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Don’t miss the classic holiday productions presented by the Younts Center this December! FIRE Presents: A Christmas Carol (The Musical)
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Christmas at the Center December 21 at 7:30pm
December 6–8 & 13–15 Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 3:00pm Tickets: $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/students and children
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In tradition of wartime Christmas Eve radio broadcasts, FIREside Radio presents this mix of holiday cheer, songs and comedy. Featuring the FIREside crew and a few new friends, this Yuletide variety show will be the start of a new Christmas Tradition for your family. Tickets: $12/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students
Tickets: $12/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students All performances located at The Younts Center for Performing Arts 315 N. Main Street, Fountain Inn www.yountscenter.org or 864.409.1050
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Schools, businesses join forces to promote STEM in Upstate Group hires director, compiling asset map clandrum@communityjournals.com Michelin North America chairman and president Pete Selleck says companies in the Upstate and South Carolina will find the people they need to fill today’s high-tech manufacturing jobs. But whether those people come from Greenville County or surrounding counties will depend on the area’s ability to get children interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at an early age. “We’re opening a new plant in Anderson and we’re going to find the people we need,” Selleck said. “But we’d rather have them in our own community.” Efforts to produce a workforce in the Upstate and South Carolina qualified for today’s jobs are getting a boost thanks to the Upstate STEM Collaborative, a collaboration between some of the Upstate’s biggest manufacturers, public school
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ture workers. districts in Greenville, Pick“It’s all about bringing peoens, Spartanburg and Anple together,” Dempsey said. derson counties, Clemson Dempsey said soft skills and Furman universities such as being able to solve and Greenville Tech. problems and work in teams The collaborative has hired are just as important as techa director, Nan Dempsey, to nical skills in today’s workcoordinate the efforts. force. STEM teaches both, she The partnership is also said. developing a website that “Employees need both soft will help parents and stuskills and technical skills,” she dents find STEM-based said. “The world of work and activities such as afterbusiness is all about solving school programs and sum- Panel members at the Upstate SC STEM Collaborative held at the Embassy problems.” mer camps that could help Suites Greenville Golf Resort and Conference Center. Dave Stafford, personnel diincrease their interest and nize Fisher to speak about the school rector of Michelin North America and knowledge in those fields. The website will include activities district’s STEM efforts. Other compa- formerly the chief operating officer of nies and schools were invited to join, Michelin Americas Research Compaacross the state, not just the Upstate. “It’s the first of its kind in the nation,” and those involved began meeting on a ny, worked with the African-American Network to form the STEM Task Force said Marjorie Dowd, Greenville County monthly basis. The three founding partners – Mi- that studied what needed to be done in Schools’ director of business partnerships. The online asset map, similar to a chelin, GE and Fluor – agreed to fund the Upstate and led to the collaborative. “Companies and schools will work Google map, is expected to go live in the director position for three years, Dowd said. together to foster STEM education in January. Dempsey said the collaboration is the Upstate. It’s a daunting task and a The collaborative got its start two years ago when a group of African- important because business and indus- great opportunity,” he said. “If we do American engineers from Michelin try have jobs to fill and schools need to this well, our counties, the Upstate and asked then-superintendent Dr. Phin- know the skills they’re looking for in fu- our state will flourish.”
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Shane Young sentenced to life in prison Simpsonville man gets two life terms plus 240 years for murder, standoff that ended with gun battle CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
Words defied Sandy Hand when she tried to describe the terror of the October 2012 night when her granddaughter’s ex-boyfriend forced his way into her home, killed a family friend and held her and three others hostage. “I cannot convey with words the depth of feelings I have toward this man and what he has done,” she told Judge Letitia Verdin during a court hearing on Tuesday. “To say he has ruined my family would be an understatement. He has destroyed us all.” The hours-long horror ended when SWAT team members stormed the house after negotiations failed to get the ex-boyfriend, Shane Young, to surrender. Two deputies and two of the hostages – Hand and a 10-year-old girl – were shot. Shrapnel injured a third hostage. Young, 31, of Simpsonville, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder, first-degree burglary and eight counts of attempted murder. Verdin sentenced him to two life terms plus 240 years. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins said Young would never get out of jail. “Life is too good for him, but death is too quick,” Hand said. Wilkins said the case was eligible for the death penalty but the family and the victims wanted a quick resolution and life sentence rather than a long death penalty trial with lengthy appeals. Hand’s granddaughter had broken off a long-term relationship with Young. Wilkins said after the breakup, Young followed the woman and anyone with her. Earlier that day, Hand’s granddaughter had run into Young at a mom-and-pop convenience store in Spartanburg County. To avoid a confrontation, she sped off and went to her family’s home, Wilkins said. Young showed up at the residence and was told to leave twice. He did, but returned with a .30-.30 rifle loaded with hollow-point bullets purchased
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that day. He forced his way inside. Young shot 48-year-old Kenneth Horton, a family friend, once in the chest, killing him. Young then forced everybody else in the house into a bathroom. Unbeknownst to Young, his ex-girlfriend was hiding behind the shower curtain. During the hours she and her family members were held hostage, Hand said she prayed deputies would rescue them. “I didn’t think they’d ever come,” she said. SWAT members set off explosives and simultaneously entered the front and back doors, Wilkins said. Young began shooting at deputies, turned and fired toward the hostages and then shot at deputies once again. Two SWAT team members who entered the back door were hit. Both have recovered and returned to work. Young was shot three times. “On the night in question, Shane Young showed a total disregard for human life,” Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis told the judge. Public defender John Mauldin said he wasn’t offering it as an excuse for what Young did, but his client suffered head injuries in two auto accidents and a forensic psychologist found damage to the frontal lobe that could cause mood disorders, anger management issues and blackouts. Mauldin said it could explain how somebody who is “essentially a good person just explodes and goes out of control” that night. Wilkins said Young had a prior criminal domestic violence incident that did not involve the ex-girlfriend.
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Making Obamacare worse The president’s latest ACA waiver is more about finding a scapegoat than fixing the chaos now roiling the individual insurance market. South Carolina insurers should tread very carefully into the chaos the individual insurance market has become in in the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s calamitous rollout. The shaky legal ground under President Obama’s one-year waiver of ACA rules for individual policies brings to mind the aftershocks of an equally rash move by our governor. When Nikki Haley successfully vetoed $1.7 million for the Certificate of Need program in June, she killed the funding for a regulatory process that issues medical permits state law still requires. The Department of Health and Environmental Control suspended CON for a year, but the medical community wisely questioned if the agency had the authority to do so. They remembered Civics 101: The legislative branch makes laws; the executive branch implements them. CON lives until the Legislature says “die.” Lawsuits ensued. The state Supreme Court took the case in September. Obama claims the right to waive portions of the ACA as part of his “enforcement discretion to allow for this transition” in the law’s rollout. The ban on noncompliant ACA insurance policies remains in effect. The White House just won’t enforce it for now. But what happens, say, if an insurer denies payment for a procedure that’s not covered under a one-year-only noncompliant insurance policy – but IS included in the “minimum coverage requirements” dictated by the ACA? The ACA is still the law. Obama didn’t change it, he suspended it – by executive discretion, not congressional authorization. What if lawsuits ensue, and a judge familiar with Civics 101 reads executive authority differently? Do insurers really want to roll those dice? Presumably, the risk could be solved by legislative action – but Obama is breathing veto threats over two such bills in Congress. A House-passed bill would allow insurers to keep selling pre-ACA plans to all comers through 2014. A Senate bill would force companies to continue all canceled 2013 plans (the president’s fix just offers them the option). The problem, as the White House well knows, is either bill would do long-term damage to the ACA. If insurers can divert customers into cheaper, pre-ACA plans, the health care exchanges are unlikely to attract the risk-balance and volume they need to survive. Insurers must submit requests for premium increases to state insurance commissions a year in advance – meaning 2015 requests will be based on 2014 risk pools. If those risk pools are too small (or too sick), 2015 premiums will skyrocket. Of course, that could happen with Obama’s fix, too – but he knows it’s less likely. Insurers must redraft the cancelled plans, re-file with state regulators and give consumers notice, all within 30 days. Many won’t take the bait with all its attached uncertainties. No matter. Obama will have successfully shifted the cancellation debacle to the private sector. He has his scapegoat – even if it means imperiling the ACA long-term. This cannot remotely be called leadership. The S.C. Insurance Department estimates 150,000 residents received cancellation notices before Obama’s waiver. Unsurprisingly, Director Ray Farmer says the White House has sent no guidelines as to how to proceed now, so the agency came up with its own. Insurers have until Dec. 2 to resubmit old plans. Their best bet is to let it go by.
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As former chairman of the Greenville County Board of Zoning Appeals, I’d like to express my deep concerns about the unintended consequences of a movement I fear may halt progress in our neighborhoods. Today, as I proudly take visitors around Greenville, the common response is, “Wow!” When they ask how Greenville does it, I say, “We have a wonderful city government that facilitates growth and a vibrant economy and population.” But what about the unintended consequences of the possible restrictions to neighborhood growth from the infill zoning requirements City Council is preparing to consider? Imagine 10 years from now, I’m taking those same people through Greenville and they ask, “What happened? This place was growing and vibrant. What killed it all?” To which I would have to say, “The City Council was influenced by a small vocal minority and passed encumbering restrictions. Their intentions were good, but they didn’t foresee the unintended consequences.” I developed several hundred lots in three subdivisions, so I know about covenants and Architectural Review Boards. I renovated homes for 15 years, so I know all about the challenges of expanding a house. With so much at stake, why are we even considering getting in the way of what a free society and a free market are clearly demonstrating they want? Why would the city ever consider fixing something that is not broken? My home is about 2,000 square feet with a basement office. I have plans to add a third bedroom that, because of the layout of my twobedroom, two-bath house, would require using my daughter’s room as a bathroom – therefore adding another bedroom. I would only be adding a net of one bedroom and
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IN MY OWN WORDS by SAM HUNTER
one bath: what would then be a three-bedroom/two-bath home. I could add even a fourth bedroom with good taste and no one would even know this from the street. But not with this new proposal. So in effect, my friends who are backing this misguided effort would be saying, “Sam, we have decided you can’t add this to your home.” Furthermore, I cannot understand any sound basis for the 30foot height restriction reportedly under consideration. A tasteful Cape Cod home could easily surpass such a restricting height. I understand at a recent City Council meeting the Planning Commission representative kept saying, “We can take those on a case-by-case basis.” How unworkable would that be? So something I now have every right to do would be completely at his whim. An attorney friend noted, “Well, this constitutes a clear taking of value of our homes and will result in a mess of lawsuits.” And why would the city ever consider such a tax-revenue-destroying measure? We all purchased our homes with existing covenants, restrictions and setbacks. How is it possible that anyone would come in after the fact and change my rights? The unintended consequences are so great I think the prudent approach would be to stop this proposal in its tracks. Sam Hunter is a structural design engineer and former chairman of the Greenville County Board of Zoning Appeals. He is the former president of Hunter & Associates, a real estate development firm, and is now director of 721 Ministries.
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Increasing sales taxes is unnecessary Dear editor: Greenville County Council’s referendum to increase the sales tax by one percent to pay for transportation improvements throughout the county is, at best, premature. If approved, the new tax will increase county revenues by $520 million over eight years. Increasing sales taxes to maintain transportation infrastructure in Greenville County is unnecessary. Here’s why. Earlier this year, the governor signed H.3360. This bill authorizes $500 million in new borrowing to fund the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank (STIB). The Senate is now considering S.411, which will also authorize $500 million in new borrowing to fund state bonds for county transportation infrastructure (SBCTI). The proceeds from these new bonds will flow directly from the DOT to county transportation committees throughout South Carolina. Greenville County currently has a budget surplus and a “rainy day” fund. Taken together, these uncommitted funds amount to a substantial sum of money. The council’s efforts to offer Greenville County voters an opportunity to accept or reject an increase in the local sales tax is disingenuous because the foregoing information about the availability of other infrastructure funding sources was not an integral part of their public deliberations. Additionally, any commission they create to prepare a list of transportation infrastructure projects for potential funding could easily succumb to favoritism, cronyism or outright fraud.
What’s Right in Health Care GHS Named a TAVR Center GHS has been recognized as a TAVR Center. This means GHS has met all FDA guidelines required to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), an innovative surgical option for patients too ill to undergo traditional open-heart surgery. The center performed 38 procedures in its first year. Learn more at ghs.org/TAVR.
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Center for Pediatric Medicine Receives National Recognition GHS’ Center for Pediatric Medicine (CPM) has been recognized as a Level 3 (highest level) Patient Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This model of care emphasizes care coordination and communication, which leads to higher quality and lower costs. CPM is the first pediatric practice in the state to earn Level 3 recognition. Upstate Wound Healing Center Honored The Upstate Wound Healing Center at GHS’ Laurens County Memorial Hospital received the Circle of Distinction Award by Healogics for outstanding quality outcomes. This award is presented to members of the Healogics network that maintain satisfaction rates for 12 consecutive months with wounds healed within 30 days. Laurens Hospital Receives Safety Award GHS’ Laurens County Memorial Hospital received the Palmetto Hospital Trust’s Most Improved Safety Award. This award was presented to Palmetto Hospital Trust members with the largest reductions in loss ratio from 2011 to 2012 in each of seven categories. Laurens County Memorial Hospital was the top performer in the category of hospitals with 100 or fewer beds.
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Infill, zoning solutions sought How best to allow growth while maintaining a neighborhood’s character? Greenville leaders are looking for the answer SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
sjackson@communityjournals.com As the downtown Greenville real estate market continues its sizzling streak, zoning requirements in existing neighborhoods are on the hot seat. Land use within a built-up area for further construction is commonly referred to as infill development and includes existing single-family residences in R-6 and R-9 zoning districts in the city. At the request of the Planning Commission, Greenville City Council is reviewing and will propose changes to the city’s current infill zoning ordinance. The goal is to seek a balance that maintains the character and integrity of city neighborhoods “while allowing growth and promoting good infill development,” according to a Nov. 4 presentation to council members by city Economic Development Manager Michael Kerski.
SEEKING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
The potential for zoning changes has sparked intense interest from area homebuilders, realtors and city neighborhoods, particularly in the Augusta Road and North Main Street areas, where differences of opinion on the issues run strong. According to a memo to council from City Manager John Castile, the Planning Commission’s concerns include lot sizes, building height and volume, setback and garage or parking locations. Castile wrote that “the aforementioned concerns are being studied in an effort to ensure that new homes fit the rhythm and character of the existing streets, while still allowing new developments that encourage creativity and provide sustainable growth. We recognize that we need to seek a balance of encouraging new residential infill, while still maintaining the unique character of our neighborhoods.” Kerski said city staff looked at infill guidelines used by cities such as Raleigh, N.C., Knoxville, Tenn. and Aus-
Infill development is raising concerns among residents in some Greenville neighborhoods.
tin, Texas, and met individually with neighborhood residents and area homebuilders several months ago to gather input. An initial draft of proposed regulations was distributed for additional input after a workshop with the planning commission, homebuilders and realtors. That draft was leaked to area residents last month, prompting a deluge of social media activity and a packed crowd at the Nov. 4 workshop. City Council decided to form a task force to look into the matter further amid concerns voiced by homeowners.
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INFILL DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE MEMBERS • Residential architect • Neighborhood leaders • Single-family builder • Realtor • Remodeling contractor • A member of the Planning Commission • Amy Ryberg Doyle • Jil Littlejohn • Susan Reynolds
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presentation, potential issues to be addressed include lot width and size averaging, the number of stories regulated, traditional heights in side yards, additional privacy in backyards (such as fences and landscaping), garage locations and street trees to match the neighborhood, and limits on building volumes. Proposals include requiring setbacks from side yards to deal with tall homes next to smaller ones, and reducing current height restrictions from 40 feet to 30 feet, recognizing that some architectural styles require a steeper roof. Other proposed changes would forbid attached garages in front yards unless 60 percent of the homes in the block match, and 10-foot setbacks for garages integrated into a house design. Other issues still to be addressed include stormwater
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Seabrook Marchant, president of the Marchant Company, a local real estate firm, said he believes the market can and should regulate these standards and local government should allow the private market to lead. Marchant said he is most concerned about “any proposed regulations that may unfairly condemn current residential uses, and further regulations and restrictions driving up the cost of housing and unintentionally suppressing renovation and revitalization of city neighborhoods.” “City neighborhoods are not and should not become subdivisions,” said Joan Herlong, a Greenville Realtor who specializes in Augusta Road real estate. The council should avoid creating a situation where “neighbors can tell other neighbors what they can and can’t do to their own property. It’s not going to help anyone’s property values.” Bob Bainbridge, spokesman for the North Main Community Association (NMCA), said the neighborhood’s biggest concerns are not “aesthetics as such, but fundamental issues like preserving the tree canopy and reducing impervious surfaces to reduce runoff, or at least, to make sure that it doesn’t get worse.” Bainbridge said the NMCA created its own task force, which has sent a list of recommendations to City Council and the planning commission.
“City neighborhoods are not and should not become subdivisions.” Realtor Joan Herlong
TASK FORCE SEEKS SOLUTIONS
About 50 residents from the North Main and Augusta Road areas appeared at a planning commission meeting last week to voice concerns regarding a new request to turn two existing lots on Chick Springs Road next to the Stone Lake subdivision into four lots. Plans showed that four new homes could be constructed on the property with two shared driveways. A spokesperson for NMCA said the
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name a few. The company has not released the number of cancellation letters it sent. According to The State newspaper, 14 insurance companies have announced they are leaving the state health insurance market, including Medical Mutual of Ohio, the state’s second-largest issuer of individual health plans. How the White House waiver will affect these companies is still unclear. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the waiver will allow “insurers to renew current enrollees without adopting the 2014 market rule changes. This will give consumers in the individual and small group markets the choice of staying in their plan or joining a new Marketplace plan next year.” The Obama administration said the administrative fix will provide coverage for those who had canceled policies but who could not access
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‘Baby BI-LO’ on North Main closing SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
sjackson@communityjournals.com The BI-LO at 505 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville is closing its doors on Nov. 30 after more than 20 years in business. The 12,000-squarefoot store, opened in 1986, was the smallest in the BI-LO chain. “From time to time, the successful execution of our strategy will require us to make the difficult decision to close certain stores,” BI-LO spokesperson Rondel Cuyler, director of public relations, community involvement and charitable giving, told the Journal. “We encourage customers to
visit our other Greenville area stores that will remain open to serve them.” The North Hills-North Main Plaza also houses No. 1 Chinese Restaurant, North Hills Medical Center and other businesses. A North Main resident who didn’t want to be identified said that “while the closing of BI-LO will be an inconvenience, it wasn’t a very safe place to be late at night.” Alberto Alverez, who owns the shopping center, said that he is looking for another tenant to rent the space and has no plans right now to redevelop the site into anything different.
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GTA and CAT tangle over federal funding Road projects plan approved for 2035 APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com After being included in Greenville’s official urbanized area following the 2010 U.S. Census, Clemson Area Transit (CAT) says it’s losing out to the bigger system, Greenville Transit Authority (GTA), when it comes to federal funding and fund distribution. During this week’s Greenville Pickens Anderson Transportation Study (GPATS) policy meeting, the policy committee was asked to approve GTA as the designated recipient for some Federal Transit Authority funding. After testimony from Clemson officials, the committee voted to hold the decision until its January meeting. CAT general manager and CEO Al Babinicz said that GTA could not be designated because the FTA did not have written concurrence from CAT. He told the committee he has “concerns” about the funding distribution between GTA and CAT. Since June, CAT has been a “sub recipient” in the urbanized area, with GTA administering federal funding for both transit systems: approximately 28 percent annually for CAT based on population, population density and vehicle miles. The agreement expires on June 30, 2014. Clemson mayor and GPATS committee member J.C. Cook echoed Babinicz’s concerns and suggested an alternative entity be designated to distribute the federal money. Cook said after Clemson was included in the Greenville urbanized area, CAT was given a “take it or leave it” deal with GTA. Babinicz told the committee CAT is not included in correspondence between GTA and FTA on matters that affect CAT and has not seen any federal disbursements in the first six months of this fiscal year. “We don’t even get any information from GTA,” Cook said. GTA’s manager of administration Gregory Baney said GTA was designated as the funding recipient because it has the infrastructure in place and can also receive urban funding, which CAT cannot because it is considered
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rural. Baney said GTA had only received a funding request from CAT in the last week. The committee instructed GPATS staff to investigate whether GPATS can administer the federal funds for both transit systems. Committee member and S.C. Department of Transportation Commission Chairman John P. Edwards called the skirmish “growing pains” and warned delaying action could jeopardize approximately $300,000 in annual federal funds. Willis Meadows said the entities “need to be working together to make transportation work in the Upstate.” GPATS and Greenville County planner Keith Brockington cautioned that GPATS staff are not transit experts and will require additional staff time and consultation with GTA if GPATS administers the federal transit funding. It would also mean the policy committee would become more involved in transit matters, he added. In other business, county planning manager John Owings said Southernside residents could see the construction of a new pedestrian bridge to replace the Hampton Avenue bridge removed by SC DOT last year. The project was not eligible for GPATS money, but an application was submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce for a grant to build a pedestrian bridge, he said. The cost is $1.5 million and they are waiting on a response, he said. The committee also approved the GPATS highway project list through 2035. The list contains a total of 92 projects and approximately 15 can be funded at the current rate through 2035, Brockington said. The committee also approved adding 10 bridges to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) list after the state allocated $53 million for bridge replacement. Roughly $7.8 million comes to the GPATS area to replace bridges.
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Proposals unveiled for Cleveland Park stables al drawings based on previous public input. The drawings show the area could possibly have a 40-50 car parkConceptual plans were shown for ing area, children’s playground, picthe first time on Tuesday at a public nic areas and wildflower garden. rnamental inBut the deep meeting to demonstrate how theironwork forthe South residents at the meetmer Cleveland Park Stables property ing, mostly from the Partridge Lane time,something more might be used. reflected the influence of blacksmiths, area, saidthrough they want The 2.04-acre property on peaceful and would prefer the area to folk arttointothe gates,remain balconies, and grills. Woodland Wayforging is adjacent low-key with just natural arReedy River, the Greenville Health eas and no parking. The pieces in this Collection are System Swamp Rabbit Trail and “We need to strike a balance beCleveland Park, acrossreminiscent the street tween city residents and neighborof that ironwork. from the dog park. hood residents,” said Dana Souza, The property was purchased in parks and recreation director, who 2012 by Greenville resident Jill Cox, said that The intricate scroll designs are amany tributecity residents would who decided to buy the land and do- like to see some type of park area and nate it to the citytoafter she heard that in that they’ve heard a “wide range of the skill of artisans the past who wrought 40 high-end apartments were being suggestions” so far. forges. These clean,said he believes if proposed for thebeauty site. from the iron in theirOne local resident The city has now set aside the prop- parking and playground areas are put distinct lines show as wellin, in the jewelry they did erty for preservation and permanent newasspace would attract more use as parkland. people than the apartments would in the decorative the main South concern of the resiJeff Waters, an urban designer withironwork have. ofThe the Greenville Parks and Recreations dents is that access from the park to in the 18th and 19th centuries. Department, unveiled two conceptu- their neighborhood be restricted. SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
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Souza said that the only thing the city has money for right now is to demolish the existing structures on the land, which have “become derelict and pose a safety hazard.” Demolition will take place in the next 30-45 days. Souza said the city will look into some kind of temporary solution after residents expressed concerns about people trying to park in the newly graded area after demolition.
Another public meeting is scheduled for Dec. 10 with the Cleveland Forest Homeowners Association. Early next year a third meeting will be scheduled that will share all of the ideas collected and allow for additional public input. Those recommendations will then be taken back to City Council for a final plan and to see when the refit can be worked into the budget.
Five Points shooter pleads not guilty to gun charge CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com The man accused of firing the shot that paralyzed University of South Carolina freshman Martha Childress has pleaded not guilty to a federal weapon charge. Michael Juan Smith, 20, entered a not guilty plea to the charge of being a violent felon in possession of a firearm in U.S. District Court in Columbia, according to federal court documents. Authorities say Smith was arguing with another man in the popular Five Points area of Columbia in the early morning hours of Oct. 13 and fired a shot. The bullet hit Childress as she waited with friends for a taxi at the fountain near the intersection of Harden and Greene streets. The bullet left Childress paralyzed from the waist down. Childress, 18, is at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a rehabilitation center that specializes in treating people with spinal cord injuries. Smith faces several charges in state court – assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a weapon during the commission of
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Connecting military personnel overseas through televoting is another option, he said. With Gilbert’s Voter Pass, voters could reserve a place in line on Election Day just like they would a spot in line at Disney World or Six Flags. Arriving voters go to a special line where poll workers will be expecting them, he said. Many of his methods are in early stages, but voting machine manufacturers are taking notice and some are already using the technology, Gilbert said. “We’re way ahead of the manufacturers, we’re way out there,” he said. “Electronic [voting] is outdated, but the question is what we’re going to do.” Marking a ballot beforehand and scanning a mobile phone screen at the polling place may appeal to some voters, but practical execution may be a long way off, some say. Conway Belangia, director of elections for Greenville County, said many of Gilbert’s ideas are purely “conceptual,” but he’s required to be very practical. Cost efficiency is also a concern when purchasing voting machines for several thousand dollars each and budget constraints are tight, he said. Greenville County purchased iVotronic touch-screen machines in 2004 and has been using them ever since, Belangia said. These are very durable and few have been replaced, he added. However, the models do not have the capability to generate a voter-verifiable paper and the estimated retrofit cost is $17 million. Belangia estimates a brand-new system would cost about $40 million statewide. The State Election Commission had requested $5 million in the 2012-13 budget, but funding was not approved. Gilbert, however, is not daunted by the pace of acceptance. In terms of creating a universal system, he said, “We at least changed the way the landscape looks. We have evidence that our research has changed how people vote in the United States.”
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Don’t Invite Your Plumber to Thanksgiving Dinner By Joe Ortiz Pelham Facility Foreman Renewable Water Resources (ReWa)
Many things can go wrong in preparing your Thanksgiving meal. You can overcook the turkey, burn the pecan pie or forget the cranberry sauce. These are the types of stories that become great topics of conversation on the dinner table. Unfortunately, sometimes a small accident in the kitchen can cause you to cancel the holiday meal and call a plumber. This is the time of year when we enjoy cooking and hosting large dinners in our homes. In the rush, we often dump food and wash away grease and cooking oils into the sink drain without a second thought… until the sink backs up. There’s a term for the leftover food and greasy mess we force down the sink; it’s called FOG. FOG is an acronym for fats, oils and grease. It’s not exactly an appealing topic, I know. And it’s not just the grease you pour down the sink, but also soup, sauces, dairy products and cooking oils. As a plant foreman for Renewable Water Resources (ReWa), I know first-hand how FOG can have a negative effect on not only the pipes within your home, but also on the pipe lines leaving your property and connecting to the wastewater system.
into the collection lines and cause buildup as it cools and catches debris along the way, warranting more maintenance and repairs. What’s left of the FOG residue then enters the facilities at ReWa and can cause blockages in the equipment, which is very costly and time consuming to fix. In order to alleviate these problems, wastewater agencies must devote considerable resources to remove FOG from the sewer lines. Due to increased operations and maintenance costs, customers can be negatively impacted by higher user fees. We need to take better care of our pipe lines, especially during the holidays. Dispose of FOG by throwing food particles into the trash and using a grease can for liquids. ReWa offers free grease cans at our administrative office, if you would like to stop by and pick one up before you begin cooking your Thanksgiving meal. Be responsible and take care of our local infrastructure so it can take care of us. And be conscious of what you pour down the drain, because it can come back to haunt you. For more information, visit our website pipepatrol.org.
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SWAT team commander wins Billy Wilkins Award Award honors excellence in law enforcement CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com As commander of the Greenville County SWAT team, Lt. James Beaver knows that there are lives on the line with every decision he makes. Nothing illustrates the danger more than an October 2012 incident when Beaver made the decision that his team would enter a residence where a man armed with a .30-.30 rifle was holding four hostages. Two SWAT team members were shot and three of the hostages injured in the ensuing gunfire. This week, the accused assailant, Shane Young, received a life sentence. “That was as dramatic an event and as traumatic of an event as a team like that could withstand,” Beaver said. “Having to make the decision that we were going to do that rescue and knowing the danger that the men were going to face when they entered that residence – that was difficult to make.” Beaver, who has been SWAT team commander since 2004, is this year’s Greenville County recipient of the Billy Wilkins Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement. Master Deputy Leslie Daniel of the Pickens County Sheriff ’s Office is the Pickens County winner. The award has been given since
1984 in honor of former 13th Circuit Solicitor and former chief judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Billy Wilkins. The award honors individual law enforcement officers who have “exhibited outstanding attributes in performance of his or her duties in the field and in the courtroom,” said current 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins, Billy Wilkins’ son. “A lot of other people go into the success of a law enforcement officer,” Beaver said. “While this honors an individual law enforcement officer, the truth is it’s a team effort.” Beaver joined the Sheriff ’s Office as a uniformed patrol deputy in 1989. His attention to detail and ability to bring stressful situations to peaceful conclusions led to his promotion to master deputy five years later. Shortly after being promoted to the criminal investigations division, Beaver served as the lead investigator in the kidnapping and murder of Greenville businessman Jim Cochman. Two individuals were convicted in the case. In 2004, Beaver was promoted to SWAT team commander, responsible for developing new tactics, training techniques and acquiring updated equipment for the Sheriff ’s Office. “The real secret to my success in law enforcement is the hardworking men and women I’ve worked with,” he said. “It’s easy to look good when you’re around talented, dedicated people.” Beaver is married with three children.
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County Council selects permanent Disabilities Board APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com At long last, Greenville County’s Disabilities and Special Needs Board now has a permanent sevenmember board – 18 months after Greenville County Council dissolved the previous 12-member board due to financial and ethical issues that sparked deep public distrust in its leadership. Three of the interim board members, Bob Ariail, Pearlie Harris and chair Alex McNair, applied for oneyear terms on the board and were all voted in by County Council Tuesday night. In addition, the council selected Cynthia Baughan, Peggy Farmer, Paul Hamberis and William “Bern” Mebane to board posts. Baughan is an assistant professor of special education with UNCCharlotte who is based in Greenville and was selected for a three-year term. Also chosen for a three-year term was Peggy Farmer, a mother of a special-needs child who served on
the prior DSN board many years ago. Farmer has been active in the Barbara Stone Foundation, which supports the disabilities agency. Hamberis and Mebane were each selected for two-year terms. Hamberis is a physical therapist with Palmetto Physical Therapy and Mebane is the owner of Crescent Publishing and parent to two specialneeds children. Mebane had served on the SC Mental Retardation Commission, precursor of the state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. The voting process was rocky, however, as council members had to devise a system to ensure those who were not selected for a two-year term were also considered for a threeyear term. This resulted in a re-vote to consider nine candidates for four seats during the Committee of the Whole meeting. Amid management and financial issues, council dissolved the previous 12-member board in May 2012 and appointed an interim board in June 2012, including Ariail, Harris,
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Meadows, Sid Cates and Bob Taylor voting against and Jim Burns, Liz Seman, Xanthene Norris, Lottie Gibson, Dan Rawls, H.G. “Butch” Kirven, and Fred Payne voting in favor. Cates spoke against the rezoning because he said the change would allow commercial development and eliminate a wooded buffer for nearby residents. Rezoning for a new hotel at Beacon Drive and Pelham Road also moved forward to third reading. Developers have yet to decide what type of hotel would be built on the property, said Councilman Jim Burns. A special source revenue credit for the expansion at Triple M metals in Fountain Inn moved forward. Earlier this year, the company had been in conflict with neighbors over noise at the metal recycling business, however, the company has worked to mitigate the noise and constructed a sound-dampening fence, said Kirven. Greenville County Council is scheduled to meet again on Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville.
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Celebration survival or harmonious holiday How to head off stress at holiday gatherings APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF |
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As the temperature drops and people’s thoughts turn to celebration, for some families, tensions can also rise. If the idea of spending the holiday weekend with Aunt Sylvia – who always makes the most offensive comments (intentionally or not) – gives you cold feet, you’re not the only one. Before holiday revelers congregate, consider these strategies from Bonnie Brown, therapist and manager of the Greenville Health System’s employee assistance program, to reduce stress during a time when families might expect to pull off an idyllic, Norman Rockwell-like holiday. HOLIDAYS continued on PAGE 23
HOLIDAY GATHERING
SURVIVAL TIPS • Plan in advance • Offer to help in any way you can • Provide activities for children • Adjust expectations • Be clear on how long you can stay
• Bring your own leftover containers • Write a thank-you note to your host • Avoid the financial stress of the shopping frenzy with board games, movie day or hiking trip instead
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Amount of property damage from Thanksgiving fires (U.S. Fire Administration)
Number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving Day (New York Times)
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Holidays are a particularly important time because people bring with them ideas about how things should be and where they should be in life, said Brown. Family gatherings inevitably bring clashes over who does what, traditions and meeting expectations. Parents may treat adult offspring as young children and in-laws may presume that everyone will be at their house for the holiday, she said. One of the best ways to head off potential conflict is plan as much as possible, Brown said. Division of labor can ease the burden and lower stress – however, if a host insists on controlling the preparation, see if you can find other ways to help out, she said. “It’s important not to judge and to go with the flow. If your host wants to do it all, you can offer to clean up.” On the other hand, hosts need to keep in mind that it’s not possible to satisfy everyone. “The importance of the event outweighs good judgment on how a host can make everyone’s favorite dish,” she said. If you’re going to someone else’s house with your children, remember that each family is different, Brown said. “Keep the kids busy,” knowing that even though your own holiday gatherings may include leaving the little ones to roam through the house, that’s not how everyone celebrates, she said. If conflict does happen, “You can always excuse yourself early and make a shorter day of it.”
“It’s important not to judge and to go with the flow. If your host wants to do it all, you can offer to clean up.” Bonnie Brown
Brown said the holidays can be especially difficult for those who have lost a loved one. She suggests starting a new tradition. “Allow yourself to feel that it doesn’t have to be a perfect holiday.” And if the prospect of the impending gatherings petrifies you, you can always gird yourself by talking with a professional before the holidays descend, she said. What’s more, keep in mind that the gathering is for a finite time and focus on what you personally are thankful for, she said. “Decide how you can make it good.”
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BUFFETS FOR THOSE WITH LARGER APPETITES
• The Greenville Hilton, 45 W. Orchard Park Drive, Greenville; 11 a.m.1:30 p.m. Cost: $29.95 per adult, $25.95 per senior, $15.95 per child, and children under 5 eat free. • Roost, 220 N. Main St., Greenville; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $32 per adult and $15 per child. • The Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae Blvd., Greenville; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $39.95 per adult, $34.95 per senior, $19.95 per child, and children under 5 eat free (reservations required by call-
ing 864-676-9090). • Ryan’s Family Steakhouse; all day. Locations can be found at ryans.com.
CHAIN RESTAURANTS SERVING TURKEY
• Fatz Café; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $8.99 dine-in or to go • Cracker Barrel; 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Cost: $9.99 per adult and $4.99 per child. • Ruth’s Chris Steak House; noon-9 p.m. Cost: three-course meal for $35.95 per adult and $12 per child under 12.
DOWNTOWN EATING OPTIONS
• Westin Poinsett Hotel, 120 S. Main St., Greenville. Brunch from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $32.95 per adult, $27.95 per senior, $15.95 for children 7-12, and children 6 and under eat free. Dinner from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $35 per person. • High Cotton, 550 S. Main St., Greenville; noon-7 p.m. Cost: $38 per person; with dessert, $45 per person. • The Green Room, 116 N. Main St., Greenville; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Cost: A three-course meal; $30 per adult and $12 per child under 12.
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SC initiative cuts early elective births by 50 percent APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF
amorris@communityjournals.com When South Carolina announced that Medicaid would stop paying for early, electively induced births as of 2013, state officials predicted the move would result in healthier babies and cost savings. They were right. The state’s Birth Outcomes Initiative (BOI) has reduced elective inductions before 39 weeks by 50 percent and saved approximately $6 million in Medicaid spending in the first quarter of 2013, reports a case study by Catalyst for Payment Reform,
a nonprofit working to help employers control health-care costs by focusing on quality and outcomes. BOI – a joint effort by the S.C. March of Dimes, S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the state Hospital Association and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina – is aimed at reducing the number of elective early births in the state. Babies born before 39 weeks of pregnancy have much higher rates of low birth weight and infant mortality. As part of the initiative, all 43 hospitals that deliver babies in South Carolina signed agreements in 2011 to
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We sincerely appreciate the support of the following Upstate businesses, organizations and individuals for their support. Their contributions help make Roper Mountain Holiday Lights become more brilliant each year, while ultimately benefiting Rotary Charities and the Roper Mountain Science Center Association with the proceeds raised from Holiday Lights.
0 Santa (through Dec. 24, of course!) 0 A mailbox for letters to Santa 0 22 Giant Holiday Cards created by local students 0 A gift shop 0 Concession stands 0 S’more Kits & Roasting Fire Pit 0 Some of your favorite mascots—Cocky, Tiger, Reedy Rip’It, and Rowdy—on select nights. (See calendar for details) 0 Performances by local school groups 0 Balloon art from the Balloon Elf 0 Face Painters 0 The Holiday Bear from December 26 through December 30 0 NEW THIS YEAR! Santa’s Living Room for family holiday photos!
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STARTING DEC. 26 – HOLIDAY BEAR EVERY NIGHT FROM 6–9 PM The Holiday Bear will be in Winter Wonderland to meet and greet all the boys and girls that will be visiting Holiday Lights after Christmas. The Holiday Bear will be there every evening December 26 through December 30, and professionally-taken photos will be available.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 SARA COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 6:30PM THURSDAY, DEC. 5 DON’T MISS COCKY!, 7–8PM MONDAY, DEC. 9 WADE HAMPTON WOMEN’S CHOIR, 6:30PM DOG NIGHT TUESDAY, DEC. 10 MONARCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 6:30PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 MEET ROWDY AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORS HOCKEY TEAM, 7–8PM
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SNOWFLAKE Honoring the gentle and generous spirit of Rotarian Ronald Washington · In Honor of Elizabeth Huffman · In Honor of the Staff of the Greenville County Library System In Honor of Patrick, Nate and Lillia Leahy In Honor of Louise D. Whitmire · Much success to the Friends of the Cange Community Library Project Haiti · Serendipity Sailing School · Thanks to John Lyons
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THURSDAY, DEC. 12 LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 7PM MEET REEDY RIP’IT, 6:30–7:45PM
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SUNDAY, DEC. 15 THE CASHION CHORUS, ROBERT E. CASHION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6:30PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 LEAGUE ACADEMY ADVANCED CHOIR, 6:45–7:15PM DOG NIGHT THURSDAY, DEC. 19 MEET THE TIGER, 7–8:15PM THURSDAY, DEC. 26 THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 30 DON’T MISS THE HOLIDAY BEAR!, 6–9PM
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Check our website, www.RoperMountainHolidayLights.com, for new additions to our schedule of events. The schedule of events will be subject to change based on the weather and availability of mascots, school groups, and representatives from appearing organizations. We apologize, in advance, for any unscheduled changes.
Park / Stroll / Enjoy
We sincerely appreciate the support of the following Upstate businesses, organizations and individuals for their support. Their contributions help make Roper Mountain Holiday Lights become more brilliant each year, while ultimately benefiting Rotary Charities and the Roper Mountain Science Center Association with the proceeds raised from Holiday Lights.
0 Santa (through Dec. 24, of course!) 0 A mailbox for letters to Santa 0 22 Giant Holiday Cards created by local students 0 A gift shop 0 Concession stands 0 S’more Kits & Roasting Fire Pit 0 Some of your favorite mascots—Cocky, Tiger, Reedy Rip’It, and Rowdy—on select nights. (See calendar for details) 0 Performances by local school groups 0 Balloon art from the Balloon Elf 0 Face Painters 0 The Holiday Bear from December 26 through December 30 0 NEW THIS YEAR! Santa’s Living Room for family holiday photos!
DIAMOND Greenville Health System
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This year, visitors will also be able to have family portraits taken by a professional photographer in Santa’s living room right next to Santa. The portraits will be available for an additional fee.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 SARA COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 6:30PM THURSDAY, DEC. 5 DON’T MISS COCKY!, 7–8PM MONDAY, DEC. 9 WADE HAMPTON WOMEN’S CHOIR, 6:30PM DOG NIGHT TUESDAY, DEC. 10 MONARCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 6:30PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 MEET ROWDY AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR GREENVILLE ROAD WARRIORS HOCKEY TEAM, 7–8PM
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SNOWFLAKE Honoring the gentle and generous spirit of Rotarian Ronald Washington · In Honor of Elizabeth Huffman · In Honor of the Staff of the Greenville County Library System In Honor of Patrick, Nate and Lillia Leahy In Honor of Louise D. Whitmire · Much success to the Friends of the Cange Community Library Project Haiti · Serendipity Sailing School · Thanks to John Lyons
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THROUGH DEC. 24 – SANTA EVERY NIGHT FROM 6-9 PM Starting Thanksgiving through December 24 (unless there is an unexpected emergency at the North Pole that he has to attend to!). Optional photos with Santa taken by a professional photographer will be available each night for an additional cost. Visitors may choose to take their own pictures with Santa on Monday, December 2nd, and on Monday, December 9th ONLY. Professionally-taken photos will also be available on those days.
THURSDAY, DEC. 12 LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHORUS, 7PM MEET REEDY RIP’IT, 6:30–7:45PM
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THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH DECEMBER 30 | NIGHTLY FROM 6–10 P.M. Be sure to check out our special section in the Nov. 29 Journal for a complete guide to this year’s event.
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SUNDAY, DEC. 15 THE CASHION CHORUS, ROBERT E. CASHION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6:30PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 LEAGUE ACADEMY ADVANCED CHOIR, 6:45–7:15PM DOG NIGHT THURSDAY, DEC. 19 MEET THE TIGER, 7–8:15PM THURSDAY, DEC. 26 THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 30 DON’T MISS THE HOLIDAY BEAR!, 6–9PM
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Chef Gerard Cribbin brings classic Italian dishes to the Coal Fired Bistro menu BENJAMIN JEFFERS | CONTRIBUTOR
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Going from Washington, D.C., to Puerto Rico to Greenville, chef Gerard Cribbin has developed his craft of Italian cooking since age 15. Hired as a cleaning boy at a restaurant, he stayed after hours to learn cooking. Throughout the years, he’s cooked for celebrities like Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino. Cribbin even cooked for George H. W. Bush when he was vice president. Cribbin helped start the popular Gerard’s restaurant in Greer in 2003, which closed two years after owner Bob Conway’s death in 2006. He spent several years at The Cliffs and was recently brought in to Coal Fired Bistro to revamp the menu with his classic Italian dishes. The Journal caught up with Cribbin to ask about his life as a chef. You were tasked with revamping the
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denly it was just this serene peacefulness. I think I could hear my heart beat.
How has your family handled your being a chef ? In some ways they’re used to it because they grew up that way. My daughter used to ask me when she was younger, “Can you come You’ve worked in to daddy-daughter day Washington D.C., at school?” And I owned and Puerto Rico. the restaurant. If I What brought you to wasn’t there, we weren’t Greenville? going to be open. It was There was one custough explaining to her tomer at the restaurant that I couldn’t make it. in Puerto Rico, and the But this is what I love waiter said you must to do and, in some ways, meet Mr. Conway. I A seafood medley prepared by chef think I was born to do. made a note of it next Gerard Cribbin. time I saw his name on the reservation book and went out and introduced myself. So your family supports your occuWe just clicked. One of Bob’s four daugh- pation? They love it. Are you kidding me? ters said I was the son he never had. We On Thanksgiving and Christmas, they both liked to eat, drink and play golf. When my second child was born, I real- eat like kings. ly wanted to move back to the States. Bob said, “I think you’d really like Greenville. What are your goals going forward? Stay alive. We might as well start You’ve got to see our new house up on Glassy Mountain.” I think the first night with the basics. Stay healthy, stay hapI stayed at Glassy Mountain, my wife and py because if you have that, everything I couldn’t sleep because it was too quiet. else falls into place. I don’t really set I was used to San Juan where you hear financial goals or this or that because gunfire, and you hear airplanes flying over if it happens it happens. I live and I every minute and police sirens. And sud- work for my kids and my wife.
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Seniors Taylor Jackson and Andre Batchelder-Schwab of Christ Church Episcopal School were recently honored during the All Saints Chapel. Jackson received the Maggie McLeod Scholarship Award, and Batchelder-Schwab received the Chris Farrell Scholarship Award. Both awards recognize students’ abilities in and passion for the fine arts. Fellow students surprise the award winners with spoken tributes during the service.
From left: Caroline Andrews, Taylor Jackson, Andre Batchelder-Schwab and John Zhao.
The Bob Jones University computer programming team recently won the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Contest held at Georgia Tech and sponsored by IBM. Each team was given 10 problems to complete within a five-hour period. BJU competed in the Southeast Region Contest in Division II against such universities as Auburn University, College of Charleston, Wofford College, Winthrop University and Southern Wesleyan University. BJU team members include Jonathan Carl, Owen Coss and Elias Villiger. The Furman University mock trial team recently won first place in the Fifth Annual Classic City Invitational hosted by the University of Georgia. In the tournament Furman’s 10-member team did not drop a single ballot and out-performed 25 other teams. Furman also tied for first place at the 10th Annual Great American Mock Trial Invitational in Washington, D.C. An 18-team field included Harvard, Yale, Rhodes College, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern Univer-
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sity and Duke. The winning Furman team members are: Chelsey Dawson, Kiersty DeGroote, Maddison Hall, Dustin Magaziner, Katherine Martin, Andrew Mueller, Chris Pogue, Julia Reynolds, Gitu Tandon and Nathan Thompson. Katherine Martin and Dustin Magaziner won Outstanding Attorney awards, and Chris Pogue received an Outstanding Witness award.
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Chandler Creek Elementary students were excited to have their grandparents eat lunch with them during Grandparents’ Week. Pictured is first-grader Eliana Lister with her great-grandmother, Gail Barnett. !
Our Lady of the Rosary School recently honored veterans during a school assembly. The Boy Scouts presented the flag and led all students in the Pledge of Allegiance. Stanley Swilling, a retired Navy veteran and grandfather of K5 student Madison Swilling, spoke to the students about the honor of being in the armed forces. Bob Jones Academy’s seventhand eighth-graders collected more than 9,500 items weighing almost 11,000 pounds during the school’s annual food drive for Miracle Hill Children’s Home (MHCH). Students earned points by meeting collection goals in various categories. As the winning homeroom class, Jeff Foster’s seventh-graders will travel to Miracle Hill and enjoy lunch, tour one of the cottages, and see firsthand how MHCH sorts and stores what their school contributed.
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Public Education Partners Greenville County will honor Fluor as its 2013 Public Education Partner of the Year and Torrence Robinson, president of the Fluor Foundation, will be traveling to Greenville to accept the award on Nov. 25 at noon at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville. Fluor contributes to Greenville County Schools through volunteer hours, personal contributions and corporate commitment. The company’s employees support individual schools, STEM programs in several schools, and community partnerships that impact schools. Tickets to the Partner of the Year Luncheon are $25 and include the program and lunch. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 864-2334137 or visit publicedpartnersgc.org. In addition to its annual festival of handmade art, the Indie Craft Parade will hold a series of monthly events in 2013-14 to encourage collective making. These smaller workshops are intended to build and grow the creative community in Greenville and include topics as varied as learning to knit, iPhone photography and home brewing. For more information and a list of events, visit indiecraftparade.com/events or email info@indiecraftparade.com. Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s story time for preschoolers at 1175 Woods Crossing Road. Books to be read include “How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad?” on Dec. 5 and “The Snatchabook” on Dec. 12. For more information, call 864-675-0540. South Carolina author Monte Dutton will sign copies of his new novel, “The Intangibles,” on Nov. 23, 4-6 p.m., at Fiction Addiction. Those unable to make the signing can reserve a personalized copy by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at info@fiction-addiction.com. This holiday season, Ten Thousand Villages invites children of all ages to visit its Little Village, a shop where they can learn about fair trade and cultures around the world as they select holiday gifts for their loved ones. All items at the Little Village are $12 or less, and children may select, wrap and tag their gifts with the help of volunteer “elves.” Little Village is open Nov. 24-Dec. 22 at 2 West Lewis Plaza on Augusta Road, Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 864-239-4120 or visit greenville.tenthousandvillages. com. The Upstate Branch of the Green Building Council is seeking volunteers to serve on its Branch Steering Committee beginning January 2014. Its mission is to build communities in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways. Applications for the 24-month and 36-month BSC seats will be accepted until Nov. 30. Applicants must be current members of the South Carolina chapter. Contact Mary Crozier at marypatc@charter.net for an application form or with questions. To kick off the holiday season, the City of Greenville will offer free parking at all of its parking facilities on Nov. 28 and 29. Parking will be free beginning at 6 a.m. on Nov. 28 and ending at 6 a.m. on Nov 30. Visit greenvillesc.gov/ transportation/parking.aspx to view a list of parking facilities and use the online parking locator to determine the facility closest to destinations. First Monday in Greenville will feature U.S. Sen. Tim Scott as speaker on Dec. 2 at noon. Reservations are required. For more information, visit firstmondayingreenville.com. Friends of Jocassee members and Lake Jocassee lovers are invited to help clean the road to Lake Jocassee and Devils Fork State Park for the Christmas holidays on Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-noon. Participants should meet in the day use area of Devils Fork State Park. Also, from noon to 1 p.m., Friends of Jocassee will conduct its first annual meeting and potluck dinner. For more information, call 864-280-5501 or visit JocasseeLakeTours.com.
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Fiction Addiction is hosting Stories and Sweets with Lee Billings on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. to discuss his new book, “Five Billion Years of Solitude.” Tickets start at $10. Refreshments will include homemade sweets and fruit punch. Tickets must be purchased in advance at bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540. More than 70 downtown businesses will participate in the downtown Greenville Holiday Happening, Dec 13-22. Participating businesses will offer store specials, extend store hours and reward shoppers for filling up a passport, which will be available at participating stores and at the Visitors Center in City Hall, 206 S. Main St. Shoppers who fill their passports will be entered to win one of seven prize packages. To learn more, visit facebook.com/downtowngreenvilleholidayhappening or downtownholidayhappening.com. Santa Claus will be stopping at the Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-noon. He will talk with children and will be available for photographs. Guests are asked to bring a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Middle Tyger Community Center food pantry. For more information, call 864-574-7724 or visit hatchergarden.org. The Historic Kilgore-Lewis House will celebrate Angel Wings and Southern Things in honor of the 2013 holiday season. Activities begin with a free open house for the public Dec. 8, 2-5 p.m. The house will be open for free tours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Dec. 5-20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information call 864-232-3020.
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Presented by HKA Enterprises Project HOPE Foundation wants to thank this year’s top fundraisers and the fundraising champions of the 2013 HOPE Relay. You helped us raise over $71,000 for this year’s event ($21,546 in Individual Donations). TOP OvERAll FundRAisER Sammy Quan’s H-O-P-E sEcOnd OvERAll FundRAisER Team Christopher FundRAising cHAmPiOns Team Andrew, The Martin Family, Palmer Pledges 4 HOPE, Bustin for Justin, Super Supervisors, Rothermel Family, A Run Benefiting Project HOPE Foundation, Jaxon’s ARC Team, Ms. Sheryl and Ms. Marianne’s A4 Smart Heroes, HOPE Relay Team Mikey Sayegh, College of Charleston Circle K, Fun Fairbairn Family, The Rowdy Rabels Run for HOPE, Tiger Lilly’s 1 & 2, Hope Academy Classroom A2, Wofford Baseball, Shake and Bake, Colyar, Tammy Shirts, The Benedict Family, There’s No Place Like HOPE, Joan’s Fundraising Page for HOPE and Team Hoskins Thank you so much for giving HOPE to our families dealing with an autism diagnosis!
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Wood “RUFF” Pet Resort & Spa, 70 Concourse Way, Greer, will hold a Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is $1 at the door or a pet food donation for Greer Relief Pet Food Project. Dogs are welcome and lunch is available for purchase. Pet photographs will also be available. For more information, call 864-877-0488 or visit woodruffpetresort.com. The 2013 Christmas model train display opens officially Nov. 29 and the Miniature World of Trains needs volunteers to help. The display will be open seven days a week, Nov. 29-Jan. 11, with varying hours each day. A minimum of three volunteers is needed each day. Opportunities are available in ticketing, ticket taking, crowd control, layout operations, general help and merchandise sales. Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of two hours per day. Email fcruby@ miniatureworldoftrains.com for additional information.
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The UBJ’ upcoming event, Who’s Who recognizes the people in our community who are committed to advancing their fields. Whether new on the scene or veterans in the trenches, they’re the professional to look out for and look up to. Many have gone uncelebrated. Until now.
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Also including A third party panel of Community Leaders will select 8 “Who’s Who” recipients, from the nominations submitted, that will be announced in February 2014. Self Nominations are also encouraged.
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A Child’s Haven recently broke ground on its new 25,000-square-foot main center at 20 Martin Drive in Berea. The center will allow the agency to significantly expand its services to families and their children experiencing developmental delays in Greenville County. Construction of the new center is expected to be complete in 2014. For more information, visit achildshaven.org. To coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Verizon has issued seven grants to South Carolina domestic violence agencies to assist them in the vital work they do each day. The grants, which total $75,000, stem from the Verizon Foundation’s initiative to invest in organizations that provide domestic violence education, prevention, victim relief and empowerment resources. MARYS House of Pickens County, a nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, received a grant. Southern Wesleyan University recently accepted a $10,000 check from First Citizens Bank to benefit its Promise Fund during the P.B. Wood Golf Tournament at Pickens Country Club. Pictured (from left): Dr. Lisa McWherter, Southern Wesleyan’s vice president for development; Bill Harley, senior vice president of First Citizens Bank; and Dr. Todd Voss, president of Southern Wesleyan.
Hollingsworth Funds, Inc. recently distributed approximately $6.2 million in 2013 grants to Furman University, the Greenville YMCA and 69 other Greenville County nonprofit organizations. The total represents the largest annual gift in the organization’s history, exceeding last year’s record by more than 31 percent. Textile industrialist John D. Hollingsworth established the funds in 1976 and bequeathed nearly all of his $290 million estate to the foundation. It now distributes 45 percent of its annual income to Furman University, 10 percent to Greenville YMCA and an additional 45 percent to local charities selected each annually through a competitive grants process administered by the Community Foundation of Greenville. For more information, visit hollingsworthfunds.org.
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DREAMS Greenville skater realizes forgotten ambition with Disney on Ice CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com When Courtney Mew says her job as a principal skater for Disney on Ice is her dream job, she’s not kidding. She has proof in a book she had filled out as a little girl growing up in Greenville that listed things such as her favorite foods and activities she liked to do. “I found that book four years ago. It’s so ironic.” Mew will skate in a principal role in Disney on Ice’s “Princesses and Heroes” show that opens at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Wednesday. Mew first ice-skated on a family vacation to Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. Soon after, the Pavilion opened on Greenville’s eastside and she began taking group skating lessons with friends. Mew started skating competitively – she qualified for a national pairs figure-skating championship – and briefly thought about trying to make it to the Olympics. “The childhood dream was ‘I want to be a professional figure skater,’ but I had no idea what that really entailed,” she said. “Skating while was I was growing up was first and foremost. You have to sacrifice a lot to wake up and go skate every morning before school. I would
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go to slumber parties and still have to wake up for skating. But I loved it.” She competed until she was 19. “Skating to me is a form of expression,” she said. “It gives me the true feeling of freedom.” But Mew took some time away from skating when she went to the University of South Carolina. The retail management major wanted a normal college experience and knew she wouldn’t have one if she continued to skate competitively. After a couple of years away from the sport, Mew began coaching. “I found a new passion for it,” she said. When the opportunity to join Disney on Ice came along, Mew put her plans to become a pharmaceutical sales rep on hold and auditioned. Two days later, she was hired for a show that was going to Europe. “It was the perfect opportunity to check the box of ‘professional figure skater’ off and travel as well,” she said. “I’ve been around the globe three times. I feel so blessed to be able to do this, to call it my job because it doesn’t feel like a job.” Mew portrays Sleeping Beauty in the “Princesses and Heroes” show.
“It’s my favorite part of the show,” she said. “I start out sleeping and the prince goes through a dramatic battle scene with a fire-breathing dragon to wake me up with a kiss. There’s so much drama and suspense and it’s little boys’ favorite part of the show.” Mew said she enjoys seeing little girls coming to the show dressed as princesses. Little boys dress up, too, sometimes in Batman costumes. “After the show, you’ll see them with their toy swords slaying dragons in the parking lot,” she said. “It’s great as long as they don’t hit each other.” Mew said she didn’t play a pretend princess growing up. “I had a very vivid imagination, but I was more of a tomboy growing up. I was playing outside in a treehouse,” she said. “I have two brothers. Maybe that’s why. But it’s fun to be able to dress up every day now.” Mew said working with Disney has impacted her personal life as well as professional life. “I love working with kids. It’s led me to my new career.” She is attending school online to earn a child life specialist degree. Performing in her hometown has special meaning for Mew this year, especially since the show is in Greenville around the Thanksgiving holiday. “I had hip surgery last year and I was
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Arlo Guthrie coming to Greenville Folk singer-songwriter to perform in Year of Altruism’s family concert CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com While his visit to Greenville will be closer to Valentine’s Day than Thanksgiving, folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie will perform a family-friendly concert in February as part of The Year of Altruism. Guthrie, the son of folk legend Woody Guthrie, has used his music as a vehicle for social activism. The concert is Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium. Adult tickets will be $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Children’s tickets are $5. Tickets are available on Furman’s website. Links will be available on the Year of Altruism and The Handlebar websites soon. Organizers plan to make 500 tickets available for underprivileged and homeless children. A slate of altruistic activities are being planned for the afternoon. While his songs have touched on many themes, Arlo Guthrie’s best known was “Alice’s Restaurant,” an antiwar, anti-draft song that had its roots in a real-life event on Thanksgiving 1965. In the song, Guthrie is called up for a draft exam and is rejected for military service because of a single arrest for littering. In a 2005 interview with NPR, Guthrie said “Alice’s Restaurant” is a “story of a little guy against a big world.” He told NPR the song was more of an an-
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ti-stupid song than an anti-war song. He wrote it from personal experience. Guthrie was home from college and helping friends Ray and Alice clean up around the former church in which they lived in Massachusetts. He was arrested for illegally dumping garbage, brought before a judge and fined. In 1991, Guthrie bought the old Trinity Church, the place that inspired him to write “Alice’s Restaurant.” The old church is now home to The Guthrie Center and The Guthrie Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to bring individuals together for cultural, educational and spiritual exchange. According to the website, both organizations are “dedicated to all those around the world who believe that there is one truth and infinite ways to approach it. As the world becomes smaller we must find ways to embrace the spiritual journeys of those whose traditions are different, without abandoning our own.”
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Author Terry Kay to speak in Greenville ‘The Seventh Mirror’ is multiaward winner’s first children’s book JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR
jputnam@communityjournals.com Multi-award winning author Terry Kay is coming to Greenville on Dec. 1 to promote his new book, “The Seventh Mirror,” in which he tackles a genre he never has before: children’s literature. The book takes readers on a journey with Fergus Greybar the Fourth (the Mirror Man), who travels with a wagon full of carnival-style mirrors, including one special mirror that allows children to see what they want to be. Also traveling with Greybar is a young runaway named Sarah. The Mirror Man was inspired by actor Dick Van Dyke’s characters Bert from “Mary Poppins” and Caractacus Potts from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” said Kay. The book, which was inspired by Kay’s granddaughter, also paints “the adult characters in caricature such as the baker and the mayor,” said Kay. “The children are children.” However, while Kay said that he sought to keep a child listening while the book was being read, he had the challenge of trying to figure out who he was writing for. “A lot of people [who have read the book] see that it
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has a moral to it and a purpose to it beyond entertaining a child,” he said. Beyond this book, which is the author’s 12th, Kay’s journey in writing has spanned more than 50 years. “I started out sweeping the floor at the DecaturDeKalb News and they looked like they were having fun, so that was [why I did it],” said Kay, a Georgia native. “I never studied journalism at an institution that taught it and I really learned the profession at the Atlanta Journal as a sportswriter, where I learned the trade from other writers.” While working as a reporter, Kay went from covering sports to writing theater and movie reviews and critiques. He interviewed many people, but his
most memorable interview was with cowboy character actor Slim Pickens, Kay said. In addition, he had a three-hour lunch interview with Alfred Hitchcock, who was in Atlanta for the premiere of “Torn Curtain.” However, Kay’s career path changed in the 1970s when his friend Pat Conroy wanted him to try fiction writing. According to Kay, Conroy called his editor Anne Barrett, who had also been the American editor of J.R.R. Tolkien, and told her that his friend Terry Kay had written 150 pages and it was wonderful, when Kay had not written a word yet. Barrett reached out to Kay and asked to read the pages, so Kay wrote the pages, but did not correct anything. Among what he sent to Barrett was the basis for his novel “The Year the Lights Came On.” Kay has also seen “To Dance with the White Dog,” which he calls his signature book, “The Runaway” and “The Valley of Light” made into Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.
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Turkey Jam brings The Work together Pre-Thanksgiving concert an annual tradition for band members
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For years, the hottest destination in Greenville on a Wednesday night was Gottrocks on Eisenhower Drive. There, on a stage maybe a foot or two high, a quintet (or sextet or septet, depending on the night) called The Work (who formed in 2001) would unfurl hours-long sets of thrillingly inventive, compulsively danceable music. They combined everything from old-school funk to jazz to expansive jam-rock into an intense, addictive concert experience that was different every week and inspired a fervently loyal fan base. In 2005, The Work decided to make a push for the big time, recording an album with producer John WHAT: The Work’s Turkey Jam Keane (R.E.M., Indigo Girls, Widespread Panic) and WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 27 touring nationally. The experience left the already busy WHERE: Gottrocks, 200 band feeling a bit burnt out, and though they never ofEisenhower Drive ficially disbanded, band members greatly reduced their concert schedule and delved into their own projects. INFO: 864-235-5519 or But they’ve kept up a series of annual events – reverbnation.com/venue/255976 most notably their annual Christmas Jam charity concert, their Jerry Garcia birthday celebration and a pre-Thanksgiving show at Gottrocks called the Turkey Jam, which takes place Wednesday, Nov. 27. Guitarist Charles Hedgepath, part of the core quintet that includes singer/trumpet player Craig Sorrells, guitarist Mitch Towles, bassist Mark Dye and drummer Jason Owens, says the Turkey Jam grew out of the band’s regular weekly gig. “We’ve been doing this really ever since we had our Wednesday night tenure at Gottrocks,” he says, “because Thanksgiving is the only holiday that ever stays on the same day. It’s kind of become our tradition before our Christmas Jam. It’s become our chance to have fun and get ready for the bigger, more official show.” Hedgepath says he looks forward to the band’s active holiday season every year. “Everybody’s got different schedules, so I love it when we get to play together. I think everybody in the band really likes these annual events,” he says. “It seems more fun. It’s not the same stress as when we were playing together all the time, on the road sharing one hotel room and eating chicken tenders from whatever bar we were playing at. Those perennial gigs like the Christmas Jam, the Jerry Garcia birthday show, the Turkey Jam, those are shows that we’re going to hang onto, regardless of how often we play together otherwise.” So what keeps a group of musicians, almost all of whom have their own solo projects or endeavors in full swing, coming back together instead of simply disbanding? “There’s just something about this band when we play together,” Hedgepath says. “It’s something different than any other experience. And we had that Wednesday night for years, where we could bring in new songs, improvise and really play whatever we wanted. We were playing for ourselves, and thankfully people enjoyed it and let us evolve however we wanted. We enjoy each other’s company, too.” One of the more startling possibilities that Hedgepath brings up when discussing The Work’s upcoming shows is that of getting the band back together on a more permanent basis, and maybe even making another album. “I’d like to play as much music as possible with these guys,” he says. “I’d like to record again. We’re going to get through these events and take stock next year and see what we can do. And I think that everyone else would as well. It’s just a matter of starting the process. Normally, we end up on a really good high at the end of the year, because the jams are fun and successful. And I think that that gets everybody in the band kind of like, ‘Oh yeah, I’d like to put aside some time and pursue this.’ ” VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR
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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD
Greenville Chamber Singers Christmas concerts will be on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in Gibbs Auditorium, 100 Powell Mill Road, Spartanburg, on the campus of Spartanburg Methodist College, for free; Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 35 Shannon Drive, Greenville, for free; and Dec. 6 starting at 5:30 p.m. at Candlelight Tours at Biltmore House in Asheville, which requires a Candlelight Tour ticket. For more information, visit greenvillechambersingers.org. The Local Regiment Band is seeking Spartanburg-area musicians who are looking for more opportunities to play their instruments. The Local Regiment is already signed on for a number of area Christmas parades this December and will be assisting with select college basketball games this winter, including Wofford College men’s and women’s hoops. The band rehearses twice per month (less during January and February) and are most active from November through March. For more information, visit localregiment.com. Chris Hartwick’s watercolor “Rain Upon the Mown Grass” was published in the 2014 American Art Collector, a juried art collection of original art and fine craft from across the United States. Hartwick, a designer with the creative services team at Bob Jones University, is also a painter who creates paintings using his mouth. Hartwick is a resident of Greenville and a 1993 BJU graduate. The Spartanburg Regional History Museum’s Spartanburg Christmas will celebrate unique Spartanburg traditions. The celebration begins with the opening of a Christmas exhibit featuring downtown Spartanburg’s infamous “Night Before Christmas Dioramas” which graced the storefronts of downtown Spartanburg during the holiday season for many years. For more information, call 864-5963501 or visit spartanburghistory.org. The History Museum is located in the Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St., downtown Spartanburg.
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The Carolina Bronze Handbell Ensemble will present “The Music of Christmas” on Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College St., Greenville; Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pendleton, 351 S. Broad St., Pendleton; and Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. at Ice on Main, 208 S. Main St., Greenville. For more information, call 864-238-4639 or visit carolinabronze.net. The Fountain Inn Repertory Experience presents “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 6-8 and 13-15. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for students and children. The Younts Center for Performing Arts is 315 N. Main St., Fountain Inn. For more information, call 864-409-1050 or visit yountscenter.org. Artist John Acorn will speak at a Coffee and Conversation event on Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-noon, at the Hampton III Gallery, 3110 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors. The gallery is featuring “John Acorn: Wanderings, Past Castings and Seacoast Pairings” now through Dec. 31. For more information, visit hamptoniiigallery.com. Fireside Radio presents an “Old-Time Radio Christmas Revue” Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., at the Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 N. Main St., Fountain Inn. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and children. For more information and tickets, visit yountscenter.org or call 864-409-1050. “Christmas with the Chorale” will be Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium. The guest choir is the Seneca High School Honors Chorus. Attendees are asked to bring canned food or a new warm coat to the concert in support of the North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry. For tickets, call 864467-3000 or visit greenvillechorale.com.
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fied Buyer Representative (CBR) designations. She has been a member of the million dollar club. “We are very excited that Ginger has joined our family of Realtors,” said Donna Smith, Broker-in-Charge. “We look forward to working with her.” Zimmerman-Yelton earned her degree at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a minor in Chemistry. She worked as a Pharmacist for 30 years. She relocated to Greenville in 1971 and shares 18 grandchildren with her husband, Ronnie. She is an active member of Simpsonville United Methodist Church and a former member of Simpsonville Chamber of Commerce and a Rainbow Girl with Eastern Star. In her free time, Ginger enjoys scrapbooking, reading and creative arts.
Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from October Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the month of October. The top producing agents from each office are ranked by the total volume of business closed last month and include: · Easley: Susan McCoy, Lisa Watson, Carol Walsh
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· Greenville: Susan Reid, Jacob Mann, Helen Hagood · Greer: Hilary Hurst, Faith Ross, Linda Wood · Seneca: Pat Loftis, Jere duBois · Spartanburg: Holly West, Frances Little, Judy McCravy Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last month and include: · Easley: Kathy Gallamore, Susan McCoy, Lori Brock · Greenville: Sharon Wilson, Heidi Putnam, Thomas Cheves · Greer: Faith Ross, David Glenn, Shelbie Dunn Behringer · Seneca: Pat Loftis, Brett Smagala, Jere duBois · Spartanburg: Margaret Crowley, Frances Little, Beth Beach
Victor Carl Lester Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Spartanburg Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Victor Carl Lester as a residential sales agent to its Spartanburg office. Lester joins Coldwell Banker Caine with previous experience as the Maintenance Manager for BASF Corporation. He received a business degree from Lakeland College. Lester is a member of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce. In his free Lester time he enjoys racket ball, lacrosse, motorcycling and is an avid football fan. He and his wife, Luann,
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McCartney Joins Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co., REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Tammy McCartney has joined the company and serves as a Broker Associate at the Greer office. With 12 years real estate experience from both Arizona and Florida., she received the Centurion Top Producer award along with Top Grossing Team Award. Prior to real estate, McCartney’s McCartney career was in accounting and management. “We are excited to have Tammy come to C. Dan Joyner Company,” said Avanelle Pelfrey, Broker-in-Charge. “We look forward to working with her .” McCartney and her husband, Steve came to Greenville almost two years ago. In her free time you enjoys photography as well as health and nutrition.
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All real estate licensees are not the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR “®” logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature. REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same REALTOR® again. Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®. But if you’re still not convinced of the value of a REALTOR®, here are a dozen more reasons to use one: 1. Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power -- that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your available savings, income and current debt, he or she can refer you to lenders best qualified to help you. Most lenders -banks and mortgage companies -- offer limited choices. 2. Your REALTOR® has many resources to assist you in your home search. Sometimes the property you are seeking is available but not actively advertised in the market, and it will take some investigation by your agent to find all available properties. 3. Your REALTOR® can assist you in the selection process by providing objective information about each property. Agents who are REALTORS® have access to a variety of informational resources. REALTORS® can provide local community information on utilities, zoning. schools, etc. There are two things you’ll want to know. First, will the property provide the environment I want for a home or investment? Second, will the property have resale value when I am ready to sell? 4. Your REALTOR® can help you negotiate. There are myriad negotiating factors, including but not limited to price, financing, terms, date of possession and often the inclusion or exclusion of repairs and furnishings or equipment. The purchase agreement should provide a period of time for you to complete appropriate inspections and investigations of the property before you are bound to complete the purchase. Your agent can advise you as to which investigations and inspections are recommended or required. 5. Your REALTOR® provides due diligence during the evaluation of the property. Depending on the area and property, this could include inspections for termites, dry rot, asbestos, faulty structure, roof condition, septic tank and well tests, just to name a few. Your REALTOR® can assist you in finding qualified responsible professionals to do most of these investigations and provide you with written reports. You will also want to see a preliminary report on the title of the property. Title indicates ownership of property and can be mired in confusing status of past owners or rights of access. The title to most properties will have some limitations; for example, easements (access rights) for utilities. Your REALTOR®, title company or attorney can help you resolve issues that might cause problems at a later date. 6. Your REALTOR® can help you in understanding different financing options and in identifying qualified lenders. 7. Your REALTOR® can guide you through the closing process and make sure everything flows together smoothly. 8. When selling your home, your REALTOR® can give you up-to-date information on what is happening in the marketplace and the price, financing, terms and condition of competing properties. These are key factors in getting your property sold at the best price, quickly and with minimum hassle. 9. Your REALTOR® markets your property to other real estate agents and the public. Often, your REALTOR® can recommend repairs or cosmetic work that will significantly enhance the salability of your property. Your REALTOR® markets your property to other real estate agents and the public. In many markets across the country, over 50% of real estate sales are cooperative sales; that is, a real estate agent other than yours brings in the buyer. Your REALTOR® acts as the marketing coordinator, disbursing information about your property to other real estate agents through a Multiple Listing Service or other cooperative marketing networks, open houses for agents, etc. The REALTOR® Code of Ethics requires REALTORS® to utilize these cooperative relationships when they benefit their clients. 10. Your REALTOR® will know when, where and how to advertise your property. There is a misconception that advertising sells real estate. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® studies show that 82% of real estate sales are the result of agent contacts through previous clients, referrals, friends, family and personal contacts. When a property is marketed with the help of your REALTOR®, you do not have to allow strangers into your home. Your REALTOR® will generally prescreen and accompany qualified prospects through your property. 11. Your REALTOR® can help you objectively evaluate every buyer’s proposal without compromising your marketing position. This initial agreement is only the beginning of a process of appraisals, inspections and financing -- a lot of possible pitfalls. Your REALTOR® can help you write a legally binding, win-win agreement that will be more likely to make it through the process. 12. Your REALTOR® can help close the sale of your home. Between the initial sales agreement and closing (or settlement), questions may arise. For example, unexpected repairs are required to obtain financing or a cloud in the title is discovered. The required paperwork alone is overwhelming for most sellers. Your REALTOR® is the best person to objectively help you resolve these issues and move the transaction to closing (or settlement). The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,600 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar. com for real estate and consumer information. “Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”
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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that A & M Mart, LLC / DBA Crossroads Quick Stop, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 2400 Standing Springs Road, Greenville, SC 29605-6052. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 24, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Pebble Creek Clubhouse LLC /DBA Clubhouse Grille, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 101 Pebble Creek Drive, Taylors, SC 29687. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than December 8, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that The Spinx Company, Inc, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1218 W. Georgia Rd., Simpsonville, SC 29680. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 24, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that VLJ Social Club, Inc. / DBA 25 Live, 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 6013 Augusta Road, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than December 8, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110
NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Zorba Lounge, Inc, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1414 East Washington Street, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than December 8, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY FY2014-2015 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS NOW OPEN GREENVILLE COUNTY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FY2014-2015 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX FUNDING. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/documents/ AccommTax_Application.pdf. OR BY CALLING 864-4677200, OR AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, SUITE 100, GREENVILLE, SC 29601. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS IS 3:00 PM, E.S.T, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014
SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 23-12/17/13 Mobile Shelving Storage System, December 17, 2013, 3:00 P.M. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 AM, EST, on Thursday, December, 5, 2013 at Greenville County Records, 655 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609. Solicitations can be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.
NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF JACKSON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 13 CvS 465 UNITED COMMUNITY BANK (GEORGIA) Plaintiff vs. HORACIO M. REPETTO AND SHAUNA A. REPETTO, Defendants NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, GREENVILLE COUNTY To: Horacio M. Repetto and Shauna A. Repetto: TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The sum of $223,680.88 as of the 25th day of June, 2013, plus interest as it continues to accrue at the rate of $35.78 per diem from said date, until the date Judgment is entered, then interest at the maximum legal rate; attorney fees in the amount of $33,552.12, and the costs of this action. YOU ARE REQUIRED to make defense to such pleading not later than January 6, 2014, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. THIS the _____ day of November, 2013. VAN WINKLE, BUCK, WALL, STARNES AND DAVIS, P.A. By: MARK A. PINKSTON North Carolina State Bar Number: 16789 Attorney for Plaintiff 11 North Market Street (28801) Post Office Box 7376 Asheville, NC 28802-7376 828-258-2991 (Telephone) 828-257-2767 (Facsimile)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE 2013-DR-23-2101 Date Filed: May 15, 2013 Time Filed: 9:04 AM Kimberly Smith Surrett; Nicolas Lee Surrett, Plaintiff, vs. Lindsey Eubanks; John Terry Hipps; John Doe; Jordan Tyler Hipps, a minor under the age of fourteen (14) years of age, TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at 304 Pettigru Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the thirty- day period, the Plaintiff (s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you. David J. Rutledge Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 10664 Greenville, SC 29603 (864) - 467-0999
SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT Jerry Lark, Plaintiff, vs Susan Lark, Defendant. TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the Subscriber at 11 N. Irvine Street, Suite 14, Greenville, SC 29601 within thirty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Complaint filed 08/14/2013 at 12:09 pm in Clerk of Court's Office, Greenville, SC. V. B. (TRIPP) ATKINS III (SC Bar No. 74697) Attorney for Petitioner PO BOX 27167 Greenville, SC 29616 Phone: 864-735-8699
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GREENVILLE 2013-DR-23-2097 Date Filed: May 15, 2013 Time Filed: 9:52 AM Jeffrey Wayne Davenport and Bridget L. Davenport, Plaintiffs, -vs- Ashley Diane Davenport; John Doe; Jeremiah Wayne Davenport, a minor under the age of fourteen (14), Defendants, TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at 304 Pettigru Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the thirty- day period, the Plaintiff (s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you. David J. Rutledge Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 10664 Greenville, SC 29603 (864) - 467-0999
NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: The Greenville County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) is seeking qualified respondents to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to complete a 2013 Addendum to the 2010 Multimodal Transit Corridor Alternatives Feasibility Study that includes the feasibility of implementing a personal rapid transit system (PRT)— also known as Automated Transit Network (ATN)—on the subject corridor or alternative corridor(s) in Greenville County, SC, as described in the official RFP located at http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp until December 6, 2013, 3:00 P.M.
SUMMONS NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT 2013-DR-23-4758 Pamela Ann Lovell and Joseph C. Lovell v. Lauren Danielle Lovell and John Doe, In e: Hayes Thomas Lovell, date of birth: August 29, 2011, a minor. TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for custody, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the subscriber, within thirty (30) days from the service hereof, exclusive of the date of service; and if you fail to reply to the Complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Marion W. Fore, Jr., S.C. Bar No. 2076, Attorney for Plaintiff, Post Office Box 3852 Greenville, South Carolina 29608, (864) 235-9628.
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION North Carolina Henderson County. In the General Court of Justice, District Court Division, File NO. 13CVD1696 Fausto Sacarias Acuitlapa, Plaintiff v Lucinda Anne Ward, Defendant. To: Lucinda Ann Ward. Take Note: That a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed by the Plaintiff herein, the nature of which is as follows: Absolute Divorce. You are required by law to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days from the date of the first publication of this Notice. If you fail to do so, the Plaintiff will seek the relief sought herein. This the _____ day of November 2013. Signed: Jason G. Blackwell, 112 North Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC 28793 (attorney for the Plaintiff).
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below. PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-13-68 APPLICANT: EAST GEORGIA ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC/ LAURENS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. PROPERTY: Tax Map #551.11-2; Woodruff Road @ West Georgia Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to install a substation on the property CB-13-69 APPLICANT: CHARLES H. ARNOLD/DONNA PHILLIPSARNOLD PROPERTY: Tax Map #560.19-11; 301-A Fowler Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: VARIANCE from side setback requirement for an existing metal carport on site CB-13-70 APPLICANT: FIVE OAKS ACADEMY PROPERTY: Tax Map #559.31-19.1; 1101 Jonesville Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to extend use of existing portable classroom and the addition of another portable classroom on site CB-13-71 APPLICANT: BOILING SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT PROPERTY: Tax Map #540.41-9.2; 208 Blacks Drive, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to demolish the existing house and construct a new Fire station on site CB-13-72 APPLICANT: ABIDING PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH PROPERTY: Tax Map #531.21-29.15; 401 Batesville Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for construction of an Education building on site
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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS
LOOK WHO’S IN THE JOURNAL THIS WEEK NICK HERMAN, LAURENS COUNTY ADVERTISER
Participants in one of pop-up book artist Matthew Reinhart’s workshops cut out paper for a pop-up book at the Greenville County Museum of Art.
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David Holloway, left, and Eric Nelson work on the shade structure in the plaza formally called Piazza Bergamo. The men were replacing bolts used to hold the shade-providing panels in place. The bolts originally used were shorter than what the plans called for, necessitating their replacement.
South Carolina’s Rory Anderson catches a Connor Shaw pass at the Florida 2-yard line during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s football game against the Gators at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The catch helped set up a go-ahead 22-yard field goal by Elliott Fry as the Gamecocks won the game, 19-14.
The Clemson Tigers take the field at Death Valley prior to the start of their game against ACC foe Georgia Tech. Elementary students at Prince of Peace came dressed as their favorite saints at the annual All Saints parade. They shared their saint’s names as part of the Litany of the Saints prayer led by principal Dr. Michael Pennell.
Ronald McDonald paid a visit to the Southwest Airlines team at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport recently to thank them for their generous donation of $60,000. He was accompanied by Marti Spencer, CEO and executive director, and Emily Muserallo, director of development and communications for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas, who was awarded the funds from the Annual LUV Classic Charity Golf Tournament hosted by Southwest Airlines in October in Dallas. In connection with the volunteerism of 47 staff members from Wells Fargo Bank on three Habitat home builds in Travelers Rest, Wells Fargo presented Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County with a contribution of $15,000 in support of its mission. From left, Karen Lambert, Upstate S.C. area president of Wells Fargo; Matthew Smith, president of Wells Fargo’s Upstate volunteerism chapter; and Hamlet Almonte, Wells Fargo assistant vice president and store manager of the Haywood Road office, present the grant award to Monroe Free, president and CEO of Habitat Greenville; Gail Peay, grants and donor relations manager; and Barbara Martin, vice president of development for Habitat Greenville.
Children from Niki Burger’s and Amy Meredith’s K5 classes at Westminster Weekday School hear about the construction site on Heritage Green from D.J. Doherty, owner and partner of Mavin Construction, during a visit to the Green.
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ACROSS 1 Mystery writer Cornwell 9 Former clandestine org. 12 Ruler of Asgard 16 Beer choice, briefly 19 Command levels 20 Subatomic particle 22 Lass 23 Accept unpleasantness 25 Neil Armstrong’s L.A. alma mater 26 First word of Dante’s “Inferno” 27 Lid troubles 28 Like non-oyster months, traditionally 29 Cold War defense acronym 31 In concert 33 Worked undercover 35 Browning output 36 Part of MSG 37 Be skeptical about 42 Certain RPI grad 43 Relevant, in law 44 Greek vacation spot 45 Finagle 47 Bear witness 50 To be, to Bizet 54 MLB stat 56 Demonstrate unselfishness 60 Snookered 61 Lighter yet warmer, as winter wear 63 Covered walls
64 “The Three Faces __” 66 More pale 67 Champagne word 68 Hank Schrader’s org. on “Breaking Bad” 69 Record listings? 70 Screen gems 71 Sources of soft wool 73 Corrupts 74 “Platoon” setting, briefly 75 Find a path of least resistance 78 Clandestine org. 79 Part of a CSA signature 81 Feelings of dread, in Düsseldorf 82 Like Craig Ferguson’s show 84 Cunning 86 Boorish 88 Gomer or Goober 91 Start to deteriorate 97 Film critic Pauline 98 Parking garage location 99 Totaled 100 __ hand: help 101 Magna __ 102 Destines, not in a good way 104 French for “chewed” 108 A few minutes in the pool, say 109 Mama bear, in Madrid 110 Tackle a problem
head-on 114 “Oy __!” 115 Openings to fill 116 Official state dog of Alaska 117 O staff, briefly 118 Wellness gps. 119 Org. for marksmen 120 Many divas DOWN 1 Sugar or cookie 2 Truman secretary of state 3 Use a roundabout route 4 Gas pump spec. 5 Words of defeat 6 Rail family bird 7 __ 500 8 “Even __ speak ...” 9 Dubbed one: Abbr. 10 Ripken broke his record 11 Whodunit cliché 12 They’re mined for metal 13 Schoolyard claim 14 Grieg’s “Piano Concerto __ minor” 15 Dozes 16 Exotic pet 17 Muted color choice 18 “Little Women” writer 21 Silents star Bara 24 “This __”: formal phone response 30 Follow
32 “A Doll’s House” heroine 34 Canola oil spray 35 More or less, informally 37 Baseball great Honus 38 Killed time 39 Not kosher
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51 Emulate a bank robber 52 Super Bowl XLVII champs 53 Ancient capital of Macedonia 54 With 106-Down, 2000s Secretary of Labor 55 Scamp 57 Covent Garden offerings 58 Intolerant sort 59 “The Karate Kid” costar Pat 62 German article 65 Hi-__ 67 “If I Had a Hammer” co-writer 69 Washington’s Grand __ Dam 71 __ Park, N.J. 72 Science guy Bill 73 Swimming spots 76 Israeli port 77 “__ move” 80 Marsh bird 83 I-95 comprises most of it in N.J. 85 Open, in a way 86 100 lbs. 87 Spacious 89 Prefaced 90 Ticks by 91 Breakfast spot 92 Ribbed 93 Beach hazard 94 Steelhead, e.g. 95 Lincoln’s first vice president 96 Tony-winning playwright Eve 100 “The Merry Widow” composer 102 “Whip It” band 103 Ties in Tokyo 105 Bank offerings 106 See 54-Down 107 Menu that includes suggestions 111 It’s often cured 112 Eagles’ org. 113 Medical suffix Crossword answers: page 55
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PAST AND PRESENT WITH COURTNEY TOLLISON HARTNESS, PH.D.
Kennedys’ reign was steeped in history There are moments that are burned into a generation’s collective psyche, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred 50 years ago today on a sunny Friday afternoon, is certainly one of them. His televised funeral, held on the following Monday, was as steeped in history as it was an event that made history. As a historian, there are many aspects of Kennedy’s presidency I discuss with my students. I also take interest in President and Mrs. Kennedy, however, because they had a deep appreciation of history, and felt a strong desire to preserve it for our country. As a junior senator, Kennedy wrote “Profiles in Courage,” a biography of eight U.S. senators considered controversial among their contemporaries, but later exonerated by the passage of time and evolving perspectives. The book won a Pulitzer Prize, and, according to an article on the History News Network, “established Kennedy as the Senate’s preeminent historian.” At that time, the U.S. Senate had recently gathered a committee to select the most significant senators in U.S. history. Sen. Lyndon Johnson headed the committee, but after the success of “Profiles in Courage,” offered the position to Kennedy. Kennedy reveled in this assignment, working with highly regarded historians and political scientists around the nation. His committee’s report was widely lauded. The study of history had proven to be excellent training ground, and created an identity for him as an energetic young politician with a passionate appreciation for American history. Kennedy’s wife, Jacqueline, shared his love of history. Inspired by her deep appreciation of European culture and architecture, she was a pioneer of historic preservation. After the election of 1960 and before her young family moved, she decided her priority as First Lady would be the restoration of the White House. In preparation, she read voraciously about the home, establishing an approach that focused more on history than on interior design. When CBS broadcast a one-hour special of Mrs. Kennedy’s guided tour of the project, complemented by her commentary of
the scholarship behind such an undertaking, an estimated one-third of all Americans tuned in. The Kennedys wanted the White House environs to reflect the cultural and historic prestige of the White House. The morning after the televised tour of the White House aired, Mrs. Kennedy walked through Lafayette Square across the street with the head of the U.S. Fine Arts Commission. She expressed her and the president’s deep concerns about the forthcoming demolition of 19th-century buildings alongside the park and plans for the construction of government office buildings. Furthermore, she suggested the need for congressional legislation for historic preservation, citing the Monuments Historique in France, which protects properties of historical and/or architectural significance. Although even the president had unsuccessfully attempted to stop the project, Mrs. Kennedy persistently and persuasively argued for cancellation of the previously approved plans. Ultimately, she was successful. While she was in India, the president began to work with an architect committed to restoring the existing 19th-century structures and filling vacant lots with structures of similar vintage. Their efforts have been acclaimed. In 1970, the Lafayette Square Historic District received National Historic Landmark status. The extent to which Jackie Kennedy
developed appreciation and respect for our national heritage became evident when the U.S. Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966. Their time in the White House was brief. When President Kennedy died, his widow and her brother-in-law, Bobby, selected Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger to develop an extensive oral history project in an attempt to record for posterity Kennedy’s life and political contributions. She offered nearly 10 hours of interviews, which were sealed for decades and recently released by their daughter, Caroline. Nearly 1,600 interviews now comprise this oral history project, including some with Bobby Kennedy. Before his brother’s funeral, he wrote a letter to his daughter, Kathleen, the oldest Kennedy amongst her generation, encouraging her to take a leadership role and set an example for her younger cousins at
her uncle’s funeral. One wonders if that is perhaps part of the motivation that brought her here to Greenville on that beautiful fall day last year, as we commemorated the life of Major Rudolf Anderson, the sole casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis her father and uncle so deftly navigated. In the book that accompanies the transcripts of her mother’s interviews with Schlesinger, Caroline Kennedy wrote, “My parents shared a love of history. To them, the past was not an academic concern, but a gathering of the most fascinating people you could ever hope to meet.” Aren’t we glad they found history so enchanting?
Dr. Tollison teaches history at Furman University and is program director for Year of Altruism. She can be reached at Courtney.tollison@furman.edu and invites emails that share your memories of events that linger from your lifetime.
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