January 1, 2016 Greenville Journal

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ON THE STREET Homeless numbers rise in South Carolina PAGE 4

BON APPÉTIT Restaurant Week offers diverse menu in new year PAGE 13

HISTORY MEET Chautauqua celebrates American adventure PAGE 28

Legislature may extend wait for background checks to 28 days

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THEY SAID IT

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Gamecocks fan David Stringer, on USC’s 3-9 football season.

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Increase in chronically homeless individuals in S.C. between 2014 and 2015, according to a HUD study.

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Journal food writer Emily Yepes (see her recipe on page 23).

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“They are not counted as homeless, but are one argument away from being tossed out by the family they are staying with.”

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Rev. Tony McDade, executive director of Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (GAIHN), on families that “double up” or stay with other families after losing their homes.

A photo in the Dec. 25 Greenville Journal, in the article “A new year, a new park,” incorrectly identified its subjects. Pictured are Lindsey Motley (left) and her father, Tom Bates. Bates is raising funds to name an overlook in Cancer Survivors Park after his daughter, who is in treatment for colon cancer. We apologize for our error.

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Homeless numbers rise in SC, more 564,708 families face housing shortages

By the numbers

number of U.S. homeless during Jan. 2015 count

Next count occurs in January APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Each January, service providers across the country do their best to learn the number of homeless individuals and families in their communities as part of a “point in time” count conducted nationwide. By last count, South Carolina’s homeless numbers increased from roughly 5,040 in 2014 to an estimated 5,354 in 2015, according to the SC Coalition for the Homeless.

Most significantly, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report on the 2015 count noted a 235 percent increase in chronically homeless individuals in the Palmetto State between 2014 and 2015.

Bruce Forbes, special projects manger with Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources (SHARE), said he believes more

efficient counting was behind the startling increase. The S.C. count no longer relies on observation, but homeless people must be interviewed and identified so there are no duplications, Forbes said.

“As a state, we have gotten more and more intentional about getting the most accurate numbers possible,” he said.

TRENDS IN 2015 Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor and director of Triune Mercy Center, said she has seen consistent numbers of homeless individuals in Greenville County hovering between 900 and 1,000. Her ministry primarily sees single people rather than families, she said.

The only significant increase she noticed was several years ago during the recession, when the center’s food pantry distributed between 50 and 70 boxes of food each week. “Now we are giving out between 30 and 50 boxes,” RichardsonMoore said.

Rev. Tony McDade, executive director

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Families who “double up” or stay with other families are often not included in homeless counts, though they are homeless by some definitions, McDade said.

Forbes said these families are in danger of losing shelter in a moment. “They are not counted as homeless, but are one argument away from being tossed out by the family they are staying with.”

Some families end up without a home because they “aspire to live in a cool place like Greenville” and move here assuming they can find a job, McDade said. Many want a production job, but single parents cannot find child care for a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. workday, he said. McDade also sees families needing shelter because they are between jobs or homeless because of medical reasons.

Counting homeless youth is a “work in progress,” according to HUD. Local nonprofit AidJoy is launching a new program to assist homeless students in Greenville County, estimated between 771 and 2,000+, according to Greenville County Schools and AidJoy. An online tool and street outreach program will connect homeless and at-risk youth with local service providers, said Jess Dennis, AidJoy director of operations.

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McDade, Richardson-Moore and Forbes all agree that affordable housing is a key component to addressing local homelessness. A family shelter was listed as a goal in a homelessness white paper released by an Upstate task force in 2015, but McDade said a long-term solution is affordable housing, not a shelter.

“GAIHN could fill a 15-family shelter today and have more families pop up,” he said.

Richardson-Moore said she encounters those who receive disability support, but do not have enough left over after rent for expenses, even if they continue to use a food pantry. Rents at $200-$500 per month would help these people, she said. “Many say $500 and up is affordable housing,” she added.

Affordable housing should range from single occupancy or efficiency-style apartments to two- or three-bedroom single-family homes or apartments,

5,354 5,040 1,961

estimated homeless in SC, 2015 count estimated homeless in SC, 2014 count estimated homeless in 2015 in Upstate counties (Cherokee, Union, Saluda, Edgefield, McCormick, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Greenville, Abbeville, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee)

35 percent

number of Palmetto State’s homeless who were unsheltered and living in a place not meant for human habitation (2015) Sources: U.S. HUD 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report and SC Coalition for the Homeless

Forbes said. Spending 30 percent or less of household income on housing is what defines “affordable,” he said. Some people are staying in low-income hotels because they can make weekly or monthly payments, but cannot afford a rent deposit or have bad credit, he said.

WHAT 2016 HOLDS One of the white paper’s priorities is a homeless coordinator for Greenville County. This person would serve as a neutral leader who would work to make Upstate agencies’ efforts effective. The position would ideally have joint funding from the City of Greenville and Greenville County, advocates say.

Richardson-Moore said she is hopeful a homeless coordinator will come out of the City of Greenville’s recent study on affordable housing, and the post would have some teeth because of joint funding. McDade agreed, noting, “We need an individual whose voice will be heard.”

Creative and innovative approaches are required to create a long-term solution to the long-term problem, McDade said. He added he is confident that the community has the public and private resources to help fund the solutions.

Read the 2015 SC homeless count at schomeless. org.

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Lighter… stronger… faster?

Clemson prof part of team that created super-strong but lightweight metal CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com A Clemson University researcher is part of a team that has created a super-strong yet lightweight structural metal that could be used to make automobile parts and medical devices.

The researchers came up with a new method for processing magnesium, a metal that is abundant and lightweight. Their research has potential applications in the aerospace, automotive, defense, mobile electronics and biomedical device industries.

“This clearly shows heavier metals can be replaced with lighter materials,” said Hongseok Choi, a Clemson assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

The researchers found a new way to disperse and stabilize nanoparticles in molten magnesium to strengthen it and to retain the metal’s ductility. The new silicon carbide-infused magnesium demonstrated record levels of specific strength – how

much weight a material can withstand before breaking – and specific modulus – the material’s stiffness-to-weight ratio.

Magnesium has two-thirds of the density of aluminum but weakens under heat, losing strength starting at 120 degrees Celsius.

Ceramic particles have been considered a potential way to make metals stronger. But the process of infusing micro-scale ceramic particles into the metal results in a loss of plasticity. Nanoscale particles maintain or improve metals’ plasticity but they tend to clump together rather than dispersing evenly.

The researchers were able to overcome the clustering problem by inserting a waveguide – a cylindrical device that transmits ultrasonic waves – into the liquid magnesium-nanoparticle mixture.

The waves generated small bubbles in the magnesium and turned tiny air pockets in the nanoparticles into bubbles.

Continuous cycles of vibration caused the bubbles to expand and contract, growing larger until they imploded. The high temperature and pressure generated by the implosions broke apart the nanoparticle clusters and distributed them throughout the liquid magnesium.

But as the magnesium cooled, some of

Hongseok Choi, left, works in his lab in the Fluor Daniel Engineering Innovation Building at Clemson University.

the nanoparticles clustered back together.

The researchers increased the volume of nanoparticles by 1 percent but were still able to break them apart with ultrasonic waves. The new metal nanocomposite is about 14 percent silicon carbide nanoparticles and 86 percent magnesium.

Choi, one of nine authors of a paper published in the journal Nature, said the team’s next step is to show the material

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“Although the method reported here is scalable in principle, many efforts are still needed to realize large-volume manufacturing for practical purposes,” the team wrote in the paper. The team includes five researchers with ties to UCLA as well as researchers from North Carolina State and the University of California, Riverside as well as a researcher from a company in Minneapolis.

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A healthier 2016 is within reach IN MY OWN WORDS

by Patrick Knowles

Being healthy means more than simply being physically active. It’s about maintaining a balanced spirit, mind and body.

Living in Greenville, we are fortunate to have access to the resources needed to do just that.

Greenville offers some of the best parks, trails, walkways and outdoor activities as recently recognized by National Geographic Traveler. Organizations such as the YMCA of Greenville provide the facilities and programs needed to work toward that balance. At the Y, participants can challenge themselves to learn new skills, build friendships, benefit from lifelong learning programs, and bring loved ones closer together through family-centered activities. Which activity you choose is not as important as simply selecting something that allows you to have new experiences and connect with others.

Recent statistics show that 41 percent of South Carolinians are obese and bat-

tling many related health issues, which demonstrates significant opportunity for improvement. Research shows that regular physical activity can help reduce risk for many diseases and health conditions and improve one’s overall quality of life.

Daily physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke by strengthening your heart, lowering your blood pressure, raising your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels (good cholesterol), lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels (bad cholesterol) and improving blood flow. Regular exercise also builds self-esteem, reduces depression and results in a decreased stress level.

The Y joins many Greenville nonprofit organizations in a commitment to ensuring all community members have access to the tools they need to improve their health. These agencies provide the resources to help reduce chronic dis-

eases and obesity in our community by offering comprehensive multiphase programs for adults and children.

It is never too late to become physically active. Our community can lead the way in healthy improvement through a commitment to daily physical activity, adequate rest, healthier eating and becom-

classes or playing with the kids. Finding ways to socialize while participating in physical activity improves the likelihood that we will remain faithful to our commitment to increase our daily exercise.

The human body is designed for movement, and by exercising regularly and making healthy food choices, we can all look and feel better and become a role model for others. Some activity is better than none, and even small amounts bring health benefits. Whether you are currently physically active or have not been active in many years, the importance of a well-rounded exercise program cannot be stressed enough. The benefits of exercise extend far beyond weight management.

With all that our community has to offer, a healthier 2016 is certainly within the reach of all Greenville residents. I challenge you to set your goals and get moving today!

The human body is designed for movement, and by exercising regularly and making healthy food choices, we can all look and feel better. ing socially connected.

We should all incorporate ways to be more physically active in our everyday lives. Just taking the stairs or parking the car further away from our destinations increases the number of steps we take each day. Our bodies can benefit from activities like walking the dog, raking leaves, participating in group exercise

Patrick Knowles is vice president of Health Initiatives at YMCA of Greenville.

The fight for good health care IN MY OWN WORDS

by Dan Tripp

We have a growing health care problem in South Carolina, and it is not a medical one. It’s a governmental one.

During my 12 years on the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, I saw firsthand what can happen when politicians meddle in businesses, medical practices and the broader marketplace. That is why I have joined with a group of Upstate leaders to form the nonprofit Citizens for Community Healthcare Advances.

The goal of our group is to highlight new and innovative ways to deliver health services within our community while also serving to educate those trying to navigate the ever-changing health care landscape. When necessary, we will rally Upstate citizens to stand up and push back when national – or even local – politicians with no medical expertise or health care background attempt to micromanage health care policy.

When Washington politicians forced the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on us – also known as Obamacare – it was 2,700

pages. Now that the ACA is fully implemented, it contains more than 20,000 pages of regulations. This monstrosity has fundamentally changed health care delivery nationwide, and now hospitals, health care providers and average citizens are being forced to make dramatic changes just to survive.

On a local level, we saw this situation occur recently in the dustup between several members of the Greenville Legislative Delegation and the Greenville Health System board over proposed governance changes. ACA has deci-

mated rural hospitals and is ratcheting down reimbursements to local health care institutions. Rather than working with the GHS board – comprised of seasoned medical professionals and business leaders – to navigate the challenging ACA environment, several legislators tried to force their prerogatives about governance on the hospital. They made hospital oversight their righteous cause.

Our group is not saying that health care doesn’t need oversight. It does.

Local oversight is key. Community

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Fueling the flames of a potential career CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com A program at three of Greenville County Schools’ career centers aims to stoke the flames of student interest in firefighting as a potential career.

The Bonds, Golden Strip and Enoree career centers all offer two-year certification-level training for high

school-aged students. Certification allows students to go directly into the workforce for a fire department as a paid firefighter or a volunteer without having to attend the South Carolina Fire Academy.

Many of the fire departments in the state rely on volunteers to provide service. Officials say the number of volunteer firefighters in South Carolina is

By the numbers

1,140,759 firefighters nationwide 354,600 career firefighters 786,150 volunteers (U.S. Fire Department Profile latest statistics)

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Firefighting students Melody Burton (left) and Cheyenne Roggy.

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oversight is key. But as we have seen with the recent battles over the governance of Greenville Health System, lawmakers aren’t the ones who should be making health care decisions.

Consider it this way. You may ask a good friend for advice on a medical procedure. You may ask them to think of questions to ask your doctor. But you would never ask a friend with no medical experience to actually perform an operation. Would you?

But as we have seen with the recent battles over the governance of GHS, lawmakers aren’t the ones who should be making health care decisions or impeding respected Upstate medical leaders from making governance changes that allow GHS to survive in an ACA world.

The purpose of Citizens for Community Healthcare Advances is to build a community-based coalition that promotes new and innovative ways to deliver efficient, affordable and improved health care and to push back when local politicians try to meddle in your health care delivery systems.

Over the next few months, Citizens for Community Healthcare Advances will hold organizational meetings to educate and engage the community about the changing environment of health

As we have seen with the recent battles over the governance of GHS, lawmakers aren’t the ones who should be makig health care decisions. care delivery.

Politicians in Washington meddled with health care and gave us Obamacare.

Do we really want local politicians also meddling in our health care? If the answer is no, then I urge you to learn more about our cause by visiting healthcareadvances.org.

And remember what the late Ronald Reagan said: “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”

The people need to have a stronger voice in health care.

Dan Tripp is the executive director of Citizens for Community Healthcare Advances.

He is also the founder of Ground Game Strategies Inc. Tripp served in the S.C. Legislature from 1994 to 2006. Email him at dtripp@healthcareadvances.org

South Carolina Firefighters Association recruitment coordinator Bryan Riebe (right) presents a check to a career center offering firefighter certification.

dropping, making it harder for municipalities with career fire departments to find qualified applicants.

The Greenville Fire Department recently relaxed its firefighter requirements to give new hires a year to earn emergency medical technician training – a certification that was once a condition for employment because the de-

partment provides first response.

The South Carolina Firefighters Association recently gave $7,500 to each of the career centers offering firefighter certification.

The program is part of Superintendent Burke Royster’s push to have all students either college- or career-ready when they graduate from high school.

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A longer wait to bear arms?

Lawmakers want to close the loophole that allowed Charleston shooter to buy his gun

sponse to events that turned the national spotlight on South Carolina: the shooting death of Walter Scott by a police officer in Charleston and the flooding that caused billions of dollars worth of damage in October. Others were filed to make a point.

HIGHLIGHTS More than 250 bills prefiled for the 2016 S.C. legislative session Several bills seek to extend the background check period for gun buyers Legislation on assault weapons and BB guns also pending Flood relief bills could provide more than $325 million in grants Other bills deal with Viagra, pinball, refugees and the Confederate flag CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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bjeffers@communityjournals.com Potential gun buyers would have to wait longer to get guns under several bills filed in advance of the 2016 South Carolina legislative session.

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington, and Rep. Doug Brannon, R-Spartanburg, want to extend to 28 days the time a gun dealer must wait for a background check to be completed before selling a customer a gun.

Federal law known as the 1993 Brady Bill allows stores to sell guns to buyers if the seller doesn’t hear back from the FBI after three days. Law enforcement officials say that loophole allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun used in the Charleston church massacre in June. An FBI spokesman said last summer the threeday window ended before an admission

by Roof to having been in possession of a controlled substance, which would have led to a denial of the sale, was uncovered.

A similar bill in the House, H 4388, would make buyers wait 14 days to hear back from NICS before purchasing the gun, and bill H 4444 would require a wait of 10 days. Another bill would make it illegal to sell a gun until after the completion of a background check by SLED or NICS without a default time limit.

The bills were among more than 250 prefiled for the session that starts on Jan. 13. Some of the bills were filed in re-

24-HOUR WAITING PERIOD FOR VIAGRA Rep. Mia McLeod, D-Columbia, introduced legislation to make it as difficult for men to get Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs as it is for women to get abortions. A man would have to get a signed affidavit from his partner attesting that he has the condition, undergo cardiac stress tests every three months, and see a sex therapist.

McLeod said on her Facebook page that she doesn’t expect the bill to pass in the male-dominated Legislature.

“For me, it’s no more ludicrous than the tremendous amount of time and tax dollars we expend each legislative session to debate and attempt to diminish (legal) abortion rights in our state,” she wrote. When it comes to abortion rights and issues related to sexual and reproductive health, government “has no business trying to govern these very intimate, personal issues … particularly when public education, roads and infrastructure improvements, economic and workforce development, common-sense gun reforms, health care access, flood relief and other critical issues facing our state are much more deserving of our time and attention,” she said.

STATUES AND FLAGS Less than a month after the Charleston church massacre, the Confederate flag was removed from the Statehouse

grounds. Removal opponent Chris Corley, R-Aiken, filed a bill seeking an advisory referendum on the 2016 general election ballot asking voters whether they wanted to fly the South Carolina infantry battle flag at its former location.

Bill H 4415 proposed forming a committee to study erecting a permanent monument to the Emanuel 9 at or in the vicinity of Marion Square in Charleston.

Another bill would establish a commission to raise private funds for a Confederate flag display. The Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum commission now wants $3.6 million – originally it sought $5.3 million – for a new wing at the Relic Room to permanently display the Confederate flag removed from the Statehouse grounds.

before purchasing a gun. The person must be 21 years old and have completed a gun-training course. Bill S 943, also

by Kimpson, would require everyone in the state to register firearms with SLED. Bill H 4564 would require all residents to register firearms with the sheriff’s department in their counties.

Bill H 4398, filed by Alan Clemmons, R-Myrtle Beach, would exempt three firearms and 1,000 rounds of ammunition for those guns from bankruptcy proceedings.

POLICE

ASSAULT WEAPONS Bills S 939 and H 4440 would include assault weapons on the list of banned weapons in in the state. S 939 defines assault weapon as semi-automatic weapons “with a large magazine of ammunition that are configured for rapid fire and combat use.”

Bill H 4440 would define assault weapons as semi-automatic rifles with a magazine capacity of 21 or more rounds or a semi-automatic shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than six rounds.

MORE GUN BILLS Bill H 4431 by Rep. Wendell Gilliard (D-Charleston) would require any imitation firearm, such as BB guns and toy guns, to be either translucent or the exterior can only have the colors white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink or bright purple.

Sen. Marion Kimpson, DCharleston, prefiled bill S 942 that would require a person to get a permit from SLED

Bill S 913 by Sen. Larry Martin (R-Pickens) would make dashboard cameras recordings available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. The bill allows the court to withhold their release if doing otherwise would harm an investigation, but the court must stipulate a time period and the specific harm the release would cause.

Bills S 958, H 4428 and H 4468 would require law enforcement officials to complete mental health tests, and bill H 4465 would require them to complete annual diversity training to increase their cultural awareness and understanding of ethnic groups.

Bill H 4387 would ban law enforcement departments from requiring officers to issue a certain number of citations, and bill H 4385 would forbid municipalities to include in their budgets income generated from traffic citations from that same year.

House member Neal Collins filed a bill increasing the penalties for harming or killing a police dog. The bill is called “Fargo’s and Hyco’s Law” after Fargo, a K-9 killed chasing a robbery suspect in Richland County in 2011, and Hyco, an Anderson County police dog shot and killed by a carjacking suspect in Anderson County in 2015.

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House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford (D-Columbia) prefiled bill H 4569 to provide more than $325 million in grants for flood victims. Bill H 4506 would set up the S.C. Disaster Relief Fund to grant families or individuals up to $10,000 in relief funds after a disaster.

ville, wants to allow pastors and churches to refuse to officiate or hold weddings that violate “a sincerely held religious belief.”

early-morning run with his fraternity brothers, would require the information be furnished to students and their parents before the student would be allowed to begin the process of joining one of the organizations.

Finally, a law prohibiting the removal of memorials or renaming buildings would only apply to property under state government jurisdiction and not public colleges, universities or political subdivisions, according to another bill.

MISCELLANEOUS PINBALL WIZARDS Resolution H 4449 would delay unpaid property tax penalties by two months for people who received federal assistance for their property as a result of the October flooding. Bills H 4451 and H 4453 would require the adjustment of property value for property that sustained flooding damage. Bill H 4503 would give flood victims a 10 percent income tax credit.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brian White (R-Anderson) also plans to file legislation to aid farmers who sustained crop losses as a result of the flooding.

Rep. Stephen Goldfinch, R-Georgetown, introduced a bill to end laws forbidding children under 18 from playing pinball, seducing an unmarried woman to have sex with the promise of marriage, opening dance halls on Sundays and challenging people to an armed duel.

TELLING THE FEDS WHAT TO DO

REFUGEES Joint resolutions S 928 and H 4488 would halt refugees from entering the state until the federal government implements new security measures. Bill H 4477 specifically targets Middle Eastern refugees and disallows the state from using any funds to assist in their resettlement, while bill H 4408 bars the state from funding the United States Refugee Resettlement program.

Bill H 4396 would implement regulations on where refugees entering the state could settle based on an area’s ability to absorb them.

GAY MARRIAGE In response to the legalization of gay marriage, Rep. Dan Hamilton, R-Green-

If passed, a resolution proposed by Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, would be sent to the U.S. Congress to make college debt-free by increasing the money sent to states and to increase federal aid to help students cover the cost of college without taking out loans.

Some other bills coming up this year would charge nonresidents to use the Statehouse grounds, require that all flags that fly at the Stateh o u s e be made in the U.S., require schools to display “In God We Trust” in the lobby, ban the sale of fetal tissue and raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2020.

A bill introduced by Sen. Mike Fair,

R-Greenville, would prohibit courts from enforcing a foreign law if it would violate a Constitutionally guaranteed right of South Carolina or the U.S. Another would allow foster parents to sign for a foster child to get a beginner driver’s permit (doing so now requires the signature of a parent or guardian).

Putnam filed a bill that would increase the driver’s license penalty for blocking an intersection to four points.

As the General Assembly discusses these bills and others left over from last session, the Journal will follow the legislation to keep readers updated.

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One bill would increase the age of compulsory education to 18. Another would require school bus drivers, crossing guards and school resource officers to wear body cameras.

Another would increase LIFE and Palmetto scholarships by 10 percent.

Rep. Joshua Putnam, R-Powdersville, introduced the “Tucker Hipps Transparency Act” to require colleges and universities to post investigations of fraternities and sororities online. The bill, named for the Clemson University student who was found dead in Lake Hartwell after an

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF SOUTHERN CONNECTOR TOLLS TO INCREASE Effective Jan. 2, tolls on the Southern Connector will increase by 25 cents on two-axle vehicles ($1.75 total) and by 20 cents per axle for multiaxle vehicles. Officials said this is the first toll increase since early 2012 and no more increases are scheduled until 2020.

In 2016, Palmetto Pass members will pay $1.50 as of Jan. 2, a 15-cent increase, and Palmetto Pass multi-axle vehicles will pay an additional 15 cents per axle. The toll hike was scheduled to coincide with the connector’s bond payments.

The Palmetto Pass rates are the same as 2015 cash toll rates. Users can purchase a pass with this rate and through a special offer receive a free transponder and a $25 credit toward future tolls through Jan. 31. To qualify for the free tolls and Pal Pass transponder, users must say they saw the promotion advertised in the newspaper or on the Southern Connector website. For more information, visit southernconnector.com.

KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE REGISTRATION OPENS JAN. 11 Greenville County Schools will open registration for kindergarten and first-grade students for the 2016-17 school year on Jan. 11.

Children who will be five years old on or before Sept. 1 of the current year must enroll in kindergarten unless the parent or legal guardian signs a waiver. Any child who will be six on or before Sept. 1 must enroll in first grade.

To enroll a new student in kindergarten or first grade, parents must present a state-issued birth certificate, a completed immunization certificate or religious exemption certificate and two forms of proof of residence. For more information, go to bit.ly/GCS-registration.

GREENVILLE IS GRINDING THE GREENS Greenville is conducting its annual “Grinding of the Greens” Christmas tree recycling program.

City residents may place trees at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pickup days. Trees may also be taken to one of four locations for recycling. All trees must be free of debris such as ornaments, tinsel, ribbons and lights.

Drop-off locations include Holmes Park, Timmons Park, Gower Park and the West Greenville Community Center. The four locations will be open until Jan. 21. Curbside pickup within the city limits will continue as long as needed.

All holiday boxes, tissue paper and wrapping paper (except foil-lined) can be recycled at the curb and at the city’s Stone Avenue Recycling Center at 800 E. Stone Ave. and North Greenville Recycling Center at 514 Rutherford Road.

Trees and trimmings are ground into mulch at Twin Chimneys Landfill. Call the Twin Chimneys Landfill at 864-243-9672 for more information.

VIRTUAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM LAUNCHED Two Greenville County high schools are among several schools participating in Accelerate, a virtual engineering program through the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.

Eleven school districts are partnering with the Governor’s School to deliver the engineering program for students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades. Accelerate students continue at their local schools while taking live GSSM classes virtually. They will also participate in annual summer camps, Saturday lab experiences and industry internships.

Students who successfully complete the program earn up to 43 college credits while still in high school. Greenville County Schools offering the program are J.L. Mann and Greenville high schools. Applications are due Jan. 8.

Applicants should be South Carolina residents, enrolled in ninth grade and attend high school in one of the GSSM’s participating partner districts. Applicants should also anticipate completing Algebra II honors by the end of ninth grade.

For more information about Accelerate, go to scgssm.org.

FILM DOCUMENTS IMPACT OF DROUGHT, FLOOD ON FARMERS 2015 was a tough year for South Carolina farmers with a drought and historic flood. Clemson University has released a documentary, interactive timeline and Web page showing how the weather has impacted the state’s top industry: agriculture and forestry.

Thomas Dobbins, director of the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, said the intention was to understand the difficulty the weather’s one-two punch caused to farmers. Dobbins said financial losses will be great and some businesses may not survive.

The website, clemson.edu/scflood, includes links with information on how South Carolinians can help farmers recover.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY ABOUT DSS, DOT SOUGHT Two subcommittees of the House Legislative Oversight Committee will hold public input meetings in January.

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Both meetings will be held in Columbia.

To sign up, individuals may call the Oversight Committee at 803-212-6810, email hcommlegov@ schouse.gov or sign up in person a few minutes prior to the meeting.

Those who cannot attend the meetings in Columbia may comment via bit.ly/SC-House-oversight.

SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSES CHANGES IN TEACHER EVALUATIONS South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said the state should change the way it evaluates educators. Under the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act, states no longer have to tie educator evaluations to student growth as the old No Child Left Behind Act required.

“As State Superintendent, I am proposing that we move to a more commonsense system that does not rely on high stakes tests and gives the best feedback and support for our teachers,” Spearman said in a release.

South Carolina has already begun to implement educator evaluation systems for teachers and principals that are partially tied to student learning objectives. Student growth will continue to play a role in evaluation, but will not be tied to the results of high stakes testing.

Spearman’s proposal would request a two-year extension from the South Carolina Board of Education to train educators and implement student-learning objectives, effective when the state’s federal waiver expires in August 2016. The new system, which would require approval by the state board, would emphasize the use of formative assessments to drive instructional decisions regarding student growth and embed student growth measures as part of teacher evaluation instead of a standalone measure.

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Dining out in the new year

Greenville Restaurant Week offers 30+ options APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com The month of January is not often punctuated by packed social calendars after the busy holiday season, but Greenville Restaurant Week wants to make a date with Upstate diners.

The culinary showcase scheduled for Jan. 7-17 offers up an opportunity to sample a new restaurant or chef’s creation, said Cindy Brothers, Upstate membership coordinator for the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association.

New for 2016 is a lunch option at the more than 30 participating restaurants, said Brothers. Restaurants will offer a special, prix fixe menu throughout the week, or foodies can order from the regular menu. Diners

can scan a QR code when they pay to log where they have eaten and register for prizes, she said.

“This time of year is a typically slow time [for restaurants] and people are looking for something to do,” said Brothers. Many participating restaurants see about a 30 percent increase in walk-in traffic during this showcase week, and use the time to try out new entrees or promotions, she said. “It’s a good chance to try new things and see how they work with patrons.”

Not all of the offerings are from downtown Greenville spots. New to the 2016 week are BIN 112 and The Strip Club 104 in Greer, along with Koi, Rick Erwin’s Eastside, Papi’s Tacos and Eastcoast Wings.

Diners can check out Restaurant Week menus online. Upstate foodies are not the only ones who come out for the special event. Customers travel from Asheville, Columbia and Charlotte, in addition to as far away as Atlanta and Charleston, Brothers said.

Greenville Restaurant Week WHEN: Jan. 7-17

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The Playwright

The Bohemian Cafe

Rare Steakhouse on the Piazza

Bonefish Grill

Restaurant 17

Breakwater Restaurant

Rick Erwin’s Clemson

Carolina Ale House

Rick Erwin’s Eastside

Carolina BBQ

Rick Erwin’s Nantucket Seafood

CityRange Grill (Greenville & Spartanburg)

Rick Erwin’s West End Grille

Commerce Club

Rick’s Deli & Market

Dive ‘n’ Boar

Roost

East Coast Wings & Grill

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Firebirds

Soby’s New South Cuisine

The Green Room

Southern Culture Kitchen & Bar

Koi Asian Bistro

Southern Pressed Juicery

Larkin’s on the River

Stella’s Southern Bistro

The Lazy Goat

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Local bike shops target cycling rookies App outlines entrylevel rides and tips APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Walking into a bicycle shop full of high-performance gear and unfamiliar brands can be intimidating. However, two local bike shops are offering their services to beginners as part of My City Bikes, a public health campaign for beginner cyclists.

According to a study released in the Journal of Transport and Health in late 2015, bicycle ownership has declined worldwide by half since 1989, and though usage cannot be attributed to ownership, cycling advocates say the decline in bicycle owners could contribute to increased inactivity and climbing obesity numbers.

Local cycling shops TTR Bikes and Freehub Bicycles have joined My City Bikes to offer an app that maps out local entry-level rides, basic bike maintenance and beginner-friendly shops. The app also shows bike lanes, trails, paths, group ride opportunities and do-ityourself bike maintenance.

“It may seem small, but just getting out for a ride for 15 minutes or biking to the park or a friend’s house with your family instead of taking the car does make a difference” health-wise, Gabe Wallace, co-director of My City Bikes, said in a release.

Even so, “most people won’t ride unless they perceive a safe place to ride,” said Nathaniel McCrary, owner of TTR Bikes. The Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail is a great place for beginners to safely ride, he said.

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consider cost an obstacle, he said.

“There is a confusion about what it takes to make that first step. Many shops are serving an enthusiast market.” A knowledgeable and friendly staff can help to determine what a customer needs in terms of equipment and answer questions, he said.

Cycling can impact obesity, McCrary said. He has customers who cycle for fitness and to lose weight, including some who manage diabetes with cycling.

McCrary said he sees the partnership with My City Bikes as a natural one. “It seemed like a good fit with the focus of our shop – beginners and growing the [cycling] community.”

Becoming bike-friendly “really takes a group effort from advocacy organizations and businesses,” McCrary said. With local government support, cycling has an inherent benefit and economic development value, he said.

GAME ON TALKING POINTS ON SPORTS WITH VINCENT HARRIS

USC basketball makes 3-9 football season bearable – almost One of the great things about college sports is that, no matter how poorly your team performs in one sport, there’s always another sport, another season waiting around the corner.

No one needed that fresh start more than fans of Gamecocks football. The season shuddered to a merciful halt on Nov. 28 after a hard-fought loss to Clemson, making the team 3-9 for the season. And it wasn’t just the record that knocked USC football fans for a loop; along the way, they lost their Hall Of Fame coach Steve Spurrier and somehow managed to lose a game to the Citadel. It’s difficult to imagine a fanbase more in need of a pick-me-up.

That’s where the Gamecocks’ basketball teams come in. USC’s women’s basketball team has been excellent for some time, racking up 35 wins last season under Coach Dawn Staley. But the men’s team has caught fire this year, getting off to an 11-0 start and crashing the AP Top 25. They’ve beaten eight of their 11 opponents by 15 points or more, and they’ve thrown in a victory over Clemson to boot.

It’s a night-and-day difference in terms of performance over the Gamecocks’ football team, and it got me thinking about USC’s die-hard fans and how they must be feeling right about now. So I contacted an acquaintance of mine who fits the die-hard profile to a T, David Stringer. Stringer lives in Columbia and is the founder and editor of Scene SC, a multimedia publication which covers music all over the Upstate.

“I thought a down year would be six wins, honestly,” Stringer says of the football team. “I don’t think anyone could have foreseen the train wreck of a year we ended up having. My prediction before the year was that if we could just get past UNC and Kentucky, our team would start to gel under Connor Mitch and the new defense, and we’d really start competing with the big boys like UGA after that. Well, we got by UNC, which I still can’t believe, and then everything just really went downhill after that. It wasn’t until Spurrier resigned and Elliott took over that we started to play with some fire again.”

The USC women’s team has been consistently excellent (they’re currently ranked No. 2 in the nation), but Stringer says he had a feeling the men’s basketball team was going to be something special this year.

“I think the people who really watched us last

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Savannah State guard Ezinne Kalu defends against South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell (25). South Carolina hosts Savannah State during the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament Friday, March 20, 2015 at Carolina’s Colonial Life Arena.

year knew we had this in us,” he says. “Coach [Frank] Martin’s been building such a solid program. Last year we beat Iowa State and lost a close one to a good Baylor team, but we fell off during conference play. This year we don’t have that signature win yet, but we’ve been so balanced with scoring, we’ve got a high-energy defense, and we’ve got some really fresh new talent in Chris Silva and P.J. Dozier.”

Stringer is still classifying himself as “cautiously optimistic,” however, because the Gamecocks have a tough conference schedule ahead of them.

“The SEC is solid this year through and through,” he says. “There’s Kentucky, Florida, Georgia … any of those teams can beat each other any night of the week. We’re still a team that has to be focused throughout the game to win.”

But for now, Stringer says he’s enjoying this moment of happy fanhood. “It’s exciting to see the teams headed in the right direction and for the buzz to keep growing around the basketball programs. Hopefully we’ll keep winning and the excitement will last into March.”

Vincent Harris (vharris@ communityjournals.com) overs music and sports for the Greenville Journal.

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PRO TIPS

Are you ready for changes to Social Security in 2016?

The Bipartisan Budget of 2015 was enacted on Nov. 2, 2015, and includes several changes to Social Security claiming rules that most citizens are unaware of.

Congress described these actions as “closing unintended loopholes” to protect the overall Social Security system’s solvency. It is important for you to understand what these changes are, how they may affect you and, ultimately, what this means for your future retirement.

The first change deals with the restricted application strategy. This strategy allows an individual to claim a spousal benefit at or after full retirement age, while deferring his or her own retirement benefit to earn deferred retirement credits and qualify for a larger retirement benefit at age 70.

Previously, you were able to file the restricted application to receive spousal benefits while delaying your own retirement benefits based on your own earnings record. (Under Social Security regulations, a person “attains” a particular age on the day before his or her birthday. So individuals born on Jan. 1, 1954, will “attain” age 62 on Dec. 31, 2015.)

Henceforth, an application for any Social Security benefit will be treated as an application for all benefits you may be entitled to, and you will receive the highest benefit you are eligible for.

Keep in mind that if you are already 62 or older on Dec. 31, 2015, these changes do not apply to you. Also, if you have already elected to use the restricted application

strategy, this change does not affect you.

You can continue to draw benefits based on your spouse’s earnings record and you can continue to earn deferred retirement credits. You can also “switch” at any time to a retirement benefit based on your own earnings record.

However, individuals younger than 62 on Dec. 31, 2015, will not be able to file a restricted application.

It is important to note that planning will still be valuable.

Other beneficial claiming strategies are available that should still be considered.

The second change involves the file-and-suspend strategy.

In the future, if you voluntarily suspend receiving a Social Security benefit, this will also mean that while your benefit is suspended, no one else can draw benefits based on your earnings record and you cannot simultaneously draw benefits based on someone else’s earnings record.

You may still suspend your benefit; however, you cannot draw anything until you choose to reinstate your benefit. In most circumstances, the same individual will not be able to claim one benefit now and a larger one later. In addition, you still have the option to change your mind and elect to unsuspend going forward, but you will not be able to recover benefits you declined in the past.

These new rules will not apply to individuals who have already chosen to file-and-suspend. If you have already chosen to file-and-suspend, auxiliary beneficiaries, such as a spouse or dependent child, can continue to draw benefits

based on your earnings record, even if your own benefit is suspended. You will continue to earn deferred retirement credits while your benefit is suspended, and you have the ability to change your mind and recover suspended benefits retroactively.

The new rules will go into effect on May 2, 2016, and the last business day to file an application under the old rules will be April 30, 2016.

Before you visit your local Social Security office to make any alterations to your claiming strategy, discuss your situation with your financial advisor first. He will be able to help put your choices in perspective with a personalized analysis.

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Falling gas prices help fuel SC holiday travel to record numbers A record number of South Carolinians – nearly 1,394,000 – will travel 50 miles or more for the Christmas/New Year’s holiday, according to AAA Carolinas.

The record number represents an increase of 19,000 compared to last year.

Approximately 1,255,000, or 90 percent of total travelers, plan to drive to their destination.

“Falling gas prices will lead to more

South Carolinians traveling to celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year with family and friends,” said David E. Parsons, president and CEO of AAA Carolinas. “With most people hitting the roads during this time, we want to stress the importance of buckling up, avoiding drinking and driving, and eliminating distractions behind the wheel such as cell phone usage.”

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As the longest holiday travel period of the year, it is also one of the deadliest.

Last year, 42 people died on South Carolina roads during the year-end holiday travel period – that’s 10 more fatalities than in 2013.

Those driving to their destinations will encounter the lowest gas prices in seven years. South Carolinians are currently paying 50 cents less for a gallon of gas than they were a year ago. The statewide average is currently $1.79 and prices are expected to continue their decline through the start of 2016, due to an abundant supply domestically and less people driving during the winter months.

South Carolina motorists will find the cheapest gas in Spartanburg at $1.72 and the most expensive gas in Charleston at $1.82.

For those traveling through North Carolina, the average price per gallon is $1.97.

An estimated 73,900 South Carolinians will fly to their destinations, a 0.7 percent increase from last year.

Airfares are down 6 percent from a year ago, averaging $174 for the top 40 U.S routes. However, car rental rates are up 3 percent from a year ago to $68 per day.

Hotel rates for AAA Three Diamond hotels have increased by 4 percent from a year ago, averaging $150 per night. AAA Two Diamond hotels average $119 per night, an 11 percent increase from last year.

With holiday parties frequently held between Christmas and New Year’s, drunk driving is always a major problem during this travel period. AAA advises drivers to assign a designated driver or use a car service if they are planning to consume alcohol.

During the holiday period, unexpected

weather or vehicle problems may leave motorists stranded. AAA Carolinas recommends keeping an emergency kit in your car that includes: • Cell phone and car charger • Blankets and flashlight with extra batteries • First aid kit • Drinking water and non-perishable snacks • Small shovel and a sack of sand or cat litter for traction • Windshield scraper • Battery booster cables • Emergency triangle reflectors • Change of clothes, including socks and shoes The South Carolina Department of Transportation generally prohibits lane closures on interstates and high-volume multi-lane routes from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, through 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan.3.

Survey data is taken from AAA’s Leisure Travel Index, AAA/HIS Global Insight holiday travel forecast and AAA Carolinas data.

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So you know To estimate fuel costs, travelers can go to fuelcostcalculator.com to input starting city, destination, and the make and model of their car.

The free AAA Mobile app for iPhone and Android devices uses GPS navigation to help travelers map a route, find updated gas prices, view nearby member discounts and access AAA Roadside Assistance.

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OUR SCHOOLS

ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Left: First-grade students at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School add artwork to Christmas cards sent to students at a school in Nigeria. Right: Students in class at Regina Coeli in Essene, Nigeria.

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School has adopted Regina Coeli School in Essene, Nigeria, as a service project. Students are raising money to help this poor school in a remote area. So far, they’ve raised more than $300. Students also wrote notes in Christmas cards.

Several Hughes Academy Youth and Government students passed their bills through the bilateral Houses and had them signed by the Youth Governor: Isabella Sheridan and Solomon Troupe; Josiah Bamberg; Eleanor McMakin; Jameson Tucker and Allen Kuria. McMakin was awarded the “Shining Star Certificate.”

Matthew Carter was elected as The 2016 Middle School Youth Governor. Allen Kuria was elected as the 2016 Middle School Speaker of the House.

Teacher cadets from Brashier Middle College celebrated the holidays with Washington Center students by bringing crafts and activities. Under the supervision of teacher Sarah Reule, the cadets assisted classes in decorating gift bags and created videos to share with classes addressing the concepts of Teacher Cadets from Brashier Middle College assist Washington Center acceptance and hygiene. students from Madeline Willis’ class in decorating holiday gift bags.

Thirty students and 20 Hughes Academy parents traveled to the College of Charleston to compete in the 2015 Techfit Competition. The students brought back two awards to Greenville County including the “Intuitiveness of Game Design and Poten- Hughes Academy of Science and Technology’s TECHFIT students tial for Commercialization” won awards in a state competition. award and the “Grand Champion” trophy. TechFit is an innovative after-school program where students learn engineering-technology concepts and participate in fitness activities to understand skills to innovate and create a technology-based/fitness Exergame.

A Clemson University teacher education program is among the nation’s most effective at equipping future high Washington Center students welcomed Santa during the school teachers with knowl- school’s annual holiday celebration. The Klaver Klub Sorority edge about the subjects they and Furman Heller Service Corps purchased gifts for each will teach, according to a re- child. The Daughters of Penelope provided refreshments. Christ port from the National Council Church Episcopal School service learning students assisted. on Teacher Quality. Clemson’s Bachelor of Science in Science Teaching program is among 35 college and university programs that earned an A on the council’s high school content standard. The program prepares students to teach the biological sciences, earth sciences or physical sciences in grades nine-12.

Greenville High’s delegation at Youth in Government in Columbia got six bills passed and signed. In addition, GHS was named Premier Delegation. Other award winners were: Outstanding Bill – Sophie Cuny and Tae Watts; Outstanding Statesman – Sloan Perkins; Delegate to CONA (National Conference on National Affairs) Alexis Wright; Alternate to CONA-Sloan Perkins.

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The 2015 National MS Society recently held its Annual Meeting and Educational Conference in Greenville. Similar conferences were held in Raleigh and Charlotte.

Neurologist Dr. Mary Hughes of Greenville was inducted into the National MS Society Volunteer Hall of Fame. Hughes, whose sister was diagnosed with MS while she was a fellow at the Medical College of Georgia, is owner of Premier From left, Mary Beth Collins, staff member Cameron Harris, Klaus Bruns, Gale and Dexter Goodwin at the local annual Neurology of Greer and board meeting and conference of the National MS Society. member of the National MS Society. MOVE (Medals of Valor in Excellence for Leadership) awards were presented to four individuals, including Christine Posner of Greenville for actively raising awareness about MS in her community and connecting people living with MS with the society, being a self-help group leader and participating in Challenge Walk for 12 years. Prosner raised more than $54,900a and her team fundraising totals from both Walk MS and Challenge Walk total more than $248,000.

tribution to children in need. The group has collected toys for Country Santa for more than 15 years and also volunteers at multiple charitable events throughout the year. In 2015, the RoundTowners participated in 36 events and donated more than 1,600 volunteer hours.

This January, the I-185 toll road (the Southern Connector) will be “Taking a Toll on Cancer.”

Every Tuesday, a 10-cent portion of each toll will support the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. Donations will help fund cancer research and provide resources for cancer patients in the Upstate. In addition, the tollbooths will be decorated in purple and the toll plazas lit in purple Jan. 5-26. For more information, call 627-8289 or visit cancer.org.

Safe Harbor, an agency providing services and support for victims of domestic violence and their children, recently elected three new members to serve on its board of directors. Paul Morse is recently retired president and CEO of GE Lighting Systems, Steve Romano is a private consultant and trainer with expertise in crisis and security management and Mary Lucy Reed is a financial planner with UBS Financial Services.

At the recent Guild of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra holiday party, guild president Debra Strange presented a check for $25,000 to the Symphony as part of this season’s pledge. Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel and Executive Director Sherwood Mobley accepted the check.

The RoundTowners recently presented donated toys to Country Santa for dis-

Seniors Taking Charge – 2016

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St. Francis LifeWise, C. Dan Joyner Senior Services Division, Thrive Assisted Living and Memory Care and Always Best Care Senior Services invite you to attend an informative series of free talks open to the public on topics that are important to all of us as we age. The more informed we are the better we can plan for our future!

Each Tuesday session will start promptly at 10:00 am and end at 11:00 am. These sessions are being hosted by Thrive Assisted Living and Memory Care located at 715 S. Buncombe Road, Greer, SC 29650. You are invited to take a personal tour of the community following each session.

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Greg Payne and The Piedmont Boys ranked No. 1 on West Coast Rocky Mountain’s Gravel Road Best of 2015 List for their song “Ain’t Got No Hot Water” from the album “Scars and Bars.” The five-piece country band played at Smoke on the Water, later began touring and recently signed with Sweetwine Entertainment.

The City of Greenville is sponsoring its annual Grinding of the Greens Christmas tree recycling program. Trees can be placed at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pick-up days or taken to one of four locations for recycling. All trees must be free of debris such as ornaments, tinsel, ribbons and lights. Drop-off locations include Holmes Park, Timmons Park, Gower Park and West Greenville Community Center until Jan. 21. All holiday boxes, tissue paper and wrapping paper (except foil-lined) can be recycled at the curb and at the city’s Stone Avenue Recycling Center at 800 E. Stone Ave. and North Greenville Recycling Center at 514 Rutherford Road.

Greenville County Solid Waste Division and Recycling is offering real Christmas tree recycling in the annual Grinding of the Greens through Jan. 15. Mulch resulting from the grinding of the trees is available free to the public at the Twin Chimneys Landfill. Wrapping paper, cards and gift boxes can also be recycled. Call 243-9672 for more information or visit greenvillecounty.org/solid_waste/residential_waste.asp for a list of residential waste and recycling centers.

Paris Mountain State Park will kick off the New Year with a Jan. 1 hike at 2 p.m. as part of the First Day Hikes initiative in all 50 states. “Lessons from Nature to help you survive the New Year” is the focus of the New Year’s hike. Ranger Cathy Taylor will lead a hike on the Turtle Trail, sharing lessons from nature to help you survive the New Year. Participants are invited to share some lessons they have learned from nature. The program is free after the price of admission. Registration is required. Call 244-5565 to register. For more information, visit southcarolinaparks.com.

To celebrate the 235th anniversary of the decisive American victory over the British, The Cowpens National Battlefield will hold special events Jan. 12-17. Events include Ken Johnston portraying British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, wreath-laying at the Daniel Morgan Monument in Spartanburg, portrayal of Marquis de Lafayette at Wofford College, lantern park tours and free activities at the park. Visit nps. gov/cowp/specialevents.htm for more information.

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BE FRESHWATER FRIENDLY A superb New Year’s resolution would be to join ReWa in protecting local aquatic resources: SMALL CHANGES, GREAT IMPACT! Be Freshwater Friendly is our campaign to help educate the Upstate on how making small changes to our day-to-day actions can have a great impact on local rivers, lakes and streams. Being friendly to freshwater sources will protect aquatic wildlife, provide clean water for drinking and recreational use, and preserve our watershed for the long-term.

To learn more, visit BeFreshwaterFriendly.org.

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LOOK Several Berea residents gathered last week to plant pansies in the Historic Berea Elementary/High School planter at the corner of 104 Farrs Bridge and Sulphur Springs roads. They brought dirt, organic compost and gardening tools. The Berea High School FFA department donated the pansies.

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Ten businesses that are part of the West End Merchants Association (WEMA) created gingerbread houses to represent the businesses and to raise money for charity. Shoppers were encouraged to vote for their favorite gingerbread house by donating money. The friendly competition was scheduled to run through December. The money will be divided between Greenville New Beginnings for children to take dance classes at West End Dance Company and The Antonakos Foundation for a college scholarship for a high school senior.

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ly. Bland mayo and mild cheddar don’t induce too many I bet you’re expecting a recipe column published stuck-out tongues and gag sounds, in my experience. the week of New Year’s to be something about healthy, But my favorite pimento cheese recipe is anything but “detoxifying,” new-years-resolution food. I considered bland. It’s tangy and pungent, thanks to it, but instead settled on a recipe that will three types of mustard and extra-sharp make you very popular with friends and Guest columnist cheddar. This pimento cheese is fierce. family in 2016.

It’s no kid food.

Yes, that’s a bold statement. But that’s At some point during the family how confident I am in this pimento cheese gathering, Stella, the 11-year old, tried recipe. the pimento cheese when the adults I hosted my family from Charleston for with Emily Yepes weren’t looking. (Don’t get caught tryChristmas, which means I had to try and ing new foods. It will ruin the whole satisfy the palates of two very picky cousiact.) In fact, she liked it so much that nettes, ages 8 and 11. I called their mother she had to come clean if she was going days before they arrived to ask about what to stand over the bowl and dip, chip afthey will and won’t eat these days, and ter chip, into that once-despicable vat of was surprised to hear that they are curgolden, melty cheese. rently anti-vegetable, eating only the ocI almost ruined the new love affair. casional carrot. This came as a surprise, Stella asked me, after it was already too given that their mother grows most of late to deny her affection for the cheese the family’s vegetables in their backyard dip, “What are those red things?” I rein gardens fertilized by their very own plied simply that they are pimentos, but chickens. she pressed further. “What are pimenAlas, this is a phase, apparently, and tos?” I bore the bad news. Pimentos are roasted red bell their mom begged me not to worry about feeding the peppers (subtext: pimentos are vegetables). A flash of girls. She would pack carrots and mac ‘n’ cheese to be horror and realization came across her face, but only sure that they don’t starve. for an instant, before melting into a smile and another So I focused on the adults. I made all kinds of foods dip of the chip. that any self-respecting picky eater would consider Shortly before saying our goodbyes, Stella asked me yucky and offensive. I made beets, Brussels sprouts, and for the recipe, as have countless other friends to whom sauces with funny names like “horseradish.” And, imI’ve served this pimento cheese dip. It’s the best recipe portantly, I made my intensely flavorful pimento cheese I know for entertaining, appropriate for casual, fancy, dip. large or small gatherings. It’s also appropriate for any Most pimento cheese recipes are relatively kid-friendseason, from backyard summer barbecues to sophisticated holiday parties.

So cut this recipe out of the paper right now. Make 2016 the year you made the most popular snack at the party.

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Emily Yepes is an advertising representative at Community Journals and a fitness instructor at Barre Evolution and RevUp Indoor Cycling.

She is “just” a home cook whose favorite hobby is to test and perfect recipes for her annual family cookbook.

Warm Pimento Cheese Dip & Chips (from “Tupelo Honey Cafe, Spirited Recipes from Asheville’s New South Kitchen” by Elizabeth Sims with chef Brian Sonoskus) 8 oz. shredded sharp cheddar 1/2 c. mayo 1 tbsp. dijon 1 tbsp. stone-ground mustard 1 tsp. mustard powder 1/4 tsp. sea salt 1/4 tsp. black pepper 2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley (optional) 1/2 c. finely diced roasted red bell pepper Tortilla chips, for serving

Mix dip ingredients in a large bowl, reserving a little fresh parsley for garnish if you want to be fancy. Transfer to an oven-safe dish and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese starts to bubble. It does not need to melt completely, only needs to heat through.

Alternatively, you can microwave the cheese mixture for about 20 seconds or until hot.

Serve with tortilla chips.

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Springs on the shoulders of Augusta Road On walks in my neighborhood – the area traversed by Augusta Road, East Faris, and McDaniel Avenue – I’ve often enjoyed the wooded creeks that thread their way along street sides and pass under the roads through culverts, eventually reaching the Reedy River.

Noticing that these creeks originate along the northeast slope of the ridge crossed by Augusta Road and along the spur of this ridge topped by Crescent Avenue, I speculated that they must have their sources in natural springs, as none seemed to slice through the Augusta-Crescent ridge.

I soon learned in conversation with Lee Mitchell, former hydrogeologist with SCDNR and instructor of physical science at North Greenville University, that Greenville County is blessed with an abundance of natural springs, spilling as it does from the skirts of the Blue Ridge escarpment. These springs issue from fissures and cracks in the strata of metamorphic rock that lies under the soils and saprolite in our region.

The cracks collect groundwater, which produces springs where the rock layers are exposed to the surface near the bottom of steep hillsides.

A number of these springs have featured in various studies and writings about Greenville. The online U.S. Geological Survey maps for this region show the approximate location for some of them.

Most are on private property, in backyards and ravines, and protected and defined by stonework of some description, some of it constructed many decades ago. The water of most or all springs is clear and clean, and flow is reported to be consistent, not dependent on rainfall.

COPPERHEAD CREEK I trekked down into the steep, vinecarpeted ravine bounded by Cureton, McCuen and Stewart streets and found, with some difficulty, the spring that issues in Copperhead Creek, so-called because numerous snakes live in the underbrush around the spring.

Deep in this ravine, facing giant tulip poplars and oaks, I had the strange sensation of entering an ancient dimension of nature. The spring flows from under an old stone wall and for a little distance through a walled channel. I was told by residents Nancy Field and Diane Scarf that the area was once a sort of community attraction, equipped with tables and chairs, and fitted with a swimming area.

It was also reported that workmen recently clearing a lot on one side of the ravine had killed 13 snakes in a single day.

Avenue. The outflow of the spring is channeled through brick and stonework to a conduit beneath Tindal. This spring may be the one developed by realtor George Chapin as a spa and resort in the 1890s.

PENN STREET p The property of James Carter, on a wooded and remarkably secluded hillside at 121 Penn St., is the location of another spring that feeds a small pool below the residence.

Carter’s pool flows into a creek that may originate in another spring, inaccessible to me, further up a cleft in the hillside.

TINDAL AVENUE p A second spring issues from beneath a wall at the back of Billy Mitchell’s property at 118 Tindal Ave. Its location is again at the foot of a steep descent, in this instance from the ridge crossed by Crescent

rise, has been landscaped and planted. The charming igloo-like dome of old stonework, which protects the spring, shows to advantage in this setting. Longtime residents of the McDaniel area report that much of the property around the spring was once developed as a horse stable.

This short list by no means exhausts the count of springs in the Augusta-McDaniel-Faris area. Another spring is located in the ravine between Lanneau and Crescent, and a sixth, small and undocumented by the U.S. Geological Survey, is located near the street at 108 Faris Circle.

There are undoubtedly more. The natural beauty and historical significance of these springs warrant much more attention.

My thanks to Lee Mitchell, hydrogeologist and instructor at North Greenville University, and to Dr. Jack Garihan, professor of earth and environmental sciences at Furman University, for their help with this article.

Carolyn Watson is a professor of art history at Furman University. She and her husband and children have lived on Longview Terrace since 1999.

MCDANIEL AVENUE u A cluster of springs is located in the back yard of Jacob Mann, 639 McDaniel Ave. Once overgrown with a jungle of vegetation, the area of the spring, in a depression at the base of a steep

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Exploring America’s adventurous side Chautauqua’s 2016 season features five historic figures that did CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com When Greenville Chautauqua organizers gathered together to discuss the theme for the 2016 season, they came up with the very American theme of the Wild West.

They soon realized that it was too shallow.

“There were some good characters, but we didn’t want just entertaining and fun; we wanted entertaining, fun and significant,” said Caroline McIntyre, a professional historical interpreter and administrator for the Greenville Chautauqua Festival.

They expanded the theme to “American Adventures” and picked five characters to be featured in this year’s Chautauqua season: Meriwether Lewis, Mark Twain, Amelia Earhart, Matthew Henson and Wernher von Braun.

The season gets underway this month with a free discussion on the Lewis & Clark Expedition that opened the Western frontier to American expansion. Gary Aten, who has taught classes on the subject for the OLLI @Furman program, will lead the discussion.

The discussion is an introduction for a weekend of performances of Meriwether

Lewis & Clark

Lewis in February.

Chautauqua has been described as “history that can’t stay in a book.”

People in history come alive – portrayed through a part-actor, part-scholar in costume. After the actor performs a monologue, the floor is opened to audience questions. Because of that, Chautauqua is not just an actor working from a script.

Instead, the performers immerse themselves into the characters by reading biographies and historical writings.

It’s a long process – veteran Chautauqua actors say it takes them about a year to learn a new character well enough so they won’t be stumped by a question.

The first Chautauqua started as an adult education program for Sunday school teachers at a campsite on Chautauqua Lake in upstate New York. Tent Chautauquas toured America, including one that regularly stopped in Greenville.

Chautauqua paused during the Great Depression, but was revived in the 1970s as a way to promote humanities education. Greenville’s Chautauqua began in 1999 when George Frein, a founding member of the National Chautauqua Tour, moved to Greenville.

Nationally acclaimed historical interpreter Brian Fox Ellis performs as Meriwether Lewis – a brilliant commander, dedicated scientist, consummate frontiersman and savvy businessman – during Chautauqua’s winter event.

Ellis is part Cherokee and has studied

Amelia Earhart

Adventurous times Winter Chautauqua and Discussion Series WHO: Greenville Chautauqua WHEN: January-May WHERE: Various locations ADMISSION: Free, except for the Opening Night Benefit Show, “An Evening with Meriwether Lewis.” Tickets to the benefit show are $30.

Reservations required. No tickets sold at the door INFORMATION: greenvillechautauqua.org

The Lewis & Clark Expedition Kickoff Discussion

Adventure in Mark Twain discussion

Jan. 12, 7 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

March 22, 7 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

Opening Night Benefit: An Evening with Meriwether Lewis

North Pole Discovery and Impact Today discussion

Feb. 5, , 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Fine Arts Center

April 12, 7 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

Meriwether Lewis, Journey into the Unknown

America’s Race to Space – Where Did It Us? Discussion

Feb. 6 and 7, 2 p.m.

Wade Hampton High Auditorium

May 3, 7 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

Amelia Earhart and Women in Aviation discussion

Let’s Go to Outer Space!

Discussion

March 1, 7 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

May 7, 2 p.m.

Hughes Main Library

with elders from other tribes.

He weaves the Native American voice into Lewis’ epic journey across Native American land. Ellis has been performing for more than 35 years. He is an active ecologist and birder and a former science teacher. He has written 16 books on teaching ecology. He is also the artistic director for Prairie Folklore Theatre.

An opening night benefit will be held

Mark Twain

Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center at 102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville. Tickets are $30. Desserts and coffee will be served before the performance.

Free performances will be held Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 in the Wade Hampton High School auditorium at 100 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville. Performances start at 2 p.m.

Matthew Henson

Werner von Braun

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SOUND CHECK

WITH VINCENT HARRIS

THIS IS HOW 2016 SHOULD SOUND

Ace of Spades

Legacy of metal legend Lemmy rumbles in the rockers he inspired He was more than a man, really.

He was a self-made legend – a superstar who never had a platinum record, a pillar of heavy metal music who has not yet graced the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a giant among other, mere mortal bandleaders.

He galloped into the musical firmament with the relentless opening bass barrage of “Ace of Spades,” then laid waste to the road and the recording studio for a further 25 years. Lemmy Kilmister, a.k.a.

Lemmy, the leader of Motorhead and the inspiration for generations of metalheads and rockers, is dead at the age of 70, after a brief battle with cancer.

Born Ian Kilmister in Staffordshire, England, in 1945 (on Christmas Eve, no less), this was a guy whose stories had stories. His first band, The Rockin’ Vickers, was one of the first rock bands to play in Yugoslavia. He was roommates with Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix’s bassist, which led to a gig as a roadie for Hendrix.

He provided the ’70s space-rock oddballs Hawkwind with their biggest hit (“Silver Machine”) before getting kicked out in 1975 due to a drug bust. And then, with drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor and “Fast” Eddie Clarke, he formed the classic lineup of Motorhead, named after a song he wrote in his final days with Hawkwind.

All he did was invent one of the loudest, most aggressive, balls-to-the-wall sounds in rock ’n’ roll – a feverish mix of pure velocity, punk attitude and heavy metal noise that influenced everyone from Metallica to the Foo Fighters to The Clash to New Order. Songs like “Bomber,” “Overkill,” “No Class” and “Love Me Like a Reptile” are the soil in which pretty much every loud, fast, obnoxious band of the last three decades nourished their roots.

But that’s not all. As a lyricist, no one in heavy metal (a genre Lemmy steadfastly refused to call Motorhead a part of) was more incisive or observant. He rendered the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle as honestly as anyone has ever done, even paying tribute to the guys who lug all the amps on the immortal “(We Are) The Road Crew.”

Oh, and along the way, he also championed one of the earliest all-female rock

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bands (Girlschool) and wrote lyrics for Ozzy Osbourne.

He drank like a fish, left a trail of… let’s say “broken hearts” all across the globe and became an icon simply by saying what he wanted, doing what he wanted, singing with a voice like a wounded animal and playing a Rickenbacker bass guitar that was amped to sound like thunder from on high. He was one of those Keith Richards types that you probably thought would outlive us all.

When it comes to the power of Motorhead’s music, other than the unconquerable “Ace of Spades,” one album is as instructive as it gets: a live album called “No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith” that the band released at the peak of their powers in 1981. It isn’t a collection of songs so much as a room full of chainsaws all started up at the same time.

It makes the overdubbed and manicured live albums of the band’s peers sound like beds of feathery marshmallow pillows. It kicks off, as it must, with the roaring busted-muffler hot-rod that is “Ace of Spades,” played about twice as fast, and somehow, twice as loud as the studio version. It is sheer volume, sheer aggression and sheer warts-and-all chaos, and it’s incredible, much like the muttonchopped madman wailing into the mic.

Cheers, Lemmy. The afterlife just became a lot more fun, and a hell of a lot louder.

Vincent Harris (vharris@ communityjournals.com) covers music and sports for the Greenville Journal.

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Wall-to-wall rhythm Airplane Mode blends jam band with electronics for a barrage of manipulated sound VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

vharris@communityjournals.com

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They may not seem similar, but the genres of jam and electronic dance have one key element in common: The idea of taking an audience out of their brains and into pure rhythm. Whether it’s a 20-minute exploration of chord changes or a wall-to-wall barrage of beats, the object is for the audience to lose themselves completely in the music.

That’s the mixture of worlds that Kirby Bright, a.k.a. Airplane Mode, comes from. The Upstate producer, programmer and percussionist started out pretty traditionally before changing up his style.

“When I was about 13, I got a drum kit, and I just didn’t stop drumming,” Bright says. “Then later on, I saw [DJ and producer] Araabmuzik on YouTube, and it made me want to convert my drumming into the EDM [electronic dance music] world.”

The similarities between jam bands and EDM is “a feel thing,” Bright says. “Jamband music has these parts that just take you over and you can’t do anything but move to the music; you feel it inside. EDM has some of those same aspects. They can both move a lot of people at one time.”

Bright’s alias comes from the technology he first started composing beats on.

“I started initially on the iMaschine app on my cellphone,” he says. “And I had to turn the phone on airplane mode to keep people from calling and interrupting me.”

So far, Bright has been more concerned with making music onstage than in a recording studio. He organizes collections of samples, riffs, sounds and beats into different “kits,” then assigns the kit to one of 16 buttons on a MidiFighter 3D controller. His live show is a nonstop barrage of relentless rhythms, mixed with an array of vocal samples and abrupt shards of pure noise. It’s controlled groove-heavy chaos that he creates and mixes live. He can mix and match the kits at will, shaping and changing the tracks based on the

audience’s reaction, a process he calls “fingerdrumming.”

“I build all my kits and have them set up to where I can activate any kit at any time,” he says. “The entire show is off the feeling of the crowd.” Additionally, the MidiFighter has an internal compass that allows Bright to manipulate his sound by moving the controller itself up or down.

Details

Airplane Mode, w/ G3X, Comrade Ringo & Owen Ni WHEN: Friday, Jan. 1, 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive INFO: 864-263-7868; radioroomgreenville.com

Creating the kits for an Airplane Mode show is a time-consuming process. He spends “days finding samples and things I can use, and assigning each sample to a pad. After I get the samples sounding the way I want them and assigned to a pad, it’s two to 2 1/2 months of practicing that kit every day.”

As if that weren’t enough to absorb, Bright occasionally adds live musicians to the mix, which he will do at his Radio Room show this Friday.

“The live band is Vince Morse on guitar, Nathan Dominey on bass and Vincent Crow on synth and guitar,” he says.

“With that setup, I still use some of the beats, but we’ll jam with my kits and we’ll trade off solos and it’ll move to a 10-minute improvised jam out of that.

Playing that way lets me connect with people I really love to play music with, and it helps me step out of my box and try things I wouldn’t normally do.”

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Page Turners

Resolution reads

Books to help with New Year resolutions With the start of the New Year, it’s traditional to think of a few resolutions that will help make 2016 an even better year. There’s likely a book that will help with any resolution you make, but since the majority of resolutions tend to concern money, food or self-improvement, these books should cover the bases.

MONEY Even though the recession is in our rearview mirror, many people are either still recovering or have a renewed interest in being fiscally responsible.

My favorite personal finance book is “All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan” by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi. The authors have a very simple yet flexible plan. They believe you should look at how much you are spending each

month on must-haves (housing, transportation, utilities, insurance, basic groceries, healthcare, etc.) and what percentage that is of your takehome pay.

The goal is that your must-haves should be around 50 percent. That leaves 20 percent for debt repayment/savings and 30 percent for everything else – your “wants.” If you find that your must-haves are extremely high, the authors have great advice to help you get more in balance so that you can save up a little nest egg and not feel like you are living from emergency to emergency.

FOOD Whether your resolution is to eat healthier or to save money by cooking more at home, I think you’ll find that you’ll love “Lidia’s Commonsense Italian: 150 Delicious and Simple Recipes Anyone Can Master” by Lidia

Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali. Even though it’s supposed to be very good for you, I’ve never been a big fan of fish until I tried the authors’ recipe for cod with olives and zucchini. It’s delicious, healthy, super easy to prepare and lends itself to substitutions (catfish instead of cod or green beans instead of zucchini). I’m slowly cooking my way through the entire book and most of the recipes are ones I want to make over and over.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT The big self-improvement book for 2015 was “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing”

by Marie Kondo, and my resolution for 2016 is to implement it. According to experts, the main reason Americans have problems with clutter is that we just simply have too much stuff. We think we are being frugal by holding on to things in case of future need, but we are just weighing ourselves down physically and emotionally.

Unlike other decluttering books, the author does not have you go through each

room figuring out what to throw out.

Instead, she wants you to think of what possessions bring you joy and limit yourselves to those.

Her attitude is that everything you own should be special, treated with respect and stored in a way to provide easy access. The reason her system is lifechanging is because it asks readers to not just deal with the symptom (clutter), but to back away from the very American philosophy that more is always better.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION AUTHOR PANEL Jan. 16, 2 p.m.

Fiction Addiction Learn how to be more proactive, write an authentic military story and how to be empathetic in relationships and fiction writing with Hannah Pap, Tracy Crow and Vally Sharpe.

Reviewed by Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road, Greenville, fictionaddiction.com.

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Must-See Movies

By Eric Rogers

‘Record’ and ‘share’

How technology affects story structure: Part 3 Broadcast television shows run for a fixed amount of time. As a result, there is often a certain amount of filler – like a driving scene or a love scene – that goes on too long. Sometimes the credits last longer than they should. Sometimes events happen too quickly to ensure the storyline is wrapped up on time.

an auto-tuned pop song.

On YouTube, the shorter and the more lowbrow the entertainment value, the better the success.

Producers of streaming television shows have an advantage in this regard. One episode can run 45 minutes and the next 56 minutes. In addition, because these shows can be seen on demand one after another, there is no real need to bring them to a solid conclusion at the end of each episode. In fact, these shows work best when they end with some sort of a hook that makes us want to watch the next episode. As a result, I think streaming television shows have become the most compelling forms of filmed entertainment available today.

What bothers me as a teacher of film is how this has become the accepted standard among young filmmakers. The number of YouTube hits is often seen as the best form of approval, so the quick gag takes precedence over a thoughtful, well-crafted 10-minute film.

But then there’s YouTube, which has done the opposite.

YouTube thus far has been primarily a forum for nonprofessional entertainers, often unwittingly providing comedy for millions of people. “Charlie Bit My Finger,” a 55-second single shot of a young boy sticking his finger in his little brother’s mouth then getting upset when he’s bitten, has over 880 million views. People getting hurt or embarrassing themselves are sure to go viral, especially if the clip is accompanied by

Remember those e-mail gags where someone would send you a video of a forest or a beach and tell you to look closely and then suddenly something jumps out to scare you? That formula shows up in countless YouTube videos. One thing is happening, then something unexpected occurs. A guy on a bike looks backwards at a pretty girl, then runs into a fence. A dad pitches a baseball to his son and is hit by a line drive to the groin.

While this may make for a cheap laugh, it doesn’t make for good filmmaking.

“CHARLIE BIT MY FINGER”, YOUTUBE

In the next few weeks I’ll be interviewing prospective candidates for my Digital Filmmaking program at the Fine Arts Center. What I’ll be looking for are students who know how to tell a captivating story with a camera – not someone who just knows how to hit “record” and “share.”

Eric Rogers has been teaching filmmaking atThe Greenville Fine Arts Center since 1994.

NOT ALL STORIES ARE FOUND IN BOOKS. © Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) In The Orchard, 1973

Helen DuPre Moseley (1887-1984) untitled, 1964

Lynne Drexler (1928-1999) Gotterdammerung, 1959

Margaret Bowland (born 1953) It Ain’t Necessarily So, 2010

Andrew Moore (born 1957) Zydeco Zinger, 2012

A WORLD OF STORIES AWAITS AT THE GCMA.

NOW ON VIEW: Andy and Helga: This Whole World Helga Testorf posed for Andrew Wyeth for 15 years. Comprised of one major tempera painting and 20 works on paper, some of which have never before been exhibited publicly, Andy and Helga: This Whole World explores the artist’s creative process as he refines and recombines composition and narrative into a compellingly holistic world view.

Ooh, Baby, It’s a Wild World Discover a few of the wild animals that lurk at the GCMA. Ranging from breathtaking realism to fantastical imaginary creatures, this exhibition invites you to explore your wild side.

Wonderful World of Color Whether bold and brilliant or subtle and subdued, color serves as both a stimulus and a deterrent throughout the natural world. This exhibition welcomes viewers to consider the power of color and their own responses.

Andrew Moore Part of an ongoing project that focuses on the American South, large-format color photographs by Andrew Moore capture architectural elements and urban landscapes as they are slowly reclaimed by nature.

Carolina Zeitgeist Organized largely from the GCMA permanent collection, Carolina Zeitgeist surveys post-World War II paintings and sculpture created by both North and South Carolina artists. A number of Upstate artists are featured in this exhibition.

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Greenville County Museum of Art

420 College Street Greenville, SC 29601 864.271.7570

gcma.org Wed - Sat 10 am - 6 pm Sun 1 pm - 5 pm Closed New Year’s Day

Free Admission

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

GWINN DAVIS / CONTRIBUTING

Mens Basketball: Clemson vs. Florida State Jan. 2, noon • Bon Secours Wellness Arena • 650 N. Academy St. • $20 bonsecoursarena.com/clemson-basketball The 10-2 FSU Seminoles enter the Well after edging out a 73-71 victory over the Florida Gators on Tuesday.

The 7-5 Tigers will be returning to Greenville after taking on UNC in the Dean Dome at Chapel Hill.

Jan. 1

HEALTH/FITNESS

2016 First Day Ranger Run and Loon Lunge

CONCERT

Mason Jar Menagerie w/ Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats Independent Public Ale House Fountain Inn combo blends punk energy with classic blues and folk.

552-1265 ipagreenville.com

Devils Fork State Park 161 Holcombe Circle 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $25 donation/registration On New Year’s Day, join us at Devils Fork State Park for the 2016 First Day 5K Ranger Run, guided trail hike and the Loon Lunge. Register for the 5K at www.

Go-GreenEvents.com. Guided nature hike is free, as well as the Loon Lunge. The Ranger Run 5K and guided hike will start at 11 a.m., with the Loon Lunge to follow.

918-8475 Go-GreenEvents.com

2016.

948-1661 reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2

CONCERT

Radio Room

Nihil Ground Zero A little black metal for the first day of

CONCERT

Airplane Mode, w/ G3X, Comrade Ringo & Owen Ni Upstate producer creates haunting EDM. 263-7868 radioroomgreenville.com

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Need a night out? Bring your little loves to TCMU! Friday, February 12, 2016 • 5:30–9:30p.m.

Kids ages 4-10 can create Valentine crafts and play at the museum while you enjoy a night on the town!

Spaces fill up fast!

To register visit TCMUpstate.org or call 864.233.7755.

®

300 College Street, Greenville TCMUpstate.org • 864-233-7755

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Jan. 4

EDUCATION

FAMILY

Legacy Charter School K5 Open Enrollment

Save with Ingles

Legacy Charter Elementary School 1613 W. Washington St. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

FREE Open enrollment for Legacy Charter School K5 will be from Jan. 1-Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. Applications available online or by contacting Virgina Burrows, elementary school principal.

214-1600 legacycharterschool.com vburrows@legacycharterschool.com

Jan. 2 CONCERT

30th Annual New Year’s Sing, featuring David Phelps & Charlotte Richie Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Tickets: $20-$42 Christian music show features popular vocalist.

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thru Jan. 3

United Community Bank Ice on Main Mondays thru Jan. 18 $8/adults and $6/kids with Ingles Advantage card Get $2 off skating with your Ingles advantage card. iceonmain.com

Jan. 6 FAMILY

Duke Energy Math + Science Challenge Night United Community Bank Ice on Main 5-8 p.m. $5 skating for K-12 students with report cards showing a B or higher in math or science Kindergarten through 12th grade students who bring a report card showing a B or higher in math or science will skate for just $5 thanks to Duke Energy Foundation. iceonmain.com

Jan. 8 FUNDRAISER

GSP Below Zero with Heroes Night United Community Bank Ice on Main 5-8 p.m. $5 skating for anyone with a military ID Come skate with Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport to honor those who have served our country. $5 skating for anyone with a military ID. A portion of every ticket sold will benefit Honor Flight Upstate. iceonmain.com CONCERT

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FAMILY

Christmas Model Train Display Miniature World of Trains 2801 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors varies-5 p.m.

Children over 2 – $3; Adults – $5, cash The fifth annual Christmas model train display is described as “One of the finest holiday displays in the country.” Visit miniatureworldoftrains.com/HoursOfOperation.htm for hours and days of operation. miniatureworldoftrains.com

Jan. 11-Feb. 12 ARTS EVENT

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Mixed Media Art by Mollie Oblinger Furman University | Thompson Gallery of Roe Art Bldg. | 3300 Poinsett Hwy 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Monday-Friday FREE Mixed media art by Mollie Oblinger, Associate Professor of Art at Ripon College (Wis.), will be on display at Furman University. A reception with the artist is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Roe Art Building.

294-2074 | newspress.furman.edu CONCERT

CONCERT

Jim & The Limbs w/ People of Mars, Onj. & Del Sur

Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents “Get Dreaming!”

The Radioroom

Centre Stage 501 River St. 2 & 7 p.m. $15

Distortion-soaked power-pop.

263-7868 radioroomgreenville.com CONCERT

Donnie Blackwell Smiley’s Acoustic Café FREE Veteran Upstate bluesman.

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Jan. 9

Blind Horse Saloon Tickets: $12 adv/$15

TRAINING

Rising country star.

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Cabela’s Sporting Good 9:30 AM-12:00 PM

CONCERT

Spencer Rush Connelly’s Pub Popular Upstate singer/songwriter.

467-0300 CONCERT

Kate & Corey Moe Joe Coffee (Greenville) Acoustic blues duo.

263-3550 moejoecoffeeandmusic.net

Partner In Command

FREE Are you a boater, but not a skipper? Partner in Command, is to teach non-skippers what is needed to handle skipper duties should the need arise. This seminar is one in a series from the United States Power Squadron, and instructed by ladies. It is designed to help you become comfortable using the radio, stop, start and run the engine, rules of the road, and returning the boat to a safe haven.

281-9774

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra Principal Musicians present the third and final installment of the 2015-16 Spotlight Series concerts, “Get Dreaming!” featuring five distinct and lively pieces in the intimate venue of Centre Stage Theatre.

233-6733 greenvillesymphony.org todd@greenvillesymphony.org CONCERT

Black Hand Throne, w/ Compel, Thieving Coyote & Coffin Torture Gottrocks Tickets: $8 in advance $10 day of show Multi-band metal blowout.

235-5519 gottrocksgreenville.com CONCERT

The Jamie Wright Experience Blues Boulevard (Spartanburg) Tickets: $5 Soulful vocalist leads versatile combo.

707-5659 bluesboulevardjazz.com/spartanburg

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perience the latest in-car technology and even take a test drive right at the show.

233-2562 southcarolinaautoshow.com

ARTS EVENT

‘The Yarn’ - True-Life Storytelling M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers 130 S. Main Street 7-8:30 p.m. $10 Suggested Donation FREE Southerners tell the best stories. In fact, we spin better yarns than anyone in the country. Inspired by The Moth StorySLAM, this night features stories by you.

Prepare a 5-minute (true) tale on our theme - “Beginnings” - and see if you get picked to share. Come laugh, cry, or just sit in silent awe with members of our community. Ages 16+. Hosted by Greenville Wordsmiths. greenvillewordsmiths.com FAMILY

‘Skate United’ with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits United Community Bank Ice on Main 6-8 p.m. $5 for everyone to skate Join players from The Greenville Swamp Rabbits and skate for only $5, thanks to United Community Bank. iceonmain.com

Jan. 13 FAMILY

Duke Energy Math + Science Challenge Night United Community Bank Ice on Main 5-8 p.m. $5 skating for K-12 students with report cards showing a B or higher in math or science

ing all school subjects, is for CDS children ages 5-13 and their siblings. Spanish interpreters will be available as well.

331-1445 cdservices.org/event/homework-help-cds/ kim.perez@cdservices.org

Standing on the Side of Love Coffee House, Tigg’s Pond Retreat Center 212 Fiddlehead Lane, Zirconia, NC 7-9 p.m. $20

James B. Duke Library, Furman University 3300 Poinsett Hwy. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

This is a concert with songs and stories to celebrate the forgiveness legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

828-697-0680 brownpapertickets.com/event/2463956 tiggspond@gmail.com

FREE A new exhibit showcasing South Carolina poetry is open at Furman University’s James B. Duke Library, Special Collections and Archives. The exhibit, “Celebrating South Carolina Poetry: An Exhibition to Mark the Acquisition of The Ninety-Six Press Archive” is free and open to the public. Furman English professors William Rogers and Gilbert Allen founded The Ninety-Six Press in 1991 to publish book-length works of poetry by South Carolina authors.

294-2714 newspress.furman.edu/?p=19301

Jan. 15-17 FAMILY

The South Carolina International Auto Show

New cars, trucks and SUVs will fill the TD Convention Center for the South Carolina International Auto Show Jan. 15-17.

Close the loop on your auto show research, plus see highend exotics and ultra-luxurious models on display all in one location. Showgoers are invited to explore the newest rides, ex-

CDS will host a homework help program, Outshine, every Wednesday from Jan. 13 May 11. This free tutoring program, cover-

Kim and Reggie Harris

South Carolina Poetry Exhibit

Jan. 13-May 11 Center for Developmental Services (CDS) 29 N. Academy St. 3-4:40 p.m.

Wednesdays FREE

CONCERT

ARTS EVENT

TD Convention Center One Exposition Avenue 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $8 for ages 7-61; $5 for seniors; under 6 free Advanced E-tickets can be purchased online.

Purchase an adult ticket online and save $1 Children under 12 admitted free Jan.17

CDS Homework Help Program Outshine

Jan. 18

thru Jan. 15

Kindergarten through 12th grade students who bring a report card showing a B or higher in math or science will skate for just $5 thanks to Duke Energy Foundation. iceonmain.com

EDUCATION

Jan. 16-17

ville, is an open-air ice skating rink - the only one of its kind in Upstate South Carolina. Join us from November through January every year, as we celebrate the holiday season with one of America’s favorite winter traditions - ice skating.

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Jan. 21-22 EDUCATION

Furman University Hosts Church Music Conference

FAMILY

Cowpens National Battlefield Celebrates 235th Battle Anniversary Cowpens National Battlefield 4001 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE The park will host free activities including a wreath-laying, 18th century weapons firing demonstrations, Revolutionary War cavalry demonstrations, ranger-led battlefield walks, and author and historian talks. On Jan. 16, the park will continue the annual Saturday evening lantern tours beginning at 6 p.m.. Although the lantern tour is free, reservations must be made for this by calling Margo Blewett at 461-2828. nps.gov/cowp/specialevents.htm katherine_lynn@nps.gov

thru Jan. 18 FAMILY

United Community Bank Ice on Main Village Green 206 S. Main Street $10 for Adults and $8 for Children United Community Bank Ice on Main, located in the heart of downtown Green-

Furman University, Herring Music Pavilion, Harper Hall, Daniel Chapel and other locations 3300 Poinsett Hwy. Noon-5:30 p.m. $70 on or prior to Jan. 7, $90 after Jan. 7 Furman University will host its 2016 Church Music Conference on campus Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21 and 22. The conference is open to the public. Drawing church musicians from all over the Southeast, the conference features nationally known clinicians who present lectures and conduct workshops relating to the practice of church music. Guest clinicians for this year’s conference are Dennis Keene and William Bradley Roberts.

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Jan. 21-Feb. 14 THEATER PRODUCTION

Heart & Soul Rock Show Centre Stage | 501 River St. 8-10 p.m.

Thursdays-Sundays $35, $30, $25 Centre Stage’s annual hit rock show featuring rhythm, blues & Motown hits.

“Heart & Soul” captures those great songs that brought us all together mixed with a dose of rock n’ roll.

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Jan. 23-24 CONCERT

Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents “Poetry and Drama of Life” Peace Center Concert Hall | 300 S Main St. Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

Tickets range from $17-60

ARTS EVENT

#Unseen Greenville

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of “Moonbeams,” an original composition by the late Tommy Wyche, accomplished attorney and beloved, local leader in its Masterworks Series concert, “Poetry and Drama of Life.”

The concert also features Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” and Sibelius’ Second Symphony 467-3000 | greenvillesymphony.org todd@greenvillesymphony.org

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. FREE

Jan. 24

The #Unseen Greenville exhibit is open to the public. The exhibit focuses on the people and places in Greenville County that often go unnoticed, and continues through Jan. 22. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

735-3948 artcentergreenville.org

EDUCATION

Jan. 23 TRAINING

Forgiveness 101 workshop Tigg’s Pond Retreat Center 212 Fiddlehead Lane, Zirconia, NC 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $45 includes lunch This is a powerful workshop where you will learn proven strategies for a more positive and joy-filled future.

828-697-0680 tiggspondretreatcenter.com tiggspond@gmail.com

Cannabis Educational Forum Hughes Branch Greenville Library at Heritage Green, The Meeting Space 25 Heritage Green Place 2:30-4:30 p.m.

FREE

Many-Worlds Theory Greenville County Museum of Art | 420 College St. | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. - Wed.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. - Sun. FREE Helga Testorf posed for Andrew Wyeth for 15 years, her image evolving from that of an anatomical study to earth mother and temptress to the artist’s own foil and surrogate.

Comprised of one major tempera painting and 20 works on paper, some of which have never before been exhibited publicly, “Andy and Helga: This Whole World” explores the artist’s creative process. With “Ooh, Baby, It’s a Wild World,” discover a few of the wild animals that lurk at the GCMA, including works by Grainger McKoy and Helen DuPreMosley. The “Wonderful World of Color” exhibition from the museum’s permanent collection invites viewers to consider the power of color and their own responses.

271-7570 | gcma.org | pangemeier@gcma.org

Jan. 28

Free event open to public. Health care professionals and caregivers encouraged to attend. Learn how cannabis is used as medicine. cannabisforward.org

Jan. 26-Feb. 10 THEATER PRODUCTION

Through The Night Centre Stage | 501 River St. Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 7 p.m. | $15 Six interconnected black males experience an unexpected phenomenon on the same evening that changes their lives forever.

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CONCERT

The Tenors Peace Center 7:30 p.m. | $25-$55 In 2007, four Canadian voices came together to form a classically inspired vo-

cal quartet with a versatile sound. Those voices belonged to Remigio Pereira, Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray, and that quartet is The Tenors.

They’ve had albums go double and triple platinum, and they’re Juno Award winners. They’ve been featured on television shows like Oprah and shared the stage with acts like Neil Young, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, Sting, and Jennifer Hudson.

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. SUMMING UP THE NEW YEAR ACROSS

1 — law (computer industry rule) 7 WWII prez 10 Argus-eyed 15 Turn sharply 19 Haul in 20 Mendacity 21 Nerve 22 Caucus state 23 Luau libation 24 Hearth waste 25 Slight residue 26 Again 27 *Ad Council bloodhound 31 Et — (plus more) 32 Roly-poly 33 “I knew it!”

34 Good tidbit 38 Colleague of Trotsky 40 *They don’t have qwerty layouts 46 Pen’s tip 48 String after Q 49 Have — of hope 50 Gp. for fillers and drillers 51 *At a short distance 56 *Metro section manager 59 Deadeye’s skill 60 TCBY treats 61 Bloom holder 62 PC pictures 63 Fetus feeder 65 Kotter of TV

66 Juan’s “this” 68 Henry VIII’s third Catherine 69 *Tool whose teeth rotate 72 Costello and Holtz 76 Baseballer Slaughter 78 Brogan part 79 Sloping 81 Bacon piece 84 Gone 85 Antsy feeling 86 Color tone 87 *It may show acidity 90 *Divorcée in 1991 news 92 Min. segment 93 Segment 94 Suffix with 114-Down 95 Chargers linebacker Manti — 96 *Yale, e.g.

102 Tips, as a cap 106 Chilling 107 Golfer Trevino 108 Batter 110 Taxi readout 111 What the double-digit Roman numerals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues add up to 118 Mud in a cup 121 Haikus, e.g.

122 22nd letter 123 Gooey camp treats 124 All tied up 125 Shul scroll

By Frank Longo 126 Be off 127 Unseat 128 Like paraffin 129 Lacking pity 130 Negatives 131 First phases DOWN

1 Fox or ox 2 Prophesier 3 Derivation 4 Teaches new skills 5 Biblical twin 6 Rigidly formal 7 Thin-screen boob tube 8 Plate 9 Practice 10 Giant in train travel 11 Petty of film 12 Quiz’s kin 13 Paella base 14 Ticked (off) 15 Pfizer drug 16 Many eras 17 She bleats 18 Bitingly cold 28 In thing 29 Chin-wag 30 Native Nebraskan 35 Sister of Clio 36 Rider, e.g.

37 Old rulers 39 Jenna Bush, to Jeb 41 NBA and NRA, e.g.

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70 Snow-pure 71 Epic story 73 Aloha Stadium site 74 “One,” on a U.S. coin 75 Process unit 77 Coll. in Lower Manhattan 80 Filled up 81 Cow of ads 82 Kitchen filter 83 Burlesque dancer Lili 84 Llama locale 85 2004 Chevy debut 88 Mudbath site 89 “It” game 90 Feeling bliss 91 Vane locales 94 Freezes 97 Church chant 98 “Icky!”

99 Full of melting snow 100 Fiats 101 Spanish plural article 103 — Islands (Danish chain) 104 Least limited 105 Has a feeling 109 Botch 112 Goes (for) 113 Blow a horn 114 Saving sort 115 Arab nation 116 Drusilla divorced him 117 Marvel mutants 118 Shul-goer 119 Gardner of “The Bribe” 120 Nettle Crossword answers: page 30

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COMMUNITY VOICES LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE WITH JOAN HERLONG

Helpful Herlong holiday hints With more than 33 years of practice at getting the holidays almost right, the greatest gift I can share with you is intensely random hints that might make your future holiday seasons brighter and almost right, too.

Some confuse “almost right” with “not quite,” as in “those Herlong people are not quite right,” but they are missing the point. Perfect people and holidays are as insipid as they are scarce, so the first hint is to recognize “almost” as a win.

White lies and Christmas do not mix well. If you tell someone that you just LOVE the foul fruitcake they sent you, they will send you one, r e l i g i o u s l y, for the next 33 years. This creates shameful waste. There’s a whole mountain of petrified fruitcake in Greenville County’s landfill. This waste creates guilt, as well as dire fruitcake shortages in places where people (inmates) willingly eat it.

Bailey’s Irish Crème is a delicious, festive beverage, often enjoyed during the holidays.

But that stuff will sneak up on you, and cause very poor decisions… such as having another Bailey’s.

It’s best not to pour a sip of Bailey’s late on Christmas Eve, when you and your Reason for Living learn that Santa has shoved 200 large, corrugated cardboard blocks down the chimney, unassembled. The first sip will make you think you cannot assemble any of these 12-by-4-foot things.

After the second sip, you’ll know this for certain. Unfortunately, in this situation, the Bailey’s will only cloud Your Reason for Living’s pride in being really, really good at solo block assembly.

No matter how many times you tell the

kids that they cannot wake you before 7 a.m. on Christmas Day, the moment ours caught a whiff of reindeer on the property, they lost the ability to tell time. It made us permanent runners-up in the Bad Parents Hall of Fame, but we discovered sometime after 2 a.m. one Christmas Eve that clocks can be CHANGED by an hour, sometimes two, without any decrease in merriment.

All puppies are cute. I could fall for a pit bull/honey badger mix if it’s young enough.

But being cute is not a rational reason to consider getting a puppy (see Bailey’s). That’s why it’s impossible to “browse” for puppies, especially at Christmas. Best to stick to browsing online only, or in person only after Christmas.

Just because Elf on the Shelf is for sale doesn’t mean you have to buy into it. Every December I murmur a prayer of thanks that those creepy elves made their debut after my youngest went to high school and a bully told her the “truth” about Santa.

But that Elf on the Shelf can be so much more than just a nocturnal parkour aficionado. My friend Donna seized on the Elf as a happy way to emphasize the diversity in Christmas. As the story goes, the three wise men knelt in front of the manger and whispered “Feliz Navidad.” Her Elf doesn’t look a thing like the youngsters he stalked

every night, but the kids enjoyed finding Julio posed among the canned frijoles, or doing a handstand atop a piñata they didn’t even know they had.

After several failed attempts, we finally achieved a Christmas with no crying a few years ago, and – knock wood – the streak continues. To assist you in your own No More Tears holidays, here are a few pitfalls to avoid: 1. Footie pajamas look really cute on toddlers, but that’s not a good (enough) reason to give footie pajamas to them when they’re, say, 12. For some reason, it makes them cry.

2. If your child expresses distaste, or fear, of a fictional character, such as, say, Smeagol (otherwise known as Gollum), it’s best NOT to wrap up a talking Smeagol doll for Christmas. Who knew Smeagol could also fly… as he hissed “my precioussssssss” across the living room and into a window.

3. Finally, remember New Year’s Day

is the holiday, not New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve is an ersatz holiday, outranked only by Administrative Assistants Day. If you let yourself believe that New Year’s Eve is important, you could find yourself at a high school party being pursued at 11:59 p.m. by the likes of Tug Finney, an 11th-grader with poppy seeds stuck in his teeth. Tug was probably a basset hound in a former life; I don’t want to think about how he got his nickname. But one New Year’s kiss was enough to teach me that no holiday is worth a facial like that.

4. New Year’s Eve is best spent making bank while babysitting for other people on Tug’s To-Kiss List, or better yet, curled up by the fire between Your Reason for Living and a ridiculously cute puppy…. aptly named Bailey.

Joan Herlong is a Realtor who loves to write. She can be reached at Joan@AugustaRoad.com.

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