest APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com How can you tell if someone will do the right thing? Over the last two weeks, the beverage company Honest Tea decided to find out, setting up 61 unmanned, honor-system “stores” stocked with cold beverages in all 50 states, including one in Greenville. They called it the National Honesty Index.

Staff members watched as passersby either dropped $1 in the box for a cold tea beverage or just walked off with one, thinking no one was looking.

After the results were tabulated from more than 11,000 participants, the company announced this week that an overall 92 percent of Americans were honest and South Carolina was above average with 94 percent honesty.

Alabama and Hawaii tied for most honest state, with 100 percent of participants paying for their tea.

While watching the experiment, Honest Tea staffers also recorded data about the participants, including gender, hair color, hair length, facial hair, and whether or not they were wearing hats and sunglasses.

Using the data, Honest Tea discovered anecdotally that 100 percent of blondes in Illinois and Indiana were honest and people who wore eyeglasses were 94 percent honest.

The company also discovered that Washington, D.C. was the least honest at 80 percent.

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RANKINGS STATE/CITY % HONEST Alabama 100% Hawaii 100% Indiana 99% Maine 99% Iowa 98% Nevada 98% Oklahoma 98% Tennessee 98% Alaska 96% Arkansas 96% California 96% Nebraska 96% New Jersey 96% North Dakota 96% Oregon 96% Washington 96% Ohio 95% Vermont 95% Virginia 95% Illinois 94% Minnesota 94% South Carolina 94% Wyoming 94% Colorado 93% Georgia 93% Massachusetts 93% Montana 93% New Hampshire 93% Rhode Island 93% Wisconsin 93% Florida 92% Michigan 92% Missouri 92% New York 91% Pennsylvania 91% Idaho 90% Kansas 90% New Mexico 90% North Carolina 90% South Dakota 90% Connecticut 89% Maryland 89% Delaware 88% Utah 88% Kentucky 87% Texas 87% West Virginia 85% District of Columbia 80% Louisiana * Arizona * Mississippi *

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Health Events This is the first year that Honest Tea has done a nationwide experiment. According to its website, the first was in 2009 in San Francisco featuring a rolling cooler filled with bottles of tea along with a sign reading “Please don’t touch; back in 15 minutes.” As employees watched nearby, the entire cooler was empty within 15 minutes.

“We’ve conducted our experiment in different cities over the past few years, but this is the first time we’ve conducted the experiment on a national scale,” said Seth Goldman, co-founder and TeaEO of Honest Tea. “Even though my bicycle was stolen the same day as our D.C. experiment, it’s reassuring to know that 92 percent of Americans will do the right thing even when it seems no one is watching.”

See the nationwide results of the experiment at thenationalhonestyindex.com.

ADDITIONAL HONEST TEA RESULTS: • Washington, D.C. was the least honest location in the experiment with 80 percent of participants paying for their beverage.

• Overall, women are more honest than men (95 percent vs. 91 percent) – the same percentages in both our 2012 and 2013 tests.

• People in groups (96 percent honest) tend to be more honest than people on their own (91 percent honest).

• Unlike last year where redheads were most honest, in 2013 blondes were the most honest (95 percent) and followed by brunettes (93 percent) and then redheads (92 percent).

• The longer your hair, the more honest you are. People with short hair were 91 percent honest, vs. people with medium and long hair (93 percent and 94 percent honest, respectively).

Kids Adventure Day Fri., Aug. 2 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • GHS Life Center® Fun, adventurous physical activity, healthy cooking and crafts await kids ages 6-10. Cost: $45. To register, call 455-4001.

Splash & Dash Sat., Aug. 3 • GHS Family Y This event for kids ages 3-16 includes a pool swim and cross-country run.

Cost: $15. For details, visit ghs.org/splashndash.

Midwives and Waterbirth—Exploring Your Options Tues., Aug. 6 • 6-8 p.m. • 333 S. Pine St., Spartanburg Meet GHS midwives and learn about waterbirths in a hospital environment.

Free; registration required.

The Future of Health Care—What It Means to You Thurs., Aug. 8 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Wade Hampton High School News Radio WORD invites the community to attend a discussion on the future of health care with representatives from GHS, BlueCross BlueShield and the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Learn more at newsradioword.com.

Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Tues., Aug. 20 • 12:15-1:15 p.m. • GHS Life Center Learn signs, symptoms and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Lunch provided.

Free; registration required.

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day Sat., Sept. 14 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Kroc Center This annual event includes free health information and screenings.

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

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Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, 6200 White Horse Road, Greenville, will host a Flapjack Fundraiser on July 27, 8 a.m. All proceeds will benefit families in need of kidney and pancreas transplants through the HelpHopeLive program. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased by contacting Angela Satterfield at 864-593-2131. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. To request a Flapjack Fundraiser to benefit your nonprofit organization, visit AGGrestaurants.com.

On July 27 at 4 p.m., the Clubhouse Grille at Pebble Creek Club and St. Francis Pet Services are sponsoring Cause for Paws, a doggie day out fundraiser for the Greenville Humane Society. Participants are invited to take a one-mile walk along Pebble Creek Golf Course for a donation of $15 for adults and $5 for kids. The donation includes a barbeque plate and live music by The Barley Boys. For more information, call Bill Clee at 244-8872 ext. 2 or visit greenvillehumane.com/events.

The Reading Circle, a book club focusing on adoption, will meet Aug. 1, 7-8 p.m. at Encore, 104 South Main Street, Simpsonville. The club will be reading and discussing various books related to adoption and show a presentation of children needing adoptive families. For reservations, call 864-282-4730.

The book currently being read is “Three Little Words” by Ashley Rhodes Courter.

The Greenville Gaels Hurling team is hosting “the fastest game on grass” in Greenville on July 27 at noon at Gary I. Pittman Park, 420 Blacks Road. Greenville will face teams from Atlanta, Charleston and Virginia.

Admission is free alongside an after party at The Irish Pub located at 214 North Pleasantburg Drive. For more information, visit facebook.com/GreenvilleGaels.

The American Red Cross recently launched the Summer of Stories campaign to share the personal impact blood and platelet donors can

have on a patient in need. The Red Cross asks all eligible blood and platelet donors to join its Summer of Stories campaign, which runs through Sept. 9. The next local blood drive will be on Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the American Red Cross of Upstate SC, 940 Grove Road, Greenville. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 864-271-8222.

Three siblings, Kyle, Caitlin and Lauren, are hosting a fundraising event, The CrossFi(GH) t, at Swamp Rabbit CrossFit in downtown Greenville on Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. They are currently raising pledges for the amount of repetitions of certain exercises they can do in a given amount of time.

All of the money raised will go to the nonprofit they have started, Charleen’s Angels. Charleen’s Angels will be a support center for the childrenany age-of a parent with cancer. Sisters Caitlin Galloway (left) Charleen, their and Lauren Galloway (right) will hold a fundraising event, mother, has been The CrossFi(GH)t, to raise battling breast funds for their new nonprofit cancer on and that will work to support off for the last 11 those (any age) whose years. For more parents are fighting cancer. information, visit thecrossfight.wordpress.com, email galloway_ c4c@yahoo.com or call 864-915-8663.

The Spartanburg County Foundation recently earned a spot on the Community Foundation Top 100 Lists. In 2012, the foundation and its donors awarded more than 1,600 grants to nonprofit organizations that serve Spartanburg County, totaling more than $11 million in financial assistance that was given to meet community needs. Additionally, more than 2,800 contributions were made to the Foundation in 2012, for a total of almost $28 million in gifts. The Spartan-

The Junior League of Greenville announced their 2013 Membership Award recipients during the 84th Annual Meeting of the Junior League of Greenville. The 2013 Jane Cardwell Hughes Sustainer of the Year Award is Jean Hodges Hunt. The award is given to one member who demonstrated outstanding dedication and service.

The 2013 Frances Pearce Steele Provisional of the Year Award is Riley Farr Haskell. The award is given to one who From left: Riley Farr Haskell, Sharilyn Brokaw and Jean goes above and beyond her provisional Hodges Hunt. requirements and demonstrates outstanding dedication and service. The 2013 Helen Horton Hunt Active of the Year Award is Sharilyn Brokaw. The award is given to one member for outstanding volunteer service beyond her membership requirements and demonstrating voluntarism.

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burg County Foundation is on the list of Most Gifts Per Capita at number 20, Most Active Grantmakers at 46 and Most Activity Volume at number 65 nationwide.

On Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-noon, Dick Jensen would like to record any citizen who remembers something about Aug. 14, 1945, when the Japanese surrendered and World War II was over to Keep the Spirit of ’45. The interviews will be conducted at the Reedy River Baptist Church, 871 N. Hwy 25 Bypass, Travelers Rest. For more information call Lamar McCarrell at 864-610-9043.

DNA Creative Communications (DNA) continues its 2013 Shine the Light on Your Non-profit educational series with its second session, Successful Public Relations: Telling & Selling Your Story, on Aug. 7 at the Kroc Community Center, 424 Westfield St., Greenville.

Registration is open online at dnacc.com/ non-profit-resources/shine-the-light. Open to nonprofit executives, board members and development officers, attendees will learn how to structure and refine storytelling techniques that will strengthen their overall public relations campaigns and donor relations strategies.

The Mary Black Foundation announced that it has selected four local PE teachers to receive extensive training as local SPARK PE Trainers. SPARK PE is a nationally recognized physical education curriculum that is designed to get kids more physically active. As part of its focus on active living, the Mary Black Foundation partnered with all seven Spartanburg County school districts to train every elementary school PE teacher in the Spark curriculum. If you are interested in attending the SPARK PE training on August 13 or 16, please contact Molly Talbot-Metz at 864-573-9500 for more information.

Homes of Hope will hold its annual golf classic on Oct. 21 at Green Valley Country Club. Participants can register early by Aug. 30. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit that assists in providing affordable housing and training and mentoring opportunities for men overcoming substance addiction. For more information and to register, visit homesofhope.org.

DNA Creative Communications (DNA), a Greenville public relations and marketing firm, recently announced that it will be a partner agency in the 2013 CreateAthon Oct. 24-25. CreateAthon is a 24-hour, workaround-the-clock creative blitz during which communications firms across the world provide nonprofit design services on a pro bono basis. Any nonprofit organization in need of marketing materials to help their cause is eligible to apply and be considered as a CreateAthon beneficiary. Visit dnacc. com to download an application and apply

by Aug. 23. For more information on

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The TD Charitable Foundation announced it will award $2.5 million in grants to support neighborhood revitalization and stabilization projects and initiatives through its eighth annual Housing for Everyone grand competition. The competition invites local nonprofit organizations to outline their plans to address the most affordable housing needs in their communities. Twenty-five organizations throughout TD Bank’s footprint will each be awarded a $100,000 grant for a total grant donation of $2.5 million. Proposals will be accepted online at TDBank.com through 4 p.m. on Aug. 30. Winners will be notified in mid-November.

Verizon Wireless has teamed up with South Carolina USO to collect non-perishable food and essential items to provide support and encouragement to the service men and women stationed or traveling through the Palmetto State. Items can be dropped off until Aug. 30 at any Verizon Wireless store in South Carolina. Snack items needed include: beef jerky, granola and power bars; peanuts and cashews; rice crispy treats and sunflower seeds. Personal hygiene items needed include: individual packs of tissues, three-ounce bottles of sunscreen and hand sanitizer, lip balm, alcohol wipes, small packs of Clorox and baby wipes, pouches of laundry detergent and international calling cards.

Rock 101/WROQ and 93.3 The Planet/ WTPT set an Upstate record with 1,043 listeners donating blood at the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Up Your Sleeve Drive on July 19-20.

Listeners in 26 Carolina cities donated 1,043 units of blood, with 254 of those being first time donors.

The 18th annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament at The Cliffs Valley on Oct. 7 will benefit Meals on Wheels. Last year’s tournament raised funds to provide 11,600 hot meals for the homebound. Team and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Meals on Wheels at 864-233-6565 or visiting mealsonwheelsgreenville.org/fallclassic.

The Blood Connection’s President and CEO will retire in December after more than 15 years at the blood banking organization in the region. The Blood Connection’s Board of Trustees started a leadership transition that will take place over the next six months at Hart’s decision brings to a close. The board of trustees has retained consulting firm Witt/Kieffer to help choose Hart’s successor. Hart will remain at the helm of the blood center through December 31, 2013, or until a successor is appointed.

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Savory shindig Food truck rodeo serves up mobile meals APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com The food truck movement is growing in the Upstate and this weekend, three purveyors of mobile food will gather at the Swamp Rabbit Café on July 26 for a food truck rodeo.

The event will feature the Neue Southern and Asada food trucks along with The Chocolate Moose mobile dessert truck. Neue Southern offers European cuisine with Southern flavor and Asada serves up mission-style tacos and quesadillas with other favorites. The Chocolate Moose specializes in scratch-made cupcakes and desserts.

Some restaurant owners might be concerned about food trucks parking within spitting distance of their door, something addressed in the city’s food truck ordinance, but Jac Oliver, coowner of the Swamp Rabbit Café, said the close proximity of food trucks has boosted their business. The Swamp Rabbit Café is in the county.

Earlier this year, the café hosted its first food truck rodeo and business boomed, said Oliver. If the truck line was too long, customers migrated into the café for sandwiches and beverages, she said. A food truck gathering also equals exposure for the café, she said.

“Every time people follow the food trucks, people learn about us,” she said, recalling that on a recent Monday night at the Swamp Rabbit Cafe, the Neue Southern food truck sold out 30 minutes before it was set to depart and nearly 200 gathered at the stop.

CIRCLE THE WAGONS – FOOD TRUCK RODEO July 26, 5-8 p.m. • Swamp Rabbit Café, 205 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville Featuring Neue Southern food truck, Asada food truck and Chocolate Moose

What’s Right in Health Care Greenville Memorial Hospital Among Nation’s Finest Greenville Memorial Hospital is the top hospital in the Greenville metro area and ranks among the very best in the state according to U.S. News’ 2013-2014 publication of America’s Best Hospitals. GMH also is listed as “high performing” in 10 specialties: cancer, cardiology/heart surgery, diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology/GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopaedics, pulmonology and urology. To view the full report, visit health.usnews.com/best-hospitals.

Baptist Easley Named Great Community Hospital Becker’s Hospital Review has named Baptist Easley to their rankings of “100 Great Community Hospitals,” a national list based on a hospital’s quality of care and service to the community. GHS is a 50% owner of this facility.

Gold Apple Award GHS’ Greenville, Greer, North Greenville, Patewood and Simpsonville campuses each received a Working Well Gold Apple Award from the South Carolina Hospital Association and North Carolina Prevention Partners.

This award recognizes employers who provide healthy and affordable food options for employees.

Patewood Memorial Hospital Recognized Patewood Memorial Hospital is one of four hospitals in the nation to be profiled in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Guide to Patient and Family Engagement. The report is intended to improve patientand family-centered care at hospitals.

New Pharmacy Opens in Greer Upstate Medical Pharmacy has opened a new location at 845 S. Buncombe Road, across from GHS’ Greer Medical Campus. The retail pharmacy, which offers drive-through service, is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

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OFFICER HONORED WITH MEDAL OF VALOR Chief Deputy John Eldridge, left, hands Deputy Rob Curtis the Medal of Valor during a recent meeting at the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. Curtis was given the honor for his actions in June when he rescued two people at the Cedar Falls County Park in Fountain Inn. While off duty and working at the park, Curtis came to the aid of two people in the water in need of assistance. This was the deputy’s third Medal of Valor in his 15 years with the Sheriff’s Office.

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Charleston Cooks! will be celebrating its one-year anniversary in Greenville with an open house on July 27, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 200 North Main Street, Greenville. Store manager Chef Mark Pollard will be offering a Vitamix demonstration 9-11 a.m., and there will be grilling demonstrations noon-2 p.m. For more information, visit mavericksouthernkitchens.com/charlestoncooks/greenville.

The Eastside YMCA and The Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville will host the iCan Shine bike camp from July 29- Aug. 2 at Taylors First Baptist Church. iCan Shine is a non-profit organization that teaches individuals with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle through its iCan Bike program. About 80 percent of participants are able to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently by the last day. Also, parents or siblings are trained as “spotters” who are able to finish teaching the camper. The camp costs $150 per camper, and is available for ages 8 and up. iCan Shine is also seeking volunteers for the week. To register, visit icanshine.org/ican-bike-taylors-sc.

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Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District Education Program Manager, J.C. Ward, will presenting at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 13th Community Involvement Training Conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts July 30-Aug. 1. Also, the Gullah-Gechee Nation joins Ward as the first South Carolina presenters. Ward’s session is entitled “Revolutions Begin with a Spark: Rub Guerilla Marketing and Memes Together and Watch Your Outreach Catch Fire!” It looks at how traditional outreach methods are failing to reach an increasingly distracted public.

On Aug. 1, there will be a story-time reading of the picture book “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt at Fiction Addiction bookstore, 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. #5, Greenville. On Aug. 8, the reading will feature “Max and Ruby: Beach Day!” by Rosemary Wells. For more information, call 864-675-0540.

Expressing Ourselves, a monthly grief art workshop for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one, will be held July 27, 10:30–11:30 a.m., at the Anderson Arts Center, 110 Federal Street. Many children find that they can express their grief more readily through the expressive arts rather than by verbal expression. The group will be facilitated by Hospice of the Upstate. Call 864-328-1949 for more information.

As part of the Spirit of ’45 celebration, a 40s–era swing dance will be held on Aug. 10, 7:30-10 p.m. at the Travelers Rest United Methodist Church gym, 19 South Main Street. Participants are encouraged to dress in costumes from the period and prizes will be awarded to the best military and civilian costumes. Cost is $3 per person and $5 per couple. The main celebration is scheduled for Aug. 11 at 3 p.m. and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness, Furman University professor and historian for the Upcountry History Museum. For more information, contact Joyce McCarrell at 864834-7888 or Brandy Amidon at 864-380-4979.

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South Carolina residents are invited to nominate deserving family caregivers – including themselves – for the opportunity to win a free, four-night, five-day cruise. Home Instead, Inc. is sponsoring the cruise for one caregiver and guest. Submit nominations and vote by Aug. 24, 2013, at cruise.caregiverstress.com.

Rent a family cabin Aug. 11-16 or Aug. 30-Sept. 2, at Y Camp Greenville and give summer one last hurrah. Family friendly activities include playschool for young campers, high ropes, horseback riding, archery, riflery, rock-climbing, hiking and water sports. Family cabins are for four people and range from $610-$1,420 per cabin per week. Information and cabin reservations can be made at campgreenville.org/seasonal-family-camps.

The second season of Skating on the Square in Spartanburg will open Nov. 15, and run through Jan. 5. For more information, visit skatingonthesquare.com or facebook.com/ SpartanburgsSkatingontheSquare.

Greenville Technical Charter High School recently honored staff, faculty and students: students Cameron Howard and Robert Therrell received the Sirrine Scholarship; senior student Meredith Cox has been selected as a 2013-2014 Watson-Brown Foundation Scholar; Vance Jenkins received the teacher of the year award; Ellen Pourmand received the staff person of the year; Rhonda McDaris received the volunteer of the year; and Charles Cox Jr. was elected to serve as president of the GTCHS Endowment Board.

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Matthew Burn, a Greenville student at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, recently participated in the Washington National Opera’s Opera Institute. Burn was selected as a baritone in the Washington, D.C. based program, which prepares exceptionally talented and committed students ages 15-18 for conservatory programs and professional careers.

Twenty-nine teachers from across South Carolina recently gathered at Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg to figure out how dancing (among other art forms) can be incorporated into the classroom. The workshop was part of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) Teachers Institute. For more information, call 278-9693 or ahughes@spartanarts.org.

Seven additional members of St. Joseph’s Catholic School Class of 2013 have qualified as Palmetto Fellows: Kevin Carey, Noah Davis, Kayla Dixon, Alexis Krcelic, Alex Schaeffer, Nicholle Stein and Audrey Ward. Eight other SJCS seniors out of a class of 77 graduates were previously awarded this honor.

Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at Grace Baptist Church at 5020 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors, SC. For more info call 864-322-8250 or go to our website, foothillsquilts.com.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced approximately 1,800 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. These Merit Scholar designees join approximately 2,500 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in late May. Local recipients include: William N. Bagnal, Greenville, Christ Church Episcopal School, Clemson University Scholarship; Nathan Junehun Chou, Greenville, Riverside High School, Emory University Scholarship; Mattea S. Koon, Greenville, Christ Church Episcopal School, Oberlin College Scholarship; Anne C. McEvoy, Greenville, Christ Church Episcopal School, Macalester College Scholarship; Robert M. Merline, Greenville, Christ Church Episcopal School, Clemson University Scholarship; Jakob Teipen, Greenville, Southside High School, Arizona State University Scholarship; Benjamin J. Butler, Greer, Riverside High School, Vanderbilt University Scholarship; Andrew Westberry, Greer, homeschool, Clemson University Scholarship; and Clarice T. Randall, Simpsonville, Wade Hampton High School, University of South Carolina Scholarship.

Casey Davis, a 2013 graduate of Riverside High and J. Harley Bonds Career Center, is among 12 students statewide to be named 2013 Technology Champions by the South Carolina Department of Education. Davis was recognized at an award ceremony in June at the South Carolina Education Business Summit, and her area of interest is health science.

Each student received a certificate of distinction and a $250 award.

The Greenville County Library System and staff members recently earned top national and state recognition for outstanding work in youth services and graphic design. Karen Allen, youth services manager, was recently awarded the Friends of South Carolina Libraries 2013 Public Library Employee Excellence Award. She was nominated by the Friends of the Greenville County Library System. At the July ALA Conference, graphic designer Michelle Hannon garnered four Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) PR Xchange Awards for the library system with her graphic design work.

The American Health Association (AHA) named Bon Secours Health System, Inc. and several of its subsidiaries for their Most Wired list of 2013. Health Care’s Most Wired Survey, conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, asked hospitals and health systems nationwide to answer questions regarding their IT initiatives. Respondents completed 659 surveys, representing 1,713 hospitals, or roughly 30 percent of all U.S. hospitals. The July H&HN cover story detailing results is available at hhnmag.com.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Greenville Memorial Hospital as one of the best hospitals for 2013-2014 in South Carolina and the top hospital in the Greenville metro area. It was also named high-performing in 10 specialties. Spartanburg Regional Hospital was ranked high-performing in 10 specialties and tied with Greenville Memorial for No. 2 in S.C. Nearby AnMed was ranked high-performing in seven specialties. U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties. The rankings have been published at health.usnews. com/best-hospitals and will appear in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2014” guidebook, available in bookstores and on newsstands Aug. 27.

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Physician News GHS welcomes these new doctors & sites!

Family Medicine Jennifer Jamison, MD Keystone Family Medicine Simpsonville, 454-5000

Infectious Disease James Johnson IV, MD GHS Infectious Diseases Greenville, 455-9033 Maternal-Fetal Medicine Kacey Eichelberger, MD GHS Maternal-Fetal Medicine Greenville, 455-1600 Urology Matthew D. Young, MD, MBA Regional Urology Greer, 797-9400 NEW OFFICE SITES Greer Medical Office Building A third building has opened on Greer Medical Campus at 340 Medical Parkway housing these GHS offices: • Cancer Institute: Radiation Oncology, 334-4900 Medical Oncology, 662-4000 • Colon & Rectal Surgery, 797-9400

• General Surgery, 797-9400 • Greenville ENT, 797-9400 • Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics, 797-9400 • Regional Urology, 797-9400 WELCOME TO THESE LAURENS COUNTY PRACTICES & PHYSICIANS Family Practice Neal Goodbar, MD Holbrook Raynal, MD Advanced Health Care 210 S. Broad St. Clinton, 833-0973 General Surgery Carter McCormack, MD Sam Wilson, MD Wilson & McCormack Surgical Services 1012 Medical Ridge Rd. Clinton, 833-3852

OB/GYN Joni Coker, DO Tim Harkins, MD Carolina Women’s Center 102 Medical Park Ct. Clinton, 938-0087

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JOURNAL CULTURE Artist’s pistol project pre-dates latest school shooting, gun control debate

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clandrum@communityjournals.com John Acorn doesn’t own a gun. He never felt the need.

But even before a gunman opened fire in a Colorado movie theater and 20 first-graders were shot to death in a Connecticut elementary school, renewing the debate on gun control, the artist was fascinated by the country’s fascination with guns.

“I see the gun as a tool, just as a chainsaw is a tool. I own two chainsaws because I enjoy cutting wood for our woodstove,” he said. “I don’t own a gun because I don’t need that tool. But our culture is enamored by firearms and I wonder why.”

Acorn is a sculptural artist who has made thousands of pistols out of 3/4-inch thick, high-grade plywood for his latest project, “Project Pistols.”

Acorn said the inspiration for “Project Pistols” came in 2007 – long before the Aurora and Newtown shootings prompted a run on assault rifles, a shortage of ammunition and a cry for tighter gun control and background checks.

He was making a sculpted tapestry piece called “Low Country Scenes,” created in the size and form of a quilt.

Acorn, who, along with his wife, Peggy, has a vacation home in Sunset Beach, N.C., included things he’d see in the Lowcountry – tobacco barns, horses, trailers, buzzards, the sun and the moon, fences and trees.

“They were things that were very common, things you’d see on almost every road you’d drive on,” said Acorn, who called the GUNMAN continued on PAGE 30 quilt piece “justification for driving back and forth” to Sunset Beach from his home in Pendleton.

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But his “quilt” needed a border and Acorn chose another common item – small, almost generic pistols.

“I decided to make the things you don’t see to go around the border of the quilt,” he said, “and pistols are the things hidden in a drawer, under a mattress, on the top shelf of a closet.”

Acorn said he eventually realized the pistols themselves could be used to make some “interesting images,” and the pistol series was born.

He made the wooden, toy-like pistols by the hundreds, maybe the thousands, one at a time.

“I confess to being addicted to making things,” he said.

Using those pistols, Acorn created oversized common objects and representations such as a huge charm bracelet, a pizza, a Palmetto tree, a heart, a wreath, a T-shirt, a person and a skull.

Some of the pieces will be included in an exhibition at Riverworks, Greenville Tech’s art gallery in Art Crossing in downtown Greenville. The exhibition runs through Aug. 30 and is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m.

One of the pieces in the exhibition is “P is for Pistols,” where the pistol cutouts are formed into the letter “P” and painted in primary colors.

“I have grandchildren and we read alphabet books. I never ran across an alphabet book where P was for pistol,” he said. “P is usually for pig.”

Another piece is “A Frame of Pistols.” That piece is square like a picture frame. In the middle of the piece is a mirror, forming a portrait of the viewer.

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Another exhibit is titled, “Fun, Food and Guns,” and was inspired by a story Acorn read in the Wilmington, N.C., newspaper about a fundraiser for a local political candidate. “The only requirement to come to the party was that you had to bring a gun.”

The cutout pistols obviously represented the gun part of the title. Acorn used stakes and horseshoes to represent fun and wooden hot dogs in a bun to represent the food.

Many of the pieces in the series touch on “American pie ideals” of childhood, home and church.

“I do not intend to be a crusader or missionary on issues regarding firearms,” he said. “I do admit, how-

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ever, to wondering about the fact that my culture is so enamored with them.”

Acorn, a retired Clemson University art department chairman, has many commissions in public buildings and spaces in Greenville and across South Carolina.

His latest commission, revealed this year, is “Orbital Trio” in NOMA Square outside the renovated Hyatt on Main Street.

Acorn has won an Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the state’s highest honor in the arts. His work is included in collections at the Greenville County Museum of Art, the Asheville Museum of Art and in the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Over the years, the Furman Singers have had among its ranks Metropolitan Opera stars, professors, successful businessmen, a college president and a Brigadier General.

More than 120 alumni of the Furman Singers, one of Furman’s oldest choral ensembles and considered to be among the country’s best collegiate choirs, will return to Greenville the weekend of Aug. 2-4 for the choir’s biennial reunion gathering.

They’ll perform Aug. 4 at the 10:30 a.m. service at First Baptist Church of Greenville. The concert will be conducted by Hugh Floyd, the Singers’ current conductor, and Bingham Vick, who directed the choir for 40 years before retiring in 2010.

The concert is free and the public is invited to attend.

While members of the Furman Singers have changed since the choir was formed

in 1946, some things haven’t.

The Furman Singers always end their concerts with “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and invite alumni in the audience to join them on stage for singing of the song, according to Vick.

“Throughout the country, and even on European tours, there is seldom a concert that does not have at least one alumnus who joins us,” Vick said in a story on the Singers on Furman’s website.

During the reunion weekend, the group will rehearse for the concert in the Nan Trammell Herring Music Pavilion, a project for which Singers alumni raised $2.8 million. Construction of the facility, which is the Furman Singers’ home and includes a music library and teaching area, marked the group’s 50th anniversary.

The concert will feature music by Haydn, Brahms and Schubert, Paul T. Langston’s “God of Grace and God of Glory,” Dan Forrest’s “St. Patrick’s Hymn” and David Schwoebel’s “God Be in My Head.”

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Children’s book series focuses on adventurous dachshund CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Sammy is the adventurous type.

He’s been on safaris searching for kangaroos in Africa. Now, after he completes astronaut training, he’s going to outer space to prove whether or not Pluto is a planet.

Sammy is the lead character in author Jonathan Miller’s “Sammy the Wonder Dachshund” series of children’s books, which begin with “Sammy’s Last Week in Charleston” and “Sammy on Safari.”

In the third book of the series, “Sammy in Space,” Sammy learns about the solar system and working hard.

Miller moved to Charleston in 1998 to study business at the College of Charleston. Shortly after college, he began to make cards and small pieces of art out of construction paper that he cut and layered into colorful designs.

Miller writes and illustrates the Sammy books, the inspiration for which came from a friend’s dachshund.

Miller uses the same construction paper process for the book’s illustrations. Thousands of pieces of paper can go into each illustration that can take Miller 30 hours to make.

Miller’s work has been featured on ETV, in

several book festivals and a Vineyard Vines summer clothing catalogue. One of his books was read on the TV show “Army Wives.”

Miller will hold a book signing on Tuesday at The Chocolate Moose in downtown Greenville from 4 to 7 p.m.

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MonsterCon screams on JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR

jputnam@communityjournals.com MonsterCon is set to scream on this weekend, but the location has changed.

The MonsterCon convention, in its first year in Greenville, will go on as planned, but with a venue change due to conflicts with the Hilton-Greenville, said Shane Trotter, convention chairman.

“Among several issues was how the Hilton was handling room reservations for attendees and that they charged over $26,000 in attrition fees, when according to my calculations, it should have been around half of that. Because of those issues, the Hilton was threatening to deny admission to MonsterCon and I had to find somewhere else to hold the event,” said Trotter.

The Hilton-Greenville did not respond to The Journal’s requests for comment.

However, the show is still set to go on July 26-28 with daytime activities at Timmons Arena at Furman University and nighttime performances at Ford’s Oyster House and Cajun Kitchen.

“MonsterCon needed a space to move the daytime stuff, and we were available and able to help them out,” said Todd Duke, athletic director at Timmons Arena. “They’re going to screen some movies, play their board games, their vendors will be here, host panels, but we don’t have the space onsite to do all of that and the concerts, so those are going offsite.”

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The evening entertainment at Ford’s Oyster House will include rock bands The Independents and Valentine Wolfe, as well as Captain Stab-Tuggo and Madame Maybelle from “America’s Got Talent,” among others.

“We are extremely excited the MosterCon group chose our venue,” said Trey Bonnette, general manager of Ford’s.

“An event like this just shows that Greenville has so much to offer for groups and conventions in all different genres.”

Convention organizers are working on offering a shuttle service between the two locations.

In addition, the convention is starting to plan for next year and hopes to continue the relationship with Timmons Arena, said Trotter.

However, Timmons Arena wants to see how this year goes first.

“We don’t want him to have a bad experience and be stuck in a two-year contract,” said Duke. “Before we get into the discussions about next year, we need to make sure that we both need to do one [a convention] and see how it goes. If it works well, we would be happy to have them back again.”

For more information, visit monstercon.org.

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Brad Jepson found his instrument in fifth grade band – 20 years ago Brad Jepson approaches his chosen instrument, the trombone, with the enthusiasm of a novice and the skill of a veteran.

Jepson has spent most of the last few years doing double duty as a member of the Craig Sorrells Project and as part of the all-star Upstate group, the Gypsy Souls, which includes trumpet player Sorrells and former Marshall Tucker Band bassist Frank Wilkie. But the sweaty funk workouts of the Sorrells Project and the jazz-spiked rock of the Souls are only facets of a much larger musical personality.

Jepson, 30, began playing trombone in his public school band in fifth grade.

“I had failed miserably at piano and viola,” he says, “but decided to give music one more shot, and I just took to trombone really well.” He counts a wide range of musicians among his influences. “Musically, I listen to a lot of Gustav Mahler, Philip Glass and Chris Potter. I love Coltrane’s energy and passion, J.J. Johnson’s clear, concise musical ideas, and Stanley Turrentine’s sense of timing.”

But Jepson says his influences range beyond just musical artists.

“Once you reach a certain level of proficiency on your instrument, you realize that you’re actually influenced by a lot of things outside of music,” he says. “For me it’s a lot of physics, psychology, natural history, etc. And you can learn so much about how to play music from a great storyteller like John Steinbeck or John Irving.”

Jepson feels comfortable calling himself a jazz player, but he’s happy to play music from many different genres.

“I’m definitely a jazz player in my own mind, but I think jazz can sometimes become too cerebral and lose some of its soul,” Jepson says. “So playing funk, soul, reggae, blues and rock helps keep me grounded. Duke Ellington used to say that there are only two kinds of music: good and bad. I think that the good kind is anything that is passionate, honest and sincere. I’m always going to bring a certain jazz vibe to any gig I play, but as long as the people I’m playing with are truthful and open in their performance, I don’t care what label they want to apply to it.”

Jepson moved from Kansas City to the Upstate in 2007, and met up with Sorrells three and a half years ago.

“I was there hanging out with some friends at his birthday bash,” he says, “and I was so impressed that I told him I was going to run home and grab my horn. Craig started calling me for gigs soon after that and the Craig Sorrells Project sort of gelled into its current configuration shortly thereafter.”

Playing live is both a priority and a pleasure for Jepson.

WHO: Brad Jepson “The best place to play is a warm room where people are there to listen and respond,” he says.

WHERE: Blues Boulevard, 300 River St., “Music is all about communication, and that Suite 203, Greenville communication should flow both ways between the performers and the audience. When we all WHEN: Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m. feel like we’re on the same musical journey, peoTICKETS: $7 ple will make new friends at the next table and feed energy to the musicians.”

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The Fountain Inn Center for the Visual and Performing Arts presents Abigail Kent on the Celtic and pedal harp as part of its Young Artists Series on July 27 at 7 p.m. The free event will be held at the center, 315 North Main Street, Fountain Inn. For information, call 864-409-1050 or visit ftinnarts.org.

Angela Easterling will perform as part of the Community Garden Concert Series on July 27, 6:30 p.m., at the Swamp Rabbit Café on 205 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville. The concert is free and donations will be accepted. Visit gardeningforgood. com/concert or call 864-239-3757 for more information.

The Upstate Shakespeare Festival presents “Comedy of Errors,” Thursdays–Sundays, now through Aug. 3. This summer marks the 19th season for The Upstate Shakespeare Festival, sponsored

by Bank of America. The family friendly productions feature regional actors in Greenville’s Falls Park. All performances are free and begin at 7 p.m., weather permitting. For information, visit ware-

housetheatre.com/upstate-shakespearefestival.

The Furman University Singers Alumni Choir will perform on Aug. 4 at the 10:30 a.m. service of First Baptist Church of Greenville. The concert will be conducted by Hugh Floyd, director of the Furman Singers, and Bingham Vick, who retired in 2010 after serving 40 years as director of the singers. The public is invited to attend. For information on the reunion and concert, call 864-294-2086.

Greenville Little Theatre’s Studio 444, its alternative series, presents Play Local: Homegrown One Acts at 8 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 10. Three one-act comedies: “The Green Scarf Society,” “The Unexpected Murder,” and “Voodoo of the Desert Croc” will provide plenty of laughs.

Immediately following, GLT’s resident improv group, The Laughing Stock, will enlist the audience’s help for ideas. Tickets are $10 for the full evening. For information, call 864-233-6238, or visit greenvillelittletheatre.org for tickets.

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The Greenville Little Theatre will present Scot Bruce and his band in “Shake, Rattle, & Roll: A Rockin’ Tribute to the King,” Aug. 15-18. Los Angelesbased Bruce performs a 1950s and 60sera Elvis tribute show with a four-piece band. He performs regularly at Disneyland and has appeared in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow. Tickets are $30 with discounts available for seniors, children and groups of 10 or more.

For information, call 864-233-6238 or visit greenvillelittletheatre.org. The box office is located at 444 College St., Greenville, and is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville is seeking artists to fill the 2014 calendar for First Friday Guest Artists. For more information, contact Edith Hardaway at 864 968-8949 or wehardaway@ yahoo.com.

Emrys has announced a call for applications for the Alice Conger Patterson Scholarship and Keller Cushing Freeman Fellowship. Deadline for each is Aug. 16.

The Alice Conger Patterson Scholarship encourages South Carolinians to purse continuing education in the arts, develop a creative endeavor to enhance an arts career. Preference will be given to endeavors involving the literary arts and adults 35 years of age or older who are S.C. residents and U.S. citizens are eligible. The Keller Cushing Freeman Fellowship is available for adults 25 years or older and who have completed at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university and who are residents of North or South Carolina. Complete details are on the Emrys website at www. emrys.org under the Scholarships. Email emrys.info@gmail.com with additional questions.

Flat Rock Playhouse presents “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” from Aug. 1-18 at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown. Three actors take you on an irreverent, yet surprisingly comprehensive, romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays (plus a sonnet or two).

Performances will be Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; matinees Thursday,

Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. All tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling 866-732-8008 or at flatrockplayhouse.org.

Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 S. Main Street, Hendersonville, NC. The Greenville Chorale will hold auditions for new singers on Aug. 25.

Experience and high level of vocal ability is expected. Auditions include sightsinging, vocalization and solo of “Star Spangled Banner.” Call 864-235-1101 for an audition appointment.

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The all-new Sesame Street Live “Can’t Stop Singing” will be at BI-LO Center, 650 N. Academy Street in Greenville, from Sept. 20-22. Tickets for all five performances are on sale now and are $18 and $24. A limited number of $32 Gold Circle seats and $50 Sunny Seats are also available. For more information, call 864241-3800. To charge tickets by phone, call 800-745-3000 or purchase them at ticketmaster.com.

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3 Beds, 2 Fullbaths 1800+SqFt MLS# 1258365 $319,900

2 Beds, 2 Fullbaths 1000+SqFt MLS# 1262872 $149,500

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THIS WEEK’S FEATURED HOME

HOME INFO 120 E. Augusta Place, Greenville Oasis Custom Homes, another brand new home TO BE BUILT in the heart of established Augusta Road Area, on 1/3 acre “walk out basement lot” on E Augusta Place.

Three bedrooms, two and a half baths about 2800 square feet, plus 2 car attached garage/ this home will feature all the same fine finishes that Oasis Custom Homes always includes, such as site finished hardwood floors, 9 ft ceilings, granite counters in the kitchen AND baths, true Jack’n’Jill bathroom for the kids’

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bathrooms, and a truly luxurious master bath with dual sinks, separate glass/ceramic tile shower and tub, separate water closet and walk in closet with custom organizers. Oasis kitchens ALWAYS feature custom cabinetry by local cabinet maker, and top of the line stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile backsplash and DESIGNER LIGHTING THROUGHOUT. Oasis is ready to customize this for you, or will cost out your own plans for this lot. Contact listing agent Joan Herlong.

Price: $449,605| Square Footage: 2800 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 full, 1 half | Garage: 2-car attached Schools: Blythe Elementary | Hughes Middle Greenville High

· oasiscustomhomes.com · 864-292-5901

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f e at u r e d N e i g h b o r h o o d Neighborhood Info Directions: From I-85 or I-385 travel East on Woodruff Road (SC 146) for approximately 5 miles. Five Forks Plantation is on the left (Pawleys Drive). Turn left onto Clifton Grove Way. Model Home is on the right just before the Clubhouse.

MLS #1258236

Schools: Monarch Elementary

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5 Beds/4.5 Baths | 5400-5599 Sqft

Beck Middle Academy JL Mann High School Contact: Ryan Homes 864.234.1497

Five Forks Plantation, Simpsonville, SC

MLS #1262943 GREER 2 Beds/2 Baths | 1200-1399 Sqft

MLS #1257303 GREENVILLE

1 Beds/2 Baths | 1600-1799 Sqft

MLS #1258222 GREENVILLE

4 Beds/ 3.5 Baths | 3400-3599 Sqft

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Five Forks Plantation offers all brick, side entry garage homes in the prestigious Five Forks area from the mid $300s to the $600s. You’ll enjoy the country club-style amenities that include a large clubhouse with full kitchen and wrap-around porch, a junior Olympic size pool, lighted tennis courts, athletic field and a 1.3 acre scenic pond. Ryan Homes offers the quality and features you would expect in a custom home but at a much better price. Plus, every new Ryan Home is Independently Inspected to be ENERGY STAR® Certified saving over 30% on your utility costs versus standard new homes! It’s no wonder why more homeowners have trusted Ryan Homes with their largest investment than any other builder in the Upstate.

Visit the decorated Brookmere model today!

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TRAVELERS REST 3 Beds/2 Baths | 1200-1399 Sqft

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482 E. Parkins Mill Road, Parkins Mill Area

Home Info

Incredible home, custom built in 2001 (Peery Construction) perfectly situated close to Greenville’s amazing Downtown and also close to all that the Eastside has to offer. The main-level master suite overlooks the backyard, adjoining the master bath with steam shower with glass surround, dual vanity, jetted tub and large his/her closets. 10’ ceilings and solid hardwood 8’ doors on the main level, 9’ ceilings upstairs, marble floor in foyer, extensive crown molding, plantation shutters on first and second floors. The family room at the heart of the home has three sets of French doors that lead to a covered porch and screened porch overlooking the backyard retreat. The kitchen has loads of cabinetry, walk-in pantry, high-end stainless appliances, gorgeous granite countertops. The laundry room is huge with folding area, large sink, ample cabinets and drawers and built-in ironing board. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a large bonus room.

MAULDIN 3 Beds/2.5 Baths | 1800-1999 Sqft

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Call Tom today for more details!

Price: $1,169,000 | MLS: #1262796 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3.5 Square Footage: 5600+ Other Features: 3 car garage, .9 acre lot Schools: Sara Collins Elementary School | Beck Academy JL Mann High School

4 Beds/2 Baths | 2200-2399 Sqft

Contact: Tom Marchant | 864.449.1658 Marchant Company

864-527-7685

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Preserve at Parkins Mill, Greenville Location, Location, Location! Nestled between Augusta, Haywood and Woodruff Roads and minutes from downtown Greenville, the Preserve at Parkins Mill offers a unique opportunity to call one of Greenville’s most desirable communities home.

Our Craftsman Style exteriors and beautiful covered porches are just a few of the incredible features found the Preserve at Parkins Mill. The well planned and spacious floor plans define our interiors with 4 to 6 bedrooms, exquisite master suites with sitting rooms, 2-Story family rooms, large open kitchens and just too many quality included features to mention!

Legendary Communities has been named the Upstate’s #1 Builder. With more than 50 communities, you are sure to find what you are looking for! Located near award winning schools and the best shopping and entertainment Greenville has to offer, visit the Preserve at Parkins Mill to learn more!

Preferred Lenders

NEIGHBORHOOD INFO Directions: Travel down I-85 north toward Greenville. Merge onto Laurens Rd/US-276 W via EXIT 48B toward Greenville.

Go 1 mile to red light (at John Finger Mazda). Turn left onto Henderson Road. At traffic circle, subdivision is on right.

Schools: Sara Collins Elementary School, Beck Academy JL Mann High School Contact: Legendary Homes: 864.915.8430 www.legendarycom.com

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PARKINS MILL

CHRISTOPHER RIDGE

113 Waverly Hall Lane MLS#1263399 $434,900

11 Glengrove Drive MLS#1263405 $439,900

51 Belmont Avenue MLS#1261734 $639,900

28 Quail Hill Drive MLS#1253667 $995,000

664 Batesville Road MLS#1261698 $364,900

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oPEN THIS WEEKEND Stoneledges

Op e n S u n d ay, J uly 2 8 f r o m 2 – 4 p m Wemberly Way

Kilgore Farms

116 Stoneledges Lane . $264,900 . MLS#1259857

118 Sunshine Drive . $194,750 . MLS#1260701

401 Kilgore Farms Circle . $399,900 . MLS#1262144

40 Newly reduced price of $264,900. Wade Hampton to left on St. Mark. Go to stoplight & turn left on Locust Hill (290). Go 2 miles, turn right on Milford Church. Community will be to the left after pond.

4BR/3BA Spacious home, awesome curb appeal. Large screened porch also opens up to a lovely deck around abgrnd pool. From Simpsonville, go out E. Curtis to Right on Fowler, Right on Sunshine Dr, Home on Right

5BR/4BA Woodruff Road past Five Forks. Kilgore Farms will be about 2 miles past Five Forks. Take 1st entrance on Kilgore Farms Circle.

Contact: Lydia Johnson 864-918-9663 Carol Pyfrom Realty

Contact: Bob Schmidt 313-4474 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Clay Hooper 864-905-9990 Carol Pyfrom Realty

Berkshire Park

Kilgore Plantation

Edgewater (Open 3–5)

3 Dray Court . $485,000 . MLS#1262585

114 Annas Place . $989,000 . MLS#1262361

108 Riverfront Lane . $289,500 . MLS#1262449

5BR/4.5BA Golf course home, private setting, finished basement, gourmet kitchen, open floor plan, multi-level deck w/hot tub & amazing views. E. Mountain Creek Church Rd to Left on Beckworth, Left on Dray Ct.

58 Take 385 South to Woodruff Road. Left onto Woodruff Rd, crossing Highway 14. Left on Batesville Road. Right into Kilgore Plantation. Turn left onto Anna’s Place. Home will be on your right.

3BR/2.5BA Private oasis brick ranch. Woodruff Rd past Fiver Forks, 4 miles to Left on Anderson Ridge Rd, Right on Parker Slatton Rd into SD, Right on Riverfront Ln, Home on Right n cul-de-sac.

Contact: Regina Coulomb 420-1362 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Charlotte Sarvis 864-346-9943 Carol Pyfrom Realty

Contact: Norm MacDonald 313-7353 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

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O p e n S u n d ay, J uly 2 8 f r o m 2 – 4 p m Kilgore Plantation

Chanticleer

204 Sanders Place . $775,900 . MLS#1250760 106 Batesville Road to Kilgore Plantation. Turn left into the subdivision. Turn right on Sanders Place.

Home is on the right.

Contact: Charlotte Sarvis 864-346-9943 Carol Pyfrom Realty

Westminster Village (Open 3–5)

119 Burlington Ave . $149,000 . MLS#1253214 100 Chamberlain Court . $1,239,000 - New Price! . MLS#1258812 6BR/5BA/2 Half BA Fantastic design with top of the line finishes and spectacular Golf Course Views! Over 6,000 sq ft with 6 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms and 2 half baths. Located in Greenville’s finest Chanticleer Subdivision Contact: Sharon Wilson 864-918-1140 Coldwell Banker Caine

Glenlea

3BR/2BA Over 2000 SF, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, stone fp and many updates. Pelham Rd to Boiling Springs, Left on Devenger, Right on Phillips, Left on Woodstock, Right on Burlington.

Contact: Phyllis MacDonald 313-3753 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Spartan Place

Forrester Woods Estates

19 Maravista Ave . $885,00 . MLS#1254895

103 Spartan Court . $249,950 . MLS#1254931

111 Nightingale Lane . $357,500 . MLS#1255725

3BR/2.5BA Lovely townhome in great location. Open floor plan, large L & DR, laundry on 2nd floor, rear patio w/ storage room. Buncombe Rd to Duncan Chapel, Left on Montague, Left on Perthwood, Right on Maravista

4BR/2.5BA Fabulous home on cul-de-sac lot with beautiful hardwood floors, screened porch, granite countertops and more. Old Spartanburg Rd to Spartan Court.

5BR/4BA Great home in great location. Lots of green space for everyone. Large lot. Wonderful neighborhood. Woodruff Rd to Miller Rd, Left into SD, Left on Nightingale, Home on Left

Contact: Scott Holtzclaw 884-6783 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Beth Crigler, 420-4718 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Tim Keagy 905-3304 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

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O p e n S u n d ay, J uly 2 8 f r o m 2 – 4 p m

Oakmont Estates

Chanticleer

101 Quercus Run . $259,900 . MLS#1256718 114 I-85 to Fairview Rd. Approx 7.5 mi to Oakmont Estates.

Right on Quercus. House on Left.

Contact: Ginny Scarboro 864-915-4840 Carol Pyfrom Realty

River Walk

9 Hidden Oak Terrace . $494,900 . MLS#1258666 5BR/3.5BA Executive home on double cul-de-sac street near amenities - sprawling floor plan with master on main, large FROG, lots of storage, large 3 season room, fenced yard, many upgrades & improvements!

106 Chamberlain Court . $895,000 - New Price! . MLS#1258733 4BR/5.5BA Golf Course Location! Wrap around deck with stunning views. Over 6200 sq ft of luxury! 4 bedrooms, 5 ½ baths with all the extras! Located in the highly sought after Chanticleer Subdivision.

Contact: Sharon Wilson 864-918-1140 Coldwell Banker Caine

Contact: Renee DAgostino (864) 380-2630

Hammond Pointe

Summer Woods

Chapel Hill Estates

21 Mandarin Circle . $499,900 . MLS#1259143

1915 Springwoods Ct . $69,900 . MLS#1259378

109 Judges Lane . $229,900 . MLS#1259725

4BR/4BA Elegant European Custom home. New Inground pool! 4BRS, 4 Ba,ceilings, moldings, architectural details.

Also open103 and111 King Elder Way and 107 Shovler Ct.

2BR/1.5BA Minutes from 385. Lovely condo tastefully decorated & move in ready. Fp on main & 2 spacious BR/BA on 2nd. I-385 South - Right on E. Butler - Pass high school Right into SD, 1st Right on Spring Wood

12 From Wade Hampton, take Hwy 14 north and go 7.6 miles. Right onto Fews Chapel Road. Go .4 miles and turn left onto Judges Lane in Chapel Hill Estates subdivision.

The home is in the cul-de-sac.

Contact: Mary Lynn Dunson (864) 918-4930 RE/MAX Realty Professionals

Contact: Jean Keenan 803-380-2331 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.

Contact: Lydia Johnson 864-918-9663 Carol Pyfrom Realty

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G R E E N V I L L E T R A N S AC T ION S J U LY 1 – 5, 2 013

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Helen Hagood Helen Hagood’s 29 years of real estate experience speaks for itself!

Consistently ranking #4 of the 200 agents at Coldwell Banker Caine, and the top 3% of Coldwell Banker real estate professionals nationwide, Helen has represented countless people through the years and works diligently for them whether buying or selling a home. Her pace is quick and efficient and her clients know she won’t stop until they are satisfied.

But Helen’s passion isn’t just helping a client to the final destination of their real estate journey—it is in building lifelong relationships. She is known for her gregarious manner and makes you feel like an old friend from the start.

Helen’s sales are generations deep and she is proud to say so!

Call Helen today—she moves fast so you can move forward!

864.419.2889 hhagood@cbcaine.com

PRICE $2,066,000 $1,998,000 COBBLESTONE $1,500,000 $1,150,000 $992,356 $908,600 $815,000 FOREST HILLS $740,000 DEERLAND PLANTATION $740,000 COBBLESTONE $628,000 $625,000 BARRINGTON PARK $610,000 $600,000 CLUB FOREST $595,000 GRIFFITH FARM $595,000 ASHETON LAKES $580,000 $535,000 SUNSET HILLS $525,000 $520,000 CHANITCLEER $480,000 OAK MEADOWS $480,000 STONEHAVEN $448,000 THORNBLADE $445,000 CAROLEE WAY $443,000 SYCAMORE RIDGE $435,000 CLIFFS AT GLASSY $425,043 PALAZZO DI MONTEBELLO $415,000 COLLINSBROOKE MILL $415,000 CLIFFS AT GLASSY $415,000 $412,000 LAKE LANIER $403,000 AUGUSTA CIRCLE $401,500 KILGORE FARMS $399,650 CARISBROOKE $397,500 $385,000 PELHAM ESTATES $375,000 CHANTICLEER $368,000 BRIARWOOD MEADOWS $367,621 WOODLANDS $364,000 COVE AT BUTLER SPRINGS $362,000 WOODLANDS $350,231 CLIFFS AT GLASSY EAST $345,000 $337,000 ROPER MOUNTAIN ESTATES $335,000 CLEAR SPRINGS $332,420 CHANDLER LAKE $329,325 CAGLE PARK $320,000 $315,000 SUNSET HILLS $315,000 $315,000 FORRESTER HEIGHTS $311,000 $302,000 POINSETT CORNERS $301,000 $300,000 PINEHURST AT PEBBLE CREEK $300,000 GLEN MEADOWS $300,000 CARILION $298,500 THE VINEYARDS @ NORTH MAIN $298,000 FAIRVIEW WOODS $296,500 FIELD HOUSE CONDOMINIUM $296,000 $295,500 BENNETTS GROVE $293,000 SHELLBROOK PLANTATION $292,195 THE LOFTS AT MILLS MILL $289,500 $285,000 TROLLINGWOOD $284,900 HERITAGE POINT $282,177

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OLIVIA GRUBE 385-9087 PELHAM RD.

GRETCHEN STATHAKIS MARIE BARTON 903-1840 640-9008 GARLINGTON ROAD EASLEY/POWDERSVILLE

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DIANE SHAPUITE 505-3692 SIMPSONVILLE

ELLIE LINDER 430-5881 AUGUSTA ROAD

CURRAN MORGAN 351-9706 N. PLEASANTBURG DR.

JOHN BENNETT 879-4239 GREER

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G R E E N V I L L E T R A N S AC T ION S J U LY 1 – 5, 2 013 SUBD. SHELLBROOK PLANTATION GREYSTONE COTTAGES BEAUMONT SHENANDOAH FARMS BRIDGEWATER NEELY FARM - IVEY CREEK HOLLINGTON GREYSTONE COTTAGES JAMESTOWNE ESTATES CROSSGATE AT REMINGTON KELSEY GLEN GREYSTONE COTTAGES GREYSTONE COTTAGES AUTUMN TRACE RICHGLEN EAST HIGHLANDS ESTATES AUGUSTA RD HILLS GREYSTONE COTTAGES HARRISON COVE BRUSHY MEADOWS FORRESTER HEIGHTS IRISH OAKS SUMMERFIELD

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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: Pre-Cast Bridge Beams in Greenville County, on August 07, 2013, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillevillecounty.org or by calling 864-467-7200.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE PROBATE COURT IN THE MATTER OF THOMASENA E. FISHER CASE NO. 2013ES23000640 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estate(s) are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representative, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the

Probate Court of Greenville County, the address of which is 301 University Ridge, Suite 1200, Greenville SC 29601, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall forever be barred as to their claims.

All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: THOMASENA E. FISHER Personal Representative: Ronald M. Fisher Address: 317 Garrett Street, Mauldin SC 29662

FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION SALE Properties owned by the Forfeited Land Commission (FLC) of Greenville County will be sold at auction by Meares Auction Group on Wednesday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m. in the Greenville County Council Chambers located at 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601. Details can be obtained in the Forfeited Land Commission section of the Greenville County Treasurer’s web page –http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ County_Treasurer/ or in the Greenville County Treasurer’s Office, located at 301 University Ridge, Suite 600, Greenville, SC 29601, telephone number (864) 467-7210.

NOTICE OF ACTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE C/A No. 2013-DR-23-2471 Leidy K Cruz Brito, Plaintiffs, vs.

Jose Acosta Cruz,In Re; Valeria Martinez Cruz Defendant.YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed on June 5, 2013 in the Office of the Clerk of Court in the Family Court of Greenville County, South Carolina, the object of the prayer is to., obtain a termination of parental rights of Jose Acosta Cruz and change the last name of the child born to Leidy K Cruz Brito and Jose Acosta Cruz.

Should you find this notice, you shall have 30 days to respond to the Complaint.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that The Cliffs Members Club, 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 154 River Road, Marietta, SC 29661. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 28, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Stax’s Restaurant. LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1455 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 4, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Jose Torres, 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 3403 A. White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 4, 2013.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Hampton Inn & Suites, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 171 River Place, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 4, 2013.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that G-Pholk, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 2713 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville, SC 29606. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 11, 2013.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Mansion, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE, & LIQUOR at 3715 E North Street, Suite 90, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 11, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

When you finish reading this paper, please recycle it.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below.

PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD

BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-13-40 APPLICANT: CHERRYDALE HISPANIC CHURCH of the NAZARENE PROPERTY: Tax Map #173.21-1; 605 State Park Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from front and Right Side setback and Use by Special Exception for Addition.

CB-13-41 APPLICANT: COREY HILTON PROPERTY: Tax Map #530.41-10.6; 807 Batesville Road, Greer SC REQUEST: Variance from Front Setback Requirement.

CB-13-42 APPLICANT: FORESTVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH/Dave Adams PROPERTY: Tax Map #510.2-112; 2 Old McElhaney Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for Athletic Field and Picnic Shelter CB-13-43 APPLICANT: D. SEAN FAULKNER PROPERTY: Tax Map #174.1-129; 174.2-6-5 (portion); 174.1-1-10; 174.1-1-11; 174.1-1-11.01; 174.1-1-11.02; 174.1-1-12; 174.1-1-13; 174.1-1-14; 174.1-1-15; 174.1-1-16; 174.1-1-17; 174.1-1-18; 174.1-1-19; 174.1-1-20; 174.1-1-21; 174.1-1-25; 174.1-1-28; 174.1-1-31.01, located at N. Pleasantburg Drive @ Furman Hall Road including Foister Street, Greenville SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from Parking requirements, number of Loading Berths and Reduction in Screening/Buffer requirements for proposed Walmart site.

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PHOTOS BY LARA KAUFMANN

INTERNATIONAL FORD RETRACTABLE CLUB (IFRC) CRUISE-IN & CAR SHOW (Clockwise from above)

• Members of the IFRC gather at the Runway Cafe for a cruise-in and car show during their recent visit to Greenville. More than 200 participants were in Greenville for the 42nd annual convention. While in the area members explored the upstate and held events and swamp meets.

• A club member retracts his roof upon arrival at the Runway Cafe.

• The IFRC was founded by John Bobo of Dayton, Ohio, to promote the preservation and restoration of these unique automobiles. Today the club has chapters worldwide.

• The Ford Skyliner was the first mass-produced retractable hard top automobile.

• IFRC members proudly displayed their 1957, 1958 and 1959 Ford Skyliners on the runway by the Runway Cafe during the cruise-in.

• Club members dine at the Runway Cafe.

CB-13-44 APPLICANT: Greenville County Recreational District PROPERTY: Tax Map #176-1-48; 315 Loop Street, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for Picnic Shelter CB-13-45 APPLICANT: SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROPERTY: Tax Map #539.31-24.2; 2211 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to create an Athletic Practice Field on site.

CB-13-46 APPLICANT: RANGER INVESTMENT GROUP/SITE DESIGN,INC. PROPERTY: Tax Map #400.1-122; 1995 Perimeter Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from Right & Left Side Setback Requirements to create new property line.

CB-13-47 APPLICANT: BHRETT HAYES PROPERTY: Tax Map #T332-124; 6 Oakwood Avenue, Taylors SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from Right Side Setback Requirement for existing carport.

CB-13-48 APPLICANT: VICARS CONSTRUCTION, LLC PROPERTY: Tax Map #B004.0801-008.00; 30 Cedar Brook Court, Greenville SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from Front Setback requirement for a new Residence.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Firebirds of Greenville, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1025 Woodruff Road Suite D-115, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 11, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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Across 1 Mature 6 One of a typical schooner’s pair 10 Water holders 14 Sees eye to eye?

19 Patty Hearst’s SLA alias 20 Alice’s immortalizer 21 Inclusive ending 22 Kate’s TV mate 23 Bug-hits-windshield sound 24 Lab gel medium 25 Stage highlight 26 “CSI” part?

27 *”Perhaps” 30 Wedding proposal?

31 You-__: rural addresses 32 Fight unit: Abbr.

33 Connection facilitators, briefly 34 Fireplace place 35 Computer in a cubicle 37 Wild talk 39 Roll on the ball field 40 “__ Mir Bist Du Schoen” (Andrews Sisters hit) 41 *Snacks not needing an oven 45 Tiger’s ex 46 Chem lab tube 49 Well-coiffed Byrnes 50 Cupid’s wings 51 __ bean: sprouts source

52 Cast member’s part 53 *”When I say so,” militarily speaking 57 Military meal 58 Private insignia 60 Carrie’s org. on “Homeland” 61 Poor grades 63 Smokey Bear broadcast, briefly 64 Like __ out of hell 65 Critic Reed 66 Rachael Ray sautéing initialism 68 Royal Botanic Gardens locale 71 Big hauler 73 Wet expanse 74 Auto trip problem 76 Court answer 78 Signature song for Sammy Davis Jr. 82 Psychic’s verb 83 Soldiers under Lee 84 Flor del amor 85 Great Basin native 86 Oktober endings 87 Fancy molding 88 *Practically guaranteed 93 __-relief 94 School support gp.

95 A fourth of doce 96 Carrion consumer 100 Fútbol cheer 102 Computer info 104 “Wow” 105 Homer’s neighbor

106 Close call 107 *Ambushed 112 Trig function 113 No longer happening 114 Places 115 Beetles, perhaps 116 Driver’s lic., e.g.

117 Herb used with potatoes 118 Benediction opener 119 Oodles 120 Like marshes 121 Operation Overlord time 122 Hinged entrance 123 “The Gondoliers” girl DOWN 1 Like some retired racehorses 2 Apollo’s nymph 3 Conditional word 4 One may be exposed during crossexamination 5 Ore-Ida morsel 6 Kettles from Cape Flattery 7 Jason’s vessel 8 Shutter part 9 Sped 10 Gives a hand 11 Anchor position 12 Sewer lines 13 Metallic by-product 14 Followed a Lenten routine

15 Big name in siding 16 *Fair forecast 17 Hardly dim bulbs 18 Hallucinate 28 Hoity-toity sort 29 Type starter 34 Cleaned, as a deck 36 Low benders

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WHERE I’VE BEEN WITH BILL KOON

Back to the raft Since I retired from teaching American literature a few years back, I have been re-reading some of the books out of my courses. Former students might say with glee that I have finally gotten around to reading the books that I rattled on about for several decades.

I’m struck once again by the brilliance of “Moby Dick.” I’ll never get over “The Great Gatsby” and “The Sun Also Rises” and “Catcher in the Rye.” Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor are as fascinating now as they were when I first read them.

“Huckleberry Finn,” though, strikes me as the big number, the one I’d most like to take into a classroom again. I love that novel and agree with Hemingway that there has been nothing as good since it was written.

The book shows us a nineteenth century America that is spacious and hospitable.

Huck is never turned away when he knocks on a door, and he has plenty of room to ramble when he decides to move on. At the same time, though, the generous rural folk can get pretty tough when it comes to family feuds (which strew a few bodies across the countryside) or when a little frontier justice leaves a couple of con men tarred and feathered or an old drunk shot dead in the street.

And, of course, this kind and generous world had not yet faced up to slavery. Huck faces it, though, and risks hell to help his friend, the runaway slave Jim, escape.

The book shows us the original version of the American hero. He’s Huck Finn, a ragged and untutored kid who keeps his innocence by avoiding society and its corrupting institutions. School is not for him and neither is religion; he’s naturally smart and spiritual. He’s totally resourceful and can take care of himself as young as he may be. And he knows that the best world is the natural world, especially the rich and freeflowing Mississippi.

When he gets into trouble in the little towns, in society, he heads for the water, which is almost always benevolent with its random canoe for an escape, its casual logs that can be lashed into a raft, its fat catfish that can make a feast. We join his relief every time he gets back to the raft.

Huck sees money as one of society’s corrupting influences. He practically gives away the $6,000 he has left over from an earlier novel, “Tom Sawyer.” It just means that he’ll be pestered by his drunken father, Pap Finn, who always wants a dollar for another jug of forty-rod. Huck wouldn’t dream of dipping into the stolen loot that the scalawags, the Duke and the King, bring onto the raft. He’d like to get rid of a bag of gold that he discovers.

Huck’s kind of complete freedom in the natural world is not available to us anymore.

We may try to get a bit of it on weekends with our fishing rods, camping gear and hiking shoes. But we can’t quit our jobs or throw away our credit cards and mortgages any more than we can jump on a raft and pull up a fat catfish.

We may not like Wall Street, but it hovers over us. We can’t deny the government’s part in our lives. We even have to let ourselves be scanned by airport security if we want to fly safely (how far is that from Huck’s raft). We have to accept these things and be responsible and careful about constructing them.

But we can hang onto what may be the best part of Huck’s version of the American dream. We can remember that in the midst of his struggle for his own freedom, Huck accepts his duty to help Jim escape and rejoin his family. Huck is free, and he’d like for Jim to have the same privilege.

The big lesson of Twain’s novel, I now understand, is that our search for individual freedom does not excuse us from our responsibilities to each other. I wish I had understood it back when I had a lot of young people to preach to. Do you think some alums might invite me to give a lecture at a class reunion or during a tailgating?

Bill Koon lives in Greenville. He can be contacted at badk@clemson.edu.

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