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Mark Stanley, on moving his family from New York to Greenville so his son could attend Camperdown Academy.

Rep. Wendy Nanney, at a meeting to address discord between Greenville legislators and Greenville Health System ofﬁcials over GHS’ proposal to shift GHS governance to a private, nonproﬁt board.

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GHS trustees file suit, GHS board meets with legislators Medical affairs committee to meet Friday APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Greenville Health System’s (GHS) board of trustees will not vote on any governance changes until it learns whether the SC Supreme Court will accept a suit filed last week by three former board chairs, GHS board chairman Jim Morton said at a meeting with legislators. However, planning for such a change will continue, Morton said. GHS’ board is exploring a change that would allow its current board to contract with a newly created private nonprofit board that would oversee operations of the health system. Members of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation’s medical affairs committee met with GHS board members Wednesday for an informational exchange on the board’s plans. Several legislators who have objected to the

way the GHS board has prepared for the change aired their concerns and asked questions about the process. Legislators asked about planning timelines, authority, why the change is happening now, why ad hoc committee meetings were closed, whether the change will affect cost and if the change would fill in service gaps. Rep. Tommy Stringer, sponsor of several amendments made in 2013 to Act 432, which created the GHS board, asked about a timeline and whether the board had considered a governance change in 2013. Stringer said he was concerned about the GHS board asking the delegation for changes in 2013 and then asserting they have the power to act unilaterally now. GHS attorney Joe Blake said the board does not have authority to change its structure or number of members, but “we have the authority to lease the assets to a new not-for-profit … the governmental stays in existence with the responsibility to oversee the terms and conditions.” Stringer said he was also concerned about the board relinquishing its duties,

“Nowhere in here [Act 432] does it say that you have the right to dispose of your duties in whole. … I don’t understand there was ever legislative intent to allow this board to do that.” Rep. Tommy Stringer

as “nowhere in here [Act 432] does it say that you have the right to dispose of your duties in whole. … I don’t understand there was ever legislative intent to allow this board to do that.” Board member Margaret Jenkins said trustees “would never abdicate our role when it came to the trust of the employees, the physicians and more importantly the lives of the people within out geographic responsibility.”

Several times attendees talked over each other and were asked to take turns by Sen. Karl Allen. Tensions ran high between Stringer and GHS CEO Mike Riordan when Stringer said pulling a phrase from Act 432 during a presentation was “disingenuous at best.” The phrase read, “They are willing, however, to convey the same to an independent board, free from the control of the corporate authorities of the City or the County and charged with the duty of operating said hospital and its expanded facilities…” Riordan countered that the phrase was correct, but Stringer said it was not correct contextually because it dealt with the city’s role in the original act. Rep. Eric Bedingfield said he wanted confirmation that a change would result in improvement of care for deficits like mental health services. “I want to be assured and my constituents want to be assured … that the endgame will address these needs,” he said. Rep. Wendy Nanney admitted there was “frustration” among legislators about not being informed sooner about a potential change this significant. “We

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Supreme Court lawsuit ﬁled by three former GHS board chairs APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com A lawsuit filed with the SC Supreme Court last week asks the court to rule whether the Greenville Health System’s (GHS) board of trustees has the legal right to lease its assets to a newly created not-for-profit board that would oversee operations of the health system. Filing the suit were three former GHS board chairs, Jerry Dempsey, W. deBerniere Mebane and Dr. J. Earnest Lathem. Named as respondents were GHS along with Dell Baker and Lewis Vaughn. Board members Baker and Vaughn cast the dissenting votes in the GHS board of trustees’ 12-2 vote last month on a resolution to pursue a new governance model. The filing is the latest development in GHS’ exploration of a governance change that would allow the existing, public board of trustees – whose members are approved by the Greenville County Legislative Delegation – to lease operating authority of GHS to a private, nonprofit board with the flexibility to partner

can’t change the past; let’s see where we are and move forward,” she said. Morton said the board would wait to see if the Supreme Court will accept the case, but planning will move forward. “We are hopeful that by the end of the calendar year we will have details of the proposed organization and structures and terms of the lease that will be sufficiently clear that we can direct management to proceed to implement in the calendar year 2016,” Morton said. “We’ll see where we are at the end of the year.” After the meeting, Morton expressed hope that the discussion conveyed to legislators “why we’re doing this, what we are doing and a bit of the how.” Rep. Mike Burns said following the meeting, “I’m glad they met with us. … I think we’ll finally get to a solution to this – it’s going be a little more heartburn before we do, however.” The Legislative Delegation’s medical affairs committee will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 9 at County Square and could make a recommendation to the full delegation

with other healthcare facilities, both public and private, to form a multiregional health system. Some state legislators say such a move would violate Act 432, the law that created the GHS board, and the trustees should have worked with legislators in a public manner to change the law. GHS officials say the health system will be unable to create the partnerships and achieve the size needed to manage costs and deliver services if controlling board members must be approved by local legislators. Rep. Mike Burns said the suit simply addresses whether GHS has the ability to lease its assets – an action the health system already has the power to do – and not governance oversight. “Our contention is that it [the lawsuit] doesn’t go far enough,” failing to address the bigger issues regarding the current board’s proposed abdication of governance oversight of the health system, he said. Burns said he anticipates legislators will weigh in and ask the Supreme Court not to hear the case until GHS’ plans become more defined and all the issues can be addressed.

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OPINION VIEWS FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

Good morning, good afternoon, good night IN MY OWN WORDS

by Will Morin

Last month marked 14 years since all of our lives were changed in an instant on Sept. 11, 2001. For a few months and years after that fateful day, we treated each other with a warm heart, sincerity and just a general gratitude to be in each other’s presence. I look around today and see folks walking around town staring at their smartphones, or toiling on chores without regard to those around them – heads down, minding their own business. I, too, find myself stuck in the rat race and wrapped up in the technology of my iPhone. Yes, we all are busy. Yes, we all have this and that we need to get done. But I try to make an effort to say hello and engage total strangers with a good morning, good afternoon or good evening. This practice may stem from the

year-plus that I spent living on the island of St. Croix (USVI), where upon arrival it is explained that you are “expected” to greet someone with “good morning” “good afternoon” or “good night” as a hello when encountering another islander or entering an establishment. As I learned the hard way, this expectation was even true when you walk into the hospital needing stitches; you will not be directed to triage unless you say “good morning” first. The islands are strangely fickle. They greet technology, change and new residents with open arms, but maintain their way of life with a greeting. Recently, I dabbled as a bike messenger delivering goods via the Swamp Rabbit Trail. I would go out of my way to say good morning to the cyclists and pedestrians on the trail and even tip my hat in respect to the many ladies as I passed them. Many would smile,

while others I’m sure were caught off guard. I did it so often to a familiar pair of women that it blossomed into a full conversation one morning. I believe that we all tend to forget about what is important in life: the life on the periphery, those moments where a simple hello and good morning can make a difference in another person’s life. We all need to get away from the common rhetorical question “how are you?” in passing. A simple smile, tip of the hat and “good day” is

all that is needed. However, if you do have a few extra moments, lean in and actually find out how the person is doing. You may discover something truly incredible. So whenever this column reaches you – good morning, good afternoon, good night. Will Morin III is the founder of the William C. Morin Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that funds high student’s ideas and projects to change the global community for the better. Visit TheMorinFoundation.org.

Greenville Health System overreaches – again IN MY OWN WORDS

by Ron Tamaccio

As if its proposal to take over Greenville County’s Emergency Medical Services wasn’t bold enough, the Greenville Health System’s latest scheme to change the way its board of directors is appointed and approved is even more extreme and almost certainly illegal. Under their plan, GHS purports to achieve “independence”

by eliminating the requirement for legislative approval of a new private, nonprofit board that will operate the health system via a lease with the current board of trustees. If they succeed, the new board will become self-appointing and self-perpetuating. It will also be empowered to make deals to sell, lease or transfer hospital assets without legislative oversight. At present, S.C. Act 432 provides citizen oversight of the hospi-

tal system by requiring the Greenville County Legislative Delegation to vet and approve members of the GHS board of trustees. That’s because taxpayer dollars paid for the physical assets of the hospital system. Therefore, the current board members are de facto “trustees” of those assets. According to one SC House member, “Act 432 does not give the GHS Board authority to change its purpose or transfer any Board duty or asset.” Furthermore, recent successful Federal Trade Commission actions against hos-

pital consolidations in Chicago, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts provide ample evidence that the entire proposal is contrary to state and federal law. At the very least, it’s a deliberate end run around the county’s Legislative Delegation toward the goal of acquiring absolute authority over the hospital’s assets. Despite their public declarations to the contrary, the board’s aggressive timeline for the plan’s implementation will preclude the Legislature from intervening in the process. In addition, GHS included several

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other, less obvious objectives in this proposal. First, it apparently wants to create a health care monopoly within Greenville County. Next, it wants to continue to expand its presence beyond the geographical boundaries of the county. According to its administrators, the health system “has to have a multi-regional presence” to succeed. Finally, “if GHS does not ‘transform itself,’ another, even-larger, hospital network will ‘transform it.’” Translation: hospital executives and board members will lose their jobs, and the hospital will lose its identity. Apart from the legal challenges, there are several practical reasons why an “independent” hospital board is not in the best interests of anyone seeking medical care in Greenville County: Oversight promotes accountability. Removing legislative oversight eliminates a major safeguard against cronyism and corruption. If the current system is changed, the health system’s operating board will no longer be accountable to the public. Instead, it will be free to disregard the public’s interest and focus solely on the interests of GHS and its leadership; e.g., the CEO’s current compensation package that exceeds $1.3 million. New members of the board will likely be sycophants of the current members, not independent, critical thinkers willing to challenge proposals from hospital management. Consolidation limits patient choices and treatment options. Ample evidence already exists that “choice” and “options” both suffer when healthcare is concentrated into a single, megaprovider. Obamacare and its emphasis on “per population” reimbursements will cause this trend to increase. Hospital mergers increase patient costs. Look no further than data from the American Hospital Association. Since 2008, mergers increased patient costs by 30 percent. In conclusion, this proposal does nothing for anyone other than GHS’ administrators and board. Removing legislative oversight will likely harm patients and result in taxpayer assets being liquidated without compensation. Ron Tamaccio is a retired professional airline pilot. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve and worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Atlanta before retiring to Greenville. Contact him at ron.tamaccio.gtp@gmail.com.

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Meeting a need Schools in Greenville County fill an educational niche – and prompt some families to sell their houses, pack up and move here from across the country CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Local resources Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children-eligible Schools in Greenville County • Bob Jones Academy • Calvary Christian School

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Mark Stanley said he and his family didn’t have a choice but to walk away from the life they knew in Bainbridge, N.Y. His son, Seth, who was struggling in school, had just been diagnosed with dyslexia, a language-based learning disability, and no services were available to them within a commutable distance. They asked the psychologist what he would do if Seth were his son. The psychologist said, “Move.” They did – to Greenville, a city they had never heard of in a state they had never been before a scouting trip in June, to enroll Seth in a school that specializes in educating dyslexic children. “Maybe it’s drastic, but what choice do you have?” said Stanley, who owns several companies and can work from anywhere as long as he has a telephone. While most parents of children with learning disabilities and special needs won’t pack up their lives and move cross-country, it’s a search with which many of them can relate. Greenville has several private schools that target students with specific learning disabilities or special needs. Parents who believed public schools couldn’t meet their children’s needs founded most of them.

Taxpayers can receive dollar-for-dollar tax credits for making donations to the program through one of four (originally five) state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organizations, which then dole out money to eligible students. The law also allows parents of qualifying private school students to claim a tax credit. During the 2014-15 school year, 1,055 grants totaling $8,455,829.91 were provided to students across the state. In Greenville County, 328 students received $3,131,182.11 in scholarships. The scholarship program “changed the carpool line from BMWs and Mercedes to minivans and SUVs,” said Dan Blanch, head of Camperdown Academy. The majority of the students at Camperdown receive a $10,000 ECENC scholarship, which cuts the school’s $21,000 tuition by about half. An internal school need-based scholarship program run through an independent organization can cut the cost even more for some students. This year, state legislators authorized up to $12 million total for the two private school tax credit programs, including a cap of $4 million for tax credits for parents of children who pay tuition for

Above: Students practice cursive writing in sand at Camperdown Academy. Opposite: Camperdown Academy students show teacher David Brame butterfly and moth specimens that show symmetry.

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their own children to attend one of the eligible private schools. The state Department of Revenue sent letters denying tax credits donations to at least one scholarship granting organization as early as late July of this year, saying the amount of tax credits claimed had already exceeded $8 million in just three weeks. The scholarship granting organization, Palmetto Kids First, countered by saying the only limits stated in the budget proviso are the $12 million total and the maximum $4 million in parent tax credits. They said the legislature did not intend to cap SFO tax credits at $8 million but that it should be considered a floor instead. Palmetto Kids First has filed a contested case with the South Carolina Administrative Law Court.

‘AN UNSEEN DISABILITY’ Camperdown Academy, which was named one of the 50 best private schools for special needs in 2015 by Masters in Education Program Guide, has 126 students this year. All have been diagnosed with a language learning disability. The school is one of eight in the country that are accredited by the Orton-Gillingham Academy as both a training and teaching institution. The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multi-sensory, structured, systematic and sequential approach used to teach language and math, Blanch said. “Dyslexia is an unseen disability,” said Blanch, who is dyslexic himself. “What is unseen is often disabling.” Wendy Rickard gets emotional

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Camperdown Academy Founded in 1986, Camperdown Academy serves students with average or above-average intelligence who have language-based learning difficulties. It was the first school of its kind in the Upstate. It is one of eight schools in the country that is accredited by the Orton-Gillingham Academy as both a training and teaching institution. The school serves dyslexic students in first- through eighth-grades.

Einstein Academy Founded in 2005 by families who had children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD and various learning difficulties, Einstein Academy serves fourth through eighth-grade students with ADHD, autism and learning differences. Although many of the special accommodations their children needed (small group settings, verbal instructions for tests, frequent checks for understanding) were workable in public elementary school, their learning difficulties increased in middle school years. Those parents decided it would be easier to open a private middle school.

Hidden Treasure Christian Academy Hidden Treasure Christian Academy provides special education instruction to children with mental, physical, emotional and developmental disabilities from K-5 through high school. The school was started in 1981 by Pastor John Vaughn after he couldn’t find a Christian school that could meet the physical needs of his daughter, who had suffered third-degree burns over 95 percent of her body in a home explosion and fire. Two students enrolled in that first year – the preacher’s daughter and a 13-year-old with Down syndrome.

HOPE Academy In 1996, several families formed Project HOPE Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to serve children on the autism spectrum. The next year, they opened HOPE Academy, a small inclusion-based preschool housed at Advent United Methodist Church. The school has expanded to serve students through eighth grade. Teachers are trained in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) techniques and strategies.

The Chandler School Founded by former Camperdown Academy Headmaster Dana Blackhurst in 2011, the school specializes in teaching bright K5 through eighth-grade children with languagebased learning differences, especially dyslexia. It uses a hands-on, project-based approach. The school is housed in the C. Granville Wyche home on Augusta Street, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

when she talks about how much her son, T.J., has grown in the six weeks he’s attended Camperdown Academy. “As a mother, you worry about whether he’s going to learn to read and write, what he’s going to do in the future, what his profession will be. You want the best for your child,” she said. “His growth in six weeks has been over the top. This is to a T what he needed.” Rickard said the family had never heard of Greenville before taking a “scouting” trip in May. They decided to list their house in Colorado on June 1. If it sold by Aug. 1, they knew the family was meant to go, she said. It sold on July 31. “Two weeks later, we were gone. The last three or four weeks have been a blur,” she said. They arrived in Greenville two days before school started. The family is sleeping on air mattresses and using boxes as their furniture until they find a home here, she said. Camperdown students received nearly $1.133 million in ECENC scholarships in 2014-15, by far the most in the state for students at a particular school. Blanch said nearly 99 percent of Camperdown’s students go on to graduate from high school. That’s more than the 68.6 percent graduation rate for all students nationwide, he said. “Our approach works,” he said. The Chandler School, which former Camperdown Academy headmaster Dana Blackhurst opened in 2011, received more than $266,000, the eighth-highest amount of the 101 schools eligible to receive ECENC funds. Blackhurst said he has students from Greenville and surrounding counties.

“When you read the stats that one in 10 people in prison are dyslexic and one in three entrepreneurs are dyslexic, which side of the spectrum do you want your child to be on? We had a life. We walked away from it. But there was no alternative.” Mark Stanley, who moved his family from New York to Greenville so his son could attend Camperdown Academy

“Families move into the area for us,” he said. “We’re Orton-Gillingham based, but it’s all about the delivery. Delivery is why one comedian bombs and the other guy doesn’t. Our curriculum is evolving. We teach to failure and we teach to the potential to go forward. We’re more of an education research center. We can try things that bigger schools can’t.” Stanley said his family’s decision to walk away from its former life in New York was a no-brainer. “When you read the stats that one in 10 people in prison are dyslexic and one in three entrepreneurs are dyslexic, which side of the spectrum do you want your child to be on? We had a life. We walked away from it. But there was no alternative,” especially after being told there was nothing where they lived that could meet his son’s educational needs.

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Greenville spared in last weekend’s devastating storm The rest of the state was not as fortunate

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The Reedy River was swollen after last weekend’s storm.

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The massive storm that wreaked havoc across South Carolina’s Midlands and coast last weekend largely spared Greenville County, with emergency responders reporting storm damage to 11 structures countywide at an estimated cost of $65,000-$66,000, and no loss of life, county officials say. “Thankfully we were spared here in Greenville. We were very lucky,” said Jay Marett, deputy director of Emergency Management of Greenville County. Marett said county assessors finished evaluating the damage in Greenville County on Sunday and are now helping in other parts of the state. County spokesperson Bob Mihalic said a team of 10 from the codes enforcement division was deployed to assess damage from fallen trees. County roads were undamaged, with no long-term road closures other than the time necessary to move the trees.

“Folks stayed in[side] and we were able to clear debris quickly,” he said. Mihalic said Greenville County dodged the significant flooding experienced in the Midlands and along the coast, primarily due to the rain patterns that bypassed the “constant pounding” other areas experienced. Though emergency responders, public works and other staff

were on standby all day Saturday, “it never got bad,” he said of water levels. Restoration of several floodplains through home buyouts over the last decade also helped, said assistant county administrator Paula Gucker. However, if the county had not already worked to address stormwater, the weekend would have delivered a different story, with

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fatalities related to the storm

peak amount of roads and bridges closed

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flooding in homes, on roads and bridges in multiple locations, she said. “We did not see the damage we had in years past. The floodplains flooded and did their job with no threat to life or structures.” While Greenville avoided the brunt of the storm, the Midlands and Lowcountry were pounded by rain over the weekend and face a long road to recovery. University of South Carolina canceled classes this week and the USC football home game against LSU is moved to Baton Rouge. “This will not be a short or easy recovery, but we will get through it, and get through it together,” Gov. Nikki Haley said at a press conference midweek. While several estimates have placed the damage over $1 billion, Haley said officials were not yet able to determine the total amount of damage in the state due to the amount of destruction and the

statewide service calls

rescues by Department of Natural Resources

continuing flooding as the water flows to the coast. As of press time, emergency personnel had reported 13 dam failures in four counties with others still at risk of breach. At midweek, 17 people were known dead due to weather-related inci-

National Guard members to help with efforts

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dents, according to the state department of public safety. Haley was able to expedite federal relief aid by making a verbal request to the president before completing all the necessary paperwork. President Barack Obama declared parts of the state as disaster areas. As of Wednesday, residents in 16 counties could apply for federal aid, and the list could grow as damage continues to be assessed, Haley said. “We have now entered the largest recovery program our nation offers in an almost unprecedented timeframe,” the governor said in a statement. As the water flows from Columbia toward the coast, the Lowcountry will see more potential destruction, she said, adding, “It is hard to look at the loss we’re going to have, but everything will be OK.”

Greenville County codes enforcement ofﬁcers assessing damage over the weekend

dam failures in the state

RAINFALL TOTALS (IN INCHES) UPSTATE Laurens Greenwood Greer Duncan Spartanburg Greenville Anderson Clemson Pickens

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bjeffers@communityjournals.com Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis fired and arrested a deputy Monday for striking a suspect three times with a closed fist while the suspect was handcuffed. The incident occurred July 30 at the Greenville Health System while the deputy, Brandon Napolitano, and two GHS officers were attempting to place the suspect, Brian Christopher Mickens, in a wheelchair. Loftis said Napolitano shoved Mickens in the chest and then punched him twice in the face. Loftis said officials at GHS notified his office of the situation the next day. The sheriff said he immediately placed Napolitano on administrative leave and began an internal investigation, which resulted in Napolitano being charged with third-degree assault and battery. The former deputy was hired by the Sheriff’s Office in June 2011. Napolitano had responded to an armed robbery call at a Spinx gas station on White Horse Road on July 30. A clerk told dispatch that Mickens had pushed past her into the gas station’s office, Loftis said. The clerk closed the door in an attempt to contain Mickens in the office, Loftis said. However, Mickens was able to crawl into the office ceiling and gain access back into the shopping area. Mickens fled on foot, Loftis said, and deputies pursued him but lost sight of him. The deputies called in a K-9 unit to locate Mickens, who was found hiding under a truck in a used car lot. Loftis said Mickens refused to comply with the deputies’ commands as they tried to arrest him, and he was bitten by one of the canines. Mickens was trans-

ported by EMS to the hospital to be treated for a bite on his lower right leg. Napolitano followed EMS to the hospital. After Mickens was treated and preparations were being made for his release, Loftis said Napolitano requested assistance from two GHS officers when Mickens started making threats to hospital NAPOLITANO staff and to Napolitano personally. When Mickens was told he was going to be taken to jail, he refused to get out of bed and said he wouldn’t walk, according to MICKENS Loftis. A surveillance video shows that as the three officers attempted to place Mickens in a wheelchair, Napolitano struck Mickens, whose hands were handcuffed behind his back. While Mickens was being transported to the patrol car, he said he would kill Napolitano and his family or he would hire someone to do it, Loftis said. Mickens was charged with strong-arm robbery, threatening the life of a public employee, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of resisting arrest, according to warrants. Loftis said “it hurts when something like this happens,” but his office is committed to investigating deputies involved in any similar situations in the future. “Just because they wear the gun and carry the badge does not mean that they get special treatment,” he said.

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Toys, plants and life on Mars Public Education Partners, Verizon award STEM project grants to high schools CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com From designing and printing 3-D toys to creating a growth chamber that would support plant life in outer space, students at five high schools will learn STEM-related skills through innovative classroom projects funded by grants from Public Education Partners of Greenville County and Verizon. At J.L. Mann High, Chris Beyerle’s students will design a housing base so humans could survive on Mars, an alien planet 140 million miles from Earth that has extreme cold, high radiation levels, lack of oxygen and frequent dust storms. Students in Marci Cecere’s “Introduction to Engineering” classes at Mauldin High will design small children’s toys to be used as stocking stuffers for under-

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At Blue Ridge High, grant money will be used to stock raised-bed and aquaponic gardening so Emily Annas’s environmental science students can conduct experiments to maximize vegetable production in various growing conditions. Doug Adomatis’ Greenville Tech Charter High physical science students will use NASA’s lunar plant growth chamber

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“Based on our double-digit growth in all areas where we serve and the willingness of the community to be placed on waiting lists to receive our services, there is clearly pent-up demand in Greenville,” said Kim Pitman, executive director. “This facility expansion ensures that the public can continue to receive high quality services at very affordable prices.” Construction on the first phase, the medical center, is expected to begin in May or June next year and take approximately 12 months.

NEWS | 10.09.2015 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 15 GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Board appointments and rezoning dockets were on tap during Greenville County Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday night.

WOODRUFF ROAD AND FAIRVIEW ROAD DEVELOPMENTS Council gave final and third reading to a rezoning for an 18-acre commercial development on Woodruff Road at Sunnydale Drive that would include a grocery store, retail and offices. The rezoning was approved with conditions that an intersection be aligned with the nearby planned branch library. The council also voted to rezone 762 and 756 Fairview Road to multi-family zoning to expand the Ballantyne Commons apartment complex. A rezoning for a dental office at 25021 E. North St. was also approved at third reading.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The code names were flying as council took up economic development for projects called Rock, Machine, Owl, Rampart and Orange. Project Rock’s fee in lieu of tax agreement was sent back to the finance committee.

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REFUGEES One citizen requested that council pass a resolution preventing the resettlement of refugees in Greenville County and to send to Gov. Nikki Haley. Federal funds to support refugees are administered through the Department of Social Services, said Councilman Joe Dill. Chairman Bob Taylor said council had no jurisdiction over refugees. Dill requested a workshop on refugees and how the process works.

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City talks emergency response and audits BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Greenville City Council took up two items of business in open session at its work session on Monday: Greenville County emergency preparedness and a financial audit update. The council went into executive session to discuss other agenda items regarding boards and commissions appointments and an economic development/legal briefing.

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The council heard from emergency personnel who said the city and county of Greenville were largely spared from the brunt of the storm that devastated the state’s Midlands and coast last weekend. However, county staff spent the weekend in the Emergency Operations Center monitoring the storm’s impact. Jay Marett, deputy director of Emergency Management of Greenville County, said the county has a system in place to quickly respond to emergency situations and members of the different departments know their roles. Greenville Fire Chief Steve Kovalcik said the Greenville FD is sending search and rescue, fire and helicopter assets to Columbia and Charleston to assist with recovery efforts there.

FINANCIAL AUDIT During the work session, council members heard an update to the city’s finances from the Office of Management and Budget prior to receipt of the official audit. The report showed that the city is doing well financially, and in some cases better than projected. Motor vehicle tax revenue for June was more than $330,000, two times above the monthly average. The city also underestimated revenues for business licenses and permits for more than $200,000. City personnel said they would present a debt issuance plan to fund the parking structures for the Erwin Penland garage, River Place and beside the Aloft Hotel. Kai Nelson, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said the debt issuance could be up to $36 million, which would be one of the biggest debt issuances by the city.

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Bush vows to appoint judges with clear record At Furman for ‘nerdy conversation’ about the Constitution BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said at Furman University last week that he would appoint federal justices who have been former judges with a clear, consistent record. He said the current trend in appointing justices is to choose one who is virtually unknown so that opponents can’t question his or her record. “I don’t think that’s the appropriate way to go,” Bush said. “I think you need to appoint someone who has a consistent experienced record, that then you can say when they get to the bench they’ll maintain that consistency, which means as a president you have to fight for them.” Bush joined S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson at Furman for what the duo called a “nerdy conversation” about the Constitution. The topic of appointing justices is especially pertinent to this election because three Supreme Court Justices – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy – will all be in their 80s by the 2016 election and could likely retire soon. A fourth Supreme Court justice, Stephen Breyer, will turn 80 during the next president’s term. Ginsburg and Breyer are part of the court’s liberal wing. Scalia is part of the

conservative wing. Kennedy, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, is often a swing vote on court decisions. Bush said choosing judges is the “highest priority the president can have because it has the longest-lasting impact.” During the conversation, Bush also criticized the 2005 Supreme Court decision of Kelo v. City of New London, in which the court in a 5-4 decision determined a private company could use eminent domain to take private land to further economic development. In a recent interview with Fox News, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump praised the Kelo decision, telling news anchor Bret Baier that eminent domain is useful “for massive projects – for instance, you’re going to create thousands of jobs and you have somebody that’s in the way.”

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF UPSTATE MEETS TOUGHER OZONE STANDARDS

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The Upstate would be in compliance with tougher air quality standards for groundlevel ozone based on the most recent monitoring results, reports Clean Air Upstate. The EPA set a limit of 70 parts per billion for ground-level ozone, down from 75 parts per billion. Ground-level ozone is created by emissions released into the air by manufacturing plants, utilities and vehicles. The highest testing monitor in the region had a level of 66 parts per billion, according to Dean Hybl, executive director of Ten at the Top, which coordinates the Upstate Air Quality Advisory Committee. Hybl said ozone levels in the Upstate have declined from 95 parts per billion in 2000 to 83 parts per billion in 2006 and 73 parts per billion in 2011 to current levels. Hybl credited the dramatic improvements to collaboration amongst communities and businesses in the Upstate. “Having clean air that meets the EPA standards is crucial for the health of all Upstate residents and is also important because it means that manufacturers and needed transportation projects in the region will not be subject to additional regulations and cost,” he said.

Several Greenville County fire departments are planning an event on Oct. 9 to highlight this year’s Fire Prevention Week. The event will take place at the BI-LO shopping center on 3619 Pelham Road from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Activities will include apparatus displays from Boiling Springs Fire District, Taylors Fire and Rescue, Wade Hampton Fire and Sewer District, Pelham-Batesville Fire Department, GSP International Airport Fire Department, Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office, EMS, South Carolina Fire and Life Safety Educators. Two fire safety houses, a fire extinguisher training prop and a child car seat inspection station will also be available. The South Carolina Fire and Life Safety Educators’ Association will conduct a sideby-side burn demonstration at 11:00 a.m. to illustrate the benefits of residential fire sprinkler systems in homes.

STATE FAIR TO BEGIN OCT. 14 The South Carolina State Fair is set to open Oct. 14 in Columbia in the aftermath of the state’s historic rainfalls this past weekend. The fair will run through Oct. 25 at Rosewood Drive and George Rogers Boulevard. All proceeds from the $5 parking fee will be donated to area flood relief efforts. Advance discount admission tickets and ride vouchers for this year’s fair remain on sale through Oct. 13 at more than 100 Walgreens stores across South Carolina. Regular admission tickets (ages 6-54) are $7 in advance and $10 once the fair opens. Ride vouchers are $23 in advance and $28 once the fair opens. Regular priced admission tickets and ride vouchers will be available at Walgreens or the fairgrounds throughout the fair’s run. For more information about tickets or for general fair information, visit SCStateFair.org or call 803-799-3387.

BIG TOTALS FOR SPIRIT WEEK Four Greenville County high schools raised more than $700,000 for charity during their Spirit Weeks. Wade Hampton High raised more than $225,000 for Project Hope, an Upstate nonprofit organization providing autism services. Eastside High raised $125,000 for “With Purpose,” a charity for children with cancer. Greenville High raised nearly $207,000 for Make a Wish. J.L. Mann raised more than $151,000 for the Center for Developmental Services.

CITY OF GREER TOPS $1 BILLION IN RETAIL SALES The city of Greer has surpassed $1 billion in gross retail sales for fiscal year 2015 for the first time ever, Reno Deaton, executive director of the Greer Development Corporation, announced at the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Luncheon. City businesses earned $1,034,016,761 in gross retail sales, an increase of 23 percent over 2014, and nearly a 93 percent increase over the pre-recession high in 2008, Deaton said. It marks a record for the fifth consecutive year, he said.

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City wants to use vacant armory for maintenance

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Joint-owned complex empty for years APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com City of Greenville and Greenville County officials are at work on an agreement to use the joint-owned, vacant former National Guard Armory on Laurens Road for parks and recreation operations and city fire truck maintenance. “The city has a desire to reuse that site for municipality purposes,” said City Manager John Castile. The city could use the facility for truck maintenance because a heavy-duty lift would not need to be constructed, said Greenville County Councilman Lynn Ballard. The total cost of moving the city’s public works is approximately $20 million, according to city estimates. Instead of a proposed $1-per-year lease for the armory, the city could offer fire truck maintenance services to the 36

fire departments and districts throughout the county, said Ballard. The city was not interested in purchasing the county’s share of the property, he said. Greenville County Administrator Joe Kernell said the county’s share of the property is approximately $400,000. Renovation costs for the armory property estimated several years ago totaled approximately $2-$3 million, Kernell said. In February, county officials had discussed the possibility of a trade of the county’s share in the armory for the city’s share of the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center. The county is seeking additional space for the sheriff’s office and could use the space at the law enforcement center, Kernell said. According to county officials, no decision has been made on the armory and all options are still on the table. Castile said this week that the city is wiling to accommodate county operations like fire equipment maintenance if capacity is available.

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‘It’s not a full stop’ APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com The boardwalk for the new Cancer Survivors Park is under construction and will soon wind its way down from Church Street to the haven that is planned on the banks of the Reedy River. To help share the experiences of survivors, both of a cancer diagnosis and of having a loved one with cancer, the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance is telling the stories of local survivors through frank interviews and fine photography called the Sunday Survivor Series. Collaborators say the series is designed to “demystify the effects of the illness on the human experience,” and features stories written by Furman University professor and Community Journals digital strategist Emily Price and photos by Mark Kirby. Both are shared weekly on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and online. Executive director Kay Roper said the series is “the heart and soul of what the Cancer Survivors Park is all about. Connection is what I’m hearing when people read the stories.” The Sunday Survivor Series launched on Father’s Day this June and will continue for 52 weeks.

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Surviving with pancreatic cancer, diagnosed 2011 “Cancer is commonplace, yet most people treat it as a death sentence,” said Michael Pratt, who is featured in the series. He told the Journal he wants to share with others that while some people suffer terribly, for many people, cancer is a reality that can be managed. “Cancer is something you learn to adjust to,” he said. “It’s not a full stop; it’s a passage you can tread without life becoming unbearable.” “So the sort of things you’re doing are valuable; having people realize that they haven’t been sort of picked out, or selected personally; but it’s all part of the process of living,” Pratt said in the Sunday Survivor Series. “Some of us get away with it, and others of us get caught in it.”

Father living with chronic leukemia Husband living with squamous cell carcinoma The cancer series is “creating connections of people who are sharing a journey of healing,” said Sonya Caldwell, whose mother died of pancreatic cancer and husband had squamous cell carcinoma. She told the Journal she wanted to be a part of the series and the park because “everyone needs to find a focal point that helps them have hope.” Caldwell is a hiker and predicted the park, specifically the labyrinth, will help visitors find purpose, clarity, healing and redemption. “Cancer doesn’t mean it’s the end of life; it can be the beginning of a new way of living,” she said.

Photographer Mark Kirby said the series is important because it creates connections. So many people have had cancer or are battling it, and the series offers “hope or comfort.” He said the photographs convey hope, and “you will be able to connect to the person in the photo… there’s that common humanity we all share.” “These stories are about love, and (hopefully) providing inspiration for the many battling cancer now,” Kirby said in the Sunday Survivor Series. “While our series aims to inspire and provide strength to others, it can never be sugarcoated or always end happily. Cancer is a terrible disease. Having it or experiencing a loved one fight it are both brutal experiences. Losing someone to it is arguably the worst. But I believe realizing this is an important part of making it through – part of surviving.”

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“It may sound odd, but marathon running is probably good training for going through cancer treatment,” Satterfield told the Sunday Survivor Series. “Both are hard and sometimes painful, but the key is to keep going and don’t stop until you finish! The main difference, of course, being that people choose to run marathons – but no one ‘chooses’ to get cancer.”

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“A survivor has a cancer experience; I am a survivor,” Lawrence said in her Sunday Survivor profile. “But you can have someone close to you that has cancer. Like my mom, it must have been hard for her to watch me have cancer. You know, my mom is a survivor, too.”

“I think it’s just in your attitude,” Archer said in her Sunday Survivor profile. “You have to have a sense of humor with it. I think you have to remain positive. I think that is really a big part of the battle. You just can’t give up on it. I am a firm believer of that. I think that for many, it’s the unknown – that’s the scary thing.”

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When the 20th annual EURO Auto Festival kicks off next weekend, Greenville resident Barry Harms will get the chance to debut a car that took him 36 years to remodel. When he first saw the 1959 Jaguar XK150 S Roadster he’s debuting, Harms was restoring another car and passed on the opportunity to buy the Jaguar. About eight months later, Harms decided to check and see if the car was still available. He was fortunate he didn’t wait any longer. When he showed up, he saw the owner loading a moving van. “The guy who was selling the car was moving the next day,” he said. Harms bought the car and only later discovered its true value. “I had no idea how rare the car was at the time,” he said. Jaguar made fewer

than 900 of those roadsters, he said. He estimates the value of the Jaguar now to be around $225,000. An almost identical car sold at auction this year for $341,000. Harms is no stranger to classic cars or the auto festival. He started as a parking assistant for the show in 1998 and eventually became chairman for two years in 2008. Different personal situations delayed the restoration of his Jaguar, but next weekend it will join the lineup of more than 450 European cars at the festival. The lineup includes the traditional Porches and Ferraris but also unique cars like one driven forward by a propeller. The featured marque this year will be BMW. The show will also feature a line of French cars not seen in the Southeast before, including the Éclair, an electric car built by the Michelin brothers to demonstrate the first pneumatic tire – a tire

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filled with air. Last year, 15,000 visitors showed up for the event, said this year’s chairman, George Melanis. This year the venue is moving from BMW Zentrum to Embassy Suites and The Preserve at Verdae. Cars will be displayed on the 10th and 18th fairways and greens. Attendees will have a chance to participate in a competition to guess the value of the field of cars, which Melanis hinted was between $50 million to $100 million. The show is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 10. Attendees can preorder tickets for $10 at euroautofestival.com. Tickets are available the day of the show for $15. People can also purchase $30 tickets at the show for a BMW X5 off-road experience or a BMW M5 high-speed experience on a test track “It’s a personable car show,” Melanis

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said. The car owners who come to the show love talking to adults and youth and telling stories about the cars. Some even let kids get in the cars, he said. The public will get to vote on a people’s choice for their favorite car, and the children will also separately get to vote for their favorite. “I love seeing guys coming out with their sons and daughters and getting into the car hobby,” Melanis said.

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Mitchell Road Christian Academy will host an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sign in at the front desk to take a tour of the school. No appointment is necessary. The school is located at 207 Mitchell Road, Greenville. Call 268-2210 for more information. Mitchell Road Christian Academy’s girls’ volleyball team defeated Prince of Peace in their last regular game of the season, bringing this year’s record to 8-2. The Lady Eagles will finish their season by competing in the CMSC Tournament on Oct. 19-20 at MRCA. From left to right: Melanie Tompkins, Faith Reimann and Riley Davidson celebrate a winning season. Sarah Cox, the new art teacher at The Chandler School, has taken art to the next level. Concentrating on line and sharp, the older students referenced Kandinsky’s “Composition VII” and “Black and Violet.” Sam Symonette is shown using watercolors to create his own Kandinsky-like painting. Bob Jones Academy students participating in the school’s various fine arts programs participated in the school’s first fine arts tour to Washington, D.C. Fiftyeight art, band, choir, orchestra and speech students and 10 faculty members and chaperones participated. They were given tours of the Pentagon, Library of Congress, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Mount Vernon. Sen. Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy spoke with the group and answered questions. Congressman Jeff Duncan gave an after-hour tour of the Capitol that included a visit to the floor of the House, prayer in the members’ chapel and the singing of “Amazing Grace” in the capitol rotunda. BJA faculty member Bill Pinkston’s lecture on specific pieces of art in the National Gallery of Art drew the attention of other tourists in the museum. Two BJA graduates, Major Quay Barnett and Jennifer Groover, also participated. Students in K4 through second grades are paired with students in fifth through eighth grades as part of St. Mary’s School Buddy program. Buddies meet throughout the year for fun and educational activities. The Buddy program helps teach older students the responsibility and value of being a good role model. The little buddies love the chance to interact with older students. Shay Bouharoun (first grade) and Ethan Riordan (eighth

Students in Madeline Willis’ grade) participate in St. Mary’s School Buddy Program. Washington Center class have started their year off with numerous science experiments. Students learn about the scientific process within each of these lessons. Students begin by asking a question such as: What happens when a penny is put in vinegar and salt? The students hypothesized the pennies would become shiny. They found dirty pennies, put them into a vinegar and salt mixture Washington Center student Yash Math participated in and waited for a few days. The stu- a science experiment with his teacher Madeline Willis.

dents organized the data and came to a conclusion. They proved their hypothesis was correct. CCES varsity football players were honored as players of the week for the Greenville Touchdown Club. Pictured are Josh Jackson, Defensive Player of the Week, and Zach Epting, Offensive Player of the Week. Coach Don Frost is also shown. The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Public Safety Department has been awarded first runner-up for the National Campus Safety Department of the Year by Safe Campus, the National Campus Safety Summit. The honor comes as a result of improving campus safety through advances in emergency communications, technological improvements, implemented training programs and facility upgrades. More than 4,700 departments were eligible for the award. The CCES girls’ varsity tennis team claimed its second straight championship in the Chick-fil-A of Anderson Hall of Fame Classic high school girls’ tennis tournament in Belton. Dr. Scott Henderson, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, has written a verse memoir about desire, love and loss. His book, “Gin and Gardenias: A Memoir of Desire, Love and Loss,” is published by Fiction Addiction Publishing located in Greenville. The book contains 68 poems that provide an overview of Henderson’s life, while also exploring the process of forming a social and spiritual identity in the contemporary South. CCES seventh-grade students serve the Greenville community every Wednesday with a visit to Pleasant Valley Head Start Childcare Center. The preschools enjoy playing with their older CCES friends, stacking blocks, playing pretend kitchen and reading stories. CCES students Jude Hall and Lexie Sobocinski won the Punt, Pass and Kick contest for their age division for Greenville County. They will compete in the regional competition on Oct. 24.

Submit entries at http://bit.ly/GJEducation. Don’t see your school’s news in the Greenville Journal this week? Visit greenvillejournal.com/life-culture/education for more education happenings.

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“Our slogan is Movers Who Care, but that’s truly a core value, not just a motto.” “Our sloganbought is Movers Who Care, butand that’s truly a core not just ahas motto.” The Feldmans their Greenville Two Men a Truck franchise in value,the company a 96% referral rate, an excellent number, but the

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2002, but they keep moving – purchasing three additional franchises in The Feldmans bought their Greenville Two Men and a Truck franchise in the past two years. “But Greenville is where we live and where we’ll stay,” 2002, but they keep moving – purchasing three additional franchises in said Rebecca Feldman, who Greenville owns the company with Bryan. the past two years. “But is where we livehusband and where we’ll stay,” Thesaid three new ventures – in Tallahassee, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; and Rebecca Feldman, who owns the company with husband Bryan. Chesterfield, Va. – came from sudden opportunities that arose for the The three new ventures – in Tallahassee, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; and Feldmans, which is howfrom they sudden came toopportunities own their first Men Chesterfield, Va.also – came thatTwo arose for the and aFeldmans, Truck franchise 2002. had worked as a Two mover which isback also in how theyBryan came to own their first Men whileand at the University of South andhad then worked a a Truck franchise back inCarolina, 2002. Bryan worked as as a mover whileservice at the University of Southmanager Carolina,atand workedfranchise. as a customer rep and assistant thethen Columbia customer repaand assistant the Columbia franchise. After Bryan service managed franchise inmanager Atlanta, at the newly married After Bryan managed a franchise in Atlanta, the newly married couple received a phone call saying the Greenville Two Men and a received a phone Greenville Mento and Truckcouple franchise was for sale. call “Hesaying knew the that’s what heTwo wanted do,a Truck was for sale. knew what he wanted to do, and he said,franchise if I’m doing this, we “He should dothat’s it together,” said Rebecca, and he said, if I’m doing this, we should do it together,” said Rebecca, who was working at Georgia Tech in fundraising at the time. “I was who was working at Georgia Tech in fundraising at the time. “I was excited that it was something we could do together.” excited that it was something we could do together.” They started with only two trucks and built the company to 18 They started with only two trucks and built the company to 18 trucks operating in Greenville. They employ more than 50 and offer trucks operating in Greenville. They employ more than 50 and offer a variety of services, including local and long-distance moves, fulla variety of services, including local and long-distance moves, fullservice packing and business moves. They alsoalso have a satellite service packing and business moves. They have a satelliteoffice officeinin Spartanburg. Spartanburg. The reason for their steady growth is simple: “Providing customers The reason for their steady growth is simple: “Providing customers with the carecare possible,” sheshe said. “Our slogan is isMovers withbest the customer best customer possible,” said. “Our slogan Movers Who Who Care,Care, but that’s trulytruly a core value, notnot justjust a motto.” Nationally, but that’s a core value, a motto.” Nationally,

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Runway Park at Greenville Downtown Airport recently completed a new entrance containing a Boeing 737 fuselage and personalized brick pavers that park donors ordered. The opening of the entrance will be commemorated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, just before the start of the Wings & Wheels event from noon to 6 p.m.

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Behind the set at ESPN’s “College GameDay.” Clemson beat Notre Dame 24-22 in a home game in Death Valley Saturday.

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Ta’Shaun Harris receives a check on behalf of Momentum Bike Clubs from Ken Drescher and the Greenville Spinners who raised $2,434.08 from their Campbell’s Covered Bridge Charity ride on Sept. 7. Momentum Bike Clubs provides mentoring support through bike clubs for middle school youth in Greenville County.

The Put Down the Guns Now Young People anti-violence organization held a prayer vigil this week at Greenville Technical College in memory of those who died in the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Oct. 1.

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The South Eastern Regional Ballet Association board of directors recently voted International Ballet in as a new member company with performing company status. Performing status gives International Ballet full opportunity to perform selected works at the SERBA Festival each year. Executive director Lena Forster and director of artistic operations Juliana Jordan traveled with 10 dancers representing International Ballet to the adjudication at the Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance Education. In an effort to monitor and track fraudulent activity, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is introducing BBB Scam Tracker, an online tool which allows consumers and businesses to report instances of fraud and stay up to date on scams targeting their area. At bbb.org/scamtracker/upstatesc, consumers and businesses can report a suspect offer and learn about scams or suspicious activity. BBB staff review all submissions to watch for patterns of a problem and ensure the submissions are authentic.

Submit entries to community@communityjournals.com. theatre residency program. Funding will allow SCCT to take a theatre «residency to Duncan Chapel Elementary School, where students will take part in an eight-week residency. In addition, SCCT has been awarded a $23,146 General Operating Support grant by the South Carolina Arts Commission for its 20152016 fiscal year. Funding will help support SCCT’s productions, classes and outreach programs. Greenville Family Partnership and Chris and Kelly HOPE Foundation recently hosted the 28th annual Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament at Green Valley Country Club. Forty-six teams registered and the event raised more than $100,000. DNA Creative Communications, in partnership with Community Foundation of Greenville, United Way of Greenville County and Hollingsworth Funds, hosted Leading with an Exceptional Board: Moving from Transactional to Transformational as part of its Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums. More than 90 executive directors and nonprofit leaders attended the event, which featured speaker Susan Meier, a nationally recognized nonprofit governance professional. DNA will host a second session, Leading with an Exceptional Team, on Nov. 17, featuring Patrick Jinks, president of the Jinks Perspective Group, certified leadership coach, facilitator, planner and trainer. For more information, visit nonprofitforums.org or call 235-0959, ext. 101. The Greenville Cultural Exchange Center is seeking nominations for its 2016 Women Making History award. Nominees include women who have made major contributions of time and effort to the progress of the communities of the Upstate. These honorees also continue to unite the communities of the Upstate with their spirit of volunteerism and giving. Nominees’ names with resume and supporting materials (no more than three pages) should be emailed to womenmakinghistoryupstatesc@gmail.com or mailed to Women Making History Awards, Attn: Ms. Ruth Ann Butler, PO Box 5482, Greenville, SC 29606.

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Mirrors: reﬂecting your own style Mirrors are everywhere and can be used with every décor, but we often forget about making the most of them in our home design. Mirrors can be more than just a looking glass when a few tips are considered.

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INTERIORS INSIDE OUT with Barbara Dalton

Function

Placement Take notice of what will be reflected, and then position the mirror to reflect something you love. Avoid putting mirrors at the end of foyers so your guests won’t see themselves immediately upon arrival and when being greeted. Consider a grouping of mirrors to add interest in place of artwork, or use mirrors to neutralize other artwork in the room.

The Unexpected Be creative with your mirrors. Replace the glass in old doors and windows with mirrors, leaving the old wood finish. Instead of hanging large mirrors, lean them and secure with a hidden hook attached to the wall. Don’t forget outdoor living spaces. A mirror can add an architectural element to bare walls or over an outdoor fireplace. Use a mirrored tray on a coffee table to reflect light. I placed a custom mirror at the end of a client’s long hallway, and it opened the space and created more light. We treated the mirror as a wall and placed artwork on it to diffuse reflections. This added a “Wow!” factor to the entire hallway that was previously long and dark.

Reflecting Your Own Style

Artwork placed on a mirror at the end of hallway.

Never underestimate the use of a mirror when you have an unfinished or un-

balanced look in a room, or when you just can’t seem to solve a design problem. Mirrors can be solutions, artwork, architectural elements, and space enhancers, all Louis Philippe mirror in while reflecting powder room. the beauty and unique style of your home.

Style

Art studio industrial sink with mirror back splash.

Go with large mirrors and make an impact with a statement mirror, choosing from a huge selection of shapes and finishes. The soft gold finish is very popular, but you will still find silvers, as well as mixed metals and colors. Select a narrower metal molding for a more modern style, or a quatrefoil with a chipped paint finish for a vintage feel. I love Louis Philippe mirrors! They can be used in a very traditional room, but they also mix beautifully with more modern décor. One of my favorite shops at the Paris Flea Market is filled with antique Louis Philippe mirrors; I used one in silver tones in a client’s powder room to create a big impact in a small space.

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Mirrors over sinks in bathrooms and fulllength mirrors to check your appearance are of obvious practical use. Replacing standard mirrors with new, interesting mirrors can be an instant update. Over vanities, using larger mirrors with sconces directly in the glass reflects more light, which opens the entire space. Consider mirrors in narrow hallways or dark rooms where the reflections pro-

vide an illusion of depth. Recently, I used a mirror as a backsplash around an industrial sink in a client’s art studio. This mirror was functional for paint splatter, but with the reflection of the industrial faucet, it also created a “work of art.”

Interior designer Barbara Dalton is an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) associate member and serves Upstate clients from her downtown Greenville office. Her passion is working with clients to create spaces that reflect their desires and personalities to produce exceptional interior environments.

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONORS Cynthia Serra Joins Coldwell Banker Caine Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Cynthia Serra as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Serra joins Coldwell Banker Caine with 12 years of experience as a full time full-service realtor. Prior to joining Caine, she worked for another Upstate real estate company. Among her certifications, she is is an Accredited Buyers Representative and Certified Short Sale and Serra Foreclosure Specialist. Serra moved to the Greenville area in 2004 and specializes in relocation services for regional, national and international clients. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, South Carolina Association of Realtors, Greater Greenville Association of Realtors, Real Estate Buyers Council and the Sales and Marketing Council of the Upstate. Active in the community, she is a Chairwoman for United Way Palmetto Society Women in Real Estate and committee member for United Way Financial Stability Council. In her free time she enjoys painting, cooking, reading, gardening and traveling. “We are thrilled to welcome Cynthia to our Greenville team,” said

Stephen Edgerton, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Her local expertise and passion for the industry sets her apart as a topnotch agent in the Upstate.”

Allen Tate Companies President/CEO Pat Riley Offers Real Estate Update to Upstate Business Leaders Pat Riley, president and CEO, Allen Tate Companies, was featured speaker at the September “Coffee & Conversation” meeting of the Upstate SC Alliance, held September 23, 2015 at the Alliance’s offices in Greenville, S.C. Riley provided business leaders with a national, regional and local update on the residential real estate market and its impact on Riley economic development in the Upstate. The Upstate SC Alliance is a regional economic development organization representing the commerce-rich northwestern corner of South Carolina.

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VISIT OUR MODEL HOME OPEN HOUSE SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS FROM 1PM-5PM 1797 Altamont Road, Greenville, SC 29609 A community that balances the quiet tranquility of a mountain retreat, with the vibrancy of the local Greenville community. Where the community can support an active lifestyle both outside and within the development. The Ridges is an environmentally conscious design built in harmony with Paris Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s native beauty and incorporates extensive recreational amenities. Every element comes together seamlessly to provide the rich comforts of sophisticated southern living balanced with rustic tranquility. Homes at The Ridges at Paris Mountain will be built exclusively by DillardJones Builders, a two-time winner of the prestigious Southern Living Builder of the Year award, and a select group of top architects building a community that reflects excellence in architecture and embraces the natural surroundings of Paris Mountain.

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Erika DeRoberts Joins Coldwell Banker Caine

37 SHORE VISTA LANE, GREER MLS#1300711 • 1.68 Acres • $179,900 Don’t miss this opportunity to own one of the last prime lots in upscale Pennington Pointe. Build your dream home and enjoy relaxing with family, entertaining friends, fishing, kayaking all on this 800 acre fishing lake. There is also a public fishing pier, boat ramp and restrooms. Perfect location, only 25 minutes to downtown Greenville, 15 minutes to Greenville Spartanburg Airport and 30 minutes to the mountains of NC.

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Coldwell Banker Caine hired Erika DeRoberts as the company’s Project Executive and Director of Developer Relations, effective today. She comes to Coldwell Banker Caine from serving as Branch Leader and Broker-in-Charge for another real estate company in the Upstate. “I chose Coldwell Banker Caine for the company’s strength in leadership, the depth of its Upstate roots, the support DeRoberts and genuine care they have for those they serve, the reputation of being elite and first-class real estate professionals, and our shared vision, passion and drive to be the best,” DeRoberts stated. “As new home construction is experiencing pent-up demand and growth, the strategic partnerships between Coldwell Banker Caine and residential developers and builders are increasingly valuable. Erika’s experience with new home community positioning, creative marketing and impressive sales results will help guide the success of these projects,” explained Stephen Edgerton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coldwell Banker Caine. In the role of Project Executive and Director of Developer

Relations, DeRoberts will oversee the marketing and communications strategy for new construction projects and serve as a primary liaison with the developers in the Upstate in which Coldwell Banker Caine serves as the sales and marketing partner. DeRoberts began her real estate career in 2005, working for a national builder in onsite sales. She achieved Rookie of the Year by selling 26 town homes in her first five months and was awarded Salesperson of the Year the following year. DeRoberts began training salespeople specializing in new homes and found her calling for helping others succeed. Her real estate career beats to this drum: Serve, edify and help others achieve their very best. In 2010, DeRoberts was awarded Homefinder.com National Rookie of the Year for assisting Upstate S.C. agents with their business and marketing plans, focusing on digital and online advertising. As a branch leader and broker-in-charge for another Upstate real estate company, she grew her offices from 13 to 39 agents. With individual support and training, the offices achieved significant growth. She was awarded the Pride and Purpose and Rising Star awards in 2014. After earning a Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology from Universidad de las Americas, in Cholula, Mexico, DeRoberts lived all over the United States, including Oklahoma, Illinois, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina. DeRoberts has called the Upstate home since 1998.

R E A L E S TAT E N E W S GGAR Market Overview

When the Federal Reserve left overnight interest rates where they’ve been for the last nine years, it gave consumers reason to celebrate. Mortgage interest rates were rising, but retreated below four percent, according to Freddie Mac. In August, home prices slowed and existing housing sales dipped, as buyers gave up shopping for homes in a low-supply market, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing housing sales fell nearly five percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.31 million in August from 5.58 million in July. Yet, sales volume has risen year-over-year for 11 consecutive months and are over six percent higher than year ago levels when the pace was 5 million. Price appreciation in the last two months moderated from the rate of growth seen earlier this year, noted Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Owner and Broker-in-Charge of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville, SC. The median existing home price in August was $228,700, which is nearly five percent above August 2014 when the median home price was $218,400. August’s price increase marks the 42nd consecutive month of year-over-year gains. According to Freddie Mac, the average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage fell from over four percent in August. With supplies still well below the level needed to create a healthy market and with mortgage interest rates back down below four percent, homebuyers are in a better position to purchase homes during the fall season. As of September 10, 2015, the housing market was still blisteringly hot in Greater Greenville. Housing sales were up nearly 11 percent, from 977 units sold a year ago to 1083 units sold in August 2015. Median home prices were up nearly four percent year-over-year, from $164,000 to $170,000. The number of days it took to sell homes dropped from 77 to 72. Year to date, housing sales are 20 percent above the same period – January through August in 2014. Housing supplies are nearly 10 percent lower than last year, with approximately five month’s supply on hand, about the same as the national median. It will be a brisk fall, so get your next home in time to enjoy the cooler weather. It’s a great time to buy a home! Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,200 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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Pickled cucumbers

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! 218 Rice Street, Greenville, SC 29605 $499,000 - MLS# 1307597 - 3 Beds / 3½ Bath / Bonus Rm / Fenced Yard Agent: Debra Owensby / 864.608.4608 FEA TUR

BREAD-&-BUTTER PICKLES Ingredients: 6 pounds of 4- to 5-inch pickling cucumbers 8 cups thinly sliced onions (about 3 pounds) ½ cup canning or pickling salt

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4 cups vinegar (5 percent) 4½ cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 1½ tablespoons celery seed 1 tablespoon ground turmeric 1 cup pickling lime (optional — for use in variation below for making firmer pickles)

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Yield: About 8 pints Preparation: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard. Cut into 3/16-inch slices. Combine cucumbers and onions in a large bowl. Add salt. Cover with 2 inches crushed or cubed ice. Refrigerate three to four hours, adding more ice as needed. Preparation Variation for Firmer Pickles: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard. Cut into 3/16-inch slices. Mix 1 cup pickling lime and 1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water in a 2- to 3-gallon crock, glass or enamelware container. CAUTION: Avoid inhaling lime dust while mixing the lime-water solution. Soak cucumber slices in lime water for 12 to 24 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove from lime solution, rinse and resoak one hour in fresh, cold water. Repeat the rinsing and soaking steps twice more. Handle carefully, as slices will be brittle. Drain well. To Make Pickles: Add sugar and remaining ingredients in a large pot. Boil 10 minutes. Add well-drained cucumbers and onions and slowly reheat to boiling. Fill jars with slices and cooking syrup, leaving ½-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints or quarts for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath, or use lowtemperature pasteurization treatment explained at the end of this fact sheet. Storage: After processing and cooling, jars should be stored four to five weeks to develop ideal flavor. QUICK FRESH-PACK DILL PICKLES

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Ingredients: 8 pounds of 3- to 5-inch pickling cucumbers 2 gallons water 1¼ cups canning or pickling salt (divided) 1½ quarts vinegar (5 percent) ¼ cup sugar 2 quarts water 2 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spice

3 tablespoons whole mustard seed About 14 heads of fresh dill OR 5 tablespoons dill seed

Yield: 7 to 9 pints Procedure: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave 1/4 inch of stem attached. Dissolve 3/4 cup salt in 2 gallons water. Pour over cucumbers and let stand 12 hours. Drain. Combine vinegar, 1/2 cup salt, sugar and 2 quarts water. Add mixed pickling spices tied in a clean, white cloth. Heat to boiling. Fill jars with cucumbers. Add 1 teaspoon mustard seed and 1 1/2 heads fresh dill (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dill seed) per pint jar. Cover with boiling pickling solution, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints for 10 minutes or quarts for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath, or use the low-temperature pasteurization treatment explained on the last page. QUICK SWEET PICKLES May be canned as either strips or slices.

Ingredients: 8 pounds of 3- to 4-inch pickling cucumbers 1/3 cup canning or pickling salt 4½ cups sugar 3½ cups vinegar (5 percent) 2 teaspoons celery seed 1 tablespoon whole allspice 2 tablespoons mustard seed 1 cup pickling lime (optional - for use in variation below for making firmer pickles)

Yield: About 7 to 9 pints Preparation: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave 1/4 inch of stem attached. Slice or cut in strips. Place in bowl and sprinkle with 1/3 cup salt. Cover with 2 inches of crushed or cubed ice. Refrigerate three to four hours. Add more ice as needed. Drain well. Preparation Variation for Firmer Pickles: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave 1/4 inch of stem attached. Slice or cut cucumbers into strips. Mix 1 cup pickling lime and 1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon water in a 2- to 3-gallon crock, glass or enamelware container. CAUTION: Avoid inhaling lime dust while mixing the lime-water solution. Soak cucumber slices or strips in lime water solution for 12 to 24 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove from lime solution and rinse and resoak one hour in fresh, cold water. Repeat the rinsing and resoaking twice more. Handle carefully because slices or strips will be brittle. Drain well. To Make Pickles: Combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed, allspice and mustard seed in 6-quart kettle. Heat to

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Beautiful new construction in the upscale community of Maxwell Farm. This 4 BR/4.5 BA brick home was designed Price: $739,000 with today’s buyer in mind. An open floor plan provides for Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 4 Half: 1 a spacious living area with a master suite and guest suite on Sq Ft: 4000+ MLS: 1305020 opposite sides of the main level for privacy. An accordion door at the Great Room opens the house up to a covered Schools: Monarch Elementary, porch, brick paver patio, and private backyard. Great for entertaining! One of the few homes in Maxwell Farm with Mauldin Middle, Mauldin High a 3 car garage. Home includes many upgrades including zero-threshold showers for handicap accessibility, foamed Contact: J. Francis Builders roof line for increased energy efficiency, extensive ceiling 864-288-4001 details in the Master Bed, Great Room & Dining Room, rachel@jfrancisbuilders.com Thermador 48” range, media room, wet bar, laundry chute from second story directly into Laundry Room, and custom Directions: composite shutters for less maintenance. Other great home From Woodruff Road, turn features include custom cabinets, custom closet systems, granite countertops throughout, stainless steel appliances, right onto Highway 14. Turn large walk-in pantry, 2 gas fireplaces, hardwood floors left onto Brown Road. Turn throughout, walk-out attic storage space, Trane HVAC right onto Maxwell Farm Drive. system, and energy efficient Hurd aluminum clad wood windows. Don’t miss this opportunity!

boiling. Hot Pack: Add drained cucumbers and heat until just hot. Fill sterile jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints or quarts in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes or use the low temperature pasteurization treatment. Raw Pack: Fill jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Add hot pickling syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes for pints or 15 minutes for quarts, or use the low temperature pasteurization treatment explained at the

end of this fact sheet. Storage: After processing and cooling, jars should be stored four to five weeks to develop ideal flavor. SWEET GHERKIN PICKLES Ingredients: 7 pounds cucumbers (1½ inch or less) ½ cup canning or pickling salt 8 cups sugar 6 cups vinegar (5 percent) ¾ teaspoon turmeric 2 teaspoons celery seeds 2 teaspoons whole mixed pickling spice 2 cinnamon sticks ½ teaspoons fennel (optional) 2 teaspoons vanilla (optional)

Yield: 6 to 7 pints Procedure: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave 1/4 inch of stem attached. Place cucumbers in large container and cover with boiling water. Six to 8 hours later, and again on the second day, drain and cover with 6 quarts of fresh boiling water containing 1/4 cup salt. On the third day, drain and prick cucumbers with a table fork. Combine and bring to boil 3 cups vinegar, 3 cups sugar, turmeric and spices. Pour over cucumbers. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. Add 2 cups each of sugar and vinegar to the syrup

and reheat to boil. Pour over pickles. On the fourth day, drain the syrup into a saucepan. Add another 2 cups sugar and 1 cup vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. Add 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla to syrup and heat to boiling. Fill hot, sterile pint jars with pickles and cover with hot syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process for five minutes in a boiling water bath or use the low-temperature pasteurization treatment explained at the end of this fact sheet.

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ASHETON – $371,000 111 Brandon Way, Simpsonville

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2016 presidential race turns into adult coloring book Political cartoonist Kate Salley Palmer tackles politics in a different way CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com As a longtime political cartoonist, Kate Salley Palmer has always been interested in presidential races. But Palmer, a former nationally syndicated political cartoonist turned children’s book author, drew the nearly two dozen presidential hopefuls (and Vice President Joe Biden in case he decides to run) in the 2016 race for the White House in a diﬀerent way for her latest book – coloring book characters. Palmer, whose work now appears on the Greenville Journal editorial page, just released “2016 Race for the White House,” an adult coloring book. “As a political cartoonist, I’m always interested in presidential races. It’s exciting to me,” she said. “Every four years, I get like this.” Palmer got the idea for the adult coloring book after hearing her daughter, Salley Ouellette, talk about how adult coloring books were growing in popularity and that she found it relaxing to color. Palmer, who became the first full-time newspaper political cartoonist in South Carolina when the Greenville News hired her in the 1970s, started researching all of the declared candidates in the 2016 presidential race and drawing caricatures of them. She says Donald Trump was the easiest

So you know WHAT: “2016 Race for the White House,” an adult coloring book WHO: Kate Salley Palmer INFORMATION: jim@ warbranchpress.com

candidate to draw. “The hair, for one thing,” she said. “The hair.” But that’s not all. Palmer decided to draw him in a robber baron outfit because he’s wealthy. Given his stance on illegal immigrants, she decided to include the Great Wall of China with Trump’s name on it. The wall is surrounded by cactus to illustrate that’s what he would do to America’s border with Mexico. “Then I heard him say he’d build a wall and put his name on it,” she said. “You can’t even do satire of that man because he’s so ridiculous. All of the qualities you think of in a great leader – humility, modesty, quiet strength – he’s the opposite. He’s braggadocious, bombastic, makes claims he can’t support. I don’t know why he’s getting so much support. Maybe people are tied of ‘no drama Obama.’” The most diﬃcult candidate to draw was Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana and a Rhodes scholar, she said. “He made summa cum laude in two diﬀerent majors in college,” she said. “Apparently he’s quite intelligent, not that you can tell by some of the things he says.” In addition to the coloring book page, each candidate has a short biography that reveals some interesting tidbits.

For instance, Democrat Lincoln Chafee attended Montana State University’s school for horseshoeing. Democrat Martin O’Malley has been the front man of the Celtic rock band “O’Malley’s M a r c h ” since 1988. Republican Ben Carson was the primary neurosurgeon on a team that performed the first successful surgery to separate conjoined twins connect at the back of the head. Republican Ted Cruz’s father was a teenager in Cuba during the revolution. “It would be silly to call it in-depth, but it’s more in-depth than you get at the debates,” she said. Palmer said she tried to make the coloring book as nonpartisan as she could. The book is available through Warbranch Press. For more

information, email Jim Palmer at jim@ warbranchpress.com. The book will also be available at Greenville’s Fiction Addiction, the bookstore at which Carson will be signing his new book, “A More Perfect Union,” on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. For every copy of “A More Perfect Union” purchased from Fiction Addiction, Carson will sign one of his backlist books also bought from Fiction Addiction.

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Fall for Greenville is weekend full of flavor Attendees can taste their way down Main Street CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Get ready for Greenville’s annual Main Street feeding frenzy, otherwise known as Fall for Greenville. This weekend’s festival – which organizers bill as the largest free festival in

the Southeast – will stretch from North Street to Augusta Street downtown and will feature 38 restaurants, six entertainment stages and around 60 national, regional and local entertainers. The festival’s star attraction is the food. Among the items on the menu this year are fried chicken and waffles, funnel cake fries, shrimp and grits, chicken barbacoa, fried green tomatoes, crab cakes, BBQ shrimp cakes, lamb sliders, several different varieties of tacos, ribs, wings, lentil

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So you know Fall for Greenville WHEN: Friday, Saturday, Sunday WHERE: Main Street, Greenville INFORMATION: fallforgreenville.net For a preview of the Fall for Greenville musical acts, see page 43.

USC Upstate Culinary Stage SATURDAY 1pm Chef Greg McPhee, Restaurant 17 2:30pm Josh Hamlin, Aloft 4pm Chef Mark Pollard, Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting 5:30pm Chef Patrick Meyer SUNDAY 1pm Chef Daniel Lopez, Time to Taste Catering

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Dancing in the streets Fall for Greenville’s music lineup highlights local talent VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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This year, the city of Greenville’s event coordinator, Josh McGee, wanted to focus on local and regional artists when he created the Fall For Greenville music schedule. While he accomplished his goal, he didn’t ignore some rising national musicians or the old favorites Upstate music fans have come to love. Here’s a guide to the artists, stages and show times at this years’ Fall for Greenville festival.

FRIDAY MICHELIN ON MAIN STAGE (South Main Street) 5:30pm The Bread Brothers - Hard-hitting alt-rock a la Kings of Leon or the Strokes. 7pm Matt Fassas & Tonight’s Noise - Funky, gritty teaming of Upstate musicians. 9pm Fly Golden Eagle - Grungy 60’s-style garage rock. ORANGEVILLE STAGE (corner of E. Washington & Brown streets) 5:30pm John the Conqueror - Stripped-down punk-spiked New Orleans blues-rock trio. 7pm Josh Roberts & the Hinges - Raw, modern Southern rock quartet. 8:30pm Jeff the Brotherhood - Hard rock with pop hooks. PEACE CENTER STAGE (Plaza in front of Peace Center) 8pm Army Band - Versatile outfit pays tribute to the military. CAROLINA ALE HOUSE STAGE (corner of E. McBee Avenue & S. Brown Street) 6pm Mountain Homes - Quintet blends folk, country, bluegrass, chamber music and storytelling. 7:30pm Belle Adair - Infectiously melodic indie-pop. 9pm Bombadil - Meticulously arranged, harmony-drenched pop. FURMAN UNIVERSITY JAZZ & BLUES STAGE (Broad Street near Courtyard by Marriott) 5pm Greenville Jazz Collective - Dynamic Upstate jazz supergroup. 6:30pm Jazzsmith - Drummer-led jazz/funk/soul combo. 8:30pm Steve Watson - Fine Arts Center instructor and jazz guitarist.

PEACE CENTER STAGE 2pm The Sound Committee - Variety band plays everything from classic rock to disco. 4:30pm Nusound - Band blends old-school soul, jazz, funk favorites. 7pm Retro Vertigo - Explosive high-energy cover band. CAROLINA ALE HOUSE STAGE 11:30am 1pm 2:30pm 4pm 5:30pm 7pm

Kate & Corey - Duo blend old-school country, bluesy rock. Ned & The Dirt - Melodic, passionate indie-rock. Honey & The Hot Rods - Straight-ahead revved-up rockabilly. Dayclean - Guitar/cello duo combines soul, folk, hip-hop. Stereo Reform - Popular Upstate electro-dance-rock trio. Stokeswood - Electronic-spiked dance-pop.

FURMAN UNIVERSITY JAZZ & BLUES STAGE Noon The Wobblers - Group pulls from gospel, blues, hard-bop jazz and old-school country. 1:30pm Song - Classically-trained jazz/soul/pop/blues/gospel group. 3pm Shaun Ritchie Group ft. Candace Morris - Jazz trio fronted by Greenville Sings! Winner. 4:30pm The Calvin Edwards Trio - Former Five Blind Boys of Alabama guitarist leads own group. 6pm Shades of Brown - Smooth R&B with a twist of jazz. 7:30pm Carolina Soul Band - Classic soul & R&B covers.

SUNDAY MICHELIN ON MAIN STAGE Noon Chuck Johnson & Charleyhorse - Incisive singer/songwriter fronts rough, propulsive rock quartet. 1:30pm Craig Waters & The Flood - Versatile ensemble purveys everything from nimble pop to Stevie-Ray-style blues-rock. 3pm Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’Blues - Veteran, beloved Upstate bluesman returns. 5pm Chocolate Thunder Jam: A Tribute to Linda Rodney - Members of the Jamie Wright Experience, Gypsy Souls, Zataban and the Craig Sorrells Project come together to pay tribute to the late, great Upstate singer. ORANGEVILLE STAGE 12:30pm Emily Lynch - Heartfelt country from Nashville singer/songwriter. 2pm Susto - Charleston quintet plays honky-tonk ready indie-rock, a la Steve Earle or Son Volt. 3:30pm Nikki Lane (pictured)- Alt-country with a twist of rock. 5:30pm JD McPherson - Moody, atmospheric, brooding rock. PEACE CENTER STAGE Noon Rick Hubbard “Kazoobie” - Positive, family-friendly entertainment. 2:30pm The Flashbacks - ’50s and ’60s beach music. 5pm The Tams - Classic soul and beach music stars.

SATURDAY MICHELIN ON MAIN STAGE 11am The Snopes Family - Brassy, eclectic mix of New Orleans blues and Mississippi country. 12:30pm The Loz Band - Greenville sextet mixes reggae, ska, funk. 2pm TJ Lazer & the New Detroits - Massive, horn-spiked funk/soul/rock/dance band. 3:30pm Tyler Boone - Atmospheric, radio-ready modern rock. 5pm The Work- Beloved Upstate jam-rock band reunites. 7pm Dangermuffin- Jam-band experimentation with a solid roots-rock foundation. ORANGEVILLE STAGE Noon Archer vs. Gunman - Popular Upstate indie-rock trio reunites. 1:30pm The Long Canes - Wiry, drum-centric power-trio. 3pm Dead 27S - Breezy, melodic rock a la John Mayer or Jack Johnson. 4:30pm Banditos - Addictive blend of ’60s blues-fused acid rock, ZZ Top boogie, garage punk. 6pm Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - Careening, distortion-caked flame-throwing Southern punkabilly. 7:30pm The Orwells - Tight, spiky riff-driven indie-rock.

CAROLINA ALE HOUSE STAGE Noon Wasted Wine - Group combines Eastern European melodies, Middle Eastern instruments, and complex, suite-like song structures. 1:30pm Mark Webb - Dazzling Upstate singer/songwriter/guitarist. 3pm The Bad Popes - Veteran Upstate group plays melodic blend of acoustic folk and vintage college-rock. 4:30pm The Winter Sounds - Tight, energetic, keyboard-spiked modern-rock. 6pm Telegraph Canyon - Passionate, widescreen, anthemic folk-rock.

Nikki Lane

FURMAN UNIVERSITY JAZZ & BLUES STAGE 12:30pm Matt Olson Quartet - Furman professor handles jazz and classical sax. 2pm Trey Wright Trio - Jazz guitarist blends in blues roots. 3:30pm Soul Stew - Southern soul, funk and classic blues. 5pm Hott Gritz - 11-piece ensemble covers classic and modern hits.

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Must-See Movies

By Eric Rogers

Worth watching twice

For some movies, the original and the remake are both worth your time Hollywood isn’t fond of original ideas. Practically every movie produced by a major studio is either based on a book, a comic book, a graphic novel or even sometimes a song. If they aren’t based on one of those four, they are often remakes of older movies – and on a rare occasion, both the original and remake are well worth watching. All six of the following are fantastic, both the original and the remake, and readily available for rent on Amazon or on Netflix DVD.

ORIGINAL | “The Seven Samurai” | Directed by Akira Kurosawa | 1954 REMAKE | “The Magnificent Seven” | Directed by John Sturges | 1960 Kurosawa was a huge influence on people like George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg. Although this film takes place in feudal Japan, the remake takes place in the American Wild West and stars such greats as Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and Steve McQueen. The film is currently being remade again and scheduled for release in 2016.

ORIGINAL | “Double Indemnity” | Directed by Billy Wilder | 1944 REMAKE | “Body Heat” | Directed by Lawrence Kasdan | 1981 The original involves an insurance salesman who gets involved with a client and tells her about a clause in her husband’s life insurance policy that pays double should he die by accident. The remake was directed by the same guy who wrote “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Kasdan changed the insurance salesman to an attorney as a good excuse to make him even sleazier, and then ramped up the affair aspect of the story, hence the name change.

ORIGINAL | “Nosferatu” | Directed by F.W. Murnau | 1922 REMAKE | “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola | 1992 When the director of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” released his version of the Dracula story, I was blown away. Yeah, okay, so I had to overlook the poor casting choice of Keanu Reeves, but the visuals alone made up for it. What I loved about it is that it was largely a direct remake of F.W. Murnau’s German expressionism film from 1922. Murnau was unable to obtain the rights to Bram Stoker’s book so the names were changed, but it’s clearly the same story. If you’re looking for a good Halloween screening, run these two back to back.

Eric Rogers has been teaching filmmaking at The Greenville Fine Arts Center since 1994.

Page turners

We were soldiers Titles offer inside look into Vietnam-era military

The South has a strong military tradition and historically sends a larger percentage of its population into the military than other regions of the country. This tradition is also seen in the region’s military academies (The Citadel, VMI, etc.) and the number of military bases in the South. So it’s not surprising that Greenville has a number of military history fans. The Civil War and World War II are perennially popular topics at Fiction Addiction, but recently there’s been a resurgence of interest in the Vietnam War. Karl Marlantes wrote his epic Vietnam novel, “Matterhorn,” in the 1970s, but could not generate interest from publishers until 2007. Once published, the book soon became a New York Times bestseller. On the nonfiction side, one of the bestknown books on Vietnam is “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and war journalist Joseph L. Galloway. Historian David Halberstam called it “a stunning achievement. … I read it and thought of ‘The Red Badge of Courage,’ the highest compliment I can think of.” The book tells of their experiences when Moore (then a lieutenant colonel) and Galloway were helicoptered into the Ia Drang Valley with 450 solders of the 1st Battallion, 7th Cavalry, only to find that they were surrounded by more than 2,000 North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldiers. This was the first large-unit engagement involving NVA regular troops and an American unit. After three days of nonstop fighting and thousands of casualties, the North Vietnamese withdrew across the Cambodian border. Galloway became the only war correspondent during the Vietnam War to be awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for his actions during the engagement. The book was adapted into the movie, “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. The authors also wrote a sequel, “We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam.” Reviewed by Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road, Greenville, fiction-addiction.com.

So you know Greenville’s Military Lecture Series will host Joseph Galloway at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3 at The Poinsett Club. Tickets are $21 and include a $4 donation to a military charity along with refreshments. Galloway will sign books, available for purchase, after remarks at 7 p.m. Visit ﬁction-addiction.com or call 6750540 to purchase tickets and book copies.

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SOUND CHECK

WITH VINCENT HARRIS

This weekend’s must-see SUSTO’s Justin Osborne went to Cuba and back to find his honky-tonk sound Charleston’s SUSTO is my pick for the must-see show at Fall for Greenville this year for two reasons. Reason No. 1 is that this is a project that almost didn’t happen. SUSTO’s lead singer, songwriter and guitarist, Justin Osborne, was disillusioned after the 2013 breakup of his popular indie-folk-pop band Sequoyah Prep School, and decided to leave the music business. Osborne was enrolled at the College of Charleston and travelled to Havana for a semester abroad, feeling adrift. But he took four or five songs with him to Cuba that he felt compelled to finish – and something unexpected happened. “When I got to Cuba, I immediately started running into great musicians, and they were really supportive and really liked the new songs,” Osborne said back in August. Revitalized by the experience, Osborne returned to Charleston, formed a new band called PROVIDED SUSTO and recorded a selftitled album. Which brings us to Reason No. 2: You’d never know from listening to the album how rocky its foundations were. The band’s gritty, acoustic-electric, alt-country sound brings to mind the best work of Son Volt, or Steve Earle’s late ’80s-early ’90s work. It’s a terse, honky-tonk-ready sound, and Osborne’s passionate, almost desperate delivery heightens the impact of his confessional, evocative lyrics. It’s cohesive and melodic without being overly polished. I spoke with Osborne recently about SUSTO and his own journey back into music.

THEY’RE MORE THAN DANCERS. THEY’RE ACTION HEROES.

How do you feel about SUSTO and your music career now, as opposed to a year or two years ago? It’s funny; a year or so ago, before the record was out, I was aimless. That’s what a lot of the first record was about: Trying to figure out where life was going to take me. And over the last year it seems like the real direction has come out. It’s like, “We’re doing this.” We’re working on a new record that we’re going to put out next year, and we’re really excited about what’s happened and what’s coming. You talked before about continuing to work with Sequoyah Prep School’s Wolfgang Patterson and Jordan Hicks; do they play on the new album? They’re continuing to play super-critical roles in the studio. Jordan plays bass on more or less every song, and Wolfgang is producing it and playing drums. It’s been really nice because we’re all really used to working with each other. The touring lineup of the band has expanded from four to five pieces; how has that changed your sound? I think the songs have become a lot more realized. When we started out as a fourpiece, we were trying to make the songs sound like the record, but there was only so much we could do. It was kind of thin. I think some of these parts have actually started to come back towards the record and at the same time there’s room for new little parts to come out in everybody’s playing. We’ve really gotten into a groove together. SUSTO will play the Orangeville Fall For Greenville Stage (on the corner of E. Washington and Brown streets) on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. . VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR | vharris@communityjournals.com

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