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Partying with a purpose

A jewelry and fashion show will be held at Memorial United Methodist, lo-cated at 201 N. Main St. in Greer, on July 17 from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

The show will bene t Greer Relief.Please RSVP to Karen Thomas at

[email protected] if interested in attending.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 29 75 CENTS

Brings 35 years ofexperienceBY PHIL BUCHHEITSTAFF WRITER

On July 1, Carl Long, a 35-year veteran of law enforcement, became Duncans police chief. He brings 26 years of experi-ence as a South Carolina highway patrolman and nine years of experience as a captain of the Duncan Police Department.

Since he was 16, Long knew he wanted to work in law enforcement. Grow-

ing up in Greenville, his father owned a drug store on Laurens Road that had a diner on the side of it. Long saw officers with the Greenville Police Depart-ment and deputies with the Greenville County Sheriffs Office came in regularly.

So I was just always around officers a lot as I was growing up and I al-ways knew since the age of 16 that it was some-thing I wanted to do, he explained.

After graduating from Bob Jones University in 1978, Long worked at a factory before getting his first job in law enforce-ment as an officer with the Greer Police Department.

I started on third shift at 11 at night on Friday the 13th in 1978, Long said with a laugh.

Long stayed with Greer for four and a half months before taking a job with highway patrol. A 26-year-long career with the highway patrol followed,

in the course of which, Long would be promoted to corporal, sergeant and lieutenant.

I started with the high-way patrol in Chester County and I was in Ches-ter County eight and a half years. Then, I came to

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NearRiversideBY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

Police are still investigat-ing a fiery single-vehicle crash that left two teens dead and one injured last Wednesday morning on Hammett Bridge Road near Riverside Middle School in Greer.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene at around 6:15 a.m. on July 9.

Upon arrival, the vehicle was in flames, Lt. Jimmy Holcombe with the Greer Police Department said. Two were transported [to the hospital] and one died en route. One was taken to the burn center. One of the occupants died on scene.

Officials identified the

two deceased as 16-year-old Andrew Chase Jack-son, who was the driver, and 17-year-old Aaron Jeffrey Al-Rawi Jones, who was entrapped in the front passenger seat after the collision. The coroners office said Jones died of blunt force trauma.

Greer police say speed was a factor in the sever-ity in the crash, estimating the vehicle was traveling 87 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Holcombe said the Jack-son did not have a drivers license or a permit. It was not known whether the three were wearing seat-belts.

We dont know why he lost control, Holcombe said. We still have a pend-ing [toxicology test] on the driver.

According to the cor-oners office, witnesses helped the driver and the backseat passenger (17-year-old Tydre Salters-Young) out of the car.

Salters-Young was trans-ported to the Augusta Burn Center, where he re-mains presently.

A fundraiser was estab-lished for Salters-Young in hopes of providing finan-cial help to the family. The website for those wishing to donate is gofundme.com/tydre. Proceeds will cover travel expenses and future medical bills.

A vigil for friends and family was held on Friday night and memorials have been established at the scene of the crash.

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Abner Creek Crossing passedBY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

Despite residents voicing concerns at Planning Com-mission and Greer Coun-cil meetings held in June, Greer Council passed the rezoning request for Ab-ner Creek Crossing apart-ment homes, located on Abner Creek Road, during the second and final read-ing on July 8.

The rezoning request is for design review district. This type of zoning allows the city more control over the development and al-lowances of the property than the propertys for-mer zoning. The zoning permits as many as 200 single-story homes to be

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Deadly collision claims lives of two area teens

Carl Long takes reins in Duncan

BY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

Greer City Park was crowded Friday night for the Greer Idol competition and performances by Jim Quick and Coastline as a part of the Tunes in the Park series. Voting results from Fridays Greer Idol rounds were not available at press time.

Ten teen singers took the stage to perform their best renditions of songs from the 70s and 80s. Ja-cob Roach was the first

to perform. He played electric guitar while sing-ing Eric Claptons Barrel Bottom Blues. Zelena Hull followed Roachs perfor-mance with Holding Out for a Hero. Roni Teems sang Ive Got the Music in Me, and Keddy Mendoza sang Dont Stop Believ-ing.

Mendoza has big shoes to fill, following in the footstep of her brother, Kiefer Mendoza, whose singing and acoustic gui-tar skills made him a fan

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Performers take center stage at Tunes in the Park

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Memorials are placed at the site of a crash that killed two teens in Greer last week.

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

The sounds of Tunes in the Park was enough to get Greer residents out of their seats last Friday night.

PHIL BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

Carl Long was recently named Duncans new police chief. He brings 35 years of experience to the job, after spending more than two decades with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

We dont know why he lost control.

Lt. Jimmy HolcombeGreer Police Department

We have really good equipment here, but ultimately, you are only as good as the

people who work for you and we have real

good people here.

Carl LongDuncan Police Chief

A new chief in town

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

TODAY, JULY 16GRACE 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 17THE 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, JULY 19COMMUNITY 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.

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.

MONDAY, JULY 21THE 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. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

TUESDAY, JULY 22GRACE 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.

GIG (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. For further informa-tion or to schedule a perfor-mance 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.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23GRACE 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 24KIWANIS 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, JULY 25GRACE PLACE IN Greer will

have its monthly dinner at 6:30 p.m. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

SATURDAY, JULY 26COMMUNITY 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.

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PARTY WITH A PURPOSEBENEFITING GREER RELIEF

On July 17, Party with a Purpose to benefit Greer Relief will be held at the Memorial United Method-ist Church, located at 201 N. Main St., Greer, from 6:30 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. and a fashion show will begin at 7 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP contact Dr. Karen Thomas at [email protected].

HUB CITY FARMERS MOBILE MARKET OPEN

Through August 19 the Hub City Farmers Mo-bile Market will be at the Pinewood Resource Center Parking Lot in Spartanburg from 12:30 - 2 p.m. to of-fer fresh and local produce and eggs.

THRIFT STORE TAKING DONATIONS

The Community Chest Thrift Store, located at 52 Groce Road, Lyman, is open Thursday and Fri-day 10 a.m. 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. 2 p.m., hours may extend if vol-unteers are available and a need arises.

Donations of gently used ladies clothing, accessories and home dcor items are being accepted and can be dropped off at the MTCC, located at 84 Groce Road, Lyman, or to setup larger donations or to volunteer contact Lyn Turner at 439-7760.

MEALS ON WHEELSVOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Orientation for Meals On Wheels volunteer driv-ers will be every Thurs-day of the year from 9:30 11 a.m. at 15 Oregon St., Greenville.

For more information contact [email protected] or 233-6565, or visit mealsonwheelsgreen-ville.org.

ROAD TO RECOVERY DRIVERS NEEDED

The American Cancer So-ciety needs volunteer driv-ers to transport patients to local treatment centers. Anyone interested in vol-unteering as a driver must have a good driving re-cord, valid drivers license, automobile insurance and a vehicle in good working condition. The American Cancer Society provides free training for this pro-gram.

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

CPW MATCHES GREER RELIEF DONATIONS

CPW will dollar for dol-lar match all donations designated with CPW. The donations go out for emer-gency financial utility as-sistance.

Contact Greer Relief at 848-5355 for more infor-mation.

PELHAM POWER BREAKFAST JULY 23

On July 23 the Pelham Power Breakfast will be at Pelham Falls Deli, 8590 Pelham Road, Greenville, from 8 9 a.m.

For More information, contact the Greater Greer Chamber of Chamber at 877-3131.

PANTRY NEEDS CANNED GOODS, VOLUNTEERS

Gods Pantry needs the following nonperishable food donations: canned vegetables, canned meats, peanut butter and volun-teers.

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

For questions or to vol-unteer call 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 vol-unteer or for more infor-mation, call Patsy Quarles at 877-1937.

SHARONS CLOSET REQUESTS CLOTHING

Sharons Closet needs spring and summer cloth-

ing donations, especially for girls in sizes newborn to 6T and new underwear in all sizes. New or gently used clothing accepted Monday through Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m. at 783 S. Line St Ext., Greer.

GREER RELIEF CALLS ON VOLUNTEER GARDENERS

As part of a collabora-tion with the community, Greer Relief has several plots and needs as many volunteer gardeners as possible to help grow veg-etables and flowers. Plant-ing for a fall garden cur-rently.


GCM NEEDS LARGE PRINT BIBLES, CANNED ITEMS

The Food Pantry needs boxed gelatin, canned peas, canned fruit, canned peas, and potatoes.

GCM also needs large print Bibles to distribute to senior adults in the Se-nior Dining and Meals on Wheels programs.

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.

SPARTANBURG REGIONAL OFFERING SIBLING CLASS

The interactive class will introduce brothers and sisters to changes to expect when siblings are born.

The class is July 17 from 4 - 5 p.m., and alternative dates are available.

Registration is open on-line at spartanburgregion-al.com.

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 volunteer or for more information, 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.

INFANT CARE SESSION AT SPARTANBURG REGIONAL

On July 29 from 6 - 7 p.m., an infant care ses-sion will introduce the basics of baby care and nurturing to moms and support people.

Registration is available online at spartanburgre-gional.com, and 28 open-ings are available.

GREER RELIEF NEEDS DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS

Weekly Costco donates bread and pastries to Greer Relief. Greer Relief needs volunteers who are willing ot pick up donations and deliver them to Greer Re-lief for distribution.


NUTRITIONAL NAVIGATION: A GROCERY STORE TOUR

On August 8, from 10 a.m. - noon, dietitian Kerri Lindberg, R.D., L.D., with Spartanburg Reional

Healthcare System, will of-fer an interactive tour of your local grocery store.

Waiting list enrollment available, and registration is available online at spar-tanburgregional.com.

CONCERT IN COURTYARDAT MANNING PLACE

On July 30 a Concert in the Courtyard will be held at Manning Place, located at 10 Companion Court, Greer, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The GRUMPY OLD JAZZ MEN will perform and light refreshments will be served.

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A tasty treat Iris Harvey and her son, Barrett, are enjoy a tasty dessert at Dillards Ice Cream. The shop is located at 504 S. Buncombe Road in Greer.

Local residents will soon have a chance to show the world their en-thusiasm as the global spotlight comes to Green-ville during the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships running Aug. 27Sept. 1.

More than 450 of the worlds best athletes rep-resenting over 45 coun-tries will be in Greenville to compete in time trials and road races.

As part of the world championships event, Greenville Health System is sponsoring Show Us Your Spirit, a community cheer competition award-ing Upstate area commu-nity groups demonstrat-ing the most spirit.

Medals with cash prizes will be awarded to three registered teams with the largest group demonstrat-ing the most spirit dur-ing the event. The awards include $1,000 for first place gold, $750 for sec-ond place silver and $250 for third place bronze.

Many of the families of the competing athletes are unable to attend be-cause of travel costs, said Stan Healy, senior admin-istrator for GHS Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital and president of Notus Sports, the local organizing committee for the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Champion-ships. The cheer compe-tition is an ideal way for Greenville to demonstrate support and enthusiasm for these world-class ath-letes.

To register, email [email protected] to receive a registration form and guidelines. For more information about the 2014 Para-cycling Road World Championships, vis-it greenvillesc2014.com.

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BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

The Partnership for Tomorrow launched its fourth phase this week setting a goal to raise $1 million over the next five years.

The funds will invest in economic development, community development, quality of life and mar-keting projects affecting the Greer community, ac-cording to Partnership for Tomorrow officials.

The Partnership for To-morrow is unique because we have all the organiza-tions of Greer sitting down at the table together plan-ning and trying to imple-ment those plans for the betterment of the Greater Greer area, said Larry Wilson, chairman of the board for the Partnership for Tomorrow. Thats re-ally our purpose.

Twenty-eight Greer area companies have al-ready pledged more than $300,000 toward the $1 million goal.

The organization was created in Greer 15 years ago as a partnership among the City of Greer, Greer Commission of Pub-lic Works, Greer Chamber of Commerce, Greer De-velopment Corporation and more than 100 private sector businesses to help to grow the Greer commu-nity by strategically and collectively planning and investing.

We try to be an incuba-tor of thoughts and ideas for our community, Wil-son said. Starting back in the late 90s, we did a mas-ter plan then to help carry us forward for the next 15 years, and here we are 15 years later and weve pret-ty closely followed that master plan.

Over the last 15 years, officials say Partnership

for Tomorrow has raised and invested more than $4.5 million, mostly from the private sector, for projects benefiting the Greer community.

The organization is now working in conjunction with the City of Greer on a 2030 Community Mas-ter Plan to help to identify Greers path for growth and development over the next 15 years.

From what some of the consultants have present-ed at the meetings that have taken place so far, the planned future growth for Greer over the next 15 years is almost doubling our size, Wilson said. Its substantial growth. What were trying to do plan for the growth and develop-ment that would be good for Greer and not just to let it happen by chance. We dont want to wake up one day and say, wow, how did that happen.

Wilson said community involvement is crucial to the Partnership for To-morrows campaign.

All the things were trying to do are really for the betterment of the

community and solely for the good of the commu-nity so, obviously, we have been listening and have been talking to potential investors about what they would like to see Greer be and the things they would like us to support, he said. Thats how we de-velop our program.

The City of Greer has already hosted commu-nity planning sessions for those wishing to submit input for the master plan and will continue with more sessions in the com-ing months.

We have already had some community focus groups in developing our master plan, he said. We have an online survey that we would hope a vast majority of our citizens would complete to tell us what they hope Greer will look like in the future. We feel that it is critical that we have input from all of our citizens. We need to know how they feel and what they want to see us do.

For more information on the Partnership for To-morrow, call 416-0125.

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Business Yard of the MonthThe Azalea Garden Club awarded Business Yard of the Month to Talloni, a shoe salon located at 113 E. Poinsett St. in Greer. Pictured is Kristi Mabry, owner of Talloni, with furry friend Nelson, the store mascot.

Showing the most spirit

Partnership sets goal to fundraise $1 million


Partnership for Tomorrow Chairman Larry Wilson spoke to supporters Tuesday about fundraising goals and the im-portance of growth planning.


Duncans new Police Chief Carl Long received a standing applause from a packed room after being sworn at the Duncan Town Council meeting on Mon-day night. Long, who has served on in Duncan since 2005, was promoted from caption to police chief fol-lowing former Police Chief Ryan Cothrans resigna-tion to take a position with District 5 schools.

Following suit with Wellford and Spartanburg County, Duncan council passed the first reading of an ordinance to place a referendum on the bal-lot in November allowing residents to vote on au-thorizing alcoholic sales on Sundays by nonprofit organizations and busi-

ness establishments. If passed on the second

and final reading during the next Duncan Town Council meeting, resi-dents can expect a 5-mil tax increase for Spartan-burg County Recreations services for incorporated areas of Duncan. Council passed the proposed or-dinance on first reading at Monday nights meeting, despite previous hesita-tions posed by councilper-son Shirley Clopton.

During a previous coun-cil meeting, Clopton ques-tioned exactly what ser-vices the Duncan would receive if it rejoined the Recreation District. Recre-ation District representa-tives presented proposals for linear parks to revi-talize Duncan, which the Recreation District would assist with. However, they

also said the town likely wouldnt see any park de-velopment as a result of the tax increase until 2015, a year and a half after the tax is implemented.

Duncan Council unani-mously approved reap-pointing Boyd B. Nick Nicholson, Jr., managing director of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A., as Dun-cans town attorney.

Because the second and final reading to change Duncans town council meetings to the second Tuesday each month was approved on final reading, the next regularly sched-uled meeting is August 12 at 6 p.m. at Duncan Town Hall, located at 153 E. Main St., Duncan.


Residents may have tax increase due to Rec. Dist.

I know a bride that just threw the most lavish wedding, one of two: her husband is English and within days of their respective, I do, they were on the plane to Oxford where he, Chris, contin-ues work on his Ph.D. and so that they can celebrate with his family and friends as well.

The dress was elegant, the flowers, breathtaking, the food and wine, over-flowing...just a dream of a day.

And before you nervous fathers start totting up the potential numbers for your own daughters, let me just add this: Bailey planned and executed the entire wedding, herself, while, of course, giving full credit to dear friends and family that were all caught up in the exu-berance of a truly DIY wedding.

It also says something about Bailey, I think, that so many people couldnt wait to roll up their sleeves and pitch in. I only know Bailey as she is a fellow equestrian from down the road at her folks farm, and I was thoroughly caught up in her adventure.

Having promised to emcee a benefit on the day of Baileys wedding, I couldnt attend, so the least Paul and I could do was offer roses for the bridal bouquet.

Far ahead of us, Bailey planned to pick her bouquet from the field: Queen Annes Lace mixed with blue Hydran-geas, and she and her mother, weeks earlier, had grown all the other flowers, in pots, however rose petals for the flower girls to toss as well as scatter around the base of the 8 layer cake, which Bailey baked (a Victorian Sponge with layers of Costco organic preserves) were graciously accepted.

College friends from Maryland, for the price of tanks of gas for the trip and a place to bunk down, served as the wed-ding photographers and other equally cherished souls offered food, stemware and even a lovely home in Flat Rock, for the actual ceremony. Our vet, Bibi, along with her son and his girlfriend, and three other close chums, all accomplished musicians, played for the ceremony and the dance floor, afterwards, was a

bargain-base-ment rented, wooden, clogging floor, with a 20 year old roll of linoleum, found in the farms barn, fitting per-fectly over, ends tucked beneath, as was done to the LED lights draped over the tent, softened with layers of muslin.

Did I men-tion the dress and shoes came from Goodwill? For a whopping fifty bucks? And Bailey, a budding jewelry designer, made the wedding rings, herself, as well as sewed the pillow on which they would rest as they were carried up the aisle.

How refreshing, in a day of even small weddings costing thousands, nay, tens

of thousands of dollars, creating finan-cial strain at the beginning of a marriage (or a worried mom and dad, eyeing their own retirement), to see such a creative spirit and such a joyous and content couple. No wonder Chris fell in love with Bailey.

No wonder we all did.

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Live it!Read Ezekiel 33:30-33

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive your-selves. Do what it says. - James 1:22 (NIV)

In the midst of busy lives, even when we make daily Bible reading a priority we sometimes find ourselves merely scanning the pages and not reading the scripture in ways that can help us apply its truths. When we read the Bible as if hearing that story or event for the first time, we can discover something new in its pages. And it can be an inexhaustible source of truth and encouragement.

The prophet Ezekiel spoke to the people of his day about applying the word of God to their lives. They loved to listen to the word but did not do well in practicing what they heard. So God spoke to Ezekiel, saying, To them you are like a singer of love songs, one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; they hear what you say, but they will not do it (33:32 NRSV). Jesus expanded on this theme: Ev-eryone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock (Matt. 7:24, NIV).

Scripture takes on tremen-dous power when we apply it every day. It addresses our problems, displaying Gods concern for us and Gods wisdom to help solve these problems. Putting the word of God into practice can improve our relationships and give us direction for our lives. Instead of resolving only to read the Bible, we can resolve to live it!

Thought for the day: What is Gods word showing me today?

Prayer: Dear God, as we read your word, help us discern your message for our hearts and lives each day. Amen.

Roots

Small towns hold a unique-ness thats only seen by those who take the time to slow down, look around and listen. There are stories to be told, and in Greer this is cer-tainly no exception.

At the paper, each of us has our regular small-town-charac-ters with whom we socialize, write stories about or, in some cases, fondly remember. Our regulars are likely familiar faces to anyone who frequents downtown Greer.

A while ago, while doing a story on a local business, the owner shared his story regard-ing a picture discretely hanging on his wall of a man known as Socks. Socks, who passed away years ago, was a Greer native and, every day, he went around completing odd jobs for anyone he could to earn a little bit of money. Like clock-work every Friday, he would go into the owners clothing store and buy a pair of socks that he would use to store his hard-earned change in hence his nickname.

Recently, a Greer man by the name of Dewey stopped by the paper to show us a wooden replica he handcrafted of a lo-cal church that was torn down years ago. It was among many hes constructed and shared with us. The detail, pride and effort he puts into his creations is apparent to anyone who sees them from framed windows to cedar shingles and lighting concealed beneath the removal roof. His replicas arent for profit but rather for hobby. Through his hobby though, in his own way, he preserves parts of Greer that many of us never knew.

And of course, theres Stomp-ing Grounds very own Cliff a veteran who is known by all and even has his very own picture of a picture with South Carolina Senator Tim Scott. Hes a Greer celebrity in his own right.

These recognizable, unique and extraordinary characters are the embodiment of why Greer and small towns like it is so exceptional. In the same way historic buildings reflect the past, these rare, but familiar types of individu-als preserve what Greer was, reminding us how far it has come and during a time when progression is imminent.

Progress is beautiful and inevitable, but as our branches stretch farther, we cannot forget the roots that ground us and rightfully remind us of our humble beginnings.

Common Core is the most controversial topic in American K-12 education today and for good reason. The federalized education stan-dards are quickly forcing schools across the na-tion to alter their curriculums and alter the way they monitor student success. Curiously, how-ever, many South Carolina officials have been quick to accept some of the most easily refut-able assertions put forward by Common Cores supporters. Indeed, some of the routinely ac-cepted facts about Common core are actually myths.

No.1: The federal government has nothing to do with Common Core.

Thats a myth. The federal government pushed states to adopt Common Core in three ways. First, in order to apply for Race to the Top grants (from the 2009 stimulus bill), states had to adopt common standardsand there was only one system of common standards to choose from: Common Core. Second, the fed-eral government stipulated that in order to get No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers, states had to adopt these same common standards. Third, the stimulus bill provided $362 million to fund two consortia to develop tests aligned to these standardsSmarter Balanced and PARCC.

No. 2: Common Core was a conservative idea that was hijacked by the Obama adminis-tration.

Thats another myth. Its true enough that the idea of a nationwide set of common standards was initiated during the Reagan administration; and its true, too, that Common Core itself was at first pushed (and still is being pushed) by some Republicans. That doesnt make it a con-servative idea. Theres nothing conservative the federal government bribing states to hand over their prerogatives in education to unac-countable bureaucrats in Washington and to functionally anonymous boards and consortia.

Common Core wasnt hijacked by the Obama administration. Its creators openly asked for the federal governments help, knowing full well that Washington doesnt hand out money without exerting control.

No. 3: Common Core has nothing to do with curriculum; its only about standards.

Yet another mythand an especially mislead-ing one. Standards determine curriculum. If you change standards, you have to change the cur-riculum in order to meet the standards. Since teachers will be held accountable according to how well their students performed on Common Core-aligned standardized tests, theyll have to gear their lesson plans to the Common Core standards. Common Cores ties with curricu-lum are mentioned throughout South Carolinas Race to the Top grant proposals, NCLB Waiver proposal, and the review of Common Core pub-lished by the State Board of Education and the (state) Education Oversight Committee.

No. 4: Common Core was developed and ad-opted in a transparent manner.

Thats false. The Common Core standards themselves were developed behind closed doors. As for its adoption in South Carolina, parents were left out of the adoption processin violation of state law.

No. 5: Common Core will better prepare stu-dents for college and career.

This last is the biggest and most destruc-tive myth of all. Standards themselves cant promote student achievement. There is no sig-nificant relationship between an increase in the rigor of standards and student achievementas Harvard and Brookings Institute studies have made clear. Teachers and parents can promote achievement, but federal dictates like No Child Left Behind and Common Core actually remove power and freedom from teachers and parents by creating a one-size-fits-all system that they are powerless to change.

These, then, are some myths about Common Core. Here is a fact: If we want higher student achievementand if were tired of dumping ever-increasing amounts of money into a sys-tem that hasnt produced itwed better get out of Common Core while we can.

This guest editorial was submitted by Dillon Jones, a policy analyst with the South Carolina Policy Council.

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Originally founded 26 years ago in Greenwood, Migs Pizza Castle has now made its way to Taylors. In early June the family-owned restaurant opened its seventh location at 5010 Old Spartanburg Road, where it offers sal-ads, subs, pizzas, calzones and seafood for dine-in, carry-out and catering.

We thought Taylors would be a good com-munity to do business with, so this is the reason you know, said Thomas Migdalas, co-founder of the original restaurant. Im an old-school, if you take care of people the business will be here...

The Migdalas broth-ers, Thomas and Kostas, opened the restaurants first location and later let the namesake expand to Laurens, Saluda, Abbeville, Ninety Six, Newberry and now Taylors, each man-aged under different own-ers. Although separately owned, each restaurant is established with the train-ing, supervision, service and quality standards of the Migdalas original lo-cation.

Im going to be here to make sure things go like Greenwood its the same concept, the same recipes and the training. Thats what Im here for, Thomas said.

The only thing I want to do when I sell a place is to control the quality of the food, he said. If they do that theyre doing their job, if not I take the name off, thats the deal.

Although the restaurant industry is notoriously difficult to succeed in, through his lengthy ca-reer, Thomas has come to believe that Migs empha-sis on quality sets the res-taurant apart from others.

Thats all Ive been do-ing all my life. Since I know myself, I was in the restaurant business..., he said.

Thomas said when he moved south people told him his style of food would not do well, but he decided, Im going to do

what I do best.I did everything I knew,

and somehow people, they liked it and it worked, he said. Because I believe if

you have a quality prod-uct people will come. I dont believe in only hav-ing good recipes like a lot of people say they have good recipes you have to buy premium ingredi-ents for these recipes to come through. Thats why I said, Stop the gimmicks, stop the specials, spend that money on the prod-uct and stop spending it on the promotions and we will be better off.

Thomas said the menu has items for people of all ages and nothing on the menu is mediocre. Every item could be a favorite,

and any item believed to be mediocre is taken off.

Lets say they try the pizza, and for the next six months they think they found the good thing on the menu and they keep getting that. Then they get a sub sandwich, and they go whoa I didnt know that, Thomas said. When they try something they stick with it because a lot of restaurants, they have something good on the menu and everything else is averageI believe, if you dont do it good, get it off the menu. I dont be-lieve variety will bring the business, so if you dont do it right dont have it.

Although the Migdalas brothers dont own the Taylors location, the res-taurant still operates as a family-run business with owner J. Rees Jones and his two sons working at the restaurant. The Jones family were regulars at the Greenwood Migs location, and now the same chil-dren who grew up eating Migs are part of the new Taylors establishment.

I met them (the Jones family) in my place, and (they) loved the food,

Thomas said.Theres nothing on the

menu bad, but it just de-pends on what you like. You like seafood? Weve got flounder plate, tila-pia plate, devil crab, fried shrimp. If you like sand-wiches weve got every sandwich on the board. If you like pizzas, calzones, wings, salads I could keep going.

Jones said in his experi-ence the hot subs are the most popular items on the menu.

Jones said he wants people to know theyre a new business, but theyre involved in the community and community oriented.

Through July 18, kids menu meals are under $5 and include drink, and chips or fries. A portion of the grand opening pro-ceeds will be donated to the Disabled American Veterans organization. The Taylors location is open Monday Thursday and Saturday 10:45 a.m. 9:30 p.m., and Friday 10:45 a.m. 10 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/migspizza-oftaylors or call 268-3001.

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DR: This is a good ques-tion.

You dont use life insur-ance to leave an estate. Its a bad idea. You leave an estate by saving and investing.

The only people who will tell you to use a life insurance policy to leave an estate are life insur-ance salesmen.

Unless shes ill, I wouldnt keep the policy. Instead, Id do some long-term investing. It wont take long to get to $250,000 with $7,200 a year.

Its the kind of thing that sounds like itll take forever, but youve got to remember youve got growth and interest in the equation.

I wouldnt put money into a life insurance policy at age 71, unless theres someone being left behind who really needs the money and it doesnt sound like there is in this case.

It would probably take about 13 years for the money to turn into $250,000. Assuming shes healthy, Id rather do that and bet on her living. That way, she can leave an estate and avoid the ex-pense and rip-off part of the universal life policy.

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DR: Baby Step 2 is where you pay off all debt except for your house. The fact that its a large amount of student loan debt doesnt change anything.

Hopefully, with your very large amount of stu-dent loan debt, you also have a very large income. Believe it or not, there are some really sad situations out there where people have gone $200,000 into debt for a four-year de-gree in a field where they make $50,000 a year.

That kind of thinking and behavior is ridicu-lous, but its out there.

Whatever you do, Jade, dont treat this student loan debt as if it were a mortgage.

In other words, dont let it hang around for years and years and years.

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Greer State Bank recently hired Larry Compton as vice president and mort-gage loan officer.

Compton brings more than 30 years in lending and mortgage lending ex-perience and will serve at the Taylors branch.

He will be responsible for developing relationships with customers, realtors, builders and other sources for the origination of resi-dential mortgages loans.

In addition to loan gen-eration, Larry has managed mortgage operations and has extensive experience in conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA residential mortgage lending, said Tim Strom, mortgage director for the bank. He is a great addi-tion to our GSB Mortgage team.

Compton began his lend-ing career in 1973 and has focused on Mortgage Lending since 1992. As a lifelong resident of South Carolina, he previously served as a board member for the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs and was involved in the com-position of the mortgage regulations for the State of South Carolina.

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Pictured from left is J. Rees Jones, owner of Migs Pizza Castle in Taylors, with his son, Brady Jones, both of whom work at the newly opened family-owned business.

I did everything I knew, and somehow

people, they liked

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Dollar General will cel-ebrate the opening of its new location at 2810 S Highway 14 in Greer this Saturday, July 19 at 8 a.m. with free prizes and spe-cial deals.

Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar Gen-eral tote bag, among other giveaways.

Dollar General is com-mitted to delivering a pleasant shopping experi-ence that includes a con-venient location, a wide assortment of merchan-dise and great prices on quality products, said Dan Nieser, Dollar Gener-als senior vice president

of real estate and store development. We hope our Greer customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar Generals new location.

Nieser said Dollar Gen-eral stores offer con-venience and value to customers by providing a focused selection of na-tional name brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic apparel and health/beauty products.

Traditional Dollar Gen-eral stores employ approx-imately six to 10 people, depending on the need.

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favorite and resulting in winning the 2013 Greer Idol competition.

Ashley Goss gave a per-formance of Pat Benatars Heartbreaker, Taylor Lee performed Journeys Lights, and Sha Jack-son sang Fleetwood Macs Rhiannon. The teen por-tion of the competition concluded with Isabel Greene performing Your Love, Sophia Noyes sing-ing Love is a Battlefield, and Devan White singing Sweet Home Alabama.

Continuing on in the Greer Idol Teen competi-tion are Roach, Teems, Mendoza, Goss, Lee, Greene, Noyes and White.

Setting the tone for the adult Greer Idol portion

of the night, Brian Gar-ners took the stage with an acoustic guitar to per-form You Give Love a Bad Name, and John Garrison followed his performance of Billys Joels Moving Out. Steven Young, a clear fan favorite, gave an interactive performance of Never Been to Spain, dur-ing which he hopped off the stage and high-fived crowd members. Josh Jordans performance of Pride and Joy followed. Lauren Painter sang Black Velvet, James Landreth sang Aerosmiths Dream On, and Elizabeth Haney gave the last performance of the night when she sang Open Arms.

Continuing on in the Greer Idol competition are Garner, Young, Jordan,

Painter and Landreth.Weather permitting, the

next regularly scheduled Tunes on Trade is Friday beginning with Greer Idol Teen at 6 p.m., Greer Idol at 8 p.m., and The Carolina Coast Band will perform between the two competi-tions in Greer City Park.


Mike LambMichael Eugene Lamb,

56, of 5 Gallivan St., Greer, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. A native of Hen-dersonville, N.C., he was the husband of Mindy Har-vey Lamb and the son of Hazel Whitmire and Jim McCall of Piedmont and the late Alfred Lamb. He retired from Michelin and was a member of Oneal Church of God.

Survivors also include

a son, Brannon Lamb of Greer; a daughter, Jade Sanders of Hartwell, Ga.; four brothers, Tim , Jimmy, and Leo McCall, and Allen Lamb; three sisters, Polly Lindsey, and Doris and Lisa Lamb; and a grand-son, Tucker Sanders.

A memorial service was held at 7 p.m. on Monday and the family received friends from 6 - 7 p.m. prior to the service.

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Spartanburg County and was promoted to corporal in 1990, said Long.

The highway patrol formed The ACE team (Aggressive Criminal En-forcement) in 1991, a spe-cialized squad that works specifically to curtail traf-ficking and transportation of illegal drugs on South Carolina roadways. Long became a part of the ACE team when it was formed and stayed on that unit, earning titles of sergeant and lieutenant before re-tiring from the highway patrol in 2005 as the sec-ond in command. During his two decades with the highway patrol, Long lost four friends in the line of duty, three of whom were shot to death during traf-fic stops, and one which was struck on the side of the interstate while assist-ing a disabled motorist. In May of 1983, Corporal John Clinton, who had trained Long, was shot to death in Chester County while trying to make an arrest.

He had trained me and was my supervisor. When that happened my wife was pregnant with our first child and I was 27-years-old. It was extreme-ly tough, Long said.

Long also worked with Corporal Mark Coats and Trooper First Class Eric Nicholson. Coats was shot to death on I-95 during a routine traffic stop and Nicholson was shot to death on I-85 while trying to apprehend a suspected bank robber.

Longs decision to retire from The highway patrol stemmed from a job offer as a captain with the Dun-can Police Department. He also had a desire to escape the tedious drives to Co-lumbia that he was mak-ing on a daily basis.

Coming in as a captain, Long worked right along-side former Police Chief Cothran for nine and half years, making Longs tran-sition from captain to chief a lot easier.

He is a great guy and I really enjoyed working with him, said Long, re-ferring to Cothran.

As chief, Long now finds

himself immersed in pa-perwork and faces the task of getting everything budgeted. He is also on call everyday around the clock, but according to him, this has been the case since 1991.

With 10 full time offi-cers, six officers working in schools, six reserve offi-cers, one full time victims advocate and one police clerk, the Duncan police departments work force totals 24.

Long feels fortunate to have a qualified police force which also has a lot of experience.

One of my main goals as Chief is to maintain good morale in this police department. These offi-cers have to deal with so much and its extremely important to keep morale up.

We have really good equipment here, but ul-timately, you are only as good as the people who work for you and we have real good people here, states Long.

As chief, Long also wants his department to focus on the importance of be-ing proactive and profes-sional.

Its a lot easier to pre-vent crime than investi-gate crimeWe want to have a good presence in our apartment complexes and in our community in

general. We want people to know that we are here for them and if they have problems they can come to us. This department has made a lot of changes over the last nine years and we have gotten bet-ter and better and become more professional. A lot of people look at small town police departments differently than bigger cit-ies like Greenville but our goal is to always be pro-fessional, said Long.

With drugs becoming an increasing problem, Long believes the drug causing most of the crime in the Duncan area is metham-phetamine.

One of our biggest chal-lenges right now is the influx of meth in our com-munities. Though a lot of people arent cooking it here, a lot of the robberies and car breakings are meth related. It seems like the meth epidemic that is oc-curring right now is worst than the crack epidemic ever was, he said.

Longs 14 years of expe-rience on the ACE team, along with his desire to keep his department pro-active, provide the Duncan Police Department with an opportunity to stay one step ahead of drug-related crime and keep the Dun-can community safe.

Everyday, Im excited to go to work, says Long.

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built on the property and the proposed plan has the developments entrance on Abner Creek Road, which was part of the pri-marily traffic-related con-cerns expressed by nearby residents. However, traf-fic concerns cant be ad-dressed through rezoning but rather through traffic studies managed by South Carolina Department of Transportation.

Again, the only thing I wanted to make known or have on record is, our vote here is simply for the rezoning. A lot of citizens had a lot of concerns for this area, said councilper-son Kimberly Bookert.

Concerns residents ex-pressed could not be ad-dressed through changing or denying the rezoning request, which is what the request presented to coun-cil was in reference to.

This may be an oppor-tunity for us to reach out to our residents in our area and help them bet-ter understand process and procedure as we go through these types of events to help them better understand how it is we do things and why it is we do things because the nation of education in that regard

is critical to, not only the process for us, but to oth-ers as they try to under-stand the issues that will be before them, said Greer Mayor Rick Danner.

Council addressed sev-eral other zoning request-ed, in which they unani-mously approved the final reading and rezoning for properties located at Fox-field Way and Chandler Road to a R-5 residential patio home district. That action received no oppo-sition. In addition, nearly 18 acres of property lo-cated at 421, 431 and 445 South Suber Road received approval on first reading for annexation and zon-ing classification of R-10 single family residential. Developer Mark II Proper-ties plan to combine and develop the property and construct 77 $250,000 de-tached homes. The prop-erties will be addressed at the July 21 Planning Com-mission meeting.

On the second reading, council made their final vote to repeal the tex-ting-while-driving ban or-dinance pushed forward by councilperson Judy Al-bert. The citys decision to repeal the ordinance came in light of the statewide texting-while-driving ban Gov. Nikki Haley signed

into law earlier this sum-mer.

Council also unanimous-ly voted to amend the citys code of ordinance by repealing and replac-ing all of chapter 35 of the flood damage prevention with new floodplain maps for the city and Greenville County. The amendment was required in order to remain in compliance with the National Flood Insur-ance Program and it will be effective on August 8.

Nominations for the Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission were made as well. Nomi-nated by councilman Jay Arrowood, Allison Ringer was unanimously appoint-ed for the Board of Zoning Appeals replacing Loan Nelson, who resigned, to serve for District 1. Both nominated by Danner, Mickey Montgomery was appointed to the Planning Commission to replace Clay Jones, who resigned, for District 4, and Kevin Tumblin was appointed to the Planning Commission to replace Chris Harrison, who resigned.

The next regularly sched-uled Greer City Council meeting is July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Greer City Hall.


Clemson Universitys engineering-and-science majors will have more op-portunities to apply class-room knowledge to the real world as part of a new effort that launches this month.

Randy Collins has been named executive director of academic initiatives, a newly created position in the College of Engineering and Science. He was previ-ously the colleges associ-ate dean of undergraduate and international studies.

Collins said that he plans to expand engage-ment opportunities for students, including the portfolio of projects that put students in communi-ties to learn how engineer-ing and science apply out-side of the classroom.

The activities will help better prepare students for their careers, while benefiting the communi-ties where they work, he said.

Projects will include in-ternational programs, in-cluding study abroad, that will be aimed at building

on the successes of those already in place. Clemson students, for example, have constructed a water system for a Haitian village and delivered specialized blankets to Tanzania for babies born prematurely.

We want to provide opportunities that are uniquely Clemson, Col-lins said. We want stu-dents to be engaged in experiences that are richer than simply taking a col-lection of classes and get-ting a degree.

A search will begin in fall for a permanent associate dean of undergraduate and international studies.

Anand Gramopadhye, the colleges dean, said that Collins new initiatives will focus on the 21st cen-turys grand challenges, including health, energy, transportation and envi-ronmental sustainability.

Clemson is a land-grant university in an area with a large number of multina-tional corporations, which uniquely positions us to take the lead in solving the worlds complex issues,

he saidIts a responsibility that

we take seriously. Were working with a broad range of public and pri-vate partners to change the world for the better.

John Ballato, Clemsons vice president for eco-nomic development, said Collins new role will help create a well-qualified workforce that supports companies across the state and attracts new industry.

When students gradu-ate and begin their careers, they need to be able to hit the ground running, Balla-to said. The projects that Dr. Collins oversees will help ensure students are ready to meet the worlds complex challenges from day one.

Collins will also lead on-line education for the col-lege.

He has been at Clemson since 1989. He served as an American Council on Education Fellow in 2012-13.

LONG: Lost friends in the line of duty

AMANDA IRWIN | THE GREER CITIZEN

Carl Long, Duncans new police chief, took his oaththe Duncan Town Council meeting Monday.

COUNCIL: Repeals texting ordinance

IDOL: Next performance is this Friday

Collins named director at Clemson University

NORTHWOOD BAPTIST LADIES NIGHT IS JULY 29

Northwood Baptist Church will host a ladies night on Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. featuring special guest Carol Kent.

Kent is an award-win-ning author, whose life changed forever when her only son, a graduate of the U.S. Navel Academy and a Lieutenant in the Navy, shot and killed his wifes ex-husband. She will speak on hope in the midst of challenging circumstanc-es.

Tickets are available July 14-27. The cost is $7. Call 877-5417 for more infor-mation.

WORSHIP THE SON UNDER THE SUN AT AGAPE HOUSE

Agape House welcomes the public and friends and family to partake in

Worship the Son Under the Sun, an outdoor wor-ship service being held on July 27 at 9:45 a.m. The church is located at 900 Gap Creek Road, Greer.

JUNGLE SAFARI VBSAT UNITED CHRISTIAN

United Christian Church, located at 105 Daniel Ave., Greer, will host Jungle Safari, a Vacation Bible School for ages 5 and up from July 21-25 from 6-8:30 p.m. nightly.

For more information, call 895-3966 or 561-8195.

MORGAN TO SPEAK AT UPSTATE TREE OF LIFE

Rev. Lloyd Morgan will be speaking at Upstate Tree of Life Church, located at 203 E. Bearden St., Greer, on July 20 at 6 p.m.

For more information, call 848-1295. The pastor at the church is Rev. Jim Henderson Sr.

DEVENGER ROAD CHURCH HOSTING VBS

Vacation Bible School at Devenger Road Presbyte-rian Church will run from July 20 -24 starting each

night at 5:45 p.m. Dinner will be provided for free nightly.

The program is for ages 3 to rising seventh grad-ers. To register, visit De-vengerroad.org.

ABNER CREEK HOSTING SIMULCAST

Abner Creek Baptist Church will be hosting: THE WORD: CLOSER TO HOME with Beth Moore. The Living Proof Live Si-mulcast will take place Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Tickets are $25 per per-son (including lunch) and are available online at ab-nercreekbaptist.com.

The simulcast will be broadcast at 2461 Abner Creek Rd. in Greer.

APALACHEGOLDEN HEARTS CALENDAR

On July 19, the senior adult group will be treated to lunch in Gatlinburg, Tenn. at Log Cabin Pan-cake House. On this day trip they will spend some time in Gatlinburg and go to Ober-Gatlinburg.

The seniors plan to eat out at Chick-Fil-A in Greer at 6 p.m. on July 31.

Senior Adult Vacation Bible School is on the calendar for August 4-8 (Monday through Friday, 6 p.m.) at Apalache Bap-

tist Church. There will be a different Bible Study Leader for each of the five nights: Monday Rev. Ed-die Cooper (ABC Pastor), Tuesday- Rev. Jerry Bry-ant, Wednesday - Rev. Jim Carpenter, Thursday Dr. Trenton Connley, and Fri-day Rev. Butch Howard (all members of ABC). Din-ner will be served to the group each night after the bible study sessions in the CLC. Senior VBS is an an-nual event held each year at ABC where the group enjoys a week of bible study, food, fun and fel-

lowship.A one day trip is sched-

uled August 18 for the Golden Hearts (place

and time to be announced later).

The seniors will meet at Petes Restaurant in Greer on August 28 at 6 p.m. for the evening meal.

EBENEZER WELCOME OFFERING 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 assistance. Photo ID is required.

For more information, call 895-1461.

SINGLES BIBLE STUDYAT 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 OFFEREDAT 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.

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

Bob Jones University is inviting the Greer commu-nity to view a static dis-play of law enforcement and military vehicles in front of Bob Jones Acade-my on campus Friday, July 18 from 9 -11 a.m.

Law enforcement agen-cies participating in the event include the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the Greenville County Sheriffs Department and numerous municipal po-lice departments including Fountain Inn, Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpson-ville and Travelers Rest.

Dr. Mike Wilkie, a crimi-nal justice professor at BJU, organized the event

in conjunction with the Universitys summer crim-inal justice camp.

The event is free and open to the public. Park-ing will be available be-

hind the R.A. Johnson Residence Hall.

To access this park-ing lot, enter the campus from the Wade Hampton entrance.

RELIGIONThe Greer Citizen

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN A7

PELVIC/TRANSVAGINAL MESH?Did you undergo transvaginal placement of

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If the mesh caused complications, you may be entitled to compensation.

Call Charles H.Johnson Lawand speak with female staff members

1-800-535-5727

Reshaping the pastLongtime craftsman and World War II veteran Dewey Williams recently completed a miniature version of the old Methodist Episcopal Church, which stood at a location on North Main Street and Church Street in Greer from 1888 - 1912. He has also recreate businesses such as the Sanitary Caf, Greer Alignment Garage, Miller Cook Hardware and McCarters Barber Shop. He is searching for a photo of Greer Mill School for a similar project. Anyone with a photo can contact him at 293-1151.

Photos by Mandy Ferguson

CHURCHNEWS

Chuck Nicholas was re-cently awarded the Fifth Diamond Award by the National Speech & Debate Association during their annual tournament in Overland Park, Kansas.

Nicholas, a resident of Mauldin, serves as the speech and debate coach for Bob Jones Academy in Greenville. He has coached at BJA for more than 25 years and earned more than 13,000 coaching points. With this designa-tion, Nicholas is the high-est ranked active coach in South Carolina by the National Speech & Debate Association.

A diamond award recog-nizes a professional career that combines excellence

and longevity. The Nation-al Speech & Debate Asso-ciation provides diamond awards based on coach points received.

Coaches receive one-

tenth the points earned by their students and one-tenth of the points earned as a student member of the Association. After a minimum of five years as a National Speech & De-bate Association member, a coach who attains 1,500 points is awarded a first diamond. The member re-ceives a second diamond for 3,000 points and a third for 6,000 points. Five years must pass between each diamond award.

The National Speech & Debate Association is the largest interscholastic speech and debate orga-nization serving middle school, high school and collegiate students in the United States.

Nicholas recognized with national coaching award

Chuck Nicholas

Greer Police to participate in display at Bob Jones

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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 895-3966United 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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A 28-year-old Simpson-ville man has been charged with child neglect after an incident at Goodwill on Woodruff Road Monday.

According to the Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-fice, deputies were called to Goodwill early Monday afternoon in reference to a suspicious person. Upon arrival, several witnesses informed deputies a sub-ject (Brian Jonathan Reid) pulled into the parking lot and got out of his car be-fore opening all of his car doors as if he was looking for something.

Reid then entered the store in a confused manner and, after being inside for several minutes, went back to his vehicle and began opening all of the doors while yelling that he could not find his child. Reid then drove his car to the back of the Goodwill and began pulling items out of his vehicle. An employee heard a child crying inside the vehicle and confronted Reid about the child. Reid then handed the 8-month-old baby, who was hot and covered in dried vomit, to the employee before ask-ing several employees for boxes so he could unload his car.

Reid was arrested on an active family court bench warrant and also charged with child neglect. The baby was checked out by EMS before being turned over to its mother, who deputies were able to con-tact. The Greenville County Department of Social Ser-vices checked the childs mother before giving her custody of the baby.

(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.)

POSSESSIONShelly Ann Lindsey, 35,

of 3762 Berry Mill Road, Greer, has been charged with possession of a con-trolled substance, unlaw-ful carrying of a pistol and public intoxication.

According to incident reports, officers were dis-patched to Target on Wade Hampton Boulevard in ref-erence to a possible suspi-cious vehicle being driven by a possibly intoxicated driver.

The first officer to ar-rive on scene located the subject (Lindsey) standing outside of her improperly parked vehicle and digging through a trash can. Other officers arrived on the scene and observed Lind-sey to be showing signs of being impaired.

Lindsey advised the of-ficers she had consumed a prescription dosage of Valium.

A series of field sobri-ety tests were given to Lindsey, which she failed. She was placed under ar-rest and a search of her person yielded three pills of Diazapam. A search of the vehicle yielded a small semi-automatic pistol.

Lindsey was transported to Pelham Medical Cen-ter due to complaints of chest pain, then she was transported to the Greer City Jail and the Greenville County Detention Center.

DUSCharles Victor Morgan II,

51, of 200 S. Beverly Lane H103, Greer, has been charged with driving un-der suspension (third) and two warrants for failure to appear.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol when he ob-served a known suspend-ed driver (Morgan) driving a green Ford Escort.

The officer initiated a traffic stop on Morgan and placed him under ar-rest for his third driving under suspension, along with two active warrants out of Greenville County for failure to appear.

He was transported to the Greer City Jail and eventually turned over to Greenville County.

DUIJose Rafael Caballero, 47,

of 4 Latigo Court, Greer, has been charged with DUI and faulty equipment.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol on West Poinsett Street when he observed a black Dodge Dakota traveling with no headlights.

The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and its driver Caballero. Upon approaching the ve-hicle, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from Caballeros person.

Caballero was asked to step out of the vehicle and walk to the officers patrol car at which point the of-ficer observed him to be stumbling and uneasy on his feet.

A series of field sobri-ety tests were offered to Caballero that he refused. He was placed under ar-rest and transported to the Greer City Jail where he refused a breathalyzer and became verbally ag-gressive with an officer.

He was later transported to the Greenville County Detention Center.

CDVMarquez Davon Glenn,

25, of 4 Old Chick Springs Road, Taylors, has been charged with criminal do-mestic violence (second), attempting escape, resist-ing arrest and disorderly conduct.

According to incident reports, an officer was dispatched to the area of South Suber Road and Chick Springs Road in ref-erence to some type of do-mestic situation in which a male and female were in the roadway and the male was trying to get the fe-male into a vehicle.

Upon the officers ar-rival, he observed a female trying to get a child out of a vehicle and a male sub-ject (Glenn), who was very upset and had an aggres-sive disposition. Due to his aggressive demeanor and yelling profanity, of-ficers placed Glenn into investigative detention.

The officers then went to speak with the victim to determine what had happened at which point Glenn opened the door of the patrol car fled and on foot. One officer was able to catch up to Glenn and several officers attempted to pin him to the ground but he continued to resist.

Officers were able to secure him and place him back in the patrol car. Of-ficers then spoke with the victim who stated she and Glenn were on their way to dinner when he became verbally abusive toward her.

She said she then at-tempted to turn the ve-hicle around and return home, at which point, Glenn jumped at her as if he was going to hit her. The victim then stopped and exited the vehicle, but Glenn began pulling on her arms attempting to get her back in the vehicle.

Glenn was arrested and transported to the Greer City Jail.

MULTIPLE CHARGESMichael Van Vickers

Jr., 43, of 214 Pelham St., Greer, has been charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and ag-gravated nature, assault and battery high and ag-gravated, two counts of possession of a firearm during a violent crime and two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm.

According to incident reports, an officer was dispatched to the above address in reference to a subject who pointed a gun at the occupants inside the residence.

Upon the officers arriv-al, two female victims out-side the residence met the officer. One of the victims told the officer her ex-hus-band Vickers had pointed a handgun at both her and her daughter after a ver-bal argument. She stated Vickers ordered them (the two victims) to get out of his house while pointing a gun at them.

The officer was able to reach Vickers via phone and talk him out of the house.

When Vickers came out of the residence he was immediately taken into custody and the gun was recovered from inside the house. Vickers was trans-ported to the Greer City Jail.

SHOPLIFTINGDerek Cole Greene, 17,

of 101 Amber Crest Court, Greer, has been charged with shoplifting.

According to incident re-ports, an officer respond-ed to Walgreens on West Wade Hampton Boulevard in reference to a possible shoplifting in progress.

Upon arrival, the officer met with the complainant who stated the subject (later identified as Greene) concealed some Mucinex on his person and then left the store without paying.

The officer canvassed the area and located Greene, who matched the description provided by the complainant. Greene eventually confessed to the shoplifting and the items he stole were located a short distance from where he was apprehended.

He was arrested and transported to the Greer City Jail.

DUINurtrail Jermaine Dugar,

38, of 200 S. Beverly Lane E103, Greer, has been charged with DUI.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol when he ob-served a red Cadillac trav-eling east on Wade Hamp-ton Boulevard strike a fog line and then continuously swerve.

The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and its driver (Dugar). Upon stopping, Dugar at-tempted to get out of the vehicle, but the officer ordered him to remain in the car. Upon approaching Dugar, the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. A series of field sobriety tests were performed on Dugar, which he either failed or refused.

He was placed under ar-rest and transported to the Greer City Jail where he refused a breathalyzer.

MULTIPLE CHARGESDavid Robert Redding Jr., 36, of 3 Tee Time Court, Greenville, has been charged with driving under suspension (fifth), faulty equipment, habit-ual offender, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a prescription drug and two failure to appear war-rants.

Ashley Danielle Sud-deth, 21, of 164 Woodcliff

Drive, Wellford, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to incident reports, an officer was on routine patrol at the inter-section of S.C. Highway 29 and South Main Street when he observed a gray Honda Accord with an in-operable brake light.

The officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and as it began to pull over the officer could see the passenger of the ve-hicle moving around as if she was trying to hide something.

The officer approached the vehicle and its driver, (Redding), who was unable to produce a drivers li-cense. The officer ordered Redding to step out of the ve

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