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lows city elections to be partisan or nonpartisan as municipalities choose. In the partisan voting model, political parties On Oct. 7, city leaders will discuss whether narrow the candidate field to one choice to add Greenville to the growing list of mu- per party in primaries held before the nicipalities with nonpartisan city elections. general election. Candidates are listed Council members say the idea began by party affiliation on the ballot. more than a year ago, after the last census. If a nonpartisan election is used, there City council began thinking about taking is no primary. Candidates simply file a a more “holistic approach” to city elec- form and pay a fee to have their names tions and succession planning and about placed on the city ballot and then run for “what’s best for the citizens and taxpayers,” a council seat or for mayor. There is no said Councilwoman Amy Ryberg Doyle. nomination process. Greenville is one of eight cities left in “I think party is a distraction,” said MaySouth Carolina (Aiken, Florence, George- or Pro Tem David Sudduth. “You’re either town, New Ellenton, North Augusta, Olar doing a good job or you’re not. I can’t think and Ridge Spring are the others) and the of a single vote I’ve made on council where largest that still has party voting. Most party factored in to my decision.” cities have moved to nonpartisan voting Doyle said she believes the city needs as “younger people do not associate with to be “progressive,” and would like for the parties on a local level,” said Doyle. council to consider term limits as well. Statistics show cities that have switched “We’d like everything cleaned up and to nonpartisan voting – in which candidates ready for the 2014 elections,” she said. show no party affiliation on the ballot – have If City Council does decide to make the seen an increase in voter turnout, citizen change, the switch to nonpartisan elections * participation and your qualityears of candidates. would onlyInvIsIble apply to City elections Introduce to the fIrst and only 24/7Council hearIng aId. The South Carolina Code of Laws al- and not any boards or commissions. SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
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Upstate med school receives $1M endowment Scholarships to help train a new doctor every four years APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com A student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is the first recipient of a new, full scholarship created by a $1 million endowment designed to train a new doctor every four years. The Charles D. Walters Family Foundation Scholarship Endowment is funded by Charles Walters, former CEO of World Acceptance Corporation. Rachel Heidt of Beaufort, S.C., was awarded the inaugural scholarship. She graduated from New York University in 2009 with a degree in psychology and minors in classical civilization and law and society. Heidt is the daughter of a single mom who worked as a nurse’s aide and later trained to be a registered nurse.
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Heidt volunteered at an orphanage in Thailand that treated children with HIV. “I saw the incredible impact that a single physician could have,” Heidt said in a statement. “I also witnessed firsthand the necessity of not only giving the body essential treatment but also treating the mind and spirit in order for healing to occur.” Walters said in a statement that he was interested in increasing the number of doctors in the Palmetto State, and added, “I can tell you from experience that the right doctor can make all the difference in the world – and I’m very fortunate to have that kind of medical care from Dr. Jerry Youkey and other doctors at GHS.” Youkey is head of the USC School of Medicine Greenville, which opened its doors in fall 2012. Both the state and country are facing a physician shortage and experts say the local training ground may entice more graduates to stay close after graduation. Cost for medical school is estimated at an average of more than $200,000, leaving many students with substantial debt.
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A wake-up call South Carolina must fight the plague of domestic violence. It is a bleak irony that the governor signed a proclamation naming October Domestic Violence Awareness Month on the same day the news broke that our state is once again first in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men. This is the third time in the past decade South Carolina has claimed the top spot for this murderous label. The state has ranked among the nation’s top 10 every year of that decade. This most recent rate – 2.54 women per 100,000 – was more than double the national average. Worse, it comes despite several notable steps this past decade to try and slow the carnage. Fourteen of South Carolina’s 16 judicial circuits now have dedicated domestic violence prosecutors. Legislators made domestic violence a felony in 2003, with stiffer penalties and automatic jail time for third offenders. In 2001, they raised the marriage license fee to generate up to $1 million a year for women’s shelters and domestic violence programs – though deep cuts arrived with the Great Recession. The effort still fell short, as last week’s report from the national Violence Policy Center made plain. Based on 2011 FBI crime data, 61 women were killed in South Carolina by males in single victim/single offender incidents that year – 56 of them by someone they knew. Of those, 33 were murdered by husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends, the report said. Only four were killed by strangers. State Attorney General Alan Wilson told reporters he is “reeling from the numbers. It’s inexcusable. We can’t do enough to fight this.” Figuring out the “why” is just a start. Those who work in the field point to cultural attitudes about violence and women, lack of community awareness and lenient courts as obvious places to begin. A prime example just occurred in Spartanburg, where the Herald-Journal reports batterer Terrell Lamar Meadows was sentenced to jail for the first time a month ago – after his seventh domestic violence conviction. His first conviction? March 2001. First-offense criminal domestic violence is only a misdemeanor in this state – the same level as first-offense shoplifting – which for many women, may increase violence at home rather than deter it. It helps explain why so many drop the charges or refuse to testify, and why six to eight incidents of violence typically take place before a victim contacts law enforcement. Even so, the S.C. Crime Victims’ Council reports South Carolina still logs 30,000 to 35,000 incident reports a year from women who are hit, choked, cut and knocked unconscious by men who say they love them. This is a crime that permeates our state, and none of us can afford to look the other way. A 15-year study by the state Department of Public Safety (completed in 2004) revealed that domestic violence accounts for 41 percent of all violent crime in South Carolina and is a major contributor to every category except robbery. Thirty percent of homicides involved a domestic relationship. Attitudes won’t begin to change until legal consequences are swift and certain, with maximum penalties enforced. Cuts to domestic violence prevention services must be restored. Funds must be found for training. Most important, the community must join groups like Safe Harbor and the Upstate Fatherhood Coalition to challenge the cultural attitudes that make this kind of violence possible. The attorney general got it right: We can’t do enough to fight this.
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Last week, Furman University and Greenville Health System (GHS) announced a partnership that designates Furman as GHS’s primary undergraduate partner for health care education in the Upstate. As a recent graduate of Furman and a current medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, I know this is exciting news for the Upstate. This new partnership not only recognizes the longstanding relationship between Furman and the Greenville Health System, it paves the way for new and innovative programs that will allow undergraduate college students unparalleled access to a range of experiences in the hospital – both clinical and non-clinical. It stands to benefit students interested in all aspects of the health care delivery system, and will also extend these opportunities to undergraduates from institutions across the Upstate. I and many other students have already benefitted from the relationship between Furman and GHS. As an undergraduate, I had the opportunity to enter the hospital and learn from health care professionals and their patients. During my junior year I spent at least 100 hours observing and learning about ethics and sociology in a clinical context through the medicine program at Furman, which supremely influenced my choice to pursue a career in health care. For me and for my peers, whose interests included everything from occupational therapy to hospital administration, the opinion was the same: Clinical exposure matters. To read about health care is one thing, but to experience it is entirely another. Clinical experience had a profound impact on affirming our career choices, guiding our interests and building up our motivation to become the health care professionals of tomorrow. Thanks to the opportunities I was given at GHS and other clinical settings, I have entered my first year
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of medical school with a fantastic background in a broad array of disciplines that impact medicine and health care systems. I have been exposed to hands-on academic exploration of ideas including medical sociology, bioethics, health care economics, music and art therapy, and multilingual communication, as well as more traditional premedical studies such as chemistry, physiology and physics. Much of my learning and holistic preparation for medical school would not have been possible without the experience I had through the commitment of both institutions to undergraduate and graduate medical education. With this new partnership, I expect this commitment will only grow and continue to develop innovative relationships between these two institutions. Furman already has a track record of attracting high-achieving students who are interested in health care, and this partnership is more likely to keep them in the Upstate where they will continue to impact health care for the better. This is great news for Greenville. If the success of developing a visionary medical school here in Greenville is any indication, I am confident that this partnership between Furman and the Greenville Health System will continue to benefit the Upstate for years to come.
Rachel Donaldson is a first-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and a 2013 graduate of Furman University. A native of Brentwood, Tenn., she majored in music at Furman and intends to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
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jputnam@communityjournals.com Juveniles who are arrested in Greenville County will no longer have to travel the 196-mile round trip to the Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia. On Sept. 13, the Juvenile Detention Facility and state-operated Assessment Center opened on the same complex as the Greenville County Department of Corrections (GCDC) in downtown Greenville. The Juvenile Detention Facility is housed in the former work-release center and will serve as half detention facility, half assessment and help center. The service side will offer the services of the Department of Social Services (DSS), Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Greenville’s Phoenix Center to help juveniles deal with alcohol and substance abuse. DMH director John Magill said the Greenville facility “shows that state agencies can work together with local government” and he is “delighted to be in partnership” with the other agencies on site. “This facility offers children resources so they never enter [the adult detention center] next door,” said Margaret H. Barber, director of the Department of Juvenile Justice. “It’s good for DJJ. It is my goal to keep a young person on the other side of a jail cell.” DSS director Lillian Koller said many young people cross over from DJJ to DSS and the agencies plan to compete to keep those numbers down. All of the directors expressed hope that the assessments offered juveniles in the facility will reduce the likelihood that young offenders become
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Project-based learning takes hold in SC schools Educators see great promise in New Tech approach to engage students with real-world solutions CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com It doesn’t take long to notice there’s something different in the ninth-grade classrooms at Scott’s Branch High School – a school located in the Interstate 95 corridor that earned the moniker “Corridor of Shame” for its high poverty and lowperforming schools. The desks are not in parallel rows. Rather than sit silently, students work in small, often noisy groups. Teachers do not lecture; instead, they wander the room and offer guidance as students work to solve problems. “For those who don’t know what’s going on, it looks like cacophony,” said Don Gordon, executive director of Furman University’s Riley Institute. Instead, it’s a sign of a new trend in education nationwide – project-based learning – as educators and business and industry leaders try to address low academic achievement, dropouts and graduates who lack the skills necessary to make it in the 21st-century workplace. Greenville is right in the middle of the change.
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Scott’s Branch High in Summerton and Colleton High in Walterboro are the state’s first two New Tech schools. Furman and the Riley Institute worked with KnowledgeWorks, New Tech’s nonprofit parent organization, to win a $2.9 million, five-year grant from the U.S. De-
partment of Education to bring New Tech to South Carolina. The New Tech method emphasizes projectbased learning, one-toone computing and a culture of trust, respect and responsibility, said Courtenay Nantz, South Carolina i3 Project Coordinator for the Riley Institute. Greenville County’s J.L. Mann High School will begin a New Tech “school within a school” in the fall. NEXT High, a charter school expected to open on the old Hollingsworth on Wheels campus in fall 2015, is not associated with the New Tech network, but will also have a project-based, technology-focused curriculum. “Public education is not broken, it’s outdated,” said Zach Eikenberry, the school’s planning coordinator. “We want to prepare students for life after school.” Mann Principal Charles Mayfield noted that in addition to academic skills, today’s employers and higher education institutions are looking for high school graduates who can work in teams, solve problems, think creatively and get along with others. “Education is the slowest to change,” he said. “We’re still working in a model that was developed 100 years ago in the industrial revolution. Students need basic skills, but that’s more than just knowing the subject. There are very few jobs where
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people just work by themselves.” Both New Tech and NEXT have similar goals, Nantz said. “They both teach kids in a way that makes the most sense to kids,” she said. “And they both involve the community.” New Tech is used in 131 schools in 23 states and Australia. “If we’re going to keep kids in school, we’ve got to engage them,” Gordon said. “If you get kids engaged, they’ll learn the subject matter. With the New Tech method, they can see how to apply what they’re learning. They won’t have to ask, ‘Why do I have to learn this?’ and even
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New Tech’s method changes the way teachers work, requiring that they receive a year of professional development training before the first New Tech students arrive. Teachers get a total of 600 hours of professional development over the first 4 1/2 to five years, Nantz said. A network allows participating schools to share lesson plans.
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JOURNAL NEWS “Project-based learning changes the answers to questions,” said DeeDee Washington, Greenville County Schools’ associate superintendent for academics. “Students have the opportunity for a voice. Students have the opportunity for choice. It requires a lot of planning and integration across content areas. Teachers become facilitators rather than dispensers of knowledge.” Projects require students to use multiple disciplines. For instance, one project could have students designing an amusement park in an earthquake zone in Japan and then writing a book about it and selling it, Gordon said. Students would have to use research skills, physics, math and English. Another might require students to put together a fantasy sports team on a budget, a project that would incorporate physical education, economics and math. Nantz said a New Tech school in Bloomington, Ind., worked with the health system there to improve the hospital’s angioplasty procedure. Some of those improvements have been implemented at the hospital. “Almost all of the projects students work on can be applied in the real world,” she said. To combat the problem of some stu-
“Public education is not broken, it’s outdated. We want to prepare students for life after school.” Zach Eikenberry, NEXT High’s planning coordinator
dents slacking off while others do all the work, students sign social contracts outlining what parts of the project they’ll be responsible for doing, Mayfield said. If somebody is not pulling his weight, the other team members let him know. If that student continues to shirk his role, he can be fired from the team and he must do the project on his own without the benefit of the work already done by the group. “It’s just like in business. If you get fired from a job, you don’t get to take the work you’ve done with you. It stays with that company,” Mayfield said. “Often times in some group project, you’ll have a person who is not pulling their weight. They’re responsible for that. But so are the others because they’re allowing that person to be slack.”
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Gordon said one of the reasons the Riley Institute chose New Tech is because it has a proven track record. New Tech schools have a 97 percent graduation rate and 98 percent of their students are accepted into two- or four-year colleges. “The Riley Institute does not do anything that is not data-based,” Gordon said. “This program has data to prove it works. In every case, schools are cutting the number of students dropping out and increasing the number of those going to college. Those students who do go to college are more likely to graduate from college. New Tech has produced proven results over time.” Mayfield said Mann’s New Tech program would start with 150 freshmen in the fall. The school will add students each year until it has 600 students in the program, 150 in each grade. If the school gets more applicants for the program than it has spots, a lottery will likely be held, he said. Mayfield said while many schools were struggling academically before the change, Mann is not. “We think we’re a high-performing school, but this can help us get even higher,” he said. “We are looking at what kind of student we ultimately want to produce and how we can get there.”
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At least two new charter schools will be operating in the Upstate next fall. Quest Leadership Academy Charter School will open in the Upstate Circle of Friends facility in the old Sirrine Elementary in Greenville, while High Point Academy will become the second charter school in Spartanburg. The South Carolina Public Charter School District board approved plans for both schools. NEXT High School also received approval, but school officials have delayed its opening until 2015 to allow time for fundraising to convert the administrative building of the Hollingsworth on Wheels plant on Laurens Road to a facility for its projectbased, high-tech curriculum. Charter schools are independent public schools that are free of many state educational regulations. Eight are operating in Greenville County this year, and one in Spartanburg County. Quest Leadership Academy Char-
ter School will initially serve 100 students in K-4 through second grade and add a grade each year through the eighth grade. According to Quest’s application, Greenville County Schools serves more than 1,200 K-4 students each year, but hundreds more don’t get in. More than 300 students who could benefit from K-4 instruction live within a five-mile radius of Quest’s location, but only one school has a K-4 program, Quest officials say. Meanwhile, the district’s child development centers have limited access, said Harriet Cunningham, president of the Belle Meade Neighborhood Association and member of the school’s planning committee. “We intend to serve kids who are not being served now to help lay a good foundation,” she said. The school will use the “Leader in Me” curriculum based on Steven Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Children.” Emphasis will be placed on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as well as reading and oral and written commu-
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Prisons in South Carolina will no longer segregate HIV-positive prisoners, according to a consent decree filed this week in U.S. District Court. The federal government filed a complaint on Monday accusing the state Department of Corrections of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying the state’s 350 HIV-positive inmates the opportunity to participate in some programs and activities such as drug treatment, food preparation and work release. The complaint said HIV-positive inmates live in special dorms and wear special clothing and badges to indicate to staff, visitors and other inmates that they are HIV-positive. In a consent order filed Tuesday, the state agreed to training with health officials within 30 days. After that training is completed – no later than Nov. 15 – inmates will be classified without regard to their HIV status and HIV-positive inmates will be given the choice of whether they want to integrate into the general prison population, according to the consent decree. In the mid-1980s, most of the state prison systems housed HIV-positive inmates away from the general population. The U.S. Justice Department set a 2010 deadline to end segregation of HIV-positive prisoners. Alabama had been the only other state in the country to segregate HIV-positive prisoners. A
judge struck down that policy last year and in July, the S.C. Department of Corrections announced it will stop the practice as well. A man accused of killing his girlfriend died Tuesday. Authorities said Larry Steve Howard II, 32, shot Tracy Lynn Gilbert to death Sunday at the Travelers Rest home she shared with her father. Howard had been hospitalized since he lost consciousness at the scene. Gilbert’s father reported the shooting at the Pleasant Retreat Road home and deputies found Howard hiding under a bed, according to authorities. When deputies asked Howard to show his hands, authorities said he grabbed a deputy’s shotgun and tried to take it. Deputies were able to free Howard’s grip and tried to take him into custody, but Howard resisted. Deputies were able to handcuff him after a struggle, authorities said. Howard lost consciousness while being checked by EMS. An autopsy performed on Howard showed signs of a struggle but no significant injuries or trauma. A cause of death won’t be determined until after results of toxicology and other lab tests are received. Authorities said Howard and Gilbert had a child together but did not live together.
The Hughes Academy art program recently added a graphic design course. Students will learn techniques with industry-standard software to produce logos, newsletters and music and game cover art. The course is in the process of being approved for high school credit. The Better Business Bureau of the Upstate will host Shred Day on Oct. 19 at their Greenville office. Individuals and businesses can shred documents and recycle computers and cellphones for free. The BBB will also collect used wireless phones, batteries and accessories for HopeLine, a domestic violence prevention program. For more information, call 864-242-5052 or visit upstatesc.bbb.org.
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Penny sales tax could bring $65M a year County to gather more info on road tax referendum, seek public input APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com Greenville County Council may be on the way to considering a referendum for a penny sales tax to help fund the maintenance of county and state roads within Greenville County. Councilman H.G. “Butch” Kirven presented a potential funding plan to the council Tuesday that would raise an estimated additional $65 million each year for road, bridge and intersection projects. Kirven told the council he “never lost interest” in the idea after last year’s presentation from York County, which held two referendums and raised approximately $111 million for local road projects. York County’s penny sales tax included a list of projects that would be completed with the funding and an eight-year time limit. Funds for local improvements have been steadily dwindling thanks to federal funding reductions, last year’s decision by the state Department of Transportation to use local funds for statewide improvements, and a state gas tax that has not kept up with maintenance needs, Kirven said. A penny tax referendum would allow the county to pursue even more projects that are identified through the Greenville Pickens Anderson Transportation Survey (GPATS), which prioritizes federally funded projects, Kirven said. GPATS has 82 projects on its 25year wish list and 63 are in Greenville County, he said. Greenville County could do projects on state roads through a contractor besides SCDOT as long as the design protocol is followed, Kirven said, prompting Councilman Joe Dill to comment, “I think it would sell better if someone besides SCDOT does it.” The council potentially could include funding for other transportation modes in the tax referendum. Charleston and Richland counties have passed referendums that include funding for bike lanes, mass transit and walking trails. Some Upstate advocates say if the county hopes to relieve congestion and other
transportation problems, funds for sidewalks, bike lanes and public transit should be included in the infrastructure tax. Upstate Forever and the Greenville Transit Authority surveyed 400 Greenville County voters in August and learned that 74 percent favored a sales tax referendum. When asked about a sales tax lasting eight years to fund strictly road improvements, roughly 39 percent were in favor. However, 43 percent of respondents favored a 20-year penny sales tax that would primarily fund road improvements but dedicate a portion to public transportation, new sidewalks, bike lanes and walking trails, reported Upstate Forever. Respondents said that the length of time on the tax was a deciding factor between the two options. Should the county pursue the referendum, a citizens advisory commission would first have to be created to prioritize the potential projects to be included on the ballot. Council did not act on a resolution to move forward with the referendum, but members said they want to learn more about how the program would work and receive input from residents. Lisa Hallo, director of sustainable communities with Upstate Forever, said she was pleased to see both options presented and the residents are ready to vote on a referendum. The next step will be to “work to have council fully consider the results of that poll,” she said. Kirven said that every group he has spoken to supports a referendum, but “every group I’ve spoken to say they prefer the first [roads-only] option.” Councilman Fred Payne said even if voters approve a roads-only referendum, amenities such as bike lanes could be included in projects if they fit the character of the area. This is not the time to include transit in the referendum, he said. Council has noted a degree of public interest in the funding mechanism. Councilman Jim Burns said he has already received calls asking when the referendum will be held and suggesting road projects to add to the list. County officials would be required have a referendum ready by summer 2014 to include it on the November ballot, said county attorney Mark Tollison. Greenville County Council is scheduled to meet again on Oct. 15, 6 p.m., at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville.
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More SC college campuses go tobacco-free USC, Greenville Tech will be latest to ban tobacco products from campus CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville Technical College and the University of South Carolina will soon join a growing number of colleges and universities that have banned smoking or tobacco products from their campuses. Greenville Tech will go tobaccofree on Nov. 15 – known nationally as the Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit. The University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus goes tobacco-free Jan. 1. At least 15 colleges and universities in South Carolina already ban
smoking or all tobacco products. Several others – including Clemson and Furman – are considering bans. Greenville Tech’s ban includes cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes. The ban does not include McAlister Square or the Greenville Tech student housing. The Greenville Tech Foundation sets policy for those areas. The school will provide tobacco cessation programs for students and faculty. Campus police have the authority to issue fines – $25 for the first offense and $50 for the second. The University of South Carolina has banned tobacco use within 25 feet of buildings and outdoor seating areas since 2006. The campus-wide ban includes football fans tailgating at the university-owned former State Farmers Market site, basketball fans in parking lots surrounding the Colonial Life Arena or baseball fans
in school-owned parking lots near Carolina Stadium. USC will host a daylong, free tobacco-free summit on Oct. 17. Signs will be installed and ashtrays removed from campus in December. Surveys found 87 percent of students and 94 percent of faculty and staff do not smoke. According to Tobacco Free USC, the school is banning the use of smokeless tobacco so smokers don’t turn to smokeless tobacco use on campus. A Jan. 1, 2015 target date has been set for Clemson University to go tobacco-free, said George Clay, the chairman of the task force examining that issue. The task force wants to get final approval for a tobacco-free campus policy by Jan. 1 so the school has a year to build awareness of the new policy and to assist current tobacco users to quit, Clay said. This semester, the task force will survey faculty, staff and students
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to determine tobacco usage and to explore attitudes and behavioral intentions of users and non-users concerning a tobacco-free campus environment, he said. The University of South Carolina Upstate has been tobacco-free since 2008. Converse College in Spartanburg went tobacco-free in 2012. Nearly 800 colleges and universities had or were working on having tobacco-free campuses as of July 8, according to Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. South Carolina college campuses that are now tobacco-free are Aiken Tech, Allen University, Charleston Southern, Columbia International University, Converse College, Claflin College, Clinton Junior College, Francis Marion University, Lander University, USC School of Medicine, North Greenville University, Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech, Southern Wesleyan, Piedmont Tech, USC Upstate and York Tech.
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Greer named 4th-best SC town for young families SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
sjackson@communityjournals.com An Upstate city has appeared again in a national ranking as being one of the best. This time it’s the city of Greer, which has been named one of the best towns in South Carolina for young families by NerdWallet, a financial resource and planning website. NerdWallet said it conducted the study to better inform young families and parents-to-be. The website included 50 towns in the study and based the rankings on five criteria: public school ratings, median home value, cost of homeownership, median income and economic growth. Information was gathered from 2011 U.S. Census data and GreatSchools city ratings. Greer ranked fourth in the state. Fort Mill topped the list, with Clemson in second place, followed by Mount Pleasant and then Greer.
“The city of Greer has been one of the state’s fastest-growing cities over the past decade and young families have comprised a large percentage of that growth,” said City Administrator Ed Driggers. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Greer more than doubled from 10,332 in 1990 to 25,550 in 2010. City officials said the Greer Station development downtown and construction of a new municipal complex that included a 13-acre Greer City Park have made the city’s central business district a destination for families looking for dining, entertainment and recreation opportunities. “It’s encouraging to see young families moving to the city of Greer. It’s interesting that we’re seeing more families making their homes in established downtown neighborhoods with the desire to become a part of the city scene,” said Greer Mayor Rick Danner.
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In a workshop earlier this week, City Council discussed plans to move forward on a citywide distracteddriving ban and next steps needed to move forward with a possible infrastructure relief fund. After the Legislature failed to address texting while driving at a statewide level again this year, city leaders decided to look into what the city needs to do to institute a citywide ordinance. “Texting while driving, or really, distracted driving, is an epidemic at this point, and I think we need to find some way to deal with it,” said Sudduth Mayor Pro Tem David Sudduth, who initiated the task force to look into best practices already implemented in other cities across the state. Greenville “can’t sit around and wait on what the state might or might not do,” said Mayor Knox White. South Carolina is one of only three states in the nation White to not have any statewide distracted-driving laws, according to the Governors Highway Asso-
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ciation website, along with Arizona and Montana. Ten South Carolina municipalities have enacted some form of distracted-driving ban. Citing the city of Clemson’s ban as the best example, Police Chief Terri Wilfong said for the first year of enforcement, Clemson strictly focused on education Wilfong to get the word out after that city’s ordinance took effect in 2010. The point is “we want people to stop texting while driving,” Wilfong said, adding it will also be very crucial to have signage when coming into the city. The Clemson ordinance makes it unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle on a public street or highway within the Clemson city limits while text messaging, reading text messages, reading printed materials, or emailing. The ban does not apply if the driver is stopped or parked or using a GPS or voice-operated technology. Emergency personnel are also exempt. Fines in Clemson are $100 per offense plus court assessment fees which are another $112. Fees do not escalate and no driver’s license points or insurance surcharges are assessed. The council task force will draft an ordinance, and council members said they would like public input. “A sense of urgency is important,
journal news but it’s more important to get it right,” Sudduth said. Council would like to have an ordinance in effect by Jan. 1. Council members also reviewed a proposed plan for an infrastructure relief fund. A possible capital projects sales tax could be implemented that would help the city fund and develop a strategy for declining roadways and for specific projects. According to city officials, there are currently 600 miles of state-owned roads within the city of Greenville. Council members agreed the proposal is worth studying further, and
instructed staff to investigate what other cities across the state are doing and the possibility of working with Greenville County as a possible partner. If city leaders opt to move forward, a bill or referendum would need to be introduced at the state level. Undergrounding utilities was also discussed. Since 2010, the city has had a residential program called “weather the storm” in place for property owners who want to bury service lines (the power lines that run from Duke Energy’s poles to the home meter bases). Homeowners
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Mayors ask for details on new county rec department APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com Mayors and city administrators from all Greenville County’s municipalities gathered at County Square on Monday to discuss the formation of a county recreation department and what that will mean for each city. Greer Mayor Rick Danner expressed his displeasure at being left out of the decision process, which dissolved the Greenville County Recreation District special tax Danner district and brought it under the county’s umbrella. County Administrator Joe Kernell has said the tax millage rate will be set at 4.7 mills, which will equal about $27 more on tax bills for those who own a $150,000 home, according to Councilman Joe Baldwin. Before the recreation district became a county department, residents of Greer, Greenville, Simpsonville and Mauldin were not considered part of the county recreation district and therefore did not pay taxes to the district. Dissolving the district into county government changes that. Since county government is taking over the district millage, the residents of Greer, Greenville, Simpsonville and Mauldin will see an increase in their county taxes. (Travelers Rest and Fountain Inn were already part of the recreation district, so those residents will experience no change). Danner wanted specifics from the county on what the tax increase was going to bring to the cities. He said part of the problem with this change is that he cannot tell his residents exactly what the tax increase will buy them. “Our back is against the wall,” he said. “Within a matter of weeks the cities will have to explain a tax increase without knowing what they’re getting for it.” Simpsonville Mayor Perry Eichor echoed Danner’s demand for specifics. “You dealt us a bunch of lemons … exactly how many lemons are you giving us?” Discussion also centered on what to do with the taxes collected beginning
in January. County Council Chairman Bob Taylor said that all the cities have different needs, and suggested a committee with representatives from each municipality work together to create a fair and equitable system to divvy up the funds collected. Greenville City Manager John Castile said the group has about 30 days to discuss a plan before tax notices are issued. “We may run out of time before we create something that works for everyone and is properly vetted,” he said. Kernell recommended the funds be set aside until a plan is in place and to make some available for the deferred maintenance needs of the cities. Danner said he had reservations about submitting a “Santa Claus list” of needs, which would in turn cause cities to return to the county again and again asking for money. If not done right, the mechanism could pit the cities against each other, Danner said. Greer currently opts out of Spartanburg County’s recreation department, but Danner said he would not want to opt out of Greenville’s until he had seen a plan. Taylor asked if city residents really “care where facilities are located?” He and Councilman Sid Cates took the position that they don’t, and the county needs to build and maintain facilities where it makes the most sense for the whole community. Councilman Fred Payne commended the mayors for sharing their opinions and called for a way forward to “forget the past, start over and develop an equitable and fair future that we all want.” Councilman Jim Burns called for the group to “set up something that can be a win-win.” Councilman Joe Dill said the problems that led to the dissolution of the recreation district were not caused by the district itself, but by “excessive annexation” by the cities that ate away the district’s tax base. “We didn’t create this pickle, we’ve got to solve a problem,” he said. “The problem didn’t start here a few weeks ago.” Following the meeting, Burns said the first step is forming the committee to establish a fair system to distribute the funds.
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Vineyards replace tobacco fields in swath of northwestern N.C. CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF | clandrum@communityjournals.com
Tobacco fields once dominated the landscape of Yadkin Valley, a part of northwestern North Carolina near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Today, those tobacco fields are being replaced by vineyards, and Yadkin Valley, just a little more than a three-hour drive from Greenville, is emerging as wine country. Dozens of vineyards – from small operations on century farms to Shelton Vineyards, the state’s largest family-owned estate winery – grow Vitis vinifera grapes with familiar-sounding names to wine connoisseurs: Chardonnay. Cabernet Sauvignon. Sangiovese. Merlot. “Climatically, the Yadkin Valley is very similar to the Bordeaux region of France,” said David Bowers, an enology instructor at Surry Community College’s Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Viticulture and Enology Center. “It’s not the same soil by any means.” When Charlie Shelton bid on a defunct dairy farm in Newton, N.C. in 1994, he had no idea what he and his brother, Ed, would do with the land. “Charlie didn’t tell me for a couple of days,” Ed said. “He finally told me, ‘I hope you don’t mind, but you own half of a foreclosed dairy farm.’” Five years later, the brothers – who made their fortune in the construction business – started Shelton Vineyards. To create a local workforce, they helped begin a viticulture and enology program at Surry Community College so vineyards and wineries wouldn’t have to import skilled employees from wine regions such as the Napa Valley. Surry Community College has its own on-campus winery, Surry Cellars, making it the only community college in the country with a program that allows students to take grapes from field to shelf. Slow country roads lead to an iron gate at Shelton Vineyards just off Exit 93 on Interstate 77, about 20 miles from the Virginia state line. Once inside, rows and rows of grapevines take over the view. At the end of each row is a rose bush, not placed there to add to the beauty but to give workers an early warning of diseases and insects that might otherwise hurt the vines. VINEYARDS continued on page 20
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Shelton Vineyards now grows 15 varieties of grapes. The 104,000 vines would span 110 miles. Shelton Vineyards produces 25,000 to 30,000 cases of wine each year, making it the largest winery in the region by far. Tours are conducted and end in “the cave room,” the storage area for barrels in the winery’s “adopt-a-barrel” program. For $645, people can name their barrel and get one case of wine from it per year for four years. The barrel goes home with its “adoptive parent” during the fifth year. A ledger written in chalk keeps track of owners and the cask names. “Barrels are a winemaker’s spice rack,” Ed Shelton said. Down the road, two couples who used to work for the Blue Man Group in Las Vegas own Elkin Creek Vineyard. Nick and Jennifer White were looking for a wedding venue near his hometown of High Point. They found Elkin Creek Vineyard on the Internet and were married there in 2008. Carrie Jeroslow, an ordained minister and a resident director with Blue Man Group, officiated. When Elkin Creek’s original owner Mark Greene decided to sell, the Whites and Jeroslow and her husband, Louis, a special-effects engineer and an amateur winemaker, bought it. “We’re really in the best climate zone for growing viniferous grapes,” Louis Jeroslow
said. “We’re at the same latitude as Sicily and central-coast California and our climate is more like Bordeaux. So, in terms of wine, we really have one foot in Italy and one foot in Bordeaux, France.” Former Greenville resident Lori Rice is among the owners of Grassy Creek Vineyard and Winery. In the early 1920s, John Hanes of the Hanes Hosiery Mills bought a one-room cabin near Grassy Creek that later became the official guesthouse for Chatham Manufacturing Company, the largest manufacturer of wool blankets. Thurmond Chatham, who married John Hanes’ sister, became friends with avid dairyman J.C. Penney, and Klondike Farm became a working dairy farm known for the best chocolate milk in the world. A sire of the farm was born on Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s second expedition to Antarctica. When Chatham decided to sell Klondike Cabins, Rice and her husband, Darrell, bought it. Vineyard planting on Grassy Creek began in April 2003. Two of its wines are bottled in milk bottles to pay homage to its heritage. Yadkin Valley’s newest winery, JOLO Winery and Vineyards, will open its tasting room in the spring. The vineyard overlooks Pilot Mountain. Owners J.W. and Kristen Ray purchased a picturesque 81 acres in 2010 with plans to establish a high-end boutique winery and restaurant. J.W. Ray had worked at five-star hotels and owned a fine dining restaurant.
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MAKING WINE IS NOT FOR WHINERS GREG BECKNER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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First, let’s start with a disclaimer. I am not, nor have I ever been, an authority on how to make wine at home. I am – and this is putting it mildly – a pre-novice winemaker, as it is yet to be determined if in fact what I have fermenting in my crawl space is actually wine. If you have any real interest in this ancient craft, I would suggest taking a class or two on the subject with someone who knows what he is doing. There are local classes available for this. I didn’t, and I am sure I made a number of errors as a result. However, most of what I have learned in life I have learned through trial and error, so why should I tempt fate by knowing very much about the subject before diving in? I was given two muscadine vines some years ago, which I planted along a fence line near my home. Most years I would only get a few pounds of grapes; the deer generally ate much more than I ever harvested. For some reason this season was different. While the deer took their share, I was left with many more grapes than I could eat, so I thought, “Why let these things go to waste? I’ll just make some wine.” After spending almost 10 minutes reading about the subject on the Internet, I had found a recipe and some information on how to make Muscadine wine. STEP ONE: Harvest grapes. After picking for a couple of hours I had three 5-gallon buckets full. STEP TWO: Clean the grapes, making sure to remove all the stems and any grapes that are spoiled or suspect. STEP THREE: Smash them. You have to have something to smash them in and with. I had saved a 15-gallon stainless steel chemical mixer from photography’s film days (while not a hoarder, some items I can’t throw out, and stainless steel is one of them). After some reconfiguration and extensive cleaning, I had my smash pit. I naively believed all I would need to smash them
with was my trusty potato masher from the kitchen. Shortly after beginning the smashing process I realized that if I wanted to finish before Christmas I would have to find another way. The thought of drinking something my feet had been in contact with was too disgusting to fathom, so the old-school method was out. I wrapped my 5-pound sledgehammer in plastic trash bags (I left out the part about everything needing to be sanitized didn’t I?) and found the hammer to be very effective – and a good upper-body workout to boot. Unless you have an area like a garage or workshop that you don’t mind getting nasty, you will want to do this outside. It’s a messy process and sugary liquid is a pain to clean up. STEP FOUR: Mix the grape must (what wine makers call smashed grapes and grape juice) with the proper amounts of water and sugar and finally add wine, making yeast on top. Cover lightly for seven days, stirring once a day. STEP FIVE: After seven days, rack the liquid (which means “carefully siphon”) into another container separating it from the solids in the must. The container must be airtight. I did all of this in my bathtub. Easier to clean up if you have a spill. Seal the container and insert your airlock. The airlock allows carbon to escape without letting oxygen in. (Read more about this online if you are interested. It’s pretty cool and appealed to my inner chemist/mad scientist.) STEP SIX: Store in a cool dark place for six weeks to allow the fermentation process to play out. STEP SEVEN: I am not there yet, but I am told you can put the stuff in bottles after six weeks, when fermentation has stopped. I found the process so far to be kind of fun (aside from battling yellow jackets, as they apparently really like smashed grapes). I mean, what guy doesn’t like smashing things?
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The rewards (and dangers) of grooming cats
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Read more about Danelle German’s Catty Shack Vac in this week’s Upstate Business Journal.
Her students take a two-week course in hands-on grooming, business and website design. When students graduate, German said, they are well equipped to enter a high-paying industry. A 2012 graduate, Gabi Tiefenbrunn, said she made six figures her first year after starting a mobile cat-grooming business in Tucson, Ariz. This year she’ll pay off the $100,000 custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter she outfitted for her business, she said.
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“You groom cats? Really? I thought cats groomed themselves. I’d like to see that.” Danelle German, founder and president of the National Cat Groomers Institute of America (NCGIA), said she receives such responses when she tells people she’s a cat groomer. “In fact, if I’m in a hurry, I say, ‘You wouldn’t believe me if I told you,’” she said. German has succeeded in her field by applying business savvy to the relatively untapped market of cat grooming. She runs the world’s only feline-exclusive grooming school in Greenville, owns a patent for the Catty Shack Vac and speaks at trade shows around the world. German said she became interested in cat grooming in the late 1990s when she attended her first cat show. Wanting to show her own cats professionally, she set out to learn how to groom cats. Soon a veterinarian contacted her and asked to consider applying her grooming techniques to other people’s cats. She accepted, and in her first year of business, went from 80 to 480 clients. As her business grew, German became concerned with the absence of certification for cat groomers, a designation often held by dog groomers. She wrote a curriculum in 2007 and developed a national certification standard for cat grooming. After creating the curriculum, she began receiving requests for personalized instruction. German launched NCGIA in 2010.
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Danelle German, founder and president of the National Cat Groomers Institute of America, with Petunia, one of the school’s working cats.
Tiefenbrunn praised German for having “great business insight.” Formerly a commercial embroiderer, Tiefenbrunn attended the school at age 57 and said, “I had never in my life given a cat a bath. Grooming was a whole new aspect to me.” German stresses safety for both the groomer and the cat. She said cat grooming is dangerous. “If you try to make a cat do anything it doesn’t want to do, they have 18 really sharp claws and a mouth full of teeth, and they are very adept at using them.” In one instance, German refused to give a “fiercely wicked” cat, Snowball, a specialized cut called the lion cut. She finally relented when the owner insisted that he would hold the cat because, according to him, Snowball would never bite him. Immediately after German turned on the clippers, Snowball attacked the owner. “I’m not even sure Snowball lived to the end of the day,” German said. Most cases don’t end the way Snowball’s did, she said, but she works to educate customers in addition to students on what is right for a cat. Professional grooms at NCGIA’s salon at 701 Pendleton St. in Greenville range from $42 to $56. However, German recommends that first-time customers try the student groom for $28. German also volunteers her services to local shelters and does hundreds of free grooms a year. She said that grooming gives cats a better chance for adoption. After the cat gets groomed it acts like it’s been transformed, she said. “A groomed cat is a happy cat.”
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A Call to Men Ted Bunch explains why violence against women is a men’s issue EVENT: A CALL TO MEN Community Breakfast WHO WAS THERE: More than 200 men and women from across the Upstate
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SPEAKER: A CALL TO MEN CoFounder, Ted Bunch TOPIC: “Equipping Men to End Violence Against Women and Girls” It is amazing what can be accomplished over eggs, grits and sausage biscuits, especially when working to engage men on a topic that has historically been viewed as a “women’s issue.” On Sept. 27, Safe Harbor, along with The Julie Valen-
tine Center, Upstate Fatherhood Coalition, Compass of Carolina and the Year of Altruism, co-hosted a community breakfast that opened an important dialogue in our community – how to engage and equip men in efforts to end domestic violence, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women. With breaking new statistics from the Violence Policy Center revealing that South Carolina is now ranked as the No. 1 state in the nation for the rate of women killed by men, this event could not have come at a more crucial time. The “A Call To Men” community breakfast featured opening words from WYFF anchor Michael Cogdill, followed by a keynote address from A CALL TO MEN co-founder Ted Bunch. A CALL TO MEN is a leading national violence prevention organization providing training and education for men, boys and communities (acalltomen.org). During his remarks, Bunch emphasized
several key points on how men can prevent violence against women in their daily interactions with friends, neighbors, colleagues, children and youth.
Violence against women is a men’s issue
Since most perpetrators of violence against women are male, men must en-
gage themselves to be part of the solution. Well-meaning men need to lead by example in modeling respectful behaviors and to hold their male friends, colleagues and peers accountable for ending violence and discrimination against women and girls.
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THE GIST OF IT ination against women taking place and refrain from speaking out or challenging it, we are essentially supporting it. Men need to challenge other men when they say or do disrespectful things toward women, letting them know why they find these behaviors offensive.
BREAK OUT OF THE ‘MAN BOX’
General socialization teaches boys and men that they must be tough, dominant and unemotional in order to truly “be a man.” We need to challenge these stereotypes, teaching our sons that healthy manhood includes the freedom to express their broad range of emotions – including sadness, hurt and fear – in a safe way. Men also need to speak out against comments that mock or harass boys and men for not acting “manly enough,” explaining why these comments are unhealthy and limiting.
COMMIT TO SOCIAL CHANGE
Men must take the risk to talk with other men about the issue of gender discrimination and violence against women. Men must also be willing to teach their sons and other boys they influence about healthy masculinity and the importance of showing respect toward all people.
LEARN MORE
Men can become allies in the movement to stop violence against women by educating themselves and learning more at: Safe Harbor – safeharborsc.org Julie Valentine Center – julievalentinecenter.org Fatherhood Coalition – scfathersandfamilies.com/programs/upstate_ fatherhood_coalition Compass of Carolina – compassofcarolina.org A Call To Men – acalltomen.org No More – nomore.org Men Stopping Violence – menstoppingviolence.org Futures Without Violence - futureswithoutviolence.org
By Julie Meredith, Safe Harbor director of volunteers and communication
ABOUT SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor is a nonprofit organization providing safe shelter, counseling, advocacy and support services for victims of domestic violence and their children, and domestic violence prevention and education throughout Greenville, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties. For more information, visit Safe Harbor at safeharborsc.org or call the 24/7 crisis line, 1-800-291-2139.
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GATHER YOUR FRIENDS. SHOP GREAT PLACES. WIN FABULOUS PRIZES. Meet the Fashionistas: She’ s NOT a Lazy Goat (though her favorite restaurant), so when this Taurus gets moving she enjoys going to the mountains and shopping for shoes. Dr. Chowdhary can fix broken bones or help you recover from injury in her real career at GHS, but she enjoys the occasional“sleep in”on her day off. Job she wanted to do when little: marine biologist. • Skort, blouse & clutch from Traveling Chic Boutique; Shoes from MUSE Shoe Studio This ballerina wannabe is a Virgo who loves shoes! When she is not trying to figure out her favorite Greenville restaurant (there are too many good ones), she’s excercising and walking her Westie. She’s a city girl with lots to do, but loves the mountains and the beach for relaxing. • Dress, handbag, jewelry from Augusta 20; Shoes from MUSE Shoe Studio Instead of being the President she thought she would grow up to be, Dr. Thurston might be bringing a future Commander in chief into the world in her GHS ObGyn medical practice. But when she is not, this Aquarius is true to the sign, loving a hot bath or trip to the beach. Combing the city for a great handbag or tote also makes her stylish and happy. For solo time, it’ s running with her music—there’s a reason it’s called“i”tunes! • Jacket, skirt, pants, black handbag from Sassy On Augusta; Shoes from MUSE Shoe Studio; Tan handbag from coxleather.com Perhaps it’s because she wanted to grow up to be a clothing designer, this Gemini is happy shopping in Greenville (especially Monkees!), dining in her favorite restaurant, Breakwater, and is a city girl through and through. But family is important too, and in her free time, she is often found playing with her nieces and nephew. • Blouse, skirt, boots, necklace from Monkee’s of the West End; Handbag from Postcard from Paris Cette belle francaise is drawn to the beauty of both mountains and the beach and loves animals so much she wanted to grow up to be a veterinarian. But this mother of two (and dog!) spends her spare time punching the bag(boxing! Watch out!!) and shopping particularly for shoes and perfume. Well-heeled and smelling good, her favorite past time is sitting by a pool with dear friends and a cold bottle of rosé. Voila. • Dress, bracelet from WISH; Handbag from CUSTARD Boutique; Shoes from MUSE Shoe Studio Hair & Makeup sponsored by Capello Salon; Photography by Olivia Griffin Photography
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PARTICIPANTS: 4Rooms ∙ Alisa Marie Fine Lingerie ∙ Augusta 20 ∙ Bubbly Blow Dry Bar ∙ Capello Salon ∙ coxleather.com ∙ Custard Boutique Greenville Dermatology ∙ JB Lacher Jewelers ∙ Jane Crawford Skin Clinic ∙ Labels Designer Consignments Linda McDougald | Postcard from Paris Home ∙ Macy’s ∙ Megan Diez Salon ∙ Monkee’ s of the West End ∙ MUSE Shoe Studio Palmetto Olive Oil Co. ∙ Roots ∙ Sassy On Augusta ∙ Sassy Kids on Augusta ∙ The White Iris ∙ Traveling Chic Boutique ∙ WISH Boutique Storefront Window Contest Sponsored by Virginia Hayes ∙ PR Support provided by Flourish Integrated Communications Town Cars for the crawl provided by Eastside Transportation
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Greenville dubbed country’s most stressed GREG BECKNER / STAFF
Website surveyed 250,000 nationwide, more than 5,000 in area APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com Despite access to recreation, cultural events and leisure opportunities, Greenville was recently listed as the nation’s most stressed city by the website Sharecare. Sharecare conducted a sample of 250,000 respondents of the RealAge Test offered by the site. Stress was measured using three responses from the test, said Dr. Keith Roach, chief medical officer for the site. These included how much stress a person feels at home and at work, financial stress and stressful events that happened in the last year. The events were specific, such as divorce, death, illness and foreclosure. More than 5,000 of the respondents were from Greenville, said Roach. The “most important” factor in the
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survey was how much stress respondents felt, said Roach, followed by financial stress. The website periodically chooses an issue to focus on and stress was the most recent, he said. The hope is to draw attention to something that may be adversely affecting people’s wellness, said Roach. “Obviously, everybody in Greenville is not stressed out all the time. Many people don’t report stress, but it’s important to health.” Sustained stress can lead to heart at-
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tacks and other health problems and a stressful event can increase a person’s risk for heart disease and death, he said. Calling attention to the issue can create change, said Roach, as the site saw New York City residents’ RealAge improve when more began to quit smoking. Though Greenville was also ranked as one of the country’s “oldest” cities by Sharecare, it was ranked third in the country for cities with the happiest marriages.
A 30-day application period for the permanent Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board’s board of directors is now open. Greenville County Council moved ahead with an ordinance to establish the seven-member permanent board and dissolve the interim board. Council waived the regular filing period to take applications. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 31. Current interim board chairman Alex McNair said he would apply to continue to serve. Several other interim board members had also expressed a desire to continue, he said. County Council appointed the fivemember interim board last spring after dissolving the previous DSN board amid a mismanagement controversy. Those interested in applying for the permanent board should visit bit.ly/gvlboard for an application. Application forms can be mailed, faxed or emailed.
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Lexus of Greenville to sponsor Polo Classic jputnam@communityjournals.com Lexus of Greenville will be the title sponsor of the second annual Polo Classic held to benefit the Greenville Health System Neurological Institute, event organizers announced this week. Other sponsors include Verizon, Creative Builders, CertusBank, Cyberonics, TOWN Magazine and TALK Magazine. The Oct. 20 match will begin at 2 p.m. at Hopkins Historic Farm in Simpsonville, but the gates will open at 1 p.m. for a performance by Dylan Arms, former “American Idol” contestant and Greer native. Several of Greenville’s newest food trucks, including Neue South, Chocolate Moose, Fuddruckers and High-Low Smoke, will be on hand. Attendees are advised to wear dresses, hats, and flats for women and dress shirts for men. The day’s festivities
will include a Hats and Flats parade and the stomping of the divots before the match. “The Polo Classic is a great event for the entire family,” said state Rep. Phyllis Henderson, chair of the Polo Classic Steering Committee. “The event will continue to generate awareness while also raising funds to support the Neurological Institute. We were thrilled with the support for last year’s event, and we are overwhelmed by the continued support from local vendors and businesses. This year’s Polo Classic is sure to be a wonderful event for all involved!” The inaugural event last year had more than 1,000 guests. Henderson said money raised through the polo initiative will help fund the development of “one-stop” sub-specialty clinics that will bundle multiple doctor and therapist visits into single comprehensive visits. Tickets are $25 each and may be purchased at greenvillepoloclassic.com.
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The Greenville In Harmony Show Chorus is seeking students in grades nine-12 to apply for its annual Sing For Scholarships program. The first 25 students who call 864-915-4496 or email greenvilleinharmony@gmail.com with their name, address and phone number will be able to participate in auditions on Oct. 14 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Simpsonville. The top five finalists will perform in both a matinee and evening show with the Greenville In Harmony Chorus at its annual show, “The Gift of Music,” on Dec. 7. Scholarships and prizes will be awarded to each of the finalists.
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Shannon Forest Christian School will hold its Fall Festival on Oct. 11, 5-8 p.m., on the West Campus athletic fields. Admission fees for both the volleyball and soccer games will be waived, and all are welcome to enjoy a cookout and crafts. Quaker Steak and Lube will provide hamburger and hotdog plates, including chips and a drink for $6. Pre-orders are necessary. Pumpkin painting and sand art crafts will be also be available at no charge. For more information, email ptf@shannonforest.com. Ellen Woodside Elementary Riley Readers will read with students at the Riley Child Development Center on Oct. 4. These students are chosen by their peers to serve on the school’s Student Council. Reading with the students at the Riley Center is part of their community service. Langston Charter Middle School will offer school tours during October on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m. and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. No tour will be available Oct. 17. Tours last about 45 minutes, and no appointment is necessary. For more information, visit langstoncharter.org or call Celanie Martin at 864-286-9700. The following students were named National Merit Semifinalists for the 2014 National Merit Scholarship: John P. Evans, Anna S. Ferrell, Robert W. Moser, James D. Pennell and Jiayang Zhao of Christ Church Episcopal School; Alix C. Griffin of Greenville High School; Maria E. Bartlett, Robert Bayliss, Thomas Caldwell, Haley N. Glenn and Maria P. Parrini of Wade Hampton High School; Donald J. Baracskay and David R. Melton of J.L. Mann High School; Elizabeth L. Ellis of Shannon Forest Christian School; Eric A. Berg, Ian R. Burnette and Iain A. Espey of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities; Jeremy B. Bell, Victorio Cabrera, Nishesh Chaubey and Lee C. Palms of Southside High School; Alec E. Biscopink and Benjamin R. Dunphy of St. Joseph’s Catholic School; homeschooled students Kevin Larson and Johanna M. Swab; Nida Ansari, Alexander Koo, Bryce C. Safrit and Kerry S. Yan of Riverside High School; William H. Cummings, Nikita G. Deshpande, Joshua E. Dunster, Kelsey L. Fuson and Zachary P. Girvin of Mauldin High School; Jenna L. Mewborn of Hillcrest High School; Casey E. Cunningham of Southside Christian School; and Agustin Malki of Eastside High School. Brashier Middle College Charter High School will accept applications for the 2014-15 freshman class through Nov. 1. The lottery selection will take place on Nov. 12, 4 p.m. To get an application, visit brashiermiddlecollege.org. Also, the annual Brashier Family Fund event will be held on Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. at Hopkins Farm, 3717 Fork Shoals Road, Simpsonville. The fundraiser includes a barbeque dinner and silent auction. Tickets are available at the school or by calling 864-757-1800. The Society for Human Resource Management has certified that Bob Jones University’s BS degree in business administration with a concentration in human resources fully aligns with the SHRM HR curriculum guidelines. The society’s goal is to provide colleges and universities a resource for tracking HR curricula against a common, minimum skill set needed by employers who seek to fill HR professional positions. The second-grade classes of Westcliffe Elementary recently participated in a virtual field trip of the Minnesota Zoo. The field trip provided learning experiences and understanding of native and non-native animals, what animals in a zoo eat, habitats in the wild and at the zoo and new animal vocabulary.
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The Mauldin Garden Club will meet Oct. 8, 7 p.m., to hear Susan Temple speak about planting and growing peonies. Between Oct. 5 and Nov. 23, extra-large daffodil bulbs will be for sale in front of the Mauldin Cultural Center every Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. They are available in bundles of yellow or a mixed bag of yellow, orange and white. Visit the cultural center at 101 E. Butler Road to learn more about making Mauldin the Daffodil City. For more information, contact Ann Smith at jerryanne115@yahoo.com or visit mauldingardenclub.org. The Greenville Health System Life Center is hosting an indoor triathlon on Oct. 5, 8 a.m. The event includes a 10-minute swim, 30-minute bike ride and 20-minute run. Cost is $35 to participate. To register, call 864-455-4035. Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children will hold three public hearings in October to identify important issues and recommendations for children in South Carolina. All citizens and representatives for children’s organizations are invited to testify. The local hearing is Oct. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in Greenville County Chambers, 301 University Ridge, Greenville. For more information, call 803-777-1646 or visit childlaw.sc.edu. Verizon Wireless will offer two workshops on using smartphones. Apple iPhone: Getting Started will be on Oct. 8 and 22, 6-7 p.m. Android: Getting Started will be on Oct. 15 and 29, 6-7 p.m. Classes will be held at 4 Market Point Drive and 465 Congaree Road in Greenville. The workshops are free, but registration is required. For more information, visit vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com. On Oct. 5, 9 a.m., Rick Huffman will lead a SC Native Plant Society field trip to explore early succession habitats, as well as woods with ferns and woodland understory plants, on an unused portion of the Twin Chimneys landfill property in
southern Greenville County. To reserve a spot and get directions, email judy_seeley@hotmail.com. Send a cellphone number for last-minute communications. Fall for Greenville will be Oct. 11-13 in downtown Greenville. Festival taste tickets can be purchased in advance at Michelin on Main, 550 S. Main St. in Greenville, through Oct. 11, 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for a sheet of eight tickets that can be used throughout the festival weekend to purchase food samples and beverages, merchandise and rides in the Kids’ Area. Patrons who pre-purchase $50 worth of tickets will receive one free sheet. No refunds will be given for pre-ticket sales. For more information, visit fallforgreenville.net or facebook.com/fallforgreenville. Hospice of the Upstate’s Autumn Grief Series, educational sessions for those who have lost a loved one in the last year, will begin Oct. 7. Meetings will be held at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Both groups will run for five consecutive weekly meetings on Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 and Nov. 4. The groups will meet at Hospice of the Upstate’s Sadler Center, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson. The series is free and open to the public. For more information, call Donna Davis at 864-328-1950 or 1-800-261-8636 ext. 3115. The SC Botanical Garden will hold its Fall Plant Sale on Oct. 5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For sale will be many native and exotic perennials, butterfly/hummingbird attractants, and a combination of both native and exotic landscape shrubs and trees. For more information, visit clemson.edu/public/scbg. First Mondays will be held on Oct. 7 at noon at the Poinsett Club and will feature Paul Howell with Honor Flight. To register, visit firstmondayingreenville.com
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Greenville Family Partnership was awarded a $3,000 grant from the IBM Community Grant Program to support its Youth Empowerment Program. In addition, Brad Grice hit a hole in one at the recent 2013 Red Ribbon Classic Tournament and won a Honda donated by Breakaway Honda. The 34 participating teams at the tournament raised $80,100 to benefit local drug prevention and parenting programs in schools, churches and businesses. Winners include: Brad Grice, Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, stands next to the Honda that he won during first place, Greenville Health System; second the Green Valley “2013 Red Ribbon Classic place, Philpot Law Firm; third place, GreenTournament.” ville County Sheriff’s Office; longest drive, Jason Livingston, Ansco & Associates; closest to the pin, Drew Stamm, NAI Earle Furman. For more information, visit greenvillefamilypartnership.org or call 864-467-4099. Dining for Women recently announced that its grant program will provide more than $300,000 to grassroots programs around the world. The programs will directly benefit nearly 3,000 women and girls by improving health, increasing educational opportunities and training health care workers. Since 2003, DFW has donated almost $3 million. In addition, its public service announcement will be run on the CBS “super screen” in New York City’s Times Square through Jan. 4. For more information, visit diningforwomen.org. Coaches 4 Character announced that Greenville Health System will be presenting sponsor for the 2014 ACE Awards. Coaches 4 Character’s mission is to teach at risk youth the value of education and character development. For more information, visit coaches4character.com.
SPMBC Young Women’s Auxiliary will host a Flapjack Fundraiser on Oct. 5 at Applebee’s, 430 Congaree Road. All proceeds will go toward new school supplies for low income families. The fundraiser will start at 8 a.m. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased by contacting Angella Walker at 864-908-8323. Three Upstate universities – Bob Jones University, Furman University and North Greenville University – are competing in a Saving Lives Together blood drive to help the Blood Connection collect a record amount of blood donations. Each university is sponsoring a drive to see which student body can get the largest percentage of their students to donate blood. North Greenville kicked off the competition and BJU will hold the Together We Bleed Bruin blood drive Oct. 7-11 and Furman’s will be held Oct. 28-Nov. 1.
OnPoint CFO & Controller Services, in partnership with the Greenville Drive, recently donated $3,800 through the OnPoint Home Run Challenge. OnPoint donated $100 for every home run hit by a Greenville Drive player at Fluor Field this season and $500 for each grand slam. This season, the Drive knocked in 34 home runs and one grand slam, totaling $3,800 in donations to the Mauldin Miracle League, the South Carolina Children’s Theatre and Safe Harbor. Since 2010, the Challenge has donated more than $15,000 to Upstate charities. An item in this space last week did not make clear that OnPoint was the sole donor in the Home Run Challenge. We regret the error.
The Greenville County Guardian ad Litem Program will hold a free training course to teach community volunteers how to advocate for children taken from homes of abuse and neglect. The 30-hour training program focuses on the family court system, how to recognize abuse and neglect and how to communicate with children and others involved in the case. The first class begins Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Volunteers must be over 21, able to pass background checks and have a strong desire to help children. For more information, call Patty Dellinger at 864-467-5862 or visit scgal.org. Holy Cross Episcopal Church will host its eighth annual Simpsonville Community Pumpkin Patch at Vaughn’s Country Store Oct. 1-31. The pumpkin patch sells festive pumpkins and other fall items such as gourds and crafts to benefit Habitat for Humanity and other Upstate charities. For more information, visit facebook. com/PumpkinPatchSimpsonvilleSc. Let There Be Mom will hold its seventh annual Dine Out for Mom fundraiser on Oct. 24. More than 60 local restaurants will donate 20 percent of their total sales from that day to the organization. To see a list of participating restaurants, visit LetThereBeMom.org or call 864-608-9819. Registration is open for the 2013 HOPE Relay on Nov. 9. The race will support the Project HOPE Foundation, a nonprofit organization helping people diagnosed with autism. Project HOPE Foundation will give 99 percent of all donations received to direct services. For event details, visit hoperelay.org. Clemson University is kicking off the 2013 college football season with a new addition: the Allstate “Good Hands” Field Goal Net program. Allstate and Clemson Athletics will host a special kick promotion at the Tigers’ home game on Nov. 14, where one lucky fan will be selected by the school to kick a 25-yard field goal for $2,000, half of which will be donated to the Clemson general scholarship fund.
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The Greenville Chorale will host its Snowflake Soiree fundraiser Jan. 18, 2014, at the Poinsett Hotel. The evening will feature entertainer Bob Howard, jazz music and silent and live auctions. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks from Coffee Underground and desserts from Chocolate Moose. Tickets are $80 per person or $600 for a table of eight. Parties of eight will receive a complimentary bottle of champagne and CDs of a Greenville Chorale concert. Black tie is optional. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 864-235-1101.
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Desire to write something his kids might enjoy leads to Tommy Hays’ first young adult novel CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville native and author Tommy Hays didn’t set out to write a young adult novel when he started writing “What I Came to Tell You.” He just wanted to write something his kids would enjoy reading. Hays’ son Max was in the fifth grade and told his father that he had read all of the books in the house that he wanted to read. Hays suggested “In the Family Way,” a novel Hays wrote that is set in the 1960s in Greenville, his hometown. Max made it through about 50 pages of the book before telling his father it wasn’t for him. That got Hays thinking about writing a novel about a world Max and his sister knew – Asheville, the city where Hays has lived since 1988 and a place his kids knew as their hometown.
“I have never written a scene in a place I didn’t know and feel connected with,” said Hays, the executive director of the Great Smokies Writing Program and lecturer in the Master of Liberal Arts program at the University of North Carolina Asheville. “I felt comfortable enough to finally write about Asheville.” “What I Came to Tell You” is the story of a 12-year-old boy, Grover, and his little sister, Sudie. Their mother died six months earlier, killed when a car hit her as she chased the family dog into busy traffic. Grover has had a hard time since his mother’s death and the only thing that gives him solace is the time he spends in the Bamboo Forest, modeled after the stand of bamboo bordered by a little creek at the back of the neighbor’s yard. HAYS continued on PAGE 34
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“He’d spend the afternoon making things out of bamboo, the usual boy stuff like spears, bows and arrows and weapons. He also made furniture and gates,” Hays said. While the Bamboo Forest was kind of small – about the size of a living room – it was big enough for a neighborhood of kids to lose themselves for hours every afternoon, Hays said.
“I believe the more specific you are in your fiction, the more universal it is. There’s authenticity in the real thing.” Tommy Hays
Tensions build within the family and outside. But help arrives in the form of a mountain family that has moved into a cheap rental nearby. They slowly work their way into the Bamboo Forest – and Grover’s heart. A prickly and independent neighbor becomes a pillar to Grover and his little sister. A peculiar young man who is al-
ways lurking around helps lift Grover and his family from their paralyzing grief. “In my novels, there’s loss, either death or dementia, but there’s healing, too,” Hays said. Hays said he wrote five very different drafts of the novel and they got darker each time. “The first draft was a light novel, probably what you think of when you think of a typical kids’ book,” he said. “But in each draft, things got harder for Grover. By the end, I had forgotten the original impulse to write for my kids. I thought of it as a book for anybody.” Hays said he didn’t leave anything out because the book was a novel for young adults because he didn’t Greenville native and author Tommy Hays. know it was going to be. “It does not condescend to kids. It’s the real world,” Hays said. “I didn’t write it as a young adult The novel features references to many novel. I wrote it like any book.” places in Asheville. The book, published last month, was “I believe the more specific you are chosen as a fall 2013 Okra Pick by the in your fiction, the more universal it is,” Southern Independent Booksellers Al- Hays said. “There’s authenticity in the liance. real thing.” A book release is scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of Pat Scales, former school librarian and children’s book reviewer, 200 Stewart St., Greenville. Hays said Scales played an important role in getting him to write a young adult novel. While Scales and Hays worked at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, she asked him if he had any interest in writing a young adult book. She also read the manuscript when he was finished.
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“She played a significant part of this,” he said. One of Hays’ earlier novels, “The Pleasure Was Mine,” was a finalist for the SIBA Fiction Award in 2006. The Greenville County Library System chose the novel for its Amazing Read program. His other adult novels are “Sam’s Crossing,” which has been recently rereleased, and the book he couldn’t get his son to read, “In the Family Way,” winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. Hays said his daughter, Ruth, now 18, read “What I Came to Tell You” in the spring. Max, however, did not read the book until his past summer while he was killing time in the bottom of an old gold mine turned physics lab a mile and half underground in South Dakota.
SCCT tells bullies ‘Know Way’ JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR
jputnam@communityjournals.com Since early September, a touring group from the South Carolina Children’s Theatre (SCCT) has been visiting Greenville elementary schools to teach children how to deal with bullying. Two of the actors have a personal connection to the message SCCT has been delivering for eight years. “As a kid, I was bullied a lot all the way through high school,” said Traysie Amick, SCCT principal teaching artist and traveling actor. “I hung out with a lot of very talented people in the arts who were also bullied.” Jason Bryant, Know Way touring actor and workshop facilitator, took the opposite direction. The bullying started for Bryant after his family moved south from Brooklyn, N.Y., and his accent attracted unfriendly attention. “I was also held back and then became the bigger kid in class, so the bullying continued,” he said. Bryant responded by becoming a bully himself. However, he describes himself as a “recovering bully-holic” because by the time he got
SCCT’s Know Way touring actors perform “The Boy Who Cried Bully.”
to high school, he “adapted” his behavior and became a peer counselor. The Know Way program has two components, Amick said. Its primary focus is the elementary school performances, which target third- and fourthgraders, but the traveling actors also offer bullying prevention workshops targeted at sixth-grade students.
The program was launched through a partnership with Safe and Drug Free Schools and initially worked with middle school students, Amick said. “Because of the success of the program we were doing, we were asked to develop a program for sixth grade and then we were asked to do work with the elementary schools.”
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The elementary school show is Tom Quinn’s “The Boy Who Cried Bully,” based on the familiar Aesop fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” The production is an hour, which includes a questionand-answer session after the performance, said Harmonie Skipper, Know Way administrator. During the question-and-answer section, the cast explains that bullying is threatening, hurting or making fun of someone, and can even be done on the computer. They also tell the students that someone who is a bully can be bullied and encourage the students to fill out a bully alert with the bully’s name, what he or she is doing, and the location, and place it in the bully box at school so the adults can deal with it. In addition to the stage performances, Know Way offers sixth-grade workshops, which are also “theatre-based workshops in the school classroom with trained adult facilitators offering factual information in an engaging format that is thought-provoking and stimulates open discussion,” said Skipper. For more information, visit scchildrenstheatre.org/teacher/bullying.
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Calvin Edwards Trio Former Five Blind Boys of Alabama guitarist. Tickets: $5. Call 864-242-2583 or visit bluesboulevardjazz.com.
Greenville County Museum of Art Southbound Through Oct. 6 ~ 271-7570
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North Greenville University Three Baritones Oct. 7 ~ 977-7085 Metropolitan Arts Council Works by Lisa Lagrone, Sharon Campbell & Tom Flowers Through Oct. 11 ~ 467-3132 Clemson Center for Visual Arts Clemson Art Alumni in the Upstate Through Nov. 2 ~ 656-3311 Centre Stage Lend Me a Tenor & Unnecessary Farce Through Nov. 16 ~ 233-6733 Metro. Arts Council at Centre Stage Works by Brian S. Kelley Through Nov. 18 ~ 233-6733 Greenville County Museum of Art David Drake Pottery Through Jan. 19 ~ 271-7570
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Sinners & Saints Raucous roots-music duo. Call 864-552-1998 or visit southernculturekitchenandbar.com. 10/5, Horizon Records
Don Dixon & Marti Jones Amazing singer/songwriter duo. Call 834-235-7922 or visit blog.horizonrecords.net. 10/5, The Handlebar
The Rev. Billy C. Wirtz The First House of Polyester Worship & Throbbing Horizontal Teenage Desire convenes once more in Greenville. Tickets: $14. Call 864-233-6173 or visit handlebar-online.com. 1 0 / 5 , S o u t h e r n C u lt u r e
Ramblin’ Fevers Foot-stomping folk harmony trio. Call 864-552-1998 or visit southernculturekitchenandbar.com. 1 0 / 7 , S o u t h e r n C u lt u r e
Mike June Austin, Texas, singer/songwriter. Call 864-552-1998 or visit southernculturekitchenandbar.com.
sound check ‘Embrace the struggle’
journal culture
with vincent harris
Boogie-woogie pianist says that’s where the great art can be found One of the most unfortunate things about interviewing the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz is that the fun of it will never come across in print. My typical interview lasts 10-15 minutes. I hung up with Rev. Billy at the 33-minute mark, and I have a feeling we could’ve gone for another 30 if he hadn’t had a show to do. The simplest question can send Wirtz off on stunningly coherent tangents on everything from gospel music to opiate addiction. But to be fair, the Aiken-born Wirtz is a man with a lot on his mind, and a lot of skill at his fingertips. He’s a master of boogie-woogie piano, pumping out rollicking riffs like the second coming of Pinetop Perkins. He’s a skilled songwriter, weaving shaggy-dog stories from his life (he’s been every- WHO: The Rev. Billy C. Wirtz thing from a schoolteacher to a professional wrestling man- WHERE: The Handlebar, 304 E. Stone Ave. ager) or dispensing wry commentary on aging, e.g., “What I Used to Do All Night (Takes Me All Night to Do)”. WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 p.m. He’s also an author, a recovering drug addict who pasTICKETS: $14 sionately advocates the legalization of marijuana, and INFO: 864-233-6173 or one of The Handlebar Listening Room’s most beloved handlebar-online.com performers. Wirtz is returning to The Handlebar this weekend after a lengthy absence, and I had the good fortune of speaking to him during a sound check (he accompanied himself on piano continuously throughout our conversation) and on the auspicious occasion of his 59th birthday. What attracted you to boogie-woogie piano playing? It’s the rhythm of it. Boogie-woogie as we know it came from the guys who were trying to imitate the sounds of the trains in Texas [plays piano riff ]. And they eventually just double-timed that style of playing with rock and roll. Boogiewoogie has that irresistible backbeat that just makes your heiney kind of twitch. You’re playing slightly behind the beat. And I was always just really attracted to that style. I also loved that Floyd Cramer, country style that harmonizes notes [plays piano riffs from “Crazy” and “Last Date”]. Is part of your playing style an attempt to keep those traditions alive? Oh, totally. You’ve done a lot of political-satire-type material in the past; do you keep up with the news for material these days? I do try to keep up, but I haven’t done any political stuff for a while. It seems like now, you’ve got Rush Limbaugh on the right and Jon Stewart on the left, and if there’s anything for me to do, it’s take people away from it. There are so many people on both sides of the fence that it’s hard to be in the middle. And in that environment, once you’ve done political stuff, you’re kind of identified with one camp or the other. You run the risk of becoming a spokesperson for one particular point of view. Your onstage style is a combination of many elements: preaching, standup comedy, risqué roadhouse blues, etc. How much of that is a persona and how much of it is you? When I lived in Chicago, I had the benefit of hanging out with some legendary blues guys, and the whole idea of the clothes and the kind of bigger-than-life persona that I have going on, came from them. But at one time, it was probably a struggle trying to decide whether it was a persona or not. And it’s no big secret that I crashed and burned some years back. I had some terrible drug problems and injuries that I self-diagnosed and self-medicated. But now, my motto is “embrace the struggle.” As a writer, as an artist, that’s what produces the great art, the great stories. I’ve got a new album coming out and a new book coming out; in terms of what’s happening musically and artistically for me right now, things are blowing up. And I’m really looking forward to being back at The Handlebar. [Handlebar co-owner] John Jeter is one of my favorite people in the whole world. VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR
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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD
Furman University’s Marching Band, the Paladin Regiment, will present its Band Extravaganza concert Oct. 4 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 and seniors. For more information, call 864-294-3069. The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville recently opened its third Small Works Exhibit and will hold an Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception on Oct. 4, 6-9 p.m., with winners announced at 7 p.m. The Artists Guild Gallery is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more information, call 864-239-3882 or visit artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com. Carolina Youth Symphony is accepting applications for its 27th annual Concerto Competition. There will be a $500 winner from both the piano and orchestral divisions who will be featured with the orchestra in their March 9 concert. The deadline for applications is Oct. 13 and the competition will take place on Nov. 26 at Furman University. Applications are available at carolinayouthsymphony.org or by emailing elmogvl@aol.com. The Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 N. Main St. in Fountain Inn, presents “The Wizard of Oz” on Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 5, 6 and 13 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18, $15 and $10. For more information, call 409-1050 or visit yountscenter.org. The last concert of the 2013 Railroad Concert Series at the Mauldin Cultural Center will be Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Jean Calvert & Co. will perform a free concert, and the public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for this outdoor performance. Coolers are welcome (no alcohol). For more information, call 864335-4862 or visit mauldinculturalcenter.org.
SC Children’s Theatre, located at 153 Augusta St. in Greenville, presents “Once Upon a Wolf ” on Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. This collection of fractured fairy tales tells what happens when the wolf decides he doesn’t want to be big or bad anymore. Cost is $7. For more information and tickets, call 864-235-2885 or visit scchildrenstheatre.org. Filmmakers Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix followed preacher Houda al-Habash in Syria from 2008 to 2010 as she taught and preached to Muslim women and girls about their rights and duties in Islam. Their documentary, “The Light in Her Eyes,” was shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted and offers a portrait of a leader who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam, without giving up their dreams. Meltzer will visit the Upstate for two screenings and discussions on Oct. 22, 6-8:30 p.m., in the Sansbury Campus Life Center at USC Upstate and at the University Center of Greenville on Oct. 23, 5:30-8 p.m. For more information, visit thelightinhereyesmovie.com or contact Dr. David Damrel at ddamrel@uscupstate.edu or 864-503-5798. Returning to the stage after rave reviews, the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, along with the White Dog Dance Project International, will present “The Decent Women of Calle 58” on Oct. 21, 7 p.m., in the Gibbs Auditorium at Spartanburg Methodist College. The production, for mature audiences only, is based on true stories of Mexican prostitutes and an exhibit created by social anthropologist Christian Ramussen. The public is invited and admission is free. For more information, contact Yvonne Harper at harpery@smcsc.edu or 864-587-4278.
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319 Carters Creek, Kilgore Farms Charming locally built custom home in the vibrant community of Kilgore Farms zoned for award winning schools & known for its convenient location near Five Forks. Situated on a cul-de-sac lot, this home boasts an amazing kitchen with an oversized island & serving bar with storage, granite countertops, tiled backsplash, stainless steel appliance package including gas cooktop & frig, plus a roomy breakfast area. High-end plumbing and lighting fixtures throughout. Vaulted family room with a stacked stone gas log fireplace. Gleaming hardwoods grace most of the main level which features the spacious master suite with his / her closets and a guest bedroom and full bathroom complete with tiled flooring and tub/shower and a custom vanity. Upstairs you’’ll find two secondary bedrooms with roomy closets PLUS walk-in attic storage, a hall bath with two sinks and a large bonus room (or 5th bedroom). Security system. Enjoy your screen porch & grilling deck that overlooks the well-maintained grounds with a full yard irrigation system. Kilgore Farms boasts a robust amenity package including pool, playground, sidewalks and an active HOA.
HOME INFO Price: $344,900 | MLS: #1265747 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 full Schools: Bell’s Crossing Elementary Riverside Middle | Mauldin High Melissa Morrell 864.918.1734 Prudential C. Dan Joyner To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com
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Ope n T h i s W e e k e n d
O p e n S u n d ay, october 6 f ro m 2 – 4 p m
Rachel Williams and Jill Shepard Join Coldwell Banker Caine
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Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Rachel Williams as Marketing Coordinator and Jill Shepard as Marketing Assistant. Both will be working closely with management to implement marketing strategies that provide top-notch support for agents and customers. Williams, a Greenville native, came to Coldwell Banker Caine with 10 years of marketing experience. She previously worked in marketing and digital media for a Greenville manufacturing business and has been a marketing consultant for the past year. Williams holds a degree in information technology and will be graduating in 2014 with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Furman University. Outside of the office, Williams enjoys hiking, traveling and writing for her food blog, Williams Kitchen. Shepard, a Greenville native, recently graduated from The University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Her marketing experience spans from non-profit to agency settings. As an Alumna of Phi Mu Fraternity, she supports fundraising efforts for Children’s Miracle Network as well as volunteers for the Greenville Health System. In her free time, Shepard enjoys staying active by playing basketball and softball. “We are excited to bring Rachel and Jill on board as we strengthen our marketing services to our agents and clients,” said Brad Halter, Chairman of Coldwell Banker Caine. “And we are confident that their background and skills align with the marketing initiatives for our agents and Coldwell Banker Caine as a whole.”
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103 W. Prentiss Ave., Augusta Road Area Come see this charming home located on beautiful tree-lined and sought-after family-friendly W Prentiss Avenue! Your family will fall in love with the open family room/breakfast area and kitchen which opens to a deck and beautifully landscaped level back yard. So many details make this house one that won’t last long: formal living and dining rooms, builtin china cabinet, 9ft ceilings, hardwood floors, dual heating /air systems, architectural roof, Plantation shutters, built in bookcases and desk in family room, closet systems, gas logs, irrigation system and a 2-car garage. This home is convenient to downtown, Greenville Heath System, Augusta Road shops and is zoned for Augusta Circle Elementary.
Home Info Price: $475,000 | MLS: #1260439 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2.5 Square Footage: 0-0 Schools: Augusta Circle Elementary Hughes Middle | Greenville High Contact: Catharine Sturtevant | 864.346.6886 Marguerite Wyche and Associates To submit your Open House: homes@greenvillejournal.com
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Legendary Communities announced the Grand Opening of the IDEA STUDIO. A unique way to define your home.
When building a home with Legendary Communities, the options are endless! With exterior and interior selections, and distinct details that truly define your home, all is accomplished within the IDEA Studio. Our homes are designed with Creative Coordinators that understand the complexities of the buying process and the decisions that need to be made to design your home with your personal style. 1200 Woodruff Road • Suite C-2 • Greenville • South Carolina • 29607
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Pe opl e , Awa r d s , H on or s Redden Joins Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Redden
Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Kim Redden has joined the company and serves as a sales associate at the
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Pleasantburg office. Redden is a graduate of Shannon Forest Christian School and Greenville Tech in Greenville. “We are excited to have Kim join us at the Pleasantburg office,” said Fritzi Barbour, Broker-in-Charge. “We welcome her to our family of REALTORS.” Redden lived in Greenville 23 years and currently lives in Powdersville with her husband, Joey, and their children, Abby,
Hunter and Brody. She is a founder and organizer of Upstate Explore and Play Group which is a moms group in the Upstate. She also volunteers with the Generous Garden Project. In her free time she enjoys dining at the many Downtown restaurants, spending time with family on Lake Hartwell, football, shopping and reading.
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Co., REALTORS® Announces Top Producer Office Awards for August Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce the following Top Producer awards for August 2013. Top Producers for Listings:
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oPEN THIS WEEKEND River Reserve
O p e n S u n d ay, J u n e 2 f ro m 2 – 4 p m Blackstone
River Reserve
154 Reserve Dr . $829,000 . MLS#1258661
104 Bamber Green Ct . $759,000 . MLS#1260544
158 Reserve Dr . $699,900 . MLS#1263094
5BR/5.5BA Beautiful custom built home is situated on a private 1.06 acre lot.I-85 to exit 40, cross over the bridge and go approximately . Miles to SD, Right on Reserve Dr, go approx 1 mile.
5BR/4.5BA Home under construction in gated community. This home has everything you could want! I-85 to Pelham Road, Exit toward downtown Greenville, Go approximately 1 mile, Left on Blacks Rd, SD on Left.
4BR/3.5BA Executive all brick custom home. Covered porch w/woodburning fp, bonus & library. Lg prv bkyd. 85 South. Take Exit 40 (Hwy 153). Left on Hwy 153. SD~ 3/4 mile on Right. Go thru gates, home on Right.
Contact: Alison McCormack 423-7482 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Carole Atkison 787-1067 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Natalie Packard 640-7631 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Green Valley
The Oaks At Roper Mountain
250 Foot Hills Rd . $599,900 . MLS#1257671
10 Angel Oak Ct . $590,000 . MLS#1261993
5BR/3.5BA 5BR/3 full & 3 half BA. Elegant traditional Southern brick home on beautiful Golf Course lot. Poinsett Highway pass Furman, Left on Roe Ford Rd. Right on 25, Left on Foot Hills, Home on Left.
4BR/4.5BA Beautiful custom garden home Under Construction. Main level Master retreat, elegant gourmet kitchen w/expansive island. 385 S to Roper Mtn Exit, turn Left, Cross over Garlington Rd, Left into SD
Contact: Vicki Roark 979-8425 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Cynthia Rehberg 884-9953 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Bruce Farms
Hudson Acres
Stonehaven
241 Bruce Farm Rd. . $459,000 . MLS#1263421
200 Winter Brook . $359,900 . MLS#1261782
4+/- Acre Charming country traditional is situated on beautifully landscaped acreage. Features 3 to 5 bedroom livable floor plan with 3.5 baths with new everything. Shining hardwoods and new carpet.
4BR/2.5BA Incredible Stonehaven. Great price. Open kitchen/breakfast/Family Room. Hardwood floors. From Five Forks, Right on Hwy 14, Left on Maxwell, 2nd Left into SD, Winter Brook home on Right.
5BR/4.5BA Work at hone or 2 families in the same house? This is it! 2 bd’s on main, 51’ sunroom, good parking, moldings, todays colors, privacy. Custom 1 owner home close to shopping, town, etc. 2 fp’s,
Contact: Sean Hogan (864) 444-8928 Hogan Realty
Contact: Brenda Kinne 349-6910 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: virginia abrams (864) 270-3329 coldwell banker caine
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33 Butler Springs Road . $339,000 . MLS#1257406
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N E I G H B OR H O OD PR OF I L E
308 Sunrise Valley Road
$349,900 | 4BR/3BA | MLS# 1258432
351 Foot Hills Road
$519,000 | 3BR/2BA | MLS# 1257993
Host of the 2014
TOUR of HOMES Saturday, OCTOBER 5th, 10am–2pm Sunday, OCTOBER 6th, 1pm–4pm 350 Foot Hills Road
Tour of Homes at Green Valley | 225 Green Valley Drive, Greenville, SC 29617
$529,900 | 5BR/4BA/2HBa | MLS# 1255512
Saturday, October 5th from 10 am – 2 pm & Sunday, October 6th from 1 pm – 4 pm Come in! We welcome you to view the beautiful homes available in Green Valley! Register at each home to increase your chances to win great PRIZES. You do not have to be present to win. While you are in the neighborhood…Discover the amenities and updates of Green Valley Country Club and join us at the Clubhouse for hors d’oeuvres and a chance to win additional prizes from the Club. Take a short stroll just 8 miles north of Downtown Greenville! 111 W. Round Hill Road
GreenValley.cc | Facebook: Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, SC | 864.246.2141
1998 Roe Ford Road
$699,900 | 4BR/5BA | MLS# 1251877
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250 Foot Hills Road
$599,900 | 5BR/3BA/3HBa | MLS# 1257671
$535,000 | 4BR/5BA/2HBa | MLS# 1264893
70 Red Bud Lane
$579,000 | 4BR/2BA/2HBa | MLS# 1240302
1806 Roe Ford Road
$510,000 | 4BR/3BA/1HBa | MLS# 1238985
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O P E N S U N D AY, O C T O B E R 6 F R O M 2 – 4 P M
GILDER CREEK FARM
HOLLY TREE
COUNTRY VIEW
504 GRIMES DRIVE . $274,900 . MLS#1265236
314 SAGRAMORE LANE . $249,500 . MLS#1261461
406 WOOD RIVER WAY . $237,500 . MLS#1266729
4BR/3BA Gorgeous home in Gilder Creek Farm located in sought after Five Forks area and in Award Winning School District. Woodruff Road East past Five Forks Area, Right into SD, Left on Grimes home on Left.
4BR/3BA A home of distinction. Immaculate custom built architect designed home. Many updates.Woodruff Rd to Right on Hwy 14 towards Simpsonville, Right on Bethel Rd, Left on Camelot, Home on corner on Right
3BR/2.5BA Beautiful home. Open floor plan. Master on main. Wonderful details throughout. Situated on quiet cul-de-sac. Wade Hampton Blvd, turn by Post Office on Wood River, home on right
Contact: Roger Tate 630-2999 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Robin Adel 990-7406 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Tim Keagy 905-3304 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
COUCH PLACE
WEMBERLY WAY
AUGUSTA ROAD AREA
124 TUPELO LANE . $209,900 . MLS#1230950
118 SUNSHINE DRIVE . $189,900 . MLS#1260701
210 STRATFORD RD . $99,500 . MLS#1266299
2BR/2BA New patio home. Carefree living in Easley. Yard maintenance include in amenities. Hwy 123 to Easley, Left on Powdersville Rd @ Jimmys Restaurant, right on McCalister Rd, Left on Couch, Right into SD
4BR/3BA Spacious home, awesome curb appeal. Large screened porch also opens up to a lovely deck around abgrnd pool. From Simpsonville, go out E. Curtis to Right on Fowler, Right on Sunshine Dr, Home on Right
3BR/2.5BA Lovely home in great location. Open floor plan. Spacious rooms. Kitchen w/lots of cabinet space! Large Deck on back. South on Hwy 291, L on Augusta Rd, R on E Fairfield, R on Stratford
Contact: Joanne Beresh/Bob Martin, 5051646/979-9544 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Sandra Whiting 616-4113 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Contact: Scott Hotlzclaw 884-6783 Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co.
Agents on call this weekend
ROGER TATE 630-2990 PELHAM RD.
JON FERGUSON DARA LYNN RATCLIFF 365-5253 616-7651 GARLINGTON ROAD EASLEY/POWDERSVILLE
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KATHY FLEMING 918-2142 SIMPSONVILLE
VICKI D. ROARK 979-8425 AUGUSTA ROAD
CHRIS SAULS 325-5482 N. PLEASANTBURG DR.
Interested in Buying or Selling a home? Contact one of our Agents on Call or visit us online at cdanjoyner.com.
CHRYS DAVIS 879-4239 GREER
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Pe opl e , Awa r d s , H on or s Augusta Road Office - Beth Crigler Easley/Powdersville Office – Carol Houston and Sheri Sanders/Gary Thompson/Dara Ratliff Team Garlington Road Office – Wanda Reed and Donna O. Smith & Partners Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team Pleasantburg Office – Melissa Morrell and The Chet & Beth Smith Group Simpsonville Office – Susan McMillen and June & John Cousins Top Producers for Sales: Augusta Road Office - Beth Crigler Easley/Powdersville Office – Carol Houston and Sheri Sanders/Gary Thompson/Dara Ratliff Team Garlington Road Office – JoAnn English and Donna O. Smith & Partners Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team Pleasantburg Office – Melissa Morrell and The Chet & Beth Smith Group Simpsonville Office – Susan McMillen and June & John Cousins Top Producers Overall Anderson Office – Robin Tucker and The Clever People(Woodbury) Augusta Road Office – Beth Crigler, Ginger Sherman, Virginia Hayes, Anna Hill Garlington Road Office – Sheila Smalley and Donna O. Smith & Partners Greer Office – Paige Haney and Jan Walker Team Pelham Road Office – Beth French and Spaulding Group Pleasantburg Office – Melissa Morrell and The Chet and Beth Smith Group Simpsonville Office – Susan McMillen and June & John Cousins
The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in August 2013 The Marchant Company, the Upstate’s local “Signature Agency” in Real Estate, representing buyers and sellers of residential, land, and commercial properties, is proud to recognize select realtors for outWerner Rapp standing performance Marchant through August 2013. Congratulated by Seabrook Marchant, broker-incharge, agents honored included: Tom Marchant for Volume Listing & Volume Sales Agent of the month; Chuck Werner for Unit Listing Agent of the month; Joan Rapp for Unit Sales Agent of the month; “March to SOLD” Anne Marchant, Jolene Wimberly & Brian Marchant for Sales Team of the month. March to SOLD
Whiting Joins Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Sandra Whiting has joined the company and serves as a sales associate at the Simpsonville office. Whiting earned her Associates of Science degree in Computer Programming at Wake Technical College in Raleigh, NC. She was previously a computer teacher at Shannon Forest Christian School. “We are excited to have Sandra join our family of Realtors,” said Donna Smith, Broker-in-Charge. “We look forward to working with her.” Whiting currently lives in Simpsonville with her husband, C. David and their children, Shelley and Mackenzie.. She enjoys spending time with family, friends and reading.
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R e a l E s tate N e w s Pending Home Sales Decline in August
Pending home sales slowed in August, with tight inventory conditions, higher interest rates, rising home prices and continuing restrictive mortgage credit impacting the market, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, eased 1.6 percent to 107.7 in August from a downwardly revised 109.4 in July, but remains 5.8 percent above August 2012 when it was 101.8; the data reflect contracts but not closings. Pending sales have been above year-ago levels for the past 28 months. Bill Lawton, 2013 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Broker-inCharge of Keller Williams Realty in Greenville, SC, said the decline was expected following elevated levels of closed existing-home sales at the end of summer. “Sharply rising mortgage interest rates in the spring motived buyers to make purchase decisions, culminating in a six-and-a-half-year peak for sales that were finalized last month,” he said. “Moving forward, we expect lower levels of existing-home sales, but tight inventory in many markets will continue to push up home prices in the months ahead.” The PHSI in the Northeast rose 4.0 percent to 84.8 in August, and is 5.1 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest the index declined 1.4 percent to 111.6 in August, but is 13.8 percent higher than August 2012. Pending home sales in the South fell 3.5 percent to an index of 116.9 in August, but are 3.7 percent above a year ago. The index in the West declined 1.6 percent in August to 106.9, but is 1.7 percent higher than August 2012. Although total existing-home sales this year will be up about 11 percent to nearly 5.2 million, little change is seen in 2014, with sales forecast to increase less than 1 percent. The national median existinghome price should rise 11 to 12 percent for all of 2013, easing to an increase of 5 to 6 percent next year,
with general improvement expected in inventory supplies. The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. For additional commentary and consumer information, visit www.houselogic.com and http://retradio.com. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,700 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar. com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.” *The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, though the sale usually is finalized within one or two months of signing. The index is based on a large national sample, typically representing about 20 percent of transactions for existing-home sales. In developing the model for the index, it was demonstrated that the level of monthly sales-contract activity parallels the level of closed existing-home sales in the following two months. An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, which was the first year to be examined. By coincidence, the volume of existing-home sales in 2001 fell within the range of 5.0 to 5.5 million, which is considered normal for the current U.S. population. NOTE: Existing-home sales for September will be reported October 21 and the next Pending Home Sales Index will be on October 28; release times are 10:00 a.m. EDT.
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$2,900,000 GRACE V. HOWELL $1,375,000 $1,250,000 $1,157,355 $950,000 $896,770 SOUTHAMPTON $830,975 $802,301 $723,000 PARKINS LAKE $705,600 JENKINS FARMS $700,000 $700,000 $687,297 LEDGESTONE $582,073 MCBEE STATION RESIDENTIAL $530,000 $457,000 KINGSBRIDGE $450,000 WAVERLY HALL $416,200 RIVER WALK $403,000 STONEHAVEN $392,250 RIVER WALK $375,900 $347,500 SUGAR CREEK $340,000 KILGORE FARMS $336,100 CYPRESS RUN $325,000 SUGAR MILL $315,000 $302,500 $300,000 LAKEWOOD $294,580 NEELY FARM - IVEY CREEK $290,000 LAKE LANIER PARK $280,000 WEST FARM $273,456 SILVERLEAF $269,900 CHEROKEE PARK $266,000 HOLLINGSWORTH PARK@VERDAE $261,175 SUGAR CREEK $259,900 $252,000 WEST FARM $249,369 CAROLINA OAKS $244,269 HIGHLAND CREEK $242,000 HAVEN AT RIVER SHOALS $238,275 WOODLAND CREEK $237,345 CARSON’S POND $226,000 MILLCREEK ESTATES $225,000 KELSEY GLEN $223,445 RESERVES@RAVENWOOD $221,400 TWIN CREEKS $220,000 $215,000 BRADFORD NORTH $210,000 TOWNS@WOODRUFF CROSSING $199,000 WILDAIRE ESTATES $198,000 AUGUSTA RD HILLS $195,000 NORTHGATE TRACE $189,000 SPARROWS POINT $184,500 BELL’S CREEK $183,000 TIMBERLAND TRAIL $182,720 $180,000
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RUSSIA PROPERTIES LLC LAURENS ROAD PROPERTIES 13770 E WADE HAMPTON BLVD MOVIES ONE LLC RUSSIA PROPERTIES LLC 318 E HILLCREST DR RL REGI SOUTH CAROLINA L BOEX LLC 1407 PIEDMONT DR E CNL APF PARTNERS LP ARC CAFEHLD001 LLC 106 YORK RD NEW HYDE PARK APTS LTD P UPSTATE PROPERTY RENTALS 1621 JONES MILL RD GE CAPITAL FRANCHISE FIN ARC CAFEUSA001 LLC 106 YORK RD GALLOWAY CUSTOM HOMES LL HOGAN CINDY R 19 CALAVERDI CT GE CAPITAL FRANCHISE FIN ARC CAFEUSA001 LLC 106 YORK RD GRISEL JUDITH E EDWARDS HELEN FARMER (SU 1000 N PARKER RD TSUZIKI YURI TANNER MARC A 470 DUVALL DR GRAVES CHRYSALYN F JANVIER JOHN J (JTWROS) PO BOX 22653 S & B PROPERTIES INC VARIEUR INVESTMENTS LLC 2391 ROPER MOUNTAIN RD GE CAPITAL FRANCHISE FIN ARC CAFEUSA001 LLC 106 YORK RD WOODMARK HOMES LLC JOHNSON JULIE (JTWROS) 220 BENT HOOK WAY TDL WCOT GREENVILLE COND SCHALLER CARRIE L 500 E MCBEE AVE #5202 SOUTHLAND RESOURCES LLC MCFADDEN CHARLES B JR (J 225 CAMILLE AVE STEENBHAUSEN JOHN J GRAVES CHRYSALYN F (JTWR 416 KINGSGATE CT TREADWAY CARLOS D (JTWRO BORRON CYNTHIA J 113 WAVERLY HALL LN BURNS MICHAEL D BABINICZ MICHAEL A (JTWR 26 DEER TRACK RD QUATTRONE B J ROUNTREE AMANDA (JTWROS) 312 ENGLISH OAK RD PINOCHET KIM M (JTWROS) REIFENHEISER RICHARD F 311 PARKSIDE DR FISHER HARVEY ELLIS GREEN LOGAN 32 AUGUSTA CT JACQUIN FRANCOIS P SERBOURCE SABINE (SURV) 101 SHADY CREEK CT BK RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCT LAWTER JAMES D 205 CARTERS CREEK CT JOHNSON JOHN K O’NEAL BETTY JANE 223 BOUCHILLION DR SINK ANDREW NELSON CHARLES JENNIFER 102 SUGAR MILL WAY TOOPS CHRISTY J NEUFELD ASHLEY E (JTWROS 10 CANEBRIDGE CT HAWKINS GARY A RENAISSANCE CUSTOM HOMES 105 FISHER DR RUTH BERYLL B WYSE JASON D 208 DEBORAH LN MCCOWN MATTHEW IAN WROBEL STANLEY ADAM 11 CROWSNEST CT HOWELL PETER B BUFFINGTON BARBARA 1904 W LAKESHORE DR MUNGO HOMES INC FITZGERALD KRISTY SUE (J 5 BELGIAN BLUE WAY PAYNE JEFF F JOHN JENNIFER L 105 SHEFFORD CT FULLER ANNE N (JTWROS) BUTLER CATHERINE F 32 KEOWEE AVE VERDAE DEVELOPMENT INC JONES DAVID CHADWICK 39 SHADWELL ST ROGERS JANE S (JTWROS) WELCH FAMILY IRREVOCABLE 113 SUGAR CREEK RD AULTMAN LINDA S SIZEMORE JACK (JTWROS) 100 NORTHWOOD AVE MUNGO HOMES INC DOBBS GRETCHEN J 412 CHILLINGHAM CT D R HORTON INC HARPER DANIELLE BETHANY 169 CAROLINA OAKS DR KONCZYK THOMAS CONTE LORI ELLEN (JTWROS 3 ROTHESAY ST NVR INC MOSER KRISTIN STRONG (JT 120 WATEREE WAY NVR INC CAMPES CHARISSA (JTWROS) 225 MEADOW ROSE DR STC PROPERTIES LLC STC PROPERTIES INC 5 HILANDER CT KELLETT DOUGLAS F MAKEMSON DANAEA 1 MARTINGALE LN NVR INC CASTALDI JONATHAN M (JTW 30 PATEWOOD DR STE 257 RELIANT SC LLC GARVIN CARRIE 22 COPPERDALE DR SANCHEZ ELIZABETH SANCHEZ SERGIO A LIVING 26 MERCER DR GREENVILLE TECH FOUNDATI GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COL PO BOX 5616 WILLIAMS NINA C HAYSE ANCEL J REVOCABLE 9 BELLFORT DR BLANKENSHIP C E III MITCHELL MILES B 222 LOUISVILLE DR HUNT CRYSTAL WILLIAMS REBECCA D 8 BURGUNDY DR WILSON JAMES H III HENWEIGH LLC PO BOX 25302 ROBINSON JEANNE C SWASKO ANDREW P 4 LONG SHADOW LN LAWSON CRYSTAL (JTWROS) ROBINSON MICHAEL A (JTWR 310 VALHALLA LN LEE CHRISTOPHER P HYATT RUSSELL W 209 BELLS CREEK DR D R HORTON INC WESTMORELAND DAVID EDWIN 501 CREST HILL DR CVF LLC SMIG PROPERTIES LLC 347 PRADO WAY
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MORNING MIST FARM $179,000 AUTUMN WOODS $177,500 LANSDOWNE@REMINGTON $176,261 LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE $170,000 ORCHARD FARMS $170,000 TIMBERLAND TRAIL $169,955 CRESCENTWOOD VILLAGE $167,745 HERITAGE CLUB VILLAS $166,000 STONE ESTATES $165,000 $162,000 GREEN HILLS $160,000 MARTINS GROVE $158,000 MORNINGSIDE ROLLING GREEN $158,000 CANEBRAKE $156,500 MARTINS GROVE $155,000 HERITAGE HILL $154,000 RIVERSIDE GLEN $153,000 TOWNES@CARDINAL CREEK $151,800 PLANTERS ROW $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 RIVER RIDGE $150,000 ENOREE POINT $149,125 RUSTIC ESTATES $147,500 FAIRVIEW CHASE $147,495 GREYWOOD@HAMMETT $145,000 $143,500 WOODS AT BONNIE BRAE $142,000 WOODS AT BONNIE BRAE $140,000 FOREST OAKS $139,900 FOREST LAKE $138,500 LANSDOWNE@REMINGTON $137,560 CROFTSTONE COMMONS $136,000 $135,000 GOLDEN GROVE ESTATES $135,000 POINSETTIA $134,000 WESTCLIFFE $133,000 WALKER ESTATES $131,500 CRESCENTWOOD VILLAGE $129,315 $129,052 RIVER BIRCH VILLAS $128,400 WEXFORD $128,000 $127,337 STANDING SPRINGS ESTATES $123,500 WATERFORD PARK $123,000 CLUB VIEW HEIGHTS $122,500 BROADMOOR $122,000 DUNWOODY OAKS $120,646 ANNACEY PARK $118,000 $117,500 LAKEWOOD ON THE SALUDA $117,000 INGLESIDE CONDO $115,000 WEDGEFIELD $115,000 CRESCENTWOOD VILLAGE $115,000 LAKE LANIER $114,500 WOODLAND HEIGHTS $112,000 PINE FOREST $110,000
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26 Donatello Court - Montebello
112 Chantilly Dr - Botany Woods
109 Shadowood Dr. - Shadowood
$2,790,000 • 1261438 • 5 BR & 5 FL,2-1/2 BA
$329,900 • 1267513 • 6 BR/3.5 BA
$314,000 • 1258892 • 4 BR/3.5 BA + Bonus
Exquisite 4.5 ac. in town estate w/mtn views. Expansive GR, Chef ’s dream kitchen, waterfalls and endless details Nancy McCrory 864.505.8367 Karen Turpin 864.230.5176
Anne Marchant 864.420.0009 Jolene Wimberly 864.414.1688
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$277,900 • 1257748 • 4 BR/3.5 BA
$259,000 • 1267013 • 4 BR/2.5 BA
$239,000 • 1267594 • 4 BR/2 BA
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1511 E. North St. - N. East St. Area $214,000 • 1261043 • 3 BR/1.5 BA
Lovely renovated home, mins to d’town. Unfinished basement. New detached 2-car garage & AC unit. C-1 zoning, Rental potential! James Akers 864.325.8413
Pvt 2600+/-sq ft home on ≈ 6+ acres in the heart of Tigerville. Incls 1400+/- sq ft fully finished walk-out basement, pool & cabana. Kathy Slayter 864.982.7772
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$204,000 • 1267597 • 3 BR/2 BA
$184,900 • 1266946 • 4 BR/2.5 BA
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Highly sought after Remington SD, with amazing curb appeal and second floor deck. Open flr plan, great for enteraining. Won’t Last!
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403 Eelgrass Ct. - Morning Mist $229,000 • 1267418 • 4 BR/ 2.5 BA
Community model home by McCar Homes bldrs. 2400+/- sq ft offering hdwds, custom paint, ss appli., & sunroom Barb Riggs 864.423.2783
101 Ramblewood Ave. - Midtown $172,000 • 1250944 • 3 BR/2 BA
Lrg corner lot on cul-de-sac. Hdwd flrs, tile Bas, Built-ins, int. shutter, lots of storage. Mins - D’town, FAC, shops. Mary Praytor 864.593.0366
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≈3000 sq ft brick townhhouse, offering: granite, main flr MBR, w/in laundry rm, srn porch & energy efficient upds
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Joan Rapp 864.901.3839 1112 Zion Chruch Rd. - Easley $145,000 • 1264941 • 2 BR/1 BA
Property is approx. 4.85 acs. Includes barn w/power & slab floor, 2 additional tracts avail. (2.99 ac. & 12.5 ac) MLS 1264943 Joey Beeson 864.660.9689 www.JoeyBeeson.com
40 Wood Pointe Dr., #3 - Scottswood
32 Bradley Blvd. - University Park
$133,000 • 1262423 • 3 BR/3 BA
$129,900 • 1266748 • 3 BR/2 BA
Townhome, new flooring & neutral paint throughout. Some updated appli. Deck & pvt backyard
Adorable 1300+/- SF bungalow. Fenced bkyd, open DR/LR. Updates: hdwds, new stainless appli. and paint
Nancy McCrory 864.505.8367 Karen Turpin 864.230.5176
Anne Marchant 864.420.0009 Jolene Wimberly 864. 414.1688
Whispering Forest Ln Res. Lots/≈.61–2.22ac.
$5,000–12,900 Woodruff
Primrose Ln. ≈5 acs
$185,000
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Dark Hollow & Hwy 417/≈61.20ac.
$500,000
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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: The Greenville County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) is seeking qualified respondents to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to complete a 2013 Addendum to the 2010 Multimodal Transit Corridor Alternatives Feasibility Study that includes the feasibility of implementing a personal rapid transit system (PRT)— also known as Automated Transit Network (ATN)—on the subject corridor or alternative corridor(s) in Greenville County, SC, as described in the official RFP located at http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp until October 25, 2013, 3:00 P.M.
SOLICITATION NOTICE City of Mauldin Fire Department will accept responses for the following Request for Proposal: Purchase of 72 New Scott Air Pak Cylinders and Disposal of Replaced Carbon Cylinders 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: IFB# 16-10/18/13 Informational Kiosks, September 26, 2013, 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: Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Division Pizza Delivery Services, RFP #13-10/21/13, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that High Spirits Beverage Company, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 912B S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 20601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 20, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that PCH Management Inc. /DBA Clubhouse Grille, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 101 Pebble Creek Drive, Taylors, SC 29687. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 20, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that American Pie Social Club, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 3410 Augusta Road, Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 20, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Parkway Grill, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1083 South Batesville Road, Greer, SC 29651. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 13, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that J.W. Innovation Group, LLC DBA/ Tealoha Tea and Eats, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 131 McBee Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 6, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Grille 33 Inc., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER AND WINE at 535 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 13, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
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Daniel Reich with Tupleo Honey Cafe sautés shrimp for shrimp and grits at the Euphoria’s Taste of the South Event held at the Wyche Pavilion.
The Tigers run down the hill for homecoming against Wake Forest.
St. Anthony of Padua K4 students enjoy the wind tunnel at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. St. Anthony’s K3 and K4 classes visited the museum this past week as part of the museum’s September preschool month. The students explored the museum, had a picnic lunch and took part in a special Clifford the Big Red Dog reading program.
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Hundreds of breast cancer survivors were among the more than 3,000 runners and walkers who took part in the 19th annual Susan G. Komen SC Mountains to Midlands Race for the Cure in downtown Greenville on Saturday. The race celebrates breast cancer survivors and remembers those lost to the disease while raising critical funds for breast cancer awareness, prevention and support programs in the local affiliate’s 22-county service area and national research efforts to find the cures to end breast cancer.
Sara Collins Elementary School recently hosted its first “Breakfast Buddies” event for students, a quarterly PTA program geared toward students and their male role models that features inspiring guest speakers from around the Upstate. This quarter’s program featured Lamont Sullivan, director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greenville and student pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Simpsonville.
Legacy Charter School held a gala on Sunday night, Sept. 22, at the Wyche Pavilion downtown to benefit its athletic program and introduce their first Golf Classic. There were over 200 guests in attendance and they raised over $8,000. The gala included a silent auction, food, drinks and a performance by the Legacy Charter School strings and percussion students. The mission of Legacy Charter School is to provide a healthy environment for students to succeed and eventually graduate and go to college. They do this by requiring 45 minutes of physical exercise each day and a nutritional meal selection.
Over 120 athletes from Washington Center participated in the Washington Center Challenge Day Special Olympics at Bob Jones University last Friday. Participants began the day with the Parade of Athletes. Over 400 BJU students assisted the athletes throughout the event.
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FREE PREMIERE figure. this. out. FILM SCREENING Epicenters
By Paul Hunsberger
Upstate Film Society presents the Premiere of
“Enough Said” Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, and Toni Collette
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56 It’s a real knockout 58 Webmaster’s code 59 __ circus 60 “__ Shoes”: 2005 Cameron Diaz film 61 Abstains from 64 Monet subject 65 It may be a sign of chilling 68 O’Hara home 70 Construction site sights 72 Moon-related phenomena 73 Postgame postmortem 74 Gorbachev’s land: Abbr. 75 Perfume, as at High Mass 76 Parts of some baby splits 78 Laundry supply 81 2012 Stanley Cup champs, initially 82 Swatch, e.g. 84 Port of Crete 85 It can be used in dating 87 Baseball teams 88 Ducked down, say 89 Some IRAs 91 Some hieroglyphic squiggles 94 Top parts 98 “Call me” 102 “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” singer 103 Grimm menace 104 Maple yield 105 Plays guitar chords,
in a way 106 Atlanta-based airline 107 Sandwich order 109 Flimsy 110 Biweekly stub, perhaps 112 Somme summer 113 “Sometimes you feel like __ …” 114 Let use for now 115 Fruity quencher 116 Post-op stop 117 Retreat 118 Welcome center offerings 119 Work measures 120 Go-ahead 121 Talk Like a Pirate Day mo.
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1911 35 Missing person? 36 Universally accepted principles 38 “Valley Girl” co-songwriter Frank or Moon 42 Toronto-to-D.C. dir. 44 35mm shooter
46 They’re often email addresses 48 TV prototypes 49 Law gp. in red serge tunics 50 “The Life __”: “Mary Poppins” tune 51 Leadership nucleus 52 Swamps 54 Cause of eyelid redness 57 What one may be taken for? 58 “I’m sorry, Dave” speaker of sci-fi 60 Moths with colorful eyespots on their hind wings 61 CD precursors 62 Prima __ case 63 Euro forerunner 65 Spout 66 Boston Garden legend 67 Convene 69 Cathedral part 71 Nominees for them are announced in January 73 Rodeo performer 75 Brooch fastener 76 Texter’s “Don’t go there!” 77 Barmaid, to the Bard 78 Learning ctr. 79 Pickup feature 80 Guam Air Force base 83 “To recap ...” 85 Anger 86 Rock bottom 90 1994 Olympic gold medalist skater Baiul 92 Piano part 93 Hits with force 95 Award-winning sci-fi writer Connie 96 Perceive 97 Buy quickly 99 Vietnamese holiday 100 Basketry fiber 101 Place to follow politics 103 Page with sentiments 106 Applied henna, e.g. 108 Colorado State athlete 111 Bustle
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Past and present with courtney tollison Hartness, ph.d.
Upstate desegregationists blazed the trail centennial in 1965, when colleges and universities in our state continued to navigate the treacherous seas of desegregation, the flag remained and would for decades. In January 1963, the court ordered that Gantt be admitted to Clemson at the beginning of the next semester. During his last days as governor, just days before Gantt’s arrival on campus, Fritz Hollings addressed the Legislature. In response to those whites who wanted to defy court orders in similar fashion to what had occurred at Ole Miss, Hollings forcefully stated that South Carolina would be no Mississippi. “This should be done with dignity,“ Hollings said. “It must be done with law and order. It is a hurdle … [and] the failure to clear it will do us irreparable harm.” The security plan that orchestrated Gantt’s arrival at Clemson was the largest the state had ever undertaken. The national media hovered, expecting a repeat of Ole Miss, but nothing of the sort occurred. One journalist described it as a non-event. Another said he “expected blood,” and all he got was “cream puff.” Within months, two young African-Americans won yet another legal challenge to gain admission into the University of South Carolina. Robert Anderson, James Solomon and Henrie Montieth, niece of South Carolina civil rights leader Modjeska Montieth Simkins, enrolled at USC at the beginning of the fall semester. It was in this context that approximately one month later, Furman trustees adopted a racially non-discriminatory policy. Within the next week, however, Furman’s parent institution, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, requested that Furman delay implementation by one year so that the SCBC could create a committee charged with studying the issue. Furman complied. In the interim, Furman administrators worked with Xanthene Norris, currently a member of Greenville’s City Council and formerly a French teacher and college guidance counselor at Sterling High School, to interview Sterling students who might be a good fit for Furman. Dean Frank Bonner spoke with stal-
wart students Joe Vaughn and Reginald Avery about the significance of their potential role in Furman’s history. Avery, now the president of Coppin State University in Baltimore, preferred to attend a historically black institution. Vaughn agreed to come to Furman. Because of the SCBC delay, Dean Bonner arranged for Vaughn to enroll at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte for the fall semester while Furman’s board, working in coordination with incoming President Gordon Blackwell, resolved the issue with the SCBC. The SCBC committee who had formed to study this issue presented their recommendation to the larger convention: The boards of SCBC-affiliated colleges and universities should be given the freedom to handle these issues independently. The committee put their recommendation before the larger convention for a vote. The messengers to the convention did not like this recommendation, and voted it down. Furman trustees were thus caught in the uncomfortable position of having to either hold off on desegregation or defy the parent body that had placed the trustees in their positions (at this time, the SCBC appointed trustees to the Furman board, all of whom had to be members of SCBC-affiliated churches in the state). At a trustees meeting soon after the convention gathering, Dean Bonner stood before the board and argued persuasively for the trustees to proceed as had been approved
one year earlier. Incoming President Gordon Blackwell was only months away from assuming office and had written the board that he had done so under the assumption that this matter would be resolved by the time of his arrival. Furthermore, Joe Vaughn was waiting in the wings, having already delayed his arrival at Furman by one semester. The board voted to proceed with desegregation, despite the convention’s protests. This public defiance would later be viewed as an important moment in Furman’s history of conflict with the SCBC, resulting ultimately in the severing of ties in 1992. On Feb. 2, 1965, Furman desegregated by enrolling Joe Vaughn and three African-American evening students into the university. Furman will commemorate its path to desegregation, just as Ole Miss, Clemson and USC have during the past year. Later this month, one AfricanAmerican native son who wanted but could not attend Furman, whose campus he literally grew up adjacent to, will return home to speak. That and other aspects of his involvement in our local civil rights history will be addressed when Jesse Jackson speaks on the Furman campus on the evening of Oct. 30. The public is invited to attend and join in our community’s commemorations of our civil rights history.
Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness is an assistant professor of history at Furman and museum historian at the Upcountry History Museum.
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The 1960s were a chaotic time for our nation. Concurrently invigorated and discontented, our country was in the midst of contested change, and Upstate South Carolina both contributed to these changes and was affected by them. Half a century later, we are commemorating those events. This coming Tuesday, Oct. 8, marks the 50th anniversary of Furman trustees’ historic vote to adopt a racially non-discriminatory admissions policy – a vote in essence to admit African-American students. Across the South, colleges and universities struggled with how best to implement such changes, and the stakes were high. Just over one year before Furman’s vote, our nation watched as James Meredith matriculated into the University of Mississippi, prompting riots that resulted in the deaths of two men. I studied the Ole Miss catastrophe as a student at Furman, and remember it vividly. C. Vann Woodward, a well-known historian of the South, described that event in one of his books as the greatest domestic threat to federal authority since the Civil War. Aghast at reading this, I consulted with my professor after class. “Is this an overstatement?” I asked. He did not think so, and I have since thought carefully about Woodward’s assertion. Only the skirmishes that developed between the U.S. Army and World War I veterans who camped out in Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression come to mind as potential challenges to his claim. Nevertheless, Woodward’s point is clear: The desegregation of Southern educational institutions was a potentially explosive issue. While Americans read and watched the riots at Ole Miss in the fall of 1962, a young Charlestonian named Harvey Gantt was engaged, with support from the NAACP, in a legal challenge to gain admission to Clemson University. During the ongoing legal battle, segregationist whites in the South Carolina Legislature voted to raise the Confederate battle flag atop our State House dome, ostensibly to fly for the centennial commemorations of the Civil War that were taking place simultaneously in 1962. At the end of the
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