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They Said It
“I could barely go to Wal-Mart to get groceries for the family without spending 45 minutes talking to people, which is awesome, but then I have to explain to my wife why it took me two hours to go get milk.” Benton Blount, musician and former “America’s Got Talent” finalist, on the cost of fame.
“We entrust students with $500 worth of textbooks every year. Some students are driving $30,000 automobiles. The Chromebooks are one of the least expensive things we trust them with.” Scott Rhymer, principal of Mauldin High School, on Greenville County Schools’ $20 million initiative to provide Chromebooks to students.
“We need to be designing our cities for people, not just for cars.” Frank Mansbach, executive director of Bike Walk Greenville, speaking to Greenville City Council in favor of installing pedestrian- and bike-friendly pathways along Verdae Boulevard.
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“I asked him about it a few months ago, and he completely repressed the whole event. I’m pretty sure he smoked a whole carton of Lucky Strikes that night.” Joe Maurer, pediatrician with Greenville Health System, on having the “sex talk” with his father.
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Computers for all Greenville County Schools begins rolling out $20 million initiative that will put Chromebooks in hands of third- through 12th-graders CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
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In addition to the beginning-of-theschool-year packet of papers they need to get their parents to sign and a stack of textbooks, students at 10 Greenville County Schools will be getting Chromebooks this year. It is a part of the school district’s one-toone computing initiative that will eventually provide every student in third through 12th grade the devices to use at school and home. The one-to-one initiative will cost nearly $20 million and will be implemented over the next three years. Greenville County Schools, the largest school district in the state and the 44th largest school district in the country with about 76,000 students, is joining a growing number of school districts in the state and across the nation that provide devices to every stu-
dent. Part of the rush is that South Carolina plans to do its state testing online by 2018. The other part is the move toward projectbased learning and equipping students to work in a world that is becoming more and more reliant on technology every day. “The Chromebooks are a tool,” said Scott Rhymer, principal at Mauldin High. “We’ve had tools in education for decades, way back to chalkboards, film strips and videos. The difference is that instead of being a singular tool for the classroom, the Chromebooks are now a tool students have in their hands inside the classroom and at home.” The devices are laptops that run the Chrome web browser and are designed to be used primarily while connected to the internet with most applications and documents living in the cloud. While Mauldin High has allowed students to bring their own devices (laptops, tablets or smartphones) to class to be used
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at a teacher’s discretion, getting Chromebooks ensures that every student has access to a device and is using the same platform, Rhymer said. “Application of knowledge learned is the key. You don’t truly learn something at the highest level until you apply it to some realworld skill,” he said. “Chromebooks are the conduit that gives every student the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in an area that is of interest to them.”
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One-to-one computing programs are not new. There has been a lot of debate in education circles about whether one-to-one programs are worth the money and whether they are effective and actually have an effect on student learning. But newly released research headed by Michigan State University educational technology assistant professor Binbin Zheng found that schools that provide each student with a laptop computer and provide support for students and teachers see significant improvement in academic achievement. Zheng and her colleagues analyzed years of studies on “one-to-one” laptop programs and found that programs that take a comprehensive approach were linked to higher test scores in English, math, science and writing. “I believe this technology, if implemented correctly, is worth the cost and effort, because it lifts student achievement, enhances engagement and enthusiasm among students, improves teacher-student relationships and promotes 21st-century skills such as technological proficiency and problemsolving,” Zheng said. While the researchers found that technology should not be implemented for technology’s sake, one-to-one laptop programs can improve educational outcomes when there is teacher buy-in, suitable technical support and professional development for teachers, and appropriate implementation with the curriculum.
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Teachers at the 10 schools getting Chromebooks this year have completed the district’s digital leadership course, said Bill Brown, the school district’s executive director of education technology services. Teachers at the district’s other schools will be trained over the next two years, he said. Brown said schools that have devices
STUDENTS (THIRD-12TH GRADES) AT THESE SCHOOLS WILL GET CHROMEBOOKS THIS YEAR: Bells Crossing Elementary Brushy Creek Elementary Buena Vista Elementary Mauldin Elementary Mitchell Road Elementary Stone Elementary Berea Middle Mauldin Middle Northwood Middle Mauldin High would move those to the lower grades when they get their Chromebooks. Prior to this year, the school district installed Wi-Fi in all of its schools. Three years ago, less than 25 percent of its facilities had Wi-Fi capabilities, he said. Even the trails at the Roper Mountain Science Center are covered, he said. The Chromebooks, which the district says will last five years, cost the school district about $250 each, and that includes a maintenance agreement. Students will pay a $25 technology fee to be able to take the Chromebooks home, Brown said, and that fee will be lower for students who receive free or reduced-price school lunches. The Chromebooks will use Google Classroom, where teachers can set up groups to work on projects and students can communicate with teachers during the day or at night, Brown said. For students with no broadband at home, the district will promote a program that helps low-income families get internet service for $5 to $10 per month, Brown said. Rhymer said Chromebooks would be connected to the district’s filters but that schools will urge parents to know what their children are doing when using them. “Almost all students have smartphones, tablets or laptops, and parents will want to do with the Chromebooks what they do with those devices,” he said. Rhymer said he expects students at Mauldin High to get the devices the week after Labor Day. Brushy Creek Elementary Principal Charles Davis said his students likely wouldn’t be allowed to take their Chromebooks home until the second semester. “Our philosophy is we don’t want students to take the device home just to take the device home,” he said. Rhymer said the Chromebooks would transform teachers from deliverers of knowledge to facilitators of knowledge. “This generation, all they know is technology,” Davis said.
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New Fine Arts Center fiber arts program is first of its kind
Program begins this school year and filled within first week of registration
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Textiles are thriving in the Upstate, and industry leaders hope a new innovative and unique fiber arts program at Greenville’s Fine Arts Center will help train the next generation of designers in a city that once dubbed itself the “Textile Center of the World.” “There was a chapter in the textile industry’s past where our largest export was jobs,” said Randy Blackston, vice president of fabric manufacturer Glen Raven. “But innovation and value-added products that meet the demand of the end consumer is what those remaining in the industry are doing.” The United States is the third-largest exporter of textiles in the world. The Fine Arts Center program is supported by five Upstate textile companies — Sage Automotive, Inman Mills, Alice Manufacturing, Springs Creative and Glen Raven — and was built in collaboration with North Carolina State University, the leading textile and apparel college in the nation. The program is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. Twenty-four students are enrolled in the program. It filled during the first week of registration. “The textile industry is central to not only the state’s economy, but the state’s history,” said Roy Fluhrer, director of the Fine Arts Center. “Unless education connects with industry, it puts our community and economies at risk.” Blackston said billions of dollars of capital investment have been made and thousands of people work in the textile industry within a 30-minute drive from the school near downtown Greenville. Students in the program will learn about fabric formation such as spinning, weaving, tapestry and knitting, surface design, wet processes such as screen-printing and CAD textile and sculptural and apparel construction. The program will also include courses already in the Fine Arts Center’s curriculum such as photography, drawing and design. Students in the program must demonstrate artistic ability. FAC students in the program would be
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encouraged to attend an N.C. State summer textile exploration program between their junior and senior years and to apply to N.C. State by Oct. 15 of their senior year to qualify for the school’s textile scholarships. “Product innovation is at the core of the textile industry,” Blackston said. Fiber arts instructor April Dauscha, a fiber artist who has worked at the Chicago School of the Arts, says too many people don’t know how textiles, a product they come in contact with multiple times a day, are put together. Sophomore Eileen Selby is one of the students in the program. She said she began experimenting with fibers on her own and found them intriguing. “It’s a program that’s not readily available,” she said, saying that she would now consider a career in textiles, something she hadn’t in the past. FAC started a similar program in architecture in 2013. About 420 students attend the Fine Arts Center each year.
Meet the Midwives Tues., Aug. 30 • 6 p.m. • Greenville Midwifery Care & Birth Center Learn about GHS’ nurse-midwifery program and how a midwife can enhance the birthing process. Free; registration required. Caregiving ABCs Thursdays, Sept. 1-Oct. 6 • 6-8 p.m. • Patewood Medical Campus Those caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are invited to attend this six-week educational series. Free; registration required. Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day Sat., Sept. 10 • 8 a.m.-noon • TD Convention Center Obtain free health information. Learn more at 1073jamz.com. Girls on the Run® Sept. 14-Dec. 3 • Times and locations vary This program combines training for a 5K with esteem-enhancing workouts for girls ages 8-15. Scholarships and payment plans are available. Please visit ghs.org/girlsontherun. 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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Declaration of South Carolina BBQ supremacy IN MY OWN WORDS
By Phil Noble
Preamble: When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the culinary bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and preeminent station to which the Laws of BBQ and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to declare South Carolina’s BBQ Supremacy. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all BBQ is not created equal, that South Carolina BBQ is endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights and Qualities, and that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of BBQ Perfection. That to secure this exalted position, The S.C. Barbeque Association was instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the BBQ Eaters and Judges. That whenever any form of challenge to South Carolina’s BBQ Supremacy becomes destructive of the ends of honesty and good eating, it is the Right of the BBQ-eating People of South Carolina to alter or to abolish our relationship with other BBQ pretenders, and to institute a new Declaration of South Carolina BBQ Supremacy thus laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affirm and maintain this South Carolina BBQ Supremacy. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. Whereas, “A History of South Carolina Barbeque” by Lake E. High Jr. (aka the BBQ Bible) is recognized by all rational, literate and discerning people as the one true, accurate, comprehensive and undisputed history of the origins of BBQ in South Carolina, America and the world, and Whereas, said BBQ Bible has been established as a true, verifiable and documented historical fact that BBQ
is a “gift of two civilizations” with the Native Americans providing the method of cooking meats slowly to endure tenderness combined with the pigs introduced in the New World by the Spanish, as the first, true and only method of cooking BBQ, and Whereas, this method of cooking by Native Americans was clearly, graphically and indubitably established by the drawings made by contemporary artist Jacques le Moyne in the 1500s, and Whereas, the first Spanish colony to combine this indigenous Native American cooking method with imported pigs was at Santa Elena settlement in what is now Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1566 the then-capital of Spanish Florida proclaimed by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the first governor of Spanish Florida, and Whereas, all BBQ pretenders who would falsely claim that there is such a thing as BBQ beef, chicken, goat, rabbit, alligator, lamb, turkey, possum or any other four- or twolegged creature that trod the earth or swim in the seas are guilty of the crime of BBQ Blasphemy, as their spreading of falsehoods as to the origins and definition of BBQ is by its very nature false as it has been established that all true and authentic BBQ is and always will be, ipso facto, pork, and Whereas, over the centuries of BBQ preparation in South Carolina, the chefs of the state have established the culinary hierarchy and traditions of BBQ sauces, basting and preparation to include in order of historic emergence to be vinegar and pepper, mustard, light tomato and heavy tomato, and Whereas, since the origination of BBQ, the People of South Carolina have continued the improvement, expansion and promotion of BBQ such that today there are more than 250 fine establishments in the state serving authentic BBQ, and these said fine establishments are recognized and sanctioned by the State of South Carolina by inclusion
on the “Official BBQ Trail and Map,” and Whereas, the state of South Carolina has a diverse and vibrant culture of Competitive BBQ Cooking with dozens of official events and more than 150 cooking teams that are officially sanctioned and presided over by Official Certified S.C. BBQ Judges as deemed trained and qualified by the S.C. Barbeque Association, therefore, We the People of South Carolina, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name of and by Authority of the good People of the near Sovereign State of South Carolina solemnly publish and declare that the State of South Carolina is, and of Right ought to be, hereby Declared The One and Only True BBQ Capital of the World and that all intending and competing claims by any locale or collections of such are hereby deemed to be false, deceitful, untrue, erroneous, fanciful, fraudulent, fictitious, unfounded, specious, spurious, invalid, inaccurate, misleading and untrue. And in support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. Proclaimed, in the year of our Lord of two thousand and sixteen on behalf of and in the name of any and all South Carolinians, living, dead and unborn who have or will ever cook, eat or in any way partaken of said BBQ, regardless of sauce, from the Time of Origins in 1566 on St. Elena Island until today, and for future generations of South Carolinian’s to come, ad infinitum. Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and a proud member of the S.C. Barbeque Association. His columns are distributed weekly by the S.C. Press Association. Reach him at PhilNoble.com or phil@philnoble.com.
The future of energy production is on the horizon IN MY OWN WORDS
by Shelley Robbins
We broke a record on July 27. Between 4 and 5 p.m. that day, Duke Energy Carolinas customers in the Upstate and western North Carolina used more electricity than during any other hour in history. On hot summer afternoons, our electric
utilities cannot produce enough electricity with their base load plants. So they have to fire their peaking units, which are smaller, less efficient power plants that only kick on during peak system demand. Here in the South, we experience our highest peak loads in the summer rather than the winter because air conditioning units are typically powered only by electricity, while the furnaces we rely on in the
winter may be electric, natural gas, propane or oil. The last three energy sources do not draw from the electric power grid. So summertime demand is the most important factor in determining how big our power plants — both our base load plants and our peaking units — need to be. This issue will become increasingly important in the next 10 years, because the most
significant base load plant in the Upstate is Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station on Lake Keowee, which is able to provide us with more than 2,500 megawatts of electricity. But the two reactors there will reach the end of their 60-year license in 2033, only 17 years from now. Indeed, much of the United States’ nuclear power fleet is about the same
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age, originally licensed in the early and mid-1970s. Duke Energy is contemplating a replacement nuclear facility in Cherokee County. That plant is currently estimated to cost $12 billion, and the price tag will only rise. Duke has already spent $495 million since 2011 in planning costs for the Lee Nuclear Station, but that plant’s actual construction is not a certainty. As SCE&G has learned with its V.C. Summer plant expansion in the Lowcountry, nuclear power is an increasingly expensive option. Once unthinkable, a feasible alternative to a $12 billion power plant (paid for by all of us customers) consists of a short-term relicensing of Oconee combined with significant investment in cheaper, safer options such as energy efficiency, renewables and storage. California was way ahead of us in this realm when they announced the 2025 retirement of their massive Diablo Canyon nuclear facility, which began operating in 1985. Pacific Gas and Electric has already stated that this capacity will be replaced exclusively by efficiency, renewables and storage. South Carolina can accomplish the same thing, but we need a little more time. Our regulatory and incentives structure isn’t the same as California’s, but the market and technology are transforming so rapidly right now
that replacing an entire base load power plant with efficiency, renewables and storage is finally visible to us on the horizon. We are already seeing this combination in action to avoid the construction of new peaking capacity nationwide, perhaps as close as Asheville. We are fortunate that Duke Energy and its sister companies are national leaders
the 575 megawatts they added to the grid last year. And Duke has also committed significant investment to the rapidly developing grid-scale storage industry. Grid-scale storage works to even out load and supply for both renewables and existing gas-fired peaking units. It can also be deployed in some instances instead of new large-scale transmission lines.
What can we do now to help mitigate our own load on the current grid while simultaneously reducing future load? We can invest in efficiency at home. in research, investment and deployment of storage and renewables. Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress just reported that more than 716 megawatts of new solar projects are under construction in North Carolina, surpassing
While these developments are exciting, they are not ready to meet our needs today. So what can we do now to help mitigate our own load on the current grid while simultaneously reducing future load? We can invest in efficiency at home.
Some of the cheapest options are surprisingly effective and have a quick payback. Duke is subsidizing LED light bulbs both in their online store and in many big hardware stores. Programmable thermostats are inexpensive and often easy to install. Even light-blocking curtains and shades will have a significant impact on how hard and long your air conditioning unit has to work as they lower the daytime heat gain in your house. And some of the more expensive improvements, such as highefficiency water heaters and even solar panels, come with tax credits or rebates. A good resource for learning more is the Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency: dsireusa.org. Investing in energy efficiency saves us money today and down the road. Combined with clean, safe grid-scale renewables and storage, it won’t be long before expensive power plants are a thing of the past. Shelley Robbins is the sustainable communities project manager for Upstate Forever.
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County opening $8.5M library near Woodruff Road ANDREW MOORE | STAFF
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The Greenville County Library System announced Wednesday that it will begin constructing a 28,410-square-foot library at the intersection of Woodruff Road and Sunnydale Drive in Simpsonville. “The larger size of this new branch gives us the opportunity to offer features the public has asked for that we have not been able to accommodate in other branches,” said Beverly James, executive director of the Greenville County Library System. The new library, which will be located at 104 Sunnydale Drive, will feature a large active-learning area for children with an adjacent porch for hands-on play and social skill development. It will also feature:
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• Automated materials handling system for more efficient processing of returned materials • 141 public parking spaces The county purchased the land for $910,000 and plans to spend about $8.5 million to construct and outfit the building. The project is being completely funded by the library system’s accumulated capital fund reserves with no bond issue necessary. The Greenville County Library System opened in 1921 with a branch in downtown Greenville. It has since expanded to 11 facilities and a bookmobile. The addition of a library in the Five Forks area of Simpsonville has been a topic of discussion for more than 20 years, according to James. In 1993, Greenville County Council approved an ordinance to replace nine existing library branches and the main library branch in downtown Greenville as well
as construct a library on Woodruff Road. In 2004, the Greenville County Planning Commission identified the Five Forks area as a potential site for a new library branch because of its growth. The Five Forks area is the most densely populated area of Greenville County without a public library within two to three miles, according to the county. It also has a higher projected annual population growth rate compared to any other branch service area. In 2010, more than 56 percent of nearly 7,800 households within a two-mile radius of the Five Forks area were library users. Since 2004, the county has agreed to multiple mixed-use developments that would include the construction of a library near Woodruff Road. “We decided to just buy the land, because the developments kept falling through,” said James. “It’s taken us a little longer than we expected, but this library is going to be well-used.” The library, which is set to open in September 2017, could get additional features. The county plans to add a Born Learning Trail in the green space adjacent to the
building. The trail, which is sponsored and installed by United Way, features educational activities for young children. The county recently submitted a bid to the United Way for the trail, which could be installed by next year, according to James. The county would only be responsible for preparing the site, which would likely be paid for through the library system’s operations fund. Also, the county plans to add a woodland fitness trail near the library’s entrance as well as a patio and pavilion that will feature picnic seating for school groups and residents. “It’s all fantasy at this point. We haven’t even put a price tag on it. It’s really just something that we might want to do with that area in the next two or three years … something that could be appreciated and enjoyed by people of multiple ages and abilities,” James said.
For more information, visit greenvillelibrary.org.
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Council approves Woodruff Road sidewalk project EMILY PIETRAS | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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City Council approved two resolutions Monday for developments on Woodruff Road and Verdae Boulevard. Council voted to execute a Financial Participation Agreement between the City of Greenville and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) for construction of the Woodruff Road sidewalk project. The project involves building 5-foot sidewalks and handicap ramps along the north side of Woodruff Road (SC 146) from Roper Mountain Road (S-183) to Old Country Road near I-85. The project also includes construction of a grassed curb lawn, likely to be 4 feet wide, between the back curb and the sidewalk. The total project length is approximately 0.86 miles. SCDOT will fund the project through a $360,000 grant given by the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which provides funds for nontraditional transportation related activities such as pedestrian facilities and bicycle facilities. The City of Greenville appropriated $100,000 for the required match to the TAP grant. It was noted that construction would take place primarily at night to not disrupt day traffic on Woodruff Road. Mayor Knox White also noted that the city has doubled its budget for sidewalks and has a lot of work to do to make up for the previous lack of sidewalk construction over the years. Council also passed a resolution to express support for improvements to Verdae Boulevard, which include the installation of lighting and pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the road. The project falls under the City of Greenville’s “complete streets” initiative and has an estimated total cost of $4.1 million. Verdae Development and SCDOT have both pledged $700,000 in funding, and the city will secure $2.7 million toward the project to represent the difference. Frank Mansbach, executive director of Bike Walk Greenville, was asked to speak by Councilwoman Amy Ryberg Doyle, who could not attend the meeting. “We obviously support this. It’s going to provide needed connectivity for people who live in Verdae and Mauldin to get to BI-LO on Verdae, to get to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and get to downtown,” said Mansbach. “As we’ve often said in our advocacy,
we need to be designing our cities for people, not just for cars.” “I urge Council to start thinking about a protected bike lane network,” he added. “We need to develop some funding … to start building a network so that people can get around on bicycles.” Rick Sumerel of Verdae Development also spoke. “We think the timing is perfect,” he said. “We’re talking about a road that has been a major connector between Laurens Road and Woodruff Road for some time.” He noted that moving forward on the project fulfills the commitment that Verdae has made to a number of businesses and residents that have moved to the area, and it also allows Verdae Development to keep moving forward on its master plan. That master plan involves 1,200 acres, and more importantly, Sumerel noted, it represents approximately $3 billion in property values that will go back into the city. That number doesn’t include business licenses or business taxes.
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Preparing locals for the hunt S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources hosts hunter education classes in the Upstate ANJALI PATEL | CONTRIBUTOR
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The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is hosting free hunter education classes for anyone wishing to obtain a hunting certification. While the classes are offered periodically throughout the year all across the state, now is an opportune time to become certified in preparation for the popular fall and early winter hunting seasons. Two of the upcoming classes will give Upstate residents this opportunity. The eight-hour courses cover a variety of topics, and each class is led by one of the eight instructors certified by the DNR. One of these instructors, Lance Cpl. Henry Barnett, teaches these classes in counties across the upper part of South Carolina. “Our goal is to teach the students how to be eth-
ically responsible with firearms and understand them mechanically,” said Barnett. He hopes to instill safer hunting practices in his students by familiarizing them with their firearms and the different types of ammunition. The S.C. DNR also hopes to minimize huntingrelated injuries or accidents through this class. Additionally, the instructors stress the importance of having consideration for both the land and the game. The course consists of visual and verbal instruction, and ends with an exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, the students can attest that they have the hunter education endorsement of the DNR, Barnett explained. The students are also often given materials to take home, including “Today’s Hunter — A Guide to Hunting Responsibly and Safely,” a detailed hunting guidebook. The classes are recommended for students ages 12 or older. A parent or guardian must accompany any students below the age of 12. The hunter education course is required for all residents and nonresidents of the state of South Carolina born after June 30, 1979, before a hunting license can be obtained. The courses are also offered by a thirdparty vendor online at Hunter-Ed.com for $19.50.
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Deep space greens Clemson research could create stable food source for astronauts ANDREW MOORE | STAFF
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The astronauts that lift off for Mars in the distant future might just eat their leafy greens from a shipping container during the yearlong journey. Clemson University researcher Joshua Summers has partnered with Boston-based company Freight Farms to create a SelfSustaining Crop Production Unit (SSCPU), which is based on the company’s Leafy Green Machine — a shipping container retrofitted as a mobile hydroponic farm. The 320-square-foot container uses LED lighting strips that disperse red and blue light (required for photosynthesis) in between vertical rows of plants. Meanwhile, a closed loop hydroponic system delivers nutrient water to the roots, and an automated climatecontrol system regulates temperature and humidity. The Leafy Green Machine is used by more than 60 restaurants across the nation. It can produce up to 7,000 plants at a time and uses only 10 gallons of water a day. But it could be better. “When we’re looking at trying to improve efficiency, we’re going to have to look at things that they haven’t even looked at. That’s going to be an uphill battle for us, to find solutions beyond what they’ve already come up with. But at the same time, that’s the fun part,” Summers said. Summers, a mechanical engineering professor, has formed a team to create a modified container that runs independently from the energy grid and uses renewable sources.
The research is being funded by a $125,000 NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) grant, which encourages collaboration between small businesses and research institutions. Clemson partnered with Freight Farms after John Kelly, a Clemson alumnus and lead engineer at Freight Farms, reached out to Summers, his former professor, about the grant opportunity. The duo partnered and then applied for the NASA grant. Their proposal is one of 399 selected proposals and one of 58 proposals chosen under the SBTT program. Summers and his team are trying to find ways to capture the heat generated by the LED lighting strips inside the container. That could help cool the inside of the container. That heat could also be redirected to the space shuttle’s onboard systems, providing a more efficient energy source. The first phase of the research project is to develop sensors that monitor temperature, humidity and other conditions inside the containers. The team will also research methods to reclaim and recycle humidity so that the container doesn’t need a hydration source. “Ultimately, I think we are going back to space,” Summers said. “Humans by nature are explorers. How do we make life good as we go into these deep explorations? We’re trying to answer part of that question.” But the modified container has potential for more terrestrial applications. It could be used to supply a stable food source for disaster relief, military bases, mining and offshore industries and people living in harsh, remote areas of the world, according to Summers.
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Even as Greenville’s two largest law enforcement agencies work to equip its officers with body cameras, there’s no guarantee the public will get to see the video. One of the demands of protestors who marched in downtown Greenville last month was that the Greenville Police Department and the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office immediately equip their officers with the cameras so the public could see for itself what happened in cases where law enforcement uses force. But while South Carolina is the first state to mandate body cameras be worn by all officers who regularly answer calls and interact with the public, it also said data recorded by the cameras is not a public record subject to disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. It’s not the only state grappling with what happens with the videos the cameras record. Five other states have laws that require at least some officers to wear body cameras — California, Nevada, Florida, New Jersey and Connecticut — and eight others have authorized pilot programs or studies, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
South Carolina’s body camera law was fast-tracked after the shooting death of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer in April 2015. Former officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder in connection with the case. Cellphone video shot by a bystander showed Scott being shot in the back as he ran from the officer. The video led to Slager’s arrest. South Carolina law says body camera footage is not a public record subject to the state’s FOIA law, but it allows law enforcement, the Attorney General and circuit solicitors to release recordings at their discretion. Law enforcement agencies aren’t required to use body cameras until the state provides full funding for them. In North Carolina, a court order is required for general release of police body camera footage. Greenville Police officers could be equipped with body cameras as early as October. Chief Ken Miller said a committee is reviewing bids now. The department received nearly $94,000 in federal grant money for body cameras, and it can ask the state to reimburse it for the rest of the cost. Miller, who implemented body cameras while he was chief in Greensboro, N.C., told the public at meetings held last year while the Greenville department was formulating its body camera policy that there are privacy
concerns when cameras record an incident in somebody’s home. The policy says once activated, cameras must remain on until the conclusion of the event or until a supervisor authorizes that a recording may cease. According to the policy, once a crime scene is secured, an officer may deactivate a camera if they are in a role that is not investigative in nature and the chances of encountering a suspect is unlikely. Officers executing a search warrant are allowed to deactivate their camera after the initial sweep of the location when the incident transitions from volatile and tactical to stable and investigative. Officers may also deactivate the camera during interviews with witnesses to and victims of crimes. Officers will also not record in places where a heightened expectation of privacy exists, such as in locker rooms, hospitals and bathrooms, except during in-progress criminal activity, the policy says. The Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office has applied for grants to buy body cameras. In addition, Judge Chuck Simmons ordered Platinum Plus Greenville to pay a $100,000 fine and close for six months for violating a court order. The order said the money would be used to buy body cameras for the Sheriff ’s Office, which investigated allegations of prostitution at the club last year.
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A map shows state policies regarding public access to police body-worn cameras around the United States under public records law.
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Simpsonville City Council will revisit a proposal to bring residential housing to a 5-acre tract at the end of Beattie Street during its meeting Tuesday. Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County has rebooted its Woodside Park project, under which it hopes to acquire the property and build 11 homes for lowincome residents. The faith-based nonprofit homebuilder first introduced the project in 2013, but the plan was shelved after members of the community and council raised concerns. Those concerns included drainage at the site, preservation of the natural environment, compatibility of architecture and design with the surrounding neigh-
borhood and walkability of the site by recreational users. Monroe Free, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, said the organization has worked with state and federal agencies to alleviate those concerns and believes the project is ready to move forward. “There were some legitimate concerns raised and we’ve addressed them,” Free said. “We will have to meet the same requirements, restrictions and approvals that any other developer would have to meet.” Free said Habitat will invest about $200,000 to bring infrastructure to the site. The total value of the development will be roughly $1.3 million. Habitat homes are typically about 1,100 square feet, he said.
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Some GCS students could see less homework New board policy also counts homework for less of middle and high school students’ grades CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
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When the new school year begins on Tuesday, some students in Greenville County Schools could see less homework, and the homework they do have could count for less of their course grade.
Under a new policy adopted by the Greenville County school board this summer, the amount of daily homework that can be assigned in some grades has been cut and the percentage that graded homework can count in quarterly grades has been decreased. The beginning of a new school year renews
the battle over homework, something that has been a source of conflict for decades, leaving parents nagging and cajoling and overtired children protesting and crying. Homework can produce academic benefits, said Harris Cooper, a social psychologist at Duke University and one of the nation’s leading homework researchers.
“Research gives support for homework, but only in moderation,” Cooper said. “That is especially true in the early grades.” The new school board policy cuts the amount of daily homework that can be assigned in some grades and says graded homework shall not count in an elementary student’s quarterly grade and will count no more
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In a review of studies published from 1987 to 2003, Cooper and his colleagues found that homework was linked to better test scores in high school and, to a lesser extent, middle school. Researchers found the relationship between homework and academic success at the elementary level minimal at best. But even when homework does help, there’s a point of diminishing returns, Cooper said. That seems to be about 90 minutes for middle school students and around two hours for high school students. “Think of homework as a medicine,” he said. “If it’s done right, it’s an effective dose. If you give too little, it doesn’t have the desired effect. If you give too much, it’s a dangerous thing.” Cooper said the 10-minute rule — that students should do no more than 10 minutes of homework a night per grade level, meaning a second-grader should have 20 minutes of homework up to a maximum of two hours for a 12th-grader — is a good guideline.
than 10 percent of the quarterly grade for middle and high school students. There are some caveats, though. Long-range assignments do not count as part of the homework percentage but should be considered in the time allocated for homework. In addition, since homework at the high school level varies according to a student’s course load and schedule, the policy says high school students should spend “sufficient time on homework to master the content of the subject area.” Greenville’s revised homework policy says homework should be educationally relevant and reasonable and should allow personalization of tasks to fit the students’ learning needs, allowing student choice as appropriate. Surprisingly, Cooper said, as many parents think their children have too little homework than too much. “The majority of teachers get it right,” Cooper said.
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Bus driver shortage may affect Greenville students CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
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When school starts on Aug. 16 in Greenville County, some students may find their bus ride times extended and their pick-up and drop-off times delayed because of a bus driver shortage. Greenville County Schools is about 40 bus drivers short despite a summer-long recruiting effort. As a result, the district will have to rely on certified trainers and other employees to fill its routes. Greenville County Schools have no substitute or back-up drivers available. The district has struggled in recent years to attract bus drivers because it competes with private industry for drivers with commercial driver’s licenses. In an effort to become more competitive, Greenville County Schools raised bus driver salaries this year and last. Today, the starting bus driver pay is $13.91 per hour, and the district guarantees at least 30 hours per week to full-time drivers and provides benefits.
Over the past year, Greenville County Schools held numerous bus driver job fairs and rented billboards advertising the need. The school district also recruited door-todoor and used social media to try to attract more bus drivers.
PEOPLE Greenville native Lindley Mayer competed as Miss South Carolina United States at the Miss United States competition from July 29 through Aug. 5 at the Palms hotel in Las Vegas. Mayer made Top 15 out of the 56 contestants at the pageant. She competed in swimsuit, evening gown, interview and Supermodels Unlimited Magazine competitions. Mayer was chosen as the winner of the Supermodels Unlimited Magazine competition, and will be featured on the cover of the magazine. For more information about the pageant, go to unitedstatesnationalpageants.com.
CRIME A man accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl was a pastor and worked at an after-school program, according to a spokesman for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
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James Brian Briley, 54, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to an arrest warrant. Briley was the campus pastor at Summit Church on Rutherford Road in Greenville and also worked at the Frazee Dream Center in the past, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ryan Flood. Briley is accused of inappropriately touching and molested the girl on July 31 at his residence, according to a warrant and press release. The investigation began after the Julie Valentine Center contacted the Sheriff’s Office regarding the allegation Tuesday, according to Flood. Briley was released from the Greenville County Detention Center on a $25,000 bond. Investigators believe there may be additional victims and said those with information should call the Sheriff’s Office at 467-4704 or Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME
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When Melissa Yetter founded The Service Dog Institute of South Carolina, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit in Simpsonville, in December 2009, she knew she needed a staff of fulltime dog trainers in order to see her vision come to fruition. Enter the Dog Trainers Workshop, a training and boarding facility in Fountain Inn. Since the two organizations began a partnership in 2011, they have placed close to 30 service dogs, primarily in the Upstate area. It’s been a perfect match. “We’re in here training dogs all day, and so [Melissa’s] dogs just fit in with all the other dogs coming through our facility,” says Connie Cleveland, founder and owner of Dog Trainers Workshop. “Success occurs when you surround yourself with the right people; this means people that have the personality, expertise and passion for what supports your mission,” Yetter says. “[Connie and I] both had similar
missions, and we both understood the goals as well as had the passion for enriching lives through trained service dogs.” Initially, The Service Dog Institute focused on providing service dogs to children with special needs, but it has since expanded to include programs for adults with special needs, veterans and active-duty military. To apply for a service dog, each applicant must submit documentation from a physician indicating the need for a service dog as well as information regarding how a service dog can improve self-sufficiency and daily life. The organization then conducts an interview with the potential client to ensure his or her needs can be met through the program. For most service dogs, The Service Dog Institute estimates a cost of $6,000 to $8,900. In comparison, many other service dog organizations need donations ranging from $15,000 to $27,000, according to Yetter. “Since we are a nonprofit, there is no ‘cost’ for getting a service dog. We do re-
ceive donations from various organizations and individuals to assist in the costs we have for training these animals,” explains Yetter. “We do ask each family to assist in fundraising for our organization as well. These fundraising commitments go to the organization and are not a means of paying for goods or services received.” The Service Dog Institute finds dogs through rescue organizations, humane societies and breeders. Dogs that are adopted from rescue organizations and humane societies are typically 9 months to 2 years old and are selected by Cleveland or Cat Perry, general manager of Dog Trainers Workshop.
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Not every dog can become a service dog, however. Potential service dogs need to pass a health check, and they must have certain innate qualities that can’t always be taught. “Their temperament has to be completely unflappable. They have to be environmentally sound,” explains Cleveland. “And they have to have a natural enjoyment and will-
ingness to retrieve. They have to be completely comfortable with both other humans and other animals.” “About half [our dogs] are rescues and the other half start as puppies from our breeder partners,” says Yetter. Puppies are housed with volunteer “puppy parents” when they reach 8 weeks. The volunteers take puppies to obedience classes and provide basic training and socialization. When the puppies reach 6 months, they begin advanced service dog training at Dog Trainers Workshop. The average length of training time is six months to a year, but ultimately it depends on the specific skills the dog has to learn. A similar timetable and process is implemented with the older rescue dogs. “They all go through a puppy parent program that allows them public access exposure, regardless of what age they arrive to us,” explains Yetter. “These volunteers take the dogs out in public to expose them to all sorts of settings as well as keep them in their homes for periods of time.”
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Applicants attend group and private training sessions at Dog Trainers Workshop to find their service dog. Cleveland and her staff use their expertise to pair each client with a dog. “Every service dog is trained specifically for that person,” says Yetter. “This keeps training fees down as well as determines training time.” Knowing which dog will be a good fit for a client is ultimately based on experience, Cleveland says. The process involves “listening to people’s lifestyle and seeing their activity level and then pairing them with a dog that is of suitable temperament for both their needs and lifestyle,” she explains.
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Hannah Anderson, 19, was matched with her service dog two years ago.
Timmy, a 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, serves as a balance and mobility assistance service dog.
In high school, Anderson developed Meniere’s disease, a chronic disorder of the inner ear. Common side effects of the condition are fluctuating hearing loss and recurring episodes of vertigo, or a sense that one’s surroundings are spinning or moving, according to the Mayo Clinic. For Anderson, the severe and intense bouts of vertigo led to difficulty walking and decreased stability; ultimately, the balance disorder greatly interfered with her daily life. The possibility of having a service dog “came up out of the blue,” she says. After applying to a few organizations and being placed on waiting lists, The Service Dog Institute was the first to notify Anderson that a dog was available for her. That dog, a now 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever named Timmy, had a unique journey to his life as a service dog. One
morning, Timmy was found abandoned in a vide Anderson with balance and stability locked crate in the Dog Trainers Workshop while she walks; he wears a special, stiff harparking lot. After an evaluation, Cleveland ness that acts like a handrail. Timmy can and Perry determined Timmy would be a help Anderson stand up safely if she falls, good fit for service work. and he can also pick up and retrieve things In June 2014, the summer before Ander- for her. At Vanderbilt, Timmy lives with Anson began her freshman year at Vanderbilt derson in her dorm room and always helps University, she was paired with Timmy, who her walk to and from classes. His presence at that point had already been in training for is a constant source of comfort and support. a while. The two spent the summer work“He has enabled me to be independent ing together for a few hours once or twice a and go off to college,” Anderson says. “It week before Timmy was permanently placed was a big fear, because I didn’t know if I was with her. able to do it. And he’s helped me do that, “It was more training for me than him, and that’s incredible.” just learning to work with him and knowing what commands to Who’s a good boy? use,” says Anderson. “It was inFor more information or to get involved tense at times, but it was a really with the Service Dog Institute, visit good experience.” theservicedoginstitute.org. Timmy’s main task is to pro-
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CCES student Peyton Gillespie recently participated in the Greater Greenville Area Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, shooting a 69 at the end of 36 holes in the final round. She lost to Lea Venable, one of the state’s best golfers, in a playoff that lasted 10 holes.
Ginger Cone was appointed to the GTCHS board of directors. Cone is the staff training and development director in the Center for Professional Excellence at Greenville Technical College. Dr. Robert Nash, GTCHS board chairman, administered the oath to office to Cone.
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GHS renames recreation area Greenville Health System (GHS) honored Entercom Upstate’s nine-year commitment to raising funds for GHS Children’s Hospital by renaming a Children’s Hospital family recreation area after the organization. Entercom Upstate is one of the GHS Children’s Hospital’s largest sponsors and supports the hospital through many initiatives, including the annual Children’s Hospital Radiothon, which took place Aug. 4 and 5. The newly renamed Entercom playroom is located on the fifth floor of the GHS Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit ghs.org. RIGHT: Christy Thompson, mother of a child who received care at GHS Children’s Hospital, presents Steve Sinicropi with a gift from the hospital. BELOW: Entercom employees and radio personalities pictured with GHS employees such as Dr. William Schmidt, medical director of GHS Children’s Hospital.
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Upstate bikers raise $14k in Laurens Electric’s annual Poker Run On July 23, more than 600 participants rode their motorcycles and raised $14,000 at this year’s annual Poker Run, hosted by Laurens Electric Cooperative. Funds will benefit Cooperative Caring, which provides emergency relief funds to help member-owners who are Monte Holsenbeck of Travelers Rest won a grand prize of $2,000 for the best poker hand and Brian Degeorgis of Piedmont took home $250 for the worst hand.
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unable to pay their electric bills. The money will also go towards the Pay it Forward program, which gives employees the opportunity to receive $500 through a drawing and apply the funds toward their own act of kindness. The bike ride featured dual starts at Laurens Electric’s main office on Highway 14 in Laurens and at Harley Davidson of Greenville, and included several locations across the Upstate where participants rested and drew cards.
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Hagood Mill hosts camp-style sing-along Hagood Mill will host a Rolling Waterwheel Gospel Revue on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will be a camp-style sing-along and will feature local musician Becky Stovall, Last Road Bluegrass Band, as well as Lib Porter and the Heartstrings. Food will also be on site from the Gatehouse Restaurant and the gristmill. Other demonstrations will be running from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free and there is a $5 parking fee. Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. For more information, call 898-2936 or visit visitpickenscounty.com/calendar.
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Simpsonville Garden Club wins national and state awards The Simpsonville Garden Club was awarded the Standard Flower Show Achievement Award from The National Garden Club Inc. (NGC) for its September 2015 show where more than 200 horticultural specimens were submitted and on display at last year’s South Greenville Fair. The NGC recognized the Simpsonville club for “its sponsorship of a superior flower show.” Christine Barnett, immediate past president, and Eileen Hofmeister, flower show chairperson, accepted Pictured left to right: Chris Barnett, immediate past the award presented at the Garden Clubs of SC Summer Expo in Columbia president; Yvonne Morris, Garden Clubs of SC Inc. president; and Eileen Hofmeister, flower show chairperson. on July 16. The club also received a firstplace award for the flower show from the state chapter earlier this year. The club will again sponsor a flower show at the South Greenville Fair to be held at Simpsonville City Park on Sept. 17. For more information, visit simpsonvillegardenclub.com or southgreenvillefair.com.
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Home Info Price: $749,900 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4.5 Lot Size: 0.87 Acres
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Perfectly positioned on a private cul-de-sac lot. Beautiful all-brick home has a flexible floor plan complete with a finished lower level and a breathtaking setting amid the beauty of nature! If entertaining is your goal, this home affords boundless parking options not to mention an elegant and spacious dining room with custom wainscoting and pocket style french doors. The formal family room showcases one of the home’s three fireplaces as well as a large lounging space off of the butler’s pantry/ bar. These spaces are seamlessly segmented by custom placed columns. At the heart of the home is the kitchen and keeping room as well as breakfast area that captures some of the finest views of the rear grounds!
The kitchen features granite countertops and a walk in pantry. The owner’s retreat is found on the main level with its own private entry to the deck. Upstairs you’ll find two enormous bedrooms each with their own walk in closets and a cedar lined hallway closet. These bedrooms share a Jack and Jill style bathroom. In the finished lower level there are two additional bedrooms and a full bathroom with tiled shower. There are so many options in the basement from a center great room with the third fireplace, a full kitchenette, an exercise room, a study, a wine tasting room with climatized wine cellar, and a second plumbed laundry room in an unfinished storage space. The outdoor living package is amazing with a large patio and a fire pit.
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sible,” Gordon advises. If things aren’t hung up, they’ll morph into piles and those piles will become clutter. Once you have things arranged on your wall, take a dark marker and outline each tool so you’ll know exactly where to place it after it’s used.
Your garage isn’t a giant storage pod, so why is it crammed with junk while your car sits in the driveway? The fix: garage organization, which not only gives your vehicle some breathing room, but can also boost your home’s market value when you eventually sell. According to a survey of 500 Realtors®, 82% say a messy garage is a big turnoff for potential buyers. Don’t let yours do the same! Here’s how to whip your garage into shape.
Purge Old newspapers, magazines, and catalogs that have been banished to the garage are never going to be read again—so just toss them, says Emma Gordon, an organization expertm. Ditto for those plastic trays that came with your plants (keep them around and you’ll be dealing with spiders), paint stirring sticks, disposable paint trays, and other remnants of DIY projects. “Almost every garage in America has a flimsy aluminum tray coated in house paint, with a matching roller in a crumpled grocery bag,” says Gordon. The reality is, you’re not going to get another use out of these items.
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Odds are, you’ll forget you have them and buy them again anyway! But take note: Gardening chemicals, old paint, and other hazardous materials need proper disposal so they don’t end up in the water supply. Call your local health department for the location of the nearest special waste dropoff site. Or if the items you’re chucking may still have value, consider holding a garage sale or donating instead. We’re talking about old PCs, printers, outgrown sporting equipment, deflated balls of every variety, too-small shoes, clothes, VCRs, and VHS and cassette tapes (no, they’re never going to make a comeback).
Categorize Once you’ve tossed and donated your unwanted items, start your garage organization by grouping what’s left into piles of like items. Some to consider: lawn and garden, automotive, tools, sports equipment, and seasonal decorations. Designate a section of the garage for each category and decide how to store them. Clear plastic bins are ideal for Christmas lights and wreaths, and shelves can hold liquids (paints, solvents, gardening sprays). For tools, including rakes, shovels, ladders, trowels, and other gardening implements, mount a pegboard. “Get as much stuff off the floor as pos-
Open wire or chrome metro shelving is another good way to tackle garage organization. Make areas for camping items (sleeping bags, lanterns, tents), sports equipment (skates, tennis balls, rackets), and pet stuff (shampoo, leashes, and toys). “Label everything so you can easily find what you need—or create a map that you can keep near the garage door,” says Gordon. And don’t forget the ceiling! (Think S-hooks or simple planks laid across beams.) “This is a great place for things that you don’t access frequently, such as luggage or holiday decor,” she notes. Lastly, set up a small “mud room” near the door with a bench or chair, tray or large basket for shoes, and a few hooks. You’ll be encouraging family and guests to take off their footwear and hang up their coats in your now nicely organized garage.
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Home Info Price: $998,000 MLS#: 1304750 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 4/1 Sq. Ft: 5400-5599 Lot Size: 10.00 Approx. Acres Schools: Joanna-Woodson Elementary, Bell Street Middle, and Clinton High Agent: Valerie S. Miller | 864.430.6602 Vmiller@MarchantCo.com
Once in a lifetime offering to own your own private peninsula with 1000 feet of lake frontage on Lake Greenwood! This English Tudor custom designed and built home is surrounded by lushly landscaped gardens, mature trees, and open garden space. Covered boat dock, four car garage, separate workshop, and additional outbuildings are all a part of the estate. This iconic property is situated at the most convenient location on Lake Greenwood. 4.5 miles to services, 10 miles to Greenwood, 15 miles to the GHS Self Regional Hospital and an easy hour drive to Greenville.
A long private driveway leads you to the gated entrance of this amazing home built on the point of the peninsula. In addition to the master suite, the first floor has a bedroom with full bath, office, and separate den with fireplace for in-laws or guests. Architecturally stunning master wing provides an open floorplan that overlooks the gardens and lake. Throughout this home you will discover the beautiful millwork, 3 fireplaces, handcrafted front doors, hardwood floors, and the gourmet kitchen wing addition with custom finishes. Additional 45 acres available for purchase.
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Reduce Stormwater Runoff Your landscape is one part of a large system involved with watersheds. Watersheds are large areas that drain into common lakes, rivers or oceans. Nature knows no property lines. A rainstorm or excessive irrigation can wash pesticides and fertilizers from your landscape and pollute your neighbor’s lawn and local waterways. Reduce runoff action checklist: • Mow lawns to a height suggested by Clemson University for your specific
lawn. Use the higher recommended height when the lawn is under stress, such as during times of drought and very high temperatures. • Sweep grass clippings, fertilizer and soil from driveways and streets back onto the lawn. • Remove trash from street gutters so it will not get washed into storm drains. • Use mulch, permeable pavers, flagstone, gravel, or other porous surfaces for walkways, patios and drives.
• Do your duty and pick up after pets. Properly dispose of waste in the trash. This will help reduce bacteria and nutrient pollution entering storm drain systems, ditches and local waterways. • Create an at-home kit for chemical spills and leaks. Empty containers, or those filled with cat litter or absorbent materials, should be properly disposed of and not put out at the curb. More information on this can be found at the Carolina Clear website.
As yard debris decomposes, nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are released into the water. This causes algae blooms, which are unsightly and can kill fish. Recycling your yard debris makes up part of a lawn care plan designed to produce a healthy yard with savings in time, energy, and money. At the same time, this yard care plan will benefit your community and the environment.
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August in the garden is a time of transition It’s time for the Olympics! Go Team USA! If you caught any part of the opening ceremony, you may have seen that the games in Rio were designed to be sustainable and mindful of our planet. As the teams entered the stadium, each was accompanied by a child carrying a different variety of tree sapling. Each of the 207 varieties will be planted in a park in the Deodoro neighborhood, west of Rio de Janeiro. And each athlete was given a seed to plant to form an “Athlete’s Forest,” 11,000 trees strong.
Options for August crops While our air conditioners have been running in serious overtime these last few weeks, our gardens are bursting at the seams and are almost to a point of transition. August represents a time that summer crops can be stretched through continuous harvesting, a time for direct sowing fall crops or transplanting larger seedlings. Consider these selections: Beets: Soak the seeds overnight and sow in rows. Also can be grown in pots. Harvesting is typically 60 days from planting. Brussels sprouts: Always better with bacon. (Check out the Automatic Taco food truck for the best in the area!) Sow the seeds directly into the soil. After the first sprout is picked, subsequent harvesting can be done through winter. Carrots: Get the seeds in the ground ASAP. You will harvest them in 60–90 days. Sow them in rows. A good soil for carrots is heavy in nature fertilizer, easily worked by hand and light on clay. They do not grow well in clay loam. Add some sand to loosen the clay. Thin the seedlings to about 1 inch apart after the first leaves, then 3 inches apart after a good leaf growth. Side-dress and mound up around
the seedlings with compost and soil around the leaves. The late summer crop can be harvested in winter if mulched; a light frost is said to sweeten the carrot’s flavor. The darkest and greenest tops indicate the largest carrots. Carrots store very well in the fridge when covered in water.
The heads must cure before attempting to collect the seeds. After about a month, take a spoon and drag across the head to collect the harvest. Make your own: You may keep the seeds in any container with a lid for future garden use, or roast them. Soak them in a bowl overnight with cool water. Season the water with salt or toss the seeds in a dry ranch, barbecue or other favorite seasoning. Drain the seeds, pat them dry, then place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 30-45 minutes at 300 degrees until lightly browned or a crack develops down the side. Stir occasionally for even cooking. Serve warm or lightly toss with your favorite dry seasoning again and store in an airtight bag.
Collards, kale and mustards: These taste better after the first fall frost. Harvest the outer leaves and the plant will extend production through the colder months. Green onions: Direct sow in rows. You can harvest throughout the fall and winter. If growing “bunching” varieties, leave some of the greens for the spring to get a head start on next season’s growing cycle. Peas: Snap, snow or shelling peas can be grown for a bountiful fall harvest. Choosing a short season variety (fewer number of days to maturity) will yield great results. Radishes: Great when eaten raw or in a salad. Taking a page from the guys at Bacon Bros. restaurant: Make your own herbed butter and dip the raw radishes into the butter for a flavor burst to write home about. Radishes also are some of the quickest crops to mature — around four weeks from seed to harvest. Turnips: Roasted turnips — yes, please! Very easy to grow and delicious to eat. Leave them in the ground until needed. Or store in your refrigerator’s crisper for up to six weeks. Also sow in pots your favorite herbs, including parsley, cilantro, dill and basil. Bring them indoors at the first sign of frost and place in a sunny window for a continuous edible garden all winter.
Soldiers of the sun As the summer wanes, so do the soldiers of
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the sun. Native Americans used sunflowers – North America’s true native plant – by parching and pounding the inner seed to make cornmeal, extracting the valuable, edible oil – equal to corn oil – and feeding the remaining seed cake to livestock. Collecting the seeds of a sunflower is one of the easiest returns on a gardener’s investment because one sunflower seed produces so much in return. Not only are sunflower seeds great bird food – ask the yellow finches gorging themselves in my garden – but they can be preserved for planting next year or feeding the birds this winter. When at least half or two-thirds of the seeds are filled, cut off the head of the sunflower plant, and hang it upside down in the garage or place it in a cool, dry spot to dry and cure.
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August is also a time to stop fertilizing roses, freeze berries and sun dry Roma tomatoes for winter enjoyment. Treat your lawn this month for grubs. Lawn grubs turn into Japanese beetles, and the grubs can be fodder for moles and other invaders. When you begin fall cleanup, discard any foliage and trimmings that have been compromised by disease. Do not compost them. The disease may not get killed off in the compost bin and may carry over to next year. Definitely compost falling leaves and grass clippings. Hardy compost makes for great natural fertilizer for your wintering garden. Will Morin is an avid gardener and food enthusiast. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @ DrinkNEats.
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NAR-backed Condo Legislation Passes U.S. Senate, Offers Relief for Homebuyers The U.S. Senate tonight passed H.R. 3700, the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act,” by unanimous consent. This legislation includes reforms to current Federal Housing Administration restrictions on condominium financing, among other provisions, and is long supported by the National Association of Realtors®.
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when they’re ready, and this legislation does just that.
Changes include efforts to make FHA’s recertification process “substantially less burdensome,” while lowering FHA’s current owner-occupancy requirement from 50 percent to 35 percent. The bill also requires FHA to replace existing policy on transfer fees with the less-restrictive model already in place at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
“Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) have done tremendous work to see H.R. 3700 move forward, and we’re thankful for their support. Realtors® made their voices heard as well, reaching out to their Senators and Representatives to remind them of how important this issue is to homeownership.”
NAR testified last year in support of the bill, which passed in the House of Representatives427-0 in February.
“We look forward to seeing this legislation signed into law so homebuyers can start seeing some much-needed relief.”
Tom Salomone, president of NAR and broker-owner of Real Estate II Inc. in Coral Springs, Florida, praised the legislation as a significant step towards eliminating barriers to safe, affordable mortgage credit for condos.
The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Following is a statement from Mr. Salomone: Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,300 “Condominiums often represent an members in all aspects of the real estate affordable option that’s just right for industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville first-time and low-to-moderate income Association of REALTORS® web site at www. homebuyers. Unfortunately, overlyggar.com for real estate and consumer burdensome restrictions on condo information. financing have for too long put that option out of reach for many creditworthy borrowers. “This legislation meets those restrictions head on, putting the dream of homeownership back in reach for more Americans. “Tight inventory and rising home prices are a reality of today’s market, and mortgage credit is hard to come by. We should take every opportunity to clear the path for wellqualified borrowers to purchase a home
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Rare opportunity to have 20% deeded ownership (10 weeks per year-not a time share) in this beautiful mountain retreat! Relax in this fully-furnished 4 bedroom, 5 bath traditional style home (wood siding and cedar shake roof) in Round Hill Estates. Updated several times since 1979 and most recently decorated by Charles Faudree, the upstairs holds a wonderful great room with floor to ceiling windows looking out to a welcoming screen porch, deck (with electric awning), and panoramic mountain views. Master on the main features 2 closets, fireplace, and heated bathroom floors;
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Butterfly Gardening Flying flowers or Jewels of the sky, are just two of the terms that have been used to describe the beauty and fascination that people have for butterflies. By following a few simple steps, you can attract these flying beauties to your garden.
Why do butterflies visit a garden? Butterflies are looking for two things when they enter a garden:
nectar, the food that adult butterflies need, and; host plants, the place where the female will lay her eggs and the food that caterpillars need. Both are necessary to create a successful butterfly garden.
Nectar plant factors • Nectar plants. These are plants with flowers that produce the sweet fluid that many insects, including butterflies, use as food.
• Flower Colors. Many of our native butterflies prefer plants that have pink, red, purple, yellow, or orange flowers. Butterflies appear to be attracted to areas with large masses of a single color, or closely related colors, rather than gardens with many colors mixed together. • Flower types. Most butterflies must land in order to get to the nectar. They prefer plants having either clusters of short tubular
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Local Haul LLC / DBA The Anchorage 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 586 Perry Avenue, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 28, 2016. 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 EJA Enterprises, LLC dba Mansour’s Liquors intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 2111 North Pleasantburg Drive, Unit G, Greenville, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 28, 2016. 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 Coastal Crust Grenville LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1180 Pendleton Street, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 21, 2016. 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 Dzign Associates, LLC (DBA) Tirado’s Empanadas and More 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 1316 Stallings Road, Greenville, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 28, 2016. 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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flowers, or flowers with large flat petals. • Season-long flowering. Butterflies are active from early spring through frost, and having a mix of plants in your garden that flower throughout this entire time will attract them all season long.
Host plant factors • A place to lay eggs. Because tiny caterpillars can not travel far to find their own food, the female locates, and lays her eggs on, only the type of plant that the caterpillar can use as food. • Caterpillar food. Most species of caterpillars are particular about the type of plants they can eat. If the egg was not placed on the correct plant, the caterpillar hatching from that egg will not survive. Many native trees and other plants found in and around our yards are host plants for caterpillars. However, there are a variety of plants that can be included in a garden that are excellent host plants. • If you feed them, they will eat. Many gardeners do not like to see plants in their gardens that have been chewed on by insects. To avoid this, you may want to locate host plants in areas that are not highly visible, or in a separate garden area a short distance from the nectar plants. If you do not provide host plants, you will have fewer butterflies.
Location & design • Butterflies love sun. Both butterflies, and the plants they prefer, like bright sunny areas protected from high winds. As you begin to plan your butterfly garden look for areas around your yard that have at least 6 hours of sun each day. In South Carolina summers, areas with morning to mid-afternoon sun seem to work best. If your yard is not too large, you also can plan a garden that consists of separate ‘pieces’ that are not adjacent to each other. • A place to catch some rays. On cool mornings, butterflies need to warm their bodies before they can become active. To do this, they often sit on a reflective surface such as a flat stone, spread
their wings, and turn their backs to the sun. Their wings work like solar panels, absorbing the sun’s warmth that is then transferred to their bodies. • Why are they eating dirt? Butterflies often gather in groups on wet sand or mud, and look like they are eating. This activity is called puddling, and they do it to obtain the minerals that are found in the soil. You can create a puddling place in your garden by placing a shallow pan in the soil, filling it with coarse sand, and keeping it moist. You can add salt to this at a rate of 1/2 to 3/4 cup salt (table salt or rock salt) to 1 gallon of sand, mix well and moisten. Locating the puddling area under a soaker hose or near a drip emitter works well to keep the sand moist. • Butterflies do not eat only nectar! There are some butterflies that rarely feed on nectar and will only visit a garden if it has some extra touches, such as rotten fruit or manure. The best fruits are those that are either soft (banana) or moist (watermelon). Small amounts of fresh manure also will attract butterflies. If there are young children in your home, you may want to make sure that either of these items are in a protected area as they both sometimes attract wasps as well as butterflies.
Butterflies & caterpillars are insects The use of insecticides will kill many butterflies and their caterpillars. If a pest problem develops in your butterfly garden, try using biological controls, such as ladybugs, lacewings, and preying mantids as a first line of defense. These are often already present in a butterfly garden. If pests such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, or spider mites become a serious problem, try using controls such as insecticidal soaps or horticultural oils applied only to those areas on the plants where the pests are located. Wide-spread application these may affect the caterpillars on their host plants and the butterflies visiting nectar plants. Applications of herbicides also may have a negative effect on caterpillars and butterflies.
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Could millennial homeownership be on the rise? The news has been all gloom and doom when it comes to millennials’ low rate of homeownership. Maybe the fear of commitment of buying a home with a partner could be one of the reasons many younger folks don’t own the roof over their heads— along with rising prices, high student debt, and hard-to-get credit.
But that tide might be starting to turn. A recent Fannie Mae report analyzed U.S. Census data of 20- to 33-year-olds from 2006 to 2014. Of the older millennials, ages 30 to 33, more have become homeowners than were before the housing bust. Those ages 28 and 29 are almost back to the same level of homeownership that they had in 2006. Let’s be clear: The report looked at cohorts, which are the same groups of individuals over time. When looking at general homeownership rates, instead of the same group of buyers over time, fewer younger folks owned homes in 2014 than they did eight years earlier.
As individuals get older, they’re getting married and having children, which often leads to the longing for a place to call one’s own—maybe with a backyard! And the economy is faring better than it did during the crisis, he says, so many of these buyers are making more money and have more stable employment than they did in the dark days of the financial crisis. Fewer young people overall, only 36.9% of those ages 25 to 34 heading up their households, were homeowners in 2014—nearly 10 percentage points lower than in 2006, according to the Fannie Mae report. In addition, there are fewer lower-priced,
starter homes on the market for first-time buyers, he says. That’s because many were bought up during the height of the foreclosure crisis by investors and then rented out. Builders are also erecting fewer of them as construction costs have risen over the past few years. Millennials are still going to buy homes, says Jason Dorsey, co-founder of the Center for Generational Kinetics, an Austin, TX–based millennial and Generation X research firm. “They’re just going to do it at a later age,” he says, adding that it’s often when they get married and have two incomes to put toward a down payment and monthly mortgage bills.
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Amid the cacophany of an election year, the exhibition The Poetry of Place offers a respite and reminder that our country, and particularly the South, is home. From the colorful streets of New Orleans to the misty swamps of Florida to the undulant Smoky Mountains, The Poetry of Place invites you to re-discover America, where a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Benton Blount had been playing music professionally for more than a decade by the time he decided to audition for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” last year. The Greenville musician specialized in writing his own gritty but melodic country songs and delivering them with heart and passion. So Blount, who was 36 at the time, had plenty of experience to draw from after playing on stages from Greenville to Nashville, Tenn., and beyond. And he also knew that winning the televised talent contest wasn’t the bestcase scenario. “I went into it after playing music for 16 years and having a record deal in Nashville and touring the country,” Blount says. “A lot of newer artists haven’t had a chance to do those things. And I knew going in that this wasn’t necessarily going to be a thing where I do the show and never have to work a day again in my life. I would honestly say sometimes it’s better not to win. Because when you win, you’re under contract to the show for years. You owe these people money and
these people money. It was a perfect opportunity to get in front of a lot of people and show them what I do, and hopefully that just makes them want to learn more about my music.” And what happened for Blount was, in his mind, the best thing that could’ve occurred. He made it to the final group of 10 contestants and got to perform on the show the same night that winner Paul Zerdin was crowned. “What I was lucky enough to do
“I would honestly say sometimes it’s better not to win.” Benton Blount
was make it to the very last show in the Top 10,” Blount says. “I played in front of the same amount of people that the winner of
the show got to play in front of, but I didn’t have to sign an agreement with a company to give money away to them.” Not that Blount, who will play at The Pumphouse in Greenville on Saturday, walked away empty-handed. “I learned a lot,” he says. “I learned about everything from performing in a place other than a music venue all the way to how to play the game of a reality show. There’s a whole lot more of what goes into it than what people see on TV. There’s a 14-hours-a-day, 5-days-a-week schedule that people never get a chance to see. So I had to learn real quick that it wasn’t just ‘Get up there and perform a song.’ There were a lot of obstacles I had that I wasn’t prepared for, and dealing with them made me a better performer.” After coming home from three months in downtown New York City last summer, Blount says he had some adjusting to do, and some newfound fame to deal with. “I had to get my routines and sleep patterns back down,” he says. “The biggest adjustment is that a lot of people recognized
Benton Blount When: Saturday, Aug. 13th, 9 p.m. Where: The Pumphouse, 2640 Poinsett Highway, Greenville Information: 864-735-0567; thepumphousegrill.com
me from the show and I could barely go to Wal-Mart to get groceries for the family without spending 45 minutes talking to people, which is awesome, but then I have to explain to my wife why it took me two hours to go get milk.” Ultimately, though, Blount says it was all worth it because almost year down the road, he’s playing in more, and bigger, places than ever. “There’s definitely a big difference, especially if I go to a place I’ve never been before,” he says. “There are people who have bought my music and know some of the songs. It’s not like when I would go to a town and people would stare at you for 30 minutes. They’re actually coming to see me perform.”
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Future Chord Fest explores cutting edge of regional music Grand Prize Winners From Last Year
Never let it be said that Greenville’s Jeremy Theall likes to have time on his hands. In addition to running Future Chord Productions, an artist management and concert promotion business, Theall also handles booking shows at The Soundbox Tavern in Simpsonville. Oh, and he also works for the record label Post Echo, handling press and PR for the label’s bands. Theall’s drive comes from a love of music, specifically local music, and more directly from some downtime between semesters at Clemson University a few years back. “I actually started Future Chord in the summer of 2013,” he says. “I was really just trying to figure out a way to put some of my passions together, like music and writing, so I actually started Future Chord as a music blog dedicated to celebrating the music of the Southeast, from Alabama up to D.C.” That love of local music led Theall to start booking shows around the Upstate in 2014. He’s spent the last eight months creating adventurous Friday and Saturday night double and triple bills at The Soundbox Tavern that have featured some of the most cutting-edge music in the Upstate. And he’s expanding that palette with the first-ever Future Chord Fest, a 12-band festival that will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Spinning Jenny in downtown Greer.
Probably the biggest curveball in an otherwise rock-heavy lineup, this hip-hop group from Atlanta adds a serrated, electronica edge into their room-shaking beats and rhymes.
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This Easley quintet is heavy on atmosphere as well, but they’re more mainstream, melodic alt-rock. That triple-guitar frontline isn’t just for show, either.
This duo plays an intricately arranged brand of folk-pop in the Bombadil mode, where the enjoyment comes from both the melodies and the craft on display in the songwriting.
We Roll Like Madmen E Carpoolparty E This Greenville duo describes their coolly ethereal electronic pop as “vapordance,” but however you want to define it, the music is heavy on blissfully melodic vocals, unexpected samples and irresistible beats.
Big Morgan G This Athens, Ga., outfit can handle subdued indie-pop, but what they really excel at is quirky, unpredictable guitar-chaos anchored by a skintight rhythm section.
The great thing about dance-music-duo We Roll Like Madmen is how they build their tracks. One second, the listener is surrounded by a cacophony of seemingly random noises, and then a second later the soundscape has suddenly shifted and coalesced into massive, machine-like groove where everything fits perfectly.
“After I saw what happened at the HeyLook Festival earlier this year” – the outdoor event was plagued by heavy rain – “I wanted to do something indoors,” Theall says. “That’s what drew me to the Spinning Jenny, and also it’s a beautiful place.” Here’s a rundown of the bands scheduled to perform:
My Brother My Sister Alarm Drum E This is another danceable duo that works with electronic beats, but their sound is laced with heavily processed vocals and a chilly but catchy synthesized veneer.
Jim & The Limbs
Canopy Hands E
This Myrtle Beach quartet merges psychedelic guitar exploration with a prog-rock style rhythm section. Their songs sound massive, with waves of crashing guitars and surprisingly tight hooks.
The Limbs specialize in distortionencrusted guitar noise that hides a tasty bubblegumpop center.
A Columbia duo that’s all about mood, specifically a mood of droning, hypnotic dread that seems to live in haunted, shadowy corners.
Echo Courts G Echo Courts’ delightfully retro jangle-garagepop new album “In the Garden” isn’t out yet, so it’s a great chance to get a sneak preview of their throwback sound.
Art Contest E This duo plays a chaotically precise, propulsive brand of ultra-tight math rock that can explode and reform itself at will. Vincent Harris covers music and sports for The Greenville Journal. Reach him at vharris@ communityjournals.com.
Future Chord Fest When: Saturday, Aug. 13, 3 p.m. Where: The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer Tickets: $15 Info: 469-6416; thespinningjennygreer.com
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History repeats – as comedy and parody Photos of Bill Clinton playing with large balloons at the Democratic National Convention brought to mind a great scene from Charlie Chaplin’s film, “The Great Dictator.” In the film, Chaplin plays two roles. One is that of a Jewish barber, and the other is that of a dictator named Adenoid Hynkel. Hynkel is clearly a reference to Hitler, and the film is a scathing, yet humorous, parody of Hitler’s regime. In the film Chaplin, as Hynkel, plays with a large balloon that looks like a globe. Chaplin was making commentary on Hitler treating the world as his play toy. Unlike Hitler, though, Hynkel eventually sees the error of his ways and changes course. He delivers a speech directly to the camera that is as relevant today as it was when the film was released: “I should like to help everyone, if possible — Jew, Gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness — not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good Earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.” The rest of the speech is available on YouTube and worth listening to periodically.
“The Great Dictator” was released in 1940, a year prior to the United States entering World War II and five years before the Nazis would be defeated by the Allied forces. It was nominated for five Academy Awards. Chaplin later expressed regrets for making the film once he learned of the true horrors of the concentration camps. He came to realize that it was not something to joke about. Fellow comedic director Mel Brooks, who mocked Hitler in his 1967 film “The Producers” — in which the lead characters stage an awful musical titled “Springtime for Hitler” — took a different attitude toward the dictator, stating, “You have to bring him down with ridicule, because if you stand on a soapbox and you match him with rhetoric, you’re just as bad as he is. But if you can make people laugh at him, then you’re one up on him.” Brooks later turned his film into a Broadway musical and then remade the film in 2005 starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. Lane and Broderick reprised the roles originally performed by Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Eric Rogers has been teaching filmmaking at The Greenville Fine Arts Center since 1994.
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CULTURE Sound Bites APRIL B & THE COOL W/ AUDREY HAMILTON PROJECT & CARPOOLPARTY Gottrocks, 200 Eisenhower Drive, Greenville Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m. $5 April Bennett quite literally started her band, April B & The Cool, as schoolwork. “The project actually started out with myself and my drummer TJ working together for my senior seminar project at USC Upstate,” Bennett says. “And after my performance was over, we just kept playing and writing together.” The band mixes in a hard-rock influence with some vintage George Clinton-style funk, over which Bennett lays down powerhouse vocals and a strong political sensibility. “These songs are so much of my life,” she says. “They’re very political, very conscious. One of our songs is called ‘Glass Ceilings,’ which is about doing everything you can, just because you can, and because you want to for the betterment of you and anyone around you. I feel like it’s my responsibility as an artist to speak about what’s going on, and if I’m not doing that, then I’m not sure what the point is. And if the songs are good, I think people will want to listen to them.”
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GLASS MANSIONS W/ PEOPLE OF MARS & J AND THE 9’S Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m. A couple of years ago, Columbia’s Glass Mansions were a different band with a different sound. They were called Death of Paris, and they were best known for a danceable blend of rock and electronics. But after changing their name in the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris last year, singer/keyboard player Jayna Doyle says the band seized the opportunity for a new beginning. “The name change ended up being a really positive thing, and it enabled us to kind of have a fresh start,” she says. “It’s enabled us to explore a newer sound.” Part of that sound is a heavier, more guitar-based rock style displayed on their new single “Matches,” and Doyle says it clears the decks for whatever the band wants to do next. “I was reluctant for us to get backed into this electro-pop corner,” she says. “I think we’re capable of a lot more than that.”
KANSAS BIBLE COMPANY Independent Public Ale House, 110 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville Friday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m. $7 advance/$10 door
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They’re a seven-piece band that combines psychedelic rock and brass, but Kansas Bible Company is one of the most nimble, light-footed ensembles around. Their vocal harmonies are infectiously tight but airy, their songs are drenched in both pop melodies and progressive exploration, and their songwriting is a lot closer to a classic four-piece pop-rock combo than a blaring R&B dance-band or skank-happy ska group. “We all appreciate different styles of music, but there are certain styles we all agree on,” says the KBC’s Nathan Morrow. “We all love ‘60s pop; we all love the Beatles and the Stones and the Kinks and early Chicago.” Morrow says while their sound is always evolving, the Kansas Bible Company knew from the beginning what styles they weren’t interested in. “There are certain things that we didn’t want to do, even though we had a horn line,” Morrow says. “We didn’t want to be a ska band. We didn’t want to be neo-soul. We wanted to do our own original music but still take from things that we loved.” Want to submit a show to Sound Bites? Email vharris@communityjournals.com.
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Repticon provides cold-blooded fun CAROLINE HAFER | STAFF
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Repticon is coming back to Greenville to showcase and educate the Upstate on exotic reptiles. The event specializes in reptiles, amphibians and exotic animals, offering hour-long seminars and shows that correlate with the creatures at the exhibits. The event will offer opportunities to see, hold and buy the animals, or at least a T-shirt with a reptile on it if you aren’t looking to welcome a snake or lizard into your family. Enthusiasts – whether or not they are educated about the animals – can celebrate and learn about the pets on the lower end of the “cute and cuddly” spectrum. This year, Repticon is at the Greenville Shrine Club on Aug. 27 and 28. The show will have hourly raffles and giveaways for event attendees.
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When: Saturday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Greenville Shrine Club, 119 Beverly Road Tickets: Two-day tickets: $15 adult/$5 ages 5-12; One-day tickets: $10 adult/$5 ages 5-12 Information: repticon.com/greenville.html
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Sisters of Swing Centre Stage | 501 River St. 8 p.m. | Thursdays-Sundays
$35, $30, $10 They sold over 90 million records and the world fell in love with them. Come hear the story and the music of the Andrews Sisters. 233-6733 | centrestage.org information@centrestage.org
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Flat Rock Playhouse Clyde and Nina Allen Mainstage 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock Wednesday and Thursday (2 PM and 7:30 PM), Friday (8 PM), Saturday (2 PM and 8 PM), Sunday (2 PM) Seats from $15 to $40 Come see the hit musical 9 to 5. Based on the 1978 movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda, 9 to 5 the musical tells the
story of three secretaries who devise a plan to overthrow their egotistical boss. Featuring Marcy McGuigan as Violet, Ryah Nixon as Doralee and Natalie Storrs as Judy. 828-693-0403 flatrockplaghouse.org info@flatrockplayhouse.org
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Grainger McKoy Exhibition
Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St. Free Discover the gravity-defying creations of South Carolina sculptor Grainger McKoy, opening July 16 in Gallery 3. 271-7570 | gcma.org
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TRUMPED: The Musical Wednesday through Saturday • 6:30 p.m. • Cafe and Then Some, 101 College St. • $20 • CafeATS.com • 232-2287 • Join our merry band of characters as they fret about the upcoming elections and poke fun at all the candidates. And one of them even decides to launch a campaign for public office. Starring Susan Smith, Maureen Abdalla, Traysie Amick, Jim Wilkins and Bill Smith.
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Greenville Drive vs. Charleston
Fluor Field at the West End, 945 S. Main St. 7 p.m. Come watch your Greenville Drive take on the Charleston Riverdogs all weekend. 240-4500 | milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t428
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11-21
THEATER PRODUCTION
The Music of Buddy Holly
Flat Rock Playhouse, Playhouse Downtown 125 S Main St., Hendersonville Thursday (7:30 PM), Friday (8 PM), Saturday (2 PM and 8 PM), Sunday (2 PM) Seats from $28 A tribute to Buddy Holly and his music of the 50s. Experience Holly’s greatest hits like “Peggy Sue” and “Everyday.” Starring Jeremy Sevelovitz
as lead guitar and singer, Christopher Fordinal as rhythm guitar and singer, Daniel Iannucci on bass and Paul Babelay on drums, The Music of Buddy Holly is sure to be a throwback enjoyed by both young and old. 828-693-0731 | flatrockplayhouse.org info@flatrockplayhouse.org
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Used Book Sale: Oconee County Friends of the Library
Walhalla Library Basement 501 W. South Broad St., Walhalla 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Second Thursday of the month Free
The Friends of the Library hold a used book sale in the lower level of the Walhalla Main Branch. They also hold special Saturday sale four times a year from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the same location. They offer hard cover books, paperback, CDs and DVDs, games and puzzles and more. Prices are reasonable, and proceeds benefit the Libraries. oconee-.lib.sc.us
CONCERT
Mourning Dove Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Dr. Ethereal folk duo. 263-7868 | radioroomgreenville.com
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Casting Crowns with special guest Jeremy Camp Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville
Christian singer and songwriter Jeremy Camp perform live on Biltmore Estate’s South Terrace. 800-411-3812 | biltmore.com
CONCERT
Jason Crabb and Point of Grace Taylors First Baptist Church 200 West Main St., Taylors 7:30 p.m. | $20 general admission
7:30 p.m.
Come enjoy Christian music by recording artist Jason Crabb and band Point of Grace.
Christian musical group Casting Crowns and
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HEALTH/FITNESS « Creek Ranger Hike Paris Mountain State Park 2401 State Park Road 10 AM | $7 Through August on most Friday mornings, families will be led on a nature hike, looking for animals and their habitats in or near water. Part of the program will be spent in the creek using nets, so bring water shoes, or use some of the park’s water shoes. 244-5565 ctaylor@scprt.com
CALENDAR settlement of South Carolina along with allied famiiles of Griffni, Woods, Kirksey, Wynne, Duckworth, Dellishaw, Bushilieu and others. All those who are interested in these families are invited. Bring a covered dish for lunch at noon. Drinks and paper products are furnished. Come visit meet and greet and following lunch there will be a sharing time and short business meeting. Family history material will be available. 704-489-2171 | stilljanice@aol.com
CONCERT
Benton Blount The Pumphouse, 2640 Poinsett Hwy.
COMEDY
CONCERT
Laughing Stock Goes Underground
Songs of the Southern Appalachians
Coffee Underground, 1 E. Coffee St.
Walhalla Civic Auditorium 101 E. North Broad St., Walhalla
10:30 p.m. | Second Saturdays each month $5 Laughing Stock Improv has been making Greenville laugh since March 2006. They perform every Second Saturday at Coffee Underground. 404-8889
CONCERT
Salsa Under the Stars
Show is free.
Graham Plaza, The Peace Center 300 South Main St.
Gottrocks, 200 Eisenhower Drive
The Upstate’s own “American’s Got Talent” contestant plays old-school country.
6-10 p.m.
$8 per person
735-0567 | thepumphousegrill.com
Band pays tribute to Widespread Panic. 235-5519 | gottrocksgreenville.com
FUNDRAISER
CONCERT
Machine Funk
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Shane Pruitt Delaney’s Irish Pub, 117 W. Main St., Spartanburg Blazing blues guitarist. 583-3100 | delaneyspubsc.com
COMMUNITY MEETING
2nd Annual Greasy Corner Reunion Corner of Calhoun and Birnie streets $25 in advance, $30 at the door for banquet The Gathering will be Friday, Aug. 12, at the corner of Calhoun and Birnie streets, 5-9 p.m. The Legends Banquet will be Saturday, Aug. 13, 6-11 p.m., at the West End Community Center. A Sunday worship service will be at 11 a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church on 400 S. Hudson St. 915-7606 | johncwhiteside@gmail.com
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COMMUNITY
Second Annual Greasy Corner
Calhoun Street, Hudson Street and West End Community Center The gathering and church service is free.The banquet is $25.
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27th Annual Breazeale Family Reunion
Dorchester Baptist Church 134 Dorchester Road, Belton 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free This large family was a part of the early
The Salvation Army’s Superhero 5K Kroc Center, 424 Westfield St. 8 a.m. | $35 for adults, $30 for kids Run or walk through Downtown Greenville dressed as your favorite superhero on Saturday, Aug. 13. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greenville. Stay after the race for free inflatables and activities for the whole family. All youth will be given a breakfast snack and lunch after the race. Fruit and granola bars will be given to adults. 527-5948 | bgcgreenville.org
FAMILY
Turtle Mania Back-to-School Party Railroad Historical Center 106 Main St., Greenwood 2-4 PM | $5 per person, $3 for members Turtle Mania has taken over The Museum. In honor of our destination exhibit and the start of the 2016-2017 school year, The Museum will be hosting a turtle themed back-to-school party that will include food, crafts, games, and MORE. 229-7093 | greenwoodmuseum.org
BOOK SIGNING
Children’s Superhero Party and Book Signing
Free Salsa at Sunset is a three-part summer series celebrating Latin music and dance in beautiful downtown Greenville. The event features a live Latin band and dancing on the corner of Main Street and Broad Street in front of the Peace Center fountains. 467-3000 | upstateinternational.org
Launch Party for Greenville Historical Fantasy Author Jessica Leake Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Rd., No. 5 Road #5, 2:30 p.m. Free Join Greenville author Jessica Leake as she celebrates the release of her new historical fantasy novel, “The Order of the Eternal Sun,” the second book in her Sylvani series, at a launch party at Fiction Addiction on Saturday, August 13, at 2:30pm. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. 675-0540
EDUCATION
Weekend Programs: Kamishabi Storytelling Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Free with admission
Noon-2 p.m.
Enjoy special lessons taught by our phenomenal programming team centered around various topics that encourage learning through play. This weekend, learn about this form of storytelling through an interactive, ocean-themed reading, and create your own sea creatures with origami afterwards.
Come meet South Carolina native and children’s author Kristy Dempsey and learn about being a superhero with her new picture book, “Superhero Instruction Manual.” 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com
The program will include a combination of English folk songs and ballads collected by Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles in the Southern Appalachians Mountains during the years 1916 to 1918 and much more. 638-5277 | walhallacivic.com/events.html
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An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Peace Concert Hall, 300 S. Main St. 7 p.m. $45-$65
LAUNCH
1175 Woods Crossing Road No. 5 Free
7:30 p.m.
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Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of blues, country, folk, gospel and jazz in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Lovett’s performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org
CONCERT
Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter Biltmore Estate, South Terrace One Lodge Std, Asheville 7:30 PM
Emmylou Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans more than 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums, and
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CONCERT
Carolina Youth Symphony YMCA Camp Greenville, Cleveland 2 p.m. Free The Carolina Youth Symphony begins each season with a weekend summer music camp at YMCA Camp Greenville. During camp, all three orchestras hold their first rehearsals of the season preparing for the ‘end of camp’ performance. Come enjoy their closing performance on August 14. carolinayouthsymphony.org
ARTS EVENT
Sundays at 2: Art of Design Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St. 2-3 p.m. Free Kristi Walker of Dahlia A Florist will share flower arranging tips, tricks and styling shortcuts to help you create your own inspirational designs. 271-7570 | gcma.org media@gcma.org
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Verizon’s ‘Smart Store’ in Easley
Verizon Wireless Smart Store 4867 Calhoun Memorial Highway, Easley 9:40-10 a.m. Free Verizon is hosting a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration for the first Verizon Wireless Smart Store in Easley, S.C. Verizon Wireless customers are invited to experience a new way of discovering new technology with the mobile lifestyle in mind. The redesigned stores are called "Smart Stores" and feature products in mobile lifestyle zones: Get Fit, Amplify It, Have Fun, Home and On the Go and Anywhere Business. 233-3776 | wendyh@jdpr.com
FUNDRAISER
Dark Night Revue: Let’s Rock Back to the Future! Flat Rock Playhouse Main Stage 2261 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock 6:30 p.m. The Flat Rock Playhouse will present its annual Dark Night Revue fundraiser on Aug. 15. This year, the Supporting Players Guild of Flat Rock Playhouse will present ‘Dark Night Revue: Let’s Rock Back to the Future.” flatrockplayhouse.org/dark-night-revue-2/ info@flatrockplayhouse.org
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Greenville Drive vs Kannapolis
Fluor Field at the West End 945 S. Main St. 7 p.m. | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Come watch your Greenville Drive take on the Kannapolis Intimidators in a three-night series this week.
CONCERT
Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville 7:30 p.m. Come watch 13-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient Emmylou Harris and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter perform at the beautiful Biltmore Estate. 800-411-3812 biltmore.com/events/emmylou-harris-marychapin-carpenter
“What Can I Say,” and “Lowdown,” which won a Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1976. Five-time Grammy award winner Michael McDonald’s hits include “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near),” “Yah Mo B There” and “On My Own” as well as Doobie Brothers tracks such as “Takin’ It to the Streets” and “What a Fool Believes.”
in beautiful Downtown Greenville. 467-3000
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Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St.
CONCERT
Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville 7:30 p.m. Come watch Boz Scaggs, a pioneer in fusing rock and roll with R&B, perform alongside McDonald, a five-time Grammy Award winner at the scenic Biltmore Estate.
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Free Join us in front of The Salon near the front door for a free docent-led tour of the exhibition “Grainger McKoy.” 271-7570 | gcma.org media@gcma.org
SERIES
Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. Wednesday-Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Free with admission Join us for interactive demonstrations that teach science skills in fun ways. The demonstrations change every other week. Try your hand at special musical instruments to learn all about pitch and sound this week in Random Acts of Science Free with admission.
‘10 That Changed America’ Documentary Series
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Chapman Cultural Center West Wing Conference Room 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg
EDUCATION
Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 6
Code Club Meet with other aspiring coders to discuss web & mobile development. Learn how to use the library's free online resources like ITPro to make learning easy. These workshops may supplement your personal computer skills or job skills. Registration required. Call 527-9258 to register.
Boz Scaggs fuses rock and roll with R&B, with hits that include “It’s Over,” “Lido Shuffle,”
11 a.m.-noon
Random Acts of Science: Musical Science
CONCERT
7:30 PM
Third Thursday Tour: Grainger McKoy
EDUCATION
240-4500 | milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t428
Biltmore Estate, South Terrace One Lodge St., Asheville
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800-411-3812 biltmore.com/events/boz-scaggs-and-michael-mcdonald
Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl. 6:30-8 p.m.
Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald
THU
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CONCERT
Roxy Pays the Rent
Free Upstate Forever and Chapman Cultural Center invite the public to free viewings of the PBS documentary series ‘10 That Changed America.’ The four episodes each tell the stories of 10 American places – parks, towns, homes and buildings – and explore the impact they have had on us. Come to the viewings and join in on community discussions on Thursday, August 18, 6-9 p.m.; Thursday, September 15, 5:30-7 p.m.; and Thursday, October 6, 5:30-7 p.m. 250-0500 | upstateforever.org
ARTS EVENT
Third Thursday Tour
The Peace Center Amphitheatre 300 South Main St. 7 p.m.
Greenville County Upcountry Museum of Art, 420 College St. 11 a.m. | Third Thursday of every month
Free
Free
Come watch Roxy Pays the Rent perform as part of the Reedy River Nightime Concert Series
Meet in front of The Salon near the front door at 11 a.m. and join us for a free docent-led
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a ten-time Grammy Award winner with 10 No.1 Billboard magazine charted songs, eight RIAA certified gold singles and 11 RIAA certified gold and platinum albums.
Indigenous People of South Carolina
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tour of the exhibition Grainger McKoy.
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Greenville County Library Travelers Rest | Sargent Branch 17 Center St., Travelers Rest
THEATER PRODUCTION
On Golden Pond Walhalla Civic Auditorium 101 E. North Broad St., Walhalla 7:30 p.m. | August 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 Evenings 7:30 pm, Sundays 2:30 pm Day of show tickets $16
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Food Truck Friday
Greenville County Museum of Art Heritage Green, 420 College St. 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Free Head over to Heritage Green for a delicious food truck lunch. Afterward, visit a few of your favorite artworks in the GCMA galleries. 271-7570 | gcma.org media@gcma.org
Romance Author Panel Talk and Signing
A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz
Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road, #5 5:30 p.m.
The Peace Center 300 South Main St.
Bestselling romance authors Samantha Chase and Sara Humphreys will be hitting the road this summer to celebrate their new releases. Come hear them talk about their new books at a FREE book talk and signing at Fiction Addiction. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com info@fiction-addiction.com
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6:30-8p.m. Gail Johnson from the Library and Museum of Revolutionary War History of Simpsonville shares the history of the original 32 Native American tribes of South Carolina. Discussion and examination of artifacts will follow. 834-3650 | greenvillelibrary.org travelersrest@greenvillelibrary.org
BOOK SIGNING
This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the 48th year. They are joined by their teenage grandson, and quickly form a bond with him over the course of the summer, bringing the couple closer together in the waning moments of their lives. 638-5277 | walhallacivic.com/events.html
THEATER PRODUCTION
A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz The Peace Center, 300 South Main St. 7:30-10 p.m. Sometimes, the best way to tell a story is through the power of music. Enter Nadia Valentine and her aging Grandmother Sandra, a pair of women destined to inherit a valuable piece of property but there is one caveat: the building must be turned into a jazz club. Join the greats like Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald as they unravel family history and mysteries galoreÑas told through the eyes of the music.
CONCERT
Vinyl Thomas Creek Brewery 2054 Piedmont Highway 7:30 p.m. Free
Sometimes, the best way to tell a story is through the power of music. Enter Nadia Valentine and her aging Grandmother Sandra, a pair of women destined to inherit a valuable piece of property – but there is one caveat: the building must be turned into a jazz club. Join the greats like Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald as they unravel family history and mysteries galore, as told through the eyes of the music. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org
EDUCATION
An Afternoon of Astronomy Hughes Main Library, 25 Heritage Green Place 1 PM Free
CONCERT
Lee Ott from the Roper Mountain Astronomers presents an introduction to astronomy and the night sky. Learn recommended equipment and accessories for star gazers from the beginner to the serious amateur. Followed by an outdoor demonstration of solar telescopes. 242-5000
The O’Jays and Chaka Khan
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Come join us Friday to close out the work week with some fantastic beer and some rockin’ tunes by band Vinyl. thomascreekbeer.com
Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville 7:30 p.m. Come watch inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the R&B Music Hall of Fame, The O’Jays, perform alongside musical legend Chaka Khan at the Biltmore Estate. 800-411-3812 biltmore.com/events/the-ojays-and-chaka-khan
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Laura Story
The Cove 1 Porters Cove Road, Asheville 5-10 p.m. Come for a worshipful evening of music and fellowship. Enjoy friendly conversation over a fine buffet dinner, followed by an uplifting concert program.
Tackling Summertime Fishing Cabela’s, 1025 Woodruff Road, H101 11 AM-1 PM Free Join us today to learn the tips and tricks of warm water fishing. If you are looking to perfect your fly fishing cast, visit our fly fishing department for an introductory class. 516-8100 | Cabelas.com
EDUCATION
Tool Time The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 11 AM & 1:30 PM
Registration required
Learn about basic woodworking skills and concepts through the use of various materials such as glue, nails, screws, sandpaper, finishes, paint and hardware in the construction of wood projects. Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers from The Woodworkers Guild of Greenville for their leadership and expertise. Real Tool Time is brought to you with the generous support of Tide Water Lumber. Recommended for children 7 and older. Space is limited.
7:30 PM
Free
233-7755 | tcmupstate.org
The O’Jays have been performing for over 50 years. Their single “Lovetrain” rose to #1 on both the R&B Singles and the Billboard Hot 100 charts upon release. Other chart-topping hits include “Backstabbers,” “For The Love of Money” and “Use Ta Be My Girl.” Chaka Khan is
Come gain a deeper understanding and assurance of Jesus’ absolute love for you and secure hope for the unforeseeable future. Renew your mind with a more biblical, missional and sacrificial worldview. thecove.org
467-3000 | peacecenter.org
SPIRITUAL CONCERT
The O’Jays and Chaka Khan Biltmore Estate, South Terrace One Lodge St., Asheville
Women’s Seminar: The Jesus We’re Aching For The Cove, 1 Porters Cove Road, Asheville Friday & Saturday, Aug 19 & 20
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Dad M.D. with Joe Maurer
When to discuss sex with kids? Sooner than you think Unquestionably, the most awkward time I ever spent with my industrial arts-teaching, weightlifting, football-coaching father was when he gave me the (forced) sex talk. It involved my masculine father and his skinny, pubescent, pimple-faced son going on a “special guys’ trip” to the Micro Motel for the night, ordering a pepperoni pizza, and listening to four cassette tapes of Dr. Dobson talking about penises and the evils of masturbation. I think my father was more traumatized than me; I asked him about it a few months ago, and he completely repressed the whole event. I’m pretty sure he smoked a whole carton of Lucky Strikes that night. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that health care providers steer clear of abstinence-only education and focus on a more comprehensive approach which, according to guidelines from the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), includes teaching about “abstinence and contraception (including emergency contraception), reproductive choice, lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgender (LGBT) and sexual identity issues, anatomy, development, puberty and relationships.” This recommendation mimics suggestions by several other national organizations and is based on literature suggesting that abstinenceonly programs, popular in the previous two decades, are ineffective at improving abstinence rates, changing the age of initial sexual activity, reducing sexually transmitted infections or decreasing teenage pregnancies. Earlier this decade, President Obama passed legislation to eliminate funding for abstinence-only programs and redirected almost $200 million to comprehensive sex education and pregnancy prevention programs. In Greenville public schools, our kids currently learn through an ongoing comprehensive program that hones in on many of the more specific sexuality issues starting in the later years of elementary school and continuing into middle school. In the office, I often bring up this thorny topic only to find that it has not yet been discussed at home. Often even with teenagers. Parents ask, “When should we start discussing sex with our kids?” To which I respond, “Sooner than you were thinking.” When parents aren’t talking to their kids about sex, someone else already is — at least indirectly. The “family-friendly” “Full House” reboot, “Fuller House,” packs in frequent sexual innuendos, Caitlyn Jenner appears on the front of Sports Illustrated wearing her Olympic medal, the Victoria’s Secret at Haywood Mall displays an abundance of half-naked
pictures on the doors, Hooters sells infant onesies, a presidential candidate discusses penis size on national television… As my 8-year-old grows taller, we’ve found it difficult to buy clothes that don’t turn her into a teenager. Like it or not, good or bad, our children are inundated with sexuality.
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On top of societal influences pushing our children to more quickly deal with sexuality struggles and decisions, kids are physically developing at an earlier age. In the past several decades, the normal onset of puberty has decreased by almost two years. It is currently medically acceptable for some 8-year-old girls to enter puberty. Boys can start about a year later. The etiology of this change is not fully understood — theories include the hormones in the chicken industry or other governmental perversions. Regardless, this does not leave much time for kids to be kids. My purpose here is not to ruffle political or ethical feathers. Decisions on what to teach individual children about sexuality (including pregnancy prevention and gender identity) or whether or not to buy non-GMO foods is a personal (parental) choice. The correct answer isn’t clear, and I’m not qualified to judge others. I am, however, responsible for helping families raise their children well. So here it is: Sex education needs to start at home, and it must begin much earlier than most of us realize. At 6 years old, Anna Jane asked the cashier at a department store why he was wearing makeup. I cringed and attempted to quickly divert discussion — an inappropriate response. A better approach was to slow down and use that uncomfortable moment to take her question head-on — and learn something from it. The truth is, the question was probably only tense for me, not the cashier or Anna Jane. The cashier would have been happy to discuss his viewpoint, and Anna Jane genuinely just wanted to know (without any preconceived notions or malice). Please talk to your kids. Start talking to them now. Maybe not at the Micro Motel in a haze of tobacco smoke and body odor, but don’t shy away from any opportunity to teach your children your beliefs about sex. It will be uncomfortable. But it’s too important to abdicate that responsibility to others. Dr. Joe Maurer is a pediatrician with The Children’s Clinic, a ninedoctor practice that is part of the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System. He and his wife, Kristen, are blessed with three rowdy kids.
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