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bjeffers@communityjournals.com The 2015 BMW Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation will include seven new celebrities and a host of returning players, organizers announced Thursday.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

Get ready for Artisphere IN MY OWN WORDS

by Rob Hoak, Charlie Mickel and Knox White On May 8-10, Greenville will host some of the country’s most talented exhibiting artists at Artisphere, presented this year by TD Bank.

The 11th annual festival, now ranked No. 3 in USA Today’s 10 Best Art Shows, No.7 in Greg Lawler’s “Art Fair Sourcebook” Fine Art Show list, a Best Overall Show in ArtFairCalendar.com and an annual staple on Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events, welcomes the best of the best to one of Greenville’s fastest growing signature events.

This three-day celebration provides the opportunity to curate a unique experience in the visual, performing and culinary arts, with a variety of attractions for young and old, hobbyists and collectors, foodies and groupies.

Whatever it is you’re looking for, you are sure to discover it at Artisphere.

Artist Row features 121 artists, selected from an applicant pool of 995, in 17 different medium categories that include painting, glass, jewelry, metalworks, photography and ceramics.

This year’s artists include 43 first-time exhibitors, and all will display original works while offering the rare opportunity to meet the artists behind the work.

Artist Demonstration Row takes the mystery out of the process as artists create pieces right before your eyes. Glassblowing, metalworking, printmaking and woodworking demos provide instruction and entertainment, while Artists of the Upstate, the Greenville County High School Juried Exhibits, and Clemson and Furman demonstrations showcase Greenville’s most talented working and aspiring artists.

If you’re feeling inspired, you can create your very own works of art at the Art Lab using wax, chalk, clay, and even coffee – or let the little ones get crafty at Kidsphere, where they will learn howto techniques mimicked in sculpture, mosaic, painting, and glass. Don’t miss the Science, Technology, Engineering,

Arts and Mathematics activities in the STEAM Exhibit, where everyone can experience creative technology and art.

Fans of the performing arts can enjoy regional and national musicians on the Main Stage and the Culinary Arts Café Stage. Brian Olsen returns with live painting demonstrations of a popular culture icon choreographed to music on the Art in Action Stage, or watch Revolve Aerial Dance take artistry to another level on the Aerial Arts Amphitheatre Stage.

If food is your thing, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to sample your way through the Culinary Arts Café, featuring some of Greenville’s favorite and most celebrated restaurants. Or swirl, sip and snack all of the delicious creations at the Wine & Craft Beer Experience.

There are countless ways to curate your own Artisphere experience, so whether you’re looking to shop, listen, dance, taste or just relax, do it with Greenville’s growing arts community May 8-10.

Our success would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, donors, participating artists, countless volunteers and Greenville’s residents and visitors that come out to the festival year after year. Thank you (in advance) for coming to the show. Enjoy!

1. Rob Hoak is regional president of TD Bank; 2. Charlie Mickel is president of the Artisphere board of directors; and 3. Knox White is mayor of Greenville.

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The House bill, which passed 8720, also provides $50 million in tax This year, the S.C. House of Rep- relief. For the average taxpayer that resentatives decided to get serious amounts to a $48 a year reduction in about addressing the problem of income tax.

South Carolina’s crumbling infraI joined a group of Republican legstructure, passing a bill last week to islators led by Rep. Tommy Stringer reform SCDOT and fund much need- of Greer in attempting to amend the ed road repairs.

House proposal to include a larger The bill, which includes a reduction income tax cut. We called for reducin the state income tax for all resi- ing our state’s top income tax rate of 7 dents earning in excess of $15,000 percent to 5.75 percent over 10 years. annually, now goes to the Senate for We believe lowering the income tax consideration. rate is critical in making South CaroWith over 40,000 miles of roads, lina more competitive in job creation. we have the fourth-largest state- The lower tax rate would also make us maintained system in the country. competitive with North Carolina and The crux of the problem is that pri- Georgia, both of whom have income mary roads (not interstates, but roads tax rates lower than ours. Regrettably, like Woodruff and Laurens) comprise our proposal was defeated 66-37. half of the state system, carry almost An additional issue involves trust one half of the state’s traffic, and less with the state Department of Transthan 30 percent of these roads are portation. While many dedicated considered “good” pavement. We also people work at SCDOT, the agency have over 1,500 structurally deficient is burdened by an enormous, slowor obsolete bridges in South Carolina. moving bureaucracy and suffers from While we may disagree on how to inefficiencies and questionable pracsolve it, we can agree that this is a tices. The new Legislative Oversight problem. The cost to repair roads that Committee has asked the Legislative need to be totally reconstructed (as Audit Council to conduct a full audit they fall into greater disrepair) climbs of the SCDOT, which they will begin each year. I supported the House plan later this month. as a starting point to address this I am chairman of the Oversight subgrowing problem. I believe it is one of committee tasked with conducting the the state’s primary functions to main- study on SCDOT. We will hold a numtain our roads and bridges, and we ber of public hearings later this year, have neglected both for far too long. and will post a survey on our website I served on an Ad Hoc Transpor- very soon to give you the opportunity tation Committee that studied the to provide feedback and concerns. problem last fall and came up with the Check back at scstatehouse.gov in the House plan. H.3579 includes restruc- near future for more information. turing the SCDOT to give the governor appointive power over commissioners; a local government option to Phyllis take over state-owned roads less than Henderson one mile in length, with additional represents funds for maintenance; cutting the District 21 gas tax from 16.75 cents/gallon to 10 in the S.C. cents/gallon; adding a gasoline excise House of tax at the wholesale level equivalent Represento the state sales tax (6 percent); raistatives. ing the auto sales tax cap from $300 to $500; and directing auto sales tax IN MY OWN WORDS

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Hazing spreads beyond the frat house Incidents at Clemson, USC, Furman and other S.C. colleges have drawn national attention, but experts warn that the problem is also prevalent in high schools and sports teams CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Two student deaths and a rash of alcohol, drug, hazing and other conduct violations this school year have prompted the Palmetto State’s two largest colleges to examine stricter oversight of fraternities.

The state may soon join them. Legislation to create a 15-member statewide task force to study campus safety at each of South Carolina’s public colleges and universities is before the Senate education committee.

But experts on hazing say it’s not just a problem in college fraternities. Hazing is prevalent in high schools and on athletic teams, said Emily Pualwan, executive director of HazingPrevention.org. It also occurs in marching bands, performing arts organizations, clubs and honor societies.

“Things that may have been considered pranks in their parents’ age can get a student kicked out of school or put in jail today,” she said.

BAD BEHAVIOR Fraternities across South Carolina and nationwide have come under the spotlight recently after a spate of student deaths and bad behavior.

At Clemson University, lawsuits by the parents of Tucker Hipps, the fraternity pledge who fell to his death off a Lake Hartwell bridge while on a fraternity run, are full of allegations of hazing – from requiring pledges to keep “pledge packs” of condoms, cigarettes and dip in their cars to a confrontation on the bridge after Hipps failed to bring breakfast for 30 to the fraternity house the morning of the September run.

A University of South Carolina fraternity was suspended in March after a freshman died from alcohol poisoning following a St. Patrick’s Day keg party. The fraternity is closed pending an investigation.

Several other fraternities across the state have

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“Things that may have been considered pranks in their parents’ age can get a student kicked out of school or put in jail today.”

Emily Pualwan, executive director of HazingPrevention.org.

been kicked off college campuses, suspended or put on probation.

USC’s chapter of Delta Tau Delta, which has had three alcohol violations since fall 2011, has been closed until 2018. Kappa Sigma closed after hazing and drug and alcohol related misconduct, according to records posted on the USC website.

At Clemson, two Greek organizations have been put on disciplinary probation and one suspended this year. Five were on probation prior to the 2014-15 school year, although Tau Kappa Epsilon’s probation ended in December.

POSITIVES

What is hazing?

Any action taken or any situation created intentionally that causes embarrassment, harassment or ridicule and risks emotional and/or physical harm to members of a group or team, whether new or not, regardless of the person’s willingness to participate.

Source: Hazingprevention.org

Approximately 25 percent of Clemson undergraduates, or about 4,500 students, are members of Greek organizations, up from 23 percent of undergraduates, or 3,274 students, in 2010.

According to a 2013-14 Greek life report, students in fraternities and sororities had a 3.24 grade point average last spring. That’s better than the average 3.17 GPA for all students. Male fraternity members had 3.01 GPAs, one-hundredth of a point below

those not in fraternities.

USC’s fraternity members also have higher grade point averages and a higher percentage stay in school after their freshmen year than those who don’t belong to a Greek organization, according to university data.

Nationwide, grade point averages for fraternity members were slightly higher than for male college students overall, according to the North-American Interfraternity Conference.

In addition, fraternities raised $20.3 million nationwide for philanthropic purposes during the 2013-14 school year, the organization said.

Forty-four percent of U.S. presidents and 31 percent of U.S. Supreme Court justices have been members of a social fraternity, according to the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference. In the last class of U.S. Congress, nearly 40 percent of Senators and 24 percent of the House of Representatives were members of fraternities or sororities.

Half of the Top 10 Fortune 500 CEOs and 15 percent of Fortune 100 CEOs are fraternity men.

“One of the important aspects of the fraternity experience is accountability with living with our values, and so when there is inconsistency with that, there needs to be swift action.”

Pete Smithhilser, president of the North-American Intrafraternity Conference.

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Hazing in South Carolina Incidents involving fraternities in the state: • Last September, Clemson University fraternity pledge Tucker Hipps fell to his death from a bridge over Lake Hartwell while on a run with Sigma Phi Epsilon. In February, the fraternity was suspended for five years for violations of the student organizations conduct code including hazing and alcohol.

• Authorities said excessive drinking of alcohol caused the death of USC freshman Charles Terreni in March at an off-campus house. The fraternity Kappa Alpha has been suspended.

• In February, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Furman University was suspended for three years by the fraternity’s national office for “many members’ health-and-safety violations and their inability to adhere to the national organization’s standards and expectations.” The violations included allegations of hazing through forced alcohol consumption during bid-night activities.

• Three fraternities at Coastal Carolina University were suspended in September after hazing complaints.

NIC President Pete Smithhilser told Inside Higher Ed that for the majority of students, the fraternity experience is a positive one that has long-lasting benefits to their careers, their emotional well-being and their sense of self.

“One of the important aspects of the fraternity experience is accountability with living with our values, and so when there is inconsistency with that, there needs to be swift action,” he told Inside Higher Ed. “That’s what we’ve

been seeing lately with these incidents.”

MULTIPLE REASONS Pualwan said hazing could be considered more prevalent today for multiple reasons, but there’s no way to determine analytically whether that perception is true.

She said awareness and education has increased as to what constitutes hazing. So has media focus. Tolerance for bad behavior is also decreasing, she said.

“Bystanders and victims are more willing to report it,” Pualwan said. “When a student’s roommate comes home from a pledge event with bruises, the roommate knows they should report it.”

Forty-four states have anti-hazing laws.

Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana are the states without, although Montana has a law waiting for the governor’s signature, Pualwan said.

Statistics show that a large number of students enter college with previous hazing experience, she said. Many students who have been hazed don’t realize that’s what it was, and the vast

majority of those who do, don’t report it.

Percent of college students “HazingPrevention. involved in clubs, teams org is expanding its mission to the high school and organizations who: market. We need awareness at that level for the behavior to change,” Pualwan said.

While some view hazreported experiencing at ing as a rite of passage or least one hazing behavior experience that promotes unity, Pualwan said the deed is all about power.

“Hazing and bullying have similarities,” she say they’re aware of said. “Bullying is excluhazing in organizations sionary and hazing is other than their own inclusionary. Both are power plays that have negative consequences on victims.”

The Rock Hill Herreported experiencing ald reported earlier this hazing while in high school year that at Winthrop University, only two of the school’s 15 Greek organizations have been suspended in recent felt more a part of the years and for verbal hazgroup after being hazed ing, not physical, drug or alcohol abuse. School officials credited the improved numbers to a ban on recruiting students experienced at least one hazing behavior but do not during their first semester on campus and a review the event as hazing quirement that Greek organizations meet oneon-one with school officials before hosting a experienced hazing but did party, submit guest lists and hire a police officer not report the event to to attend the event. campus officials Clemson expects its task force to finish its study by the start of the upcoming school year, said spokeswoman Cathy Sams.

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More than half of college students involved in clubs, teams, and organizations experience hazing.

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Percentage of students that experienced at least one hazing behavior: • Varsity Athletics – 74% • Social Fraternity or Sorority – 73% • Club Sport – 64% • Performing Arts Organziation – 56% • Service Fraternity or Sorority – 50% • Intramural Team – 49% • Recreation Club – 42% • Academic Club – 28% • Honor Society – 20% • Other Organizations – 30%

In addition Four cadets at The Citadel have been disciplined for hazing since the start of this school year and another seven resigned during the school’s investigation after freshmen reported 85 possible incidents of hazing. Some

were determined to be violations of the school’s training rules.

Five Walhalla High School soccer players were suspended after a hazing incident on a team bus in March.

BOTTOM LINE: Recent deaths and incidents involving fraternities have prompted reviews by universities and a South Carolina state lawmakers propose creation of a task force to study campus safety. A $50 million lawsuit filed by the parents of a Clemson University pledge who died in September allege hazing played a role in their son’s death. But experts say hazing is not just a college fraternity problem – it’s seen in high schools, on athletic teams and in other organizations.

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BLK SHP: A New America Grass-roots bus tour pulls into Greenville AMANDA CORDISCO | CONTRIBUTOR

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May 1 is not only the first of the month, but for the city of Greenville, a transformative day to bring black sheep together, according to organizers of the BLK SHP tour.

BLK SHP, “a ‘loose guild’ and movement of leading creative thinkers, writers, policy-makers, artists, entrepreneurs, investors and social entrepreneurs,” is bringing its multi-state, 17-day bus tour to the Upstate.

On board the bus will be 16 stewards, including Wes Moore, author and host, OWN Network; Alexa Clay, culture hacker and ethnographer; Naveen Koorakula, head of social, Groupon; and Richard Tait, founder and CEO, Cranium and Golazo.

Ben Riddle, organizer of Greenville’s BLK SHP event, said, “We want to walk them through the past, present and future of our city. The goal of each city visit is to have a local shepherd create an experience that really captures the

heartbeat of the city, from the grassroots to the treetops.”

Alexa Clay, BLK SHP project director and steward on the Rediscovering America’s True North tour, wrote that her mission statement is “to unlock an economy powered by misfits; where each individual feels they are helping to shape the priorities of a 21stcentury economy.”

Selected BLK SHP will begin their tour in the textile heritage areas to see where the city was founded. The morning “is arranged to explore the past of Greenville and to show how important the role of the private sector was in the development of the communities,” Riddle said.

The BLK SHP will go to Brains on Fire, to examine “the ways that they are illuminating change and finding frustration in their work,” Riddle said.

Then the BLK SHP will move to the opening of downtown’s Southern Juice Press by Table 301, signifying Greenville’s present.

In the evening, a BLK SHP block party in the Village of West Greenville will be open to the entire community. The celebration will feature local musicians,

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“All are welcome,” said Lily Wikoff, owner of Lily Pottery in the Village.

“Bring friends. Bring neighbors. Bring yourself, and join us. Life’s too short to be a stranger.”

The bus tour, starting in Austin, Texas, will also visit New Orleans, Mobile, Durham, Richmond, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Wilmington,

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Kasich, Santorum woo Greenville County GOP BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit, a magnet for Republican 2016 pres 1st Sen. Ted Cruz 80 votes idential hopefuls.

2nd Gov. Scott Walker 64 votes Santorum also spoke at the

3rd Ben Carson M.D. 25 votes Greenville convention, focus 4th (tie) Sen. Marco Rubio 23 votes ing on building a “vibrant, in Sen. Rick Santorum 23 votes dustrial America” by standing

6th Gov. Jeb Bush 14 votes up for American workers.

7th (tie) Gov. Mike Huckabee 10 votes “We need to talk about

Sen. Rand Paul 10 votes manufacturing, energy, construction,” Santorum said,

9th Gov. John Kasich 9 votes calling the GOP “the party of 10th Sen. Lindsey Graham 8 votes the little guy.”

11th Gov. Rick Perry 7 votes The Greenvile GOP took 12th Carly Fiorina 3 votes a presidential straw poll at Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania addresses the convention. U.S. Sen. Ted delegates at the Greenville County Republican Convention.

Cruz (R-Texas) topped the poll with 35 percent of the Affordable Care Act. The issue of wheth- of pushing President Obama’s agenda. vote from attendees. Wisconer to expand Medicaid should be left to Kasich laughed off the criticism. sin Gov. Scott Walker took 25 percent “It said that somebody must be con- of the vote, and neurosurgeon Dr. Ben the states, Kasich said. “I think that’s the beauty of our country – that the states cerned about how I’m doing, so they Carson came in third with 10 percent of want to snuff me out early,” he told re- the vote. are laboratories of democracy.”

The Ohio governor has been por- porters after the event.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Kasich is campaigning in early pri- finished 10th with 3 percent of the vote trayed as a moderate on issues such as immigration reform, Common Core mary states and making other steps to from convention attendees. and Medicaid expansion, and an at- launch a presidential run. After speakGreenville Republicans also retendee was handing out flyers at the ing in Greenville, he flew New Hamp- elected Chad Groover as Greenville Greenville convention accusing Kasich shire the same day to speak at the First GOP chairman.

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Greenville hosted two more potential GOP presidential candidates last week as Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) wooed the party faithful at the Greenville County GOP Convention.

Kasich delivered what he called a “common sense” message on how to improve the country.

“I don’t come to these to just serve red meat and attack Barack Obama, which makes everybody feel good. I’m here to offer some examples of how the country can be stronger,” he told reporters after his speech.

Kasich said Ohio was a “disaster” when he took the helm as governor, but during his tenure he has eliminated the budget deficit and created a surplus.

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Gov. Nikki Haley has denounced any attempt to expand Medicaid coverage in South Carolina as a way to expand the

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Ready for anything Officers add crisis training to tool belt APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

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When the call for help comes in, many times law enforcement officers are the first to deal with a crisis involving a person with mental illness, autism or similar condition.

Nearly 30 officers gathered recently for additional training on how to respond to such calls.

Knowing how to defuse a potentially volatile situation is another tool in an officer’s tool belt, said crisis intervention trainer Fred Riddle, a retired Richland County police officer who now trains officers across the state through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

“You’re dealing with more mentally ill people than anyone else,” Riddle told the group of 27 officers from Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office, Greenville City Police and Travelers Rest Police gathered for a weeklong training session.

The NAMI training covers everything from autism and legalization of marijuana to personality disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. Officers spend one day training practicing verbal techniques in role-play situations.

The training can help enhance officers’ verbal communication skills and teach them how to use body language and tone to help deescalate an already tense situation, Riddle said. “Body language is very important and how they [officer] reads the client.”

Officer safety “is most important,” Riddle said. “Generally if the officer is safe, then our client is safe.” Officers do not need to be able to diagnose mental illness, yet they remain on the front

Above: Mental health advocate and speaker Paton Blough speaks to officers from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office during crisis intervention training at Greenville Technical College’s Buck Mickel Center; Left: Fred Riddle, director of crisis intervention training for the National Alliance on Mental Illness South Carolina Chapter, speaks to officers from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office during crisis intervention training at Greenville Technical College’s Buck Mickel Center.

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Officers learn about diagnoses and how some people in crisis may react.

They also learn information about local resources that they can pass along to family members who need assistance.

Master Deputy Ashley Bethell of the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office said the training helps officers learn what mental illness actually is and is not.

Information gathering Fred Riddle, crisis intervention trainer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, said officers can learn valuable information from family in the case of a person in crisis who has wandered away. He recounted when a 5-year-old boy with autism was lost in a wooded area. Family members knew the boy loved grilled hamburgers, so the fire department put some burgers on and set up fans behind the hot grill, blowing the scent into the woods, he said. The boy soon emerged from the woods in search of a burger.

As a member of the department’s negotiator team, Bethell has training in dealing with people in crisis. This course is partially a refresher, but also helps by “going into more details about what the mental illnesses are instead of the beliefs or myths you hear growing up,” Bethell said. Uniform patrol, warrant and school resource officers also benefit, she said.

“Our instructors understand that a lot of times we only have seconds to make a decision [about a situation]. But a major benefit of the class is educating us and providing more tools in our tool belt,” she said.

Training “will hopefully prevent unnecessary force with somebody and assist family members and refer them to resources,” she said. “It’s given us a lot more contacts in the community.”

In 2014, the program trained 2,700 officers statewide and 180 of those participated in the 40-hour classes. “So far we’ve had good results,” Riddle said.

Many students have been within the SC Department of Corrections following an investigation and lawsuit about the treatment of prisoners with mental illness, he said.

He recounts a day when after one corrections officer finished training, he encountered an inmate with a razor threatening suicide. The officer was able to talk down the inmate, Riddle said.

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UNITED COMMUNITY BANK TO ABSORB PALMETTO BANK FOR $241M

CONCEALED CARRY The House Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved bill H. 3799, which would recognize Georgia residents’ CWPs. Georgia does require background checks for CWP holders, but concerns were raised because the state doesn’t require the same proficiency training as South Carolina. South Carolina already recognizes CWPs from other states such as North Carolina and Tennessee.

Chance of final passage: Bill author Rep. Bill Hixon (RNorth Augusta) told the Aiken Standard the bill was “on the fast track” and lacked protest from law enforcement agencies HIXON that opposed similar measures in the past.

CHANGING THE BORDER Bill S. 667, which would redefine the border between North Carolina and South Carolina, was sent directly to the Senate floor Tuesday. The Associated Press reports “a committee from both states worked out how people who suddenly find themselves in a different state [due to the border change] can keep utilities, stay in the same schools and not have to pay back taxes to their new state.” About 90 properties would switch states, the Associated Press said.

SC Radio Network said the boundary was set using landmarks that no longer exist.

Chance of final passage: Both North Carolina and South Carolina must pass identical legislation.

ROADS The House ignored Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto threat and passed a roads funding bill last week that Haley took to Facebook to denounce as lacking a large enough income tax decrease. Representatives approved bill H. 3579 in a vote of 87-20, more than enough votes to override a veto.

H. 3579 would decrease the gas tax by 6 cents while raising the tax on the wholesale level. The measure would cost drivers an estimated 10 cents more per gallon at the pump. The bill also raises the vehicle sales tax cap from $300 to $500 and includes an income tax reduction that would save taxpayers about $48 per year. The plan is expected to raise about $400 million for road repairs.

The bill also restructures SCDOT by giving the governor power to appoint commission members, who in turn would appoint a secretary of transportation. Legislators currently appoint the commission members.

Chance of final passage: If the bill can garner a similar veto-proof margin in the Senate, Haley couldn’t stop implementation of the roads funding plan.

Greenville-based 108-year-old Palmetto Bank signed a $240.5 million definitive agreement Wednesday to merge with and into Blairsville, Ga.-based United Community Bank.

Palmetto has 25 locations in South Carolina with assets of $1.2 billion, while United Community Bank has 104 locations across four states with assets of $7.7 billion.

United Community Bank is the parent bank in the merger, and the surviving corporation after the merger will be governed by the laws of the state of Georgia, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed Wednesday.

Palmetto shareholders will have the right to receive $19.25 in cash or .97 shares of United common stock or any combination thereof for each share of Palmetto common stock.

Based on United’s 10-day average closing price of $18.78 per share as of April 21, 2015, the weighted-average price per Palmetto share is $18.53, and the aggregate deal value is approximately $240.5 million.

The agreement allows United to have a greater presence in Palmetto’s existing markets, said United Community Bank Chairman and CEO Jimmy Tallent in a news release. Palmetto Bank operates 25 branches across nine counties in South Carolina and holds $1.2 billion in assets with loans of $832 million and deposits of $967 million, according to the release.

United Community Bank has $7.7 billion in total assets, with 104 offices across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

NEW LICENSE PLATES TO DEBUT MAY 1 The state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will begin issuing redesigned license plates on May 1 to comply with new state laws that require a basic design for all license plates. The DMV will phase in the changes until all license plates have been transitioned, but will begin with specialty license plates.

DMV said the new plates – white with a blue line at the top, above the name of the plate – were designed with the aid of law enforcement to provide maximum visibility.

A red line is below the name of the plate and the sponsor’s emblem is located to the left side. DMV is working with sponsoring organizations to ensure all plate designs meet both the law and the organization’s preferences.

DMV renews vehicle registrations every two years. If it is not time for the biennial registration to be paid, customers will receive a sticker for their license plate. Customers are not required to turn in older versions of their specialty license plates.

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Greenville crime down 16% BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Crime in the city of Greenville is down 16 percent year-to-date, Police Chief Ken Miller told City Council members at a work session this week.

Miller credited the decrease to community outreach activities and participation in discussion forums. Monday night he attended a community forum at the West Branch Library where community members voiced why they distrust police officers.

Perceptions of the Greenville Police Department (GPD) are low in several categories among African-Americans, according to survey results Miller presented to City Council.

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 signifying strong disagreement and 10 signifying strong agreement, GPD received a 5.5 average rating from African-American survey respondents who were asked if officers treat all people with respect. GPD received a 5.6 rating from African-American respondents when respondents were asked if officers use good judgment in use of force.

Overall, 80 percent of survey respondents of all races said they had a favorable

impression of the Greenville Police.

Miller said the police department has ramped up efforts to talk with community members to improve perceptions. He said police are opening up dialogue with the community to build trust.

The police department is also rolling out a bike program that will give officers more visibility outside of police cars and allow them to patrol areas like the Swamp Rabbit Trail, Miller said. GPD has 60 officers trained to police on bikes.

The issue of police body cameras also came up during the work session. On Tuesday, the S.C. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill requiring police officers to wear body cameras. The bill addresses some privacy concerns of the police and the public. The bill would require video taken in public places to be subject to Freedom of Information Act requirements. However, video taken in private would be exempt from those requirements.

The House Judiciary Committee approved a plan to study how body cameras work. “[Body camera legislation] will be passed as a result of the North Charleston incident,” Miller told City Council. Miller implemented the use of body cameras in Greensboro, N.C., when he was police chief there.

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Greenville County Council voted unanimously to deny a rezoning request for the former Berea School on Farrs Bridge Road Tuesday night.

The Greenville County School District requested the nearly four-acre site to be rezoned for commercial development as part of a pending contract for sale with The Sembler Company.

Sembler presented a plan to build an outparcel retail development that would house an auto business, store and restaurant. Berea residents mobilized and objected to the demolition of the school, built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.

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The Berea school site is home to a cannery where residents preserved their produce, one of the few left in the

state, said Williams. In 1999, the school district declared the school surplus property and leased it to Greenville Technical College until 2008. It was then listed for sale.

Residents cited more than 10 vacant commercial properties in the area that could be used for development

NEWS | 04.24.2015 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 19 rather than the school site. Many said they would welcome Sembler’s project in a different location.

Councilman Willis Meadows, who represents the area, also cited the vacant properties, saying, “All of this could be developed without infringing on the office district [zoning]. Overwhelmingly the community is against rezoning.”

Councilman Joe Baldwin said the county’s decision was getting into the business of the school district and those opposed should take their concerns to the district. Councilman Joe Dill said that once the rezoning was denied, the community had to take action.

“If you want to preserve it, you need to get busy,” he told Berea residents in the audience.

Councilman H.G. “Butch” Kirven said the issue is about “more than dollars and cents. It’s about community and people coming together and taking pride in where they live. I think the school district is as obligated as we are to help people achieve their goals.”

Warned Councilman Sid Cates, “You’ve really got to get on the ball. The school district could tear it down today, they don’t really need to get any permission at all.”

School district spokesperson Oby Lyles said Wednesday that the district will take no action at this time, but does have a contract with the developer to purchase the property “until the developer exercises an applicable clause to terminate the contract.”

J.P. Guzzardo, vice president of real estate with Sembler, said the company had been looking at the market for a while and many of the other vacant properties mentioned are undevelopable due to their age or because owners are holding onto them. He said the request had approvals in some circumstances and denials in others and “we’re going to let the process play out in its entirety and then we’ll reevaluate.”

County attorney Mark Tollison said the school district cannot request the same rezoning until a year has passed, but the district can reapply within a year for a more restrictive zoning.

In other business, council approved second reading of the rezoning of Brandon Mill property as part of a redevelopment project.

Appointments to county boards included Joyce Smart, Dee Benedict and Jackson Bacot to the Arena District and David Mitchell to the Greenlink/ Greenville Transit Authority board.

Greenville County Council is scheduled to meet again on May 5 at 6 p.m. at County Square.

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Warmer temperatures have brought out the blooms – and allergy suffers across the Upstate are feeling the effects.

Global warming is frequently blamed for worsening allergies – but some researchers say there could be another reason: landscaping. To be specific – male trees.

Businesses, schools and government agencies that invest in trees and shrubs around their buildings often want beauty without the “litter” of falling nuts and fruit. This has led to what experts call “botanical sexism” – or planting male trees and shrubs because they do not produce fruit and are thus “litter-free.”

However, the absence of one kind of litter leads to another – pollen, which male plants produce in abundance, writes horticulturist and pollen researcher Tom Ogren.

The trend toward less mess has led to a cascading unintended consequence for cities, schools and parks now swathed in allergic pollen. In addition to being an annoyance, pollen is also a trigger for asthma –

Choose native trees, and ask if they’re male or female. Here are a few:

Pine tree pollen floats in the air. Much larger than hardwood pollen, pine pollen does not often contribute to allergies but does cause sneezing as an irritant, not as an allergen. It is also the most visible of the tree pollens, leaving a yellow dust that covers anything left outdoors. Tree pollen that triggers allergies is extremely fine and powdery and comes from hardwood trees found in the Upstate.

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especially in children – accounting for 10.5 million missed school days yearly, reports the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

“If we look at the makeup of today’s typical urban forest, it is quickly apparent that our modern landscapes are heavily stacked with huge numbers of high-allergy trees and shrubs,” writes Ogren, author of “The Allergy-Fighting Garden.”

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those with both male and female flowers on the same plant are called monecious.

The pollen of a single-gender tree must travel long distances to find a mate – making dioecious male trees the worst for creating pollen, said Joelle Teachey of Trees Greenville, which consequently plants primarily monecious varieties of trees and shrubs.

In his 2006 essay “Regulating Pollen” published in the Minnesota Law Review, property law specialist Brian Sawer urged local governments to ban high pollen producing plants.

Male tree pollen is smaller, so it can travel farther in search of a female, he wrote, but smaller pollen grains burrow deeper into the lungs, creating

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more severe allergic reactions.

Nursery and government preference for “litter-free trees means that most trees city planted in the last 50 years are highly allergenic male clones,” Sawer wrote, while female plants, which help clear the air by attracting pollen, are rarely found.

Cities should ban the worst offenders, he said, noting the city of Albuquerque has banned male cypress, juniper, mulberry, poplar and elm trees, among others.

Common monecious trees that thrive in the Upstate are dogwoods, redbuds and maples, said Rick Huffman, landscape designer of Earth Design Inc. “We also recommend that you go native,” he said.

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Bob Jones University is looking for 800 judges from the Upstate to help with a national homeschool speech and debate tournament next month.

The university is hosting the weeklong Stoa National Invitational Tournament of Champions on May 16-23.

Stoa is a speech and debate organization for Christian homeschool families.

More than 650 high school and junior high students are expected to compete in three types of debate and 12 speech event categories.

Volunteer judges should plan on a three-hour block of time to go through orientation, judging and filling out evaluation forms, and do not need previous experience to serve, said Patsy Butman, who is organizing judges for Stoa. She said judging was a excellent way for people from companies and nonprofits to score volunteer hours.

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“Basically, if you have opinions, you are qualified to judge,” she said. Smith started competing when she was 14 and said she will participate as a judge this year.

Students spend months preparing and

traveling to regional tournaments in order to qualify for the national event, Smith said. The competition helps students prepare for the future by challenging them adapt to different situations and “not only accept constructive criticism, but expect it.”

Randy Page, BJU director of public relations, said hosting the competition is a way for BJU to supPHOTO PROVIDED port a Christian organization while also giving high school students an opportunity to see the university.

Stoa president Van Schalin said in a release, “To attend NITOC and see the professional demeanor and professional speaking and debating of hundreds of young people is to have hope for America’s future.”

Volunteers interested in judging can go to stoausa.org and click on the registration link on the homepage.

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Cycle city The USA Cycling Professional Criterium sped through Greenville’s West End Saturday afternoon. Eric Marcotte of Scottsdale, Ariz. (Team SmartStop) secured his second national title, after winning the road race last year. Kendall Ryan of Ventura, Calif. (Team TIBCO-SVB) became the women’s national champion.

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More than 400 runners slogged through the Goodwill Mud Run last Saturday at SC-TAC. The Goodwill Mud Run presented by St. Francis Sports Medicine is 3.5 miles with 35 obstacles where teams compete against other teams and is an officially timed event. The weather was perfect, as organizers noted on the event’s Facebook page: “More rain = more mud = more fun for everyone.”

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THE GIST OF IT

‘The consumer has left the couch’ A panel of public broadcasting CEOs asks: Is this the death of television, or the birth of its next golden age?

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The Riley Institute at Furman University, with former Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor Dick Riley in attendance, put together an impressive panel of some of the top (female) names in public broadcasting in order to discuss the changing nature of Public Media’s role in society. Speakers included Linda O’Bryon, CEO of South Carolina’s own SCETV, Paula Kerger, CEO of PBS, and Pat Harrison, CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

Introduced by Furman University political science professor Dr. Brent

From left: Linda O’Bryon, Patricia Harrison, Jennifer Lawson and Paula Kerger.

Nelsen (who also serves on the board for the CPB, in addition to playing other various roles in the public media world), these three outstanding women went on to address the pressing question of how the growing digital age is affecting the role of public television in our world today.

Nelsen put it best, saying we are living in the “Age of Digital Disruption,” where media is playing an incredibly large role in society, but the plethora of ways that we access this media (cellphones, computers, tablets, etc.) has disrupted the channels by which that media is delivered to the consumer.

All three women on the panel challenged that, despite the title of the discussion. They contested that we are not living in a “posttelevision” era, only that we are no longer accessing that content through a traditional television set in our living room.

To all three of the panelists, the most important facet of public media in this age was giving quality content and storytelling to viewers, with the manner of access to this content being only a secondary concern. Below are a few highlights from the discussion.

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‘He looks just like me!’

Puppy love between toddler missing both feet and dog missing paw Sapphyre Johnson, 3, met a puppy just like her this week.

Johnson, a patient at Greenville’s Shriners Hospitals for Children who underwent a double amputation for

a congenital condition, was matched with Lt. Dan, a white German shepherd who was born missing his right front paw (named after a character in “Forrest Gump” who lost both his legs).

Breeder Karen Riddle contacted the hospital in search of a home for Lt. Dan rather than euthanizing the puppy.

When Johnson saw a photo of the dog, she said, “That’s my puppy! He looks just like me!”

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DHEC seeks help tracking West Nile virus Mosquito season has begun in the Palmetto State and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking public help to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile virus and chikungunya virus.

DHEC asks citizens to report dead birds, which are frequently infected, to track the virus before it shows up in humans.

“Anyone can help us identify and track the arrival of West Nile virus by submitting dead blue jays, crows, house sparrows and house finches for testing,” said Chris Evans, an entomologist with the DHEC Bureau of Laboratories. The areas where the birds are detected are then targeted for mosquito control.

Mosquitoes can transmit both West Nile virus and chikungunya virus, which was first documented in the state in 2010. Residents can help control mosquitos by removing standing water from their yards and cleaning out debris from gutters.

For directions and guidelines on

submitting birds, visit scdhec.gov/ birdtesting. Additional information on mosquito-borne diseases can be found at scdhec.gov/mosquitoes.

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Farming on the roof Mill Village Farms held an Earth Day dedication earlier this week for its rooftop farm on top of the 2 North Main building in downtown Greenville. The rooftop farm is the first ever in South Carolina and has 50 aeroponic tower gardens. Mayor Knox White and Robert and Bob Hughes with Hughes Development joined Dan Weidenbenner with Mill Village Farms in the dedication.

In addition to growing vegetables for the community, White said he is most excited about the sunflowers that will be growing in the pods this summer that will line the rooftop of the building. Also at the event, Mill Village Farms announced its second Summer Solstice Secret Supper fundraising event on June 21 to be held at its Serenity Farm location in Easley.

Photos by Sherry Jackson LEFT: Mayor Knox White (third from left) joined Dan Weidenbenner (far left) with Mill Village Farms in the dedication.

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More than $14,000 was raised for the Center for Developmental Services at CDS Night hosted by Sandlapper Securities at a recent Greenville Road Warriors game.

Longtime Clemson supporter Betty Poe of Greenville made the second cornerstone gift of $2.5 million to Clemson University Athletics for facilities. This cornerstone gift is part of Clemson University’s The Will to Lead capital campaign to raise $1 billion to support Clemson students and faculty.

Programs addressing women’s reproductive health, safe pregnancy and birth and cervical cancer made up several of Dining for Women’s grants in recent months.

Programs include Muditar, Community Cloud Forest Conservation, The Peter C. Alderman Foundation, DB Peru, Hope through Health and Little Sisters Fund. In addition, Dining for Women selected six programs for $60,000 grants distributed over three years: One Heart World-Wide, The Fistula Foundation, Emerge Global, Shining Hope for Communities in Kenya, Anchal, Starfish One by One and the Nepal Youth Foundation. A program to conserve the natural environment in Guatemala’s highlands and one providing scholarships to 100 girls in Nepal were awarded $683,540 in grants.

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COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS The 2015 Emrys/Hub City Writing Contest recently honored its winners.

First place in fiction went to Wendy King of Spartanburg for her story “Mule.”

Jill A. Coyle of Travelers Rest received first in poetry for “Walter Creek.” David Dixon won second place in fiction and Barbara Evers took third. In poetry, second place went to James Raff and third place was awarded to Bobbie Shepherd.

First-place winners receive a scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Workshop in Little Switzerland, N.C. Second- and third-place winners receive full or partial scholarships to Hub City’s Writing in Place conference. Winners will read on April 28 at 7 p.m. at Chicora Alley in Greenville. The event is free and open to the public.

The Greenville (Senior) High School Class of 1965 (largest class to ever graduate from GHS) will celebrate their 50th High School Reunion May 1-2. The weekend will include a welcome gathering at Fluor Field, a memorial service, tour of the school and lunch at the GHS campus, and concluding with cocktails, dinner and dancing. For more information, visit greenvillehigh1965.com.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Certificate of Need Program released its draft of the S.C. Health Plan for public comment through May 13. The draft plan can be accessed at scdhec.gov/Health/docs/CONstatehealthplanDraft.pdf. DHEC invites comment from the public either in writing to 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201; electronically to coninfo@dhec. sc.gov; or in person at one of the four regional hearings scheduled to begin on May 4 with locations to be determined.

Stoa, a national speech and debate organization for Christian homeschooling families, will host a National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) at Bob Jones University May 16-23. For the Greenville event, more than 800 community judges are needed. Experience is not required and training will be provided before each competition round. Interested volunteers interested may register at stoausa.org.

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Greenville Tech Charter High School senior Grant Bennett is a 2015 National Beta Scholarship recipient, one of 249 Beta Club members across the nation who will receive $1,000.

The J.L. Mann Army JROTC Drill Team recently competed at 4th Brigade’s “Best of the Best” Drill Championship. The Patriots earned third place overall out of 14 drill teams from six states. J.L. Mann also brought home one first-place, one second-place and four third-place trophies in Exhibition Armed events, as well as Regulation Armed Platoon, Color Guard and Army Inspection. The team will now go on to compete in the 4th Brigade’s national meet.

Principal Dr. J. Brodie Bricker congratulates Grant Bennett.

Langston Charter’s Genius Gears Lego Robotics team competed in their first State Lego League Robotics Tournament and placed second for Robot Run.

Six seniors at Southside Christian School have earned the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship: Cathy Boroughs, Ashley Fowler, Taylor Martin, Katie Mruz, Christina Phillips and Olivia Wells.

Wa s h i n g t o n Center students participated in the recent Special Olympics Spring Games at Furman University. Each Washington Center student had two buddies from Washington Center student Vijay Rangwalla (center) and Riverside High School students Riverside High Devin Broyles and Evan Gordon at the School.

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Southside Christian School students had a service day at a Habitat for Humanity project in Taylors and collected a truckload of items, including new Easter outfits, to benefit Calvary Home for Children.

Greenville Middle Academy received the Debbie Schumpert Participation Award from the state PTA for the highest percentage of middle school students

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this year’s Reflections contest.

Almost 20 percent of Greenville Middle students participated.

Mitchell Road Christian Academy eighth-grader Olivia Hueble poses with coach Mike O’Leath after winning the Hotshot Competition. Hueble is the first person ever to make a basket in one of the goals in the new Athletics and Youth Center.

Greenville Technical College’s Alpha Zeta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society recently received 13 awards and recognitions during the Carolinas Regional Convention in Wilmington, NC. The entire team was highly commended for their Distinguished College Project where they organized and hosted a campus-wide Diversity Fair and Honors in Action Project on radon gas awareness.

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Participating Shannon Forest students included Thomas Gasque, Sawyer Norman, Julius Thompson, Jack Cummings, Luca Coban and Benjamin Norman.

Ellen Woodside students attended a free Greenville Drive game to celebrate being a Reading All-Star by reading five books on their level in five weeks.

Southside Christian School eighthgrader John Tokish was selected as a semifinalist to compete in the 2015 South Carolina National Geographic State Bee. Tokish won the school level competition earlier this year and was selected by the National Geographic Society as one of the top 100 scoring students in the state.

The Chandler School celebrated Earth Day early with spring cleaning and grounds maintenance. Students and faculty spent the day spreading

Four Shannon Forest Christian School Middle School students spent part of their spring break at the YMCA Model United Nations Conference.

The students represented Israel and were honored with the Outstanding Resolution Award.

Elizabeth Calvino, a senior majoring in graphic design at Bob Jones University and a member of the student newspaper staff, was awarded third place for specialty page design during the recent South Carolina Press Association Collegiate Meeting. The Collegian, Bob Jones University’s student newspaper, was also honored with 15 awards in its division.

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Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” is a simple book. It contains only 236 unique words, part of a text generations of children have memorized.

But bringing “The Cat in the Hat” to the stage is anything but simple.

Of the roughly 300 shows South Carolina Children’s Theatre Artistic Director Betsy Bisson has directed in her theater career, “The Cat in the Hat” is one of the most difficult she’s ever attempted. The cat herself – Traysie Amick, SCCT’s principal teaching artist – heartily agrees.

“This is the most fast-paced, physical role I’ve ever done,” Amick said. “I’m in the best shape of my life.”

So, how can something that looks so simple be so hard?

“There’s not a lot of text in ‘The Cat in the Hat,’’ Bisson said. “That’s essentially the problem. We’ve got 45 minutes of time filled in with three minutes’ worth of book.”

The text presents other challenges as well. First, Dr. Seuss often changes only one word in his rhyme and rhythm schemes. Second, children often memorize every single word of the text, leaving no room for error and no opportunity to cover errors with improv.

Because the play relies so much more on action than words, the precision and timing of characters’ movements are critical. Any movement that is

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“There’s not a lot of text in ‘The Cat in the Hat.’ That’s essentially the problem.”

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• Dr. Seuss’s book, “The Cat in the Hat,” has 236 unique words. SCCT’s “The Cat in the Hat” production has 786 different sound cues.

• Every single prop used in the show had to be hand-built by SCCT because they had to be manipulated and rigged to work together.

• SCCT hired a professional mime from North Carolina to stage the show.

• The ball on which the Cat balances was specially constructed so it won’t roll when the Cat stands in the center.

slightly off has the potential to turn perceived chaos into real chaos, Bisson said. “This show moves wickedly fast.”

Consequently, SCCT hired a professional mime and clown from North Carolina to help with its staging.

“The visual world is his bailiwick,” Bisson said.

Sound cues are labeled A, B, C, etc.

In normal shows, it’s not uncommon to reach double or even triple alphabets, Bisson said. This one accumulated 786.

The show requires two people to run the sounds from two different computers, she said.

“One of them looks like she’s playing Romanov,” Amick said. “Every time something moves, there’s a switch for her to push.”

Then there are the props. Each had to be made by SCCT and rigged to work together with magnets, especially for the scene where the Cat balances on a ball while holding such disparate things as a toy boat, a dish with milk, a birthday cake, a fish bowl and a bunch of books.

“You can’t go to the store and buy a rake because the rake has to bend,” Bisson said. A box has to be sturdy enough for an adult to stand on but light enough to carry. “This has been like calculus,” she said.

While everything is fast-paced, it can’t look strained, Amick said.

“Just like I’ve marveled at dancers when they make something look like anybody can do it, this, too, has to look effortless and magical,” she said.

“This is one of the most exciting productions I’ve ever been involved in and

absolutely by far, it is the most complicated project.”

But all of the hard work, which includes countless hours of Pilates and sore muscles, will be worth it, she said, when the Cat in the Hat comes alive for the audience.

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville Chorale’s season-ending concert on Sunday will celebrate music’s power to proclaim belief, comfort and to guide prayer. It also highlights the power of choral music, according to longtime Greenville Chorale artistic director and conductor Bing Vick.

“The Greenville Chorale is a great and powerful instrument of musical expression,” he said. “This concert will remind the listeners, in vivid and clear terms, of the power of choral music in our lives, and the power of great choral music to affect our lives.”

During Sunday’s concert, the 147-voice Chorale will perform works based on Psalm 150, Gregorian chants, Pope John

Paul II’s favorite poem, and a piece written by Greenville composer Dan Forrest among others.

The Greenville Chorale was founded in 1961. Vick has served as artistic director and conductor since 1981.

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“Music’s Power” WHO: Greenville Chorale WHEN: April 26, 3 p.m.

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Loretta Holloway returns for a Reedy River Jazz & Wine Festival encore It was Friday, April 25, 2014, and Loretta Holloway had just finished up her set at the Reedy River Jazz & Wine Festival, presented by the Ronald McDonald House. She’d barely made it offstage when Marti Spencer, the executive director of the Ronald McDonald House, approached her.

“Mrs. Spencer came up behind me and said, ‘You have to do an encore, and you will be back next year,’” Holloway recalled. “And I said, ‘Okay, perfect, we’ll pencil next year in, but I don’t have an encore!’ So I asked the audience what they wanted to hear, and they said, ‘At Last,’ and I knew that, so I did it. And I’m honored to be asked back for a second year.”

A native of Belton, Holloway Loretta Holloway will join the Anderson University Details Jazz Ensemble, the Doug Norwine Trio and the Joe Gransden Quartet this Friday on the Reedy River Jazz Peace Center’s outdoor TD Stage to help raise & Wine Festival money for the Ronald McDonald House. The • Friday, April 24 – gates open 6 p.m. festival will also include a wine & food tasting • TD Stage at the Peace Center, presented by Larkin’s on the River.

Greenville It’s a fitting platform for Holloway, who often • Listening tickets: $25 lends her talents to charitable causes. Holloway has played everywhere from Las Vegas to Chica• reedyriverjazzandwinefestival.org go to off-Broadway shows and beyond, sharing the stage with entertainers like Whoopi Goldberg and Jay Leno.

Her voice is a stunning instrument, capable of belting out lyrics to the back of the theater and then shifting to a painfully intimate whisper, sometimes in the same verse.

She is every bit as much of an actress as a singer, living out the lyrics she sings onstage, whether she wrote them herself or is interpreting a decades-old standard.

Though Holloway does often perform songs from an earlier time, from standards to songs from the ’80s and ’90s, she says the common denominator in what she chooses to sing is the lyrics. “I love interpreting lyrics,” she says. “Words are very powerful, and they take on different meanings; the same word can take on a different meaning if you treat it a different way. And I’ve always found that interesting, how I can play around with the meaning of a word, and add another dimension P E A C E Cto E Nit. TER PRESENTS “I think [interpretation] is an acquired gift,” she said. “I can’t say that it’s a lost art, but there are very few people left that really get into a lyric and make it come across the footlights.”

T H E She continued, “And today’s music, I’m disturbed by. Our kids are bombarded with a lot of negative…I don’t even want to call them ‘lyrics.’ I take responsibility for the lyrics that I sing, I take responsibility for the image I project, and I will not tolerate negativity on my stage.”

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Holloway is also passionate about her recent movie role. The film, called “Clipped Wings, They Do Fly,” is based on a novel by William Michael Barbee. In addition to Holloway, the film stars Bill Duke, Frankie Faison, Bill Cobbs and Usman Sharif. HolP E A C E C E N T E R loway plays the wife of Cobbs’ character.

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Clemson University’s Victor Beasley (right) was named the 2014 Collegiate Player of the Year by the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) at a ceremony held in Greenville last week. Beasley played several different positions for Clemson University before ending up on the defensive line.

He recorded 34.5 tackles for a loss and 25 sacks during his time at Clemson. He is expected to be a high first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. During the ceremony, the SCFHOF inducted Art Shell (pictured left) and Dan Reeves (center), along with Brian Dawkins and Jerry Richardson. Dal Shealy received the Humanitarian of the Year award.

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120 Byrd Boulevard, Greenville This 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home is loaded with character and charm all within walking distance of the Greenville Country Club. The master on main offers great closet space and a wonderful master bath.The living room has a wood burning fireplace with gas starter and beautiful leaded glass windows that flow into a formal dining room. The kitchen has been updated with stainless appliances and opens into a lovely breakfast room. The large den opens onto a covered porch that is private and great for entertaining. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! See all of our extraordinary properties at wilsonassociates.net

HOME INFO Price: $809,000 | MLS: #1299246 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 Square Footage: 3200-3399 Schools: Blythe Elementary | Hughes Middle Greenville High Sharon Wilson 864.918.1140 | sharon@wilsonassociates.net wilsonassociates.net To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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217 Malibu Lane, The Courtyards on West Georgia Road The Aria is getting closer to completion and features 3 Bedrooms on the Main Level. This open floor plan is spacious in design maximizing your first floor living with a gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry, soft closing drawers, stainless steel appliances, pot-filler, ceramic tile backsplash, and more! The Owner’s suite features a beautiful tray ceiling with above crown rope lighting, his/hers closets and a ceramic tile walk-in shower. Upstairs you will find a spacious bonus room, bedroom, bathroom, and loft. This home includes 10’ ceilings, on-site finished hardwood flooring, hardwood stairs, extensive trim and moldings, a front and rear covered porch with bead board ceiling, irrigation, and a rear yard fully enclosed with a brick wall and iron gate at front. The Courtyards on West Georgia Road is the exclusive community of Virani Custom Homes by John Bailey. All homes are designed to accommodate your lifestyle and every floor plan has a master bedroom plus a guest bedroom on the main level. Because Virani cares about community appearance, every home is built with a fenced-in brick yard to keep up the sustainability of the community. All floor plans are customizable and include everything you would expect in your custom home. Model home is open daily.

Advertise your home with us Contact:

Annie Langston 864-679-1224 alangston@communityjournals.com

HOME INFO Price: $369,000 Bedrooms: 4+ Baths: 4 Square Footage: approx. 2,700 Schools: Ellen Woodside Elementary | Woodmont Middle Woodmont High

Contact: Virani Custom Homes | 864.787.5296 ViraniCustom.com To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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GREENVILLE TRANSACTIONS

F O R T H E W E E K O F M A R C H 2 3 - 2 7, 2 0 1 5 TOP TRANSFERS OF THE WEEK

SUBD.

Georgia Road Commons Hearthstone At River Shoals Chatelaine Cove At Butler Springs Augusta Road Hills Cove At Butler Springs Summerset Place Bailey Ridge

HIGHLANDS OF OAK GROVE – $800,000 20 Knob Hill Ln., Landrum

CLAREMONT – $743,850 504 Chamblee Blvd., Greenville The Preserve At Parkins Mill Hunters Ridge Hammond’s Pointe Ridgewater Grove Park The Lofts At Mills Mill Woodland Hills

VILLAGE AT THORNBLADE – $650,000 1 Tamaron Way, Greer

SUNSET HILLS – $605,000 8 Waccamaw Cir., Greenville

GREYWOOD AT HAMMETT – $579,250 6 Morgan Pond Dr., Greer

THE COTTAGES AT CHANTICLEER – $499,000

AUGUSTA ROAD AREA – $475,000 8 W. Prentiss Ave., Greenville

CHATELAINE – $420,000 40 Castellan Dr., Greer

Summerset Place Georgia Road Commons Glens @ Lexington Place Townes At Thornblade Hollingsworth Park @ Verdae Manor Country Club Estates Hearthstone At River Shoals Carolina Oaks Haven At River Shoals Steeplechase Run Woodstone Cottages Warrenton Meadow Breeze Cottages At Riverwood Farm Twin Creeks Moorcroft Swanson Court Crossgate At Remington Forest Heights Rockwood Park Neely Farm - Hawthorne Ridge Hollingsworth Park @ Verdae Manor Forrester Farms Sugar Creek Northpark Townhomes Forrester Woods Groce Meadow Kelsey Glen Crossgate At Remington Brentmoor Lake Forest Woodruff Lake Morning Mist Farm Remington Crossgate At Remington The Townes At Riverwood Farm Crossgate At Remington Windermere Chartwell Estates

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Store Master Funding VII Realty Income Properties Bank of Travelers Rest Allawood Properties LLC D R Horton-Crown LLC Central Realty Holdings Lettiere Barbara Metrohold Llc Kiriakides Mary Ann Grace Erika Hodges Lydia Louise Defronzo Peter J (JTWROS) Scully Amy J (JTWROS) Palmetto Trust of South Palmetto Trust of SC LLC Gtm Holdings LLC Central Realty Holdings Smith Lauren E (JTWROS) Wohlrab Laura L (JTWROS) Patterson Frank V Mollohan Daniel D (JTWROS) Davis Clint D (JTWROS) Spratt Robert Russell (JTWROS) Willette Carolyn C Trust Wetli Arlene T (JTWROS) Howell David A (JTWROS) Fisher J Kirk Allawood Properties LLC Palma Jorge (JTWROS) Ziegenfus Ronda K Chapman Kimberly M (Jtwr Grace Joseph P Moore Crystal (JTWROS) Edwards Dave (JTWROS) Tanfulla Stefano Johnson Bettina M (JTWROS) Mcclendon Dennis J (Surv.)

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8501 E Princess Dr Ste 190 4140 Ferncreek Dr Ste 704 Po Box 1067 501 Richardson St 8800 Roswell Rd Ste 100B PO Box 8127 40 Castellan Dr 3 Winthrop Dr 220 Wiscasset Way 105 Fisher Dr 112 Wiscasset Way 405 Old Rockhouse Rd 117 Whitaker Rd 4113 E North St 4113 E North St 19 Blair St Po Box 8127 7 Sleepy Orange Cir 22 Park Vista Way 27 King Eider Way 108 Ivy Woods Ct 112 Mccuen St 202 Ashworth Ln 17513 Se 88Th Covington Cir 104 Woodland Hills Ln 105 Fisher Dr 157 Club View Dr 501 Richardson St 1 Man Owar Ct 111 Meadow Clary Dr 105 Briarwood Dr 34 Douglas Dr 10 Stonoview Ct 5 Carolina Leaf Ln 2263 Chestatee Ct 9 Furlong Ct 205 Windthistle Dr 4 Creek Arbor Ct 5 Rising Meadow Ln 4754 N Nevada Ter 248 Mercer Dr 1 Blanding Ln 26 Swanson Ct 201 Bradbourne Way 311 Longview Ter 6 Gray St 327 Lake Circle Dr 605 Farming Creek Dr 115 N Brown St Ste 200 210 Burning Bush Rd 302 Hunting Hill Cir 702 Bennett St Unit D 415 Piney Grove Rd 20 Hammond Dr 215 Chapel Hill Ln 2049 Pleasant Hill Rd 205 Bradbourne Way 113 Macintyre St 6 Berryhill Ct 31 Birchstone Ct 6 Hushpah Ct 104 Calgary Ct 7 Caswell Ln 301 Hillsdale Dr 107 Hazeldeen Pl 512 Stone Shield Way 676 Chartwell Dr

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Swansgate A Gated Retirement Community

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410 SWANSGATE PLACE • 2BR/2BA • $232,000 • MLS#1299050

Come and see this elegant patio home with spacious rooms, screened porch and walk in basement storage. One of my favorite features of this home are the sky lights that brighten it up with natural light. There are hardwood floors throughout and great closet space. Swansgate is a friendly 55+retirement community with fabulous amenities.

You can’t find a better location for retirement living near downtown, the interstates and hospitals and Augusta Road!

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ON THE MARKET AUGUSTA ROAD AREA

GILDER CREEK FARM

HEARTWOOD PLACE

1301 AUGUSTA STREET . $595,000 . MLS# 1295452

360 FAYE CT. . $244,900 . MLS# 1298582

5BR/2BA 4000SF+ of historic charm located in prestigious Alta Vista. Moldings, 10’ ceilings, and handsome hardwoods bring historic elegance. Bring your designer and contractor and realize the possibilities.

3BR/2.5BA Recent Reduction! Secluded 1acre lot w/ creek minutes from !-85 & Pelham. Approx 2300SF w/ formal living & dining rooms w/ large deck.

Bonus room could be a 4th bedroom.

Contact: Tom Marchant | 864.449.1658 The Marchant Company

Contact: James Akers, Jr. | 864.325.8413 The Marchant Company

ASHFORD

CHATHAM WOODS

405 CRANDALL DR. . $234,900 . MLS# 1290030

726 CARRIAGE HILL RD . $438,900 . MLS# 1297027

102 MARKSWOOD DR. . $134,757 . MLS# 1294745

4BR/2.5BA Best kept secret in Greenville. Bonus room could be 5th bedroom. Countless updates.

2 car garage w/ workbench. Beautiful, fenced backyard w/sprinkler system.

4BR/3.5BA STATELY BRICK - PRIVATE fenced yard backs to 4 ml walking trail. Open floor plan- FABULOUS kitchen w/HUGE center island + ALL THE EXTRA’s.

Screen Porch-22ft deck. AWESOME!

3BR/2BA Brand new flooring installed this week!

Split bedroom floorplan features high ceilings in several rooms. Efficient kitchen has plenty of storage as does the rest of the home. Central location.

Contact: Anne Marchant | 864.414.1688 The Marchant Company

Contact: Marcia Hancock | 864-270-1878 Cldwell Banker Caine

Contact: Joan Rapp | 864.901.3839 The Marchant Company

MONTEBELLO

PE OPLE , AWARDS , HONORS Jennifer Simms Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville

$58,500-$70,000 BR/BA Build your custom Italian villa in the gated community of Montebello. Many lots offer both mountain and city views! Amenities include: clubhouse, open air parks, playground, pool, and tennis.

Contact: Nancy McCrory | 864.505.8367 The Marchant Company

Jennifer Simms, REALTOR®, announced Tueday, April 14, 2015 that she has joined Coldwell Banker Caine’s residential real estate division that serves Upstate, S.C. Simms joins Coldwell Banker Caine with 8 years of real estate experience and an extensive background in management and customer service. She has received awards based on her past achievements and performance in the Upstate real estate market.

Simms is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designated REALTOR®, a member of the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS®, the Greenville Multiple Listing Service, the National Association of REALTORS®, and the South Carolina Association of REALTORS®. She received her B.A. in Communications from the University of New Orleans.

In the Greenville community, Simms volunteers at her children’s school, Rudolph Gordon Elementary. In her free time, she enjoys reading, decorating and gardening.

She and her husband have a 13-year-old son named Jack, a 10-year-old daughter named Ava and a three-year-old daughter named Vivian. She and her family reside in Simpsonville, S.C. Simms “We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer to our Greenville team,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “As a savvy negotiator, she provides excellent professional service and guarantees a fulfilling experience for her clients.”

Simms will work out of Coldwell Banker Caine’s downtown Greenville office, located at 111 Williams Street.

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CROSS CREEK REALTY, LLC

Steven Smith is a Realtor with a big advantage when it comes to selling land: he’s also a licensed forester.

The 1993 Clemson graduate holds a degree in forest resource management. He founded Cross Creek Timber in 2009, a timber procurement company that purchases standing timber and pulpwood throughout the Upstate.

Steven’s work in the timber industry piqued his interest in real estate: “I opened Cross Creek Realty in 2013 as a sister company to Cross Creek Timber in order to better serve our clients with buying and selling recreational properties, timber tracts and farms.” Having a working knowledge of land and a true understanding of timber has shown to be invaluable in real estate.

“We have the willingness to put our boots on the ground and analyze a piece of property. Beating the bushes is a daily routine for us,” says Alan Brockington, a Realtor and Cross Creek Timber’s operations manager. “We understand the value of not just the dirt but the timber too.” Alan graduated Clemson in 2004 and resides in Easley with his family.

Cross Creek Realty utilizes modern tools to be knowledgeable about property, including aerial photography and GIS mapping.

“We can look at a topological map and discern general things like where flood plains, creeks, ridges and valleys are located.

Aerial photographs show roads, water features and open spaces.

We can tell the history of the property by looking at the timber.”

Always dedicated to the benefit of clients, Cross Creek Realty recently added Realtor Bradley Smith to handle special projects. “People call us with needs that might not fit within our core business model and Bradley is available to help serve them,” Steven says. Bradley lives in downtown Greenville and enjoys gardening and bee keeping on the family farm in Easley.

Cross Creek Realty and Cross Creek Timber take great pride in being results-driven companies. “We do not feel that because we are in business and carry a license that we should automatically get paid. We get paid when the job is done and the customer is satisfied,” he says.

For Steven, the synergy of the timber company and the real estate company is very satisfying. “I love it,” he says. “I love working with land and timber.” When he’s not working, Steven enjoys hunting, specifically for black bears, and he treasures spending time with his family who live in downtown Greenville.

PO Box 14245, Greenville crosscreekrealtyllc.com | 864.517.3621

Photography by related images photography

“I opened Cross Creek Realty as a sister company to Cross Creek Timber in order to better serve our clients with buying and selling recreational properties, timber tracts and farms.”

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S NAR Study: Return Buyers Expected to Boost Housing Demand in Coming Years

Nearly a decade since the start of the foreclosure crisis, formerly distressed homeowners with restored credit are re-entering the housing market, but damaged credit profiles and lender overlays will greatly restrict the overall share of those eligible to buy, according to new research from the National Association of Realtors®. California, Florida and Arizona are expected to see the largest share of return buyers within the next decade.

NAR analyzed the nearly 9.3 million homeowners that underwent a foreclosure, received a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or short sold between 2006 and 2014 to estimate the amount of creditworthy borrowers expected to re-enter the housing market as a return buyer in upcoming years.

The findings reveal nearly a million of these former owners have likely already purchased a home again, and an additional 1.5 million are likely to become eligible and purchase over the next five years, representing an additional source of buyer demand for the housing market. However, because of low credit quality, millions more will not be able to re-enter in the coming decade.

Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Broker-in-Charge and Owner of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville, SC, says there were two waves of defaults during the housing crisis: from subprime and then prime borrowers. “While loose lending standards in the mid-2000’s led to the rise in subprime buyers who ultimately became distressed owners, falling home prices and rising unemployment resulted in a large share of prime borrowers also defaulting or going through a short sale,” he said. “Now fueled by a gradually improving economy and the strong rebound in home prices, some of these former distressed owners have returned to the market, and more will likely become eligible in coming years.”

Several important factors were taken into account in NAR’s study, including the time necessary to repair a distressed seller’s credit, whether the distressed seller’s credit profile (at the time of purchase) fell below historic standards, if it met sound underwriting standards and whether they would meet credit overlays in the current stringent environment.

The findings show that roughly 950,000 former distressed owners of prime quality have become re-eligible for Federal Housing Administration or similar financing programs and have likely purchased again by restoring their credit to pre distress levels. Furthermore, 1.5 million formerly distressed owners will likely buy again over the next five years as they become eligible, with California, Florida and Arizona seeing the largest share of return buyers.

Despite the new source of housing demand from these return buyers, Thrift says the considerable impact a distressed sale has on a borrower’s credit score will severely limit the overall number of those returning. “The extended time needed to repair credit scores or save for a downpayment, combined with other overlapping post-distress factors on credit quality such as missed auto loan or credit card payments, will limit the ability for many to buy in the current credit environment,” he said.

Looking ahead, because of the time that has elapsed and the fact that many distressed owners likely rented and paid utility bills in recent years, Yun says the use of new credit scoring models such as Vantage Score 3.0 and FICO 9 can help improve the ability of these buyers to become homeowners again while helping lenders further examine their credit risk to ensure safety and soundness in the market.

“The deep wounds inflicted on the housing market during the downturn are finally beginning to heal as distressed sales continue to decline and home prices in some parts of the country have bounced back to their near-peak levels,” adds Thrift. “Borrowers with restored credit will likely have the ability and desire to own again, encouraged by the longterm benefits homeownership provides in a stronger economy and more stable job market.”

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,000 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar.com for real estate and consumer information.

“Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below.

PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THESE PETITIONS MAY BECOME PARTIES OF RECORD

BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-15-16 APPLICANT: WADE HAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT/ DP3 ARCHITECTS PROPERTY: P015100105200; 2400 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville SC REQUEST: Variance from Rear setback requirement CB-15-17 APPLICANT: BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS & T-MOBILE/ JONATHAN L. YATES/ HOPEWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PROPERTY: 0566.02-01009.00; 1420 Neely Ferry Road, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for construction and Installation of a communications tower on site CB-15-18 APPLICANT: BRUSHY CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH/ GRAY ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PROPERTY: 0538.04-01005.03; 4999 Old Spartanburg Rd, Taylors SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to expand existing sanctuary and education building CB-15-19 APPLICANT: MICHAEL HOOPER PROPERTY: B012.00-01069.00; 22 Lily Street, Greenville SC REQUEST: Variance from Right Side Setback for a garage CB-15-20 APPLICANT: FELLOWSHIP GREENVILLE/DP3 ARCHITECTS PROPERTY: 0530.04-01022.06; 3161 S. HIGHWAY 14, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for an Addition to the existing church CB-15-21 APPLICANT: NEW HORIZON ELECTRIC COOP/LAURENS ELECTRIC COOP/LAND PLANNING ASSOCIATES PROPERTY: 0531.02-01011.02; 706 Anderson Ridge Road, Greenville SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for addition/ expansion and upgrade to the existing substation CB-15-22 APPLICANT: NOGA SKLAR PROPERTY: 0464.00-01001.36; 29 Old Altamont Ridge Rd, Greenville SC REQUEST: Variance from Front Setback requirement CB-15-23 APPLICANT: PHIL R. ONKOTZ, Jr./CRISTIN C. ONKOTZ PROPERTY: 0542.22-01032.00; 307 Trotters Field Way, Simpsonville SC REQUEST: Variance from Rear setback/building lot line Requirement.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-23-07124 Jorge A. Mejia Cruz, PLAINTIFF, vs. Keith Bernard Watts: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 900 E. North Street, Suite 210, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the

day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent

said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County on December 24, 2014.

GUEST & BRADY, LLC. By: RUSSELL F. GUEST, SC Bar # 64250 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 900 E. North Street, Suite 210 Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 233-7200

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 60-05/13/15, Heavy Equipment Rental, May 13, 2015, 3:00 P.M. RFP# 61-05/14/15, Sampling and Lab Analysis of Landfills, May 14, 2015, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

2015 General Election City of Greenville, South Carolina Election and Nomination Schedule for Municipal Offices of the City Council and Greenville Water System Publish Notice of Election Schedule

May 1

Beginning date for filing statements of intention of candidacy with political parties for nominations by convention or primary

Twelve o’clock noon Monday, May 18

Closing date for filing statements of intention of candidacy with political parties for nominations by convention or primary

Twelve o’clock noon Monday, June 1

Party Conventions, if party nomination by convention

Week of August 10

Party nomination by primary

Tuesday, August 11

Primary runoffs, if necessary

Each two weeks successively thereafter

Published Notice by City of General Election

Friday, September 4

Closing date for petition candidates to file petitions with the Municipal Election Commission

Twelve o’clock noon, Thursday, August 20

Last date for the Municipal Election Commission to validate petitions of petition candidates

Twelve o’clock noon, Friday, September 4

Closing date for parties to file certification of party nominees with Municipal Election Commission

Twelve o’clock noon, Friday, September 4

Election Day

Tuesday, November 3

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS: State statutes regulating campaign practices apply to municipal elections. Failure to file Statements of Economic Interest at the time of filing for nomination will result in a civil penalty pursuant to S.C. Code Sec. 8-13-1510 as required by Sec. 8-13-1356.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 467-4431 or cpitman@greenvillesc.gov.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Frankie’s Fun Park of Greenville, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR, at 45 Park Woodruff Drive, Greenville, SC 29607.

To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 26, 2015.

For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that South Carolina CVS Pharmacy, L.L.C., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 2100 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 3, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 4/25/15, at 9:00 a.m. at Woodruff Road Storage, 1868 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, Woodruff Road Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: D37, Nora Hussein Cedar Chest, File Cabinets, Boxes, Misc.

2. Unit: E16, Allison C Burnett Furniture, TV, Appliances, Boxes, Misc.

3. Unit: D30, Tony J Bucciero Furniture, Clothing, Misc.

4 Unit: B050, Latoya Sanders Clothing, Hats, Electronics, Misc.

5. Unit: C188, William Donald Air Compressor, Clothing, Misc.

6. Unit: C233, Jessica Pitts Furniture, Children’s Items, Boxes, Misc.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that KRITEN INC D/B/A POWER TRAC 8, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE, at 2560 N PLEASANTBURG DR., GREENVILLE, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 3, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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APRIL

HAPPENING NOW

THRU APRIL 25

thubbard@greenville.k12.sc.us

F U R MAN STAG E S T H R E EP ENNY OPERA

APRIL 24

Furman Theatre will present “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill April 15-18, 22, and 25 at 8 p.m., with matinees April 18, 19, and 25 at 3 p.m. in the Theatre Playhouse on campus.

ICE SKATI NG C HAR I TY EVENT

294-2125 newspress.furman.edu/2015/04 vince.moore@furman.edu

THRU APRIL 26 T H E MAN WH O CAME TO D I N NER FIRE presents this Broadway comedy featuring a radio personality undergoing a captive convalescence with a family. Cost is $8-$18.

409-1050 yountscenter.org

THRU MAY 2 RI C HARD III Shakespeare’s play featuring the man who cannot find his place in this -weak piping time of peace- and has set his sights on the crown. Tickets are $30.

235-6948 warehousetheatre.com

THRU APRIL 24 F I N E ART S CENTER DANCE C O NCERT The Fine Arts Center Dance Concert is April 23 and 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the Wade Hampton High School Theatre.

Alumni Reception and Reunion will follow Friday’s Concert in Fine Arts Center Lobby.

MAY

HIGHLIGHTED EVENT: JAZZ

An Ice Skating Charity Event -Stop ALS with Axels Loops Spins- on Friday, April 24th, 2015 from 6.30 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. at The Pavilion in Taylors, SC to help raise money for ALS research.

320-2267 diasfolks@gmail.com

FS O & O R ATO R I O CHO R US PERFO R M Dr. Thomas Joiner conducts the FSO, Singers, Chorales and student soloists who present Saint-Saëns- “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah, and Arthur Honegger’s 1921 oratorio King David. $5$12.

294-2086 FurmanMusic@furman.edu

JAZZ/ BL UE S Miss Tess will play the Independent Public Ale House April 24.

Tickets: $6 552-1265 ipagreenville.com

PS YCHE DE L I C R O CK A Moment Electric will play at the Radio Room April 24.

263-7868 wpbrradioroom.com

355-2550

Diana Krall will play at the Peace Center April 25. Tickets: $65-$85 864-467-3000 | peacecenter.org

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APRIL 24–26

S I N GER/ SONGWRITER Jenn Bostic will play at Moe Joe Coffee April 24.

Tickets: $5 263-3550 moejoecoffeeandmusic.net

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NuSound will play Main Street Fridays April 24.

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The Friends of the Library Semi-Annual Used Book Sale will be held April 24, 3-8 p.m.; April 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and April 28, 1-5 p.m. Proceeds from the sale benefit Greenville Library programs.

527-9291 greenvillelibrary.org

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RAILROAD CONCERT SERIES The Mauldin Cultural Center-s 2015 Railroad Concert Series wraps up with The Occasional Milkshake on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Cravin- Melon on April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

C E L E BR ATE E A RTH D AY AT TC MU

467-3100 upcountryhistory.org

Celebrate Earth Day at the Children-s Museum of the Upstate! Enjoy a weather presentation with the WYFF Weather Team, visit a worm farm, or participate in a recycling relay race!

PA N C A KE S F OR P R E V E N T I ON Pelham Road Baptist Church will host a Family Pancake Breakfast on April 25 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to support GreenvilleEastside Kiwanis’ Terrific Kids program.

The cost is $6.

233-7755 earthdayful.jpg jhorton@tcmupstate.org

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MAY

Sylvan will host “Find Your Edge” event for children to try Sylvan’s new hands-on robotics, coding and math activities. Find schedule at SylvanEdgeBash.com or at Sylvan Upstate-s Facebook page.

R E L AY FO R L I FE C OM E D Y CLASSIC

safeharborsc.org/upcoming-events

The Joy DuBail Relay for Life Comedy Classic will be on April 25 at 8 p.m. at the Phoenix Inn. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

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Children 6 years and older can earn a certificate and, while supplies last, a special Junior Ranger patch at Cowpens National Battlefield on April 25 from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

233-4651 eventbrite.com

461-2828 nps.gov/cowp

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The Upcountry History Museum will lead a walking tour at Lake Conestee Nature Park on April 25 at 10 a.m. to coincide with The Ripple Effect exhibit. Cost is $7 per person. Registration is required.

mauldinculturalcenter.org

Nitrograss will play at Southern Culture April 25. Admission is free 552-1998 southernculturekitchenandbar.com

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APRIL APRIL 25–26

CHORAL E PR E S E NTS MUSIC’ S PO W E R

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The Greenville Chorale presents Music’s Power on Sunday, April 26 -3pm at First Baptist Church, Greenville. Works

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Friends of Greenville County Library Used Book Sale; Sat 10a-5p; Sun 1-5p; Merovan Center, 1200 Woodruff RdE2; across from Kohls. Thousands of books $1-$5; Sunday half-price. Open to all.

527-9286 greenvillelibrary.org/friends apecht@greenvillelibrary.org

467-3000 greenvillechorale.com kelly@greenvillechorale.com

UPS TATE K I DNE Y WAL K Carolina Nephrology presents the Upstate Kidney Walk on April 26 at 2 p.m. at Furman University. Participants raise funds and proceeds benefit kidney patients and their families.

(803) 799-3870 kidneywalk.org

APRIL 27 APPAL AC HI AN MUS I C PROGR A M Students from 3rd grade through adults of all ages can sign up for the Appalachian Evening Music Program. The cost is $60 for the six week session that begins April 27. Enrollment ends April 30.

YAMupstate.com F

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Emry’s & Hub City will host a free event to celebrate the winners of their annual writing contest. Tuesday, April 28, at 7:00pm at Chicora Alley, 608 S. Main, Greenville.

Donnie Blackwell will play at Smiley’s Acoustic Café April 25.

Admission is free 282-8988 smileysacousticcafe.com

APRIL 26 G REENV ILLE CHO RALE C O NCERT The Greenville Chorale will close its 20142015 Season with “Music’s Power” on April 26 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Greenville. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students.

467-3000

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Greer will host this family friendly festival that includes kids activities, health screenings, live music and food in downtown Greer May 1-2.

The Upcountry History Museum will host a Lunch and Learn on the Assassination of Lincoln featuring Dr. Vernon Burton on April 29 at noon. The cost is $6-$7 plus admission. Reservations are required.

467-3100 upcountryhistory.org

APRIL 30-MAY 3 6 0 S R O C K A N D R OL L CO N CE RT The Greenville Little Theatre (GLT) will present Wild Thing, a 60s rock and roll concert, April 30 - May 2 at 8 p.m. and May 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30. Discounts are available.

233-6238 greenvillelittletheatre.org

MAY 1 I N DI E / E X PE R I ME N TA L Jon Mueller & Wes Tirey will play at Cabin Floor Records May 1.

Tickets: $7 cabinfloorrecords.com

LECT UR E AT FU R MA N

Dr. Cindy Bergeman from the University of Notre Dame will present, Are You Resilient? How to Bounce Back from Adversityon April 27 at 7 p.m. at Daniel Memorial Chapel at Furman University.

409-3679 www.emrys.org emrys.info@gmail.com F

NEW ME MBE R WORK S HO P Designed for both new and current members, Member Appreciation evenings are a forum to discuss your plan benefits and special incentives in detail.

286-2285 scblueretailcenters.com info@scblueretailcenters.com

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CL AS S I C R O C K The Doobie Brothers will play at Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre May 1.

Tickets start at $29.50 757-3022 charterspectrumamphitheatre.com

MAY 1–2 G HS R E UNI O N CL A S S 1 9 6 5 Two day event; Ballpark Friday Night 6:30 to 9; GHS Sat AM 10:30 to 12 tour, lunch, memorial service for those not with us; Poinsett Club Sat night 6 to 10 cocktails, supper and dancing $75 / person 379-2719 greenvillehigh1965.com pwrouse@gmail.com

BE AU TY & THE BE A S T J R .

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877-3131 greerchamber.com

MAY 1–3 YMCA BLUE JEAN BALL The YMCA’s Blue Jean Ball includes a party for adults and a weekend at Camp Greenville for kids (ages 7-15) on May 1.

The ball begins at 6:30 p.m. at Larkin-s Sawmill. The cost is $75 per camper. campgreenville.org/bluejeanball.php

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REEDY RIVER DUCK DERBY 11th Annual Reedy River Duck Derby at Falls Park. Games, food and music. Bring the kids, enjoy the day, adopt a duck and help a child.

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INDEPENDENT B OOKS T OR E D AY Fiction Addiction will celebrate the firstever Independent Bookstore Day and its 14th anniversary with family-friendly activities and a book signing from 4-6 p.m. with the Upstate’s own Joni Tevis.

675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

D I G G I N G I N T H E D I RT The South Carolina Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale begins at 9 a.m. on May 2. All sales will be held in the nursery section of the garden at 154 Lacecap Loop, Clemson. clemson.edu/public/scbg F

HANDS ON GREENVILLE DAY

Artios Academies presents Beauty & the Beast Jr. May 1 and 2 at the Younts Center for Performing Arts in Fountain Inn. Tickets are $8-$14.

Volunteer throughout Greenville County in a one-day service blitz sponsored by Hands on Greenville. Sign up for projects online.

409-1050 www.yountscenter.org

242-4224 handsongreenville.org

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APRIL J A ZZ The Mike Frost Band will play at Blues Boulevard (Greenville) May 2.

Tickets: $7, plus $10 food/drink minimum 242-2583 bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

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MAY 8

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Moonlight Movies return to Falls Park Wednesday evenings.The free film series will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen. events.greenvillesc.gov

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898-2936 visitpickenscounty.com/calendar

The festival boasts the largest classic car cruise-in event in the Upstate. In 2014, the event raised more than $172,000 to benefit local non-profit organizations in the Upstate.

800-240-3400 blueridge.coop

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MAY 9

Improve your flexibility, tone your muscles and build strength at a FREE yoga class.

Bring your own mat!

A ME R I C A’ S BO AT I N G CO UR S E

286-2285 www.scblueretailcenters.com/events info@scblueretailcenters.com

286-2285 www.scblueretailcenters.com/events info@scblueretailcenters.com

The United States Power Squadron will offer the 8 hour America-s Boating Course at the Anderson County Library.

LY MP H ED EM A S UPPO RT G RO U P The next meeting will be on Monday, May 4, 2015, at 5pm at Earth Fare on Pelham Road, Greenville.

630-4084 brown2003@aol.com

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Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s story time. Every Thursday morning at 10:30am.

675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

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The first annual dog-friendly 5K trail race to benefit Animal Care will be on May 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Lake Conestee Nature Park.

The cost is $25 through April 25 and $30 on race day. Dogs race free. greenvillecounty.org/ACS

Zumba is the perfect way to dance yourself into shape! Join us for a free Zumba class and burn some calories with this fun and effective workout.

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HAG O O D MI L L HO ME S TE ADI NG C L A S S Eliza A.H. Lord will teach -Ecosystems on the Homestead- at Hagood Mill on May 9 from 10 a.m. - Noon. Advanced registration is required. Tuition is $45.00 per student.

Students must be 18 to enroll.

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A N G E L A W I L L I A M S B OOK LAUNCH South Carolina author Angela Williams will celebrate the launch of her new memoir, Hush Now, Baby at Fiction Addiction on Tuesday, May 12th, from 4-6pm. This event is free and open to the public.

675-0540 disp&pid=page_UpEvents info@fiction-addiction.com

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MAY 14 F

C H AM B ER SINGERS S PRI NG CONCERT

DON’T MISS IT

“Tour of Song: Europe to America-. Please join us for a delightful musical journey featuring songs from Ireland, England, Germany and American: including classical, Shaker, gospel and Gershwin!

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www.greenvillechambersingers.org

CHR I S BO TTI Grammy Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti is the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His unique style, sound and stage presence have earned him a loyal international audience.

MAY 14–16 A PP L IED T H EATRE W O R KSH OP The Applied Theatre Centre is offering an opportunity for others to learn how to help marginalized groups in their own communities through theatre. May 14-17, 2015.

467-3000 peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

appliedtheatrecenter.org inifo@appliedtheatrecenter.org

MAY 15 F

H OP E H OUSE DINNER & A U C TION

Join Slow Food Upstate for an Upcountry Seafood Boil, Slow Fish style. Hosted by Chef Bryan Tayara of Our Local Catch, a Carolina Fishmonger and Chef of Sustainable Seafood. Cost is $25.

Hope House Dinner & Auction benefiting Homes of Hope will take place on May 15 at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency. There is no cost to be a table host or guest, but please note it is a fundraising event.

slowfoodupstate.com

269-4663 jweldon@homesofhope.org

Join five authors for refreshments and a book talk, followed by a Q&A and a book signing Authors include: Sarah McCoy, Courtney McKinney-Whitaker, Kim Daisy, Mary Ellen Taylo, and Margaret Thornton.

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G L E NN PARRIS BOOK S I G NING Southern doctor and author Glenn Parris will be signing copies of his new medical thriller, The Renaissance of Aspirin on Saturday, May 16th, from 1-3pm at Fiction Addiction. Event is free.

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R HEUMATOLOGIST’S D E B UT NOV EL Rheumatologist Glenn Parris, MD will be signing his debut novel, -The Renaissance of Aspirin,- a thriller that includes the theft of a possible cure for fibromyalgia, on May 16 at 1 p.m.

675-0540

MAY 17, 2015U PC O UNTRY SE AFOOD BOIL

MAY 18 BO O K YO UR TE A PANE L

Join wildflower experts Anne Martin and Terry Gentry as we discover the spring wildflowers blooming at Lake Conestee Nature Park. Registration required. $5.50

631-0137 miraclehill.org sfurnell@miraclehill.org

277-2004 www.lakeconesteenaturepark.com ginavarat@gmail.com

JUNE 13

MAY 30– SEPTEMBER 7 I NTE R A CTI VE TO KY O E X HI BI T

675-0540 info@fiction-addiction.com

Experience Tokyo-s vibrant culture in a new interactive exhibit called -Hello from Japan- from May 30 - Sept 7 at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. Cost is $9 for children and $10 for adults.

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MAM A PE R O NE ’ S LUNCHE O N Steve Perone, the late Vince Perone’s younger son, will be serving a luncheon of Mama Perone’s lasagna, salad, garlic bread, and more at Triune Mercy Center from 11:30 AM -2:30 PM.

MAY 30 S A FE HAR BO R CYC L I N G TO UR

MAY 21

A cycling tour to benefit Safe Harbor will take place May 30 at 8:05 a.m. at the Iva Civic Center in Iva, S.C. Registration is $35 online (available until May 28) or $40 on event day.

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Greenbrier Farms is hosting a Table Dinner

JUNE 6

233-8020

BREWI NG FAR M TO TABLE DI N N E R amy@greenbrierfarms.com

MAY 23 WILDF L O W E R WAL K @ LCNP

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B OS C H R E XR OT H 5 K The Bosch Rexroth 5K will be held on June 13 at 8 a.m. at 8 Southchase Court in Fountain Inn. The run/walk event will benefit Relay for Life.

Go-greenevents.com r.bosch5k@gmail.com

JUNE 15 2 0 1 5 G OL F F OR R E L I E F Eat, Drink & Be Merry! Join Greer Relief for a great time raising money to prevent hunger and homelessness. The event includes a BBQ lunch, soda, beer, and Captain-s Choice Golf Tournament.

848-5356 info@greerrelief.org

The Interim HealthCare Miracle Hill Challenge 5k and cycling event will be held June 6, 2015 at Furman University. Run, walk or ride in this family-friendly fundraiser for the homeless.

Want to see your event here? We are now accepting listings through an easy-to-use online form at bit.ly/GJCalendar. To be considered for publication, all event information must be submitted through this form — we can no longer accept calendar entries any other way. Entries must be received by Monday at 5 p.m. to be considered for publication in that week’s Journal.

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Brief Summary

Carefully read the Medication Guide before you start taking RAGWITEK® and each time you get a refill.

This Brief Summary does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist if there is something you do not understand or if you want to learn more about RAGWITEK. What is the Most Important Information I Should Know About RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Stop taking RAGWITEK and get medical treatment right away if you have any of the following symptoms after taking RAGWITEK: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For home administration of RAGWITEK, your doctor will prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine, a medicine you can inject if you have a severe allergic reaction after taking RAGWITEK. Your doctor will train and instruct you on the proper use of auto-injectable epinephrine.

Talk to your doctor or read the epinephrine patient information if you have any questions about the use of auto-injectable epinephrine.

What is RAGWITEK? RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine used for sublingual (under the tongue) immunotherapy to treat ragweed pollen allergies that can cause sneezing, runny or itchy nose, stuffy or congested nose, or itchy and watery eyes. RAGWITEK may be prescribed for persons 18 through 65 years of age who are allergic to ragweed pollen. RAGWITEK is taken for about 12 weeks before ragweed pollen season and throughout ragweed pollen season. RAGWITEK is NOT a medication that gives immediate relief for symptoms of ragweed allergy.

Who Should Not Take RAGWITEK? You should not take RAGWITEK if: • You have severe, unstable or uncontrolled asthma • You had a severe allergic reaction in the past that included any of these symptoms: o Trouble breathing o Dizziness or fainting o Rapid or weak heartbeat • You have ever had difficulty with breathing due to swelling of the throat or upper airway after using any sublingual immunotherapy before.

• You have ever been diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis.

• You are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK. The inactive ingredients contained in RAGWITEK are: gelatin, mannitol, and sodium hydroxide.

What Should I Tell My Doctor Before Taking RAGWITEK? Your doctor may decide that RAGWITEK is not the best treatment if:

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• You suffer from lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

• You suffer from heart disease such as coronary artery disease, an irregular heart rhythm, or you have hypertension that is not well controlled.

• You are pregnant, plan to become pregnant during the time you will be taking RAGWITEK, or are breast-feeding.

• You are unable or unwilling to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to treat a severe allergic reaction to RAGWITEK. • You are taking certain medicines that enhance the likelihood of a severe reaction, or interfere with the treatment of a severe reaction. These medicines include: o beta blockers and alpha-blockers (prescribed for high blood pressure) o cardiac glycosides (prescribed for heart failure or problems with heart rhythm) o diuretics (prescribed for heart conditions and high blood pressure) o ergot alkaloids (prescribed for migraine headache) o monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants (prescribed for depression) o thyroid hormone (prescribed for low thyroid activity).

You should tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription and herbal supplements. Keep a list of them and show it to your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new supply of RAGWITEK. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking RAGWITEK. RAGWITEK is not indicated for use in children under 18 years of age.

allergic reaction. If you tolerate the first dose of RAGWITEK, you will continue RAGWITEK therapy at home by taking one tablet every day. Take RAGWITEK as prescribed by your doctor until the end of the treatment course. If you forget to take RAGWITEK, do not take a double dose. Take the next dose at your normal scheduled time the next day. If you miss more than one dose of RAGWITEK, contact your healthcare provider before restarting.

Are There Any Reasons to Stop Taking RAGWITEK? Stop RAGWITEK and contact your doctor if you have any of the following after taking RAGWITEK: • Any type of a serious allergic reaction • Throat tightness that worsens or swelling of the tongue or throat that causes trouble speaking, breathing, or swallowing • Asthma or any other breathing condition that gets worse • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin • Heartburn, difficulty swallowing, pain with swallowing, or chest pain that does not go away or worsens Also, stop taking RAGWITEK following: mouth surgery procedures (such as tooth removal), or if you develop any mouth infections, ulcers or cuts in the mouth or throat.

The Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

How Should I Take RAGWITEK? Take RAGWITEK exactly as your doctor tells you.

RAGWITEK is a prescription medicine that is placed under the tongue.

• Take the tablet from the blister package after carefully removing the foil with dry hands.

• Place the tablet immediately under the tongue.

Allow it to remain there until completely dissolved.

Do not swallow for at least 1 minute.

• Do not take RAGWITEK with food or beverage.

Food and beverage should not be taken for the following 5 minutes.

• Wash hands after taking the tablet.

Take the first tablet of RAGWITEK in your doctor’s office. After taking the first tablet, you will be watched for at least 30 minutes for symptoms of a serious

What are the Possible Side Effects of RAGWITEK? The most commonly reported side effects were itching of the mouth, lips, or tongue, swelling under the tongue, or throat irritation. These side effects, by themselves, were not dangerous or life-threatening.

RAGWITEK can cause severe allergic reactions that may be life-threatening. Symptoms of allergic reactions to RAGWITEK include: • Trouble breathing • Throat tightness or swelling • Trouble swallowing or speaking • Dizziness or fainting • Rapid or weak heartbeat • Severe stomach cramps or pain, vomiting, or diarrhea • Severe flushing or itching of the skin For additional information on the possible side effects of RAGWITEK talk with your doctor or pharmacist.

You may report side effects to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about RAGWITEK. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about RAGWITEK that was written for healthcare professionals. For more information, go to: www.ragwitek.com or call 1-800-622-4477 (toll-free).

Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA Manufactured by: Catalent Pharma Solutions Limited, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8RU UK For more detailed information, please read the Prescribing Information. usmg-mk3641-sb-1404r000 Revised: 04/2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Copyright © 2015 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved.

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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS

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Kenny Chesney entertains the crowd at Bon Secours Wellness Arena during his recent concert.

Kenny Chesney fans head to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena for the concert.

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PHOTO BY GWINN DAVIS

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St. Joseph’s Catholic School students Jeffrey Fann and Christopher Connelly help to weigh, pack and seal dehydrated meals during a recent Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event held at the school. The group worked steadily one Saturday morning until they had packaged 10,000 rice/soy meals to be distributed by the Stop Hunger Now organization, which fights global hunger.

PHOTOS BY JIM TOOMEY

Norman Glickman looks on as David McCullough, noted historian and author, signs one of his many books, “Truman.” The author spoke to a large audience at the Poinsett Club, an event sponsored by the American History Club and Furman University.

Greenville runner Brooke Spencer finishes her second Boston Marathon.

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Crossword puzzle: page 58

Sudoku puzzle: page 58

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. “NO PEAS, PLEASE” ACROSS 1. Goes along 7. Forward slash 14. Middle Eastern staples 19. Spiny cactus 20. Purine base 21. Kind of attack 22. Noshes on Mom’s best 25. “My Name is Earl” cast member 26. Certain MD’s specialty 27. Wished not, in days of old 28. Boxer, e.g. (abbr.)

29. Medicates 31. Engine speed, for short 32. Winged 36. Kind of pool 37. ___ juice (milk) 38. Ditto 42. Ancient alphabetic character 43. Pretext 44. Afflicts 45. Flight data, briefly 46. Tongue-twister part 52. 1990 Bollywood film 53. Cut, maybe 54. Ancient Peruvians 55. Bring out 56. Soundproof 58. Ranked in a tournament 60. Tie type 61. Backsliding 63. Ion type

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65. Bring down 68. Compendium 70. Tick, e.g.

73. Lifeless, old-style 74. Vocal ability 75. South American monkey 76. Masefield play “The Tragedy of ___” 78. All tuckered out 83. “Good going!”

84. Places 85. Clever tactic 86. Experienced 87. Winter transport 88. ___ and outs 89. Floor it 91. Derisive looks 93. Armageddon 94. Kind of board 95. Bygone bird 96. Latin name for England 99. Ashes holder 100. Racehorse 105. Disseminate slanted material 109. Nirvana 110. Word in the Second Amendment 111. Earned after taxes 112. Fast finisher?

113. Certain guns 114. Abounding in locks DOWN 1. Air force heroes

2. City in western Libya 3. Automatic 4. “Nothing ___ Matters” (Metallica song) 5. Go by, as time 6. Breezed (with “through”) 7. Bursae 8. Neruda poem, e.g.

9. “Seinfeld” uncle 10. Overrun 11. ABC owner 12. Condos, e.g.

13. “Hold on a ___!”

14. Church song 15. “___ never work!”

16. Quaker’s “you” 17. During 18. Ed.’s request 21. Fatty 23. Day’s end, in poetry 24. Matriculates 29. Data holder 30. Nabisco favorite 32. Bone-dry 33. Clear 34. Bracelet site 35. Shirt type 36. Tear holder 37. Former Japanese emperor 38. More squalid 39. Depleted 40. ___ Island, Fla.

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41. German mining center 43. Control, symbolically 44. Highlight 47. Actual 48. Crack 49. “A pox on you!”

50. “Les ___ galantes,” Rameau opera

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51. Of a Mississippi region 57. Sent signals to 58. Attacks with words 59. Encouraged, with “on” 60. Desert bloomers 62. Numbskulls 64. Flock 65. Beginnings

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66. In-box contents 67. “Dubliners” author 69. Gelderland town 71. Absurd 72. Library device 74. Force unit 75. Put one’s foot down?

77. Intelligence 79. Newspaper page 80. Unlocks, poetically 81. Brews 82. Mamie’s man 89. Screechy 90. Schedule tentatively (with “in”) 91. Voiced 92. Noodge 93. Patriarch 94. Adorable one 95. ___ jacket 96. Field of study 97. “Cool!”

98. “I ___ at the office” 100. Bikini parts 101. “Soap” family name 102. Aardvark fare 103. Bad day for Caesar 104. 11-Down dog 105. That ship 106. Babysitter’s handful 107. Bothered (with “at”) 108. Illuminated Crossword answers: page 57

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Stories of rough truths and bright dreams “We all have a story to tell.”

These are the words that greet my fourthgrade students as they enter my classroom every day. At the beginning of the school year, I told them my story: who I am, what I do, when I was born, where I have lived, why I am a teacher, and how I came to our school. I told them this story: “When I was your age, I carried a tattered journal, a Papermate pen and a pocket dictionary everywhere I went. I wrote about the people, places and things I saw with my eyes, heard with my ears, smelled with my nose, tasted with my tongue and felt with my hands. I put down on paper the ideas and feelings that were floating around in my head and my heart.”

And I told them this one: “I went to college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I loved to read and write, and my family and friends told me I was a good writer. I majored in English there. I had some of the smartest, most accomplished professors in the country and they helped me become a better writer. I sat in the office of my favorite teacher, Dr. Reid. A bust of Ernest Hemingway, one of my favorite writers who wrote one of my favorite stories, “The Old Man and the Sea,” was on his desk. He looked up from a story I had written for our class and looked out at me. ‘You write like him,’ he said as he nodded his head toward Hemingway. ‘You are clear, concise and compassionate. I am proud to be your teacher.’”

So I asked my students, “Will you tell me your story? I want to say something to you as your teacher that will mean as much as the words my college professor said to me.”

I have heard many stories – real stories that didn’t come out of any book but that came right out of the lives of children – in my work as an elementary school teacher.

“Mr. Barton, the thing I want to be when I grow up is a high school football coach,” said Shenice, a 9-year-old girl in one of our thirdgrade classes. Other people told me she was obstinate, disruptive and incorrigible, but I wasn’t interested in their stories about her.

I was interested in her story about herself.

By the end of the year we were running up and down the playground, blowing a whistle and practicing calling out offensive and defensive plays and planning the steps she would have to take to become the first African-American female high school foot-

ball coach in South Carolina.

Isis, a 7-year-old girl in one of our secondgrade classes, wrote, “I am from Honduras.

I loved my home. But I was afraid there. My dad carried a gun. I was always afraid we would be killed.” Other people told me she was a child from an undocumented family that lived in the shadow of my community, but I wasn’t interested in their stories about her. I was interested in her story about herself.

By the end of the year, we were reading the book “Amelia’s Road” by Linda Jacobs Altman and Enrique O. Sanchez and building her road that she would need to take to become a doctor for migrant children in South Carolina.

And then there was James, a 10-year-old kid in one of our fourth-grade classes. “You won’t believe this, Mr. Barton, but I’m going to be a writer,” he told me one day with dimpled smile and joyful heart. Other people told me he couldn’t read, was a slow learner, and could never become an exceptional reader and writer, but I wasn’t interested in their stories about him. I was interested in his story about himself. At the end of the year, he wrote this poem: Anger is red and black, It smells like gunpowder, It tastes like bullets, It sounds like a shot, It feels like a sharp knife, It lives in fear.

He was on his way toward becoming a new Langston Hughes for his generation.

Langston Hughes told his own story in a poem called “Aunt Sue’s Stories.” In the middle of the poem he writes:

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And the dark-faced child, listening, Knows that Aunt Sue’s stories are real stories, He knows that Aunt Sue never got her stories Out of any book at all, But that they came Right out of her own life.

I am a teacher at my school, and a storyteller at heart. I understand that not only am I Aunt Sue telling stories to my students, but I am also the dark-faced child, listening – listening to the stories of my students.

Trevor Barton is a reading intervention teacher at Berea Elementary School. He believes we all have stories to tell and loves to listen.

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