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projects from the state Transportation Infrastructure Bank, a highway bonding agency created in 1997 to leverage limited state funding for bridge and highway projects through borrowing. The second is a recent Department of Transportation Board decision to divert funding for local road projects to mend the state’s woefully inadequate repaving program, D’Amato said. Upstate voters’ aversion to new taxes is driving the Infrastructure Bank issue, D’Amato said, while

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“For years we used the Southern Connector to count as the match in Anderson, Pickens and Greenville. That credit has run out.” Jim D’Amato, Spartanburg transportation planning manager, on why the Upstate is having difficulty winning loans from the state Transportation Infrastructure Bank.

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“One year. You can’t ask more of me than one year.” Triune Mercy Center pastor Deb Richardson-Moore, on her bargain with God after accepting the pastorate at Greenville’s mission church to the homeless – seven years ago.

“I don’t think everyone in Congress is bad or corrupt. I think the system just maybe needs to be upgraded.” Jeff Sumerel, Green Party candidate for S.C. House District 4.

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For most Upstate residents, the concept of a “food desert” – an area where supermarkets or grocery stores are not readily available – is difficult to imagine. But thousands of South Carolinians live in places where healthy, affordable food is hard to obtain, reports Clemson University economics professor Dave Lamie. “For a growing population, healthy foods are much harder to come by in the modern world,” said Lamie, who is chairman of the S.C. Food Policy Council. “For many, they sadly are beyond reach.” The Food Policy Council, Lowcountry Housing Trust and the state Department of Agriculture came together earlier this month to address the issue. Michelle Mapp, executive director of Lowcounty Housing Trust, said there are 1,632 rural and 4,897 urban food deserts in South Carolina. Urban food deserts are defined as low-income census tracts where people live more than one mile from a large grocery store. In rural areas that distance expands to people living more than 10 miles away. In the Upstate, these food deserts are mainly concentrated in the larger cities and towns, according to the state agriculture department. In some cases, grocery stores have left communities as residents moved to suburban areas, workshop participants said. In rural areas, local fresh food outlets close, leaving shoppers without independent transportation no access to healthier foods.

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The cost of college No doubt, University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides did not mean for the $900,000 he says USC has spent on a national rebranding campaign to also serve as ironic counterweight to last week’s warning of a “perfect storm” bearing down on higher education. The warning came in the annual “State of the University” address Pastides delivered on the USC Horseshoe, offering up the usual mix of good news and bad: record enrollments and fundraising, academic and athletic honors, and the relentless decline in direct state funding of higher education. The Legislature has given crucial support on several key USC missions, Pastides noted with gratitude. However, state funding now hovers around 10 percent of the Columbia campus’ budget, compared to 38 percent in 2001. “We are nearing a perfect storm for higher education,” he said. “High tuition, high debt loads, poor state funding and limited financial aid.” Meanwhile, the university is pouring $900,000 into a rebranding campaign to boost its reputation and “push the needle” on college ranking surveys like U.S. News & World Report’s, where USC slipped to 55th among public schools this year. And there’s the $16.7 million more to spend that its record freshman enrollment and 3.15 percent tuition hike combined to deliver this fall. Despite the appearance of money to burn, neither are in conflict with Pastides’ warning. Half the tuition influx will go to state-mandated pay raises USC must cover because state funding has shrunk, while another major chunk is slated for staffing and student programs in service to the higher enrollments. And that $900,000 will be money well spent if it translates into a higher-quality faculty and student body, both gifts of pushing the needle higher in the national reputation wars. Clemson University has poured millions into the same race, with a 25thplace slot in the U.S. News ranking and a much-touted goal to crack the top 20. Much has been written about the cost and value of a college education, as well as the spending choices of postsecondary institutions. But there’s no argument strong colleges and universities are critical to any state’s economic competitiveness – or that jobs requiring postsecondary training will account for half of all future job growth nationwide. In its report to the Senate Finance Committee this spring, the state Commission on Higher Education said 56 percent of new South Carolina jobs and 63 percent of all jobs nationwide will require education beyond high school by 2018. All of which contributes to the national angst as tuition increases continue to outstrip annual growth in consumer prices and family income. While the state’s generous lottery scholarships may help more bright kids afford college, they haven’t kept tuition down because the Legislature uses them as one more excuse to cut higher education funding. Which returns us to the perfect storm Pastides wants to avoid, saying he is “ready to compete” if legislators will revisit changes to the state funding formula Gov. Nikki Haley proposed last year in concert with college leaders. Haley’s goal is to base state awards to four-year institutions on five measurable targets: graduation rates, number of in-state students, job placement rate, contribution to economic development and support for traditionally under-represented populations. The governor wants accountability; colleges want certainty – or something closer to it than they have now. Wary legislators should hear them out at next month’s higher education summit at the state museum. If South Carolina expects to remain competitive, finding a fair, consistent way to fund higher education must be part of the equation.

Protecting the vulnerable elderly A few months ago, a bank contacted a local Area Agency on Aging to speak to an ombudsman regarding a customer’s overdrawn checking account. After looking into the situation, it soon became evident that a staff member from a long-term care facility had befriended a resident who had vision and hearing difficulties. The patient had no family and depended on the staff member for help with various errands around town. After the staff member became associated with managing the resident’s banking transactions, he was able to change the patient’s statement address, order a debit card and withdraw thousands of dollars from the resident’s life savings. The Office on Aging then worked closely with the Attorney General’s office to prosecute the staff member, who is now serving time in jail. The Ombudsman Program is designed to help by advocating on a resident’s behalf, with the goal of improving the quality of life and quality of care for all residents in longterm care facilities in South Carolina. Ombudsmen receive complaints about long-term care services and act on behalf of the resident to relay the concerns to nursing homes, residential care facilities, and other providers of long-term care. In 2011 alone, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program investigated over 7,000 complaints. If you have a concern about a parent or loved one in a nursing home or care facility, our state’s Ombudsman Program is available to assist you in getting your issue resolved. A regional ombudsman can be found within your local Area Agency on Aging, and anything that is shared with an ombudsman is strictly confidential. Residents in long-term care facilities are often physically and emotionally vulnerable due to their age and various physical and health disorders. Mistreatment of a loved one can occur in a variety of ways, but the most common forms include:

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Abuse, which encompasses physical or sexual assault or psychological abuse, such as threats and harassment; neglect, including failing to provide adequate food, housing, medicine or supervision; and exploitation, or taking advantage of a person or their money. Whenever problems arise, residents or families can call upon a long-term care ombudsman for help. Our office encourages you to report abuse, neglect or exploitation as soon as possible so that an investigation can be opened. Experience has shown that when residents and families understand the longterm care system, they are able to effectively act on their own when problems occur. By educating residents, families, and facility staff, the Ombudsman Program is able to foster an understanding and knowledge of the long-term care system. Steps you can take to minimize a loved one’s vulnerability in a long-term care facility include: • Attend the facility’s care plan meetings with the resident or as their family representative. • Visit the facility and ask questions. • Review your loved one’s ﬁnancial statements regularly and encourage your personal banker to be aware of abnormal spending patterns. • Familiarize yourself with residents’ rights, which are located on our website (www.aging.sc.gov). Glenn McConnell is lieutenant governor of South Carolina. For more information, contact the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging (803-734-9900 or 800-868-9095) or visit www.aging.sc.gov.

In last week’s “In My Own Words” column, “Recovery pays back,” the Journal listed an incorrect website address for FAVOR Greenville. The correct address is www.favorgreenville.org.

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My seminary dean once told me that divinity school is a lot like the counseling profession. Troubled people become therapists, he said. Folks hurt by religion enroll in seminary. “So what we do,” he said, “is graduate a lot of educated, broken people.” I’m not sure a memoirist is much different: We explore difficult or hurtful areas of our lives in search of something. Meaning, maybe. Clarity. Direction. In my case, I wrote “The Weight of Mercy” because the memories of the most traumatic three years of my life were fading. I was glad to see them go, but I wanted those memories to teach me something. And so I wrote. The book is about my landing, fresh out of seminary, as pastor of a mission church to the homeless. As a longtime writer for The Greenville News and an occasional contributor to the Greenville Journal, I thought I knew Greenville. I thought I knew its issues. I thought I knew its poverty. I was mistaken. The Triune Mercy Center flattened me. I was like one of those bop-aclowns with sand in the bottom. Punch it and it bounces back upright. That was me – until I got to Triune. My experiences among the homeless and drug-addicted and alcoholic and mentally ill and mentally challenged staggered me. This was a population I scarcely knew existed, hidden under bridges and in abandoned buildings and in the woods. The surreal combination of everyday niceties and casual violence, of generosity and endless begging, of surprising compassion and shocking abuse, upended my balance. As I explored my horror and distaste, my nightmares punctuated by lightning bolts of grace, I bargained with God: “One year,” I prayed. “You can’t ask

more of me than one year.” Well, actually he could. And did. Along the way, I met some of his more intriguing children. One child-like man began burping so loudly during a morning service that I had to halt the sermon and ask him to stop. “But Pastor,” he called from the front pew, “I swallowed some wind.” Another man traveled the country, hopping trains from soup kitchen to soup kitchen. Smelling of cheap whiskey, he came into Triune one rainy Saturday, passed out, woke up and spied me. Leaping to his feet, he sent a metal chair clattering into a wall, and shrieked, “You BITCH! Don’t you know you’re not even supposed to BE here? Paul said women aren’t supposed to preach!” And that was before the sermon. When people find out what I do, they inevitably say, “That must be so rewarding,” or “You must love your work.” Dispensing mercy at a place with mercy in its title – what could be better? But mercy can have an underside, a heaviness, a weight. “I would rather smoke crack than live in a house,” one man told me. I pass him sometimes on my way to work, panhandling in the median of six-lane Pleasantburg Drive. Sometimes I roll down my window and remind him we’re still there, still feeding, still worshiping, still offering access to drug treatment. I never give him money. He knows better than to ask. I struggle constantly with the line between empowering and enabling, helping and hurting. This book is the story of that struggle. It is also the story of a dying church’s struggle to redefine itself in the face of a changing neighborhood. Police call our section of Greenville “the homeless triangle,” and every city has one. The question for a church in such a place is pretty basic: Do we become a forum or a fortress? In choosing “forum” at Triune, we’ve

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vorites on funding projects, routinely channeling nearly all the major road project funding to the coast. State Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, said in a flurry of op-ed pieces carried in papers across the state that the bank is beholden to special interests and legislative pet projects of powerful Lowcountry lawmakers. That’s not the way it is, D’Amato said. The coastal counties have a 1 percent sales tax for road projects that can be used as a match to qualify for loans from the bank. Upstate voters and local governments have shied away from such a tax. “For years we used the Southern Connector to count as the match in Anderson, Pickens and Greenville. That credit has run out,” D’Amato said. “Counties like York, Charleston and Horry all have the 1 percent sales tax option in place for highway projects. They’ve each got something on the order of $100 million in hand to fund matches on infrastructure bank loans. We don’t.”

“Counties like York, Charleston and Horry all have the 1 percent sales tax option in place for highway projects. They’ve each got something on the order of $100 million in hand to fund matches on infrastructure bank loans. We don’t.” Jim D’Amato, transportation planning manager for the Spartanburg Area Transportation Study.

program in Spartanburg will virtually grind to a halt. In Greenville, which will get, after funding cuts, $7.8 million in gas tax money to fund local projects, the scenario is the same but on a slightly larger scale. “I suspect this will be the funding formula for the foreseeable future,”

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project list that goes out to 2035, and there’s very little funding for the projects on that list anyway. You’ve heard about the state’s efforts to repave roads, it’s been well publicized. They’ve found a way to do it by taking it from projects in the local area.” Upstate lawmakers have accused the infrastructure bank of playing fa-

A referendum on the penny tax has been tried in Spartanburg County before, D’Amato said, and it went down in flames. There may be no political appetite in Spartanburg County for the 1 percent road sales tax, but Greenville County officials are investigating how the tax has worked for York

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a Greenville County DOT board member was a force in passing the local funding diversion. The DOT board voted in August to divert 20 percent of state funding intended for local road projects to pay for state repaving needs instead, as well as half of the funding formerly set aside for sidewalks, bike lanes and crosswalks. “This is going to gut our program here,” D’Amato said. Before the change, Spartanburg received $6.7 million from the state gasoline tax for local projects, D’Amato said. About $2.2 million of that went to debt service for past projects, leaving about $4.5 million for the county’s laundry list of road needs. Under the scenario now going into effect, the state will take 20 percent off the top plus cuts on sidewalks and bike lane funding, he said. Add to that an estimated 7 percent cut in federal road funding and the SPATS

said John Owings, who leads both the Greenville County planning department and the Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study. He said GPATS has an estimated $4 billion in long-term local road needs. D’Amato said the DOT decision to take 20 percent from local transportation funding turned on a comment from DOT commissioner John P. Edwards about the recently killed bike lane project on Old Buncombe Road in Greenville. Edwards, who represents Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg and Union counties, said the fact that local transportation boards have money to spend on projects like the bike lanes and sidewalks show they can afford to help the state out in its time of need. “I was just floored,” D’Amato said. “Bike lanes and sidewalks are required by DOT.” Greenville County Council Chairman H.G. “Butch” Kirven said the DOT is effectively robbing Peter to pay Paul. Greenville has “a long-range

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County, Kirven said. “Once we get all the data together we plan to present it to council in November.” During a special meeting called last month in reaction to the DOT action, Councilman O’Neal Mintz urged state lawmakers to raise the gas tax, citing the disparity of the state having the fourth-largest road system in the nation but a gas tax that ranks 37th. Spartanburg Sen. Shane Martin promptly quashed the idea. “With the financial mess the DOT’s in, you could keep piling money into it and it’s not going to fix the problem. That’s where the problem is and I can promise you that on my watch, the gas tax will not be increased,” Martin said. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com. Contact April Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Conestee plan aims for renewal of mill village Residents review roadmap for improvements and attracting economic development Greg Beckner / Staff

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One hundred years ago, Conestee was a flourishing mill community, but over the decades it suffered pollution and the closing of its supporting mill. Now, the community bordered by the Central Park-sized Lake Conestee Nature Park and the SC Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC) has a plan to spark renewal and economic development. Conestee is one of the areas identified in Greenville County’s comprehensive plans as in need of growth and economic development, said county principal planner Eric Vinson. He and county planning staff presented the community with a draft of the Conestee Community Plan on Tuesday. Since January, residents and a citizen advisory committee have been providing input about how they want to see their community change. The plan includes goals mapped out to be accomplished within three years, six years and 10 years, said Vinson. For the presentation, residents gathered inside a signature landmark, McBee Chapel. The octagonal structure, one of three in the country still standing, was built by Greenville founding father Vardry McBee in the mid-1800s. Approximately 500 people now live in residences that were built around Conestee Mill, along with a company store, post office, bank and gas station. Downstream from the city of Greenville, the area fell victim to unchecked pollution after 1892 when the city dumped raw sewage in the Reedy River and the pollutants collected in Lake Conestee. The lake is recovering and is the centerpiece of a 400-acre park crisscrossed by 11 miles of trails. And just like the renewal of the lake and its surroundings, residents and planners are seeking the rebirth of this village community. At the initial community meeting, nearly 200 residents offered their input, said Vinson. The residents have been “welcoming and appreciative. For a long time Conestee was just forgotten.” The Conestee Community Plan outlines seven areas within the community and 10 Greenville Journal | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

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outlines a specific plan for each one. The mill, located in the Village Center area, is still standing and the 105,000-squarefoot structure on eight acres is now on the market. “Once something happens with the Village Center, that will be a catalyst for redevelopment,” Vinson said. A previous investor had envisioned senior housing in the mill. “We want to have a vision that developers can see and the community can get behind,” Vinson said. In addition to options in the village center, the community’s proximity to Lake Conestee Nature Park and a potential connection to the Swamp Rabbit Trail could spur small businesses like restaurants and shops as more visitors come to the area, he said. Conestee is also now connected, via a pedestrian bridge over the Reedy River, to Conestee Park, an 11acre baseball complex. Latrale Guenther, a lifelong Conestee resident who was once crowned Miss Conestee in the mid-1970s, said the plan is “fabulous. Change is always difficult for a lot of people, but I think this is a positive change.” Guenther said she would like to see development at the mill. “Whether it’s apartments or condos, it doesn’t matter … because the mill has history, we want to see the mill improved.” A resident for 45 years, Gene Mathis said the change is “a little heartbreaking, but I know it’s for the best.” He’s been pleased with the increased law enforcement presence in the area, but is also concerned about development driving out senior citizens if property values increase dramatically. “It’s hard to believe that something like this is taking place. After all these years, it seems like Conestee has been left behind,” he said.

Lois Tollison has been in the community for more than six decades and said she likes the idea of beautification and would be happy to see retail and a restaurant at the mill where she worked intermittently for 10 years. Her siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are in Conestee. “I wouldn’t live anywhere else,” she said. Short-term projects that are ongoing or have been completed include fundraising for a historical marker for McBee Chapel, establishing a neighborhood watch, storm water improvements, reviving the Conestee Festival, speeding enforcement along Conestee Road and a traffic-calm-

ing roundabout on Fork Shoals Road. Future short-term improvements include crosswalks and sidewalks, trailhead access, bus service and beautification. Long-range projects include extending the Swamp Rabbit Trail, introducing a bike-share facility, creating a neighborhood playground and establishing a formal neighborhood association. “The main thing is getting it implemented,” said Homer Wardlaw, a member of the Conestee citizen advisory committee. Enticing developers and investors could be a challenge, he added. “The way the economy is right now, it may be a long time down the road.” Wardlaw said he would like to see a Conestee neighborhood association formed, “if we can get enough people involved that care enough to try to move Conestee forward and make it a better place.” The planning department will take the latest input and work in any revisions to the plan, Vinson said. It will then be presented to the Planning Commission and county council’s Planning and Development Committee in November, eventually moving to final consideration in early 2013. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

The new Conestee Community plan lays out seven sub-areas: The Village, Village Center, North Village, South Village, Lakeshore Gateway, West Gateway, The Service Sector and the Nature Park. Each has its own geography, land use, physical characteristics and development potential. Residents have provided input on suggested improvements for each area. The vacant Conestee Mill is located in the Village Center.

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Greenville wants kids to take it to the street. For the next two Sundays, the city will close a portion of Lakehurst Street in Cleveland Park to allow children to play basketball, ride bikes and skateboard in the street. The events are part of the city’s commitment to providing additional safe play spaces. The Playstreet events will be held on Sundays Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. In addition to closing the street, the event will feature a bounce house, games and activities. Sticky Fingers will provide free food. Play streets are popular in cities in the northeast and Europe where there is limited space available for play. They are designed to turn streets into a place for the community to gather. Greenville held its first Playstreet event in the North Main area last fall. It plans to hold additional events in other parts of the city in the future. The national nonprofit KaBOOM! has designated the city as a “Playful City USA” for the past two years.

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Jacy Good’s life changed forever because of a cell phone. On the day of her graduation from college, Good was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of both her parents and left her in a coma with a 10 percent chance of survival. Good did survive and has campaigned for stricter laws concerning the use of cell phones while driving. She brought her “Hang Up and Drive” message to the University of South Carolina Upstate on Tuesday. Less than a year after the accident, Good began to campaign for a cell phone ban in her native Pennsylvania. This triggered more interview requests and public appearances, including “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” designation as a “Hero Among Us” in People magazine and being a speaker at Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference. “Distracted driving has caused so much physical and emotional pain in my life, and I never want anyone to go through what I’ve been through,” Good said. “Deaths and injuries from cell phone use behind the wheel are senseless and 100 percent preventable.” Since June 2010, Good and her fiance, Steve Johnson, have spoken at more than 100 events across the country to encourage the public to make safer choices, companies to develop and enforce cell phone policies and legislators to pass laws. In March 2012 – four years after Good began her campaign – Pennsylvania put a texting ban into effect.

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While congressional candidates Deb Morrow and Jeff Sumerel agree in principle on many political ideals, their approaches to achieve those ideals are remarkably different. Monday evening, in front of an audience of about 20 people at the Hughes Main Library in downtown Greenville, the two explained why they want to unseat incumbent Republican Trey Gowdy as the U.S. representative in S.C. District 4, and what they would do if they got to Washington. “He and I are both greatly in favor of grassroots candidates and taking money out of politics,” said Morrow of Sumerel. “The House of Representatives should be available to regular people, rather than someone who

is very wealthy or well-connected. I don’t think we can fix anything about government unless we can take the big money out of the decisions.” But while Morrow, a Democrat from Inman, would engage with the people in what she describes as “the old-fashioned way” – through dialogues and town hall meetings – Sumerel, who is on the Green Party ticket, wants to take himself out of the equation entirely, letting his constituents use the Internet to directly tell him how to vote on legislation. A political newcomer, Morrow retired to South Carolina five years ago with her husband Robert, a disabled Vietnam veteran. She got involved with state politics due to her interest in the state’s “corridor of shame,” the neglected public schools in the Pee Dee area along I-95. “I’ve always had a lifelong interest in civil rights and social justice, and this really touched my heart,” she said Monday evening. “Traveling around the state and getting to know different people led me eventually to get into politics.” On her agenda should she defeat

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Gowdy in November are such issues as increasing wages and benefits to workers, campaign finance reform, civil rights and protecting Medicare and Social Security. “I am a Democrat, so I believe that government has a role in making all these things work,” she said. “It can’t do everything, but it does have a role.” Sumerel, by contrast, is campaigning as a candidate with no opinions and no agenda. His goal, the Greenville resident said, is to give the power directly to the people by letting his constituents vote, through a Web interface, on issues before Congress. Whatever the majority decides on any given issue, he said, is how he’ll vote. “I don’t think everyone in Congress is bad or corrupt,” he told the audience Monday night. “I think the system just maybe needs to be upgraded.” Voters in District 4 would use LiquidFeedback, a tool that not only allows for voting through the Internet, but also allows users to delegate their votes to others, explained Sumerel campaign advisor and self-described “co-conspirator” Sam Reynolds. The system is not perfect, Sumerel admitted, “but it’s a step toward leveling the

playing field.” Direct democracy has the potential to remove big money and power elites from the political process, argued Reynolds. “Rather than influencing a few at the top with a lot of money, you have to influence those at the bottom.” While she admitted that the software could be an interesting tool, Morrow would prefer governing “the old-fashioned way, to just go out and speak to people, have town halls, and listen to people and have discussions. That’s the only way I ever thought of doing it. There needs to be give and take between the representatives and the people they represent.” Access could also be a problem, Morrow said. “I know there are an awful lot of constituents that don’t even do email. There’s a lot of people who don’t have computers and they would never go to the library to use one.” Neither Morrow nor Sumerel have accepted any campaign funds, the TaylorsWade Hampton Patch reported. Gowdy was invited to the open forum, but had another event scheduled in Spartanburg, according to the Patch. It is uncertain whether the congressman will attend the next forum with Morrow and Sumerel, set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Headquarters Library in Spartanburg. Despite their opponent’s absence, Morrow and Sumerel agreed on one other thing: They would not emulate Clint Eastwood. “We’re too polite to talk to an empty chair,” said Morrow. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.

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Community assessments shows numbers have skyrocketed in past four years By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Nearly half of Greenville County residents are either uninsured or have insurance but have had to postpone medical care because of cost. That’s according to Greenville Forward’s latest community health assessment, released on Thursday. Since the first health assessment that was completed in 1998, the number of Greenville County residents without insurance or who are underinsured – meaning they have health insurance but have postponed or gone without care because of the cost – has risen from 107,000 people to 221,000, said Russell Stall, executive director of Greenville Forward. “The quality of health care in Greenville is perceived to have improved, but that’s being challenged by the cost of health care,” Stall said. “It’s more and more of a challenge to get health care for the average person.” Stall said the number of underinsured in Greenville County was “alarming, but not unexpected.” Numbers for Greenville’s uninsured have grown dramatically, from 10 percent in 1998 to 17 percent this year. Greenville’s younger population is impacted especially hard, Stall said. “I’m concerned about 25- to 35-yearolds,” he said. “They are uninsured at a higher rate than other age groups. That age group doesn’t think they’re going to get sick and they’re willing to roll the dice.” Of Greenville’s uninsured, 70 percent work for companies that offer insurance, Stall said. And 74 percent of them are habitually uninsured, meaning they haven’t had insurance in more than a year. “They are making the choice to go without insurance,” he said. Stall said very few companies in Greenville are opting to drop insurance coverage; instead, they are offering policies with higher deductibles or requiring employees to pay more of the premium. The health assessment is done every

four years to track health trends in the community and to track progress in meeting the needs of Greenville County residents. “It is not a study of health care,” Stall said. “It’s a study of the community’s health, wellness and quality of life.” Eighty-seven percent of those polled in the telephone survey rated Greenville as a very good or excellent place to live. The area has seen an increase in the number of health care and recreation facilities, but respondents also said Greenville is too car-centric and needs to address homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and spousal and child abuse, Stall said. Greenville County has seen its population of senior citizens and Hispanics grow as well, both of which will put pressure on the ability of the community to meet needs, Stall said. While Greenville has seen an increase in income, it is also seeing an increased economic divide among its residents, Stall said. “The poor are getting poorer,” he said, adding that 54 percent of families living in the neighborhood behind the Salvation Army on Rutherford Street live in poverty; 40 percent of Sterling families live in poverty. Greenville County’s smoking rate has decreased, but its obesity rate is rising. Sixty-seven percent of the population is overweight or obese. Greenville’s obesity rate is growing faster than the state rate, an alarming trend considering South Carolina was recently named one of the fattest states in the country. “Greenville has significant health challenges, but our challenges are no different from anybody else’s,” Stall said. “There’s not a lack of hope. It’s not a dismal diagnosis.” Stall said the key to improving the community’s health is education. “People can make changes,” he said. “I’m not going to minimize how hard it is, but they can make changes.” Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Since early September, Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell has been traveling across South Carolina to visit the state’s senior citizens and the people who serve them. McConnell’s Face of Aging Tour is part of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging’s effort to assess existing services for senior citizens. According to the Office on Aging, South Carolina’s senior population is anticipated to more than double in the next 20 years. In 2010, there were approximately 900,000 senior citizens in the state. McConnell is visiting nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and senior centers to take suggestions on how services can be improved for this growing population, their caregivers, residents and service providers.

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The Office on Aging administers federal funds received through the Older Americans Act and the State of South Carolina, approximately $26 million in 2011-2012, according to the comptroller general. Across the state, 10 regional aging centers receive funding and in turn contract for services like home-delivered meals, transportation, home care, social adult day care and health promotion. The office also offers resources and information for caregiver support, legal services, veteran services and long-term care. For more information about the tour, visit www.aging.sc.gov/tour or call 803-734-2080. There is also a survey available on the Face of Aging Tour webpage. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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New award to honor youth volunteers Generation Forward Service Award to recognize high schooler By CINDY LANDRUM | staff

Greenville Forward is looking for some high school heroes. The nonprofit organization, along with The Pires Group’s Mary Ann Pires, has created the Generation Forward Service Award to honor a high school senior for his or her volunteer work while enrolled in high school. Pires won a Young American Medal for Service 50 years ago and received it at the White House from President John F. Kennedy. She wanted to commemorate the occasion by creating a youth service award in Greenville. Greenville Forward already has a Heroes Next Door program that recognizes three people each year for their volunteer service in Greenville. The new award will be presented at the Heroes Next Door ceremony on Nov. 9 at the TD Convention Center. The recipient of the Generation Forward Service Award will receive a $500 scholarship from Pires. “We’re trying to build up the next generations of visioneers and youth leadership,” said Brock Koonce, Greenville Forward program director. Deadline for nominations is Oct. 8. More information about the award can be found at www.greenvilleforward.com. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

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Upstate Pathfinders walk the walk Volkssport group aims to see the sights and slim down the Upstate By april a. morris | staff

Lacing up your sneakers and taking a walk is one of the most affordable and easiest ways to get the 150 minutes per week of exercise recommended by health experts. Since the 1960s in Europe, groups have been getting together to walk in a social and noncompetitive way as part of volkssport, or “organized walking” clubs, initially offering a variety of sports with walkers participating in volksmarching (peoples’ march). In 1976, volkssport came to the U.S. and the American Volkssport Association was founded. Now there are about 300 clubs nationwide, and one of those clubs – Upstate Pathfinders, the first and only in South Carolina – was launched in April 2011. Robert McDaniel, Pathfinders president, said he was introduced to the fitness walking activity when he was overseas in the military. His first experience was at a volksmarch that he attended with a friend from Germany. Soon he was participating in two to three events each weekend, he said. Volksmarchers meet at a predetermined location and follow routes that are 10K or 5K. The routes are carefully planned and typically showcase little-seen sights along the way. Local members suggest and map out walks to be recorded as official routes. The Upstate has walks in downtown Greenville, Travelers Rest, Wofford College, Paris Mountain, Lake Conestee, Converse College and the South Carolina Botanical Gardens in Clemson. Weekend events often consist of a group walking together; however, anyone can walk anytime along the self-guided walks. The Upstate currently has a total of 15 sanctioned walks, said McDaniel. The Upstate Pathfinders group has about 30 official members. There is usually a small fee for group walks. Anyone can participate and everyone moves at their own pace, McDaniel said. Often walkers will stop into stores along urban routes and children pause to visit playgrounds.

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In addition to providing exercise, volkssport has a social component, resulting in lifelong friendships, he said. Local events, two or three walks per month, often include a meal and a meet-and-greet component, he said. “I love the friendship, meeting people and talking. It also gives me a chance to rest my mind and walk my dogs.” Though not a competitive activity, many volksmarchers keep track of their walks in record books, including stamps from “walkboxes” at certain locations. There are also Special Event Programs that allow walkers to complete them within a certain time period, including baseball walks, classic American diners, gristmills and main streets. If they wish, walkers can pay a small fee to receive a patch, pin or other item to commemorate events. Dave Beisser, a volksmarcher for more than 26 years with his wife, says he was part of a club in Wisconsin and discovered the Upstate before retirement when he visited for a walk. He began walking for health reasons and says it has turned into a fantastic social activity and even a guideline for the couple’s vacation destinations. Beisser has logged 375 events, is working on completing a 3,500-kilometer book and has walked in 28 of the 50 states as part of a Walking the United States program. “It’s just a way of life for my wife and myself,” he said. He especially enjoys the celebratory atmosphere when a weekend walk is paired with a local festival or larger community event. And the health benefits are evident, said Beisser: He’s maintained a healthy weight and feels limber because of walking. And brisk walking, considered a moderate aerobic activity, can burn as many calories as volleyball, downhill skiing, golf or bicycling, according to the Mayo Clinic.

In addition, the Centers for Disease Control says people who are physically active live longer and are at lower risk for heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, depression and some cancers. McDaniel is also interested in the health benefits of volksmarching, especially for addressing childhood obesity. He says the club wants to host a Master Program, where teams of youth and adults participate together in six sanctioned AVA events during a 12-month period and earn awards. In addition, a Walk-Together program would allow the Upstate Pathfinders to host a group of young people, like Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or a church youth group, on an official walk. And just before Halloween, the club is planning a 5K night walk that is going to feature the Springfield Cemetery and five haunted pubs. Upstate Pathfinders is also walking Oconee State Park and Oconee Station in early October. For more information on Upstate Pathfinders, go to www.upstatepathfinders.com. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Aerobics, low impact Basketball game Bicycling, < 10 mph, leisure Canoeing Golfing, carrying clubs Hiking Racquetball Resistance (weight) training Running, 5 mph Skiing, downhill Softball or baseball Stair treadmill Swimming, laps Tennis, singles Volleyball Walking, 2 mph Walking, 3.5 mph

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In 2012 alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that 26,570 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in South Carolina. Each year, the figure increases, along with the needs of local cancer patients. The Cancer Society of Greenville County strives to meet those needs. A major new challenge grant has galvanized fundraising for the Greenville agency, which has been struggling against a fundraising deficit in recent years due to the weak economy. The $250,000 challenge grant – the agency’s largest philanthropic endowment to date – will allow the cancer society to reach out to more local cancer patients than any previous year, said Executive Director Joyce Boyette. “Every penny will stay right here in the Greenville community,” Boyette said. “We will be able to provide cancer patients with services like medical supplies and transportation to the doctor, or home equipment that (patients) can borrow from us instead of buying themselves.” Every dollar raised by the Greenville chapter between now and April 30, 2013, will be matched by the grant, with a total goal of $500,000, Boyette said. Founded in 1965, the Cancer Society of Greenville County is dedicated to public education and improving the quality of life of local cancer patients and their families, providing financial, physical, educational and emotional assistance to those suffering from cancer regardless of income. The Greenville chapter helps upwards of 3,000 patients each year and the challenge grant will double that number, Boyette said. “This year, as of the end of August, we have helped 2,764 patients and have helped to fill 1,893 prescriptions,” she said. “This grant will allow us to give that many more prescriptions, that much more transportation.” In recent years, the weak economy

dampened giving, and fundraising efforts failed to raise the donations needed to attend to the ever-increasing pool of patients, officials said. Challenge grant donors Peter and Karen Iacovelli of Greenville noticed the shortage and decided to help. “We know the economy has affected the Cancer Society donations,” said Peter Iacovelli. “The only way to overcome the deficit was to give a large donation. Smaller donations weren’t going to work.” While there are many agencies de-

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Deputies arrest Chesnee teen as serial rape suspect Spartanburg sheriff ’s deputies arrested an alleged serial rapist early Tuesday morning, ending a two-county reign of terror, Sheriff Chuck Wright said at a Tuesday news conference. Wright identified the suspect as Rodney Maurice Davis Jr., 19, of Whispering Oaks Court in Chesnee. Davis was charged with burglary and criminal sexual conduct in connection with an attack at the Newport Apartments on Aug. 17, Wright said. Davis also faces kidnapping charges in connection with an attack on a woman in which the suspect allegedly tried to force her into the trunk of a car, Wright told reporters. “We expect to make additional charges in this case,” he said. Davis has given investigators written confessions in connection to two rapes and two attacks on women, the sheriff said. “This case was solved through the hard work of our investigators and tips from the public,” Wright said. “We’d get a description of the suspect here, the suspect’s car there, and a license plate from another citizen. There is nothing we can’t do together.” Wright also continued to advocate for women taking weapons training and getting a gun if they feel comfortable with that. “If you take the course, you’ll learn what to look for and what not to look for in a potential attacker,” he said.

He also advised women never to open their doors to a stranger. “If someone comes to your door that you don’t know them, Maurice don’t open the Rodney Davis Jr. door. Instead tell them to wait while you call the sheriff to get them help,” he said. “If they are legitimate, they won’t mind.” Wright said investigators are checking on rape reports in other counties to see if Davis can be linked to other attacks. “We have one in Anderson that we plan to look into. What we want to be sure of is that this suspect is charged with the crimes he’s committed and doesn’t just get charged with the ones he’s confessed to.” On Monday, Spartanburg and Cherokee County deputies connected two rapes and two attacks to the same suspect. The most recent rape happened in Cherokee County, where deputies were looking for a man they say raped a woman off U.S. 29 on Seminole Trail near Cowpens. The woman told deputies the man came to her home and asked to use the phone. He then used a handgun to force his way inside, where he sexually assaulted her, Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller said.

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A Greenville County hotel company is being sued in U.S. District Court for allegedly not paying overtime to an employee. William Brownlee is suing RG Properties, which does business as Quality Inn & Suites, saying he was paid a salary despite having primary job functions that did not qualify for any exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to the lawsuit, Brownlee routinely worked more than 40 hours a week and in many instances worked more than 55 hours a week. The lawsuit said when Brownlee and other workers complained of the violation, he was terminated. Brownlee is seeking $12,021.65 in unpaid overtime and $36,064.95 in treble damages.

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Communities In Schools, an organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life, has announced Steven Weeks, site coordinator at Greer Middle Schools, as one of the five winners of the 2012 Unsung Heroes award. The award recognizes members who embody the core values of the organization and exemplify a commitment to surround students with a community of support. Synnex Share the Magic will host a dinner and live auction with entertainment by Smokey Robinson Oct. 6 at the TD Convention Center. This fundraising initiative provides funding for Greenville children facing challenges such as illness, abuse or neglect. The beneficiaries are Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina, A Child’s Haven, Clement’s Kindness and Pendleton Place Children’s Shelter. For more information, visit www. synnex.com/synnexsharethemagic. The March of Dimes will present its Annual Real Estate Award Dec. 14 and will honor Michael C. Riordan. Tickets for the event are $175; corporate tables begin at $1500. For more information on sponsorship and tickets, contact Lisa Green at the March of Dimes at 551-2640, lgreen@marchofdimes.com. Riordan The Greenville Road Warriors’ Oct. 5 preseason game will benefit The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bi-Lo Center against the Gwinnett Gladiators. Ticket sale proceeds will be matched by the Road Warriors and will be donated to The Children’s Museum. To purchase tickets for the game, visit www.greenvilleroadwarriors.com/preseason or the Bi-Lo Center Box Office. The Greater Greenville Parks Foundation, in partnership with REI Greenville, has announced the creation of a new program that offers hands-on opportunities for individuals to get involved as volunteers at Greenville Rec parks. Park Heroes launches Sept. 29, National Public Lands Day, when 60 volunteers will help expand the

mountain bike skills course at Gateway Park. To learn more, visit greatergreenvilleparksfoundation.org.

Dan L. Savage, managing director of Godsey & Gibb Associates, recently presented a $5,000 check to Debbie Roche, executive director of A Child’s Haven, as part of a multi-year commitment to the capital campaign of the agency, a therapeutic treatment center for children and their families.

LiveWell Greenville has two new funding partners in the quest to make Greenville County one of the healthiest places to live in the nation. Daniel-Mickel Foundation donated $20,000 and the Community Foundation of Greenville provided a $5,000 grant. Visit www.livewellgreenville.org for local resources and more information. Langston Charter Middle School will hold its third annual Nonprofit Fair on Friday, Oct. 12. Local nonprofit organizations are invited to come and share with students, parents and charter high school students what they do and what volunteer opportunities are available. Contact Kelly Weekes at kweekes@langstoncharter.org or 286-9700. The inaugural Greenville Heroes: Serve & Protect Awards Luncheon was recently held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville. Presented by JHM Hotels, the luncheon honored the local police officers and firefighters. Firefighter William Brocious and police officers Pfc. Taci Cobb and Pfc. Charles Lane each received the Hero Among Heroes Award. Community advocate Nell Stewart was honored as Public Safety Champion. The luncheon also raised money for the Harold C. Jennings Foundation and the Rama Memorial scholarship funds for the Greenville City Fire Department. Greenville Tech Charter High and a local church are teaming up to start a Backpack Buddy Program that works to fill the food gaps for 15 students at Paris Elementary. The community is invited to join in collecting food and packing the backpacks on Sept. 29 at Greenville Technical Charter High School, building 120 lobby area, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Anyone wishing to donate needed items can drop them off at the high school. Needed items include individual servings of proteins, fruits, vegetables and snacks. Greenville Family Partnership has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Graham Foundation to help in the implementation, preparation and assessment of Ho-

listic Outreach Programs and Education. This funding will allow GFP to continue its mission of keeping kids off alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by educating and partnering with families, schools, businesses, other organizations and the community. BJH Foundation for Senior Services recently awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 19 different programs focusing on improving the lives of Jewish seniors throughout North and South Carolina. Congregation Beth Israel is one of the 2012 grant recipients from BJH Foundation. Congregation Beth Israel will use their funding for their “It Makes a Difference” program designed to increase activity among Congregation Beth Israel’s seniors. The Holy Trinity Anglican Church is asking attendees at the Saint Francis Blessing of the Animals on Oct. 6 to consider bringing an item of pet food to help Meals on Wheels supply pet food to their sick and elderly homebound clients with pets. Bring the pet food to the church at 717 Buncombe St., Greenville, anytime, or with a pet to be blessed on Oct. 6. Send us your announcement. Email: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejournal.com

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Greenville man gets 15 years for shooting girlfriend

Michael Stephens, a 44-year-old Greenville resident, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and weapons possession charges for shooting his live-in girlfriend, said the office of 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins. At the plea hearing on Sept. 12, assistant solicitor Judy Munson stated that on Jan. 22, 2011, Stephens got into a heated argument with Aljena Luster in the parking lot of their apartment complex on North Franklin Road. Witnesses saw Ste- Stephens phens shoot Luster once, knocking her to the ground, the solicitor’s office said, and while Luster was on the ground, Stephens fired four or five more times. Although Luster suffered a fractured skull, hip and pelvis, she was able to get into a vehicle and escape the scene, deputies said. Sheriff ’s deputies arrived on the scene and quickly took Stephens into custody. According to the solicitor’s office, Stephens admitted to the deputies that he had shot Luster, saying he had “just snapped.” Judge Steven John sentenced Stephens to 15 years. He will have to serve 85 percent of that sentence before he is eligible for parole.

Car theft suspect apprehended

Constance Amanda Creamer, 26, of Fountain Inn, faces several robbery and drug charges after allegedly breaking into a car and threatening its owner with a handgun in the Arcadia neighborhood, authorities say. Early Friday morning, Sept. 21, Greenville County sheriff ’s deputies were called to the Arcadia neighborhood in regard to multiple auto breaking and burglary incidents. A suspect, later identified as Creamer, had been confronted by the homeowner Creamer at 5 Kellers Gate Court as she sat inside the homeowner’s vehicle attempting to steal it, deputies said. The suspect had reportedly displayed a handgun during the confrontation with the homeowner and fled the scene after the homeowner safely retreated to call for help. At roughly 7:45 a.m., while deputies were still on the scene at 5 Kellers Gate Court, the homeowner of 119 Riverlook Lane called the sheriff ’s office to report an unknown white female in his garage with a handgun. Before deputies could get to Riverlook Lane, the suspect had fled once again. Additional deputies and a K-9 unit responded to the area to search for the suspect, who was eventually found and arrested without incident. Creamer is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center on a $125,000 bond on charges regarding the Kellers Gate Court incident, including armed robbery, larceny, unlawful carrying of a pistol, and manufacturing or distributing methamphetamine. At least nine additional charges against Creamer are forthcoming in connection with other incidents around the neighborhood, the sheriff ’s office said.

Thousands taken in lingerie heist

More than $28,000 in merchandise was stolen from the Forbidden Fruit lingerie store at 1109 N. Main St. in Greer during the overnight hours of Monday, Sept. 24, according to the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office. At around 8 am on Sept. 25, the sheriff ’s office received a call from a passerby that the front door to the business had been shattered. Responding deputies arrived to find the business forcibly entered and several items stolen from the store. Deputies contacted the store’s owner, who provided a list of products missing from the store valued at approximately $28,130. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office at 271-5210 or Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME.

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Craig Fuller, president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and Doug Murphy, FAA Southern Region Regional administrator, will speak at the Southeast Aviation Expo on Sept. 29 at the Greenville Downtown Airport. Fuller will address attendees at 1:15 p.m. and Murphy will provide an industry update immediately following. The expo is open to the public. Tickets are $5; admission for children and students is free. For more information, visit www.greenvilledowntownairport.com/SEAE.html. The Greenville County Historical Society will hold its fall meeting on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. at the Kroc Center, 424 Westfield St., Greenville. Kelly Odom will present a program on his book, “Greenville’s Augusta Road.” For further information, call 233-4103. SC Governor Nikki Haley spoke at the Mauldin Town Hall Meeting Sept. 27. She spoke on Responsive and Responsible Government. Earlier in the day, Haley had visited Laurens County Public Library, signed copies of her book, “Can’t Is Not an Option, My American Story,” and met with students. She also signed copies at the Mauldin Town Hall meeting. The 2012 Countybank Greer Station Oktoberfest is scheduled for Oct. 6 in downtown Greer. The festival

features German oompah bands, a variety of German foods and German beer and wine. Festival hours are noon to 10 p.m. and admission is free. Volunteer opportunities for various time slots are still available. To sign up — and receive your free Oktoberfest T-shirt — contact Lynn Pascazio at 877-3131, ext. 106. Furman University’s Marching Band, the Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are available at the door and are $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more information, contact the Furman Band Office at 294-3069. Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day at Fiction Addiction on Oct. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. There will be a Star Wars story time, a costume contest and other activities, plus Star Wars-themed refreshments. Boardwalk Games will also be participating. For more information, contact Fiction Addiction at 675-0540 or at info@fiction-addiction.com. Confluence Watersports will be hiring at a job fair Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Confluence representatives will meet with applicants at the Comfort Inn Millennium, 2756 Laurens Road, with interviews held onsite. All openings are for positions at the Confluence Watersports

campus in Greenville. Positions being interviewed for include assemblers, molders and graphic designers. More than 600 Upstate residents received free healthcare and screenings, courtesy of the Greenville Hospital System last Saturday at the 107-3 JAMZ Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day held at the Kroc Center. Patients took advantage of numerous free assessments and exams and received valuable information about health and wellness, specifically pertaining to the AfricanAmerican community. YMCA Camp Greenville will hold its annual Women’s Weekend on Oct. 12-14. The mountain retreat gives women an opportunity to partake in a large number of activities, including hiking, indoor rock climbing, cycling, karate, yoga, Pilates, jewelry making, pottery, painting and more. Massages and meditation are also available. Price is $170; $150 for YMCA of Greenville members. Lodging and meals are included. An additional fee is charged for massages. Call 836-3291, ext. 108, for more information. Register online at www. campgreenville.org/women’s-wellness.php. If you are sponsoring a community event, we want to share your news. Submit entries to email: greenvillecommunity@greenvillejoural.com.

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The neighborhoods off Augusta Road in the Augusta Circle Elementary School area have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of home renovation and new-home construction.

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The face of one Augusta Road neighborhood is changing one house at time. “Every time my wife and I go for a walk, another house has been torn down and another house built, or another house is being rebuilt and its size doubled or tripled,” said Waccamaw Avenue resident Gary Boley. He has been surprised to see so much building during what he thought was a bad housing market. At a time when banks are less willing to lend for builders to do speculative building, Boley is partially right. However, buyers who can acquire “construction firm” loans on their own and want to live near downtown are pushing a sort of piecemeal redevelopment. Boley moved back to Greenville from Georgia after 30 years. About six months ago he and his wife, Jan, moved into a new home built on a lot where the previous house had been purchased and demolished. The lot was then divided into two and sold. Rick

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Quinn of Quinn Satterfield builders, who built the Boleys’ home, said the friend who sold the twin lots made a significant profit. It was one of many cases where the dirt is worth more than the house that sits on top of it, as Joan Herlong of AugustaRoad.com Realty put it. “There’s always going to be a limited supply of updated homes that are close to downtown, close to the interstate and close to the hospital,” Herlong said. Empty lots near Augusta Road that fit that description have filled up. Older, larger homes needing renovation are not as attractive to buyers who want energy efficiency, modern materials or the ease of a turnkey new home. So, the trend has been to buy an older house, knock it down, and replace it with one or even two new houses. Herlong said two parties sometimes buy a lot together to share the cost of splitting it. She said the lots in the area can accommodate houses from 1,200 to 4,000 square feet, so the area has always had a mix of small, medium and large homes in any given six-block radius. Most people are building homes around 3,500 square feet. Most of the new homes range from $500,000 to $700,000. Quinn and others said rising new-home values increased the popularity of tearing down

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“The Augusta Road area was never old. It’s always enjoyed a mix of young, medium and old.” Joan Herlong of AugustaRoad.com Realty

Herlong said the Augusta Road area is like a small town within the larger city, and has been in its own continuous state of renewal. The current rejuvenation has more to do with the buildings than the residents’ stages of life. “We’re not talking about this influx of young people taking over the aged area,” she said. “The Augusta Road area was never old. It’s always enjoyed a mix of young, medium and old.” Augusta Circle Elementary School is a

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strong draw for young families, but Herlong said that once people start out within the “orbit” of a certain school they tend to become loyal to that area whether they have children enrolled there or not. Boley said he is among the oldest people on his street, and he sees older people moving out and younger people moving in. He said he loves the vitality, and the young parents chatting in the streets remind him of how things were when he was growing up in the North Main neighborhood. He said many of his neighbors are from Simpsonville, and others are from Georgia. “What really pleases me is that (new residents) seem to be taking pains to make sure that the style of their house blends in. It’s not like picking up a subdivision house from another part of town and plopping it down in this area.” Quinn said there was a period from about 2005 to 2007 where that was not the case. “It sort of got out of hand. There were quite a few that were obviously way too big for the neighborhood and didn’t align with the lot.” There seems to be a consensus now that even if the neighborhood’s landscape is turning over, its character is worth keeping. So when a long-standing home gets reduced to rubble and hauled away, there is something of it that remains in empty space left behind.

By JENNIFER OLADIPO contributor

Contact Jennifer Oladipo at joladipo@greenvillejournal.com.

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

The neighborhoods off Augusta Road in the Augusta Circle Elementary School area have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of home renovation and newhome construction.

existing homes in recent years because they made profits much surer. At the same time, tighter regulations are keeping builders from doing much else in the area, said Quinn. “It used to be you could go in and if there was a piece that would accommodate five lots, you could buy all five. Now they only let you divide a lot into two. If a house straddles the dividing line, it has to be torn down,” said Quinn. Any more than two homes are classified as a subdivision, which requires community approval and a much longer process of dealing with the city.

A new daily deal website, Greenville Daily Deals, launched last week with hopes that tailored service will make it competitive against popular brands. “I thought that really I could take on the big boys – Groupon and Livingsocial – by providing a better value to the merchants,” said owner Darius Panah, “and I thought Greenville would support something like that.” Panah said he wants to be a long-term partner with local businesses rather than make his profits through high commissions on short-run discounts. Local merchants gave him a lot of guidance on how to make that happen. They wanted him to do things the larger deal websites do not, such as share customer names, and do more marketing in between deals, and let them have a say in the number of deals sold. “That’s really all they wanted. They wanted to be able to have a voice in this,” said Panah. The differences are noticeable. Greenville Daily Deals’ commission structure is designed so that businesses will make money from the deal. With other websites, businesses usually take a loss when people redeem their discounts. Some, especially new businesses, say they simply count it as a marketing expense. Another difference is in the volume of discounts sold. The large deal sites determine how many discounts will be sold, a number that is often far larger than the business can actually handle. Greenville Daily Deals allows

journal business businesses to decide the discount number. It also runs campaigns for much longer, anywhere from a few days to a few months. Where other sites offer free deals for those who convince multiple friends to buy, Greenville Daily Deals gives $10 in credit for each referral that results in a sale. The social aspect is extended by giving users and businesses the ability to comment directly on deals or in forums, including a forthcoming forum for more general discussions about Greenville. Panah said the company’s Facebook page received 4,000 likes in the first two weeks, and it is already popular with merchants. “Right now I have so many deals that I could run them more than once a day, but we don’t want to bother people,” he said. Panah’s initial deals were advertised to an email list and social media. One of the first deals came from Brandlewood Stables, which offers horse

riding lessons. Owner Kimberly Carter had already offered discounts through Groupon, Deal Chicken and Livingsocial, and heard about Greenville Daily Deals through Twitter. She said she has had a positive experience working with Panah. “Because he’s smaller and locally based, he’s able to give me a lot of one-on-one attention,” she said. “I have Groupon and Livingsocial right now pushing me to run another campaign and I don’t want to do it … the larger groups make us put a huge cap on the amount of vouchers or deals we could sell.” Carter said she also favors Greenville Daily Deals because it is local and promotes local business. “We have so many amazing entrepreneurs and small businesses in this area that it’s ridiculous to go anywhere else,” she said. Contact Jennifer Oladipo at joladipo@greenvillejournal.com.

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A view from above of Mauldin’s proposed new City Center.

A downtown for Mauldin City unveils master plan for new city center along North Main By JENNIFER OLADIPO contributor

On Monday night, Mauldin City Council unanimously approved a master plan for a proposed city center that would be the downtown Mauldin never had. “Mauldin evolved without a downtown area, and we feel like a downtown area is important to our identity,” said City Administrator Trey Eubanks. “We want to create a place for the citizens of our community and others to come and shop, eat, play, work and live.” The new City Center would be located north of the current city hall, and is part of an effort to re-brand

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U.S. 276 as North Main Street. It contains features such as an openair market, cultural center, park and government and commercial areas. Downtown development in Simpsonville, Greenville, Fountain Inn and Travelers Rest have provided examples of how city centers can draw commerce and create community spaces, city officials said. Three public input sessions had occurred before the vote. About 75 people were in attendance Monday night. Eubanks said though business owners applauded Monday’s presentation, some have concerns about how the plan might affect them, including fears that their property might be taken over or their businesses pushed out. “Hopefully, the comments offered by consultants and council members eased those concerns,” Eubanks said. “This city intends to continue to work with business and property owners as we work

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Europe’s Woes Reach Upstate

The economic collapse in the eurozone and cuts in defense spending are dimming South Carolina’s economic growth projections for next year, according to TD Economics. The TD Bank Group economists said those factors likely would make the state’s economic growth slower than that in Georgia and Florida but still faster than the rest of the nation. Especially worrisome is the negative impact of a recessionary Europe on South Carolina’s manufacturers, the lion’s share of which are in the Upstate. “Europe accounts for nearly one-third of the state’s exports, with auto-related equipment the state’s largest export commodity,” the economists said. “As foreign demand for South Carolina-manufactured autos falls, the sector will have to lean more on domestic market strength to drive growth next year.” Because South Carolina “ranks high among the states for exposure to federal defense spending,” TD Economics said even the inevitability of “some degree of federal military downsizing” will be a drag on growth. “In light of these risks, South Carolina’s economy is likely to grow around 2.4 percent next year, softer than Florida and Georgia but faster than the nation as a whole.” In the main, however, the TD economists are bullish on South Carolina. They noted that manufacturing, while being flat this year, had above-average growth last year, and the state “is still an attractive destination for manufacturers thanks to belowaverage business costs.” They said that because the state is in “decent fiscal shape” with a modest budget surplus, it should be able “to better weather federal spending cuts slated to hit next year.” On the bright side, as well, TD Economics said housing prices have turned positive and tourism is gradually improving.

BMW Tops in Exports

The National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ) named BMW in Spartanburg as the Exporter of the Year, and recognized it as the manufacturer showing the most improvement in value of exports. Lewis Leibowitz, chairman of NAFTZ, said BMW “has proven to be especially successful to ensure the U.S.

remains a strong global competitor. BMW’s plant in South Carolina continues to be a leader in the passenger vehicle segment, and we applaud their results.” BMW produces more than 1,000 vehicles daily in Spartanburg and exports approximately 70 percent to more than 130 global markets. The U.S. Department of Commerce ranks BMW here as the nation’s largest automotive exporter based on value. In another honor, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index lists BMW as the leading automotive company in developing vehicles that contribute to reducing fuel consumption and therefore emission of greenhouse gases.

New Business Center for Women

The SC Women’s Business Center, a nonprofit funded by the Small Business Administration and private donations, is opening its first center outside Charleston in Greenville on Monday. The center offers workshops, networking and counseling for women who own or are starting a business. Janet Christy of Greenville, a business consultant, will conduct the center’s first seminar Oct. 1 on entrepreneurial readiness. On Oct. 30, the center will hold a roundtable on networking. Both events will be at the University Center, Greenville, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. They are co-sponsored by the Piedmont Chapter of SCORE. Christy is the author of “Capitalizing on Being Woman Owned” and of “101 Winning Marketing Actions for Small Business.” For more information and event registration, go to www. scwbc.net.

New Plant for Fort Mill

Shutterfly Inc. plans to triple its East Coast manufacturing capability with a new plant in Fort Mill. The company said it would build a new 300,000-square-foot plant about 10 miles from its smaller existing facility in Charlotte, N.C. The new plant will open in the second quarter of 2013, the company said. In addition, Shutterfly said it would base a customer service center in Fort Mill. The company said it would be adding jobs in the next three years but did not say how many.

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to implement this plan.” Eubanks said the plan will provide Mauldin with a tool to go after other funding sources for public infrastructure, as well as a means for the city to generate interest from “those who would invest in our city.” The council has made the plan a goal for about two and a half years, and it is part of the city’s comprehensive plan. Council members, businesses leaders and commission members visited Sewanee, Ga., in 2009 for inspiration. The following year they held design workshops with various planning professionals and business and property owners, and the positive feedback generated there encouraged the city to move forward. Ten firms submitted proposals, and Columbia-based Landplan Group South was chosen to develop the master plan. The plan was funded with $33,000 from the Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS), a $10,000 matching grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, $10,000 from the city, and utility tax credits from Piedmont Natural Gas. Eubanks said the city hopes to begin implementing the plan in the near future, but did not have a date for when that might begin. He stressed that this is a multiyear plan, and so should be considered in the long term. The full presentation is viewable online at www.cityofmauldin.org.

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Let’s make a deal Barter exchanges let businesses trade instead of spend By Jennifer Oladipo | contributor

The idea of bartering has been around since time immemorial, but the modern version – barter exchanges – allows for greater flexibility. Each barter exchange

works differently, but they share the underlying structure of a business-to-business bartering pool that allows people to acquire what they need without using cash. Tradebank Greenville is one of a series of franchises that operates throughout the United States and Canada. Rather than barter directly with other businesses that might not have exactly what they need, members’ products and services are “banked,” and the value retrieved later in the form of services or goods from any

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other members. They can use their credits for business or personal needs like uniforms or healthcare. A member for 10 years, Jonathan Gosnell, owner of Pizza and Then Some in Berea, said he purchased his children’s braces and many dinners out with Tradebank credits. Others buy food at his restaurant with their credits. The transactions are taxed, but Gosnell said they are simpler and ultimately cost less. He brings in several thousand dollars in barter business each year. “Trade sometimes gives you clients that you wouldn’t normally see. Barterers look for barterers, so they may come from a different area that they’re not normally doing

business in, so that helps,” Gosnell said. Liberty Trade Exchange in Spartanburg also covers the Upstate, and some businesses participate in more than one exchange. According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association (RTA), there are several exchanges in Charleston and at least one in Columbia. About 400,000 businesses participate in barter exchanges throughout the country. “There has been a marked increase in organized barter exchange transactions in the last three years due to the prolonged recession,” said RTA Executive Director Ron Whitney. “Businesses are looking for new markets to make up for the lost

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journal business sales resulting from the recession.” Tradebank Greenville owner Brian Smith said his franchise has operated in the Upstate for 16 years. Smith has run it for nine years, and said the recession did not show much effect. About 300 businesses participate in his territory, which includes Pickens, Anderson, Greenville and Greenwood counties. Smith said membership has typically increased by five to 10 members each month. He solicits members “based on how they will affect the system in the Greenville area. It’s management so each and every client gets the most they can out of Tradebank.” An overabundance of professionals in one field diminishes the variety and value of services for the entire pool, he said. “We always concentrate on food industry, automotive, contractors, and now we’re getting more into technology over the past several years,” said Smith. That has meant increased focus on recruiting businesses that deal with computers, search engine optimization, Web design and online marketing. Other exchanges may be less selective in their recruitment. It takes a critical mass of members for an exchange to be valuable, and many attempts fail. However, members of successful exchanges report numerous benefits, citing new business and reduced costs as chief among them. Contact Jennifer Oladipo at joladipo@greenvillejournal.com.

Unemployment rates head downward By Dick Hughes | senior business writer

Unemployment declined across the Upstate, albeit slightly in most cases, and stayed essentially unchanged statewide in August. The state rate was 9.6 percent, a tenth of a percentage point lower than in July with a fifth consecutive month of decreasing employment, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. “Noteworthy, the labor force participation rate of 58.4 percent is the lowest since 1976 (the oldest data available) and is reflective of more people choosing not to participate in the labor force than ever before,” said SC DEW. The national unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent in August, a decline likewise “primarily driven by fewer people participating in the labor force,” the department noted. Greenville County, where unemployment declined from 7.9 to 7.6 percent, and Dorchester County have the secondlowest jobless rate in the state behind Lexington County, which stayed flat at 7.2. Improvement was more pronounced in Spartanburg, where the rate fell from 10.1 to 9.5 percent. The rate declined ever so slightly in all the other 10 counties of the Upstate. Manufacturing, which underpins much of the Upstate’s economy, continued to see job stagnation in August, as it has for most of the year, losing 400 jobs last month. The sector, which propelled job growth in the state last year, is being held back because Europe’s economic doldrums are cutting into exports, economists said. “Manufacturing employment in South Carolina is clearly

waning,” said TD Economics. “The state added 6.4 thousand goods-producing jobs in 2011, but factory payrolls are unchanged from January of this year.” The sector showing the most improvement in August was government, which gained 2,200 jobs, the result of a seasonal increase with schools reopening. Construction showed encouraging growth of 800. SC DEW reported that online job ads in South Carolina, as reported by the Conference Board, showed a decrease of about 300, but August online ads were higher by 6,600 from a year ago. Contact Dick Hughes at dhughes@greenvillejournal.com. Unemployment in the Upstate County

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Greenville

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GHS announces expanded budget, 400 additional jobs New year includes 4 percent price increase By april a. morris | staff

In 2013, the Greenville Hospital System will increase its budget by 12.4 percent and is adding an estimated 400 new jobs to improve patient access and strengthen care coordination, said hospital officials. Approved Tuesday by hospital trustees, the budget of $1.6 billion will expand staff in areas such as obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine. The additions will bring GHS’ employment to 11,300, continuing its ranking for a third year as Greenville County’s largest employer, said Doug Dorman, vice president of human resources for GHS. Hospital officials said the influx of staff is a response to the physician shortage in the Upstate. According to Association of American Medical Colleges estimates, the United States faces a shortage of more than 90,000 physicians by 2020. Among the 400 new hires over the next year, there will be approximately 40 physicians, representing a mix of primary care doctors and specialists, Dorman said. The hospital has identified needs in pulmonary, gastroenterology, neurology, psychiatry and geriatrics, he said. The remaining positions will be nurses and clinical staff with some support staff. New jobs will be equally divided between inpatient and outpatient areas, he said. “In a lot of cases in these areas, people have had a significant wait time to see a specialist, or even a primary care physician,” said Dorman. Adding clinical staff will help to reduce wait times and improve access to care, he said. With the new Upstate medical school launched this year, the hospital system hopes that graduates will opt to stay in the community where they do their residency, Dorman said. The hospital is opening more residency slots and “more than half of our students come from Clemson or USC, so they already have strong ties to the

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Upstate,” he said. More clinical integration, or coordinating care across conditions, providers, settings and time, will also contribute to patients getting care more easily and faster, hospital officials said. “Clinical integration, even stronger coordination of care, academic innovation and a continued focus on ‘right care at the right time and right place’ will be hallmarks of GHS in years to come,” said Angelo Sinopoli, GHS’ chief medical officer and vice president for clinical integration, in a statement. “We had to make strategic decisions this year, but I believe GHS is now better positioned to meet the future health care needs of our community,” said GHS president and CEO Michael Riordan. “Integration and innovation are key to not only surviving but thriving in this rapidly changing health care environment.” In addition to new staff, a 4 percent overall price increase was part of the budget, slightly lower than the recent consumer price index increase of 4.2 percent released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in August. Continuing capital projects in the system, totaling $12.3 million, include a linear accelerator for cancer treatment in Easley, a medical office building in Greer and upgrades to the Greenville Memorial Medical Campus central energy plant. Funds for capital projects in 2013, approximately $178 million, will be used to improve existing infrastructure, including $32 million for space upgrades and technology in the intensive care unit along with improvements at Marshall I. Pickens Hospital, built in 1968 and the oldest building on the main campus. Last year, GHS had a $1.5 billion budget, added 120 new positions and experienced a 4.7 percent price increase. In 2011, the system operated under a $1.4 billion budget, a 5.8 percent increase over 2010. The price increase for 2011 was 3 percent. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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Journalist turned Triune Mercy Center pastor finds out what they don’t teach in seminary

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Even before her official starting date as pastor at Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church on Rutherford Street where the homeless gathered, former journalist Deb Richardson-Moore had second thoughts about her first job after seminary. The position had sounded magical to her, a place where important work was being done and the gospel was being played out at a primal level. But that’s before somebody with a 2-by-4 came into Triune on a Saturday morning and allegedly took a swing at somebody, hitting an employee in the head on his backswing. There was no blood, but the employee was lying in the hallway having what looked to be a seizure. Richardson-Moore later found out the employee was on drugs and would buy prescription painkillers from the church’s addicted parishioners. “If I had known what I was getting into, I never would have come,” said Richardson-Moore from her second-floor office last week. Now in her seventh year as Triune’s pastor, she said that first year of ministry was “by far the hardest year of my life. I thought I knew Greenville. I thought I knew poverty.” During her early days on the job, RichardsonMoore found herself thinking about leaving. “I told God I’d give it a year. I didn’t want to be called a quitter,” she said. She counted down the weeks she had left, although spiritually and emotionally RichardsonMoore didn’t think she deserved another job in the ministry. Triune continued on page 38

Pastor and director of the Triune Mercy Center Deb Richardson-Moore has written a book about her first three years at the center, “The Weight of Mercy: A Novice Pastor on the City Streets.”

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Centre Stage’s New Play Festival is in its 10th year, and some changes have been made. What won’t change is the playwright’s gathering of instant feedback and the audience’s ability to participate in the creative process through talkback sessions after each play is read. “It is vitally important that we develop new writers,” said Ellen Jones, Centre Stage’s director of creative education programs, who is coordinating the New Play Festival this year. “In this case, I feel as an artist, it is important to develop new American voices.” Unlike in years past, the festival’s winning play won’t be produced by Centre Stage later in the theater’s season because an increased number of Main Stage productions and longer runs left no room in the schedule. Instead, the winning playwright will receive a $500 stipend toward the development of his or her play. This year, more than 200 plays were submitted. New PlayS continued on page 38

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“If I couldn’t deal with them, it wasn’t fair to give me an easier flock,” she said. Richardson-Moore changed careers after having worked for 27 years as a reporter for the Greenville News. Her journey to ordained ministry started when the paper’s managing editor asked her to take the religion beat at the News. “Religion never showed up in reader surveys, but they knew in Greenville, S.C., religion was a big thing,” she said. Richardson-Moore, who grew up Baptist, agreed. She knew Christianity, but decided she wanted to go to school to learn more about other religions. Furman University and Clemson University did not offer comparative religion degrees, so Richardson enrolled in Erskine Seminary in Due West. “I went to seminary with no notion to be a minister,” she said. “I just wanted to learn more about my beat.” She became mesmerized in her first class. For the next three years, RichardsonMoore said she prayed for the answer to a question that had popped into her head: Would her career in the religious field be as a writer or as a pastor? The managing editor played a part in that decision as well. He told his writers to think of their dream story, the one they would be proud to submit to the New York Times

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Thursday: Reading of “The Retirement Plan,” written by Robin Pond, a dark comedy about priorities, family dynamics, the limitations of financial planning and the downside of trying to control one’s future. Friday: Reading of “The Iris Incident,” written by Amy Lanasa, a play about a woman who, after caring for her father during a prolonged illness, is forced to reconcile with a bizarre mother who abandoned her.

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as a clip. Richardson-Moore told him she wanted to do a story on how people know what God is saying to them. She spent the next months asking pastors about their call to the ministry. “Some heard God audibly,” she said. “Others were floundering around like me. Sometimes they would see it in hindsight, never in foresight.” A friend of hers in seminary was leaving as Triune’s minister. Triune had dissolved as a Methodist church and Richardson-Moore, who saw the scarcity of women pastors in Baptist churches, had the opening she needed. On her first Sunday, Richardson-Moore preached about welcoming strangers. In walked a stranger claiming to be a preacher from Laurens on his way with his youth group to sing at a church in Simpsonville. He claimed his van had broken down and he needed $23.60 to pay for a taxi. Richardson-Moore grabbed the money from her purse and volunteered her husband to take him to his van. An hour later, she remembered what a former Triune pastor had told her: “Never give money. Never give rides.” She pieced together the details of the stranger’s story that were not adding up. She realized she had been scammed – and that she hadn’t heard from her husband and daughter. She called and was relieved

when her husband answered. When she told him it was a scam, her husband said, “But Deb, no one would go to all that trouble for $23.” A big part of Triune’s mission is ministering to the homeless, though many of its members are anything but. Many live in Greenville’s suburbs in nice, tidy subdivisions: doctors and lawyers and schoolteachers. “We’re bringing people of different socioeconomic levels together around a common table,” she said, to a place where the homeless can come and be told, “We’re glad you’re here.” A place where those blessed with homes can learn about a population that otherwise would be invisible to them.

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val in New York in 2010 and is now published under the name of “Even Steven.” Friday’s play is “The Iris Incident” by Amy Lanasa. The play is about Iris, a daughter who is forced to reconcile with a bizarre mother who abandoned her while dealing with the trials and tribulations that accompany her wacky friends and neighbors. Among the characters is a champion thumb wrestler, a post-coma patient with aspirations of being an Ultimate Fighter, a pregnant teenage poet and a maritime matchmaker who helps couples find love on the sea. Saturday’s play is “The Same Life Over” by Mark Medoff, the festival’s playwrightin-residence. Medoff ’s play, “Children of a Lesser God,” won both a Tony Award and the Olivier Award. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay Award for the film script of “Children of a Lesser God” and for a Cable ACE Award for his HBO Premiere movie, “Apology.” Medoff ’s feature film, “Refuge,” was released in 2010.

Three were chosen as finalists. “Goodnight Sunshine” is Terence Patrick Hughes’ story about Jackie and Billy Allen, a big comedy team in the 1950s. After Billy left for Hollywood, Jackie hit it big on TV for a little while. Now, Jackie is on the eve of a big comeback, only to be reunited with his daughter, Becky, who was placed in an asylum 20 years earlier and has now written a sordid family memoir. It will be read Wednesday. Another of Hughes’ plays, “The Kiss of Caiaphas,” was a 2011 New Play Festival finalist. On Thursday, “The Retirement Plan” will be read. “The Retirement Plan” is by Canadian playwright Robin Pond and tells the story of George, who is celebrating his 60th birthday, and his wife, Marta. They both desperately want to retire but they only have enough money to support themselves comfortably for 20 years. They sign up for a retirement plan that promises to end the clients’ lives right when their money is scheduled to run out. Pond’s first full-length play premiered at the Midtown International Theatre Festi-

Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@greenvillejournal.com.

SO YOU KNOW: WHO: Triune Mercy Center pastor Deb RichardsonMoore, author of “The Weight of Mercy” WHAT: book launch events WHEN AND WHERE: Oct. 18: Triune Mercy Center, 2 to 4 p.m.; Fiction Addiction, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 Fiction Addiction’s Book Your Lunch, noon, The Lazy Goat. $25, reservations required. Call 675-0540

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Heroes in Recovery Outdoor event designed to help erase stigma of seeking help for addiction By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff

An addiction or mental illness is something that millions of Americans work hard to hide from their families, coworkers and friends. Because of the societal stigma and shame associated with addiction, those who have recovered and conquered their addiction still keep it a secret. Launched by the Foundations Recovery Network, an organization that runs several treatment centers for addiction and mental health disorders, Heroes in Recovery is a movement to help strip away the stigma and applaud the courage of those seeking recovery. Roughly 10 million of the 22 million affected by substance addiction go untreated, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The social black mark associated with addiction creates barriers to treatment, which is why Heroes in Recovery seeks to celebrate not only those in recovery, but the professionals who treat them and family members who offer support. Part of the organization’s mission includes run/walk events like the Heroes in Recovery 6K taking place Oct. 6 in Greenville. The event is a fundraiser for The Family Effect, a local nonprofit that works to reduce addiction as a cause of family collapse and harm to children. Greg Ramsey, a principal at the Brains on Fire agency in Greenville, has been working to help Heroes in Recovery gain attention. Ramsey said many 12-step treatment programs are based on anonymity, while Heroes in Recovery is asking those who are willing to “go against the grain” and share their personal stories to provide inspiration to those who may need treatment. “We want people who have experienced recovery, sobriety, health and victory over addiction to share their stories online to serve as an inspiration, really, for anyone who has ever been touched by addiction,” he said. “It takes a lot of courage to go on a website and share your journey.” There are currently 100 stories on the site and Ramsey hopes to see 300 by year’s end. The Heroes in Recovery race is a 6K

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by design, to represent the six letters in the word “heroes.” Each kilometer will be marked with a principle of the “hero approach” to addiction: H: honesty, healing, hope; E: engage, embrace, empower; R: receive, renewal, restore; O: optimism, openness, overcome; E: expand, evolve, explore; and S: sustain, success, serve. “The importance of events like this is to demonstrate that people in recovery live vibrant lives,” said Adam Brickner, director of the Phoenix Center and The Family Effect. “Long-term sobriety is a reality and improves the quality of life of the individual and the quality of the lives of people around them. The more communities learn to embrace people in recovery as productive, healthy members, the healthier the entire community becomes.”

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Bricker said the Family Effect “works to reduce addiction as a leading cause of family collapse and harm to children. This event provides us the opportunity to get that message out to the community in a positive, creative and engaging fashion.” Ramsey and his family attended a recent race in Boulder, Colo., and considered it an excellent family event. The inaugural race in Greenville is intended to launch an annual event, he said. After racers cross the finish line, they can take part in a celebration featuring snacks and live music. “Our hope is that you’ll learn a little bit about recovery after the race,” he said. “The chance to work on this project has really opened my eyes to the importance of this effort and how many people are affected by addiction. You probably know someone who is suffering from this.” Ramsey said he has personally “become more aware of people who are very close to me who are dealing with addiction. It’s nothing to be ashamed of – once they get on that path to recovery, it’s truly a heroic journey.” Contact April A. Morris at amorris@greenvillejournal.com.

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A lucky curveball Two Upstate Friesian warhorses run the bases for Clint Eastwood

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owners and Baird. “When they start to move, they are just incredible,” Baird said as she swayed and danced around the small reception area at the Equestrian Center while Lisa Castellani and Kim Davidson looked on. Castellani is the owner of Maverick, the steed charged with running the bases in a dream sequence of Eastwood’s baseball movie. Davidson owns Inne, seen standing at the base pads in the movie. “I started dealing with Friesians when I realized that in order to even see one, would-be buyers had to travel all over the country,” Baird said. “They are an out-

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Business owners don’t often dance to describe their main product, but Cheryl Baird does when trying to illustrate the sheer beauty of her Friesian horses in motion. The Friesian, with roots as a European Low Countries warhorse, is a stunning creature. The horses are sable black and so large that Baird had to come up with her own version of English saddle to handle their girth. And their gait is so free and bouncy that novice riders – and even some experienced ones – need special training in riding before they are ready to take their newly purchased animals home. Two Friesians based at Baird’s Upstate Equestrian Center/Friesian Marketplace have landed a spot in “Trouble With the Curve,” Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, which is now playing Upstate theaters. The tale of the horses’ film debut dovetails neatly with the story of Baird’s business, most particularly the love affair that has sprung up between the horses, their

standing animal. I knew they’d be popular if enough potential customers saw them.” She searched the Netherlands for suitable Friesians to introduce to the American market, flew them to New York to clear customs and veterinary inspections and then trucked the animals to her farm near Williamston. It was slow in the beginning for Baird. She had to learn about the animals herself and then teach potential customers about their sterling properties. “Every animal is different. Not only in things like physical appearance, but in temperament. Some are perfect for dressage, others would do well as show horses,” she said, trotting out a young male with a mane long and luxurious enough to drag the ground. All of the animals are trained by Baird, who charges $1,000 a month for room, board and training. “We treat them like a spa here; they really get pampered,” she said. The payment might sound exorbitant until you consider these horses sell for

Rachel Castellani, 11, left, and her mother, Lisa Castellani, with their Friesian horse Maverick, one of two locally owned Friesian horses appearing in the movie “Trouble with the Curve.”

$15,000 to $60,000. Baird admits it takes a lot of work to keep such high-end animals looking their best. Baird said she was approached through a friend for the Eastwood project. “I thought it would be wonderful and knew just the horses to send,” she said. She contacted Castellani and David-

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Maverick, one of two locally owned Friesian horses appearing in the movie “Trouble with the Curve.”

son and the two women were eager to give their horses a chance at a film debut. “We took them over to Georgia for the filming. We only had a couple of weeks to train the horses for a national horse event,” Baird said. The directors needed the horses to run the base pads, charge across a darkened ball field and stop on command. “Maverick was the winner in the Liberty event – a national championship. I know Friesians are smart, but what was required by the directors was something different. I knew if any of our horses could do what they needed, it was Maverick.” For all of Baird’s love of the Friesians, their sale doesn’t cover her operation’s basic expenses, she said. Board, training and tack make up the rest – and there’s enough left over for Baird to offer a free riding program for girls in elementary through high school. “There is no cost to the students,” she said. “Our teachers are all members of the Clemson equestrian team, so the training is as good as one might expect.” Bard said young girls and horses have

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“a natural bond, and I don’t think a lack of money should deny that to any young girl who wants it.” For more information on Friesian Marketplace, contact cheryl@friesianmarketplace.com. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@greenvillejournal.com.

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Local TEDx conference tackles the future ‘By Design’ Annual event is devoted to ‘ideas worth spreading’ 2012-2013

Goodnight Sunshine by Terence Patrick Hughes directed by Allen Evans The Iris Incident by Amy Lanasa directed by Laura Spencer Nicholas The Retirement Plan by Robin Pond directed by Michele Labar Mark Medoff’s untitled new play directed by Ellen Jones

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What makes Greenville special? What differentiates it from other communities? Those questions have been on the minds of the planners of next year’s TEDxGreenville event. TEDxGreenville 2013 will attempt to provide answers through a program of talks and performances organizers hope will inspire conversations and spark new ideas about how to move into the community’s future with intention, according to the planning team. Following the success of the third annual TEDxGreenville event earlier this year, with nearly 400 attendees, the planning team has announced that the 2013 conference will return to the Kroc Center on Friday, March 22. The announced theme – “By Design” – is a concept “highly relevant for our area,” said planning team member Russell Stall, director of Greenville Forward, the new TEDxGreenville license-holder. “Remember where Greenville was 10 years ago. Greenville was becoming a place people wanted to be, but was certainly not the Mecca of coolness we currently are.” “Greenville’s subsequent success is the result of many people coming together to create a community by design,” added conference curator Despina Yeargin. “Greenville is an amazing place because of visionary leaders who thought boldly, embraced a plan and created a strategy to create a community envied around the country.” The 2013 program will feature present-

ers “who have a vision that has led them to transcendent acts and those with inventions or research that rise above conventional wisdom,” according to event organizers. “While many times circumstances which we encounter are beyond our control, we all have the power to influence – even to design – our experiences,” said Yeargin. “We have the power to do that, just by moving forward with intention, and that’s what the theme is all about – intention. In other words, we move forward in a thoughtful way and we walk through our future with purpose, not just letting things happen.” TEDx Greenville is a daylong conference featuring a series of talks, performances and discussion sessions. It is one of hundreds of independently organized local TED events, based on the original annual TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.” In addition to each year’s conference, the local TEDx team also presents a monthly series of salons held at various venues around Greenville, with one or more speakers on a given topic. Past salons have included discussions of identity and aging, African art, disability issues and “the feminine business model.” From now through December, TEDxGreenville planners are accepting nominations for speakers with their own unique visions and ideas worth spreading. For more information or to nominate a speaker, visit www.tedxgreenville.com. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@greenvillejournal.com.

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Centre Stage will hold auditions for “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Show” on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at 207 Eisenhower Drive, Greenville. Show dates are Nov. 22-Dec. 22. Those auditioning should sign up for an appointment and be prepared to read a one- to twominute multiple character/vocal scene (memorization not necessary). Each actor will be playing multiple roles so they should choose a scene that will show off a flexible vocal style. Characters available are from child age to senior adult and the production is seeking special vocal skills, singing and sound effects with special attention to 1940s-style radio voices. For more information, contact Michele Labar at michelellabar@gmail.com. The International Education Center at Greenville Technical College and the Presbyterian College Confucius Institute present “The Peking Opera” on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the J. Verne Smith Auditorium on the Barton Campus of Greenville Tech. The opera presents the audience with information on Chinese culture as it entertains with unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and martial arts. In “Peking Opera,” there are four roles: the male and female roles, the painted face role, and the comedic role. These roles have the natural features of age and sex, as well as social status, and are artificially exaggerated by makeup, costume, and gestures. A $5 donation is requested. For more information, call 864-250-8000. The Peace Center is now selling tickets to its 2012-2013 Broadway season. Previously, tickets for the six scheduled Broadway shows were available through a subscription only. The Certus Broadway Series sponsored by The Greenville News includes the hit musicals “Jersey Boys,” “Billy Elliot the Musical,” the Blue Man Group, “Million Dollar Quartet,” “Mary Poppins” and “Sister Act.” For ticket availability and pricing, visit www.peacecenter.org, or call or visit the Peace Center box office at 864-467-3000 during business hours: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Peace Center box office is located at 300 S. Main St., Greenville.

Clark Wilson, renowned silent film organist, will perform an original score to a screening of the Buster Keaton silent film classic, “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 35 Shannon Drive, Greenville. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the church office, 864-244-0453, or at the door. Pizza, popcorn and drinks will be offered prior to the concert at 6:30 p.m. Donations for pizza will benefit the John Knox Youth Programs.

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The Greenville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel, opens the 2012-2013 Chamber Orchestra Series with its annual concert celebrating Oktoberfest. The concert, scheduled Oct. 19 at 8 p.m., Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. in The Gunter Theatre, features music by three German composers, followed by a complimentary beer tasting in the lobby provided by Thomas Creek Brewery. Tickets to the Oktoberfest concert and beer-tasting are $39. For ticket information, call 864-467-3000 or visit www.greenvillesymphony.org. Steven Weathers, film director and host of the travel and culture show “China Untapped” for International Channel Shanghai, has won the Outstanding Director Award for his short film “Shanghai Stories” in the Micro Films category at the 2012 Shanghai International Film Festival. Weathers’ twominute film, with footage captured via iPhone and a Sony 800 HD video camera, features newcomers to Shanghai who arrive to pursue different dreams. A Greenville native, Weathers studied English at Furman University and received his master’s degree in English and literature from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Emrys is offering a series of workshops as part of its Writing Room series this fall, including “Creative Nonfiction: Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story” with Lyn Riddle, “Write Your Novel” with Mindy Friddle and “Writing About Food” with Ashley Warlick. The Second Sundays workshops are also offered once each month and are designed to stimulate creativity and generate ideas for fiction and nonfiction. For additional information and a complete schedule, visit www.emrys.org.

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Chandler Creek Elementary will hold the annual Fall Festival on Friday, Sept. 28, 5-8 p.m. The evening will feature food, games and inflatables to support the school. On Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m., Mt. Zion Christian School will hold a National Jr. Beta Club induction for middle school students. The Jr. Beta Club is an organization whose purpose is to encourage and reward creditable student effort and achievement and seeks to cultivate the ideals of service and leadership in citizens of tomorrow. The Spartanburg Writing Project (SWP) at the University of South Carolina Upstate will host its annual Fall Renewal Conference for educators on Oct. 18 from 3-7 p.m. “Authentic Reading, Writing and Research: Because Literacy is the Common Core” addresses the need to integrate reading and writing skills with the study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The event is open to all public- and private-school educators in the Upstate. However, seating is limited. Cost is $45 per person and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. All participants will be eligible for recertification credits. Registration forms are available at www.uscupThe fifth-grade students at Sterling School used their detective skills to analyze artifacts from the World War II era. Using authentic artifacts from the footlocker sent from the U.S. WWII Museum in New Orleans, students worked to answer questions about the past. The students practiced appropriate handling techniques using cotton gloves and were amazed at how well the artifacts have withstood the tests of time.

state.edu/swp or by e-mailing Tasha Thomas at tthomas@ uscupstate.edu. The deadline to register is Oct. 8. Sara Collins Elementary School recently hosted members of the Furman Women’s basketball coaching team at the first Breakfast Buddies event of the 20122013 school year. Furman Women’s basketball assistant coach LaCheryl Smith spoke to more than 500 students and parents on “How to be Your Best” and was joined by several starting players, assistant coach Gary Horton as well as head coach Jackie Carson. In addition, the school’s annual Freaky Friday will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, 3:30-7:30 p.m., at the Greenville Tech lower campus. The event will feature fair rides, 20 booths, bake sale, silent auction and a raffle drawing. Proceeds benefit the school’s reading enrichment programs. On Oct. 6, the Fine Arts Center will hold the sixth Greenville Dance Festival featuring multiple classes. There is also an informal performance at 4 p.m. which features African dance, classical Indian dance and three modern dance companies: The Wanda Project from Charlotte, Annex Dance Company from Charleston and Sapphire Moon Dance Company from Columbia. Guest artist will be Joan Wadopian, a graduate from the dance conservatory of SUNY-Purchase, who performed with the internationally acclaimed Shen Wei Dance Arts and will teach modern/contemporary dance. Other classes scheduled are musical theatre, jazz, hip-hop, repertory, ballet for boys, ballet variations, dance improvisation, yoga, Pilates and fitness for dancers. Langston Charter Middle School will offer tours during the month of October on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m. and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. with no tour on Oct. 18 due to the school break. Tours begin at the school office and last about 45 minutes, and no appointment is necessary. Find more information at www.langstoncharter.org or contact Celanie Martin, registrar, at 864-286-9700. “Retro Mania” will be the theme of Shannon Forest

St. Anthony of Padua students were visited by The National Theater for Children, who have partnered with Duke Energy to present a educational theater program about energy efficiency. The actors presented “The Energized Guyz and the Conservation Caper,” a fun, interactive play about energy, electricity and conservation. Pictured on the set with the actors are students from Mr. Martin’s second grade class.

Christian School’s Annual Fund Event, An Evening with the Arts. The evening will be held at the Kroc Center on Friday, Nov. 2, 7–9 p.m., and will include a silent auction, desserts and live entertainment by Shannon Forest students. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and must be purchased by Oct. 12. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Fine Arts Department. Valerie Horsley, a stem cell researcher at Yale University and a 1998 graduate of Furman University, is one of two recipients of the 2013 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award. The career development research award is presented every three years by the Genetics Society of America and the American Society of Human Genetics to two top women scientists in the field of genetics. Each of the recipients will receive a $75,000 award. Horsley graduated from Furman with a degree in biology, earned her doctoral degree from Emory University and did her postdoctoral research at Rockefeller University. She is the Maxine F. Singer Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University.

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Grove Park and P & N Drive described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) WG10010200102, WG10010200104, WG10010200105, WG10010200106, WG10010200108, WG10010200109, WG10010200110, WG10010200111, WG10010300300, WG11000200100, WG11000200101, WG11000300100, and WG11000300500; D. That certain real property located off of East Warehouse Court described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) P015040100101, P015040100105, P015040100400, P015040100401, P015040100402, P015040100404, and P015040100405. E. That certain real property located off of Mackey Drive, and Old Cleveland Road described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) 0608030100100, 0608030100400, 0608030100500, 0608030101002, 0608030101400, 0608030101500, 0608040100301, 0608040100304, 0608040100305, WG06020300100, WG06020300200, WG06020300300, WG06020300400, WG06020300401, WG06020300402, WG06020300403, WG06020300404, WG06020300500, WG06020300601, WG06020300700, WG06020300800, WG07000100100, WG07000100600, WG07000200200, WG07000200201, WG07000200202, WG07000200300, WG07000200302, WG07000200504, WG07000200700, WG07000200701, WG07000200702, WG07000201500, WG07000201501, WG10020100200,

WG10030100100, WG10030100103, WG10030101700, and WG10040100100; and F. That certain real property located off of Frontage Road and Park West Boulevard described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) 0252000102900, 0252000101009, 0252000101010, 0252000101102, 0252000101201, 0252000103000, WG10070100100, WG10070100102, WG10070100103, WG11000300302, and WG11000300307. THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION IS THE NEW BOUNDARY LINE WHICH WILL REFLECT THE AREA AND TAX MAP NUMBERS LISTED ABOVE. A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE FOR REVIEW. HERMAN G. KIRVEN JR., CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Combination Jet/Vacuum Sewer Cleaner, RFP# 09-10/15/12, October 15, 2012, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Facility Renovations at 200 University Ridge for Greenville County, IFB #10-10/08/12, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour will be held at 9:00 A.M., E.D.T, October 3, 2012 at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge Suite 100, Greenville, SC . Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 10/13/12, at 9:00 a.m. at Woodruff Road Storage, 1868 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, Woodruff Road Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: A10, John Collins, 204 Greenport Way., Greenville, SC 29607 Office Equipment, Furniture/ Misc., Lawn Mowers/Tires 2. Unit: A026, Christy Coppella, 7313 S. Hwy. 17 & 75S, Hiawassee, GA 39546 Furniture, Pressure Washer, Misc./Other 3. Unit: A040,James Hogrefe, 130 Pryors Lane, Summerville, SC 29485 Furniture, Boxes/Misc., Refrigerator 4. Unit: A048, Jacqueline Benslimane, 2 Lake Valley Ct. , Simpsonville, SC 29607 Tools, Misc,/Other 5. Unit: B080, Kizzley Sullivan, 1274 Park Road, Fountain Inn, SC 29644 Boxes/Bags/Misc. 6. Unit: C117, Demetria Drummond, 304 Revis Creek Ct., Simpsonville, SC 29681 Furniture, Misc./Other 7. Unit: C127, Amanda Wood, 150 Oak Ridge Pl. Apt. 11A, Greenville, SC 29615 Clothes/Misc. 8. Unit: C301, Al McDuffie, 207 Courtney Brook Trl, Mauldin, SC 29662 Appliancee, Misc./Other 9. Unit: D03, Jeffrey Clifton, , Greenville, SC 29615 Furniture, Boxes/Misc. 10. Unit: D47, Kevin Johnson, 303 Saint Helena Ct, Greenville, SC 29607 Furniture/Misc. 11. Unit: G01, Daran Brock, PO Box 353, Piedmont, SC 29673 Furniture/Misc. 12. Unit: G07, Damien Walker, 9 Nearfiled Ct, Greenville, SC 29615 Furniture, Misc./Other

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Sandra and Ronnie Neely, Plaintiff, -vs- Angela Hope Harvey and John Russell Wardell Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons and Complaint, that were filed on July 17, 2012 in the Greenville County Family Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Summons and Complaint upon the subscriber at ANDRIGHETTI LAW FIRM, LLC, P.O. Box 2111, Greenville, S.C. 29602, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof and if you fail to answer the Summons and Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Summons and Complaint. ANDRIGHETTI LAW FIRM, LLC J.J. Andrighetti, SC Bar No. 72741 jj@jjalaw.com PO Box 2111 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 370-8088 – o (864) 335-9139 – f Greenville, S.C. Date: July 17, 2012

INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for construction of the Greenville County Juvenile Detention Center, will be received in person, via regular mail by U.S. Postal Service, or via special courier service at the Greenville County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville SC 29601 until but no later than 3:00 p.m., local prevailing time October 30, 2012 and then publicly opened and read immediately thereafter. Bids received after the announced time and date for submittal, whether by mail or otherwise, will be rejected. Bidders are responsible for ensuring their Bid is received before the deadline indicated. Bids submitted by telephone, telegraph, email, text message, or facsimile shall not be accepted. The Work consists of the following: Renovation of an existing work camp facility located on the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center campus to function as a juvenile housing facility. The existing building is single story, preengineered metal. Site and site utility work is included. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on October 16, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Greenville County Detention Center: 20 McGee Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Responses to any questions/clarifications will be in the form of addenda

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Kugel Korp LLC/ DBA Tilties, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 1004 West Georgia Road Suite D, Simpsonville, SC 29680. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than October 14, 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

Any questions relating to the Bidding Documents shall be directed to the architect, Moseley Architects at 704-540-3755, or visit moseleyprojects.com.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 201 Greer Drive (Mauldin) PIN: 0292000101411 EXISTING ZONING: I-1, Industrial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 1.5 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 – Payne

Greenville County Zoning and Planning Public Hearing There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in County Council Chambers, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-41 APPLICANT: Jack Snedigar CONTACT INFORMATION: jack@spectrumcarolinas.com or 335-3040 PROPERTY LOCATION: Stevens Street, Marue Drive, and Edgewood Drive PIN: 0104000400500 and 0104000400100 EXISTING ZONING: R-10, Single-Family Residential REQUESTED ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential ACREAGE: 4.2 COUNTY COUNCIL: 24 – Seman

DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-43 APPLICANT: Martin Livingston CONTACT INFORMATION: mlivingston@gcra-sc.org or 242-9801 PROPERTY LOCATION: Marie Street and Greenbriar Street (Brutontown) PIN: 0175000908907, 0175000908911, 0175000908905, 0175000908906, 0175000908904, 0175000908903, 0175000908908, 0175000908201, 0176000200608, 0176000200607, 0176000200606, 0176000200605, 0176000200604, 0176000200603, 0176000200602, 0176000200614, 0175000908000, 0175000907900, 0175000907800, 0175000907500, 0175000907501, 0175000908200, and 0175000908912 EXISTING ZONING: R-M20, Multifamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING:

DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-42 APPLICANT: Douglas E. Sprayberry CONTACT INFORMATION: doug@keyrealestatellc.com or 444-3935

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Courtyard Management Corporation, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of LIQUOR at 70 Orchard Park Drive, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this license/permit, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than October 7, 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

R-6, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 3.2 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 – Norris DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-44 APPLICANT: Billy B. Huskey CONTACT INFORMATION: hcci@huskeybuildings.com or 269-2122 PROPERTY LOCATION: 721 Piedmont Highway PIN: WG04000100800 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.61 COUNTY COUNCIL: 25 – Gibson DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2012-45 APPLICANT: Greenville County Council CONTACT INFORMATION: slimbaker@greenvillecounty.org or 467-7425 TEXT AMENDMENT: Text amendment to add Stormwater Banking Program to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance and Map are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that FCS Investments, LLC / DBA All American Liquor, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at Forest Park Shopping Center, 27 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Ste 100, 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 October 7, 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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if required. The last day for questions/clarifications shall be placed by the end of the day on October 19, 2012. The site and existing facility will be available for bidders to review on October 2 at 10:00am, on October 9 at 10:00 am, and immediately following the mandatory pre-bid conference. Beginning on September 24, 2012, all Bidders may obtain, and/or examine electronic Bidding Documents by visiting moseleyprojects.com. In order for Moseley Architects to maintain an accurate list of planholders (General Contractor’s only), each GC shall forward and complete the following required steps: 1. Submit the following information to Moseley Architects by fax only (704540-3754): ATTN: Kerry Petrie Company Name: Address: Phone/Fax Number: Email Address: Contact Person: 2. Visit moseleyprojects.com, select “Projects on the Street” (Greenville County Public Services SC., - Greenville County Juvenile Detention Center), click on “Bid Documents”, and follow the instructions located at the top of the page to “Request a key”. Once complete, access to the electronic Bidding Document files can be obtained, saved, and or examined as needed.

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PUBLIC NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-11470 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012, GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH ENLARGED THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE CERTAIN PROPERTIES LISTED BELOW FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE ORDERLY COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION OR THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. A. That certain real property located off of Coxe Drive described as Greenville County Tax Map Number (“TMS#”) P035000100902; B. That certain real property located off of Mountain Creek Road described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) P036000100400, P036000100401, P036000100402, P036000100403, P036000100500, P036000100501, P036000100502, P036000100503, P036000100504, P036000100600, P036000100601, P036000100602, P036000100603, P036000100604, P036000100605, P036000100606, P036000100607, P036000100609, P036000100611, P036000100612, P036000100700, P036000100701, P036000100702, P036000100703, P036000101502, P036000101504, P036000101505, P036000101507, P036000101508, P036000101600, and P036000101700; C. That certain real property located off of Piedmont

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Great weather, good food and music greeted people attending Euphoria’s 2012 Taste of the South at the Peace Center Amphitheater.

One of the restaurants at Euphoria’s 2012 Taste of the South event was Rick Erwin’s West End Grill, offering Brazilian steak tartare on a potato cracker.

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Beth Shaw and Gary Land with the Breakwater Restaurant work on sliced marinated leg of lamb over local vegetable salad with mint vinaigrette to serve at the Taste of the South event.

The Wyche Pavilion is packed with people attending Euphoria’s 2012 Taste of the South event, one of many held over the course of the weekend. Founded in 2006 by platinum-selling singer and songwriter Edwin McCain and restaurateur Carl Sobocinski, the weekend-long event included exclusive tasting events, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars, as well as multi-course dinners and live musical performances. Euphoria featured domestic and international wines, celebrity chefs, master sommeliers and national recording artists.

Musician Chuck Cannon entertains people at Euphoria’s 2012 Taste of the South form the TD Stage at the Peace Center amphitheater. Photos by Greg Beckner / Staff

The renovated Peace Center Amphitheatre and TD Stage was the venue for the Taste of the South event.

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People listen to the music of Chuck Cannon at the Peace Center Amphitheater.

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Greenville Tech students play at the Greer campus during the college’s 50th anniversary celebration. Katie M. Whitworth / Contributing

Students at Greenville Technical College’s Greer campus play volleyball during the 50th anniversary celebration of the college.

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Panels telling the 50-year history of Greenville Technical College were on display at the Greer campus during the celebration.

Stacey Ashmore with the Greenville Family Partnership shows Jerry Dugan, back to camera, the amount of tar the average smoker inhales in one year. Greenville Family Partnership’s mission is to educate young people to keep them from getting involved with tobacco, drugs and other unhealthy life choices and was one of many nonprofits taking part in the expo.

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Greenville Technical College marked its golden anniversary with a 50th anniversary dinner celebration at the TD Convention Center, with more than 750 in attendance. This year’s event honored Greenville Tech’s notable past and promising future with a celebratory dinner. The keynote speaker was Darla Moore, vice president of Rainwater Inc. and founder and chairwoman of The Palmetto Institute.

Mary Rutledge helps herself to healthy snacks at the Greenville Hospital exhibit at the Business Expo. The snacks were identified with the number of calories per serving; people were instructed to make a snack of no more than 100 calories as a way to help people see what a 100-calorie snack looks like. Left: Susan G. Komen for the Cure S.C. Mountains to Midlands Executive Director Bill Sorochak, left, talks with Dave Feighn with Liberty Mutual Insurance at the Business Expo at the TD Convention Center. The Komen Race for the Cure is this Saturday, Sept. 29. People mingle at one of the more than 90 business exhibits at the Business Expo. Sponsored by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and produced by JBM & Associates, the expo combined a trade show, for Chamber members only, that showcased the Upstate’s top companies and nonprofit organizations with presentations by business leaders, workshops led by experts, and networking with industry peers and potential customers.

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27 Group overseeing porch furniture? 30 Land chronicled by Lewis 31 Some Little League volunteers 32 Punished, in a way 34 Mazatlán munchie 37 Teammate of Pee Wee and Duke 40 Hive member 42 When many shovels may be seen 44 Meadow matriarch 45 Group dealing with hard stuff?

49 Santa __ 50 Blunder 52 Crypts, e.g. 53 ESPN pitch, say 54 Record holders 55 Océan sight 56 Eyelashes 57 Garbo of “Grand Hotel” 58 Jerry Rice’s record 208, briefly 59 St.-finding aid 60 Scary noble gas 61 Online newsgroup system 62 “Here we are!”

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Malay Peninsula 81 Ristorante suffix 82 Group supervising subs? 85 Pursue, as a deadbeat 86 Risky stock category 88 Faculty officials 89 “Despite that ...” 91 Maternally related 92 On the ball 94 Radio-active sort? 95 Comedian’s sidekick 97 Group testing antipasto tidbits? 103 Group specializing in spinal complaints?

Down 1 Two of a kind 2 Besides 3 Univ. recruiter 4 Iowa city named for a Sauk chief 5 Wrinkly dogs 6 Goes to bat for 7 “The First Lady of Song” 8 Austrian painter Schiele 9 Assume to be 10 Lab greeting 11 Seine tributary 12 Mountain nymph 13 “Oh, thou did’st then __ love so heartily”: Shak. 14 Moms’ moms, familiarly 15 Bad thing to be caught in 16 Quite a stretch 17 Detour, perhaps

Sudoku answers: page 55 18 Kentucky Derby time 26 Humongous 28 Pugilist Griffith et al. 29 R.I. governor Chafee 33 “Very creative!” 35 Group assisting St. Peter? 36 Highly decorative 37 Mutt’s mate 38 Look forward to 39 Group handling handheld phone sales? 40 Dramatic one-on-ones 41 It might be skipped 42 Chicago Sky’s org. 43 Egyptian Peace Nobelist 46 Cotton-on-stick cleaners 47 Ties with clasps 48 “Call,” in poker 51 Sonnet sections 53 Syrup source 56 Course rentals 57 Prime meridian std. 59 NASA’s Grissom 60 Shoulder location 61 A, in Arles 63 Squalid quarters 64 Tendon 65 Old Colgate competitor 66 Improvise 67 Nasty sort 68 No longer working: Abbr.

69 “Later, amigo” 71 1983 Golden Boot Award winner Lash 73 Phnom __ 74 Library ID 75 “It’s Always Something” autobiographer 76 Shelter near a fire 78 Open confrontations 80 Wall-mounted grips 82 Brief brawl 83 Uno minus uno 84 Like ballplayers during the national anthem 87 “A-Tisket, A-__” 90 Smaug in “The Hobbit,” for one 92 Tummy trouble 93 Old Renault 94 Composer Franck 96 End-era link 98 Camaro __-Z 99 ‘80s “This Old House” host Bob 100 Western wine region 101 Give the band a hand 102 Robust 103 Uplifting item 104 Have a bug 105 Drama set in Vegas 106 Letter opener?

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Max was here – and we like what he said (and did)

The Max Heller Collection: Evidence of an Extraordinary Life is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until December 21. It is located in the Furman Room on the second floor of the James B. Duke Library at Furman University.

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Most Greenville residents are familiar with the story of Max Heller, a young Austrian Jewish man who escaped the Holocaust and came to Greenville in 1938 with $1.60 in his pocket. Max Heller Heller amassed wealth in textile manufacturing, was elected mayor, championed Greenville and helped reinvigorate downtown into the cultural heart of the city that it is today. His contributions have been honored with a bronze statue and memorial on Main Street, alongside the likes of Vardry McBee, the students of Sterling High School, Joel Poinsett, Charles Townes and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Heller’s life is an inspiration, proof that the American Dream is obtainable. But in all our talk about Max Heller the American Hero, we run the risk of forgetting about Max Heller the man. What did he love? What made him laugh? What might he have said to you if you met him on the street? A new exhibition of items donated by Heller to Furman University’s Special Collections and Archives aims to show visitors just that.

Max Heller’s contributions have been honored with a bronze statue and memorial on Main Street.

It turns out that, after a grueling day behind the mayor’s desk, Heller liked to relax with an easel and a palette of oil paints. He had no formal training, but he managed to fill his home with paintings he had done himself. His favorite style was Impressionist, and his favorite subjects landscapes and still lifes. A piece in the exhibition at Furman depicts a vase of flowers riotous in blue and yellow. Heller’s artwork was featured in two shows in the 1970s: a one-man show at Furman, and an exhibition of “Avocational Artists” at the newly-constructed Greenville County Museum of Art. A profile from the 1960s that ran in The

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Greenville News suggests that Heller’s artistic talent came from his mother, an expert at needlework. Max Heller also loved children. During his time as mayor, school groups took field trips to City Hall to learn about local government. The trip’s highlight was a visit to the mayor’s office, where Mayor Heller handed out candy and encouraged the students to take turns sitting in his chair. The exhibition at Furman is full of charming thank-you notes and letters from those students – though he received hundreds of them, Heller kept them all. The photographs in the exhibition also

make it abundantly clear that, no matter how serious his work became, Max Heller always had time for a laugh. Whether he’s posing with Darth Vader, Santa Claus or his beloved wife Trude, his expression suggests he’s about two seconds away from telling a joke. Heller and Furman President John E. Johns donned Paladins football gear for one shot. In another, he and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley have their arms around each other like brothers. Heller’s photographs show that the hand that holds the gavel doesn’t always have to pound it. Max Heller was a giver, a doer and a motivator. He lived the American dream, and he was able to do it because he was a friendly, effusive soul, with integrity, talents and ideas that people liked. So when we remember Max Heller, let’s try to remember the personality behind the public figure. As a Max Heller campaign sticker once read, “Max was here! We like what he said.” Dr. Courtney Tollison is an assistant professor of history at Furman and museum historian at the Upcountry History Museum. Celeste Brewer is a Greenville native and a 2012 graduate of Furman. She holds a yearlong internship in Furman’s Special Collections and University Archives. As a former student of Dr. Tollison’s, she was involved in the recent Jewish history exhibit at the Greenville County Library.

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