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KEEPING UPSTATE KIDS HEALTHY
Organizations work to move South Carolina out of the nation’s top 10 most obese states.
Jayden Harder, 6, stands on one leg while playing on the life-size game board "Race Through Space," part of The Children's Museum of the Upstate's CATCH exhibit. CATCH stands for Coordinated Approach to Child Health, a coordinated school health program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food choices and prevention of tobacco use. GREG BECKNER / STAFF
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Love of unhealthy food coupled with a sedentary lifestyle has again worked together to rank South Carolina among the top 10 most obese states in the U.S. for 2011. The Palmetto State tied with Indiana at No. 8, with 30.8 percent of South Carolina residents registering a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, according to an analysis by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Using numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the analysis determined that 12 states have an obesity rate above 30 percent. Mississippi topped the list with a rate of 34.9 percent and Colorado came in at the slimmest with 20.7 percent. Obesity has been linked with multiple chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer – which in turn drove up healthcare costs to the tune of $147 billion in 2006, the report said. Obesity costs South Carolina an estimated $1.2 billion, according to the state’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. The state has been working to tackle the problem, launching a variety of programs, including the Healthy South Carolina Initiative, to promote healthy lifestyles and help reduce chronic disease. One of the specific goals of the initiative is to reduce South Carolina’s obesity rate by 5 percent by the end of 2016. Many efforts are focusing on what experts call “environmental changes” to support residents in making individual changes. In Greenville County, LiveWell Greenville is helping to create a coalition of schools, businesses, afterschool programs and communities that offer healthy choices, said Eleanor Dunlap, LiveWell’s lead facilitator. This summer, LiveWell partnered with Greenville Recreation to introduce healthier foods at the county’s waterparks and received such positive feedback OBESITY continued on PAGE 8
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Will Ragland never wanted to be a teacher. He did want to be an actor. Former Greenville County Schools Superintendent Bill Harner convinced Will Ragland Ragland he could be both. Ragland had a role in the South Carolina Children’s Theatre’s production of “Oliver” in 2002. So did Harner’s daughter. After observing how Ragland interacted with the children in the cast, Harner told him he thought he’d make a great teacher. “I became a teacher almost by accident, and the job turned out to be a perfect fit,” said Ragland, who is now a drama teacher at Woodmont High. A perfect fit, indeed. Ragland is the Greenville County Schools’ 2012-13 Teacher of the Year. Ragland said his role as a teacher “is both scripted and improvised, depending on the response of the audience, and it’s ever-developing.” He taught art at Bryson Elementary for a year and then at Sue Cleveland Elementary for four years before moving to Woodmont High. The school’s drama program has become so popular that another teacher had to be added. “We have our flops and our rave reviews, but the goal is always to improve and have a better performance tomorrow,” he said. High school theater is where Ragland got his own start, when he was asked to help paint a set and then to take a role in the play. He went on to participate in several S.C. Children’s Theater productions.
Ragland said theater is powerful, magical, collaborative and fun. “Possibility is incredibly exciting,” he said. “When I see a student walk across the stage at graduation and I know that I have taken a part in making that a reality, I feel a great sense of fulfillment. When I see one of my students discover a talent they never knew they had or find something that they love so much that they pursue it in college, it’s one of the best feelings in the world.” He said watching one of his students with high-functioning autism transform from a student who had difficulty connecting with his peers socially to a self-reliant leader who feared no theatrical challenge illustrates the rewards found in teaching. Ragland, who founded Woodmont High’s theatrical group, the Woodmont Players, is a regular on Greenville’s community theater stages. Sherryan Yarbrough, a kindergarten teacher at Blythe Academy, was named first runner-up in the Teacher of the Year competition. Rex Smith, a science teacher at League Academy, was second runner-up, while Wade Hampton High chemistry teacher Abigail Cook was third runner-up. There were six other finalists: Matt Critell, kindergarten, Fork Shoals School; Jillian Grimsley, fifth grade, Stone Academy; Jessica Jackson, special education, West Greenville School; Brian Morgan, art, Duncan Chapel Elementary; Sara Newell, fifth grade, Sterling School; and Jennifer Valenti, eighth grade Spanish, Northwood Middle. Two teachers were honored as the district’s Emerging Teachers of the Year. The award honors second- or third-year teachers for outstanding performance. Angie Lewis, a third-grade teacher at Skyland Elementary, is the Emerging Teacher of the Year for the elementary level, while Adrienne Johnston, a Spanish teacher at Riverside Middle, won the award for the secondary level. Ragland is now in the running for state Teacher of the Year honors. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday the state House and Senate ethics committees should be abolished. Haley, who was cleared by the House Ethics Committee in June of allegations she illegally lobbied for an engineering firm and a hospital while she served as a state representative, said the state Ethics Committee should investigate all complaints about public officials. Haley said the current system, where ethics committees in each of the state’s legislative bodies investigate complaints against their own members, risks turning the process into political vendettas. “I don’t want anybody else to go through what I’ve gone through,” she said. “House members overseeing House members is wrong. Senate members overseeing Senate members is wrong.” The proposal was one of five reforms to strengthen the state’s ethics laws made by Haley and state Attorney General Alan Wilson during a whirlwind series of press conferences in four cities across the state. Haley said the measures will give South Carolina one of the strongest ethics laws in the nation instead of one of the nation’s weakest. “No longer will South Carolinians be forced to wonder if their government truly belongs to them,” she said. The second of Haley’s five reforms would require all candidates for public office – challengers and incumbents – to file the same forms to run for office. More than 200 candidates were thrown off primary ballots this spring due to improperly filed paperwork. Incumbents were not required to file the same paperwork. “While it might bode well for incumbents, it hurts the people of South Carolina,” Haley said. Haley also called for total income disclosure for elected officials. South Carolina is one of only four states that do not require legislators to report private income sources, Haley said, adding that the reform would “expose potential
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Gov. Nikki Haley and S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson speak to reporters at the Greenville Downtown Airport after unveiling a package of ethics reform initiatives during a statewide tour.
conflicts of interest.” Haley was criticized as a gubernatorial candidate because she did not disclose payments she received as a consultant to a Midlands engineering firm that had performed work for the state. At the time, she said she wasn’t legally required to disclose it, but later chose to disclose all of her family’s income. Haley’s third reform would require lawyer-legislators to recuse themselves from appearing before boards on behalf of private clients. Haley said lawyer-legislators influence the appointment process and vote at committee levels during the confirmation process for the Worker’s Compensation Commission, the Department of Health and Environmental Control board and other quasi-judicial boards. “We should not see lawyer-legislators voting for people who they go in front of,” she said. And, finally, Haley said the state’s Freedom of Information Act should apply to all branches of government. Exempting the legislature from FOI requirements gives people access to only part of the issues, she said. Wilson said he’s working on forming a public integrity unit where agencies such as the Department of Revenue, SLED and the Ethics Commission can share resources for ethics violation investigations. “This is the year for ethics reform,” said Haley, who said the House Ethics Committee investigation of her in June wasted $81,000. “To do nothing after what happened this year would be wrong.” Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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A disenfranchising election year There was a Greek chorus feel last week to Greenville lawyer Bob Ariail’s response to a Columbia court ruling that disqualified Greenville County Council candidate Mike Barnes and replaced him on the November ballot with the man he beat in the Republican primary. “It’s a sad day when the law disenfranchises the entire voter sentiment in a district,” Ariail told a Greenville News reporter. Parsing the blame for this train wreck of an election will continue for years to come. But Ariail is absolutely correct that wherever the blame rests, the loss belongs to the thousands of South Carolina voters disenfranchised by the debacle that chucked 250 candidates off this year’s primary and general election ballots. Barnes, a Greer businessman, won 56 percent of the Republican primary vote this June in District 18. Yet the incumbent whom a majority of those voters rejected will be the party’s nominee. Disenfranchised Greenville voters are hardly alone. Republican primary voters in Dorchester County chose challenger Sean Bennett over District 38 Sen. Mike Rose by a 60 percent margin, yet the courts are still litigating which one will represent the party in November. Over in Greenwood, the incumbent county councilman whom primary voters defeated after a heated scandal over council spending will be the Republican nominee, while the former Greenwood city manager they chose instead is a petition candidate. “The people spoke and their voice was taken away. I’m mad as hell,” a Greenwood voter told The State newspaper. State political reporter Adam Beam has dubbed this new class of politicians “the unelected” – people who, absent more legal upsets between now and November, could end up holding office against the original will of the electorate. As he noted, this raises unprecedented questions about the rights of voters versus the rule of law that judges across the state are struggling to weigh. The situation is virtually unfixable, created through a cascading series of oversights, errors and in some cases, deliberate choices to ignore the law – that combine to stretch the definition of “free and fair election” into farcical shapes. The chaos dates back to a May 2 Supreme Court order that disqualified 250 primary candidates for failing to file ethics reports according to state laws that overlap but do not conflict. The fault for that debacle lies with legislators who failed to reconcile old and new election laws and election and party officials who failed to read the whole law and led candidates into fatal mistakes. That was bad enough. But the real disaster began when party officials across the state played “let’s pretend” and kept candidates on the primary ballot who failed the filing test – thus giving voters an unlawful choice of candidates, and judges no choice but to disqualify more than a dozen winners in the lawsuits that inevitably followed. This is unforgivable. Whether carelessness, frustration or outright mutiny, party officials have flouted the law and robbed voters who can be forgiven for wondering how any of this remotely qualifies as an election. That the body politic is fighting back is evident in the 36 petition candidates certified to appear on the November ballot. The unelected may end up unelected after all. Just as political parties must end up demoted. The Legislature cannot allow a debacle of this scale to ever happen again. Future candidates should file at county election offices where neutral professionals presumably know election law and intend to follow it. Then maybe, just maybe, South Carolina political leaders will begin to win back the public trust.
A positive step for immigration The Department of Homeland Security will soon have a tool that will allow long-standing immigrants to our country more time to gain full citizenship. As of Aug. 15, the agency can start exercising prosecutorial discretion to grant “Deferred Action” to individuals who entered the United States when they were children, either without a visa or with a visa that has since expired, and who have remained here, gone to school or into the military and have stayed out of criminal trouble. Deferred Action delays any removal of an individual and permits him or her to remain in the United States for two years, and may be renewed for additional twoyear increments. It does not give the individual a permanent lawful status. Deferred Action also permits the individual to apply for work permission, provided he or she can demonstrate “an economic necessity for employment.” This means a lot for our state as it allows immigrant workers more time here. Immigrants – both legal and illegal – are a major part of the South Carolina economy, but not in a negative way. Numerous studies show there is no correlation in the rise of immigrants nationally and locally with high unemployment rates. In fact, data from the American Immigration Council shows that immigration creates jobs through foreign-born workers buying goods and services from businesses here while also creating their own businesses to serve these new residents. That is money going into the economy as well as in property and sales taxes that help fund services for South Carolina residents. In order to qualify for Deferred Action, an individual must be able to prove he or she: Was under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012. Came to the United States before reaching his or her 16th birthday. Has continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time. Was physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making his or her request for consid-
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eration of deferred action. Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or his or her lawful immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012. Is currently in school, has graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, has obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or is an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States. Has not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety. All applicants will undergo a thorough background check to determine whether they are eligible. For example, individuals who have been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, or three or more other misdemeanor offenses not occurring on the same date and not arising out of the same act are not eligible to be considered for Deferred Action. Those who apply risk being turned over to Immigration Customs Enforcement for removal. While it is not necessary to engage an attorney in order to apply, the lack of review means people will likely have only one opportunity to apply. I recommend that any interested person engage an immigration lawyer to review their documents, including their criminal records, to determine whether they qualify and whether the documents gathered are sufficient to prove each element to the government. If a person qualifies, the attorney can draft all the necessary documents, file all of the paperwork and follow the case and respond to any requests for additional information. Ralph Gleaton is the managing partner of Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt, PA. The firm has been providing immigration services to clients in South Carolina and beyond since 1999.
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The hospital system has counties that don’t already have a hospi- the successful programs that already exist across the state. “We want to reAccording to the newly released CDC data, part of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor ally address the most critical problems Surveillance Survey, the obesity rates by state from highest to lowest were: where they are not otherwise addressed,” she said. 1. Mississippi (34.9%) 18. Iowa (29.0%) 35. New Hampshire (26.2%) A bright spot on the national front 2. Louisiana (33.4%) 19. Delaware (28.8%) 36. Minnesota (25.7%) was a report earlier this month from the 3. West Virginia (32.4%) 20. Pennsylvania (28.6%) 37. (tie) Rhode Island (25.4%) CDC that more Americans are walk4. Alabama (32.0%) 21. Nebraska (28.4%) and Vermont (25.4%) ing: Almost two-thirds reported taking 5. Michigan (31.3%) 22. Maryland (28.3%) 39. Wyoming (25.0%) regular walks. The Southeast showed the 6. Oklahoma (31.1%) 23. South Dakota (28.1%) 40. Arizona (24.7%) biggest increase: 57 percent in 2010, up 7. Arkansas (30.9%) 24. Georgia (28.0%) 41. Montana (24.6%) from 49 percent in 2005. 8. (tie) Indiana (30.8%) and 25. (tie) Maine (27.8%) and 42. (tie) Connecticut (24.5%) However, data from the U.S. NationSouth Carolina (30.8%) North Dakota (27.8%) Nevada (24.5%) and New al Health Interview Survey says that 10. (tie) Kentucky (30.4%) and 27. Wisconsin (27.7%) York (24.5%) Americans still have a ways to go: Nearly Texas (30.4%) 28. Alaska (27.4%) 45. Utah (24.4%) half of adults are not getting enough ex12. Missouri (30.3%) 29. Illinois (27.1%) 46. California (23.8%) ercise. For walking to be beneficial, peo13. (tie) Kansas (29.6%) and 30. Idaho (27.0%) 47. (tie) District of Columbia ple should be getting at least 2.5 hours (23.7%) and New Jersey (23.7%) Ohio (29.6%) 31. Oregon (26.7%) of moderate-intensity physical activity, 49. Massachusetts (22.7%) 15. (tie) Tennessee (29.2%) and 32. 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Jared Fogle to visit Upstate Subway spokesman speaks out against childhood obesity By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff
He’s been showing off his weight-loss results and his old 60-inch-waist jeans since 2000. Now Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is bringing his message to the Upstate to inspire students and teachers to fight childhood obesity. On Aug. 29 and 30, Fogle will be visiting the area and talking about his weightloss journey. In addition to speaking to Sterling School students, he’ll visit the nation’s first CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) exhibit at the Children’s Museum of the Upstate. Fogle’s nonprofit, The Jared Foundation, has partnered with CATCH to promote this school health program implemented in 8,500 schools in the U.S. and abroad. More than 60 Greenville County schools participate in CATCH, a program that coordinates health efforts in the classroom, physical education, food service and family. The interactive exhibit will be at the Children’s Museum of the Upstate until Sept. 30. According to the Jared Foundation, Fogle began to struggle with his weight when he was around eight years old. As a freshman in college, he weighed in at 425 pounds. His tale of how he shed 245 of them in a year, in part by eating Subway sandwiches, is now a familiar story nationwide. In 2005, after showing up in numerous Subway television commercials, Fogle began to bring his message against childhood obesity to schools across the country. “This is the first time that I’ve been able to bring the message of my foundation and tie it into what I do with Subway,” said Fogle earlier this week. “It’s very exciting for me and has been a long time in the works.” September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and the Subway restaurant chain is marking it with the Fresh Start Challenge for children ages five to 14. Kids track their activity levels and healthy eating choic-
es throughout the month and submit an entry form to receive a free kid’s meal or six-inch sub. In the Upstate, two student winners will be selected by random drawing to receive a sub party for their classes and a $1,000 fitness grant for their schools. “I think it (the collaboration) will help the kids even more so in the Greenville area, more than going into other schools because they’re already so involved in CATCH,” said Fogle. “I think we all know childhood obesity is a huge issue, especially in the South … and CATCH is one of the solutions that we know is working,” he said. During the school visits, Fogle said he will be talking about what he did wrong when younger and how he ended up weighing over 400 pounds at 19 years old. “I want to share with them the mistakes I made when I was their age … I want them to look back and think, ‘I want to make sure that I never put myself in the situation to where I’m as big as Jared was,’” he said. “Between my story and the CATCH program, I think we’re going to be able to empower these kids to make better decisions,” he said. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com. Jared Fogle shows off his old 60-inch-waist jeans. Fogle shed 245 pounds in a year, in part by eating Subway sandwiches.
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Initial approval given to urban market, gas station Residents say they will continue to fight the proposal By CINDY LANDRUM | staff
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A divided Greenville City Council gave initial approval to the rezoning of two parcels of land on Butler Avenue, a move that could eventually lead the way for Spinx Co. to build an urban market and gas station. Some neighborhood residents say they’ll continue to fight the rezoning of the property from residential to a redevelopment district (RDV) because they don’t believe a gas station is appropriate for the land that now serves as a buffer between Heritage Green and one of the city’s historic neighborhoods. Residents say there’s no guarantee if the property is rezoned that what was shown in the latest renderings offered by Spinx will be what is actually built. “All that has been promised so far is a gas station,” said attorney Wade Cleveland, a resident of the Hampton-Pinckney neighborhood. “That is not the welcome to Greenville this community should have.” The City Council is expected to consider giving final approval to the zoning change on Monday. The city’s Planning Commission had previously given its approval to the change. Steve Spinks, president of Spinx Co., said the project, called Heritage Market, would be unique for his company and the kind of project of which the community will be proud. Spinks is proposing to build the gourmet market and upscale convenience store with gas pumps on the old Gene’s Restaurant property at the corner of Buncombe and Butler. Spinks said the store would be modeled after Parker’s Urban Gourmet Market in Savannah, Ga.’s historic district. Some council members say they think Greenville needs a similar store. “I’ve been asking Steve to do this since I got back from his wedding,” said Councilwoman Susan Reynolds, who said she attended Spinks’ wedding in Savannah 12 years ago and used Parker’s as a gathering spot. Others, however, said there is no guarantee what has been talked about
A rendering of the Spinx Co.'s proposed Heritage Market, prepared by Betsch Associates.
so far would be built. “One of the words that gives me a lot of angst is the word ‘intention,’” said Councilman David Sudduth, who voted against the rezoning along with Councilwoman Lillian Fleming. “We’re looking at schematic drawings, but, to be candid, there’s nothing in RDV that ensures this is going to be delivered.” Spinks said he intends to do what he said he would. “We value our relationship with the city, with the neighborhood that we hope will be our customers,” he said. “To go against what we say we will do, the cost to us would be tremendous. It would be unbearable.” Sudduth said the redevelopment zoning designation allows things that might be undesirable for the site. Jean Pool, the city’s zoning and development manager, said the designation does not allow bars, liquor stores or used car lots, but does allow general commercial uses. The rendering showed a two-story brick building with historic details, windows and outdoor green space. The gas pumps would be concealed, Spinks said, but added that the company wouldn’t commission full architectural drawings until the land is rezoned. Neighborhood resident Travis Seward said interior drawings residents saw include a beer cave and a soda fountain. “It looks just like a typical Spinx store,” he said. Bob Lloyd, president of the Hampton-Pinckney Neighborhood Association, said the fight wouldn’t stop if the property were rezoned. The larger issue is “commercial encroachment on neighborhoods,” he said. Neighbors would still fight to preserve buffers and to try to limit operating hours, said Lloyd. “This is a critical location in the city,” he said. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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Breaking the cycle, healing the family With Proverbs 226, Cyril Prabhu wants to steer kids away from prison and into college By jerry salley | staff
The 25 or so kids and mothers who had gathered in the top floor of the Innovate Building in downtown Greenville for a back-to-school party weren’t sure what to expect. They saw the boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the counter, and colorful book bags filled with school supplies lining the back wall of the huge room. Although many of them didn’t know each other, they had some things in common. All of the children there had fathers serving time in South Carolina’s Kershaw Correctional Institution. And the man they were about to meet, Cyril Prabhu, wanted to help make sure each of those kids stays out of prison – and makes it to college.
Prabhu’s organization, Proverbs 226, cites data that shows that, without care or intervention, between 50 and 70 percent of children with an incarcerated parent Cyril Prabhu would themselves end up in prison someday. The danger is even greater for school dropouts, the data shows. “We wanted to stop that cycle,” said Prabhu. The group’s single-minded mission – to develop kids with incarcerated parents into college graduates – explains its name, Prabhu said. “Proverbs 226” refers to chapter 22, verse 6 in the Bible book of Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” That mission includes encouraging the child and the father to mend their relationship. The father is urged to remain a “positive influence,” even behind prison walls, Prabhu said.
“I tell this all the time to the dads in Kershaw. I tell them that we are in this together. Nobody can do this in silence.” “Most of the dads I know, I understand the struggles that they go through,” said Jody Jackson, who returned to Greenville just weeks ago after spending eight years in Kershaw on drug-related charges. “I understand how hard the communication problem is sometimes, especially to communicate that message that you really love your children, that you can’t wait to get home and you want the best for them.” The Proverbs 226 challenge “is to make sure that the children don’t wind up in the predicament that the father has found himself in – that I found myself in,” Jackson said. The Proverbs 226 vision is to “engage, encourage, educate and enable” the child. Prabhu engages the children and their caregivers with a “Caregiver Commitment Letter” to be signed by both adult and child, outlining expectations and behaviors for both. Proverbs 226 then will assign each child a mentor, an advocate who can guide the child toward
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Jody Jackson, left, helps Cyril Prabhu outline the vision for Proverbs 226. Jackson, who just returned to the Upstate after eight years in Kershaw Correctional Institution, will be the "City Champion" for the area, helping coordinate the ministry's activities.
Help from an Australian couple he never met, who sent him $35 a month in sponsorship money, inspired him to someday help others. “I’m doing this,” he said, “because somebody did this for me.” After completing college in India, another transformative experience happened a few months after Prabhu moved to the United States in 1993. An electron-
ics store he was in was robbed at gunpoint, and soon the trauma of the event sank in. “I really wanted to go back home,” he said. “But I slowly turned from being fearful to being very strongly convinced that I should do something. Because these kids don’t have resources, it’s their poverty that’s causing them to do this.” After several years of ministries within the prison system, Prabhu – who recently became a U.S. citizen – launched Proverbs 226 in January, and is currently working with about 400 children and their families throughout the Carolinas. “The best part is just the excitement of seeing the children, and their faces when we get to hand them the bags,” said Linda Jones, who has been with Proverbs 226 from the start. “It’s especially touching because these book bags have been packed by their fathers. And there’s a letter in there from the father to the child. These kids need that reassurance. They’re missing that. And they need to know that their father loves them.” To learn more about Proverbs 226, visit www.proverbs226.org. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.
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Scholarship record for Class of 2012
South Carolina’s Class of 2012 earned more than a billion dollars in college scholarships – the first time graduating seniors in South Carolina exceeded the billion-dollar scholarship mark since the state began keeping track. The Class of 2012 earned $1,063,112,048, according to a survey of all but one of the state’s public school districts, district-sponsored public charter schools, the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. Greenville County students earned $104,423,388. In Spartanburg County, District 1 students earned $8,371,314; District 2, $17,745,803; District 3, $3,836,152; District 4, $3,546,700; District 5, $6,000,000; District 6, $12,739,236; and District 7, $15,613,686. The scholarship totals include two-year scholarship values for technical colleges and two-year schools and four-year totals for four-year colleges and universities. Since 2007, South Carolina students earned $5.226 billion in college scholarships.
Clemson welcomes largest freshman class
Clemson University has its largest-ever freshman class this year. More than 3,450 freshmen enrolled from a record number of 18,500 applicants. The school saw a 4 percent increase in yield, or the percentage of accepted students who actually enroll. “We have more students applying than ever before, more bright students applying than ever before, and these students have a number of educational options,” said Robert Barkley, director of admissions. “The swing in yield shows that these exceptional students realize the value of a Clemson education and the quality experience they’re going to receive here on campus.” The average SAT score for the entering freshman class is 1245, a new record. About 52 percent of the class was in the top 10 percent of their high school classes academically.
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There was also more financial aid available to this year’s freshmen, with 95 percent of incoming freshmen from South Carolina receiving either a Palmetto Fellows or LIFE scholarship. On average, in-state freshmen pay about 32 percent of tuition. About 1,200 transfer students are expected to enroll this fall, one-third of them from the Bridge to Clemson program at Tri-County Technical College. More than 1,100 freshmen chose engineering majors, an increase of more than 50 percent over the past four years. The trend holds true for graduate school as well. Total enrollment of master’s and doctoral students in engineering and science has risen by 50 percent in the past five years.
Campaign targets underage drinking
A third wave of the underage drinking enforcement and education campaign “Underage Drinking, Adult Consequences” runs through Aug. 31. Local law enforcement agencies will conduct increased party patrols to try to stop those under 21 years of age from possessing, purchasing or consuming alcohol. “Most of the fatalities in alcohol-related crashes involving teen drivers are the young drivers themselves and their passengers,” said Lt. Howie Thompson of the Greenville City Police Department. “We want everyone to have fun during the last part of summer, but that fun should be alcohol-free for teens and young adults under 21 years old.” During the first two waves of the campaign, 160 citations or arrests for underage drinking violations were made. It is against the law for anyone under 21 to possess, purchase or consume alcohol. It is also against the law for anyone to give or sell alcohol to that same age group. In South Carolina, the limit for an adult driver’s blood alcohol level is .08. For drivers under 21 years old, the blood alcohol level limit is .02. Three more waves of underage drinking law enforcement are planned before January 2013.
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South Carolina still in drought Groundwater levels remain low despite wet Upstate summer By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
It may seem like a wetter-than-usual summer for the Upstate, but South Carolina is still feeling the drought that holds large swaths of the United States in its overheated grip. Groundwater levels are driving much of this year’s Palmetto State drought, according to state data and experts responsible for monitoring conditions. Meanwhile, the largest drought in 50 years and record heat has made headlines across the United States. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest report shows two-thirds of South Carolina in stages of drought ranging from exceptionally dry to severe. The eastern coastal plain is rated as drought-free. Differences can be attributed to the indicators used by Drought Monitor and
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the state drought committee. The counties under severe drought – Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken and Barnwell – have been affected by the exceptional drought plaguing central Georgia. The western Upstate and Midlands counties – Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Anderson, Laurens, Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda and Lexington – are in moderate drought through a combination of the Georgia drought and low groundwater levels. Rainfall across the state has been about normal this year, said Steve Travis, a meteorologist with AccuWeather, a commercial weather forecasting service located at State College, Penn. “You had a couple of months that were exceptionally hot, but have settled back into a pattern of near-normal conditions,” Travis said. “Rainfall levels have been near normal over the entire state.” Data from the National Weather Service office in Greer shows rainfall for August at 2.54 inches above normal and for the year at 4.38 below normal. The effects of rainfall deficits are spotty in the Upstate. Fields of corn in the Oconee County mountains can be seven
feet tall and lush, while a few miles away, fields south of Highway 11 look similar to fields in the drought-stricken Midwest. Dennis Chastain, a member of the state Drought Response Committee from Pickens, regularly walks the highlands along the North Carolina border. He is intimately aware of groundwater conditions there because he checks the small springs that serve as the ultimate source of every river that starts in the region. Chastain believes the lingering impact of nearly 20 years of dry, hot weather has had a cumulative effect on groundwater levels in South Carolina. “Groundwater levels have just never had an opportunity to recharge,” he said. “You can tell when groundwater has dropped. Pressure drives the groundwater system, and when it drops low enough all of the springs stop at once.” A few days after a heavy rain, the springs shut down because most of the rainwater runs off without soaking in. Record heat and drought may grab the headlines, but low groundwater levels can be a much larger threat because they control river and lake levels during
periods of drought, said Venkat Lakshmi, professor of hydrology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. “I’d say there is no substitute for direct observation of conditions in determining local conditions and ultimately conditions downstream,” Lakshmi said. However, weather conditions are changing in a way that could ease the drought problems of the Upstate and most of the nation, said Jake Crouch of the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration. “We appear to be shifting from a La Nina to an El Nino pattern in the central Pacific,” Crouch said. “Depending on how strong the El Nino becomes, we could see a significant shift in weather bringing more rainfall and cooler conditions across the South and Midwest.” La Nina and El Nino refer to cyclical variations in sea-surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Meteorologists say water is warmer than average in the tropical Pacific during the El Nino phase and colder than average during the La Nina phase. The El Nino caused record lows and snowfall in the Southeast during the winter of 2010-2011, Travis said. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com.
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Prostate Screenings Thurs., Sept. 13 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. • North Greenville Hospital Tues., Sept. 18 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Hillcrest Memorial Hospital Tues., Sept. 25 • 5:30-8:30 p.m. • Greer Memorial Hospital Men age 50+ or those with a family history of prostate disease are urged to schedule an exam. Free; registration required: Visit ghs.org/360healthed or call 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636).
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How big a millage increase residents in the district served by the River Falls Fire Department will face was the focus of impassioned debate at the Greenville County Council meeting Tuesday night. The River Falls Fire Department building in Marietta has been deemed structurally unsafe and County Council gave first reading July 17 for a bond issue to pay for construction of a new fire station. District residents told council Tuesday night there had only been one community meeting on the issue and they want more input before a decision is made on repair versus demolition. The proposed construction bond for a new building has an upper limit of $950,000 and the council’s finance committee is waiting on cost estimates before sending it to full council, said Councilman Bob Taylor. Councilman Joe Dill, who represents the area, said he has spoken to the fire chief and suggested another community meeting. “It’s going to require a tax increase most any way we go and the community needs to be as unified as it can,” he said. Dill suggested that landowners commit to paying part of the cost of fire coverage. Council chairman Herman G. “Butch” Kirven said the county can facilitate the bond, but the citizens must make the decision on what options to pursue. Both he and Councilman Sid Cates suggested River Falls consider merging with a nearby fire district. In other action, the council voted down an ordinance that would provide for board and commission members to recuse themselves if they are associated with a business that is con-
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Greenville ended its 2011-12 fiscal year with a nearly $1.2 million surplus, according to a preliminary report by the city’s financial staff. Office of Management and Budget Director Phil Robey told the council at a work session Monday afternoon that the surplus was due to prudent expense management by the city. The final year-end financial report won’t come until October or November after the city’s annual audit is completed. The city expects to finish the year with a general fund balance of $17.1 million, but $13.1 million of that is taken up by the city’s requirement of holding 20 percent of its general fund budget in a reserve account, Robey said. Another $800,000 in the fund balance has already been earmarked for other projects. That leaves $3.2 million in unallocated money in the fund balance. City Manager John Castile told council members they might want to consider using $500,000 for the city’s C-fund match for street repaving. That would give the city a total of $1 million in paving funds. Castile also told council members they may want to earmark another $500,000 in the fund balance so the city’s 20 percent reserve is well protected during budget growth. He suggested another $100,000 be set aside for court-ordered demolitions of residential and commercial property. If the court orders demolition of dilapidated buildings and the owner doesn’t have the money to do the work, the city pays for it and puts a lien on the property so it recoups the money
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when the property is sold. Robey said the surplus could be used to fund one-time expenditures that were cut out of the city’s current budget. Castile told council members that some of the expense savings came as a result of vacancies and the city may not continue to realize that savings as departments get back to full employment levels. In other discussion, council members were told the city does not have any stand-alone Internet cafes, but there are some individual Internet sweepstakes machines scattered in businesses within the city limits. Assistant City Attorney Kathleen Kempe said the Internet sweepstakes machines are an attempt by video gambling operators to get around a loophole in the state’s gambling laws. The state banned video poker machines in 2000. The state prohibits “games of chance.” Some courts have ruled the Internet sweepstakes machines illegal, while the machine owners say they are not because the player gets vouchers redeemable for phone minutes or other merchandise for their money. City Attorney Ron McKinney told council he recommends the city not discuss in an open meeting the enforcement actions it may take. The next regular meeting of the Greenville City Council is Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 10th floor of Greenville City Hall. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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A few of the Upstate candidates whose campaigns for legislative and county offices were all but terminated this spring will appear on ballots in November. But instead of Republicans or Democrats, they will be marked as petition candidates. Tommie Reece of Greenville County and Kerry Wood of Spartanburg County, both of whom were decertified – along with nearly 240 other candidates – thanks to a state Supreme Court decision in May, are once again official candidates for their state Senate races, thanks to successful petition drives. In Laurens County, nearly 4,000 signatures put Rex Rice back in the race against incumbent Republican Larry Martin for his state Senate District 2 seat. Also back on the ballot will be Spartanburg County state House candidates Gaye Holt and Jim McMillan. And in Greenville County, Ralph Sweeney’s name will appear on the ballot as a petition candidate for a County Council seat. The Supreme Court decision disqualified candidates who did not properly file their financial disclosure statements. Candidates blamed confusing laws and conflicting advice for the mess. Soon afterward, disqualified candidates across the Palmetto State began their petition drives. To appear on the November ballot, candidates had to collect signatures from at least 5 percent of their districts’ registered voters by noon July 16. The South Carolina State Election Commission approved 36 petition candidates for state offices for the November general election. Only eight submitted petitions were deemed not valid. Those eight included previously disqualified candidates Ennis Fant and Tony Boyce of Greenville County and John Lewis of Spartanburg County. Spartanburg’s Evan Mulch, who was not previously a candidate, but started gathering signatures in early July to challenge incumbent Eddie Tallon for state House District 33, also failed in his petition attempt. The signatures on candidates’ petitions were verified by noon, August 15, by the Election Commission and county voter registration and election offices. Reece, who before her decertification ran as a Republican primary candidate against Chris Sullivan and incumbent Mike Fair for the District 6 state Senate seat, had 3,325 valid signatures, according
to the Election Commission’s Chris Whitmire. She needed only 2,950. Since there is no Democratic candidate for that seat, she will be the only opponent for Fair, who defeated Sullivan in the June 12 primary. In Spartanburg County, Wood, a former GOP candidate who was decertified in May, will challenge incumbent state Senator Glenn Reese, a Democrat, for his District 11 seat. Wood’s petition reportedly had 4,211 signatures, comfortably more than the 2,494 he needed. Rice reportedly gathered around 3,900 signatures, many more than the required 2,750. He will be the only opponent for Martin, who has served in the legislature for 33 years, starting in the House in 1979 and the Senate in 1993. In Spartanburg County House races, former Republican primary candidate Holt will face incumbent Republican Mike Forrester for the District 34 seat. District 36 incumbent Rita Allison, a Republican, will fight petitioner McMillan. However, the contest for Greenville County’s state Senate District 7 seat will remain between Democrat Karl Allen and Republican Jane Kizer, after officials found more than 150 invalid signatures in Fant’s petition. Greenville’s House District 25 candidate Boyce also had too few legitimate signatures – only 651 of the 1,122 he submitted were valid, according to Whitmire. Boyce is now challenging Leola Robinson Simpson as a write-in candidate. Democratic incumbent Harold Mitchell has no official challengers for Spartanburg County’s District 31 House seat after former Democratic candidate Lewis failed in his petition bid. However, Lewis told reporters he would oppose Mitchell as a write-in candidate. Meanwhile, Mitchell remains under suspension from the General Assembly due to four felony tax evasion charges. In addition to the legislative races, the Election Commission approved petition candidates in 32 South Carolina counties, including Greenville County. Petition candidate Sweeney will face District 25 County Councilwoman Lottie Gibson in November. In neighboring Laurens County, four petition candidates will challenge scandal-plagued Sheriff Ricky Chastain, who recently settled a lawsuit brought by his former mistress. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.
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Delightful diversions Upper SC Fair offers amusement and indulgence By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff
When the skeleton of a towering Ferris wheel rises above the Greenville Pickens Speedway’s oval track and a host of other amusements start to unfold along Highway 123, passersby know that the Upper South Carolina State Fair is back in town. Spanning 11 days and in its 49th year,
the fair draws tens of thousands of people from all over the Upstate and beyond, said organizer Tammy Hawkins. The Midway will once again be populated with games and food trucks. New tasty treats include “Bite Me” catfish bites and Cuban cuisine from Cowboys and Cubans, Hawkins said. Family entertainment includes comedy
magic, performing animals, acrobats and a motorcycle zooming inside a “Globe of Death.” As per tradition, a passel of pigs will be vying for first place in the nightly pig races. Friday night offers up Treadway’s International Pro Rodeo and the Enduro Race. Labor Day brings the K&N Pro Series Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140 race, a NASCAR event featuring up-and-coming stars. And the fair closes with drivers bashing their way through the annual demolition derby. “I love watching people make memories with their children, families and friends. There are always smiles on their faces, not a care in the world – pure hap-
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Aidjoy boosts nonprofits with high-tech talent Volunteers spread the word about unsung charities By april a. morris | staff Jonah Markowitz /Contributing
With hundreds of choices for medical professionals and specialists offering treatment, Jonathan Shanin, founder of the nonprofit Aidjoy, is working to introduce the Upstate and beyond to the need for medical care for residents in rural Amazon villages. Through Aidjoy’s support, Project Amazonas, an established charity in the region, provides medical care to thousands of people who would not otherwise have access to a doctor or dentist. “Very often, people will travel two or three days to bring their child to a doctor or a nurse,” Shanin said. There’s no choice among hospitals or specialists for these parents, he said. “The work that we’re focused on … when their kid has a problem, it’s ‘Do we put our kid in a dugout canoe and try and get there before they die or do we not put them through that trauma and hope they get better on their own?’ That’s the only option.” Aidjoy doesn’t provide the actual medical services, Shanin said, just the means to spread the word about Project Amazonas through volunteers in media, marketing, photography, journalism, filmmaking, business relations and technology. To date, Aidjoy has been able to give approximately $125,000 of infrastructure support to Project Amazonas. As a result, in late 2010, Project Amazonas was able to purchase and outfit a hospital boat that can travel up and down the river, spending about a day in
Josh Clough (right) and Anders Hartman (left), both Project Amazonas volunteers, treat a patient suffering from severe back pain.
each village. Now the project employs a total of three hospital boats, including a speedboat that can transport patients to the regional hospital. Shanin, founder of Internet marketing firm AceEngine, said he created Aidjoy four years ago to help organizations address issues in their own communities. He said he chose to focus on South America for purely personal reasons. “I’ve been traveling there for many years on kayak expeditions, and I love the culture. I’ve traveled through very rural parts of Central and South America and seen quite a bit of need, so being able to utilize my skill sets and my colleagues’ skill sets to help is something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” he said. After choosing the region, Shanin said Aidjoy vetted thousands of charities and learned of Project Amazonas through mutual connections, ultimately selecting and supporting the Peruvian nonprofit. These days, Shanin spends about one
quarter of the year in the Amazon, taking journalists to visit. He is currently helping with the filming of a series of documentaries on healthcare in the region. He also meets corporate sponsors and speaks to medical schools and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). One sponsor recently donated 2,000 toothbrushes and has committed to give 18,000 more, he said. Shanin talks with corporations on global citizenship, encouraging them to set up programs to address a specific project and allow their best and brightest to volunteer. One large corporation that manufactures medical equipment may soon allow some of its staff to see how the equipment they make is used in the Amazon. The next project is a medical clinic in the Orosa River Basin, Peru, that will serve more than 6,000 people in 33 villages. Otherwise, access to care for these residents is in the city of Iquitos. When faced with a medical emergency or issue, all the village residents pool their mon-
ey, Shanin said – but it’s only enough to make it to the city, not to make it home. These people, well-equipped for surviving in the rural Amazon, are now stuck living in city slums, he said. With the new clinic, Project Amazonas can afford to fund residents’ travel back to their villages, he said. “One medical facility is really stopping a cycle of poverty.” The new clinic, scheduled to be completed in December, came about because the residents of the area mobilized and made a formal request. Residents proposed that they provide labor and materials and Project Amazonas provide the staff. The goal is to have 55,000 people served by Project Amazonas by 2015. Shanin said there are typically up to 25 volunteers at a time working for Aidjoy. They’re all professionals and some visit the Amazon to see the people they are supporting. Many photographers take their vacation time to photograph the trip and medical volunteers pay, helping fund Project Amazonas’ mission. And more than half of Aidjoy volunteers are Upstate residents, he adds. Aidjoy periodically holds events, with the next one coming in the fall, so the community can learn about its mission and talk with people who have visited the places where Aidjoy is assisting. Up next is beginning the process of investigating additional nonprofits worldwide to support through small online public relations projects, Shanin said. Aidjoy will then choose one to infuse with its volunteers’ talent and passion. To learn more about Aidjoy, visit www. aidjoy.org or www.facebook.com/AidJoy, or call 864-246-8123. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.
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Former Clemson Rally Cat Collin Sarvis heads to Texas By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff
She’s been dancing since she was three years old, and now former Clemson University Rally Cat and Greenville resident Collin Sarvis is headed to the pros: the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Squad. This weekend, Sarvis, 22, will participate in her first official game as a member of the squad that is called “America’s Sweethearts” and represents the Dallas Cowboys NFL team. It’s been a multi-year journey for Sarvis to arrive at Cowboys Stadium. She began dancing very young and also participated in gymnastics and basketball. By high school, she began focusing exclusively on dance, and decided then that she wanted to try out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders someday. She was a member of the J.L. Mann High School dance team for four years and the Clemson University Rally Cats dance team for four years. As a senior in high school, following an injury, Sarvis wore a back brace for several months, but tried out for the Rally Cats team the week after she got the brace off. She called the team “easily my best experience at Clemson.” Sarvis said when she graduated from high school, she told her mother about her desire to dance for the Cowboys and they struck a deal: Sarvis would finish her college degree before trying out. “I never really mentioned it again, but it was always in the back of my mind that I wanted to try out,” she said. Sarvis said the goal was never out of her mind through four years of college performances. About 10 months before Cowboys auditions in May, she hung up printed photos of the 2011 Cowboys squad and a countdown to inspire herself. Shortly before she graduated with a nursing degree, Sarvis showed up with more than 400 other women in Dallas for pre-
liminary tryouts. She still kept her quest a secret, only telling her immediate family, boyfriend and several teammates where she was going. Those auditioning had to exhibit athleticism and talent, as well as participate in a personal interview and take a test on the football team, the squad’s history and dance terms. She admits the scene was intimidating, “We pulled up to the stadium and it was the longest line of girls in curlers and doing their makeup that I have ever seen,” she said. But Sarvis made the cut to 150 in semifinals, then to 55 for the finals. She then had a little more than a week to return to South Carolina and get ready for the next round. “I had to prepare my solo routine, have a solo costume made, find an interview outfit – while I also moved out of Clemson and graduated from Clemson.” In late May, Sarvis was chosen to be one of the 45 women, 20 of those squad veterans, to attend the two-month training camp, where she spent five nights each week at practice learning 50 routines – and facing the possibility of yet another elimination. Sarvis said the Rally Cat experience provided her with the choreography foundation, work ethic and conditioning that helped her succeed in tryouts and in the pro training camp. She said the reality of being chosen for the squad is still sinking in. “I hear people say, ‘Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ and I’m asking ‘Where?’ I suddenly realize that’s me now.” The squad learns all about the fine points of performing at an NFL game and the complexity was surprising, she said. “The whole game is this huge production; you’re always on.” The squad has also been on as part of CMT’s reality television show “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” that follows hopefuls from auditions to the first preseason game. Sarvis said she is thrilled to have realized this dream and is pleased to have learned a new skill: the fine art of dancing in cowboy boots. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@ greenvillejournal.com.
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For this year’s college freshman class, “Star Wars” has never had anything to do with a national defense strategy. They don’t listen to music on a radio, and they prefer to watch television on everything but a TV. And they have never needed an airplane ticket, see maintaining relations between the U.S. and the rest of the world as a woman’s job and assume there has always been football in Jacksonville but never in Los Angeles. That’s according to Beloit (Wis.) College’s Mindset List, a 75-item list designed to give old-fogey college professors, military officers, ministers and others who hope to communicate with young people a look into the minds of 18-year-olds. It’s not a chronological listing of things that happened in 1994, the year most members of the Class of 2016 were born. Instead, it’s an effort to identify their worldview, according to Ron Nief, the school’s former director of public affairs and co-creator of the list. The list originated in 1998 as a way to remind college professors of dated cultural references they may have been using in class. For example, members of the Class of 2016 have always lived in cyberspace, can’t picture people carrying luggage
through airports rather than rolling it and have never had their parents gaze with pride at the new set of bound encyclopedias on the bookshelf. They’ve grown up with exposed bra straps being fashion statements, not wardrobe malfunctions; White House security has never felt it necessary to wear rubber gloves when gay groups have visited; and gene therapy has always been an available treatment. The Class of 2016 grew up without “Romper Room,” history has always had its own channel and television and film dramas have always risked being pulled because the storyline was too close to the headlines from which they were “ripped.” Bits, bytes and bauds measure their lives. If they miss “The Daily Show,” they get their news on YouTube. Robert DeNiro is known as Greg Focker’s long-suffering father-in-law, Bill Clinton a senior statesman and Newt Gingrich a key figure in politics, trying to change the way America thinks about everything. And the Class of 2016 reminds the older generations how quickly time passes. After all, during their lifetimes, slavery has always been unconstitutional in Mississippi and Southern Baptists have always been apologizing for supporting it in the first place, chronic fatigue syndrome has always been clinically recognized and Simba has always had trouble waiting to be king. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
WHAT ARE THEY THINKING Every year, Beloit (Wis.) College releases its Mindset List to give a glimpse of the world through the eyes of the incoming freshman class. Some of the entries on the list for the Class of 2016: Bill Clinton is a senior statesman of whose presidency they have little knowledge. The Green Bay Packers have always celebrated with the Lambeau Leap. Women have always piloted warplanes and space shuttles. They have no recollection of when Arianna Huffington was a conservative. The “Twilight Zone” involves vampires, not Rod Serling. History has always had its own channel. Newt Gingrich has always been a key figure in politics, trying to change the way America thinks about everything. “Star Wars” has always been a film, not a defense strategy. (Source: Beloit College Mindset List)
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ACLU blasts sheriff for sex stings The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina has accused the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office of “violating both state and federal law” with its undercover sting operations targeting sexual activity. In an Aug. 16 letter to Sheriff Steve Loftis, Greenville County Attorney Mark Tollison and 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins, the group accused the sheriff ’s office of violating suspects’ Constitutional rights. The letter outlines several incidents in which “undercover officers approached people parked in their cars … or walking down the street and asked suspects to engage in illegal sexual activity,” according to an ACLU statement. “The individuals either declined or offered to engage in lawful private sexual contact, but were arrested anyway.” The ACLU based its accusations on a review of arrest incident reports from 2011. The 11-page letter cites several instances of alleged abuse of county ordinance § 15-9, which deals with “loitering for purposes of soliciting prostitution or engaging in ille-
gal drug activity.” The ACLU asserted that the sheriff ’s office is using the ordinance to arrest people for conduct that does not actually violate state law. In one cited case, a “suspect was sitting on her own front porch when an officer pulled up and asked if she wanted a date.” When she got in the car, the officer proposed that they have oral sex. The suspect ultimately refused, but, after she was taken home, she was nevertheless arrested for loitering to engage in illegal sexual activity, the letter said. The suspect violated no state laws, and there was no probable cause to suspect that she was “loitering” on her own front porch to solicit sexual activity, the ACLU said. “Consenting adults should not be arrested for acts that don’t break any laws,” said Victoria Middleton, executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina. “These sting operations enable officers to make as many arrests as possible, while they do nothing to stop actual criminal activity from occurring.” The letter requested that the sheriff and the solicitor discontinue these practices and increase their training of officers. The letter was posted online last Thurs-
day, Aug. 16, and found its way to several media outlets, but the sheriff ’s office did not receive its copy of the letter from the ACLU until late Friday or early Monday, according to department spokesman Lt. Michael Hildebrand. The sheriff ’s office plans to meet with the solicitor and the county attorney to discuss the letter; until then, any statement would be “inappropriate,” said Hildebrand. Susan K. Dunn, legal director of the ACLU of South Carolina, who co-signed
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the letter, explained that as a courtesy, she emailed a copy of the letter and the appendices to Tollison and Wilkins approximately an hour before any information was released to the media. She did not email a copy to the sheriff “as the appendices are lengthy and I did not want to task the sheriff ’s server,” she said. Dunn mailed a full copy of the letter and the appendices to the sheriff on Thursday, Aug. 16, she said. “It is a big package,” she noted.
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three, achieved a No. 12 national ranking and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II national tournament. “We’ve had a miracle story,” McDonald said. “The way we explain it at North Greenville is that God blessed us.” Enrollment was at 320, she remembered, when in 1988 Coach Mike Taylor resuscitated the football program, immediately adding 100 players to the campus head count. When Chadwell was hired for the 2009 season, six men in 18 years had served as North Greenville head coach, including Taylor – twice. In that time the school restructured its administration under President James North Greenville University quarterback Willie B. Epting, solidified its financial base, Korn in action during his last season in college. recommitted to a Christian mission and matched charisma and charm. began an aggressive climb in athletics “He was a blessing when he walked from junior college status to small college onto campus, and I think we were a to university and NCAA membership. blessing for him,” said athletic director North Greenville was granted an affiliJan McDonald, who has had a front row ated status for scheduling purposes with seat for 28 years. “He was a leader on our the South Atlantic Conference, which infootball team, the student body loved cludes Anderson and Newberry. him. Everybody loved Willy.” Following Taylor’s second tour of duty, A nationally regarded prospect at Byrnes Chadwell’s first team in 2009 was 2-8. He High School, Korn had a mystical impact. was less than a week from the start of the In two seasons, North Greenville won 18 of second when Korn dropped into his lap. the 22 games he started, posting back-toA nationally prominent prospect at B:10” back winning seasons for the first time. Last Byrnes High School, Korn signed with year the Crusaders won 11 games and lostT:10”Clemson but injuries sidetracked his caMark moore pee dee photography
North Greenville College sets a high bar as football season begins By eD McGRANAHAN | contributor
Football helped save North Greenville nearly 25 years ago when it was a malnourished two-year college, virtually on its deathbed. North Greenville University fairly glows today after back-to-back seasons of unprecedented football success. The bar has never been higher as football practice begins and North Greenville prepares to accelerate a capital campaign designed to fund additions to its athletic plant. It turns another page with a new head football coach and a new starting quarterback. Willy Korn, the talented quarterback and gifted young man searching for a place to play when he arrived two years ago, is gone. So, too, Coach Jamey Chadwell. Korn was the face of North Greenville football, in some respects the face of the university for nearly two years with un-
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reer, so after two seasons as a backup he transferred to Marshall anticipating a shot at the starting job. That window closed quickly. On the verge of walking away from football, Korn found a trail to a place that needed him as much as he needed it. A month to the day after Korn’s final game, Chadwell was named head coach at Delta State, the team which knocked North Greenville out of the Division II tournament. Within a week, NGU hired former Austin Peay University head coach Carroll McCray. McDonald and McCray say the impact Chadwell and Korn had on the program is widely evident. “Publicitywise, it just kind of overflows. It becomes a ripple effect to our other athletic programs and the university as well,” McDonald said. “I think that shows in the quality of student-athlete we’re getting now. And certainly I think successful business people want to be part of successful athletic programs and universities, so I think it goes to your donor base.” Applications from prospective students were up, according to the admissions office. McDonald said the school anticipated enrollment to top 2,300 this year. NGU plans shortly to takes its five-year $25 million capital campaign public with $9 million remaining to reach its goal.
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Coaches accuse Legacy of recruiting Legacy Charter School coach says he’s ‘not stealing anybody’s kids’ By eD McGRANAHAN | contributor
Open enrollment for charter schools in South Carolina has some Greenville County basketball coaches up in arms over what they are calling unethical recruiting by Legacy Charter School. State law gives charter schools the latitude to draw students from all of Greenville County, as well as freedom to operate with fewer rules and more autonomy. Consequently, the rules for athletic participation that apply to traditional public schools – including local and state guidelines for transfer – do not apply to Legacy, which operates an elementary through high school program for disadvantaged students with a physical fitness-oriented, college-prep curriculum. Three high school basketball coaches last week complained to the Greenville County School Board, questioning Legacy’s ethics in recruiting players for its first-year basketball team. Former Southside High School basketball coach BJ Jackson was hired as Legacy athletic director and basketball coach. Legacy’s varsity will be comprised of 12 players, transfers from other county schools, including Southside. Darryl Nance, basketball coach and athletic director at Wade Hampton High and administrative representative to the board of the South Carolina High School League, said he listened as the topic percolated after Jackson was hired, but had no firsthand evidence that Legacy crossed a line. “I know what everybody else is saying,” Nance said. “The fear out there is that they’re trying to build a basketball factory.” Jackson did not deny he wanted the best team he can assemble and that this probably cost him friends in the coaching profession. But he said it would be irresponsible for him to deny a student the chance to attend Legacy to maintain a personal relationship. “Some people say what you’re doing is unethical by stealing other people’s kids,” he said. “I’m not stealing anybody’s kids.” William Brown, chairman of the Legacy board, defended Jackson. “This has hurt BJ’s feelings,” said Brown, owner of a Greenville financial planning firm and president of the Campbell Young Foundation, which sponsored the school in 2008. “It’s not fair to him, not fair to the kids or their families,” he said. “I wonder if we’d
had all this fuss if a student had come to us who was just an incredible math student? Would there have been any math teachers at a school board meeting raising hell?” Asked by the Journal to further explain their concerns, the coaches deferred to Bill Utsey, the Greenville County athletic director. Utsey said the district was reviewing the matter and had no comment. The coaches asked the district to establish standards which would require a charter school to notify them of the intent to contact students and to establish a deadline for those considering transfer to charter schools. Losing a player to any charter school after establishing a relationship with a student seemed distasteful to Nance, a coach and administrator in Greenville County for more than 25 years. “That is a big slap in the face for a coach that’s doing it right,” he said. Brown, a former coach, said he never imagined losing a player under similar circumstances. “If these coaches take care of their own kids, they shouldn’t have to worry about a kid leaving,” he said. “I would suggest they look in the mirror.” Legacy was created with the promise of a college preparatory curriculum in an environment that emphasizes health and fitness. In partnership with Greenville Tech, Legacy can offer students the opportunity for both high school and college credits. Breakfast and lunch are provided daily, accompanied by lessons in nutrition. Legacy is the only public school in South Carolina with a daily physical education program, Brown said, a mandatory 45-minute period. With campuses blocks apart at the former Fine Arts Center and old Parker High School, Legacy limits itself to 110 students per grade, starting at K5. Renovations at the two sites are ongoing with the help of $5.7 million in bond funding through the S.C. Jobs Economic Development Authority. An 11th grade was added this year and Legacy will graduate its first class in 2014. Legacy lost about 130 students during the first semester last year and enrollment was at 629 when the school year concluded. Jackson was hired in May and Fred Crawford, a decorated educator in Greenville County, was hired as Legacy’s executive director after 10 years as principal of South Carolina’s first charter program at Greenville Tech. Because Legacy is not a member of the High School League, the sanctioning body for public school athletics in the
state, teams can practice and play yearround. Legacy does not intend to join the High School League, which also approves members’ schedules, limiting basketball to 18 regular season games. Jackson has scheduled 30 games with private schools in the Carolinas and Georgia and tournaments that include teams with national reputations. He also intends for his varsity, junior varsity and middle school teams to compete year-round to afford players quality competition and maximum visibility. Jackson said he hoped to eventually gain affiliation with a league and has been in contact with the Greater Carolina High School Athletic Association, which includes Evelyn Mack of Charlotte and Mount Zion of Durham. Jackson knew all that could be appealing to prospective players, though he said he made it clear that the standards as a student and athlete at Legacy are different. Legacy students face a uniform dress code. Young men wear white shirts – tucked – and ties. Students participating in extracurricular activities are required to maintain a grade average of 80, higher than the state standard 76. They must participate in tutorials and study halls and attend classes in etiquette. “We’re preparing these students for college and for life,” he said. With Greenville County Schools’ “open choice” policy, Utsey acknowledged it is not uncommon for a parent to enroll a student at a school due to its reputation in a particular sport, but he said it’s virtually impossible to prove that a student was recruited for athletics. Each charter school establishes its own rules, and as district spokesman Oby Lyles pointed out, “We have no authority over the charter school except for the charter itself.” Recruiting and transfers were not issues after Greenville Tech Charter began a basketball program. Longtime school board member Roger Meek said this was “new territory.” Meek said he reviewed the Legacy charter and characterized its mission as “honorable.” “I don’t know that we can take any action,” he said. “They have their own rules. I don’t know for certain that they have done anything wrong.” Contact Ed McGranahan at emcgranahan@greenvillejournal.com. AUGUST 24, 2012 | Greenville Journal 25
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Greenville author Kelly Lee Odom will be signing copies of his new book, “Greenville’s Augusta Road,” at Fiction Addiction on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 2-4 p.m. Augusta Road was constructed in the 1830s as a trade route between Greenville and Augusta, Ga. Through Greenville’s textile boom, Augusta Road was transformed from a series of farms owned by some of Greenville’s forefathers to the city’s first suburb and home to the South’s first retail shopping center. Odom was raised in the Augusta Road area and worked in his family’s pharmacy, The Pickwick, of which he is now a third-generation owner along with his brother. Odom has spent his adult life promoting and preserving the area he lives in and has served on boards of various civic organizations, including as secretary of the Greenville County Historic Preservation Commission, vice president of the Greenville County Historical Society, and president of the Augusta Road Business Association. For more information, call 864-675-0540 or visit at www.fiction-addiction.com. The second annual TROAD 5K Trail and 8K Road Runs will take place Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Roper Mountain Science Center (RMSC). Hosted by the Roper Mountain Science Center Association and Greenville Water, all proceeds will help support the facilities and science education programs of the Greenville Country School District at RMSC. The TROAD 5K and 8K Trail Runs feature unique courses combining paved road and wooded pathways. Both races begin at 8:30 a.m. Early registration fees are $25, while race-day registration fees are $30. A Free Family Fun Run will occur immediately before the TROAD. Trophies will be awarded to overall winners and age place winners. Runners of all abilities are urged to register at www. go-greenevents.com. For more information, visit www.runropermountain.com. On Thursday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., a TEDxGreenville Salon will be held at the Hughes Main Library. The event is sponsored by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System and guest-curated by ED101 Inc. The event will feature two Upstate self-advocates for the disabled community – Angela Mackey, career outreach coordinator for Walgreens Distribution Center, and Ruben Alvarez, with David’s Table. Representatives from various disability organizations will be present to answer your questions. The Riverside High School class of 1982 will hold its reunion on Saturday, Sept 29. The event will be held at The Loft at Soby’s, 7:30-11:30 p.m., and will feature food, fellowship and music. Former students are asked to scan any photos from their high school days and email them to Kathy Frank Wilson at kwilson@nci.com to be included in a slide presentation at the Saturday night event. Alumni are also invited to attend the school’s football game against Boiling Springs on Friday, Sept. 28. Cost for the Saturday event is $55 and checks for the Saturday party should be made payable to RHS Class of 1982, Annalynn Barnett, 103 Shannon Drive, Greenville, SC 29615. Attendees are asked to include their name and guests’ names for nametags. For more information, call 864-430-2944. Crawford Strategy has launched a microsite celebrating the 50th anniversary of Greenville Technical College. The site, www.greenvilletech50.com, features an interactive timeline and photo gallery celebrating Greenville Tech’s 50-year history. An interactive feature of the timeline is the “Share Your Story” function. It allows people to post comments about how Greenville Tech has impacted their lives.
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This week, the City of Greenville, along with representatives of Hughes Development Corporation, Hughes Investments Inc., the Daniel-Mickel Foundation and the Arts in Public Places Commission, gathered to dedicate the new bell tower and carillon recently installed at RiverPlace. The tower was dedicated in honor of Tommy Wyche, who was chosen because of his love of music, support of downtown Greenville and commitment to making his vision for an artist-friendly development along the Reedy River a reality. The ceremony was also attended by elected officials, community and business leaders, family members and friends, and featured a musical tribute to Wyche. The carillon was given as a memorial to the acclaimed van Bergen bell-founding family by Harry and Peg van Bergen, who also attended. If you are sponsoring a community event, we want to share your news. Submit entries to email: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejoural.com
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On Sept. 17, at 5 p.m., a Coaches 4 Character thank-you reception for John Thompson III will be held at Nantucket Seafood Grill at the Courtyard by Marriott. A $50 donation will include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Following the reception, the Coaches 4 Character event featuring Thompson will be held at the Redemption World Outreach Center at 7 p.m. Students are free, adults are $5. For reception reservations or more program information, contact Greg Blatt at 843-816-3297, or gblatt@coaches4character. com. DNA Creative Communications (DNA) continues its 2012 “Shine the Light on Your Nonprofit” educational series with its third session, “Brand Handling: Expanding the Power of Your Message.” “Brand Handling” will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. Registration is currently open online at www.dnacc.com. The cost is $65 and includes breakfast and materi-
als. This educational workshop will focus on the importance of building the confidence and consistency of a brand within an organization. The seminar will provide insight into getting board members, staff and volunteers prepared for their roles as brand ambassadors. The session will include hands-on small group discussions and a panel featuring nonprofits from the Upstate. For complete details, and to register for a workshop, please visit DNA’s website at www.dnacc.com or call 864-235-0959 ext. 0. The Meyer Center has announced that Bill Tiller is the new director of development. He has served as director of development for major gifts at Presbyterian College and was the vice president for advancement at Thornwell Home for Children Bill Tiller, new and executive director of the director of United Way of Laurens County. development The Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts of America will kick off its annual popcorn sale at Fluor Field with over 500 scouts and volunteers. Nearly 70 percent of proceeds from the sale go directly to the Scouting program. This event at Fluor Field marks the fourth year in a continuing partnership between the Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Greenville Drive. Greenville Family Partnership will host the Red Ribbon Workshop 2012 on Aug. 28 and 29. The Red Ribbon Workshop is a fun, interactive way to get involved in year-round prevention and awareness
programs. From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, President/CEO Eric Rowles and his team of professional trainers will lead exciting workshops on leadership, conflict, engaging the youth, millennial students and much more. Participants will be provided with specific tools, dates and activities on programs including Red Ribbon Week; Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Education; Bullying, Conflict Resolution and Gang Education; Safe Homes; Safe Prom Week; GFP’s Resource Center; Internet Safety; Project RX; Fourth Annual Creative Youth Contest; Get Buckled; Youth Summit; and Rage Against the Haze. Join for just one day or both. The workshop is $15 per day and separate registrations are required for both days. Lunch will be provided. Call 864-4674099 to register. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is accepting nominations for its Spare the Air Awards. All businesses, schools, local government agencies, organizations and individuals that have successfully implemented a positive environmental change are encouraged to apply. The 2011 award recipients included Boeing South Carolina, Santee Cooper’s iRide Committee and the electric vehicle ecosystem pilot program of Greenville County and the City of Greenville. Awards will be given in the following categories: outstanding business/industry, outstanding employee(s), outstanding local government, outstanding school or district, outstanding college or university and outstanding community improvement campaign. Nominations will be accepted until the close of business on Sept. 28. For more information, and to access the award nomination form, visit DHEC’s website at www.scdhec.gov/sparetheairawards.
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Gallagher’s Army Talk radio host joins forces with Travelers Rest businessman to help families of slain peace officers
Word is Greer Mayor Rick Danner will visit China soon to promote Greer’s inland port; expect some big announcements… Look for Greenville city officials to host officials from a venture capital firm sometime in September, with green projects in the Upstate possible areas for discussion... IHOP is rumored to be part of new development in Greer at the corner of Suber Road and Wade Hampton…
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When Denise Gallagher, the wife of radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, was dying, she asked Joey Hudson, their longtime friend, to manage her husband’s affairs and their
charity, Gallagher’s Army. “She asked Joey to watch out for me because I don’t know how to balance a checkbook,” Gallagher explained. Gallagher and Hudson were interviewed about their ties at WORD-AM Radio in Green-
ville, where Gallagher began his radio career and where he had returned last week to broadcast his national show on one of his frequent visits. When Denise Gallagher died in 2008, Hudson, who has owned an insurance agency
in Travelers Rest for 29 years, took on the role Denise had always handled as Gallagher’s business manager as well as the director of Gallagher’s Army, which she had inspired. Gallagher’s Army Fallen
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grounds and are used to living from paycheck to paycheck, and suddenly you have a wife and four kids with no check coming in.” Getting the money distributed is where Hudson enters the picture, with his connections as a board member of Crime Stoppers of Greenville and past president of the Southeastern Crime Stoppers Association. When two officers were killed in North Carolina a few weeks ago, Hudson was contacted by another wife whose husband had been killed four or five years ago and knew of Gallagher’s Army. The widow of the officer killed was not aware she was not on the family checking account and couldn’t access it to pay the mortgage, so Hudson overnighted a check for $3,000 without restrictions on use. “Frankly, I don’t care how they use the check,” Gallagher said. “I don’t care if they want to put it in a fund for their kids to someday take them to Disney World.” Since 2010, the first full year
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Officer Fund is focused “exclusively on helping families of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty,” Gallagher said. “It is our vision that it should be a check that drops out of heaven for these grieving families in a hard time.” The donations – a minimum of $3,000 and as high as $10,000 – get into the hands of families within a week to 10 days of an officer’s death. There are no strings, no application forms, no means tests. The funding is designed to bridge the gap between the officer’s death and the weeks, sometimes months, before more formal private and public benevolent assistance and benefits are forthcoming. The need is particularly acute, Hudson and Gallagher said, in small towns where police salaries are typically low and provide minimal public benefits or access to police benevolent or union benefits. “Police offers typically are not great financial planners,” Gallagher said. “A lot of them come from military back-
Mike Gallagher (left) and Joey Hudson (right) run Gallagher’s Army Fallen Officer Fund, which helps families of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
of sharply focusing the charity, the fund has given $820,000 to 266 families. With that initial success for what is a relatively small charity, Gallagher and Hudson want to take it to a higher level, reaching out to more listeners, the community at large and, particularly, reaching out to the national police community. “Ideally, we would like to figure out a way that we could create an endowment with corporate support so this thing is around long after we are gone,” Gallagher said. It was Denise who came up with the idea of using the Mike Gallagher Show to raise
money for charitable causes. “We had this sort-of James Carville-Mary Matalin relationship,” Gallagher said. “She was a Democrat and I am a Republican, so we would always argue about the issues. “One night I came home from work, and she said ‘There is one thing that could unite Republicans and Democrats, and that is helping people. Instead of just yapping about the issues every day on the radio, why don’t you use your show to help people?’ That is how the foundation, Gallagher’s Army, was born.” For the first few years, the charity addressed projects
“loosely as they came in,” Hudson said: pet rescue after Hurricane Katrina, military families in distress, the occasional police family in need, care packages in disasters. The change of focus came while the couples were on a trip together, when Denise, who had been diagnosed with cancer “and knew she wasn’t going to make it,” suggested they focus exclusively on the families of police officers killed in the line of duty. She went to Hudson for help beyond management of the charity. “When she saw that she wasn’t going to survive, she basically said, ‘Mike doesn’t know how finances work, doesn’t want to know, and I am going to depend on you to help.’” She died six months later in June 2008. Gallagher was hired in 1988 by WFBC-AM, at the time a Multimedia station, when it changed from music to talk and was renamed WORD. It was at WORD, until he left in 1995 for WABC-AM in New York and later national syndication, that Gallagher “cut my teeth in talk radio.”
Greenville unemployment inches down Statewide jobless rate rose for 3rd consecutive month By Dick Hughes | contributor
Unemployment rose for the third consecutive month in South Carolina to 9.6 percent in July. The rate inched down, however, in Greenville County to 7.9 percent from 8.2 percent in June, and to 10.1 from 10.3 percent in Spartanburg County. Lexington County has the lowest rate in the state at 7.3 percent, followed by Saluda County at 7.6 and Greenville and Charleston counties tied at 7.9. The unemployment rate has worsened in South Carolina since April, when it had reached a 10-month low of 8.8 percent. “The decline in payroll employment is typical for this time of year as educational institutions are on break for the summer,” said Abraham J. Turner, executive director of the S.C.
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Department of Employment and Workforce. Jobless Rates in the Upstate DEW reports that jobs in the education and health services sector were down 0.18 County July June July 2011 percent to 217,700 in July. In April, emGreenville 7.9 8.2 8.5 ployment in those combined industries Pickens 8.9 9.3 9.5 was 219,900. Anderson 9.6 9.7 10.4 But other sectors lost even more jobs Spartanburg 10.1 10.3 11.2 between June and July. Most notable was Laurens 10.1 9.8 11.6 the government sector, where more than Oconee 10.4 10.3 11.0 15,000 jobs disappeared. July employGreenwood 10.9 11.0 11.4 ment in government, which had edged Abbeville 10.9 11.3 12.1 up in April and was above levels of a year Cherokee 12.3 12.5 13.2 earlier, was 500 positions below 325,500 Union 14.9 14.8 16.6 State 9.6 9.4 10.5 in July of last year. Manufacturing also continued to leach jobs as the economic crisis in Europe has cut into exports. While still up 2.1 gain traction and is down 2.7 percent percent year to year, manufacturing lost from a year ago. 1,600 jobs in July. At 9.6 percent, South Carolina is tied Construction work remains slow to with North Carolina for the 46th worst
unemployment rate in the nation. The nationwide rate is 8.3 percent. In its review of employment in regions where it has bank locations, TD Economics noted that “job growth in South Carolina’s high-skilled professional and scientific sectors is on an upward trajectory, but momentum in the manufacturing sector has stagnated.” The TD economists said “thanks to the state’s much improved budgetary position,” they expect state and local government jobs to return. Overall, TD Economics projects an improving South Carolina job picture, predicting an average unemployment rate of 8.7 percent when the year ends. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com.
JOURNAL BUSINESS It was here he met and married Denise Newlen, a single mother of four young boys from a previous marriage, and where the Hudsons and Gallaghers became friends and colleagues. To this day, Peg Hudson, who was a sales rep at WORD, is involved with syndication of Gallagher’s show as a sales manager for Salem Radio Network, which was begun by Greg Anderson. It was Anderson who, as general manager of WORD, brought Gallagher from Ohio to Greenville for his “first real job in radio.” Gallagher left WORD in 1995 to do a show for WABC, the network’s
flagship station in New York, and a couple of years later “a group of people heard him and liked him and put together investors to syndicate him nationally,” Hudson said. Gallagher is ranked by Talker magazine as the nation’s sixth most listenedto talk radio host, is syndicated in 150 markets, has listeners of nearly four million, is a contributor to the Fox News Channel, and has written two books, the latest being “50 Things Liberals Love to Hate,” which goes on sale Aug. 28. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com
THE QUARTERLY REPORT THE STATE OF THE UPSTATE’S BOTTOM LINE
Loss Aside, Bank Stays Profitable
Independence Bank lost $64,048 in the second quarter but held a profit of $124,000, based on a strong first quarter of the year. Independence recorded net profit of $189,000 in the first quarter. The loss for the latest quarter, which compares to net gain of $32,692 in the same period of 2011, was driven by an allowance for loan losses of $42,750 compared to a recovery of $60,000 a year ago and “nominal gains” on reprocessed real estate. Independence holds $5.4 million in what banks refer to as “other real estate owned,” which typically consists of foreclosed property. Independence said it is actively marketing these assets “to recover as much of the unpaid principal loan balance as possible.” In a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Independence said it remained “not in compliance with a majority” of the conditions imposed Nov. 14, 2011, in a consent order by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency. The bank said it is “continuing to work toward full compliance” but anticipates it will need additional capital to reach the elevated capital ratios demanded by the OCC while at the same time absorbing “the potential write-downs needed to remove the majority of nonperforming assets from our balance sheet.” Independence also reported that it intends to submit a new capital plan to the OCC by the end of August. The regulator rejected a plan submitted by the bank in February to improve and sustain earnings. As of the end of June, Independence had total assets of $112 million.
Europe Slows Scanning Sales
ScanSource recorded profit of $74.3 million, or $2.68 per share, on sales of $3 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, the company said. In the prior fiscal year, ScanSource had net income of $73.5 million, or $2.70 per share, on sales of $2.7 billion. For the last quarter, ScanSource recorded sales of $745.5 million and net income of $19.8 million, $100,000 better than the comparable quarter a year ago. Mike Bauer, chief executive officer, said the company had record quarterly sales for the North American communication and security divisions, but “our international segment was weaker, particularly in our European businesses.” Sales in the United States and Canada were up 4.9 percent in the quarter but down 3.8 percent in international markets. Still, for the full fiscal year, sales growth internationally exceeded that in North America – 21 percent to 10.6 percent respectively. The company said it anticipates sales growth for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 essentially would be flat at somewhere between $740 million and $760 million. Greenville-based ScanSource is an international supplier of barcoding, other pointof-sale technology, communications equipment and services and security systems.
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The owner, Jim Turner, said the restaurant has a casual atmosphere with a decor celebrating the Golden Age of Hollywood. It is open for breakfast and lunch. Bakery goods are made from scratch. The opening was promoted by the City of Greenville as “one of several new businesses” to open along the corridor the city wants to make more attractive for businesses through decorative streetlights and landscaping. Silver Screen Cafe and Bakery is at 1540-C Wade Hampton Blvd.
Dave & Buster’s, a chain that combines food, drink and games, has filed an application with the City of Greenville to open its first South Carolina establishment in Magnolia Park. The city’s planning commission will review the application at its Sept. 13 meeting. The combined restaurant, bar and game arcade promotes itself as a place to “eat, drink, play.” The company proposes to build its store near the multiscreen Regal Cinemas, the anchor of Magnolia Park, which is off Woodruff Road where I-85 and I-385 intersect. The shopping center has 550,000 square feet of retail space and includes, in addition to the movie theaters, Sports Authority, Rooms to Go, Toys R Us, Costco, Bed Bath & Beyond and Old Navy. Menin Development, a privately held company based in Palm Beach, Fla., owns Magnolia Park. The company has ambitious plans for growth, including 520,000 more square feet of retail, 375,000 square feet of office space, “one or two” hotels and some residential housing. Dave & Buster’s, with corporate headquarters in Dallas, has 59 stores in 25 states. It reported revenue of $541 million in the fiscal year that ended Jan.29. Its first store was in a converted warehouse in Dallas, but the concept derives from a restaurant (Buster’s) and game arcade (Dave’s) next to one another in Little Rock, Ark., that were combined as one, according to the company website.
Auto Supplier Adds Jobs
Silver Screen Cafe and Bakery Opens
Coldwell Banker Caine has opened a real estate gallery on Trade Street in downtown Greer, its third walkin facility featuring computers for agent use, TVs for
The Silver Screen Cafe and Bakery held its grand opening on Wade Hampton Boulevard last week.
Dräxlmaier, the Duncan original-equipment supplier for automakers, is holding its first professional job fair in six years to attract applicants for 15 available jobs. The job fair will be held Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at its corporate offices at 1751 E. Main St., Duncan. Ralph Schwarz, corporate spokesman, said growth in the business has increased its Duncan workforce from 537 employees last August to 731 today. Last year, Dräxlmaier invested $22.4 million to add a 64,000-square-foot production facility and to upgrade existing facilities and automation to meet growing demand from automakers. The company said it is looking to hire a broad spectrum of professionals in program and project management, quality control, production supervision, procurement, sales, human resources and logistics. For more information, contact Lisa Cope, corporate recruiter, at 864-433-8910, ext. 1238. Dräxlmaier is a family-owned German company with 55 plants in 20 countries. It specializes in providing premium interiors, wiring harness systems and electrical and electronic components for high-end vehicles such as BMWs and Cadillacs.
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Auto supplier Robert Bosch has agreed to use materials for capacitors derived from conflict-free mines and a secure supply chain, AVX Corp. of Fountain Inn announced. Bosch signed on with Solutions for Hope, an organization formed by Motorola Solutions, other electronic manufacturers and AVX. The companies commit to using only tantalum derived from the Democratic Republic of Congo that is supplied through a controlled “closed pipe” from mine to smelter to manufacturer. AVX is the first supplier of capacitors to deliver conflict-free tantalum to customers. Tantalum is favored for use in capacitors because of its lightness and high capacity for temporarily storing electricity. “We are very pleased to have Bosch, one of the world’s premier electronics suppliers to the automotive sector, participate in our project,” said Peter Collis, AVX vice president of tantalum products.
Making Sense of Technology
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“We want to use the occasion of our 10th anniversary to do what we’ve always done, look ahead in the world of tech and use the brightest minds of our community to try to make sense of it,” said Phil Yanov Sr., executive director. The panel includes Greg Dixon, chief technology officer, ScanSource; Jim Bagnato, director of product management, Charter Business; Mike Powell, online services, Microsoft; and Rich Rogers, vice president of information services, Greenville Hospital System. The event will be held at Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae Blvd., Greenville, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration is at www.gsatc.org.
Chamber Focuses Leadership Programs
Firm Takes Cloud to Coast
Management Firm Makes Top 100
Green Cloud Technologies, the Greenville company marketing cloud-based technology to small and mid-sized businesses, has opened a sales office in Mt. Pleasant. “In business today, every company needs a plan for continuing their operations during a natural disaster or hardware failure,” said Randy Friedberg, vice president of sales. “It’s even more critical in coastal markets like Charleston and Savannah.” Friedberg will be based in Mt. Pleasant.
The Greenville Chamber says it has refocused its four-decades-old leadership program to streamline it and reach more people “with Greenville’s positive stories.” The program was renamed LEAD with a mission to “connect, develop and cross-connect” leaders for years to come. LEAD creates a structure where the chamber’s five community engagement and leadership development programs can more easily share resources, the chamber said. Sandi Coan is LEAD executive director.
Vista Capital Management Group has been named one of the top 100 management companies by the National Affordable Housing Management Association. The Greenville company manages a portfolio in excess of $400 million. It manages 4,945 units in Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.
Content Provider Is a Finalist
The Content Marketing Institute of Cleveland, Ohio,
said Greenville’s EnVeritas Group is a finalist for its 2012 content marketing Orange Awards. EnVeritas creates, manages, markets and distributes content for businesses such as resorts, hotels and vacation sites. It employs 70 full-time writers, editors and staffers in the United States and has a network of more than 2,000 freelance writers worldwide.
Studio Designs Factory Offices
ID Studio Interiors of Greenville was selected to handle the interior design of office and amenity space at the new Mitsubishi Electric plant being built in Memphis, Tenn. ID Studio principal Kim Jackson said the company will design 54,000 square feet of office space, including training and conference rooms, a tour route, employee gym and a cafeteria. Sustainable materials will be used for most of the interior finishes, she said. O’Neal, the Greenville engineering, designing and building contractor, is general contractor for the $208-million factory to build Mitsubishi’s boxcar-sized electrical transformers.
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GSO season gives patrons a musical voyage around the world
This quilt by quilter Christine Tedesco can be found on the Hunter’s Store Warehouse just off the Pendleton town square. The town of Pendleton sponsored the quilt.
Symphony celebrates its 65th season By Cindy Landrum | staff
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Quilts go from bed to barn Woman’s tribute to mother’s love of quilting starts national trend By Cindy Landrum | staff
Suzi Parron had turned down the wrong road in Cadiz, Ky., on a cross-country drive to Yellowstone National Park when she saw a large plywood quilt square on the side of a barn. Her curiosity got the best of her. Parron, a quilter herself, had to know why it was there. She stopped at a nearby house
and the barn owners told her the square – which she had recognized as the Flying Geese quilt square pattern – was their way to honor quilters and generations of women who had worked on family farms. She would soon find out the square is one of thousands in a growing movement to promote
Led by Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel, Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season will give its patrons a musical voyage around the world. During its 65th season that opens with a “Made in America” concert to its grand finale honoring Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the GSO will highlight a wide variety of the world’s music in its Masterworks, Chamber Orchestra and Spotlight series. The symphony will present its annual “Holiday at Peace” Pops concert in December. The Masterworks Series opens Sept. 22 and 23 with three “American born” compositions: Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Rachmaninoff ’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F major, performed by rising star Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez. In November, German composers take center stage in the GSO concert “German Giants.” The program will include Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms. On January 26 and 27, “Northern Voyages” will feature three compositions celebrating the traveler in all of us: Britten’s short Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Elgar’s Cockaigne, Op. 40 (In London
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Town); and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1, Op. 39. In February, “Romantic Nights” will feature music of Charles Gounod, Liszt’s Festklange, S. 101, and Dvorak’s Bohemian Eighth Symphony. On March 23 and 24, GSO will present “Mostly Mozart,” a concert that features three parts Mozart and one part Shostakovich. The Masterworks Series concludes with an evening dedicated to Pyotri Ilyich Tchiakovsky, “Tcheers, Tchiakovsky,” on May 4 and 5. All Masterworks Series concerts are held in the Peace Center Concert Hall. The Chamber Orchestra Series, a series of four concerts held in the Gunter Theatre, will feature personal insights by Tchivzhel prior to each performance. The series kicks off on the weekend of Oct. 19 with “Oktoberfest,” which will feature pianist David Gross. The weekend of Nov. 16 will feature “All Mozart,” one of the GSO’s most requested chamber orchestra concerts. “Twentieth Century Jewels” will feature principal clarinetist Anthony Marotta on the weekend of March 8. The series’ final concert, “Mediterranean Spirit,” will be held the weekend of April 12. The Armand Abramson Spotlight Series presents three concerts on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Centre Stage Theatre. The series features small ensembles of musicians in a one-hour concert in a casual setting. “European Sojourn” will be held Oct. 13. “Dueling Fifths” will be held on Jan. 12 and “Dance and Romance” will end the season on March 2. The Greenville Pops returns to the Peace Center Concert Hall in December with its Holiday at Peace concert featuring the GSO and Pops phenomenon Steve Lippia. Lippia will perform selections from his show, “A Simply Sinatra Christmas.” Season tickets are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale Sept. 4. For more information, go to www.greenvillesymphony.org.
rural tourism through driverfriendly “quilt trails” along the nation’s back roads. It’s a movement that began in 2001 and has spread to 44 states, including the Upstate of South Carolina. “One thing about people who live in the countryside, there’s so much pride of place. Farms have been in families for generations and they are proud of that,” said Parron, author of the recently released book, “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.” Barn quilts are replicas of traditional cloth quilt patterns, painted on wood and then mounted on buildings – often barns – for passersby to see. “It’s a new form of a traditional art,” said Parron, a high school English teacher in Atlanta. The Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail was started in 2009 Suzi Parron to promote Oconee County. The first quilt square was mounted on the Oconee Heritage Center in Walhalla. The trail has now spread into Pickens and Anderson counties. There are currently 87 squares on the trail and the group expects to exceed 100 by the end of the year. Adams County, Ohio, resident Donna Sue Groves is considered the creator of modern barn quilts – although she never painted one herself. Groves wanted to honor her mother, Maxine, and her agrarian roots by having a painted quilt mounted on her barn. But before she could start painting her own personal tribute, Groves decided to expand the project. Instead of a
This oak leaf quilt by quilter Virginia “Jenny” Grobusky can be found on S.C. Highway 135 just south of Easley on the smokehouse. The quilt was sponsored by Ken and Elizabeth Hitchcock
single square for her family’s barn, Groves suggested a “sampler” of 20 quilt squares be hung to create a driving trail that would encourage visitors to travel the Adams County’s countryside. The first quilt square on the American Quilt Trail is not on the Groves’ barn. Instead, the Ohio Star painted by local artists was installed on a greenhouse nearby. The Groves’ barn eventually did get its own quilt square – a Snail’s Trail. Soon, quilt barn trails were spreading throughout the United States. “It just snowballed,” said Parron, who spent two years traveling the country researching trails for her book. Parron said the quilt trails are now found in 44 states – Hawaii, Delaware, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Nevada and Mississippi don’t have them – and there are at least 4,000 quilt barns across the country. Patterns are chosen for a myriad of reasons, Parron said. Often, a barn quilt is a painted replica of a quilt that resides on the property or honors a loved one. A pattern may be selected because of
its name or is simply one that is appealing to its creator or owner. “They may honor specific quilters or it might just because the farmer likes John Deere tractors,” Parron said. Parron has compiled an online map of quilt trails, www.barnquiltinfo.com. In addition to the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, there are several quilt trails in Western North Carolina in the counties surrounding Asheville, including Haywood, Yancey, McDowell and Madison. The North Georgia Quilt Trail was started in 2012. The second square was installed in May in Ellijay. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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Hub City Writers Project opens door through critique program By CINDY LANDRUM | staff
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Greenville author Mindy Friddle says it’s important for writers to have somebody who can be completely honest with them about their work. “If you’re lucky, you have a few people who really get you and they can be completely honest and look at your work as a very engaged reader,” she said. “It can’t be a lovefest.” Writing mentors can identify what works and what doesn’t, things that can be obvious to a reader but overlooked by a writer because of the respective distance writers have to their own manuscripts, she said. Friddle said she was fortunate to have several mentors while she worked on her Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Warren Wilson College, a couple of whom she still corresponds with about her writing, two published novels later.
“I don’t think every writer needs an MFA, but I do think every writer needs a mentor,” said Friddle, who also considers her agent and members of the writing group to which she belongs mentors as well. And now Upstate writers have the chance to get their own mentor, thanks to the Open Door Critique Program, a new initiative launched by the Hub City Writers Project. The Open Door Critique Program matches emerging writers with experienced published authors to help achieve their writing goals for a manuscript. Kari Jackson, assistant director of the project, said the program is ideal for writers who have a complete manuscript and would benefit from an experienced author’s close reading and critique of the work. Critiques are available for mainstream and literary fiction, creative nonfiction and memoir, young adult literature and poetry.
Author Mindy Friddle is one of the writing mentors in the Open Door Critique Program.
The program was created in response to a Hub City Writers Project’s survey of writers who have attended conferences and workshops over the past few years, Jackson said. “A lot of people said they wanted feedback on their writing from somebody who they respect,” she said. “They want to know what’s good and what needs to be better.” After getting some initial information and a sample of
the manuscript, Hub City will match a writer with a critiquer. Within two months, writers will receive their manuscript with line editing, marginal notes and copy editing throughout, as well as a detailed critique letter with overall comments and specific suggestions for revision. The writer will meet with his critiquer face-to-face or over Skype for at least one hour. The cost to submit a manuscript is $3 per text page plus $50 per hour meeting. The program’s name comes from a quote by Stephen King in his memoir “On Writing”: “Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” “Writing is hard, and revising is hard,” Jackson said. Friddle, author of “The Garden Angel” and “Secret Keepers” and two-time winner of the South Carolina Fiction Prize, said writers have individual strengths. Some write dialogue well, others excel at imagery
and scene setting. But no matter what their strong points are, all writers need feedback about their craft, she said. Friddle is one of eight published writers who will critique for the program. The others are Beth Beasley, a freelance feature writer from Hendersonville; G. M. Frazier, a Spartanburg lawyer who has been editing and writing fiction for 20 years; Luke Hankins, a poet who is senior editor at the Asheville Poetry Review; Lyn Riddle, author of four truecrime books, award-winning journalist and former editor of the Greenville and Spartanburg Journals; Alan Rossi, an associate editor for Juked, one of the longest-running online journals; Jan Scalisi, a freelance writer, editor and graphic designer; and Patrick Whitfill, a poetry and fiction writer. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.
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335.8222 • 116 N. Main Street
335.4200 • 550 S. Main Street
journal sketchbook STARTER • Harissa Spiced Hummus • Goat Cheese & Grilled Beet Salad • Bisteeya: “Moroccan Pot Pie” • Crispy Brussels Sprouts • Grilled Red Onion & Heirloom Cherry Tomato Salad • Porchetta • Toasted Garlic Shrimp • Roasted Mussels and Chorizo • Moroccan Lamb • Fried Goat Cheese • Grilled Calamari ENTRÉE • Steak Frites • Lazy Paella • Even Lazier Paella • Crispy Mediterranean Branzino • Brik Chicken • Chef’s Catch of the Day • Goat’s Milk Ricotta Cheese Gnudi • Roasted Mushroom & Truffle Risotto • Porcini Fettucce • Tagliatelle
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STARTER • Calamari • Iceberg Wedge • Caprese Salad
DESSERT • Lazy Brownie a la Goat • Peach Hand Pie • Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee • Mango Tart
679.5299 • 170 River Place
ENTRÉE • Maui Ribeye • Shrimp & Grits • Full Rack of Ribs
DESSERT • Chocolate Cake • Key Lime Pie • Banana Foster’s Cheesecake
770.7777 • 941 S. Main Street
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ENTRÉE • Pecan Crusted Trout • Canadian Grilled Salmon • Chicken Piccata • Pesto Crusted Haddock
DESSERT • Bourbon Crème Brulee • Key Lime Pie • Baileys Toffee Silk Pie
546.3535 • 40 W. Broad Street
$30
STARTER • Scotch Egg • House Salad • Summer Tomato Soup
ENTRÉE • Pan Seared Scallops • Braised Short Ribs • Pork & Polenta
DESSERT • Candied Bacon Brownie • Goat Cheese Cheesecake • Peach Cobbler
232.8999 • 648 S. Main Street
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ENTRÉE • Grilled Butcher’s Steak • Shrimp And Grits Low Country • Grilled Chicken Breast
271.9700 • 601 S. Main Street
3 FOR
$30 STARTER • Steak House Salad • Caesar Salad
DESSERT • Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee • Key Lime Pie • Chocolate Kahlua Torte
STARTER • Overlook Grill Smoked Crab Cake • Seared Ahi Tuna • Grilled Romaine Wedge
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ENTRÉE • Grilled Hanger Steak • Blackened Salmon • Lemon Chicken • Herb Crusted Haddock
239.0286 • 930 S. Main Street
DESSERT • Choice of House Made Dessert
373.7300 • 116 S. Main Street
3 FOR
STARTER • Gourmet Greens • Seafood Bisque
ENTRÉE • Pulled Pork BBQ Small or Large Platters • Pulled Smoked Turkey Small or Large Platters • Beer Can Chicken Quarter or Half • St. Louis Style Ribs – Half Slab • Tacos & Quesadillas • Sandwiches & Wraps • The “Grubb” Burger Single Cylinder 10oz • Vespa Veggie Burger • Chainsaw’s BBQ Chicken Sandwich • Salads Buy 1 entrée up to $12 in value and get the 2nd entrée of equal or lesser value for free.
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BUY 1 GET 1
$30
ENTRÉE • Salmon Fillet • Sliced Flat Iron Steak • Stuffed Chicken Breast DESSERT • Key Lime Pie • Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
248.1700 • 851 Congaree Road
$30
STARTER • She Crab Soup • BLT Wedge • Watermelon Salad ENTRÉE • Crab Cakes • Pork Tenderloin • Crispy Fried NC Trout
DESSERT • Banana Cream Pie • Chocolate Layered Cake • Vanilla Bean Pannacotta with Fresh Fruit
232.7007 • 207 S. Main Street AUGUST 24, 2012 | Greenville Journal 39
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Arts Calendar
Aug. 24-30, 2012 Metro. Arts Council @ Centre Stage Works by Peter Helwing Aug. 24-Oct. 1 ~ 233-6733 Metropolitan Arts Council Mini Book Collective Through Aug. 24 ~ 467-3132 SC Children’s Theatre Pirate Party Aug. 25 ~ 235-2885 Downtown Alive Band Contest Winner Aug. 30 ~ 232-2273 Greenville Chamber of Commerce Works by Georgia Harrison Through Aug. 31 ~ 242-1050 Greenville County Museum of Art Lowcountry Through Sep. 9 ~ 271-7570 Portrait of Greenville Through Sep. 30 ~ 271-7570 Merge Works by William Abbott and Cindy Roddey Through Sep. 12 ~ 373-9330 Main Street Real Estate Gallery Photography by Kim Sholly Through Sep. 30 ~ 250-4177 Jackson Marketing Group Visions Gallery Works by Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers Through Sep. 30 ~ 272-3000 Café & Then Some Politics for Dummies Continuing ~ 232-2287
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Privacy is a legal and personal conundrum. Facebook, HIPAA permissions, even grocery receipts track, collect and share our daily lives. Friends, organizations and retailers know our birthdates, allergies and ice cream preferences. Todd McDonald and Elizabeth Snipes explore how the outer world permeates our personal lives in Privacy Conundrums at the Riverworks Gallery, Sept. 7-Oct. 21. McDonald paints jewel-toned virtual structures. Many of his structures, though in a state of stasis, illuminate and protect a core. Other structures are captured at the moment of their destruction or at the moment of their creation. Snipes paints solitary, isolated figures enmeshed in echoes of bright lines that point to and simultaneously camouflage the lone, central figure. Todd McDonald is an associate professor of art at Clemson University and Elizabeth Snipes is an assistant professor of art at Lander University. Riverworks Gallery is operated by and for the faculty and students of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Greenville Technical College. The gallery is located at 300 River St., Suite 202, Greenville. For more information on Privacy Conundrums, call 864-271-0679, email fleming.markel@gvltec.edu or visit www.gvltec.edu/vpa. Gallery hours are Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1-6 p.m. and Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. The Greenville Little Theatre will start off its 2012-2013 season off with their production of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’s electrifying musical revue, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.” The revue, which ran on Broadway from 1995 to 2000, showcases 39 different Leiber and Stoller pop standards, such as “Kansas City,” “Love Potion #9,” “Stand By Me” and “Poison Ivy.” Ticket prices are $30 with discounts for children, seniors and groups of 10 or more. Show dates for “Smokey Joe’s Café” are Sept. 14-16, 20-23 and 27-29. All shows begin at 8 p.m., except for Sunday matinee performances, which begin at 3 p.m. For more information, call 864233-6238 or visit www.greenvillelittletheatre. org. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Greenville Little Theatre will hold auditions for “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Sunday, Sept. 16, and for “Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Jersey Lily” on Monday, Sept. 17. Both auditions will be held at 7 p.m. in Magill Hall, which is located in the theatre’s rear. For “It’s a Wonderful Life,” there are roles available for 15 men, eight women, five girls (ages 6–18) and three boys (ages 13-18). For “Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Jersey Lily,” roles are available for 6-8 men and three women. Both auditions will consist of readings from the script. For other requirements and more detailed information, visit www.greenvillelittletheatre. org or call the box office Monday-Friday, at 864-233-6238.
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“Mountain Stream” by Randi Johns. Acrylic on canvas. The painting can be viewed at The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville, 200 N. Main St.
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Legacy Charter School officially opened its newly renovated early college high school on the Parker Campus on Aug. 20. The full third-floor renovation gives faculty, staff and students a new designated space for the high school (grades 9-11) at the charter school in West Greenville. The classrooms feature Promethean interactive display boards and additions include new computer and science labs. Greenville Technical College President Dr. Keith Miller and state Senator Mike Fair were both on hand for the official ribbon cutting and delivered brief remarks. Fred Crawford, who recently joined Legacy Charter School as its first executive director, said, “Our students can get a head start on college by taking collegiate courses through Greenville Tech prior to their high school graduation here at Legacy. This partnership provides each student additional scholastic preparation before enrolling in college full time.” Legacy Charter School is a free, public charter school open to all students in Greenville County. It had approximately 630 students in grades K5-10 during the 2011-12 school year. This school year, Legacy has added grade 11, and grade 12 will be added in 2013-14. The school is located on two campuses in Greenville’s Westside. For additional information, visit www. legacycharterschool.com. Paris Mountain State Park will hold a School Program Volunteer Orientation on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. School Program Volunteers are naturalists at heart who want to share the wonders of nature with second and fifth graders, in the park’s Discover Carolina school programs. Some volunteers assist students with their measurements and observations down at the creek. Some volunteers with a naturalist background lead second graders on a nature hike around Lake Placid. Some lead fifth graders in the use of a Creative Writing Journal at the park, or assist in a Forest Ecology program. Others deliver pre-visit kits to schools. Volunteers sign up for days that work with their schedule, often just one to three times per month. At the Aug. 30 session, the park’s interpretive ranger and seasoned volunteers will train participants for the fall season. Registration is required. For registration and information, email ctaylor@scprt.com, or call 864244-5565. Participants should bring a bag lunch.
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Area high school students recently participated in a national career exploration camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Rochester Institute of Technology. More than 200 students from as far away as Hawaii participated. Local students included Chanel Hardy, of Greenville, a 12th grade student at South Carolina School for the Deaf, and Sierra Hardy, of Greenville, an 11th grade student at South Carolina School for the Deaf. The students attended Explore Your Future, a six-day career exploration camp at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf on the RIT campus in Rochester, N.Y. Campers got a taste of possible careers in computer art design, lab science technology, business, computing and engineering. Submit entries to: Greenville Journal, Our Schools, 148 River Street, Ste. 120, Greenville, SC 29601 or email: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com
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Price: $160,500 | MLS#1211257 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 1600-1799SF Plain Elementary Bryson Middle Hillcrest High Contact: Hilary Hurst 864.313.6077 Coldwell Banker Caine
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337 RIVERSIDE DR - $1,125,000 6BR/5.5BA. Quality construction. Attention to detail. Opn flr pln, spacious rooms perfect for entertaining. Augusta Rd. to Riverside Dr, through stop sign at Byrd Blvd. go around curve and home is on the left. Cindy Bolt, 270-1332 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1242446
101 PARKSIDE DRIVE - $525,000 5BR/4BA. 4600-4800 SF with all the nice upgrades. Large fenced bkyd. Must see. Woodruff Rd, Right on Hwy 14, Left on Five Forks Rd, 1st Right on Parkside, Home on Left Lisa Norton, 414-3477 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1244129
169 SUNSET DRIVE - $334,500 4BR/2BA. Renovated home on popular street. Open floor plan, large master suite + 3 BRs, large LR & a great backyard. Augusta Rd to W. Faris, Left on Osceloa Dr, Right at yield sign onto Sunset Dr, Home on Left Lana Smith, 608-8313 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1245531
111 FULLER STREET - $299,900 3BR/2.5BA. Charming home priced to sell quickly. 9 ft ceilings, hardwoods on main, granite kitchen w/stainless appliances. E. Faris to McCuen, Left on Stewart, Right on Fuller. Home on Left. Carmen Feemster, 616-5177 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1245279
28 DAHGLEN - $250,000 4BR/3BA. Lovely brick ranch on corner lot. Large kitchen w/ breakfast room. LR, DR. Don’t miss this spacious home! Laurens Rd towards GVL, Left on Henderson Rd, Right on Meredith Lane, Left on Dahlglen Kathy Fleming, 918-2142 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1243530
2 WINDCHIME CT - $179,999 3BR/2.5BA. Lovely traditional home. Screened porch, lovely corner lot & much more. 385 to Exit 27 Fairview Rd, turn R on Fairview Rd, L on Harrison Bridge, L on Wild Horse Creek, L on Windchime, Home on Corner Linda Bobo, 982-8322 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1238408
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326 IVYSTONE - $179,900 11 BUTLER CROSSING DR - $167,900 3BR/2.5BA. Gated community. Like new. 3BR/2.5BA. Upscale townhome, almost 2200 Master on main, open floor plan, sunroom, SF, master on main, hardwoods on lower bright & airy. Pelham Rd to Garlington, SD level, loft overlooking GR, new carpet & inteon R. Call after 1:00 for gate code: 270-4722 rior paint. I-85 to SE on I-385. Exit Bridges Dana Mathewes, 270-4722 Prudential C. Rd. R on Bridges, L on Butler, R into SD Ron Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1239765 McDaniel,, 979-6633 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1243945
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8 COREY WAY - $159,900 3BR/2.5BA. Welcome home! New flooring & fresh paint in many rooms. Hwy 25 to Travelers Rest, R on Tigerville Rd (at Spinx), R at the Fork on Jackson Grove, L on Pine Log Ford, L on Skilton, R on Corey Way Sharon Gillespie, 553-9975 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1245680
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804 THACKSTON DR - $158,000 41 ANNACEY PLACE - $144,900 3BR/2BA. Move in Ready! Large rms, gas 3BR/3.5BA. 3 story unit w/2 stories hardlog fp, formal rooms, flex room, screened woods, cherry cabinets, kitchen island, fresh proch, extra large fenced backyard, 2 car paint. Convenient to downtown. Laurens Rd garage. East Main St (Spartanburg) to R on to Henderson, 1st R on Annacey Pl. Stacey Zion Hill, L on Harrill, R on Thackston Sharon Bradshaw,, 230-1314 Prudential C. Dan Calhoun, 346-0821 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1243641 Joyner Co. MLS#1244448
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508 DUNWOODY DRIVE - $113,900 3BR/2BA. Adorable well maintained w/ great curb appeal. Features open floor plan. 100% USDA Financing available. Main St Simpsonville, L on W. Curtis, L on Church St, Sharp R on Jonesville, R on Dunwoody Dr Carolyn Laws-Irwin, 451-9704 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. MLS#1244320
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Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from July August 16, 2012 – Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the month of July. The top producing agents from each office are ranked by the total volume of
business closed last month and include: · Easley: Carol Walsh, Heather Parlier, Susan McCoy · Greenville: Carolyn Dowling, Susan Reid, Helen Hagood · Greer: Charlene Panek, Marcia Cox, Shelbie Dunn · Seneca: Pat Loftis, Corey Wright, Barry Voeltz
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· Spartanburg: Donna Morrow, Francie Little, Lori Thompson Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last month and include: · Easley: Carol Walsh, Susan McCoy, Lori Brock
· Greenville: Berry Gower, Jacob Mann, Nick Carlson · Greer: Linda Wood, Susan Wagner, David Glenn · Seneca: Tammy Davis, Pat Loftis, Wendy Brown · Spartanburg: Annette Starnes, Kay Cox, Kaye McIntyre SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
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$834,000 STRATHMORE
5BR/5.5 BA Estate w/ guest house. On the Eastside on 5.3+/-ac. Pool w/attached bar & pvt lit tennis crts. Mstr BR on main, BA w/garden tub, shower & his/ her closets. Formal DR, Kitchen w/granite c’tops & bkft nook. Den’s French drs open to screen pch. Main lvl has guest full BA & bonus rm. 3-car garage w/1100sf finished space above garage. TOM MARCHANT 864.449.1658 MLS#1237773
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$499,000 LANDRUM
4BR/3.5 BA, 4000 sf on 4.51 ac. Recent updates & great features! Lennox electric system (‘06), roof (‘08), granite c’tops, hdwds & SS appl’s. Kitchen, DR, bkft area & LR. 2 laundry rms, 3 Lennox HVAC systems, scn porch, deck & workshop. MBR on main w/tub, shower & sep vanities. 2 car garage. ANNE MARCHANT 864.420.0009 or BRIAN MARCHANT 864.631.5858 MLS# 1232274
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$185,000 101 RAMBLEWOOD
Contemp 6 BR/5.5 BA home on 1.8 ac in Green Valley. Separate wing for children/teens or in-law suite. Pool, open flr plan, hdwds & Tenn flagstone flrs. 4BRs on main, 4 full BA & 2 kitchens. Mstr suite has sep sitting rm & Art studio. Lower lvl has rec rm w/fpl, 2BR, 1.5BA + bonus rm. Library/den w/attached greenhouse & 3 wd burning fpl. VALERIE MILLER 864.430.6602 MLS# 1245214
3BR/2.5BA 1-stry brick twnhm on Chanticleer course. Views of #10 green, #11 fairway, #18 tee box & fairway. 240 sf scr porch w/ Trex decking, 95% solar screening & grilling deck. Updates: Arch roof (‘07), HVAC (‘12), Andersen windows, gutters, vanities in both BAs, SS appl’s, plumb fixtures, lighting, carpet, hdwds, irriga. Security sys. TOM MARCHANT 864.449.1658 MLS# 1245446
3 BR/2BA One story living, well maintained home in a super location. Close to schools, Fine Arts Center, BJU, downtown and shopping. Lrg corner cul-desac lot. Hdwds, tile BA, lrg kitchen, spacious den w/fpl, has built ins, interior wooden shutters on all windows. Extra storage in attached carport. Home features a front porch and patio w/fp. MARY PRAYTOR 864.593.0366 MLS#1236459
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$128,300 EAGLE WATCH
Meticulously maintained And tastefully decorated home! Neutral decorator colors and ready to move right in! 3 BR, 2 BA, large kitchen, laundry room is even nice! Screened porch overlooking fenced yard (level) and also custom built outbuilding with electric for storage! You will love showing this Gem of a home. Go no further in your search. BARBARA RIGGS 864.423.2783 MLS#1244588
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$525,000 MONTEBELLO
Immaculate 3BR/3BA condo offers one level living. Approx. 3000 SF w/10’ ceilings, open floor plan, corner unit. Gas fpl & custom wine room. Gourmet kitchen w/ granite c’tops, tile bkspl, SS appl’s, and custom cabs. MBR w/garden tub, oversized shower, and huge closet. 2 guest rms w/spacious BAs. NANCY MCCRORY 864.505.8367 or KAREN TURPIN 864.230.5176. MLS# 1242366
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$495,000 COURT ST CONDOS
Pristine 3 BR/2BA downtown, corner lot condo. One block from Main St. w/beautiful hdwd floors w/open floor plan, 9’ ceilings & oversized windows. Includes outside courtyard w/outside entrance. All appl’s remain. One lvl, tons of storage w/ lrg laundry room. Centre Stage theater is across the street. Convenient courtyard parking. VALERIE MILLER 864.430.6602 MLS# 1245733
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$394,900 RIVER WALK
4 BR, 2.5 BA w/bonus, zoned for new Monarch school. Lrg foyer opens to DR. Designer kitchen (‘11) w/granite c’tops & fresh paint. Add’l features include hwds, landscaped yard, Lrg scr porch, newer roof, new HVAC downstairs (‘12) & water heater (‘12). Amenities: club house, pool, workout area, play ground, tennis courts & 4mi walking trail. JOYE LANAHAN 864.404.5372 MLS#1236057
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$199,000 NEELY FARM
Hardwood floors just finished, brand new carpet, new roof, granite counter tops in kitchen with stainless appliances, screened porch in private cul-desac setting, and more!!! This home is in meticulous, move in condition! Hurry before it’s too late!!! BARBARA RIGGS 864.423.2783 MLS# 1235075
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$138,500 THE TOWNES @ PINE GROVE
Beautiful 3BR/2.5 BA townhome tastefully decorated and in movein condition! Upgraded appliances, fenced yard, private in back with no townhomes behind this unit. You will truly enjoy showing this home and have to go no further in your search! BARBARA RIGGS 864.423.2783 MLS#1244611
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With more than 25 years of real estate experience, Faith’s expertise and professionalism will enhance our ability to continue serving the Greer community and all of Upstate South Carolina.
$99,921 PARKWOOD
Very nice 3BR/2BA home. Features fenced back yard, updated kitchen, huge laundry room, combination dining and living room, and outbuilding for storage. Property is a short sale so be patient with closing. JOAN RAPP 864.901.3839 MLS# 1244721
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R EA L E STAT E DIGEST Coldwell Banker Caine Opens Third Real Estate Gallery August 20, 2012 – Coldwell Banker Caine opened its third Real Estate Gallery at 104 Trade Street in Downtown Greer today, Monday, August 20.
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“We’re thrilled to continue to serve the Greer market in our new Real Estate Gallery at 104 Trade Street,” said Brad Halter, President of Coldwell Banker Caine and Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine. “The way people look for homes, purchase properties and research new communities is changing, and Coldwell Banker Caine is accommodating that new approach to real estateservices while continuing to serve the folks of the Greater Greer community.” The official grand opening celebration will be held on September 18 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
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219 Slate Rock Drive • $379,900 GRANDVIEW: Just REDUCED! FULL brick, custom built home that includes an inground pool with plenty of outdoor entertaining space! Granite, hardwoods, trey & coffered ceilings. Exit 60, close to G’ville & Spar. MLS# 1239294
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404 Meadow Hill Way • $228,900 BRUSHY MEADOWS: This brick 2 story offers amazing curb appeal and a huge level back yard for entertaining! Sought after “eastside” neighborhood is convenient to Greer hospital, GSP airport, 85, & schools!! MLS# 1245058
107 Burlwood Drive • $219,747 MOUNT VERNON EST: 4/3 Ranch with 3 car gar located in upscale Mt. Vernon Estates; just minutes from town, GSP airport, dining & shops! Home offers a split floor plan with a master suite fit for a King! Must See! MLS# 1210344
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104 Trade St was first developed in the 1950’s as Miss Alta Cunningham’s Fine Ladies Clothing store. Russ Baasch of the Braasch Building Group redeveloped the space beginning in 2009 into a state-of-the-art, Class A office complex that is LEED® certified, while maintaining the historical appearance of the building. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
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Expanding on Coldwell Banker Caine’s strategy to better facilitate real estate research and activities as they happen, the Trade Street Real Estate Gallery offers agents the technology and flexibility they need to conduct business, while on the go, paired with stylish interior design features. This unique space has a technology bar – a signature feature of Coldwell Banker Caine Real Estate Galleries – with computers for agent use, and television systems strategically placed for viewing properties and displaying presentations. Additionally, multiple conference rooms and sitting areas are available to accommodate agent and client meetings of allkinds.
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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below. PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-12-32 APPLICANT: St. MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY: Tax Map #539.3-1-19.1; 2252 WOODRUFF ROAD, SIMPSONVILLE SC REQUEST: USE by SPECIAL EXCEPTION to Modify Existing Playground with addition of a Shade Topper. CB-12-33 APPLICANT: STEVE DYER SIGNS/ CAFÉ ENTERPRISE PROPERTY: Tax Map #547.2-127.2; 1117 WOODRUFF RD, GREENVILLE SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from Signage Requirement for Rear Sign and Location. CB-12-34 APPLICANT: TAYLORS CHURCH of CHRIST/Robert Cashion PROPERTY: Tax Map #T7-11.3; 400 E. MAIN STREET, TAYLORS SC REQUEST: VARIANCE for Reduction in Setback Requirement; USE by SPECIAL EXCEPTION for addition of a canopy CB-12-35 APPLICANT: GORDON & DEBBIE DOLLAR PROPERTY: Tax Map #560.7-1-93; 1 FIFE COURT, SIMPSONVILLE SC REQUEST: VARIANCE in Setback Requirement for garage. CB-12-36 APPLICANT: CDM PROPERTIES, LLC/Civil Consulting & Design PROPERTY: Tax Map #260-116.9; 561 WOODRUFF ROAD, GREENVILLE SC REQUEST: VARIANCES in Setback Requirement for Existing Structures to allow Sub-division of Parcel into Three Lots. CB-12-37 APPLICANT: D. ALAN CHASTAIN/Mr. JAMIE COLLINS
PROPERTY: Tax Map #593.4-145; 310 CLEARVIEW DRIVE, PIEDMONT SC REQUEST: USE by SPECIAL EXCEPTION for use as a Day Care per Section 9:3.4. CB-12-38 APPLICANT: DEBORAH PERZAK/BILL SMITH PROPERTY: Tax Map #548.21-40.2; 2709 WOODRUFF RD GREENVILLE SC REQUEST: VARIANCE in Front Setback Requirement for a New building. SUMMONS AND NOTICE SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2012-CP-23-3684 Randall Lewis Smith, PLAINTIFF, vs. Reginald Eugene Lomax: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 900 E. North Street, Suite 210, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day
of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County on June 5, 2012. GUEST & BRADY, LLC. By: RUSSELL F. GUEST, SC Bar # 64250 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 900 E. North Street, Suite 210 Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 233-7200.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that El Palacio Social Club, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1115 Cedar Lane Rd., Greenville, SC 29617. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than September 9, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Napoleon Curtain/ DBA Rhythm & Bluezz Old School, 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 730 S Pleasantburg Drive, Suite 114, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than August 26, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Southern Culture Kitchen & Bar, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 2537 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Suite G, Greenville, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than August 26, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Monterrey Mexican Restaurants of Greer, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 6130 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greer, SC 29650. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than September 2, 2012. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
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Derek Lewis, executive director of Greenville First Steps, left, looks on as Greenville First Steps board member and YWCA Executive Director Jil Littlejohn talks about the Zombie “Out” Run 5K Chase Race to be held at Heritage Park in Simpsonville for the benefit of Greenville First Steps this coming November. The event features a unique 5K run over a course that includes natural and man-made obstacles.
Cascades Verdae members shag to the music of the Carolina Beach Boyz during the Cascades Verdae Swinging ‘60s & Shag Party. The Carolina Beach Boyz entertained the crowd with classic hits from the 1960s. Executive Chef Roger Campana served a meal that consisted of many dishes requested by Jackie Kennedy at the White House.
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Right: Peggy Ramage and Kori Ferguson at the swinging ‘60s party.
Zombies attending the announcement of Greenville First Steps Zombie “Out” Run 5K Chase Race were, from left to right, Joe Water, Kara Reid and Ashley Newton. The event will also allow for a few individuals to register to be one of the chase zombies. The zombies will attempt to grab the participants’ “life” flags, similar to flag football. For more information about the event go to www.greenvillezombierun.com
Willard and Barbara Wade at the party.
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Six of the teens in the group competing in the competition, from left, Brian Pates, Garrett Wilson, Tyler Pates, Maggie Ramirez, Stormy Lanham and Justin Pates.
Beginning in the spring of 2011, professional dance instructors Dottie Schipper and Roy Jordan have been giving free lessons to teens who could not otherwise afford them. Teens learned to dance the waltz, foxtrot, rhumba, swing, and cha-cha. Members from the Teen Ballroom Dancing class ages 12 to 18 recently took part in the Greenville Newcomers Challenge at the Greenville Downtown Hyatt. Shown here are Imani Hargett and Caleb Lanham, ballroom dancing partners and overall winners in their age group (teens) in the Greenville Newcomers Challenge at the Greenville Downtown Hyatt.
The Greenville Track Club celebrated its 40th anniversary with a banquet at the Furman University Younts Center this week. Shown are Carolyn and Rick Moore and Jim Roberts, GTC vice president.
Ebony Hawkins waltzes with professional instructor Roy Jordan.
Members of the Furman Paladin cheerleading squad, from left, Sierra McClendon, Essence Tait and Natalie Edwards, wave to the carloads of freshmen and their family members as they arrive on campus to prepare for the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
Stephen Casella uses a hand truck to move some of his daughter’s possessions into her dorm during freshman reporting day at Furman University.
Longtime member Joe Hammond hypnotizes the audience with a blue shoe.
First-year teacher Amanda Wakely begins the school year preparing her Washington Center classroom for students to have a productive year in art education.
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Furman senior Macy Whitener uses chalk to make a large sign for incoming freshmen in front of McAlister Auditorium.
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From bitter split with founders, Furman has soared The freshmen who arrived at Furman University one week ago will experience a Furman very different from 20 years ago, as Furman has evolved significantly throughout its history. In 1826, a group of white, Baptist men in South Carolina received a charter for an academic institution whose purpose was, in part, to train white men for the ministry. They named it after the recently deceased Dr. Richard Furman, a patriot, ardent supporter of education, and the most prominent Baptist leader in the newly created United States. For the next 166 years, Furman was the crown jewel amongst the educational institutions affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Twenty years ago, all that changed. The story behind the split between Furman and the SCBC dates back much farther than the early 1990s. Conflicts between Furman and Southern Baptists arose as early as the 1870s, when former Furman faculty member Dr. Crawford H. Toy was fired from the faculty of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville for espousing a controversial new form of historical Biblical criticism. Toy’s reputation eventually garnered him a position on the faculty of Harvard University, where his portrait hangs today. In the interim, however, Furman audaciously extended him an invitation to return to Furman as president, in spite of the fact that the seminary was the primary training ground for the leadership of many churches who belonged to the SCBC, Furman’s parent institution. The ideological gulf ebbed and flowed
for the next several decades. Furman trustees, all SCBC appointees, increasingly exercised their stronghold on the campus. When students questioned religion professor Dr. Herbert Gezork about a recent campus speaker who denied the doctrinal position regarding the virgin birth, Gezork offered a variety of scholars’ positions. In spite of the fact that dozens of students, faculty, ministers and lay people defended Gezork, the trustees relieved him of his position. Gezork assumed a position at the highly respected Andover-Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Furman experienced other casualties as a result of the Gezork affair: The chairman of the Board of Trustees killed himself, and President Bennett Geer resigned. In an effort to protect themselves, Furman faculty formed a chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Throughout the 1950s, Furman students, faculty and administrators became increasingly resentful of the religious, social and ideological limitations imposed on them by SCBC-appointed trustees. The relationship became increasingly contentious, with disputes regarding academic freedom, the desegregation of the university and regulations on student life. As Furman pursued “excellence by national standards,” as President Gordon Blackwell often said, the SCBC tightened its grip. The underlying tension concentrated on Furman’s values and identity as they contrasted with the values of and vision SCBC had for Furman. One student prophesized in a 1962 issue of The Paladin, “The battle … is just beginning, and the struggle for power
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over this university, which now straddles the two worlds of a narrow, denominational school and a leading educational institution, will be bitterly fought.” Alester Furman, a descendant of the man for whom Furman was named, was so concerned that he asked alum Clement Haynesworth, who was later appointed by President Nixon to the Supreme Court, to examine the legal relationship between Furman and the SCBC. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention executed a carefully devised strategy of placing religious fundamentalists on the boards of Southern Baptistaffiliated institutions. The SCBC had a long practice of selecting Furman trustees from a list that Furman provided the convention. In the late 1980s, however, the SCBC began to disregard Furman’s preferences, and appointed one trustee who had to call the President’s office before a board meeting to get directions. He had never stepped foot on the campus. Across the South, colleges and universities, church congregations and the media took note of what was occurring in Southern Baptist circles. A group of alarmed Furman alums approached thenPresident John E. Johns about their concerns and desire to cultivate more control over Furman’s institutional governance. Johns allegedly advised the group: “If you go after the king, you’d better kill him.” Furman Alumni Association President David Ellison appointed a legal committee to pursue this action. Attorneys Larry Estridge, Neil Rabon, Mike Ray, Lindsay Smith and Kurt Stakeman, all Furman alums, convened in a law firm in downtown Greenville. They
had to move quickly; the more fundamentalists who were appointed to the board, the more difficult it would be to gain autonomy for Furman. They researched Furman’s charter and South Carolina nonprofit laws and ultimately proposed an interpretation of the laws that disputed the SCBC’s perceived ownership of Furman. In October 1990, the moderate Southern Baptists – who still comprised the majority of the board at that time – voted, under the leadership of Minor Mickel and with significant support from Rev. Dr. Lloyd Batson, to become a self-perpetuating body. The SCBC would no longer appoint trustees to the board of Furman University. The SCBC vehemently opposed Furman’s actions and engaged in a nearly two-year legal battle with the university, which placed many S.C. Baptists at odds with each other. Tired of the infighting, the messengers to the SCBC gathered in convention at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia in 1992 and voted to discontinue all financial support of Furman. Furman’s efforts to become independent of the convention had succeeded. This historic parting was received with sadness by some and elation by others. Left to independently cultivate its vision for itself, however, Furman’s academic reputation amongst the elite colleges and universities of the South has, in the past 20 years, soared. Dr. Courtney Tollison is Assistant Professor of History at Furman and Museum Historian at the Upcountry History Museum.
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