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SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY INDEX | SPORTS | DEATHS | TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE GREER CITIZEN, CALL US TODAY AT 877-2076 STATE CHAMPS Greer Legion team honored B1 Eldridge I. “El”, 87 Dorris Auchmuty Hatcher, 90 Samuel Bryan Robison, 86 Bonnie Miller Smith, 80 Hoyt Andrew “Drew” Swafford, Jr., 59 Tommy Lee Welch, 74 NOTABLE | BECOMING A LEADER Woodland students learn life skills B6 LIVING HERE | CLASSIFIEDS B4-5 COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A2 CRIME A9 ENTERTAINMENT B8 OBITUARIES A6 OPINION A4 OUR SCHOOLS B7 SPORTS B1-4 WEATHER A6 Bring your dog downtown Bring Your Dog Downtown night will be held next Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m. on Trade Street. The Pooch Parade will start at 6 p.m. Pet Idol will start at 6:30 p.m. Food and supplies for rescued pets will be collected. For more information, visit tuesdayson- trade.com. YOUR CHOICE: The best of the best in Greer INSIDE WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 102 NO. 21 75 CENTS BY BILLY CANNADA EDITOR Big plans are in store for Greer, and you likely had a hand in creating them. The Partnership for To- morrow, along with Kim- ley-Horn consultants, will reveal the Greer Communi- ty’s Master Plan Thursday night from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Cannon Centre, map- ping out a direction for the next 15 years. “We’ve been engaged in this process now for about two years,” Greer City Ad- ministrator Ed Driggers said. “What’s been most satisfying in that whole process is the level of community involvement. Because of the tools Kim- ley-Horn brought to us, folks could go on the web and give us information about what they would like to see and what their biggest concerns were and what their priorities were. We’ve really reached out to our community for this and were successful in get- ting the feedback. “It’s always nice to wrap up a big project, but the irony of a community mas- ter plan is that the pub- lishing of the document is only the beginning,” he said. Full details of the master plan will be available on plangreer.com Thursday night, but Driggers said you can expect the details to focus on several key ar- eas. “Our original plan fo- cused on downtown— Greer Station,” Driggers said. “In this plan, there are certainly elements of Greer Station, but we’ll also be looking to tie in downtown to the Highway 29 corridor through Main Street.” Driggers identified “stra- tegic corridors” that will see development. Those areas include: Highway 101 and Interstate 85, Highway 14 and Interstate 85 and Buncombe Road and Wade Hampton Bou- levard. “We have to anticipate growth in those areas,” Driggers said. “I think that’s extremely impor- tant.” The Greater Greer area is projected to have a population greater than 100,000 people by 2030. SEE PLAN | A6 BY BILLY CANNADA EDITOR Don’t wait until it’s too late to say “thank you.” That was the theme behind Active Day of Greer’s seventh annual Memorial Day ceremo- ny Monday morning, which attracted local bikers and community members for a time of remembrance. “Because honorable men and women decid- ed to stand up for our freedoms, we have what we have today,” Center Administrator Rhonda Childs said. “People died for the freedom we all enjoy.” Active Day honored four veterans (Robert Banks, Jr., Donald R. Peach, James Franklin Robinson and Carolyn Shows), thanking them for their service and presenting them with a gift. Banks was a mem- ber of the 82nd air- born infantry, serving SEE SALUTE | A6 BY BILLY CANNADA EDITOR After more than nine months, Greer’s Memorial Drive Extension is back in working order. A portion of the road had been closed for repair since last August, when heavy rain caused a cul- vert to collapse. According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), the total cost of the proj- ect, which was slated to be finished in April, was $173,000. “The project was de- layed a good bit for weath- er,” said SCDOT project manager Brandon Wilson said. “We started getting some rain there in late April and early May, and that really just doesn’t help the dirt out at all. As you try to move dirt, you just can’t get it done. They had the culvert in place in early April, but as they were trying to work on the concrete, everything got slowed down by the weather.” Memorial Drive runs from Poinsett Street to Highway 101. “(The project was) just a hair slower than what we expected,” he said. “The big thing is that we were able to get it done and hopefully everyone is happy.” MEMORIAL DAY SALUTE WHAT WILL THE FUTURE HOLD? Greer Master Plan to be revealed BY AMANDA IRWIN STAFF WRITER In 2016, the 100th an- niversary of Bankhead Highway will come and go, just as the highway did. But some officials and historians are hoping to give proper tribute to the road’s significance. “Roads became more of a constant thing back in 1917. In that era, im- proved roads were far and few between. As states and federal government have taken on more responsi- bility with these highways, [Bankhead Highway has] kind of just fallen by the wayside. U.S. 29 has taken the place of a lot of it,” said Glenn Pace, Planning and Zoning coordinator. In 1916, the formerly famous highway routed through downtown Greer along what is now known as Rutherford Road, High- way 101, Highway 290 and Depot Street. According to Pace, dur- ing the time of its incep- tion, having the highway was considered a luxury. “That it came through Greer, for one, (was sig- nificant). It was a primary route from Washington D.C. to California,” said Pace. Other South Carolina roads that were part of Bankhead Highway in- clude portions of High- way 29 that run through Blacksburg, Gaffney, Cow- pens and Spartanburg; portions Old Spartanburg Road and Highway 290 that run through Duncan; portions of Rutherford Road, Poinsett Highway and Anderson Street that run through Greenville; and portions of Highway 81, Greenville Street and Shockley Ferry Road that run through Anderson. The highway, named af- ter Alabama Senator John Hollins Bankhead who championed it as part of SEE HIGHWAY | A3 Memorial Drive Extension open PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN Memorial Drive Extension is now open after $173,000 in repairs. ‘The big thing is that we were able to get it done and hopefully everyone is happy.’ Brandon Wilson SCDOT project manager MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN Ronald Forbes, ride captain greets clients gathered outside Active Day. City remembers, honors veterans MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN Rhonda Childs thanks Robert Banks for his service. The forgotten Bankhead Highway: A century pieced together ‘That it came through Greer, for one, (was significant). It was a primary route from Washington D.C. to California.’ Glenn Pace Planning and zoning coordinator THIRD ANNUAL

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  • SOUTH CAROLINAS PREMIER WEEKLY

    INDEX | SPORTS | DEATHS | TO SUBSCRIBE

    TO THE

    GREER CITIZEN,

    CALL US

    TODAY AT

    877-2076

    STATE CHAMPSGreer Legion team

    honoredB1

    Eldridge I. El, 87Dorris Auchmuty

    Hatcher, 90Samuel Bryan Robison,

    86Bonnie Miller Smith, 80Hoyt Andrew Drew

    Swa ord, Jr., 59Tommy Lee Welch, 74

    NOTABLE |

    BECOMING A LEADERWoodland students

    learn life skillsB6

    LIVING HERE | CLASSIFIEDS B4-5COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A2CRIME A9ENTERTAINMENT B8OBITUARIES A6OPINION A4OUR SCHOOLS B7SPORTS B1-4WEATHER A6

    Bring your dog downtown

    Bring Your Dog Downtown night will be held next Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m. on Trade Street.

    The Pooch Parade will start at 6 p.m. Pet Idol will start at 6:30 p.m.

    Food and supplies for rescued pets will be collected.

    For more information, visit tuesdayson-trade.com.

    YOUR CHOICE: The best of the best in Greer INSIDE

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 102 NO. 21 75 CENTS

    BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

    Big plans are in store for Greer, and you likely had a hand in creating them.

    The Partnership for To-morrow, along with Kim-ley-Horn consultants, will reveal the Greer Communi-tys Master Plan Thursday night from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Cannon Centre, map-

    ping out a direction for the next 15 years.

    Weve been engaged in this process now for about two years, Greer City Ad-ministrator Ed Driggers said. Whats been most satisfying in that whole process is the level of community involvement. Because of the tools Kim-ley-Horn brought to us, folks could go on the web

    and give us information about what they would like to see and what their biggest concerns were and what their priorities were. Weve really reached out to our community for this and were successful in get-ting the feedback.

    Its always nice to wrap up a big project, but the irony of a community mas-ter plan is that the pub-

    lishing of the document is only the beginning, he said.

    Full details of the master plan will be available on plangreer.com Thursday night, but Driggers said you can expect the details to focus on several key ar-eas.

    Our original plan fo-cused on downtownGreer Station, Driggers

    said. In this plan, there are certainly elements of Greer Station, but well also be looking to tie in downtown to the Highway 29 corridor through Main Street.

    Driggers identified stra-tegic corridors that will see development. Those areas include: Highway 101 and Interstate 85, Highway 14 and Interstate

    85 and Buncombe Road and Wade Hampton Bou-levard.

    We have to anticipate growth in those areas, Driggers said. I think thats extremely impor-tant.

    The Greater Greer area is projected to have a population greater than 100,000 people by 2030.

    SEE PLAN | A6

    BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

    Dont wait until its too late to say thank you.

    That was the theme behind Active Day of Greers seventh annual Memorial Day ceremo-ny Monday morning, which attracted local bikers and community members for a time of remembrance.

    Because honorable men and women decid-ed to stand up for our

    freedoms, we have what we have today, Center Administrator Rhonda Childs said. People died for the freedom we all enjoy.

    Active Day honored four veterans (Robert Banks, Jr., Donald R. Peach, James Franklin Robinson and Carolyn Shows), thanking them for their service and presenting them with a gift. Banks was a mem-ber of the 82nd air-born infantry, serving

    SEE SALUTE | A6

    BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

    After more than nine months, Greers Memorial Drive Extension is back in working order.

    A portion of the road had been closed for repair since last August, when heavy rain caused a cul-vert to collapse.

    According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), the total cost of the proj-

    ect, which was slated to be finished in April, was $173,000.

    The project was de-layed a good bit for weath-er, said SCDOT project manager Brandon Wilson said. We started getting some rain there in late April and early May, and that really just doesnt help the dirt out at all. As you try to move dirt, you just cant get it done. They had the culvert in place in early April, but as they

    were trying to work on the concrete, everything got slowed down by the weather.

    Memorial Drive runs from Poinsett Street to Highway 101.

    (The project was) just a hair slower than what we expected, he said. The big thing is that we were able to get it done and hopefully everyone is happy.

    MEMORIAL

    DAY SA

    LUTE

    WHAT WILL THE FUTURE HOLD?

    Greer Master Plan to be revealed

    BY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

    In 2016, the 100th an-niversary of Bankhead Highway will come and go, just as the highway did. But some officials and historians are hoping to give proper tribute to the roads significance.

    Roads became more of a constant thing back in 1917. In that era, im-proved roads were far and few between. As states and federal government have taken on more responsi-bility with these highways, [Bankhead Highway has] kind of just fallen by the wayside. U.S. 29 has taken the place of a lot of it,

    said Glenn Pace, Planning and Zoning coordinator.

    In 1916, the formerly famous highway routed through downtown Greer along what is now known as Rutherford Road, High-way 101, Highway 290 and Depot Street.

    According to Pace, dur-ing the time of its incep-tion, having the highway was considered a luxury.

    That it came through Greer, for one, (was sig-nificant). It was a primary route from Washington D.C. to California, said Pace.

    Other South Carolina roads that were part of Bankhead Highway in-clude portions of High-way 29 that run through Blacksburg, Gaffney, Cow-pens and Spartanburg; portions Old Spartanburg Road and Highway 290 that run through Duncan; portions of Rutherford Road, Poinsett Highway and Anderson Street that run through Greenville; and portions of Highway 81, Greenville Street and Shockley Ferry Road that run through Anderson.

    The highway, named af-ter Alabama Senator John Hollins Bankhead who championed it as part of

    SEE HIGHWAY | A3

    Memorial Drive Extension open

    PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

    Memorial Drive Extension is now open after $173,000 in repairs.

    The big thing is that we were able to get it done and hopefully everyone is happy.

    Brandon WilsonSCDOT project manager

    MANDY FERGUS

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    ITIZEN

    Ronald Forbes

    , ride captain

    greets clients

    gathered out

    side Active Da

    y.

    City remembers, honors veterans

    MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

    Rhonda Childs thanks Robert Banks for his service.

    The forgotten Bankhead Highway:

    A century piecedtogether

    That it came through Greer,

    for one, (was

    significant). It was a

    primary route from

    Washington D.C. to

    California.

    Glenn PacePlanning and zoning coordinator

    THIRD ANNUA

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  • Calendar deadline is noon on Tuesdays. All list-ings are subject to editing and/or omission due to space constraints. Please submit information to Amanda Irwin at 877-2076, email to [email protected] or mail to The Greer Citizen P.O. Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.

    TODAY, MAY 27GRACE PLACE in Greer will

    have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

    THE AWANAS CLUB at El Bethel Baptist Church, 313 Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are invited. Call 877-4021.

    THURSDAY, MAY 28KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.

    at Laurendas Family Restau-rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich at 349-1707.

    THE SOAR BINGO CLUB from 10 a.m. - noon at Victor Gym. The cost is 50 cents per card.

    FRIDAY, MAY 29GRACE PLACE IN Greer will

    have its monthly dinner at

    6:30 p.m at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

    SATURDAY, MAY 30COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

    10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Limited supplies available on a rst come, rst serve basis.

    MONDAY, JUNE 1GRACE PLACE in Greer will have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

    THE NEVER ALONE GROUP OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

    TUESDAY, JUNE 2GRACE PLACE in Greer will

    have its clothing closet open from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

    THE ROTARY CLUB of Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m. at Krumms on a Plate, 3318 Brushy Creek Road. Guests welcome. Call 630-3988.

    THE NEVER ALONE GROUP OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

    THE LIONS CLUB at Lake View Steak House, Higway 14 at 5:30 p.m.

    BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-rial United Methodist Church,

    201 N. Main St., Greer. Call 877-1352.

    UPSTATE LEWY BODY and Related Dementia Support Group from 5-6 p.m. at The Haven in the Village at Chan-ticleer. Contact Gail Stokes at 350-7160 or [email protected].

    GAP CREEK SINGERS will rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 200 Jason St., Greer. For further informa-tion or to schedule a perfor-mance contact Wesley Welsh, President, at 877-5955.

    FIRST TUESDAY ON Trade at 5 p.m. on Trade Street. Visit tuesdaysontrade.com for more information.

    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3GRACE PLACE in Greer will

    have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

    THE AWANAS CLUB at El Bethel Baptist Church, 313 Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are invited. Call 877-4021.

    THE VIETNAM VETERANS of America Chapter 523 will meet at Greenville Shrine Club, 119 Veverly Road. Greenville Chow time is 6-7 p.m. for $5, with meet-ing following. Call Chapter President Patrick Ramsey at 232-4110 or V.P. Jerry Brock at 918-4451 for more infor-mation. Signi cant others invited to join.

    NAMIWALKS 5K AT FURMAN MAY 30

    The National Alliance on Mental Illness Greenville is hosting the 13th An-nual NAMIWalks 5K walk May 30 on the campus of Furman University. NAMI-Walks celebrates recovery from mental illness and seeks to combat stigma and promotes awareness.

    Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.

    Fundraising for NAMI-Walks is encouraged, but not required.

    For more information about NAMIWalks Green-ville and to register, make a donation, or become a team captain, visit nami-greenvillesc.org/walk or call 331-3300.

    GCM NEEDS CANNED SOUP, FRUIT, BEANS

    Greer Community Minis-tries is collecting canned soup, dried beans and canned fruit for the Food Pantry.

    Donations may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer. Visit gcminc.org for more information.

    SHARONS CLOSET NEEDS SUMMER CLOTHING

    Greer Community Min-istries Sharons Closet needs summer clothing in all sizes from infant to

    adult. Donations may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer. Visit gcminc.org for more information.

    MOW NEEDSSUMMER DRIVERS

    Meals on Wheels needs summer route drivers for routes in June to fill in for vacationing volunteers and school groups. For more information, contact Wendy at 879-2254.

    AMERICAN RED CROSSASKS FOR BLOOD DONORS

    The American Red Cross is asking eligible donors to give blood in the weeks leading up to summer to prevent a seasonal decline in donations.

    An upcoming blood do-nation opportunity will be on May 29 from noon 4 p.m. in Spartanburg at the Tomas E. Hannah Family YMCA, 151 Ribault St. For more information, visit redcrossblood.org.

    WELLFORD ELECTIONON JUNE 2

    The Town of Wellford is holding an election on June 2 for the mayors seat and two council seats. Although there are four precincts within Wellford city limits that are eligible to vote Fairforest El-ementary School, Lyman Town Hall, Startex Fire Station and Wellford Bap-tist Church all voters regardless of precinct will cast ballots at the Wellford Baptist Church, 355 Syph-rit Road, Wellford.

    MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY

    Spartanburg Regionals mobile mammography will hold screenings at Family Medicine, 1575 East Main St., Duncan, on June 4. Call 560-7777 to register. Participants should bring their insurance card and identification.

    GOLF FOR RELIEFON JUNE 15

    The event benefits Greer Relief and raises money to prevent hunger and home-lessness in the Greer area. Proper golf attire is re-quired and the event will be held at Willow Creek Golf Club.

    Registration and lunch are from 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. and the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. with captains choice format.

    The cost is $100 per individuals and $400 per team. Visit greerrelief.org for more information.

    ICAN BIKE CAMPAUGST 3-7

    Eastside Family YMCAs iCan Bike Camp is August 3-7 at Taylors First Bap-tist Church. The camp is to teach individuals with disabilities mobility by teaching them how to ride a bike.

    The cost is $50 and in-cludes a new bike, helmet and a week of camp. Rider registration is open and volunteers are needed. For more information, contact Lindsay Buckles at [email protected] 292-2790.

    A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015

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    This time of year, high school students and their parents are facing important decisions. College acceptances have been making their way to applicants, and families have been weighing options, some of which carry a heavy financial burden. No parent hopes to see a student assume a large amount of student debt. Paying for college long after college is over can mean that finances are tied up in the past while opportunities in the present, such as the dream of home ownership, cant be realized.

    Two-year colleges offer a choice that is, in many cases, debt free. Greenville Technical Colleges tuition, at $2,047 a semester for a Greenville County resident taking 12 credit hours, is affordable. Options including Lottery Tuition Assistance, which can cut that bill in half, make the two-year college a sound financial choice.

    Nobody should make a college choice, however, based solely on cost. Instead, quality of education, measured in terms of where that college degree will take the graduate, should be a primary consideration. Two-year colleges deliver education tied directly to many of the best opportunities in the job market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many jobs that require an associate degree pay excellent salaries. These careers include the dental hygienist with a median annual wage of $70,210, the electronics engineering technician earning $57,850, and the paralegal averaging $46,990.

    Opportunities such as these are part of the reason that nearly half of our countrys undergraduate students enroll at two-year colleges. Another reason is that some excellent jobs require a bachelors degree or more. The two-year college can be part of that educational path, too, giving students a strong start in a supportive environment at a cost that leaves money in the budget to finish the degree at a four-year college or university.

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    For service to Greer communityBY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

    Allen Clardy Jr. and Da-vid Langston, along with students, were recognized during the seventh annual Awards Luncheon to Hon-or Area Community Lead-ers, held by the Creative Advancement Centers (CAC).

    Ive been knowing Al-len (Clardy) for almost 14, 15 years, CAC Director Dan Dudley said. Hes a very good friend of mine. Not only that, Allens been a great asset in support-ing the youth Allen has always been there for the program and for the chil-dren.

    Clardy, an upstate native and Greenville resident, is an attorney at The Clardy Law Firm with 17 years of experience. He serves as a board member for the CAC.

    I really am humbled by this sincerely, Clardy said. I was telling my wife on the way over, I really dont deserve this because what Im doing is trying to be a good community member. Thats to be expected. Im very honored I hope that you get a chance to go by and see what these kids are doing, youll honestly believe its really some-thing special.

    Langston, the second award recipient, earned his Bachelor of Arts, Mas-ters of Education and Spe-cialist in Educational Lead-ership from the University of Florida. He has served in education for 19 years,

    having taught mathemat-ics to grades six through nine for 12 years and pres-ently serving as the Crest-view Elementary principal.

    Weve worked together with teachers to have open door policies Mr. Langs-ton has been very instru-mental in transportation and in helping us bring more students from Crest-view to help them with their homework. Hes been instrumental in helping with the program, Dudley said.

    It has been an abso-lutely wonderful partner-ship, Langston said. I think were a hidden gem in Greenville County. Our school defies the odds every year with the way our demographics are, and were able to com-pete with schools that are much more equipped than we are. With our test scores, Ill put our school up against any school in Greenville County and the state of South Carolina, and a good part of that is the program Dan does ev-ery day after school with these kids. Its an abso-lutely wonderful partner-ship, and I dont feel like I need to be honored for doing my job. My job is to get the kids the services they need so that theyre successful, and this is one of the best outlets that we have for that.

    Through out the lun-cheon, students delivered

    speeches and performanc-es exemplifying what CAC taught them and what it means to them.

    Students Olivia Bonilla and Yasmin Canelo began the luncheon with their performance of the Na-tional Anthem. Ivan Diaz, Anthony Salas, Amber Grayson, Nylia Peppers and Danna Gomez wrote and performed puppet shows, and Krishani Jones performed a praise dance. Jalen Shippy and Jerrell Robinson, both Chandler Creek Elementary stu-dents, and Jydance Kerns, a Crestview Elementary student, read essays they wrote about what the Cre-ative Advancement Cen-ters means to them.

    Creative Advancement Centers offers after school programs, including tutor-ing, homework help, meals and other specialized ac-tivities made available for at-risk students in grades K-12.

    More than 100 children attend the after school ad-vancement program.

    Last year, the Creative Advancement Centers Af-ter School Program placed fifth of 14 finalists to be considered for awards for nonprofits at the ceremo-ny in Munich Germany.

    More than 100 programs based out of 58 countries applied and the top four programs were honored with awards.

    For more information about the program or to donate, visit cityofgreer.org/departments/cre-ative_advancement_after-school_program.php or email [email protected].

    [email protected] | 877-2076

    Clardy and Langston recognized by CAC

    Allen has always been there for the

    program and for

    the children.

    Dan DudleyCAC director

    John Horton looks at 1950 red ford truck at His Vineyards Bene t Car Show Saturday. All proceeds were designated for the churchs youth trip to the 2015 Forward Conference.

    FROM PAGE ONE

    the Good Roads Movement, is significant because it was the second southern transcontinental highway that ran from Washington D.C. to San Diego.

    Bankhead, an Alabama native, served as captain in the Alabama Infantry. As an Alabama state leg-islature and state senator, he was a warden at the state penitentiary in We-tumpka, Alabama and was president of the United States Good Roads Asso-ciation. When Bankhead became a state senator in 1906, he had already be-gun advocating for better roads and development of national waterways, earn-ing him the nickname Fa-ther of Good Roads.

    Mr. Bankhead from Alabama just had the fore-sight to create federal leg-islation and all that would make available those types of highways for transpor-tation, Pace said. Trans-portation was still in its in-fancy at that stage. Roads to travel were not very good and lacked a lot of improvement. In 1916 this was a pretty good deal.

    While Bankhead served on the U.S. Good Roads Association and the Ala-

    bama Federal Aid Road Act of 1916, also known as the Bankhead Bill, was passed, which authorized $75 million for federal-aid improvements, along with an additional $10 million over a 10-year period for roads and trails within national forests. It also required each state to es-tablish a highway agency to carry out federal-aid projects.

    The SCDOT didnt come along until after the feder-al portion had come along and created this legisla-tion, Pace said. And if Im not mistaken, it sort of dictated out that the states would have to fol-low legislation in a simi-lar fashion to create their departments to help with the maintenance of these roads and other issues.

    The Bankhead Highway also served as a tool to establishing federal and

    state highway systems and departments.

    In commemoration of the highways century an-niversary, poster panels recognizing the milestone will be placed at state welcoming centers and documentation of existing resources will be gathered. Bankhead Highway bro-chures will be circulated and a documentary video project is planned.

    Greer is still in the early planning stages for the historic highways anni-versary.

    Were in the planning phase of right now, very early on. Next year is the anniversary, so were look-ing at what we can do in recognition of this, said Pace.

    Pace said he hopes sig-nage and makers will be placed to show the Bank-head Highways route through Greer.

    HIGHWAY: Has history in downtown

    Admiring the classicsPhotos by Preston Burch

    Bobby Marcus, James Wood and Bryson Wood look at a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air at the car show.

    Were in the planning phase of right now, very early on. Next year is the anniversary,

    so were looking at what we can do in

    recognition of this.

    Glenn PacePlanning and zoning coordinator

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    Lightfor the world

    Read Matthew 5:13-16

    You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill cant be hidden. Matthew 5:14 (CEB)

    One morning I sat in my cozy upstairs room overlooking the river the room where I spend time with God. As I read the scripture quoted above, I hoped and prayed that I could be a light to those I would meet and work with that day. Then I looked across the river and noticed a house that stood out from the others. It was bright and shining with a strong light. On looking more closely I could see that it was catching and reflecting the rays of the early-morning sun.

    For me, that house was an example of how I could be a light in my world. By being open to the work of the Holy Spirit in me, I can reflect Gods light and love in the world. However, I can shine that light into the world only if my rela-tionship with God is a priority. Jesus said, I am the light of the world (John 8:12). When we draw near to Jesus through prayer, Bible study, and fellow-ship with other believers, we can reflect this light to those who do not know Him. When we are open and available to the light of Jesus, we like beacons in a dark world can shine his love on others.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the light Jesus brings into our lives. May we reflect his light in all we do today. Amen.

    Thought for the day: How can I reflect the light of Jesus today?

    CURIOUSLY AMANDA

    AMANDA IRWINSta reporter

    A childs perspectiveI spent Saturday with my 2-year-old niece Eva, and the experience was gratifying, but not for reasons I expected.

    When I arrived to pick her up at 8:30 a.m., she was awake under protest. Sitting on the couch, tightly gripping a bowl of dry cereal with both arms, between bites, she repeatedly rested in the bowl, randomly waking with cheerios stuck to her face. When she finally overcame, we went to the Greenville Zoo.

    The most rewarding part was realization that the tini-est things make tiny people happy. I was excited to bring Eva to the zoo, certain she would be wowed by the ani-mals. Stopping at each exhibit, Eva pointed and smiled as she saw creatures in their pseudo-habitats, but untamable excite-ment burst forth from all two-feet of her tiny stature when she spotted the childrens playground. In her trot-like fashion, she rushed over to the slide where she wouldve been content to spend the rest of the day.

    Wherever we went, Evas tiny voice singing made-up words served as background music. In the shameless manner only children possess, Eva sang like no one was listening. Equally endearing was the way her emotions were so apparent. When she was excited, she was REALLY excited. When she heard someone clap, she clapped too. When she heard music, she danced not caring she was the only one. Watch-ing a child learn and see things and experience things for the first time is revital-izing.

    I was disappointed, though, by the parents at the play-ground, who likely were just exhausted, however, it seemed the innocence and newness of a childs perspective was lost on them.

    As adults we become de-sensitized to the spectacular world we live. Most things we see and experience no longer fascinate us, causing us to wade on the side of pessi-mism. After watching Eva, I couldnt help but want to chal-lenging myself to experience new things and push my limits in areas I would otherwise shy away from in cautiousness. I challenge you to do the same.

    By being open to the work of the Holy Spirit

    in me, I can reflect

    Gods light and love...

    BY NORMAN CANNADAFOR THE GREER CITIZEN

    As a child growing up during the Vietnam War, I remember watching the CBS Evening News and the daily reports from the front in Vietnam. Wal-ter Cronkite, Dan Rather and others on the CBS News team reported right from the action, talking to real live soldiers and hearing about lives that were lost as American men were representing their nation on the battlefield.

    As a child and teen, I must admit, I never gave much thought to the sacrific-es made by those who paid the ultimate price to protect our nation. I didnt even think about the sacrifice of those who survived many coming home with physical injuries or emotional scars that would affect the rest of their lives. I did not know anyone who had been to Vietnam and, therefore, did not person-ally know anyone who had been affected by the war.

    I only had fear for myself. I was afraid that, in a few years, I

    would be drafted and sent to Vietnam.

    I was afraid that I would become one of the stories I had seen on television.

    That didnt happen. The war ended four years before I graduated from high school. When I turned 18, I was in the first group of young men who were not drafted. We had to register with Selec-tive Service, but there was no draft. I breathed a sigh of relief.

    The sacrifices of our military heroes and their families became more per-sonal for me in the early 1980s, when my brother, Steve, volunteered to join the U.S. Navy. He served four years honorably and is a proud veteran, but his wife had to make sacrifices at times being away from him while he was on an assignment and my mother was always concerned about his safety.

    In 2006, my oldest son, Tres, joined the U.S. Air Force and is currently serv-ing as a Staff Sergeant in Warner Robins, Ga. He missed the birth of one of his children and his wife and family have sacrificed when he has gone overseas, including one tour in Iraq.

    My prayer life for military service per-sonnel changed dramatically when my

    son joined the Air Force. My fianc, Michelle, is a veteran of the

    U.S. Army and still struggles with a back injury she sustained while serving in Germany in the mid-1990s.

    Steve, Tres and Michelle, like so many others, willingly sacrificed a part of themselves for the greater good of our nation. We should all be grateful to all who have donned a military uniform. They are true heroes.

    While I was never in the military, I have grown to appreciate the role of our military and the sacrifices their families make for the nation. In my work as a journalist and a minister, I have met many people who have served and heard their stories. I met one man who was a Prisoner of War in Japan during World War II. More than 50 years after the war, he was still angry for the way he was so inhumanely treated. I met a homeless man who became my friend in West Vir-ginia. His mind was scarred by the hor-rors he saw and experienced in Vietnam. He wasnt always in touch with reality and one day, he even attacked me. His mind was never the same.

    There are so many other families who never got to say goodbye to their loved ones. Some dont even know where the body of their fallen hero is.

    Every time I see a wreath laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as it was on Memorial Day this week, I am reminded the families of those in that tomb dont know their family member is there. The bodies were never identified.

    Hopefully, you took time away from your cookouts with family and friends Monday to thank a veteran or current member of the military for the sacrifices they have made for us. Many did not pay the ultimate price of their life while in service, but their sacrifices are real none the less. If you havent done that, you can still do it today. We must also not forget to thank the countless moth-ers, fathers, sons, daughters, husbands, wives and other family and friends whose lost love ones in service to our country.

    Altogether these are the real heroes and they deserve our thanks today and every day.

    In grateful memory

    The J. Harley Bonds Career Center may be lo-cated in the old Greer High building, but behind the old doors students are gaining access to the newest technologies and applications. They are learning the skills they need to gain certifica-tion for high paying jobs.

    The classes offered at Bonds are vast and var-ied. They include: animal science, animation, au-tomotive technology, biomedical science, build-ing construction, computer service technology, cosmetology, culinary arts, esthetics, health sci-ences, horticulture, mechatronics, mechanical/architecture design, machine tool technology, webpage design and welding technology.

    Programs are one or two years with each cul-minating in students earning licenses, national certification, or college credit. The courses are designed for students who are planning on pur-suing a two-year associate degree, a four-year degree, or a career after graduation.

    Companies need skilled labor in these areas, and Bonds is providing it right in our own back-yard. Gone are the days when a vocational edu-cation is the last resort for students who dont succeed in a regular classroom. These students are choosing to attend Bonds during their ju-nior and senior years to gain access to careers.

    Think about the cost of hiring an electrician, plumber or a welder. People with those skills are well paid because they are trained to do jobs most people cannot do.

    GE has an apprenticeship program and wants Bonds students to join them. They have an ag-ing skilled labor workforce so they see the need for new people learning to run machine tool mills, lathes, grinders and drill presses. Bonds students can do that.

    What students learn in regular classrooms at their Blue Ridge, Eastside, Greer, Riverside and Wade Hampton high campuses is routinely put into practice during classes at Bonds.

    In carpentry and masonry, math and science

    coincide. Communication skills are a necessity in every job from running a restaurant kitchen to being able to read a blueprint. Bonds stu-dents start to connect academics and real world skills while they are still in high school.

    Teachers at the school say that they love when they see the light bulb go off in a student. After a wall has been built or two pieces of metal have been soldered together, there is a sense of ac-complishment that is tangible.

    Last year, welding students capped back-to-back state titles in both the singles and team competitions in the SkillsUSA contest. In the singles competitions, Bonds welders beat 17 other schools; in the team competitions, they beat 11 others.

    This year was no different, as two more welding students captured individual state titles.These kinds of results are a product of hard work.

    This is my whole life, instructor Todd Var-holy said of the program he teaches. I was a former student of Foothills Welding and I took over for my teacher that taught me when I was a teenager. Carrying that tradition on means ev-erything to me.

    This is what has to happen. Because weve had skilled instructors in our community for so many years, more skilled instructors are being born.

    Ive got 20 kids signed up for internships this summer, Varholy said. These kids are go-ing to go out and get a paid internship for more training, and then theres about 10 companies that want to hire them. The ball is rolling. Weve got great things going on here.

    Great things, indeed

    Students are thrivingat Bonds Career Center

    Companies need skilled labor in these areas, and Bonds is providing

    it right in our own backyard.

  • Q: I recently applied for life insurance for the first time with a child rider. The insurance company denied my request for the rider portion because my son has hemophilia. Do you have any suggestions or advice?

    DR: Unfortunately, youre going to have a dif-ficult time with this situ-ation. Its generally pretty hard for hemophiliacs to get life insurance. I hope you understand thats a statistical statement, not a spiritual statement.

    You can always cover him as a child by building an emergency fund over and above the three to six months of expenses I nor-mally recommend. A child rider is just a small policy to cover final expenses and things like that, so you could self-insure by saving up in the event God forbid of a worst case scenario. An aver-age funeral today costs around $7,000 to $10,000. You could always spend less, but if you guys have reasonable safeguards this isnt a situation you should be facing. I mean, there are probably some things he just shouldnt do from a common sense standpoint, right? But lots of folks have long, wonderful lives with that particular condition.

    It might be that as research on the disease progresses and as he gets older, theres a possibil-ity that he could qualify. Think about this. If you even whispered a word like cancer anywhere near your name 25 years ago in the insurance busi-ness, you were done no life insurance of any kind. Nowadays, they look at all the factors involved. You can actually have had can-cer and get life insurance.

    In short, I think theres hope for the future. In the meantime, I would cover it with a slightly larger emergency fund. Just add a few thousand to what you would normally set aside for emergencies, because you might face some medical issues, as well.

    Bankruptcy aftershocks

    Q: What are the long-term effects of declaring bankruptcy?

    DR: One of the big-gest aftershocks of filing bankruptcy is that it stays on your credit report for years afterward. A Chap-ter 7 filing, which wipes out everything and gives you a clean slate, stays on your report for 10 years. Chapter 13, which is a repayments plan, and

    Chapter 11, another type of large bankruptcy or business bankruptcy, both stay on your credit bureau report for seven years.

    Another big problem is that it can follow you around when it comes to applications or when you apply for different types of licenses. Many of these ask if youve ever filed bankruptcy. It doesnt ask if its still on your credit report; it will ask if youve ever filed bankruptcy. If you have, youll have instances for the rest of your life when you have to admit it and explain it all over again. So, its an emotional scar that follows you around for a long, long time.

    Thats why I recom-mend people do every-thing they can to avoid bankruptcy. Its not an easy do-over; its a last-resort kind of thing.

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    By Billy CannaDaeditor

    Two local students took home top honors at the SkillsUSA state competi-tion last week, earning in-dividual titles in welding.

    J. Harley Bonds Career Center seniors Angelo Hernandez and Rodian Manjerres outperformed the competition, secur-ing a spot in the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky on June 22.

    Hernandez took first place in the singles com-petition at SkillsUSA

    Thats the hardest title to win, and he performed well, Bonds welding in-structor Todd Varholy said. You have to be the perfect student and great at every process. Were very proud of him. He won the team event with two other guys last year and he came back his senior year wanting more. Hes a very hard working young man.

    Manjerres won the Ac-tion Skills competition.

    She used a welding simulator from a com-pany called Reality Works to demonstrate proper techniques, Varholy said. Were super proud of her and the company wants to feature her in a couple of different international welding magazines. Its a great thing for her.

    Manjerres leads a grow-ing group of female weld-ers that have already shown their strength in competition.

    Every student is equal in our program, but to see these young ladies choose that career path is something special to me, Varholy said. They dont have to come in and get dirty, sweaty and work that hard every single daybut theyve chosen to do that. That makes me very, very proud.

    The 14th year instructor said he invests a lot into the program and so do his students.

    This is my whole life, Varholy said. I was a for-mer student of Foothills Welding and I took over for my teacher that taught me when I was a teenager. Carrying that tradition on means everything to me.

    Success in competitions could mean full-time jobs for students in the near future.

    Ive got 20 kids signed up for internships this summer, Varholy said. These kids are going to go out and get a paid in-ternship for more training, and then theres about 10 companies that want to hire them. The ball is roll-ing. Weve got great things going on here.

    There are about 80 stu-dents in the welding pro-gram, but Varholy expects that number to increase

    significantly next year.We had 100 applica-

    tions going into this year, but I took about 55 new students, he said. You dont get in the program just because you sign up. Youve got to earn it and its hard work. I want dedi-cation from my students everyday for two years, and if they do that, well do amazing things.

    These students keep driving to be their best and its amazing for their school, program and ev-erything, Varholy added. We expect to be the best school in the state every year. Thats the way I run my program.

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    Eldridge El BlackwellEldridge I. El, 87, of

    Greer, widower of Edna Wood Blackwell, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home sur-rounded by his family.

    El was born in Holly Springs, the son of the late R.F. Uncle Bob and Ceci-lia Gosnell Blackwell. He was a graduate of Greer High School; retired from Homelite Textron in 1989 after 30 years of service; retired Minister of Music at Ebenezer Welcome Bap-tist Church, Landrum, in October, 2011; lead singer of the former Foothills Boys Quartet; past presi-dent and lifetime member (with perfect attendance) of the Tyger River Ruritan Club for over 40 years; and a member of Apalache Baptist Church.

    Surviving are a son, Tommy Blackwell (San-dra), of Greer; one daugh-ter, Dottie Spencer (Steve), of Greer; grandchildren, Ondra Blackwell-Hall (Todd), Bryan Bradley and Christa Spencer Tompkins (Edward); great-grandchil-dren, Jordan and Jona-than Hall, Chris and Chase Bradley, Mason and Gracie Tompkins; one great-great grandchild, Luke Hall; and three sisters, Iva Wood, Er-nestine Scroggs and Hilda Morris, all of Greer.

    Mr. Blackwell was pre-ceded in death by a grand-daughter, Jennifer Spen-cer; brothers, Connon, Woodrow, Virgil, Durham, Grover and Rochelle Black-well; sisters, Bertha Lance, Ruth Smith, Allaree Arm-strong, Maggie Armstrong, and Frances Stewart.

    The family received friends on Friday, May 22, 2015, from 6-8 p.m. at Wood Mortuary. Funeral services were Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Apalache Baptist Church. Burial followed at Wood Memorial Park.

    Memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice, 1836 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, 29680 or Apalache Baptist Church, 1915 Gap Creek Road, Greer, SC 29651.

    The family is at the resi-dence.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    Dorris A. HatcherDorris Auchmuty Hatch-

    er, 90, of 4023 Pennington Road, widow of USAF Ret. Charles W. Hatcher, died May 21, 2015, at Bayberry Inn.

    Mrs. Hatcher was a daughter of the late Charles and Winnie Ellison Auchmuty of LaGrange, Georgia. She was educated in LaGrange public schools and the Montgomery Busi-ness College. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church, Greer.

    Surviving are two grand-sons, Pete Bellinger, Jr., (Amanda) and Chris Bell-inger (Allison), both of Greer; and four great-grandchildren, Chaz, Cam, Cole, Susie Bellinger.

    Mrs. Hatcher was pre-deceased by a daughter, Susan Hatcher Bellinger; a premature infant daugh-ter, Ann Elizabeth Hatch-er; and a grandson, Charlie Bellinger.

    Services and burial will be conducted at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

    Memorials may be made to Memorial United Meth-odist Church, 201 North Main Street, Greer, SC 29651.

    The families are at their respective homes.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    Samuel B. RobisonVeteran

    Samuel Bryan Robison, 86, formerly of 871 N. Rutherford Road, widower

    of Mary Lou Lowe Robison, passed away

    May 26, 2015, at Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake.

    A native of Duncan, son of the late Charlie I. Ro-bison and Mary Foster Ro-bison, he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Sam worked at Southern Bleachery and then was the owner of S&S Mobile Homes for 39 years. Sam was an ac-tive lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, a member of the Taylors Masonic Lodge, a Hejaz Shriner and a member of V.F.W. He was a loving hus-band, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Sam was a man of few words and when Sam spoke you listened.

    Surviving are his son, David W. Robison (Renee), of Greer; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Beth Choppa (Dave), of Woodstock, Georgia; two grandsons, Bobby Choppa and Bryan S. Choppa; granddaugh-ter, Stacy Robison Conwell (Christopher); great-grand-daughter, Alea Robison; great-grandson, Braylon Conwell; niece, Martha Ann Darby (Ken) of Piedmont; nephew, Charles Robin-son of Fayetteville, North Carolina; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Daniel Lowe of Payson, Arizona, Maurice Lowe (Myrtis) of Greer, Jerry Lowe of Greer and Marion L. Lowe (Reba Sue) of Jefferson City, Ten-nessee.

    Mr. Robison was prede-ceased by three brothers, Vinson Robison, Charlie D. Robison and Johnny A. Robison, and three sisters, Evelyn Duvall, Cynthia Wood and Lucille Roberts.

    Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Thursday at The Wood Mortuary, officiated by Dr. Tom Burns. Burial will follow at Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery.

    Pallbearers will be grand-sons, Bobby Choppa and Bryan Choppa; son-in-law, Dave Choppa; grandson-in-law, Christopher Con-well; and brothers-in-law, Maurice Lowe and Marion Lowe. Honorary escort will be the Bill Dill Sunday School Class of Fairview Baptist Church.

    Visitation will be held 2:30-3:45 p.m. Thursday at The Wood Mortuary.

    The families are at their respective homes.

    In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made to Fairview Baptist Cemetery Fund, 1300 Locust Hill Road, Greer, SC 29651.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    Bonnie Nanny SmithBonnie Miller Smith, 80,

    of 136 Maple Drive, died May 25, 2015, at McCall Hospice House.

    A native of Oneonta, Alabama, daughter of the late Carl Josh and Elsie Bennifield Miller, she was a retired textile employee and of the Baptist faith.

    Surviving are her hus-band, William Harry Smith, of the home; four daugh-ters and sons-in-law, Bar-bara and Gary Hendrix, Be-linda Rumsey, Bonita and Jim West, all of Greer, and Bafhonia BB and Robin Brown, of Woodruff; two sons and daughter-in-law, Butch and Leigh Smith and Bobby Smith, all of Greer; one sister, Virginia West, of Greer; nine grandchildren, Dionna Walker (Kip), Lind-sey Howell (Sam), Brandy Paddie (Dale), Melissa Hawkins, Dasha Painter (Joey), Candace Lemons (Christopher), Kaci Isbell (Jason), Stuart McConnell (Della) and Barrett Brown (Brittnee); 13 great-grand-children, Ava Walker, Bella Walker, Paige Howell, Sa-die Howell, Dillon Turner (Andrea), Xavier Paddie, Jackson Painter, Madison Hawkins, Miller Lemons, Karson Lemons, Ella Isbell, Mason McConnell, and Bar-ron Brown; and one great-great-grandchild, Tylan Turner.

    She was predeceased by two brothers, Wendell Miller and Idolphus Doc

    Miller, and two sisters, Vee Smoot and Clois Sims.

    Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at The Wood Mortuary, conducted by Rev. Larry Mayfield. Burial will fol-low in Hillcrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jim Sims, Dillon Turner, Barrett Brown, Jason Isbell, Kip Walker, Sam Howell, Joey Painter, Stuart McCo-nnell, Christopher Lemons and Eli Howard.

    Visitation was held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at The Wood Mortuary.

    The family is at the home of her daughter, Bafhonia Brown, 380 Kelly Road, Woodruff, SC 29388.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    Drew Swa ord Hoyt Andrew Drew

    Swafford, Jr., 59, of Greer, died May 20, 2015.

    A native of Greenville County, he was a son of Hoyt Andrew Swafford, Sr., of Taylors, and the late Faye Harbin Swafford, was the owner of Drews Home Improvement and prop-erty management, and a member of Fairview Bap-tist Church.

    Surviving also are his wife, Rene Smith Swafford, of the home; a daugh-ter, Amanda Swafford, of Greer; a brother, Van Swafford (Tina), of Greer; one granddaughter, Ry-lynn Rene Davis; two niec-es, Brooke Swafford and Michelle Gosnell; three nephews, Blake Swafford, Josh and Jake Smith; a pre-cious mother-in-law, June Meme Smith, of Greer; a special family friend, Libby Blackstock, of Simp-sonville; and his beloved dogs, Cocoa and Lola.

    Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday at Praise Cathedral, conduct-ed by Pastor Jerry Madden and Walt Glenn. Burial fol-lowed in Hillcrest Memory Gardens.

    Visitation was held 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church prior to the ser-vice. Pallbearers were Dan-ny Hix, Josh Smith, Jake Smith, Mike McGregor, Chip Patat, Jeff Howell, Leon Hix, and Gary Capps.

    The family is at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Van and Tina Swafford, 109 Peachtree Drive, Greer, SC 29651.

    Memorials may be made to the Greer Community Ministries, P.O. Box 1373, Greer, SC 29652.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    Tommy Lee WelchTommy Lee Welch, 74,

    died May 19, 2015.A native of Greenville

    County, he was a son of the late James Press-ley and Katherine Wood Welch, a retired employee of GE Turbine Plant, and a member of Washington Baptist Church.

    Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jef-fery and Donna Welch, of Woodruff; a sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Carol Friddle, of Greer; four grandchildren, Ryne Christian Welch, Reid Cameron Welch, Ridgeland Chase Welch, and Reagan Faith Welch.

    Mr. Welch was prede-ceased by one son, Mark Welch, and one brother, James Allen Welch.

    Graveside services were 1 p.m. Thursday at Hill-crest Memory Gardens, conducted by Dr. David Whitcomb.

    Visitation was held 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Wood Mortuary.

    The family is at the home of the sister, 105 Highmount Drive, Greer, SC 29651.

    Memorials may be made to Community Baptist Church, 643 South Suber Road, Greer, SC 29650.

    Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

    PLAN: Will be online Thursday FROM PAGE ONE

    As we start to look at the impact this communi-ty is going to see over the next 15 years and beyond, the plan helps us identify strategies to address those things, Driggers said.

    The plan will also focus on parks and green space, along with attracting pri-vate investments.

    There will be more pri-vate investment here with the second plan, but there will certainly be invest-ments on the public side, like the redevelopment of the Main Street corridor between Highway 29 and downtown, Driggers said. Whats important to note in a plan is that there are lots of strategies and lots ideas. Some of those we will do and some of those, we will not. Its just a blue-print that gives us a basis of what, if and how.

    Driggers said commu-nity involvement has been crucial throughout the past 18 months.

    Fifteen years isnt that far off, but there will be members of this group that wont be here at the completion of what were doing, he said. This will be a transition plan, which is why it will have to be fluid enough to allow, as leadership changes, pri-ority changes. One of the things Kimley-Horn did an excellent job of was capturing, not what the leadership envisioned, but what the community envi-sioned.

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    in Vietnam. Peach also served in Vietnam, boast-ing more than 20 years of military experience. Robinson fought in World War II after being drafted in 1943 and Shows served a brief stint in the Marine Corps.

    Id worked here for about a year and I realized we had a couple of veter-ans, said Childs, whose dad served in World War II. Thats when I decided I needed to do something. My heart goes out to vet-erans. Why should we wait until their gone to tell them we appreciate them giving up part of their lives and their families?

    Ive got an Alzheimers client that says nothing.

    We have to feed him and do everything for him, she said. But when you say thank you for your service in Vietnam, he gets emotional. I think it touches their heart.

    Patriot Guard Riders got involved in the ceremony several years ago.

    We have a lot of respect for our veterans and, of course, our deceased vet-erans, Ronald Forbes, ride captain, said. I know that Memorial Day is to honor the fallen, but we try not to wait until theyre fallen to honor them. It means a lot to them and this is a way to give back.

    They gave ultimate sac-rifice for our country, he said. More people should take the time to honor them, not just on Memo-

    rial Day, but everyday.Forbes has been the ride

    captain for several mili-tary funerals.

    Its the worst thing that I love to do, he said. To me, its surreal. I have a great respect for anybody who ever put on a uniform and defended this coun-try, whether they died or not. And I think everybody should. We try to honor as many of them as often as we can.

    Childs said Active Day clients and veterans enjoy the time with the Patriot Guard Riders.

    Everybody loves the bikes, she said. We just try to do something special to let them know theyve not been forgotten.

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    Holly Springs Baptist Church and Mt Lebanon Baptist Church seniors will join the Apalache Bap-tist Church seniors on this trip. The seniors will meet at Chick-fil-A in Greer on May 28 (6 p.m.) for an eve-ning meal.

    YOUTH FUNDRAISERMAY 30

    Greer Church of God of Prophecy, located at 2416 Highway 14, will host a youth fundraiser on May 30 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be vendors on site and a Silent Auction.

    VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLAT MILFORD CHURCH

    Milford Baptist Church will host a Vacation Bible School titled Journey Off the Map! from June 15-19 from 6:15-8:30 p.m. There will be classes for all ages and adults.

    Milford Baptist Church is located at 1282 Milford Church Road, Greer. For more information, visit milfordbaptistgreer.org.

    PASTORS PRAYER BREAKFAST

    The Three Rivers Bap-tist Association will be hosting a Pastors Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, June 23 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the TRBA Mission Cen-ter at 4305 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. The event,

    entitled Current Cultural Challenges to Evangelism, Discipleship and Mis-sions, will touch on issues affecting free speech and religion and will be led by Dr. Bill Cashion. For more information or to register, visit threeriversba.org/up-coming-events/

    ABNER CREEK DRAMA CAMP

    Abner Creek Baptist Church will host a kids summer Drama Camp Au-gust 3 7 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. daily. The cost of camp is $25 per child up to a $65 fam-ily maximum. All children ages 5-12 are welcome. Participants will learn the musical, Splash Kingdom: A Lifesaving Musical for Kids. Each day of camp, children will experience a fun-filled schedule of ac-tivities including crafts, snacks, playtime, musical rehearsals and more. The childrens drama perfor-mance of Splash Kingdomwill be held Sunday, Au-gust 9 at 6 p.m. in the wor-ship center.

    To register your child for Drama Camp visit abnercreekbaptist.com and pay online. Camp is expected to fill up fast. Drama Camp will be held on the church campus at 2461 Abner Creek Rd in Greer, 877-6604

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    BY KATIE CRUICE SMITHFOR THE GREER CITIZEN

    After 10 months with-out a senior pastor, Suber Road Baptist Church intro-duced Pastor Jim Wetter-lund as its fourth leader in 35 years.

    Wetterlund has been serving the church in many capacities since 2008, when he was hired part-time as the church youth pastor. In the spring of 2009, Wetterlund joined the full-time staff and has served as the youth pas-tor until last summer, when former senior pas-tor Chuck Bonadies ac-cepted a position in a min-istry in Connecticut. While the church sought a man to fill the position, Wet-terlund stepped in to fill the role of interim pastor before being asked by the pulpit committee to hand in a resume.

    I never put a resume out during the transition time, said Wetterlund. My goal was to serve the church however that worked out. The pulpit committee unanimously decided to ask me, and I talked to Chuck [Bonadies] about that.

    Wetterlund is no stranger to a pastors responsibili-ties. Wetterlund grew up in Northern Illinois, where his dad was a pastor, and then moved to Central Il-linois in high school. He moved to Greenville in 1998 to attend Bob Jones University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Bible in 2002. He then graduated from BJU with a Masters in Pastoral Studies in 2006 and then a Masters of Divinity in 2011. He plans to pursue his Doctorate of Ministry in the next few years.

    My dad was in the min-istry, so I was exposed early on and given a love for Gods work, said Wet-

    terlund. Teaching is a big part of [the ministry] to me, and I am still learn-ing.

    Wetterlund met his wife, Jenny, when he was travel-ing as a recruiter for BJU in 2003. Jenny was recov-ering from her battle with cancer and was still living in Arizona until she felt strong enough to start school at BJU. They began dating in college and will celebrate their ninth wed-ding anniversary in De-cember. The couple now has three children as well Isaac, age five; Hudson, age four; and Chandler, age two.

    Jenny is a great people person, praised Wetter-lund. But first and fore-most, she is a pastors wife and mom.

    While Wetterlund contin-ued to pursue his dreams of serving in the ministry, he and Jenny worked as recruiters for BJU, travel-ing around the country for a year, meeting students interested in the school. Wetterlund was first intro-duced to Suber Road be-cause Jenny was a regular

    attender.I wasnt overly im-

    pressed at first, admit-ted Wetterlund. But that wasnt really fair because there was a guest speaker here at the time.

    Wetterlunds sister-in-law then invited him to play in a Bob Jones Univer-sity tournament, where he met one of the current dea-cons, Bert Arrowood. Soon he found himself having lunch with the assistant pastor and soon met Bona-dies. He was then asked to join the staff, and he and Jenny put their hearts into serving the teens of Suber Road.

    Wetterlund officially be-gan his new role as pastor on May 10 Mothers Day. He is already looking at both the short-term priori-ties for the church and the long-term goals.

    Were going to take the summer time to regroup and make minor changes like getting a new sign, making a welcome center, and being more visitor-conscious basically struc-turally organizing, said Wetterlund. Long-term,

    I would like to focus on discipleship and preach-ing. We want to worship together as believers; we want to build more into each others lives; and we want to advance the Gos-pel.

    Currently, Wetterlund is also looking to fill in his staffing needs. The church is currently in need of two assistant pastors one to focus on youth ministries and one to focus on music ministry.

    We want them to be assistant pastors who are over specific areas, said Wetterlund. We want to give the youth pastor time to be with all groups, and we want a music pastor who can shepherd and ad-ministrate. Basically, we want to hire on character first.

    Although the church started with just 40 char-ter members, it now has a membership of 280 plus children. On an average Sunday, attendance is at 400 people.

    Most importantly, we want to be known as a Gospel-centered commu-nity of believers, said Wetterlund. I am encour-aged with the shift our church has gone through because people have to pick their shepherd. And I have been encouraged by our leadership as we grow together.

    Suber Road Baptist is looking for more oppor-tunities to be involved in the community. On June 22-26, the church will be hosting Answers in Gene-sis Vacation Bible School, International Spy Acad-emy: Agents for the One True God at 6:30 p.m. each evening.

    Suber Road Baptist is lo-cated at 445 S. Suber Rd. To register for VBS, visit suberroad.org.

    RELIGIONThe Greer Citizen

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    BAPTISTAbner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012Bible Baptist Church6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003Blue Ridge Baptist Church3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787BridgePointe600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774Burnsview Baptist Church9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006Calvary Baptist101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., LymanCalvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., TaylorsCedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., GreerGreer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417ONeal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032Peoples Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436

    Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672St. Johns Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510Welcome Home Baptist Church1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674

    CATHOLICBlessed Trinity Catholic Church901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225

    CHURCH OF CHRISTRiverside Church of Christ2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847

    CHURCH OF GODChurch of God - Greer500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523ONeal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528Praise Cathedral Church of God3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878

    EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330

    LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246

    METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926

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    PRESBYTERIANBlue Ridge Presbyterian Church2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140Devenger Road Presbyterian Church1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652Fellowship Presbyterian Church1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 877-3267First Presbyterian Church100 School St., Greer 877-3612Fulton Presbyterian Church821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 879-3190

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  • One man is in custody for a shooting that oc-curred late Saturday night in Spartanburg. According to an email written by de-partment spokesman Kev-in Bobo, the shooting oc-curred Sunday morning at approximately 1:50 a.m. in room 258 at the Spartan-burg Motor Lodge at 800 Charisma Dr. The suspect is Gerald Akeen Gadsden, 25, of 1000 Pinegate Dr., Apt. 31 in Spartanburg.

    A motive for the inci-dent remains unclear, but once the victim was iden-tified and witnesses inter-viewed,

    Gadsden was developed as a suspect and eventu-ally located by the Ander-son County Sheriffs Of-fice at a hospital in their jurisdiction. Gadsden had gone there for some un-known reason, but when his explanation of why he was seeking treatment be-came suspicious, the hos-pital alerted the Anderson County Sheriffs Office. Once their deputies ar-rived and questioned him, Gadsden confessed that he had shot someone in Spar-tanburg and handed them the victims identification. Anderson County arrested Gadsden on an outstand-ing bench warrant from Spartanburg for public disorderly conduct. Gadsden was transported from Anderson back to Spartanburg, where he was arrested on warrants for attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He re-mains incarcerated at the detention facility, and the victim remains in inten-sive care at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

    MAN KILLED, WOMAN INJURED IN SPARTANBURG CO. HOMICIDEBY FOX CAROLINANEWS PARTNER

    The Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office said they have charged two suspects after a man was fatally shot and a woman was in-jured Friday.

    Deputies said Jason An-drew Cash, 24, of Inman, and Steven Richard Lewis, 29, of Greensboro, NC, have been charged with murder and attempted murder.

    Deputies said the men were taken into custody in North Carolina early Sat-urday morning, and are in detention facilities pend-ing their return to South Carolina.

    Dispatchers said the shooting happened along the 3800 block before 5:30 a.m.

    Master Deputy Mike Clevenger said two people were shot and one person died.

    The Spartanburg County coroner said Carey Mi-chael Mauldin, 40, was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:46 a.m. at his residence on Highway 11 in Chesnee where the shooting occurred.

    A neighbor said a woman came to his door in only underwear and a shirt with her hands taped behind her back and her mouth taped shut. The witness said she was bloody and it appeared she had been shot in the head.

    The neighbor said the woman was frantic and when he removed the tape, she told him to check on her boyfriend. The neigh-bor then said he called 911.

    The witness said other neighbors went to the house, including a first responder, and saw the womans boyfriend was dead.

    More than a dozen law enforcement vehicles were parked nearby and inves-tigators had set taped off crime scene areas.

    Officials at nearby Cool-ey Springs-Fingerville El-ementary School said field day activities had been canceled amid the ongoing investigation. Doors were locked as normal but of-ficials said no outdoor ac-tivities would take place.

    Coroner Rusty Clevenger said an autopsy performed Saturday confirmed Mauldins cause of death to be internal and external

    hemorrhage secondary to gunshot wounds to the ab-domen. Clevengers office could not release the num-ber of gunshot wounds due to the investigation.

    The coroners office of-ficially ruled Mauldins death a homicide.

    (Note: All information contained in the following blotter was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the Greer Police Department or The Spartanburg County Sher-iffs Office or The Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-fice. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)

    MULTIPLE CHARGESJustin Petrick, 27, of 106

    Old Woodruff Road C in Greer has been charged with criminal domestic violence and assault & bat-tery (third degree).

    According to an incident report furnished by Greer Police, officers responded to the above address after receiving notification of a domestic disturbance. There, Petrick said that his childs mother and grand-mother had assaulted him so he shoved them both out of his apartment, kicking ones leg when it blocked the doorway. He had scratches to his wrist, neck and lower back. Later at the Greer Police Department, one of those complainants told officers that Petrick had slammed her head against the wall after pulling her into the apartment. She claimed, moreover, that her mother had only entered into the conflict to come to her aid. There were injuries to both her and her mother. Pho-tographs were taken and Petrick was determined to be the primary aggressor.

    The judge wrote war-rants for his arrest.

    CDVDonald Allen Chalmers,

    61, of 309 Buncombe St. in Greer has been charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and ag-gravated nature.

    According to a Greer Police incident report, of-ficers responded to the above address to find the complainant standing in the street with blood cov-ering her face and torso. She explained that Chalm-ers had hit her in the head with a remote because he was tired of her watching the television all the time.

    Chalmers was taken into custody at the residence and the victim was trans-ported to Greer Memorial Hospital to receive treat-ment.

    DUIClaire Kakuske, 23, of

    113 Pine Walk Dr. in Green-ville has been charged with driving under the in-

    fluence. According to the Greer

    Police incident report, a collision occurred around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Hammett Bridge and South Buncombe. Kakuske had smashed into the back of another car upon com-ing to a red light. The responding officer found her disoriented, struggling to stand and smelling of alcohol. She was given a field sobriety test and failed. She was arrested for DUI and taken to jail.

    DUIJeffrey Lee McCullough,

    42, of 304 Boling Ct. in Taylors has been charged with driving under the in-fluence.

    According to an incident report supplied by Greer Police, an officer saw the subject driving very errati-cally in the area of Line St. and Snow St. After mak-ing a left turn and hopping a median, McCullough fi-nally stopped for the po-lice officer. His eyes were bloodshot and he smelled of alcohol, but admitted to having just two beers earlier in the night. A so-briety test was issued, and the subject was arrested after he failed.

    Later at the Greer City Police Department, Mc-Cullough provided a breath sample of .18 per-cent.

    CDVDeondre Vontavious Wh-

    iteside, 19, of 205 Roe St. in Greer has been charged with criminal domestic violence and resisting ar-rest.

    According to the Greer Police incident report, an officer arrived at an ad-dress on West Poinsett St. in reference to a domestic dispute. The complainant had two superficial abra-sions on her face and one on her arm.

    Recounting how White-side had attacked her dur-ing a verbal argument, she also revealed scratches on the left side of her abdo-men. Whiteside was told he was under arrest. When officers tried to handcuff him, he attempted to pull away and run. Finally the two officers were able to get him in handcuffs and get him inside the cruiser.

    A check of Whitesides criminal history revealed two other arrests for CDV and one conviction.

    PUBLIC DRUNKENESSRaul Martinez, 28, of

    200 Hampton Rd. in Greer has been charged with open container and public drunkenness.

    According to an inci-dent report furnished by Greer Police, officers were dispatched to the Kanga-roo station on East Wade Hampton in reference to some men drinking inside a Ford Explorer. When po-lice arrived on the scene, they confronted the Ex-plorers driver, Martinez.

    The subject had a half-

    empty bottle of Mod-elo beer and many empty bottles inside the vehicle. The station clerk said that Martinez had tried to buy more beer but she refused to sell to him. Martinez and two other subjects were taken to the jail for processing. He was given citations for the aforementioned offenses.

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