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Beating Cancer with Faith, Hope and Expertise

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System recently announced the opening of the Southeast’s newest advanced cancer treatment center.

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Located on the health system’s Millennium campus, the St. Francis Cancer Center is a 65,000 square foot facility designed to provide patients with comprehensive, state of the art cancer treatment and care. The Center brings all of the St. Francis Health System’s cancer treatment services under one roof and every component of the building was designed to improve treatment outcomes.

By centralizing outpatient cancer treatment in one location, the new center eliminates stressinducing travel for patients in treatment.

St. Francis is the first health system in Greenville to offer comprehensive ambulatory services in one warm and inviting environment.

Young Adult Cancer program, which cares for patients between the ages of 15 and 40. This age group accounts for ten percent of all cancer cases in the state. The program addresses the unique challenges faced by adolescents and young adults such as dealing with treatment while in school or while working, as well as concerns about relationships, appearance, independence, health insurance and questions about future ability to have children. The program takes a team approach to coordinate care to assure longer, healthier lives for young people with cancer.

The facility is also the first in the region to utilize the Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator, which delivers higher doses of radiation to smaller areas. TrueBeam is the next generation of radiation therapy and allows St. Francis physicians to treat many more types of cancer, including the most challenging cases, more effectively and with fewer side effects.

The treatments are delivered with precision and speed allowing for a more comfortable patient experience. This is just one part of the St. Francis Cancer Center’s commitment to providing individualized care.

The St. Francis Cancer Center also offers the nationally recognized STAR Survivorship program which was created by St. Francis in 2008 to optimize patients’ health during treatment. The STAR program offers patients the most comprehensive rehabilitation care available through therapies that increase energy, reduce pain, and strike the perfect balance of proper nutrition, exercise and spiritual care. The program addresses the full spectrum of post-cancer care and offers a personalized rehabilitation plan that guides patients that includes medical guidance, training, encouragement and support, allowing patients to get their lives back on track following treatment.

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In fact Robert Siegel, MD, medical director of the Bon Secours St. Francis Oncology Program believes treating each patient as an individual is the cornerstone of the new facility. “We recognize our patients for what makes them unique,” says Dr. Siegel. “Because we recognize and respect the whole patient, the new St. Francis Cancer Center is not only an advanced treatment center, it’s also a sanctuary.” The center was designed with the latest research on what improves treatment outcomes. Indigenous materials such as rough stone along with sculptures, photography and artwork by local artisans encourage a sense of control and optimism among patients and their families.

“We’ve created a healing environment along with a lot of support services,” says Terra Dillard, Administrative Director of Oncology Services for the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. “Patients have access to social work, nutrition counseling, palliative care resources and a resource library. So it’s not just about clinical treatment, it’s also about supporting the patient as a whole throughout the course of their disease.” The center also houses a boutique, on-site pharmacy, health food cafe, chapel and a community room for support group meetings and other activities.

Another first for Greenville, and for the state of South Carolina, is the center’s Adolescent &

All of these services and amenities come with the latest, most state of the art, advances in cancer treatment and care. “We’ve gone from dealing with cancers as a short term acute deadly illness to converting many of them into what I would consider a chronic illness,” says Dr. Siegel. “There are many diseases we still don’t yet cure but the life expectancy for these illnesses has extended long enough that the diseases are managed now over a period of time with a variety of medications and procedures, so people can maintain both a quality of life and a prolongation of life.”

The St. Francis Cancer Center is providing leading edge cancer treatment along with the compassionate, patient-focused care and mission of healing that began with the founding Bon Secours Sisters over 200 years ago. By treating the whole person, both physically and spiritually, the center is giving cancer patients and their families and friends the opportunity to experience the power of hope. “The realization of the Center has been a long time in the making,” says Terra Dillard. “We need a choice in Greenville for cancer services. And we’re excited to expand our services and to provide the compassionate, quality care that our patients expect and deserve in this new setting.”

For more information on the St. Francis Cancer Center, visit stfranciscancercenter.org

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Parents basically had two choices when it came to deciding which school their child would attend: the public school to which they were assigned or, if they could afford the tuition, a private school.

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Now is the time when parents are flooded with information from school fairs, open enrollment, charter school lotteries, application windows and dozens of other deadlines.

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“There’s been a proliferation of choices spurred by innovation,” said David Virtue, interim chair of the University of South Carolina’s department of instruction and teacher education. “It can be pretty intimidating.”

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amorris@communityjournals.com Three patients affected by the mycobacterium abscessus discovered at Greenville Health System’s Greenville Memorial Hospital filed notices of intent for medical malpractice lawsuits on Nov. 5.

Revealed by the health system in June, the bacteria sickened a total of 15 people, four of whom died. According to legal documents, Thomas and Roseann Fowler filed suit after Thomas Fowler was confirmed to be infected by mycobacterium abscessus.

Other plaintiffs include Melvin Mattison on behalf of his wife, Ella Mae Mattison, who died, and Lori Weinacker on behalf of her husband, Henry Weinacker, who also died.

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for the bacteria in March, and GHS notified more than 180 patients who underwent surgery about potential exposure. Hospital officials originally traced the infection to surgical equipment, removed the equipment and had closed the operating room in May. Officials later said that the source was traced to water used in the operating room. GHS worked with investigators from the CDC and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to determine the source of the infections.

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The deputy caught on video repeatedly hitting a man in a Wal-Mart on White Horse Road in August will not be charged, according to Solicitor Walt Wilkins. The deputy, whose name has not been released, submitted his resignation last week.

Wilkins said he could not comment on the officer’s resignation because his duty was only to investigate whether the officer used excessive force.

When Wilkins first viewed the videotape, “I felt that there may be something wrong here,” he said. “My immediate reaction was that the officer may have overstepped his lines.”

Sierad However, after reviewing all the video evidence and statements by witnesses, Wilkins said he arrived at the “exact opposite conclusion.”

The officer was under investigation for using a closed fist to strike Sandon Sierad while trying to detain him.

Wilkins said Sierad tried to either move or steal a cash register, had an altercation with an employee at a hair salon at the front of the store and confronted people in the parking lot.

When officers arrived, they confronted Sierad in the parking lot, and Sierad grabbed at an officer’s knife. Sierad also told officers he had a bomb in his pocket.

He ran back into the store, where officers tried to detain him, Wilkins said, and Sierad fought off the officers.

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with no effect, and Sierad continued to fight, Wilkins said.

“He’s acting stronger than two law enforcement officers at this time,” the solicitor said.

The officer had to detain the individual because of public safety, Wilkins said. “So in a split moment this officer decides to use the enforcement technique of blows with a fist,” he said, and the blows stopped immediately after Sierad was detained with the help of a third officer.

The closed-fist technique is not preferred, Wilkins said, but “it was not unreasonable for this officer to use the technique he did” under the circumstances.

Wilkins did not know if Sierad was under the influence of narcotics or suffering from mental problems.

Sierad was arrested again on unrelated charges about a week after the incident. His lawyer released a statement saying, “We believe the fact that the officer is no longer with the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office speaks volumes about the incident.”

The lawyer said he was investigating the full story to see if any inaccuracies were reported. He also said Sierad suffers from PTSD from his military service. president of clinical integration and chief medical officer, said in a statement, “GHS has had ongoing conversations with the plaintiffs’ attorney and was aware that Notices of Intent were being filed. We cannot comment on pending litigation but want to reiterate our ongoing commitment to affected patients and families. GHS continues to coordinate and provide treatment for the patients who have not completed the treatment plan.”

Patients who were infected have undergone treatment with multiple intravenous and oral antibiotics.

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Act on religious freedoms What comes to mind when we say “Madalyn Murray O’Hair”? O’Hair is known for her legacy of atheism and deeds that changed things for Christians in America. Her name is synonymous with “no prayer or Bible-reading in school.”

However, we are of the opinion no one has reason to complain about “no God in school” since the Supreme Court ruled in 1952 to allow parents to involve their children in religious activities during the school day. You need only to take advantage of it.

Our constituents in northern Greenville often approach us to vent about the absence of God in the public square. We believe people are upset about this because they are unaware of the Christian education program in Greenville County that provides students a time during the school day to participate voluntarily in religious education off campus with their parents’ permission.

This program started in Greenville County almost 18 years ago. Called Released-Time Christian Education, it is sponsored by the nonprofit Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County. More than 1,800 students voluntarily participate in the program each year.

Middle school students attend the Bible classes once weekly, and high school students attend accredited Bible courses every day and receive credit toward graduation for successful completion. The organization uses a nondenominational curriculum. The undertaking is completely legal and addresses the current understanding of separation of church and state.

Is it possible that the Bible teachings offered will benefit public school students in any way? We can only draw from our own experiences. Two of us received biblical instruction in school during our young years, before the current understanding of separation of church and state prevented such activity. The instruction provided us a description of how we should approach life and interact with one another, and often energized our study of other subjects.

Do you think public school students could benefit from biblical instruction (offered off campus) today? Could such instruction help dispel bullying, gang activity, poor school performance, immorality and disrespect for authority? Would pondering an alternative to the evolution theory for a balanced approach to how man and this universe came to be do them harm? Would they benefit from instruction that will help them understand that our jurisprudence and legal systems have biblical perspective?

Those of you who are upset about God’s removal from the public square, you do have an alternative. Why not take advantage of it? Of more than 500 churches in Greenville County, fewer than 50 participate in or support the released-time program. If you don’t know this option, we hope this op-ed builds an information bridge for you.

This is our heartfelt advice to our constituents and Greenville County neighbors: Rise up and get involved. Don’t get upset or complain, just act! Support released-time at Northwest Middle School, Travelers Rest High School, Blue Ridge High or the schools in your area.

IN MY OWN WORDS by JOE DILL, MIKE BURNS and TOM CORBIN

Joe Dill represents District 17 on Greenville County Council. Mike Burns represents House District 17 and Tom Corbin represents Senate District 5 in the S.C. Legislature.

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Honorable disagreement I recently received a request from IN MY OWN WORDS by a fellow who is producing a video MARC HOWARD WILSON featuring clergy reading a variety of Biblical passages. Nice. Ah, the crimp: He wants me to read a well-known passage from John 16, that is boldly exclusionary and antithetical to everything we believe.

The motive: to create a sense of ultimate irony of the preposterousness of having a rabbi read a New Testament passage that goes against all his cherished beliefs. I had doubts that 99 of 100 viewers would get that irony from a brief spot with an elusive context. He responded with a kind reply, but I could still not see myself doing it.

My reply: “My friend, I have repeatedly mulled over your thoughtful and articulate response. Your logic has considerable merit, although I still think you overestimate your audience’s ability to get the ironic ‘aha!’ from a brief video clip.

“Yet, for me this is ultimately not about logic, but about passion, spirit, and commitment. I cannot in good faith read such an anti-Jewish polemic hoping that someone will ‘get’ the irony of a rabbi doing the reading. Otherwise, it devolves into a betrayal of my cherished convictions.

“I am also concerned that some malevolent person might lift my ‘witness’ out of context and use it for harmful or shaming purposes. This has already happened to me by an anti-Semite lifting a comment I made about the Holocaust out of context, and it caused me tremendous grief.

Be mindful, too, of the rabbinic adage, contemporaneous with Jesus, that ‘one should not say anything ambiguous in the hope that it will ultimately be understood.’

“Regarding my doing a reading from the Christian testament, I could see reciting the Sermon on the Mount (very Jewish) or one of the more meaningful parables (basically Midrash). Better yet, let me suggest that I read something relevant out of the Jewish Testament, perhaps Isaiah 58 or Micah 6. These present our ‘third way’ – not Christianity, but also not ritualized sprinkle-the-blood sacrifices and empty prayers. It is social justice, which we see as a new, second iteration of biblical/Jewish evolution.

“I have asked some devout, open-minded, Christian friends, and their take is precisely the same as mine. Please contemplate my response, as I do find your project engaging and spiritually uplifting. Yours in shalom!”

Shortly thereafter, I received an upbeat, affirmative note from him telling me that he finally understood where I was coming from, and agreed that my reading could come straight from Isaiah 58 or Micah 6. These are two of my favorite, most expressive, passages about the Jewish belief in the source of salvation.

“Shalom” literally means “wholeness,” not peace. It means more than the absence of war.

Shalom is about rebuilding broken places and making them whole. Ah, finally a dispute that ends with good news. What a concept!

Marc Howard Wilson is a Greenville rabbi and founder of Year of Altruism and Beloved Interfaith Community. He may be reached at marcwilson1216@ aol.com.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE Dear Editor: I found your article in the Nov. 7 issue, “Infant Mortality rate at record low,” to be misleading in that it doesn’t put these statistics into proper perspective. While it is very good news that South Carolina’s infant mortality rate has reportedly dropped “from 9.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 6.9 per 1,000 in 2013,” these statistics take on a different light when viewed within the context of national and international rates.

The CIA keeps reports on worldwide infant mortality rates by country at bit.ly/ CIA-infant-mortality. The CIA’s page says: “This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.”

The agency’s 2014 statistics show that the U.S. rate is 6.17, just between Poland and Serbia. According to this report, 55 countries have lower – some very significantly lower – infant mortality rates than the U.S. More newborns live to their first birthday in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guam, Slovakia, Hungary, French Polynesia, Greece, Canada, Cuba, New Zealand, Taiwan, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia, the European Union, Slovenia, Israel, France, South Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway and Japan. Monaco has the lowest infant mortality rate at 1.81 deaths per 1,000 live births, with Japan coming in second at 2.13 deaths per 1,000 live births. That’s about one-third fewer deaths than in the U.S. With approximately 4,000,000 babies born in the U.S. every year, that’s a very significant difference – many lives lost.

Taken into context, even South Carolina’s improved infant mortality statistics should be an emergent call to action. Yes, it is good that South Carolina no longer loses 9.5 babies out of 1,000 in the first year of life, but 6.9 per 1,000, higher than even the U.S. average and not even ranking with developed nations, is still unacceptable.

With U.S. health care the most expensive in the world, these statistics show that we are not even close to having the best health. We must ask: What are we doing wrong?

Why are so many other countries healthier than we are? What can we learn from them?

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grades are middling to low, ask why.

And it’s important for parents to visit the schools under consideration and talk to the principal, teachers and parents of other students, Virtue said.

One of a parent’s most important resources is a child’s current teacher, agreed Jane Lindle, professor of educational leadership at Clemson University.

“They’ve spent the three and a half months figuring that out,” she said. Parents are under tremendous pressure to pick the right school, she said, but “a lot of parents probably make a more deliberate decision over the car they want to buy than the school they want their child to attend. Parents feel tremendous pressure to pick the ‘best’ school.

It makes parents feel inadequate and I don’t think we need another way for parents to feel inadequate.”

Lindle said academics shouldn’t be the only consideration.

“Parents need to be clear what it is they’re look-

ing for. Even though they have choices, they can choose their neighborhood school,” she said. “There’s the notion of convenience. Is it close to childcare? Is it convenient to after-school activities?

There’s always a trade-off in the choice you make.”

The decision should be a family conversation, she said. The “best” school can vary from child to child in the same

“A lot of parents probably make a more deliberate decision over the car they want to buy than the school they want their child to attend.”

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Luckily, Virtue said, there’s usually more than one “right” school for each child.

“There’s no substitute for good teaching,” he said. “When there’s buy-in from parents, faculty and administration, it’s pretty tough to beat that kind of environment.”

Parents’ time might be better spent building a relationship with their children’s teachers, no matter which school they attend.

“I think schools are getting better and better in how they work with every child,” she said. “Parents need to trust that relationship.”

Switching schools too much can be detrimental to students, Lindle said.

“One thing we know for sure is pulling a child in and out of different schools slows them down.”

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Charter schools are education’s hybrid Like traditional public schools, charter schools are tuition-free. Like private schools, they have flexibility in how they deliver education because they are exempt from many of the state’s education regulations.

How curriculum is delivered differs from charter school to charter school.

For instance, Greenville Tech Charter High, Brashier Middle College and Greer Middle College are located on campuses of Greenville Technical College. Students may take college classes at no cost and have access to all college facilities. Some students graduate with both high school diplomas and associate degrees.

At Legacy Charter, students are required to take 45 minutes of physical education each day. Langston Charter Middle offers single-gender classes.

Others include a charter school focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics with an emphasis on renewable green energy; another offers an extended school day.

Greenville’s newest innovation, NEXT High School, will open its doors in August. This charter school intends to focus on preparing students for life after high school via individualized education that uses projectbased learning and online delivered instruction.

Some virtual charter schools offer statewide enrollment.

For more information about schools chartered through the South Carolina Public Charter School District, go to sccharter.org. For schools chartered

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Enrollment at many of the charter schools is limited. Lotteries are used to determine who gets in if more students apply than available seats.

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Annual magnet school race has begun Inner-city schools were dying when Greenville County Schools established its magnet school program two decades ago.

Specialized academic opportunities such as foreign language immersion, arts-integrated classes, and international baccalaureate programs were created to boost numbers at schools experiencing declining enrollments and soaring minority populations.

Now, some of those schools – Blythe and Stone at the elementary level and League and Beck at the middle school level – are among the district’s most sought-after. Others still struggle to attract students from outside their assigned attendance zones.

The district started with seven magnet schools. Now there are 11.

Magnet schools are: Elementary: Blythe, foreign language; East North Street, mathematics and science with an emphasis on environmental studies; and Stone, communication arts.

Middle: Beck, International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program; Greenville Middle, global and traditional

studies; Hughes, science and technology and partial Spanish immersion program (for students who completed a similar elementary school program); League, communication arts.

High: Carolina, engineering and health professions; Greenville, law, finance and business; J.L. Mann, math, science and technology; and Southside, international baccalaureate.

The annual scramble to get a spot has begun.

The first application period for the 2015-16 school year runs through noon on Dec. 3. There are five rounds, but students who apply and qualify during the first application period have a greater chance of snagging a slot than those who apply and qualify in later rounds.

Qualifying siblings are given priority; the highest scores are then accepted until all slots are filled. A lottery system is used when there are more qualifying applicants than available slots.

Applicants are scored based on four criteria: attendance, discipline, grade average or student interview in kindergarten through second grade, and a student statement indicating why the students wants to attend the magnet academy.

Transportation is provided for magnet students. For more information, go to bit.ly/greenville-magnet.

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For a growing number of students, going to school means going to no school at all – at least in the traditional sense.

An increasing number of students in Greenville County are homeschooled, a choice that once was made for predominantly religious or moral reasons but has now become more mainstream.

Part of the reason is the advent of home-school co-ops and an increasing offering of dual credit programs and online courses, said Suzanne Brown, a home-school mom who started the Upstate Homeschool Coop in 1997.

Parents have three options to legally home-school in South Carolina.

2) Register with the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools. The parent must agree to teach a core curriculum of math, history, science, reading or literature and writing or composition.

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Estimates of home-schoolers in South Carolina range from 17,000 students to more than 20,000.

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Private schools expand education choices Whether it’s religious-based, Montessori or independent, Greenville County offers many private alternatives to public schools.

Students and families may choose from private schools that promise smaller classes, more individualized instruction, higher standards and different approaches to learning.

Greenville County has 57 private schools that serve nearly 9,000 students, according to Privateschoolreview.com. About 82 percent of those schools are religiously affiliated, most commonly Baptist and Christian. Nine percent of students in those schools are minorities.

Often, tuition is a key factor in the decision.

The average private school tuition in Greenville County for 2014-15 is $6,235 for elementary schools, according to Privateschoolreview.com. Many private schools offer scholarships and financial aid for qualifying families.

Sizes range from 1,150 students in grades primer to 12th at Christ Church

Episcopal School and the 1,060student Bob Jones Academy, to smaller schools that serve a handful of kindergarten and primary students.

Because private schools aren’t limited by state guidelines in developing their curriculums, they can offer classes that are dramatically different from public schools. Religious and parochial schools can offer religious education along with academics. Prayer can be included in the school day.

Other private schools focus on students with disabilities and learning disorders and tailor curriculums accordingly, according to Greatschools. org. Some private schools offer lower teacher-student ratios and many have limited racial diversity.

Many private schools in Greenville County are currently holding open houses. Enrollment periods vary and admissions requirements differ from school to school.

Greatschools.org and Privateschoolreview.com have information about private schools in Greenville County.

Additional information is available from the South Carolina Independent Schools Association, the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools and schools’ individual websites.

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Signs your child’s school is a good fit • Your child wants to go to school.

• You see big progress in your child’s development academically, socially, emotionally and physically.

• Your child’s gifts and abilities are identified and encouraged.

• You and your child feel comfortable at school.

• The school fits your family’s practical needs such as schedule, childcare and transportation.

Signs your child’s school is not a good fit • Your child doesn’t want to go to school.

• Your child is not performing as well academically as is realistic for him or her.

• Your child doesn’t seem to have any close friends or buddies at school.

• Your child says school is boring.

• Your child has is making little progress.

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Focused—but not magnet—is a selling point for many schools Just because a public school in Greenville County does not have magnet school designation does not mean it lacks a special identity and academic focus.

For instance, A.J. Whittenberg Elementary was the first engineeringfocused elementary school in South Carolina. Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School is a new project-based STEAM school – adding arts to science, technology, engineering and math.

Monarch Elementary’s project-based curriculum has a health slant.

In addition to Southside High, the district’s original International Baccalaureate magnet school, 11 other schools across the county now are IB schools, making the challenging curriculum accessible to more students.

J. L. Mann, which already had a magnet program in math, science and technology, started a New Tech program this year. The two programs differ because the magnet program is teacher-

centered while New Tech is based on projects and teachers are facilitators.

Carolina Academy also is a New Tech school. Several other schools also have STEM focuses.

But some students attend schools other than the one for which they are zoned not because of programs, but convenience. Students across the district can transfer to another school, if they provide their own transportation and the school has room for them.

About 15 percent of the district’s nearly 73,000 students attend a school other than the one for which they are zoned.

The district’s Change in Assignment Choice lottery window opens Dec. 8 and runs through Dec. 19. Parents may submit a choice form for up to three schools.

A lottery will be conducted and results posted no later than Feb. 18. Because slots are no longer determined on who turns in the form first, parents will not be allowed to camp out or line up at schools. The policy was changed after a woman was injured at A.J. Whittenberg as parents rushed to be first in line.

For more information about the district’s Change in Assignment Choice, go to greenville.k12.sc.us.

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‘We had the richest customers, and we had the poorest customers’ PHOTOS BY GREG BECKNER / STAFF

Memories remain as former 8 O’Clock Superette gives way to new development SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com A piece of Greenville history is gone after the 8 O’Clock Superette on Cleveland Street was torn down earlier this week to make way for Alta Vista Place, a new development of 15 luxury condos.

The Superette had served the Alta Vista neighborhood as a full-service grocery store with an on-site deli and butcher shop from its inception in the 1960s until it closed in 2008.

The 8 O’Clock was purchased in 1972

by Billy Langley’s father, Bill Langley, who had owned the Better Foods Market on East North Street from 1946 until he was forced to relocate to make room for the current Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The former 8 O’Clock Superette is demolished. A rendering of the new development, Alta Vista Place, set to be constructed on the site, is seen on the right.

Langley said he and his father and brother ran the store, along with 17 long-term employees. Bill Langley was a mainstay at the neighborhood store and was known to customers simply as “Papa” until he died in 2008.

Langley said the customers were who made them successful. “We had the richest customers, and we had the poorest customers,” he said, referring to

the surrounding neighborhood.

Kindness and fair play also won repeat customers, he said. “If someone bought something for a nickel, you make sure to give them a nickel’s worth.

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The property was also once home to a Krispy Kreme, a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in the 1930s, a gas station and other businesses throughout the years.

Billy Langley holds a memento from the former 8 O’Clock Superette as the grocery market, butcher shop and deli was demolished to make way for new development. Langley’s father Bill Langley owned and operated the business from 1972 until his death in 2008.

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Kirk Cameron spreads good cheer in Greenville BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

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Actor Kirk Cameron stopped in Greenville this week to promote his new movie, “Saving Christmas,” and spread a little good cheer.

The movie will play for a limited time in select theaters starting Nov. 14, and Cameron said it will explain some of the origins of the holiday. “Christmas is about something sacred and special, not just maxing out your credit cards,” he said.

The movie explores a family’s adventure in finding the true meaning of Christmas. “‘Saving Christmas’ is really important to me because I love Christmas. I love everything about Christmas, not the least of which is the meaning of Christmas,” he said. “It’s really about the birth of the savior.”

Cameron said he hopes the film spreads the joy of the season. “No points for the guy who’s down on Christmas.

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Cameron, who rose to fame as Mike Seaver on the TV series “Growing Pains,” said he grew up as an atheist. He converted to Christianity as a teenager and is now an outspoken advocate of his faith.

“I want to shout it from the rooftops – and even make a movie about it,” he said.

Cameron said he dreamed of going to college and becoming a surgeon, but ended up acting when he was 9 and never stopped.

“That train just kind of took off, and I’ve stayed on ever since,” he said. “Nothing in my life has really happened the way that I though it would.”

Cameron said he did not expect to transition from “Growing Pains” to acting in Christian films such as “Saving Christmas” and “Fireproof,” where he played

a firefighter trying to save his marriage. “Fireproof ” grossed more than $33 million and was the highestgrossing independent film of 2008.

Cameron promoted “Saving Christmas” on HIS Radio this week, and also went around the community with representatives from the radio station. On Monday, he donned a Chick-fil-A uniform and worked the drive-thru on Haywood Road.

“It was so fun,” he said of his first time working in a fast-food restaurant.

Many actors start out as waiters or waitresses in between acting careers, he said, but Cameron joked about getting the experience later in his career.

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“I thought bees are really important to survival and people don’t understand that a lot – so I wanted to spread the word.”

Augusta Circle Elementary receives observation beehive APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Honeybees are buzzing in the library at Augusta Circle Elementary School.

They are not circling the bookshelves or landing on the computers, but busily working behind glass in the school’s new observational beehive. Thanks to the efforts of fifth-grader Lee White, the school is the first in Greenville County to have such a display.

White is passionate about educating others on the importance of honeybees and wrote an essay for the annual Reflections contest on the subject. He later learned about observational hives and contacted Charleston-based The Bee Cause Project to request one. With a goal to install 1,000 of these beehives, the project provides hives to schools and community centers, said executive director Tami Enright.

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(Above) Augusta Circle Elementary School fifthgrader Lee White, with the beehive he helped bring to his school.

(Right) Tami Enright, executive director of Charleston’s Bee Cause project, helps install a beehive at Augusta Circle Elementary School.

Bees communicate through dance, including the waggle dance and happy dance, said beekeeper Tim Dover. They also kiss to share info about the sweetest flowers they’ve found during foraging.

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LiveWell Greenville to expand with new grant Funds will target healthy food and recreation access APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com LiveWell Greenville, a local nonprofit focused on increasing public access to healthy food and physical activity, is poised to expand programs after receiving a $1.4 million federal grant this fall.

The funds were awarded by the Partnership to Improve Community Health, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and will be administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The money will help the nonprofit focus on improving wellness in the Upstate, officials said, noting that South Carolina ranks 10th highest in obesity rates nationwide and has high rates of diabetes and heart disease.

Funds from the three-year grant will be used to act on data gathered through a Furman University food desert study, which documented areas in Greenville County with limited access to fresh and healthy foods, said LiveWell Greenville executive director Sally Wills. A different study by the University of South Carolina that focused on recreation access documented “play deserts” in the state that will guide LiveWell’s programs as well. Researchers discovered food desert and play desert areas often overlap, Wills said.

Beginning in early 2015, LiveWell Greenville will be working to connect neighborhoods seeking additional access to fresh food with those who can provide it. Many food deserts occur in the northern, southern and western areas of the county, including the White Horse Road crescent, said Wills. the installation of the beehive, which shows the bees at work and allows them to go outdoors to forage through a special tube. As beekeepers brought the hive into the school, students lining the hallway greeted them with “oohs” and “aahs.”

About his essay, White said, “I thought bees are really important to survival and people don’t understand that a lot – so I

“It’s up to what the community wants,” said Wills, adding that the partnership could range from a community garden to cooperative produce distribution points at schools, churches or community centers. Partners include Gardening for Good, Good to Go/Mill Village Farms, Marvin’s Produce, Francis Produce and The Noisy Rabbit, she said.

In addition, LiveWell is working with the Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department and the City of Greenville to target parks that may need attention or maintenance. Greenville County’s Park Heroes volunteer program will potentially lend a hand, said Wills.

Play Streets, an event which closes off a section of street for a block party and gives kids a safe place to play, was held twice last year, said Wills.

The new funding will allow the event to be held 12 times in 2015. Organizers are hoping to combine a play day and a cleanup day, she said. The Play Streets events may also include the City of Greenville’s Mobi-Rec mobile sports and recreation van, she said.

“This is great news in that this grant aligns perfectly with our mission to reduce chronic diseases, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities and control health care spending,” said Wills.

LiveWell Greenville was one of 39 agencies nationwide that received a total of $50.3 million. The nonprofit just completed a $1.95 million Community Transformation Grant, which helped to fund Greenville County School District, GHS Children’s Advocacy, Momentum Bike Clubs, afterschool care programs, Greenville Family Partnership, BOOST, Piedmont Health Foundation, Meals on Wheels and Upstate Forever. wanted to spread the word.” White said the installation was “awesome.”

The beehive will stay at the school permanently and local beekeeper Tim Dover will help the students and White care for the bees.

“Our hope is that the beehive at Augusta Circle will be the first of many in Greenville County schools,” said Enright.

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After ramming the deputies’ vehicles in an attempt to flee arrest, Proffitt led the chase throughout Greenville County, firing a gun Proffitt at deputies at one point, reports said. The pursuit continued into Greenville city limits; as Proffitt approached Robinson Road and Croft Street near Stone Avenue, he reportedly struck several parked cars and lost control of the vehicle. According to the police report, the vehicle then flipped over and came to rest on its roof. A K-9 was deployed to assist with removing Proffitt from the vehicle.

Kristie Michelle Durham, 35, who was in the vehicle with Proffitt, was also arrested on pending charges resulting from incidents that occurred earlier last week with Proffitt.

Mauldin police arrested and charged two high school students with aggravated voyeurism for distributing an inappropriate photo.

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Andrew Glasier, 27, pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week to three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury and one count of felony DUI resulting in death.

According to court documents, on Aug. 12, 2013, Glasier was driving his Chevy Colorado pickup in the wrong direction on I-385 and crashed into a vehicle driven by Shauntia Jackson with her three children as passengers. Jackson was killed and her children were injured.

Glasier Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins said that Glasier admitted to drinking earlier that night and a blood sample taken at the hospital showed he had a blood alcohol level of 0.199 percent (the legal limit is 0.08).

Glasier also sustained serious injuries from the crash.

Glasier has been held without bond since the incident and was sentenced by Judge Edward Miller to 25 years in prison, suspended to 10 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

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Sgt. Ben Ford said the male victim was notified of the incident by a person who received one of the photos.

He said the victim then told school officials about the incident.

After an investigation, police charged Daniel Bone and Cameron “Taz” Richardson, who both spent Tuesday night in the Greenville County Detention Center and were released on bond Wednesday, Ford said.

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Greenville County Schools said the two players were suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

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SC same-sex marriage ban overturned State attorney general will “immediately appeal” federal judge’s ruling SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Wednesday his office will “immediately appeal” a federal judge’s ruling that struck down South Carolina’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel issued a permanent injunction Wednesday preventing South Carolina from enforcing the state ban, a constitutional amendment that passed by a 78 percent majority in a 2006 voter referendum.

Gergel ruled that denying marriage for same-sex couples in South Carolina is unconstitutional, citing an earlier ruling from the U.S. 4th Circuit of Appeals, which has jurisdiction in South Carolina and has already issued an opinion allowing single-gender marriage in Virginia.

The S.C. ruling came as a result of a civil action brought before a Charleston court

by Colleen Condon and Ann Bleckley, whose marriage license was put on hold by the South Carolina Supreme Court in October.

Gergel granted a temporary stay until noon Nov. 20 to allow Wilson time to file an appeal to the 4th Circuit Court, which the attorney general said he will do.

“Today’s ruling comes as no surprise and does not change the constitutional obligation of this office to defend South Carolina law,” Wilson said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon. Wilson said the issue should be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, citing last week’s ruling by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld bans in four states and said states have the authority to define marriage.

“Therefore, we have opposing rulings between federal circuits, which means it is much more likely that the U.S. Supreme Court could resolve the matter at the national level,” Wilson said. “We believe this office has an obligation to defend state law as long as we have a viable path to do so.”

Wilson had argued before Gergel that defining marriage is a responsibility of the state, not the federal government, a

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contention Gergel rejected in his ruling Wednesday.

While Wilson insists South Carolina law is different from other states’, Gergel ruled there was no difference between Virginia’s and South Carolina’s same-sex marriage bans, giving the 4th Circuit ruling “controlling authority.”

Greenville County Probate Judge Debora Faulkner said Greenville County will follow the law and county staffers are waiting until Nov. 20 to see if a stay is granted by the appellate court.

“If the higher court does not issue a stay, we will begin issuing marriage licenses at 12:01 p.m. on Nov. 20,” she said.

Faulkner said if the appellate court does issue a stay, then same-sex marriage is still banned in S.C. until the matter is heard in the 4th Circuit Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.

According to the Williams Institute, an independent research and national think tank at UCLA Law, South Carolina is home to more than 7,200 cohabiting same-sex couples, with 3,607 of these couples expected to marry in the first three years after the ban is lifted, should the courts rule it so.

United Way of Greenville County’s 2014 fundraising campaign raised a record $16.6 million, largest tally for a United Way campaign in the state, officials announced Thursday. More than 700 companies participated, along with 1,400 volunteers.

More than 37,000 donors pledged this year to the organization that funds over 100 programs at 69 agencies. Honored for their successful company campaigns were: Fluor Corporation, $1.86 million; Michelin North America, $1.6 million; Greenville Health System, $1.06 million; General Electric, $967,485; and Greenville County Schools, $595,000.

Nine companies were honored for running campaigns for the first time and raising a cumulative $48,504 toward the $17 million goal announced in September.

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Joey Siconolfi, a Lowcountry brewer, volunteered to bag hops for the Clemson Brew Crew at the Greenville Craft Beer Festival.

The air was crisp and clear as more than 1,600 craft beer lovers and craft beer curious gathered at Fluor Field on Saturday to sample the wares of the local, regional and national brewers at the Greenville Craft Beer Festival.

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Joey Siconolfi was bagging hops from Camden’s Hazelwood Hop Farm for the Clemson Brew Crew as the group worked behind him. They brewed onsite a Southeast Saison featuring yeast, hops and malt from the Carolinas, something that wasn’t possible just a few years ago, he said.

A brewer in the Lowcountry, Siconolfi said more and more breweries are making their homes in South Carolina thanks to state legislation like the 2013

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Pint Law allowing breweries to serve pints on-site and the 2014 Stone Law that allows food service. It makes it easier to open a brewery, he said. “It’s a good sign; people love local beer.”

Jay Crider and Dena Matlock showed off necklaces strung with salty pretzels and said they were at the festival “to taste many different craft beers.” Some of their favorite local brews are the Swamp Rabbit Brewery’s Marzen and Thomas Creek Brewery’s River Falls Red Ale. Their review of a sample from Michigan-based New Holland Brewing was “delicious and not too hoppy” and “on the brink of wine.”

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“NOT COMPETITION, BUT COMMUNITY” Josh McGee, who works in sales and marketing with Greenville’s Thomas Creek Brewery, said that a craft beer festival “introduces people to craft beer in general, and you may find your new favorite style.”

The growing number of breweries in the Upstate is not creating fermentation competition, but rather is drawing attention to Thomas Creek and creating a destination climate where visitors will come to multiple breweries rather than just one, he said. “It’s not competition, but community.”

Breweries are also offering more than just beer, including live music, movie screenings, comedy performances and food.

Will McCameron, owner of Greenville’s Brewery 85, said his new brewery was exceeding expectations. “We’ve been beating all the [production] goals we set for ourselves.” He agreed with McGee about community, adding that the local breweries have amiable relationships. “We’d rather grow the market than fight over scraps left by Miller or Budweiser.”

A variety of local breweries has also

fostered an increased creativity, said McGee. “It gave us a reason to step out of our comfort zone and make new beers.” One of the beers on offer at the festival, Honeysuckle Saison, featured yeast derived from honeysuckle flowers and cultured by Upstate startup SouthYeast Labs.

SOUTHERN CULTURE SouthYeast Labs, launched in January, captures wild yeast from Southeastern fruit and flowers to create regional yeast strains for market, said cofounder David Thornton. What started as a Clemson student project has evolved into a business that’s poised to distribute yeast throughout the country, Thorton said.

Yeast affects the hops and flavors during the brewing process, and terroir, regionally unique flavors, is becoming more important in brewing, he said.

There are only two major yeast producers in the country for brewers, said Thornton. To date, 30 breweries are using the SouthYeast Lab’s strains, including larger producers like Deschutes and Oskar Blues.

By year’s end, Thornton anticipates that SouthYeast products will also be available through Thomas Creek’s homebrew store. At the festival, Thorn-

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ton and partner Even Skjervold passed out samples of beer created with their yeast strains as part of the festival’s series of educational presentations.

SouthYeast Labs’ products, combined with hops from Hazelwood Hop Farm and malt from Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House, came together to create the Southeast Saison. Skjervold was also offering samples of a Watermelon Saison that used yeast derived from South Carolina’s Bradford watermelons.

Though South Carolina’s efforts to lure Stone Brewing’s Eastern brewery to the state did not pan out, the business of brew continues to grow in the Palmetto State.

Make your own Carolina brew Thomas Creek Brewery’s homebrew store will soon stock a kit including ingredients produced by Riverbend Malt House, SouthYeast Labs and Hazelwood Hop Farm.

Nanobrewery on tap for renovated Claussen site Upstate Craft Beer Company to offer hands-on experience APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com A new brewer’s coming to town – a very small one. Upstate Craft Beer Company, the Upstate’s first nanobrewery, is set to secure a spot this spring in Greenville’s former Claussen Bakery, which is currently undergoing renovations.

Upstate Craft Beer Company, a brewpub with a small, one-barrel system that will produce new beers every week, is the culmination of a year of work by Jack McDonald and brewmaster Chris Hardin.

“The idea itself [nanobrewery] is only being done in a handful of places in the Southeast,” said McDonald.

McDonald plans to install 20 fermenters in the 3,000-square-foot space. Some of those will allow cus-

JOURNAL COMMUNITY tomers to brew on-site with the brewmaster, ferment the beer at the brewpub and then take home between 5 and 15 gallons of a brew to share.

The small system will also allow McDonald and Hardin to start a beer, split it into two different fermenters and finish each half with different varieties of hops or yeast for diverse effect.

In addition to a home brewing supply store, the spot will have a simple kitchen serving tapas and appetizers, he said.

McDonald, a Spartanburg native who currently works at an Oklahoma City brewpub, said he is set to return to the Upstate in December and aims to have Upstate Craft Beer Company up and running by April 2015. Brewmaster Hardin has “a whole notebook” of beer recipes that he’s ready to start brewing, McDonald said.

So what possessed McDonald to leave a post in IT, learn brewing and start the business in the Upstate?

“Greenville has been great about growing its brewery scene,” he said. “Every time I came back to visit, it seems a new brewery was opening up.”

The company is conducting a $12,000 Kickstarter campaign through Novem-

ber to purchase additional equipment, he said. Rewards include a brewing experience with the brewmaster and the chance to name a fermenter.

“We’d love everyone to have a personal touch on it,” McDonald said.

Upstate Craft Beer Company will join R.J. Rockers Brewing Company, Thomas Creek Brewery, Quest Brewing Company, Brewery 85, Blue Ridge Brewing Company, Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Tap Room and newly announced 13 Stripes Brewery and Carolina Bauernhaus in the Upstate.

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Pedaling on Veteran Charlie Pannell learns hand cycling with new set of wheels APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Iraq veteran Charlie Pannell didn’t ride his bike much growing up in Anderson, but thanks to the donation of a new adaptive hand cycle, he’s cultivating a new skill.

Pannell, 33, who works in outreach at Upstate Warrior Solution, served during three deployments to Iraq as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was injured by a grenade while on patrol in 2008 and lost his left leg.

“I’ve had more than 100 surgeries to get right again,” he said.

Following injury and discharge, Pannell said he was “not accountable for anything for four years and kind of lost” after serving in the Army for 12 years. After completing therapy at Roger C. Peace Veteran Charlie Pannell gets his first chance to try out his new bike with a little help from his son Carter, 2.

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“I like it a lot. It’s something that helps me mentally. I didn’t walk for a year, so I gained a lot of weight sitting in the hospital beds with surgeries,” Pannell said.

In addition to cycling, Pannell volunteered with Upstate Warrior Solution and later became a staff member.

“Working here has given me a sense of accomplishment,” he said.

Pannell now likes to ride the Greenville Health System’s Swamp Rabbit Trail and participated in a Washington, D.C. biathlon featuring a 1-mile kayak route and a 3-mile bike ride this October.

But the best was yet to come. Last month, on Halloween, Pannell headed off for what he thought would be a lunch meeting with other veterans, a break he enjoys often. Instead of a meal, he was met by his wife, Bethany, and children, 3-year-old Carter and 8-yearold MaKynna, who surprised him with his own hand cycle from an anonymous donor.

Pannell said the donation is inspiring.

“I feel like I owe it to her [the donor] to do the best I can because she was generous enough [to give it to me].” His aim is to ride three times a week.

He never would have been able to purchase a new hand cycle, he said, and is very grateful. “You can buy a decent car for the price of the bike.”

Cycling is great for his fitness and stress levels, Pannell said. “It gives you a sense of independence. I’m able to do something I enjoy. When you’re driving by in a car, you can see the nature, but when you’re on a bike, you’re actually in nature. It’s a great way to experience the beautiful scenery here.”

With his new set of wheels and additional practice, Pannell said he plans to participate in a long-distance race soon.

Veteran Charlie Pannell gets his first look at his new bike at the GHS Peace House.

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Bystanders gather in front of the former 8 O’Clock Superette as the building is torn down to make way for new development. The community fixture closed in 2008 when owner Bill Langley died. See our story on page 12.

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Prospective families of students in all grades are invited to visit Shannon Forest Christian School on Nov. 21, 9 a.m., for an open house. A general information session will be followed by tours per grade level. For more information, email Lynn Pittman at lpittman@shannonforest.com.

Students at St. Anthony of Padua School are participating in a new sustainability program that will have a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) approach. They will work with the county and the state on green school initiatives and with Greater Greenville Sanitation to learn about reusing recyclables and garbage as part of sustainability efforts.

Shannon Forest fifth-grade students recently completed a social studies unit on the Westward Expansion. Students wrote and performed plays depicting the contributions or plight of four groups: pioneers, miners, cowboys and Native Americans.

In addition, the school recently opened the first phase of a lower school STEM lab to integrate STEM-based opportunities for the younger students. Pictured are (left to right): Liam Armfield, Jamison White and Isabelle Shealy.

As part of Kids & Chefs Cook for Success, Tupelo Honey Cafe executive chef Brian Sonoskus recently conducted a cooking demonstration at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School for kids and parents/guardians, showcasing South Carolina’s winning Healthy Lunchtime Challenge recipe from Julia Pascoe. The evening also featured simple, healthy and affordable snack and meal recipes designed by the Tupelo Honey Cafe team and Pascoe.

Langston Charter has an Ornaments for Orphans Christmas Tree in the school lobby decorated with handmade ornaments and necklaces. Ornaments are $10 each and necklaces are $20. Proceeds will benefit orphan children living in Africa. Caden Nelson put up and decorated the tree for his community service day project on Langston’s school-wide community service day.

The Better Business Bureau of the Upstate presented six high school students with a scholarship through BBB’s Education Outreach Program. Sponsored

by American Fabrication and Grier Roofing Company, the Student of Integrity Awards program recognizes high school students in the Upstate who personify high character. The following students received scholarships: Maisie Fisher, Union County High School; Westin Hardesty, Travelers Rest High

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School; Makenzie McClintock, Carolina High School; Anna Minor, Gaffney High School; Bethany Williams, Seneca High School; Michael Summers, J.L. Mann High School.

Rudy Johnstone of Christ Church Episcopal School was named to the Shrine Bowl roster on Dec. 20 at Wofford College. The game is played to benefit the Greenville Shriners Hospital for Children and 21 other Shriners Hospitals across the nation. Assistant coach Robert Williams will represent the school as South Carolina’s offensive line coach. Johnstone was also named Upper State 1A Back of the Year in football. In addition, Dorian Dickey was chosen for the North-South All-Star game in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 13.

Washington Center student Taneda Brooks won Most Original Costume for the school’s annual Boo in the School Trick or Treat event.

Washington Center recently hosted the school’s annual Boo in the School event. Students dressed in a variety of creative costumes and requested treats using voice output technology. Volunteers from Christ Church Episcopal School accompanied the students. Costume winners included: Diquaris Johnson, Laci Robison, Kathryn Burkhardt, McKenna Gilbert, Christian Carmona, Melissa Valadez, Drea Owens, Taneda Brooks and Denise Mitchell.

Classes also competed in a door decorating contest – first-place winners were Katherine Gantt’s and Nardia Lloyd’s classes.

Lower school students at The Chandler School created landscape collages in connection with their art history unit on Egypt. Students learned about foreground, middle and background in art while discussing textures of their desert sunrise landscapes.

Jacqueline Williams, a fifth-grade teacher at Chandler Creek Elementary School, is pictured with one of her former students, Samantha Perez, a junior at Greer High School, who has been working in Williams’ class giving back as a service-learning student.

Veritas Preparatory School will hold an open house for the 2015-2016 school year on Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m. There will be an informational presentation and a tour of the campus and classes. Location will be on the third floor of the education wing at Augusta Road Baptist Church, 1823 Augusta St., Greenville. Interested families and potential teachers should RSVP to jmccord@veritasgreenville.com for grades K56. For more information, visit veritasgreenville.com.

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Westside Aquatic Complex is introducing an intramural water polo program this fall on Wednesdays, 6:45-8:15p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon. The program is free for Westside Aquatic members and $7 for non-members. Participants must be eighth grade and older and able to swim at least 100 yards nonstop in the pool. Beginners to advanced players are welcome. For more information, visit greenvillerec.com.

Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Center will hold a blessing ceremony with The Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone, Bishop of the Diocese of Charleston (SC), on Nov. 18, 10 a.m., at 104 Innovation Drive, Greenville. The newly opened facility is 65,000 square feet and houses outpatient cancer services including infusion therapy, radiation oncology, nurse navigators, onsite pharmacy and clinical trial research.

The TD Convention Center recently debuted an art installation of paintings of Greenville landmarks by Greenville High Academy, Christ Church Episcopal Upper School, Legacy Charter School, Wade Hampton High School and J.L. Mann Academy. The Greenville Youth Commission provided each school with materials, and gave a $150 stipend to local artists who collaborated with the schools. Professional prints of the paintings will hang in the Poinsett Garage.

The Greenville Zoo has launched a new mosaic art project that will give the community an opportunity to honor the zoo’s late elephants and raise funds for new exhibit space and elephant conservation. The zoo encourages children to create their own drawings and use bright colors. The artwork must be returned to the zoo by March 1. Visit greenvillezoo.com to purchase a space on the mosaic for $25 for zoo members and $30 for non-members. Purchases can also be made at the zoo for $20.

During work on the sewer system in downtown Greenville, the section of East Park Avenue between Vannoy Street and North Main Street will be closed through Dec. 5. Traffic will continue to be detoured via Church Street, North Academy Street, North Main Street and East Stone Avenue. For more information, call 864-467-4415.

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Representatives of Girl Scouts of America – Mountains to Midlands, Kim Hutzell, president/CEO, and Susan Schneider, director of PR and advocacy, recently met with U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy to share groundbreaking data compiled by the Girl Scout Research Institute on how girls are faring in South Carolina as compared to other states across the country.

Better Business Bureau of the Upstate presented seven area companies with the 2014 Business of Integrity Award. Applications were accepted for marketplace ethics, customer service and community service. The winners include: Dave’s Roofing, customer service; American Eagle Builders/Arthur Rutenburg Homes, marketplace ethics; Herlong Bates Burnett Insurance, community service; Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union, marketplace ethics; American Fabrication, customer service; Martin Printing Company, marketplace ethics; and Guy Roofing, community service.

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EVENTS THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER Greenville Civitan recently donated $2,000 to Wade Hampton High School Civitan Club to help the ALS Center of Excellence. In addition, Wade Hampton High School raised $225,120 for the ALS Center of Excellence in Greenville in one week.

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About 200 youth hockey participants recently skated approximately 10,000 combined laps at The Pavilion in a fundraiser for the Greater Greenville Hockey Association. The money will be used to help make hockey more accessible to Upstate youth.

The John Cameron Spearhead Open presented by Carolina Holdings raised over $50,000 to support Camp Spearhead. The tournament, chaired by Fred Bentfeld, hosted 124 golfers.

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Miracle Hill is teaming up with WSSL 100 for its annual Great Possible Turkey Fry to feed the Upstate’s homeless on Thanksgiving. The event will be at Miracle Hill Rescue Mission – Spartanburg, 189 N. Forest Street, where over 500 turkeys will be fried or smoked to feed about 2,000 homeless and hungry people. Miracle Hill is asking the community to volunteer and/or donate turkeys, peanut oil and other supplies. For more information, visit miraclehill.org or call 864-268-4357.

Ambassador David Wilkins, partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, and Susan Wilkins will serve as co-chairs for the American Heart Association 2015 Upstate Heart Ball. The black-tie event will be Feb. 14 at the TD Convention Center. The event’s goal is to raise over $600,000 to fund cardiovascular and stroke research in addition to educational programs in the area.

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The fourth annual Southern States Holiday Food Drive will run through Dec. 15.

Southern States Cooperative will partner with local food banks in cities and communities throughout the Southeast to help feed disadvantaged families and individuals during the holiday season. Anyone interested in donating may contact participating Southern States retail locations. For more information, visit southernstates.com.

Submit entries to community@communityjournals.com.

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“It’s not just for the men anymore,” said Jackie Connolly, who has been a member of the all-female ensemble since 2009.

Greenville in Harmony, an 80-plusmember chorus that performs a cappella four-part harmony barbershop, is a prime example. In only its 10th year, the chorus has qualified to compete in an international competition in Las Vegas next fall against dozens of choruses from around the world.

And you have a chance to hear and see them – their numbers are choreographed – in their annual show on Nov. 22 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Woodruff Road. There will be two performances – at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. – and the five high school finalists in its “Sing for Scholarships” “American Idol”-type competition will compete.

Kim Brown, one of Greenville in Harmony’s founding members, said women of all ages can find a place in the choir.

“If you can sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in tune, there’s a place for you,” Brown said. “It’s totally different from singing in a church choir. You sing the harmonies differently. You read a different part of the music. Our style of harmony fits everyone’s voice. Greenville in Harmo-

ny encompasses so many generations.

We’ve got members who are teenagers and we’ve got ladies who are almost 80.

And it doesn’t seem weird to us. I think the music transcends all age groups.”

While Brown started out in college as a music major, most members are not formally trained. Ranging from teenagers to senior citizens, Greenville in Harmony’s members come from Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg counties and some counties over the state line in North Carolina.

Former director Peggy James chartered the all-women’s chorus as a division of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization that has more than 600 chapters and more than 25,000 members.

The group won its first medal under James’ direction and has finished in the top five in the four years it has competed with current director Nancy Field.

“We’ve had top-notch coaches,” Brown said. “The improvement over the last three or four years has been phenomenal.”

The chorus has no musical accompaniment and the lines are all memorized.

“Most of our ladies, probably 75 percent, don’t read music. They learn their tracks by listening to them over and over and over again,” she said.

So you know WHAT: Greenville in Harmony Annual Show WHO: All-female a cappella chorus WHERE: Eastminster Presbyterian Church 2240 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville WHEN: Nov. 22, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

TICKETS: Adults, $15; children $5; reserved priority seating, $20 To order, go to greenvilleinharmony.com

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EXTRA: Five high school students – Deci Rivera, Woodmont High; Meg Spearman, Artios Academy; Emma Sherer, Artios Academy; Tiera Simone Tribble, Shelby High; and Anna Raunikar, Southside Christian School – will compete in GIH’s Sing for Scholarships contest during the performances.

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Janie Hill joined in 2007 when she thought she was going to give up playing the piano in church and would have no musical outlet. Hill, a music major in college, said barbershop was a totally different style of music for her.

“You have to retrain yourself to sing it. The goal of barbershop is to ring chords. It suits my voice, probably better than anything I’ve ever done.”

But Hill, who ended up not quitting her church piano job, said the music is

not the only reason she likes Greenville in Harmony. “What makes it unique is the love and caring concern we have for each other. That shows up outside of rehearsals and performances, too.”

Connolly, a member since 2009, agrees, saying chorus members from all over the region helped her start over again four years ago after she lost everything in a house fire.

“Even though we compete, that’s not all we’re about,” she said.

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With a little help from his friends Ringo bringing his All-Starr Band to Greenville CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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clandrum@communityjournals.com A former Beatle will get a little help from his friends on stage in Greenville in February.

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band have announced new U.S. and Latin American tour dates, and the Peace Center is one of the stops.

Starr and Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Bisnonette and Warren Ham will play the Peace Center Concert Hall on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

This version of the All-Starr Band is the same lineup Starr has played with 2012. This tour starts in Louisiana on Feb. 13 and runs through March.

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will be playing the Peace Center Feb. 17.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 864-467-3000, at the Peace Center Box Office or online at peacecenter.org. Handling fees will apply to phone and online sales.

Tickets are $85 to $125.

JOURNAL CULTURE A VIP ticket package is available for $250 and includes premium seating, a specially designed tour shirt, a collectible tour lithograph, a commemorative VIP laminate and an exclusive tour merchandise item.

“When I was 13, I only wanted to be a drummer,” Starr said in his biography at ringostarr.com.

Starr was a member of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes when he was asked to join the Beatles in 1962.

Fearing that he might cost the Hurriances a summer-long residency if he left, Starr delayed his departure until a replacement was found. He joined Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison on Aug. 18, 1962.

The band went on to become one of the most important popular music acts of all time.

Starr has also had a successful solo career.

But he’s not the only popular musician whose tickets go on sale at the Peace Center Friday: Concert lovers may purchase tickets for an April 25 concert by five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall as well. Tickets for the Krall concert are $65 to $85.

Diana Krall is scheduled to be in concert at the Peace Center on April 25. Tickets for Krall’s concert and Ringo Starr’s concert go on sale Friday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.

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For example, when I asked her what the other musicians in the band have brought to her music, she didn’t hesitate: “Insanity, and an inability to show up on time.” Cue the next volley of laughter.

But as much as she might joke around, The Frankness’ music, and McSherry’s voice, are nothing to laugh at. The four-piece band reaches back past rock ’n’ roll into country, John Stanislawski, Emily McSherry blues and folk, creating a and Kevin Mavis of The Frankness breezy but powerful blend of styles that can be both sooth- WHO: The Frankness, with Mountain Heroes ing and uplifting.

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“I started writing songs and playing by myself, but when I started playing with [drummer] Kevin Mavis, we started looking to expand musically,” she says, “And Kevin thought of [guitarist] John Stanislawski because they’d played together on another project.”

The lineup was completed with the addition of bassist Neil Alexander, and that’s when McSherry’s real education began.

“It’s been a challenge for me as a songwriter, because for so long, it was just about what I wanted to do with the song,” she says. “Before, I would just sit down and a melody would come to me and I’d record it, and then later some words would come and I’d just piece it all together. Now I’ve got to answer to three other people. John is a great songwriter in his own right, so he brings a lot of thought to the process. He challenges me.”

The Frankness, who will play at the Independent Public Ale House in Greenville on Thursday, Nov. 20, is one of a growing number of bands that have built their style from pre-rock ’n’ roll sources. McSherry says the reason is simple: “I think that vintage will always be in style. It’s familiar. When we write music that pulls from things that have been written before, it gives the audience a sense of where the song is going. Pop music has become so trite that people are looking for something fresh. So you just have to go back to where the music originated.”

The band recently started recording at Greenville’s Sit N’ Spin studios, and in another moment of refreshing honesty, McSherry says she has no idea what shape these sessions will take.

“Do we want to do a five-song EP? Do we want to make it a full album? Do we want to do a three-song demo? We want to wait to get in there to make that decision, because we know we have the songs,” she says.

She said there are “a lot of bands out there, and a lot of them suck. But it’s the good bands that keep bringing people back, and we’re hoping that people will like us and that we won’t suck.” And there’s the laugh again.

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONOR S The Marchant Company Welcomes Five New Agents The Marchant Company is pleased to announce five new Realtors have joined their firm. Director of Veterans Services Lee Vining, Elise Francis, Charlotte Faulk, and a duo Lydia Johnson and Mikel-Ann Scott have come to find the growing local firm as the right place to do business.

Lee Vining joins the Marchant Company following a career in the military lasting over ten years. He has devoted himself to improving the lives of military men and women following their deployment. Lee was best suited as the Director of Veterans Services because of his commitment to serving the local community through the Upstate Warrior Solution and Vining management of the Veteran’s Treatment Court. Lee spends a great deal of time seeking out homeless veterans to help them fill out the necessary paperwork to get VA Medical coverage.

Elise Francis brings an international flair to The Marchant Company; having spent over half her life living overseas, Elise is well versed in Arabic, French, and English and plans to use these language skills to better serve the ever Francis

growing international community in the Upstate. Elise is involved with the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary (recently serving as the Public Relations Coordinator), The Commerce Club, and Pulse. During her free time, Elise enjoys taking dance lessons, jogging, and listening to music.

Charlotte Faulk has decided to take the plunge into the real estate world after being on the sidelines as a banker for the past 25 years.

The transition from banking to Real Estate is natural for Charlotte since her banking experience was primarily residential real estate lending. Although not a native Faulk Greenvillian, Charlotte has spent a total of thirty years in the Upstate and claims it as home. An active member of St. Paul’s Church, she enjoys exercising, college football and spending time at the beach.

Lydia Johnson began working in the Real Estate industry in 2001 as an account executive for The Homes section at The Greenville News. She also worked with The Greenville Journal in the launch of their “Friday Johnson

Homes Report” (now “Journal Homes”) in 2004. With the knowledge obtained in marketing Upstate area homes, she made the transition to become a licensed agent in 2012 and now works with buyers and sellers. Lydia is married to a homebuilder who has built beautiful upstate homes and estates. “Our careers go hand and hand and we continue to learn more about the market and homes through each other’s expertise.”

Mikel-Ann Scott is a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Mathematics and an option in Computer Science. She has over 11 years of experience in Real Estate print and digital marketing with The Greenville News and has enjoyed working with buyers and sellers since 2012. Mikel-Ann is a proud member of the Greater Greenville Association Scott of REALTORS, the SC Association of REALTORS, and the National Association of REALTORS. She is heavily vested in our community through commitments to various organizations and charities. Mikel-Ann is an active member of First Presbyterian Church and enjoys spending time with her family. After growing up in seven different states, she has lived in Greenville for 20 years and is happy to call the Upstate home.

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Ashlyn Cousins Joins Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Ashlyn Cousins has joined the company as a Sales Associate with the Cousins & Associates Team at the Simpsonville office.

Cousins is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Cousins Science in Financial Management and a concentration in Real Estate. Her previous vocational experiences include administration and instruction at Greenville Classical Academy, as well as serving as the Executive Director of Greenville Junior Team Tennis.

“Ashlyn is a wonderful addition to the Cousins & Associates Team, as well as our C. Dan Joyner office ,” said Donna Smith, Broker-In-Charge of the Simpsonville Office. “Her hardwork and dedication will serve her buying and selling customers well.”

A native of Boca Raton, FL, Cousins and her husband, Chad, have lived in Greenville for more than 20 years. They are parents to two teenage sons and volunteer with the Mauldin High School PTSA. Cousins is very active in tennis and currently serves as USTASC Committee Chairperson.

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Realtors® from across the country gathered today to discuss the effects changing homebuyer demographics on the housing market during the REALTOR® University Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies forum today at the 2014REALTORS® Conference & Expo.

“Among primary residence homebuyers, the demographics have shifted dramatically, especially among first-time homebuyers, whose share of the market has dropped to its lowest level in decades,” said Jessica Lautz, director of member and consumer survey research for the National Association of Realtors®. “We have also seen an increase in the median age and income of the average buyer, as well as in multigenerational household formations as adult children and elderly family members move back in with their families.”

Adult Millennials, those aged 18 to 33, were a popular topic of discussion for the panel. In 2014, Millennials saw 60 percent better job growth than the US overall and a drop in unemployment to 6 percent.

This growth, along with improved economic opportunities, should encourage Millennials to form households and buy homes in the

coming years. “Millennials are the largest generation of people in the U.S. and represent 60 percent of first-time homebuyers,” said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for realtor.com®. “They are also more likely than any other group to purchase a home in the next year.”

Tightened inventory, difficulty receiving credit and lower than average salaries have kept many of these buyers out of the market, but most economists see that as a temporary setback.

“It’s not that young people don’t want to purchase homes, it’s that they are delaying the purchase,” said Lisa A. Sturtevant, vice president of research for the National Housing Conference. “Many of the reasons Millennials are not forming households or making purchases are economic, so as the economy improves, we should see this group become more of a force in the housing market.”

Smoke said it’s a misperception that Millennials are not already participating in the market. “They represented 37 percent of home shoppers this summer, and over the next 5 years this generation will make up two-thirds of household formations,” he said. “Between June and September 2014, over half of adults aged 21-34 visited real

estate websites or mobile apps. And this is the cusp—get ready for the Millennial wave to drive the housing market for decades.”

Another group that will be competing with Millennials for dominance in the housing market is baby boomers. Sturtevant said, “With Millennials searching for new homes, baby boomers downsizing, and groups with historically lower incomes all entering the market, an increased demand for smaller, less expensive homes will begin to emerge.”

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

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$1,160,000 PARKINS RIDGE $980,000 BATESVILLE FOREST $690,000 THORNBLADE $670,000 CLUB FOREST $660,000

$632,000

$600,000 TUXEDO PARK $560,209 OAKLAND HEIGHTS $528,000 PARK HILL $525,000

$512,500 THORNBLADE $450,000 STONE LAKE HEIGHTS $433,000 PARK HILL $400,000

$395,000 CHANDLER CREEK $383,050 SYCAMORE RIDGE $382,000 BRIARWOOD MEADOWS $377,250 TRAXLER PARK $377,000 CHANTICLEER TOWNHOUSES $375,000

$375,000 SUGAR CREEK $371,000 FAIRWAY VIEW@PEBBLE CREEK $370,475 JONES RIDGE $369,900 SUGAR CREEK $355,000 OAK CREST $353,500 COVE@BUTLER SPRINGS $347,900 HIGHLAND PARC $345,500 GOWER ESTATES $342,500 CARSON’S POND $340,000 BRIGHTON $335,000

$325,000 SYCAMORE RIDGE $311,500 HERITAGE POINT $310,000 ADAMS CREEK $308,001 SUGAR CREEK $302,500 BERKSHIRE PARK $300,000

$300,000

$300,000 BRIDGEWATER $298,890 LINKSIDE $297,500 BOXWOOD $295,000 KENWOOD $292,000 D T SMITH EST. $290,000 CYPRESS RUN $289,900 MONTAGUE ESTATES $289,000 NORTHWOOD HILLS $287,900 STONEWYCK $285,000 ROPER MEADOW $282,000 VICTORIA PARK $276,226 SUMMIT@PELHAM SPRINGS $274,000 BRIDGEWATER $266,000

$265,000 HAWTHORNE RIDGE $262,500 COPPER CREEK $257,014 MORNING MIST FARM $256,530 FOWLER FIELDS $254,000 MERRIFIELD PARK $254,000

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$232,000 SWANSGATE $230,000 CHARTWELL ESTATES $229,830 CHARTWELL ESTATES $229,480

$227,000 DEER RUN $226,000 COUNTRY VIEW $225,000 TWIN CREEKS $222,380 RAVINES@CREEKSIDE $220,000 FORRESTER HEIGHTS $219,090 WETHERILL PARK $217,928 HIGHLAND PARC $217,500 STONE ESTATES $215,500 SAVANNAH POINTE $210,245 NORTHWOOD $210,000 FOREST HEIGHTS $210,000 FERNCREEK $210,000 BRYSON MEADOWS $209,748 PARTRIDGE RIDGE $209,500 FOX TRACE $207,587

$205,000 ARROWHEAD $205,000 NEELY FARM - HAWTHORNE RIDGE $204,000 FOX TRACE $200,442 BONNIE VISTA $200,000 SAVANNAH POINTE $198,220 LANDING@SAVANNAH POINTE $198,000 TOWNES@PELHAM $198,000 CREEKWOOD $197,500 ROSEDALE $190,008 IVYBROOKE $189,900 PLANTERS ROW $189,900 WATSON CROSSING $189,000 RESERVE@BRIDGES CROSSING $187,500

$187,000 VICTORIA PARK $186,750 ORCHARD FARMS $183,500 PHEASANT RIDGE $183,000 MAPLE HEIGHTS $182,000 STALLINGS HEIGHTS $181,500 STONEBRIDGE $181,294 AVALON ESTATES $181,000 FOX TRACE $180,812 BRYSON MEADOWS $180,431 GREENS@ROCKY CREEK $179,900 HERITAGE HILL $179,900 CAMERON CREEK $178,000

$178,000 DEVENGER PLACE $175,000 AUTUMN TRACE $173,321 MARTINS GROVE $172,000 RIDGEDALE $172,000

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Upstate guitarist/bandleader John Durham presents multi-artist tribute to Neil Young show at Independent Public Ale House on Nov. 14. Tickets are $7.

On Nov. 14, the Blind Horse Saloon will welcome Will Hoge.

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H U G O V ERA

Metropolitan Opera tenor Hugo Vera returns to the Younts Center stage for a one-nightonly performance on Nov. 14, 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15. yountscenter.org 409-1050

The Fine Arts Center, 102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, will host a concert with prolific and award-winning jazz guitarist Richard Smith on Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Students will also perform during the concert. Tickets will be available at the door and are $5-$15. fineartscenter.net

M EET CAP TAIN K ETTLE

The Salvation Army’s Annual Red Kettle Campaign Kick-Off is Nov. 14 in front of the Westin Poinsett at noon. The event will include announcments of this year’s goal and the Battle of the Bells teams and their locations. There will be music, speakers and Santa Claus and Captain Kettle. salvationarmycarolinas.org/greenvillesc

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The Miniature World of Trains BETA will present the official “Miniature Key To The City of Greenburg” to Mayor Knox White on Nov. 14, 3 p.m. The ceremony will take place at 7 W. Camperdown Way, Greenville.

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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 is Tony Porter, founder of A Call to Men. manupstate.org

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Temple Hayes, author of “When Did You Die? 8 Steps to Stop Dying Every Day and Start Waking Up,” will return to Greenville for three events. On Nov. 14, 7-9 p.m., she will hold a book signing at Barnes and Noble, 1125 Woodruff Road #1810, Greenville. On Nov. 16 she will deliver the morning messages at Unity Church of Greenville at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and a workshop at 2 p.m. templehayes.com unitychurchofgreenville.org 292-6499

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Greenville Technical College’s Greer campus will present “Investigating Family: Photographs by Polly Gaillard” Nov. 14-Dec. 19. There will be a gallery talk on Nov. 19, 4:30 p.m. Gaillard’s imagery relays her feelings and questions about the moment of connection and disconnection to family. gvltec.edu/benson-campus

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The Upcountry History Museum – Furman University will honor veterans and their families at its annual Veterans’ Tribute Day on Nov. 15 starting at 10:30 a.m. The celebration will include a special focus on the Vietnam War and feature guest speaker retired Col. William R. Austin II.

Stephen Lang presents the one-man show “Beyond Glory” telling the story of eight Medal of Honor recipients at the Younts Center for Performing Arts. There will be two performances on Nov. 15 at 3 and 7:30 p.m.

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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. southerngoatproducers.org

S T E M A C T I V I T Y D AY

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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The Warehouse Theatre and Greenville Health System will host author Edie Melson during the Upstate History Museum’s Veteran’s Day Events on Nov. 15, 2-4 p.m. Melson is the author of “Fighting Fear: Winning the War at Home When Your Soldier Leaves for Battle” and a military family blog writer for Guideposts.

The theater will offer activities for children featuring fun with Curious George and holiday card-making for soldiers abroad. Free passes for military families and veterans. warehousetheatre.com

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V E R I Z ON W OR KS H OP

Verizon Wireless will hold an Apple: Getting Started Workshop on Nov. 15, 6-7 p.m., at 469 Congaree Road, Greenville. The workshop is free.

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Selugadu VIII: A Native American Celebration will be at the Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, on Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visitors and guest performers will participate in traditional drumming, singing, dancing, Native American flute playing, storytelling, Cherokee hymns and traditional crafts.

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The South Carolina High School League Cheerleading State Championships will be held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10 (kids 5 & under are free).

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MISTAKEN IDENTITIES , MISHAPS A ND MISCHIEF

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

S T E E L MAG NOLIAS

The Greenville Little Theatre will present “Steel Magnolias.” The show will run through Nov. 15. Tickets are $26 with discounts available.

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FALL DA N CE PERFO R MA N CE

The SC Governor’s School for the Arts dance students will perform classical ballet, contemporary ballet, modern dance and contemporary, new cuttingedge works Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center.

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NOV. 16 BOYS VO L L E YBA L L

Carolina One will have boys’ volleyball team evaluations on Nov. 16, 2-4 p.m., at the Next Level Sports Academy. c1vb.com kim.christman@c1vb.com

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Pan Harmonia will perform at Temple of Israel, 400 Spring Forest Road, Greenville, on Nov. 16, 3 p.m. Kate Steinbeck, flute, and Ivan Seng, piano, will present works by classical and South Carolina composers. Reception to follow. Single tickets available at the door: $20 general, $5 students. templeofisrael.org

EXHIB I T E N DI N G

The “Leo Twiggs: Last Flags” exhibit will be on display at the Greenville County Museum of Art through Nov. 16.

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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.

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R O YAL G AL A, O F S ORT S The Bon Secours Welness Arena will host the Gala of the Royal Horses on Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25-$45.

H A RT N E S S OR G A N S E R I E S

The Hartness Organ Series at Furman University will take place Nov. 17 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Daniel Chapel Main Sanctuary. Guest artists will include Timothy Olsen, organ, and Judith Saxton, trumpet.

Tickets are $3-$12.

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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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Buncombe Street United Methodist Church will host a lunch and learn about healthy lifestyles for seniors. Speakers will discuss physical activity, emotional, mental and spiritual health and healthy eating. Event will be at the church on Nov. 17, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration required. Free.

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“The Book of Mormon,” the nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical from the creators of “South Park,” will play at the Peace Center Nov. 11-16.

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The Top 10 finalists in the 11th season of “So You Think You Can Dance” are hitting the road this fall and they are stopping at the Peace Center on Nov. 18. The season’s most popular routines as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour will be performed.

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YMCA PR AYE R BRE A KFA S T

The 5th annual YMCA Prayer Breakfast will be held Nov. 20 from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

There is a $10 donation per ticket. ymca2014.eventbrite.com ymcagreenville.org/prayerbreakfast 412-0288

TEAM DR A FT

Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft will be in Greenville Nov. 18 to speak at a lung cancer support group at the new St. Francis Cancer Center. Draft lost his wife, Keasha, after a year long fight with Stage IV lung cancer. teamdraft.org stfrancishealth.org

E DI BLE AND M E DICINAL P LANTS

The SC Native Plant Society at Southern Wesleyan University in Central will host the Nature’s Store: Edible and Medicinal Plants with Dan Whitten on Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Whitten will cover foraging basics, including how to correctly identify specimens and how to sample newfound plants. scnps.org

SIMPSONVILLE GARDEN CLUB

The Simpsonville Garden Club will meet Nov. 18, 2 p.m., at the Simpsonville Rotary Club, 126 S. Main St. Master gardener Meta Armstrong will give a demonstration using live plant materials available during the holidays.

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NOV. 19

LEADING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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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S E NI O R ’ S TUR K E Y T R OT

Adults 50 and older can participate in the Turkey Trot on Nov. 20 at Furman University. Walkers should check in at the DeSantis Pavilion by the Cherrydale Mansion on Furman campus at 11 a.m. The three-mile walk begins at 11:30 a.m. and the one-mile walk begins at 11:45 am. greenvillerec.com 288-6470

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The 11th Annual Rise Guys 28-Hour Broadcast on 93.3 The Planet will take place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Nov. 20, 6 a.m., until Nov. 21, 10 a.m.

The yearly event raises thousands of dollars in toys for Upstate children for Christmas through the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. Listeners can stop by the arena to donate toys or money.

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On Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m., the SC Governor’s School Brass Chamber Concert will take place at Smith Recital Hall at SCGSAH. The Concert is free and open to the public.

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The 48th Annual Greek Pastry Sale and Holiday Meal will be Nov. 20. The pastries will be sold from 9:30 a.m. until sold out, and the meal will be served from 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 406 N. Academy St. 233-8531 stgeorgegreenville.org

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R I C S TA N D R I D G E

“AIR, A Survey of Skyscapes,” featuring new works by Ric Standridge will be at Art & Light Gallery Nov. 20-22 with an opening reception on Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m. artandlightgallery.com

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THE ARTHUR MILLER PROJECT

On Nov. 20-22, at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m., the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities explores of the life work of America’s preeminent playwright, Arthur Miller. Performances will be held in Sakas Theatre on campus. Performances are free and open to the public. Reservations are encouraged, and may be made up to a week prior to performances.

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High Cotton will host a prix fixe dinner paired with wines from Mira Winery on Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. In Charleston, Mira has been experimenting with “aquaoir,” aging wine in the ocean. Cost is $65 per person plus tax and gratuity.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate will hold its fundraising Clemson Carolina Pep Rally on Nov. 20, 6-10 p.m., at the Downtown Airport Hangar, 1 Aviation Lane, Greenville. Special guests include Danny Ford, Patrick Sapp and George Rogers.

The evening will feature food, silent auctions and Cocky and Tiger mascots. Tickets are $50 and children under 12 are free.

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SWEETEST SWING IN BASEBALL

The Furman University Theatre is presenting Rebecca Gilman’s “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball” Nov. 14-15 and 19-22 at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. on campus. The production is intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and $8 for students.

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The United Community Bank Ice On Main will officially open at 4 p.m. on Nov. 21. iceonmain.com

NOV. 22

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New Horizon Family Health Services has trained counselors available on Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., to assist consumers for free to apply for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The event is at the West End Community Development Center, 404 Vardry St., Greenville.

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PRINC E S S FO R A DAY

The S.C. Children’s Theatre will host The Princess Academy on Nov. 22, 1, 3 and 5 p.m. The event features princess etiquette and training, stories, singing and dancing.

Princess attire is optional. Tickets are $12 per child, adults free. scchildrenstheatre.org

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A rock holiday tradition for a new generation comes Greenville when the Trans-Siberian Orchestra comes to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Nov. 23 for two shows – 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $34 to $64.50. bonsecoursarena.com trans-siberian.com

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‘ T I C K- T OC K! T I C K- T OC K! ’ HO L I DAY O PE N H OU S E

The Augusta Road Business Association will hold its Holiday Open House on Nov. 23, 1-5 p.m. The event includes music, carriage rides, refreshments and a visit from Santa. Meals on Wheels and The Samaritan House will collect donations at the participating merchants’ locations. onlyonaugusta.com

O PE R A S C E N E S

On Nov. 23 at 3 p.m., the SC Governor’s School Opera Scenes will be held at Smith Recital Hall at SCGSAH. The concert is free and open to the public.

Disney on Ice Presents Treasure Trove at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Nov. 2630. Get tangled up in Disney’s 50th animated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of the Disney princesses, and friends from Peter Pan, Lion King, and Alice in Wonderland. Tickets start at $17. bonsecoursarena.com disneyonice.com/treasure-trove

NOV. 27 T U R KE Y D AY 8 K

The annual Turkey Day 8K to benefit TreesGreenville will take place on Thanksgiving Day in downtown Greenville.

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James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist as well as five-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, will be at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $67 and $87.

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On Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m., the SC Governor’s School Percussion Ensemble will perform at Smith Recital Hall at SCGSAH. The concert is free and open to the public.

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Coaches 4 Character will host Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt baseball head coach, on Dec. 1, 5 p.m., at the Downtown Courtyard Marriott. The organization will also host the Coaches 4 Character Program for students at 7 p.m. Free for students; $5 for adults. gblatt@coaches4character.com 816-3297 coaches4character.com

PLANNING FOR A LASTING LEGACY Margaret Southern lived modestly but left a magnificent gift to the Community Foundation to benefit her most cherished interests—early childhood education, special needs children and animal welfare—forever.

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2014-CP-23-05293 DEFICIENCY WAIVED Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Jody E. Traylor; Sara L. Traylor; LVNV Funding LLC DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm; P.O. Box 8237; Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Greenville County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately

and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to Master in Equity for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, South Carolina, on September 25, 2014.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter “Order”), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications

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)

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COMPLAINT NOTICES A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 2625 Poinsett Highway a.k.a. Lot 1 Garrison Circle, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0436.00-0315.00, Greenville County, SC. 101 Columbia Avenue a.k.a. Lot 6, Property of E. B. Willis, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0145.0001-019.00, Greenville County, SC. 114 Prospect Street, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0224.00-02-016.03, Greenville County, SC. 102 Kondros Circle, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0253.0001-001.17, Greenville County, SC. 121 Lakeside Drive, Greenville County Tax Map Number T023.00-01-056.00, Greenville County, SC. Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7090 on or before November 20, 2014.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that BL Restaurant Operations. LLC., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR, at 1117 Woodruff Road , Suite A, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 23, 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

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Hundreds of parents, students, administrators, community members and business leaders turned out for the dedication ceremony for Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, located at 700 Millennium Blvd. in the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research Park. Former GCS Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher, for whom the school is named, was the guest of honor. Dr. Fisher served Greenville County Schools from May 2004 until April 2012. Pictured from left: Former Superintendent Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher, Superintendent Burke Royster, board member Megan Hickerson, Fisher Middle School Principal Jane Garraux.

Greer’s Mountain View Cemetery was busy Sunday afternoon as Boy Scout Troop 107 placed U.S. flags to honor veterans.

Pictured is Robert Pinson placing a flag at the grave of Carl Montgomery Stone, an Air Force veteran of World War II and Korea.​

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Clemson defensive end Corey Crawford sacks Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford in action at Wake Forest.

Brook Glenn Elementary celebrated its very first “Pink Out Day” to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Third-graders at Stone Academy have been learning about Idioms and recently celebrated Idiom Day. Libby Sheppard and Etta Smith, students in Kristen Rowan’s third-grade class, dressed-up for Idiom Day.

Children work on their experiments during one of the two BASF Lab Kids sessions at the GHS Program Center in Simpsonville.

In the program, children learn about the importance of chemistry to everyday life and how BASF creates it.

Seventy-six seventh-graders from Bob Jones Academy recently visited the Creation Museum and the Cincinnati Museum Center. In Cincinnati, they toured the Museum of Natural History and Science.

Rolling Green Village Retirement Community held their 10th Annual Veterans Service on Monday. This service, presented by the Rolling Green Village Veterans Association, honors all veterans of the American military, and was presided over by Bill Aichele, commander, and Carl Kresge, vice commander. The colors were presented by American Legion Post #3, commanded by Chuck Rouse. There are currently 25 veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War residing at Rolling Green Village. ​ ore than 250 people attended Greenville Health M System’s annual Veterans Day ceremony held outside of Greenville Memorial Hospital. The event recognizes veterans employed by GHS, as well as those from across the community. Veterans groups from across the Upstate participated in the ceremony. Two tables and the ground surrounding them were covered with snacks and personal items donated by GHS employees to the Blue Star Mothers of the Upstate. More items are being collected.

All of the donations will be mailed to deployed troops.

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ACROSS 1 Don Rickles specialty 7 Really wants 15 Reykjavik-born singer 20 Be relevant 21 Sophist’s forte 22 Geometry measures 23 God, in Hebrew 24 Challenge for one with an array of walking sticks?

26 Perspective on a heist?

28 Display aid 29 Chou En-__ 30 Many a comic book collector 31 At a Lakers home game, e.g.

32 Mortgage limitation 36 Large chamber groups 39 Novelist Nin 40 Granite State campus: Abbr.

41 Hockey immortal 42 Hair cover 43 Former boxer Ali 44 Adventurer Jones, familiarly 45 85-Across rival 46 Writers’ degs.

47 God of lightning 49 Barrage from bleacher “birds” 50 Opposin’ 51 Oktoberfest rocks 52 Farmer?

56 Edge 57 Session with a model, maybe 59 Ore holders 60 Pond growth 61 Put back in

By Drew Banneman 62 Clued in about 63 Clobber 66 Like some collectibles 67 After-school helper 68 Joined 69 Man with a cube 71 Sweatshirt part with wrinkles?

73 Pal 74 Minuscule bit 75 Hail in a harbor 76 Baltimore-to-Dover direction 77 Set an example 78 Mauna __ 79 Not out of the game 80 Swiss peak 83 Social division 84 Stumble 85 45-Across rival 86 One in a firing line?

87 Just look 89 Fountain order 91 Tach readings 92 North Sea feeder 93 Seminary subj.

94 City west of Caen 95 Anthracite storage site?

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DOWN 1 Teacher’s Apple 2 “De __”: “Gracias” response 3 Point on a train schedule 4 __ Reader 5 Well-educated 6 Hot pot spot 7 Like Delaware’s northern border 8 Tobacco wad 9 Farm girl 10 Always there 11 Mogadishu’s land 12 Brawl 13 Farm sound 14 Color TV pioneer 15 Like Marilyn Monroe’s voice 16 Farr of “M*A*S*H” 17 Dedicatory opus 18 __ Tin Tin 19 Word after mess or media 25 Sweat __ 27 Org. with involved schedules 31 Pasta suffix 32 Long sentence 33 ‘40s-’50s first lady with her dog?

34 Oscar winner Alan 35 Jump with all four feet off the ground, gazelle-style 36 Burning 37 Place for a collection of pub mementos?

38 How-__ 39 Group with many boomers 42 Paint problem 43 Cuts short

44 Promises to pay 47 Hint 48 Large number 49 U2 frontman 50 Present in court 52 Store employee 53 1980 Tony winner for Best Musical 54 Some picked-up pickups, briefly 55 Brit’s saltpeter 56 Fair-haired 58 Assertion 60 Specialized jargon 62 “Hip to Be Square” rocker Lewis 63 Familia members 64 Manage, as a museum 65 Lyrical work 67 Home run run 68 __-Pei 69 Lawn maintenance tools 70 In __: awaiting delivery 71 Bonzo, in a ‘51 film 72 “Paula’s Home Cooking” host 75 Zambia neighbor 77 __ school 79 Driving force 80 Use 81 Wicked 82 Freeway sign word 83 Like crows 86 Joint: Pref.

87 Org. with Eagles 88 Prepare for more shooting 90 Impressive spread

Hard 92 Toys on strings 94 Pace 95 Warehouse stack: Abbr.

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JOURNAL CULTURE

THE SYMPTOMS

BY ASHLEY HOLT

The music is reversible, but time is not Like so many other podunk dirt farmers of their generation, my parents were eager to leave the chicken-beheadings and outhouse-hosings of their rural childhoods behind and embrace the dream of 1950s suburbia.

They had visions of two-door Frigidaires, multi-speed Cuisinarts and full-color Philcos in a ranch-style Levittown castle.

And of course, they would require the household feature every suburban dweller knew he couldn’t live without: the hi-fi.

This was the golden age of high fidelity. Every civilized home could only be complete with a console record player, available for only 18 easy payments. My parents opted for the mid-range Magnavox, which, though considerably smaller than many stereo cabinets of the day, was still twice the size of our TV set (which could itself easily have killed one of the children had it become unbalanced).

Mr. and Mrs. Holt purchased a few LPs they hoped would set the right mood for cozy get-togethers with their bridge clubs and bowling leagues.

Based on the albums they selected, it was clear my parents knew nothing about music. Their LP collection was comprised of records bland enough to make Mitch Miller sneer. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, soothing Mantovani symphonies, generic “Sounds of Hawaii” releases – all of these purchased to impress the neighbors with the stereophonic splendor of dynamic, high-fidelity sound. Mom and Dad envisioned a pristine library of elegant musical selections, delivered through a sophisticated, diamond-needle stereo system, providing classy, adult entertainment for years to come.

The problem with this vision was my parents had kids – and fragile vinyl LPs on delicate diamond-needle record players cannot withstand a child’s passion for music. The family Magnavox arrived in the home just a few short years before I did, and it wasn’t long before Baby Ash was tall enough to reach the revolving disc inside the record player, eager to invent modern hip-hop. Al Hirt never again blew a note that wasn’t smothered in skips and

scratches. The Jackie Gleason Orchestra sounded like 10 pounds of bacon on a skillet at Denny’s.

For modern me, the nostalgic lure of those old vinyl records isn’t their sound quality, but their tactile interactivity.

Oh sure, these days you can download select music tracks and completely remaster them through pirated editing software (finally! I can autotune Dylan!), but can you fling a digitally compressed, cloud-stored MP3 across the room at your brother’s head?

The hi-fi era showed us what the coming world of digital music would confirm: Give young people the tools to completely ruin high-quality studio productions and they will do so with gusto.

The record players had different speeds, so that was the first bit of creativity applied to any new record purchased. “Kung Fu Fighting” was a completely different song sped up to 78, and it became a tear-jerking ballad when slowed to 33. When this experimentation got old, dropping the needle at random spots in the song could provide an afternoon’s entertainment. (Not avantgarde enough? How about “MacArthur Park” in only the left speaker?)

And then there was backwards. No record ever escaped the turntable without being twirled in the opposite direction at least once. When conservative hysteria over “backmasking” began to circulate

though our Sunday school classes, seeking out backwards messages became imperative. Apparently, rock stars, Satan’s minions one and all, were recording secret, backwards pledges to Beezlebub on their hit singles – communiques designed to subconsciously lure the children to a life of cocaine, loose women and… well, rock stardom, essentially. The youth of America became even more determined to wreck the turntable in a quest for these evil screeds.

But eventually, the world of vinyl slipped away from us. Compact discs became the medium du jour, their crystal-clear reproduction safely locked away from our grubby little fingers as they played. The crackles and pops were gone, and there was no way to spin the disc in the opposite direction to receive our instructions from Hell.

Naturally, I didn’t care for this transition. The new CDs didn’t even Frisbee across the lawn like the friendly LPs did. I resigned myself to the compromise of better sound quality over hands-on hooliganism.

But then one day something miraculous occurred. While browsing in the local hipster record store, I heard a CD skipping for the first time. And it was glorious. This was not the old-fashioned, repeating refrain of a vinyl skip, but a hyperdrive meltdown that sounded like an epileptic Cylon Centurion being sucked into a black hole.

I fell deeply in love. I got a magnifying glass, an X-Acto knife, and other tools of destruction, and I set out to remake Paul Simon’s “Graceland” in my own image.

Ashley Holt is a writer and illustrator living in Spartanburg. His neurotic quirks and extreme sensitivity to broad social trends are chronicled in The Symptoms, an illustrated blog. Check out his website at ashleyholt.com.

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