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IN THE GROOVE: Eastside band prepares for season B5WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015GREER, SOUTH CAROLINAVOL. 102 NO. 3275 CENTSSpartanburgRegional.com/SMITornRotator CuffCall for an appointment today 864-606-4931SRHS-Greer Citizen ad v2-2015.indd 1 8/7/15 4:03 PMBY BILLY CANNADAEDITORWhenSpartanburgDis-trictFivestudentsreturn to school next week, there will be a few new obstacles to contend with. Constructionprojects totalingmorethan$28 millionarecurrentlyun-derwayatByrnesHigh School and Lyman Elemen-tary,butdistrictofficials sayplansareproceeding according to schedule.Ourtargetsweretobe preparedwithalltheutil-ityworkandtohaveour parkinglotsbackand readytogobeforebus-sesstartdrivingthrough thecampus,saidAssis-tantSuperintendentGreg Woodsaid.Rightnow,it lookslikeweregoingto hit those targets.The renovations are part ofwhatwasoriginallya four-phaseproject,total-ingmorethan$70mil-lion.Afterafailedref-erendumvote,however, DistrictFivewasforced tomoveforwardwiththe firstphaseoftheByrnes project, a new facility fea-turing more than 30 class-rooms,withoutadditional help from taxpayers.Contractorsbroke groundatByrnestheday schoolendedinJuneand utilityworkforthenew, 100,000-square-footloca-tionisnownearlycom-plete.Woodsaidstudents andparentsshould,how-ever, make plans to adjust for construction.Whenschoolstarts,es-pecially at the Byrnes loca-tion, parents and students should leave early the first few days to be sure, Wood said.Wewanteverybody totaketheirtimeandbe safe.Busroutesforpickup anddropoffwillchange at Byrnes. The busses will comeinbehindthehomeSEE CONSTRUCTION | A6Candidate filingconcludes Aug. 17BY BILLY CANNADAEDITORThedeadlineforcandi-dates to file for the City of Greers November election is approaching, and so far, there has been no activity.Filingclosesatnoonon Monday, Aug. 17.GreerCityCouncildis-trictseatsone,threeand fiveareupforgrabs,as well as the offices of may-orandcommissionerof public works.Allarefour-yearterms, withtheexceptionofthe six-year Greer CPW seat.IncumbentsWryleyBet-tis (district five), Kimberly Bookert(districtthree), RickDanner(mayor),Jef-feryM.Howell(CPW)and JayArrowood(district one)haveallannounced bids for reelection.Anyonewishingtofile asacandidateshoulddo sobetween8:30a.m.and 4:30p.m.atGreerCity Hall,locatedat301E. Poinsett St.CandidatesforGreer CityCouncilmustreside inthedistrictforwhich they are filing.Thefilingfeeis$70for City Council and $125 for mayorandcommissioner of public Works.Formoreinformation, call 801-2027.billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076AftercemeterydiscoveryBY BILLY CANNADAEDITORDiscovery of an old fam-ilycemeteryhashalted progress on a new housing developmentoffHighway 101 in Greer.Graves,datingbackto the1800s,werefound just north of the Lake Cun-ninghamFireDepartment several weeks ago, causing the City of Greer to issue a stop work order at the 25-acre plot of land. Wereceivedanemail fromGreenvilleCounty referringustoapossible family cemetery located on property that was recently annexedintotheCityof Greer, Greer Planning and Zoning Coordinator GlennSEE GRAVES | A6BY BILLY CANNADAEDITORAs a new school year gets underway this week, Greer MiddleSchooliswelcom-ing new leadership.Daniel Bruce was recent-lynamedprincipal,bring-ing10yearsofGreenville Countyexperiencetoa schoolthathasseenits fair share of change.Thisisaverygood schoolinagoodcommu-nity,hesaid.Wehavea lotofteachersthatcare aboutthestudentsand wanttoseethemdowell. I havent really had the op-portunitytoworkclosely with the students, but the teachersaretopnotch andIfeelfortunatetobe here.BrucecomestoGreer Middlehavingspentfive years as an assistant prin-cipalatHillcrestHighSEE BRUCE | A6GMS welcomes principalMisconduct in officeBY BILLY CANNADAEDITORLymanMayorRodney Turnerwasarrestedand chargedwithtwocounts ofmisconductinoffice and one count of wiretap-ping last week.Thearreststemsfrom an ongoing SLED investiga-tion involving the installa-tionofrecordingdevices in Lyman Town HallGaryChristopherMar-tinwasalsoarrestedand chargedwithwiretapping andthirddegreecomput-er crime.SEE CHARGED | A9Lyman mayorcharged with wiretappingSubdivisionprocess haltedByrnes renovations on track for start of school

Turner MartinMEET THE TEACHERPhotos byPreston BurchBeech Springs Intermediate School held its Meet the Teacher event Tuesday. First Day for District Five students is Monday, Aug. 17. A list of upcoming Meet the Teacher/Registration dates and times can be found at www.spart5.net.First day for Greenville County Schools is Tuesday, Aug. 18. Back to School events can be found at www.greenville.k12.sc.us. If your school is not listed, call the school for information.MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZENDanielBrucebeginshisfrstyearasprincipalofGreerMiddleSchoolafterassistant positions at Hillcrest and Berea High Schools.Fifth grade teacher Tisha Peterson (right) introduces herself tostudent Kenyah Watson, sister Aleyah Watson, mom Takila Watson (from left). BeechSpringsmathandscienceteacherMorganDavis meets student Logan Kitchens.Friday night [jamboree] parking really isnt going to be that much different from what weve done in the past. The big difference is the access on the (Highway) 290 side will be behind the Byrnes gym rather than at the field house.Greg WoodDistrict Five District SuperintendentVICTOR GYM CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONSVictorGymwillbe closeduntilSeptember7 forremodelingandreno-vations.The gym will be repaint-ed,thefloorrefinished andanewHVACwillbe added to the upstairs area, which is being renovated. NOVEMBER ELECTIONFILING ENDS AUG. 14FilingforGreenville Countyasalsobegun. Districtresidentsmay filetorunforofficenow throughAugust14atthe Greenville County Election Office,Suite1900,301 UniversityRidge,Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Countyseatsavailable include:CanebrakeFire District3,GlassyMoun-tainFireServiceArea3, Gowensville Public Service District2,LakeCunning-hamFireDistrict2,North GreenvilleFireDistrict2, PiedmontParkFireDis-trict1,TaylorsFireand Sewer District 1, Tigerville FireDistrict4andWade HamptonFireandSewer District 1. ContactConwayBelan-gia at 467-7250.GRANTS FOR GROWINGTAKING APPLICATIONSTractorSupply,inpart-nershipwiththeNational FFA Foundation, are offer-ingGrantsforGrowing, which raises funds for the localFFAchapterinitia-tivesandwillaward$500 minimumcompetitive grants. Thedeadlineforlocal FFA chapters to sign up is August 21. Visitffa.org/tscgrants-forgrowing for more infor-mation.GCM NEEDSPROTEIN ITEMSGreerCommunityMin-istriesneedsspaghetti sauce,cannedpasta, canned soups, and peanut butterfortheFoodPan-try.Sharons Clothing Closet is low on childrens cloth-ing.Withchildrenhead-ingbacktoschool,there isagreaterneedtoequip ourclientswithsuitable school clothing. Please donate between 8 a.m.and4p.m.Monday-Friday.SIGN UP NOW FORBENSON 5KGreer Community Minis-tries is hosting the Benson OctoberFAST 5K on Satur-day,Oct.3,indowntown Greer. Cost is $20 and reg-istration is available at go-greenevents.com.Sign up by Sept. 15 to get aneventt-shirt.Fast,flat, certifiedcoursethrough Greer. MOW WEEKLYVOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONMealsonWheelsneeds volunteerorientationis held every Thursday from 9:3011 a.m. at 15 Oregon St., Greenville. MOW is in need of regu-laron-callvolunteersto pick up and deliver meals tohomeboundneighbors throughoutGreenville County.Volunteerspick upmealsMondayFriday between10a.m.noonat theMOWofficeatoneof the drop off points or at a CorporateRoutePartner location, depending which route the volunteer choos-es.Deliveriestake11.5 hours. Formoreinformation, visitmealsonwheelsgreen-ville.orgorcontactMOW at233-6565orvolunteer @ mowgvl.org.JAM FOR CAREOCTOBER 13On Tuesday, from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 13 is Jam for Care at Wild Wing Cafe in downtown Spartanburg. Thefundraiserbenefits HIVpreventionprograms of Piedmont Care Inc. Ticketsare$35inad-vance or at the door spon-sorshipsavailable.Event performers include Teresa DeGeer,ScottWilliams, MelindaMoretz,JoeBos-cia,RayDunleavy,Matt Roper,DavidRice,Henry SteinandCatherineand Dirk Schlingmann. Formoreinformation call 582-7773. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR POINSETTIA PARADE TheCityofGreenville PoinsettiaChristmasPa-radewillonceagainhelp usherintheholidaysea-son with a parade that will linethestreetsofdown-town Greenville.Theparadefeatures over75musicalmarch-ingunits,elaborately decoratedfloatsand,of course,SantaClaus.This yearsparadewilltake place on Main Street from AugustaStreettoNorth StreetonDec.5at6p.m.Business,schoolorcom-munitygroupsinterested inparticipatinginthis yearsparadecanapply inoneofthefollowing categories:floats($100), non-profitorcharitable organizationfloats($50), marching/walkingunit ($200)andnon-profitor charitableorganization walking unit ($75). Paradeapplicationsare availableathttp://green-villesc.gov/207/Christ-mas-Parade and are due by Friday, November 6.Formoreinformation, visitthecityswebsite orcontactJoshMcGee at467-4484orjmcgee@greenvillesc.gov.TODAY, AUG. 12GRACE PLACE in Greer will have its clothing closet open from 6-8 p.m. at 407 Ridge-wood Drive. I.D. required.MTCC TOUR HELD at the MTCC, at 84 Groce Road, Ly-man, at 10 a.m. Call 439-7760.LEAGUE OF WOMEN Voters of Greenville County meet at 1 p.m. at University Center, McAlister Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Green-ville. Anyone 18 and over is invited. Visit the information monitor at University Center for the room number.THURSDAY, AUG. 13KIWANIS CLUBAT 6:30 p.m. at Laurendas Family Restau-rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich at 349-1707.TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING guild meet at Spalding Farm Clubhouse of Highway 14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Contact Betsy McLeod at 270-1164 or email Patty Yoder at scupstatehooking@gmail.comSATURDAY, AUG. 15FOOD PANTRY DEVOTIONAL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. First come, frst serve basis.SUNDAY, AUG. 16THE NEVER ALONE Group of Narcotics Anonymous meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center, 226 Oakland Ave.MONDAY, AUG. 17GRACE 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.BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial United Meth-odist Church, 201 N. Main St., Greer. Call Richard at 384-8093.TUESDAY, AUG. 18THE NEVER ALONE group candlelight meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center,226 Oakland Ave.THE ROTARY CLUB of Great-er Greer meet at 7:15 a.m. at Krumms on a Plate, 3318 Brushy Creek Road. Guests welcome. Call 630-3988.GRACE PLACE in Greer holds its clothing closet from 6-8 p.m. at Grace Place, 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.THE GREER LIONS Club meets at Laurendas Family Restaurant, 300 South Line St., at 6 p.m. Call Suzanne at 905-0394.DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m., Ryans, 405 Lancaster Ave. Call Jim at 380-2264.THE SOAR LUNCHEON for ages 50+ meet at 11 a.m. at Greer City Hall, 301 E. Poin-sett St. Bring a covered dish and/or dessert. Call Lauren at 968-7001.GAP CREEK SINGERS rehearse from 7-8:30 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 at 877-5955. A2THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015BIGGERNov. 5th@Fairview Baptist Church8am - 7pmSponsored byTHURSDAYCRAFTS FOOD AUCTIONInstead of collecting dust,let your antiques collect cash for a cause!WHAM will begin receiving items at their Showroom 104 Middleton Way, Greer, SC, on Thursday October 1.The cut of f day to bring donations is Tuesday, October 20.Clean out your attics and donateto Greer Community MinistriesOnline Auction to support Big ThursdaySpread the Word!Sale Limitedto 300 Items!Auction OpenOct. 28-Nov. 2Bid from the comfort of your home!Citizens Building and LoanBring anything salable but be sureitems are in good condition.LAKEVIEWSTEAKHOUSEThe Mitchellsare Backwith a Great Staf f on boardOPEN FOUR DAYS A WEEKLunch: Thursday Friday SundayDinner: Thursday Friday Saturday801-04153100 HIGHWAY 14 NORTH GREERCOMMUNITYNEWSCOMMUNITYCALENDAR

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZENBlue Ridge students registered for classes this week and will return to school on Aug. 18.Editors Note: This is the first installment in a series about Westminster Presbyterian Churchs July mission to Iquitos, Peru. BY WILLIAM BUCHHEITSTAFF WRITERIt was never something I was particularly dying to do. Helping others, after all, isnt a defining part of my makeup. When I travel, I usually do so for selfish reasons typically to photograph exotic ani-mals, abandoned hospi-tals and the like. Im not an altruist, a humanitarian or even such a good guy, re-ally. Most times, my sole consideration in whatever I do is how it will benefit me. That said, Ive learned over the last decade that doing things for myself usually leads to continued self-obsession and discon-tentment. Real meaning and fulfillment, Ive found, comes only from trying to help others. Its the only way that I can turn my at-tention away from my will and focus on Gods. That doesnt mean I long to perform particu-lar acts of selflessness, kindness and charity. In fact, I instinctively dread them, much like a college exam, work presentation or exercise regimen. Not surprisingly, I have an innate skill for talk-ing myself out of things that are beneficial to both myself and others. My churchs annual mission trip to Peru was no excep-tion. Among the excuses I developed were: 1) Some unknown third-world bacteria would paralyze or kill me. 2) I wouldnt have anything in common with the other mission-aries, and would spend most of the trip trying to get away from them. 3) Id be drugged, beaten and robbed by some natives, or even worse my cam-era would be stolen. 4) Id get there and, without rhyme or reason, go off the deep end tripping on the notorious Aya-huaska plant and coming out of a blackout treading water somewhere in the Amazon. My imagination is pretty good, but when I think about the future, I can fabricate nightmarish scenarios with uncanny brilliance. Its my minds way of keeping me closed-minded and selfish. In any case, I finally faced down these fears when I signed on to be part of the Peru trip back in April, knowing for some years that it would be good for me. In all honesty, there was also a selfish motive attached. I knew the village and its people would provide spectacular photo oppor-tunities, and perhaps that was the only additional incentive I needed. In the first of three team meetings held at the church, I learned that my assigned job for the mission was historian. That meant, instead of working in Peru, I would be taking photos of the other missionaries work-ing. Laugh all you want. This turned out to be quite a demanding job, as you will see.From the Greenville-Spartanburg airport, the village of Santa Clara, Peru is only 500 miles further away than Santa Clara, California. But getting there is a differ-ent story. From GSP, we flew to Dallas, endur-ing a nine-hour layover before climbing onto an overnight flight to Lima. Arriving in the cool gray South American dawn, we went through customs, ate breakfast and hopped a final plane to Iquitos. Total time in planes and airports: about 24 hours.The Iquitos airport is a nice enough place but small enough to make GSP look like LaGuardia. That a city of half a million people can have such a minute airport illustrates how few of its residents can afford to travel, espe-cially considering Iquitos is the largest city in the world not accessible by land. Myself and most of the 14 other missionaries stayed in a compound owned by Medical Mis-sions in the heart of downtown Iquitos. The city is a colorful but crumbling hub of com-merce, poverty and incessant foot traffic. Dis-carded garbage and stray dogs litter the streets, and the nonstop noise of small motorcycles and their horns forms the soundtrack. The thing tourists will likely remember most about Iquitos, though, is the heat -- or at least the sizzling heat index. July is winter in the Amazon, with daily highs around 90 and humidity nearing 100 percent. Throw in a skin broiling UV index and you have a heat that can crumple even the fittest American in just a few hours. Iquitos is just 258 miles from the equa-tor, and anyone whos been there isnt likely to forget it. A half-hour after our arrival, we were eating lunch at the compound when Pastor German (pronounced Hed-mon in Spanish) and his wife Enith showed up. The couple that anchors Santa Claras tiny Presbyterian Church didnt speak a lick of English, but their warmth and gratitude were evidenced in the smiles and hugs they gave each one of us. For over an hour, our translator Alice sat with Enith on the sofa, the two conversing in Spanish like old friends after a wedding. That evening, after devouring a fish dinner prepared by the com-bines cooks, we packed the duffle bags full of supplies and materials to take into the village the following day. Despite the travel fatigue, de-hydration and strange surroundings, morale remained high among the group. Of course, the window AC units in each bedroom might have had more to do with that than any universal sense of spiritual inspiration. Either way, all of us hit the sack early that night, looking forward to our first morning in Santa Clara.WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 12, 2015 NEWS THE GREER CITIZEN A3Great rates, fexible terms, and guidance you can trust.Purchase or refinance yournext vehicle. 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How I miss my late neighbor during times like these.It was generally around this time of year, when the peaches had been har-vested from the surrounding orchards, that bears would come down from Glassy Mountain to, I suppose, see what they could see.And what they often saw, and gorged upon, were the windfalls that littered the ground for hundreds of acres. These over-ripe peaches, bruised and ferment-ing, offered the added benefit (if youre a bear) of a delightful afternoon buzz that not uncommonly led to the sight of one of these lumbering giants sleeping it off between the furrows, or a sand trap at a local golf course, or in the shade of a spreading oak on my farm. Fast forward 15 years and Im a lot more complacent about bears. As of last week, weve hosted three on our property, the first being a cub that was spotted, gamboling through the apple orchard, from the window of my radio studio (aptly named the Unabomber Shack), while I was on-air. Absolutely certain that where theres a cub, theres an aggressively protective mama bear, I remained in the shack for hours after the end of the broadcast, until I had to pee so badly that an imminent attack seemed only mildly important.The second bear was plainly told to me by my then, four-year-old Dutch Warm-blood gelding, whom I had just finished working. Our normal routine was to leave the arena and walk the perimeter of the small field to relax and unwind. Well, that was the hope. Usually, Valen-tino would leap in a series of explosions, spooking at a bird, a shadow, a rock...so this time, at the half way point in the field, when I felt my horses back go rig-id beneath the saddle and his neck rise up like a periscope, I dropped my weight into my stirrups, ready for whatever it was this time that was about to set him off. He began to snort and scramble sideways, so I said, You know, this is ridiculous, were just going straight back to the barn if youre going to be such an idiot.As we approached the gate, with Valentino looking wildly behind him with each step, I vaulted lightly from the saddle, stood on the ground beside him, saying, What? WHAT? Following his unblinking gaze, it was then that I saw a young male bear emerge from the tree line directly beside the arena, amble across the field, climb over the fence into the driveway and over the next fence that bordered the large field, saunter down the hill and plop down for a rest beneath a tree. Clearly over-eaten, the local orchards providing a Golden Corral experience, he slept it off for a half hour before continuing on his way, heading back into the tree line and disappearing. Nearly at the top, 2/10ths of a mile from the house, Paul and I saw her car slow to a stop, and both women step out.What are they doing? said Paul.Maybe theyve got a flat? I suggested, Or Angies clothes arent quite dry and shes going to throw on another T-shirt.The phone in my pocket dinged with the incoming text: HUGE Bear running across your field towards the barn!!!We missed the sight but the following day, Angie said, I tried to take a photo, but he was moving too fast. He was re-ally big. If hed stood up, hed have been taller than you.Thats pretty scary, I later reported to Paul. Evidently, only that bear and Jeff Goldblum are taller than me.Are they carnivores? Paul wanted to know.Goldblum is, I replied, I saw him in a sushi bar, once.As of now, theres been no further sighting of the huge bear, which is fine with me. Im not a very good actress anyway, and it would be pretty mortify-ing if, in my attempt to appear big and scary, I only resulted in looking like one of those inflatable, wavy-arm-guy things you see at car dealerships, leading to my demise. And no one should blame the bear for that.Because bears, just like the rest of us, cant stand mimes.GUEST EDITORIAL | OPINIONA4THE GREER CITIZENWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015

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Shaun MossAdvertisingSuzanne TraenkleAdvertisingTheGreerCitizenacceptsLet-terstotheEditor.Letters should be 125 words or less and include a name and a phone number for verification.TheGreerCitizenreservesthe right to edit any content.LetterstotheEditorcanbe mailedto317TradeSt.,Greer29651.SEE LETTERS | A5Submission guidelinesTHE UPPER ROOM | Proclaiming Christin loveRead John 13:31-35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13-35 (NIV)Recently, a young missionary couple visited us. Jeff had been the tall, skinny kid who played basketball down the street. As he grew up, he felt Gods call-ing on him to go into mission work. Now he and his wife, Channy, were going to Cam-bodia, a country with a small Christian population, to spread the good news of Christ. As Jeff talked with us about his work, we could see his passion for these people whom God loves. Jeff offers free Eng-lish lessons, using the Bible as one of his texts. He and Channy have begun youth groups, and he recently started a sports club. In a video made by a fel-low missionary, young Cambo-dian men and women testified that they treasure Jeffs classes because he respects them and doesnt shame them for wrong answers. The feel loved. As a result of their relationship with Jeff and Channy, some have decided to follow Christ. We cant all be missionar-ies in foreign lands. However, we can send a card of encour-agement, run an errand for an elderly neighbor, or listen to someone who is in pain. Through acts of love, we show others the love of God.Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the love you have shown us. May we lead others to you through the love we show them. Amen.Thought for the day: Love lights the path to God.IM JUSTSAYINGPAM STONEREFLECTIONSRICK EZELLPastor, Greer First Baptist ChurchHere come the bearsZacharyHammondandAaronJacobshave twotragicthingsincommon:Bothwereshot to death by law enforcement officers, and both died under suspicious circumstances.Asifthatwerentenough,officialsinboth cases have refused to release reports containing informationessentialtounderstandingwhat actually happened.Theshootingsoccurredindifferentpartsof thestateMr.HammondinSenecaandMr. Jacobs in Sumter County illustrating a prob-lem withstate lawthat could easilyhavebeen resolvedbylawmakersduringthelastlegisla-tive session. However, a bill to make public the cause and manner of death as declared on au-topsyreportslanguishedintheHouseforno apparent reason.The need for the law is clear. Without it, the publicislefttotrustthelawenforcementof-ficers account of what happened. As the shoot-ingdeathofWalterScottbyNorthCharleston police officer Michael Slager showed, those ac-counts are not always accurate.ZacharyHammondsisthemostrecentinci-denttocryoutforopenautopsyreports.The teenager was in a car at a Hardees with a date onJuly26.Theywereeatingicecreamwhen officers converged on his car in a drug investi-gation. Seneca police have said an officer fired two shots, in his chest and shoulder, after Mr. Hammond,whowasunarmed,drovetoward him, threatening his safety.With officials refusing to release the autopsy, Mr.Hammondsfamilyaskedforaprivateau-topsy.ItindicatedMr.Hammondwasshotin the back and side. Being shot in the back casts serious doubt on the allegation that Hammond wasdrivingtowardtheofficerwhoshothim. Butfurther,theconflictingaccounts,without information to clear the air, could suggest that police were covering up a bad shooting.Police in Seneca have only made things worse byrefusingtoreleasethenameofthepolice officer involved in the shooting as they are re-quired by law to do. The Post and Courier has filed an official request for his name and work history.Therearedisturbingsimilaritiestothecase ofAaronJacobs.The25-year-oldwasshotto death by police in 2010.InitiallypolicesaidJacobsfiredonofficers. WhenTheSumterItemrequestedtheautopsy report,thecoronerrefusedtoreleaseit.The Itemsuedhim.Thenewspaperdidobtainthe autopsyreportfromadifferentsource,andit showed that Mr. Jacobs had no gunshot residue on his hands, and that he had been shot in the back.TimeaftertimepublicofficialsinSouth Carolina have shown their disdain for freedom of information laws. They treat them as a nui-sance rather than a way to hold the government accountable.Thatattitudeinvariablysuggests to the people that there is something to hide.In the case of Mr. Jacobs, authorities insisted theywerekeepinghisautopsyreportsecret indeferencetohisprivacy.InthecaseofMr. Hammond, they also are refusing to release the autopsy. Police say they are withholding the of-ficers name so he and his family wont be sub-jected to intimidation and harassment.Theexcusesaremisguided.Hidinginforma-tion leaves people with more questions than an-swers,andmoresuspiciousthanunderstand-ing.The majority of law enforcement officers play by the rules and deserve the publics trust. Their reputations should not be tainted by suspicions arousedwhenpublicinformationiskeptpri-vate as in autopsies.This is an easy fix for legislators and one they shouldtakeonimmediatelyupontheirreturn to Columbia next session.The Post and Courier Police shooting facts need to be revealedGivingupTo the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever.But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God (Jonah 2:6 NIV).Sometimes we have to experi-ence the feeling of death before we can know the freedom of life. In a spiritual sense we have to give up before we can be raised up. When we realize theres nothing more we can do, then God can intervene and save us.When Jonah gave up the hope of surviving, God intervened and saved him.Jonah had to die to his own desires before he could live.In the highlands of Scotland sheep often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they cant get out of.The grass on these mountains tastes very sweet, and the sheep like it.They will jump down ten or twelve feet to a ledge with a patch of grass, and then they cant jump back up again.The shepherd hears them bleating in distress.The shepherd may leave them there for days, until they have eaten all the grass and are so faint that they can-not stand.Only then will the shepherd put a rope around the sheep and pull them up out of the jaws of death.Why doesnt the shepherd at-tempt a rescue when the sheep first get into the predicament?The sheep are so foolish and so focused on eating that they would dash away from the shep-herd, go over the precipice and destroy themselves.Such was the case with Jonah.And such is the case with us. Sometimes we need to experi-ence a little bit of death before we can enjoy the abundance of life. The Lord will rescue us the moment we have given up trying, realizing that we cant liberate ourselves, and cry to him for help.And at that moment God does something miraculous.He of-fers a gifta gift of grace and mercy.Just like salvation came to Jonah, rescue will come to us.Rick Ezells eBooks are avail-able at amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, kobo, Google Play, and iTunes.Greer CPW announced a series of public forums to discuss fluoride and get public opinion. What a great idea - to finally be able to give input about achemical that af-fects our bodies. The same can be said about chloramines,which CPW also uses in the tap water. It is also time to have a public forum about chlo-ramine.Chloramine is chlorine (bleach) plus ammonia. The CDC readily admits that urine and sweat (ammonia) combine with chlorine in pools to make chloramine which causes stinging eyes and breath-ing problems. By some form of magic, when you are exposed year after year to chloramine by the gallon with heat added, chloramine is completely safe according to the EPA. Everyone knows that people can react to the added ammonia in hair dye, yet the EPA gives no skin sensitivity warning with chloramine. The EPA has admitted that chlora-mine was not studied for health effects, and cancer studies were minimal. Chloramine.org is a website that was started by the first anti-chlora-mine group, and it now has well over 100,000 views. Common com-plaints across the U.S. are red stinging eyes, red burning skin, abdominal pain with swelling, and trouble breathing after showering. Because of skin and digestive prob-lems from chloramine, my family was forced to move to Lyman, which uses chlorine and granular activated carbon. Charlottesville, Vir-ginia was going to get chloramine until citizens complained about it when they heard what it can do to people and pets. The city held discussions, and people were told ALL the facts about chloramine. In 2012 with a unani-mous vote Charlottesville said no to chloramine. If you are concerned that chloramine is hurting or could hurt your family, friends, or pets, ask CPW for a public forum on chloramine. IT IS TIME to publicly discuss chlora-mine.Michelle AndersonLymanQ: Im 61 and on dis-ability, but Im completely debt-free and I have more than $1 million in assets. I even try to spend no more than four percent of the principal each year, so I dont dip into it. I need to buy a better car, and I realize that I have three options pay cash, do a lease or finance the vehicle. What do you sug-gest?DR: Theres no way Ill ever tell you to lease or finance a car. You have a nice, peaceful financial life, and you dont want to mess that up.New car leases are one of the biggest rip-offs on the planet. Consumer Reports, and my calcula-tor, both say leasing is the most expensive way to operate a vehicle. And why would you want the hassle of car payments when youre in such good shape with your money?Im alright with you buying a new car, because for someone like you its such a small portion of your overall financial picture. I advise people to always buy good, used cars unless they have a net worth or $1 million or more, and you definitely fall into that category. Still, my advice is to pay cash or dont do the deal. Youre more than able to do this every few years and not move the needle where your finances are concerned.Go get that new, better car. Just dont go into debt to make it happen!No, no, no!Q: My wife and I are recent graduates with ad-vanced degrees. We also have about $300,000 in student loan debt. Were thinking about buying a rental property, and the plan is to get a mortgage with monthly payments of $400 and charge $800 in rent. We could use the extra to help pay off our debt. Do you think this is a good idea?DR: Are you serious? Youre in a financial crisis, and you ask if its okay to buy a rental property? No, no, no!Right now, you guys are acting like Congress. You have a huge mess on your hands, and youre both going to have to work like crazy to clean it up. That means living on rice and beans for the foresee-able future. It means no vacations, and you should not see the inside of a restaurant unless youre working there to make extra money.Again, no! You should not buy a rental prop-erty. Even if you did, this plan assumes that its constantly occupied and the renter actually pays. Those are two pretty big assumptions. Use what-ever money you have to get out of debt, and live simple, inexpensive lives until you get this behind you.Stop trying to borrow your way through all of your dreams. 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The upgrade is a result ofyearsofcarefulplan-ningforthefutureand intentionalfinancialdeci-sionsbytheentireCPW team,saidJeffHowell, chairmanofCPWsBoard ofDirectors.Wevegota great history here, and the Board is committed to pro-viding exceptional services withhighreliabilitywhile maintainingcompetitive rates for our customers.Moodyscitedseveral positivefactorsinthede-cision. The regions ongo-ing modest growth result-inginsteadycustomer baseexpansionwasseen asafavorablequality. 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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |FROM PAGE ONESchoolandBereaHigh School.Imoriginallyfrom TravelersRest,sothe communitiesarealittle similar in that theres this hometown feel, he said. I feelfortunatetobehere. Thisschoolhasmain-tained its success and Im looking forward to helping continue that. I want to do whatsbestforourstu-dentsandgetthemready for Greer High School and beyond.BrucehasbeeninGreer since June and has gotten to meet several of his stu-dents and staff.Iwasabletospend sometimeheremeeting theteachers andstudents andIreallylikedwhatI saw,Brucesaid.Ive beentosomesporting eventsandsomechorus concertstryingtotalkto some of the kids. I want to learnnamesasquicklyas possible and make myself apart of the community.Ivegottensomegood insight,soIfeellikeIm readytogetthisyear started, he said.Thefirstyearprincipal saidhismaingoalduring year one is to build quality relationships.Weve been planning out the year and setting some goalsforourselves,he said.Imhopingtobuild somegoodrelationships. Iknowthisisatight-knit group of people, so I think thatsrightupmyalley.I enjoy working with people and talking with people.Michael Ruthsatz served astheschoolsinterim principal last year.Our main goal is to try tobringsomestability, Brucesaid.Therehas been two and a half years ofinfluxwithinterim principals,soImjustgo-ingtrytobehereandbe present.billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076FROM PAGE ONEPacesaid.Wespent twohoursthenextmorn-ing determining where the actualsitewasand,once wedetermineditwasin thecity,weissuedastop work order.Bystatelaw,were mandated to preserve and protectwhatwefind,he said.Pacesaidthedeveloper hadnotbegunserious work on the site when the stopworkorderwasis-sued.Wewereveryfortu-nate,hesaid.Wehad already issued permits for themtobeginwork,but noworkhadbeendone on the site. No equipment was on site when we were notifiedofthepossible cemetery.Itwasasubdivision, PaceaddedThenameof itisOrchardCrestCom-munity.Itwaslookingat 134homesfortheentire site.Pacesaidthecemetery shouldhavebeendis-cussed when the land was sold.If the seller knew about it, it should have been (dis-cussed),hesaid.Icant findanythinginthedeed recordsthatevermen-tioned the cemetery.Thepropertywasan-nexedintothecitylatein 2014.Thefirstthingweve gottodoisdetermine what the perimeter of that cemeteryis,Pacesaid. Wehavetofindouthow largeitisandhowmany people were buried there.Pace said it appears to be athree-familyburialsite fortheThomas,Edwards and Rush families.Rightnow,weregoing offwhatweretold,Pace said.Legibletombstones werenotreallyonsite. They were in quite a state of disrepair. This has been anunsupervisedsitefor anumberofyears,obvi-ously.Planstoproceedwith the project are still uncer-tain.Werestillconsulting, Pacesaid.Weveconsult-edwiththestatearcheol-ogyandanthropologyof-fice. Were in contact with thestatedepartmentof archives and history. Both oftheseentitiesarewell versedinwhattodoin thesetypesofsituations, so were seeking advice.OBITUARIESThe Greer CitizenA6 THE GREER CITIZENWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015Activate YourOnline Account Todaygreercitizen.comIf you already have a print subscription toJr 0rrrr 0itirnbut you dont have access to The Greer Citizen online, call us todayand let us setup your online account for free!864-877-2076Jim Swiger H.I.S.SC DHEC #412Blue Cross Blue Shield & HumanaPRACTICALHEARING SOLUTIONSThe Plaza 417 S. Buncombe Rd. Greer, SC 29650238-4754 269-1007Scheduleyour FREEHEARING TESTTODAY!HEARING AIDREPAIR All MakesTry the New Z SeriesIn Memory OfJAMES DOUGLAS NOEAug. 10, 1956 - July 16, 2011Happy Birthday!From Your Family & FriendsCharles Walter CothrenCharlesWalterCothren, 23,ofGreer,wenttobe withtheLordonWednes-day,Aug.5,2015asare-sultofanautomobileac-cident. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, he was the son of Charles E. Cothren & Gwen R. Esmaeel. Left to cherish his mem-ory are his incredibly spe-cialgrandmother,Earlene Cothren,brotherAdam Esmaeel,andtheloveof hislife,fiance,Ashley Medlin. He is also survived bymultipleaunts,uncles, andcousinswhowillfor-evercherishtheirmemo-riesofgrowingupwith Charlesand watchinghim grow into a mature, loving, hardworking&charismat-ic young man.Lovedbymanyand de-scribedbyallwhoknew him asa friendtoev-eryone,Charlessloveof God was evidenced by his tremendous heart of kind-nessandcompassion.He wasselflessineveryas-pectoflife.Everylifehe touchedwaschangedfor the better and he brought a light through his always smilingface,contagious laugh,andpresence that will never be replaced. Visitationandfuneral serviceswereplanned for Tuesday,Aug.11, 2015 atSharonSeventh Day Adventist Church (920 N.SharonAmityRd) in Charlotte,NorthCarolina, whereCharlesspenthis formableyearsattending school. The family received friends at a viewing from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. and a me-morialservicefollowedin the sanctuary at 3 p.m. Condolencesmaybe made at www.mcewenpin-evillechapel.com.Shirley C. FrielShirleyCooperFriel,78, of101MedallionLane, widow of John J. Friel, died Aug.7,2015atRegional Hospice House.AnativeofSpartanburg County,daughterofthe lateLeviandBessieHen-drixCooper,shewasa retiredemployeeofSpar-tanburgRegionalMedical Centerandamemberof StartexUnitedMethodist Church.Survivingaretwosons, MartyFrielofLymanand JohnL.FrielofSummer-ville;onebrother,James G. Cooper of Reidville; two sisters, Loree Brown of In-man and Ruby Williams of Candler,NC;threegrand-childrenandonegreat-grandchild.Mrs.Frielwasprede-ceased by a brother, Frank Cooper.Amemorialservicewill be held 4 p.m. Thursday at Wood Mortuary.Visitation will be held 3-4p.m.ThursdayatWood Mortuary.Thefamilyisatthe home.Inlieuofflowers,me-morialsmaybemadeto Cancer Research Center at Spartanburg Regional Hos-pital,101E.WoodStreet, Spartanburg, SC 29303.Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.Margaret J. GarrettMargaretJonesGarrett, 91,widowofJamesLloyd Garrett, died Aug. 5, 2015 at The Cottages at Brushy Creek.AnativeofAnderson County,daughterofthe lateHolbertOtisJones andMaryLoisBallard JonesFoster,shewasa former employee of Green-villeCountySchoolsand amemberofGreerFirst Baptist Church, where she taughtSundayschoolfor over 40 years.Surviving are two daugh-ters and sons-in-law, Gayle andDonBriceofSum-merville,SCandCarole andTimHowellofGreer; threegrandchildren,Jim Brice (Pam), Daniel Howell andHannahThames(Jus-tin);andonegreat-grand-daughter, Alexa Brice.Mrs.Garrettwasprede-ceased by two sisters, Viv-ianSearcyandLorraine Snider.Gravesideserviceswere heldat2p.m.Fridayat WestviewCemetery,Eas-ley.Visitationwasheld7-9p.m.ThursdayatThe Wood Mortuary.The family is at the home ofherdaughter,Carole Howell,103Williamsburg Drive, Greer, 29651.Memorials may be made toGreerFirstBaptist Church,202W.Poinsett St., Greer, SC 29650.Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.Peggy YarbroughPeggy Jean Edwards Yar-brough,80,of1002Rog-ersBridgeRoadpassed awayFriday,Aug.7,2015 atherhome.Anativeof Woodruff,shewasthe daughterofthelateJ.B. EdwardsandRuthKing Edwardsandthewifeof MarvinManleyYarbrough for60years.Ms.Yar-broughwasamemberof BurnsviewBaptistChurch andretiredfromSpartan Food Systems. Survivorsalsoinclude threedaughters,Deanna Dink Y. Howard and hus-bandNathanofDuncan, Denada Y. Miller and Hus-bandJimofGreenwood, andDeenaY.Greerand husbandGregofKnox-ville,TN;asister,Carolyn CarterandhusbandBob ofFayettville;fivegrand-children;andtwogreat-grandchildren.Shewas predeceasedbyabrother, Jack Edwards.Serviceswere2p.m. SundayatBurnsviewBap-tistChurchwithRev.Tim HuckabyandRev.Bob Carter officiating. The fam-ily received friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the ser-viceatthechurch.Inter-mentwasatAbnerCreek Baptist Church Cemetery.Memorialsmaybe madetoBurnsviewBap-tistChurchBuildingFund 9690 Reidville Road Greer, SC 29651 or Connie Max-wellChildrensHomePO Box1178Greenwood,SC 29646.Condolencesmaybe madetowww.striblingfu-neralhome.net.Obituaries can be emailed to billy@greercitizen.com or dropped of at 317 Trade St. Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost: $60; with photo $75.Sunny and mildLook for high pressure to dominate our weather picture this weekend. Highs will be around 90 degrees, which is average for this time of the year. Rain chances will be very low, but there is a chance for isolated showers, especially in the mountains. Lows will be in the mid 60s with tolerable humidity. Byrnes JamboreeWhere: Nixon Field Duncan, SCDate: Friday, Aug. 14Start 6 p.m.Temps: Sunny. High of 87.90690.9824.11-5.296:44 AM8:25 PMSept. 5 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 Aug. 2989/66 SUN 90/67 SUN90/65 SUN 92/67 SUN92/73 ISO 91/74 ISO91/75 SUN 88/76 RN90/71 RN 94/73 SUN90/68 SUN 91/70 SUN93/74 SUN 94/74 SUN90/68 SUN 92/68 SUN89/66 Sunny90/67 Sunny88/67 Sunny90/66 Sunny89/68 Sunny91/67 Sunny92/71 Sunny91/70 Sunny8969886687678967906690669067Wednesday Thursday FridaySaturday Sunday Monday TuesdayWeekend OutlookFROM PAGE ONEstands of the football sta-dium,asopposedtobe-hind the visitors stands.Studentswillbeenter-ingcampusoff290,but wevestillbeenableto maintainourseniorpark-ing, Wood said. Theimpactofthecon-structionwillbeevident tofootballfans,asthe majority of it is occurring right behind Nixon Field.Wevegotajamboree thisFridaynightwithsix teamscoming,sowere workingreallyhardright nowtobesurethecon-structionareaiswellde-finedandthatthereare barrierstokeeppeople safe, Wood said.Friday nightparkingreallyisnt going to be that much dif-ferentfromwhatweve done in the past, he said. Thebigdifferenceisthe accessonthe(Highway) 290 side will be behind the Byrnes gym rather than at the field house.Ourfanswillseethe construction as it unfolds, addeddistrictspokesper-sonMelissaRobinette. OnFridaynights,itwill behardtomiss.But,just as were blocking off areas forstudentsduringthe day, there will be blocked offareasforanypublic trafficsonobodymakes theirwayintothecon-struction area.TheconstructionatLy-manElementarywillnot be as obstructive.Lymanisuniquebe-causeitsnotgoingtoaf-fect student or parent traf-fic.Theconstruction isnt in the way like it is over at Byrnes,Woodsaid.The concrete slabs are poured (atLyman)andwerein great shape there.NEW D5 APPAlso new to District Five this year is a smartphone/tablet application that will allowstudents,parents andteacherstomanage classroom activities in one location.Thisiscombiningwith ourparentnotification system,whichincludes automatedphonecalls, Robinettesaid.Thisapp will combine all the infor-mation a parent could pos-sibly need for their student and for our district. Every-thingfromlunchmenus and schedules to checking ontheirstudentsgrades, all of that will be available in one place.The app is free and will be available for download on Android and Apple de-vicessoon,underthekey phraseSpartanburgDis-trict 5 Schools.

GRAVES: Found before work beganRight now, were going off what were told. Legible tombstones were not really on site. They were in quite a state of disrepair. This has been an unsupervised site for a number of years, obviously.Glenn PaceGreer Planning and Zoning CoordinatorCONSTRUCTION: Lyman less obtrusiveBRUCE: Likes hometown feel of Greer

I feel fortunate to be here. This school has maintained its success and Im looking forward to helping continue that.Daniel BrucePrincipal, Greer Middle SchoolGRACE UMC SEEKINGMUSICIANS, SINGERSGraceUnitedMethod-istChurchat627Taylor Road in Greer is looking to launchanewcontempo-rary worship service. The church is looking for musiciansandsingersto sharetheirloveofmusic tohelpleadGodspeople in worship and service.Ifinterestedinvolun-teering time and talents to createanewworshipex-periencefromtheground up,contactPastorRobert Coxatgraceumcgreer@gmail.com. Formoreinformation, visit www.gracegeer.org.BACKTOSCHOOL BOOK BAG GIVEAWAYSpiritandTruthMinis-trieswillhostaback-to-school book bag giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 15, from noon-3p.m.atEdwards ParkonSunnysideDrive in Greer. CityofGreerfirstre-sponderswillbeonhand for a meet and greet. There willbefreehaircuts,free hotdogsandfreebook bags for the first 100 stu-dents. Formoreinformation, call 412-9750.WOODS CHAPEL UMCTO HOST PANCAKE SUPPERTheUnitedMethodist Womens Group of Woods ChapelUMCishavinga PancakeSupperSaturday Aug. 15, at 5:30 p.m. Price is $5 per plate with drinkproceedsgoingto theUMW.WoodsChapel UMCislocatedat2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer.SPORTS DIRECTORS TO SPEAK AT LIBERTY HILLScottandWendyDuke willbespeakingatLib-erty Hill United Methodist churchonAug.16atthe 11a.m.service.Theyare thedirectorsofImpact Sports of Spartanburg.Theytakemissiontrips inothercountriesand prisonministrieswork. Thechurchislocatedat 301 Liberty Hill Road.RACIAL DIVERSITYSEMINAR AT ST. MARK UMCSt.MarkUnitedMeth-odistchurch,locatedat 911SaintMarkRoadin Taylors,willhostaracial diversityandbiasaware-nessseminarformenon Saturday,Aug.15,from8 a.m.-2 p.m. Registrationof$15 includesbreakfastand lunch. Formoreinformation, call 848-7141.GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE HOMECOMING AUG. 23Glad Tidings Tabernacle willhostafriendsand familyday(Homecoming) on Sunday,Aug.23,at 11 a.m.Lunchwillfollowin the fellowship hall.TRBANGUFRESHMAN MAD FRIDAYTRBA has partnered with NorthGreenvilleUniver-sitytomobilizeallfresh-manstudentstoserve alongsidechurchestoim-pact communities and cit-ies for Christ. Students will be available to work in the community onFriday,Aug.21,from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the areas ofchildcare,homebound visitation,foodpantryas-sistance,painting,clean-ing,yardwork,andcom-munity surveying. ContactTomCappsat TRBA 864-834-9635.FIRST BAPTIST LYMAN CELEBRATES SENIORSFirstBaptistChurchin LymanwillhostaSenior Adult Celebration Aug. 23-26 at 6 p.m. nightly. Speakersfortheweek include: Dr. Eddie Leopard (Sunday); Rev. Keith Kelly, (Monday); Dr. Mike Hamlet (Tuesday);andDr.Tony Beam(Wednesday).The celebrationwillinclude music,prayerandames-sageeachnight.Offering will be received nightly. The church is located at 80GroceRoadinLyman. For more information, vis-it firstlyman.org.BY KATIE CRUICE SMITHFOR THE GREER CITIZENEachWednesdaynight thissummer,thekids atAbnerCreekBaptist Churchhavebeenlearn-ingaboutdifferentmis-sionopportunitiesfrom opportunitiestoservein Russiaandthenallthe way back home to partici-pate in Good News Clubs.OnSunday,Aug.16, from6-7:30p.m.,the communitywillhavethe chancetojointhosekids inseeingeverydifferent level of missions.Wewillhavetablesset upforpeoplewhocame tospeaktothekidsthis summer,forsomeofthe peoplewhoarecurrently servingonthemission field,andforsomeofthe localorganizations,said EmilyDean,whoisthe childrensdirectoratthe church.We want to show thechurchandthecom-munitydifferentwaysto be involved with local mis-sions.Includedintheevent willbeTaylorsFreeMedi-calClinic,theInterna-tionalMissionBoard,the GoodNewsClub,andthe churchs quilting ministry, as well several missionary families.Eachorganizationwith atablehasbeenaskedto come prepared, said Dean. We want them to explain who they are and to come withwaysforpeopleto get more involved.In fact, onefamily,whoservesin Africa, will be here selling their paper beads for their ministry.The purpose of the event istoopendoorsforpeo-pletoserveinwaysthey havent realized.Butjustbecausethe summeriswindingdown doesnt mean the churchs missionfocuswill.The childrenwillbecontinu-ingwithamission-fo-cused curriculum through thefall,andtherewillbe moreeventsplannedfor thechurchtoserve.In October,thechurchwill behostingaFamilyServe Day, where families will be encouragedtogooutand serve together in the com-munity.Thechurchalso donatestotheBigThurs-dayeventforGreerCom-munity Ministries.And in November,thefocuswill beonOperationChrist-mas Child.Wevealwaysbeena mission-mindedchurch, saidDean.Butwewant toshowpeoplemoreop-portunitiesthattheycan sharetheGospelwiththe people in their own neigh-borhoods.AbnerCreekBaptistis locatedat2461Abner Creek Rd. in Greer.RELIGIONThe Greer CitizenWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015THE GREER CITIZENA7Burning Feet?Electric Shocks?Pain & Numbness?Pins & Needles?Creepy Crawlies?You might havePERIPHERAL NEUROPATHYThisconditionaffects20millionAmericans.Itbeginsin the feet and lower legs and can advance to the hands. 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Thank you for helping us make that happen.Ben Davis and his wife, Katy MurphyAsk for us by name!864.457.9122 www.hocf.orgBY KATIE CRUICE SMITHFOR THE GREER CITIZENChurchesaroundtown have been advertising their vacation Bible schools this summer,butApalache BaptistChurchhadadif-ferenttargetaudiencein mind.Forover16years,the churchhasbeenhold-ingaweek-longvacation Bible school for the senior adults, also known as the Golden Hearts, during the first week in August.Vacation Bible school is oneofthehighpointsof the year, said Frank Lewis, whovolunteersasthese-nior adult director for the church.Ourpastorsaid that its more than a Bible school; its a revival.Inthebeginning,the churchmembersthought theywereseeingapretty goodturn-outwithbe-tween30and40people inattendance.Butas wordabouttheeventhas reachedmorepeople,the numbershavemorethan doubled.Thisyear,110 peoplehaveparticipated in a Journey off the Map - the theme for this years Bible school.FromMondaythrough Friday,thedoorsopenat 6p.m.,whenthesenior adultsparticipateinthe pledgetotheAmerican flag, Christian flag, and the Bible.Theneachnight,a differentspeakerteaches thelessonfromJourney off the Map.Thespeakersthisyear included Pastor Eddie Coo-per, Jerry Bryant, Jim Car-penter,TrentonConnelly, and Butch Howard.Then the evening is con-cluded with a meal served by29womenvolunteers, whom Lewis claims are the real servants for the event (althoughLewishimself hasbeenservingthemin-istry for 16 years and plan-ning the events).Weusedtodocrafts aswell,saidLewis.But as we grew, it became too costly.Ittookalmost $1200tofeedallofthe people this week.We have some money in the budget forthis,andwereceive some help, too, from Pizza Inn and Chick-fil-A.Whattheeveningadds uptoisanightofBible studyandfellowshipfor manyofthesenioradults intheneighborhood somethingthatmanyof themlookforwardtoev-ery year.Tosome,avacationBi-bleschoolforadultsmay seem a little out of the or-dinary.ButforApalache BaptistChurch,itsjust anotherwaytoreachout to their community. Greer Community Minis-triesentrysignsreceived afreshdesignrecently with the help of a Walmart Community Grant. Walmartprovideda $2,246toupdatethesig-nage,addanewlogoto theministrystrailerand purchasestencilstodes-ignateparkingspacesfor the bus and van. Wearesogratefulfor thegenerousgrantpro-videdbyWalmart,said CindySimpler,executive director.Theupdatesto our signs are another way weareworkingtomake iteasierforourclientsto findourbuildingsothat we can serve them. GarfieldSigns&Graph-icsinGreerdesignedand paintedthesignsand providedtheparkinglot stencilandtrailerlogo. TheWalmartCommunity GrantProgramisfunded byassociatestosupport needs in their community. Greer Community Minis-tries is a nonprofit organi-zation that provides Meals onWheels,aFoodPantry, SharonsClothingCloset, andaSeniorDiningpro-gramintheGreaterGreer area at no cost to clients. GCM signs updated through Walmart grantApalache Baptist Church hosts senior adult VBSAbner Creek holds Missions FairPHOTO | SUBMITTEDCandace Johnson shares about Good News Club during a recent Abner Creek event.

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Wade Hampton Blvd.10% DISCOUNT WITH CHURCH BULLETINS ON SUNDAYSNEW HOMESADDITIONSPAINTINGROOFINGFLOORCOVERINGSCUSTOMCABINETRY &COUNTER TOPSDECKSPRIVACYFENCING864-578-4100Free Estimates - 35 Years ExperienceSouthside Baptist Church 410 South Main Street GreerAnd they were calling to one another: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory. - Isaiah 6:3BAPTISTAbner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012Bible Baptist Church6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003Blue Ridge Baptist Church3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787BridgePointe600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774Burnsview Baptist Church9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006Calvary Baptist101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., LymanCalvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., TaylorsCedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., GreerGreer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417ONeal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032Peoples Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436Pleasant 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. JohnsBaptist 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 901-7674CATHOLICBlessed Trinity Catholic Church901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225CHURCH OF CHRISTRiverside Church of Christ2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847CHURCH 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 879-4878EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246METHODISTBethel 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 848-7141St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520Woods Chapel United Methodist Church1288 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758PRESBYTERIANBlue 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 879-3190OTHER 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 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)P.O. Box 83, Lyman 439-8788Upstate Tree of Life203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175A8 THE GREER CITIZEN PAGE LABELWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015CremationNo hidden fee, no society to join, no need to be a member!$8501-866-888-6147cremationauthority.netGreer Gas,Inc.864-578-5886DILL CREEK COMMONS1379 W. 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Wade Hampton Blvd.Greer, SC 29651864-879-2117GreerQUALITYFOODS508 North Main St. 877-40437 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat.For informationabout advertisingon this page,call 864-877-2076.arolinaLawnTractor &4389 WadeHampton Blvd.Taylors864-292-1842CarolinaLawnTractor &Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417Join Us Sunday at 10:00 for WorshipNorthwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417Join Us Sunday at 10:00 for WorshipNorthwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd. 877-5417Join Us Sunday For informationabout advertisingon this page,call 864-877-2076.(Note:Allinformation containedinthefollowing blotterwastakendirectly fromtheofficialincident reportsfiledbytheGreer PoliceDepartment,The SpartanburgCountySher-iffsOfficeorTheGreen-villeCountySheriffsOf-fice.Allsuspectsaretobe consideredinnocentuntil provenguiltyinthecourt of law.)CDVDiegoLondono,30,of 27SeaSideLaneinGreer has been charged with do-mestic violence (third).According to an incident reportfiledbyGreerPo-lice,aneighborcalledin adomesticdisturbance complaint,andofficers arrivedtofindthevictim cryingattheneighbors residence.Shesaidthat Londonohadkickedher inthethighandtheside during an argument about hercellphone.Londono deniedkickingthevictim, butabruisethatseemed toindicateotherwisewas found on her leg.The subject was arrested for Domestic Violence and transportedtotheGreer City Jail without incident.SHOPLIFTINGBaileyElizabethSmith, 18,of25CherryLane DriveinGreenvilleand SamanthaMcAllister,17, of101FablingCourtin Taylors have been charged with shoplifting.AccordingtoaGreer Policeincidentreport,a loss prevention officer ap-prehended the two women at the Target store at 6025 West Wade Hampton Blvd. Thestoreofficertoldpo-licethathedseenSmith andMcAllisterplacear-ticles of clothing into their purses and then try to exit thestore.Thetwosub-jectsadmittedtostealing the items as part of a dare fromsomefriends.They wereplacedunderarrest and transported to the jail without incident.POSSESSIONLindaFayeBlanton,53, of 200 New Dunham Bridge Rd. in Greenville has been chargedwithPossession of Methamphetamine with Intent to distribute and In-troducing contraband into a jail facility.Accordingtoaninci-dentreportsuppliedby Greer Police, officers were putonnoticeabouta whiteChevyImpalapos-siblytransportingalarge amountofmeth.Police foundthevehicleandis-sued a traffic stop after it failed to signal a left turn. Thepassenger,Blanton, producedsomecrystals andtwoglasspipesfor theofficer.Whensheand herbagweresearchedat thejail,policefoundbag-gies, scales, pipes and lists ofnamesandamounts. They also found one gram of meth.UNLAWFUL POSSESSIONLisa Garrett, 54, of 1215 ApalacheSt.inGreerhas beenchargedwithunlaw-fulsale/possessionofa stolen firearm.AccordingtotheGreer Policeincidentreport,an officer pulled a suspicious caronArlingtonAve.In-side,Garrettadmittedto having a dime bag of weed inherpurse.Shealso saidshehadagununder theseat.Acheckofthe 9mmsserialnumberre-vealedthatthegunhad been reported stolen from Greer.She was placed under ar-rest.POSSESSIONEdwardChristopher Emerickof800Cavins Rd.inWoodruffhasbeen chargedwithpossession of narcotics with intent to distribute.Accordingtotheinci-dentreportfiledbythe GreerPolicedepartment, anofficerpulledEmerick overonHighway29near Highway 80.The subjects licensewassuspended and he had a glass pipe in theseat,aneedleonthe floorandabagofwhite powderalsoonthefloor. Another bag of white pow-der was found in the door panelandazippedbag with needles, pipes, straws andbaggieswasfoundin the floorboard.The white powder tested positive for methamphetamineand weighed3.2gram.The drugsandparaphernalia were placed into evidence. STRONG ARMED ROBBERYJasonNicholasSarrat, 35, of 204 King St. in Greer hasbeenchargedwith strong armed robbery.AccordingtotheGreer Police incident report, Em-ployeesoftheWalmartat 14055 East Wade Hampton Blvdsaidthesubjecthad threatenedanemployee withaknifewhensheat-tempted to stop him from leavingwithashopping cart.He had then fled on foottowardsSunnyside Dr.Policespottedhimin thewoods,withthecart andstolenitemsnearby. Headmittedtostealing thegoodsandwastaken into custody.UNLAWFUL CARRYRogerKeithFoore,23, of 224 North Lincoln St. in High Shoals, N.C. has been charged with unlawful car-rying of a firearm.Accordingtoanin-cidentreportsupplied byGreerPolice,officers cameuponaFordEscape parkedatSecondBaptist Churchbehindastorage unit.Two occupants were asleepinside,andpolice weregivenpermissionto searchthecar.AKaltec .32semiautomatichand-gunwasfoundunderthe passenger seat.Watts ad-mittedtopurchasingthe weapon for $150.He was arrestedandtakentothe Greer jail.ASSAULT & BATTERYSeanCharlesPerson, 45,of203AshmoreSt.in Greerhasbeencharged withassaultandbattery (third).AccordingtotheGreer Policeincidentreport, witnessesreportedthat thesubjectwasassault-ingawomaninthearea ofMarchantandTrade streets.The victim stated thatPersonpulledher from her car, put her in a chokeholdandslammed her to the ground.Eventu-ally,awitnessintervened. Afterobservingscratch marks on the victims fore-headandhearingallthe witnessaccounts,officers arrested Person and trans-portedhimtotheGreer Police Department. POLICE AND FIREThe Greer CitizenWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015THE GREER CITIZENA9A6 THE GREER CITIZEN PAGE LABEL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015TimelineAboutPhotosReviewsMoreFridaynitelikesMedia/News/PublishingThe Greer Citizen & High School FootballBlue Ridge TigersByrnes RebelsEastside EaglesGreer Yellow JacketsRiverside Warriors@FridayNiteLikesYOUR PLACE FOR ALL THINGS FOOTBALL.Like us on facebook, follow us on twitter and Instagram.Shout out your support and your commentscould be featured inThe Greer Citizen.WhatsNot ToLIKE?864-501-2005 sandersheatcool.comSanders Heating & Air ConditioningHeating Cooling Indoor Air QualityWITH PURCHASE OF A QUALIFYING SYSTEM$1,700REBATE*$1,700offerincludesUltimateComfortSystemwiththeiHarmonyandSolarPanel Add-Ons.RebateorFinancingEligibility:Eachhomeownermay qualify for one offer, rebate or nancing. Financing reimbursement only available when Service Finance used for nancing of qualifying products. WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZENWade Hampton incident Greer Police and Fire responded to a multi-car pileup on Wade Hampton last Wednesday. Despitethelaneclosuresandwreckersneededtocleartheroadway,nooneappeared seriously hurt.FROM PAGE ONETurner was taken to the SpartanburgCountyDe-tentionCenter,wherehe wasreleasedon$22,000 bond. Martin was released on $11,000 bond.TurnerandMartinare scheduledtoappearin court on Oct. 15 regarding the matter.Thesechargesshould neverhavebeenbrought againstme,Turnersaid in a statement released by hislawyer,AndrewJohn-ston. I have always acted in what I believed to be the best right of the town and never to my personal ben-efit. I believe these allega-tionsarepersonallyand politically motivated.OnMonday,Lyman CouncilmemberTonyWy-att said the town plans to moveforwardwithbusi-nessasusualuntilthe case is resolved.Were not the prosecut-ingortheinvestigating authority,sowehaveno commentonthecaseit-self, but the current stand-ingofthecouncilisun-changed,Wyattsaid.All sevenmembers,including the mayor, are still actively serving. Were still focused on serving our citizens and taking care of the business of the town.Weremovingon,he added.Well,ofcourse, cooperatewithanything that were asked to do, but weplantomoveonwith ourbusiness.Wearenot distractedbythis.Allof ourdutiesareassigned and were continuing to do our job.Turner,whodeniedfur-thercommentwhencon-tactedbyTheGreerCiti-zen,iscurrentlyserving his second term as Lyman mayor.Turnerattemptedto explaintheallegations brought against him in his statement. Iwasshockedtolearn ofthechargesthathave beenmadeagainstme. Whiletheexactnatureof the complaints are still un-clear,itappearsthatthe allegationsfallintotwo categories,thestatement read.The first is that I inter-ceptedprivateconversa-tionsbetweenotherpar-tiesinsideLymanpublic buildings.Thisistotally untrue.Wehadaphone system installed by a repu-table vendor. To my knowl-edge, it was not capable of makingsecretrecordings, and I certainly never used ittodothat.Therewasa surveillancevideosystem installed.Thecameras wereinopenview.The cameras placed there were partoftheoverallsecu-rity plan for the town and werecommonknowledge. These cameras were never usedbymetosecretly monitororrecordthe privateconversationsof others. They were used by metooverseetheactions oftownemployeeswhile theyweresupposedtobe workingandfortheover-allsecurityofthebuild-ings.Thesecondallegation seemstobethatIacted outside of my authority in the performance of my du-ties as Mayor. At the time theseactionsweresup-posedtohaveoccurred, thegovernmentstructure oftheTownofLyman wasStrongMayor-Weak Councilasestablished bySCStateLaw.Asthe MayorinaStrongMay-orsystem,Iactedasthe ChiefExecutiveOfficerof the town. I only consulted withcouncilwhenIfeltit wasprudent,orifitwas required by law. The Town ofLymanhadalegaldis-pute with Startex-Jackson-Wellford-DuncanWater Districtoverthewater-flowintheMiddleTyger River. I consulted with the Townsenvironmentalat-torney who works for one of the largest firms in this state.Hisadvicewasthat we needed to take immedi-ate legal action to preserve the towns rights. After the complaintwasserved,I made the council aware of thismoveandtherewere no objections.Turnercontinuedonto offer further explanation.Thelawsuitwaspub-licizedinthemedia.It lastedforseveralmonths andwassettlediname-diation,whichthema-jorityofcouncilmem-bersattended.AsfarasI know,thelegalfeeswere appropriateforthework performedinthishighly specialized area. The legal feesforthiswereautho-rizedinadvanceforeach annual budget, which were approvedbythecouncil, his statement said.Ilookforwardtoa speedy resolution of these mattersinmyfavor, Turner concluded.billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076CHARGED: Mayor Turner released on bond, will face October court date for chargesCRIMEREPORT

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We keep talking abouthowweregoingto beveryyoungthisyear, but kids are getting in the right positions and are do-ingtherightthings.We feltgoodaboutthefirst week.Althoughheplansto implementoffensiveand defensivestrategylater this month, Clark said his team is currently focusing on fundamentals.Werestillreallyheavy onfundamentalsright now,hesaid.Wellget more specific in the game planningaswegetcloser toouropeningnight,but wecantstressthosefun-damentalsenoughright now.Thatswhatitall comes down to.TheTigersareworking hardtogetreadyforthe seasonopener,whichwill take place on Aug. 28.SEE TIGERS | B3SpikeballIve finally found a sport that is completely tailored to my athletic abilities.No, its not baskeball, football, hockey or wres-tling--although I would love to be good at any one of those sports. Im talking about is Spikeball.Unlike most other sports, you dont have to be genetically gifted to stand a chance in Spikeball. You just have to know how to slam a miniature volleyball onto a net harder than your opponent. Any guy or gal who works a 40-hour-a-week desk job can do it. But, let me warn you, youre going to look ridiculous.Much like actual vol-leyball, the rules of this game are simple. One team of two serves, then the other team has three hits to get the ball back onto the net. The catch is, after the ball is served, there are no sides. You can move anywhere you want, whenever you want.Now that you get the gist, let me tell you that it IS very addicting. I was a fairly com-petitive guy back when I could actually compete in some of my favorite sports. Although I was never the best on the field or court, I was going to try to beat you and, if I did, you were going to hear about it.I thought Id lost that part of methe competi-tive fire. But I was wrong. The competitor inside me lives, and he is as nasty as ever.Sunday evening, my church gathered for our monthly meeting, which, like any good meeting, was immediately followed by a Spikeball tourna-ment. I came into this tourna-ment having talked a seri-ous amount of trash. My teammate and I had been practicing (I cant believe Im admitting that) and we were ready to win. Having blown away our first three opponents, we found ourselves in the championship game against a really good team that knew the game a whole lot better than we did. Point for point, we went at it. They would get a small lead, but my partner and I would quickly take it back.Things were going welluntil they didnt go well.After several mistakes, we found ourselves on the brink of elimination. Not wanting to come up short in the champion-ship game, I dove for the next ball, which didnt hit the net like I thought it would.I was fuming. I found myself ready to say non-church words at a church gathering. Thats when I realized I was playing too hard. My competitive fire was back, but for the wrong reason. I was playing Spikeball, but I was treat-ing it like the Super Bowl.And all I have to show for it is a sore back and a damaged pride.Thanks, Spikeball. BY LELAND BURCHFOR THE GREER CITIZENItwasChristmasinAu-gust on Friday nightwhen GreerHighheadcoach Will Young unwrapped the highlyanticipated2015 YellowJacketsfootball team. Noneofthepartswere missing out of the box, but the new toy is undersized andneedswork.Evenso, thebadlyout-numbered YellowJacketsmorethan heldtheirownbefore falling,six-scores-to-five against Gaffney in the first pre-seasonscrimmage that took place Friday.Oureffortwasreally good,Youngdeclared. Ithoughtourdefensive lineplayedprettywell consideringthenumbers weweregoingagainst, andtheoffensivelinedid some good things, but our passprotectionwaspoor at times. But we wont see a defensive line as good as Gaffney until we get in the playoffs.Young singled out Blake Wrightforhavingmade themostprogress.The junioroutsidelinebacker wasnotanespecially good player until he start-ed working hard in the off season.Hehasexceeded myexpectations,andI hope his example will get SEE GREER | B3BY BILLY CANNADASPORTS EDITORThetop-rankedRiver-sidegirlscrosscountry team has one goal in mind this fall: three-peat.Havingwonback-to-back state titles during the last two seasons, the Lady Warriorsareagainthefa-voritestotakehomethe prize. Theyve done the work, Cummingssaid.Weve earnedrespectfromthe other coaches and the kids are actually putting them-selves in the position to be in these spots.Thegirlsteamwillbe ledbyasolidgroupof core runners.Webroughtbackour entiregirlsvarsityros-terfromlastyearsstate championshipteam, Cummingssaid.Theyve wonback-to-backtitles asagroupofsevenand theyreallbackagain. Werereallylookingfor good things from them.TheLadyWarriorsare comprisedofCateAm-brose,AshleyFallow, CarterMarchbanks,Jes-sieCrowleyandAbigail Smith.Thisisprobablythe mostlaidbackgroupof girlswevehad,Cum-mingssaid.Theyre ranked No. 1 in the South-east,andIknow,asa group,theyllattemptto qualifyforNikeNationals after the seasons over.The guys are also SEE WARRIORS | B3At North GreenvilleBY BILLY CANNADASPORTS EDITORItwasatoughfirstout-ing for the Riverside foot-ballteam,whichdropped a 17-0 contest to Seneca at the FCA jamboree at North GreenvilleUniversityon Saturday.Thematchupwasthe first scrimmage action the Warriorshaveseenthis August,andthecompeti-tion was tough.Theyrereallygood, saidRiversideoffensive coordinatorRickMartin. Theyvegotsomething like19starterscoming back from a team that was really successful last year. Theyreprettymuchone of the favorites to win the AAAstatechampionship. Theywerebigandath-letic.Martinsaidhisteam madetoomanymistakes early to stay in the game.We had some first-night mistakes,Martinsaid. Early on, we had a chance to get some points on the board,butwehadafew miscues.Itshardtokind ofcatchuptothespeed ofthegamewhenyoure playingtwohalves.Itwas kind of tough for us.Riversideisreplacing severalgraduatedstart-ers on offense, but Martin saidhisguysarealready beginning to nail down the playbook.From a technical stand-point,Ithinkwereahead ofwherewewerelast year,hesaid.Thekids understandouroffense, soweretryingtoadd somenewthingsintoit this year to make things a little more complicated for defenses.Ourguyshave beeninthesystemfor threeyearsnow,sothey know what theyre doing.Despitetheirimprove-ment on offense, the War-riors are still a young team with plenty to learn.Wedohaveabunch ofkidsthatjustdont haveanyexperienceand Fridaynightwasthefirst timetheyplayedvarsity football,Martinsaid.I thinkthatshowedalittle bit.Thepreseasonisgo-ing to be good for usget-tingunderthelightsand seeingwhatwecando. Werehopingtogetthat newnesswornoffsothat when we go play Eastside, everybody will be ready to go.RiversidetookonLan-druminascrimmageear-lier this week and will play Berea next. The season be-gins on Aug. 28.Warriors atop rankings after championshipGreer learns from battle with GaffneyTigers open 2015 season

Riverside drops FCA scrimmage to Seneca Theyve won back-to-back titles as a group of seven and theyre all back again.Eric CummingsRiverside Cross Country CoachPRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZENGreerisrebuildingitsdefensethisseason,havinglostseveralkeystartersattheline-backer and saftey positions. The jackets open the season on Aug. 28.PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZENGreer scrimmaged Gafney last Friday night on the road.PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZENRiversidequarterbackAaronOdomscramblesduring Saturdays scrimmage with Seneca. B2THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTSWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 20152015This Weeks Race:YOUR PICKS:TIE BREAKERGuess the number of caution LAPS in the race.NAMEADDRESSCONTEST RULESPick the driver from each group that you think will fnish in the higher position and place the namebesidethebusinessontheentryform. EntriesmustbereceivedinpersonbyFriday atnoonorpostmarkedbySaturdayatnoon. Judges decision is fnal.One winner per month, per household.Michigan International Speedway - Sunday, August 16thRACINGCONTESTJr0rrrr0itirnTHE GREER CITIZEN317 Trade Street, Greer, SC 29651PO Box 70, Greer, SC 29652864-877-2076Paul Menard vs. Jef GordonJamie McMurray vs. Denny HamlinCarl Edwards vs. Aric AlmirolaMatt Kenseth vs. Kurt BuschKasey Kahne vs. Greg BifeB4THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015Ryan Newman vs. Clint BowyerPublication date.... Race date..... Location2015 Season Contest WinnersFeb. 18 ................................ Feb. 22, Daytona Intl. SpeedwayWinner:Fred Bramlett, DuncanFeb. 25 ................................ March 1, Atlanta Motor SpeedwayWinner:Roger Thompson, LandrumMarch 4 ............................... March 8, Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayWinner:Larry Carter, GreerMarch 25 ............................. March 29, Martinsville SpeedwayWinner:Steve Gosnell, InmanApril 15 ............................... April 19, Bristol Motor SpeedwayWinner:Allen Batson, GreerApr. 29................................. May 3, Talladega SuperspeedwayWinner:Bruce C. Moore, GreerMay 6 .................................. May 9, Kansas SpeedwayWinner:Scott McCallister, GreerMay 20 ................................ May 24, Charlotte Motor SpeedwayWinner:Donald Dickerson, Boiling SpringsJune 3 ................................. June 7, Pocono RacewayWinner:Kenneth Barbare, DuncanJune 10................................ June 14, Michigan Intl. SpeedwayWinner:Linda Suber, GreerJuly 1 .................................. July 5, Daytona Intl. SpeedwayWinner:Carolyn Antley, StartexJuly 22................................. July 26, Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayWinner:Ricky Wheeler, GreerAug. 12................................ Aug. 16, Michigan Intl. SpeedwayAug. 19................................ Aug. 22, Bristol Motor SpeedwayGreer Flooring & Lighting Center ________________