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Business seminar set for Thursday

Local business and government leaders will gather at the events center at Greer City Hall on Thursday, June 19 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. to discuss the role of businesses in community development.

Registration for the seminar is $20 and space may be reserved by visiting rota-ry7750.org.

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BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

The City of Greer is moving for-ward with a 15-year master plan that aims to provide more economic growth and development, but not without some input from the com-munity.

Last Thursday night, Greer resi-dents got hands-on with the project, participating in a master plan work-shop at the Cannon Centre with city and planning officials.

I was involved in the master plan that we put together 15 years

ago, Sam Floyd, a local retiree, said. Weve seen the real value of it and were still seeing the value of it. This is right on track with that same pro-cess. I think it will be extremely valu-able. I really liked to get the input from all the folks here.

Its very hands-on. I think thats what you need, Floyd said.

The city has been pushing the ef-fort for several weeks, encouraging those in the community to go online to plangreer.com and learn more.

Thursday night, folk took surveys, submitted ideas to small groups and customized maps showing how they

thought the city should look in 15 years.

This is the first time Ive been in-volved in a process like this, but its interesting to see what kind of plan-ning takes place behind the scenes, Marc Garcia, a Greer resident, said. We generally dont see that. We just see the fruit, or lack thereof. It really

SEE PLAN | A7

BY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

Through the opening of its Community Chest Thrift Store in May, the Middle Tyger Community Center (MTCC) created a new avenue to help fund and support the centers several programs and ser-vices it provides the Dis-trict Five community.

The Lyman-based non-profit organization pro-vides adolescent and adult education, parenting and family programs, along

with counseling and health and crisis services to com-munity members with the

assistance of volunteers, donations, fundraising ef-forts and grants.

The idea to open a thrift store, located at 52 Groce Road, Lyman, was sug-gested by a local business owner and, with the assis-tance of staff members ex-perienced in running thrift shops, the idea was put into action, and a thrift store where community members could volunteer, donate and shop while supporting the center was opened.

SEE STORE | A7

Community Chest Thrift Store supports MTCC

Greer teen charged with murderGrandmother seriously hurt in stabbing

A Greer teen has been charged with murder, at-tempted murder and pos-session of a weapon dur-ing a violent crime, after

police say the 16-year-old stabbed his 60-year-old grandfather to death and stabbed his 62-year-old grandmother, leaving her seriously injured.

Greenville Coroner Park Evans identified the man who died as Thomas Wilkins.

According to Greer Po-lice, units responded to

56 River Birch Way around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in reference to a fight call. When offi-cers arrived, they found a woman and a man, both of whom had sustained seri-ous injuries.

Officers also located the teen, who had sustained gunshot wounds.

Both the woman and the

teen were transported to the Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment for their injuries.

Following a preliminary investigation, three war-rants were served on the teen without incident.

No further information was available at press time.

Envisioning the future

Budget keeps up with growthBY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

David Seifert, director of finance and informa-tion technology, reported to Greer Council that, over the past 10 years, while the budget has increased significantly from $12 million to $18 million, it has been at a slower rate than Greers population growth.

During his annual re-port, Seifert stated Greers millage over the last de-cade versus the popula-tion growth indicates that, while the population has grown 35.43 percent, the millage has only increased by about 4.15 percent.

The budget has gone from $12 million to $18 million, thats tremendous growth in the budget, but comparing that to the pop-ulation growth, its about nine percent less. So our budget growth has grown at a smaller rate than our population growth, Seif-ert said.

For the 2014-2015 fis-cal year, the proposed general fund budget is $19,769,005.

For those of you that were here back in 2001, when we actually went negative in our fund bal-ance. But, through 2006,

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Abner Creek Crossing passedBY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

Several residents spoke in opposition to Abner Creek Crossing, a pro-posed apartment home community to be located on Abner Creek Road, at a Greer Planning Com-mission meeting Monday night.

Abner Creek Crossing was addressed by the com-mission for a request to be zoned as a design review district (DRD). Despite the commission explicitly ad-vising attendees they had

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Gated community of River Birch Way

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Lyn Turner, left, and Andrea Moore with the Middle Tyger Community Center, played a part in opening the new Community Chest Thrift Store that will help support the center.

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

Greer residents were asked to map out priorities for the City of Greer during a master plan workshop last Thursday night. O cials said community input will shape the next 15 years for the city.

I know theres going to be traffic

issues for wherever

development occurs,

but thats not

something for us

to consider. Were

looking at: Is this an

appropriate use of

the land?

Brian MartinPlanning Commission

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FREE HOME SAFETYCHECKS FOR SENIORS

For National Safety month, the Greenville County Home Instead Se-nior Care office is offering free home safety checks for the countys seniors through June.

To request a free home safety check or a checklist, call Home Instead Senior Care office at 242-2228.

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BUSINESS SEMINAR WITH JIM FIELDS

On June 19, Jim Fields will be the keynote speak-er at The Role of Business in Community Develop-ment, a business seminar being held at Greer City Hall 3 4:30 p.m.

Later that day, he will speak at the Rotary Dis-trict 7750 Awards an In-stallation Banquet at the Cannon Centre at 5:30 p.m. Both events are open to the public.

The banquet cost $40 and the seminar costs $20 per person. Interested per-sons can register online at rotary750.org/guest or at the door.

FREEDOM BLASTIS JUNE 28

The City of Greers an-nual Freedom Blast cel-ebration will be on June 28 beginning at 6 p.m. in Greer City Park.

FIRST TUESDAY ON TRADE: MILITARY APPRECIATION

The July 1, First Tuesday on Trade will be a Military Appreciation Night held in downtown Greer from 5 8 p.m.

Veterans are asked to meet up at Stomping Grounds Coffee House on Trade Street.

ROAD TO RECOVERY NEEDS DRIVERS

The American Cancer Society needs volunteer drivers to transport pa-tients to local treatment centers.

Anyone interested in volunteering as a driver must have a good driv-ing record, valid drivers license, automobile insur-ance and a vehicle in good working condition. The American Cancer Society provides free training for

this program. For more information on

becoming a Road to Recov-ery volunteer, contact the local office at 627-8289.

GODS PANTRYREQUESTS DONATIONS

Gods Pantry needs the following nonperishable food donations: boxed gelatin, cans of potatoes, fruit and corn.

Items can be dropped off at: 100 Enoree Road, Greer, on Thursdays from 10 a.m. noon, 2481 Rac-ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-days 1 4 p.m. or 700 E. Main St., Duncan, on Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.

For questions or to vol-unteer call Wendy at 963-4441.

GCM SEEKS VOLUNTEERSFOR SENIOR DINING

GCM needs volunteers to assist with the Senior Din-ing from 9 11:39 a.m., Monday Friday.

To volunteer or for more information, call Patsy Quarles at 877-1937.

SHARONS CLOSET NEEDS NEWBORN CLOTHING

Sharons Closet needs spring and summer cloth-ing donations, especially for girls in sizes newborn to 6T.

New or gently used clothing accepted Monday through Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m. at 783 S. Line St Ext., Greer.

GCM FOOD PANTRY NEEDS FRUIT, CONDIMENTS, RICE

The Food Pantry needs canned fruit and condi-ments, boxed gelatin, corn muffin mix and 1-pound bags of rice.

Donate at the ministry, 738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer, between 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visit gcminc.org or call 879-2254 for more infor-mation.

GCM SEEKS DRIVERSFOR SUMMER MONTHS

Greer Community Min-istries needs drivers for Meals on Wheels during the summer months. Sev-eral routes are available and each takes about an hour, with pickup between 10 and 11 a.m. To volun-teer or for more informa-tion, call Wendy Campbell at 879-2254.

A Meals on Wheels driver must be a qualified driver with a valid drivers license and have a heart for serving others. MOW has 19 delivery routes in the greater Greer area. Meals are delivered Mon-day through Friday.

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TODAY, JUNE 18GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. 407 Ridge-wood Drive. I.D. required.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19THE TAYLORS LIONS Club

at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 500 East Main St., Taylors. Call Allen Culver at 350-6939.

THE TAYLORS LIONS Club at noon at the Taylors First Baptist Church Ministry Cen-ter (old Post O ce) on Main Street, Taylors. The meeting will last approximately one hour. Call Jerry Hatley at 268-0567.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary Christian Fellowship, 2455 Lo-cust Hill Road, Taylors. Sup-plies rst come, rst serve.

UPSTATE FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT Group at the Hampton Inn on Fishermans Drive (behind Earthfare) by Pelham & 85 at 11 a.m. Call Rita Forbes at 968-0430 or Lisa Gambrell-Burns at 268-5907.

KINGDOM ASSEMBLY OUTREACH Center will be handing out free groceries to quali ed applicants from 10 a.m. - noon at 3315 Brushy Creek Road, Greer. Call 848-2728 or visit www.kingdo-maoc.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 22MONTHLY BREAKFAST AT

Second Baptist Church, 570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer, at 8 a.m. Free. Reservations are required. Call Larry at 233-0387.

MONDAY, JUNE 23THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

GRACE PLACE in Greer will have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. 407 Ridge-wood Drive. I.D. required.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24GIG (GLUTEN INTOLER-

ANCE GROUP) of Greenville meets at the Taylors Library, 316 W. Main St. The group meets from 7- 8:30 p.m.

GAP CREEK SINGERS will rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 200 Jason St., Greer. Contact Wesley Welsh, President, at 877-5955.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-rial United Methodist Church, 201 N. Main St., Greer. Call 877-1352.

THE ROTARY CLUB of Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m. at Southern Thymes. Call 334-6177.

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

GRACE PLACE in Greer will have its clothing closet open from 6-8 p.m. 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25GRACE 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.

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I left the polling station Tuesday quite disturbed, confused and disgruntled.

Monday evening, I did my due diligence and re-searched the candidates running for office-thank-fully listed in the May 28 edition of The Greer Citi-zen.

Upon arriving at the polling station with my list of choices in hand, I discovered I had to choose between a Democratic or a Republican ticket. How can this be? I do not belong to either party and why do I not have the right to vote for the candidate of my choice, regardless of their party affiliation? How can some law, voting policy or some political establish-ment summarily eliminate half my choices, suppress/eliminate my voice and deny my right to vote for a candidate who qualified

to be on the ballot? This is constitutionally allowed?

I also thought it a given that all voting was a pri-vate matter. Upon having to choose a party ticket, I had to sign a ballot reg-istry. All previous voters signatures were right there in full view and as long as a signature was legible, Im free to peruse which political party my fellow precinct voters chose. In my view, unless they want to tell me, its absolutely none of my business on which party ticket my friends and neighbors chose to vote. Yet there they were, both listed right on the table allowing any subsequent voter to view and judge as they leaned over to sign-in.

So, I left the voting booth Tuesday realizing that I had wasted a lot of time Monday evening

studying candidates po-sitions trying to become a responsible informed voter. I also left really sur-prised so in so voted in that partys primary. I also left feeling somewhat discriminated against in that I didnt get to exer-cise my right to vote for a candidate I thought would best represent my views, which I always assumed was a constitutional right to all eligible voters in the United States.

In closing, Id like to apol-ogize to all the candidates I intended to vote for, but didnt get the opportunity and I hope my one vote wasnt the one vote you needed to make it into the general election.

C.J. Radford Greer

Greers Relay for Life in-cludes months of planning and hard work. I would like to thank Gina Miller, Julie Barnes and those on the Relay committee for their efforts in organizing this important event.

As I walked the track that night, I saw our com-munity at its bestindi-viduals and groups repre-senting schools, churches and businesses coming together to honor and remember all who are af-fected by cancer.

I hope that in the future, the demonstration of sup-port for Relay for Life will extend beyond the Greer High stadium. Last year, Hyundai of Greer gener-ously donated Relay for Life banners and the City of Greer displayed them throughout the downtown area. It seemed that the timing of the Relay for Life banners worked well, as it fell between the Greer Fam-ily Festival and the Fourth

of July, when other ban-ners are displayed. This year, we were extremely disappointed to learn that the city planned to charge the American Cancer Soci-ety hundreds of dollars to hang the banners. Natu-rally, this money needs to be spent helping cancer patients, and the Relay for Life committee made the sensible decision not to pursue it any further.

Relay for Life is personal

to my family, as we have lost our parents and my father-in-law to cancer. They loved Greer and sup-ported local businesses all of their lives. They were truly invested in this com-munity. I suppose I saw the banners as a tribute to them, and to all the citizens of Greer who bravely fight cancer. In my opinion, the banners are a small way for the city to say, were in this together, a sign of a truly progressive com-munity.

Relay for Life honors the good people who were, and are, the backbone of our community. I hope our city council will recon-sider this important issue for next year and choose to encourage and support Relay for Life. This deci-sion goes beyond dollars and cents.

Carol Conwell GodfreyGreer

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |

Perplexed at the polls

Focusing on whats important

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

Dancing the night awayPremiere Dance, located at 156 Landmark Road in Taylors, hosts dance classes for singles and couples on the rst Saturday and the second Friday of each month. For more information, call 316-2535.

I hope that in the future, the

demonstration of

support for Relay

for Life will extend

beyond the Greer

High stadium.

Polls open Tuesday7 a.m.-7 p.m.By Katie JonesStaff Writer

The June 10 election nar-rowed the superintendent race, but not enough.

Sheila Gallagher and Tom Thompson face off on the Democratic side, while Sally Atwater and Molly Spearman will run against one another again on the Republican side.

Between now and the June 24 runoff election, the candidates are out talking with voters and making last efforts to get their names and messages across.

Gallagher has taught at McClenaghan Junior, Wil-son High, and Williams Middle. She also served in various roles with the South Carolina Education Association, including as president. She received her bachelors from the then-Winthrop College in 1974. She also has three masters degrees from the University of South Caroli-na, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Winthrop University.

If elected, Gallagher wants to incorporate good, positive discipline and strengthen after-school programs.

I think our top priority is to start working on, es-pecially our pre-K through third grade, smaller. Get those classes smaller. That means were going to have to attract more teachers. Youre going to need to in-crease compensation that were paying our teachers and were also going to need increase the compen-sation were paying our educational support pro-fessionals.

Tom Thompson taught in the educational leader-ship department at the University of South Caroli-na and served as the grad-uate studies dean at South Carolina State University. He now works at Walden University as a specializa-tion coordinator for Ph.D. programs in the college of education. Thompson re-ceived his bachelors, mas-ters and doctorate from the University of Illinois.

Thompsons signature platform is expanding early childhood education from birth to kindergar-ten. He also wants to re-pair relationships between the education department and school districts and their schools.

If we can get parents and children ready for school and the schools are ready to receive them, we can get them through to graduation much easier, he said,

Molly Spearman grew up in Saluda County, attend-ing public schools and attended Lander Univer-sity, George Washington University and the Univer-sity of South Carolina. She taught music and went

on to become an assistant principal.

Spearman also served four terms in the South Carolina House of Rep-resentatives, where she served on the education committee, ways and means and the K-12 sub-committee.

Since 2004, she has worked as the director for the South Carolina Asso-ciation of School Admin-istrators, the professional organization of district superintendents and prin-cipals.

If elected, Spearman wants to get South Caro-lina standards in place review the common core, rewrite that and use com-mon sense.

I would do that by bringing in some of the finest teachers and school leaders in the state to en-sure we have the highest standards possible. Thats my number one priority, she said. Along with that is to choose a test that will work efficiently, that wont take so long. Weve been testing way too much. A test that we can give quickly and will give good information to par-ents and to teachers.

Atwater worked in the U.S. Department of Edu-cation under the Reagan administration and both George H. W. Bush. George W. Bush appointed Atwa-

ter as executive director by George W. Bush to the Presidents Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Atwater was unavailable for an interview in time for publication, but spokes-man Luke Byars said she wants to focus on school safety and put together an action plan with law en-forcement.

Shes even gone as far as to say, Weve talked about putting a school resource officer in every K-12 school, but it really hasnt happened and its time that (we) take an-other serious look Byars said. For her, its a prior-ity. Shes been in the class-room in rural South Caro-lina where the only safety measure is to lock your classroom door. Thats

just not good enough. Its hard to concentrate on a math test when a student is worried about being bul-lied in the hall or whatever the case may be.

With so many candi-dates in the race a dozen between the two parties the candidates werent surprised with a runoff, they said.

Multiple candidates said theyve run into people who dont realize there is a runoff or that they can vote in it.

Voters will also choose between Mike Campbell and Henry McMaster for Lieutenant Governor. More information is available at scvotes.org.

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The Greer Chamber of Commerce is digging through a number of ap-plications to find and select its new president and CEO by the end of the summer.

The chamber began its search after Allen Smith announced his departure in May. He has since taken a new role with the Spar-tanburg Chamber.

The deadline for re-sumes has just ended last Friday, said Mark King, chairman-elect of the chambers board of di-rectors. Now, the search committee will comb down, I dont know how many we ended up get-ting, but lots and lots of resumes. Well find ones we feel fit our criteria. Our first search committee meeting is next Monday. Well set up interviews in the following weeks and have them in here by the end of the summer.

King said applications came from as far away as Iowa and Illinois.

We feel like Allen has put us up to the next level, King said. We feel like were on a level play-ing ground with all the areas around here, so we want to take the lead. The Greenville Chamber has an ex-president from here and Spartanburg does too, so were going to find one who will take us above both of those.

Smith had been with Greer since June of 2010.

Upon leaving his post, Smith said Greers poten-tial is just beginning to be realized.

I think Greer is stron-ger than it has ever been, Smith said in a previous interview. Thats one of the things that made it so difficult to leave. I think weve only begun to re-alize our potential here in Greer. When you talk about economic develop-ment, when you talk about quality of life, weve begun a conversation about mar-keting Greer as a destina-tion. Theres just so much opportunity ahead of us here in Greer.

Greer Chamber narrows search for new CEO

Candidates prepare for runoff

PreSton Burch | the Greer citizen

its Bo timeA new Bojangles restaurant is starting to take shape in Greer. The new location will be at the corner of Hammett Bridge and South Buncombe roads. Bojangles currently has a location at 1204 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. near downtown Greer.

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Glowing, glowing, gone...is the term I read online to describe the plight of lightning bugs around the world.Taking a moment to lean idly against

the gate to the big field, on a recent moonless night, my heart swelled to see, at least here on the farm, the blinking of countless fireflies scattered throughout the undulating hills and woods before me, like a string of Christmas lights tangled over the landscape.

Fireflies, at least to me, always evoke a feeling of childhood...the eager aban-donment of all things interior on dew soaked summer grass beneath bare feet as we chased and contained dozens in a glass jar, only to see them perished by the morning... the earliest attempts of a life-long human habit, I suppose, to lay claim to nature and own it, despite the consequences.

But when one, namely this one, manag-es to step away from a screen, whether it be email or television, to simply stand outside at night, it is overwhelming the amount of life teeming about us of which many of us are quite unaware. The

gathering storm to the south that was already bruising the evening sky an hour before, was now assertively approach-ing, with a welcomed rising wind to keep mosquitoes at bay, and behind me, I heard the familiar, repetitive call of a Whip-poor-will, and to the west in one of the Pin Oaks, a Great Horned owl made the atmosphere even more ominous.

A couple of bats careened overhead, and a dragonfly lingered for a moment on the water trough.

I have surely noticed fewer butterflies this year.

It is a worrisome fact that bees are disappearing as well. But I am heartened to see the fireflies that are too numerous to count all around me. We dont spray

chemicals on the farm, perhaps that is why, and, knowing they cannot thrive amid light pollution and urban sprawl, we count ourselves blessed to live on a country lane devoid of street lights in an exceedingly rural area of the Upstate.

We weed by hand which is why every-thing is perpetually slightly overgrown until covered by another load of mulch, and our front lawn, (at least thats what we call it) is composed of clover, crab grass, invasive wild strawberries, and yet, when mowed, leaves an impression of a soft, uniformed blanket of green.

I remember once touring an English country home in Hampshire and being told that it was customary in English gardens, no matter how grand, to keep a bit of it untouched and wild.

Why? I had asked, my eyes skimming over the meadow-tall grass and Queen Annes Lace that had been left, unmown, in enormous, romantic, circles beneath towering oaks.

For the fairies! came the reply.I loved that answer and have happily

proclaimed that, during incessant spring

rains when the grass grows as quickly as a young boys during summer holidays, it will host a bumper crop of fairies at twilight.

And may they have a squadron of fireflies to light their way.

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The psalmist wrote, I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your ser-vant. -Psalm 119:176 (NRSV)

I dont know how Ruby does it. Fifty-five years after she and Ted were married, Ted is now lost in dementia. Hopelessly confused about what day it is and where he is, Ted hardly knows any of their friends anymore. His behavior is more and more problematic: He wan-ders off from their home on imaginary errands; he shouts at Ruby, sometimes even physical-

ly struggling with her. Yet, day in, and day out, Ruby lovingly and patiently cares for him. She accompanies him everywhere, explaining his condition to those who dont understand. Her actions are sincere; Ruby cherishes Ted. Ruby still sees, hidden behind the fog of de-mentia, the love of her life.

Isnt this how God loves us? Sometimes our minds are focused anywhere but on our loving Creator. At times our behavior is so absurd that we cant even say afterward why we did what we did. We wander like lost sheep. Yet none of it deters God; in fact, God still cherishes us. I dont know how God does it, but whenever I see Ruby, I know where she gets it from.

Thought for the day: We are always on Gods mind.

Prayer: Dear Lord, you un-derstand our weakness. When we get lost, bring our minds back to your love. Amen.

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Technology is developing faster than it ever has while individuals develop unhealthy dependencies on computers, phones, social media and endless amounts of distractions accessible one-click away and yet it still isnt enough. Our society has developed an unquench-able desire for immediacy and modernity, continually reach-ing for the shiniest, newest and fastest innovations. What if what we really desire isnt another technological advance-ment, but rather a lost aspect of our culture?

My great-grandmothers raised 13 children and dedi-cated a lot of time to making meals from scratch and clothes by hand with skills that had been passed down. I still curl up in a well-made and beautiful quilt she hand-stitched years before I was born. She sacri-ficed without considering it a sacrifice with what must have been immeasurable patience to complete these time-consuming tasks because she cared.

Our obsession with technol-ogy and need for immediacy have resulted in loss of con-nection with the surrounding world. Social neuropsychology studies have shown that hu-mans need for social connec-tion is so essential it super-sedes our need for food or shelter and has a direct effect on the happiness of introverts and extroverts alike.

I can barely cook and when I do its completed as conve-niently and quickly as possible, and reattaching a button is about the extent of my sewing skills. I have few real-life skills simply because I wasnt raised in a time when they were as highly valued. I doubt I would use these skills often if I pos-sessed them, but lessons such as patience, appreciation and a desire to strive for perfection are ideals that were lost on me as a child because I wasnt taught craftsmanship and the appreciation resulting from it.

Older generations appreci-ated craftsmanship, but the integrity and connections they upheld hasnt are slowly being restored. Despite many crafts and skills petering out with the older generations, the reemer-gence of locally based business-es developing local craft brews, foods for regionally-based recipes and various handcraft-ed products is evident with the developing ecological and biological awareness.

Joy the elephant died last week at the age of 44.

The animal had been at the Greenville Zoo since 1977, but passed away while in transport to a zoo in Colorado Springs that specializes in handling older elephants. A new federal law requires that zoos must keep the giant beasts, which are very social in nature, in an exhibit with at least two other elephants. Joy had been on her own since her exhibit mate, Ladybird, died last March at the same age.

Despite her sad end, the beloved elephant died a lot more peacefully than many of her Af-rican brothers and sisters.

Satao, one of the worlds most famous and adored elephants, was slaughtered while roam-ing the fields of Tsavo earlier this year. Poachers shot the 45-year-old animal with a poisoned ar-row and then sawed off his tusks. Those tusks, which were so unusually long they touched the ground on occasion, which proved a blessing and a curse for Satao, attracting heavy atten-tion and protection from Kenyas government but also making him a glaring target for ivory poachers.

Sadly, these wildlife killings have long been commonplace in Africa, fueled by the insatiable international demand for ivory. Unsurprising-ly, most of the demand is coming from China the same country whose exquisite tastes in-clude shark fin soup and using rhino horns for medicinal purposes. In 2012, the NY Times estimated about 70 percent of all ivory exports were bound for China.

You may have heard a lot about African blood diamonds, but the securing of blood ivory is a far more prevalent problem today. Poachers kill roughly two game rangers per week and 30,000 elephants per year in their hunt for ivory, which some believe to be a $20 billion-per-year indus-try. And, the cost has been high in lives as well. In 1979, there were some 1.3 million elephants in Africa. Today most estimate there are less than half a million remaining.

The 62 percent decrease is right on par with the shark decimation of the last four decades. Some estimate as many as 100 million sharks are killed each year, most of them for their fins, which are considered a delicacy in Asia.

But the type of slaughter most similar to el-ephant poaching is rhinoceros poaching, partic-ularly on the black rhino. In the late 60s, there were an estimated 70,000 black rhinos in Africa. Today, there are less than 4,000. Like elephant tusks, it all comes down to Asian demand. Many Chinese and Vietnamese people believe the rhi-nos horns (made purely of Keratin) have almost magical medicinal properties, including curing impotence, reviving comatose patients and low-ering fevers.

Ground up and sold in powdered form, rhi-no horns are more expensive than cocaine. A single horn weighs about 22 pounds and can fetch $200,000. That kind of money, combined with the criminal element of illegal importation, makes elephant and rhino poaching big busi-ness. Even worse, the money made from the illicit industry is often used to fund terrorist groups. The terrorist group responsible for last years Westgate shopping center massacre in Nairobi is believed to be behind the resurgence in elephant poaching.

With the situation in Iraq degenerating into chaos, perhaps our troops could better be used in Africa, which simply doesnt have the money or resources to protect its animals and rangers from poachers. Two weeks ago, British soldiers were deployed to Kenya for that very reason. Its time we sent some of our own to join them.

I have surely noticed fewer butterflies this year. It is a

worrisome fact that bees are

disappearing as well. But I am

heartened to see the fireflies

that are too numerous to count

all around me.

Sometimes our minds are focused anywhere

but on our loving

Creator.

Youve heard a lot about African blood diamonds, but the securing of

blood ivory is a far more prevalent

problem today.

BY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

Beginning Monday, a Nurse Aide Training Pro-gram (NATP) will be of-fered for people seeking to become certified nursing assistants (CNAs) by a new Greer business, Training for Long-term Care (TLC), located at 110 W. Church St., suite B, Greer.

Its a nurses aid training program thats licensed through the statetrain-ees are eligible once they successfully complete the program theyre eligible to take the state exam, said Penny Fry, business office manager.

Nakehya Stanton, a

registered nurse, began TLC, which is licensed by the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. Stanton graduated with an associ-ate degree in nursing from the University of South Carolina in 2005 and has worked in wound, neuro and geriatric care.

Shes been a nurse since 2005, a licensed RN with South Carolina, Fry said. She finished her licensed degree program at USC Upstate and shes been in long-term care since that time. And prior to that time, she started out as a CNA years ago before she entered the nursing pro-gram.

She had difficulty as an

administrator over a long-term care facility keeping CNAs, and theres such a huge demand for CNAs. Theres such a constant turnover, a high turnover rate in the long-term care facilities especially be-cause it is a difficult job with fairly low pay com-pared to the responsibili-ties that they have, she said. And so she was hop-ing to be able to train some girls or guys its open to both and be able to get

them to understand better when they are CNAs they have a lot of difficult re-sponsibilities to take care of. Its a very stressful position, but if they have a heart for it and a heart for the patients and hopefully instill in them a desire to help these residents without feeling over-stressed and being very, very well trained to be able to do their job in a way that would take care of the residents and all of their needs, which vary greatly depending on their age and the reason that theyre in these long-term care facilities.

Through Stantons pro-gram, students complete

100 hours of classes with the first three weeks (60 hours) of the program be-ing textbook and lab train-ing, followed by two weeks (40 hours) of clinical train-ing at Valley Falls Terrace Nursing in Spartanburg.

Classes begin on June 23 and conclude on July 25, with morning classes 8 a.m. noon, and after-noon class sessions 1 5 p.m. The cost is $825 per student, which includes

tuition, curriculum and a SLED background check and class sessions are of-fered every five weeks. Enrollment is limited, with up to eight seats available per session.

For more information or to register for the pro-gram, visit trainingforsna.com, email Stanton at [email protected] or call Penny Fry at 905-5777.

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Jim Fields will be the key-note speaker at a business seminar held at Greer City Hall on Thursday, June 19 from 3-4:30 p.m.

Fields will discuss the role of business in com-munity development.

He will also speak at the Rotary District 7750 awards and installation banquet at the Cannon Centre, beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

The public is welcome to attend both events.

The cost of the Banquet is $40 and the cost of the

Seminar is $20. Those interested can register online atrotary7750.org/guest or at the door.

Fields presently serves as the Executive Director of the Palmetto Institute, an independent, non-profit research foundation chaired by Darla Moore.

In addition to his role with the Palmetto Insti-tute, Fields also serves as executive director of the Lake City Partner-ship Council, a non-profit foundation charged with transforming Lake City, a poor, rural town, into an

economically-vibrant com-munity.

Fields began his work as counsel to the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee under the leadership of Senator L. Marion Gressette, and he later served as Clerk of the South Carolina Sen-ate. During his tenure in the Senate, he worked on such issues as rewriting substantial portions of the South Carolina constitu-tion, reapportionment of the Senate, including liti-gation twice to the United States Supreme Court,

home rule and major re-vamping of the tax struc-ture for South Carolina.

Fields also worked on several committees with the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Clerks Asso-ciation.

Upon leaving the Senate after ten years in 1984, Fields joined the McNair Law Firm, P.A., where he continues to serve as man-ager of the Governmental Affairs Section.

Where are you in your

financial plan?

Q: What things do you advise buying used versus buying brand new?

DR: Im afraid theres not one good, across the board answer, because it all depends on where you are in your financial plan.

When it comes to cars, you should always buy good, used vehicles, unless you have a million dollars or more in the bank. New automobiles drop in value like a rock, so buy smart and let someone else take the hit in depreciation. You dont become wealthy by investing in things that go the wrong way.

If youre talking about clothing, and youre broke or trying to get out of debt, theres absolutely nothing wrong with shop-ping consignment stores especially for kids. They wear things three times, and then theyve outgrown them. Experi-enced clothing is a great buy for adults, too.

Of course there are other things, but heres the deal. As your money situation improves, youll be able to buy more new things. The price of new will become a smaller and smaller per-centage of your financial world.

But when youre broke, deep in debt or dont have a big income, the money you spend on anything is a big percentage. At times like this, a decent $50 washer or dryer in the classifieds can be the best deal on the planet!

Fields to speak at seminar, banquet

New business offers CNA trainingWhen: June 23-July 25Times: 8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $825 per student

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Vacation Bible School

June 22-25Praise Cathedral

3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer, SC 29650(864) 879-4878

GREER FIRST PLANSVACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Greer First Baptist Church will hold Agency D3 Vacation Bible School June 22-26, 6-8:30 p.m.

The church is located at 202 W. Poinsett St.

For more information, call 877-4253 or visit greerfbc.org/vbs.

FORRESTER REUNION AT MT. LEBANON SUNDAY

Descendents and friends of Henry and Elvira For-rester will have their annu-al reunion at the Mt. Leba-non Baptist Church Family Life center, located at 572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd.. at 1 p.m. on June 22.

ABNER CREEK HOSTING SIMULCAST

Abner Creek Baptist Church will be hosting: THE WORD: CLOSER TO

HOME with Beth Moore.The Living Proof Live

Simulcast will take place Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9:30 a.m.-4:15 pm.

Tickets are $25 per per-son (including lunch) and are available online at www.abnercreekbaptist.com. The simulcast will be broadcast at 2461 Abner Creek Rd. in Greer.

APALACHE BAPTIST SENIOR ADULT CALENDAR

On June 26 at 6 p.m. the Golden Hearts on Apalache Baptist Church are going to Lake Bowen Fish Camp for the evening meal.

EBENEZER WELCOMEOFFERING FREE FOOD

The Bread of Life Food Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-come Baptist Church, 4005 Highway 414, Landrum, is open on Thursdays from 2-4 p.m.

The pantry is open to families in need of assis-tance. Photo ID is required. For more information, call 895-1461.

SINGLES BIBLE STUDY AT PELHAM ROAD BAPTIST

Pelham Road Baptist Church, 1108 Pelham Road, Greer, hosts a Sin-gles Bible Study each Sun-day from 6-8:30 p.m.

GRIEFSHARE OFFERED AT FAIRVIEW BAPTIST

Fairview Baptist Church, 1300 Locust Hill Road, Greer, will host Grief-Share, a support group led by Carol Allen, on the sec-ond Sunday of each month from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Carol Allen at 292-6008.

SEND US YOUR UPCOMING CHURCH NEWS

Churches wishing to list upcoming events and programs in Church News should send information to [email protected] call 877-2076. Dead-lines for submission are Monday at noon.

The powerful reach of social media was evident Thursday, June 12, when Greer Community Minis-tries staff members de-livered 163 cards to Helen Burrell of Greer on her 100th birthday.

A Meals on Wheels cli-ent, Burrell mentioned her 100th birthday to one of the Meals on Wheels (MOW) volunteer drivers the previous week. She said that all she wanted for her birthday was 100 birthday cards. She commented that she had outlived most of her friends and that she did not expect to have her wish granted.

The driver relayed the message to Wendy Campbell, MOW coordi-nator, and she asked that Burrells wish be made known through Facebook and Twitter. The campaign began on Friday, June 6, and by Wednesday of the next week, GCM had 163 cards from community and social media friends

for Burrells birthday cel-ebration. Cards were re-ceived from as far away as California and Illinois.

Once again, we see the impact of the Meals on Wheels program, said Cindy Simpler, executive director. From the driver to GCM, from GCM to the community, from the com-munity to Helen--we work to take care of each other. We are so thankful to have volunteers who are com-mitted to helping beyond simply delivering a meal

and to be part of caring and responsive commu-nity. Together we provide for neighbors in need. So-cial media provides the ve-hicle for instant communi-cation, enabling quick and effective response. And this isnt Star Wars; its just Greer. But the force--the volunteer force--is with us.

Bi-Lo at Collins Corner donated flowers and a birthday balloon to be de-livered along with the meal and the cards to Burrell on her birthday.

Burrell said that she was blessed to have made it to 100 years and she was looking forward to greet-ing friends and family during a drop-in party to honor her later that day.

Burrell is one of 319 MOW clients currently being served Monday through Friday by Greer Community Ministries. For more information on pro-grams provided by GCM, visit gcminc.org.

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Meals on Wheels client Helen Burrell received 163 cards for her 100th birthday on Thursday after people on social media decided to chip in.

Social media campaign nets 163 cards for MOW client

And this isnt Star Wars; its just Greer.

But the force--the

volunteer force--is

with us.

Cindy SimplerExecutive Director, GCM

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We started thinking, wow we could use this to actually bring in some money to support the pro-grams and it would be a great place for volunteers to come and work, said Executive Director Andrea Moore.

So the idea was that it would be a great way to use donations to bring in some revenue to help support the programs, to use volunteers and to have a way for people to keep their donations lo-cal, she said. Because people know when they bring something into here, every dime we make from selling it is going to go straight back into this community.

The thrift store does not resemble the average sec-ondhand store, but rather a boutique, and with sev-eral displays donated by J. C. Penny, the goal was more easily accomplished.

I think one of the things people have been really pleasantly surprised by is how nice it is, Moore said. We want things to be very, very inexpensive, but we wanted people to come in and feel like they were shopping in a boutique, as opposed to some place kind of junky or dingy. We wanted it to be a nice, bright place for ladies to come and shop.

People have bought things and been very complimentary about how weve setup and the color coding system. So weve had a lot of good re-sponse, said Coordinator Lyn Turner.

One hundred percent of the proceeds raised through the store sup-ports District Five Family Ministries. Womens cloth-ing, jewelry, shoes, purses, scarves, belts, home dcor, glassware, books, blankets

and chinaware are the types of items that can be found in the store for around $2 - $8, depending on the color code marked on the item.

In addition to support-ing the MTCC and offering higher-end low-cost cloth-ing, the store also creates a place for women who utilize the centers servic-es to purchase affordable interview and work attire.

The other thing that were excited about is the opportunity this creates for us. Say, for example, we have a GED student who is just completing a GED and she needs an interview outfit or shes gotten a job and needs clothes to wear, (or) we have somebody whos coming in from Dis-trict Five Family Ministries whos trying to get back on their feet and needs clothes for job interviews, to be able to get them a voucher that they can come over here and actu-ally shop for something, Moore said.

The store is open Thurs-day and Friday 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Hours may extend if volunteers are available and a need arises.

Donations being accept-ed are gently used ladies clothing, accessories and home dcor items, which can be dropped off at the MTCC, located at 84 Groce Road, Lyman, or to setup larger donations contact Lyn Turner at 439-7760. Donations accepted for the store are limited to womens clothing due to the lack of space for chil-drens clothing.

We felt like we needed to pick something to fo-

cus on, that we wouldnt have space to do every-thing, Moore said. And childrens (clothing) that would take the whole space unless you did like one very small age group. We didnt think that our customers were as likely to be men, as (they were) likely to be women. And so we thought that by doing ladies clothing it would al-low us to start with some-thing that we felt like we knew what we were doing (and) had a little experi-ence withWe always kind of got the thought if the community really supports this and wants it to grow we could always expand into childrens in another open space in the strip or something, but it seemed like a good start-ing point.

The purse sale MTCC regularly holds will be integrated into the store allowing items to continu-ally be available. When prom season approaches, dresses will be sold out of the store as well. Pres-ently, the store is open under a six-month trial ba-sis. If community support is apparent the store will remain operational.

MTCC is taking in dona-tions for school supplies, which will be distributed in August. The center in-tends to open a health center one and half days a week to offer free health services to individuals who are uninsured or on Medicaid.

For more information about the Community Chest Thrift Store, visit facebook.com/communi-tychestthriftstore.

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we had a fund balance increase (and) had a little bit of a decline in 2007. (In) 2008 (it) stayed stable, of course thats when we entered the recession and dropped to a low point in 2010 again. But, since that time (we) had a steady increase (in Greers fund balance), and we currently have a fund balance cover-age of 28.66 percent.

Greers operating bud-get is 18.7 percent of the assessed value of city limit properties. In com-parison with other cities Mauldin, Greenville, Simpsonville, and Spartan-burg Greer falls right in the middle, with Spar-tanburgs higher percent-age of 24.9 and Mauldins lower percentage of 13.6, however Mauldin is part of a special purpose district that helps fund Mauldins budget.

Council unanimously passed the budget ordi-nance for the 2014-2015 year following a prepared statement from council-man Jay Arrowood.

By looking at our finan-cial position today project-ing out a short two, three years, its easy for one to forecast the City of Greer will be financially stronger than ever in its history.

Having come out of the worst economic downturn since the 30s speaks vol-umes about the decision-making used to guide our city, Arrowood said. As we move into what is still a very uncertain economic future, we must continue to manage in a way that brought us here today. In our micro-economy that we call Greer or the Up-state of South Carolina, its incorrect to think that the rest of the region of the southeast of the coun-try is doing as well as we.

Following a texting ban signed into law by Gov. Nikki Haley on June 9, City Administrator Ed Driggers advised council an ordi-nance to repeal the citys ban is being drafted be-cause the state law super-sedes it.

Several boards and com-

missions seats are up for appointment or reappoint-ment. Miles Nasons term on the Greenville Spar-tanburg International Air-port Environs Planning Commission expires on June 30. Linda Wood and Marney Hannons terms on the Board of Architectural Review expire on June 30. Three terms expire on June 30 for the Board of Zoning Appeals, including Loan Nelsons, District 1, Thomas McAbees, District 3, and Kevin Tumblins, District 6. Two Planning Commission seats re-signed by Chris Harris and Clay Jones will also need to be appointed.

The next regularly scheduled Greer Council meeting is June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Greer City Hall.


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Warm weekend weatherWe will see more sunshine and hot tempera-tures this weekend. Rain chances will be low on Saturday and Sunday, but we will see isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Highs will stay in the low to middle 90s for the weekend. After a week that has included temperatures in the middle 90s and afternoon thunderstorms we will see that pattern continue on Saturday and Sunday. Have a great weekend!

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Hendrix J. Bennett Veteran

Hendrix James Bennett, 97, of Greer, died June 16, 2014, at Ashlan Village.

A native of Spartanburg County, he

was the son of the late John Henry and Lydia Naomi Hendrix Bennett. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933 and served in World War II. He was em-ployed by Lyman Printing and Finishing working as a supervisor in the sew-ing room for 40 years. He was a very special person and loved by all who knew him. He was an avid gar-dener; his specialties were his roses, azaleas and his vegetables, which he shared with everyone. He was a great lover of Jimmy Rodgers music and loved reading western books written by Zane Grey. Mr. Bennett was a member of Liberty Hill United Meth-odist Church.

Surviving are one sister, Polly Smith of Greer and many loving nieces and nephews.

Mr. Bennett was prede-ceased by his wife of 68 years, Ruby S. Bennett, one sister, Margaret Plumley, and six brothers, Kenneth, Robert, Allen, Lloyd, Ed-ward and Marion Bennett.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednes-day at The Wood Mortu-ary, conducted by Rev. Davon Harrelson, Mr. Bri-an Henson and Mr. Carol Genobles. Burial will fol-low in Hillcrest Memory Gardens with military rites.

Pallbearers will be Brian Henson, Ralph Henson, Corey Lancaster, David Lancaster, Tommy Ben-nett, Randy Bennett and

Carol Genobles.Visitation will be held

from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at The Wood Mor-tuary.

The family is at the home of Brian Henson, 784 Brockman-McClimon Road, Greer, South Caro-lina 29650.

Memorials may be made to Liberty Hill United Methodist Church, 301 Liberty Hill Road, Greer, S.C. 29651.

Thanks to Ashlan Vil-lage and all of the excel-lent caregivers who loved and cared for him. Thanks to Tracy of Agape Hospice for her loving care. He will be missed but never forgotten.

Online condolences may be made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Jerry Furman BrownJerry Furman Brown, 61,

of 108 East Ave., Greer, born Sept. 6, 1952, passed away June 9, 2014.

A native of Greer and son of the late Ersell Wad-dell and Furman Brown, he was predeceased by one sister; Annette Dale Oliver.

He is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Dianne and Steve Hawkins of Wellford and Brenda and Bruce Hawkins of Woodruff; and one brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Martha Waddell of

Lyman.Visitation will be held

Thursday, June 19 from 6 -7 p.m., followed by a me-morial service at 7 p.m. at Resurrection Church, 900 N. Main St., Greer.

Margarette Young Martin Margarette Young Mar-

tin, 95, of Lyman, widow of Ira Babson Martin, died June 8, 2014, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland.

A native of Hart County, Georgia, daughter of the late William Lee and Mary Ophelia Tiller, she was a retired cosmetologist and a member of First Baptist Church in Lyman.

Surviving are a daugh-ter, Clarlyne Lynn Evans (Rex) of Stevensville, Md.; three grandchildren, Brad-ley Young (Olivia), Angela Terry (Mark) and Jason Evans; and great-grand-children, Dillon and Talley Young, Traice and Bryson Terry.

Mrs. Martin was prede-ceased by her first hus-band, Clark Russell Young, a son, Keith Young, a sis-ter, Mary Lee Culbreth, and a great-grandson, John Young.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 13, at The Wood Mor-tuary, conducted by Rev. J.N. McFadden. Burial fol-lowed in Woodlawn Me-morial Park.

Honorary escort was the Ruth Bible Class First Bap-tist Church in Lyman.

Visitation was held 9:30-10:45 a.m. Friday, June 13, at The Wood Mortuary.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 80 Groce Road, Lyman, South Carolina, 29365.

Online condolences may be made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

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is kind of an honor to be here and just see the pro-cess of what is going to be happening in Greer.

City Administrator Ed Driggers said the city is simply looking for ideas to brainstorm.

There are no wrong answers in this process, Driggers said. We will continue to gather infor-mation and, over the next year, we will continue to work on this community master plan. In about 11 months, well bring that master plan forward to share with the commu-nity.

The city has seen success in this kind of process.

Since the late 1990s, Partnership for Tomorrow has been instrumental in making sure were look-ing toward the long-term viability, growth and sus-tainability for us as a com-

munity, Driggers said. Weve been involved for many, many months now as we are working to con-tinue this process.

Our goal is not to start from scratch, said Eric Bosman, an urban design-er and planner with Kim-ley-Horn and Associates, which is working with the City of Greer on the proj-ect. We want to use all the great work done over the last 15 years to help take Greer to the next level.

Bosman said taking ideas from the community is the first step in the process.

We havent put pen to paper yet because we thought it was most im-portant to get out in the community and hear from you, Bosman said. We want to know what your vision for the future is. This isnt going to be Kim-ley-Horns plan for the fu-ture. Its not going to be Ed Driggers plan for the

future. This is going to be the City of Greers plan for where we want to be 15 years from now.

According to figures presented by Kimley-Horn, Greers population will grow 45 percent, increas-ing to 116,231 people, by 2040. Job growth will in-crease by 32 percent, Bos-man said.

Since the first master plan, Greer has grown by 8,300 residents.

In my personal opinion, I think acknowledging our adversity as a community has to be a focus, Garcia said. There is a diverse community here that con-tinues to grow. I think that has to be taken into ac-count. Aside from that, I think we all agreed at our table that economic vital-ity is really important for us to continue to grow and be Greer.


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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., Greer 877-7724Greer 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 877-5876

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 879-7926St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141

St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520Woods Chapel United Methodist Church2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758

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

OTHER DENOMINATIONSAgape House900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015Bartons Memorial Pentacostal HolinessHighway 101 North, GreerBethesda Temple125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523Beulah Christian Fellowship Church1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639Calvary Bible FellowshipHoliday Inn, Duncan 266-4269Calvary Chapel of Greer104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090Christ Fellowship343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446Christian Heritage Church900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474Faith Family Church3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207Faith Temple5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524Glad Tidings Assembly of GodHighway 290, Greer 879-3291Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442Harmony Fellowship Church468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287Harvest Christian Church2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877International Cathedral of Prayer100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009Lifesong Church12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602Living Way Community Church3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544Mountain Bridge Community Church1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051New Beginnings Outreach104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424New Birth Greenville3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 848-2728New Covenant Fellowship2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521New Hope Freedom109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053Point of Life ChurchWade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933Springwell Church4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299Trinity Fellowship Church3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-04191700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011United Anglican Fellowship1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350United Christian Church105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392Upstate Tree of Life203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175


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The Greenville County Sheriffs Office is speaking with a person of interest after finding a deceased man in a wooded area near Lincoln Road and Hawkins Drive.

According to a press release from the sheriffs office, they received a 911 call at 3:45 p.m. on Mon-day in which the caller re-ported hearing glass break, and then observed a male subject being chased by another male subject who had a knife.

The caller told police the two men ran into a nearby wooded area, and soon afterward, only one man emerged from the woods.

Deputies responded to the wooded area and lo-cated a dead male subject. Anyone who may have in-formation regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME.

GREER TEEN DIES AFTER CRASH ON BUSINESS 85FROM FOX CAROLINANEWS PARTNER

A Greer teen died late Saturday night from inju-ries sustained in a wrong way crash on Business 85 early on Friday morning.

Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the two-car crash hap-pened just after 4 a.m.

Troopers with the S.C. Highway Patrol said a Ford Mustang was headed south in the northbound lane when it hit a Honda Civic head-on near the Heron Circle exit, entrap-ping all three people in the vehicles.

The driver of the Mus-tang was a 42-year-old Rutherfordton woman who was transported to Spartanburg Regional Hospital for her injuries. Both people traveling in the Honda Civic were also transported to Spartan-burg Regional where one of whom, 17-year-old Al-len Turlak, passed away just before 10 p.m. on Sat-urday night.

(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 CHARGESJorge Andres Valencia,

40, of 110 Jason St., Greer, has been charged with no state drivers license, unin-sured vehicle, being drunk in public, open container and no registration in pos-session.

According to incident reports, an officer was patrolling Greer City Park when a subject notified the officer a collision had just occurred at Jason Street near the parks entrance.

The officer responded to the scene and spoke with several people who con-firmed that a gray truck had struck an unoccupied legally parked vehicle. The officer then made contact with the trucks driver, (Valencia) and immediate-ly detected a strong smell of alcohol coming from his person.

Valencia also had a dif-ficult time standing and maintaining his balance. Valencia informed the of-ficer he did not have a li-cense, vehicle registration or proof of insurance.

Valencia was placed un-der arrest and transported to the Greer City Jail. A search of his vehicle yield-ed three bottles of malt li-quor with contents under the passenger seat.

HAPPY FEETMaury Casey, 31, of 2

Victor Ct., Greer, has been charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Michael Hol-ley, 41, of 108 Brown St., Greer, has been charged with open container of li-quor in a moving vehicle.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol when he ob-served a vehicle in which neither the driver (Casey) nor the passenger (Holley) were wearing seatbelts.

The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and upon approaching it immediately noticed Holley was extremely in-toxicated. The officer also observed Holley holding a plastic cup between the door and the seat. The of-ficer took the cup and con-firmed it contained liquor. Holley was placed under arrest. Casey then advised the officer he could search the vehicle and his per-son.

When the officer asked

Casey to take his shoes off, Casey informed the officer there was some marijuana in his shoes. One baggie of marijuana was found in each of Caseys shoes. A large sum of money was also found on his person.

He was arrested and both subjects were transported to the Greer City Jail.

THANKLESS JOBYulisa Alexsandra Mon-

tes, 17, of 103 Wolfe Road, Greer, has been charged with assault and battery of a police officer, public intoxication and simple possession of marijuana.

According to incident reports, an officer re-sponded to an address on Buncombe Street in refer-ence to a report of an in-toxicated female.

Upon arrival, the officer observed two males assist-ing an intoxicated female up Brushy Creek road. The officer began talking to the female (Montes) who ap-peared very disoriented.

Montes told the officer someone had shot her up with some kind of drug. Montes attempted to walk away from the officer at one point and toward the roadway at which point the officer grabbed her in an attempt to keep her out of harms way. At this point, Montes struck the officer in the chest and was therefore placed un-der arrest for assault and battery of a police officer.

A search of her purse yielded a small baggie of a green leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana. Montes was transported to the Greer City Jail.

POSSESSIONDestiny Renee Carswell,

33, of 2 Boykin Drive, Ly-man, has been charged with two counts of unlaw-ful possession of drugs and a failure to appear bench warrant.

According to incident reports, an officer was dispatched to meet with a deputy from the Green-ville sheriffs office in ref-

erence to a subject they had arrested who had an active failure to appear warrant with the Greer Po-lice Department.

Upon arrival to pick up the subject (Carswell), the Greenville deputy located a glass pipe that Carswell had left in his patrol car.

The Greer officer then transported Carswell to the Greer City Jail where he asked Carswell if there was anything inside her purse he should know about.

Carswell informed the of-ficer she might have some Valium inside her purse. The officer located three pills of diazepam and one pill of Clonazepam inside Carswells purse.

POSSESSIONTracy Allison Fuller, 41,

of 4800 N. Hwy 101, Tay-lors, has been charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia and being drunk in public.

According to incident reports, officers respond-ed to a complaint of an intoxicated woman walk-ing on Highway 101 near the intersection of Caliber Ridge Drive.

Officers immediately lo-cated the woman (Fuller), and upon speaking with her, noticed she was ex-tremely intoxicated.

She attempted to walk away from officers and was staggering to main-tain her balance. Officers placed her under arrest for being drunk in public.

She was transported to the Greer City jail where a search of her purse yielded $2,231 cash, a pill bottle containing meth, a digital scale, 15 unused small clear baggies and another pill bottle containing 5.7 grams of crack cocaine.

KEYCHAIN OF EVENTSThomas Christopher

Barnes, 44, of 324 Heath-erbrook Drive, Lyman, has been charged with DUI, hit and run with property damage and open contain-er of beer.

According to incident reports, an officer was dispatched to the inter-section of Arlington Road and East Fairview Avenue in reference to a vehicle striking a power pole and a tree.

Upon arrival the officer observed a power pole to be badly damaged, as well as a silver Ford Taurus nearby with significant front-end damage.

The vehicle was unoc-cupied but witnesses gave a description of the man who was driving it and the direction he fled on foot.

Other officers were able to locate the subject (Barnes) on the other side of Wade Hampton Boule-vard and Arlington Road. Officers detected a smell of alcohol coming from Barnes person along with a set of keys in his pocket that unlocked the doors of the wrecked vehicle.

Two empty beer cans were found in Barnes ve-hicle. Barnes refused a se-ries of field sobriety tests and was placed under ar-rest and transported to the Greer City Jail where he refused a Breathalyzer.

MULTPLE CHARGESRoy Clayton Edens III,

47, of 102 Peach Valley Ct., Greer, has been charged with possession of heroin, driving under suspension, possession of drug para-phernalia and uninsured motor vehicle. David Shields Tooley, 54, of 2401 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, has been charged shoplift-ing.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol when he ob-served a blue Jeep Chero-kee with an inoperable brake light.

The officer then ran the license plate on the vehi-cle that came back as sus-pended for cancellation of insurance. The officer also recognized the driver of the vehicle and knew his license was suspended. The officer initiated a traf-fic stop on the vehicle and its driver (Edens).

Edens was unable to pro-duce a license, registration card or proof of insurance. He was asked to step out of the vehicle and two sy-ringes were found on his person.

Edens also informed the officer he had some hero-in in the center console of

the vehicle. The officer located the

heroin, along with a straw, and spoon inside the ve-hicle. The officer then checked both passengers of the vehicle for war-rants and found that one of whom (Tooley) had a shoplifting warrant out of Easley.

Both subjects were transported to the Greer City Jail. Easley Police then picked up Tooley.

ASSAULT AND BATTERYWilliam James Reese, 64,

of 207 Laurel Road, Greer, has been charged with as-sault and battery (third).

According to incident reports, an officer was dispatched to the above address in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officer met with the victim who stated Reese had become angry with her before kicking her and striking her with his fist.

She stated after the as-sault, Reese pulled the phone line out at which point she fled to another room in the house and locked the door.

The officer observed the victim to have two open wounds.

Reese was arrested and transported to the Greer City Jail.

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no control over traffic-related safety concerns, every resident that spoke during the public hearing stated they had concerns about the impact the ad-dition of the possible 200 homes would have on Abner Creek Road, where the communitys entrance would be. Some residents expressed added concerns about effects of increased traffic on emergency re-sponse services, as well as the impact rentals would have on their home val-ues.

I know theres going to be traffic issues for wher-ever development occurs, but thats not something for us to consider. Were looking at: Is this an ap-propriate use of the land? said Brian Martin, Planning Commission member.

While the commission was not able to address the traffic concerns, residents were advised to present the concerns to Greer Council when they address

the commissions recom-mendation. The Planning Commissions only intent is to address appropriate-ness and potential effect of property zoning, which in the instance of Abner Creek Crossing they unan-imously passed the zoning request for recommenda-tion to council, indicating the design review district zoning was appropriate and may even be better for nearby residents than the existing zoning.

I think that the request for the design review dis-trict being limited, spe-cifically, to what they have presented to us is a better option for this communi-ty, for the growth and de-velopment of it, than what could already otherwise go into this property, Mar-tin said. (I) was impressed with the appearance of the communities, and in con-text of what could come in there from a development standpoint, I think this is a good solution.

A request for Foxfield Subdivision properties

located at Foxfield Way and Chandler Road to be zoned R-5, residential pa-tio home, because it was believed to be inappropri-ately zoned for the char-acteristics of the existing community. Residents ex-pressed no opposition and the commission unani-mously passed the rezon-ing request.

An amendment for Greer zoning ordinance defin-ing and regulating the use of storage containers and storage buildings on property inside city limits was tabled a second time. Several wording changes and clarifications, as well as review by the city attor-ney were requested prior to commission voting to go forward with the ordi-nance amendment.

The next regularly sched-uled Planning Commission meeting is July 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Greer City Hall.


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