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BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

STAFF WRITER

Sixteen-year-old WayneWalker decided, for hisbirthday this year, hewanted to give gifts ratherthan receive them.

Last fall, Walker spent aweek at Greenville HealthSystems Childrens Hos-pital following a go-cartaccident. While there, herealized children and teen-agers could benefit from

having more toys andgames available to themduring overnight stays.

With that in mind, hedecided to begin collect-ing toys, games and mov-ies that could be left at thehospital for more gueststo enjoy.

Walkers mother, Mer-edith Landis, calls the col-lection the Healing Enter-tainment Drive. During thistime, they are gatheringsmall Lego kits and video

games and movies that aresuitable for young peopleand families. Walker deco-rated a box for collectionand placed it in StompingGrounds on Trade Street.

Hes been really excitedabout it, hoping we wouldget some people in to geta donation, StompingGrounds owner Lisa Gar-land said.

Landis said theyve alsocollected from Set ApartHealth, Vanguard Home-

school Academy, McCullohTherapeutic Solutions andthe staff and faculty at theSouth Carolina School forDeaf and Blind.

While Walker is no lon-ger collecting at those lo-cations, he and his moth-er hope for a continuedoutpouring of generosityfrom the public at Stomp-ing Grounds.

We had no expecta-tions, Landis said of theamount they hoped to

collect. He was just hop-ing that somebody wouldhave a heart and want todonate.

SEE WALKER | A6

BY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

Last summer, CristyRay was working to bringdowntown Greer its firstfarmers market.

This spring, she willopen a specialty grocerystore, Foodies Farm Shop,in the Depot at 300 Ran-dall St.

Id been toying with theidea of starting an artisancheese shop for a while. Ithought we kind of neededsomething like that here,Ray said. From there, Icame up with somethingthat would bridge the gapbetween the opening andclosing of the farmersmarket.

Ray began a success-ful farmers market lastfall, which took place atthe corner of Poinsett andMain Streets downtown.

I woke up one day andthought, Greer needs afarmers market. It justseemed to be the righttime, Ray said. I talkedwith the Greer Develop-ment Corporation, andthey thought it was a goodidea. Everything just fellinto place and worked outreally well.

Ray, a 10-year resident

of Taylors and mother offour, is hoping her newbusiness and the marketwill complement one an-other.

Im kind of hoping thatthe two business will kindof pull each other, shesaid. They are separateendeavors, but I wanted to

start something unique.Foodies Farm Shop will

carry a variety of items,such as: cheese, jam, pick-les, okra, soaps, candles,local honey and more.

Well have a variety ofoptions, she said. It hasreally come together. Thevendors are really optimis-

tic, so theyve been greatto work with.

Ray has only been at herdowntown location sincethe beginning of February,but says she hopes to beopen at the beginning ofthe month.

Greer is becoming adestination city, she

said. Something like thiswill fit in nicely, and Ivealways loved the Depot.People always seem tostop at Stomping Groundsor places like that whentheyre walking downTrade Street. We wantthem to come all the waydown and see whats goingon throughout downtownGreer.

Ray has a wide range ofexperience working withsmall businesses and shesaid she has the supportto make the new grocerystore work.

My background is insmall business, Ray said.I love Greer. I love thesmall town feel. Just see-ing the changes that arehappening, I think its theright time to get involved.The community comes to-gether really well and Ivehad a lot of people jumpin to support me. Its beengreat.


STAFF WRITER

Greer police are search-ing for two men followingan incident on Monday inwhich a man was shot inthe head.

Police say the victim didnot sustain life-threaten-ing injuries.

According to an incident

report, officers took astatement from a residentwho was at the apartmentcomplex when the victimwas shot. The residentsaid the victim was eithershot getting in or out ofhis vehicle. The residentalso said the front rightpassenger window wasblown out. It also appears,says the report, that a bul-

let passed through theright front door mirror.Authorities say there wasblood on the drivers sideof the car.

The resident also statedafter hearing the shot thatshe saw two black malesrunning to a gold GMCSUV.

They allegedly drove offwith the family member

seeing a gun on the centerconsole of the GMC. Thevictim then reportedly ranto the residents apart-ment and the two got intothe victims car.

According to Greer Po-lice Lt. Jim Holcombe,police were dispatched at12:59 p.m. By the time po-lice arrived, the resident

SEE SHOOTING | A8

Trumptakes SouthCarolinaBY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

Nearly 30 percent of reg-istered voters in Greenvilleand Spartanburg Countiescast ballots during lastSaturdays RepublicanPresidential Primary.

Conway Belangia, chair-man of the GreenvilleCounty Elections Com-mission, said the localturnout was just shy of 30percent.

We had a few precinctsthat had a waiting line ofan hour, he said. But,we were prepared and wethought it went extremelywell.

The overall numberswere up a little bit, butit wasnt extraordinarypercentage-wise, Belan-gia said. We didnt knowwhat to expect going in.We knew there was a lotof interest out there, butwe were kind of expectingabout what we had.

Donald Trump won the

primary with 32 percent ofthe vote, while Marco Ru-bio and Ted Cruz finishedsecond and third respec-tively.

In Spartanburg County,46,888 ballots were cast,making up 28 percent ofregistered voters withinthe county.

We had a better turn-out than expected, Spar-tanburg County ElectionsChairman Henry Laye said.We were predicting 20 or23 percent, so we werepleased.

Chad Groover, chairmanof the Greenville CountyRepublican Party said the737,917 votes cast acrossthe state were indicativeof the important race.

SEE PRIMARY | A6

Soireeset forMarch 4BY KENNETH COLLINS MAPLE

STAFF WRITER

The purpose of the Jes-sica Monroes fifth annualSaved by the Heart Soireehasnt changed, but theevent itself continues togrow and entertain.

This years event isMarch 4 at 7 p.m. insideGrace Hall on Trade Street.Visitors there will noticethe same focus on rais-ing funds for the care ofrescued animals, thoughthe animals will not bepresent. Instead, attend-ees will find themselves ina casino of sorts. Monroesaid each attendee will begiven $30,000 worth ofpoker chips to use whileenjoying a silent auction,raffle, catered food, drinkand live music from the

SEE SOIREE | A6

Foodies Farm Shop to open March 1

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Cristy Ray stocks jam in Foodies Farm Shop, scheduled to open in March at the GreerDepot downtown.

Greer teenager collects for hospital system

Man shot at Oakland Place

I just wanted to

help the hospital. (It)feels great.

Wayne Walker

Primary seeslarge turnout

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

The Greer Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place at Oakland Place apartments Monday afternoon.Authorities say a victim was shot in the head, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

We knew there was

a lot of interest out

there, but we were

kind of expecting

about what we had.

Conway BelangiaChairman, Greenville County

Election Commission

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To the editor,

After all the press hoop-la about the covetedendorsement of SouthCarolina Gov. Nikki Haley,the results are in. With thenot-so-covert assistance ofthe RNC, the state Republi-can chairman, in additionto Tim Scott, Trey Gowdy,and assorted Republicanmuckety-mucks, includ-ing the well-wishes of herfriends Jesse Jackson andAl Sharpton, Nikki, couldmuster barely 22 percentof the voters for her can-didate to stop Trump.

More bad news, upwards

of two thirds of the voterspolled on Saturday, Feb. 20said they supported flyingthe Confederate flag at theSC Statehouse.

And this, after her her-culean efforts to persuadeus that the flag is divisiveand that Donald Trump isdivisive.

It was a bad week forNikki Haley and the po-litically correct establish-ment in South Carolina.

Richard T. HinesMayesville

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24GRACE PLACE inGreer will

have its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. Grace Placeis located at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

THE AWANAS CLUB meetsat El Bethel Baptist Church,313 Jones Ave., from 6:30- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 areinvited. Call 877-4021.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25KIWANIS CLUB MEET at

6:30 p.m. at Ryans, 1501 W.Poinsett St., in Greer. CallCharmaine at 349-1707. TheCSPAN bus will be on site atthis weeks meeting.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26GRACE PLACE inGreer will

have its monthly dinnerat 6:30 p.m. Grace Place islocated at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27FOOD PANTRY DEVOTION

AL 9:30 -10 a.m. at CalvaryChristian Fellowship, 2455

Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Lim-ited supplies available. Firstcome, first serve basis.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28THE NEVER ALONE Group

of Narcotics Anonymousmeet at 7:30 p.m. at the GreerRecreational Center, 226Oakland Ave.

MONDAY, FEB. 29BARBERSHOP HARMONY

CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m.at Memorial United Meth-odist Church, 201 N. MainSt., Greer. Call Richard at384-8093.

TUESDAY, MAR.1GRACE PLACE inGreer

holds its clothing closetfrom 6-8 p.m. at Grace Place,407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D.

required.THE GREER LIONS Club

meet at Laurendas FamilyRestaurant, 300 South LineSt., at 6 p.m. Call Suzanne at905-0394.

FIRST TUESDAY ONTradeat 5 p.m. on Trade Street.Visit tuesdaysontrade.com formore information.

ALZHEIMERS ASSO

CIATION SUPPORT Groupmeets from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at

The Haven in the Villageat Chanticleer, 355 Berk-mans Lane, Greenville. Call275.5022

ALZHIEMERS SUPPORT

GROUP 6-7:30 p.m, Held atThrive Assisted Living 715South Buncombe Rd Greer,SC 29650. 864-469-4335

THE SOAR LUNCHEON forages 50+ meet at 11 a.m. atGreer City Hall, 301 E. Poin-sett St. Bring a covered dishand/or dessert. Call Meredithat 968-7001.

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 2GRACE PLACE inGreer will

have its clothing closet openfrom 6-8 p.m. Grace Place islocated at 407 RidgewoodDrive. I.D. required.

THE AWANAS CLUB meetsat El Bethel Baptist Church,313 Jones Ave., from 6:30- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-11 areinvited. Call 877-4021.

THE VIETNAM VETERANS

of America Chapter 523 meetat Greenville Shrine Club,119 Veverly Road. Greenvillechow time is 6-7 p.m. for $5,with meeting following. CallChapter President PatrickRamsey at 232-4110 or V.P.Jerry Brock at 918-4451 formore information. Significantothers invited to join.

THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

OPEN at 7:30 p.m. at theGreer Recreational Center,226

Oakland Ave.THE SOAR CROCHET class

meets at 9:45 a.m. at VictorGym. The cost is $5. Call

Meredith at 968-7001.SOAR PICKLEBALL MEETS

9:45 a.m. at Victor Gym. Freeinstruction for beginners.

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Very recently, an icecream shop was openedin the downtown area andimmediately when I saw it,Ponders ice cream cameto mind.

I knew Abbotts was notin the same location, butvery close to my belovedPonders. Growing up inGreer, I fondly rememberPonders as one of Greerstreasurers. It was muchmore than a just a busi-ness. It was an establish-ment that resonated theminds and hearts of icecream lovers. It was a lo-cation where people gath-ered, chatted and enjoyedwhat was thought to be thebest ice cream and I mustadd the best hot dogs any-where. The people who op-erated Ponders were alsonice. I remember that Mr.

Ponder had thick gray hairwith a part on the side. Ialways wanted him to waiton me because he gavebig scoop for I believe, 10cents a scoop. Grape andlemon were my favoriteflavors. And I believe a hotdog was 25 cents. A groupof us; Glenda Sullivan, thelate Loretta Sullivan, RudyPearson, Deloris Sweet,and others would walkto Maple Creek for choirpractice, (the reference inmy community was notrehearsal) practice for theEaster program, etc. andwe just had to stop by Pon-ders. Ponders was also agathering place for peoplewho worked in homes ofwhite people. These ladieswalked to work and Pon-ders was a resting pointbetween their homes in the

Sunnyside community anda place for them to shootthe breeze. So, duringthis month of Black His-tory when we commemo-rate the contributions ofAfrican-Americans, I amgoing to be unorthodoxand salute Mr. Ponder forrecognizing our human-ity. Posthumously, I honorand thank Mr. Ponder fornot robbing African-Amer-icans of their humanity.He provided a front doorentrance for us. Thanksbe to God he attemptedto incorporate ethicalpractices in his business.He was courageous andhe dared not to supportthe systemic hideous ide-als of this country, sinceits inception, to depriveus (African-Americans) ofour dignity. This was the

only food establishmentthat I remember that al-lowed black folk to comein the front door. Therewere two separate doorsand facing the building wecame in on the right sideand whites came in onthe left. On our side werelong benches and on theWhite side there were afew tables and chairs anda bench. Periodically, justfor fun as a kid, I wouldcome in on the left side totest the system and to seewhat would happen--noth-ing happened, no gunsdrawn. Mr. Ponder nor hisstaff did said anything, butmay I help you. It was ajoy to walk in Ponders.

Norma JeanNesbitt Givens

Greer

A salute to Mr. Ponder

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12TH ANNUAL OYSTERROAST IS FRIDAY

The Greater Greer Cham-ber of Commerce is gettingset to host the 12th annalCypress Internal MedicineOyster Roast, Shrimp Boiland Pig Pickin.

The event will take placeon Friday, Feb. 26 from 6-9 p.m. at 1623 S. Highway14 in Greer.

Cost is $35 for membersand $40 for non-mem-bers.

STOMPING GROUNDSOFFERS FREE LUNCH

Know anybody who is aFebruary 29th (leap year)baby? To celebrate allthe birthdays for thoseborn on Feb. 29, Stomp-ing Grounds is offeringfree lunch and a drink tothem.

All you have to do isshow your ID with yourbirthday date, and youcan redeem your lunch.Stomping Grounds is lo-cated at 208 Trade Streetin downtown Greer.

Call 864-801-1555 orvisit stompinggrounds-greer.com

GCM NAMESFAB 5 ITEMS

This years Fab 5 itemsare: 18 oz. peanut butter,breakfast food includinggrits and dry cereal, spa-ghetti sauce, boxed pasta,and canned fruit.

Donate items between 8a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 738 S. Line St. Ext,Greer. Call 877-1937.

YOUR LA ND,YOUR LEGACY

If you own land with im-portant natural resources,a voluntary conservationagreement can protect theland you love while youcontinue to own and man-age it for traditional uses.You may also realize sig-nificant tax benefits.

A conservation agree-ment (also called a conser-vation easement is a con-tract between a landownerand a qualified land trustwhich allows the owner topermanently restrict cer-tain undesirable uses ontheir property.

The agreement is bind-ing on all future ownersand therefore is a usefultool to landowners whoplan to give away or selltheir land.

If you are interested inlearning more and explor-ing whether a conserva-tion agreement is rightfor you, your family andyour land, please join usfor one of the followingworkshops (advanced reg-istration required). A mealis included.

Cost is $20 for landown-ers, $75 for professionalsseeking continuing educa-tion credits. To register,www.upstateforever.org/your-land-your-legacy/

Contact Erin Knight orPatricia Carson at 864-250-0500 or [email protected] formore information.

Local events are:March 1, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Wades Restaurant, Pine-wood Shopping Ctr, 1000N Pine St, Spartanburg.

March 1, 3 -6 p.m. Tom-mys Ham House, 214Rutherford St, Greenville.

GCM RECOGNIZINGMOW CHAMPIONS

Whether you are a celeb-rity in our community orsomeone who shows up todo your Meals on Wheelsroute each week, GreerCommunity Ministriesthinks you are a cham-pion. Help them bringgreater awareness to thecommunity by telling oth-ers what you do at GCM tohelp tackle hunger.

For more information,email Hannah Rainwater:[email protected].

BMW Manufacturing Co.announced last week theexport value of its pas-senger vehicles throughthe Port of Charleston in2015 totaled $9.8 Billion,confirming the companysGreer facility as the lead-ing U.S. automotive ex-porter by value.

According to data fromthe U.S. Department ofCommerce, this accom-plishment represents a7.8 percent increase overBMWs 2014 value. In2015, more than 280,000vehicles were exportedfrom its South Carolinaplant, over 70 percent ofthe plants total volume.

BMW is proud to claimthe top vehicle exporterspot, Manfred Erlacher,President and CEO of BMWManufacturing, said in astatement. 2015 was agreat year for BMW in theUnited Stateswe had arecord production yearand a record sales year.In addition to being thelargest U.S. automotive ex-porter, our South Carolinaplant has also become thelargest facility in BMWs

global production net-work. These achievementsare significant and clearlyreinforce BMWs ongoingcommitment to the U.S.

BMW currently producesmore than 1,400 vehicleseach day and is the exclu-sive exporter of X-modelvehicles (X3, X4, X5 andX6) to more than 140 glob-al markets.

BMW has been a trea-sured part of the SouthCarolina family since thefirst cars rolled out of itsSpartanburg County fa-cility, said South Caro-lina Governor Nikki Haley.Todays announcementis another reminder thattheres no limit to what wecan achieve when TeamSouth Carolina, and ourworld class workforce,work together with a greatcorporate citizen likeBMW.

In 2015, the plant pro-duced a record 400,904vehicles and the $1 Bil-lion expansion invest-ment, announced in 2014,continues. In 2015, theBMW brand finished theyear with record sales of346,023 vehicles in theU.S. Nearly 30 percent ofthis amount represents aSouth Carolina X-Model.

SC Ports Authority hasa strong partnership withBMW, and their operationsare a tremendous asset toour port, South CarolinaPorts Authority PresidentJim Newsome said. Weare proud to serve thenations leading automo-tive exporter through bothour Charleston and Greerfacilities and look forwardto supporting their futuregrowth.

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STAFF WRITER

With the construction ofthe new Lake Cooley Rec-reation Center, Spartan-burg County residents willsoon have another reasonto get outdoors.

Currently, the countyutilizes the 330-acre res-ervoir near Inman for in-termittent classes on thewater, and picnic shelters,playground equipmentand restrooms are alsoon site; however, the con-struction of the recreationcenter allows for more useof the lake.

Having a facility likethat actually allows usto rent equipment to thepublic so they can go inthere and rent everythingthey need to go out andpaddle for the morning orthe afternoon or the day orwhatever they want to do,said Marcia Murff, publicrelations director for theSpartanburg County Parksand Recreation Depart-ment. Well have kayaksand canoes and stand uppaddleboards and floata-tion devices they can use

to make sure they are safeon the water.

Murff said the 2,000-

square-foot building goingup will have two stories.The bottom floor will have

a rental window with allthe equipment. The secondfloor will have offices andrentable meeting space.

Its a perfect view ofHogback Mountain with afull wrap around porch onfacility, she said. Its go-ing to offer a great meet-ing space for people.

The area is actuallyowned by Startex-Jack-

son-Wellford-Duncan Wa-ter District (SJWD), andtheyve done the construc-tion. Once the construc-tion is completed, though,the space will be turnedover to the parks depart-ment, likely around thebeginning of May. Murffsaid the county allocated$400,000 for the projectand that amount includesfurnishing the center aswell as outfitting it withthe rental equipment.

The space will also bestaffed for the first time.McKenna Sprouse, rec-reation coordinator, andElizabeth Hardee, assis-tant recreation manager,will operate out of thebuilding.

Having staff personnelon site will allow for moreaccessibility.

Currently, SJWD per-sonnel have to unlock theproperty each day.

Its a great partnershipfor us because they havethis awesome property,and its a great partnershipfor them because were go-ing to manage that piece,Murff said of the relation-ship with SJWD.

Should

retireesmovefunds?

Q:My wife and I are inour early 70s, and wereretired. We have about$136,000 in corporatebonds and $200,000 inmutual funds. Consider-ing our age, should wemove the investmentsinto a CD?

DR:Theres always achance youll lose moneyif you leave it in mutualfunds and bonds. Thatsthe nature of the market.But theres another kindof risk based on whatyoure proposing, andthats risk of value due toinflation.

Assuming you two arein good health, you couldexpect to live another 10to 20 years. Most currentCD rates are less than 1percent. Even if they riseto 2 or 3 percent in thefuture, do you really wantto see that kind of returnwhen inflation is likely torise 4 percent annually?Thats in itself a type ofrisk, so I would urge youto keep that in mind.

No, I wouldnt advisemoving all of your moneyto CDs. If I were in yourshoes, Id live off theincome generated by mymutual fund investments.As for the corporatebonds, Im not a big fan ofthose. They entail almostas much risk as mutualfunds without the goodreturns (on average) overa long period of time.

If youre concernedabout stability, Im okaywith you taking a littlemoney from your bondsand putting it into a CDright now. But I wouldnttouch the mutual funds.

DAVE

SAYS

DAVE

RAMSEY

Lake Cooley recreation center underway

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

The new Lake Cooley Recreation Center will feature a rental station for non-motorizedwatercraft.

BMWs exportvalue reaches$9 billion

Its going to offer a great meeting spacefor people.

Marcia MurffSpartanburg Co. Parks and Recreation public relations director

COMMUNITY

NEWS

2015 was a great

year for BMW in the

United Stateswe

had a record

production year and

a record sales year.

Manfred ErlacherPresident and CEO,

BMW Manufacturing

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REFLECTIONS

RICK EZELL

Pastor, Greer First Baptist Church

I

had quite forgotten that my formerlongtime manager, now retired fromthe entertainment industry, had sent

me an email that she was cleaning outher office and would be sending me abox filled with goodies. So as I wasleading my young horse, Forrest, up thedriveway, we both spooked at the enor-mous cardboard box, covered in flutter-ing, clear plastic to protect it from therain, deposited, for whatever reason, byUPS, just behind the opened gate. Nudg-ing it with my foot, I could tell it wasquite heavy and Paul was good enoughto come to our rescue when I texted anSOS, as Forrest might be strong, but apack mule he is not.

Indeed, Paul drove up to carry thething back, remarking over its weightand when I came into the house a fewminutes later, I couldnt imagine whatmight be inside as I plunged the shortbladed paring knife into the tape thatwas bound twice around it.

Inside was something like a time cap-sule from the 90s: stacks of old publicityphotos (Mama Mia, my HAIR!), manila

envelopes stuffed with magazine coversand articles, newspaper clippings- allgenerated from a publicity firm hand-somely paid to make sure that I, in theday, like all other actors and comics,remained relevant and in the publiceye. Perceived heat, is what Paul and Ialways jokingly referred to it as: makingsure a performer is often mentioned inPeople, or the like, and booked on allthe talk shows so that those producerswho are casting new TV shows and mov-ies assume one must be terribly popular,making it a safe bet to choose for theirlatest project.

And there before me were those Peo-ple clippings and blurbs...but what gavethe box its greatest weight was the stackof videos (VHS, natch) bringing back, in

a moment, all those 7 minute appear-ances, many I had quite forgotten about,on Oprah, The Tonight Show, Lordy, a1992 Bob Hope Special with a young up-and-comer called Jeff Foxworthy, severalJoan Rivers (she didnt pay anything, butwould fly you and a guest, first class, toNew York and put you up at the Plaza,so whos going to turn that down?), fiveappearances hosting Talk Soup on E!TV, a performance at the White House,along with several talk shows and gameshows long canceled and little remem-bered.

What are you going to do with it all?Paul asked, pausing as he refilled hiscoffee mug.

I dunno, I said, dumping everythingback inside the box and re-sealing it withthe shredded tape. We dont need anymore clutter in the house- I can ditch alot of this stuff.

At least keep the White House tape,he suggested. Thats pretty cool.

I dont even know if any of these canbe converted to DVD, I mused, theyrepretty old and probably the tape has

faded. But maybe that one and a coupleof Joan Rivers. I miss her. Anyway, Illdeal with it later. I need to finish up inthe barn.

Truth be told, I dont know if I willconvert any of those tapes. Its not likeI have any offspring to pass them alongshould anyone be interested when Imlong gone. And after all, memories seemsweeter than a video image on a onedimensional screen, and the best imageswerent recorded: standing backstagewith a very rude and very funny MiltonBerle, waiting for Mr. Hope to finish hisopening monologue, seeing Joan in themake-up chair, her tiny dog curled upon her lap, Jay telling me, as we cut tocommercial, that he had no clue who theband that just performed were...none ofthose things are in the box, but the boxdid stir them up in my brain like a snowglobe, taken out once a year to enjoy.

Nah, I dont need the videos. I dontneed to see proof of those days. And Isure as heck dont need to see proof ofthat big hair or black velvet catsuit...

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Wealth and honor comefrom you; you are theruler of all things (1

Chronicles 29:12 NIV).God has given us two

handsone to receive with andthe other to give with. We arenot cisterns made for hoard-ing; we are channels made forsharing. It we fail to fulfill thisdivine duty and privilege wehave missed the meaning ofChristianity.Billy Graham

A theological thread run-ning throughout the Bible is:God owns everything. Davidsprayer regarding the gifts thathad been given by the peopleof Israel for the building of apermanent temple in Jerusalemreflects this truth. He under-stood that everything he ownedand possessed came from God.In like manner, everything youand I have comes from God.Everything.

We are managers, not own-ers, of what God has placed inour trust. The days we live, thepositions we fill, the childrenwe nurture, the people we in-fluence, the homes we inhabit,the things we use, the moneyin our accountsall must berecognized as belonging tosomeone else. Of these, thestewardship of money can bethe most challenging. MartinLuther astutely observed:

There are three conversionsnecessary: the conversionof the heart, the mind andthe purse. Of these three, itmay well be that we find theconversion of the purse mostdifficult.

Lets get one thing straight:God doesnt need your money.What he wants is what moneyrepresents. And that is yourheart.

A heart that is generoustoward God and the things ofGod is a heart that is close toGod.

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Time capsule from the 90s

ThanksGMH!

Id like to thank the goodpeople over at Greer Memo-rial for doing their jobs well.Three weeks ago I went

under the knife. My knee wasin disrepair with an ACL tear,meniscus fracture, small Tibiabreak and a MCL sprain. Allof this was the product ofan ultra-competitive churchsoftball championship back inthe late fall. Okay, so it wasntthat competitive; we lost by10 runs. Oh, and it wasnt thechampionship either. It wasthe first round of the playoffs.Nevertheless, and dont get mesidetracked, the game endedwith me lying on the groundwrithing in pain, a third base-men standing over me not sureif he should tag me out or helpme up. He tagged me out; howvery churchy of him.

But thats not quite the endof the injury.

Being either tough or dim-witted (definitely the latter),I shrugged off a visit to thedoctor and promptly tore myACL to shreds while playingbasketball a month or so later.

You should have seen it,though. Like the iconic momentwhen Julius Erving soaredthrough the air and scored onthe other side of the bucket,I flew underneath the basket,taunting my opponent as Iglided past. I released the ballabove my head and began mydescent back to earth, certainthe ball would collide with thebackboard and drop easilythrough the net. Im not re-ally sure what happened next,though. Rather than celebratingtwo of probably only six pointsthat I would score that day,I found myself in a familiarplace, writhing on the groundcursing sports and wonder-ing what my wife would thinkabout my second injury to theknee in under two months.

Anyway, after a handful ofdoctors visits and an MRI, wediscovered the extent of theinjury, and decided surgerywas my best option. I had theprocedure done on Feb. 4, andit seems that all is well now.

The doctors, nurses andphysical therapists have beenoutstanding. I look like TinyTim now, hobbling on a crutchor a cane, but at least Im onthe mend and just in time forspring softball season.

Carson, Kasich needto drop out of GOP race

Donald Trump ran away with Saturdays Re-publican primary in South Carolina, beating theclosest GOP contender, Marco Rubio, by 10 per-centage points.

The front-runner had been favored to winin the Palmetto state, but Republicans are leftwondering whether the results would have beendifferent had they had fewer options to choosefrom.

Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. John Kasich and Gov. JebBush each garnered seven percent of the votein South Carolina, but none of them have madesuch a jump in the polls as to pose a true threatto Trump.

Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have beenon the rise. Cruz is the only candidate to trumpTrump thus far and Rubio finished ahead ofCruz in South Carolina.

As we enter March, however, it is going to beimportant for many of these candidates to doa reality check. The Republican field started at17, which is far too many people spewing fartoo many ideas.

The debates were laughable early on. Eachcandidate was only provided with about a min-ute and a half to answer each question, andthere were so many people vying for positionthat it was hard to get a grasp on where candi-dates actually stood on the issues.

Before and after the Iowa caucuses, we startedto see a clearing.

Many contenders dropped out and decidedthe race was no longer worth it, but that stillleft six people for South Carolina voters tochoose from.

The fact is 737,917 people voted in Satur-days Republican primary, and 498,066 of thosepeople voted for somebody other than DonaldTrump.

The billionaire businessman certainly hasearned support, but if the race were to dwindleto two or three candidates, we might see someclosely contested states.

Jeb Bush did the right thing in stepping away,but now its time for John Kasich and Ben Car-son to follow his lead. Both have run good cam-

paigns, but the American people have made itclear that theyre not winning campaigns.

The longer they stay in, the more well be leftto wonder what if? when its time to nominatea candidate.

We dont even need three candidates.Eventually, either Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz is

going to have to drop out as well, but both cam-paigns seem determined to stay in.

Who do the Democrats fear most? Who dothey not want to run against? I think everyonenow acknowledges thats me, Rubio recentlytold CNN. Weve got to bring the RepublicanParty together. Were not gonna win -- were notgoing to beat Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders --if were still divided in September or October.

Cruz isnt backing down either.Conservatives continue to unite behind our

campaign, Cruz said after his third place fin-ish in South Carolina. If you are a conserva-tive, this is where you belong because onlyone strong conservative is in a position to winthis race. ... We are the only campaign that hasbeaten and can beat Donald Trump. Thats whyDonald relentlessly attacks us and ignores allthe other candidates.

If three GOP candidates were to leave the race,theres no telling where their support would go.Those voters may decide that Donald Trump isthe best option.

But without a true two-man race, its going tobe hard to label Trump as the frontrunner. Timeis running out. With each day, Trump gains mo-mentum. Its time for other candidates to dropout so we can see what the voters truly think.

As we enter March, it is going to

be important for many of these

candidates to do a reality check.

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EASTER FAMILY IN CONCERTAT MT. LEBANON

Jeff and Sheri Easter willperform in concert at Mt.Lebanon Baptist on Friday,March 18, at 7 p.m.

The church is located at572 Mt. Lebanon ChurchRoad in Greer.

For more information,call 895-2334 or visit www.mlbcgreer.com.

TAYLORS FIRST TAKINGINTERN APPLICATION

Taylors First BapitstChurch is now acceptingintern applications for thesummer of 2016.

Applications will be ac-cepted from now untilMarch 15 and decisionswill be made by April 1.For the fall, applicationswill be taken from March15 May 1 with decisionsmade by June 1.

For more information,visit taylorsfbc.org.

LOCUST HILL HOSTINGGREAT EGG DROP

Locust Hill BaptistChurch will host a freecommunity event, TheGreat Egg Drop 2016, onWednesday, March 23, at6 p.m.

The event will featureover 3,000 candy and treat-filled Easter eggs, a magicshow and hot dog supper.Prizes will be given away.The Great Egg Drop is forall children preschool tofifth grade.

For more information,call 895-1771 or visit lo-custhillchurch.org.

APALACHE BAPTISTGOLDEN HEARTS EVENTS

On Feb. 25 the Golden

Hearts seniors of ApalacheBaptist Church are sched-uled to go out to eat at theClock Restaurant in Greerat 6 p.m.

HARVEST HOPETO HOST GALA

Harvest Hope recentlyannounced it would beholding its 35th Anniver-sary Gala at the ColumbiaMetropolitan ConventionCenter on March 11.

This celebration comesat a defining moment in

the history of HarvestHope. After the devastat-ing floods that hit SouthCarolina in October 2015,Harvest Hope approachedthe devastation with de-termination and a willing-ness to serve.

The gala will be a time tocelebrate Harvest Hopesresponse to the floodsplus the tremendous worktheyve displayed over thelast 35 years. For moreinformation, visit Harvest-Hope.org.

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Back Pain and Sciatica Workshop Reveals How to

Naturally Heal Back Pain and Sciatica For Good.

Do you suffer with back pain or leg pain when youstand or walk?

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It can take your focus away on enjoying your lifelike spending time with

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It can mess up your work or force you to do a job you dont want to do

It can ruin your travel plans

And it can take away your ability to live lifehaving to rely on othersorto wait for you to sit down for a minute.

And less movement and enjoying of life can lead to depression, increased

stress and a sedentary lifestyle (mostly sittingnot moving much) which

leads to bigger health problemsand life problems.

Here at the Sciatica and Lower Back Specialists at Premier Physical Therapy

of the Upstate, weve helped 100s of people from right here in Greenville and

Greerand the rest of Greenville Countywho have suffered needlessly with

lower back pain and sciaticaits our specialty.

So by request, Im hosting a Sciatica and Lower Back Pain Workshop

here at Premier Physical Therapy of the Upstate located at 1310 A

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If youre confused about what to do and looking for answers, heres some of

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Hillary Clinton isntmuch given to talkingabout religion while

on the campaign trail, butshe veered off that pathin Iowa in a detailed re-sponse to a voters ques-tion a few days before theIowa caucuses.

That insight may be ofinterest to South Caro-lina voters as focus hereturns to the Democraticpresidential primary. Thesource here is a detailedarticle of her speaking atlength and spontaneouslyon her religious outlookthat ran on an inside pageof the New York Times onJan. 30.

A voter in Knoxville,Iowa, a county seat townof 7,300, asked Clintonif her beliefs alignedwith the Ten Command-ments. Times reporterAmy Chozick stated thatMrs.Clinton reflected atlength and spontaneouslyon her religious outlook.

I am a person of faith.I am a Christian. I am aMethodist, she said. Mystudy of the Bible, mymany conversations withpeople of faith has ledme to believe the mostimportant commandmentis to love your neighboras yourself, she contin-ued, and that is what Ithink we are commandedby Christ to do.

Chozick noted thatMrs. Clintons Methodismhas seldom come up onthe campaign trail, butcited friends who said sheturns to religion in dif-ficult times.

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school guidance coun-selor who opposes abor-tion said she was con-flicted about being RomanCatholic and supportinga Democrat. In responseMrs. Clinton said, Whatdoes the Sermon on theMount really mean?

She was referring to thesermon in which the eightBeatitudes in the Gospelof Matthew are outlinedby Jesus Christ, including,Blessed are the meek.She continued, It suredoes seem to favor thepoor and the merciful,and those who in worldlyterms dont have a lot, butwho have the spirit thatGod recognizes as thecore of love and salva-tion.

A few days later, BillClinton mentioned to acrowd in Mason City, Iowathat one of Hillarys favor-ite hymns was If I CouldHelp Somebody. Chozickwrote that Hillary addedthat she wouldnt borethem with all the verses,but the last line of everyone is, If I can help some-body when I travel along,then my living will not bein vain.

In her memoir LivingHistory, she traces herMethodist roots to the1700s. Her fathers parents claimed they became

Methodists because theirgreat-grandparents wereconverted in the smallcoal-mining villagesaround Newcastle in thenorth of England by JohnWesley himself, she wrote.

Paul G. Kengor, aprofessor of Grove CityCollege and the author ofGod and Hillary Clinton:A Spiritual Life, describesher as a classic, standardreligious-left Christianwho connects her faithto issues of poverty andhelping people.

Growing up in Chicago,Mrs. Clinton was active inthe first United MethodistChurch of Park Ridge, Ill.She taught Sunday Schoolin Little Rock, Ark. andset up a Bible study groupsoon after moving to theWhite House.

Chozick reports thatafter the Monica Lewin-sky scandal broke, Mrs.Clinton wrote in LivingHistory that she spent alot of time alone, pray-ing and reading. She andher husband prayed withGordon MacDonald, anevangelical minister andauthor, and she becamea friend of Billy Graham.Since moving to Chap-paqua, N. Y., the Clintonshave attended the UnitedMethodist Church innearby Mount Kisco. Shehas worshiped in churchless frequently during thecampaign, but regularlyreads a leather-bound Bi-ble, which she has calledthe biggest influence onmy thinking.

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Abbey Elmore Band andAlex Hunnicutt, amongothers. Attendees areasked to dress in their bestJames Bond formal attire.

The theme for this yearsevent is Dont Gamblewith Lives, and Monroesays purchasing ticketsfor the event could benefitanimals like Frank, a straycat who was found withtwo broken legs.

A lot of people pulledfunds together for Frank tohave surgery so hes walk-ing around now, Monroesaid. Thats what we tryto do, mend the ones whoare broken and give thema little bit of a chancewhen other outlets mightnot have done that.

Saved by the Heart Com-panion Animal Servicesprimarily takes care ofdogs and cats in need, butMonroe said they have re-cently rescued two goatsthat were in need.

Monroe said she hopesthis years event will beeven larger than last years

when they raised $4,500.Were just trying to per-

sonally grow from that andhopeful raise more moneythis year, she said whileadding they have had 200to 400 people present inpast soirees.

Saved by the heart wasstarted in 2011.

Monroe said she want-ed a way to join with thecommunity to raise fundsfor medical bills anddaily supplies and medi-cines and food and litter.In 2012 she went up anddown Trade Street to get

businesses involved.Its grown much bigger

now so that its not justTrade Street businesses,but Ive kept the event inGreer because its such anoverwhelmingly good com-munity to support us andgive back to us, and werebased out of Greer and en-joy the event as a way toconnect with folks.

Tickets start at $35.For more information orto purchase tickets, visitsavedbytheheart.org/soi-ree.

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Keith William Beaupre, Jr.Veteran

Keith William Beaupre,Jr., 30, of Greer, died Feb-ruary 19, 2016.

Keith wasborn in Lapeer,Michigan, and

lived in Greer, SC prior tohis death. He is the sonof Keith Edward Beaupreand Alice Bilyeu Utechtboth of Greer, SC and hewas raised in the Baptistfaith. He was an employeeat Bob Ledfords Adven-ture Motorhomes, wherehe was in training to be-come an RV technician.He was a decorated U.S.Army veteran of the IraqiWar, where he served twoback to back tours, dur-ing which he received theIraq Campaign Medal withtwo campaign stars, ArmyCommendation Medal,Army Achievement Medal,Meritorious Unit Commen-dation, National DefenseService Medal, Army Ser-vice Ribbon, Overseas Ser-vice Ribbon (2nd Award),and Combat InfantrymanBadge.

Surviving also are threesisters, Karleen Beaupreand her children, Brandonand Jakob Danner andLuke McBride all of St. ClairShores, MI, Kelly Beau-pre and her son, Chris-tian Beaupre, and CaseyBeaupre of Greer, SC andher son, Conner Lozen ofMedicine Lake, Montana;and his stepfather, KeithUtecht of Greer, SC.

A memorial service willbe held 11:00 a.m. Thurs-day at Riverside BaptistChurch, conducted by Dr.Marcus Buckley. Burialwill be 11:00 a.m. Fridayat Fort Jackson NationalCemetery.

Visitation will be heldafter the service at the Riv-erside Baptist Church onThursday.

The family is at their re-spective homes.

Online condolences maybe made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

Hazel Griffi n

Hazel Mae Arms Grif-fin, 73, widow of Archie L.Griffin, died February 22,2016.

A native of GreenvilleCounty, daughter of thelate William Dewey andAnnie Mae McCoy Arms,she was a homemaker anda member of Blue RidgeBaptist Church.

Surviving are a son, Ter-ry Griffin (J.J.) of Greer; adaughter, Pam Sudduth(Billy) of Greer; two grand-children and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services willbe held 2:30 p.m. Thurs-day at Blue Ridge BaptistChurch, conducted by Rev.Johnny Arrowood. Burialwill follow in the churchcemetery.

Visitation will be held1:00-2:15 p.m. Thursdayat the church.

The family is at thehome.

Memorials may be madeto Blue Ridge BaptistChurch Building Fund,3950 Pennington Road,Greer, SC 29651.

Online condolences maybe made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

Mary B. Hayes

Mary Barnes Hayes, 96,died on February 6, 2016.

A memorial service willbe held at 2:00 p.m. Satur-day, February 27, 2016, atThe Wood Mortuary.

The family will receivefriends from 1:00-1:45p.m. Saturday at The WoodMortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to GreerSoup Kitchen, P.O. Box2344, Greer, SC 29652.

Imogene Chesney Wooten

Imogene Chesney Woo-ten, 75, of 104 DuncanAve., died February 17,2016 at the McCall Hos-pice House.

A native of SpartanburgCounty, she was a daugh-ter of the Furman and Ed-die Irene Wade Chesney, aretired employee of StoneManufacturing, and amember of Victor BaptistChurch.

Surviving are her hus-band, Marion E. Wooten ofthe home; a daughter, Cin-dy Jones (Joey) of Greer;a sister, Iris Staton of Ly-man; and three grandchil-dren, Hayley Jones, Mat-thew Jones, and LindseyJones.

Funeral services willbe held 2 p.m. Saturdayat Victor Baptist Church,conducted by Rev. KenVickery. Burial will followat Wood Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Mat-thew Jones, Jimmy Garrett,Jonathan Bettis, JustinBurnett, Dillion Thomasand Luke Bryant.

Honorary escort was theLove Sunday School Classof Victor Baptist Church.

Visitation was held 12:30until 1:45 p.m. Saturdayat the church prior to theservice.

The family is at thehome of the daughterand son-in-law, Cindy andJoey, 104 Duncan Avenue,Greer.

Memorials may be madeto Victor Baptist Church,P.O. Box 1147, Greer, SC29652.

Online condolences maybe made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.Obituaries can be emailed

to [email protected] ordropped off at 317 Trade St.Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cost:$60; with photo $75.

Warm, dry weekend weatherAfter week that started with warmtemperatures and heavy rain, we will seewarm temperatures and dry weather conditionsas we head into the weekend. We will seemostly sunny skies for the weekend bothdays. Our afternoon temperatures will climbto the middle 50s on Saturday and middle 60sfor Sunday. Our overnight lows will drop tothe upper 20s for Saturday and low 30s forSunday. Have a great weekend!

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I just wanted to helpthe hospital, Walker said.(It) feels great.

Landis said her son, whois autistic, has learnedabout responsibility fromthe experience.

Wayne decided to dothis instead of having his16th birthday and in lieuof presents, she said. Aspart of his learning to bea responsible adult, he hashad to contact all collec-tion sites, keep in contactwith them and ran the proj-ect on his own. I have onlybeen in the backgroundreminding him that he hasto keep it going.

The family has been incontact with GreenvilleHealth Systems Child Life.Landis said they will con-tact Child Life again be-fore they bring the itemsbefore the end of March.Stomping Grounds willcontinue to collect untilMarch 4. They are locatedat 208 Trade Street andopen from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday through Thursdayand 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday.

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There was a signifi-cant upturn in participa-tion this election cycleand I think thats partiallydue to the fact that therewere so many candidates,Groover said. I thinkits also because DonaldTrump is bringing peopleinto the Republican Partyto vote that may not havenormally been within theparty.

Jeb Bush left the race af-ter only earning seven per-cent of the vote in SouthCarolina.

I think well continueto see the field dwindleas we get closer to March1, Groover said. At somepoint, its going to be athree-man race betweenTrump, Rubio and Cruz.

Groover said few can-didates could potentiallychallenge Trump for theeventual nomination.

Rubio might could doit, depending on the oth-er candidates and wheretheir support would go,he said.

DEMS VOTE SATURDAYThe democratic primary

is set for this Saturday.Polls will be open from 7a.m.-7 p.m.

Voter turnout for Spar-tanburg County in 2008was 23,468, which equaledabout 15 percent of regis-tered voters.

I would like to seesomething around 20 or 25percent this time around,Laye said. I think you willsee an increase (on theDemocrat side) as well.Weve already had somegood foot traffic for in-person absentee voting.

Local democrats say thisyears race is an importantone.

Were pretty excitedabout the primary, Green-ville County DemocraticParty Chairman Eric Gar-ben said. I think peoplewere very excited to haveBernie Sanders in Green-ville (Sunday night), andBill Clinton in the area lastweek.

There was a lot of en-ergy in 2008 and I thinkyoull see that energy thistime around as well, hesaid. The stakes are veryhigh right now.

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Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314

Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461

El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021

Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121

Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385

Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881

First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253

Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746

Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289

Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519

Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer

Greer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310

Groveland Baptist Church2 Groveland Road, Taylors

Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170

Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270

Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206

Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899

Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765

Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 89 5-1771

Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791

Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533

Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334

New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080

New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203

New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224

Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417

ONeal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930

Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032

Peoples Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546

Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483

Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449

Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400

Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061

Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672

St. Johns Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904

Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181

Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535

United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235

Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686

Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510

Welcome Home Baptist Church1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674

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

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

CHURCH OF GODChurch of God - Greer500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374

Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329

Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523

ONeal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273

Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528

Praise Cathedral Church of God3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878

EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330

LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815

Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066

Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162

Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644

Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877 -0308

Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522

Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015

Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150

Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142

Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956

Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532

Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570

Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520

Woods Chapel United Methodist Church1288 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475

Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758

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

OTHER DENOMINATIONS

Agape 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 322-1325

Christian 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 895-0544

Mountain 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 Church

105 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 848-1295

Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175

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Police are still investi-gating a series of residen-tial burglaries in Greer lastweek.

According to incidentreports, homes on FinleyAvenue, Pine Street andPine Street Ext. were bur-glarized last Wednesdaybetween the times of noonand 7 p.m. Four differenthomes reported break-ins,with three of the four miss-ing items. Incident reportslist televisions, speakers,guitars and other itemsmissing.

Greenville County Foren-sics arrived on the sceneof those incidents and onereport says they were ableto obtain several usefulfingerprints for analysis.

(Note: All informationcontained in the followingblotter was taken directlyfrom the official incidentreports filed by Greer Po-lice Department. All sus-pects are to be consideredinnocent until provenguilty.)

DO IT YOURSELFEthan Blake Martin, 18,

of 4119 Stage Coach Road,Pauline was charged withpetit larceny.

According to a Greerpolice incident report,an officer responded to13054 East Wade Hamp-ton Boulevard in referenceto a complaint. An em-ployee of LKQ observeda subject, later identifiedas Ethan Martin, toss ve-hicle parts that were forsale over a tall metal secu-rity fence. Martin was thenconfronted by employeesof the business about theincident and was made to

retrieve the parts from thefield that they were tossedinto. Martin stated hecalled a friend in the park-ing lot near the field topick up the vehicle parts.His friend refused, sayinghe wasnt going to helpMartin steal something.Martin was taken into cus-tody and transported toGreer City Police Depart-ment.

HIDE AND SEEKJohnny Lee Cox, 39, of

2 16th Street, Greer, wascharged with possessionof drug paraphernalia.

According to City ofGreer police incident re-port, officers arrived atthe above location insearch of Cox, who hadmultiple active warrantswith the department. Theofficer observed Cox inthe kitchen via the frontwindow and upon knock-ing heard a female, iden-tified as Coxs girlfriendPatricia Yvonne Tate, tellCox the police were there.The officer then observedCox jump up and attemptto flee, at first moving tothe back door, then to-wards the back corner ofthe kitchen, where a hall-way was located. Tate thenanswered the door. Offi-cers then asked if Cox wasat the residence, to whichshe apologized and saidno. Other residents werequestioned and claimedhe was not there. The of-ficers then made a searchfor Cox. He was located inan upstairs bedroom, lying

in bed and smoking a ciga-rette. He was instructed tostand up and was placedin cuffs. Officers con-ducted a search incidentto arrest, which revealeda used needle in his rightpants pocket.

I SWEAR, OFFICERNapoleon Junior Foster,

43, of 22 Dunbar Court,Greer, was charged withdisorderly conduct andassault and battery (thirddegree).

According to Greer CityPolice incident reports,offers responded to theabove location in refer-ence to an aggressivesubject throwing bottlesat someone. The officerarrived and could hear amale, later identified asFoster, repeatedly shout-ing obscenities. The offi-cer met with Foster, whowhile trying to describea disagreement betweenhimself and a mainte-nance technician, contin-ued to raise his voice andcurse. The officer repeat-edly asked Foster to lowerhis voice and not curse soloudly. Two other officersmet with the victim whostated he had respondedto the apartment to con-duct repairs. He said thatFoster and his girlfriendhad initially left due tofriction between the victimand Foster the day before.He stated that later Fos-ter had approached himand threw a bottle at him,saying he would kill him.Foster admitted to throw-ing the bottle but said itdidnt hit him. Foster wasplaced under arrest andtransported to Greer City

jail. He was also advised tocontact a magistrate to filea civil complaint in orderto resolve his negligentmaintenance issues withhis apartment.

MULTIPLE CHARGES David Wesley Jordan,

30, of 100 Theo Circle 16,Woodruff, was chargedpossession of metham-phetimine and simple pos-session of marijuana.

Matthew Eugene Jordan,21, of 100 Theo Cir. 16,Woodruff, was chargedwith uninsured motor ve-hicle fee violation, viola-tion of beginner permitand operating an unin-sured and licensed ve-hicle.

According to the GreerPolice Department inci-dent report, David WesleyJordan was arrested dur-ing a traffic stop on High-way 101 last Friday. Hewas the passenger in a ve-hicle with an improper li-cense tag. The vehicle wasdriven by Matthew EugeneJordan.

The report states thatwhen an officer spoke withthe two males, David saidhe did not have any iden-tification on him. Officersasked David to step outof the vehicle. They thenfound a green medicinevial with two rolled bluntsand a small amount ofmarijuana within Davidspant leg, the report states.

David was also found to

have four active warrantswith the Woodruff PoliceDepartment. Those war-rants include two countsof unlawful neglect of achild and two counts ofdisseminating obscenematerial to a minor. Davidwas arrested at that point,and Matthew was arrestedand charged with havingan improper tag, operat-ing an uninsured vehicle,violation of a beginnerpermit and uninsured mo-tor vehicle fee.

During an inventory ofthe vehicle, a small plasticbag was found containinga crystal-like substancethought to be metham-phetamine. The policedepartment reports themarijuana weighed ap-proximately 1.4 gramsand the methamphet-amine weighed one gram.According to the report,David said the metham-phetamine was his.

MULTIPLE HIT AND RUNS

Police say an intoxicatedman was involved in threeinstances of hit and run.

According to incidentreports, Jeffrey Glenn Bry-ant, of 229 Biblebrook Dr.in Greer, took a passengerto a nearby liquor store.Police say he was alreadyintoxicated at the time.While dropping her off ather apartment after visit-ing the store, he allegedlybacked into a Cadillac. Hethen reportedly pulled

forward and backed intoanother vehicle, a whitetruck, and also scraped anearby Kia. Witnesses re-portedly tried to call Bry-ant to a halt, but he droveaway. The incident reportsays officers questionedhim and he appeared to beintoxicated and denied hehad been anywhere.

The report says theywould be seeking warrantsfor DUI and three countsof hit and run.

NO LICENSEMario Alberto Martinez-

Laureano, 33, of 107 John-son Avenue 12, of Greer,was charged with no statedrivers license (secondoffense) and faulty equip-ment.

According to the GreerCity police incident re-port, an officer on patrolobserved a Ford vehiclewith an inoperable head-light and no vehicle taglight. A traffic stop was in-tiated at the intersectionof Line Street and VictorAvenue. The driver, identi-fied as Martinez-Laureano,was asked to show driverslicense, registration andproof of insurance. He wasunable to provide a licenseand it was found that hehad never been issuedone. He was then asked tostep out of the vehicle andplace his hands behind hisback. He was transportedto Greer City jail withoutincident.

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and victim were already ontheir way to Greer Memori-al Hospital. The victim waslater transferred to Green-ville Memorial Hospital.

In the report, the resi-dent describes the two

men as one with lighterskin and one with darkerskin.

The darker skinnedmale is described as beingslender, about six feet inheight with braided hair.The lighter skinned maleis described as being ap-

proximately the sameheight and build with anafro hairstyle.

As of Tuesday after-noon, no further informa-tion could be released.


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SPORTSThe Greer Citizen

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016

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BLAME

CANNADA

BILLY

CANNADA

Exactly seven days ago,I was in a very darkplace as a sports fan.

What you have torealize before movingforward with this columnis that I dont claim verymany sports teams. I lovewatching sports, but thereare very few teams, maybejust one, that I follow withgreat devotion.

That being said, I grewup with a great passionfor my beloved NorthCarolina Tar Heels. Everywin, I celebrated withgreat pleasure. Every loss,I wallowed in with greatmisery.

I used to get veryphysical after a closeloss. During my youngteenage years, I wouldlikely destroy somethingif things didnt go how Iwanted them to go for theHeels. My room had manyscars, and I could tell youexactly which game eachof them was from.

That dent in the sheetrock was from the ACCChampionship game in2009

That broken remote wasfrom the Final Four in2008

The list goes on and on.The point is, I thought I

was over that. I thought,as I became an adult,I would have maturedenough to accept lossesand move on.

That was until weplayed Duke last week.

You have to understand,this is a sorry excuse for aDuke team. That team hadno business being in thatgame with us on Wednes-day night. My Heels wereshooting the ball hor-rendously, they werenttaking advantage of theirsize and they were hand-ing the Blue Devils extrapossessions. Even afterall of that, we still had aneight-point lead with justa couple minutes remain-ing.

But we always find away to mess it up againstDuke.

Although UNC leads theall-time series, Duke hashad our number for thebetter part of four years.Since Tyler Hansbrough(who never lost a game inCameron Indoor Stadium)left, we have been blownout, upset and beatenevery other way youcan think of by Duke.Its gotten to the pointwhere if we beat Duke,UNC fans now storm thecourt. If wed won thatgame Wednesday night,although UNC was muchmore highly ranked, itwouldnt have surprisedme to see Carolina fanstake to the Dean Domefloor.

But we blew this game.Absolutely blew it. Wehad so many chances tolock it up, but we keptturning it over and takingdumb shots. We had aguy who had 29 POINTSAND 19 REBOUNDS andwe werent giving him theball. We BLEW it.

And this is when my de-lima began. As the buzzersounded and Duke beganto celebrate, I decided(in my head), just for oldtimes sake, that I was go-ing to throw something. Ireached down for the firstthing that I could find,which was my iPhone.

Better not throw that,I reasoned with myself.This game isnt going tobe worth a cracked iPhonetomorrow. (You see, Ihave matured!)

The next thing I sawwas the remote.

YES, the remote, Itold myself. Our favoritevictim!

I slung the thing againsthardwood in my livingroom, sending it crashinginto the baseboard. I knewI was too old to be doingthat, but DirecTV keepsraising the price on meanyway.

That remote deserved tobe punished!

Darkplaces

Eaglesfall toLowerRichlandBY BILLY CANNADA

SPORTS EDITOR

The Eastside boys bas-ketball team saw its sea-son come to an end lastweek, as Lower Richlandpulled away for a 52-43victory in round one of thestate AAA playoffs.

The Eagles led early, butwent into the half down byfive.

We started off well,head coach Tom Cham-ness said. We were ablescore the first three points,

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Will play

Nation FordBY BILLY CANNADA

SPORTS EDITOR

After wins over J.l. Mannand Nation Ford last week,the Byrnes boys basketballteam will host Blythewoodin the Upper State semi-fi-nal.

With a win, the Rebelswould advance to the Up-per State championship atthe Bons Secours WellnessArena this weekend.

Byrnes had little troubledisposing of its secondround opponent, makingshort work of Nation Ford

in a 80-50 blowout on Sat-urday.

The Rebels were lightingit up in the first quarter,outscoring their opponent35-14 in the first eightminutes. That run was ledby Ray Miller, who scorednine of his 17 points in thequarter. Hayden Brownwas also on fire, scoring19 for the Rebels duringthe rout.

Top-seeded Byrnes host-ed Blythewood on Tues-day, but results were notavailable at press time.

The state championshipgame will be held in Co-lumbia on March 5.


Wren

knocks

off

GreerIn secondroundBY BILLY CANNADA

SPORTS EDITOR

A monstrous run sentWren sailing past Greer inthe second round of thestate AAA girls basketballplayoffs last Friday.

The Hurricanes went ona 52-7 run that lasted untillate in the third quarter,blowing out the YellowJackets 84-45.

Greer gave up as manyas 30 unanswered pointsafter leading Wren 12-8late in the first quarter.

The loss came just daysafter the Lady Jacketsearned their first playoffwin in five seasons overChapin, 70-52.

The Jackets got a boostfrom standout guard Di-amon Shiflet, who man-aged 21 points in the con-test.

Greer finishes the sea-son with a record of 19-6,and a 12-2 mark in regionplay.


GreersHawthorneaims for titleBY BILLY CANNADA

SPORTS EDITOR

The Eagles claimed their11th state championshiplast week, but now eightEastside wresters are inthe hunt for individualhardware.

State qualifiers wereheld last week, and East-side will be taking severalof its top performers tothe state tournament, in-cluding: DeShawn Sullivan(220), Cruise Baker (126),Chance Pride (138) Edu-ardo Esparza (285) ZaneMitchell (120), JordanWhite (106), Caleb Carril-lo (145) and Jack Beehler(170).

Qualifying eight wres-tlers ties Eastside withBeaufort for the most inSouth Carolina, and headcoach Jack Kosmicki saidit could have been evenmore.

We had a number ofguys lost that were oneround short, Kosmickisaid. And two of my bet-ter wresters didnt evenqualify because theirweight class was so com-petitive. From top to bot-tom, we performed reallywell. You can really seehow much everyone hasimproved. Theyre main-taining that peak that wehad going into the statechampionship match.

Mitchell, White and Car-rillo each finished first intheir respective weightclasses.

White has been one ofEastsides most consis-tent wrestlers down thestretch, and Kosmicki isexpecting big things fromhim at state.

Hes wrestling the best

hes ever wrestled rightnow, Kosmicki said ofWhite. Hes the perfectexample of peaking at theright time. Hes makingvery little mistakes andhes remaining aggressive.He goes out on the matextremely dialed in everytime, and thats the energyyou have to have.

Greers heavyweight, Jor-dan Hawthorne, also quali-fied for the tournament,along with Riversides Vic-tor Tello (152) and StephanGarber (heavyweight); andByrnes Nick Murray (113),

Landon Anderson (120)and Addison Christopher(132).

Kosmicki said he feelsgood about his teamschances.

You feel good abouttheir chances, but theresno sure thing at thispoint, he said. There aresome good wrestlers in thestate. I definitely think alleight can place and earnsome hardware aroundtheir neck, but anybodyhas a chance. A lot of it ishow you handle the pres-sure, and these guys have

been in that situation be-fore.

Although Eastside wres-tlers are now vying forindividual state titles, Kos-micki said it is still verymuch a team competition.

They keep an unofficialteam score at the statechampionship, so at nopoint have we switchedfrom focusing on the teamto focusing on the individ-ual, he said. Were stillwrestling as a team. At nopoint, at Eastside, is wres-tling an individual sport.

Rebels move

on in playoffs


The Rebels topped Nation Ford and J.L. Mann last week, advancing to the third round ofthe Class AAAA playoffs.

Eastside qualifies

eight for state


Greer heavyweight Jordan Hawthorne earned his spot in the state AAA individual wrestling tournament with a fourthplace finish at qualifiers over the weekend.


Cruise Baker (126) was one of eight Eastside wrestlers to qualify for the state tourney.

At the end of the

day, they got to the

free throw line more

than we did...That

cost us.

Tom Chamness

Eastside boys basketball coach

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Parrissteps downas coachBY BILLY CANNADA

SPORTS EDITOR

The Byrnes girls basket-ball team was no match fortop-ranked Spring Valley,which bounced the Rebels,75-43, in the first round ofplayoff action last week.

Head coach Stacey Par-ris said it was a difficult

matchup for her girls, whotrailed for the vast major-ity of the game.

They were the top team

last year and they had ev-erybody back, so we hadour work cut out for us,Parris said. Theyre verytalented and they madethings very difficult forus.

Byrnes was playing witha hobbled Morgan Powe,who reinjured her kneeduring the last week of theregular season.

She didnt start, but shewas able to play some forus, Parris said.

Everyone played ex-tremely hard, it just wasntin the cards for us.

Despite the loss, Parrissaid she was proud of her

teams resiliency this sea-son.

Im extremely proudof the girls. We had twoplayers go out with ACLinjuries this year, and theykept fighting and madethe playoffs, Parris said.I was very pleased overallthis season.

We had four startersgraduate last year, shesaid. So, for this group tostep in and not miss a beat,you have to be proud ofwhat they accomplished.

Byrnes returns severalyoung starters next sea-son, as the Rebels

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