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BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Greer Relief is celebrating 80 years of service in
2016, but the goal of the
nonprofit remains the
same.
The people that need
our help are the reason
that were able to do what
we do. Theyre why we do
what we do, said Caroline
Robertson, Executive Director of Greer Relief.
The agency held its annual Neighborhood Breakfast last Tuesday at Fairview Baptist Church in
Greer, hoping to share its
mission with community
members.
There are far more invisible people in our community than we realize,
said Greer Mayor Rick
Danner, This is an opportunity for us to do something about it.
Robertson said Greer Relief meets many different
needs on a regular basis.
Far too many people
struggle to meet their basic needs, she said. The
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
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Rob Rhodes
The Greer Commission of Public Works was recently presented with the Green Fleet
Leader award, given by the Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition.
fossil fuels and have implemented programs and
initiatives to lower the use
of traditional transportation fuels.
DEATHS
LIVING HERE
DAY OF CELEBRATION
Community gathers
for day of fun
at Lake Robinson
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Meet several in one sitting and decide which
physician is right for you.
Finding Dr. Right is happening from noon to 1:15
p.m. on Thursday, Sept.
29, at Greer City Hall.
The event is free, but
registration is required.
To register, visit ghs.org/
events.
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Duke Energy recently donated $5,000 to Daily Bread Ministries to benefit the nonprofits
STEP program. Greer STEP helps homeless families get back on their feet through training
programs and temporary housing.
OKTOBERFEST
DOWNTOWN GREER
Christmas In Action
is looking for volunteer
teams, skilled and unskilled in home repairs,
to join them on Saturday,
Oct. 1.
Christmas In Action is
Spartanburgs leading nonprofit in housing rehabilitation for the elderly, veterans and disadvantaged
citizens.
For anyone interested,
contact staff at 576-7101
or email at amathis@ciaspartanburg.org. For more
information, visit www.
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Greer is planning to
showcase downtown dur-
TAYLORS TOWNSQUARE
MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES
Taylors
Townsquare
plans to host Miracle Hill
Ministries with speaker
Jacob Edmisten sharing
about their work in the
Taylors community and
around the Upstate.
The meeting is at noon
on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at
the Taylors Ministry Center.
Taylors TownSquare exists to enhance the quality
of life in the Taylors Community. Find out more
Interim
HealthCare
Hospice is beginning
their Fall 2016 Grief Support Class.
Ten weekly sessions
help you cope and adjust
with the painful reality
of deep loss in the presence of those who are or
have been where you are.
We focus on basic principles and tools using
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OPINION
The Greer Citizen
Map quest
IM JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
belt and as a lowly, Opening Act, was
thrown only gas money to make it to the
next gig, which meant driving.
Hours and hours of driving, sometimes 16 hours straight, often all night,
no Stepford voiced Siri to hold my hand
and direct me to turn left in 700 feet or
which exit to take. Under tremendous
pressure to get to a show on time, this
meant stopping at some poorly lit,
closed, gas station to phone an aggressive nightclub manager, barking vague
directions amidst yelling at waitresses
before hanging up. Jumping back into
my car and trying to make up time,
this also meant engaging in something
every bit as, if not more, dangerous than
texting: unfolding a map at 70 miles an
hour because youre trying to see when
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of voters who say she is untrustworthy or dishonest is staggering, but democrats still believe
she is the most qualified candidate theyve ever
seen (words from our current president, Barack
Obama).
Questions about the Clinton Foundation,
Benghazi, or Clintons use of a private email
server while in office as Secretary of State are
important. But you didnt hear muchif anythingabout these issues Monday night. Hillary
was recently under investigation for her email
use, which resulted in classified information
possibly reaching the hands of hostile actors,
according to the current FBI Director. But that
wasnt an issue Lester Holt felt the need to
spend time on.
Instead, we speculated about Trumps tax
returns and discussed Obamas citizenship at
length. I doubt Holt was taking suggestions
about how he should run this debate, but Im
pretty sure Obamas citizenship wouldve
ranked pretty low on the priority list.
The first debate was hard to watch. It was a
shouting match at times, and both candidates
were throwing out obvious one-liners that could
serve as sound bites the next day.
At this point in the election season, the American voter has pretty much decided which direction they want to go. With only a few weeks
remaining until the big day, why not shorten
these debates and have the candidates address
the questions that truly need answers?
There was no telling what to expect on Monday night, but its doubtful that what we saw did
anything to help the American voter decide.
Fortunately, there are a couple more debates
left. Lets not waste them with silly questions
and petty arguments between two candidates
that are already somewhat awkward. This is a
very important time for our country, and our
moderators and candidates need to start acting
like it.
Fret not
BUSINESS
The Greer Citizen
DAVE
SAYS
DAVE
RAMSEY
Get
out of it
Q: I make $2,100 a
month after taxes, and
I have accumulated
$46,000 in credit card
debt. My husband makes
more than I do, but he
wont help me. He says I
got myself into this mess,
so its my job to stop being irresponsible and fix it
on my own. Do you have
any advice?
DR: Youve got a load
of debt hanging over
your head right now, but
I think youve got bigger
problems than that. You
told me youre married,
yet it sounds to me like
you two are living entirely
different and separate
lives. This seems more
like a roommate situation
than a healthy, loving
marriage.
I dont like your
husbands attitude, but
he does have a valid point
in one respect. You were
irresponsible with money,
and now youve got a pile
of debt on your hands.
My big question is this:
Where was he while all
this was going on? Were
you hiding it from him?
And where was the communication and decision
making, financial and
otherwise, couples should
engage in? Married people
cant live this way and win
in their relationship or
with money.
The two of you desperately need to seek marriage counseling together.
This relationship is on
the rocks. You and your
husband obviously have
no trust or respect for
each other, and theres
a definite lack of communication, unity and
shared goals. I dont know
what happened to bring
things to this point, but
the preacher didnt pronounce you guys a joint
venture when you got
married; he said you were
now one.
A little maturity, extra
work, and living on a
simple budget will go a
long way toward fixing
most personal finance
issues. But your marriage
is in big trouble. Please
seek help!
BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
TX 2016-31
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5:8.2 Uses Permitted by Special Exception
Addendum to incorporate a liquor store subject
to standards and condition imposed by the
zoning ordinance
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OWNER:
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Habitat for Humanity
of Greenville County SC Inc.
ADDRESS:
King Street, East Fairview
and Moss Street containing
0.829 acres
PARCEL ID NUMBER: 9-03-13-061.00
EXISTING ZONING: R-M2, Multi Family
Residential District
REQUEST:
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Documents related to the requests are available for
public inspection in the Planning and Zoning Office
located at 301 E. Poinsett Street.
LETTER
Re: Racial
hatred
worse under
Obama
Cindy and Mike Zimmerman, who owned Carolina Chocolates in downtown Greenville,
are now offering their product in local grocery stores in the Greer area.
said. Everybody seemed
to have enjoyed our chocolate, and theyve come
back.
Cindy said they helped
their son open a store in
Baltimore.
Hes doing very well
in his store, him and his
wife, Cindy said. Its in
the family.
Before they made chocolates, Mike and Cindy had
a cleaning business in
Florida for 35 years.
We
stopped
doing
that, Mike said. We were
pretty wore out from the
cleaning business, working seven days a week and
getting tired.
We just needed a
change, gave chocolate
a try and here we are 12
years later, Cindy said.
Its an easier type of
work than house cleaning, Mike said. It still
keeps you busy, but its
not a very physical job.
We can do that until
we maybe have one foot
in the grave, Mike continued, laughing. Hopefully,
thatd be awhile.
Mike and Cindy met in
high school and got married soon after.
Mike and I, were real
close, Cindy said. We
just enjoy being together
and each other.
Shes very nimble in her
fingers, and Im not, Mike
said, so she does all the
packaging and the bowing
and all that stuff.
Cindy said.
Weve always been in
business together, Mike
said.
We came down here
and started the chocolate
business, Cindy said.
That took guts. Its been
great. Weve had a lot of
fun. Mike loves a new challenge. He always looks for
something new to do.
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OBITUARIES
The Greer Citizen
Nick Bruce
Nicholas Nick Marty
Bruce, 21, passed away
September 23, 2016.
A native of Greenville
County, the son of Marty
L. Bruce of Greer and the
late Pamela Brown Bruce,
he was a 2013 graduate
of Blue Ridge High School
and member of Mount
Lebanon Baptist Church.
Surviving also are his
paternal
grandparents,
Raymond and Lynn Bruce
of Greer; maternal grandparents, Mac and Ann
Cantrell of Spartanburg;
paternal
grandmother,
Marcie Bruce of Greenville;
an uncle, David Bruce of
Greer; maternal Godparents, Cindy and Paul Caruso of Spartanburg; two
paternal uncles, Kevin Bell
of Cowpens and Keith Bell
of Greer.
Nick was predeceased
by a maternal uncle, Darren Cantrell.
Funeral services were
held 4 p.m. Monday, Sept.
26, 2016 at Mount Lebanon
Baptist Church, conducted
by Rev. Mark Smith. Burial
followed in the church
cemetery.
Visitation was held 2:30
until 3:45 p.m. Monday
at the church prior to the
service.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be made
to Greer Christian Learning Center, P.O. Box 2013,
Greer, SC 29652.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
Mary Elizabeth
Speights Fitch
Mary Elizabeth Speights
Fitch, 91, widow of Theodore Fitch, passed away
September 22, 2016.
Native
of
Palestine,
Texas, she attended the
University of Texas, University of Houston and
Rose Wright
Rose Lawhorn Wright,
79, of Greer, passed away
September 22, 2016 at McCall Hospice House.
Born in Washington, DC
she was the daughter of
the late Arthur and Ina
Lawhorn.
She retired from Wright
Metal Products where the
staff loved her homemade
pies and cakes. She loved
to cook, fish, travel, spend
time with her dog and
playing in the pool with
her grandchildren.
Surviving is her loving
husband of 53 years, Joe
Wright, Jr. She is also survived by her children, Dale
Cross and his wife Sandra,
of Fountain Inn; Mary Lee
Dickerson of Greer; and
Tony Wright and Teresa
of Cross Hill; a brother,
Ronnie Lawhorn of Alexandria, Virginia; three
sisters, Pauline Ashworth
of Dry Fork, Virginia and
Mary Hegarty of Alexandria, Virginia; and Carol
Ann Stodleymire of Alexandria, Virginia; grandchildren, Erika Ballard
of Greer; Allen Cross of
Fountain Inn; Jason Cross
of Lyman; Adam Dekalb
of Greer; and Kimberly
Benton of Fountain Inn;
and great grandchildren,
Alexis, Cameron, Damien,
Cole, Maci, Skyla, Chloe,
Annaleigh, and Kinsleigh.
Lastly, Rose is also survived by her faithful and
longtime loyal companion
of 16 years, Pookie.
Her memory will live on
through the four generations of family who were
blessed to be a part of her
life.
The family received
friends Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 2 3:15
p.m. at The Mackey Mortuary. Services followed at
3:30 p.m. in the mortuary
chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to McCall Hospice House, 1836
W. Georgia, Rd., Simpsonville, SC 29680.
The family would like to
give heartfelt thanks to the
Staff at Brookdale Skilled
Nursing Facility, St. Francis Hospital 7th Floor, and
McCall Hospice House and
Open Arms Hospice for
their loving care of Rose.
The family will be at the
home.
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to divert that, every single
bit helps. To date, weve
diverted over two and a
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food waste alone. We feel
like thats important. Its
a carbon footprint reduction every single time we
do it.
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CHURCH
NEWS
The Golden Hearts of
Apalache Baptist Church
will go out to eat on Sept.
29 at 6 p.m. to Zaxbys in
Greer.
New
Hope
Baptist
Church of Greer will hold
a community outreach on
Oct. 8 at noon.
The church is located on
Arlington Road in Greer.
The pastor is Bishop Allen
L. Bruton.
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generosity
to her family over the
years
in
a creative
way. Her
daughter,
Ruby Sullivan Wilson,
surprised her by traveling
from California with her son,
Terrance Wilson and his children. The celebration continued throughout the evening
with food, music and dance.
Mrs. Sullivan has devoted
her life as a wife, mother
and grandmother and greatgrandmother, but she is also
known as generous women
who served the community
through many acts of kindness. She enjoys lifes beauty
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
On Monday, an officer
responded to Spruce Street
in Spartanburg County
in reference to a domestic violence call. Dispatch
advised that the female
caller was screaming for
a male to stop hitting her.
Upon arrival, the officer
observed the suspect in
the incident attempting
to leave the scene. Other
responding deputies had
to block the suspect in
the parking lot where he
eventually parked his car
and stayed to speak with
police.The officers located
the victim, who said she
and the suspect live together. When asked what
happened, the victim said
she and the suspect, Quavist Phillips, had been arguing all day and eventu-
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
K9 Workshop
The Greenville County Sheriff s Office
(GCSO) hosted the Tactical Deployment
K9 Workshop on Thursday, September 22,
2016, at the Greenville County Sheriff s
Office Center for Advanced Training
Facility, located at 150 Thurston Road in
Taylors. The workshop consisted of 68
dog teams, representing 44 agencies from
12 different states. The furthest teams
traveled from Illinois, Missouri, Rhode
Island and Connecticut to the training
center. GCSO utilizes several venues
all throughout the county for different
exercises.
Photos by
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT
On Saturday, an officer
responded to Green Acres
Drive in Spartanburg County in reference to a domestic disturbance. While in
route, Spartanburg County
Communications advised
the son stated the father
was hitting the mother.
Upon arrival, the officer
was met by Scotty Terry
who stated he and a female victim engaged into
a verbal altercation. The
victim stated Terry came
home and accused her of
cheating. She additionally
stated Terry then wanted
her to unlock her phone,
but she refused. The victim stated Terry then
grabbed her wrist and
tried to make her unlock
her phone. She stated her
son pushed Terry. The victim also stated during the
altercation she received a
busted lip. The victim provided a written statement
to the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office.
The officer then met
with Terry who stated
the victim had a hickey
and he believed she was
cheating. He said the victim then wouldnt unlock
her phone so he could see
the contents. Terry stated
he grabbed her wrist and
tried to make her unlock
her phone. Terry said his
son pushed him and he
fell on top of the victim,
busting her lip. Terry provided a written statement
to the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office.
The son stated the events
were true and correct as
he witnessed them.
Terry was placed under
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In 70-0
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BY JOEL FITZPATRICK
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Head coach Steve Wilson is trying to change the
culture when it comes to
football at Eastside.
Over the past two weeks,
he has taken major steps
in doing so. Following a
49-0 win over Southside,
the Eagles (3-2) looked
even more impressive this
past Friday with a 70-0 victory over Carolina.
This rebuilding process
started about 16 months
ago, Wilson said. Our
team and our coaches have
really bought into what
we are trying to establish
here. We arent there yet,
but we are a lot better than
we were 16 months ago.
People tell us that we
are changing culture here.
We noticed that last year.
We just missed making
the state playoffs, and our
guys were hurt. They were
in tears. It bothered them,
and thats when we really
knew that the culture was
changing.
Halfway
there
Eastside had very little trouble disposing of Carolina Academy last week, coming away
with a 70-0 win.
receiving yards.
With Wilson playing his
reserves for most of the
second half, the Eagles
only other score came on
six-yard run by DeShawn
Local
players
named
to Shrine
Bowl
roster
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Two local players will
represent South Carolina
at this years Shrine Bowl.
Greer Offensive Lineman Noah Hannon and Byrnes defensive back Aaron
Watson will
take part in
the all-star
game, set to
take place
on Dec. 17
at
Gibbs
Stadium in
SpartanHannon
burg.
O t h e r
players representing
South Carolina include:
Shi Smith,
Union County; Tancey
Watson
Richardson,
South
Aiken; Jackson Williamson,
Westside; Darius Douglas, Berkeley; Austin Connor, Dutch Fork; Lummie
Young, Westside; OrTre
Smith, Wando; Gage Moloney,
Northwestern;
Davondre Robinson, Lake
Marion; Malik Brooks, Saluda; Bryce Singleton, Hilton
Head; Damani Staley, Ridge
View; Cameron Bent, Bluffton; Jerry Howard, Northwestern; Dwane Nichols,
Lake View; Davunta Porter, Latta; Kerryon Richardson, Airport; Deandre
Peterson, Fort Dorchester;
Kendrick Hicks, Rock Hill;
Kendarius Fredrick, South
Pointe; Shawn Moore,
Spring Valley; DMarco
Jackson, Broome; Jermaine
McDaniel, Dillon; Brad
Johnson, Pendleton; Jalin
Walker, Laurens; Bryson
Cooper, South Pointe;
Grady Thomas, Spartanburg; Logan Carpenter,
Hartsville; George Crosby,
Colleton County; Chad
Gardner, Boiling Springs;
Summie Carlay, Laurens;
Marcus McKethan, Barnwell; J.T. Melton, Dillon;
Malik Sumter, Dutch Fork;
Will Register, Chapin; Tyler Hamilton, Hilton Head;
Pressley Harvin, Sumter;
Keith Pearson, Woodruff;
Cameron Butler, Ridge
View; Dawson Henis, River Bluff; Davonne Bowen,
Woodmont; and Octavious
Pringle, Brookland-Cayce.
Despite an injury to starting quarterback Logan DiBenedetto, Riverside notched its third
win of the season against JL Mann last Friday.
The Warrior offense did
not get off to a strong
start, fumbling on its first
possession. But, after the
defense forced a turnover
on downs, DiBenedetto
found OBrien downfield
for a 70 yard touchdown.
We missed the extra
point on that one and, as
the game went on, that
became more of a factor,
Smith said.
The Warriors had opportunities to add to their
lead in the first half, but
could not capitalize.
It was a defense battle
back and forth, which I
know made for some boring football there for a
ere halfway
through the high
school football
season, and its been an
interesting ride so far.
This season feels unlike any other in recent
memory. The nonconference schedule has been
long and a lot of games
have been played. When it
comes to playoff implications, however, the slate
is still clean.
Several weeks ago, I
made a few predictions,
so I figured it would be a
good time to revisit some
of those.
Byrnes is in unfamiliar
territory, having only
picked up one win in
its first five games. The
Rebels have lost some
close ones, made mistakes and suffered some
injuries. Games against
Myrtle Beach, Mallard
Creek and Broome were
certainly winnable for
Byrnes, but without the
senior leadership they
had last season, the Rebels struggled. Whats even
worse is that the schedule
doesnt let up from here.
Byrnes still has to face a
brutal region, containing
Spartanburg, Gaffney and
Dorman. Theres a chance
that the Rebels have
figured it out and could
bounce back, but theres
also a chance they could
struggle even more and
miss the playoffs.
Blue Ridge has a similar
record to Byrnes, but is in
a more difficult situation
moving forward, having
dealt with a number of
injuries. With guys like
quarterback Jake Smith
and receiver Jason Sammons going down, the
offense is going to take a
hit. When you add injuries
in the secondary and in
the trenches, its just
downright difficult to win
ball games. The Tigers are
known for their effort and
fight, which should keep
them in a lot of these
region games. But, with all
the adversity, its an uphill battle for Blue Ridge
the rest of the way.
Eastsides record
doesnt actually indicate
how good this team really is, in my opinion.
Although theyve dropped
a couple of games early,
the Eagles have a prolific
offense with some strong
talent once again. Quarterback Jordan Morgans
strong play has opened
things up for guys like
TJ Gist and Troy Pride to
make things happen in
the open field. If Eastside
can keep progressing on
defense and make some
strides on special teams,
theres no doubt that this
is a playoff team.
After early season
losses to Byrnes and
Westside, Greer has been
very good and very clutch.
It hasnt always looked
pretty on offense, but the
Yellow Jacket defense has
kept this team in games
and has allowed them to
win three straight games
headlining into region
play. This is definitely a
playoff team, but whats
even better is that they
are young. Greer is building something this season
that could be very special
in the near future.
Riverside is a muchimproved team that has
benefitted greatly from
the region realignment.
With a more favorable
schedule this season, the
Warriors have been able
to build a strong case
for themselves, winning
three of their first five
games. Although injuries
are an issue here as well,
the Warriors have the
talent to compete in the
region this year. Heading
into region play without
a starting quarterback, it
could be a rocky couple of
weeks for this team, but
playoffs are a very real
possibility for Riverside
in 2016.
SPORTS
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Brooks OBrien
Riverside
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JoJo Fernandez
Eastside
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Anthony White
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0 BHP 41
29 Landrum 3
36 Riverside 47
27 Liberty 28
7 Chapman 59
63 Mauldin 12
Travelers Rest
Union Co.
at Eastside
at Greer
THE BUCK
STOPS HERE
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT
as Dukes OC, the Gators
offense finished 13th in
the SEC.
Today, Roper and
Muschamp are donning
the garnet and black but
experiencing the same
futility. After four games
against non-ranked opponents, the Gamecocks
are dead last in the SEC
in total offense. And
while Muschamp and his
defenders like to blame
youth and lack of recruiting for the sad state of
affairs in Columbia, the
fact is the Gamecocks
have had at least as much
talent as their opponents.
Since 2013, South
Carolina has landed far
more four-star players (36
according to recruiting
authority Rivals.com) than
Kentucky (19), Mississippi
State (15), and East Carolina (0). Yet those three
teams combined to outgain Muschamps squad
by a combined 532 yards.
None of those squads are
exactly known for defense
either. Its certainly tell-
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Face injuries
PLAYERS OF WEEK 4
FROM B1
Byrnes
19 Myrtle Beach 35
45 Greer 7
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
14 Mallard Creek 21
12 Northwestern 34 Greer Highs Vigee Ware was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Defensive Player
28 Broome 34 of the Week during Week 4. Pictured left to right are: Chris Crist (Owens Insurance), Ware,
at Spartanburg Greer coach Will Young and David Fowler (Owens Insurance).
Boiling Springs
Nation Ford
Gaffney
at Dorman
Eastside
21 Woodmont 28
34 Riverside 13
37 Wade Hampton 43
49 Southside 0
70 Carolina Academy 0
at Union Co.
Greer
at Travelers Rest
at Blue Ridge
at Wren
Greer
Riverside
10 Westside 28
7 Byrnes 45
21 Clinton 7
42 Daniel 28
24 Woodruff 21
Travelers Rest
at Eastside
at Greenville
at Union Co.
Blue Ridge
7 Travelers Rest 3
13 Eastside 34
47 Blue Ridge 36
14 Christ Church 27
13 J.L. Mann 6
at Mauldin
Hillcrest
Laurens
at Greenwood
at Wade Hampton
450 yards/game on
average and recruited
a 3-star high school QB
that he groomed into a
first-round NFL draft pick
(Paxton Lynch).
The Gamecocks never
courted Fuente with the
same effort they put
towards Muschamp,
Tom Herman and Kirby
Smart. A third of the
way through this college
season, that looks like a
major mistake. USC fans
can blame youth, inexperience and a coaching
change for their teams offensive woes, but the lack
of talent excuse wont
hold water much longer. Sooner or later their
fingers must point to the
man on the sidelines with
the headset.
Two Eastside High athletes were named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Players of
the Week during Week 4. Pictured left to right are: Chris Crist (Owens Insurance), Eastside
Coach Steve Wilson, DeShawn Sullivan (Lineman of the Week), TJ Gist (Offensive Player of
the Week) and David Fowler (Owens Insurance).
BROOKS
OBRIEN
RIVERSIDE WR #4
SENIOR
JOJO
FERNANDEZ
EASTSIDE LB #55
SENIOR
ANTHONY
WHITE
RIVERSIDE DL #61
SENIOR
Parents: Linda Tremblay and Marc
White
Age: 17
Away from the field: Enjoys biking
Favorite athlete: Deshawn Watson
Favorite video game: Grand Theft
Auto
Favorite genre of music: Hip
Hop/Rap
sports
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ready to play.
Smiths team is up
against Mauldin, which
he says will be one of the
better opponents the Warriors have faced this year.
They run the spread on
offense and they have an
outstanding quarterback,
he said. He can hurt you
scrambling and throwing
the football. Hes an allaround good quarterback.
They run a lot of counter
schemes and they like to
throw it deep.
They run a four-man
front on defense, and they
are big. Its going to be a
task for us to try to protect our freshman and give
him some time to throw
the football. We cant afford anymore injuries,
Smith said.
Kickoff is set for 7:30
p.m. at Mauldin.
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Talk,
talk, talk
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 ditech Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning
the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
on Sept. 25 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and
Reed Sorenson collided on
the backstretch on Lap 291
to bring out the sixth and
final caution of the race.
Starting on the inside
lane and timing the restart
perfectly, Harvick stayed
side-by-side with Kenseth
entering the first corner
and cleared Kenseths No.
20 Toyota through Turn 2.
Kenseth was unable to get
back to the rear bumper
of Harvicks No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
over the final six laps.
Man, that worked out
really good, said Harvick,
who won for the second
time at the Magic Mile, the
third time this season and
the 34th time in his career.
The car was pretty good
on the restarts. Once we
CRUSADER
CORNER
of which came through the
air for the Braves. North
Greenville threw for just
83-yards and ran for another 54.
The Crusaders inched
closer to Pembroke in the
opening minutes of the
third quarter with another
long touchdown scamper.
Simeon Byrd would cut
the deficit in half with his
longest scoring run of the
season as he found the end
zone from 33-yards out to
cut the score to 28-14.
The Crusaders would
outscore the Braves 28-21
in the second half, but the
NGU defense struggled to
get key stops as the Braves
did just enough to stay
out in front. Pembroke answered each North Greenville touchdown with a
touchdown of its own to
preserve the win over its
fellow independent North
Greenville.
Tracy Scott would finish
the night with a careerhigh, three touchdowns on
81-yards rushing. Scotts
final two touchdowns
came in the second half.
Simeon Byrd added another 84-yards of rushing to
the NGU offensive totals to
go along with one touchdown. Mason Sanders
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BY KAELYN PFENNING
STAFF WRITER
Randy Salyer, manager
of the Swift Transportation
terminal in Greer, started
in 1989 as a driver.
After several years, he
became a driver leader at
the Greer terminal, which
participated in a nationwide celebration of truck
drivers earlier this month.
A typical day includes:
being at a customers location early in the morning
for a pick up or delivery.
For a delivery, the driver
would deliver the load,
leave that area, reload the
trailer to head to another
city and spend the rest of
his day driving until he
needs to get some rest,
dinner and a shower.
I traded my truck driving job for a driving leader
job, Salyer said, and
from there Ive worked in
various locations throughout the country with Swift
with the 30 terminals that
we currently have.
Salyer did training and
more before his supervisor
retired about a year and a
half ago, and I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to become the
terminal leader, he said.
Its been 27 years of fun
in the industry.
I really enjoyed the
driving, Salyer said. It
was very adventurous.
The irregular routes was
somewhat exciting to me.
Its a different lifestyle.
You get to see places
youd love to see again.
Then, you also get to see
places you never want to
go again. For me, Id never
been out west, and the pacific northwest is one of
the purest, cleanest areas
in the country and I really
enjoyed going there, even
during the winter months
when travel was a littler
tougher then.
One of the hard parts is
being away from home
for many days, Salyer
said, not knowing where
Ill be delivering three
days from now or five
days from now.
Salyer grew up in Virginia, where he was a part of
the coal industry.
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returns, this movie lands
on the good side of the reboot spectrum. It doesnt
conjure a spirit as strong
as the original, but it sure
goes in with proton packs
fully charged.
The Legend of Tarzan
(PG-13) -- Years after leaving the jungle and setting
up in a British mansion
as Lord Greystroke, the
man once called Tarzan
(Alexander
Skarsgard)
has to go back to Africa
to rally the animal kingdom and thwart colonization. Greystroke/Tarzan
hears from an American
diplomat (Samuel L. Jackson) about a Belgian plot
to enslave the people of
the Congo. A sneering envoy (Christoph Waltz) is
in charge of the scheme,
and Jane (Margot Robbie)
joins her husband on the
adventure, because shes
no slouch.
It takes a while to get
into full swing. Skarsgards
performance never quite
hits its stride, and so hes
just an abnormally pale
hunk for much of the run
time. The movie is aware
that theres racism in the
roots of the source material, and takes some strides
to counter that. Still, its
another Tarzan movie that
we wont remember when
the next one comes out in
a decade or so.
The Infiltrator (R) -During the height of the
Pablo Escobar era in the
War on Drugs, federal
agent Bob Mazur (Bryan
Cranston) must go undercover as a big shot Miami
money-launderer, knowing that the slightest slipup will make him another
victim of cartel brutality.
Hes got a livewire partner (John Leguizamo) and
a fake wife who also is
an agent (Diane Kruger).
While there are plenty of
notes from other drugwar films, this one dodges most of the cliches
and steers clear of wanton Hollywood violence.
Cranstons anxiety and
Leguizamos energy carry
a film full of exposition all
the way, without straining
credibility for something
based on a true story.
TV RELEASES
THINGS
TO DO
NEW LISTINGS
FURMAN BAND CONCERT
IS SEPT. 30
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Visitors can choose from hundreds of hand-made bowls during The annual Hub City
Empty Bowls Soup Day on Oct. 15.
ways want to keep in mind
the real reason why we do
this, Bruce Bowyer, Chairman of the event said.
Latest statistics say that
about 15 percent of the
people in Spartanburg are
what professionals call
food insecure. Food Insecurity causes 43,000 Spartanburg County residents
to struggle with putting
food on the table or keeping a roof over a families
head. TOTAL Ministries
can help relieve the stress
of these families by mak-
FURMAN ORGANIST
PRESENTS RECITAL OCT. 2
Furman
Universitys
Marching Band, The Paladin Regiment, will present
its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Sept.
30, at 8 p.m. in McAlister
Auditorium.
The concert, part of Furmans Cultural Life Program, is open to the public
and is held in conjunction
with Family Weekend at
the university. Tickets are
available at the door.
Under the direction of
Furmans Jay Bocook, The
Paladin Regiment will
present the set list from
its 2016 Exhibition Show
Styx and Stones, which
explores the music from
two of the most famous
rock and roll groups of
all time. The performance
includes
arrangements
of Come Sail Away and
Mr. Roboto by 70s progressive rock band Styx,
and Paint It Black by the
Rolling Stones.
The Paladin Regiment
will also present traditional Furman songs and
favorite stand charts. Led
by Drum Majors Emily Salgado and Emma Gierszal,
The Paladin Regiment will
showcase The Furman
Dance Company, which
will perform choreography
to You Can Call Me Al
by Paul Simon, Land of a
Thousand Dances made
famous by Wilson Pickett,
and Uptown Funk by
Bruno Mars.
The Paladin Regiment
is one of six major ensembles in the Furman
Band program. In addition
to performances at all of
Furmans home football
games, The Paladin Regiment has been invited to
perform at the South Carolina Band Directors Association 4-A Marching Band
Championships in Columbia, S.C., which takes place
Oct. 29.
For more information,
contact the Furman Band
Office at 294-3069.
The
South
Carolina
Childrens Theatre will be
holding auditions for A
Charlie Brown Christmas
on Sunday, Oct. 2, or Monday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Call backs will be Tuesday,
Oct. 4.
The theatre is looking to
fill 12 roles for cast members grade 5 to adult. Roles
include: Charlie Brown,
Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Pig
Pen, Frieda, Schroeder,
Violet, Sally, Patty, Shermy
and Woodstock (a puppet).
Children/teens should
prepare 30 seconds of a
memorized
monologue
(one person speaking).
Adults should prepare
a 30-60 second comedic
monologue. Auditionees
may also be asked to read
from provided sections
of the script. Bring your
schedule to fill-in all of
your potential rehearsal
conflicts on the back of
SEEING SPARTANBURG IN A
NEW LIGHT OPENING OCT. 4
Seeing Spartanburg In a
New Light National Night
Out Opening Ceremonies
will be held on Tuesday,
Oct. 4, at Dennys Plaza.
Festivities begin at 4:30
p.m. with the ceremonies
starting at 5 p.m. The
event will feature a procession to all Neighborhood
Artwork Sites followed
by a finale in Northside
Neighborhood at VCOM at
approximately 8:30 p.m.
at 350 Howard Street.
Neighborhoods
participating in the project
include Downtown Spartanburg,
Forest
Park,
Hampton Heights, Andrews Farm, Northside,
South Converse, Maxwell/
Duncan Park, Highland,
Converse Heights and
Beaumont Village.
Dennys Plaza is located
at 203 East Main Street in
Spartanburg.
For more information,
visit seeingspartanburg.
com.
CONCERT FEATURES
WEST AFRICAN MUSIC
CAMPBELL TO HOST
DARK CORNER TOUR
local
restaurantswill
be served in Chapmans
theater lobby, where the
music will be performed.
More than two dozen restaurants or food providers
have been recruited to donate at least five gallons of
soup.
During Soup Day, there
will also be a silent auction and live music. The
musicians donating their
talents are Daniel Z, Fayssoux & Brandon, Rick
Praytor, Frank Walker,
and Mark Miller & Friends.
Public drum circles, led
by Melisa Emkjer, will be
held in the plaza noon-1
p.m. and 2-3 p.m.
We are getting down to
the wire on this years Hub
City Empty Bowlss project, Bowyer said. Weve
got the bowls, weve got
the soup, now we need the
people to come and get
them.
Last year, Hub City Empty Bowls donated $26,000
to TOTAL Ministries. Carolina Clay Artists has spearheaded Hub City Empty
Bowls since its inception
in 2009. Since then, this
group of potters has raised
tens of thousands of dollars to help feed people in
Spartanburg County.
For more information
about Bowls Soup Day,
please visit HubCityEmptyBowls.com or call 7063739.
On Presidential Character
is open to the public. Reservations for the event are
required.
David Brooks writes a
bi-weekly op-ed for The
New York Times, and he is
a regular analyst on PBS
NewsHour and NPRs All
Things Considered.
In his latest book, The
Road to Character, Brooks
focuses on the deeper values that should inform
our lives. Responding to
what he calls the culture
of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success,
Brooks challenges readers, and himself, to rebalance the scales between
rsum virtuesachieving wealth, fame, and statusand eulogy virtues,
those that exist at the core
of our being: kindness,
bravery, honesty, or faithfulness. He tells the story
of 10 notable personalities
that illustrate how character is developed, and how
to build rich inner lives
marked by humility and
moral depth.
His previous book, The
Social Animal: The Hidden
Sources of Love, Character
and Achievement, uses the
story of a fictional American couple to explain the
importance of neuroscience and sociology in understanding Americas politics, culture, and future.
His other books, The New
York Times bestseller Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive are penned in a
SEE EVENTS | B10
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
One of the first things
to look at is the medicines
you already take. Most primary-care doctors dont
know (and I mightnt have,
if I didnt work at an institution where research and
teaching about this goes
on) how many medications for blood pressure,
depression, epilepsy and
diabetes (among others)
can cause weight gain as
a side effect. Sometimes
switching medications can
help a great deal. Most
primary-care doctors are
uncomfortable prescribing medications for weight
loss, especially after the
disaster caused by the
combination of dexfenfluramine and phentermine
(fen-phen). There are newer and safer medications
now.
Metabolic
conditions
such as Cushings disease
and hypothyroidism need
to be looked for.
Careful evaluation of the
diet -- using food diaries
and often enlisting the
expertise of a registered
dietician nutritionist -- is
of paramount importance.
Since there is so much
misinformation, I almost
always find people eating unhealthy foods and
avoiding healthy ones, to
their detriment.
You should be congratulated on finding an exercise that you can do, and
be encouraged to do so
every day.
Finally, since you are
100 pounds or so overweight, your doctor also
should consider the risks
and benefits of bariatric
surgery, the most effective
way (and only reliable one
for most people) of losing
that much weight.
***
DR. ROACH WRITES:
After I wrote about essential tremor, several people
who suffer from this condition, as well as several
clinicians, wrote to tell
me about a product called
Liftware that helps many
(but not all) people with
hand tremor eat with less
difficulty. Its a handle
that you can attach a fork
or spoon to, and it reduces
the amount of shaking. Its
available at liftlabsdesign.
com.
***
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer individual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to
Good Health, 628 Virginia
Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
SOAP UPDATES
BY DANA BLOCK
GENERAL HOSPITAL
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
LANGSTON CHARTER
ENROLLMENT LOTTERY
Parents/guardians
of
rising sixth through eighth
graders who want to participate in the 2017-2018
Enrollment Lottery at
Langston Charter Middle
School should plan to attend one of the two remaining Application Orientation Meetings.
The remaining meetings
will be Tuesday, Oct. 4,
and Thursday, Oct. 27, at
7 p.m. in the school gym.
Meeting attendance is
a requirement for applicants.
The school is located at
1950 Woodruff Road in
Greenville. For more information, visit www.langstoncharter.org.
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GMC INTRODUCES
NEW FOOD PROGRAM
Getting creative
Riverside Middle students are enjoying the Makerspace in
the Media Center where they have the opportunity to work
on creative projects. Most recently, students participated
in making duct tape wallets.
Kimberly Wood and Mr.
Joel Perkin.
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Burning Feet?
Electric Shocks?
Pain & Numbness?
Pins & Needles?
Creepy Crawlies?
You might have
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
This condition affects 20 million Americans. It begins in
the feet and lower legs and can advance to the hands.
Treatment of oral medications and injections often dont
work.
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Got spirit?
Riverside High School recently raised $73,665.84 for The Lachlan McIntosh Tannery
Foundation during the schools Spirit Week.
district five
In
commemoration
of the 2016 construction project, Byrnes High
AFJROTC is sponsoring
a Commemorative Brick
Fundraiser to benefit the
student council, the fishing club and AFJROTC.
Two hundred bricks
were recovered from the
demolition of the original Byrnes High cafeteria,
which later became the
AFJROTC wing. Each has
a commemorative plaque
and is individually numberedno two are alike.
Individual number requests will be taken on
a first-come, first-serve
basis. The requested donation is $50, and all proceeds go toward student
activities and support at
Byrnes.
Change coming to
D5 intersection
Beginning
Thursday,
Sept. 29, the three-way
intersection at Highway
358 (Holly Springs Road)
and Pine Ridge Road will
become an all-way stop.
The change aims to reduce
traffic speed, and hopefully accidents in the area.
The intersection primarily affects students at D.R.
Hill Middle and Lyman Elementary.
Event reminders |
Wake Up, Brother Bear!
Through Nov. 29
SCCT 2nd Stage
scchildrenstheatre.org
Byrnes homecoming
is Oct. 7
w/p
Julia Peters
Through Sept. 30
Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville
Soul Stirrings
Art by Zac Benson
Through Oct. 2
Thompson Gallery
Furman University
What I See: In Living Color
Irv Welling
Through Oct. 7
Centre Stage Gallery
A Gentlemans Guide...
Sept. 27-Oct. 2
The Peace Center
467-3000
peacecenter.org
COMFORT
FreuercGhaifset
Disney On Ice
Dream Big
Nov. 23-27
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
1-800-745-3000
ticketmaster.com
Ongoing exhibits |
Urinetown
Sept. 16-Oct. 8
The Warehouse Theatre
warehousetheatre.com
235-6948
Students participate
in First Tee Challenge
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