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WORTH REPEATING THEY SAID IT QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“They didn’t come through this house looking for blood and how good we fixed it up. That ain’t what it’s about. People want to be scared.”

Scott Sexton, owner of Nightmare Dungeon, on what brings people to haunted houses.

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“It’s hard to predict what Republicans who didn’t want to vote for Haley will do.”

Danielle Vinson, chair of political science at Furman University, on whether petition candidate Tom Ervin’s decision to quit the governor’s race will benefit Democrat Vincent Sheheen.

“I think it’s fair and important to remind ourselves that there has not been a transmitted case of Ebola in the United States, except to health care workers.”

Rhett Shirley, an infectious disease physician at Greenville Health System.

“Nobody knew if the moon’s surface was soft or hard. Nobody knew how deep the landing pads would go. So many things were big question marks. But fortunately, we guessed right.”

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Greenville updates its comprehensive plan SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

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Plan-It Greenville, the 20-year comprehensive plan for the city put in place in 2009, held a five-year update review at a public meeting at the Hughes Library on Tuesday.

The plan requires a rewrite every 10 years and an update every five years. This is the first update since the plan was written.

Nathalie Schmidt, a development planner for the city, said the overall plan isn’t changing; they’re just updating information. “We just want to be sure we’re on the right track.”

The communitywide data section will be updated to include 2010 Census data that wasn’t available in 2009, including Greenville’s population growth to 58,409 in 2010. With the current rate of growth at four percent per year, population predications are 71,360 for the city by the year 2030.

City staff is also suggesting that The Future Land Use Map be updated to include an amendment to provide future land use designations for land that has been annexed into the city limits since 2009 and to “correct inconsistencies

• City population is expected to grow over the next few decades as anticipated growth in the region and a renewed interest in urban living bring in new residents.

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identified between the map and existing development patterns.”

One such change is to remove a transit oriented designation area (a land use designation that emphasizes alternative forms of transportation) along Laurens Road.

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larger retail stores, malls and destinations, better defines the area and still promotes pedestrian-friendly development.

The city will also update proposed projects and strategies for the city to tackle. Of the 30 or so projects included in the 2009 plan, 12 have been completed; five were not completed and the

rest are ongoing.

The proposed changes and full 2009 plan can be viewed at the city’s planning commission website at http://bit.ly/1xEp3ro.

The Planning Commission will review the proposed changes at its Nov. 13 meeting and they will be presented in a public City Council meeting on Dec. 8.

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Council distributes accommodations tax funds Greenville County Council has approved distribution of the accommodations tax funds for the coming year. The taxes are collected on businesses that provide accommodations. The council’s Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee takes applications and makes recommendations for allocation of the funds collected for tourism.

2014-15 Accommodations tax distribution GALLABRAE (GREATER GREENVILLE SCOTTISH GAMES)................... $50,000 (signature event) ARTISPHERE....................................................................................... $15,000 2015 marketing campaign DISCOVER UPCOUNTRY CAROLINA ASSOCIATION............................. $20,000 marketing campaign SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH CAROLINA............................................... $10,000 fall games THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF THE UPSTATE..................................... $25,000 traveling and special exhibits CITY OF FOUNTAIN INN....................................................................... $13,000 Younts Center for Performing Arts – capital campaign GREENVILLE CHORALE......................................................................... $2,250 A Carolina Christmas holiday concert GREENVILLE LITTLE THEATRE............................................................... $5,981 2014/2015 season ROPER MOUNTAIN SCIENCE CENTER ASSOCIATION.......................... $15,200 Second Saturdays BLACK PAGES INTERNATIONAL............................................................. $2,200 Upstate Black Expo CAROLINA BALLET THEATRE................................................................. $7,200 The Nutcracker, Once Upon a Time in Greenville GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA................................................. $5,000 Holiday at Peace AMERICAN LEGION POST #3................................................................ $7,000 War Museum Enhancements SIMPSONVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE................................ $5,000 Upstate Harvest Moon Festival SLATER HALL CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE................................................... $4,000 Summer Outdoor Movie Nights SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S THEATRE............................................. $2,500 2014-15 main stage season

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Join us to watch Age of Champions, an award-winning documentary, following competitors who sprint, leap and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. Documentary producer Keith Ochwat will moderate a question and answer discussion afterwards.

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Come be inspired and discover why health and happiness come first at Rolling Green Village. You can hear from guest speakers on health-related topics, participate in fitness classes and dine on a nutritious lunch. Then take home a free wellness gift bag!

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

A lasting legacy

Fact vs. fiction on roads

The Greenville community recently lost a philanthropist and community leader, Mamie Jolley Bruce, whose lasting legacy has and will continue to make a difference in Greenville.

As a young woman in the 1940’s, Mamie Jolley Bruce was a leader at Greenville High School and graduated from college, which was not something the majority of women did at that time. She Bruce was a trailblazer and a woman with incredible strength, business acumen and vision. While she may not have envisioned it in 1943 when she was 20 years old, these trailblazing qualities defining Bruce lead to the creation of the nationally recognized, Bridges to a Brighter Future program at Furman University.

Bruce’s father, Robert A. Jolley Sr., was a founding investor in and president of WFBC broadcasting, which became part of Multimedia, Inc. When Multimedia was sold to Gannett in 1995, the Jolley family made significant contributions to the Jolley Foundation, a family foundation established by Jolley Sr. and his wife in 1944. The Jolley Foundation has contributed generously to the Greenville community over the years.

Bruce had her own ideas about how her personal wealth could make a difference in Greenville. The story of the creation of Bridges is one for the history books, a convergence of opportunity and an idea.

Bruce’s inspiration came from an article in the Davidson College alumni magazine about a program that helped low-income students. She thought Greenville should have something similar. She communicated her idea to her children, Duff and Jolley.

Duff suggested she call Drs. David and Susan Shi, since they had just come from Davidson College to take over the helm at Furman. Bruce did not have any connection to Furman, but met with president Shi and offered to give $1.8 million to create and endow a program. Dr. Shi asked for $2 million and, in savvy Mamie fashion, she said no, because she wanted

For six months, we have had a vigorous debate about the proper way to pay for the tremendous backlog of road maintenance in our county.

The Greenville Chamber supports the Nov. 4 roads referendum and urges the public to vote “YES.” Like many of you, we are focused on the best interests for the business community. Rarely does that include endorsing higher taxes. But this is one of those times when it does.

We helped found a community coalition that is fighting hard for the referendum’s passage. Opposing the coalition is a group well known for making groundless claims. We’d like to dispel some of them today.

“County Council can change the list of projects to whatever it wants.”

FICTION. This comes from an erroneous reading of the ordinance. County Council operates on a two-year budget, so during each budget, the Council will have to approve projects from the list approved in the referendum. Former legislator and tax commission Hunter Howard said this week that the Council is prohibited from transferring money out, or spending money on projects not on the approved list.

“The state has the money to repair the roads.”

FICTION. If you drive 15,000 miles a year, and get 20 miles per gallon, you pay enough gas tax to pave seven feet (out of 216 million feet of state road in South Carolina). The state’s plan for roads has us in a situation where 70 percent of our roads are rated “poor.”

At the current rate, some Greenville roads won’t be re-paved until 2097.

Clearly, the money the state is spending on roads isn’t enough.

“Only 4 cents out of the 16 cents in gas tax returns to Greenville County.”

FICTION. From 2002 through 2011, Greenville County bought 2.2 billion gallons of gasoline and paid $353 million in gas taxes. We received $567 million in funded road projects from the Department of Transportation. We actually received 27 cents in

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Furman to demonstrate its commitment to Bridges and invest in the program.

With Bruce’s generous gift, Bridges began in 1997 as a four-week summer program, with the mission to end the cycle of poverty for high school students whose potential outdistances their circumstances. Bridges became more than Bruce ever expected. It is now a nationally honored, comprehensive, year-round program that begins in ninth grade and supports students through college graduation.

Bridges’ impact on the lives of students reaches far beyond simple participation. Students view the program as a lifeline, not only to get through daily challenges, but to a future that includes high school graduation, postsecondary degree attainment and citizenry.

Bridges students have graduated from Furman, Harvard, Duke, most colleges in the state of South Carolina, and Greenville Technical College. At current count, 350 students have participated. However, that does not take into count the parents, siblings, schools and communities that have indirectly benefitted from the impact of Bridges. Now that is a legacy!

In Bruce’s honor, Bridges is continuing her legacy by sponsoring “Admission Unveiled: Understanding Selective College Admission & Scholarship Programs,” a program for students and families who want a better understanding of the selective college admission and scholarship process on Thursday, Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m., in the Kroc Center.

Mamie Jolley Bruce never could have dreamed of the legacy left by her selflessness. But with her spunk, intelligence and fortitude, her legacy will impact students and the Greenville community forever.

Tobi Kinsell is director of Bridges to a Brighter Future at Furman University.

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projects for every 16 cents in gas tax we sent to Columbia.

“It will be a $300 tax burden on Greenville families.”

FICTION. According to Clemson University, it will cost $119 per household. To pay an additional $300 per year, a family would have to spend $30,000 a year in taxable items. Our household income is only $48,000, making that claim patently ridiculous, since most of our income goes to housing, electricity, and other non-taxable items.

“Not all of the money will be spent in Greenville County.”

SHRED OF TRUTH. It makes for a nice talking point, but only a tiny fraction of the money collected will be held at the Department of Revenue as a fee. More than 99 percent of the money will flow through state and come back to a special account at Greenville County.

“This will cost Greenville County taxpayers $65 million a year.”

FICTION. Clemson University and other studies have shown that up to 30 percent of the revenue will come from people from outside our county. What really costs Greenville County taxpayers is the more than $250 a year the DOT estimates we spend in maintenance on our cars due to poor roads.

Greenville County needs a 21st century infrastructure to speed commerce and ensure we can grow our economy.

This may be an imperfect solution, but it is a local solution to a major local problem. We ask that you join the Chamber in voting “YES” on Nov. 4.

Jason Zacher is vice president of public policy for the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE Dear editor: If the penny sales tax for roads passes in November, I am afraid that we will all realize we’ve been lied to and scammed. There are realities that no one wants to address. Have you looked at the list and the numbers?

Reality 1: There are many more projects on the list than the projected monies can pay for.

Reality 2: Items are so nebulous that the real cost can’t be discerned at this time.

Reality 3: The Woodruff Road “fix” is going through private properties of developers who are currently developing their lands. In addition, this “fix” will end at one of the busiest business locked intersections on Woodruff Road with new construction taking place on one corner at this time.

Reality 4: The state will get a portion of the money. Both the Department of Revenue and the Department of Transportation will get substantial fees from the money.

Reality 5: If the County Council manages to get food excluded from the tax at a future date, then the money collected will be a lot less than the projected amount which is less than the amount needed.

These are just a few of the reasons to vote NO on the county wide sales tax item.

Michelle Shuman, Greenville

Health Events The Skinny on Belly Fat Thurs., Nov. 6 • Noon-1 p.m. • The YMCA Program Center–GHS (formerly Adams Mill YMCA) Join GHS family medicine doctor Philip Way, MD, to learn how losing a little around the middle can help you gain a lot. Free; registration required.

Run4Life 5K & One-mile Walk Sat., Nov. 8 • 9 a.m. • Caine Halter YMCA This run/walk raises funds for cancer research at the GHS Cancer Institute and the Cancer Society of Greenville County. To register, visit run4lifesc.org.

Run for Thought Sat., Nov. 8 • 9 a.m. • Conestee Park Enjoy a scenic trail run, walk or roll while supporting the Brain Injury Association of SC. To register, go to biausa.org/sc.

Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home Salutes Veterans

Sunday November 9, 2014 2-3 pm Please join us to honor our Service Men and Women With Keynote Speaker:

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Nutrition Classes for Cancer Survivors Nov. 11, Dec. 9, Jan. 13 • 3-4 p.m. • Cancer Society of Greenville County Cancer survivors and caregivers are invited to attend this education series on nutrition. Meets the second Tuesday of the month. Free; registration required. Call 232-8439.

Detect and Prevent Lung Cancer Thurs., Nov. 13 • 12:15-1:15 p.m. • GHS Life Center® Join GHS thoracic surgeon Sharon Ben-Or, MD, for a discussion on lung cancer. Free; registration required.

Match to Marrow 5K Sat., Nov. 15 • 9 a.m. • Heritage Park This 5K benefits the National Marrow Donor Program and the GHS Blood and Marrow Transplant Program. Register at go-greenevents.com.

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The thrill of the scream BENJAMIN JEFFERS CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com clandrum@communityjournals.com Screams rattle the eardrums. Stench sours the air.

Masked men leap from dark corners.

Sound like a fun place to visit?

About 20 percent of Americans think so – when that “fun place” is a haunted house, that is. One in five people plan to visit a haunted attraction this Halloween season, says the National Retail Federation – and scaring people has become a $6 billion worldwide industry, according to Forbes.com. As interest in haunted houses has grown, so has the competition for people’s scares. The Greenville area is no exception.

PLANNING A large amount of work goes into creating the attractions that open for about one month each year.

Joseph Thompson, owner of Madworld Haunted Attraction in Piedmont, said as soon as the attraction closes after Halloween, he and a management team of about 10 people start planning for the next year.

By January, his team starts constructing props, and in March they fly to St. Louis to the world’s largest haunted trade show, he said. “We want to be the best.”

Scott Sexton, owner of Nightmare Dungeon, said location is key. He runs his haunted house at a 130-yearold house he rigged with surprises such a ceiling that drops and a car that comes through the wall.

And although animatronics have become more popular as technology has advanced, Sexton said trained actors are the key to running a successful haunted house.

Thompson agreed. He said, “Nothing can ever replace an actor.”

SCARING Sexton takes a straightforward approach to scaring people.

“It’s the sudden things; that’s what gets them,” he said. “They didn’t come through this house looking for blood and how good we fixed it up. That ain’t what it’s about. People want to be scared.”

He said drawn-out scenes with acting don’t scare people. It’s the sudden surprise. Actors at Nightmare Dungeon told stories of people becoming so frightened they start throwing punches, sometimes hitting the actors in the face.

Facts: • 1 in 5 people plan to visit a haunted house • Haunted houses are a $6 billion industry worldwide • The average household will spend $125 on Halloween related items Sources: National Retail Federation; Forbes.com

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Thompson said, “We like to do a plethora of different scares.” He uses sights, sounds and smells to immerse visitors in an interactive experience “like being on a movie set.”

Thompson and Sexton said visitors will often wet their pants, and people stopping in the middle of the attraction and refusing to continue is a nightly occurrence.

People will turn around as soon as they enter Nightmare Dungeon, Sexton said, because they can’t handle the darkness. He said, “I guess people assume that they go through there and it’s lit up like Walmart.”

At Madworld, Thompson said those who get too scared to continue get recorded on the “chicken board.” And there are no refunds for the faint of heart.

“You come to a haunted house knowing it’s a haunted house,” he said.

Rocky Elrod, owner of Funhouse of Horrors, said group size is a big factor in scaring people. Large groups are hard to scare, he said. About three to seven people is ideal.

He uses a 3D element in his haunted house to disorient people. “We try to put them in an atmosphere where they don’t think something’s going to happen to them.” Then, he said, something will pop out and scare them.

Of course, some things are off limits in a haunted house. Sexton said his actors only touch guests if they know them.

Said Thompson, “Unless you want a lawsuit on your hands, you don’t touch customers.” He also doesn’t allow nudity or his actors to use profanity.

THE PSYCHOLOGY So why do so many people love to be scared?

They really don’t, said Glenn Sparks, a Purdue University professor of communication, who has done extensive research on why people watch horror movies or go to haunted houses.

“It’s not that they really liked being scared,” he said.

“They just felt good afterward.”

In his research on how scary movies affect us physiologically, Sparks found watchers’ heartbeats increased by as many as 15 beats per minute, their muscles tensed and their blood pressure increased – all signs of the “fight or flight” response that helped keep cavemen safe from a saber-tooth tiger and a person today escape from a would-be robber.

It is that adrenaline rush – minus the real danger of being harmed – that brings people to spook houses.

“Some people like the thrill fear evokes, which is similar to what occurs when people sky dive out of airplanes or ski down steep mountains,” said Leonard Jason, a clinical psychologist and professor at DePaul University. “It all involves the stress system being challenged and the results are that a person feels excited, very alive and focused.”

So why do some people like the feeling of being scared and others don’t? It could be because they are “wired” for it, according to research by David Zald, a professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University. Dopamine is one of the hormones released during thrilling or scary situations, and Zald’s research shows that thrill-seekers may get a bigger “hit” of it when taking chances.

Though not everyone is scared of haunted houses, said Madworld’s Thompson, “If we cannot scare you, we want to make sure we entertain you.”

Whitney (in yellow scarf), clutching her friend’s arm while a chainsaw-wielding actor jumps out of the woods at the group.

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Why we love a good scare

When in doubt, save yourself Upstate Business Journal’s art director gives a first-person account of the screams along the haunted trail at Madworld WHITNEY FINCANNON | STAFF

(as told to Benjamin Jeffers) This isn’t real. These are just people in masks.

They can’t do anything to me.

Those are the thoughts I kept repeating in my head while going through the haunted trail at Madworld.

Much to my chagrin, I agreed to go with four other friends to a haunted house. I’ve never really understood why on earth people pay $20 to have other people scare them. But here I was, anticipating about a half hour of zombies, clowns, vampires and whatever else scaring me.

Before we started, one of the employees gave us the rundown. Don’t touch the actors. The actors can’t touch you. He basically reassured me that we weren’t going to die.

We each took turns leading the group along the self-guided tour. Actually, we made my friend Eric go first most of the time. He doesn’t scare easily and would point out the ghost on the left or the guy with a machete straight ahead.

I clutched another friend’s arm the entire time (apologizing profusely afterward for any bruising that may have occurred).

Our group got sprayed with fake blood, lost in a fog-filled room and menacingly warned to stay on the trail.

At some point you get into a routine of knowing something’s going to jump out at you around the next corner. Luckily, Elizabeth, the most skittish member of our group, was the one the actors targeted. And, of course, as soon as she said, “I really don’t like chainsaws,” men wielding chainsaws came after her.

I tried to stay back and call for her to come toward us. But once the men came after me, I left her. Bye, Elizabeth. (She got out alive.)

Finally, when we all exited, one of the guys in our group gave his perspective on why people like to go through haunted houses.

He said they like the feeling after going through a traumatic experience and seeing that the world is still all right at the end.

All I felt afterward was relief.

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Greenlink passengers will soon be able to use the RouteShout app on their smartphones to track buses, find the nearest stop to their location and obtain estimated time of arrival information.

Greenlink will also be included in Google maps’ transit option by mid-November, said officials.

Greenlink transit to launch online bus tracking and app Riders can track

buses and find best route APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com With a quick glance at their smartphone screen, Greenlink bus riders waiting at the bus stop will soon see exactly where their bus is along its route and its expected arrival time.

On Nov. 1, Greenlink transit is set to launch the RouteShout mobile app. Created by Atlanta-based RouteMatch, the app can help riders find bus stops using a phone’s GPS, see estimated arrival times, view all stops on a route and mark their favorite stops. The app is available for iPhone, iPad, Android and mobile web devices.

In addition, RouteMatch offers online users real-time tracking of buses and maps of the routes. Riders can also sign up for Greenlink alerts through the site.

According to RouteMatch, this information should help passengers plan their trips, learn about route or schedule changes quickly and know about disruptions or emergencies. In

addition, the technology can improve rider experience and help to attract choice riders to the system, a group that Greenlink officials say they are targeting. According to RouteShout, 51 transit agencies in 27 states use the service.

Greenlink director Mark Rickards said Greenlink will be included in Google transit listings by Nov. 15, so users can use the transit option to plan their journeys on Greenlink.

Rickards reported recently that

What’s Right in Health Care Cardiovascular Imaging Program Receives Accreditation Clemson University’s Cardiovascular Imaging Leadership program, offered in partnership with GHS, has been approved for initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs. This program is one of only eight of its kind in the nation and is unique because it offers adults echocardiography and vascular technology training simultaneously and because students who take part in the program have a strong public health science undergraduate background. To learn more, please visit university.ghs.org.

Pediatric After-hours Care Opens GHS Children’s Hospital After-hours Care provides sick care to all children ages 0-18 in the Upstate. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 6-10 p.m., and Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. The office is staffed by current GHS pediatricians and is located at 890 S. Pleasantburg Drive (in The Children’s Clinic of GHS). For more information, call 271-3681.

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Try out the RouteShout app by texting DEMO to 25252 and STOP to opt out.

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Veterans Day Celebration GHS will honor and celebrate veterans during its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 11 a.m., outside Greenville Memorial Hospital. The community is welcome to attend.

Greenlink revenues and ridership are up and the transit authority is seeking to expand hours of service, add Sunday and holiday service and add routes over a three-year period.

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BJU report to be released in December GRACE investigating school has responded to reported sexual abuse CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com GRACE, the independent group investigating how Bob Jones University has responded to reported sexual abuse, is expected to release its report by mid-December.

BJU contracted with Lynchburg, Va.-based GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) in 2012 to review its response to victims of adult and child sexual abuse.

GRACE said in a statement that it would complete its final report and recommendations by the end of November and deliver it “to a small group of BJU officials for the purpose of identifying alleged errors of fact.”

“GRACE will have complete autonomy to accept or reject any alleged errors of fact identified by BJU,” the

statement said. “The sole purpose of this initial review is to increase accuracy and minimize any minor factual errors within the report.”

The final report will be published on GRACE’s website no later than midDecember, GRACE said.

This past January, then-BJU President Stephen Jones terminated the school’s contract with GRACE, saying BJU was concerned that the investigation was going beyond the original intent. GRACE posted the letter on its website.

The investigation was re-started in February. The final report was then expected by August, but a death in the family of one of the report’s authors caused further delays.

“We are confident that the final product will be thorough, honest and fair,” GRACE said in its statement.

“Though we anticipate varying reactions to the final report and recommendations, it is our prayer that it will fuel healing in the lives of many and positive and constructive changes in the life of Bob Jones University,” the statement said. “To that end, we look forward to watching God at work.”

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Supporters of the Nov. 4 road tax referendum held a press conference this week to decry “misinformation about the intent and legality” of the ordinance calling the referendum.

Ten members of the citizens advisory committee that drew up the projects to be funded if the tax hike passes joined advocacy group Citizens for a Better Greenville County to protest distortions they say opponents are spreading about the county road plan.

Hunter Howard, former state tax commissioner and a member of the citizens advisory commission, said contrary to opponents’ claims, County Council cannot spend the money any way it wants. The ordinance language only allows council to transfer funds between projects on the list for budgetary efficiency. The funds are “fully cemented to the project list by state law and county ordinance,” he said.

Americans for Prosperity South Carolina have claimed in direct mailings and public statements that the council can divert money to “pet projects.”

Field director Seth Powell also says voters were deceived by a mailer saying the tax would not apply to groceries, when state law currently would not exempt groceries from the tax. Greenville legislators have promised to work to change the law to reflect County Council’s original intent to exclude unprepared food from the road tax.

If the referendum passes, Council Chairman Bob Taylor said there is time to make the law change before the tax goes into effect in May. The Greenville Chamber of Commerce recently issued a document refuting opponents’ claims, saying up to 30 percent of the tax revenue will come from visitors, the state does not have enough to fix the roads, the annual additional tax burden to families will not be as high as $300, but rather $119, according to a Clemson University study.

Lisa Stevens, former chair of the citizens advisory commission, urged support for the road tax.

“Greenville County has a history and reputation of good leadership, and that’s only because we have a history of good leaders,” she said. “We have

JOURNAL NEWS been a state leader in economic development, and now we have the opportunity to be leaders in infrastructure.”

Greenville County voters will decide next week at the polls whether to back a local referendum that enacts a one-percent increase in sales taxes to fund road and transportation improvements within the county. The tax would raise about $65 million annually and would last eight years or until the total $673,193,630 is raised.

The majority of Greenville County Council members support the proposed road tax, which would fund paving, road construction, pedestrian and bike projects. Councilmen Willis Meadows, Joe Dill and Sid Cates oppose the tax.

Advocates say the state DOT has not maintained the state’s infrastructure and the county must take action to fix its own road problems. Opponents say it’s the state’s responsibility to maintain state roads with taxes already collected.

A list of recommended paving, road, bridge and pedestrian projects was drafted by the Greenville County Citizen Roads Advisory Commission, which was appointed by County Council. The commission sought public input to create a list of projects that will be tied to the referendum ordinance.

For more information on how roads are funded in South Carolina, see the Oct. 17, 2014 issue of the Greenville Journal.

Sheheen wins Ervin endorsement BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Petition gubernatorial candidate Tom Ervin has suspended his campaign and endorsed State Sen. Vincent Sheheen for governor.

Ervin made the announcement on Tuesday at Falls Park in Greenville.

“This is one of the most impor- Ervin tant elections in my lifetime,” Ervin said in a statement. “That’s [why] I felt it was necessary to put aside my personal ambitions for the greater good of the state I love so much.”

He said he endorsed Sheheen because he wanted leadership in South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), ethics, domes- Sheheen tic violence and growing the economy. Ervin will campaign with Sheheen during the final week before the election.

Danielle Vinson, chair of political science at Furman, said the endorsement will probably help Sheheen, but the senator still has an uphill battle.

In some polling, Vinson said Ervin, who was running as an independent Republican, seemed to be drawing votes from Sheheen rather than Gov.

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“It’s hard to predict what Republicans who didn’t want to vote for Haley will do,” she said.

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Ervin was polling well behind Republican Haley and Democrat Sheheen. Real Clear Politics lists Haley ahead of Sheheen by 15.5 points.

In a past interview with the Journal, Ervin said Haley “misled our state” by not being truthful about jobs numbers and her lack of transparency about economic decisions.

He and Sheheen had attacked Haley for ethics violations throughout the campaign. Ervin also released a 78-page report calling into question Haley’s use of economic incentives to bring businesses to the state.

Ervin cited multiple times on the campaign trail that Haley’s handling of DSS was the main reason he entered the campaign for governor.

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Ervin spent more than $2 million of his own money to fund his campaign. His wife had donated $4,500 to Sheheen’s campaign in 2010.

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Mill owner Kenneth Walker said the stop work order was a surprise because he had been working with county codes officials throughout the renovation process. Walker began renovating the 1924 structure in 2006, making spaces for businesses and artisans.

When county officials arrived two months ago to inspect the area where Greg Cotton had created 14 art studios on the floor above Due South Coffee, he said the officials decided the space should be designated as a mall. The mill currently has 60 tenants and Walker said he was hoping to add 14 more with Cotton’s studios, dubbed Wrk Grp. Cotton had already installed a firewall and fire doors to go with the mill’s sprinkler system, but officials told Walker that a voice-activated sprinkler system was required. The voice-activated fire system verbally warns occupants if there is a fire or other emergency.

“The mill is pretty protected the way it is,” said Walker. “He [Cotton] got it ready to open and they decided to reclassify it as a mall/common area.” said Walker. “It just put a screeching halt to it.” The voiced fire system is a major cost, he said, and “95 percent

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Greenville County issued a stop work order for renovations of the common area of Taylors Mill in Taylors last week. ​Owner Kenneth Walker said the area was reclassified as a mall by inspectors and requires additional architectural drawings before the county will issue permits.

The stoppage has prevented one tenant from opening 14 new art studios, which would add to the 60 current tenants.

of businesses in Greenville County don’t have a voice-activated system.”

After the stop work order, “We just said we won’t let any more space right now until we can get all this figured out.” He said he hopes the county will allow Cotton to open his space, which is already leased, when a permit is issued.

Nearly 100 supporters of the Taylors Mill came out to voice their concerns during last week’s Greenville County Council meeting, saying that the mill has “become a haven for artisans.”

Throughout the process of obtaining permits for renovation and the county issuing certificates of occupancy for Taylors Mill, Walker said he never received any advice on requirements for the common area. “It was after the fact,” he said. “It’s a major, major problem.”

Walker said the cost for the architectural drawings has increased with the addition of the fire suppression system and he’s had to reevaluate how to move forward. Architect David Langley is now working on a common area plan with the required additions. Costs for the plans alone could be up to $20,000, he said.

According to Paula Gucker, assistant county administrator for community planning, development and public works, Walker was due to turn in architectural drawings by mid-

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Runner inspires others in Run for Thought BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com William Joseph Jollye, better known as Lucky, was riding his bicycle in downtown Greenville when he collided with a car.

Jollye, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, was thrown from his bike into a rail, fracturing his skull and breaking his jaw.

After spending more than a week in intensive care, he went to Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital’s inpatient brain injury program for six weeks. He spent another six weeks of outpatient therapy in McLeod Hospital in Loris.

“I am one of the very fortunate individuals that doesn’t really have any physical residual effects,” said Jolley, who works full-time in shipping and receiving at Smart Truck Systems and also bartends part-time at Sip, “but I think emotionally you’re never really healed.”

He and many other brain injury sur-

vivors like him are inspirations for the annual Run for Thought, said Dede Norungolo, a disability specialist at Clemson University.

Norungolo, a brain injury survivor herself, is on the planning committee for the run, which raises money for the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.

She said the Run for Thought includes a 5K run and also a 1-mile walk for people who aren’t physically able to complete the farther distance.

After his injury, Jollye became an avid runner, logging more than 25 miles a week.

“I can only hope to inspire others by showing them that I have done the same and letting them know that we all inspire,” he said.

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October for the common area, but did not make the deadline. All tenants who have certificates of occupancy will not be displaced, Gucker said.

The drawings have to be reviewed for compliance with code to allow for the issuance of construction permits, she said. That phase of the Taylors Mill was classified as a mall because the areas open onto a common space and may not have their own access to the outside or may not have their own bathroom, she said. Asked whether there was a communication breakdown between Walker and the county, Gucker said she did not know the specific sequence of events leading up to the stop work order at Taylors Mill.

Walker has said the fire system requirements were a surprise, however, Gucker said they are not new for commercial buildings. “It’s pretty standard in larger buildings,” she said.

Several County Council members expressed support for lifting the stop work order, but County Administrator Joe Kernell advised against it.

“In order to allow him to continue, he needs to give us architectural drawings for the next phase [common area]. Once we get those, we’ll turn it around very quickly and get him moving again,” said Gucker.

Without the plans, county staff cannot tell if the design is meeting safety codes, she said.

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Walker said this week that he holds out hope for moving forward and his tenants have been “incredibly supportive.” He said the process will take time, and he anticipates future issues with the county. “This is one hurdle we get over, but they’ll want to put up four more.”

Walker said he still intends to develop the entire mill and he may have the architectural plans within the week. The Taylors Mill development is unique and has been a prototype, he said. “The county is not sure how to handle it.”

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Greenville Health System has crafted a proactive plan in response to the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and reports of cases in the United States, GHS officials said Tuesday.

“We hope that Ebola will not present itself in South Carolina, but we understand that we need to be prepared for whatever does happen,” said Angelo Sinopoli, GHS vice president of clinical integration.

Although no cases of Ebola have been reported in South Carolina, GHS officials stressed the importance of preparation to handle a possible infection.

Michelle Taylor-Smith, GHS vice president of patient services, told re-

porters Tuesday that about 200 hospital volunteers are trained on procedures to handle an Ebola case.

According to Scott Sasser, chair of the GHS department of emergency medicine, the procedures include screening all incoming patients, isolating patients who screen positively and treating them, ensuring volunteers have the appropriate personal protective equipment and training and educating volunteers. The procedures comply with the standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHS has the capacity to treat 3 patients infected with Ebola.

Anyone diagnosed would be quarantined for 21 days in special rooms built in the cardiovascular unit of the hospital. Volunteers wear a full-body suit, triple gloves taped around the wrist to cover exposed skin, a protective apron and a respirator.

Barry Elkins, who has been a nurse for 28 years, said with the procedures GHS has in place, “I don’t have any fear or anything about handling these patients.”

Volunteers go through mock training sessions of putting on and removing the

Angie Bergstrom, left, and Gabi Bramlett both with Greenville Health System, demonstrate the protective gear health care providers need to wear when treating Ebola patients.

suits. “The big issue is taking the outfits off without contaminating yourself,” he said.

Following procedure, he said removing the gear took about 42 minutes. All volunteers have a team member to make sure they remove the outfit correctly.

Rhett Shirley, an infectious disease physician at GHS, said while everyone is rightfully concerned about Ebola, people should be more concerned about preventing the flu, which is a bigger killer in the U.S., by getting the flu shot.

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“I think it’s fair and important to remind ourselves that there has not been a transmitted case of Ebola in the United States, except to health care workers,” he said.

Sinopoli said, “I’ll reiterate that our highest priority is the safety of our patients, our visitors and our employees.”

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF NEW HOMES FOR WOFFORD GREEKS

Wofford College’s fraternities and sororities are getting new homes. Wofford will build a new Greek Village across Evins Street from the main portion of campus.

Last week, the school announced that the Rosalind S. Richardson Center for the Arts will be built on the site of the current Fraternity Row. More than half of the college’s students are actively involved in the Greek life program. Wofford President Nayef H. Samhat said Greek life has been an integral part of Wofford for 145 years.

“The houses at Fraternity Row are filled with fond memories for students and alumni alike,” he said.

“Now, those houses have more than served their purpose, and it is time to replace them with new houses that current and future Wofford students and alumni can be proud of and enjoy. And the time has come to include sororities in the physical spaces for our Greek life community as well.”

The new facilities are part of the school’s new strategic vision the Board of Trustees approved last week.

Dr. David S. Wood, the school’s senior vice president for development, said for the last several years, a majority of the students who are recognized at Wofford’s Honors Convocation are members of sororities and fraternities as well.

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF CLEMSON RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION GIFT

Clemson University trustee Bill Hendrix Jr. and his family have made the first cornerstone gift of $2.5 million to Clemson University Athletics for facilities.

The Clemson Athletic Cornerstone Program is part of a new athletics facilities initiative that includes new facilities, upgrades or rebuilds for football, basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer and Vickery Hall, the university’s athletic academic center.

The plan is the most comprehensive change to athletics facilities ever undertaken at Clemson.

The Hendrix gift, the largest single pledge to Clemson Athletics, is one in a long string of donations from the family. They have given more than $5 million to the school, establishing or benefitting the Hendrix Student Center, the Hendrix Family Endowment for the Office of Student Body President, the President’s Leadership Circle and the Pamela Maddex Hendrix Dream Jar Study Abroad Endowment.

The Hendrix family were partners in the construction of the WestZone and the indoor football practice facility and endowed a scholarship for the football team’s placekicker.

Hendrix was student body president at Clemson, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1963 and a master’s degree in 1968.

Hendrix has served on the board since 1995 and was chairman for three terms from 2003 to 2009.

GRANT HELPS EXTEND GHS SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL

The Laurens County Trails Association (LCTA) has won a grant from the National Parks Service (NPS) to assist planning and development of a master greenway plan and to select the most feasible route for extending the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail through Laurens County.

LCTA was one of 11 communities across the Southeast to be selected for the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance grant. The Spartanburg Blueways Master Plan was also selected.

NPS is not providing any money; rather, NPS personnel will provide guidance and expertise on the project, said Don Walker, LCTA’s Executive Director.

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Michael Lee Crosby, 27, was arrested and charged last week with violation of probation, attempted murder and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.

Crosby is the boyfriend of Kimara Hughey, who went missing for several days before being found alive in a ravine along the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail.

According to police reports, Crosby tried to strangle Hughey and threw her against a washing machine and into a closet on Oct. 11. Hughey did not report the incident until she was questioned about her disappear-

The Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office has arrested two men in connection with two convenience store robberies last week at the Corner Mart on State Park Road and the KC Mart on Hwy. 101.

Brian Heath Gowan, 36, is charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and unlawful carrying of a pistol.

Bryan Keith Hammond, 43, has been charged with ac- Gowan cessory before the fact to a felon and accessory after the fact to a felon.

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Joshua Lamar Edwards plead guilty earlier this month on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, first-degree burglary, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

According to police reports, Edwards broke into the Economy Inn on Augusta Road on Christmas Day 2012 and stabbed a man in the face with a knife and demanded money.

Edwards was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

ceived applications for assistance for several projects in South Carolina and their scoring process ranked us very high,” Walker said. “They strongly support the value and objectives of our project.”

The process will involve multiple public meetings to inventory and map community resources and to secure public input on goals and trail routes.

The ultimate goal is to provide more recreation opportunities for all Laurens County residents, promote land conservation, and stimulate economic growth, said Walker.

“While we have a vision, the National Parks Service will surely see opportunities in developing additional objectives,” said LCTA Board member Andy Howard.

For more information, contact Don Walker at donwalker@prtcnet.com.

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Stitching serenity Veteran David Jurado finds peace crafting cross-stitch projects APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

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Veteran David Jurado said he originally realized he had some issues with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) towards the end of 2009 and early 2010, shortly after he returned from 15 months in Iraq.

“I realized I had been relying a lot on alcohol and self-medicating.

That was the push and the nudge to go out and get help,” said the former member of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division.

Jurado had a lot on his mind.

“When I was in Iraq, I lost a total of four battle buddies in the third month we were there to an IED explosion,” he said. “We lost another four people during the rest of our deployment, so a total of eight just from my company.”

After returning home, Jurado tried multiple counseling groups, he said, but felt a true change when he connected with Companions for Heroes, an organization that pairs veterans with shelter pets as companions.

BRINGING DOWN THE WALL “It seemed the anti-social shell just collapsed” when he adopted Willett, a black Labrador dog Jurado named for one of his buddies lost in Iraq, Sgt. Gary Willett. Jurado now serves as executive director for Companions for Heroes.

Jurado wanted to do more and soon volunteered with the Wounded Warrior Project. “I saw what they were doing and I thought it would be a lot of help for me,” he said. He attended a Project Odyssey outdoor recreational retreat in 2012 and was selected to be a Wounded Warrior peer mentor.

Now Jurado provides support to mentees in the Greenville area. Since he was certified as a mentor in late 2013, Jurado has worked with two mentees assigned through the Wounded Warrior Project.

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fellow veteran might need: “Someone to help guide them, a shoulder to cry on, whatever.”

He serves as “a buddy who is really close and a friend who is readily available.” In addition, Jurado said he works to get mentees comfortable enough to attend Wounded Warrior events.

He now attends a group at a veteran center every Tuesday. “My counselor likes me to be there as an example to other veterans that there is help.” He also offers help during his interactions there; “I may go into my peer mentor mode,” he said.

CHILDHOOD SKILL In the last few months, Jurado has taken up another therapeutic activity that he learned as a child: cross-stitching.

“When I was eight years old, my mom thought it would be beneficial for me to do something other than running around playing with guns and pretending I was fighting everyone,” he said. “So it was my calming activity; she taught me how to cross stitch.”

Jurado said his wife, who has supported him all along the way, came home one day with a cross-stitch pattern to tackle. He now has a flashlight to clip to the frame he uses. “When I have plenty of sleepless nights, I sit there and work on my cross-stitch and don’t bother anybody.”

He’s been stitching since the summer and has tackled some large projects that have taken him more than a month to complete. In addition, Jurado is sharing his skill with other veterans through classes.

“I’ve already used this resource to train other people how to do it,” he said.

“When life gets really complicated, it’s so easy – all you’ve gotta worry about is threading a needle and put everything else away.”

Advice from David Jurado: He encourages Upstate residents to be considerate of veterans who have companion animals. “Veterans don’t want to stand out and they don’t need to stand out,” he said.

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“When I have plenty of sleepless nights, I sit there and work on my cross-stitch.”

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David Jurado served in the U.S. Army in Iraq for 15 months. He discovered that a companion dog, Willett, helped him address some of his PTSD symptoms. Jurado also recently revived a skill he learned as a child, cross-stitch, for relaxation.

David Jurado’s companion dog, Willett, is named for a good friend who was killed in Iraq, one of eight lost during his deployment. In addition to working with Companions for Heroes, who link shelter pets with veterans, Jurado was recently certified as a Wounded Warrior Project peer mentor and works with local veterans.

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Inspiration to live well Parkinson’s disease the focus of weekend events

ists, medications and therapies can address symptoms. Up to 60,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, according to the National Parkinson’s Foundation.

The Victory Summit will feature a plenary session on topics ranging from symptoms and daily modifications to motivation and area resources, as well as sessions on exercise, research, medication management, therapies and care for care partners presented by experts from the University of Colorado, University of Utah, Baylor and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Educating local doctors, nurses and therapists about Parkinson’s disease can improve diagnosis, said organizer Lisa Cox. “We wanted to add to the Davis Phinney Victory Summit and reach out to the medical community.”

Cox said her own Parkinson’s symptoms were misinterpreted for nine years. An average patient waits two to 10 years before a diagnosis is made, she said. Connecting researchers and specialists to physicians who see patients every day is essential, she added.

The Nov. 15 gathering is “the most

APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Actor Michael J. Fox is among the best known of the 1.5 million people living with Parkinson’s disease. Joining him is Olympic medalist and cyclist Davis Phinney, who was diagnosed in 2000 at age 40 and later founded the Davis Phinney Foundation.

The foundation, which works to support cure research and show people with the disease how to live well, is bringing its Victory Summit symposium event to Greenville on Nov. 15.

The summit is part of a weekend of Upstate events sponsored by Southeastern Parkinson’s community for those with the disease, caregivers and family members.

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to regulate movements, body and emotions. While no cure ex-

extensive conference in ways of treating the entire person,” said Dr. Richard Lytle, neurosurgeon with Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center in Asheville.

Lytle said the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include resting tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement and balance and walking problems. They can be treated with medication, but some patients develop a tolerance, after which high levels of medication lead to jerking and twisting movements. Lytle will be part of a breakout session that focuses on deep brain stimulation therapy to treat symptoms.

Spartanburg is hosting events in various locations, including a ballet class with Ballet Spartanburg and a family bike ride.

CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Bill Geist will speak on being a PwP (Person with Parkinson’s) and Upstate residents can join members of the Parkinson’s choir Tremble Clef for speech and music therapy.

Film screenings include “Capturing Grace,” a documentary on Parkinson’s and dance, and “The Astronaut’s Secret,” a film about astronaut Rich Clifford who made a spacewalk two years after his Parkinson’s diagnosis. Clifford

will also speak.

“What this is showing is that no one is exempt from this disease,” said Lisa Cox. “It affects every part of your being.”

All events are open to the public and many are free.

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amorris@communityjournals.com The Institute for Child Success (ICS), an Upstate-based research and policy organization, announced that through a $780,000 grant it will help organizations that serve young children to create Pay for Success programs.

Pay for Success uses private capital and philanthropic funds to expand

and sustain evidence-based programs up front, with the government paying after results are achieved.

The new initiative will help early childhood organizations conduct feasibility studies and develop expertise to broker a deal to create a Pay for Success program, said ICS vice president Joe Waters. The Pay for Success model is technically difficult to implement and requires planning, feasibil-

ity studies, deal structuring and pipeline development.

ICS will provide technical assistance for 12 organizations, counties or other entities to conduct a feasibility study and “bring them to the brink of negotiating a [Pay for Success] deal,” said Waters. The next step is to hold an open competition for the initial four organizations to receive technical assistance, he said.

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This is the first time that a government, through the Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fund, has invested in the Pay for Success model, said Waters. Another first is that ICS will share its information, including feasibility studies and reports developed during its research, he said.

According to the Social Innovation Fund, the ICS grant is part of an

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safety along with providing a forum for amateur sports competition and touring.

To join The Freewheelers and register early for The Assaults happening on May 18, 2015, visit freewheelers.info/ assaults. in interest and support for early childhood initiatives, a sea change in recent years. The new initiative “addresses a problem that has always plagued those who improve the lives of children,” she said.

State Sen. Thomas Alexander commended ICS for supporting programs that were public-private partnerships, innovative, evidence-focused and community based.

ICS will continue to bring together early childhood advocates in conferences, said Waters. In 2014, it held the first national conference on Pay for Success for early childhood.

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approach to test Pay for Success approaches and is one of eight nationwide in 2014. Recipients range from organizations that provide housing to crime prevention. The funding could lead to nearly 100 Pay for Success deals nationwide, according to the Social Innovation Fund. ICS’s goal is five deals in five years.

Funding for ICS also comes from the Social Innovation Fund and is added to that from ReadyNation, United Way of Greenville County and Greenville Health System.

ICS board member Tami McKnew said that there has been an increase

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Though it doesn’t happen until May, cyclists who want to take part in the Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion (known as The Assaults) can register early for the yearly events.

This May’s ride will mark the 40th anniversary of the Assault on Mt. Mitchell, originally a 103-mile trek to the top of the highest peak east of the Mississippi made by Spartanburg native John Bryan. In 1993, the Assault on Mt. Marion, a 74.2-mile ride from Spartanburg to Marion, N.C., was launched to allow for more participants.

Now more than 1,300 cyclists participate, many from within a 100-mile radius of Spartanburg, while more than half travel from further away. The Mt. Mitchell route includes 10,357 feet of climbing, and both events will have a mass start at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Organizers expect a soldout field for the May 18, 2015 event.

Members of The Freewheelers can register early at a discounted rate of $145, which includes membership and registration for The Assaults through Dec. 31. Those who register before the end of the year are also entered in a drawing for an anniversary kit that includes a jersey, shorts and socks.

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Sphere of influence Harlem Globetrotter Hi-Lite Bruton shows students at Christ Church Episcopal School a trick during a recent visit. Bruton gave a presentation on “The ABCs of Bullying Prevention” to the students gathered at the McCall Field House.

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St. Anthony of Padua School students recently took part in International Walk to School Day, sponsored by S.C. Safe Routes to School. More than 170 students, parents, faculty and staff participated.

St. Joseph’s Catholic School annual Open House for fall 2015 admissions will be Nov. 9.

The program begins at 1 p.m. and will offer prospective families an opportunity to learn more about the school, pick up applications, tour the facility and meet teachers and coaches. For more information, call 864-234-9009.

Carolina International Preparatory School will host Primary School Open House on Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Prospective parents are invited to tour the school and receive information on the curriculum, faculty and student experience. Carolina Prep Primary School includes grades K5-5. For more information, visit carolinaprepschool.com.

Southside Christian School will host an Open House and campus tour for parents of students from age 18 months through 12th grade on Nov. 7, Nov 21 and Dec. 12. The informational sessions begin at 9 a.m. Visitors can meet the superintendent and principals and ask questions about the programs. The events are open to anyone interested in learning more about SCS.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School will hold an Open House for K3 through sixth grade on Nov. 11, 3-7 p.m. The event is open for interested students and their families. Attendees can tour the school, ask questions and meet faculty and staff.

For more information, call 864-271-0167.

Members of the Washington Center faculty and staff are pictured touring Camp Spearhead, a camping experience program for the special needs students served at the school.

Washington Center staff members recently participated in a professional development outing to learn more about Camp Spearhead. Representatives from Camp Spearhead will attend the school’s annual PTA Family Night on Nov. 6, 6-7:30 p.m., to share information with parents and caregivers.

Greenville Classical Academy is hosting an Upper School Information Meeting for parents with children in 7-12th grade on Nov. 11, 7-8 p.m. and an Open House for parents with children in K4-12th grade on Nov 12, starting at 9 a.m.

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For more information or to schedule a tour, call 864-230-5511 or 864-329-9884 or visit greenvilleclassical.com.

St. Mary’s School will host an Open House Week, Nov. 3-7. Tours will be given by appointment. For more information, contact Nelle Palms at 864-679-4117 or nelle.palms@stmarysgvl.org.

Shannon Forest Christian School seventh-grade students Luca Coban and Jack Cummings were selected to serve in the YMCA Youth in Government Program Directors for the YIG Middle School Model Legislature Conference in November. Coban will serve as a committee chair and Cummings as a presider pro tempore.

Front Row: Jack Poole, London Plourde, Sydney Scott, Nicholas Ariail, Caroline Murphy, Emma Grace Peterson, Betsy League. Back Row: Gabe Reinhardt, Tristan Alford, Cali Gore, Timothy Regan, Max Clardy, Sarah Curtis, Rachel Griffin

Mitchell Road Christian Academy’s fourth grade classes brought history to life by choosing a historical figure to research and used costumes and props to present their report to the class.

The Service Learning program at Christ Church Episcopal School allows students to help serve the school and Greenville community. Students in grades 2-4 are delivering Meals on Wheels. Third graders are going to Greenville Place to play bingo with the Alzheimer’s patients. Fourth graders are going to A Child’s Haven to play with the children.

Celebrate Freedom Foundation brought its SOaR STEM Education Program, along with “Annie” the AH-1 Cobra helicopter to Blue Ridge High School. CFF personnel and representatives from Lockheed Martin taught students about aviation and aerospace opportunities and careers.

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Greenville High School’s Robotics Team placed first at the VEX Robotics Tournament at Indian Land High School. The team won the state championship last year and represented South Carolina at the National Competition.

Greenville Middle Academy students who completed the Six for Sticks Challenge will receive a ticket voucher to attend the Greenville Road Warrior’s game on Nov. 14. Eligible students read six books.

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COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS United Community Bank Ice on Main invites the public to its Opening Day ceremony on Nov. 21, 3:30 p.m. The rink will be open seven days a week, including holidays, through Jan. 19, 2015. For more information, visit iceonmain.com.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs has accredited Clemson University’s cardiovascular technology (CVT) leadership concentration. The Clemson-Greenville Health System program is the only one in the nation to combine CVT training with a comprehensive baccalaureate education in public health sciences and health care leadership.

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EVENTS THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER

Upstate Autism Families in Need is holding its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. The organization hopes to provide 75 families with a $25 gift card and Upstate Autism needs to raise $1,875. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, visit scautism.org/get-involved.

Michelin North America raised a record $536,000 from its annual charity golf tournament. The money from will go to eight charities serving the communities where the company has manufacturing operations. Recipients include: Barbara Stone Foundation, The Center for Community Services, Cornerstone, Helping Hands of Clemson, National Organizations for Youth Safety, Palmetto Conservation Foundation, Safe Harbor and The Walker Foundation.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a four-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement the Palmetto Coordinated System of Care (PCSC). The statewide collaborative implements innovative practices in care for children and youth with behavioral health needs. Combined with the state’s match, South Carolina now has $4 million over four years to support the PCSC. USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) recently awarded a three-year, $763,000 grant to Greenville-based American Leprosy Missions for capital improvements at Lalgadh Leprosy Services Center in Nepal, which is one of the countries with the highest number of new leprosy cases in the world.

Dr. Jack Brunson from Mountain View Family Medicine, a member of the Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Group, has been raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing a kilt every day in October. To date, he has raised more than $1,300 in donations and will give all proceeds to the Pearlie Harris Breast Health Center.

The Greater Greenville Master Gardeners Association gave $3,500 in grants to six local charity organizations. The following organizations received grants: First Wesleyan Church Community Garden, $1,325; Kilgore-Lewis House History Garden, $250; Linky-Stone Park Tree Signage, $450; Miracle Hill Renewal Center Garden, $500; RMSC Butterfly Garden Tool Shed, $725; and St. Anthony’s Children’s Garden Tool Shed Shelves, $250.

Sigma Chi Fraternity at Clemson University recently hosted its annual Derby Days. This year the fraternity raised more than $30,000 and donated $28,442 to SYNNEX Share the Magic, an annual fundraising initiative to help children facing illness, abuse or neglect.

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Space, a new frontier

PHOTO AND ARTWORK PROVIDED

Clockwise from top left: An original painting that Renaldo Moncini completed for the Children’s Museum of the Upstate for its “The First and Future Artists of Space” exhibit; One of the works produced by students in the program is shown on the right; Moncini (white shirt) poses with some of the students involved in the Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos Project.

CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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COURTESY OF T.L. NORRIS GALLERY

Greenville artist Renato Moncini was the first artist of space.

Thanks to the Children’s Museum of the Upstate’s affiliation with the

Smithsonian affiliation helps Children’s Museum focus on the stars Smithsonian Institution, some students at two Greenville schools are among the latest.

The art they’ve created is part of the museum’s newest exhibit, “The SPACE continued on PAGE 32

WE ARE BREWING SOMETHING GREAT. SEE WHAT’S TAKING SHAPE AT GSP. This summer, expect to see some exciting changes in our concourse area. Courtesy of WINGSPAN, this new addition is only the beginning of our transformation.

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Meet the Authors!

Compelling Reads YA Talk and Signing Wednesday, November 5 • 5pm at Fiction Addiction

Six fantastic YA authors – Martina Boone, Kimberley Griffiths Little, S.E. Green, Claudia Gray, Beth Revis, and Meagan Spooner – invite you to participate in an interactive build-a-story event.

General tickets $15 VIP tickets $50 (front-row, reserved seating, and more) Both tickets can be redeemed toward book purchase.

Book Talk & Signing with Wiley Cash New York Times bestselling North Carolina author of This Dark Road to Mercy

Thursday, November 6 • 2pm at Fiction Addiction Tickets: $15.89

Ticket includes a copy of featured book and admits two to the event.

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Over the moon.

Raúl Colón (born 1952) Rise the Moon, 2003

Tall Tales + Huge Hearts: Raúl Colón through December 28

First and Future Artists of Space.”

Moncini, a flight engineer in the Italian Air Force, had been one of 35 servicemen selected to participate in a cooperative air-defense program between Italy and the United States in Huntsville, Ala. That was before he got sent back to Italy after he got married, something that “broke all the rules.”

When he returned to the United States, he started working at the Marshall Space Flight Center as an illustrator – first as an employee of a government contractor, then directly for NASA. His job was to create the images used to promote the space program to the American public and politicians.

Terry Norris, owner of the T.L. Norris Gallery, which represents Moncini, said he remembers how the world changed on Oct. 4, 1957 – the day the Russians successfully launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. It was the size of a beach ball.

“The space program was born of war and the fear of war,” Norris said. “We remember a sweet, innocent time in the 1950s and early 60s, but there was an overriding sense of fear and dread.”

The United States pledged to catch up and forge ahead of the Soviet Union in the race to put the first man on the moon. It was Moncini’s job to create technical renderings for NASA projects and conceptual art for the Apollo space missions.

“So many things were big question marks,” he said. “Nobody knew if the moon’s surface was soft or hard. Nobody knew how deep the landing pads would go. So many things were big question marks. But fortunately, we guessed right.”

NASA allowed a degree of artistic expression, he said. “I was given a certain latitude to use my imagination about gases coming out of the engines.”

Moncini, who later moved to Greenville to work as creative director and lead illustrator for Fluor Daniel, traveled to Cape Canaveral for every rocket launch and painted each of the historic events.

The latest space artists from Greenville are students at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School and Sterling School.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate is one of only eight museums in the nation chosen to participate in Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos, a program created by scientists and educators at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The students took photographs through the Smithsonian’s telescope and then, with the same software used by NASA’s own team of illustrators, colorized and manipulated the images to create their own art, said Tom Kelley, program director for the Children’s Museum.

“It’s really one part absolute science and really one part art,” said Nancy Halvorson, the museum’s president and CEO. “It’s the ultimate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) lesson.”

It’s also an example of what being a Smithsonian Affiliate can do for the Children’s Museum programming, Halvorson said.

“For most museums, being an affiliate means the opportunity to bring in Smithsonian artifacts. Obviously, that wouldn’t work for us” at the Children’s Museum, she said. “For us, these kind of collaborations are really going to make a difference. It will exponentially multiply what we’ll be able to do. With these kind of relationships, the sky’s the limit.”

Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO of the

Greenville County Museum of Art

420 College Street Greenville, SC 29601 864.271.7570 gcma.org Wed - Sat 10 am - 6 pm Sun 1 pm - 5 pm

admission free

Raúl Colón will visit the GCMA the weekend of November 8 & 9 for a gallery talk and two FREE family workshops, including one for Spanish speakers. For more information, visit gcma.org/events.

Apollo 17 by Renato Moncini, courtesy of T.L. Norris Gallery

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Abreona Fields, a sixth-grader at Fish-

er, said the most interesting part of YCCC was being able see how the different tools in the computer program worked as she made her own images of space.

“I never thought I’d be able to take pictures of the universe and turn them into art,” she said.

So you know WHAT: “The First and Future Artists of Space,” a space-oriented exhibit.

WHO: Select images created by students at Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School and Sterling School and the works of former NASA illustrator and Upstate artist Renato Moncini.

WHERE: Children’s Museum of the Upstate WHEN: Through Nov. 24 NOTE: Normally, the Children’s Museum does not admit adults without children.

But during this exhibit, all ages (with or without children) will be allowed to view it Tuesday through Friday at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Saturday at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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Local musicians to take it ‘From the Top’ Violinist, chamber choir will be featured on NPR radio show CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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One of 16-year-old Katherine Woo’s dreams after she started playing the violin was to go to Juilliard – which she does, every Friday, by Greyhound bus, so she can study in the school’s prestigious Pre-College program with renowned teacher Masao Kawasaki on Saturdays.

After her classes are over, she climbs back on the bus again for an overnight trip that gets her back to Greenville Sunday morning.

Woo, a student at Riverside High and the Fine Arts Center, relishes playing music for others to hear.

On Nov. 6, she’ll play for a national radio audience as one of two local musical performers appearing on “From the Top Live with Host Christopher O’Riley,” NPR’s radio show that features performances and personal stories of extraordinary young musicians from across the country.

The performance, which begins at

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7:30 p.m., will be recorded in South Carolina. “From the Top” broadcasts weekly on SCETV Radio and nearly 250 other NPR stations nationwide to 700,000 listeners.

In addition to Woo, the 20-member Cantus Chamber Choir from the

So you know WHAT: Recording of “From the Top Live, with Host Christopher O’Riley”

R E G I S T ER O N L I N E AT R U N 4 L I F E S C .O R G

GREG BECKNER / STAFF

Fine Arts Center student Katherine Woo practices before her live performance on NPR’s From the Top show to be recorded at the Peace Center on Nov. 6.

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, conducted

by David Rhyne, will perform.

Woo said the prospect of performing for more than a half million people is not making her nervous. The live interview with classical pianist and host O’Riley is.

“I’m really excited about it. At the same time, I’m real nervous because it is a live taping and there’s an interview, too,” she said. “I hope he doesn’t ask me something I can’t answer.”

Woo has been a member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Carolina Youth Symphony for six years. She started playing piano when she was five years old and added the violin the next year.

Last November, she played at Carnegie Hall after winning second in the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. She was a finalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award last spring.

But music isn’t her only talent. In February, she’ll test for a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She started Tae Kwon Do two years ago after hearing her younger brother was going to take lessons. She decided she would, too.

“I didn’t want him to be able to beat me up,” she said.

WHO: violinist Katherine Woo from Riverside High and the Fine Arts Center and the Cantus Chamber Choir from the

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, conducted by David Rhyne WHERE: Peace Center Gunter Theatre WHEN: Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.

TICKETS: Can be reserved at the Peace Center Box Office, at www.peacecenter. org or by phone at 467-3000. After the performance, attendees will have a no obligation opportunity to pay an amount equal to their enjoyment of the evening.

Ballet and opera in Highlands The Bolshoi Ballet: Live in HD comes to the ML Performing Arts Center, 507 Chestnut St., Highlands, N.C., on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 12:55 p.m. with “The Legend of Love.” Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for students, and are available online at highlandspac.org or by calling 828-526-9047.

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Richard Eyre’s production of Bizet’s “Carmen” returns to the ML Performing Arts Center, 507 Chestnut St., Highlands, N.C., on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 12:55 p.m., with Anita Rachvelishvili, Aleksandrs Antonenko and Ildar Abdrazakov. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts. A pre-opera discussion led by Beverly Pittman begins at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults or $20.40 for PAC or MET members, and are available online at highlandspac.org or by calling 828-526-9047.

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SOUND CHECK

WITH VINCENT HARRIS

Four 14 promises groove-heavy jam rock for Halloween When Greenville’s Four 14 band plays their first-ever Halloween show at Independent Public Ale House next Friday, it will be special for a couple of reasons.

The show itself is bound to be exciting; Four 14 will play three sets of experimental, grooveheavy jam rock with other artists appearing in between to create an evening of continuous music. But the show is also noteworthy because of what’s coming afterwards: The band Four 14 is headed out to San Diego, CA to record their first full-length album, and they won’t be back in the Upstate for six weeks.

WHAT: Four 14’s WHERE: Halloween Independent As far the Halloween show, Extravaganza Public Ale House, Four 14 singer/guitarist Kyle Bonanza, featur110 Poinsett Hwy. Rowland is just as excited ing John Durham about the in-between-sets enADMISSION: $10 & other special tertainment as he is about his INFORMATION: guests band’s own performance.

864-552-1265 WHEN: Oct. 31 “We contacted (guitarist and ipagreenville.com at 8:30 p.m. bandleader) John Durham, who’s organized a lot of tribute shows of different artists, and asked if he wanted to play a 45-minute set of songs that all have something to do with Halloween,” Rowland says. “It’s called ‘A Very John Durham Halloween.’ We didn’t want to break the momentum of our show.

People are there to hear music, so we wanted to give them as much of it as we can.

The second thing, I can’t tell you anything about (laughs)… I’m probably more excited about this 45-minute section of music than anything else.”

Rowland said he didn’t want to “give it away” when I pressed for more details.

“We’ve done a good job of keeping it quiet, because we’ve been rehearsing it for two months.”

After the show is over, the band will head out to San Diego for a recording session at The Compound studio. Upstate connections helped them put together the sessions, Rowland says. “We made the connection through the Marcus King Band, who just finished making an album there a couple of months ago. And Robert Boggs at IPA previously worked with a band called The Movement and they’d played in that studio.”

The band is feeling both nervous and excited, he says. “This is a big step towards where we really want to go. This will be the most production we’ve ever done.

“We’ve definitely done studio recording before, but they were smaller projects that we were trying to do very quickly. This has a lot more of an ‘album’ approach.

We’re going to be in the studio for two weeks, so there’s a lot more time to make a studio album as opposed to just trying recreate what we do live. I think we want to make the songs different in the studio. There are a lot more things to explore.

We want to show other sides of what we can do.”

Rowland says the band is grateful to local venues like Gottrocks and IPA, both for giving them a stage to play on and helping them grow as a group.

“We definitely know we’re coming back, but we’re going to miss people!” he says.

So you know

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ANTHONY HAMILTON Home for the Holidays • DEC. 2 Christmas with AARON NEVILLE • DEC. 8

BRIAN SETZER Christmas Rocks Extravaganza! • DEC. 9 KENNY ROGERS Christmas & Hits Through The Years with special guest LINDA DAVIS • DEC. 16

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Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the month of September.

The top producing agents from each office are ranked by the total volume of business closed last month and include: · Easley: Susan McCoy, Suzanne Cook, Wanda Stewart · Greenville: Jacob Mann, Helen Hagood, Jamie Ouzts · Greer: Alicia Waynick, Faith Ross, Charlene Panek · Seneca: Pat Loftis, Jere duBois, Lu Smith · Spartanburg: Annette Starnes, Judy McCravy, Lori Thompson

Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last month and include: · Easley: Melissa Hall, Wanda Stewart, Mary Lou Barnhardt · Greenville: Heidi Putnam, Jane McCutcheon, Jacob Mann · Greer: Alicia Waynick, Julieanna Dalbey, Susan Wagner · Seneca: Pat Loftis, Rick Baxter, Lu Smith · Spartanburg: Francie Little, Eva Sandfort, Andrew Little

The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in September 2014 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 outstanding performance through September 2014.

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agents honored included: • Joey Beeson – Top Volume Listing Leader of the month; • Kathy Slayter – Top Unit Listing Leader of the month; • Valerie Miller – Top Sales Units Leader of the month;

• Valerie Miller – Sales Volume Leader of the month; • March to Sold Team: Anne Marchant, Jolene Wimberly, Brian Marchant – Top Sales Volume Listing Team of the month.

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Existing-Home Sales Rebound in September

After a modest decline last month, existing-home sales bounced back in September to their highest annual pace of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions except for the Midwest experienced gains in September.

Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 2.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.17 million in September from 5.05 million in August. Sales are now at their highest pace of 2014, but still remain 1.7 percent below the 5.26 million-unit level from last September.

Jon Pickhardt, 2014 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Co-Owner of Flagship Properties SC and The Office Centers, LLC in Greenville, SC, says the improved demand for buying seen since the spring has carried into the fall. “Low interest rates and price gains holding steady led to September’s healthy increase, even with investor activity remaining on par with last month’s marked decline,” he said. “Traditional buyers are entering a less competitive market with fewer investors searching for available homes, but may also face a slight decline in choices due to the fact that inventory generally falls heading into the winter.”

The median existing-home price2 for all housing types in September was $209,700, which is 5.6 percent above September 2013. This marks the 31st consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.

Total housing inventory3 at the end of September fell 1.3 percent to 2.30 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 5.3-month supply at the current sales pace. Despite fewer homes for sale in September, unsold inventory is still 6.0 percent higher than a year ago, when there were 2.17 million existing homes available for sale.

All-cash sales were 24 percent of transactions in September, up slightly from August (23 percent) but down from 33 percent in September of last year. Individual investors, who account for many cash sales, purchased 14 percent of homes in September, up from 12 percent last month but below September 2013 (19 percent). Sixty-three percent of investors paid cash in September.

According to Freddie Mac, after falling for four consecutive months, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.16 percent in September from 4.12 percent in August. Despite the slight increase, interest rates are 33 basis points less than a year ago (4.49 percent).

“Economic instability overseas is leading to volatility in the stock market and is causing investors to seek safer bets, which will likely keep interest rates in upcoming weeks hovering near or below where they are now,” said Pickhardt. “This is welcoming news for consumers looking to buy, although they could temporarily become more cautious by less certain economic conditions.”

The percent share of first-time buyers continues to underperform historically, remaining at 29 percent for the third consecutive month. First-time buyers have represented less than 30 percent of all buyers in 17 of the past 18 months.

Distressed homes4 – foreclosures and short sales – increased slightly in September to 10 percent from 8 percent in August, but are down from 14 percent a year ago. Seven percent of September sales were foreclosures and 3 percent were short sales. Foreclosures sold for an average discount of 14 percent below market value in September (same as in August), while short sales were discounted 14 percent (10 percent in August).

According to Pickhardt, fewer distressed sales is good news for appraisers, who have faced undue pressure since the downturn. “An appraisal is an important part of the home buying and selling process,” he said. “With foreclosures and short sales falling closer to average levels, appraisers will have fewer distressed sales in their list of comparables when determining home valuations.”

Properties typically stayed on the market in September longer (56 days) than last month (53 days) and a year ago (50 days). Short sales were on the market for a median of 116 days in September, while foreclosures sold in 59 days and non-distressed homes typically took 55 days. Thirty-five percent of homes sold in September were on the market for less than a month.

Single-family home sales rose 2.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.56 million in September from 4.47 million in August, but remain 1.9 percent below the 4.65 million pace a year ago. The median existing single-family home price was $210,300 in September, up 5.9 percent from September 2013.

Existing condominium and co-op sales increased 5.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000 units in September from 580,000 in August, and are unchanged from the 610,000 unit pace a year ago. The median existing condo price was $205,200 in September, which is 3.2 percent higher than a year ago.

Regionally, September existing-home sales in the Northeast climbed 1.5 percent to an annual rate of 680,000, but remain 1.4 percent below a year ago. The median price in the Northeast was $249,800, which is 4.8 percent higher than a year ago.

In the Midwest, existing-home sales declined 5.6 percent to an annual level of 1.17 million in September, and remain 4.9 percent below September 2013. The median price in the Midwest was $165,100, up 4.9 percent from a year ago.

Existing-home sales in the South increased 5.0 percent to an annual rate of 2.12 million in September, and are now 1.4 percent above September 2013. The median price in the South was $180,900, up 5.1 percent from a year ago.

Existing-home sales in the West jumped 7.1 percent to an annual rate of 1.20 million in September, but remain 4.0 percent below a year ago. The median price in the West was $294,200, which is 4.0 percent above September 2013.

NOTE: For local information, please contact the local association of Realtors® for data from local multiple listing services. Local MLS data is the most accurate source of sales and price information in specific areas, although there may be differences in reporting methodology.

Realtor.com®, NAR’s listing site, posts metro area median listing price and inventory data at: www. realtor.com/data-portal/Real-Estate-Statistics.aspx.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,900 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.”

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$1,225,000 THE BROWNSTONES $900,000 CHANTICLEER $715,000 COLLINS CREEK $650,000 OAKS@ROPER MOUNTAIN $617,036 MCRAE PARK $504,010 RIVER WALK $475,000

$445,000 WADE HAMPTON TERRACE $425,000 WEATHERSTONE $425,000 BOTANY WOODS $417,900 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $407,960 VALLEY OAKS $399,500 CARILION $396,230

$394,605 STONEHAVEN $392,000 STONEHAVEN $380,000 ASHETON LAKES $366,500 SILVER MEADOWS $365,000 HOLLAND PLACE $364,965 STONE LAKE HEIGHTS $360,000 KILGORE FARMS $346,596 PLANTATION GREENE $345,000 PEBBLECREEK PUD $330,000 SHELLBROOK PLANTATION $315,000 TUSCAN WOODS $312,000 HIGHLAND PARC $310,007 HIGHLAND PARC $302,587

$300,000

$300,000 SUMMIT@PELHAM SPRINGS $285,000 CLIFFS@MOUNTAIN PARK $275,000 GREEN VALLEY ESTATES $275,000

$270,000 GREYTHORNE $270,000 SUMMERFIELD $265,000 HOLLY TREE PLANTATION $263,500

$260,000 BELMONT HEIGHTS $257,000 PEBBLECREEK $255,000 PEBBLECREEK $250,000 CHARTWELL ESTATES $250,000 LEGACY FARM $250,000 CAMERON CREEK $248,090 PINEHURST@PEBBLE CREEK $244,000 TROLLINGWOOD $240,000 WILDAIRE ESTATES $235,000 WATERSTONE COTTAGES $234,900 LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE $234,435 HIGHLAND CREEK $230,000 WOODGREEN $229,000 WOODGREEN $229,000 LANFORD’S POINTE $229,000 COVE@SAVANNAH POINTE $227,000 CAMERON CREEK $226,932 PEBBLECREEK $224,000 HAWTHORNE RIDGE $221,745 PILGRIMS POINT $220,845 CARRINGTON GREEN $220,000 AUTUMN TRACE $214,900 LISMORE PARK $211,560 LAKE LANIER $210,000 TWIN CREEKS $207,000 SHOALLY RIDGE $206,670 AVALON ESTATES $205,000 COPPER CREEK $204,521 MOSS CREEK $200,000 WATERTON $199,000

$196,000 PEBBLE CREEK VILLAGE $187,000 BETHEL GREENE $186,000 CHESTNUT HILL PLANTATION $185,900 IVYBROOKE $184,000

$183,350 TAR ACRES $182,000 WATERMILL $178,881 HAWK CREST $178,870 PARKER’S PLACE $178,000 TOWNES@CARDINAL CREEK $177,270 HUDDERS CREEK $175,000 REEDY FALLS $174,763 PARKSIDE@LISMORE $174,000 MORNING MIST FARM $173,500 LISMORE PARK $173,000 WATERMILL $167,746 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS $167,312 TWIN CREEKS $167,000 TWIN CREEKS $165,000 MORNING MIST FARM $165,000

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 11/8/14, at 9:00 a.m. at Woodruff Road Storage, 1868 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, Woodruff Road Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: A010, Katherine M Flanagan Furniture/Misc.

2. Unit: B050, Latoya Sanders Clothing, Hats, Misc.

3. Unit: C008, Colette N Huff Furniture, Misc.

4. Unit: C242, Marilyn M Lindsey Baskets, Furniture, Misc.

5. Unit C251, Edmund Jacek Furniture, Misc.

6. Unit C265, Steven D BrownDeckard Furniture, Boxes, Baby Items

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014, AT 6:00 p.m. (or at such time thereafter as other public hearings may be concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROPOSED RELINQUISHMENT OF A 465’ SPUR ON OLD WATSON MOUNTAIN ROAD (R0075) TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER (TMS# 0663010101601).

BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

7. Unit D25, Patrick L King Furniture, Weights/Bench, Misc.

8. Unit E04, Claude C Sears Speakers, Holiday Items, Misc.

9. Unit F04, William A Donald Tools/Misc, Fishing Poles 10. Unit F20, Michael D Allman Christmas Items, Golf Clubs, Appliances, Misc.

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-11470 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014, GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION, WHICH ENLARGED THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT TO INCLUDE: A. That certain real property owned by Mark III Properties, Inc. located off of Morton Road and described as Greenville County Tax Map Numbers (TMS#) 0559.03-01-009.00 and 0559.03-01-009.01; B. That certain real property owned by Shirley L. Whitmire located off of East Georgia Road and described as TMS# 0559.02-01-011.00; C. That certain real property owned by Joyce C. Freeland located off of Batson Road and described as TMS# 0506.0701-028.14; and D. That certain real property owned by Charlotte M. Lindsey and William Clyde Lindsey, Jr. located off of Lindsey Bridge Road and described as TMS# 0649.07-01-003.00.

THE PURPOSE FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTION OF SEWAGE AND WASTE BY EXTENDING LATERAL AND COLLECTOR LINES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF SEWAGE AND WASTE TO THE TRUNK AND TREATMENT FACILITIES OF THE WESTERN CAROLINA REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY (Re-Wa).

THE RESULT OF THIS ACTION IS THE NEW BOUNDARY LINE WHICH WILL REFLECT THE AREA AND TAX MAP NUMBER LISTED ABOVE. MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARY AND A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SUBDISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION OR THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT AS ENLARGED. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHEROKEE IN THE PROBATE COURT LIS PENDENS CASE NO.: 2006ES1100054-2 Patrick Hand Petitioner, vs.

Debra Gardner, Cathy Redd, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Respondents.

In the Matter of: Barbara Ann Harris Hand, Deceased TO THE PETITIONER PATRICK HAND AND THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: This is an action instituted by the Respondent Debra Gardner. The property subject to this action and referred to in Cross-Complaint is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being in the County of Cherokee, State of South Carolina, located in Morgan Township, near State Line Church, and shown and designated as a 1.94 Acre tract on a Plat and Survey for Raymond A. and Barbara H. Hand, dated March 17, 1984 and Revised, May 3, 1984, made by B.E. Huskey, R.L.S. No.4785, Wolfe and Huskey, Inc., Engr. & Surveying and described thereon as follows: Beginning at an old Iron Pin on Southern side of a Gravel Road at corner of Sarah Ramsey land and running thence S.20-30 E. 423 feet to an old iron pin in the line: thence S.83-30 W. 246 feet to an iron pin; thence N. 19-30 W. 240 feet to an iron pin; thence N. 31-33 E. 254. 05 feet to a Spike in a Gravel Road; thence S. 66-45 E. 47.3 feet to the beginning point, containing 1.94 acres, more or less.

Specific reference is made to the above mentioned Plat for a more detailed description.

This is the same property conveyed to Raymond A. Hand and Barbara H. Hand by deed recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cherokee County, South Carolina on May 11, 1984 in Deed Book 11-Z, Page 218.

Tax Map No.: 011-00-00008.001 Joseph L.V. Johnson Attorney for the Respondent Debra Gardner SAINT-AMAND, THOMPSON & MATHIS, LLC 210 South Limestone Street, Suite 1 August 18, 2014 TEL. 864-489-6052 Gaffney, SC 29340 FAX. 864-489-5406

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2014-DR-23-3787 TABATHA LEE DELATOBA, Plaintiff, vs. NOAH JOSEPH DELATOBA, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint For Divorce herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you (which was filed with the Clerk of Court on October 2, 2014), and to serve a copy of your answer to this Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at the address listed below within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Amended Complaint For Divorce within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint For Divorce.

LYALL LAW OFFICE George K. Lyall 512 E. North St. Greenville, SC 29601 864-283-0589 (O) 864-233-5088 (F)

SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE NOTICE 2014-DR-23-1530 Date filed: April 2, 2014. Time filed: 4:29 PM. Margarita Herrera Rueda, Plaintiff, -vs.- Cirilo Mendoza Juarez, Defendant TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at 304 Pettigru Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the thirty-day period, the Plaintiff (s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you.

David J. Rutledge Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 10664 Greenville, SC 29603 (864) - 467-0999

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014, AT 6:00 p.m., (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC 29601, TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, FUND 06 - E911 FUND BALANCE, TO INCREASE FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 E911 BUDGETED REVENUES ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($1,355,000) DOLLARS AND TO INCREASE FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 E911 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($1,355,000) DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPGRADING THE E911 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF CHEROKEE CASE NO.: 2006ES1100054-2 Patrick Hand Petitioner, vs.

Debra Gardner, Cathy Redd, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Respondents.

In the Matter of: Barbara Ann Harris Hand, Deceased TO THE PETITIONER PATRICK HAND AND THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Cross-Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Cross-Complaint on the Subscriber at his office at 210 South Limestone Street, Suite 1, Gaffney, South Carolina 29340, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Cross-Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Respondent Debra Gardner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the CrossComplaint.

Joseph L.V. Johnson Attorney for Respondent Debra Gardner SAINT-AMAND, THOMPSON & MATHIS, LLC 210 South Limestone Street, Suite 1 Gaffney, South Carolina 29340 August 18, 2014 TEL. 864-489-6052 Gaffney, South Carolina FAX. 864-489-5406

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Referendum will be held in Greenville County, South Carolina (the “County”) on November 4, 2014, for the purpose of submitting to all persons qualified to vote in the County, under the Constitution and laws of the State of South Carolina, the following question: GREENVILLE COUNTY SPECIAL SALES AND USE TAX I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to be imposed in Greenville County, South Carolina for not more than eight (8) years or until a total of $673,193,630 in sales tax revenue has been collected, whichever occurs first. The sales tax revenue will be used to pay the costs of the following projects including engineering, design, construction, right of way acquisition, administrative expenses, and related drainage facilities: Project 1: Improvements to highways, roads, streets, and intersections to include widening, realignment, and signalization of existing roads and construction of new roads.

Amount: $297,770,000 Project 2: Improvements to bridges to include replacing, installing, constructing and rehabilitating bridges.

Amount: $27,800,000 Project 3: Improvements to pedestrian-related transportation facilities to include adding, improving and repairing sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, and bike lanes.

Amount: $47,623,630

LEGAL NOTICES Only $.99 per line ABC NOTICE OF APPLICATION Only $145 tel 864.679.1205 fax 864.679.1305 email aharley@communityjournals.com

Project 4: Resurfacing of highways, roads, and streets.

Amount: $300,000,000 Yes _____ No _____ GREENVILLE COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION BOARD

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that SPOONEY’S ANGELS, 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, WINE & LIQUOR, at 2726 WADE HAMPTON BLVD., TAYLORS, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2014. 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 Check Your Boutique, LLC DBA/ The Flat, 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 1606 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2014. 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

328 Furman Hall Road Greenville, SC 29609 When you finish reading this paper, please recycle it.

NOTICE OF FILING CROSS-COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHEROKEE IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2006ES1100054-2 Patrick Hand Petitioner, vs.

Debra Gardner, Cathy Redd, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Respondents.

In the Matter of: Barbara Ann Harris Hand, Deceased TO: THE RESPONDENT CATHY REDD: NOTICE is hereby given that the original Answer, Counterclaim, and Cross-Complaint of the Respondent Debra Gardner in the above entitled action was filed in the Probate Court of Cherokee County on August 19, 2014.

SAINT-AMAND, THOMPSON & MATHIS, LLC Joseph L.V. Johnson 210 S. Limestone Street, Suite 1 Gaffney, SC 29340-3014 TEL: (864) 489-6052 FAX: (864) 489-5406 Attorney for Respondent Debra Gardner

NOTICE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY FY2015-2016 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS NOW OPEN GREENVILLE COUNTY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FY2015-2016 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX FUNDING. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/documents/ AccommTax_Application.pdf.

OR BY CALLING 864-4677200, OR AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, SUITE 100, GREENVILLE, SC 29601. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS IS 3:00 PM, E.S.T, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015.

GREENVILLE COUNTY WILL HOLD AN ACCOMMODATIONS TAX APPLICATION WORKSHOP, NOVEMBER 13, 2014, AT 10:00A.M. , AT COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, SUITE 400, GREENVILLE, SC., 29601. TO ATTEND, CALL 864-467-7200.

GREENVILLE COUNTY ZONING AND PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING There will be a public hearing before County Council on Monday, November 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room D, County Square, for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the following items: DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-47 APPLICANT: Chuck Langston for Roger Stewart CONTACT INFORMATION: clangston@langston-black.com or 864-230-4302 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1418 Brushy Creek Road PIN: 0538040102400 EXISTING ZONING: R-15, SingleFamily Residential REQUESTED ZONING: C-1, Commercial ACREAGE: 0.70 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-48 APPLICANT: Keith Wilson for La Maison Properties, LLC CONTACT INFORMATION: citywelding@ymail.com or 864-235-4086 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1000 Poinsett Highway PIN: 0171001300300 and 0171001300301 EXISTING ZONING: C-2, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 0.6 COUNTY COUNCIL: 23 DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-50 APPLICANT: Gary Hammond for Ann Vaughn Stephens and Betsy Vaughn Lancaster CONTACT INFORMATION: grh@grhco.com or 770-481-0853 PROPERTY LOCATION: 15 Five Forks Road PIN: 0542010100600 (partial) EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: O-D, Office District ACREAGE: 3.53 COUNTY COUNCIL: 28 DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-51 APPLICANT: David Loudin for Greenville Elks Lodge #858 CONTACT INFORMATION: dave@dloudin.com or 864-231-8654 PROPERTY LOCATION: 7700 Pelham Road PIN: 0530050102203 EXISTING ZONING: C-1, Commercial REQUESTED ZONING: S-1, Services ACREAGE: 7.4 COUNTY COUNCIL: 21 DOCKET NUMBER: CZ-2014-52 APPLICANT: John Beeson for Samantha Moore, Donald S. Moore and Samantha E. Moore, HAH, LLC (Pat Hill), Roy Edwin and Darlene Penny Wood CONTACT INFORMATION: john@markIIIproperties.com or 864-595-1736 PROPERTY LOCATION: 1221 East Georgia Road, 1209 East Georgia Road, and 1219 East Georgia Road PIN: 0560030100501, 0560030100502 (partial), 0560030100505 and 0560030100506 EXISTING ZONING: R-S, Residential Suburban REQUESTED ZONING: R-15, Single-Family Residential ACREAGE: 41.22 COUNTY COUNCIL: 27 All persons interested in these proposed amendments to the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance and Map are invited to attend this meeting. At subsequent meetings, Greenville County Council may approve or deny the proposed amendments as requested or approve a different zoning classification than requested.

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The Younts Center for Performing Arts’ FIREside Radio will present The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, $10 and $12.

Daniel and Ginny Pierce founded Dogwood Terrace Stables to house their horses and later developed a horse rescue and therapeutic riding program for children.

The Run for Hay 5K on Nov. 1, 9 a.m., will raise funds for the organization.

The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley will be at the Peace Center on Nov. 3.

H A LLOW EEN TA LES

409-1050 yountscenter.org

B O O CAKES

Participating IHOP Restaurants are offering kids 12 and under a free Scary Face Pancake on Oct. 31, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Kids can use a toppings kit to decorate the face any way they choose. ihop.com

F RI G H T-NIGH T BASH

RUN F O R HAY 5 K

423-0163 go-greenevents.com/RunforHay5k dogwoodterracestables.com

DRIVE FO R E ! A CA US E

The Cliffs and the local c o m m u n i ty will team up on Nov. 1 in support of Flat Rock Playhouse with Drive Fore! A Cause. Entry fee is $750 per foursome or $200 per player. A portion of all entry fees is tax-deductible.

Registration required. flatrockplayhouse.org

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Blues Boulevard (Greenville) presents True Blues Halloween Party Oct. 31. The Upstate’s veteran blues-rock outfit will host fright-night bash with two shows at 8 and 10:15 p.m. Tickets are $10.

242-2583 bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

OCT. 31NOV. 2 B A R BARA ALLEN

Mill Town Players’ inaugural season continues with a dramatic Appalachian legend based on the haunting folk ballad of “Barbara Allen.” The show runs Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Tickets are $10.

947-8000 milltownplayers.org

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Greenville Family Partnership will host its inaugural Red Ribbon Run and Fun…a Tribute to Sean Reeves on Nov. 1, 10 a.m., at the Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest. To register for the race, the family fun area or to purchase a Memorial Cool-Down Zone sign, go online. Cost is $5-$40. book-events.com/colorsforlife 467-4099 ashlyn@gfpdrugfree.org

P OS TA G E N OT R E QU I R E D 467-3000

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Clare Dunn will play the Blind Horse Saloon Nov. 1. Tickets are $6.

233-1381 blind-horse.com

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E VI L DE A D: THE M U S I C A L

The Warehouse Theatre’s production “Evil Dead: The Musical” is based on the cult classic “Evil Dead” series of horror films, this comedic musical tells the story of five college students who go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons.

235-6948

E MRYS JO U R N AL AC CE PTI N G S UBM I S S I ON S

The Emrys Journal is accepting new submissions of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction until Nov. 1. emrys.org

WICK E D TI CK E TS “Wicked” will return to the Peace Center Jan. 28 – Feb. 15. Tickets go on sale Nov. 1, 10 a.m. Prices start at $60.

467-3000 peacecenter.org

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Verizon Wireless will hold Android: Getting Started Workshop on Nov. 1, 9-10 a.m. at 469 Congaree Rd, Greenville. The workshop is free.

NOV. 1-2 A S WA N ’ S S O NG

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will present Tchaikovsky’s Swan Song Nov. 1-2.

467-3000

A S MAL L TAS TE O F A RT

The MAC gallery will hosts “Boxed In,” an exhibit consisting of one 12”x12” work of art from each of the participating Open Studios artists. The show will be on display in the MAC gallery at 16 Augusta Street from Nov. 1 until Dec. 12.

467-3132

First Monday in Greenville on Nov. 3 will feature speaker Congressman Trey Gowdy.

Those attending should register to confirm a seat for the lunch meeting. firstmondayingreenville.com

NOV. 3-6

FREE CANCER SCREENING

Carolina Dental Alliance (CDA) is partnering with the Head & Neck Cancer Alliance and Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute to provide free oral cancer screenings Nov. 3-6 at Hall Street Family Dental, 162 Hall Street, Spartanburg.

582-5915

NOV. 4 C R OON E R T I M E Ray LaMontagne, the soulful singer and songwriter with The Belle Brigade will play the Peace Center Nov 4. Tickets are $65$85.

467-3000 www.peacecenter.org

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MENACING HEAD GAMES IN S TA L I N ’ S RUSSIA

The Letters will play at Centre Stage from Nov. 4-12.

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The Arthaus Greenville will host the Cultivate local artwork exhibit at OpenWorks office space beginning the first week of November through January. Tied into the exhibition will be a one-day public art opening on Nov. 5, 5-7 p.m.

The Frame Warehouse at 2454 Hudson Road, Greer, will host a Holiday Open House/Charity Event to benefit the GHS Cancer Institute on Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m.

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380-1153 arthausgreenville.com

HO LIDAY O PE N HO US E

framewarehouseandgallery.com

BEADS , PL E A S E

Debbie Griffin Brown is offering a breaded bracelet crafting class at Beads Galore, 1370 N. Pleasantburg Dr., on Nov. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $45.

241-3800 bonsecoursarena.com

302-419-6565 debbie@designingwomen.us

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Y O U NG AD ULT AUTHO RS A N D W ILEY CASH

Six young adult (YA) authors will participate in an interactive event on Nov. 5, 5 p.m., at Fiction Addiction. Authors include Martina Boone, Kimberley Griffiths Little, S.E. Green, Claudia Gray, Beth Revis and Meagan Spooner. General tickets are $15$50 each. Tickets and books can be purchased online, at the store or by phone.

On Nov. 6, 2 p.m., bestselling author Wiley Cash will discuss “This Dark Road to Mercy” at Fiction Addiction. Tickets are $10 or $15.89.

675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

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NOV. 7 The Greenville Chamber of Commerce will feature recent works by Kara Bender.

She currently teaches design at Greenville Technical College and an Intro to Drawing class at the Spartanburg Art Museum. Her work focuses on issues concerning ethnography and social justice.

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On Nov. 5, Phillip Phillips, 11th-season American Idol winner, will be at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Tickets are $37.50 and $49.50.

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The Greenville Garden Club will host Sharing Our Harvest, a plant and silent auction, Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at the Upcountry History Museum. All proceeds will benefit education, beautification and historic restoration of Greenville and surrounding areas. Museum entry fee is $5 or free for club members. RSVP requested by Oct. 29.

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NAMI Greenville will host its annual fundraising dinner, Dining for NAMI, at the TD Convention Center on Nov. 6, 6 p.m.

Both corporate host tickets and individual tickets are available. diningfornami.com

BELK C HAR I TY S A L E

Belk will hold its private Belk Charity Sale on Nov. 6, 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 and proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas. The first 100 customers in the store during the sale will receive a Belk gift card worth $5-$1,000.

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THE A G I N G N UC L E A R STATE

The University Center at 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, the Bartram Group of the Sierra Club and the Greenville League of Women Voters will hold an The Aging Nuclear State seminar on Nov. 6, 7-8 p.m. sobczakr@yahoo.com

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G R E E N VI L L E TE CH S TUDE NT E X HI BI T I ON

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Greenville Technical College’s Benson Campus present the 2014 Student Annual Art Exhibition through Nov. 7.

A Flea in Her Ear is onstage now through Nov. 15 at the Centre Stage.

gvltec.edu/vpa

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NOV. 8 Painter Carole Knudsen Tinsley is presenting “Retrospect” through Nov. 8 at Gallery Seventeen. The exhibition explores of Native American cultures, architecture, symbols and relics. Admission is free.

235-6799 gallery-seventeen.com​

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The Greenville Little Theatre will present “Steel Magnolias.” The show will run through Nov. 8. Tickets are $26 with discounts available.

NOV. 16 The 4th Annual Small Works Show is open at the Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville.

A variety of work ranging from paper construction and metallic photo to oil and acrylic are on exhibit. The Gallery is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

239-3882 artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com

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Within a Space, an exhibit featuring the work by Suzanne Bodson, will be at Centre Stage through Nov. 17. Hours are TuesdayFriday, 2-6 p.m., and Centre Stage is located at 501 River Street. centrestage.org

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G S O O N HOPE A N D HE L P FO R THE HO L I DAYS

The American Cancer Society’s Black & White Ball will be Nov. 8 at Zen on South Main Street, Greenville. Tickets are available for $100 individual/$175 couple. VIP tickets are also available.

First Baptist Greenville will host a seminar for loss, hope and healing, Hope and Help for the Holidays and Beyond, on Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville. The seminar is for those who have experienced loss and professionals who help grieving individuals. RSVP is requested by Nov. 7

acsblackandwhiteball.com 627-8289

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Warrior Tours, a nonprofit offering offroad adventure for veterans, will hold a 1940s-themed, USO-style fundraiser on Nov. 8, 7-11 p.m., at the Upcountry History Museum. Guests are encouraged to dress in best military, vintage or dress attire.

Tickets are $40-$50 and benefit Warrior Tours. warriortour.org

NOV. 8-9 T RA INS AND SCO UTS

The Miniature World of Trains is offering a Scouting Weekend on Nov. 8-9. Admission is $3 and includes a peek at the computer control room.

991-8347 miniatureworldoftrains. com

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GREEN DRINKS GREENVILLE

US Green Building Council Upstate will host the Green Drinks Greenville networking event on Nov. 12, 6:15 p.m., at Coffee Underground. Anyone interested in improving the environment and sustainability is welcome. usgbcsc.org/index.php

GIFTS O F R E C O VE RY FAVOR’s (Faces and Voices of Recovery) Gifts of Recovery Luncheon will be on Nov. 12, noon, at Embassy Suites.

Guest speaker will be Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006, in a celebration of the courage it takes to Conner seek recovery.

favorgreenville.org bethany@favorgreenville.org

PENDLETON PLACE BENEFIT Pendleton Place for Children and Families will host its Benefit Breakfast at the TD Convention Center on Nov. 12, 7:30-8:45 a.m. Registration is requested.

H O NORING V ETERANS

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Berea High School will host its 14th annual Veterans Day program Honoring All Who Served on Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m. Veterans, their families and others throughout the community are invited.

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Safe Harbor will sponsor the #MANUPSTATE Community Breakfast on Nov. 14, 8-9:30 a.m., at the Kroc Center in Greenville.

The event is free and open to all interested community leaders.

The keynote speaker Porter is Tony Porter, founder of A Call to Men.

DNA Creative Communications, in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, Community Foundation of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County, will host the final session of the Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums: Leading for Sustainability, on Nov. 19, 8 a.m.-noon, in the Kroc Center.

The forum will feature Kathy Hedge, author and nonprofit consultant from Washington, D.C. Registration required.

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NOV. 15 A ME R I C AN HE R I TA G E PO U LTRY DI N N E R

Timberock at Hopkins Farm in Simpsonville will host a celebration of American heritage poultry breeds on Nov. 15. The event begins at 5 p.m., and a six-course dinner begins at 6 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Sustainable Poultry Network. Purchase tickets online.

855-9782 amy@greenbrierfarms.com greenbrierfarms.com

LEADING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

235-0959, ext. 0 nonprofitforums.org

DEC. 6 F L OAT T I M E

The City of Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade will be on Main Street on Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Applications for floats are due by Nov. 7. greenvillesc.gov/publicinfo_events/ christmasparade

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S TE M AC TI VI TY DAY

Girl Scouts of South Carolina is hosting STEM Activity Day on Nov. 15 for girls in grades 4-5 interested in science, technology, engineering and math. Register online. gssc-mm.org

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GALA OF THE ROYAL HORSES

DEC. 7

GREER CHRISTMAS PARADE

The City of Greer will hold the 2014 Greer Christmas Parade on Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m.

This year’s theme is Spirit of Christmas.

Anyone wishing to enter a float can fill out the form from greerrelief.org and mail it to Greer Relief at 202 Victoria Street, P.O. Box 1303, Greer, SC 29652. Online registration and payment is accepted. All entries must be postmarked by Dec. 1.

848-5355 or events@greerrelief.org

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FARM TO TA BL E DI NNE R

Greenbrier Farms in Easley will host a four-course Farm to Table Dinner with chef Shawn Kelly of High Cotton Charleston and Zeke Bogan, specialty brewer at Bell’s Brewery, on Nov. 13, 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $80 and may be purchased online or via phone.

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The Gala of the Royal Horses inaugural North American equestrian tour is coming to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Nov. 16, 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at the arena box office and online Ticketmaster.com 800-745-3000

M I C KE Y ’ S M A G I C S H OW

Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show will be in Greenville, on March 22 for two performances at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

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Children enjoy the Zoom Ball at the Carolina International Preparatory School Annual Fall Festival. Parents, children and community members attended the event.

Brooke Icenhour’s class at Hughes Academy visited Eden Farms in Marietta, SC, to participate in equine therapy. This trip was made possible by a mini-grant through Hughes Academy PTSA. Each child toured the barn, which allowed them to pet the horses and the miniature donkey. A professional equine therapist provided instruction in horse grooming, horse health and riding safety. Eden Farms has agreed to donate $1,500 to Hughes Academy so that monthly trips can be implemented as part of the state curriculum.

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Hi-Lite Bruton of the Harlem Globetrotters shows the students at Christ Church Episcopal School what bullies do when confronted by teachers.

Bruton gave a presentation on the “The ABCs of Bullying Prevention,” which targets 6-12 year-olds.

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Clemson defenders team up for a tackle​against Syracuse at Death Valley during Clemson’s Homecoming game. Clemson won 16-6.

Left, the Junior League of Greenville held their seventh annual Home Run for Healthy Kids event recently at Fluor Field. The Home Run for Healthy Kids hosted students from 15 Greenville County schools, approximately 2,300 children, to participate in a free, educational field trip. In the past seven years, the Junior League of Greenville has partnered with Greenville County Schools and sponsors to reach 15,000 students with the goal of improving the community by teaching children to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Stone Academy third grade teachers Kristen Rowan, Laura Wasatonic, Mary Gilden and Betty Russell with third grade students, from left to right: Teagan Hubble, Parker Nelson, Mason Robinson and Mary Bruccoliere at the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville. These students won the bidding to prepare and serve a meal to the families staying at the house.

Jean Phillips, one of our beloved residents, showing off one of her books that she authored. We have several book clubs as some of our stimulating and fun activities.

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Students at The Chandler School recently learned about the phases of the moon during their astronomy unit. Oreo cookies were a perfect way for the students to depict each of the phases.

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. FOLLOW THE MONEY ACROSS 1 Young boy 4 Dallas quarterback Tony 8 Binding piece 13 Olympics spinner 19 __ pro nobis 20 Nastase of tennis 21 It may be put on a dog 22 Sci-fi psychic 23 *Unpredictable influence 25 Go around 26 Baseball Hall of Famer Fingers 27 Take over for 28 Luxury hotel facility 29 Velvety sweater fabric 31 Turner autobiography 32 *”No idea” 35 Fr. holy woman 36 Regal regalia 39 Trail user 40 “As __ to breathe were life!”: Tennyson 41 *Where words may be mangled 44 Intimidated 46 Pub quaff 49 Tranfusion quantity 50 Eat in style 52 Comforted 55 __ bag 58 Sources of energy 61 YouTube video source 62 Eclectic musician Brian 63 Greeted, with “to” 67 Clodhopper

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69 Pilotless plane 70 Mimicked a mouser, maybe 73 *Home Depot competitor 75 Pan-fry 76 Crème de la crème 77 Cap seen on a brae 78 Venues for French courses 80 SSA IDs 81 Percussion instrument 83 Nastiness 85 Fly over Africa?

88 Without much forethought 90 Muppet with a unibrow 92 Lego buys 93 New Year in Hanoi 94 Pertinent, in legalese 97 *Abundant yield 102 Really selling 105 Shows astonishment 107 Martini’s partner 108 Antipollution gp.

109 *Novel about a world traveler?

113 Verbal attention-grabbers 115 Work on, in a way, as furniture 116 TV spots 117 Reaffirming response 119 Doles out 120 Present one’s view 123 Rebate, and, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue can be 124 It may be lined with cedar 125 Cowl wearers 126 Plus

127 Menlo Park monogram 128 Spire sites 129 Dadaist Max 130 “That smarts!”

131 Jack __, lead singer for the Kingsmen in “Louie Louie” DOWN 1 With little at stake 2 Diva’s encore 3 Slowpoke 4 Brand made with vermicelli 5 Norwegian saint 6 Slimy soil 7 Wordsmith’s ref.

8 Accessory for a marksman 9 Defeat badly 10 Eve’s genesis 11 Baba or a boxer 12 Re-tiring workforce?

13 Removal of restrictions, informally 14 “Let me take care of this!”

15 “__ Splash”: Bobby Darin hit 16 *Hold answerable 17 Serving a purpose 18 See-through 24 Unpleasant noise 28 “What a shame” 30 Start of an Ed McMahon intro 32 Belle of the ball 33 More kindly 34 Ring result, briefly 37 Steinbeck migrants 38 Parlay, e.g.

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43 Nouveau __ 45 Wall St. Journal concern, with “the” 47 Basic shelters 48 ‘80s attorney general 51 Ingénue quality 53 Watch displays, for short 54 Incantation start 55 Misconduct mark 56 Like some country bridges 57 *Bend under pressure 59 Scout’s neckwear 60 Author Bellow 64 One pressing a suit: Abbr.

65 Nest eggs for srs.

66 Run-down joint 68 Charge 71 Kett of old funnies 72 Convention goers: Abbr.

74 Acid-tongued 79 Pigpens 82 Two after epsilon 84 Longtime high-tech compatibility standard 86 Burlesque feature 87 Corner key 89 Jigsaw puzzle starters 91 Goes bad 92 Some mil. mess duties 95 Make in a big way, as a point 96 That: Sp. 98 One of a pie-throwing trio 99 Say again 100 Kind of illusion 101 Hotel housekeeping need 103 Idle

Easy 104 Salon specialist 106 Ossobuco cuts 109 Stretch of land 110 Greeting word 111 Seaside phenomena 112 Latin clarification 114 One of a quint’s four

Sudoku answers: page 49 117 Harvard rival 118 Red-letters-in-a-blue-oval gas logo 121 Spanish preposition 122 Comfort __ 123 Little island Crossword answers: page 49

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Seeing the essence with 5 ‘whys’ Brenda is a fourth-grader at my elementary school. Her father and mother moved here from Mexico, and she speaks Spanish at home and English at school.

I lived in another country and spoke a new language, so I know how much work and wisdom it takes to live in two worlds. Fluent in both languages, she is a quiet, thoughtful child with contemplative eyes and attentive ears.

Like all fourth-graders, Brenda is completely human. She laughs when a friend tickles her. She cries when she falls and scrapes her knee. And she tells stories to anyone who will listen. She is also a saint in the wonderful ways a 10-year-old can be saintly. She volunteers her early mornings to read to struggling first-graders and helps anyone with anything in any way she can. She is wonderful and beautiful in a world that sorely needs wonder and beauty.

One day, I took a few minutes to ask Brenda about her hopes and dreams.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked.

“I want to be a doctor,” she answered.

When I talk with students, I use the “5 Whys” strategy to get a better understanding of what they are thinking and feeling. For each answer a student gives, I ask, “Why?” until I have five answers to the initial question.

I use this strategy when I talk to adults, too. The Latin phrase Esse Quam Videri – “To be is more important than to seem to be,” the essence is more important than the appearance – is etched into the side of my college ring. This strategy helps me get to the essence of a person, helps me get to who the person really is.

“Why?” I asked Brenda.

“Because I think it would be a good job for me to have,” she said.

“Why?” “I know doctors have to study a lot and give their lives to help people. I like to study and to help people.”

“Why?” “Well, I want to learn to help babies grow and experience the United States.”

“Why?” “I want them to live.”

Can you see that Brenda does not want power, prestige or position. She wants to help people...live. It is as simple and as complex as that.

Her answer helped me think about a video that the Anti-Defamation league created to celebrate its 100th anniversary - “Imagine a World Without Hate.”™ In this video, John Lennon’s song “Imagine” plays in the background as people read, browse and watch news with the following imagined headlines:

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• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 84, Champions Immigration Reform • Anne Frank Wins Nobel Prize for her 12th Novel • Harvey Milk Expands LGBT Equality Globally • Daniel Pearl, 49, Journalist, wins Pulitzer Prize for “Uncovering Al-Qaeda” • James Byrd, Jr., 63, Jasper, TX Resident Saves Young Girl From Burning Building The video asks a searching, essential question: “What could these individuals have continued to contribute to society if bigotry, hate and extremism had not cut their lives tragically short?” It is a great question.

In my life as a teacher and a writer, the searching, essential question is not so much “What could have been?” but “What can be?” As I think of Brenda, hunched beside me on a 4th grade hallway in our public school, she becomes a human question mark. What can she be?

I hope she will follow her dream and become a pediatrician. I hope she will take up the work King, Frank, Milk, Pearl and Byrd started and carry it forward with her life. She wants to become a doctor so she can help people live. With that spirit, she will help these martyrs live, too.

As a teacher, it is my job to help students imagine a world without hate. And it is my job to help them find the heart and the tools to build it. That is how I can build a world without hate.

Imagine...and let it be.

Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School.

He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.

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