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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2O18 
The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce hosted its ‘Eat Like a Local’ event Monday night on Trade Street, offering a five-
course, family style dinner under the stars for local business owners and community members.
Dillard Road closed for bridge repair
Until
November
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR  be complete in the fall of
A portion of Dillard
Road will be closed until
fall, according to Green-
ville County officials.
The bridge replace-
ment project will divert
drivers crossing between
Batesville Road and Gibbs
Shoals Road in Greer until
some time in November.
According to the coun-
ty website, repairs to the
road involve: the removal
SEE CLOSURE | A8
Travis Emil Jones
Jones
receives
sentence
For shooting
death of
Byrnes teen
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR  The tree was downed
A Greer man has been
sentenced to more than a
decade in prison for his in-
volvement in the shooting
death of Antonio “Tony”
Gregory Panuamba, who
was killed during an al-
tercation on Larkin Park
Drive on May 5, 2017.
Travis Emil Jones, 20,
pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter, assault and
battery of a high and aggra-
vated nature, possession
SEE SENTENCED | A8
INDEX  | INSIDE
CLASSIFIEDS
COMMUNITY NEWS
B4
A2
ENTERTAINMENT
MILESTONES B8
B6
OPINION A4
OUR SCHOOLS B8
SPORTS B1-3
WEATHER A6
Eating like a local
A portion of Dillard Road will be closed until November for bridge repairs.
District Five plans Abner Creek upgrade
With millage
increase
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Spartanburg School Dis-
trict Five is planning to ex-
pand Abner Creek Elemen-
tary in the coming months,
Hobos reopens after damaging storm
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Hobos Consignment
Owner Ron Wilson is ask-
ing his customers for pa-
tience after a tree caused
major damage to his
Main Street property last
month.
during a storm at the end
of June. Following a week
of being closed, the busi-
ness reopened last Thurs-
day.
“We’re getting back
up and running,” Wilson
said. “Everybody in the
community’s been great.
We’ve had a lot of people
to come by and offer to go
get us something to eat or
help out in any way.”
Ron and his wife, Pam
Wilson, had no idea the
June 25 wind storm would
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CLEAN AUDIT
Lyman Council
receives audit
report
A3
significantly increasing
the school’s student ca-
pacity and square-footage
by 2020.
Upon completion of the
project, the 10-year-old el-
ementary school will add
more than 10,000 square
feet and be able to hold
more than 900 students.
“We plan to add two ad-
ditional classroom teach-
cause so much damage.
“We were sitting at
home, and I’d just said
‘we should probably ride
through the neighborhood
tomorrow and see all the
trees down,’” Ron said.
“We were thinking just
limbs,” Pam said.
That’s when Ron got a
call from Rick Durham.
“He said, ‘Hey, Ron. How
are you doing?’ I said,
‘Fine.’ He said, ‘You might
want to come up here a
minute.’”
The Wilsons rushed to
the shop.
“As soon as we got to
the corner, I just lost it,”
Pam said.
“You couldn’t even tell
the store was here,” Ron
said. “I’ve never gone
through anything like
that.”
SEE HOBOS | A6
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ers this fall,” said Dr. Greg
Wood, Assistant Super-
intendent of Administra-
tion and Operations at the
District Five Office. “When
we do, all the space in the
original building will be
utilized.”
Lyman Elementary
School underwent an ex-
pansion a couple of years
ago.
Hobos Consignment, located on North Main Street downtown, reopened last Thursday
after a June storm downed a large tree at the shop.
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Businesses plan
Greer locations
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
At least two businesses
are planning locations at
the site of the old Ryan’s
restaurant on Poinsett
Street, but reviews are still
taking place.
The City of Greer’s
storm water department
is reviewing civil plans for
development, and build-
ing permits have not yet
been issued.
“We have received build-
ing plans for Andy’s Fro-
zen Custard but will not
SRHS continues
expansion at
Greer facilities
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Spartanburg Region-
al Healthcare System is
working to expand two of
its Greer facilities by 2020.
Pelham Medical Center
and Gibbs Cancer Center
& Research Institute are
currently under construc-
tion, with expansions to
2019 and spring of 2020
respectively.
“The hospital has cer-
tainly been a great em-
ployment center,” said
Planning Manager Kelli
McCormick at a recent
meeting. “They’re adding a
cancer tower and addition-
al hospital facilities. We’re
working on plan review
for all of that. That will be
a huge expansion.”
“They’ve seen such a
great success in the Greer
“We’d like to use the
same plan,” Wood said at
a recent board meeting.
“We expect the design
phase to take six months,”
he said. “That generally
would be at least a year,
but because we’ve done
this before at Lyman,
we’re going to save on
the design cost and save
time.”
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be able to issue the build-
ing permit until the other
reviews are complete,”
said Katherine Gordon,
Building Permit Techni-
cian for the City of Greer.
“We have (also) received
plans for Popeye’s, but
were missing some paper-
work so that building re-
view has not begun.”
The city has yet to re-
ceive building plans for
the old Allen Bennett Hos-
pital site, which was sold
in 2017 for more than $3
million.
‘We’re here for the
community. We’re
preparing for the
existing need now
and the future
growth.’
David Church
VP of Oncology and Support Services,
SRHS
market with its proximity
to Greenville that Spartan-
burg Regional is locating
their whole cancer facility
in Greer. We’re very thank-
ful to see that develop-
ment in our community
on such a busy corridor of
Highway 14.”
SEE SRHS | A8
The construction phase
will be about 14 months,
with the total duration of
the project totaling about
20 months for an antic-
ipated cost of approxi-
mately $4,250,000.
“In the spring of 2019,
the district will issue gen-
eral obligation bonds,” Dr.
Wood said.
SEE SCHOOLS | A6
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY
Adrienne Hawkins, organizer of the Greer Farmers Market, cut the ribbon at the entrance to Greer City Park this past
Saturday, thanking community supporters for a successful season so far. Pictured from left to right are: Rosylin Weston,
Greer Chamber Board Member; Karen Balint; Joel Cox Beard; Scott Stevens, President of Farmers Market Board; Marjorie
Dowd, President and CEO of the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce; Hawkins; Jack Lucas, Chairman of the Board
with Partnership for Tomorrow; Kevin Duncan with Countybank, Mayor Rick Danner, and Alison Rauch with the Greer
Commission of Public Works. The Greer Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Greer City Park
until Nov. 17. For more information, visit www.greer.market.
Community
News
GCM COLLECTING
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Greer Community Min-
istries is collecting school
supplies to give students
for the upcoming year.
Please collect supplies
and bring them to the min-
istry between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m. Monday-Friday.
Here is a complete list
of items: Crayola Crayons
(24 count); Crayola Classic
Markers; Dry Erase Mark-
ers; Highlighter markers
(yellow); Red, Black & Blue
ball point pens; colored
pencils (pre-sharpened
preferred); #2 pencils;
red checking pencils;
erasers—chunk and cap;
pencil pouches & pencil
boxes; small pencil sharp-
ener; 1-in., 2-in. & 3-in.
3-Ring Binders; 3-ring
binder subject dividers;
3-prong folders with pock-
ets; Poly (Plastic) 3-prong
pocket folders (red/blue/
green/yellow/orange);
Plain Pocket folders (no
prongs); one-subject spiral
bound notebooks; com-
position notebooks; 500
sheet pack of white copy
paper; pack of colored
copy paper; wide ruled
and college ruled loose-
leaf notebook paper; index
cards (3x5 & 4x6); Fiskar’s
scissors (blunt & sharp
tipped); calculators; pro-
tractors; rulers (with centi-
meters & inches); compass
(geometry sets); white glue
sticks; large box of tissues;
baby wipes; Clorox wipes;
liquid anti-bacterial hand
soap; hand sanitizer (not
personal size); and new
back packs or book bags.
SAVED BY THE HEART
TO HOLD RUMMAGE SALE
Saved by the Heart An-
imal Services is holding a
Rummage Sale on Friday,
July 13, from 5-7 p.m., and
Saturday, July 14, at 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at 9 Scenic Dr,
Greenville.
MAIN COLLECTIVE TO HOLD
BLOCK PARTY ON JULY 14
The Main Collective is
hosting a Block Party on
Saturday, July 14, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1 East
Main Street, Taylors.
There will be free park-
ing, ice cold treats, chil-
dren’s story time, scav-
enger hunts, makers
demos, special shopping
and more.
For more information,
visit www.maincollective-
market.com.
BARAK NORTON REUNION
SET FOR JULY 24
The Barak Norton Re-
union will be held at the
Whiteside Cove Communi-
ty Building on Sunday, July
24, at 11:30 a.m. for their
147th annual meeting.
BENSON CLASSIC CAR
SHOW COMING AUGUST 4
Greer Community Minis-
tries (GCM) is holding one
of its three biggest fund-
raisers of the year, the
Benson Classic Car Show,
on Saturday, August 4,
Cutting the ribbon
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Greer First Baptist Church,
located at 201 W. Poinsett
Street, Greer.
GCM is also combining
the event with the annual
school supply project.
The goal for this year’s
car show is $75,000, and
all funds will go towards
GCM’s four programs:
Meals on Wheels, Senior
Dining, food pantry, and
clothing closet.
There will be a large in-
flatable for children to
play on free of charge as
well as music, carnival
games and a dunk tank on
site with local celebrities
taking the plunge.
Greenville Healthy Sys-
tem will provide free
blood pressure checks
and stroke education at
the event as well. Food
trucks will provide lunch.
For more information, vis-
it www.gcminc.org.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
COMING AUGUST 7
Greer Police Department
is hosting a National Night
Out event on Tuesday,
Aug. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at
the Greer City Park Amphi-
theater with food, games,
a bouncy house and face
painting.
This free community
event includes games, face
painting, giveaways and
information booths for all
ages.
Meet City of Greer police
officers, firefighters and
more.
The Police Department
will be grilling hot fogs for
those who would like to
enjoy a summer picnic in
the park.
In the event of rain, ac-
tivities will be moved to
the Cannon Centre.
The Town of Duncan
and the Duncan Police
Department are holding
their third annual Na-
tional Night Out event on
Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6-9
p.m. at Stoneledge Park,
located at 119 Spring St.,
Duncan.
School supplies will be
309 Northview Drive • Greer
given out for parents pre-
paring their kids for the
first day of school.
The free event will fea-
ture free food and snacks,
a live DJ, a prize tent, a
blood mobile, corn hole,
bicycle safety, child safe
ID packs, fire trucks and
more.
For more information,
contact Lt. Chris Miller at
949-6600 or email at con-
tact@duncanpd.org.
Lyman Police Depart-
ment is preparing to hold
their National Night Out
event on the first Tuesday
in October.
TAYLORS COMMUNITY TO
HOST SECOND FRIDAYS
Taylors TownSquare,
Taylors Farmers Market,13
Stripes Brewery, Southern
Bleachery, Taylors Mill
and The Farehouse are
partnering to create four
nights of celebrating life
in the heart of Taylors.
Continuing August 10
at 5 p.m., the second Fri-
day of every other month
through the end of the
year will feature Open Stu-
dios at the Taylors Mill,
40 vendors by the Taylors
Farmers Market inside
the Southern Bleachery,
ready-to-eat food by The
Farehouse and live music
in the Dock No. 3 parking
lot by 13 Stripes Brewery.
Taylors Townsquare &
the Taylors Farmers Mar-
ket are accepting vendor
applications for the up-
coming Second Fridays on
Aug. 10, Oct. 12 and Dec.
14. For questions, please
contact Michele Becknell
at michele@taylorstown-
square.com. Find more
information, visit https://
www.taylorsfarmers.mar-
ket/.
GREER POLICE TO HAVE
PANCAKE DINNER
The Greer Police Depart-
ment is hosting a pancake
dinner to raise support
for the families of fallen
officers in the Upstate of
South Carolina.
Greer police will be serv-
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Tuesday, Aug. 14, from
4-7 p.m. at Eggs Up Grill,
located at 805 W. Wade
Hampton Blvd, Greer.
Dinner includes pan-
cakes, sausage and a
drink. Tickers will be avail-
able until July 19 or until
tickets sell out. Only 200
tickets are available.
Tickets can be pur-
chased in person at the
Greer Police Department
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
and cash or checks can be
made out to Upstate SC
Law Enforcement Memori-
al Fund. Tickets prices are
$10 for 11 years old and
up and $8 for 10 years old
and under.
So far, the Memorial
Fund has donated $21,000
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Community concerned about proposed school

In Abner
Creek area
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A proposed mi-
cro-school is causing con-
cerns for local residents.
The Greer Board of
Zoning Appeals will hold
over a zoning request on
matter until Aug. 6 after
hearing from community
members last week. Some
concerns were centered
around intersection traffic
at Abner Creek and Liberty
Hill Roads.
“We’re concerned about
the infrastructure of the
significant cars and the
people that will be on this
property,” resident Mike
Sinclair said. “We’ve lived
in our house for exactly
one year. We specifically
did not put our driveway
on Abner Creek. The rea-
son we didn’t is because
I’ve observed near colli-
sions.”
Sinclair expressed con-
cerns about the speed of
vehicles on Abner Creek
Road, as well as other new
developments in the area.
“The road is simply
unsafe today, and it will
continue to become more
unsafe,” Sinclair said. “My
second concern is the fact
that this is going to be a
business.
“The owner and employ-
ees will be traveling into
this unoccupied area ev-
ery day as a business,” he
said. “There are appropri-
ate areas that we can have
a business such as this. We
do value education. We be-
lieve that this area people
chose to live in because of
the current environment.”
The proposal for the
school includes four new
structures, including an
8,000 square foot pavilion
and a parking lot.
“These significant
changes to a five-acre
property with a significant
grade on the back side of
the house comes down
into my land,” Sinclair
said. “It comes down into
a field that will be a pas-
ture that we will eventual-
ly put livestock in.”
The goal of property
owners Harold and Susan
Johnson is to convert the
existing residential struc-
ture into an independent
day school, Greenville
Student Success Academy
(GSSA), to serve students
in grades 1-8 with an ex-
pected enrollment of 50
and a maximum enroll-
ment of 75, according to a
statement of intent.
“I’m also concerned
about the hours of oper-
ations,” Sinclair said. “I’m
concerned about my lia-
bility as a growing young
farmer sharing a signif-
icant property line with
two sides of the school
that will have approxi-
mately 50 students or
more.”
“In some ways, this
proposal has moved very
fast,” he said. “Thankfully,
my wife and I were in town
for one business day.”
The Sinclairs, who pur-
chased their own property
a year ago, saw the signs
This proposed rendering shows the layout of buildings and a pavilion planned for a
private school at the corner of Abner Creek and Liberty Hill Roads.
of retirement,” she said.
The Johnsons purchased
the house for the purpose
of running a school with-
out rent.
“What we’re hoping to
provide is an environment
of a small setting for a spe-
cific profile of students,”
Susan Johnson said.
Targeted students
would be average, above
average or brilliant, but
not successful in school.
“I’m not looking for
many, many kids,” Susan
Johnson said. “I’m looking
for the right kids for this
very specific program.”
“It will provide opportu-
nities to even out skills,”
she said.
Tuition would pay teach-
ers, and a gravel parking
lot is in the plans.
“I have the ability to
clearly define the stu-
dent profile and to select
and also de-select,” Susan
Johnson said. “I’ve done
this before.”
“It’s going to have stu-
dents who need the mis-
sion of the school,” she
said.
Susan Johnson also
specified that the pro-
posed school would be for
profit.
“It was for-profit ver-
sus not-for-profit,” Susan
Johnson said. “Those are
internal differences. A
not-for-profit school has a
board.”
“I worked for 14 years
with a board,” she said.
“The one thing I did not
want was a board, so it
went to for-profit.”
TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY
Daniel Harrison, who
moved to Abner Creek
Road in 2007, shared his
concerns as well.
“Since that time [2007],
our community has seen
record growth, for what
I’m extremely proud of,”
Harrison said. “I’d like
nothing more than for our
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‘We have incredible culture and incredible
community, and there’s no take backs
once you start building businesses in our
community. We start becoming exactly
what I moved from the northeast to get
away from.’
Daniel Harrison
Resident
and business does not be designated as employ-
have a place in this rural ment center any more,”
area.” McCormick said. “I would
encourage you to be a part
CITY RECOMMENDATION of that planning process
Planning Manager Kelli because you are in an area
McCormick and city staff that is probably one of the
recommended approval of hottest growth areas in
the special exception with the Upstate.”
two conditions: module “It’s called the golden
units being residential in box,” she said. “It’s kind
character and a 50-foot of a sweet spot between
setback from Abner Creek Greenville, Spartanburg,
Road. northern Greenville Coun-
“We recognize there are ty, southern Greenville
growing traffic concerns County; it’s at a cross-
in this area,” McCormick roads. You have fabulous
said. wealth of resources at
IMAGE | SUBMITTED “That’s probably one of all the interchanges right
our number one concerns there.”
is stormwater because With BMW nearby, work-
we’re under a permit from ers are looking to live
the federal government close.
thriving community to the northeast to get away that we have to keep run- “That land is just ripe
continue that trend.” from.” off on sites where runoff for development because
“To us, what’s important Al Brudel, who has been is,” she said. “They will it’s easy to service with
is smart growth,” he said. in the area since 1999, has have to go through a de- sewer,” McCormick said.
Harrison questioned the been through this process tailed stormwater analysis “Water is available.”
future employment center before. when they construct any- The ten-year Compre-
designated for their com- “I’m really surprised I’m thing new. We hold those hensive Plan will be updat-
munity. having to show up here developers to very strict ed in the next two years to
“We’re a very tight-knit again,” Brudel said. standards because we’re be implemented by 2020.
community,” Harrison A year after he moved held to strict standards by In other business, the
said. “We all know each to his property, a busi- the EPA. There should be BZA unanimously ap-
other. Our tight-knit com- ness looked at coming to zero runoff.” proved a special exception
munity prides itself on the area, but the neigh- A nearby development in C-2, Commercial, to al-
freedom and the sense of bors opposed, and the city recently reduced from 40 low NTB, an Automobile
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industrial setting. At some believe this is a business, “Your homes may not
point, if these businesses
keep coming in, we’ll end
up a weird hodgepodge of
loosely affiliated neigh-
bors in the middle of a
zone where we no longer
know each other.”
Harrison moved to
South Carolina from the
northeast.
“I’m not from here; I
love this place,” Harrison
said. “I’m so proud to live
here and to raise my kids
here.”
“We’re seriously tied to
this community,” he said.
Property around the
area, however, is seeing
considerable develop-
ments.
“We have all these new
communities,” Harrison
said. “We have the quar-
ry.”
“They use us as a short
cut because I-85 is hor-
rendous,” he said. “We’re
pretty inundated with
traffic.”
Harrison asked if this
request would open a door
that could not be closed.
“We have incredible cul-
ture and incredible com-
munity, and there’s no
take backs once you start
building businesses in
our community,” Harrison
said. “We start becoming
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A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018

S
itting a stifling few rows back during
my endless high school baccalaureate
service, I well remember our speak-
er—a local dignitary—telling us less of
what excitement lay ahead, and more of
what we were in for.
“Let me say this,” he drawled, lean-
ing over the podium and shaking his
head slowly, “It’s not easy out there. I
wouldn’t trade places with you young
people for anything.”
‘Gee, thanks, Sunshine,’ I thought,
peering downwards to see if there were
matching shoes accentuating that white,
plastic belt. ‘But I’ll bet you’re lying.
You’re old. And jealous. Who  wouldn’t
want to change place with us—we have
our whole lives ahead!’
Now easily his age, of course I get it.
He meant the grind of college and find-
ing a stable career, marrying successful-
ly, paying the mortgage, and becoming
a responsible member of society. So as
I look at the latest generation poised
to make their mark in the world, far
from being smug, I am filled with utter
wonder.
Say what?
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
How do they do it??
How do they keep up with every new
technological gizmo and app? How do
they toss off the latest slang of their
generation with such aplomb and poise?
When I was in high school we pret-
ty much chose from a rather limited
verbal buffet. Something was either
‘cool’, ‘gross,’ or ‘far out.’ And, oh, how
we scorned the ancient (those of our
parents’ age), if they even attempted
to commandeer anything within our
culture.
“It’s called a rip-OFF,” I remember
scoffing under my breath at a middle
aged woman who was venting to a ca-
shier about the unfairness of the grocery
store declining her coupons and daring
to attempt modern metaphors. “Not a
rip-ON. Gah!” 
As karma would have it, the teens When I was in high school
of today gab amongst themselves in
a language that has made me feel like we pretty much chose from a
my mother must have felt when I, with
exasperation, yelled, “It’s an answering rather limited verbal buffet.
machine, Mom, not Mission Control! For
Heaven’s Sake just talk normally when it Something was either ‘cool,’
picks up!”
Gah!! ‘gross,’ or ‘far out.’
“Yeah, so there is like way too much
Drake on Spotify?” I overheard one
young girl who seemed to insist on clearer, ‘EXCUSE ME, CAN YOU GIVE ME
ending each opinion as a question, “But DIRECTIONS TO RELEVANCE? I’M LOST.’
he’s still totally into him and I’m already But I dared not for the fear of being
bored? I mean, I’m not really into ghost- called an Emo Creeper Noob. Look it up,
ing? But I think I’m going to have to? I I had to.
don’t want to hurt him, so maybe I’ll just Don’t think for a second I’m putting
like, gatsby on Instagram so he’ll get the these kids down. I’m gobsmacked. Filled
message?” with admiration. Impressed by their
There was a peppering of ‘freckling,’ ability to negotiate their way through a
‘breadcrumbing’ and ‘Goat’ included as digital life. 
well. And all too aware I’m going to need
Feeling like a tourist in a remote them to change the clock in my car.
foreign village, it was all I could do not
to swivel around in my booth and ask
loudly, as if that would make things

THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S

KORNER

D.D. KAELYN CASHMAN

Davenport
passes away
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Wednesday, February 6, 1980
D.D. Davenport passes away at
his home
At age 54, “one of Greer’s best
known citizens” passed away
at his home on Randall Street.
During his lifetime, Davenport
Staff reporter
Holiday
B
rad and I spent time with
both our families last
Wednesday.
To celebrate the Fourth of
July, Brad and I drove down to
Lake Hartwell for the morning.
My parents and sister’s family
met us there.
We inflated some tubes, swam
in the water and ate our picnic
lunches before heading home.
I particularly enjoyed jumping
off Brad’s shoulders into the
water.
We drove about an hour to
get home, rested a bit, stopped
by Walmart for fireworks and
went to Brad’s parents’ place for
dinner.
A few of their friends joined
the celebration.
We spent time catching up,
shooting guns, eating hamburg-
GUEST EDITORIAL  | ers and hotdogs and watching
fireworks set off mostly by

State teens give reasons

was influential in the city’s busi- Brad.
ness, church and residential I played patriotic music from
communities. my phone.
These times of restful fel-
Also on the front page, John R. lowship without fear are a rare

for optimism in Columbia

Rawr was appointed band direc-
tor at Greer High School. He took
over for Proctor Hawkins, who
had resigned the previous year.
August building permits in
1969 totaled $351,142. The
largest permit in August went
to Greer First Baptist Church,
which was attempting to con-
struct a new activities building
downtown.
An after Labor Day clearance
sale at Waco’s A&G Shopping
Center in Greer offered a stern
for $59. Walkie Talkies and
alarm clocks could also be found
on the shopping center shelves.
treasure to be cherished by
every American.
While fear may linger nearby,
most of us are still able to enjoy
a day off.
Most people living in the rest
Each year, hundreds of South Carolina high of the world live in near con-
schoolers get a close-up lesson in how govern- These young people want a better stant fear from the government,
ment works as part of the Palmetto Boys State opposing factions and neigh-
and Palmetto Girls State programs. country, and they’re eager to help bors.
Sponsored nationally by the American Legion, Our system is a unique entity
Boys State and Girls State are immersive, week- build it. They seem to understand that has transformed other
long sessions designed to promote patriotism, nations.
leadership, civic involvement and an under- that meaningful change isn’t about The free market allows for
standing of our nation’s institutions. There are entrepreneurs to make the most
mock elections for statewide offices, as well as winning elections but about winning of their ideas and to create their
a mock Legislature and court system.  own sources of income, often
Participants are selected by their high schools hearts and minds. improving the quality of life.
and formally sponsored by their local American Other countries, who have
Legion posts. Palmetto Boys State, which began modeled our principles, have
in 1940, was held this year at Anderson Univer- of all stripes – from vile personal attacks to seen growth.
sity in Anderson. Palmetto Girls State, first held calls for the public harassment of civil servants Capitalism takes into account
in 1947, was hosted this year by Presbyterian – aren’t just tolerated, they’re celebrated. Cer- the reality of a sinful, human
College in Clinton. tainly, such atmosphere does little to promote nature with a root of selfishness
On June 15, Boys State and Girls State came the kind of meaningful debate that is needed rather than the unrealistic idea
together at the State Capitol for a parade, rally, to find solutions to our many formidable chal- of a utopia through redistribu-
and mock inauguration ceremony. lenges. tion.
It certainly speaks well of these young people Yes, it’s easy to be dispirited. But there’s also May we as Americans appreci-
that they’re willing to spend the first week of good reason for optimism. These young people ate what we have.
their summer break in this way, especially while want a better country, and they’re eager to help Most of us have the oppor-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  |

many of their friends are headed to Beach Week.
They’re obviously excited to be there and enthu-
siastic about learning the ins and outs of public
policy-making. And they’re optimistic about the
Submission guidelines future.
For those people let down by or fed up with
build it. They seem to understand that mean- tunity to work for fair wages,
ingful change isn’t about winning elections but often with the possibility of
about winning hearts and minds. moving up the ladder.
They realize it’s possible to fight for close- Colossians 3:22-25 says,
ly-held convictions without abandoning civility
or decency. They believe public service is an
“Bondservants, obey in every-
thing those who are your earthly

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the politicians of the present, these teens offer honorable pursuit for those who are in it to fur- masters, not by way of eye-ser-
hope. ther our common good. They may be coming up vice, as people-pleasers, but
Today’s political class falls short of what in an age of cynicism, but they’re committed to with sincerity of heart, fearing
Americans deserve. Especially in Washington, rising above it. the Lord. Whatever you do, work
those who govern us often seem more interest- Today’s teens will one day be the ones who heartily, as for the Lord and
ed in scoring political points than fixing prob- must create the policies we live under, chart our not for men, knowing that from
lems. Some in Congress are bent on endlessly society’s course, and clean up messes left be- the Lord you will receive the
refighting a two-year-old presidential election. hind by their elders. We believe they’re up to the inheritance as your reward. You
The current state of public debate isn’t for challenge. We’ll be in good hands. are serving the Lord Christ. For
the queasy. We live in a time when incivility is the wrongdoer will be paid back
defiantly embraced. Toxic rhetoric which once This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard for the wrong he has done, and
would have been condemned by decent people Eckstrom. there is no partiality.”

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Lyman receives unmodified opinion SCHOOLS:

From of $138,176 with other
financing sources consist-
ing of transfers in from
(GASB) is looking for gov-
ernment wide statements ‘I think you have reasonable financial Up to
to present all of the town’s

annual the Utility/Wastewater

audit
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Town of Lyman
received an unmodified
opinion with reasonable
financial condition during
a recent audit.
David G. Phillips, Cer-
tified Public Accountant
(CPA) with Greene Finney,
presented the audit report
to Lyman Town Council on
Monday night.
“It is really the best
opinion you can get,” Phil-
lips said.
The town has $711,000
of unassigned funds avail-
able to spend, while other
funds, such as hospitality
tax and victims advocate,
are restricted.
“I would love for you to
get higher because your
cash balances and your
fund balance ebb and flow
throughout the year,” Phil-
lips said. “When all the
property tax moneys come
in, it’s higher; then, when
you don’t collect those for
a long time, it starts get-
ting lower.”
Property taxes are usual-
ly paid in December, Janu-
ary or February.
“All those real proper-
ty taxes, which is a huge
number, really come in in
about three months,” Phil-
lips said. “Then, you have
to have enough money
in the kitty to carry you
around to the next cycle
again.”
“It helps you for signifi-
cant emergencies and un-
anticipated expenditures,”
he said. “It gives you flex-
ibility for discretionary
funding needs. When you
issue debt, you’re going to
get better rates.”
The town’s General
Fund had revenues of
$2,669,942, other financ-
ing sources of $282,307
and expenditures of
$2,814,073, totaling a net
change in Fund Balance
Fund, insurance proceeds
and proceeds from the
sale of capital assets.
“You came in over bud-
get by about $800,000
on your revenue,” Phil-
lips said. “The biggest
piece was that grant. That
wasn’t in your budget be-
cause you didn’t know for
sure you were going to get
it.”
“As it relates to the prior
year, your expenses came
in about $563,000 more,
but about $400,000 was
that grant expenditures,”
he said. “A big grant rev-
enue came in; you turned
around and spent it, so
when you don’t budget
that because you didn’t
know if you were going to
get it, it makes you look
like you’re over on your
revenues and on your ex-
penditures.”
In addition, the town
transferred about
$233,000 from the utility
fund to the general fund
to cover some overhead
expenses and the cost of
general government sup-
porting the utility oper-
ation, and the town also
acquired Wellford’s sewer
operations, which is a net
capital asset.
In regards to pension
accounting, Lyman partic-
ipates in the state plan,
which is underfunded by
$21.4 billion, so Lyman
picks up their portion of
shared liability.
“You ended up picking
up a huge liability,” Phil-
lips said.
“The state of South
Carolina is not so pret-
ty” as compared to North
Carolina, he said. “We’re
probably funded around
52 percent. It does not af-
fect your general fund; it’s
long-term type of liability.
It affects the government
wide statements in your
utility fund. The overall
liability was $2.7 million,
and that increased about
$400,000 over the prior
year.”
The Governmental Ac-
counting Standards Board
assets and liabilities, in-
cluding property, plant,
equipment, buildings, ve-
hicles, infrastructure and
debt.
“We’re going to add it
all together, so we can see
what your net worth is as
a whole entity,” Phillips
said. “You had total assets
in deferred items of $25.7
million of which $21.8
million is your capital as-
sets—that’s your property,
plant and equipment. You
did have cash and cash
equivalents of $2.7 million
and then some other items
of $1.2 million.”
“When you look at your
liabilities, they were $3.9
million of which about
$700,000 is your long-
term,” he said. “When you
take those assets and you
minus those liabilities,
that’s like your net worth;
$21.2 million is your net
capital assets.”
Capital assets of $21.8
million increased $3 mil-
lion over the prior year.
Long-term obligations
are $715,000, which in-
creased $547,000 over the
prior year.
“You made principle
payments of $95,000,”
Phillips said.
“You have a legal debt
limit of about $1.2 mil-
lion,” he said. “Your debt
load really is very low for
the size of entity that you
are.”
Next year, the audit will
take into account retiree
health care.
“We did come across a
couple items that we have
to make you aware of,”
Phillips said.
FINDINGS
Findings included the
risk of the Town Admin-
istrator Gregg Miller being
solely responsible for the
finances of the town.
“He does it all,” Phillips
said. “He has a lot on his
plate. One of the things
that you take risk for as
a council is that he is in-
volved in every single pro-
cess.”
“He really needs some-
condition, but I would love for you to get
that fund balance up higher. It allows you
to start building some resources for future
infrastructure.’
Certified Public Accountant with Greene Finney
body financially to help
out,” he said. “There is far
more on his plate than he
can truly juggle to create
good checks and balanc-
es.”
In addition, a previous
audit found non allowable
costs from victims assis-
tance.
“Because of that audit,
you had to add back into
the victims assistance
funds,” Phillips said.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Phillips gave Lyman
Town Council some rec-
ommendations.
“Most of your practices
are not documented,” Phil-
lips said. “We just think
it’s really important that
things get documented so
that people can carry on
once somebody leaves.”
Capital assets are be-
ing kept in a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet when
accounting programs are
available, but there is a
cost.
Phillips recommended
for council to “raise your
capitalization threshold
from $1,000 to $5,000,”
he said. “They (other gov-
ernments) track things at
a reasonable level.”
“In the general fund, I
think it would be really
helpful if you had some
separate columns—one
called like a grant fund,
one called a hospitality tax
fund so that you can track
those revenues and expen-
ditures separately from
your general fund because
they get all buried,” he
said. “If you create these
separate funds, you can
track them separately so
David Phillips
that your general fund is
left with your normal op-
erating cost of the town.”
These items are listed in
the management letter.
“These are just things
we think would make life
better for everybody, just
make life easier,” Phillips
said.
Some of the town’s fran-
chise agreements could
not be located.
For the victims assis-
tance funds, “right now,
your running rate on those
expenses are going to de-
plete that fund,” Phillips
said. “Those monies will
probably be gone in the
next three to six months.
Once those monies are
gone, then it’s going to end
up eating into your gener-
al fund fund balance.”
In addition, some utility
fund transfers have result-
ed in lawsuits, so Phillips
recommended a system-
atic approach through the
Municipal Association of
South Carolina to reduce
risk.
“I think you have reason-
able financial condition,
but I would love for you to
get that fund balance up
higher,” Phillips said.
Phillips recommended
creating a capital projects
fund.
“It allows you to start
building some resources
for future infrastructure,”
Phillips said.
“There’s a lot of costs
that are coming,” he said,
noting police vehicles.
“They don’t come all in
one year, but they come
over time.”
kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
8-mill hike
possible
FROM PAGE ONE
District Five is also hop-
ing to begin construction
in the spring of 2019 with
occupancy to come in the
fall of 2020.
“The general obligation
bonds that we are issuing
will mostly likely result in
an increase of millage rate
of about 8 mills,” said Dis-
trict Five Chairman Rick
Eitel.
“That amount of millage
is needed in order for us
to turn this over, pay for
this, because we’ve got
other projects like the By-
rnes (High School) parking
lot and then expansions
potentially for Florence
Chapel (Middle School),
Beech Springs (Intermedi-
ate) and Wellford (Acad-
emy of Science and Tech-
nology) as well,” he said.
If District Five were to go
up the full eight mils, tax-
es would increase $32 on a
$100,000 owner occupied
residence, Dr. Wood said.
“If there were an in-
crease, it would not exceed
8 mills,” Dr. Wood said.
The funds would be
used to cover the Abner
Creek expansion, the By-
rnes Freshman Academy
roof project, the increase
of parking at Byrnes High
School, and the expansion
of three other schools in
the near future.
The District Five board
unanimously approved
the expansion with an 8-0
vote at the regular June 25
meeting.
In other business, the
board unanimously ap-
proved 8-0 to replace the
roofs on all three build-
ings of the Byrnes Fresh-
man Academy campus
for an estimated cost of
$830,000 with a comple-
tion date set for the end of
this year.

HOBOS: Back open after severe thunderstorm damages North Main location
FROM PAGE ONE
A large tree had fallen
onto the roof of the busi-
ness, blocking the build-
ing from site.
“The whole yard is
messed up,” Ron said. “It
took out all the shrubbery.
It was just massive.”
Greer police and fire
responders ensured the
safety of the premises be-
fore the Wilsons entered
to evaluate the damage.
“We’re not open on Mon-
days, so we hadn’t been
here all day,” Pam said.
“We came up immediately
and had to pull next door.”
“There was one wall
that was wet,” she said.
“The wind forced the rain
through the wall.”
The Wilsons moved
three rooms of furniture
into one in order to clean
up the mess.
“It was just turmoil at
first,” Ron said.
Ron had to open the
doors early for workers
to have access to power in
order to cut and remove
the limbs from the roof,
where one limb entered an
upstairs room.
“I had to stay up here
from like 7 a.m. to 6 or 7
at night,” Ron said. “We
didn’t think we’d ever get
cleaned up.”
Nevertheless, the Wil-
sons made progress with
clean up and re-opened
last week.
“We needed to revamp
a little bit anyway,” Pam
said. “This gave us the
opportunity to take ev-
erything out of each room
and go through and clean
the floors good and do the
stuff we haven’t been able
to do.”
“It’s looking much better
other than the front porch
that’s gone,” she said.
The limbs were cleared
from the roof in just a few
days.
“It took them about
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chopped, cut up,” Pam “I’ve got to get a new blocked the driveway af- of everything,” he said.
said. “I don’t know how mailbox,” she said. “Oth- ter an ice storm about six “We’re picky about what
many loads in that big er than that, we’re all safe years ago. we put in here. We look at
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A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
Man will spend 20 years in prison SRHS: Gibbs growing
For 2017
armed
robbery
spree
A Spartanburg man re-
ceived a 20-year prison
sentence today after he
admitted to robbing 10 lo-
cal businesses at gunpoint
over 6 weeks in 2017.
Dedrick Louis Belle,
47, pleaded guilty to 15
counts of armed robbery
and 10 counts of posses-
sion of a weapon during
the commission of a vio-
lent crime.
Circuit Judge Mark
Hayes issued a 30-year
prison sentence that was
suspended upon the ser-
vice of 20 years and 5
years of probation.
The crime spree began
Sept. 9, 2017 when Belle
robbed QuikTrip conve-
nience stores on Reid-
ville Road and Fairview
Church Road. The crime
spree ended Oct. 15, 2017
when Belle was arrested
during a traffic stop that
followed the armed hold-
up of the Circle K on East
Blackstock Road. Sheriff’s
deputies caught him in
possession of cash, rolled
pennies and 2 cartons of
cigarettes that were taken
during the robbery.
Clothing found inside
the car further connected
Belle to the crime.
“Dedrick Belle is brazen
and dangerous,” Solicitor
Barry Barnette said. “In
addition to stealing from
the business, he targeted
the store clerks as well.
I’m thankful sheriff’s dep-
uties were able to arrest
him without anyone get-
ting hurt.”
Surveillance video
helped connect Belle to
robberies at Domino’s Piz-
za, Scotchman, Li’l Cricket
Food Store, Dollar Gener-
al, Spinx, Dollar Tree and
Kangaroo Express.
Belle will serve 85 per-
cent of the active prison
sentence before he is el-
igible for parole or early
release. His prior criminal
record includes a convic-
tion for attempted armed
robbery.
WE’RE
SENTENCED: Jones ALL
receives 30 years in prison
FROM PAGE ONE
of a weapon during a vio-
EARS
lent crime, unlawful car-
rying of a weapon and
breach of peace of a high
and aggravated nature, ac-
cording to the solicitor.
Circuit Judge Mark
Hayes issued a 30-year
prison sentence that was
suspended to 15 years of
service and 5 years of pro-
bation. Jones can serve the
final 5 years of the incar-
ceration on home deten-
tion.
Panuamba, a Byrnes
High School senior at the
time, was involved in a
fight with Jones and Mar-
co E. Hidalgo-Orduna, and
was found deceased by
Spartanburg County depu-
ties after shots were fired,
according to Spartanburg
County Sheriff Chuck
Wright.
“There was a fight, and
what happened after
that was pretty chaotic,”
Wright said shortly af-
ter the incident in 2017.
“Some guns were brought
to the table and it was just
senseless.
“This is a tragic loss
that could have been pre-
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FROM PAGE ONE
and disposal of an exist-
ing storm drainage system
and existing bridge struc-
ture, replacing it with a
pre-stressed concrete box
beam bridge and roadway
asphalt overlay.
The new structure in-
cludes construction of ber-
Police and Fire
Dedrick Louis Belle
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
MARIJUANA CHARGES
Last Friday, Spartanburg
County deputies were on
patrol on Valley Falls Road
near Highway 9 when a
2002 Subaru Outback was
seen traveling at a high
rate of speed.
Officers initiated a traf-
fic stop and made contact
with the driver (later iden-
tified as Mr. Justin Michael
Daniels), who opened the
driver’s door and was at-
tempting to step out of
the vehicle.
The officer told Daniels
to stay in the vehicle and,
upon reaching the driver’s
door, the officer could
smell the distinct odor of
marijuana emitting from
the vehicle.
The officer asked Dan-
iels to exit the vehicle and
a search ensued. The offi-
cer located several bottles
of CBD oil, but none of
them con-
tained
T H C ,
along
with
a POSSESSION
COURTESY | FOX CAROLINA
Antonio Panuamba
vented. To me, this is just
senseless…A 17-year-old
lost his life over abso-
lutely nothing. There’s a
lot better ways to settle
your differences than with
guns.”
Witness accounts, cell
phone video and forensics
helped sheriff’s deputies
determine that Jones shot
Pamuamba and a second
person who sustained a
minor leg injury. The ev-
idence showed that mul-
tiple weapons were fired
during the conflict.
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tical piles and (2) concrete
end bents, then the in-
stallation of pre-stressed
concrete cored and wing
walls, the project details
outline.
The current bridge
structure is more than 30
years old.
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glass pipe that Daniels
stated he uses to smoke
marijuana.
Upon further search,
Daniels told the officer,
“you won’t find s*** in
there, so just hurry up.”
The officer then entered
the passenger side and in
the back seat floorboard
on the passenger side and
found a lunchbox that
contained several items.
Among the items was a
red tube with a cap that
contained approximately
.9 grams of a green plant
material.
Daniels was then placed
under arrest for simple
possession of marijua-
na and for his speeding
charge.
Daniels stated that he
did not know that was in
the vehicle, but later ad-
mitted that he had taken
it up to North Carolina
the previous weekend and
just forgotten to remove it
from the vehicle.
Daniels stated that he
had shoved a plastic bag
with more marijuana
down his pants when I
pulled him over. Daniels
was taken to the restroom
where he removed the bag
from his underwear and
handed it over to the of-
ficer.
The secondary bag con-
tained approximately 2.5
grams of green plant ma-
terial.
All the marijuana was
placed into evidence at the
sheriff’s office.
Upon further investiga-
tion, Daniels’ vehicle dis-
played a paper tag, but
actually had a tag issued
to the vehicle that had ex-
pired in March of 2018.
While on patrol in Spar-
tanburg County on July
5, a sheriff’s deputy ob-
served a White Mer-
cedes make an im-
proper turn with
a broken tail
light.
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The officer initiated
his blue lights shortly
after passing exit 1 on
I-85 Business heading
south. The two vehicles
continued to travel down
I-85 South bound and the
driver of the vehicle never
made any attempt to slow
down or acknowledge the
officer’s attempt at having
him pull over.
The car then came to an
abrupt stop at an exit.
The officer made his
approach on the driv-
er’s side of the vehicle
and made contact with
Eric Lopez-Martinez (sus-
pect). The officer asked
Lopez-Martinez for his
license, registration, and
proof of insurance.
While waiting for Mr.
Lopez-Martinez to pro-
vide the documentation,
the officer could smell the
distinct odor of marijuana
emitting from the vehi-
cle. The officer asked Lo-
pez-Martinez if there was
marijuana in the vehicle to
which he responded yes.
At this time, the officer
had Mr. Lopez-Martinez
and the passenger of the
vehicle to exit the vehicle.
Both subjects were sub-
sequently detained and a
search of the vehicle was
done.
While conducting the
search of the vehicle, Nar-
cotics Investigators with
the Spartanburg County
Sheriff’s Office arrived on
scene.
Investigators of the Nar-
cotics unit began to assist
in searching the vehicle.
The search of the vehi-
cle yielded the following
items.
1. Jimenez Arms 9mm
2. Green leafy substance
consistent with mari-
juana
3. Multiple glass and
plastic vials contain-
ing liquid labeled to
be THC.
At this point, the officer
read both individuals their
Miranda Rights and placed
them under arrested.
The officer transport-
ed both occupants to the
Spartanburg County De-
tention Facility for book-
ing.
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Planning for both ex-
pansions began about
three years ago. Construc-
tion first began on Pel-
ham Medical Center with
work starting on a new
55,000-square-foot multi-
floor space in the fall
of 2017. The healthcare
system proposed a new
198,000 square-foot facil-
ity for the Gibbs Cancer
Center this past February.
“We’re here for the
community,” said David
Church, vice president of
oncology and support ser-
vices. “We’re preparing for
the existing need now and
the future growth.”
Pelham Medical Center,
located on Highway 14
and Westmoreland Road,
is one of Spartanburg
Regional Healthcare Sys-
tem’s four hospitals. This
area includes three build-
ings: the main Pelham
Medical Center building,
Gibbs Cancer Center & Re-
search Institute at Pelham,
and a Medical Office Build-
ing, which offers medical,
diagnostic and treatment
services.
The expansion will in-
clude a seven story over-
head 5,500 square feet
connector or bridge from
the Gibbs Cancer Center
to the Pelham Medical
Center.
“No new services are
currently planned,” said
Jessica Pickens, Media
Relations Coordinator |
Marketing and Public Re-
lations for Spartanburg
Regional. “These expan-
sions are expanding on
current services to ac-
commodate growth in the
community.”
The emergency and sur-
gical expansion at Pelham
Medical Center is an addi-
tion built onto the exist-
ing Pelham Medical Center
hospital while the Gibbs
Cancer Center expansion
will be a new building
adjacent to the current
Gibbs building.
“The Upstate region
continues to grow, and
Spartanburg Regional
wants to prepare for that
growth by expanding ser-
vices at Pelham Medical
Center,” Pickens said.
Since Pelham
Medical Cen-
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ter opened in 2008, the
average number of people
visiting the emergency de-
partment per day has in-
creased.
The Pelham Medical
Center expansion is in
the capital budget while
$50 million of the Gibbs
Cancer Center expansion
is also in the capital bud-
get with the remaining
$15 million being raised
through a capital cam-
paign with the Spartan-
burg Regional Foundation.
In 2015, Gibbs was the
first cancer center in the
United States to use the
InCise™ Multileaf Colli-
mation System with the
CyberKnife® M6™, which
helps to further shorten
radiation times. In 2014,
Gibbs at Pelham became
the first cancer center in
South Carolina to use the
CyberKnife M6 Radiosur-
gery System. Gibbs Cancer
Center, named for Jimmy
and Marsha Gibbs, opened
its doors in Spartanburg
in 1999.
“After primarily operat-
ing Spartanburg city-cen-
tric for many years,
Spartanburg Regional
Healthcare System want-
ed to better serve western
Spartanburg County and
add appreciable health-
care services to this area,”
Pickens said. “After much
due diligence, which in-
cluded Upstate popula-
tion growth projections,
it was determined that
Pelham Medical Center’s
location in western Spar-
tanburg County was ide-
ally located to provide
those services. Growth
along the Highway 14, 101
& 290 corridors continues
today and we are pleased
to have been on the front
end of that.”
For more information
on the Gibbs Cancer Cen-
ter, visit www.spartanbur-
gregional.com/care-treat-
ment/cancer. For more
information on Pelham
Medical Center, visit www.
spartanburgregional.com/
locations/pelham-med-
ical-center. For more in-
formation on Spartanburg
Regional Health System,
visit https://www.spar-
tanburgregional.com/.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 
The Greer football team went 4-0 in round robin play Tuesday morning, but fell in the
championship game to Westside.
Jackets take second
at Chapman 7-on-7
Set sights
on Byrnes
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Five weeks remain until
the Yellow Jackets kickoff
the 2018 season at Byrnes,
and Will Young’s squad al-
ready has its sights set on
the Rebels.
Greer hasn’t given its ri-
val much of a game in the
GBC ALL-STARS TAKE ON STATE
The GBC 6U team capped its state tournament as runner-up.
After finishing second in the district, the GBC 10U team will compete at
state next weekend.
last two seasons, falling
both on the road and at
home.
That losing streak has
been fuel for fire this off-
season.
“It’s not one we yap
about all the time, but it’s
definitely something we
think about,” Young said.
“There are a lot of mental
blocks right now playing
Byrnes. They’re still very
good and very talented,
but we feel like we are too.
We just don’t seem to play
our best game with them,
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and we’ve got to figure out
how to do that.”
Byrnes isn’t the only
tough opponent on the
schedule, however. The
Jackets will play Spartan-
burg and Westside before
starting region play in Sep-
tember.
“It’s brutal,” Young
said. “We’re already pre-
paring. Lord knows if we
haven’t started already,
we’re going to get our tails
whipped. Those cats at
Spartanburg and Byrnes
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Warriors are creat-
ing a culture of competi-
tion.
That’s been the message
from new head coach Rick
Martin, who’s squad will
be looking to bounce back
from a one-win season in
2017.
“We’re trying to get bet-
ter for Friday night foot-
ball. We know that 7-on-7
isn’t real football, and we
want to prepare for play-
ing the games when the
pads are on,” Martin said.
“Right now, we’re install-
ing some new things and
making sure the players
understand our basic
packages. These compe-
titions have been great
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The Warriors will play
7-on-7s against Berea and
Christ Church this week,
and Martin said it will be
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an opportunity for his
quarterbacks to develop.
“They’re working on
their pre-snap recogni-
tions, trying to see what
coverages are there and
make the best decision,”
Martin said. “They’ve got-
ten some valuable reps
and we’re going to keep
pushing them.”
Riverside isn’t just fo-
cusing on football this
July. The Warriors are also
using their time to give
back.
“Our kids are divided
into eight tribes of War-
riors, which operate kind
of like small family units
within the team. Each tribe
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Broken
again
’m going to talk to you
about how the Warriors
have (possibly) irrepara-
bly damaged the NBA, but
first, I’m going to share
one of my favorite scenes
from the lovable 1993
comedy, “The Sandlot.”
To set the stage, Ham
is up to bat and he’s just
called his shot to left
field.
After being laughed at
by the rest of the sand-
lotters and missing on a
couple of pitches, Ham
connects.
The ball soars through
the air and over the left
field fence as he’d just
predicted.
As Ham starts to jog the
bases with a smile on his
face, Benny the Jet yells
at him from behind the
plate: “you idiot, now we
can’t play no more!”
Ham continues his jog
without breaking stride—
all the while being pelted
with the baseball gloves
of angry teammates.
“Low and outside! Just
like I like it!” Ham says
with a huge smile on his
face.
He’d just ruined the
game because the ball
was now unfetchable. But
Ham didn’t care. He was
enjoying his success. The
team’s ability to continue
the game mattered very
little to him.
This is what Golden
State has done to the
National Basketball Asso-
ciation with the signing
of DeMarcus “Boogie”
Cousins for pennies on
the dollar.
They’d already broken
the NBA with the addition
of Kevin Durant two sea-
sons ago, but it wasn’t ir-
reparably damaged. It was
like a Wiffle bat you wrap
electrical tape around to
fix a bend—not ideal, but
it can still be restored to
its proper function if you
tread carefully. If LeBron
were able to make a move
and assemble some sort
of a dream team that
could rival the Warriors,
parity could’ve had a
chance at being restored.
But then 2018 free
agency happened, and
Boogie basically agreed
to play for the NBA’s best
team for free.
It’s certainly not com-
pensation for one of the
NBA’s top players, but
we live in a bizarre world
now and money apparent-
ly matters very little.
The Warriors now have
five All-Stars in their
starting lineup. They’re
going to win next year,
and the year after that,
and the year after that.
And this is what the
LeBron haters have
wished for.
They want to keep
championships from LBJ
by all means necessary,
even if it means one team
winning all the titles for
the rest of eternity.
The Warriors are Ham
jogging the bases with a
stupid grin. And the rest
of the NBA is throwing
their gloves in anger.
Yeah, we get it. Golden
State is a fun place to play
and win.
But now we can’t play
no more.
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B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
Jones gets first victory in Daytona free-for-all
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE
In a wild war of attrition
that went to two over-
times, Erik Jones outdu-
eled Martin Truex Jr. on
Saturday night at Daytona
International Speedway to
seize the first victory of
his Monster Energy NA-
SCAR Cup Series career.
In a Coke Zero Sugar
400 that went eight laps
beyond its scheduled 160,
Jones passed the reigning
series champion on the
backstretch of the final
lap and held on to win by
.125 seconds. Jones bat-
tled back from damage
sustained in a multicar
wreck on Lap 65, an acci-
dent that cost him a lap.
The final circuit was the
only one Jones led.
“How about that race,
boys and girls?” Jones
shouted to the fans in the
grandstands after his cel-
ebratory burnout in front
of the flag stand. “My first
Cup win, My first win at
Daytona, my first super-
speedway win—what an
awesome day, man!
“There’s so much smoke
in the car from that burn-
out, I can hardly breathe,
but what an awesome fin-
ish.”
AJ Allmendinger ran
third after a nine-car
wreck ended the first over-
time attempt with Truex
approaching the finish
line just short of the end
of the white-flag lap. That
wreck provided the coup
de grace for Kevin Har-
vick, Clint Bowyer, Jim-
mie Johnson and Trevor
Bayne.
Only 20 of the 40 cars
that started the race were
running at the finish, and
only 13 finished on the
lead lap. Kasey Kahne
came home fourth after
leading 17 laps, and Chris
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Hunter Crandall will represent NGU lacrosse in Israel.
NGU’s Crandall
takes his game
overseas
Rising North Greenville
senior Hunter Crandall is
spending his summer in
Netanya, Israel where he
will compete in the World
Lacrosse Championships
hosted by the Federation
of International Lacrosse.
“I’ve never flown before,
so I am kind of jumping
in feet first,” said the long
stick middle from just
down the road in Duncan,
South Carolina.
Crandall will play in the
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes and work with
“Team Serve.”
As part of FCA Lacrosse
and Team Serve, Hunter
Crandall will help reach,
serve, and assist teams
that represent 50 differ-
ent countries. This list
includes over 2,000 – ath-
letes that Team Serve will
assist, also running la-
crosse and sports clinics,
host devotional sessions
around Israel, and help
with game prep of other
teams participating in the
championships.
Crandall and his team
which is made up of play-
ers from all divisions of
NCAA Men’s Lacrosse will
also have the opportu-
nity to play teams from
around the world includ-
ing Uganda, Scotland, Rus-
Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 buyatoyota.com Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7.
Buescher ran fifth, match-
ing his finish in the sea-
son-opening Daytona 500.
With a push from Kahne,
Truex got the lead after
the final restart on Lap
167 but couldn’t hold it.
The outside lane was more
organized as the final lap
unfolded, and Jones got a
strong run through Turns
1 and 2.
“He (Jones) got a big run
getting into (Turn) 1 and
through the center, and I
just didn’t block him good
enough in the middle of
1 and 2,” Truex said. “He
got to my right rear quar-
ter—just barely—enough
to slow me down off of 2,
and then the race was on
‘I’ve never flown
before, so I am kind
of jumping in feet
first.’
Hunter Crandall
NGU lacrosse
sia, and South Korea while
also serving these teams
during the nearly two-
week tournament.
Crandall is one of eight
representatives from Con-
ference Carolinas includ-
ing seven players and a
coach. These players will
also represent eight dif-
ferent countries and ter-
ritories including Jamaica,
Irland, Puerto Rico, Latvia,
England, Belgium, Greece,
and the United States.
Coverage of the games
is expected to begin on
Thursday at 9:30 a.m. lo-
cal time with Israel taking
on Jamaica on ESPNU. The
ESPN family of networks
will broadcast the tourna-
ment on three different
channels including ESPNU,
ESPN2, and ESPN+ (On-
line).
from there.
“Just missed that block
a little bit. I’ve got to get
better at my mirror-driv-
ing. I’ve never really been
good at that, and unfortu-
nately, that’s part of this
racing here, but I’m really
proud to get to the end.”
Truex had posted only
one other top-five fin-
ish—a second in the 2016
Daytona 500—in 26 previ-
ous starts at the 2.5-mile
superspeedway.
Two massive wrecks in
Stage 2, both involving
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., elim-
inated the majority of
the contending cars and
opened the door for a new
winner.
Larson gets overtime win at Daytona
BY REID SPENCER
NASCAR WIRE 
Last Friday night’s NA-
SCAR Xfinity Series race
ended with a sweep, and
overtime and two broken
hearts.
Five laps later than the
scheduled 100, Kyle Lar-
son got the victory in the
Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
by .005 seconds over El-
liott Sadler, who finished
second at Daytona for the
third straight race.
But Larson’s victory
wasn’t official until NA-
SCAR demoted Justin Ha-
ley, who made a dramatic
pass for the lead coming to
the finish line but dipped
below the yellow line di-
viding the racing surface
from the apron, a violation
of NASCAR rules.
Though Haley took the
checkered flag, he was
demoted to the 18th posi-
tion at the finish, behind
the car on the lead lap.
With Haley’s finish nul-
lified by penalty, Larson
won for the third time in
four starts this season and
the 11th time in his career,
edging Sadler by roughly
12 inches.
Larson didn’t realize he
had won the race after
seeing Haley dive to the
inside and rush past both
him and Sadler in the trio-
val.
“I didn’t even think I’d
won until I got to the lug
nut check, and they had
a big screen down there,”
Larson said. “And I saw a
little bit of the replay and
saw that he went a clipped
the yellow line, so I asked
about it, and they said NA-
SCAR was talking about
it, and about 10 seconds
later we were declared the
winner…
“I saw him (Haley) go up
the track, and I thought I
was screwed at that point,
because I wasn’t going to
have anybody behind me
to propel me or at least
keep me side-by-side with
Elliott. The we got to the
straightaway, and I could
see in my mirror that he
was getting a huge run…
“The I saw him hang a
left, and I knew with the
run he had, if he had a
hole, he was going to come
out the leader, and he shot
right by us.”
Sadler, who has never
won at Daytona, had run
second to JR Motorsports
teammate Tyler Reddick
On Lap 54, Brad Kesel-
owski was running behind
leader William Byron when
his No. 2 Ford turned off
the front bumper of Ricky
Stenhouse Jr.’s Fusion,
slammed into the No. 41
of Kurt Busch and ignited
a Turn 3 wreck that in-
volved 24 cars and wiped
out all three Team Penske
entries, along with Kurt
Busch, Denny Hamlin,
Daniel Suarez and pole
winner Chase Elliott.
But Keselowski didn’t
blame Stenhouse. He
pointed the finger at By-
ron, who moved down the
track to put a late block on
the No. 2 and forced Kesel-
owski to check up.
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after
winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International
Speedway on July 6.
by .0004 seconds in Febru-
ary, the closest recorded
margin in NASCAR histo-
ry.
“This one hurts,” said
the 43-year-old Sadler,
whose status with JRM for
2019 remains uncertain
because of sponsorship
issues. “I don’t know how
many restrictor-plate rac-
es I have left in my career.
To lose the one like we did
in February, so close, I feel
like we were in the right
spot again.
“We were really paying
attention to Kyle and try-
ing to figure out what he
was doing off of (Turn) 4,
and he was really running
into my door a lot and
trying to slow me down.
And I was trying to leave
myself room to get away
from him. And it was just
a miscommunication that
the 24 (Haley) was com-
ing on the bottom. I could
have definitely made a
block there and got some
momentum.”
Haley, who earned his
first NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series vic-
tory earlier this season
was tantalizingly close to
victory in just his second
Xfinity start.
“Not how we wanted it
to end,” Haley said. “I’m
running trucks full-sea-
son, and this is just an op-
portunity part-time, and
I’m extremely blessed just
to get the opportunity.”
A nine-car wreck on
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“Ricky was doing the
best he could to give me a
good push and had a great
run to take the lead, and
the car in front of me (By-
ron) just threw a late, bad
block,” Keselowski said. “I
made the mistake of lift-
ing instead of just driving
through him, and that’s
my fault.
“I’ve got to wreck more
people, and then they’ll
stop blocking me late and
behind like that. That’s my
fault. I’ll take the credit for
my team, and we’ll go to
Talladega, and we’ll wreck
everybody that throws a
bad block like that.”
Byron didn’t stay up
front for long. He was lead-
Lap 97 knocked out se-
ries leader Cole Custer
and forced the overtime.
Sadler’s lone consolation
was retaking the points
lead by 12 over Daniel
Hemric, who moved into
second place.
A violent multicar wreck
on Lap 82 eliminated the
contending cars of Aus-
tin Cindric, Matt Tifft and
Reddick and damaged the
vehicles of Custer and
Hemric.
Heading through Turn
1, Tifft, with a strong
push from Reddick, made
a move toward a hole to
the inside of Cindric, but
the hole closed, and con-
tact between Tifft’s and
Cindric’s cars ignited the
chain-reaction wreck.
Cindric’s No. 60 Roush
Fenway Racing Ford
turned sideways and bar-
rel-rolled back down the
track after contact with
Reddick’s No. 9 Chevro-
let on the steep banking
in the corner. Cindric was
unhurt in the accident, but
his race was over.
“I’m fine,” Cindric said
after exiting the care cen-
ter. “It’s just unfortunate.
We have such a strong run
like that, and it comes to
an end early. There are
plenty of things I can com-
plain about, but I have to
be thankful that Roush
and NASCAR and every-
body else who puts safety
first really comes to frui-
tion in situations like that. 
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
ing again on Lap 65 when
Stenhouse tapped the left
rear of series leader Kyle
Busch’s Toyota and sent
the No. 18 Camry spin-
ning into Byron’s Chevro-
let. Both Byron and Busch
were knocked out of the
race in that accident.
“I tried to side-draft the
18 (Busch) in the wrong
place,” a subdued Sten-
house said on his team
radio.
Byron lost a good chance
to improve on his 21st po-
sition in the standings.
“The No. 17 car (Sten-
house) just kind of, I
guess, hooked the No. 18
into me,” Byron said. “It
seemed like he was be-
ing really aggressive, and
that’s the second time
we’ve kind of been on the
wrong end of something
with him. 
“Unfortunate for us, but
we had a good race going.
We needed to really have a
really good day, because of
the points position we’re
in, but that is just part of
speedway racing, I guess.
But it stinks to be on that
side of it. But at least we
led some laps (12), so that
was good.”
Notes: Stenhouse won
the first and second stag-
es, garnering his first play-
off points of the season,
before sustaining seri-
ous damage in a Lap 124
wreck. He finished 17th,
one lap down… Harvick’s
No. 4 team did yeoman
work to repair his car af-
ter it suffered extensive
body damage in the Lap
54 accident. Harvick led
the field to green on Lap
162 to start the first over-
time, but he fell victim to
the nine-car wreck before
that circuit was complet-
ed… Despite a 33rd-place
finish, Kyle Busch retained
the series lead by 57
points over Harvick.
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“It’s definitely the big-
gest wreck I’ve ever had.
It’s unfortunate I keep
having those at Daytona.
I’ve got to quit going to
this infield care center
here. I know all the people
and all the faces. They’re
very nice, but it’s just a
shame.”
Racing in the series for
the fourth this season,
Ryan Preece started from
the pole in the No. 18 Joe
Gibbs Racing as the own-
er points leader, after
qualifying was rained out
on Friday afternoon. But
JGR’s quest for the own-
ers’ championship took
a serious hit when Preece
retired from the race in
39th place after 51 laps
because of a mechanical
failure.
“We must have got a
piece of debris go through
the radiator, and we lost
all of the water,” Preece
explained after climbing
from the car. “It cooked
the motor down. Unfor-
tunate. I felt like we were
starting to make our way
forward and start to work
the draft.
“Just started to figure
out what we needed to
move forward and end-
ed our night early. I hate
it for these guys because
of the owner points. They
will drop some points in
there today but hopefully
we can make it up in New
Hampshire.”
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 SPORTS
Cross-
Fit
Greer
plans
move
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
CrossFit Greer will be
changing locations this
fall due to growth.
According to man-
agement, classes and
services at the current
location on Wade Hamp-
ton Boulevard have in-
creased, so plans are
now in place to move to a
new building behind the
old Ryan’s restaurant on
Poinsett Street.
“The building is in
need of repairs, so it will
be 2-3 months before
we move,” Trainer Jenn
Green said.
CrossFit Greer hopes to
open in its new location
by this fall.
“The location will be
triple in size to what we
have now,” Green said.
“We are going on 10
years being a small busi-
ness in Greer.”
CrossFit Greer has sold
their current location
to the owner of an oil
change business.
For more information,
visit www.crossfitgreer.
com.
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Sports
Roundup
SC LAKE MAKES
BASSMASTER RANKING
Santee Cooper lakes
(Marion and Moultrie)
have been ranked sixth
in the nation among the
2018 List of Bassmaster
Magazine’s 100 Best Bass
Lakes. The lakes placed
number two in the South-
eastern rankings.
Other SC lakes to place
in the Southeastern top 25
include: Cooper River (12),
Lake Murray (16), Lake
Greenwood (19), and Lake
Hartwell (23).
Texas’s Sam Rayburn
Reservoir placed at the top
in the nation.
The process to create
the rankings takes about
three months to complete.
Data is received from state
fisheries agencies across
the U.S. This is coupled
with catch data collected
from dozens of tourna-
ment organizations across
the country from the past
12 months. After the
numbers are crunched, a
blue-ribbon panel from
the bass fishing industry
debates the strength of
the lakes, then settles on
the final rankings.
The rankings identify
the Top 10 lakes in the
nation regardless of loca-
tion, as well as the Top 25
lakes in four geographical
divisions.
GREER CROSS COUNTRY
TO HOLD FUNDRAISER
The Greer High Cross
Country teams will hold a
fundraiser night on Thurs-
day, July 12, from 6-9 p.m.
at Pizza Inn in Greer.
Proceeds will help the
girls and boys cross coun-
try teams purchase team
warmups and attend the
State Meet.
Pizza Inn is located at
115 W. Wade Hampton
Blvd. in Greer.
RHS OFFERING ALL-SKILLS
VOLLEYBALL CAMP
Riverside High will be
holding a High School All-
Skills Summer Volleyball
Camp for rising 9th-12th
graders July 12-14.
Sessions will be held
Thursday-Friday 6-8:30
p.m. and Saturday 8-11
a.m. and noon-3 p.m.
(bring lunch for the hour
break).
The camp will cover the
six basic and fundamental
skills of passing, setting,
attacking, serving, de-
fense, and blocking. Ses-
sions will be heavily skill
based to give all players a
Golfers hit the links at Greer Country Club last month to
raise money for Good Shepherd Church.
JACKETS: Will head to mini-camp to solidify special teams roster
FROM B1
have been working all
year. But we have too.
“It’s a challenging sched-
ule, but we want a little
competition,” he said.
“We’ll get plenty of that
with the teams we’re play-
ing.”
The early start won’t
leave much practice time
in August.
“We’ve got three games
in August this year. That’s
crazy,” Young said. “We’ll
do mini-camp next week
to try to get some things
in order so we know how
to practice. We don’t want
solid foundation of funda-
mental volleyball to pre-
pare them for transition
to the next level.
The camp staff will in-
clude all five members
of the Riverside volley-
ball coaching staff, the
strength and conditioning
coach, current club lev-
el coaches, and Riverside
Warrior volleyball alumni.
Athletes will be divided
based on their skill level to
ensure they are receiving
the instruction that they
need.
To register, visit https://
goo.gl/forms/Nyq0qzHb-
NlEi1OYt1 or the school
website.
For more information,
email riversidehsvolley-
ball@gmail.com.
JACKET BASKETBALL
CAMP RETURNS
Greer High School’s
Yellow Jacket Basketball
Camp will return this sum-
mer, with dates from July
16-19.
The camp is for boys and
girls, grades 3-6, and goes
from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Reg-
istration forms are being
accepted now, and those
received before July 1 will
get a discount rate of $40.
Those applying after will
be accepted for $55.
Campers will learn de-
fensive skills, offensive
moves, shooting, pass-
ing, lay-ups, rebound-
ing, quickness drills, and
games.
For more information,
email coach Greg Miller
at gmiller@greenville.k12.
sc.us, or coach Mazzie
Drummond at mdrum-
mon@greenville.k12.sc.us.
SHOOTING FOR HEAVEN
BASKETBALL CAMP SET
The 2018 Shooting for
Heaven basketball camp,
“Lifting up Jesus through
Basketball,” will be held
July 16-19 and 23-26 at
Greer First Baptist Church.
Boys and girls (upcom-
ing K-2nd grade) can regis-
ter for July 16-19, 9-11:30
a.m.
Boys and girls (upcom-
ing 3rd-5th grade) can
register for July 23-26, 9
a.m.-noon.
The camp is directed by
Coach Jeff Neely.
For more information
or to register, visit www.
greerfbc.org/basket-
ball-camp/.
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST
TO HOLD FOOTBALL CAMP
Blitz Football Camp for
rising fifth through eighth
graders will be held July
16-20, 6-8 p.m., at Pleas-
ant Grove Baptist.
Cost is $25 and includes
a camp t-shirt.
The camp is run by Riv-
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
to learn how to practice
on the 27th, we just want
to practice because we’re
playing Byrnes. Byrnes
has been practicing since
January. We’ve got to find
ways to close that gap a
little bit, and the only way
I know how to do it is to go
to work.”
The Yellow Jackets con-
tinued 7-on-7 competition
this week, finishing as the
runner up at a Chapman
tournament. Greer went
4-0 in round robin play be-
fore falling to Westside in
the finals. The Jackets also
lost to Westside in the fi-
nals last week at North
erside High D-Team Coach
Mark Freeman.
Register online at www.
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or call 877-6436.
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HOLD OLF TOURNAMENT
The Glassy Mountain
Fire Foundation is holding
its 23rd Annual Charity
Golf Tournament on Sat-
urday, July 21.
The fundraiser, which is
taking place from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at The Cliffs at
Glassy Golf Course, bene-
fits the Glassy Mountain
Fire Service Area.
There is a limit of 120
players, who can register
as an individual or a team.
Early Bird registration
before July 1 is $175 per
person. After July 1, reg-
istration will be $200 per
person.
For more information
and to sign up for the
tournament, visit www.
gmfd.net or call GMFD
Headquarters at 895-4306.
GMC OFFERING SPORTS
PHYSICALS
A doctor will be avail-
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from 9 a.m.-noon to con-
duct sports physicals for
student athletes.
All forms required to
participate in GMC athlet-
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that time along with a $20
cash fee for the physical.
During this time, stu-
dents will also have the
opportunity to take their
IMPACT concussion test
with the athletic trainer.
Physicals dated April 1,
2018 to present are ac-
cepted for the 2018-2019
school year.
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ley@greermiddlecollege.
org.
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Tryouts for the Greer
Middle College 2018-2019
volleyball team will be
held July 30-Aug. 2, 3:30-
5:30 p.m., and Aug. 3,
2:30-4:30 p.m., at Fairview
Baptist Church.
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middlecollege.org.
GREENVILLE REC OFFERS
FALL SOFTBALL
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way now through August
3 for Fall Softball at Green-
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Fall league offers:
Men’s Open (Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays)
Coed Open (Tuesdays)
Men’s Church (Mondays)
Coed B and Church
(Thursdays)
Good Shepherd raises
more than $7,000
During golf
tournament
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A record 76 golfers hit
the links on June 29 for
Good Shepherd Church’s
third annual “Go for the
Green” fundraiser.
The event, held at
Greer Country Club,
raised more than $7,000
for the church’s resto-
ration fund.
“We had a record num-
ber of sponsors, players
and volunteers who all
helped to make the third
annual ‘Go for the Green’
‘We’ve got three games in August this
year. That’s crazy.’
Greenville.
Despite the outcome,
Young has been impressed
with his defense.
“Our secondary, which
was a big question for us
going into the summer,
has really gotten better.
Obviously, guys like Ethan
Alexander are solid, but
Golden moment
Greer High’s Jesse Godsey recently won a gold medal in
the 25 freestyle swim competition at the Special Olympics
in Seattle, Washington.
For more information,
contact Rich Dixon at rdix-
on@greenvillecounty.org,
288-6470, ext. 134, or visit
greenvillerec.com.
NEWBERRY OFFERS ELITE
AND SHOOTING CAMPS
Newberry College will
offer a second session of
Elite Camp and Shooting
Camp on Saturday, Aug. 4.
Elite Camp is designed
to provide exposure for
players in grades 9-12 that
are looking to play basket-
ball at the collegiate lev-
el. Shooting Camp will be
held from noon-2 p.m.
Camps are limited to
100 participants.
For more information,
contact Assistant Coach
Bernie Coaxum at bernie.
coaxum@newberry.edu or
803-321-5665.
LAHAYE NAMED HEAD
COACH AT LANDER
Former Newberry As-
sociate Head Coach R.C.
LaHaye has been named
Lander University’s
first-ever wrestling head
coach.
LaHaye spent the last
four seasons as Newber-
ry’s top assistant and
was instrumental to the
Wolves’ sustained excel-
lence. Newberry won the
Super Region II champion-
ship in the spring of 2015
before claiming at least a
share of the Eastern Col-
lege Athletic Conference
championship in all three
seasons of competition in
the league.  the 2019-2020 season.
Newberry compiled a
event at Greer Country
Club a success,” said
Rick Gottrich, co-chair of
the fundraiser.
Golfers had opportu-
nities to win prizes and
cash provided by local
businesses during the
event. Cash and prizes
were awarded for clos-
est to pin on all the par 3
holes, longest drive and
straightest drive, putting
contest and chipping.
Dick Brooks Honda of-
fered a 2018 Honda CRV
for a hole-in-one on hole
#17 along with other
prizes on the par 3 holes.
The first Silent Auction
had over 25 items for ev-
eryone to bid on and take
home.
Will Young
Greer head football coach
we’ve gotten pretty close
to solidifying our corner
position. EJ Bradford and
Cam Hammonds have
been playing well, and we
feel like we’re going to be
fine there,” Young said.
“We’ve still got some work
to do at safety. Ben Pear-
son has been working in
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
53-20 duals record during
LaHaye’s four seasons
with the Scarlet and Gray,
including a 16-2 mark in
the ECAC. The Wolves also
had 16 NCAA Champi-
onship qualifiers and six
All-Americans during that
span.
“In the last four seasons
at Newberry, I’ve been
fortunate enough to work
with several great coach-
es and administrators,”
LaHaye remarked. “I’ve
also had the opportunity
to work with talented stu-
dent-athletes, and for that
I’m grateful and will al-
ways remember those re-
lationships as I move for-
ward. Thank you, Wolves.”
 “I am beyond excited
for R.C. to step back into
the head coaching ranks,”
added Newberry head
coach Cy Wainwright.
“This goes to show that be-
ing a person of conviction
and working hard can lead
to great opportunities. He
has done an excellent job
here at Newberry and I am
excited for his future.”
 
LaHaye spent seven sea-
sons at Grand Canyon Uni-
versity prior to arriving
in Newberry, building the
startup program into one
of the most respected in
Division II. He was a 2004
All-American and three-
time national qualifier
during a decorated career
at Western State.
LaHaye’s Bearcats will
begin competition during
THE GREER CITIZEN B3
“It went very well with
donated items from local
sponsors (like chocolates
from Shoppes on Trade)
being very popular,” said
church member Jeanie
Gottrich.
Three local businesses
helped in sponsoring the
Good Shepherd Church
fundraising event, and
their foursomes won top
prizes. First place team
prize of $500 was taken
by Merrill’s Pizza, players
from Chesley Rickett’s
State Farm came in sec-
ond and won $440 and
the foursome from Eggs
Up Grill on Wade Hamp-
ton took third place win-
ning $360.
that spot, but we still want
to see more there.”
Greer returns plenty of
firepower on offense, with
Trey Houston at quarter-
back and Dre Williams in
the backfield.
“Dre Williams is proba-
bly the best athlete on the
field every time we play,”
he said. “He’s one of those
guys that you don’t have
to worry about.”
The Jackets will play in
another 7-on-7 tourna-
ment Thursday at Wren.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
RHS: Coach
building for
new season
FROM B1
is doing a community ser-
vice project over the sum-
mer. We’ve had groups
that have spent time set-
ting up for swim meets in
their neighborhoods and
groups that have served
at the soup kitchen,” Mar-
tin said. “Things like that
are exciting to see. We
talk a lot about account-
ability and discipline and
hopefully this team helps
them become better young
men.”
‘We want to teach
our kids to compete.
We try to look at
the things we can
control to help our
team be successful,
and effort is a
big one. We’re
pushing the idea of
competition every
day, whether its in
the weight room or
on the field.’
Rick Martin
Riverside head football coach
As Martin sets expecta-
tions for a new season, the
head coach is preaching
effort above all else.
“We want to teach our
kids to compete,” Martin
said. “We try to look at the
things we can control to
help our team be success-
ful, and effort is a big one.
We’re pushing the idea of
competition every day,
whether its in the weight
room or on the field. They
know they have to do their
part and give their best ef-
fort for us to be compet-
itive.
“We’re not going to be
afraid to fail, but we’re
also not going to go out
there and do things half
way thinking its not going
to go well,” he said. “We’re
going to give it all we got.”
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 THE GREER CITIZEN B5
Village Project hosts twitter-famous twins
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Twitter famous twin
brothers Malcolm and
Marcus Williams paid a
visit to children at The Vil-
lage Project on Monday.
The Greenville siblings
gained notoriety on the
social media platform af-
ter a recent post from Mar-
cus stating that his broth-
er had posed for both of
their yearbook pictures in
high school.
“My twin is the GOAT
(greatest of all time),”
21-year-old Marcus wrote
in his tweet. “He took both
of our pics for picture day
back in HS (high school)
when I was sick.”
The two were hoping to
use their newly discovered
fame in a positive way this
week, giving a motivation-
al speech to local children.
Melissa Eubanks, Own-
er of The Village Project,
took care of the Williams
twins at a daycare when
they were young.
“I’ve known them since
they were babies, three
and four year olds, and
they were the same way,”
Eubanks said, with one be-
ing serious and the other
“cutting up all the time.”
The Williams twins grad-
uated from Belton-Honea
Path High School in 2016
and are now sophomores
Children from kindergarten to fifth grade engaged with the brothers by giving high fives,
listening, answering and asking questions.
Spartanburg
County seeks
foster advocates
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Spartanburg County has
more children in foster
care than any county in
South Carolina, according
to local officials.
That’s why the Guard-
ian ad Litem (GAL) pro-
gram is asking volunteers
to become advocates for
children that have been
abused or neglected.
“Having a stable, con-
stant adult during this
time is very important
for a child,” said Lizeth
Morales, Regional Recruit-
er for the South Carolina
GAL program.
“We serve over 400 fam-
ilies, which is well over
800-900 children,” added
Kim Ellison, County Coor-
dinator for the program.
Morales and Ellison are
mandated to provide every
child in foster care with a
GAL volunteer; these chil-
dren see many different
faces including case work-
ers, police officers, teach-
ers and foster parents.
“We like to have that one
constant person to remain
with that child throughout
their journey through the
system,” Ellison said.
Spartanburg County cur-
rently has 77 active volun-
teers with a need of about
110 more volunteers.
“The cases continue to
multiply,” Ellison said.
“I’ve been with the pro-
gram for 18 years and
Living Here
The Greer Citizen
at the South Carolina State
University, where Marcus
is majoring in early child-
hood education while Mal-
colm is majoring in middle
level education.
“We just came here to
talk about the small things
that will just take you a
long far way in life when
it comes to respect, team-
work and bullying,” Mal-
colm said to The Village
Project kids.
Marcus and Malcolm
gave the first ever Motiva-
tional MIMtalk, which is a
new concept at The Village
Project.
“There’s so many things
that you could be doing,
so many choices, but when
a motivational speaker
comes, they help you with
those choices,” Eubanks
said to the children before
the twins arrived.
MIMtalk, which is simi-
lar to a TED talk, focuses KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
on a particular subject.
“We’re going to choose Twin brothers Marcus and Malcolm visited children at The Village Project on Monday following an invitation from the
some things that we want owner Melissa Eubanks, who took care of the brothers when they were young.
to hear about and learn
about,” Eubanks said,
“and we’re going to have kids, including their be- viral debut locally when
people to come and talk to ing born on April 1, 1997; they were born, their
us about them, and you’ll Marcus being two minutes weight,” she said. “They
get to meet some interest- older and more. were, at that time, the larg-
ing people who have done “That’s actually the first est twins in the Upstate.”
more than us that can time I’ve seen them speak Malcolm was seven
share what’s on the road to a group of kids,” said pounds 13 ounces, and
ahead.” the twins’ mom Adriene Marcus was nine pounds
The Williams twins Atkinson. six ounces, and the twins
shared their story with the “They made their first are named after Marcus
Garvey and Malcolm X.
“We’re excited that they
are really into making sure
that they’re reaching out
to other children,” Atkin-
son said.
Marcus and Malcolm
first became involved with
motivational speaking
through the Call Me Mister
program at their college,
where they went into a lo-
cal elementary school to
teach for an hour on life
skills.
“What I enjoy most KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
about motivational speak-
ing is pouring life into Marcus (left) and Malcolm shared stories about their lives,
kids,” Marcus said. “It’s as well as motivational tips, during the event.
more empowering some-
body.”
At The Village Project, and “somebody else bul- the kids were,” Malcolm
the Williams twins invited lied them.” said afterwards.
feedback from the kids by Kindergarten through “My favorite part was
asking questions, like why fifth grade students an- just seeing all the energy
do people bully others. swered questions, then the kids had,” Marcus said.
Responses varied, in- asked their own questions For more information,
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN cluding, “at school, I was about the twins, like why visit The Twin Villagers
told that people bully oth- do you like to switch on on Facebook at www.face-
ers because it makes them people, and one of their book.com/MarcusAndMal-
feel better,” “bullied by reasons was “for fun.” colmWilliams.
their parents,” “jealous,” “I liked how energetic
have seen cases probably
triple/quadruple in the
past five years.”
“The need is tremen-
dous, and these children
are our future,” she said.
Some requirements in-
clude being 21 years old,
having background checks
performed, and spending
at least four to six hours
with the child each month.
“It’s really as much as
you want to spend,” Elli-
son said. “You must see
your child at least every
30 to 45 days, obviously,
to be able to make accu-
rate recommendations for
what’s in their best inter-
Patriotic
est.”
The only scheduled
times are court dates; oth-
parade
erwise, visits and inter-
views can be any time. Above: Families celebrated
“Most of our volunteers the Fourth of July last
are full-time employed,” Wednesday with a patriotic
Ellison said. parade through downtown
Ellison cited centralized
reporting and increased
Greer. The Arlington-
criminal activity as rea- Davenport July 4th Parade
sons why the county has is organized by Greer
the highest number of Mayor Rick Danner.
children in foster care.
“We went to a central- Left: Haven Fumich rode
ized reporting,” Ellison his wagon during the
said. “In the past, all re- festivities.
ports were made into the
local DSS office.”
“Too many cases slip Photos by
through the cracks,” she Preston Burch
said. “I have also seen tre-
mendous increase in drug
use, substance abuse,
domestic violence. All of
those things impact our
children.”

B6 THE GREER CITIZEN 
A24
Charlie Plummer in ‘Lean
on Pete’
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COUCH THEATER
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 9
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“A Quiet Place” (PG-13)
-- John Krasinski directs
and stars alongside
real-life wife Emily Blunt
in the exquisitely scary
“A Quiet Place.” Set in
near-future after a devas-
tating invasion of aliens
that hunt by sound alone,
Lee and Evelyn Abbott live
in a remote farmhouse
with their children. They
exist within a complicat-
ed and rigorous silence,
and communicate with
American Sign Language,
as their daughter, Regan,
is deaf. But into each
carefully constructed life,
some adversity must fall,
and the family must out-
wit the forces that seek
to destroy it. It’s smartly
crafted, extraordinarily
well-acted, with a fresh
and inventive look at the
survival horror genre. Yes,
the monsters are real, but
they are compounded by
the anxiety of fear and
perfectly tuned expecta-
tion.
“Chappaquiddick” (PG-
13) -- The inexhaustible
source material that is the
Kennedy family dynasty
is again the subject of a
film, this one centered
on youngest son Ted and
the infamous incident
involving a car, a bridge
and the tragic death of a
young campaign worker
named Mary Jo Kopechne,
played by Kate Mara.
Actor Jason Clarke does a
wonderful job of tackling
the persona of Ted Kenne-
dy, exposing vulnerability
and weakness as well as
giving us flashes of his
derailed ambition. Bruce
Dern plays a wizened
Joseph Kennedy, while Ed
Helms takes on the role of
fixer-in-chief Joe Gargan.
This film isn’t making any
revelations, but Clarke’s
performance is especially
stand-out, making the
emotional revisiting of
history palatable.
“Lean on Pete” (R)
-- Charlie Plummer stars
as Charley, a 15-year-old
boy with a rough life
who finds his heart in an
almost worn out quarter
horse named Lean on
Pete. When his single
dad relocates the pair to
Oregon, Charley picks up
a job working with the
handler (Steve Buscemi)
and jockey (Chloe Sevi-
gny) who race Pete. But
when the horse starts to
lose and is scheduled for
sale/slaughter, Charley
sets off on an adven-
ture across the west in
search of a better life for
himself and the horse. Is
it enough to love a thing,
and to make that love
your mission? This bitter-
sweet and heart-touching
gem based on the novel
by Willy Vlautin is worth
the watch.
“Future World” (R) --
Stop me if you’ve heard
this one before: A bunch
of celebrities sit around
at a party and decide
that they should make a
post-apocalyptic action/
sci-fi movie about a
Queen (Lucy Liu) who is
dying, a Prince (Jeffrey
Wahlberg) who must save
her, a sexy robot assassin
(Suki Waterhouse) who is
in need of a soul, and a
collection of druglords,
warlords, quirky person-
alities and Very Bad Guys
-- hey, there are parts
for everyone! Heading
up the cast of bad guys
are James Franco and
Milla Jovovich, two actors
known for giving under-
stated, nuanced perfor-
mances (sarcasm, folks).
The plot is riddled with
unnecessary turns, but at
least it includes roles for
Snoop Dogg and Method
Man.
Entertainment
Plein air exhibit on display at co-op
West Main Artists Co-op
will host a group exhibit
by plein air artists, show-
casing a large collection of
artwork that was created
outdoors in Upstate South
Carolina.
The exhibit, Art by
Sight, will run through
July 27 in the Venue, the
facility’s largest gallery.
The public can view the
work Tuesday-Saturday,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at no cost.
The exhibit’s reception
will be Thursday, July 19,
5-9 p.m. during the city’s
monthly ArtWalk.
The participating artists
are all part of an informal
and less-than-one-year-old
group of retired teach-
ers who gather to paint
in the classic French tra-
dition of plein air, which
by definition is work cre-
ated on location and out-
doors. The group is still in
the formative stages and
includes core members
Jessica Barnes, Shannon
Patrick, Doris Turner, AK
McMillan, Cynthia Link,
and Shelba Cook.
“Through my associa-
tion with various Upstate
artists, I had heard about
this group of artists who
were gathering to do plein
air,” said the Co-op’s chair
of Venue Exhibits Dwight
Rose, who is an estab-
lished watercolorist. “I
thought having them ex-
hibit at West Main would
be a good way to give them
exposure and to bring in
Things
To Do
NEW LISTINGS  | Tall Tale Tuesdays
GREENVILLE ZOO SELLING
COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS
The Greenville Zoo will
be selling “Stepping into
the Savannah” bricks to be
used in the new Lions’ Den
Courtyard.
The contribution will
help the zoo with the con-
struction of the new Lion’s
Den and help make the
Greenville Zoo a better
place for animals and the
community.
Through the Brick Cam-
paign, the community can
recognize a special per-
son; honor someone spe-
cial; cherish a loved one’s
memory; or celebrate a
special occasion.
Donations are tax de-
ductible. For more infor-
mation, call 627-4200 or
visit greenvillezoofounda-
tion.org.
MOONLIGHT MOVIES
TO SHOW SMURFS
The City of Greer will
continue its Moonlight
Movies series on Thurs-
day, July 12, with Smurfs:
The Lost Village.
Movies are shown on
Thursdays in June and
July in Greer City Park.
Free pre-show fun with in-
flatables, crafts, raffle and
dancing begins at 6 p.m.
each evening. Movies be-
gin at dusk.
Children 16 and under
must be accompanied
by an adult at all times.
Smoking and pets are not
allowed.
For more information,
visit www.cityofgreer.org
or call 968-7008.
LYMAN TO HOLD FAMILY
MOVIE NIGHTS
The Town of Lyman will
hold Family Movie Nights
on Thursdays through the
summer.
The next showing is
scheduled for Thursday,
July 12, in the town am-
phitheater.
TUNES IN THE PARK TO
HOST THE MIGHTY KICKS
Tunes in the Park will
feature The Mighty Kicks
on Friday, July 13, in the
The Greer Citizen
some of the community’s
most respected artists
who practice plein air. It
takes a bit of understand-
ing to truly appreciate
plein air,” Rose said. “Most
of the time artists work in
their studios, but plein air
artists work in the field,
using natural light and
often times dealing with
a changing environment.
They have to work fast,
and sometimes they come
back to a location to fin-
ish the work. Normally, I’d
say, the work is sponta-
neous, in the moment, and
less detailed than studio
work. But each artist is dif-
ferent with different styles
and techniques. The trick
is applying your style and
technique to working out-
side in the open spaces.”
Each of the six artists
will provide at least seven
paintings, most of which
will be for sale.
“I like the immediacy of
the process. Looking at
the scape and responding
to it in an immediate way,”
Barnes said. “It is not over-
worked. It is much like our
heroes paintings in the im-
pressionist world.
“Our backgrounds are
different in that some are
potters, fabric designers
and mixed media artists,”
Barnes continued. “All of
us have been art teachers.
That alone shows that we
have a streak of bravery in
our makeup. Sometimes it
is intimidating to sit and
Families enjoyed cool treats while waiting for the
Moonlight Movie to begin last week in Greer City Park
Amphitheater. The series continues this Thursday at dusk
with ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village.’
Greer City Park amphithe-
ater.
Events kick off each Fri-
day at 5 p.m. with food
trucks and inflatables. A
local musician will per-
form at 6 p.m. followed
by Greer Idol at 7 p.m. The
headliner will perform at
7:30 p.m. with Greer Idol
resuming at 8:30 p.m. The
headliner will once again
return to the stage at 9
p.m.
The Carolina Coast Band
concert has been resched-
uled for Friday, Aug. 3, af-
ter the group’s July 6 per-
formance was cancelled
due to the weather.
For more information
or to check the schedule
for rain delays or location
changes, visit facebook.
com/GreerIdol.
LIVEWELL GREENVILLE
PLANS PLAY DATES
LiveWell Greenville has
three more play dates
scheduled for its Park Hop
Scavenger Hunt.
Remaining play dates in-
clude:
July 13: Northside Park,
10 a.m.-noon
July 20: Holmes Park, 10
a.m.-noon
July 27: Century Park
(Kids Planet), 10 a.m.-noon
Closing ceremony for
Park Hop will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 9, 4-7 p.m.
at Legacy Park in Green-
ville.
ROPER MOUNTAIN TO HOLD
BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL
Roper Mountain Science
Center will hold a Blueber-
ry Festival on Saturday,
July 14, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Clemson Extension
agents will host a variety
of activities including:
• 4-H type activities for
youth
• Local produce tasting
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
ARTWORK | SUBMITTED
Doris Turner’s work is among the collection of plein air pieces on display in ‘Art By Sight’
at the West Main Artists Co-op through July 27.
paint an almost finished is a non-profit arts agen- pottery, jewelry, paint-
work in public. The Co- cy in Spartanburg that is ings, sculptures, prints,
op is gracious to share its dedicated to local artists quilts, and other artistic
space with us. Between us, and art. It provides afford- creations. In addition to
we have 351 years of expe- able studio space to its hosting three different
rience in appreciation and member artists, as well as exhibits each month, the
of making art. The old- a retail outlet and several Co-op also provides public
est member is a native of galleries to sell and show- workshops.
Spartanburg. The others case their work. The facil- For more information
came from Massachusetts, ity has the most extensive about West Main Artists
North Carolina and Geor- collection of locally made Co-op, please visit online
gia. We all enjoy painting.” artwork for sale in Spar- WestMainArtists.org.
West Main Artists Co-op tanburg, and it includes
United Sound will per- Greer Cultural Arts
form at this month’s con- Camp Ark 2018
cert. Musical Theatre Camp
July 16-27
EVENT REMINDERS  | Tryon Recreation Center
greerculturalarts.com
848-5383
Tuesdays through July 24 Liberty Bridge Jump-Off
7-8 p.m. American Track League
Greer Heritage Museum July 27, 7-9 p.m.
libertybridgejumpoff.com
Music by the Lake
Bluegrass Night: ‘I’m Every Woman:
The Andy Carlson Band A Celebration of Diva Hits’
Thursday, July 12, 7:30 p.m. July 31, 7 p.m.
Lakeside Amphitheater Centre Stage
Furman University www.centrestage.org
www.furman.edu/music 233-6733
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Really Good, Really Big,
Upstate Shakespeare Really Cheap Book Sale
Festival Aug. 11, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursdays-Sundays, Aug. 12, 1-4 p.m.
Through July 29 McAlister Square
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN Falls Park, Greenville 467-3456
www.greenvilleliteracy.org
‘Little Women’
Through Aug. 4
The Logos Theatre ONGOING EXHIBITS  |
268-9342
www.TheLogosTheatre.org ‘The Undesirables’
Katy Bergman Cassell
• Area Food Safety and Park Hop Play Date Through Aug. 5
Nutrition Agent Marie Friday, July 13, 10 a.m.-noon Artist’s reception:
Hegler canning blueber- Northside Park Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m.
ry-lime jam Riverworks Gallery
• Horticulturists an- Swannanoa Chamber 271-0679
swering plant/garden re- Music Fest www.gvltec.edu/dva
lated questions Rosamunde Quartet
Agents will also be hand- Monday, July 16 ‘Ruination’
ing out information about 7:30 p.m. Caren Stansell
the new Health Extension Carolina Music Museum Through Aug. 29
program. Heritage Green, Greenville Artist talk: Aug. 9, 6 p.m.
For more information, www.scm-festival.com Crutchfield Gallery
visit www.ropermountain. 828-771-3050 Spartanburg County
org. Headquarters Library
SCHROEDER TO PERFORM
AT CAROLINA MUSEUM
Gain Ann Schroeder
and her ensemble of five
musicians, Asheville Ba-
roque, will be in concert
Sunday, July 15, at 3 p.m.
at the newly opened Caro-
lina Museum on Heritage
Green in downtown Green-
ville.
The program, A French
Celebration, celebrates
the music of two compos-
ers of the Baroque period,
Marain Marais and Fran-
cois Couperin.
The concert will be
played on instruments
for which the composers
wrote including two ba-
roque violins, two violas
da gamba and the harp-
sichord. The group fea-
tures Schroeder as artistic
director of the Asheville
Baroque concert series;
Jeanne Johnson, Baroque
violin; Margaret Hum-
phreys, Baroque violin;
Webster Williams, viola
da gamba; Barbara Weiss,
harpsichord.
Tickets can be pur-
chased by calling 520-
8807.
LYMAN TO HOLD MUSIC
ON THE HILL
The Town of Lyman will
hold Music on the Hill on
Thursday, July 19, 6:30
p.m. at the Lyman Amphi-
theater.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 FUN AND GAMES
Hearing loss indeed possible
after surgery
DEAR DR. ROACH: I re-
cently had a hip replace-
ment. I am 84, with hear-
ing loss. My family says
my hearing is worse after
the operation. My daugh-
ter talked with several se-
niors who experienced the
same thing. They think it
has to do with the anes-
thesia. Fact or fiction? --
D.W.
ANSWER: Possibly fact.
Hearing loss is a known
and rare occurrence after
surgery, and there are sev-
eral ways in which it can
happen. You mentioned
anesthesia: Several anes-
thetic agents, especially
nitrous oxide, can cause
temporary hearing loss,
but nitrous oxide is not
used as often during sur-
gery as it once was. Chang-
es in the fluid pressure in
the ear also can cause both
temporary and permanent
hearing loss. Finally, anti-
biotics given around the
time of an operation can
cause hearing loss.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
recently attended a free
introductory visit at my
local health spa. It’s an in-
teresting process. There is
a circuit with 12 machines
and 12 mats for doing car-
dio. Each exercise is done
for 30 seconds, then you
move to the next station.
The circuit is supposed to
be done twice at each ses-
sion, three times per week.
Can this really work to
help you lose weight and
get fit? Need I say again,
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
A mysterious wom-
an named Zoe arrived in
town. Maya called in Julius
to address Xander’s behav-
ior. Zoe spilled iced tea on
Emma in an effort to be-
come acquainted with her.
Thorne and Katie ques-
tioned Sally. Xander gave
Maya and Julius some im-
portant information about
his past in England. Liam
told Wyatt about Hope’s
surprise pregnancy. Katie
and Thorne leveled a se-
rious accusation at Sally.
Zoe talked to Harry about
her past and future plans
with Xander. Hope and
Steffy argued about Li-
am’s duty to his two fam-
ilies. Bill visited Wyatt to
make amends but instead
learned some news that
could change his game
plan. Emma danced for
Xander and then the two
shared a kiss. Wait to See:
A woman wrongly defends
her honor.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Ciara was questioned by
Hope about her ordeal with
Ben. Theresa felt guilty for
sandbagging Brady, and JJ
suggested she find some
common ground with him.
Eve encouraged Brady to
throw Nicole under the
bus to clear his name. Ci-
ara confronted Ben about
the fire at the cabin. Sonny
and Will were desperate to
figure out what happened
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
30 seconds ... really? Your
opinion please. -- E.Y.M.
ANSWER: There are two
questions, and the first is
on fitness. There, the an-
swer is a resounding yes.
High-intensity interval
training has been clearly
proven to improve muscle
and cardiovascular fitness.
If you were to follow the
program at the gym, work-
ing hard but not overdo-
ing it, you certainly would
find that your ability to
do the exercises would
improve, your stamina
would increase, and you’d
likely feel better and have
more energy. A 24-minute
workout (24 stations of 30
seconds each, done twice)
is enough (and a LOT bet-
ter than no workout at all).
Unfortunately, just
doing the exercise will
not make you lose much
weight. Losing weight
comes from better dietary
habits, which can help you
eat less food and still feel
satisfied. The combination
of increased exercise and
a little less food, especial-
ly less low-quality (“junk”)
food, may help you lose a
few pounds.
Losing weight shouldn’t
be the goal, in my opinion.
Losing weight and keeping
it off is tough to do, but by
exercising regularly and
JUSTIN LUBIN | NBC
Jen Lilley stars as ‘Theresa’
on ‘Days of Our Lives.’
to Leo. Gabi was rushed to
the hospital. Things heat-
ed up between Kate and
Ted. Eve plotted to help
Brady win his custody bat-
tle against Theresa. Mean-
while, Theresa made one
last plea to Brady to re-
unite as a couple. Abigail
anxiously awaited the re-
sults of the paternity test.
Kayla delivered some dev-
astating news. Wait to See:
JJ takes the fall in order to
help Theresa.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Nina had impecca-
ble timing. Peter made a
promise. Sonny played it
cool. Finn tried to make
peace. Michael made a sin-
cere apology, but Nelle was
shaken. Carly confided in
Kevin. Sam finally got a
clue. Finn’s suspicion kept
growing. Nina chastised
Valentin. Obrecht was un-
like herself and very much
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
eating well, you can dra-
matically improve overall
health and well-being even
without weight loss.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
have an itchy-ear prob-
lem. It even wakes me up
at night. I’ve tried Corti-
zone-10, hydrogen per-
oxide solution, ear baths
and cotton swabs. Nothing
seems to work for long.
Can you help me? -- G.P.
ANSWER: Stop the hy-
drogen peroxide -- it is
very drying and can dam-
age the sensitive skin in
the ear. The hydrocor-
tisone should work for
many common conditions,
but if it hasn’t, then your
regular doctor, a derma-
tologist or ENT doctor
should take a look in your
ear and see what is going
on. Seborrheic dermatitis
and eczema are common
conditions that can affect
the skin in the ear.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
(c) 2018 North America Synd., Inc.
All Rights Reserved
distracted. Nelle suffered
a setback. Ned reached
out to Drew. Lulu agreed
to back off. Valentin ques-
tioned Nina’s story. Jor-
dan looked to Stella for
guidance. Michael enlisted
Alexis’s help. Nelle didn’t
like what she heard. Some-
thing about Oscar seemed
too familiar to Ava. Ned
addressed the elephant
in the room. Wait to See:
Maxie senses that some-
thing is wrong.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Phyllis planned a party
for Billy on the boat that
he just lost in a gambling
debt. Fortunately, Summer
helped Billy concoct a sto-
 |
ry about the boat being in
the shop for repairs. Kyle THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering
took on a role as match-
maker, getting both Mari-
ah and Tessa to admit to
their feelings for one an-
other. Ashley grew closer
to Neil, offering him some
inside information on a
failing Newman contract
that could benefit Hamil-
ton-Winters. Grateful for
the help, Neil invited her
to dinner as a thank you.
At Newman, Victor strug-
 |
gled to balance the de-
fection of his clients with RFD by Mike Marland
the accusations that he
was the one behind JT’s
disappearance. An over-
whelmed Nikki turned to
Sharon for counsel. Wait
to See: Nick explores his
dark side.
(c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN LIVING HERE
Milestones
WEDDING
Mrs. Seth Thomas Crain
Genobles - Crain
Alana Brooke Genobles,
of Greer, became the bride
of Seth Thomas Crain, of
Greer, during a 5:30 p.m.
ceremony conducted by
Travis Henson on July 7,
2018 at Washington Bap-
tist Church.
Indigo Hall in Spartan-
burg was the setting for
the reception. White hy-
drangeas with white ros-
es, white dendrobium and
white delphinium decorat-
ed the venue where guests
were served an Oakland
Raiders groom’s cake.
A rehearsal dinner, host-
ed by Sonja Lipscomb, was
held at Praise Cathedral in
Greer, on Friday evening.
The former Miss Geno-
bles is the daughter of Re-
gie and Pam Genobles, of
Greer, and granddaughter
of Norma Hinton Lamm,
of Lyman, and Homer
Genobles, of Greer. She is
employed by Palmetto Air
and Water Balance, Inc.
The groom, son of Tom-
my Crain, of Greer, and
grandson of Shirley Free-
man, of North Carolina, is
employed at Christ Church
Episcopal School.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride was at-
tired in an A-lined, hand
embroidered gown by Eve
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Martin
Stahlsmith - Martin
Elleson Stahlsmith, of
Greenville, daughter of
Bob and Patti Stahlsmith,
of Greenville, and Andrew
Martin, of Greenville, son
of Ted and Naomi Martin,
of Greenville, were mar-
ried on April 21, 2018. The
5 p.m. ceremony, officiat-
ed by the Rev. Matt Wil-
liams and Mr. Neel Skelton
at Grace Church Down-
town, was followed by a
dinner and dance recep-
tion held at The Greenville
ONE Building, on Main
Street in Greenville.
The parents of the
groom greeted their
guests during a rehearsal
dinner at the Lazy Goat on
Friday evening.
The bride is the grand-
daughter of Buddy and
Doris Nelson, of Green-
ville . A 2014 graduate of
Powdersville High School,
she earned a BA degree
in Communication from
Clemson University in De-
cember 2017.
Mr. Martin is the grand-
son of Jean Martin, of
Belton. A 2013 graduate
 |
of Milady and designed
by Amalia Carrara. A
deep illusion V-neckline
featured beaded straps
which flowed into a low
back V-design. The cathe-
dral-length train added a
dramatic final touch. To
complete the ensemble,
she carried a bouquet of
Vendela roses wrapped in
white ribbon.
Alexis Hinton Furman,
as matron of honor, stood
with Maranda Morgan,
Danielle Sumner, Abby
Sentell, Chelsea Geno-
bles and Hannah Karr, as
bridesmaids.
They carried comple-
menting bouquets of
white hydrangeas with
Vendela roses.
Payton Brown, as min-
iature bride, and Paiz-
ley Brown, as flower girl,
joined the attendants.
Justin Moore, as best
man, stood with Tommy
Crain, Colby Thomas, T.J.
Goldsmith, Blake Geno-
bles and Justin Brown, as
groomsmen. Easton Moore
was ring bearer.
Asheton Hinton, Kyle
Rowland, Kevin Rowland
and Quann White ushered.
Wedding music was ren-
dered by Dallas and Dan-
ielle Burnett.
of Eastside High School,
he earned a BS degree in
Business Management in
May 2017 from Clemson
University.
Caroline Stahlsmith at-
tended her sister as maid
of honor. Matti Williams
Craig, cousin of the bride,
served as matron of hon-
or. They were joined by
Abby Martin Price, Anna
Young, Katie Quinn, Tif-
fany Hwang, Jordyn Schir-
ripa, Ana Kiriakides and
Anna Gehle, as brides-
maids. Ruthie Teague,
daughter of Daniel and
Brooke Teague, stood as
flower girl.
Mr. Martin was his son’s
best man. Groomsmen in-
cluded Thomas Price, Trey
Stahlsmith, Rick Bunge,
Brent Sanders, Geoffrey
Starling, Landon Ragin,
Capp Hyneman, Trever
Pope, Jack Roylston, Josh
Ferguson and Luke Bauer.
The newlyweds are re-
siding in Taylors after a
wedding trip to Riviera
Maya, Mexico.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
Our Schools
Bonds students place nationally
During
SkillsUSA
competition
Several Bonds Career
Center students competed
and placed in the national
SkillsUSA competition in
Louisville, Kentucky, June
25-29.
They include:
Culinary (7th)
Caleb Smith
Nail Care (8th)
Alena Ho
Mechatronics (9th)
Miguel Garcia Lopez
Edgar Ramirez
Computer Programming
(18th)
Anna Dobrenen
Interactive Application
and Game Development PHOTO | SUBMITTED
(20th)
Dylan Faulk Students from Bonds Career Center competed at the SkillsUSA national competition in
Seth Gamboa Louisville, Kentucky recently. They are pictured with students from Enoree Career Center
T-Shirt Design (29th) and Donaldson Career Center.
Alani Sanders
The students earned in-
clusion in the state com- serving in the SkillsUSA membership association vice occupations, includ-
petition by winning first South Carolina Chaper. serving high school, col- ing health occupations,
place at the state level of Alexis Celaya is Vice lege and middle school and for further education.
SkillsUSA competition. President, and Tori Chap- students who are prepar- SkillsUSA serves more
Bonds Career Center pell is Reporter. ing for careers in trade, than 335,000 students
also has two state officers SkillsUSA is a national technical and skilled ser- and instructors annually.
School  |
Aug. 17: Open House
(times to be announced)
DISTRICT FIVE Teachers will test stu-
dents on their knowledge
News
Aug. 20: First Day of and understanding of the
School 2018-19 STUDENTS REMINDED summer reading during
ABOUT SUMMER READING the first two weeks of the
EASTSIDE SENIOR Byrnes High is remind- course.
PORTRAIT DATES SET ing Honors and AP English
GREENVILLE COUNTY | Portraits for rising se-
niors at Eastside High will
students of summer read-
ing assignments that must HIGHER EDUCATION  |
be taken on July 18-19 and be completed before the
RHS DEBATE TEAM 23-24. first day of class. GILKESON NAMED TO SAM
RECEIVES HONOR Time slots are 9:30- Required reading in- HOUSTON HONOR ROLL
The Riverside High 11:45 a.m. and 12:45-3 cludes: Rachele Gilkeson, of
Speech and Debate Team p.m. English 2 Honors Greer, has been listed on
have been named one of A $20 sitting fee is re- (Mrs. Hollis) the President’s Honor Roll
the 2018 NSDA Schools of quired by cash or credit To Kill a Mockingbird at Sam Houston State Uni-
Outstanding Distinction card. (Harper Lee) versity in Huntsville, Tex-
by the National Speech For more information, Animal Farm (George as for the Spring 2018 se-
and Debate Association. visit the school website. Orwell) mester.
English 3 Honors (Miss To be named to the hon-
CHANDLER CREEK LISTS GREER HIGH TO HOLD Moore, Mrs. Cash) or roll, undergraduates
SUMMER REMINDERS IB SUMMER KICK-OFF Saints at the River (Ron must achieve a perfect 4.0
Chandler Creek Ele- Greer High will hold a Rash) grade point average in all
mentary has announced summer kick-off camp for Warriors Don’t Cry (Mel- work attempted while en-
its School Theme for the rising juniors enrolled in ba Pattillo Beals) rolled in not less than 12
2018-19 school year and the International Baccalau- English 4 Honors (Mrs. semester hours.
listed important summer reate program July 16-19. Camp, Miss Allen) Gilkeson’s GPA also
dates to remember. Students will participate Pride and Prejudice qualified her for the
The theme will be in team-building, leader- (Jane Austen) Dean’s List of Academic
“We’ve Got The Power!” ship and motivational ac- The Importance of Being Honors.
The school community tivities. The week will end Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
will celebrate the power of with a parent reception AP English Language AREA STUDENTS GRADUATE
learning through academ- where students will share (Mrs. Cash) FROM BREVARD COLLEGE
ics, social and emotional what they have learned Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir Brevard College gradu-
growth, and creating op- throughout the week. of a Family and Culture in ated 106 students during
portunities for community Any rising junior that is Crisis (J.D. Vance) recent commencement ex-
awareness. enrolled in one IB class or How Starbucks Saved ercises.
Summer activities will taking the full IB program My Life: A Son of Privilege Area graduates includ-
include: will receive more informa- Learns to Live Like Every- ed:
July 12: 2018 Public Ed- tion. one Else (Michael Gates Greenville
ucation Partners Summer For more information, Gill) Austin Thomas Sweat -
Reading Celebration 6 contact Mary Smith at AP English Literature BA Integrated Studies
p.m. msmith@greenville.k12. (Mrs. Camp) Greer
July 16 and 18: School sc.us. The Awakening (Kate Christopher Bradley
Library open for check-out Chopin) Center - BA Music, General
9-11 a.m. Othello (William Shake-
Aug. 6-9: Teacher As- speare)
signment Letters mailed
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